Mako and Stacker arrived in the control room.
"The candidates are ready. We will commence the trials immediately, sir" Mako said.
"Good" Stacker replied
"But there is one thing..." Mako said, but was cut short by Stacker.
"Mako..." Stacker said, cutting her short, "We have talked about this. We will not be talking about it again"
"You promised me" Mako said. "I should be the one driving Gipsy with him" Mako said in Japanese.
"Mako" Stacker said. He then mentions for Tendo to walk away.
"Vengeance is like an open wound. You cannot take that level of emotion into the Drift" Stacker said.
"For my family, I need..." Mako said, but Stacker cuts her off again.
"If we had more time" Stacker said in Japanese before he walks off, leaving Mako with a dissappointed look on her face.
Meanwhile, Raleigh was in the cafeteria for lunch. He was looking for a place to sit, when a familar face appears.
"Raleigh" a voice says, catching his attention as it was Herc. Herc holds two trays of food and gives one to Raleigh.
"Come sit with us" Herc said
"Oh, I'm okay, thank you" Raliegh replies, rejecting the offer.
"Ah, come on, there's plenty of room at our table" Herc said. Then, Raleigh takes it. As they sit, Herc's son, Chuck, watches Raliegh as he pets Max. Then, he lowers Max to the ground.
"I haven't seen bread in a while" Raleigh said.
"Hong Kong" Herc said, "Beauty of an open port, no rationing. We've got potatoes, peas, sweet beans, decent meat loaf".
"Pass the potatoes" Herc said and Raleigh does so.
"Raleigh, this is my son, Chuck. He's my copilot now" Herc said, introducing him.
"He's more my copilot" Chuck said, "Right, Dad?". Herc doesn't respond.
"So you're the guy, eh?" Chuck said, "You're the guy who's gonna run defense for me in that old rust bucket of yours?"
"That's the plan" Raleigh replied. Then, Chuck feeds Max a piece of meatloaf.
"Good" Chuck said, "So when was the last time you jockeyed, Ray?"
"About 5 years ago" Raleigh replied.
"What have you been doing for five years?" Chuck questioned, "Something pretty important, I reckon"
"Oh, wow, that's great" Chuck said, "I mean, that's really useful. We get into a fight, you can build our way out of it, eh, Ray?"
"It's Raleigh." Raleigh corrected, beginning to not like Chuck's tone.
"Whatever" Chuck said, obviously not caring.
"Look, you're Pentecost's bright idea. And my old man, he seems to like you. But it's guys like you who brought down the Jaeger program. To me you're dead weight. You slow me down, I'm gonna drop you like a sack of Kaiju shit" Chuck said, showing his snotty, uncareful and ungrateful attitude. Chuck then began to walk off.
"I'll see you around, Raleigh" Chuck said, "Come on, Max".
"You can blame me for that one. I've raised him on my own" Herc said, "He's a smart kid, but I never knew whether to give him a hug or a kick in the ass". Herc than took a bite of potatoes.
"With respect, sir... I'm pretty sure which one he needs" Raleigh said. Then, a speaker beeped. "Attention all Jaeger pilots, we need you to report to the conference room at this time. I repeat, all Jaeger pilots, report to the conference room at this time" the speaker says before it hangs up. "I wonder what this is about" Herc wondered. "Me too" Raleigh said.
Later, all the Jaeger pilots head to the conference room. Raleigh sat with Herc and Chuck in the front row. Then, when all pilots were seated, Stacker walked to the front of the conference room. Everyone immediately fell silent.
"I'm pretty sure you are all wondering why you are here. Well, your about to find out. But, your not the only one learning something new. I will, too" Stacker said. Everyone chatted amongst themselves.
"Now, let me introduce Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, Dr. Vivienne Graham, and their company" Stacker said before he walked away from the front of the room and stood next to Mako.
"Thank you, Marshall" Serizawa said, "Sam, if you would, please".
"Of course" Sam said. Then, a projector turned on and it projected onto the front wall of the room.
The screen says "Monarch" with the X-ray of a moray eel behind it. Then, the image changes.
"Now, you've all been fighting Kaiju with the Jaegers. Well, your not the only ones" Sam says. There was murmuring among the crowd.
"Ladies and gentleman, what we are witnessing is the return of Titans" Sam said.
"What exactly are those?" Stacker asked.
Sam then clicked the button and as it turns, a giant lizard monster with huge dorsal plates on its back let's out a thunderous roar that shakes the whole room, even though it was on the screen.
Everyone grows anxious as it sends chills through everyone's bodies. Then, the slideshow's switch, showing different Titans, each with a cave painting of it before the actually thing.
One looks like a giant 3 headed dragon. Another is a giant moth. Another is a giant Pteranodon creature. Another looks like nothing they've seen before as it had 6 legs and red lines for eyes.
Another had a mountain on its back with giant tusks on its lower jaw. Another is a giant bipedal gorilla. Another looks like that of a hybrid of a mammoth, gorilla, anteater, and tapir.
Another looks like a mix of a spider mixed with a squid. Another is a two legged lizard that has a fake skull for a head with a 3 forked tongue.
"So, giant monsters" Newt said.
"Yes, but you could say they're more gods, for all intensive purposes" Vivienne said.
"Ancient civilizations worshipped them. They were the first gods" Serizawa said.
"They used them for resources, protection, and war" a Japanese woman says. Her name is Dr. Ilene Chen, and she almost has the same appearance as Mako.
"So, why are you telling us this?" Herc asked.
"To let you know that they're here to help you. If you see one in battle, don't kill it" a middle aged man said. His name is Dr. Rick Stanton.
"Why would we not want to kill giant monsters? That's our job" Chuck said.
"With all do respect, these are benevolent creatures. You don't attack them, and they won't attack you" Sam said.
"Do you have names for them?" Raleigh asked.
"Yes, they're scientific name and they're "code name", as you guys say" Serizawa said. Then, the projector played sequences of each monster fighting different Kaiju. The first was the giant ape.
"That one is Kong. Titanus Kong" Serizawa said.
"He's king on Skull Island, a lost island in the Pacific" Rick said, "He mostly battles Skull Crawlers, but now he's defending it from the Kaiju" It shows a Skull Crawler as it roars.
Then, it shows Kong on top of a mountain as Kaiju surround him. He then beats his chest before he roars. He then jumps and lands a punch on a Kaiju in the face.
As the slideshow continues, Serizawa and his company explain all the Titans. But then, they get to the final one, the first Titan they saw.
"And we saved the best for last" Sam said. Then, it shows the giant lizard monster with huge dorsal plates on its back and it is bipedal with sharp claws and a strong jaw filled with sharp teeth.
"In 1954, the first time a nuclear submarine ever reached the lower depths it awakened something" Serizawa said.
"The Americans first thought that it was the Russians. The Russians thought that it was them" Vivienne said.
"All those nuclear bomb tests in the '50s? They were not tests" Rick said.
"They were trying to kill it" Serizawa said, "Him".
"An ancient alpha predator. Millions of years older than mankind. From an age when the Earth was 10 times more radioactive than today" Vivienne said.
"Basically, during the time of the dinosaurs" Rick said.
"This animal, and others like it, consumed this radiation as a food source, which this includes the other Titans" Sam said.
"As the levels on the surface naturally subsided, these creatures adapted to live deeper in the oceans. Further underground. Absorbing radiation from the planet's core" Chen said.
"The organization we work for, Monarch, was established in the wake of this discovery. A multinational coalition formed in secrecy to search for him. Study him. Learn everything we could" Vivienne said.
"We call him... Gojira" Serizawa said.
"Or, in English, it's Godzilla" Sam said.
"The top of a primordial ecosystem" Vivienne said.
"He's considered alpha to all the Titans" Serizawa said, "Except one". Then, the projector flips to the three headed dragon.
"This Titan, Monster Zero, Ghidorah, or Titanus Ghidorah, whatever you want to call him, is an ancient rival to Gojira" Serizawa said. Then, the projector shows a cave painting of the two in battle.
"But, recently, we discovered this" Vivienne said before the projector roled a video. It shows a totally destroyed city in ruins. Then, it shows Godzilla and Ghidorah in a standoff.
Ghidorah and Godzilla glare at each other. Godzilla snorts, showing his teeth, and Ghidorah's heads growl. But then, roars are heard as the two are surrounded by 3 Kaiju.
Godzilla and Ghidorah look at the Kaiju. Then, they look back at each other.
Godzilla nods at Ghidorah and Ghidorah's three heads nod back before they turn, side by side, and both let out thunderous roars at the Kaiju. Then, the video ends.
"Apparently, they've formed an alliance with each other" Serizawa said.
"Is that...good?" Mako asks.
"Yes, but it's rare for ancient enemies to put aside their rivalries" Serizawa replied.
"If I may" Gottlieb says before he walks to the front of the room, "I believe these "Titans" think the Kaiju are more of a threat".
"Exactly" Sam said.
"I have a question" Newt said, "Where exactly are these Titans?"
"They're everywhere" Vivienne said.
"All around the world, titans are awakening, sensing the threat of the Kaiju. They've been awakening to join humanity's battle for survival" Chen said.
"So, we got monsters for allies. YES!" Newt said excitingly.
"Please excuse him. He loves giant monsters" Gottlieb said quietly to the Monarch Team.
"I heard that, Hermann, and, again, I don't love them. I study them, and their anatomy And unlike most people, I wanna see one alive and up close one day" Newt said, repeating himself.
Raleigh then rested his head in his hand, Mako rolled her eyes, and Stacker shook his head. Everyone else looked at him awkwardly.
"So, you've seen a Titan before?" Rick asked.
"No, I was talking about a Kaiju, but from what you guys said, they sound more awesome then Kaiju" Newt said. Then, the Monarch Team looked at Stacker.
"So, what do you think?" Sam asked. Stacker was processing all of this information. Then, he had an answer.
"So, there are giant monsters that are not from the Breach that inhabit are world and are protecting it from the Breach Kaiju as well, correct" Stacker asked.
"Yes" Serizawa said, and the others nodded.
"And, can I trust you guys" Stacker said.
"Oh, absolutely" Sam said and the other nodded. Stacker gave it some more deep thought before he concluded. He then walks to the front of the conference room.
"I now have full trust in are new friends: Monarch, and Titans shall not be targeted by Jaegers" Stacker said.
"Oh, thank you, so much, sir" Sam said and he rapidly shakes Stacker's hand.
"Easy their, Sam" Rick said. Sam immediately calmed down and gave Stacker a more thorough hand shake. Serizawa then shook his hand.
"We will do everything we can to help" Serizawa said. Stacker nodded at that and smiled a bit. When he finished shaking everyone's hand, he turned to the rest of the pilots.
"Dismissed" Stacker said and immediately, everyone exited the conference room. But then, Raleigh just remembered something.
"Marshall!" Raleigh shouted before he pushed through the crowd back to Stacker, who was still with Serizawa.
"Yes" Stacker said.
"You should tell Serizawa about the incident in Alaska" Raleigh said.
"What about it?" Stacker asked.
"Oh, yeah, you weren't there to see it" Raleigh said, feeling stupid.
"What incident?" Serizawa questioned, "What happened?". Vivienne, overhearing the conversation, came to Serizawa's side.
"I think one of the Titans helped me" Raleigh said. This caught the 3's attention.
"Which one was it?" Serizawa wondered. Raleigh thought for a second before he remembered it.
"It was that three headed one...uh, Ghidorah" Raleigh said. This surprised them.
"I guess you could say that he helped me. Without him, I probably wouldn't be here today" Raleigh said. Serizawa, Vivienne, and Stacker were overcome by surprise with this.
"That's...amazing, Mr..." Serizawa said.
"Beckett, Raleigh Beckett" Raleigh said and he shook Serizawa's hand before he walked away.
"Well, looks like Ghidorah's not bad after all" Sam said, who eavesdropped as well.
Author's Note: Well, there you have it. Chapter 3 and an epic presentation by Monarch. If this was a short chapter, sorry, but it was a good stopping point.
Also, at least, I got it out sooner than expected, b/c you all know how I/other authors can be.
Also, I'm going to say this one more time and I'm not going to say it again. Just so we're clear: All the Godzilla Kaiju in this story have their Monsterverse looks, strengths, and abilities.
They're just nerfed down in size for more fair fights. However, Mothra has a new ability I added in that is from the old Toho movies. I'm not going to spoil anything.
Well, that's all for now. Stay tuned and I'll see you all next time. Dinopony2580 out.
