Monster Island

6 Days Remain

Too much happened today. Way too much.

I planned on talking to Baragon before whatever this is started, but I don't want him having that on his mind while we fight. But I don't want to do it during the battle because that would just get us distracted, and doing it after the battle (assuming we win) would be cliche. I guess talking to him before would be the best option, because I'll get it out of the way and it won't be much of a distraction. Besides, this could be the last time we talk to each other.

Not surprisingly, the space pillars and Baragon weren't my only worries.

Earlier today, around 5 AM, there was a huge damn tremor that shook the island senselessly. We get earthquakes here and there, but those feel like a light shake to us. This mysterious vibration caused some of us to lose their balance. It lasted for like a minute, and afterwards there was no aftershock or second tremor of any kind. It happened just once, and nobody has a fucking clue what to make of it. We were all alert, looking for any signs of damage or maybe some kind of action we could finally get into. Our investigation led us to a gaping hole. It was still sorta hot, as the heat was blasting at us. When we arrived, a couple of those humans in that research lab were inspecting it, as well. As soon as they saw us, they fled. Typical humans.

Everyone was talking at once, trying to figure out what could have made the hole. We ultimately agreed on a large meteor crashing into the ground, although there would have been an explosion of a sort if that was the case. Maybe we were lucky. Maybe that hole was there before, and that's why there was just a tremor. If that hole was there before, then the (possible) meteor probably destroyed some of what the hole was originally. Judging by the way the hole was more facing out from a hill, I'd say that this was a-

Wait. It looks familiar, that hole does. Is it the home of...?

"Guys," I said. "I think this is what's left of Kumonga's cave."

"You're positive, Godzilla?" asked Varan.

"I am. This is where Kumonga's cave is..er..was. And if that meteor somehow crashed in such a way that it landed in here, then Kumonga could be...well, y'know..."

We all felt a little ill. I mean, even if he/she/it never comes out of that cave, Kumonga was still a respected member of our tiny community. Never asked for anything. Never gave anything. Only fought if it was necessary. I mean, I remember back in "Not-So" Final War we both duked it out, but it's water under the bridge now. But, let's not assume Kumonga's dead. They could be alive, somehow.

"We don't know if they're dead, and we also need someone to see what happened in there. Someone small and disposable. Someone who's part of a still-living species," I said.

We all looked at the K-...Ah, I'll never say their name's right...Mantis guys, because they are small, and disposable, and they are a species. Three out of the ten of them volunteered to go down and check out the scene. We waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. Then we heard some noise down in the hole.

All three of the mantises crawled out of the hole, running like little pansies. We heard groaning sounds. All of us stepped back a little. Except for me. I knew I shouldn't have, but I looked into the hole directly. The sounds were getting louder. Then it was quiet. Really quiet. I looked a little deeper in the hole.

Next thing I knew, I was falling on my back. I saw a blur go past me, and I heard an awfully familiar sound:

SKREEEEOOOOONKKKK!

What? That's the sound I make! What could it be?

The other monsters were backing up even more. I wondered why, but then I noticed that they were looking behind me. I saw a shadow, and looked up to see Kumonga, and another unidentifiable monster. I got up quickly and and stepped back a bit to let my eyes adjust to what I was seeing.

Kumonga was getting the shit beat out of it by...

Grandpaps!

My great-grandfather!? What? Isn't he dead?

I attempted to get in the middle of this fight, stop Grandpaps from killing Kumonga.

"Woah! Woah! Grandpaps, break it up! Break it up!" I said.

"I ain't old, son," he says, still punching Kumonga.

"No! I mean, you're my great-grandfather."

"The hell you mean?"

"Just...stop punching the spider and let me talk."

"I ain't letting this spider go. I'm the King of the Monsters. I don't need competition."

"That was almost sixty years ago, man!"

"What?" he let go of Kumonga, who limped its way back to its little cave.

"That was sixty years ago Don't you remember?"

"I wasn't around sixty years ago! Wait. Where the hell are we? And why are our enemies on this island?"

"Look. Something happened that caused giant tear in space and junk, and it caused you to time travel forward."

"Bullshit."

"It's true. I'm your great-grandson. I'm the King of the Monsters."

"You expect me to believe THAT?"

"Well, what was the last thing you saw before you started fighting the giant spider?"

"I saw a giant thing in the sky. It was huge, and it was all wavy and shit."

"Did it suck you up?"

"Yes, it did. And then I woke up with a horrible headache, and saw that giant spider, and..."

"YOU."He pointed towards Anguirus, who looked a bit nervous.

"N-No, Grandpaps. That's a descendant of the one you're thinking of."

"A descendant of an enemy is still an enemy."

"Granpaps, things have changed."

"You're really telling me I've traveled through time?"

"Yes."

"And you are my great-grandson?"

"Yep."

"...and are all of these enemies your allies?"

"They are. But We didn't choose to do-"

"Of course. The later generations get soft. I want to go back to my time, where I was in control. I'd make a great kid, and that kid will be tough, and so on, so you won't be a terrible King."

"You can't go back."

"Why the fuck not?"

"W-well, we don't know how."

"This is ridiculous. I'm going back to the ocean." He started walking away, but I stopped him.

"We can't live in the ocean anymore, Grandpaps. We have to live on this island. All of us."

"You fucking me?"

"Sadly, no."

"Who says we can't do what we want?"

"The humans."

"Why listen to the little guys when you could stomp them?"

"Well...It's not as bad as you think, Grandpaps. We still get to roam around, just on this island. We get to fight, too. But only when someone tries to destroy the universe."

"You all are heroes now?"

"Yeah."

"And you listen to humans?"

"Well, it happened before i was born, but after you died, so-"

"This is a pile of shit."

"Y-yeah, we know."

"I'm not useful in this new age. I'm obsolete."

"N-no, no...You're still useful. To us."

"The hell you mean?"

"Well, long story short, the giant space tear that sent you down here is also gonna send out monsters that want to kill everyone. And those guys are the enemies."

"Listen, kid. I don't want to be a good guy or a bad guy. I'm my own side."

"Well, could you help us out, at least? We'll try to bring you back to your time period if you do, Grandpaps."

"Well, if it's for family..."

"It's not just family. It's the universe. If it gets obliterated, there will be nobody alive. Nobody to conquer anything. Nobody to fight. Nobody to be the King of the Monsters."

"I get it, I get it. Alright, I help you and your little group."

After Grandpaps appeared, our relatives from the past started appearing left and right during the next few days. Mothra's relatives, Baragon's, Caesar's... had to persuade them to join us, which was a hassle at times, but they agreed in the end. Now we have a bigger army against the aliens. It was so much hoopla that the humans noted it, too. They also noted that a "strange anomaly" was showing up on their radars and shit. It was news all over the world. Mothra was finding out about this shit, so that's how I know.

It was like a reunion. I had Grandpaps and Granddad, but my dad was nowhere in sight. He'll show up eventually, right?

Right?