Mothership

I know I promised both Big G and myself that I wouldn't go and succumb to this voice's trap. I know I'm supposed to be the smart one and embrace the fact that I was stripped of everything I ever loved and cared about. I know I should accept that I have nothing. But...ah...

Yeah, I broke my promise.

All the rage and sadness that built up ended up bursting out of me. I suddenly gained strength I didn't even know I had. The immobile suit that was once keeping me from moving cracked with a push. I was tempted to break Big G free from the generator he was encased in, but removing the only thing that was making sure the whole ship didn't crash with us inside seemed a little risky. I smashed the cylinders with my tail, causing the green goop to splatter all over the place, and my allies to flop to the floor. I quickly checked to make sure they weren't dead. Thankfully, they were breathing, but they were all unconscious. I know they'll come to, eventually, so I looked for an exit of sorts.

Behind the shattered tubes were three circular hatches, all lined up in a row. The middle one was the biggest of them, so I assumed that one would lead me to the voice, and, hopefully, the source of all this madness.

I was too upset to remember exactly what I did, but I think it was mostly navigating hallways, crushing those weak little alien tanks and turrets, and the sounds of an alarm. It was a wild event. I felt...excited. I felt the adrenaline rush of a lifetime. It was like I was digging a million holes in the ground, and I didn't want to stop. Don't think I was enjoying everything. My sudden energy burst was powered by anger, not happiness. Surprisingly, the Mothership had a lot of really huge hatches, big enough for a monster like me to fit in. Almost as if it was designed for us. Then again, there's monsters on the aliens' side, so I guess it made sense. I checked every room I encountered. I don't remember what was in any of them, though. I didn't know where I was headed, but it seemed like I was heading to the right place.

There was this really huge hatch. Like, really big. I didn't even wait for it to open; I just ran right through it, busting the thing in the process.

I was in a large room, much larger than the Generator Room I was trapped in. There were balconies on the walls, but they were all small. About human-sized. There were the tiny aliens of all races sitting on these balconies, applauding making noises of excitement. It was like some coliseum, with the aliens as spectators, and me as the main event.

I heard a voice from somewhere. I don't know what it said, because I don't speak their language, and I was too pissed off to listen anyway. The voice said something with a lot off enthusiasm, which made the crowd go nuts. It was then I noticed there was another large hatch on the wall adjacent to the one I came in from. It opened up slowly. There was something standing at the open hatch, but I couldn't quite make out what, because it was a silhouette. The monster spoke in that evil voice I heard in the Generator Room.

"What did I tell you, Baragon? You should have just stayed in your little restraints."

I was too angry to reply.

The shadow moved into the light of the room, revealing a strange-looking beast. He was all shades of red and black, and his bottom half consisted of four crab-like legs and a tail hat looked a lot like a scorpion's. The upper torso was armored, and he had spiky arms that looked a tad tiny compared to his body. On his back was a set of wings, almost like a bat's. His head was weird, too. It was sort of flat, with a snout, lined with a few teeth-pincers, sticking out of the front, and he had a gigantic horn on his forehead. This guy looked like a mix of a crab and a demon. A crab demon...Where did I hear that before? I've heard Big G say that before, but when?

I think he said his dad died while he was fighting a cra-...

Oh my god.

"What's with the shocked face, Baragon? Surprised to see a handsome creature like myself?" the monster said as he spread his arms out in a 'Look at this body' way.

"Y-you...you.." I sputtered.

"Me? Yes, me!"

"Y-you...You killed Big G's dad...didn't you?"

"No, no...I didn't kill the idiot. I weakened him. Put him out of his misery, almost. He was gonna die anyway. Why not mercy kill?...But I almost forgot his son, the next of kin. I slaughtered the little shit. I thought I had the world, then. I thought I could have as much radiation as I pleased. I thought Godzilla's dad was dead. I regret not killing him entirely. He came back and finished me off. He put all that was left of him in Godzilla. Everyone thought I was gone. That I died from falling to the ground in a million frozen pieces. But...I was far from dead. You want to know why? Just...Just take a wild guess."

"The aliens foun-"

"The aliens found me. That is correct, you radioactive turd. They found me, alright, but only a few strands of DNA were salvaged from the icy mess. After a few attempts, they finally reconstructed my cells in all their glory. They incubated me for a little bit, hoping to speed up the mutation. After a few months, and a few days to successfully mutate, I got to be where I am now: a beast ready for revenge."

"How...how...how did you know all this? Why do you remember Big G and his dad?"

"I was told how I got here by that stupid-ass artificial intelligence the aliens thought we should have on the ship. Supposedly, it's powered by the remains of some robot that was made to conquer Earth by disguising itself as Godzilla or something years ago, but I don't know...I remember Assholezilla and his ugly son because...well, fuck, I dunno. Probably some sort of mutation bullshit. Anyways, I'm here, and I'm gonna kick your little burrowing ass."

"I've taken down monsters smarter than you."

"Oh, wow. An insult. I'm so offended. Wow. You really outdid yourself."

"Oh, shut up."

"See? You're getting angry already!"

"I'm not getting angry, I'm getting angrier."

"Let's just shut up and give the audience what they came here for." At this point, the aliens at the balconies were getting restless. They wanted a fight, it seemed.

"This is part of the plan? You expected me to come here and fight for a...a show?"

"Don't blame me. I didn't write this plan."

"Was that why I wasn't in the cylinders with my friends?"

"Well, no. We were out of test tubes, and there turned out to be one extra Body Shape-Adapting Suit thing...so, yeah. We didn't really think ahead..."

"Then why am I fighting you?"

"We had to alter the plan a bit at the last second. It could be worse. We were gonna shoot you all into space..No, wait. That would have been better."

"I..I've had enough of this shit. I just want to get this done and over with. Let's just fight."

I charged at this guy, who I didn't even know the name of, and he charged at me. I'd claw at him, barely making a scratch on him. He'd claw at me, and cut my flesh pretty deep. I'd jump up real high, as I am an expert at this, and I'd land on him with a body slam, and those wouldn't do jackshit. He'd leap into the air, glide towards me, and bruise/severely damage my body. I'd prod him with my horn, and it wouldn't even make a dent. He'd jab his horn into my flesh, it made a terrible cut. And so on.

It looks like the odds of this battle aren't in my favor. This guy has an extremely hard-to-break outer shell, capable of not just protecting him but also smashing his opponents. His armor is also his weapon. It's an unfair advantage, and nobody's saying anything about it. This fight's fixed and they know it. Typical.

"You've beaten guys smarter than me? If that's the case, then you just lost a battle with a dumbass," he said as he placed a crab leg on my side as I'm on the ground, unable to move a muscle. "It's over, pal. You've lost. The universe is gonna go poof!It's not like you destroyed the test tubes, thus freeing them. And it's not like they're gonna wake up suddenly and somehow know where you're located in this ship. And they aren't gonna come in here and save the day, either...wait, wait, wait, waaiiit...You broke the tubes with your tail, right?"

"y-...yes..." I mumbled.

"...Okay...uh...h-how long were we fighting?"

"I...I don't know..."

"Probably a long time...so they might have woke up by now...annndddd...uh...Well, they won't find their way here unless one of them knows this...place...and...FUCK I FORGOT ABOUT THE DIVINE MOTH!"

"M...Mothra..." Ah, Mothra...such a kind, kind creature...ahhhh...Woah, woah woah! What!? WOAH. OH NO. NO. NO. OH NO. NO NO NO NO. NO. NO. I DON'T...BUT...NO. NO NO NO. NO. I'M NOT GONNA...WHY...W-why am I thinking about her like that!? No...I shouldn't go down that alley. It would be insult to injury for my almost-dead significant other! I'm not going there...My last thoughts shouldn't be of her, as beautiful anNO NO NO. NO WAY. NOPE. I'm gonna try not to think of her...how kind she is...how gentle she is...her voice...I can almost hear it.

"You're damn right you forgot about the moth."

It's almost like she's in the room with me. I can even hear the alien spectators going nuts because of her entrance...Wait a second.

"For fuck's sake," the crab-demon said, "I knew using glass was a bad idea."

"Get your crustacean ass off of Baragon," I heard Mothra say. She doesn't really cuss unless she's really mad, which I've only seen her like that whenever her twin fairies got kidnapped by greedy humans.

"Make me."

I heard (and felt) the crab-demon get pushed off of me. I then heard what sounded like someone trying to break his hard shell.

"Nobody...fucks...with...my...friends..." Anguirus said between punches. The audience was going crazy at this point.

Huh, he really does think I'm a friend. I feel a little better knowing that. Wait. No, my back feels like shit. I'm not fine.

Mothra flew over to me, grabbing me with her legs.

"Alright, Baragon," she calmly said. "I'm just gonna get you out of the arena, but you'll be close enough to witness it, if you want to watch it."

"th...that would be...nice..." I mumbled. She carried me and placed me gently near the busted hatch that I broke out of rage earlier. Mothra sat next to me, putting a wing on my back.

"A-alright," she continues to whisper, "I'm gonna be close to you. If Destoroyah tries to come towards you, I'll do my best to push him back." So his name's Destoroyah, huh? That's actually kind of badass.

"Tha-nk you..."

"Anything for a friend...a close friend..."

"Before...before you go...uh..."

"What?"

"Remember a few...few months ago?"

"When you were depressed? Yeah. What abou-ohhh...I know what you're talking about."

"Did you mean it?"

"I...I did. I just really cared about you. I wanted to make sure you were okay. My feelings got the best of me."

"D...Do you still...?"

"Yes...Well, no. Not like I did before. I love you like a brother now. I accepted that you were with Godzilla, and...moved on. Why do you ask? Do you...uh...like me?"

"W-w-what? No...no, no...I just wanted to know..."

"Okay. I gotta get back to the fight. I'll be close by, so don't worry." And with that, she flew towards Destoroyah, who was taking a beating despite his hard shell...what, you think I'm heartbroken that Mothra doesn't love me? No! I have Big G! I...He's my...I...she...t-that's cool...she's a mature person who takes things...maturely...Back to the fight.

Destoroyah pushed everyone off of him and got up.

"Alright," he says, obviously irritated, "you think we didn't plan for this situation? Think again, fuckers." He stomped on the floor three times.

The whole ship shook. There was a high-pitched gurgle that grew louder by the second. The balcony spectators were chanting something in their language. The floor near Destoroyah began pushing upward, as if something was forcing its way above ground. The metal of the floor split open and a massive green thing rose from the hole. It had a glowing gut, a huge head, and four tendril-like things with a mouth on the end of each tendril.

"Everyone," Destoroyah announced, "I'd like you to meet the lovely Biollante."

"Hello there, puny creatures," she spoke.

"Huh...we appear to be two people short. Where could they-" he was interrupted when, lo and behold, SpaceGodzilla and King Ghidorah appeared from their hatch. It just occurred to me that the room we were in was so big that it could probably hold an assload of monsters.

"Sorry we arrived to the party late," SpaceGodzilla said. "We had to take some...detours..."

"W-whatever. Just help me out. Now."

"With pleasure."

This is it. This fight will decide the fate of the universe. Who will win? Only fate knows.

It's gonna be the aliens. We're all screwed.