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"Where is Thy Claws? Part 1"
Takes place after Season 8, Episode 14, "A Matter of Principals"
THE BADLANDS:
Besides being a desolate, practically bare, rocky wasteland, this particular territory in Equestria got its name and reputation from other sources as well. This area (which was even bigger than Manehattan and Canterlot combined) was known as a place where bad things happened to ponies who dared to venture here, be it by accident or intentionally. Some never even returned from this territory in part because of the slew of creatures that frequented the Badlands either passing through or making it a permanent residence. All sorts of monsters and vile beasts in many different shapes and sizes could be found in the Badlands, from dragons to manticores to chimeras to subterranean giant worms; so many beasts. It was a truly dangerous area... and it was only going to get more dangerous still.
Even the most vicious of beasts that frequented the Badlands were in for the shock of their lives when it felt like almost the entire area was starting to shake. An earthquake had begun and it was as violent as can be, sending mesas, cliffs, and other rocky formations cracking and even crumbling to the ground. The ground itself even started to crack up a bit, putting all the monsters residing in the Badlands in even more distress. Depending on what kind of beast they were, they ran, flew, climbed, scurried, and crawled in all directions in an attempt to escape this dangerous, frightening event. It got even worse, both for the Badlands and possibly the whole country of Equestria itself.
In an area where there was a particularly long crack forming in the ground that started to open up more and more, whatever was underneath did not wait to be revealed. A gigantic tail broke out of the ground, sending chunks of earth flying all over the place. The tail looked like it was made of rock itself, although it was actually much tougher and more durable than mere stone. It also curved forward with a large stinger at the end. The tail was soon followed by two giant, jagged, pincers breaking out of the earth's crust, which the giant creature used to help push the rest of its body out of the ground.
Soon revealed was a stone-like exoskeleton with four legs on each side to carry it. All over the giant, earth-colored scorpion's body was all sorts of jaggedly sharp spikes sticking out of its back, legs, and tail. It let out a mighty hollering call from its mouth hidden behind its mandibles. The creature's red eyes glowed as the beast's expression seemed to be frozen in a menacing glower meant to install fear in all who saw it. All the other beasts in the Badlands, some of them for the first time, knew what it meant to fear another, more menacing monster.
The 80-meter long monster (106-meters if you count the tail) roared out as it started to make its way across the Badlands, killing and only sometimes eating whatever live creature it came across. This scorpion-beast, whatever it was and wherever it came from, was looking to cause havoc and mayhem. That is until it was stopped from having felt a presence, another being like it in some ways but much different overall. The scorpion seemed even more menacing than before, having become angry because this other being was awakening as well, most likely because of him. The scorpion recognized this other presence, for long ago it had bested him and many of his comrades in the past.
Back then, the scorpion had no chance of fighting this other creature, either on its own or especially with its brethren who had bested the arachnid and his own. Times were different now, though, for the scorpion was much bigger and far more powerful. Despite being on his own, the scorpion felt this other being was as well and was confident with his new power and size he could rip his old foe apart. The scorpion roared out as he scurried along to prove just that, heading to meet this old enemy in direct combat. Evil intentions were on the scorpion's mind as he crawled along his way to the Forbidden Jungle.
THE FORBIDDEN JUNGLE:
Unlike the Badlands, the Forbidden Jungle was luscious with plant life of all kinds with all sorts of jungle animals to graze, fly, pounce, and stalk amongst. There were still mountains and large cliff sides among other stone structures, but more than half of them were covered in these exotic plants. Some even made waterfalls that were part of a system of rivers connecting through the jungle. Many would argue the Forbidden Jungle was a much better area than the Badlands despite it coming with its own share of dangers. In fact, it was called the Forbidden Jungle because technically nopony's suppose to go there because of how truly dangerous it was.
A law was past forbidding any non-locals of the jungle from traveling there. However, that law was hardly ever enforced, the only thing really doing so being the jungle's reputation. From some of the more unfriendly natives to the hazardous trails and natural traps of the jungle itself to its own ecosystem of vicious pony-eating animals. Some of the plants were even dangerous, being poisonous, shooting venomous darts, wrapping vines around creatures before feeding them to giant flowers full of teeth. It just wasn't a place for ponies to be.
Yet despite the warning, despite the laws, and despite the dangers, some ponies still occasionally traveled into this dangerous territory. Some came thinking the name, reputation, and law were complete poppycock and wanted a holiday away from it all. Some came because of the Forbidden Jungle's reputation and were thrill-seekers looking for an adrenaline rush. Then some were archaeologists looking for precious historical artifacts to either place in a museum or sell to the highest bidder. One such pony who was an archaeologist who fell into the former category named Daring Do.
This brave, near fearless pegasus mare, flew through the jungle after having successfully secured an ancient artifact. In doing so, she managed to leave her foes behind back at the temple it came from to deal with each other, the foes being Ahuizotl and the bunch led by Dr. Caballeron. With those guys busy fighting amongst themselves, Daring Do had more than sufficient time to fly a safe distance away. However, she didn't stop until she had put a good twenty-six miles between them and herself. None of her foes she left in the temple were pegasi or had the speed to keep up with one, so she went as far as she could and as fast as she could.
The further I am, the safer I'll be... and the jewel, too, Daring Do thought as she flew on. Eventually, though, her adrenaline rush wore off and all the fast-paced flying took the energy out of her. The explorer-adventurer needed to take a break and finally relented, taking to the ground and landing gently despite wanting to just drop. Daring Do breathed heavily, her heart feeling like it was caught in her throat. In addition to the twenty-six-mile flight she just did, the daring adventurer had also gone through a great ordeal to get unsuccessfully around, eventually through, and then away from her adversaries.
It was pretty much part of the routine by now, but every time Daring Do always pushed herself beyond her limits to try and achieve her goals. It was just the kind of pony the pegasus mare had always been for as long as she remembered. And nine times out of ten, Daring Do's excruciating efforts would pay off for her in a big way. As she finally managed to catch her breath and her heart rate started to slow, Daring Do pulled up the artifact she'd obtained, gazing at it in her hoof. In that moment of looking at the large ruby contained in a golden disk on a necklace, the secret author of her own adventures knew this was one of those times where she succeeded.
"Oh, the book I'm gonna write about this," A.K. Yearling said with a big smile on her face.
There were times when she couldn't remember which name was the pseudonym and which was her real name or if they were both fake. All the pony with dual identities knew for certain was that she loved adventuring and she loved writing about it. The type of life she chose allowed her to do both, among other things, including discovering and excavating artifacts for preservation. This included such things like the jewel of Charta, which she was holding in her hoof at that moment.
"Well," Daring Do said, "better stop gazing at you and get you back to the museum before I get greedy and decide to take you home myself." The pegasus pony started to put the jewel away when she suddenly felt the earth beneath her hooves start to shake. "Well, that can't be good."
It got even worse, for the tiny trembles intensified almost immediately into a massive earthquake that made the whole jungle shake like it was alive. What the heck's going on? Daring Do wondered to herself as she tried to stay standing. The screams of animals all around her broke through the rumbling of the ground as they flew, ran, swung, dug, did whatever to try and escape the tremors. The snapping and falling of branches and whole trees were heard as well, as was the cracking and breaking of the ground itself. Daring Do heard the feet and hooves of animals running in her direction and instantly took to the air, flapping her wings intensely to avoid the stampede.
Although, as she flew up, Daring Do soon found she'd have much more flying to do. Her ears picked up the increase in sounds of stone crumbling apart, making the distressed mare turn to see a rock-face close by starting to break away. The several hundred plus foot tall stone structure shook and cracked into several pieces and fell to the ground, crushing whatever was beneath it. Instantly, Daring Do turned and flew away as fast as she could to avoid being crushed by the remnants of the stone structure. When she turned back, however, the mare nearly forgot how to fly, getting her winging back enough to hover as she looked on in disbelief and even fear at what she saw.
Up out of the rubble rose a creature of gigantic proportions. Daring Do had never seen such a gigantic beast like this before in person. Sure, she had seen all kinds of creatures of many shapes and sizes, but never this size, nor did she ever expect one this size to be the particular shape it was. The giant, cat-like monsters roared out as its eyes glowed bright blue. It looked to be about 87 meters in height and 100 meters in length with petrified wood-like body tissue in place of flesh and fur.
The overall shape of its feline body invoked comparisons with that of a lion or a tiger, a big, vicious predatory wild cat in that likeness. Its skin color came in many swirling hues between gray and white, said skin being far more durable than the material it resembled. Despite all of this, though, perhaps one of the most striking features of all with this giant cat creature was the large, jagged antlers on its head. Two long, jaggedly pointed antlers with multiple pointed ends on them were actually on the head of a giant wild cat that looked like it was made of petrified wood. This titanic creature was as much a marvel to behold as it was a terror.
Yet as unique as it seemed and as surprising as it might have been to most that such a beast exists... Daring Do knew exactly what this creature was.
"Ubasti," Daring Do whispered in awe. So the legends are true.
The golden-furred pegasus mare gazed in wonder at the sight, actually feeling a slight sense of calm upon looking at the full form of the monster. She even allowed herself to smile a little she felt so relaxed, mostly stemming from what she'd learned about this creature. The flying pony did still have to cover her ears when the creature she called Ubasti lifted its head and roared out, though. Despite that, Daring Do was actually really happy to see this creature, knowing by its reputation in ancient myths and legends as a protector, a guardian. A true child of the titans, incredible, Daring Do thought to herself.
This is amazing. I don't know what she's doing here or why she suddenly decided to wake up now of all times. But wow, now Equestria has another giant protector watching over it. A.K. Yearling couldn't help but think about the amazing books she could write about this creature, fiction, and non-fiction alike. It was the chance of a lifetime and she had every intention of taking advantage of it.
So Daring Do decided rather than leave the jungle right away, she would follow Ubasti and see where her travels took her. She watched and waited to see what the giant feline creature would do next after having finally come back to the surface after thousands of years. Daring Do watched as the cat monster turned its head to the northeast and sniffed the air. The light gold mare was both confused and concerned when Ubasti started to let out a series of angry-sounding growls. What's got you so upset, old girl?
Ubasti lifted her head and let out a lion-like roar before she started walking in the direction she felt an old foe's presence approaching from. Daring Do quickly followed, although she kept a respectable distance from the kaiju-sized cat. The pegasus was also careful to check and make sure there were no native villages or any other settlements along the way in Ubasti's path. As Daring Do followed the giant cat beast, she couldn't help but wonder why she was going this way, why she seemed so angry, or why she even woke up and surfaced in the first place. What could it be that's got you so worked up after just waking up like you did?
Daring Do had no idea that several miles away, near the border of the Forbidden Jungle and the Badlands a former enemy had awakened as well. Ubasti and this other creature had been on opposite sides when opposing factions, one good, and one evil, had fought for dominance of the land. Ubasti's side came out the victor, but she was the only giant on her side to survive, all her fellow sub-titans having fallen in battle. Because of this, because an old foe was now awake, and because she still desired to defend, Ubasti rose up to meet her ancient enemy once again in combat. And this time... she planned to finish the job.
PONYVILLE:
Fluttershy and Muse waited patiently for Twilight Sparkle to return in one of the lounging areas of the castle of friendship. They had come to her castle to greet her after she back from one of what had been many meetings with representatives from other countries. Whether leaders came themselves or others sent a lower-ranking official in their stead, either way, Twilight Sparkle went out to meet them. For the most part, these meetings had been about either her relatively new school of friendship... or Godzilla. Two entirely different entities altogether, yet they both held just as many political intrigues and concerns with other nations.
"Do you really think Twilight will appreciate us surprising her like this, Muse?" Fluttershy asked. "I mean, after a long, tiring meeting with politics? I hear they can be.. pretty aggressive."
"You're just asking me this now?" Muse asked. "Why didn't you ask me on the way here or at Sugarcube Corner when I first thought of it?"
"Well, I wanted to," Fluttershy said. "I... just couldn't bring myself to do it."
The creamy yellow-furred mare gave an apologetic smile to her multi-colored alicorn friend. Rather than react with anger or annoyance, Muse looked away with worry. This gave Fluttershy pause as she looked to her friend with concern and walked over to her.
"I'm sorry, Muse," Fluttershy said.
"No, no, Fluttershy, you're fine," Muse said before flashing her friend a small smile. "It's just that I was starting to wonder about that myself. You know, whether Twilight would want someone bothering her after going through another one of these political meetings? But that wasn't what I was thinking at the time, not at all. I thought maybe Twilight would like some company to cheer her up given how so many of these meetings haven't had the best outcome.
"That especially goes for the meetings about Godzilla and Anguirus and their monster island. The meetings about the school have been more... eh... even-Steven. The meetings about Godzilla and Anguirus, though? Ooh, boy, I'll tell ya. I haven't been to one, but I've heard all sorts of stories. That's why I wanted to be here when Twilight and Spike got back.
"I figured they'd want some supportive hooves to hug them if they needed it since everyone else is so busy right now. I'm starting to wonder if that was such a good idea on my part. Is company really something someone would want after the drilling these meetings apparently give? Way to think there, Muse."
"Oh, Muse, don't be hard on yourself," Fluttershy said as she placed her hoof on her friend's shoulder. "It was thoughtful of you to want us to be here for Twilight and Spike when they got home. You just didn't consider the other possibilities about coming here is all. You were too dead set on being a good friend to them when you thought they needed some. Nopony can get mad at you about that."
The multi-colored alicorn mare who had been berating herself looked to her pegasus friend and gave a small smile.
"I really am lucky to have such great friends like you, Fluttershy," Muse said before hugging her. "You and the others really know how to make a pony feel like they're worth it."
"The same goes for you, Muser," Fluttershy said as the hug ended. She then booped Muse on the nose, making her giggle a bit. "Friends like you are something special. Who else would want to be here to greet someone after a hard day when they don't have to?"
"Thanks, Flutters," Muse said. "You, Twilight, and everypony else are special too. I'm lucky to have you as my friends."
It was then that the front doors of the castle opened up, instantly catching Muse and Fluttershy's attention. They soon heard the voices of the residents who called the castle of friendship home.
"Looks like they're back," Fluttershy said.
"Kind of sounds like the day didn't go their way, though," Muse said, taking notice of their friends' tones.
"That could be a sign they need us the most right now," Fluttershy said.
"Yeah, or it could be a sign they'd rather be left alone too," Muse said, sounding unsure. She felt Fluttershy's hoof on her shoulder and looked to see her friend smiling supportively. "Only one sure way to find out, though."
"Good girl, Muse," Fluttershy said. "Let's go make our friends smile... or possibly leave if they ask us to."
By the time the duo of mares reached the front area of the castle, Twilight Sparkle and Spike were already halfway up the stairs.
"Hey, guys," Muse called.
Twilight and Spike jumped a little as they let out small yelps before turning to see their friends at the bottom of the stairs.
"Muse?" Spike let out.
"Fluttershy?" Twilight Sparkle questioned.
The pegasus and alicorn waved to their friends on the staircase while smiling sheepishly.
"Uh... yeah," Muse said. "Ta-da."
"Sorry to give you a fright," Fluttershy said. "I'm not quite used to being on the other side of one."
"We didn't mean to startle you," Muse said. "I hope you don't mind that we let ourselves in while we were waiting for you."
"Oh, no, that's okay," Twilight Sparkle reassured as she came down the stairs with Spike in tow. "My friends and family are always welcomed here... and you two are both."
Twilight Sparkle and Spike gladly shared hugs with Fluttershy and Muse.
"It's great to see you guys," Spike said. "But is it okay if I ask exactly what you're doing here?"
"We came to be here for you, just like I said before," Muse said.
"Or leave if it turned out that you wanted to be alone," Fluttershy added. "Do you?"
"No, not at all," Twilight Sparkle said. "I would never turn my friends away when they go out of their way to come see me."
"And of course you already know I think you ponies are the bee's knees," Spike said.
The yellow pegasus and multi-colored alicorn smiled in appreciation.
"Uh... Muse?" Twilight Sparkle said. "Is... is TJ here with you?"
"No, sorry, Twi," Muse said. "He couldn't make it this time around because he's out trying to find a more permanent job. Random chores around town doesn't exactly bring in the big bits. Unfortunately, it's not easy finding a job in such a small town either. Most of the best ones are taken already, speaking as a pony who's looking for one herself."
Twilight Sparkle nodded her head.
"It can certainly be tough," Twilight Sparkle said. "Sorry, you and Jacky are having trouble finding work, Muse. If you want, I could maybe try and help look for something."
"That'd be boss," Muse exclaimed with a big smile. "Thank you, Twilight!"
The violet mare smiled in response.
"Your continued friendship is all the thanks I need," the princess of friendship said.
Muse could only smile for a moment, as was the same with Twilight.
"So... how did it go today?" Fluttershy asked, a hint of concern in her voice.
Instantly the good vibes were dampened as Twilight and Spike's smiles were replaced by the most solemn and angered frowns.
"Oh, boy," Muse let out, feeling the sudden, heavy tension in the air.
"Is it too soon to ask?" Fluttershy questioned wearily.
"You tell them, I'm out," Spike said before heading upstairs.
Muse and Fluttershy both looked concerned as they watched Spike go while Twilight stood where she was, frowning all the while. Both visiting mares were again wondering if coming to see Twilight and Spike so soon after getting back from a political meeting was a good idea or not.
"Was it really that bad?" Muse asked.
"Well... no," Twilight Sparkle said. "It only feels like it because we got up pretty early to be a part of this long... long... long, long meeting today. Having said that, there were still some pretty bad spots... but also some good ones."
"Oh, really?" Fluttershy asked, sounding a bit more hopeful.
"All of our major allies have seemed to have had their doubts eased about Godzilla and Anguirus," Twilight Sparkle said. "Queen Novo, Dragonlord Ember, Prince Rutherford, King Thorax, they all seem to be on our side now."
"I'll bet you opening up your school doors to their exchanged students played a big part in that," Muse said.
"That, among other factors that proved how well we can work together and how trusting we can be," Twilight Sparkle said. "It was also us extending the same offer to other nations that got members in their governing systems and monarchies to side with us a little."
"Why do I feel a 'but' coming?" Muse asked.
"But..." Twilight said with a frown, "there's still high debate in those other nations about Godzilla and Anguirus' mere existence in this world."
"Huh?" Fluttershy let out.
"What?" Muse added.
"The other countries," Twilight began in frustration, "are debating amongst themselves whether or not Godzilla, Anguirus, and Maraveck should be allowed to live. They're also fighting amongst themselves about whether or not to trust Equestria too because of our association with the kaiju. Heck, it's even being debated amongst their citizens and apparently, other nations have met and debated with each other without inviting or consulting representation of Equestria. They're also trying to decide on possibly doing something about the monsters and leaving any sort of final decision like that out of Equestria's hooves."
"That's so freaking messed up!" Muse said. "Well, good luck to them trying to do anything about the monsters anyways! Heh, I doubt they'd be able to get the job done even if they all tried to get in on it as a unit."
"So, they found out about Maraveck then?" Fluttershy asked.
"I knew they would," Twilight Sparkle said. "I hear that each one of the nations not already fully aligned with us have the monsters' island under surveillance in one form or another. So it doesn't surprise me that they discovered Maraveck's existence. Godzilla taking in and harboring a 'known agent of evil' has raised a lot more concerns. I tried to ease them as best as I could, but..."
Twilight Sparkle let out the most exasperated of growls as she raised her front hooves at her side. "Why does this have to be made so much harder?! I already had enough of a time working on international relations with the school of friendship invitational. How am I suppose to work with other nations if they're just going to stay in the dark ages and be scared of big monsters even when they're so clearly good guys?!... Assuming they still are."
Fluttershy and Muse gasped.
"Twilight, what are you saying?" Muse asked.
"You're not starting to doubt Godzilla too, are you?" Fluttershy inquired further.
Twilight Sparkle looked to her friends with a sad regretful frown before leading them to the lounge.
"I want so desperately to say no," Twilight Sparkle said as she trotted on, leading her friends further. "But I'm sorry to say I can't be sure. Godzilla's more recent behavior has been so... unusual. He seems to have been keeping more distance recently... and then there was taking in Maraveck instead of destroying him like you'd think he would."
"Especially considering his track record with other kaiju," Fluttershy said.
"Not Anguirus," Muse said. "Although, to be fair, that was a special case."
"But why should he take in Maraveck, a creature proven evil in the past?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "Asking that his honorary citizenship be revoked, staying away more recently, and now harboring Maraveck? I know the first two can be attributed to wanting more independence and also trying to keep Equestria off the world's radar since everyone else seems so wary of him and Anguirus. Taking in one of Grogar's own, though, that's left me with questions."
"Why not just ask Godzilla?" Fluttershy suggested. "Go to him directly yourself."
"Yeah," Muse agreed. "I know TJ's suggested that to you before, Twi."
"I would, but I haven't gotten to see him lately," Twilight Sparkle said. "Not in a friendly environment at least. Have you gotten to chat with Godzilla at all recently, Fluttershy?"
"No," the yellow pegasus mare said as she shook her head. "The ponies who were anywhere close to Godzilla most recently was you, Spike, TJ, and Starlight Glimmer during that... occurrence in the Slog Troll Swamp."
"That wasn't that long ago," Muse said. "In fact, that was when he took in Maraveck. Why didn't you talk to him then, Twilight?"
"I couldn't bring myself to," Twilight Sparkle answered. "Partially I was tired... and still had local ponies to help. Also, I just couldn't seem to figure out how to word the question to him."
"How long have you known Godzilla, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked. "How long have we all known him?"
"Well... more than a year for most of us," Twilight Sparkle said.
"And in all that time, Godzilla's never given us a reason to doubt him, has he?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yeah, I know," Twilight Sparkle said. "It's just that... So much is happening at once right now."
"The world is changing for all of us, including Godzilla," Fluttershy said. "We should've figured that eventually the world would have something to say about Godzilla's presence here, along with Anguirus'. Why new monsters are showing up is a mystery, but clearly, Godzilla wants to handle it and we should be supportive of it... no matter what. I admit it's unfortunate it came at such a turbulent time for us when we were trying to get our new school off the ground. But Godzilla's always been our friend and dealt with giant monster situations.
"Regardless of how the rest of the world may feel about Godzilla and the other monsters, we must not let it get to us, his friends. We shouldn't let it impede on the ground we're breaking with the school either."
Twilight Sparkle was silent for a moment as she mulled over what Fluttershy said. Muse stood on the side waiting for what she felt was the right moment to speak. A few more thought filled seconds of silence went by before Twilight looked to her friend and smiled.
"I knew I made the right decision asking you to be a teacher at my friendship school," Twilight Sparkle said. "Or, more appropriately, our friendship school. You're absolutely right, Fluttershy, thank you so much for the pep talk."
"I learned from the best," Fluttershy said with a wink.
The two giggled and exchanged a hug with one another. They both saw a smiling Muse standing off the side and waved her over to join in the embrace, which she gladly did.
"I feel really bad for having doubts about Godzilla," Twilight Sparkle said as she and the others broke off the hug. "It's just... yeah, so many new changes are happening so fast. But I have to believe they're all for the greater good. I shouldn't let it all stress me out as much as it has."
"Hey, it's a lot to deal with," Muse said. "Frankly, it would be more surprising if you, of all ponies, didn't freak out... at least a little bit."
Twilight Sparkle laughed a little, remembering her past freak outs.
"Fair enough," Twilight Sparkle said. "It's like Fluttershy said, though, we have made serious headway with the school of friendship. I consider it a resounding success. I'd just hate if someone tried to impede on that success before it truly had a chance to start... again."
"Hey, you jumped over one hurdle in your school's path," Muse said. "That was literally right as you were getting started. Just realize even if the other nations don't open themselves up to the school, you have several that already have. I understand the appeal of getting more, but for now, focus on what the school does have."
"Celestia said the same thing," Twilight Sparkle said. "She also said, for the time being, she'd be taking over discussions with other nations about Godzilla and the monster stuff. She'd only call me back in for stuff related to the school or if they really needed me for the stuff about kaiju."
"I think she made the right decision," Fluttershy said. "We don't want you taking on so much at once, Twilight."
"You mean you don't want me having a breakdown?" Twilight Sparkle said with a smirk and a raised eyebrow.
"Um... yes," Fluttershy said with a giggle.
The three mares shared a laugh as Twilight Sparkle laid back on one of the lounge's sofas as she let out a heavy sigh.
"Oh, man these last few months have been... tiring," the princess of friendship let out.
"I hear that," Muse said. "Fighting monsters, fighting politicians, and fighting heads of the E.E.A."
"Which is which again?" Twilight Sparkle let out. The mares all shared another big laugh. "I think I'm just going to... lay here... for about a week. Then what do you girls say we hit the Hayburger after a bit?"
Muse and Fluttershy both agreed it sounded like a good idea to them. Unfortunately––
"Twilight!" Spike's voice called out as he came running into the lounge.
Oh, sweet horse apples, no, Twilight Sparkle thought bitterly in her head.
"What's up, Spike?!" Muse asked with concern.
"It's happening again!" Spike said in an alarmed voice.
"So much for hanging out," Muse said just before she and the others entered the throne room.
Muse, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Spike gathered to the round table in the middle of the room. Then the young dragon pointed out a spot on the magic map atop said table.
"Right there," Spike said.
Twilight and the others looked and gasped when they saw what their scaly friend was pointing out. Twilight Sparkle had seen the map icon representing the king of the monsters before. However, this time it was accompanied by an even newer icon that nopony had ever seen before. It was more or less the silhouette of Anguirus, but without legs, although it was still easy for the group of friends to tell it was him.
"Anguirus is being called by the map now too?" Muse asked.
"It sure looks that way," Fluttershy said.
"This is... unbelievable," Twilight Sparkle let out. "How can this be?"
"Ooh, but look where they're being called to, though," Fluttershy said as she pointed a hoof.
Everyone looked closer and gasped at what they saw.
"The border of the Forbidden Jungle and the Badlands," Twilight Sparkle let out in astonishment.
"No sugar coating with those names," Spike said.
"Look there," Fluttershy said as she pointed.
Two see-through versions of Godzilla and Anguirus' map icons appeared off the east coast of Equestria on the map. Twin dotted lines connected the see-through icons to the solid ones as the former slowly moved toward the latter.
"Did they, like, swim around Equestria or something?" Muse asked.
"That's strange," Spike said.
"It's fascinating is what it is," Twilight Sparkle said. "Could it be they took some sort of underwater tunnel to end up there? Is there a channel of them, a whole system? So many questions with this scenario, most of them scientifically intriguing."
"Looks like they'll still have to go through the Hayseed Swamps to get to the border," Spike said.
He then shuddered at the mention of the word "swamp" despite the Hayseeds not being nearly as bad as the Slog Troll territory was.
"But why are they both being called to that spot?" Fluttershy asked with worry. "Both territories are notoriously dangerous."
"And you think that's gonna be a problem for Godzilla and Anguirus?" Spike asked.
"Seriously," Muse said. "They may end up being the reason those two places are so dangerous."
"I know, but it's still concerning to me they're both being called there by the map at the same time," Fluttershy said.
"It could be worse than you think, Fluttershy," Twilight Sparkle said, making the others turn to her. They saw the concern on her face and instantly felt it wash off onto them. "The last time Godzilla was called by the map, it was to deal with a monster... Now the map is calling Anguirus along with Godzilla this time... So, what if that means there's more than one monster that's been awakened?"
The others gasped as the weight of such a possibility manifested in the terrified looks on their faces.
"Oh, my goodness," Fluttershy said.
"I'm freaking out here!" Muse exclaimed.
"How's Equestria suppose to deal with this if more monsters keep popping up every time it happens?" Spike exclaimed.
"Calm down, everypony," Twilight Sparkle said. "Now's not the time for us to go into a fit. You all stressed to me before how we have to keep our faith in Godzilla and Anguirus. Well, that goes for right now, too. I have complete confidence that Anguirus and especially Godzilla can deal with whatever monsters are out there, no matter what they are."
The others seemed to find themselves a bit calmer after hearing out what their friend had to say.
"So, what do we do?" Spike asked.
"Wait patiently," Twilight Sparkle said.
"For what, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.
"Last time Godzilla was called someplace, the creatures closest to the map were also called," Twilight Sparkle explained. "I have a feeling that might happen here again."
"Ooh, a road trip to the Forbidden Jungle-Badlands border," Muse said. "I can get my travel on."
The alicorn quieted down when she saw her quirkiness wasn't appropriate at that moment. Everyone else was staring intently at the map waiting for its call. Nothing happened, though; no cutie marks lit up and Spike's backplates didn't start to flash either. It must've been at least two and a half minutes before everyone realized they weren't going to get called by the map.
"Uh, Twilight," Spike let out.
"I'm aware, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said. "But why not, though? It doesn't make sense."
"Well, remember last time we were called to help ponies evacuate," Spike said. "But it looks like no one's living that close to the border. Or at least the area Godzilla and Anguirus are being called to. So, I guess the map feels since there's no one for us to save, we're not needed."
Twilight Sparkle's expression turned hard.
"I'm still going," the princess of friendship stated.
The others looked and then followed as their royal friend started to leave the throne room.
"Why, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.
"Because we still don't know what monsters have been awakened," Twilight Sparkle said. "I'm probably one of the only ponies in Equestria who can identify all of Grogar's monsters that could be waking up. I mean, unless there are some undocumented monsters nopony alive knows about. Aside from that, I'm one of the most qualified ponies to go out and identify whatever these monsters are."
As the others followed Twilight, they mulled over what she said.
"Well, if you're going, then so am I," Fluttershy said.
"No, Fluttershy, it's too dangerous," Twilight Sparkle said.
"And so are a lot of the things we do," Fluttershy said. "But I still do them despite being terrified to my core every time."
Twilight Sparkle smiled at her friend before nodding her head in agreement.
"And don't think I'm not going," Muse said. "Anguirus is my buddy and I want to be there to at least give moral support... That and I really need to get out of Ponyville for a bit. But it's mostly that first part."
"Okay, Muser," Twilight Sparkle said. "You come along... Not you, though, Spike."
"Why not?" Spike asked.
"With Starlight at the school right now taking care of paperwork," Twilight explained, "I need someone to stay here and keep an eye on the castle since we're in the middle of a lot of stuff happening right now. Unless you'd rather I have Owlicious do it?"
Spike let out a soft chuckle.
"No, Twilight, I get it," Spike said.
The violet alicorn smiled lovingly at her ward.
"You've proven yourself time and again, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said. "You've proven yourself to be a responsible creature and a good friend. I'm so very proud of you and always will be."
Spike smiled, as did Twilight before they shared a quick embrace, enticing beaming smiles from Muse and Fluttershy as they looked on.
"You go, dragon," Muse said as she exchanged a hoof-to-fist bump with Spike.
"Thanks, Muse," Spike said. "And thank you too, Twilight, for believing in me... Good luck, you guys."
"Thanks, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said. "We'll need it."
"Take care, Spikester," Muse said.
"We'll see you when we get back," Fluttershy said.
"You can count on it," Spike said.
The departing ponies offered several more friendly, loving words as they walked away while Spike did the same, waving to them as well. They never saw his smile turn to a look of concern.
"So how long do you think it will take to get to the border, Twilight?" Muse inquired.
"Oh, not that long," Twilight Sparkle said. "Not if we make a quick stop first."
"Where to?" Fluttershy asked.
"Canterlot," Twilight Sparkle replied with a confident smile. The other two mares looked confused. "Just trust me, girls."
EQUESTRIA'S EAST COAST:
There was a big burst of water as Godzilla rose up out of the sea, letting out a mighty roar as he did so. Off to his right, a second rise of ocean water burst as Anguirus rose up, letting out his own unique roar. While Godzilla's own call was typically a bell-like shriek that lowered into a bellow, Anguirus' was like the howl of a eternally tormented creature. Both roars were awe-inspiring, even if you didn't see the creatures letting them out, although that always got a greater reaction. As amazing as their calls were, the monsters were an even greater sight, the likes of which ponies only had nightmares about before kaiju appeared in modern times.
However, Godzilla and Anguirus' goal in appearing on Equestria's east coast was not to inspire fear but to tame two foreign entities in the land. Godzilla and Anguirus had both felt these presences preparing to awaken more than twenty-four hours ago and swam over as fast as they could to intercept them. It was too late, however, for the two monsters they'd sensed were up and about, making a course for one another. So while they wouldn't be able to keep the monsters from meeting, Godzilla hoped he and Anguirus could at least make them submit to his will. Godzilla very much wanted these two monsters to be a part of his plan and didn't want to lose the chance to add either of them to it.
This plan still confused Anguirus, for Godzilla still hadn't fully let him in on it. He only knew that so far it had recently resulted in a new resident for the island he lives on with Godzilla. However, Anguirus dared not openly question it, wanting very much to support his best friend. That's why he didn't question when Godzilla told him to come along this time. He didn't try to debate when Godzilla said it would be another part of his plan either (despite Anguirus only partially knowing what that meant).
So with that in mind, Anguirus stepped up closer to Godzilla's side and looked up at him, waiting for his orders. Godzilla looked down to his four-legged companion in appreciation before roaring out, telling Anguirus to come on, that there was a lot of trouble ahead. Godzilla stressed that they had to hurry, to which Anguirus complied. So, with Godzilla leading the way, the two monsters headed for shore. But then Anguirus realized Godzilla's backplates were glowing and inquired as to why.
Godzilla roared back, telling Anguirus not to worry about it or that the spikes on his shell were also glowing. Anguirus was shocked to find his friend was correct about the sharp objects on his carapace. However, because his friend told him to let it go and didn't seem bothered about it himself, Anguirus decided he wouldn't be either (for now at least). So, the four-legged kaiju resumed following Godzilla, the king of the monsters further inland.
A small portal opened up in the sky, which Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, and Muse instantly flew through before it closed only seconds later. Twilight, the princess of friendship was wearing the red Alpha Stone in its alternate necklace form. It was the powerful trinket that got her and the others to their intended destination.
"Well, there it is," Muse said as she pointed. "The border... Quite the fine line here."
The two lands were as different as day and night. On one side was the lush plant infested land of the Forbidden Jungle. On the other was a rocky wasteland with many a large mountain, mesa, or cliff side. This, of course, was the Badlands with a bare stone section of land and then a thousand plus foot drop off separating it from the jungles beyond.
"Yep, can't get more distinct than that," Twilight Sparkle said.
Muse looked around for a bit in silence.
"Hey, weren't there suppose to be two or more giant monsters here?" Muse asked.
Suddenly the loud, echoing call of an enormous creature rang out from the wilds of the jungle, catching the three flying mares off guard. They look and saw a trail of dirt and dust plowing through the jungle brush as the creature causing it all advanced toward the border.
"There ya go," Fluttershy said as she pointed.
"Let's get a little closer," Twilight Sparkle said.
The others looked at her as if she'd just told them to stick their heads in a hornet's nest.
"You said what?" Fluttershy asked in a fearfully concerned tone.
"Did you just say closer?" Muse asked.
"I said a little closer," Twilight Sparkle let out in annoyance. "I want to get as good of a look at this thing as I can. Whatever it may be."
Muse and Fluttershy looked to each other, still clearly conflicted about this. They nonetheless followed Twilight Sparkle as she flew downward in a path carrying the trio closer to the ground and the direction of the monster at the same time. The closer the ponies got to the monster, the more unnerved Fluttershy and Muse got. Despite having it explained to them, the two mares still didn't quite understand why they were approaching a potentially dangerous kaiju. After getting roughly halfway between where the portal opened for them and where the monster was expected to pop out of the jungle, Fluttershy stopped.
"Uh, Twilight," the frightened pegasus let out in a fear-filled voice. Twilight and her fellow alicorn stopped and looked to Fluttershy. "Don't you think this is close enough?"
Twilight Sparkle looked at Fluttershy for a moment before turning to Muse, who nodded in agreement with their yellow-furred friend. Seeing this, the princess of friendship also nodded her head in agreement.
"Okay, girls," Twilight Sparkle said.
"Hey, look!" Muse exclaimed as she pointed.
The other ponies looked to see the form of the monster popping out of the heavy brush of the jungle as it let out a roar of might. Fluttershy nearly let out a loud scream of terror, but Muse was quick to fly up to her side and put a hoof over her mouth, cutting her off. She also put a supportive hoof on Fluttershy's back. All three ponies looked on in awe at the sight of the giant cat as it shook its head about, displaying its very jaggedly sharp antlers.
"I don't believe it!" Twilight Sparkle let out in a stunned and amazed tone. "It's... It's not possible... Or is it?"
"You know what that thing is, Twilight?" Muse asked.
For a moment, it was almost like Twilight Sparkle couldn't hear her friends or anything else except the monster. Somehow it felt as though her utter astonishment at seeing this particular monster had put her in a trance.
"How can this be?" Twilight Sparkle let out. "Is... Is it really her?"
"Her who?" Fluttershy asked. "Is this a monster you already know, Twilight?"
"Yeah, let us in on what's going on in that head of yours, girl," Muse insisted.
Finally, it seemed like Twilight snapped out of her daze as she looked to both of her friends. They were then surprised to see what happened next. A smile slowly started to form on the princess's face, getting bigger and bigger.
"Uh... Twilight," Fluttershy let out. "Are you okay?"
"We're all gonna be okay now, Fluttershy!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed happily.
This confused the alicorn's friends even further as they looked to each other with uncertainty.
"Twilight, what the heck are you talking about?" Muse asked. "And why you acting so cra-cra?"
"That monster's Ubasti!" Twilight Sparkle said as she pointed at the giant cat. "She's an ancient guardian of peace and justice!"
"A child of the Titans," a voice called out. The others looked to see, most especially to Twilight's surprise, the golden-furred adventurer, Daring Do flying their way. "A creature converted to good by the first ponies to help overthrow its tyrannical parentage."
"Daring Do?!" Twilight Sparkle let out. "I mean, A.K. Yearling?! I mean... Oh, wow!"
"Good to see you too, Your Highness," Daring Do said with a smile. "It's been a while. In fact, I think we only met the once, didn't we?"
Twilight Sparkle could only chuckle nervously as she smiled big. A bead of sweat ran down the side of her forehead as she blushed. The ever daring and exploring pegasus mare couldn't help but giggle a little.
"So, wait a minute," Muse said. "This is Daring Do? The adventurous archaeologist who writes about her adventures under the pen name A.K. Yearling?"
"Does everypony in Equestria know my secret now?" Daring Do asked with an annoyed frown on her face.
"Oh, no, no, no!" Muse and Fluttershy said together.
"Not at all, ma'am!" Muse added. "Only the ones Rainbow Dash knows personally." The alicorn forced a smile, although it faded quickly when she realized Daring Do wasn't amused. "I'm a be quiet in the corner now."
"Rainbow Dash doesn't really go spilling my secret to everypony she meets willy-nilly like that, does she?" Daring Do asked.
"No," Fluttershy said. "Twilight actually goes out of her way to try and reign Dashie in and tell her to keep it under her hat more. Even though she doesn't really wear a hat... You pull it off nicely, though."
"Thanks," Daring Do said before being cut off a second later by the cat monster's roar.
The four flying pony mares looked down and watched as the gigantic feline of petrified matter prowled beyond the jungle's interior. It kept moving along its way out onto the bare, mostly flat rock lands that made up the border of the Forbidden Jungle and the Badlands.
"Have you been following Ubasti?" Twilight Sparkle asked.
"Yes," Daring Do said. "I was recovering an ancient artifact when Ubasti awakened right in front of me. I've been following her path ever since."
"So you two know what this kaiju is?" Muse asked before turning to Fluttershy. "Do you know what it is?"
"No, I don't," Fluttershy said as she shook her head.
"Then could you two ponies that know tell us two ponies that don't know what that kaiju is?" Muse asked.
"Ubasti is not a kaiju," Twilight Sparkle said. "Well... at least, not as we know them. Although I will admit she does fit the bill in some general definitions. See, she was one of the offspring of this planet's original rulers when it was still forming."
"The Titans," Daring Do said. "Tyrannical beings of immense proportions, physically and in terms of power. They were selfish, greedy, uncaring beings who fought amongst themselves for power. They didn't care for the harm they did to the planet or their children they bore. All they cared about, what they were obsessed with was how powerful they were, keeping their power, and who was the greatest of them."
"The children of the Titans turned out so good because they were raised by the first ponies," Twilight Sparkle added on. "Catastros, the Black Stallion, the very first Earth pony. Pegasus the Gray, the winged pony who had a whole race named after him. And then there was Amalthea a white mare who was the first unicorn. Under their guidance, the children of the Titans learned the value of life and how to be good."
"Which is why they were eager to join the first ponies in overthrowing the Titans," Daring Do said. "They've been allies of ours ever since."
"Whoa," Muse let out in awe.
"So... you're saying she's on our side?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yup," Twilight said with a big smile. "We have nothing to fear from her."
"Only what might have awakened her," Daring Do said wearily. The others looked to her. "Well, Princess Twilight, I'm sure you know the children of the Titans assisted Gusty the Great in overthrowing Grogar."
"Yes," Twilight Sparkle said. "If memory serves, Ubasti was the only Titan offspring who survived."
"And she was put into a hyperlock chamber voluntarily," Daring Do explained further. "That way, in case any of Grogar's more menacing monsters were awakened or she was needed for something else, she would reawaken too and come to our aid."
"She must be a very heavy sleeper," Muse whispered to Fluttershy. This got the attention of Twilight and Daring Do. "Oh, come on, there's literally more than a dozen times where we could've used her help long before now."
The alicorn princess and the adventuring pegasus looked to each other for a moment before nodding their heads in agreement. All four mares' attention was taken back by the great Titan child, Ubasti. Her roars rang out as she stalked ever further across the border of the Forbidden Jungle and the Badlands.
"One of Grogar's monsters must've awakened in the Badlands," Twilight Sparkle said.
"Unless it was something else that got Ubasti's attention," Fluttershy said.
"Which is it, Fluttershy?" Muse asked. "Can you tell understand her? Can you tell what she's roaring about?"
"It's a little hard to tell actually," Fluttershy said. "But it kind of sounds like warnings. Warnings to ponies and other creatures to get out of her way and warnings for submission or surrender."
"To ponies?" Daring Do asked.
"No," Fluttershy said. "Something else."
"I'm willing to bet it's another monster," Muse said.
"I'd double it by saying it was one of Grogar's," Twilight Sparkle said. "It's too close to Maraveck's awakening to be a coincidence... or anything else in my educated opinion."
Suddenly, a very different, more hollering roar rang out in the distance, instantly getting the startled ponies' attentions. The stunned mares listened as the roar rang out again, sounding like an angry creature from the deepest depths of Tartarus.
"Yep," Fluttershy said as she trembled. "It's definitely another monster."
It's roar rang out again, enticing a response from Ubasti.
"What's the other kaiju saying, Fluttershy?" Muse asked.
"It... wants to kill Ubasti," Fluttershy said right before the two monsters roared again.
"And I'm guessing the feeling is mutual," Muse said.
"Oh, yeah," Daring Do answered. "Don't need to understand animal talk to know that one."
"Let's land," Twilight Sparkle said. "We've been hovering here for Celestia knows how long and my wings are starting to hurt."
The other three mares looked uncertain at first, but they realized their wings were starting to get tired too. Thus the three mares nodded in agreement.
"Okay," Muse said. "But let's please land somewhere far off from where the fight will take place. I'd rather not be crushed by warring monsters thank you very much."
"Agreed," the other three mares said together.
They headed down for a landing, picking a spot still on the border so they could see Ubasti. It was far enough that the four mares were fairly certain they'd be free of direct effects of the forthcoming titanic conflict while still having a good view of it. They hunkered down behind a protrusion in the bare rocky terrain as they watched Ubasti approach the cliff edge that overlooked the Badlands. But then the giant cat creature stopped suddenly, raising her head as she roared out a challenge. The quartet of winged pony mares looked on with heavy concern.
"Daring Do, are there any settlements nearby that you know of?" Twilight Sparkle asked.
"None that are so close we have to worry about evacuating them," Daring Do said. "Trust me, if there were any, I wouldn't have been following Ubasti like I was."
"Fair enough," Twilight Sparkle said.
But only right after the alicorn had spoken did another roar ring out from the creature who was answering Ubasti's challenge. The four winged ponies froze as cold chills ran down their spines from having heard the roar. They slowly turned and looked out to see Ubasti raise her head as she let out another roar daring the creature who answered her challenge to show itself. The wait was not a long one, for the giant claws of a scorpion peeked out over the cliff's edge before being followed by the entirety of the hideous, predatory arachnid. Twilight, Daring Do, and Muse all gasped while Fluttershy flat out screamed as the giant scorpion crawled over the side of the cliff and then moved in closer to Ubasti.
"What in Equestria is that?!" Muse let out fearfully.
The scorpion monster stopped as Ubasti roared out a warning, enticing a responding roar from the clawed arachnid.
"Scorpinox," Twilight Sparkle said in a foreboding voice. "I think."
"One of Grogar's I take it?" Muse asked.
"Yep," Daring Do said. "It's not supposed to be this big, though. None of Grogar's monsters got this big."
"Then how did it get so terrifyingly big?" Fluttershy asked, her voice and body trembling with fear.
"No idea," Daring Do said.
"It grew huge just like Maraveck did," Twilight Sparkle said. "Could... they have somehow found a way to absorb the energy of the hyperlock chambers that were meant to be their prisons? Is that how they got so big and were able to escape?"
Ubasti and Scorpinox both roared out at the same time. This made the ponies jump and scream as they looked out at the two aggressive giants. They moved and twitched like they were just itching to let loose on each other and fight to the death. Ubasti's eyes glowered as she crouched into a charging position. Scorpinox held his claws close to his body and wide open as his tail was positioned to strike.
"It's gonna be some fight, that's for sure," Muse said. "They're probably gonna end up tearing each other apart."
"But what all will they take with it?" Daring Do asked. "That's what I'm worried about."
"So am I," Twilight Sparkle said. "The battle may start here, but they can take it just about anywhere."
"Even over here catching us in the middle of it if we're not careful," Fluttershy said, her voice still ripe with fear.
"I won't let that happen, Fluttershy," Twilight Sparkle said as a roar from Ubasti rang out. "Especially not when I got this."
Twilight Sparkle puffed out her chest a little so the Alpha Stone in her necklace would be more prominently on display.
"So that's the powerful gem that survived the destruction of Pony Tale Island," Daring Do said as she looked on. "Fascinating."
Muse put a hoof on her fearful pegasus friend's back as Scorpinox's roar rang out.
"I promise we're gonna be alright, Flutters," Muse said.
The yellow-furred mare looked to her good friend who smiled supportively. This enticed a smile from Fluttershy before she hugged Muse. However, all smiles and good feelings faded when the two giant monsters' roars rang out. The ponies turned and looked as Ubasti and Scorpinox charged at one another. They gasped and watched with wide eyes as the two kaiju began to fight, Scorpinox using his claws to keep Ubasti's antlers from impaling into him. The giant scorpion then used his leverage to pull his feline foe upward, swinging his tail into both of the cat's sides at amazing speeds.
Pieces of Ubasti's petrified-looking flesh flew off, much to the horror of the equines on the sidelines watching this battle take place. Surprisingly, though, this didn't seem to be bothering Ubasti at all, for she was struggling and thrashing about as aggressively as could be like nothing was even happening to her. Eventually, she managed to get her front paws up and swat away Scorpinox's claws, freeing herself of his grip. Then Ubasti charged forward, biting and clawing aggressively while Scorpinox flailed his claws in the cat's face and all over her body. He also kept swinging his tail stinger into Ubasti's body over and over again, chipping away at her petrified flesh the entire time.
"Hey, look!" Twilight Sparkle said as she pointed.
The mares looked closely to try and pinpoint what their alicorn friend was referring to. It took a few moments, but they eventually saw it and it made them gasp in surprise.
"She's healing herself!" Muse exclaimed.
"And at such a fast rate!" Daring Do let out.
"Even faster than Godzilla's healing power!" Fluttershy said, sounding the most surprised of the bunch.
It was true; every piece of her flesh that was cut or smashed away by Scorpinox's stinger almost instantly grew back in a flash of light.
"Astonishing," Twilight Sparkle said. "I mean, they said Ubasti could heal herself."
"But who could've imagined it'd be at this rate?" Daring Do said."
"Not me, that's for sure," Muse let out. "That's incredible beyond words!"
Scorpinox and Ubasti fought on like the most hated of enemies intent on nothing more than destroying each other. In this epic conflict, the two gigantic predatory animals used all they had to rip each other apart. They slammed into each other, bared fangs to bite into one another, and swiped at each other with their own unique set of claws. Ubasti also tried on occasion to gore her opponent with her antlers while Scorpinox continued to make good use of his tail stinger. Both moved at speeds that should've been impossible for creatures their size to achieve despite cats and scorpions being species known for their speed and agility.
Everything they did kicked up dirt, rock, and dust as they thrashed about in their bitter struggle for dominance. The two seemed evenly matched until finally one of them got an advantage in the fight. Ubasti swung out both her front paws, swatting Scorpinox's claws away before slamming them down on her foe's upper body. She then lunged forward and grabbed a hold of Scorpinox's tail in her mouth, biting hard on it. The giant scorpion struggled and thrashed about to get himself free and thrust his claws anywhere on Ubasti's body he could hit her.
Scorpinox got several blows to Ubasti's hind legs, the sides of her body, and even her back of her head. None of it was enough to make her let go of his tail, however, or get her off of him in general. When he couldn't reach to grab Ubasti's antlers, Scorpinox wrapped his arms up around the giant feline's body. Then in an astonishing feat of strength and agility, the giant scorpion sent Ubasti and himself rolling across the ground several times. When it was over, Ubasti had managed to end up on her feet with Scorpinox landing right as well. The two monsters growled menacingly as they stocked and prowled around each other in a circle, both waiting for the right moment to strike.
"This is intense!" Muse let out. "Godzilla and Anguirus are sure gonna have their claws full when they get here."
Daring Do's eyes widened in alarm.
"Say that again?" the golden-furred pegasus mare said in a nervous voice.
"Oh, yeah," Fluttershy said. "I almost forgot they were still coming."
"I wonder how that's gonna turn out," Muse said.
"I don't know," Twilight Sparkle said. "This situation is already plenty dire and volatile as it is. I can't imagine what's gonna happen with two more monsters added to this equation."
"Wait a minute here!" Daring Do exclaimed. "You trying to tell me two more giant monsters are on the way to get involved in all this?!"
"Uh... yes," Muse said with a sheepish smile.
Daring Do looked all the more stunned as she used one wing to take off her hat and the other to wipe her brow.
"What the heck is going on here?" the pegasus mare let out. "It's like a monster convention!"
Ubasti roared out as she leaped at Scorpinox, who spun around, slapping his tail against his incoming foe's face. Ubasti crashed to the ground but instantly got back up as she ran at Scorpinox, who smacked her with a backhanded strike of his claw, followed by a succession of strikes from his stinger. On the fifth attempt, Ubasti caught the tail with her paw, swatting it away before swinging her claws across Scorpinox's face. He swung back with his own claws, but Ubasti dodged every one of those swipes before jumping back to avoid both claws and the tail stinger attacking her at once. Then Ubasti charged forward, head down, thus driving her antlers into Scorpinox's body, knocking him onto his back.
But it was only a second later that Scorpinox managed to twist and turn himself back upright. He roared out in anger as he swung his claws wildly at Ubasti, smacking her across the face repeatedly. Ubasti swatted Scorpinox's claws away once more before slashing at him with her own, causing him to lash out with his stinger once more. Scorpinox grabbed Ubasti's front legs in his claws as he tried to restrain her, only for the cat to bite into the scorpion's tail as hard as she could. The giant scorpion reached up for the feline's neck with his claws, but she jumped back, pulling Scorpinox's tail in her mouth as well.
This flipped the arachnid through the air and landed him on his back, making the area shake tremendously. Ubasti didn't stop there, for the giant cat, spun away with Scorpinox's tail still in her mouth, pulling him along and sending him sailing through the air. Once again, the collision of Scorpinox's body with the ground made the area shake, only this time he managed to pull his tail free of Ubasti's mouth and twist himself upright. Then Scorpinox charged at Ubasti, who lowered her head and charged forth, smashing her antlers against her enemy's body. She then flung her head upward, lifting Scorpinox into the air and sending sailing behind her.
Scorpinox crashed into the ground, making it shake like a massive earthquake as Ubasti turned to face her opponent. Like every time before, Scorpinox flipped back up with no problem at all almost as if the fall he took didn't phase him in the slightest. However, his body twitched a little as he lit out several heavy breaths. It was clear that Ubasti was getting the better end of this fight even though it was also clear Scorpinox was far from done. He had his claws and stinger perched and looked ready to strike at any moment.
Ubasti was crouched in an aggressive stance, snarling at Scorpinox hatefully all the while. Scorpinox responded with several vicious chitters as he and Ubasti circled one another. Finally, the two monsters roared as they charged again. They proceeded to thrash, slash, bite, and basically do everything they'd already been doing in this deadly brawl. Pieces of both monsters' organically armored flesh were sent flying all over the place as they kept on fighting to the death. As back and forth as the fight seemed, it finally came to a point where Ubasti was able to lunge forth and bite down on Scorpinox's left arm, soliciting shrieks of pain and anger.
The trapped arachnid responded by swinging his free claw into Ubasti's face while also striking her multiple times with his stinger in an attempt to free himself. Still biting Scorpinox's appendage, the cat spun around, dragging her arachnid foe with her in an attempt to pull his arm off. Not only did that not happen, Scorpinox even managed to pull his arm out of his foe's mouth. This did cause more injury, though, having to pull his arm through Ubasti's razor-sharp fangs. Scorpinox responded by angrily leaping at Ubasti at the same time she leaped at him, sending the two crashing into each other.
They went rolling across the ground for several moments before they both got back up. Then they perched themselves in defensive positions as they growled and chittered once again. Ubasti even let out what sounded almost like a traditional cat yowl. It was hard to tell how long this fight would go on for. These two ferocious kaiju of might seemed to have never-ending fighting spirits with no intentions of stopping until one or both of them were dead.
Before they could get that far, though, a call rang through the air, one unfamiliar to them, but still just as mighty as theirs, if not mightier. The two monsters turned to the east from where the monstrous call came from. The shrieking, bell-like bellow of a roar rang out once more, this time followed by a different, howling kind of roar. The two monsters had never heard these calls before in their lives, but the pony spectators that watched them fight had heard them many times before. The only exception in this case was Daring Do, who had heard the stories of these two approaching beasts but had never seen them before.
She would get her chance, though, for approaching the battlefield was none other than the king of monsters and the courageous quadruped themselves. Godzilla and Anguirus marched forth with zero hesitation in their body language, their eyes, none at all. The two monsters seemed fearless as Godzilla led the march to the warring Scorpinox and Ubasti.
TO BE CONCLUDED IN PART 2