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"Where is Thy Claws? Part 2"
Takes place after Season 8, Episode 14, "A Matter of Principals"
"Oh, boy," Muse let out. "I've got a bad feeling things are about to be turned up a notch."
"More like a few notches," Daring Do said as she looked on in wonder. "I've heard the stories, even seen a few pictures. But... seeing Godzilla in the flesh... none of that does him justice."
"Hey, what about Anguirus?" Muse asked. Godzilla's roar rang out once more, almost seeming like it made the whole area vibrate. "Never mind."
Godzilla and Anguirus were getting dangerously close to Ubasti and Scorpinox, neither of whom seemed to appreciate their fight being interrupted. Anguirus found himself stopping when he felt they'd gotten close enough, but Godzilla didn't hesitate to get closer. He then roared out at the two monsters to make sure he had their attention. They roared out in response, neither of them sounding particularly friendly or welcoming.
"Fluttershy, what are they all saying?" Twilight Sparkle asked as she leaned in close to her pegasus friend.
The monsters all continued to roar at one another.
"Godzilla's basically trying to get them both to stop fighting," Fluttershy said. "But... he's also calling on them to surrender and submit to his will. He says he's only going to give them one chance... Then he and Anguirus are going to make them submit."
"And how are Ubasti and Scorpinox taking that?" Daring Do asked.
"How do you think?" Muse asked.
Ubasti and Scorpinox both made it clear they had no intention of coming quietly. Neither were willing to surrender their free will to Godzilla, regardless of how impressive he and his friend might've been. Anguirus watched this all take place as he readied himself to fight. Godzilla roared out as he took a fighting stance saying he had no problem crushing Scorpinox and Ubasti both. The giant feline took particular exception to this as she snarled it anger, only to be blindsided by Scorpinox's stinger stabbing her in the side.
The cat roared as she turned and charged at Scorpinox, crashing into him. The two started struggling again, but the continuation of their grudge match was cut off when Godzilla unleashed his atomic breath on them both. The hot beam of blue energy burned both monsters greatly while also igniting explosions all over their bodies. Scorpinox and Ubasti shrieked out in agony while Anguirus lifted his head into the air and howled before charging the two monsters. The dinosaur-like Anguirus crashed against them and knocked them to the ground before howling out in dominance.
Godzilla followed up with an even mightier roar as he walked up next to Anguirus. Once again he demanded the two monsters surrender or else face pain on a level they never imagined. Instead of submitting to either Godzilla or Anguirus, Ubasti and Scorpinox rose and charged both monsters. Ubasti crashed her head against Anguirus' while Scorpinox scurried up, grabbed Godzilla's legs in his claws, then struck him in the chest with his stinger. Godzilla shrieked out but grabbed the stinger on Scorpinox's third attempt to strike him with it and then stabbed it into the giant arachnid's own back, making him wail in pain.
Meanwhile, Anguirus and Ubasti bit and clawed at each other like rabid animals. At the same time Godzilla pulled his legs free of Scorpinox's claws. He snarled furiously before kicking his foot as hard as he could up into Scorpinox's face, the force sending him rolling back. The giant saurian roared out mightily before the sounds from Anguirus and Ubasti's fight caught his attention. He looked and saw that the two monsters had gotten into a contest of claw swiping, going back and forth against one another.
Anguirus got the short end of this exchange, starting to lumber back from all the swats and slashes to the face and neck he took. Ubasti crouched down into a charging position before she ran full force at Anguirus, crashing into him and sending him rolling onto his side. Anguirus moaned and his body shuddered as Ubasti lifted her head into the sky and roared before she started prowling forth to finish her foe off. She didn't get very far before a blast of Godzilla's power breath hit her in the side, making the feline roar out as it felt the burn and the explosions across her body. Godzilla roared out as Anguirus slapped his tail into Ubasti's face before the king of monsters charged forth, slamming into Ubasti and sending her rolling across the way.
Godzilla roared out once more, telling both opposing kaiju they had no idea who they were messing with. He then turned to his fallen friend who was struggling to get up. The kaiju king offered his assistance, but as he bent down to help, Anguirus howled in alarm, telling Godzilla to watch out. The nuclear leviathan turned around, only to be met with an uppercut-like swipe of Scoprinox's claw up into his lower jaw, followed by several more claw swipes. Godzilla was sent reeling back from the blows, leaving Scorpinox free to stab his stinger into multiple areas on the emerald saurian's body.
Scorpinox got in about five stabs of his stinger into Godzilla's body before Anguirus came charging forth, knocking the giant scorpion away from his friend. The spiky-shelled monster turned to Godzilla for a quick moment to see how he was doing. The monster king was still reeling but had managed to stay on his feet. Anguirus then looked back to Scorpinox and charged forth as the tailed arachnid tried to get back upright. Anguirus smacked a front foot across Scorpinox's face before biting on his right arm. Scorpinox squealed as he slapped his free claw into Anguirus' face and even tried stabbed his tail stinger into his foe's body.
The punches to the face hurt, but it wasn't enough to make Anguirus let go of his bite and his spike-covered shell absorbed the brunt of whatever impact the stinger might've had. No matter how hard he swung his tail, Scorpinox's stinger could not penetrate Anguirus' spike-covered carapace, making Anguirus smile through his bite. Scorpinox got so desperate, he pulled his right arm through Anguirus' serrated teeth much like he had done to free his left arm from Ubasti earlier. The giant scorpion howled in agony as Anguirus leaped forth, stomping his feet on both of Scorpinox's claws, pinning them to the ground before biting into his tail. Scorpinox desperately tried to free himself, but it seemed to no avail as though Anguirus had him permanently pinned down.
At the same time this was occurring, Godzilla was just starting to recover from the stings he took. The ponies looking on saw that the bleeding wounds the stinger had left on the saurian were getting increasingly smaller, green liquid even pouring out of them.
"Eww," Muse let out. "What is that stuff?"
"The venom of Scorpinox's tail stinger," Twilight Sparkle said.
The others looked to the alicorn princess.
"Really?" Fluttershy asked. "I've seen Godzilla get bit and stung by venomous and poisonous creatures before. I've never seen him able to force their poisons and venom out like that."
"We have to face facts," Twilight Sparkle said. "Godzilla's getting more and more powerful as time goes by, this is proof of that. This ability to filter out and dispel foreign and potentially threatening compounds from his body could be a new extension of his healing powers. In addition to being able to heal wounds, his healing powers might've even caused his immune system to evolve, to disinfect himself at will. His immune system might've gotten so advanced, it can near-instantaneously dispel these foreign agents."
"What a creature," Daring Do said. "He's invincible."
"Here's to hoping," Muse said.
Godzilla shook his head and blinked his eyes for a bit. All of a sudden, before the kaiju king could fully recover, Ubasti came charging in. She slammed her antlers against Godzilla's side, knocking him away and even made him roll once. However, Godzilla used the momentum of the roll to end up back on his feet as he hunched over and breathed heavily, sneering at the cat kaiju. The two monsters glared intensely as they started to circle each other, growling all the while.
The ponies' hearts were in their throats as they watched the two monsters lunge forth at one another. Ubasti was up on her hind legs with her front paws swatting intensely at Godzilla's face. The king of monsters ignored the pain he felt and pushed forth, forcing Ubasti's back feet to slide across the land. The cat tried to stop Godzilla's momentum, but his superior strength kept him going before he finally pushed Ubasti off of him. Before the giant cat could drop down one all fours, Godzilla proceeded to unleash a mighty magnitude of punches, open-handed swats, and claw swipes all aimed at Ubasti's face.
It all hurt the Titan child like she'd never been hurt before. It would've made her cry out if she didn't keep getting cut off by the emerald saurian's assault. But as strong as Godzilla's onslaught was, Ubasti's will was also quite strong, as demonstrated when she charged forth and bit down on the alpha kaiju's left forearm. Godzilla let out a short shriek as he tried pulling his arm free before quickly realizing that wouldn't work. He went back to using his fists, slamming his right, balled up hand into the side of Ubasti's face with a mountain-crushing force.
Ubasti tried to block out the pain she felt from the assault, but after the seventh powerful blow, she was unable to stop herself from succumbing to a small extent. Ubasti's bite loosened up, allowing Godzilla to pull his arm free before snarling, his back spikes lighting up as he unleashed his power breath down on his feline foe. The cat screamed from the deadly effects of the beam until finally Godzilla ceased fire. Then the mighty reptilian grabbed a hold of the giant cat's antlers, pulling her forward as he drove his left knee into her face. As Ubasti reeled from the blow, the king of monsters followed up by spinning around and swinging his tail into her face and upper body.
The impact from this attack sent Ubasti rolling. When she stopped, the giant cat had her side facing Godzilla. The kaiju king he took advantage by running forth and kicking his foot up into the cat's side. Ubasti was sent rolling across the rocky terrain as she shrieked out in pain, landing on her side when she stopped.
"I guess cats don't always land on their feet," Muse said. "Then again, Godzilla has a habit of making the impossible possible."
Godzilla roared out as he stomped ever closer to Ubasti's fallen form as she howled in agony. As the alpha predator approached, he held his hands ready at his sides in case Ubasti was trying anything. Yet as cautious and smart as Godzilla was being about approaching Ubasti carefully, once he was close enough, she sprung a surprise attack. She kicked both of her back feet up into her reptilian opponent's chest. As Godzilla stumbled from the blow, Ubasti lurched forth, back swinging her right front paw across his face.
Ubasti charged and roared like a mighty lion as she swatted her paws all across Godzilla's face, intent on putting him down. The emerald saurian eventually reached out and shoved the giant feline back with all his might, giving himself some breathing room. Ubasti strategized as she jumped back a bit, giving herself more room to pounce for with a large leap as she came crashing down on top of Godzilla. But miraculously, this did not make the king of the monsters fall. He was still standing, holding the attacking kaiju on top of him, for he refused to go down easily.
The ponies looked on in awe of Godzilla's incredible display of strength and might as he roared out. Then the super leviathan demonstrated his physical prowess even further when he tossed Ubasti across the way, sending a blast of his power breath after her. Ubasti screamed as explosions went off across her body before she crashed into the ground, making the whole area shake.
"I don't know how much more this area can take," Muse said.
"Don't worry, it's solid rock," Daring Do said.
"Okay, let me rephrase that," Muse said. "I don't know how much more I can take! This is getting crazy!"
"You mean it wasn't already before?" Daring Do questioned.
Godzilla's roar interrupted the ponies, making them turn to look at the kaiju king as he unleashed his power breath down on Ubasti's fallen form. The cat monster screamed out again as she felt the effects of the breath. Godzilla stomped forward a little bit before roaring out, demanding Ubasti's surrender and submission to him. But then the kaiju king's attention was taken when his ears picked up the roars of both Anguirus and Scorpinox. He turned and looked to see the spiky shelled kaiju still had his front paws pressed down on his foe's claws and the scorpion's tail still in his mouth.
While Godzilla admired Anguirus having been able to pin Scorpinox down, he didn't think this was enough to make the giant arachnid submit. Godzilla shot a quick blast of his power breath into Ubasti's side, making her screech as the burning, explosive energy burned into her body. Then, with a final clubbing swing of his tail on the downed cat, Godzilla started walking away to assist Anguirus in taking Scorpinox down. As the mighty reptilian marched forth, he noticed that Scorpinox was starting to struggle all the more to break free of Anguirus' grip on him. Could it be that the giant scorpion had caught sight of Godzilla coming towards them?
Scorpinox put as much force into thrashing about as he could in a desperate attempt to get free. After several moments, it finally paid off when Scorpinox managed to pull his right claw out from under Anguirus' paw. He instantly started swinging it into the side of Anguirus' neck, each blow forcing the power of his bite to diminish. This gave Scorpinox the wiggle room to pull his tail free of Anguirus' maw and then started to stab his stinger into the side of his foe's neck. Godzilla's eyes widened when he saw this, making him increase his speed as he stomped towards Anguirus and Scorpinox.
The ankylosaurus-like kaiju howled in agony before suddenly being silenced as he looked to be somewhat dazed. This allowed Scorpinox to fully shake himself free of any grip Anguirus still had on him. Now, fully free, Scorpinox chittered furiously as he raised his claws and started swinging them across Anguirus' face. Every howl the four-legged monster let out was instantly cut off by Scorpinox punching his claws across his adversary's features. After eight punches, Scorpinox spun around, smacking his tail into Anguirus' side and knocking him off his feet.
The furiously fighting scorpion turned to face his downed enemy so he could finish him off, only to get a blast of Godzilla's power breath into his body. Scorpinox shrieked out as fiery bursts exploded all over his burning body. The king of monsters roared as he stomped up and then spun around, smacking his tail into the arachnid's body, sending him tumbling across the ground. Godzilla roared again before turning to Anguirus. He stepped in closer as he looked and softly roared to his fallen friend with concern, getting a weak moan in reply.
Godzilla's backplates lit up as he opened his mouth, releasing a blue mist from it that washed over Anguirus' body.
"What's he doing to the spiky one?" Daring Do asked in awe.
"Godzilla's healing Anguirus," Twilight Sparkle answered.
"I thought so," Muse said. "I just got tripped up because the mist use to be pink, didn't it?"
"Could just be another sign of Godzilla's increased power," Fluttershy said.
"It makes me wonder just how more powerful he can get," Twilight Sparkle thought out loud.
Godzilla cutoff his aid to his friend when his ears picked up movement from the scorpion he'd just knocked away. He turned and saw Scorpinox twist and jump back up into a proper stance as he let out a hollering roar of anger. Godzilla shrieked back at Scorpinox, daring the furious tailed-arachnid to do something about it. Scorpinox chittered furiously as he started crawling towards Godzilla at full speed while the saurian turned and stomped to meet his foe head-on. The two giant monsters came upon each other and let loose, Scorpinox standing up on his back legs to reach Godzilla while the kaiju king bent down to get at him.
Scorpinox viciously swung his claws up at Godzilla's face and bit at him. He also swung his tail into various places on the reptilian's body. Godzilla punched and clawed at Scorpinox's faces and body. At the same time, he was biting at his foe's claws trying to catch them and crush them between his jaws. It was a wild and horrific brawl with both kaiju refusing to give an inch to the other as they fought like their lives viciously so.
After several brutal moments of carnage, Godzilla's backplates lit up as he fired his intensely scorching power breath down upon Scorpinox. The scorpion cried out as he felt his body burn and explosions burst all across it. He was hurting so badly from the blast, Scorpinox was unable to keep Godzilla from lifting his body off the ground. The king of the monsters roared out as he lifted Scorpinox over his head and then threw him across the way. Godzilla watched Scorpinox sail through the air until he crashed into the ground.
"Uh, Twilight," Fluttershy said nervously. This got the alicorn's attention as she turned to her friend. "Maybe we should move. That throw might've opened the door for this fight to get even closer to us."
"Hey, look!" Muse let out as she pointed.
Everypony looked to see Godzilla was reeling a bit, his eyes looking like they were having a hard time staying open as he moaned out. His arms hung down as he did his best to keep his footing.
"What happened?" Daring Do asked.
"Looks like Scorpinox's venom is affecting Godzilla faster than his immune system can filter it out," Twilight Sparkle said.
"But I thought it was working better because he's gotten more powerful!" Muse said with concern.
"Oh, no," Fluttershy let out in a trembling voice as she tried to fight back tears.
"More powerful or not, Godzilla still took a lot of stings during that last exchange," Daring Do said. "I lost count at twelve myself."
"It just goes to show," Twilight Sparkle said. "Godzilla may be getting more powerful, but he's still not invincible."
"Not yet," Muse said.
Fluttershy openly wept as she feared for Godzilla's well being. This enticed Twilight and Muse both to put supportive hooves on her back.
"He's going to be fine, Fluttershy," Twilight Sparkle said. "You'll see."
"I can't help being scared for him," Fluttershy said in a breaking voice.
"Us too, Flutters," Muse said. "Us too."
Scorpinox's roars got the attention of all four ponies as he got up and saw Godzilla's state. Insects, arachnids, and the like couldn't smile or grin. It was clear, however, that the giant scorpion got a sick sense of satisfaction at seeing what he'd done to Godzilla. He was intent on doing even more, lifting his claws up as he scurried across the land. He moved as fast as he could to reach his opponent before he could recover in any way.
Scorpinox's efforts paid off when he finally reached Godzilla and was able to grab his legs to pull them out from underneath him. It took all the strength Scorpinox could muster in his body, but he managed to pull it off. The sinister arachnid sent the emerald saurian crashing into the ground. The whole area shook violently while the impact cracked an imprint of Godzilla's body into the stone ground.
"No!" Fluttershy shouted as she reached out a hoof. The other ponies held her back. "Leave him alone, you evil, ugly, cold-hearted monster! Leave him alone!"
Scorpinox chittered in sinister delight as he prowled closer to Godzilla's form and raised his stinger high to end the struggle.
"Twilight, stop him!" Fluttershy begged. "Use the stone!"
"Wait!" Muse exclaimed as she pointed.
The ponies saw what looked like a spike-covered ball rolling through the air and heading straight for Scorpinox. The giant tailed-arachnid didn't see it coming until it was too late. The ball crashed down into his body hard, driving several of its spikes into the large scorpion kaiju. The impact shook the area as Scorpinox was taken to the ground, even leaving an imprint in it as the ball rolled off of him. The ball then unfurled to reveal its true identity as Anguirus, who howled out as he turned and pounced down on Scorpinox's body.
He trapped the scorpion's tail on top of Scorpinox's back with one front foot while also pressing his other foot down into his foe's face. The ponies who saw this all play out cheered loudly.
"Good boy, Anguirus!" Muse shouted out loud. "Kick that scorpion's butt! Let him know who's boss!"
Scorpinox hollered and cried out as he struggled to get himself free. At the same time, Anguirus continued pressing his full body weight down on the scorpion kaiju. The dinosaur-like kaiju refused to give his captive foe an inch. He even leaned his head down and bit into one of Scorpinox's legs and tugging on it. Scorpinox screamed even more as he struggled to get free.
He started swinging his claws back trying to hit Anguirus in the face. Yet no matter what he did, the spiky shelled kaiju refused to let up. As painful as it was for Scorpinox, he still tried fought through it and tried to get himself free. While he seemed very much trapped and unable to do anything about it despite his efforts, it wasn't near as alarming as what came next. Fear came when the angry bellow of the true threat rang out.
Scorpinox looked forth with eyes full of dread as Godzilla's body rose up off the ground and back onto his feet. The great saurian turned to his pinned down foe and scowled intensely. This instantly struck terror in Scorpinox's heart as he tried even harder to get himself free. Godzilla glared hatefully as he let out several chitters and then a moaning bellow as his back spikes started to light up. Scorpinox started to squeal, practically begging for salvation as he repeatedly thrust his claws up at Anguirus without much success.
Anguirus still held Scorpinox in place as Godzilla's back spikes started glowing even brighter, his jaws parting to reveal a ball of light forming in his maw. Yet even as seconds went by, Godzilla still seemed to refuse to let this particular blast go for some reason.
"Why doesn't he fire?" Muse asked. "He's got Scorpinox right where he wants him."
"Wait a minute," Fluttershy said. "Look at that."
Everypony saw Godzilla's back spikes change in color, going from glowing blue to glowing orange. They gasped as they saw Godzilla struggling to keep the beam contained in his mouth until only a second later when he opened fire. The orange spiral ray flew at Scorpinox as Anguirus released his bite and jumped back as far as he could. Scorpinox's entire body was enveloped in fire as explosions erupted all over his body. The screams of the kaiju could be heard as his flaming body was sent flying back by the force of Godzilla's spiral ray.
By the time Scorpinox crashed into the ground, the flames on his body had dissipated. Streams of smoke still flowed from all over his scorched exterior. Godzilla roared out as he stomped forth to see if he had destroyed this irritating monster or if he still had a chance to make him yield to his dominance. Before he could get far, the sound of a very lion-like roar rang out through the air. Godzilla stopped in surprise before turning to see Ubasti sailing through the air, coming straight at him.
Godzilla only had time to let out a shriek before the giant cat monster crashed down on him, knocking him off his feet.
"I get the feeling this isn't quite over yet," Daring Do said.
Ubasti roared out in fury as she slashed her front claws across Godzilla's face. She must've clawed into the emerald reptilian's features eight or nine times before she heard the roars of Anguirus nearby. She looked to see her fellow quadrupedal kaiju heading towards her, charging as fast as his legs could carry him. Ubasti quickly jumped off of Godzilla and charged forth at the spike-covered kaiju. Not only was Ubasti clearly the faster of the two quadrupeds, but also the most agile.
She had no problems leaping over Anguirus' body, whereas he was slower in turning to face her afterward. When Anguirus did face Ubasti once more, he got a face full of antlers as she charged forth at him, shoving him back a bit. Ubasti charged in even closer, swiping her claws across Anguirus' features multiple times before leaning in and biting into her enemy's front right leg. However, Anguirus was able to pull his limb free before swinging his left front foot across Ubasti's face and following up with his own claw swipes.
Then Anguirus charged forth, ramming his head into Ubasti's face before she did the same to him. Anguirus lunged forth and bit into Ubasti's throat, biting down as hard as he could. Although it hurt the cat kaiju a great deal, it wasn't enough to keep her from pulling herself free. Even then she wasn't out of the woods, for Anguirus reared up on his hind legs and pressed his front feet on Ubasti's face as he caught one of her antlers in his mouth. Ubasti fought and thrashed about aggressively, going on like that for several moments before she managed to pull her antler free of Anguirus' jaws.
Then Ubasti charged forth, swiping her claws across Anguirus' face a few times before lurching forth and biting into the side of his neck. For several moments, Ubasti's razor-sharp teeth were digging into Anguirus' flesh, even drawing blood as the spiky-shelled monster howled in agony and struggled to get free. It was a thrust of his foot into Ubasti's collar bone that made the giant feline kaiju release her bite, granting Anguirus the chance to thrash the side of his head into his hers. Ubasti retaliated by charging forth and actually getting her head under Anguirus' body, allowing her to lift him off his feet and then dump him off to the side. However, Anguirus used the momentum to roll back onto his feet, before spinning around, slapping his tail across Ubasti's face.
Anguirus then tried leaping forth at Ubasti, but she countered by charging forth, driving her antlers into his underbelly. The fearless quadruped felt the wind get knocked out of him as he fell onto his side, making the whole area shake. Ubasti didn't let up, pouncing forth and driving her front feet down into Anguirus' face. Anguirus let out a moan, as Ubasti roared out in her lion-like way before looking down in preparation to finish off her fallen enemy. Before Ubasti could do so, however, she was cut off by a blast of Godzilla's power breath knocking her off of Anguirus.
Godzilla roared out as he glared furiously before stopping forth to take Ubasti head-on. The giant cat monster got back up on her feet and snarled bitterly as she started stalking towards Godzilla. The king of the monsters and the child of the Titans looked at one another like they were getting ready for all-out war. The two monsters let out their respective roars before charging forth at each other. Just when it seemed like the two would collide, Ubasti leaped up through the air and onto Godzilla's body as she bit into the side of his neck.
Godzilla roared out before using his mighty strength to shove Ubasti off of him and into the ground before stomping his foot on her. Ubasti kicked her back feet first into Godzilla's gut, then his left kneecap, making him wince and roar out as he grabbed his knee. Then Ubasti got up to her feet, and sprung forth swiping her claws into Godzilla's face. The emerald saurian shoved Ubasti back, thinking he was giving himself some breathing room. However, this gave Ubasti enough space to charge forth, actually impaling the end of her jaggedly sharp antlers into Godzilla's gut, making him shriek in pure anguish.
Only a second later did Godzilla's look of pain turn into an expression of pure rage as he reached down and grabbed Ubasti's sides and pulled her back. This got the feline's antlers out of the reptilian kaiju's body, but he also had something else in mind too. Miraculously, Godzilla demonstrated another magnificent feat of strength and flipped Ubasti up and held her over his head, her legs kicking up at the air. The alpha kaiju was about to slam her back down into the ground, but all of Ubasti's struggling paid off amazingly when she managed to slip out of Godzilla's hand and land next to him. Then Ubasti roared out as she slammed the side of her body against Godzilla's, making him stumble a few steps.
The two monsters turned to face each other as they roared out, Godzilla swinging his left knee up into Ubasti's jaw to cut her off. Godzilla followed up with a right hook to the face and then an open-handed swipe of his left hand, slashing his claws across his foe's face. Then Godzilla kicked his right foot straight into Ubasti's face, roaring out dominantly as the cat howled in pain. Ubasti refused to go quietly, though, charging forth and slamming her head into Godzilla's gut before thrusting her head upward, slicing the side of his face with one of her antlers. As much as the king of the monsters was hurting, he instantly by spun around and slammed his tail into Ubasti's body, sending her rolling away.
Unbelievably, Ubasti ended up on her feet at the end of that exchange, for she just seemed unable to stay down and let anyone else have the victory. The guardian monster growled as she charged at Godzilla, springing up on her hind legs as she swatted her paws across his face before biting into the side of his neck. The powerful leviathan thrashed around trying to get himself free, but this time Ubasti bit even harder, clamping her jaws on his neck. Blood drew from where the cat's teeth sunk into her reptilian adversary's flesh while Godzilla started punching his right fist up into Ubasti's underbelly as hard as he could.
Ubasti slapped one paw into Godzilla's right bicep while slapping the other against his left rib cage, sinking her claws deep into in both areas. Godzilla howled out before an enraged sneer crossed his face. He was dead set on ending this conflict once and for all, his back spikes lighting up. The two monsters thrashed about as Ubasti set about digging her feline teeth and claws as deep into Godzilla's flesh as she could while the monster king focused on his main goal. He kept pouring more and more energy into the charge of his backplates, making them glow all the brighter.
Then the built-up energy went through Godzilla's body, coming out in a wave of burning, explosive force. The power pulse sent Ubasti's steaming body flying back across the way, bouncing a few times before she stopped. Godzilla roared out triumphantly, raising his head to the sky as he pronounced his dominance and superiority. The king of monsters kept his roar going for what seemed like a full minute, extending it so any creatures within hearing distance would get the point. Once Godzilla finally finished and let his three-mile shriek of a roar fade into a bellow, he set his still furious eyes on the fallen form of Ubasti.
While the emerald saurian seemed to pretty much have this fight won, he didn't seem satisfied, for his original goal in coming here had not yet been met. With this in mind, he started stomping over to the giant cat's fallen form intent on getting his satisfaction out of this bitter conflict. The ponies who had seen this whole scenario go down watched as Godzilla got ever closer to Ubasti, all of them noticing the predatory look in his eyes.
"What are you going to do, Godzilla?" Fluttershy whispered.
She got her answer as Godzilla's back spikes lit up and he fired his atomic breath down upon Ubasti. The cat cried out in pain as the beam worked its scorching and explosive influence across her body. Then the alpha kaiju only responded by firing a second beam immediately after. This got a gasp out of the ponies at how cruel it seemed. Some of the equines even felt the need to call out to Godzilla saying that was enough, especially considering Ubasti was supposed to be a guardian and on ponykind's side.
Ubasti howled out in pain, to which Godzilla responded with a mighty roar.
"Wh-What's going on, Fluttershy?" Muse said in a shaky voice.
"Ubasti... just begged for mercy," Fluttershy said in a whimpering, sad voice as she fought back tears. "And Godzilla said... she knows the only way she'll get it."
"How come Ubasti's healing powers aren't working?" Muse asked.
"I... guess Godzilla was just able to overwhelm them?" Twilight Sparkle suggested with a great deal of uncertainty.
"Look there," Daring Do said as she pointed.
The ponies turned and looked at almost the same time Godzilla did to see Scorpinox limping over, his body quivering in anguish. Godzilla sneered, his eyes glaring a predatory glare as he watched the beaten and battered arachnid come over. His nostrils flared up as he let out several chitters warning Scorpinox about trying anything funny. The scorpion kaiju responded by raising his claws over his head as he chittered submissively. At the same time, Anguirus came up behind Ubasti's falling form and howled out loudly, catching the cat kaiju off guard as she flinched.
Godzilla watched as Scorpinox gingerly and cautiously scurried up next to Ubasti, who struggled to get back up on her feet. The king of the monsters glared at the two kaiju, his claws bared at his sides ready to dish out more punishment should it be required. Scorpinox and Ubasti looked to one another, the former bitter enemies looking like two neutered house pets in comparison to their previous might. Ubasti finally lowered her head and upper body while Scorpinox did the same, holding his claws over his face as well. Godzilla looked at this and felt a sense of satisfaction as he turned to Anguirus to see his response.
The reptilian kaiju was surprised to see his ever best friend bowing submissively just like Ubasti and Scorpinox were as well. Godzilla lightly tilted his head to the side and growled out questioningly. Anguirus responded by looking up quickly with a reassuring smile, which made Godzilla respond in kind. Then Godzilla roared forth at the bowing monsters, letting his three-mile shriek ring out loudly. The ponies nearby almost had to cover their ears.
"I guess we know what that means," Muse said when the roar ended.
"What?" Daring Do asked loudly as she tried cleaning out her ears.
Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy watched as Godzilla turned west and looked on for a moment. Then he turned to the monsters bowing to him and roared out a series of commands. As the kaiju all rose, Anguirus walked up ahead of Ubasti and Scorpinox and came up to his friend's side. Godzilla smiled at his friend and roared out in gratitude, to which Anguirus responded mutually.
"What'd he say, Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.
"He's ordering them to follow him back to the island," Fluttershy said.
Twilight Sparkle watched as Godzilla started walking on towards the west with the other monsters starting to follow him. As she did the violet-furred alicorn felt something building up inside her. Something that had been there for a while, but it now seemed was coming to a head. As she felt it building, her body trembled, and a hard, serious look crossed her face.
"No!" Twilight Sparkle let out. This got the other ponies to look as the princess stood tall. "He doesn't get to just walk away this time! I have questions and I want them answered!"
Twilight Sparkle flapped her wings and flew towards the monsters.
"Twilight, wait!" Fluttershy called as she flew after her longtime friend.
"You guys!" Muse called out as she and Daring Do flew after them.
Twilight Sparkle was undeterred, flying through the air as fast as her wings could take her. It seemed Godzilla's ears picked up the commotion, for he stopped suddenly and turned in the direction of the ponies. Anguirus turned and looked in surprise, but smiled to see the ponies coming their way. Scorpinox and Ubasti just stood back and held their place in line. Godzilla let out a few soft growls as Twilight Sparkle flew up to his face, the others following behind.
"Alright, Godzilla, there's something I got to get off my chest," Twilight Sparkle said, talking more sternly to Godzilla then she ever had before and ever thought she would. "I want to know why you keep sparing these newer monsters that have been popping up. I mean, I'm glad you spared Ubasti, despite how cruel you were to her in that fight. Seriously, what was up with that? She is a guardian of ponies just like you.
"She should've been on your side, but you treated her as if she were any other monster like Scorpinox. Despite bullying her, you still let her live, though. So I want to know to put my mind at ease and those of the world's leaders, why? Why have you been acting the way you have?"
Godzilla blinked his eyes as he let out several low chitters and thought about how to answer his friend's question.
"You can tell us, Godzilla," Fluttershy said, making the kaiju king shift his gaze to her. "We're still your friends and we still love you. We just want to know what's going on with you. For me personally, the fact that it affects so many others is a secondary concern. I want to know what's going on with you first and foremost."
Godzilla looked to the foursome of ponies for a bit before his nostrils flared up. Then the monster king let out several low roars as he said what he felt he had to say.
"Godzilla says he wants to tell us but doesn't want to repeat himself," Fluttershy translated as she listened. "He says he wants to tell as many world leaders as he can too so he can put their minds at ease as well as ours. So to do that... he says... in three months' time, gather as many world leaders that you can, Twilight... and have them meet on his island. What he said next made Fluttershy look concerned. "He says rather than spy on him and his subjects at his home, he'd rather have a meeting face-to-face to discuss the world's fears and put them at ease."
Twilight Sparkle looked to Godzilla who nodded his head before smiling. It was in that smile that the violet alicorn saw the good-spirited, golden-hearted kaiju she had befriended so long ago. Seeing the calm, caring, softer expression on his face and the friendliness in his eyes almost instantly put a smile on Twilight's face.
"Okay, Godzilla," Twilight Sparkle said. "I'll see what I can do. Rest assured, there will more than likely be at least some leaders there to hear you out. I can almost guarantee it."
Godzilla nodded his head and roared.
"He says until then, he'll see us later," Fluttershy said with a smile.
"Bye, Godzilla," Twilight and Fluttershy said together.
Godzilla gently bowed his head as he growled softly, and then gave a soft, bellowing roar before he started walking away.
"Hey, Anguirus!" Muse let out. The spiky-shelled monster stopped and looked at the multi-colored alicorn. "Good job kicking some flank out there, bro. You're getting to be a great fighter."
Anguirus smiled before falling back in line with the rest of the great kaiju as they headed for the west. The foursome of ponies watched for a moment.
"Do you really think it's a good idea?" Daring Do asked. "Him inviting a bunch of world leaders to his land for peace talks?"
"Yes and no," Twilight Sparkle said. "Yes, because I do think the world's leaders should hear it straight from the lizard's mouth... so to speak. I'm also encouraged because it was Godzilla's idea, which tells me he truly wants the best for everyone out of this situation."
"So why the 'no' then?" Muse asked.
"Because of how the world's leaders might react to the invitation," Twilight Sparkle explained. "I'm sure I can convince at least some of the nations that are already our allies to come. The rest of the world I'm not too sure about, though. How are they going to react to this invitation when they're already so skeptical and hostile as they are?"
"But you're still going to try and reach out to them?" Fluttershy asked.
"Oh, gosh, yeah," Twilight Sparkle replied. "This is our best chance at burring the hatchet. I'm not going to let it just go by."
"Might I make a suggestion for your invitations, Twilight?" Muse asked.
"Of course, Muse," the princess of friendship replied.
"Cool," Muse said. "Suggest to them on the invitations that they bring animal caregivers that might have the same ability to communicate with animals that Fluttershy does. Don't make it a requirement, just a suggestion in case there are others out there like Fluttershy. That way there's less chance of confusion and doubt."
The others were quiet for a moment while Twilight contemplated Muse's suggestion.
"I think that's a good idea, Muse," Fluttershy said with a beaming smile.
"You do?" Muse asked.
"Absolutely," Fluttershy said. "I never thought of the idea before that there could be other ponies out there who can talk to animals the way I do. But now that I think about it with how odds are with the world's population, it's likely there are at least a few others like me who can talk to animals."
"It is speculated there are at least six billion sentient creatures leaving on the planet," Daring Do said. "So the math does support the idea to an extent."
"Well, I, for one, think it's a great idea," Twilight Sparkle said. "And it will most certainly be implemented when I make the invitations."
"Thank you, guys," Muse said as she hugged Twilight and Fluttershy. "I'm glad you took my idea seriously."
"No, Muse," Twilight Sparkle said. "Thank you for suggesting it. Now, all we can hope for is that this goes the way we all want it to. Including Godzilla in that department." Twilight Sparkle then used the Alpha Stone's magic to open a portal that would take her and her friends back to the central area of Equestria. "Coming along, Daring Do?"
"I think not," Daring Do said. "Thanks for the invitation, but I've got places to be, things to discover, places to explore, books to write. All that jazz."
"Fair enough," Twilight Sparkle said. "It was nice seeing you again."
"Nice meeting you, Ms. Do," Muse said. "Or is it Ms. Yearling? Which one is your real name?"
"How do you know either of them is?" Daring Do asked as she smirked and raised an eyebrow.
Muse was dumbfounded for a second before she laughed along with the others. They bid each other goodbye before Twilight, Muse, and Fluttershy entered the portal, which closed immediately afterward. Then Daring Do flew off into the jungle thinking about the book she was going to write next, certain it'd be a best seller.
Maraveck, the giant frog roamed around the island where Godzilla had brought him not long ago after getting beaten down and then pledging fealty to the kaiju king. He was scared, confused, and uncertain, when he first got here, especially when he saw Anguirus was already living here with Godzilla. Even then Maraveck still fell in line and complied with the kaiju king's will. Godzilla, king of the monsters has ordered Maraveck to live with him and Anguirus, which was just what the swamp monster did. It'd only been a short while but Maraveck found that living life on the island wasn't so bad.
Sure, it seemed like it would be mostly uneventful, but at least it was calm and relaxed. It didn't really feel like the dictatorship he thought it would. More so he had to remember what the pecking order here was and it seemed to Maraveck that he had a good handle on that. Godzilla was the top of the food chain while Anguirus seemed to be right after. Although Maraveck hated the idea of being the bottom of the barrel, he dared not go against Godzilla, especially when he had one follower so loyal already.
The emerald saurian was already a hell of a match on his own, so adding on a tag team partner for him wouldn't do Maraveck many wonders. The frog knew this, so upon realizing where his place was and accepting it, for the most part, Maraveck's just been wandering across the island. Over time he'd come to appreciate life on the island itself more so than having to live under Godzilla's rule. If it were up to Maraveck, he'd be his own frog, but the island life made it feel a little more worth it to the frog what his arrangement was. He had especially started to appreciate it when Godzilla and Anguirus left a while ago for whatever reason.
He didn't ask why and they didn't bother to tell; they just headed off on their way while Maraveck stayed behind and enjoyed having the island to himself. That changed, however, when night came and Maraveck heard the roars of Godzilla and Anguirus ring out. Maraveck heard this and his heart sank a little, but he still made his way towards the beach where the roars were coming from. He was rather deep into the interior of the island, so it took him a bit to get to the spot where his co-island residents were coming from. He got through a rather plain spot near the center of the island, went through the deep jungle brush that covered a third of the land, and got to the edge of an area of pinewood trees close to the beach.
It was here where Maraveck was finally able to stop, for he saw beyond to the flat grasslands that separated the beach from the pines that Godzilla and Anguirus were already there. However, the swamp frog could've sworn his eyes were playing tricks on him, for it looked like two more monsters were coming than what should be there. The frog blinked and even shook his head, but he still saw the giant scorpion and enormous cat accompanying Godzilla and Anguirus. Seeing the sight of his alpha and the beta returning with even more members of their apparent island clan frankly stunned the monstrous amphibian.
As the foursome of monsters came ever closer, Maraveck looked up to Godzilla and let out a questioning croak. He instantly regretted it, though, for Godzilla stopped and glared at the frog as he chittered threateningly. Maraveck quickly lowered his head and nearly huddled into a ball as he backed up a few feet. Godzilla looked down at the once evil frog and let out a moaning roar demanding he keep himself in check, to which Maraveck replied with a compliant and apologetic moan. Godzilla looked to Anguirus, who just stared back before the two looked to Ubasti and Scorpinox.
The two most recent additions to Godzilla's makeshift clan flinched with nervousness. Then Godzilla looked back to Anguirus, who just let out a soft roar pledging his unwavering loyalty and obedience. Godzilla smiled gratefully before turning to Maraveck and telling him to fall in line next to Anguirus. Maraveck roared in compliance before doing as he was told. He stopped for a moment to look at the two newcomers and now saw that one of them was an old ally while the other was an ancient foe they fought against.
This made the swamp monster sneer angrily as he chittered threateningly at Ubasti. Before it could go any further, Godzilla let out a big three-mile roar that instantly made Maraveck, Ubasti, and Scorpinox bow in submission. Godzilla and Anguirus looked back at the new members of their pack, both snarling and letting the others know they were in charge. But then Anguirus turned and bowed to Godzilla to make it clear he was the top of the pecking order here. Godzilla smiled to his friend before letting out a roar instructing everyone to follow him.
Without hesitation, the monsters all followed Godzilla, the undisputed king of the monsters as he led them deeper into the terrain of the island he undoubtedly ruled over.
THE END
I hadn't intended this to be a 2-parter, but it got so long that I felt had to do it. I hope you all enjoyed it and if you did or even if you didn't please feel free to tell me why in a review. Criticism is welcomed here just as much as praise so long as it's constructive and reasonable. This is the Writer of the Storm, signing off.