Note: I often alternate between referring to Godzilla as him or it. Just ignore it.
Las Vegas International Airport: Bond and Sarah exited their plane, collected their luggage, and ventured out into the parking lot searching for the BMW. When they finally found it, a certain someone was leaning against it.
"Yo Jimbo!" exclaimed Jack Wade waving at him. Bond groaned and proceeded towards the car. He and Samantha put their luggage in the trunk.
"What does the CIA have to do with my mission?" asked Bond. Wade held up his hands in protest.
"I'm officially with the NRC now. And the NRC is the head of Ms. Cunningham's branch of G-Force. Thus I'm obligated to go with you to Yucca," said Wade smiling.
"I don't believe a word you're telling me. But it appears I have no choice. Come on," said Bond. They entered the car and Bond slammed on the accelerator. They zoomed off towards the mountain.
"What about the hotel?" asked Samantha as they blazed out of the city.
"You've already been checked in," said Wade.
"How do you know?" Samantha asked.
"I just know," said Wade whistling. Bond shook his head and drove on.
Nighttime, Several Hours later, twenty miles off the tip of Florida: The aircraft carrier Enterprise and the two navy destroyers Yorkshire and Lafayette were conducting routine operations when alarms began blaring on all the ships.
"What's going on?" demanded Cook, captain of the Enterprise (all military names are fictional characters, or at least I hope so. To quote the MPA, all characters are fictional and any regards to any character living or deceased is purely coincidental. That should save my neck from prosecution).
"One of our sonar buoys picked up a massive object approaching the United States underwater," said first officer Sandurz pointing to the sonar showing a massive blip moving near the surface of the water.
"Geiger reading?" asked Cook.
"Affirmative. Captain, I didn't want to bring this up, but we both know there's only one thing that could be. G-," began Sandurz.
"Wait a minute! I want visual confirmation. I want an intercept of the bogey," said Cook.
"Diverting two F-16's to intercept," said Sandurz.
Atlantic Ocean: A pair of F-16's soared over the water heading towards the bogey.
"What do you think it will be?" asked one pilot.
"Command didn't say. I think it'll be a sub," said the other pilot.
"Well we're coming up on the target," said the first pilot.
"Attention command. We're approaching the target. Looks to only be a moving coral reef. Wait a minute, there's no corral reef here. What the heck?" the pilot said as a bright light filled the sky. A massive blast of energy soared by from just in front of the reef. Godzilla lifted up his head and roared.
"I'm assuming you heard that. Alert the command. Godzilla is currently in U.S. waters," said the first pilot. The two fighters broke off and soared away.
Enterprise: "Bring the fleet around and head straight for the bogey. Launch all fighters," said Cook. Dozens of fighters launched from the deck.
"We have to stop Godzilla from reaching land," said Cook grimly as explosions went off in the distance.
Nevada highway: Wade's cellphone started ringing. Wade turned it on and listened to it.
"This is Wade. What? No. It can't be. Are you sure? Damn. All right I'll tell them," said Wade shutting off the phone. Samantha and Bond looked at him.
"Godzilla has appeared off the coast of Florida. The Navy is currently engaging him, but it doesn't look good," said Wade.
"Yucca should be coming up in about a half hour," Samantha said.
"Good," said Bond. The car zoomed on along the highway.
Atlantic Ocean: Cook watched in horror as a massive storm pounded the fleet and Godzilla was demolishing every plane in the sky. The two frigates had surrounded Godzilla and were pummeling him with shells.
"Not good, not good," said Sandurz.
"This storm is destroying more of our planes than Godzilla is. We'd better recall them," said Cook. A nearby lieutenant hung up a phone.
"You'd better send them towards land sir," said the lieutenant.
"What? Why?" Cook asked.
"There's a hurricane coming. ETA sixteen minutes," said the lieutenant. Cook looked through the rain streaked window to see the hurricane approaching. A flaming fighter flew past the bridge and slammed into the deck. The deck crews were so heavily battered by the weather that they couldn't stay on deck to douse it off. Thankfully the rain quickly extinguished the flames, but no one could go out to see if the pilot was still alive.
"Get us out of here!" exclaimed Cook. The Enterprise slowly began to turn around and flee the scene. Behind them, Godzilla's spines lit up and Godzilla fired it's atomic breath at the Lafayette blowing it up. The Yorkshire increased its pounding on Godzilla to avenge its sister ship when suddenly the hurricane hit. Godzilla dove underwater as up above the Yorkshire capsized and began sinking. The remaining fighters attempted to escape from the wrath of the hurricane, some made it and some didn't. Below the water, Godzilla attempted to escape but was sucked up by the quick current. Godzilla was soon flailing around the cone and was pounded by debris. Godzilla finally slammed into the water at the center of the hurricane. Its spikes lit up as Godzilla prepared to fire its atomic breath.
Enterprise: "Good. Maybe the hurricane will avenge the deaths of our men and destroy that creature," said Cook smiling. Suddenly the hurricane lit up like a flashlight with streams of light, and then exploded fling debris everywhere. Cook and Sandurz watched in horror as Godzilla roared in triumph at defeating the hurricane. Then Godzilla noticed the Enterprise in the distance and swam after it.
"Increase speed..." said Cook before being thrown to the ground. Godzilla had already caught up with the Enterprise and slammed its hand through the hull and pulled out the main reactor. Godzilla began to feast on its energy as the Enterprise slowly began to sink.
"Evacuate the Enterprise. Godzilla, we won't forget this!" exclaimed Cook. Godzilla meanwhile had finished his meal and dove beneath the waves leaving the Enterprise behind.
Five miles South of Yucca: Bond had been gassing up his car when a News broadcast came on. It showed Godzilla fighting with the Navy and ended with its destruction of the hurricane. Bond looked at it shocked, Wade scowled when it mentioned the destruction of the fleet, and Samantha just hung her head in disbelief.
"They say that Godzilla's as unstoppable as a hurricane. I guess they were wrong. It's more," she said. Bond faced her.
"Admit it. That thing is too powerful. It must be destroyed before it can wreak more havoc and destruction. Those men and women in that fleet didn't deserve to die!" said Bond.
"They attacked Godzilla without provocation. If they'd left it alone, they would have been left alone! Godzilla is just a creature trying to survive in a cruel and inhumane world!" yelled Sarah back.
"No! It must be stopped before it decides that humankind should be eradicated. Godzilla has no right to kill anyone. No one does," said Bond.
"That's funny. You do. You and Godzilla are more alike than you think. You don't want to harm anyone, but you have no choice," said Sarah storming off to the car.
"We're nothing alike!" yelled Bond back. He stormed off as well leaving Wade by himself who hung his head down in a moment of silence for the fallen U.S. soldiers.
Pentagon, location of G-Force HQ: "According to reports, Godzilla's going to make landfall somewhere near the Texas/Mexico border. We're currently amassing as many military units as possible there to stop the monster," said Gen. Taggart.
"The hell would he want there? I don't believe Godzilla feeds on oil deposits does he?" asked Sgt. Smithers.
"The why isn't important, after Godzilla trashed the pride of the navy, we need a successful military campaign against this creature. Godzilla cannot be allowed to enter U.S. soil," said Taggart.
"Okay. I'll go talk with the joint chiefs of staff on this one and then the president," said Smithers leaving. Taggart picked up a phone and called in for more military to arrive at Texas.
Yucca: The three occupants of the BMW sat in silence as the radio reported the military buildup on the Texas/Gulf of Mexico shoreline. Their car was in a line waiting to get into the facility.
"There can be no doubt that Godzilla will make landfall in Texas. The only question is why? What would draw Godzilla here? After his surprise appearance in London, kaijuologists can only speculate that perhaps something terrible is happening in the world that has driven Godzilla away from the Pacific Ocean. Only time will tell what that something is. In other news…" the radio reporter droned on.
"Tell me Ms. Cummings, why do you think Godzilla is coming to the U.S.?" asked Wade. Samantha shrugged.
"There could be millions of different reasons. Maybe he's here to obtain nuclear material, maybe a monster is about to show up in America. I don't really know," Samantha admitted.
"Well whatever the reason, the army is going to make sure Godzilla doesn't have a good time here," said Bond.
"Look. I'm sorry for writing off the death of those soldiers as their own fault. They followed their sense of duty and stood up to Godzilla despite the odds. They didn't deserve to die I agree. But regardless, Godzilla only goes places with a genuine reason. Clearly by attempting to stop him, we might make things worse," Samantha said.
"Thank you for apologizing," said Wade. Their car arrived at the gate.
"I.D. please," said the attendant. Bond pulled out his I.D.
"Gavyn Sykes. NRC representative. I'm on a surprise inspection with the authority of the president," said Bond. Samantha gave her I.D.
"Samantha Cummings, G-Force. I'm just here to make sure the waste isn't producing any radioactivity that would attract Godzilla," said Samantha. Wade presented his I.D.
"Tony Hawke. Yes I know it sounds the same as the skateboarder," said Wade. He got a strange look from the attendant, Bond, and Samantha.
"What?" he demanded. The attendant shrugged and checked a couple of screens.
"Whatever. You're all cleared. Just proceed to the parking lot and there should a tour group waiting to go inside. The tour should answer all of your questions and provide you with the opportunity to conduct your own examinations. If there's anything left, please contact our chief Jake Styles," said the attendant. He handed back the cards.
"Right. Thanks," said Bond accepting his I.D. back. Bond gunned the engine and drove into the lot. They parked and joined the tour group.
"Wow. We must be lucky because Jake Styles is leading us," said Samantha. Jake motioned for them all to enter the facility.
"Before I begin, I'd like to tell you that Godzilla has currently engaged the army on the Texas coast," said Jake.
Texas: "Fire!" yelled the tank commander. Godzilla was still off shore but was steadily approaching land. Dozens of tanks opened fire and Godzilla roared out as the shells hit its body.
"Airborne unit incoming," said Taggart. A dozen fighters streaked by and unleashed their missiles at Godzilla. Godzilla roared again at the barrage but continued moving forward.
"Continue the assault. We can't let that thing get any closer to land," said Taggart. More shells pounded Godzilla and this time several mines went off in the water spraying water everywhere. Godzilla suddenly stopped its advance.
"What's it doing?" asked Taggart watching Godzilla through binoculars from the mobile command center.
"Unknown sir," said a Lt nearby. Godzilla looked at the entire armada before him and then dove beneath the surface.
"It's smart. It knows we have no underwater units besides those mines," said Taggart. Suddenly the water began to change color and boil.
"Oh no! Move the tanks out of the way now!" exclaimed Taggart. The tanks slowly began to move away, but it was too late. A massive energy beam flew out of the water and annihilated the first wave of tanks. Godzilla surfaced again and let out a triumphant roar.
"Move the second and third waves back. Prepare to launch our ICBM missiles," said Taggart.
"Sir. Is that wise?" asked Smithers.
"I have order to deal with that thing by any means necessary. Now remove those tanks and fire the missiles!" demanded Taggart.
"Yes sir," said Smithers reluctantly. The tanks began to pull back and in Florida, several missile silos opened.
"Launch in 3...2...1," said Smithers. The missiles streaked out of the silos and into the air headed for Godzilla. Godzilla had surfaced by the time they were visible in the background. Godzilla was advancing through the nearest town when their roar was heard. Godzilla spun around and growled at the missiles. Godzilla's spines began to light up.
"No! He can't be allowed to destroy the missiles," said Taggart. Godzilla fired his atomic breath at the missiles and destroyed two of them. However a third streaked through the explosions and slammed into Godzilla. It exploded flinging Godzilla several miles away.
"Got him," said Taggart smiling. A loud roar soon made him drop his smile as Godzilla stood up, brushed off some dirt, and marched off. Taggart growled.
"All units resume fire," said Taggart. The tanks resumed their fire at Godzilla who merely brushed them aside and stormed off at full speed.
"We'll have to set up a second line of defense elsewhere. We've lost this round," said Smithers.
"You'll pay for this Godzilla!" Taggart yelled. Godzilla spun around and roared as loudly as possible before continuing his trek into the United States.
Yucca: "Here is where we store the waste and over there is the receiving area," said Jake inside one of the various tunnels in the mountain. Samantha, Bond, and Wade were part of a fifteen person tour group. Bond and Wade took in every detail with interest as Samantha checked for radiation with a Geiger counter.
"Ms. Cummings, I can assure you that there is no radiation in the main chamber. The vaults are extremely secure," said Jake.
"Just making sure," said Samantha.
"But of course. After all, we don't want Mr. Sykes giving a bad report for this facility," said Jake proceeding down a tunnel. Samantha took a few more readings before walking over to Bond and Wade.
"Gavyn, Tony, I'm not detecting any radiation," she said. Wade shrugged.
"So? That proves the place is secure," said Wade confidently.
"I haven't detected a single spike. Even with the best protection, some radiation has to leak out. This just isn't possible. The only way it could is if there is no nuclear waste at all in this entire facility," she said.
"Hmmm," said Bond.
"I've got to take a look at a storage facility to be sure. Something doesn't add up here," she said walking after the group.
"That is strange," admitted Wade reluctantly.
"I'll try and sneak her in tonight and look at one of those storage areas more closely," said Bond.
"It could be because there's no radiation in this particular area of the facility," said Wade.
"Then why would Jake say there is?" asked Bond raising an eyebrow.
"You're not suggesting Jake is in on this are you? He's a valuable member of the NRC…I think," said Wade thinking hard.
"You're not with the NRC are you? It's not important. Jake would've known where that shipment was when it was stolen a few days ago. He probably organizes the routes the waste takes. He might also have known about the shipment in London. After all, I did some research about that shipment, it originated from the U.S.," said Bond.
"What're you thinking?" asked Wade.
"I'm thinking he's purposely sending waste to areas where they could easily be stolen and escape without a trace," said Bond.
"I refuse to accept that without any proof," said Wade.
"I'll find you proof," said Bond. They joined the group as the tour continued through the installation.
Alamo: A squad of tanks opened fire on Godzilla who merely brushed through them and smashed right through the old fort, destroying it. A pair of Apache helicopters shadowed Godzilla as it continued its trek westwards.
Temporary HQ: "Where are you going Godzilla?" asked Taggart rhetorically.
"Well clearly he's headed somewhere important and has avoided most major cities so as not to slow him down," said Smithers.
"Do we have a direct line on Godzilla's route? Any major cities in the way?" asked Taggart. Smithers shook his head.
"Godzilla's not traveling on any direct path. The main scientists at G-Force are stumped. They think that Godzilla isn't exactly aware as to where it's going, but has the general direction in mind. It's confusing," said Smithers shaking his head in disbelief.
"Godzilla isn't meant to be understood," said Taggart. A large video screen on a nearby wall showed Godzilla's trek through Texas from the helicopters vantage point.
"What about that TC system from Japan?" asked Taggart.
"The system that was used by Japan unsuccessfully to try to keep Godzilla away from the Takahami Nuclear Power Plant, the one that produces artificial lightning and thunder and uses mine type objects to electrify Godzilla? After it's failure, the Japanese scrapped the idea. They placed it in cold storage. Why?" asked Smithers.
"Contact the JSDF. See if they'll be willing to loan it to us. Even if it doesn't work, at the very least it might stop Godzilla long enough to figure out its plan," said Taggart.
"Sir, even if the JSDF allows it to be used here, it'll take forever. It's not worth the effort," said Smithers.
"Maybe you didn't hear me correctly. GET THAT SYSTEM NOW!" exclaimed Taggart. The nearby soldiers all looked at him, but when Taggart gave them a glance, they returned to their business.
"Yes sir," said Smithers walking over to a phone. He made a few calls and returned to Taggart.
"We're in luck. The Japanese attempted to sell the system to Miramax for a publicity stunt. Miramax supposedly verbally agreed to it, but later they denied it. The system was finally sold three years later in 92," said Smithers.
"To who?" Taggart demanded.
"HBO. It's currently stored in one of their warehouses in Los Angeles," said Smithers.
"Contact HBO and ask them for use of the system," said Taggart. Smithers made another call and returned to Taggart.
"They set up the system in 92, but they never used it. It's currently set up in Southern California right next to the ocean. They say it's too dangerous to move without the proper equipment and personnel which are somewhere in Japan," said Smithers.
"That doesn't help us," said Taggart.
"No sir. We'll have to come up with an alternate plan," said Smithers.
"Okay. Here's what we do," said Taggart pointing to a map on the table in front of them, "We set up a defensive line here. We put some tanks there and some fighter support. We'll also do some pit work like the Japanese do and make Godzilla fall in. Then we bomb the pit. Finally we pull out and repeat the process. Hopefully we can slow that saurian down long enough to evacuate anything it its path," said Taggart.
"Yes sir," said Smithers walking off to make the preparations. Taggart picked up a toy Godzilla that represented the real one's location and squeezed it in his hand. The model crumpled and broke. Taggart growled at the image of Godzilla on the monitor.
"I will not allow you free reign of my country," said Taggart.
Yucca, midnight: Wade had stayed behind at the hotel while Samantha and Bond returned to the mountain facility. Bond stopped the car right in front of fence barricading the area.
"How're we going to get in? Do you have some fantastic device that spouts lasers or something?" asked Samantha. Bond pulled out a large object.
"The jaws of life will suffice in this situation. Not everything requires a high tech solution," said Bond. He cut the wire and stepped through. Samantha followed and the two of them headed for the entrance to the tunnels. When they arrived there, Bond pulled out a key.
"You stole the key to this facility?" asked Samantha.
"Not quite," said Bond. He pressed a button on the key and it fired a laser shorting out the lock. Bond opened the door and stepped in.
"Now let's see if this place truly is lacking in the nuclear waste department," said Bond. He approached one of the doors but Samantha stopped him.
"Clearly this place has security cameras. I bet they're showing the inside of the storage areas," she said.
"But if Jake is in control then how will that help us?" asked Bond.
"It's either that or we could accidentally turn into lightbulbs," said Samantha. Bond thought about what Q had said.
"I'm not giving Q the satisfaction of being right," said Bond. They proceeded down a couple of tunnels before finding the booth. Inside was a single guard. Bond pulled out a small box with two prongs on the end.
"What's that? A videogame?" asked Samantha incredulously.
"No. It's a taser. I'm going to shock the guard unconscious," said Bond. He quietly slipped inside and stunned the guard who fell like a rock. Bond motioned for Samantha crept into the booth. Bond meanwhile had accessed the remote cameras. Most of the screens showed up black with a 'temporarily out of commission' line across the screen.
"How very convenient," Bond said.
"Yeah. All the areas that I didn't detect any radiation by, we conveniently can't see into. Are there any camera that are working?" Samantha asked. Bond cycled through several screens before locating one that worked. It showed a brief image of Jake Styles walking along a tunnel.
"C'mon let's follow him," said Bond. The two of them ventured down several tunnels before seeing Jake in the distance. They followed him down a few more tunnels before he stopped next to a group of heavily armed men and women.
"Everything is proceeding as we planned. No government, not even Godzilla can stop us now. A new shipment of waste will be arriving and after we steal it, we won't need any more. After you have it, head for home base. Soon we'll be rich and powerful beyond our dreams," said Jake. Bond was about to leave when the cold muzzle of a gun poked his neck.
"Alright, both of you get up. Now move," said the person behind them. Bond and Samantha walked towards Jake and his mercenaries.
"We've got them Mr. Drax," said the mercenary. Bond poked his head up at that.
"Drax?" he thought confused. Jake looked at them. He nodded his head.
"Ah Ms. Cummings, Mr. Bond, I've been expecting you. Welcome. I trust you know enough about my operation that I don't need to explain anything to you," said Jake.
"You're not really Jake Styles are you?" asked Bond.
"Actually I am Jake Styles, it's just that I falsified my last name. I'm Jake Drax, son of Hugo Drax whom I'm sure you're well aware of. After you killed him and sucked his body out into space, I vowed revenge. But over the years I've gotten over what you did to him, and I'm willing to forgive you. After all, leaders don't want competitors correct? Heh. Oh well, I just thought I'd say that," said Jake. The guard smashed his gun over Bond's head knocking him unconscious.
"Now Ms. Cummings, if you'd be so kind as to accompany us. I'd love to hear you're opinions on Godzilla's current rampage in our fair country," said Jake smiling. Samantha was forced onto one of the hummers in the tunnel and the group drove off leaving Bond behind.
"You're insane," said Samantha.
"Yes I know. Most geniuses were," said Jake. The Hummers left the facility and drove off into the night.
30 miles southeast of the Texas-New Mexico Border: Godzilla had just smashed his way over I-20 and was heading directly towards the first pit. The pit had been cleverly concealed with dirt, dust, and sand, and a group of tanks stood just beyond the pit away from Godzilla. Godzilla steadily advanced toward the pit and stopped at the beginning of it.
"C'mon go in," said Taggart using his hands to try and imitate pushing Godzilla just a step forward. Taggart was still in the command center and watching Godzilla yet again on the videoscreen.
"He's not going for it," said Smithers. Godzilla looked at the tanks confused that they weren't advancing. Godzilla then looked at the ground in front of it and gave a low growl.
"That thing's not smart enough to know about the trap we set for it," said Taggart.
"With all due respect sir, Godzilla's intelligence has never been really mapped. It's estimated that Godzilla does have the intelligence of a human if not more," said Smithers.
"That thing is nothing more than a dumb brute, a dinosaur with a pea brain," said Taggart. Smithers just sighed. It had been proven that Godzilla had a brain that was the same in proportion to its body as a human's was. Taggart refused to believe that though.
"Go you stupid thing! Go!" yelled Taggart at the screen. Godzilla looked at the ground once more, growled loudly, and fired its atomic breath at the ground. The breath vaporized the nets holding up the dirt and exposed the pit underneath. Godzilla roared again and proceeded to walk around the pit. The tanks opened fire, but they were promptly ignored.
"Order those tanks to pull out. Send in the bombers and pepper the area with bombs," said Taggart to a nearby officer.
"Sir! We can't bomb U.S. territory! Godzilla is mobile, many of the bombs will miss and who knows what destruction they'll cause!" exclaimed Smithers.
"I don't care. Open fire!" yelled Taggart.
New Mexico: Godzilla had just crossed over the border when the bombing began. A dozen bombers flew overhead dropping incendiaries. Godzilla roared as the bombs exploded on his body and all around him. Godzilla fired a stray blast of radiation into the night sky at his unseen enemy, but the shot didn't connect. Godzilla growled and moved forward despite the onslaught. A couple minutes later the bombing stopped and Godzilla ran off at full pace.
"I want all forces mobilized. We're still going to track it, but I want that TC system up and running. Somehow we've got to lure that thing to Southern California. I want G-Force tacticians on it right away," said Taggart.
"Yes sir," said Smithers scowling at Taggart's waste of ammunition. He left to call G-Force.
Hotel near Yucca, 1 week later: "Jimmy!" yelled Wade. Bond sat up in the bed with a start. He held his head due to a massive headache.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Maybe I should ask you this. What's the last thing you remember?" asked Jake. Bond blinked a few times to clear his eyes.
"We were in the tunnel and we confronted Jake. The next thing I know, I'm here. It was Jake. He was behind it. A Drax! I can't believe it!" exclaimed Bond.
"Yeah well you've been fading in and out of consciousness for the past week. We found you in the tunnel, and Ms. Cummings is gone. Another shipment was stolen, and we don't know where it is. To make matters worse, we lost track of Godzilla three days ago somewhere in Arizona. We have the best technology, and we lost a 164-foot lizard. Says something about U.S. military intelligence doesn't it," said Wade laughing. He then sighed and held his head in his hands.
"I've got to get in contact with MI6," said Bond.
"The nearest place to contact them is back in Vegas," said Wade.
"Let's go," said Bond. He jumped up but immediately fell back in bed from exhaustion.
"How about I drive," said Wade. He helped Bond into the car and loaded their luggage. Then Wade got in the drivers seat and drove off towards Las Vegas.
New Military HQ for action against Godzilla, Nevada: "We've had no Godzilla sightings for the past 72 hours. Face it, we've lost that thing," said Smithers. Taggart slammed his fist onto the table.
"If we don't find Godzilla, heads will role. My ass is on the line here!" yelled Taggart.
"Yes sir. We've set up our defenses on the Arizona-California border. Clearly Godzilla's headed for the Pacific," said Smithers.
"Good. We'll find Godzilla and destroy him once and for all," said Taggart.
Las Vegas, midnight: "Here we are," said Wade. He pulled the BMW into a parking lot in the strip. A lot of screaming was heard and a whole bunch of people ran down the road.
"Must be filming a new movie," said Wade. A building exploded in the background.
"Impressive," Wade said. He turned to go into the hotel when a shadow suddenly loomed over them. Wade and Bond spun around.
"Oh my god," said Wade. Godzilla had entered the strip of Las Vegas, Nevada. Godzilla reared back and leaned forward roaring a challenge to this city of lights. Godzilla stomped down the street.
"The King has returned to Vegas," said Bond.