Chapter 1
2025 Mid afternoon Base of Mount Fuji Just outside Tokyo, Japan
The two tank battalions moved across the field, shredding the earth below the many tank treads. They moved at a relatively slow pace up the small hill for they knew what was over the ridge. As the battalions came to a halt, the smell of diesel fuel hung in the air. All of a sudden, a small vibration could be felt coming through the ground, the sound of thunder far away could be heard. The vibration began to get stronger and pulsated; the sound continued to get louder. Over the sound of the idle tank engines and men clamoring about getting the munitions loaded, a loud, ear-shattering roar could be heard. It pierced the hearts of the bravest commanders. Godzilla was approaching. Commander Gendo Akashima of the 22nd battalion yelled orders into his radio "Akashima to command, ready the artillery for firing!" Two and a half miles away, the 83rd artillery battalion jumped into action. They readied the three cannons, setting the guns to Godzilla's position with GPS guidance. The hydraulics moved the cannons to the proper position for firing. The shells were loaded, and the cannons were ready. With Godzilla's coordinates locked, the three artillery cannons fired.
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The tanks waited. "All units, don't fire until the artillery shells hit the target," Akashima yelled over the radio. At that moment, one of Akashima's men came up to him to report. "Sir." "Yes, Lieutenant Takedaka." "Sir, the masers have reported in. They are in position and await your orders." "Good. Tell them to fire when we pull back into the valley." "Yes Sir" Takedaka said as he saluted Akashima and went to give the commander's orders. All of a sudden, a loud whistling sound could be heard in the air. "Prepare to fire" Akashima yelled as he ducked back into his tank, shutting the hatch just as the artillery shells could be seen screaming toward their target. Godzilla could be seen coming up over the hill, head and torso clearly visible. As he continued his lumbering pace, every person in the tank battalions couldn't help but stare in awe at Godzilla's dark form. His body was pitted and grooved from his feral head to his long elegant tail. Down his back ran three rows of bone white, irregular dorsal plates, which clanged together with every step Godzilla took. Godzilla's head shot up as he heard a faint whistling sound, and then came the tremendous impact as the three artillery shells hit Godzilla squarely on the head. At that precise moment, the tanks opened fire with new explosive-tipped armor piercing shells. The shells hit with huge explosive force into Godzilla's chest. Godzilla bellowed in rage. A flight of old F- 15 Eagles flew overhead dropping laser guided bombs on Godzilla. The bombs hit, causing Godzilla to lose his balance and fall to the ground, shaking the earth beneath his immense size. Godzilla stood back up and looked to the sky for the things that always stung him. He focused his angry gaze on them. Blue atomic electricity danced along his dorsal plates; awesome energy collected in his throat. The air around him heated to extreme temperatures. Godzilla let loose a blast of blue-white nuclear fire directly at the aircraft. His beam struck home destroying two of the Eagles in huge balls of fuel-induced fire and damaging the other. The remaining aircraft made a hasty retreat. Godzilla then turned his attention to the tanks firing at him. With ammunition running dangerously low, Commander Akashima yelled commands into his radio "Retreat to the fallback point; the maser cannons will open fire once we're there." The tanks revved their engines and moved away from the advancing monster, their cannons still firing. A quarter of a mile behind the tanks, on two opposite plateaus overlooking the small valley below, two battalions of maser tanks lined the ridges. " Lock onto Godzilla but do not fire until he is within optimum range," the commander of the masers said into his radio. The tanks continued in full retreat, firing at Godzilla's head to keep the monster confused. As the tanks and Godzilla moved into the valley, the masers opened fire. Godzilla could feel searing pain on his chest and head as blue-white beams of energy arced from the plateaus and hit Godzilla with full force. Godzilla howled in pain and rage. The tanks stopped firing and moved back completely for rearming. The masers continued the assault on the monster, their beams of pure energy from the new downsized fusion engines hitting Godzilla squarely on his upper body. Godzilla was becoming more enraged. He charged the plateau on his right with surprising speed, slamming the mountainside with his full bulk of 66,000 tons. The rocks at the base crumbled into dust, the ledge collapsed, taking the four masers with it. They exploded in a huge ball of flame, their fusion engines giving Godzilla an unexpected energy boost. The masers on the opposite plateau continued to fire. "Sir," yelled one of the ensigns, "the cannon is overheating. If we keep this up, it could melt and the engine explode." "I know that," barked the commander, "but we have to hold Godzilla back at all costs. Otherwise Tokyo will become a smoldering ruin." Godzilla turned around and faced the other masers. His dorsal plates began to glow with radioactive energy. He fired his destructive weapon. The maser melted instantly under the onslaught of the radioactive energy. They blew up in a plume of red-orange fire, their fusion engines going critical, destroying the other plateau. Suddenly the sound of twenty 105mm tank cannons opening fire could be heard in the valley. The two battalions fired continuously at Godzilla, his body encompassed in explosions. Godzilla roared in anger. With his spines still glowing, and energy still building in his throat Godzilla charged the tanks. He fired a blast of energy, taking out a whole battalion with one sweep of his deadly oral ray. Akashima yelled commands into his radio, " Move into a loose formation and continue to fire." Godzilla fired again, destroying four more tanks. "All units pull back!! Retreat!! Retreat!! Command, reacquire target and fire the artillery!" "Command to Akashima, we'll do better than that. Three battleships are waiting in Tokyo Bay to fire the napalm cruise missiles. Pull back to base. The Air Force and Navy will take care of the situation from here." "Roger command, Akashima out." Godzilla fired once again taking two more tanks. The remaining four stopped firing and began to move at top speed, pulling away from Godzilla. Offshore in Tokyo Bay, three Omori class super battleships received the order to fire. Leaping from the portside launchers, three cruise missiles with napalm warheads headed toward their target. The tanks had just moved back to the forward command post, far from Godzilla's wrath. With loud deafening sound, the missiles hit. Napalm spread out bathing Godzilla and the valley around him with flames. The kaiju roared in pain. The fires heated to thousands of degrees. The forest around Godzilla fueled the fires further. Great gouts of smoke rose from the forest and Godzilla's hide. Overhead, a full squadron of F/A-18 Super Hornets flew overhead launching their entire ordinance. Godzilla's cries of pain and anger could be heard over the explosions. Godzilla's dorsal plates began to glow a bright orange, fusion energy arced across his body. With an ear-shattering howl of intense rage, Godzilla unleashed his nuclear fury. A sphere of pure energy began to expand around Godzilla. The sphere snuffed out the napalm-induced flames and leveled the surviving forest. The sphere continued growing; the Super Hornets could not fly fast enough and were instantly obliterated. Godzilla bellowed in victory. Commander Akashima, watching the battle from the forward command post, looked on in awe and horror. "Nothing can stop him now. Nothing at all."
2025 Mid afternoon Base of Mount Fuji Just outside Tokyo, Japan
The two tank battalions moved across the field, shredding the earth below the many tank treads. They moved at a relatively slow pace up the small hill for they knew what was over the ridge. As the battalions came to a halt, the smell of diesel fuel hung in the air. All of a sudden, a small vibration could be felt coming through the ground, the sound of thunder far away could be heard. The vibration began to get stronger and pulsated; the sound continued to get louder. Over the sound of the idle tank engines and men clamoring about getting the munitions loaded, a loud, ear-shattering roar could be heard. It pierced the hearts of the bravest commanders. Godzilla was approaching. Commander Gendo Akashima of the 22nd battalion yelled orders into his radio "Akashima to command, ready the artillery for firing!" Two and a half miles away, the 83rd artillery battalion jumped into action. They readied the three cannons, setting the guns to Godzilla's position with GPS guidance. The hydraulics moved the cannons to the proper position for firing. The shells were loaded, and the cannons were ready. With Godzilla's coordinates locked, the three artillery cannons fired.
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The tanks waited. "All units, don't fire until the artillery shells hit the target," Akashima yelled over the radio. At that moment, one of Akashima's men came up to him to report. "Sir." "Yes, Lieutenant Takedaka." "Sir, the masers have reported in. They are in position and await your orders." "Good. Tell them to fire when we pull back into the valley." "Yes Sir" Takedaka said as he saluted Akashima and went to give the commander's orders. All of a sudden, a loud whistling sound could be heard in the air. "Prepare to fire" Akashima yelled as he ducked back into his tank, shutting the hatch just as the artillery shells could be seen screaming toward their target. Godzilla could be seen coming up over the hill, head and torso clearly visible. As he continued his lumbering pace, every person in the tank battalions couldn't help but stare in awe at Godzilla's dark form. His body was pitted and grooved from his feral head to his long elegant tail. Down his back ran three rows of bone white, irregular dorsal plates, which clanged together with every step Godzilla took. Godzilla's head shot up as he heard a faint whistling sound, and then came the tremendous impact as the three artillery shells hit Godzilla squarely on the head. At that precise moment, the tanks opened fire with new explosive-tipped armor piercing shells. The shells hit with huge explosive force into Godzilla's chest. Godzilla bellowed in rage. A flight of old F- 15 Eagles flew overhead dropping laser guided bombs on Godzilla. The bombs hit, causing Godzilla to lose his balance and fall to the ground, shaking the earth beneath his immense size. Godzilla stood back up and looked to the sky for the things that always stung him. He focused his angry gaze on them. Blue atomic electricity danced along his dorsal plates; awesome energy collected in his throat. The air around him heated to extreme temperatures. Godzilla let loose a blast of blue-white nuclear fire directly at the aircraft. His beam struck home destroying two of the Eagles in huge balls of fuel-induced fire and damaging the other. The remaining aircraft made a hasty retreat. Godzilla then turned his attention to the tanks firing at him. With ammunition running dangerously low, Commander Akashima yelled commands into his radio "Retreat to the fallback point; the maser cannons will open fire once we're there." The tanks revved their engines and moved away from the advancing monster, their cannons still firing. A quarter of a mile behind the tanks, on two opposite plateaus overlooking the small valley below, two battalions of maser tanks lined the ridges. " Lock onto Godzilla but do not fire until he is within optimum range," the commander of the masers said into his radio. The tanks continued in full retreat, firing at Godzilla's head to keep the monster confused. As the tanks and Godzilla moved into the valley, the masers opened fire. Godzilla could feel searing pain on his chest and head as blue-white beams of energy arced from the plateaus and hit Godzilla with full force. Godzilla howled in pain and rage. The tanks stopped firing and moved back completely for rearming. The masers continued the assault on the monster, their beams of pure energy from the new downsized fusion engines hitting Godzilla squarely on his upper body. Godzilla was becoming more enraged. He charged the plateau on his right with surprising speed, slamming the mountainside with his full bulk of 66,000 tons. The rocks at the base crumbled into dust, the ledge collapsed, taking the four masers with it. They exploded in a huge ball of flame, their fusion engines giving Godzilla an unexpected energy boost. The masers on the opposite plateau continued to fire. "Sir," yelled one of the ensigns, "the cannon is overheating. If we keep this up, it could melt and the engine explode." "I know that," barked the commander, "but we have to hold Godzilla back at all costs. Otherwise Tokyo will become a smoldering ruin." Godzilla turned around and faced the other masers. His dorsal plates began to glow with radioactive energy. He fired his destructive weapon. The maser melted instantly under the onslaught of the radioactive energy. They blew up in a plume of red-orange fire, their fusion engines going critical, destroying the other plateau. Suddenly the sound of twenty 105mm tank cannons opening fire could be heard in the valley. The two battalions fired continuously at Godzilla, his body encompassed in explosions. Godzilla roared in anger. With his spines still glowing, and energy still building in his throat Godzilla charged the tanks. He fired a blast of energy, taking out a whole battalion with one sweep of his deadly oral ray. Akashima yelled commands into his radio, " Move into a loose formation and continue to fire." Godzilla fired again, destroying four more tanks. "All units pull back!! Retreat!! Retreat!! Command, reacquire target and fire the artillery!" "Command to Akashima, we'll do better than that. Three battleships are waiting in Tokyo Bay to fire the napalm cruise missiles. Pull back to base. The Air Force and Navy will take care of the situation from here." "Roger command, Akashima out." Godzilla fired once again taking two more tanks. The remaining four stopped firing and began to move at top speed, pulling away from Godzilla. Offshore in Tokyo Bay, three Omori class super battleships received the order to fire. Leaping from the portside launchers, three cruise missiles with napalm warheads headed toward their target. The tanks had just moved back to the forward command post, far from Godzilla's wrath. With loud deafening sound, the missiles hit. Napalm spread out bathing Godzilla and the valley around him with flames. The kaiju roared in pain. The fires heated to thousands of degrees. The forest around Godzilla fueled the fires further. Great gouts of smoke rose from the forest and Godzilla's hide. Overhead, a full squadron of F/A-18 Super Hornets flew overhead launching their entire ordinance. Godzilla's cries of pain and anger could be heard over the explosions. Godzilla's dorsal plates began to glow a bright orange, fusion energy arced across his body. With an ear-shattering howl of intense rage, Godzilla unleashed his nuclear fury. A sphere of pure energy began to expand around Godzilla. The sphere snuffed out the napalm-induced flames and leveled the surviving forest. The sphere continued growing; the Super Hornets could not fly fast enough and were instantly obliterated. Godzilla bellowed in victory. Commander Akashima, watching the battle from the forward command post, looked on in awe and horror. "Nothing can stop him now. Nothing at all."