Hong Kong, China
A few hours later
Hong Kong, another untouched city, had become a bustling business city. Shining skyscrapers stood proudly throughout the city, rising hundreds of feet into the sky. Hong Kong had become what Tokyo and New York had once been; loud, crowded cities.
All the elevated screens scattered throughout the city showed the brief battle in Osaka that had taken place earlier. People were now ignoring these images, having already heard everything the news had to saw and confident no monster would attack without meeting the formidable Earth Defense Force. Unfortunately, the nearest EDF patrol was an hour away.
Without warning a group of buzzing shapes appeared from the north. The sirens sounded throughout the city and people immediately went into frenzy. A minute later a dozen orange praying mantis descended upon Hong Kong. They ranged from fifteen to a hundred feet in length and made deep crunching sounds with their mandibles.
Wasting no time many of the insects began eating whatever they grabbed. The larger mantis clung to the sides of buildings and ripped them to pieces, causing people to plummet to the ground, becoming found for the smaller bugs. High above in the sky EDF bombers struggled to lock their bombs onto the frantic monsters amongst the skyscrapers. A missed bomb could cause hundreds of lives, but the hesitation was coasting just as many. Then, before a decision could be made, a set of spiked dorsal plates began to rise from the sea. The owner broke through the waves and quickly strolled onto land and roared the bell-like Godzilla roar; only this one was noticeably shriller. This monster resembled Godzilla from the dorsal plates to the stature, but with three noticeable differences. The dorsal plates were far more erratic and stuck out farther from the monster's back. The skin was a green-blue rather than the charcoal gray. Also, this Godzilla was eighty feet tall. Immediately a thirty foot praying mantis noticed the little Godzilla and landed a few meters in front of it. It stood half its length, hardly threatening to the monster, but the mantis maintained illogical confidence. It shrieked and leaped at the Godzilla. The mutant reptile quickly stepped to the side, raised its tail, and then brought it down on the praying mantis. The monster hit the ground with a thunderous crash and an equally audible crunch as its exoskeleton was crushed. Yellow fluid began to ooze from the cracks in the insect's body. The little Godzilla began marching inward and was met by a trio of eight foot mantis before it reached an intersection. Two stood in front and behind the Godzilla, while another hovered above its head. The mutant roared and charged forward, lowering its body to head butts the first mantis. The bug jumped above the monster's head and joined the hovering one. The Godzilla turned, roared, and jumped into the air. It grabbed the praying mantis' abdomen and pulled it down. The little Godzilla threw the insect into a steel skyscraper, the building collapsing on the creature. The other landed mantis leaped at the Godzilla. The little Godzilla ducked and let the insect cut itself on the sharp spikes of the silver plates. It left its yellow blood on the plates and continued to pour out the goop as it glided towards a glass skyscraper, crashing into the building, shattering the glass, and landing in the street beyond. The hovering mantis shrieked and began flying away, above the Godzilla and the glass skyscraper. Determined to exterminate these creatures the little Godzilla effortlessly marched through the skyscraper, causing it to slowly crash to the ground, spraying glass and dust everywhere. Upon plowing through the building the little Godzilla found itself in a large open park. The remaining nine mantises of the swarm had all collected in the green, grassy park. The Godzilla roared ferociously and charged into the swarm. The insects all parted then surrounded the small, mutant dinosaur. Immediately they began clawing and punching the Godzilla with their claws and chewing with their mandibles. The little Godzilla screamed in pain, then in anger. It took a deep breath as the assault continued, and then its dorsal plates began to glow a bright red. An orange, red ball of fire began to grow inside the Godzilla's mouth. It aimed directly at a large mantis that had climbed up its body and was preparing to chew at the Godzilla's face. The Godzilla then exhaled, firing the fireball into the mantis' face. The creature's head vaporized and the rest of its body fell turned to cinders in the explosion. The other monsters suddenly retreated, disappearing behind the buildings. The Godzilla roared as its bleeding wounds began to regenerate. A brave pair of hundred foot mantis appeared from their hiding spots. The little Godzilla charged another fireball and fired. The ball moved faster than the insect could move, and the monster was instantly obliterated. The other bug tried to charge at the Godzilla, its claws raised, but was met with a powerful tail swipe. The tail struck the entire body of the insect and it flew across the park into a steel and glass building complex. The Godzilla charged another fireball, then turned and fired again, destroying a seemingly random skyscraper. The mantis hiding on the side was quickly consumed by the fireball. As the explosion died away the city became deadly silent. The little Godzilla growled, hating the anxious wait for another attack. It knew only five praying mantises remained and that they could be coordinating an attack at this very moment. After waiting a full minute the Godzilla took matters into its own hands. It rushed over to a steel tower and dug its claws in the side. With amazing speed the monster began to climb, scaling the building ten times it height. Suddenly a mantis appeared from the other side of the park, flying incredibly fast for something of its size. The Godzilla suddenly proved its reflexes were lighting fast, striking at the charging monster with its tail. The force of the tail cracked its exoskeleton, and the fall to the ground finished the death blow. Another mantis crawled from around the side of the building and swung its claw at the Godzilla's head. The reptile ducked then reached up and grabbed the claw in its mouth. It twisted its neck and the bug lost its grip on the skyscraper. The Godzilla let go and the mantis began falling. Just as it opened its wings a fireball tore into its back, exploding the bug in an orange ball of fire. The little Godzilla finally scaled the tower and clung to the side, looking out over the city. It found the orange forms of the remaining three insects, grouped together as if in a huddle. The Godzilla then did the unbelievable. It leaped from the building it clung to and seemed to glide to where the mantises were grouped together. The bugs saw the Godzilla with their massive glowing eyes and allowed the monster to land between them. The force of the landing caused a small quake then shook the bugs off their feet and created numerous cracks in the ground. The Godzilla had also produced a small crater, and found it had also broken its legs. The mantises took this to their advantage and quickly descended on the Godzilla, forgetting what had happened the last time the monster was swarmed. As before the Godzilla charged a fireball and fired at one of the insects, exploding it easily. The other two retreated again, but this time they did not get far. One was consumed by another fireball, which distracted the other, causing it to crash headfirst into a building. Its head was crushed and its limp body began to slide down the tower, leaving yellow blood streaks. With all its opponents destroyed the Godzilla roared in victory for several minutes, marching back to the park all the while. It then did something a Godzilla had never been seen to do. It yawned and laid on the ground, curling into a ball like a cat then falling asleep.
Hong Kong, another untouched city, had become a bustling business city. Shining skyscrapers stood proudly throughout the city, rising hundreds of feet into the sky. Hong Kong had become what Tokyo and New York had once been; loud, crowded cities.
All the elevated screens scattered throughout the city showed the brief battle in Osaka that had taken place earlier. People were now ignoring these images, having already heard everything the news had to saw and confident no monster would attack without meeting the formidable Earth Defense Force. Unfortunately, the nearest EDF patrol was an hour away.
Without warning a group of buzzing shapes appeared from the north. The sirens sounded throughout the city and people immediately went into frenzy. A minute later a dozen orange praying mantis descended upon Hong Kong. They ranged from fifteen to a hundred feet in length and made deep crunching sounds with their mandibles.
Wasting no time many of the insects began eating whatever they grabbed. The larger mantis clung to the sides of buildings and ripped them to pieces, causing people to plummet to the ground, becoming found for the smaller bugs. High above in the sky EDF bombers struggled to lock their bombs onto the frantic monsters amongst the skyscrapers. A missed bomb could cause hundreds of lives, but the hesitation was coasting just as many. Then, before a decision could be made, a set of spiked dorsal plates began to rise from the sea. The owner broke through the waves and quickly strolled onto land and roared the bell-like Godzilla roar; only this one was noticeably shriller. This monster resembled Godzilla from the dorsal plates to the stature, but with three noticeable differences. The dorsal plates were far more erratic and stuck out farther from the monster's back. The skin was a green-blue rather than the charcoal gray. Also, this Godzilla was eighty feet tall. Immediately a thirty foot praying mantis noticed the little Godzilla and landed a few meters in front of it. It stood half its length, hardly threatening to the monster, but the mantis maintained illogical confidence. It shrieked and leaped at the Godzilla. The mutant reptile quickly stepped to the side, raised its tail, and then brought it down on the praying mantis. The monster hit the ground with a thunderous crash and an equally audible crunch as its exoskeleton was crushed. Yellow fluid began to ooze from the cracks in the insect's body. The little Godzilla began marching inward and was met by a trio of eight foot mantis before it reached an intersection. Two stood in front and behind the Godzilla, while another hovered above its head. The mutant roared and charged forward, lowering its body to head butts the first mantis. The bug jumped above the monster's head and joined the hovering one. The Godzilla turned, roared, and jumped into the air. It grabbed the praying mantis' abdomen and pulled it down. The little Godzilla threw the insect into a steel skyscraper, the building collapsing on the creature. The other landed mantis leaped at the Godzilla. The little Godzilla ducked and let the insect cut itself on the sharp spikes of the silver plates. It left its yellow blood on the plates and continued to pour out the goop as it glided towards a glass skyscraper, crashing into the building, shattering the glass, and landing in the street beyond. The hovering mantis shrieked and began flying away, above the Godzilla and the glass skyscraper. Determined to exterminate these creatures the little Godzilla effortlessly marched through the skyscraper, causing it to slowly crash to the ground, spraying glass and dust everywhere. Upon plowing through the building the little Godzilla found itself in a large open park. The remaining nine mantises of the swarm had all collected in the green, grassy park. The Godzilla roared ferociously and charged into the swarm. The insects all parted then surrounded the small, mutant dinosaur. Immediately they began clawing and punching the Godzilla with their claws and chewing with their mandibles. The little Godzilla screamed in pain, then in anger. It took a deep breath as the assault continued, and then its dorsal plates began to glow a bright red. An orange, red ball of fire began to grow inside the Godzilla's mouth. It aimed directly at a large mantis that had climbed up its body and was preparing to chew at the Godzilla's face. The Godzilla then exhaled, firing the fireball into the mantis' face. The creature's head vaporized and the rest of its body fell turned to cinders in the explosion. The other monsters suddenly retreated, disappearing behind the buildings. The Godzilla roared as its bleeding wounds began to regenerate. A brave pair of hundred foot mantis appeared from their hiding spots. The little Godzilla charged another fireball and fired. The ball moved faster than the insect could move, and the monster was instantly obliterated. The other bug tried to charge at the Godzilla, its claws raised, but was met with a powerful tail swipe. The tail struck the entire body of the insect and it flew across the park into a steel and glass building complex. The Godzilla charged another fireball, then turned and fired again, destroying a seemingly random skyscraper. The mantis hiding on the side was quickly consumed by the fireball. As the explosion died away the city became deadly silent. The little Godzilla growled, hating the anxious wait for another attack. It knew only five praying mantises remained and that they could be coordinating an attack at this very moment. After waiting a full minute the Godzilla took matters into its own hands. It rushed over to a steel tower and dug its claws in the side. With amazing speed the monster began to climb, scaling the building ten times it height. Suddenly a mantis appeared from the other side of the park, flying incredibly fast for something of its size. The Godzilla suddenly proved its reflexes were lighting fast, striking at the charging monster with its tail. The force of the tail cracked its exoskeleton, and the fall to the ground finished the death blow. Another mantis crawled from around the side of the building and swung its claw at the Godzilla's head. The reptile ducked then reached up and grabbed the claw in its mouth. It twisted its neck and the bug lost its grip on the skyscraper. The Godzilla let go and the mantis began falling. Just as it opened its wings a fireball tore into its back, exploding the bug in an orange ball of fire. The little Godzilla finally scaled the tower and clung to the side, looking out over the city. It found the orange forms of the remaining three insects, grouped together as if in a huddle. The Godzilla then did the unbelievable. It leaped from the building it clung to and seemed to glide to where the mantises were grouped together. The bugs saw the Godzilla with their massive glowing eyes and allowed the monster to land between them. The force of the landing caused a small quake then shook the bugs off their feet and created numerous cracks in the ground. The Godzilla had also produced a small crater, and found it had also broken its legs. The mantises took this to their advantage and quickly descended on the Godzilla, forgetting what had happened the last time the monster was swarmed. As before the Godzilla charged a fireball and fired at one of the insects, exploding it easily. The other two retreated again, but this time they did not get far. One was consumed by another fireball, which distracted the other, causing it to crash headfirst into a building. Its head was crushed and its limp body began to slide down the tower, leaving yellow blood streaks. With all its opponents destroyed the Godzilla roared in victory for several minutes, marching back to the park all the while. It then did something a Godzilla had never been seen to do. It yawned and laid on the ground, curling into a ball like a cat then falling asleep.