Snarls in the Night
When the other beasts on Monster Island awoke Godzilla and Anguirus told them of Mecha-King Ghidorah's return and the death of Manda. The monsters on the island included Baragon, Gabara, Gorosaurus, Rodan, Mothra, Gimantis, Spiega, and Varan. They went to Japan, found his mangled body, and decided to leave the mutant snake where he lay. Then they formed a circle around him, bowed their heads, and held silence to pay respect to their fallen crony. Finally after an eternity Godzilla spoke for the group.
"Manda was a good monster and friend. He will be missed by all."
"And we will avenge him by killing his murderer," yelled Gimantis. The others raised their claws to the air and whooped in agreement.
"We don't even know where he is," yelled Godzilla. "He could be back on Planet X by now!" Junior Godzilla shook his head.
"I don't think he would leave without fighting you daddy."
"We already fought, and I apparently lost."
"But he would want you dead like the last time he was here." The others listened to him and agreed.
"We will find him no matter what," said Rodan. "It's ten against one."
Soon they arrived back on Monster Island and then the demons searched every lake, river, cave, lava pit and mountain top for M-KG, but they weren't aware of his new abilities. When M-KG went to Planet X, after being driven away by Godzilla, the aliens gave him a cloaking device (making him invisible), made his metal body and wings resistant to rust, and gave him the power to mentally control other giant beings. After mastering his latest talents he chose to come back to Earth and continue his mission, which so far was going as planned.
Night reached their part of the world again and the monsters retired for rest. M-KG came out of hiding, flew above the earth, and found Godzilla sleeping in a cave alone. Ghidorah landed outside it and tried to get inside his mind.
'Wake up,' he commanded.
'No, not again!'
'Obey me!'
Godzilla opened his red eyes and exited his dark, damp den. Satisfied M-KG took flight once again and searched for a slumbering creature close to them. He found Spiega settled under a large boulder not long after exploring the land. The anomalous spider felt the vibrations from Godzilla's stomping and emerged from the dirt, his many eyes focused on the approaching beast.
"Is anything wrong," it called to him as he continued to fill the gap between them. "Say something Godzilla." The entranced mammoth then gushed some of his radioactive breath towards Spiega without warning. He sensed it coming and rolled out of the way, all eight legs then braced for action. "What's wrong with you?"
Godzilla raced to him and Spiega jumped, wrapping his legs around him, squeezing tight. Arms and talons lashed at the spider but he only responded by biting Godzilla's chest. The two snarled as they caused each other anguish. Abruptly the two legged one started sprinting, and then hit a tree, ramming Spiega against it. The spider let go and started spraying webbing at his foe, too busy to see the giant tail coming towards him. Godzilla used it like a bat and swung violently at the mutant. He couldn't do anything as the bigger monster pounded him to the ground, eventually cracking his exoskeleton, causing blood to ooze from his body while slowly drifting away. Godzilla kicked his carcass into a nearby lake; it gradually turned red as M-KG and his minion howled with excitement.
'The sun still hasn't risen. Let's find another victim.'
'No more, get out of my head!'
'You will listen to your master!' M-KG fired a missile from his body and it hit one of Godzilla's legs, a groan escaping his mouth as it burned him.
'I will listen, master.'
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The next morning Mothra zoomed over the red body of water and yowled. Others came to her and gasped at the sight. Junior Godzilla submerged in the thickness and later dragged Spiega's horrid corpse from it, the head smashed and legs busted. The monsters were speechless. While they threw him into a lava pit Mothra found the remains of another beast. There were scratches on the head, arms, and legs. It looked like his eyeballs were ripped from the sockets, blood dripped from the empty holes. Also a ridged rock stuck out of his torso, expelling an odor and guts. Some of the other monsters couldn't take the site, they vomited. Godzilla finally awoke and joined his peers at the scene. He saw the second body and puked as well.
"That bastard," said the King of Monsters. "He got Gorosaurus."
"He also got Spiega," replied Anguirus. Godzilla let out a long, loud roar.
"That son of a bitch is going to fry!"
The rest of that day the surviving monsters again searched their island for the evil known as Mecha-King Ghidorah. They left the new bloody lake unwatched, so they didn't see the metallic head emerge from beneath it, waiting for night to come once more.
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Godzilla never knew he was under the influence of M-KG. Every night he would receive new battle wounds, but nobody, not even him, ever noticed. Before long only Godzilla, Junior Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, and Anguirus were the only ones still alive. Varan had his head severed and placed on top of a tree. Gimantis had all his legs torn off and was found burnt to a crisp. Baragon's tail had been sliced and was shoved down Gabara's throat, suffocating him while his horn was snapped, put into Baragon's heart. The remaining monsters then vowed not to sleep, even Godzilla, so they could be ready to fight Mecha-King Ghidorah when he came for them.
One night Godzilla and his son were together in his cave, tired and dazed. To stay awake they persistently cut themselves with their fangs to keep their minds on the stinging in their skin. Snarls could be heard on the other side of the island as the others were injuring themselves too. Junior Godzilla had just slashed himself again, emitting a whine.
"Daddy," he said faintly. "I don't want to continue doing this. It hurts too much."
"I know, but we have to."
"M… maybe Mecha-King Ghidorah is gone now." Just then they heard an explosion and felt the earth quiver. Godzilla ran out of the cave and saw fire blazing beyond a lava pit, assuming M-KG caused it. "Daddy, don't go!"
"Stay here."
"No, don't go!"
Nothing could stop the King of Monsters from facing his foe. He had determination and perseverance, ready to break out at the sight of M-KG. He reached the blast site, but the fiend had not been there. Rodan, Mothra, and Anguirus were present instead.
"Did you see him," asked Godzilla.
"No, we didn't," replied Rodan. "What's wrong with you Godzilla?"
Godzilla had clutched his head, eyes closed, snarling.
'Kill them,' said the voice in his brain.
'No, leave me alone!'
'Destroy them!'
'No, no, no!'
Another missile hit the ground next to Godzilla, and then he opened his blood red eyes. Rodan and Mothra went to the sky while Anguirus fled from the spellbound monster. Godzilla followed Anguirus until they reached a dead end. Rocks enclosed them and Godzilla blocked the exit. He then hurled his hazardous breath to his opponent and Anguirus snarled in shock while falling to his knees.
'Stop it Godzilla.' His eyes returned to normal and he saw his burning crony.
"What happened, Anguirus?"
"You… you attacked me," he replied while struggling to get up.
"What? I didn't!"
'Kill your friend!'
'Don't listen to him Godzilla,' the third voice pleaded.
'Who is that?'
Above them M-KG turned off his cloaking device and looked for the other monster. He found Mothra and Rodan hovering close by.
"Leave Godzilla alone," said the giant moth.
"Why don't you make me?"
She flew to the three-headed menace and fired bolts of lightning at him from her wings. M-KG dodged them and then got close enough to strike her. One head sunk his teeth into her antennas and rended them from her skull. She shrieked and started flying away, M-KG on her trail.
'Godzilla, finish off the other monster.' Godzilla's eyes turned red again and he blew more acid breath at the limp Anguirus.
Rodan continued flapping his wings overhead, looking from the battling mammoths on the land to the chase going on between the moth and alien in the sky.
'What should I do,' he thought, asking himself. 'Should I help Anguirus or Mothra? What should I do?'……