Thanks for all the reviews I've received so far to this story. This update is in honour of all those who took the time to review, particularly DragonDillon, who was the first to guess who the menace was. We have here another character development chapter, just to prove that I can write things apart from explosions.

I'm considering updating the rating to a T, due to what's happened already (The two Larvae being brutally slaughtered), and what's going to happen later (Not telling!). Not so much because of my views- I think a K+ is fine- but in case of complaints about all those self-appointed moral guardians out there who think they know what's best for everyone. I'm not sure about other countries, but here in the UK we're practically saturated with those sad-acts. Yes, Prime Minister, I am pointing at you. And not with my index finger.

Ah well- enough ranting! Enjoy the story!

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CONSPIRACIES

A day had now passed since Kagaku had poisoned Godzilla. Despite Miki's predictions of him being even more dangerous, there had been no sign of him.

Patrick entered the command room to find total chaos.

"What's happening?" He asked Miki, who was looking up at the screen in silence.

"King Ghidorah's shown up," She said fearfully, and we've lost track of Godzilla and Battra."

"Four monsters!" Patrick exclaimed, "Can this get any worse?"

"Yep. You seen Akane today?"

"No. But I'm planning to pay a visit to Katagiri and find out what all this crap with Biomajor is about."

Togashi had just entered behind them.

"She'll probably beat you to it," He said, "And if I know Akane, she'll be taking a bat!"

Togashi was right- at that moment, Akane had just kicked in the door to Katagiri's office. A sergeant had just been talking to Katagiri about something.

"What the hell is this?" The sergeant exclaimed before Akane walked up to him. She about as angry as the Incredible Hulk, Mr. Hyde and Godzilla, combined- all on a very bad day.

"You. Out." She said sharply. Her words cut through the air like a knife. Katagiri could have sworn her eyes were on fire.

The sergeant immediately left as Akane slammed the door behind him. She quickly walked over to Katagiri, punched him in the face and threw him against the wall.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" She yelled in a voice that sounded like the Earth was ripping apart.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Katagiri gasped, with Akane's hand tight around his neck.

"I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT LUNATIC KAGAKU WORKING WITH BIOMAJOR! AND I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU BASTARDS SETTING US UP! RING A BELL?"

Katagiri's face was oddly calm.

"Necessary evils, Akane."

"Necessary evils? Necessary god-damn evils? Are you Insane?"

"How else were we supposed to put a stop to that creature?"

"So you worked with Terrorists?"

"What does it matter? Godzilla's dead."

"And one of the most powerful military organisations in the world is being backed by terrorists. How long had this been going on?"

"Akane, the G-Graspers needed money. So did SX-IV…Mecha-G…Dimension Tide…"

"Dimension Tide?" Akane felt sick. "How long?"

"Ever since G-Graspers was formed."

"You're telling me that, right from the beginning, this organisation has been working with Biomajor?"

"For Christ's sake, wake up, will you? One hand washes the other. We had to stay in business somehow…"

Akane couldn't stand to hear any more of this. She dropped Katagiri and stomped out of the office.

Later

Akane was standing in the hangar that once held MechaGodzilla. In its place, the Super-X IV was now waiting, fully repaired from its battle with the Destroyah.

Rage and betrayal didn't begin to cover what she was feeling. All the weapons…every chance they took…it was all from Biomajor. All made with dirty money. The very things she'd fought for were torn apart. She hadn't been fighting for what she believed in at all- G-Graspers was just a puppet- a dummy. For all these years. And for all those years, she'd been deceived. Deceived and used.

She heard footsteps coming up behind her. She expected to look and see Togashi. He had a knack for showing up at times like these. Otherwise she expected Katagiri- in anticipation of which, she curved her fingers into a fist. Instead, she looked up to see Miki walking across the gantry.

"Didn't expect to see you here," Akane smiled.

Miki's face had the same expression as Akane's a few moments ago. "I found out what Katagiri told you."

"He told you too?"

"Nope. When I asked, I didn't even need him to answer."

"Oh yeah- Psychic."

"I know what you're feeling, Akane."

"What makes you so sure of that? G-Force wasn't just a tool for a bunch of sick terrorists. Makes me wish I'd been working with them."

Miki sighed. "At least I finally know what they needed me for."

"What was that, then?"

"To track down Godzilla. But there's just one thing I don't understand. What did Biomajor get out of this?"

"New technology," Akane answered.

"I don't get it," Miki sighed, "I though the Defence-Secretary organised G-Graspers when Japan started using Plasma Energy."

"He did. He must have been in on it, too. I'll bet even the Plasma Energy project was backed by Biomajor. This is big."

Miki sighed, looking up at the Super-X IV. "The government as well…those bastards must have everyone in their pockets."

Command room

Patrick was helping Togashi to collate the data on the monster's locations, trying to track them down. They'd finally found Battra, out in the Atlantic Ocean. Behind them, Akane and Miki entered the room.

"We need to talk," They both said. Something was clearly wrong.

Katagiri's office

Katagiri was going through some papers- erasing traces of the organisation's involvement with Biomajor.

"It was only a matter of time before someone found out," Kagaku said, "We managed a good six years. And we did what G-Force never could. Godzilla won't be coming back. Not this time."

"I've seen how difficult it is to kill Godzilla," Katagiri answered him, "And I know what's even harder: Killing him so that he actually stays dead."

"You think he'll return," Kino interrupted. "But for now, I'd worry more about her."

"You mean Akane?"

"No. Segusa. She knows as well- and she could easily find out the rest."

Kagaku nodded. "That mind-reading trick of hers. It's a hell of a nuisance."

"Don't worry," Kino said with a sinister grin, "I think I know how to take her out of the picture."

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I know. I'm cruel. We still don't know what happened to any of the monsters. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the drama in this chapter. I personally like Akane's "discussion" with Katagiri.

Another thing I like about this story so far: Conspiracies, Conspiracies, and more Conspiracies! How deep does the rabbit-hole go? And can our plucky heroes™ put a stop to the deceit before Belvera decides to kick-off her Apocalyptic plan? Probably not! Plus, what is Biomajor planning now?

And since I love challenging people: When Akane and Miki are discussing Biomajor's past dealings, there is (apart from Mecha-G and Dimension Tide) a reference to a movie of the Millenium Series. Can you guess which one it is? For true G-Fans only!