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Well, once again DragonDillon has won the challenge, guessing the movie reference at the end of Chap. 9 (It was Godzilla Vs Megaguirus). And since I've gotten over 360 hits on this story in less than a week, I decided to celebrate by uploading Chapter 10. Double-figures already!

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Hong Kong, Midnight

A huge, dark shape moved slowly through the water, moving toward Hong Kong harbour, gathering speed quickly.

A small G-Graspers patrol boat was in the harbour. One of the technicians looked down at the massive shape appearing on the radar.

"Jesus shit!" He grabbed the radio. "Godzilla!"

Seconds later, Godzilla's massive fins broke the surface, tearing through the boat and causing it to explode in a ball of fire.

As a massive wake formed in the water, Godzilla slammed into the pier. It splintered before the massive force, and Godzilla thundered onto the shoreline, roaring at the top of his lungs.

As soon as the people heard the massive roar, they began to run for their lives. Godzilla tore through a massive building in front of it as if it was made of cardboard. Roaring again, he thrashed out to his right, tearing through another building and sending it crashing to the ground. He turned to another power and unleashed a burst of radioactive plasma, blasting straight through the building.

G-Graspers HQ

Akane and Miki had just finished explaining the situation. The four of them ran into the command room as they heard the alarms.

The screen was showing an image of Godzilla tearing through Hong Kong.

"What the hell's he doing there?" Patrick asked as he watched Godzilla running wild.

"It's the poison," Miki answered, "It's attacking his cellular structure. For him, it's agony. And it's driving him insane."

"Just like you said," Togashi sighed as he looked up at the rampant monster.

Hong Kong

Godzilla tore through another building, wildly lashing out at everything around him. He stomped on the street below him, the Earth splitting open from the sheer force. He roared in agony before firing another nuclear blast, tearing through city blocks and turning everything in front of him into a sea of fire.

A sudden cluster of bombs crashed down onto his head. He looked up in surprise as Twelve jets circled around him, each of them unleashing a missile. Godzilla ducked his head, but the heat-seekers turned in mid-air and struck him in the back of the neck. He bit out at the jets, smashing one of them between his jaws.

G-Graspers

Katagiri entered the room, looking at the image of Godzilla attacking the jets.

"Can they stop him?" He asked.

"What do you think, you lying bastard?" Akane snapped, evidently still less-than-happy.

"Godzilla's on his last legs," Miki answered for her, "But he can still do a lot of damage. Right now, he's more dangerous than ever."

"Send out the Super-X IV," Katagiri ordered. Yashiro, Connolly, you're piloting it with Unit 5."

Akane immediately turned toward the hangar.

"You're actually listening to that bastard?" Togashi stopped her.

"We can deal with him later. Right now Godzilla has to be stopped before he burns Hong Kong to the ground."

Hong Kong

Godzilla wildly tore through the city, swatting down a fourth jet. The eight remaining aircraft veered away from him, circled, and unleashed a volley of missiles, striking the monster in the chest. Godzilla roared in anger and unleashed a blast of nuclear energy, sweeping through the air and blasting three of the craft to pieces.

Bolts of artificial lightening suddenly struck at his sides. A platoon of Maser tanks was set up, firing away at the enormous demon. Godzilla stomped towards them, only to be hit by a burst of missiles.

The missile launchers continued to fire, blasting Godzilla in the face. He simply shrugged off the impact and swept through the tank with his nuclear breath, reducing them to a sea of fire. The remaining jets buzzed annoyingly around his head, leading him to lash out with his tail and send two of them crashing. Only three of the irritations remained.

Super-X IV Hangar

The ceiling opened up above the enormous craft. The supports raised it up as the soldiers inside finished preparing the machine for take-off. Fuel lines disconnected and the ship was turned to face Hong Kong.

"Engines ready."

"Comm systems ready."

"Weapon systems ready."

The supports detached, and the massive engine of the Super-X IV activated. It immediately launched, heading toward the city that was being torn apart by the rampant monster.

Hong Kong

Another row of tanks was retreated before Godzilla's onslaught. Finally, he struck the last of the jets, sending it crashing into the side of a tower. He stomped at the tanks, crushing most of them underfoot before turning round to face a row of Maser tanks. Lightening and missiles hit him from all sides.

Finally, he lashed out everywhere, sending his enemies flying away. He roared as yet another wave of white-hot agony cascaded through his body. He ran wildly forward, tearing through another building. He fixed his sights on a row of tanks as they opened fire. He whipped them with his tail, sending them rocketing through the air.

By now, Godzilla had cut a swath of destruction through Hong Kong. He had reached the middle of the city, with a river of fire in his wake.

Godzilla suddenly staggered as the pain washed over him. He looked up, seeing something metal and huge slow to a stop nearby.

Patrick watched the monster from the bridge of the Super-X IV. The agony-stricken monster standing in the middle of the city barely seemed like the same powerful creature that he had watched fight off Battra.

Godzilla looked up at the ship, and his back plates instantly started to glow.

"Evasive action!" The captain shouted as the energy blast shot from Godzilla's mouth. The ship shot back, barely avoiding the blast. "All missile ports, fire!"

Missiles shot from around the craft, circling out in a wide arc before homing in on Godzilla. He immediately turned to one group of missiles and shot them out of the sky. He turned to face the others, but they slammed into his chest.

"Aim for the feet!" Akane called, "Take it down!"

Beams of Maser energy shot from the sides of the craft, striking at Godzilla's feet, quickly followed by a burst of missiles. Godzilla easily stood his ground, but the Earth beneath him was blasted away. He fell to the left, into the side of a massive skyscraper. It instantly buckled before his enormous weight.

"Fire Cadmium shells!"

As Godzilla began to stand, a sudden hail of bullets shot into his mouth. The Cadmium instantly shot down his throat, causing him to roar in agony. "D-101 missiles, open fire!"

Two missiles shot from the side of the ship, hitting Godzilla in the neck. The drill-heads of the missiles instantly started to dig into his skin. Godzilla swatted them away, but wound up cutting his own flesh with his claws.

"There!" Akane shouted, "The neck! Keep that wound open!"

More missiles shot from the ship, toward the rapidly-healing wound. Godzilla swatted some of them back, but many found their target, exploding within the wound, opening it further.

"Side Masers!" The commander ordered, "Open fire!"

More masers shot from the ship, striking Godzilla in the neck.

An idea suddenly came over Patrick. He pressed the switch and two more D-101 missiles fired. They struck at the open wound, burrowing down into the flesh before exploding.

Godzilla finally managed to pull himself up, swatting away another hail of missiles. His patience had reached its limit. A beam of atomic energy burst out of his mouth and hit the Super-X IV.

"Status!" The commander ordered as the explosion rocked the ship. One of the technicians turned round to answer.

"Shield at 35! They can't take another blast like that!"

"Pull back! Keep firing!"

The ship backed away from Godzilla, firing everything it had in order to slow the monster down. The captain shouted out again.

"Fire forward Maser cannon!"

The front of the ship lit up in a huge bubble of energy. As Godzilla approached, an enormous Maser blast shot out, hitting him right in the chest. The force of the blast pushed him back, tearing up the street as he went. Finally, he collapsed, the beam forcing him along the ground.

"The cadmium!" Patrick realised, "It's taking effect!"

Godzilla crashed into a skyscraper, which instantly collapsed on top of his head.

The Super-X IV briefly stopped, before starting to move forward. It stopped again, just short of Godzilla's still body.

G-Graspers

The command room was seeing the same image as the craft's pilots.

"Is it dead?" Someone asked.

Miki shook her head. "It'll take more than that to finish him."

Hong Kong

Godzilla suddenly tore up from the rubble, launching himself at the S-X IV.

"Fall back!" The commander yelled, but it was too late. Godzilla grabbed the ship in his claws and hurled it into the side of a building. It stayed in the air, but Godzilla whipped it with his tail, sending it crashing to the ground.

"Damage report!"

"Main engines down. Missile bays 3, 6 and 10 are down. Forward Maser cannon damaged but operational. Shields down to 5!"

"Fire that cannon! Get that damn lizard away from us!"

Godzilla advanced on the downed ship, when the front of it started glowing again. Another enormous blast shot out, striking Godzilla in the face and causing him to stagger back.

"Activate emergency engines! Divert all unnecessary power to the shields!"

The ship rose up, firing a burst of missiles at Godzilla. The monster staggered as the ship began to circle around him.

"Shields up to 25!"

The SX-IV began to circle around Godzilla, firing missiles from its sides as he went. In seconds, Godzilla was bombarded from all sides. Finally, he ran forward and lashed out at the ship, pounding against its hull.

"Shields down to 5!"

Godzilla's back plates lit up, but nothing happened. The Cadmium has robbed him of that weapon.

"Forward Maser cannon disabled!"

"Fire anything that's still working!"

Bursts of Maser blasts and missiles shot toward Godzilla, pelting against his chest. The ship advanced toward Godzilla, still firing, until at last the missiles stopped.

"We're out of missiles!"

"Reload and fire again! Fire more Cadmium!"

More Cadmium bullets hailed against Godzilla skin. The monster was forced back, tearing through a city block. Another volley of missiles fired at him.

Godzilla tore a chunk from the side of a building and threw it at the ship. It collided with enough force to send the ship crashing to the ground.

"Shields down! Hull penetrated on Front and Starboard sides. Al missile bays down except 2 and 7! All Maser ports down! Hull integrity at 67! Sir, we can't take another hit like that!"

Godzilla charged at the ship, which immediately backed away. However, Godzilla was too quick. He took the ship and hurled it to the ground.

"All systems shutting down!"

The ship finally came to a stop in a pile of rubble.

"Get us moving!" The commander ordered.

"We can't!" Akane yelled, "The entire ship's shut down!"

Godzilla looked down at his defeated enemy. He roared in victory, before another wave of agony attacked him. He immediately turned round, heading back toward the ocean. After a while, he finally splashed down into the water, hoping to find some refuge from the pain.

Later

Miki and Togashi were in the hangar, waiting for the S-X IV.

"Are they still alive?" Togashi asked worriedly.

"Last time I checked. It'll take a while to get the ship up and running, though."

Miki suddenly heard two small, female voices.

"Miki, we need your help!"

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Yet another epic chapter of giant monster mayhem! Hope everyone's enjoying the story. This chapter sure as hell took some effort to write! As you can probably see, it's inspired by Godzilla's first fight with the Super-X, in Return of Godzilla.

Man- Sydney, Hokkaido, Hong Kong…I seem to be writing the destruction of one city after another in this story! Just shows how much mayhem you can get down if you put your mind to it!

So, Please Read and Review, but as usual, no flames!