A Monster's Will
Chapter 5
The next day, there was a huge gathering of military personnel along with armor units. Also, dozens of F-15s, F-18s, and even F-22s fighters roam the skies. Two dozens of Apache attack helicopters and an AC-130 gunship are also on standby. Apparently, a giant one-eyed machine crash-landed in a field.
Near the site was a news van with a reporter.
"It was first spotted at midnight last night by a couple in a romantic embrace. No one knows what it is or where it came from. All branches of the military were immediately mobilized." He said. He then received a message, "What is that, Henshaw? OK. I have just received word that the president of the United States has arrived and will attempt to make first contact."
The Marine One helicopter approaches the site before landing. Once touched down, the door opens revealing a handful of the United States Secret Service.
They make way for the one and one, the President of the United States.
"I must approach it alone. This is all about peaceful communication." President Hathaway said as the Apache choppers ready their Rockets and missiles.
"Yes, sir, Mr. President." A secret service member said.
The President makes his way upstairs towards the top where a piano is placed. Once on top, Hathaway preps himself as the eye of the robot stares down at him. The President places a few notes before playing "Axel Fin". Some of the members of the Secret Service bop their heads to the beat as the President breaks dance before ending. Then there is silence between the eye closes which made the soldiers jump on alert.
A small hand emerges and reaches out for the President's. He reaches out to touch it, but the metal hand slams near him, destroying the stand and the piano. It then retracts inside before large hands emerge. Once out, they dig into the ground, pushing the large robot out of the hole. President Hathaway makes a run for it as the machine advances forward. He leaps off just in time for his bodyguards to catch him.
"Commander, do something violent!" President Hathaway commanded.
"You heard the president! Light 'em up!" The commander shouted to his troops.
With that, infantrymen, artillery, and armor units open fire on the large robot probe. However, the robot activates a deflector shield that blocks the rounds. Even a 155mm shell fired from an M777 Howitzer field gun can't penetrate it. The robot continues moving forward, crushing some tanks in its path. The soldiers are forced to pull back.
"We're getting pummeled down here! Call in air support! Call in air support!" A soldier shouted.
In the skies, the fighters fly in and fire their missiles at the robot, but the deflector shield destroys them. Higher above, the AC-130 fires the 105mm cannon on top of the robot, but the shield holds. The gun ship fires the 40mm then the 20, but the results are the same. All attempts to stop the robot fail.
"Call in a full retreat!" The commander shouted.
"Full retreat! Full retreat, all troops!" The soldier exclaimed.
The whole army and air force is ordered to retreat as the robot continues on. The Secret Service pulls President Hathaway to the helicopter.
"Wheels up. Papa Bear is on the move." An agent said.
"Wait. So that's how you wanna play ot?" Hathaway said before pulling out his gun, "Eat lead, alien robot!" He shoots three bullets which the robot eats them. "Evidently, they eat lead."
"Get him on the chopper."
"I'm brave! I'm a brave president!"
With the President hauled off to safety, the robot continues its advance in search of the Quantonium.
In the underground section of the Pentagon, officials are scrambling around the crisis.
"Sir, we need to declare a global war on that thing."
"We need to overthrow that robot and install our own government!"
"Let's sacrifice the elderly to it!"
"I say we invade it!"
"The Earth only has two weeks left!"
"If that thing walks into a populated area, there'll be a major catastrophe!"
"We need our top scientific minds on this. Get India on the phone!"
"Can we transport the United States to a safer planet?"
"I say we give this alien a green card and make him proud to be an American."
"Sir. It's at dire times like this when I stop and ask myself, "What would Oprah do?"
"Hang it all! What's the point? It's a disaster." Hathaway said. He goes to the control and places a hand on the red button with the nuclear symbol on it. His officials including his military shouted.
"Stop! No!"
"Don't do it!"
"That button launches our nuclear missiles!"
"Well, then, which button gets me a latte?" The president asks.
"Uh... That would be the one with the coffee, sir."
The President pressed the coffee mug button and it a mug appears filled up.
"What idiot designed that thing?" He asks
"You did, sir." Toby replied.
"Fair enough. Wilson, fire somebody!"
"Yes, sir, Mr. President." Wilson replied to go fire someone.
"Listen up, people," Hathaway began, "I'm not going to go down in history as the president who was in office when the world came to an end, so somebody think of something, and think of it fast!" He drinks some of the latte, "That's a good cup of joe."
"Mr. President!"
Hathaway and the others turn to see General Monger.
"Not only do I have an idea, but I have a plan! Now, coventional weapons have no effect on this thing, and we all know nukes ain't an option."
"Sure they are. I just..." President Hathaway was about to press the launch button, but his advisers stop him.
"I'm not gonna kid you, sir," General Monger said as he leads Hathaway away from the launch button, "These are dark times. The odds are against us. We need a Hail Mary pass. We need raw power! We need... monsters."
"Monsters! Of course! It's so simple! I... I'm not following you."
"Over the last 50 years, I have captured monsters on the rampage, and locked 'em up in a secret prison facility. So secret that the mere mention of its name is a federal offense."
"Is he referring to Area Fifty..." William says before a tranquilizer dart puts him to sleep.
"Mr. President, say hello to Insectosaurus!" Monger introduces Insectosaurus which made Mrs. Ronson drop a tray of tea cups and kettle, screaming in terror, "Miss Ronson, please. Nuclear radiation turned him from a small grub into a 350 foot-tall monster that attacked Tokyo. Here we have the Missing Link." A screen shows Missing Link which made Ronson scream again, "A 20,000-year-old frozen fish man who was thawed out by scientists. He escaped and went on a rampage in his old watering hole." Next it shows a scientist, "This handsome fellow is Dr. Cockroach Ph.D., the most brilliant man in the world. He invented a scientific machine that would give humans the cockroach's ability to survive. Unfortunately, there was a side effect."
The screen shows Dr Cockroach as a human before he stepped into the machine. The device malfunctions and it transformed him into a humanoid bug.
"Now, we call this thing B.O.B." Monger spoke which made Mrs. Ronson scream. He has enough of her, "Will someone get her out of here?!" A few agents manage to yank her out of the room, "Thank you. A genetically altered tomato was combined with a chemically altered ranch-flavored dessert topping at a snack food plant. The resulting goop gained consciousness, and became an indestructible gelatinous mass. Here we have our first and only female monster, Ginormica."
Some of the men were awe of this giant woman.
General W.R. Monger: Still like to be call Susan. She was hit by an asteroid on her wedding day. Her entire body radiates with an power unknown energy, givin' her enormous strength and size. And finally our latest addition, Green Lantern."
Some of the people were amazed as a video footage showed Green Lantern floating in the air, creating green elephants before charging at the police and government officials. A scream broke the silence which it turn out to be President Hathaway.
"General, continue." He said.
"Several days ago, an asteroid crashed landed in Modesto before exploding releasing a green energy. This boy had somehow extracted the energy, giving him incredible powers of flight and creation." Monger said, "Sir, these monsters are our best and only chance to defeat that robot."
"Don't we already have an alien problem, General? I don't think we need a monster problem, too." An official said.
"You got a better idea, Nerd?" Monger said before giving him an nuclear wedgie.
"OK. Stay where you are. [clears throat] General, I propose we go forward with your monsters-versus-aliens idea... thingy." President Hathaway said.
It is official. The monsters are the only chance of defeating the robot probe.
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