It was late morning when the team left for their next destination. Samara, Russia was the location of the next relic, the Relic of Justice. As they were passing through the Ukraine, something flew past them and shot a red laser beam at Jet Jaguar. The robot staggered back as the beam landed just inches from his feet, but was luckily caught by King Caesar.
"What the hell?! Where'd that come from?" he exclaimed.
Rodan flew up to investigate the cause of his teammate's assault, but the attacker was already flying off into the distance, so Rodan couldn't make them out. He flew back down the share the unfortunate news with the team.
"Damn. I guess whoever it was felt a little hit-and-runny." Anguirus said.
"Still, they had some nerve attacking us." said Godzilla. "Let's hope they don't try something so bold again."
"Are you alright, Jet Jaguar?" Mothra asked. "You weren't hurt, were you?"
"I'm okay, Mothra. Jesus, what was their problem?"
"No idea. But let's keep going, we've got bigger things to worry about." said Godzilla.
They were just a few hundred miles from Samara when trouble found them again. Several small explosives shot down from above and set off all around them.
"Hey! Who's shooting at us?!" Anguirus exclaimed, looking to the sky. But their assailant was hidden behind the growing wall of fire and smoke.
The combustive explosions kept on until the team was entrapped in a ring of fire. Jr. huddled close to Minya and started to cry.
"Don't worry, Jr. I'll get us out of here" Rodan said, and flew out of the ring of fire, resistant due to being a volcanic kaiju. He picked up clumps of earth with his talons and began dumping them on the fire, the heavy soil dousing the flames. An opening appeared in the burning wall, and Mothra and Jet Jaguar broke free from the deadly trap and started helping Rodan put it out. In little time, the fire was stifled and the rest of the team was freed.
"Great work, guys." Godzilla praised the three aerial kaiju. "Is everyone okay? No one hurt?"
The team was about to say they were all fine when Anguirus suddenly appeared and ran around in a panic-the end of his tail was on fire.
"Ahh! Hot!" he cried out. "Hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot-"
Godzilla tackled him and poured soil on his tail, putting the flame out. "Uh, thanks." Anguirus said sheepishly as Mothra patched up his reddened tail.
"Okay, someone's definitely trying to provoke us." King Caesar said.
"First shooting lasers at us and now trapping us in a ring of fire, they're no doubt looking for trouble." Jet Jaguar agreed.
"Could it be King Ghidorah, Dad?" Jr. asked.
"I don't think so, Jr. King Ghidorah doesn't have abilities like those." Godzilla said.
"I sure wish it was him." Angurius grumbled. "Wish he'd show his face so we could finally get to the big showdown."
"All in good time, Anguirus." Mothra said. "For now we must continue in our objective to collect the Relics of Nature, then we'll face him once we have all six."
"She's right. And we've already got half of them. Let's keep going so we can collect the other half." said Godzilla.
So the team continued walking until they reached Samara. But before they could ask the humans if any of them knew about the Relic of Justice, they heard mischievous laughter coming from Kuybyshev Square. Godzilla walked ahead of everyone, so he was the first to see Megalon and Gigan teasingly poking at the humans below them, laughing at their angry and annoyed reactions. Godzilla's eyes narrowed at the two troublemakers.
"Jet." he said, motioning for his friend to come see.
"Ha! Humans are so tiny and pathetic." Gigan said. "Right, Megs?"
"Totally. My people hate 'um for other things, but to me they're just as weak and useless as Kamacuras!" Megalon added, making both Gigan and himself laugh.
"Oh no." Jet Jaguar said. "We're gonna have this fight again?"
"Looks like it." Godzilla said. "Jet and I have got this, guys. We'll call for you if we need help."
The rest of the team hung back and watched as Godzilla and Jet Jaguar approached their old foes. "Hey! What do you two think you're doing?" the former called out. The two dastardly kaiju stood smugly before him and Jet Jaguar.
"Look who it is." said Gigan. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Yes. And after our last encounter, we thought we made it clear not to threaten Earth or humanity in any way." said Jet Jaguar.
"Oh, we thought so, too, with the pretty rough beating you gave us," Megalon said, "but we've got out orders."
Godzilla's face slacked. "Let me guess, King Ghidorah sent you here."
"Yeah." Gigan confirmed. "How could you tell? He been giving you a hard time?"
"I am just about done with that three-headed asshole." Anguirus muttered from the sidelines.
"He hasn't even shown his faces." Jet Jaguar said. "He's just been recruiting other kaiju for us to fight."
"Didn't know he was one to stall for time," said Megalon, "but we've still gotta kick your asses on his behalf."
"Fine. But let's take this somewhere far from civilization." said Godzilla. "We're not risking unnecessary death and destruction."
But no rematch was needed, as a large, silver UFO flew overhead. It passed right by the city and kaiju below, and soon came the sound of a laser blowing up its target.
"What the-What's going on over there?" Gigan exclaimed.
"I don't know, but it's obviously requiring of our attention." Jet Jaguar said.
The kaiju-including Megalon and Gigan-hurried toward the disturbance. They found the UFO in Russia's forest, repeatedly firing its laser at the ground until it created a deep underground tunnel, which it flew into. Megalon suddenly looked alarmed.
"Wait. If that UFO's heading underground..." The insect god's sentence was left hanging in the air as he suddenly burrowed beneath the surface in a rush of panic.
"I think I know what Megalon was gonna say." Gigan said. "The UFO might be headed for Seatopia, so he probably thinks it's gonna cause trouble for his people."
"Never thought we'd be in a situation where we'd have to aid the enemy," Jet Jaguar said, "but if that's what Megalon thinks, then the UFO's the bigger threat."
"Right. Gigan, it looks like we're gonna need your help, but we're only allies for this mission." Godzilla said. "Understand?"
"I'm not down for it any more than you are, but if it's just this once, partners it is." Gigan shook hands with his temporary allies, except he had metal scythes in place of actual hands. "Well, let's get down there."
The kaiju followed Megalon's path underground. At some point, they bumped into Megalon-literally-and found that he'd been stopped by some transparent cybernetic wall, which grew and sealed all the kaiju in a cramped box, pressing them together uncomfortably.
"Ugh, this is not okay." Anguirus groaned.
"Anguirus, scoot forward." said King Caesar. "Your spikes are pressing into me."
"I literally can't move one inch in any direction, Caesar."
"Uh, I think this is where you tell us what to do, Big G." Rodan said.
"These walls may be cybernetic, but we could probably break them down with our combined force." Godzilla said. "Let's shoot and lash out at them until they break."
"We have to hurry!" Megalon said with actual concern in his voice. "That UFO could be hurting my people!"
The kaiju attacked the box entrapping them with extreme force. Although their durability was impressive, they were gradually weakening from the excessive blows and projectiles, especially from numerous kaiju. Finally, the walls shattered and the kaiju landed on the ground in a big dejected-looking pile. "That's a situation I never thought we'd be in." Anguirus muttered.
Megalon gasped in fright at what he saw before him and freed himself from the pile. They were in Seatopia, the insectoid kaiju's home kingdom, but the people were in more of the cybernetic boxes he and the other kaiju were trapped in, tied up and gagged. When they saw their god, they tried to reach out to him and call to him for help, both of which were hindered by their restraints. Megalon looked at them in horror and shock.
"My people...how...who did this to them?"
The UFO appeared before the kaiju, and a deformed figure began emerging from it-Orga. "Hey there, Earth kaiju." he said with mock politeness. "Except you, of course, Gigan, fellow alien. And Megalon, friend of aliens."
"Cut the fake small talk," Megalon snapped, "and release my people."
"Yeah, since you're a friend of the alien kaiju, Megalon, I would. But unfortunately, Ghidorah's kinda pissed that you two got sidetracked, like he feared you would, so he sent me to get you to focus."
"By imprisoning Megalon's people?" Godzilla said. "What does that have to do with Ghidorah pitting him and Gigan against us?"
"Hey, it got their attention, didn't it?" Orga said.
Jet Jaguar sighed. "I can't believe I'm defending Megalon, but attacking his people while he was just under orders is a serious wrong. And as a hero, I can't let that slide."
"Oh, yeah? Why don't you make me release them?" Orga challenged.
"If that's what it'll take to fix your criminal activity, then fine. But let's head aboveground to fight, so we don't risk collateral damage or people getting hurt."
Jet Jaguar and Orga hurried for the surface, leaving the other kaiju in silence. It was finally broken when Gigan said to Megalon, "I never knew he cared so much for your people."
"He was doing it more for his sense of justice than for Megalon." Godzilla corrected.
"Well, nevertheless, we must go and help him." said Mothra.
"You guys go ahead." said Megalon. "I'll stay here and try to free my people."
Gigan stayed in Seatopia to help Megalon while the rest of the team went to the surface to aid Jet Jaguar. Orga didn't seem to mind being outnumbered, so they began their fight without further discussion. Anguirus curled into a ball and rolled towards the alien, only to be caught in his massive hand and thrown, landing heavily. Orga fired his shoulder canon at Jet Jaguar, who evaded it in the air and swooped in, landing a few strong punches before being grabbed and nearly crushed. Godzilla's atomic breath struck Orga from behind, but he didn't let go of Jet Jaguar.
"What now, robot guy?" Orga taunted. "What are you gonna do now that I've got you trapped?" The alien's gloating ceased when Jet Jaguar grinned. "What's with the face?"
"You probably don't know this, but I can grow even bigger if I need to." True to his word, Jet Jaguar grew bigger until Orga lost his grip on him. Now dwarfed by the robot, he turned his attention to his more fairly-sized adversaries. His shoulder canon pursued Rodan in the sky, but there was no way he could keep up with the pterodactyl kaiju's speed. Rodan shot fire from his wings at Orga, which he dodged, but King Caesar managed to absorb some into his forehead gem.
"Okay, now you guys are getting to be a nuisance." Orga muttered.
"Guess you shouldn't have terrorized people who didn't do anything, huh?" Jet Jaguar said, having shrunk back to 50 meters. He fired a strong energy beam at Orga's canon, disabling his ability to counter projectiles. "Get him, Caesar!"
King Caesar shot the fire he had absorbed at Orga, the burning pain distracting him and giving Mothra the chance to cover him in silk. He tried to use his claws to free himself, but Jet Jaguar grew again and pinned him to the ground, preventing him from escaping. Orga pointlessly struggled for a little bit before conceding.
"Ugh, okay, I give." he groaned. "I give, you guys win. Now get off me!"
"Will you free the innocent people you wrongfully imprisoned?" Jet Jaguar asked.
"Yeah, whatever."
"And will you learn from this experience and not attack unprovoked again?"
"C'mon, man. I was under orders."
"Answer him, Orga." Godzilla's dorsal fins faintly lit up, sparking panic in the alien.
"Okay, okay! I won't attack unprovoked again, now get off!"
The team escorted Orga back to Seatopia, where he freed Megalon's people from their high-tech prisons, much to the insectoid's joy. The alien didn't even bother saying any parting words to Godzilla and the others, just summoned his UFO, transported back into it, and flew away. They were all certain he wouldn't try something like that again, at least anytime soon.
Megalon stood awkwardly before the team. "Uh, I guess this means I owe you guys my thanks, or something." he said.
"Your debt of gratitude would be the correct way to put it, Megalon." Mothra said.
"Y-Yeah, right. So, um, sorry for the trouble me and Gigan caused you guys. Thanks for freeing my people. And, uh," Megalon addressed Jet Jaguar, "thanks for standing up for me."
"I stood up to Orga's injustice, not for you. But you're welcome." Jet Jaguar said. "Just don't get used to it."
"Right. So, um, yeah, I guess we'll see you whenever."
"Of that, I have no doubt." Godzilla said as he and the team were leaving.
When they reached the surface, the Iver Monastery lit up in a blue glow. From it emerged a small object, which flew up and floated in front of Jet Jaguar. It was a small, flat piece of blue gems in the shape of a four-point star.
"The Relic of Justice." Jet Jaguar said.
"It must've sensed your heroism, which prompted it to emerge." Mothra said.
The relic floated into the bag with the others collected. "Another one down. Good work, team." Godzilla said. "Where to next, Jet?"
"Beijing, China."
"Well, I'm looking forward to seeing that." King Caesar said.
"I as well." Mothra agreed. "But for now, it's time for some rest and relaxation."
It was now late afternoon, so the team decided to stay in Samara for only an hour or so before leaving for Beijing-they wanted to reach the city before it got dark. Godzilla accompanied Jet Jaguar at Strukovsky Garden, as Minya and Jr. were floored by the robot's heroism and were now drawn to him like his other young fans. Godzilla was amazed with his mecha friend as well, for standing up to wrongs committed against even his worst enemy. It showed how far a hero's devotion went.
While the team took their break, King Ghidorah wallowed in disappointment in his lair, shaking his heads. "I knew those two meatheads were useless." he muttered. "Well, I guess it's time to take things into my own..." The space hydra looked awkwardly at his sides, "...hands. Look out, Godzilla, King Ghidorah's coming!"