Chapter 6
The Battle Between Gods

Off the coast of Secon Island and underwater, away from the attention of everyone on the surface, a submarine sporting the emblem of the Smash Pros was seen swimming towards a hole on the rocky wall that was the underwater portion of the island.

Inside the submarine, Jay and Alpha Zero were seen piloting it. The submarine made its way through the long, winding passage of the cave interior. After a few minutes of traveling through the place, they came to an apparent dead end.

Alpha Zero pressed a button on the control panel. This caused the submarine to fire a thick missile with a drill for its head. The drill missile struck the rocky wall in front of it and began drilling into it until it disappeared from view completely.

"Good, we're moving out," said Jay before piloting the submarine to turn around and return back where it came from.

Through teleportation, Mewtwo was able to arrive at the Endpoint of Secon Island without anyone spotting him. He was at a point that was halfway up the volcano, which was releasing smoke.

Looking down the volcano, he saw that the town there wasn't far from the base. "If the volcano is to erupt, the town will undoubtedly be destroyed, especially when it's located so close to it," he thought.

Using his psychic powers, he tried to sense out anyone who was at the volcano, but there was no one at all. "Either the Smash Pros haven't arrived yet, or this island is not their next target," he thought after failing the sense the presence of anyone. "Whatever the case is, I must keep an eye on this place and make sure that nothing goes wrong. Surely my comrades are down there trying their best to find the enemies."

Somewhere in town, R.O.B., Captain Falcon, Falco, and Fox were traveling together as a group. They had stopped at a tourist center to gather information.

Looking out the window that showed the Endpoint in the distance, R.O.B. said to the lady at the front desk, "May I please inquire some information that may be of help regarding the volcano in the distance?"

"Why yes, that volcano is known as Kazanonsen, meaning Volcano Hot Spring," the lady told him while pointing her hand at said volcano. "It is one of the tourist hotspots of Secon Island and the main source of power for this island's hot springs."

"There's smoke coming out from the top of it… Is there any danger of it erupting?" Captain Falcon asked her.

"Fear not; the volcano is inactive, despite the smoke coming from it," the lady assured him. "Scientists have verified that it is indeed a dormant volcano that hasn't erupted in millenniums."

"What does it take to climb the volcano? Is one even allowed to climb it?" Fox asked her.

"Yes, you can indeed climb the volcano, but it is recommended that you be accompanied by experts, as scaling a volcano is dangerous," the lady told him. "Currently, our guides are unavailable, but if you want to, I can arrange for you one tomorrow afternoon."

"It's all right," Fox said to her. "We don't really have that idea in mind. I would like to know if there any penalties regarding climbing the volcano without permission and guides."

"Actually, there isn't anything preventing people from climbing the volcano by themselves, but it's not recommended unless you are confident in your climbing skills," the lady told him.

"Heh, it's gonna be a piece of cake for me!" boasted Falco. "I don't see how climbing up a steep slope can be hard."

"Ignore our friend," Captain Falcon told the lady. "He likes to make claims and rarely ever proving them."

Back underwater, the submarine of the two Smash Pro members finally made it back outside the cave.

Picking up the submarine's communication device, Jay said into it, "The Dyna Stone has been set, master. Shall we detonate it?"

"Detonate it," replied the voice of I Am from the other end. "This island shall be sacrificed for the good of the world."

Jay nodded before ending the communication and then took out a small remote with a single clichéd red button and pressed it.

While this was happening, something else was moving through the water at a moderately fast pace, and any sea life that saw it immediately swam away as if it was something dangerous that should not be interacted with.

Back in town, Kirby, Yoshi, Lucario, and Greninja were eating happily at an outdoor restaurant when all of a sudden, the volcano visible in the distance erupted, or rather, exploded.

Lava and fire didn't spew out from the top. Rather, it was like the entire volcano literally exploded.

Needless to say, this shocked everyone on the island, as nobody expected something like this to happen. Yoshi also spit out the food he was eating right into Greninja's face.

"The volcano…! It exploded!" said Lucario in shock, stating the obvious.

After wiping his mouth, Yoshi said, "How did it happen all of a sudden?!"

A large amount of lava shot out into the air nonstop at a fast speed, and in just a few seconds, a large amount of ash covered the sky above the town, blotting out the sun for the most part.

Fireballs shot out of the volcano and fell all the way to the town, and people began running for their lives to avoid the rain of fire that began destroying everything.

"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!"

"HELP!"

"I'M ON FIRE! I'M ON FIRE!"

Captain Falcon's group rushed out of the tour center and looked around in panic and eventually at the erupting volcano. "Dang it! The Smash Pros beat us to it!" said Captain Falcon.

"Watch out!" cried out R.O.B. The Smashers saw a fireball falling in their direction, so they got out of the way fast. The fireball crashed onto the tour center, completely destroying it and setting ablaze the place it hit.

The Smashers were in shock at seeing the building's destruction, as they were still people in there when they ran out, meaning that those inside were surely killed.

"This is horrible…!" said Fox with widened eyes of horror.

"I thought Mewtwo was supposed to keep this from happening?! What was he doing?!" asked Falco.

Suddenly, something crashed down right in front of them, much to their surprise. They were even more surprised to see that it was Mewtwo, who was charred from head to toe but somehow still conscious. "Mewtwo! What happened?" Captain Falcon asked while approaching him.

"I did not expect this to happen…" said the Pokemon while standing back up. Yellow light then covered him, and in an instant, all the burnt parts of his body disappeared, thus making him look as good as new again. "The volcano exploded without a warning whatsoever…"

"Did you see anyone approaching it and setting off a Dyna Stone?" Fox asked him.

Mewtwo shook his head. "No, I did not see or sense any presence at the volcano at all. I do not know how this happened, though I may have some ideas…"

"We can talk about that later! We have to get out of here!" said Captain Falcon.

Mario's group rushed out of the fighting arena, which had several people pouring out of. "Mamamia! Da volcano really did erupt!" said Mario.

"We completely forgot about it!" said Diddy.

Ryu, Ken, and Incineroar also came out along with them. Looking at the erupting volcano, Ken said, "I thought that was a dormant volcano?!"

"It's those Smash Pros! They're the one behind this!" said Wario angrily, and what he said confused Ryu and Ken.

Jozu was also outside the building, looking at the volcano in shock. "This can't be possible! That volcano shouldn't erupt!" he said. "How can this happen?! Pops won't be happy about this!"

The people of the island ran for their lives towards the harbor, boarding the various boats and ships in a desperate attempt to escape the place. Because of this, the aquatic transports became crowded in no time and were in danger of sinking and tilting over. Some people even jumped into the water to swim away by themselves, as they were no longer thinking clearly.

As people were panicking and wondering what to do, the Final Destination suddenly docked itself as a nearby beach, much to the surprise of everyone. Master Hand and Crazy Hand appeared on the surface, and the former called out loud to the people, "Get on board here! I'll take you out of here!"

All those who hadn't boarded boats yet immediately rushed over to the Final Destination and climbed up it. In the midst of the chaos, some of the Smashers managed to make it on.

"Do we have enough space for everyone?" Link asked Master Hand.

"We have more than enough space!" Master Hand told him.

"Hey you!" shouted a loud voice all of a sudden.

Everyone turned and was surprised to see the presence of a large ship with a whale-like design. "That's Whitebeard's ship!" someone among the crowd called out.

Everyone was shocked to see the owner of the island appearing from the deck. Whitebeard had a less than pleased look on his face when he saw what happened to the island and was also confused and curious about the large platform that the islanders were getting onto.

"Who are you and what you doing to the islanders?" Whitebeard asked in an intimidating voice.

"We're helping the people evacuate, obviously! If I don't do anything, then they will surely die!" replied Master Hand.

"You're not planning anything sinister, are you?" Whitebeard asked him.

"You can be sure that I did not somehow make the volcano explode, and what's the point of rescuing the islanders if I want it to erupt and kill everyone?" Master Hand asked him.

Marco, who was next to Whitebeard, said to his captain, "He seems honest about helping the people, pops. Maybe we should let him lend a hand."

"Good idea, but there are still much people on the island that needs helping," said Whitebeard, and the he looked at the volcano. "I can't believe it erupted… This isn't…"

Suddenly, there was the sound of splashing and the sight of water shooting up from the sea not too far away. Everyone turned and saw a large black mass rising out of the water, followed by a thick and long appendage of sorts.

It was Godzilla, another one of the 5 Abominations.

Needless to say, the presence of the towering monster slightly over 100 meters tall was more than enough to terrify everyone, and people began screaming and panicking.

"You've gotta be kidding me…!" said Link in disbelief.

"This is the worst possible moment…!" said Master Hand.

"I knew I sensed your presence, but I was hoping you wouldn't show yourself…" said Whitebeard with a nervous look.

All those still on dry land were horrified at the appearance of Godzilla, who wasn't far from where they were and could easily get to them in just a few steps, given his size.

The crowd found themselves with no direction to run to, as behind them, the lava and fire were destroying the town, and it was only a matter of time before the fiery disaster got to them, but there was no way to escape on the other side as well due to Godzilla getting in the way.

The giant monster brought his massive foot down onto the harbor. People ran in panic when they saw the foot coming down, but some were unfortunate enough to be trampled underneath. Some of them actually ran back in the direction of the town, only to be burned by the fire that suddenly burst in their direction due to fireballs hitting the ground.

Despite seeing the volcano erupting like crazy, Godzilla didn't seem to care and for some reason made his way up onto dry land. As he was doing so, he knocked over and destroyed the boats and ships that were in his way. Some of the people on board jumped overboard in time, but some remained on board and were destroyed alongside their rides.

"What is this guy doing here?!" asked Kirby in panic. At the same time, he was roasting a sausage on a stick using a nearby pile of fire.

Yoshi was doing the same thing next to him. "Do you think he looks fatter in person to you? Or did I remember things incorrectly?" Yoshi asked him.

For whatever reason, Godzilla swung his massive tail, sweeping it across the ground. In doing so, he wrecked several ships docked at the harbor, some of which had people on board, and also sent flying several people running around on the harbor. Many of them ended up flying into the burning town and were burned to death.

Those who were at a safe distance from Godzilla were shocked with what they saw. "That monster!" said Marco angrily. "How dare he make the situation worse than it already is!"

"Evacuate the island at once! Help as many as you can escape!" Whitebeard commanded his men. "I will deal with him!"

"Are you sure about this, pops?" Marco asked him in surprise.

"I'm the only one here strong enough to deal with him! Don't worry; I'm not doing to die here!" said Whitebeard. After getting a hold of his naginata, the Murakumogiri, he jumped off his ship and landed on the harbor before running in Godzilla's direction.

"That old man is crazy! He's going to get himself killed!" cried Diddy. Mario's group had managed to make it back onto the Final Destination alongside some townsfolks. Ryu, Ken, and Incineroar followed them to the same place.

"No, if there's anything here capable of defeating Godzilla, then it's him," Master Hand told him.

"I may not have seen him in action before, but I heard tales of his exploits," said Ryu. "Also, I sensed a powerful aura coming from him earlier, and honestly saying, I felt a strong chill running down my spine… He is undoubtedly strong!"

Samus had her power suit on and was firing energy blasts at Godzilla's massive leg, and Mewtwo fired dark energy balls. None of their attacks were doing anything to Godzilla nor did they even grab his attention.

"Warlock Devastator!" Ganondorf shouted he punched the air so hard that he created a giant boar made of purplish-black fire. The powerful-looking attack struck Godzilla in the thigh, but ultimately, it did nothing, and the monster didn't even seem to notice anything hitting him.

"None of our attacks are doing anything to him!" said Samus.

"Truly he is the king of monsters, one of the most powerful beings in the world!" said Mewtwo nervously. "I can sense that he is much more powerful than the last time we met him!"

Suddenly, the Smashers felt a powerful presence behind them that sent chills down their spines. They turned around to see an enraged Whitebeard there. "Out of the way, brats!" he said in an intimidating tone. "I will deal with that monster myself!"

"Um… I think we should do as he said…" said Link, who was trembling violently, as if death was just before his eyes. The other Smashers nodded, and then they got out of the way.

After everyone was cleared away, Whitebeard said to Godzilla, "I don't know why my island became like this or why you even came here in the first place, but if you are going to make things worse than it already is, then I shall show you know mercy! Nobody hurts my people and destroy my land and gets away with it!"

Cracks appeared underneath his feet as he said this, and the aura coming out of him was so strong that the air looked distorted. Some of the Smashers felt this and sweated nervously. "That haki… It's incredible!" said Ganondorf.

Stretching out his fist to one side, Whitebeard made cracks made of white, glowing cracks appear in the air. He then punched the air hard to send forth a shockwave that traveled towards Godzilla.

The monster was struck in the side of the waist. Despite the size of the attack being small compared to the monster's towering size, Godzilla felt pain when he got hit and almost fell over to the side. He roared in pain as he tried to maintain his balance, and after doing so, he turned to look at Whitebeard.

Both sides glared at each other. Godzilla knew well who it was that attacked him. Despite the size difference, the monster knew that the tiny opponent before him was not one to be estimated.

"So you've finally noticed me, eh? C'mon! I'm going to teach you a lesson about trespassing!" Whitebeard shouted at him.

Godzilla knew better than to underestimate his opponent. The giant monster did not hesitate at all to charge up energy in his body, which caused his dorsal spines to glow with blue light. He then fired a massive whitish-blue beam out of his mouth at Whitebeard.

Acting quick, Whitebeard punched the air to unleash another shockwave. Both attacks collided with each other and resulted in a powerful explosion of wind and energy that caused waves to be formed on the water. The ships that were still present were tossed to and fro so violently that they almost sank. Even the people on board nearly got thrown overboard.

The Final Destination was tossed around violently by the waves as well, and those still on the surface held on for dear life. "What power!" cried Ridley.

"Did you see that?! That old man easily cancelled out Godzilla's giant beam attack!" said Diddy in awe.

"We have to get out of here!" Master Hand told everyone. "None of us are going to last long if we keep on staying here and watch them fight! This is not a battle between monsters, but a battle between gods, and you don't want to get caught in it!"

By now, the Smashers had all boarded the Final Destination. The last of surviving islanders had all gotten aboard whatever ship and boat they could put their feet onto, and then everyone evacuated the island. The Final Destination took off into the air.

As they left, they continued to watch in awe at the battle between Whitebeard and Godzilla.

The giant monster slammed down his tail onto Whitebeard. Holding up his naginata, the powerful pirate captain was able to block the attack that would've normally crushed anyone, yet he was able to retain his footing. However, the impact was so powerful that a shockwave was released, rocking the waves greatly. Fortunately, the ships didn't tilt over.

More than anyone else, the Whitebeard Pirates were greatly worried about their captain as their ship sailed farther and farther from the island. "We can't just leave pops there!" said one pirate.

"Don't worry; he's not the strongest man in the world for nothing!" Marco reminded him. "He will definitely make it out of this alive, and we definitely won't be leaving him behind!"

After Godzilla raised his tail, Whitebeard rushed at one of his legs at a fast speed and slammed his fist into it hard. Godzilla felt a powerful vibration that traveled up his legs and into the rest of his body. It was a painful feeling that actually made him feel like his innards were getting destroyed. The monster took several steps back into the burning town, though the fire and lava did not annoy him even the slightest.

Whitebeard watched as the entire island got demolished by the still erupting volcano. "What a pity… I was thinking of coming to take a dip at the hot springs today, tomorrow, and the days after…" he said in his head. "Looks like I'll have to find some another place to do that now…"

Godzilla came forward and attempted to crush him underfoot, but the latter jumped back. The monster's stomping created an energy shockwave that would've blown away Whitebeard if the latter didn't plant his naginata into the ground firmly.

Whitebeard then leaped high into the air towards Godzilla with his fist pulled back, and Godzilla also formed his hand into a fist and got ready to throw a punch at him as he ascended towards him.

Their fists collided, resulting in a powerful shockwave that could be felt several miles away.

That day, almost everyone in the world felt the ground shaking slightly…

TO BE CONTINUED

There you have it! The battle between Whitebeard and Godzilla! I hope you enjoyed what little there is of the battle between them in this chapter!

Previously, I had said that Godzilla's design in my series is based off the one in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, but is 100 meters tall instead of 55. I'd like to imagine that Godzilla's appearance had changed as time went by due to absorbing radiation, so now he's taller than before and also resembles the Monsterverse version more, hence the reason Yoshi brought up Godzilla looking fatter than before.