Chapter 17: The End is Nigh

Battra left to "join" Ghidorah the next day. His mission: Earn Ghidorah's trust and become the commander of a large Muto force, cause the Mutos to choose sides, and then cause a civil war. During this conflict, the remaining kaiju would come out of hiding, link up with Battra's forces, and then launch the largest land assault in kaiju history against Ghidorah. At any point, Battra could be killed and the entire plan will fold like a lawn chair and one person who didn't like Battra having this amount of responsibility is none other than Godzilla.

"Mothra, I don't think we should plan our entire attack around Battra. What he plans to do will take months, years even. By then we may not even exist anymore!" Godzilla grumbles.

Mothra looks towards her mate and sighs.

"Look, you don't know him like I do. He is my brother and I know how he is. There is no reason for him to betray us. Give him some time. I know he can pull it off."

Mothra holds Godzilla's hand and touches his chest. He kisses the top of her head and holds her in his arms.

"Ok. I hope you are right about this. I don't want to lose you to Ghidorah. Promise me, Mothra, when we do fight him… please… don't get killed. I can't live without you."

Godzilla burrows his head into Mothra's fluffy fur. She closes her eyes and embraces him.

"I won't. I love you."

"I love you too."

Meanwhile… at Ghidorah's compound…

The fluttering of wings alerts Ghidorah. He turns all three of his heads towards the now landed Battra. His dark form sprawled across the floor of the obsidian throne room. Ghidorah's three heads rise in surprise and his tails rattle. Battra bows slightly. The middle head leans down to speak.

"Well well well. Look what the wind blew in. The little moth traitor. Tell me why I shouldn't reduce you to ash right now."

"I have come… to seek amends. I was wrong about you. Your power greatly exceeds my own and I have come to ask for forgiveness. I wish to join you in pursuit of the remaining kaiju."

Ghidorah's heads turn towards each other. They briefly mumble to each other. The left head lowers itself down to Battra.

"Why should we let you join us? You are not needed, nor were you ever."

"I simply wish to recognize you as alpha and to assist you in crushing the feeble kaiju resistance. You can't do it alone."

All three heads chuckle as Ghidorah stands up and flairs their wings. Lightning flashes outside.

"Watch us. You see Battra, you arrived just when we would launch our attack. In two weeks time, the last remaining Mutos will be bred and assimilated into our ranks. Then, on the dawn of the next day, we will perform a sterilization of the entire Northern Hemisphere. The surface, as well as the underground chasms, will be wiped clean of your kaiju scum. Then, after we crush Godzilla's skull within our jaws, we will tear his body along with your sister's and feed it to the Mutos. Afterwards, the planet will be ours, and no-one… not even you will stand in our way. We will be gods."

Battra is chilled to the bone. He didn't have much time to form his army. All hope seems to be lost but then Ghidorah extends one of their wings to him.

"But you see, we could do all of that ourselves, but why would we? We don't know the topography of this planet well, and all of that flying and fighting sounds exhausting. So how about this, we will let you join our cause. Since you are already on good terms with the Mutos, take half of them under your wings. Mold them into whatever you want, and then when we give the order to attack, do it. The other half of the Mutos are already under the command of Commander Dex. We are trusting you Battra… if you betray us… we will personally make you watch all of your friends die in front of you. Including your sister."

Battra's wings tremble. He has his chance. He looks up at Ghidorah and flares out his wings.

"As you wish… my lord."

Ghidorah dismisses Battra to his forces. The last remaining Mutos already surround Ghidorah's hexagonal compound. Battra tells the Mutos of his arrival and most of them cheer. They were glad to have their old commander back. Just as Ghidorah stated, half of the Mutos were put under direct command of Battra, and the other half were put under the control of Commander Dex. Almost immediately, two separate camps form to house the Muto armies.

Battra settles down with his forces to discuss battle plans. Battra can't help but notice the fact that the Mutos had already divided themselves. After Ghidorah took the title as alpha, almost half of the Mutos did not accept this change of leadership. They viewed Ghidorah as a tyrannical brute who would do nothing but cast out the Mutos once he was done with his plan. The other half saw Ghidorah as a divine figure sent from the gods to help them win the war. Battra was informed of this divide shortly after he took command of some of these Mutos. He didn't have mush time.

One week later…

A male Muto by the name of Ajax was the previous commander of Battra's forces. He was their representative. Battra sits down with him to talk.

"So, Battra, what is on your mind? We only have a week left until Ghidorah sends us off."

"Well… I have something to tell you."

Ajax tilts his rectangular head.

"I have some… ulterior motives."

"What kind of motives?"

"I was sent here for two reasons. 1, to earn Ghidorah's trust. And 2, to shatter it."

"What do you mean?'

"Look. I know that you and the rest of my men don't agree with Ghidorah being the alpha. You told me how there is tension between my Mutos and Dex's. How do you feel about a world where Mutos rule over it? Not Ghidorah, not Godzilla, not even me. A world where a Muto is the alpha. I can make that happen. But first, we need to take down Ghidorah. I was sent here by the Kaiju Royal Court to cause this. In two weeks time, the kaiju plan on coming out and joining us in the fight. We will attack Ghidorah and topple his rule. Then, after Ghidorah has fallen, I will kill Godzilla and become the alpha. Then I will finish this war and allow the Mutos to rule over the new world. Victory is within our grasp Ajax. All I need is you."

Ajax sits back and ponders this. It seems feasible. Ghidorah against all of Muto kind. He wouldn't stand a chance. Ajax looks over towards Battra.

"Ready when you are, Battra."

Battra's eyes shine. His pincher clacks.

"Then let us begin."

Two days of flying later…

Battra sets down at the kaiju camp. Godzilla is the first to greet him.

"Did you do it? Do we have our army?"

"You have your army. In five days, Ghidorah plans to cleanse the world of all kaiju. If we are going to act, now is the time. Once I give the signal, begin the attack. We should catch Ghidorah and his forces off balance. You have and will only have one shot. There are no redos or coming back from this. If this attack fails, we will all be destroyed."

Godzilla clasps his chin. There isn't any more time to wait. Now is the time to act.

"Good. I will let the others know. Good luck, Battra."

"You too. Godzilla."

Battra takes off to fly back to his forces. Godzilla watches the little moth soar into the setting sun. Mothra flutters up to Godzilla and sits with him. The two watch the sunset. Many thoughts sail through their minds but they only focus on each other. To them, this is what only mattered.

Notes: The stage is set. The next chapter will be the finale. You won't have to wait very long since I have already finished the first draft but be prepared to watch the entire kaiju world be shaken to the core. Powers will clash, tears will be shed, and blood will be spilled. This entire chain of events will lead to this final battle. Stay tuned, my friends. The end is nigh.