(Chapter 4: Attacking Gorgo)
The colonels stood in the submarine, riding with Ford Brody. It was a race against time to save Ireland or the UK from the saurian beast, they had no clue of what hurt it, but they were surely going to try.
The monitors were constantly recording Gorgo as he made his way up towards the European countries, the G-Team submarine in hot pursuit despite being further away. Kenny was fearing for people's lives in that direction.
"Use the ORCA, and draw that son of a bitch away from the land. It will save us a shitload of time, and probably save lives in the process." Mark Russel suggested, Madison held the device in her arms.
"I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Russel, but if we choose to do that. We would be risking our own lives, and we are the only ones that can stop that monster." Ford explained, focusing on the path that Gorgo was taking, the submarine following it every mile.
"Risking our lives? Isn't that what you guys are supposed to do?" Mark growled, already getting irritated that the colonel squadron couldn't do something so much more simpler and easier.
"Mark, can it." Laura said sternly, instantly shutting the aging man up with his daughter staring at the beautiful blonde with an intimidated expression.
"Can't we just use the ORCA to lure Godzilla to wherever Gorgo is heading? He can easily stop him?" Madison asked, deciding to speak up. Had she been trained in any sort of martial arts or combat, she would sound more bold and defiant, instead she sounded scared.
"We don't want to annoy the Big G, Monarch has discovered that ancient humans used these titans for war, look how that turned out." Kenny answered for Laura when she went to speak.
"How did it turn out?"
"The titans were enraged that they were basically enslaved by humanity to do their dirty work, so they went on a campaign of destruction against Hollow Earth kingdoms, igniting a war between humankind and titans."
"Who won?"
"Who do you think? Giant 300 foot monsters going against an army of enemies that are essentially ants against them, to make matters worse, those ants had shitty weaponry compared to the ones that we have today in age."
Madison now understood why Monarch didn't resort to Godzilla each time trouble occurred, it could ignite another civil war between man and monster. Monarch and the GDF knew that they had to be very careful when handling situations like these, they had little to no room for mistakes.
"Don't you think harming the child of a titan could cause a shitshow too?" Alan Haas asked, starting to think of the whole situation in which was unfolding.
"Look, we have the technology to bring all of the titans to their knees. I think we have nothing to be afraid of." Kenny answered to Alan's worried question.
"I think killing a fellow titan in Godzilla's kingdom would piss the big G off, we don't want to start a war with these things. We don't want to destroy all monsters." Mark Russel blurted out.
"How about all of you quiet down about war with the titans, how about we keep that in the back of our minds until the situation arises. Let's pray that we don't go to war with them." Ford growled as he looked over his shoulder, growing tired of hearing the constant bickering between his squadron and the Russels.
(A few hours later)
The squadron had arrived on the Western shore of Ireland, quickly unloading equipment and climbing out of the submarine. They were ready for Gorgo this time, his bio-acoustics had been logged and his territorial routes were now known. The saurian titan had done a great deal of traveling despite being only a child, he could put himself in great danger traversing through the depths.
It was no time to waste, the people of Ireland could potentially be in trouble. They would have to find an obscure location far enough from any sort of towns or villages, Vergil Snow seemingly knew where to go as motorbikes were deployed out of the submarine for the squadron to ride down the roads.
"Leap Castle, surrounded by countryside. There are a few buildings on the same street as the castle, but we can evacuate them if there is anybody in those buildings. It'll take us around seven hours to get there. So we should consider stopping when we can." Vergil explained, showing the squadron a satellite image of Leap Castle. Indeed, it was surrounded by beautiful irish countryside, Alan Haas didn't seem to be buying it.
"We need to drive on these motorcycles to get there with all of our equipment… What makes you think we will not have to take multiple trips back to the coast and to the castle?" He asked with a raised eyebrow, not liking this idea. Alan Haas felt that the squadron should stay on the coast and protect Doolin County Clare from Gorgo if he is to come via the coast.
"Supplies are already there, somebody has prepared our arrival."
"Vergil, this better not be some sort of set up. If we get to that castle and there is no supplies, but a shit load of Earth's Rightful Rulers or Red Bamboo terrorists, you're getting fired on the spot." Ford Brody said sternly, giving Vergil a warning.
"Don't worry, it will be somebody familiar."
"It better be punk…" Kenny growled, his tone of voice coming off as a rather joking tone than Ford's serious one. The squadron liked to pick on the new guy of the G-Team, the only way Vergil had got in was through Ford's permission.
As Vergil had warned them, it would take them quite a while to reach Leap Castle. After several hours of multiple stops and bathroom breaks, they would finally make it. By the time they had reached the island, it was mid-day heading into the afternoon.
The squadron was tired, and many of them wanted rest, but as usual, Ford gave them a pep talk that woke them all up. The national hero was good at that, the squad quickly discovered that supplies were indeed loaded at the castle. They had taken the stone road up to the front of the castle and the look gave them all a chilling vibe, as if this castle had some sort of dark history to it. Their feelings were right.
They all looked at one another as they gazed on the castle, as they approached the front double doors, the tension in the air got stronger. As if they could feel a presence not wanting them there, Ford appeared to be the only one that was brave as he gripped his rifle tightly. Even Madison had taken a pistol out of the supply crate at the front of the castle, and she wasn't even trained.
"We've dealt with things far worse than ghosts or harmful spirits, we live in a world much worse than them. Stay sharp, be bold." Ford said with a hint of pride in his voice as he placed his hand on the door only for them to suddenly open from out of nowhere, everyone trained their guns on who opened the door. The person raised their arms in the air as a sign of surrender, but it would take just a few seconds for them to recognize who it was… it was none other than Brayden Snow.
"Brayden Snow? Well I'll be damned, I haven't seen you in a while." Ford chuckled as he extended one arm out for a handshake while the others took a moment to have a sigh of relief, Vergil was thrilled to see that his brother had survived the battle in Oakland between Yongary and Pulgasari not too long ago.
"It is nice to see all of you once again. I decided to take some time off, get my zen in ya know." Brayden said with a pleased smile, ushering the squadron to come inside of the castle.
"Are there any ghosts or harmful spirits in here?" Madison asked, her voice sounding worried and resistant to go inside.
"Yes," Brayden sighed. "I have been harmed by a few spirits, I've had my hair pulled. I felt myself being choked, heard voices. We are here for a reason bigger than ghosts though, we are here to protect innocent people from monsters. Don't fear the spirits."
"You all can go inside but I am not risking getting possessed or killed by something we cannot even see, suit yourselves. My daughter's life is more important to me, I've already lost a son and a wife, although she was a bit crazy, I still loved her. I cannot afford to lose any more people." Mark Russel said, hatefully gazing at the castle, regretting the decision to come here.
"Understandable, Mark. We still need you in this mission though, set up the ORCA and play Gorgo's bio-acoustics, we'll be needing him here sooner than later."
"That I will do."
The gunmen and woman of the squadron entered the castle bravely, while the Russels began to set up various titan tracking and frequency devices to attract Gorgo to the castle or the countryside around the castle. They will need to keep the beast at a distance.
"Where is the maser cannons and the other technological shit when you need them?" Kenny groaned as he entered the castle, a strong scent of dust and old aging stone slammed into his nostrils.
"Ladies and gentlemen, get into your positions in any way you see fit. We're gonna smoke this titan today or tonight!"
A throbbing filled the air and poured into the castle, the ORCA had been activated. The frequency matching Gorgo's, it was working, wherever Gorgo was.
(An undisclosed location)
Gorgo had swam into an underwater cave in which would act as a tunnel to swim through, the tunnel would soon turn into a large Hollow Earth pocket. This underwater cave was located in the waters right off of Inishmaan Island, not too far away from the Westernmost shore of Ireland.
Now, the beast was stomping through the large pocket. A few villages, ancient villages, had been built down in this cave. The only light sources was torches and a few large pools of magma that had been man-man through carving the pool in. It was made by ancient people that got lost at sea and somehow found their way into the cave through another way in, that other way in, hadn't been discovered yet by modern day citizens.
A sudden throbbing filled the air, causing Gorgo's highly sensitive ears to boom with pain, he bared his large fang like teeth and let out an angered growl of irritation. This pain was the type of pain that bothered and annoyed titans, and he had heard it before, although the frequency was much lower than this. The beast turned his head towards a large hole in the massive cave wall, it was another tunnel, except he would be running through it.
This tunnel had been made by many other subterranean titans and megafauna around the world in ancient times, several of these underground highways existed throughout the world. Some below the ocean even, he would be following the sound to where it reached the maximum volume. He would follow the sound until it became unbearable, Gorgo was in attack mode.
(Thirty minutes later)
The throbbing of the ORCA continued to boom throughout the area, echoing out into the beautiful fields of the countryside that surrounded Leap Castle, the sun had sunk beneath the horizon and the moon was visible.
Thanks to almost no civilization being around for a good few miles, the fields and area around Leap Castle was shrouded in an almost pitch black, it caused Mark and Madison Russel to enter the castle, despite some sort of feeling urging them not to.
The only source of light for the squadron was the torches within the castle that would cast eerie shadows on the walls, the feeling and the vibes within the castle didn't help it either. A sudden, droning buzz filled the room. It was a titan alert coming from one of the devices in which Madison Russel and Mark Russel had set up, a radar shown a large red dot moving towards the squadron's location.
"Titan inbound, ready up your rockets. We're gonna do the best we can against this thing!" Ford shouted to his men and woman of the G-Team, the squadron took their positions and aimed their rocket launchers through the windows.
The ground around them began to quake and shake, the radiation levels spiked around them all. Until there was an explosive boom out in a large field that everyone could see, Gorgo was seen rising from the hole he had created. The saurian beast had arrived and he wasn't happy, he snarled upon the castle, his senses were telling him that these annoying noises were coming from this tiny structure.
Gorgo slammed his foot into the ground and let out a massive roar, the castle was quite a ways away according to the squadron, however the size differences made Gorgo believe that he was closer to this annoying pile of bricks.
"Smoke 'em!" Ford ordered through his transceiver, the squadron fired their rockets in unison at the beast. The rockets spiralled right into the body of Gorgo, causing him to let off an annoyed growl, baring his teeth at the castle that had just attacked him.
"It would be nice if we have the flipping military out here!" Kenny shouted as he began to reload his rocket launcher, a few other members of the squadron were unloading round after round onto Gorgo as he approached, the bullets did absolutely nothing to the monster.
The saurian leaned forward, slamming his foot down onto the ground with a mighty roar of defiance. The frills on the sides of his head flaring, making a loud sound in which seemed similar to a rattlesnake's rattle, except with a lower pitch. From what Kenny could see, a rocket came in and nailed Gorgo right in the mouth as he bared his teeth once again.
It appeared that the teeth that the rocket burst on had forcefully blew them apart, seeming to stun Gorgo, but it would only take a few more seconds for the beast to become enraged. He broke out into a full speed charge towards Leap Castle, this caused Brayden to command the squadron rather than Ford, which came to them as a surprise.
"Fire at the very ground that son of a bitch stands on!" Brayden boomed, taking aim at the ground beneath the feet of Gorgo rather than firing at the beast that was gradually getting closer to the castle by the seconds.
"Are you dumb? Our target is that thing!" Kenny raised his voice, but Brayden snapped at him.
"Just fire at the damn ground for crying out loud!"
Rockets were fired upon the grassy fields that Gorgo charged through and something unexpected happened within a fraction of a second. Massive flames roared high into the skies, spreading at an alarming rate within seconds. As the squadron made their way to Ireland earlier, Brayden had been dumping loads of napalm across the beautiful fields.
The squadron was blasted with intense heat despite being several meters away from the flames, Gorgo was engulfed in the jellied flame. Brayden's angry scowl slowly formed into a sinister smirk as he seen the beast frantically looking around to take in what was going on.
The saurian had lost sight of the castle, all he could see was flames and black smoke surrounding him all around. Some of the flames had grown taller than him, he tried to free his mind of stress and continued to march through the flames. Fire did nothing to Godzilla's kind, not even a nuke could damage them.
"Finish the fucker off, deafen him!" Brayden ordered again, giving Madison Russel an intimidating stare. The aura and energy the 2nd in command general had over them all wasn't one of peace, but rather a violent warmonger.
"Cover your ears!" Madison warned as she turned on a device in which would emit a high frequency blast, human ears could be deafened if they weren't covered up. The squadron dropped their weapons and placed their hands to their ears as tight as they could.
Madison turned the frequency higher and higher, having put on some ear muffs to drown out the sound as it got louder and more painful to hear. The noise was even more painful and dreadful to Gorgo, as he walked through the flames, his ears were pierced by a high frequency buzz that caused blood to gush out from his ears. His frills rattled and appeared to be tearing apart like paper, he let out a loud howl of agony before collapsing onto the fiery ground, digging a hole to tunnel through and escape it.
"Radiation levels are sinking low, radar shows Gorgo getting further away!" Mark shouted, trying to scream over the frequency as it began to die down as Gorgo left. Madison turning down the sound gradually and slowly before turning the device off completely.
The good thing was that Gorgo was gone, the bad thing was, there was a massive fire engulfing the fields surrounding Leap Castle. Road travel would be risky, everyone turned their shocked expressions to Brayden Snow.
"Colonel Snow, are you nuts?" Laura asked over to Brayden with a raised eyebrow, wiping off some beads of sweat from her forehead as the fires raged on the outside.
"If we didn't do that, we would be killed by Gorgo. Fires can't do anything to it, it was only to serve as a distraction. I know high frequencies can deafen titans if they are loud enough, the ORCA apparently damaged Ghidorah's ears enough to cause him visible pain. Imagine what we could do to other titans that try to harm us…"
"Yeah, but how are we going to get out of here? The only road is blocked off by fire at the moment." Ford asked, Brayden Snow pointed at Madison Russel for some reason.
"Maddie, find the bio-acoustics for Titanus Skylla. She'll freeze the flames so we can get out of here."
The squadron would have to wait for Skylla, it would be an excruciating wait for the titan in the intense heat. Trouble was brewing at Isla De Mara currently, the Red Bamboo was arming themselves up for combat against Gorgo.
Kaiyo happened to have a tracker of Gorgo much longer than Monarch did, he retrieved the tracker ever since 2017, when Gorgo was first sighted. Since this was before his ultimate betrayal of Monarch and the G-Team, he already had territorial routes of the beast. Gorgo frequently went to Ireland and other countries in that area for some unknown reason.
As the leader of the Red Bamboo sat in his office, he was sent a message from a spy over in Ireland. Kaiyo had sent spies of the RB into almost every country in the case of a new titan showing it's face or a potential Godzilla sighting.
Kaiyo noticed a strange fiery red glow in the sky somewhere over in the Irish countryside, it had to be from some sort of massive fire. From his tracking with Gorgo, he came to the correct conclusion that it came from this saurian monster. He shook his head in disbelief, he knew that it would be on the news in a matter of hours, or maybe even minutes.
Frustrated, the jap dialed up the senate itself. He would willingly be inviting himself to a senate hearing about the titans, he vaguely remembered when Dr. Graham and Dr. Ishiro Serizawa had been called in for the senate hearing sometime before the 2019 attacks broke out. He would be sending them a message…
"Kon'nichiwa, watashinonamaeha Kaiyo Hansondesu. Kako sū-nenkan no saikin no sekai no dekigoto ni chūi o haratte ireba, taitan'notatakai ga keizai o hakai shi, watashitachi no aisuru toshi o heijun-ka shite iru koto ni kidzuku hazudesu. 2014-Nen ni Gojira ga Sanfuranshisuko o hakai shita nochi, Red banbū to yoba reru monsutā to notatakai o shien suru soshiki o setsuritsu shimashita. Subete no monsutā o hakai suru tame no buki o kudasai. Watashitachi wa kiken kara anzen ni narimasu…"
The message was for the senate of the United States of America, he only had wicked intentions for the monsters. He knew of places like Area 51, which was a classic spot for new weapon development. There were also other strange top secret military locations around the globe, where new weapons were being developed and some, even tested.
Alan Jonah and his Earth's Rightful Rulers organization was doing essentially the same thing, except the motives for the respective leaders of the ERR and the RB, were different from one another. Alan Jonah wanted human domination over the world, Kaiyo Hanson wanted the titans dead due to personal grudge he held against them. Both organizations were being funded by the governments around the world that looked to destroy all of the titans due to the consequences of a battle or a simple stroll through a city.
This would make problems for Monarch, the G-Team, and the GDF, only more troublesome. It always seemed like they were fighting a losing battle, Floyd Sanders should've been dead years ago. Alan Jonah should be in custody, poor Alison Ford should be taught right from wrong. Kaiyo Hanson should still be in interrogation, the ERR and the RB shouldn't even exist, but yet, they did.
Ford Brody had grown tired of the constant game of catch up being played by the Monarch factions and the anti-titan organizations. It always seemed that the ERR was one step ahead of Monarch no matter what, and even if Monarch went by the ERR, Alan Jonah and his bastards would catch up and start winning the race again.
The same thing could be said for the Red Bamboo, Kaiyo Hanson had been a snake in the grass the whole time and nobody in Monarch seen through him. It only became apparent that he wasn't an ally when his rage and anger started to take control.
To make matters worse, colonel Jerome Hunter had since betrayed Monarch due to influence by Floyd Sanders and his manipulative words. Thanks to the constant betrayals and traitors being found in Monarch, employees couldn't look at each other the same. Even the colonels within the lead squadron thought one of them to be treacherous at times, and that it was only a matter of time before another traitor showed his or her head.
Strangely enough, ERR had been completely silent when it came to the Gorgo situation. The last time they ever got involved in conflicts against Monarch was at the battle in Oakland not too long ago. Alan Jonah was aware of the Red Bamboo, but he didn't like Kaiyo Hanson thanks to his hard headed attitude towards almost everyone, ally or enemy.
The crazed jap that was Kaiyo Hanson had a foreboding god complex, he saw himself over everyone else and thought that he was 'superman without the cape.' He also believed that if he were to be successful in killing off the titans, the world should build golden statues of him, and rely on him to take care of any situation.
When Kaiyo's plans would be foiled or caught in conflict with the G-Team, his arrogant mind would cloud up with rage and he often lost himself in his madness. The only things on his mind was 'kill titans, repeat.' Some of his troops and employees even dubbed him to act like a brat throwing a temper tantrum when things didn't go his way, finding his outbursts comical.
It was imperative to not underestimate these anti-titan factions, especially Kaiyo Hanson's Red Bamboo. While he may seem like a child when his plans don't go as scheduled, he was one phone call away from using a devastating weapon. A person with a crazy mind like that of Kaiyo, could make him not only a threat to the titans, but a threat to humanity as well.
Now, time would tell of what would be happening within the next few days or hours. There was no telling what would happen, the conflict came to a standstill, for now…