Monsters and Magic: Burning Finale
By: DJ Rodriguez
(Author's Notes: Hey everyone! How are you all doing? I want to thank all of you for your kind and encouraging words, not to mention seeing your passionate and imaginative reviews that I really like to read! Makes me glad to see that you all really like to get into both the chapter and stories.
Before I officially start on this chapter, I want to give praise and glory to God and Jesus Christ! Thank you Lord for helping me with this story, as I continue further into this idea that has been in my head for many months. It has not been easy to balance Toho, Disney and also the requests of some of my loyal reviewers here, but it was all you Lord that has guided and helped me to make this final novel of mine popular. So Jesus, again thank you for everything!
Now, this chapter is all about the rescue… and some surprises I think you will like! I have taken the styles on how to do this from old 80's and 90's shows, which you have heard from in my previous chapters. Among them would be The Three Musketeers, a Disney 1993 that was literally one of my favorite movies to see as a kid! I liked the heroes, pretending to be them and also laughing at certain scenes. The 80s and 90's rocked, more so than today. At least in my opinion. Also, I kinda got the idea of the Disney Rescue Team from one of my all-time fave Disney cartoon series when I was a kid, and it was Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers!
I also took cues from the classic Disney movies I loved as a kid, and still do today! Such as Fun and Fancy Free, when Mickey and his pals took on Willy the Giant. And also the original Disney's The Little Mermaid, when Louis the chef got all crazy trying to catch Sebastian. Also, be sure to see some clever Disney Easter Eggs I put in here, if you can spot them. If you find them, let me know and I will see if you are a true classic Disney fan like me!
In any case, be ready to see some action, laughs, drama, excitement… and also a showdown that is similar in the shows and anime of old! The big confrontation between Good and Evil! So if you want to, grab a seat and some snacks like if you're in a movie theater! I will do my best here to make sure that all of you who read this enjoy this chapter!
One last thing, with those who want to see M.O.G.U.R.A and MechaGodzilla-2… they will be coming in soon! Just a two or so chapters, and they will be revealed! Along with the legendary Super X and Super X-II as well! All I ask is for your patience, and they will be rewarded. That I assure you. This story has been long playing in my head, and thus it will be a LONG novel. Hopefully not too long, falling a bit short from my very first story Monsters and Magic.
I do not own Godzilla or any of the monsters & characters that officially belong to Toho. Nor do I own any of the places and characters that belong to the Walt Disney Company. I do own my OC creations, and most of the songs used so far in the novel. If I use a song that is by another artist/artists, I will give him/her/them their proper dues and credits as it is their right.
Now, on with the novel!)
Chapter 26
It was about 2:00 a.m., the city of Tokyo mostly asleep except for some emergency work and medical crews that were still working hard into the night. It was mostly around the Tokyo Opera City Tower, where the Aggregate-form Destroyahs had emerged and engaged against JSDF and local police forces. While the doctors, nurses, construction and relief workers started to tend to the injured and… deceased victims of the monster attack along with the building which was still standing despite the intense damage it received from the fighting, the Disney Rescue Team (DRT) was close to the Crimson Katana headquarters. Arisu was driving to the building that housed many deadly members of one of the most feared yakuza organizations in all Tokyo, the former spy swallowing some fear & doubt that was trying to worm their way into her head and heart.
The tiny negative, question voices in her head, no bigger than bread crumbs, spoke, 'This is suicide, and you know it! They'll never get past the security, and even if they do, how are they going to win against members with modern guns and weapons?! Listen, your only chance for survival is to turn them in and hope that Momoko-sama will forgive you… maybe even reward you! Besides, these gaijins and goofballs from G-Force have done little for…'.
The voices were silenced when a strong, resilient voice came in her mind! It was her conscience, one that had been used very little in the past. Now, it had gained strength and was finally able to overcome the negative specks! Her conscience spoke, soft like a loving mother yet at the same time, proud as a noble warrior! It said, 'Pay no mind to the negative voices, young lady. You are much stronger, better than they give you credit for. You are fighting for something right this time, and also I know you believe that you and your friends have more than a chance to win and save the others from Momoko! So brush aside the tiny, negative voices that come from the Enemy. And listen to me! You and the others will survive, rescue your friends, and bring true honor back to your being! So stand tall, be strong… and always know that you got help from your friends, and from above!'.
Arisu listened to her conscience, and her spirit, mind and heart were gaining strength! She thought, 'Yes! I can do this! Thank you, guardian angel of mine! I will focus, be positive and do what I can to help my new friends overcome my old boss! Thank you very much!'. One can feel the conviction, determination and a special kind of joy flowing from her being. Arisu Chinatsu was going to see all of this through with her friends, even if it was to the bitter end!
When they arrived at the building, Joseph and Daimon were looking out the special black tinted windows that allowed them to see outside but no one would see them on the other side. The duo looked around the complex and Joseph stated, "Arisu was right. This place is crawling with guards, but it seems that security is lax at the moment.".
Daimon pointed out, "It seems we really need to go through the gate in order to get to the east side. There is a loading dock there, so we can get the van into the building.". Indeed, at the east side there was a loading dock that was meant for large vehicles like semi-trucks to go into so the personnel could unload or load up supplies, contraband, etc.
Arisu whispered, "Okay, let's see what we can do about the Gatekeeper. Be on guard and ready.". All inside the vehicle nodded their heads, ready for whatever may come! This was it!
Chinatsu-san slowly drove to the Gatekeeper, which was a young man this time around. He looked to be around in his mid-20's, wearing casual clothing instead of a business suit like the other elderly Gatekeeper from earlier, and looking a little bored and tired at the moment. Of course, it was extremely early in the morning so no one could really blame him for being a little lax and casual. The young Japanese man yawned slightly as he looked to Arisu and asked, "Hey Miss, what are you doing here? This is for restricted members only, and I…". Arisu held up her ID card, everyone in the backseat and also Chris who was sitting beside Chinatsu in the front passenger's seat was wondering if this would work.
The Gatekeeper took out his flashlight that had the special black light, fumbling around with it slightly for a moment before he turned it on. He flashed it on the ID card, and once again it showed up green. He looked at the small plastic card for a bit before he said, "Ah, you are one of us. Okay, you can come in.". He went to the small booth that he was stationed in to get the remote control to open the door, the forces of Good breathing a sigh of relief that they got passed one of the many obstacles. Once the guard pressed the button, the gate slid open for them to enter.
The vehicle went through the gates and passed the employee, the others breathing a sigh of relief as they had passed the first barrier and were now in enemy territory!
Chris whispered to the others, "Okay, here is where part one of Operation: Rescue Bonded begins! Are all of you prepared?". Alice, Regina, the pixies & mice, Joseph, Daimon and Anthony all gave him the thumbs-up sign, and their faces showed that they were determined & ready! Captain Anderson was very pleased by this, and also proud to be on a team that was dedicated to doing something good such as this.
Arisu went close to the loading dock on the east side of the complex, but was stopped by two men that were dressed in suits and armed with semi-automatic weapons. One of the organization members looked to Arisu and inquired, "Hey lady, what kind of contents are you bringing inside?".
Chinatsu-san smiled and replied, "Open the side door and see for yourselves, sir.". Chris merely nodded, also giving a small smile to the other thug. The two huffed in annoyance, thinking that it was probably just more contraband or small stuff that their superiors ordered. The one who was on Arisu's side waited for his companion to come to him, and when he opened the van door… the duo was greeted by a lot of hands who pulled them into the vehicle quickly! The door shut, and the van started to rock around literally! If someone saw it from the outside, they would have thought that something straight out of a comedy or cartoon just happened.
After a few moments, the van stopped rocking. Inside it, the two henchmen of the Crimson Katana were bound, gagged and knocked out cold. Regina and Alice had finished tying them up, and now blowing breaths on their knuckles. "Oooh… that guy had a hard head.", Regina groaned out softly. The two women were a bit unaccustomed to bare-knuckle battle, but they did alright considering the help they had.
Anthony, Joseph and Daimon had really let the fools have it after knocking their weapons to floor. Filimore and his furry friends & sister got the clips out from the weapons so the guns would be rendered near-useless, Chris instructing them on how to do so while the others were 'detaining' the gang members. After the clips were out from the guns, and also finding extras on the thugs' person, they were safely stored in the compartment.
Zarina checked the left-breast pocket shirts of the men, and on one of them found a key that activated the doors to the loading docks. She said, "Here you go, Arisu! One key to get us into the building!". The pixie tossed said object to the Japanese woman, who caught it and put it into her pocket for safe-keeping.
Alice out in, "I really wish we could have called Mama Odie's bonded… what was his name…? Ah, I remember! Jet Jaguar! Yes, I really wish we could have called him. He would have been great to have along here.".
Anthony replied, "It wouldn't be possible at the moment. He is out on a mission for the U.N. somewhere in the Middle East to help the Americans with a problem.". Indeed, the android with a soul had been hard at work in the vast desert lands, helping the Americans deal with a hostile Iran and Iraq nation.
Joseph stated, "Okay, now here is where we leave things to the little mice and fairies. We need all of you to get into the 8th and 2nd floor to disable the Security Room and also the power generators.".
Rosetta put in, "We hear ya, big boy. Me, Fawn, Iridessa and Zarina will go and disable the power generators on the 2nd floor. Filimore, Estée, Ilbert and Plaisance will head to the Security Room on the 8th floor to shut down everything there.". The small beings had their packs on, all geared up and ready to go! They did not have night-vision goggles or communication headsets, as they had nothing in stock of their size. All they had was the information that was given to them earlier, but thankfully Zarina and the female mice had some excellent memory recall.
Daimon said, "That's the plan! We can't go inside or else we'll be caught on camera. The place we're standing in is one of the camera's blind spots, but if we stay here for too long, most likely we'll be caught by the patrols that are doing their rounds. So speed and effectiveness is crucial here.". It was true, as a camera by the loading dock was doing its rotational taping of everything, but it did not have enough movement to stick all the way out at the loading dock. So they were a bit lucky in that department.
The fairies and mice nodded, now about to show all on what they could really do! Miki told them, "Just be careful when you go inside the vent system. Arisu told us that Momoko is anything but stupid, so chances are high that she might have set traps inside for anyone who might try to go through them.".
Anthony added, "Also, be wary of any traps that are meant for ro… I mean, beings like you. Exterminators often leave traps and such like that inside the vents and other small areas.". The pilot was about to say rodent, but given the present company here, he knew it was unwise to call them so. Filimore and the mice had a sneaking suspicion on what he was about to say, but they let it slide.
Iridessa remarked, "Don't worry! We'll be quick, but careful! Just stay here until the lights and cameras are all out!". The humans wished the pixies and furry animals' good luck, and Godspeed. With a final salute, the beings from another universe quickly scurried towards a ventilation grate that was on close to ground level!
The eight infiltration agents managed to escape the security camera's eye, and the pixies quickly unscrewed the grate so they could climb in. The mice went in first, followed by Zarina and the others. Once the last fairy Rosetta was in, they pulled the grate back up against the opening. They could not screw it back on, but wedged just enough so that it didn't come off. A slight jar would make it tumble off though, so they were hoping that one did not come along.
Iridessa let her power out slightly, becoming a living flashlight! She had fine-tune of her ability, so she set her light at dim but just bright enough for all to see on where they were going. Fawn looked at the long pathway in front of the group and said, "Okay everyone, let's go! Melody and the others are depending on us!". With nods, the group went down the dark pathway as the rescue mission was officially underway!
~At the Experiment Room~
On the 6th floor of the complex, the Disney girls were awake and mentally preparing themselves for what was to come soon. Earlier last night they had dinner, which was the scientists feeding them some meat and bread plus some water while they were strapped down on the stretchers. They elevated and slanted said objects so that the ladies could eat properly… well, as one can when being held against their own will. After they were fed, one of the educated goons told them that later on, Momoko would be coming back in to finish what she started. It was a bit perplexing on why the leader of the yakuza would want to do anything so late at night, or early in the morning depending on point of view, but Momoko's reasons were her own. She wanted to try again, very eager to enslave both the Prince and King of the Monsters!
Tinkerbell, Vidia and Silvermist were back with them. They were put back in the jars after the experiments were performed on them, and they had been in the Dream Realm recently with their friends in order to put into action what they needed to do in order to neutralize Momoko's power over the realm.
So now, they were waiting for their captor to come in and plug herself back into the Wave Amplifier machine. They had a little surprise in store for the arrogant, evil woman. Sure enough, Momoko came into the room wearing different business suit but one that hugged her curves and figure quite well. She looked to her magical prisoners and commented, "Well, good evening… or is it good morning? Can't quite tell at this hour. Hehehe…".
Tracy glared at the being from her spot on the table and remarked, "I'm surprised that you even dress up for this occasion. Though considering what kind of person you are, I guess vanity is a must.".
Cinderella added, "But no matter how good you look on the outside, your heart and nature are vile and horrible. And no amount of clothing will ever try to cover that up.".
Momoko-sama laughed lightly at the two ladies, in her view their words were very amusing. She commented, "Hahahaha! Oh, you two sound like a very corny lesson from one of those kiddie shows! But the truth is my prisoners… I am in charge, and soon the whole country of Japan will be once I break your bond with Godzilla and his brat. And there is nothing you can do about it.". She sat in the throne-like chair, her scientific servants putting on the helmet and checking that things were secure and locked into place properly.
All of the Disney women thought at the same time, 'You wanna bet?!'.
Once their leader was secure, the scientists started turn on the supercomputer and other machines around it. One looked to his colleague and spoke, "Activate the Serum Dispenser, send the ladies into unconsciousness. Put the knock-out gas into the jars to put those pixies down.". He nodded, and the stooge flipped a switch and twisted a dial on a machine. The dial let knockout gas gently seep into the jars, causing the fairies to fall asleep. The switch activated the serum that flowed through a tube and into the ladies veins. In a couple of minutes, all of them were now knocked out.
Momoko had a wicked grin on her face, very much sure that now her plan would come to fruition & that she would control the most potent of all kaiju! She looked to her scientists and stated, "Activate the machine, doctors. Send me back into the Dream Realm, so I can finally make those foolish saurians succumb to my will.". One of the scientists nodded, flipping a switch that activated a subtle brain-wave transmitter in the helmet that sent the leader of the Crimson Katana into dreamland.
The supercomputer latched onto the special bond brain-wave frequency that they managed to copy and record earlier, and the screen came to life as the scientists looked on and were ready at the controls in case something happened.
~In the Dream Realm~
Everyone was back in the world of dreams, the black void all around the Disney ladies. Melody looked around and inquired, "I wonder why we are not back in the ocean like last time?". Indeed, the others were a bit puzzled that they were not back in the ocean as before.
Fairy Godmother Cateline answered, "That is because the bond between you and the monsters is not open wide like last time. It was Godzilla and Junior that opened the link wide enough when they were awake, and now it seems that they are still slightly weak mentally to open it up again.". Now, the ladies knew that the King of the Monsters and his son were strong both physically and mentally. However, there were subtle differences. Godzilla Junior did not endure the many battles his father had, which gained him his reputation as the King of the Monsters in the first place. So while he did have the physical strength, his mind was not as tough or hard to bluff as his father.
Also, while Godzilla had a will and mind force that was extremely potent and formidable even to the most battle-hardened beings be they human or not, he was still vulnerable to those that had psychic abilities like Miki Saegusa. But, the Disney princesses/ladies had gotten through to his heart which was different and incredible as it may sound.
They all soon felt a pressure come over them, and that is when Momoko-sama appeared once more! Melody, Ariel, Cinderella, Tracy, Anna, Elsa, Rapunzel, Tinkerbell, Silvermist, and Vidia shivered once more at the intrusion. It really felt like violation, which made them feel uncomfortable and vulnerable in a bad way. Cateline and Lady Benedtika did not shiver since they were not officially bonded to Godzilla or his son, but they sighed in annoyance at the appearance of Momoko.
The green-haired villainess chuckled as she said mockingly, "Ah, my soon-to-be servants are already bowing to me. Hahahaha! How quaint and appropriate. Now, I believe I will find and locate the monsters. To FINALLY subvert them to my will, and gain control of the most powerful kaiju of them all!". She was about to act, when something happened. The darkness vanished as it was replaced by a vast forest filled with large, thick trees that surrounded them all.
Momoko was puzzled by this and asked to no one in particular, "Hey, what is going on? Why are we in a forest? It doesn't look like any place I have gone in Japan.". The woman had been around the country on various trips, but this setting was not recognizable to her. She than heard soft laughing coming from behind her, and she turned around to see… all of the Disney women standing up! This shocked her, as she was confident that due to the Wave Amplifier, she had complete control over the realm and the gaijins.
Also, seeing the group now having a faint but visible green aura around them also made her confidence slip slightly. The green color was the same as the King of the Monster's himself!
Melody spoke, "You don't realize it, do you Momoko? And here I was told that you were a very intelligent one. I guess that's out the window.". The Japanese woman growled, a bit incensed at the outsider mocking her.
Tracy stated, "This is the forest where Melody grew up in as a child. We are on Marcel land, and also this place holds a special area in our hearts. Me, Melody and our friends back home… this is the very first place where we met Godzilla and his friends those many years ago.". She spoke true, as this was the place where Melody and her friends as pre-teens were chased by the Monster bandit gang that had roamed and terrorized a good part of the Marcel kingdom. And it was in this particular area where all had met Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and Anguirus when they first arrived to their universe.
Cinderella put in, "We also found something interesting during our time in the real, waking world Momoko. We discovered that if we concentrate and focus enough together in harmony, we can actually neutralize the hold you had over this realm… and us.". The Disney women had indeed found out that their mental strength, when focused and combined as one & in harmony with one another, they could match and neutralize the Wave Amplifier machine! In the real world, the scientists were stunned as they saw something that defied their science and technology.
Ariel stepped forward, "We also discovered something else. Since we cannot summon our magical weapons here, we can utilize the dream landscape around us… and the memories that lie buried deep in both our minds and hearts. Like this for example…". Ariel, Melody, Cinderella, Tracy, and Cateline closed their eyes and concentrated intensely. The faint green aura soon changed to become bolder in color, and stronger in intensity! The leader of the Crimson Katana was wondering on what they were up to, what kind of memory they were pulling out from their minds.
But it was not just their minds they were utilizing. It was from within their hearts themselves! And soon… a loud BOOM sound filled the forest. Followed by a rustling of leaves, a familiar sound that seemed to scream from the sky itself, and the earth shaking like it was trembling!
Momoko was getting worried, her focus slipping slightly but the collected lady regaining control of herself. Melody and the others opened their eyes, with smirks still on their faces. She declared, "Lady Momoko… I would like for you to meet Godzilla and the others, as they were when they first came to our universe!". After making the declaration, from behind the group emerged from the forest… Godzilla! Only, he was not in his Burning Form and was actually shrunk down to be about ten feet in height. Elsa and Anna looked into the eyes of this version of Godzilla, and saw that his eyes were a dark brown and not the yellow-ringed ones that they knew him when they first met. But the duo saw a certain kind of warmth, a strength that came from those eyes.
Tracy looked to the stunned Japanese woman and yelled out, "He's not alone! Look who else we brought back from our memories!". From the right beside the saurian came his faithful and loyal friend Angurius! The spiked-shelled monster with a tenacious & ferocious fighting spirit was about seven feet in height on all fours, but when he stood on his hind legs to let out his infamous roar, he was now standing eight feet high!
From the left of Godzilla came forth Mothra, but this was her caterpillar form. Her sapphire-colored eyes gleamed as she let out a loud squeak. The Twin Fairies were on her head, but this particular version was the young ones & not the real ones that were older and had white hair. The large insect was about six feet in height and about twenty feet long.
From the air came a very familiar form as landing next to Anguirus was the Lord of the Skies himself… Rodan! The pteranodon screeched as he stretched out his wings in a threat display, showing that while he was only about eight and a half feet tall, with his wing span about twelve feet in length, he was still a sight to behold and to take seriously.
In the Disney universe, the bonded of Mothra, Anguirus and Rodan gaped in shock and awe at seeing their beloved monsters back! Aurora, Dianne and Edgard had tears in their eyes as they saw the kaiju that they heard was dead. The beings watching in the other kingdoms were in awe at seeing such magnificent beasts such as the red pteranodon and mutated Ankylosaurs.
Momoko's eyes widened as she saw the small monsters, the creations stepping forward and past the Disney ladies to protect them. Ariel said, "You held us down against our will and tried to enslave our friends with your technology and science last time. Now, let's see how you fare against our combined hearts and minds! Godzilla… everyone… GET HER!". The monsters roared in their own unique way and chased after Momoko, who yelped and ran into the woods to escape! The bonded beings followed after their creations, wanting to keep track of their enemy at all times.
In the Disney universe, the people at Sennen, England were all abuzz at seeing their monster guardians as they were many years ago when they first arrived in the kingdom. Former queen Aurora Valentin, King Edgard and Queen Dianne were very much happy to see their friend Rodan again! Just like he was long ago when they first met. Even though they all knew he was just a creation from the memories of Melody and the others, the trio was still thrilled to see their monster. Kathrin and Edgard brought their children with them; D'Artagnan sitting in his mother's lap & Ortwin and Agace sitting around their father. Aurora was around her children and grandchildren, the family and their significant others joining them pointing to the winged beast on screen that was keeping track of Momoko.
Edgard looked to his two children and said, "You see that large leather-winged monster chasing that mean Momoko lady? That is Rodan! He is me, your aunt and grandmother's bonded monster from long ago when we were kids.". Ortwin and Agace were looking at the pteranodon not in fright, but in awe as most little ones would do after seeing either a large or strange animal.
Dianne pointed to not only Rodan, but the other monsters as well to her son D'Artagnan and stated, "And those other monsters we met when they first came. You already know Godzilla, but the other ones are Mothra in her caterpillar-form, and the one with the spiked shell is Anguirus, Godzilla's best friend and ally.". The children were pointing in delight at the monsters, the adults glad to see the young generation not scared of the heroes. In fact, the children, pre-teens and teenagers were actually cheering for the constructed memory-monsters as they chased Momoko through the forest.
~In reality in the Toho universe~
While incredible events were taking place in the Dream Realm, a certain team was still making their way through the ventilation system in the Crimson Katana building. The miniature heroes and heroines had to navigate through the long corridors and pathways, and true to the words of their human friends, the vents did have traps that were meant for both humans and animals. Down one path, they had to go through a laser-trip wire trap. If someone human had touched the beams, it would have activated a really nasty trap that would have had tiny spikes laced with a dangerous toxic substance that was derived from South American poison dart frogs shoot out from the side of the walls. The person would have been dead within seconds. Luckily, Iridessa aided them when she used her ability to bend the red laser light around her so the others and herself could get through safely.
The next trap they came to when turning right at an intersection was a lot of sticky traps that were meant to catch any kind of small mammals that wandered into area. They were littered in certain spots on the floor, but that was no problem for Filimore and the others. They simply let the fairies airlift them over the spot, being careful not to let even their tail tips touch the sticky black tar. Once they were safely over the traps, they turned left at another intersection and soon found themselves at the Main Hub, where all of the pipes and shafts connected to one large section system!
Zarina looked around and stated, "Yes, this has GOT to be where everything connects to all of the floors and such! I have to say, when humans build something complex, they don't mess around.".
Fawn looked all over, and saw that some sections were marked with numbers. She pointed high up to shaft that had the bold number 2 on it and exclaimed, "There! That's where we need to go! But… if the floor we're going to is that high, than the 8th floor is…". They all looked upward, and saw that indeed the place the mice were supposed to go was a LONG way up.
Rosetta smiled and said, "Heh, good thing we can give them some air support.". She then flew up over Estée and sprinkled a small amount of pixie dust on her. The female mouse quickly figured out on what her flying friend meant, and started to think on happy thoughts, such as time with her family and the Charming's. She started to lift off the ground, and soon she was flying!
"Of course! Rosetta, you're a genius!", Iridessa exclaimed before she and the others started to sprinkle their magical dust on the mice. Soon, the furry rescuers were flying in the air with Estée! The Garden-talent fairy was looking proud, showing that she had both good looks and brains.
Zarina looked to Filimore and said, "Okay, it looks like you all can get to the 8th floor now fast. Get to the Security Room and shut it down as best you can. We'll do our part at the Generator Room. Good luck!". The mice nodded to their pixie comrades, and soon the groups parted ways. The mice did little yells of joy and tricks as they flew up to their destination, enjoying being up in the air without gravity pulling back down on them.
Outside the complex, the human rescue team were waiting patiently as can be inside the van. Miki looked to Chris and asked, "How long as it been?". He checked his watch and replied that it had been fifteen minutes least since the others went in. One of the thugs was starting to regain his senses, but was knocked out again when Alice bopped her shoe on the fool hard.
Arisu whispered, "They have to shut down both the Security Room and the Generator Room soon. If we wait here for too long, most likely we'll be spotted, and that will be all she wrote!". The others were getting a bit anxious, and Regina sent a silent prayer to the Heavens that her friends would do their duty quickly but that they would be okay.
~Inside the building~
The fairies reached their objective first, after some time navigating through the system again. When they arrived at the grate that led to the Generator Room, they peered through the thin bars to see an immense construction of some kind that looked impressive. Inside said object were two spinning large metallic wheels of sort that seemed to supply power for the base, many wires plugged into various places on the containers. Zarina looked around and saw five workers, two men and three women that were checking their instruments as to make sure both generators were functioning properly and at optimum power. Normally, the staff would be much larger. But these five were the bare minimum skeleton crew.
She whispered, "Okay, here is the plan. Iridessa and Rosetta, you go down and distract the humans as best you can. Do what you have to, but make sure their attention is on you two and not on the metal contraption they are at. Me and Fawn will plant the Mini-Bombs on it. If you get the chance, also throw your Mini-Bombs at the spinning wheel contraption as well.". The pixies had only one Mini-Bomb in their pack, but not Zarina since she had two, so they had a total of five miniature explosives. So they had to make this count.
Rosetta replied, "Okay, but we'll use the Sticky Bombs if we have to.". The Alchemist-talented fairy nodded, feeling perhaps making a sticky mess in the system would work great as well as just blowing it up. The pixies put their right hands together, like how teams in certain sports would do before a big game. They nodded their heads, threw their hands up in the air together, undid the screw to the grate and rushed in!
The generator workers were going over their lists on how much power was running through the building and how it was being used. Since it was extremely early in the morning, the only ones that were using any kind of power at the moment was Lady Momoko and her flunkies up in the Experiment Room. One of the men was checking the stats that was on his clipboard until he saw a shadow moving over him. At first he thought it was a fly… until he saw that NO kind of fly had the sleek and good curves of a lady. He turned his head around and looked up a bit above his shoulder… to see Rosetta and Iridessa smiling and waving at him. The poor soul was so surprised to see a mythical creature that he yelped loudly, causing everyone to stop what they were doing to see what the commotion was all about. Upon seeing the two lovely pixies, they realized why their colleague had yelped.
Iridessa smirked at the stunned humans and exclaimed, "Come on everyone, let's play Tag… and you're IT!". She then zoomed with Rosetta towards the control panel, and like magic the five workers chased after the magical fairies. The humans did not hear her words, but rather the tinkling of a beautiful bell sound. They tried to catch them with their hands, some resorting to taking off their hats to try and snag the playful angels. But the pixies had gotten experience from dodging those that tried to catch them, all in thanks to the wonderful children back in their world who always loved to chase after them, in a playful & good way of course, during Monster Day.
Rosetta flew up fast when a male and female worker tried to for a pincer attack to try and get her, but it resulted in the two slamming hard into one another. One would thought that stuff only happened in cartoons and anime. The lovely Garden-talented pixie giggled lightly as she declared, "Now come on, ya'll! You have to be more graceful and coordinated than that!". She turned to her left to see a hat coming to snag her, but Iridessa swooped in time to grab her by the hand and prevent her from being caught.
"Whew! That was close! Come on now Rosetta, don't get over-confident now!", the black beauty of Light told her before the two separated and raced off again.
As the two fairies kept the skeleton crew occupied, Zarina and Fawn flew down to do their part. The humans were so preoccupied in catching the tricky pixies, that they left the control console unguarded. The duo took out from their packs the Mini-Bombs, and Zarina saw a vent grate in which they could go into. However, there were no screws showing meaning that the grate was made to never be opened. She looked to her friend and asked, "Fawn, can you tear that grate off to get us in?".
The headstrong lady with wings replied, "Sure can! Just give me a moment…". She started to channel some of the power that was within her, gaining the ability some time after Little Godzilla and the others left their world. She summoned the power of the mighty bear, a red aura flashing around her and showing for a moment an image of the mighty apex predator! Once she was channeling that particular strength from that animal, Fawn looked to the grate. Grabbing it by the edges, she pulled with all of her might and ripped the metal part clean off from the console!
"Whew! That was something. Okay Zarina, we got ourselves a way in!" Fawn stated while deactivating her ability. It did put a bit of strain on her to do this powerful technique, but since it was only for a moment, it did not hurt her too much. The Alchemist-talented fairy thanked her before going in, Fawn soon following. The girls saw the massive amount of wires, chips and such that made them think they were in an alien world. Which technically, they were.
The duo crawled and stumbled their way through the large console, until they came upon a large fan and black chip. They had found the Main CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the control console! Zarina stated, "Okay, this large black chip looks important enough. Plant your Mini Bomb on the other side of this thing, I'll do the same. I'll save the last Mini-Bomb I have for those huge things outside.". Fawn nodded, making her way through the wiring towards the other side of the CPU. In relation, her going through the mass of wires and such was similar to how Commandos in jungle combat trudged through the thick foliage. Once she was at the other side, she called out that she was ready.
"Okay, here we go! 1… 2… 3… NOW!", Zarina exclaimed. Both thrusted the Mini-Bombs into the chip, which they stuck to good. Fawn saw that a faint red color was building up within the gray material, and she believed that it was a sign that the bombs were ready to go BOOM. She made her way back to her friend, and asked if seeing a red coloring within the bombs was a good thing.
Zarina answered, "It sure is, that means the bombs are getting heated up and will go off soon! Once the red heat inside of it builds up, they will explode! Now come on, let's go back outside and see if the others need help!". She started back outside, and Fawn followed close behind. Neither one wanted to be anywhere near the machine when the bombs went off.
Outside, Rosetta and Iridessa were still flying around and making clowns of the skeleton crew that kept on trying to catch them. The pixies laughed at their attempts and antics, and got an idea. The girls flew towards the back of the generators, the crew members following close behind. The duo looked fans that kept circulating and Iridessa exclaimed over the noise, "Hey Rosetta, throw you Mini-Bomb near the edge of the fan! Maybe that will work in taking these things apart!". The Southern-accented beauty nodded her head, both flying past one of the generators and Rosetta throwing as hard as she could at the edge of the spinning wheels. It seemed that Lady Luck was on her side in a good way, the Mini-Bomb sticking on target near the edge and already starting to glow hot.
"Yeah! Not too shabby! Okay Iridessa! Now it's your turn!" Rosetta called out. The Light-talented fairy brought out her Mini-Bomb, taking careful aim like a pitcher would at a baseball game, and throwing it as she flew past the second generator. The small object stuck good and tight right where she wanted it to be, giving the pixie some good satisfaction.
"Okay, let's get back together with Zarina and… hey! I see them!", Iridessa exclaimed when she pointed to her friends coming their way down the middle between the two large machines. Said objects were connected to a large metal tube, which Zarina had just planted one of her homemade bombs. The two fairies altered course and went towards the duo.
Rosetta went to Zarina and exclaimed over the loud humming noise, "Hey Zarina! We just put your bombs on these things here! Is it time to fly off now?!". The Alchemist-talented beauty nodded her head, saying that fireworks of the strong kind were going to happen soon and that they had better leave. The four mystical beings flew up over the generators, back to the vent system and leaving some confused humans on wondering on what just happened. They made a mental note to tell Lady Momoko about it later, since at the moment they were told not to disturb her.
Inside the ventilation system, the pixies were making their way through the place as quickly as possible. Fawn said, "I hope that Filimore and the others disabled the security to this place. We need to get them before them bombs go off!".
~At the Security Room~
While the pixies were both having fun and doing their duty, Filimore and his team had managed to get to the 8th floor in record time thanks to the pixie dust. Once they made it to the vent system that was connected to the floor, the dust was all used up so they could not fly anymore. The son of Deline and Jaq looked to his sister and two other friends and said, "Okay, we go in and find large computer thingy in the room! We plant the gray stuff on it, and we get out before it goes BOOM! All ready?". The mice gave him the thumbs-up sign, showing they were all set! The group adjusted their packs and made their way through the dark and metallic corridors.
After some time passing through some traps that were laid out by exterminators, including both sticky and old-fashioned mouse traps, the furry crew made it to the Security Room. They saw about five people commanding the area, three men and two women that were skeleton crew. Arisu's friend, Akihiko Jirou had left some time ago around midnight, his shift ending so thus her friend was going to be spared the wrath of the Charming mice. The four looked around, and Plaisance pointed to a console in the room that was slightly larger than the other computer stations. She said, "That must be the one we need to destroy! So, what's the plan?".
Her brother Ilbert replied, "Two of us will need to distract the humans as best they can, while the others go inside machine and put gray bombs on it. If the ones getting the humans to chase them can manage, stick their bombs to other computers so they go boom too!". The others agreed that it was a plan, showing that the son of Rosette and Gus really had a smart brain. Filimore then told them on how they were going to do it, turning around and bending slightly so that his posterior was sticking out with his tail raised high.
The others got the drift and they too turned around, and did the same with their bodies but had the tails intertwining like coiled rope. The children had learned from their parents on how to settle matters when it came to doing one thing while the others did another. Jaq told the young ones when they were little on how he and Gus used to do this with the other mice when trying to get food & not become something on the menu when it came to Lucifer, Lady Tremaine's pet cat. Filimore closed his eyes and grabbed two of the tail tips. He called out, "Now!". The mice started to hop away… and it showed that Estée and Plaisance that were going to be distracting the giant humans!
But instead of looking worried, the female mice sported mischievous grins that made them look intriguing and scary at the same time. Estée looked to her sibling and Ilbert and stated, "Okay! Now, you two put the bombs in place where it's the biggest in there. We'll do what we can to these bad people! Good luck, big brother.". The siblings hugged one another, all four wishing one another good luck and to be careful.
The boys crawled out quietly on the right side of the grate, the ladies doing the same but on the left side. It was going to get crazy in there soon!
The technicians and security guards in the room were looking at the monitors, very bored and tired from staying up this late. One of the guards, a burly, muscled Japanese man was looking at the monitors that showed the 3rd floor, where the exotic animals were being kept at until they were smuggled out of the country and to those that bought the poor animals. There were many yakuza members on the floor to make sure the animals were okay, to be in prime shape until they were shipped out. Many more workers and such were in the building, close to 500 who were working on various projects for Lady Momoko and the organization, but few places such as where he was now, had skeleton crews working at the early, God-forsaken hours.
He was gazing at the screen until he felt crawling up his left leg. He looked down to see what it was, but he saw nothing. He felt tiny paws on his back now, and he reached back to try get what was bugging him, but he couldn't get to it.
"Hey! Did someone bring a mouse or something in here?! I feel one on me!" he exclaimed in frustration, the others looking at the guard who was trying to reach to his back but no luck due to his own bulging muscles. The four humans looked on in amusement as this was the only source of entertainment at the moment. After a while of failed attempts, the mysterious beings that were on the guard's back revealed themselves as they hopped on the guy's bald head and looked down at the human as his eyes gazed upward. His brain was hit hard when he saw two mice that were dressed up in black clothing staring at him with grins on their faces.
One of the technicians, a female worker, looked at the mice and exclaimed, "Hey! I know them! I saw them on some crazy interview that Yukari Yamane did earlier at G-Force!". Plaisance and Estée were a bit startled to hear that, but put that in the back of their minds for later. The human workers were surprised to see the mice, especially that they carried backpacks and were dressed like humans.
Estée's grin widened a little as she looked down at the bald human and stated for all to hear, "You thought that was crazy? You haven't seen anything yet! Hope you like to dance, Baldy!". Of course, hearing mice talk like humans blew the skeleton crews mind completely… what happened next would be best described as something that could only happen in a cartoon or anime series!
The two did a little hop, grabbed onto the guard's nose, and bit down hard! The Japanese man gave a yowl of pain, and made to clutch his injured body part. Estée and Plaisance avoided the man's beefy hands as they let go, and dropped down into his shirt! The guard held his nose and inspected it quick to see if it was bleeding, but it wasn't… than he started to feel a tickling sensation all over! The two brave female mice were scurrying all over his body, visible as two very small lumps on the guard's being. He started to laugh loudly and try in vain to catch the little pranksters, but they were just too quick and swift for him. He started to laugh loudly, in a high voice that should be impossible for a man of his character and looks. The others didn't know what to do, as this had to be the strangest kind of event they had ever seen.
The employee of Lady Momoko yelled out with tears in his eyes, "DON'T JUST STAND THERE, YOU IDIOTS! GET THEM OUT AND OFF OF ME!". The words forced the crew to spring into action and try to help their colleague, but his thrashing about was making the job a bit difficult. He stumbled around the area, crashing into walls and consoles as he really tried to grab or smack the talking rodents. After a few minutes of this crazy tactic, the ladies leapt out from his left sleeve and onto one of the computer consoles. One of the human women saw them and tried to grab the duo, but the daughters of the famous Charming mice were too quick on reflexes. When she missed, Plaisance went to the employee's nose and gave it a swift kick! The technician yelped in pain, rubbed her nose as she stood up and glared down at the rodents.
Both ladies returned her glare, and a raspberry before fleeing more upward in the area. One of the men shouted out, "Catch them! Maybe Momoko-sama will want them as her own pets or something!". Indeed, their leader often kept animals that were either extremely rare or exotic, claiming them for her own.
As Estée and Plaisance led the humans on a merry chase, Filimore and Ilbert saw that their sisters had led the behemoths away from their main target, which was the Main Computer terminal console! Filimore looked this way and that, seeing if the coast was clear. Once it was, he stated, "Okay Ilbert, let's go!". The duo ran to the console, and looked for a way into it. They found a small vent port that was used to let out hot air that came from inside the computer. Ilbert used his strength to tear out the grate! It wasn't easy at all, as it tested his mousy muscles to the max, but he did it. The two went in, seeing all of the crazy chips, wires and lights that were inside the machine.
Filimore stated, "Okay! Let's see if we can find a place to put the bombs on, and get out of this crazy thing.". The furry friends walked deep inside the machine, and soon came to a large black chip that was sending out data everywhere. They had found the Main CPU! Ilbert pointed to the object, saying that it looked important enough and where to put their bombs at.
Filimore called out over the noise the computer was making, "Good work, Ilbert! You stay here and put gray bomb on one side of this… thing! I'll go on other side and put it mine there!". He scurried to the other side of the CPU chip, while Ilbert looked for a suitable place to put his bomb. He took out the gray matter from his pack, and put it on the object he was going to blow up. It stuck good like gum, and already a soft red glow was coming from it. A few moments later, Filimore came back with his pack on.
"Okay friend, my bomb is stuck to this black thing! Let's get out of here and get our sisters!", he exclaimed. The duo quickly made their way out of the computer area, out of the machine and climbing on top of it to see what was going on.
Estée and Plaisance were evading their captors' lunges and grasps while on a large computer keyboard, almost like they were dancing out of the way of their attempts to capture them. The five humans were pounding on the keyboard hard, almost damaging the piece of machinery and in the process damaging some tapes and data that were kept in the Security Room. The female duo were enjoying this little game they were playing with the fools, until they heard a whistle and turned to see the boys waving to them. Plaisance looked to their foes and yelled out, "Well, it's been fun while it lasted! But we got places to go and people to rescue! So… bye!".
The two scampered fast from the enraged humans, following their brothers up the wall and back into the vent system. The bald, muscled guard was very red-faced at being humiliated in such a manner, making a daring leap towards the furry animals. "COME BACK HERE AND FIGHT LIKE MEN, YOU VERMIN!", he exclaimed hotly and angrily. He missed grabbing the ladies by a couple inches, and he slammed face-first hard into the wall! The four remaining people looked at the fallen fool, than up to the mice who gave them a jaunty salute before vanishing into the ventilation system.
One of the female technicians stated, "We need to call Lady Momoko and tell her of the situation!". She started to make her way to one of the emergency phones, but was held back by one of her colleagues.
The young Japanese man asked, "First off, Momoko-sama is busy and said that she was not to be disturbed AT ALL. And two… you seriously want to tell our boss that we just got our butts handed to us by two mice who can talk?!". The woman quickly realized that at the moment, it was a lose-lose situation. So she wisely decided to wait until it was a more appropriate time to call her leader.
The mice were now in the dark and slick corridors of the vents, excitedly telling one another on how they pulled off their mission well and also humiliated some of the Crimson Katana's hench-people! Ilbert commented, "I wish that some of our friends could have seen what we did!". As a matter of fact, some in the Disney universe have been seeing what the rescue teams have been doing so far! Those in Agrabah, Lelystad, and Arendelle were giving praise to the pixies and mice, many who were of short physical stature declaring loud and proud to never underestimate the little guy or girl!
When the mice made it to where they started out from, they realized that they had no safe way to get down and were out of pixie dust! Estée looked to her brother and asked, "What do we do now, big brother?!".
A familiar voice called out, "How about we give you a lift?". The mice looked up to see that floating down was Zarina and the other fairies! The little ladies smiled at their furry companions, each mouse taking one of them by the hands before they were airlifted and taken down to the Ground level grate.
Iridessa inquired, "So, did your mission go well?". Plaisance replied that the mission was a success, and that they also got to humiliate some of Momoko's flunkies in the process. Fawn grinned as she carried Ilbert, wanting to know all of the details later on.
Zarina called out, "We should be ready to meet the others outside! Those bombs should be going off any second!". The eight soon reached the Ground level grate where they first came into, and ran outside to meet up with their human allies.
~In the Dream Realm~
While the miniature heroes and heroines were doing their part, Cinderella and the others were still chasing after Momoko. The Japanese evil beauty had kept on running away from the conjured kaiju monsters, avoiding the attacks of the monsters such as their swipes and lunges, and in Rodan's case, dive-bombing. The villainess didn't want to find out if what happened here in the Dream Realm translated to being transferred to her real body in the waking, real world. The chase kept on for some time, until Lady Momoko was cornered by a ring of rocks. The woman was trapped, and looked behind her to see the monsters and the Disney ladies closing in on her.
Tracy declared, "Surrender and admit defeat, Momoko! We have you surrounded, and I'm pretty sure you don't want anything to happen to your dream self. What happens here may or may not transfer to your real body… but do you really want to risk it?". Momoko was desperate now, and unfortunately… a desperate enemy becomes an even more dangerous foe. One thing that made her a potent and formidable leader was her sharp mind, on how quickly she could take stock of a situation and try to turn it to her advantage.
She than remembered something; that while her enemies could conjure up constructions from within the Dream Realm… she could too! Armed with this knowledge, she looked to her former captives and remarked, "I refuse to surrender to outsiders, and I have never lost any kind of battle yet! Since you can conjure up beings with your memories in this world… I can too!". With a strong thought, and the Wave Amplifier machine increasing her mental capacity, Momoko managed to conjure up a small force of her own! About fifty of her own Crimson Katana members that wore business suits and wielded M16A2 Assault rifles, all standing at attention to defend their leader. Momoko had brought in her best and most formidable that she remembered over her years as leader/commander of her organization.
Elsa and the others were stunned to see that many beings here, but Godzilla and the other monster creations did not back down. They stood firm as mountains, blocking the Disney women with their bodies to protect them from the bullets in case they fired. Momoko laughed in wicked delight at seeing her foes now on the defensive, and exclaimed, "Who should admit defeat now?! I may not be able to control this realm or you, but I can still turn the tables in my favor! Crimson Katana members… ATTACK!". The whole group fired their weapons at the forces of Good, bullets blazing towards them!
Godzilla and the others stood ready, and took the hits! The monsters roared in pain and annoyance from the barrage of powerful bullets, pinned down by them while protecting Melody and the others. Anguirus was better suited for defensive tactics, turning around and using his spiked shell as a shield. The bullets that struck it bounced off harmlessly, but the ferocious monster could not do much since he had to protect the humans and magical beings from the weapons. As of now, it was a stalemate… or so they thought.
~Back in reality~
In the real world, the scientists were looking on with pride as their leader now had the odds back in her favor. However, they noticed with concern that the Wave Amplifier machine was really taxing now on Momoko's brain. She was pushing her own limits, and luck when she conjured that many Crimson Katana members from her mind, and the supercomputer was showing the data that her mind would start to falter if she kept this up for five more minutes.
Outside, Miki and the good humans were waiting for their friends when they finally saw Iridessa's golden glow! The pixies and mice flew back over to the van, coming into the vehicle and landing on the front dashboard. Joseph inquired, "Well, did you do it? Are the bombs inside the right machines?". All were wondering on what happened, and if the mission was a success.
Zarina smirked and replied, "Oh, you will see some fireworks soon in three… two… one…". She didn't need to say zero, as what happened next was all the answer they needed. In the Generator Room, the two large whirling generators suddenly exploded in certain areas! The little gray matters really packed a big boom, as the tops of the machines were destroyed and a good chunk of the whirling wheels along with it! The skeleton crew were in a panic as they saw what occurred, more so when the link between the generators also blew up! Without anything stabilizing the energy that was built up between the two, the entire generators soon blew up more when the energy went crazy and collapsed in on itself!
Almost at the exact same time, the Security Room also experienced a major mishap of their own when the Main Terminal console just exploded as the bombs inside went off! Screams of fright and pain went off from the humans, more so when the monitors also blew up! Estée and Plaisance managed to put their own Mini-bombs on the large wall of monitors during their little playtime with the skeleton crew.
Inside and outside of the building, the lights went out and the cameras stopped moving. It was pitch black in there, and a lot of screams and yells of surprise and confusion erupted from the building! The Disney Rescue Team shouted for joy as the mission was indeed a success! Arisu saw the security detail outside of the complex were now running towards the building to see on what was up. Soon, they were the only ones still outside! Arisu got out from the van and towards the loading dock. She waited for a few seconds, and then saw a red light taking the place of the yellow light that once glowed brightly. She used the key, and the loading dock doors opened.
Once it was all the way up, the young Japanese woman ran back inside the van. Seeing the quizzical looks on her friend's faces, she explained, "When something happens to the power, an emergency back-up comes on. But it's only enough to open doors and such, and with the Security Room down, the cameras can't go on that power.". Indeed, the cameras all around stayed inert and frozen with no blinking lights showing them that it was on. Chris maneuvered the van into the large loading dock, now officially inside the building of their enemy!
"Okay, now we can make our escape when we get the girls! Going to be a tight fight though…" Anthony commented, until Miki just stated that Fairy Godmother Cateline could use her magic to shrink the others so they could have more room. Joseph and Daimon took the two goons they knocked out, finding lockers that were meant to hold tools and stuff the two fools into a locker each. Alice was coming with them, on account that she was vulnerable if left alone and so they could protect her when need be. Also, her special potion could come in handy at this point.
Mr. Lavestia stated, "Okay, now let's go to the top and rescue our friends!". The group nodded and ran deeper into the complex! The rescue was on!
(Author's Notes: And… cut! That is it for this chapter! Thank you to all who read this, and I really hope you like what you read. I originally wanted to make this a little longer, but I thought I save the best of this for the next chapter. Hope you are not disappointed. Also, sorry for the long delay. It was due to the site having yet another glitch that prevented me from updating this story when I should have done it days ago. The problem is still up, and I had to use a method for getting this chapter up that I didn't like to do.
Please hope and pray that Fanfiction here fixes the glitch/bug so we can all update normally like before.
Before anything else, I want to thank God and Jesus Christ for once again helping me out here! Believe me, this chapter was a bit difficult to make since action parts like sneaking in and dismantling machinery is not exactly more level of expertise. I had to go back and look over various chapters to see on which scene fit where. But thanks to the Lord, I was given the patience, imagination and conviction to stay on course! Thank you once again Jesus for blessing and helping me with this chapter! Glory and praise go to you!
In the next chapter, the DRT face some opposition and a bit of distraction as they head in to save Elsa and the others! Expect to see thrills, chills and a lot of action sequences! Plus some funny moments that will lighten the atmosphere. Hope you are all prepared for what is about to happen next! Also, I hope you see I paid a bit of tribute to my first novel Monsters and Magic. After all, it is what got me started on all of this in the first place.
Now for the questions:
What would you conscience tell you in order to dispel the negative voices trying to change your mind in this situation?
After seeing both skeleton crews getting humiliated like they did by both fairy and mouse, what would you do?
If you were in the Disney universe and saw the monsters back in the Dream Realm, what would your first reaction be?
If you were in the Dream Realm with the Disney ladies, what would you summon in order to battle against Momoko?
Would you be willing to be an instant shield to Alice should some of the gang members try to attack her?
And finally… what would your first thoughts be if you were with the DRT and now rushing into the complex?
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