Final chapter, then. I finally got to see Godzilla Vs. Gigan again for the first time in years yesterday. It was one of the first Godzilla movies I ever saw, and it's always been a firm favourite of mine. Anyway, enjoy the chapter, and since it's already about the start, the title of the fifth episode will give it away anyway: The next villain up is Hedorah.

Godzilla is © Toho

RETURN

Mothra was perched on the very edge of the water, her wings folded out on either side as she awaited her priestesses.

"Thank you all," The Cosmos smiled in unison, "You honour us with your bravery!"

"Oh no you don't!" A regrettably familiar voice snapped from one side. The members of G-Force turned as a fuming Marutomo strode towards them. "That creature… and those two freaks… are property of Marutomo Incorporated, and…"

"Actually," Osaki replied casually, "No they're not. And before long, nothing will be."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Marutomo seethed.

"I placed a call to a friend of ours in the JSDF," Kazama smiled at Marutomo like a cat at a mouse. "Name of Douglas Gordon. After all this… well, you're a businessman, right?"

"…Yes," Marutomo replied, suddenly growing nervous.

"Then I guess you'll have played Monopoly. And as they say in Monopoly: Go directly to jail!"

"You idiot!" Marutomo snapped, "I haven't broken a single law! And…"

There was a muffled shot, and a second later, a small dart was sticking out of Marutomo's chest. Precisely one second passed, and Marutomo fell backwards, out like a light, as Akane remoistened the tranquiliser pistol.

"No real gun?" Miki pouted.

"Anyway…" Lora continued, "Like we said, thanks. All of you."

"No worries," Miki replied, "And sorry about my brother trying to beat on Mothra."

"He was only acting on instinct," Moll replied. "That's not something we can hold against him."

"Well, we need to get going," Lora explained, "We really should head back to Infant Island. Besides," She smiled, "Looks like the rest of the world's in capable hands."

"Before you go…" Miki started, before turning to the rest of G-Force, "Can I just… talk to them, for a second?"

With a nod from Osaki, the rest of G-Force walked away.

After making sure they were out of earshot, Miki knelt down next to the Cosmos.

"I'm never going to know am I?" Miki asked. "What I am. How I can do all these… things."

"We honestly don't know," Was the only answer Moll could give, "There are so many possible reasons, but…"

"Does it matter?" Lora spoke up. "Really. When you consider what you can do with it… does it really matter where it comes from?"

"Lora is right," Moll reiterated, "You're more than a freak, Miki. Fate's given you something truly amazing."

Miki just looked away, and Moll sensed immediately that she didn't believe her.

"I mean it," She insisted, "If you hadn't just… been there, Godzilla could have caused a tremendous amount of destruction by now. You have a destiny. It could be a great one, or a terrible one."

"So how do I know?"

"Make one of them happen," Lora replied.

"It was good to meet you," Moll said honestly, "Besides, I expect that we'll meet again. Two creatures such as Godzilla and Mothra, in a world this small… how long can it be before they run into each other again? Just remember what we just told you…" She began, as she and Lora started to rise into the air, "And perhaps their next meeting will be a more friendly one."

The miniscule twins landed atop Mothra's head, and with a gentle beat of her wings, Mothra rose into the air. Turning in the air, she glided forward above the water, and with another flap of her wings, she rose into the air, shooting away from the shore.

Miki stood on the waterfront, watching quietly, and with a strange sense of fulfilment and… relief? …in her heart, she saw Mothra vanish into the clouds.

It was a while before she realised what this feeling was; there was a loneliness all her life, a feeling of sadness and isolation at being the only one of whatever she was. Now, after meeting others like her, that feeling was just that little bit less.

And with it, there was another sense of satisfaction, one that took longer to realise: Everyone had gotten out. Not much damage had been done in the fight. Both Godzilla and Mothra had survived. No undeserving creature had been set ablaze or hurled into a fiery oblivion. Nothing had been destroyed.

Everybody lived, she realised as she started to smile. Just this once… nothing had died. No death, no destruction…

"'Sup, kiddo?" Kazama asked from behind her, "You're beaming away like you just won the lottery or something."

"It's nothing," Miki answered, finding herself almost laughing for no reason she could understand.

God, she needed more days like this.

OK, that was pretty tough to write. Anyway, Kaiju Wars Episode 5: "Trash of the Titans" is up now!

All reviews welcome!