Chapter 2
Mecha Godzilla kicked up a large dust cloud as it landed in front of general Teshima's battalion. The robotic Godzilla swerved its head from left to right surveying the battle ground; it then turned towards Godzilla and let out an echoing metallic roar.
Inside the Mecha Godzilla cockpit:
"Status report, Miss Iko!" was shouted by Mecha Godzilla's commander, Captain Marou Kojima, a man that never backed down from a fight, which was why he was hand selected by the Japanese government to command Mecha Godzilla.
"Temperature and stability are normal, sir. Weapons are fully charged." was the response of 25 year old Iko Hamamoto, a young and energetic Japanese girl who was placed in the Mecha Godzilla cockpit because no one else would deal with her free spirited attitude.
"All systems Go!" she looked around and then knocked on the Mecha's diamond-metal hull, "Knock on wood."
a young man to her right who went by the name of Genjo Asano turned his head towards Iko, "You do know that Mecha Godzilla is made out of the latest military N20 Diamond armor available, so you really couldn't be knocking on any kind of wood!"
Iko Made a face, "You're a regular party killer, you know that Genjo?" she remarked.
Genjo smiled, "I do my best."
"Alright if you two love birds are done with your little spat I do believe we have a larger mission to attend to."
This was the voice of Victor Barlam the Head Mechanic and weapons expert on the Mecha Godzilla team, he also happened to be the only American on board.
"You know, I would shoot you but I wouldn't want to be the one to start another war" Genjo teased.
Victor rolled his eyes, "Yeah, I bet, come on Genjo we all know my ninety-eight year old grandmother could shoot better then you."
Genjo's smile widened, "Yes but at least we don't sleep with the light on."
Victor raised his hand pointing it at Genjo, shaking it as he spoke, "Hey, hey, hey, cheap shot! You would keep them on too if you had been having those weird dreams."
This time it was Genjo who rolled his eyes, "Oh please come on Barlam don't go telling me you still believe in the boogie man? I thought Americans were smarter than that."
Victor's voice changed from playful to solemn as his nightmares were once again brought up, "Look I'm not saying that, all I'm saying is that I think something's going to happen. I don't know what or where, I just know it will.
Suddenly as loud as she could Iko screamed, "Boo!" which made Victor and Genjo jump out of there seats.
"I'm sorry Victor but you two should have seen the look on your faces," Iko said while laughing hysterically.
Victor's face was less then amused, "Ha, ha, very funny Iko! But tell me I thought as a Japanese woman you were supposed to be subtle, down to earth and submissive?"
Iko was honestly trying to stop laughing but Victors comment seemed to have hit an Ironic humor with her and she began laughing even harder - if not for the straps keeping her in place she would have fallen out of her chair.
Captain Marou who had patiently waited through his team's "discussion" was now getting very impatient, "If it's not too much trouble would one of you kindly get ready to charge the Plasma Cannon, Godzilla's powering up!"
Dein was relishing in his Victory as he sat in first class on the fastest plane to Beijing, "How clever of me," he thought, "I truly am the best and now my master can finally be released to cleanse the world of those who would disrespect the power of the ancient gods!"
The pilot's voice came over the intercom, "Excuse me passengers, we are now in the Beijing area and will be landing shortly, thank you for flying with United Airlines, and have a nice day."
A sly smile formed on Dein's lips soon now. Very soon, his master would be free. But in the mean time he turned his head to watch as the new dawn began rise.
"Oh! What's that?" cried a not-so-thin Asian woman who was seated near the rear of the plane.
Dein quickly focused his attention to the corner of his window and watched in terror as he saw a large red Gyaos flying side by side with the plane. Dein panicked - did the beast sense the book?
Dein was a little sketchy when it came to history but he knew as the Guardian Gamera was designed to destroy the Gyaos, in turn the Gyaos had been originally designed to battle the darkness his master represented. He silently decided that the situation did not look good for him. Knowing he would have to get off the plane or die he reached for his knapsack that lay in the overhead compartment.
Dein stepped on the chair to reach for it when the plane shook violently, causing him to topple backwards and his knapsack on top of him.
"Oof, stupid bird, can't it wait a couple more minutes?!" Dein picked up the long blue bag and unzipped it.
There was a nice assortment of weapons in it, a few incantations from the book of Bagan had allowed him to smuggle them on with ease. He stared down into the bag pushing aside different instruments of death trying to choose the most practical one.
"Ahh to the Inferno with it!" he shouted in frustration, then picked up a nine inch revolver, "I guess this will do, there's really no point in subtlety now."
He pushed himself up on the seat clenching it as the Gyaos rammed the plane again. Clinging to the seats Dein pulled himself up to the control room door, he knew a couple spare parachutes were always kept in there. The plane rocked again, apparently the Gyaos wanted to play with its victims before consuming them. Dein had no intention of continuing the creature's game.
He kicked in the door and held the revolver pointing at the pilot's seated on the right, "Don't move or I'll kill you, now show me where the parachutes are!"
The copilot without saying a word got up and opened one of the many compartments in the cockpit, "Here this is the only one we have, now please just let us go!" the copilot pleaded.
Dein smiled, "No, I don't think I will," he turned the revolver over to the copilot and squeezed the trigger, landing a bullet right into the pilots forehead.
"Blast! It's good to be me!" Dein chuckled. He stuck the revolver in the back of his jeans and slipped into the parachute.
Not being a strong man he wobbled back and forth for a few seconds trying to keep his balance with the added weight. But he managed and hobbled over to the pilot's door and pulled it open. Dein was not prepared for the incredible suction that occurred and was quite literally torn form the plane.
He screamed as he was ripped from the plane, his body twisted and turned in ways that barely seemed possible. Dein's eyes closed tight as the air current whipped him past the plane's engines, missing them only by inches. As he flew past the tail of the plane, he pulled the rip cord on his parachute releasing the massive white sheet into the air.
"Ha!" Dein shouted, "I'm still alive!" he then cackled to himself with delight, but then something he had not counted on occurred; the Gyaos changed course.
Dein panicked, "Shoot I should have known that buzzard would come back, blast it, Dein, you should be more careful...WHOA!"
The Gyaos passed over Dein most likely trying to find the meat among the cloth. The force of the Gyaos pass caused the parachute to be flung straight forward like a rock in a slingshot with Dein along with it. The tremor had also caused Dein to loosen his grip on the book of Bagan of which he had been holding on to with a death grip for the entire trip.
The Gyaos let out its shrill sonic cry as it passed Dein again, this time grabbing the parachute in its mouth. Dein's entire body was again flung in the direction of the Gyaos, he let out a couple of curses in Chinese and went to regain his grip on the book. But as Dein looked down the book was not in his hand instead he saw in plummeting down towards the mountain. He shrieked as his life's endeavor fell swiftly to the ground.
"No! Stupid bird now look what you've done!"
But as the book reached the climax of its fall it began to glow softly, but the farther it fell towards the mountain the brighter it became until the light swallowed the entire area whole.
Dein shielded his eyes with his arm as they began to tear. The Gyaos didn't seem to like it very much either despite its shield plates. The red bird screeched in pain, dashing all over the sky even after the light had dimmed. It seemed that the creature was still susceptible to light even with the shield plates, the light just needed to be given in large doses Dein would have to make note of this.
In the frenzied flying of the Gyaos, Dein's parachute was torn and Dein was free again. Suddenly though The Mountains shook, giving of vibration's powerful enough to be felt in midair. Dein's heart began to pump; suddenly he knew what the dark energies emanating form the mountain were.
"Yes! Master arise! Arise and take back your place as god of this world!" As if hearing his words the mountain exploded! Revealing a creature taller then any structure known to man, a beast with skin of elephant gray, and three horns, as black as any moonless night protruding out of the monsters demonic facial features.
Along its belly and between scales was what appeared to be muscular tissue, also placed right behind the creatures small arms were two large scale-covered spikes which largely resembled undeveloped wings. The Creature slammed its mighty tail against the mountain as if it were delivering one more blow of defiance to its prison, then loosed a terrifying shriek that ran all blood cold. The monster turned toward the Gyaos and bellowed a challenge at it.
The Gyaos which had recovered from its initial blindness accepted, quickly making a 180 degree turn to gather speed and charged the gray saurian. Without flinching any other muscle the newly arisen beast grabbed the Gyaos neck with lighting fast reflexes. It stared with its fiery eye's at the strange bird for a minute, then snapped its neck, dropping the Gyaos onto the ground. Bagan had been reborn!