Chapter 6: Research and overhaul

Underground command Center, Tokyo

As she observed the tissue samples of the Gyaos creatures through a very powerful scanner, Nagamine wiped some sweat off her brow before peering back at the samples. After looking for any loose ends, she then turned to one of her assistants and said, "You can try it now". The aide nodded and soon several disturbances enveloped the black samples. Nagamine watched this for several minutes before motioning to the aide to turn it off while she prepared to take a very close look at the results of her experiment.

Although some of the samples showed signs of damage, it was to varying degrees while the rest showed no damage at all. Nagamine winced at the implications before turning to her assistants, "Let's all take a break so to clear our heads". The other equally worried scientists nodded and they all left the room, leaving Nagamine alone to ponder about any countermeasures that she hadn't thought of herself. It took her a while to notice the presence of Asagi Kusanagi in the room, "So you couldn't sleep as well"?

The younger woman nodded before saying, "With all that has been going on, it felt useless to sleep". She paused before saying sheepishly, "Besides, I thought perhaps you could use some help". Nagamine nodded and Kusanagi walked over to look at the samples for a moment before saying, "So you haven't had any luck in finding a way for us to deal with the Gyaos".

Nagamine shook her head before saying, "Whatever the civilization did when they created the Gyaos ensured that it came out as a powerful creature even by their standards". She paused before continuing on, "I've tried different countermeasures on the Gyaos cell samples but the results were all dismal". Nagamine's eyes darkened as she said silently, "I'm afraid to admit that we would have to resort to extreme measures to defeat the Gyaos". Her tone of voice revealed her exact thoughts of the disgusting option. Switching to a different subject, Nagamine asked the young woman, "So how have our guests been taking all of this"?

Kusanagi took a deep breath before replying, "They're holding up but Ayana seems the closest to breaking under the strain". She paused before continuing, "Both have been asking about whether their relatives are still alive". Her eyes told Nagamine the answer before she replied back, "Looks like you could use a little rest, how about we get some food". The scientist laughed before they left the room and down to the temporary mess hall.

In his temporary quarters, Prime Minister Matsumoto sat with Minister Saito, the Foreign Minister, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The chiefs of staff had already given their briefing and now the Foreign Minister began to speak, "From what we've been able to hear from New York, we've been encountering difficulties in trying to ensure the support from the rest of the world". The Foreign Minister turned to the Join Chiefs of Staff and said, "From what the commanders have said, the other nations in the region, especially the Americans have supported us but they've all been somewhat holding back". He then switched to asking Minister Saito, "Any progress on Nagamine's studies on the monsters"?

The somewhat disheveled minister shook his head and said, "Right now she and the other scientists have had few successes in trying to discover any weaknesses". He paused before continuing, "If you use those reports right now, it could drive away all of the support or persuade them to use extreme measures at the expense of Japan itself".

Takagi roared back at Saito, "If we don't secure that help then our country will be destroyed anyway". He then turned to Matsumoto and the Foreign Minister, "Sir, right now we've suffered horrendous casualties and if we have to commit ourselves to more major engagements, we'll lose our entire military.

That sent a chill throughout the room for several minutes as everyone considered the ramifications before Matsumoto said to the foreign minister, "Signal our ambassador in New York and send the report to him". He then turned to Saito and said, "I'm sorry but the general's right, even if it is an incomplete report at the moment we should use it right now". Before Saito could say anything, the prime minister replied curtly, "Everyone here is dismissed". He got up and left the room with the others soon following him out the door towards their own rooms.

United Nations, New York:

In his quarters, Ambassador Shintaro Okino waited with his staff for word from Japan. When the Gyaos swarmed landed in Japan, the country lost nearly all outside communications with the rest of the world and it was only with the use of the satellites, internet, etc by which Okino could communicate with his government and receive the updates.

The beeping of the computer and the fax machines broke the silence as information started to stream in from their home. As aides went to find out the content of the information, one of the secure phones started ringing for several moments before Okino picked it up. He spoke into it for several moments before directing one of the aides to give him the printed information to look at for a few moments. After finishing the conversation on the phone, Okino turned to his staff and said, "Well looks like its up to us to truly secure the help of the world to defeat this threat". He paused before saying, "Make copies of these and send them to the five permanent members while I call up the secretary general". The others rushed to their duties while the Japanese ambassador phoned the UN secretary general's number.

Several hours later, the streets of New York leading to the UN became crowded again as scores of limousines drove to the building under heavy guard. As soon as the Japanese ambassador's limousine arrived at the UN, Okino emerged into a sea of reports. After struggling to make their way to the entrance to the building, Okino made his way to the secretary general and shook his hand before saying, "Thank you for arranging the meeting on such short notice". Although the UN had prepared for future meetings to keep an eye on the situation in Japan, the announcement of the present meeting caught everyone by surprise.

Soon the UN Security Council was in session with the large screens already activated and displaying the photos and images from Japan. After the last ambassadors took their seats, the Secretary General spoke to the council, "Thank you all for coming so quickly". He paused before saying, "Since the last meeting, you all know that the situation in Japan has grown worse". He paused before continuing, "For clarification of the severity of the situation, the Japanese ambassador will present the details for us and I ask that you give him your full attention".

Shintaro Okino bowed in respect before he began to speak, "I can sense that you all feel hesitant after the last meeting about dealing with these creatures". He paused before saying, "Well now the situation has changed and now we cannot wait anymore for your decision", "As a compromise for anyone who is truly undecided, we'll show you the latest footage from Japan". He then nodded to one of his aides who turned on the screen and soon images of the fighting as well as data on the two kaiju scrolled through the screen. Soon the whole room erupted in quiet conversation as the screen continued to instantly change while small camera sounds occurred in the background. After the slideshow ended, Okino took a deep breath before saying, "I know that perhaps many of you may be considering your options here but let me remind you that the Gyaos creatures have also attacked in other regions across the globe including Egypt, the Philippines, Mexico and several others", "If we don't stop them now then the rest of the world is in grave danger". He then bowed to the secretary general before sitting back down in his chair while the secretary general opened up the room to the other members of the Security Council.

The US ambassador was the first to speak as he turned to the Japanese ambassador and said, "From the information you have shown us all, it seems that extreme measures are the only ways that we can destroy these beasts". He then turned to the rest of the council and said, "The American commanders in the Pacific have reported back to the president about the fighting and although he is prepared to fully assist, the president has stated his doubt about the effectiveness of conventional weapons to combat the monsters".

China's ambassador also joined in by saying, "I have to agree with my associate from the United States and the fact that there is not just one or two of the Gyaos creatures but many". He paused before turning directly at the Japanese ambassador and said, "If we are to assist, then we must have assurances that we can use every means at our disposal to defeat the threat".

Okino winced at the reactions of the other council members but knew that they needed help to stop the Gyaos swarm. He attempted to try a compromise approach, "I understand your fears about the matter but as you know about my country's stance on nuclear weapons". He then paused before continuing, "I'll have to talk to my government about it so let's leave it on the table for now".

The American ambassador cut in by saying, "No we must decide now". He then turned to the secretary general, "Sir, I must tell you all here that the president has given conditional assistance but if we suffer tremendous losses for little gain in foreign lands then we must respectfully decline".

Suddenly the whole room erupted into loud voices as the others focused their attention on the American ambassador. Standing his ground, he said, "You all saw the same pictures didn't you", "If we don't have access to use everything in our arsenal then the chances of winning shrink to perhaps even zero".

The secretary general considered all of this for a moment before saying to the American ambassador, "I understand your words but we all must remain calm". He then took a deep breath before saying to everyone else, "Right now we have to concentrate on giving the Japanese as much help as we can since this is also a problem of the world as well". He then nodded to Okino to continue, which the Japanese ambassador greatly obliged.

Turning to the rest of the council he said, "Right now we're trying to discover ways to ensure that our conventional weapons can prove truly effective against the creatures". Okino then said, "With the information we have gathered here today we hope that you can gather more information and we can all pool our resources to combat this threat". He then sat down while the secretary general spoke again to the council.

"Although the crisis may seem overwhelming, to quickly resort to such measures would undermine our efforts even more". The secretary general paused before continuing to speak to the council, "Perhaps those measures may be required in the near future but not at this very moment". He looked around at the room to see the silent looks everyone had before finishing, "Does anyone have any other thoughts on the matter".

At this, the Russian ambassador raised his hand before saying, "I understand the need for cooperation on this but as the American ambassador has stated, this will require a large amount of our individual military resources". He paused for a moment to adopt a more conciliatory tone, "While I speak for everyone here in terms of wanting to help, I would also imagine that we should tighten up our own air defenses".

The other ambassadors murmured in agreement but Okino cut him off by saying, "We believe that all of the Gyaos creatures are now in Japan so we should concentrate our combined forces there". He took a sip of water before finishing harshly, "If we don't stop them now then they'll eventually overpower us".

His outburst silenced the room for several long minutes before the American ambassador spoke to the audience, "While the United States still has reservations about these creatures, we will provide as much help as possible". Okino breathed a sigh of relief while the others watched in surprised shock as he continued, "If you have attempted to ensure the best odds possible then I guess we would have to join in as well".

It took a moment before the secretary general nodded at the American's statement before saying to the audience, "I have considered the statements of the parties in the room and now it is time to come to a decision". He paused for a moment to consider his options before deciding, "I suggest that we submit this resolution to a vote within the hour, thank you all gentlemen". With that he exited the room with the other ambassadors following them out, the press assaulting them with questions every step of the way.

As Okino and the Japanese delegation exited out of one of the hallways, the ambassador turned to his associates before saying, "It seems we still have some work to do". He was about to say more but the American ambassador approached and exchanges were made before Okino said, "Well that seemed to be an interesting development".

The American ambassador nodded before his face turned grim, "I want to apologize for that outburst there". The Japanese delegates nodded before the ambassador continued on, "You must understand that while the president is very willing to support this, high casualties for no perceivable gain will affect his options". He paused to turn around and look at the other delegates before saying back to his Japanese counterpart, "I'm guessing that is what the other more lenient members of the council are thinking".

Okino grumbled before turning to the American and saying, "We both have a lot of work ahead". Understanding almost immediately, the two groups headed off to meet with the other delegates to gain insight about their own views of the crisis.

After three hours, the council gathered itself back into the chambers with everyone looking more tired than when they had exited the council. As both the American and Japanese delegations took their seats, they turned to look at the other grim faces within the council before all heard the secretary general spoke again, "After careful consideration this council is ready to vote on this issue". He then paused before saying, "All in favor"?

Okino turned to look at the rest and to his surprise relief, the five permanent members voted in agreement on the measure before turning to hear the secretary general talk about the results. After the speech finished and the council dismissed, Okino and his staff breathed a collective sigh of relief before he spoke into his microphone, "I will relay these results to my government immediately". With that, the council began to scatter as the secretary general adjourned it. After the Japanese delegation entered its limousine, they all pulled out drinks while preparing a message to send back to Tokyo.

All around the Northern Pacific:

Not long after the meetings, the nations in the Pacific Ocean began mobilizing their forces and sending them off to Japan. Scores of aircraft flew to the bases that were located as close as possible to the battle zone while ships loaded up with weapons before leaving port and heading towards the coasts around Japan at maximum speed.

As for the forces already in the battle zone, some elements maintained standing patrols while the rest refitted with any weapons they could get their hands on. It also gave the men, especially the pilots the chance to unwind and to find a way to relieve themselves of the horrors they had witnessed.

For those forces already on Japanese soil, there was no chance to rest and unwind for flying overhead were their targets. All they could do was to try to rest in their underground shelters while awaiting the inevitable call to action stations.

Up in space, a score of satellite hovered over Japan while photographing every square inch of the four main islands. Once they had taken photos of the now nearly black landscape, the satellites sent the signals back to their respective owners, whether they would be government or privately owned. If there was one thing that linked all of the owners at this very moment, it was their common reaction when they saw the images of Japan in its present state.

Somewhere off the coast of Shikoku:

Deep within the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the ancient turtle monster Gamera rested while regaining his strength. The monster had fulfilled the goals that its creators had instilled into it to the best of his ability but he was only one creature against a whole civilization that had many millennia to build up the numbers.

Staying out of the way, several Oyashio class Japanese submarines shadowed the turtle monster so as to serve as an early warning system when Gamera rose to the surface of the ocean. They had a mix of torpedoes and cruise missiles in the tubes in the case that they ran into trouble themselves.

While healing his wounds, Gamera's mind also searched for any information about the Gyaos that his creators stored in his mind before the Gyaos wiped them out. After doing that, the monster closed his eyes for a moment before rising up from the shore and heading back towards the Japanese shore at a slow place. Once the submarines detected his movements, they also engaged their engines and began to follow him while keeping their distance. Although it was not widely acknowledged at this very moment especially in the higher ups, the common soldier had come to the realization that Gamera was the best chance for the world to defeat the Gyaos swarm.

Underground Command Center, Tokyo:

The American generals who were already on the main islands were conferring with their Japanese counterparts when the flash message from the submarines arrived. Once they got it, some of them grumbled at the monster's actions before they headed to the radar screens with General Takagi asking one of the aides, "What units are in the area". The aide immediately compiled the information while Takagi looked at the radar screens before saying out loud, "Get radio contact with the units in the nearby area and put them on the speakers". Voice soon began to filter through to the speakers as everyone turned their attention to the impending combat action at hand.

The Coast of Shikoku:

Along the eastern shore of Japan's smallest main island, scores of Gyaos rested in the vicinity of the remains of their victims. Although seemingly asleep, the Gyaos kept alert for any sign of intruders while restraining themselves from killing each other.

In their hidden shelters the Japanese troops observed the actions of the Gyaos. It would have sounded boring except for the fact that the shelters could easily become their own tombs. When they heard the phones ring, the sound actually scared them for a moment before their superiors picked it up to find out new orders from Tokyo. Once they relayed their location and conditions on the ground, the officers ordered their men to really take cover in anticipation of the impeding firefight.

Far out into the sea, the warships of the assembled international fleet moved into range for them to use their cruise missiles while using their radars to keep an eye on Gamera's progress. Once the monster reached a certain point, smoke engulfed them as they launched their weapons towards the mass of giant birds waiting on the shore. It took a few minutes before the missiles landed on their targets with some exploding on the Gyaos outright while others broke into pieces which sliced some more Gyaos into multiple pieces.

Sufficiently angered but the sudden attack, the small Gyaos swarm took to the air with their mouths screeching loudly and harshly. While a few circled high in the sky, the rest few at lower altitude as if they were protecting their own designated territory. When they did not spot any enemy heading their way, the Gyaos creatures began to tear into each other in a frenzy of bloodlust until a large wave of fireballs slammed into several of the Gyoas and exploding them outright. As one the Gyaos turned to see their ancient enemy heading at them at full speed and more fireballs coming from his mouth.

Once Gamera spotted his foes surrounding him, he dove down to the deck while blazing away with his main weapon at both air and ground targets. Any Gyaos that avoided the fireballs usually met the blunt ends of his arms as he sliced away in all directions at close quarter targets.

Even though they were deep underground, the "trapped" soldiers and civilians shuddered as they felt the explosions occurring right above them. As they attempted to filter out the shaking and sounds of battle, the units in the area attempted to relay the information back to Tokyo.

Underground command center, Tokyo

Although very far away from the developing action, the sounds of battle chilled everyone in the room. Some of the Americans gritted the teeth while the Japanese remained stony faced as the explosions filtered through the loudspeakers. After listening for several more minutes, Admiral Koga turned to one of the naval aids and asked, "Any other ships in position yet". The aide nodded before mentioning that several other escort squadrons sailing into the area and Koga roared out loud, "Tell them to launch their missiles now". He then turned back to observe the battle along with the others.

After watching the battle for a few more minutes, General Otaki turned to his American counterpart and asked, "Can you sortie any of your fighters from your carriers or Okinawa to assist".

Ferguson paled for a moment before saying, "We can sortie from our carriers but those from the fighters from Okinawa will take some times and the Gyaos on Kyushu could ambush them". Although he didn't quite understand reason why his Japanese counterparts sympathized with creatures such as these, he did understand the need to get good allies wherever they could find them. He paused before saying, "All right then, I'll order the fighter units on Okinawa to engage those at Kyushu to pin them down while the carriers engage at Shikoku". He hurried to one of the consoles while Otaki turned to rejoin his comrades observing the action.

Skies above Shikoku:

The explosions of the battle between the two ancient enemies lit up the sky in a mix of orange and yellow. It turned into a "one-way" dogfight with Gamera shooting up everything in sight while the Gyaos swarm brought enormous numbers to bear. Debris rained down all along the eastern coast of the island with some of them starting small fires in this least populated of the four main Japanese islands.

Knowing well enough that soon his foes would outnumber him, the turtle monster immediately dove back down to the ground before letting lose with a score of fireball shots in all directions. When some of those fireballs impacted on the ground, the Gyaos suddenly went berserk and soon their attacks began to really sting Gamera. The turtle monster instantly changed course back towards the ocean with the birds on hot pursuit and others soon got in front to block his path. Caught in the crossfire Gamera began to suffer another round of wounds while the Gyaos pressed in their attacks from all sides.

Suddenly though a wave of explosions occurred among the Gyaos swarm forcing them to break off their attack and search for their new assailants. Those assailants soon made their presence felt in the form of sea-launched SAMs and American F-14s and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. Flying in at full throttle, the American pilots fired all of their weapons in the hope of gaining a few minutes of breathing room against their numerous foes.

Suddenly spared from impending doom, Gamera roared before heading into the fray with a swarm of fireballs from his mouth. Several exploded from the direct shots while the rest scattered while blazing away with their yellow energy beams at their targets. Those same targets struck back with the human forces flying around Gamera so as to take advantage of the monster's protection while providing some in return.

Suddenly the sky began to clear up for a few moments which the turtle monster used to retreat back to the ocean while the fighters broke off the engagement and flew away at full throttle. When the Gyaos birds could regain their senses, they saw the sky cleared of their prey. Seething with rage, the Gyaos birds headed back towards shore while still hacking away at each other in their crazed state. Soon a rain of debris from the Gyaos birds landed on the eastern shore of Japan while the hidden soldiers looked on in surprise before reporting this back to Tokyo.

Underground Command Center, Tokyo:

When they received the report, its contents surprised the commanders about the fact that it showed the Gyaos actually killing each other. After Otaki read through his copy several times he turned to his colleagues and mused, "Has anyone have any ideas on how we can replicate such scenarios"? The others all agreed with his thoughts but had no ideas themselves, which somewhat depressed the Japanese general as he continued to read through the report.

It took a while for everyone to notice the aides waiting with satellite photos in hand. As soon as they looked at the images of Japan, Otaki turned to one of the aides and said, "Find out where Professor Nagamine is and bring her down here". He then turned back to Takagi who also had the same look of horror on his face after looking at the satellite images. The two Japanese commanders looked at each other for a moment before Otaki whispered, "I never thought that I would have to face an enemy that could conceivably wipe us off the face of the Earth".

Soon both Nagamine and Kusanagi arrived in the room and when they saw the photos themselves, both Japanese women paled as they realized what this meant. Nagamine turned to Otaki and said, "It seems that we have an enormous problem on our hands". She paused before continuing, "We must find a way to locate all of those nests and destroy them all or they'll just simply overwhelm us". One of the generals was about to say something but Nagamine answered him straight away, "The single Gyaos that we all encountered back in 1995 managed to lay a large number of eggs". She paused for a moment to ensure that her next words would have the desired effect and they did, "Combine this with the large number of Gyaos that we're encountering right now and you'll have a doomsday scenario on your hands".

Author's Notes:

I'm betting you're all surprised by how the meeting at the UN in this chapter turned out. I guess it was because of the way modern nations usually wanted to fight wars, mainly to get it over as quickly as possible with few casualties. In this case and against such odds, the idea of using nuclear weapons sounded a tempting idea since conventional weapons seemed to have marginal effect against the Gyaos. If you want a comparison then think about the chaos in Somalia in 1993 and then the result of it which includes the problems in the Balkans during the late 1990s.

I seem to want to give my characters a very hard time and this is no exception. Add the problems of the Gyaos reproducing to the problem of the Gyaos swarm itself and the attempt to get international help as soon as possible and then you see that the main characters are in very ugly trouble.

Surprisingly, I had a small firefight in there and although unplanned, this is pretty much what will be happening for next few months in this story's timeline. I didn't do much of a description because I wanted to save it up for future chapters.

Author's Questions:

How well did I do the human sequences? The reason why I asked is that I wanted to write it somewhat differently from what you all saw in Godzilla: World Monster War and Godzilla: Operation Final Strike (In those two stories, there were some disagreements but the forces of humanity managed to work exceptionally well to combat their respective threat).

Right now I'm trying to see if I can bring in some of the characters from Gamera 2: Advent of Legion. Any ideas on how to introduce them.

As always, please read and review.