Chapter VI: The Battle of Osaka
G-Force H.Q - September 15, 2002 - 1:00 PM
Commander David Masters sat with his arms folded as he viewed the tape of the Kiryu Crew's performance that day. They had simulated a battle in Paris between two kaiju: Gigan and Megalon. The battle had ended up a draw, with no clear victor.
Masters was rather upset by the performance. The team had been doing such a great job until they were pitted against two monsters, something the Vortaak might very well have concealed up their sleeves. The crew would have to practice more, and they'd have to master this kind of battle strategy quickly. The Vortaak hadn't shown their faces since their beginning invasion, but they're monsters had attacked the West Coast of America.
Meanwhile, cities around the world were erecting bomb shelters that they hoped would be impervious to the abduction rays that had kidnapped so many citizens last time. G-Force all around the globe was setting up a very rare form of attack: Freezer Weapons. Some kaiju in the past had shown considerable weakness to freezing weapons such as Godzilla Millennium, Destoroyah, King Ghidorah, and Ebirah.
The Freezing Tanks, known as DAG-MB96s, were many times larger then regular tanks and if they were used correctly they could freeze an entire kaiju, leaving it totally vulnerable to attacks. David Masters loved Freezer Weaponry, which is why he had ordered for Kiryu's ultimate weapon to be the Absolute Zero Cannon.
G-Force was working hard to put all the DAG-MB96s they had at their disposal out onto the streets, which wasn't all that many. If any kaiju attacked a major city again, they'd be ready. But Commander Masters gave very strict orders not to harm Godzilla. He was the only kaiju, apart from Anguirus, who had disappeared, who was still on Earth's side. And what a lucky coincidence that he was the "King of the Monsters".
Infant Island - September 15, 2002 - 1:00 PM
A small uninhabited island that rested in the far reaches of the South Pacific, Infant Island was a paradise not yet ruined by man. The island had only been visited by humans once, and there the explorers discovered the only native: a kaiju Moth. Its origins were still unknown to Kaijuology and all attempts to try and study the creature had been met with only the destruction of equipment. "Mothra" was the most mysterious kaiju of them all.
The huge insect had later participated in the massive battle between Godzilla and King Ghidorah. With Mothra and G-Force's help, Godzilla was able to repel Ghidorah and let the Earth live to see anther day.
Like Godzilla, Mothra viewed the Earth as her territory. But she felt that it was more like her duty to protect it, her meaning of life. And as she had done in 1991 with King Ghidorah, she'd be protecting the Earth once more from this alien threat.
The huge moth had laid an egg not too long ago, a huge egg almost the size of her. Before she left to fight for the Earth's survival, she wanted to ensure that her child remained safe. She positioned it at the base of a mountain before using her golden Antennae Beam to cause a land slide, burying her egg under tons and tons of dirt and rock.
Then Mothra flapped her monstrous multi-colored wings and took off into the sky, heading for Japan where she could sense a threat was on its way…
G-Force H.Q - September 15, 2002 - 5:07 PM
"What the hell is going on?!" Benedict shouted over the blaring klaxons at Kane Locke. The two were racing down a corridor to the Briefing Room where they'd find Commander Masters.
"Beats me!" Kane answered loudly.
They entered through the door to find Lean Blaze and King Joe already there. Commander Masters was sitting at the end of the desk.
"Well you can cut the alarms!" Kane yelled over the klaxons. The sound ceased and the two remaining crew members took their seats before they all turned to face the Commander.
"I have some good news and some bad news." David Masters declared.
"Let's hear the bad news," Kane groaned.
David took a deep breath before declaring, "Destoroyah has been sighted swimming westward, not too far from Osaka. If our estimates are correct, then he'll arrive in the city tonight at around 7:30."
"Destoroyah," Kane moaned, "Damn. It's definitely one of the tougher kaiju out there."
"That's probably why the Vortaak sent it." Masters replied.
"What's the good news?" Lean asked.
"Sargent Tanaka has been sent to Osaka, he also brought a whole battalion of DAG-MB96s." The Commander said.
"Freezer Tanks," King Joe replied excitedly, "Destoroyah is extremely weak against cold temperatures."
"Normally I don't have you boys use the Absolute Zero Cannon," Masters stated, "Unless there's no other choice. But since your opponent is going to be Destoroyah, I highly recommend that you use it if, and only if, Tanaka and the DAG-MB96s immobilize Destoroyah."
"Are you sure that Kiryu can go up against a massive beast like Destoroyah?" Joe asked.
"Do you want me to be honest with you?" Masters answered with a question, "No, but with Sargent Tanaka's help I'm hoping we can get the job done…without destroying too much of Osaka."
Kane abruptly stood up, "Get the maintenance crew to speed up their checks! Benedict, I want you to-"
"I'm the Commander here Locke!" Masters stood up to meet Kane's height. "I don't know where you got this idea that you're in charge of things but if I sense that attitude of yours again, I will not hesitate to snuff it out!"
Kane's eyes narrowed, but he dared not to insult his Commander. David Masters angrily motioned for him to sit back down and he did as he was told. The rest of the crew said nothing, just darting their eyes between the pilot and Commander. Finally, Masters gave a short firm nod.
"Get ready." He declared.
The Kongo Maru - September 15, 2002 - 5:46 PM
The Kongo Maru, an old fishing vessel was lazily steaming its way out to sea, trying to get a good catch. After departing from Osaka, it had gone south as to avoid any collision with the monster currently approaching from the east. The crew's friends and families had urged them not to go fishing that day because of the great danger, but the men went anyway, as long as they headed south they thought they were fine.
"Lower those nets!" The Captain shouted from the bridge balcony. They had had miserable catches throughout the afternoon; the fish just seemed to be avoiding them, though no one could blame the critters.
One of the crewmen had brought out his video camera and was filming random stuff in an act of utter boredom. The Captain continued to shout for the men to work harder, but that crewman didn't really care anymore. He pointed the lens toward the horizon, just to see what was out there. He didn't expect anything, but then he saw something…coming towards them through the air.
"Hey! What's that?!" He shouted as he pointed toward the flying object. Some men turned to look and were immediately stunned by what they saw. Flying toward the Kongo Maru on two rainbow-colored wings, was a titanic moth.
"It's headed north!" The Captain observed.
"Towards Osaka." The man with the camera realized.
Osaka - September 15, 2002 - 7:30 PM
As the huge Japanese metropolis was being evacuated, Sargent Tanaka and the 89th G-Force Armored Division pulled onto the shorelines. The army was made up of around fifty DAGs, or Freezer Tanks. Their nozzles, ending in a point, emitted a super cold beam of energy capable of actually freezing a kaiju's hide. Huge blue storage pods hung on the sides of each tank, holding the firing material. Each DAG was much larger then even a regular tank; the cars parked along the sides of the street hardly came up to the vehicles' massive wheels.
Sargent Tanaka, glad to be back home after the War on Terror, was eager to get back to fighting daikaiju. He and his top officers sat in one of the huge insides of a DAG, surrounding them were monitors and men running the many systems of the complicated tank.
"Alright boys," Tanaka groaned to his men, "If the Kaijuologists are right, then Destoroyah will be in our faces in just over half an hour. Kiryu is being deployed to the scene as we speak to aid us in our battle."
"I thought we were aiding them in their battle." One of his Officers stated.
"That's what Commander Masters wants you to think." The Sargent grinned.
"Apache Squadron 1 is circling around the bay," A man at one of the monitors shouted, "Squadron 2 is getting ready for take off to patrol the city skylines."
"What about the 36th Armored Division?" Tanaka asked from his seat.
"Ifukuba is setting up the 36th along the Main Highway."
"As planned," Tanaka smiled, "Now we wait."
Kiryu Cockpit - September 15, 2002 - 7:35 PM
"Combat has indeed improved since Kiryu was installed with that brain." Kane admitted.
"Mack Otco served us well," Lean said, "The simulators prove it, Kiryu is much easier to maneuver and attack with. It isn't a clunky monstrous machine anymore, she's an animal."
"But," King Joe broke into the conversation from his seat, "Is that animal powerful enough to beat a beast like Destoroyah? We've always had difficulty with it in the simulators, even with Otco's enhancement."
"We'll do fine; we have the Freezer Tanks on our side." Kane waved.
"Oh my god!" Lean suddenly shouted as he pressed his headphone against his ear.
"Destoroyah?" Benedict asked.
"No, we have another kaiju headed out way! …And it's Mothra!"
"Just our luck boys!" Lean grinned, "Mothra's on Earth's side."
"Right," Benedict nodded, "But she's not on G-Force's side."
"The enemies have a common enemy." Lean said, "Mothra, Godzilla, and G-Force are all foes to one another, but we all have a new foe right now: The Vortaak. Like we all did in 1991, we've got to stand together and fight."
"Sounds inspirational." Joe said sarcastically.
"Prepare for landing men, we're right over the Osaka Power Plant." Lean declared.
Osaka - September 15, 2002 - 7:37
Kiryu had touched down near the four high rising smoke stacks of the Osaka Power Plant just a minute ago. Sargent Tanaka and his Armored Division of Freezer Tanks sat at the docks, waiting for their opponent to show. Meanwhile, hundreds of Apaches circled the skies like vultures. The citizens of Osaka had been evacuated earlier, some had stayed but most had made the wisest decision and left.
Now, as the sun began to set on the horizon, a figure appeared in the sky. It wasn't Destoroyah since he was traveling underwater. Mothra had arrived.
"If it attacks us," Kane said at his piloting seat, "I'm shooting it from the sky."
"I don't think we have much to worry about." Lean replied.
The kaiju moth sang upon its arrival over the city. The helicopters in the sky cleared out of its way as the thing circled around, leaving a trail of golden powder from its wings.
"Anyone know what that is?" Sargent Tanaka asked his men inside the Command DAG.
"No idea sir," An officer answered, "Mothra is a total mystery to kaijuology."
"Let's hope it's on our side then." Tanaka replied.
Mothra's wings slowed and it cautiously approached one of the sky scrapers. Its fuzz covered legs snatched onto the spire and its wings folded above its white body as it rested.
"Mothra's waiting for it, just like we are." Joe observed.
"We have another ally then." Kane grinned.
Suddenly, a huge spout of dark water erupted on the surface of the bay. The Apache's above the water immediately opened machine gun fire upon the area.
"One of the mines went off!" Lean declared.
"Destoroyah's here then." Kane said calmly, "Wait to attack until he makes landfall."
"She makes landfall." King Joe corrected him.
"[iHe[/i makes landfall!" Kane shouted.
"Technically, Destoroyah is a genderless kaiju." Benedict Ciavo said.
"Shut up!" Kane hushed him.
Meanwhile, out in the bay, the dozens of helicopters rained bullets down upon the gigantic form rising from the depths. One of the many mines that had been set up had worked in signaling the kaiju's arrival, but it had also angered it. The armored demon rose from the bay and let out an ear piercing holler that was loud enough to even shatter the windows of the Apache's around it.
The pilots of the helicopters continued to do their duty, but Destoroyah was going to put an end to the desperate attack. Blue electricity crackled around its jaw before a ray of violet mist sprayed from its throat. The Micro Oxygen arced and highlighted over the many attackers. The green armor of the helicopters rusted to a charcoal black as the pilots inside were peeled of their skin. Finally, the vehicles were overcome by the chemicals of the spray and detonated in a brilliant blue.
The huge kaiju was surrounded by tiny explosions as pieces of twisted flaming metal dropped to the ocean. Destoroyah bellowed its deep call again and its two red wings emerged from the sea, drenched with hordes of falling water. The monster roared once more before it fell back beneath the waves, swimming toward the docks.
"Armored Division fall back!" Tanaka yelled, "The Target's gonna make landfall in just under thirty seconds!" The huge tank lurched as its giant wheels carried it back onto the streets. The rest of the Freezer Tanks also retreated into the safety of the city.
The water in from of the ports rose, carrying boats and pieces of dock along with it. The demonic kaiju's body then burst from the water, its four wings wrapped around it like some sort of crimson vampire cape. Its two glowing orange eyes fell and locked onto a retreating DAG. The kaiju opened its maw and a ray of Micro Oxygen arced down, sending a high rising mushroom cloud of blue fire from the street.
"Fire Freezer Cannons!" Tanaka shouted. The command was immediately sent to all the other tanks and they each fired a shot of super cold maser material.
The blasts hit the target and Destoroyah yelled in anger. Ice coated its horned shoulder and right hip, but it wasn't enough to stop the monster. Its wings unfolded and drew back.
"It's going to create a windstorm!" Tanaka shouted.
"We'll never survive it sir!" The Commanding Officer replied. "We aren't bolted down!"
Just then, a golden ray of electricity stabbed into Destoroyah's armored chest. The kaiju shrieked and its body twitched as Tanaka ordered for his DAGs to retreat. The crimson kaiju looked over and now saw the source of the attack: Kiryu.
"Ready the missile bays!" Kane shouted. "I want to spend as much time as possible at long range combat!"
"Missile bays are loaded sir!" Benedict nodded.
"Ready, aim, fire!" Kane yelled.
As Destoroyah charged through a group of low buildings toward the giant mech, the doors on Kiryu's spine snapped open and unleashed a barrage of rockets. They all darted forward and slammed into the monster's thick hide. Smoke veiled the scene, but in no time the enemy emerged virtually unharmed.
"Fire again!" Kane yelled, this time a speck of desperation in his voice. The missiles launched from their bays and once again sped forward to meet with the charging kaiju.
Destoroyah, this time, didn't even stop upon the hits. Kiryu's arms came up, ready to block the attack. But it was a useless defense. The monster's horn stabbed into Kiryu's stomach and the mech was knocked off its footing.
It slammed into the ground as sparks from the crew's monitors filled the cockpit. With its orange glowing eyes looking right into theirs, the crew had frightening flashbacks to the time in the simulators when they had lost to Godzilla in Tokyo this exact same way.
Like the simulator training, Destoroyah prepared to fire its beam right into Kiryu's skull. But like a true savior, a colorful figure swooped down from the sky and latched its claws around the enemy's head.
Mothra cried out, as if saying 'you're welcome' to Kiryu's crew, and she jerked the monster's head to point at the darkening sky. The Micro Oxygen Spray shot harmlessly into the air and Lean Blaze took the chance to get Kiryu back on its feet.
Mothra let go of Destoroyah's skull and shot away just before its tail pincer hooked onto one of her wings. It turned back to face Kiryu who leaped forward. Benedict Ciavo landed an uppercut right into Destoroyah's jaw and knocking the monster back onto one of the smoke stacks.
Kiryu rushed forward, its crew eager to continue the battle, but as Destoroyah jumped up, its long red tail lashed out and cut into the mech's wrist. Before Destoroyah could attack again, the huge moth in the sky fired a ray of golden energy from its antennae, halting it in its tracks.
"Dammit!" Kane sneered. "The left hand isn't responding!"
"Keep fighting Ciavo!" Lean shouted.
Despite losing the function of its hand, Kiryu continued to brawl. The two kaiju kept landing hits on one another while Mothra continued to rain antennae beams on Destoroyah. The enemy finally gained an upper hand and forced Kiryu into a defensive battle, backing it up toward the risen road. The crew had clumsily failed to notice that the highway was right behind them and they backed the giant robot right into it. The resulting collision was just enough time for Destoroyah to land one devastating hit.
It brought its knee back and then jumped into the air while thrusting its leg forward. The tri-horned knee whammed into Kiryu's jaw and threw it like a metal rag doll over the highway and into the glass canyons of downtown Osaka.
Mothra cried out, hoping to hear some response from her ally. The only response she was met with was Destoroyah's Micro Oxygen ray which enveloped over her body. Blue fire burned at her wings and she flapped her them furiously in desperation to get it off. The crimson monster turned back toward its metallic enemy who was just barely getting up after the last attack.
"Fire missiles!" Kane shouted.
"The bay doors are jammed!" Ciavo replied.
"What?!" Lean asked, totally shocked.
"Joe, how much damage did we receive from that last hit?" Kane asked.
"Too much," Joe answered, "The Bay Doors aren't responding and it seems as though Kiryu's tail has lost impulse!"
"We're down to our fist and our feet then." Kane shrugged. "Where the hell is Tanaka and those Freezer Tanks!?"
Meanwhile Destoroyah, pumped and ready for battle, started to smash through the section of the highway to get to its foe…
"I don't want to move into the city!" Tanaka yelled at his Commanding Officer.
"Kiryu needs us!" The man protested.
"And what if a buildings topples onto us!?" Tanaka asked, "Then what!? We've got to stay out in the open!"
Tanaka turned to his driver, "Lead the Division toward Osaka Tower, radio the Kiryu crew to draw Destoroyah out that way. There, we'll be waiting for it."
"We're the one with a kaiju-sized robot!" Kane shouted to Lean Blaze who had just received Tanaka's message. "I'm not listening to his orders!"
"He has a point Kane!" Lean spat back, "Draw Destoroyah out into the open and it will be easier to shoot at it!"
"Can you hush down?" Ciavo asked as he thrust a lever forward to block an incoming punch. "We're in the middle of a battle here!"
"Right!" Kane snapped back to reality, "Retreat toward Osaka Castle then!"
"I'm on it sir," Benedict replied. But before he could turn the giant mech around, Destoroyah's horn lit up bright red and then extended into a sizzling sword of energy. The demon charged forward and the energy horn pierced all the way through Kiryu's iron stomach.
"What the hell!?" Kane yelled as oil poured like a black waterfall from the wound.
"Destoroyah's Horn Katana attack!" Lean realized. "Damn!"
With an over exaggerated swing, the blade of red energy came and sliced right through Kiryu's neck. It wasn't the type of attack that severed off limbs, but it did cause huge bleeding wounds
Benedict Ciavo faced the opponent and just as he did fired a ray of the Oral Maser into Destoroyah's face. But the kaiju showed no sign of damage and raised its Horn Katana before smashing it like a hammer down upon Kiryu's skull.
The cockpit erupted in sparks and fires broke out from the computer monitors. Kane Locke tried desperately to maintain Kiryu's footing, but the damage to the systems had been so severe from the last attack that Kiryu did not respond. Instead, the giant mech fell and smashed into the streets with a gong-like bang.
Destoroyah howled in glee as it turned around and wrapped the end of its tail around Kiryu's bleeding neck. It's four wings began to flap and it slowly hovered into the air. Then it hurried forward, through the hallways of skyscrapers as it dragged Kiryu behind it. The outer layer of armor was peeled off and the huge machine sprayed thousands of yellow sparks as it was dragged helplessly along the pavement.
Its huge body smashed into the base of nearby sky scrapers as it was carried along. Pieces of the structures came loose and fell hundreds of feet onto Kiryu's metal hide.
"Damage Control!" Kane yelled to King Joe, "Do something!"
"I can't!" Joe protested, "Kiryu's being torn apart!"
"Keep the power running as long as you can!" Lean ordered Joe.
"I'll try sir!"
Suddenly they emerged from the downtown part of the city, right into Osaka Park. Destoroyah's tail let go of Kiryu's neck and the crimson kaiju flew up into the sky while letting Kiryu slide toward Osaka Tower.
The mech's head slammed through the walls and the ancient structure crumbled as it came tumbling down over the cockpit windows. Kiryu withered as dust obscured the scene and Destoroyah continued to watch from the air. The titanic mech's movements began to slow; its one arm fell lifelessly to the moat and the rest of its body soon followed. The rest of the tower toppled over and revealed Kiryu's head; both eyes were dark and its jaw hung open as if dead.
"Oh god no," Tanaka muttered as he watched the view screen. Kiryu lay motionless in the rubble of Osaka Tower. The impact had looked devastating, the Sargent was sure that nobody could survive a crash like that.
Destoroyah's huge wings ceased and it touched down on the streets of Osaka. With its enemy dead, the Vortaak-controlled kaiju was free to continue its duty and level the city to the ground. Violet electricity danced around its jaw before the Micro Oxygen Spray erupted from its throat and struck through a nearby building.
"So Kiryu's down," Tanaka drew his fingers through his hair, "Damn!"
"Looks like it's just us now." The Commanding Officer stated.
"Mothra isn't anywhere in sight." Tanaka said.
"Do you think she retreated?" An Officer asked.
"Probably, after all Destoroyah burned her wings." Tanaka turned and got right back in the battle, "Form a Pincer Movement around Destoroyah! I want half of the tanks to go around Osaka Tower and come up on the left, and the other half to come up on the right!"
"Got it sir!" The Driver answered.
"The Type 90 Tanks on the highway: radio them and tell them to fire on my mark!" Tanaka ordered.
But the attack was abruptly cut off. As Destoroyah slammed its arms through a block of low buildings, a giant form dashed down from the stars. Mothra's claws ripped at Destoroyah's skull as it zoomed past. The demonic monster roared in rage as Mothra made a U-Turn to attack again.
This time though, Destoroyah's own wings flapped and it rose into the air to meet its foe. Mothra didn't stop; she slammed head-first into the enemy, nearly knocking it from the sky. Destoroyah's hands grappled with Mothra's claws as the two seemed to wrestle in the air.
"Fire!" Tanaka yelled, "Just fire everything at them!"
Super Cold Beams shot into the sky, most of them missing the target, but two collided with Destoroyah's spine causing its red armor to freeze over. The two kaiju slowly flew away from the city and back toward the bay as they continued to melee. Missiles from the Type 90 Tanks on the highway shot at them, but every single one missed. The DAGs, with their better aiming systems, were able to hit the kaiju a few times, but the monsters eventually were too far away…
The two flying behemoths continued to fight as Mothra's strategy continued to work. She was forcing the mutant away from Osaka and out to the ocean, here she'd be able to finish it off without endangering the city.
Her wings continued to beat as Destoroyah tore chunks of skin from her bleeding body. A golden mist began to fall from her wings, sticking onto her opponent. Destoroyah howled on agony upon the poisoning effect, giving Mothra a clear signal that her final attack was working.
As Destoroyah's wings began to slow, it continued to clutch onto Mothra and they were both pulled down toward the surface of the ocean. They hit and a gigantic spout of water veiled the scene. When the water fell back, both of the kaiju were gone.
The victor was unknown.
The Atlantic Ocean - September 15, 2002 - Midnight
G-Force USA Military Submarines had begun tracking Godzilla as soon as the beast had slipped into the water of the East Coast. He had caused a rather high amount of property damage along his trek through America. Obviously, Godzilla was protecting the Earth, but he wasn't protecting humanity.
If Godzilla moved north, he'd be extremely close to Washington DC, something that the National Guard wasn't going to allow. So G-Force USA was called into action to follow Godzilla as long as he was in American waters. But Godzilla kept moving east and if he continued along his path, he'd arrive in Europe in just a few days…