GODZILLA
THE ULTIMATE DUELS
Disclaimer: Godzilla and other characters are copyright Toho Co. Ltd.
I own only my original characters.
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Chapter 3
Visitors from Outer Space
Atlanta, Georgia, USA; June 23rd, 2011
The next morning Jim Hudson was sitting in his room, browsing the news on the Internet, when his cellphone rang again. He thought it was his friend again, given the fact of her weird times to call.
"Aww, Lisa, please!" he mumbled and answered. "Hello? Mom?"
On the other line, in Tokyo, was Susan, eager to speak with her son again. "Hi, sweetie. Hope I didn't wake you up."
"Uh, no! No", answered Jim, still a bit startled.
"OK, good. Actually, have you heard about the latest stuff?" Susan asked.
"You mean the UFO flying away from Maui?"
"I guess so", said Susan in a funny sort of convinced manner.
"It's amazing how it's visible for one second, but the next it's suddenly gone. I wonder where it went this time."
"You and me both. That's why I'm going to Monster Island in a few moments. I'm going to have a discussion with Ms. Otonashi. You remember her?"
"You mean Miyuki Otonashi? Of course I remember her. She was part of the team in Operation: Final War, right?"
"Yeah. Oh, and by the way..." Susan's voice suddenly changed from joyous to a bit worried. "She told me some news."
When Jim heard the news from his mother, he nearly fell from his chair. After he calmed himself, he asked: "What? They are alive?"
"Yes. Miyuki told me that the monsters have just given their first heartbeats in years."
"Well, it looks like the project is drawing to a close soon. I hope it'll turn out good."
"Well, I don't know", Susan worried. "You know how I feel about those things."
"Of course. I know it's hard for you." There was a moment of silence before Jim spoke up again: "Well, good luck with the discussion."
"Thank you, son."
"I love you, Mom."
"I love you too. OK, bye", Susan said and hung up the phone. She leaned back on her chair in her office and sighed, still concerned about the monsters' situation.
She wondered how she had been able to go on for those few years ever since the Monster Resurrection Project was commissioned. At first she had been hesitant about it, since she hated monsters beyond anything else. She thought there was no sense in using monsters for good. But Captain Kenji Sato managed to impress all the others at the EDF with the project so there was nothing else for Susan to do than to assist them. Sometimes she would curse at herself for being so foolish. And now that's what she almost did again until she realized she had to get ready for departing to Monster Island.
Monster Island, the Pacific Ocean near Japan; June 23rd, 2011
Even though it was well over 11 pm., the action never stopped at Monster Island. For the past few years, the people had been working hard on the project, day and night. Sometimes a few members of the crew would show signs of getting tired, but those days would finally be over for them in a few days or weeks. The Monster Resurrection Project was beginning to show signs of success and that was a huge relief for the whole crew, including Ms. Miyuki Otonashi, UN Molecular Biologist. Since her experience during the Xilian invasion, it was clear for the EDF to include her in the new project's crew.
As she had some free time after another day of hard work, Miyuki was now standing on a floor above the research center's main hall, where the monsters were kept. She was looking at the sight with pleasure. Standing next to her was Susan, who wasn't as happy as Miyuki. Susan had just asked what the biologist's thoughts were, concerning the UFO of course.
"Well, even though I have become a bit of an expert in that field, I can't say anything about this", said Miyuki, turning to face Susan.
"Not even if it has something to do with them?" Susan asked and pointed towards the main hall.
"The monsters?" Miyuki asked after looking towards what Susan pointed at.
Susan said: "It did appear here briefly. Who knows, it might come here again and actually do something to them." Miyuki looked at Susan for a moment, then she started to walk away past her. Susan couldn't let her go. "Miyuki!"
"I know how you feel, but we have to go on. We are near the end, there's no turning back", the biologist said, perhaps a bit reminded by what Captain Gordon once said. She started to walk away again.
Susan wanted to make herself clear so she yelled: "Do you even know who you're talking to! I'm the Lieutenant for God's sake!" Miyuki stopped almost instantly. "Believe me now?" Susan asked, in a bit calmer voice.
Miyuki remained silent for about five seconds, until she turned to Susan and said simply: "Come on."
Susan followed her reluctantly towards a door which lead outside to a balcony. When they reached it, Susan was surprised to see Captain Sato sitting at a table, drinking coffee.
"Susan", the man proclaimed, "You still don't have faith in us or what?"
"No", the Lieutenant answered firmly. "Look. You've got Anguirus, Rodan, King Caesar, Kamacuras and Kumonga. That's five monsters. Don't you think that's a bit too much?"
"We have made it this far with all of them. Don't you agree?" Miyuki asked.
Susan grinned at her and said: "But still, do you think you'll be able to control them all at the same time?"
"Of course", Sato said. "We have made all the preparations needed."
"The system for their control is pretty much completed", Miyuki continued.
Susan looked at both of them with eyes showing both anger and grief. As she was about to go back inside, she suddenly stopped and looked at the sky. Her mouth opened in complete amazement. Sato and Miyuki looked at the same direction and gasped. They all saw a bright light in the sky, coming towards Monster Island. It was moving at a blinding speed, and in just a few seconds it passed the island and the three onlookers.
And then Sato noticed: "It's heading towards Japan!" Susan quickly left the balcony, running back inside. "Susan!" the Captain tried to stop her, but he was too late.
The Lieutenant was on her way back to the chopper that had brought her to the island. She needed to get back to Japan as fast as possible. She climbed inside the chopper, told the pilot to lift off, and the journey back to Japan had begun.
Tokyo, Japan; June 23rd, 2011
Meanwhile in Tokyo, the EDF had been informed about the UFO sighting at Monster Island and, along with the JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces), swooped into action. They sent Type 90 tanks and many armoured personnel carriers to Shinjuku. The UFO was last seen above the major district of Tokyo, according to satellites and radars, and it hadn't moved from there.
For the first time the UFO's true form could be seen. It looked like a futuristic air vessel. It had a nose and the first half of its body was thin like that of an airplane, but the rest of the body was circular and noticeably larger in height. That part looked like a "regular UFO", with probably several floors.
The tanks and other military vehicles arrived in Shinjuku, followed by a military jeep. Inside the jeep were Captain Gordon and Commanding Officer Ozaki. As their jeep stopped at the spot with the rest of the military, a chopper landed nearby them. Susan Hudson jumped out of it and ran towards Gordon and Ozaki, saluting them.
As the clock struck midnight, a text suddenly appeared on the jeep's monitor. It looked like a message. "We have come to speak with the leaders of Japan", it said.
"I bet that's a message from...'them'", said Gordon and pointed at the UFO.
"It seems so", Ozaki thought and continued to stare at the monitor. "Do you think they'll come before us?"
Ozaki and Gordon changed wondering looks while Susan watched the UFO. Then she gasped: "Something's happening!"
The UFO started to glow again, and then it fired a beam of light straight down to the street. The tanks, the soldiers, all took aim at the vessel.
"Hold your fire!" Gordon ordered as he walked with Ozaki and Susan past the vehicles to the "danger zone".
As the three EDF members stood in front of the rest of the military, the UFO stopped firing the beam of light. Gordon got a pair of binoculars from a nearby soldier and looked at the street the beam had struck. He focused them so he could clearly see further. Then he saw two figures standing at a distance of about ten feet from them. One was taller than the other. They looked like human beings, and they were wearing glittering white costumes with green stripes around their shoulders and waists.
Gordon gave the binoculars back to the soldier and looked at Ozaki and Susan. Both nodded and they started to walk towards the two figures. They agreed to make the first move by introducing themselves to these "visitors".
"I'm Captain Douglas Gordon of the Earth Defense Force", said Gordon as they were facing the two figures.
"And I am Commanding Officer Shinichi Ozaki", the M-Unit leader continued.
"Lieutenant Susan Hudson", said the woman, standing firm.
The taller figure leaned forward and said: "I am Commander Kuronuma."
"I am Sakai, 2nd in Command", said the other one, also leaning forward. "We are coming from a planet thousands of light years from your planet."
"To be blunt, we and all the others aboard our vessel are the only remaining representatives of our species", Kuronuma told.
"So you're...?" Gordon was about to ask, but was interrupted by Kuronuma.
"Nearly extinct. Yes. Our planet was sucked into a black hole."
"A black hole?" Ozaki asked.
"That's right", Sakai said. "The black hole had been devouring the planets in our solar system for quite some time. Our planet was the third one that was sucked into it."
"Is that so?" Gordon asked, feeling unsure about these aliens.
Everyone stood silent for a moment until Ozaki said: "We offer you our condolences. So, what do you want to talk about?"
"We'd like to speak with your country's leaders today, June 24th, at 12 pm. sharp. We suppose you can arrange that", Kuronuma proposed.
The EDF members looked at each other, but they decided to give them the OK. "All right. But how are you going to find the Prime Minister's Office?" Susan asked.
"We assure you, we'll surely be there", Sakai stated. "You'd better step back a little now."
Giving confused faces, the EDF members did as they were told. Then the UFO fired the beam of light again at Kuronuma and Sakai. After another ten seconds they were gone. Gordon, Ozaki and Susan were sure they had returned to their vessel, as the UFO flew away from Shinjuku.
Author's notes:
The character of the alien leader Kuronuma is named after the alien leader in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), played by Goro Mutsumi.
Sakai is named after actor Sachio Sakai, perhaps best known as reporter Hagiwara in Godzilla (1954) and one of the bank robbers in All Monsters Attack (1969).