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 4
The Offer and the Chase
Tokyo, Japan; June 24th, 2011
It was only a few minutes until noon. The entire Japan's cabinet, along with the main members of the Diet, and the EDF, had arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, also known as the "Kantei". UN Secretary General Naotaro Daigo, the Prime Minister himself, had come outside from his official residence just as the rest of the guests were arriving. They all stood there, exchanging thoughts about recent incidents, but mostly about the appearance of the aliens.
Then, as the clock struck 12 pm, a light appeared in the sky a few miles away. The aliens had arrived. Daigo and the others looked up, each one of them excited about the upcoming meeting in their own way. The UFO stopped right above the Kantei and fired its beam of light on the street in front of the spectators. Soon Kuronuma and Sakai were standing in front of them. Everybody gasped and looked at these new visitors.
"There they are. The aliens", Ozaki said to Daigo.
The Prime Minister looked at the aliens briefly and then walked over to them. They bowed and shook hands as Daigo welcomed Kuronuma and Sakai to Earth and invited them to come inside. The whole crowd went inside Daigo's office to get prepared for the meeting.
After a few minutes the meeting began. Daigo presented the aliens to everybody and gave them permission to speak.
"Because our planet has died, we have come here in our vessel to search for a place where we would be able to live once more. But there is one thing on this planet that won't let us do it", Kuronuma said.
"I see", Daigo nodded. "What is it?"
"It is a certain creature", Sakai answered. "The monster you refer to by the name 'Godzilla'." His words made everyone in the meeting room exchange both interested and worried looks. Sakai continued: "We have learned that a few years ago another alien race called the Xilians tried to conquer your planet. If Godzilla was to learn about us, we fear he would have the same reaction towards us as he did with them."
"Well, what do you suggest us to do with Godzilla?" Gordon asked.
"He's a monster, after all", Commander Namikawa said.
"All we need is a suitable piece of land where we would live in peace", Kuronuma said. "In exchange, we would like to offer your our help for your Monster Resurrection Project."
"So you were spying on the EDF team when you appeared at Monster Island?" Susan asked, almost yelling at the two aliens.
"We wouldn't call it spying", Kuronuma argued.
"What did you do then?" the Prime Minister asked.
"When we saw Godzilla and his son, we knew they would cause some trouble for us. So when we saw Monster Island and the monsters in the EDF's research center, we decided to give a thought on cooperation with you", Sakai explained.
"Then why go to Haleakala? What's the deal with that?" Gordon asked.
"And you destroyed two USAF helicopters and fled from a group of Eagles. How about that?" Namikawa asked with a grin on her face.
"There is a good explanation for those", Kuronuma began, but was soon interrupted by a loud barking noise.
Daigo told the guards to open the doors. It was soon learned that the noise was caused by the Prime Minister's dog, Clint. The black dog was standing in the hallway with two other aliens who had just come in. Daigo told his dog to go away from bothering the visitors. Kuronuma excused himself and left the room.
Once he was in the hallway alone with the other two aliens, Kuronuma asked them: "What is it?"
"It's 'her' again, commander", one of the aliens answered, emphasizing the word "her".
"She was seen spying on our work site" said the other alien.
Kuronuma looked at them, then he looked down. His face showed anger and also slight disappointment. He had had to settle issues like this so many times. He was starting to have enough of it. He looked at the two aliens with a face full of determination.
"Hunt her down...and kill her."
Maui, Hawaii; June 23rd, 2011
Since the island of Maui had two volcanoes, it was known as the Valley Isle due to the flatland between the volcanoes. This flatland had been a perfect place for growing sugar for a long time. In fact, almost the entire area between the volcanoes was covered in sugar cane fields. In the shelter of these fields, a pursuit was on.
Dozens of men dressed in glittering white clothes were scouting the fields for their target. They had spread out in different directions so they got every corner of the area checked. The men concentrated on their mission with ease. Each one of them knew they were doing it for their Commander's, and ultimately, their own good.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the fields, another figure was moving: the target in the pursuit. A young blonde girl dressed in casual clothes moved constantly through the sugar canes, every once in a while stopping for a few seconds to take a look around. She made sure she didn't see anything in any direction. And if she saw something she would keep on walking. She knew exactly what was happening. She was in danger.
As concentrated as she was, the girl suddenly made a big mistake by tripping and falling to the ground, making a loud groan of pain in the outcome. This called the attention of one of the men who was not too far from the girl. As he turned around he immediately saw her through the sugar canes.
"Hey!" the man yelled. "She's here!"
The girl got up and started running away. The man was soon accompanied by some of his partners and they started to chase her. She tried to run as fast as she could, at the same time trying not to care about the scratches made by the sugar canes. She didn't want to look back, for she was running for her life. And she knew that if she did look back, she would make the same mistake and trip again.
While running after the girl, the men tried to bring her down by firing gunshots at her. But none of them hit her, as they only roughly hit the ground behind the girl, just a few inches from her feet. This made the girl almost trip a few times, slowing her considerably. But the girl didn't give up. She kept on running until she started to hear the sound of cars passing by. She felt a small sign of relief in her. The highway was near.
Suddenly one of the pursuing men fired again. This time, the shot didn't miss its target. The girl felt something hit her right arm. It was the bullet. Crying out in pain, she fell to the ground and lost consciousness. She had got so close to the highway. Only about ten feet remained between her and the road.
The men gathered around her and examined her quickly. As they felt no pulse, they pronounced her dead and decided to leave her where she lay. There were still some sugar canes in front of her so she couldn't be seen easily from the highway. The men started to walk away, leaving the young girl on the ground, her right arm bleeding from the spot where the bullet had hit her.