Author Note: What a wonderful morning this is, Sabina will finally be healthy.
Kirjoittajan Muistio: Mikä ihana aamu tämä onkaan, Sabina tulee vihdoinkin terveeksi.

Disclaimer: I do not own Godzilla or any of the movie monsters that you may see named here.
Erottamislausuma: En omista Godzillaa tai mitään muista elokuvahirviöistä jotka saatat nähdä nimettävän täällä.

Claimer: I DO own Sabina, Susan and my Godzilla-like self, Jonna.
Omistuslausuma: Minä OMISTAN Sabinan, Susanin ja minun Godzillamaisen itseni, Jonnan.

Godzilla's bride
Chapter 6: Eyes open

A small hand tried to wake me up, by shaking my shoulder and tapping my face. Who ever owned that hand didn't seem to understand, that I didn't want to wake up. I heard a faint voice saying something and the hands left me for a moment. The voice stopped and soon I felt how the small hands grabbed my eyelids and pulled my eye open. I flinched awake.

Susan's joyful face stared into my open eye and she said: "Wake up, or you'll be late. Your friends will come soon. I mean miss Rodan and that guy named something-Lus."

She looked thoughtful for a moment. I sat up and rubbed my eyes sleepily. Then Susan smiled and said: "I think I'll call him uncle Lu-Lu."

I looked at her: "Lulu?"

Susan smiled and said: "Lu-Lu. Isn't it a cute nickname?"

I scratched my head and laughed shortly: "Cute and cute. Listen, I don't think, that Angilus knows how to appreciate that nickname. Maybe you should come up with another one."

Sabina raised her head: "Hey dude. Let the girl decide what nicknames she comes up with. She can come up with another one if your buddy doesn't like that name."

"I didn't forbid her to think up nicknames, I just said, that Angilus might not like just that name."

"And I said, that Susan can think up another name, if Angilus doesn't like that name."

"Yeah."

"Exactly."

"Sabina, why are we talking about this?" I asked hesitantly.

Sabina opened her mouth in order to say something, but fell silent and closed her mouth looking thoughtful. After a while she said: "You know, I can't think up an answer to that. Maybe I'm just nervous. You know, because of this bandage."

"Yeah. I understand." I lied. I didn't understand, at least not completely, but what else I should have said?

An uncomfortable silence settled between us. It was that kind of moment when you wish someone to walk in and break the silence. I had bad luck. Nobody came.

Oh Angilus. Where my friend was when I needed him?

Junior and Susan were quiet and looked hesitantly at me and Sabina. Neither one of them knew what to say or do. Finally they just sat down to wait for the silence to end. Jonna didn't look at us at all, but stared silently at the door.

After a while I too started staring around me absent-mindedly. I don't know, how long we waited, but suddenly I just heard Angilus calling: "Hello? Is any one in here awake?"

Jonna answered: "Come in. We have been waiting for you and Rodan all the way to boredom."

Angilus laughed when he came in: "Well, it's nice to be popular. Rodan will also come soon, I paid her a visit before I came here."

I got up saying hi, Susan and Junior rushed to greet Angilus and Sabina politely wished him a good morning (to me she usually didn't even say hi).

Susan said: "Hey uncle Lu-Lu! I came up with a nickname for you, but uncle Silla said, that you might not like it. What do you think? Can I call you uncle Lu-Lu?"

The look on Angilus' face was a priceless sight. At first he stared at Susan mouth open, but realized then how impolite it looked like and shut his mouth. He swallowed a few times and even tried to stutter some kind of answer: "Uumh, well. It is, umh, a nice nickname, but, well... it sounds like a girl's name. Other monsters would laugh, if they heard you calling me by that name."

"So I can't call you uncle Lu-Lu?" Susan asked looking sad.

Angilus hurried to answer: "Call me by some other name when there are others hearing, so that nobody won't laugh at me, but when nobody isn't there to hear it, you can call me even aunt Lu-Lu, if you want. It would be like your secret name to me..."

Susan cheered up and hugged Angilus: "Thank you uncle Lu-Lu."

For a moment I was worried, that Susan would hurt herself Angilus' spikes, but I notice my worry to be unnecessary, when Susan let go completely intact.

Rodan came almost immediately after that. We greeted each other and we all gathered around Sabina. Rodan started checking Sabina's condition.

She had healed well during that short time, which she had spent on the island.

I guess we all held back a breath, when Rodan removed the bandage from Sabina's eyes. Rodan blinked her eyes: "Well I wouldn't have expected that. You seem to be doing better than I dared to even hope, in spite of your excellent recovery."

Sabina opened her eyes. And slammed her hands for their cover right away: "Aargh!"

She said quite a many words that I do not dare to repeat. I almost had a heart attack, because I would NEVER have expected such reaction from someone, who gets his/her eyesight back. Many times I have been up to my ears in trouble while fighting with other monsters, but then I have always known what to expect. And I wasn't the only one who was surprised by Sabina's reaction.

Soon Sabina stopped/paused to catch her breath and said: "I'm fine. The light is just too bright."

Rodan raised her other wing above Sabina's head: "Sorry, I should have come to think of that earlier. Try again, but slowly. Give your eyes time to adjust."

Sabina tried again, slowly opening her fingers a little and finally took her hands off of her eyes. In the shadow of Rodan's wing it was easier. When Sabina's eyes adjusted, she pushed Rodan's wing away, ready to try her eyes in full light. She blinked her eyes a couple of times and looked at us.

"Well, how do you see? Is there something wrong with your sight?" Rodan asked worried.

Sabina answered: "I see everything clearly, but I still haven't completely adjusted to this light. The colours still seem somehow a little too pale, but it's temporary."

Angilus shook off the dust of his paw/hand and reached it out to Sabina: "Good day matron, my name is Angilus. Nice to finally be able to look you in the eyes."

Sabina grabbed Angilus' hand: "Good day Angilus, I' am Sabina. Nice to finally see you."

Angilus turned and asked me: "Did you two start with the wrong attitude or something?"

I shook my head: "No, we started with me being the wrong species, wrong gender, wrong person, I said the wrong words and I had the wrong name. But it doesn't matter. As soon as Sabina turns around, she'll see the truth and she has to believe, that my name really IS Godzilla."

Angilus grinned: "That was a lot of wrongs in one place. Let's go, you have a lot to do."

I grimaced: "All right. And you know what, if I really started thinking about it, I'd probably come up with a lot more wrongs. And Sabina would think up even more."

We were about to leave when Sabina's furious snap stopped us: "Don't talk about me as if I wasn't here!"

Rodan said she was going go and find some herbs and flew away. Sabina glanced after her and continued: "What behind me is such a thing, that it would make me believe you?"

Angilus answered for me: "Nothing besides that pond and those rocks."

We turned and started walking. Angilus had taken care of some things for me and started explaining what had happened meanwhile I had taken care of Sabina: "It has been wild when you were gone. For example Gigan and Megalon..."

Sabina's voice interrupted him: "Is that water red!"

I looked back: "Well, yes it is."

Darn, she wasn't supposed to turn around before I would be away. Sabina's attention was drawn to the fire in the ponds other end: "Is that fire burning on the water?"

"Yes." I answered.

Sabina said exactly what I thought she would: "I know this place. My parents and my grandparents, my other relatives and even the Elders have told me stories about this place. Only the king can live in here."

Sabina turned to look at me: "So you really are Godzilla..."

I wanted to get away as quickly as possible: "Yeah. Angilus, let's go."

I hurried, almost ran, away with Angilus tightly with me and left Sabina to think about her new information.

When we got away from my home's range of vision, we slowed down to a normal walking pace. I asked Angilus: "Yeah, what were you saying about Gigan and Megalon?"

Angilus laughed: "Oh yeah, they are arguing so badly, that if they had hands instead of those claws, they'd be strangling each other."

"That's interesting, they usually get along well together." I wondered.

Angilus explained: "Usually you solve their problems before things get this serious. Mecha-Godzilla's fuel is almost out, so he has stayed still for the last few days. Ghidorah made a new record, by arguing with the worst possible option..."

"With who? With Rodan?" I asked curious. It's not good to be arguing with Rodan, if you happen to need a doctor's help.

Angilus laughed with tears in his eyes: "No, but something even worse. He's arguing with himself. Each head disagrees of what to do next."

I laughed even though I tried not to laugh. This was serious. I decided to go and see Ghidorah first: "Angilus, show me the way, let's go and pay Ghidorah a visit first."

"What about Gigan and Megalon?"

"As you said, they'd be strangling each other if they had hands, but they don't have hands. So I'd say they are safe from each other meanwhile we talk with Ghidorah."

And so we kept walking. I'd tell how things went with Ghidorah, but it's late already and this job as a muse is tiring, so you'll have to wait until next time. Johanna, come here and publish this new chapter!

This is sort of like an apology for writing such a short chapter:

In a white space stands a monstrous creature, a great dinosaur from the ancient times. Somewhere from the middle of the endless whiteness steps out Godzilla and greets the newcomer: "Hey, you must be Yongary, from the movie Reptilian."

"Yes, I am Yongary. Who are you?" the confused newcomer answers.

"Nice to meet you, I am Godzilla. Please, sit down."

Two comfortable looking armchairs appear from somewhere. Godzilla and Yongary sit down.

"Yeah, Yongary, so you are the newest addition in Johanna's muse-collection."

"I am?" Yongary asks surprised.

Godzilla smiles: "Yes you are. Welcome to Johanna's inspiration."

Yongary looks at the endless whiteness around himself: "A rather empty looking place."

"Johanna is too lazy to make an environment in here, and this is only one part of the whole place. Because we are in here, we can affect our environment with the power of thought. Do you want something to drink? Coffee? Tea? Juice? Milk? Water?" A coffee mug appears in Godzilla's hand. He takes a small gulp of coffee.

Yongary hesitates: "Well... Juice?"

Godzilla gives him a glass full of red juice. Yongary takes it: "Thanks."

Johanna and Sabina appear from somewhere. Sabina sits in the third armchair, which appeared behind her. Johanna leans on Godzilla's chair: "How are things going in here?"

Yongary lifts a finger up: "This place looks empty. Could you do something about it?"

Johanna nods. Suddenly they are on a green flower meadow surrounded by forest, the sun shines and a small stream ripples a short distance away. Butterflies and bees flew all over the place and birds sang in the trees.

"Is this better?" Johanna asked.

"Much better." Yongary answers smiling.

The mixed group formed by these four keeps talking on a meadow somewhere in the depths of inspiration.

Review Responses / Arvostelu-Vastaukset:

Flamedramon – Nice to see that you finally reviewed this story, being the first one to review the fifth chapter. After you nearly steamed in your extremely short and terse review for chapter 6 of Grimize the blue-eyed Baaz, demanding me to continue this, I wondered will you bother to review this after having to wait so long.

US Ranger – OK :)

Korean Pearl – Were you talking about the chapter or the song:)

Gisan Zioga – Hey there J. It was good to finally get your review, and hopefully you keep reviewing all the future chapters, too. I also hope that we keep e-mailing every now and then, it is nice to be in contact with my readers. And when you start publishing your stories, I'll be there to read them.

Queen Ghidorah – I love him too. (Gives the big man a hug. Godzilla: "Stop! You're embarrassing me!") He is such a darling. (Godzilla: "No I'm not.") And I say you the same thing about e-mailing that I said to Gisan Zioga.
Oh, I almost forgot. On Saturday when I published the Finnish chapter, my friend Jarkko (with whom I wrote the original version in the year 1998 and who has been reviewing the Finnish version) was visiting me, and we registered him an account. His pen name is Finland's Ghidorah-fan Jarkko. Since I have talked a lot about you and your stories (and especially about your reviews) to him, and because he likes your pen name, you and I were the first ones he added to his Author Alert list.

Sanity's Crucifix – Thank you, thank you, I'm happy to hear that. But I'm not adding Orga, (even though it would make things more interesting,) because I came up with this story before I even heard that movie (and I'm not sure have I seen it) and the story takes place before the 90's movies. So all the monsters that make their first appearance in those movies or later, have been kicked off the island. Sorry. The ships were some kind of battleships. I'm not an expert on battleships, so I'm not going to be more precise than that.

DarkXeno – Where did you go? Did I scare you or something? Pity, I hoped that you would turn out to be more challenging than that, I was just beginning to enjoy this little game of ours...

Edgar – Hopefully you someday actually review this story. But just knowing that you read my story is more than enough for me. Oh, and apparently you forgot our scheduled meeting on Saturday (because I find it hard to believe that you'd let me wait five hours on purpose). Don't worry; I'm not angry at you. It was a good time for me to do some other things on the computer that I usually don't have time for. Write to me soon, ok?

Author Note: All readers, please Review!

Kirjoittajan Muistio: Kaikki lukijat, olkaa hyvä ja Arvostelkaa!

Postscript on Friday 5th of August 2005: I added a Review Response for Edgar and expanded my Response for Queen Ghidorah… And I started a C2 community (in DragonLance category) named Draconian Lovers. I know, it's a horrible name, but it was the best I was able to think of at the moment, considering that my little brother Juha's suggestion, Lizard fetish, seemed inappropriate. I know that he's almost 17 years old, but where the hell did he learn such a word?Better name suggestions are welcome. As you can probably guess from the name, there's no room for stories that do NOT have Draconians in them.

Jälkikirjoitus Perjantaina 5. elokuuta 2005: Lisäsin Arvostelu-Vastauksen Edgarille ja laajensin Vastaustani Queen Ghidorahille... Ja perustin C2 yhteisö (DragonLance kategoriassa) nimeltä Draconian Lovers (Drakolaisten Rakastajat). Tiedän, se on kauhea nimi, mutta se oli paras mitä pystyin keksimään sillä hetkellä, ottaen huomioon, että pikkuveljeni Juhan ehdotus, Lizard fetish (Lisko fetissi), vaikutti sopimattomalta. Tiedän että hän on melkein 17-vuotias, mutta missä helvetissä hän oppi sellaisen sanan? Paremmat nimi-ehdotukset ovat tervetulleita. Kuten varmaan voitte nimestä arvata, siellä ei ole tilaa tarinoille joissa EI ole drakolaisia.