We're back. It is a good day. If a certain someone reads this chapter, he may see a common theme.
I do not own Godzilla.
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Siseir was lying on a thin strip of beach at the very edge of the containment facility. She had been here for many days now, how many she could not say, as she had no group of little ones to help her here. She had wandered this island during the first days, searching and calling for Godzilla. After a few painful encounters with King Cobra, Sea rex, and Bat Boy she had ceased her wandering and had taken over this beach.
She could smell humans, but they didn't come to watch her or to talk with her. All accept one. Siseir lifted her head as the redheaded female approached. She could smell Godzilla on this one, even if only faintly.
"Now Siseir," the human said soothingly, "I know you can understand me. I want to help you."
Help how? The wind in the treetops again, but this time with echoing emotions as well, loneliness and sorrow rang through Elsie's thoughts.
"Oh Siseir, you are all alone and afraid on this island aren't you?"
Assent rippled through the air, and Elsie did the incredible, she walked up and began scratching the softer skin around Siseir's mouth. Pleasure, like a warm breeze on a cold day.
"I'm going to help you get out of here, and back to Godzilla. Just follow my instructions."
Siseir was surprised to feel the human woman climb up her snout, and then up to stand beside her crest. The human's tone was loving and warm, like a mother instructing her child. "Now Siseir, I need you to get up and walk along this coastline."
Siseir followed the instructions, occasionally projecting that feeling of question whenever she didn't understand. In a short amount of time they were on the far side of the island, and the woman flipped open a device and spoke into it, "We're ready, black it out in thirty seconds." She flipped the device closed again and kneeled on Siseir's head. "Now I need you to fly."
The giant mutationspread her wings out wide and began flapping in grand sweeps. The ground sank away in a swirl of disturbed sand, massive talons curled beneath her. The shield wall that kept the monsters contained blanked out in an area. "Now, go through there!" The wings flapping redoubled as the island sank away into the distance.
Elsie looked around from her perch of Siseir's head, awed by how fast they were moving. The waves beneath were barely discernable. Elsie looked out over the distance and relayed to Siseir that they would likely be followed. That got a snort and the crest feathers stood on end.
Elsie was surprised to no end when they saw and flew past a privately owned jet. "We are definitely going to have to gauge your flying speed when we get home." Elsie said to Siseir.
Am flying. Was the soft reply, and curiosity was apparent when Elsie began to laugh.
"I know dear, and you are doing a wonderful job."
Elsie was sleeping against the crest feathers that night as Siseir was resting on a small desert island. Both woke to the sound of boat engines drawing near. Siseir roared warning not to come any closer while Elsie grabbed the night vision binoculars. A familiar grinning white boat greeted her and she let loose a whoop of joy, scrambling down blue-black scales.
"It's alright! It's Nick!" she yelled up to Siseir.
Nick Tatopoulos. Thrilled in her mind. Godzilla!
Elsie blinked, and looked out over the waters. How had Siseir learned Nick's name? A familiar head broke the water and Siseir was gone from besides her, pouncing into the water with wings folded. The wave created from their meeting actually pushed the HEAT Seeker over a dozen feet or so.
"Do you think they are happy?" Nick called down from the deck.
"No, not at all!" Elsie called back up, grinning. The rope ladder was flung down and she scrambled up to get clear of the waves that were engulfing the little spit of land she had just been sharing with an 18-story mutation. Nick helped her over the railing.
"So, French fry actually helped make this happen?" Elsie couldn't help but ask.
Nick smiled, "Yes, though I had to do some fast talking to Philippe to keep Siseir and any future children off France's hit list. HEAT is now officially an international team."
"Why do I detect some irony in that statement?" Elsie glanced at him.
Nick ran a hand through his hair, "Well… Hicks isn't exactly happy about this."
"We never expected he would be."
"…So until further notice we'll be changing headquarters to an island in French territory."
"What?!"
"Staten Island is completely overrun by our very own American military, and Hicks made it clear that the higher brass wanted Heat's collective head on a platter with two side orders of mutations." Nick's voice turned wry as he recalled Tony once muttering about his superiors' stupidity.
"What about our gear and files?" She asked. She wasn't surprised, and secretly blessed that Siseir was there to keep Godzilla happy.
Nick laughed, "Safe to say, the HEAT Seeker will not be able to use its' hydrofoils until we unload. The only reason we got this far this fast is because Godzilla carried us most of the way. Monique gave us fair warning, so we packed everything we could fit."
"So, no more Hicks hounding us?" Elsie asked.
"The way Philippe phrased it, if Hicks comes after any of us with ill intent he might well start a war with France. We seem to be the hot topic of many country-wide discussions." Nick looked out over the roiling water, to the two heads nuzzling in the moonlight.
"Nick, we chase monsters for a living. I have a feeling that this might turn out to be for the better." Elsie put a hand on his arm, "All of us: Mendel, Monique, Randy, You, me, hell even Godzilla and Siseir are now free to do our work and live our lives."
Nick smiled, "Yeah. Let's head in to bed." He took her hand and led her below deck.
School starts again tomorrow, and I have to study for Finals soon. Updates will be coming less frequently.