Some more clarification; this is the classic Japanese Godzilla, and not the 1998 Zilla. As to which era I'm drawing from... well, all of them; consider this Godzilla as drawing from all the different eras and movies (maybe even the 1998 movie... maybe).
There will be more rant below.
Landfall
March 31st 2026
Osaka, Japan
2241 hours
The beast slowed down as the water became shallower. It rose higher in the water, scanning the surface and the horizon for it's enemy. It saw them, black shapes moving across the horizon, and slowly the beast approached. The things were of little threat, as far as the beast knew, and none of them bore the scent of the beast's egg.
Still, they were humans, and they were it's enemy.
As the beast neared the closest of the shapes, a beam of light swept across it's vision. The beast's eye twitched as it dealt with the shifting light, but otherwise it was unhindered. As it swam closer, the beast picked up a high pitch whirring sound before several explosives slammed into the beast's side, filling the water with sound and light.
The humans wanted to fight. The beast would not be slowed.
It breached out of the water, roaring down at the shapes surrounding it. The beast lunged toward the nearest shape, claws ripping through steel and wood with ease and tearing the shape in half. As the first shape burned, the beast turned towards the others and roared, it's spines flashing before another shape was consumed in blue light. The last continued it's attack, trying to keep as far away as possible. The beast roared again and slammed it's tail down, creating a wave strong enough to capsize the enemy.
The beast knew more would come. It dove again and increased it's speed as it neared land, using it's senses to pick out the nearest scent of the egg.
The strongest scent of the egg was in a nearby settlement. The beast shifted it's course slightly, using the scent of the egg and what few lights it could see as a beacon. As it swam near, it picked up the sound of other potential enemies coming closer, higher up and coming in much faster than the ones the beast had just destroyed.
In the water, the beast could avoid them. Once it made landfall, it would have to fight. Now, it pressed on, breaking the surface occasionally to make sure that it's bearings were good.
The new arrivals attacked, more explosions surrounding the beast as they passed overhead. The explosions were annoying, but otherwise had no real effect on the beast. It continued on it's course, even as the enemy swooped in for another attack. It dove a little lower to avoid the next volley of explosions, it's feet brushing against the bottom of the ocean as it swam.
Now that the water was shallow enough, the beast would walk. It pulled itself up and roared, the sound echoing across the area and reaching as far as Kyoto. It could not tell if the enemy had reacted to the beast's challenge, other than their current attacks upon it, so it roared again before finding a solid footing and starting to walk.
As the beast began it's march towards land, the beast spotted it's attackers coming around again. It turned it's head towards them and breathed a jet of light at them, but they were small enough to evade the attack. They turned and attacked again, but the beast paid them no heed as it marched onwards.
March 31st, 2026
Pan Pacific Research Facility, Tokyo
Since it was a facility of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps, the Research Facility had an observation feed set up so the staff could observe attacking kaiju from a relatively safe distance. Most of the time it worked, with the researchers able to analyze the kaiju and, more importantly, find behaviors that could be exploited by Jaeger pilots.
Now, the scientists focused on these screens, watching as the newest kaiju, designated Godzilla, made it's way towards Osaka. It was a massive creature, with a barrel torso and stocky limbs, and two rows of star-shaped spines ran down it's back. It's mouth seemed to glow bright blue, possibly a side effect of it's breath attack, and the monster's sheer size allowed it to ignore every single attack the JSDF threw at it.
The scientists would have been impressed if the fate of the world was not on the line.
One person, however, was not observing Godzilla with the others. Instead, she was curled up in the medical ward, her head buried in her pillow. The doctors had told her to get some sleep, but sleep eluded her.
The only thing she was aware of was the sound like tearing metal.
Miki furrowed her brow as she tried to clear her mind, but the sound always returned. Along with the sound came a flood of images like what she had seen in the Drift: the kaiju, fighting, Godzilla, the egg. She shook her head and rolled over in another attempt to clear her mind, but the images returned, usually in a different order than they were earlier.
What's going on with me? she thought.
Miki rolled onto her back, forcing her eyes shut and rolling her head back and forth slightly. She tried everything, even singing a few lines of a song her mother had taught her when she was little, but the images would not leave. Groaning, she flopped back over onto her stomach, and was just about ready to give up when the images shifted.
She was now confronted with new images; murky water, ships... destroyed, fighters attacking from all angles, a city.
Is... is that Osaka? Miki knew Osaka well; her grandmother had lived in Osaka until she died when Miki was ten, and her parents had been part of the cleanup crew after the kaiju Scissorhands had been killed by Echo Saber in 2019. Now, though, she was seeing the city from the perspective of a kaiju and not a civilian... at least, she assumed that was the case.
Then, she began to feel something... different. The images still came, but now they were laced with something else, emotions. Try as she might, Miki could not block this new flow of images and emotions in her head, her frustration building as the images hung around. However, a latent bit of curiosity made her look to the influx of emotions, trying to find a reason they would be flooding into her mind.
The most prominent one, after rage, seemed to be loneliness.
Her curiosity won out in the end, and she stopped resisting the images. Why loneliness? Kaiju were monsters designed to destroy humanity, why would they feel loneliness? Miki found herself wanting to learn more, to try and find out why something like a kaiju would be lonely... perhaps it had something to do with the egg.
A roar, more fire, and then nothing. She was back in the medical ward, shivering slightly.
... Was I just in a kaiju's mind?
March 31st, 2026
Osaka, Japan
Other than the attack by Scissorhands, Osaka had been mostly untouched by the kaiju. There were the normal issues of Kaiju Blue contamination and Black Market trafficking that was rampant in any area the kaiju attacked and died, but Osaka had survived.
Now, it was at the mercy of a very angry kaiju.
The beast was now in shallow water, waves lapping up against it's stomach. The attacks had stopped for now, but the beast could tell that they would be back. It's main focus was on the egg, wherever it was, and it sniffed the air to try and pick up a stronger scent.
With a growl the beast pressed on, every step it took causing the ground to shake. Small boats that had been moored in the harbor were knocked aside, capsized or crushed, some catching fire from ruptured fuel lines as the beast advanced. It ignored the boats, focusing more on the city ahead of it and the scent of the egg.
The beast picked up the sound of the enemy approaching, again coming in from above. Now it had a better chance at spotting and dealing with them than it had before, and the beast turned towards the approaching enemy. The beast roared just before it attacked, and it saw three explosions as it's enemies failed to evade the attack. The survivors regrouped, pulling away so as to avoid being destroyed by the beast, but it would not be denied and attacked again. Beams of blue light arced through the sky, a dazzling if deadly spectacle and a showcase of the beast's power. Soon, two more fireballs spiraled out of the sky, and the last enemy came too close and was crushed between the jaws of the beast, fire dancing around it's face as debris plummeted to the ground.
As much as the beast wanted to bring death to it's enemies, it's first priority was the egg. It turned away and marched towards the city.
The pavement beneath the beast's feet was never designed with kaiju in mind, and it buckled under the strain of the beast stepping on it. The beast swung it's head around, searching for any sign of the egg, but found none. The scent was there, it just had to find the strongest source. It moved further into the city, buildings and streets crumbling into rubble as it marched on. As it marched, it's tail swept over piles of rubble and unstable ruins, sending debris flying into other buildings and causing more destruction.
More weapons exploded against the beast's head. Growling in frustration, the beast turned towards the source of the explosion, spotting several smaller shapes further in the city. Again, the beast attacked, but due to the size and distance of the enemy the beam ended up striking several buildings before connecting with the target. The buildings were either set alight or collapsed due to their supports being melted by immense heat, with immense clouds of smoke and fire rising up into the air.
The beast paid the destruction no heed. What could it do to slow the beast? It moved on, smashing through several more buildings as it searched for it's egg. It sniffed the air again. The scent of the egg was weak, and the beast was beginning to lose hope on the possibility that it was still here. The beast twisted around, trying to get a better trace of the scent.
The humans had attacked again. Now the beast was beginning to become angry.
The beast turned and roared, picking out the enemy among the dark. It crushed several more buildings as it advanced towards the enemy, their weapons bouncing off it's body like rain. The beast's spines flashed before attacking, it's breath attack digging a deep trench in the ground and slicing through the enemy and the buildings. The humans pulled away, but the beast would not be denied. Neither flame nor smoke nor rubble would stall the beast, and even the attempts by the humans to slow it were for naught; all were destroyed as the beast continued it's rampage. It's claws ripped through taller buildings, the force of each strike enough to turn large chunks of rock into deadly missiles that pulverized anything they hit, and disorientation caused by the beast's steps was enough to slow them down and allow the beast to finish them off. One by one the enemy was destroyed, their devices and weapons blossoming into clouds of fire, their screams drowned out by the roar of the beast.
Feeling that the enemy was dealt with, for now, the beast moved back towards the main part of the city, sniffing the air for signs of the egg. It blasted or crushed several buildings that were in it's way, but no matter where it moved it could not get a good scent. The beast paused for a moment, pulling itself up to it's full height to get above the smoke and fire.
As it rose up, it spotted a glint of something approaching. Humans from the looks of it, many more than the previous attack. Obviously they had not gotten the idea that the beast was not a creature to be trifled with, or else they had not known of the demise of their fellows.
The beast prepared itself. They would all burn if they opposed it's search.
March 31st, 2026
Pan Pacific Research Facility, Tokyo
Kroeger had not joined the other scientists and staff to observe the attack on Osaka. He had more pressing matters to attend to, and had managed to slip away without the others detecting him.
"I have thought about it," Representative Madison said over the phone. "And this kaiju attack actually is beneficial."
"Funny, you did not seem all that enthusiastic about the egg being moved." Kroeger responded.
"That was different, when we were operating with less evidence. Now, though, we have some room to work with."
"What exactly is that, sir? You said that Gipsy Danger is almost ready, and as soon as it's deployed we'll be out of options."
"No we won't. There's always the chance that Gipsy Danger is defeated by the kaiju, or that the kaiju destroys one or two more cities before the Jaeger can be deployed. If either situation happens, the Jaeger Program will be seen as less than effective, and then we step in."
"You're gambling a lot that things work out the way you want."
"They have in the past; why shouldn't they work out now?"
"I... I'm not going to argue with that, sir." Kroeger sat up a little straighter. "What do you need me to do?"
"Wait until I have everything in place, and try to keep them from moving the egg in case the kaiju is not defeated."
"Yes sir." The call ended, and Kroeger sighed. That was the problem with working with politicians; they always demanded so much to be done in a short period. Kroeger never voiced his opinions out loud, because that would only cause problems.
He had been chosen because he followed orders, after all.
April 1st, 2026
Osaka, Japan
0135 hours
Most of the city lay in ruins, crushed to dust by the battle between the beast and it's enemies. Some of the destruction had been caused by humans, their weapons somehow failing to hit the beast and landing among the buildings below. Now they were gone, and the beast was allowed time to focus on finding the egg, wherever it might have been.
The egg was not here. The beast could have figured that out sooner, had not the enemy been so persistent in stopping it. The beast did consider itself stubborn, but humans had a special talent for that. It did not care; stubbornness would only hasten their destruction, and the beast was ready to bring down as many of them as it needed.
The beast moved towards the ocean, it's head raised as it tried to find a clear scent. At first it smelled nothing, only the traces the egg had left before it had moved, but gradually the beast began to pick up a stronger scent to the north, near another settlement. It also picked up the sound of the enemy returning, one last attempt to slow the beast and keep it away from it's objective.
Confronting them would only waste time. The beast marched back to the ocean, diving under and swimming to the depths to avoid being traced by the enemy. It would rest and feed before heading north towards the next settlement, where hopefully the egg was. The humans would most likely be searching for the beast, but it had hidden from them for many years; it would be able to hide for a little longer.
As the beast swam, it did not notice a flickering presence in the back of it's mind.
April 1st, 2026
The Shatterdome, Headquarters of the Jaeger Program, Hong Kong
The base was almost silent. Everyone had focused their attention on the screens displaying the now ruined city of Osaka, some even sitting down in shock as the scene unfolded. Hansen had seen it many times since the kaiju first attacked, and try as he might he had become much more apathetic towards them.
"Sir?" Hansen turned as Choi entered the room. "Relief crews have been dispatched to Osaka, as per your orders."
"Good..." there was a pause before Hansen spoke again. "The kaiju?"
"It swam out to sea after it finished attacking Osaka. It doesn't really seem to be doing anything else at the moment." Probably planning out it's next attack, Hansen thought. "Also, we just received a call from the States, Raleigh Becket in particular." Hansen raised an eyebrow.
"I guess word got out faster than anyone anticipated. What did he have to say?"
"He asked how soon you could bring him and Mako here, and how soon you'd have a Jaeger ready for them to pilot."
Probably one of the most common complaints about the 1998 Godzilla movie was that the monster (GINO or Zilla, whatever works best for you) did not destroy anything... Well, he damaged one or two buildings and some military vehicles, but New York City should have been rubble by the time he was done with it (if it were a true Godzilla movie). Hopefully the destruction of Osaka was satisfactory.
Tokyo's next on the list, but Gipsy will be ready by then...
Anyway, I don't own Pacific Rim or Godzilla. Reviews and favorites are welcome, and if I screwed something up please let me know.
