Godzilla: The Birth
Chapter 3
The Family
It as a few weeks following the events on the island. The gojirasaur herd had arrived at a large island, hidden by naturally occurring fog banks shooting from local hot springs. It was a jungle island rich with vegetation and with plenty of fish in the surrounding waters. It was here that the herd laid their eggs.
Godzilla spent his days in the family nest, waiting the hatching of his three new adopted siblings. Their eggs were wrapped in the tonal vines that played the soothing lullaby to which the unborn slept. With his sensitive ears, Godzilla could also hear the sounds and cooed happily to the tune. His new mother nudged the eggs to expose the other side to the light.
"Waawahh!" Godzilla called.
The mother gojirasaur nuzzled her adopted offspring affectionately. Gojirasaurs were familial and highly social animals that always cared for each other and their young. The feamle Gojirasaur was as nurturing to Godzilla as the other mothers were to their newborns.
As the mother attended her young, a loud roar came to her notice. This hoarse roar caused her to shoot up, a look of concern on her face. The males all rushed to their mate's sides. Godzilla let out a confused wail, unsure of what was happening.
Around a hill came a gojirasaur. This gojirasaur differed from the others in that it had a scar over its left eye and was significantly older than most of the males. It roared, causing all of the others to flinch. This was the Alpha male of the herd. This male was known to be highly temperamental and prone to violence when in an irritable mood.
All of the gojirasaur families kept their distance as the alpha passed by. Godzilla, slightly curious about this stranger, ran up to the alpha. By the time his parents had realized this, he had already made himself known to the alpha by calling out to him.
The Alpha turned on the little creature, roaring angrily at it. Godzilla ran off, making a panicked screeching sound, while the alpha tried to take a bite out of the little creature. Immediately Godzilla's father ran up and got between the Alpha and Godzilla. He kept low, showing he wasn't challenging the alpha and was merely protecting the child. The alpha roared in his face, but the father remained resolute. Finally, the alpha snorted and began to walk away. As he did, however, he delivered a hard strike at the father's head with his tail. This knocked the father to the ground and served as a violent reminder why he was in charge.
"Waawahh!" Godzilla cried as he ran to his father's face to see if he was okay.
The male growled in pain but managed to get up again. He and Godzilla walked back to the nest where the adults mate licked his wounds. Godzilla made soft, sad growls, feeling guilty about causing his foster father pain. Both parents nuzzled the youngling affectionately, indicating that they felt no anger towards him.
This moment was broken up by the sounds of cracking. They all turned to see the first of the eggs hatch. Soon, three tiny Gojirasaurs were taking their first clumsy steps around the nest. Godzilla was the first to welcome his two brothers and one sister into the world. At first they were slightly put off by his appearance. However, their parents assured the new hatchlings that this was their brother. The four infants spent the rest of the day playing in the nest.
AN. The alpha male will be important in later chapters. These will basically consist of key moments in Godzilla's life.