Okay! Here's the next chapter! I know there hasn't been as much Godzilla action as last time, but I'm definetly getting to it! Enjoy!
I screamed as muscle stretched, bone creaked and blood dripped out of my arm. My pants torn and my knees were constantly scraping gravel on the ground, embedding into my skin. I could describe it as being awake during surgery. I was dry and thirsty, but the pain that constantly hit my arms and legs nearly drove that thought out of my mind.
My arm twisted so much that I dropped the gun, which fired off into space. Out of all the ways I could die, being eaten seemed terrible. I could die, or try to bring the Meganulon down with me.
I jerked my foot up were, trying to ignore the disgusting feeling of blood running down my leg. My foot jabbed The Meganulon's slimy underbelly, causing it to screech in pain. It loosened its grip for a slight second, but that was all I needed. They drying blood began to soak my skin more as I rolled over, wrapping my leg around the gross tentacle that was grabbing onto my arm. As I used the tentacle to roll over, I reached for my gun, but dared not to look the horrible insect in the face.
BANG! A gunshot fired, but it wasn't mine. I felt the grip on my arm relax completely. Wiping acid and dirt from my eyes, I turned around to see Goro. We looked at each other for a moment. Not paying attention to the white-suited reinforcements that came onto the scene, I wondered what was going on in his head, and I think he was wondering the same thing. After a while, I nodded. That was it.
Carefully, I turned to the injury on my arm. I pulled out one claw that dug into my muscle, wincing as the blood rushed out like a waterfall. I did the same for the next claw, which was jammed in deeper. I had to pull longer, struggling as my body tried to keep the claw inside me so I wouldn't get hurt. I took a deep breath, and like a bandage, ripped it clean off.
By the time I pulled out the third claw, my entire arm was red and caked with crud. I grabbed the final claw, and tugged. I screamed in shock, and stood there gasping. As I looked around, I saw dead Meganulon on the ground, reinforcements herding a final one away. The scene of it all seemed to go fuzzy when I tried to pull on the claw. I felt my arm, and came to rest on the big bruise that swelled up from my bone.
The claw had gone that far in.
Nearly beginning to panic, I kicked the dead Meganulon in front of me, tense with frustration. "Shit" I muttered. I tore at the claw as my mind began to get fuzzy, My bone throbbing and my veins pumping more blood out of my body.
As my ears heard a snap, I slipped into warm consciousness.
I stepped out of the hospital, feeling fresher than ever. My wounds had been cast over with gauze and bandages, which felt like fresh aloe on sunburn. I walked down the strangely empty medical care hallways, but it was pleasing to know that there weren't many casualties.
As I cheerfully rounded the corner, I saw a woman in front of me in that familiar blue-and black uniform, freshly bandaged. I sighed, walking swiftly up to her.
I grabbed her shoulder, beginning to speak. "Kazuko, look…"
The words barley came out of my lips when Kazuko whipped around, red eyes blazing at me like fire. Her arms whipped up, stabbing into my arms like fire. Kazuko growled, gleaming yellow fangs erupting from her mouth and shattering her original teeth and gums all over the floor.
A shriek like a mythical siren's echoed from Kazuko's mouth, but the noise built up like an air horn until the only a faint humming remained in the air. Kazuko's teeth suddenly seem to splash with red as she lunged straight at me like a dart, the vision around me turning white.
I shot straight up in a bed, the speed if Kazuko seeming to follow with me. Gasping, I looked around the room, having flashbacks to 2013. I was in the same hospital room, and I had a weird dream, also. My left arm was entirely covered in bandages and stitches, but the blood was gone. I winced when I moved my shoulder, and I then saw my elbow was resting in a cast. My knees felt weird, covered with sticky ointment and whatnot.
My vision was still a little fuzzy. I looked to my right, and saw someone lying in the bed next to me, either asleep or most likely unconscious. By the look of her long hair, it was probably Kazuko. Her right arm, shoulder, and part of her ribcage were all bandaged, and she had a respirator over her mouth. I frowned. She didn't look right in that position.
I looked to my left, where someone was standing near me and Kazuko. At first, I didn't recognize him. "How long have I been out?" I asked, assuming the person was a doctor.
The man answered in that deep, familiar voice. It was Goro. "You've only been out for a little under a day" he said. I felt like it had been years since I heard him address me with a regular tone. "But while you were out the hours have been crucial. Hitodah seems to be coming in this direction. He was spotted in Panama shortly after we got back, and a few minutes ago, he practically obliterated Hawaii."
I looked at him, not saying anything, trying to understand what exactly was going on. "You'll be out of the hospital in a couple more hours, but we don't know if Kazuko will be out by the time Hitodah gets here. We we're thinking about recruiting anew member in her absence."
Some of the hate in my mind sparked back on. "You mean one that wasn't biologically altered and completely unaware of their past lovers?" I hissed.
Goro shook his head. "Akira, we all make mistakes - "
"Yeah" I muttered. "Woops."
Goro scowled, and then continued. "But we all learn from our experiences. I've learned that when we kept an important secret from you, it tore us apart more than it did keeping it unknown. Ask Kazuko about it when she wakes up." Goro nodded to me, then turned around and left before I could say anything else.
I don't know how long I sat there, thinking about what I was going to say to Kazuko. Minutes ticked by on the clock as it began to pass on to 11 o'clock in the morning. I wondered where Hitodah was now. It could only be a hundred miles or so off the coast or Hawaii. Maybe it was passing the South Seas. It could even be closer.
Thoughts ran through my head like a train, only picking up lose pieces of conversation material. I was sure that I wasn't going to be able to ask her anything. The train in my head derailed and crashed by the time it was 11:30. That was also when Kazuko woke.
Kazuko woke suddenly, a shorter breath of someone who was awake. The breath escaped like a crack, as if she hadn't been breathing for an excessive amount of time. Her eyes slowly fluttered open. The whoosh of her breath distracted me from everything I was going to say, the train a smoky mess in my mind.
"Akira?" Kazuko whispered her voice soft and frail.
"Wh – what is it?" I asked. For some reason, my voice seemed to stutter.
"I'm sorry" Kazuko whispered, her voice barely making a sound. "I wanted to tell you, but…"
"But what?" I asked, the fury beginning to rise back into my voice. "Was there something blocking you from telling me? Was your life at risk?"
Kazuko's breathing was the only sound that came from her. I continued, my voice dryer than before. "What was it exactly?" I asked. "Was there anything that bothered you?"
Kazuko took a deep breath, but was silent for a little while. I opened my mouth to persuade her to speak, but she began talking before I could. "I… I guess I was afraid of seeing your reaction when we told. I was afraid to see that look of pain on your face, and I was afraid you would lash out and I would never be able to live with you and I…" The words began to slur in her mouth, and tears began to roll down her cheeks. I was angered at the thought that she would be faking her tears to throw me off, but she sniffled and took in air so abruptly, it had to be legit.
My worst fear right now was that I would begin crying, too. Crying. Such a baby word it was right? Something we let out when we banged our knee or didn't get ice cream. But it seemed important. Sometimes some people had to cry, or force being a total wreck inside, unable to think straight.
Kazuko did something unexpected. She began to talk again. "You were a mess" she said, talking in air between words. "Your hair was all whipped to one side, and you were streaked with mud and dirt. Your legs were crushed my concrete. It was a part of the apartment building you were crushed under. You had a wife and a daughter. We couldn't find any records of them, but you wanted us to save them first."
Kazuko began to break down, but she still pushed through. "We… we told you we saved them, but the truth was… we couldn't find them. You were later given some secret anti-aging serum that enhanced your athletic abilities. However, you were unconscious for so long, and the side effects of the serum is that you forgot most of your memory. Goro told me and Hayato not to tell because he was afraid this would happen. I'm so sorry."
I absorbed everything she just said while she silently sobbed. "I will be able to live with you" I began, "but I will never, ever, be able to forgive you.
Kazuko turned to look me straight in the eye, and nodded.
Nearly 5 more hours had passed. I was able to get out of the hospital, for my arm had healed. The claw hadn't really went into my bone, but just skimmed it. I still needed to wear a cast, though. Kazuko would have to stay in the hospital for a little longer, tough. She had a slight infection in her arm, and some of her bones were still mending.
As several doctors worked on Kazuko and released IV's from my arm and prepared me to leave, I turned to look at Kazuko. "I'll see you later" I whispered. Kazuko smiled and mouthed "See you."
The last bandage was taken out of my wrist, and I shook it off as they removed the IV, and the needle had dissolved. It always felt weird to me when it happen, like my wrist ached, but there seemed to be no reason for it to do so.
Goro came rushing into the room, startling all the doctors, Kazuko and me like a flock of birds.
"Akira, you might want to come with me quickly" he breathed, as if he had run really fast to get here. He quickly continued.
"Godzilla's outside. We think Hitodah will be coming soon."
Well, that's it! it's pretty long, but I'm proud of it! If you like it, also, or have a suggestion for me on how to make this story better, please review!