Steven and Connie were running along the beach near the temple on a quest for seashells.
They had found at least a pails worth of clam shells and hermit crab shells.
The sun was shinning high in the sky and there was a gentle breeze coming from the north.
The brisk ocean water tickled the two's bare feet as they ran back to the temple with their payload.

"Are you sure we should be giving these to her?" Connie asked as looked warily over the red plastic pail.

"Yeah I'm sure!" Steven laughed happily. "Amethyst can eat anything!"

As the two youngsters reached the steps of the temple, they noticed that Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl were all meeting in the living room.

"Hey guys, we're back!" Steven exclaimed happily as he and Connie entered the temple. "Check out all these sea shells!"

"Oh, hello Steven...hi Connie," Pearl responded rather halfheartedly.

There was a thick sense of dread in the room. Steven and Connie knew that something was wrong.

"What is it?" Steven asked. "Is this about Peridot? Has she done something?"

"No, but..." Pearl trailed off with a look of extreme worry and doubt.

Garnet stepped forward and placed her hand on Steven's shoulder.

"Steven, I need you to listen to me," she stated in a firm yet soft tone. "I want you to take Connie home and stay there for the night."

"What?!" Connie exclaimed with embarrassment and shock. "My parents wouldn't let-"

Garnet shushed Connie by placing a one-hundred dollar bill in her hand.

"That should cover any expenses," Garnet stated as she adjusted her shades.

"Uhh...thanks..." Connie responded rather dumbstruck.

Steven wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he wasn't an idiot. He knew when he was being lied to. Something was troubling the Gems.
Steven decided the best way to find out what they were up to was to play along. Steven hugged Garnet and gave a painfully obvious fake laugh.

"Gee, thanks Garnet! I'll go pack my pajamas!" he exclaimed with a forced smile.

Pearl sniffled and turned her back. Amethyst looked like she was going to be sick. Garnet managed to maintain her statuesque body language even though she knew exactly what was coming for them. The only thing that mattered right now was getting Steven as far away from the temple as possible.

"Alright, I'm packed up," Steven stated as he ran down to the living room with backpack full of stuff.

Pearl knelt down and hugged Steven.

"N-now go and have fun with C-Connie," Pearl whimpered as she tried not to sound as dreadful as she felt. "S-stay safe and behave. We'll pick you up when...when..."

"Yeah, go nuts little buddy!" Amethyst laughed as she pushed Pearl aside. "Try not to have too much fun!"

Garnet remained silent as Steven left the temple with Connie in hand.

Once they made sure Steven was gone, the Gems resumed addressing the issue at hand.

"Garnet, are you sure of what you saw?" Pearl asked nervously. "I mean, we haven't seen the thing in over a thousand years."

Garnet nodded her head as she adjusted her shades. There was no doubt in her mind about what she had seen in her vision.

"I'm positive," Garnet stated bitterly. "Right now the only thing we can do is hope that he is merely inspecting his territory. If that is the case, then he should leave us alone."

"I don't know why you're all so freaked out," Amethyst stated. "We've fought giant monsters before."

"Amethyst, you've never faced what we are about to!" Pearl lashed out angrily.

"Alright, geez, chill out!" Amethyst retorted. "What's our next move gonna be?"

Garnet was silent as she though of a way to walk away from the upcoming scenario intact. One on one, none of them stood a chance. Even if they all fused together, their chances of survival were still almost zilch.

"We need to place the laser light cannons around the temple," Garnet stated as she marched towards the crystal gateway. "If worst comes to worst, we can use them against him."

"And if those fail?" Pearl asked nervously.

Garnet grimaced as a chill ran up her spine.

"Pray that they don't."

The ocean offered little resistance against the mighty kaiju as he made his way towards the invader's scent. The water felt different in this part of his domain.
It was warmer and clearer, but the water smelt different. As the colossal saurian swam further, he spotted what appeared to be the ruins of a massive spire.
The spire reeked of the Gem invaders. Whatever it's purposes was, it didn't matter now. Now the spire was just another obstacle in the king's way.
Godzilla growled and thrashed his body, propelling himself forward. Godzilla slammed his shoulder into the spire and forced his way through it.
The ancient spire cracked and buckled as it collapsed over Godzilla's body. Godzilla let out a short roar as he continued on his hunt.
He was so close now he could practically taste his target. As long as one of those gem invaders lived, the earth was at their mercy.
They would strip it and hollow it out like parasites, slowly draining it of it's life force. Not if Godzilla had anything to say about it.
This was his world, his territory, his kingdom.
With a purposeful grimace, Godzilla began to ascend to the surface as the Lunar Sea Spire crumbled to the seafloor in a cloud of silt and sediment.
Nothing was going to stop him, not until he was certain that no one would bother him. Maybe then he would get the rest he so desired.
It wasn't easy being the king.

Steven and Connie were riding on top of Lion's back. Connie was holding on to Steven as he tried to steer the giant pink cat.

"Steven, my house is that way!" Connie shouted as they ran up on of the many cliffs that overlooked the city.

"We aren't going to your house!" Steven shouted back. "The Gems are up to something, and I wanna know what!"

Suddenly, Lion stopped and threw the two children off of his back.

"Ow, what gives, Lion?" Steven asked as he rubbed his back.

Lion was facing towards the ocean with his teeth bared and his back arched in a predatory manner. A deep low growl rumbled out of Lion as he faced an unseen threat.

"What's wrong, buddy?" Steven asked as he gently patted the big cat's mane. "You seem spooked."

Lion let out a load snarl as he took a few steps back.

"Okay, okay, calm down boy," Steven exclaimed, startled by Lion's sudden aggressiveness. "You can take us to Connie's in a little bit, but first I wanna see what the Gems are hiding from me."

Steven reached into his back pack and pulled out a pair of binoculars and looked down at the temple. Everything looked normal at first, until he spotted Garnet and Amethyst dragging out his mother's laser light cannons.

"What do they need those for?!" Steven asked aloud as gripped the binoculars tightly in his hands.

Suddenly a huge flock of seagulls flew overhead, away from the ocean.

"Steven...what is that?" Connie asked as she pointed out towards the sea.

Far out in the ocean, Steven could see what appeared to be three rows of jagged rocks rushing towards the beach. The water slowly began to break into a spray of white foam as something began to push itself out of the water.

"I don't know, Connie. But whatever it is, it's huge!" Steven exclaimed with a nervous shake in his voice.

Suddenly, the creature that the ocean had kept hidden revealed itself to the sleepy beach side city.

With a mighty roar, Godzilla made his presence to the world known. All three-hundred feet of his body was rippling with fury as the sea water ran down his hide. He inhaled the fresh air and let out a pleased growl. The air was sweet and clean. He personally preferred the ocean as is was quieter. The scent of the invaders was strongest here. There was no hiding from him.

"Holy crap! That thing is huge!" Amethyst exclaimed as she began to enter full freak out mode. "And we have to fight that thing?!"

"Do not fire upon him!" Garnet ordered. "We still don't know what he wants! If he doesn't see us as a threat, then there is a chance he will return home!"

"Garnet, if things go badly, we can use Opal to lure him away from the temple," Pearl stated as she gazed at the approaching kaiju. "Do you have any idea where a weak spot might be?"

"If it comes down to us having to fire at him, we need to aim for his eyes," Garnet shouted over the rumbling of the ground.

"Guys, whats it doing?!" Amethyst shouted as she stared in awe at the titan.

Godzilla let out a curious growl. This city was small, too small. There were hardly any buildings worth crushing.
The one building that stood out to him was the giant statue of a multi-armed woman built into the cliff side.
He scanned the beach and spotted three more invaders. They were so small, it was funny to him. It didn't take him long to connect the dots.
The statue belonged to them. It was a temple that glorified someone other than him, built on his territory. This was an insult that couldn't go unpunished.
His dorsal spines began to glow a dull blue. It started at the tip of his tail and quickly went up the rest of his spine, growing in brightness and intensity.
If actions could be translated into words, the only words that would translate what Godzilla was saying would be as followed.

"Fuck your temple!"

With a bright flash of blue light, Godzilla unleashed his atomic breath, swiftly decapitating the Crystal Temple.
As the temple's head hit the ground, Godzilla let out a long roar.
The King of the Monsters had returned.