"Hey Cordula, where are you going off today?" Cordula stopped in her tracks to turn around and face Melany, a girl from her class that minded her presence wherever they meet and Cordula considered her to be a friend.
"Well you know, going off to have a swim in the beach" Cordula said and Melany gave her a confused look "But the way to the beach is that way" Melany said, pointing to the opposite side of where Cordula was heading.
"I was thinking of going to a different beach this time" Cordula said before she hurried along with her way, not wanting Melany to ask further more questions that might lead the girl to following her and finding out exactly what she has been doing all this time.
~oOo~
"I am still surprised you actually agreed to have a swim with the G-man" Randy said and Cordula huffed "Well, I did promise the big guy that I'm going to swim with him today" A loud roar came from underneath the water and Godzilla peered out to look at her.
"Hold it big guy" Cordula said as she took off her coat and immediately jumped in the water. She dived down to meet him as he gave off soft croons. She grabbed one of his dorsal plates as he began to swim around with her gripping on one of the dorsal plates near his head.
They swam deeper but not far away from Headquarters as a flock of seagulls began flying around Godzilla, some were even landing "Looks like you have a fan of gulls here boy" Cordula joked. Godzilla let out an annoyed roar, causing the gulls to fly away as he dived down.
Cordula released her hold and decided to just float around before she felt Godzilla's snout underneath her as he carried her back "Thanks for the swim big guy" Godzilla crooned before he dived back down as Cordula grabbed her brown towel and dried herself off.
She heard the rest of the team upstairs and took the elevator and got their moments after she heard Elsie and Nick spat on about Loch Ness Monster sightings "Oh..lover's spat?" Randy commented and Nick waved him away.
"What happened this time?" Cordula asked as she dried her now frizzy hair "We have a videotape proving the existence of the Loch Ness Monster" Elsie said excitedly "No we don't. All we have is a footage of a PR stunt" Nick explained with denial.
"Nick, think about it, okay. We have seen stuff in the past month that I never would've believed in before" Elsie retorted with her eyes narrowed "Well this is different. We deal in science" Nick said "Godzilla isn't a science project pet Nick" Cordula said with her arms crossed "And what if we could scientifically prove the creature exists. Tell me you'd pass up a chance to see it" Elsie said with a grin.
"I'd like to see it. Maybe Cordula could come up with one of her Godzilla-liking abilities" Cordula looked at Randy with one brow raised at his ridiculous phrase while Nick gave Randy a small glare "Well...I would" Randy mumbled "So would I" Mendel said excitedly and Nick transferred his glare to Mendel who looked away.
"You know...from a distance" Elsie crossed her arms with smug victory "Looks like you outvoted Nick" Nick groaned as he looked at all of them as they waited for him to make the final call.
"We'll leave in the morning"
~oOo~
Loch Ness, Scotland
"I never knew Scotland could be so...beautiful in land mass" Cordula said as she took in the salty breeze of the sea. Turns out that the research are of where the Loch Ness was sighted was quite near the docking bay.
"A monster in Loch Ness, Oh I know it sounds slightly absurd" The professor said as they walked inside the research center "Oh yeah but I'm sure this new sightings gonna do wonders for the tourist trade" Elsie glared at Nick from behind and Cordula frowned at Nick's obvious behavior.
"Well I suppose but I have as little as possible to do with the local merchants" The professor said as he entered the elevator first as the team followed him in "Fortunately the attack was short in duration. Damage was minor"Monique turned her attention to the only door in the hallway "What is in there?" She asked.
"Oh...uh nothing at the moment but it's a clean room. We had it sealed to avoid contamination" Cordula narrowed her eyes at the professor's words. She had heard him stutter in the first few words and he looked nervous all of a sudden.
She pulled Monique close to her and when the professor was busy in getting pass the security on the door in front of them, she whispered low "Something's up, why would the room be clean if it is contaminated" Monique caught on with her words and nodded to keep an eye on him.
They entered the Institute as the professor led them to a board filled with pictures of the Loch Ness Monster.
"I trust you'll recognize some of these still photographs which were struck from the original videotape"
The professor said and Nick nodded "Oh yes, the video" Elsie walked up to Nick and glared straight at him "Nick" She warned.
"I did enjoy your performance" Nick said "Really? Well I have had a modicum of theatrical training" Nick gave Elsie a smug look when the professor said the word 'Theatrical Training'.
"Dr. Trevor, I'm going to need full access to all photographic and videotape evidence in addition to any database resources on terrestrial vertebrates"
"You know it might be worth our while to head into town. Maybe investigate what affects these incidents having on members of the community" Nick said as the team looked at the both of them.
~oOo~
"These taste good" Cordula stated as she took another big bite on her burger. The team were having their lunch on a local restaurant after they got the tour around the Institute.
It still bothered Cordula about the 'Clean Room' where Dr. Trevor said it waa off limits. A loud bang of the door opening made them turn around to see a man looking at them with jolly filled eyes.
"Eustace MacPhil, proprietor of a Cotton Tea Shop and Museum. If you're wanting to take the 1 o'clock tour, I think I could squeeze ya in"
The man said, Cordula blinked before smiling nervously "Thanks for the offer but I think I would still like to head back to the Institute. You guys coming?" Nick stood up.
"What Cordula said. I should probably head back to the Institute as well"
Nick said as he and Cordula made a move to leave which prompted Elsie and Monique to follow "Same here" Elsie said "Yes" Monique replied in agreement with Elsie.
Which left Mendel and Randy.
"Well then lads, are you ready...to embark on a mystical journey that defies the very laws of nature?"
Mendel looked at him with stars in his eyes "Yeah..." He answered and Randy wondered to himself why didn't he went with the others.
~oOo~
Cordula was sorting out the files of Nessie's last sightings when the doors of the Institute flew open and she received the shock of her life.
"What are you wearing Mendel?!"
Cordula's surprised shout made all heads turn to the stout man as he spoke up out loud "Check this out!" Elsie was the first to speak up.
"What...is that?"
"Like it? It's the MacCraven Clan-" Before Mendel could say anything further, Randy beat him to it "Just be glad he didn't get the matching underwear" Cordula and Elsie shuddered.
"Somehow...I wish you didn't have to say that"
~oOo~
Cordula took a sub with Randy and Nick as Elsie and Monique went with Professor Trevor while Mendel stayed behind to monitor them.
"120 fathoms and descending. Depth at 160 fathoms"
Cordula marvelled at the beauty on the sea floor as a school of fish swam by "Here Nessie, Nessie, Nessie, come out, come out wherever you are" Randy called out.
They searched the area for a few moments before Professor Trevor's voice boomed through "Dr. Tatopoulos, I regret to say our mission has been for naught. Visibility is zero, I suggest we return to the Institute immediately" Cordula frowned at that and mouthed to Nick a 'No'.
Nick nodded before the three of them saw something swim bass by them at a fast rate "Dr. Trevor, we just saw something. I-I don't know what" Randy and Cordula looked at each other to confirm that they weren't the only one who saw that.
"No doubt the same school of blowfish we just find. Nothing that merits concern"
"Something's out there! We gotta keep going" Randy argued and Cordula nodded "An imprudent course of action at this time. Now please, we will be returning to the Institute at on-" Cordula gestured to Nick to cut the line and he did with no hesitation.
The three of them immediately sped off where they last saw the thing before Nick spotted something swirling "What's down there?" Nick asked as he tried to get a closer look.
"Whirlpool!" Cordula shouted when the sub got pulled in by the force of the whirlpool. Cordula gasped when she spotted parts of the same thing that swam pass by them moments ago.
Losing their balance, they ended up tumbling down to the floor until the whirlpool began to subside "It's slowing down" Randy stated as they got back in their seats.
They got the shock of their lives when a monster with the body part of a serpentine and yellow eyes roared right in front of them and managed to severely damage the boat as it bumped into them.
Cordula held her breath as water gushed rapidly inside. Grabbing an oxygen tank, she made a move to grab a weapon but the emergency air lock flew open and they were all shot out of the sub.
Cordula grunted as her back hit a rock formation and righted her oxygen mask and looked for Nick and Randy. She spotted them both not far from where she was blown off and swam to them.
Nick was handing an unconscious Randy his oxygen when the dark shadow of the thing swam pass by them and blew them slightly off. Nick gestured to Cordula to take care of Randy while he went to grab the spear gun entangled on the seagrass below.
Cordula gave Randy her oxygen all the while trying to wake him by patting him in the face. Nick returned with the gun and spotted the shadow of the thing swimming away and he managed to spear its tail as it headed to the surface.
Cordula felt the wind whip in her face as she lost her grip on the gun and fell a bit further away from where Nick and Randy landed. The waves created by the thing made her bob up and down as she desperately tried to reach them.
Mendel grabbed her and hauled her up as she lay down beside Nick and regained her breathing "Take it easy. It looks like you came up pretty fast" Mendel said as Nick tried to sit up.
"He's breathing" Monique said as she performed CPR on Randy and lay her head on his chest to check on the heartbeat. Cordula raised a brow when she saw Randy open one eye before closing it.
"One more time...just to make sure" Randy mumbled with a smile, referring to the kiss. Realizing he was alright, Monique let out an annoyed noise "Ugh, I should throw the little one back, no?" Monique asked as Elsie giggled lightly at the two.
"Forget about the little one" Mendel said just as soon as Nessie surfaced with malicious intent "What are we going to do about the big one?!" Mendel cried out while pointing.
Nessie made a dive towards them and they all scrambled away. Randy and Cordula gasped when the force of Nessie's dive made them fly up and land harshly back on the ground.
"That's gonna leave a bruise" Cordula hissed as she lightly touched her back "You and me both" Randy groaned beside her.
A familiar roar made Cordula snap her attention to an approaching Godzilla who came upon Nessie with blazing intent.
Everyone cheered for Godzilla and Cordula couldn't help but glance back at Professor Trevor who now supported a huge frown and an angry look on his face.
Nessie attacked first and immediately bit down on Godzilla's leg which he roared out in pain before he began using this opportunity to pull Nessie out of the water and into land.
Godzilla whipped his tail around and managed to hit Nessie which sent the creature back to the water and tried to make an escape.
Godzilla roared at Nessie to come back and was hot on her tail as he dived down in pursuit. He was not going to let anyone that hurt his father and female in his pack escape alive.
Cordula peered down the water in hopes to at least catch a glimpse of Nessie or even Godzilla before Randy placed a hand on her shoulders, making her turn her attention to him.
"Looks like somebody's not happy" He said, gesturing to the professor and Cordula mentally agreed with Randy for once. The professor didn't look mad, far from it.
He was livid.
~oOo~
"Your insolent behavior just cost this project an indispensable piece of equipment"
Professor Trevor said coldly "I apologize but to be honest, I didn't believe the creature even existed" Nick explained solemnly "You just assumed I would forge scientific evidence?" Elsie gave Nick a smug look when he looked her.
"Since it is clear doctor that your knowledge of this situation is not superior to mine, I'll expect you to defer to my expertise from this moment forward"
Cordula glared at the man for even suggesting it formally on Nick being an idiot which he was not and it seems to her that Nick agreed.
"Now that creature must be stopped"
"I agree with Dr. Trevor"
Monique immediately replied and Cordula nearly bugged out her eyes at Monique even agreeing to kill Nessie "You can't destroy the Loch Ness Monster. She's buzz celebrity!" Randy argued back.
"Listen it's not clear yet if this Nessie is a new mutation or something that's been here for centuries" Nick explained, trying to change the professor's mind.
"I don't see what difference that makes" Professor Trevor snapped angrily "If that creature is the actual Loch Ness Monster, then it's been living here peacefully for thousands of years" Nick retorted back calmly.
"Meaning that something must have triggered it to attack your Institute" Elsie added "I don't care if that thing has been living here 15 centuries or 15 minutes. It is a menace and I want it destroyed" Professor Trevor said angrily.
"Odd, considering the first thing you wanted to do was to look for Nessie and research about her"
Cordula said out loud and that earned her a deep rooted glare from the Professor which only added more suspicion and adding her guard up.
~oOo~
Nick, Randy, Cordula and Mendel went back to the restaurant where they had lunch to talk about what had just happened a few moments ago. Elsie and Monique decided to stay back at the Institute for further inquiry of Nessie.
Nick angrily pounded his fist on the table "The man's a scientist. Why would he want to wipe out the greatest amphibious discovery since...since Godzilla?!" Nick harshly asked himself and the group.
"You can't kill Nessie, she's immortal" Eustace said "Maybe Trevor's hiding something" Mendel said and Cordula completely choked on her drink when she saw Mendel wearing a complete set of Scottish clothes.
"Unlike you" Randy said, earning a few smiles from the group. Cordula gagged "I think my drink went straight through my nose" She mumbled out and wiped her nose with a tissue paper.
~oOo~
They came up with a plan that would avoid suspicion and find out the reason why Nessie attacked the Institute. Cordula, Nick and Randy decided to find out what was inside the 'Clean Room' when Cordula pointes out her suspicions concerning that room while Mendel and Monique went to search for Nessie.
Elsie had her own thing in finding out if Nessie was a mutant or not.
Randy, Nick and Cordula would have gone inside the 'Clean Room' had the guard standing behind it wouldn't have spotted them.
"Nick, Nick I have to show you something" Elsie said and Cordula pulled Randy aside as Nick walked towards Elsie to talk to her. The guard walked pass by them and Randy used this opportunity to hack into the security of the 'Clean Room'
"Can you get in?" Cordula asked and Randy let out a frustrated sigh before turning to her just as Nick walked up to them "I couldn't bypass the security lock but I hacked into the 'Clean Room's' audio and video monitors" Randy explained as he pressed a button and what they saw shocked them.
The cry of a small baby creature resonated as the video showed a small creature similar to Nessie "Say hello to Nessi Junior" Randy said.
"Nick! The H.E.A.T Seeker!" Elsie suddenly cried out and all eyes of the team turned to the camera to see the H.E.A.T Seeker caught in a whirlpool.
"It must be Nessie!" Cordula said as they made a run outside. It was to their relief to see The H.E.A.T Seeker along with Mendel and Monique still alive and okay when they went outside.
"Dr. Tatopoulos!" An angry voice made Nick turn around to see the angry looking Professor Trevor walk up to him "Did you or did you not assure me that you and your team were experts at handling unruly beasts?! I am inquiring you see, because thus far I have seen no evidence of that" Nick turned around and gripped on the railings.
All eyes looked at him as he spoke "Call Godzilla" Cordula mouthed a "What are you doing?" Knowing that Godzilla would be of no help to them in rescuing Nessie Junior until she saw the hidden meaning in Nick's eyes.
They were going to call Nessie instead.
~oOo~
"I can't activate the signal. Nessie swallowed N.I.G.E.L like bait on a hook"
Mendel said through the phone. Nick pondered for a moment "Bait..." He turned to the Professor and eyed the entire Institute and decided it was time for this facility to fully shut down.
"Can I broadcast my voice from here?" Nick asked "Certainly, through the PA system" Nick nodded "Good, then I need you to evacuate the entire facility immediately" Suspicion rose from the professor.
"Might I ask why? Considering the obvious fact that this facility is my responsibility" Nick smiled and said only one word.
"Trust me"
Once everyone was out and with no one to stop them. Nick and Randy along with Cordula set the audio on the 'Clean Room' on.
"Crank it" Randy said and Nick immediately increased the volume. Nessie Junior's cries could be heard from the outside.
"What do you think you're doing?" A voice made them turn their attention to Professor Trevor.
Does the guy mind someone else's business.
"I think I'm giving Nessie what she's been looking for" Nick answered shortly "Mother and child reunion bro" Randy said smoothly "What in blazes are you talking about" Cordula felt a vein pop in her head.
"Are you serious? Kidnapping a child, much less the child of a thousand year old sea serpent, you knew she's be ticked!"
Cordula snapped before Nick could say anything akin to that "The price justified the risk" Cordula growled before she, Randy and Nick gasped when the angry face of Nessie appeared in the glass pane.
"No!" Cordula screamed when she caught Professor Trevor hit the PA system with a chair, thus cutting off Nessie Junior's cries and only made Nessie angry all the more when she couldn't hear her child's screams.
She broke through the glass pane and they were immediately swept off when water flooded in the room. Professor Trevor was already ways ahead of them, sealing the door and preventing them from escaping.
Cordula held her breath as the three stared at Nessie approaching them with her jaws wide open. She was only stopped when Godzilla, having scented his female and father along with one member of the pack, stepped onto Nessie, preventing her from touching them.
Randy and Nick didn't waste time opening the doors and they gasped when they were immediately swept out.
"Wet again..." Cordula mumbled out as she looked down on her clothes and made a mental note to grab at least three sets before heading off to an adventure.
She spotted Professor Trevor heading to the room where she now knew Nessie Junior was held at and proceeded to run after him.
"Hold it right there!" Cordula shouted as she followed after him and saw Nessie Junior still crying out. Unfortunately, the doors that lead to Nessie Junior was sealed shut before she could pass although it.
Nick and Randy came up behind her. Nick pressed a button on the com "What's the price tag on a one-of-a-kind newborn these days?" Nick asked.
"More than you can imagine. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a delivery to make"
Professor Trevor said as water began filling in the sealed room. Nick pounded on the glass pane as Nessie Junior continued to cry out.
"We have to do something!" Cordula cried out, feeling helpless to see a child, even if it was from a different species being shipped off away from its mother" Randy immediately pressed the button on the com.
"Hey doc, time to reach out and touch a mom" Randy said before pressing another button as Nessie Junior continued to cry out.
The cries broadcasted over which alerted Nessie to release Godzilla and swim back to where her child was held captive.
Godzilla immediately swam to her, having heard of the child's cries. Nessie growled lowly as a warning to leave her alone while she rescues her child which Godzilla narrows his eyes at.
As Nessie swam away, Godzilla knew that though she had endangered his father and female along with the rest of the pack, she was doing it in an effort to search for her child.
~oOo~
The three watched helplessly as the sub that was towing the cage containing Nessie Junior swam away just as soon as Nessie made an appearance and let out a roar towards them.
The three gasped as the glass pane that separated them from water and air cracked "They went thattaway!" Randy shouted as he pointed to the direction of where Professor Trevor went.
It was to their immense relief that she followed on what Randy said and left them alone "I think your rubbing off of my Godzilla-liking thing" Cordula joked before an ominous crack came from the glass pane.
"We better get outta here before this place floods" Nick said and they immediately ran out and sealed the door.
~oOo~
The three of them got out with their clothes damp just in time to see Godzilla grab the cage and for Nessie to throw the sub in which housed Professor Trevor.
Godzilla tore through the cage for Nessie Junior to slither out and greet its mother. Everyone watched the tender moment between mother and child as Nessie Junior swam up to its mother and made a cacophony of happy noises.
Not wanting her to be anywhere near on land, Nessie quickly guided her child back to the safety of the waters below. She let out a parting roar to Godzilla which he responded back with a roar of his own.
Nessie stayed in the surface just for a few moments in time to see Godzilla lower himself right in front of a female human who gave him a look of adoration and the human male who looked at him with pride.
Maybe some humans aren't that bad.
~oOo~
"I think it demonstrates Godzilla's ability to make moral decisions" Nick said to Elsie as he wiped his damp hair with a face towel.
"Ridiculous, it was instinctive self-preservation" Monique said with a hand on her hips while the other was on a rope.
"Nah, it was monster cooperation" Randy said "And I guess as long as everybody leaves her alone, we won't be seeing Nessie for another 20 years" Elsie gave him a smug look.
"If you believe in that sort of thing" Nick wanted the Earth to swallow him whole "Okay so I was wrong" Nick said in defeat.
Not wanting to stop torturing him for a little longer, Elsie repeated it "I'm sorry...I didn't catch that" Nick huffed at her.
"I was wrong, you were right" Elsie gave him a smile "Like there was ever any doubt" She said "This proves to all the males there is to never underestimate us women" Cordula said in a haughty manner.
The sudden sound of bagpipes made them turn their attention to Mendel "Augh! Make it stop!" Randy yelled as Mendel continued to play with the bagpipes.
"All that stuff about the MacCraven's is a scam man! If your name was Schwarzenegger he would have called him MacSchwarzeneggers"
Craven looked at him smugly before he continued to play. Randy let out a noise of annoyance as he made his escape inside the H.E.A.T Seeker.
"Working like a charm" Eustace said. Cordula looked at Mendel then at Randy's retreating form.
"Well that's one way to make Randy run away from you"