The moonlit waters around Havana as the quiet streets were undisturbed other than patrolling police officers. Boats in the harbor sat still as the water was calm as it could be. But as the time passed a screeching roar was heard from the water. The police that were on patrol in the area stopped and looked towards the harbor.
The news of Megalon had reached across the world, even the Cuban government. The police quickly called for reinforcement as the police officers heard the roar again along with the water parting as the back of some kinda creature appeared forth from the water. Then the waters burst forth from the harbor as out from the geyser of water the same creature that had been spotted in the gulf of mexico landed on the street of Havana.
The quadruped creature had brownish-red with blank white eyes,white spikes going from the tip of its tail all the way to its head. It was 30 m tall to its shoulder letting out another screech as the cuban police fired upon the creature but the bullets ricochet off the monster hide with the cops be squished under the monster's claws, or were scooped up and eaten by the creature. The creature once again roared, waking the population of Havana as its rampage began.
The Cuban government was awoken as Fidel Castro and many of his advisors in government were transported to a safe place from the monster. The Cuban army was called to respond with tanks and heavy weaponry were scrambled to attack the monster as it rampaged through Havana.
Citizens ran from their homes into the streets as the Cuban army faced off the creature. Tanks and missiles are fired upon the monster but like Megalon the shells and missiles ethier bounced off him or had no effect on it. Didn't even make the creature flinch.
The monster continued its rampage unaffected by the Cubans' army attacks. Everybody in Havana was in a frenzy with nearly the entire population trying to escape or at least those that weren't in the middle of the monster's rampage. Thousands of Cubans were either running or driving out of the city, others were trying to flee as Cubans boarded boats fleeing to the waters.
The monster rampaged through Havana and the surrounding areas. And it continued through walking out of Havana. As it made its way to the outskirts of the city half of the Cuban army was waiting. Make it a defensive line around the city with tanks, missiles, Artillery, Anti-tank weaponry, just whatever they could think of. Along with MiGs circling the area.
As Varan exited the city it was met with a hail of the Cuban army with them unloading what they got on him. The MiGs strafed it, firing missiles and bullets along his body. So much fire and weaponry was launched that a giant cloud of smoke covered the monster. When it got too thick and large to see, the fighting stopped.
The cloud of smoke floated through the air. as the smell of gunpowder filled the air. When it finally cleared there stood the creature with it being unscathed by everything. Smoke rising from its carapace. IT DID NOTHING. The quarepedal monster stood on its hind legs standing at 50 m tall. Letting out an ear killing roar before staring at the Cuban military that attacked it.
Before the Cubans could order another attack the monster launched towards its defensive line and obliterated the entirety of it. 50,000 Cubans once stood to defeat the monster and were whittled down to 100. With that nearly all of its equipment for the ground forces were gone.
Varan rampaged across the interior of Cuba uncontested. During which hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of Cubans fled the country with so many hopping on boats that the Cuban navy was unable to stop them from fleeing as they were more focused on the monster. And that wasn't even mentioning the death toll.
Nearly half of the population of Havana was dead, hundreds of thousands injured. Fidel got the news on what had happened in Havana Fidel was both devastated and conflicted. He was devastated that so many had died and the loss. But conflicted because with most of his ground forces destroyed and the creature moving further inland thus rendering the navy useless and the mass exodus he had only one option remaining. One that will discredit everything he had worked for since the beginning of his political career.
"Get the US on the phone."
Back at the white house President Clinton was awoken at the dead of night.
"What is it that I needed to be awoken from my slumber?"
"Sorry sir but fidel is on the phone"
"Fidel? For what?"
"Maybe you should just listen to the call"
Clinton sat down on his desk as his secretary handed him the phone and was met with the voice of Castro.
"Alright, what do you want Fidel?"
"Senor Clinton this it pains me to say this, But we need help"
"Why exactly do you need our help? I thought you hated america"
"Remember your monster you had in New York."
"Yeah, how could I not."
"Well we're having a similar experience"
"Megalon reach you too"
"No, it's something different. It has destroyed Habana and most of our armed forces. We need help or my country could cease to exist!"
"Hold on for a minute"
Clinton put the phone on the desk, hands on his chin. Clinton didn't like Cuba with him expanding the embargo on Cuba. but even then having a country 70 miles off the coast of America and leaving it to the mercy of a giant monster similar to the one in New York wouldn't be the best look on him. Even with his near impeachment last year.
"Alright what do you think we should do"
He turned to his secretary of defense who was there with him on the matter. The secretary of defense had his answer.
"Me and the Secretary of State believe that the best course of action is to help Cuba. Now Cuba may not be our ally but if we help them out with their monster problem we could be killing two birds with one stone. With our intervention we could help improve our relations with Cuba and possibly help expand our influence within the region. The second point is that it could help increase your popularity. Make the people forget about the scandal in recent years. The president who helped out the people of Cuba from a giant monster."
"Hmm you got some points but the question is how are we gonna deal with congress?"
Then the secretary of State spoke up.
"Well there's nothing in the constitution that the president can't order the military to intervene in a giant monster attack."
Clinton sat in silence pondering for a bit before turning to his secretaries and letting out his decision.
"Get the boys in Guantanamo ready for attack. Call in any ships in the area to get our boys down there."
Clinton then grabbed the phone and gave Fidel his answer.
"Well Fidel. Help is coming."
Guantanamo Bay was on full alert as US naval vessels docked as Soldiers from around the southern United States and gear ranging from Tanks, Artillery, and other explosive weaponry. As the US military arrived A-10 thunderbolts and B-52 bombers flew overhead.
They met with the remainder of the Cuban armed forces who have lost half of their members now being down to around 45,000 men. And have lost most of their equipment. With this a short-formed alliance formed as the Cuban and US military strategize on what to do with the monster which they have classified as a M.U.T.O(Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) until they can come up with a proper name.
"Alright now then the MUTO attacked Havanan at twenty one-hundred and broke through an hour later at twenty two-hundred. Right now from 22:30 to 23:00 it has attacked Güines, Matanzas, and is currently heading to Cardenas."
The Cuban and American soldiers figure out a pattern. The MUTO was attacking populated areas but why exactly. Could it be out of malice or maybe food? Why would it be targeting populated areas? Then one of the soldiers had an idea he raised his hand to catch the attention of the CO.
"Name?"
"Private Hernadez Senor. And I have an idea on why exactly it may be targeting these areas."
"Alright Hernandez what you got"
"Alright so you know sea turtles?"
"Yeah"
"Yeah sea turtles when born guide their way to the ocean via light from the moon. And at certain times they could get distracted by other light sources such as cities."
"What you getting at Private"
"What if the MUTO is attacking these populated areas because of the light sources? The reason is because of it he is attracted to the light of the cities."
The general thought for a moment. It made sense on why the creature would be attacking the towns and cities but they needed to prove this hypothesis.
"Hernadez you may have a point there but we need to test this theory. Johnson!"
"Yes sir!"
"Call one of our warthogs and have it fly over the MUTO and launch flares. We need to test this theory."
An A-10 Thunderbolt zoomed through the air as it located the MUTO. flying a 100m in the air out of reach of the creature. He could see the scaly SOB terrorizing the Cuban making its way towards Cardenas. It was only a couple miles out from the city.
"Sir this is Delta-1. I am above the MUTO and ready to deploy flares just give me the go ahead"
"Delta-1 this is Guantanamo you have the go ahead."
"Roger deploying flares."
The pilot flew his warthog just above the creature's face at around 45m and deployed flares. The red fire glowed as the MUTO stopped in its tracks. Its head turned as it started at the flares with its blank soulless eyes. It roared as it swung its claws around the flares and bit in the air trying to seemingly eat it. Similar to that of a moth to a porch lamp.
"Guantanamo this is Delta-1 the flares have an effect, repeat they have an effect."
The A-10 flew past and let loose another set of flares lewering the MUTO away from Cadernas as it followed the flares away from the city.
The American commander put down the phone before turning to Hernandez. With a grin that could rival the grinch.
"Hernadez if you were a part of our army then i would promote you immediately. Your theory worked."
"Gracias senor"
Cheers erupted in the command center but the commander calms everyone down. As the cheers died down the commander sat down pandering on what to do next. Then Hernadez spoke once again.
"Senor, I have an idea."
"What is it Hernandez"
"So what was the effect the flares had on the MUTO?"
"The pilot said the MUTO tried to claw and eat the things"
Hernadez brainstormed for a minute along with everyone in the room before a lightbulb went off in Hernadez's head.
"Our weaponry had no effect on the outside of the monster. What if we attacked it from the inside"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean what if we strap explosives to the flares, drop them where the MUTO is located and when it possibly eats the flare. We blew it up inside."
The commander looked up at Hernandez and stood up putting his hands on Hernandez soldiers before telling Hernadez.
"Private that plan is just crazy enough…to work!"
He patted Hernadez on the back as other soldiers and people within the command room congratulated Hernadez. The Commander and others in the room quickly began brainstorming the plan on how to handle the MUTO.
The moon was still high in the sky as A-10 thunderbolts flew over with Cuban MiGs as they launched flares distracting the MUTO. leading the creature away to unpopulated areas of Cuba. As this happened B-52 bombers flew over the creature. Within the plane were bombs hooked up with parachutes and strapped with flares.
It was a rushed job so the flares were hooked up with duct tape along the sides of the bombs but it was short notice. As the bomber flew closer and closer the jets leading the monster way diverted, giving the bomber room to drop its payload.
"Alright we are right over the target, the flare bombs ready."
The pilot yelled out through the plane as the soldier in the cargo full of bombs finished hooking up the flares and lit them. He yelled out ready to which the pilot then dropped the bombs. Dozens of bombs floated down thanks to the parachutes. Gliding down with red lights that lit up the night sky. The MUTO looked over to all the flare coated bombs and walked towards the bombs. Unknown to him that these will spell its death.
As it got closer to the flare bombs it opened its mouth and ate the first one it saw. It swallowed the bomb and attacked like nothing happened. It then walked over to the next glowing bomb but before it could get closer. The creature roared out into the air, as smoke erupted from its mouths.
The road out in pain once more before vomiting out gallons upo gallons of blood from its mouth. It clumsily walked around and the pilots from the bombers looked to see if the creature would keel over and die. But instead it did the opposite. The creature rose to its hind legs and raised its arms into the air revealing a web membraned similar to that of a flying squirrel.
The MUTO yelled out before jumping into the air about 50 or so meters and then gliding from Cuba across the Caribbean waters. Heading right towards the Floridian peninsula. As the creature flew to the mainland USA, The crew scrambled to contact the command center in Guantanamo. But by the time the men in Guantanamo bay got the news and ordered the men in the B-52 to chase after it. The Monster indeed in Miami.
Robert twisted and turned around in his sleep. He turns to his alarm clock seeing the red blocky numbers that say 10:45 pm. He closed his eyes and tried his best to go to sleep. But ever since New York the thoughts of his parents death and his close encounter with Megalon haunted his dreams. He didn't know what to do.
SCREOOOOWK
The noise immediately awoken Robert as he ran to his window and opened up as for a split second he saw something fly across the waters of the coast. The creature then dropped down. Robert hearing his neighbors home being crushed. Then his own home started shaking as he heard the house creak and crack. And a loud crashing noise was heard as a claw came down from the roof above him.
He forced out of the way the claw crashed through the floor. With that the house caved in on itself like a sandcastle too close to the water. Debris fell down as a two by four fell onto Robert knocking him out once more.
"Hey, I hear someone under here. Get me the shovel and help me over here"
Robert woke up surrounded by darkness. He couldn't see anything but he felt everything. His chest was burning as the weight of wood and metal pressed down on his chest making it hard to breathe. Along with 3 of his limbs pinned under debris. He then heard the noise of grunting and metal scraping the wood and metal. Soon enough he could see the artificial light of flashlight and men in orange vests and paramedics.
"Don't worry sir we got you"
The rescue worker pulled Robert out from the rubble. Robert had no emotion as the paramedic checked and asked him questions. His mind was just in a daze as somehow within a week he had lived through two different disasters. He looked around and saw his entire coastal neighborhood destroyed. He saw many of his neighbors layed on the ground covered in white sheets or injured. It was New York all over again.
As he was brought to a place to sit a portable TV was nearby that showed footage of a creature 55m long. Dead on the floor with a pool of blood that stained the street of Miami. The reporter in the new chopper gave a report on what was happening.
"Well folks, just a little over a week after the recent attacks in New York by the monster Megalon, this creature below us that has been temporarily designated MUTO by the US government has attacked Havana and the country of Cuba along with our city of Miami. According to emergency services 65,000 people have been confirmed dead,missing,or injured after the creature's 10 minute rampage across the city. We are still trying to get reports on the situation in Cuba but information has been slow."
He looked at the TV as the monster was surrounded by police tape,police officers,and army personnel. Blood spilled forth like a river from the creature's mouth as me in hazmat suits scraped the blood from the ground and flesh from within its mouth.
Robert turned to see some military personnel around the area and he gave a signal to one of them. The man in green military clothing walked up to him. Robert asked him about the monster and how it was dead.
"Oh our boys tricked it into eating some bombs using flares. Blew it from the inside out"
"Ah okay"
Robert then just laid his head on the cold metal surface of the ambulance next to him as the night passed by. While over on the other side of the world a large red scaled pteranodon flew over the Gobi Desert making small hurricane like winds as it soared across the sky. Entering into Inner Mongolia and entering Beijing's air space.