Chapter Fifteen: Plan To Save Mankind
/USS William Stenz, San Francisco, October 12th, 2029…
It had just struck midnight, the sky was pitch black and the fires in the city had begun to die down. It was still at least six hours to sunrise as chaos erupted in one of the hallways to the flight deck aboard the William Stenz. "Madam President, you can't be serious!" Commander Ellsworth shouted as he tried to keep up with her. Dianna shrugged it off as she opened the door and stepped out onto the flight deck.
The massive stretch of open space was desolate as any deckhands or engineers had fled below deck. Still ignoring the pleas of Ellsworth, Dianna crossed the runway of the Aircraft Carrier, the cold fall breeze refreshing her as she reached the farthest end of the ship. Looking over the bow, she could see the black waves lapping against the hull as she took out a flare pistol. Breaking open the device, she slotted a flare into the barrel and clicked the weapon back together before pulling back the tiny plastic hammer. Pointing the gun to the sky, Dianna covered her ears as she pulled the trigger.
There was a loud BANG as the smell of gunpowder filled the air. Looking to sky, Dianna watched the flare burn bright as it arced up into the air, trailing a pinkish-red smoke. Burning for a few more seconds as its' ascent slowed, it hung in the air for a brief moment before falling to earth, fizzling out on the way down. There was a long wait. For what felt like hours, Dianna patiently stood at the bow of the Aircraft Carrier with the flare gun reloaded ready for another shot.
A second flare was not necessary as water off the bow began to ripple. The surf struck the ship and slowly wobbled it groggily as a set of giant razor sharp spikes silently rose out of the water. His huge head almost blocked out the view of the bay and city beyond as Godzilla's head emerged right in front of the ship, his small, beady eyes looking down on the tiny human before him.
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"What the hell is she doing!?" Someone cried out on the bridge, catching Hunters' attention. Racing to the window, he froze with fear as he saw his daughter seemingly standing off against Godzilla. "I need to get down there!" He shouted, pushing his way through the stunned crew to the doorway.
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There was a long moment of complete silence as Dianna stared down Godzilla. You remember me. I know you do. She thought as she concentrated as hard as she could, trying to get into the monsters' head. Godzilla blinked as he backed away a few metres, grunting as if in agreement as memories of the Battle of Tokyo flooded through the creature's mind. The monster slowly bowed his head in mutual respect for the human. We need your help. You're the only one who can stop this. Dianna thought as the two connected. Raising his head to the sky, Godzilla's jaws parted as he roared into the sky.
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Hunter had almost reached the stairwell to the flight deck when he heard crew cheering. Running back to the bridge, he could see that Dianna had come to an agreement with Godzilla. He sighed with relief as he began to laugh. Levi stared out of the window in awe, "Son of a bitch! She did it!" he muttered in amazement. "She's actually talking to Godzilla!"
After a while the two parted ways; Godzilla heading out into the bay as Dianna walked back to the bridge. Receiving a mass of applaud as she walked in, Dianna smiled as she approached the other commanding officers; Jefferson and Ellsworth. "Good news, Madam President?" Ellsworth asked confidently, to which Diana nodded in response. "Godzilla will be fighting alongside us as we take on Colossus." She started. "He's smarter than you think. We were discussing a plan of attack." Walking over to a nearby desk, Dianna unravelled a map of the bay and took out a red marker.
"First, we need to get in contact with as many countries' forces as possible; we're going on the offensive." Dianna stated. "If we launch a big enough assault on MUTOs across the globe, we can lure Colossus out to us here in San Francisco." She circled Alcatraz Island. "We can lead him into the bay and trap him there. That way, we can bombard Colossus with everything we have whilst Godzilla fights him." Everyone in the room murmured quietly as the woman explained. "Now, Colossus won't show up alone; he'll have MUTOs guarding him. We'll need to eliminate them before they can become a problem, but we will have to corner Colossus if he tries to flee." Dianna looked up at the group, "This means we will need everyone ready to fight. We need every last man, woman and child to make a stand."
Levi looked confused. "How do we get in contact with other countries?" He started. "MUTOs have access to the GDI Network, they'll be able to track our comms and be able to counteract our plan." Dianna simply smiled at the pilot in response, pulling her phone out of her pocket. "Social Media." She said bluntly. "Spread the word through as many different sites as we possibly can, let the rest of the world know that there is a fight on." Dianna looked around the room to meet the gazes of as many people as she could. "Lets' get to work."
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In the ruins of Anchorage, Alaska, Corporal Jimmy Ybarra sat hunched against a wall inside an old house with the windows boarded up. He quietly ate from a half-empty can of beans as he looked over the rifle he had set out in front of him. The man jumped when he felt his phone buzz, causing him to put the can to one side and take it out to look.
Brushing away the dust off the screen, Ybarra's eyes widened with surprise and relief as he read the post. The man began to cheer as he grabbed his rifle, clicking a magazine into the receiver.
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In the rural highlands of Scotland, hundreds of tanks and planes lay scattered in the fields around a re-established World War Two-era airfield from the remnants of several divisions and squadrons. Sergeant Edwards slammed a map down on a nearby crate as two of his junior officers stood either side of him. "We have reports of our contingent in Dover being wiped out, but there still may be another battalion somewhere in the midlands." He explained, pointing out various areas on the map.
"Sir, you might want to see this!" A soldier called out, beckoning the officers over to where he gazed at the screen of his phone. "Its' the Americans! They're organising an attack?!" The soldier exclaimed. Edwards scoffed. "Bout bloody time. What's the plan?"
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Hidden in the ruins of a large fortification along the border of North and South Korea, several soldiers, from both nations, sat bunched together as they all tried to read the post from a laptop that had been opened up in front of them. Faces stern with determination and hope, they read the news quickly, readying to move out.
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"Mr Premier!" an FSO Agent shouted as he ran through the bunker, deep beneath Moscow. Chernov looked up from his desk as the agent burst through the doorway. "What is it?!" The man asked, confused as several soldiers and generals entered the room behind the agent. "There's a plan to stop the MUTOs, sir." The agent shouted "The Americans claim to have found a way to weaken their capabilities, Mr Premier." The man nodded, looking around to his generals as if to ask for any objections before turning back to the agent. "When do they want to attack?" He asked.
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Sergeant Tanaka looked to the other officers around him in the command centre as they stared in confusion at the screen. Walking past them he grabbed a combat vest and put it on, followed by picking up a rifle, pulling the charging handle back. Tanaka looked to the stunned soldiers. "Get the division ready. It says there that we attack in three hours."
Sorry the regular posting has stopped. With stuff ramping up again after the summer, it'll be close to impossible for me to post daily now again, so it could be some time before the next chapter. :/