Chapter Nineteen: Decisive Battle
/San Francisco Bay, October 12th, 2029…
Colossus slowly turned to face Godzilla, who was marching towards him over the top of Alcatraz. Roaring back in defiance, Colossus ordered his trio of MUTOs to attack the monster as he turned back around and set his eyes on the William Stenz, which sat in a dock, completely defenceless. As his monstrous guards circled Godzilla, waiting to strike, he made his way towards the tiny ship at the other end of the bay.
The MUTOs were reluctant to attack and Godzilla could clearly see, as none of them made any moves to strike. They must have been aware of his capabilities as the King of Monsters snapped his jaws at the closest MUTO. At that moment, however, they decided to close in. Smashing the first in the face with his tail, he locked his hands together and brought the double-fist down on top of the skull of the second, plunging the creature's head underwater. The third cackled as it clawed at his side. Punching it in the face, he shoved the monster aside and began to chase Colossus.
The attempt was futile as one of the MUTOs grabbed onto his tail, biting down on the armored limb. Thrashing violently, he shook the creature off and turned around again to fight them. Lifting the first MUTO up, he slammed a fist into its' face again and again until it went limp, knocked unconscious by the flurry of punches. Dropping the defeated monster into the water, Godzilla watched the other two begin to circle him again.
The smaller of the two unfolded a pair of wings and swooped towards him. Slapping the beast aside, he charged at the larger MUTO, bulldozing it down to the ground as it growled in shock. As he pummelled its' face violently, the second MUTO landed on his back, slashing at the gaps between his spines. Roaring in anger, Godzilla twisted and shook the monster free, sending it tumbling backward, however, the creature still clung desperately on, its' grip locking onto his tail. Bearing his teeth in pain as the MUTO bit down, Godzilla's spines began to glow as the atomic energy seared through the spines that ran down his tail. The immense heat began to melt the MUTOs' jaws and panicked and tried to pull away, though its' chitinous armor had almost welded itself to Godzilla's ever burning tail. The creature made a final whine before its' head exploded violently, sending burning brain matter across the bay.
The larger MUTO had gotten to its' feet now and began to claw at Godzilla. Locking his arm around the creatures' neck, he hefted the squirming monster up as he squeezed its' throat in the bend of his arm. There was a muffled Crack and the MUTO slumped as Godzilla snapped his neck. Tossing the creature aside, he looked for Colossus, roaring again in challenge.
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"Madam President!" Jefferson called out. "Colossus is heading right for us!" Dianna turned to see the monster advancing towards the ship. "Are there any tank or artillery units left in the area?" She asked. The officer shook his head, "No, ma'am. They're all gone. All we have left is the crew on the firing line on the flight deck."
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"It's now or never!" Zack roared. "Let him have it!" All of the soldiers and crew on deck began to open fire on Colossus, the tiny small arms fire dealing no damage whatsoever to the approaching creature. Looking through the scope of his Ironhorn 20mm, Max fired off a round, the armor-piercing bullet launched out of the barrel of the gun with a deafening boom as a plume of smoke popped around the flash hider. Taking his hand off of the trigger, Max grasped the bolt handle and pulled it back, sending the spent shell casing tumbling out before shoving the bolt back. Aiming again, he fired.
Maz could clearly see his brother was enjoying firing the weapon as he was laughing wildly between shots. "Keep your bloody head down!" he shouted at his sibling, who simply ignored him and continued to fire and reload. Several of the other people on deck began to panic as Colossus bent down to their level, growling deeply. Grabbing the sides of the ship, the monster began to twist it to the right, trying to roll the aircraft carrier over.
Sliding down the deck, Maz managed to find a handhold and clung on desperately, watching in horror as people who were unlucky enough to not find something to hold onto tumbled over the edge, crying out in fear as the disappeared far below. Looking up, Maz could see his brother fall, sliding down the side of the ship, screaming in fear. Reaching out his free arm, he caught his sibling by the back of his shirt collar, saving Max. "Don't mean to leave you hanging!" he joked as his brother thanked him. Looking back to Colossus, the two realised that the creature was looking right at them. One of the smaller arms tucked into its' chest began to unfold as Colossus reached to crush the two scientists.
However, before he could, a bright blue flame shot past Colossus, burning the side of his neck and causing the monster to let go of the William Stenz, which quickly righted itself in the water. Turning around, Colossus barked in surprise as Godzilla tackled him, slamming the huge monster against the dock. Upending the creature, Godzilla rolled the beast onto dry land before tearing at his armored body. Getting up, Colossus slammed a massive claw against Godzilla's head, sending the monster reeling back in shock. Grabbing Godzilla by the arm, he tugged him towards himself and slammed him again with his claws, sending dozens of broken teeth tumbling to the docks below.
Dazed by the crippling attacks, Godzilla slammed his whole bodyweight against Colossus, pushing the monster into a nearby building, which quickly crumbled under their combined mass. Falling backwards, Colossus tossed Godzilla aside and scrambled to his feet again. Locking his hands around Godzilla's head, Colossus lifted the monster to his feet and began to pummel him again. Blow after blow knocked Godzilla into a state of shellshock as the creature's vison blurred. Blood poured from open wounds as he clawed at Colossus' hands which still grasped onto his skull. Breaking free, he battered his enemy with his tail before Colossus roared again in pure rage.
Grabbing onto Colossus' head, Godzilla tried to dig into the creature's flesh and wound him, though his claws simply scratched against the bony armor as the creature grinned evilly. Unfolding his smaller set of arms again, Colossus punched Godzilla in the base of his neck, causing him to yowl and slide back. His grip slipped and one of Godzilla's hands fell past Colossus' mouth, which clamped around it, tearing away the bottom half of his hand and one of his fingers.
Screaming in pain, Godzilla stumbled back over, trying to steady himself for another attack but Colossus bounded towards him with immeasurable strength, knocking the King of Monsters off balance again. Beating him to a pulp with his claws, Colossus barked with each strike until one of his claws dug into the monsters' skin. Ripping down over, he carved a deep gouge into Godzilla's face, shredding his left eye to pieces.
Tumbling backwards as he screamed in pain, Godzilla rushed a hand to his face, covering over his missing eye before collapsing. The King of the Monsters let out a final groan as his head hit the ground.
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Dianna slowly got to her feet, looking out of the Bridge of the William Stenz. "Madam President, are you alright?" Ellsworth asked in concern. She simply shrugged it off, looking out to the city where she saw Godzilla collapse. Godzilla! She thought. No!
Wheeling round, she faced Jefferson and Ellsworth. "Get what's left of our forces on him ASAP. We need to kill Colossus NOW!"