“Um, what was that?!” asked Lurra Rus.
“Ben was never THAT rude when he changed,” remarked Amy.
“You mean he changes into a new life-form frequently?”
“That’s thanks to the piece of Galvan technology on his wrist, the Omnitrix,” explained the Doctor. “And Appoplexians, Amy, are hard-wired for aggression and that aggression makes them a bit dim.”
As they talked, Rath was still punching the mutant frog. Dr. Animo had hopped off it and kept out of the way of the fight, seemingly unconcerned about the frog losing to Rath. Rath noticed this in his usual anger. “HEY! HEY! CAN’T YOU SEE THAT RATH’S BEATING UP YOUR FROG?!” he bellowed.
“And you presume that the frog is the only animal under my control?” asked Dr. Animo.
“Huh?” asked Rath. Then the ground shook again. This time, the tremors caught the Doctor’s attention.
“All right, what is it?” she asked. “Ants? Termites?”
“…Kaiju,” replied Dr. Animo with a wicked grin. Crystals then sprouted from the ground! “Specifically, a cosmic Kaiju from 1995!” Dr. Sato gasped as memories of her home of Fukuoka flooded her mind. She remembered three giants, two against one. One of the giants had crystals growing out of it and used the Fukuoka Tower as a power source!
“…S…Space…!” she whispered in terror.
“Dr. Sato?” asked the Doctor.
“…He’s back!” whimpered Dr. Sato.
“You lot have 24 hours to surrender San Francisco to me,” called Dr. Animo, “or my newest acquisition marches across the United States and destroys not only Washington D.C, but New York City as well!” He hopped back on his frog and made his escape.
“HEY! HEY!” called Rath. “RATH ISN’T DONE WITH YOU!”
“Ben, never mind him!” protested Amy. “We’ve got bigger problems!” Rath looked back to see Dr. Sato curling up in a ball. He then looked back at the escaping Dr. Animo…but his moral compass was still Ben’s. He slapped the Omnitrix symbol and returned to his true form as Ben and went to help Dr. Sato with Julie helping him.
“Come on, Dr. Sato,” he encouraged. “Let’s get you somewhere safe.”
“Safe?!” asked Dr. Sato. “Nowhere is safe now! Don’t you understand?! SPACEGODZILLA HAS RETURNED!”
“SpaceGodzilla?” asked Lurra Rus as she, Amy, and the Doctor were in a lab so the Doctor could study a fragment of the crystals that grew. “What manner of creature is that?”
“A clone,” replied the Doctor. “Specifically, the clone of the Kaiju that holds the title of King of the Monsters.”
“And what’s a Kaiju?” asked Amy.
“A giant animal that is fiercely intelligent and regards smaller life forms as we do with ants,” explained the Doctor. “This particular Kaiju is one of the most intelligent Kaiju around, with a head for strategy and tactics. He’s the result of the cells of the King of the Monsters somehow being mutated by radiation and space minerals and coming together to form his clone. The original King of the Monsters is called Godzilla by most of the world, his space clone is called SpaceGodzilla.”
“And, hopefully the last stupid question,” said Lurra Rus, “can Dr. Animo really control such a beast.”
“If you’re worried that it’s a stupid question, it’s generally not,” assured the Doctor. “Straight answer, not for any significant time. Kaiju brains CAN overcome mental control. The real question is how long Dr. Animo can control SpaceGodzilla.”
“And what kind of catastrophe would be unleashed when he inevitably loses control?” asked Amy.
“Questions none of us want answered. …I did some analysis of the crystals. It looks like the latent chronons surrounding them came from 1995.”
“So it was SpaceGodzilla that went through that chronal surge,” said Lurra Rus.
“But he was supposed to die in ’95,” continued the Doctor.
“…What year is this?” asked Amy.
“2025.”
“But if SpaceGodzilla fights the Godzilla of this time and dies-!” gulped Lurra Rus.
“It would exacerbate the Grouping,” confirmed the Doctor, “and unthread the Web of Time.”
“How do we get a giant monster to go back to its original time?” asked Amy.
“I don’t know,” replied the Doctor, hating that she had to say that.
“…Maybe…Maybe Ben can use Time Walker?” suggested Amy.
“It’s not as easy as that,” replied the Doctor. “Two Time Lords can’t put their heads together to fix this. We’d need the whole of Gallifrey at its height and Gallifrey isn’t there yet!” The Doctor’s eyes went wide. “…But that’s not the only time sensitive alien in the Omnitrix! He has Chronosapien DNA in that thing! And their temporal manipulation skills are on par with Gallifrey at its height! …But how to get a rampaging monster to stop or get another rampaging monster to not kill its rival? …Unless there’s a sufficiently titanic form in the Omnitrix. …I’ll need to speak with Ben on this one. Good thinking, Amy!” The Doctor headed off.
“…Don’t ask me why,” said Lurra Rus, “but seeing the Doctor come up with a plan way ahead of time somehow tickles my brain just right.”
“It does the same for me,” replied Amy. The two subconsciously held one another’s hand.
The Doctor found Ben waiting outside a room with Julie. “…How’s Dr. Sato?” she asked.
“She’s…well, SpaceGodzilla gave her PTSD, let’s put it that way,” said Julie.
“Then we need to get SpaceGodzilla back to his own time so she won’t see him again,” replied the Doctor.
“How do we do that?” asked Ben.
“With the help of your Chronosapien form,” answered the Doctor.
“Clockwork?” Ben then grinned. “Of course! He can track precisely when SpaceGodzilla came here and put him back in that exact time!”
“Exactly!” confirmed the Doctor.
“Then maybe Ben should be a little more careful with the Omnitrix during the inevitable fight,” chuckled Julie.
“Speaking of which, Ben, can you turn into something about 30 stories high?” asked the Doctor.
“Well, I DO have an alien called Way Big on this thing,” replied Ben.
“What kind of alien is Way Big?”
“…I sometimes have trouble with that.” Ben held the Omnitrix up to his mouth. “Omnitrix, remind me what race the transformation I call Way Big is called.”
“Transformation with the alias of Way Big,” replied a computerized version of Ben’s voice, “is the DNA sample of the To’kustar race.”
“To’kustar?” asked the Doctor. “That might actually be enough to stop SpaceGodzilla. I mean, it won’t kill him, but we need to send him back alive so he can face his proper death at the hands of Godzilla in that time.”
“I’m not naturally a killer anyways,” said Ben.
“And that’s good,” replied the Doctor, “but Godzilla is.”
“You think present-day Godzilla’s gonna be attracted by the fight?” asked Julie.
“I’m more surprised he’s not here al-.” The alarms then blared, interrupting the Doctor’s reply. “…I really hope he’s not-!”
“Alert! Alert!” called a soldier. “Godzilla has been sighted cruising to San Francisco Bay! Repeat, Godzilla has been sighted cruising to San Francisco Bay!”
“Rassilon’s bra!” grumbled the Doctor as she rubbed her eyes.
Over in his secret base, Dr. Animo’s alarms blared. He groaned as he got out of bed. “All I ask, once in a while, is a few paltry hours of uninterrupted sleep,” he grumbled. He checked his computer and saw the readings. “So soon?!” He smacked his face. “Perhaps I should have gotten him under control as well.” The tips of the antennae on Dr. Animo’s brain dome then glowed red. “SpaceGodzilla, your master commands you! Godzilla is coming! DESTROY HIM!” He then felt a pressure in his head, not enough to hurt him. Still, all readings said that SpaceGodzilla was on an intercept course.
Deep in the Pacific Ocean, a creature cruised through the water like a crocodile. It felt a presence it once felt when it was little. It was powerless back then, but not anymore. It was ready to take that presence on! It will not rest until its enemy was dead! Sharks swam out of the way as the creature swam through the water, its massive lizard head fixed with a look of purpose. Godzilla was ready to kill the space knock-off of his dad!
The Doctor was working on a machine that kept a crystal contained. “All right,” she said, “hopefully I can determine when in 1995 SpaceGodzilla was taken by the Grouping with this thing should Clockwork fail somehow.” She then pulled out a communicator. “Ben, this is the Doctor. Where are you right now?”
“Animo’s reappeared on the east side of the base,” replied Ben. “We’re all watching him now.”
“Keep me posted,” directed the Doctor. “Amy, Lurra Rus, how’s Dr. Sato?”
“Amy’s heading off to help with Ben,” replied Lurra Rus. “Julie’s with me right now. We managed to piece together why Dr. Sato is so scared of SpaceGodzilla. 30 years ago, when SpaceGodzilla first attacked-.” The earth shook and the Doctor saw a shadow fall over the entire island. She looked to the west…and saw him.
“…Very laudable, Lurra Rus,” said the Doctor, “but I’m afraid that may prove academic! SpaceGodzilla’s here to fight Godzilla!”