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Everything was set. Our teams assembled in the Gateway room. I was giddy with excitement. Lacey kept a hand on my shoulder to calm me down. Batman didn\u2019t understand why I was excited. \u201cCome on, Batman, don\u2019t tell me you never saw a Godzilla<\/em> movie!\u201d I giggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t pleased by the lizard,\u201d he rasped. \u201cWhy would a mutant iguana want to stomp around Manhattan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot Zilla! Godzilla!\u201d I protested. \u201cYour first introduction to the Godzilla<\/em> franchise was the 1998 movie?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy would Alfred let you watch that?!\u201d asked Lacey. Batman rolled his eyes\u2026I think\u2026they\u2019re just white holes! In any case, I led the way and we went through the rift to arrive in Tokyo! I looked up to see if any monsters were stomping around yet. \u2026Nothing. Not a single scale of the big guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw,\u201d I moaned. I found a newsstand and paid for the paper. The man gave a grin as I looked through for any sighting of Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of his fans?\u201d he asked. \u201cI never understood why some kids would like him, considering he\u2019s destroyed Japan numerous times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s also saved our people,\u201d I countered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the cost of trillions in terms of property damage,\u201d argued the newsstand owner. He then moved his gaze somewhere else and looked on in fear. \u201cEr, you might want to leave!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked. \u201cIf it\u2019s a bad guy, I can stop him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot this one!\u201d yelped the owner. He then got out at least 10,000 Yen. A well-dressed man came up. His eyes gleamed and he cracked a friendly smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, that\u2019s right, it\u2019s payday, no?\u201d remembered the man. He took the money. \u201cInteresting that you were so prompt, still, pleasure doing business with you.\u201d He then saw me and my team. \u201cAh, new citizens? Good. 10,000 Yen every 2 months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor what?!\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA protection racket,\u201d guessed Batman. \u201cSpecifically, protection from you and your goons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGoons?!\u201d snapped the man, feigning offense. \u201cTsk, tsk, tsk, that\u2019s just mean to call my employees \u2018goons\u2019. Just for that, 30,000 Yen a month so they can get proper restitution from you insulting them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a saying in America,\u201d I replied. I was quoting from The Three Stooges<\/em>. \u201cMillions for defense, but not one penny for tribute!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre\u2026you sure\u2026you want to go down that path?\u201d asked the man as he cracked his knuckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not afraid of a mere mobster!\u201d I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCareful,\u201d warned Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMobster?\u201d asked the man. \u201cNo, monster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, you\u2019re a hulking man, but I\u2019ve taken down bigger,\u201d I boasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally?\u201d quizzed the man, not believing me. \u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA giant elephant monster for starters,\u201d I replied. The guy probably wouldn\u2019t know an Oliphaunt if it sat on him. I drew out my i.d tag. \u201cYou should be small potatoes compared to what I\u2019ve faced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are\u2026potatoes?\u201d asked the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Starchy, root vegetable?\u201d I ventured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour words make no sense,\u201d sighed the man. He then raised a gloved fist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenshin!\u201d I announced as I ducked. I then rolled and went through the armor circle, becoming Kamen Rider Royal. The man was surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImpossible!\u201d he breathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImpressed?\u201d I asked. He then smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re more than meets the eye,\u201d he said. He then grabbed me, Lacey, and Batman. \u201cLet\u2019s see what you\u2019re made of.\u201d He then jumped to the top of a building and threw us down on the roof. \u201cAway from prying human eyes,\u201d remarked the man. He got into a fighting stance. I drew my sword and leveled it at the man. This was no ordinary human. The guy charged. Foolish error, I had a sword. I slashed across the guy\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGive up?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly,\u201d laughed the man. His face had no wound!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, I KNOW my sword made contact!\u201d I yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt did,\u201d remarked the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuys, use whatever force necessary to bring him down, but do NOT kill him! I want answers!\u201d I ordered. Batman and Lacey nodded. Lacey then got ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenshin!\u201d she announced. I then saw her transform and become Kamen Rider Apocalypse. She then set her belt\u2019s dial to a scythe-like symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeath Scythe!\u201d called the belt. Apocalypse then chopped into him. He flinched but knocked her off. I saw the wounds stitch themselves up and heal with no scar tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNice try!\u201d laughed the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, at worst, you should be paralyzed in pain!\u201d protested Apocalypse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, it hurts, believe me!\u201d growled the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll right, that\u2019s it!\u201d I snarled. I then grappled with the man. \u201cWho are you?!\u201d I then got his i.d tag. \u201cWell now,\u201d I chuckled, \u201clet\u2019s find out.\u201d The man was confused. I then swapped my i.d tag for his. The announcement of the Steel Change surprised me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpaceGodzilla Steel!\u201d announced Vortoranii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?!\u201d I yelped. The wardrobe changed my armor. I could see something on my shoulders from my peripheral vision. I looked down my front to see a red abdomen and navy-blue armor. I felt a tail from the base of my spine and something was going up my back. I felt around my helmet to find a horn on top. I then proceeded to whack the guy\u2019s fedora off to find the same horn. He seemed to panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo! Give it back!\u201d he cried. All of a sudden, something was swarming us! They were air drones with weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSPACEGODZILLA! FREEZE!\u201d yelled one of the drones. \u201cSURRENDER! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamn you!\u201d roared the man. He then punched the roof, making crystals grow, and chucking three of them at our heads, making us black out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wind brushed past my face, waking me up. It must have been the AC as, when my vision cleared, I saw walls. I felt something constricting me below my shoulders and glanced down, hoping to see something to kick away. No such luck as I was trapped in crystal. \u201cEr, this isn\u2019t Jennamite, is it?\u201d I asked, worried that I was trapped in Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em>\u2019s world instead of my intended giant monster infested destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what this \u2018Jennamite\u2019 is,\u201d hissed a voice, \u201cbut I can assure you it isn\u2019t that.\u201d A figure stepped out of the shadows. I heard groans of awakening and saw Batman and Lacey shake their heads clear. Lacey then got a good look at the figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, hi, evil mutant mobster!\u201d she quipped. \u201c\u2026Wait, I\u2019m probably still dizzy from the flying crystal at my face, but did Megumi\u2019s belt just call you SpaceGodzilla?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt did,\u201d replied the man. I was confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGotta say, SG, you\u2019re looking a little shorter than I remember,\u201d I remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnly thanks to you apes causing my decreased height!\u201d snarled the apparent Godzilla Space Clone turned human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m\u2026not up to speed,\u201d I answered. \u201cHow are you human?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHuman after a fashion,\u201d replied SpaceGodzilla. I then noticed that the monster\u2019s signature shoulder crystals were poking through the jacket he was wearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, what happened?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGiven that you\u2019re not from our universe, I think explanations are in order,\u201d mused SpaceGodzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?!\u201d I yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTell me, where are your belts?\u201d asked SpaceGodzilla. I then looked down and tried to find it as best I could, given that I was stuck in crystals that messed with my vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn that table!\u201d called Batman. Lacey and I turned to see my Supreme Vortex Driver and Lacey\u2019s Apocalypse Driver being dissected! The man doing the dissecting was in leather, had cybernetic hands, and I saw a red visor over his eyes when he turned to SpaceGodzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConfirmed,\u201d reported the man. \u201cThese people are extradimensional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you, Gigan,\u201d replied SpaceGodzilla. At that point, Lacey and I started laughing. \u201cAnd, WHAT, may I ask, is so funny?\u201d asked SpaceGodzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou got the Cyborg Space Chicken on your side?!\u201d I howled in laughter. Gigan then fiddled with the controls on his arms and the hands were replaced with the hooks he was known for. He slashed across my face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKeep laughing,\u201d he hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t fear you!\u201d I snarled. \u201cYou\u2019ve proven to be a coward!\u201d He slashed across my face again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd YOU, ape, are proving to be a major annoyance!\u201d growled Gigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGigan, enough,\u201d commanded SpaceGodzilla. Gigan backed off and used a hook\u2019s tip to press a button on his arm and restore the hands. \u201cNow, explanations about my species current\u2026circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll monsters are human now?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d replied SpaceGodzilla. \u201cThe humans\u2019 top geneticists had discovered that they could remove certain base pairs from our DNA. I say certain base pairs, because they also discovered that some monsters, like Anguirus, cannot survive without the necessary base pairs, M-base being chief among them. The United Nations saw a way to weaponize it and lured us to an all-out slugfest which they took advantage of and removed those base pairs that gave us our appearance. We were, for all intents and purposes, human. However, they didn\u2019t count on the fact that those same base pairs they couldn\u2019t remove determined our powers. They eventually contained us and instituted the Kaiju Human Act. It was designed to keep tabs on all monsters turned humans. The drones are to keep unruly Kaiju-men, as Japan and, eventually, the rest of the world has called us, in check. Dangerous Kaiju-men, like myself and Godzilla, are on a more active watch while others, like that genetic accident of a butterfly\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMOTHRA\u2019S A MOTH!!\u201d I shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhatever,\u201d dismissed SpaceGodzilla. \u201cKaiju-men like her are gainfully employed. She, herself, is working as a liaison with the United Nations. Why she scrapes to you apes when she has unbelievable power is beyond my comprehension!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause she actually gives a damn about us!\u201d I snarled. I then noticed that the room had gotten darker. I looked down to see my prison lose its luster. I wiggled a bit and the crystals shattered. I then freed Lacey and Batman and we got into a brawl with the two monsters turned humans. Lacey and I gathered up our currently disassembled belts and we took off like Battra out of Hell if I may mangle the expression. We escaped some sort of bunker and were accosted by the JSDF, the Japan Self-Defense Forces, our united military forces. \u201cEr, you\u2019ll forgive us if we don\u2019t put our hands up!\u201d I quipped. The commanding officer, an elderly man, snapped his fingers and pointed to a soldier. The soldier grabbed some sort of scanner and ran it over us. He concluded scans after a minute while I looked back to make sure SpaceGodzilla and Gigan weren\u2019t following us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have the same bases to their chromosomes as us,\u201d reported the soldier. \u201cThey\u2019re all human.\u201d The commanding officer waved us over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGladly!\u201d I thought as we took up their offer. I then heard footsteps, heavy ones, and whirled to see SpaceGodzilla and Gigan come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese humans aren\u2019t worth it,\u201d boomed the commanding officer. \u201cTake some advice from someone who was led down that path and cease this nonsense!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis does not concern you!\u201d roared SpaceGodzilla. He generated crystals and threw them at the commanding officer. He jumped high for any human and landed in front of the two Kaiju-men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t let you hurt them in your pointless quest to make us the only life-form!\u201d declared the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGhidrah, it\u2019s not up to you anymore!\u201d shrieked Gigan. The man, Ghidrah, as he was called, then revealed his bat-like wings, his twin tails, and elaborate hand shapes. They looked like Eastern Dragon heads. He then gave off a roar that only one Kaiju could roar, the roar of a flying hydra monster!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKing Ghidorah!\u201d I breathed. \u201cHe\u2019s here!\u201d SpaceGodzilla and Gigan then gave off their monster roars and charged at King Ghidorah! Ghidorah then fired electric blasts from his hands at Gigan. Gigan took the brunt of it, then activated his hooks, charging in and slashing at Ghidorah. SpaceGodzilla then generated crystals and fired on the soldiers. \u201cThat\u2019s it!\u201d I snapped. \u201cHen\u2026SHIMATTA!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah, our belts were taken apart,\u201d sighed Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere IS another option,\u201d mused Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBad idea!\u201d I countered, getting where Batman was going. \u201cTora-Onna will put the soldiers in a panic. I\u2019d rather keep that side in reserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, if you\u2019re not gonna fight, I am!\u201d rasped Batman as he decked Gigan. Gigan didn\u2019t like that as he fired his harpoon cables at Batman. Batman rolled out of the way and Gigan\u2019s harpoons buried themselves in the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you waiting for?!\u201d asked Lacey as she snapped her fingers and changed her outfit to another one. This one had a reasonable skirt and blue petticoat size, a shirt with white fluff around the neck and arms, the skirt sporting white fluff at the hem and waist, purple tights, black, fingerless, forearm length gloves with the same white fluff at all openings, and black boots with a white strap and white fluff around the mouth of the boot. Her foot smashed into SpaceGodzilla\u2019s crown. He started clutching it in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShould have hit somewhere else!\u201d he snarled. His dorsal plates glowed, and the deadly Corona Beam came streaming out of his mouth. We rolled out of the way and made a run for it towards the soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is nuts!\u201d I called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill you make with the stripes already?!\u201d snapped Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy will you not listen to your friend?\u201d asked a strange voice. It sounded like two women talking at once. I looked around but couldn\u2019t find the source. \u201cDown here!\u201d called the voices again. This time, I found the source on the jeep\u2019s wheel well. There, at their full height of 21 centimeters, dressed as island priestesses, were the Shobijin (Small Beauties), or the Cosmos, as some people address them. \u201cWill you not assist your friends and use your monster form?\u201d asked the Shobijin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you two nuts?!\u201d I protested. \u201cThat\u2019ll cause a panic among the people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it the people you\u2019re afraid for, or yourself?\u201d asked the Shobijin. I then heard a loud chirp. Everyone looked up to the sky to see an island goddess with large moth wings, blue insect eyes, and a pair of fuzzy antennae on her forehead. She landed with grace and glared at SpaceGodzilla and Gigan, particularly Gigan. The wings folded around her like a cloak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello, Gigan,\u201d she said softly. \u201cI thought I made it clear to you that this planet is not to have you on its surface.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike I\u2019m gonna listen to a glorified bug that has to lay two of herself!\u201d shrieked Gigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey! Don\u2019t be dissing Mothra!\u201d I snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d said the woman softly. She then put on a business manner. \u201cSpaceGodzilla, Gigan, in the name of the United Nations and the Kaiju Human Act, you are under arrest for assaulting humans with intent to kill! We can do this the easy way, or the hard way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe do not fear you!\u201d declared SpaceGodzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou should,\u201d warned Mothra. She unfolded her wings and started flapping them. A golden powder littered the area. SpaceGodzilla and Gigan started getting drowsy, then fell flat on their faces, snoring. Mothra slapped handcuffs on them and they were thrown in an armored truck. Mothra then turned to King Ghidorah. She gave a smirk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026They should fear you?!\u201d asked King Ghidorah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have sleep powder that can last for a hundred years,\u201d answered Mothra. \u201cNot a small nap to wake up from. Now, shall we head to base?\u201d She invited us to her jeep, which we accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The base we were taken to was a large one. The military welcomed us warmly. Mothra seemed to be a popular Kaiju-man. She reciprocated the welcome and led us to a room once we had a moment. Ghidorah followed us after SpaceGodzilla and Gigan were locked up. \u201cAs you can guess,\u201d answered Mothra, \u201cI\u2019m Mothra, Guardian of Infant Island and friend to these two.\u201d She gestured to the Shobijin on her desk. \u201cAnd the man behind you is King Ghidorah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, I got that,\u201d I replied. \u201cI\u2019m Megumi Hishikawa. This is Lacey Thanatos and Batman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello!\u201d called Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood to meet you,\u201d rasped Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, pardon my asking,\u201d I interjected, \u201cbut, didn\u2019t King Ghidorah try and destroy this planet once upon a time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, and then protected it alongside Mothra and Baragon when Godzilla was possessed by the souls of Japan,\u201d recalled Ghidorah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing humanish has allowed King Ghidorah to understand the humans,\u201d continued Mothra. \u201cNow, a question for you. The data we recovered from SpaceGodzilla and Gigan said that you weren\u2019t from our world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that data is, sadly, correct,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, multiverse theory became multiverse principle,\u201d mused Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re familiar with the multiverse?\u201d asked Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite appearances,\u201d replied the Shobijin, \u201cMothra is familiar with the basics in science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve worked with Kiryu (Machine Dragon) a few times,\u201d replied Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiryu?\u201d asked Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s mainly known as the current Mechagodzilla,\u201d explained Mothra. \u201cAnd we\u2019re having a problem with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHas he gone rogue?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, thankfully,\u201d replied Ghidorah. \u201cHe currently lacks the mental power to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEh?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollow me,\u201d said Mothra as she placed the Shobijin on her shoulder. We all left the room and headed to where the Kaiju-men under her watch dwelt. It was a large room with a TV screen taking up the entire wall, some gaming systems, and a bank of computer consoles. I could swear I heard some childish laughing. I turned around to see a humanoid robot in silver, a helmet covering a mouth, spines running down the back, and yellow eyes and a tail. The robot had a childish expression. He was running around a pole with his other hand out and whapping a powerfully built man repeatedly. The sight made me clamp my mouth shut so my squee wouldn\u2019t deafen everyone. The man had maple leaf spines, a tail, amber eyes, and claws on his fingers and toes! It\u2019s him! It\u2019s the King of the Monsters! The robot\u2019s hand repeatedly whapping him was annoying him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEr, is that\u2026Kiryu?\u201d I muttered. The robot then laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey! Pull my finger!\u201d he laughed. Something was seriously wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf only that were his normal brain talking,\u201d snarled Godzilla. \u201cThen I would get some satisfaction of hitting him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t\u2026\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiryu has a primary and secondary computer like his large body\u2019s pilots and Godzilla\u2019s brains,\u201d explained Mothra. \u201cThe primary brain handles the advanced cognitive functions while the secondary brain handles the basics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow basic are we talking about?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt makes Megalon look like a genius,\u201d growled Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, what happened to the more advanced brain?\u201d asked Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomeone took it,\u201d replied Ghidorah. \u201cAnd\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t know who,\u201d guessed Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHappened to you before?\u201d asked Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore times than I can count,\u201d remarked Batman. \u201cMind if I take a crack at finding it? I\u2019ve had some experience finding missing computer brains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKnock yourself out,\u201d offered Ghidorah. Batman took over a console and started his search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMegumi, a question,\u201d called Lacey as she summoned her usual school outfit. The Kaiju-men were startled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow can she move in that?!\u201d whispered Godzilla to Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to know myself,\u201d muttered Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened during the battle?\u201d Lacey hissed to me. \u201cYou didn\u2019t use Tora-Onna!\u201d In all honesty, I should have figured THAT question would be asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Shobijin got it right,\u201d I replied. \u201cI AM afraid of Tora-Onna.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d asked Batman as he worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2026THING\u2026is alien to me,\u201d I gulped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, you worked so hard to get her under control!\u201d countered Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can vouch for that,\u201d confirmed Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTora-Onna was brought under Shocker Rift control, remember?\u201d I reminded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou were told to snap your mother\u2019s neck,\u201d countered Batman. \u201cYou then disobeyed, snapped her handcuffs, and then proceeded to make Hiro blow up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuys, that thing where I was walking towards my mother,\u201d I argued, \u201cthat was me about to obey Hiro. He\u2019s got a grip on my mind, somehow, and staying in human form as long as possible is the best way to detain that grip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the problem with you humans,\u201d scoffed Godzilla. \u201cYou spent so much time trying to deny the animal part of your brain that you forgot the advantages that part brings in combat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, don\u2019t be hating on humans,\u201d called a voice. Godzilla tensed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMothra, you didn\u2019t ask for H.E.A.T to swing by, did you?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need Dr. Tatopoulos\u2019 help,\u201d replied Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will NOT work with that tuna eating Yank\u012b!\u201d (a name the Japanese use for their delinquents) roared Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho\u2019s a delinquent?!\u201d snarled the voice. We saw an American Kaiju-man come into view. He had spines that curved towards his head and\u2026oh Lord\u2026he\u2019s wearing a Yankees hat! He was accompanied by a brunette man, a red-headed woman, a raven-haired woman, a heavy-set, bearded blonde man, and a Hispanic man. A wheeled robot came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd the aforementioned Yank\u012b arrives,\u201d growled Godzilla. The American Kaiju-man, Zilla, from what I could see, snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd he\u2019s a Yankees fan, why not!\u201d I sighed. \u201cYankees suck! Go Red Sox!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou Sox fans are just jealous that the Yankees are better!\u201d roared Zilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZilla Tatopoulos!\u201d warned the brunette man. Zilla subsided like a child would with an irritated parent. The man then turned to us. \u201cPlease excuse my son, he can be a bit hot-headed. I\u2019m Dr. Nick Tatopoulos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m Dr. Elsie Chapman,\u201d introduced the red-head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Mendel Craven,\u201d answered the portly man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRandy Hernandez,\u201d greeted the Hispanic man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMonique Dupre,\u201d said the raven-haired woman, coldly. She spoke with a French accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, is that Batman?!\u201d yelped Randy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe very same,\u201d I replied. \u201cI got him from his universe. I\u2019m Megumi Hishikawa and this is Lacey Thanatos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello!\u201d called Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat brings you here?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe got word that you guys needed help finding Kiryu\u2019s brain,\u201d answered Nick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to do,\u201d rasped Batman. \u201cIf there\u2019s a technical person on your team, I would appreciate the help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat would be Randy and myself,\u201d answered Mendel. They sat down next to Batman and started work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo,\u201d muttered Monique, \u201cMechagodzilla Mark III is missing his brain? When were you going to tell us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was going into the report,\u201d assured Mothra. \u201cWe\u2019ve just been\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusy, yeah, the G.D.F is always busy,\u201d interrupted Zilla. \u201cBut you guys are usually nice enough to tell the Kaiju-men Watch Committee when the report is delayed due to something coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBureaucracy is more important than protecting the apes?\u201d asked Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d answered Ghidorah. \u201cZilla has a point, it WAS a lack of professional courtesy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure it can be rectified easily,\u201d I mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrue, but it\u2019s still annoying for both parties,\u201d replied Zilla. \u201cH.E.A.T\u2019s been busy too. We\u2019re trying to find Ts-eh-Go, the mutant Scorpion. He\u2019s busted out of Kaiju Max, our top Kaiju-men prison.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf someone like him can break out,\u201d growled Godzilla, \u201cthen it just proves that rehabilitation is the worst idea. Perhaps we should get rid of a certain pair of Kaiju-men in our hold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are human to a certain extent,\u201d chirped Mothra. \u201cThus, we are subject to human laws. That includes ALL Kaiju-men having a fair trial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose two have tried to destroy our world!\u201d snarled Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKilling is the easy way out,\u201d hissed Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot one of you nitwits!\u201d roared Godzilla. \u201cThe only way to ensure your enemies\u2019 defeat is their destruction!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhich begets more enemies,\u201d countered Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2026kind of\u2026have to agree with Big G here,\u201d sighed Zilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZilla,\u201d protested Nick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t object when I roasted Queen Bee!\u201d snapped Zilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cQueen Bee?\u201d I asked<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA Mutated Queen Bee,\u201d explained Mendel. \u201cIt was terraforming a resort to make room for her hive. Zilla roasted her by\u2026AHA!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d asked Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFound it!\u201d called Mendel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2026found it?!\u201d said Godzilla in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiryu\u2019s brain?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt uses an algorithm similar to my Bat-computer,\u201d remarked Batman, \u201calbeit, more advanced. The G.D.F makes good hardware and software. His brain is located somewhere in geostationary orbit around Osaka.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to find it for months!!\u201d snapped Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd this is why you should trust H.E.A.T,\u201d boasted Nick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow are we going to get up there?!\u201d asked King Ghidorah. \u201cFly?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid the winged Hydra monster say that?\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither he nor Mothra can get there,\u201d answered Godzilla. \u201cIt\u2019s too high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe air is thinner up there,\u201d supplied Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut King Ghidorah flew through space!\u201d I recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re part human,\u201d reminded Lacey. \u201cThey need oxygen as much as we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, there IS the Gotengo<\/em>,\u201d recalled Zilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Gotengo<\/em>! Of course!\u201d cheered Mothra. \u201cAnd I know who to call!\u201d She used a console and dialed a number. There was a dial tone for a few seconds, then a girl appeared on the screen. She had long, wavy, green hair adorned by a rose on the left side, a leafy green strapless dress, some pinkish red markings on her collarbone, long, green opera gloves with a slight vine appearance in the fingers, and tendrils with mouths around her workspace. I could guess who she was quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBiollante?!\u201d I yelped. \u201cBut she\u2019s an enemy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWAS an enemy,\u201d corrected Godzilla. \u201cThat human\u2019s soul helped her settle things after our last battle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, Erika\u2019s back?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEr, yes and no,\u201d remarked Biollante. \u201cI\u2019m still a new life-form with my own feelings and experiences, but I remember Erika\u2019s. Does that make sense?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerfectly for me,\u201d replied Lacey. Biollante arched an eyebrow. \u201cI\u2019ve dealt with dead things like that,\u201d elaborated Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s from another universe where the dead and living go to school together,\u201d I explained. The explanation satisfied Biollante but was replaced by confusion at seeing me and Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey just helped us find Kiryu\u2019s brain,\u201d replied Mothra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, thank you!\u201d squealed Biollante with a big, fat grin. \u201cWhere is it?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s in geostationary orbit around Osaka,\u201d reported Mothra. \u201cCan you get us the Gotengo<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOoh,\u201d winced Biollante. \u201cThat\u2019s a problem. The Gotengo<\/em> was decommissioned two months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWHAT?!\u201d we all yelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHold on!\u201d called Biollante. \u201cI didn\u2019t say getting up there was impossible, just that you can\u2019t use the original Gotengo<\/em>. After the original was decommissioned, the UN made a new one and had Admiral Douglas Gordon in command of that ship. I\u2019ll just call up the Admiral and we\u2019ll get you up there.\u201d She then stood up and I realized that, instead of human legs, she had four, large, trunk-like, greenish roots for movement. She turned and flicked a switch behind her, calling up a man of European stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBiollante,\u201d grunted the man. \u201cTo what do I owe the pleasure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHi Admiral Gordon! We found Kiryu\u2019s brain!\u201d cheered Biollante. \u201cMothra and her friends need the Gotengo-A<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust point me in the right direction and I\u2019ll be there,\u201d replied Admiral Gordon. \u201cGordon out.\u201d The transmission ended and Biollante turned to us with a grin as bright as her food source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, looks like you guys get to rescue a brain!\u201d giggled Biollante. \u201cBye!\u201d She terminated communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Siblings,\u201d muttered Godzilla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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