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// Prologue 
// Story: Godzilla: Domination 
// by Gojipower12 
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A tall olive-green stallion sporting a white beard and brown markings on his coat sat in the confined space of his laboratory, writing down a page of notes on a miniscule notepad while keeping an eye on a medium-sized test tube filled with a questionable bioluminescent liquid. He was dressed in a white lab coat on top of a turquoise dress shirt, and wore a pair of brown pants. The stallion’s horn ignited with magical light as he encased the glass container in a lime-green aura and levitated it closer to his face. He took hold of a small silver rectangular device and switched on the recording button.

“Log 35: September 23rd, 8:45 P.M. I’m currently on day five in experimenting with test subject TL-67. I had concocted a highly viscous liquid composed of hydrogen, water, and a very small dosage of radiation. It seems that the radiation’s properties are causing the liquid to give off a strong bioluminescent glow. I don’t know what to make of this strange phenomenon, but I will say that it is quite fascinating. The experiment is far from finished, therefore I must continue with further testing. It is my priority to determine whether TL-67 is safe enough to be used for the betterment of ponykind.”

The unicorn switched off the device and set it aside, carefully placing the test tube inside a glass container. The elder scientist let out a weary sigh as he locked the container in his desk’s drawer and took off his lab coat, hanging it up on the coat rack next to the door. He glanced at a portrait of a younger version of himself wrapping his hoof around a speckled brownish-orange mare adorned with a sparkling diamond-encrusted fedora. The two ponies in the portrait wore massive smiles on their faces. There was a sticky note hanging on the bottom of the frame that read “No matter what happens, never forget to always keep a big smile on your face. I love you, Cobalt.”. Cobalt smiled a bittersweet smile as he put the portrait down, still combing through his mind for pleasant memories.

“We’re one step closer to achieving our goal, Glamour. It won’t be long before we’re able to cure terrible diseases, stengthen defense forces, brighten ponies’ faces, and in general make the world a safer and happier place.” He softly spoke, wiping a single tear from his cheek. Cobalt gathered himself and walked out of the laboratory, locking the door for the night. Walking down the hallway, the elder scientist casually glanced at the wonderful artwork the Fillypines Science Departments building had to offer. It wasn’t long before Cobalt found himself meeting a light violet Earth pony mare sporting a raspberry-colored mane. 

“Hey, dad.” Spoke the mare as she gave Cobalt a sweet smile. 

“Sugar Spice! I thought you were supposed to be on your way to Appaloosa.” Cobalt said. 

“I was, but the train broke down and by the time the engineers got it back up, the station had closed for the night.” Sugar replied. 

“This is quite a surprise, but a welcome one to be sure. I bet you’re tired and hungry. Your house?” 

***

“So, a little bird told me you have your eye on a special somepony.” Cobalt spoke while wearing a teasing grin on his face as he levitated a spoonful of chopped cauliflower into his mouth. He smiled even more when he saw Sugar turn red as a apple after hearing his words.

“Ah... uh, I see him at my job almost everyday. I mean, he’s pretty good looking for... for a pegasus. But, uh... I’m not really into him. Yeah.” She said. “Do you want me to get you something to drink, dad?” 

“No, I’m fine. Say, have I told you about how your mother and I met?” Cobalt asked.

“More than I’d care to admit.” Sugar replied with a giggle. A high-pitched beeping suddenly rang out from the kitchen, grabbing Sugar’s attention. 

“Oh, damn! The pie’s burning!” Sugar yelped as she rushed to the kitchen and opened her now smoking oven, quickly putting on a pair of mittens and grabbing a sizzling apple pie out of the oven. Cobalt couldn’t help but quietly chuckle at the minor mishap. Cobalt was about to aid his daughter when he froze to the defeaning sound of thunderous tremors. The tremors seemed to be in tune to a rhythmic beat; it was slow and evenly paced rather than jarring. They sounded more like giant footsteps than a simple earthquake. All of a sudden, the tremors just stopped. Cobalt cleared his throat as he nervously sank into his chair. It became eerily quiet, there was no hint of noise coming from anywhere. Not even the kitchen. Sugar cautiously peeked her head out of the kitchen, glancing at her visibly disturbed father. 

“Dad? Are you okay?” She asked. Sugar shrieked as a absolutely massive silver scythe stabbed into the concrete roof and slashed it open like it was merely paper. The wicked weapon lifted back into the unknown, leaving the terrified equines confused. Without warning, the roof was violently ripped wide open. Sugar and Cobalt’s eyes widened as they were greeted by a enormous nightmarish-looking mechanical Titan glaring at them with a pulsating crimson visor that took the place of optics. A large serrated blade-like crest jutted out of the beast’s head, followed by a single row of hooked forward-facing spines that lined the top of the Titan’s head and led all the way down to the bottom of its neck. Three silver segmented titanium-alloy fins jutted out of the beast’s back. The Titan’s armored body was a black and silver pallette, sporting violet bioluminescent lights dotting the mech’s chest, torso, neck, and head. The beast’s frame was also adorned with red stripes that wrapped around its entire body. The Titan’s insectoid mandibles retracted into tiny ports near its silver beak as it slightly opened its beak, revealing rows of sharp teeth and glowing crimson lights inside. The Titan let out a shrill metallic screech that forced Cobalt and Sugar to cover their ears. 

“WHAT IS THAT THING?!” Sugar yelled. The mechanical Titan’s left scythe split in two and began to unravel itself until it reformed into a clawed grappling device. Before Cobalt and Sugar had the chance to run away, the Titan aimed its wicked appendage at Cobalt and Sugar, firing the grappling claw at them. The two terrified equines were hopelessly locked in its grasp.

“AGH!!” Cobalt and Sugar screamed as the Titan retracted the claw back into its arm’s socket.

“I CAN’T MOVE!!! WHAT DOES THIS THING WANT WITH US?!” Sugar screamed.

“Listen to me, Sugar! We’re going to be just fine!” Cobalt exclaimed. The Titan’s visor split into four sections, revealing a optical sensor sitting in the center of the metal facial plating. The sensor flickered to life as it projected a harmless transparent widespread laser that slowly paced up and down while thoroughly scanning Cobalt and his daughter. After a long moment, the laser dissipated after the two equines heard a series of low-pitched beeps casually going off. The Titan’s visor reformed back into one piece as the metal colossus turned its head to glance at the sky. The mech’s shoulders opened up as two cube-shaped laser pointers popped out, firing a pair of long-range homing beacons straight into the sky. The laser pointers retracted into their ports as the mech’s shoulders closed shut. For a moment, Cobalt wondered what was the purpose of the beacons. He found the answer when four bright bioluminescent lights, followed by the thunderous roar of engines, impaled the clouds and forced Cobalt and Sugar to shield their eyes. Descending from the sky like a hungry bird of prey, a massive silver ship sharing resemblance to the dagger-like tips of a cragged mountain landed right in front of the Kaiju. The ship’s main doors evenly split in two as what appeared to be a sort of extraterrestrial unicorn draped in white and black garments stepped outside, glancing at the giant mech and its captive.

“Hello, professor. Oh, and hello to you too, Miss Spice. I see you both got aquainted with Gigan. I assure you, he’s a people person.” The visitor said with a smug grin. Gigan knelt down on his right kneecap, bowing before the extraterrestrial in a way akin to a servant bowing to his king. 

“Who are you? What do you want with us?!” Cobalt demanded.

“I have many names, but I’m particularly partial to Xerxes. Now, to answer your first question, I had Gigan fetch you two because... my people need your help to, uh, complete a project.” Xerxes replied. Cobalt gave a questionable look at Xerxes as he briefly glanced at Gigan.

“Do we have a choice?”

“Well, I would give you a choice.... But then if I did, you’d most likely report to your authorities and that would cause a bit of a problem for me, would it? Now, you and your gorgeous daughter will have to come with me on the ship. No questions asked, please.”

“Listen, I’m not sure who you are... But from what I just seen, I know your “project” isn’t going to be used for benevolent reasons.”

“Oh, really?”

“We’re not going to cooperate with you. You’re up to something... diabolical, I just know it.” 

Xerxes simply chuckled as he waved a hoof at Gigan in a calm manner.

“Gigan, change their minds.” Xerxes ordered. Gigan chirped in a sadistic way as his right scythe began to shift and interlock until it formed into a huge plasma cannon. Gigan took aim at Sugar’s house, relishing the reverberating sound of his weapon humming to life as a glowing ball of plasma began forming at the tip of the cannon’s nozzle. A massive concentrated beam of pure energy shot out of the cannon with explosive force, rocketing towards the house. Right as the plasma smashed into the porch, it triggered a enormous explosion that took out more than half of the surrounding neighborhood. 

“No...” Sugar gasped, tears welling in her eyes as she watched her hometown burn. Gigan threw the two equines into the ship as he turned to Xerxes.

“It’s simple. You help me with my project, or I’ll simply kill you and just slaughter more innocent ponies. It’s your choice.” Xerxes nonchalantly stated with a chuckle. Cobalt sighed in dismay as he looked at his daughter. 

“Fine, we’ll do it.” Cobalt answered with disdain in his voice. 

“Good. Gigan, patrol the area and make sure you get rid of anything that interferes with my ship. Oh, and take Megalon with you. You could use the extra muscle.” 

Xerxes grinned as a large port on the side of the ship opened up. A second mechanical Kaiju walked out of the entrance, taking a gander at his new surroundings. Unlike Gigan’s sleek appearance, Megalon sported a extremely muscular build. He heavily resembled a beetle, possessing a split armored carapace that protected his wings, large golden bug-like optics, a segmented mouthplate, insectoid mandibles, and a silver prolonged horn-like crest that ended in a star-shaped tip. Megalon’s chest was segmented to make room for a glowing golden orb that sat in the center. The beetle-like titan’s heavily armored body was a muddy brown color while his carapace was a gold color mixed with black markings. Much like Gigan, Megalon didn’t possess hands. His arms ended in huge segmented drills ending with a frill of spiny tips at each segment. Gigan let out a short screech before activating a pair of thrusters located just above his thighs, taking off into the skies. Megalon unfolded his carapace and unfurled two massive synthetic wings, taking off after Gigan. With the two cyborgs off to wreak havoc, Xerxes closed the ship’s doors and led Cobalt and Sugar down the hall.