Eliza was sitting at a counter. Her eyes looking through a microscope at a blood sample from herself. The technologically advanced microscope was able to quickly identify the G-cells, but there were other foreign genetic traits integrated with her own. This should've been impossible, considering that she and her cousins worked to only integrate G-cell production into their genetic code.
"This isn't right!" said Eliza, going through her notes. She then made her way over to the next microscope over. She began to analyze a separate sample.
"No. How could we have missed this?!" cried Eliza. Suddenly, she felt herself grabbed and thrown to the ground. Eliza grunted as the sheet fell over her head.
"Traitor! You aligned yourself with these humans!" yelled Chris as he grabbed Eliza. The girl found that Chris, Harold and Lor'Rah were present. All were in their regenerated forms. Eliza found herself forced onto her knees by Chris.
"The High Commander is sorely disappointed in you, my dear," said Lor'Rah. Chris removed the sheet from her head but his eyes widened in shock.
"What? Who are you?!" demanded Chris.
"It's me. Eli'za," said Eliza.
"Impossible. You were regenerated. What has happened to you?" asked Harold in shock.
"Likely she experimented to make herself look more human," said Lor'Rah dismissively. Eliza stood up to her feet.
"No, you don't understand! We've made a horrible mistake!" said Eliza.
"The only mistake was you joining these animals!" said Chris, kicking Eliza to the ground.
"Please! Project Regeneration was a failure! We-" Eliza cried out as Chris planted his foot on her chest, with a plasma pistol aimed at her.
"You're a disgrace to our people. Not only are you a traitor, you rejected your Millenian form in favor to live like these beasts," said Chris with a cold expression. Eliza panted in pain.
"Chro'nus, please," said Eliza. The front door was broken down. The group turned their attention to the living room, where Junior staggered in. He found the aliens in the room, along with Eliza on the ground.
"Gojira!" cried Eliza. Chris turned with his pistol aimed at Junior. The Transmutant rolled behind a metal table as the pistol was fired at him. Junior hid himself behind the table as the rest of the aliens drew out pistols and began to fire on him. Eliza quickly shot up and rushed to the back of the house, searching drawers.
"We missed you back at the Hive, Takeshi!" said Chris as he fired off his pistol. Inoue suddenly bolted into the living room, firing off her rifle. Harold grunted as he caught a couple of bullets and dropped to the ground. Lor'Rah and Chris dove behind counters and began to fire back. Inoue took cover behind the metallic table beside Junior. She glared at him.
"What the hell were you thinking barging in like that?!" yelled Inoue, smacking Junior in the shoulder.
"Hey, I didn't know she wasn't alone!" said Junior. A couple of MONARCH soldiers bolted in and fired their weapons at the aliens. Lor'Rah peeped out of cover and fired off several shots. She grunted as a bullet caught her in the skull, knocking her back dead on the ground. Chris grabbed the pistol she dropped and jumped out of cover, firing the two pistols. He gave a war cry as he charged towards the soldiers while firing off the guns. The soldiers were caught off guard by the act. The two soldiers that burst in were shot down by the hot plasma bolts that struck them. Inoue cursed as her rifle clicked, signaling that the magazine was empty. Before Chris could hop over the turned over table and gun them down, Eliza came out of hiding and fired off her own plasma pistol. Chris cried out as he was shot several times in the back. He dropped to the ground before Inoue and Junior.
The two stepped out of cover. They found Eliza panting as she trembled with the gun in her hands. She dropped to her knees, weeping as she tossed the gun away. Meanwhile, Rodan, Mosura, Fluttershy, and a couple of more MONARCH soldiers began to make their way into the house.
"Medic!" called the C.O. of the squad. Junior began to make his way over to the girl that wept on the floor and knelt beside her.
"Eliza?" called Junior. The girl sniffled as she removed her hands from her face. Junior's eyes widened as he began to take notice of the girl's human appearance.
"Wait.. You are Eliza, right?" asked Junior. The girl sniffled as she cracked a small smile. Rodan ran over to the girl and held her tightly.
"Thank God you're alright!" said Rodan in relief. Eliza buried her head into his shoulder.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," wept Eliza. Inoue found Harold lying on the ground, bleeding. He convulsed as he coughed up blood. Fluttershy turned away as she grew sick. She couldn't handle the horrific sight. Inoue herself has had experience shooting down whoever she was ordered to in the past, but she could never get used to the sight. She wondered if any of the veterans went through the same thing or if she was just being weak.
"Good thing Principal Celestia was willing to give us your address. Hell, we're lucky that you guys actually used this address for your outpost," said Junior, holding up his cell phone.
"Eliza, what happened?" asked Rodan, pulling away from Eliza, while holding her shoulders. It was here that he noticed her human appearance.
Eliza stood up and staggered over to the counter. She winced in pain as she ran a hand over the counter. A holographic image appeared, depicting cellular structures.
"We've made a horrible mistake. My species were searching for a genetic source that would allow a near perfect regenerative process. We found that through Gojira's DNA, but we were too quick to go through with it," said Eliza, depicting a green cell.
"This is what GeneCo calls a 'G-cell'. It seems to only exist in Gojira's lineage, from his father's side," said Eliza, looking to Junior, who stared at the holographic image.
"We learned that these cells are responsible for regenerating your biology. We attempted to extract it from you and integrate them into our own bodies. However, we missed something," said Eliza, flipping the holographic image. A double helix appeared next to the cell, with information appearing on the first bars of the genetic pattern.
"We thought if we just isolated the cells long enough, we could integrate them into our genetic code and have them adapt to and reform our bodies. However, I just found out that these G-cells held a copy of your DNA stored inside of themselves. Like memory banks," said Eliza. She turned to Junior, with the sheet covering her body. She stared into Junior's Amber eyes.
"Gojira, we not only regenerated, but we also inherited YOUR genetic code. Your humanity, your ethnic traits, we're pseudo relatives at this point," said Eliza. Junior just stared, then he looked at his hand and then to Eliza. Truthfully, she did look like she could have been related to him.
"Wait... Does that mean you took on his mutations?" asked Fluttershy.
"I'm afraid so," said Eliza. The double helix hologram suddenly depicted small silhouette images of a human, a Millenian, and a reptilian creature. Junior shuddered as he stared. It was happening all over again. Someone else was suffering because of his lineage.
"But you looked nothing like him when you changed on the chopper!" said Mosura.
"I know. And I have a rough idea why. The G-cells are expecting to be dwelling in a human body. However, an alien such as myself would be very unfamiliar. I believe that it's trying to figure out what sequences are necessary the most. So it's... I fear it's trying to form me into one or the other species. I realize that what we've done was a front to nature. Now the G-cells are seeking to change my biology to whatever it takes for order," said Eliza. She grunted as her face began to shift. The group stared in shock as her head slightly bulged in the back as one of her eyes became completely violet.
"And I fear that all that will be left is an abomination!" whimpered Eliza in pain, tears streaming down her face. Junior turned and gasped as he noticed the reptilian lab rat to be in the cage. It snarled as it attempted to break free, slamming against the cage. Fluttershy cupped her mouth in horror at the sight.
"We can stop it though, right? I mean, you're smart! You've worked on this before!" said Rodan, holding Eliza with a forced optimistic look on his face. However, Junior could tell that panic was in his voice.
"I may not have enough time alone! The ones I worked with are lying dead before us! They wouldn't listen! Our race is doomed," said Eliza, solemnly.
"No, no, no! Eliza, I'm not losing you to a lab accident! I'm no scientist, but what if we got rid of the other genes that you don''t need? What if you traded away the Transmutant and human genes for your own?" asked Rodan desperately.
"My Millenian DNA is the reason why this is happening! The G-cells are just trying to replicate me into something it can recognize! It's why I attacked Gojira! It was driving me to consume more of his DNA for a better blue print to abide by!" said Eliza, tears streaming down her face. Truthfully, she was scared of what lied ahead for her and her people. But what brought her to tears was the distress it was bringing to Rodan, even to her friends who watched on helplessly.
"Then what if we you got rid of the Millenian? You develop something that wipes out the alien genes and you convert into a full human?" asked Fluttershy. Everyone looked to her in surprise. The girl was trembling.
"If Erika's father could save her from dying, then you can save yourself! You're more advanced and have a better understanding of this, don't you?!" asked Fluttershy, desperately.
"Fluttershy..." Eliza sniffled.
"Eliza, I don't care whether you're human or a Millenian. I just don't want to lose one of my friends!" cried Fluttershy. Eliza looked to the hologram that hovered over the counter. She nodded as she stood up and made her way to the counter.
"It's worth a try. We partially did this when we were trying to isolate the G-cells from the obvious unwanted genetic traits for regeneration. But, if I can program a 'gene cleanser' through the G-cells, they should eliminate the Millenian traits and fully convert me into this human state. At most, I'll be a Transmutant, like you," said Eliza, with a smile as she looked to her friends. Junior withdrew his sweater and placed it on Eliza's shoulders.
"Take it. It's better than a sheet," said Junior with a smile. Eliza smiled warmly as she zipped it up.
"I'll need your help. And as I promised," Eliza turned to the air.
"Computer, forward all military technological data to the MONARCH database!" said Eliza.
"Wait, you have access to our database?!" asked the Inoue incredulously.
"Indeed, we tapped into your world's wide web long before. It's how we've managed to get this far. But I now know that I was on the wrong side," said Eliza as she drew out test tubes. She drew out a syringe and looked to Junior.
"Please, would you mind?" asked Eliza. Junior held out his arm with a firm look.
"Take all that you need," said Junior. Eliza stepped over and stuck the syringe into his arm, drawing blood. Inoue turned and noticed that Harold was weakly moving his arm.
"E-Eli'za..." called Harold with a rasped voice. The alien girl turned, her eyes wide. As she sat the blood samples aside, she knelt beside Harold, who stared at her weakly.
"We... We were fools. I never knew..." Harold wheezed. Eliza sniffled as she held his hand.
"Save your strength, cousin," said Eliza.
"I suggested the same thing before. Integrating with humans. However, we were blinded by our own arrogance. Please... Forgive me," said Harold, before lying back down and letting out final breath. Eliza sniffled as her eyes burned. Fluttershy and Mosura teared up at the sight. Junior just stared, stoic but his fists clenched.
Hayato stood among a few high ranking officers in a control room at a base of MONARCH. He stared at a digital map, depicting the military units that were deployed to Canterlot. He looked to screens in the room as staff in the room sat at computer consoles, monitoring the battlefield and collecting data. The screens depicted soldiers running through the streets, fleeing from the alien forces that used their heavy artillery to push them back. An A-10 Warthog was shown soaring over to the alien walker, firing off its 30 mm gatling gun. The bullets were deflected off of the surface of the walker.
On another screen, F-22s continued to fire their guns and rockets at the alien aircraft above, but still failed to damage it. Not even the artillery trucks had any affect with their missiles being launched at the war machines.
"Prep the Stealth Bomber. We're dropping the MOAB," said Hayato. The MOAB was the strongest non-nuclear explosive in Equestria's arsenal. He knew that they needed more fire power to take down these aliens, while the national guard and MONARCH struggled. The collateral damage in the city may be large, but it was nothing compared to what these invaders were capable of. However, he prayed this was the amount of force needed to bring these war machines down because he feared escalating the fire power.
"This is unbelievable! We can handle their infantry no problem, yet we can't dent their war machines!" said an officer angrily.
"Pray to God that we won't have to go nuclear," said another officer with dread, visibly sweating.
"Where is Jet Jaguar?" asked Hayato.
"Jet Jaguar is inbound to Canterlot City. He will touch down in under a minute," said a woman on a console. A screen depicted a first person view of the mech, Jet Jaguar. The mech was soaring towards the city, which glowed red from the fire and explosions. The mech raised its arms and short forth beams of energy down upon the alien infantry that was pushing the national guard back. The mech blasted off and began to fire its beams onto the war machine. The deflector shield blocked the attacks.
"I want Jet Jaguar focused on the infantry! We need to give the men a chance to regroup!" said Hayato. He then noticed the door sliding open. From it, a man came rushing in.
"Director, there's something you must be informed about!" said the man.
"I'm in the middle of monitoring a war for survival. What is it that's important?" demanded Hayato.
"Sir, the database has downloaded information on the enemy!" said the man. Hayato looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean?" asked Hayato. The man held out a tablet to Hayato, which depicted strange blue prints of what looked to be the alien technology that they were facing, including the war machines.
"Where did this come from?" questioned Hayato.
"Unknown. We just found our systems downloading this data on our screens," said the man. Hayato smirked.
"So... one of them really did turn out to be a friend," said Hayato to himself.
"Sir?" called the man.
"Nothing. I want the data sorted out and copied into back files," said Hayato as he looked through the tablet. The alien text began to convert into Equish text, translating what was there.
"Incredible," said Hayato, skimming through the data.
"The enemy's data? Well what weaknesses can we exploit?!" asked an officer.
"Their shields are virtually impenetrable. No amount of conventional fire power will get through," said Hayato, furrowing his brows as he came across a blue print for a 'shield generator'. However his eyes widened.
"Wait... There's something. It seems that only gamma radiation is capable of piercing through," said Hayato.
"Nukes are out of the question, Director," said an officer with a glare.
"Out of the question?! Hold on, this is the fate of our species!" said another officer. As the heads of command began to argue, the rest of the staff turned from their stations. They were growing with anxiety and worry. What they were hearing led to thoughts of dread.
"No, nukes will not be necessary," said Hayato as he turned to the staff.
"Establish contact with Sergeant Koizumi!" ordered Hayato.
Meanwhile in Canterlot City...
Senior gave a war cry as he fired off several shots at the Millenians who filled the halls of Trojan Tower. Destoroyah grabbed a chair and threw it against a Millenian, who grunted as he fell back from the force of his powerful throw. Koizumi ran forward as he peppered his bullets against a Millenian by an elevator. Gabara swarmed in an electric covered state, tackling a Millenian to the ground. He laughed maniacally as he grabbed the alien's neck, scorching him. The Millenian was left a charred corpse with darkened eyes.
The Olympians moved forward in a tight formation, shooting down any invader that attempted to flank them. Vale shot down an alien from the far end of the hall, while Hutch shot an enemy through the window. The Guardians joined Senior's side as they fired off their weapons. The group began to make their way up the stairs. Baragon groaned as he climbed up.
"Why can't we just take the elevator?!" complained Baragon.
"They'll be expecting that! We'd be sitting ducks in a tight space!" said Koizumi. Manda groaned.
"We're barley halfway there!" complained Manda. Suddenly, Koizumi's COM crackled.
"Sergeant Koizumi, do you read?" asked Hayato over the COM.
"Loud and clear! We're halfway to the objective! Lot'sa bogies!" said Koizumi.
"Can Takeshi hear me?" asked Hayato.
"I hear you!" said Senior.
"Takeshi, we require your assistance. You are the key to thwarting the war machines outside," said Hayato.
"What do you mean?" questioned Senior as the group continued to move up the stairs.
"They're vulnerable to gamma radiation. Your atomic breath is the only weapon capable of penetrating them without the use of nuclear arms," said Hayato.
"The fuck did he just say?!" exclaimed Baragon.
"Director, I am in the middle of another objective," said Senior.
"Takeshi, I have men dying in the streets! Only you are capable of turning the tide!" said Hayato. Senior stopped as he looked to Koizumi.
"Do what you gotta do," shrugged Koizumi. Senior nodded.
"Very well. I'm on my way," said Senior. He turned to the Guardians.
"Follow Koizumi. Destroy the Seeder. I'll regroup with you as soon as I am through," said Senior. His Guardians looked to him in reluctance. Destoroyah stepped up to Senior.
"You'll need someone to have your back," said Destoroyah. The Guardians glared at him.
"No way! I'll have his back!" said Baragon. He wasn't thrilled about volunteering for what would likely be another suicide mission, but no way in hell was he gonna leave Senior alone with the leader of the Revolutionaries.
"He will need flight to get around quickly. I can provide that," said Destoroyah. Senior nodded in reluctance.
"Very well," said Senior. The two moved up the steps ahead of the group, bursting through the first door on the next floor. Destoroyah dispersed into a swarm of red micro crustaceans, which then reformed into a red scarlet creature, which bore a demonic appearance. It bore crab-like legs and an almost serpent-like upper body, with a glowing horn on its head. Great bat-like wings sprouted. Destoroyah screeched as he crashed through the window, with Senior hopping onto his back. Senior grunted as he kept a firm grip on Destoroyah's jagged carapace. His eyes glowed neon blue as the back of his throat lit up. A hum came from him that grew louder. The two soared towards the alien aircraft. Senior opened his mouth wide as Destoroyah tilted onto his side. A stream of hot plasma radiation shot from his mouth. The radiation easily passed the deflector shield of the ship, scorching the hull. The ship sparked as its field became distorted, as though it was failing. Destoroyah made another pass over the ship, allowing Senior to fire again, dragging his flame-like breath across the hull of the aircraft. The aircraft's field sparked and fizzled out. As Destoroyah flew away, a couple of F-22s flew towards it, launching their missiles. The missiles struck the ship, breaching its armor. The aircraft hummed as it wobbled in the air. Its cannon began to charge up, however Senior and Destoroyah made another pass, this time under the ship.
Destoroyah soared under the ship, allowing Senior to drag his atomic breath at its belly. The now vulnerable ship's bottom began to explode from the power of his atomic breath. The ship began to descend as it exploded midair. Destoroyah screeched victoriously.
"We're not through yet!" said Senior, pointing to the walkers that moved through the streets. Destoroyah dove down towards one of the closest walkers, allowing Senior to spew his breath onto its hull, breaching its shield. Senior gasped as he noticed that another alien space craft was arriving. This time however, smaller ships began to appear from under it. They looked like sleek pods with cannons on their sides. The fighters flew after the two.
"Shit! We have company!" said Senior. Destoroyah grunted as he flew in between tight spaces of the buildings. The fighters swarmed through the city, only to make a turn in attempt to find the Transmutants. One of the fighters found itself struck by a missile by an F-22, causing it to crash into the side of a building. The fighters directed their attention on the human pilots, while a few hovered through the city, searching for the Transmutants.
Senior and Destoroyah soared out of hiding. Destoroyah screeched as he spewed a mix of mist and violet energy from his jaws, which struck an unsuspecting fighter. It crashed into the street, exploding.
"Looks like their fighters aren't as protected!" said Senior. Destoroyah wailed as he flew towards another hovering fighter, which spun to face them. Destoroyah's horn flashed and projected an extended plasma form. He flew passed the fighter, slashing his horn against it, causing it to split in half and explode. However, the remaining fighter set its sights on the two as it approached. The fighter shot multiple plasma shots, striking Destoroyah's wing. The Transmutant wailed in agony. Senior cried out as the two crashed into the street. Destroyah skidded across the street as Senior rolled onto the ground. The Revolutionary transformed back into his humanoid form, groaning in pain as his shoulder was missing, appearing scorched. The two turned as the fighter approached, with its cannon ready. Senior opened his mouth and shot his atomic breath, destroying the fighter. The two panted, in pain as the fighter rested in flames in the street. The two looked up and found the large aircraft approaching. Its cannon beginning to light up as it seemed to point its nose towards them.
"Heh. So this is how we go out. Not as enemies, but allies. Funny how it comes back around," said Destoroyah, sending Senior a smile. Senior merely bowed his head. However, the two heard an explosion. They turned their attention to the aircraft, which sprouted massive crystals out of its hull. The ship descended as it burned, while more crystals emerged. The aircraft crashed, exploding on impact. Senior stared in shock. He then found Xenjira to be walking through the flames of the wreckage, covered in a layer of crystal that decayed off of his body. Senior and Destoroyah stood, finding this young man to be approaching.
"Xenjira..." said Senior in shock.
"Father." greeted Xenjira flatly. He bore a hard expression.
"Huh. You never mentioned that you had another kid," said Destoroyah in surprise.
"He fails to mention everything," said Xenjira in a low tone.
"Xenjira, I..." Senior stopped as Xenjira walked off.
"I'm only here to guarantee my own survival. This changes nothing," said Xenjira. A walker began to approach the three, its cannon glowing. Xenjira's crystals sparked on his body. His body gave a low hum. From his mouth came forth the orange tendril-like stream of energy. The beam struck through the deflector shield and crashed into the three legs on the right of the walker. The walker's legs exploded, falling apart as it fell over and crashed onto its side. Xenjira fired his beam again, which twirled and pierced through the hull of the walker, causing it to burst.
"Incredible," said Destoroyah. Xenjira began to sprint down the street, advancing towards the infantry ahead. Senior turned to find the remaining walkers to be blasting anything in their path, moving further throughout the city.
"Come! We still have a job to do!" said Senior, sprinting off to one of the walkers. Destoroyah chuckled as he ran after him.
Junior was setting down some beakers onto the counter, beside Eliza. He found the girl to be wincing as her neck bore a dark patch of scales and rough wrinkly flesh on her cheek. Her eyes had changed to a fiery orange. Just the sight of her made Junior's stomach uneasy with worry. He could tell that she was holding in her pain as best as she could as her body attempted to restructure itself on the cellular level. He found Rodan to be pacing in the living room anxiously, while Inoue was standing with the rest of the soldiers inspecting the house they were in. Mosura and Fluttershy on the other hand looked to be doing what they could to help. They were helping look over the blood samples that Eliza was experimenting with. Mosura was staring at a device that a sample lied inside. It almost appeared like an oven. However, Eliza explained that it distorted the 'fabric of time' or something along those lines. Junior may not have been bright, but he at least understood that the machine created its own field of time and space somehow, and it artificially accelerated time for whatever was inside the field of influence contained within said device. In other words, the sample that she was experimenting with for gene cleansing was being aged artificially in the span of a couple of minutes.
"It's done!" said Mosura, as the device beeped.
"Good! Take it out and carefully bring the sample here," said Eliza. Mosura carefully opened up the door, reached inside and drew out the petri dish. She brought it over to Eliza and carefully placed it on the counter. Eliza removed the sample that she was analyzing and brought the dish close to herself. She placed on a pair of goggles and, which enhanced her sight on the sample. She cursed under her breath.
"This one's no good. The formula's killed all the cells," said Eliza, handing Junior the sample. He took it over to a separate counter, where he placed down the sample with several other failed samples. Junior grimaced as he began to mentally count them.
"Eliza, we're running out of blood samples," said Fluttershy with worry. Eliza took a breath.
"It's OK. We've almost got it," said Eliza.
"If you need more blood..." Junior held out his arm. Eliza grimaced as she stared at Junior's arm. She saw that he looked to be getting pale, looking a bit tired as well.
"No, that won't be necessary," said Eliza, forcing a smile. Junior retracted his arm as he frowned. Inoue noticed that Junior and Rodan were getting much more anxious.
"Boys, why don't you go and get something to eat?" suggested Inoue. Rodan glared at her.
"How can we eat at a time like this?!" yelled Rodan.
"At the very least, get Gojira something to eat. He's going to need his strength," said Inoue, gesturing to Junior. The boy waved his hand dismissively.
"No, I'm good," said Junior.
"It's not a request. Go get yourself a damn happy meal before you pass out," said Inoue, narrowing her eyes. Junior raised a brow, taken aback by her tone. He then noticed Fluttershy patting him on the shoulder. She stood on her toes as she leaned close to his ear.
"I think it's a good idea. Go on ahead and take Rodan. It'll help clear his head," said Fluttershy. Junior glanced at the red haired boy, who was growing antsier as he watched Eliza. Junior sighed as he walked towards the front door.
"Come on, Ro. We'll be back soon," said Junior. Rodan looked to Junior but back to Eliza. The girl softly smiled at him. Rodan's lip quivered as he stared, not wanting to separated from her at this time. Junior made his way to him and began to pat his shoulder, ushering him to the door.
The two found themselves walking down the street away from the house. The boys were silent as they made their journey to whatever fast food restaurant that was close by. They continued on until they came across a spot that typically served burgers. Shortly later, the boys were walking out, carrying their own hamburgers. Junior bit down onto his sandwich, savoring the taste. He noticed Rodan to be slowly eating, as though he was forcing himself. Rodan sighed as he held out his burger.
"You want the rest?" asked Rodan.
"No, not after you took a bite out of it," said Junior with a deadpan look. Rodan rolled his eyes as he tore the burger in half and held out the side that wasn't bitten. Junior took it.
"It's not fair. First she says she doesn't want anything to do with me, then it turns out that she does, and now she's turning into a monster. I must be the most unlucky guy in the universe," said Rodan solemnly.
"Hey, come on. You can't think like that right now," said Junior. Rodan scoffed.
"This coming from you?" asked Rodan. Junior sighed.
"I know, I'm a hypocrite. But you gotta be strong for her. Even when things seem bad," said Junior. He then noticed a store that bore television screens. They were playing the local news, depicting footage of Canterlot City in flames, along with the alien army that was fighting the national guard in the streets.
"It's not like things could get worse," said Rodan, looking at the screens. Junior grimaced as he thought about his father and the Guardians. He then found that he was receiving a call. He answered it.
"Hello? Mom? No, I'm fine. Yeah, I saw. Dad's there. M-Mom. Mom- I- Hey, listen," said Junior, speaking on the phone.
"No, I'll be home soon. Right now, I'm helping out my friends with something. Alright, Love you," said Junior, hanging up. He sighed.
"My mom's pissed," said Junior with a forced chuckle. Rodan smiled in amusement.
"Goji! Rodan!" called a familiar voice. Junior and Rodan stopped and found Fluttershy to be running down the side walk.
"What?! What's wrong?!" asked Rodan, worriedly. Fluttershy planted as she bore a look of joy on her face.
"We might have found it!" said Fluttershy. Rodan and Junior's eyes widened.
"Are you sure?" asked Rodan incredulously. Fluttershy nodded.
"Yeah! Come on!" said Fluttershy as she led the boys back to the house. Shortly, they made their way back, entering the house. They found Eliza to be standing over the counter, panting, She looked to Rodan with a smile.
"Is it true?" asked Rodan. Eliza nodded.
"Yes. The G-cells eliminated the Millenian genes from my sample and has recognized the human genes. This should bring order to my biology," said Eliza. She pointed to a device that spun a vial filled with a yellow fluid.
"The serum is being completed now," said Eliza. Rodan began to sigh in relief. Junior chuckled as he pulled Rodan in and gave him a noogie.
"What I tell ya?" said Junior. Rodan laughed as he attempted to pull away. The girls looked on in amusement at the scene. Eliza grunted as she clutched her side. Everyone drew their attention to the girl, whose bones began to pop. She cried out in pain as she dropped to the ground, trembling.
"Eliza!" cried Rodan, rushing to the girl. The teens began to surround her, while the soldiers had their attention drawn to her. Eliza's fingers began to fuse, creating only three large appendages. Her voice grew rough, filled with inhuman growls. Her skull began to reshape as her eyes changed. Rodan held her, growing more panicked.
"Is that thing fucking done yet?!" yelled Rodan.
"Rodan..." whimpered Eliza.
"I'm right here, 'Liza. You're gonna be fine. You can fight it!" said Rodan, desperately.
"No. It's... Grrgh!" Eliza grunted as her arms began to grow longer, and her flesh was covered in a rough hide.
"I... Love... Y-" Eliza grunted as tears ran down her face. She snarled as she thrashed and forced Rodan back. The teens stumbled away as Eliza began to morph and change painfully, her body beginning to break down and reform. The teens stared in horror. The soldiers began to ready their weapons.
"Stand back!" said Inoue, calling to the teens. Rodan turned back in dread.
"No! Don't!" cried Rodan. Eliza turned, fully transformed into her abominable form. She shrieked as she opened up her wide jaws. Her body having grown to the point that she was hunched over, standing with her large arms supporting her gorilla-like stance. The soldiers began to fire upon her, while Rodan cried out to them to stop. Eliza grunted as her hide deflected the bullets. She grabbed a table and swung it against the soldiers, knocking them back. Inoue grunted as she landed on her side. She gasped as she found Eliza panting, snarling as her orange eyes glared at her. Inoue reached for her rifle and began to fire off several more shots. However, Eliza wailed as she began to charge towards her. Inoue cried out as she clenched her eyes shut as her rifle ran out of bullets. Before the alien creature could reach her, Junior slammed into Eliza, holding her back. While she had a couple of feet over him, he at least had enough strength in him to hold her back.
"Gojira!" cried Mosura.
"Get everyone out of here! She wants me!" said Junior as Eliza attempted to snap her jaws at him, extending her neck forward. The teens began to help the hurt soldiers off of the ground. However, Rodan looked back in despair.
"Go!" said Junior. Rodan gritted his teeth as he helped Inoue out. Junior grunted as he dug his heels into the ground as he began to push back against Eliza.
"Come on, Eliza! Fight it! If a half breed like me can do it, then so can you!" shouted Junior, his eyes burning hot. Eliza roared as she dug her heels and began to push back on Junior. The boy grunted as he felt himself shoved back. He slammed against a table, knocking over the rat cage. The creature snarled as the cage shattered, allowing the creature to scurry free. Eliza's oval-shaped pupils constricted as she sighted the small hybrid. She dove for the rat and grabbed it. The rat shrieked as it thrashed in her grip, attempting to get free. Its claws slashed at her large hands as it mauled her arm. Eliza wailed as she bit down on the rat's head. The creature twitched and went limp as its skull and bones in its neck were crushed. Eliza's body began to slightly darken rather than remain pale as it was before. Her flesh began to sprout rough scales, much more like a reptile's. Her neck began to grow gills. Junior stared as she developed these traits, while devouring the rat. Her hunched back began to bulge along her spine. It was here that Junior realized what was happening as he saw small dorsal plates beginning to develop.
"She's becoming my other form," said Junior to himself. Eliza had swallowed the hybrid rat whole, as though she was a anaconda. Eliza turned to Junior and wailed. She charged towards him, but Junior rolled out of the way. The mutation rammed through the wall of the house, which bore metallic wires that were now sticking out as they sparked. Eliza began to run outside on all fours. She wailed to the sky. Her tone was nothing like a creature attempting to intimidate its foe. It was as though she were in a confused, agonizing state.
Junior panted as he staggered out of the house. He watched as Eliza fled the area. Meanwhile, the others joined his side.
"Men, saddle up," said the C.O. Fluttershy's eyes widened.
"Wait, what are you going to do?" asked Fluttershy.
"Our job. Private, you're with us," said the C.O.
Inoue was about to join the other soldiers, but Junior held an arm out in front of her.
"Wait, she's just a kid! You can't be serious!" said Junior.
"Son, that isn't a kid anymore. That thing is a danger to anyone in its path!" said the C.O.
"Don't call her that!" yelled Rodan, growing furious. The C.O. said nothing. Instead he turned away.
"Move out!" said the C.O. as he walked off. The rest of the soldiers began to follow in suite. Inoue turned back to Junior, her expression filled with regret. Junior sighed as he lowered his head.
"Do what you gotta do," said Junior. His friends looked at him incredulously. Inoue bit her lip as she looked away.
"I'm sorry..." muttered Inoue. She began to run after the squad of soldiers.
"What the hell, Gojira?!" yelled Rodan.
"We're gonna do what we have to as well," said Junior, drawing out his cellphone. Rodan's expression relaxed as he found the boy holding the phone to his ear. He began to make his way back into the house. He found that the serum contained within the machine had stopped spinning. He drew it out from the machine, finding the test tube sealed with a cap.
"Twilight, it's me. We need your help," said Junior.
Adagio Dazzle was staring up at the ceiling in silence. She was lying in the bedroom on the bed of her aunt's home. She was already living out the first day of her sentence of being grounded. Honestly, she couldn't complain. After all, this was a lot better than what almost happened to her earlier though.
Adagio felt herself filled with sadness. Poor Angirasu, he was hauled away by MONARCH to be locked miles underground in a cage. Aiko, she was going to lose her son. Knowing what her deal was has really made Adagio sympathetic with the woman, despite her bitchiness. As for Sonata, she wasn't handling it well. Adagio glanced to the side and found her little sister to be sniffling on a mattress on the floor, curled up under blankets. The two weren't even sure if Aiko succeeded in retrieving Angirasu.
Aria suddenly came through the door. She held up her phone with a look of alarm.
"You’ve seen the news?!" asked Aria. Adagio and Sonata rose out of their beds in confusion.
"No, what's going on?" asked Adagio.
"What's going on? There's a fucking alien invasion going on!" said Aria.
"No way!" said Sonata with a scoff.
"Dead serious!" said Aria.
"Arie, I'm not falling for that again!" said Sonata in annoyance. Aria groaned as she brought her phone over to the youngest sister.
"Look!" said Aria. The two leaned in and their eyes widened. They saw footage of an alien aircraft to be hovering over the city. The footage cut to the warzone that was occurring in Canterlot.
"That's uh... Very convincing CGI," said Adagio.
"It's not fake, it's real! This is going on in Canterlot as we speak!" said Aria. Suddenly, her phone began to vibrate. She grunted in annoyance.
"Hello?" asked Aria as she answered the phone. Her expression turned to confusion.
"What? What do you mean? Huh? OK, I guess? Them too? They're grounded," said Aria. Sonata and Adagio glanced at each other, both curious to who was calling.
"Ugh. Alright, we'll figure something out. But you better explain yourself," said Aria with her brows furrowed. She hung up and turned to her sisters.
"Well, that was Gojira," said Aria.
"Goji? Wha... What did he want?" asked Adagio.
"Apparently there's trouble and he thinks we can help. He wants all of us to come," said Aria. Adagio was about to speak but Aria raised a hand. "I know, you're both grounded. I'll go myself. I mean, he called us. So he has no right to complain."
"No, I was gonna say, 'where do we need to go'?" asked Adagio. Aria smirked.
Lunar Lake was peaceful, compared to the warzone that went on in the city of Canterlot. From the lake, you could see the light of fire and hear the distant explosions and gun fire. From beneath the lake, an alien aircraft began to emerge from the water. The ship hummed as it flew off towards the city.
The human soldiers on the ground were suffering severe casualties from the onslaught of Millenian soldiers that continued to march their way through the city. Suddenly, just as the Millenian aircraft reached the heart of the city, it slowly tilted on its side and crash landed into the street.
"What the hell?" A soldier looked on from cover in confusion.
"Ha! Looks like it was the pilot's first day!" said a soldier, firing off his rifle from cover. Suddenly, the Millenian soldiers in their path dropped to the ground, one by one. They were convulsing in some sort of agonizing pain. The MONARCH soldiers and National Guard looked on. They dared not to make another move, for a feeling of dread was starting to infest the air.
"I don't like the look of this" a soldier said slowly.
From within the Hive, the High Commander grunted as he dropped to the ground. He coughed as he felt his body ache and his bones started to break. He staggered up to his feet and moved out of the control room. Outside, Millenians fled in fear as the halls were becoming overrun by mutated Millenians. They bore an array of forms and appearances. But they commonly looked like the beast form of the Takeshi's, but abominable with their disproportionate bodies mixed with their alien traits. The creatures wailed and snarled as they began to attack the civilian Millenians that were left in the hive.
"How did it all go wrong?" asked the High Commander as he staggered into a safe room. The door sealed itself, in a small room. All that he recalled was that he and the rest of his people were watching as the war went on. At first it was going well, but it seemed that the humans were gaining the edge over their glorious empire's military might. It was incomprehensible to him. And to add insult to injury, the Seeder has yet to be launched. To make matters worse, members of the crew had suddenly started changing into monsters. He had tried getting into contact with his nephews and Lor'Rah, but they never answered. They were the ones who had the scientific knowledge to solve this, and they were nowhere to be found. The crew was defenseless because all military was deployed to the city. Anyone that could wield a plasma gun was fighting. Nothing was here to fend off these abominations. Now, he felt his body beginning to break, like the others'.
"It isn't right! We were supposed to rule this world! We were superior!" cried the High Commander in despair. He grunted in pain as his eyes began to develop alien pupils, shaped like slits, with oval bulges on both ends from top to bottom.
Aiko was seated in the armored jeep that she had stolen before. She stepped on the gas as she had the armored truck in sight, where her son was being transported. Right, she and the truck were on the road, just several miles outside of Ponyville. She looked to her side and found a pistol to be resting on the passenger seat.
Aiko had it all planned out. No way was she going to get her son back without a fight. She'd do whatever it took to get him back. Aiko would stop the truck, eliminate the guards, then free her son and take him far away. They'll leave the country if they have to. It was the only way that she could be sure that they'd be free from MONARCH's reach. She didn't care if her son resented her right now, nor about the consequences of her action. If it meant that Angirasu would live free, then it would be worth it.
"OK, you can do this," said Aiko as she began to press on the gas. However, she noticed something in the corner of her eye. She found a chrome object covered in lights to be soaring in the air. She squinted her eyes, unable to recognize the object.
"A plane?" said Aiko to herself. Her eyes widened as the object appeared to be on fire. It began to descend, crashing into the street. The armored truck suddenly screeched to a halt, slightly turning from its momentum. Aiko slammed on the breaks as well to avoid hitting the truck. She panted as she stared. She found the soldiers to be exiting out of the armored truck. Their rifles were drawn as they began to cautiously approach the crashed object. Aiko realized that a couple of soldiers took notice of her. Aiko took a breath as she carefully took her pistol and held it at her side.
"Keep cool, Aiko," said Aiko. One of the soldiers approached her window, which she rolled down.
"Lieutenant? What are you doing out here?" asked the soldier in confusion.
"I-I was making sure that the transport went on with no issues. It uh... Seems that something came up," said Aiko, looking to the crashed object.
"Odd. I wasn't informed," said the soldier.
"Yes, it was out of my own volition. Is that a problem, soldier?" questioned Aiko, hardening her expression.
"No, ma'am. Just wasn't aware," said the soldier, backing away. Aiko exited the jeep.
"Good. Now, I suggest you investigate that wreckage so that we may hurry and get the prisoner to the Vault," said Aiko.
"Understood. But be advised, that may be one of those fucking aliens," said the soldier. Aiko's expression turned to confusion.
"Aliens?" asked Aiko as she was led over to the truck, which was near the wreckage.
"You haven't heard? Radio waves are buzzing about those. Hell, it's all over the news," said the soldier. Aiko took noticed of the wreckage. Indeed, it looked nothing like what humans would have invented. It looked like it was just brought from a movie studio for a big budget sci fi film. As the soldiers began to approach the wreckage, Aiko took the opportunity to make her way to the back of the truck. She found the back doors open, where she found Angirasu sitting in a cell with his head bowed. Aiko quickly climbed inside.
"Angirasu! Son!" whispered Aiko. Angirasu raised his head, his expression turning to shock.
"Wha... Mom?" Angirasu stuttered. Aiko began to search the truck.
"Stay quiet. I'm getting you out," said Aiko.
"Wha... Why? Mom, this can get you into a lot of trouble. Just leave me. I'm finally out of your hair," said Angirasu, lowering his head. Aiko gritted her teeth.
"Shut up. I don't want to hear that out of you," said Aiko in a harsh tone. She realized the tone of her voice may have sent the wrong message.
"Son... I want to make things right. Please, let me," said Aiko softly. Angirasu looked up at her, his eyes slightly widening as he found his mother in tears. How long has it been since he last saw her cry? Aiko sniffled as she found the key to the cell.
"OK," said Aiko in relief, wiping her eyes.
"We're going to get in the jeep and make a break from it. We'll leave far from this town. Maybe out of Equestria. We'll be safe," said Aiko.
"Mom, no. Don't throw away everything over me," said Angirasu.
"I'm not hearing it," said Aiko as she unlocked the cell. She made her way to Angirasu as she drew out a knife.
"Hold still. I'm going to get this collar off," said Aiko. Suddenly, the two jumped as they heard agonized cries. They flinched as gun fire filled the air. The armored truck was suddenly rocked, knocking the two over. Aiko grunted as she attempted to stand.
"What the hell?" exclaimed Aiko. Suddenly, the roof to the truck was torn open. The two found a mutated Millenian to be standing on top of the vehicle, snarling as its scorched body began to slowly regenerate. The two stared in shock as the beast wailed at them. It reached in and grabbed Aiko, who cried out as she yanked out of the vehicle.
"Mom!!" cried Angirasu. The boy shot up and bolted out of the truck. He staggered onto the asphalt and found the creature to have jumped off the truck and held his mother in its large hands. Aiko struggled as she attempted to free herself. She managed to free her hand with her knife and proceeded to stab the hand of the mutation. The monster roared as the knife failed to pierce its hide, but felt each poke. It threw Aiko to the ground, who cried out in pain. Angirasu rushed to a dead soldier, whose rifle rested beside him. The boy picked up the weapon. He gave an enraged cry as he fired the rifle at the beast's back. While he had a hard time keeping the rifle steady with his lack of experience with fire arms, he still managed to land several shots on the alien's back. It turned and greeted him with a wail. The mutation back handed Angirasu against the truck. The boy groaned as the collar on him was crushed from the strike.
"No!!" cried Aiko in despair. She drew out her pistol and fired it away.
"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HIM!!" screamed Aiko. However, her action was futile, as each bullet did no damage to the hide of the creature. The mutated Millenian roared as it began to stomp towards Aiko. Suddenly, Angirasu slammed into it, pushing it back. The beast snarled as it turned to find Angirasu's body beginning to morph and change. The boy yelled in agony as his body transformed into an ankylosaurus-like beast. Aiko stared, finding the form strikingly similar to what her late husband Oda appeared to her as in her dream.
Angirasu wailed as he sprouted a horn over his snout. His skull sprouted a frill with spikes sticking out. His body grew to be over thirteen feet in height on all fours. His back sported segmented armored plates and spikes. His tail bore a heavy club with spikes. Angirasu's mouth bore sharp teeth and tusks that stuck out from his upper mouth. He slammed his four toed front paws onto the street, roaring. The mutation, which was smaller than him at 9 feet, wailed as it slammed its heavy fists. Angirasu pawed at the ground as he flared his nostrils and charged towards the abomination. He rammed his head against the beast and knocked it onto its back. The creature swiped at him, but Angirasu pulled his neck back, avoiding the swipe. He then snarled as he bit down onto the mutation's neck, mauling it. The creature thrashed as it attempted to free itself, but the tusks of the Transmutant continued to pierce deeper into its neck. Aiko watched as Angirasu growled while the alien creature began to go limp. Angirasu released the creature as he grunted, nudging his snout against it. Once confirmed to be dead, Angirasu wailed to heavens, declaring his victory.
Aiko stiffened as Angirasu turned his attention to her. He stepped away from the alien and stalked to her. Angirasu sniffed as his snout dripped with yellow blood. Aiko's heart raced as Angirasu came closer. She didn't dare move, nor speak. She clenched her eyes as Angirasu sniffed her. She then heard a soft groan. Aiko opened her eyes as she found Angirasu to be resting on his belly, his head low. Aiko began to relax and knelt before him. She raised a hand slowly and shook as she brought it over to Angirasu's head. The Transmutant slightly raised his head, pressing against her palm. Aiko gasped as Angirasu gave a throaty growl. Aiko began to tear up as a smile appeared on her face. The two suddenly heard the sounds of distant explosions. The two turned, finding the sky passed the mountain to be igniting with an orange light, in the direction of Canterlot.
Angirasu grunted as he began to take off running down the road. Aiko jumped in alarm once she realized that he was taking off.
"Angirasu!" called Aiko. She rushed over to the jeep that she had stolen, quickly buckling up. She pressed on the pedal and began to make a 'U' turn, pursuing Angirasu as he galloped on all fours.
The city was filled with haunting wails. No longer did alien aircraft fly in the sky, raining hot plasma upon the buildings. No more walkers stalked the streets, blasting away tanks. However, gun fire still filled the air. The streets were filled with many mutated Millenians. The creatures were rampaging through the city, turning over abandoned cars, pursuing and killing the human soldiers.
The humans fled from the mutations that chased them, while firing off their guns at them.
Meanwhile in Trojan Tower, the remaining Guardians, Olympians, Amber, Gabara and Koizumi were moving up the upper floors of the building. However, as they reached the top floor, they found the room to be empty. The furniture in this office space was all turned over, if not completely destroyed.
"Where is it?" asked Manda in confusion.
"Stay sharp," said Koizumi. The group began to spread out, with their weapons ready to take out any foes they may come across.
Kumonga's eyes scanned her surroundings. Her breathing steady as her rifle was firmly held. Her hairs on her skin tingled, prompting her to quickly turn around. A wall that she had turned to face suddenly burst open. The woman exclaimed as she rolled out of the path of a hulking figure. The rest of the group turned their attention to the figure, reeling in shock. Before them was a mutated Millenian.
"What the hell is that thing?!" exclaimed Baragon. The mutant wailed as it charged towards the group, who began to fire off their weapons. Their bullets only irritated the beast, who began to direct its attention on one of the closest Transmutants. It swiped a hand at Manda, knocking her back against a wall. She gasped as the creature began to make its way to her. Before it could deliver another blow, Baragon quickly got in its path.
"Get away from her!!" yelled Baragon as he latched onto its neck. He drew out a handgun and aimed the muzzle in its mouth. He gave a war cry as he quickly pulled the trigger multiple times. The creature wailed and gargled as bullets contacted the soft tissue of its throat. Manda quickly got up and moved away from the two.
The mutation thrashed, knocking Baragon back. The creature dropped to its knees as it spat up dark blood. Diesel tossed his LMG aside and rushed towards the beast. He grunted as he struck the creature in the jaw. He then locked his arms around its neck and stomped on its stubbed foot. The beast wailed in agony as Diesel jammed his knife into its eye
The Millenian snarled as it swiped its hulking arm against his gut, knocking him back. It then opened its mouth wide, splitting open near its neck. It was like a venus fly trap opening up and tendrils shot out of its mouth as a membrane of flesh flexed near the corners of its open jaws.
Diesel grunted as the tendrils grabbed him by his arms and legs, pulling him to the open jaws. Vale quickly drew out a knife and began to rush to Diesel, slashing at the tendrils that dragged him.
"Oh God, that’s freaky!" cried Manda in disgust. Koizumi drew out a grenade as Vale and Hutch freed Diesel.
"Eat this!" Koizumi pulled the pain and tossed the grenade into the great gaping jaws. The creature swallowed the grenade and closed its mouth, only for its stomach to explode. Burnt flesh flew out of its abdomen, causing it to groan and collapse.
"Ugh. Must have been like a pet or something on their planet," said Kumonga in disgust.
Baragon sighed in relief as his heart rate settled. What he did was nothing short of stupid. Manda suddenly wrapped him into a tight hug.
"You were so cool!" said Manda with a blushing grin. Baragon grunted in pain as his face flushed.
"Ah you know. Oof!" Baragon grunted. Suddenly, more walls began to break open. The group found that two more similar looking creatures emerged.
"Ah, that's just fuckin' perfect," groaned Gabara. Amber gasped in alarm.
"Look!" cried Amber. The mutation that they believed they had killed was beginning to rise. Its flesh around its torso began to morph and regenerate from the fatal wound.
"They took on Gojira's ability to regenerate!" said Amber.
"As if being bullet proof wasn't already a pain in the ass!" said Koizumi. The creatures roared as they began to charge towards the group. However, Gabara lunged for one, sparking with electricity. He sent a static punch against the jaw of one of the mutations, causing it to wail in agony.
"Someone find the device and destroy it!" said Gabara.
"Kumonga, you go look. We'll hold these things off!" said Baragon as he picked up his rifle. Kumonga nodded as she sprinted through the office building as the rest of the group held off the mutations. She had no luck finding any alien device that may catch her eye in these offices. However, a thought crossed her mind.
"Ugh. Duh! You can't launch something to the atmosphere in doors!" said Kumonga, smacking her forehead. She began to secure her rifle over her shoulder and made her way to a staircase that led her onto the roof. She found the horrific sight of the city on fire, and many more of those creatures in the streets, down below. Kumonga turned to find a large device to be resting near the massive horse head structure built onto the tower. Her eyes widened as the device began to hum and its lights glowed brighter. The top began to extend a pole, which sparked. Kumonga rushed to the machine, finding a digital screen depicting a silhouette covering an image of the earth. On the screen were alien hieroglyphs that began to change and decrease in number. Three became two. On two, the symbols next to it began to change. It took Kumonga a minute, but she began to realize what she was watching. It was a countdown.
"Just like that damn movie," said Kumonga in dread. She didn't know much time she had, but knew it had to be short if the device was extending a hollowed out pole to the night sky. Kumonga began to look at the keyboard, pondering how she could stop this thing from launching. However, she slumped her shoulders when she remembered this was alien tech.
"Screw it," said Kumnga, pushing against the device. Her strength knocked the device over, dropping it down to the street below. A yellow blast came from its place of impact. Kumonga looked around, silent for about 10 seconds.
"Huh. That was easy," said Kumonga. She then heard windows shattering. She rushed to the source, finding the mutated Millenians to be covered in sparks, falling through the window and to their deaths. She spotted the Olympians, Manda, and Baragon peering through the broken windows.
Meanwhile, down below in the streets, the Millenian horde moved down to a single point in the city. Senior cried out in agony as a mutation was biting down on his arm. Its skin began to darken and harden, while sprouting small dorsal plates. Senior opened his jaws and spewed forth his atomic breath, blasting the creature off of him. The mutation wailed in agony as it knelt on the floor, its shoulder scorched. It snarled as its flesh regenerated. Senior cursed under his breath as he stepped back along with Destoroyah and Xenjira.
"This certainly escalated quickly," said Xenjira with a pant, holding his bleeding shoulder. A couple of Millenian mutations bore crystalline structures to be protruding out of their flesh, while taking on a reptilian appearance.
"There's no need to hold back!" said Destoroyah, his body reshaping into a demonic beast, standing at 35 feet in height. He was hunched over but stood in a bipedal state. He was covered in a scarlet carapace, and his thick legs carried his large body. A tail bearing a pincer had formed. His arms were short but bore tri sharp claws. His face was almost skeletal-like, appearing as a rotting corpse, with sunken eyes and sharp teeth exposed. A horn sat upon his head, as four great wings spread open. Destoroyah shrieked as he displayed his wings, giving him a much larger appearance. The Millenians retreated back as the Revolutionary grabbed one of the smaller creatures with his pincer tail, slamming it to the ground. He then spewed forth his violet beam of energy from his jaws, which struck and ate through the flesh of the creatures. They lied in pain but slowly regenerated. However, Destoroyah kept spraying this beam, dissolving more of their flesh until they became nothing but decaying carcasses.
Xenjira's jaws opened wide as he fired his beam, which twisted and turned, scorching through the mutations. Senior also took the opportunity to spew forth his atomic breath, dragging it across any creature in his sight. The three and their combined might began to kill off the approaching Millenians that dared to challenge them. It also prompted some to flee from the area, not daring to challenge these foes. However, a few of the mutations took notice of a truck to be driving down the street. It carried the GeneCo logo. The vehicle honked as it drove passed the carnage. The few mutations that paid attention began to pursue the vehicle, feeling drawn to it.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Millenians began to flee from the might of the Transmutants that began to slaughter them. Those that were nowhere near them had the misfortune of being caught up with the military, who used explosives against them. Tanks, rocket launchers and grenades were all that were necessary to penetrate their thick hides.
Senior panted as blue mist flowed out of his mouth. There were a dozen Millenian mutations that lied dead at their feet. He watched as the rest fled in different directions. Destoroyah shrieked as he displayed his wings. Xenjira kept a hard expression as he walked on. Destoroyah began to morph and transform back to his humanoid state. He looked around the ruined city, finding dead millenians, human soldiers, and destroyed war machines everywhere. He hummed to himself.
"Looks like we're done here," said Destoroyah as he walked off.
"What? They're still out there!" said Senior.
"Yes. But they've devolved into mindless beasts. They no longer pose the same threat as they did," said Destoroyah, gesturing to the crashed ship lying inside of a building. He turned to smile at Senior.
"It's been fun, old friend. We must do this again sometime," said Destoroyah. Senior merely hardened his eyes.
"Ah, who am I kidding? You've changed too much over the years," said Destoroyah, before dispersing into a cloud of micro crustaceans, blowing through the wind. Senior raised his head and found multiple figures to be fleeing from the city rooftops, some in the form of beasts. He then noticed that a bolt of lightning to be zipping from the Trojan Tower, making its way to a smaller building. The bolt of lightning then bounded and moved onto the next building, and so on and so forth. Senior turned and found that Xenjira seemed to be missing. He looked down at his feet, sighing to himself.
Xenjira was sprinting through an alley. His wounds had fully healed from that previous battle. While there were those aliens left, they had for someone reason changed into mindless monsters. This was no longer an invasion. Now, the military would be focused on pest control. This was no longer Xenjira's fight. The young man stopped as a red cloud got in his path, forming into Destoroyah. Xenjira narrowed his eyes as he tensed.
"Easy. I'm not here to fight," said Destoroyah.
"Then state your business," said Xenjira in a low tone. Destoroyah smirked.
"You fought admirably. I have a proposition for you," said Destoroyah, a devilish smile growing. Xenjira raised a brow in response as he began to slightly relax.
Meanwhile, Senior found himself rejoining with the Olympians, Guardians, Amber and Koizumi. Baragon nodded with a smirk as the group approached him.
"Heh. Still kicking ass as always, huh?" asked Baragon.
"Good to see you made it, soldier," said Koizumi with a respectful nod. Senior nodded back, holding his wound on his arm.
"The Revolutionaries have fled," said Senior, his tone carrying regret.
"Ah fuck em. We took care of the objective. We just have the aliens to worry about," said Koizumi.
"What happened down here? Where did these things come from?" asked Kumonga, finding the dead mutations.
"The invaders had just suddenly began to change into these creatures. Their regenerative properties make them a threat," said Senior.
"Hmm. It looks like there's a limit," said Vale as she poked his rifle's muzzle against the missing head of a mutation.
"You said these were the aliens? But why did this happen?" asked Manda in confusion. Suddenly, Koizumi's COM began to crackle.
"Sergeant Koizumi, do you read?" asked Hayato.
"Loud and Clear. Objective was eliminated and now the enemy turned into fugly nut-sack monsters, over." Koizumi sighed.
"Yes, we've been monitoring the warzone. However, we've received word from a squad in Ponyville that one of them was sighted and moving into town," said Hayato. Senior's eyes widened.
"Just one, right? Because these things are a pain to kill. If it's just one squad against multiple, they're fucked," said Koizumi.
"According to your squad member, Inoue, the target was the defector. It seems that their experiment with Takeshi's DNA has led to this change," said Hayato.
"The child?" asked Senior, his tone solemn. "And what of the children that were with the private?"
"They were reported fine. The squad has left them to eliminate defector," said Hayato.
"Eliminate?" asked Manda incredulously.
"Director, surely there's-" Senior grimaced.
"It's out of my hands now. Our priority is to eliminate the alien threat. There's no reasoning with them. Especially in this state," said Hayato. Senior merely bowed his head.
"Sergeant, right now you are ordered to assist in destroying the threat. Our forces are focused on the inner city, but we cannot spare the numbers for the ones that have fled the area," said Hayato.
"Alright, just point us and we'll hunt them down," said Koizumi, reloading his rifle.
"The private has informed us that they seem to be drawn to the DNA of Takeshi. That also means anyone related to him or otherwise," said Hayato.
"Otherwise?" questioned Senior, his brows furrowing.
"Drone surveillance shows that they are heading for GeneCO tower. It is imperative you get there as soon as possible," said Hayato. Koizumi looked to Senior, who's expression seemed to have hardened more.
"Copy," said Koizumi.
Discord was panting as he moved through his lab. He passed empty cells, which were once filled with life. He was sweating as his eyes darted around.
"It's all gone to Hell. I must preserve my research! My creations!" said Discord as he made his way over to a cell, where a small figure hid under a tire. Discord clicked his tongue as he pressed his finger on the intercom on the wall.
"Moana, sweetie. It's time to go. Come out of hiding, please," cooed Discord as he called for the monkey in the cell. A scaled paw scratched the ground, as fiery orange eyes glared at him from the shadows of the tire and blanket. A hiss came from the figure. Discord opened up the cell, holding out a grape fruit.
"Come on, baby. I have your favorite," said Discord, carefully stepping in as he held out the grape fruit with his cybernetic arm. The figure's eyes hardened as it attempted to hide as Discord came closer. However, it began to reach a scaly arm out, attempting to reach the fruit. Discord sat the fruit down just a few feet away.
"You'll have to come on out, sweetie," said Discord. The creature began to carefully slip out of cover, attempting to reach for the fruit. As it reached, Discord suddenly shot his cybernetic arm forward, its fingers extending and locking against Moana's neck. The monkey shrieked as it was yanked out. It thrashed as it kicked and squirmed. Discord then forced the creature into a crate. The metallic crate was the size of a dog carrier, just large enough for the small monkey. However, the crate rocked as Moana shrieked as she attempted to free herself. Discord sighed as the crate automatically locked.
Moana was another one of his successful experiments. She still carried the build of a small monkey. However, her mammalian flesh and gentle nature was replaced by that of a savage primitive reptile. Pointed ears stood on her head. Her body was covered in dark, rough scales, giving her a gremlin-esque look. Her mouth bore small sharp teeth, and her eyes burned orange with reptile slit pupils. Her back bore scales that were jagged, sticking out like small dorsal plates.
"I know you're upset. But we have to move you to a new home. You'll be happy," said Discord as he dropped the grape fruit into a slot. He began to carry the crate away, while Moana still thrashed against the container.
"Doctor, the 'equipment' is secured," said a man on the COM.
"Good. Get that truck to the other facility. And for God's sake, take care of your cargo. If one thing is missing, I will have your head!" said Discord as he made his way over into the elevator, which carried him out of his secret lab and out to the lobby of GeneCo. However, he caught sight of several Millenians to be roaming through the building, wailing as they approached. Discord cursed as he retreated into the elevator. He began to frantically hit the button to the lab on the upper floors. One of the Millenians snarled as it caught sight of him. It wailed as it charged towards him. Discord cried out in panic as the creatures advanced, only to be shut out as the elevator doors barely closed. He heard a loud thumb from the door. Discord sighed in relief as he fell onto his rear as the elevator ascended.
"I may be foolish to have not evacuated with the others, but I wasn't vaporized unlike the people outside," said Discord.