//------------------------------// // All Monsters Attack Part 2 // Story: Ultraman Tiga // by Tigapower //------------------------------// All Monsters attack Part 2 It had been a week since the arrival of Earthron and Ultraman’s reappearance. The entire planet was in a state of panic. Different species feared if they were the next ones to be subjected to such a fate as Ponyville. They would wonder if there was more than one Earthron and would is make its way towards their pocket of the earth at any given moment. It was for this reason that Cory, Lyra, and Sapphire were called to Canterlot along with several other species to meet with Celestia, the Griffin kingdom, the yaks, and even the diamond dogs were offering one of their “champions” to this cause. The trio arrived at the castle and were greeted by the Royal guard. The guard members didn’t say a word and escorted them to a large auditorium. Pillars aligned the rear of the stage, and flags of all the planets nations/clans were hung from the ceiling. “Attention everyone,” Celestia spoke proudly, “As we are all aware, our world was attacked by a space traveling monster, who experts have given the name ‘Earthron’. Fortunately, the arrival of an ancient guardian, one whom most of know as Prometheus. However, during our mission he will be given the name Ultraman. Now that we have covered those recent events, the reason why you are all here is because I fear a new age of monster related attacks in imminent. The elements of Harmony have been assigned to keep the Crystal empire safe. In their place, we will deploy a team of well trained monster exterminators. Everyone, the Equestrian Monster Extermination Party will be a cross species joint effort to ensure the protection and survival of our world. Will our members please rise as I call your names.” She looked at her list,” Cory Anderson.” Cory raised his brows in surprise but stood tall. There were some whispering from behind him, but he did his best to block it out. “Lyra Heartstrings.” Lyra beamed and grabbed Cory’s arm in excitement. “Relax..” Sapphire muttered. “Sapphire Libra.” Sapphire’s jaw dropped, “Wait wait wait, I’m on this team? I’m not even trained!” “You will be soon.” Celestia giggled. She glanced back to her list, “Marlin of the Griffon kingdom.” A dark grey Griffon stood up. His wings were black, but his eyes were a piercing green. He had a prominent tuft of black feathers on his head that curved upwards. “Aurora of the diamond dog clan,” Celestia lowered the list to see who stood. It was the female diamond dog. Her features compared to the other who looked unwashed and rough were soft. Her eyes were a dark blue, her coat was grey with crème colored spots. Her trim underbelly was white. Her onyx hair was draped over to one side, slightly obscuring one of her blue eyes. Her face was a mix of femineity and sternness, and there was a no nonsense energy around her. She was certainly the Alpha female where she came from. “Lastly, Hademchuk from the Yak Kingdom.” A large Yak stood from his creaking chair. His locks and fur coat were a golden blonde, his eyes a dark brown. He wore a red bracelet around his front right leg, and a red bandana wrapped around his left horn. His stature was rather imposing, just on his hind legs he easily towered over the ponies Cory had met. He grunted and nodded at the Princess. She Celestia smiled, “These six warriors will be entrusted with the lives of us all during these trying times. We have combined our most advanced technology to combat these beasts should they ever return.” “So when does our training begin.” Cory asked, raising his hand. Celestia looked at her watch, “Now.” The wooden double doors kicked open, making the six contestants jump in surprise, save for Hademchuk. In walked a rather short stallion who’s screams bore and uncanny similarity to R. Lee Ermy, “Get your sorry asses outside!” The six of them rushed outside to greet their instructor. He went down the line giving them clothing, toiletries, and olive drab green training uniforms. “I am your Instructor Sergeant Holt, for the next six weeks you will complete your basic combat and weapons training. None of you will like me by the end of this training, that much is sure, but you best get your sorry asses over it, because by the time this course is done, I will be your Captain. That’s right, I will be in the shit with all of you till graduation.” He pivoted on his hooves and turned to face Cory, “Hairless ape, where you from?” Cory’s brows furrowed, did he really just call him that? “I am from,” “I’m gonna tell you what candidate, you’re gonna speak at a loud an estate voice, you got that?” Holt barked. “Yes sir!” He responded. “Now what is your name!?” Cory stuttered out his response which angered Holt further, the instructor did a mock stutter back to him and ordered him onto his face, “Your ass is gonna push this castle to the south seas by the time I’m done with you, ahahahaha!” He turned his attention to Lyra, “What about you wide eyes, what’s your story?” “Sir my name is,” “Another soft voice, you make me wanna fucking vomit!” He sneered, “get on your face!” Next was the Griffon, “What’s your story?” “Story for what sir?” Marlin said back at equal volume. Holt clapped his hooves together, “Well slap my ass so hard that my grandbabies are born with a handprint, that’s what I like to hear! Are you that loud with your boyfriend sweet heart?” Marlins brows furrowed while Cory stifled a giggle, “Sir?” Holt’s face was an inch from Marlins sweating face, “Sir what, were you about to insult me?” “No sir!” Holt but Marlin down on his face. Next was Hademchuk, “You come here to die!?” “Yak just got here yesterday!” Hademchuk bellowed. Holt smiled, “Well, looks like we’ve got ourselves a real smartass. Do you like running son, because guess what?” He gestured to the castle, “You are gonna run laps till sundown.” Hademchuk gulped and began trotting around the perimeter. Holt went around putting the rest of the team on their faces while Hademchuk ran laps, sweat pouring down his forehead in the late fall sun. “For the next six weeks, you will be the finest team, no, warriors this earth has ever damned seen!” He placed on his sunglasses and grinned. XXX For six weeks the team trained on different modern weapons, which to Cory’s surprise resembled that of earths. The team had three jeep like vehicles that held two people each. Each member was issued a pistol fired a ray of white hot energy. The other Lyra and Sapphire were given rocket launcher type weapons that syphoned magic from their horns and into the cannon, concentrating just a small amount into a powerful energy based blast capable of shattering even the largest of boulders. The headset part looked like a cross between a night vision goggle set and a gas mask, covering everything except their muzzles which allowed them to breath freely. Hademchuk bore a dual cannon that could be mounted to his uniform and allowed the connectivity of Lyra and Sapphire’s Headsets for more powerful monsters. Marlin had a special ray gun capable of melting steel. However, it could only fire continuously for five minutes before it ran out of energy. It was simple in design, dual pistol grip, a red dot sight, and a large opening for the beam to exit. Aurora voiced his displease at not receiving a special weapon, but was told her marksman ship would be all she needed along with Cory. Holt kept two of the standard issued pistols, dubbed the MERG MK2, who he demonstrated with expert precision. It was graduation day, and Holt marched them to the parade field. All different species of creatures cheered and through confetti as they passed by. Every member cracked a smile as they walked by. They finally were out of their Olive drab training uniforms and wore their combat outfits. They were silver and blue, with a stripe of gold lining the seams on the sides. Their helmets were reminiscent of a Vietnam era helicopter pilots with a face shield you could drop of retract with the push of a button. The face shield also allowed for night vision upon voice demand. When they neared the parade field, Celestia stood proudly at the podium, nodding at all of them, but she smiled at Cory. This surprised him for a moment, seeing as he was used to her more cold demeanor. “Everyone, from all walks of life on this earth, we bring to you our special force of warriors who will guide us through this coming war. Everyone, I give to you our first line of defense, the Equestrian Monster Extermination Party!” The crowds cheered from all around, hooves, claws, paws clapping in near unison. XXX The six were showed their next headquarters. To the convenience of them, it was the friendship castle that the elements of harmony used for their home base while they were home. Given that they were stationed at different parts of the earth for keeping watch, the place was renovated for EMEP during this age of monsters. “So,” Holt began, his voice was stern, but nearly as harsh as it was during their training, what we have here is the Everfree mountains. Seismic activity has upticked here within the last several weeks. It’s been said that these mountains hold the bodies of two ancient beasts.” The image from the center of the table changed to a winged beast. It was a dark orange in color, it’s wings folded to its side. Its head was small compare to its body with a sharp beak at the end. The other beast was reptilian, dinosaur like monster. It was slightly shorter than melba, but was more stout and sinister looking. “These tow monsters, Golza and Melba, once sealed away from the titan Prometheus, or code name, ‘Ultraman.’. Our goals is to ensure her and Golza are contained and if necessary, terminated at all costs.” “Aren’t we fresh out of training?” Sapphire said with a slight bit of nervousness. “We’ve trained hard for this,” Aurora interjected, brushing her bangs from her eyes. “Hademchuk ready!” He banged his hooves on the table, snorting as he did so. “I’m game.” Marlin leaned back. Lyra grabbed Cory’s arm, “So are we.” She smiled up at him. Cory nodded in response. Holt cracked s small smile, “That Princess saw something in you guys after all.” He stood up from his seat and called the room to attention, “Standby!” He shouted. “EMEP, rolling out!” The six shouted in Unison. XXX The jeeps hummed as they moved along the rocky canyons, the sounds of their engines echoed through the vast rock formations. Marlin held his ray gun as he scanned the mountainscape, his goggles scanning for any signs of activity. “We’re going off of seismic activity alone right?” Marlin retracted his helmet visor, “Is that really any reason to waste our time out here?” “You don’t question orders tweety," said Holt, not taking his eyes off the rocky path before them. Marlin sighed, “Hopefully our company doesn’t burst from the mountain side. We’re sitting ducks as we are now.” Holt looked at his watch, “Oh crap. Alright, pull over here. Hope you all remembered your rations.” They came to an open valley, it was huge, a green tree line adorned the horizon as the sun shined from above. As they sat eating their food, Cory nearly dropped his ration as he heard a voice in his head. “So you’re Ultraman?” “Who’s there?” “Your Princess sent you to your deaths in this valley. Poor shame, such a promising idea she had. As you are, you stand no chance against us.” “Us?” Cory looked around the valley before his eyes saw a dark figure out in the distance. He focused his eyes using his visor to zoom in. He could make out the figure of a cloaked man, on his head he wore a Lakota style feather headdress, which casted a shadow over his face. From his Lakota style robe, he saw a dark hand protrude from it. The hand began to glow as it made a half fist, and from Cory’s head he could hear the mysterious being chant an ancient language. Who was this being? “Cory must eat! Unless Cory give the rest of his food to Hademchuk!” Hademchuk patted Cory on the back. “Quiet,” Aurora sniffed the air, “Somebody’s out there.” Holt put down his food and grabbed his binoculars, scanning the horizon. His eyes finally came upon the cloaked figure the two had picked up on. “Weapons ready, we’ve got company.” Holt turned the ignition and floored the keep, the Jeep driven by Lyra following suit. They had only driven fifty meters before the earth around them began to shake. Fissures formed as smoke and dust billowed from the newly formed crevices that obscured their vision. From the mountain side arose a reptilian monsters, its head covered in a armor like hood that extended down to its abdomen. It let out a fearsome roar that shook the valley. On it’s shoulder stood the cloaked figure. “It’s him!” Cory pointed. “EMEP is your team right?” Spoke the man, he grabbed his cloak and threw it off his body. He wore ancient Apache armor along his eagle feather headdress, his sleeves were similar to that of a kimono. His face was adorned red and black war paint with white stripes underneath his eyes. His eyes were cold and reptilian, his nails long like claws. In his right hand he held a grotesque whip with a bone handle, the whip itself made out of connected vertebrate from what the team suspected was equine. “Who are you?” Lyra demanded, “Are you the one behind all this?” “I am the Great War Chief Geronimon. It’s nice to finally meet all of you face to face.” He looked to Cory, “Especially you, Prometheus, or as they call you, Ultraman Tiga.” He spoke telepathically. Cory sneered in response. “As much as I’d like to stay and watch the fight,” A shadow was casted over the valley. The team looked up to see Melba landing besides Golza who glared menacingly at EMEP, “There is much work to be done elsewhere.” His whip elongated as he cracked it at Golza, the beast roaring in response. Geronimon disappeared in a purple glow, leaving behind EMEP and his two monsters. “Everyone scatter, now!” Holt ordered as he unsheathed his pistols. The team took their defensive positions in the rocky formations, opening fire on the beasts. Marlin used his ray gun on Golza while Sapphire and Lyra used their cannons on Melba, Melba was taken back by the sudden onslaught, causing her to stumble back. Aurora tapped Cory on the shoulder, “Come with me!” The two ran to Marlins place of cover, “I’ve got an idea.” She spoke. “I’m desperate enough to hear it,” Marlin replied. “These guns run on the same energy right? What if we combined them together? Form one straight beam of energy?” “Ooo,” Marlin gestured a talon at Aurora, “I like that.” Cory nodded, “We’re going for the right eye,” the trio focused their guns on Golza’s eyes as Cory counted down. One three, the three ray guns fired, combining a spiral type gun that lanced into Golza’s eyes. The beast clamped his hand over his now bleeding face, roaring in anger. “Not so tough after all,” Marlin grinned. Golza looked down at the three, his left eye burning with hatred. How could these worms possibly be putting up and type of fight? The armor around his head glowed purple while it channeled up to his forehead. “Ooo, I don’t like that.” Marlin said plainly, “We gotta run guys.” He looked to his vacant side, “Guys?” “What’re you waiting for, Aurora shouted, “Get moving!” Marlin made a mad dash away from their cover as golza unleashed a purple wave of energy from his head. It racked across the ground, incinerating rock and soil alike. When his onslaught finished, there was nothing but scorched earth and debris in his wake. The shockwave of the attack caught the trio who managed to avoid the beam itself, but were down from being tossed around like rag dolls. Cory regained his conscious as he heard Golza rumbling towards him. Sapphire, Lyra, Holt, and Hademchuk were bogged down by melba who had taken to the skies, firing blasts of energy from her eyes that blossomed explosions from around their position. Cory felt a pulsation in his pocket, He reached into it just as Golza was about to stomp him into dust. He pressed the switch and was bathed with white light. The light filled the valley with a blinding flash as a pillar of light knocked Golza onto his back. Standing tall was Tiga, going into his battle pose and Golza tried to stand. Tiga didn’t hesitate to leap forward and drop his elbow on the beast, causing Golza to fall back into the dirt and roar in surprise. Tiga lifted Golza back to his feet and began landing knees to his chest, nearly crushing the beasts ribs in the process. Melba saw this and came to her allies aid, firing a volley of eye beams at Tiga who rolled out of the way. Golza also fired his ray at Tiga who rolled out of danger yet again. Melba landed next to Golza who nodded to her, the two of them roaring a challenge at Tiga. Holt and the others recovered marlin and Aurora. They slowly regained their consciousness from the sounds of the ongoing battle between Tig and the two monsters. “So that’s Ultraman.” Marlin inquired. “Can he really take on both of them?” Aurora asked concerningly. “He’s saved us before.” Said Sapphire, Lyra nodded in agreement. The gem on Tiga’s head flashed red. As he stood up, a wave of red light flowed down his body. The teams jaws dropped, it was still Tiga, but his muscle mass had tripled in size, and gone was the blue on his body. He was now entirely red and silver. Gola rushed forward and received a thunderous punch to his gut that caused his eye to buldge from it’s socket as the wind was knocked out of him. An elbow to the back of his head caused him to fall forward, grunting in pain as he did so. Tiga grabbed the beats as he tried to stand, hurling him towards the mountainside with ease. Melba tried to flee, But Tiga grabbed the winged monster’s clubbed feet and brought her crashing to the ground. “You’re not getting away from us.” Tiga Broke the wings of melba over his knee before lifting up the cripped monster and tossing her away. Tiga turned to see Golza burrowing away from him. Tiga went to halt him but he was struck in the back by melba’s eye beams. He had no choice but to let Golza escape. He turned his attention back to Melba who roared defiantly at him. “Its time I end this…” Tiga brought his arms down to his side, gathering red hot solar energy into a sphere that he held to his chest. He tossed his attack, the Delacium light stream, into Melba’s chest. Melba’s limbs went limp as she cried out one last time before being reduced to charred chunks of flesh from the explosion within her. The team covered their faces to not get covered in monster gunk , save for Holt who looked on in disbelief. “I’ll be damned, he really is our only hope.” He felt a smile creep on his face as Tiga nodded to him. Ultraman looked towards the blue sky and took off like a rocket, leaving behind the empty valley. As the team watched him fly away, they heard footsteps from behind. They turned to see Cory slowly make his way towards the, holding his helmet to his right side as he staggered towards them. “Well, that takes care of that” He said, using his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his brow. “Cory!” Lyra embraced him while the other team members patted him on the back, making him cringe slightly from the pain, “Ah, ok, maybe later…” he grimaced. “You had us worried there son” Holt extended his hoof towards him which Cory shook. “I couldn’t believe my own eyes for a second,” Marlin looked back towards the sky, “I figured he was strong, but to take on two monsters like that?” “But his colors were what perplexed me.” Sapphire put a hoof to her chin, “As soon as he changed his form, he suddenly had almost no trouble dealing with them.” Holt nodded, “We will review our findings and the footage we gathered from our helmets back at the base.” He gestured back to their vehicles, “Lets move out.” XXX On the farthest outreaches of the earth, a wasteland adorned with ancient Greek style pillars adorned the face of a plateau. The sun was setting, casting long, haunting shadows along the landscape as it dipped below the horizon. Large dead or dying trees reached for the heavens in this near desolate land. Among the landscape atop of the pillars stood a large, muscular figure. His body was covered in thick, jet black armor, A helmet that had two forward facing horns that seemed like the mandibles of a large Ant. He had robust facial hair and dark, piercing green eyes. “Melba is dead…” He spoke, his deep voice echoed to his comrades. “Yes,” replied another man. He wore leather armor, but on his back was a jagged tortoise shell that acted as a piece of makeshift armor. His brow was large and covered in scars, “As of now, Golza fled from the valley, he must be in recovering somewhere in the everfree mountains” “What are we to do with such low class beasts. We must strike now while Prometheus is still weak!” “What are you saying, Antlar?” Bellowed another voice. This being stood from his pillard and glared. He wore a black cape with a red underside, his helmet had three forward facing horns. He wore Greek like armor on his torso and black, knee high boots. His skin was a dark tan, brows were thick, with several scars running down his forehead. His silver shoulder pads gleamed in the dim sunlight, “Are you to stand against the War Chief?” “I’m just being smart,” Antlar sneered. “Smart about what exactly, Antlar?” a voice echoed.. The three looked towards the top of the plateau. The telltale feather’s moved softly in the wind. “G-Great war Chief!” Antlar immediately bowed. The other smaller, rodent like being bowed as well. However, the third man stood and nodded to Geronimon. “Black King,” Geronimon spoke, “Were you and Antlar conspiring?” King closed his eyes, “No, Great War Chief.” Geronimon looked to Antlar, “Antlar, you do understand the reasoning for resurrecting these monsters?” “Yes,” he trembled, “To defeat Prometheus, but sir, our strength alone-“ Before he could finish, a feather from Geronimon grazed the exposed skin on his shoulder. He gasped and clung his arm as he felt a fire like pain grow underneath his skin. “You understand only half of it. Prometheus’s light is the source of his power, but like all light, there is darkness as well. This light must become stronger, so that our Master can take this strengthened light for himself. It will become his Darkness, and with such power, he will send this world into a thousand years of chaos.” Geronimon stared at him coldly, “But Antlar, should you ever conspire against me, your life is mine.” Antlar shook in pain as sweat dripped down his face. He nodded in response and looked at his master through pained eyes. “Magular, Black King,” The two men kneeled as their names were announced, “I must go, tend to Antlar in my short absence. Should he die now, we will be left at a large disadvantage. Those equines seem to possess weaponry never before seen. Along with Prometheus, they may prove to be troublesome for our conquest.” “Yes, Great War Chief.” They replied in unison. “Now then, “ Geronimon glowed a deep purple as he began to disappear from the feet up, “Let’s see what the Everfree mountains have in store for our friends.”