The Arrogance of Man

by Johng117

Chapter 17: What's Done in Darkness, Shall Come to Light

It was morning in Ponyville. The sky was clear with only few clouds in the sky. The sun shone brightly down onto the residents and everything that reached. The birds flew and landed in their respected nests as they fed their hatchlings. Valkyries soared while the Elves and Earthbounds walked around town.
In the distance on the mountains, stood six figures. One figure towered over all the others. The larger figure smiled as he stared down to the town.
"The time has come, Gojira." said Destoroyah. He then looks to Battra and Shinomura. "You two will lead the first strike. Take out the closest units that are patrolling the town."
"Hai, Sensei." said Battra. Shinomura nodded in response. They both hopped off of the ledge of the mountain and began to sprint down toward the base. Destoroyah points to the two mantises.
"You two, go and find the Transmutants that were stranded out here and tell them to be ready for a battle." commanded Destoroyah.
"Understood." one of the mantises said in response. They then leaped off of the mountain and began to flap their wings. They took off toward the settlement, turning toward the woods that were outside of the settlement.
"Destoroyah, why do you have an interest in this Gojira?" asked Ebirah.
"I’m interested in him for several reasons. First, he comes from a bloodline of warriors from Neighpon. I can see that fighting is in his blood. His father was known throughout the land as the greatest warrior out of all of them. I want to take him as an ally so that he may help us in the war. I want to shape him as I did with Battra." said Destoroyah. Ebirah looks to him curiously.
"If he doesn't join, what will you do?"
"If he doesn't, he will know the true meaning of suffering. He will die by my hand." answered Destoroyah. He then looks to him with a neutral expression. "I will even take the ones that he loves away…just as I did long before."

Junior sat alone in his home looking through his journal. He never realized at how much he had written these past few years. He had a total of one hundred entries. The first few were about his past and his worries and fears. Lately, the entries focused about his life in Ponyville and the events regarding the Transmutants he befriended. Occasionally, some entries he wrote were about his darkest nightmares. Junior sighed as he stared at the sketch of the dragon that haunted his dreams. He turned to a blank page and pulled out his pencil. He began to write.

Junior places his pencil down and picks up a photo, smiling as he stared at it. The picture depicted himself with Twilight, the other girls, Spike, Mosura, Angirasu, and Rodan. He sticks the picture on the bottom of the page, and then gently closes the journal. On the front of the journal, there is writing that says, 'My history'. Junior sets the journal on his table and begins to feel his heart beating quick. He felt the need to tell them the truth about his origins. He would at least keep the other Transmutants a secret, just in case it back fired on him. He made his way over toward his door and was surprised to find Fluttershy standing at his door. She yelped as she saw him as she held her fist up against the door.
"Oh. Hi Fluttershy." greeted Junior with a warm smile. Fluttershy She smiled back.
"Hi, Goji! I wanted to see if you would like to spend time with me and the others today. I already asked Rodan and Angirasu and they said that they were okay with it." said Fluttershy. Junior nodded to her in response.
"Sure! I've got nothing to do today." Junior went back into his home and took his sweater and slipped it on. He then steps out of the house, leaving his journal alone on the small table in his living room. He fishes for his house key and locks his door.
Junior and Fluttershy walked side by side down the road. They felt the cool air from the spring blow through them. Fluttershy's long hair flowed in the wind, covering her face. She lets out a giggle as her hair made contact with Junior's nose, causing him to jerk from the sudden tickle.
"I'm sorry." apologized Fluttershy. Junior waves his hands dismissively.
"Don't worry about it.” said Junior. As the two continued on down the road, Fluttershy wore a coy smile.
"So...how was your date?" asked Fluttershy. Junior chuckled nervously.
"I...I think it went well. She said that she had fun." said Junior.
"That's nice! What did you two do together?" asked Fluttershy.
"Well...since we were both completely inexperienced in dating, we went to see a movie and went star gazing." said Junior, his face flushed as recalled their night together.
"That sounds wonderful." said Fluttershy. Junior nodded in response. He was suddenly overcome with anxiety. He couldn't keep up the secrets anymore. He had to be honest about himself. He wanted to move forward with his relationship with Twilight. Junior thought that Fluttershy deserved to know first, since she was the one that might be the most accepting. He suddenly stops, with a worried expression plastered on his face. Fluttershy stops walking and looks to Junior curiously.
"Goji? What's wrong?" asked Fluttershy worriedly as she saw Junior's expression. Junior looks to her with uncertain eyes, filled with anxiety. Fluttershy frowned as she saw his eyes and wondered why he was suddenly behaving this way.
"Shy...there's something that I have to tell you." said Junior, his tone filled with nervousness. Fluttershy walks closer to him with a comforting smile.
"It's alright. You can tell me." said Fluttershy.
"Shy, there's something about me that I never told you. Celestia doesn't even know." said Junior, his tone serious. Fluttershy looked to him with an unnerved expression as he spoke.
"Yes?" said Fluttershy. Junior takes a deep and sharply exhaled.
"I'm not like you or the others. I'm actually a-" Junior was suddenly interrupted by the sound of distant screams. They both turned and saw a cloud of smoke building up in the distance of Ponyville. Fluttershy gasped as she the dark clouds rising. Junior felt his muscles stiffened and then he recognized multiple scents. A couple of them were too familiar to him.
"Oh no..." Junior said with dread.

"Rahhh!!" Battra gave a mighty shout as he cut down a human in civilian clothing that held an enchanted sword. He dashed through the area with his katana in his grip. He leaped onto a roof of a building and searched for more of MONARCH's undercover units. They were to be eliminated first if they wanted to buy themselves some time from MONARCH's army. He heard the screams of people as they saw the dead human and began to panic. A building was on fire behind him as he ran along another building's roof. He continued on and saw that Shinomura was sprinting across another roof. The cobalt haired man drops off the roof and began to attack another one of MONARCH's undercover soldiers, cries of agony heard in the distance. It was easy for them tell which of these humans were actually MONARCH soldiers by scanning their thoughts. After locating them, he sends the directions and their face to Shinomura via telepathy. Battra stopped running, taking in the scenery. He smiled wickedly to himself. He catches a familiar scent, and then turns his head. He finds two Elf girls and small dragon. One of girls had indigo hair. The other girl was shorter and had navy blue hair with pink and violet highlights that streaked from her bangs to the end of her hair. The dragon wore a purple sweater and jeans. They all stood alone as they looked around the area in confusion and worry.
"That girl, she's been around him." said Battra to himself. He scans her through her memory, completely unknown to her. Battra saw her past and learned something that he found intriguing. "So, she's fallen for a monster. We'll see if that will last when she finds out about the real Gojira." chuckled Battra. He then turns around and continues on his mission.

"This is Private Sunset Shimmer! I am requesting backup from base. Our undercover units are being slaughtered out here! We may be under attack!" said Sunset, urgently. She sat in her apartment building clad in light armor that had red marks on the shoulder and chest. She wore armored boots and her hair was tied into a bun. She sat in her bedroom in front of the desk that held the radio.
"Copy that, Private. Prepare for combat and engage the enemy. Private Shiragami is authorized to use her abilities in combat. Keep an eye her." ordered a male voice over the radio.
"Understood! Over and out." said Sunset. She places the mike down and makes her way over toward her bed. She picks up two pistols and places them on her holsters that hung on her hips. She then grabs her enchanted sword and sheathed it. She walks out of her bedroom with a rifle in her hand and finds Erika with hair tied in a bun as well. She was busy zipping up her suit. She then places her finger-less gloves on her hands and picks up her helmet and places it on her head. A rifle hung on her back as she turned to face Sunset.
"You were given permission to use your abilities. Do not make them regret it." said Sunset as she gave Erika a serious expression. Erika nodded in response.
"Let's go save lives." said Erika. Sunset gives her a determined smile and places her helmet on her head. A red visor hid her eyes.

Angirasu, Rodan, Rainbow, Pinkie and Applejack ran through the town in urgency. They had originally met up together at Sugarcube corner, but were forced to leave when they heard the sound of an attack going on. They saw people running away in the opposite direction of where they were going.
"Should we really be running toward the danger?!" asked Rodan as he ran next to Applejack.
"Nope! But we have to find Twi and the others!" said Applejack. Rainbow Dash flew above them, searching the area around them as they ran.
"I hope that they're fine." said Rainbow as her wings beat in the wind. Pinkie wore a worried expression as she ran. She then caught sight of something that made her stop dead in her tracks. Angirasu saw her sudden halt and stopped as well. He jogged over to Pinkie as she stared blankly away.
"Pinkie, we have to go!" said Angirasu in urgency. Her hair suddenly deflated from its cotton candied appearance to a depressing looking hair that was left down as tears were beginning to run down her face. Angirasu recoiled in surprise as he saw the girl’s unexpected depression. He looked to where she was looking and frowned as he saw a woman lying in the street. He slowly made his way over to the woman, his heart aching. He kneels next to her and lifts her slightly. Angirasu sighed as he saw the open lifeless eyes. He heard Pinkie bursting into a sob as he stared into the eyes of the woman. He raises his hand over her forehead and brings it down, closing her eye lids. He then heard the approach of footsteps behind him.
"Is she...?" asked Rainbow. Angirasu solemnly nodded.
"She's gone."
"Dammit!" cursed Rainbow as she slammed her fist on the ground.
"I-I was gonna throw her a party! I-It was her birthday tomorrow!" sobbed Pinkie. Applejack took off her hat and held it against her chest, wearing a solemn expression. Rodan gave Pinkie a comforting hug as she cried her eyes out. He wore an angry expression as he suddenly caught the scent of a Transmutant.
A sudden screeching roar pierced the sky, causing everyone to go stiff as echoed.
"Ebirah." said Rodan. Applejack looks to him in confusion.
"Come again?"
"Nothing. We need to go. I don't like the sound of that thing." said Rodan.
"B-but what about..." Pinkie muttered. Rodan places his hands on her shoulders, piercing her eyes with a serious expression.
"We can't do anything for her. She's in a better place now. I think that she would want you to be safe so you could keep putting a smile on everyone's face." said Rodan. Pinkie sniffled in response, wiping the tears away. Angirasu lifts up the dead woman carried her body over toward the side of the road. He gently lied her down on the ground, putting her hands on her chest. He turns to find Rainbow gritting her teeth as tears streamed down her face. Angirasu recalled that he told her that there was no shame in crying. He wished that it wasn't tragedy that she was crying for.

Megaguirus stood by and watched the chaos beside a mantis and Mukade. She then looked toward the mantis.
"He wants us to attack?" asked Megaguirus.
"Yes. We have to keep MONARCH at bay while Destoroyah looks for one of the Transmutants that's living here." said the mantis. Megaguirus smiles in response.
"Well, let's get started. I'm ready for some action."

Twilight, Rarity and Spike ran through the town. Everything was out of control. People ran through the streets and screamed about Transmutants attacking. The trio panicked as they tried to find their friends.
"Come on! We have to find the others!" said Twilight. They continued to run through the town. Suddenly, a flying figure was sighted overhead. A large mantis landed on the roof of one of the buildings, screeching toward the heavens.
"Back, back, back!" said Twilight, urgently. They turned and continued running. They suddenly found two armored figures with rifles in their grips.
"Get down!" shouted one of the figures. The trio immediately dropped to the ground and heard the sound of their weapons firing. The mantis on the roof screeched as it was bombarded by the magic bolts. It then takes off into the air and flies toward the woman in the lighter armor and suit. She drops her rifle and holds her arms out. The mantis slams into her, causing her to grunt as her feet skidded across the ground while holding onto the mantis.
"Shiragami!" called the other female soldier.
"I got him! Get those civilians out of here!" shouted Erika. Sunset looks to Twilight, Spike and Rarity. She reaches for Twilight with her hand out.
"Let's get you all out of here!" said Sunset. Twilight nodded as she took her hand. She was stood up to her feet while Spike and Rarity began to stand. The group then broke off into a sprint, with Spike looking back to the lone soldier. He watched in awe as the soldier fought the mantis on her own with nothing but her hands. She sent punches and kicks, dodging every attack. Spike turned his head back and continued to run, wishing the soldier luck in her battle.
"What is going on?!" asked Rarity.
"It’s an attack! Transmutant terrorists have decided to show their ugly faces on this settlement. This doesn't make any sense though. They never attack a settlement when they know a base is around!" said Sunset as she led them through the town. She stops by a wall with her rifle, peaking over a corner.
"They must be looking for something." said Sunset. Twilight looks to her curiously.
"Like what?" asked Twilight.
"I don't know." answered Sunset. She then gestures them to follow her and took off across the road. The girls and drake followed her, hearing the distant sound of screams. They suddenly saw a massive figure flying in the skies and gasped as they saw it land on a distant roof of the building. It had demonic bat-like wings and crustacean-like armor and released a shrieking roar as its wings displayed its fearsome appearance. It then dropped off of the building and used its powerful fists to tossed tables and benches.
"Destoroyah." muttered Sunset. She then catches the girls and drake staring in terror at the Transmutant. "Come on! That one is the worst out of all of them!"

Erika panted as she stood above the body of the mantis. The Transmutant didn't put up that much of a fight. But, she was still not used to her body. She turns to hear crashing sounds. An ear piercing shriek echoed in the distance. She moves away from the corpse and begins to sprint toward the source. As she ran, she found a massive dragonfly-like beast. It stood at six foot four feet tall, with a violet exoskeleton with gold spiky tips. Big red eyes sat on its head, which had three golden crests that ran across its skull. The creature's exoskeleton was spiky and sleek. The mouth had sharp teeth with two yellow mandibles attached. The dragonfly had two long fore wings and two shorter hind wings. The wings were purple and were spiked on the limb. Red veins appeared on the wings. The creature stood on four legs, with two humanoid arms. Two other arms were attached to the dragon-fly-like creature with large crab-like claws. A long abdomen was attached to the insect, with a yellow stinger at the tip and two small claws that were capable of grabbing. Red orbs ran down under the creature's armored abdomen. The creature shrieked into the heavens as its stinger was covered in blood. It began to attack MONARCH soldiers that had reached the town.
"Die!" said the dragon-fly in a screeching feminine voice. She bites and assaults them with her claws. Erika runs toward the dragonfly creature as her right hand morphs into a bony blade. She gives a war cry as she rushed toward the dragonfly. The dragonfly catches sight of her and opens her claw and catches the blade.
"I'm Megaguirus, nice to meet MONARCH's official Transmutant soldier." said the dragonfly. Megaguirus then impales Erika with her stinger, causing her gasp in pain. She stares at her stomach as the stinger dug into her belly. Erika felt her energy being drained as the orbs on Megaguirus's abdomen began to light up.
"You're energy smells almost like his. It's delicious." chuckled Megaguirus. Erika dropped to her knees as her energy was drained; she stared into the red insect eyes of Megaguirus.
"His? What do you mean?" asked Erika.
"Sorry, that's a question that'll have to remain unanswered." said Megaguirus. She then uses her claws to clip off Erika's arms. She wailed in agony as her arms were dismembered.
'Not again!' thought Erika. Megaguirus kicks her in the chest, knocking the soldier to the ground. The dragonfly's wings began to beat in the air, flapping at high speeds. She then takes off into the air in a blink of an eye. Erika lied on the ground panting. She heard footsteps jogging over to her and felt herself lifted up.
"Get a medic!" said a MONARCH soldier.
"No! No, just put me in the sun and leave me. I can heal myself." said Erika. The soldier gives her a bewildered expression.
"You can't-"
"I am Private Erika Shiragmi! MONARCH's first Transmutant soldier and I have the ability to regenerate!" shouted Erika. She began to pant as she felt her head growing light. "I need sunlight. Please put me in the sun's light and go stop those Transmutants."
"Got it." said the soldier. He and another soldier dragged Erika away from the shade and moved her to the sun and gently laid her down.
"Thank you." said Erika. She closes her eyes and felt the rays of the sun rain on her body. She took in the solar radiation, slowly feeling herself being rejuvenated.
"Let's move out." said the soldier. He took off with a group of five others. Erika felt her arms slowly regrowing as plant-like arms.
"I have to get back into the fight." said Erika.

Junior held Fluttershy's hand as they ran through the town, searching for their friends. Junior's anxiety had increased. His worst fear had finally come to pass. Transmutants had decided to invade Ponyville. He tried to get Fluttershy to find shelter, but she refused. He knew that she wanted to get away and find safety, but her determination to find her friends was much greater. They ran through the town, finding debris from houses and buildings along the ground.
'Where are you guys?' thought Junior. He then found Mosura in the distance, running towards them.
"Shy! It's Mosura!" said Junior. The pair made their way over to her and stopped. Fluttershy was panting as they stopped.
"Gojira, where's Angirasu and Rodan?!" asked Mosura.
"I don't know! We were just looking for them and the others!" replied Junior. He then hears the sounds of gunfire going on and the screeching roar of a Transmutant. Fluttershy held onto his arm tightly in fear.
"Mosura, we might not have a choice." said Junior.
"Gojira...are you certain? Do you really want to?" asked Mosura in disbelief. "What if..."
"I don't care! Things are out of control here and we need to-" Junior was interrupted by the sound of something crashing. The trio turns and finds a crustacean armored figure standing on the roof of a building. Fluttershy gasped as she stared at the large humanoid creature. Mosura began to hyperventilate as the figure dropped down to the ground, his feet causing it to crack around him.
"It's been quite a long while since we've last seen each other, Gojira Takeshi the 2nd." said Destoroyah. Junior glares at the larger Transmutant.
"Not long enough." retorted Junior.
"W-who is that? How does he know your name?" asked Fluttershy. Destoroyah catches her hiding behind Junior. She gasps as she hid head out of his sight.
"Well aren't you precious?" cooed Destoroyah.
"You stay the hell away from her!" shouted Junior, taking a defensive stance in front of Fluttershy. Destoroyah slowly made his way toward the trio.
"I'm not here for her. I'm here for you Gojira." said Destoroyah. Junior's eyes widened in surprise.
"Me? What for?" demanded Junior.
"Gojira, I want you to come with me. You have the spirit of a fighter. I want you to join us." said Destoroyah. Mosura steps up in front of Junior.
"Don't you dare corrupt him! Not like you did with my brother!"
"I didn't corrupt him. He chose to stand by me. It was his decision to make and he chose me! I will do the same with Takeshi as I please!" glared Destoroyah.
"B-brother?? Mosura, you have a brother?" asked Fluttershy. Mosura's words were caught in her throat. Fluttershy hadn't figured out what was going on yet, but she discovered that Mosura had a brother. She gritted her teeth as she hesitated to tell her.
"No more secrets, Mosura. It's time that they knew of your true self." said Destoroyah. He then looks to Junior.
"Aren't you tired of all the pain and suffering between humans and Transmutants? Don't you hate that a war is raging on between our races?" asked Destoroyah. Junior looks down in sorrow.
"I do. I just want it all to end. I just want to live in peace." said Junior.
"If you join me, we can end this war together! You have great power that can end this war in our favor!" said Destoroyah, glorifying the power that Junior doubted that he had.
"What about the humans?!" demanded Junior. Destoroyah laughed darkly.
"What about them? Gojira, humans are weak, foolish and violent creatures. They lie, cheat, and steal. They fight, harm, and discriminate creatures that are different from them without a second thought. They even discriminate themselves! We will put them in their place." said Destoroyah. Junior felt Fluttershy tremble as she held onto him behind his back.
"So, what? You'll kill and oppress them? You're no better than they are, you hypocrite!" said Junior, feeling his anger rise.
"You can have a place among us Gojira. You'll be accepted by us." said Destoroyah. Fluttershy moves from behind Junior and steps in front of him.
"He already has a place among people! He has wonderful friends that love him and accept him for who he is!" said Fluttershy, struggling to be assertive against the Transmutant that towered over her. Junior immediately grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back. Destoroyah glares at her, but a thought had reached his mind. He chuckles darkly.
"She doesn't know, does she?" asked Destoroyah. Junior went stiff. He planned to tell Fluttershy his secret, but he feared that she was going to find out this way.
"There's no way a wretched human would accept you if they knew the real you." laughed Destoroyah.
"Mosura, take Fluttershy and run." commanded Junior. Mosura looks to him shock.
"No! I'm not leaving you with him!" said Mosura. Fluttershy grabs Junior's arm and looks to him with a distraught expression.
"I'm not leaving either! You're my friend! Friends don't leave friends behind!" cried Fluttershy. Junior felt his eyes watered as he stared into her eyes.
"Shy, I need you to go. Find Twilight and the others and get to safety." said Junior. He wraps Fluttershy into a tight hug, feeling her tremble in his embrace. "Just go...I'll be fine."
"Don't lie to me!" cried Fluttershy. Junior looks down solemnly.
"It's too late for that." said Junior. He then releases her and turns back toward Destoroyah, who waited for him. Mosura takes Fluttershy's hand and began to walk her away from the two male Transmutants.
"Goji!" cried Fluttershy.
"Just shut up and go away!" said Junior, fighting off his tears. Fluttershy felt her heart broke as her friend had told her to leave. She knew why he wanted her to leave, but she still couldn't stand the fact that he was pushing her away. She sobbed as she and Mosura continued away from the area.
"What is your decision, Gojira Takeshi?" asked Destoroyah. Junior sighs heavily.
"All my life, I feared the day where I would be ostracized from society. To be seen as nothing but a monster. I even began to hate my own existence because of that." said Junior.
"So, will join me?" asked Destoroyah. Junior sends him a glare.
"Not a chance in hell. I may despise MONARCH like you and would rather see them burn, but I won't help you kill innocent humans because of the decisions of MONARCH." said Junior as he got into a fighting stance. The two stood in silence as the distant screams of people and the roars of a few Transmutants echoed in the air. The area around them was filled with destruction of property and shattered windows. A lamppost lied on the ground, the lantern shattered. Destoroyah shook his head in disappointment.
"You had potential. But, you made your decision." said Destoroyah as he popped his neck and knuckles. He turns away from Junior, his face plastered with a wicked grin. He suddenly turns and leaps high into the air, giving a war cry as he suddenly dropped down toward the ground. Junior hops back, avoiding Destoroyah as he crashed back on to the earth with a mighty stomp that cracked the ground. As Junior landed, Destoroyah slammed his fists into the ground, lifting up a large chunk of rock. He grunts as he tossed the boulder toward Junior. The younger Transmutant reared his fist back and sent it toward the chunk, shattering it into pieces. As the debris parted in the air, he met with Destoroyah as he charged toward Junior. He didn't have enough time to react until Destoroyah sent his fist toward his face, knocking him off of his feet and toward the side of a small house. Junior landed on his back through the house, covered in planks of wood. He stood as Destoroyah stomped over toward him. Junior stood up and rushed toward Destoroyah, picking up a plank of wood. He gave a yell as he swung the plank of wood across Destoroyah's face, causing him to slightly stagger. After the third swing, the plank of wood shattered on his face. Destoroyah then grabbed Junior's neck with his three fingered hand and threw him through the other wall of the house. Junior collides with the ground outside and began to roll, coming to a short stop. He lets out a beastly growl as Destoroyah charged toward him. Junior stands up to his feet and sends punches and kicks toward Destoroyah, who managed to block his attacks As Destoroyah sent a kick toward Junior, he was countered with punch to his face. He grunts, and then he was assaulted by Junior's barrage of powerful punches in his exposed belly. Destoroyah drops to his knees as the wind was knocked out of him. Junior grabs his shoulder and pulls on it, forcing Destoroyah's head to face him. Junior sends a jab to his face, causing a yellowish liquid to fly out of his mouth. Junior then delivers a round house kick to the back of his head, knocking Destoroyah to the floor. As he was about to stomp on his head, he was suddenly knocked off his feet by Destoroyah's arm. As Junior fell to the ground on his belly, he looks up to find Destoroyah standing up and then rushing toward him, kneeing him in the jaw. Junior fell onto his back, crying out in pain.
"Not bad, kid. But, you still have a long way to go." said Destoroyah. He was suddenly shot by a bolt of magic. He growls, turning to find a young woman in a suit with light armor that covered her around her body. Her helmet was missing and her emerald green hair was tied in a bun. She held a large rifle in her grip as she glared at him.
"Step away from the civilian, Destoroyah." commanded Erika. Destoroyah chuckled in response. He then charges toward her with his fist raised. Erika suddenly throws the rifle toward the ground and charges toward him as well. She leaps into the air, performing a kick onto his chest. Destoroyah was knocked off of his feet and onto his back as Erika bounced off of him. She flips and then lands perfectly onto her feet, raising her fists in an offensive stance. Destoroyah stands with a bewildered expression plastered on his face.
"You..."
"I am Erika Shiragmi. I am MONARCH's Transmutant super soldier." said Erika. Destoroyah chuckles darkly as he stood up. Junior slowly stood to his feet, staggering backwards toward the wall of a building.
"I've been dying to meet you." said Destoroyah.
"Really now?" asked Erika.
"Yes. You're better off away from MONARCH. They're just using you."
"Using me to stop monsters like you." retorted Erika. She then charges toward Destoroyah; the larger Transmutant sends multiple punches toward Erika, which she side stepped away from each time. She then catches Destoroyah’s right fist and uses her strength to pull him and flips him over toward the ground, sending him to flop on the ground. Destoroyah roared as he grabbed Erika's wrist and tossed her over toward a house while on his back. She cries out as she slams against the house, through the window. She hisses in pain as glass stuck out of her shoulder. Erika stands up to her feet and finds Destoroyah grabbing her by her neck. She struggled in his grip as his hand crushed her neck. Destoroyah then began to slam on the floor of the house, causing the wood underneath to leave an imprint of her body. He repeats this process several times, with Erika crying out in pain. As Destoroyah drops her to the ground, he raises his foot above her head.
"Send the soldiers that we have killed my regards." said Destoroyah. Erika gasped as she saw his wide foot hovering over her skull. She brings her hands up and catches the foot clawed before it landed on her head. She grunts as she struggled to keep his foot up. Destoroyah snarls as his muscles in his leg tensed and tried to force the soldier down. The two struggled for several seconds, until Destoroyah was struck by a block of concrete. He grunts in pain, his muscles in his leg loosening their tension. Erika forces his foot away from her head and sweeps Destoroyah's remaining leg, causing him to fall over. Erika quickly stands to her feet and punches him in his face with tremendous force as he looked toward her. He dropped his head to the ground unconscious. Erika panted; she then laid her eyes upon her rescuer. Junior stood panting as he glared at Destoroyah.
"Thank you." said Erika, her eyes wide in surprise. Junior looks to her with a hard stare.
"I didn't do it for you. I just don't like him." said Junior. Erika raised a brow at him at his words due to the hostility he projected on her. Junior suddenly felt something pierce him from behind. He gasped as he felt cold steel in his back and an agonizing sharpness. Junior suddenly drops to his knees, his breathing shallow and his eyes wide. The blade was yanked out of his back, allowing him to fall freely on his belly. Erika watched in despair as he landed face first on the floor of the house. Her eyes trailed up to the one who attacked him, finding a face that she despised. Battra stood with a bloody katana in his grip, smiling.
"You son of a bitch!!" screamed Erika. She then runs toward Battra giving an enraged cry. Battra raised his katana blade, cutting her in her belly. She growled as she held her gut, sending her fist toward him and knocking him outside of the house. Erika gasped as she saw Destoroyah rising to his feet with a glare. She then drops next to Junior and carries him over her shoulder. She ran with him outside of the house and leaps onto the roof of a building. She continued to run away from the Transmutants as fast as she could.
"Damn! I almost had him!" cursed Battra. Destoroyah stands next to him with a neutral expression.
"New plan. Find his friends and kill them all. I want him to suffer." said Destoroyah.
"I think I know which ones to find first." smiled Battra.

Twilight, Sunset, Rarity and Spike ran through the town. They had recently spotted a lobster-like Transmutant that was attacking a group of soldiers. Sunset desperately wanted to join the fight, but she knew that her top priority was the safety of the civilians. As they stopped, taking a quick rest, Twilight caught sight of Fluttershy and Mosura. Her heart leaped with joy as she saw two of her friends safe and sound. She ran over toward them but stopped as she saw tears streaming down Fluttershy's face.
"Fluttershy, Mosura..."
"Twilight, where are Angirasu and Rodan?" asked Mosura in urgency. Sunset's ears perked up at one of the names.
'Rodan? As in...' Sunset's thoughts were interrupted as Twilight began to speak.
"I-I don't know. We were looking for them but we ran into one of MONARCH's soldiers." said Twilight. Mosura went stiff as she noticed a young woman wearing a helmet that depicted the MONARCH insignia.
"Where's Gojira?" asked Twilight. Fluttershy sniffled as tears kept running down her face.
"H-he stayed behind! There was a Transmutant that we ran into and he knew him! I-I don't understand how he knew him but Goji told us to leave to find you and he stayed behind!" sobbed Fluttershy. Twilight's eyes widened in shock.
"He what?! That crazy idiot!" said Twilight as her heart raced. Her eyes with filled with anxiety and her tone with dread. She then realized that Fluttershy said that the Transmutant knew Junior and wondered about how such a connection was possible.
"Twilight!" called a familiar feminine voice. Twilight's heart did another leap of joy as she recognized the voice as Applejack's. She and the others turned to find Pinkie, Rainbow, Rodan, Applejack, and Angirasu heading towards them. She, Rarity, Fluttershy and Spike all ran toward the other element bearers and joined in a group hug. Rodan and Angirasu ran past them and found Mosura running towards them. They brought her into a hug, happy to see their sister figure safe and sound.
"Where's Gojira?" asked Angirasu. Mosura looked to him with dread.
"He's with Destoroyah!" said Mosura. The two male Transmutants gasped in response.
"We need to find him!" said Rodan.
"I know Rodan! But we-"
"Rodan Shou?" asked Sunset. The Transmutants went stiff and turned to find her. Rodan gulped in response as he recognized the MONARCH insignia on her helmet.
"Um...yeah?"
"So it’s you." said Sunset. She then suddenly raises her rifle toward him, causing him to recoil in shock. Mosura cupped her hands on her mouth and Angirasu glared at the soldier.
"Hey, hey! Let's not be so hasty here!" exclaimed Rodan.
"Shut up! Hands on your head and get on the ground!" commanded Sunset. Rodan was beginning to sweat.
"I guess the jig is up?" asked Rodan in a nervous tone.
"You bet." smiled Sunset. The girls and drake heard Sunset's loud tone. Rainbow gasped as she saw that Sunset was pointing a weapon at him. She then steps in front of Sunset's line of sight. She flared her wings while giving her a hard glare.
"What the hay do you think you’re doing?!" demanded Rainbow. "You're supposed to be shooting monsters not people!"
"Get out of the way!" commanded Sunset. She then raises her hand and engulfs Rainbow in her moderate cyan magical aura, forcing her out of her line of sight.
"Rodan Shou, A.K.A. Thunderbird, by orders of MONARCH, you are under arrest!" said Sunset as she pointed her rifle at Rodan. Angirasu steps in front Rodan in a defensive stance.
"He's not going anywhere." said Angirasu. Sunset sent him a glare.
"Wait, why are ya arresting him? What did he do?" demanded Applejack. As Sunset was about to answer, she was interrupted.
"Shimmer!" called Erika. Sunset keeps her rifle raised and turns her head toward the direction the voice came from. She saw Erika running along the roof of a building carrying someone over her shoulder. She suddenly leaps off of the building and runs over toward the group. Erika looks to her with a distressed expression.
"This civilian needs medical attention!" said Erika in urgency. She gently lays him on the ground on his back. Twilight and the others gasped as they saw Junior's face. He was bruised, his eyes were shut and his breathing was shallow. Blood trailed from the right side of his fore head.
"Gojira!" cried his friends. Mosura stared in despair as she saw the blood stain on the belly of his sweater. Erika unzipped his sweater and ripped open his shirt, revealing his gaping wound. The girls gasped as they saw the wound. Twilight and Fluttershy were on the verge of tears as they stared at his damaged body.
"What happened to him?!" demanded Twilight.
"I found him being attacked by one of the Transmutants. I fought him off but he was stabbed by another one named Battra." explained Erika. Mosura's blood went cold as she heard the name of Junior’s assailant. She clenched her fists in anger and gritted her teeth.
"Shiragami, take this rifle and point it at that crimson haired boy. I'll handle this." commanded Sunset. She began to recognize the face of Junior from the other day. She found it ironic that they met again like this. Erika takes the rifle and looks toward Rodan as he stood with his hands behind his head with an uncertain expression.
"But...he's a civilian." said Erika. Sunset then raises her hands over Junior's wound as they were engulfed in an aura.
"No, he isn't. That's one of the ones that MONARCH had received reports on in Ponyville a few weeks back. MONARCH gave us his name, identification, and his codename, Thunderbird." said Sunset. She lowered her hands toward Junior's gaping wound as an aura covered the wound. Erika looks to him with an unsure expression, which Rodan responded with a shrug. Erika hesitantly raises her rifle toward Rodan with Angirasu still in front of him. Angirasu hardened his glare.
"Put. That gun. Down." commanded Angirasu.
"I have my orders. Please stand aside civilian." said Erika.
"No." said Angirasu. Pinkie yelled in frustration, startling everyone.
"What the hay is going on here?!" demanded Pinkie. She then walks up to Erika. "Why are you arresting Rodan?! You're supposed to be protecting people from those monsters! Last time that I check, he wasn't one of them!"
The rest of the girls all verbally agreed, outraged by the soldiers.
"You obviously haven't checked well enough." said Sunset. The wounds on Junior were beginning to close. She suddenly stops, the wound hardly closed. She stands and glares at Angirasu.
"You know, you are really starting to get on my nerves. So, I'll just come out and say it. You're friend is a Transmutant and an enemy to humans. Our job is to arrest or exterminate them." Sunset said coldly. Everyone stood in dead silence. Only the sound of the wind blowing through the air could be heard. Suddenly, a burst of laughter broke the silence. Rainbow was laughing hysterically as she held onto her gut. Tears from her laughing were coming from her eyes.
"Oh! Oh, that's a good one! Rodan, a Transmutant? That's a hoot!" said Rainbow.
"Yeah, that's a pretty wild accusation that ya have there, partner." said Applejack with an amused smile.
"What in the wide world would make you lead up to such a conclusion?" asked Rarity.
"Ro, I don't know what you did to get MONARCH on your butt, but it's obviously not that!" laughed Rainbow. Rodan looks down to the ground in sadness. Twilight noticed his dejected look, her mind trying to process what could have caused this.
"Rodan?" called Twilight. Rodan looks to them with sadness.
"Actually...I uh..." Rodan knew what to say, but he couldn't bring the words out of his mouth. Rainbow began to settle down her laughter, looking to him with a smile.
"What?" asked Rainbow.
"Rainbow Dash, I have a confession to make." said Rodan. Rainbow raised a brow along with the others. She then began to laugh nervously at his serious tone.
"Dude, come one. You're starting to creep me out with that tone." said Rainbow. Mosura frowned as she looked down at the ground.
'It's happening all over again.' thought Mosura in despair.
"Rainbow, 12 years ago, I changed." said Rodan.
"Changed? What do you mean you changed?" asked Rainbow, quizzically. Rodan grits his teeth.
"Rainbow, I'm sorry! I-I only kept it hidden because I was afraid! You don't know what it's like to be considered a freak!" said Rodan in a distraught voice.
"Wh-what are you saying? What are you trying to tell me?!" demanded Rainbow. Twilight's eyes widened as she came to her conclusion.
"No way." said Twilight. Suddenly a loud roar echoed above them. Erika looked up and saw Battra in his monstrous form dropping down to the ground. She glared at the Transmutant, pointing her rifle in his direction and firing. Rodan took the opportunity to leave and rushed toward a nearby building and corner. Angirasu followed him in pursuit while Mosura ran toward Junior. Sunset cursed under breath as her hands were engulfed in her aura.
"Get him out of here!" said Sunset as she ran toward Battra. Mosura takes Junior's arm and found Applejack taking his other arm. The two then began to drag Junior away to safety. The girls and drake stared in terror as Battra roared at Erika and Sunset. The super soldier ran toward Battra as she continued to fire her weapon. She then leaps over him; the magic bolts barraged his black exoskeleton. Sunset teleported on a roof of a building and fired a magic beam at him. Battra shrieked as the beam burned him and forced him toward a building. Twilight stared in awe at how Sunset was able to hold her own against a Transmutant with magic. She saw how she raised shields, preventing debris from hitting her, and teleporting to another spot quickly and starting back in attacking with magic bolts. Despite her interest in Sunset’s magic, Twilight shifted her attention back to Junior as he was dragged. She shoots her arms forward and engulfed him in her raspberry aura. She used her magic to help carry him away, settling far enough from the battle with the rest of her friends. After they set him down, Twilight kneels next to him and prepared a healing spell.
"Good thing that I've been practicing." said Twilight. As she was about to perform her spell, she noticed something bizarre. Junior's wound was slowly closing on its own. She stopped her spell, staring in shock. The rest of the girls -excluding Mosura- and drake stared with slack jawed expressions. Mosura frowned as she knew Junior's secret was compromised.
"That...that's impossible!" cried Twilight. She stared as the wound gave a slight mist as it sealed itself shut, not leaving a trace of ever existing.
"Well I'll be..." said Applejack, her eyes wide with dinner plates. Fluttershy stared at his healed gut with mixed emotions ranging from amazement, confusion, and fear. Rarity was relieved to see that the nasty wound was gone, but unnerved by how it had healed on its own. Her mind raced as she tried to come up with logical explanations for it.
"Maybe...maybe it was the type of spell that she using! Yes, to allow the wound to heal slowly but faster than normal with little traces of magic!" suggested Rarity. However, she didn't feel convinced about her own theory.
"What the hay is going on here?" asked Rainbow as she stared at his healed wound in shock. Spike didn't know how to feel about the situation. He wasn't expecting for something as this to occur, despite his relief that Gojira was fine.
"Where's Rodan?" asked Pinkie, taking her eyes away from Junior. She was relieved about how he had healed fully but confused about how it happened. Rainbow's ears perked as she heard his name mentioned. She turns his head toward where he and Angirasu had fled.
"I think I know where. That punk still owes me an explanation." said Rainbow with a hard glare. As she began to walk, she felt someone grab her wrist. She found Junior having a firm grip on her with a serious expression.
"Keep an open mind." said Junior. Rainbow looks to him in surprise.
"Dude, what's going on with what we just saw?! You just healed on your own!" demanded Rainbow. Junior stands to his feet slowly, with Twilight trying to convince him to stay down. He raises his hand, signaling that he was fine. Twilight hesitantly leaves him be.
"It's complicated." said Junior. Rainbow gritted her teeth in anger and then stands closer to Junior, glaring at him.
"Wanna fill me in on the big secret that you've likely been hiding?" asked Rainbow. Junior sighed in response, looking around himself to find his friends looking to him in worry and in a way that desired an answer.
"Dash, I'm about to let everyone in on a secret." said Junior. He gently presses on her shoulder, forcing her out of his way. He then began to walk toward the battle. Mosura stands and realized what Junior was planning.
"Gojira!" called Mosura. Junior didn't listen, he kept walking. Suddenly, Destoroyah dropped from the sky with large demonic wings. He gave a war cry as he joined Battra in battle against the two soldiers.
"We need back up!" said Sunset in urgency over her earpiece.
"We're almost there, Private! Just hang in there!" said a voice over the earpiece. Erika had morphed her hands into claws and began to attack Destoroyah with them, slashing his body and causing a yellow liquid to spray from his wounds. He cried out in agony and roared in rage as he fought Erika. Junior then took off his sweater and dropped it to the ground and then his torn shirt. He stops and looks back to his friends who stared with fearful expressions for his safety. Junior saw Twilight's face, and it was sight that made him hate the decision that he was thinking.
'I never meant for any of you to find out like this.' thought Junior solemnly. Then, another figure dropped to the ground. It was a cobalt haired man that wielded a katana. Junior stops, glaring at the Transmutant that opposed him.
"Move or die." commanded Junior, his tone filled with anger. Twilight's ears perked as she heard him spoke those words.
"My name is Shinomura." said the cobalt haired man. He then charges toward Junior with a war cry. Junior's pupils shrunk and irises increased in size as the Transmutant approached. As the Transmutant swung his blade, Junior raised his left hand and caught the blade in his hand. The girls and drake all gasped as they saw that the blade did not slice his hand in half. Shinomura gave him a smile as he saw Junior's palm covered in a reptile-like skin that held the steel blade.
"Do I look like I give a shit?" asked Junior in a cold tone.
"Impressive." praised Shinomura. Junior suddenly yanked on the blade, forcing Shinomura to stagger forward and was met with a right hook to the jaw. He falls over onto the ground, groaning in pain. Junior held onto the katana by the blade he began to stomp on Shinomura. He repeated this process several times and then kicked him in the face. Shinomura grunted as he staggered up to his feet. Junior drops the blade and grabs Shinomura by the neck. Shinomura gasped for air as he felt the oxygen starved from his lungs. Junior gave him a hateful glare as he tightened his grip.
"I am sick and tired of all of you. You blame every single innocent human for your misfortune instead of the ones responsible." said Junior with contempt. He then began to punch Shinomura in the face. The girls watched fearfully as they saw the glare in Junior's eyes and how violently he attacked Shinomura. Fluttershy cupped her mouth with her hands, shocked to see such a dark and cruel side to Junior.
"Humans are weak?" asked Junior as he sent another punch.
"They discriminate and kill creatures that are different from them without a second thought?" asked Junior, sending another punch toward Shinomura. The girls cringed after every punch that he sent.
"What about you? Aren't you doing the same thing?" asked Junior. He then picks up Shinomura and throws him on the ground.
"Maybe you're just as weak, if not weaker." said Junior. He then picks up the katana from the ground, raising it in the air. The girls gasped as they saw him preparing to bring his right hand down.
"You'd kill me for them?" demanded Shinomura.
"I'd kill you all." said Junior. Before he could bring the katana down, he felt a force hold his hand in place. He looked to his hand and found that it was engulfed in a raspberry colored aura. He turns to find a distraught Twilight looking to him with pleading eyes.
"Please....please don't." begged Twilight. Junior's eyes softened as he saw Twilight's eyes run with tears. She slowly began to walk toward him with her magic holding his arm back.
"Gojira, I'm begging you. Don't kill him." pleaded Twilight. Junior felt his eyes water from looking at her. His grip on the katana was loosening.
"Twilight..."
"Please stop it! You're scaring us! You're scaring me!" cried Twilight. Junior felt his heart ached as he heard those words. He saw his friends looking at him with frightened expressions. Mosura looked to him with sadness.
'Listen to her.' said Mosura, her voice echoing in his mind. Junior nodded in response.
"I'm sorry. I was just..."
"Fool." said Shinomura. He suddenly pounced on Junior and sunk his teeth into his neck. Junior cried out in agony as he dropped the katana and dropped to his knees. Twilight screamed as she saw Junior's neck mauled by the Transmutant. She raised her hand and fired a bolt of magic at his face, forcing him off of him. He snarled and then pounces on Twilight, his teeth covered in Junior's blood as he bared them at her. Twilight lets out a terrified scream as she saw Shinomura's eyes glowing and his teeth about to sink into her flesh. He was suddenly kicked off of her by Applejack. Mosura ran over toward the Transmutant and tackles him to the ground and began to send multiple punches his face.
"You. Will. Not. Hurt them!!" shouted Mosura. Junior slowly stands to his feet, holding his hand against his neck. He glared at the Transmutant that had bit him.
"I'm definitely going to kill you now." said Junior. Nobody gave a verbal protest, not even Twilight. She yelped as she saw Erika and Sunset flung over toward them. Erika's arm was missing and slowly regenerating and Sunset's helmet was gone, her armor dented. The two panted as they lied on the ground.
"Where's that damn back up?" asked Sunset. Junior turns to find Sunset, his eyes widening in surprise.
"This day just keeps getting better." Junior said sarcastically. He then notices Battra flying above them, he drops down to ground, knocking away Junior and Mosura. He then turns to find Twilight, letting out a chuckle. Junior gasped as he saw Battra grab Twilight, her screams pierced his ears. He felt a protective urge overcome him, his rage boiling.
"Twilight!" cried the girls and drake.
Battra held her up by her arms close to his face. Twilight whimpered as she stared into his large, red insect eyes.
"No!" cried Junior. Battra chuckled in amusement.
"Don't tell me you've gotten this attached to her. I remember how you hated being around people."
"Brother, put her down." said Mosura, standing to her feet. Her stare was cold.
"Brother?!" the girls and drake exclaimed in shock.
"Mosura, have you ever plucked the wings off of a fly before?" asked Battra. Junior's eyes widened along with Erika's.
"Battra, please come back to me!" cried Mosura.
"Don't you dare hurt her you son of a bitch!" shouted Junior. Erika's arm shifted into tendrils, she then shot her arm forward with the tendrils wrapping around Battra's arms, squeezing tightly. He roared in pain, releasing Twilight. She scrambled back toward her friends, while Junior ran toward him punched him in his face. Battra's eyes glowed, firing a beam toward his chest. Junior cried out in agony as the beam burned his flesh, knocking him down to the ground. Mosura was about to intervene but was grabbed by her head by Destoroyah's large hand. He throws her toward the wall of a building. He then walks over toward Erika and stomps on her arm, causing her to cry out and release her hold on Battra. He drops, panting. Twilight cried out to Junior as he lied motionless on the ground. Destoroyah lifts him by his head and points toward the girls.
"Pay close attention. This is the day where you killed your loved ones." said Destoroyah. Battra began to stomp over toward the girls as the backed away fearfully. Junior looked on in despair, trying to stand to his feet and fight.
"No!" cried Junior. He watched as his friends were backed up to building corner with Battra closer to them. He shuts his eyes tightly in rage. He couldn't let them die for his mistakes. His decision to assist Battra endangered his friends and he was not going to let them get hurt. He began to growl and groan in pain as his body began to shift and grow. His bones increased in size and shifted in place and shape. His soft mammalian flesh became rough, scaly and strong. His teeth fell out of his mouth, replaced by sharp fangs and his face morphing in shape. He cries out in agony as the transformation continues. Destoroyah backs away from him in surprise, but grins as he saw his back beginning to sprout three rows of maple-leaf shaped dorsal plates. Battra stopped approaching the girls, finding Junior in the process of changing. The girls and drake watched in shock and fear as they saw Junior's body morph before their very eyes. His pants tore as a large tail sprung from his backside, dropping to the ground. His muscles increased in mass and density, his face changed to a box shaped muzzle and a flat head. His feet became wide and clawed as his scales covered every part of him. Five flaps of gills sprouted from both sides of his neck and closed against him, allowing him to breathe through his lungs. As Junior panted in a deep and beastly breath, he slowly looked toward Battra with a snarl. Twilight and the others gasped as they saw his small monstrous eyes glaring. They felt that he was looking at them. Junior opened his mouth, exposing his sharp teeth and large tongue.
"SKRRREEEEOOOONNNK!!" Junior roared, causing the girls and drake to cup their ears from the ear piercing sound. Junior stands to his feet and back hands Destoroyah away. Twilight grew fearful at Junior's new appearance. He looked like wingless dragon-like creature. Junior stood upright yet slightly hunched with a large build and a height of thirteen feet; a crest covered his chest in a manner resembling humanoid pectorals. Battra roared as he charged toward Junior, flapping his wings to take off into the air. Junior roared as he caught Battra, swinging him around the area and slamming him against the ground. Twilight stared as the realization dawned on her.
"No. No that can't be." muttered Twilight in disbelief as she stared at the battle. Shinomura had risen to his feet, his body undergoing changes as well. He cried in agony as his body changed to a dragon-like creature with a long body, with blue scales and a long tail. He sprouted large black wings and had three eyes on both sides of his head. His eyes glowed and his mouth opened as he roared. The girls stared in terror as it transformed. Fluttershy dropped to her knees as she saw Junior fighting Battra and now Shinomura at the same time.
'He said that he had to tell me something. He said that wasn't like us.' thought Fluttershy, her mind wrapping around everything that she was seeing. She watched as Junior bellowed in pain as he was attacked by both Battra and Shinomura. He towered over both of them, but their size allowed them to move quickly around him. Shinomura wrapped his body around Junior's waist and began to sink his wide mouth into his shoulder. Battra fired his beams at Junior, scorching his chest. Fluttershy felt herself overcome with despair. Then a large, crimson lobster-like creature burst through a building on Junior's right. The girls jumped as they saw the Transmutant stand on six large human-like legs. It stood semi-erect with a large chest built like a human's and a lobster head attached to a hunched back torso. A large tail swayed behind it. The creature's right claw was larger than its left claw. The eleven foot tall creature screeched as it tried to get Rodan and Angirasu off of its body.
"Get off!" shouted the lobster in a shrieking voice. Its red eyes swiveled around. Destoroyah stood to his feet, snarling as he saw the battle. He then noticed Mosura groaning in pain.
Rodan and Angirasu were flung off of the lobster's back. Rodan landed on the roof of a building while Angirasu landed on the ground. Fluttershy rushes over to Angirasu, trying to help him stand to his feet. Rainbow flew over toward Rodan on the roof, shocked to see him making an agonized groan as he stood on his hands and knees. He looks to her with a pained expression.
"I'm sorry." said Rodan, his voice slightly deeper. A tear trailed down his cheek.
"No...it's not true!" said Rainbow, denying the sight that she was witnessing. Rodan cried out in agony as his neck stretched out and his bones and body shifting. His body grew in size, his arms increasing in length and his clothes tearing from his increased mass. She stared as his face shifted into a bird-like appearance with three horned crests protruding from the back of his head. A beak began to grow from his face and sharp teeth began to grow. His arms sprouted a thick membrane that was hung from his arms. His skin became reptilian and changed to the color of brick red. Rainbow gasped as she recognized him as the winged dragon-like bird from before. Rodan roared as his chest and belly became armored and spiked before he leaped off of the roof of the building, leaving a shocked Rainbow Dash alone.
Rodan rammed into Battra, carrying him by the shoulders and dragging him away from Junior. Mosura groaned as Erika stood back to her feet and rushed over toward her side. That was when she noticed the Mosura's body was changing as well. Her eyes were growing and became insect-like. Her body grew and her skin began to sprout tiny white and orange hairs. Her skull became round and her mouth began to shift into an insect's mouth. White fluffy antennae sprouted from her head and two extra arms sprouted through her. They were insect-like and were covered in fluff at her fore arms. Her body was covered in a brown exoskeleton and her back sprouted two large wings. Fluttershy gasped as she began to recognize Mosura as the moth Transmutant from before. Mosura stands as her thorax tore through her clothing and her abdomen hanging from behind. She screeches as she took off into the air toward Ebirah.
The girls stared in shock at seeing their friends change into monstrous creatures. They looked toward Angirasu as he lied down on the ground next to Fluttershy. He began to groan in agony as well, causing them more shock. He slams his fist into the ground as Fluttershy backed away from him fearfully. His body grew in size and his bones shifted around. His face grew into a long and drawn out muzzle and sprouted a single horn above his nose. Two large serrated fangs protruded from the upper jaw of his mouth as sharp teeth grew. He tore through his clothes as his back grew a large carapace that was studded with long and sharp spikes all over it. His skin became rough and reptilian and changed to a brownish-grey. He looks to her with a pained expression as the top of his head sprouted multiple horns. It pained him see Fluttershy stare at him with fear. His forelimbs were large and were longer than his hind limbs. His hands grew to be large and almost stubby with large claws. His feet were wide and had large claws. He stood up to his feet, about ten feet tall, as his tail had grown to be a length greater than his body. The tail was covered in spikes with a large club-like bone structure covered in spikes. Angirasu roared into the heavens as he joined his fellow Transmutants in the fight, dropping to his hands and running on all fours. He stops in front of Ebirah as he tried to attack Mosura while she flapped her wings, keeping herself airborne. Angirasu swung his clubbed tail against Ebirah, knocking him to the ground. Junior bit into Shinomura's neck as he tried to pry him off of him.
The girls stared as they watched the battle of Transmutants. Erika runs toward Destoroyah, slashing at him with her clawed hands, causing him to roar in rage. Suddenly, a large group of soldiers arrived at the scene, staring in shock at the Transmutants fighting each other.
"What is going on here?!" asked one of the soldiers.
"Doesn't matter! Open fire!" commanded one of the soldiers. They began to fire their guns at all of the Transmutants. Junior bellowed as a magic bolt struck him in one of his gills. As Battra attempted to lunge at the soldiers, Rodan pounced on him and began to peck on him as he himself was struck by the magic bolts.
"Retreat!" commanded Destoroyah. He sprouts his demonic wings and takes to the air toward the soldiers. As they fired at him, he rammed into the soldiers, knocking them to the ground. As he took off to the sky, Battra slashed as Rodan's chest and kicks him off. He then flies towards Mosura as she fought Ebirah. He then knocks her out of the way, causing her to cry out as Ebirah rams his body against her as she fell toward him. She falls to the ground in pain with Angirasu stepping in front of her, roaring at the lobster. Ebirah turned and began to run away from the battle as the soldiers continued to fire at him. Angirasu nuzzles Mosura, attempting to get her to stand. Rodan leaps at Shinomura as he was latched onto Junior, using his clawed feet to scratch at his body. Shinomura releases Junior and begins to flap his wings, fleeing from the scene. Junior roared, enraged as his enemies fled. He turns to find Erika running toward the soldiers waving her hands.
"Hold your fire!" said Erika. Sunset walks by her and grabs her by her shoulder.
"If you want to stay on MONARCH's good side, I suggest you keep quiet." whispered Sunset. Junior roared as the soldiers kept their rifles aimed on him.
"Look at the size of that one!" exclaimed one of the soldiers. Sunset turns to find Junior snarling at them along with Rodan and Angirasu. Mosura panted as she tried to stand.
"By orders of MONARCH, we have a right to terminate you all." said Sunset. Fluttershy gasped as she heard them say that. She had stopped seeing them as savage creatures when they had stopped fighting. However, Junior still appeared as if he was ready for a fight the most. The rest of the girls and drake stared in silence, not saying a word.
"Bring it on." said Rodan. Angirasu flared his nostrils as he crouched lower on all fours.
"But, due to circumstances, we have to bring you in alive. That is if you surrender willingly of course." said Sunset. Junior's eyes widened in surprise, his eyes becoming calm.
"What?" asked Junior in a deep voice. Twilight nearly jumped as she heard him talk. Hearing his voice was foreign yet familiar. His eyes had lost that savage look and reverted back to how they originally were. They held intelligence and uncertainty. She even began to see his face in her mind as she heard his voice.
"Instead of killing you like dogs in the street, we will arrest you and lock you all away in the Vault." said Sunset. She then raises a rifle toward Junior.
"What's your decision?" asked Sunset. She wondered how this had escalated to a standoff between soldiers and freaks. It didn't matter to her, since there needed to be a resolution to this conflict. Junior looks to Mosura, who still panted on the ground. He looks to Rodan who looks to him with unsure eyes. He then looks to Angirasu.
"I'm all for whatever you want." said Angirasu in a deep voice. Junior nodded in response. He turns his head and found the girls staring at him with terrified expressions. Watching Twilight staring at him with fearful eyes broke his heart. He wanted to cry as she looked to him with eyes that saw nothing but a monster. He turns away and looks down to Sunset.
"We surrender." said Junior. Sunset nods in satisfaction.
"We need to drain them of their energy." said a commanding officer. A few of the soldiers ran off and made their way toward the Transmutants, pulling out shackles from their pouches.
"Gonna need you freaks to change back." said one of the soldiers. Rodan glared at him.
"Watch it tiny." said Rodan.
"Sir?" the commanding officer held his finger to his earpiece as he listened to a transmission.
"Kill him. He's too dangerous to be kept alive. That is a direct order from the higher ups of MONARCH." said a male voice over the earpiece.
"Understood." said the commanding officer. He then turns to Sunset.
"Change of plans." whispered the commanding officer. He then waits to find Rodan and Angirasu shifting back into their human forms with a blanket covering their nudity. Mosura was about to change back but listened in.
"What do you mean?" whispered Sunset back.
"We're not taking the bigger one. MONARCH wants him dead. Have Shiragami prepared in case it doesn't end quickly." said the commanding officer.
As Junior slowly began to shift back into human form, he wrapped the blanket around himself, a dejected look on his face. Erika tried to give him a reassuring smile, which he scowled at instead.
"Leave me alone." said Junior. She sighed in response, and then noticed that the girls and drake were staring in curiosity but also uneasiness. She then notices Sunset walking towards her. As she got closer, she heard Sunset whisper into her ear.
"Watch my back." said Sunset. Erika raised a brow at what she meant. As Rodan and Angirasu were locked in shackles, they slowly felt their energy being drained. Mosura watched as Sunset walked passed Junior then gasped as she saw her pull out a gun from her holster.
'Gojira, behind you!' Mosura cried out urgently via telepathically. Junior's eyes widened, he quickly turns to find Sunset pulling out a gun and pointing it at his skull. He quickly grabs her arm and throws her to the ground, causing everyone to jump at the sudden act.
"I surrender and you were going to kill me?! You bitch!" shouted Junior. Erika jumps toward Junior, tackling him to the ground. She then raises her hand above him as they began to morph into sharp claws. She looks to him with a solemn expression.
"Forgive me." said Erika. Junior growled as he sends a punch toward her rib, causing her to cry out and fall over from the force of his powerful punch.
"Shoot him!" said Sunset as she laid the ground in pain. The soldiers all raised their rifles toward him as they prepared to fire. They suddenly all dropped to the ground unconscious. Junior raised a brow; he then stared at Mosura with her antennae wiggling in place.
"Clever girl." said Junior. He then rushes toward Rodan and Angirasu and breaks off their shackles one at a time.
"So much for surrendering!" complained Rodan. Junior looks to him with a serious expression.
"To hell with surrendering. We're leaving." said Junior. He then looks toward Mosura.
"Cover our trails just like you did in Neighpon." He then looks toward the girls who stared in shock. He then looks to see Twilight, turning away immediately to avoid looking at her expression. It was too painful for him to look at them anymore.
"Understood." said Mosura. Her antennae began to wiggle, sending telepathic waves towards the minds to Sunset, Spike and the girls. Their minds were clouded, erasing their sights on the Transmutants.
"Hey, where did they go?!" asked Pinkie. They all searched their surroundings for them. Junior then looks to Erika with a glare. He knew that she could see him as she stared at him from the ground.
"If MONARCH comes after us, we will defend ourselves and people will die. And I'm not talking about civilians; I'm talking about anyone associated with MONARCH. I can't speak for my friends, but I won't hesitate to kill any of you if you come after us!" threatened Junior. Erika lied down and stared at him in shock as the outcasts turned and began to run away. Mosura took off into the air and flew close them. Erika lowers her head down in sorrow. She wanted to help relations with Transmutants and humans. But, that seemed to be just a fantasy. They were never going to be accepted.

Junior sat alone on the platform above the water inside of the lair. They had fled the town and retreated deep into the Everfree forest. The light above was darkening to an orange color that bathed Junior in its warmth. He wore some spare clothes that Angirasu had given him to wear. A white T-shirt and blue jeans. He sat as his head faced down and his fists clenched. His secret was revealed and his friends feared him, they most likely hated him now. Junior felt worse as his fellow Transmutants were forced to reveal themselves. He blamed himself for dragging them into the situation they were currently in. It was just a matter of time before Celestia would find out and disown him. Junior stood up and walks over toward the cave wall with his breathing heavy and his eyes filled with rage. He began to punch the rocky walls as hard as he could, sending chunks of stone to the ground and dust to fly in the air. He grunts every time, his breathing quick and his mind clouded. His strength had left him from his battle, his durability weakened. The skin on his fists began to scrap as he continued punching the wall. He then stops breathing heavily as he dropped to his knees. His thoughts then focused on Twilight’s fearful face. Junior then lets out an enraged and sorrowful yell that echoed in the cave.
"Why?! What have I done to deserve this?! What did they do to share my fate?!" shouted Junior. He slams his fist into the ground in rage. He was finally at his breaking point. His spirit was crushed and his hopes and dreams were just ancient history.
"I'm all alone now." said Junior. As he sat, he suddenly felt someone wrap him into an embrace from behind him.
"You're not alone. I'm with you Gojira." said Mosura. She then wraps her arms around Junior tighter as tears flowed from her eyes. She had witnessed his rage and sorrow; the sight had broken her heart. Junior had never faced this kind of prejudice before. It seemed that returning to his loneliness in such a tragic way had broken him. She could feel that he was afraid of being lonely again. Mosura leans her head against Junior as she held him tightly.
"It's OK to be sad. I understand how you feel to have the ones you called friends to be afraid of you. Just know that we're here for you. We want you to be a part of our family." said Mosura. Junior's lips quivered as he shut his eyes tightly.
"I was always told that the world would despise me. I should have known. I...I thought that they would be different." said Junior. He then opens his eyes, they were filled with spite.
"I was wrong. They're just like all the rest." said Junior. Mosura squeezed tighter, gently rubbing Junior's head.
"It's human nature to be afraid of the things that they can't understand." said Mosura.
"What do we do now?" asked Junior.
"We remain hidden away from MONARCH. I think we may soon need to leave the lair behind in the Everfree to take refuge somewhere else. At least until things start to settle down." answered Mosura, still rubbing Junior's head. Junior sighed sadly in response.
"That may be best." replied Junior. "I guess that's it then, we go from residents of Ponyville to fugitives."
"Unfortunately." said Mosura. Junior gritted his teeth.
"Blaire, Celestia. What will they say? What will they think when they find out that I'm a monster?" asked Junior.
"We're not monsters. We're just people who are different and unique compared to the others. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you that will learn to adapt to a happier life. Try not to worry about them." said Mosura.
"I don't think it's going to be that easy." replied Junior. Mosura sighed sadly.
"It never is."
"How are the others?" asked Junior.
"Rodan is not taking it very well himself. Angirasu...he's silent. I think he had feelings for Fluttershy." said Mosura solemnly.
"I blame myself for this. They shouldn't have to go through this." said Junior.
"No, don't blame yourself. They just...were tired of feeling like freaks." said Mosura. Junior slowly stood to his feet and walks toward the man-made stairway in the lair. Mosura slowly follows him up the stairs, finding herself led to the outside of the cave and onto the porch of the house. She and Junior stood side by side on the porch, looking toward the afternoon sky. The Everfree was filled with silence and its plant life was dreary in the darkening day. Junior sighed solemnly as he stared at the sky. Mosura slowly reaches for his hand, taking it in her own. Junior turns to her to find her giving him a comforting smile. He firmly holds her hand and focuses his attention back at the sunset, taking a deep breath, not knowing what his future holds now.