Running. That's what Junior has been doing for the past couple of months. Running away from the enemies that turned the known world onto its ear. Their weapons were advanced for the time, their numbers were great, and most nations supported them. This was all because no one had the strength to fight enemies as powerful as the Transmutants. Except the world didn’t know that MONARCH was the one that brought about these new Transmutants and is now attempting to cover its own tracks.
The Transmutant Four rushed through the village without stopping. Unfortunately, they were in such a hurry that they sometimes shoved people out of their way. People shouted angrily at them for their shoving. Some even complained about Mosura not wearing her abaya. None of that mattered now for the Transmutants as their lives were in danger. Their hearts were heavy as they thought back to the Dazzlings. They prayed that they were safe back in the sea. Junior, however, felt cowardly for abandoning them. It wasn't fear of unnatural beings that separated the Transmutants from the Sirens, rather it was sacrifice. The Transmutants hid in an alley, stopping to catch their breaths. They panted as they began to sweat and breathed heavily. Mosura peaked her head out from the corner of the alley and sighed in relief when she didn’t saw anyone chasing after them.
"I think we're safe. For now at least." said Mosura. Junior clenched his fist.
"Of course. Of course we're safe!" said Junior angrily. He then slammed his fist against the wall, startling the other Transmutants. "But what about the others? Are they safe?!"
"Goji..." Mosura reached out to him but he immediately pulled away.
"We should have stayed! Why did we listen to them?!" demanded Junior as he slammed his fist against the wall.
"Gojira, calm down!" said Rodan.
"Calm down? How can I be calm when I have just left my friends to die?!" demanded Junior with a glare.
"You don't know that! They could have gotten away!" said Angirasu.
"I want to believe that. But I can't. Not after running away with my tail between my legs like a cowardly dog." seethed Junior. Angirasu grabbed him by the shoulder and turned Junior to face him.
"You know what your problem is? You lack faith!" said Angirasu. Junior recoiled from him at how Angirasu confronted him. Never has he done this with him. It was a shock to him.
"Gojira, we understand how hard it is. It's killing us inside as much as it to you. But we can't doubt them." said Angirasu. "It may seem like a hopeless situation, but faith in them is important. You've seen what they could do!"
"What if our faith is blind?" asked Junior in a monotone voice. Angirasu gave him a hard stare.
"If so, than let's hope that they are still alive." said Angirasu. He then turned and began to walk down the alley. "We don't always have to be the heroes, Gojira. Sometimes, people might be the ones to help us instead."
Junior began process what he was told. He was afraid for his friends. Not just his Transmutant friends, but the Sirens as well. They were important to him.
"I'm sorry, Aang. It's just that they came out of nowhere and I panicked. Oh...oh god, I can't think straight." said Junior as he sat down as he held his head. Mosura kneeled next to him in worry.
"Are you OK?" asked Mosura. Junior shook his head.
"No. I feel weak." said Junior. Mosura's eyes widened.
"I think I know why." said Mosura. She pulled out her map and began to scan through it. They were currently on the edge of town, miles away from Zebrabwe. Near a mountain that divided the two nations, Mosura found an image that made her sigh.
"Gojira, we should probably stop at the nuclear power plant before we go back to Equestria." said Mosura as she folded and placed her map back into her pocket. She helped Junior stand to his feet, who felt the world spin around him. He shook his disorientation off, sighing heavily.
"OK. I think I'm good right now." said Junior. He then turned to face Rodan and Angirasu who looked to him in worry.
"Faith, huh?" asked Junior. Angirasu nodded to him in confirmation. Junior sighed.
"Yeah, maybe I should start having some." said Junior.
"Well, you can start when we start taking in good ol' nuclear radiation." said Rodan with a smile.
1 hour later...
The MONARCH warship remained in the middle of the Great Inland Sea. The lights searched the surface of the water. Soldiers prepared themselves for further orders to be given out. Workers continued to maintain the ship to keep it in order. Ghidorah walked through the halls of the ship as he rubbed his wrist. Erika and Sunset followed close behind him. Ghidorah grunted as he popped his shoulder and his neck, sighing in relief.
"Annoying." said Ghidorah angrily as he thought back to the Sirens. Sunset wore a specially designed suit of armor meant for protection against harmful substances or gases. In this case, the radiation from the power plant that they were preparing to visit.
"We received orders to sweep the nuclear power plant just on the edge of the country. We have to secure it and make sure that Lucky Dragon and the others don't try to hide out there." said Ghidorah.
"So, do we have a plan of attack?" asked Sunset.
"You insult me. Of course, I do. That plan is to arm up and to rain hell on him." answered Ghidorah. He then led the two soldiers to another boat that awaited them. "Get this boat over to the power plant ASAP!"
"Yes, sir!" said the pilot of the boat. The soldiers boarded the boat and waited to be deployed.
'I know you're there Destoroyah. I can smell you. And when I'm through, Gojira is next.' thought Ghidorah.
Inside of the nuclear power plant, over a dozen Transmutants were inside. Several men and women roamed the facility as they searched for sources where they could draw the radioactive particles that were inside of this concealed facility. They began to move further into the great facility where pipes lined the walls and found an area near the reactor. The Transmutants carried sacks that contained the enchanted gems.
Destoroyah stood by on the roof of the facility where he watched the twin cooling towers that emitted steam into the air. The area was clear at the moment, but the information given to him about MONARCH's troops wandering into their raid made him uneasy. It would pose a problem if MONARCH's drones were to assault them while they were working. They just needed enough radiation to allow the infants to survive. The talk that he had given to the volunteers motivated them enough to gather radiation helped if it meant that they would be saving infants. Destoroyah suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching from behind.
"Sensei, our raid is nearly complete. The gems are nearly all filled with what they can take in from the reactor." informed Battra as he bowed before his elder and teacher. Destoroyah nodded.
"Excellent, my student. I shall join you all right now." said Destoroyah as he turned and began to walk past Battra. He suddenly stopped as his nose picked up a familiar scent. He slowly searched the area around him suspiciously.
"Sensei?" called Battra. Destoroyah shook his head.
"It's nothing. Come." said Destoroyah as he continued to walk along the roof. Battra searched the area around him in confusion but proceeded after his teacher.
'He's coming.' thought Destoroyah with a smile. He then hopped off of the building with Battra. Both made their way back into the building that would lead into their destination. They passed a few corpses that lied on the ground and overturned tables. Destoroyah looked to Battra as they made their way into an area where dozens of large pipes were built into the concrete and the walls.
"My student, I will need you to return here later. Go and tell our warriors to meet me here when the rest have finished storing the radiation. Have them to return to our lair in Neighpon." ordered Destoroyah.
"Very well. But...may I ask why we will be needed?" asked Battra.
"All in good time. Now go." said Destoroyah as he made his way over to a corner and sat down. Battra sighed.
"Very well." said Battra.
Later...
The Transmutant Four stood outside of the great facility. Its lights were dim and the nuclear cooling towers continued to emit steam continuously. They stared at the great metal doors that blocked their path and the tall electric fences that formed a perimeter around the power plant. Junior sighed.
"I just...can't stop thinking about them." said Junior solemnly. Mosura placed a comforting hand on his shoulder with a reassuring smile.
"When we get away, we can come back some other time to see if they're alright." said Mosura. Junior nodded to her.
"Yeah." said Junior. Rodan clapped his hands together.
"So, should we knock or knock the door down?" asked Rodan. Angirasu shook his head.
"No, that might trigger an alarm or something. We should jump this." said Angirasu.
"No fun." said Rodan in disappointment. The four Transmutants reared themselves back and then all leapt over the heavy steel doors. They both landed on the asphalt ground that was on the other side. The group slowly made their way through the compound and headed towards the small building near the cooler reactors. Junior looked around the area warily.
"Something's not right. Where are the workers?" asked Junior. The Transmutants began to look around the area as well. Not a soul was in sight and the place was quiet. Suddenly, a stench reached their noses.
"Bleh! What is that smell?" asked Rodan as he cupped his nose.
"Whatever it is, it is funky." said Angirasu in disgust. Junior's blood ran cold.
"I recognize that smell." said Junior. He then broke off into a sprint and towards the small building.
"Goji, wait!" called Mosura as she and the other Transmutants chased after him. Junior burst through the door, searching frantically. He then saw the source of the smell lying on the floor. He slowly walked in and looked over the source. Mosura made her way inside and her eyes widened. She cupped her hands over her mouth. Rodan felt his stomach turn as he found the source. Angirasu frowned as he made it inside with the others. The bodies of humans lied scattered on the ground. They were mangled, crushed and in the early stages of rotting.
"Who could've done this?" asked Mosura in despair. Junior clenched his fist as his nose picked up more scents…scents that boiled his blood.
"We're not alone." said Junior. He turned down the hall of the building and began to stalk towards a blast door at the far end. The rest of the Transmutants followed him to the blast door. Junior was about to punch the blast door but as he barely tapped it, the door fell backwards. Junior's eyes widened in surprised, but then hardened into a glare.
"Son of a bitch was expecting us." said Junior. He then stepped inside through the door frame and onto the fallen steel door. He glared at the area around him. Pipes lined the walls and were built into the ground. They had made their way into the Turbine Hall where the pipes heated the water taken in from a nearby source. Junior then spotted a familiar crustacean armored figure in the far corner near large pipes. The Transmutants stared at Destoroyah in shock, not expecting to see him around.
"Fancy meeting you here." said Junior in a bitter tone. Destoroyah raised his head and smiled darkly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I would have baked a cake if I knew you were going to throw a fit. Courtesy of the Transmutant Revolutionaries." taunted Destoroyah. Junior chucked to himself.
"Revolutionaries? Is that what you call yourselves? Murderers is more like it!" said Junior.
"Says the pot calling the tea kettle black." said a male voice from above. Mosura's eyes widened as she recognized the voice. She looked up and saw Battra drop down from the ceiling as he landed beside Destoroyah. He wore a glare as he stared at the Transmutant Four. "I've seen through your recent memories, Takeshi. You're as much as a killer as we are."
"What I did was in self-defense! I had no choice!" said Junior angrily.
"Neither did we." said Battra. He then looked to Mosura with a glare. "Hello Mosura. I'd say it was nice to see you again, but then I'd be lying."
"Brother..." Mosura looked to him with a hurtful expression. Battra raised his hand.
"We just share the blood of our parents. We are not brother and sister." said Battra with spite. Mosura gasped to herself as she felt her heart torn in two. Angirasu stepped in front of her.
"Leave her alone." said Angirasu.
"Ah. Angirasu. I haven't seen you and Rodan since we were children. Sad to see that Mosura blinded you as well." said Battra. Rodan sent him a glare.
"Hey, dickweed! If you want a fight then you better pick your battle wisely! We outnumber you!" said Rodan. Destoroyah chuckled darkly.
"I beg to differ." said Destoroyah as he rose to his feet. From the shadows emerged Megaguirus, Mukade, Gaira, and Shinomura. Rodan's shoulders slumped.
"Oh." said Rodan with wide eyes. The Transmutants tensed as they stared at the Revolutionaries. Megaguirus noticed Junior and began to wave at him.
"Hi Goji~" said Megaguirus with a flirty smile. Junior's eyes widened.
"You?!" exclaimed Junior. She then placed a hand on her hip with a grin.
"That's right, handsome! I've been rolling with these guys! Hope you're not jealous, babe." said Megaguirus. Junior sent her a glare.
"I think I'd rather commit seppuku than be jealous of you." said Junior. Megaguirus placed a fake hurtful expression on her face.
"Aaaw! You're so mean!" said Megaguirus dramatically. Junior rolled his eyes.
"We don't have time for this shit. Honestly, I'm not in the mood for any of this! How about we all go about our business and pretend that we never ran into each other?" suggested Junior in annoyance.
"Pussy." said Gaira as he popped his knuckles. Junior deeply inhaled and then sharply exhaled.
"Now, I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear what I clearly just heard." said Junior, attempting to keep his tone under control. Battra shook his head.
"No deal, Takeshi. You four are a stain on all Transmutants. We're going to put an end to this now." said Battra as he pulled out a katana blade. Megaguirus, Mukade, Gaira and Shinomura got into a fighting position. Destoroyah popped his joints as he prepared to fight. Junior noticed that Battra was staring dead at Mosura. He then removed the Changeling sword that he had and handed it to her.
"Mosura, take it." said Junior. Mosura looked to him incredulously.
"I...I can't! He's my brother, for god’s sake!" said Mosura.
"You might as well. I won't show mercy." said Battra coldly. Mosura looked to him anxiously and back to Junior.
"Mosura, the brother that you knew is gone. He was killed by the man that you see today." said Junior. Mosura looked to him with watering eyes. She then shakily took the sword into her grip and faced Battra. Junior turned to face Destoroyah.
"I have a score to settle with you." said Junior. Destoroyah grinned.
"As do I." replied Destoroyah. Angirasu and Rodan stood by and looked to Shinomura, Megaguirus, Mukade, and Gaira. They both looked to each other in disappointment.
"How the hell did we end up getting stuck with four guys?" asked Rodan. Megaguirus gave him an offended look.
"Hey! I'm a girl you know!" shouted Megaguirus.
"Excuse me. One girl and three guys." said Rodan in annoyance. Angirasu sighed.
"I hate personal vendettas." said Angirasu with a deadpanned expression.
"Let's just fight already!!" shouted Gaira impatiently. He then charged towards Rodan and Angirasu, the eyes of both men widened.
"We weren't ready, dick!" shouted Rodan.
"Readysetgo!" said Angirasu as he charged towards Gaira. Junior and Destoroyah charged towards each other as they gave war cries. Mosura ran away from Battra as he began to chase after her. Rodan charged towards Shinomura, Mukade and Megaguirus as they came charging towards him. An annoyed expression was plastered on his face.
"This is such bullshit!" shouted Rodan. The crimson haired Transmutant hopped over Shinomura and then slid under Megaguirus as they attempted to strike him down. Rodan than leaped and sent a punch into Mukade's face. The Transmutant was forced back and grunted in pain as Rodan's fist connected with his nose. He moaned in pain as he cupped his bleeding nose. Rodan continued to run away from the other two Transmutants and deeper into the power plant. Angirasu and Gaira both sent a power punch towards each other; both struck each other in the cheek. The men staggered back in pain as they both rubbed their own cheek. Angirasu smiled wickedly as he made his way back to the green haired man, causing Gaira to make a bloodthirsty grin.
"Oh, this is gonna be fun!" said Gaira as he and Angirasu engaged in punching each other with all of their might. Angirasu bobbed and weaved Gaira's first three punches and then sent a quick jab into Gaira's stomach. Gaira grunted as he clutched his stomach and lowered his head. Angirasu then sent a round house kick towards him and knocked him onto his side. Angirasu then tackled Gaira and began to slam his fists into his face. The concrete around them began to crack with the punches.
Junior and Destoroyah collided against each other. Junior pushed against Destoroyah as he yelled angrily at the Transmutant that forced him to flee Ponyville. Because of him, he was forced to reveal himself to be the monster that he was made into. Destoroyah was forced slightly back with Junior still pushing against him a few inches. However, Destoroyah growled as he began to push back against Junior. Suddenly, the young Transmutant was forced backwards with Destoroyah pushing him. Junior raised his heels as he attempted to dig his toes into the concrete to increase his leverage to push back. Unfortunately, Destoroyah's size gave him the advantage as he continued to push Junior back. He then slammed Junior against the wall and began to send punches against his face. Junior growled as the punches continued to strike him. He then grabbed Destoroyah's grubby inhuman hand and pulled it away. Junior then sent a punch against Destoroyah's head, causing him to stagger. He then began to punch Destoroyah furiously into his exposed belly. Destoroyah dropped to one knee as he heaved. Junior then latched himself onto Destoroyah's back and began to lock his arms around his head.
Mosura ran through the facility as her eyes searched the area frantically. She peaked over her shoulder and found Battra pursuing her. She gritted her teeth as she turned her head forward. She spotted an open area and began to run towards it. She found herself in a section that connected the Turbine Hall to the Reactor Building. She turned and found Battra stopping several feet away from her. He glared at her as they locked eyes. Mosura's heart was heavy in her chest.
"Battra, please don't do this!" begged Mosura. She dropped the sword that Junior had handed her next to herself. "I don't want to fight you! You're my big brother!"
"I must. Because if I don't, you'll only continue to suffer in this world for your weakness." said Battra as he circled Mosura.
"You think wanting to live in peace with humans is weakness?! Battra, have you forgotten that you yourself was once human?!" demanded Mosura.
"I haven't. But becoming a Transmutant has opened my eyes to see how vile humans are. It took me becoming what people consider a monster to see who the real monsters were." said Battra.
"Brother, you've killed innocent people because of your hate! You were the one who made them see you as a monster!" said Mosura angrily. Battra sent her a glare.
"How dare you put them before me?!" demanded Battra as leaped towards Mosura. He yelled as he brought katana down. Mosura gasped and reached for her sword. The weapon flew to her as it was grabbed by her telekinetic abilities. She took the weapon into her grip and raised her sword in defense. Battra landed on the ground just three feet in front of her and began to swing his sword furiously at her. Mosura was forced to clash blades with her brother as he forced her back with every strike. Mosura and Battra's blades clashed and sparked as the sound of the swords whizzed through the air. Mosura grunted as she and Battra continued to clash without any signs of stopping. Mosura twirled as she swung her sword and spun behind Battra and then brought sword down on his back. However, Battra instead countered her attack as he swung his blade at her and clashed with hers. He then pressed his katana against Mosura's sword and stepped closer to her before delivering a kick into her gut. Mosura cried out as the kick sent her flying a few feet. She managed to save herself by tucking and rolling in the air to lose her momentum, allowing her to land on her feet like a cat. Battra sent her a hateful glare while Mosura gave him a hard stare. The two then charged towards each other and clashed blades. Red eyes locked with blue eyes in a fraternal battle.
Junior was thrown across the Turbine Hall by Destoroyah and crashed into large pipes. The steam from the water blew against his flesh, burning him. Junior yelled in pain as he rolled away from the steam. Suddenly, Destoroyah came crashing down onto more of the pipes around him and charged towards Junior. He sent a kick against his face and knocked Junior back onto the concrete. Junior rolled away before the larger Transmutant could crush his skull with his foot. Junior stood back up and grabbed Destoroyah's arm and forced it behind the abomination's back as he rounded behind him. Junior then sent a kick into Destoroyah's back and forced the larger Transmutant into the unbroken pipes nearby. As the pipes burst with hot steam, Junior forced Destoroyah's face into the broken pipes, showering him in hot steam. Destoroyah roared in pain as the steam burned his face. Junior then forced Destoroyah into the ground and began to stomp on his back. Destoroyah began to feel pain as Junior continued to strike him in his shelled armor. He realized that the young Transmutant had grown stronger since their last encounter… but not enough. Destoroyah rolled and grabbed Junior by his leg. He then swung his arm with Junior's leg in his grip and threw Junior away against the turbine in the center of the room. The impact caused the machine to dent and for Junior to fall onto the turbine block and to slide onto the concrete. Junior growled as found Destoroyah charging towards him.
Angirasu carried a crowbar in his grip and slammed it against Gaira. The Transmutant growled in pain as the Transmutant continued to beat him without mercy. Gaira backhanded Angirasu away and then picked him up. Gaira turned over to a window and threw Angirasu through it. The Transmutant crashed outside into the asphalt and rolled along the ground. He panted as his skin was covered in glass shards. Angirasu stood to his feet as Gaira leapt through the broken window. He landed a few feet in front of Angirasu and slowly began to stalk closer to him. He popped his shoulders and his neck as he stopped.
"Don't tell me you're giving up. We were just getting started!" said Gaira in annoyance. Angirasu slowly stood to his feet to reveal his face to be covered in bruises as blood trailed from his left brow. He gave him a small smile as he slowly began to stand.
"Of course not. I just needed to..." Angirasu immediately sent a punch into Gaira's stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Angirasu then right hook punched Gaira and knocked him to the ground. "...catch my breath."
Back inside of the Turbine Hall, Megaguirus, Shinomura and Mukade ran past many pipes in the room. Rodan hopped over the pipes that crossed his path. He rolled forward as he landed on the ground and then rounded left in the room, finding Destoroyah and Junior as they fought. Rodan leapt into the air and hopped off of Destoroyah's back, causing him to stagger towards Junior where he was met with a powerful punch that knocked him onto the ground. Rodan landed next to Junior and turned to find the three other Transmutants chasing him. Junior pulled onto one of the pipes that sprayed steam from the broken end and pulled it even further. The pipe came off of the wall and allowed a larger plume of steam to fill the area.
"That won't stop me!" said Shinomura as he rushed into the plume of steam that obscured their vision.
"Shinomura, wait!" called Megaguirus. Suddenly, the sound of rapid punching and grunting echoed in the Turbine Hall. Unexpectedly, Shinomura was flung out of the plume of steam and crashed into the wall. Megaguirus and Mukade turned to find Junior and Rodan rushing out towards them. Rodan jumped and drop kicked Mukade on his skull. Junior rammed himself against Megaguirus and carried her through the hall. He slammed her against a wall, where she cried out in pain. She glared at Junior as he prepared to send a punch towards her. Megaguirus suddenly raised both of her legs and kicked Junior against his chest, sending him several feet away. As Junior was airborne, a grubby three clawed hand grabbed his leg from the plume of steam and then swung him down on the concrete. Junior grunted as he landed, his bones rattled. Junior looked up to find Destoroyah as a silhouette obscured by the steam as he raised his foot above him. Destoroyah stomped on Junior's chest with tremendous force, causing Junior to gasp loudly as his lungs nearly collapsed from the attack. Destoroyah raised his foot again but was met with a pipe that was swung against his head, causing him to stagger.
"Gah!" Destoroyah turned to find Angirasu rushing towards him with the pipe in his grip as he began to swing it against the crustacean armor. Destoroyah suddenly grew his crab-like legs from his back that reached over him and hung over Angirasu. He swung one of the crab legs at Angirasu and slammed him against the turbine. Junior stood to his feet and grabbed the other crab leg and yanked on it with all of his might. The limb was torn from Destoroyah's back, spraying yellow liquid onto the concrete. Destoroyah roared in agony as he dropped onto one knee. He then grabbed Junior's head and leapt onto a platform. Destoroyah began to strangle Junior as he chuckled darkly.
"I admire your tenacity, young Gojira. But no matter how hard you fight, you will lose." said Destoroyah as panted through the pain. Junior coughed as his lungs struggled to take in air. Destoroyah slammed him onto the platform, causing it to creak and to nearly collapse on itself.
"Child, have you truly forgotten me?" asked Destoroyah. Junior tried to pry the Transmutant’s hands off of him but failed as he began to feel weak.
"Forgotten? W-we...never...met before the Vault!" said Junior as he was raised into the air by Destoroyah.
"You don't remember me? You don't remember who I am?" asked Destoroyah as he threw the young Transmutant across the Turbine Hall. Junior slammed into pipes and skidded across the pavement. He spat blood onto the ground as he lied on his back, panting.
Battra leapt towards Mosura as she began to quickly back away. The two began to clash swords again as they took quick steps in attempt to cut the other down. Battra swung at Mosura's feet but missed as she did a double back flip away from him. Battra dashed towards her and used one arm to swing his sword at her in offense as Mosura blocked each attack as she held her sword in both hands in defense. Battra's blade was twirled by his swings as he forced Mosura into the Reactor building. Mosura rounded around Battra in attempt to cut him in an open area but Battra anticipated this as he turned 180 degrees with Mosura still in his sight. Mosura's strike was blocked as he did a quick swing of his sword, forcing Mosura to thrust her sword into his gut. Battra brought his blade downward as if it were to stab the ground and blocked Mosura's attack. He then grabbed his sister's free hand and spun himself around as he twisted Mosura's stance and forced her to face away from him. Mosura countered this by spinning further and forced Battra to continue spinning where his elbow was locked from its inability to allow further movement. Battra's backside was open for an attack as he was hunched over. Mosura then brought her sword down on Battra's back but her brother used his sword to move under his locked elbow and to catch the blade with his own before it could hit him. He then shoved Mosura away and freed himself of any restraining position. Battra stalked over to Mosura and began to clash blades with her again as they continued down a narrow hallway that led into the Reactor Building. Their swords grazed the metal walls and caused sparks to fly all around them as they attempted to strike each other down. Lights were shattered in the hall, filling it with darkness. Mosura backed away from Battra and found herself in a larger room where a protective dome was found just a few feet below in the center of the room. The scent of radiation reached their sinuses as they glared at each other. A few corpses of the workers in radiation suits littered the area. They were standing on the higher floor of the building, pools of water surrounding them and the top of the Reactor Pressure Vessel covered in a protective dome. The device itself was taking in water down below from the reservoir to cool down.
Battra and Mosura clashed blades again, both locked together as they attempted to bring the other's blade down onto the ground. Mosura then managed to force Battra's katana out of his hand. She then prepared to strike Battra.
"I'm sorry." said Mosura solemnly as she swung her sword. Battra's eyes hardened as he caught Mosura's wrist with his left hand and forced it into the air where the sword could not reach him. Battra then quickly extended his right hand and grabbed her neck. Mosura gasped for air and began to choke as Battra began to squeeze her throat. Her legs felt weak as her lungs were starved of oxygen. She reached for Battra's hand with her free hand in a futile attempt to pry it off. Battra then turned with his sister and began to lean her backwards as he used his left hand to bring Mosura's own sword close to herself as his right hand held onto her throat. Mosura groaned in pain as Battra stared at her with a face that showed that he was physically struggling to keep her down. He was angry and he was straining to lower her much further to ground. Mosura suddenly kicked her leg where her foot managed to kick Battra's lower back. He grunted as he was forced forward and rolled forward. He turned to find Mosura gasping for air as she stood up. She gasped as Battra had already made his way towards her, preventing her from using her sword against her unarmed brother. Battra jumped and kicked Mosura in her chest with both feet and knocked her onto her back a few feet away. Her sword fell out of her grip as she fell. Both siblings stood back up to fight hand to hand. Battra rushed over to Mosura and prepared to send a jab but was countered by Mosura's kick, which caused him to trip and to fall back onto his back. Mosura reached for the black Changeling sword as her telekinetic powers caused it to shake on the ground and abruptly fly back into her grip. Mosura's eyes began to water as she raised the sword overhead and brought it down in a chopping motion at Battra, who lied motionless on his back. Battra silently reached for his own katana as his telekinetic powers caused it to fly back into his hand. He then used his one hand to hold his sword horizontally over his chest as Mosura brought her own sword down on him. The blades clashed and sparked. Mosura gritted her teeth as her eyes stared down at Battra's relentlessness in their fight. She began to press down on his blade with both hands, forcing her brother's arm to lower which allowed both blades to descend close to his chest.
"Brother, please come back to me! We can leave together and start over! I can forgive you for what you've done!" said Mosura in a distraught tone.
"Forgive me?! Why do I need your forgiveness when you were the one who betrayed me?!" demanded Battra as he raised his free hand and pushed Mosura to the ceiling with his telekinesis. Mosura cried out as she forced into the air and crashed into the high ceiling. She then dropped down to the ground but was met with a powerful kick from Battra, which sent her towards one of the platforms that stood near the pools of water. Mosura groaned in pain as she slowly stood up to her feet.
"I...I betrayed you?" asked Mosura as she stared at Battra from a distance with wide eyes.
Rodan dodged every punch that was delivered by Megaguirus. She sent quick jabs as she grunted. Her long golden highlighted side burns that hung from her head rocked with every quick movement that she made. She then raised her leg and sent quick kicks towards Rodan. The male Transmutant slapped her leg away and sent a jab into her stomach. She staggered back and looked to him with a glare.
"You're pretty fast. But I feel like you're holding back." said Rodan as he remained in a fighting stance. Megaguirus smiled to him.
"So I take it you want me to go all out?" asked Megaguirus.
"Of course! I want to see who's the faster fighter." said Rodan with a smile. Megaguirus smirked.
"Your funeral, hun." said Megaguirus. She then rushed towards Rodan with quick speed and jumped a few feet into the air and sent to quick kicks against Rodan's face. As he staggered back, Megaguirus landed and ran around him. She then jumped and spun 180 degrees as she stretched out her leg, resulting in the back of Rodan's skull being struck by her boot. He fell forward onto his belly with a groan. Rodan looked up to find Megaguirus walking around him with a smirk.
"Come on! You had to have seen that coming." said Megaguirus. Rodan growled in annoyance. He then reached for Megaguirus's boot and yanked on it. She yelped as she fell onto her back. Before she could stand, Rodan crawled over her and pinned her to the ground, resulting in the woman to struggle for freedom.
"Oh, you dirty fighter!" spat Megaguirus with a glare.
"Says the chick who tried to knee me in the balls earlier!" said Rodan. Megaguirus then noticed how close Rodan was to her and grew a devilish smile at how suggestive their position was.
"Oh, I'm sorry for that. How about I make up for that with a kiss?" suggested Megaguirus with a flirty smile. She then leaned in close to Rodan with half open eyes. Rodan's eyes widened as his face brightened into a blush. The woman suddenly wrapped him into an embrace and brought her lips dangerously close to his.
"Psych." whispered Megaguirus. Rodan's eyes widened in realization.
"Oh son of a-" Rodan was suddenly knocked onto his back with Megaguirus pinning him down to the ground. She wore an amused smile.
"You younger boys are so easy." said Megaguirus. She then sent a punch towards Rodan but he immediately moved his head out of the way, resulting in Megaguirus punching the concrete. The ground slightly cracked, but another cracking sound reached their ears. Megaguirus's eyes widened as her eyes began to water. She fell onto her back and rolled on the ground.
"Ah! God! Son of a- Agh!!" shouted Megaguirus. Rodan stood to his feet and looked to Megaguirus in surprise.
"Oh shoot." said Rodan.
"You made me break something in my hand, you jackass!" said Megaguirus with a glare. Rodan rubbed the back of his head.
"I was just trying to avoid you from punching my face in. Now I'm starting to feel kinda bad." said Rodan. Megaguirus huffed in response.
"You should! It's your fault for moving!" said Megaguirus as she caressed her hand. Rodan sighed as he turned to walk away.
"I'm done fighting you if you can't fight with two hands." said Rodan.
"Hey! You better not walk away from this fight! We're going to finish this!" shouted Megaguirus.
"Maybe another time if we see each other again. I rather fight you when you're not in constant pain." said Rodan as he continued to walk.
"Hey!" called Megaguirus. No response. She sighed in frustration as she lied down. Her eyes clenched shut as her bones ached something fierce. "This sucks."
Junior staggered back as his face was covered in bruises and cuts. His breathing was heavy and his stance was stiff. He felt his muscles and bones ache from all around his body. His ears were ringing as his vision slightly blurred as he stared at Destoroyah who slowly approached him. Angirasu was on the other side of the Turbine Hall fighting Mukade and Shinomura at once. He slammed Mukade on the ground and then began to punch Shinomura in his face multiple times. Every hit forced Shinomura staggering back until he was backed up against a wall. Destoroyah stalked towards Junior slowly.
"On that night in the vault, I knew I thought I have seen your face before. Your face had brought up memories from over a decade ago. No, even before that." said Destoroyah as he stepped closer to Junior.
"Wha...what are you blabbering about?" demanded Junior as he panted.
"The Takeshi clan…they were such a disgrace to warriors everywhere. The clan was full of washed up soldiers who thought that they could make up for the oppression of the samurai by acting as heroes. They were just fools who were trying to make themselves feel better about themselves by helping those weaker than them." said Destoroyah as he clawed at a nearby pipe. Junior looked to him in confusion.
"What do you know about my family? I never even met my other family members. It was just only me and my parents that were left." said Junior.
"Of course you haven't. They were all killed over twenty years ago." said Destoroyah as he backhanded Junior away. He yelled as he was forced off of his feet and onto the ground.
"A clan more ruthless and more powerful managed to overpower them. Unfortunately, that war cost the lives of their own clan as well." said Destoroyah. Junior looked over to him weakly as Destoroyah reached for him. The crustacean armored Transmutant then slammed Junior onto the ground and tossed him away. Junior landed on the ground and groaned. He turned to find Destoroyah approaching him.
"Then there was you and your father, the remaining members of your filthy and pathetic clan." spat Destoroyah with hate, spite, and disgust in his voice. He then kneeled down to Junior with a glare.
"You really don't remember my face, do you?" asked Destoroyah in a low tone. Junior remained silent as he glared at Destoroyah. The larger Transmutant sighed in response. "Well, it has been years and my face was much different when I met you."
"Wha-what do you mean?" demanded Junior as his tone began to give the sound of annoyance at Destoroyah’s clichéd monologues. Destoroyah smiled darkly and backed away from Junior, grunting as his face contorted into agony. He dropped onto his hands and knees as his body began to shift more. Junior's eyes widened as he watched Destoroyah began to physically change. It was an unbelievable sight to behold when Destoroyah was already in a beastly form.
"This! This is my true form!" said Destoroyah as the human flesh on his face began to turn red and harden. His face shifted in shape becoming flat and exposing his sharp teeth and gave way for short mandibles that stuck out from the cheeks of his head. His skull became exposed with small spikes running along down his back. His body began to grow more and more. His head itself began to appear more skull like as the eyes sunk back into his sockets where they glowed dimly. Mist sprayed from the sides of his head as boney ear-like flaps grew out of the side of his skull. A long and orange colored horn grew out from the front of his skull on the forehead. Destoroyah stood to his feet as he grew to be eighteen feet tall, slightly hunched over as his armored body began to change. The armor began to cover more of Destoroyah's belly that ran down him along with his back side. Junior's eyes widened as he stared into the face of Destoroyah, memories flooded back to him.
"No." said Junior in disbelief. Destoroyah's arms slightly shortened in length but increased in mass. His claws grew larger and developed an extra appendage, and the spikes on his shoulders grew taller and slightly sharper. Destoroyah sprouted a large tail that dropped to the ground and swung around. At the tip of the tail was a pincer appendage at the end. Destoroyah's legs grew in size and became more animalistic. It was like an elephant's foot but with claws that faced forward like a dragon's. Destoroyah groaned as his backside sprouted small rows of protective armor with spikes. His back suddenly sprouted two large bat-like demonic wings that displayed themselves and made Destoroyah appear more sinister. Under the large wings sprouted two smaller wings. The wings folded behind his back. Destoroyah looked down to Junior with a dark smile as he cast a shadow of the young Transmutant. Junior's heart raced as he stared at the creature. His mind raced with so many thoughts. One in particular kept coming back to him.
'It's him.' thought Junior in horror. As he stared into Destoroyah's soulless eyes and his skull-like head, he felt as though he were staring at the reaper himself. Just by looking at Destoroyah, he could here death sharpening his scythe for the harvest.
"Remember me now, Junior?" asked Destoroyah, his voice grew more raspy and slightly higher. He then darkly laughed.
"No. No, it can't be!" said Junior with wide eyes. His blood began to boil.
"But it is! When we met, your father fought his last fight! I can remember hearing him cry out in agony as I tore that bastard apart!" said Destoroyah as he laughed maniacally. Junior clenched his fist as he glared at Destoroyah. His eyes burned with rage and despair.
"Oh how I enjoyed the feeling of my claws digging into him. Blood was everywhere!" said Destoroyah as he thought back to the past. "Oh and how he begged. 'Please, spare my son!' he said. Hahahaha!!"
"You..." Junior's eyes irises widened and became more animalistic. He dropped to the ground as his body began to morph and change. He growled in agony and anger as he began to grow and change shape. Destoroyah merely continued laughing like deranged man at Junior’s suffering.
"You son of a bitch!!" shouted Junior in a deep and monstrous voice. He then began to growl as he slammed his scaled hand against the concrete, causing large cracks.
"Yes!! That's the way child! Give in to your hatred for me!" said Destoroyah proudly. Junior began to grow in size as his dorsal plates sprouted from his back and his tail grew.
"In order for a Transmutant to ever hope to survive is through fighting!" said Destoroyah. Angirasu turned to find Destoroyah and Junior. His eyes widened at the new appearance of Destoroyah.
"Oh my god." said Angirasu. He turned to find Shinomura and Mukade transforming. Shinomura changed into his winged scorpion, dragon-like form. His six eyes glowed brightly. Mukade dropped onto his hands and knees as his body began to grow. His body increased in length and became more plumped like a worm. His eyes turned black as two more eyes grew on his head. He suddenly sprouted eight limbs that held him above the ground in a bear like stance but more bug-like. His mouth had changed and turned into what appeared to be a tube. Multiple sharp teeth appeared inside that encircled the mouth entirely inside and down to his throat. Mukade turned much more tanned in shade as his body sprouted an armored cover over his back. His large multiple legs sprouted long sharp claws. Mukade roared at Angirasu as his tube-like mouth widened and revealed the multiple sharp teeth inside. Angirasu recoiled in disgust at the creature. It appeared like a much larger scaled version of the microorganism known as the Tardigrade. Angirasu cursed under his breath as he ran away. He forced his body into biological changes as he ran, slowing down as the pain began to take its toll on him. He dropped to his knees as his head changed shape and as a snout grew, transforming into his armadillo-dragon-like form. He roared at the oncoming Transmutants that dared to double team him. He then heard a thundering roar coming from behind him. Rodan had dropped from out of nowhere in his bird-dragon form beside Angirasu.
"You think I'd let you hog all the fun?" asked Rodan. Angirasu snorted.
"Just shut up and back me up. Goji may need our help." said Angirasu.
Battra and Mosura charged towards each other and clashed their blades. The two spun and twirled as they swung their swords at each other. Mosura ducked under a swing by Battra and then thrust her blade towards him. The weapon grazed his side, causing him to grunt as blood splattered onto the ground. He hopped away from Mosura, who moved onto the offensive and began to swing her sword with speed that the average eye could hardly follow. Battra began to block every attack that she sent. After several attempts, the two ended up stepping a foot back away from each other and began to swing and twirl their swords in their hands. The glared at each other as their swords were twirled in the air in a frontal cutting motion as their wrists flicked and allowed the swords to twirl in full circle swings. The sound of the blades reached their ears as they continuously sliced through the air. Both continued this to find an opportunity to finally strike the other. Suddenly, both siblings decided to strike the other. Their swords clashed again, allowing sparks to fly around them. The two strained as they pressed against their swords in attempt to overpower the other. The twins then reared their free hands back and then thrust them towards each other. Their telekinetic abilities translated through their hands that were inches away from each other and created a force resistance between the two. The siblings groaned and struggled as they tried to dominate the other with their power. A distortion of space formed in between their hands and began to build up, a result of their telekinetic abilities. The space around them began to rumble, cracks began to form around their feet. Suddenly, the distortion of space in between them burst with a loud boom.
Mosura and Battra yelled as they were thrown by the explosion of force that they had created. Lights that hung above shattered into pieces and the steel beams around the area began to creak. The protective dome over the Reactor Pressure vessel shattered into shards of glass. The two siblings stood back up to their feet. Battra charged towards Mosura and began to clash blades with her again. He then sent a quick jab, causing Mosura to cry out in pain as his fist collided with her cheek. She staggered back and nearly fell over as Battra angrily continued to stalk closer to her.
"All of these years I wondered why you would just leave. I was flabbergasted to know that my own sister lied to me!!" shouted Battra as he kicked Mosura in her chest. She staggered back again and raised her blade in front of herself.
"What do you mean?! What have I lied to you about?! What right have you to be angry with me when you abandoned me to fight for that monster?!" demanded Mosura in despair. Battra gritted his teeth.
"I abandoned you?! You bitch! You were the one who promised me that no matter what, we were going to stay to together!" shouted Battra as he swung his sword towards Mosura's sword, resulting in it being forced out of his way. He then grabbed Mosura's shoulder and threw her over to where the reactor was located below. Mosura stared at her brother with wide eyes. Battra looked down as he began to tremble.
"You...you promised me that no matter what, we would be together. We only had each other." said Battra in a low tone. He then looked raised his head and glared at her. His eyes were filled with tears.
"But then we escaped from that facility. You changed. You began to become more distant from the rest of us. From me! Rodan, Angirasu, you took those two with you and ran away!" shouted Battra. His eyes began to glow a bright purple. Suddenly, his eyes shot forth beams of energy that missed Mosura by a hair. She yelped as she ducked for cover. Battra rushed over to her and dropped his sword. He began to mercilessly beat his own sister. Mosura hid herself in her arms as she took her brother's blows. "We were supposed to protect each other!!" shouted Battra. He then grabbed Mosura by her throat and lifted her into the air. "Where were you Mosura?!"
Battra then threw her down towards the reactor. She fell off of the machine and then proceeded to free fall to the ground. Suddenly, the ground around her began to give in due to Battra's use of his telekinesis, resulting in Mosura to continue to fall down to the lower level of the building. She crashed down onto the ground with her sword loose in her grip. Mosura slowly stood up and found herself inside of a great, cold and dark room that housed the rest of the reactor. She found herself on a platform that stood over a large pool of water that held the fuel rods inside. They gave an eerie blue glow far below under water. Battra suddenly dropped a few feet away from Mosura and got into a fighting stance with his sword in his grip.
"I only meant to protect them from what Destoroyah had planned for us, Battra! I wasn't prepared for you wanting to stay with...them! I even tried to convince you to run away with us!" said Mosura with an appalled tone. Battra hardened his glare.
"That's your failure, not mine!" spat Battra. Mosura gritted her teeth and lowered her head. She began to tremble as she processed all that Battra had told her. She did leave him when he refused to leave the Transmutants that they were with at the time. There was no denying that fact, but she had to protect Rodan and Angirasu from Destoroyah's mad ideology. He would have corrupted them and turned them into merciless killers. However, Battra bringing up the fact that she left him behind to save herself and the other two boys wretched her heart. It reminded her of her mistake.
"Perhaps I did fail you. But I refuse to abandon you again to Destoroyah! You're coming home with me and the others!" said Mosura as she raised her head to face Battra again. She was unwilling to give up her brother to the clutches of the demon that had corrupted him. Battra glared at her again.
"That's not your decision to make!" shouted Battra. He then charged towards Mosura and began to clash swords again with her. The two jumped in all directions as they swung their swords at each other. Mosura slid under Battra and kicked him in his back. She then ran towards him and used her telekinesis to push him towards the wall. Battra growled as he turned back to face Mosura.
"I'm done fighting you as a man." said Battra as he dropped his katana to the ground. He then began to strain as his body began to transform. Mosura followed his lead and began to change as well. Soon, the entire room was filled with the loud screeches of the insect Transmutants.
Meanwhile...
Just a mile outside of the nuclear power plant, over a hundred of MONARCH soldiers traveled to the facility in boats and airships. Ghidorah glared at the facility, the sound of roars filled the air as did the sound of structures crumbling. Fires began to break out around the facility.
"Looks like we have a lot of work today." said Ghidorah. He then looked to Sunset and Erika. "Do not disappointment me in this fight. If you're going to die, then die fighting."
"Yes, sir." said Sunset and Erika in unison. The boat had later reached the shoreline. Soon, the other boats began to make land to the shore, allowing the soldiers to disembark off of the vessels.
"Go! Go! Go! Go!" shouted a commanding officer. The soldiers wore suits of armor that were much like Sunset's designed to protect them from hazardous environments, especially ones with nuclear particles in the air. The airships began to hover high above the nuclear power plant. From above, Valkyries began to descend down to the ground as well with thirteen foot tall mechs. The mechs descended slowly to the ground with thrusters that were built into their backs. Ghidorah, Sunset and Erika stood close together. The armored man turned to face the young soldiers as he raised his hand. It was suddenly engulfed in a golden and sparking aura.
"We'll be leading the charge." said Ghidorah. The two soldiers reluctantly nodded. Suddenly, the three vanished in a golden flash. The three reappeared outside of the facility's fence. Ghidorah raised his hand and fired a beam of sparking energy that struck the metal and caused it to melt away. The three ran through the breached fence and made their way over to the facility grounds. A squad of Valkyries landed on the ground as did a few mechs with large turrets attached to their arms. The mechs scanned the area as the trio made their way over to the squad.
"Nice of you to join us, Agent." said a male Valkyrie. Ghidorah nodded.
"Let's get moving. Have the mechs take the lead." ordered Ghidorah. The Valkyrie nodded.
"M3-234, 210, and 122, move out!" ordered the Valkyrie. The lights of the mechs blinked.
"Affirmative." said one of the mechs with a red detail painting on its armor. It spoke in a deep, robotic monotone voice. The mechs turned and began to stomp over to the large building up ahead where the sounds of roars and crashes came. The mechs scanned the area as their audio receptors began to pick up the sound of Transmutant activity. The three mechs burst through the wall of the building and continued to scan the area. One of the mechs picked up a heat signature just to its right. The head of the mech turned to find Megaguirus sitting on her knees with wide eyes. She stared at the mechs fearfully as they turned to face her.
"Transmutant detected. Surrender or be terminated." said the mech. Megaguirus stood to her feet and attempted to think of a retort. She then suddenly turned and ran away.
"No thanks!" said Megaguirus as she ran away. The mech whirred as it raised its guns.
"Target fleeing. Firing main cannons." said the mech. Suddenly, the barrels on the turrets connected to the mech's arms began to spin and fired a barrage of magic bolts. Megaguirus yelped as the bolts struck the area all around her. She began to hop over rubble, steel beams, and slid under bolts that nearly struck her head. Megaguirus then jumped and performed a somersault over a crate that was in her way. The bolts struck the walls all around her. She began to breathe heavily as her eyes were wide with fear and anxiety.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Suddenly, a wall that divided the entrance room to the Turbine Hall burst open. Angirasu and Mukade clawed at each other as they crashed through the wall. Megaguirus hopped over Mukade's back and began to run past the fighting Transmutants.
"Big problem, guys! MONARCH is here!" shouted Megaguirus as she ran through the Turbine Hall.
"Multiple targets sighted. Engaging." said another mech. Abruptly, the mechs fired their weapons at Angirasu and Mukade. Both the Transmutants roared in anger and annoyance as the bolts rained on their bodies. Turrets that held rockets mounted over the shoulders of the mechs aimed at the Transmutants. The rockets were launched and bombed the two. They roared in pain as they were engulfed in the explosion.
Rodan was flying towards Shinomura with high speeds, but he was pounced to the ground by Gaira. He had changed into a muscular humanoid creature with green skin, messy green hair and sharp teeth that were exposed from his under bite. His muscle mass increased, giving him a more bulky appearance. His feet were webbed with four clawed toes and his hands were webbed with four clawed fingers. The creature had a hunched back with few bits of fur on his arms, legs and crotch. His body was covered in green scales. The Transmutant tackled Rodan from the air and onto the ground. He stood to be ten foot five. The Transmutant grabbed Rodan's neck and began to strangle him. Rodan gasped for air as he frantically flapped his wings. Rodan then kicked up his legs and began to claw at Gaira's gut, breaching his scales. Gaira roared in pain as he released Rodan and clutched his stomach as it began to bleed. The tremors of explosions snapped the Transmutants out of their fight.
Junior and Destoroyah turned from each other as they looked to the source of the explosion. Junior turned back to Destoroyah and roared. He then charged towards him and began to punch Destoroyah. The demon towered over him by a few feet, but that did not matter to Junior. His rage was just boiling in his heart, threatening to burn him inside out. Junior bit into Destoroyah's arm with all of his might, causing Destoroyah to shriek in pain as the yellow liquid that filled his body bled from where Junior was biting. Destoroyah clawed at Junior's shoulder, causing him to bleed. Junior shoved Destoroyah away but was suddenly caught by Destoroyah's pincer tail. His neck was caught by the pincer and was being choked by the tail. Destoroyah laughed maniacally as he slammed Junior against the turbine, destroying it.
"Come on, Junior! Your father had put up a better fight than you are right now!" said Destoroyah as he continued to use his tail to slam Junior against the destroyed turbine. Junior growled angrily and his belly heated up. A low whirring sound filled the air as Junior's dorsal plates slowly began to light up neon blue. Junior glared at Destoroyah and faced him. He opened his jaws and spewed a stream of the flame-like substance that sprayed Destoroyah in his face. He roared in agony as he released Junior and was forced away by the jets of flames that pushed him back with a strong force. Junior stood to his feet and continued to spew the flames. As the flames stopped, Junior closed his jaws and began to pant. Destoroyah sent him a glare.
"Like my flames, asshole?" asked Junior with a chuckle.
"That was not fire. That was a concentration of radiation used as a projectile attack! I suppose your father didn't live long enough to figure out that he could perform such an attack." said Destoroyah as his face sizzled and smoked. He then growled as he stomped his foot. His horn suddenly began to glow. Destoroyah charged towards Junior as his horn glowed. He then jerked his head to the side, a laser-like projection came from his horn that extended further than the length of his horn and struck Junior. Junior screeched in agony as the energized horn sliced him in his chest. Blood sprayed from his deep wound. Junior clutched his chest as he hunched over. Destoroyah swung his tail against Junior and knocked him to his side. Junior groaned in agony as the wound began to sting excruciatingly. The demon chuckled as he stomped over to Junior. He slammed his foot against Junior's chest, causing the dragon to roar in more pain. Destoroyah began to grind his heal onto Junior's chest.
"First, Gojira Takeshi the first, and now his son. You all have fallen so easily. I will restore order to Neighpon with the destruction of MONARCH and I will slowly expand to the rest of the world. I will plunge the humans into an endless time of misery and death. From the ashes will come a new era where I rule. All who oppose me shall perish." said Destoroyah. Suddenly, the sound of explosions continued to rock the facility. Destoroyah looked away from Junior and found Shinomura and Angirasu bursting through the wall with fires raging behind them. Magic bolts flew through the smoke behind them at a rapid rate. The sound of mechanical whirring and clanking echoed into the Turbine Hall. Three mechs came stomping in as they fired their turrets at all of the Transmutants in the room. Destoroyah grunted as he flinched as some of the bolts struck him in his face. Junior raised his foot and kicked Destoroyah in his gut and caused him to stagger. Junior then stood up as he clutched his bleeding chest. He then released his wound and charged towards Destoroyah. He rammed into him and wrapped his arms around the demon. The two crashed through pipes and the hall that lead into the Reactor building. The walls began to crumble all around them. Junior gave a screeching roar as he pinned Destoroyah onto his back. He began to viciously slam his fists against Destoroyah's face, chest, and shoulders. Junior bit down onto his neck and began to claw at the demon. Destoroyah shrieked as the claws and teeth breached his armor. Destoroyah grabbed Junior's head and dug his claws onto his flat head. Junior released Destoroyah and began to snap his jaws at his face. The demon forced his hand against Junior's throat, keeping the amphibious reptile at bay as he continuously clamped his jaws.
"I'll kill you!!" shouted Junior in rage. Destoroyah smirked in response. He then used his free hand and punched Junior in his face, causing him to stagger back and to shake his head. Destoroyah’s wings flapped in the air, propelling him towards Junior. The demon grabbed Junior's neck and shoulder and began to carry him into the air.
"Fool! I reign with death!!" shouted Destoroyah. He then dived down the nuclear reactor vessel with Junior. The two caused vessel to tear open, revealing the mechanisms inside. Their bodies grazed the protective metal shell, causing the machine to spark. Junior and Destoroyah then crashed down onto the floor below and fell through. More concrete began to fall from the room and lead to the lowest room. The two crashed down onto the ground, where Mosura and Battra fought. The moth turned to find the Transmutants on the ground several feet away.
"Gojira!" cried Mosura. Battra leapt towards her and began to claw at her. Mosura shrieked in pain as she felt the claws on her thorax. She then clawed Battra back and grabbed his head. She spun with him with all of her arms locked onto him and then kneed him in his back. Battra groaned as he dropped onto his knees. Mosura turned to find Destoroyah biting on Junior's neck, causing her heart to race. Her antennae began to twitch and glow brightly. She fired her beam of energy that struck Destoroyah in his face, blasting away part of his bony ear flap. Destoroyah shrieked in agony as he held onto his ear flap as it bled. Junior's spines began to glow brightly as he stood up. He then opened his jaws and spewed his atomic breath at the demon. The fiery shaped, beam of concentrated radioactive energy crashed into Destoroyah's chest, causing him to continue shrieking in agony as he was blown away towards the wall by the force. Battra stood up to his feet to find his teacher in trouble.
"Sensei!" cried Battra. He slammed his hands onto the ground as his horns flashed and the energy from his attack crackled around his horns. His eyes shined a bright purple and fired the beams of energy towards Junior. Mosura stepped in front of Battra's line of fire and fired her own beam of energy from her antennae. The siblings' beams crashed into each other, resulting in the creation of a ball of mixed energy. The ball created by the beams began to flash and spark erratically. Suddenly, the ball exploded, sending fire and sparks to fly all around the room. Mosura cried out as she and Junior were flung away and into the pool of water that held the fuel rods. Battra crashed into the wall and slammed into a pipe that resulted in radiation to seep out. Destoroyah breathed heavily as he stood to his feet. He turned to find Junior rising towards the surface with Mosura holding onto his backside. Destoroyah growled as the flames lit up the dark room. Explosions from above the room rang and rocked the building. An alarm began to blare as red lights flashed. Destoroyah looked down towards the pool and found that a large hole had formed inside. The water was half empty. Junior and Mosura were trapped below with the fuel rods that were exposed. The uranium fuel rods slowly began to heat up much more with the lack of cooling water. Mosura panted as she held onto Junior's dorsal plates. She trembled as her legs struggled to hold her up. Battra made his way over to his mentor and found Junior and Mosura below. The dragon lied the moth down onto the ground that was now a puddle below. Battra charged his horn and fired his beam. Junior gasped as the beam came towards them. He took Mosura and shielded her from the attack. The beams crashed into his scales, causing Junior to groan in pain as they burned and picked his scales. Destoroyah dropped down to Junior and Mosura's level and began to charge towards them.
Back on the surface of the facility, the remaining Transmutants fought the mechs that had interfered with their battle. Angirasu rolled into a ball and tumbled towards the nearest mech. His spikes rammed into the chest of the machine, causing sparks to fly. Rodan pecked at Shinomura as Gaira was assaulted by the barrage of magic bolts. Gaira then picked up a destroyed pipe and threw it towards the mech, knocking it off of its feet. Rodan bit into Shinomura's wing and began to yank it, his sharp teeth tore through the membrane. Shinomura roared in pain as he fell over. Mukade charged towards the mech while the remaining mech continued to shoot him. He extended his tubed mouth and caught the arm of the mech and yanked it. He then forced his body onto the mech and pinned the machine down to the ground. He roared as he clawed at the mech, but he was then shot by bolts of magic. He looked to his side and found MONARCH soldiers entering from the shattered windows and firing upon him.
"Rocket going out!" shouted a MONARCH soldier. He picked up a double barreled rocket launcher and pulled the launch trigger. The rockets fired from the barrels and crashed into Mukade, causing him to roar in pain. He rolled over onto his back as he began to flail his legs. From the ceiling, more mechs burst through with cannons and blades attached to themselves. They landed on the ground as they surrounded Angirasu. The Transmutant growled as he turned to face the mechs, scanning their every move. The mechs pointed their cannons at him and began to fire. Angirasu roared in pain as the bolts barraged him in a hail of burning magic. He then ran through the mechs that blocked his way and rammed into them, fleeing to an exit.
"We need to bail Rodan!" shouted Angirasu. Rodan stopped pecking Shinomura, who bled from his wounds.
"But what about Gojira and Mosura?!" demanded Rodan.
"They'll be fine! But we need to get out of here!" shouted Angirasu. Rodan growled in frustration. He then swung his clawed wing at Shinomura and sliced off a chunk of his carapace. Shinomura shrieked in agony as Rodan leapt away and took off into the air. The soldiers proceeded to shoot at them in attempt to take him down.
"We need to get going!" shouted Gaira as he rushed over to Mukade and picked him up over his shoulder. He began to run away with him as he was shot at by the mechs and soldiers. Shinomura cursed under his breath as he followed the Transmutants to the Reactor Building. They burst through a wall and turned towards another wall. From there, they crashed through the wall and made it outside. Gaira and Shinomura fled towards the fence of that locked them in, crashing through it and escaping to the dessert of Saddle Arabia while the soldiers continued to search for them inside of the facility.
Back at the facility, Angirasu and Rodan had burst through a wall, finding themselves just 50 feet away from the nearest escape route. Unfortunately, several more mechs and soldiers blocked their path. They pointed their weapons at them, provoking the young Transmutants into unease. Angirasu growled as he lowered himself and pawed at the ground with his right foreleg. He charged as Rodan took off into the air. The soldiers all opened fire onto the Transmutants, striking them with their magic bolts and bombs. Rodan soared in the air as he dodged a few rockets that were shot from the mechs. Unexpectedly, Erika broke into his line of sight. She had jumped several feet into the air and was heading towards him with her arms transformed into vines that held large boney clubs. She yelled as she swung her arms and slammed the clubs against Rodan's back. He cried out as he was sent crashing down back onto the earth. Erika fell from the air and landed on his back as he struggled to stand.
"Now!" shouted Erika as she hopped off of Rodan. Several Elves raised their hands and shot beams of magic towards Rodan. He attempted to flee but the beams kept him at bay. They forced him down onto his belly as he roared to the heavens. Sunset fired a beam of her magic as well, attempting to bring the Transmutant down. Rodan slumped down onto the asphalt, panting. The Elves stopped firing their magic at him but kept their hands pointed at him. Erika rushed over to Rodan with a metal collar in her grip. She hopped on his back and pulled on his neck. Rodan screeched as his neck was pulled back, causing him to flap his wings. Erika immediately locked the collar around his neck and drove him back onto the ground. Rodan began to squirm as he attempted to free himself.
"Keep him down!" shouted one of the Elves as his hands began to glow. The rest of the Elves used their magic to restrain Rodan. The more he thrashed, the more difficult it grew to contain him.
"No! Let me go!!" demanded Rodan as he attempted to free himself. His eyes were wide with fear as he looked at all of the soldiers. His heart pounded against his chest as anxiety took over. Erika latched herself onto his neck and began to squeeze him. She reached for his head and held onto it as her thighs held onto to his neck. Rodan began to feel weak. His vision was turning black and his breathing grew difficult. Erika rubbed her hand on his beak.
"Shhhhhh. Stop. Don't fight anymore." whispered Erika as Rodan weakly struggled. His eyes grew heavy.
"Gojira. Mosura." said Rodan weakly.
"It's OK. Just go to sleep and you'll be fine." whispered Erika gently ran her hand over his head. Rodan sighed as he slumped down. Erika gently lowered his head to the ground as he lied passed out. Erika looked down at him with a frown at how frightened he was. It pained her to see him in such a distressful situation. She turned and found Angirasu turning back around towards them. His nostrils flared as his legs carried him along the ground.
"Look out, he's gonna ram us!!" shouted a female soldier. Sunset gritted her teeth. She raised her hands as they were engulfed in her moderate cyan magical aura. She was about to cast a spell on the Transmutant, but something unexpected happened. As Angirasu came closer, Ghidorah charged at him from his side. The armored soldier reared his fist back and punched Angirasu in the jaw. Angirasu stumbled as the pain from the punch reached him. He tripped over his foreleg and fell onto his belly. Ghidorah stood by as he watched the armadillo-dragon stand back to his feet. The soldiers stared at Ghidorah in shock.
"Did he punch just him?" asked a soldier.
"Never mind that! Did the punch actually hurt that Transmutant?!" exclaimed another soldier. Sunset stared at Ghidorah in awe as he stared the Transmutant down. Angirasu growled as he turned to face the soldier.
"You! What did you do to our friends?!" demanded Angirasu.
"Why don't you come over here and find out? If you can touch me, I will tell you." answered Ghidorah with a dark smile. Angirasu hardened his eyes into a glare. He flared his nostrils and began to paw at the ground.
"Bastard!" roared Angirasu as he charged towards Ghidorah. The soldiers all looked on in horror as Ghidorah remained still.
"Sir, get out of there!" shouted Sunset with dread filling her eyes. There was no way that he was capable of handling this raging Transmutant head on. Ghidorah's hands began spark with energy and began to glow. He raised his hands and shot them forward. Crackling beams of energy shot from his hands as if they were lightning strikes coursing through the air. The crackling energy beams crashed into Angirasu, causing him to wail in agony. Angirasu fell to his side and skidded along the side walk. Ghidorah continued this attack on Angirasu, causing the Transmutant to convulse and to wail in pain. Erika stared with wide eyes as the power of Ghidorah continued to torture the Transmutant. Ghidorah stopped his attack and lowered his smoking hands. Angirasu slowly stood to his feet and glared at the soldier.
"Stay down." ordered Ghidorah. Angirasu grunted.
"Never!" said Angirasu in defiance. He stood back to his feet and charged again. Ghidorah sighed in annoyance. He shot his hands forward again and fired the crackling energy. Angirasu dropped down on his belly as he continued to wail. Erika watched as the horrific cries of anguish plagued her ears. Her body trembled at the sight of the Transmutant's suffering. Angirasu slowly tried to stand back up but fell back down as the energy coursed through his body.
'Stop. Please, just stay down.' Erika silently begged. A few of the other soldiers watched uneasily as they watched Angirasu fight through the pain. Some glared at him in hate for his tenacity, hoping that he would keel over. Others watched in pity at the torment of the Transmutant.
"Kneel!!!" shouted Ghidorah as he continued his attack. Angirasu gritted his teeth as he slowly stood back up. He took a few steps forward towards the armored man. Ghidorah stared at him in anger for daring to resist him when he was clearly outmatched. Ghidorah focused more of his power towards Angirasu, causing him to roar in pain.
"Kneel before me, beast! KNEEL!!!" shouted Ghidorah as he continued his attack. Erika looked away as Angirasu wailed in agony. Sunset stared, unnerved at the torture that was presented to her and her comrades. Ghidorah's words resembled those of an animal tamer. Angirasu dropped onto his belly with his eyes rolled back as he continued to convulse. Ghidorah stopped his attack and looked on at the Transmutant in silence. Angirasu weakly looked over to him with half open eyes as his body sparked. Ghidorah merely walked over to him and stomped on his head. Angirasu groaned weakly as his head was forced into the asphalt. A few of the soldiers flinched at the cruel act. Others watched in entertainment at the scene.
"Know your place in this world, Club Tail. I learned mine a long time ago." said Ghidorah in a low tone. He then removed his foot from Angirasu's head and began to walk away. Angirasu lied down as he weakly stared at the soldier. He lowered his eyes in sadness. Not only had he failed to save Rodan and to escape, but he failed to learn about the fate of the Sirens. Ghidorah continued walking back to the other soldiers.
"Was...was that necessary, sir?" asked a male soldier hesitantly. Ghidorah stopped and looked towards him. The soldiers that shared the idea of unnecessary force as the one who spoke out shrunk back.
"It was. You must display dominance over these mutations. Their strength has made them overconfident. I could have been crueler if I wanted to." said Ghidorah as he proceeded to walk towards the power plant. Erika sent him a glare from behind his back as she clenched her fist. She then turned back to Angirasu and saw how he looked down in despair. Her heart was tugged at by looking at his state. A few soldiers cautiously made their way over to him. One of them placed a metal collar around his neck that began to faintly glow. Erika's ears caught the sound of sighing.
"Poor thing." said a soldier. Erika turned to find a female Earthbound looking at the Transmutant in pity. A few of the other soldiers looked to the downed Transmutants.
"Did you hear the way they wailed?" asked a male soldier.
"Yeah. Shit was scary." said another soldier.
"I thought it was scarier when that Transmutant kept coming. He's lucky to still be alive." said a female soldier. Erika watched Angirasu in pity as he lied down. The Transmutant found a soldier gently running her hand over his scaled head. He sighed as he closed his eyes, blacking out.
"Shimmer, Shiragami, with me!" ordered Ghidorah. Sunset and Erika both looked to each other with uncertainty but they proceeded anyway. Not a good idea to go against orders, especially coming from a sadist like Ghidorah. The two, along with a few other soldiers, made their way over to the golden armored soldier.
"The mechs have located Lucky Dragon, Angel, Battra and Destoroyah." said Ghidorah. He then looked to the soldiers. "The Turbines have been destroyed along with the generator that kept this facility powered. The fuel rods inside might already be boiling the coolant system's water as we speak. A melt down is inevitable."
"We should quarantine the power plant if that's the case!" said one of the soldiers.
"Not yet. We need to take out the Transmutants inside. We may not have another chance." said Ghidorah. "Don't spare any of them. I want them all dead."
"Yes sir." said the soldiers in unison. Ghidorah lead the soldiers inside of the building, where they continued to walk through the destroyed Turbine Hall. They eventually made it to the Reactor Building. The area lied in rubble, sparks from the lights came from the sockets and the walls crumbled. A dozen mechs stood by and looked down below where the ground had crumbled and lead further down to the reactor. Sunset looked to her wrist where a meter was displayed. The meter measured the amount of radioactive particles that was present in the air. The count was minimal, but it was slowly growing.
"We better make this quick before this radiation is exposed to the environment outside." informed Sunset. Ghidorah smiled under his helmet.
"Oh, don't worry. This won't take long." said Ghidorah. The mechs all slammed their fists down onto the ground. Holes were formed and allowed them to free fall. The alarm was blaring as the mechs descended down.
Mosura flapped her wings as she evaded Battra's eye beams. The beams struck the ceiling and caused parts of it to fall as a hail of rubble. Mosura dived down towards Battra and tackled him. She grunted as all of her hands locked with all of Battra's.
"Battra, please! I want us to be a family again! I promise that I'll protect you from those that will try to hurt us! I just want my brother back!" cried Mosura. Battra roared as he kicked Mosura off of himself. She staggered back as she clutched her thorax. Her antennae picked up the sense of a disturbance. She looked up and found a dozen mechs dropping from the shattered ceiling. Junior and Destoroyah turned and found the mechs as well. Junior growled angrily at the interruption of their battle. Destoroyah leapt into the air and flapped his swings. He flew towards the mechs that he towered over and began to destroy them. He was suddenly assaulted by a barrage of magic bolts and explosives from above and from the mechs themselves. Battra fired his eye beams towards the mechs one by one. Mosura tackled Battra again.
"Stop! Please, stop!" begged Mosura. Battra head-butted her and knocked her away. Mosura slammed against a crate and slumped down. Battra stomped over to her with a glare.
"Stop it! Just stop trying to beg for my forgiveness! I will never forgive you for what you did!" shouted Battra. Mosura stared at him with expressionless insect eyes. Her visage, she felt despair. "We are not siblings! We are enemies!"
"Battra, you're breaking my heart." said Mosura in a distraught tone.
"Now you know how it feels." said Battra. He spat on the ground as he began to breathe heavily. As he was prepared to stomp on her head, an explosion sounded in the room. Mosura gasped as she looked up to the ceiling. Battra looked up and found large amounts of debris began to fall. Mosura immediately stood and tackled Battra out of harm's way. Battra crashed against a wall as Mosura skidded on the ground. The debris began to shower on Mosura with a few larger bits that landed on her leg while the other landed on one of her unfolded wings. Mosura screamed in agony from the pain that reached her. Battra watched as his sister was trapped by the debris that had fallen on her. He slowly stood up, ignoring the amounts of soldiers dropping in and the mechs that were destroyed by Junior and Destoroyah. The two ignored the soldiers and continued to battle each other. Mosura breathed heavily as her head hung low. She weakly looked up to Battra, who slowly walked up to her.
"Battra, are you alright?" asked Mosura as she hissed in pain.
"Why? Why did you save me?!" demanded Battra. Mosura recoiled from his tone. "You think this would change anything?! Is that why you did it?!"
"Battra, I-"
"No! You brought this on yourself!" said Battra. He then gave her a glare. "I hate you!!"
Mosura gasped as she heard those words. Her arms began to shake as her body trembled. Her insect mouth was half way open. Her heart was torn from her thorax and was merely grinded into dust by her own brother.
"No. You're my brother, Battra! I love you!" cried Mosura. Battra turned away from her as he clenched his fists.
"Liar." said Battra. He slowly began to walk away and made his way to fight Junior. Mosura clawed at the ground as she attempted to free herself. She groaned in pain as her body rose. Her wing ached and her leg was hardly capable of standing. She looked down to her leg and found that it was bleeding the yellow liquid that kept her alive. She stared at Battra as she began to sob to herself.
Junior had engaged both Battra and Destoroyah in battle. The soldiers were still firing their weapons at them and began to back away from the Transmutants. Bolts and rockets flew in the air. Destoroyah grabbed a soldier and threw the human towards Junior. The dragon merely ducked the human but his dorsal plates grazed the armor. The soldier fell behind Junior and groaned. The suit of armor was breached and allowed radiation to seep in. The man began to panic as he attempted to conceal the breach with his hands. One of the soldiers rushed over to him in an attempt to help him. Battra grabbed a pipe and began to beat Junior with it
"Stay out of this!" shouted Junior as he bit into the pipe and yanked it away. He then swung his tail at Battra and sent him towards the wall. Destoroyah roared as he dug his claws into Junior's shoulders. Suddenly, a blast of energy struck in between them and separated them. Junior staggered back as did Destoroyah.
"Destoroyah. Long time no see." said a male voice. Destoroyah's eyes widened. He looked to the side and found Ghidorah standing by with the magical energy that crackled in his hands. Destoroyah glared at the soldier.
"You!" growled Destoroyah. Junior looked at the two in confusion.
"That's a nice look for you, old friend." said Ghidorah with a dark chuckle.
"We are not friends! Never would I be friends with someone who's MONARCH's lap dog!" roared Destoroyah.
"I wouldn't consider myself that. I consider myself something more." said Ghidorah. He then raised his hands and began to fire his crackling beam at the demon. Destoroyah roared in agony as he stumbled back from the energy. Junior turned as he felt his back side shot at by the soldiers firing their weapons at him. He gave them a hateful glare.
"I am sick of all of you!!" shouted Junior. He roared as he charged towards them. One of the closest soldiers tried to flee from him but was met with Junior's wide foot. He was crushed under his weight, allowing his armor to be exposed the growing amount of radiation. He swung his tail at another soldier and knocked her towards the wall. Junior felt a beam struck him in his side. He turned and found Sunset Shimmer firing her magic at him.
"I am especially sick of you!" growled Junior. He roared as he charged towards her and raised his fist. He was then met with a punch from Erika. Junior staggered back and growled as he retaliated by bringing his fist down on her. Erika caught his fist and grunted as her feet sunk into the concrete from the force of the punch. Junior raised his arm and prepared to bring his fist down again but was met with Sunset's magic bolt. He groaned as the magic struck his snout. Erika ran over to him and morphed her arm into the bony club. She slammed her club-fist into his bleeding chest and then against his head. Junior staggered back with a groan. He turned and found Erika rushing towards him for another attack. As she leapt towards him, Junior caught her clubbed fist with his hand and grabbed Erika by her neck. Erika groaned as she struggled to free herself. Junior reared his head back and sent it towards Erika clubbed arm and bit onto the plant limb. His sharp teeth tore through the limb and threw Erika down towards the ground. The soldier cried out in agony as she held her dismembered limb. Junior raised his foot high above her.
"Leave her alone, you monster!" shouted Sunset. She picked up a rifle and began to fire rapid shots onto Junior's gills. The Transmutant screeched in pain as he convulsed and staggered back. The rest of the soldiers continued to fire their weapons on him. Junior felt himself lost in a blind rage. Everywhere he turned and looked, there was an enemy. They were all his enemies. MONARCH, and the Transmutant Revolutionaries.
"They all must die, Gojira." said a deep, dark and demonic voice. Junior's eyes hardened. He turned towards the soldiers as the dorsal plates on his tail began to light up along with the ones that slowly lit up as the light traveled from the back of his tail and up to back of his neck. Junior opened his jaws and spewed his atomic breath, engulfing the soldiers into its hellish heat. The soldiers cried in agony as their bodies were caught in the attack. Sunset's and Erika's eyes widened in horror as their comrades turned to ash before their very eyes from the neon blue attack. Sunset's eyes hardened in anger. She pointed her rifle towards Junior and continued to fire. The Transmutant roared as he charged towards her. Before Sunset could evade, a figure tackled Junior to the ground. Mosura wrapped her arms around Junior tightly as he struggled to stand.
"Let me go! They have to die!" said Junior as he tried to pry Mosura off of himself.
"No! Please, let's just take this opportunity to leave while we still can!" begged Mosura. Erika watched with wide eyes as the moth Transmutant held Lucky Dragon down.
"They'll just keep looking for us until we're dead! This is for our own good!" argued Junior as he stood to his feet. Mosura began to sob into his chest.
"Stop it! Please just stop fighting! Let's go home! I can't take this anymore!" cried Mosura. Junior's eyes softened as mind began to regain rationality. He listened to Mosura as she gave a pitiful sob. "I just want to go home with you and the others. I just want us to live happily without having to worry about fighting."
Junior looked down as his eyes threatened to tear up. He turned and found Battra being struck by Ghidorah's power. He jumped acrobatically as his thrusters gave him an extra boost. He hopped off to Destoroyah and levitated large concrete debris and flung them at Destoroyah. The Transmutant roared in anger as he charged towards him. Ghidorah landed and shot his hands forward and shot his beam of energy. Destoroyah stumbled and landed on his belly as he began to convulse. Ghidorah laughed darkly. Junior turned back to Mosura.
"Yeah, let's go home." said Junior. Mosura looked up to him. Unexpectedly, a terrifying sound reached Junior's ears. A small explosion had struck Mosura from behind. She suddenly convulsed and screeched in pain. Mosura stumbled forward and landed against his chest. Junior immediately caught her and held onto her as she slumped back. His eyes widened in horror as he stared at her limp body. He looked up to find Sunset panting with a glare. She carried a rocket launcher in her grip. Battra turned and gasped as he saw his sister limp in Junior's hold. He was confused about feeling worry for his sister and, upon looking at the Elf that shot her, was disturbed that he felt hatred for the Elf who assaulted his treacherous sister.
"What have you done?" asked Junior with wide eyes. His tone was soft and filled without despair or anger. "She just wanted to go home."
"None of you are going home." said Sunset as she threw the rocket launcher down. Junior's eyes hardened. He lowered Mosura's limp body to the side, where the fuzz on her backside was singed from the explosion. Her wings were slightly torn at the edges.
"She was my friend! You killed her you...you goddamned bitch!!" Junior roared in rage as he charged towards Sunset. She teleported out of his way, but Junior immediately turned around and continued to charge. Sunset re-appeared a few feet in front of him. She turned and her eyes widened in horror as Junior was already closing in on her. Junior grabbed her and raised her into the air. He began to squeeze her, causing the Elf to groan in agony. Junior lessened his grip, allowing Sunset to catch her breath. Her heart raced as she locked eyes with Junior. He tightened his grip again, resulting in more pain for her. The glass that covered her helmet began to crack. Sunset stared in horror as the cracks grew. Her head began to feel light from all of the pain. Junior continued the same amount of pressure that he used to squeeze Sunset until she slumped and passed out in his grip. Junior tossed her away, where Erika staggered over to her.
"Sunset!!" cried Erika. As she made her way over to the downed Elf, she shook her shoulder. Erika then turned Sunset over and what she saw made her blood run cold. Sunset's glass shield had broken. Erika quickly looked to Sunset's wrist and found that the radiation meter had already grown much higher. Sunset was exposed to a lethal dose of nuclear radiation. Erika turned to where Ghidorah was fighting with a look of despair.
"We need to get out of here! The radiation is growing too lethal!" cried Erika. Ghidorah turned to Erika and quickly glanced at the radiation meter that was displayed on his HUD. He then ran over to the pool where the fuel rods were held and noticed that the lack of water caused the fuel rods to melt down. The metal casings turned red and slowly began to melt and seep into the ground that was meant to hold the melting elements.
"Damn it. We'll have to continue this fight in another time." muttered Ghidorah. He then turned to Erika. "Get her out of here! I'll slow them down!"
Erika nodded. She picked Sunset up and began to run away with her. Battra swung his arm at her but she leapt over him. Erika continued to run away until she found a corner with stairs. She immediately broke into a sprint and began to run up the stairs. Junior walked over to Mosura and held her limp hand.
"Mosu, please don't leave me. I need you." pleaded Junior. His reptilian eyes began to glisten with tears. His mouth began to salivate with his distressed emotions. He was feeling despair overcome him. Mosura lied down, not responding. Her eyes were dim, as if her soul was slowly slipping away from her body. Junior's eyes began to run with tears that trailed down his face and down his jaws. Junior gave an animalistic whine as he sobbed to himself. His tongue curled back into his mouth and his nostrils had slit. He gave a low whine that slowly escalated into high-pitched barks and howls. Battra watched Junior cry for the loss of his sister. The black moth began to feel his heart ache, despite not knowing why. He then turned and saw Ghidorah raising his hands into the air. They began to crackle and spark with energy. Junior turned away from Mosura and began to growl at Ghidorah.
"MONARCH did this! You ruined all of our lives!!" shouted Junior. Ghidorah laughed darkly.
"I know. After all, I am a monster like you." said Ghidorah. He then placed a finger in front of his helmet and signaled him to keep quiet. "Don't tell anyone."
"You bastard! I won't let you all take her away from me!" shouted Junior as he charged towards him. Ghidorah sent a blast of his energy from his left hand that missed Junior but destroyed the wall behind him. Ghidorah then raised both hands into the air and fired at the ceiling.
"We have already done that, Gojira." said Ghidorah. He teleported away from the Transmutants and peaked his head over one of the holes that were made. Junior, Destoroyah, and Battra all turned to find where Ghidorah had struck. The ceiling began to leak water from above.
"It's time we left." said Destoroyah as he and Battra began to run away. Junior turned to glare at them.
"Get back here! We aren't through yet, Destoroyah!!" shouted Junior.
"No. Which is why I'll be waiting." replied Destoroyah. He and Battra took off into the air and smashed into the ceiling at the far end of the room. They continued to burst through the ceilings until they had breached the top of the building. Ghidorah began to fire his power at the other pool of water that was with him. The ceilings began to crack and finally gave in. Junior's eyes widened as they crumbled and allowed gallons of water to come raining down on him. He was forced against the wall from the large body of water, where his head slammed against the wall. Junior blacked out from the impact and floated limply in the flooding room. He was caught by a steel beam that sunk and pinned him down to the ground. Mosura's body was carried by the water and was lead through the hole in the wall. Her body splashed down onto the nearby beach where it was carried down to the sea. Mosura's body began to sink under the shallow water, her clawed hand going under last.
Ghidorah rushed out of the collapsing building that creaked and moaned. Fires raged, debris and dust floated into the air. The cooling tower began to give in from the previous reckless explosions created by the mechs and collapsed under its own weight. Ghidorah met with several other soldiers. He turned back and found Erika sprinting away from the facility. She jumped into the air and landed several feet away. She panted as she lowered Sunset to the ground.
"Oh, god. Please don't die, Sunset." begged Erika as she held the Elf's hand tightly. Ghidorah turned to one of the soldiers.
"Are the generators in place?" asked Ghidorah. The soldier nodded to him.
"Good. Activate the magic barrier. We have to contain the radiation before it spreads." ordered Ghidorah. After a minute, a bright golden light brightened up the night and a great golden dome shield was formed out of thin air and encased the facility. It rippled as it had finished forming and the dome glowed in the night. Ghidorah sighed.
"Get those other Transmutants loaded up. We need to leave." said Ghidorah. Erika looked to him.
"What about Lucky Dragon? Is he dead?" asked Erika.
"There wasn't enough time. He's alive in there." answered Ghidorah.
Junior remained pinned under the steel beam as the water began to dissipate. Junior's eyes suddenly opened. He looked around groggily under the water. His head ached as did the scar on his chest and the cuts on his shoulders and neck. His eyes widened as he recalled the conflict from earlier. Junior immediately reached for the steel beam and began to push on it. He successfully lifted the beam off of his body and quickly swam towards the hole. As the water had finally drained enough, Junior resulted to running. He splashed through the shallow water and looked around himself. His eyes widened as Mosura was nowhere in sight. As he noticed the water draining through the hole, he began to sprint towards the hole. Junior made his way outside to find that the beach was close by. His eyes widened as he saw the water sealed off by a golden shield. He ran over to the shield and began to tap on it. He then noticed something that made his blood cold. It was a dome, and he was trapped inside. Junior searched frantically for Mosura's body. He then saw how a large trail of water and debris littered the beach. The sand was muddy where it shouldn't have been. Rubble was carried by the waves and was brought under. Junior dropped to his knees as he began to tear up.
"She's gone." said Junior. He then picked up the sound of propellers whirring far above. He looked up and found airships flying away. His eyes widened as he saw Angirasu and Rodan bounded by glowing chains and were hung far below the airships like bears being delivered.
"Angirasu! Rodan!" cried Junior as he slammed his fists against the dome. His friends were growing much smaller as they moved further away. Junior's eyes ran with tears. His friends were gone. Mosura was dead and Angirasu and Rodan were being taken to be locked away. For all he knew, the Sirens were dead as well. No one was left but him. Junior gritted his teeth and raised his head into the air. He gave a sorrowful roar as his tears trailed down his face. As he howled into the night in sorrow, the fuel rods began to heat up again. They began to turn red and then slowly melted, releasing tons of radiation into the enclosed environment. Junior's dorsal plates began to take in the radiation like solar panels taking in the sun's rays and absorbed them into his body.
"You opened the door to me Gojira..." spoke the dark and demonic voice. It was the dragon that haunted Junior's dreams. The Transmutant looked down at his reflection and saw the fiercer looking dragon staring at him.
"A crack of light that I have never had before. Did you really think that I'd let you shut me out?" asked the dragon. Junior suddenly found himself in his human form. He searched his surroundings and found himself on the roof of a tall building. He was back in the ruined city of destruction, loneliness, flames, and darkness. The dragon stood facing away from him from a distance. He shuffled about, causing the booms of his steps.
"We are going to become gods of this world that has feared and rejected the Transmutants for so long. We are going to tear it into a billion pieces." spoke the dragon in a softer tone than what Junior was used to hearing. The dragon slowly turned and revealed his spiked face and glowing red eyes. He raised his arms as if he were gesturing to himself.
"I am your inevitable conclusion, child." said the dragon. He then looked at his claws. Junior slightly backed away as his breathing grew heavy. "I am the ultimate you."
"I am rage. I am judgment. I am punishment. I am your salvation." said the dragon with a smile. Junior dropped to his knees and lowered his head. He trembled in despair. This creature was here to torment him. Now, he was trying to convince him to take his hate and despair out on the innocent. Still, the face of Mosura's smiling face brought him to tears.
"Mosura wouldn't want this." said Junior. The dragon hardened in his stare.
"She's dead now. And there's not a damned thing you can do to change that." said the dragon. Junior shuddered.
"No. No, there isn't."