Chapter 48
“The children of the nuclear age, I think, were weakened in their capacity to love. Hard to love, when you’re bracing yourself for impact. Hard to love, when the loved one, and the lover, might at any instant become blood and flames, along with everybody else.”
— Martin Amis
Crystal Empire
Devastation rained.
Ashes and remaining snow particles drifted aimlessly to pockmark the earth for the Crystal Empire’s final rest. A petrifying white aura filled the atmosphere as the cold meshed with the heat, as the fires and the embers floated high while the ashes and the snow fell so softly. Wind washed over the Empire, haunting whispers of an ancient song forgotten so long ago. The embers danced.
Skeletal structures of crystal buildings and homes lay scattered in a twisted state of obliteration, frozen in time as the cold of the north slowly consumed the battleground. The streets were quiet, filled with numberless mounds of debris and blackened carcasses of T.I.T.A.N. machines. Buildings hung shattered and slanted over the roads, fires somehow still surviving upon numerous structures despite the dropping temperatures.
Yet the warmth slowly started to return. The sun began to rise, began to break through the fading storm clouds for a new day to awaken. In that soft, alluring yellow glow meshed within the pale white atmosphere, the heroes began to gather in somber silence.
Many were slow; none were rushing their predicament. But all of them came together as a means to find one another, to assure themselves that they had made it. The ash and snow fell around them, but they were still breathing. Bon Bon limped her way up a great mound of rubble with Lyra leaning against her for support. They were trailed by Daring Do, Twilight Sparkle, Spike, and the remaining members of the Council of Friendship. They had all made it out together. Twilight’s quick thinking saved their lives.
Standing together on top of the great mound, the heroes overlooked the devastation.
T.I.T.A.N. was beginning to stir from the ruins. As agents and soldiers of the organization moved about in packs to scour the land and search the debris for survivors, the armies of the world also returned. They rose almost breathless, standing in soot and frost-covered armor as their agape expressions gazed to everything around them. Yaks, griffons, dragons, changelings, they all shared the same fate. They all lost people, all lost good warriors, but they came out of it. They survived.
The war was over.
They won.
So why did victory sound so quiet?
Why was victory anything but victorious? Perhaps that was a question that would linger with them all for days, weeks, maybe even months or longer to come. But the heroes had a hunch as to why that feeling of emptiness clouded their emotions, shrouded their hearts and left them silent. Because across the vast landscape of destruction and turmoil, in the aftermath of the single greatest conflict seen on Equus, they saw the one who saved them all.
From afar, they stared at Godzilla. He laid unmoving in the debris, in the blackened heart of his eruption that left all the Crystal Empire in a state of frozen silence. His eyes were closed. His breaths… almost too quiet. Almost not even there. Almost…
Fluttershy took a single step forward. Her hoof crackled the broken crystals beneath her, but she never took her eyes off of Godzilla. Staring, studying, waiting with halted breath to find any indication of life. She was so focused that she failed to acknowledge the presence of the Alicorns emerging behind her. Behind all of them.
Twilight’s ears flicked back at the sound of approaching hooves breaking the rubble beneath them. Turning to it, her expression lightened almost instantly to see the friendly and familiar faces of Celestia, Luna, and her sister-in-law Cadance. Even Discord was with them. They all limped together, covered in bruises and scrapes and everything that would heal. When they reached the top of the mound, Twilight greeted them all with a strong and reassuring hug each. The Council joined her. The Alicorns returned each one, especially Discord.
A new sound emerged, the soft roaring of engines high over everypony’s heads. Airships descended from the clouds, washing away the white fog and making way for the golden sunlight. Countless other creatures descended and landed on the earth, with Thorax and Ember being two of them. They were surrounded by their dragons and changelings, turning to one another with soft smiles and subtle nods. Turning to Bon Bon, Celestia, and Twilight with those same smiles.
The royal airships remained airborne with the other fleets, with Tempest Shadow’s own and the remainder of T.I.T.A.N.’s. The Radiance, however, surveyed the area, scanning it from the bridge, before softly landing upon the earth behind the mound where the heroes stood. Nearly all of them turned to see what would come from the Radiance, waiting in that same silence.
Finally, the ramp fell and Shining Armor stumbled out into the rubble and ashes. He paused momentarily, gazing out onto the mound, before increasing his movements and rushing to meet them. He instantly met his wife with a crushing hug, minding her wounds and giving her a soft kiss instead. Cadance gratefully returned it, the two sharing a silent conversation… and one that turned Cadance’s smile into a look of dread.
Shining Armor turned to face Bon Bon, and nopony else. The special agent met his stare, stood with Lyra beside her as the prince made his approach. He leaned in close, whispering to inform her of what the Radiance had managed to scan. What they discovered. What made Bon Bon’s heart fall.
Fluttershy spread her wings, standing on the edge of the mound to fly over and meet Godzilla. The lack of movements, of sounds, of even breaths from the Titan made her heart weary, and she needed to know. She needed to find out for herself if he was okay, so she spread her wings to fly.
Instead, she felt a hoof press against her chest, and saw Bon Bon step in front of her.
“Fluttershy, wait!” Bon Bon warned, easing the Pegasus. She did, turning to Bon Bon for an explanation. She had one, muttering, “It’s too dangerous to get too close. Radiation levels are spiking around him, Shining Armor just told me. Our scientists in the Radiance just scanned it; it’s all true.”
Meeting the Earth pony’s eyes, Fluttershy searched for any signs of deceit. There were none.
Bon Bon shakily breathed, gusts of frozen air leaving her lips. “Plus… that wasn’t all the Radiance scanned…”
Her brow furrowed, and Fluttershy turned to fully face her.
“They searched for a pulse and… there was nothing. They heard nothing,” Bon Bon said, watching and feeling her heart break to see Fluttershy gasp. She turned to face the unmoving Godzilla, a wave of sadness washing over her features. “The Elements of Harmony mixed with his own nuclear power… the concoction was too much for Godzilla to handle. But he did it… It’s over… We won because of him.”
And there was the answer. There was the truth as to why their victory felt anything but victorious. The Council reacted the only way they could imagine to such bittersweet news. Soon, all of their eyes were turned to settle on their silent savior. Every last one of them quietly mourned, with Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Discord dipping their heads in respect, closing their eyes.
Hearing nothing but the trembling cries from Fluttershy.
The news hit her dead in the heart, leaving its mark to remain and fester and wound her deeply. Breaking down because of it, Fluttershy let her hind legs slip out from under her, falling on her rear as tears slipped freely down her face. She whimpered and cried, Bon Bon sitting down and laying her foreleg across her withers, bringing her close in a comforting embrace.
The Council—though not sharing Fluttershy’s feelings perfectly—could still mourn the same, understanding the sacrifice Godzilla achieved so that their world could live on. Just as the Alicorns, as Discord, as Shining Armor and the countless others surrounding the mound could mourn the same. They all let that stillness suffocate them, the only sounds being the winds crying alongside Fluttershy’s woe.
Until they ceased. And they heard her speak.
Fluttershy lifted her tear-streaked face, holding her cries and whispering, “Look…”
The awestruck breath in her voice prompted many heads to rise, earned many stares dead ahead to where Fluttershy gazed. And there, several hundred yards to where Godzilla remained, they witnessed it just as she did. It was if their world had come to a standstill and nothing else mattered, for what they saw simply took their breath away and left them in a bewildered state of uncertainty.
And yet, in that bewilderment, they were not scared. They were not worried. A warming sense of peace filled each of their spirits when they watched Mothra crawl to Godzilla.
She reached her king, planting her trembling limbs upon his body until her own was nestled up against his. Despite the wounds that inflicted her body, despite the state she was in, Mothra still would not leave him be. Even in that desperate hour when so many others around gave in to what they knew, and not what they believed, she never gave up. Because she believed.
There was no heartbeat that she could sense within him, and Mothra cried.
Then, she did something that left everypony utterly shocked. Frozen in a state of pure awe, beholding her majesty with their own eyes. Mothra extended her wings, as damaged as they were, and draped them over Godzilla’s body like a comforting blanket. In a warm embrace. She nestled her head against his and laid there, pressed herself against her king and allowed that stillness to consume her.
The pain was so immense that she couldn’t take it anymore.
Mothra sighed, wilting her head and letting that breath take her away.
Basking in the glow of the coming sunlight, for all the Crystal Empire to witness and pay heed, Mothra was laid down as an accomplished being. She had fulfilled her duty to her world and her king. To all of ponykind and all those who lived upon Equus. Because of her efforts, the Great Rebalance had come. Nature was restored. She had finally done it.
She had found peace.
And so, Mothra gave in to that idea. She surrendered to the peace and let the light take her.
Her eyes darkened, but her body erupted. Her body vanished into an array of golden energy, disintegrating slowly and deliberately into Godzilla’s own body. The masses were in awe, standing tall and ceasing their actions. Every last beating heart facing to the eruption and feeling their hearts bound with unyielding joy. That warmth was spread and shared across the vastness of the desolation, filling it with her peace. With her power. One that everyone was able to feel.
Fluttershy felt another tear slip down her cheek. For once she blinked, Mothra was gone, and she was fused with her king as a final offering. She was gone and Fluttershy felt like crying again. Not out of heartache. Not out of woe. The feeling she felt radiating within her was the same she felt when her song was sung through the clouds over Ponyville, when she had first laid eyes on her back in her temple. This was what Mothra wanted. This was her destiny, and what needed to be accomplished.
This was the Great Rebalance. This was peace, and one they could all enjoy.
Fluttershy’s expression softly twitched into a smile.
Godzilla snorting and taking in a deep breath made her beam. Made her gasp out a giggle, where joyous tears fell down her cheeks and struck her grin.
Everyone reacted similarly. They felt the joy, love, and peace that Mothra promised fill the world and breathe free from Godzilla, the same moment he breathed to life and opened his eyes.
He felt her power within him. The life energy of which she had surrendered and given to him fusing with his core and bringing his heart back to her. Though he could not see her, though Godzilla was pained by her disappearance, he could still feel her presence. He heard her call within his heart. She was alive, and Godzilla could feel her. Could hear her.
She told him to get up…
To rise…
And reclaim his throne.
Godzilla rose. Dust and snow fell from his body, mounds of debris raining from his dorsal plates and striking the earth as Godzilla continued to rise up. To the survivors’ shock, they all turned and gasped to see not one, not two, not even three, but several Titans rising up in unison. There were those they recognized in the battle, such as Methuselah, Baphomet, Scylla, Yamata no Orochi, and so on.
And then there were those who hadn’t even participated in the battle, finally arriving to the Crystal Empire to answer the call of King Ghidorah. They all congregated toward the heart of an empire, stomping and flying and crawling their way to where Godzilla stood. It was an astonishing sight, heads lifted high from every survivor as they watched the Titans seemingly ignore them, their focus settled beyond them. The Titans defeated broke from their bonds, shattering the ice and frost covering their bodies and following the packs. Following the source of where the call had come from.
Finding the one standing in the place of their king.
“Oh, my gosh…” Twilight marveled.
Godzilla slowly turned around at the sound of their presence. He was surrounded in mere moments. Abaddon took his last step and chittered as his wings settled on his sides, the insect Titan tilting his head curiously. Behemoth stomped closer until he finally ceased, lifting his weary eyes onto Godzilla. Quetzalcoatl crashed against the rooftop of a shattered building, meeting Godzilla’s waning gaze and hissing softly in response. Scylla approached him and stopped, lifting her head all the same in unnerving silence.
Sekhmet growled in his approach, appearing almost hostile to the presence of Godzilla. Almost as if he expected something else. Amhuluk limped in his crawl, his tendrils flowing weakly against his back once his eyes—free from the infection of Sombra—settled on Godzilla. Bunyip hopped on top of a large mountain of destruction, his eyes peering at the colossal Titan in the center of them. Godzilla peered right on back at him. Yamata no Orochi crawled across the earth, lifting his head and keeping his mouths constrained within him, focusing only on the alpha that remained.
Mokele-Mbembe’s stomps shuddered the earth before he finally came to a rest. Baphomet clutched his wounds, but he blinked free with nothing more controlling his mind, and he lifted his head to the one who had freed him from it. Methuselah was slow in his approach, he and the Queen MUTO both were. But when they joined the other Titans and stared down Godzilla, their cries joined a chorus of others waiting for the alpha to respond. Waiting to see what he would do.
Many more arrived at last. Many more without a name, without a history, but being called for something so much bigger than them. But there was a final Titan to land upon the earth, to face Godzilla with resilience still residing within his spirit.
Rodan crashed before him and spread his wings. Opened his beak and let his roar be heard.
Godzilla glared at him, responding with a singular and dominating snort.
Just like that, Rodan’s small but intelligent mind took that intimidating display for what it was. He looked around and saw the remains of Ghidorah as but ash beneath Godzilla’s feet, fading in the wind and never to be seen again. His terror, his treachery, his tyranny was gone from the world. Another had taken Ghidorah’s throne and placed himself in that standing of power, offering one last chance for any one of them to challenge him for the crown.
Rodan, instead, was the first to bow.
He lowered himself in humble submittance, acknowledging Godzilla’s rule with a wilting of his head to the earth and his wings displayed low. Godzilla would not have just that. His burning glare turned to the other Titans, and he released a second snort to them as well.
What followed left the world in a state of utter shock. Left every last beating heart within the Crystal Empire as the witnesses to the shifting of power. The Titans lowered their heads and proceeded to bow beneath the presence of their rightful king. From Abaddon, Behemoth, Quetzalcoatl, Yamata no Orochi, Scylla, Baphomet, until every last one of them dropped their heads, fell to their knees, or planted themselves beneath him. Godzilla gazed at their submittance, seeing them fall one by one before him.
They saw it for what it was, hiding no deceit and revealing to them who now dominated their world, who was the true source of unbeatable strength. The armies of the world saw it. The Council of Friendship saw it. T.I.T.A.N. saw it.
Even Celestia and Luna saw it, witnessing Godzilla’s power not only displayed before them, but all around them. From the destruction he wielded as evident by the ruins of a once great and proud empire, and now to the beasts of the earth submitting one by one to his rule. It told Celestia and Luna there was a new king to be wary of, one that laid his claim upon the world and made a clear statement once and for all.
That Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, was here to stay. He was here to rule. And nothing, no one, was ever going to take that away from him. He told them that. The sun broke through the clouds and shined down upon him, and Celestia and Luna were breathless to the sight.
Godzilla lifted his head and roared to the world, to the heavens, to every life.
And he made them believe that.
“SKREEEEEOOOOONNNNNK!”
Again, these artworks are incredible. Props ti Shrekzilla.
LONG LIVE…. THE ONE TRUE KING!!!!!!
SKREEEEEOOOOONNNNNGGGGGK!!!!!!!!!!!!
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All hail King Gojira. Any thoughts on doing Godzilla vs Kong? If so, I have a suggestion for a plot point. Could you make it so Mecha Godzilla has some skin or cloaking that makes him look like Godzilla? And Mecha G would go around framing the G man. I felt that was a missed opportunity from the movie.
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There will be a sequel and some of of plot points would be different from the movie.
There will be a third story after that.
Me: *reads chapter name*
Props to Rodan though, he lost, but he did his best, he definitely earned some weed for that one.
All hail the King!
Just like the movie, and every bit as epic!
So good.
Wait a minute, where’s Leviathan, Tiamat, Na Kika, Margygr, and Camazotz?
Awesome aftermath of the battle. And Monthra sacrificing her life to save her King, Godzilla, now that’s the best final moments she had there, she died to raise the king back up and the strength he need to keep going, and now all the creatures in equestria and the titans, all witness Godzilla being a true king and claim his rightful throne as leader of the titans and king of the world, awesome chapter there
He's not gonna die, that would be lame at this point.
See? I told ya.
This is the final chapter?
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No, there will be three more chapters left.
If I could be critical of any of this, as no doubt the good praise is very well earned, I shall but only with the best intent.
Only reason I'm not going to discuss those too much (trust me, there are plenty ), is because others have already and as an author myself I think I might be able to pick up on narrative structuring that others might not so readily notice. So, my critique is more on what I think needed a touch more polish than what is already great. Now understand fully I do still approve of this series heartily, easily one of the best Godzilla crossovers I've seen. I only say what I do here to help offer an outside perspective and critique on what I thought didn't land as solidly as it otherwise might have, so future projects might benefit.
I do hope the next venture with the kaiju has some more original plot lines.
This story is good, but I feel it plays a bit too much like G:KOTM with the change being, it's set in Equestria instead of our world. Now that works perfectly fine to many's taste in crossover fiction. X movie but in Y universe. But I am more partial to when both sides of the crossover have equal impact. The setting doesn't really affect the plot all that much aside from the Sombra-MUTO, whom I didn't feel had enough unique traits to really set it too far apart from the canonical kaiju. He's taken out well before the full finale and that leaves Ghidorah as the sole major threat, nor is he especially treated as big of a player on the map as Godzilla or Ghidorah. I think keeping him longer as a bigger threat not only adds an MLP villain to equal status with Ghidorah, but also shakes up the ending more to give it a more distinct flair from the ending KOTM gave us.
As it stands, OTK is quite good; though it does read a bit like KOTM with a bit of 2014 played with a Equestria setting; but not really altering the plot all that much. Most of the MLP cast don't particularly serve roles that a human character couldn't in a earth based story, with some notable exceptions such as Discord growing huge to help fight... but even then, it's that ending. Discord is taken out, Sombra is taken out, all the cast is more or less helpless against Ghidorah. They do help distract Ghidorah and charge up Godzilla briefly in the end, which don't get me wrong is a good and heroic trait, but again there's that factor of a human force could serve the same function essentially. It's still played similar to the nuclear turbocharge Serizawa gave Godzilla and the intervention via Monarch's flying ship and the ORCA. Good reference, I just like a bit of new flair.
It results in a bit of an imbalanced crossover so far, where one side influences the other a lot, but it doesn't really go both ways all that much. The kaiju get to do all the major damage, all the biggest hits, and force the MLP cast to adjust to them and their actions which are uniquely flavored the way kaiju are. By contrast, I don't see the MLP cast influencing the kaiju roster all that much in their unique traits, abilities, or interactions. How might magic influence or react to a kaiju body? What would happen if Ghidorah was blasted with the Elements or had the Crystal Heart's blast thrown at him full force? How might having someone who can actually speak to animals affect communication with the titans? How might different factions in Equestria respond to kaiju or offer their perspective? What if one of the many magical abilities the Equestrians had helped break control of some of the titans by Ghidorah or Sombra and got Godzilla some big back-up?
There's a lot of options that could be explored in due time that I think should. Similarly, the titans being a part of Equestria without any major changes kinda goes back to that idea of this could have been on Earth with minimal plot tweaks. Not much in the name of history being altered with kaiju present, or the kaiju being at all different hailing from a completely different world.
Now this isn't wholesale the MLP cast don't play a big role and I'm not pretending it is, but see the brush I'm painting the picture with here? Instead of a 50/50 crossover, this feels a bit more like a 75/25 in the kaiju's favor.
Now I will note however on a neutral side, that this was kinda unavoidable. Because the kaiju are mostly played as unknowable, they can't be characterized in the same manner the MLP cast can. This means the characterization, inner thoughts, dialogue and such is almost entirely on them. Often kaiju media doesn't rely so much as on the monsters to carry the plot and characterization, even if they can be given it, but how the human cast reacts to the kaiju. This can be true of both a Vs. movie or solo outing. You can tell a lot about who's in what stance by how they react to such things as a kaiju, especially a seemingly unstoppable one. That does indeed show through her, with especially the focus on Daring Do and Fluttershy I enjoyed.
And in the end, the plot is fun to read, the illustrations are splendid to the narrative and visualization, and it's got it all wrapped up at the end in a way that leaves future stories open to use without seeming like obvious sequel hooking. Waiting to see the final three chapters bring.
The characterization is all very in-character and I am very happy to see none of the Equestrians given the villain ball to being cliche monster haters. Mothra's use in the plot is very natural to her and I am keen to see more of that in the portrayals of the Queen of Monsters. Using Sombra in the way he was certainly is original and helped add another element to the plotline. The writing is nice and brisk, not getting bogged down on nittling details. And I'd say this is easily one of JD's finest works in structuring and cohesiveness. Everything from Point A to Point B to Point C works with the narrative flow and has a very cinematic vibe.
Additionally, something was always happening to help give the plot that sort of action bump a 3-Act story all but requires to keep engagement in this kind of medium. It's one reason I read the whole thing front to the current chapter twice now.
SO! On my scale of story rating it goes
0/10 - Avoid at all costs
1/10 - Has a single nice part out of a pile of crap
2/10 - Deeply flawed, but some decent parts
3/10 - Subpar, can be enjoyed as much as it can aggravate
4/10 - Flawed, just below average
5/10 - Average, did its job entertaining and that's it
6/10 - Good, has some scuffs but good enough
7/10 - Very good, flaws don't detract from the good
8/10 - Great, only a few blemishes that can be fixed
9/10 - Excellent, very minor errors and well put together
10 - Perfect
One True King thus far ranks as a solid 7/10; possibly a bump up to 7.5 but where it's at, very good all the same. If you'd like me to get more into detail on what I liked, all too happy to.
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I did not expect to see you here, how’s The Bridge going btw?
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He recently made new chapters for a spin off prequel to The Bridge.
You should it check out.
https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/930434/godzilla-2000-new-era-part-1
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JD is a regular on my discord server and Shrek is someone I'm happy to call friend :)
Quite well. Next chapter will drop soon as New Era (a big rewrite of Godzilla 2000 as a prequel to Bridge) is done. Should be this month.
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Fantastic, I look forward to it. I’m so glad that you know JD. I almost thought you were insulting him or something.
And who doesn’t want to be friends with someone named “Shrek”?
The War is finally over, it took so much blood, sweat and sacrifices but in the end Godzilla has won and reclaimed his rightful place as the One True King of the Monsters.
Cue the music MothaFuckas!
And if you like, this could be the second end credits song.
DAMN, what an ending, Bravo and thumbs way way up Prime, it gave me shivers at the end XD
11138309 He always does a great job!
11138322 Perfect song!
11138324 Planning a sequel, yup!
11138348 Glad you liked it.
11138435 Those are mostly water-based Titans.
11138446 Thank ya! Put a lot of effort into this chapter.
11138728 THANKS! And interesting choice for a song
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Isn’t Camazotz an airborne Titan?
11138624 Thanks for the review and constructive criticism, Tarb! I see all the points you're making and I understand them well enough.
On the issue of originality, I've kinda always struggled over this with my past crossover fanfics. Received a lot of negative criticism from people who say the story wasn't original enough, or even people on the other side saying it drifted too far from the source material and they lost interest. I try to find a good balance between original stuff and elements of the media MLP is crossing over with. But it's hard, and I try my best to make something at least cohesive narrative-wise.
Such as with Sombra. I wanted to give him one last hurrah that the show attempted to. Figured having him take over the mind and body of a kaiju would've been dope haha, and definitely would've shaken up the story a bit. But even then, I got criticism saying that Sombra would have never lasted as long as he did against Ghidorah or Godzilla or what have you. Okay... cool. Still wanted to do something fun with him, and I ended up trying to find the balance between what makes sense strength-wise between the kaijus and giving Sombra a proper sendoff. The result is what we got, and where I'm sure your and many others' concerns with the finale stemmed from.
Of course all the references and callbacks of previous Godzilla films, just wanted to reinforce the idea that it's a crossover. But I'll definitely try and find a better balance in the sequel concerning the MLP characters and the kaijus in terms of influencing one another better. Gotta give our ponies more of an edge against the Titans next round! And about different factions and kingdoms viewing the Titans, these kind of elements I like and are going to be addressed in the sequels.
I'll try and find a better balance on all these things for the future stories to come! Thanks!
Heh... it's funny you mention not too much sequel hooking. We still got a few chapters left. Thanks for the comments on characterization and writing style. I really did try to put something special on the page this time around. Gave me a new environment, characters, and world-building to play around with, so it was a lot of fun! A 7.5/10 seems accurate, so thanks, Tarb! Glad you enjoyed the story and I hope you enjoy the sequel... whenever it's coming.
11139164 He is! Keep him in mind.
Don’t care what anyone says about KOTM, all the monster bowing to Godzilla is one of the best endings to a Godzilla movie ever.
Dang, Mothra just can’t stay alive can she?
11139190 She's obligated to die in every project she's in.
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Besides *in Schwarzenegger voice* she’ll be back. In the credits of KOTM an article did say she left an egg behind signifying her rebirth.
With the announcement of the Godzilla live-action series on Apple TV+ that will delve more into the Monsterverse, I hope you make more stories like this!
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Using my suggestions always makes me feel good
11139237 I just may.
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It’s part of her contract!
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It's all a balancing act, to that I fully understand. You want to pay homage to scenes from certain franchises used to help enforce the identity of said franchise. I think this is all well and good. If I could offer a potential alternative idea on how to do it, I'd say homage scenes or shots, but change up the context. The execution which I thought was a bit too close to KOTM was a combination of those scenes and shots being referenced (like the various Godzilla and Ghidorah power-ups) coupled with them happening when the plot had set up very similar sequences to KOTM.
If I might offer up an example of my own writing of how to mix it up, I referenced the infamous Godzilla flying scene from GvsHedorah; both with Godzilla flying from breath recoil, the pose he was in, and and even had a character reference the famous DVD scene selection title "Not something you see everyday". But the sequence in which it happened was not a battle against Hedorah, nor an instance of Godzilla chasing someone down; but Godzilla emulating an ability (having previously seen someone else do a beam attack-recoil boosted jump) and averting him falling to his death after Ghidorah dropped him from orbit.
In other words, drawing from a bigger reference pool and being able to mix and match references with the plot helps it come out as more original IMHO. It also makes the thing less predictable in my experience when it comes to crossovers.
Thanks to Shrekzilla's fine art and your great writing, you managed to make a story about Godzilla interacting with adorable ponies feel badass.
Late again but been a pretty loaded period for when it comes to class. Either way, that's my personal problems so won't expend on it too much.
Appropriate first sentence for a chapter that follows the nuclear hecatomb that happened last chapter.
Gotta say that I was quite surprised to see that, technically, you had killed off Gojira there. Bold move even if it was only temporary.
Mothra really be like: "Did I say you could die ? That's MY job, not yours !
Gojira would definitely use a Mothra-patterned blanket if he had a bed.
Poor Mothra, even if it isn't Ghidorah that ends her, it's something else. Oh well, you can't blame her as she most definitely was the Kaiju MVP here even if it was Gojira that finished the fight. And besides, I'm fully expecting her return in the sequels as Mothra always lays an egg before dying so she'll surely comeback.
One final move from the best Moth ever to revive the best lizard ever. It'll take a little more than that to fully take down Gojira
even if he needed help to get back up."Small but intelligent mind" is both insulting and complimenting. Rodan's small but intelligent mind is confused at that.
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Yellow bastard has a bad habit of coming back to life in some way or another.
Nuthin' else to say.
This chapter makes for a great transition to the end of the story. I don't have much to say as a global conclusion on it but it of course doesn't mean it's bad, it does its job perfectly and as we're reaching the end of the story, it's just a matter of setting up the sequel along with completing the character arcs. Which I'm of course still really excited to see.
As for the art comment, well I have to say that weirdly enough, my favorite picture of that chapter would be the first one. Seeing all the pony characters in one frame with their combat-worn figures is a really cool way to show their involvement in the final battle and making them look like they truly went through a fight of the scale that it was. Proof being, even Discord is physically injured there.
The other art pieces are great, don't get me wrong, but this one in particular caught my eye out of the three in the chapter. Great job as always with those.
PS: completely unrelated but I had quite a laugh earlier when I opened Fimfiction and checked my notifications to see "JDPrime22 is watching you" which of course I know means "following you" but the unusual wording made it funny to me. Thanks for that btw.
PSS: I know others have already made their full review of the story already but given the story's not officially complete, I shall make mine in the very last chapter. Also so it doesn't look totally pathetic compared to Tarbtano's absolutely massive and complete one lmao.
11139560 That's true! I'll try and improve in the future!
11140015 I always go for badass.
11140146 Glad you enjoyed this chapter! And no prob! Leave a full review whenever you want! I'll appreciate it either way! You're very welcome for the follow as well
At long last. After everything they went through, all the destruction and fighting, the one true king reigns again. I feel bad about Mothra though. I thought she was going to survive this time, but once again she sacrificed herself to save Godzilla. At least this time she wasn't killed in battle, and he can feel her "alive within him".
All hail the king.