> Godzilla > by Gojipower12 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night descended on Equestria, showering the land in darkness. The Everfree forest was especially dark and gloomy, it’s monstrous leaves casting a unpleasant aura that could terrify a Cockitrice. Deep in the forest, far enough where no pony would dare to venture, a massive bipedal reptile laid in her nest. The forest looked like little broccoli-shaped bushes compared to the gargantuan female saurian. Lying in a prone position while having the cover of night lay over her like a blanket, it would be no surprise if you mistaken the beast for a mountain. Several birds had used the large jagged dorsal plates that covered the reptile’s back as shelter, building nests inside the narrow spaces between the bladed tips of the jagged spines. The reptile’s mate had left to hunt hours ago, and he hasn’t returned since. The female saurian wore a worried expression as she stared at the horizon. He should’ve been back by now. “SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGK!” The female immediately whipped her head around, now in a state of awareness. Was that her mate? “SKREEEEEEEEEOOOOOONNNNNGGGGK!!” There it was again, the unmistakable roar of her mate. The reptile wanted to get up and find out what was happening, but she had to stay with the egg nestled between her leg. “KREEEEEEEKKKK” A shock of terror struck the female like a piercing arrow upon hearing that dreadful sound. There was only one creature that could utter that horrible screech. The female’s danger signals began blaring at her like crazy, forcing her to rise from the prone position. Her fears were realized when she spotted a fight breaking out just miles away. *** The rage-filled roar of the male Gojirasaur shook the ground, drowning out the sounds of chirping crickets and croaking frogs. He charged at the giant eight-legged behemoth facing him, clamping his jaws on the beast’s neck. The second creature grappled onto the male Gojirasaur, digging its hooked appendages into the reptile’s scaly skin. With a sudden jerk, the multi-limbed beast threw the male on the ground. Before the male Gojirasaur could recover, the second beast began striking him with vicious blows to the head and neck. The male screeched with pain as he desperately tried to fight back. Right as the behemoth went in for the killing blow, the female Gojirasaur launched herself at the beast and sunk her sharp teeth into the same spot her mate attacked, ripping out a chunk of flesh. Blueish-green blood dripped from the opened wound, but that didn’t stop the eight-legged creature from charging. The beast stabbed its hooks in the female’s gills, violently ripping off chunks of bloody flesh and cartilage while watching a river of blood gush out of the wound. The female’s pained screech was cut short when the behemoth tackled her and sank its teeth into her throat. It crunched down, watching more streams of thick crimson leak from the wound. The beast kept ripping into the female, taking pleasure in her wails of agony. The pained cries were suddenly drowned out by the booming crescendo of energy building up inside the dorsal plates of the male Gojirasaur, who had managed to right himself up. The behemoth turned around right as the male opened his jaws and fired a torrent of blue nuclear flame at his opponent. The multi-limbed beast shrieked with pain as the flames scorched its skin. Hurt and angry, the behemoth charged at the male Gojirasaur, stabbing its hooked claws straight through his neck. The male screeched with agony as he was once again shoved to the ground. The second beast clamped its jaws on the male’s neck and twisted it until the defeaning crunch of broken bones was heard. The female watched with horror as the behemoth dropped the limp form of her beloved mate. Weakened from the blood loss, the desperate female struggled to get to her egg. She took it in her claws and ran off, trying to keep her vision clear. She came across a river, watching the water rush downstream. She grabbed a log and placed the egg inside, pushing the makeshift boat in the water. The female collapsed from pain and exhaustion, watching the log float away until it disappeared from her sight. Her mission completed, the female’s eyelids slowly slid over her light-blue eyes. As the female slumped over, her ragged breathing came to a stop. *** The eight-legged behemoth smashed through the foliage of the Everfree forest, uttering a series of angry clicks. It had just missed the egg floating away. The creature treaded over the female Gojirasaur’s corpse, chasing after the egg with vigor. Killing the parents wasn’t enough to satisfy the monster’s bloodthirst. It wanted to kill everyone. Spotting the log which housed the egg inside, the beast increased its speed, opening its terrible jaws to devour the egg. Unexpectedly, the log made a sharp turn down the stream, just narrowly dodging the beast’s jaws. The creature missed its footing while trying to turn, tumbling into the river. The log made its way downstream, leaving the giant creature thrashing in the water. “KREEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK” Roared the beast as it desperately tried to right itself. *** The egg disappeared in the marshes, finally safe from the clutches of the murderous creature. It traveled down the slow-moving water, schools of tiny fish passing the log. It seemed like hours until the egg reached a lake that stood right next to a small town. The log finally rested on the lake’s shore, rocking with the rhythm of the tiny waves that shook it. It wasn’t long until a certain light-purple alicorn came across the log. “What’s this?” The alicorn said to herself, a bright purple aura wrapping around her horn as she magically levitated the chunk of wood towards her. Normally, a plain old log wouldn’t interest her, but the alicorn noticed something hidden inside. She carefully opened the log, a soft gasp escaping her lips as the egg came into sight. “Sweet Celestia! How long was this egg here?” The alicorn exclaimed, looking around. No animals that might have been the egg’s parents came out of the marshes looking for their egg. The alicorn sighed, grabbing a medium sized cloth and wrapped it snugly around the egg. She placed the safely inside a basket she was carrying, walking away from the lake. “Don’t worry, I know a pony who’d love to take care of you.” > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Today’s going to be a beautiful day, I just know it.” A yellow pegasus said as she walked out of her house and towards the chicken coops arranged in a rectangular position. Fluttershy gently combed her light-pink mane as she handed out the chicken feed to the multitudes of chickens, giving them a warm smile as she walked past. After feeding her chickens, she took a bucket of carrots in her hoof and trotted over to a small doghouse-esque construct. “Good morning, Angel. Come on out, breakfast is ready.” Fluttershy crooned. A snow-white rabbit yawned and walked out of the bunny house, scratching his rump. Fluttershy handed her beloved rabbit a large carrot, watching with glee as Angel cheerfully devoured his favorite vegetable. “I’m glad you liked it, Angel.” Fluttershy said, scratching Angel behind the ears (which was his favorite spot!). Fluttershy moved on to visit the rest of her animals, spending the morning feeding them, tending to their other needs, and playing with them. After an hour, she was finally finished with the morning chores. Fluttershy sighed to herself as she walked to her front door, reaching out a hoof to open it. She noticed something in the corner of her eye and turned her head, spotting a basket laid on the far right of her wooden porch. “A basket? I wonder who put it on my porch...” Fluttershy said, peeking inside. She gasped at the sight of the egg sitting inside the basket with the cloth providing feeble warmth. “Oh, my goodness! Who brought you here? You poor thing...” Fluttershy exclaimed, carefully picking up the egg in her arms. She found it strange that the egg was abnormally large, but it still needed Fluttershy’s care. *** Twilight Sparkle sat on her couch, quietly reading a book to herself. She had just finished reading a chapter when Spike came rushing down the stairs. “Twilight, you got a- YIPE!!” Spike was cut off when he tripped on a step and tumbled downstairs. “Sweet Celestia! Spike, are you okay?!” Twilight exclaimed as she rushed over to the little dragon and picked him up. “You got mail... from Princess Celestia.” Spike said, handing his adoptive sister a scroll with a royal crown emblem embedded on it. Twilight read the note, concern creeping on her face. “Princess Celestia wants me to visit her castle. Something has been stirring from the Everfree forest and she wants my help in locating the source.” Twilight said. Suddenly, Twilight turned her head to the sound of a faint knock on her crystaline door. She headed for the door, opening it to see Fluttershy standing on Twilight’s porch. “Oh, Fluttershy. Good morning. Is there something wrong?” Twilight asked. “There’s nothing wrong, Twilight. I just need a bit of help. I found this egg wrapped up inside a basket that somepony left in my front porch. I thought you’d have a clue who left it there?” Fluttershy replied. “Oh, Fluttershy, I left the egg on the porch for you. Last night I found the poor thing encased in a log that must have floated down from the Everfree forest. I figured you were the perfect pony to take care of it.” Twilight explained. “Oh, that’s very thoughtful of you. I’ll be more than happy to care for the little baby.... Um.... Say, I don’t know any bird or reptile that could lay a egg of this size before. I thought you could research what animal laid it.” Fluttershy said. Twilight was already digging through her enormous library until she found a large book the color of mud and wrapped in leather coating. Using her magic, Twilight levitated the brown encyclopedia in the air while trotting back to Fluttershy, sitting on the floor next to her. “Here, we should be able to find out what animal could lay eggs this size. And then, we should be able to know what we’re dealing with.” Twilight stated. She and Fluttershy began reading through the thousands of texts and excerpts on Equestria’s wildlife. *** Many hours have passed, yet Twilight, Fluttershy, and Spike still haven’t found a answer. Twilight found herself dozing off and shook her head, trying to stay awake. “I don’t understand this at all. My encyclopedia has no information on any animal that lays plus-sized eggs!” Twilight tiredly groaned. “Maybe because the egg might not belong to a ordinary animal. What if it’s a dragon egg?” Spike suggested. “Good thinking, but dragons don’t lay eggs this big.” Twilight replied. She scratched her head in deep thought, until another knock on the door ripped her attention from the book. “I’ll get it, Twi.” Spike said, walking to the door. But the little dragon didn’t get a chance to open the door when Pinkie Pie threw the door open, a wide grin plastered on her face like always. “Hiya, guys!” Pinkie exclaimed, wrapping Twilight and Fluttershy in a warm embrace. Following close behind, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash entered Twilight’s home. “We’ve been lookin’ for y’all all morning. Figured y’all were still sleeping in bed.” Applejack said. “I had spent the entire morning getting ready to go shopping with Spikey-Wikey.” Rarity said “Speaking of, where is Spike?” Rainbow Dash asked. The front door creaked as it slowly closed, revealing a flattened Spike that got plastered to the crystaline construct. “Ow....” Spke groaned. “Silly dragon, what are you doing to that door?” Pinkie asked. “Oh, you know. Hugging the door.” Spike sarcastically remarked before he managed to free himself. Rarity noticed the egg sitting between Fluttershy and Twilight. “Is that a egg? My goodness, it’s absolutely huge!” Rarity said. “We’ve spent all morning trying to figure out what animal could’ve laid this egg. But we still haven’t found any useful information.” Fluttershy said. “Well, Ah reckon it’s some sort of dragon egg.” Applejack observed. “That’s what I said. But Twilight says the egg is even bigger than a dragon egg.” Spike said. “Ooh! Ooh! I know, I know! What if it’s... a alien egg? I bet it’s gonna split open and a weird spider thing’s gonna jump on our faces and impregnate us with its babies!” Pinkie exclaimed, earning weird looks from her friends. “What? It’s a possibility.” Pinkie said. Without warning, the egg began to shake and tremble, cracks forming on its shell. “Guys, the egg’s hatching!” Rainbow said. The ponies backed up as the egg kept cracking. > Chapter 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The egg trembled fervently, giving way to more interwining cracks that began twisting around each other like growing vines. Finally, a long reptilian tail popped out of the eggshell, wagging vigoriously. Following the tail were two thick saurian legs that kicked holes in the eggshell. It really looked like the egg came to life and grew a pair of limbs. The still hidden hatchling tried to get up and walk, but it immediately tumbled over while flailing its legs. Spike couldn’t help but giggle at the egg’s amusing attempts to right itself. Finally, the mysterious hatchling managed to free it’s body of the lower half of the eggshell, now revealing the hatchling’s body and arms. A piece of eggshell had remained stuck on the infant’s head like a over-hanging cap. Fluttershy approached the infant, gently removing the last piece of the broken eggshell. Teal-blue eyes immediately locked with large golden eyes sporting huge black pupils that gave off a puppy-like look. The infant reptile’s face slightly gave a resemblance to that of a bear, sporting a large and almost cube-like head. The infant opened it’s jaws wide in a gaping yawn, saliva dripping from the roof of it’s mouth. Everyone couldn’t help but draw out a soft “Aaaawwww”. “It’s so cuuuuuuuute!!” Pinkie exclaimed. “Well, Ah’ll be. That lil’ feller may just be the cutest thing Ah laid mah eyes on.” Applejack said. “But what exactly is this thing?” Rainbow asked. The infant reptile barely made a couple of steps before falling over on its face. Fluttershy picked up the hatchling in her arms, chuckling softly. “It is definitely a reptile of some sort.” Fluttershy said as she rocked the infant in her arms. Twilight looked through her encyclopedia fervently. She suddenly gasped loudly, her eyes widening to the size of dinner plates. Everyone turned their gaze to Twilight. “Twilight, darling, what’s the matter?” Rarity asked. “How could I have missed this? There’s hidden information on extraordinary animals and creatures only seen on historical texts.... Oh sweet Celestia...!” Twilight exclaimed as she turned to another page. “Fluttershy, that baby.... it’s a Gojirasaur.” Twilight said. “A Gojirasaur? What is that, some sort of dragon-like creature?” Rainbow asked. “The book states Gojirasaurs are colossal reptilian beasts that once dominated Equestria during ancient times. They are considered extinct but there have been at least two recorded rare sightings deep in the Everfree Forest. They are extremely powerful beasts with enough physical power to decimate entire landscapes, which had led to scientists classifying these great beasts as alpha predators. Gojirasaurs are highly aggressive animals, proven with the fact there was a report about a exceptionally aggressive Gojirasaur obliterating an entire civilization with a devastating beam of nuclear fire that’s believed to be far more powerful than dragon fire. The fact that there are only two recorded sightings, the monarchs of old deemed Gojirasaurs as legendary beasts. It also says here that adult Gojirasaurs are so enormous, the tallest mountain in Equestria would only reach up to their waist.” Twilight read, a surprised expression on her face. Everyone stared at the infant Gojirasaur held in Fluttershy’s arms. “This tiny thing’s gonna grow bigger than a mountain? That. Is. AWESOME!!!” Rainbow exclaimed, flapping her wings and hovering over Fluttershy and the baby Gojirasaur. “Imagine if we had a giant fire-breathing mega-lizard on our side! All of those scumbag villains would run away with their tails between their legs as Crusher decimates them with one flick of his claws!” Rainbow said excitedly. “Hold yer horses for a second, Rainbow. Did you just name the critter?” Applejack asked. “Sure I did! It’s a pretty great name too, huh?” Rainbow asked. “I don’t think ‘Crusher’ is a good name for a baby.” Fluttershy said. “Whaddya mean?! It’s a perfect name for him.” Rainbow retorted. Spike read the passages about the Gojirasaur species. “Well, the encyclopedia does delve a little more on the case with the Gojirasaur that attacked the civilization. The locals dubbed him ‘Gojira’, which was later translated to ‘Godzilla’. Maybe that should be his name.” Spike suggested. “I concur with Spike. That sounds like a more suitable name for him, given the nature of these gargantuan creatures.” Rarity said. “Well, if we’re really naming the baby... Then Godzilla it is.” Twilight said. She trotted to the door, grabbing some maps and a pen. “I’m sorry I can’t stay with you girls longer, Princess Celestia sent a mesage earlier this morning and she wants me to meet her in the Everfree forest.” Twilight said as she finished preparing. “Hey, wait a minute. What if Godzilla’s parents are looking for him? Maybe they lost the egg last night and are probably worried sick about him!” Spike said. “Shoot, I never thought of that. Maybe we could locate his parents and return him to them. I’ll see what we should do, bye girls.” Twilight said as she walked out. Fluttershy spreaded her wings and prepared to take flight. “It was nice seeing you girls. I have to tend to the baby now, I’ll hopefully see you all later.” Fluttershy said as she flew off back to her cottage. > Chapter 3 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standing In front of the entrance to the Everfree forest, a tall Alicorn the color of snow slightly furrowed her brow as she glanced at a large tree with several thick, wavy branches that jutted out from the trunk’s exterior. Her rainbow-colored mane flowed in the direction of the wind as her violet eyes locked on a couple of birds darting between the lime-green leaves. Her golden tiara glimmered in the sunlight, creating a blinding refraction of light that lit up the dirty gravel road. The Alicorn’s ears perked up to the familair clop of hooves heading her direction. Turning around, she found herself facing her favorite student. “Princess Celestia. I read your message.” Twilight said. “Last night, I sensed a disturbance that originated from deep within the Everfree forest. I don’t know what caused the disturbance, but I figured it wasn’t good. In order to determine what was making such a ruckus, I decided to locate the source. Though, I require your help. After all, there’s no pony I know that could track down potential magic sources better than you.” Celestia said with a sweet smile. Twilight returned the gesture as a response. “I’m sure we’ll find the source and deal with it quickly. Are you ready to enter?” Twilight said. Celestia gave a affirming nod and trotted down the gravel road with Twilight following close behind. *** After several long hours flying over the forest, Twilight and Princess Celestia landed near a stream. It was evident the two equines were in a area that hadn’t been explored in who knows how long. The duo looked around, trying to find anything that could help them figure out the problem. Twilight turned around to face the stream, suddenly yelping in fright. She had inadvertedly walked straight into the snout of the female Gojirasaur’s corpse. Celestia rushed to her student, gasping loudly at the corpse before her. Compared to the dead titan laying in front of them, the two ponies were nothing but miniscule ants. “My goodness. During all my years as Equestria’s monarch, I thought this creature was nothing but a legend. How wrong I was to believe such a thing.” Celestia said, her statement coming out more of a whisper than a bold sentence. Twilight cautiously walked around the dead reptile, gasping in shock at the number of large, bloody wounds it sustained. It’s neck and throat were ripped open, revealing the massive neck vertebrae buried inside. Celestia wore a expression of dread and sympathy on her face as she inspected the carcass. Whatever had happened, this Gojirasaur was unjustly murdered. No living thing deserves to endure the horrible pain of death, not even a beast as large as this. Twilight summoned all the courage she could muster and trotted past the body, venturing into it’s former lair. She noticed a large nest that was torn asunder, pieces of wood and hay strewn all over the ground. Celestia took to the sky to scan the area, spotting the second Gojirasaur corpse from the air. “Twilight, there’s another corpse just a few feet from you.” Celestia hollered. Twilight acknowledged the sun diarch but made no effort to see it for herself. She had just connected the pieces of the puzzle together. These were Godzilla’s parents. They didn’t lose their egg. Something else murdered his parents and presumably left the infant to die. Twilight let out a forced sigh as she closed her eyes in sorrow. What creature would do such a horrible thing? Celestia landed next to Twilight, eyeing her sorrowful expression. “Princess, last night I found an egg encased in a log and brought it to Fluttershy. We watched it hatch this morning, and it turned out to be a infant Gojirasaur. These two were his parents....” Twilight said. Celestia took a final glance at the corpses before approaching her pupil with a concerned look. “A infant?” “Yes. By now, Fluttershy should have taken it home.” “I would like to see the infant, if you don’t mind.” “Of course.” > Chapter 4 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fluttershy had to admit, taking care of a legendary beast was far from easy. Godzilla was a lot more troublesome than the pegasus Godzilla ran around the cottage, chasing after the chickens, bunnies, and other critters under the yellow pegasus’ care. Fluttershy had to chase him around and keep him from hurting anyone. The little saurian had also made a big mess out of the kitchen and bathrooms by strewing food and paper everywhere. Of course, Godzilla doesn’t mean to hurt the other animals. He doesn’t know how to properly play with anything smaller than him. Godzilla ran after Angel excitedly, unable to comprehend why the bunny kept running away from him while screaming in terror. He managed to finally catch the frightened bunny, holding him by the ears in his jaws and turning to walk off someplace else. “No, we do not eat bunnies!” Fluttershy said, picking Godzilla up and carefully releasing Angel from the little reptile’s grasp. After he was placed back on the floor, Godzilla noticed a plush carrot toy and popped it in his mouth, attempting to swallow the fuzzy object. He immediately spat it out, apparently discovering that toys did not taste very good. Fluttershy sighed as she sat on a chair, watching the infant continue explore her home. She exhaustedly watched as Godzilla tried dragging a chair towards the living room. For such a tiny and adorable baby Titan, Godzilla was a pretty big troublemaker. Fluttershy felt the corners of her mouth rising, smiling as she realized Godzilla’s antics reminded her of how Angel acted when he was young. Suddenly, she heard a knock on her door. She trotted over and opened the door, her eyes widening at the sight of Twilight and Celestia waiting at her doorstep. “Twilight and... Princess Celestia? Please, come in.” Fluttershy said, moving to the side as the two ponies entered her cottage. “Hello, Fluttershy. It’s not every day that I come to visit your lovely home.” Celestia said with a chuckle. “Twilight told me about the hatchling. May I see him?” “Why, of course. He’s right over…” Fluttershy said, stopping mid-sentence upon noticing Godzilla was suddenly missing. Fluttershy immediately went into a state of panic as she looked everywhere around the cottage. "Fluttershy, is something wrong?" Twilight asked. "Godzilla was right here! He was on the rug when I answered the door!" Fluttershy replied. The cream-colored pegasus took notice of the back door that had been slightly opened, nearly having a heart attack upon glancing at it. "He's GONE?!" *** "Graaauff!" Godzilla chased after a butterfly that had previously entered the cottage via an open window and flew out the back door, snapping his jaws at the airborne insect. As the little saurian tried to catch the insect, he tripped over a small stone and began tumbling down the hill at fast speeds. Godzilla let out a startled warble as he smacked into a cart filled with cabbages. "What the heck just hit my cart...?" Said the bright orange stallion manning the vendor. He looked over to the side, noticing a dazed Godzilla wobblily standing up. "Hey there, little fella. Where did you come?" The stallion asked. Godzilla just looked up at the Earth pony before running off into Ponyville. "Well, that was strange. He was a cute lil' critter, though." The stallion muttered to himself as he scratched his head with a hoof. Godzilla reached the town square, looking around as he gazed upon his new surroundings. For the little Titan, it was like walking into a large candy shop for the first time. Godzilla took in all the new scents as well. He could smell all kinds of scents wafting around town square. Sweet things. Sour things. Salty things. Smelly things. Even some spicy things. They all smelled so wonderful. Godzilla even picked up the faint smell of smoke in the air, which slightly irritated his nostrils. The little saurian walked about aimlessly, gawking at all the stores and fruit vendors. It wasn't long until Godzilla managed to bump into the leg of a ridiculously muscular pegasus. The pegasus, whom was in the middle of buying a popsicle, turned around to look at the saurian. "Hey, what just- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The bulky pegasus shrieked, which in turned startled Godzilla and sent the little reptile running off in a panic. Godzilla screeched in panic as he ran amok in the town, startling passerby ponies walking about. Godzilla noticed a large purple boutique in the distance and made a beeline towards it. Luckily for Godzilla, there was a built-in doggy-door positioned near the bottom of the larger door. Godzilla ran into the little doggy door, squeezing through the tight square-shaped opening before flopping onto the pristine white-tiled floor on the other side. "Grawwwrr...." Godzilla bemoaned, lifting his head up. As he did so, Godzilla set his sight on a snow-white Persian cat wearing a purple ribbon and her head and a opalescent collar around her neck that was staring at the little saurian in return. "Meooww...?" The cat mewed. Godzilla immediately backed up from the feline, letting out a loud and fearful warble before running off into another room. The cat simply let out a annoyed huff as she licked her paws and walked off. At that moment, Rarity entered the boutique with a basket of rubies in tow/ "Ohhh, Opalescence! I just brought home a lovely assortment of rubies for my new dress! Come along, Opal. I need your help in getting the right measurements." Rarity said in a upbeat tone. Opal began meowing as she began tugging at Rarity's tail. "Opal, what are you...." Rarity noticed Opal had been pointing towards one of the curtains in the other end of the room. Rarity looked closer, noticing a tail sticking out of the end. "What in Celestia's name?" *** "Godzilla! Godzilla, where are you?!" Fluttershy called out as she, Twilight, and Celestia walked through the main marketplace. Everypony immediately bowed down to the solar Princess as she passed by. Celestia would occasionally give a little wave and a warm smile to anypony that approached her as she walked around the marketplace with the two Element Bearers. "Where could he be? He's too small to be out on his own!" Fluttershy exclaimed worriedly. "How does a rambunctious baby Titan manage to stay out of sight?" Twilight grumbled to herself, frantically looking around every store and vendor in the marketplace. "Yoo-hoo! Over here!" Rarity exclaimed as she approached the trio. "Fluttershy, I think you're looking for this..." Rarity said, turning around to reveal a half-asleep Godzilla casually resting on the white unicorn's back. "Oh my gosh, thank you so much Rarity!" Fluttershy happily exclaimed as she carefully held Godzilla in her forearms. "How did you even find him?" "Oh, it's my pleasure, darling! I found him in my own boutique, would you believe that? The poor thing was hiding behind one of my curtains. I think he was scared of Opal." Rarity replied. Fluttershy hugged the little saurian before thanking Rarity once again. With that said and done, Fluttershy returned to her cottage with Godzilla, Celestia, and Twilight in tow. > Chapter 5 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the whole ordeal, Fluttershy decided it was best to serve up some tea for her guests. Meanwhile, Godzilla was busy figuring out how to climb on the same chair he tried to eat. He tried jumping on it, but he slipped off the seat seconds after. He turned around, noticing that Celestia and Twilight had been intently looking at him. Celestia approached the infant, a soft chuckle escaping her lips as Godzilla began nibbling on her left arm. “This infant is too precious.” Celestia cooed as she gently stroked Godzilla’s back. His dorsal plates were tiny, undeveloped, rugged bumps that made it feel like stroking his back was equivalent to stroking a bumpy rock. “Fluttershy, we found Godzilla’s parents.” Twilight said, taking another sip of her tea. Fluttershy looked at her friend in surprise. “Really? That’s wonderful! Then let’s figure out where they’re heading so we can reunite them with Godzilla.” Fluttershy said, hope in her voice. Twilight’s ears flopped over both sides of her head as she and Celestia looked at each other with dismay in their faces. “That’s the bad news.... We can’t reunite him...” Twilight said. Fluttershy’s smile disappeared as quickly as it appeared. “What? W-Why...?” Fluttershy asked. “His parents.... are dead. We came across their corpses during our exploration. Something must have killed them, probably another Titan.” Twilight answered. Fluttershy let out a soft gasp that was followed by a whimper. Fluttershy felt the sting of tears at the edge of her eyes, trying so hard to choke back sobs. But it was futile. “Why would.... anyone do something horrible? I... know it’s part of nature.... but... I can’t believe... Godzilla won’t know how it’s like.... to live with his parents...!” Fluttershy sobbed. Celestia, who was now holding Godzilla in her forearms, approached Fluttershy. “Fluttershy, nature isn't always pretty or cute. There are times where situations like these happen. However, this little one is fortunate." Celestia said, earning a slightly perplexed look from the teary-eyed pegasus. "If it weren't for Twilight, the infant would have shared the same fate as his parents. She brought his egg to you believing you’re the right pony to care for the orphan. I, too, believe that. Therefore, it is best that ‘Godzilla’ remains under your care, where he will have the best chance of survival you can give him.” Celestia said, handing Godzilla over to Fluttershy. The yellow pegasus wiped away a tear as she hugged the little reptile in a motherly fashion. “I’ll do my best to properly raise him, princess.” Fluttershy said. “I know you will. Now, I must return to Canterlot. I’m going to research more about Godzilla’s species and see what we are dealing with. Until then, I bid you both farewell.” Celestia said, walking out of the cottage. “I’m going to head home and do my own research. If you need help you can always stop by the castle.” Twilight said, waving a goodbye as she departed. Fluttershy nuzzled Godzilla’s snout as she headed for the kitchen. “I bet you’re hungry, aren’t you?” Fluttershy asked with a warm smile. *** A deep growl rumbled from the MUTO's mandibled maw as the multi-limbed creature walked through the dense forest land of the Everfree. The creature held what looked like a dead giant praying mantis in its jaws. The MUTO travelled down a beaten path until it came across a large ravine. For most creatures, the ravine would've been too steep for anything to pass through safely without falling. Luckily for the nearly three hundred foot-tall MUTO, the ravine would pose no serious threat at all. The MUTO descended into the ravine, dragging the lifeless carcass with it. "Kreeeeeerk...." The Titan grumbled, making its way to the depths of the ravine. Before long, the creature came across a large opening to what looked like a den. The MUTO peered into the opening, its crimson biolumescent insectoid eyes scanning the ground for any abnormalties. Deciding it was safe, the MUTO dropped its kill on the ground and walked off. As the creature left the area, a large shadow loomed over the mantis' carcass before the corpse was dragged away into the depths of the den by an unseen being. > Chapter 6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sun rose into the sky, chasing away the darkness of the night. With the welcome embrace of the sun’s rays, Ponyville and the land surrounding it began to warm up. Fluttershy remained sleeping in her bed, tucked comfortably under her blanket. All of a sudden, she felt something jump on top of the bed and pull at the sheets. Opening her eyes, Fluttershy craned her head to the source of the disturbance that was undoubtedly Godzilla. The little reptile was tugging at her blanket, believing the cloth had been a chew toy. Godzilla pulled back on the blanket so hard, he catapulted himself off the bed with the blanket still in his jaws. “Oh, sweet Celestia!” Fluttershy exclaimed, quickly jumping off her bed and rushing to Godzilla. Godzilla just sat there with the blanket draped over his body. He righted himself up and ran out of the room issuing a series of confused garbles while he still had the blanket on top of his face. “Hey! Come back here with my blanket!” Fluttershy said, a laugh escaping her mouth as she chased after Godzilla. She finally caught the rambunctious lizard, wrapping him up in a warm hug. Godzilla returned the loving gesture with a slobbery kiss to the cheek, causing Fluttershy to laugh even harder. She finally put Godzilla down, taking the blanket from his grasp and folding it. She trotted towards the kitchen with a smile on her face, grabbing a couple of buckets from a closet. She filled the first bucket with chicken feed and filled the second with several varieties of fruits and vegetables. Fluttershy walked outside to her backyard, placing one of the buckets on a wooden platform. She began to hand out the chicken feed to her chickens, humming a little tune. She heard the ear-splitting grate of a bucket getting dragged on the ground and turned around, watching Godzilla drag the second bucket by the handle. Fluttershy felt her heart melt at the reptile’s efforts to help her with chores. “You want to help me with my chores? My, aren’t you the sweetest little thing?” Fluttershy cooed softly. After the morning chores were done, Fluttershy had went out to the marketplace for her weekly groceries. Godzilla had tagged along with the pegasus, riding along on her back as the duo passed through the center of Ponyville. Godzilla looked around at all the vendors, taking in the familiar scents he discovered a day ago. Fluttershy smiled to herself as she took a quick glance at a shopping list she had fished out of the satchel she was carrying. "Let's see.... I need some carrots, apples, more bird feed..... some more food for Godzilla. I can't believe he already went through a whole cart of salmon in just five days." Fluttershy murmured to herself, giggling on that last part. A baby Titan half the size of a full-grown Earth pony that ate a large cart of salmon in just five days was a accomplishment in itself. Fluttershy hummed a little tune to herself as she completed her rounds, going around to each vendor and buying what she needed. Some time later, Fluttershy had busied herself with starting a pleasant conversation with the owner of a vendor that sold fresh fish, unaware of the inquisitive saurian looking at, hilarously enough, another butterfly passing by the Titan's snout. Godzilla immediately leaped off Fluttershy's back as he chased the airborne insect down the path that led to the Everfree forest. "Um, ma'am.... I think your pet just ran off." The pony in charge of the fish store said as she pointed a hoof towards Godzilla's direction. Fluttershy nearly had a heart attack after witnessing the escapade, running off after Godzilla. "Godzilla, no! Don't go in there! It's too dangerous!" Fluttershy exclaimed. Godzilla had made his way deep into the Everfree forest, snapping at the iriscidient buttershy floating along in the air. Before long, the butterfly managed to dart into the trees, finally losing Godzilla. The little saurian let out a dismayed bark as he longingly stared at the area where the insect had flown off to. After a moment, Godzilla finally relented and let out a frustrated huff. It was then that Fluttershy managed to finally find Godzilla sitting at the base of the tree. "There you are! You had me so worried!" Fluttershy exclaimed, taking Godzilla in her forearms. "I really need to teach you how to stay put whenever we go out." Fluttershy said, a chuckle escaping her mouth as Godzilla climbed up on her back. Right before Fluttershy had the chance to unfurl her wings and take off, the ground began to shake in a slow, rhythmic pattern. It felt like something huge was approaching. "Oh no....!" Fluttershy yelped, hiding behind the base of the tree. Fluttershy held a surprisingly calm Godzilla in her forearms, risking a quick peek at whatever was walking nearby. Sure enough, the pegasus caught a glimpse of the massive MUTO snooping around the area. The colossal insectoid Titan had caught Godzilla's scent and it lured the creature to this spot. Fear for both herself and the infant Titan in her grasp, Fluttershy began to panic. She prayed to the Celestials above that Godzilla would stay completely quiet. Unfortunately for her, the pegasus' prayers would go unanswered. Godzilla let out a hilariously loud sneeze, causing Fluttershy to completely freeze up in terror as the MUTO turned its triangular head towards their direction. "This is bad... this is bad... this is bad....!" Fluttershy whispered to herself. The MUTO chittered as it made it's way towards the tree, slightly parting its jaws as the beast revealed rows of sharp teeth. However, the sound of a branch cracking in the distance caught the multi-limbed Titan's attention elsewhere. Using the distraction to her advantage, Fluttershy slowly began walking away from the tree. Fluttershy was so close to being home free. She would've been in the clear too..... had she not accidentally stepped on a large stick. Fluttershy mentally cursed to herself as the MUTO turned its sights right on the pegasus. "KREEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRK!!! '' The MUTO roared, charging at the now screaming pegasus. Fluttershy screamed in terror as she began booking it down the road, shrieking in terror as the behemoth behind her began chasing down the terrified pegasus. Godzilla held on to Fluttershy's back, letting out defiant cries at the MUTO. The behemoth snapped its jaws at Fluttershy, missing the winged equine by a couple inches. Fluttershy dove under a fallen tree, watching in dismay as the MUTO smashed right through it like it was nothing. Fluttershy was so focused on looking back at the MUTO that she didn't see a large hole in the ground in front of her. Before they could realize what was happening, Fluttershy and Godzilla found themselves tumbling down a steep slide of sorts. The MUTO roared out angrily as it could do nothing but watch as the duo disappeared from its sight. After a few moments, the Titan finally gave up the chase and walked off. *** "Are you okay?" Fluttershy asked as she picked up Godzilla in her forearms. Godzilla was a bit dazed from the fall, but he was otherwise unharmed. Fluttershy let out a loud sigh, relieved that they were able to escape the huge beast chasing after them. It wasn't long until Fluttershy noticed she had landed in a large cave. "Where are we?" Fluttershy asked, mostly to herself. The pegasus looked around the space as she studied the walls. The cave's huge walls were adorned with cave paintings of all kinds. As she looked at the primitive artwork, Fluttershy took notice of many paintings depicting stories about many ancient pony tribes that had peacefully coexisted with Titans. "So it is true.... the ancient tribes did live alongside Titans...." Fluttershy stated to herself. As she walked further, she took notice of a huge cave painting depicting a giant saurian Titan battling with a equally giant multi-limbed Titan. The saurian Titan shared an uncanny resemblance to Godzilla. Fluttershy figured out the reptilian creature depicted in the painting was definitely a member of Godzilla's species. The other Titan was not as easy to identify. It did have resemblance to the giant Titan that tried to kill Fluttershy and Godzilla earlier. However, the multi-limbed Titan had a much bulkier build and it's arms were huge, sporting what looked like large muscular growths on them. It perplexed Fluttershy to no end, that was for sure. Regardless, Fluttershy decided Twilight needed to be alerted of this development. "Twilight needs to see this...." Fluttershy said. She quickly fished into her satchel, grabbing a large notepad and a pen. Without delay, Fluttershy began to sketch out the entire painting while Godzilla watched with a piqued interest. > Chapter 7 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight spent the brunt of her morning reading several encyclopedias on Equestria's wildlife. She was determined to find more information about the Titans, especially the members of Titanus Gojira. As she turned the pages, there was a certain article that piqued her interest. “I never seen this article before....” Twilight said to herself. She began reading from the text. “Thousands of years ago, during the ancient times of Equestria, the atmosphere was ten times more radioactive than the present day. During that time, several species of gigantic creatures roamed the lands and survived on this energy. The most prominent of these creatures being Titanus Gojira. During those times, the members belong to the Titanus Gojira species could only be described as unstoppable forces of nature. They didn’t have to worry about any threats, except one...” Twilight read. “The pony tribes living at the time described these parasitic beasts as giant multi-limbed monsters. These creatures purposely hunt down and kill other Titans and then lay multitudes of eggs inside their corpses. There are no official names for this creature, however, and thus our animal biologists and researchers have dubbed the beasts ‘MUTO’, or ‘Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism’.” Twilight sat back in her chair, trying to process what she just read. She remembered the corpses of the two adult Titans she and Celestia stumbled upon in the Everfree forest. So that’s what killed Godzilla’s parents. Twilight closed up the large book and put it back on her shelf as she stood up from her chair. While it was exciting there was more information about Titans in general, it didn't bode well for Twilight knowing that there was something out there that could kill something as powerful as Titanus Gojira. Twilight stretched out a bit from sitting in a chair for a hour, grabbing a quill and a blank scroll. "Princess Celestia needs to know about this new information. Maybe she'll know how to proceed from there." Twilight said, writing down on the scroll. It was then that Fluttershy began rapidly knocking on the front doors. Spike immediately rushed to the doors, opening them as Fluttershy walked in with Godzilla on her back. "Hey, Fluttershy! What's the hurry?" Spike asked. "Twilight, I found something that you should see!" Fluttershy exclaimed, grabbing her drawing and showing it to Twilight. Twilight took hold of the drawing, studying it closely. "Is this a MUTO?" Twilight asked. "Wait, what's a MUTO?" Fluttershy replied. "Oh, that's right. I haven't told you yet! Okay, I found out what killed Godzilla's parents. There's this giant multi-limbed Titan the ancient tribes called a MUTO." Twilight explained. "Then.... That's the giant monster that chased us back in the Everfree!" "YOU WERE CHASED BY A MUTO?!" "Yes... That's how I fell in this weird hole in the ground and found the cave painting." Twilight looked at the drawing again, scratching her chin in thought as she processed Fluttershy's statement. "Did the MUTO look like the one in the painting?" Twilight asked. "No. It wasn't as spikey and it didn't have those growths on its arms." Fluttershy replied. Twilight stared at the drawing for a moment before the sudden realization dawned on the Alicorn. "Oh my Faust..." Twilight gasped. "Twilight, what is it? What's wrong?" Fluttershy asked. "We need to get the word to Princess Celestia now." Twilight firmly stated. > Chapter 8 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Princess Celestia stood on the balcony of her castle, overlooking the citizens of Canterlot going about their daily routines. Every once and a while, a passing pony would wave at the princess, and she’ll respond with a wave of her hoof. Celestia normally wears a smile throughout the day, but today she just couldn’t even smirk. The recent discovery of ancient mega-lizards has left the sun princess unsettled at best. What if there are other creatures like Godzilla’s kind living in the outskirts of Equestria? She really didn’t want to think about giant monsters invading her kingdom and attacking her subjects. Celestia barely acknowledged the creak of opening doors as she continued staring at the horizon. “Sister, what is troubling thou?” A deep yet soothing feminine voice asked. Celestia whipped her head around to her sister and the moon princess of Equestria, Princess Luna. “Nothing is troubling me, Lulu. I’m just.... tired.” Celestia replied. Luna gave her older sister a look before turning her gaze to the sky. “Tia, thou don’t look tired. I can tell thou is unsettled. What’s disturbing thine peace?” Luna asked. Celestia just sighed, turning to the royal bedroom. “Lulu-“ “Sister, It’s okay. Tell me.” Celestia sighed harder, realizing there’s no escaping this predicament. Luna would just pester her until she spilled the truth. “Twilight and I ventured into the Everfree forest after I sensed a disturbance two nights ago. When we arrived to the deepest part of the forest, we came across the carcasses of two full-grown Titans.” Celestia confessed. Luna made a face that looked like she was confused and surprised at the same time. “Thou found what?” Luna burst in shock. “It appears that the Titans, specifically Titanus Gojira, are more than mere legends. In fact, Twilight had rescued their hatchling from the same fate that very night. Right now, it is under the care of our very own Element of Kindness.” Celestia stated. “Wait, wait, wait... a living infant... residing in a citizen’s house...?! Sister, art thou crazy? From the ancient texts we’ve read, Titans possessed great destructive power. One had already destroyed an entire civilization. Thou can’t just let a hatchling live amongst our subjects!” Luna almost yelped. “Sister, I’m well aware of the dangers such a creature poses. But I trust the fact the hatchling can learn from Fluttershy and adapt. She’s wonderful with animals, and Titans are no different than bears or rabbits. She’ll tame him in no time. Besides, the deceased Titans we found were clearly killed by another creature, one presumably even more dangerous than them. But I can’t figure out what could have such strength to bring down a Titan as powerful as Titanus Gojira.” Celestia said. Suddenly, a scroll magically teleported right in front of Celestia’s face. Activating her horn’s magic, Celestia levitated the scroll towards her and opened the scroll as she began reading it. Her eyes widened in sudden shock. “What is it, sister?” Luna asked. “It’s Twilight. And she has uncovered the creature responsible for the deceased Titans.” Celestia replied. The two sisters read through the scroll, a look of alarm on their faces. “This is not good at all. There's a ‘MUTO’ roaming freely around the Everfree. And now Twilight is speaking of a possible alpha MUTO hidden somewhere in the Everfree. If this is true, we have to figure out how to prevent these beasts from laying waste to Equestria.” Luna said. Suddenly, the doors to the sisters’ bedroom flew open, giving way to a tall, slightly bulky stallion. His coat was a rusty red in color while his mane and mustache were a light-grey. The stallion’s mane itself was combed back, giving him an almost regal appearance. He was attired in a standard sergeant’s uniform; however, he sported a large golden badge on his shoulder that indicated a higher rank. His left eye was covered by an eye patch, only leaving the edges of what possibly was a huge scar visible. “Your highnesses.” The stallion said, giving a respectful bow. “I am Sergeant Onix Star. I have recently arrived from the Fillypines. You requested my aid in a particularily grave matter a couple days ago.” “Yes, we have. I’m glad you answered our call, sergeant.” “I overheard something about giant creatures in your conversation. I believe I do have a solution to your problem.” Celestia and Luna looked at each other before turning to Onix Star. “What does thou have in mind?” Luna asked. Onix’s horn wrapped itself in a crimson aura as it projected a magical screen bordered by red energy. The screen showed several engineers and scientists working on what looked like a missile of some sort. Celestia wore an uneasy expression on her face as she watched the projected screen. “Just last night, a giant monster attacked the Fillypines. It took out a good portion of the land before it turned tail and ran off. We tried to pursue it, but the beast just disappeared on us. I came up with the idea to create a weapon powerful enough to send the beast into oblivion in the event it shows it’s ugly bug face again.” Onix explained. “Wait, was this a multi-limbed creature?” Celestia asked. “Yes, ma’am.” Onix replied. “Great Faust... Equestria is in imminent danger. If the MUTO had besieged the Fillypines, it could very well target other cities. Sergeant, I want you to ensure your weapon continues developing. We shall keep watch in case the MUTO resurfaces.” Celestia ordered. “Yes, ma’am! I’m on it.” Onix said as he saluted the diarchy and started to walk off before Celestia had stopped him in his tracks. "Onix, you are to target the MUTOs and only the MUTOs. They are the biggest threat we are facing. Now, if you happen to see a reptilian Titan roaming about near Ponyville, do not engage it. One of my closest associates is working hard on training that Titan. He is no threat to anyone." Celestia said. "Your majesty, with all due respect, Titans are incredibly dangerous creatures. I don't think it's wise to let one have free reign around a populated area." Onix said. "Trust me, sergeant. My associate is an expert in animal behavior. She'll make sure the Titan doesn't cause any trouble." Celestia replied. "Well, if you insist. I'll be off then." Onix said, walking off. “I dost not trust that stallion. Something’s off about him.” Luna said once she was sure Onix was out of range. “I have a strange feeling about him too, but right now we have little choice. It is best if we keep an eye on Onix Star for the time being.” Celestia said, walking out of the room. > Chapter 9 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was mid-day in Ponyville. Fluttershy trotted up a hill with Godzilla riding on her back. She had carried a basket filled with an assortment of fruits and vegetables. Twilight and the others were already set up with a picnic table settled on the hill’s peak. “Fluttershy, darling, you’ve made it. We were just about to begin eating.” Rarity said. “Oh, really? I was afraid we were going to be late. Godzilla got in the chicken coop again, so I had to bring him out. He’s been doing that for a while now. I thought the chickens would be terrified of him, but I was surprised that the chickens don’t mind him at all. One morning, I found several of my normally irate hens huddled right on top of Godzilla without any hint of hostility. I don’t know how, but apparently Godzilla’s very good at making friends with everyone.” Fluttershy replied with a giggle. “Aww, that’s so cute!” Twilight said. “It must be fun living with that lil’ cutie! He’s so cute, I just wanna eat him up!” Pinkie exclaimed, pulling Godzilla in a hug. “Fluttershy, Ah gotta ask ya.... What are ya gonna do when Godzilla gets bigger?” Applejack asked. “Yeah, he’s not gonna stay tiny and adorable forever.” Rainbow added. “I never really thought of that.... I don’t really know.” Fluttershy admitted. “Don’t worry about that, Fluttershy. We’ll help you come up with a solution once we cross that bridge, right girls?” Twilight said. Everyone nodded in agreement. As Godzilla plopped down on the grass to relax, a ladybug had fluttered right over his snout. His attention locked on the airborne insect, Godzilla began running after the ladybug. “Hey, he’s running off!” Spike exclaimed. “Not again! Godzilla, come back!” Fluttershy exclaimed. The Main Six and Spike immediately ditched the table and ran after Godzilla. They all stopped when the little reptile had begun climbing onto a tree, crawling towards the ladybug. He managed to climb onto a fickle branch that was suspended above a huge lake. “Get down from there! You’re going to hurt yourself!!” Twilight exclaimed. Godzilla continued inching towards the ladybug, crawling to the edge of the branch. The insect flew off, leaving Godzilla to growl in frustration at failing to catch it. Without warning, the branch gave way and snapped, causing Godzilla to plummet into the lake. “NO!” Fluttershy yelled, gasping in horror as Godzilla sunk beneath the surface. For a few long and terrifying moments, everything went still. Until Godzilla casually swam towards the surface with the grace of a baby dolphin. He effortlessly swam in the water with surprising speed, chasing after a school of tiny fish. Fluttershy held a hoof to her chest as she exhaled with relief. “Sweet Celestia..... Godzilla can swim!” Fluttershy exclaimed. Everyone watched as Godzilla bounded playfully in the water. “Look at him go!” Rainbow said. Godzilla swam back to shore, completely soaked. Fluttershy ran up to him and embraced the reptile in her arms. “Don’t scare me like that ever again! You could’ve gotten seriously hurt!” Fluttershy scolded. Godzilla responded to her scolding by shaking his body like a dog, flinging a downpour of freezing-cold droplets of water everywhere. Fluttershy laughed as she held out her hooves to block the water shower from hitting her face. She just couldn’t stay mad at the little saurian. *** The afternoon sun began its slow descent from the sky, casting a bright orange-yellow glow on Equestria. After checking on the animals for the last time today, Fluttershy decided to call it a day and walked inside the house with a tired huff. She noticed Godzilla was uttering an adorable baby version of a growl while pawing at something hiding behind a chair. “What’s the matter, sweetie?” Fluttershy asked, following Godzilla’s gaze. A crab had somehow made its way inside the cottage, creating a stir amongst the animals living inside. The orange-red crustacean would raise its pincers and snap at Godzilla every time he got to close. The crab finally had enough and scurried off to escape the little lizard, only for Godzilla to pin it to the floor with his foot. Godzilla’s tiny dorsal plates flickered with blue light as he opened his jaws with a high-pitched snarl. Instead of a stream of nuclear fire, Godzilla coughed out several clouds of blue steam. Fluttershy just giggled and picked up the crab, gently setting it outside. Godzilla seemed to get upset at Fluttershy for letting his “prey” go free and began to throw a fit by uttering several loud shrieks of dismay while flopping belly-first on the floor. It was absolutely adorable. His cries were cut off when Fluttershy picked him up and began to slowly cradle him in her arms. She sat on the sofa, singing a sweet lullaby to Godzilla in a soft tone. Before long, the lullaby had lulled the cantankerous lizard to sleep. “You are my world, Godzilla. I love you...” Fluttershy whispered soothingly. > Chapter 10 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Several years have went by faster than you could say apple. Much has changed since Godzilla’s birth. In fact, he was no longer the tiny infant who loved sleeping on the sofa, cuddling with the hens, and rough-housing with the bear cub that occasionally visited their home with his mother. He has grown tremendously in size and maturity. While Godzilla had a ways to go before he can grow into a colossal mountain-sized Titan, he was now roughly the same size as an adult dragon. At this point, his dorsal spines had significantly grown, though they still weren’t fully developed. Godzilla was laying on a hill near Fluttershy’s cottage, basking in the morning sun. For the mighty alpha predator of Equestria, Godzilla was incredibly lazy, especially during the early morning hours. He opened his eyes upon hearing the familiar creak of the cottage’s wooden door, craning his head to watch Fluttershy walk out. Fluttershy approached Godzilla with a smile on her face. “Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?” Fluttershy asked. Godzilla responded with a snort and several low-pitched grunts. “Oh, really? Well, you seem to be enjoying this spot a little too much.” Fluttershy said with a chuckle, giving her adoptive “son” a hug (or what would count as a hug since she can’t embrace him anymore due to his huge size). “I’m going off to the Everfree forest to find some berries for Angel. You’re in charge until I get back. I love you!” Fluttershy said as she spread her wings and flew off with a basket in tow. Godzilla snorted, lulling himself back to sleep. *** Onix Star sat in a chair, drinking a hot cup of coffee while reading a newspaper. Before long he came across an article that read “Ponyville nominates a giant lizard to become the town's mascot”. He spat out his coffee, reading the article a second time to confirm its validity. “It's the Titan Celestia was talkin' about... She never said anything about it being a damn lizard!" Onix said, getting up. He ran towards a huge pair of doors, kicking them open and running into the lab. “Boys, we got some Titans to hunt down. Are the missiles ready?” Onix asked. “We’re almost ready, sir. But we need more time.” One engineer replied. “Keep workin’ hard! We gotta get these weapons ready before any monster can start rampaging!” Onix said. He walked out of the room, storming towards his quarters. Lying on a large wooden desk was a huge cluster of papers waiting to be looked upon. He threw them all aside, picking up a dusty, wrinkled up paper that looked like it was manufactured in the 1930s. A grainy picture loosely depicting a giant reptilian creature was scribbled onto the paper. It was faded and most of the details weren’t eligible, but Onix knew what the portrait was depicting. “Everypony in that town may have been fooled, but not me. Not me, ya hear? I know what you really are.... a MONSTER. I never forgot what one of your kind did to my folks so many years ago. And now, it's about damn time I repay the favor." Onix said, a hard glare on his face as he stared at the picture with contempt. > Chapter 11 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Godzilla yawned sluggishly as he opened his eyes again, lifting his head to smell the fresh air. Fluttershy had been gone for an hour, and that brought concern to Godzilla. He began to think of terrible situations Fluttershy could be stuck in and let out a high-pitched whine, worry and helplessness draping over him like a patch of thorns. Was she okay? Godzilla immediately chased away the unpleasant thoughts. Fluttershy was fine. The huge reptile stood up from his prone position, opening his jaws wide to let out a big yawn. Maybe a nice stroll around town would clear his mind of the bad thoughts. After all, Fluttershy always felt more energetic after taking walks in the forest. Perhaps it would help the huge saurian clear away the nasty thoughts flooding his mind. *** Fluttershy walked down the gravel road that separated both sides of the forest, watching a couple of birds flying past her. She began whistling a little tune, scanning the expanse of trees and bushes in front of her. After a couple of minutes, she came across a wall of bushes filled to the brim with berries of a variety of colors. Fluttershy began picking the berries she knew were good to pick, dropping them into the basket. After a few moments, the basket was heavy with a large assortment of berries. “Angel’s going to be so excited when I bring him his favorite berries!” Fluttershy said to herself. She noticed a ferret hiding under a small bush. “Hi, little fella. What’s got you all spooked?” Fluttershy asked. The ferret pointed a shaky paw in the direction behind her before turning tail and running off. Fluttershy was about to say something when the trees behind her rustled in an unnatural motion. She froze in place, a sudden pang of fear striking her. “GRRRRRRRRRRR.....” Fluttershy didn’t want to turn around after hearing that growl. Her danger signals were blaring loudly. But a part of her wanted to see what was behind her. With curiosity controlling her body, Fluttershy turned around to see three massive dragons glaring down on her. The leader of the trio, a crimson and beige dragon bearing gruesome scars on his face, approached the frozen Fluttershy and snarled. “What are you doing in OUR forest, pony?!” The dragon demanded. Fluttershy could barely speak from the terror she felt. “I... I was just.... picking b-b-berries....” Fluttershy muttered quietly. The dragon uttered another growl. “Do you know what we dragons do to little ponies who venture into our territory?” The dragon asked. Fluttershy really didn’t want to answer that. “WE EAT THEM!!!” The dragon roared, lunging at Fluttershy. She screamed and dodged the dragon’s jaws, bolting towards an opening. The three dragons chased after Fluttershy, snorting smoke out of their nostrils. Fluttershy began panicking, turning to see the winged fire-breathing reptiles hot on her tail. She shrieked, trying desperately to increase her speed. Fluttershy screamed with utmost terror, looking back as the three dragons were chasing after her with hunger in their eyes. "This is the last time I go to the Everfree forest!" Fluttershy exclaimed. > Chapter 12 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Godzilla strolled around Ponyville, snooping around all the shops and buildings. He tried his very best to tread carefully around the town, making delicate steps while making sure to avoid stepping on a pony. The sounds of equines chatting with one other felt all too familiar to him now. He had really come to enjoy it. Godzilla noticed Pinkie Pie bouncing around with a sack of items that he couldn’t easily recognize. The pink Earth pony took notice of the thirty-five-foot-tall reptile and leaped onto his head in a bizarre performance of acrobatics. “Hi, big guy! You must be really bored walking around here. I bet you’re looking for something fun to do..... Wait, I know!” Pinkie said, pulling out a party cannon. She fired a harmless cloud of confetti on Godzilla’s face, causing his eyes to well up with tears. His nostrils scrunched up upon feeling the rainbow-colored specks of paper and took in several deep breaths before letting forth a massive sneeze that blew Pinkie backwards. Godzilla suddenly lifted his head in the air, catching a very strange scent. He left Pinkie to pick up her things, leaving the town. “Kay, bye then! I hope you’re not bored anymore!” Pinkie called out to the saurian, though Godzilla didn’t pay attention and kept walking. He followed the scent to the Everfree forest, a growl escaping his jaws upon reaching the forest. There was something off about this place, but Godzilla couldn’t place a claw on it. He was about to turn back when the familiar high-pitched shriek of Fluttershy rang in his eardrums. Godzilla turned back to the forest, listening to his parent’s cries of terror. Immediately, he charged into the forest, forgetting about the strange scent. *** “PLEASE, DON’T EAT ME! I’M SORRY I TRESPASSED, I DIDN’T REALIZE THIS WAS YOUR TERRITORY!” Fluttershy screamed in terror. The dragons kept snapping their jaws at her, ignoring her pleas. Fluttershy skidded to a halt upon reaching a massive wall, gasping in shock. She had just hit a dead end. Turning to face the dragons, she felt her life flash before her eyes. As the reptiles closed in on her, she then began to think of Godzilla. She imagined how devastated he would be when she wouldn’t return home. “I’m so sorry....” Fluttershy sobbed, closing her eyes and awaiting death. “SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGKKKKKKKK!!!!!!” Fluttershy’s eyes shot open as she heard that roar. Before anyone could react, Godzilla smashed through the trees and rammed the dragons, throwing them onto the ground. The lead dragon snarled as he got back up on his feet. Godzilla stood in front of Fluttershy, bearing his sharp teeth while snarling viciously. He was not happy at all. > Chapter 13 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “What is that thing? Is it a dragon?!” Exclaimed a skinny lime-green dragon. “I don’t know! I never seen a dragon like this one before!” Went a grizzly earth dragon that was the color of mud. “What’s your deal, pal?! We’re just trying to get some food! Buzz off before we pummel you to mush!” The red dragon growled. However, Godzilla ignored the threat and charged at the trio, sinking his teeth into the green dragon. The dragon roared as he struck Godzilla in the face with his talons, forcing the saurian to release his grip on him. The earth dragon roared and tackled Godzilla and sunk his own fangs in the reptile’s neck. Godzilla snarled painfully as he swung his body around, managing to throw the winged reptile off. He turned to the red dragon, another roar escaping his jaws. “SKREEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNGGGGKKKK!!!!” Godzilla roared. The red dragon charged Godzilla, grappling with the enraged saurian. With a roar of his own, the dragon raked his talons on Godzilla’s neck, opening multiple bloody wounds. Godzilla clawed the dragon in the face and shoved him on the ground, clamping his jaws on the beast’s neck. He began ripping at the dragon, earning trails of crimson dripping from the winged lizard’s neck. The other two dragons jumped on Godzilla, slashing viciously at him with their claws. The red dragon managed to right himself, clawing Godzilla in the face and leaving a nasty gash in it. The three dragons all bombarded Godzilla with a flurry of slashing and biting, desperately trying to bring him down. Fluttershy hid between two bushes, watching the fight with tears in her eyes as she helplessly watched her beloved child continually sustain more and more gruesome injuries. Godzilla roared, ignoring the agonizing pain as he grabbed the green dragon in his jaws and slashed his underbelly. With a pained shriek, the green dragon gasped as he was brutally smashed into the ground. The other two kept clawing at his back and sides, opening even more bloody wounds. Godzilla roared in anger and pain, desperately trying to kick them off. He finally managed to throw the two beasts off him, roaring loudly. Godzilla snapped his jaws at the brown dragon, but the beast dodged in time and smashed the thagomizer at the end of his tail into Godzilla’s face. The saurian screeched painfully as he fell towards the ground, his vision clouded with stars. The red dragon pounced on Godzilla once more, this time stabbing his talons into the reptile’s gills. Godzilla shrieked as he made a violent jerk to the left, throwing the dragon off him. With the side of his neck soaked in blood, Godzilla coughed up mouthfuls of crimson before suddenly becoming disoriented from the blood loss. Godzilla snarled as he stood in front of Fluttershy with determination. He wasn’t going to back down now. Godzilla had to keep himself in between the dragons and Fluttershy if he wanted his adoptive mother to live through this. The green and brown dragons charged him again, but Godzilla managed to snap out of his daze in time and swing his tail, knocking the two reptiles off their feet. Godzilla stomped on the green dragon’s head and crushed his skull while clamping his jaws on the brown dragon. With a jerk, Godzilla snapped the dragon’s neck, instantly ending the beast’s life. Dropping the limp body, Godzilla snarled as he faced the red dragon. “You... you killed my pack mates! DIE!!!!” The red dragon roared. He tackled Godzilla and threw him on the ground, causing the two equally sized beasts to roll downhill. Fluttershy followed close behind, her eyes widening as she realized the two were inadvertently bringing the fight to Ponyville. “I have to warn Twilight! No, I have to warn everypony!” Fluttershy said, sprinting back to Ponyville as quickly as she can muster. > Chapter 14 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Godzilla and the dragon rolled straight into the middle of Ponyville’s streets, sending the citizens in a frenzied panic. Godzilla pinned the red dragon down, clamping his jaws on his throat. The dragon freed one of his clawed hands and struck Godzilla in the chest, leaving a massive bloody gash behind. Blood gushed out from the wound, but Godzilla ignored the pain. He increased his jaws’ pressure on the dragon’s throat, forcing the winged reptile to cry out in pain. Twilight and the rest of the Mane Six ran to the center of town just in time to witness Godzilla rip a massive chunk of flesh from the dragon’s throat. The red dragon screeched in agony as blood gushed out of the opened wound. With a snarl, Godzilla bit the dragon’s skull and crushed it, finally killing the beast. “Godzilla fought a dragon and I MISSED IT?!” Rainbow exclaimed. Without warning, a streamlined projectile of magic hit Godzilla in the torso, causing the saurian to shriek in pain. “NO!!” Fluttershy yelled. She and the others turned to watch Onix Star and several armed soldiers charged at Godzilla. “We got ‘im, boys! Hit ‘im again!” Onix commanded, several soldiers firing a blast of magic at Godzilla once more. The projectiles smashed into his gills, further damaging the already mangled left side of his neck. Godzilla shrieked with agony, the force of the blast’s impact knocking him into a cake shop. Onix Star’s soldiers fired another discharge of magic, but Twilight summoned her own energy blast and dispelled their projectile. “WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!?” Twilight screamed. “Ma’am, you’re interfering with military business. Step aside and let us do our job.” Onix roughly replied, pushing past Twilight. Fluttershy ran to the heavily injured Godzilla, breaking into sobs upon seeing the plethora of terribly gruesome injuries splattered all over his body. “It’s okay, baby.... You’re going to be okay, alright? Mommy is going to take care of you...” Fluttershy sobbed, trying her best to comfort her hurting child. Onix and the other soldiers circled around Godzilla, preparing another discharge of magic. Godzilla staggered as he sat up, his dorsal spines igniting with blue light. He snarled as he opened his jaws, ready to send the squadron to oblivion with a nuclear heat ray. But instead of shooting thermonuclear fire out of his maw, Godzilla coughed out puffs of blue smoke before faltering on the ground. "Ha! Look at this pathetic excuse of a lizard! He can't even stand up anymore!" Onix laughed. “LEAVE GODZILLA ALONE! HE HASN'T HURT ANYPONY! YOU CAN'T JUST HURT HIM!” Fluttershy screamed, standing in front of Godzilla protectively. “Ma’am, stand out of the way right now. I won’t be responsible for whatever happens next.” Onix said, his voice laced with a darkening tone. Fluttershy shook her head and stayed put, leaning on the saurian. Godzilla snarled and finally found the strength to get up, roaring furiously at the soldiers. Fluttershy turned to the reptile with a fearful expression. “Run, Godzilla! Run!” Fluttershy exclaimed. Godzilla hesitated at first. He wanted to stay and fight, but then Fluttershy would probably get hurt if he retaliated. Godzilla growled and ran off, heading towards a beach a few miles from Ponyville. “We got ‘im on the run! Whip out the missiles!” Onix commanded. Two large missile containers drove into view, following the direction Godzilla travelled. “NO! NO, NO NO! YOU CAN’T DO THIS!!!” Fluttershy screamed, trying to hold off Onix. The stallion shoved her off harshly, casting a dark look at her. “You keep your hands off me, mare. You and your friends got no say in this matter! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a lizard to fry.” Onix said. He and his soldiers dogged Godzilla to the nearby beach, gaining up on the reptile’s tail. Godzilla snorted as he jumped in the ocean and began swimming away in an attempt to escape the army. “FIRE!!!” Onix yelled. One of the containers opened up and activated the missile, sending it flying towards Godzilla. The very second Godzilla dived into the ocean, the missile smashed into the very same spot and erupted in an enormous explosion that travelled for several miles while decimating any trees, homes, and other buildings in range before dissipating. Fluttershy finally made it to the beach, watching the mushroom cloud disappear. She stared at the water’s edge, praying Godzilla swam out of range. But after five long minutes, Godzilla failed to resurface. Fluttershy dropped to her knees, her body racking with violent sobs. “MY BABY....!!!!” Fluttershy cried. Twilight and the others arrived at the beach, spotting Fluttershy sprawled on the ground bawling her eyes out. Rarity and Applejack rushed to comfort her while Twilight, Rainbow, and Pinkie faced Onix and his soldiers. “Good work, men! We brought ‘im down!” Onix said. Twilight’s horn glowed as she encased Onix in a purple aura and forcibly held him to the ground. “HEY, LET ME GO! I JUST SAVED YOUR REARS FROM A VIOLENT MONSTER!” Onix yelled. “YOU DID NO SUCH THING!!! THAT MONSTER HAD SAVED MY FRIEND’S LIFE!!!” Twilight angrily screamed. “Wait until Princess Celestia hears about this!” Onix exclaimed. At that moment, Princess Celestia arrived on the beach, followed by several Canterlot guards. If looks could kill, Celestia would have murdered Onix with the absolutely livid expression on her face. “Let him go, Twilight.” Celestia said in a stern tone. Twilight did as she was told, releasing her grip on Onix. “Ha! You’re in trouble now-” Onix yelped in surprise as Celestia used her own magic to pin the stallion on the ground. “Sergeant Onix Star, I explicitly ordered you to target only the MUTOs and nothing else! I never gave you orders to hunt down and attack the young Titan! You defied my orders and went out of your way to kill an innocent creature just for some unknown agenda!!” Celestia angrily berated. She released her hold on Onix and shot a deathly glare at him. “For your punishment, Onix, you and your men will be immediately demoted to the lowest ranking possible and serve six years in prison. I want your remaining missile transported to my castle for immediate demolition. I’m shutting your operation down and when I have the time, I shall report your misdemeanor to your superiors in Fillydelphia.” Celestia ordered. “W-What? You’re.... shutting me down? I just saved Ponyville from destruction!” “You didn’t save anyone from destruction. In fact, your weapons added to the destruction. Several houses and business have been reduced to rubble and my soldiers have just reported nearly ten casualties. You have committed third degree murder upon using these weapons near civilization! Take them away now.” Celestia said. “No, wait!” Onix pleaded, only to have Celestia’s guards grab the stallion and his soldiers, dragging them away to prison. “NOOOO!!! I WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS!!! YOU CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!! THAT DAMN LIZARD DESERVED TO DIE!!! YOU’LL PAY, CELESTIA!!! YOU AND YOUR PATHETIC STUDENT!!! YOU’LL ALL PAY!!!!” Onix angrily screamed as he was dragged off. Celestia and her assorted guards began walking off when one of the armed stallions took out a compass-like tracker device, his eyes widening in surprise at what he saw. “Your Highness, there’s an energy signal heading our direction. It’s traveling fast...!” The guard said. “What?” Celestia asked. The device now began beeping at a rapid pace. “Princess... it’s right on top of us!” The guard said. “KREEEEEEERRRRRRKKK” Everypony, including Fluttershy, turned their gazes to the sky right as a giant winged multi-limbed beast flew overhead, flapping its wings with vigor. It looked just like the MUTO whom murdered Godzilla’s parents, only it was slightly smaller in size and sported a pair of massive wings. “That is one big bug!” Pinkie exclaimed. The winged MUTO landed on the ground, forcing everypony to scatter as it touched down. The MUTO let out a snarl, turning to the remaining missile container. Sensing the delicious energy it gave off, the MUTO ripped the container open and grabbed the missile with its jaws before taking off into the sky. “That thing’s getting away with the missile! I’ll stop it!” Rainbow said, taking off into the air. However, she didn’t get very far when Applejack caught the cyan pegasus by her tail. “What ‘n tarnation, Rainbow?! Ya can’t fight a giant monster!” Applejack yelled. “Whaddya mean? I totally could kick that beastie’s butt!” Rainbow replied. But she was quickly overpowered by the orange Earth pony, getting slammed back on the ground. “Ah, come on!” Rainbow huffed, crossing her arms in a pout. “Guys, given the direction of the flying MUTO, it’s heading straight towards the Everfree forest!" Twilight exclaimed. “Girls, I realize the task I am about to assign to you is dangerous, but I need you all to head to the Everfree forest and stall the beast until I arrive. We can’t let it awaken whatever is lying inside the depths of the forest with that nuke. I will meet you there in due time.” Celestia said, flying off. “You heard Princess Celestia. We have a mission to complete, so let’s get it done!” Twilight said. Twilight and the others took off towards the direction to the Everfree forest, however she suddenly halted and turned around, looking at a downtrodden Fluttershy. “Fluttershy...?” The alicorn inquired as she turned to her very depressed friend. “Fluttershy, come on. We can’t do this without you.” Twilight said. Fluttershy let out a sniffle as she got up and wiped a tear from her eyes. “Alright, I’m... I’m coming...” Fluttershy said. She took one last glance at the ocean, sighing as she followed Twilight and the others to the Everfree forest. > Chapter 15 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep beneath the surface of the ocean, Godzilla was aimlessly floating in the water. Unbeknownst to everypony up above, the nuke didn't kill the saurian Titan. In fact, it did the exact opposite. Vast amounts of nuclear energy seeped into Godzilla's body, triggering a sudden transformation in the Titan's body. All of his wounds were immediately healed as Godzilla began to grow bigger and bigger with every passing second. The saurian's entire body was glowing with a neon blue light as Godzilla's body underwent a major metamorphasis. "SKREEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOONNNGGGKKKKKK!!!" Godzilla roared as his body continued to forcibly adapt to the massive amount of radiation he had absorbed. It would be a while before Godzilla's sudden growth spurt would finally come to an end. *** The male MUTO soared through the skies with the nuke in its grasp, gliding over the forest until it reached the massive ravine where the much larger female MUTO was waiting. The winged Titan landed on the ground, dropping the precious cargo as it approached the female MUTO awaiting the male. “KREEEERRK! KREEEERK! KREEEEERRRRGH!” The MUTO shrieked. The two beasts affectionately nuzzled each other before the male handed the missile to the female. The female chirped as she crawled back into a massive hole in the dusty ground that led to the nest. With the male MUTO following close behind, the two Titans trekked deeper into the den until they came across a massive space where millions and millions of tiny orange pulsating eggs were plastered on every corner of the cave. It is a wonder how the female MUTO managed to lay so many eggs. But truth be told, the female MUTO couldn't lay these many eggs. Something else did. Something much bigger. A massive spiral comprised of rock stood in the dead center of the den, and it was covered in a ungodly amount of mucus and slime. The two Titans placed the nuke in front of the spiral before turning towards another massive opening in the den. Sitting in the pitch-black darkness of the den, a enormous shadowy figure stirred from its rest. The creature itself was completely hidden in the darkness, save for its two glowing bioluminescent blood-red eyes staring at the two MUTOs like some predator stalking its prey in the dark. "Kreeeeerrrrk...!" The male MUTO croaked, leaning his body down as he bowed to the giant creature hiding in the dark. The female MUTO bowed down as well, emitting a series of sharp clicks. The giant mass seemed to stand up, shooting a hard glare at the two Titans. "KREEERRRK!" The shadowy figure barked. The two MUTOs backed up, a look of fear evident on their faces. The shadowy figure was, to say the least, peeved. The two MUTOs may have brought sustenance for the hatchlings, but the hidden creature needed to feed as well. Its high metabolism demanded constant nutrition, and a single nuke will not sate the beast's hunger. "KREEEEEEEERRRRKKKK!!!" The beast roared with anger. The two MUTOs immediately left their alpha to its devices as they rushed out to find more food. The shadowy beast sauntered back down on its haunches, letting out a guttural growl. > Chapter 16 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Main Six trekked through the Everfree forest as quickly as possible in hopes they could reclaim the nuke. It would be quite a mess if the beast somehow managed to prematurely set off the nuke and destroy the Everfree forest in the subsequent explosion. Twilight and the others ducked underneath twisting vines and wicked-looking branches as they ran down an old beaten path with haste. "Twilight, Ah'm all in for exciting journeys into dangerous places an' whatnot, but Ah'm pretty sure we need a better plan than just running into a big dangerous forest. We don't even know where those big fellers are holed up." Applejack stated. "Well, there's reason to believe Titans may reside in the far reaches of the Everfree where most ponies won't dare to enter. I have a map of the Everfree forest at home, and there's a ravine near the edge of the forest. If I'm correct, we'll find the MUTO nest there." Twilight replied. Just as Twilight finished her statement, the male MUTO had flown overhead the group, flying right above the trees. "KREEEERRKKKK!!!" The male MUTO roared. As soon as the Titan spotted the ponies on the ground below, he wasted no time in swerving around and making a beeline towards the group. "RUN!!" Twilight yelled. The six ponies immediately started booking it as the male MUTO was now hot on their trail. The female MUTO smashed through the wall of trees as she barrelled towards the group. "OH SWEET MOTHER OF FAUST!" Rarity shrieked. Twilight immediately ignited her horn as she teleported herself and the others right out of the female MUTO's range just as the beast snapped her jaws at them. The female MUTO snarled with frustration, lifting her right forearm up. A loud crescendo of deep humming rang in everypony's ears as the MUTO's right arm began to ignite in a crimson light. "What's that thing doing?" Rainbow asked in a slightly nervous tone. Before anypony could react, the female MUTO smashed her forearm into the ground, triggering a huge shockwave that sent the Main 6 flying. The ponies screamed in terror as they found themselves tumbling down a large ravine, stopping just three feet from what looked like a huge hole in the ground. "Ow... Is everypony alright?" Twilight asked, earning a affirming nod from her friends. "Hey, there's a giant hole on the ground there! That must be the MUTO nest!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Now all we gotta do is nab that missile and get the heck outta here!" Rainbow said. Everypony turned around to see the male MUTO approaching the group with a ravenous look in his eyes. "KREEEERRRK!!" The MUTO roared as he leaped at the ponies. "Oh this is just terrific...." Applejack bemoaned. Right as the MUTO was about to pounce on the ponies, he let out a surprised shriek as he suddenly found himself slamming into the side of the wall after the Titan suddenly paused in mid-air. Twilight and the others looked on in confusion as the Titan was suddenly pulled backwards. The male MUTO screeched in distress while frantically clawing at the dirt before the beast was violently jerked back from the edge of the ravine, where it was out of sight. Before long, the group could hear several loud growls, shrieks, and defeaning thuds overhead. It was clear that a struggle had broke out. "What in the blazes is happening up there?" Rarity asked. "Let's find out." Twilight said. She and the others climbed up the steep wall, taking a peek at what was causing the ruckus. And they couldn't believe what they were seeing. Godzilla roared with animalistic fury while slamming the male MUTO into the ground with enough force to create a small crater in the floor. The female MUTO rushed in and rammed into Godzilla, only to get bludgeoned in the face by the saurian's tail. Twilight and the others were utterly speechless. Godzilla was alive. And now he was far larger than before. In fact, Godzilla towered over the MUTOs. "He's alive... GODZILLA'S ALIVE!" Fluttershy cried, wiping away tears from her eyes. "SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGGK!!!!!!" Godzilla roared as he charged at the female MUTO. Godzilla clamped his jaws on the Titan's neck, viciously thrashing the shrieking beast by her neck before tearing out a chunk of flesh from the MUTO. Greenish-blue blood gushed out of the open wound as the female MUTO shrieked with pain. The female MUTO whacked Godzilla in the face with her forearm, forcing the saurian Titan to back up a bit. Godzilla was about to advance when the male MUTO jumped on the Titan's back and began to pummel Godzilla's head with his forearms. Godzilla roared as he thrashed about wildly before finally managing to throw the smaller MUTO off him. "Okay, Godzilla's distracting the MUTOs and buying us time. Let's get in the den and retrieve that missile!" Twilight exclaimed. She and the rest of the Main Six ran inside the entrance to the den while Godzilla fought off the two colossal parasites. *** Twilight and the others ventured deep into the seemingly unprotected MUTO nest. She led the group down a makeshift set of steps, reaching the bottom of the huge artificial cavern in no time. Inside of the cavernous den, dirt, branches, and other kinds of forest debris was strewn all over without care. In addition to the wretched stench, there was an ungodly amount of mucus and saliva dripping from pretty much everywhere the equines can see. “My goodness, it’s absolutely repulsive in here! How could any creature have such degrading tastes in lifestyle?!” Rarity burst out in disgust, trying her hardest not to add her vomit to the disgusting decor. “That’s nature for ya, sugarcube.” Applejack retorted, ducking under an overhang of slime. Upon approaching the heart of the lair, the Main Six gasped at what they saw: Millions of tiny pulsating eggs glued to the walls like oozing, slime-covered sticky notes. The majority of the clutch was plastered to the giant spiral of rock standing in the dead-center of the den. "Yep, we're definitely in MUTO territory now." Rainbow muttered, holding her nose in hopes to block out the wretched stench. “Look at all those eggs. I bet they don’t taste very good, though.” Pinkie said. Twilight noticed something lying near the spiral that gave off an unnatural shine. She trotted over to the object, swiping away a clump of slime. “Girls, it’s the missile!” Twilight excitedly exclaimed. A deep rumble echoed from another opening across where the ponies were standing, placing them all in a state of alarm. "What in tarnation?!" Applejack incurred. "Twilight, what was that....?" Rainbow inquired. "We're not alone in the den. We need to get the missile out fast. Rarity and I will carry the missile out." Twilight said. She and Rarity ignited their horns as they magically levitated the missile off the ground. Twilight, Rarity, and the rest of the Main Six trotted back towards the entrance they came from with the highly dangerous weapon in tow. Fluttershy turned around, looking back at the clutch. She realized if the nest wasn’t destroyed, Equestria would be plagued with a infestation of MUTOs. The cream-colored pegasus felt a pang of guilt splash over her. How could she even think of hurting cute and innocent creatures? But, then again.... MUTOs weren’t cute. And they definitely aren’t innocent. “Pinkie, do you some matches and flammable oil on you?” Fluttershy asked. “Sure, I do. After all, I can’t light my party cannons with cotton balls and water!” Pinkie replied, taking out a match and a can of oil. “Wait, why do you need those things again?” “As horrible as it may sound, we can’t let these eggs hatch.... I’m going to destroy the nest.” Fluttershy replied. Twilight looked at the Element of Kindness, nodding her head in agreement while smiling. “Fluttershy, I hope you realize you’ve made the most bravest decision anyone could make. Do what you need to do.” Twilight said. Fluttershy returned the smile before turning to the eggs. “Hey, I can make great decisions too!” Rainbow exclaimed. Twilight rolled her eyes in a playful manner. “Okay, I never seen anypony, besides Rainbow Dash, make tough decisions.” Twilight repeated with a laugh. She turned her gaze back to Fluttershy. “Be careful, Fluttershy.” Twilight said. She and the others ran out of the den, leaving Fluttershy to obliterate it. Fluttershy swallowed hard as she drizzled the floor with oil before igniting the match. “I’m so sorry....” Fluttershy whispered. She dropped the flaming match into the stream of oil and ran out of the den as quickly as possible. *** Godzilla roared as both MUTOs began pummeling the saurian while trying to wrestle him to the ground. Godzilla snarled angrily as he sunk his teeth into the female MUTO's arm, causing her to shriek in pain and lose her grip on the saurian. Godzilla threw the female MUTO on the ground before grabbing the male MUTO in a chokehold and began viciously smashing him into a large boulder multiple times. As the three Titans duked it out, Twilight and the other ponies ran out of the den with the missile in hoof. Fluttershy ran out of the den just a few moments after, running past her friends. "GET BACK, ITS GOING TO BLOW!" Fluttershy yelped. As if on cue, the defeaning roar of a explosion rang out in everypony's ears before a blast of fire erupted from the mouth of the den. Twilight and the others immediately ran away from the ensuing chaos, getting as far away from the blazing inferno as possible. The explosion was loud enough that it caught the attention of Godzilla and the two MUTOs. fter a moment, the fire finally died down. It seemed a MUTO-related armaggedon would be cancelled on this very day. "Yes! We did it! WE DID IT! WE DIIIIID IT!!!!" Pinkie excitedly exclaimed. "Great job, everyone! We're finally in th-" "KREEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRK!!!!!! " The Main Six looked at the charred den with terror on their faces. The eggs may have been destroyed, but their mother was still very much alive. The ground below began to explode in a cluster of rock and soil as a massive muscular clawed arm reached out from under the ground. A second arm followed right after before the rest of the incredibly enormous creature rose up from the new crater. The creature itself resembled a MUTO, but she was far larger than her two offspring. The alpha MUTO's body was primarily a black color mixed with a grey underbelly and crimson markings. The beast's arms were covered in spiny reddish-orange scales that served as protective armor. Unlike the smaller MUTOs, the alpha MUTO possessed a hardened carapace on its back that sported countless razor-sharp quill-like dorsal spines. "OH MY FAUST!!!!" Rarity screamed before jumping out of the alpha MUTO's massive hand. The alpha MUTO snarled with rage while resting her pupiless crimson eyes on Godzilla. The two smaller MUTOs merely chirped as they ran off, surrendering Godzilla to their very angry mother. "KREEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAARK!!!!!" The alpha MUTO roared. > Chapter 17 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the fury of a raging fire, the alpha MUTO charged at Godzilla with great speed that betrayed her gargantuan size. She let out a ear-splitting roar as the colossal MUTO rammed into Godzilla with enough force to generate a shockwave that knocked over multiple trees and sent the Main Six flying into the ground. The equines could only scream in terror as they were knocked off their hooves by the huge shockwave. Godzilla snarled as he was pushed back by the alpha MUTO, growling in frustration as he found himself unable to stop himself from being shoved back. The alpha MUTO sucker-punched Godzilla in the gut hard enough to stagger the saurian before smashing him into the ground with a powerful downward blow. "KREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRRRK!!!!" The beast roared angrily. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!" Rainbow exclaimed as she sat up. "Oh Faust, that must be the MUTOs' alpha!" Twilight exclaimed. "She's enormous! From the looks of it, she's even bigger than Godzilla!" "MUTOS HAVE AN ALPHA?!" Everypony shrieked. "KREEEEEEERRRRRRRK!!!!" The alpha MUTO grabbed onto Godzilla by his neck and tail, hoisting the saurian into the air. Godzilla could only thrash about in the MUTO's grasp before the reptilian Titan found himself flying through the air. It didn't take Godzilla very long to realize he had just been tossed in the air like a ragdoll. Before he could react, Godzilla smashed into the forest, carving a trench in the ground with his body while decimating entire acres of trees. Godzilla growled as he shook his head, trying to rid himself of the great amount of dizziness plaguing his body. Godzilla stood up, turning to face the alpha MUTO that had once again started charging Godzilla. Godzilla noticed a particularly large tree that was almost as tall as his knee. An idea immediately popped into the saurian's mind, and right then Godzilla knew exactly what to do with that tree. With a growl, Godzilla grabbed hold of the large tree and ripped it out of its roots as he tore off all of its branches in the process. The alpha MUTO leaped towards Godzilla with impressive agility, lunging at the saurian with its jaws agape. "KREEEE-" Godzilla swung the tree with tremendous force, bludgeoning the alpha MUTO in her face before sending her tumbling into the ground. The alpha MUTO could only groan in pain while being momentarily stunned. Godzilla tossed his makeshift weapon away as he stomped on the alpha MUTO's face with his foot, smashing the colossal Titan into the ground. "SKREEEEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNNNGK!!!" Godzilla roared as he continued to curbstomp the alpha MUTO. As Godzilla continued to pummel the disoriented alpha MUTO, The two smaller MUTOs charged at the saurian in a effort to protect their mother. Before they could even reach the two Titans, a pair of magical projectiles of gold and light blue color smashed into the two behemoths, knocking them over. "KREEEEERRRRRK!" The two MUTOs roared out. Twilight turned her gaze to the sky as Celestia and Luna, along with a large squadron of Canterlot's best pegasi and unicorn soldiers, charged into the battlefield. "FOCUS ALL OF YOUR ATTACKS ON THE MUTOS!!!" Celestia commanded with a booming tone as she and Luna opened fire on the MUTOs. The soldiers accompanying the two princesses began bombarding the two insectoid Titans with every ounce of firepower they had, forcing the two MUTOs back. The male and female MUTOs tried to fight back, swiping their hooked forearms at the soldiers and princesses. Celestia and Luna dodged out of the MUTOs' range, firing a volley of more powerful magic blasts at the two behemoths. The female MUTO roared out angrily as she snapped her jaws at the advancing ponies, unaware of the steep cliff behind her. Before she could realize what was happening, the female MUTO's footing slipped, causing her to slide off the edge of the cliff. Panic flooding her mind, the female MUTO frantically clamped her jaws on the male MUTO's hind legs in hopes he would pull her to safety. Unfortunately, the female was almost twice his size and she had inadvertedly pulled the male MUTO down with her. The two MUTOs screeched in terror as they fell down the cliff and disappeared from sight. "YEAH!" Rainbow cheered. "Ah hate 'ta be those big varmints right now." Applejack said with a smile. As the princesses successfully fended off the two smaller MUTOs, the alpha MUTO had finally regained her senses. With a roar, the alpha grabbed hold of Godzilla by his leg and threw him on the ground before he could continue stomping on her. The alpha MUTO stood up, grabbing Godzilla by the tail before she began to drag the saurian around. Godzilla roared out at the MUTO before kicking her in the leg, forcing the behemoth to release her grip on Godzilla's tail. Without delay, Godzilla shot up from the ground and grabbed hold of the alpha MUTO, sinking his teeth into her left shoulder. The alpha MUTO let out a shriek of pain as Godzilla began ripping into the beast's shoulder. Her anger ever increasing, the alpha MUTO bit down on Godzilla's neck, causing the saurian to let go of her shoulder as he let out a pained shriek. The alpha MUTO rammed Godzilla in the chest before smashing him into the side of a mountain. "KREEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRK!!!!" The alpha MUTO roared as she began relentlessly slugging Godzilla in the face with one powerful punch after the other. Godzilla tried his best to block the blows, but they were too fast and too many to count. The alpha MUTO began smashing Godzilla deeper into the mountain with every blow, burying him further in the rock. The alpha MUTO let out a hateful shriek, lifting her arms up high as she prepared to deliver another powerful blow to the saurian. A weakened Godzilla could only glare at the bug with a hard glare on his face. The alpha MUTO would've delivered the blow had a raspberry-colored magical projectile hadn't smashed into the beast's backside. The alpha MUTO shrieked with frustration as she turned around to see Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow darting around the behemoth in mid-air. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!!" Twilight yelled, firing a volley of magical projectiles at the alpha MUTO. The colossal Titan roared out as she chased after the ponies, forgetting all about Godzilla. Rainbow swerved around before diving towards the MUTO with her hind legs aimed at the beast. "You think you're so tough, huh? Well, let's see how tough you are after I buck your face in!" Rainbow yelled, kicking the MUTO in the face with all of her might. Unfortunately, to the four hundred foot-tall MUTO, Rainbow's assault did nothing but simply tickle the beast. The alpha MUTO casted a annoyed scowl on Rainbow, causing the cyan pegasus to suddenly start nervously sweating. "Heheh.... Look at that, you are pretty.... tough...." Rainbow spoke in a uncharacteristically anxious tone. The alpha MUTO roared as she snapped her jaws at Rainbow, only to bite air as Rainbow dodged her jaws. "KREEEEEEEAAAAAARRRRRK!!!" The alpha MUTO snapped her jaws at Twilight and the other two airborne ponies as she chased them around, causing them to scream in terror as they frantically kept flying out of the beast's maw. Godzilla roared out in frustration as he tried to wiggle himself out of the crevice, but to no avail. His dorsal spines were lodged in the side of the mountain, rendering the saurian immobile at the moment. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Fluttershy screamed, immediately catching Godzilla's attention. To the Titan's horror, the alpha MUTO had targeted the cream-colored pegasus and was now snapping her jaws at Fluttershy. "SKREEEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGK!!!!!!" Godzilla roared as he furiously began thrashing between the tough rock. Godzilla's dorsal spines began to ignite with blue light, the immense heat wafting off of them beginning to melt the rock encasing the spines. The alpha MUTO grabbed onto Fluttershy's tail with her jaws, earning a terrified shriek from the pegasus as she was violently thrown into the ground. "FLUTTERSHY!!!" Twilight screamed as she swerved in the air and soared towards her downed friend. Fluttershy groaned as she turned her gaze skyward, watching as the alpha MUTO prepared to reduce the winged pony into a flattened pancake. "KREEEEEEEEEEERRRRRK!!!!" The alpha MUTO roared as she prepared to kill Fluttershy with a single stomp of her forearm. "SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGK!!!!!!" The alpha MUTO paused her assault and turned around just as a neon blue thermonuclear heat ray smashed into the beast's face. The Main Six watched in surprise as Godzilla charged at the MUTO while spewing out nuclear fire at the insectoid behemoth. "AW, YEAH! BIG G'S GOT SOME SERIOUS FIREPOWER OF HIS OWN!!" Rainbow exclaimed excitedly. "So much power...." Twilight spoke with awe in her voice. "KREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" The alpha MUTO shrieked as the nuclear flames burned away a large portion of the left side of her face. Godzilla fired another atomic blast at the alpha MUTO's chest, knocking the beast on her back. "Grrrrrr....." Godzilla growled, approaching the downed MUTO as he prepared to finish her off with another atomic blast. Right before he could fire another atomic blast at the beast, the alpha MUTO lifted her head and let out a massively powerful roar at Godzilla. She was roaring so loud, her voice was generating a supersonic soundwave that shoved Godzilla backwards. The Main Six yelped in surprise as they all frantically covered their ears to protect their ear drums from the deafening roar. "THAT VILE BEAST IS GOING TO RUPTURE MY EAR DRUMS!!" Rarity screamed as she covered her ears with her hooves. Godzilla was pushed back far enough to give the alpha MUTO a chance to stand up. Godzilla charged at the alpha MUTO, only for the beast to strike him with another sonic roar. "KREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!" The alpha MUTO roared. She began to increase the pressure of her sonic roar on Godzilla, forcing him to falter to the ground. Before anypony knew what was happening, Godzilla suddenly shrieked in agony as his dorsal spines literally exploded from the sheer power of the sonic roar. With blue smoke fuming out of the shattered spines and blood gushing down his body, Godzilla could only wail in pain as he collapsed on the ground. "NO!!!" Fluttershy screamed, standing up as she tried to rush over to Godzilla. However, the alpha MUTO must have used more force to throw the pegasus down than she expected, because Fluttershy could only manage a couple of steps before collapsing onto the ground in pain. Fluttershy could only watch as the giant MUTO approached the weakened saurian Titan lying on the ground. The alpha MUTO wasted no time in attacking Godzilla as she began to repeatedly smash the saurian on the head with her fists. Godzilla wailed as he was unable to stop the alpha MUTO from constantly striking him with deadly blows. "NOOOOO! STOP! AGH, LEAVE.... LEAVE HIM ALONE!!" Fluttershy cried out, her tear-stained eyes watching in horror as the alpha MUTO continued to viciously bombard Godzilla with powerful downward blows. Before the alpha MUTO could finish Godzilla off, Celestia and Luna dive bombed the beast as they simultaneously fired a combined magical projectile at the MUTO, managing to knock her off Godzilla. "UNHAND HIM THOU VILE BEAST!!!!" Luna roared, firing another volley of projectiles at the alpha MUTO. "KREEEEEEEEEEERRRRRK!!!!" The alpha MUTO roared as she switched targets and began swinging her claws at the two princesses. As Celestia and Luna distracted the alpha MUTO, Fluttershy gained the strength to crawl towards Godzilla's snout. With a shaky breath, Fluttershy began to caress Godzilla snout as tears flooded her eyes. "Y-You did.... great... But w-we're n-not done yet. I need... I need you to get up, baby. Please.... g-get up.... I need you! Everypony needs you! Please.... get up." Fluttershy spoke through sobs. Godzilla huffed as steam rose from his nostrils. He looked down at Fluttershy before weakly turning his head, glancing at the two princesses battling the alpha MUTO. Godzilla was in so much pain at the moment. He could barely move from the excruciating agony he was enduring. But something in his gut told him to not give up. The alpha MUTO was too dangerous to be left alive. She could very well rampage through Ponyville and kill everypony there. No, she cannot be allowed to harm anyone else. The bug had to die. Godzilla snarled as agony racked his entire body from trying to stand up. Every breath he took was pain, but Godzilla had to fight through it. It seemed that Godzilla finally found the strength to get back up again. Fluttershy backed up as she watched Godzilla slowly rise to his feet. Godzilla turned to the unaware alpha MUTO, the shattered remains of his dorsal spines flickering with blue light. There was a surge of power growing inside of the saurian, and it was time to let it out. "SKREEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOONNNNNNGK!!!" The roar grabbed everypony's attention, even the alpha MUTO. Twilight and the Main Six watched as Godzilla began approaching the alpha MUTO with newfound strength. The alpha MUTO turned towards the saurian as she let out a wrathful roar as she charged towards Godzilla once more. The two Titans collided into each other, but this time Godzilla was the one pushing the alpha MUTO back. With his newfound strength, Godzilla shoved the now bewildered MUTO back before stomping on her right leg. The alpha MUTO screeched in pain before clamping her jaws on Godzilla's throat while repeatedly slashing at his torso with her claws. Godzilla snarled as he ignored the pain, taking the behemoth's jaws in his clawed hands as he wrenched the MUTO off his throat. The alpha MUTO thrashed wildly in Godzilla's grip, shrieking with rage. Godzilla snarled as he took hold of the MUTO's lower jaws, pulling it back with all of his strength. With a mighty jerk, Godzilla tore the MUTO's lower jaw right out of its socket, watching the alpha writhe in pure agony as blood gushed out of the open wound. "Eugh, that has to hurt!" Pinkie said, eating from a bag of popcorn while wearing 3-D glasses. As the alpha MUTO continued to scream with pain, Godzilla grabbed hold of the behemoth by her torso before lifting the beast on his back. Godzilla's shattered spines ignited with blue light, before nuclear energy began seeping into the rest of his body. Even Godzilla's eyes began to glow with ferocity as the Titan began to reach supercharged levels of power. With a loud roar, Godzilla unleashed a devastatingly powerful thermonuclear pulse that sent the alpha MUTO flying into the air. The pulse was so powerful, it managed to tear the alpha MUTO's limbs completely out of their sockets. The alpha could only shriek as she crashed back into the Earth, leaving behind a large crater in the ground upon smashing into the floor. The alpha MUTO was beyond horrifically injured. Her body was mangled and most of her limbs were completely missing. Blood gushed out of every open wound on her body. The mangled behemoth cranked her head towards the quickly approaching saurian. Godzilla casted a dark glare at the mortally wounded beast, lifting his left foot over her head. "GRAAWRR!" Godzilla snarled with anger in his eyes. The alpha MUTO could only utter a dying croak before Godzilla crushed her skull with a single stomp of his foot. Almost immediately, the giant MUTO went completely limp. She was finally dead. "SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGK!!!!" Godzilla roared out with victory. > Epilogue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "YES!!!! WE DID IT! WE ACTUALLY, FOR REALSIES, DID IT!!!" Pinkie shouted, grabbing everypony in a huge group hug. "I think its time for a celebratory GROUP HUG!!" The party pony exclaimed with glee. Twilight and the other ponies all gasped for air under the unusually strong grip of of the pink pony. "Pinkie...! C-Can't.... BREATHE....!" Fluttershy wheezed. "Whoopsie! Sorry, girls!" Pinkie giggled, releasing her friends from her grip. As the Main Six took a moment to catch their breath, Celestia and Luna approached the group along with the squadron of soldiers that accompanied the two princesses. "Thank you, all of you, for the extraordinary courage you all demonstrated today. Ponyville, and to a massive extension, all of Equestria thanks you for your actions today." Celestia said before turning her sight towards Godzilla. "And I do mean all of you." Godzilla just snorted, licking a rather nasty bruise on his arm. Godzilla definitely looked worse for wear from the fight with the alpha MUTO. His body was riddled with huge brusies, bloody gashes, and scratches of all sizes. His entire back was riddled with massive bloody scars and was still soaked in a blanket of dried blood from the loss of his dorsal spines. Despite the severity of his wounds, Godzilla will fortunately live. The sound of thunderous footsteps caught the reptillian Titan's attention, causing him to turn around as the male and female MUTOs approached the saurian. It seemed the two MUTOs had somehow survived the plummet and managed to climb back up only moments after Godzilla vanquished the alpha MUTO. The Main Six and the two princesses immediately went on the defensive, glaring at the two MUTOs while preparing for the inevitable fight. "Get behind me, now!" Celestia commanded, igniting her horn with a golden aura. Fluttershy ducked behind the rainbow-maned alicorn before suddenly peeking her head out as she closely examined the three Titans' behavior. "Everypony, wait.... Look!" Fluttershy spoke out. The two MUTOs approached Godzilla, letting out a series of clicks and trills. It looked like they were about to engage the saurian in another fight, but nothing could be further than the truth. In a bizarre twist of fate, the two MUTOs looked at Godzilla before bowing down before him. Everypony was, to say the least, baffled at the strange sight. "This is unbelievable. Those beasts are bowing to Godzilla." Rarity spoke with awe. "That's because.... They chose him as their new alpha..." Twilight said with a sudden realization. "Thou mean to say that those beasts now believe Godzilla is their alpha? But they aren't even the same species." Luna said. "Your majesty, if I may, all species of Titans belong to the same genus despite the myriad of differences the several Titan species have between one another, as me and Fluttershy discovered. MUTOs are a especially pack-oriented Titan species. Like wolves, they choose the strongest wolf in their pack to lead them as their alpha. The MUTOs had an alpha, the alpha MUTO, to lead them. However, Godzilla had managed to kill the alpha MUTO. In the MUTO's eyes, Godzilla proved to be even stronger than their previous alpha and thus he has proven himself to be worthy of becoming their new alpha." Twilight explained. The ponies turned their attention to the Titans as Godzilla approached the two MUTOs. The saurian let out a series of soft throaty grumbles as he licked the wound on the female MUTO's neck, as if he were solidifying a newfound bond. The two Titans briefly nuzzled each other before the two MUTOs went their separate ways, venturing deeper into the Everfree forest. Godzilla turned to gaze at the vast expanse of land in front of him for a moment before turning to face Fluttershy. Fluttershy looked at the saurian, her face becoming rather crestfallen as a sudden realization dawned on her. Godzilla was far too large to live with her in the cottage now, and the pegasus knew she couldn't be able to meet his needs anymore. Fluttershy took to the sky, hovering in front of Godzilla's face. "Look how big you've grown.... It felt like only yesterday you were this tiny defenseless hatchling just coming out of his egg..." Fluttershy croaked, her voice breaking as she fought back tears. But it was inevitable as the pegasus' eyes began to flood with tears. "I... I know you have to go out in.... the world all on.... your own now. I just want you to know that.... no matter where you go.... I will.... always be here to love you. I love you with all my heart...." Godzilla looked at the pegasus with a look that could have been the Titan equivalent of a smile before slowly pressing his snout closer to the now sobbing pegasus, watching as she immediately embraced the saurian's snout in a hug. Watching the two souls embrace each other, Twilight and the others could do nothing but shed a few tears themselves from the emotional sight before them. Of course, Rarity began dramatically sobbing like the drama queen she was. After a moment, Fluttershy finally let go of Godzilla's snout, looking at the saurian with a teary-eyed smile. Godzilla looked at Fluttershy, giving her a look that told her they will see each other again. Godzilla finally walked off, leaving the group of ponies he considered his family to their own devices. Fluttershy landed on the ground next to Twilight, watching as Godzilla headed towards the Everfree forest. "Fluttershy, for the record, I think you'd make a great mother one day." Twilight said with a smile. "To be completely honest, I feel like I already am." Fluttershy replied with her own grin. As Godzilla approached the edge of the forest, he turned around to face the ponies one last time. A confident expression on his face, the reptillian Titan took a deep breath as he raised his snout to the sky and let loose a powerful earth-shaking roar. "SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGK!!!!" The End.