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kaiju-art-for-the-heart · 7 months ago

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An Heir to the Throne: The Distraction pt.1

Chapter 4.5

Slowly but surely, the days crawled by for the king and queen. Week after week Godzilla waited for what felt like an eternity, watching as Mothra finally entered the laying period (Its only been 6 weeks.) Marking the 7th week, Monarch officially recorder this as being three times longer than ever before, comparable to the gestation of a lizard in regards to timing. Within these weeks, Godzilla's behavior had changed once again. Instead of his usual dine and dash below the water, he has been monitored collecting large amounts of fruits and vegetation. Once he has returned to his territory, the vegetation is delivered directly to Mothra. Though advised to keep away, Monarch bases stationed close to his usual scavenging areas have began leaving 'sacrifices' of rejected fruits and vegetables to assist in his difficult mission. They may not have been the same amount that he could collect, but it was definitely a significant aid in cutting his hunting time in half.

Though the seasons had been changing, the cozy island the couple chose to call home still experienced the same blinding sun most days. On a very particularly hot day, Godzilla nestled closely to his queen, napping comfortably in the rays of the scorching sun. Mothra on the other hand was much more content napping beneath his cooling shadow. Along with the passing of time came the preparation of the nest. A large portion had been turned into an incubator, many many wads of silk and moth fluff swirled into the perfect egg cradle. As both kaiju slept, a small crab sat opposite of them towards the mouth of the nest. Its large beady black eyes focused and unfocused constantly to make sure no spot was missed. Though unassuming on the outside, the crab was truthfully a neatly placed spy camera. Monarch engineers applauded themselves constantly, as it seemed the king and queen paid no attention to it whatsoever. Though in reality, Godzilla knew it was fake the moment it washed onto shore. Each piece of metal the humans send out had a particular smell. So no matter how fancily disguised it was, it could easily be sniffed out. Why did he let it slide you may ask? Mothra found it incredibly amusing. That, along with the small donations of food for his queen, Godzilla allowed them to have their fun for the time being.

Within a split moment, Godzilla's eyes snap open. The ground beneath him rumbles as the titan rises angrily out of his slumber. Mothra shoots up as well, though a bit wobbly as she was still adjusting to the weight of her bottom half. "Did you feel it too?" Godzilla growled lowly, getting a nod from her. Something had just burst through one of the Hollow Earth portals, and the presence was growing larger by the minute. Before Mothra could speak, Godzilla had already entered battle mode. He knew what he had to do, so might as well not waste any time doing it. "I will be back my dear. Stay here." he commanded her, turning away to leave. "Wait!" she called out to him, catching his attention and stopping him in his tracks instantly. She knew there was no persuading to let her tag along, but everything inside her was raging. Begging to continue to fight alongside her King.

After thinking for a moment, Mothra stood up to meet him halfway, crawling into his arms to form a tender embrace. The rough scaly exterior of Godzilla's skin and dorsal plates began to glow a gentle florescent blue, to which Mothra's elegant wings matched accordingly. As their bioluminescence surrounded them, the energy phased from cool blue, to purple, to the powerful new and improved hot pink. With their pulses now rhythmically matching, Mothra's previous blue markings shifted to match the same pink as Godzilla.

"Promise to stay safe.. and maybe try and talk it out if possible?" she sighed, getting a final nuzzle from Godzilla. "I'll try, but no guarantee's." he chuckled, gently placing her back into the comforting cradle of her self-made nursery. With the change in atmosphere, Godzilla thought of the possibility of not returning home. Falling to the hands of whatever may have pulled itself from that damn portal. No matter how distracting, it wasn't enough to deter him. As he looked back to her one last time, he knew that no matter what happened. It would all be ok in the end. Sinking into the cool waters of the ocean, he set his mind back to dealing with the task at hand.

The small spy crab swiveled between the two as Monarch headquarters shifted into over drive. At first, they deducted this to be apart of the mating process, but after the reports started to flood in, they realized that this was instead an uncertain good-bye. A large kaiju was currently causing mayhem to a city in Peru, meaning Godzilla was already on the move to it. Without a moment of hesitation, a barrage of fighter jets had already started trailing behind him. The familiar growl of intimidation could be heard bubbling from the dark of the ocean as the same pink aura lit up around him.

As Godzilla swam through the endless currents, his rage quickly built up with every passing thought. Did this seriously have to happen now? He should be waiting by his queens side, not running to find an issue that will last all of 5 minutes. Along with that, the pesky humans have already caught wind of the situation. No matter to him, the plans were to deal with it as efficiently as possible, with or without them. It did not take long before they rapidly approached the shoreline, another deep pulse of imbalance interrupted his thoughts. This time, it was much more familiar than before. His sharply peaked dorsal plates breached the surface of the water like a shark hunting its pray, their strong atomic pulses vibrated furiously. To the surprise of no one, Godzilla had already reached shore. The tremors associated with his approach was enough to catch the attention of anyone. Piercing the bustling sounds of chaos and distress came Godzilla's intimidating alpha roar. His eyes scanned the area for the disturbance, watching as many civilians beneath him scurried for cover.

It did not take long for the King to locate the perpetrating portal either, obvious signs of struggle appeared to lead right into the city. Rolling his eyes, Godzilla followed the small mess like a blood trail, noting the creature he was looking for was not as big as it seemed to be. Before he knew it, the small creature was still leaving behind a path of destruction. A young freshly hatched spider Kaiju was caught kicking in building windows and crushing any and everything underneath. For a moment, all Godzilla could do was stare at the youngling. Why would something like this breach to the surface alone? Surely it was just lost on its way to finding its mother down below. Before he moved, the words of Mothra echoed in his mind loudly. Surely this tiny creature wasn't going to be a real issue, so there was no need to get violent. With another short growl, the small spider turned its attention towards Godzilla with a growl of its own. Unfazed, Godzilla watched the baby scurry up to his leg, attempting to pierce his layered scales with its tiny dull jaws. Being its first time in the world, it had no idea what kind of trouble it was attempting to get into.

With an annoyed sigh, Godzilla plucked the small hatchling up from the ground before carrying it back to the already dissipating portal. Its angry clicks and squeals of defiance did nothing as Godzilla dropped it back in, watching it instantly disappear into a thin white mist. "How strange.." he grumbled to himself, stepping away from the portal as he continued to check his surroundings. "Besides an infant wandering around, I could have sworn I felt.." he trailed off, stewing in his thoughts before beginning his return to the ocean. Before he could even reach the sand, another deep disturbance pulsed from the portal, catching Godzilla's attention once again as a large ape-like hand burst through. "No.." he growled to himself, watching as Kong jumped out of the portal with the same baby spider that Godzilla had just thrown back in.

"Kong." Godzilla growled, watching as the titan turned to him with a startled jump. "G-Godzilla?! You made it here already?" he sighed, relief replacing his previous nervous demeaner. "What are you doing here? What's with the-" "We don't have much time!" Kong interrupted, wincing at Godzilla's offended scowl. "Listen, this was no accident. I need a little help before they break through!" This causes Godzilla to take a step back, his features dulling to a more confused brow raise. "What are you talking about?" he queried, watching Kong turn to answer. Before he can say, a bright light blasted from the portal as many many groups of baby spiders burst through. Several pairs of tiny spider legs began scurrying all over the two kings, a guttural cry of surprise coming from them both. It was going to be a long day.

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Back at home, Mothra had been sitting patiently while waiting for the return of her King. Though she was quite sure he would be returning, she couldn't help but feel an unshakable dread. What would she be afraid of? This was Godzilla, the most resilient and battle hardened lizard in the world. "Maybe its not him I'm worried about.. but something else." she assured herself, readjusting for the seventh time in the last hour. The growing discomfort she felt was peaking today, though she pushed it aside to stay connected with the well-being of Godzilla. Though, after another rough shift, a sharp pressure nearly took the wind from Mothra. After a moment of stunned silence, she shifted once more to confirm her suspicions. The same sharp pressure stung once more, causing her to crumble into the folds of the nursery. Her initial reaction was that of pure joy and excitement, it was happening finally!

The intense feelings of happiness soon died down after the realization of having to do it alone sets in. "Oh my.. now is really a bad time.." she winced, gasping slightly at the unfamiliar pain. Thinking about it, she was totally ignoring all the previous signs. The dread was not for Godzilla's safety, but that of her own. "Please no.. not without Gojira.." she whined, backing herself deeper into the silky wraps of the egg cradle. She was no beginner to laying, there was never an issue when it came to her own eggs. Though this time, its seeming to be different. Since this egg was a bit larger, her body had to accommodate for its size. Would this be enough to harm her? If she was, what would happen? After a moment, the queen took a deep breath in, then out. "Panicking gets us nowhere.." she clicks calmly, soothing her tension down enough to think clearly again. Though she didn't want to interrupt, she had no choice but to inform Godzilla of what he may be expecting on the way home. Hopefully he was receptive enough to hear her messages.

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A gloved hand crashes down recklessly into a pool of baby spiders, throwing them in every direction. "So you're telling me.. a Kumunga laid eggs near a portal and you idiots are just now getting to them? AFTER they hatch??" Godzilla snarls, his tail whipping around and crushing a gaggle of spiders. Kong clatters in frustration, excessively brushing the small vermin off his face and shoulders. "We TRIED to get them before they hatched! There was more than one bundle!" he retorted, frustration engulfing both titans quickly. At this, Godzilla knew what had to be done. As crucial as it was to maintain his promise with Mothra, he knew there was no talking his way out of this situation. While the tip of his tail began to light up, Godzilla's eyes and scaly skin charged up as well. The ground beneath him began to rumble as the titan released a final warning cry. As the luminous pink radiation reached its peak, Godzilla released his atomic breath, frying each creature around him within an instant. Attempting to stay out of his way, Kong continued to crush the leftovers as entrails splat all over his hands and arms. Though it was disgusting, he found immense satisfaction in being able to release his previous frustration. Even with the use of Godzilla's powerful blast, it seemed as though the spiders were relentless. "I don't have time for this.." Godzilla huffed, the shimmering energy around him pulsing brightly as he charged up another powerful attack. This time, Godzilla would not be holding back.

"You may want to get out of the way." he warned Kong, his voice strained as he attempted to keep concentration. One look at Godzilla and Kong instantly jumped to safety, watching from a distance as he produced a mesmerizing Atomic pulse. The blast was so powerful it eviscerated everything within its path, turning the unsuspecting spider horde into crispy fried barbeque. Safe to say, whatever little resistance they put up was no match to Godzilla's strategic planning. As the smoke and ash cleared, Godzilla looked around to find nothing more than char scattered around them.

After a moment, Kong rejoined Godzilla, looking around the semi-destroyed buildings and piles of ash. "Well, that was easier than expected." Kong chuckled awkwardly, rubbing the newly formed spider bites on the back of his neck. Godzilla sighed tiredly in response, looking to Kong with a disapproving grumble. "Go back home, monkey. And keep your mess away from my territory. I have better things to do than sit around and play bug catcher." Godzilla snorted, getting a slight eye roll from him. The two nod to each other before going their separate ways. The king watched Kong jump back through the portal before turning away to begin another trek back home. 'Finally, peace and quiet. And just enough time to grab lunc-' Godzilla thought at first, stopping once again to turn around and seeing Kong clawing his way back out the portal. "GOJIRA!! THEY'RE COMING!!" Kong screeched, an annoyed roar rumbling from the king. What could he possibly be talking about now?

As Godzilla made his way back over to Kong, he watched unamused while he struggled to get up. What was that stupid ape even doing? Without anymore hesitation, Godzilla grabbed Kong's arm and yanked him to his feet, annoyed that this was dragging on longer than expected. The moment he came through, another intense rumble shook the ground beneath them. "What is it?" Godzilla growled, his dorsal plates lighting up once again as a long spider leg breached to the surface. "Its the mother.." Kong breathed, jumping backwards as they watched the large Kaiju pull herself to freedom. Underneath her followed another couple hundred baby spiders, a sight straight from the depths of a nightmare.

Godzilla screeches towards the mother as Kong backs him up, twirling his axe in his hand. Breaching through his many thoughts, a gentle voice seemed to clear his mind as she spoke. 'My love..' Mothra's clairvoyance called to him. Godzilla stood still, listening intently as she explained her current situation, and her fear of what may happen if he were not present. The tension and pain in her voice made Godzilla react physically, twitching his claws at the thought of not being there for his queen. Out of everyone, she needed him the most and yet, here he was spending his valuable time fighting an over grown garden pest whos angry she chose a piss poor place to lay her own eggs. With another intense roar, Godzilla took a stance. He was not going to miss his offspring's first lay, especially not to this. "Lets get this over with" he turned to Kong, both nodding in agreement before lunging full throttle into battle.

Sorry this took so long. Other than this being a before 2-parter, I had some real life stuff and my Bday on the 6th! Stay tuned for chapter 5

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