Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 90

[May 3, 2168]
[Main Meeting Hall]
[Global Union of Divisions Headquarters]
[Antarctica]
[Open Territory - G.U.D.]

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With the Global Union of Divisions and the world at large now informed of Irys freeing himself from his petrification as an active threat once again, all eyes are on Metphies, the young Exif high priest who was the first to speak up after this event transpired. All of his fellow Exif compatriotes, whether present physically or by communicative hologram, stand up soon after.


(Metphies): Now that Irys is active once more, I believe it's time to lay out all of our cards.

(Gnl. Rasczak): And how do you propose we "bring together" these titans of ours? They're spread out and inactive.

(Metphies): Simple. Mechagodzilla.


Upon mentioning its name, members of the Bilusaludo hegemony that are present physically or holographically stand up. In addition to the 2 alien races standing up, a large projection of Mechagodzilla's head formed in reddish pink light appears in the space between the main podium and the seats for the G.U.D.'s representatives. This startles some of the Human and Synthetic members present, though the Exif and Bilusaludo are unphased by its sudden appearance.


(Gnl. Rasczak): The experimental platform? How will this Nanometal construction help this presumed goal?

(Lt. Belu-be): If we set up sites across our controlled territories to serve as Mechagodzilla sub-minds, we can create mobile and adaptable defense networks that can react intelligently to emergent threats.

(Gnl. Rico Rasczak): What, and allow a potential grey goo scenario?

(Mechagodzilla): APOLOGIES FOR INTRUSION, BUT A.I. PROTOCOLS DISALLOW HARM TO COME TO SAPIENT NON-TITAN ENTITIES. ONLY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE CONVERTED INTO SUBPRIME SITES SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO DEFEND ALLIED SAPIENTS AND TARGET ENEMY TITANS.

(Gnl. Rico Rasczak): All in favour of the proposed Mechagodzilla initiative?


As the proposition is put to the assembly's vote, the Exif and Bilusaludo sit back down. As they do this, the "titanic trio" of Jiro Ifukube, Anna Maximoff, and Wei Ho dissipate from their seats and reappear next to General Rasczak. They silently discuss something together while the assembly finishes up voting on the Mechagodzilla proposition. Soon enough, all the votes are in; the C.D.F. general turns his attention back to the seated representatives.


(Gnl. Rasczak): Voting is concluded. The Exif-Bilusaludo initiative to create Subprime defense networks is approved, albeit under controlled conditions to allow for civilians to be evacuated from proximity of the sites.

(Lt. Belu-be): A fair compromise.

(Gnl. Rasczak): I have a new proposition to support the current motion in collaboration with doctors Ifukube, Maximoff, and Ho. Observe.


On the main screen behind the general, a geological survey of Jiran Island as it stands currently comes up. The scan data is filtered to screen for radiation content and type. Atop the island is Godzilla's near-fully petrified body. While his radiation levels and general vital signs are somewhat low, they're still much higher than almost anything else on the island and quite dangerous in general to habitation were it not for his body's natural containment system. The only source of radioactive energy higher than his own is directly within the heart of the island leading up through the inactive volcano.

What's particularly interesting, however, is the unique radiation signature within the heart of this pocket.


(Gnl. Rasczak): Wei Ho's survey team found that the old nest that Gojira's egg once rested in leads directly to a pocket of highly charged radiation pocket. Based on the visual makeup of the scan data of that area, we believe that it is in fact a pocket of P.E.M.F. spawning pods.


This revelation incites some murmuring and whispering, though no one speaks up.


(Gnl. Rasczak): My proposition is that we detonate a small number of nuclear charges in this cavern system to create a nuclear chain reaction that will disperse immense amounts of exotic radiation that Godzilla will consume and hopefully allow him to free himself. Any objections?


The open discussion becomes more active now that the C.D.F. general has opened the air. Before anyone can say anything, an alert sounds off on the screen and disperses the geological survey. On the screen, a live feed from the scout fleets stationed off the coast of the former South American continent is being broadcasted; it shows Irys flying overhead. After it flies past, some Drone-Hybrids burst out of the water and begin attacking the scout fleet; the feed cuts out shortly after the attack begins.