Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 37

[October 19, 2151]
[Jiran Island]
[Off the Japanese coast]

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At the edge of the now ruined island that once served as the home of Godzilla and his daughter, the titular king of monsters returns to what's left of his small piece of the world and roars loudly to announce his presence to all within earshot. Behind him, the Janjira submersible carrier surfaces; the other three Warmongers sent to aid in the mission to revive Gamera step out onto the ash-laden beach.

Mobile Titan Force 1 flies up from the storage bay of the Janjira; they're carrying the prototype Mana Derivation Complex in tow. The device appears more crudely manufactured than most 22nd century devices, looking like a ring of coils and sound boxes. In the center of the device, held there by gravitonic fields, is the body of Dr. Laura Reed.


(Lt. Rico Rasczak): *on COMMS* Yes...... yes, I understand. OKAY! Form up everybody!


All of MFT1 gathers into formation, as do the Warmongers, though Godzilla only bothers to turn to face the group.


(Lt. Rasczak): I've been given command of this operation. So, here's how we're doing things. Our main objective is getting this device to the target--

(Pvt. Hudson): Uh, Gamera, sir.

(Lt. Rasczak): I am in charge here, private.

(Pvt. Hudson): Sorry, sir.

(Lt. Rasczak): Damn right. As I was saying before being rudely interrupted, the main objective is to escort the device to the target area, as well as our master key, or 'Godzilla' as SOME PEOPLE would prefer. The hope is that by attaching the device to the target, combined with the plasma energy from our master key, we can resuscitate the target. Any questions? No? Then let's get to it!


At his signal, the Warmongers and MFT1 move up the beach and into the ash fields; Godzilla begrudgingly follows behind. As they reach a hill, Lieutenant Rasczak holds his fist in the air, signalling to the others to hold position. He then gives a different hand signal to Private Hudson; the private nods his head and flies up to the top of the cliff to the right to take up a scouting position.

Private Hudson activates the magnification function on his heads-up display and zooms in on the target area to survey the lay of the land for his teammates.


(Lt. Rasczak): *on comms* Private Hudson, what does the scouter say about the lay of the land?

(Pvt. Hudson): *receiving static* What? I can't make out what you're saying sir! I'll assume it's merely on my end and relay info. The Centurion is currently unguarded. The Empress and Legionaries aren't anywhere to be seen. Recommend we split up into two groups and--


A faint sound from behind the private catches his attention. He turns his head around, only to find a group of Legionaries burst out of the ground in an ambush.


(Lt. Rasczak): *over comms* PRIVATE HUDSON! Recommend WHAT?!

(Pvt. Hudson): *over comms* AAAHHHHH!!!!!! GAME OVER, MAN, GAME OVER!!!!!


As Private Hudson screams over the comms, a stabbing sound is heard, along with a loud spurt; silence follows, and the comms cut out. As Lieutenant Rasczak realizes what's going on, everyone begins to slowly peek over the hill.

All of sudden, a huge swarm of Legionaries flies upwards and knocks back MFT1; the swarm gathers into a huge cloud above the group, prompting everyone to take up combat stances.


(Lt. Rasczak): ENGAGE! ENGAGE!


MFT1 flies up into the air, firing wildly into the swarm with their weapons and cutting down dozens of the worker drones of the Legion; this effort barely puts a dent into their numbers. As the Warmongers and Godzilla fire off their weapons into the swarm, a large rumbling is felt behind the group.

From underneath the Warmongers, the enormous Legion Empress rises out of the earth and sending all three of them flying. She also causes Godzilla to stumble backwards thanks to her sheer size dwarfing even him. The two titans stare each other down as Mobile Titan Force 1 begins to lose airspace to the Legionaries and the Warmongers start to get back up to their feet.