Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 8

[September 22, 2151]
[New Soviet Union Laboratory - R&D]
[Moscow, Russian origin continent]

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Within the New Soviet Union's main research facility, the Russian Chancellor, Dr. Wei Ho, and Dr. Laura Reed are in the office of Dr. Anna Maximoff. After Dr. Ho is told by his associate that she believes the Children of Monsters, a cult dedicated to the propagation of the 'divinity' of the P.E.M.F.s, was responsible for her brother's death and the theft of their research, he seems to find the notion quite ridiculous.


(Dr. Ho): *laughing* You must be joking! We rooted out those cultists years ago!


Dr. Maximoff stares back at her colleague with a stern, no-nonsense look. This wipes the smile off Dr. Ho's face; it now reverts into a nerve-wracked look. He turns to Dr. Reed, but she can only shrug, signifying that she has no retort to her friend's claim.


(Dr. Ho): But...... why? They've been all but eliminated from the public, and the governments of the world have declared their cult to be effectively dead.

(Dr. Maximoff): In this day and age, anything is possible. Is it so hard to believe that members of the group would've gone underground to hide in times of crisis for them?

(Dr. Ho): Well, when you put it that way, no. But would they really have the resources to pull off the catastrophes that possessing such sensitive data would imply?

(Dr. Maximoff): I don't know. If they indeed are still going, and they do have the resources to back up such blueprints, we need to figure out where they are.

(Chancellor Kalashnikov): The G.U.D. would not normally allow an investigation into such things. However, we could keep this, how you say.... 'off the record'.


The three scientists all turn towards the Russian leader, then look back at each other. All three are visibly curious at the Chancellor's offer to allow Dr. Maximoff to conduct an investigation into the possibility of a resurgence of dangerous Children of Monsters activity.


(Dr. Maximoff): You.... you really mean that, sir?

(Chancellor Kalashnikov): I do. I even have a first destination I'd recommend you check out.

(Dr. Ho): And that would be?

(Chancellor Kalashnikov): *smiling* The old office of former Denouncer Daiyu Chen.

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[Undisclosed Warehouse Location]

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In the main base of operations of the Children of Monsters, Daiyu Chen and the second Irys walk around and inspect the progress being made on various assembly lines of equipment and the research bays. In particular, the pair stops by the station experimenting on replication of the Atlantean amulet their leader possesses.


(Daiyu Chen): Progress?

(Cultist Researcher): Well, ma'am, it's easy enough replicating the base metal alloy of the Orichalcum. However, the alloy doesn't last long enough to be utilized in our equipment. It needs something. Some sort of biological component to allow it to maintain its structural integrity.

(Daiyu Chen): I see. Have you pinpointed any possible candidates?

(Cultist Researcher): Unfortunately, our experiments done on the second son have yet to produce a working material. No offense.


The second Irys utters a low growl.


(Cultist Researcher): I-I-I did manage to figure out where to look for this component! It can only be found in the bodies of natural P.E.M.F.s. Now, this includes our former masters, as well as the evolutionary ones. We need to collect this component from either.

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[September 23, 2151]
[Jiran Island]
[Off the coast of the Japanese origin island]

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On one of the sandy beaches of Jiran Island, the daughter of Godzilla, officially nicknamed Jira by some, joyfully bumbles along the shore; she has grown to an impressive 50 meters in height in just 5 short years. She retains a less bulky appearance than her father and large childlike eyes, but now she has slightly more developed dorsal plates.

The two Mothra twins, referred to as the Shobijin by the descendants of the original island natives, hover around Jira's head. She playfully snaps at them with her jaws, which are now filled with impressive but not yet fully developed carnivorous teeth.

Godzilla, meanwhile, is resting in the shallows and lying down next to a large coral reef. He briefly opens his left eye and looks around at the island, his daughter, and the Shobijin before going back to sleep.