Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 38

[April 15, 2168]
[Jiran Island]
[Jiran Island Cluster]
[Pacific Ocean]
[Open Territory - G.U.D.]

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On the ruined remains of Jiran Island, a heartfelt reunion is taking place.

Anna Maximoff, Wei Ho, and the daughter of the deceased Godzilla, Gojira, are together again after over a year of separation. For awhile, all is calm and well. Although the on-site research staff are a bit unsure of what to make of the whole situation, they don't seem to disapprove of the biometaphysics professor's emotionally-driven approach to reconciliation.

All of a sudden, missiles rain down from the sky, exploding on contact with Gojira's chest; the explosive ordnance sends the disfigured Godzillasaur flying backwards into the side of the volcano and blows Anna Maximoff and Wei Ho into the hull of their VTOL.


(Anna Maximoff): What the FUCK is going on?!

(Mechagodzilla): [COMMS] Mission parameters have been updated and approved by General Rasczak of the Civil Defense Force.

(Wei Ho): Updated and approved by Rasczak?


As suddenly as the ordnance came, so too does the culprit behind them: Mechagodzilla, the prototype weapon developed by the Bilusaludo in conjunction with the G.U.D. and the Exif.

The machine impersonator continues to fire off contact-explosive missiles at Gojira, causing her to roar out in pain; she's being pushed further into the mountain from the continuous firepower.


(Anna Maximoff): Rasczak, answer me goddammit! What's the meaning of this?!

(Gnl. Rasczak): [COMMS] I'm sorry, Dr. Maximoff, but the Governance Council has been in talks with the Exif and Bilusaludo. They want this Kaiju brought in to make up for the lack of fresh Ichor for the production of Orichalcum.

(Wei Ho): But this is Jira! Our little one!

(Gnl. Rasczak): [COMMS] I'm sorry, you two, but we need to take her in. You have my word that she'll only be captured.


The Mechagodzilla unit soon makes a landing a few hundred meters away from the volcano. The mechanical defender unit lumbers forward with both of its arms raised and pointed at Gojira, intent on taking her captive through extreme force if necessary. Unfortunately for the young Godzillasaur, the missile bombardment she has endured in the past few seconds has forced her dorsal plates into the side of the volcano where her egg once lay years ago, trapping her.

The increased stresses of the situation have agitated Gojira greatly, prompting her to emit immense heat and leake large amounts of Ki from her back; this heats up the rock behind her, melting it into. The molten rock swallows her up entirely, leaving no trace of her presence.

From the perspective of Mechagodzilla, the volcanic mountain obscures any biological readings it could glean from its scanners. Out of the blue, the volcano begins to shake and rumble. Before anyone can properly react, the dormant volcanic mountain collapses in on itself, forcing Anna Maximoff and Wei Ho to quickly evacuate the area in their VTOL; even Mechagodzilla has to put its arms up to protect itself from the flying debris.

With the implosion of the mountain comes a large dust cloud that obscures vision; a large shape equal in size to Mechagodzilla can be barely made out within the cloud. Soon enough, the cloud clears up, though not naturally; it instead seems to have been personally blown away by a small release of Ki originating from the formerly obscured object.

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"Gojira (Shin)"

[Height]: 160 meters
[Length]: 415 meters
[Weight]: 235,000 tons

[Appearance]: Most similar to original non-disfigured state in stance and appearance compared to previous forms; has dark charcoal-grey skin that's much bumpier and more rock-like compared to previous form, almost like unstable tumour growth; has more developed four-fingered hands, though they're still relatively small in proportion to the rest of the body; has larger dorsal plates running down its back; head becomes more rounded and defined, with rows of small needle-like teeth and something akin to a permanent scowling expression; still has large open veins showing red musculature.

[Observed Characteristics]: Increased physical strength and durability over previous forms; highly mutative physiology prone to developing weaponized biological changes in response to stressful situations as needed; has the same basic atomic breath attack as known Godzillasaurs albeit of a more primitive variety; somewhat ungainly in physical combat due to odd bodily proportions; has an impressive regenerative factor that easily heals minor and even some major wounds

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With the clearing of the large dust cloud emerges something that gets everyone's attention.

A figure that's instantly recognizable to anyone older than an adolescent in the past 20 years.

The silhouette of a true Godzillasaur.

However, there's something.... off.... about the figure standing before Mechagodzilla. Gojira looks intimidating, no doubt, but there's a certain unsettling wrongness about this new fourth form of the young monster; the stretched skin, keloid scarring and tumour-like texture to her hide, and the unsightly maw all put the reborn Godzillasaur into firm uncanny valley territory.

Gojira simply lumbers forward slowly; she doesn't roar or growl, nor does she make any threatening gestures. Even Mechagodzilla can't help but slowly back away as it's approached by this new foe.

After coming to a stop, Gojira raises her head to the skies and roars loudly, making it clear that this is her territory.