Colossus By Design: Entry 0088 - Do You Object?

[November 1, 1952]
[Enewetak Atoll, Pacific proving grounds]

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The debris settles, and the boat is still intact despite being at ground zero of the first U.S. hydrogen bomb thanks to the enormous mass of the Alpha shielding them from the blast's deadly force.


(Serizawa): Yamane, check the readings.

(Yamane): Oh, right. Let's see......


Dr. Kyohei Yamane begins to take readings through a small hole in the lower deck's hatch; he only receives negative readings. He shows a bit of surprise in his reaction, though Dr. Daisuke Serizawa remains stoic.


(Yamane): Serizawa, I'm not detecting any radioactive fallout.

(Serizawa): Just as I thought. He absorbed the radioactive content of the fallout following the blast. It's safe now to emerge.


The crew and the two scientists slowly walk out from below deck, looking onward at the Alpha before them. The creature appears unmoving.


(Serizawa): What? No! No no no!


Dr. Yamane places his hand on his colleague's shoulder; Dr. Serizawa now becomes increasingly frustrated.


(Yamane): I'm sorry, old friend. It appears this bomb did it.

(Serizawa): DAMMIT! THOSE FOOLS! WE COULD'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HIM!

(Yamane): There's nothing we can do now. At best, we can hope that the Americans will allow us to study the corpse.


Dr. Serizawa falls to his knees, bowing his head in utter depression. However, a low rumble from the Alpha's body gets everyone's attention; they watch as the titanic creature's body slowly show signs of life once more.

At this, Dr. Serizawa gets back to his feet, abandoning his original ruined mood as his curiosity is piqued. Piqued it was, for the Alpha's head rises out of the water and lets out a small snort as he opens his mouth, as though he were yawning after awakening from slumber.


(Serizawa): HAHA! HE LIVES!

(Yamane): Absolutely incredible......

(Serizawa): It seems our large friend simply slept through that bomb like it was nothing!

(Yamane): I can hardly believe it myself, Serizawa.

(Serizawa): Alright, get the boat running again! We're going to follow him again! And this time--


As Dr. Serizawa's back is turned to the Alpha to tell them of their next course of action, the crew begins to get to their positions in a panic. Upon turning around, Dr. Serizawa sees the Alpha diving down; his massive body creates huge waves as he plunges until all that remains is his tail.

As the tail follows up on the dive, it suddenly slams down onto the boat and severs it in half, with Dr. Serizawa caught straight in the impact.


(Yamane): SERIZAWA!!!!!!!


The entire boat is now in splinters; half the fishermen are missing, along with Dr. Serizawa; Dr. Yamane is the only surviving scientist, floating weakly on a piece of board along with the secret case given to him by his now deceased colleague.

Many hours pass, and eventually, only Dr. Yamane is left floating in the middle of the sea. Darkness now overtakes the sky, and Dr. Yamane, on his last bit of strength, begins to slip off his floating piece of debris. However, before he can sink into the abyss, search lights fall onto him, and a pair of American sailors quickly grab him and bring him on-board their ship.

After being given a blanket, a figure steps towards the scientist, prompting him to look up.


(Oppenheimer): Hello, Dr. Yamane. It's quite unfortunate that your colleague fell prey to that beast.

(Yamane): I... I want him dead! He must pay for what he has been done!

(Oppenheimer): Very well. You will be a part of just that. Oh, I almost forgot. My name is Robert Oppenheimer.