Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 2

"An intriguing first start, I must admit."

"But where will it go from here? Will Humanity at large prevail once again?"

"Or will this rebellion have a more lasting impact?"

"Only time will tell. And I have plenty of that here."


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[July 15, 2166]
[Harmonization Room]
[Scientific & Technological Advanced Research Labs]
[Central City, U.S.A.]
[Colony State - Canadian Super-Nation]

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After the initial shock of what has just transpired in the last few hours settles in, Jiro Ifukube and his colleagues are stuck in deep thought over how to approach the latest events.


(Feng Lee): Sir, what should we do? Should we try uploading into Guardian Sentinel bodies to help turn the tide of these incursions?

(Jiro Ifukube): No. It's untested, and we have assets already in place to handle this.

(Anna Maximoff): Jiro, it's not the larger scale stuff I'm worried about. Those ships came from somewhere, and the Axis Alliance has clearly mobilized despite the setbacks I gave them.

(Karen Marais): I have an idea.


The others turn to Africa's former Warmonger representative.


(Karen Marais): Dr. Ho and Dr. Maximoff have been present for current events, including helping to train Jira for just this kind of thing. Maybe they could provide real-time logistical support to her, whilst the rest of us can form an investigation team to look for potential alternatives.

(Jiro Ifukube): Good thinking. Wei, is that inner ear implant still with Jira?

(Wei Ho): Sure is. Anna and I will use the G.U.D.'s network to directly talk to her.

(Jiro Ifukube): Good. Lee, you and your team are coming with me. We're gonna look into how all of this happened in the first place.

(Ex-Warmongers): YES SIR!


Anna Maximoff and Wei Ho briskly walk out of Jiro Ifukube's secret vault within the Harmonization Room, and the former Warmongers' holographic avatars disappear. Meanwhile, their old leader walks over to the physical computing hardware and inputs a series of button commands. After doing this, one of the crystalline databanks pops out of the ports; Jiro takes this data crystal and stuffs it into a case on the table.


(Jiro Ifukube): Alright...... let's go then.


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[Roth-Ma Island]
[Jiran Island Cluster, Pacific Ocean]
[Open Territory - G.U.D.]

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On the island paradise that is the domain of the monster goddess Mothra, Godzilla and his daughter Jira have been busy for the past few hours firing their atomic breaths into space to try and break up the fleet of spacefaring warships that started their invasion.

Finally, they pause. Whilst Godzilla is still plenty ready, his daughter is looking slightly tuckered out. However, she's still filled with energy and determination. During this brief lull, the guardian monster of Atlantis, Gamera, enters the shallows and starts to walk up to the group of monsters. At first, him and Godzilla stare each other down; this goes uninterrupted for many moments.

The silence is then broken by Jira hearing an odd ringing in her eardrum, prompting her to put her finger to hear earhole.


(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] Jira, can you hear me? It's Anna.


The monster princess nods her head in response to the COMMS hail she's receiving; the three others simply watch and wait to see what their Human allies have to say to their young ward.


(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] Good. Wei and I will be helping you out, this time. You know that this is serious. No more time for games or goofing off. I know that you're technically an adult now, but you've still got a lot of growing up to do, and I'm afraid you'll have to do it fast. If you're scared or nervous, that's okay. I won't pretend to understand how you think, but just know that I'll be here for you. We're family, and families stick together through the best AND worst of times. Understand?


After hearing the speech from her Human "aunt", little Jira wipes a small tear from her left eye. She's then left with an expression of great determination; she's also apparently been reinvigorated from her slight fatigue a few minutes earlier.

Another few minutes pass as Godzilla's daughter listens intently to what Anna Maximoff has to say, as does her father, Mothra, and Gamera; this is possible thanks to their advanced senses and attunement to the ways of Ki manipulation. Finally, Jira pulls her finger away from her earhole, signifying that she has stopped speaking to her Human support.

She suddenly dashes off into the water, only looking back to communicate one last roar to her father.

Godzilla himself looks on, albeit not literally due to being blind, with a hint of worry; this is understandable given how much he cares for his daughter. Gamera puts a hand on the big guy's shoulder to reassure him. Afterwards, the three split up and head their separate ways to handle the events at hand around the world.

But where are they heading?

Although Mothra and Gamera have ascended into the clouds, out of sight, the paths of the two Godzillasaurs are clear: Godzilla is heading towards Antarctica, whilst Jira makes her way to Japan.