Colossus By Design: Entry 0137 - The Twilight Zone

[March 1, 2146]
[Chinese Ocean]

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The YAMANE-Class submersible carrier, "Janjira", cruises through the deep sea and is escorted by Godzilla and Gamera. Soon enough, the trio reaches the underwater ruins of the main Atlantean city. Within the massive submersible carrier, Director Jiro Ifukube activates the speaker system to speak to his skeleton crew of Warmongers and scientific associates.


(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] Everyone, if I might have your attention.

(Arthur Roy): Well, not like there's anyone else's atten--


Tzar Bomba V2 knocks Royal Commando on the shoulder, prompting him to shut up.


(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] You might be wondering why we're here at the ruins of this Atlantean city. Well, as Mothra has told me telepathically, we are here on Gamera's behalf.

(Karen Marais): Gamera? Why?

(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] The answer to that question is a simple one, Karen. Bagan is much too powerful to take out alone, and I'd rather not have to resort to to the Oxygen Destroyer.


Freedom of Justice brings his fist to his chin; he then points a finger up into the air.


(Thomas Scott): We're here to scavenge old Atlantean technology to help us become strong enough to take on Bagan, aren't we?


Director Ifukube smiles after seeing the young Warmonger team leader so enthusiastically answer the question from the window of the command center.


(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] Correct, Mr. Scott. Gamera has a very large amount of knowledge on Atlantean history, technology, and culture. He will lead the way to what we need to find. Am I understood?

(Everyone): SIR YES SIR!

(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] At ease, then. Better get to training the old fashioned way in the meantime.


Director Ifukube disengages the speaker system; he takes one last look at the main holding bay and smiles as he watches his protegees train vigorously with each other. The director then proceeds to a secluded chamber on the submersible carrier, the former war room. Inside of the chamber, his colleagues are waiting for him.

Dr. Wei Ho and Dr. Anna Maximoff are huddled around Dr. Laura Reed, who's currently in the corner, crouched and shaking; this visibly worries Director Ifukube, who kneels down in front of Dr. Reed.


(Director Ifukube): What's wrong with her, Wei?

(Dr. Ho): Well, sir, it appears as though that she's been thinking A LOT about what Bagan broadcasted to the entirety of the world. Strange, though, since she wasn't so visibly affected when the message was initially projected.

(Director Ifukube): I see......

(Dr. Maximoff): It's all just rubbish that that P.E.M.F. was spouting out, to shatter everyone's perceptions of the world. Right? RIGHT?

(Director Ifukube): I honestly don't know, Anna.


Dr. Reed begins mumbling under her breath.


(Dr. Reed): Everything we ever thought we knew...... gone in an instant...... our view of life itself is a lie.........


Director Ifukube puts a hand on Dr. Reed's shoulder; she slowly looks up at him.


(Director Ifukube): Laura, listen to me. I know that what Bagan said is extremely distressing, but we can't think about that right now. The planet is in jeopardy, and I need my team working at their fullest capacity to turn it all around.

(Dr. Reed): But... sir..... if what it said was true--

(Director Ifukube): So what if it is? We won't be able to ponder about the existential questions that arise from what it said if we don't live to see another day.

(Dr. Reed): O-okay...... I'll try, Jiro.

(Director Ifukube): That's what I like to hear from my finest student.


Outside of the submersible carrier's hull, Gamera is swimming ahead of the others; his eyes glow a bright yellow. He passes by several large clusters of ruins as he dives down into a dark zone. Gamera lets loose a loud underwater roar, causing several bright blue lights to activate and lighting up the entirety of the dark zone. As far as the eye can see, hundreds, possibly thousands, of skeletons of creatures similar to Gamera litter the area.