December 26th, 2024, 8:46 am
Seattle, Washington
The people of Washington state have had a wonderful Christmas day and are preparing for the new year of 2025. They have been experiencing seismic tremors from the nearby volcano, Mount Rainier, but have not made any attempts of evacuating. Another seismic tremor occurs, but this one is bigger than any other before: an earthquake. It isn’t big enough to knock down the skyscrapers, but is enough to get everyone inside out into the open, staring at Rainier. The volcano erupts, with a gigantic explosion. Lahars start to flow down the slopes, causing everyone to panic.
9:00 am
Charleston, SC.
Bruce and his symbiote, Andromeda, is staying with his family for the holidays, taking a break from college. News of the eruption just spread around, causing everyone to start praying for Seattle. There is a knock at the door, which Bruce answers; it is his lab assistant, Harambe the chimpanzee.
Bruce: Oh, hey. Did you see the news?
Harambe: Yes. (points to his right) We all did.
Bruce looks out to see the rest of the Defenders with the Argo, along with some Osprey helicopters. The Defenders are a team brought together to protect the world and other dimensions from other-worldly threats. Bruce is one of the heads of the team, speaking out for humanity. He resurrected the dinosaurs and traveled to another dimension: Equestria. Rexy, one of the dinos he resurrected, is the head of the dinosaur sanction, while Twilight Sparkle, leader of the Mane 6 and ambassador of Equestria, is the head of the interdimensional sanction. Their main enemy is Thanos, the Mad Titan, who looks to conquer the world with his Army of Darkness.
Bruce: (facepalms) Ugh. Why is everyone here at my family’s house? I just want a normal vacation for once!
Harambe: There is a creature inside the volcano that could be the equivalent of Armageddon.
Bruce: (wide-eyed) Um, guys, I need to go to Washington for an important mission with my friends to stop Armageddon, alright?
Bruce’s family: Okay. be safe.
Bruce, now as Venom: I will.
10:00 am
Seattle, Washington
The lahars were able to get to the city, but thankfully, no death has occurred in Seattle. However, they will soon start to worry about something much more life-threatening other than burning mud. In orbit, Thanos’s forces have allied with an alien race: the Xiliens. They have the technology to wake up giant monsters known as Kaiju and Titans, kickstarting devastation across the world. Their technology isn’t advanced enough to control them, so they have to use frequencies pertaining to the monster’s species in order to awaken them. The leader of the Xiliens, known as The Controller of Planet X, starts the operation. With a push of a button, speakers in the Seattle region start playing. At the crater of Rainier, a gigantic, almost bird-like foot with huge talons, comes lunging out and grips the rim of the newly-formed crater. A few seconds later, another foot grips the crater’s rim. Two devil-like horns start rising from the volcano, and they are on the back of a bird-like head, which it, along with the rest of its concealed body, has a burgundy red color. The creature’s beak is black, and his eyes show a fiery rage 65 million years in the making. His body and wings finally erupt out of the mountain, with his wings appearing to be melting away slowly. His torso features rows of spines, and his tail is flat, almost like a fan. The people can only flee in terror as he broadcasts to the sky, then look down at the city with hunger, salivating at the sight of the civilians. The Argo, multiple Ospreys to evacuate civilians, and the military’s F/A-18 Hornets arrive to lure the beast away. Rainbow Dash is leading the squadron of Hornets, while Blaze, a dragon that Bruce raised from an egg, flies alongside the Argo, waiting for commands from his surrogate father. On board, Bruce questions about the beast.
Bruce: You guys got a name for this creature?
Nightshade: We have scoured through history for this guy, but we found little information.
Twilight: To answer your question, Bruce, the legends call him: Rodan, the Fire Demon.
Bruce: Well then. That’s reassuring.
Iris: Guys, remember the island where mysterious events have occurred?
Velocity: The one in the center of the Northern Pacific? Yes.
Iris: Well, a gigantic storm just appeared over it.
Harambe: That’s impossible. No storm forms that quickly.
Rexy: Unless it’s being formed by whatever is on the island.
Bruce: How many...other giants like this Rodan live on there?
The monitor scans for heat signatures on the island; over 30 are detected.
All viewing the monitor: Oh God!
Blaze: We need to start evacuating, like Washington should have when Rainier started showing signs of eruption.
Rainbow: Well you guys better hurry, ‘cause Rodan looks like he’s drooling...lava?
Blaze and the Ospreys fly down to the city to start evacuating.
Bruce: Twilight, it’s no coincidence that the storm formed right when Big Bird erupted out. They must have heard his cries.
Twilight: What do you suggest?
Bruce: We need to get his attention and lure him away from the town, so we need to fire missiles at him.
Nightshade: But won’t that seriously injure him?
Harambe: I scanned him, and it looks as if his skin is covered in rocky armor. Must have formed while living in that hell-hole. Whatever the case, it appears to be strong enough to withstand a nuclear blast, so a few missiles shouldn’t phase him. Also, it is what is causing the illusion of his wings burning away; it is his armor, not the skin itself.
Rainbow: Got it. Boys, you heard the ape.
Two of the Hornets flew to the giant pterosaur, both firing a few missiles. They come into contact with Rodan, which he is startled by the explosions, but not harmed. His eyes follow the jets to the Argo, which he stares at intently.
Bruce: I think we got his attention.
Rexy: Everyone strap in. All ships, follow our lead. Pinky, Rico, be ready with your “party cannon” thingy or whatever.
Pinky: Yes sir!
The Argo’s thrusters kick into maximum overdrive, and starts to make a U-turn. A hatch opens at the back of the Argo, and while it is turning around, Pinky and Rico start firing at the titan.
Pinky: Come get us, walnut-brain!
Rodan hears the taunt and looks at her dead in the eyes.
Pinky: Uh oh.
Rico: Wait, he heard you?!
Rodan spreads his wings and lets out a loud screech before speaking for the first time.
Rodan: What’s this? You guys are scared of me? Good.
Rodan leaps into the air and starts flying close to the speed of sound, bringing debris wherever he flies. He glides over Seattle, which buildings and even the tallest of skyscrapers are ripped off of their foundations and are dragged by his wind. A family tries to escape the winds, but Blaze, Big Al, and Rarity manage to get ahold of them and bring them to safety. One of the children slips out of Blaze’s grip, but the dragon grabs the arm of the child and pulls him back. They watch as buses, cars, and civilians are swept away, with some people flying high enough to reach Rodan. Those few unlucky ones are snatched in the talons of the flyer, which are then brought up to his mouth and devoured. The Argo and swarm of Hornets fly above the Pacific with Rodan hot on their trails.
Bruce: Let’s lure this turkey away from the mainland to what I will now designate “Monster Island” ETA 2 minutes.
Rainbow: Rogue Squadron, engage on my 6.
Pilot: Copy. Start the clock.
Rainbow and five hornets get into formation and fly to the beast. She gives the signal, and the jets fire their missiles, but Rodan is protected by his volcanic armor. Rainbow turns around back to the Argo, to which Blaze has now returned. The pterosaur claps his wings together, not only destroying the jets, but creating a sonic boom, launching himself up and emitting a ghostly screech. He disappears into the clouds for a few seconds, but Blaze spots him.
Blaze: There! 9 o'clock high!
Rodan swoops from the left and grabs two Hornets in his claws, biting one of the heads off and throwing them into the ocean, never to be seen again. He starts getting dangerously close to the Argo, trying to bite at it.
Rico: He’s getting closer! Why aren’t you shooting him?!
Pinky: Wait for it...wait for it…
Rodan opens his mouth wide, intent at finishing the mobile base off.
Pinky: Got ya!
Pinky fires her party cannon, but what comes out isn’t whatever she uses to throw parties, but an actual, metal, gunpowder-filled cannonball. It lands in Rodan’s mouth and explodes, causing great pain and slowing him down.
Rico: You did it!
Rodan screeches in anger, his eyes wild with rage.
Pinky: Um, that’s bad.
Blaze, who has now joined them: You think? You just made him more pissed off than anything!
Bruce: ETA to Monster Island 60 seconds!
The Argo starts nearing the storm, with Rodan speeding up again. The remaining Hornets start to get away from the flyer.
Rodan: Trying to escape me? No chance.
Rodan starts to do one of his greatest attacks: a barrel roll. Despite his size, he does this attack with surprising grace, but his wings hit the jets, causing them to ignite and explode.
Harambe: Guys, why did the squadron’s bioacoustics go blank just now?
Rainbow, who has joined Pinky and the rest: The bird just did a barrel roll. He killed them all!
Harambe: What?!
Bruce: ETA 30 seconds!
They lead Rodan into the storm, and as the back hatch closes, Rodan smirks at Pinky, Rico, Rainbow, and Blaze. He closes in on the Argo while reaching the eye of the storm.
Bruce: 10 seconds!
Rodan reaches to the Argo with his talons, and catches the Argo. Some of the engines are heavily damaged, and he throws it forward. They clear the storm, but the island is right in front of them, and with the landing gear not working, they have to crash land.
Rexy: BRACE FOR IMPACT!!
The Argo crash lands on the beach, with Rodan landing a few hundred feet away from them. The beach is flat and wide, allowing any significant damage to be impossible. Everyone is either dazed or shocked, with Iris suffering a minor cut on her arm, but no one is killed. They all step out to examine the damage. It is tropical on the island, with a forest bordering the beach. The peak of a mountain can be seen in the distance. An Osprey comes flying and crash landing as well, but its occupants, Big Al and Rarity, are able to escape the helicopter before it blows up.
Rarity: What did we miss?
Pinky: You just missed the awesomest dogfight you’ve ever seen!
Big Al: Aw. I wanted to see some carnage.
Sobek: Two engines damaged in the back, and the landing gear isn’t functioning properly.
Fluttershy: Great. How are we supposed to get back home now?
Harambe: Me and Nightshade are mechanics. We can get this fixed in around a couple of hours.
Fluttershy: That’s great and all, but what about passing through...the storm? Where did it go?
The storm had somehow vanished. Rodan screeches at the group as he draws near, but suddenly stops in his tracks and looks into the forest. The Defenders hear what could have stopped him: footsteps. They sound like thunder, but as they draw near, it is clear they are footsteps. The ground starts to shake as the trees are rattled back and forth. At last, a gigantic monster, bigger than even Rodan, emerges.
Rexy: Is that...a dinosaur?
Twilight: That’s what it looks like. I’ve never seen one so big!
The dinosaur is 350 feet tall, and faintly resembles Rexy in it being a carnivorous monster, but that is where the resemblances end. This monster has longer arms proportionate to his body. His hands and feet have four clawed fingers instead of Rexy’s two. He is charcoal black instead of Rexy’s orange with black stripes. His legs are thick and bulky, the same with the rest of his body, along with broad shoulders. His tail is slim in comparison, ending in a rounded tip. From the tip of his tail to the top of his head, three rows of dorsal spines, shaped like maple leaves and having a bone-white outline with charcoal black closer to the body, run down his topside, the biggest being on his back. His neck is thick with faintly pronounced ribbing. The eyes have golden irises, giving him a human-like expression. His forehead is flat, but also rounded. His face is feline like in appearance, and when he opens his mouth to roar at Rodan, he has two rows of teeth, with his canines longer than his other teeth, having a fang like appearance.
Rodan: Godzilla, my king, (points to Defenders) We have intruders
Bruce: Godzilla…
The dinosaur, now identified as Godzilla, turns his head to the Defenders, anger and curiosity in his eyes. He starts walking forward, each step shaking the earth. In all his life, Bruce has never felt so small. Rexy thought he was the king of the dinosaurs, but now seeing Godzilla, he feels like a peasant. The Mane 6 try to use their “friendship lasers” to get the titan away, but he tanks the lasers and continues without being affected. They stop as they realize they are useless against him. He gets to them and bends down to get a closer look. Thumping is heard, but it is not thunder; it is his massive heart beating. His breath is warm, but also feels like it would burn your skin away. A low, godly voice is heard as Godzilla speaks.
Godzilla: Who are you?
All of the Defenders are in shock; his voice is powerful yet calm.
Bruce: Um… w-we came from the mainland of North America, y-your majesty.
Godzilla: Why are you intruding on our island?
Bruce: Y-your friend emerged from a volcano. There was a city near the volcano, s-so we tried to lure him to this island.
Rexy: W-we lost many of our forces to Rodan, and h-he destroyed our engines.
Godzilla turns back to Rodan, who is now next to him.
Godzilla: Rodan, is this true? You hurt and ate innocents?!
Rodan: They left out an important detail: these bozos shot me with missiles.
Godzilla: Bullshit. If you can tank Tambora’s eruption, then you can handle a couple of missiles.
Harambe: Wait, the volcano in Indonesia? The one that erupted in 1815? That explosion killed every lifeform on the island it was on!
Rodan: Please. I can make volcanoes erupt if I truly want to. That’s what I did with Tambora. I was feeling a bit reckless that day, so I went to let my anger out. I didn’t know it would cause so much destruction.
Godzilla: Well, go to the others and let them know about our new visitors.
Rodan: Alright.
Rodan takes off and flies above the forest, heading inland.
Fluttershy: S-sorry for hitting you with lasers. Please don’t eat us.
Godzilla: You don’t have to worry, young pegasus. I absorb Earth’s radiation to keep myself going. And your lasers didn’t hurt me. In fact, I have my own “laser” that I use as a weapon. I call it my Atomic Breath.
Godzilla lifts his head up into the sky. His dorsal plates begin to glow blue, and he fires his Atomic Breath. It is so bright that it outshines the sun, and is so hot that when he points it at the sea, the ocean boils.
Rexy, Rainbow Dash, Bruce, and Big Al: So...awesome.
Godzilla: There’s plenty more where that came from.
Harambe: I am beyond baffled with all of this. Animals of this size should not exist, let alone absorb Earth’s radiation and fire it out in a beam attack!
Rico: Yeah yeah. Get over it.
Harambe: But I can’t! This defies all (Godzilla stares at him) logic...and...reality…
Godzilla: You done, now?
Harambe: Y-yes.
Godzilla: You guys know what? How about while the engines are being repaired, I go and take you to the others.
All besides Harambe and Nightshade: Sounds good!
To be continued…
