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Chapter 4
Van saw the two immense entities standing before one another on
the big screen. One, a product of mankind, a machine made specifically for killing the enemy across from him. The other, a
prehistoric monster with a mind set on destruction. Godzilla and the Gojulas. Van’s mind was set on the battle that
awaited.
***
Godzilla roared at the Gojulas. The machine did not respond. Godzilla’s eyes narrowed. He would
defeat this opponent.
Inside the Gojulas’ cockpit, Stoning smiled.
“Let’s see how you handle this.”
The Gojulas shrieked and its mouth glowed. The two Super Cannons moved and locked onto Godzilla. Simultaneously, a shot
was fired from each. They impacted on Godzilla’s chest. The explosions shook the beast and he tumbled backwards. Four
more blasts slammed into Godzilla, the explosions rocking him. He fell to his knees and roared in anger. Godzilla’s
spines glowed and he fired an atomic beam from his mouth. The beam impacted on the Gojulas, but the machine stood its ground.
“Lucky for us, we made that Gojulas with armor that withstand that beam of yours.”
The Gojulas approached
the downed Godzilla. Leaning over, it swiped its great right arm and crashed it into Godzilla’s face. It followed with
another attack, this time with the left arm. Backing away, the Gojulas released a barrage of turret fire onto Godzilla. Godzilla
got back on his feet and approached the Gojulas. Stoning prepared for close range combat.
Godzilla slammed his head into
the metal chest of the Gojulas. Stoning felt the impact rumble through the craft. He responded by slashing the metal talons
across Godzilla’s chest. The metal claws cut a deep gash into the armor like hide of Godzilla. The dinosaur roared in
pain and kicked the Gojulas back. Stoning just answered with a fast tail smash into Godzilla’s side.
Godzilla fell
over. He groaned in malice. The cursed machine was overpowering him. He suddenly felt an extreme rush of heat as the Gojulas
washed its flames over Godzilla’s limp body. The flames spewed from its mouth and covered his entire body. Trey ceased
the attack. The Gojulas shrieked into the air and then began to pound Godzilla with its massive feet.
***
Back at
the control center, Van, Krueger, Herman, Dr. D, and Odaiba stared in amazement. The Gojulas was actually beating Godzilla.
In around ten minutes, Godzilla was down on the ground. Krueger knew it was not dead. The monster had dealt with many attacks.
He hoped this one would be fatal.
***
Stoning moved the Gojulas away from Godzilla’s body. He smiled in joy
as the creature lay motionless.
Without warning, an atomic beam exploded into the Gojulas’ leg. Stoning yelled as
the Gojulas leaned over to its side. He managed to keep it balanced and righted the machine. Then he saw Godzilla begin to
rise. Stoning fired the chest turrets at the monster, but Godzilla just ignored them. He walked directly toward the Gojulas,
intent on its destruction.
Godzilla slammed a fist into the Gojulas’ shoulder. He hit again, this time at the chest.
Flames raced from the Gojulas’ mouth, but Godzilla disregarded the attack. He bit into the neck of the machine, causing
sparks to fly.
Inside, Stoning hurried to create a counter attack. He continued to fire the turrets into Godzilla’s
stomach, but the attack was failing. He stopped the flames and decided on a final idea. Moving the Super Cannons down, he
fired them. The explosion shook both combatants. Stoning fired again. Godzilla moved away. But the attack continued. Stoning
fired again and again. He kept on firing till Godzilla was engulfed in smoke, flame, and explosions. After ten full seconds
of constant assault, the Super Cannons overheated and steam fled from them.
Stoning was breathing heavily. He did a systems
check. He was appalled to find out that three of the chest turrets were damaged and inoperable. The flame thrower was out
of fuel and the right leg was slightly damaged. Stoning was unprepared for the next attack.
A blue beam slammed into the
Gojulas and it stumbled backwards. From the cloud of smoke, Godzilla emerged, blood trickling from its mouth and chest. Stoning
stared in horror. Nothing could have survived that!
Godzilla moved quickly to the Gojulas. Four shots from the Shot Cannon
hit him, but he ignored them. Upon reach the machine, he grabbed its shoulders and held on tight, his claws digging into the
metal. Charging the beam in his body, Godzilla fired the atomic blast point blank into the Gojulas. The NT-20 Diamond Armor
did not as well as it should. The prototype armor gave way, and a smoking hole appeared in the right side of the chest. The
Gojulas tried to bite down on Godzilla, but Godzilla head butted the attack away. Gripping the left arm, Godzilla steadily
began to pull. He could hear the connecting systems begin to give way, but it still was not enough. Godzilla fired another
beam, but the Gojulas’ right arm knocked his head up. The beam went wild for a second, hitting the left shoulder Super
Cannon. It was all that was needed, for the barrel shattered. Godzilla continued to fire the beam and brought it across and
down, effectively destroying the remainder of the cannon and eating into the top of the arm. He gave a final yank, and the
mechanical limb was torn off, exposing wiring and shooting out sparks.
Stoning yelled as the Godzilla’s tail and
slammed into the Gojulas and the weapon fell to its right side. The machine shrieked as it fell. It hit the sand and a cloud
of dust rose. Godzilla stood with the arm in hand. He roared in victory and tossed the limb away. He turned away and began
heading in the opposite direction.
***
“Stoning, do you copy, over?!” Herman yelled into the com. Van
stood in horror now. The Gojulas had completely overtaken by Godzilla. Either the machine just was not ready or they had severely
underestimated Godzilla. Krueger was standing in silence.
He turned to Dr. D. “I think we may be facing a severe
problem here.” He said solemnly.
“Problem?!” The crazed scientist exploded. “Our best weapon has
been completely totaled! For all we know, Stoning is dead as well, the fool. We are sending a rescue this very moment.”
Krueger sighed. Then, a voice came over the com system. It was Stoning.
“Krueger, this is Stoning. The Gojulas
has suffered major structural damage. Three of the chest turrets are gone, the flame thrower is empty, and the left hand Super
Cannon has been totaled. Worst of all, Godzilla took off the left arm as well, meaning we lost the Shot Cannon, too. I think
I suffered a broken leg also. Dammit, this hurts.”
“Colonel”, Herman began. “Is the Gojulas still
operational?”
“From what I can tell, yes, it is marginally operational. Most of the internal systems are working,
but I can’t it to stand up on its own. Once we do and I get patched up, I am going after that monster.”
“The
hell you are, Trey!” Krueger shouted. “I hope you know that Washington probably has wind of this and won’t
be afraid of handing over all of the Zi Project to the Japanese. And in case you are wondering, I am personally having you
court marshaled for your rash actions and bringing the unready Gojulas unit into action.”
“What?! How dare
you! I was the one qualified for this mission to begin!”
“I don’t give a damn at this point!”
Krueger would have said more but the large screen in front of him was filled with the image of a woman. Donned in a blue
blazer and half moon glasses, her graying hair was pushed back behind her.
“I believe that will be enough, General
Krueger.” The president said.
“Madame President.” Krueger said in shock.
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