Godzilla: World Monster War.

[Andrew Nguyen]

This is another Godzilla fanfic that I've started on fanfiction.net and I decided to put it here as well so I can get a good judge of how well it is from other G-fans.


Disclaimer: Godzilla and all related material are owned by Toho Studios.

Godzilla: World Monster War.


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Prologue: The terror war goes on and on.

Baghdad, Iraq. 2006.
General Max Taylor looked over a virtually map as it displayed the entire country of Iraq. At the moment, his forces were involved in another round of offensives against the rebel insurgents and as usual, his forces were involved in harsh brutal firefights in the target cities of Fallujah and Sadar City. Around him, his subordinate officers scrambled as they tried to relay the orders to the heavily engaged units on the ground. They also had to worry about the fear of fighting resuming again in Baghdad.

The general watched on the monitors as the troops moved in through the streets and the buildings with helicopters flying over them and maneuvering to avoid RPG missiles. Taylor and his 2nd in command Robert Mitchell winced as the RPG shells exploded either in midair or among the troops, showing their targets with fragments. Some even impacted on the tanks at point blank range, ripping them open like canned sardines and at least one had crewmembers struggling to get out while dousing the flames that had nearly burned them alive.

Robert turned and whispered to Max, "Its times like these that I wished that we still had the cold war on".

Max snickered but understood why after participating in the infamous peacekeeping operations where the enemy was "elastic" and could instantly reform if its members believed in the cause well enough to keep going against insurmountable odds. He replied, "I still remember when we even drove all the way here back in the spring of 2003".

Both men laughed bitterly as they thought about their country's military tactics and the fact that the politicians thought that they would secure a quick victory and leave virtually no chance for guerrilla warfare. Well that went straight out the window almost immediately after former President Bush declared end of major combat operations in Iraq and the rebuilding crumbled under the bureaucracy and bad decisions. Both old friends had been in Iraq for nearly two years non-stop and felt the strain at the sight of incessant attacks that could strike anywhere and kill anyone they chose.

If that wasn't bad enough, Max, who was a student in foreign policy, saw how the US actions in Iraq were being taken and his nerves shook at the sight. Most of their allies had already left and only the few remaining left were on the verge of doing so. He gritted his teeth in anger at the thought and the combined sight of the US troops on the ground encountering heavy resistance, "Dam the politicians to hell for demanding so much from us without good reasons". On one of the screens, an explosion gave truth to his statement.


Chechnya, near Groznyy.
For as long as Major General Drenzhev could remember, every time he began a new day, the sky portrayed a gloomy sight of thick clouds most of the time. Even when the sky started to clear, the oppressive clouds hung over the devastated landscape as if signifying the continuing fighting that his forces and his fellow Russian comrades waged with the rebel Chechens for control of the area.

As if to quell the thought, the general took, another large gulp of his drink as he considered all that had happened here ever since the Russian Army returned to Chechnya in August 2000 following the bombings in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. For a long while, it resembled 1994 all over again as the world either looked on worriedly or condemned the invasion while attempts for peace talks failed due to the stringent demands both sides on each other and the unwillingness to compromise.

Then the attack on the United States occurred on September 11, 2001 and the creation of what the US president at the time called the war on terror for it had been proven that the terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda (Arabic for "The Base") was responsible. When the link of Al-Qaeda to the Chechen rebels was proven, the world in essence gave Moscow free reign to use all conventional means to extinguish the rebellion.

The Russian general had seen his entire fair share of action from the brutal first fights in Groznyy to the fighting in the southern mountain regions before heading back when it seemed that the areas they had already conquered were not secure after all. Every day, he witnessed boys and young men, some who had no desire at all to be in the army, subjected to the same horrors that he read in books of the war their ancestors in Afghanistan.

He suddenly noticed an aide waiting for him with orders in his hands and decided to set his thoughts aside for now. Looking through the notes, he grumbled, "Every day is the same thing and every day we keep losing lives". He suddenly wondered loudly, "If the American army is having its own troubles subduing Iraq then what chances do we have here"? No one around him could answer that question.

USS Harry S. Truman, near the East China Sea.
The sea air always did not work wonders on Rear Admiral Bruce Campbell no matter what region he worked in to nor whether he was on did action station for the sight always give a sense of peace to his psyche. He definitely needed it these days, as he felt like a card in a gambling deck that had been used repeatedly without rest.

Campbell received his commission just in time to participate in the first rounds of the so-called "War on Terror" with the opening strikes on Afghanistan and the Taliban and then off to Iraq and the situation the military dubbed "The Vietnam of the 21st century". After a "quick and painless" victory, the United States suddenly found it dealing with a savage insurgency and unprepared ness for the horrendous task of nation building. Forced to concentrate on Iraq, the US armed forces had been forced to strip army units from all over the globe in an attempt to gain control and the task of patrolling the world and in a sense keeping the peace fell more and more to the overstretched United States navy and air force. He swore to himself, "At least the army is doing some fighting instead of having to stand out here like dammed guard dog against imagined threats".

Campbell took a deep breath as he watched several F/A-18F Super Hornets launch from the catapult deck to begin their patrol. Though the Chinese were allies in the war on terror, relations soured as of late due to the issue of Taiwan. Already, several military exercises had occurred between the Taiwan and Chinese military forces that had nearly resulted in all out war and had scared the president of the United States to such action that he ordered the United States Pacific fleet to station several of its carriers not headed to the Middle East in the East China Sea. While the sight of Japan at their backs was reassuring, the US naval forces in the area not only had to deal with China but also with North Korea since the US, army depleted its forces in the area to reinforce Iraq.

Campbell looked at the sight for a few more minutes before heading down to the CIC where the Truman's captain, Henry Boxer watched the screen in front of him. It showed the Truman and another carrier to the south, the USS John C. Stennis. The Stennis already had its planes in the air hovering over the straight as if acting as gatekeepers between two rowdy neighbors armed with deadly conventional and one armed with nuclear weapons.

As soon as Boxer saw the admiral approached, he turned to him, his face a mixture of grim and boredom. Campbell understood the man's thoughts and said, "Any word from NMCC".

Boxer shook his head, "They haven't sent any new information on how to deal with this mess".

The admiral nodded and said, "Alright lets try to conserve our supplies as best we can and try to see if we can force them off a little".

Boxer then said, "As for the Korean peninsula, we've been making regular flyovers just to let them know that we're still here and can give them hell if we have to".

Bruce smiled at what the Truman's captain said despite what that usually meant and both men turned back to the radar screen to observe the events of today.


Tokyo, Japan.
The house was small and somewhat Spartan yet because one person and that occupied it, she did not really need much anyway. Most of the rooms were empty and had only the necessities that a home would usually contain except for an enormous library that she had access to and was there now.

The woman was busy reading one of the many books related to a war than ended in 1996 for it was a war that she had a personal part in shaping the course of it. She was halfway through when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head. Accidentally throwing the book down on the floor, she stumbled around while trying to figure out what the visions playing through her head meant.

The images consisted of a devastated Tokyo looking as if scores of B-29 bombers or a typhoon of incredible power swept through the huge metropolis without pity or remorse. Debris and wreckage were everywhere as the destruction continued unabated. On top of that, the woman suddenly heard a roar that she had become very familiar with ever since she was a teenager. She immediately turned around and saw the shadow of a living sentient being whose name she knew very well.


Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and Alaska.
The area of the Earth, at the top of the world, was virtually desolate with only a few inhabitable life forms. Despite the problems of the greenhouse effect, sheets of ice still covered the area in layers so thick that only titanium-coated ships of immense size could break through without many problems. The huge icebergs contained immense relics of the past that stretched back to the time of the Earth's violent birth.

In one of the huge icebergs, there rested a creature that lived in the times of the dinosaurs. Yet upon closer inspection, it was much larger than the huge Brontosaurs dinosaur and resembled a combination of a stegosaurus and the most fearsome of the dinosaurs, the tyrannosaurs rex. It looked frozen in the huge sheet of ice but there was faint movement as a large amount of energy heated the area to the boiling point. Finally, its devil-red eyes opened from time to time as if waiting for a moment to remerge from its prison back into a world that is always quick to forget the horrors of the past.

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Next chapter: First stirrings of the past and a dark evil.


As always, please read and review.

[Andrew Nguyen]

Here is the 2nd chapter.


Chapter 1: First stirrings of the past and a dark evil..


Black Sea, Russia.
The nearly landlocked sea area was one of the former Soviet Union’s major bases during the cold war and many ships and submarines with nuclear engines operated from the area in times of crisis with the Middle East. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many of them remained stranded and fell into disrepair. Despite the fact that most of the submarines were transferred back up to the Northern Fleet to be disassembled, many still remained at the Black Sea fleet base of Sevastopol and fell into a state of disrepair while Russia argued with the other nations in the area, especially the Ukraine about which ships belonged to who. Though radioactivity in the area was far less than up at the Northern Fleet base of Poliarny, it was still considerable enough to affect the sea life in the area.

In one of the nuclear powered Akula class submarines out on patrol, the captain looked over the map as the submarine glided under the waters of the black sea on its way to Istanbul. As the nuclear engines throbbed, he prayed that the submarine would have an uneventful voyage for the area in the past few years suddenly transformed the Black Sea into a graveyard due to the mysterious disappearance of several ships. Recently, several Russian warships from Sevastopol met the same fate as the others, but every time research aircraft scrambled to assist, they were too late, and by the time they arrived the hulls were devastated with huge claw marks similar to that of a crab and the rescue teams discovered no survivors.

Soon the sub passed onto the sight of the wrecked hulls and a moment of silence occurred before they got back to the job of navigating the area. Unfortunately, the sonar was acting up again and the captain swore and the sonar operator but it was to no effect as both men realized why the sonar was acting up again.

As they maneuvered around the area, the sonar operator suddenly spotted something and immediately switched to full power on the sonar to get confirmation. He soon paled before yelling, “Captain, I think you better see thisâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 3: Last few moments of peace.

Diet Building/White House Situation Room.
After long thoughts on both sides of the Pacific, both the governments of the United States and Japan decided to confer immediately with each other as soon as possible as the scale of the incoming threat became very clear. Despite the time difference, both Prime Minister Hiragashi and President Mathew Richardson conferred with their respective staffs before communicating with each other.

As President Richardson turned around in his seat to face the emerging screen, he wondered about the gist of the issue both were about to discuss. At the time, he had dismissed the thoughts of the stories about the battles in the 1990s but then as the reports started coming in, he had personally asked his military chiefs of their estimation of the chances they would have against this new threat. Though they all agreed that they stood a much better chance than the 1990s, what the president saw in the eyes of his commanders told otherwise.

Soon the room darkened and then the screen lit up with Prime Minister Hiragashi and his cabinet along with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Prime Minister started off first by saying, “Thank you for agreeing to this meeting and let me apologize for the lateness of the day over in Washingtonâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 4: It finally begins.


Outer Earth Patrol Zone.
General Larry Arnold rubbed his tired eyes as he observed his subordinates in action. Ever since he had received the order to go to Defcon-3, he and the rest of the crew of NORAD had been on active duty almost constantly. Other agencies such as NSA and others that operated the US satellites sent in their information almost daily as if it meant life and death. Fortunately, the general could read minds and even though the message was vague, he felt as if it was explosive and hoped that this time his instincts were wrong.

The General took another sip of his coffee when suddenly one of the radar operators interrupted him, his face looking as if it saw a ghost, “Sir, one of our satellites has just picked up three identified objects approaching us at full speedâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 5: A blocking attack.

USS Harry S. Truman, Somewhere near Northern Japan, Sakhalin Island, and the Aleutians.
Bruce Campbell looked out over the gray horizon as the huge carrier and her accompanying ships speed northward at flank speed. His carrier group and accompanying Japanese warships sailed northward to a position from where they could block the advance of the monster Godzilla. Two other carriers, the John C. Stennis and the Abraham Lincoln were steaming in from the southwest so as to cover the US Pacific Coast. For the Truman group, they also had the assistance of Japanese forces and rumors started running around that the Russian forces in the Pacific would also jump into the game.

Despite the sight of the assembly of firepower, Campbell could not help but shiver as he remembered the briefing that the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force commander, Rear Admiral Kaizo Tomonaga gave when his fleet linked up with the Truman group. Though the Japanese admiral kept his professional cool, all could see the anger, fear and determination in his eyes and voice as he briefed his commanders and the Americans on their target.

So lost in thought, the admiral didn’t hear Henry Boxer arrive on the bridge. The moment the XO saw his commander’s face he mentioned, “Maybe you want to take a little rest and let me take care of thingsâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 5: A blocking attack.

USS Harry S. Truman, Somewhere near Northern Japan, Sakhalin Island, and the Aleutians.
Bruce Campbell looked out over the gray horizon as the huge carrier and her accompanying ships speed northward at flank speed. His carrier group and accompanying Japanese warships sailed northward to a position from where they could block the advance of the monster Godzilla. Two other carriers, the John C. Stennis and the Abraham Lincoln were steaming in from the southwest so as to cover the US Pacific Coast. For the Truman group, they also had the assistance of Japanese forces and rumors started running around that the Russian forces in the Pacific would also jump into the game.

Despite the sight of the assembly of firepower, Campbell could not help but shiver as he remembered the briefing that the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force commander, Rear Admiral Kaizo Tomonaga gave when his fleet linked up with the Truman group. Though the Japanese admiral kept his professional cool, all could see the anger, fear and determination in his eyes and voice as he briefed his commanders and the Americans on their target.

So lost in thought, the admiral didn’t hear Henry Boxer arrive on the bridge. The moment the XO saw his commander’s face he mentioned, “Maybe you want to take a little rest and let me take care of thingsâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 6: Formulation of a world wide strategy.

Manhattan, New York.
To an observer, the city of New York bustled with life 24 hours a day and it seemed nothing could dent it. Even after the September 11 attacks, the life never seemed to leave the city. Of course, the fear of another similar attack or even a worse case scenario always haunted the minds of the citizens but they learned to push it aside and move on with their life. They had good reason to think so since many problems with the international world, with much of it being terrorism flowed through the UN, which resided in New York. Still, they could sense if something big was about to happen and tonight was just such a night as onlookers saw that the UN building became crowded again with dignitaries and security personnel. Fighters and helicopters also took to the sky around the UN in order to protect it from external and internal threats.

As the limousine sped through the traffic to the UN, its occupants took the time to review the last of the notes they soon planned to present to the rest of the world. They hoped that they weren’t missing anything for what they had been literally explosive to everyone involved. After looking over the notes, the head of the group, Ambassador Samuel Roberts turned and asked, “Are the Japanese on their way right nowâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 7: Oceanic battles.

US/Japanese task force, 230 miles northwest Hawaii.

Tomonaga took a long deep breath as he saw the ships of both fleets assemble at the designated rendezvous from where they planned to block Godzilla’s advance. As he watched the radar screen, his ship along with the two carriers stood in the center with the other Japanese and American destroyers surrounding the flagships in a circular formation. Farther away on the flanks lay more groups of US surface warships.

The submarines were not with them, instead they were busy pursing Godzilla across the Pacific and though they had already received close calls, the submariners kept their distance from the huge monster while monitoring his position. Tomonaga promised to thank the submariners later for their dreadful work after the end of the battle.

The admiral could not help but wonder at the irony of it all that now the Japanese fleet was near a location that sixty-five years ago was the site of his country’s (if not the world) most infamous military operation. He mused at how time can suddenly change things before getting back to work.

In the pilot ready room of the Stennis, Stevenson briefed his pilots on battling Godzilla. Though many were veterans, some were novice that though they had experienced combat in Afghanistan and 2003 Iraq war but unfortunately, the opposition was not as advanced as the dreaded air-defense systems of the former Soviet Union.

He ended the briefing by stating to his pilots, “What we will be facing here will make our entire experiences look pale in comparisonâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 8: Attack of the Space Monsters.

Baghdad, Iraq.
The night in Baghdad seemed to chill the spines of those on the ground, even though it was summer in Baghdad. Fighters and helicopters roared in the air above the war-torn capital while tanks and APCs rolled along the streets in a somewhat brazen contempt of the Iraqi insurgents. Everyone, whether they were military or civilian sensed that whatever was now plaguing the world would soon make a stop in the war torn city.

The air in the Green Zone of Baghdad smelled of that tension as the civilians and military personnel conducted their duties of trying to protect the Iraqi capital. The commanders paced around while technicians monitored the perimeter around the city as well as kept CENTCOM updated on their situation.

Both General Max Taylor and Robert Mitchell felt the tension as they along with other military officials coordinated the defense of the city and of the area along with that of the entire Middle East. They, along with Air Force General Daniel Warner, had spent the last four hours going over arrangements with the other armies in the area and now they waited with apprehension for the inevitable break in the storm, hoping that they could contribute since all three heard what had happened in the Pacific. Warner especially wanted to get out there since the commander of the Air forces in the Pacific was an old friend of his.

The two ground commanders walked outside to get some fresh air and felt the eerie silence as the night wore on in the ravaged city. Mitchell turned to his boss and admitted, “It’s not the time for cliché but I guess I might as well say that in our case it is the dark before the dawnâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 9: Robot Construction and allies return.

Diet Building, Tokyo Japan.
Ever since the monster crisis began, the lights of the Diet building always remained on for important visitors stopped by for meetings with the Japanese to coordinate a worldwide defense. Tonight was just such another one as limousines from the embassies of the United States, Russia, China, and the EU pulled up to the entrance and disgorged their passengers. Soon, security guards ushered them inside to a meeting room where Japanese Defense Minister Nakamori and the Japanese JCS awaited them.

As each took their seats, aides handed out stacks of papers and as soon as everyone had arrived, Nakamori took his seat at the head of the table. The defense minister watched intently as the others looked at the notes concerning the largest weapons ever built by mankind. After a while, he spoke, “Does anyone have any questions that they would like to askâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 10: Holding actions.

Earth, end of 2006:
The skies and oceans of the world had never looked as threatening as they did since the Second World War. When the news of the devastation created by the monsters hit, the cities turned into chaos as many remembered the horrors of last century as well as the increase in volume of terror bombings all over the world ever since the US plunged headlong recklessly into Baghdad. Riots immediately broke out into the streets as panicked people began to prepare for the worst. In the midst of all this, anarchists began speaking out that the Final Days had arrived. Other extreme groups issued statements that stated that nature was punishing man now for its sins upon the mother planet and that soon Earth would revert back to a prehistoric landscape. Many even went far as to take advantage of the situation with a resumption of guerilla attacks across the globe, adding more numbers to the already ghastly death toll.

Already, the chaos had forced governments to take drastic measures to keep order and military units were soon out patrolling the streets in order to maintain the tenuous peace and quiet.

Meanwhile, in the huge military centers of the world such as the Pentagon, the generals and admirals tried to mount a spirited defense of the entire human race. Thus far and for a horrendous cost not seen since 1945, they did not make much of an impression on the kaiju roaming all across the Earth. The best that they could hope to achieve was to delay a monster’s advance towards a population center while its citizens evacuated. Some of the more extremist’s commanders recommended using nuclear weapons but cooler heads prevailed as many did not desire to use the dammed things unless all hope was lost.


Off San Diego:
San Diego Naval base was the home of the US 3rd fleet and the sight of the ships was a spectacle for all to see, especially in the days of peace. Unfortunately, during times of war, the naval base now displayed a gloomy picture. Guards patrolled the perimeter of the naval base as well as the waters of the bay while crews hurriedly reloaded their ships with new weapons. Meanwhile, the noise started to rise as more aircraft pulled onto the tarmac and crews readied them for combat.

On the streets of the city itself, tanks and other AFVs rumbled down the streets towards designated firing positions. Upon arrival, they immediately aimed their guns towards the expansive ocean and waited for the inevitable confrontation.

From the bridge of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Rear Admiral Michael Horner observed the preparations with trepidation. He had participated in the fighting at Hawaii and had seen the monster’s destructive power up close. After Hawaii, his fleet raced the monster towards the West Coast and managed to barely get into a blocking position while signaling the bases on the west coast for assistance.

An aide came up to him with a report from one of the S-3 Vikings in his hand. When Horner looked at it, his eyes widened and he turned to his XO and issued his orders, “Sound general quarters, go with standard formation combat, and prepare the missile launchers to fireâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 10: Holding actions.

Earth, end of 2006:
The skies and oceans of the world had never looked as threatening as they did since the Second World War. When the news of the devastation created by the monsters hit, the cities turned into chaos as many remembered the horrors of last century as well as the increase in volume of terror bombings all over the world ever since the US plunged headlong recklessly into Baghdad. Riots immediately broke out into the streets as panicked people began to prepare for the worst. In the midst of all this, anarchists began speaking out that the Final Days had arrived. Other extreme groups issued statements that stated that nature was punishing man now for its sins upon the mother planet and that soon Earth would revert back to a prehistoric landscape. Many even went far as to take advantage of the situation with a resumption of guerilla attacks across the globe, adding more numbers to the already ghastly death toll.

Already, the chaos had forced governments to take drastic measures to keep order and military units were soon out patrolling the streets in order to maintain the tenuous peace and quiet.

Meanwhile, in the huge military centers of the world such as the Pentagon, the generals and admirals tried to mount a spirited defense of the entire human race. Thus far and for a horrendous cost not seen since 1945, they did not make much of an impression on the kaiju roaming all across the Earth. The best that they could hope to achieve was to delay a monster’s advance towards a population center while its citizens evacuated. Some of the more extremist’s commanders recommended using nuclear weapons but cooler heads prevailed as many did not desire to use the dammed things unless all hope was lost.


Off San Diego:
San Diego Naval base was the home of the US 3rd fleet and the sight of the ships was a spectacle for all to see, especially in the days of peace. Unfortunately, during times of war, the naval base now displayed a gloomy picture. Guards patrolled the perimeter of the naval base as well as the waters of the bay while crews hurriedly reloaded their ships with new weapons. Meanwhile, the noise started to rise as more aircraft pulled onto the tarmac and crews readied them for combat.

On the streets of the city itself, tanks and other AFVs rumbled down the streets towards designated firing positions. Upon arrival, they immediately aimed their guns towards the expansive ocean and waited for the inevitable confrontation.

From the bridge of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Rear Admiral Michael Horner observed the preparations with trepidation. He had participated in the fighting at Hawaii and had seen the monster’s destructive power up close. After Hawaii, his fleet raced the monster towards the West Coast and managed to barely get into a blocking position while signaling the bases on the west coast for assistance.

An aide came up to him with a report from one of the S-3 Vikings in his hand. When Horner looked at it, his eyes widened and he turned to his XO and issued his orders, “Sound general quarters, go with standard formation combat, and prepare the missile launchers to fireâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]

Chapter 10: Holding actions.

Earth, end of 2006:
The skies and oceans of the world had never looked as threatening as they did since the Second World War. When the news of the devastation created by the monsters hit, the cities turned into chaos as many remembered the horrors of last century as well as the increase in volume of terror bombings all over the world ever since the US plunged headlong recklessly into Baghdad. Riots immediately broke out into the streets as panicked people began to prepare for the worst. In the midst of all this, anarchists began speaking out that the Final Days had arrived. Other extreme groups issued statements that stated that nature was punishing man now for its sins upon the mother planet and that soon Earth would revert back to a prehistoric landscape. Many even went far as to take advantage of the situation with a resumption of guerilla attacks across the globe, adding more numbers to the already ghastly death toll.

Already, the chaos had forced governments to take drastic measures to keep order and military units were soon out patrolling the streets in order to maintain the tenuous peace and quiet.

Meanwhile, in the huge military centers of the world such as the Pentagon, the generals and admirals tried to mount a spirited defense of the entire human race. Thus far and for a horrendous cost not seen since 1945, they did not make much of an impression on the kaiju roaming all across the Earth. The best that they could hope to achieve was to delay a monster’s advance towards a population center while its citizens evacuated. Some of the more extremist’s commanders recommended using nuclear weapons but cooler heads prevailed as many did not desire to use the dammed things unless all hope was lost.


Off San Diego:
San Diego Naval base was the home of the US 3rd fleet and the sight of the ships was a spectacle for all to see, especially in the days of peace. Unfortunately, during times of war, the naval base now displayed a gloomy picture. Guards patrolled the perimeter of the naval base as well as the waters of the bay while crews hurriedly reloaded their ships with new weapons. Meanwhile, the noise started to rise as more aircraft pulled onto the tarmac and crews readied them for combat.

On the streets of the city itself, tanks and other AFVs rumbled down the streets towards designated firing positions. Upon arrival, they immediately aimed their guns towards the expansive ocean and waited for the inevitable confrontation.

From the bridge of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Rear Admiral Michael Horner observed the preparations with trepidation. He had participated in the fighting at Hawaii and had seen the monster’s destructive power up close. After Hawaii, his fleet raced the monster towards the West Coast and managed to barely get into a blocking position while signaling the bases on the west coast for assistance.

An aide came up to him with a report from one of the S-3 Vikings in his hand. When Horner looked at it, his eyes widened and he turned to his XO and issued his orders, “Sound general quarters, go with standard formation combat, and prepare the missile launchers to fireâ€

[Andrew Nguyen]