Monster of Justice

Gigan watched from the foot of the mountain as smoke rose from the city above him and faded into the wind. The screams of the strange little creatures that inhabited the world he found himself in permeated his ear holes. Debris and ashes rained from the suspended city and onto him. If Gigan didn't have a metal beak, he would smile. He considered letting out a good laugh, but decided against it. He read through his target's file, the lumbering pile of radioactive flesh his employers referred to as "Godzilla". He's dealt with enough giggling maniacs.

His partner had spent a good few Earth minutes wrecking the city above. That would be enough to get Godzilla's attention. He had an unusual fondness for the dominant species of his home wold. Hopefully, he would answer these colorful quadrupeds' calls for aid just as he would for the humans of Earth.

A chunk of the palace above landed next to Gigan. The cyclops briefly glanced at the fallen tower, then up to the city. Megalon needed to slow down. If he continued wasting ammo like that, he wouldn't stand a chance against Godzilla. Chances were that Megalon had already forgotten why he was destroying the city and was only doing it for the fun of it. It was even more likely that Megalon had forgotten his previous battle with Godzilla several nights ago.

What a nightmare. Despite being outnumbered, Godzilla was still able to repel them without much difficulty. Gigan nearly took off one of his arms. It didn't slow him down at all. If anything, that attack only made Godzilla fight harder. He wasn't as strong as Megalon or anywhere near as brilliant as Gigan was, but he was a decent balance of the two.

Another part of the palace fell from above. The top levels of a tower raced downward on a path that, unless interfered with, would collide with Gigan's head. The building exploded into dust and rubble as it collided with one of his hook claws, which escaped the ordeal unbent, dent-free, and as smooth as they were when they were new. Gigan returned his claws to his sides and let out an angered metallic screech to Megalon, who continued to cause chaos in the streets above.

"SKREEEEEEEE!" Gigan let out another screech, this one loud enough that, no matter where he was, Godzilla himself likely heard it.

Canterlot fell silent. Moments later, something far louder than any destruction sounded out from below the city. Something loud enough to make Megalon stop in his tracks. Princess Luna and the ponies she was attempting to escort to the hot air balloons stopped and stared at the hulking beetle as it lumbered to the edge of the city and peered downward.

"What's... What's he doing..?" Princess Twilight weakly asked from a conveniently placed bench. Megalon roared a metallic... was that some kind of wargle noise? It let out a wargle noise in response to the earlier screeching.

"It looks like he's..." Luna paused. She really didn't want what she was thinking to be true. "It looks like he's talking to someone." Luna turned to the Shobijin, who had been helping her to evacuate Canterlot. "Follow me." The fairies nodded in agreement. Luna spread her wings and took to the sky and the Shobijin followed, leaving Spike and Twilight to take care of things.

A quick glance over the edge of the city revealed what Luna had feared. A second monster stood at the base of the mountain and screeched in response to Megalon's wargle. This new addition to the cast of monsters was the most dangerous-looking one yet, with hooks for hands, a saw blade for a stomach, and a single piercing red eye.

"Gigan..." the Shobijin muttered. That must have been his name; a name he lived up to. Even from so high above, it was clear that Gigan was taller than Megalon, even if he wasn't as bulky as his partner.

Megalon blurted out another wargle, only to be shot down by Gigan, who screeched almost as loudly as he had done to get Megalon's attention. The taller of the cyborgs let out a barrage of screeches, beeps, and clicks at his partner, who grew more and more unhappy with each sound.

"Gigan appears to be berating Megalon," the Shobijin said together.

"You can understand him?" Luna asked.

"It's difficult to make out, but it seems that way," the fairies admitted. "Gigan has... quite the vocabulary."

Luna laughed. She laughed hard. In a time of so much pain and destruction, she needed something to cheer her up, and that hit the spot. Her joy didn't last long, however. By the time she'd stopped laughing, she realized that the monsters had stopped conversing. She looked down at Gigan only to discover that he was looking right back at her. Princess Luna was making eye contact with a walking arsenal. The red fins on Gigan's back unfolded and stretched out in opposite directions. Could this monster be capable of flight? Fortunately, Luna didn't get to experience firsthand. The silence was broken by a third roar. A roar greater than those of either of the villains before her.

"SKREEEEEEEEONNNNNGK!"

Gigan turned to see the monster he had been waiting for stomp into view from the other side of the mountain. Godzilla had arrived. Gigan folded up his wings and faced off with his target. Godzilla continued to close the distance between himself and Gigan and let another magnificent roar loose from his maw. Gigan stood his ground, his hook claws held in front of his body in a defensive position. He hadn't taken such a position the night he met Godzilla, thinking the simple-looking, non-robotic dinosaur wouldn't pose any real challenge. He wouldn't underestimate his opponent this time.

Godzilla stopped several hundred meters away from Gigan and the two locked eyes. Gigan wasn't sure why his target would hesitate from battle. Perhaps he was smart enough to develop some sort of code of honor. Gigan was smart enough not to. The cyclops screeched and charged at Godzilla and came down on him with his right claw. Godzilla caught Gigan by the arm and struck him in the beak with his clawed right hand. Godzilla released Gigan's right arm, letting his opponent reel back.

By the time Gigan could readjust himself, Godzilla had already made his next move, crashing his long, muscular tail into Gigan's side and sending the cyborg flying through the air away from the mountain. Gigan unfolded his wings and caught himself in midair before landing on his feet unharmed. One of the spikes that lined Gigan's shoulders shot out of his left and stuck itself into Godzilla's chest. The long cable that followed the spike straightened and Gigan could feel the leviathan struggle to stay in place. Gigan jolted back and Godzilla, having failed to hold his ground, stumbled forward, giving Gigan the perfect opportunity to strike at his enemy's head with his his left claw.

Godzilla toppled over, landing on his right side. The spike that had embedded itself in his chest shot back out and returned to Gigan's shoulder. Gigan halted his enemy's recovery and struck him with his right claw, bringing Godzilla down once again. Instead of trying to get up again, Godzilla's legs shot forward and collided with Gigan's, causing the cyclops to trip and fall. Godzilla managed to recover before Gigan and grabbed his right claw. Godzilla hoisted his enemy over his head and chucked him into the mountain. Gigan screeched to his companion to set their plan into motion.

"What's he up to now?" Spike asked as the cyborg beetle turned away from the edge of the city and made his way to the mountainside. "You'd think he'd want to watch the fight." Megalon then proceeded to get right up to the mountain and dug his drill claws into the earth.

"Is he... hugging the mountain?" Twilight asked. Just as she asked, the entire city started to shake again and the ponies who had yet to be evacuated began to panic. A dark blue aura surrounded the innocent equines. Princess Luna landed in front of Spike and hurriedly hoisted all the panicking ponies into the air.

"Princess Luna, what's going on?" Spike asked. "What's he doing?" Luna lifted Spike and Twilight into the air just as she had done with the other ponies.

"We have to go! He's prying Canterlot off of the mountain!" She leaped back into the air, taking everypony else with her. From above, Spike got a much better view of Megalon. The stone and concrete that held Canterlot to the mountain cracked and snapped before finally pulling loose.

Godzilla had found the monsters he was looking for, just like he thought he would, and was doing battle with the leader of the two. The monster wasn't very strong, but he was fast and he was sharp, both figuratively and literally, as most of his body was made up of deadly weapons. The cyclops lunged forward and struck Godzilla in the chest with his hook claws, sending the King of the Monsters flying backwards. The monster jumped into the air and came down on Godzilla with both of his claws. Godzilla caught both claws and struck his opponent's head with his own before tossing the monster off of him and getting back on his feet.

Godzilla turned to see that the monster had already returned to his feet. He charged at the other monster and lashed out at him with his left set of claws. The cyclops parried Godzilla's attack with his right claw and carved an impressive gash into his chest with his own left claw. Godzilla stumbled back and roared in pain. The other monster, having found an opening, lunged at Godzilla, started up its buzz saw belly, and gave Godzilla the hug of death. Gooey chunks of the King of the Monsters painted the landscape a dark red.

The fins on Godzilla's back glowed a bright blue. Godzilla pushed the monster away, his hook claws leaving two more gashes on his back and arms, and exhaled a blue stream of radiation and pain all over the cyclops. The monster took the attack about as well as any other monster did, flying backwards faster than he could run. Godzilla ended the stream of fire as his enemy collided with the side of the mountain and slowly slid down. Before Godzilla could continue his assault, a loud crack erupted from above. A quick glance up revealed that the city that stood above them was falling down.

Godzilla looked back down to the cyclops, who was barely able to stand. However, it seemed that he didn't need to. In a flash of green light, the monster was gone, out of the falling city's path, leaving the settlement with only one target.

Gigan watched from a distance as the city tumbled down the mountainside faster than Godzilla could react and slammed into him harder than anything ever had and ever would. Godzilla took a castle to the face and was buried underneath the streets and buildings. When the dust settled, all was silent, with the only exception being Megalon as he buzzed down next to Gigan. At that point, it had to be over. Gigan had read through Godzilla's file. He had been hit with a lot of things, but never anything as big as a city. He was dead under there, he had to be dead under there. Thinking that they had fulfilled their contract, Gigan and Megalon burst into a joyous dance. Both cyborgs jumped up and down, clapping their claws, for they had won!

The city in front of them started to shift as the monster under it proved not to be dead. The cyborgs stopped their dancing and gawked as the monster they were hired to kill lifted a portion of the city off of him and crawled out of the ruins. They hadn't won yet. Godzilla was alive and well and they were very disappointed. But Gigan's disappointment soon gave way to elation! Hooray! The battle wasn't over!

Godzilla returned to his feet and turned to his very destructive enemies. Gigan and Megalon glanced at each other. Gigan held a hook in Godzilla's direction, instructing Megalon to attack. He did so, charging in Godzilla's direction headfirst. Godzilla caught Megalon by his horn with both hands and dragged him into the wrecked city. Megalon escaped Godzilla's grip and jabbed at Godzilla with one of his spinning drill claws. Godzilla caught the drill, which stopped in his hands. A brief moment passed before Megalon's arm exploded, leaving Megalon dazed and Godzilla armed. The target raised Megalon's severed drill claw and brought it down on Megalon's head, snapping his horn and tearing through his metal exoskeleton.

Godzilla released the claw, which had lodged itself into Megalon's head. Megalon stumbled backwards before falling over. As the blue glow of his eyes faded, Gigan's partner let out a final wargle noise. Godzilla let out a victorious roar and turned his attention to Gigan, who was now very inconvenienced and in no shape to fight. Godzilla's fins glowed blue again and he let out another stream of what Gigan's employers referred to as his "Atomic Breath". Gigan blinked out of its path and unfolded his wings. Now the fight was over. The cyclops took to the skies and fled south, having been defeated once again by a giant, stupid dinosaur.

Several hours passed since the battle. In those hours, Godzilla took off after Gigan, a headcount was made of the surviving ponies, and Megalon's body was examined. Twilight couldn't hide her amazement, despite having only limited control of her face. She was right in suspecting that Megalon was partially organic, but even upon close inspection, it was difficult to tell where the monster ended and where the machine began. The cybernetics that held it together were more advanced than any machine she could ever dream of, and she had a tendency to dream about machines.

"Twilight, look!" Spike pointed to the site where Princess Luna had set up camp for the remaining ponies. Twilight struggled to turn her head in that direction, but she managed it. Princess Celestia had returned from Stalliongrad with a giant hunk of glacial ice in tow. "Come on," Spike said as he helped Twilight up to her hooves. "Let's go see her."

"How..." Princess Celestia stuttered. "How many are left?"

"I saved as many as I could, Tia," Princess Luna said. "But I could only get a few thousand ponies out of the city before it fell. Hopefully, it'll be enough to rebuild."

"They can't all stay here," Celestia said before putting a hoof to her eyes. "The closest town is Ponyville."

"Princess Celestia," Twilight said. "What happened in Stalliongrad? What's that?"

"Twilight!" Celestia rushed to her student's side and helped keep her up. "I'll tell you everything in the morning. It's getting late, and we all need rest."