Godzilla: Resurrection

-Redwood Residence, Ponyville-

"... She's been requested to come to Canterlot by Princess Celestia," Gordon acknowledged, surprise at Obsidian's words that morphed into sullenness evident in his tone of voice.

Before the pegasus stallion could respond, Rexy snatched the phone from his hoof. "NO," she said sternly before hanging up with a firm glare. Turning to Obsidian, she noticed that he wore an unamused expression, his arms crossed. "What?" she grunted with a shrug.

He didn't answer.

"Obsidian, I told you: I'll not fight a war that has no bearing on me!" she barked.

The pegasus merely snorted. "No bearing? Do you think that's what my parents and your step-parents said when they were pulled into Final Wars?" He continued before she could acknowledged. "No, they fought to protect their home! Which is your home now, Rexy," he scolded, pointing accusingly at the former Tyrannosaurus rex. "If this is a war you don't want to fight, fine. But think about it before you take the phone from somepony's hoof next time."

Rexy, in a rare moment of contemplation, considered the idea for a time before acknowledging. "Alright," she said, just as the telephone conveniently rang in that time. Lifting the phone, she spoke. "Rexy here," she muttered, this time in a much more calm tone of voice than she'd used previously.

"I take it Obsidian chewed you out?" Gordon's voice asked as the stallion in question fixed himself a cup of coffee.

"Indeed," the mare replied, glancing over at her husband.

"Good... In a time where kaiju are beginning to run amok, we need something like that."

"Captain, what is it exactly that you want?" Rexy grunted, impatiently tapping a hoof as she curled the phone cord around her hoof with the other holding the telephone itself.

She heard a softer, background voice for a moment before the captain himself responded. "We need your fighting skills. You've fought similar creatures before, which has given you the practice we need to hold the kaiju back. You're also physically stronger than most of us, which will allow you to handle the stresses of piloting MechaGodzilla-"

Rexy cut him off. "Firstly, I was one of those big creatures when I fought. Secondly... MechaGodzilla? I'm not piloting anything. I don't even know the first thing about piloting anything!" she barked.

"Training is provided. And it doesn't matter what you were when you fought, you did it, and you did it well enough that Princess Celestia thinks it's useful. If you can do this," Gordon paused in his speech for a moment. "Princess Celestia has offered to get Midnight into the School for Gifted Unicorns." With that, Douglas stopped talking, waiting for a response from the larger-than-average mare.

Rexy sighed, closing her eyes and shaking her head. Turning slightly, she noticed Obsidian nodding slowly, a smile on his face. Evidently, he'd heard the last part of the military captain's speech. "Alright," Rexy sighed. "I'll do it. But what kind of training will I be going through, exactly?"

"The usual, emergency procedures, funeral arrangements, so forth," she heard him shrug. "The MechaGodzilla unit you'll be piloting isn't exactly safe for your average pony."

The former dinosaur's eyes went wide at the first part of his acknowledgement. "What?! Funeral arrangements?! And how is the unit not safe?! I had heard that it was plated with some kinda fancy metal?" she rambled, panic growing on her tone. A panic that Gordon picked up on.

"Don't worry! It's plated with a gold titanium alloy and can absorb radiation to harness it as a power source. We designed it to handle the stresses of handling kaiju, for God's sake! And also, you're not the average pony. We tried to test pilot the MechaGodzilla and the pilot who was using it passed out in the cockpit and came out with a non-impact related nose-bleed. It's difficult to control and we need somepony strong to pilot the sucker," Captain Gordon explained, though unaware that he wasn't doing much to calm his audience's worries.

At this point, Obsidian was ready to jump in and make sure that the dinosaur suffering from PTSD, as a result of being trapped in a cage and fighting for her survival, wouldn't pass out. Swiftly taking the phone from her hoof, the pegasus spoke. "OKAY, Doug! That's enough. I thought you knew that she's not as tough as she used to be?"

"What? Obsidian, she's the toughest pony we know! That's why we're involving her in this!" Gordon barked back.

Leading Rexy to the couch, Obsidian replied. "She grew up in a laboratory and was forced into a cage that people stared at her through, remember?" he chastised.

"Oh... Right. What would you have us do then? Godzilla is loose and needs stopping. His reemergence has woken kaiju across the globe and Rexy is the only one, aside from the princesses, who can handle the new MechaGodzilla."

Obsidian entertained the thought for a moment and looked over at a still shell-shocked Rexy. "See if we can call up a conference first... Rexy needs to know exactly what's happening and she needs to be told in person," he answered. "Should I involve One Eye in this?"

"NO!" Gordon shouted over the phone. "No... One Eye is still not trusted by any of the princesses right now. She might've stopped Omega, but that hasn't completely redeemed her," the earth stallion acknowledged. "As for the press conference, we just had one to decide who was fit for the job. You're saying you want another?"

"Yes..."

"Well, alright. I'll see what I can do."

"Thanks, Doug."

"See ya around, Knucklehead."

With that, there was a click on the opposite line. With a deep exhale, Obsidian returned the phone to the receiver and sat beside Rexy, giving her a reassuring smile. "Hey. I've called up a conference with Celestia so you know exactly what's going on," he assured the mare, running a hoof through her short mane.

Rexy didn't respond immediately, but merely turned away. "I'm not capable of what they're asking for. A war that can't be won isn't worth fighting. If these 'kaiju' or whatever are really as powerful as you ponies make them out to be, than there's no point in trying to stop them, is there?"

Obsidian chuckled. It never failed to amaze him that Rexy was so much smarter than the dinosaur stereotypes made her out to be. "Well, I wouldn't say that. You fought against Omega when it had been deemed 'unkillable' by your sister, right? You fought against Lilith, even though she nearly killed you. You had a kid too! Even when I thought you sterile! Baby, you're so much more capable than you make yourself out to be. For the queen of the dinosaurs, you beat yourself up a lot."

"Living in a cage tends to do that," Rexy snorted as Midnight Ruby emerged from her room.

Seeing her mother looking stressed elicited a fair amount of worry from the winged unicorn as she took a seat. "Mom? What's wrong?" Midnight asked slowly, eyebrows furrowed.

"Nothing that you can help with," Rexy sighed.

"I can try?"

The unicorn looked over at her daughter's worrisome expression and begging eyes before a slight smile slipped across her muzzle. "That big lizard thing is back and Captain Gordon wants me to get into a giant robot to fight it back," she acknowledged, drawing out a wide grin from Midnight.

"You get to fight Godzilla?!" she blurted, leaping to her hooves like a giddy filly. "That's so COOL!"

"That's not what the last pilot said," Obsidian replied, causing her to almost instantly return to her previous demeanor.

"W-what did the last pilot say?" she stammered slightly.

"He couldn't handle piloting MechaGodzilla and passed out."

Before Midnight was able to say anything more, there was a loud knock on the front door. Before anypony was able to get up and answer however, the door telekinetically swung open to reveal a hooded figure cloaked in shadow, an eerie laugh echoing out from under the hood.

Rexy merely deadpanned. "One Eye, you're not fooling anyone," she grunted.

"Dammit!" a feminine voice growled from under the cloak. Stepping inside and closing the door behind her, One Eye swept back her hood with a disappointed expression upon her face. Before she could say anything more, Midnight trotted up to her and wrapped her arms around the dinosaur's neck.

"Hello!" the alicorn giggled as One Eye grinned and lifted the mare onto her back.

"My, you've grown!" King Sombra's former ally grunted.

"Like a dinosaur," Rexy snickered as Obsidian rose to his hooves.

Obsidian gazed blankly at One Eye for a moment, his muscles tensing slightly, before he finally spoke. "Been a couple years... Where ya been?" the pegasus stallion asked.

"Not performing satanic rituals. Cool your jets. As appetizing as you look, I'm not going to eat you," the mare snorted, rolling her good eye. Noticing the look of horror upon Obsidian's face, One Eye spoke again. "Holy Hell! I'm not going to eat you, chill!"

Obsidian grumbled slightly before returning to his seat, where Rexy stood and approached her sister. "What're you doing here?"

"Gordon told me about what happened. Apparently, I'm still scaring folks and apparently, you're also going to fight the one I've heard go by the 'King of the Monsters'," she explained. "Buuut, you refused the offer. What's wrong, Little Sis? Don't think you're tough enough to handle a god?" One Eye grinned mischievously.

"Y'know what! I could probably fight that lame excuse of a king with one claw tied behind my back!" Rexy barked.

"Uh, actually that would be hoof," Obsidian corrected, lifting a hoof slightly.

Rexy snapped her head and gave her spouse such a glare that he actually cowered back slightly. "Your lips move again and I peel 'em off of your cold dead face," she growled menacingly.

"Then do it," One Eye interjected. "Fight Godzilla with a claw tied behind your back," the unicorn mare grinned.

At this point, Rexy was practically foaming at the mouth. "Oh-ho-ho! You bitch," she growled.

"Mom! This is a child friendly story! No swearing!" Midnight interrupted, also lifting a hoof.

"Do you want to lose your lips too?!"

-Ponyville Train Station-

Rexy grumbled quietly to herself as she boarded the train, following Obsidian, Midnight Ruby, and One Eye, who had elected to come with her to Canterlot after the boiling water of the earlier situation had cooled down sufficiently. She had been reluctant to agree, but after her sister's taunt, the mare wasn't about to back down to the challenge. It wasn't even in her nature to back down from a challenge.

Making her way onto the train, the dinosaur mother shot a glare at the older two of the trio she was with.

"C'mon, can't you at least fake a happy look?" Obsidian scoffed, rolling his eyes as he took her luggage and moved it to a compartment above them.

On cue, Rexy replaced her frown with an extremely sarcastic, toothy grin, even for a dinosaur.

Obsidian stared at her with a flat expression. "Uncalled for," the pegasus grumbled as Midnight and One Eye took a seat across from each other, both wearing an amused expression as they watched the married couple bicker back and forth whilst the train started moving.

"Are they normally like this?" One Eye asked, looking down at her niece. She wasn't around often enough to understand the relationship to her brother-in-law and sister, so she was unaware of how they behaved as a couple.

"No, normally they're all gushy and gross. Strange considering Mum's a dinosaur," Midnight grinned.

"Well... This is highly amusing," One Eye smirked, looking back up at the duo.

At the sight of her parents in their current state, the alicorn looked back on the events of last night involving dinner and began to laugh, much to her aunt's confusion.

"What?"

"Last night, I had eaten my dinner real fast and Mom asked if I had ever considered chewing my food." Midnight had to stop as she began to openly laugh, shaking her head as she snorted slightly. "S-so, when she did, I asked if they'd ever c-considered-" At this point, she might as well have been dying on the floor. "I-if they'd ever considered being more quiet at night!"

One Eye's eye and socket became more visible as she withheld an internal uproar of laughter. The former dinosaur began to choke on her breath as she started laughing along with Midnight. "You're going to get your ass grounded so hard one of these days," One Eye chuckled.

"Worth it!" Midnight giggled as the unicorn beside her pulled her close and began to grind her hoof into the alicorn's scalp.

-One Hour Later, Canterlot-

Rexy and Obsidian walked side by side, simply enjoying each other's company as they made their way up the stairwell that led to Canterlot Castle's entrance. One Eye and Midnight tossed a few jokes back and forth before the sight of a dusty brown earth stallion became visible leaning against the massive door frame.

Obsidian smirked as the stallion lifted a hoof and waved, a smile visible under his bushy mustache as he stood up straight and approached. The pegasus noticed Captain Gordon's smile diminish and transition to a frown as he spotted One Eye, his pace slowing slightly.

Upon reaching the group, Gordon leaned over, his gaze trained on One Eye. "What is she doing here?" the stallion whispered into Obsidian's ear. "She is not going to help in the council's trust of Rexy, you know?" he continued.

"I don't know what she's doing here, but she's here. We're just going to have to deal with it for the time being."

"Alright," the military leader said with a skeptical nod and shrug before looking to Rexy. "Welcome back, Your Majesty," he grinned, patting her shoulder before looking to her daughter. "You must be Midnight Ruby. Did you know that you were born in my apartment?" Gordon asked, leaning down slightly.

The alicorn rolled her eyes with a slight smile. "Yes, I know," she acknowledged.

Douglas smiled before waving the group inside. "So, I managed to get a meeting set up, as you know by the fact that you're hear. Obsidian, I tried contacting your parents, but they didn't answer my calls. One Eye, you are going to have to stay outside during the meeting. The royals in there are uncomfortable with your presence and would rather you didn't show," the stallion explained.

"Still afraid of me, eh?" One Eye acknowledged with a flat chuckle.

"Not me... The princesses... You tried not once, but twice, to kill Princess Cadenza and attempted to overthrow Canterlot at one point. They trust you about as far as they can throw you... And considering your-" Gordon paused and looked over at the unicorn slightly, noticing an threatening underbite developing upon her face. "-build... physically throwing you seems next to impossible."

"Nice coverup," One Eye snorted sarcastically.

Ignoring her, the earth stallion continued, stopping before a pair of double doors. "Rexy, don't say anything that might upset the royals. Obsidian, don't talk unless you are spoken to. And Midnight... Same to you... The press is waiting for you inside." With that, he pushed the doors open with an effortful grunt, where the family, sans One Eye, walked into the room before the doors were shut behind them.

Leaning against the wall, Captain Gordon glanced over at One Eye, his eyes shifting over her muscular form and rugged build. If he had to admit, she looked good for a dinosaur... That said, he was currently seeing Colonel Obsidia, not to mention the fact that One Eye is significantly more aggressive than any mare he'd met in the past.

She must've noticed his gaze trained on her, for she wore an unimpressed expression with a slight growl on her voice. "Enjoying the view?"

Gordon snapped his head up and away from One Eye whilst maintaining a calm tone. "Not too surprised that monster's eyes were on ya," he said, referring to King Sombra. "You're built tough. Hard to find ponies like that nowadays."

"I'm a dinosaur, Captain. I'm not built tough of my own accord, and I'm not a pony... So keep your beady little eyes off," One Eye grumbled with a squint directed towards the stallion. The tyrant queen may have turned a new leaf, but that didn't mean that she was, by any means, afraid to speak her mind.

"Fair enough," Douglas nodded through a shrug before noticing that the glass eye, which had been enchanted to give One Eye her full sight, was missing from her socket. "Also, where's your eye? I thought that Celestia had worked to make it a more comfortable fit?"

One Eye snickered. "Is this concern for a monster, Captain? Cute, but like I said..." With that, she leaned over slightly. "Keep your beady little eyes OFF!"

Captain Gordon's ears flopped back against his head as the wind from the roar blew his mane away slightly. "Holy shit, One Eye! I got the gist!" the stallion snapped.

The unicorn mare leaned away from him. "It wasn't comfortable."

-Inside the Conference Room-

"The MechaGodzilla unit is purposed strictly for anti-kaiju defense. It has recently been remodeled, as you are aware... But there were flaws in the system. The neural load is too much for a single pilot. It is also too powerful for two. Except for the fact that you are physically stronger and more resistant to its effects. This was determined by the x-rays that we took at your last annual," Doctor Jolt explained to the heavily built unicorn mare that was Rexy. "Captain Gordon may have explained that one pilot was enough, if it was you... Personally, I was never on the same page as Gordon and never understood his reasoning. Do you follow what I am saying?"

Rexy wore a completely befuddled look upon her face. "Uuh... I'm sorry. You lost me at anti-kaiju... Would you run that by me again?"

Doctor Jolt ushered an exasperated sigh before making his way down from the stand and approaching the mare. "You are a dinosaur, yes? Okay. Think about it like this. Two tyrannosaurs are hunting. Both have a role to play, right side and left side. Without one predator, the hunt can go awry. The single animal can get hurt. With only one pilot, the strain of piloting will hurt said pilot... You got me?"

"Now I do," Rexy shrugged.

The blue maned pegasus nodded. "Good. Now then, two pilots are required for left and right sides of the unit. Captain Gordon may not have been aware of the upgrades we made to the MechaGodzilla."

"Sooo, you don't need me, you want me."

"No. I couldn't care less about whether or not you pilot... But the world does. Rexy, they need you to pilot the MechaGodzilla. You are one of few capable. The others have been handling the neural load for far too long in the Jaegars. You though... You haven't." Jolt tapped Rexy's chest with the tip of his hoof with the words, swinging the other around her shoulder. "Help us... Help us eliminate the threat that you are a part of. You live here in Equestria, so fight for Equestria like you did all those years ago with Omega and One Eye."

Rexy looked down at the stallion for a moment and then up at the ponies surrounding her. She could see Obsidian and Midnight smiling down upon her, she could see the skepticism upon Queen Novo and Princess Cadence's face, and she could see the reassurance from Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle. Dipping her head, Rexy responded. "Okay... I'll do it. Told I'm alive long passed my expiration date, so I'll keel over at any time, anyway," the unicorn mare chuckled dryly. "Who's my co-pilot?"

Upon finishing her sentence, Rexy was shocked to receive a maraud of cheering from the ponies surrounding her.

-Neighvada Desert-

The bearded dragon tilted its head, the sight of a black cricket enticing the cold-blooded reptile into moving. Jaws widening ever-so-slightly, the lizard slowly crept towards the insect with slow, deliberate motions. Before long, the bearded dragon loomed over the cricket before its head darted down and a small crunch was heard. Lifting its head, an insect squirmed in the lizards jaws before it was chewed slightly and swallowed.

Shifting back around, the lizard flattened its body against the scorched canyon rocks and lowered its head. The beard hadn't been resting for long before the earth began to shudder violently, a mechanical shriek echoing out from under the lizard.

In a fit of panic, the reptile sprinted away. But not before a gargantuan sized metal scythe erupted from the earth and a series of red explosions like fire crackers rang from above. Rubble shifted as sea-foam green and gold became visible, the red glow of a cyclopean eye visible as well.

Gigan ushered another shriek before clambering out of his rocky tomb, dust and rubble flying through the air as he moved. Shaking loose debris from his golden scales and green skin, Gigan fanned his three dorsal fans and slammed his medium-length tail against the ground to shake loose more rubble. Massive, scythe-like appendages lifted as Gigan clapped the cold flats of each blade together, loose stone falling to the ground.

One last shake of his head, and the Nebulan creation looked to the sky, flexing his mandibles before lifting off.

He had work to do for an unnamed master.