The Fight

“What is that thing? Is it a dragon?!” Exclaimed a skinny lime-green dragon.

“I don’t know! I never seen a dragon like this one before!” Went a grizzly earth dragon the color of mud.

“What’s you deal, pal?! We’re just trying to get some food! Buzz off before we pummel you to mush!” The red dragon growled. However, Godzilla ignored the threat and charged at the trio, sinking his teeth into the green dragon. The dragon roared as he struck Godzilla in the face with his talons, forcing the saurian to release his grip on him. The earth dragon roared and tackled Godzilla and sunk his own fangs in the reptile’s neck. Godzilla snarled painfully as he swung his body around, managing to throw the winged reptile off. He turned to the red dragon, another roar escaping his jaws.

“SKREEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNGGGGKKKK!!!!” Godzilla roared. The red dragon charged Godzilla, grappling with the enraged saurian. With a roar of his own, the dragon raked his talons on Godzilla’s neck, opening multiple bloody wounds. Godzilla clawed the dragon in the face and shoved him on the ground, clamping his jaws on the beast’s neck. He began ripping at the dragon, earning trails of crimson dripping from the winged lizard’s neck. The other two dragons jumped on Godzilla, slashing viciously at him with their claws. The red dragon managed to right himself, clawing Godzilla in the face and leaving a nasty gash in it. The three dragons all bombarded Godzilla with a flurry of slashing and biting, desperately trying to bring him down. Fluttershy hid between two bushes, watching the fight with tears in her eyes as she helplessly watched her beloved child continually sustain more and more gruesome injuries. Godzilla roared, ignoring the agonizing pain as he grabbed the green dragon in his jaws and slashed his underbelly. With a pained shriek, the green dragon gasped as he was brutally smashed into the ground. The other two kept clawing at his back and sides, opening even more bloody wounds. Godzilla roared in anger and pain, desperately trying to kick them off. He finally managed to throw the two beasts off him, roaring loudly. Godzilla snapped his jaws at the brown dragon, but the beast dodged in time and smashed the thagomizer at the end of his tail into Godzilla’s face. The saurian screeched painfully as he fell towards the ground, his vision clouded with stars. The red dragon pounced on Godzilla once more, this time stabbing his talons into the reptile’s gills. Godzilla shrieked as he made a violent jerk to the left, throwing the dragon off him. With the side of his neck soaked in blood, Godzilla coughed up mouthfuls of crimson before suddenly becoming disoriented from the blood loss. Godzilla snarled as he stood in front of Fluttershy with determination. He wasn’t going to back down now. Godzilla had to keep himself in between the dragons and Fluttershy if he wanted his adoptive mother was going to live through this. The green and brown dragons charged him again, but Godzilla managed to snap out of his daze in time and swing his tail, knocking the two reptiles off their feet. Godzilla stomped on the green dragon’s head and crushed his skull while clamping his jaws on the brown dragon. With a jerk, Godzilla snapped the dragon’s neck, instantly ending the beast’s life. Dropping the limp body, Godzilla snarled as he faced the red dragon.

“You... you killed my pack mates! DIE!!!!” The red dragon roared. He tackled Godzilla and threw him on the ground, causing the two equally sized beasts to roll downhill. Fluttershy followed close behind, her eyes widening as she realized the two were inadvertently bringing the fight to Ponyville.

“I have to warn Twilight!!” Fluttershy said, sprinting to Twilight’s castle.

***

Godzilla and the dragon rolled straight into the middle of Ponyville’s streets, sending the citizens in a frenzied panic. Godzilla pinned the red dragon down, clamping his jaws on his throat. The dragon freed one of his clawed hands and struck Godzilla in the chest, leaving a massive bloody gash behind. Blood gushed out from the wound, but Godzilla ignored the pain. He increased his jaws’ pressure on the dragon’s throat, forcing the winged reptile to cry out in pain. Twilight and the rest of the Main 6 ran to the center of town just in time to witness Godzilla rip a massive chunk of flesh from the dragon’s throat. The red dragon screeched in agony as blood gushed out of the opened wound. With a snarl, Godzilla bit the dragon’s skull and crushed it, finally killing the beast.

“Godzilla fought a dragon and I MISSED IT?!” Rainbow exclaimed. Without warning, a streamlined projectile of magic hit Godzilla in the torso, causing the saurian to shriek in pain.

“NO!!” Fluttershy yelled. She and the others turned to watch Onix Star and several armed soldiers charged at Godzilla.

“We got ‘im, boys! Hit ‘im again!” Onix commanded, several soldiers firing a blast of magic at Godzilla once more. The projectiles smashed into his gills, further damaging the already mangled left side of his neck. Godzilla shrieked with agony, the force of the blast’s impact knocking him into a cake shop. Onix Star’s soldiers fired another discharge of magic, but Twilight summoned her own energy blast and dispelled their projectile.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?” Twilight screamed.

“Ma’am, you’re interfering with military business. Step aside and let us do our job.” Onix roughly replied, pushing past Twilight. Fluttershy ran to the heavily injured Godzilla, breaking into sobs upon seeing the plethora of terribly gruesome injuries splattered all over his body.

“It’s okay, baby.... You’re going to be okay, alright? Mommy is going to take care of you...” Fluttershy sobbed, trying her best to comfort her hurting child. Onix and the other soldiers circled around Godzilla, preparing another discharge of magic.

“LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!” Fluttershy suddenly screamed, standing in front of Godzilla protectively.

“Ma’am, stand out of the way right now. I won’t be responsible for whatever happens next.” Onix said, his voice laced with a darkening tone. Fluttershy shook her head and stayed put, leanimg on the saurian. Godzilla snarled and found the strength to get up, roaring furiously at the soldiers. Fluttershy turned to the reptile with a fearful expression.

“Run, Godzilla! Run!” Fluttershy exclaimed. Godzilla hesitated at first. He wanted to stay and fight, but then Fluttershy would probably get hurt if he retaliated. Godzilla growled and ran off, heading towards the nearby beach.

“We got ‘im on the run! Whip out the missiles!” Onix commanded. Two large missile container drove into view, following the direction Godzilla travelled.

“NO! NO, NO NO! YOU CAN’T DO THIS!!!” Fluttershy screamed, trying to hold off Onix. The stallion shoved her off harshly, casting a dark look at her.

“You keep your hands off me, woman. You and your friends got no say in this matter! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a lizard to fry.” Onix said. He and his soldiers dogged Godzilla to the nearby beach, gaining up on the reptile’s tail. Godzilla snorted as he jumped in the ocean and began swimming away in a attempt to escape the army.

“FIRE!!!” Onix yelled. One of the containers opened up and activated the missile, sending it flying towards Godzilla. The very second Godzilla dived into the ocean, the missile smashed into the very same spot and erupted in a enormous explosion that travelled for several miles while decimating any trees, homes, and other buildings in range before dissipating. Fluttershy finally made it to the beach, watching the mushroom cloud disappear. She stared at the water’s edge, praying Godzilla swam out of range. But after five long minutes, Godzilla failed to resurface. Fluttershy dropped to her knees, her body racking with violent sobs.

“MY BABY....!!!!” Fluttershy cried. Twilight and the others arrived at the beach, spotting Fluttershy sprawled on the ground bawling her eyes out. Rarity and Applejack rushed to comfort her while Twilight, Rainbow, and Pinkie faced Onix and his soldiers.

“Good work, men! We brought ‘im down!” Onix said. Twilight’s horn glowed as she encased Onix in a purple aura and forcibly held him to the ground.

“HEY, LET ME GO! I JUST SAVED YOUR REARS FROM A VIOLENT MONSTER!” Onix yelled.

“YOU DID NO SUCH THING!!! THAT MONSTER HAD SAVED MY FRIEND’S LIFE!!!” Twilight angrily screamed.

“Wait until Princess Celestia hears about this!” Onix exclaimed. At that moment, Princess Celestia arrived on the beach, followed by several Canterlot guards. If looks could kill, Celestia would have murdered Onix with the absolutely livid expression on her face.

“Let him go, Twilight.” Celestia said in a stern tone. Twilight did as she was told, releasing her grip on Onix.

“Ha! You’re in trouble now-“

Onix yelped in surprise as Celestia used her own magic to pin the stallion on the ground.

“I explicitly ordered you to track only the MUTO and nothing else. I never gave you orders to hunt down and attack the young Gojirasaur! You defied my orders and went out of your way to kill a innocent creature just for the sake of testing your weapons!!” Celestia angrily berated. She released her hold on Onix and shot a deathly glare at him.

“Onix, you and your men will be immediately demoted to the lowest ranking possible and serve six years in prison. I want your remaining missile transported to my castle for immediate demolition. I’m shutting your operation down and when I have the time, I shall report your misdemeanor to your superiors in Fillydelphia.” Celestia ordered.

“W-What? You’re.... shutting me down? I just saved Ponyville from destruction!”

“You didn’t save anyone from destruction. In fact, your weapons added to the destruction. Several houses and business have been reduced to rubble and my soldiers have just reported nearly ten casualties. You have committed third degree murder upon using these weapons near civilization! Take them away now.” Celestia said.

“No, wait!” Onix pleaded, only to have Celestia’s guards grab the stallion and his soldiers, dragging them away to prison.

“NOOOO!!! I WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS!!! YOU CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!!!! I WAS GOING TO BE FAMOUS!!!! YOU’LL PAY, CELESTIA!!! YOU AND YOUR PATHETIC STUDENT!!! YOU’LL ALL PAY!!!!” Onix angrily screamed as he was dragged off. Celestia and her assorted guards began walking off when one of the armed stallions took out a compass-like tracker device, his eyes widening in surprise at what he saw.

“Your Highness, there’s a energy signal heading our direction. It’s travelling fast...!” The guard said.

“What?” Celestia asked. The device now began beeping at a rapid pace.

“Princess... it’s right on top of us!” The guard said.

“KREEEEEEERRRRRRKKK”

Everypony, including Fluttershy, turned their gazes to the sky right as a giant winged multi-limbed beast flew overhead, flapping its wings with vigor. It looked just like the MUTO whom murdered Godzilla’s parents, only it was slightly smaller in size and sported a pair of massive wings.

“That is one big bird!” Pinkie exclaimed. The winged MUTO landed on the ground, forcing everypony to scatter as it touched down. The MUTO let out a snarl, turning to the remaining missile container. Sensing the delicious energy it gave off, the MUTO ripped the container open and grabbed the missile with it’s jaws, taking off into the sky.

“That thing’s getting away with the missile! I’ll stop it!” Rainbow said, taking off into the air. She didn’t get very far when Applejack caught the cyan pegasus by her tail.

“What ‘n tarnation, Rainbow?! Ya can’t fight a giant monster!” Applejack yelled.

“Whaddya mean? I totally could kick that beastie’s butt!” Rainbow replied. But she was quickly overpowered by the orange Earth pony, getting slammed back on the ground.

“Ah, come on!” Rainbow huffed, crossing her arms in a pout.

“Guys, given the direction of the flying MUTO, it’s heading straight towards Manehattan!” Twilight exclaimed.

“Girls, I realize the task I am about to assign to you is dangerous, but I need you all to head to Manehattan and stall the beast until I arrive. I will meet you there in due time.” Celestia said, flying off.

“You heard Princess Celestia. We have a mission to complete, so let’s get it done!” Twilight said. Twilight and the others took off towards the train station, but she suddenly halted and turned around, looking at a downtrodden Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy, come on. We can’t do this without you.” Twilight said. Fluttershy let out a sniffle as she got up and wiped a tear from her eyes.

“Alright, I’m... I’m coming...” Fluttershy said. She took one last glance at the ocean, sighing as she followed Twilight to the train station.