Thorax

by Timothy1509

Prologue

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Earth 1954

The year was 1954, and all nations around the Earth were beginning to find peace with each other after the establishment of the United Nations in the United States in order to maintain international peace and prevent other wars from happening around the world. Everything seemed peaceful in the Earth however, things are starting to change.

A few months ago, three American nuclear submarines have been lost in the Western coast which the government are growing perplexed and concerned of. This has resulted in loosing 27 crews in the subs.

Government officials thinks that it was the fault of a giant mysterious creature that has been sighted in Japan a couple of years ago, it's sound was even heard on sonars too. Since that, no scientists were able to determine what exactly this creature is since it's two orange deer looking horns, it's green horn, it's insect looking mane, and four green coloured hooves were seen while it was swimming in the water. All they knew was it was attracted to nuclear energy.

Therefore, a scientific organization called 'Equinarch' named due to the creature's Equin looking structure stepped in and began to think of a solution to kill the beast. But, they already have a plan.

The plan was to set up electric power grids run by nuclear power cables on an island to lure the creature there and then kill it with an atomic bomb in the end. This took six weeks to accomplish due to some of them having to build the power grids, while some had to study the large creature.

After the three days, it was seen that Eqinarch's plan was working. The creature was now heading to the island where the electrical grids were. Then, the organization began to instigate the second and final phase of their plan.

So, the human soldiers got on destroyers which are now emplaced in a far away distance from the island so that it doesn't get hit by the shock wave of the atomic bomb. The soldiers then put on some goggles in order to shield their eyes from the illumination of the strong weapon. A brief second later, a soldier began to count down.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

Just as the creature made it to the island and surfaced up from the water slightly, it was immediately hit in the head with an atomic bomb which immediately exploded on impact. A brief second later, a huge shock wave was created which knocked down the trees, and blew away the bushes on the island.

Thorax


The Philippines 1999

In the Philippines, an helicopter which is owned by Equinarch was seen flying over the mountains heading to a particular destination. Inside the helicopter were doctor Toshihiro Yasushi, and his wife Satomi Sora, they are two Japanese couples. Inside the helicopter, Toshihiro was seen looking down on a pocket watch while rubbing it with his thumb.

When Satomi noticed her husband's depression, she attempted to console him but however, she noticed people climbing ladders on her right. She must assume that they have arrived at their destination.

"Koko ni ita. (We're here.)" Satomi told her husband.


After hovering up in the air for a bit, the pilot of the helicopter has found an open area with no people around it, so, the pilot activated the landing gear and landed on the ground. Now, they are at the Universal mines where three people are standing in front of the front gates, as if they were expecting them.

Once the helicopter has landed on the ground, doctor Toshihiro and his wife Satomi both got off the helicopter. After that, they were immediately greeted by one of the Equinarch workers.

"Dr. Yasushi." The man said. Once Toshihiro made it to the boss, he shook hand with him "My name is Gregory Eli, thank you for coming here to assist me." He told him with a smile.

"My pleasure sir." Toshihiro said smiling back "What's the crisis?" He asked.

"Follow me, and I'm warning you, it's a complete mess." He told him. Then, Gregory began to lead Toshihiro to the damaged area.

"Equinarch sent me in this morning. I took a quick observation around but, I told them that we needed you." He told him.


While walking, Gregory began to disclose to the doctor about what had happened in the mines.

"The workers here told me that they picked up a radiation signal out here last month." He told him "They got very exhilarated, thinking they had discovered uranium ores. So, they started stacking up the machinery and then... well, the whole floor collapsed into a cavern below." He finished.

Once Gregory has lead Toshihiro and Satomi to the wreckage area, the Dr. walked forward a little and saw a large hole with destroyed walkways and bridges on the sides of it. The sight has scandalized Satomi.

"They told me that 50 miners went down with it." Gregory told him.

Doctor Toshihiro was scrutinizing the wreckage and the hole with a traumatized and bewildered mixed expression. He has never seen anything like this before. And no technology would have the ability to drill a hole that big.

"Nani ga dekitadeshou ka? (what could've done this?)" Toshihiro asked himself quietly. Then, he looked at Gregory "We must suit up and investigate." He said.

"Of course. The hazmat suits are just over there."


Inside of the cavern, Gregory, Toshihiro, and Satomi were all seen walking inside the large hole while shinning their flashlights around the area. At first they were expecting to see rocks but instead, they saw bones which was perplexing.

"This way." Gregory told them as he began to guide them.

"When they first discovered this pocket, the radiation levels were only half as strong." He disclosed "It's almost as if contact with the outside air started catalyzing something." He added.

However, as the three of them walked further into the cave, Toshihiro spotted something very odd. He shinned the light against the object and noticed a larg tall bone which looks to be like a rib covered in some kind of mucus.

"Looks like some kind of fossil." Said Gregory with an astonished expression. "I've been to lots of caves before, but I've never seen anything like this." He told them as he walked towards a panel. Once he got to it, he pressed onto a red button and lights illuminated around the cave.

Once all of the lights have turned on, Toshihiro and Satomi both noticed that these giant rib bones represents a torso of the creature. Satomi then let out a gasp due to her realizing what the bones represents.

"Oya ma. (Oh my goodness.)" Satomi said with a shocked expression. Then, she looked at her husband "Sore wa kanosei ga? (Could it be?)" She asked him.

Toshihiro scrutinized the bones for a brief second to see whether it really belongs to the creature that Japan had encountered years ago. A brief second later, he came to a conclusion.

"Ie, karede wa arimasen. (No, it isn't him.)" Toshihiro told her with a shake of his head "Kore wa kare yori zutto toshiue de okidesu. (This one is much more older and bigger than him.)" He finished.

"Hey guys." Gregory called them through their comm unit "Look what I found." He told them.


Toshihiro and Satomi were both walking on the bones of the creature as well as up and down in the cave to get to Gregory's location for two minutes now. Once they got to him, the couple have witnessed something very bizarre that Gregory began to take pictures of.

In front of them were large eggs on the ground of the cave. Satomi walked forward to get a better look at them. Once she did, she began to scrutinize it. A brief second later, she looked back at her husband.

"Kore wa tamagodesu. (This is an egg.)" She told him "Shikashi, sore wa don'na ikimonodesu ka? (But what creature is it?)" She asked with a perplexed expression behind her mask.

"Now these bones are fossilized but, this formation seems to be perfectly preserved." Gregory said.

Toshihiro shinned his flashlight to his right and saw that the other egg was cracked open with mucus falling out of it.

"This one looks broken." Toshihiro said.

Gregory walked up to the egg and began to scrutinize it.

"It looks like something just came out of it." He said "But what could it be?" He asked.

Toshihiro was going to investigate this egg but suddenly, the whirling noises of a helicopter stopped him, it also got Gregory and Satomis's attention too. The doctor walked forward to the source of the loud sound and noticed that there was a large hole on the top right of the cave.


Outside of the cave, the pilot of the Equinarch helicopter that Toshihiro and Satomi took was seen hovering his helicopter around a large dirt track with a few fallen trees.

The pilot of the helicopter then looked in front of him and saw that the tracks leads directly to the ocean.


Author's Note

The prologue chapter of my Twirax crossover story has been accomplished! I hope you all enjoyed it!

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