Invasion of the Astro Monster: Destroy All Ponies

Chapter 29

I am Become Death

As King Ghidorah's power reached its highest levels, each of his heads simultaneously fired their gravity beams. However, these gravity beams were far more powerful than any Ghidorah had ever fired in his long life. Each of the beams hit the same point in Hedorah's body, overloading it with pure gravitational power.

Hedorah's gurgling scream echoed across the mountainside, as every single atom in its body was destroyed. The collective energy of each of the gravity beams resulted in the creation of something unusual. There was a titanic flash of light, and all of a sudden Hedorah was gone. In a flash, the pollution kaiju had ceased to exist. In its place was something...different.

Ghidorah landed, panting. He was surprised he actually felt tired, but it occurred to him that he had never unleashed that amount of energy at once before. As Rodan and Mothra appeared near him, they all took in the sight that befell their eyes.

The combined gravitational energy proved to have been too much. Where Hedorah once stood, there now floated a slowly swirling object, circular and emitting a strange energy. A singularity. A wormhole. Ghidorah had ripped a hole in the fabric of time and space, leading to an unknown world. Mothra flew up to it, investigating.

"It leads," she said, pausing. She could hardly believe it. "It leads to home," she said. "Ghidorah, you've opened a door to Earth. Our Earth,"

Ghidorah and Rodan both looked at the wormhole silently. "You should return, Mothra. That planet needs you far more than this one," Ghidorah said.

Mothra shook her head. "Ghidorah, I think you should come back with me. You've changed. Think of the good you could do if went back!"

For a moment, Ghidorah did. But then he remembered all of the evil he had done, all the horrors that had occurred because of him. He flinched under the mental weight. "No," he said. "I have done too much there. I have committed to many sins to possibly ever change their perception of me. I must stay here. Here, I can start over. I can do things right," he said.

Mothra simply nodded. "Fair enough. Rodan, will you be returning?" she asked.

Rodan thought for a moment. "Sorry Mothra, but this place is way nicer than Earth ever was. I think I'll stay too," he said.

Mothra would've rolled her compound eyes if she could, but didn't. "Well, I suppose this is goodbye then," she said. Before anything more could be said, a roar pierced the air from the other side of the wormhole.

A very familiar roar.

Then, a large, black shape appeared on the other side, clearly about to walk through. Ghidorah's eyes widened.

"No! Not here!" he shouted.

The shape drew closer.

"Mothra, you must stop him now! If he gets through, we won't be able to send him back! Think of the destruction he'll cause!" Ghidorah pleaded.

Mothra nodded. "You're right! I'd love to stay and say more, but it seems fate has a way of messing with plans, doesn't it?"

Rodan smirked. "Tell him that his thighs are still fat for me, will ya?" he shot at Mothra.

Mothra chuckled, despite knowing full well that the joke was not funny. "Very well, Rodan. Farewell, both of you. Perhaps one day we will meet again. Now, I'm coming home for you, Godzilla," she said.

Mothra flew headfirst into the wormhole, disappearing. She appeared on the other side, her colorful image distorted by the cross-dimensional energies. King Ghidorah and Rodan watched as she tackled Godzilla, holding him down. Then, as if on queue, the portal collapsed. Like a shattering mirror, the energy dissipated as the two kaiju looked on, their last window to their old lives gone.

Rodan sighed. "Well, I suppose we'd better return now, shouldn't we?" he asked.

Ghidorah was silent for a moment. This was really happening. After all that had occurred, he could hardly believe it. A lot had changed since he appeared on this planet. Yet, in retrospect, he would say it was for the better. That's when he remembered something. "Not quite yet, Rodan. There is still one unfinished piece of business," he said, before flying in the direction that the Super X-P crashed.

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Derpy woke up in the wreckage of the ship, flashing red lights illuminating the dim insides of the cockpit. She scanned her area, her vision coming into focus. The vehicle had crashed nose-first, so she was astonished she was even alive. She got up, walking towards the front and the main control panel.

Gatling Gale lay facedown against the controls. She pushed against his shoulder with one of her hooves. Then she saw the blood. His whole head lay facedown in a pool of blood. She gagged, barely holding in her lunch. That didn't last long, as she gave in to her body's demands to vomit. Retching, her lunch spreading out in a puddle of gruel across the floor.

Shuddering, she turned. Gatling Gale was dead, and there was nothing she could do about it. She lumbered slowly to her other copilot.

Trixie lay on her back, slumped against the side of her controls. Her eyes were closed, her face peaceful as though she were in a deep sleep. One forehoof lay folded against her stomach, the other splayed out limply. Derpy walked up to her, relieved to find the unicorn still breathing. Slowly and gently, she lifted the unconscious mare and carried her on her back.

Derpy approached the emergency exit. With effort, she twisted the hatch open. She was blinded by the sunlight, but got over it quickly. She pulled Trixie behind her onto the roof. There were no signs of any kaiju. Had they won? What happened?

Then Ghidorah landed in front of her. She yelped, but quickly regained her composure. "Oh....uh...hey!" she shouted at the three headed dragon. Ghidorah snorted in response. "Uh, could we maybe get a lift?" she asked.

Ghidorah's middle head lowered, and Derpy clambered onboard. Stowing the unconscious Trixie securely against a few giant scales, she gave the signal to go.

"We're ready!" she shouted.

Rodan smirked at Ghidorah. "So you do have a heart after all," he said.

Ghidorah huffed. "Let's go," he said.

And they took flight, ready to return to Canterlot.