Godzilla vs. Sonic

The Buyer kept a close eye on Godzilla's reinforced tank. The water only grew a deeper crimson with each passing minute. The Buyer was startled as his door opened. "Mr. Buyer, we have a situation," Agent Fairley said, anxiously. The Buyer spun towards Fairley on his taped-together office chair. The Buyer saw Fairley's adam's apple tighten. "Godzilla's growing in size at a rapid pace. Soon enough, the cage will become too small for him."

"So the creature will be crushed against the walls of its tank and die, how's that my problem?" The Buyer asked, standing up from his chair. Agent Fairley looked out the window. "What, you're afraid it'll… get out?" The Buyer side-eyed Godzilla's tank, and felt the room spinning a little.

"Not at all, sir. This tank's material has been used to house all kinds of powerful creatures in America for decades. But this project is too important to let it die," the agent said. "Even besides that… there are ethical concerns in letting Godzilla remain in this state for long. Before we mix euthanasia solution into the tank, the doctor wants to study this one-of-a-kind creature to create—"

"I don't care what that Egghead wants anymore," the Buyer growled. There was a loud thud on the glass, a sound everyone in the lab had gotten used to at this point. "I was promised the original Godzilla's DNA samples once that machine was finished, in return for my cooperation. Now I'm left babysitting… that. Whatever it's supposed to be." The Buyer looked down at the monitor displaying a wireframe model of the grotesque, malformed sea creature in the tank. The model followed this new Godzilla's movements, as it momentarily awoke and thrashed around in the water. However, the agents guarding the tank on the floor all seemed frightened. "What's going on…?"

CRACK! Godzilla pounded its head against the reinforced glass, causing a small split in the tank that began seeping blood. The lab erupted into panic, the Buyer watched apathetically from his safe room, Fairley staring at it with disbelief. "Shut it down, already. Don't you know that thing's dangerous?" The Buyer asked.

"I can't, there's a process. First, we'll need to call Robotnik, or an associate," Agent Fairley explained. The Buyer growled, and called Robotnik's only assistant with a higher rank than himself. Despite the agent's prestige in Robotnik's future empire, he was still easy to persuade. To push around.

"Stone?" The Buyer asked. "The experimental animal is breaking containment. We need permission to shut it down." Agent Stone held his phone between his ear and shoulder, preparing a latte in the comfort of his own home, on the other side of the world. The crack in the glass slowly crawled up Godzilla's whole tank, with a sound like bones splitting. Screams could be heard in the room below, and only most of them were human.

"I'm afraid I can't do that," Agent Stone replied with a grin. "The doctor really needs that creature alive, he's planning something… BREATHTAKING." Agent Stone sighed.

"I know what he's planning!" The Buyer shouted, watching as blood began pooling out of the tank. "For god's sake, I'm shutting it down myself!" The Buyer picked up his office chair and broke the glass protecting a red button. He was about to slam his hand down on the button, when…

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. If Godzilla dies, it'll cost Robotnik a lot of money just to start the process over again. He's not such a nice guy when you make him angry," Agent Stone laughed a little, taking a sip of his latte. The Buyer growled, his hand falling from the red button. "You don't have to worry, Buyer. We're friends! I won't tell anyone, especially not Robotnik, anything about this call if you can keep Godzilla alive for us. The Gunpex agents on the floor should be able to hold it down if anything goes wrong." The Buyer looked to the floor. The agents were gone, and so was Godzilla. The contents of the tank flooded in front of the window. The Buyer and the Agent Fairley stepped away, the pool of blood reflecting in their terrified eyes.

Godzilla crashed through another room in the facility, not paying any attention to the people around or underneath it. With gore and meat splashing out of its gills, it carved right through Gunpex Cybernetics HQ, before breaking out of one last wall. Into the city.

People screamed and cars honked, before Godzilla fell onto them from the floors above. Godzilla screeched, but it didn't sound at all like the beast that attacked Tokyo. It wasn't the roar of a powerful monster, rather just another terrified scream joining the rest. Godzilla's lower jaw swung around, losing sharp teeth, as it scuttled right through Hong Kong. Its skin flaked away down to the muscle in some parts of its body, its eyes dried up. Godzilla collapsed.

Water. It needed water.

Flopping right through a restaurant and reducing it to rubble, Godzilla writhed and bled onto the streets. Shrieking out for something to hear its pain, Godzilla was only met with fear from the people it was crying out to. Some of them were walking their dogs. Even the animals feared Godzilla. Why did they all hate him so much? Godzilla was about to make it to the water, when it was shot in the gills by a Gunpex agent. Godzilla roared, the bullets now lodged in its gills. The huge creature fell over right into the ocean. A splotch of dark red in the sea where Godzilla had fallen began releasing warm, rotten-smelling steam. Before stretching into the distance. Godzilla had escaped… and felt a tug in one specific direction. A perfect line had been carved through Hong Kong, Godzilla somehow knew the direction it needed to go this whole time. The red line in the water was heading towards Japan.

…

Sonic was flying his new red plane over the ocean, with a determined look in his eye. He was going to find that giant moth kaiju and get a better look at it. More importantly, another race. Sonic had never flown like this before, but it felt like second nature. Everything on this old plane made sense to him, somehow.

Sonic noticed a squadron of helicopters nearby. Big ones, flying into his path. Startled, he dove the plane under the AH-64 Apache. The Apache pilot, equally startled by the mere sight of Sonic, launched a missile at the hedgehog's plane.

"Uhm… is that the one we were supposed to kill?" The Apache pilot asked.

Sonic rolled his plane out of the way, and shook his fist at the Apache. It started firing rounds at Sonic's plane. One shot grazed the side, and Sonic flew lower to hide in the clouds. When he was low enough to see the water, he saw exactly what the military came here for. It wasn't him.

There was something in the ocean, a giant writhing flesh creature that looked awfully familiar. Realization hit Sonic. It was Godzilla, and it never looked uglier. It didn't matter much to Sonic how the beast survived their last encounter, but Sonic knew it had to be stopped. Both of them were near one of the only Tokyo districts to survive Godzilla's first two attacks. Sonic directed the plane to land in Kamata, and prepared for his rematch with Godzilla.

…

The Ejimas just wanted to sleep. Tsubasa tossed and turned on the scratchy carpet with a dead expression on his face, Yui covered her ears with her pillow on the sofa, trying to imagine the distant squeaking as more pleasant video game spring sound effects. Their landlord and his fiancee usually stayed in their own bedroom, but that didn't mean they weren't loud sometimes.

"Is Kyoko-sama jumping on the bed? Tell her to stop," Yui whispered with a sandpapery voice. Tsubasa tiredly stared at the ceiling.

"... No," Tsubasa coughed. "Also, I can't."

The radio suddenly crackled to life. Tsubasa punched it into the wall, tired of everything making noise, and it let out an electronic death screech. "This is an emergency al…" the voice on the radio droned, before cutting out. Yui slowly got up, and stared out the window. There were emergency sirens outside.

"What is that?" Yui mumbled. "Is there going to be an earthquake?" Tsubasa lifted his head.

"... Gojira?" Tsubasa mumbled, still half-asleep.

Kyoko, the landlord's precious fiancee, looked backwards to her TV. It showed a red streak moving through the ocean. "Wait, turn it up," she mumbled, readjusting her shirt. The Ejimas' landlord reached for the remote, knocking over a bowl of half-eaten beef udon on the nightstand. Tsubasa and Yui had their left ears pressed up to the door, with boiling steam flowing out of their right ears.

"Damn it to Hell!" The usually refined landlord shouted, turning up the TV volume all the way. Yui gasped in through her nose, and put a hand over her mouth. Tsubasa and Yui could then hear the emergency broadcast coming from the only working TV in the house.

"A giant creature has been found in the ocean headed for Kamata. Do not panic, and stay indoors. A course of action is currently being discussed with Prime Minister Okouchi." Tsubasa and Yui's eyes widened.

…

Doctor Kenji Noda sat on a metal bench outside of the meeting room in the Diet building, his head in his hands. He had just been made to look like a fool in front of the prime minister, and many of his own colleagues. Gritting his teeth and trying not to cry from the shame of it all, he played the situation over and over again in his mind…..

"Doctor Noda, speak," Prime Minister Kiyotsugu Okouchi said, firmly. Noda remembered looking up from his notes, his vision blurring like he was in a concussed nightmare. The prime minister stared at him, as did most other people at the table for a few seconds. It wasn't long until Noda's silence started losing him people's attention. "Well? You're the only one of us still here who has firsthand experience with this animal. Do you have any ideas on how to handle the situation?" Noda opened his mouth, trying to make words come out. He cleared his throat, but it still felt so tight.

"Uhh… Yes, yes, actually. During my first campaign with strange creatures, my team at the Central Institute for Experimental Animals were assigned a transfer scientist from…" Noda trailed off, before looking around the room at everyone's stares. "Well, somewhere in the North American continent. But I suppose where he's from doesn't matter much. Doctor Robotnik told me he had a technology to control animals, I would suggest calling him back in to use this technology to destroy Godzilla once more." Noda suddenly got a crazy look in his eyes. "I propose we control Godzilla, and puppet the beast to end its own life." The room was silent. Noda realized how crazy he must have looked. He clasped his hands together on the table nervously, and touched his knees together underneath the table. "Or I could… excuse myself. I need some water." Noda stood up. As he opened the door, his own boss decided to pipe up.

"Doctor IVO Robotnik? The psychological tire-fire who gave Godzilla those powerful gems?!" His boss called out from halfway across the room. Noda didn't turn to face him, and stared out to the dark hallway, shaking a little. "You're insane! He can't be trusted!" The afternoon sunlight filtered through the blinds, onto Noda's glasses and grim-looking face as he looked out at the destroyed city in the distance. He stepped out of the room…

And that's how he ended up here.

…

Sonic landed the plane by the waterfront, and Spin-Jumped out of the cockpit. Looking out at the ocean, he could see the red splotches growing closer… but they were slowing down. Sonic stood ready with his fists by his sides, his eyes locked onto Godzilla's streak of blood. He thought of Tokyo, how many lives he couldn't save before, during, or after Godzilla attacked. The hedgehog wouldn't let it happen again.

The red trail stopped. Sonic crossed his arms, just waiting for Godzilla to come ashore so he could settle this once and for all. Eventually, Sonic painted his name over the bullet-scarred part of the plane while he waited, checking in on Godzilla's "progress" every few seconds. He admired his handwriting. This beautiful plane needed a name. How about… the Tornado?

A splash. Sonic turned to see a great white shark leaping out of the water with its mouth open. Sonic was confused. Was it attacking Godzilla? It sure seemed like it, as the red spot in the water spread. The sharks were bullying the kaiju. Was this Godzilla even the same creature that had caused so much destruction?

Godzilla screeched under the water, nobody to hear its muffled plight except the sharks tearing it apart. Godzilla leapt out of the water for only a moment, and saw Sonic tapping his foot impatiently. Godzilla's once unfocused eyes locked onto the blue hedgehog for a few seconds, something burning inside it before the eyes drifted apart again. The sharks biting at Godzilla's legs suddenly couldn't even pierce the surface of its flesh. After a moment of confusion, they were sliced with Godzilla's tail. Sonic watched as Godzilla stood up on its hind legs, and as claws tore out of its pathetic nubs. Godzilla roared, finally stepping onto land. Sonic smirked, running towards Godzilla's new form only to be kicked away. Sonic rolled onto the pavement, before working up a Spin Dash and launching at Godzilla's stomach. Sonic made a gash in the creature's flesh, and bounced back to the ground. Sonic felt something in his spines. Running his fingers through his hair, he was shocked to see… blood??

Sonic flecked the blood off his fur like a dog shaking water off itself, and Spin Dashed into Godzilla's knee. Another split, the creature let out a bellowing grunt. Sonic then realized… it looked like everyone had fled by now. Sonic smiled, knowing that with Godzilla more vulnerable and all the people out of the way… he could finally go all-out.

Sonic Spin-Dashed up Godzilla, creating gashes all around its body. As Sonic was about to shoot for the beast's head, Godzilla began convulsing from the pain. Sonic was thrown off. Still spinning, he was able to pierce Godzilla's chest and scrape down to slow his descent. But he couldn't stay lodged forever. Sonic fell, and flipped before landing on the ground. Godzilla slowly lowered his foot, and Sonic zoomed just out of the way, yawning. However, Godzilla then stumbled forward, screeching as it fell. Sonic leapt, startled. He ran down a very tight road, Godzilla's lower body demolishing the buildings behind him. Godzilla's mouth unhinged just above Sonic, and Sonic leapt forward into a Drop Dash. CRASH!

Sonic looked at the fallen Godzilla. Something didn't feel right about this. Godzilla was blindly destroying everything around itself, but… Sonic sensed a deep sadness coming from the animal. It was barely able to move, let alone fight. Godzilla's neck turned unnaturally to face Sonic, and screeched. Sonic backed away. Godzilla was crying.

Just then, something flew overhead. Sonic looked up, with wide eyes. It was the moth kaiju! The giant moth landed on Godzilla, holding him down as he let out an agonized cry. Miles Prower shyly flew to peek over the moth's wings, seeing Sonic down below. He hid away behind Mothra's wings. Godzilla struggled.

Sonic reached out to the suffering beast before him. Mothra saw this, and her antennae drooped. Godzilla snapped at Sonic, and he pulled his hand back so it didn't get bitten off. Mothra sang a single sad note that echoed through the city block as she dug her claws deeper into Godzilla's neck. Miles looked over, and Sonic spotted him. Surprise flashed across both of their faces.

"You should come aboard. It's only a matter of time before that thing gets up," Miles mumbled. Sonic, confused, hopped onto Mothra's back. He held on tight as Mothra took off at great speeds through the sky, leaving Godzilla alone. The monster struggled to its feet and ran after them, crashing back into the water but not straying too far from the land. The hedgehog covered his ears as Godzilla stopped in place, and screeched at him.

…

Doctor Noda paced up and down the hallway, his finger hovering over the call button on his cellphone. He had just suggested contacting Robotnik to ask for his technology, and here he was doubting the idea of calling him independently. After all, Robotnik certainly didn't seem too happy with Noda when he left Japan. However, Noda knew he had to prove himself. Robotnik was the only person he could turn to, perhaps he could even get advice from Robotnik, who was far more confident than himself. He pressed call, and prayed for Robotnik to pick up.

"Hello? Hello hello hello?" Robotnik asked. Noda took a sigh of relief away from the phone. He smiled.

"Hello again, Robotnik. I know I already asked about this, but is there any chance we could discuss your technology that controls animals?" Noda asked. Robotnik raised an eyebrow. "Please, Godzilla has returned, and we need all the help we can get over here. Time is of the essence."

"Sorry, I… seem to be having some… interference," Robotnik said. Noda squinted. There went that plan. He heard a sound like paper crumpling on the other side, as Robotnik walked noisily through a mess of tropical shrubs while following Knuckles. "I'm on a floating island right now, reception's going to be a little dodgy. Even still, that creature-controlling technology ran into… a snag, during the giant lizard update."

"I'm sorry, a floating island? As in… floating in the sky?" Noda asked. "That could help the situation greatly. The prime minister's first instinct was to evacuate all the areas Godzilla is estimated to hit, but we don't have room for everyone. Civilians being cooped up in Tokyo shelters is holding up military operations. Can you tell me where this floating island is?" Robotnik opened a holographic map from his glove.

"Sure. I'm sending you the exact coordinates now," Robotnik said. Noda stared into his phone's screen with newfound determination, and saw the precise location of Angel's Skull Island. "Just steer clear of any knuckle-dragging echidnas."

Noda re-entered the meeting room, only to find it in a state of… inactivity. Everybody was shouting over one another, talking about different things, and getting nothing done. Noda sighed, hand on the doorknob. "Alright, that's enough!" He exclaimed, slamming the door behind him. The shouting died out, everyone looked his way yet again. "I will not stand to be insulted for believing in the work of my friend, Doctor Robotnik. He did not give Godzilla the Chaos Emeralds, they were taken from him by force…" Noda walked around the room, his shaking hands tucked behind his back. "Just like that beast took everything from us by force, here in Tokyo. If we can't even unite to ward this creature off, how will we react when it's knocking down this entire building? There's no space for all the refugees from other towns, thus we can't open fire on Godzilla in any major part of Japan." He reached the prime minister, and glared at him. "I have a plan for that, a plan that will save so many lives. But I still need you to give it the go-ahead, prime minister…"