Two more kaiju appeared from the island shortly after Ogre. The first creature went totally unnoticed as it slid off the island and made its way into Mexico. The kaiju was an ameba that had grown to an immense size. The creature was given the name Amebos when it came ashore in Mexico and quickly began absorbing anything and everything that it crawled over. The fact that the creature had no body structure made it difficult to attack. The U.S. decided that mechs would not even be sent in to try and contend with Amebos. Like so many other vast areas of land, the entire country of Mexico was simply left to the monster.
A month after Amebos had taken over Mexico, the next attack occurred. This time a semi-aquatic mutated bipedal dinosaur with two large sails on his back left the island before the U.S. Navy was able to set up a blockade around it. The creature swam north and landed in Alaska. The kaiju was given the name Dimetrasaurs because of its similarity in appearance to the dinosaur known as dimetrodon. One of the remaining mechs met Dimetrasaurs as it was preparing to cross the Canadian border. There was an extended battle, but once more, the kaiju prevailed over the mech.
Dimetrasaurs cleared a path across Canada prior to making its way into the Great Lakes. The government sent the mech known as Metal Master to stop the creature from entering U.S. territory, and once more, the monster was successful in defeating the mech. The last that was heard of Metal Master, both the mech, and his pilot, were sinking to the bottom of Lake Michigan with Dimetrasaurs clamped onto them. The kaiju had won the Great Lakes. It moved freely between them, and all of the towns and cities which bordered the Lakes had to be evacuated. Anyone living between Minnesota and Northwest Pennsylvania had to be moved out of their homes.
All of the evacuated people had made their way to the now extremely over crowded North East United States. Steel Samurai, Iron Avenger, and Bronze Warrior had cleared out a nest of gigantic spiders that had gathered in the area, and it looked like the area would be safe for humans. The more powerful kaiju had established their territories, the Naval blockade was finally set up around the island, and it included the two remaining mechs outside of the North East.
Back home Chris and his friends had proven that with their mechs they could handle the lesser giant mutants that might attack the Northeast. With the Northeast secure, the government was addressing how to get what aid that they could to the displaced citizens when the news had come from the island that a new kaiju was trying to escape.
The kaiju was a T-Rex like creature, except that its arms were exceptionally long and powerful. The length and build of the creature’s arms looked more proportional to a human than they did to a dinosaur. The beast had a hard serrated caprice on his back like that of an alligator or crocodile. The creature walked in the same manner as a T-Rex with its legs underneath it, and its thick tail acting as a counter balance to the rest of its body. The kaiju had a height of roughly fifty meters at the shoulder blade and a length of nearly sixty-five meters.
The creature’s appearance was terrifying, but its strength and power were awe inspiring. When it was first sighted heading for the beach one of the two mechs guarding the island flew directly for the creature and attacked it. The mech delivered a blow that would have turned a skyscraper into rubble, but the monster just absorbed the blow as if it were nothing more than a gentle breeze. The creature quickly retaliated by clamping its jaws onto the torso of the mech and using its long arms to grab the robot’s legs. In one swift motion, the kaiju tore the mech in half.
The remaining mech and the ships of the Naval blockade didn’t waste time seeing what the monster’s next move would be. They opened fire with everything they had on the beast. Four warships and a giant mech unleashed their fury on the kaiju, and in the process, turned the beach into a hell on Earth. Shells and gunfire engulfed the creature in flames and smoke. The smoke had still yet to clear when a roar came out of the darkness. The roar was followed by a wave of sheer atomic radiation that destroyed all four warships and the mech in a single attack. Only a few of the crew members of the ship farthest from the beach survived for brief time before dying from radiation poisoning. When a rescue ship had picked up the crew they asked them what kind of monster had escaped from the island? The crew members looked at each for a moment, and then, one said the words, “Atomic Rex!”
The monster swam through the Pacific, and then he crossed Central America by making landfall near the Panama Canal. The creature then entered the Atlantic Ocean where it made its way north. Atomic Rex moved at an incredible speed, but the military noticed that he gave a wide berth to the Gulf of Mexico. There was speculation that Atomic Rex could sense Tortiraus and that he did not want to engage the acid spewing giant turtle. After it swam up the Gulf Stream, Atomic Rex took a sharp turn and headed for New York City.
Chris opened his eyes to find his forehead covered in sweat as he recalled the events that had brought him to this point. He looked out at the ocean again to see the saurian head of Atomic Rex rising out of the water. He thought to himself that if four warships and two mechs were unable to stop the creature, then what chance did three mechs have?
As if in answer to Chris’s question, Jeremy’s voice came over the radio, “Two more refugee trains have headed for Kansas, but there are still several million people in the Tri-State area alone that need our protection.” Jeremy was silent for a moment, “Remember we are going to try and buy them as much time as we can to get out of here, but one of us needs to leave this battle with our mech intact. It will be up to that person to defend the settlement from any future kaiju attacks. Are you both clear on that?”
Laura responded with a grim determination in her voice, “Yes baby, I got it.”
Chris stammered, “I…I got it too, buddy.”
Jeremy tried to sound enthusiastic as he replied, “Okay then, let’s give this reject from a B-movie something to think about before he comes ashore.”
All three mechs stood side by side and fired every projectile weapon they had at once at the oncoming kaiju. A breathtaking cascade of water and fire shrouded the kaiju as the mechs fired upon the beast.
As it did on the beach of the island, Atomic Rex roared in defiance, and then retaliated with his radioactive abilities. When Chris had heard about the monster’s Atomic Wave attack he had pictured it like a wave on the ocean coming out of the monster’s body, but it was so much more than that. Chris gasped as a massive translucent dome emanated out from Atomic Rex. The dome was several hundred feet high and quickly expanded. The closest thing Chris could compare it to was when the warriors on those old anime movies were showing off their power as they upped their chi.
The dome shot across the ocean, and when it hit the beach, Chris saw the reeds on the sand dunes wither and die instantly. Before the mechs could move, the dome struck them with the force of a hurricane. All three mechs were sent hurtling backward. Chris’s entire body was jarred when Steel Samurai hit the ground. His ears were still ringing when he heard Jeremy’s voice come through the radio.
“Chris, fall back to the rallying point! We are going to cover your escape.”
Chris had thought that Laura and Jeremy already had their mechs up and were attacking Atomic Rex, but when he got Steel Samurai to its feet, he saw that his friends were still trying to get their robots off the ground. That’s when it dawned on him that the future of the human race had fallen squarely on his shoulders. Laura and Jeremy were in love. There was no way that one of them wanted to go on without the other. As soon as they had been directed to engage Atomic Rex they had decided that they would go down together.
Iron Avenger and Bronze Warrior lifted themselves off the ground and together they charged the most powerful creature that had ever walked the face of the Earth. Chris watched in stunned silence as he heard their conversation over his radio.
“I love you, Jeremy! I will see you on the other side!”
Jeremy sobbed as he replied, “I love you too, Laura.”
The two mechs jumped at Atomic Rex, and they began rei
gning down blows on the monster. The kaiju was momentarily staggered by the fury of their attack. Atomic Rex actually fell to one knee as the mechs assaulted him.
For the briefest moment, Chris thought that his friends would be okay. He thought that they would be able to defeat the monster. He thought that he might not be left as the lone protector of humanity, and then reality came crashing down in the form of an enraged mutated dinosaur.
Atomic Rex shot up from the ground and closed his jaws on the top half of Bronze Warrior. With the robot in his grasp, he crushed the mech like a ripe grape, ending Laura’s life instantly.
Iron Avenger went into a frenzy as Jeremy channeled his rage into the robot. Iron Avenger’s arms were a blur as it pounded on Atomic Rex, but the monster was not affected by Jeremy’s anger or the robot’s blows. With a single swipe of his arm, Atomic Rex knocked Iron Avenger’s left arm and shoulder off. A swipe from the kaiju’s other arm separated Iron Avenger’s torso from his legs.
Jeremy crawled out of the wreckage of his mech, and he immediately fell to his knees. He moaned in pain and began vomiting due to the radiation pouring off of the monster. Chris watched for two agonizing minutes as his friend’s body blistered and bled before finally giving out.
Atomic Rex didn’t even notice Jeremy next to his foot. The monster was staring at Steel Samurai and waiting for the metallic centurion to attack. When Jeremy died Chris came to his senses. He hit the ignition button and sent Steel Samurai shooting up into the air.
As Atomic Rex watched the last challenge to his domain flee the kaiju threw his head back and roared in triumph. The monster then lowered his head and glared at the city that represented his new kingdom!
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