Ice Dragon Slayer/Chapter 32: Fairy Tail Family

It was about late afternoon in the town of Magnolia and the Fairy Tail mages had just finished cleaning up the guild hall. They had created quite a mess during their big welcome party for the Earth Defenders and they had to wake up bright and early in order to clean it. Speaking of the Earth Defenders, they had offered to help with the cleaning as well and thanks to their cooperation with the rest of the guilds wizards, they were able to help get the guilds hall nice and clean in less than an hour or two.
By now, most of the guilds members were taking the day off to relax and unwind by socializing with the rest of their fellow mages. The Kaiju were also taking this time to get to know the humans of the Fairy Tail guild. They all knew that since they were probably going to be in this world for quite a while, they might as well learn to get to know the Fairy Tail wizards. Right now, every Defender was engaging in conversation with some of the mages.
Well...almost every Defender.
Godzilla, Anguirus and Rodan all said that they needed some time to get some fresh air and had left the guild hall after they helped with the clean up. Varan was sitting at a table with Cana and Baragon. The tan colored, flying squirrel-like kaiju was resting his elbows on the bar as he rubbed his eyes with his clawed hands. He looked incredibly tired.
Varan gave out a loud groan as he continued to rub his eyes. "I guess that's one way to experience your first...uhhhh...what's it called again?"
Cana, who was sitting to Varan's right, looked over to him. "A hangover?"
"Exactly." Varan groaned again. He then looked over at Cana as she pulled out an entire barrel of alcohol and took a long swig out of it, causing his eyes to widen a little. "How are you still able to drink that stuff, especially after last night?"
The Card mage smirked at him. "Easy, I can handle my liquor. Unlike you apparently."
Varan just rolled his eyes and looked over to Baragon, who was sitting to his left. "If I ever try to challenge this girl to a drink off again, please kick me in the head really hard."
"It's a deal." Baragon replied bluntly.
Elsewhere, Mirajane was working the bar while Lisanna, Gray, and Juvia were engaged in conversation with King Caesar, Manda, and the Shobijin. The Mothra Twins sat with them as well and were happily munching on some fruit that Mira had bought earlier. Lisanna was watching the children of Mothra as they ate when she remembered something that had been on her mind for a while.
"Excuse me for asking ladies, but were did the Mothra Twins get their names?"
The Shobijin, who were drinking water from small bottle caps, looked up at the Take-Over mage. "Mothra Lea was given her name by Mothra herself, but Baby Mothra was given his name by the villagers of our home on Infant Island because he is the youngest of the two."
Lisanna gave the two an unsure look. "But doesn't it feel weird to just call him Baby Mothra? Have you ever thought about changing the name when he gets older?"
The two tiny, magical women looked at each other for a moment and nodded before turning back to Lisanna again while smiling. "Do you have a name in mind?"
Lisanna thought about it for a moment before she clapped her hands together. She got up from her seat and knelt down in front of the larvae. "Since his sister's name is Mothra Lea..." She looked at Baby Mothra with a smile forming on her face.
"...How about Mothra Leo?"
Baby Mothra, who had just finished munching on an orange, looked up at Lisanna and stared at her for a moment before giving her a happy squeak. Mothra Lea looked at her brother and seemed to be nodding at him.
The Shobijin's smiles got bigger. "He says he loves it, and Lea approves of it as well."
Lisanna smiled as she put her hands on the sides of Baby Mothra's face. "Alright then, it's official. Your new name is Mothra Leo."
The newly named Mothra Leo squeaked again and started nuzzling his head against the Take-Over mage. Lisanna laughed as she wrapped her arms around around Leo's head and pulled him in a hug. Mira was watching the adorable scene before her and couldn't hold back a delightful squeal. "You two are just so cute!"
While the Strauss sisters congratulated Mothra Leo, Gray and Juvia were having their own little conversation with King Caesar and Manda. Juvia was telling the two Earth Defenders about how she and the Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel, used to be part of the Phantom Lord guild before they eventually joined Fairy Tail after their guild was disbanded due to the Phantom War with Fairy Tail.
She also told them about how it was during the Phantom War that Gray helped her get over her gloomy past as the 'Rain Woman' of Phantom Lords elite group of S-Class mages: the Element 4. Caesar and Manda were quite fascinated by what they heard, but also couldn't help but laugh a little every time they heard Juvia refer Gray as her 'beloved' or 'darling', much to the Ice-Make mages annoyance and embarrassment.
"Umm...excuse me?"
The four of them turned around to see the young Sky Dragon Slayer, Wendy Marvell, was standing behind them looking a little nervous.
"Yes little one? Is there something you need?" Manda asked politely.
Wendy looked at the ground nervously before she took a deep breath and looked the two in the eyes.
"Do you know where I can find Rodan?"
The two were a little surprised as to why she would be looking for their resident mutated pterosaur, but decided not to prod. "He said he wanted to go find a nice place to stretch his wings for a while." Caesar replied. "Why do you ask?"
Wendy just gave a small smile. "No reason, but thank you." she bowed her head politely and was about to turn around when she realized something. "Oh! Can you do me a favor please?" The two Kaiju looked at each other for a moment before nodding. "Please don't tell Carla where I am. She tends to overreact a lot when I go off on my own."
The Defenders were a little confused by this, but nodded in agreement. As they watched the young, blue haired girl walk out of the guild, they looked at each other with confusion written on their faces.
"What was that all about?" Gray asked.
"Not sure." Caesar answered. "I'm honestly surprised she wants to go looking for Rodan."
Manda just smiled. "Well, they did seem to get along quite well last night."
Juvia nodded. "Yes, as I recall, she was using your friends wing as a blanket last night."
King Caesar scratched his chin for a moment before smiling. 'Hehe, look out Rodan. It sounds like you have a fan.'
Gray then realized that someone was missing. Actually, make that four someones.
"Hey. Anyone know where Natsu and Lucy went? Or Erza and Happy?"
Mira looked over at them from across the bar. "Erza said she was going to go for a walk for some reason, and Natsu, Lucy and Happy said they were going to the East Forest."
Gorosaurus, who was sitting with Levy, Jet and Droy, looked over at her in confusion. "And that troubles you?"
Lisanna looked over at him from her spot at the bar with her sister. "You know, Natsu told me that Lucy was a little concerned about something with Godzilla and said that he would take her and Happy to look for him."
Levy looked up from a book she was reading with her eyes slightly wide. "Hey. I heard Erza say the exact same thing, but with Anguirus."
The Shobijin thought about it for a moment before they started giggling a little.
"It seems those three are about to make some new friends in this world."
----Later that day:
The Sky Dragon Slayer stood upon the highest hill she could find, which just so happened to be right by Fairy Hills. Wendy had been searching for about half and hour now yet she could find no sign of the mutant pterosaur. She was about ready to give up and go back to the guild...
...When she heard the sound of delightful screams up above.
She looked up and saw a brown spec flying about high in the sky. Rodan was performing a series of dips and dives that made the young girl's eyes widen in awe and amazement. She had watched Rodan's battles with Gigan, Kaiser Ghidorah and Magita when she and the others looked into Godzilla's memories and she couldn't help but admire the pterosaurs strength and bravery.
Although she had helped her friends many times in the past with her Healing and Support Magic, she still wished that she could learn how to use more offensive based magic. When she saw all the almost impossible feats that Rodan pulled off, she knew exactly what she needed to do.
She watched the Master of the Skies for several moments before taking a deep breath and shouted as loud as she could. "Excuse me! Mr. Rodan?!"
Thanks to the pterosaurs advanced senses, he heard the voice call to him from bellow and looked down. His eagle-like vision caught sight of the young, blue haired girl waving her arms in the air to get his attention. Rodan made a sharp u-turn and flew towards the hill where the young girl was waiting for him. He gave a couple flaps of his wings before landing perfectly on his feet. He tucked his wings into his sides and walked over to the Sky Dragon Slayer.
"Hey. Your Wendy, right? How ya doing?" Rodan asked.
Wendy smiled and bowed her head. "I'm doing fine, thank you." She looked back up at him with a look of confusion. "But...what were you doing up there?"
Rodan smiled. "Just going for a late morning fly about. I don't really like being cooped up in tight spaces for too long, so I just wanted to get out to stretch my wings and enjoy the sights."
Wendy nodded. "Oh, I understand." She then gave him another smile. "I hope you don't mind, but I thought you were amazing up there."
Rodan looked a little embarrassed at the praise. "Oh, you saw that?" Wendy nodded again. "Well...thanks kid, but it's really not that big of a deal."
Wendy shook her head. "No! I mean it! I'v never seen anyone pull off something as amazing as that!"
Rodan just stared at her for moment and started blushing. "Thanks kid. That means a lot to me." He stopped blushing soon after that. "So what do you need from me kid?"
Wendy's smile faded as she stared at the ground and started rubbing her hands nervously. "Well...I was just...wondering if you...if you..."
Rodan cocked an eye at the nervous girl. "Are you okay? If your nervous about something, you can tell me. My ears are always open to any-"
"Please teach me how to fight!"
And the mutant pterosaur was silenced instantly by Wendy's sudden outburst. She quickly turned her back to him and covered her face with her hands. "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to sound so ridiculous!"
Rodan continued to stare at her in surprise as he processed the girls words. "You...want me to...train you?"
Wendy slowly turned to look at Rodan again and nodded. "I can use Healing and Support Magic to help my friends in battle, but sometimes...I feel like it isn't enough. I feel useless sometimes."
Rodan thought about it for a moment before he crouched down so that he was at eye level with her and nodded. "Kid...I completely understand."
Wendy looked at him with surprise. "W-what?"
The Master of the Skies stared directly into the Sky Dragon Slayers brown eyes. "You don't feel like your doing enough to help support your friends. You want to play a more active role in their battles by getting more involved with the battle. I totally get it."
Wendy just stared into Rodan's eyes as he continued. "If you want to get stronger, than that's completely fine, but just because you can't get physically involved in a battle doesn't mean your useless." the young girl continued to stare in silence. "Let me tell you something kid. Whenever I find myself in a fight I can't possibly win, I tell myself this." He put his clawed fingers on her shoulder.
"When the going get's tough, don't look down..." He then lightly jabbed Wendy's chest with the finger of his other wing. "Look straight ahead."
Wendy was still completely stunned in silence as he let his words sink in. Rodan continued. "You really wanna get stronger?" Wendy slowly nodded.
"Well guess what...I'll help you get stronger."
Wendy's eyes were as wide as saucers now and Rodan could have sworn he could see tears in her eyes. Then, out of the blue, Wendy threw her arms around his neck and pulled him into a tight hug. "Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Rodan just stood there as her head was buried in his crook of his neck. A small smile crept it's way on his face as he slowly wrapped his wings around Wendy's trembling form while making sure she didn't poke herself on his chest spikes. "Hey, don't sweat it kid. So...you ready to train."
When Wendy finally pulled away, she wiped her eyes and nodded, her eyes now looked fierce. "Yeah, I'm ready!"
Rodan chuckled. "I like that look your giving kid. Now then," He stood up and spread his wings, getting himself into a fighting stance, "Hit me with everything you got!"
----On a large ridge that seemed to look over all of Magnolia, Anguirus sat on his rump as he watched over the town. He found the scene quite pleasant. He never got a chance to do something like this back on Terra, so he decided he was going to enjoy it for as long as he could. But something else was on his mind. Something that was brought up during their welcome party the day before that he hoped he would forget.
He hoped that a view of the sights would ease his conscience, but only seemed to help a little. The terrible memories seemed to still be lingering in the back of his mind and he couldn't seem to get rid of them now. He sighed as he pawed at the ground a little with his front claws.
'That beast...that wicked, demonic beast. Why did I even bother trying to fight something like her? Why?!'
"Enjoying the view?"
Anguirus turned his head to see Erza walking up to him.
The mutant ankylosaur chuckled. "We never really get many chances to see things like this back on Terra. I might as well try to drink the scene in for as long as I can."
Erza smiled as she stood to Angurirus' left. "Mind if I join you?"
Anguirus shook his head. "Not at all." Erza sat down next to him as they both watched the view together.
They said nothing for several moments before the Requip mage eventually broke the silence. "Somethings troubling you."
Anguirus was slightly surprised by this, but just sighed. "How'd you guess?"
Erza looked at him with a serious face. "Call it a hunch. Also, I noticed you seemed quite unnerved when Godzilla brought up the monster that Mothra protected him from." The spike-shelled beast didn't look at her and just continued to look out at the town. "What is your connection with Destoroyah?"
----Fairy Tail OST: Dark Guild...
----She was surprised when Anguirus suddenly bared his fangs and gave a guttural growl. "That sick, twisted demon..." He managed to regain his composure before turning to Erza. "I fought her about ten years ago, after SpaceGodzilla invaded with the three other space kaiju."
Erza gave him an intense look. "What happened during that fight?"
Anguirus took a deep breath.
"I...almost died that day."
When Erza didn't say anything, Anguirus decided to ask a question of his own. "I'm assuming that the Shobijin showed you and the others Godzilla's first rampage on Tokyo?" She nodded. "Well, after Godzilla basically left the entire city in ruins, the human military tracked him to Tokyo Bay and decide to take the chance to end him once and for all. So, they went to a man called Dr. Daisuke Serizawa to help them."
Erza was still silent, so Anguirus continued. "He was apparently a famous Japanese scientist who unintentionally created a device called the 'Oxygen Destroyer' and the military believed it would help them in putting an end to Godzilla."
Erza cocked an eyebrow. "What was the Oxygen Destroyer?"
Anguirus sighed again. "From what I understand, it was a weapon so deadly it made the atomic bomb that created Godzilla in the first place look like a firecracker. Judging from the name, I'm sure you can already guess what it could do."
Erza thought about it for a moment, then her eyes widened. "You mean..."
Anguirus nodded. "Yes...It possessed enough power to destroy the very oxygen itself within a hundred mile radius."
Erza was dumbstruck. "Why would someone create something so dangerous in the first place?!"
The mutant ankylosaur shook his head. "Like I said, he never intended to create it. It was an accident." He then looked at the ground with a sorrowful look. "However, he feared that if the device did destroy Godzilla, the military would want to use his device as a weapon of war and destruction. So as Serizawa watched as his device was detonated..." He took another deep breath before looking Erza in the eyes.
"...he killed himself."
Erza was frozen in shock for a moment before she found that something didn't make sense. "Hold on, what does this have to do with your battle with Destoroyah?"
Anguirus closed his eyes. "Destoroyah was created by the Oxygen Destroyer."
Erza was once again speechless.
"W-what? How?"
"When the device was unleashed on Godzilla, a species of ancient crab just so happened to be caught in the blast and began to slowly mutate over the course of about 60 years." Anguirus replied. "Once her mutation was complete, she unleashed her wrath on an entire city and the human military were completely helpless against her. So, they used a special device in the hopes of calling Godzilla to help them." He looked at the ground again. "But instead-"
"-They got you." Erza finished.
Anguirus nodded. "Back then, I earned a reputation due to the fact that I lost every fight I ever got into with every kaiju I encountered. You see, I was very...prideful, as you might say. I never allowed those defeats to keep me down, so I just kept going."
He paused for a moment. "But one that day, when I chose to challenge Destoroyah, I realized...I had finally bitten off more than I could chew."
He suddenly felt his body begin to tense up when the memories seemed to flood through his mind. He could remember Destoroyah literally prying his jaws open, ready to slice him in two with her glowing horn. He remembered her amber eyes gleaming with pure, bloodthirsty delight as she was about to slice him down his throat. His claws began to dig into the dirt, he closed his eyes and bared his teeth again as the images kept flowing through his brain like a tidal wave.
"That was the first time I ever truly felt...afraid."
----Fairy Tail OST: Mirajane Theme...
----Erza knew exactly what she needed to due. Her body began to glow with her Requip Magic, making her vanish for a few moments. She then reappeared without her armor, her attire now consisting of a white blouse and a blue skirt. She reached out and started stroking her hand on Anguirus' neck, making his body tense up even more from the sudden contact...before he started to feel more relaxed. She continued to stroke the back of his neck for about a minute or two until she could feel all of his stress lift away. Once Anguirus felt more relaxed, he nodded a silent thanks to Erza before continuing.
"Anyway, had the humans not arrived to give aid, I would have been dead in seconds. They eventually discovered that Destoroyah's biggest weakness was exposure to sub zero temperatures and used this discovery to help me in defeating her." He took his eyes off the ground and focused his attention on Erza. "She escaped before I could finish her off, but I wasn't complaining. I was just glad it was over. It was after that fight when Godzilla showed up and he and I both realized how much we seemed to truly respect each other and we had been allies ever since."
Erza smiled. "So you two finally learned to get along with each other." She then shook her head. " I wish it was that easy with Natsu and Gray."
Anguirus chuckled. "Indeed. Seeing those two in combat really takes me back to every time me and Godzilla ran into each other."
Erza nodded before holding her hand out to him. "I never got to properly introduce myself when we met yesterday. Erza 'Titania' Scarlet, the Queen of the Fairies."
Anguirus smiled and grasped her hand with his front paw. "Anguirus, the Ferocious Dragon. Don't worry, I'm not an actual dragon."
Erza chuckled. "I'll remember that."
The two eventually stared back out at Magnolia again, both basking in their new friendship.
----Natsu was using his keen sense of smell to try and sniff out Godzilla, who he was able to track all the way to the East Forest outside of town. Lucy and Happy were keeping their eyes peeled for any sign of the King of the Monsters, but so far they weren't having any luck.
Then, Natsu picked up something and found Godzilla sitting by the edge of the small lake where he, Happy and Lisanna used to hang out when they were younger. Lucy and Happy caught up with the Salamander and saw the saurian as well. He seemed to be staring out into space as he sat near the lake. They were about to announce their presence when they heard Godzilla speak.
"You can stop skulking about now. I already know your there."
They were slightly surprised by this, but then they remembered his sixth sense. They came out from their hiding spot and sat by Godzilla's right. They looked up at Godzilla and noticed he wasn't looking at them, but was staring at his reflection in the lake. He continued to stare at his reflection for several moments before he finally spoke.
"Well, you found me. Care to explain why you were hunting me down?"
Natsu and Happy looked at Lucy, silently telling her to get on with what she wanted to ask Godzilla. Lucy looked up at him. "We were just wondering if we ask you something."
Godzilla continued to look at his reflection when he answered. "Very well. What is it?"
Lucy bit her lip. She was a little nervous about asking him this sort of question, especially after seeing his memories of his attack on Tokyo. She mustered up her courage and looked at Godzilla in the eye.
"What were you...before your change?"
Godzilla's gaze finally shifted from the water to the blonde Celestial mage, a slightly surprised look on his face. "Why...would you want to know that?"
Lucy looked at Natsu and Happy, who were silently encouraging her to continue. She sighed. "We know you were transformed by the atomic bomb and all, but we just wanna know what your life was before the bomb."
Godzilla wasn't entirely sure what to say at first. No one other than his fellow Defenders had asked him this question, but a human?
He managed to compose himself and took a deep breath. "So, you want to know where it all started, do you?" The three nodded in unison. Godzilla sighed. "Very well then." He looked back at the water as the image of an island began to appear in his mind.
"I was the last of my kind...and they turned me into the first. That is why I punished them. Because I never thought I could be made lonelier."
----Destroy All Monsters OST: Monster Land...
----62 years before present, Terran Realm; Marshall Islands - March 1, 1954:
It was a calm and relaxing afternoon on the Marshall Islands. The sounds of the gentle waves washing up onto the white sandy beaches and seagulls could be heard through the calm, gentle breeze. The blooming of tropical flowers and the bustling of island animals signaled the start of spring. Native colonists of the Micronesian Islands were already up and about performing their daily duties and just going where the day took them.
However, there was one island in particular that was NOT populated by any natives, and they had a good reason for not doing so. 
This was Lagos Island, an island located close to the Bikini Atoll and was considered sacred and dangerous amongst the colonists. Sacred because of the heavy abundance of wildlife, and dangerous because of one particular resident of the island that they dare not disturb.
As the local animals of the remote island began to stir and prepare for their early afternoon foraging and hunts, a deep, rumbling growl was heard from a large, dark cave located near the very center of the island. The local animals that so happened to be nearby suddenly shot up and scattered as fast as they could. Birds quickly took to the high branches of nearby trees while several island pigs, dogs and rats scurried away as fast as their legs could carry them. They knew better than to stick around the area at this time...
Because the islands LARGEST resident had finally woken up and did not want to be bothered.
Several loud foot could be heard from within the dark cave as a 12 meter tall dinosaur appeared at the edge of the cave. It stood upright on two large, muscular legs like a human and had a long, stiff tail that dragged along the ground. It had two small stubby arms that were tipped with three clawed fingers and had a small head with double rows of sharp teeth, much like shark, and was brown in color.
The mighty Godzillasaurus, a species of theropod dinosaur that stood taller than even the mighty T-Rex from the Late Cretaceous period that wouldn't be officially discovered until about 40 years later, glanced around at its surroundings.
He quickly noticed that the area surrounding his cave was vacated of other animals, which was just what he expected. Opening his mouth and letting out a loud yawn, the Godzillasaurus exited out of his cave and slowly trudged into the dark jungles of Lagos Island, preparing for his daily routine.
As he stomped through the heavily dense jungle, he noticed several small island animals quickly scurrying out of path of the mighty dinosaur's colossal size. However, the Godzillasaurus simply ignored their presence. Most theropod dinosaurs were exclusively carnivorous, such as the T-Rex or Tarbosaurus, and would hunt down other animals to satisfy their mighty appetites. However, this was not the case with the Godzillasaurus.
Unlike his carnivorous ancestors, the Godzillasaurus had learned to adapt to his island life by becoming a herbivore, despite his appearance as a carnivore. This was perfect for him since the Marshall Islands were practically a gold mine of plant life and was very lacking in animal life aside from the island of Lagos.
That and the fact that the animals that did live on the islands were far to small to satisfy the dinosaurs hunger.
After about 15 minutes of walking, the dinosaur found himself at his favorite feeding spot, a small clearing in the middle of the jungle that was surrounded by edible green plants for him to gorge on. He approached a large tree at the edge of the clearing and began to chomp down on branches upon branches of nice, tasty leaves. He continued this for about an hour until he stomped on the clearing towards the direction of the coast.
The Godzillasaurus exited the jungle and stepped onto the white, sandy beaches of Lagos Island. He let out a soft growl as he curled up into a ball on the soft, warm sand and closed his eyes to bask in the late afternoon sun. The dinosaur always enjoyed spending time on the beach during this time of day, it just felt very relaxing to him, plus it helped him deal with his one problem on this island.
Loneliness.
As an egg, the dinosaur grew up alongside the last two known Godzillasaurus' in existence. They were the ones who taught him all the necessary ways of survival on their island home. His mother taught him how to hunt small mammals as a youngster, while his father taught him how to survive and how to fight any intruders who may try to harm him. That wasn't really needed since their were very few things that would be able to harm him, but his father still felt that necessary that he learn to defend himself. Growing up, he loved his parents and he wished they could stay together forever.
But of course, that wouldn't be possible.
After growing up into his early adult years, his mother and father had grown incredibly old and wouldn't be able to survive for much longer. His mother was the first to pass away while in her sleep, while father died the next day. Since then, the Godzillasaurus had to make it on his own, and it was very difficult at first. He still felt lonely without his parents, but he managed to get by the worst of it. Deep down though, he would never forget them.
The Godzillasaurus opened his eyes and noticed that the sun was already setting, casting a beautiful red glow across the sky. Apparently he had fallen asleep while still on the beach. After getting back up and stretching himself out, the dinosaur was about to head back towards the jungle until he noticed something he hadn't earlier. Looking towards the horizon, he could see the faint outline of what looked like ships floating out in the distance, which was an odd sight for him since ships never normally passed by this area.
He took several steppes towards the water to get a better look when suddenly-
KATHOOOOOOOOOOM!
A thundering boom followed by a blinding light caused the Godzillasaurus to shield his eyes and roar with surprise. The ground shook violently and the waves were crashing about madly from the tremors. The dinosaur opened his eyes again and they instantly went wide when he saw a MASSIVE cloud in the shape of giant mushroom erupt from across the large lagoon that separated the islands. But as he continued to stare at the massive cloud in awe, he failed to notice that the stem of the cloud was rapidly spreading out towards the rest of the islands.
Including Lagos.
The island was instantly engulfed by a sea of pitch black smoke. The Godzillasaurus roared as an agonizing pain washed over him like tidal wave. Suddenly, everything went black.
----GMK OST: Opening Theme...
----The dinosaurs vision slowly began to return. His vision was incredibly blurry, so it was difficult to make out his surroundings. However, he noticed something felt off to him. First of all, he couldn't feel the ground beneath him. Actually, he couldn't feel the ground at ALL. It was like he was free floating. Second, he felt an unfamiliar pressure on his body, as if he were stuck in a compressor. As his vision began to clear, he immediately noticed what the source of both feelings was.
He was underwater!
He was about to let out a gasp for air, but surprisingly, he didn't feel anything. In fact, his breathing felt completely normal, as if he were still breathing on land. He looked down, but realized something was VERY off. He could actually see his hands, but they were completely different. His arms and fingers were longer and he now had four fingers instead of three. Also, the skin on both were no longer brown, but a dull, charcoal grey.
When he remembered what had happened earlier, he quickly swam to the surface in the hopes of figuring out what had happened. He was slightly surprised when he noticed that he could now swim ten times better than he normal. As soon as he broke the surface, the dinosaur could see the aftermath of the huge explosion. The large mushroom cloud was still their, shrouding the sky in dark grey clouds and raining ash everywhere. He looked around to see what else had been affected by the explosion before turning around.
What he saw made his breathing halt and his heart freeze.
A nearby island was nothing more than a burning chunk of rock, completely stripped of all of its natural beauty. The tree's were replaced by partially visible stumps that gave off small embers, the once beautiful white, sandy beaches were now as black as asphalt and the faint cries of dead or dying animals could be heard from the scorched land.
Lagos Island, the place that held all of his memories of his childhood and the only place he called home, was gone.
The dinosaur looked down at the rippling ocean water around him until he found a spot that was still enough for him to see his reflection. What he saw was even worse! His body was completely charcoal grey in color and his snout was slightly longer, his teeth were also longer and much sharper than before. His tail was also much longer and waved around more freely than before and his legs were even more muscular, his feet were wider and now had four toes. He noticed his tail had small, white spines traveling along the top and turned his body to the side to get a view of his back. His eyes widened when he saw three rows of long, sharp dorsal spines riding up his back until they shrunk again and ended at the back of his neck. He also noticed that his senses felt sharper than they had ever been before.
He realized that whatever had exploded had mutated him. The dinosaur couldn't believe how this all could have possibly happened. Not only had his home been practically obliterated, but on top of that, he had been transformed into some type of monster. That's when it all hit him. A torrent of rage suddenly engulfed every fiber of his being as he slowly began to put the pieces together. He slowly looked off to the side and saw that the warships he saw from earlier were long gone, no doubt heading back to the main land.
That didn't stop the dinosaur. He had already made up his mind.
He submerged himself back into the water as he slowly and steadily began to swim away. He wasn't sure where he would end up, but one thing was certain: The human race would pay dearly for what they had done to him. They turned his home into a wasteland, he would do the same to them. This was how it all began. This is how a king was created.
This is how Godzilla was born!
----Godzilla opened his eyes as he finally finished his story. He glanced back at the two humans and the Exceed and wasn't quite surprised when he saw their reactions.
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy's jaws had dropped half way into the story and their eyes were completely wide. Now they fully understood why he was so angry at humanity, because they destroyed his home and transformed onto something that he never wanted to become. It still shocked them greatly that this other worlds humans had access to a weapon that sounded so powerful, it made the Magic Council's Etherion Cannon seem like nothing.
Lucy stared at him with a sad look. "I'm...I'm so sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have-"
"Don't be." Godzilla interrupted. "It's all in the past now. I've come to terms with it several years ago. After all, you can't change what's already been done."
Happy had his own question for the Monster King. "So...when did you finally stop hating humans anyway."
Godzilla sighed and looked down at his feet. "To be perfectly honest, I don't really know. There could have been multiple reasons for why I forgave them, but I just don't know. But if you don't mind, I'd also like to ask a question of my own."
"What's that?" Lucy asked.
He turned to look at them. "Why did you so willingly allow us a place among your comrades, despite our destructive nature?"
Natsu was the first to reply. "Because in Fairy Tail, where a family."
Godzilla just looked at him, then Lucy picked up from where he left off. "Besides, you saved us to. We would have been taken out by Dark Unicorn had you not shown up. I would have gotten a magic bullet in my head had you not come to help. That alone makes you part of our family."
Natsu grinned as he jabbed the guild mark on his shoulder with his thumb. "Yeah! Your a part of our Fairy Tail family now! That means you and your friends are stuck with us! No arguments!"
"Aye sir!" Happy exclaimed.
Godzilla's expression was now that shock as he stared at the two mages and the blue exceed as they smiled at him. He felt something in his being once again. The same feeling he felt the day he first met them, it had returned.
He smiled. "...Thank you. That means a lot to me." They smiled as the saurian stood up. "Perhaps we should return to your- I mean- our guild before everyone gets worried about where we are."
Lucy nodded. "Yeah. Lets go."
As they all walked through the forest together to head back to the guild, Natsu looked over at Godzilla. "Hey, you and I really should fight some time."
Godzilla looked at the Dragon Slayer and smirked. "Is that a challenge?"
"Oh you know it!" Natsu grinned.
Godzilla thought about it before he lifted his hand out towards Natsu. "Very well, it's a deal."
Natsu's grin got bigger as he gripped the King of the Monsters hand and shook it. "Alright! I'm gonna make you beg for mercy!"
Godzilla smirked again. "Don't think I'll go easy on you when the time comes. I never hold back in a battle."
"Good!" Natsu said. "Cause holding back in a fight doesn't work for me!"
"I'll try not to disappoint you." Godzilla retorted smugly.
Happy covered his mouth with his paws as he sniggered. "Well, it was nice knowing you Natsu."
"Hey!" Natsu shouted. "Who's side are you on?!"
"The side that knows your gonna get destroyed." Happy snickered.
"Shut up man!" Natsu screamed.
Lucy looked up at Godzilla as he started laughing at Natsu and Happy's argument. A smile crept it's way on her face.
'Welcome to the family, Godzilla.'
----Back at the Fairy Tail Guild Hall:
Godzilla, Natsu, Lucy and Happy walked into the guild to find Carla yelling and screaming at everyone hysterically, as if she had just seen a ghost or something. Anguirus and Erza walked into the guild hall after them and where just as confused as the King of Monsters and his comrades. They approached the bar where she stood in front of some of the other guild members and Defenders.
"What do you mean you won't tell me where she is?!" she shouted at King Caesar, who just seemed annoyed at the small white exceed shouting at him.
"We promised her we wouldn't tell anyone where she was going. Besides, I'm sure she's fine." the lion/dog hybrid Defender said.
"Fine? Fine?!" Carla screamed. "She could be hurt, or captured or worse! She's still a child and you just allowed her to go out there on her own?!"
"She wasn't alone."
Everyone turned to the door and saw Rodan walking towards them with a familiar blue haired girl on his back.
It was Wendy!
Carla rushed towards them. "Wendy! Is she alright?! What happened?! Was she attacked?! Does she-?!"
"Shhhhh!" Rodan whispered sharply. "Be quiet would ya. The kids asleep."
He gestured to the little girl on his back and they saw that she was completely fine. Her head was resting on his shoulder while her arms where wrapped around Rodan's neck, her eyes were closed and she was snoring quietly. She was asleep. Everyone couldn't help but find the scene completely adorable.
"She fell asleep after we finished training, so I flew her back here." Rodan explained.
Carla's eye's went wide. "Training? You two?"
Rodan nodded. "Yeah, she asked me to teach her how to fight and I just couldn't turn her down." He then smiled down at Carla. "You should feel lucky, she's really gave me a run for my money. She's got a lot of potential as a Dragon Slayer."
Carla stared at him before she turned her attention to the sleeping girl on his back and gave a small smile. "Yes, I suppose."
Godzilla and the other Defenders were surprised at what they were seeing.
"Since when has Rodan had a soft spot for kids?" Kumonga asked.
"I don't think ever." Zilla replied.
Manda smiled. "But you must admit, they do look adorable together."
"Yep, I gotta agree." Varan remarked.
"I think those two are going to be getting along quite well." Anguirus said.
Godzilla looked on as Rodan was engaged in a short conversation with Carla while Wendy continued to sleep on his back. 'They really do treat each other like family.' He turned around and watched as his friends continued to have fun with the rest of the mages. 'It seems Natsu and Lucy were right.' He smiled brightly.
'Fairy Tail IS our home now.'