Unearthed

Somewhere in Iceland, upon the ice cap of Langjokull, two individuals walked. Heading in a direction that was away from a large military plane that had touched down and flown them there. Both individuals weren't quite human. They were something more. One looked like a strange mix between a fish and an ape, with a long arms, hand like feet, scaly skin, and a fish like tail. The other looked like some kind of insect humanoid, specifically a cockroach. He had a large bobble like head topped with two antennae and was dressed in a lab coat, with plaid pants, and dress shoes.

The roach man held a small hand held device in his hands that displayed a satellite scan of the area, and allowed them to keep heading in the direction of their objective.

"Ice. Ice everywhere. Man I hate ice," the fishman said.

"After being stuck in it for as long as you were, I'd say your disdain in rather justified," the roach man said simply.

"Susan should be with us. But ever since she got her stupid boyfriend we're being forced to pick up the slack," the fish man complained.*

"Oh stop complaining Link. We should be happy for Susan," the roach man said.

"Always glass half full Doc," Link said back grumpily.

"Alright alright, enough chit chat gentleman. Stay on the task at hand," came a voice over the the device in the Doctor Cockroach's hands.

"So what exactly are we checking out Monger?" Link asked aloud as he and his companion continued to walk straight ahead.

"We aren't sure exactly. Climate changes have allowed our satellites to detect something buried beneath the ice and snow. And recently, we've detected some kind of powersource coming off this thing. Whatever energy it's giving off...it's not from earth," Monger explained.

"So definitely alien then," Link said.

The Missing Link and Dr. Cockroach, both of these monsters were agents of a secret governmental division tasked with monitoring alien activity. They worked closely with the NSA, but for the most part all things alien were their in their jurisdiction.

Suddenly the device in the Doc's hands began to act strange. The feed began to distort and become filled with static. Then images flashed across the screen. Trees, water, a child, Then the scanner began to emit noises, voices, words, and perhaps even a name.

"Doc? Link? What's happening? We're getting some kind of interference."

"Yes General. We seem to be experiencing that too," the Doc said as he gave it a tap. It apparently did the trick as it went back to normal. "Seems it's passed," the Doctor said curiously. "And from what I'm seeing," he said as he came to a sudden stop. His partner did the same, looking at him and the screen curiously.

"We appear to be right on top of-"

Suddenly the ice beneath them began to crack and split apart. Doc yelped, dropping the scanner as he wobbled and wheeled his arms to try and stay upright. Link was faring slightly better when the ground beneath them began to upheave. Something suddenly punched through the ice. The Doc and Link yelped in alarm as they reeled away from what looked like a hand. The ground continued to tremble as something else punched through the ice. Link quickly grabbed the Doc and leapt clear as it split apart.

And from beneath the ice something huge began to rise up. Link and the Doc looked up in shock as something gigantic rose into the air, standing at nearly fifty feet tall and blocking out the sun with it's form. The Doc and Link shielded their eyes, blinded by the two bright lights shining down on them.

The ground beneath them began to tremble. The Doctor and Link reeled back as two powerful streams of fire erupted from the ground. It blinded the monsters who turned away from the heat and light.

Doc and Link stared after the thing as it took to the skies and flew off like a jet. They brushed snow and ice off themselves before Doc went to retrieve the scanner. Monger was speaking, demanding answers.

"Sorry General," Doc said as he picked it up.

"What in hell is going on gentleman? Suddenly we're picking up a fast moving object flying back towards the states!" Monger shouted.

"Sorry Monger. But we found whatever was in the ice," Link stated.

"Well, don't keep me waiting! What the hell was it?"

The Doc and Link exchanged a glance, trying to come up with the best answer.

"Well from what we could see it was like some kind of big...metal...guy-thing," Link said in uncertainty.

"Come again?"

"It was some kind of giant General," the Doctor tried to input helpfully. He looked up, seeing the jet stream left behind by the strange metal man they'd uncovered. "Some kind of...iron giant."

next big four story

anyone hyped yet?

*see Superhero Drabbles chapter 59