And now, episode 6 of Kaiju Wars comes to a close. Sorry this one took a little longer.

Enjoy!

Godzilla is © Toho

CRISIS OVER

The waves slid to the side as the left and right subs surfaced, the middle craft pulled by the wires finally rising in-between. Immediately, the tops of all three submarines were thrown open, G-Force's members disembarking hastily.

"I think I'm gonna puke…" Kazama groaned as he exited the sub.

As soon as Osaki followed him out, Miyuki ran forward and grabbed him in a tight hug, much to everybody's surprise.

"…Sorry," Miyuki gasped, her face blushing bright red as she realised what she'd just done, "…Won't happen again."

"See that it doesn't," Osaki chuckled, "My legs feel weak enough as it is."

Suddenly, with a rush of water, a massive, grey-scaled reptilian head fringed with rows of small spikes rose behind them, Godzilla surfacing from the chest up as he turned his head round, fiercely exhaling through his nostrils as he caught sight of the remaining tanks and missile launcher on the shore.

"That can't be good," Osaki observed as the great saurian gave a deep growl.

"Miki," Takuya spoke up, "Any plans…?"

Suddenly, however, Godzilla turned away, quickly sinking back into the water.

"Guess he's over it," Miki observed.

"So it would seem," was all the reply that Akane gave.

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As the three subs entered the dock again, they found a relieved Colonel Gordon waiting there for them… and an angry-looking Marutomo. Once the happy reunions were out of the way, the businessman didn't take long to voice his opinion.

"I hope you people are satisfied," Marutomo snarled angrily, "I've lost countless millions, as well as another headquarters, all thanks to you people!"

"Actually, no," Osaki spoke up, taking a step forward from the group, "We're not. But we will be, because one day, Marutomo, you are going to pay for what you've done."

"Listen here," Marutomo started.

"No, you listen," Osaki snapped, "This time, we're just going to walk away. But this isn't the first time you've endangered people's lives, Marutomo, all for the sake of getting a little richer. You brought this on yourself, and honestly, I wouldn't lose that much sleep if we'd just let that thing eat you alive. But that's what makes us better than you, and always will. Now get the hell out of my sight."

Needless to say, Marutomo was gone within ten seconds.

Miki, however, suddenly felt her gaze pulled upwards.

Standing between two trees, she spotted the old man, his walking stick in one hand, looking down at her. In fact, she could have sworn that his cold gaze was directed right at her eyes.

And, as soon as she blinked, he was gone, with nothing to suggest that he had ever been there at all.

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G-Force HQ

"Well," Miyuki announced, thumbing through a few pieces of paper, "Turns out Kazama was right: It was a phase."

"So monsters have phases?" Kazama thought out loud, "Does that mean Mothra gets 'women's problems'…?" He immediately stopped when Akane slapped him round the back of the head.

"I ran some blood tests with a sample that Miki helped my get hold of," Miyuki continued, "And to be technical, it was a temporary hormonal imbalance; basically nothing more than an excess of monster testosterone."

"So it's over?" Miki checked.

"Yup," Miyuki nodded as she checked the paper again, "And since the levels are now just as low as before and are holding steady, it doesn't look like it'll happen again."

A brief, electronic buzz interrupted them, as Osaki picked up the phone.

"Hello?… One second…" He put the phone down. "Miki, your friend's here, you gonna be OK?"

"Sure," Miki smiled as she left the room, "Long as I don't have to put up with any more of my little brother's tantrums, I'll be fine."

"Should we be letting her just go out?" Akane checked.

"Well she's got the best bodyguard you ever did see," Kazama reminded her, "She'll be fine."

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"'Bout time," Miki joked as she exited the base to see her old friend, Chinatsu, "I was forgetting what you looked like."

"Yeah, missed you like a hole in the head too," Chinatsu smiled, "So: Lunch?"

"Sure, if you found anywhere good."

"Well," Chinatsu thought, "There's a Chinese place just opened: I think it's called the Water Dragon."

Miki froze.

"…How about a burger instead?"

I know that ending wasn't exactly stellar, but hell, I wanted to end the story on a positive note, plus I wanted to use that joke for a while. Osaki's speech to Marutomo wasn't that easy to write as well.

And would you believe it, nobody seem to have noticed the old man…

Oh, and Kaiju Wars Episode 7 is now up for viewing!

All reviews welcome!