| Match 113: |
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| By: Kenneth James |
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Kong snarled, tearing against his chains, displayed
under a massive tent in the center of the city for all to see.
The once mighty king of Farou Island now on public display for
all to ridicule. The flashing of cameras angered him, as did
the shouts of the crowd. He had to get free! He put all his
force into tearing at the chains but could not so much as move.
Kong let out a mighty roar of fury at his situation before relaxing,
having exhausted himself. As the Eighth Wonder of the World
let himself recover, the cries of protestors broke the silence,
the crowd being broken by chanting protestors, holding up signs
ordering the return of Kong to his natural habitat.
In a laboratory on the outside of town, a scientist
watched the events transpiring and laughed. This was Glidor,
a radical scientist in the field of biology. “This is
perfect!” he yelled, watching the protests. “Public
sentiment being against bring Kong here only helps my plan,”
he said, rubbing his hands together. “It was a stroke
of genius funding that mission to Farou to retrieve Kong, now
I’ll be able to show everyone my genius!” he said,
turning to a huge frozen humanoid nearby, cables hooked into
it. “When I resurrect you to stop Kong, I‘ll be
famous!” he yelled, turning back to the terminal. “Time
to start the show!” He then pressed a button on the computer.
At Glidor’s touch, small explosives planted
under the anchors of the chains went off, weakening them enough
that when Kong went into another fit of rage, they were torn
from the ground, setting the massive ape loose. Realizing he
was free, Kong let out a fierce roar of fury, beating his chest
as the crowd was thrown into a panic. Now completely infuriated,
Kong tore the tent surrounding him to the ground. Once free
of his entrapment, he smashed a nearby building with his fists,
intent on taking out his pent up frustrations on those who had
stolen him from his island home.
Glidor smirked as Kong tore through the city
in a berserk rampage. “Perfect!” he exclaimed. “Now,
to quote the one who made you...” he said, turning towards
the frozen body and flipping a switch, sending a massive surge
of electricity into the creature. Within seconds, the creature
began to stir, a human-like hand erupting out of the ice block.
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” Glidor yelled
while laughing. “Man, I’ve always wanted to say
that,” he said, watching the colossal Frankenstein’s
monster rise from his icy tomb.
Frankenstein groaned, looking around him in confusion.
Where was he? Last he remembered he'd battled with Baragon and
had fallen into the earth, unknowing that Glidor had spent over
a year quietly excavating and transporting him to San Francisco
where he‘d spent months repairing his body to resurrect
him. “Frankenstein!” called Glidor, gaining the
huge human-like kaiju’s attention. “I am Glidor,
the one who restored you to life, you understand me?”
he asked, getting a slow nod. “I assumed you would, now
there isn’t much time. You like humans, am I right?”
he continued, Frankenstein slowly nodding, still confused at
his situation. “Well a monster named King Kong is attacking
the city, you must stop him,” he explained, showing the
image on the screen, enraging Frankenstein. Glidor smirked at
this reaction, pressing a button and opening a large door in
the side of the building to allow Frankenstein to leave the
lab. “Good luck,” he said, watching Frankenstein
exit and head off to battle King Kong. Glidor then laughed,
turning back to the monitor. “It doesn’t matter
if Frankenstein beats that hairy ape or not, so long as he tries
to protect the city, it’s to my advantage.”
Kong let bellow of rage, ripping a building apart
with his massive arms, the chains still hanging from them. He
continued his fierce rampage through the city until another
shout of rage attracted his attention. He spun around to see
Frankenstein staring him down, challenging him with intent to
stop the ape-like kaiju’s rampage. Kong roared and beat
his chest, responding with a warning. Frankenstein refused to
back down and snarled back, getting in a fighting posture. The
giant ape howled in fury and charged his new rival at full speed,
throwing a punch at Frankenstein’s head only for the mutant
human to duck under and tackle him in the gut, throwing him
to the ground and driving fists into his face. Kong roared in
shock and replied by swiping Frankenstein with a clubbing blow,
knocking him off. The Eighth Wonder of the World was quickly
on the offensive and smashed his huge fists down on Frankenstein’s
back, driving him straight into the ground. Kong howled and
brought his arms up to slam down on Frankenstein’s back,
only to have his target roll out of the way and evade the attack
as the giant ape's fists slammed into the pavement. Frankenstein
took a chunk of rubble left behind from Kong’s rampage
and slammed it full force into Kong’s face, driving the
ape backwards. Before Kong could respond, Frankenstein charged
forwards and put his entire weight behind a punch to his rival’s
face, slamming Kong back first into a building.
Frankenstein kept up his offense by attempting
to slam a car into Kong’s cranium, only for his arm to
be caught and the great ape’s strength to force him back.
Once on his feet, Kong punched Frankenstein in the stomach,
doubling him over. Before Frankenstein could recover, Kong grabbed
Frankenstein and lifted him overhead, throwing him and sending
the giant man flying though a building. Kong snarled, as he
was quickly upon his enemy and grabbing him by the ankle. With
Frankenstein in his grasp, the giant ape swung him around with
his great strength and before launching him a good distance
away, leaving him laying at the base of the Pyramid Building.
Kong snarled, charging Frankenstein full speed, but before he
could reach him, Frankenstein got to his feet and hurled a gasoline
tanker into Kong’s face, the resulting explosion blinding
the ape. Frankenstein wisely got out of Kong’s path as
he plowed through the structure and it collapsed on top of him.
Frankenstein surveyed the rubble, knowing Kong was buried in
there and likely still alive. Frankenstein wisely tore the spire
off of a building and used it as a spear, stabbing the rubble
to try and finish it.
After three stabs, Frankenstein’s weapon
suddenly refused to be pulled from its place and Kong erupted
from the rubble, spear clasped in his hand. He pulled hard,
throwing Frankenstein right into a powerful punch from his other
arm, driving Frankenstein straight onto his back. Kong leapt
on his smaller humanoid foe and drove pummeling blows into Frankenstein’s
face. Realizing he was in trouble, Frankenstein brought his
legs up and kicked Kong in the stomach, throwing him off and
back first into another building. As the giant ape attempted
to stand, Frankenstein leapt on his back and wrapped his arms
around Kong’s neck, strangling him with his own great
strength. Kong bellowed in panic, his oxygen cut off as he tried
hard to pull Frankenstein off but the humanoid had the leverage
advantage and he couldn’t manage to force himself free.
Realizing he wouldn’t last long without air, Kong grabbed
Frankenstein’s legs threw himself and the humanoid backwards
into a building to try and dislodge him. When that failed, he
tried it again to no avail. However, a third time made Frankenstein’s
grip to slip enough that Kong could get his fingers under his
arm, forcing it out enough to free himself and flip Frankenstein
over him to the ground. Frankenstein, though, managed to roll
through and get back to his feet, quickly on the attack again
by picking up and slamming a nearby truck into Kong’s
head, forcing him backwards. Before he could capitalize, Kong
grabbed hold of his arm and threw him face first to the ground.
The great ape followed up by grabbing Frankenstein's head and
brutally driving the humanoid's face into the ground multiple
times, breaking his nose. Before more damage could be done,
Frankenstein snatched some rubble from the remains of the Pyramid
Building and threw it into Kong’s eyes in desperation,
blinding him and allowing Frankenstein to escape his grasp.
Realizing Kong was too strong for him to fight head on, Frankenstein
turned and ran towards the ocean, looking for a way to even
the odds. Once Kong cleared his eyes, he saw Frankenstein fleeing
and refused to allow an - in his mind - unprovoked attack to
go unpunished. Kong quickly chased after Frankenstein.
Looking around, Frankenstein saw the San Francisco
Bay Bridge and came up with an idea, remembering the chains
hanging from Kong’s arms before wading into the bay. Kong
chased after him and soon caught up, grabbing him by the shoulder.
But Frankenstein swung around and pushed Kong with all his might,
driving the great ape backwards underwater. Before Kong could
surface, Frankenstein rapidly turned and continued towards the
bridge, beginning to climb on the 227 meter tall supports. Kong
followed close behind and began climbing as well. With the bridge’s
structure groaning under the weight of the two monsters who
together made up half its height, Frankenstein knew he had to
do something quickly. As Kong grabbed his ankle, Frankenstein
kicked him in the face with his other leg, hanging on tight.
Another kick freed his ankle, allowing Frankenstein to climb
up to the top of the structure, where he waited for Kong, now
having the high ground. However, Kong was no stranger to combat
at a high altitude and climbed up after him. Frankenstein and
Kong quickly began exchanging blows, each trying to gain the
upper hand. Realizing the support both of them hung onto could
break at any moment from their combined weight, Frankenstein
took note of his location and grabbed Kong by the throat, throwing
them both off, managing to get Kong under him as they plowed
through the center of the bridge into the water below. Quickly
regaining his wits, Frankenstein grabbed onto the support cables
of the bridge that had broken from the impact of both plummeting
through the bridge and entangled the arms of the stunned Kong
with as many as he could get his hands on, in addition to those
he‘d tangled in on the way down.
Kong roared in fury, straining against the cables
with all his might, threatening to bring the entire bridge down.
Realizing he had to end it before Kong broke free, Frankenstein
grabbed hold of one of the chains hanging from his arms and
wrapped it around his throat, strangling Kong with it. Kong
flailed and struggled, trying desperately to get free but to
no avail, soon beginning to lose strength. Frankenstein began
to tire long before Kong did, but kept going, choking the life
from the Eighth Wonder of the World. However, as Kong lost consciousness,
Frankenstein noticed something in his eyes. They were thinking
eyes, not like Baragon’s feral monstrous eyes. He realized
Kong wasn’t just an animal, he was a thinking creature
like he was...
Frankenstein released the chain before he could
kill Kong, leaving the ape unconscious but still very much alive.
That’s also when he realized something else: Kong had
been chained up. That meant Kong had been a prisoner, not just
a monster that was there of his own accord. Curious, Frankenstein
picked up the ends of the chains, seeing they hadn’t been
torn out but instead were blasted off, still carrying scorch
marks from the explosives. Despite not fully grasping the concept,
he realized that Kong must’ve been willingly freed by
someone. He then heard a car pulling up and looked up, seeing
Glidor stepping out of his car on the most intact part of the
bridge.
Glidor applauded Frankenstein. “Well done,”
he said. “You’ve defeated Kong, you’ll be
a hero! And more importantly, I’ll be the hero who revived
you and sent you to save the city,” he explained. “I’ll
be famous!” he said, ecstatic. “Now, please kill
Kong and take his body back to my lab, I’d very much like
to take a look at him,” he said. “He’s my
property, I funded the expedition that found him, so it’s
only right I get the first opportunity to perform an autopsy
and find out what makes him tick.”
Frankenstein glared at Glidor, realizing he was
the one who’d brought Kong here in the first place. And
judging by how happy he was, he’d let Kong loose to fight
him just to prove a point. Enraged, Frankenstein roared and
clinched his fists. “Oh, you've realized the truth, have
you?” replied Glidor, not intimidated. “Yes, I did
bring him here just to fight you, but you won’t kill me,”
he replied. “You love humans far too much for that, don’t
you?”
Frankenstein growled, Glidor had a point. The
idea of killing any human, even an evil one, sickened him. Still,
he knew someone who’d gladly do it instead. Frankenstein
turned and shook Kong awake, roaring to him and pointing to
Glidor. Kong glared at the small human before curling his lips
and letting out a fierce roar. “Now Frankenstein... don’t
do anything rash...” said Glidor, no longer so smug. To
his horror, Frankenstein tore the cables holding Kong, allowing
the massive ape to free himself. Glidor screamed in terror and
jumped in his car, taking off down the bridge, trying to escape
the enraged Kong. Kong tore through the bridge in front of the
evil man, grabbing his car in his massive hand and roaring fiercely.
Before Glidor could even scream, Kong threw the car with all
his might, sending it flying through the air and crashing into
a hillside on shore, exploding in a large fireball. Having taken
his revenge on he who deserved it, Kong let out a fierce roar
of victory, beating his chest.
With Glidor dead, Frankenstein helped break off
Kong's shackles once he calmed down, getting a thankful nod.
Kong roared and grunted, thanking the giant for his help. Later,
Frankenstein stood on the shore, watching as Kong swam through
the surf towards his island home. Frankenstein then looked out
over the ruined city, realizing that while Kong hadn’t
come of his own accord, there were other monsters who would
threaten mankind. Frankenstein decided the best course of action
was simple, stay and defend mankind. Frankenstein marched towards
the mountains, intending to find himself a place to live in
the world.
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