| Match 37: |
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| By: Christian Salabert |
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The extraterrestrial terror known as SpaceGodzilla
was enjoying a moment of peace, a rare behavior for the creature.
He had spent the day levelling most of Tokyo to the ground and
replacing its structures with his power-granting crystals. Now
he was at the base of Mt. Fuji, recharging his energies from the
numerous crystals he had grown there. He was almost back to full
power and soon would unleash his fury upon another of mankind's
cities.
Just
then a strange noise struck his ears. SpaceGodzilla's head arched
skyward to pinpoint the source of the noise. At first he saw nothing,
but after another moment of searching he spotted what appeared
to be a shiny insect flying towards him. The mutant clone of Godzilla
watched curiously as the insect approached and landed almost directly
in front of him. It appeared to be a human of some kind. SpaceGodzilla
eyed it suspiciously. He didn't know the humans could fly.
Suddenly,
the human began making a strange ringing sound and waving its arms
wildly. Before the space demon could even react, a blinding light
engulfed the human, and...
SpaceGodzilla
was now face to face with Jet Jaguar.
Despite
the frozen grin on his face, Jet Jaguar was glaring daggers at
the creature before him. He had been too late to stop SpaceGodzilla
from demolishing Tokyo. He was not going to allow such destruction
to happen again. He was going to stop the monster right here, right
now.
SpaceGodzilla
reared back in surprise at the sudden arrival of this new being.
His mind was spinning - how had this human grown to such enormous
size, and so quickly, too? SpaceGodzilla decided it didn't matter,
as he would take it upon himself to erase this being from existance.
Summoning green energy from his crystals into the ones atop his
shoulders, SpaceGodzilla belched forth a blast of his deadly Corona
Bolt. The jagged blast strafed the ground on which Jet Jaguar stood,
sending bursts of sparks and smoke into the air around him. The
second blast hit home, striking Jet Jaguar in the chest and sending
him flying.
Jet
Jaguar was able to roll with the impact and quickly get back to
his feet. That single blast had nearly burst through his armored
plating. He'd have to be more careful.
SpaceGodzilla
roared at his opponent, trying to get him to strike back. When
Jet Jaguar didn't budge, the alien entity decided to prompt him
with another Corona blast. Jet Jaguar sideflipped out of the way,
avoiding the attack. When he returned to his feet there was already
another bolt heading towards him. This time he raised his hands
into the sky and took to the air, the beam just barely missing
him. SpaceGodzilla watched his opponent soar through the sky but
had no chance to react before Jet Jaguar snapped out of his flying
mode and lashed out with his right leg. The android's foot connected
with SpaceGodzilla's face and sent the space beast staggering back.
Jet
Jaguar tried to press his advantage, but SpaceGodzilla would not
allow it. He unleashed green energy bolts from his shoulder crystals,
the dreaded Gravity Tornado, at the robot's feet. Just as the machine
reached his foe, his legs were ensnared by the Gravity Tornado.
SpaceGodzilla telekinetically yanked upwards, pulling Jet Jaguar's
feet out from under him and causing him to crash onto his back.
SpaceGodzilla glared down at his foe, letting out an unearthly
shriek as he did so. Jet Jaguar glanced up at the monster's face,
then lashed out with a powerful kick to the creature's kneecap.
SpaceGodzilla faltered momentarily, allowing Jet Jaguar to get
to his feet. But with a mighty heave, SpaceGodzilla swung his enormous
tail around, striking Jet Jaguar directly in the chest. The cluster
of crystalline spikes at the end of SpaceGodzilla's tail easily
punctured Jet Jaguar's armor, sending the machine flying onto his
back in a shower of sparks.
Weakly,
Jet Jaguar rose to his feet. He had gravely misjudged the situation.
SpaceGodzilla was too powerful and his already-high power level
was even higher due to all the crystals he had risen. Jet Jaguar
decided to retreat and plan a better offensive. Raising his arms,
the gigantic warrior once again took to the sky.
But
SpaceGodzilla was not a merciful opponent.
Reaching
out once again with the mighty Gravity Tornado, SpaceGodzilla telekinetically
seized the robot. Ensnared by the emerald bolts, Jet Jaguar was
helpless as SpaceGodzilla thrust him downward, back to the soil.
With a colossal crash, Jet Jaguar slammed into the earth, sending
a mushroom cloud of dust into the air.
SpaceGodzilla
shrieked as the impact shook the surrounding area. Finally, the
dust began to clear.
Out
of sheer luck, one of the beast's crystals had found the wound
in Jet Jaguar's chest. The crystal was now all the way through
the machine and jutting out of his back. Sparks sprayed from the
entrance and exit points, and except for the twitching movement
of his head, the mighty robot was lifeless.
SpaceGodzilla
reared his head back and cried his victory into the heavens. After
a moment, a blinding light enveloped him as he transformed into
his crystalline flying mode. He was recharged enough. It was time
to resume the destruction of mankind..
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