Three days had past since Princess Celestia had gone to visit Hayden, the warden of Tartarus in his realm of darkness. In that small amount of time, kaiju activity had slowed seemingly to a halt, and Equestria experienced a small moment of peace. This allowed certain damages they had done to Equestria to be slightly repaired. Though everypony knew all was still not well in Equestria yet. They were still very far away from reaching that moment when peace would be fully restored. However, the moment of stillness was still a welcomed one.

Not much had happened in the area around Ponyville either. Godzilla had spent the two of the last three days mostly laying down and healing himself from all the abuse he had taken. Fluttershy had been with him throughout that whole time, while the other ponies of the Mane Six came by and visited. Otherwise they went about their daily lives. Now on the third day, while Godzilla had still not completely healed, he was feeling good enough to walk around again, so that was something at least. The news delivered by Fluttershy to Ponyville about their hero's recovery was like music to the towns ponies' ears.

Now, on the day after that announcement, we find a group of ponies walking through the Everfree Forest, talking amongst themselves as they went along their path.

"So, you got Babs Seed to the train station and on the train with no problems at all?" asked Fluttershy.

"Eeyup, it all went down without so much as a whisper of trouble," said Applebloom.

"Yeah, I just hope the train ride goes the same way."

"Oh, come now, Sweetie Belle darling, you mustn't have doubt."

"But what about the kaiju, Rarity? Aren't they still a threat?"

"That's right, Godzilla hasn't gotten rid of all of the kaiju yet," said Scootaloo.

"I think it was a mistake to reopen train services this soon," said Sweetie Belle. "Pretty premature if you ask me."

"Ah, come on, youngins, don't think like that," said Applejack. "Rarity's right, we all gotta stay positive."

"But how can we when there's still a danger of giant monsters attacking anywhere in Equestria?" asked Scootaloo.

"Yeah, especially when we just sent a friend out there?" added Sweetie Belle.

"Hmm, I guess I can see how somepony would think like that," said Applejack.

"You could look at it this way, girls," said Fluttershy. "Since Godzilla got rid of half the monsters, half the risk of an attack is gone. I think we can agree Equestria's become a much safer place since Godzilla arrived and took on the duties of fighting the kaiju."

"Yeah, it's safer, but it's still not safe," said Scootaloo.

"There's still six other monsters out there under King Sombra's control," said Sweetie Belle. "He could send them to attack anywhere at any time."

"I'm sorry, I want to be optimistic, but it's just hard to be right now," said Scootaloo.

Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity could see why the two fillies would be less than positive at that point in time, despite recent developments. They knew there was still a lot of danger at the moment. Heck, they were even a little skeptical about letting Babs Seed get on that train, but the decision was out of their hooves.

"I think she's gonna be just fine," said Applebloom.

The other ponies in the group looked on with a hint of surprise.

"Really, Applebloom?" asked Scootaloo.

"Absolutely."

"Why?" Scootaloo asked further.

Applebloom looked up thoughtfully before responding.

"I don't completely know. I mean... I guess most of it is because of all the good things that Godzilla's done for Equestria. I mean, it's like Fluttershy said before, he's already gotten rid of half the kaiju. It seems like he's practically dropping them like flies for Celestia's sake. Like, I know it's not as simple as that, but it's still great what Godzilla's doing. That also includes all the hope and happiness he's been inspiring. I heard that yesterday in Ponyville, when the day first got started, everypony in town was so happy, you'd swear it was Valhalla on Earth. So don't you see? Right now, signs are pointing that everything is gonna be alright because of Godzilla."

"I guess," said Sweetie Belle.

"Besides, if Babs' parents were willing to arrange for her to get on a train to San Flankciscolt where they're staying right now and she was confident enough to go, why shouldn't I have faith?"

"I get what you're saying, Applebloom, and I want to be right there with you," said Scootaloo. "I'm just having trouble with that. I mean, Babs Seed was still hurt when this was all set up, so that's still a major point of concern for me."

"And it's like we said before, there's still a lot of monsters that need to be taken care of," added Sweetie Belle. "At least three more need to be destroyed before it's safe to start taking trains again. That's what I think anyways."

"I will admit I was a little concerned myself when I found out about the whole Babs Seed on a train business," said Rarity. "Especially after what the poor dear went through on the last train ride she took. And with the threat of the kaiju still looming over, I have to wonder if Babs Seed's parents were in their right mind and thinking rationally when they asked that she be sent to them in San Flankciscolt. Or possibly if Babs Seed was in her right mind herself when she agreed to go."

"I think they all were."

"Really, Applejack?" asked Rarity as she and the other ponies looked to her in shock. "You think so?"

"Yeah, I do. Look, we Apples have strong mental health. We're able to take a lot and still think rationally... most of the time. We're also really good at looking a situation over and coming to a good decision... Again, most of the time. Babs Seed's folks were probably taking advantage of the lull in kaiju activity and the decreasing number of kaiju overall and sent for her. They probably did it because they wanted her to be with them so that they could look after her themselves."

"Didn't they trust us to take care of Babs? We were taking care of her pretty good, I thought."

"We were, Applebloom, and I'm sure Babs and her folks thought so too," said Applejack. "But when you're a maw and a paw, you always want your youngin' in your sight so you can watch over them, especially in a situation like this. I reckon Babs Seed sensed they wanted her by them or something like that and that's why she agreed to go, despite her being hurt and the... train trouble Rarity mentioned before. I know it seems like a rash decision, but I don't think they would've made it if they weren't absolutely confident in it. And if they are, then so am I."

Me too," agreed Applebloom.

"I suppose we'll just have to trust their intuition then," said Rarity.

"I guess so," said Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah," agreed Scootaloo.

Fluttershy simply nodded her head as she continued to guide the rest of the ponies through the forest.

"Still, I wish we would've had more time to spend with Babs Seed," said Applebloom.

"Me too. It's so rare that she comes to visit and every time she leaves always feels like the last time we might ever see her and it always makes me sad."

"Well, just know, Sweetie Belle, that there are plenty more visits from Babs Seed to come in the future," said Applejack. "I can feel it, and you and Scootaloo both are welcomed to be apart of those visits, just like I know Babs and Applebloom both want you to be."

The Cutie Mark Crusaders all looked to each other happily and then snuggled close together in a way only close friends can. Then they walked over to Applejack and did the same thing to her, which she responded to in kind.

"Awe, thanks, girls," said Applejack.

"I'll tell you what, I wish Babs was able to stick around long enough for what we're doing right now," said Scootaloo.

"Yeah, me too," said Sweetie Belle. "Especially since it was her idea."

"Babs is pretty good when it comes to thinking up great ideas," said Applebloom.

"I noticed that about her too," said Scootaloo.

"I always thought all of you little fillies came up with a lot of good ideas, myself," said Applejack.

"As did I," added Rarity. Then she thought back to the time they had tried to get their cutie marks in zip lining. Then she thought of even more recently when they were chased through the Everfree Forest by a giant cyclops. "Though not all of them were exact winners, I must admit."

"So do we," said all three little fillies at the same time.

The ponies in the group all shared a group laugh at this.

"But anyways, this idea is for sure a good one," said Applebloom.

"Yeah, and I'd like to say thanks to you, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy all for agreeing to bring us out here so we can do it."

"Oh, it is out pleasure, Sweetie Belle," said Rarity.

"It sure is," agreed Applejack. "Besides, I don't foresee anything going wrong this time around."

"Especially since we'll be here to help you in anyway we can."

"That's the spirit, Fluttershy," said Applejack. "That's I always liked about ya. No matter what, you had a lot of spirit. Even though, some dumb ponies try not to see it, I never doubted you once before and I ain't about to start now."

Fluttershy smiled a little as her cheeks began to change a light color of red.

"Yeah, Fluttershy, you've always been totally cool," said Scootaloo.

"Absolutely, like that one time you cam running to our rescue when we went out here in the Everfree Forest by ourselves when you knew there was a cockatrice around," said Applebloom.

"You looked that monster right in the eye and told it to get lost," said Sweetie Belle. "It was so cool! Just like you always are."

Fluttershy's cheeks blushed brighter as her smile got bigger.

"Awe, thanks, everypony for being so nice and saying such kind words," said Fluttershy. "I think the whole world of you all, too and I'm really happy to be spending my day with you right now. I'm glad that you girls are finally gonna get a chance to officially meet him one on one. I think he'll appreciate the chance to make three new friends."

"I hope he does, because I'm really looking forward to it," said Applebloom.

"I know what you mean," said Scootaloo. "I also hope he's down for the idea we have in mind."

"Oh, I think he'll be okay with it whatever it is," said Fluttershy.

"Every time he and I were together, he always seemed like a very agreeable kaiju, indeed," said Rarity.

"And we all know how hard those are to find," said Applejack.

The ponies shared one more quick group laugh as they walked even further uphill, leaving the trees and bushes of the Everfree Forest behind them. As they walked up the side of the large hill, they saw the sunshine get brighter and felt the heat of the sun's rays get warmer the further they went. The group of mares and fillies walked until they reached the very top of the hill. The other side was just a flat walled drop off, so the ponies wouldn't be taking another step forward even if they wanted to. However, at that moment, they really didn't want to at all.

Instead, they were distracted, staring out into the wide open field the huge hill stood on the edge of. The open space was filled with very green grass; multicolored flowers spread out around the field, and a couple trees scattered here and there. Unlike the rest of the trees of the Everfree Forest, which were twisted looking and somewhat creepy, the trees in the field seemed as pretty and inviting as the rest of the field's scenery. The usual crowded and inhospitable environment of the Everfree Forest surrounded the beautiful field on all sides. It was as if the field itself was fighting back the grimness of the rest of the forest. However, as nice as the field was, it was not the focus of the group of ponies.

No, right at that moment, all the ponies were fixated on the giant, reptilian monster standing right in the middle of the large field. At the moment, Godzilla had his fists up in a stance like that of a boxer. The ponies all sat back and closely examined the kaiju's movements. He had started off with just working on some left jabs, but eventually moved onto hooks and crosses before ended with a huge uppercut. While he may not have actually been punching at something, the sheer force Godzilla was putting into those punches stunned the onlooking ponies. Even the ones that had already seen him fight looked on in surprise. They were convinced Godzilla could punch out the side of a mountain if he wanted to.

What they saw next confused the group of ponies. Godzilla appeared to just be standing there staring up into empty space. His head would only move a few inches down before lifting back up again and so on. It was was a rather weird conundrum to the group to say the least.

"What is Godzilla doing?" asked Rarity.

"Yeah, what's he looking at?" added Applejack.

Fluttershy squinted her eyes as she tried to focus and see what Godzilla was seeing. She flew up and off the cliff side a little as she tried to get a better look. Several seconds went by before Fluttershy gasped when she realized what, more so who, Godzilla was giving his attention to.

"It's Rainbow Dash," announced Fluttershy.

Everyone gasped in excitement, though none were nearly as excited as Scootaloo. They could all tell by the big, bright smile on her face just how excited she really was.

"Really?! Rainbow Dash is here?!" asked a very hyped Scootaloo.

"Mm hmm," Fluttershy replied as she nodded her head. "That's right, I forgot. Rainbow Dash had told me she was coming by today to start teaching Godzilla how to fight. I guess I forgot because of how excited I was to give you girls a chance to meet Godzilla one on one. Also, I don't really like subjects that have to do with fighting."

"Oh," said everypony else as they nodded their heads understandingly.

"You don't suppose Rainbow Dash and Godzilla would mind putting their training on hold so we can visit with them for a bit do you?"

"Don't worry, Applebloom, I'm sure they won't mind at all," said Fluttershy. "They're both usually very happy to have friends visit them no matter what they're doing. I'll just call them over quickly so we can all visit with each other."

"Alright," said everypony else.

Fluttershy turned to the field where Godzilla was standing and listening to Rainbow Dash's instructions. Then she let out a musical call, not dissimilar to the one she used the night of her first and only Grand Galloping Gala. However, unlike that night where it yielded no results, Godzilla's radar-like ears picked up Fluttershy's sweet and gentle voice from a far. Thus he turned his head in the direction he heard it coming from. Rainbow Dash turned with him, though had to strain her eyes to see their friends from so far away. Godzilla had no such problem and instantly began walking over to them, with Rainbow Dash flying after to catch up with him.

As the King of Monsters made his way towards the large hill the ponies all stood on top of, they watched him approach with varying expressions on their faces. Fluttershy just watched with a joyous smile, while Applejack and Rarity looked with a mixture of joy and awe. The Cutie Mark Crusaders all looked on with complete amazement and marveled at the sight that was Godzilla. They had seen the kaiju only once before when he was first introduced to Ponyville and to an extension Equestria; possibly the world. Back then, they were surprised to see him, but they were even more surprised by how friendly he appeared to be.

Just a few moments before when they were watching Godzilla boxing from afar, they were awe struck once again by the sight of the giant monster. Now he was actually walking and making his way towards them, appearing to get bigger with each step. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were at the peek of their amazement. They had never marveled at something so much before in their lives. Yet, the best was still yet to come for them. This happened when Godzilla finally reached the side of the hill and was standing right in front them. He easily dwarfed the hill, the top the ponies stood upon only reached just below his chest. This left Godzilla to stare down at the ponies below, while they all stared up in wide eyed astonishment.

While all the ponies marveled at the sight of the great beast, the three fillies that made up the Cutie Mark Crusaders in particular were amazed the most at Godzilla's presence. Godzilla himself was practically overcome with delight at having the chance to personally meet three more potential friends. But then he noticed something he hadn't before and that the other ponies had not yet noticed. It was something most would have to go out of their way to try and see. While they all looked at him in amazement, there also seemed to be a tiny hint of fear. This did not offend Godzilla, for he remembered that he was young and small once as well. He even remembered his fearful reaction to seeing his father the first time.

Meanwhile, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity had looked from Godzilla over to Rainbow Dash. They watched as she came in for a landing.

"Hey, guys, what's shakin'?" asked Rainbow Dash as she gently landed on the ground.

"Hello, Rainbow Dash," said Fluttershy.

"Howdy there, Rainbow," said Applejack.

"Good afternoon to you, Rainbow Dash darling," said Rarity.

"How are the training sessions going?" asked Fluttershy.

"Oh, pretty good. G needs a little polishing on the edges here and there. But there's no doubt about it that this kaiju is a born fighter. I'm convinced that if there was a kaiju boxing league, Godzilla would win every match in the first second of the first round."

"Boy, howdy, I believe it myself," said Applejack.

"Yes, I got the same feeling when we caught the last little bit of your session at the end there," said Rarity.

"Sweet, glad we're all in agreement," said Rainbow Dash.

"Good work training him, Rainbow Dash," said Applejack.

"Um, we all just wanted to drop by and see how Godzilla was doing in terms of both his training and his overall health," said Fluttershy. "Also, we really wanted to spend a little quality time with Godzilla and also formally introduce him to Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. Is it okay if Godzilla and you take a break so we can all do that?"

"Of course!" said Rainbow Dash ecstatically. "That sounds like a load of fun!"

All four mares excitedly babbled at the same time. They were all very happy to be spending time with each other, their younger sisters, and Godzilla as well. A couple moments later, they finally took notice of the situation going on between Godzilla and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They did not know what to do about it though. Should they introduce the little fillies and Godzilla to each other or let them handle the pleasantries by themselves? Godzilla wasn't quite sure what to do at that point either. While he understood the Crusaders' position, he still wished to take the fear out of them and win their full trust.

Not knowing how else to do this, Godzilla slowly lowered himself down until his head was only a few yards above the hill top. While the ponies all took a few steps back, the Crusaders took a few more than the rest. Godzilla elected to ignore it and instead, he proceeded with his plan. He put on the same friendly face he had used to gain the trust and friendship of several ponies before. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo all reacted with surprise at seeing the kaiju's facial expression soften so greatly. Godzilla's attempt at appearing more friendly had worked so far in Equestria. He prayed they still would for this moment.

The three fillies took extra notice of the look in Godzilla's eyes. They appeared as though they were conveying the sense of care that would usually be found when a guardian looks upon his or her ward. It conveyed the same desire to protect them, the same urgency, the same pride, and most of all, the same compassion. Everything about Godzilla's expression, body language, and entire display was practically screaming how much he wanted the ponies to feel safe around him and how much he wanted to be their friend. It ended up paying off, too, for once they saw and realized all this, the Cutie Mark Crusaders' faces lit up with smiles as big and as bright as a ray of sunshine.

Seeing that his friendly display had paid off made Godzilla brighten up as well. It put beaming smiles on the faces of Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity as well. It made their hearts sing to see how happy Godzilla and the Cutie Mark Crusaders seemed to be making each other with their interactions at that moment. The four mares looked to each other with their beaming smiles still plastered on their faces before trotting up to the fillies' sides.

The three little ponies looked to see the older mares approaching them and it increased their delight. Scootaloo in particular seemed to light up several more notches to see Rainbow Dash coming up to her.

"Rainbow Dash!"

"Hi ya, squirt," said Rainbow Dash as she rubbed her hoof through Scootaloo's hair. "It's great to see you."

"You, too," Scootaloo replied with giddiness.

"Awesome! I got a question for all of you little Cutie Mark Crusaders."

"What's that?" all three of the fillies asked at the same time.

"How does it feel getting to meet the G-Man himself up close and personal for the first time?"

Everypony turned their sights on Godzilla who still had a very friendly expression on his face and seemed to be purring like a cat. At least that's what it reminded Fluttershy of. None of the three fillies could hide the joy they were feeling, nor did they want to.

"It's... It's like..." Applebloom couldn't seem to find the right words to say at that moment.

"It feels like we're experiencing several different things at once!" Sweetie Belle blurted out.

"Yeah, it's like being the first pony to climb the highest mountain!" exclaimed Scootaloo. "And meeting a princess for the first time!"

"And winning a hundred awards at the fair!" said Applebloom.

"Getting a new pet!" said Sweetie Belle.

"Getting a cutie mark!" said Scootaloo.

"Getting a new friend!" said Applebloom.

"Which we are!" said a beaming Sweetie Belle.

The three fillies began jumping up and down with big old grins on their faces. The four mares couldn't contain their laughter of amusement at the Cutie Mark Crusaders' giddy behavior. Godzilla himself was equally amused at the young ponies' jumping and grinning, and was also delighted to see they had fully warmed up to him.

"Well, golly, I guess you gals are pretty excited ain't ya?" asked Applejack.

"Of course we are!" exclaimed Applebloom. "It's not everyday ya get to befriend a giant monster!"

"Especially one as awesome as Godzilla!" exclaimed Scootaloo.

"Or as epically amazing!" exclaimed Sweetie Belle.

"Now, careful, girls," said Rarity. "Judging by the look on his face, it looks like you might actually make Godzilla blush."

The Cutie Mark Crusaders stopped jumping up and down and grinned up at Godzilla, as did the adult ponies. They all could tell that Godzilla was trying to fight back embarrassment from his face. While he may not be able to really blush, it was obvious how he was feeling at the moment. The more Godzilla tried to hide it, the more it amused the ponies all around him. It finally got to the point where they all began giggling and chuckling in enjoyment at Godzilla's actions.

"This is great," said Sweetie Belle. "Just getting a chance to see him is amazing."

"It really is," said Applebloom. "Totally outstanding."

"Undeniably awesome," said Scootaloo.

"Alright, I think we've put this off long enough," said Rainbow Dash.

"Shall we begin the introductions, girls?" asked Fluttershy.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders nodded their heads at rapid speeds, their excitement acting as energy to charge the little fillies' movements. The adults all giggled at the three's energy.

"Alright, then let us begin," said Rarity.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders lined up next to each other and sat back with big smiles on their faces as they waited to be introduced. Fluttershy came up next to Applebloom while Applejack standing a few feet behind her. Then Fluttershy turned to Godzilla who was looking down and waiting patiently for it all to start.

"Godzilla, these three fillies here are the younger sisters of some of my friends you've already met," Fluttershy began. "They've also become really good friends to me and the others in our group who they aren't related to. They all helped to make us feel even more like a family than we had already. They've shown all the wonderful traits that their older siblings had also shown to our group, which helped to reinforce what we already knew about how magical friendship is."

The trio of young ponies blushed a little as Fluttershy went on about them. Godzilla could tell just by looking at them that what Fluttershy was saying was more than likely to be true.

"Together they have collectively referred to themselves as the Cutie Mark Crusaders," said Fluttershy.

"'Cause our one goal in life right now is to find our special talents, get our cutie marks, and to an extension, our place in the world!" exclaimed Applebloom.

"Yeah!" all three Crusaders shouted as they jumped up and pumped a hoof in the air.

Godzilla's eyes widened slightly as he watched these little ponies burn off some of what seemed like an endless supply of energy they had inside their tiny bodies. The energy and the tenacity the Cutie Mark Crusaders managed to display in the short amount of time he had seen them greatly delighted Godzilla to watch. It continued to amuse Fluttershy and the others as well, as they laughed out in enjoyment.

"You remember what I told you about cutie marks, right, Godzilla?" asked Fluttershy.

For a visual aid, she and the other three adult ponies turned to show a side of their flanks so Godzilla could see their cutie marks. Godzilla slowly nodded his head as he let out a soft growl in reply to let Fluttershy know that he remembered what she told him. The Cutie Mark Crusaders looked on with a little surprise. They knew that talking to animals was Fluttershy's thing, but they still couldn't get over that she could talk to a kaiju. This was something they found very cool. Even Rarity and Applejack were still a little surprised that Fluttershy and Godzilla could talk to each other as well as they do.

Fluttershy then pointed a hoof to the filly closest to her and proceeded with the introductions.

"This little filly here with the cute bow in her hair is Applebloom. She's Applejack's little sister and the youngest of the Apples family."

"But don't think that means she's any less of a hard worker than the rest of us!" said Applejack as she placed her fore hooves on Applebloom's shoulders. "She does the best she can to get the chores we give her done, no matter what. I'm mighty proud of her and privileged to call this sassy filly my little sister."

Applebloom lightly blushed as she closed her eyes, smiled, and bowed her head in respect. She also placed a hoof on one of her sister's.

"She really is all the good things Applejack said she was and more," Fluttershy took over. "Another really great thing about her is she takes her determination and hard working attitude and applies them to working just as hard at being a good friend. Though honestly it isn't that hard for her, at least I think. I'm proud to call her a friend."

Applebloom's blush only brightened, which made some of the other ponies giggle. Applebloom eventually opened her eyes, lifted her head and walked up a little closer to Godzilla.

"I'm happy to meet you, Godzilla," said Applebloom as she held out a hoof.

But then she quickly realized she was trying to shake with a four hundred foot monster and pulled her hoof back with a slightly embarrassed smile on her face. Godzilla simply responded with a few low growls before finishing off with an extended low roar. Whatever the reply was, it seemed to make Fluttershy's happy expression brighten more.

"Godzilla says he's happy to meet you too, Applebloom, and truly honored as well," said Fluttershy. "He also says he hopes he can live up to being the friend of somepony who seems so good at being one."

The smile Applebloom directed at Godzilla didn't seem like it could get any bigger. Seeing how happy he made her was making Godzilla desperately want to smile too. However, he settled for watching as Applebloom jumped up and down for joy.

"That is so awesome!" said Applebloom. "A hero kaiju is honored to be my friend! I can't believe how unbelievably cool that is! I love being Godzilla's friend already."

After a few moments of enjoying Applebloom's happiness, Fluttershy moved on to the next filly in the line.

"This is pretty young unicorn is Sweetie Belle," said Fluttershy. "She's Rarity's sister and occasionally stays over at her house." Fluttershy's eyes widened when she realized what she said. "Well, that is... her house when its... You see... Her house..."

"It's alright, Fluttershy darling," said Rarity as she came up next to Sweetie Belle. "It is quite alright as a matter of fact. I just got some news in the mail recently and my home is almost completely repaired."

"That's great, Rarity," said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, wickedly awesome," said Rainbow Dash.

"Yee-Haw!" exclaimed Applejack. "Way to go, Rarity! We're all just mighty happy for ya that you got such great news."

"Thanks, everypony," said the very flattered Rarity. Then she turned from flattered to sports pony-like determination as she raised a hoof in the air and smiled. "Soon I shall be able to return and restore my fashionista empire! And I shall be the mighty dressmaker of Ponyville yet again!"

"All hail the dress making queen," said Rainbow Dash as she did a playful bow.

"You'd better believe I am and don't you forget it either," said Rarity. She then turned to Godzilla. "Of course, once all that is taken care of and I have my home back, my dear, sweet, sister will be more than welcomed to stay over whenever she wants and as long as she wants. I admit, when she first started visiting regularly, we did get off to a... rocky start. However, since then, we have managed to come together like a single sisterly unit. Even peanut butter and jelly don't go together as well as we do. Sweetie Belle's nothing but an absolute joy to have around because she is so helpful and always ready when you need her to step it up a notch."

As Rarity placed a hoof around Sweetie Belle, the two closed in and nuzzled each other in a sisterly display. When they finished, Rarity went on.

"I do so love my little Sweetie Belle. I wouldn't trade her for any other. Oh, did I mention she sings beautifully?"

"Rarity."

"Well it's true, Sweetie Belle. You sing divinely. You sound almost like an alicorn that fell from Valhalla. Truly you do."

"Oh, yes, Sweetie Belle, I have to agree with Rarity," said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, you sing great, Sweetie," said Rainbow Dash. "Why not own it?"

"If you have an amazing talent like you do, Sweetie Belle, you should flaunt it. Within reason of course."

"Yes, quite right, Applejack," said Rarity. "Oh, Sweetie Belle, you should really embrace your beautiful singing voice."

"You guys." said Sweetie Belle in her whiny, embarrassed voice.

Rarity's eyes suddenly widened.

"I know, why not start by singing something to Godzilla?" asked Rarity.

"What?!" asked a stunned Sweetie Belle.

"You know, just a quick few seconds of something just to show off and let the introductions finish up afterwards."

"But- But I-"

"Yeah, come on, Sweetie Belle, do it," said Applebloom. "You'll be great and Godzilla will think you're great and he'll like you even more!"

"But Applebloom-" Sweetie Belle started.

"Applebloom's right, Sweetie Belle!" said a very excited Scootaloo. "Her and Rarity are both right. I can wait a little bit longer. Just do it, please?"

"Oh, guys, come-"

"PLEASE?" everypony said collectively.

"Godzilla really likes to be sung to, Sweetie Belle," said Fluttershy. "In fact, he loves it."

Sweetie Belle looked to Godzilla and was surprised to see that he actually seemed to be looking down at her with... hopeful eyes. Seeing this, Sweetie Belle let out a sigh as she reluctantly nodded her head in agreement.

"Alright, here it goes."

The other ponies gasped in delight as they watched Sweetie Belle prepare to sing. She looked up to the happy kaiju and she began to sing

"Walk away if you want to. It's okay, if you need to. You can run, but you can never hide, from the shadow that's creeping up beside you. There's a magic running through your soul, but you can't have it all."

Then the other ponies of the group sang out the backing vocals, having recognized the song.

"Whatever you do."

"I'll be two steps behind you," Sweetie Belle sang.

"Wherever you go," sang the rest of the ponies.

"And I'll be there to remind you that it only takes a minute of your precious time to turn around and I'll be two steps behind. Oh, whoa-oh, I'll be two steps behind."

Sweetie Belle's song had ended. Or at least the snippet she agreed to sing had. And the reaction was immediate with everypony whooping, cheering, and stomping their hooves to the ground for applause. Sweetie Belle looked around at her friends with a big, surprised smile on her face as they came up to give her pats on the back and hugs. Everypony looked up at Godzilla and judging by the expression on his face, he seemed to be pretty thrilled by Sweetie Belle's performance as well. To better express his feelings on the matter, Godzilla lifted his head into the air and let out a quick, but very loud roar.

The roar took everypony by surprise and nearly had them jumping out of their fur. For a split second, they all had wide eyed looks of surprise on their faces. Godzilla looked down and saw these expressions just before they disappeared. He softly growled to express his apology for scaring his friends like he did. Then he added one last quick roar.

"Godzilla said he's very sorry for startling us the way he did," said Fluttershy. Everypony looked up at Godzilla and saw the sincerity on his face and decided to accept his apology, which he was grateful for. "He also wanted to say that he thinks your voice is amazing and beautiful, Sweetie Belle."

"Really?!"

"Mm Hmm, he also said that he feels lucky to be gaining a friend with a voice so pretty. He already felt lucky enough to have a friend with a pretty voice. Thank you for that by the way, Godzilla. But now that he's discovered we all sing pretty well, you especially, Sweetie Belle, and because we seem like such great ponies, he actually feels blessed to have us as friends."

"AWE, SHUCKS," said everypony at the same time.

"Thank you for your compliment, Godzilla," said Sweetie Belle. "I really appreciate it."

Godzilla responded with a roar that Fluttershy translated.

"He says you're welcome and that the pleasure was all his, especially after getting to hear you sing like that."

Sweetie Belle giggled at the compliments she was getting. She, like many other ponies, loved to get compliments, but getting one from a creature like Godzilla was simply unbelievable. Sweetie Belle and Godzilla looked to each other appreciatively before moving on.

"Well done, Sweetie Belle, that was very lady-like of you," Rarity complimented as she hugged her younger sister close to her.

"Now the last, but most assuredly not least, of the Cutie Mark Crusaders is this little pegasi right here," said Fluttershy as she walked up next to Scootaloo and put a hoof on her shoulder. "Her name is Scootaloo."

Suddenly Rainbow Dash flew in and scooped up Scootaloo and carefully placed the orange filly on her back. Rainbow Dash circled around as she flew up a few feet before stopping.

"And she's the most extreme and most awesome pony this side and the other side of Equestria!" Rainbow Dash proudly announced.

Then Scootaloo jumped up off of Rainbow Dash's back and into the air. She flipped around several times before landing back onto the blue mare's back. Then Scootaloo began back flipping in place while Rainbow Dash spun around and came down for a landing. When they were four feet off the ground, Rainbow Dash stopped flapping her wings and used them to push Scootaloo up higher. Then Scootaloo cartwheeled off to the side and down to the ground, sinking in a perfect landing. Rainbow Dash came crashing down oh her hooves next to Scootaloo soon after. The two pegasi looked to each other and hoof bumped as the group around them cheered and applauded.

"Whoo-wee!" Applejack belted out before putting a hoof to her lips and whistling out loudly. "If'n I didn't already believe the two of you were the most extreme pegasi around before, I certainly do now!"

"Way to go, Scoots!" said Rainbow Dash as she hugged Scootaloo to her and ruffled her hair. "Nice job stickin' that landing at the end there."

"You too, Rainbow Dash," replied Scootaloo.

Godzilla had been looking on with intrigue and even a little excitement during the two pegasi's entire routine. These ponies continued to dazzle him with what they were capable of.

"As you could probably tell, Scootaloo is Rainbow Dash's sister," Fluttershy explained to Godzilla.

The kaiju let out a low roar in reply, telling Fluttershy he had indeed already suspected Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo were sisters.

"Well... they're not technically sisters," Fluttershy went on. "At least not in the sense of relation by blood."

"No, but we always tell each other we're sisters and try to make each other feel like it!" Scootaloo stepped in.

"Darn right and we'll always care about each other and be sisters, whether we're blood or not, no matter what!" said Rainbow Dash.

Then Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo hoof bumped each other before sharing a sisterly embrace with each other. As Godzilla watched this all occur, he greatly admired the sibling relationships and friendships that had all been displayed to him through the introductions.

"So there you have it," said Applebloom.

"We're the Cutie Mark Crusaders," said Sweetie Belle.

"Looking for our cutie marks and kicking some serious tail while we're doing it!" exclaimed Scootaloo.

"And we're happy to meet you and to have become your friends, Godzilla!" said all three fillies at the same time.

"We all are," said Fluttershy.

"Absolutely, darling, especially after all you've done for us," said Rarity. "You may not be a creature of high society and what not, but your heart makes you more beautiful than most of those kinds of ponies."

The group of ponies all gathered around closer to each other as they all voiced their agreement. Godzilla looked down at the pony group affectionately. After a moment or two went by, something truly amazing happened. The corners of Godzilla's mouths began to turn upward and his mouth slowly opened to reveal his teeth. This sight made all the ponies gasp because they were witnessing something they thought was impossible. Godzilla, a giant, four hundred foot tall, thousand plus ton, dinosaur-like monster... was smiling big and bright for all to see.

This sight was a little frightening to the ponies at first, for they had not seen anything like it. That is when it came to creatures Godzilla's size. However, they were able to get over it almost immediately and returned Godzilla's smile.

"Oh my gosh! He can smile?! Godzilla can actually smile?! Does that mean the other kaiju can to?!"

"Oh, come on, Twilight, everyone can smile at some point if they really want to."

Godzilla and the group of ponies looked down to a lower ledge off to the side of the hill and saw Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Spike standing there. They also saw a quill and scroll floating by close to Twilight. The group on the higher ledge waved and called out several kinds of greetings. Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and Spike waved back before Twilight Sparkle teleported herself and her two companions up to the hill top with the rest of their friends.

Everypony gathered around and proceeded to greet each other with hugs and warm wishes.

"Twilight, why didn't you tell us you were here?" asked Applejack.

"Well, this was the girls' first time meeting Godzilla," Twilight Sparkle explained. "I wanted this to be their moment, uninterrupted. And since I was already here doing some studies on Godzilla, I decided to be a quiet observer for this, too. I was extremely curious to see how it would go and I guess I got so caught up in it that I forgot to finally tell everypony that we were here."

"I was just following Twilight's lead," said Spike.

"I was caught up in the d'aww of the moment," said Pinkie Pie as she held her fore hooves to the sides of her head and her eyes lit up brightly. "It was just so cute watching the girls get introduced to Godzilla. You couldn't hold so much adorable in one room! Especially since it would involve Godzilla. And let's face it, Godzilla, even though we love him, can't fit into a room."

"We get it, Pinkie!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash.

She then grabbed her front hooves at her heart, which she had felt racing from trying to keep up with the Earth pony's fast spoken words.

"What exactly were you studying about Godzilla, Twilight?" asked Rarity.

"Yeah, how did you decide to kick off the first real study of any kaiju in history?" asked Applebloom.

"Well, I decided to start off with just monitoring Godzilla in his natural habitat," said Twilight Sparkle. "Or at least as close as a pony could probably get to Godzilla's natural habitat. I don't know if a forest setting is the preferred place for Godzilla or if her prefers some other kind of environment. That question also opens up several others. Like do all kaiju prefer the same habitat? Or do they have different preferred environments like the smaller animals to which they seem to be of close relation? So many fascinating possibilities can come from the opportunity I have with studying Godzilla, and now that I got some down time, I plan to explore everyone of them.

"Anyways, I was doing these studies when Rainbow Dash came along and decided she was going to start teaching Godzilla how to box and do some wrestling moves. Rather than object to this, I decided to keep examining from a distance. I felt like it could be interesting to see how fast Godzilla learned the techniques Rainbow Dash was trying to teach him or if he could at all."

"And how did he do?" asked Fluttershy.

"Well, you heard Rainbow Dash earlier didn't you?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"He's a natural if I ever saw one," Rainbow Dash reaffirmed.

Everypony else began speaking at the same time. Some spoke in support of Rainbow Dash's statement, while others were simply cheering for it. The group eventually turned their cheers and compliments to Godzilla himself and even added some applause for him. Godzilla just kept smiling as he slightly bowed his head in a show of respect and gratitude.

"That's what I was thinking while I watched the two of you sparring," said Twilight Sparkle once the crowd had calmed down. "Godzilla was really picking up fast on everything you were teaching him, Rainbow Dash. It makes me wonder what kind of student he'd be in a classroom."

"That's so cool," said Sweetie Belle.

"It's gonna be great when Godzilla starts using his new skills to punch out all the bad kaiju and put them down for good," said Applebloom.

"Well, Godzilla did also have a great teacher," said Scootaloo.

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow as she smiled down to the orange pegasus that had just complimented her. Scootaloo only replied with a slightly embarrassed smile as her cheeks turned a slight red.

"So, did you find out anything else of interest when you were studying Godzilla when it was just him and you, Twilight?" asked Fluttershy.

"Well... not really. Except for when Rainbow Dash came by and started drilling him and you guys showing up afterwards, Godzilla spent most of his time sleeping. I don't know if that's how he usually passes the time or if it's a result of him trying to rest off his previous battles with the kaiju he's defeated. He didn't start moving until just a minute and a half before Rainbow Dash showed up and even then, he just seemed to be walking around in a circle. He seemed curious about this area. This is most interesting, especially since he's been living in the Everfree Forest since he got here. This leads me to further believe that a forest setting may not be his natural habitat."

"Well, this also isn't the exact spot he was living in when he first came here," said Fluttershy.

"Well... that's true," said Twilight Sparkle in a pondering manner.

The others looked at Godzilla with the same thoughtful expressions.

"He don't strike me as much of a mountain dweller," said Applebloom.

"It doesn't look like a desert could support him either," said Spike.

"Well, if Godzilla doesn't normally make a place like this his home, how come he doesn't go looking for a place like that?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Could... Could it be us?" asked Fluttershy. "Could Godzilla be staying here to be closer to us?"

Everyone looked to the yellow pegasus for a moment and then began to consider what she was saying. They all agreed that was probably the reason.

"I'd say there's a ninety one percent chance of that being the reason why he stays and doesn't go looking for a more fitting location for himself," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Then... I have to wonder... should we feel bad?" asked Rarity as a somber expression came across her face.

One by one, the other ponies began to get this same looks on their own faces.

"I'm wondering that myself," said Fluttershy.

"Nah!" called out Rainbow Dash. "You know how animals have those... a-animal instincts that could point them to the right place to be, right? Well, if Godzilla has those kind of instincts, that means he could leave to find the right place anytime he wanted, but he didn't go. You know why that is? It's because Godzilla's staying because he wants to. It's because he thinks this is the right place to be. It's not because he sees it as a duty or a chore. He wants to be here for us because we're his friends, the same reason we want to be there for each other. That's what friends are for. It's... loyalty... It's... love."

Everypony's eyes widened and some of their mouths opened as they looked on at Rainbow Dash. They were clearly taken aback by what their blue pegasus friend had said. What should be so obvious took the Element of Loyalty to remind them.

"Godzilla loves us all the same way we love each other... and how I'm sure we've all come to love him," said Rainbow Dash.

"A-are you sure, Rainbow...?"

"Look at it this way, Fluttershy, it's a lot like how you felt bad about having to ask him to fight for us in the first place. Do you remember that, Flutters?"

"Y-yeah, I do."

"And what happened?"

"He volunteered himself to do it."

"That's right! Just because we teleported him here didn't mean he had to fight for us."

"He did it because he wanted to," Twilight Sparkle chimed in.

"You know that's right, Twi!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash.

"The spell chose Godzilla because he had the biggest and purest heart of any kaiju," said Twilight Sparkle. "He has a lot of the same qualities that got us chosen to represent the Elements of Harmony. That's why we were able to connect with him so easily and why he was able to connect with us. Because of his good soul, Godzilla will always stand by our side. Godzilla will now and always be our friend, as we will be his."

At that moment, Godzilla let out a roar as if to put his own mark on the conversation going on around him. The ponies all turned to Godzilla and could tell instantly how he was feeling. They didn't need Fluttershy's translation to know he was only reinforcing that what had already been said.

"My goodness, it's hard to believe the bond we've formed with Godzilla has gotten so strong in such a short amount of time," said Rarity.

"I don't really think so," said Applejack. "Remember what happened the very same night we all met each other? Our bond was practically instantaneous. It was pretty much the same way when we all finally met Godzilla face to face. I don't think that's a big stretch, even with him being a kaiju and all. He's got a good heart and that's good enough."

"Very true," said Rarity. "Very true indeed, Applejack." The purple haired unicorn then turned her smile back to Godzilla. "Forgive me, darling, there have been several times when we've all needed to be reminded that friendship comes in all shapes and sizes. Even shapes and sizes as big as yours. It's actually a rather welcomed change of pace for friendship. Know that you have mine now and always."

Everypony spoke together at the same time in support of what Rarity said to Godzilla. The Atomic Dragon replied with a series of soft growls as he bowed his head in gratitude.

"This is pretty much one of the most awesomest days to ever in the history of the world!" exclaimed Sweetie Belle with a few breaks in her excited voice.

"For sure," agreed Scootaloo.

"Seriously, what you all said wasn't only true, it was actually really beautiful and touching," said Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah, it was," Pinkie Pie agreed. "Though, I can't help, but think we've all covered similar stuff like this before."

"Well, it's like Rarity said before, Pinkie," said Spike. "Sometimes we need a little reminder here and there. I think it especially applies to this right here. I mean, we're friends with a giant monster."

"Yeah, the King of the Monsters!" exclaimed Scootaloo.

Everypony looked over to the little filly trio with befuddled expressions.

"Huh?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"What?" asked Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy at the same time.

"Wha?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"I beg your pardon?" said Rarity.

"Come again?" asked Applejack.

"Seriously, what did you just say?" asked Spike.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders looked at the group around them in confusion.

"Well... yeah, he is," said Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah," Applebloom agreed. "You guys don't see some sort of... What's the word? Regality in Godzilla when you look at him?"

The mares and Spike looked to Godzilla with examining eyes. Now they were curious to see if they could spot the king-like aura about Godzilla that the young fillies seemed to see.

"I mean we sure do," said Scootaloo. "Even that first night he was shown to the whole world, we all agreed there was some sort of royal quality in Godzilla when we looked at him."

"Maybe not in the same way as Princess Celestia or Princess Luna and all, but certainly in his own special way," said Applebloom.

"That's what we always thought at least," Sweetie Belle added.

Everypony looked harder at Godzilla to see if they could spot what the younger ponies did. Godzilla himself didn't know what to think about them seeing him as some form of royalty.

"You know, now that you mention it, there is some sort of royal presence in the air about Godzilla," said Rarity. She smiled before continuing. "He doesn't even have to do much at all. It just comes off naturally for him. Yes, King of the Monsters is a fine title for Godzilla."

Both Spike and the rest of the Mane Six lit up as they too began to see what Rarity and the Cutie Mark Crusaders saw. They all began to chatter about it and put in their two cents on the subject as well.

"Dudes, you're right!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. "G-Man's totally a king. A king of both monsters and awesome!"

"Eeyup, the title fits him like a brand new saddle," said Applejack.

" 'King Godzilla'," Pinkie Pie said out loud to herself thoughtfully. "I like it! In fact, I love it! All hail, King Godzilla!"

"Attention!" Twilight Sparkle called out.

Everypony looked to the violet alicorn as she walked to the front of the group. She stared up at Godzilla for a moment while he stared back at her. While he was flattered about everyone calling him a king, being that Fluttershy had explained positions of royalty to him while he was healing himself, he still didn't know exactly how to feel about it. Did he really deserve such a title? How could he enforce such a title when most other kaiju who would be his subjects seem to want to kill him the moment they meet him? Godzilla figured he would just have to wait to figure this all out. For now he just wanted to hear what Twilight Sparkle had to say.

"This will be my first proclamation as a princess," Twilight Sparkle announced. "And that proclamation is for a coronation."

Everypony let out a confused, "Huh?" as they gave Twilight equally confused looks.

"Hey, this is my first time doing something like this, cut me some slack!" said Twilight Sparkle. She then turned her attention back over to Godzilla. "Will you please bow your head, Godzilla sir?"

Godzilla responded obediently and lowered his head down.

"What's going on?" Scootaloo whispered.

"You heard Twilight, it's a coronation," said Rainbow Dash.

"What's a coronation?" asked Scootaloo.

"Shh, wait and find out," said Rainbow Dash.

Twilight Sparkle's horn lit up and out of it sprung the giant magical construct of a sword. She then lightly tapped the end of the sword against Godzilla's right shoulder before turning it over to his left shoulder to do the same.

"I, Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Equestria hereby crown you, Godzilla, King of the monsters. While you're certainly mighty enough and powerful enough to be a king and everypony has agreed you have that regal air to you, there's also so much more you have to contribute to the role than that. All of your other aspects we pointed out before are qualities that helped make Celestia and Luna the great rulers they are today and I'm sure will also serve to do the same for Cadence and myself in the future. Because you have all this going for you and more, I have no doubt believing you are a king if ever there was one."

Godzilla looked to Twilight Sparkle with grateful eyes as a small smile crossed his face. He saw that Twilight herself had a rather big smile of her own. Godzilla had no hard times believing that what she meant what she said. As if he didn't feel honored enough, but what happened next simply floored him with joy. Twilight Sparkle slowly bowed to Godzilla like a monarch's subject would bow to him or her. Godzilla's eyes widened when he saw everypony else do the same. They bowed in the most respectful way possible just like they did the night Twilight Sparkle had become an alicorn and a princess. When the ponies all stood up, they saw that Godzilla was taking full advantage of his new found ability to smile.

"All hail, King Godzilla, long live the king!" Twilight Sparkle called out.

"All hail, Godzilla, long live the king!" everypony else in unison. Then everypony said it together a few more times.

"All hail, Godzilla, long live the king! All hail, Godzilla, long live the king! ALL HAIL, GODZILLA, LONG LIVE THE KING!"

Then everypony cheered as they stomped their hooves against the ground in applause.

"If anyone was gonna be a king, of course it would be G-Man!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash once cheering and applauding had ceased.

"Absolutely," Applejack agreed. "Though it won't exactly be the most traditional rule or a traditional kingdom for that matter."

"Unfortunately, not," said Rarity. "Godzilla can't rule the way he should. Because these other kaiju are such ruffians..."

"He'll have to enforce his rule the hard way," Rainbow Dash finished as she smacked her front hooves together.

"It's a shame it has to be that way," said Fluttershy. "On the other hoof, at least he has a big kingdom to rule over. Not big in that it has a lot of... kaiju in it, but big as in... well..." Fluttershy looked up at Godzilla a second before finishing, "you know."

"Mm hmm," said several other ponies as they all nodded their heads.

"But that's only gonna be for so long before Godzilla finally takes care of all the bad kaiju here," said Scootaloo.

"But if that happens, then Godzilla will be the only kaiju here and he'll be all alone," said Sweetie Belle.

"Nah, he won't be alone," said Applejack. "He'll have us."

"Besides, it's just like I said before, all those other kaiju are tyrants," said Rarity.

"Yeah, it's all good, Sweetie Belle," said Scootaloo. "Godzilla will have us here for him so long as he's in Equestria. Which will probably be until the kaiju are all dealt with."

"Right-a-rooney, then he'll probably go back home to wherever he came from!" Pinkie Pie belted out.

Everypony suddenly froze stiff in place as their eyes widened. They literally felt the level of awkwardness rise. Even Godzilla felt it deep down. What he and everypony was also feeling a few seconds later was a deep sudden sadness. None of them had ever even considered what might happened to Godzilla after the whole kaiju war was over. Now that the subject had been brought up, no one was quite ready for it. The one who was feeling the sadness of the moment the most surprisingly wasn't Godzilla, but his best pony friend, Fluttershy herself.

Her eyes were trembling and starting to build up with tears. Everypony saw this taking place and looked on in sadness as it happened. When they saw Fluttershy sniffle a little before letting out a sad whimper, they all came to her side and began rubbing her back as supportively as possible. Fluttershy, though appreciative of her friends, turned her head away from them and up to Godzilla, who looked back down at her with concern.

"Are you gonna leave when this is all over, Godzilla?" asked Fluttershy in between sobs.

The great kaiju did not answer his best friend's question. He didn't have an answer to give. In all the time since he first came to Equestria and befriended Fluttershy, Godzilla had never thought of what he would do in the long run. He never pondered whether he would try to find a way back to his home or if he would stay in Equestria. And now that he was thinking about it, he was very unsure of which he would do. At first thought of how cruel life was to him back in his world and how many friends he had made in Equestria, all signs were pointing for him to stay. But then memories from when he was a child came flooding back.

From the humans he considered his first family, even one he thought of as a mother and all the way to his days by his Godzilla father's side, it all flooded his mind. While it wasn't always smooth living, in fact it got harder the bigger he grew, there were still great childhood memories from his life back in his own world. His heritage, his family's legacy, everything of his past was back there. Could Godzilla really give all that up even though he seemed to have found a better life amongst the ponies. While it wasn't always a bed of roses because he had to fight kaiju here like he was forced to at home, at least in Equestria his efforts were rewarded with friendship.

This was when Godzilla remembered the last thing that happened to him before he came to Equestria. He and another kaiju, a giant moth named Mothra, had helped each other out in fighting off a hostile sea kaiju. It had seemed as though the two of them were about to become friends soon after. Now that Godzilla knew the great importance of friendship, he had to wonder. Was it wrong for him to stay with his many friends and leave behind someone he was just becoming friends with? Should he try to get back and make things right with Mothra?

A big part of him really wanted to stay in Equestria, so should he? Would there be unforeseen ramifications to doing so? Several questions swirled in Godzilla's head and at the moment. And he didn't have one clear answer for any of them. Godzilla certainly wasn't prepared for any of this. Now it had come and it appeared to be the one thing that could break him somewhat. At least it broke him emotionally.

The ponies all saw it by the look on his face that Godzilla didn't have the answer and how upset it made him to even think about it. This in turn upset all the ponies as well, but none of them were as upset as Fluttershy was at the moment.

"He doesn't know," said Fluttershy as she sadly hung her head. "And neither do I. I don't know if I want the answer or if I could handle it. I know deep down eventually the truth is gonna come out, it has to. But I just don't know if I'll be able to take it if the answer ends up being what I don't want it to be. I can't..."

Fluttershy found herself unable to finish her sentence. No pony blamed her, for none of them really wanted Godzilla to leave either. Yet they didn't know if it was right for him to stay or not. They could tell even Godzilla didn't know if he would stay in Equestria or go back to his own world. However, despite the unclear future of whether Godzilla would leave or stay, the other ponies around Fluttershy knew they had to stay tough for her, for themselves, and even for Godzilla.

"We don't have an answer to this question right now," said Twilight Sparkle. "But we mustn't worry about it for the time being. This situation with King Sombra and the kaiju is only half way from being taken care of, if that. Either way, with how these kaiju and Sombra are, I'd say that's still a long ways away. Until then we won't even think about it and for right now focus on both the mission and the free time we'll get to spend with Godzilla like good friends should. Okay, Fluttershy?"

The yellow pegasus looked to Twilight Sparkle, though she didn't answer at first. Twilight was able to see that her friend was thinking about it in her head and was trying to calm herself down. Fluttershy looked around and saw that all her friends wanted to put this behind them for now and get back to the good time they were having before. She very much wanted to herself, but at the same time the thought of losing a friend, especially one that became as close as Godzilla, had really shook her up. However, Fluttershy knew it had shaken her friends as well and yet they were able to buck up and get a hold of themselves, so she was determined to do the same.

Fluttershy's eyes widened and her head turned upward, as did everypony's, when she heard the low growls of Godzilla trying to get her attention. Fluttershy listen intently to everything Godzilla had to say, which was basically that he treasured the friendships he's made with everyone, especially her. He also said no matter what the future holds, any decision he has to make is not to hurt her at all. He also hoped whatever decisions he had to make would end up be good for everyone. But for now he agreed with Twilight in that they should just enjoy the time they all have together.

Having heard this from Godzilla himself, Fluttershy decided to get a hold of herself and take both his and Twilight Sparkle's advice. She began by wiping away whatever tears she had, then she put on a smile for everypony. They in turn all put on smiles for her. They were happy to see that Fluttershy was able to cheer herself up like she did.

"Alright, I'll try to do it," said Fluttershy "I'm all for enjoying our time together, however long it is. I'm sorry, everypony. I knew this was something that had to get brought up eventually. I guess... I guess I just wasn't ready for it is all."

"It's alright, Fluttershy," said Twilight Sparkle.

"It's a touchy subject for all involved, darling," said Rarity.

"Yeah, but we just gotta rise above it and handle it as best we can," said Rainbow Dash.

"Like we do for any other situation," said Pinkie Pie.

"And we will... I will," said Fluttershy. "But for now, let's just have a good time together as friends."

"At a girl, sugarcube," said Applejack as she patted Fluttershy on the back.

Everypony came closer and showered Fluttershy with words of support and comfort. They had all felt relieved that she was able to overcome her high emotions.

"Oh, girls," said Fluttershy as she turned her sights on the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "I believe there was something you wished to discuss with Godzilla?"

The three little fillies' eyes lit up, for now they were getting the chance to do what they came to see Godzilla about in the first place.

"Yeah!" said all three fillies.

They hurried to the front of the small crowd of ponies and stared up at Godzilla who stared back at them.

"What's this business they want to talk out with Godzilla?" Applejack whispered as she leaned over to Rarity.

"I don't know, Sweetie Belle wouldn't tell me."

"Godzilla, first of all congratulations on your coronation," said Applebloom.

The grown mares, along with Spike couldn't help but giggle a little in amusement at how official Applebloom and the others were trying to be at the moment. They would continue to be amused throughout the majority of this exchange, but the Cutie Mark Crusaders paid no mind.

"This actually might end up working out for us as well if you were to accept the proposal we are about to bring before you today," said Applebloom.

"As you know from our introductions earlier the three of us together make up an official and legitimate group with an official and legitimate goal," said Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah, we even have capes, a clubhouse, and another branch across Equestria and everything!" said Scootaloo in a hyper way that broke from the professionalism the other two were going for.

Applebloom and Sweetie Belle responded to Scootaloo's outburst by giving her a semi-stern look, with Sweetie Belle even lightly nudging her. Scootaloo caught herself and nodded understandingly to her two friends and then changed her demeanor to match theirs.

"However, you showing up here has given us a chance to even further legitimize our organization," said Applebloom.

"Affirmative," added Scootaloo.

The other two looked to her in confusion, to which she just replied with a shrug as she raised her hooves. Godzilla let out a low growl as this all transpired. He, like the Mane Six and Spike was rather amused by the antics of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"Anyways," said Applebloom.

"We're not gonna beat around the bush, Mr. Zilla, sir," said Sweetie Belle. "We think our organization would be further legitimized if... and we're asking... if you would join and become a member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders."

Everyone's eyes, including Godzilla's, expanded and widened to proportions one would think is impossible. To say everyone was surprised would be a huge understatement. However, it appeared as though clarification was just around the corner.

"Well, I don't know if I would say it like that, Sweetie Belle," said Applebloom.

"I don't know," said Scootaloo. "I guess he technically would be joining. Just not really in the traditional sense."

"What are you youngin's going on about?" asked Applejack.

"Indeed, girls, what do you mean by trying to have Godzilla join your group?" asked Rarity.

"Godzilla's not a pony," said Rainbow Dash. "He can't get a cutie mark."

"If his kind of species could get a cutie mark, I'm guessing he probably would've gotten his by now," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Which begs the question once more, why are you asking Godzilla to join the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" asked Spike.

"We're not trying to get him to join as a regular member who goes out looking for a cutie mark," Applebloom explained. "We want him to become the official Cutie Mark Crusaders mascot."

"Mascot?" asked the Mane Six and Spike at the same time in confusion.

The three fillies turned back to Godzilla before explaining.

"We were actually talking about it once before Godzilla even came to Equestria," said Sweetie Belle.

"We all noticed that schools and stallions clubs and stuff like that all have some sort of animal as their mascots," said Scootaloo. "You know, like deers and dolphins and things like that?"

"So we decided that the Cutie Mark Crusaders needed our own mascot," said Applebloom.

"But we didn't want it to be just any old animal," said Scootaloo.

"Nope, we wanted our animal mascot to be extra super special," said Sweetie Belle.

"We briefly considered using the cyclops that attacked us in the Everfree Forest," said Applebloom. "But we very quickly decided that was a bad idea."

"Yeah," everyone said together in agreement.

"We were considering it because we wanted our mascot animal to be really original and out of the box," said Scootaloo. "We wanted something crazy that would catch ponies' eyes and make them think, 'yeah, this is a group we want to pay attention to and take seriously'."

"So then after we decided against a cyclops, we thought about making our mascot a dragon," said Applebloom.

"We figured that a dragon would totally be a mascot that got us attention," said Scootaloo.

"Had we gone ahead with that, I would've asked you to be the dragon in question who was our mascot, Spike," said Sweetie Belle as she pointed a hoof to the younger dragon.

Spike smiled and began to pose and flex whatever little muscles he had. This made everyone else chuckle in amusement. Then Applebloom and Scootaloo looked to each other in relief. While they loved Spike and appreciated his friendship, they were looking more for an adult dragon that would fit the message they were trying to get across with a mascot in the first place. However, because they didn't go ahead with the dragon, they didn't feel the need to bring it up, so they didn't.

"Anyways, we were all set to make the dragon our mascot... when we learned there were, like, seventeen different groups across Equestria that had already done it," said Scootaloo.

"Back to square one," all three Crusaders said together.

"That is... until Godzilla came along," said Applebloom.

"Yeah, we didn't realize it right away because of how blown away we were at Godzilla's natural charismatic awesomeness," said Scootaloo.

"But then we quickly realized that Godzilla was everything we just told you we wanted in a mascot and more times a thousand," said Sweetie Belle as her voice broke with excitement.

"It was made even better when we realized he had became friends with you guys," said Applebloom as she pointed to the Mane Six and Spike.

"I think Godzilla's a friend to all of Equestria," said Fluttershy.

"Exactly, he is, which makes him an even better choice as a mascot," said sweetie Belle.

"In the short time he's been here, Godzilla's become an icon to all of Equestria, maybe even the world," said Applebloom.

"We're hoping that having him as part of the Cutie Mark Crusaders brand will do the same for us," said Scootaloo.

"But you know what? Despite all of that, we also really want him to be apart of our group because of all the good things he's done and because now he's our friend," said Applebloom.

All three fillies smiled as Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo nodded their heads in agreement.

"Awe," the Mane Six and Spike let out in unison.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders' words really touched them. They seemed to get to Godzilla too, for when the Crusaders turned back to him, he was smiling down at them in appreciation while they just smiled back. A short moment later, Godzilla turned to Fluttershy and told her to give the Crusaders his decision on being their mascot, despite not knowing exactly what that was. After briefly explaining what a mascot was to Godzilla, Fluttershy turned to the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"Godzilla says he accepts your offer to be the mascot of the Cutie Mark Crusaders," said Fluttershy. "He also says he's deeply honored by it."

The faces of the Cutie Mark Crusaders' faces lit up as they gasped in amazement.

"REALLY?!" they all asked together.

Fluttershy nodded her head before shutting her eyes and smiling brightly. The fillies looked up to Godzilla, who also nodded his head and smiled at them. The little ponies' bodies began trembling with excitement. They trembled so much that it looked like they might explode in a burst of joy. However, the three were able to get a hold of themselves and regain their professional demeanor.

"Thank you very much, Godzilla sir, we are most pleased with your decision," said Applebloom. "Before we move on with our business transaction, we must first ask you if you have legal representation. So... do you?"

"Oh my goodness," Rarity said in between giggles.

The others of the group also chuckled and laughed in amusement.

"I... guess that would be me," said Fluttershy as she flew up to Applebloom and the others.

"Right, as Godzilla's legal council, we just need you to fill a few forms," said Applebloom.

Then the southern pony reached behind her and pulled, seemingly out of nowhere, a large stack of papers. Everypony looked on in disbelief at just how many pages there were and how high they were stacked, which ended up being fifteen feet.

"My goodness!" exclaimed Rarity. "How did you manage to stack all those papers in a single row without it tipping over?!"

"Where did she even get those papers from?" asked Applejack.

"Probably the same place Pinkie Pie gets out her party canon," said Rainbow Dash.

"Fair enough," Applejack replied.

"Hmm," Applebloom let out as she held a hoof under her chin and looked the stack of papers up and down. Then she turned to her fellow Crusaders. "Scootaloo, you wrote up these papers. Do we really need to have all of them signed?"

Scootaloo looked away for a moment. The look on her face implied that she realized she may have gone a little bit overboard.

"Well... maybe not all of them," said Scootaloo. "Maybe just..." In what seemed like a flash of light, Scootaloo zipped up to the top of the stack. "-this one!" Scootaloo grabbed a paper from the top of the stack and then came zipping back down to the ground.

The orange pegasus filly then handed the piece of paper over to Applebloom to examine. Sweetie Belle came in close and looked for herself as well. After a few seconds, all three fillies looked to each other and nodded in agreement.

"Yup, it definitely has to be this one," said Applebloom.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders then rushed over to Fluttershy and handed her the piece of paper. She looked it over for a second and read only a few sentences before turning to the fillies.

"What does all this mean?" asked Fluttershy.

"Well, basically it says we can use Godzilla's likeness to help promote us and put on any piece of media we make to do the same," said Sweetie Belle. "We'd also be able to tell anypony we want that we know Godzilla personally and can call on him to prove it. Or we can call on you as his representation if he isn't available."

"Oh, well that sounds fair... I guess," said Fluttershy. "Does anypony have a pen?"

Twilight Sparkle used her magic to levitate one of her quills she brought along to Fluttershy.

"Thanks, Twilight."

Fluttershy took the quill in her mouth and signed everywhere she was instructed to.

"Sign here," said Applebloom. "And here. And here. And then here."

"Scratch here," said Sweetie Belle.

"And sniff here," said Scootaloo.

Fluttershy looked to them with a raised eyebrow.

"Just kidding," the pegasus and unicorn fillies said together.

With that, the papers had been signed and everything was now official. Or at least as official as you could get with a small group of school fillies.

"Well then, welcome aboard, Godzilla," said Applebloom to the giant kaiju before her. "We're sure this will work out to the benefit of everypony involved and we're happy to have you as part of the team."

"Happy?" said Scootaloo. "Try super, hyped up, and epically excited beyond all belief!"

At that moment, all three fillies lost all control and started jumping around and whooping and cheering for joy. They then began dancing around as they chanted in sing-song, "Godzilla is our mascot! Godzilla is our mascot!"

Everyone busted out laughing in delight at how the Cutie Mark Crusaders were acting at that moment.

"Oh, my goodness, you ponies are so adorable right now that it's not even funny!" proclaimed Rarity.

Godzilla was just as amused; he even let out a roar. Everypony, including the Cutie Mark Crusaders stopped and watched with big smiles as the kaiju let out his call. When he was finished roaring, Godzilla looked to the smiling faces of the Crusaders. He smiled back at them as he lowered his head until the edge of his snout was right next to the side of the hill. Everypony flinched in surprise at first because they weren't expecting this. The Cutie Mark Crusaders all smiled as they gasped with joy once they realized what Godzilla was inviting them to do.

They quickly ran over and began petting their hooves across Godzilla's snout. The Monster King very much enjoyed the attention he was getting. The feeling of the ponies' smooth hooves stroking across the scaly skin of his snout was very nice to him. His enjoyment was about to double, for soon everypony else was gathering around and petting his snout. Godzilla let out several purrs of delight as every smiling pony and one dragon petted his snout.

Soon, Fluttershy and Sweetie Belle weren't even petting his snout anymore. They had stretched out their forelegs and were hugging it. Then Fluttershy, Sweetie Belle, and Rarity finished their shows of affections by kissing Godzilla's snout before they and the others all backed away. Godzilla and all his friends smiled at each other for a minute longer before he let out a low roar of gratitude.

"You're very welcome, Godzilla, and thank you for everything," said Fluttershy.

"Alright, guys, I think Godzilla's had enough love for one day," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yeah, I think now we gotta give him his space," said Rainbow Dash.

"Awe," said Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo together.

"No arguments, young fillies, now start marching home," said Rarity.

"Go on now," said Applejack.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders looked to their older sisters and nodded their heads, albeit reluctantly. The group of ponies all started to walk back home, but the fillies stopped for a moment to give Godzilla one last smile. He responded with a smile of his own, plus a wave goodbye. This lit up the fillies' faces and seemed to charge up their bodies. They were soon rushing back home as fast as they could.

During the walk back home, Twilight noticed that Fluttershy seemed to have a troubled look on her face. She knew exactly what it was about right away. Bringing up what might happen to Godzilla in the future really seemed to shake the poor pony up bad.

"You wanna talk about it, Fluttershy?"

"Oh, no thank you, Twilight. I'll be fine, I swear. I just need time is all."

But how much time? That's the thing, Fluttershy thought to herself as she continued on her way with all her friends back home.

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You know, I used to think Godzilla was incapable of smiling. But then I saw this picture circulating across the internet that people would use for memes that showed Godzilla smiling. Judging by the looks of it, the pic came from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1992. Which is strange, because I've seen the part I think it was suppose to have come from, yet they never show that shot of Godzilla smiling. Eh, maybe it got cut out of the copy I have. Either way, it both surprised me and delighted me to discover that indeed, Godzilla can smile. Now I get to overuse the word "smile" even more than I already have in this story... DON'T LOOK AT ME WITH THAT TONE OF VOICE! I KNOW YOU OTHER BRONY FANFIC WRITERS HAVE DONE IT TOO AT ONE POINT! lol

Anyways, please, please, PLEASE leave a review for this chapter after reading it and let me know what you thought of it. Also, be sure to let me know any spelling errors, grammar errors, or any other kind of errors I may have missed so I can correct them to the best of my abilities. I'm The Guy Who Likes To Write Stuff, signing off.