It was the day following the great big party celebrating Equestria's guardian known lovingly by all throughout the land as Godzilla. There were many highlights from that party thrown by Pinkie Pie, with assistants in organizing by Twilight Sparkle. Among the highlights was a display put on by Godzilla and his closest friends, an assortment of great foods and drinks. There was music, dancing, and unique interactions between Godzilla and the crowd. It was the moments between Godzilla and the ponies in attendance that really made it a special celebration, especially to the kaiju himself. It was a festival truly fit for a great king and a king is just what Godzilla was.

By royal decree of Princess Twilight Sparkle, Godzilla was officially crowned as the King of the Monsters. But in the three days since Twilight had made this decree, it had gone far beyond just that. It was now an undisputed fact amongst the citizens Godzilla fought so valiantly to protect. As far as they were all concerned, Godzilla truly was the King above all other kaiju. King of the Monsters is a title everypony in all of Equestria felt Godzilla earned with each crushing victory he had gained against the other monsters.

The ponies in charge of all the newspapers all around Ponyville sure did seem to think so at least. Every paper in every news stand and in everypony's hooves had a different headline that said so. Among these were, "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "Godzilla: Giant Monster King," "Kaiju King is Keen," "Godzilla: Monster Overlord," and "King of the Monsters-Savior of Our Country". As far as the eye could see, the ponies of Ponyville happily read the articles that came with these headlines, while others waited patiently in line for their copy at the stand.

Two ponies that didn't have to wait were the two pegasi, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo. In fact they were just wrapping up reading an article in the third newspaper they bought.

"And so, with all the giant monsters that have fallen and the innocent lives saved at his claws, it's no wonder they call Godzilla, the King of the Monsters!" Rainbow Dash read excitedly, wrapping up the article.

"Yes!" both Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo said together.

The two then slapped each other a high hoof before Scootaloo held out both her fore hooves for Rainbow Dash to slap, followed by Scootaloo doing the same to her. Then the two laughed happily before Rainbow Dash opened up the newspaper for her and Scootaloo to look through again. They just did a basic scan through this time around, passing by the majority of the article to read their favorite bits and pieces.

"Dude, this is so freaking awesome!" Rainbow Dash proclaimed loudly.

"I know, right?" Scootaloo replied. "It's totally off the hook, Rainbow Dash. I mean, it's gotta be to get us excited enough to read three newspapers. You usually don't read any papers at all unless they're saying how awesome you are, Rainbow Dash, and I don't read the paper at all."

"Well, as awesome as I am, and I am awesome mind you, I'm not ashamed to admit that Godzilla is just as awesome," said Rainbow Dash.

"Whoa, really?!" asked Scootaloo. "You really feel that way?"

"You bet I do!" Rainbow Dash replied. A little bit after that, a look of realization crossed the blue pony's face before she looked over at Scootaloo. "Wait, you don't lookup my articles in the paper?" Scootaloo hesitated before she lightly shook her head and put a small apologetic smile on her face and shrugged her shoulders. This caused Rainbow Dash to bust out laughing as she rubbed her hoof over Scootaloo's head. "I'm just kidding ya, squirt. Anyways, yeah, Godzilla's awesomeness, much like mine, Scootaloo, is totally something worth reading about!"

"Totally!" Scootaloo agreed. "Godzilla should get, like, his own comic book or something."

Rainbow Dash's eyes widened before looking at her young sister with lowered eyes.

"You read comic books, but not my newspaper articles?"

Scootaloo froze in place for a second before yet another apologetic smile crossed her face.

"Sorry, Rainbow Dash. But if it makes you feel better, I started working on a fan comic for you not too long ago."

A smile crossed Rainbow Dash's face as she let out a laugh yet again.

"I told ya before, Scoots, I'm just palyin'." This allowed Scootaloo to breathe a sigh of relief before once again paling up to Rainbow Dash. "But yeah, I agree, Godzilla should totally get his own comic book. That would be so freaking cool and... awesome!"

"Totally! I even thought of what the name for it would be. What do you think of 'Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters?"

Rainbow Dash didn't respond right away, but thought about it. However, the more she thought, it began to send a cold shiver down her spine.

"I don't know, Scoots. I mean, by all accounts, I should find that a totally awesome name. But something about it just doesn't feel right. Like maybe there's a dark cloud hanging over that name. I can't explain it."

"Oh, I see." Scootaloo's eyes widened as another idea flashed into her mind. "Ooh, ooh! What about, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth?"

"Hmm." Rainbow Dash put a hoof under her chin, though it was only seconds later that a big smile came to her face. "Now that title sounds completely awesome! Way better than that other title! Don't know why, but it just is. Nice creativity there, Scootaloo."

"Cool! Thanks, Rainbow Dash. You think maybe I could get my cutie mark in writing comic books?"

"I don't know, maybe. You do seem like you got a little spark for it, so who knows? Try and see if you can keep on going with that. And if you can, I'm almost sure there'll be a cutie mark waiting for you."

"You really think so?"

"Sure, I mean, if you stick with something long enough and get really good at it, your cutie mark's bound to show up sooner or later. That's what happened with mine ya know. Been flyin' and flyin' and it all culminated in that flying race where I did my first sonic rainboom and got this." Rainbow Dash turned her flank to the side to show off her own, very impressive cutie mark. "So, yeah, I definitely think you should stick with it, Scootaloo, especially since a cutie mark in writing comic books would be so cool!"

"Thank you, Rainbow Dash," Scootaloo said as she came up and pulled Rainbow Dash into a hug.

"No problem, Scoots," Rainbow Dash replied as she hugged her friend tightly. After a few seconds, the two pegasi released their hug and smiled at each other. "Now tell me more about that fan comic of mine you were working on."

Scootaloo's eyes shut as she flashed a big grin, which Rainbow Dash responded to with a smaller grin and excitedly wide eyes.

"Howdy, y'all."

Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo looked to see Applejack, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle walking their way. They also took notice of the newspaper Sweetie Belle was holding in her mouth, one of the many singing Godzilla's praises.

"Hey, Applejack," said Rainbow Dash. "S'up, Applebloom? How's it hangin', Sweetie Belle?"

"Hi, Rainbow Dash," Applebloom and Sweetie Belle said at the same time. "Hi, Scootaloo!"

"Hey, guys, how's it going?" asked Scootaloo.

As the Cutie Mark Crusaders began chatting amongst themselves, Rainbow Dash and Applejack looked on in amusement before turning back to each other.

"So, whatcha got there?" asked Applejack as she took notice of the newspaper in Rainbow Dash's hoof.

"I was gonna ask you the same question," Rainbow Dash replied as she pointed a hoof at the newspaper Sweetie Belle had been holding. Now it was spread out over the ground for all three Crusaders to read. "But I think we both know what they are."

Rainbow Dash held up the newspaper she had so Applejack could get a better look. After a short examination, Applejack let out with a big, "Eeyup. Just like I thought, it's another paper saying how great good, old Ziller is."

"Is that such a bad thing?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Not at all," said Applejack. "Not in the slightest. In fact, me and the girls here are already on our fourth paper."

"Really?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Me and Scootaloo just finished our third."

"Is that a fact?" asked Applejack.

"Yep, and I gotta say, it gets better to read about with each paper," said Rainbow Dash.

"Yes, indeed," Applejack agreed. "Looks like most ponies agree. Just look."

Applejack turned her head towards a nearby news stand, with Rainbow Dash following suit. They both saw a long line of ponies standing by and waiting to get their copies of whatever newspaper they could. At the front of the line they saw Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon walking away as they read a newspaper held up by Lyra's magic. After a few steps, Lyra lowered her newspaper and then looked over as Bon Bon held up an entirely different newspaper for them to read. After several seconds of reading, Bon Bon lowered the paper and turned so she and Lyra Heartstrings could smile at each other and then they rubbed their noses together.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash high hoofed each other before they walked up next to the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They all read the article about Godzilla silently to themselves with nopony saying anything until they had all finished the newspaper article. Then they all cheered happily for how much press their kaiju friend was getting.

"ALRIGHT!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders cheered as they slapped each other a high hoof.

"Totally awesome!" Rainbow Dash called out.

"You're darn tootin'!" said Applejack. "Why this is better than a big, juicy, fresh grown red delicious apple in the middle of a hot day working on the farm."

"I'll say," said Applebloom.

"You don't need to," said Scootaloo. "I'll say it for all of us. This is the absolute coolest!"

"Yeah, for real," said Sweetie Belle. "It's really cool when you get to see a friend in the paper."

"Especially when it's a friend like Godzilla," said Scootaloo.

"Do ya think they're gonna build a statue of him next?" asked Applebloom.

"They're already starting over there," said Applejack as she pointed a hoof.

Everyone looked and saw that several ponies were busy working on a stone slab which would be the base of a large statue made in the image of the Kaiju King.

"Well, if anypony deserved a statue, it's Godzilla," said Rainbow Dash.

"You said it," Applejack agreed.

"It is cool and all," said Sweetie Belle. "But shouldn't you guys get your own statues, too?"

"Uh, I think we've already got some in the Canterlot royal garden don't we?" said Rainbow Dash.

"Eeyup," said Applejack. "So don't worry, sugarcube, we've already got our flanks kissed to high heaven. Right now, I think all the spotlight that's on Godzilla should stay on Godzilla."

Applejack and the others waited for a moment before looking over to Rainbow Dash.

"I'm trying to agree, but I just can't bring myself to say it," said Rainbow Dash. "I don't think I can honestly say that all the spotlight can go to someone without some also going to me."

Everypony else began to laugh at what they thought was a joke. Though their amused laughter drew a look of confusion from the proud blue pegasus.

"Well, anyways, I'm glad Godzilla got some love from everypony in town," said Applebloom.

"Not just from the ponies here in town, but all over the country, too," Sweetie Belle added.

"For sure, especially since it could've easily gone the other way," said Scootaloo. "I mean like, you know, where everyone was scared of him like the kaiju King Sombra has under his control just because, you know, he's a giant monster."

"Ah, no way, Scootaloo," said Applejack. "I can't see anypony thinking of Godzilla like that. Or maybe that's just me not wanting to because I'm too close to the situation."

"Well... I hate to say it, AJ... but I could see it going that way if Godzilla were like the other kaiju in Equestria," said Rainbow Dash.

"Maybe if he was like them, but that's kind of irrelevant don't you think?" asked Applebloom. "I mean, except for being a giant monster, he's nothing like those other kaiju."

"No, he isn't like them at all," Sweetie Belle agreed. "He's way too sweet to be like them. And, for me at least, he's too sweet to even think about him like that."

"I reckon you're right, Sweetie Belle," said Applejack. "That's where I was coming from earlier."

"Yeah, you guys are right," said Rainbow Dash. "I guess some of that negativity left over from when the kaiju first showed up was just lingering is all. I don't think we'll ever have to worry about Godzilla going on some kind of rampage."

Scootaloo chuckled before she said, "Yeah right, like Godzilla would ever go on a rampage."

"Yeah, you're right, Scoots," said Rainbow Dash. "So, what do you say we get back to talking about how awesome Godzilla is and how awesome it is that he's our friend?"

"I'm for that," said Applejack. "Speaking of awesome, I still can't believe how great that party turned out yesterday."

"I can," said Applebloom.

"Yeah, it was a party organized by Pinkie Pie and Twilight for Celestia's sake," said Sweetie Belle.

"Well, yeah, but I can't help but be surprised how well it went because..." Applejack hesitated for a second. "Well... let's just get it straight that I don't think Godzilla would ever do anything intentionally to hurt anypony. But it's just that he's so big and we're all... you know, not so big. And yet Godzilla still found a way to make it all work out just find, despite his enormous size. Heck, he actually managed to use that size of his to make it all turn out even better."

"That's because he's Godzilla like that, ya know?" Rainbow Dash added.

"Fair enough," said Applejack.

"That party yesterday sure was great," said Scootaloo.

"Yeah, the best part was when we actually got a ride from Godzilla," Sweetie Belle said as she broke out into a giddy kid dance.

Everypony else laughed, but it wasn't long before Applebloom and Scootaloo found themselves joining in with their fellow Crusader.

"That was so awesome!" Applebloom shouted out.

"It may have been the coolest moment in my entire life!" Scootaloo agreed.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack chuckled in amusement at the joy the Cutie Mark Crusaders were displaying.

"I'm glad y'all had such a good time playing with Godzilla at the party yesterday," said Applejack.

"Diddo," said Rainbow Dash. "It was a blast seeing G kicking it with you and getting along so cool with everypony else."

"We should totally do something like that again, soon!" exclaimed Sweetie Belle.

"YEAH!" Applebloom and Scootaloo said at the same time.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked to each other and then looked back to the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"I don't think we can do a whole big shindig like yesterday," said Applejack. "But maybe we could swing it so y'all could visit Godzilla at some point today."

"YEAH!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders shouted at the same time.

"Maybe we can all go together," said Rainbow Dash. "That would be a lot of fun, don't ya think?"

"YEAH!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders shouted again.

"Guys! Hey, you guys!"

"HUH?" everypony exclaimed as they looked to where they heard the voice calling out for them.

They all saw that it was Spike who was calling while he was running up behind Rarity.

"Spike, Rarity, what's up?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Twilight just got a message from the princesses," Rarity explained.

"Yeah, they said that a kaiju was spotted in the canyons outside of Appleloosa," Spike said as he held out a scroll.

Applejack's eyes widened in alert as she took the scroll from Spike and opened it up. Rainbow Dash and the Cutie Mark Crusaders gathered around and read what the scroll said. They saw that the ink written on the paper confirmed what Spike had said.

"Oh no," Applejack whispered in a trembling voice. "Braeburn."

She slowly lowered the scroll from her eyes as her hooves trembled even harder than her voice had. Rainbow Dash and Rarity both put supportive hooves on their friend's shoulders.

"It doesn't make any sense."

"I know what you mean, Rainbow Dash," said Rarity.

"Well, I don't," said Sweetie Belle. "What does she mean?"

"She means that it doesn't make sense that King Sombra would target such a rural area or a small town such as Appleloosa," said Rarity. "Up to this point King Sombra has been attacking larger cities such as Manehattan or Fillydelphia. While the thought horrifies me, I would've expected that he'd target someplace like Canterlot of the Crystal Empire next. Particularly that last one."

The Cutie Mark Crusaders looked around at each other thoughtfully, then looked back to their older siblings.

"That would make more sense," Applebloom agreed.

"When you put it like that," added Scootaloo.

"So what was Sombra's train of thought deciding to attack Appleloosa?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"I don't know," said Spike. "If there's a clever strategy hidden underneath this decision, I can't see it. I just know that on the surface, from a tactical standpoint, it doesn't make sense."

"I know why he sent a kaiju there," Applejack said in a voice barely above a whisper. Everyone else looked to the orange Earth pony. "He's doing it to mess with me because he knows I got kin there."

Applebloom let out a gasp before blurting out, "Braeburn!"

A fearful expression crossed the young filly's face prompting her younger friends to try and comfort her.

"Are you sure that's the reason?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"It makes sense if you think about it," said Spike. "I mean Sombra does seem to me like the kind of guy who would use that sort of psychological warfare, no matter how under hoofed it is."

"His name should be Mr. Under Hoofed," said Rainbow Dash. "So what do we do?"

"Twilight has already sent Fluttershy to get Godzilla, but she wants us to meet her at the train station," said Rarity. "Once we're all there, we're to catch the next train to Appleloosa. Then the first thing we do once we get there is make sure everypony gets to the new shelter they just put in over there and make sure everything is in order. Also that food and water supplies adequate as are others."

"What do we do after that?" asked Rainbow Dash.

A deadpan, serious expression crossed Rarity's face as she said, "Then we go out and look for the kaiju."

Everypony turned and looked at Rarity with looks of shock. They couldn't believe that Twilight would ask them to do that, especially the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Everyone turned to Spike and saw him nod his head in agreement.

"It's true," said Spike. "Fluttershy and Godzilla are gonna both go out and look for the kaiju as soon as they get there."

"That's crazy!" said Applebloom. "Why would Twilight ask that of any of you?! Especially Fluttershy?!"

"She said it was because you had all followed this close to the kaiju crisis so far that she thought you'd be up for this," said Spike. "Personally, I think it's also pretty much the same reason she chooses you for every mission you all always go on. But she also said that if you're not filling up to it you don't have to. She said if nopony else is game to do this, she'd go with Godzilla alone and help him find the kaiju by herself."

"What did Fluttershy say when she found out about this?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"She said she agreed to volunteer right on the spot," said Spike.

"I did as well when Spike came by and told me about it," said Rarity.

"Hmm... So let me get this straight," said Rainbow Dash. "The plan is, we go to Appleloosa, get all the ponies to safety and then go out and look for that kaiju... What do we do if we find it?"

"If we find it, we're to locate each other or Godzilla, or both, whichever comes first and tell them where we found it," said Rarity. "Godzilla goes to fight the kaiju, while we try to get ourselves back to Appleloosa and into the shelter ourselves. And then we wait it out and hope to Celestia that Godzilla wins."

"So that's the plan, huh?" asked Rainbow Dash, though she had hesitated at first.

"Pretty much, yes," said Rarity.

"I'm in," Applejack chimed in.

Everypony else looked to the southerner and saw a determined and also very angry expression plastered on her face. Since she had figured out that King Sombra was specifically attacking her through her family, Applejack had remained mostly quiet. She had just sat there with a somber look on her face.

"The time for feeling sorry for myself is over," Applejack said in a gritty tone of voice. "Now it's time to get tough and act. And by that I mean finding that kaiju so Godzilla can whoop its sorry tail and then go out and find Sombra so we can do the same to him, but a hundred times worse!"

Everypony had to take a step back because they could all feel the anger flowing off of Applejack and into the open air. Still, none of them blamed her because they knew exactly how she was feeling at the moment, especially Applebloom. The orange mare looked to her younger sister and walked up to her before embracing Applebloom in a loving, sisterly hug. The filly with a bow in her hair had to fight back and keep herself from shedding any tears, though a few light sobs did escape her mouth.

"I'm scared, Applejack."

"I know you are, Applebloom, but it's gonna be okay."

"I can't help it. I'm scared for Braeburn... And I'm scared for you, too, and Godzilla, and all of you guys."

Applejack looked to Rainbow Dash and Rarity which allowed them to see the determination in her eyes. There was no doubt that she was going to Appleloosa and play her part in Twilight's plan.

"Well, alright then, that's four," said Rarity.

Suddenly, right out of nowhere, Pinkie Pie came dropping from the sky and crashing to the ground. Everypony yelped as they jumped back, for Pinkie had landed right in the middle of their group. After giving themselves a moment to catch their breath, everypony looked down at Pinkie Pie in confusion. They saw her grinning face beaming back up at them as she held up a flag which read, "I'm in."

"O...kay, I guess that's five," said Rarity.

The entire group looked over at Rainbow Dash expectingly. Pinkie Pie even sat up to stare at the blue pegasus to get her answer. It was seconds later that a big smile crossed Rainbow Dash's face as she lightly slapped her hoof against Rarity's shoulder.

"I love this plan!" Rainbow Dash proclaimed loudly as she held out a hoof. "I'm excited to be apart of it!"

"Ooh! Ooh! Can we go with you?!" Scootaloo asked as an excited smile crossed hers and Sweetie Belle's faces.

"OF COURSE NOT!" Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Spike, and Pinkie Pie said at the same time.

"Aw," Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle moaned with disappointed looks on their faces.

"Don't give us that," said Rarity. "You know we can't let you go with us into the face of danger."

The two fillies looked at each other as they begrudgingly admitted their sisters were right.

"Yeah," said Scootaloo.

"I guess so," said Sweetie Belle.

"Good, I'm glad we got that out of the way," said Rarity.

"Uh, ladies, if we want to catch the next train, we'd better get down to the train station like... right now," said Pinkie Pie.

"Alright, Twilight's already waiting at the station," said Spike.

Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity were preparing their last goodbyes to their sisters before then making their way to the train station themselves. Applejack looked down at her younger sibling who looked back at her with a sad and concerned look on her face. Applejack managed to work up a small smile as she stroked a hoof over Applebloom's head.

"Please try not to worry, Applebloom," said Applejack. "We've been through this whole hoopla with facing a kaiju alongside Godzilla six times already. We always came out of it in one piece."

"Yeah, barely," said Rainbow Dash.

Both Rarity and Pinkie Pie reached over and lightly smacked the rainbow haired pony in the back of her head. She lightly rubbed it as she stared at them in annoyance, but with a slight hint of understanding.

"Pay her no mind, Applebloom," said Applejack. "You know we've been through all kinds of stuff protecting Equestria. Heck, you were there to see some of it. And we always came out of it alright didn't we?"

Applebloom eyes looked away as she thought for a moment. A half a second later, she looked back to Applejack as she nodded her head and said, "Yeah, I know."

"Well there you go," said Applejack. "So don't worry, Applebloom, because that's exactly what's gonna happen this time, too. I just know it is and I'm gonna make sure it happens for Braeburn and our friends, too. And Godzilla... Well, he's Godzilla, there ya are."

Applebloom couldn't stop herself from chuckling a little, which made everypony else do the same. Then Applebloom smiled up at her older sister, though it was a sad smile that was upon her face. The two sisters then embraced each other in a strong, but comforting hug.

"You got nothing to worry about, Scootaloo," said Rainbow Dash. "You know how it goes: Walk in, stop the bad guy, look awesome while doing it. That's me in a nutshell. This isn't gonna be any different. You know that, right, Scoots?"

"Yeah, I know. It's alright, Rainbow Dash, I already know you're coming back a conquering hero. I mean, so what else is new?"

Though Scootaloo said all this in a confident tone and with a smile on her face, in reality she had to do everything within herself to keep from breaking down in tears. Truth was she practically fell apart every time she knew Rainbow Dash was fighting against a kaiju. But she wasn't about to let Rainbow Dash know, or anypony else for that matter.

"At a girl!" said Rainbow Dash.

The two pegasi then wrapped each other up in a hug while also nuzzling the sides of each other's faces. At the same time, Rarity and Sweetie Belle were having their own sister moment.

"Now, Sweetie Belle, don't fret," said Rarity. "I'm absolutely sure we'll be rid of this nuisance in no time at all and be back in time for..."

Rarity stopped as her eyes welled up with tears, as did Sweetie Belle's. The two unicorn sisters hugged each other tightly. They did not want to leave one another, but knew it had to be done.

"I love you, Sweetie Belle."

"I know." Rarity pulled back so she could look at Sweetie Belle in surprise. The white furred filly let a small smile cross her face as she wiped a tear away. "Just kidding. You know I love you, too with all my heart, Rarity."

"Awe." The two hugged each other again, after which Rarity planted a small kiss on her head. "We'll win, Sweetie Belle. I know we will."

"So do I, Rarity. Good luck and may Celestia be with you."

After they were done saying goodbye to their older sisters, the Cutie Mark Crusaders walked over to Pinkie Pie. The pink Earth pony scooped up all three fillies in one big hug and snuggled them tightly before kissing them all on the head.

"I love you, girls."

"We love you, too, Pinkie Pie," the Cutie Mark Crusaders all said together.

"Please remember to try and stay safe," Applebloom requested.

"I will. And please remember that when times feel tough for you... that you can put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up."

All three fillies stared at their pink friend for two or three seconds with great confusion before just shaking their heads and smiling in amusement. Then Pinkie Pie, along with Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack walked over to say goodbye to Spike. Instead of saying anything, at first the group of friends just looked at each other before joining in a group hug.

"Take care, girls."

"You do the same, Spike," said Applejack.

"Yeah, don't go doing anything crazy while we're gone," said Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, wait for me to get back before the crazy starts," said Pinkie Pie.

Spike chuckled before saying, "Don't worry, Pinkie, I will."

"You be sure and watch over things here very nicely, Spikey-poo," said Rarity. "You're the big, strong, brave guy here after all."

"Uh... S-Sure, Rarity," Spike said in a stammering voice as his cheeks began to blush. "I'll be big and strong just for you."

"There's my wittle man," said Rarity in a cutesy voice.

This caused Spike's blush to intensify, which made everypony laugh, including the Crusaders watching from the side. Everypony else looked over to them and waved for them to join the group hug, which they did happily. Several seconds past by before everypony felt it was a good time to release their hug. Or at least almost everypony, for Spike was still hugging tightly to Rarity when everyone else released their embrace.

"Um... Spikey darling..." Rarity started. "I... I'm afraid I must be going now.

Spike's eyes widened as he forced himself to release from hugging Rarity.

"Uh... Heh, sorry about that, Rare."

"That's quite alright, darling."

"Okay, everypony, let's hoof it to the station," said Applejack.

With that, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack headed out as fast as they could. Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders couldn't help but call out some final goodbyes while waving. The Mane Four looked back and gave quick waves before putting their full attention back to getting to the station. It wasn't long before they were out of sight and Spike, along with the Crusaders were staring at an empty street.

"What do we do now?" asked Scootaloo.

"I guess we just head for the farm," said Applebloom. "Or we could go to the clubhouse."

"You could hang with me at the library," Spike suggested. "Owlicious is cool and all, but he's a boring conversation. So it can get kind of lonely when it's just me."

"We'd love to, Spike," said Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah, sounds like fun," said Applebloom.

"I don't know, a library?" asked Scootaloo skeptically. The other Crusaders gave her a dark look, which instantly made her change her mind. "I mean, a library! Sounds totally awesome! Lead the way, flamin' man!"

"That's Mr. flaming man to you," said Spike.

"Ooh, macho," said Sweetie Belle teasingly.

Everyone laughed as they made their way to Golden Oaks Library. Along the way, each of them silently thanked Celestia that while they may worry about their sisters and friends when they went on their missions, they at least had somepony to worry with them.

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LATER

"So, I know I probably should've asked this earlier," said Rainbow Dash as she flew around the top of the train car. "But... exactly which kaiju is it we're going to be looking for in Appleloosa?"

"Based on the descriptions in the reports given to Celestia and Luna, I suspect that it's Black Claw," said Twilight Sparkle.

"That's the big pussy cat, right?" asked Applejack.

"Yeah, that's right," said Twilight Sparkle. "More precisely, he's a kaiju with the shape, physical abilities, and instincts of a large wildcat, but his body is made entirely out of organic black armor. So he's kind of like an armored panther."

There was a moment of silence where everypony created a mental picture in their head of exactly what that kind of creature would look like.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," said Rainbow Dash. "You're trying to tell me that this time around Godzilla's just gonna be playing animal control against an overgrown cat with a slightly harder hide...? I'm sorry, but that just sounds like one big ball of lame! I mean, compare it to other monsters Godzilla's fought so far. Warty ogres, huge spiders, giant fire birds, sea monsters! Then a giant cat in armor? Godzilla's gonna put that pussy down for sure."

Hmm, I don't know," said Rarity. "I think perhaps it's best we don't underestimate any of our enemies, even those that sound like less impressive of inferior opponents. So far every monster Godzilla has faced has taken him to and beyond his limits. Which is why I say not to get cocky or take any chances."

"Agreed," said Twilight Sparkle.

"I also agree," said Applejack.

"Ooh, Applejack coming to Rarity's aid," said Pinkie Pie. "The shipper's are gonna have a field day with this. Then again, they take any bone they get thrown, no matter how small."

"Pinkie Pie, what are you talking about?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Nothing and yet everything at the same time," said Pinkie Pie in an extremely zen tone.

Everyone else stared with large amounts of confusion on their faces. At the same time, Pinkie Pie just sat in her seat smiling obliviously all the while.

"Ooh-kay, moving on," said Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash gently lowered herself back into her seat and stared out the window of the train car to watch the desert landscape pass them by. The Mane Five had been sitting in the second to first train car for an hour. In that time, they had seen through the train windows how the landscape changed from grassland to desert land. Long and wide fields of sand spotted with cacti, tumbleweeds, patches of dried up bushes, big mesas in the distance, you name it. Everything a desert had to offer was there.

They had also seen Godzilla walking towards Appleloosa with Fluttershy flying alongside him. That was five minutes ago. The train had past far by them since then and in that time the Mane Five had mostly been silent up until this point.

"So, how much longer do you think it's gonna take us or Godzilla and Fluttershy to get there?" asked Rainbow Dash

"Hmm... Well, for us, I'd say we'll be there in another half hour," said Twilight Sparkle.

"And what of Godzilla and Fluttershy?" asked Rarity.

"Well, I'm not entirely sure," said Twilight Sparkle. "But based on a guess off the top of my head, if they keep up with the paste they've been going at, Godzilla and Fluttershy should reach Appleloosa before nightfall."

"But that still isn't fast enough for what we have to do," said Rainbow Dash.

"I'm afraid I gotta go with Rainbow Dash on this one," said Applejack. "We need him to get there before anything bad happens to Appleloosa. Before..."

Applejack looked away, staring out the window as she fought back tears. Both Twilight Sparkle and Rarity came over to their southern friend's side to comfort her as best they could.

"But we're going to be there in less than an hour," said Rarity. "What are we suppose to do, just wait for Godzilla and Fluttershy?"

"No," Twilight Sparkle said as she shook her head. "As soon as we get there, we're going to meet up with the mayor, the sheriff, and Braeburn and help organize everything and get everypony to the shelter... Then we're going out to look for Black Claw."

Everypony looked to Twilight with wide eyes. They couldn't believe what they thought their alicorn friend was implying.

"You mean, we're going out to find that kaiju without Godzilla?" asked Rarity.

Twilight Sparkle nodded her head.

"We have to," Twilight Sparkle explained. "We can't just sit there and wait for Black Claw to stumble upon Appleloosa. We need to find him so that we'll be able to keep track of him in case he starts to get too close to the town. Then we'll be able to act accordingly in case Godzilla isn't there by the time that happens."

"But..."

"Come on, Rarity. You know what will happen if Appleloosa encounters a kaiju attack without being prepared."

"Yes, I do know that, Twilight. It's just... Yes, we're all fully aware what will happen to a town that suffers a kaiju attack, but do you know what will happen to a group of five lone ponies if they suffer a kaiju attack?"

Everypony turned to Twilight Sparkle for her retort.

"That's why this was a voluntary thing. If somepony wasn't up to the task or prepared for the risks involved, I didn't want them to go into something they weren't comfortable with. But this is something that needs to be done. As soon as Fluttershy and Godzilla get there, the first thing they're gonna do is go out to the canyons and join us in our search. Fluttershy has a map showing her exactly where they need to go.

"I'm going to do everything within my power to make sure all of us are as safe as possible. But if that's not good enough for you and you're not up for this, Rarity, I need to know now."

Everypony looked on and waited for an answer from the purple haired unicorn. They could tell by the look on her face that Rarity was thinking hard about her decision. Clearly she wanted to do the right thing, but perhaps it seemed all the danger that came with this kaiju fighting position had finally caught up to her? It was only seconds later when they got their answer.

"I'm with you, Twilight," said Rarity. "I'm with you all. I've faced countless dangers with you all before in the past. I will not abandon you now when you and so many other ponies need me the most. Sure I'm concerned, but who wouldn't be? And I suppose there will be even more situations like that in the future. But I will not let them stop me from doing what I have to."

Everypony smiled upon hearing their friend say these words, for it restored whatever slightly wavered strains of faith they had in her. They would still trust Rarity in the long run no matter, but it was great to get reassurance from the mare herself.

"At a girl, Rarity!" Rainbow Dash said enthusiastically. "Keep on being that awesome pony you are!"

"Why, thank you, Rainbow Dash," Rarity with a slight bow of gratitude.

She then turned to see Applejack staring at her with the most appreciation of the bunch. With trembling eyes and a thankful smile, the orange Earth pony wiped away a small tear as she said, "Thanks a lot, Rarity."

"You're perfectly welcome, Applejack. I know how much this situation means to you personally. So I won't abandon you when you need me the most."

The two mares looked upon each other happily like best friends would, with an extra hint of gratitude from Applejack.

"Well, I for one am glad we'll be reaching Appleloosa before Godzilla and Fluttershy."

"Why's that, Pinkie Pie?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Because it wouldn't be right them getting there first ahead of us like that. I mean, I love those guys, but taking a head start is so cheating."

"Uh, you do know that this isn't a race, right?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Right, I know... I do. But if this were a race, a head start would be such an unfair advantage."

"Uh... We're riding in a sixty five miles an hour train," said Rainbow Dash. "Godzilla is just carrying Fluttershy through the desert and getting by on his own two feet. So exactly which would be more unfair in a race?"

"Um..." Pinkie Pie found herself unable to come up with an answer to this particular question. Because of this, she shifted thoughts into figuring out how to avoid answering that surprisingly tough question. This ended up involving her standing up on the very top of her train seat and pulling out a black cane and top hat, seemingly, out of nowhere. She put the hat on and then began kicking her back hooves in the air as music started playing, again out of nowhere, and she sang in an operatic male voice,"Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my rag tag gal. Send me a kiss by wire. Baby, my heart's on fire. If you refuse me, honey, you lose me. And you'll be left alone, so telephone and tell me I'm your own!"

To say that the rest of the Mane Five were taken aback after their pink friend's weird randomness would be an understatement. All four confused ponies gaped at Pinkie Pie in silence with the looks on their faces saying pretty much everything. However, in the end they ended up saying nothing about it. Instead they reminded themselves in their heads the same mantra they've had to remember a lot of times, It's Pinkie Pie, don't question it. So they didn't, choosing instead to take the time to either sit in quiet as they thought about certain things. Some chose to look out the train car's windows while others did not.

The silence didn't last long, for everypony felt an extremely awkward and unsettling tension during that time. All of them tried to think of something to get the conversation started up again.

"I'm kind of glad we decided to take the train," said Applejack. "I mean, I know it's strange to think about details like that, especially in situations like this. But sometimes I enjoy the simple details like that. Seriously when's the last time we took a train ride together? Too long, that's how long. Or at least it feels that way to me."

"Yo, AJ, it's all good," said Rainbow Dash. "I totally get what you mean. Enjoy the simple things and all. I usually try to live my life by that."

"I agree as well," said Rarity. "A nice, smooth, and relaxing train ride is always a good thing to do every now and then."

"Speaking of trains, why aren't they being used with military ponies to evacuate Appleloosa instead of putting ponies in shelters?" asked Rainbow Dash. "I mean, shouldn't ponies be moved away from a known area where a kaiju is?"

"There isn't enough trains or horse power to do it," Twilight Sparkle explained. "Ordinarily I'd agree with you, Rainbow Dash. But the trains are spread out all across Equestria transporting food and other supplies along with ponies all over the place. A large margin of military ponies are working on those trains in those areas. So this was all they could afford to do at the moment."

"Yeah, no doubt they're hoping Godzilla will solve the crisis before the crisis becomes a crisis," said Pinkie Pie. "Or you know, at least more of a crisis than it already is."

"Rrrright," said Rainbow Dash in a slightly confused tone. "Anyways, like I said before: Compared to all the other kaiju Godzilla had to fight, this overgrown lion, or tiger, oh my, shouldn't be a problem for the Big G."

"Or compared to everything else Godzilla's faced in his life for that matter."

"What do you mean, Rarity?" asked Pinkie Pie.

Everypony turned to their unicorn companion and awaited her answer to Pinkie's question.

"Oh, well one time Fluttershy was telling me about several traumatic things Godzilla told her he went through in the world he lived in before he came here, the poor dear."

"Traumatic things?" inquired Twilight Sparkle. "Like what?"

"Yeah, what sort of traumatic things?" asked Applejack.

Rarity hesitated for a moment.

"I don't know if it's really my place to say."

"Oh, come off it, Rarity," said Rainbow Dash. "We all know how much you love gossip."

A few seconds later a small giggle escaped Rarity before she said, "It's true I do. Okay, I'll tell you."

"Alright, spill," said Rainbow Dash. "What traumatic things could something Godzilla's size possibly go through?"

"Well, my dear Dashy, it may surprise you to learn that like most things with a heartbeat, Godzilla didn't start off as big as he is now," said Rarity.

"Well, that makes sense," said Pinkie Pie.

"So how big are we talkin'?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Like a hundred feet tall? Seventy feet tall?"

"Try more like ten feet tall," said Rarity.

"WHAT?!" said everypony else in surprise.

"Yes, I know," said Rarity. "Amazing isn't it? But it's also true."

The other ponies all gathered around closely so they could hear. None of them wanted to miss even a syllable of what Rarity was about to say.

"Go ahead, Rarity," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Thank you, darling. Anyways, from what Godzilla was able to recollect to Fluttershy, when he was hatched as an egg, he was not among his own kind. Instead he was among this species that were around his size, but that was how big they got usually."

"Really?" asked Applejack.

Rarity nodded her head.

"Whoa, what kind of... things were they?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Well, from what I gathered they sounded a lot like the race Twilight encountered that one time she went through that mirror," said Rarity. "What did you call them, Twilight? Humans I think it was?"

Twilight Sparkle's eyes widened in amazement.

"Humans?!" Twilight asked with a big, excited grin on her face. "Godzilla comes from the world of the humans?!"

"Yes, but more so a world of humans," said Rarity. "The humans that were described were very similar to the ones you told us about, Twilight. But there were also a lot of differences as well. I think they might be two separate dimensions or something of the matter."

"Oh, I see," said Twilight Sparkle. While she was fascinated and curious to learn there were other worlds with humans on them, for the moment she just wanted to hear about Godzilla. "Carry on, Rarity. Sorry for interrupting."

"It's quite alright, thank you very much, darling. So, Godzilla had heard the voice of several of these humans coming from outside his egg. But the first one he heard he had imprinted himself on and thought that human was his mother. He stayed with her for a short while and during that time he was really happy."

"Why was it so short?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Well, Godzilla doesn't quite remember all of the circumstances surrounding the event. But at some point his adoptive human mother turned him over to one of his own kind."

"You mean another full grown Godzilla?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yes, exactly," said Rarity. "But at first he didn't want to go. The poor thing was sad that his mother left him behind and was terribly frightened by the sight of his would be father. But then something, a feeling deep down inside him told Godzilla he had to go with this new, gigantic beast that looked like him. It all of a sudden felt right, like it was meant to be. So, of course he ended up going with his new father.

"They ended up living on an island far removed from the rest of world where they could live in peaceful solitude. Or at least Godzilla himself could. His father was too restless for that. He would always go out where, Godzilla didn't know. He would get lonely when his father wasn't there, but whenever he came back, it was always a happy occasion. They would both let each other know how much they loved one another in various sorts of father and son ways."

"Awe," Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie said at the same time.

"Then what happened?" asked Applejack.

"Unfortunately, all those good times didn't last," said Rarity. "A year or so later, dark times started to fall upon their little island home. By this point Godzilla had grown quite a bit mind you, but he was still for all intensive purposes a baby. At some point when Godzilla had grown, a visitor came to the island where Godzilla and his father lived. What is so strange about this visitor was... Well, from what it sounded like, this visitor looked incredibly similar to Godzilla's father."

Everypony else gasped at this detail of the story.

"Whoa, a third Godzilla?" asked Rainbow Dash. "That's so bizarre."

"I'll say it is," said Applejack. "Where did this other Godzilla come from?"

"It is unknown," said Rarity. "In fact, the jury is apparently still out as to whether this third creature was truly a Godzilla or not."

"Huh?" said everypony else.

"Let me explain," said Rarity. "At first glance, one could see how this third kaiju bore a big resemblance to a Godzilla. In fact, Godzilla himself thought for half a second this creature was his actual father or at least a close relative. But he realized too late that this creature was something else entirely both physically and personality wise. Whereas his father treated him good with love and kindness, the first thing this other beast did was attack poor baby Godzilla."

This garnered another gasp from the listening ponies.

"I know, it sounds absolutely terrible for the poor darling. What was even worse was that this other monster knocked down Godzilla's father and then locked Godzilla himself up in a prison made entirely of magical crystals. He was unable to move at all and had no chance of escape."

The rest of the Mane Five were unable to keep themselves from gasping again at Rarity's story.

"Oh, my gosh!" said Twilight Sparkle.

"That's terrible!" said Pinkie Pie. "How could some big meany monster be so mean to a cute little baby Godzilla! Wait, were baby Godzillas cute...? Yeah, I'm sure they were."

"Then what happened?!" asked Applejack.

"Well, there is a bit of good news in this story," said Rarity. "According to Godzilla, his father told him later about how he had beaten that evil kaiju in a rematch which somehow made the crystal prison collapse into dust. Thus Godzilla was now free from his prison and able to reunite with his father."

"Yay, hooray!" Pinkie Pie cheered as she clapped her front hooves together. But less than a second later her smile disappeared and a serious look came over her face. "Why do I get the feeling there's going to be a but?"

"But..." Rarity began.

"I knew it," said Pinkie Pie in a somber voice.

"Their happy reunion ended up not lasting long. Less than a year later... He doesn't quite remember everything that happened then either. All Godzilla can remember is a big flash of light... flames... and force, the likes of which completely engulfed the island he was living on."

"Oh, my, how horrible," said Applejack.

"Yes, it does sound so," Rarity agreed. "When it was all over and the explosion had past, Godzilla had managed to somehow survive. He didn't know how he survived it or what caused the explosion in the first place. All he knows is that when it was over, he woke up in the middle of the ocean... and was an adolescent."

Twilight Sparkle's eyes widened and her face lit up in scientific curiosity.

"He came out of the explosion as an adolescent?! How is that possible?! Did he feed off the energy of the blast or something?!"

"Twilight, please."

"Oh, okay. Sorry, Rarity."

"It's okay. But as I was saying, when Godzilla woke up he wasn't a baby anymore, though he wasn't quite an adult either. He didn't know how he got that way or how he got in the middle of the ocean. All he knew was that his first instinct was to find his island home. But when he got to where it was suppose to be, it wasn't there anymore."

"No way," said Rainbow Dash. "The explosion totally destroyed the whole island?!"

"Yes, it did, which left Godzilla without a home, thus he was wandering around aimlessly. His travels eventually led him to a city of some sort where he faced another evil creature. And it was truly evil at that. Also it apparently could take multiple shapes, each one being uglier and more wickedly sinister than the last. It was also a vicious beast, too. It hurt Godzilla really badly in their fight and almost beat him. Godzilla was able to fight back and thought he had won.

"But then... when Godzilla saw his father coming towards him a little bit later after the fight... it happened... Oh my..."

Rarity was finding it hard to keep herself together emotionally. She had began to lightly sob in between her words and had to fight back tears, which was incredibly difficult.

"What is it, Rarity?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"It's... When Godzilla was just about to reunite with his father... that horrid monster Godzilla was fighting before reappeared in a new, far more hideously evil form, big and powerful as can be... It showed up and... it... it killed Godzilla."

"WHAT?!" everypony else asked in shock.

Rarity nodded her head before she said, "You heard me correctly."

"It killed Godzilla?!" asked a still stunned Rainbow Dash. "But how is that possible? He's Godzilla! How could he even be here if-"

"I'll continue to try and explain," said Rarity. "Like I was saying, the monster, which was now twice Godzilla's size, knocked down his father, grabbed Godzilla by the throat and lifted him up high above the ground. Then... the monster released Godzilla's throat and let him drop into several concrete buildings below before finishing him off with its own deadly energy projectile."

"How awful," said Applejack.

"Simply horrible," said Twilight Sparkle.

"It was. What made it worse was Godzilla was able to stay alive long enough for his father to come find him so they could see each other eye to eye... one last time."

Sad looks came over everypony's face and while most of them shed a few tears, Pinkie Pie was all-out sobbing like a little child.

"Then what happened?" Rainbow Dash asked as she sniffled back a sob.

"Well... Godzilla was very reluctant to say if he felt anything after his death. You know, like if there was something on the other side waiting for him? He did not say anything about that, but he did say what had happened when he came back from the world beyond and what it felt like."

"Go on then," said Applejack. "Don't keep us in suspense."

"Alright, alright, no need to get impatient," said Rarity. "He said it had felt incredibly strange. It was like... being born a second time... That was the actual process of returning to the land of the living. But when he got there, all the pain he received from his beating by that monster was there to greet him. But so was the sight of his father... melting before his eyes like molten lava, which brought him... so much emotional pain to match his physical anguish."

"Oh, my gosh," said Twilight Sparkle as she began to fight back more tears.

She was not the only one who had to do this either. Rarity couldn't even fight back their tears at this point.

"So as he laid there in pain, Godzilla watched the only other one of his kind he ever knew and one who he loved like a father... die before his eyes by melting into a puddle... and then into nothing... But then something else happened." Everypony paid extremely close attention, for they waited to hear the next part of the tale. "Despite all the emotional and psychological trauma he went through, all of Godzilla's physical pain soon went away."

"HUH?!" said everypony else.

"It's true, everypony. The best that Godzilla was able to guess, his father had somehow managed to focus all his excess power and store it into Godzilla's body as his last dying act, ."

"What?!" asked Rainbow Dash and Applejack at the same time.

"Yes, he thinks that's what brought him back from the dead. He also thinks that it was what allowed him to become a full grown adult Godzilla immediately after."

"Must be," said Twilight Sparkle. "Couldn't have been anything else... I think."

"So what happened next?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Well, ever since then, Godzilla had been leading a very lonely life full of hate, disgust, and rejection all aimed at him. Wherever he went, all other living beings in the area, both big and small, met him with extreme prejudice. So for most of his life he kept himself in isolation from everything else. Occasionally he tried to make contact with the outside world again, but would be met with the same results... That is, until he finally came here to our world."

The Mane Five all remained silent for a moment or two. Now that Rarity's tale about Godzilla's life had finished, nopony knew quite what to say or how to respond at all. However, all of them were feeling very emotional at that moment.

"Wow," Pinkie Pie said in an uncharacteristically quiet voice.

"Dido," Applejack said in a similar voice.

"Talk about a hard life," added Pinkie Pie.

"I had no idea Godzilla's life was like that before," said Twilight Sparkle. "I didn't think it was even possible for a kaiju to go through that kind of life."

"You mean being hated by everything else around them? Sounds about right to me when it comes to the majority of kaiju we've met."

"No, that part doesn't surprise me, Pinkie Pie," said Twilight Sparkle. "It just surprises me that out of all the kaiju out there, a kaiju with the mental capacity and intelligence to form feelings and emotions gets it the worse. Out of all other kaiju, Godzilla got the shortest end of the stick. At least that's what it seemed like to me based on that story."

"I'll say he got it the worst!" said Rainbow Dash. "Seriously, you can tell from that story that G went through the harshest of the harsh already when he was just a baby! And then he took even worse after that! So freakin' harsh! He went through more in his baby years than most ponies will have to face in their lifetimes. And then he took even more from everyone he was just trying to make friends with!"

"You're telling me," said Applejack. "You know, up until I met Godzilla, I never thought of what it was like on the other side of the conflict. You know, whether or not the kaiju was thinking about if what he was doing was wrong. Though I'm pretty sure Godzilla's one of very few kaiju who would care. Too bad he ended up getting treated so bad for other kaiju's actions though. If only he could've found a way to get past the stereotype of the kaiju."

"It certainly is sad what our dear sweet boy went through," said Rarity. "Why with all the emotional turmoil involved with the physical pain he also had to endure, it's no matter he was so desperate for companionship when he got here."

"I know, right?" Pinkie Pie chimed in. "It's lucky that was the direction he went in instead of sinking into deep, dark insanity and depression to the point where he would become even worse than those other kaiju! I mean, sure it was bad he was so lonely and sad, but considering the alternative I just said, it could've been a lot worse!"

Most of the group was baffled by how incomprehensibly fast Pinkie Pie had been speaking. But at least one of them was able to follow what she was saying. This was mostly because she had found herself talking that fast once or twice in her life.

"You know, through all her rambling, Pinkie Pie was actually right," said Twilight Sparkle.

Everypony else turned to the violet alicorn with stunned looks on their faces.

"You were actually able to follow all that?!" asked Rainbow Dash.

"I can't even always follow me," said Pinkie Pie.

"But what exactly was Pinkie Pie right about, Twilight?" asked Applejack.

"That even though Godzilla went through so much heartache and pain, things actually ended up working out for the best. You see, if Godzilla had gone psychotic from all his trauma, the spell wouldn't have chosen him to be teleported here because he wouldn't have been the most pure of heart kaiju."

"And he wouldn't have been able to protect us all," said Rarity.

"True, but I was mostly referring to the fact that if he hadn't of come, we wouldn't have all made friends with him," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Oh," Rarity said with a chuckle. "Right. My bad. It was certainly fabulous we were able to become friends. It was good for both sides. I just love that big old titan. He's an absolute doll. He's simply a divine friend."

"Not only that, but he's a good one, too," said Pinkie Pie.

"Yeah, I dig what you're all saying," said Rainbow Dash. "It's totally cool we became pals, especially for G after what he went through... I just wish he didn't have to go through so much to get to where he is now."

"I hear what y'all are sayin' and I really do agree with ya," said Applejack. "But you know what they say: No guts, no glory. Obviously that's not how I feel, but I'm startin' to think maybe Godzilla's looking at it that way. After that party yesterday, I don't think we ever have to worry about Godziller feeling down in the dumps ever again."

"Hmm... You know, I actually think Applejack is right," said Twilight Sparkle. "As traumatic as it was for Godzilla, it doesn't seem to be leaving any lingering effects on him or anything does it? Godzilla seems like he has been able to leave that all behind him and I think we played a big part in that."

"Yes, indeed, especially Fluttershy," said Rarity. "Then again, she's always been quite the little sweetheart hasn't she?"

"Yeah, that's true," said Twilight Sparkle.

"No, it's not," said Pinkie Pie. She pulled out a small, rolled up paper and unrolled it to reveal it was a picture of a heart shaped cake covered in pink frosting with red frosting that spelt out 'LITTLE SWEETHEART' "The little sweetheart is on display at Sugarcube Corner. It's a cake, so how can Fluttershy be the little sweetheart. She can't be a cake, that's almost as crazy as her being a tree."

"Pinkie," Rainbow Dash growled through gritted teeth when she saw the Earth pony was smiling at her.

"I'm just sayin'," said Pinkie Pie.

"Anyways..." said Twilight Sparkle as she tried to regain her train of thought. "While Godzilla's story may not have had as good of a start as it should've, he seems to be really happy with the chapter he's living right now. And yes, Fluttershy has played a big part in that and it's because of her we got to as well. I only hope we can continue to make the rest of Godzilla's story a happy one, especially after this whole kaiju war is over."

"Oh, we will, Twilight darling, don't you worry," said Rarity as she wrapped a hoof around her friend. "It's gonna be absolutely wonderful. We'll be the happiest of friends with Godzilla and have the happiest of times to make sure his story has a happy ending. Did I mention happy?"

Everypony laughed at their fashionista friend's enthusiasm and her sense of humor about it.

"Yeah, Twilight, you ain't got to worry about nothing," said Applejack. "Like Rarity said, it's all gonna work out and we'll be happy go lucky with Ziller once it's all over." Applejack's smile melted into a stern and serious expression. "But first we got to get to where it's all over. We need to help make sure Godzilla beats what's left of these kaiju varmints the best way we can. Besides that, we should be there whenever we can anyways. just like we have been. That's what being a good friend is about after all."

"You're absolutely right, Applejack, and that's just what we're going to do," said Twilight Sparkle. "No matter what happens, we'll stand by Godzilla when he needs our support because he was there when we needed his."

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