It was the late afternoon hours of the day in the tiny western town known as Appleloosa which stood in the middle of the desert. The Earth pony stallion Braeburn stood by the tracks at the train station accompanied by two other stallions. One was the sheriff dressed up in typical old west attire with an added sheriff's badge and and mustache. The other was the mayor who dressed in the formal attire of a suit and tie worn by a government official with an added gray bushy goatee and top hat.

All three stallions stood at the edge of the loading and receiving platform waiting anxiously. They had been there ever since they got word that a particularly special group of passengers would be arriving on the next train. They also heard that they'd be bringing one really big insurance policy along that would determine the outcome of their current crisis. The three ponies had heard stories and seen pictures of that insurance policy, so they were certain if anything could solve their problem, it could.

Braeburn also knew all of the ponies that were coming personally, one of them being his cousin. Because of this, their arrival was considered important to him especially. The three Earth ponies didn't have to wait too much longer for them to arrive. Braeburn, the sheriff, and the mayor heard the sounds of the train's chugging, which got louder as it approached the station. They also heard the train's whistle as they turned to see the train itself coming towards them.

The train pulled up next to the platform of the station with a final chug of the engine before coming to a complete stop. Braeburn, the sheriff, and the mayor all stepped up closer and looked to the train exits to see which one their guests would be walking out of. Braeburn's face lit up with delight when he spotted his cousin and her friends leaving the train.

"Hey, Applejack!" Braeburn called out.

Upon hearing her name, the orange Earth pony looked around until she spotted her cousin. He waving his hat to get Applejack's attention. Seeing her cousin safe and sound despite a destructive giant monster being nearby warmed Applejack's heart like nothing else. That was plain to see by the big relieved smile Applejack wore on her face.

"Braeburn!" Applejack called out as she ran up to her Appleloosa cousin and wrapped him in a tight hug. The southern mare caught herself being overly emotional less than a second later and released her cousin while her smile showed signs of slight embarrassment. "Uh, howdy, cus."

"Howdy," Braeburn said back.

"Nice to see you're doing fine," said Applejack. A look of concern crossed her face before she began speaking at a rapid pace. "Are you fine? You look fine! But I know this situation could easily make somepony not feel fine, so I just wanted to make sure you were-"

"I'm fine, Applejack, really," said Braeburn. "I know the word going around makes it seem like Appleloosa was in for a hurricane of a bad time. But honestly, ain't nothin' bad happened to any of us or the town... yet."

"Well, we certainly don't wanna wait for when it does happen," said Applejack.

"Sure enough," said Braeburn. "I'd like to thank y'all for coming to help us out."

"Of course, cus," said Applejack. "You know us Apples, we always stick together and get each others back when we need it."

"Amen to that," said Braeburn. "And I sure do appreciate it, especially this time around. I'm pretty sure the whole town's gonna appreciate it, too."

Applejack turned her head to look back behind her as she said, "You remember all my friends don't you?"

"Or course I do," said Braeburn as he looked his cousin's friends over. "Why, we got Ms. Rarity, Ms. Pinkie Pie, Ms. Rainbow Dash-"

"You can just call me Rainbow Dash."

"Okay then. And of course who could forget the newest princess of Equestria, Princess Twilight Sparkle?" Braeburn took a bow of respect for the royal mare, as did the sheriff and mayor. "It is an honor to be in the presence of such an important pony like yourself, Your Highness."

An embarrassed, but appreciative smile crossed Twilight Sparkle's face before saying, "Well thank you, Braeburn. But right now I think you and the rest of the ponies of Appleloosa are the important ones here."

"Why I thank you for your concern, Princess Twilight," said Braeburn as he and the other stallions stood up right again.

"And you can still just call me, Twilight. No need to be so formal."

"If you say so, Prin- Uh, I mean, Twilight," said Braeburn. He then looked to the two Earth pony stallions that accompanied him. "These here are the mayor and sheriff of Appleloosa. Sheriff Silverstar."

"Howdy," the sheriff said with a tip of his hat.

"And Mayor Dusty Saddle," Braeburn finished.

"It is an absolute honor to make all your acquaintances, young fillies," the mayor said as he reached out to shake hooves with the Mane Five. "Especially you, Your Highness."

The mayor held Twilight Sparkle's hoof in both of his as he gave a small bow. While another embarrassed smile had crossed the alicorn's face, she nonetheless accepted the mayor's gesture of respect as she said, "The pleasure is all ours, mayor. We're happy to be here in your time of need."

"Yeah, we'll stomp out any problems you have here in town," said Rainbow Dash. "And our special friend will be sure to literally stomp out the problem you got sneaking around in the canyons out there."

"We'll certainly be appreciatin' all the help we can get," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. "Especially the variety y'all are offering."

"Through rain or sleet or snow, the G-Force will always get your back when you need us," said Pinkie Pie.

"Huh?" said the rest of the Mane Five in unified confusion.

"G-Force," Pinkie Pie repeated. "That's what I took to callin' ourselves when we're kaiju hunting with Godzilla."

"I like it," said Rainbow Dash.

"As do I," said Rarity. "It has a certain jenesequa to it that I think works rather well."

"It does have a ring to it," said Applejack.

"So, Godzilla really is the name of the good monster?" asked Mayor Dusty Saddle. "I thought it was just a fancy name given to him by the papers. It's a good name though. Works mighty well if I do say so myself."

"Speaking of the monster, where is he?" asked Sheriff Silverstar. "Wasn't he suppose to be here with you?"

"Also, weren't there six of y'all ladies before?" asked Braeburn. "It feels like you're missin' one. Ah, yeah, it was that lovely Ms. Fluttershy that was with you before. Why ain't she and the Godzilla here?"

"Relax, Braeburn, they're on the way," said Applejack.

"Yeah, they'll get here," said Rainbow Dash. "Don't worry."

"It's just gonna take them a bit longer is all," said Rarity.

"You're really sure the good kaiju will be here soon?" asked Mayor Dusty Saddle.

"Guaranteed," said Applejack.

"You have my promise as princess, mayor," said Twilight Sparkle.

"You can trust them, mayor," said Braeburn. "My cousin Applejack is the most honest pony around and Princess Twilight... Well, you know. She's a princess and all."

A smile crossed Mayor Dusty Saddle's face before he said, "Very well then. Y'all have my trust and my thanks again for coming out here as fast as you could to properly respond to the threat Appleloosa is facing. Shall we then?"

"Certainly," said Twilight Sparkle. "Lead the way."

The group started to walk away when, "What do you want done with your bag, Princess?"

Everypony looked back to see a train hoof standing next to a chest with Twilight Sparkle's cutie mark on it.

"Oh, goodness!" exclaimed Dusty Saddle. "So sorry, Princess Twilight!" He then looked and waved over a pony who came up and loaded the chest onto his back. "Your bag will be immediately transported to the private bunker you'll be staying at during your time in town."

"Private bunker?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Yes," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. "It was suppose to be mine, but I'm hoofing it over to you and your friends while I take refuge in the public shelter with the rest of the townsfolk."

"Oh, well, thank you for your hospitality, mayor," said Twilight Sparkle.

"The pleasure's all mine, Your Highness."

"You brought a bag along, Twilight?" asked Applejack.

"Yeah, really, Twilight," said Rainbow Dash.

"I didn't get a chance to pack a single bag," said Rarity. "I ran to the train station as soon as I could without stopping to think if I needed to pack something."

"Considering how much you usually pack, that's probably a blessing," said Rainbow Dash.

Rarity let out an appalled gasp before saying, "Well excuse me if a lady of my caliber requires a few more necessities than the average pony!"

"Girls, please!" Twilight Sparkle butted in. "I didn't bring along anything I didn't feel was absolutely necessary. It wasn't anything personal or anything like that. It was just something in case things go really badly."

"So, then what did you bring?" asked Applejack.

"Hopefully something we won't have to use," said Twilight Sparkle. "And if we do have to, hopefully it'll do what it'll need to."

Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash looked around at each other questioningly. But all three mares shook their heads and shrugged because they didn't have the answer to what could be in the chest.

"How did we not notice that chest getting loaded on board?" asked Applejack.

"I don't know," said Rainbow Dash. "We were probably being distracted by Pinkie's go-go dancing."

Everypony heard the mentioned pony's joyful giggles and saw that she was continuing her dancing as she jumped up and down happily doing a little known dance called the jumping shay.

"Hey, move your kabooses, ponies," Braeburn called out. "You don't want to be left behind do ya?"

"We're comin', Braeburn," Applejack called out as she and the others hurried to catch up.

The group consisting of the mayor, the sheriff, Braeburn, and the Mane Five made their way away from the train station out into the streets of Appleloosa. The newly arrived mares looked to the town around them. Usually it was full of activity, as was the case with most towns, but this time it was different. The streets were all clear and there wasn't a pony in any of the small wooden buildings around them. There weren't any ponies in the houses, the shops, the saloon, or the sheriff's station. The Mane Five, Braeburn, Sheriff Silverstar, and Mayor Dusty Saddle were the only ones moving about in the town.

As a tumbleweed past by them, the Mane Five couldn't help but feel mixed about this sight. On the one hoof, they were actually somewhat expecting it to be like this. They knew ponies were already being evacuated into a shelter, which made sense to do, especially during a monster attack. However, it was still a jarring sight to see a town or city of any size completely abandoned and void of any sort of activity. All of the Mane Six, including the absent Fluttershy, had seen environments like this a few times in the last few days; sometimes more than once and it never got easier.

"Now then, you've seen the shape our town's in right now," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. "Shall we proceed with me showing you the supply and evacuation records?"

"Certainly," said Twilight Sparkle.

The sheriff pulled a clipboard with several papers clipped to it out of a saddlebag he was wearing. The mayor and Twilight Sparkle huddled in closer to see it.

"You know, it really looks like you got everything squared away as far as getting everyone and everything into the shelter," said Rainbow Dash.

"It really does, based on these papers," said Twilight Sparkle who was now holding the clipboard in her magic.

"Well... in terms of getting the townsfolk and the proper supplies into the shelter, we pretty much have," the mayor explained.

"So, you made sure there wasn't a pony left behind?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Yes, Ma'am," said Sheriff Silverstar. "Why, we even took in the local buffalo tribe. There was certainly more than enough room and the monster's got 'em as scared as we are."

"Only ones not in the shelter right now are us, Ms. Princess," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. "You have my word."

"And you saw to it that all ready supplies were made available when needed?" asked Applejack.

"And that the number of supplies were efficient to the ponies?" asked Rarity.

"Absolutely," said Sheriff Silverstar.

"You have our word," said Mayor Dusty Saddles.

"Then really all we have to do is go out on a cat hunt?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"You could look the supplies over for yourselves just to be sure if you'd like," the mayor offered.

The Mane Five all thought for a minute, wondering if that's what they should do or if they should just head out to the desert to look for Black Claw.

"I don't know," said Twilight Sparkle. "Part of the reason we were coming here was to look over the state of affairs regarding the ponies, the supplies, and the shelter. But at the same time, it sounds like you've got that all well in hoof. So I'm wondering if we should just go out and look for the monster."

"I wouldn't mind that," said Rainbow Dash. "I wanna be able to take care of as many kaiju as we can and as fast as we can."

"Be that as it may, part of me wonders about everything else we came here to do," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Well, if it helps, I was one of the ponies who helped out with most everything you're talkin' about," said Braeburn.

"Oh, really?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Well then, what say you on all this jargon having to do with the supplies and shelter ponies, Cousin Braeburn?" asked Applejack.

"I can personally guarantee everything I checked out was a-okay," said Braeburn. "And I can vouch for all the other ponies handling everything earlier today, too. They're friends of mine."

A small smile crossed Twilight Sparkle's face as she said, "Well, if a member of Applejack's family says everything's under control, than that's good enough for me. I know that honesty of AJ's just has to be an Apple family trait."

"You're darn tootin'!" Applejack and Braeburn said at the same time.

That ended up getting a laugh at of them.

"So then I guess that just leaves finding Black Claw," said Rarity.

"Yes, of course," said Dusty Saddle.

He gestured a hoof towards Sheriff Silverstar who then reached into his saddlebag and pulled out another clipboard. Twilight Sparkle and the others looked to see that this one had a map clipped onto it.

"Where was the kaiju first and last seen?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"He was seen twice; both times in the canyons east of here," said Silverstar. He placed a hoof on a red marked spot on the canyon section of the desert map. "He was seen first in the Snake Ridge area by some kids that were hiking up there. They came and told me and I sent some deputies out to investigate. They spotted the monster in Half Stone Slide, a half a mile north of where it was originally seen."

"Then that's where we need to start our search," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Well, there's no time like the present," said Rainbow Dash.

"A present?!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie. "Where?!"

"She meant right now, Pinkie Pie," Rarity explained.

"As in, let's get to it!" said Applejack.

"Alright then, let's go, everypony," said Twilight Sparkle.

Braeburn, the mayor, and the sheriff looked on in surprise as they watched the Mane Five begin to make their departure for the desert.

"Wait!" said Braeburn. "You mean you're just gonna go look for this thing right now?"

"Mm hmm," said Pinkie Pie as she nodded her head.

"Eeyup," said Applejack.

"Pretty much," said Rainbow Dash.

"That is part of the reason we came here after all," said Rarity.

"Well, yeah, that's true," said Braeburn. "But I just didn't expect you to head out so soon. I mean you just got here for pony's sake."

"Well, that's because you already did half of our work for us," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Thanks for that by the way," said Pinkie Pie.

"But ain't you gonna wait for your monster friend? I mean, what if you was to come face to face with that monster out there before Godzilla got there?"

"That's a chance we'll have to take, Braeburn."

"Applejack is right," said Twilight Sparkle. "Now, we're just going to look for Black Claw. We have no intentions whatsoever of engaging him in combat. As soon as we find Black Claw, we're going to turn around and find Godzilla. That is assuming he's arrived by then and hasn't found Black Claw himself yet." Twilight then turned to Sheriff Silverstar and asked him nicely,"Can we use your map of the canyons?"

As the sheriff handed Twilight the map, Braeburn went on.

"But isn't going out to find the monster before Godzilla even gets..."

"Now, now, Braeburn, that's enough," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. "I for one think it's great these fine mares are so eager to do their duty. It shows great character, something I respect. So you just go forth, my little ponies, and do what you need to do."

"Thanks, mayor," said Twilight Sparkle. "Alright, everypony, move out."

The Mane Five all started to head out for the desert once more, but Applejack stopped again and turned to her cousin. The other mares stopped when they realized their southern companion was no longer following behind them and looked back to her. They watched as Applejack walked up to Braeburn and hugged him.

"Don't worry, Braeburn, we know what we're doing. Everything's gonna be alright."

"I know, Cousin Applejack... But I don't think I'll be able to stop worryin'."

"I understand. Take care of yourself."

"You do the same."

The two cousins shared a final hug before Applejack took off after the rest of the Mane Five. Once the orange Earth pony had caught up to them, everypony else took off as fast as they could out into the desert. Which meant they were also running out into the unknown.

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THE EAST CANYONS, SEVERAL HOURS LATER:

"Hello, girls?" Rarity whispered, though she desperately wanted to shout. "Girls? Where are you? Please tell me I didn't wander that far off."

The purple maned unicorn zipped her head all around to see if she could spot her friends, who she really hoped weren't too far away. She couldn't tell if they were close or not through the darkness of the night. The sun had gone down an hour ago and it had gotten extremely dark since then. In the time since night had fallen, Rarity had somehow managed to get herself separated from the rest of the group.

Since then she had been looking for them as she traveled across the edge of the canyon where Black Claw had been spotted. She was not feeling comfortable actually going into the canyon itself to look for her friends. Rarity wanted to call out for them, but she dared not make any sort of loud noise. She was afraid that it could attract the attention of the creature she and her friends had originally set out for the canyons to find. She did not use the glow of her horn to light her way for the same reason. Rarity did not want to be caught outside alone in the dark with the giant cat monster known as Black Claw.

But even without the knowledge of a kaiju running around the area, it was still a very spooky experience walking through the desert alone in the dark. This was exactly how Rarity felt about her current predicament. She shuttered as she continued to look around for any trace of her friends. She had never been out in an environment like this desert canyon and certainly not alone or at night. Because of this she had no idea what to expect from what the world around her had to offer. She didn't know what all was dangerous and what wasn't. It wasn't made any easier by the fact there was still a really big monster out there.

"What am I going to do?" Rarity asked herself out loud. She thought very hard of how she could get herself out of the situation she was in and back to the safety and warmth of being surrounded by her friends. "What to do? What to do?... I suppose I could always just go back the way I came... But which way was that? Was it this way? No, it was this way. No that way. That way?"

Rarity looked around, but wasn't able to figure out which way was the right way to go. She took a few steps before having to stop, for she felt one hoof slipping over the edge of the canyon wall. Rarity looked over the side with alarmed eyes. It wasn't the biggest canyon in the world, being just under a hundred meters. But while there certainly were bigger canyons, even in the area Rarity was in, she still didn't want to go falling into the stony ground hundreds of feet below.

"I have no idea where I am!" Rarity shouted. "I'm hopelessly lost!"

Rarity gasped as she put her hooves around her mouth. She remembered, too late to stop herself from screaming out; that she and her friends weren't the only ones out there. There were also rattle snakes, coyotes, scorpions, and other native inhabitants of the desolate land. Then of course there was also the giant monster, which was not native to the land or even to the planet.

Rarity stood where she was in silence for several seconds as she ears listened to the sounds around her. It was only seconds later when she heard a sound unusual even to the world of the desert. It was faint and in the distance, but whatever made the low growling roar, Rarity could tell it was huge. Rarity began to tremble, for she feared the worst in that the creature making those growls and roars was none other than Black Claw himself.

The fearful mare's voice began to stammer as her eyes widened and darted around in terror. She listened again to try and hear if she could pick up another of the creature's roars in the distance. Rarity did in fact hear another monstrous call come from far away. But, surprisingly, this one was actually much more familiar to Rarity's ears. It was so familiar that it caused her to stop trembling and stammering.

"Could it be?"

Rarity listened again and only a second later heard the roar yet again, though it sounded like it was getting farther away. However, that was not enough to keep Rarity from gasping in joy as a big smile beamed on her face. She had no doubts at all on which kaiju was making those roars at that moment.

"Godzilla!" Rarity called out happily.

No longer afraid, the unicorn ran off in the direction she heard the roars coming from. Knowing Godzilla was nearby made Rarity feel more safe and confident, despite Black Claw still being out there. Rarity ran along the edge of the canyon as fast as she could to try and find her monstrous friend.

"Godzilla, can you hear me?!" Rarity called out as loud as she could. "It's me, Rarity! Is Fluttershy or any of the others with you?! Godzilla?! Are you out there?! I hear you, can you hear me?! Godzilla?!"

Rarity carried on like that, running and screaming, for at least two and a half minutes. Unfortunately between running at top speed and shouting at the top of her lungs, Rarity found herself unable to keep up like that without getting tired. Still Rarity continued on running and calling out for Godzilla for as long as she could. This turned out to be another minute and ten seconds before she finally had to stop and catch her breath.

"Only four minutes?" Rarity questioned in between chest heaving breaths. "You'd think after all the adventures I went through with my friends, I'd be used to doing physically demanding things. I should be able to run a whole marathon by now."

Rarity lifted her head up after lowering it to breathe and felt a renewed energy when she saw what was off in the distance. On the other side of the canyon, far off in the distance, Rarity spotted Godzilla walking off in the opposite direction of where she was.

"Godzilla! Wait up!" Rarity called out before resuming her running.

She huffed and puffed loudly with each step she took which propelled her closer and closer to Godzilla. The added obstacle of the kaiju walking away from her was a bit of a blow, but not enough to stop Rarity from continuing her run. Why couldn't he be walking towards me? Rarity thought to herself as she tried to run faster.

"Godzilla!"

None of Rarity's calling seemed to be working at this point. Instead, she put all her focus on running to a point where she'd be close enough to where Godzilla would actually hear her. Rarity had no idea how much time past before she was finally close enough that she could finally see a familiar yellow pegasus flying next to Godzilla. However, once she spotted that pony, Rarity's hopes grew even bigger, as did the smile on her face.

"Fluttershy!" Rarity called out. "Fluttershy, darling, I'm here! Can you see or hear me?! Fluttershy! Godzilla!"

"Hi ya, Rarity."

"Huh?"

Rarity turned her head away from the other side of the canyon and looked to see Pinkie Pie's smiling face staring right at her dead ahead. The white unicorn let out a startled yelp as she tried to bring herself to a screeching halt. It ended up not being fast enough, for she slid across the ground and was sent slamming into Pinkie Pie. The two of them were sent tumbling over and down the side of a steep opening in the ground. They were both screaming all the way down, Rarity in fear, while Pinkie Pie seemed to be more so screaming in joy. The two ponies ended up crashing into a small cliff sticking out of the side of the canyon wall.

After they were sprawled out across the cliff ground, Rarity laid there and groaned for a little bit before slowly pushing herself up to a sit. Meanwhile, as Rarity was rubbing her throbbing head, Pinkie Pie shot up onto her hooves and hopped around as she laughed happily and said, "Yay! Ooh! Ooh! Let's go again! Let's go again!"

"We most certainly will not!" Rarity screeched. Then she continued rubbing her head as she whined. "Ow, my poor, beautiful head. Oh! Did that mess up my fur?! What about my mane?! Did my beautiful coat and hair make it out in one piece?!"

"Nope, you're a pretty messy cookie," Pinkie Pie answered.

Rarity let out a scream before shouting, "Oh, no! My fur! My outer beauty has been compromised! What am I gonna do?! No longer am I as beautiful as I'm suppose to be! Of all the bad things to happen, this is the... worst... possible... thing!"

As Rarity began to cry in an overly dramatic way, Pinkie Pie just stood by and looked on, smiling joyfully as ever.

"It could be worse," said Pinkie Pie. "You could have broken something on the way down, but you seem just fine."

Rarity immediately ceased crying upon hearing this and just looked on in wide eyed, embarrassed realization.

"Yes, I suppose that's true," Rarity said with a sheepish smile on her face. "What about you? Are you alright, Pinkie Pie?"

"I'm fine, thanks, Rarity."

Pinkie Pie then rolled up on top of her head and spun around as fast as she could. Rarity stared on in severe confusion at her eccentric friend's antics for a few seconds before asking, "Are you sure?"

Pinkie Pie stopped spinning on her head and then cartwheeled back onto her hooves.

"I'm glad I found you again, Rarity. I was really worried when you got separated from the rest of us. Then I got a little scared when I got separated from them, too. But then I felt better when I heard Godzilla roaring nearby. I felt even betterer when I actually saw him and Fluttershy on the other side of the gorge!

"I tried to get their attention, but nothing I did worked! I guess I just wasn't loud enough and needed to try being LOUDER! Anywho, I was trying to think of some other way to try and get their attention, but then I started thinking of cake! And chocolate and cookies and pies and... Then that's when I heard you coming up behind me! Then I turned and actually saw you! I was so happy to have finally found you, Rarity!"

"And I you, Pinkie Pie; I'm very happy to see you again and that you're as chipper as always. But still I have to ask, how did you get separated from the others?"

"Oh, well after we all realized you had gotten separated from us, we all started looking around for ya while still trying to find Black Claw. We were all worried about you. Apparently I was too worried and looking around for ya too much because I tripped over a stump sticking out of the ground and fell down. It wasn't as bad as the fall we just took, but I don't think a lot of falls can top that doozy. Anyways, I started to get up when I noticed this really cool pattern in the ground that looked just like a fritter! I was upset it wasn't really a fritter, but it was still cool to see!

"So I stared at it for a while until I realized: I'm still looking for somepony and some monster! But by that time, I had lost track of the girls and it was even darker than when we lost you. Then that led to this and this led to that and that led to everything else I just told you about."

"I see."

"What about you, Rarity? How did you get separated from the rest of the group?"

"Oh... Something a little bit like what you just said... Minus the staring at the ground thing. But right now I think we need to stop worrying about how we lost our friends and get to work finding them again."

"I agree, Rarity. I'm sure they're looking for us right now."

"As am I. I can probably use my magic to teleport us back up to the top of the cliff."

"But wait a second. Shouldn't we be trying to get to the friends we know are close by and think of a way to get over to the other side of the canyon where Fluttershy and Godzilla are?"

"Hmm." Rarity looked over to the stone wall on the opposite side of the canyon. She scanned it as she thought of whether she could get Pinkie Pie and herself over to it. "I think it might be too far for my magic to get us over there. Still, once we're out of here, we should try to find a way to get their..."

Rarity was cut off when a roar echoed out from the distance. Pinkie Pie and Rarity both turned to the direction the roar came from, their eyes widening with fear as they heard the roar call out yet again.

"Please tell me that was Godzilla again."

"I-I wish I could, Pinkie Pie... But somehow I don't think so."

"W-w-Why's that?"

"Well... for one thing... it sounded nothing like Godzilla... And for another... it came from the same direction I just came from." Rarity's eyes widened fearfully. "Sweet Celestia, it followed me here!"

Before either pony could say anything else, the roar rang out once more.

"That one sounded even closer!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Rarity reached out and wrapped a hoof around Pinkie's mouth before pulling her back until they were both pressed against the side of the stone wall.

"Ssh," Rarity hushed.

A short, but still loud roar rang into the air causing both ponies to turn their eyes out into the wide open space of the canyon. They both heard the low growls and thudding footsteps of a huge creature coming towards to them. Pinkie Pie and Rarity tried as hard as they could to steady their breathing, but their chests were heaving uncontrollably with large portions of air. They both felt like their hearts were beating rapidly in their throats.

Rarity and Pinkie Pie both felt their bodies shaking and trembling against their wills. They were out in the middle of the desert alone in the middle of the night sitting on the side of a cliff with a giant monster approaching them both. They weren't just afraid; at that point, they were completely terrified. It got worse and worse with each footstep the monster took towards them. Said footprints kept getting louder and heavier, as did the deep, low growling of the beast.

Rarity and Pinkie Pie both looked for any sort of salvation, which they were happy to spot less than a second later. There was a small space that went deeper into the stone wall than the rest of the area of the cliff they were on. Both ponies ran to the small opening and fit their bodies in as best they could. They ended up being pushed up close and personal together, but they didn't care as long as they ended up being safe.

As they pressed into the small little corner of the cliff they were held up on, Rarity and Pinkie Pie prayed they would be hidden well enough from the monster. They prayed especially harder when the monster finally came into view. The two mares had to fight with all their might not to gasp, scream, or make any sort of noise at all as the frightening beast slowly came into sight. Terror ran through every vein in both ponies' bodies at that moment when they looked upon the wildcat kaiju known only as Black Claw.

They only saw the side of the kaiju's head at first, but its neck and part of its upper body soon came into view. From what Pinkie Pie and Rarity could see, Black Claw looked just as he was described to them by Twilight. While his skin was a dull black armor, his overall body shape invoked the image of a lion or a tiger or so forth. One thing that caught both Rarity and Pinkie Pie's eyes was, in fact, the eye of Black Claw himself. It had a red iris, while the rest of the eye glowed orange.

What made the sight even more intimidating was that Black Claw's eye were lowered in an angry-looking glare. The cat monster was letting out several low growls as he slightly turned his head from side to side. Pinkie Pie and Rarity could only guess that Black Claw was looking for a victim to fall by his teeth and claws. Both mares prayed hard that it wouldn't be them. It didn't ease their worries any that Black Claw had chosen to stop at a point where his head was leering right next to the cliff they were hiding on.

Luckily for them, it didn't appear as though Black Claw had seen them at all. Needless to say, both ponies were hoping it would stay that way. It wasn't sure if Black Claw would find them or not. He was still looking around, inspecting the area at that point. As his growls continued on, Black Claw began sniffing at the air.

This made both Rarity and Pinkie Pie even more scared than they had already been. Both felt like they were about to jump out of their skins knowing there was a more than strong chance the kaiju could find them. Rarity even had to choke down an attempted gasp when Black Claw was turning his head in their direction. Fear was painted on both ponies' faces and their bodies shook uncontrollably while Black Claw sniffed on. Their voices trembled in terror, despite their best efforts to keep themselves silence.

Several seconds went by of Black Claw sniffing at the air before he let out a roar, which sent even more shivers down Rarity and Pinkie's spines. They did however feel the slightest hint of relief when Black Claw turned his head away to inspect elsewhere nearby. But they still felt another shiver of fear when Black Claw let out another bone chilling roar. After a few more seconds of Black Claw looking and sniffing around, he finally released another roar and began to walk away.

As the giant cat's footsteps echoed through the air, Pinkie Pie and Rarity both thanked Celestia for what seemed like salvation. But they didn't allow themselves to celebrate just yet. The two mares stayed tucked in their tiny little corner and remained silent and still as they watched the monster walk away. This gave the ponies a better look at Black Claw's impressive, but fear inspiring, outer appearance.

As he walked by, Rarity and Pinkie Pie saw details like Black Claws broad shoulders, muscular legs, imposing body, and his tail that was curled at the end like a tiger's. Black Claw passed by very slowly at almost a deliberate pace. Still, Black Claw did eventually pass the cliff Rarity and Pinkie Pie stood upon. They only took a second to look at each other before turning their sights back to Black Claw as he moved on. They saw Black Claw's tail give a final flick before it disappeared from sight.

Neither pony breathed a sigh of relief just yet, for they new there was still danger nearby. Rarity and Pinkie Pie unwrapped each other from their embrace. Then Rarity held a hoof to her lips and shushed as a signal for Pinkie Pie to keep quiet. After Pinkie nodded in compliance, both ponies looked out to the canyon and listened to the calls and thundering steps of Black Claw.

Rarity slowly slipped out of the small corner she and Pinkie Pie had been hiding in. She made absolutely sure she didn't make any noise like her hoof hitting a stray rock or even the sound of her body scraping against the stone around her. Once Rarity had completely slipped out into the wider open area of the cliff, she turned to Pinkie Pie and motioned with her hoof for the pink pony to do the same. Pinkie nodded her head before taking up the rear behind Rarity and followed her as she crept against the wall towards the edge of the cliff.

Slowly and steadily they crept until they were just inches away from the edge. Rarity and Pinkie Pie looked to each other one more time before peering over the end of the rocky wall in the direction Black Claw was walking. Seeing the monster again sent more shivers down their spines, but they were instantly relieved when they remembered he was leaving. Pinkie Pie and Rarity watched Black Claw walk on for several yards until a turn in the canyon path came up. Once he has fully turned that way and was out of sight, both mares consider the coast cleared.

Both incredibly relieved ponies laid back against the wall as they let out huge sighs of relief. Their hearts were still thumping loud and hard against their chests and they were both breathing heavily. Both of them knew how lucky they were to be alive after such a horrifying encounter, so they counted their blessings. After a few seconds, it felt to Pinkie Pie and Rarity both like they were at a point where they could fully relax.

Both ponies turned and stared at each other; their faces slowly turned into celebratory and thankful smiles as they began to lightly laugh. Then they threw their forelegs around each other in a hug to celebrate surviving an encounter with Black Claw.

"We made it!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "We're alive!"

Rarity's expression turned into one of alarm. She was quick to silence her friend when she threw a hoof over Pinkie's mouth.

"Ssh," Rarity hushed. "We're not out of the woods yet, Pinkie Pie... Or off the cliff as it were. We need to stay on focus and get out of this pit of death."

"Mm hmm," Pinkie Pie said in a muffled voice.

"Oh, sorry," Rarity said with an apologetic smile.

She removed her hoof from Pinkie Pie's mouth and they both looked up to the top of the canyon wall.

"How far down do you think we fell?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"I'm not sure," said Rarity. She then used her horn's magic aura to light the area, feeling it was safe enough since Black Claw had moved one. "It looks like it might have been a twenty to twenty five foot slide. I could probably still teleport us back up there. I do hope Godzilla and Fluttershy are still close enough for us-"

Rarity stopped speaking and froze in terror, as did Pinkie Pie, when a low growl rang in through the air. Though both wanted to move, at that moment neither one of them could make themselves. It felt like their bodies were gonna rip themselves apart. For this reason, plus the adrenaline flowing through their bodies at that point, it felt like the two mares bodies' were gonna rip themselves apart.

"R-r-r-Rarity?" Pinkie Pie managed to squeak out.

"Oh, sweet Celestia," Rarity squeaked.

"R-Rarity?"

"Y-y-Yes, P-p-Pinkie Pie?"

"How big of a pickle are we in right now?"

"Too big of a pickle to measure in feet or inches. Same thing goes for measuring every ounce of fear coursing through me right now!"

"Me, too!"

Following an extremely loud roar, which made them cover their ears, Rarity and Pinkie Pie let out ear shattering screams. They spun around to see the evil snarling face of Black Claw looking down at them as he roared out again and made Pinkie and Rarity scream even louder. Black Claw roared out one more time before opening his mouth wide and lurching his head forward at the ponies on the cliff. Seeing a giant, wide open mouth full of razor sharp teeth coming at them, Rarity acted fast and used her magic to teleport Pinkie Pie and herself out of harm's way.

After Black Claw snapped his jaws shut on open air, his eyes widened in confusion. He pulled his head back and inspected the small slab of stone where his intended prey had been standing before. Rarity and Pinkie Pie ended up reappearing back in the small, tight corner they had been hiding in before.

"Rarity!"

"Well, I didn't know we were gonna end up back here! I wasn't aiming when I teleported us!"

Both ponies were cut off by Black Claw's roar, which solicited a gasp from the terrified mares. They looked to see one of the monster's eyes peering in at them. Pinkie Pie and Rarity were frightened beyond all belief when they saw that eye lower into a glare. They watched as Black Claw pulled his head away and lifted it to roar. Then he lifted a front paw up and took a swipe at the cliff side with his claws.

Pinkie Pie and Rarity screamed out in horror as everything around them and under their hooves began to shake and rumble. They both heard the sound of tumbling rocks and looked up to see just that was happening. They quickly ducked down and covered their heads to protect themselves the best they could, though it still hurt when the rocks beamed them. Rarity and Pinkie Pie cried when they heard Black Claw calling out loudly again.

The giant cat stood up on his hind legs and swung both front paws at the stone wall surrounding the ponies, swiping away a lot of the stone.

"Well, Rarity, looks like the cat's out of the bag for us this time!"

"Oh, Pinkie Pie! I'm so sorry it had to end this way for the both of us!"

"Me, too! I wish our friends were here! They'd save us or at least make it better in some way!"

"I'm sure they would! But at least we have each other in this last horrible moment!"

"I love you, Rarity! You're one of the best friends I've ever had!"

"You, too, Pinkie Pie! You've been a wonderful friend to me!"

The two distressed friends embraced each other as they felt several rocks of varying sizes crashing down on and around them. Meanwhile, gigantic boulders were rolling off of the canyon wall they had once been apart of. Black Claw took a few more swipes at the stone side before taking a moment to look in on his pony prey. He saw that the space the ponies were hiding in had opened up quite a bit and that the two ponies were still embracing each other.

They looked up to see Black Claw was grinning down at them wickedly as he let out a menacing growl which slowly turned into a roar. But suddenly, just as Black Claw was lifting a paw to strike and Rarity and Pinkie were screaming in a final goodbye, a low, yet loud growling roar broke through the air. In that moment, everything froze in place due to how unexpected that roar was. Black Claw darted his eyes from side to side in confusion before he lowered his paw. He looked to the direction the roar had come from, which was where the turnoff also was.

While the roar was a mystery to the giant cat, Pinkie Pie and Rarity knew it all too well. The two ponies were now celebrating as a second, more menacing roar rung through the air, as did the thundering footsteps of the approaching kaiju. Black Claw gazed down the canyon to see the mighty King of the Monsters, Godzilla turning the corner to face the giant cat. Once he was completely in Black Claw's sight, Godzilla stopped and let out a roar to challenge the giant armored feline.

"Yay!" Pinkie Pie cheered. "It sounds like Godzilla's come to save us!"

"It most certainly does!" Rarity cheered. "Oh thank Celestia! Go get 'em, Godzilla! Kick his feline tail back to the clowder!"

Godzilla's ears picked up the cheers of celebration from his friends, which instantly raised his alarm levels. The great monster began to stomp toward Black Claw at a pace just underneath a light jog. The giant armored tiger examined Godzilla as he was coming his way. From the looks of it, when Black Claw was on all fours, he only came up underneath Godzilla's waist. Seeing this much bigger kaiju coming towards him, Black Claw slowly and cautiously backed up a few steps.

As the two kaiju moved, Rarity and Pinkie Pie slipped out of the tiny corner they were hiding in since Black Claw had moved away from their cliff. They started to walk out to get a better look at Godzilla. But they ended up having to stop dead in their tracks when they discovered the length of their cliff had been cut in half. They didn't have to do anything, however, to get a better look because Godzilla was just starting to pass by their cliff.

"Come on, Godzilla!" Pinkie Pie screamed out at the top of her lungs. "Lay the kaiju smackdown the way only you know how!"

Godzilla stopped dead in his tracks when he heard Pinkie Pie's voice calling out next to him. He turned his head and looked down to see both Pinkie Pie and Rarity standing on a cliff waving and cheering him on. Upon this discovery the Alpha Predator was beginning to become even more concerned about the safety and well being of his friends. Godzilla's attention was taken by the loud roars of Black Claw.

He looked to see the giant cat monster snarling at him while he was starting to prowl his way. Rather than back up in caution, Godzilla stood in place and snarled back defiantly. Both titans growled fiercely at each other trying to get the other one to flinch. Godzilla had played this game several times before and never backed down once, nor did he lose. Black Claw let out the mightiest large wildcat roar he could muster.

This mighty call would usually strike terror in the hearts of all creatures far and near who heard it. While it certainly rattled Rarity and Pinkie Pie to their cores, Godzilla was unaffected. He had heard all sorts of sounds before in his life and this one was no different to him. It was now Godzilla's turn to unleash his own mighty roar, which he did with force, the likes of which were unimaginable.

Pinkie Pie and Rarity ended up having to cover their ears and kept them covered when both Godzilla and Black Claw let out roars at the same time. As the echo caused by both calls died away, both kaiju stood unafraid of each other. Godzilla had to admit to himself that he was impressed by Black Claw's courage. Nine times out of ten, his roar would make the other kaiju in the fight flinch at least. But if Black Claw felt any fear, you wouldn't be able to tell. He stood tall and looked as strong as any other giant monster would.

While the two kaiju were facing each other down, Rarity and Pinkie Pie, who had been watching nervously, heard something coming from above them.

"Hey, you guys, they're down here!"

"Did you hear that?" asked Rarity.

"That sounded like..."

Pinkie Pie didn't bother to finish, instead she looked upward with Rarity. In that moment they were absolutely thankful for what their eyes saw.

"Right here, girls!" Fluttershy called out from over her shoulder.

The pink haired pegasus then looked down upon her two distressed friends.

"FLUTTERSHY?!" Rarity and Pinkie Pie shouted together in shock.

"Don't worry, girls!" Fluttershy called out. "Help is coming!"

"Oh, Fluttershy, it is you!" Rarity said very emotionally.

"You have no idea how happy we are to see you!" Pinkie Pie cried out happily. "Well, we're always happy to see you, BUT WE'RE ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO SEE YOU NOW!"

"We really, truly are, Fluttershy darling!" Rarity agreed.

Their spirits were lifted up even higher when the rest of their friends came into view, running and flying up next to Fluttershy.

"There they are!" Twilight Sparkle shouted with joy.

"Yeah, just like Fluttershy said they'd be!" Rainbow Dash said as she nudged Fluttershy lightly in the side.

The nearly reunited Mane Six all began to call out to each other, but they were cut off by the loud battle cries of the two kaiju staring each other down. They looked to see Godzilla, who was hunched forward, and Black Claw charging at each other to begin their fight. The two monsters collided with one another and immediately went to work biting into each other. They were also swiping and scratching their claws at each other's torso at the same time.

The initial collision of the two titans caused the ponies watching off from the side to let out small yelps of surprise. While the monsters proceeded to rip and tear at each other, the Mane Six all turned their attention back to what they were trying to do before. That, of course was getting Pinkie Pie and Rarity off the cliff they were practically dangling off and getting them up to the top of the canyon wall with everypony else.

"Hang on, you guys!" Rainbow Dash called down. "I'll get ya out of there!"

The brave pegasus leaped off the edge of the canyon wall and let herself drop down as she spread out her wings. This cut her fall time in half and flapping her wings decreased the fall time even more. This allowed Rainbow Dash to gently and safely land in between Rarity and Pinkie Pie. The three friends all quickly embraced each other in a group hug.

Their attention was taken by the sounds of battle between Godzilla and Black Claw amplifying in volume. They looked to see that the two kaiju had moved their struggle right in front of their cliff. As unintentional as it may or may not have been, the three ponies knew this giant sized battle being so close could spell big trouble for them. They knew they had to act and get off the cliff they were on as soon as possible.

Still they couldn't help but steal a glance at the vicious battle raging between Godzilla and Black Claw. Godzilla was constantly scratching his claws up and down Black Claw's upper back, his front legs, the sides of his neck, and even at his face. In addition to trying to hurt Black Claw, Godzilla also did all this scratching while he was trying to get a good hold on him. He would occasionally pull his hands back to swipe and swat at Black Claw's face. He would also try to bite into the giant cat's neck and throat area or bite into the top of his head or face.

However, most of this proved ineffective since he was scratching, swinging, and biting at pure armor, rather than fur and flesh. On the other hand, Black Claw was doing much of the same things to Godzilla that he was trying to do to him. The only difference was that Godzilla's flesh was, in fact, actual flesh. Thus bloody teeth and claw marks of all kind were left in Godzilla's body from all the scratching and biting.

Black Claw scratched his claws mostly up and down Godzilla's arms, shoulders, chest, and occasionally the neck. He would also take a swipe at Godzilla's head at some points. He would aim his bites at Godzilla's face and neck, especially at his jugular vein. The two warring kaiju continued on like this for a good while in a vicious attempt to take the other's life.

However, Godzilla soon realized that this chain of events was favoring Black Claw in terms of all the biting and clawing. It had gotten so bad that Godzilla began to feel a little desperate for a way out of his current physical struggle. He tried to make a temporary, but still needed solution when Godzilla shoved forth with every ounce of upper body strength he had. This eventually led to Godzilla being able to shove Black Claw back so hard that he flipped and rolled backwards a few meters.

Although Black Claw hit the ground with a loud thud, he was still able to roll backwards and end up back on his feet. Godzilla's eyes widened in surprise, to which Black Claw let out a somewhat cocky growl. This display of arrogance ignited an aggressive anger in Godzilla, the likes of which many a kaiju had seen and felt before. Godzilla expressed his anger by roaring at Black Claw as loud as he could, which Black Claw responded in kind.

They went on with a whole chorus of loud roars, which made the ponies watching on the side have to cover their ears in a desperate attempt to save their eardrums. Black Claw ended the roar off with a final short roar before charging at Godzilla. The Atomic Dragon braced himself with a strong battle stance as he held his hands at his sides in preparation to receive the armored cat's charge. As soon as the two monsters were up close and personal to each other, Black Claw climbed up the front of Godzilla's body. He dug his claws into Godzilla's shoulders while he tried to bite Godzilla wherever he could. Meanwhile, Godzilla had wrapped his arms around Black Claw's body and began both headbutting him and biting him, too.

Meanwhile, on the cliff, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity had come to their senses and decided it was time for them to make their exit.

"Alright, you two, hang onto me as tight as you can," Rainbow Dash instructed.

The other two ponies nodded in agreement and waited for Rainbow to pick them up. Rainbow Dash flew up above Rarity and Pinkie Pie, and wrapped her fore legs around their waists. Then Rainbow Dash began flapping her wings harder, which lifted her and her friends up off the cliff. It was a very awkward flight, to say the least, for everypony involved.

Rainbow Dash had to be extra careful with what she was trying to do in carrying two of her friends and flying them upward to safe ground. Or in this case about as safe as you could get in the situation they were in. In addition to carrying the weight of two other ponies, there was also a giant monster battle going on right in front of them. This was a very fragile situation for everypony involved, even the rest of the group watching from above. Rainbow Dash knew the situation she and her friends were in could go sour at any second, so she did her absolute best and concentrated hard to see that didn't happen.

Godzilla noticed, out of the corner of his eye, the situation going on with his friends on the side of his scuffle with Black Claw. Knowing the position Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie were in made Godzilla want to be even more cautious than he already was being. He wanted to make the current situation as safe for the Mane Six as it possibly could be. Unfortunately Black Claw seemed determined to make sure that didn't happen.

The giant cat was ripping and tearing at Godzilla's flesh and pressed all of his body weight against his reptilian foe while he did it. The assault seemed to take its toll when Godzilla's left knee slightly buckled under Black Claw's added weight. Before the armored feline could take advantage, though, Godzilla reached his hand up and shoved it into Black Claw's face and pushed him down as hard as he could. Black Claw dropped to the ground, but then instantly leaped back up against Godzilla's body.

Black Claw also wrapped his left front leg around Godzilla as he bit into his right shoulder and swung his right front paw across Godzilla's face. This combination of assaults led to something Godzilla was desperately trying to avoid. Both of his knees buckled this time resulting in Godzilla beginning to fall over onto his right side. Even more unfortunately, the side of the canyon was there to intercept Godzilla's girth.

The impact of Godzilla's body crashing into the stone wall caused a loud rumbling tremor to go though it. That tremor caused the whole wall to shake with tremendous force. It turned out to be enough force to even make several parts of the wall break free into boulders that rolled off the stony side. This was an especially bad situation for the ponies still floating around in the open air of the canyon.

The moment Godzilla hit the side of the cliff and it started to shake and rumble, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash all knew they were in for it. They all heard and saw the boulders that had broken off from the wall tumbling downward, much to their horror. They all gasped loudly as their eyes widened to cartoonish proportions. The three all let out loud, shrill screams as all the boulders came crashing down at them.

"Look out, girls!" Twilight Sparkle screamed out.

"Oh, no!" Pinkie Pie screamed.

"Whatever are we going to do?!" Rarity screamed.

"I have no clue!" Rainbow Dash hollered.

"Watch out!" Applejack screamed.

Fluttershy couldn't bring herself to make any noise whatsoever. All she could do was stand in silent horror with tears in her eyes. The three ponies standing at the top of the cliff felt the effects of the collision as well, such as the shaking, which nearly took them off their hooves. However, they knew that what they went through was nothing compared to the catastrophe their friends in the canyon were facing.

Rainbow Dash flew from side to side or circled around, flew up, and even ducked back down to avoid the gigantic falling rocks. The blue pegasus' heart was racing at a tremendous rate, as were Pinkie's and Rarity's. It felt like each moment they were only half a second away from having a heart attack because of the crushing rocks that fell ever so close around them. While Rainbow Dash was flying around to avoid the rocks the best they could, all Pinkie Pie and Rarity could do was scream, though Rainbow did that as well.

Godzilla spotted the distress his pony friends were in as soon as it began. He wanted so desperately to help them, but first he had to somehow get Black Claw off of him. Godzilla's eyes turned to the growling and clawing cat pressed up against him. The sight of the monster instantly made Godzilla's eyes lower into a hate filled glare.

Godzilla let out a roar as he began pushing himself off against the wall. He only got a few inches, however, before Black Claw caught wind of what Godzilla was trying to do. The armored beast lifted his paw up and smacked it against the side of Godzilla's face. The hard blow instantly sent Godzilla slamming against the side of canyon wall again.

Even more giant slabs of stone broke off from the cliff and slid down the side. This caused more problems for the trio of ponies that had still been trapped by the remnants of the first landslide. Now having even more giant boulders falling towards them made the three ponies scream at the top of their lungs, which their friends at the top of stone wall also did. Godzilla watched in guilty horror, for he felt responsible for the danger his friends were facing.

The last thing Godzilla ever wanted to do was hurt his friends. Unfortunately, beyond even Godzilla's ability to control, it looked like that may have been about to happen, indirect as it may have been. A big part of this was Black Claw's relentless assault on Godzilla causing the start to this chain of events that put the trio of ponies in the canyon in danger. Knowing the actions of an outside force was making Godzilla put his friends in harm's way was igniting the monster king's rage once more.

Godzilla turned his snarling expression to his feline foe and let out a roar before shooting his atomic breath right in Black Claw's face. The blast to the armored kaiju's face ignited a burst of sparks. This made the monster roar out in pain and even leap back a little bit. Upon seeing he had finally managed to cause his opponent pain, Godzilla rushed to take advantage.

Godzilla pushed off against the cliff side, sending his girth slamming into Black Claw and sending the cat falling back into the second canyon wall. Before Black Claw could get back up, Godzilla wrapped a hand around the cat's throat. The reptilian kaiju growled furiously and used his mighty strength to lift Black Claw into the air. Godzilla held Black Claw up for four seconds before slamming back down against the canyon wall.

Black Claw's body ended up smashing through the stone, creating a large hole in the wall where Godzilla slammed him. All the broken off pieces of rock slid and rolled down the canyon wall, which rumbled and shook from both the falling rocks and the collision of Black Claw's body. Godzilla did not release his grip on his enemy's throat. Instead, he reached forth with his other hand and wrapped it around Black Claw's throat as well. Then Godzilla lifted up Black Claw's head and slammed it down against the stone three times before releasing his grip.

Godzilla turned to his pony friends and quickly, but gently, grabbed them up in his right hand. He then reached his hand up to the top of the canyon wall and carefully placed Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie with the rest of the Mane Six. Pinkie Pie and Rarity both kissed the ground they stood upon before joining their friends in a huge hug. All six mares spoke at the same time, expressing how happy they were everypony ended up being alright and that they were overjoyed to be together again.

"I cannot tell you how absolutely over ecstatic I am that you all found us when you did!" said Rarity.

"Me, too!" shouted Pinkie Pie.

"So are we," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yeah, you can thank Fluttershy for that," said Applejack.

"Fluttershy?" asked Rarity and Pinkie Pie at the same time.

"Yes," said Twilight Sparkle. "After we lost track of both of you, we came across Fluttershy and Godzilla. We told her about how we got separated from you and she personally flew out to find you."

"Fluttershy's the one who spotted you guys when you were cornered by that giant metal pussycat and then flew over to tell Godzilla before she came and got us, too," said Rainbow Dash as she put a hoof around a smiling Fluttershy.

"I was looking for you, but when I heard Black Claw's roars I ended up following them," said Fluttershy. "I'm so happy you ended up being there, too. Well, not that you were there in danger! Just that... you were there so I could find you! I knew there was a chance you were there, so I flew over as fast as I could. I was so happy to see you! Again, not to see you in trouble, mind you, but just that I had found you! When I saw you were in trouble, I flew as fast as I could and told Godzilla as soon as I could so he could come save you! Then I got the girls so we could all come save you, too!"

Both Pinkie Pie and Rarity stared at Fluttershy in disbelief.

"Fluttershy?" asked Rarity and Pinkie Pie at the same time again.

"You came and found us?" asked Rarity.

"YOU FLEW TOWARDS DANGER KNOWING THERE WAS A CHANCE WE WERE THERE AND NEEDED HELP?!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "YOU FLEW TOWARDS A GIANT MONSTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WEREN'T SCARED OFF AT ALL?!"

"Well... no," said Fluttershy. "I mean... I was scared, but... I had to... You two needed my help... I couldn't just leave you out there to face Black Claw alone could I?"

"I think you two might still not be giving Fluttershy here enough credit," said Rainbow Dash as she pulled Fluttershy in closer.

"Can't imagine why," said Applejack. "She's certainly earned enough credit for seven ponies at least."

Rarity and Pinkie Pie looked upon Fluttershy with bright smiles, as she did to them and so did everypony else.

"She certainly has," said Rarity. "Thank you, Fluttershy, ever so much for helping to save us."

"You really saved our tails," said Pinkie Pie. "And our flanks, and our bacon, and our lives."

"So did you, Rainbow Dash," said Rarity. "Thank you both so much."

"Ah, it was nothing," said Rainbow Dash. "That's what we pegasi do. Going around and saving the day."

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy shared a quick high hoof as they both smiled brightly.

"Our heroes," said Rarity.

Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie all came together in a group hug and were soon joined by Twilight Sparkle and Applejack. A little bit later the Mane Six all heard the moaning calls of Godzilla and turned to see the kaiju himself looking down at them.

"And of course thank you, Godzilla, dear," said Rarity. Her smile faded into a frown when she saw the condition the great kaiju was in. "Oh, you poor, poor darling baby. Just look at what that horrible cat has done to you... I swear, I'm going to do everything I can to show you how much this means to me and make it up to you... Perhaps try to make you... something... in your enormous size... But it will still be worth because it's for you."

"Yeah, thanks, G, for saving our flanks again," said Rainbow Dash.

Everypony else began to thank Godzilla at the same time and told him how much they really appreciated his bravery. Before Godzilla could respond, he and the Mane Six all received a massive shock when Black Claw sprung up out of nowhere, roaring as he did so. The armored cat had leaped up and pounced onto Godzilla's from his left side. He instantly began to dig and rip his claws into the Alpha Predator's flesh, which made him cry out in pain.

The Mane Six gasped and cried out in terror when they all saw this happen. They got a little relief when Godzilla used his incredible physical power to shove the clawing cat kaiju off of him. However, Black Claw ended up landing on his feet and took a stance like he would charge or pounce again at any moment. That ended up happening a half a second later when the vicious kaiju leaped forth at his reptilian foe.

This tactic didn't work for Black Claw because Godzilla was ready and waiting for him with open arms. The King of the Monsters wrapped those arms around Black Claw's front legs and, in an impressive feat of strength, lifted and swung the cat around in the air. As Black Claw cried out in distress, Godzilla roared in his face angrily as he continued to swing him through the air. After several moments of the swinging, Godzilla used his great physical power once again, this time to toss Black Claw through the air.

The Mane Six's amazed gazes all followed Black Claw as he sailed fifty five yards through the air before crashing into and then sliding across the ground.

"He landed on his feet!" Rainbow Dash yelled in surprise. "Again!"

Black Claw had, indeed, landed on all fours and managed to stay on them through his slide across the stony ground much to the ponies' amazement.

"Well, he is a cat," said Pinkie Pie.

Black Claw shook his body around while he let out a bull-like snort of contempt for Godzilla, who simply responded with a snort of his own.

"Alright, girls," said Twilight Sparkle. "I think we need to backup, like, several hundred feet to a completely safer position than where we are now."

"You mean on the edge of a cliff overlooking a canyon containing two fighting kaiju?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Exactly!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed just as Godzilla and Black Claw roared out at each other. "Let's go! Run!"

Everypony about faced and moved as fast as they possibly could, leaving the kaiju battle behind. Godzilla turned his head to watch them run and make sure they got to safety. Then he turned his attention back to Black Claw as the armored creature charged at him. Godzilla stomped forward without any fear within his being whatsoever. The warring creatures glared at each other as they inched ever so closer.

Once he felt he was close enough, Godzilla kicked out his right foot and sent it smacking into Black Claw's face. The impact from the kick knocked Black Claw off his feet and sent him sliding into the side of one of the cliffs. But it was only a moment later when Black Claw was pushing himself back onto his feet, though he did so gingerly. Godzilla quickly stepped forward before swinging his left foot up into Black Claw's lower jaw. Then Godzilla grabbed the sides of Black Claw's head and pulled him in as the monster king slammed his knee into the cat's face.

Black Claw was only allowed to stumble back a few steps before Godzilla attacked again. This time he shot out his atomic breath into his armored foe's face. This caused several sparks to erupt across Black Claw's face, making him cry out in pain. The wild cat stood in place and whimpered for only a short time before calling out and leaping at Godzilla again. Just like before, Godzilla intercepted his enemy, wrapping one arm over Black Claw's head and neck and the other under his left front leg.

With a thunderous roar, Godzilla lifted Black Claw up into the air and then swung him to the right, slamming him up against the canyon wall. The cat kaiju dropped to the ground in a heap while the wall of stone rumbled and pieces fell off down onto the armored kaiju's body. Godzilla stood where he was and examined his fallen foe for a few seconds. It stunned him to see his opponent begin to push himself up despite all his trembling.

As surprised as he was, Godzilla didn't let this distract him from thinking of what to do next. He waited until Black Claw was completely back on his feet before spinning around. This caused Godzilla's tail to slam into the side of Black Claw's body, sending him crashing into the canyon wall once more. Just like before the stone wall shook like crazy, which caused more pieces to separate from it and fall on top of Black Claw.

After that, Godzilla spun back around and walked over to Black Claw's side. He tilted his head from side to side and examined the fallen form of Black Claw. It didn't take him long to spot a brand new weakness in his foe's armor. Godzilla saw a long crack in the side of Black Claw's armor body and seeping out of that crack was a few trickles of blood. It was actual blood, too, red and everything. It actually surprised Godzilla to see that a creature who had armor where his skin should be would bleed actual blood instead of some sort of machine fluid.

Still, it actually pleased Godzilla to see that he was able to finally put a scratch on Black Claw after he had put so many all over Godzilla's body. The King of the Monsters fired his atomic breath into the bleeding wound. Black Claw instantly called out in a shrill, pained voice as the beam hit him in the side, sending up several sparks. It aggravated Godzilla that the result of his atomic beam hitting Black Claw resulted in sparks rather than the usual fiery explosion. He figured it was probably from Black Claw's armor protecting him. This time Godzilla was determined to make this time different by making an actual explosion. Thus he kept firing his beam and even tried to put more power into his already incredible blast.

Several seconds went by with Godzilla continuing to blast his atomic beam into Black Claw's bleeding and sparking side. It actually began to pay off when he noticed he was burning a red spot into Black Claw. A few more moments went by of Godzilla firing his atomic breath determinedly and it wasn't long before he got his desired results. Though it wasn't a huge explosion like usual, it was still an huge eruption of fire, which was good enough for Godzilla.

The explosion was still strong enough to make the canyon wall shake wildly and make parts of it fall off and onto the now flaming cat kaiju. Black Claw's roaring slowly began to die down until it had completely faded away. He also slowly dropped his head down to the ground and shut his eyes as his whole body stopped moving entirely. Godzilla looked Black Claw over, lightly kicked him, then looked him over again just to make sure he was really done for.

A few seconds past and Black Claw still had not moved. Godzilla was convinced his feline foe was down and out for the count. So then the victorious Nuclear Leviathan lifted his head up into the air and roared out as loud and mighty as possible. It ended up echoing far and wide throughout the desert.

The roar was so loud and echoed far so that it reached the ears of the Mane Six who had stopped in their tracks and were looking to where they just came from. They had been stopped earlier by the sound of the explosion from Godzilla's atomic breath. Since then they had been standing by waiting and wondering if the explosion signaled the end of the fight and if so, who had won. They had discussed it amongst themselves, but now hearing Godzilla's roar, there was no doubt as to who the victor was.

"So now what?" asked Applejack.

"What do we do?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"What do you think we do?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Now we go back and see how G's doing... And celebrate with him if he's up for it."

"Rainbow Dash is right," said Fluttershy. "We need to go now."

"Right," said everypony else.

"Let's go!" said Twilight Sparkle.

With that, the Mane six were all running and flying as fast as they could back to the battle zone where they left Godzilla. They hadn't gotten extremely far away from the canyon area where the battle took place. Thus it didn't take them a particularly long time to get back to that spot, especially since they were all going at top speed. Everypony who was running moved their hooves and legs as fast as possible, though they were still no match for Rainbow Dash's speed.

When the rest of the Mane Six got to the edge of the cliff overlooking the battle scared gorge, Rainbow Dash was already there staring in amazement. When she heard them coming up behind her, Rainbow Dash turned to her friends so they could see her surprised expression.

"Dudes, check this out!" Rainbow Dash called out.

The ponies all walked up to the edge of the canyon wall and looked down in shock at the condition the canyon itself was in. They saw all the boulders that had broken off from the walls and rolled into the gorge. More importantly they spotted the body of Black Claw laying motionless covered in rocks and flames. Even more important still the Mane Six saw Godzilla reeling from side to side, doing his best not to fall over from fatigue due to the fight and the injuries it left him.

Everypony looked upon Godzilla with sorrowful eyes as they watched their friend try as hard as he could to keep his eyes open.

"Godzilla, are you alright?" asked Fluttershy with deep concern.

"Yes, darling, how are you doing?" asked Rarity.

"How ya hangin' in there, big guy?" asked Applejack.

Godzilla lazily turned his eyes to all his pony friends before turning his whole self to look upon them properly. Though he saw the upset looks on their faces, Godzilla tried to reassure them with a smile and appear more upbeat despite his physical condition. But then out of nowhere Black Claw sprung up at Godzilla. The Mane Six all screamed in surprise, while Godzilla let out a shriek.

Black Claw had dug one set of claws into Godzilla's throat while he had dug the other set of claws into Godzilla's shoulder. He had also thrown all of his body's weight into Godzilla, causing the already reeling kaiju to start falling backwards. The Mane Six all watched as Godzilla fell back into the canyon wall opposite of the one they were standing on. The impact of the giant creature's girth crashing into the stone wall, plus the added weight of Black Claw on top of him, caused Godzilla to smash right through the hard rock.

As several severed rocks rolled in and out of the newly formed gravel pit, the Mane Six looked on horrified as Black Claw started biting at Godzilla's throat.

"NO!" the group ponies all yelled at the same time.

"Leave him alone, you big bully!" Twilight Sparkle shouted out.

"Back off, pussycat!" Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack yelled.

"Back off, you tyrant!" Rarity shrieked.

"STAY... AWAY FROM HIM!" Fluttershy cried out angrily.

At that point Black Claw turned away from Godzilla and looked up at the Mane Six with an evil glare. This took all the angry expressions off the ponies' faces and replaced them with looks of cold, dead fear. They all began to slowly back away from the edge of the cliff, but it wasn't fast enough. Black Claw leaped up and grabbed a hold of the wall of rock and immediately began scaling up to the top.

The kaiju's aggressive move towards them made the Mane Six all scream out as fearfully as could be. But Twilight Sparkle also managed to take enough time to teleport herself and her friends away from the cliff's edge. Unfortunately, she didn't have time to aim everyone, so they ended up reappearing only five or six yards away from the edge. Because of that they were all able to see Black Claw reach his front legs up over the top of the wall, followed by him pulling up the rest of his upper body.

The Mane Six all looked on in wide eyed terror while Black Claw was grinning wickedly at them. They all wanted to run, but were too frightened to, as if they were paralyzed by their fear. What ended up getting them running was Black Claw letting out a very loud roar in their faces. They instantly turned around and took off screaming all the way, which was music to Black Claw's ears. He had an unexplainable desire to rip apart anypony he saw, though he wanted these ones in particular due to their apparent connection to his fallen foe.

However, it seemed that though that foe had fallen, he wasn't ready to stay down. The screams that were music to Black Claw's ears were blaring alarms to Godzilla's. Upon hearing his friends' frightened cries, Godzilla's eyes opened as wide as they could before he sprung up to his feet at an impossible speed for something his size. Godzilla spotted Black Claw crawling over the top of the canyon wall and wasted no time firing a blast of his atomic breath, which hit directly into Black Claw's hindquarters.

Black Claw cried out as the beam burned into his back legs and also shot them out from under him sending Black Claw tumbling to the ground. Godzilla grabbed a hold of Black Claw's tail in both of his hands then, in a feat of great strength, lifted Black Claw up and swung him over his head. Godzilla slammed Black Claw down into the same gravel pit Godzilla had been laying in and followed up by firing his atomic breath into Black Claw's chest at maximum power. He kept his beam going for nearly eleven seconds before the beam ignited and caused Black Claw's entire body to explode into pieces.

Godzilla didn't even bother to roar or celebrate his victory in anyway. He just turned away from the fire pit that used to be Black Claw and placed his hands on top of the canyon wall as he tried to catch his breath. He looked to see the Mane Six looking from the fire pit to him then back to the pit and so on.

"Whoa," said Rainbow Dash.

"Dido," said Pinkie Pie.

"I sure hope that cat only had the two lives and not all nine," said Applejack.

"If he did, it looks like Godzilla just used them up all at once," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Indeed," said Rarity.

Everypony turned to Godzilla and looked upon all his bleeding injuries sorrowfully.

"Are you alright, Godzilla?" asked Fluttershy.

Everypony else all asked Godzilla the same question to which he just replied with a low roar. Though she still felt bad for him, Fluttershy still couldn't help but lightly laugh at what he said.

"What did he say, Fluttershy?" asked Rarity.

"That he needs a vacation."

This got smiles and light chuckles from everypony.

"Way to hang tough, G," said Rainbow Dash. "Good work." Godzilla gave her a slight thumbs up before turning away to try and catch his breath. Rainbow Dash turned to glare at where Black Claw's life had ended. "Well, pussycat... looks like-"

"You were just put down for a catnap... Permanently."

"PINKIE!" Rainbow Dash screamed.

The pink Earth pony looked to her pegasus friend in confusion.

"What's the matter, Rainbow Dash?... Did I still your one liner?... And your thunder, too?"

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This was actually a very tricky chapter to write, as was the previous one. This is because the way these 2 chapters went down isn't how they were originally written in my outline. The scenarios kept changing because I could never find myself satisfied with the scenarios I had come up with. Of them all, this seemed like the best, but even then I had to make changes to this scenario, too. I don't know how it will come off to you all when you read it, but just know this one and the last were a little tougher to write, minus the monster fight. That came pretty naturally to me. Though I admit I wished I had come up with a better oc kaiju than a giant armored tiger. It just seems weak to me now that I think about it. Probably should've used some kaiju like Baragon or something instead.

But regardless, I hope you all ended up liking this chapter and if you did or you didn't, please tell me so with a review right after reading. As always, please let me know of any mistakes I may have missed, spelling wise, grammar wise, or otherwise, so I can correct it to the best of my ability. I'm The Guy Who Likes To Write Stuff, signing off.