Everypony in Appleloosa and all the buffalo of the local herd either sat, laid, or stood in uncomfortable and fearful silence. Everyone of them felt like at any second they could find themselves laying face down dead as cold lifeless bodies or splatter all over in puddles and pieces. They shared this fear because they knew a gigantic beast was stalking around out in the desert. Everyone there that tried to stay hidden and keep calm and collected were deeply afraid that they would fall victim to this monster.

Like the rest of Equestria, the Appleloosans and the buffalo got word of all the giant monsters stomping across the country the very same day they first appeared. Also like everyone else, knowledge that these monsters, dubbed kaiju, were running amok and causing country wide destruction chilled them to the bone. Everyday since the first kaiju arrived, all of the desert dwellers walked around always feeling like they could be the next to perish. They felt like their area would be the next to be invaded by a kaiju and that would be it for them; they would die an agonizing death.

Their somber tone wasn't helped when they had to take refuge in the tunnels of an old abandoned mine. Deep, dark, cold caves dug into the ground and the sides of mountains was not an environment that lent itself to comforting distressed ponies and buffalo. Still, it seemed like the only place that was close enough for everypony to run and take refuge to try and hide from the kaiju so their lives may be spared. There wasn't anywhere else very close the desert dwellers could evacuate to in such a quick amount of time. Still, being basically trapped in such a dark, depressing environment didn't help the ponies and buffalo's depressed moods at all.

Since the day the kaiju began rampaging across the land, the local authorities of Appleloosa and the buffalo tribe had been working on a strategy for in case they were ever attacked. They had been doing whatever they could to expand the tunnels of the old coal mines so it would be an adequate area to house their citizens. They just didn't realize they would need it so soon. The second it was confirmed a kaiju was stalking the lands around Appleloosa, everyone worked to get themselves to shelter.

Though there was a hushed panic all around the folks in the crowd, they still did the best they could to stay calm and organized and followed the authorities' directions. That evacuation had taken place many hours ago earlier that day. Since then, all the refugees had stayed practically frozen in whatever spot had been opened to them. Several workers and volunteers had gone around to make sure everyone had everything they needed from food to water to blankets to medical care and so on. Though they were appreciative of the efforts by these workers, the scared ponies and buffalo couldn't shake their blues away. They were still very fearful of the kaiju's wrath.

But luckily for everyone of those workers and refugees, that was about to change.

"HEY, IS ANYPONY DOWN HERE?!"

Everyone of the displaced ponies and buffalo jumped, yelped, and even those who were sleeping awoke when they heard the voice echo through the cave. They all knew the call of a giant monster was a possibility, but none of them were expecting the loud shouting of a pony.

"Really, Rainbow Dash, you couldn't have taken a better approach?" another voice rang out. "Those poor ponies are probably already scared half to death and your shouting out of nowhere isn't going to help."

"They won't be afraid once they hear what we've got to tell 'em!" the first voice identified as Rainbow Dash assured.

"Rainbow Dash?" said several different buffalo and ponies questioningly.

At least a few different members of the crowd knew the name and even fewer knew the pony who it belonged to personally. Among those was the Earth pony stallion, Braeburn and the buffalo girl, Little Strongheart. Their families had gotten together in a little group while in the cave. Upon hearing the voices, Little Strongheart and Braeburn made their way towards the front of the crowd where everyone had come in.

Braeburn and Little Strongheart increased their speed, though still tried to be careful of everyone around them, when they spotted the Mane Six.

"Hey, you guys!" Little Strongheart called to her Ponyville pals.

"Applejack!" Braeburn called out to his cousin.

The Mane Six never stopped moving when their eyes spotted the voices calling out to them. Upon sighting Braeburn and Little Strongheart, all six mares' faces lit up as bright as Hearth's Warming Eve decorative lights. Everyone rushed the last few feet they had to travel until they were finally united as one group.

"Little Strongheart, it's so good to see you!" Rarity said with a delighted giggle in her voice.

"What up, my buffalo home girl?" Rainbow Dash said as she and Little Strongheart shared a hoof bump.

"Hi, Rainbow Dash," Little Strongheart said happily. "Hi, Rar-"

The young cow was cut off by the ear piercing squeals of delight that came from Pinkie Pie. The hyperactive pony wrapped up Little Strongheart in an uncomfortably tight hug.

"Little Strongheart, it's you! I'm so happy we finally get to see each other again! It's been too long!"

"It's- nice to see you, too- Pinkie," Little Strongheart managed to cough out in a gritted voice.

"Pinkie, heel!" Rainbow Dash and Rarity said at the same time.

The hyper active mare's giant smiled turned into confusion and then realization when she saw how she was unintentionally crushing Little Strongheart. She quickly released the buffalo and chuckled in embarrassment.

"Sorry about that," Pinkie apologized.

"Oh, it's alright," said Little Strongheart as Rainbow Dash put a hoof around her. "I'm excited to see you all again, too."

While that group continued to catch up with each other, Applejack and Braeburn were embracing each other as Twilight and Fluttershy stood close by.

"I'm so glad to see you're alright, Applejack!"

"I'm happy to see you and everyone else seems to be fine, too, Braeburn."

"Oh, we're all hangin' in there... Mostly." Braeburn looked back to all the distressed refugees behind him and gazed upon their glum demeanors. The Earth pony's eyes widened as he remembered why his cousin and her friends had come to Appleloosa in the first place. He looked back to them with a serious expression and said, "Did ya do it?! Y'all are here ain't ya?! So does that mean you and your Ziller friend got rid of the kaiju?!"

Applejack smiled as she nodded her head and said, "Yes, cus, the kaiju's been dealt with."

"Really?!" Braeburn asked in excitement.

"Really," Applejack said along with Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy.

"Yee-haw!" Braeburn cried out as he stood up on his back hooves and bucked his front hooves in the air.

"Well, well, what do we have going on over here?" Mayor Dusty Saddle inquired as he walked over. He was joined by Sheriff Silverstar and a few deputies as well. "Braeburn, I hope all your whoopin' and hollerin' and carryin' on all happy and such means our friends got rid of our problem. Is that the case here, my little ponies?"

"You bet it is, mayor!" Braeburn said happily. "They got rid of the kaiju and he's gone for good!"

"Well, we actually can't take the credit," said Twilight Sparkle.

"No?" asked Mayor Dusty Saddle.

"Certainly not," said Fluttershy. "It was Godzilla who defeated Black Claw and saved Appleloosa and everyone here. He deserves all credit for saving the day again."

"Well, I agree mostly, but I would say you deserve a little bit of that credit, too, Fluttershy," said Applejack.

Fluttershy actually felt a bit surprised by what her friend said.

"Really?"

"Yes, indeed. It was you, Fluttershy, who spotted Black Claw when he was attacking Rarity and Pinkie Pie. Then it was you who went and got Godzilla and us so we could save them and Godzilla could deal with Black Claw. You played a big part in the day being saved, Fluttershy."

Fluttershy crossed one foreleg in front of the other as she lowered her head and closed her eyes. A slightly bashful smile crossed her face as her cheeks blushed red. She looked around at all the happy ponies around her until her eyes fell upon Twilight Sparkle.

"While it's true Godzilla did all the heavy lifting against Black Claw, I still think you were a very big hero today, Fluttershy. I'm very proud of you."

"Gosh, thank you, Twilight."

"We're all proud of you, darling," said Rarity.

"Yeah, way to go!" said Rainbow Dash.

Fluttershy looked to see the rest of her friends coming up to join the growing crowd around her. They were all smiling appreciatively, which she returned, feeling just as much appreciation, but also felt great pride. Fluttershy caught sight of Little Strongheart coming up closer to her.

"On behalf of my tribe, I wanna say thank you, Fluttershy, for the part you played in this," said Little Strongheart. "It sounds like you were a major part of everything that went on against the monster you all call Black Claw."

"Well, yeah, but I also flew in and-"

Rainbow Dash was silenced by Rarity and Applejack nudging her lightly. She looked at them in confusion to which they simply pointed to Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash looked and saw how happy and proud her usually shy friend was at that point and knew right away what her friends were getting at. Rainbow simply nodded understandingly before backing off with the rest of her friend. Just this once she would let somepony else have the spotlight... no matter how incredibly hard it was.

"Well, it certainly looks like we have a lot to thank you for, young lady," Mayor Dusty Saddle chimed in. "In fact, it would appear all of Appleloosa owes you more than... we could ever hope to repay."

"So does my tribe," said Little Strongheart.

"Thank you all for your kind words," said Fluttershy. "It really means a lot to me and makes me feel like a better pony than I could ever hope to be. But while I may appreciate what everyone is saying, I still don't think I should get so much praise. Everypony who volunteered to handle the evacuation and took care of all the refugees here should be given a much bigger thanks than me. Also, all of my friends here deserve a lot of credit, too, I think.

"They were all out there risking their lives to try and find Black Claw and even when we found him, they didn't run away until it was completely necessary. A few of them even faced much more life threatening situations than the rest of us. They were right in the middle of it all, but they stuck it out and survived in the end. Even after they got out of harm's way, they still stayed to make sure the threat of Black Claw was ended. So you see, everypony was very brave today."

"Well said, my dear," said Mayor Dusty Saddle.

"Absolutely," said Rarity.

"I couldn't agree more," said Applejack.

"Very nicely spoken, Fluttershy," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Right on, Flutters," said Rainbow Dash. "I do agree pretty much everypony was awesome today, but I gotta say, a huge thank you really is owed mostly to Godzilla. I mean, he's the one who went out and tore Black Claw a new one. Heck, he just tore Black Claw. He goes out every single time and risks his life to save ours. Seems to be working since he's already gotten rid of eight out of the eleven kaiju that have been attacking us so far."

"Yes, indeed, Ms.- I mean, Rainbow Dash," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. The stallion turned to his town's sheriff and said, "Spread the good news, Silverstar. I'm sure this is the speck of hope everyone's been waiting to hear. It is sure to lift their spirits up again."

"Yes, mayor," said Silverstar before walking away with one of his deputies. The sheriff walked up to the front of the crowd and called out, "Everypony, can I have your attention, please?" Everyone gave the sheriff their undivided attention so they could hear him speak. "I'm pleased to announce that only a minute ago we learned... that the kaiju that was spotted in the east canyons... has been permanently dealt with."

All the members of the crowd gasped in disbelief, some of them even calling out to ask if what the sheriff just said was really true.

"Yes, indeed, folks," Silverstar confirmed after nodding his head. "The kaiju's dead!"

As soon as he had said that, the crowd erupted into thunderous applause before they started jumping and dancing around in celebration. The Mane Six, Braeburn, Little Strongheart, and the mayor all looked on happily at the joyfulness of the previously upset group of buffalo and ponies.

"You girls are to be commended," said Dusty Saddle as he turned to the Mane Six.

"Thank you, mayor, but it was our pleasure to come down and help you all," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yeah, you should give all those commendeds to Godzilla!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Well, yes, of course," Mayor Dusty Saddle reaffirmed. "I'm sure all of the folks here would be more than happy to extend a full hearted thank you to your giant monster friend just as soon as they can."

All of a sudden a short tremor was felt when it shook through the tunnel and made everyone freeze in place. The tremor caused a soft rumbling heard by all and even made a few grimes of dirt fall from the top of the cave.

"Good to know," Rainbow Dash said as another tremor rumbled through.

"What in the name of Celestia was that?!" asked Mayor Dusty Saddle.

"That's Godzilla making his way over here," Pinkie Pie explained.

"We told him to give us a couple of minutes before he came," Fluttershy added.

"We figured y'all would be grateful and want to show Godzilla your appreciation, but we said for him to wait so we could get ya ready for him," said Applejack.

"Guess he just decided he was done waiting," said Rainbow Dash.

"Yup, or he probably thought we actually meant a couple minutes," said Pinkie Pie. "Or maybe he just can't tell time all that good. You got to work with him on that later, Twilight... And you help, too, Fluttershy."

"But after what you just said, I'm guessing we won't need time to prepare everyone after all, huh, mayor?" said Rarity.

"Well, I-" Dusty Saddle started to say.

"I think it's wonderful how ready and willing you and your town are to give heroes proper recognition when they deserve it," said Rarity.

"Yeah, it's pretty nice to hear y'all are so excepting of meeting... new visitors and welcoming them with open hooves," added Applejack.

"Especially since Godzilla just loves making new friends," said Twilight Sparkle.

"He really does," Fluttershy reassured. "And I know he'd be more than happy to call everyone of the ponies in Appleloosa and all the buffalo here his friends, just like everypony else he's befriended."

"Well- Uh- I- Um..." Mayor Dusty Saddle was babbling on as he looked at all the smiling faces around him. As the stomps of Godzilla's feet got closer, the mayor of Appleloosa was becoming more and more nervous than he already had been with each passing second. But something deep down inside the stallion couldn't bring himself to say otherwise, so he put on a big, fake smile as he said, "A-And I know for a fact that all of us will want to befriend him, too."

Fluttershy's eyes shut tight as she smiled brightly and said, "Excellent."

"Sounds great," said Twilight Sparkle.

Dusty Saddle's smile melted into confusion and alarm when he saw the Mane Six begin to walk back in the direction of the cave's entrance.

"Wait a minute, where are you going?!" asked Mayor Dusty Saddle with a little more urgency in his voice than he had intended.

"We're gonna go find Godzilla and tell him to get ready to meet all of you," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Well, um- um..." Mayor Dusty Saddle babbled on.

His nervous eyes zipped from one smiling pony's face to the other. Even if this monster coming towards them had saved his town, it was still a monster. But he also didn't want to do anything to possibly upset that monster or his pony friends who stood before the mayor. Though it was mostly not to upset Godzilla overall. So, Dusty Saddle put on his best smile for the Mane Six.

"Well, alrighty then," said Mayor Dusty Saddle. "You just go on outside and get Godzilla ready to meet everyone while I get everypony ready to meet him."

"Will do," said Applejack.

"Don't worry about a thing, mayor," said Rainbow Dash.

"Because every little thing is gonna be alright," Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity sang together before sharing a laugh.

"You got nothing to be concerned about, mayor," said Twilight Sparkle. "Godzilla really is the nicest guy you'll ever meet."

"I- I- I'm sure he is, Ms. Twilight," said Dusty Saddle. "I'm sure he... is."

With that, the mayor of Appleloosa walked away to prepare everyone for the upcoming meet and greet with their town's savior. While that was going on, the Mane Six had all stopped and turned to spot their friends, Braeburn and Little Strongheart standing by. They both looked incredibly nervous and unsure about the impending meeting with the Kaiju King to come. The Mane Six seemed oblivious to this, however, when they walked up to their two friends still smiling as happy as could be.

"Say, Braeburn, hows about you be the first to meet Godzilla?" Applejack suggested. "Would you like that? Doesn't it sound nice?"

All the color vanished from Braeburn's face as his expression went completely blank. He had never been so scared about anything before in his entire life, even the possible attack from Black Claw before. His own cousin of all ponies was actually asking him to go meet a giant monster. But still it was his cousin asking and he never wanted to do anything to upset her.

Braeburn shook his head around to get rid of whatever fear was in him or at least loosen its grip on him. He tried to say something to Applejack in response to her suggestion, but all he could mange to get himself to say was, "Huh?"

"How about you, too, Little Strongheart?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Huh?! What?!"

It was the young buffalo's turn to be fear stricken, something that was clearly shown on her face, though again the Mane Six didn't seem to notice.

"Yeah, come on, you guys," Pinkie Pie encouraged her friends. "It'll be fun."

"Fun?" asked Braeburn bluntly. "What's fun about meeting a humongous, vicious monster?!"

"Yeah, guys... I don't know," said Little Strongheart.

"I know it sounds scary, you two," said Fluttershy. "Really, I do. I know what it's like to be afraid of... well, anything really. But don't forget, I had to meet Godzilla for the first time at some point, too. Now look at me; I'm one of Godzilla's best friends."

"Yeah, right, Fluttershy," said Rainbow Dash.

"You're like his number one best friend!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Exactly, which gives her credit to all she is telling you right now," said Rarity.

"Because she's spent the most time with him," said Twilight Sparkle. "So, combined that with the fact that you all know her personally as a pony, you should trust that what she's saying is the truth."

"Well..." said Braeburn.

"I don't know," said Little Strongheart.

"Oh, come on!" shouted Pinkie Pie. She grabbed the sides of Fluttershy's head and pulled her up closer for Braeburn and Little Strongheart to see. "Does that look like the face of a pony you can't trust?"

The two skeptical beings looked to Fluttershy's face, only to see one of the most tempting of sights. Fluttershy had put on her most wide eyed, begging, puppy dog, cutesy wutesy expression she could muster. The yellow furred mare was already super adorable as it was. Now with this face she was showing Braeburn and Little Strongheart, she was practically irresistible. Nopony could say no to her in that moment and nopony did either.

Little Strongheart and Braeburn both let out long and deep sighs before finally nodding their heads in agreement.

"Okay, y'all," Braeburn said with a smile. "You win."

"Yeah," said Little Strongheart with the same smile. "Let's go meet your monster- I mean!... Let's go meet your... friend."

The Mane Six's faces all lit up brighter as their excitement built up inside them.

"Alright, sounds great!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Indeed, so let's get going," said Rarity.

"Come on, y'all!" Applejack called out. "You are just gonna love Godzilla! I'm tellin' ya!"

The Mane Six began walking, with Braeburn and Little Strongheart in tow, through the tunnel to the exit. While the mares from Ponyville got through the short trip smoothly, their tag alongs were not so lucky. Neither the western Earth pony stallion, nor the buffalo cow could get themselves to completely shake away all their nerves or their deep itching fears. Not even when they were taken aside by Twilight Sparkle when she noticed their fearful states.

"Please, you two, you mustn't worry," said Twilight Sparkle. "You have my word as a princess of Equestria and more importantly as a friend that everything will be okay."

Both Little Strongheart and Braeburn put on the best smiles they could to reassure their friend they had every intention of meeting with Godzilla. But even then they couldn't help but still feel the fear of monsters inside them. It didn't get better when the lanterns that were hung up at the top of the caves finally led them to the opening to the outside. Neither Little Strongheart or Braeburn had been so terrified about something in their entire lives. Not even when their people came into conflict with each other that one time.

Fluttershy, who had been leading the pack, stopped and looked back to everyone else.

"Why don't Twilight and I go out first and get Godzilla ready to meet Braeburn and Strongheart while they get themselves ready, too?" Fluttershy suggested.

The Mane Six all spoke at the same time in agreement with their friend's suggestion, while Braeburn and Little Strongheart gently nodded their heads.

"Sounds good, Fluttershy," said Twilight Sparkle. "We'll be ready in a little bit. This shouldn't take long."

The two mares walked out of the mouth of the cave to the outside. The group inside could just barely make out their friends' voices talking to who they could only assume was Godzilla. Both Braeburn and Strongheart's teeth were chattering, for they knew each second was bringing them closer to a moment they dreaded. Finally, they all heard the deep, low, animalistic growls of Godzilla; growls that made Little Strongheart and Braeburn both feel like they were about to jump out of their fur.

"We're ready for you all now," Twilight Sparkle called from the mouth of the cave.

Braeburn and Little Strongheart gasped in fear before looking around to see everypony smiling at them. They both smiled back, though a blind mule could see they were fake.

"Well..." Braeburn started off.

"Let's get this over with," Little Strongheart finished.

"Don't worry you two," said Applejack.

"It's all going to turn out fine," said Rarity.

"Uh, huh," Braeburn and Little Strongheart said in unconvinced unison.

The two of them took in a deep breath before slowly tip toeing towards the cave opening, the others following close behind. As they all walked out into the wide open desert space, Little Strongheart and Braeburn both released the breaths. They were a bit confused as they did not see a giant monster standing right in front of them as they expected. They looked to the right and still did not see the kaiju they were expecting. Then they looked to left and that's when they finally saw him.

More specifically, they saw his foot, but that was still enough of a sight to drain all the blood from Braeburn and Little Strongheart's faces. It got much worse when their eyes trailed upward and saw the incredible and fear inspiring gigantic figure of Godzilla looming over them. When their eyes finally fell upon Godzilla's face, which was looking down at them, the giant reacted by letting a low roar. Neither Braeburn or Little Strongheart could contain themselves any longer. They were both about to let out and scream at the top of their lungs when...

"Braeburn, Little Strongheart..." At the sound of Fluttershy's voice, the frightened ones managed to hold themselves back from screaming. It was even better when they spotted Fluttershy herself flying out from behind Godzilla before stopping next to the side of his head. "This is Godzilla," Fluttershy introduced. The King of the Monsters let out a small roar or at least small for an animal like him, which Fluttershy quickly translated. "He said, 'hi'."

The shivering Braeburn flinched and let out a short yelp when he felt Applejack wrap a hoof around his shoulders.

"This here is my cousin Braeburn," Applejack introduced. "He's from right here in good ol' Appleloosa."

Godzilla turned his full attention to the Earth pony stallion as he roared to him.

"He says that it's nice to meet you, Braeburn," said Fluttershy.

"H-h-h-h-h-Hey," Braeburn managed to stutter out.

Rainbow Dash came up next to Little Strongheart and introduced her.

"This right here is our good friend, Little Strongheart."

The buffalo's eyes widened in fear as she heard the low growls of Godzilla. He was looking at Fluttershy as he growled to her questioningly.

"Why yes, I did tell you about them before," said Fluttershy. "Remember that story about the apple trees and how the buffalo and the ponies didn't like each other at first?"

A look of remembrance crossed Godzilla's face while he started nodding his head when the memory came back to. He then let out a few growls to tell Fluttershy directly that he remembered. Then Godzilla turned back to Little Strongheart and roared to her.

"Godzilla says hi, Little Strongheart and that he's really honored to meet you both," Fluttershy translated.

"Um... h-hello... Godzilla," Little Strongheart managed to spit out. "It's... nice to meet you, too... How... do you do?"

Godzilla titled his head to the side as he took notice of how fear stricken both Braeburn and Little Strongheart were. He knew right away that he was the cause. Godzilla turned to Fluttershy and growled questioningly.

"Yes, they know you're the one that saved their town from Black Claw," said Fluttershy. "It's just that... Well..."

She wanted to find a way to put it to Godzilla gently, but couldn't think of exactly how to. Godzilla told her that she didn't need to say anything, that he already knew. He said that he knew it was because he was a giant monster and as such would always have those who were afraid of him. The change in Godzilla's mood was very easy to see due to his body language and the sad look on his face.

"We... We didn't offend him... did we?" Braeburn asked shakily as he leaned in closer to Applejack.

"It looks like you might've," the orange mare answered.

"We did?" asked Little Strongheart in surprise. "Really?"

"No offense, homies, but how would you feel if you did a really good thing for several ponies and they were all scared of you?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Who says 'homie' anymore?" asked Rarity.

Rainbow Dash flashed her a slightly annoyed look before turning back to Strongheart and Braeburn.

"Look, the point is, Godzilla has feelings, too. He's a really cool dude and likes to do really cool things for others. I think he should get some of that coolness back in return."

Braeburn and Little Strongheart looked to each other before looking back up at Godzilla. He wasn't feeling as bad as before, his control over his emotions having got better, but it was still easy to see he was upset. It was helped somewhat that Fluttershy was there to comfort him and gently pet him as she cooed to try and cheer him up. Seeing Godzilla like this even began to actually make Braeburn and Little Strongheart feel guilty. They couldn't believe in that moment that they actually felt guilty about hurting a giant monster's feelings.

Still, despite their disbelief of the situation, Little Strongheart and Braeburn both knew that hurting someone else was wrong and that they had to make it right. So, with the full knowledge of how ridiculous their situation was, the Earth pony and the buffalo both stepped forward. They looked up and saw Godzilla staring down at them expectingly, which was still a scary sight, but they intended to fight through it.

"We're... We're sorry, Godzilla," said Little Strongheart.

Godzilla's eyes perked up as he let out a small growl.

"Yeah," said Braeburn. "We-w-We're really sorry that we... hurt your feelings."

Godzilla let out another growl, which Fluttershy then translated.

"Really?"

"Yes," Braeburn and Strongheart said at the same time.

"Look, we know you had to have gone through a lot with not just this kaiju you fought here, but all the others you went toe to toe with," said Little Strongheart.

"It's been hard for all of us, too," said Braeburn.

"But even then, we want you to know, we appreciate everything you're doing for us and our country," said Little Strongheart. "You've been such a big help to us all. You've even been a hero when we really needed one."

"You and all your friends here," Braeburn added as he pointed a hoof around to the Mane Six.

As they smiled on appreciatively, Godzilla let out several low growls to Braeburn and Little Strongheart both. Neither one of them had any experience trying to read a kaiju's expressions before. But it appeared to Strongheart and Braeburn that Godzilla's mood seemed to have improved greatly since they started talking to him. Godzilla let out several roars, which seemed to bring a smile to Fluttershy's face.

"Godzilla says he forgives you and that he completely understands why you were so intimidated by meeting him," said Fluttershy.

"Really?" Little Strongheart and Braeburn said together.

"Yes, he also says that he's just happy to know both of you and everyone else are okay," said Fluttershy. "He'd also like it very much since you're such good friends with the rest of us if you'd be his friends, too."

Braeburn and Little Strongheart's faces lit up, as did Godzilla's. Seeing both parties beginning to feel more comfortable around each other seemed to amplify the giddiness of the Mane Six, who were still watching from the sidelines.

"You mean it?" asked Braeburn.

Godzilla nodded his head before holding out his right hand and roaring to Fluttershy.

"Of course, Godzilla, I'd be happy to," said Fluttershy. "Twilight, could you use your teleporting magic to...?"

"My pleasure."

Twilight Sparkle walked up next to Braeburn and Little Strongheart before using her magic to teleport them. When they reappeared, Little Strongheart and Braeburn let out a small yelp when they saw where they were. Twilight Sparkle had teleported them and herself into the palm of Godzilla's outstretched hand. Strongheart and Braeburn peeked over the sides of the great hand they stood upon before they hurried into the very middle.

They hugged each other close while Twilight Sparkle stood by, unable to stop herself from lightly giggling.

"I was scared at first, too," said Twilight Sparkle.

Braeburn and Little Strongheart's attention was quickly taken by the sound of Godzilla's roar. They looked up at the amazing monster and were surprised to find him smiling down at them. The stallion and the cow both let out yelps of surprise when they felt Godzilla's hand starting to rise up even higher and them with it. They both managed to calm down slightly and allowed themselves to be lifted up higher and higher.

Godzilla didn't stop until his hand was right up in front of his face. Once there, almost all of Braeburn and Little Strongheart's attention was turned on Godzilla's smiling face. The keyword was almost, since, as they walked up closer to Godzilla's snout, Strongheart and Braeburn were still very cautious about the fact they were hundreds of feet in the air. But now that they were this close to him, the two curious critters just had to get a closer look at Godzilla.

They also were still just the littlest bit cautious of Godzilla himself, as well. But as they got closer and got a better look at Godzilla's face and especially his eyes, they slowly began to see something they hadn't before. It was like a light went on in their heads and brought them out of the dark. Braeburn and Little Strongheart were now able to slowly, but surely see the loving creature all their friends had seen.

While it was a great many things that made them see this, it may very well have been their looking into Godzilla's eyes that did it the most. Many say the eyes are the window to the soul and with eyes as big as Godzilla's you could rest assured Little Strongheart and Braeburn had a very good view of his. What they saw or at least they thought they saw when they looked into Godzilla's eyes was a river of gold. Having seen Godzilla's soul, both Braeburn and Little Strongheart allowed themselves, much to their surprise, to smile easily and peacefully to the great kaiju.

Upon seeing these genuine smiles, Godzilla's eyes widened with delight. He let out several growls, which were translated by Fluttershy.

"He wants you to pet him."

Surprise crossed Little Strongheart and Braeburn's faces. A little bit of their uncertainty had returned.

"It's perfectly alright," said Twilight Sparkle. "Here, look." The alicorn princess walked up to the end of Godzilla's snout and began stroking her hoof across. "See?"

Several pleasure growls were heard emanating from an extremely happy Godzilla. It got even better for him when Fluttershy joined in and started petting him, too.

"Now you join in, you two," said Fluttershy. "Come on, you can do it."

Braeburn and Little Strongheart looked at each other one more time before nodding in agreement. They stepped in as close as they could, being careful of where they walked the entire time. They inched closer and closer, their outstretched hooves trembling all the while. Finally Braeburn and Little Strongheart felt their hooves press against the scales of Godzilla. It felt like they had suddenly just relieved themselves of a thousand pounds of extra weight.

At that moment, when they were petting Godzilla and making him even happier than he already was, Braeburn and Strongheart found themselves feeling happier as well. They were both smiling brightly, along with Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy as they continued petting Godzilla and began laughing, too. It was in that moment when Braeburn and Little Strongheart finally looked at Godzilla and did not see a monster. Not a monster, but someone who just needed a friend and Braeburn and Little Strongheart at last thought they could give him a few more.

"See, he is a good boy," said Fluttershy. She began rubbing her hoof against Godzilla's nose even faster as she cooed. "Aren't you a good boy? Yes, you are, Godzilla. Who's a good boy?"

As Godzilla's happy growls escalated in volume and quantity, everyone else couldn't help but laugh in amusement.

"Wow, he is nice after all," said Braeburn.

"Told ya so," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Hey, y'all, we got company coming," said Rainbow Dash.

Everyone looked to see Dusty Saddle and Silverstar leading a very timid crowd of Earth ponies and buffalo out of the cave that was used as their shelter. The first ones out almost immediately spotted Godzilla off to the left and ended up freezing in their tracks. The rest that came out of the cave ended up bumping into the first ones who had seen Godzilla. Once they all saw him, it was the same reaction. Godzilla was looking down at all the new arrivals in anxious anticipation. Meanwhile they looked up at him in pretty much the same way Braeburn and Little Strongheart had the first time.

Godzilla rolled his eyes, having already expected that they would all be afraid of him. But surprise ended up getting mixed in with the crowd's fear when they saw Twilight Sparkle, Braeburn, and Little Strongheart standing in Godzilla's right hand. They also noticed Fluttershy floating next to Godzilla's head and Rainbow Dash flying up to talk to her. After Rainbow Dash was done talking, Fluttershy whispered into Godzilla's ear, after which he held out his left hand.

In a cloud of smoke and a flash of light, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie appeared in the Alpha Predator's left hand, much to everyone else's shock. Rainbow Dash flew in and landed next to her friends on the left palm and looked down with them.

"Oh, my," said Rarity. "I've never seen anything like this. Or at least... not in this manner."

"You said it," said Applejack.

"Yeah, it was pretty cool seeing the world up here the first time for me, too," said Rainbow Dash. "And to be fair, it's still pretty cool even the second time."

"I'M QUEEN OF THE WORLD!" Pinkie Pie cried out as she stood at the end of Godzilla's fingertips on her hind legs with her forelegs outstretched.

"PINKIE!" everypony else on the left hand screamed out as they reached to pull her away from the edge.

This ended up making everypony, even those that had been afraid of Godzilla, laugh out loud. Pinkie's antics usually managed to make at least one pony smile the majority of the time and her friends were thankful this ended up being one of those times. Godzilla himself was rather entertained by his pink friend's antics as well. After having a good laugh at Pinkie Pie, Godzilla and Fluttershy looked to each other as happy as two friends could be.

And then out of nowhere...

"I bop your nose," Fluttershy said as she tapped a fore hoof to the end of Godzilla's snout.

Godzilla's eyes shut tightly as his smile grew bigger and he pressed into the nose boop. Everypony else ended up busting out laughing at how cute and adorable Fluttershy and Godzilla were being. They all watched with big smiles as Fluttershy pressed her hoof against the end of Godzilla's snout again.

"I bop your nose," Fluttershy said again.

This time it was just a tiny giggle from the crowd, though they actually did enjoy it as much as the first time.

"Attention, everypony," Twilight Sparkle announced from atop Godzilla's right hand. The crowd all turned their attention to the princess and waited to hear what she had to say. "My name is Twilight Sparkle and as a princess of Equestria, it is my absolute pleasure and honor to introduce you to the hero of Equestria, the mighty Godzilla!"

The crowd looked upon Godzilla, several thoughts and emotions running through them as they did so. They were all astonished at the Monster King's great presence, as should be expected by that point. At the same time they couldn't stop themselves from feeling their initial fear from first seeing him start to slowly return. It was by a combination of remembering that he had just helped them and the nose boop by Fluttershy that they were able to overcome those feelings.

Twilight Sparkle teleported herself off of Godzilla's hand and down to the ground with the crowd and walked up to Mayor Dusty Saddle. She watched the mayor of Appleloosa look from her to Godzilla and back again.

"Hello, mayor."

"Oh, uh- um... Hello, Princess Twilight... I um... see that your uh, friend here is every bit the amazing creature he was made out to be."

"He really is; in more ways than one, don't you think?"

Dusty Saddle looked back up at Godzilla, who was still as impressive and intimidating a sight to look at as ever.

"He... certainly is something... that's for sure."

Twilight Sparkle titled her head to the side as she raised an eyebrow.

"I sense a slight tremble in your voice. Trust me, mayor, Godzilla's on our side. He's completely safe." Twilight Sparkle turned to Godzilla, looked up and shouted out, "He's a pretty nice guy, isn't he, girls?!"

The rest of the Mane Six all voiced their support of Godzilla talking about how he was a good person and a great friend. Fluttershy even tightly hugged the end of Godzilla's snout and nuzzled it, too. Upon seeing this, Mayor Dusty Saddle allowed himself to relax a little more, even to the point where he could smile a little.

"He's alright, mayor!" Dusty Saddle's expression turned into one of surprise when he heard that voice call out to him. He looked up to see both Braeburn and Little Strongheart standing in Godzilla's right hand looking down at him. "He's alright."

"Braeburn? Little Strongheart?"

"Howdy, mayor."

"Hi."

"What are you doing up there?" Dusty asked the individuals who were now waving at him.

Little Strongheart and Braeburn looked to each other and then to Godzilla before turning back to the mayor and saying together, "Making a new friend."

"Really?" asked Mayor Dusty Saddle.

"Yes, mayor, really," Twilight Sparkle. "Don't you think you and everypony else should as well?"

Mayor Dusty Saddle looked back to Godzilla one last time before saying, "I do believe you are right, Your Highness." The mayor turned around to face the crowd he had led out of the cave. "Attention all citizens of Appleloosa and adored visiting buffalo, it gives me great honor to bestow a thank you, which I'm sure is shared among us all, to the great and powerful Godzilla."

The crowd all applauded and cheered in agreement with the mayor. The Mane Six all looked to each other and smiled happily knowing Godzilla was now fully accepted by all.

"It's going great now, guys," said Pinkie Pie.

"Yeah," Applejack and Rainbow Dash said at the same time.

Mayor Dusty Saddle turned to Godzilla to speak to him.

"G-g-Go... Godzilla... let me be the one to say on behalf of our community just how much we appreciate what you're doing for us," said Dusty Saddle. "And I don't just mean saving Appleloosa, though we are mighty thankful for that. No, I also wanna say thank you for what you're doing for all in general. You've probably heard it said many times and in many ways, but it will never be enough. Thank you, Godzilla and thank you again and a thousand times more. As of this moment we are now all individually as ponies and collectively as a community your friends."

Godzilla let out a roar, which made everyone jump a little bit, but otherwise they were just chuckling.

"He said thank you and that he loves having you all as his friends now," Fluttershy translated.

"How 'bout you all?!" Dusty Saddle hollered as he turned to the crowd. "Y'all want be Godzilla's friend?! You happy to have him around to watch our backsides when no one else can?!"

The whole crowd erupted in thunderous cheers and applause. The Mane Six and Godzilla all looked around at the cheering ponies and buffalo before looking to each other. They all took in the emotion of the moment and read each other's moods. Each one was overcome with joy, the Mane Six's being for Godzilla and how happy the crowd was making him.

Fluttershy gave Godzilla one last hug around the snout before he lifted his head to the sky and roared joyously.

---

There was a huge celebration going through the streets of Appleloosa that night. Ponies and buffalo were dancing and laughing while lights flashed, fireworks exploded, and music played in the background. Among those in the crowds were members of the Mane Six. There was Pinkie Pie, who obviously had to be there since she was in charge of the town-wide party. Then there were Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack who were living it up and enjoying the party just like the rest of the ponies and buffalo around them.

Somewhat conspicuous by their absence was Princess Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, and Godzilla. It was only somewhat because they had made an appearance at the beginning of the celebration. However, Godzilla had begun to feel extremely tired and sleepy; the fight he had with Black Claw had taken its toll on him. Fluttershy was beginning to feel sleepy, too, so both she and Godzilla decided to leave the party early and settle in for the night. Twilight Sparkle decided to escort them to their destination in hopes to get more time with them both by herself.

There was an area of huge rocks and hills about a mile and a half outside of Appleloosa. Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, and Godzilla had decided it would be a good place for him to sleep away from prying eyes. They had found a spot in this area where the land was flat enough for Godzilla to lay down and feel completely comfortable. Fluttershy and Twilight had found a hill next to the flat area to stand on and watched Godzilla slowly lower himself to a sit.

"Gosh, even in a more... western setting, Pinkie Pie can throw quite a bash," said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, she can," Twilight Sparkle agreed. "I'm sorry the two of you couldn't of stuck around and saw it all through to the end."

"It would've been nice," Fluttershy said before she let out a long yawn. "But when beauty sleep calls loud enough, nopony can help but answer. Even someone like Godzilla needs his sleep and can't fight it off forever. Though, you could've stuck around for the rest of the party if you wanted to, Twilight."

"Oh, it's okay, Fluttershy. I'm sort of tired myself."

Twilight Sparkle let out her own yawn, though hers was a much shorter one.

"Oh, really? Well then, why didn't you head to the Appleloosa inn? I mean since we won't need to be hiding in underground bunkers and caves anymore, I'm sure we could've reserved some rooms there at the inn."

"Well, I talked it over with the girls earlier and we discussed getting some rooms at the inn. But then we all decided that we wanted to camp out here with you two and sleep under the stars."

Fluttershy's eyes widened in surprise as she said, "Really? Even Rarity?"

"Yes, ma'am," said Twilight Sparkle. "Though I will admit Rarity wasn't completely for it at first. But once she realized we'd all be together with Godzilla, she was all in. I think she's still gonna be a little uneasy about sleeping out here in the middle of the desert, though."

"Especially if she happens to find a desert scorpion crawling around in her sleeping bag," said Fluttershy.

The two mares giggled to each other in amusement before Twilight used her magic to make several sleeping bags and a camp fire appear before them.

"You wouldn't let anything become of it, though, Fluttershy. You'd make sure nothing bad happened to any of us that had to do with any sort of desert animal."

"I would certainly try to see that nothing bad happened. I wouldn't ever want there to be any conflict between my friends or mother nature's little creatures."

"Yeah, remember that time those beavers made that dam that flooded the fields at Appleloosa?"

"How could I forget? It was the same day we had to free Discord and I was charged with reforming him."

"Oh, yeah, that's right! You solved two problems that day and all by yourself, too. I guess you just have that extra special talent of making incompatible things... compatible."

"You really think so?"

"I know so. I give you exhibit A... Well technically B. Or maybe its C, but anyways, here he is."

Twilight Sparkle lifted a hoof up to the sitting Godzilla who was looking up at the night sky. He looked down from the starry sky so he could smile down at the violet alicorn and yellow pegasus. Fluttershy and Twilight walked to the edge of the small hill they were on and beamed up at Godzilla. He looked at them for a few more seconds before slowly turning to look back up at the stars.

Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy lifted their heads to look up at the beautiful night sky just like their friend was. They saw many a constellation of stars, each bright light far away in the galaxy looking as beautiful as can be. There were several bright stars and some not so bright. This actually managed to spark Fluttershy's interest.

"Hey, Twilight?"

"Yes, Fluttershy?"

"Why do some stars shine brighter than others?"

Godzilla turned to look down and listen in, because he was now also very interested.

"Well, it's because some stars are closer to us than others. See, all the stars in those constellations are shining just as brightly as each other because they're all just as close to us. Others that shine brighter, but are still far away are probably still bigger than other stars."

"Wow, you really know a lot about... well a lot, don't you, Twilight?"

The alicorn's face blushed ever so slightly at Fluttershy's compliment.

"I guess you could say that."

"I know I believe that. In fact, you may be the smartest pony in the world."

"Ah, thank you, Fluttershy, I really do appreciate that."

Godzilla got both ponies' attention when he let out a soft roar.

"Godzilla says he thinks you're really smart, too," said Fluttershy.

"Oh, thank you, Godzilla," said Twilight Sparkle. "Thanks to both of you for being so awesome and saying such a nice thing. But as smart as I may be, it hasn't helped Equestria nearly as much as your kind heart, Fluttershy, or Godzilla's brave heart."

"That's not necessarily true, Twilight. If it wasn't for you thinking of teleporting Godzilla here, he wouldn't have come here at all. He wouldn't be here to protect us and Equestria would be at the claws and hooves of King Sombra and his kaiju. Plus we never would've become such great friends. So if you ask me, we owe you a lot of credit, too."

"You're a sweetheart, Fluttershy."

Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy smiled up at Godzilla and watched as he continued to stare up at the sky. The mares examined Godzilla and found he was now looking at the full moon floating high in the night sky and lighting up the nighttime world. Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy were so caught up by the beautiful night scene that they were completely caught off guard when Godzilla started roaring. It made them flinch a little, but they quickly got a hold of themselves when they saw that Godzilla was still smiling all the while he was roaring.

"What is he saying, Fluttershy?"

"Oh, he's just saying how pretty the night sky looks."

Godzilla roared on, which Fluttershy also translated.

"Now he's saying that the night sky isn't just pretty. He's saying that it's absolutely beautiful. He used to look up at the day and night sky a lot as an infant back in his own world, but spent the majority of his adult life underwater. Because of that, he had forgotten how peaceful and relaxing it was to look up at the sky, especially on a sunny day or a clear night when all the stars were out. But getting the chance to do it again has made him remember what a beautiful feeling and sight it really is. He didn't realize, however, the true beauty in... well, everything until he met us."

"Really?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Yes, indeed," said Fluttershy. "He says since he has befriended us, Godzilla has seen the beauty in so many sights, sounds, and other stuff. He sees the beauty in the sun, the clouds, the mountain ranges, the forests, the grasslands, the oceans and lakes, and so many other things Mother Nature has to offer. He also sees great beauty in families and friends; especially us. He says with how peaceful ponies are and how we always come together and are there for each other, that might be the most beautiful thing of all.

"He sees this beauty mostly in us, Twilight. You, me, and the rest of our friends and closest family. Godzilla says it is because of those qualities that make us among the most beautiful ponies he's seen. That and he finds us all very adorable."

"Oh, Godzilla, you old charmer you," said Twilight Sparkle. Godzilla roared to Twilight to which she and Fluttershy just giggled in reply. "But seriously, I know just what you mean about the beauty of Equestria and her citizens."

"Me, too," said Fluttershy.

"But you know that special beauty you see in us?" said Twilight Sparkle. "Well, we see it inside you, too. It's there deep down inside you and makes your soul and your heart as beautiful as any star in the sky. While the stars in the sky are quite a sight, not all of the ones that shine the brightest are in the sky. In fact, I see two of the absolutely brightest of the bright right here in front of me."

Fluttershy's face changed to a light shade of red while Godzilla just smiled gratefully at Twilight's kind words. He reached out a hand and, as gently as possible, rubbed the side of his finger against Twilight's cheek. The violet alicorn nuzzled the side of her face against the large finger until Godzilla finally pulled it away. After that, Godzilla held that same hand out for Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy both to walk onto.

The happy mares graciously accepted their kaiju friend's invitation and carefully stepped off the hill they were standing on and walked upon his hand. Godzilla lifted his hand up to his snout so that Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle could pet him, which they gladly did. They stroked their hooves across Godzilla's scales very lovingly and very softly. Twilight and Fluttershy savored each moment they could to show their giant pal how much they appreciated him.

The petting went on for several moments before both ponies ended it by kissing Godzilla on the snout. Afterwards Godzilla pulled his hand back and lowered it a little so he and the ponies could see each other better. They spent several seconds smiling at one another before Godzilla let out a big, long, loud yawn.

"Oh, he's really tired," said Fluttershy. "I think it might be bedtime for Godzilla."

"And I don't blame him either," said Twilight Sparkle. "Not after what he went through today."

"Okay, Godzilla, you can set us down now," said Fluttershy.

Godzilla nodded his head before setting his two friends back on the hill they had been standing on before. They watched as the great kaiju lowered himself down from his sitting position until he was laying down on his belly.

"Ooh, Twilight, I've got an idea," Fluttershy said as her eyes had widened.

"What's that?"

"Well, sometimes, especially when we first met, I would sing Godzilla a little lullaby. I figured since he's going to sleep right now, he's ripe for another one. But this time I thought you could sing it to him."

Twilight Sparkle looked on in surprise, for she was not expecting Fluttershy to make such a suggestion.

"Me sing Godzilla a lullaby?!"

"Sure, why not?" Fluttershy replied.

"Well... I don't know..."

A soft roar rang out causing Twilight and Fluttershy to look to Godzilla. They saw him looking up at them while he was still laying on the ground. Fluttershy let out a soft giggle before turning back to Twilight Sparkle.

"What's so funny?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"Godzilla says that he wants you to sing for him," said Fluttershy.

"What?!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed. "R- Really? He really wants me to sing a song for him that he can go to sleep to?"

"Yes, he does," Fluttershy replied as she nodded her head. "He says that so far everypony he's heard sing has had beautiful voices and he'd very much like to hear yours. Also, he asked if you would please sing to him."

Twilight Sparkle looked to Godzilla and saw the hopeful, pleading look in his eyes. That was all she needed; with a motherly smile crossing her face, the violet alicorn nodded her head in agreement.

"Okay, Godzilla, but only because it's you," said Twilight Sparkle.

Fluttershy giggled giddily before she said, "Excellent."

Twilight Sparkle teleported herself and Fluttershy down to the ground where Godzilla was laying. They reappeared right in front of Godzilla's face, which got a happy reaction from the king.

"Alright, Godzilla, this song I'm gonna sing to you my dad sang all the time after he heard it at a concert once," said Twilight Sparkle. "I always loved that song a lot and had my dad sing it to me sometimes before bed. After all you went through for us, I feel you should hear this song... A lot of the topic sung about in this song I feel can best describe what we've come to mean to you and what you've come to mean to us. Are you ready to hear it, Godzilla?"

Godzilla grunted out a soft roar in reply.

"He said he's ready," said Fluttershy.

With that, Twilight Sparkle took in a deep breath before she began singing her song in the beautiful singing voice Godzilla was expecting.

"Look into my eyes. You will see what you mean to me. Search your heart, search your soul and when you find me there you'll search no more.

"Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for. You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for. You know it's true: Everything I do, I do it for you.

"Look into your heart. You will find there's nothin' there to hide. Take me as I am, take my life. I would give it all, I would sacrifice.

"Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for. I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more. You know it's true: Everything I do, I do it for you. Oh, yeah.

At the bridge, Fluttershy ended up joining in for harmonizing background vocals to support Twilight Sparkle.

"There's no love like your love. And no other could give more love. There's nowhere unless you're there all the time, all the way, yeah."

"Look into your heart, Godzilla," Twilight Sparkle sang.

"Oh, you can't tell me it's not worth tryin' for. I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more.

"Yeah, I would fight for you. I'd lie for you. Walk the wire for you. Yeah, I'd die for you.

"You know it's true: Everything I do, oh, I do it for you."

Twilight Sparkle's song had come to an end. A tear was running from Fluttershy's eye down her cheek, which she quickly wiped away as she sniffled back a sob and smiled at her violet friend.

"That was beautiful, Twilight."

"Thanks, Fluttershy." Twilight Sparkle looked to Godzilla and though she could not see the tear in his eye, she could tell he did very much enjoy hearing the song from her. "I'd do anything for you, Godzilla, because you'd do everything for us. I love you, big guy." Twilight Sparkle gave Godzilla a final kiss on the snout before saying, "Goodnight, sweetheart."

Twilight and Fluttershy looked to each other and let out big yawns before Twilight Sparkle teleported them back onto the hill where their camp sight was. It was time they settled in for the night and got a goodnight sleep. They knew their friends would be by at anytime to do the same.

"Goodnight, Fluttershy."

"Goodnight, Twilight, pleasant dreams."

"You, too... And... thanks for everything."

The two mares laid in their sleeping bags next to the campfire. Soon the two tired ponies' eyelids were slowly closing, growing heavier and heavier, until they were completely shut. It wasn't long after that sleep took them over for the night.

---

The sun rose over the hills and into the desert sky spreading its bright light over the land to signal the start of a new day. The morning found the Mane Six; Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie, all of whom were sleeping. Each one of them were snuggled comfortably in their own sleeping bag around a pit where a fire had once been burning. This camp sight had been built on the edge of one of the many rocky hills surrounding a small patch of flat dirt land.

Said piece of land was currently occupied by a sleeping giant; that of course being Godzilla, the King of the Monsters. Like his friends nearby, Godzilla was in his own deep sleep. Up to that point, his slumber had been peaceful unlike many in the past which had been filled with nightmares, and unrest. The nightmares would shock Godzilla out of his sleep and upon opening his eyes, he would feel like he had just been through a nine month war.

This time his sleep was going smoothly and peacefully with nothing but good dreams in his mind. Most of these dreams were of the goo times he's had in his life, especially the parts where he got to be with his friends. This was probably the most relaxing sleep Godzilla ever had in his life. At that moment he was sleeping so peacefully, his friends were right there sleeping next to him, which made it even more peaceful.

That sleep, however was suddenly interrupted when a jolt rushed up Godzilla's spine and into the back of his head before spreading through his whole body. Godzilla's eyes shot wide open, but he still felt the rush of feeling that had awaken him so suddenly. He ended up pushing himself up into a sitting position before letting out a roar of surprise and aggravation.

This incredibly loud roar ended up making the Mane Six all shoot up out of their sleep . Their bloodshot eyes were wide as could be feeling a mix of fear, anger, alarm, and uncertainty among so many other similar feelings. Each ponies' adrenaline was pumping like crazy, just as Godzilla's had been from whatever force it was that woke him up. After screaming for thirty seconds straight, each pony finally stopped, though their hearts were still pumping and they were still on high alert.

"Who set the alarm on the clock?!" asked Rainbow Dash.

"It wasn't me this time, I swear!" Pinkie Pie defended.

The Mane Six all looked around for the source of the roar, but it didn't take long for them to realize it was Godzilla. They looked around to see if there was any danger like another kaiju or something, but there was nothing.

"Godzilla, are you okay?" asked Fluttershy.

"Pardon my rudeness, but what in the wide, wide world of Equestria was that all about?!" Rarity demanded. "Don't you know a girl like me needs to get proper beauty sleep?!"

"I hate to say it, but I'm with Rarity on this one," said Applejack. "After that sneak attack, I think a few ponies may need to check their sleeping bags."

"Already checked mine, I'm good," said Pinkie Pie.

"Girls, please, try to calm down," said Twilight Sparkle. "I know how you feel. I was scared out of my fur, too, but I'm pretty sure Godzilla wouldn't have roared out like that while we were sleeping unless he had a good reason."

The rest of the Mane Six continued to talk amongst themselves. Meanwhile, Fluttershy saw by the expression on his face that there was still something very wrong with Godzilla. Even after he let out that loud roar, he was looking around rapidly like a rabbit checking for danger. Ignoring all the complaining of her friends, Fluttershy flew up to Godzilla and landed on top of his snout where he could see her. She hugged him forelegs across the bridge of his snout as best as she could.

The rest of the ponies had all gotten out of their sleeping bags and had lined up to watch what was going on between Godzilla and Fluttershy. They saw Godzilla's body language soften significantly as he let out several deep breaths to calm down. His head hung low as he felt himself slowly start to calm, though he would not allow himself to be completely at peace. Something told him that he couldn't totally relax at that point for some reason important.

"Now, what's wrong, sweetie?" Fluttershy asked as Godzilla's eyes fell back on her. "What happened to make you go off like that? Were you having a bad dream?"

Godzilla looked away for a second while he thought about if that was the case. He looked back to her and let out several roars to tell Fluttershy what happened. As he went on Fluttershy nodded her head understandingly while occasionally letting out, "Mm hmm. Mm hmm. Oh, I see. I see." It was what Godzilla said near the end of his chorus of roars that made Fluttershy gasp in alarm.

"Really?" asked Fluttershy. "Are you sure?"

After Godzilla nodded his head in reply, the yellow pegasus mare flew down to the hill where her friends stood.

"So, what was it, Fluttershy?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Was it just a bad dream like you said?" asked Applejack.

"If so, I got a teddy bear he can sleep with if he needs a cuddle buddy to chase the nightmares away," said Pinkie Pie.

"Well, honestly, he's not entirely sure what it was," said Fluttershy.

"What?" Rainbow Dash asked in confusion.

"Godzilla doesn't know for sure if what he saw in his last seconds of sleep was a dream or... or a vision," said Fluttershy.

The other ponies looked around at each other as confused as could be.

"A vision?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "You mean, like a telepathic vision? ESP or something like that?"

"Mm hmm, exactly," said Fluttershy.

"But that's impossible," said Twilight Sparkle. "ESP is just a pseudo magic that's completely fabricated."

"I'm just telling you what Godzilla told me and guessing on what it could mean," said Fluttershy.

Twilight Sparkle looked away thoughtfully, though it was clear she was still skeptical of the idea of Godzilla having a telepathic vision.

"Well... what was the vision of exactly?" asked Rarity.

"Well, he said it was like this," said Fluttershy. "It started off as a good dream of us all playing together and being happy friends and all."

"Aww, how sweet," said Pinkie Pie.

"But then he said the scene suddenly changed," said Fluttershy.

"Changed to what?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Well, suddenly a wave of fire washed over the field we were all in and then we were in the middle of a city," said Fluttershy. "The city was on fire... and so were several of the ponies that lived in it."

The rest of the Mane Six gasped in horror.

"Oh, my," said Rarity.

"A lot of the buildings were either half destroyed or fully demolished with very few still up and completely in tact," said Fluttershy. She found it hard to go on describing the experience Godzilla went through, but she went on despite her heavy feelings. "And... he saw another kaiju there who was apparently the one responsible for all the destruction."

"Makes sense," said Applejack.

"And just as Godzilla was going to try and stop the kaiju... he spotted two ponies in the rubble that the kaiju was getting ready to pick up," said Fluttershy. "They were dead."

"Who were they, Fluttershy?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Anyone we know?" asked Rarity.

"Well... according to Godzilla... they were..."

"It's okay, Fluttershy, please go on," said Twilight Sparkle.

Fluttershy hesitated a little bit more before finally saying, "It was the princesses."

Nopony said anything or even did anything for several moments except for stare on in frozen terror.

"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were dead?!" everypony asked together.

Fluttershy nodded her head in reply.

"So... the city under attack in Godzilla's dream was Canterlot?" Rarity asked.

"Well... Godzilla said he didn't recognize the city, so I'm not sure," said Fluttershy.

"It could be Canterlot," said Rainbow Dash. "I mean, Godzilla's never really been there before has he?"

"No, he hasn't," said Twilight Sparkle before turning back to Fluttershy. "So, in his dream or vision or whatever, Godzilla saw Canterlot getting destroyed by a kaiju and the princesses were among the casualties? They had been killed in the attack?"

"That's what it sounded like," said Fluttershy.

Twilight Sparkle looked down at the ground thoughtfully for a second or two before going on.

"Well... that's certainly troubling... and also very disturbing."

"Oh, come on, you guys, there's nothing to worry about," said Pinkie Pie. "I mean, sure it would be bad if that ever ended up actually happening and all. But it was just a bad dream that Godzilla had, right?... Right?"

The pink mare waited for an answer, but none came. Instead, as Pinkie's big smile faded away, the Mane Six all turned to Godzilla and saw that he was looking off in the distance. What made this a harsh sight for all was Godzilla was looking in the direction of Canterlot, despite never visiting it and it being so far away. This added to the uncertainty amongst the Mane Six.

"So, then what happened after all that?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Well, he felt this burning, stinging feeling that ran up his spine and into the back of his head and then it ran through his body and forced him awake," Fluttershy finished up.

"Hmm... what could that mean?" asked Applejack.

"Could it be that this dream Godzilla had actually was... more than a dream?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

At that point Godzilla let out a roar, which got the Mane Six's attention. They saw that Godzilla had turned to him and saw the serious expression on his face.

"He just said that right now he thinks Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are in trouble," Fluttershy translated.

The others looked around questioningly to try and see what everyone thought they should do.

"I think we need to go to Canterlot and investigate for ourselves," said Twilight Sparkle.

The other ponies looked to their alicorn friend in surprise.

"Really, Twilight, you think so?" asked Applejack.

"Yes, I do. I mean, think about it, Godzilla's never steered us wrong before. Everything having to do with him has helped all of Equestria out in some way or another thus far. And who knows? Maybe Godzilla does have some sort of extra sensory perception or some kind of sixth sense. I don't understand it at all or know how it works, but I do know that I trust Godzilla completely. If he says there's trouble out there somewhere, then I think we should take him on his word and check it out."

"So, we're really going to Canterlot?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"It couldn't hurt just to make sure," said Pinkie Pie. "Though... it probably could hurt if it turned out to be true. But it could hurt so many other ponies if we didn't look at all. I mean, could you imagine a giant monster in the middle of Canterlot? It would wipe them out just like that! They wouldn't know what hit 'em! That's why we got to go!"

"Fair enough," said Rainbow Dash.

"Hear, hear," Rarity chipped in.

"Fluttershy, did Godzilla say which kaiju he saw attacking Canterlot?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"He said he couldn't remember what the kaiju actually looked like."

"I see," said Twilight Sparkle.

"So, I guess we just head back into town and catch a train to Canterlot then?" Applejack inquired.

"No, that'll take too long and this is too serious of an implication to waste time on."

"Whoa, take it easy, Twilight. I mean, you're gettin' pretty serious over something that was just a dream."

"If it were any other city I would normally agree, with you, Rainbow Dash," said Rarity. "But it's not just any city, it's Canterlot, Equestria's capitol city! If there is any implicated threat made against it, that threat must be met with swift reaction."

"Point taken. Okay, I'm in! Let's go!"

"That's the spirit, Rainbow Dash!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Yeah, I'm not the best early riser, especially given the circumstances. My bad, y'all."

"It's all good," said Pinkie Pie.

"So, if we're not gonna take a train to Canterlot, then how are we gonna get there?" Applejack asked.

"With these," said Twilight Sparkle. She used her levitation magic to pull up the chest she had brought with them to Appleloosa , which had been laying next to her sleeping bag. "You all asked me what was in this chest that was so important. Well, now you'll see for yourselves. We have used them several times before, but they will probably never be used for anything more important than this mission we are about to embark on."

Twilight used her alicorn magic to open up the chest for all to see. What they saw both shocked and amazed the mares who had previously been unaware of the chest's confines. The objects within were indeed very familiar to the ponies. Like Twilight had said, they had used the powerful magic of these precious items to solve evil problems that had loomed over Equestria in the past.

"THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY!" everypony except Twilight said in both awe and surprise.

They gazed at the glowing gold objects for a few more seconds before looking back to Twilight Sparkle.

"You brought along the Elements of Harmony in case we needed to use them against the kaiju?" asked Fluttershy.

"There's literally a dozen times we could've used these!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed loudly.

"Here's the thing, I don't think their magic, as powerful as it is, would work against the kaiju," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Then why did you bring them along?" asked Rarity.

"In case we needed to use their magic to teleport somewhere else really quickly," Twilight Sparkle explained.

"So, you just wanted to use their magic to amplify a teleportation spell?" asked Fluttershy.

"Sort of," said Twilight Sparkle. "More so a portal spell than anything else. It's sort of like the spell used to bring Godzilla to Equestria. The difference is it doesn't require nearly as much power to cast since we won't be doing anything having to do with other dimensions. Now, are you all with me?"

The rest of the Mane Six looked to each other before turning back to Twilight with supportive and determined smiles.

"We're with ya all the way, Twilight," said Applejack.

"Great, then let's not waste anymore time."

Twilight Sparkle used her magic to make all the sleeping bags she materialized the night before disappear. Then she used her magic to place the golden necklaces with the Elements on them around the necks of their respective holders. Then she finally placed her own Element, which stood atop a crown, on her head. At last the Holders and representatives of the Elements of Harmony stood tall with their magic totems draped on them.

Rarity: Generosity, Applejack: Honesty, Pinkie Pie: Laughter, Fluttershy: Kindness, Rainbow Dash: Loyalty, and finally, Twilight Sparkle: Magic. The Mane Six were now ready to do anything that required an extensive amount of magic, which was just what they were about to do. With determination in their hearts and on their faces, the ponies wasted no words as they began to concentrate on activating their Elements' magic. The activation was signaled when their elements began to glow brightly.

Godzilla looked on in curiosity upon seeing his friends put on these golden items he had never seen them wear before. He thought they were very pretty looking, but was wondering why his friends chose to put them on right at that moment. He got his answer when he saw a glow coming from the gems on the necklaces and the crown his pony friends wore. Shortly after, a white glowing light appeared and began to build up around the Mane Six.

Godzilla took a step forward as he felt his alarms rising. But then he stepped back when he saw that the Mane Six were actually smiling. While he didn't know exactly what was going on, he trusted his friends and decided to let them do what they were doing. Godzilla's facial expression conveyed awe and wonder while he watched the Mane Six levitate off the ground and high into the air.

Godzilla moved around so he could see his friends' faces. They were still smiling, but their eyes were all closed. That changed when Twilight's eyes opened and Godzilla saw, much to his surprise, they were glowing as white as the energy field around her and the others. He got another shock when a huge rainbow emanated from the white light around the Mane Six. It flew up a few feet before zipping down and past Godzilla.

He followed the beam of color and watched as it seemed to hit nothing, creating a large crack of white light in the very fabric of space and time itself. That crack opened up into a much bigger wall of light. It reminded Godzilla of the same portal that brought him to Equestria, but could tell it was still quite different in some ways. More than anything, he was surprised that the small, cute, and adorable ponies he knew for a while now were capable of such incredible power. It made him wonder what else they could be capable of with those golden trinkets of theirs and how powerful they really were.

"Go in, Godzilla!" The King of Monsters turned back to his friends upon hearing Fluttershy's voice calling to him. "Go in with us! Come with us! It'll take us to Celestia and Luna!"

Godzilla breathed a sigh of relief, for he thought for some reason they were sending him back where he came from and didn't want him anymore. Having it all cleared up, Godzilla nodded his head as a determined look came over his face. He turned to the large portal and began stomping towards it like he would when going into battle. That's exactly what he thought was about to happen, as did the Mane Six who flew in their orb of energy towards the portal.

They flew past Godzilla and disappeared into the portal with the King of Monsters following close behind. Once both parties had completely been engulfed and disappeared into the bright portal of light, it quickly shut up tight behind them, leaving no trace of them whatsoever. Well, almost no trace was left in the area except a note Twilight Sparkle had written and teleported to Braeburn in Appleloosa to explain what was going on.

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Dang, so much cheese in this chapter. Probably more cheese than I intended, but cheese nonetheless. Anyways, I want to say right now how sorry I am this took so long. I originally meant for this to come out way sooner and had it completely written. But during the proofreading process my computer started bugging out on me and I needed to get it fixed, which I did. But I didn't go back to working on the story again right away for 2 reasons. I had just gotten a new job and had to get ready for it and also because honestly... I didn't want to work on this story anymore. I just couldn't bring myself to start working on it again. I didn't feel the need or inspired to start working on this story again.

But I knew if I didn't I'd be letting a lot of people down, so I forced myself to finish reading through this chapter (after listening to some DragonForce) so I could get it out there for you people to read. This was all for you, my readers, because I appreciate your loyalty to this story. Thank you all so much for that. Though I must say I don't know when I'll begin working on the next chapter, but I personally hope it will be soon and I can get out of this funk and finally get back to working on this story the way it deserves. Only time will tell.

I especially want to keep going hopefully soon because... the curtain is drawing ever nearer, people. I hope you're as excited as I am. And I also hope you liked this chapter despite me having to more or less force myself into finishing it. If you did, please let me know with a review telling me whether you liked it or not (constructively, if you wouldn't mind). Also don't be afraid to tell me of any mistakes I might have missed, spelling wise, grammar wise, or otherwise so I can correct them to the best of my ability. I'm The Guy Who Likes To Write Stuff and... I need to think about some things.