Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie came running up the walkway built over the top of the Canterlot city gate with Princess Luna and Rainbow Dash flying closely above them. Princess Celestia, Fluttershy, and Twilight Sparkle all turned to their friends when their ears picked up their hoof steps coming towards them. Everypony greeted each other warmly with smiles and words of endearment and delight. They were all very happy seeing that each other was safe.

"We managed to get everypony that was on the battlefield fighting Centipor to the castle," Applejack reported.

"They are receiving medical treatment as we speak," Rarity added.

"I left them all a super big, super extra sized, 'get well soon' card," said Pinkie Pie.

"Where did you find a card that b..." Twilight Sparkle started to say. "Never mind, not important."

"Yeah, but now for what is," said Rainbow Dash. "What's the status on Godzilla's tussle with Centipor?"

"See for yourself," Fluttershy said as she pointed a hoof.

Everypony turned their gazes to the area where the battle between Godzilla and Centipor had taken place. All their faces instantly lit up when they saw Godzilla himself lumbering towards them. They were all overjoyed to see he was victorious in his grudge match against Centipor that took place only minutes ago. He was quite beaten up, battered, and bruised, but he was still victorious nonetheless.

"Godzilla, darling, you did it!" Rarity shouted happily.

The Mane Six and the royal sisters all started cheering as loud as they could for Godzilla to celebrate his victory.

"Go, go, GODZILLA!" Pinkie Pie sang at the top of her lungs.

"Yeah, ha, yeah!" Rainbow Dash sang afterwards.

"It truly is lucky for all of us we have someone like Godzilla looking over us, isn't it, sister?" Princess Luna asked.

"I couldn't agree more," said Princess Celestia. "Thank you, Godzilla, for saving Canterlot. You honor us with just how great your heart, your courage, and your friendship is."

Godzilla let out several roars, all of which were directed at Princess Celestia.

"Godzilla says thank you, princess, and that we honor him with our continued friendship," Fluttershy translated. "He also says that as long as he lives, no harm will come to Equestria's capitol city."

The royal sisters smiled up gratefully at the King of Monsters, who returned the favor in kind.

"I truly believe that he will keep that promise," said Princess Luna.

"As do I," Celestia agreed.

"I'll bet ya gave it to him good, didn't ya, Ziller?!" Applejack asked.

"Yes, but..." An upset look came over Rarity's face. "It looks like it was given to Godzilla almost as good."

"Or as the case is right now, it was given to him bad," said Pinkie Pie. "Really, really bad."

Seeing Godzilla in the state of physical health that he was in left mixed emotions in the ponies that looked upon him. This was usually the case for the Mane Six whenever they would see Godzilla after he was in a kaiju fight. Again, they were happy that Godzilla won because it meant Equestria was that much safer. And of course it always did everypony's heart good to see Godzilla made it out alive, meaning they had not lost a friend. It also meant Equestria itself had not lost one of its most valuable allies.

As unfortunate as it was, however, there was a flip side to seeing Godzilla after he was finished with a fight. That was seeing all the injuries left across his body afterwards. All the scratches, all the burns, all the missing flesh, all the bleeding holes, and the tender spots everywhere. It was always such a sad sight for the Mane Six to see Godzilla go through all that just for them. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were feeling the exact same way now that they were getting to see Godzilla and the results left on him after a fight.

But even with all his injuries and the pain they caused him, Godzilla tried to put on a happy face in hopes of lifting his friends' spirits a little. Most of the mares staring back at Godzilla also tried to look happy for him. All those who tired unfortunately ended up with really sad smiles on their faces. Godzilla appreciated the effort just as the mares had appreciated his. The only ones unable to hide their concern at all were Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle.

"Twilight... could you-?"

"Of course, Fluttershy."

Twilight stepped up to the side of the barrier of the walkway and then reached her front hooves up to push her upper body above it. The violet pony noticed Godzilla greeting her with a welcoming smile. She flashed a quick one of her own before activating her magic. Twilight Sparkle's horn started glowing before it released a beam of hot pink light which shined over Godzilla's chest.

The reaction to the beam of magic light shining over the kaiju's injury was draping said injury in a green glow. Twilight Sparkle held her magic light there for several moments as she inspected the wound, being careful not to miss any details. After she was finished with her inspection of Godzilla's biggest injury, Twilight Sparkle moved the light around to look at his other wounds. Everywhere where Godzilla was injured would start glowing green whenever Twilight's light passed over it.

Twilight Sparkle looked over every single cut, scrape, bruise, and the like over with great detail. She gave the exact care and attention to detail as a doctor might while examining a patient. Much so like a doctor, she didn't want to miss anything that could become even more hazardous to Godzilla's physical health in the future. A few moments more and it appeared as though Twilight Sparkle's examination of Godzilla was over and done with.

"Alright," Twilight Sparkle said as she deactivated her magic. After the light from her horn faded away the alicorn turned to the rest of the mares. "Godzilla got hurt pretty bad in that brawl, but his injuries are recovering rather quickly and nicely. Heck, his chest wound isn't actually as bad as it looks or at least it isn't anymore since it began healing."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm positive. I promise you, Fluttershy, Godzilla's gonna be fine."

"Oh, okay, Twilight, I trust you."

"Of course he's gonna be fine!" Rainbow Dash butted in as she flew above everypony else. "He's Godzilla for crying out loud! He's the best of the best! The mightiest of the mighty! The kaiju of kaiju! The-"

"Espera, espera, enfriar sus caballos, niña!" Pinkie Pie spat out quickly with an accent to match.

Rainbow Dash looked down at her pink friend in confusion while she lowered herself to the ground.

"Pinkie Pie, where did you learn to speak Italian?" Rainbow Dash asked, now a few inches in front of Pinkie.

"It's actually Spanish. I learned in Paris, France."

Even more confusion crossed Rainbow Dash's face, confusion that was shared amongst everypony else. Pinkie Pie took notice of this as her eyes looked around at everypony.

"What?" Pinkie Pie asked as she lifted her fore hooves and shrugged her shoulders.

Nopony answered, instead Rainbow Dash just casually made her way over to Princess Celestia's side.

"So, princess, what was it like seeing the G dude in action for the first time?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Princess Luna looked to her older sibling questioningly.

"Yes, Celestia, I too am curious," said Princess Luna. "What was it like viewing such giants in mortal combat?"

Princess Celestia didn't answer the questions posed to her right away. She looked up to Godzilla and then past him at the war torn battlefield before turning her gaze back to Godzilla.

"It was... mesmerizing," Princess Celestia answered. "But more so, it was incredibly terrifying."

"Yeah, that usually tends to be how these things go," said Applejack. "Kaiju fights that is."

"After what I saw out there today, I believe it," said Princess Celestia.

"I can only imagine," said Princess Luna.

"A kaiju fight really is a sight to install fear in the very soul of a pony, that's for sure," said Rarity.

"Yes, I agree," said Princess Celestia. The white alicorn turned her gaze to Godzilla to see him smiling down at her, to which she responded in kind. "But what made it easier to watch was knowing one of those great titans was fighting for all of us. For all of our lives. Very few times have I seen such dedication. Such a selfless act. Such a golden soul. The last time I saw such greatness for the first time was witnessing you, Princess Twilight, and all your friends here, all of you fight for Equestria. There will never be enough words to thank you, Godzilla, for all you have done. But we will continue to keep trying to show you how much it means to us."

Godzilla roared out to express his gratitude for the princess's kind words. All the while everypony looked on happily smiling up at their protector to let him know how much he meant to them. Fluttershy even flew up and hugged the end of Godzilla's snout as she had done so many times before. Also like before, Fluttershy snuggled the side of her face against Godzilla's scaly skin, soliciting relaxed and pleasured sighs from the monster king.

"You're such a good boy, Godzilla," said Fluttershy. "I don't know what we'd ever do without you. Yes, I love my good Godzilla boy, yes I do."

While everypony was looking up and enjoying Fluttershy adorably loving on Godzilla, suddenly Celestia's horn let off a quick flash of light. It faded away only a half second after it appeared and when the light was gone, a wrapped up scroll was floating in front of Celestia's face. Everypony's eyes widened in surprise before they began gathering around Princess Celestia curiously. Fluttershy even flew down from Godzilla's side to get a closer look. The alicorn of the sun looked around at all the ponies gazing at her questioningly while she also used her magic to unwrap the scroll so she could read it.

Everypony else looked on as Princess Celestia silently read the scroll. Her eyes moved across the piece of paper at a quick pace as they read along each sentence of every paragraph. Before she could finish Princess Celestia let out a gasp of horror, her facial expression matching the gasp.

"What's wrong, Princess Celesta?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"What troubles you, my sister?" Princess Luna also inquired.

The white furred mare didn't reply to either question. She instead resumed reading the message until she reached the end. When she was finished, the horror was still plastered all over Princess Celestia's face. She looked like she would bust out screaming at the top of her lungs at any second.

"What is it, Princess Celestia?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"It's... It's..."

" 'It'?!" Pinkie Pie asked in fear. "No! He's one clown I won't take balloons from! And I really like balloons! Just not his!"

"Pinkie, heal!" Applejack commanded.

Pinkie Pie quickly sat on her rump as she panted like a dog.

"Thank you, Applejack," said Twilight Sparkle. "Now, what is it really, Princess Celestia?"

"It's... a message from Princess Cadance and Prince Shinning Armor in San Flankciscolt."

"San Flankciscolt?" Twilight Sparkle asked in confusion. "What would they be doing there?"

"There was a meeting meant to take place between her and the mayor there about trade and exchange expansions between San Flankciscolt and the Crystal Empire," Princess Luna explained.

"Oh, yeah," said Twilight Sparkle. "That was today, wasn't it?"

"Uh, everypony..." Applejack butted in as she pointed to Princess Celestia.

Everyone looked to see that the princess was practically frozen in fear. The look on her face conveyed every ounce of terror she was feeling at that moment.

"What's wrong, Princess Celestia?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "What did Shinning Armor and Cadance say about their visit to San Flankciscolt?"

Princess Celestia looked around at everypony else, giving them the chance to better see her horrified eyes, something none of them liked seeing.

"San Flankciscolt is under attack," Princess Celestia finally answered.

All the stunned mares gasped in fearful surprise.

"Is it another kaiju attack?!" Rarity asked in alarm.

"It's... not just a kaiju," Princess Celestia answered. "It's... I-It's two."

Everypony gasped again. Rarity even fainted in a very dramatic way.

"Two kaiju?!" Pinkie Pie asked in disbelief. "TWO?! Did I hear you right when you said that while Princess Cadance and Prince Shinning Armor were visiting San Flankciscolt, two kaiju started attacking it?! And that attack is still happening right now?!"

"This can't be true!" Princess Luna exclaimed.

"I'm afraid it s, my sister," Princess Celestia said solemnly.

"Two kaiju," said Fluttershy. "That's just too terrible to imagine."

"It must be Geon and Megaguirus!" said Twilight Sparkle. "Those are the only two kaiju left!"

"It said in Cadance's note that the attack started at roughly around the same time Centipor showed up here!" Princess Celestia said urgently.

"WHAT?!" the Mane Six all said together.

"Why didn't Cadance send that message earlier?!" Rainbow Dash asked.

"It doesn't matter now," Twilight Sparkle said in a calm, very serious tone. "What does matter is that Cadance and Shinning Armor need us now more than ever."

"Mm hmm," everypony else said together.

"Sombra must be getting desperate to do two different kaiju attacks at the same time," said Applejack.

"Unless he did one of them as a possible diversion," said Rarity.

"Or maybe sending us to Appleloosa was the diversion," said Fluttershy. "Then he could've destroyed Canterlot and San Flankciscolt at the same time."

"Yeah, that's right," said Rainbow Dash.

"I think Fluttershy might be right. With Godzilla so far away from both cities, nothing could stop him from attacking them at the same time. However, in the case of the second attack, he may have been specifically targeting Cadance and Shinning Armor more than he was the city they were in."

"You think so, Twilight?" Applejack asked.

"Well, duh!" Pinkie Pie stepped in. "I mean, Princess Cadance and Prince Shinning Armor were both partially responsible, though mostly Cadance, for King Sombra's defeat and not being able to take over the Crystal Empire for a second time. Instead he was blasted away into nothing by a beam of from the Crystal Heart while Cadance was holding it and made all the crystal ponies power it up! I mean, I guess you could make the argument he had the same thing in mind for Celestia and Luna when attacking Canterlot since they beat him the first time! But at the same time, it's still Canterlot, the capitol city! So there's still something to gain there anyways!

"But then why did he send the two kaiju to the non-capitol city?! I mean, he has two things to gain from attacking this city! I guess he must still be really mad at Cadance and Shinning! But then, I guess I would be, too, and want to get the ultimate revenge on the two ponies who killed me! And what's more ultimately and revengely than two giant monsters?!"

"Alright, Pinkie Pie, we get it!" Rainbow Dash interrupted.

"Through all her babbling, Pinkie Pie was actually right about something," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Huh?" everypony else inquired.

"King Sombra was defeated, at the time we thought for good, at the hooves of my brother and my sister-in-law," said Twilight Sparkle. "While there were other outside sources at play that day, one could argue that Shining Armor and Cadance were the main ponies responsible for his fall. My guess is that he waited for a moment when they were out of the Crystal Empire to take them out because he wanted the Empire itself in tact."

"But why would he want that?" Fluttershy asked.

"Probably to reconquer it," said Rarity.

"You think so?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I, for one, certainly do," said Twilight Sparkle. "And let's face it, of all the major cities across Equestria, the Crystal Empire might be the one to suffer the most from a kaiju attack."

Everyone voiced their agreement at the same time while they also nodded their heads.

"But how did he know when Cadance and Shinning Armor would be out of the Crystal Empire when he could attack them?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"All that matters now is what we're gonna do about it now that he is," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Uh, what are we gonna do about it?" Pinkie Pie inquired.

Everypony pretty much asked the same thing, most of the questions being aimed at Twilight Sparkle. The violet alicorn looked away thoughtfully for a second or two before she turned her gaze up upon Godzilla. He had been listening closely to the conversation amongst the ponies the entire time and feeling just as concerned about the subject matter. Twilight Sparkle's facial expression turned from thoughtful to concerned as her eyes scanned over every single healing injury on Godzilla's body.

Concern crossed the faces of everypony else, along with uncertainty. Every single one of them were thinking of both similar and conflicting points of views both at the same time. Almost nopony would say anything about it one way or the other at first. However, it looked like that was about to change since Fluttershy's face showed the most concern at that moment.

As she took her first few steps forward, it was clear to see where she stood on the next decision. Sure she had a few minor thoughts leaning towards the other point of view. However they were easily shut out by the emotional investment she had going the other way. Fluttershy knew what was right in this situation or at least she was pretty near positive that how she felt about it was right.

"Twilight..." Fluttershy said as sh stepped up closer to her violet friend. "You're not thinking of having Godzilla go fight those two kaiju in his current condition are you?"

Twilight Sparkle looked to her good hearted friend and saw the concern practically flowing off of her in a wave. Half of Twilight understood where Fluttershy stood and agreed with her to an extent, while the other half was leaning in the opposite direction.

"Well... I'm honestly not sure," Twilight Sparkle said, the tone of her voice matching the conflict on her face. "I mean... even though he may have super regenerative powers, Godzilla's still pretty banged up right now."

"But you're still thinking about having him fight," said Fluttershy. Her tone was more serious and even slightly more angry than it had been in a long time. "You're still thinking about possibly asking him to fight Geon and Megaguirus... aren't you?... Because you know he's stubborn enough to do it! And with the condition he's in right now, I really think- No, I know he's in no shape to be taking on even one kaiju, let alone two!"

"I know, Fluttershy, I just said that myself!" Twilight Sparkle let out in a frustrated voice. "I know Godzilla's hurt and I don't want him to fight Geon and Megaguirus right now either, whether he's fighting them together or not. But... we don't have any other options right now. Cadance and my brother are in trouble, as is a whole city full of helpless ponies! What else are we suppose to do?!"

"I know what's going on with Princess Cadance and Princes Shinning Armor in San Flankciscolt right now! I heard what Princess Celestia told us from their message, same as you did! I'm just as worried about them right now as you and everypony else! My heart goes out to the ponies of San Flankciscolt, too... But... Twilight, he could die... Godzilla could lose his life!"

"Godzilla takes that risk every time he fights a kaiju, though," said Applejack.

"Yeah, but those times were different!" Rarity pointed out. "Godzilla was not like he is right now just before having to go fight those kaiju!"

"He's probably still willing to try!" said Applejack. "He was always willing before. And if he wants to, why not let him now?"

"Applejack, are you saying you think Godzilla should fight those kaiju in San Flankciscolt?!" Fluttershy asked in shock.

"Yes, I am! They're too many other lives at stake in this here!"

"But he could die!" Fluttershy argued.

"So then what are you suggesting we do, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Are you saying we should try to find somepony else to fight those two monsters?! Are you saying it should be us fighting them with the Elements?!"

"I- I- I don't..."

"Because I'm not saying no."

"Really, Rainbow Dash?!" Rarity asked. "You'd do that?!"

"Sure, why not?! I mean, sure we'd be totally outmatched, but I'd still be willing to try. Even if I was on my own, I'd give it a shot. Sure, I would die no doubt about it, but isn't dying to protect other lives the most meaningful death possible?"

"Unless those ponies would die whether you were trying to protect them of not," said Pinkie Pie.

Rainbow Dash hesitated for only a moment before responding.

"Yeah... true. Even still, though, in my opinion, a good death is its own reward."

"You know, you all have been discussing what Godzilla should do amongst yourselves," said Princess Celestia. "Perhaps you should all ask him what he thinks he should do. Maybe ask him what he wants to do."

"But... princess... there's no point in asking," said Fluttershy. "We all know what his answer will be."

"Then, maybe he's just waiting for you to ask him, so he'll know that you approve of his answer," Princess Celestia said with a motherly smile. "I know it's hard to ask... believe me I do. But some questions need to be asked, some for many different reasons. So then..."

Fluttershy looked from Celestia to Godzilla, who was staring back at her waiting patiently for the question she dared not ask. Fluttershy's eyes shut tight as she looked away from Godzilla back to Princess Celestia. Her head lowered as she began to lightly sob and tears fell from her eyes. The alicorn put a supportive hoof on Fluttershy's back before pulling her in for a hug while everyone else watched in despair.

Fluttershy's sobbing only lasted for a few seconds before her ears picked up the low growls of Godzilla himself. She looked to see her giant friend smiling to her supportively. It was upon seeing how strong Godzilla was being that Fluttershy was able to find a similar strength in herself. She ceased sobbing and wiped away her tears before putting on a brave face and walking over to Godzilla.

Both pony and monster gave each other hard, serious looks, though Fluttershy's quickly broke as she lowered her gaze. She turned to the rest of the ponies who were nearby looking on at the situation before them. They saw the desperate sadness in Fluttershy's eyes, but most were only able to respond with the same thing. Fluttershy turned back to Godzilla and waited for a few seconds before she let out a deep sigh.

"Godzilla... taking into account how injured you are right now and how much pain you must still be feeling... Well... Well you..." Fluttershy's eyes were filling up with tears again as her body trembled, her being unable to control her emotions in the heat of the moment. "Will you be willing to fight two very evil, very vicious kaiju who are currently attacking one of our biggest cities where two of our friends are currently located?!"

Everypony looked up to Godzilla to see what his answer would be. It only took Godzilla about a second or two before he let out a deep, low, short roar as his answer. Fluttershy's ears drooped at the sides as she lowered her head in regret, a saddened look plastered on the mare's face. She quickly looked back up at Godzilla, a sense of urgency in her body language.

"Are you sure you-"

Godzilla cut Fluttershy off with several insistent low growls followed by a quick, yet loud roar. The yellow pegasus, now looking more timid than she has in a while, stepped back as she stared at her giant friend in disbelief. Godzilla just looked back with a stone cold serious expression on his face. He didn't like making Fluttershy feel like that at all, but he knew this current situation was far too important to waste time.

Fluttershy turned away from Godzilla and started walking over to the rest of her friends. She stopped for a moment and turned her head to look back at Godzilla. Upon seeing the sadness intensifying on her face, the great kaiju couldn't contain his true feelings any longer. A regretful, almost apologetic look crossed his face as he looked down at Fluttershy, a pony he cared for more than any other pony or any other creature for that matter. It was always a shock when such a small, fragile beauty could tame such a giant, powerful beast, this time being no different.

Fluttershy turned her sad face away from Godzilla and walked the rest of the way up to her group of friends. They all stood and looked upon their visibly upset companion who they wanted so much to comfort, though they didn't know how to. At the same time they also wanted to ask her a question, one that was burning inside all their minds despite pretty much knowing the answer.

"Well?" said Rainbow Dash.

"What did he say?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"You all know what he said," Fluttershy replied before letting out another sigh. "He said yes, he will fight the two monsters attacking San Flankciscolt."

Everypony's face lit up with smiles they showed each other as they looked around happily. The only one not smiling, of course, was Fluttershy who was actually somewhat upset by her friends' reactions. Upon seeing the emotional state their yellow friend was still in, everypony's demeanor changed quickly. Their mood now almost matched Fluttershy's, though they all knew they weren't nearly as upset as she was.

"Fluttershy-"

"You don't have to say anything, Twilight Sparkle, I understand. Cadance and Shining Armor are in trouble and this is the only option open to us. Fighting kaiju is what Godzilla was brought here for and he's done his job really good... I just... I just wish this time there was another way. One where Godzilla didn't have to get hurt. Oh, who am I kidding, that's what I've been wishing for throughout this whole thing. I've been wishing we could find another way to beat the kaiju without Godzilla risking himself... But there is no other way, is there?"

Twilight Sparkle walked up and put a hoof gently on Fluttershy's shoulder.

"I'm afraid not, Fluttershy," said Twilight Sparkle. "If there was another way, we would do it in a heartbeat... But there just isn't one."

"I... I know."

"In these types of situations, my little ponies, there is no good choice," said Princess Luna. "There's only the lesser of two evils, which is almost never able to be determined no matter how hard we try."

Twilight Sparkle looked up and smiled at Godzilla, who responded in kind.

"He really has done a great job protecting us," said Twilight Sparkle. "Thank you again so much for all that you do, Godzilla. You've done more than any of us could've ever expected from... well, anyone."

"And of course he made some good friends along the way," said Fluttershy. "With how good hearted Godzilla is, it was almost impossible for him not to make friends. And he ended up getting some really good ones, too. Believe me, I know."

Everypony else smiled graciously at their pegasus friend's words.

"Thank you, Fluttershy," said Twilight Sparkle. "But you know, in order for Godzilla to have had several friends, he needed to have one friend first. And I can tell you that his first friend was extra special, especially to Godzilla... and her other friends."

Fluttershy blushed a little at her friend's words.

"Thank you, Twilight Sparkle."

"You're very welcome, Fluttershy, but it's also the truth. You were the bridge that connected the gap that probably would've been between Godzilla and ponykind had you not found Godzilla first. Look, I know what Godzilla means to you... what he means to all of us. If we didn't have to have him fight for us, we wouldn't. But it's the only way now."

"I know... And I guess I'll just have to live with it... no matter how hard that is."

"It was just as hard making the decision to have him fighting for us."

"I know."

You know, Fluttershy, you spoke earlier of the fear you felt," said Princess Celestia as she stepped in closer. "But on this day, you displayed more bravery than most ponies could in a lifetime. Not just now, but I'm pretty sure you wield this courage everyday of your life. Because of this, among many other reasons, Twilight Sparkle, Godzilla, and all the rest of your friends are very proud of you. I know I am."

Fluttershy's face lit up as she bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you so much for your kind words, Your Highness."

Twilight Sparkle turned to the rest of the Mane Six. Her face looked as serious as it ever had as she trotted up to them all. Fluttershy fell in line amongst the ranks of the Mane Six in preparation for the violet alicorn's impending speech. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna stood by as spectators as did Godzilla.

"Alright, everypony..." said Twilight Sparkle. "I don't think I need to tell you how bad the situation is. The same situation we're about to throw ourselves right in the middle of. That's because we've seen several of these things in action before. The results of those actions caused a great deal of suffering to many a pony. But as bad as that was, two of us here actually had the misfortune or experiencing up close and personal what it was like to encounter two kaiju at the same time once before."

Everypony turned to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, who knew exactly what Twilight was talking about. They remembered very well what it was like back in Manehattan on that day when they saw Gabara and Kumonga attacking at the same time.

"It certainly wasn't for the faint of heart, that's for sure," said Rainbow Dash.

"It may have been the worst of these kaiju attacks I've ever seen," Fluttershy added.

"And now that same dire situation has been dropped upon yet another major city doomed to suffer the same fate as Manehattan did," said Twilight Sparkle. "What's more, two members of the royal family... and my family are caught in the middle of it. Even more than that, there's a strong possibility that King Sombra himself will be there."

The rest of the mares began whispering amongst themselves.

"So, in addition to two gigantic kaiju, we'd have to worry about King Sombra stalking around somewhere like a boogey pony in the night? Oh, who am I kidding? Sombra is the boogey pony."

"That is a strong possibility, Pinkie Pie," said Twilight Sparkle. "But... as bad as all that sounds... Sombra actually isn't as big of a concern as we'd usually think."

Everypony's eyes widened in surprise.

"Why is that?" Applejack asked.

"Because, we've already proven before that we can take Sombra on in a fight under normal circumstances," said Twilight Sparkle. "We took him to his limits when he had us trapped in that spaceship under the ocean and that was just us as we are. But now, we also have these!" Twilight lifted her head as she looked up at her Element or Harmony. The other mares of the Mane Six looked to their Elements as well. "With these at our aid, plus Shining Armor and Cadance being there, Sombra doesn't stand a chance!"

"YEAH!" several ponies cheered at the same time.

"But then that still leaves the kaiju," Applejack reminded. "And that's not a guaranteed fight, unfortunately."

Everypony was back to their unsure demeanor from before, though they knew Applejack was right.

"Yes... it is unfortunate," Twilight Sparkle admitted. She looked back to Godzilla, who was staring out into the distance, most likely in the direction of San Flankciscolt. "Unfortunate for them."

This solicited several questioning remarks from everypony all at once.

"What are you talking about, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'm talking about Godzilla of course."

"But he's-"

"I know, Rarity. I know he looks pretty bad right now. But you all seem to have forgotten something."

"What's that?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"That this wouldn't be the first time Godzilla had fought two kaiju at the same time. Again, back in Manehattan, he fought and defeated both Kumonga and Gabara. And then you know what he did? He came back to Ponyville and saved my life from Flamela that very same night. Godzilla has always had to deal with situations where he would fight a multitude of kaiju in one day. He took a mega explosion from the Behemoth and still had it in him to beat that kaiju and then Manda only a few hours later.

"I'm not saying all that was easy for Godzilla, it wasn't anywhere close. But despite it all, despite how much those kaiju hurt him, Godzilla hurt them much more! After all he's been through and seeing a majority of it up close, I have no doubt that Godzilla is the most powerful kaiju ever! Don't you all think he's the most powerful one of them all?!"

"Heck yeah, this is G we're talking about!" Rainbow Dash cried out enthusiastically.

Everypony else began speaking in agreement as well.

"Right, so given that and all we've seen Godzilla take, don't you think he'd have enough to stand with us for this final mission?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "And I do mean, final, everypony." Nopony answered the princess's question. "Well, I do think he has what it takes! I know he does! Godzilla has never let us down before! We have to keep believing in him as we have throughout this entire thing! He can do it and I think- No, I know he will do it! And we'll be right there by his side like it's always been! Like it's always meant to be!

"I believe in him, just like he's always believe in us! We have to keep on believing in each other, even through the hard times like the one we're facing now! That's what friends do! They have faith in each other and stay by each others' side through thick and thin. That's what we're going to do now and that's why we're going to win! We are going to win! Are you all with me?!"

Everypony began cheering loudly at the top of their lungs, having felt their spirits lifted and their doubts shoved aside by Twilight's heartfelt speech.

"We can do it!" Rarity shouted.

"Godzilla can do it!" Rainbow Dash shouted.

"We'll do it together and we'll win!" Fluttershy said enthusiastically.

"I truly believe we will," said Applejack.

"Lookout, Sombra, lookout Geon, lookout Megaguirus, we're coming for you!" said Pinkie Pie.

"And we will be right there with you!" said Princess Luna.

"Yes, we also wish to go and help in anyway we can," said Princess Celestia.

The princesses were smiling enthusiastically, but were taken aback when they saw the uncertain look on Twilight Sparkle's face.

"I don't know, princesses..."

"What do you mean, Twilight?" Celestia asked.

"While we all appreciate you wanting to be there with us, I just think it would suit the situation better if you would stay here in Canterlot for the time being."

"Why's that?" Princess Luna asked.

"Because right now Equestria is in a crisis and needs its leaders at their post in times like these," Twilight Sparkle agreed. "What's more, Canterlot itself just got through with a crisis and needs you here to look over the aftermath and reaction."

"That's true," said Princess Celestia. She then turned to her younger sister. "It does seem Princess Twilight has a point there."

"But couldn't one of us still go with you just to be sure?"

"I understand and appreciate you wanting to be more hooves on, Princess Luna," said Twilight Sparkle. "But I really think Canterlot and Equestria as a whole would benefit the most from you both being here just in case. Besides, like I said before, we can handle Sombra with no problem."

The alicorn sisters looked to each other for a moment before turning back to Twilight and nodding in agreement.

"Very well, Twilight," said Princess Celestia.

"So be it," Princess Luna agreed.

"Thank you for trusting my judgement, princesses," said Twilight Sparkle.

"I have always trusted your judgement, as well as your heart and your courage," said Princess Celestia.

"I, too, have come to have a lot of faith in you over this last year," said Princess Luna. Then her expression turned very serious and even a little... doubtful. "I can only hope... that our faith in you isn't misplaced."

Twilight Sparkle and Celestia both were taken aback by Luna's bluntness, but the violet mare of the two quickly recovered.

"I hope not, too, Princess Luna," said Twilight Sparkle. "Believe me, I hope so, too."

"Well, I know it isn't misplaced in the slightest," said Princess Celestia. "I have faith in you all, Twilight Sparkle. May the alicorns from above watch over you and your friends as you have so righteously watched over Equestria."

"Good luck to you, young princess," said Luna. "You bring pride and honor to the title."

"Thank you both so much," Twilight said as she bowed respectfully.

However, none of the three alicorns were able to hold back from sharing a group hug. Their embrace was soon joined, much to their welcomed surprise, by the other mares of the Mane Six. After several seconds, the hug was released and Twilight Sparkle turned to her friends from Ponyville.

"Is... Is there anything any of you can think of that you have to do before we go?" Twilight asked her friends.

They all looked around and away both thoughtfully and also a little saddened.

"Well... I would've liked to have talked to my family one last time," said Applejack. "You know, before we went on this mission."

"I must say, I too wish I could've spoke with my family one more time before this," said Rarity. She let out a somewhat sad squeal. "I would've especially loved to have talked to Sweetie Belle and hugged her close again."

"I would've loved it if I could've talked to Scootaloo and maybe told her goodbye," said Rainbow Dash.

"I would've loved to have sent the Cakes a new recipe I just thought of before heading to San Flankciscolt to fight giant boogedy baddies," said Pinkie Pie. "Oh, and I guess I would've like to have said goodbye, too."

"I would've liked to have said goodbye to my animals, too," said Fluttershy. "I'm guessing you would've liked to have seen Spike one more time, too, wouldn't you, Twilight?"

"Well... yeah, I guess I really would. I'd love to hug Spike close and tell him... how much I love him. But... why such long faces, everypony? We're gonna see them when we come back. It kind of sounds like you're talking like we might not come back at all."

Nopony said anything to Twilight; no spoken reply came at all, though their faces said a thousand words at that moment.

"Oh," Twilight Sparkle said as she got the message.

Her face soon matched her friends'. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna took this as their ques to step in.

"If you were to tell us what you'd like to say to your families and friends, we'd be happy to write it down," Princess Celestia offered.

"Yes, then we would send the message to Spike and have him take them to everypony," Princess Luna added.

The Mane Six all looked around to each other, then looked back to the princesses and smiled as they nodded their heads.

"Thank you, You Majesties," said Fluttershy. "That's very nice of you."

"It's our pleasure," said Princess Luna.

The two princesses used their magic to make several sheets of papers, bottles of ink, and writing quills appear. The Mane Six all gathered around and told the princesses what it was they wanted said in their letters to their families. The princesses were sure not to leave out any details and write the messages exactly like the Mane Six wanted them. Most of them ended up struggling through some of what they had to say, feeling emotion nearly overtake them.

But they were able to pull themselves through it and finish up the important things they had to say to their loved ones. Once finished, the messages were all quickly sent to Spike in Ponyville. The Mane Six thanked the royal sisters one more time before they walked over to where Godzilla stood. They saw that he was still staring off in the direction of San Flankciscolt, but he quickly turned to them when he sensed they were close by.

"Well... I guess this is it," said Rainbow Dash.

"Uh huh," said everypony else.

"Are you all ready?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

Everypony replied at the same time to say they were ready.

"Godzilla, are you ready?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

A look of intensity, concentration, and determination was plastered over Godzilla's face as he nodded his head and let out several low growls. With that, Twilight Sparkle looked around at the rest of the Mane Six.

"Alright, girls," said Twilight. "Concentrate your attention. "Concentrate hard."

"Good luck to you, my little ponies!" Princess Celestia called out.

"We're counting on you!" Princess Luna called out as well.

"We won't let you down, princesses!" Rainbow Dash called back.

"We'll prove to you that you can always count on us," said Fluttershy.

"At a girl, Flutters!" Rainbow Dash said happily.

Everypony else showered the pink haired pegasus with praise before turning their attention back to focusing on the Elements. Fluttershy couldn't help but still a quick glance up at Godzilla. She saw he had an impressed smile on his face, to which she replied with a grateful beam of her own. Fluttershy then quickly turned her full concentration back to harnessing the power from her Element.

Like every time before, a the gems in the shape of the Mane Six's cutie marks began to glow. As the individual glows got brighter and brighter, a white orb of light began forming around the Mane Six. Once that light started getting brighter, strands of light began streaming from the Elements of Harmony until the individual strands had combined into one. It wasn't long before Twilight Sparkle's eyes began glowing, followed by a bright rainbow shooting from the orb that surrounded the Mane Six.

The multi-colored beam of light flew past Godzilla, who turned to watch it go. It traveled several more feet before it stopped, seeming to hit thin air. Shortly after a giant crack of light appeared before shortly becoming a giant portal, one that was destined to take them all to San Flankciscolt. The orb holding the Mane Six began levitating off the walkway atop the Canterlot gate and towards the portal, followed closely behind by Godzilla.

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna watched as the protectors of Equestria marched forth to fulfill their duties yet again.

"They're our only hope, Celestia."

"Then we got nothing to worry about."

Luna looked to her sister.

"You seem so sure."

Celestia smiled warmly.

"I am, Luna. They helped me get you back didn't they?"

Princess Luna looked on in surprise for just a moment before she began smiling to match her older sister's. They turned and watched as the Mane Six went floating into the portal, with Godzilla walking in soon after. The portal completely closed up and disappeared only seconds later.

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Well, what do we have here? A new chapter is it? And it didn't take a whole month to put out? Lol Let me explain, this was originally supposed to be longer, but I decided to turn the second half of this chapter into its own, bigger chapter because I wanted what happens next to get its own spotlight without sharing it with what you read here. Plus, I get to expand upon those things to come in the next chapter, but that also meant I had to try and expand what happened in this chapter here a little. It didn't work out as well though since you can see this chapter is a lot shorter than what I would usually try to write. Oh, well, still worth it since next chapter we pull out THE BIG GUNS! ARE YOU ALL READY FOR WHAT COMES NEXT?! I know I am and I can't wait to start writing it.

In the meantime, I hope you find this chapter as at least okay filler until the BIG EVENT. If you did or even if you didn't, feel free to let me know with a review. Don't be afraid to give any criticism, so long as it's constructive and especially be sure to let me know of any spelling or grammar errors I may have missed in proofreading so I may correct them to the best of my ability. I'm The Guy Who Likes To Write Stuff, signing off.