Near Olympus Mons, it was a scene of chaos.
Cleffa, Clefairies, and Clefables ran away from their ancient home, hiding in the crevices or pits across the area, hoping to avoid the sudden attack on their lives by the invaders.
Their mourning chirps and songs for their fallen infants created a sorrowful atmosphere on the surface of the red planet. An atmosphere that was further deepened by the furious roar of their 'creator' that erupted from the mountain like a living battering ram.
Its crimson and black form gleamed in the rays of the sun as its skeletal appearance created an eerie look that would make any human who viewed it look at it as nothing more than a monster.
And grasped in its 'hands' were two creatures that looked like upright, crab-like creatures. The Precursors who had made the mistake of attacking this place.
Of course, these arrogant creatures were not done with their act here, for even when in a near-death state, they refused to acknowledge the being, Eternatus, as a superior creature.
So, with a telepathic command that travelled through their hive mind, a new rift opened up in thin air, once again flooding the surface of the red planet with water from the foreign realm that the Precursors called home.
Yet, this time, instead of more Precursors making their way in, it was their living weapons, the Kaiju, that made landfall.
Three Kaiju clones of the Onibaba variety emerged from the rift, seeking to throw themselves at Eternatus and slow down the creature so that their masters could find a way to escape.
Unfortunately, they underestimated the ancient entity, just like they underestimated the Titans of Earth.
Eldritch energies erupted from the dragon-like creature before converging on its open maw, creating a beam of energy that vaporized the Kaiju on impact.
Then, the beast simply squeezed its claws, bursting the Precursors like water balloons.
Yet, it was not over. At least, not for the beast, as it sensed the arrival of something else, something far more powerful than these weaklings.
From beyond the atmosphere of the planet, the dragon sensed a formidable creature rushing towards it at tremendous speed. Yet, just as it entered the atmosphere of Mars, it slowed down just as quickly, revealing the new intruder in its territory.
A colossal emerald serpent floated in the sky, radiating a kind of pressure that made even the ancient dragon slightly wary and curious at the same time.
However, just as the dragon was about to slowly ascend to meet the emerald serpent in the air and see if it was a threat, it sensed a mind link within its children leading straight to the emerald serpent.
At once, the beast's rage boiled over once again.
How dare this alien creature ensalve its children? How dare it hurt what belonged to her?
It would make this emerald serpent pay.
With that sole thought in its head, the creature's power swelled to new heights as its body started to contract, before changing shape and enlarging to nearly blot out the entire sky.
A phenomenon that stunned the emerald serpent.
The Clefairy and Clefables tried to communicate with their creator, trying to convey that the serpent, the ancient Titan worshiped by the Earth's nation of Hoenn and various other people across the Earth, and went by the name of Rayquaza, was no threat. Yet, the beast that Rayquaza had named Eternatus was too far gone in its rage.
Soon, Eternatus's new form was revealed, making the little pink blobs dig deeper into the ground to escape the wrath of their creator, while Rayquaza could only give it a stunned look.
For now, floating in the atmosphere of Mars was a colossal black cloud condensed from the beast's eldritch energies. And from within this cloud, a form similar to that of a hand extended out, aiming at Rayquaza.
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My ancient instincts took over as I saw Eternatus transform into what looked like a claw, similar to how it looked in its Eternamax state from the faint memories of my human life.
When my brothers and I were chasing that brat Ghidora, who was released by those bastards from the other side of the rift, I felt the death of several Cleffa from the mind link I had established with them a long time ago. Something that made me very angry.
After all, the very reason why I had isolated Olympus Mons and designated it as a no-fly zone for all of Hoenn's scientific missions to Mars before the invasions began was so that those innocent creatures would not be harmed by the hands of humanity and would be allowed to live out their lives happily.
But now, they were targeted out of nowhere by the invaders, and some of the infants were even killed. That is absolutely unacceptable.
That is why I did not hesitate to abandon the chase and head straight for Mars.
Earth had my brothers, Godzilla, Mothra, and even Kong and the other Titans to look after it, so Ghidora had practically zero chances of success from the beginning. But Mars? It had no one to protect the little ones. This was the truth of my reasoning.
However, it would seem their creator was far more empathetic than I gave him credit for.
After all, Groudon and I had tried many times to awaken Eternatus, but failed all the time as his consciousness remained completely dormant.
Yet, the moment those infants died? He sprang to life immediately.
Unfortunately, it would seem these paternal instincts have also driven it to an overprotective streak.
Eternatus screeched as its strange energies once again gathered into the 'palm' of its current form, aiming straight at me, creating a ball of pure energy.
'Hm, looks like some kind of beam attack. But what is that energy? It is unlike anything I have ever felt.'
'Let's test it out.'
I waited until Eternatus released its beam attack, which traveled at absurd speeds, yet, strangely enough, was not traveling at the speed of light like any other energy attack should. Because if it were, I would not have had the time to react.
But I did react. I rolled out of the way, just before it hit me, just like I planned, allowing the Electromagnetic field around my body to interact with the beam attack.
Given that the beam was not affected in any way by the field, it is safe to say that the energy and the particles involved in its workings are non-reactive to electromagnetic forces, and given that it is not traveling at speeds that could theoretically allow it to overcome such forces, it means that this thing does not operate on conventional physics.
'So basically, I am dealing with space magic? Just my luck.'
Eternatus was not done yet. The moment he saw me roll out of the way, he immediately started to charge up again.
But I won't let him.
I activated my full speed, including the magnetic acceleration, appearing at the side of the ancient entity in a fraction of a second.
Then, without giving him the time to react, I did what any snake would do to its prey.
I wrapped around his body, including his hand-like form, and squeezed, constricting him completely and immobilizing him.
He tried to free himself by thrashing about, but in my Mega Form, it is basically impossible for him to get out thanks to the combination of my ridiculously tough physiology, the pattern of my wrapping, which distributed the force of his thrashing across my surface area, my adaptation, which was already rewriting my musculature to endure this pressure, and a few other factors.
With his movements restricted, it is time to calm him down.
At once, I crashed my will against his like a battering ram blowing out a wall, and forcefully established a mind link between our minds, and then connected myself to the little ones on the surface.
Before the reeling beast could react again, I flooded his mind with my memories of my time with the little ones on the planet, a gamble that seems to have worked as Eternatus slowed his thrashing as he went through the memories.
Then, carefully, I started sharing the context of my relationship with the little ones, along with giving him the basic knowledge of language, so that we could communicate.
Only then, when I was sure that he would not fight anymore and that he understood that I was no threat, did I finally let go and float in front of him as he returned to his normal state, matching my size.
'You need to work on your temper. I get that you were trying to protect the little ones, but you need to understand the difference between friend and foe.'
The reply I got stunned me completely as a soft, feminine voice rang out in my mind.
'I apologize for my actions. I had been awakened by the pain of my children and assumed that you were an enemy as well. But now that you have shown me your memories, I see that you are an ally instead.'
'.....You are a female!?'
Somehow, I got the impression that she was giving me a titan equivalent of a raised eyebrow.
'Indeed. What of it?'
Well, fuck. Looks like the universe decided to throw another curveball at me.
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Author Notes:
Rayquaza: Alright, my guy, chill out. The cockroaches and their pet crabs are already dead, and I ain't your Opp.
Eternatus: First of all, I ain't a guy, I am a gal. Second of all, I am already chill.
Rayquaza: *Shocked Pikachu face*
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