The 5000th World Kaiju ARena Tournament, Round One, Battle Two

DaRokSez vs. Suezo

Shadow's observation pod hovered over to Fury's. The two avatars shook hands. "You fought well," said Shadow. Fury replied, "So did you. Your kaiju is amazing." Shadow nodded. "As is yours. Prepare yourself. Some of your fellow competitors are not what they seem." Shadow's pod lowered to the ground. He looked up at Fury. "We will meet again, agent."

As Fury headed over to the Avatar Quarters to relax, Drag and Fudge cut him off. "Great job, Fury!" said Fudge. "You've really trained Baragon hard for this. You should be proud of him." Fury stared into Fudge's eyes. "I am, but why do I still feel so empty inside?" Then he walked away. Drag stared at him. "What was that all about, Fudge?" he asked. Fudge turned to Drag. "He is still upset over losing Meltdown Godzilla. Give him more time to cope."

The announcer's voice boomed over the loudspeaker. "Okay folks, the tech staff has finished rebuilding our CGI ARena and it's time to start the next fight!" The battlefield disintegrated, then reappeared good as new. The observation pods rose up into the sky. "Our next fight will be between DaRokSez and Suezo! The box is locked, the lights are on, and it's KAIJU FIGHTIN' TIME!"

Suezo smiled at his opponent. "Good luck to you." His foe did not utter a sound. DaRokSez was wearing a dark purple, hooded cloak. A flash of yellow emitted from his concealed face. Suezo was taken aback. "What the hell are you? In any case, it doesn't matter. Go, Millennium Godzilla!" The giant kaiju trudged forward, issuing his challenge to DaRokSez. The stranger pointed his arm in the direction of Godzilla. Behind the giant, a black portal opened up. The knife-like head of Guiron burst forth, ramming into the small of Godzilla's back. Godzilla roared in anger and turned to confront this threat. However, Guiron had disappeared.

Looking around, Godzilla couldn't find his foe. Suddenly a portal opened to the left of Godzilla. Guiron rammed him in the side, sending Godzilla into a building which toppled over on him. "That's not right! Isn't this a breach of the rules?" Suezo yelled to the judges. A stern voice caused Suezo to look up. "Of course not, you stupid boy. Anything my kaiju can do is allowed. The only rule is that you cannot kill your opponent. Or his kaiju, of course." It was DaRokSez. His eyes glowed an unnatural yellow color. "Now quit complaining and lose already. I have a schedule to keep." Suezo got angry. "How dare you talk to me this way! Godzilla, get up!" Millennium Godzilla got to his feet. He looked around, but Guiron was still nowhere to be found.

Without warning a portal opened in front of Godzilla at head level. Two shurikens flew from the gateway into Godzilla's eyes. He struggled to remove the pesky weapons, but was knocked backwards by an enormous force that caught him in the stomach. He managed to remove the shurikens, but suddenly got woozy. His stomach was bleeding profusely. Then Godzilla crashed to the floor. Guiron stood before him, blood trickling from his knife head.

"Oh no! Godzilla!" yelled Suezo. He looked at DaRokSez. "How could you be so ruthless?" DaRokSez shook his head. "You know, I'm tired of your whining. Guiron, destroy him." Guiron charged forward, ramming the observation pod. Suezo lurched forward and fell overboard. Before he hit the ground, an odd force held him in place. Suezo was gently lowered to the floor. DaRokSez looked around angrily.

A familiar voice called out to him. "You don't know anything about good sportsmanship, do you?" Fudge's body materialized in front of Suezo. The youngster thanked him and ran towards the hurt Godzilla. DaRokSez's pod lowered to the ground. "You had no right to interfere in this match." He walked over to Fudge. "Ah, you are one of those agents I've heard so much about." The loudspeaker caused both men to look up. "It seems that DaRokSez has won this fight and will move on to the Quarterfinals to meet Fury!" said the announcer. The crowd booed, but DaRokSez laughed. "Well, we'll see just how legendary you agents truly are." He turned his back to Fudge and walked away.

Drag ran out of breath as he finally caught up to Fudge. "What was that all about?" he managed to say. Fudge stared at DaRokSez. "I don't know what that guy is up to, but it sure as hell isn't good." From the corner of his eye he saw a man in a silver cloak. When Fudge turned his head, the man had disappeared.