Round One

Rex Raptor vs. Gojira64

       Gatlin walked over to UG90.  The kid seemed afraid, but relaxed himself when Gatlin smiled and extended his hand.  "You did good, kid.  Sorry I was so harsh on you."  UG90 replied, "No hard feelings, Gatlin.  I'm used to people underestimating me.  Your Kamacuras fought a good match."

       Meanwhile, a man wearing a brown cloak stared at them from under the stands.  "Fools.  All fools.  They think kaiju battles are sports events.  But soon, they will ALL see otherwise."  He walked away towards the ARena.

       "All right folks, Gatlin falls to UG90 in Battle 3 of the first round!" said the announcer.  "Our next battle is between a newcomer whose name is Rex Raptor and Gojira64 of the Agency!"  The crowd cheered for the match.  Drag, Fudge, and Awsome jumped out of their seats and tried to yell louder than the rest of the audience.  It was to no avail.

       G64 walked over to his observation pod.  From the window of the Avatar Quarters, GWB and Fury gave him thumbs up.  He nodded at them and looked across the ARena to his opponent.  The same man in a brown cloak hovered into view in his observation pod.  Fudge jumped out of his seat.  "Another one?  What's going on here?"  Drag pulled Fudge down.  "Stop that," he said.  "You're embarrassing me!"

       Rex spoke to G64.  "You can't win, you know."  His voice was low, with a hint of an animalistic growl.  G64 smiled.  "Nothing's gonna stop me from winning this tournament, Rex." 

       Rex laughed.  "What makes you think I'm talking about the tournament?"  He pulled off his cloak.  Underneath revealed a humanoid reptile.  His body was covered in brown armor, the same armor as Dragitron.  A long tail appeared behind the body, thrashing about.  His long arms ended in four claws, and his face was eerily reminiscent of Godzilla.  Along his back was a row of dorsal plates.  The audience gasped.  Awsome 1 looked totally shocked.  "No, it couldn't be!"  Drag looked at him.  "What are you talking about?" he asked, but Awsome was in his own little world at the moment.  "Have they finally achieved perfection?  And in a year's time?  It's simply impossible!"

       The announcer regained his composure.  "Uh, where were we?  Oh yes, the box is locked, the lights are on, and IT'S KAIJU FIGHTIN' TIME!"  G64 looked adamantly at Rex, who was cool, calm, and collected.  The screech of Gigan filled the ARena as the cyborg made its way through the virtual streets.  Gigan clanged his arms in anticipation.  Another roar filled the audience with dread, as the huge shape of Heisei Godzilla loomed into view.  Gigan flew into the sky, intent upon ramming Godzilla head-on, but Godzilla let loose his atomic breath, sending Gigan crashing into a building.  The cyborg got up and dusted himself off.

       Godzilla wasn't done yet, however.  With a whip of his tail, Godzilla sent Gigan into another building.  The structure collapsed around Gigan.  Godzilla lumbered over to his downed foe, lifted Gigan up, and threw him at another skyscraper.  The building's foundation held, but Gigan was out like a light.  "Is this all you've got?" sneered Rex.  "What a pathetic excuse for a kaiju!"

       Godzilla walked over to Gigan's location.  A bright light began to grow from his mouth.  Just before Godzilla fired the blast, Gigan looked up and rolled out of the way.  The radioactive weapon hit the base of the building, sending it toppling onto Godzilla's head.  Rex was furious.  G64 just smirked.  Gigan got to his feet and battered the dazed Godzilla with his arms, knocking the titan to the ground.  Godzilla swung his tail, but Gigan leaped over it.  The cyborg grabbed Godzilla's tail and swung the beast around.  After a few moments, Gigan let go and Godzilla sailed into another skyscraper.  Gigan then charged up an intense laser beam and blasted Godzilla in the head.  The attack caused Godzilla to stagger and sway.  A second laser beam caught Godzilla square in the chest, bowling him over.  Godzilla's body went limp.

       "We have a winner!  Advancing to the quarterfinals, Gojira64 and Gigan!"  The crowd cheered vigorously.  However, Fudge looked worried.  He turned to Drag.  "I've seen men wearing those cloaks all day.  DaRokSez had one, and I've seen others watching us."  Drag scratched his chin.  "I hear ya.  Something is definitely not right here."

       Rex continued to stare at G64 with a look of hatred in his eyes.  "So, you are not as stupid as I had perceived before.  But it does not matter.  You cannot win the coming war."  His pod floated to the ground.  "When next we meet, the flames of hatred will destroy your Agency from within!"