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Chapter 7: Godzilla vs the Empire Round 2 Part 2

When I started writing this, it was Veteran's Day. A moment of silence for those that served and those that are serving.

Roughly three minutes later. . .

As soon as the Kaiju got close, the AT-STs opened fire. Missiles, grenades and laser bolts exploded against the monster's head and neck. The giant reptile turned to the rock face, fire continuing to pour down on him. Enraged, the Kaiju smashed his claw into the mountainside. The rocks slipped out from beneath the feet of one of the Walkers and it fell over the edge, towards the ground below. It never reached the ground however, the Kaiju's other hand slammed into it, crushing it between the mountain and the Kaiju's fist.

"Do not stop firing!" Zhao ordered from his operations post near the reactor building. "Lay into that monster with everything you have! All turbolasers, join in the attack!"

The turrets on the perimeter began to open fire, hitting Alpha Predator One along his jawline. This just earned a snarl from the Kaiju before it turned back to the AT-STs. It reached up and grabbed one of the little Walkers in its claws and pulled it away from the mountain cliffs. The pilot started screaming over the open channel, filling the helmets of every Stormtrooper tuned in to his final panicked words.

"I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS WAS A REALLY STUPID PLAN!"

The giant lizard then ripped the Walker's head off with his jaws and spat it back out towards one of the turbolaser turrets. The little metal head tumbled through the air before crashing down on the turret. The gunnery crew ran as the resulting fireball from the collision rose into the sky. The Walker's legs were flung to the ground next like knives, smashing into another turret with the same outcome.

As Alpha Predator One easily pushed past the second line of defenses, Caine's squad arrived on their first assigned floor. They got a set of windows that looked right into the approaching Kaiju. Caine was the first to line up  a shot with his launcher, he aimed right for the mouth. The next time the creature opened his trap to roar Caine fired. The projectile exploded through the glass, racing through the air towards the roaring beast. It collided with the inside of the Kaiju's cheek. A second fired from Jaune, hit the Kaiju's armpit. His mouth was still smoking as he turned to the general direction both shots had come from. They had gotten his attention, which proved the theory of the Kaiju's weak spots as far as Caine was concerned.

"Alright, pull back." Caine ordered. "We need to get to the next position."

"Why?" asked one of the Troopers. "We got a clear shot right here."

"So does he," Caine insisted grimly. "Now come on."

The Troopers followed the old Clone and they were right to do so. Just mere seconds later as they reached the stairs, something crashed through the side of the building. Sticking out of the structure's side where the squad had been standing just seconds ago was an AT-ST, now on fire and its crew's bodies lying among the smoldering ruins. What was left of them anyway.

Jaune stared in horror while one of the Troopers spoke to Caine. "It looks like we're just pissing him off, Sir."

"That's what the Jumptroopers want," he reminded him. "We keep the big guy's focus on us and that gives them the shot they need."

Up in the cliffs, the Jumptroopers were taking that very shot. Prince Daemon's second in command, Lieutenant Ember Taylor kept her eyes on the monster as it passed by. Now was their moment to strike. With a single hand gesture, her Jumptroopers activated their jetpacks and boosted themselves off the side of the cliff. They flew towards Kaiju's back and landed on it. Using the monster's scales to steady themselves, the Jumptroopers set about their work.