Hail to the Queen!

Chapter 9 - New Allies and Enemies

Carol hovered in the air as the Kree warships burned in their entrance into Earth's atmosphere.

Carol had sent Yon-Rogg's attack pod into the ground when he attempted to destroy the cargo plane. Carol saw that Mothra had saved the plane from the other pod, and was grateful, but it was obvious that Mothra wouldn't be able to help her with Yon-Rogg.

Now, Carol was to face off against the feared Kree general, Ronan the Accuser.

Carol felt the presence of a massive creature behind her. She turned to see a creature similar to Mothra, but radically different.

This creature had a larger body than Mothra. Unlike Mothra, who's exoskeleton was brown and covered in white fur on her back, this creature's carapace was black and hairless. Its wings were a brilliant pattern of yellow and red, and it seemed to glow a devilish red, unlike Mothra's angelic blue glow. Its eyes were red, and it had a row of yellow spikes along its brow, with a larger horn between its eyes.

"Hello, there," Carol said uneasily, not knowing how the demonic creature would respond. "What is your name?"

The demon moth turned its head to the side as a gravelly, masculine voice spoke in Carol's head,

"I... am Battra... brother... of Mothra... and Guardian... of Earth."

"Wow, that's a lot of responsibility," Carol remarked.

"Indeed..." Battra replied, not seeming to get the joke. "Now... the Earth is... threatened by... the presence of... these aliens."

"I could probably take them on my own."

"Indeed... you could... but... there is... something... else..."

"What?"

"A massive... creature... not unlike... me... and Mothra..."

"Well, it wouldn't be the craziest thing to happen today. Where is Mothra?"

"Resting... Needs to... heal..."

"Understandable. Now, let's show these clowns what for."

"Yes..."

The Kree ships landed with tremulous thuds, sending sand flying a short distance away. Gang planks lowered from the front of each ship, the foremost ship revealing the form of Ronan the Accuser.

He was angered at the knowledge that Vers knew her origins and had turned against the very empire he swore to protect. Now, he would claim this primitive planet for the Kree Empire and wipe out the species that dared to exist in the same universe as he did.

A significant distance away, Ronan saw the form of a massive moth-like creature land on a sand dune. It raised it's red and yellow wings in what seemed to be a threat display. Ronan wasn't worried about this creature's appearance, until a ball of pure energy flew directly in front of him and landed just a few yards away.

The ball of energy subsided to reveal Veers, who had changed the colors of her suit to her own liking.

"A most stylish color palette, Vers," Ronan said, choosing to go the polite path, "or do you prefer Danvers?"

"Don't patronize me," she said aggressively. "You and your institution have lied to me for far too long. It's time they stopped."

"Very well, Danvers," Ronan said. "How do you prefer to die?"

Carol walked back to where Battra stood. Next to him, Fury and Maria waited, alongside Dr. Pym, clad in a black and red leather suit.

"They surrender?" Fury asked.

"Ronan doesn't surrender," Carol replied. "He's a zealot. He won't stop until the Kree are victorious."

"Well, they won't be winning today," Maria said confidently. "Right?"

"I hope so."

They turned around to see the Kree warships open their tops. From each of these ships came a different creature.

The middle ship sprouted a creature similar to a bird, but it was mechanized greatly. Its arms had long blades attached to them by the wrists, and it's back had a flexible shell of metal plates. Poking out from the shell were three spiny sails. It landed on the ground with a thud, it's single-toed feet firmly planted in the ground. It's eye visor stared at its enemies.

The right ship revealed a beast similar to a rhinoceros beetle. Its bipedal and is covered in golden-patterned brown exoskeleton. Its face consists of two prominent golden eyes, mandible mouth and its horn has a spike of metal, and its forelimbs had a pair of drills attached to them. 

The left ship unleashed a giant centipede creature. Its tan body was propelled by millions of metal legs. Its red eyes bore no emotion.

"I... remember... these... beasts..." Battra said, catching Carol's attention.

"Who are they?" she asked.

Battra stared at her as he shared his memory with her, the memory of his ancestor, passed down by genetic memory.

Canadian Glacial Plain, 12,780 years ago

Battra flew past the giant bird monster with the grace of a hawk, his bladed arms cutting through its side with ease. The beast shrieked as it swung its long talons at Battra, only to miss.

Nearby, Mothra battled with the centipede creature. She repeatedly cut off it's legs with hers and stabbed her stinger into its body. The centipede screamed in its feeble attempts to retaliate, as the venom slowly broke down its nervous system.

The beetle fought with a large spiderlike creature. The spider slammed it's six crablike legs into the beetle's carapace with tremendous force. As it did, the tentacles on its face wrapped around the beetle's horn, before breaking it off completely.

Battra returned his focus to his own fight with the birdlike creature. He slashed his arms at it's sides before using the razor-sharp edges of his wings to cut its head off completely. Victory in his grasp, Battra screeched loudly as his red glow reached a crescendo.

Carol returned to her plane of existence, Battra's eyes now focused on something behind him. Carol flew a short distance above him, ignoring the soreness in her body.

Mothra flew above the ground, glowing brightly like the sun. Underneath her, two other creatures stood. One was the same spiderlike creature from Battra's vision, while the other one resembled a giant praying mantis, albeit with an orchid coloration and a crownlike frill on the back of it's head.

"We have friends," Fury noted as Carol returned to the ground. "What did Black Mothra here show you?"

"It's 'Battra,'" Carol corrected. "These monsters that Ronan brought were here before, during the last ice age. They were called Venous," She pointed at the centipede. "Megalon," She then pointed at the beetle. "and that Gigan." She points at the last creature.