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Chapter 10 - 10

MUTANIC KAIJUS

Episode 10: "The Absolute Awakening"

INT. LAB - WINTER - NIGHT

A weakened Hydrion floats inside a large glass cylinder filled with mercury. Tubes of different colors (red, light blue, yellow, ash) run through and along his spine.

MRS. ELY

How sure are we that he's worth all of this?

EMILY

His impulse is above average despite his significant blood loss. But we replaced half of it with mercury.

MRS. ELY

What was the result for his brainwashing?

EMILY

It was a 99.5% success.

MRS. ELY

So he's fresh as a newborn baby.

Emily looks at Hydrion, troubled.

EMILY (V.O.)

(Is this really Hydrion?)

MRS. ELY

And how about the other project?

EMILY

77 percent complete.

MRS. ELY

How long will it take before you're done with Hydrion?

EMILY

Just some hours but...

Hydrion stirs. His hand scratches the inside of the tube.

MRS. ELY

Why is he up?

EMILY

Since he didn't have enough blood, I used mercury to replace it.

MRS. ELY

Tell me something I don't know.

EMILY

It might have worked too well.

MRS. ELY

So he can move?

HYDRION (confused)

Where am I? Who the hell are you?

EMILY

Guess the brainwashing helps, huh?

She presses a button. The liquid drains. Sleeping gas floods in. Hydrion passes out.

MRS. ELY

Send him to the lab to be examined before he wakes up again.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - LATER

Hydrion wakes up in a room full of scientists. One sits across from him, interrogating.

SCIENTIST

Who are you? Where are you from?

Hydrion is silent. Blank.

SCIENTIST (CONT'D)

You are Altrion.

HYDRION

I am...

INT. FACILITY CONTROL ROOM - SAME TIME

Someone hacks the PA system.

PA SYSTEM

...Hydrion!!!

INT. HYDRION'S MIND - VOID REALM

Hydrion finds himself in a strange void. A river of mercury flows. A giant metal-forged castle looms. From it, a metal-armored version of himself steps down. It's LENIEL.

HYDRION

Leniel?

LENIEL

So you remember. What was it again—Altrion?

HYDRION

That's not my name.

LENIEL

Then what's your name?

HYDRION

I am...

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - REALITY

HYDRION

I am... Hydrion. (smiles)

SCIENTIST

Shit—

Hydrion slaughters them and feasts on their flesh.

INT. OBSERVATION ROOM

EMILY

Madam Ely!

MRS. ELY

How did he—? I thought you said he was completely brainwashed!

EMILY

The 0.5% left was his human self. He pushed everything there. We were just clearing empty space.

Soldiers rush to intercept Hydrion.

INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE CONTROL ROOM

PA SYSTEM

It's no use.

MRS. ELY

Who's that?

EMILY

He's the one who accessed the control room and triggered Hydrion's memories.

PA SYSTEM

The dude hasn't eaten in a month, so you're just delivering his food to him.

Soldiers gather behind a heavy door. Silence. Then—

A massive metal blade pierces through, stabbing a soldier in the face. Another peeks through the hole. Hydrion grabs his face and crushes it.

Hydrion rips the door off, feasts on the corpse, and bites into the heart. Soldiers fire. Bullets melt into his blood. He regenerates and releases a blade from his wrist.

PA SYSTEM

Wow!! That's new.

HYDRION

I feel weird... tummy rumbles ...and hungry.

Hydrion continues his rampage.

INT. LAB HALLWAY

EMILY

Madam, what do we do now? He's almost here!

SCIENTISTS scream and die.

PA SYSTEM

Open the door.

EMILY

Huh?! (freaking out)

PA SYSTEM

If you wanna live, open it.

Emily hesitates, then hits the button.

MRS. ELY

No!

Blood seeps in. Hydrion enters.

EMILY

I don't wanna die!

Hydrion raises his hand to kill them.

PA SYSTEM

Wait. Before you kill them, take a good look at the girl. Smells like someone, right?

HYDRION

Leniel's girlfriend?

PA SYSTEM

Yeah. She's her sister.

HYDRION

And the other one?

PA SYSTEM

You can ignore that one. Mrs. Kelinza said she had something we needed.

MRS. ELY

Kelinza? ...She planned this?

PA SYSTEM

Oops. Guess I need to let the cat out of the bag. In that case, she said you had something else in your arsenal.

MRS. ELY

How did she know?

PA SYSTEM

Doesn't matter. But uh... we're gonna need a ride back to your sister's city. The rest's between you and her.

MRS. ELY

Who are you?

PA SYSTEM

You'll find that out in a few minutes. Anyway, can we get some clothes?

EMILY

We don't have clothes for mutants.

UNKNOWN VOICE (O.S.)

He can turn back, you know.

Steam hisses. Hydrion turns back to human. Faces of the two newcomers aren't shown. Mrs. Ely and Emily look stunned.

MRS. ELY

Isn't—aren't you...

INT. MRS. IVY'S BASE - NIGHT

FLORENCIA

Mrs. Kelinza.

MRS. KELINZA

Yeah?

FLORENCIA

Did you ever hate the fact that I ended up liking Leniel?

MRS. KELINZA

I did.

FLORENCIA

Why?

MRS. KELINZA

If you still feel the same after today... you'll understand.

FLORENCIA

What's gonna happen today?

MRS. KELINZA

The beginning... or maybe the end. You should get some rest.

FLORENCIA

You too.

(She starts leaving, suspicious.)

MRS. KELINZA

Florencia.

FLORENCIA

Yeah?

MRS. KELINZA

Stay here or leave with Leniel.

FLORENCIA

Mrs. Ivy gave me most of what I have today. It's that—

MRS. KELINZA

Didn't ask for your life story.

FLORENCIA

I would go with Leniel.

MRS. KELINZA

Even if—

FLORENCIA

I don't care. I would still go with him.

MRS. KELINZA

Love really blinds, huh?

FLORENCIA

Guess so.

EXT. AIRSPACE - NIGHT

A helicopter approaches.

MRS. IVY

Wait... isn't that Ely's?

MRS. KELINZA (sighs)

The end of the beginning... beginning of the end? End of the end? Whatever... it's beginning the end. No wait—beginning to begin—ugh, forget it.

MRS. IVY

What's going on?

MRS. ELY (O.S.)

We're here.

INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

LENIEL

You ready?

NAYOKA

Kinda nervous...

LENIEL

Don't worry. You'll be fine. So... would you rather jump or should I push you off?

They put on masks.

NAYOKA

Please don't. I'm already scared of heights.

LENIEL

You know what, I'm sick of waiting.

NAYOKA

Please don't!

LENIEL

See ya.

A figure jumps from the helicopter, emitting steam. It's Hydrion transforming mid-air.

EXT. BASE - CONTINUOUS

FLORENCIA

Hydrion? What's he doing here? (looks at Mrs. Kelinza)

MRS. KELINZA (filing her nails)

Don't give me that look.

Hydrion transforms fully. A burst of oversized muscle cells forms from his joints and spine. He lands—300 to 400 ft tall—and howls.

KELTON

You have got to be kidding me.

RODAN

What's going on?

DINNA

Is it just me or... he's not the same?

MRS. IVY

Rodan! Kelton! You two slow him down till we figure out what's going on! You're our second line of defense!

Rodan and Kelton transform. Vatrion flies Arkrion high, drops him. Arkrion transforms into a 350-ft mutant. Vatrion joins him. Dinna and Maxi become kaiju-sized.

FLORENCIA (amused)

Woah.

MRS. KELINZA

Guess you know why they're called "Mutanic Kaijus."

Arkrion and Hydrion charge at each other—

EXT. SKY – NIGHT

HYDRION is seen mid-air, transforming. Muscle tissues burst out from his joints and spine. His size increases rapidly as steam clouds him.

He crashes to the ground with a BOOM — now standing 300–400 ft tall.

HYDRION (howling)

Aaaaaargh!!!

EXT. BATTLEFIELD RIDGE – SAME TIME

KELTON

You have got to be kidding me...

RODAN

What's going on?

DINNA

Is it just me or... he's not the same?

MRS. IVY

Rodan, Kelton! You two slow him down till we find out what's going on! You're our second line of defense!

RODAN and KELTON nod. They TRANSFORM into their mutant kaiju forms. VATRION picks up ARKRION, flies high, and drops him. ARKRION transforms mid-air — now 350 ft tall.

VATRION joins him in the sky. DINNA and MAXI transform beside them into their massive kaiju sizes.

FLORENCIA (amused)

Woah...

MS. KELINZA

Guess you now understand why they're called "Mutanic Kaijus."

EXT. SNOWY PLAINS – SECONDS LATER

ARKRION and HYDRION charge toward each other. They clash — ARKRION lands a punch to HYDRION's face, releasing a MASSIVE SHOCKWAVE.

Missiles are launched at HYDRION. ARKRION capitalizes, grabs him, and runs him around a mountain.

HYDRION appears unconscious.

ARKRION (panting)

Good...

Suddenly HYDRION RISES. Roars. Dodges a punch, bites ARKRION's wrist, flips him, SMASHES his head into the mountain base, tears off his arms, then steps on his back as the mountain collapses.

HYDRION

Where's the other one?

HYDRION spots VATRION hundreds of meters away. They CHARGE.

HYDRION

There you are!

He jumps and SMASHES VATRION'S head to the ground. VATRION counters, piercing HYDRION's neck with a wing thumb. HYDRION grabs both wings and tries to tear him apart.

VATRION (roaring)

Raaagh!

ARKRION returns and PUNCHES HYDRION across the face — sending him down hard. HYDRION suddenly reacts to intense hunger.

His TEETH sharpen. His EYES glow. A METAL BLADE shoots from one wrist, a METAL-ARMORED FIST from the other.

ARKRION

What the hell!?

MRS. IVY

What's going on!?

MRS. KELINZA enters a glass cell and locks herself in.

FLORENCIA

Um... she just locked herself in?

MRS. IVY

Just ignore her.

MRS. KELINZA (inside the cell)

Yeah, just ignore me.

EXT. MOUNTAIN BASE – MOMENTS LATER

HYDRION pierces ARKRION's chest with his blade and starts FEASTING on his flesh.

MS. IVY

What is he doing!?

ARKRION tries grabbing HYDRION's face — only for his ARM to be BITTEN OFF and EATEN.

VATRION swoops down, spinning like a rifle. ARKRION holds HYDRION in place—

HYDRION (sighs)

Tch...

Suddenly, MASSIVE ICE SICKLES erupt from the ground, PIERCING VATRION in the chest and surrounding him in a deadly trap.

MRS. IVY

ARKRION, what just happened!?

ARKRION

That wasn't me...

HYDRION stumbles back. Falls to his knees.

MRS. IVY (presses buttons)

Let's end this.

SPECIAL MISSILES hit ARKRION and VATRION — turning them into their Advanced Forms.

INT. BASE – OBSERVATION DECK

All eyes are on MRS. KELINZA.

MRS. IVY

What is all this?

MRS. KELINZA

All what?

MRS. IVY

Hydrion shouldn't be able to do all this.

MRS. KELINZA

Oh, that's your sister's doing.

MRS. IVY

Ely?

MRS. KELINZA

Yep. This was supposed to be her project. "Altrion" or something...

MRS. IVY

How do you know that?

MRS. KELINZA

Dunno. Maybe Florencia told me.

MRS. IVY

Not even she knew about it. No one knows about this.

MRS. KELINZA

Except you, your sister... and me. I just can't wait to see the other project — the Absolute Hydrion.

MRS. IVY (shocked)

(Ely never said anything of that sort to me...)

MRS. KELINZA

You look surprised. Anyway, thanks to your sisters, now we can face what's coming.

MRS. IVY

What's that supposed to mean?

ARKRION freezes HYDRION again. VATRION fires lasers at the ice base beneath, causing HYDRION to sink.

MRS. KELINZA

Don't tell me you thought these were the only Mutanic Kaijus the world had to offer?

The ice below HYDRION glows blue. Vapor rises.

MRS. KELINZA

There are quite a few. Some... very dangerous. So all you two did was help awaken Hydrion's other forms.

MRS. IVY

What?

MRS. KELINZA

I love that look you have there.

Suddenly, ICE SICKLES explode from 1 km around Hydrion. Massive blast radius.

ARKRION

What the—?

VATRION

Huh!?

MRS. IVY

How!?

MRS. KELINZA

This is amazing...

An explosion goes off from the epicenter. HYDRION stands, transformed — now with white fur, blue eyes, claws, and glowing blue markings on his body.

VATRION

Is that...

HYDRION charges toward ARKRION and VATRION.

MRS. IVY

Rodan! Kelton! You two, get out of there!

RODAN (V.O.)

We can handle him!

Radio cuts off.

MRS. IVY

No! Don't— shit...

MRS. KELINZA

Guess they still think he's the same.

MRS. IVY is fuming.

EXT. BATTLEFIELD – MOMENTS LATER

HYDRION slams into the ground — ICE SICKLES shoot up again. VATRION counters with wind bursts. ARKRION melts some with ice.

HYDRION FORMS an ICE SPEAR — hurls it toward VATRION's face. VATRION dodges, but it pierces his waist and sends him crashing down.

A second spear hits his chest — pins him to a mountain.

HYDRION sighs. ARKRION stands between him and the others.

HYDRION

Give it up already, would you? I have no interest in killing you.

HYDRION walks past him. ARKRION doesn't stop him.

SOLDIER (O.S.)

He's on his way!

MRS. IVY

I can see that!!!

MAXI and DINNA transform, block HYDRION's path.

HYDRION

Seriously?

MRS. IVY presses a red button.

A section of the enormous building opens — revealing three massive gates.

HYDRION

Hmm?

MRS. IVY

Tri-Drion... kill him.

From the gates, four Tybeast-shaped Hydrion clones in Kaiju form charge at HYDRION.

MRS. KELINZA

So that's it? But if I'm correct... tri means three?

FLORENCIA

There's... four of them.

One figure reveals itself to be the real Tybeast, leaps, and SMASHES one clone's face — both crash into the frozen sea.

HYDRION now faces the remaining two.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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