𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 & 𝙈𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙨

Chapter Forty-One: The Titan War Pt7

"All right Bowman. Let's take her down." The Captain ordered.

"Dive the ship. Make depth 150." Bowman relayed to the crew.

"Good luck." Sam said through the monitor's audio, as he elected to remain in Castle Bravo.

"Thanks, Sam... We'll need it." Mark replied.

"You take care of yourselves. Do whatever you can." Braedey added. "Help out the Jaegers as best as you can."

Ilene had been standing next to him and waved a quick peace sign to the others. But upon hearing Mark say "we'll need it," she paused and leaned over to look at him as if to ask "are you okay?" Mark gave a little smirk and nodded, and she put a hand on his back as they walked away and the feed cut.

"They're kind of a cute couple, actually. Don't you think?" Sam asked.

"Eh." Barnes muttered. Sam looked at Barnes for a moment, who then looked at Sam. "What?" Barnes asked.

"...Nothing." Sam said, shaking his head and waving his hand.

The sub began its descent into the depths as the shining form of Mothra faded from view as darkness engulfed all.

The silence which enveloped the crew was palpable. Mark could swear it was getting harder to breathe, and not from the increasing pressure of the ocean around the sub. Ilene, to keep herself occupied, was scouring her family's private files once again searching for anything she could about Ghidorah, Rodan, Mothra, and Godzilla. Even the smallest hint would help. Braedey was sending messages to the Jaegers to tell them to contain and slow down the Titans at all costs.

Serizawa, meanwhile, looked at an old pocket watch.

"What time is it?" Mark asked, hoping to cut the tension.

"...Time to get a new watch." Serizawa replied.

Mark smirked. "Andrew's favourite joke." He said quietly. Serizawa chuckled quietly. "You never took that watch out of your pocket without him asking that question." Serizawa nodded. "You know... If you told me years ago that I'd be trying to save the creature which took my son, and that it'd be the only way to save the family I have left..." Mark mused.

Serizawa looked away, and then leaned over the table next to Mark. "Sometimes, the only way to heal our wounds is to make peace with the demons who created them." Serizawa replied.

Mark's smirk turned into a genuine smile. "...I guess you're right." He agreed.

Serizawa turned around, sitting on the edge of the table. "You know, Mark. There are some things in this world beyond our understanding. We must be able to accept and learn from them. Because in these moments of crisis are also moments of faith. And they work together to create moments in time where we either come together, or fall apart. Nature, unlike humanity, always has a way of balancing itself. And the only question is..." He trailed off, putting his glasses back on after taking them off to clean them. "...What part will we play?" He finished.

"Did you just make that up?" Braedey asked with a raised eyebrow. Despite his humour, he could tell that it sounded philosophical.

"No. I read it in a fortune cookie once." Serizawa joked, earning a laugh from Mark. "A really long fortune cookie." He continued, starting to laugh himself along with Mark and some of the crew around them who'd been listening in.

Suddenly, the sub began to tremble and shake violently causing the electronics to jitter.

"Status of the ship!" The Captain demanded.