The Costume Party: Godzilla (Com)

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Noah was running around his apartment, roaring and smashing blocks and being an overall menace. To be fair though, he was a child, a four-year-old one at that, and he was wearing his favorite dinosaur costume.

He’s been wearing it non-stop since his mother pulled it out of storage last week for him to wear as a Halloween costume this year. It was actually his older sister from when she was younger, so it didn’t quite fit him, since he was a lot smaller than her when she was his age.

He didn’t care though, to him, he was Godzilla, a massive monster with incredible strength and Atomic Breath. He was so into playing Godzilla he almost forgot about trick or treating, but luckily his mom reminded them and they went out.

Noah, his sister, and his mom were off to collect candy. It was Noah’s first time, so his big sister promised to teach him how to do it. So the two held hands and ran from door to door presenting their candy bags and asking for candy.

Every door they went to the people who lived there just adored seeing Noah in his Godzilla costume and his sister in her cowgirl hat and boots. So after about an hour of trick or treating Noah started to get tired of walking.

So his mother decided to take them out to get some food at a local restaurant. They went inside, got seated and each of them looked at the menu. Of course, Noah couldn't read his. It had too many big words on it, but there was a kid's menu and crayons, so he went off to play with them.

As you can imagine, he drew a ton of buildings, plans, and the army fighting Godzilla. He ended up losing track of time and before he knew it, there was a grilled cheese and a bunch of chicken nuggets in front of him.

He began to play around with the nuggets and munch on them with his mouth. He even pretended they were the people who always tried to hurt Godzilla. He was a bit disruptive to the rest of the attendees at the restaurant, but his mom managed to get him to be quiet.

After finishing his chicken nuggets and eating half the grilled cheese he was ready to get back to trick or treating, but unfortunately, he had to wait forever for his sister and mother to finish eating first, once they were done, and the meal was paid for, they were back on the streets.

It was now pretty late so his mom told him they were only going to finish up this block and head home. To which he pouted, but quickly stopped when his mom said they could go home now if he wanted to misbehave.

He didn’t want that so he started acting good, and he and his sister continued collecting candy. They finished up two more apartment buildings before Noah’s young age finally caught up to him and he was tired.

So he asked his mom to pick him up. She did and he leaned his head against her and started to drift to sleep while she walked home. He was drifting in and out, so one moment they were in an unfamiliar place, and the next they were walking on their street.

Then Noah saw a light coming from one of the apartments. It was so bright that it woke him up, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he was slamming them closed because the light became too bright to see.

After it disappeared all three of them were rubbing their eyes. Noah’s mom put her down and asked if she was okay. Noah said she was fine and continued to rub her eyes while her mom checked on her sister.

Noah’s sister was fine but was suddenly talking very strangely, despite their mom asking her to stop. Noah’s sister swore she wasn't doing it on purpose, and couldn't stop. Noah didn’t really notice, but she was still rubbing her eyes.

She removed her hood and looked at her sister. Something about her seemed off. Noah wasn’t sure, but something about the freckles she painted on earlier looked off. They didn’t look painted on anymore.

Noah’s attention on the matter quickly vanished as she felt sort of strange. Her stomach felt a little rumbly and it felt like she had to burp. So she began trying to make it happen, and when it finally came out, something else came with it.

Noah shot a tiny amount of her atomic breath out. That caused her to launch up into the air nearly twenty feet, and knock over her mom and sister. Noah heard her mom screaming from the ground, but she was so excited to be flying she didn’t really understand why she was so upset.

Then Noah started to fall, and she began to cry because she was four and it was scary, especially when she hit the ground. Noah heard her mom still screaming as she ran towards her. Noah stopped crying and realized she was completely fine, she didn’t even get hurt from the fall.

She did however make a small crater where she landed. No bigger than a pothole, but it was still impressive. He got up and looked at his mom, who had her hands on her face and looked terrified. Noah ran over to her and asked if she saw that, and how cool it was.

She said she saw it but asked Noah not to do it again. She then leaned down and placed her hand on Noah’s face. She looked so concerned and upset. Noah saw this and decided to stop playing Godzilla and hug her.

Noah told her that she didn't know why she was upset but it would be okay. Noah’s mom hugged Noah back, and agreed, but then asked Noah to hug a little less tightly as it was hard for her to breathe.

Noah let go and looked at her hands. Did she hug too tightly? So she was super strong now? And she could shoot blasts. Noah’s face lit up as she realized, she loudly shouted that she had Godzilla powers.

She was so excited, but she was also still super tired, so after a minute or two when the rush from all this vanished, Noah got sleepy again and passed out. When she woke up, she was in some strange facility with her family.

Her mother explained they’d be staying with her for a while so that Noah could learn to control her abilities and not hurt anyone with them. Noah thought that was awesome, she’d get to use her powers and really be like Godzilla.

So from that day on, Noah would wake up and get escorted to a training ground where several scientists and Godzilla experts would study her and help her control her powers. Noah and her family remained in this facility for ten years.

When Noah was fourteen she had mastered her powers and they finally cleared her to leave. Noah was glad as she was sick of her powers. She was a young teenage girl who had long moved past her Godzilla fascination.

Being cooped up there for ten years was a lot, not that she didn’t understand why she was there. After all, if she wanted she could destroy a city. Luckily that wasn’t at all what she wanted, instead, she wanted the typical things a girl her age wanted.

The only friends she had were other kids who when the transformation occurred got incredible powers, and most of them were leaving soon as well, so she wasn’t sure if they’d be seeing each other anymore, so Noah wanted to make a lot of friends in the area they’re moving to.

Noah was also really excited to attend a real and normal school. She wasn’t in school when they moved to the facility, so she’s only ever been in the classes they held, which wasn't all that bad, they did have the best of the best when it came to teachers.

But her big sister got to attend a normal school, and she always told Noah about it. It sounded amazing. You get to learn, hang out with friends, wear a cute uniform, and most importantly there’d be boys.

Noah’s been dreaming about it, going to school, having a boy confess to her, and having her first kiss. Much like most girls her age, she had a perfect fantasy for how it would go down, and in the end, it would be nothing like that, but just as special to her.

Noah also has no idea she used to be a boy. She was so young when she changed, that the doctors suggested to her mother to just raise her as a girl. So Noah’s mom kept it a secret, and her sister knew but enjoyed having a little sister more than a brother, so she kept it a secret as well.

So all Noah knows is she got the powers of Godzilla as a kid, nothing else. Not that she’d care if she found out, as far as she cornered she’s always been a girl and always will be. All she cares about is living a normal life.

At least for now, she may change her mind in college or sometime afterward and find a use for her powers, like using them to be a superhero like some people have done, or even finding a way to use her power to better humanity. She has no idea, and she’s in no rush to figure it out now. All she’s concerned about is getting fitted for her new uniform and hoping she looks good in it.