Oh My Godzilla!!
 

 

Godzilla attacks processing plant in

Moss Landing on November 13, 2006

Moss Landing, a quiet little coastal town between Santa Cruz and Monterey, became Godzilla's playground on November 13, 2006. Quickly, he emerged through heavy fog from the Pacific Ocean and tromped straight for a processing plant where two tall stacks rose from the middle of the plant. He gleefully broke a stack in half and seemed amused with it before snapping it in half. He proudly waved his broken stack pieces overhead like trophies and released a thunderous bellow, drawing immediate attention from terrified plant employees.

The first plant employee to witness Godzilla's effortless, but destructive playing, was security guard, Wilden D. Nightstick. He didn't want to be quoted, but stated that he was polishing his baton and sipping his fourth cup of coffee when he first noticed concentric circles of waves starting from the middle of his coffee cup and widening out toward the rim. This was a vaguely familiar and foreboding sight to Mr. Nightstick. He took a quick peek outside his guard shack and saw a huge gray form emerging through the fog and coming straight for him. After Godzilla arrived, he stopped and stared at one of the stacks. Nightstick shivered as Godzilla turned to look directly at him, wrapped his claws around the stack and then snapped it in half. Nightstick quickly dialed in a series of 9's on his walkie-talkie to alert Bossley Doolittle, the plant manager, of Godzilla's presence at the plant. Honey Penney, Doolittle's secretary,  answered the page and advised Nightstick that everyone was aware of the disaster and to sound the general alarm. The plant was quickly evacuated, led by Nightstick.

After Godzilla played havoc at the plant, he headed back toward the beach, but stopped short at the marina. We later spoke with Captain "Lefty" Hook, a salty mariner with a low-hung left eye and a parrot on his shoulder. He recalled seeing Godzilla curiously inspect the various sea craft in the marina. Godzilla picked up one of the boats to have a closer look. Said Hook, "G'zilla shar knows how t' pick 'em. That thar boot in 'is 'and is the Mayor's. Fittin' it would be called Sea Toy." Hook's parrot chimed in with a squawky "that be true". As Godzilla waved the 'Sea Toy' around, he stomped and bellowed deafening groinks, seemingly enjoying his find. Godzilla retained possession of his toy and quickly vanished into the ocean.

With this event, we wonder at what drew Godzilla to the plant? Did he think it was a nuclear reactor? We can only guess. And guess is all we can do about where Godzilla will strike next. We can only hope that he plays with his new-found toy for awhile before coming on shore to relieve his boredom.

 

 

 

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