Pleasant Surprises

6 months later, Torterra woke up in the middle of an island filled with radioactive waste. He didn't know how long he slept, but that wasn't what bothered him when he woke up. He felt a strange film covering his body, just like after he had eaten his first Kaiju.

He slowly rose to his feet, angering the birds. With his claws, Torterra began to tear the film that stuck to him. This film mainly covered its body and tail. There was a piece on his head where the ears used to be, so he took it off first. As soon as he removed this film, he could feel the difference in the quality of the sound he was hearing.

The sounds he heard were clearer. Even if the source of the sound was quite far away from him, he could still hear it effortlessly. This enhancement didn't go beyond the supernatural, but he still enjoyed the enhancement.

But why has he improved now? All the time he spent with Harry, he only grew in size without any visible change. Even when he ate the Kaiju, he didn't have the changes he had after the first Kaiju absorption.

Torterra continued to clear his body. When he removed the film from the body shell, he felt an itch on the sides of his body. With his claws, he began to scrape the edges of his armor, which, by the way, also increased its mass. The itching did not stop, so he scratched even harder.

"What the hell is this!?" At one point, sharp spikes pierced through his hide from both sides of his armor.

KKREEEK

A smooth and beautiful row of spikes appeared from the sides of his armor, starting from his neck all the way to his tail. Each spike was broad and sharp at the tip. Torterra ran his hand over these spikes and they made a pleasant clicking sound. Each spike was strong both in its base, sticking to the body, and in its structure. They were in no way inferior to his claws.

He tried to pull those spikes back under his carapace, but failed. It was probably futile to expect him to develop any muscles that could retract or retract the spikes at will.

His tail also got longer. The tail, as before, was useless in battle, but it will help when swimming. There were also spines on both ends of the tail, but they were smaller than on the carapace.

"Damn bugs!" The only reason for his changes was sleep. He went to sleep for the first time in many years. And all this because of his fear of a sudden Kaiju attack. Those bugs were so scary that he decided to be constantly alert and never slept.

How much has he lost in development during this time? Maybe he could develop lasers from his eyes, but now he can't do anything about it. He was lucky he was getting taller at all. If it weren't for that, this missed opportunity would bite him harder.

Overall he was happy with the update. And he didn't have any strange organs like Kaiju, so everything was fine.

"I must return to my island. I don't know how long I slept and what happened to the gold? I hope they figured out to get it and use it. I think, i said Alejandro, that this is gold for the Marshal?" Torterra slowly dove into the water and swam to his island.

POV: Raleigh

There were many people on the island of Torterra, going about their business. There were more people than before, and on the island you could constantly hear someone chipping away at the stone and working with a welding machine. Several ships were moored to the island. And in the middle of the island lay a broken brick, under which there was no more gold.

At the edge of the island was a hole 10 meters (32 feet) in diameter and the same depth in the stone floor. At the bottom of the hole in the ground you could see a gun turret with two muzzles. It was a new weapon that the Marshal decided to place on the island for security. There were 4 such turrets - 1 for each corner of the island. They worked automatically and could be controlled both from the command room on this island and remotely from the Jaeger base where the Marshal was.

Most likely, Torterra will continue to search for sunken gold, so this weapon was necessary.

A man in a T-shirt was working near the turret. He was covered in machine oil and sweaty from work. It was Raleigh. After the pirate attack, the Marshal instructed him to upgrade the island's security system. It had already been 6 months since the Titan went to sleep, and in that time there had already been 2 Kaiju attacks. One to Australia and the other to Ecuador. In both cases, the Marshal was able to send two Jaegers each to intercept the enemy.

The Jaegers did well, but the repairs will be very expensive. The marshal needed money and since Alejandro said that Torterra planned to give him the gold, he decided not to wait and took the gold from under the brick.

By weight alone, the gold was worth $3 billion. It was very little, but Mr. Smith helped Marshall sell the gold at auction and they were able to get 10 times more money. This gold had great historical value and was bought by various riches from all over the world.

Raleigh got to know the so-called team of archeologists of Torterra better, but after a month of living on the island, it was clear that the giant would not wake up soon, so they went to their native countries and continued to do what they had been doing before coming to the island.

"Hello. The big boss has woken up and is swimming here. I need you to meet him and show him everything we did for him." Raleigh was approached by the head of the island's base and gave good news.

"Boss? Torterra? That's great, I'll be ready, just finish here. I need 5 more minutes." He finished screwing up the panel he was working on and ran to take a shower. It was uncomfortable to walk on the island dirty, even Torterra could smell it at a height of 100 meters (320 feet) from the ground.

After 15 minutes, he was already standing on the edge of the island and waiting for the arrival of the beast. The water became restless, and after a moment a giant came out of the water, holding some sunken ship in his hands. It seems that searching for ships has become his hobby.

"Who is this?!" Raleigh said quietly to himself. He was shocked by the Titan's changes. He became even taller, and sharp spines protruded from his carapace on his back, which gradually decreased to the tip of his tail. His armored plates on his back became thicker and his tail longer. He slowly climbed onto the island, making the ground tremble perceptibly with each step he took. Water flooded the entire floor of the island and people started screaming, lifting electrical appliances from the floor so they wouldn't get wet.

Torterra put the ship on the ground and turned his head to Raleigh. He said using sign language: "It's me! Don't you recognize the one who saved your life?" In fact, he shouldn't have allowed Raleigh and his brother to fight that day, so he was partly to blame for their predicament. But that didn't stop him from making fun of them.

"But what did I expect from such a weakling! Your memory is as weak as your Jaeger piloting skills," Torterra continued to tease him.

"I have normal skills! You need try piloting a Jaeger yourself, if you was so smart!" Raleigh was completely stunned. This was only the second time he had spoken to a Titan face-to-face, so he didn't expect to be bullied.

"So what happened here while I was sleeping? How much time has passed?"

"You slept for 6 months!"

"Not bad. Did you take the gold?"

"Yes! After the pirates attacked the island, the Marshal decided to take it away and ordered automatic weapons to be installed to defend the island."

"What pirates? Is anyone hurt?" Torterra was surprised that someone would dare attack his island while he was gone. If he was came back and caught these pirates, he would not spare them. It is one thing not to kill people, but another thing to protect those who are going to be killed. He will not sit and watch as someone is killed in front of his eyes.

"Yes. Several guards died, and Alejandro suffered a serious leg injury. He will no longer be able to work here. Didn't Yun tell you that?"

"Where they are?"

"Yun and Mr. Smith have returned to their countries. If you need them, I can call them."

Torterra thought, but did not answer. He headed for a large battleship lying on the island. Raleigh watched as Torterra picked up this old ship from both sides and carried it to his home. He wondered what he wanted to do, but before he pulled the ship inside, he let go and it fell to the ground, causing much noise and shaking of the earth.

POV: Torterra

BOOM

The ship I was holding fell out of my hands because there was a huge device in the middle of my house with two jet engines pointing downwards. It was a jet pack made for me. Finally, I won't be swimming in the endless ocean for years anymore!

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