EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE – DAY

Hydrion and Cydrion CLASH in a monumental face-off, striking each other square in the face. Neither moves an inch—perfectly equal in strength.

HYDRION

(gritting his teeth)

Let’s see what you’re really made of…

Cydrion swings again—Hydrion BITES into his shoulder, locking both arms and begins to push him back.

Cydrion grunts and PUSHES back harder. Hydrion SINKS his teeth deeper, RIPPING out part of the metallic shoulder.

HYDRION

(grunting)

Gotcha.

He TEARS off the arm completely. Grabs the other arm, SPINS, and SLAMS Cydrion into the ground with an echoing boom.

Hydrion ROARS.

Out of nowhere, a RAIN OF MISSILES rains down on Hydrion—BLASTING him off.

MRS. KELINZA

Where did those come from?

The missiles are traced—fired from a SATELLITE in space. More rain down, SEPARATING Hydrion and Cydrion.

Cydrion stands—ACTIVATING magnetic fields. His broken arm and shoulder REATTACH with a mechanical hum.

FLORENCIA

What just happened?!

MRS. KELINZA

It has a magnetic core. It reforms its detached parts…

More METAL SHEETS shoot from the container and latch onto Cydrion, fortifying his armor.

Cydrion begins CHARGING.

Hydrion stands—but instantly BLASTED by a LASER from Cydrion’s chest core. The beam PUSHES him through the ground until he SLAMS into a mountain.

His body charred, he BEGINS TO REGENERATE.

Cydrion RUSHES and RUNS Hydrion through the mountain. He GRABS Hydrion by the neck, SLAMS his face against the walls and THROWS him down, kicking up a thick cloud of dust.

Hydrion retaliates with a FROST LASER to Cydrion’s face.

More missiles are approaching—Hydrion GRABS Cydrion’s leg and USES HIM to intercept the missiles. He FLINGS Cydrion into the remaining barrage.

An ICE SPIKE rises from the ground—PIERCING through Cydrion’s chest. It begins MELTING.

Hydrion LEAPS from a mountain, SLAMS his fist into Cydrion’s back—DRIVING the spike deeper and damaging one of his three cores.

HYDRION

(roaring)

You should’ve stayed down!

Hydrion begins TEARING Cydrion apart, but suddenly—ARKRION STRIKES! A punch lands square on Hydrion’s face.

Hydrion tumbles back. Arkrion tries to stomp his chest—Hydrion CATCHES the foot, SWEEPS him, making Arkrion crash face-first.

Hydrion JUMPS on Arkrion’s back.

HYDRION

You should have stayed out of this.

Hydrion grabs Arkrion’s neck, ready to RIP out the spine. But Cydrion ROCKETS in using jets, SLAMMING into Hydrion.

HYDRION

(sarcastic)

Oh great.

Cydrion CRASHES them through another mountain. Hydrion is buried.

MISSILES EXPLODE across the rubble.

Cydrion and Arkrion meet face to face. Cydrion ROARS. Arkrion lowers his head.

ARKRION

You’re submitting to it?

RODAN

It’s a small price to pay…

From the rubble—GLOWING BLUE LIGHT. A laser BLASTS into the sky and falls back.

Hydrion emerges—in FULL FROST FORM, smiling as vapor rises from his mouth.

Cydrion ROARS and CHARGES.

FLORENCIA

Is it ever going to end?

MRS. KELINZA

It will…

Rodan clenches his fists but knows he can’t match them.

RODAN

What are you doing?

ARKRION

This isn’t your fight anymore.

Cydrion fires his thermal laser—Hydrion counters with ICE. The beams collide. Hydrion sees he’s losing and DODGES, CHARGING forward.

He lands a DEVASTATING UPPERCUT—Cydrion falls. Hydrion freezes his lower body and BEGINS RIPPING HIM APART.

Cydrion activates his MAGNETIC FIELD—metal shards pierce Hydrion in return.

Cydrion grabs Hydrion’s arms, STRETCHES him, and BLASTS lasers from his mouth and chest—ERASING Hydrion’s chest and face.

Cydrion pulls him apart. Hydrion stops regenerating.

MRS. ELY

Did we win?

MRS. IVY

I’m not sure…

INT. CONSCIOUSNESS – ICE CASTLE

Hydrion and Leniel find themselves staring at a glowing ICE CASTLE.

LENIEL

Where are we? What’s that?

Descending the stairs: their frost versions.

FROST HYDRION

Looks like you’re losing—even with our power.

LENIEL

(instinctive)

It keeps evolving. Getting new parts…

?? HYDRION (V.O.)

Why not use my power?

LENIEL

Who said that?

FROST LENIEL

The creepy one.

?? HYDRION (V.O.)

I’m not creepy…

LENIEL

I can hear him, but not see him.

HYDRION

Why am I here again? Let me get back to that pile of metal.

LENIEL

Might wanna hear what they have to say.

?? LENIEL (V.O.)

Because you haven’t unlocked my full power.

FROST HYDRION

Surprised how quickly you got the hang of me.

LENIEL

It was just instinct. So who’s the voice?

FROST LENIEL

Probably… Steel.

LENIEL

There are more of you?

FROST LENIEL

There are five. Forget the rest—focus on defeating that bot.

HYDRION

Your power’s useless against it.

?? LENIEL (V.O.)

That’s why I’m here—but you’ll have to figure it out yourself.

HYDRION

Can we go now?!

LENIEL

Yeah. We’ll figure it out along the way.

BACK TO REALITY

Hydrion turns back into Leniel, REGENERATING.

Leniel falls to his knees—COUGHS blood mixed with mercury.

LENIEL

Damn… My body hurts…

HYDRION

You figured it out already?

LENIEL

Yeah…

HYDRION

And they call me the monster.

Leniel SCRATCHES his skin, tearing open his body, intentionally not regenerating.

MRS. IVY

(disturbed)

…

MRS. ELY

What’s he…?

The others watch—horrified.

FLORENCIA

What’s he doing?

MRS. KELINZA

Even I’m disturbed…

Blood mixed with mercury pours from his wounds.

He STANDS. Steam releases from his mouth. MUSCLES overlap with mercury, crawling through his veins and over his skin.

His body begins to GLOW—covered in STEAM. He turns full Kaiju.

MRS. ELY

Is he…?

MRS. KELINZA

No matter the situation, he always finds a solution.

NAYOKA

Leniel Silver. If you’re not king, I don’t know what is.

Hydrion lets out a MASSIVE ROAR. Cydrion responds—they roar in sync, then silence.

HEAVY FOOTSTEPS approach—ARMORED HYDRION steps from the fog.

MS. ELY

Who the hell is this kid?

Cydrion CHARGES.

EMILY / FLORENCIA

Whoa…

MRS. KELINZA

Impressive.

NAYOKA

(smiles)

TYBEAST

How come I don’t get any of those?

Cydrion FIRES a barrage of missiles—ZERO effect.

NAYOKA

Right now, no other mutants can stand against them. Not even all of us together.

Hydrion and Cydrion—EXCITED.

A large piece of the satellite FALLS—attaching to Cydrion, increasing his power and size.

The two CHARGE. Cydrion ROCKETS up, aiming a punch. Hydrion throws his own.

The IMPACT echoes—the snow on mountaintops collapses. People’s ears RING.

They lock arms, PUSHING each other. Hydrion proves stronger—Cydrion kneels.

Cydrion attempts to fire a laser—Hydrion BITES his mouth shut.

Cydrion launches back missiles—they circle, loop behind Hydrion, and BLAST him.

Still NO EFFECT.

Hydrion STRETCHES Cydrion apart—but Cydrion KICKS upward into Hydrion’s chin, BACKFLIPS, lands, and SLASHES.

Hydrion CATCHES the blade with his mouth.

Hydrion draws a blade from his wrist—Cydrion grabs it. Hydrion sends a foot-spear from beneath—PIERCES Cydrion’s jaw.

Cydrion begins OVERCHARGING his core—from red to blue.

Hydrion BREAKS the blade and THRUSTS his claws into the overheating core—GRABBING the main one.

Cydrion FALLS. Hydrion prepares to destroy the core—but Cydrion shows SUBMISSION.

Hydrion HITS him to the ground and ROARS in his face.

HYDRION

I am KING. Not you. Not anyone. You got that?

Cydrion NODS in submission.

Hydrion ROARS at the sky.

MRS. ELY

It’s over…

MRS. KELINZA

What an ego.

Hydrion walks, transforming back—meets Arkrion.

ARKRION

I will accept you as my king… but our hosts may never get along.

HYDRION

(pats his shoulder)

All I care is that I am king—not a pile of metal. And if anyone should get along, it’s the both of you.

Hydrion JUMPS—transforms back to Leniel and lands near Ms. Kelinza.

MS. KELINZA

So, what now?

LENIEL

Go home. Sleep. And have a bite of Florencia’s chicken. That’s why I went back for her.

FLORENCIA

Seriously?

NAYOKA

All hail King—

LENIEL

I’m not king. Hydrion is. Let’s go home.

Cydrion and Tri-Drion part ways.

The group BOARDS a helicopter and takes off.

LENIEL

Are you sure not killing her was a good idea?

MS. KELINZA

Yeah. I have plans for them… very soon.

Suddenly, an UNKNOWN FIGURE leaps toward their helicopter—

TO BE CONTINUED…