Godzilla 1954 and King Kong 1933

(The surface of the water ripples — not from wind, but from a shadow moving beneath. A hulking shape emerges slowly, dark water streaming from its jagged fins. The original Godzilla, the 1954 destroyer of Tokyo, rises into the moonlight. His eyes, no longer burning with rage, now hold a weary calm.)

Godzilla (low rumble): “...So... this is where time ends.”

(From one of the misty cliffs, a deep, rhythmic pounding echoes. The sound grows until a colossal figure steps into view. A massive gorilla, scarred and ancient, with fur touched by the moon’s silver light. King Kong — the original of 1933 — stares down at Godzilla. Both pause, sizing each other up, just as they might have in life.)

Kong (gruff, but not hostile): “You’re... not one of mine. But you carry the scent of the old world. The age before man forgot the giants.”

Godzilla (snorts, steam rising from his nostrils): “And you... smell of sky and stone. A king of the heights. I ruled the depths.”