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Transformers: Mobian Chronicles Transformers: Mobian Chronicles (Arc 25: The Primacron Battles)

TMC 25-4

“Primacron! On the screen!” yelped Sunstorm. Primacron looked on the screen to see Optronix Prime and Cosmic Sonic landing on the ring surrounding the lab. Primacron ran his hand down his face.

“My creations,” he sighed, “you shouldn’t even THINK the phrase ‘what else can go wrong today?’”

“Who or what are they?!” asked Skywarp. Starscream took a reading.

“The Hedgehog appears to be Sonic with a new power,” he reported, “but I can’t understand the readings of the new Transformer. Judging by his alt-mode kibble, I’d say he turns into a Penjarg.”

“Haven’t seen one of those in a while,” mused Primacron. “Can you run a Spark-check?”

“That’s part of what’s confusing about these readings. I’m getting TWO Sparks.”

“Show me.” Starscream moved to show Primacron the readings. Primacron alter the Spark-check parameters to account for two Sparks. Just then, a match was found with the Sparks. “…I don’t believe it,” he mumbled. Starscream read the report and his optics widened.

“Optimus? …Megatron?”

“Looks like my old Goddesses made them into one being.”

“We have to stop them!”

“Seekers, deal with the rodent. I’ll deal with the bot.”


Cosmic Sonic and Optronix looked around the area. They couldn’t fathom why their arrival wasn’t detected yet. “…Hey, Sonic, after this,” offered Optronix, “you think we could race?”

“I have no time for trivial matters,” grunted Cosmic Sonic.

“…You know, you’re not usually such a jerk.”

“Here they come.” Primacron and the Seekers appeared via a teleport beam.

“…YOU’RE Primacron?” asked Optronix as he looked at the height difference between them.

“Unfortunately for you, yes,” replied Primacron.

“…You know, Megatron’s laughing at the…how did he put it…little wimp who caused so much trouble.”

“If you manage to survive long enough to split in two again, I’ll make more trouble for him AND Optimus…personally!”

“You know, Gaia gave me all the information she could about my beast mode, the Penjarg. An Avian apex predator living on the continent of Darkness. Able to be domesticated…just not me.”

“I’ll just kill you and get it over with. Not even the Goddesses could get to me.” Optronix drew the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield with his upper arms while his lower pair leveled the Requiem Blaster at the renegade Vok.

“I did.”

“You’ve come the closest, but now you’re in my way!”

“Thank you.”

“Didn’t mean it as a compliment.”

“Yes, you did.”

“…Okay, yeah, I did. …But the flirting’s over, sweetheart. Daddy’s had enough now!”

“So have I.” Optronix fired the Requiem Blaster. Primacron swatted the shot away and fired his own magic blasts, barreling towards Optronix. The two flew above the lab, leaving Cosmic Sonic to the Seekers.

“So, willing to take me on?” taunted Starscream.

“…Us, right?” asked Sunstorm.

“Actually, there’s something I need you to do first.” Starscream then fired streams of light right into Skywarp and Sunstorm’s respective Spark Chambers. The two Seekers screamed in agony, then faded to gunmetal gray. Starscream ended the treatment and Cosmic Sonic arched an eyeridge.

“Why?” he asked.

“Call it…survival of the fittest,” replied Starscream.

“You haven’t taken steps to pass on your genes.”

“Not genetic fitness, political fitness. I understand why Primacron wants to make either light or darkness dominant, but killing everything after the experiment’s over? No, I’d like to see the results.”

“That won’t happen! The universe isn’t your playground!”

“It’s been that way since my creation, and it always will be!” Starscream fired, knocking Cosmic Sonic back a bit. Cosmic Sonic then glowed brighter and fired a stream of energy from his hand. The attack did more damage to Starscream. His wings were reduced to metal shards! As he panted in pain while recovering, he stared in horror at the Hedgehog.

“This is only a fraction of the Goddesses’ power.” Cosmic Sonic prepared another attack. “You WON’T survive.”

“You can’t kill me! Heroes have moral codes!”

“I didn’t say I would kill you, but the black hole will.”

“That’s IF you can breach the containment field!” Starscream became more aggressive in his attacks and fired multiple energy spheres at Cosmic Sonic. Cosmic Sonic simply dodged them and shoved Starscream into the lab. “The center!” thought Starscream. “I’ll go for the center! Not even he can survive a black hole!” He dashed deeper into the lab.

“…Perfect,” thought Cosmic Sonic as he followed Starscream. They went deeper and deeper until they arrived in a room that was filled end to end with rubbish. Machines attached to hoses were sucking up the rubbish and sending it to a central chamber that housed a black hole. Starscream was at a console.

“One more step and I set this thing to self-destruct!” he warned. His hand hovered over a button.

“And die with me?” asked Cosmic Sonic.

“Oh, don’t misunderstand, I don’t intend to sacrifice myself! I have a means of escape available to me! I can leave as I wish, and you can’t fly through the lab in time! If you try to just brute-force your way through, it will trigger the destruction sequence immediately!”

“I have a way to get myself out.”

“Lies! Computer, initiate self-destruct! Priority Alpha Red Nine! Vocal command: Starscream Delta One!”

“Self-destruct sequence: online,” reported the computer.

“Computer, initiate escape protocol! Priority Sigma Green Two! Vocal command: Starscream Alpha Nine!”

“Unable to comply. All access codes now restricted.”

“What?! That’s impossible! Computer, initiate escape protocol! Priority Sigma Green Two! Vocal command: Starscream Alpha Nine!”

“Unable to comply. All access codes now restricted.”

“By who?!”

“Fratricide protocols were engaged.”

“Fratricide protocols?! Explain!” A video of Primacron then appeared on a nearby screen.

“Starscream, if you’re seeing this video, then it means the lab detected you killing another Arti-Vok. I cannot begin to express my shame at you committing fratricide, so I will simply make this lab your tomb. In all likelihood, you tried to initiate the self-destruct to hide the evidence. Well, that’s your mistake. In the event of such a situation, only the self-destruct code would be initiated. Once done, all access codes would be wiped, and you would be locked wherever you are. You were my greatest creation, Starscream. I had thought that would make you raise others up to your level. …My mistake. At least die well.” The video then ended. Starscream turned to Cosmic Sonic.

“Sonic, my…friend!” he gulped. “We’ve been impetuous! Surely we can work something out!”

“…I already did,” replied Cosmic Sonic. “Goodbye.” He then snapped his fingers and vanished! Starscream goggled at the callousness Sonic had adopted.

“Self-destruct will commence in thirty seconds,” reported the computer. Starscream just stood there, his brain exhausting all possibilities of escape before finally grasping that this was it for him. His face then contorted into rage as a ten-second countdown appeared on the screen. He turned his head to the ceiling!

“I’ll be back!” he promised to no one in particular. “Even if it takes a thousand years, I’LL BE REVENGED ON YOU ALL!” The black hole’s containment field then ruptured. The black hole then began gobbling up the lab, with Starscream being the first to be sucked in! Starscream, the first Arti-Vok and the last Arti-Vok survivor…was gone forever.

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