Somehow, against all logic, the Autobots and their base were looking presentable. Their armor was cleaned of any scratches, dents, or discolorations, and their base sparkled. The Queen was coming in two minutes and Sonic shuffled his feet. \u201cNever met the Queen before?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, no, I have,\u201d replied Sonic. \u201cShe\u2019s a nice lady.\u201d He looked nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, I see those nerves,\u201d chuckled Bumblebee. \u201cYou\u2019re moving as if your mom was coming to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m not!\u201d yelped Sonic, quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course, you\u2019re not,\u201d remarked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s at the front door,\u201d reported Teletraan, \u201cwith Commander Tower and Team Dark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet them in,\u201d directed Optimus. The door opened to reveal a female Mobian Hedgehog who looked to be in her late 20\u2019s. She wore an off-white gown with armored parts, a golden cloak, and a crown on top of her purple head. While Sonic and Amy had a quill style, this Hedgehog had long, dark purple hair. Her eyes were a navy blue and she had a pale muzzle. \u201cWelcome to Autobot Outpost Omega One, Your Majesty,\u201d greeted Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you, kindly!\u201d returned Aleena. \u201cAnd, I apologize for not having said this in person, welcome to Mobius!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cWould you mind a tour?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t mind at all!\u201d answered Aleena. \u201cLead on, MacDuff!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis way, please,\u201d bid Optimus. He first showed the Command Center, then the garage\/launchpad, then the Training Room, then the Server room, and then the quarters hall, when Grimlock appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrime,\u201d rumbled Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, hello, Grimlock,\u201d mumbled Optimus. \u201cYour Majesty, this is Grimlock, leader of the Dyno-bots. Grimlock, this is Queen Aleena, ruler of Mobius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello, Grimlock,\u201d greeted Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy are you showing the Queen around?\u201d asked Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a rather last-minute thing,\u201d explained Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Commander Tower didn\u2019t inform Optimus in good enough time,\u201d hissed Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour Majesty, I REALLY must protest that,\u201d argued Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cListen, Grimlock, now\u2019s not a good time,\u201d gulped Optimus. \u201cWe haven\u2019t made any significant progress in fixing your t-cogs. Shockwave\u2019s tampering is severe and she didn\u2019t keep that bit of research. We\u2019ll find out what gene, or genes, make you lose control of your t-cog and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not here to nag at you about that,\u201d interrupted Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Then, what ARE you here for?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2026\u201d Grimlock stopped before he could continue. \u201c\u2026I gotta say this now, or I won\u2019t say it at all. \u2026I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026For what?\u201d asked Optimus, confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor everything!\u201d replied Grimlock. \u201cFor attacking you! For trying to kidnap your weapons! Maybe I should have asked you for help in the first place!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Apology accepted,\u201d answered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe if I talked to you,\u201d sighed Grimlock, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have let my rage stall my ship!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStop right there,\u201d interjected Optimus. \u201cI was the one that held your ship in one place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMight as well have been me,\u201d replied Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe only actions we\u2019re responsible for,\u201d countered Optimus, \u201care the ones we make ourselves. I was the one that ordered Prowl to fire the Sonic Battery, and that was the wrong course of action. We all make mistakes in the past, and we\u2019re going to make a lot more in the future. The best we can do is pick ourselves up and move on. We can play the blame game some other time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou make a good point,\u201d replied Grimlock. \u201cWe can discuss a new arrangement when you\u2019re finished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI look forward to it,\u201d assured Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFarewell,\u201d bid Grimlock. \u201cYour Majesty, good health to you and your heroic son. Swoop, this is Grimlock, one to beam up.\u201d Grimlock vanished, leaving everyone puzzled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour Majesty, do you have any clue why Grimlock mentioned your son?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure he just wanted my boy to continue with his usual speedy victories,\u201d chuckled Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo we know him?\u201d quizzed Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI should hope so,\u201d replied Aleena. \u201cYou call him Faker frequently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, did you just say I call him a Faker?!\u201d asked Shadow. Everyone turned to Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You never told them of your heritage?!\u201d yelped Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Guys,\u201d mumbled Sonic, \u201c\u2026Queen Aleena\u2019s my mom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour mother is the Queen of Mobius?\u201d asked Rouge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat makes you\u2026\u201d realized Optimus. That was when it hit everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026A PRINCE?!\u201d they yelped. Soon, Optimus, Bumblebee, Rouge, and Omega fell over laughing while Shadow was holding it in and Commander Tower bristled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Not the reaction I expected,\u201d remarked Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry!\u201d Optimus managed to wheeze out. \u201cWe just never saw that coming!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah!\u201d Bumblebee got out. \u201cThe guy who messes up our interiors with his 24 chili-dog lunches is a Prince!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMesses up your\u2026?\u201d repeated Aleena. Then, she gave a mother\u2019s glare. \u201cSonic!\u201d she admonished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d protested Sonic. \u201cThose things are messy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s called a napkin!\u201d countered Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe DO have them on Cybertron,\u201d supplied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPardon me,\u201d hissed Commander Tower, \u201cbut, your son and I need to talk.\u201d He motioned for Sonic to follow him. They left the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKnowing him,\u201d grumbled Aleena, \u201che\u2019s going to berate Sonic about not \u2018attending to his duties\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s saving the world,\u201d dismissed Optimus. \u201cI don\u2019t see the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommander Tower believes that free spirited people,\u201d explained Aleena, \u201cCAN\u2019T get a job done. He\u2019s under the impression that only a well-regulated army, without any \u2018hinderances\u2019 can protect the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHinderances?\u201d repeated Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo distractions,\u201d elaborated Aleena. \u201cFun, as Sonic and I put it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s absurd,\u201d protested Optimus. \u201cWithout recreation, people get wound up so Primus-slagged tight, they can\u2019t function! A leader that doesn\u2019t allow fun, or have fun themselves, doesn\u2019t have soldiers that help protect their people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommander Tower disagrees,\u201d sighed Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a hero,\u201d argued Sonic, \u201cnot a pencil-pusher!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re the Prince,\u201d countered Commander Tower. \u201cYour duty is to assign people to do the more tedious work. We need you taking command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy duty,\u201d insisted Sonic, \u201cis to save people directly!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd if one of those people turns out to be\u2026\u201d remarked Commander Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEggman\u2019s successor, yes, I\u2019ve heard the argument before!\u201d interrupted Sonic. \u201cBut, frankly, as long I still run around to save people, show them that one person is all it needs to stand up to evil, then, while that one evil person takes over, another person takes up the position of hero. So, if one of the people I save is the next Eggman, another person becomes the next hero of Mobius, one who would inspire people to resist evil better than I do now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou dress up your antics as you see fit,\u201d dismissed Commander Tower, \u201cI still say you seem to think of it as a game and need to grow up. You prolong the suffering by not having a permanent solution for the man.\u201d He then held up a small disc. \u201cThis, Your Highness, is called the War Disc. With it, we can end this nonsense with Eggman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat would that thing do?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a disc with all available information to formally declare war on someone!\u201d answered Aleena\u2019s voice. She came into the room with her group. \u201cIt\u2019s also a means to institute a military draft!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need everyone to do their part to take Eggman down!\u201d argued Commander Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey can do it just fine without the military breathing down their neck!\u201d snapped Sonic. \u201cGet that thing away from me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought you had more sense than your mother did,\u201d growled Commander Tower, \u201cbut, like your mother you don\u2019t care about the people, just this so-called game with your enemies. Farewell.\u201d He then made his way to the base\u2019s entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026The sheer gall!\u201d snarled Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can see why you two butt heads a lot,\u201d remarked Sonic. \u201cListen, guys, the rest of my friends don\u2019t need to know about my heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere must be SOMETHING to being a Prince that you enjoy,\u201d supplied Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a politician,\u201d replied Sonic. \u201cI prefer doing things myself. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I like having friends help out, but I\u2019m a lone wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, and the fact that Amy\u2019s an obsessive fangirl has nothing to do with that?\u201d asked Rouge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell\u2026maybe\u2026\u201d mumbled Sonic. At that point, the alarm sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuys, we\u2019ve got three ships picking on a freighter above the atmosphere!\u201d reported Teletraan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAny i.d on the ships?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRunning scans now,\u201d answered Teletraan. \u201c\u2026Scans complete. The three attacking vessels are of Quintesson origin and the freighter is a Femaxian Merchant vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuintessons?!\u201d yelped Bumblebee. \u201cWhat are they doing here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand,\u201d interjected Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Quintessons enslaved Cybertron long before the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons,\u201d lectured Optimus. \u201cAfter our war for independence, we established a Neutral Zone between our space and the Quintessons\u2019 territories. Because of our involvement here at the end of the war, your solar system is considered part of our space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen, why are they on our side of the Neutral Zone?\u201d asked Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomething to do with the Femaxians,\u201d guessed Optimus. \u201cWe can get them out of your planet\u2019s hair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to observe how you do so,\u201d replied Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course,\u201d agreed Optimus. \u201cTeletraan, inform everybody of the situation. Beam us up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGot it,\u201d called Teletraan. Everyone was soon on the Ark\u2019s<\/em> bridge and the ship moved to where the action was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSee if you can hail any of the Quintesson Cruisers,\u201d directed Optimus. Cruisers belonging to the Quintessons looked almost like giant, misshapen drills spinning on their axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe lead Cruiser is opening a channel,\u201d reported Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn screen,\u201d ordered Optimus. A face filled the screen as Aleena got her first look at a Quintesson. It seemed to be a grey egg inside a humanoid robot suit. It had a mask with a moving jaw that evoked a king with a many pronged crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is Judge Commodore Brinn of the Quintesson Collective,\u201d greeted the creature. \u201cCybertronian vessel, do not interfere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m afraid I have little choice in this matter,\u201d answered Optimus. \u201cWhat are you doing on this side of the Neutral Zone, attacking a Femaxian Freighter?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Femaxian crew have kidnapped Judge Admiral Derodomontatus while we were conducting archeological research in the Arzadi sector,\u201d explained Brinn. \u201cWe are involved in a rescue operation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s quite a lot of shooting for a rescue operation,\u201d observed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want our Admiral back,\u201d answered Brinn. \u201cIf she is not returned\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe wouldn\u2019t be on that freighter,\u201d snapped Bumblebee, \u201cif you weren\u2019t in the Neutral Zone in the first place!\u201d That was when the egg head rotated right once to another mask, this one being an anger filled devil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTell that young one to curb his insolence!\u201d bellowed Brinn. \u201cI\u2019m trying to talk here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust try something, you five-faced slime of the nebu\u2026!\u201d snarled Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBumblebee,\u201d interrupted Optimus as he raised a hand and gave a face of mock discipline, \u201ccurb your insolence. Judge Brinn is trying to talk here.\u201d He then faced Brinn. \u201cPerhaps, Your Honor, this is a chance to improve relations between our people.\u201d The head rotated right once again to a new mask with a sultan motif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are happy with our relations the way they are,\u201d replied Brinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I have a proposal,\u201d offered Optimus. \u201cWe\u2019ll get Derodomontatus back to you and you let the Femaxians continue back to their home, unimpeded.\u201d Brinn\u2019s head then went right twice to go to a grinning face with some sort of orange crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re facing three of my ships,\u201d he laughed. \u201cWe are not interested in your proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve scanned your ships,\u201d warned Optimus. \u201cAnd I have a mech who fought against you guys before. Ironhide, wanna tell us what you remember?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cForward and aft plasma cannons,\u201d answered Ironhide. \u201cAnd those ships didn\u2019t have good enough shields against our torpedoes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cConfirmed,\u201d called Prowl. \u201cAnd that was probably a Venerator<\/em> class warship, not the class our ship is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou see?\u201d remarked Optimus to Brinn. \u201cYou\u2019re not sneaking up on a freighter, this is a Vanguard<\/em> class warship. Take a good look, because, if necessary, we can simply plow our way through your ships. Now, you can consider my offer, or you can take your chances.\u201d Brinn, considering his options, looked away. He then faced Optimus again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you can convince the Femaxians to return Derodomontatus to us,\u201d he replied, \u201cdo it quickly. Otherwise,\u201d his head turned left once to a skull face with an Egyptian headdress, \u201cwe WILL take our chances,\u201d he finished. He ended the call and the screen showed the Quintesson ships backing off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHail the Femaxian vessel,\u201d called Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI doubt they\u2019re going to respond so quickly,\u201d answered Prowl as he did so. \u201cThey ARE a rather divided society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow so?\u201d asked Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMales are forbidden from public life,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA matriarchal society that\u2019s as bad as a patriarchal one,\u201d sighed Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExactly,\u201d muttered Optimus. \u201cFemaxian men aren\u2019t supposed to address a woman directly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut, we CAN make a deal with them,\u201d remarked Ironhide. \u201cThey traverse space in search of mercantile and territorial opportunities. They function under caveat emptor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet the buyer beware,\u201d translated Aleena. \u201cThey\u2019re businesswomen that have no scruples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey DO have a few,\u201d countered Ironhide. The comms chirped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFunny,\u201d muttered Prowl. \u201cThey responded faster than I anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn screen,\u201d ordered Optimus. At that point, the screen displayed a humanoid woman covered in blue scales. She had pink hair, green serpent\u2019s eyes, spikes curving toward her fingers on her knuckles, a line of small bone protrusions going from her scalp to between her eyebrows, and large fangs. She wore gold armor, revealing her navel, and wore a navy-blue skirt. She also wore jewelry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGreetings, Cybertronians,\u201d hailed the Femaxian. \u201cWhile I\u2019m dismayed that males rescued my ship, I will not cry too hard about it. We will be on our way and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on, we need to talk,\u201d interjected Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Well, I\u2019m sure you and I can come to some sort of\u2026arrangement\u2026\u201d the Femaxian licked her teeth lustily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMadam, I heard an ugly rumor from the Quintessons that you\u2019re holding one of their judges captive,\u201d answered Optimus, ignoring the comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, yes, quite a valuable investment,\u201d chuckled the Femaxian. \u201cThe First One herself said that a Quintesson\u2019s organs would be quite valuable, since no one knows their biology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrgan harvesting is illegal,\u201d snapped Optimus. \u201cReturn the Quintesson to her people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe we can discuss a trade,\u201d offered the Femaxian. \u201cSomething of equal value to Quintesson biological knowledge?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI said, return the Quintesson to her people!\u201d snapped Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right then,\u201d sighed the Femaxian, \u201cwe\u2019re haggling now.\u201d Optimus then gave a silent order for Prowl to locate the Quintesson and beam her aboard one of the vessels. \u201cPerhaps,\u201d muttered the Femaxian, \u201cwe can arrange some Arsanium to be transferred?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m afraid it\u2019s worthless on Cybertron,\u201d dismissed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaptain!\u201d called another Femaxian. \u201cThe Quintesson prisoner has escaped!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?!\u201d shouted the Femaxian Captain. She checked a screen on the armrest of her chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOptimus, the Quintesson Commodore is hailing us,\u201d reported Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMake it a three-way call,\u201d ordered Optimus. Brinn\u2019s face of Laughter\/War was on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have the Admiral in our medical ward,\u201d he replied. \u201cWe thank you for this gesture of good faith. What do you request in return?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow about you go back to your side of the Neutral Zone?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVery well,\u201d replied Brinn as he rotated his face to the one of Bitterness\/Wisdom. He ended the call and all Quintesson ships left the area back to their home-world, Quintessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI should have remembered Point of Profit 149: Males and money don\u2019t mix!\u201d snarled the Femaxian Captain. \u201cDo you have any notion the level of profit you robbed me and the First One?! This was a venture she personally invested in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGive her my condolences,\u201d dismissed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaptain, we can still get some profit off of their vessel!\u201d called the Femaxian First Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProfit, or revenge?\u201d muttered the Femaxian Captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with a little revenge?!\u201d insisted the Femaxian First Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMust I quote you the 83rd Point of Profit?\u201d asked the Femaxian Captain. Her First Officer tried remembering that specific Point until the Captain reminded her. \u201cRevenge is profitless,\u201d she lectured. \u201cHelm, set a course back to Femax. We need to face the consequences of our actions.\u201d She turned back to Optimus. \u201cFirst One Marnath will hear of this!\u201d She ended the call and the Femaxian Freighter left the Solar System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn all honesty,\u201d breathed Optimus, \u201cI was afraid we\u2019d have to fire a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank Primus, we didn\u2019t,\u201d remarked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, allow me to extend my royal congratulations to you,\u201d offered Aleena. \u201cA tense situation above my planet was settled quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re happy to help,\u201d assured Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow, if you please,\u201d continued Aleena, \u201cI must get back on the road soon. Could we go back down so I may say goodbye to Sonic?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cAnd, I need to give you your security card, so you can pop in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you,\u201d bid Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeletraan, beam us back to base,\u201d ordered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSure,\u201d he grumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you okay?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo alter Dr. McCoy\u2019s catchphrase,\u201d explained Teletraan, \u201cI\u2019m an A.I, not a transport pad. Beaming down.\u201d Everyone was then beamed off the ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Somehow, against all logic, the Autobots and their base were looking presentable. Their armor was cleaned of any scratches, dents, or discolorations, and their base sparkled. 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