Optimus was looking intently at a pad in his hands, scrolling through lines of code. Teletraan was in a standby mode and Swoop, Ratchet, and Tails were helping out as were G.U.N technicians. Pretty soon, Optimus got the systems report. All green. \u201cSLAGGIT! NOTHING!\u201d he roared as he hurled the pad. Swoop didn\u2019t even flinch as it landed near him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know, I can get you some anger management classes,\u201d he joked. \u201cThey helped us out when we needed them, and we needed them a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with his systems! There\u2019s nothing wrong with his programming!\u201d vented Optimus. \u201cWhat in the Pit\u2019s going on with Teletraan 1?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe he\u2019s just being overtaxed lately,\u201d guessed a technician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat COULD be it,\u201d conceded Optimus, \u201cbut he hasn\u2019t said anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe IS a machine with free will,\u201d reminded Tails. \u201cIt may be that there IS something wrong and he doesn\u2019t want to worry us.\u201d Optimus was about to give a rebuttal, but the secondary computers beeped. Someone wanted to talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat now?!\u201d protested Ratchet. He accepted the call. Shadow\u2019s face filled the screen. Judging by the background, it was safe to assume he was in a jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShadow, what\u2019s up?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not, at the moment!\u201d snarled Shadow. \u201cEggman and Shockwave shot my plane down with the intent to make a grab for the Dy.N.Ge.S!\u201d (Pronounced Dingus) Everyone stifled a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\u2026what?\u201d Optimus managed to get out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDynamic Nuclear Generation System,\u201d explained Shadow, knowing full well why they were amused. \u201cProfessor Sumdac made it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat explains the name,\u201d chuckled Ratchet. \u201cHey, remember his Bi-directional Unified Transit Terminal?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe computer terminal that helps out his Fully Automated Rapid Transit System?!\u201d laughed Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t be laughing at names if you knew the gravity of the situation!\u201d shouted Shadow. \u201cThe\u2026nuclear engine\u2026,\u201d he didn\u2019t want to cause anymore laughter, \u201cis a prototype. If this thing goes into meltdown, it will irradiate 1\/10th<\/sup> of Northern Imperia.\u201d All humor vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEr\u2026did you say which part of the continent you were on?\u201d asked one of the technicians, a female Mobian Duck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m a sitting du\u2026\u201d Shadow stopped as he saw the Duck glare at him, \u201cer\u2026I\u2019m in a tight spot,\u201d he corrected. \u201cI need a Bridge to the testing site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOut of the question,\u201d replied Ratchet. \u201cEven if Teletraan was fine, I don\u2019t recommend transporting such a volatile device through a Ground Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy not?\u201d asked a male Mobian Beaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf there was an accident during transit,\u201d explained Ratchet, \u201cthe radiation could propagate throughout the Ground Bridge vortex and infect the entire continent and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAny other options?\u201d inquired Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy trailer!\u201d cheered Optimus. \u201cIt\u2019s got radiation shielding! Sit ti\u2026stay pu\u2026don\u2019t g\u2026I\u2019ll be right there.\u201d Shadow\u2019s expression went sour as Optimus was telling him to stay put. Like he had a choice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the engine was loaded up, Shadow headed to Optimus\u2019 open canopy. He then leapt into the driver\u2019s seat. He was about to grab the driver sticks when he heard an \u201cAhem!\u201d Shadow looked up to see Optimus\u2019 holo-form sitting on the nosecone. Optimus made a motion for Shadow to pick a seat that wasn\u2019t the driver\u2019s seat. Shadow rolled his eyes as he moved over to the seat on the right. Optimus sat down in the driver\u2019s seat and closed the canopy. After that, he headed onto the road, following Shadow\u2019s directions. After a while, they were stuck in front of a pickup truck. Because of the nature of his cargo, Optimus couldn\u2019t go into the air, so he was stuck. Vehicles with trailers on Mobius can\u2019t pass other vehicles, so other vehicles have to move aside. The pickup in front wasn\u2019t moving. Shadow then pressed a button in front of Optimus and it activated the horn. He pressed it repeatedly. \u201cMOVE IT!\u201d he bellowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs that really necessary?!\u201d protested Optimus as he swatted Shadow\u2019s hand away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t tell me you drive by the book!\u201d snapped Shadow. The pickup moved aside, and Optimus picked up some speed. Soon, he was going the legal limit for a vehicle with a trailer. \u201cIn all honesty,\u201d rasped Shadow, \u201cI AM grateful for you getting me out of this fix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnything for a friend,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat were you doing before I called?\u201d quizzed Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Teletraan Fixer Team and I were spinning our wheels, trying to figure out what\u2019s wrong with him,\u201d answered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeletraan Fixer Team?\u201d repeated Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRatchet, Swoop, and I didn\u2019t want us to be called that,\u201d sighed Optimus, \u201cbut we were outvoted by the G.U.N techs and Tails.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, no luck with Teletraan?\u201d asked Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot an ounce,\u201d confirmed Optimus. At that point, a laser blast flew by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot again!\u201d roared Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat does Eggman want with a nuclear engine?!\u201d yelped Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProbably some WMD,\u201d guessed Shadow. \u201cShockwave and Metal may have built it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s see what shot at us,\u201d declared Optimus as he released a Sky Spy. The pictures showed a fighter jet instead of a flying robot. \u201cOkay, since when did Eggman need a jet?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGet a close up on the symbol,\u201d directed Shadow. Optimus typed in a command and the Sky Spy zoomed in. It wasn\u2019t Eggman\u2019s face that was on the wing. It was a gear with a blue M in the center. \u201cOh no, it\u2019s MECH,\u201d groaned Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWas really hoping not to meet those guys,\u201d sighed Optimus. His comms buzzed. Optimus accepted the call and a man in shadows came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSurrender the nuclear engine immediately,\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s\u2026quite a directive, whoever you are,\u201d remarked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am Silas, leader of MECH,\u201d introduced the man. \u201cAnd you\u2019re the infamous Optimus Prime, correct? I had forgotten you had sided with the Fuzzies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat slur was uncalled for!\u201d snapped Optimus. \u201cReturn to your territories! This does not concern you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt does,\u201d argued Silas. \u201cThat technology is best suited for a human\u2019s skill, not an animal\u2019s!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou guys wouldn\u2019t have a paradise without the Mobians!\u201d argued Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTheir Heaven is our Hell!\u201d roared Silas. \u201cYou have 30 seconds to consider your surrender.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t need ONE!\u201d declared Optimus as he accelerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI urge you, surrender!\u201d insisted Silas. Two more jets appeared alongside the first and they were matching Optimus\u2019 speed. \u201cConsider yourself as you undertake a lost cause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf the cause is just and noble,\u201d countered Optimus, \u201cI\u2019m prepared to give my life for it.\u201d Silas chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI expected more from you than an idle threat,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen, you shall have it,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cAutobots, NOW!\u201d Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Prowl, and Ironhide came out and transformed, landing on the jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLadies and Gentlemen,\u201d quipped Ironhide, \u201cwe\u2019re about to encounter some turbulence, make sure your tray tables are up and your belts are fastened.\u201d He then punched the rear of the jet. As it went down, the pilot ejected himself and opened his parachute. Bumblebee and Cliffjumper shorted out their plane\u2019s systems, causing the second pilot to leave. Prowl jumped up, grabbed his plane, and brought it down. He then shook the pilot out and tossed the plan aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTell me,\u201d quizzed Optimus to Silas, \u201care you REALLY that much of a threat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou still won\u2019t survive our assault!\u201d replied Silas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe already took down your planes,\u201d said Optimus. At that point, larger laser fire came over him. \u201cAaaand you have tanks,\u201d Optimus guessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you think I would come unprepared?\u201d asked Silas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScrap,\u201d Optimus swore. \u201cJazz, I need you to take over ahead of schedule!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGot it!\u201d confirmed Jazz. Optimus picked up speed, then released his trailer while going faster. Once there was enough room, Jazz came in, first overtaking the trailer, then matching its speed and hooking up. Soon, he was taking it to the test site and Optimus kept the tanks off Jazz\u2019s back. \u201cBetter not say anything,\u201d thought Jazz. \u201cDon\u2019t wanna push my luck since the mission\u2019s still on.\u201d At that point, a giant, humanoid mech suit came down. \u201cI DIDN\u2019T SAY A DAMN WORD!\u201d Jazz shouted to the general direction of Cybertron. \u201cCOME ON, PRIMUS!\u201d He then transformed and got his nunchaku out. The mech suit got into a ready stance. Jazz held his ground, giving it a steely glare. The mech then charged and swung a straight right punch. Jazz swatted it to the side with his weapon and kicked it in the chest. The mech said \u201coof!\u201d Jazz arched an eyebrow. The mech then kicked Jazz aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to sound racist,\u201d growled the mech in Silas\u2019 voice, \u201cbut you might want to scurry on back where you came from, Boy.\u201d The mech was sucker-punched by Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPretty sure you DO sound racist,\u201d countered Ironhide, \u201cwhen you use the word \u2018boy\u2019 in that context.\u201d The mech put its hand of the area Ironhide punched. \u201cYou\u2019re a Mobius bot, how can YOU feel pain?!\u201d asked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe neural transceiver,\u201d replied the mech in Silas\u2019 voice. \u201cA human pilot is inside with a suit that connects to the nervous system, relaying everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEven pain?\u201d quizzed Jazz. \u201cOkay, I don\u2019t know why you\u2019d design your mecha to have pain receptors. Kind of comes off as an intentional design flaw if you ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon’t you criticize my methods like you understand the neural system!\u201d shouted Silas. \u201cPain is imperative to recognize when you are in peril, to give the human mind con\u2026\u201d Jazz gave a knife-hand strike and severed the mech\u2019s right arm off, \u201c\u2026TEXT!\u201d screamed Silas as the mech clutched its stump before forcibly ejecting Silas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, contextually speaking,\u201d joked Ironhide, \u201chow fragged are you?\u201d At that point, the trailer gave a green glow inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe nuclear engine!\u201d shouted Silas. \u201cIt\u2019s been opened! The area will be contaminated! All units, fall back!\u201d I will give Silas this, he covers the retreat instead of leading it. \u201cKnow this, MECH will remember what has happened here today! You have denied us a prize and sided against us in battle! And we will neither forgive nor forget!\u201d He followed the MECH soldiers and soon, they were gone. The Autobots checked themselves over, then Optimus opened the trailer. Instead of the Dy.N.Ge.S, Team Dark was inside. During the fight, Shadow had used Chaos Control to get inside the trailer, then used it again to get him and the nuclear engine to Ratchet, who was at another point 20 miles from the test site with Rouge and Omega, then used it one more time with his teammates to show that the transfer was a success. Soon, Prime\u2019s comms beeped. Optimus accepted the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is Ratchet. Transport complete,\u201d called the medic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood work, Ratchet,\u201d praised Optimus. \u201cLet\u2019s head to base. Teletraan, open the\u2026oh, yeah, still offline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, we\u2019re stuck for a bit,\u201d sighed Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEr, you guys DO realize that I can operate the Ground Bridge?\u201d quizzed Tails\u2019 voice over the comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Oops,\u201d mumbled Optimus as he remembered. \u201cTails, we could use a Ground Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Optimus was looking intently at a pad in his hands, scrolling through lines of code. Teletraan was in a standby mode and Swoop, Ratchet, and Tails were helping out as were G.U.N technicians. Pretty soon, Optimus got the systems report. All green. \u201cSLAGGIT! NOTHING!\u201d he roared as he hurled the pad. 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