\u201cI\u2019m sorry to hear that not everyone shares your views, Your Majesty,\u201d muttered Optimus as he called Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenator Beller\u2019s prejudice, while absurd towards the Autobots, does have a basis,\u201d replied Aleena. \u201cHer entire family was killed in an Eggman attack, at least avoiding the old Roboticizer Eggman had.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026My sympathies,\u201d offered Optimus as he ran through the ramifications of that device. \u201cTo have your flesh converted into steel, to have your blood vessels replaced by wires, to have muscles rewritten, atomically, into pneumatic pumps, and to be stripped of free will is a\u2026reprehensible crime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, it may take a while for Senator Beller to warm to you,\u201d mused Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, if she does at all,\u201d sighed Optimus. At that point, a high-pitched noise echoed throughout the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, Prime,\u201d gulped Teletraan, \u201cyou may want to see this.\u201d He then put up a picture of Perceptor in robot mode as he ran laps on the walls, yes, ON the walls, squeeing all the while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Ratchet, report to the Lab,\u201d called Optimus. \u201cPerceptor seems to have lost it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn my way,\u201d replied Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNever thought I\u2019d hear a scientist squee,\u201d muttered Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelieve me,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cthis is new to me as well. Now, where were we before we got on the tangent about Senator\u2026?\u201d His question was interrupted by another high-pitched noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow Ratchet\u2019s squeeing and doing laps!\u201d yelped Teletraan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRatchet? Squeeing?!\u201d quizzed Optimus. \u201cExcuse me, Your Majesty.\u201d He headed off to the lab. When he arrived, Ratchet was still doing laps and Perceptor had calmed down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPRIME!\u201d he called with a big grin. \u201cGood to see you! Ironhide may have made a rediscovery!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh?\u201d asked Optimus. Perceptor pointed to a tray that had the rock on top. Turns out, it was a rock-covered object. The shape of the object almost looked like a key. \u201c\u2026A key?\u201d sighed Optimus. \u201cYou two are squeeing over a key? Even if it\u2019s shaped like The Key, there\u2019s no proof that it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen test it!\u201d urged Ratchet. \u201cPut it into the Matrix!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet me clean it first!\u201d interjected Perceptor. He got the rock off to reveal a golden, squared-off key. He then gave it to Optimus. Optimus took the Matrix out of his chest and put the key into a slot on top. It then pulsed with a blue light. Optimus arched an eyebrow before putting the Matrix back into his chest. Optimus then stood at attention and his optics went dark as his face assumed a neutral expression. Perceptor and Ratchet feared the worst and snapped their fingers in front of Prime\u2019s face. After a few seconds, the lights in Prime\u2019s optics came back on and he regained total control to do as Ratchet and Perceptor did when the key was found. He then calmed down to call all Autobots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, bots! Gather in the conference room! Ironhide made a rediscovery!\u201d he cheered. All Autobots soon gathered and were confused at the beaming faces of Optimus, Perceptor, and Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSir, what rediscovery did I make?\u201d asked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCheck this out!\u201d laughed Optimus as he took the key out of the Matrix. He then laid it on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026A key?\u201d muttered Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot \u2018a\u2019, \u2018the\u2019!\u201d insisted Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026The key?\u201d quizzed Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne minute,\u201d urged Optimus. He then held out his palm to release blue light. It flowed around the table until it formed a mech\u2019s bust. The mech had an impressive chin with a beard, a helmet styled almost like Optimus\u2019, and a haggard expression was on his face. The bust faced the veterans of the previous war and smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIronhide, Prowl, and Ratchet,\u201d he sighed in a voice that was deep and gravelly. \u201cMy oldest friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy the Allspark!\u201d breathed Ironhide. \u201cSentinel Prime! The only time a Prime can be projected is if\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf Vector Sigma and the Matrix have synced!\u201d confirmed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe it!\u201d cheered Ironhide. \u201cI tripped over the Key to Vector Sigma!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGiving you the advantage against Megatronus Pax,\u201d agreed Sentinel Prime. His expression then went downcast. \u201cI am\u2026sorry\u2026for the awkward position you are in, Optimus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHardly your fault, Sentinel,\u201d assured Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI must share some blame,\u201d insisted Sentinel. \u201cIt was I who molded Megatronus to bury his emotions during conflict, thus he couldn\u2019t ask for much in the way of help, and it was I who forbade the Autobots from looking at the poor of Cybertron. Quite simply, I exacerbated the problem and buried it under extravagant parties and now, you\u2019re fixing my mistakes. Hardly fair now, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll end this quickly,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cI promise you and all of our predecessors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you can do so,\u201d mused Sentinel, \u201cthen you would be hailed as the greatest Matrix Bearer. Farewell.\u201d Sentinel then vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe greatest Matrix Bearer,\u201d chuckled Ironhide. \u201cThat\u2019s quite a commitment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just want to end this, nothing more,\u201d urged Optimus. At that point, they heard a great crashing sound from below. \u201cWhat the?!\u201d yelped Optimus. \u201cTo the Storage Room!\u201d All Autobots quickly made their way to the Storage Room and drew their firearms. \u201cWe go in on my signal!\u201d whispered Optimus. \u201cSteady\u2026steady\u2026NOW!\u201d The Autobots burst in to see Team Sonic in an argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t you watch what you\u2019re doing?!\u201d snapped Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI only climbed up six boxes!\u201d protested Knuckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe stack had FIVE!\u201d snarled Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCancel red alert,\u201d sighed Optimus. \u201cStand down, bots.\u201d As they put their weapons away, Team Sonic started explaining what they were doing there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wanted to see if there were any Scraplets around,\u201d replied Tails. \u201cIt was supposed to be a test for my newest invention. I call it the Scraplet Scrapper! If it works, it will reduce a Scraplet to nothing more than its individual components for us to use!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019m not sure I want to use tech with Scraplet parts,\u201d gulped Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrime, we\u2019ve got a situation!\u201d called Teletraan. \u201cMultiple Decepticon contacts en route to Station Square! Megatron\u2019s among them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen we\u2019ll meet them!\u201d declared Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMind if we tag along?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy all means,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cBlackarachnia, Jazz, Ultra Magnus, Ironhide, you bots are with me.\u201d A thought then occurred to him. \u201cTeletraan, who\u2019s with Megatron?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll three Seekers and Soundwave,\u201d reported Teletraan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHm,\u201d rumbled Optimus. \u201cRatchet, Bumblebee, come as well. The rest are staying here to coordinate the action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnderstood,\u201d confirmed Cliffjumper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJa!\u201d replied Perceptor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery well, Sir,\u201d obliged Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right!\u201d cheered Optimus. \u201cTeletraan, open a Ground Bridge to Megatron\u2019s position! Autobots, Transform and Roll out!\u201d The Ground Bridge opened and the Autobots transformed, speeding into the vortex with Team Sonic alongside them. They found themselves at the mountain ridge outside of Station Square to see Megatron, Soundwave, and the Seekers in alt-mode. Soundwave was a tour bus with an albino Mobian bat at the wheel. His exterior was blue with a showy logo of him and his minions in rock and roll poses with various instruments beneath their band name, \u201cSoundwave and the Cassettes\u201d. His holo-form had a red visor over his eyes and his hat on backwards. His cassettes were in alt-mode, stored in the roof of the bus while their holo-forms were on the lower levels. Ravage sat on the right, patiently with his tail flicking lazily. Laserbeak and Buzzsaw, a pair of black hawks in actual kilts with the Decepticon symbol on their sporrans, were perched on the top by the Cassettes\u2019 alt-modes. Ratbat was a purple bat in a suit, studying the stock market of Cybertron. Ravage was trying to take a nap while Rumble, taking the holo-form of a blue rhino, tried to stop Frenzy, taking the holo-form of a red Howler Monkey, from pacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou are going to dig a trench in Soundwave\u2019s floor if you continue,\u201d rumbled Ravage as his ears flicked from the footsteps generated by Frenzy and Rumble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no specific plan here!\u201d snapped Frenzy. \u201cAll we\u2019re doing is attacking a city in the hopes that Sonic would come! What if he\u2019s forbidden by the Autobots to fight us!?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoubtful,\u201d mused Ratbat, his slight Eastern European accent coming in. \u201cSonic is not one for standing idly by while others fight his battles for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd our only source to give you that claim,\u201d hissed Frenzy, \u201cwas a fat fleshling!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018Main \u2018en, laddie, will you relax?\u201d called Laserbeak. \u201cDr. Eggman\u2019s\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEggman!\u201d protested Frenzy. \u201cHe seriously calls himself that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Eggman’s been fightin’ Sonic for years now!\u201d continued Laserbeak \u201cHe’s got the experience!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe hasn\u2019t even beaten the blue rat!\u201d snarled Frenzy. \u201cIf Sonic doesn\u2019t show\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think a certain monkey\u2019s getting antsy!\u201d called Soundwave. \u201cFrenzy, get in the shotgun seat.\u201d Frenzy slumped over, then sat next to Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel like a Sparkling!\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe’ve all had a turn in that seat and you choose now to complain?\u201d asked Buzzsaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWE\u2019RE IN A TOUR BUS DURING A WARTIME SITUATION!\u201d wailed Frenzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going through with a plan to attack Optimus\u2019 psyche!\u201d hissed Soundwave. \u201cNow, I don\u2019t care whether we\u2019re disguised as a clown car or a covered wagon, as long as we complete the mission and win! So, put on your grown up proton boots and help your teammates search for Autobots!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFine,\u201d sighed Frenzy as he took control of the sensors, \u201cbut this is the dullest part of the job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would raither have a boring job in this war,\u201d remarked Buzzsaw. \u201cI\u2019m not getting any Autobot Spark signatures. Frenzy might be right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be so sure,\u201d countered Laserbeak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d asked Ravage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see seven Autobots on top of us!\u201d called Laserbeak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere?!\u201d yelped Ratbat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn top of the canyon!\u201d reported Laserbeak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tell Megatron,\u201d called Soundwave as he switched on the comms. \u201cLord Megatron, be advised, seven Autobots are on top of the canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan you see Sonic?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo,\u201d replied Laserbeak. \u201cMaybe I can…\u201d He didn\u2019t get far as Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker were shot in the thrusters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSTARSCREAM, TRANSFORM!\u201d announced Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHUNDERCRACKER, TRANSFORM!\u201d called Thundercracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSKYWARP, TRANSFORM!\u201d shouted Skywarp. Their transformations were the same as Starscream. As they fanned their feet, the Decepticons started looking around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere\u2019d those shots come from?!\u201d bellowed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSOUNDWAVE, TRANSFORM!\u201d called Soundwave. He and the cassettes cut their holo-forms off as his side split away to allow the floor to become legs while the sides became arms and the roof became a backpack. His head popped out of his chest and he took cover with the Seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMEGATRON, TRANSFORM!\u201d boomed Megatron. His transformation was the same as it was, but the fusion cannon had to twist to get into the correct position onto his arm. As all the Cons transformed, red, purple, and green bolts of magic flew down towards them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrema?! Sira?! Amy?! Natalie?!\u201d quizzed Optimus as he saw the ones firing on Megatron\u2019s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe would have been here sooner,\u201d remarked Trema, \u201cbut there was a sale on combat knives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wanted to go clothes shopping!\u201d griped Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour timing couldn\u2019t be better!\u201d cheered Optimus. \u201cAutobots, help them with keeping the air-based Decepticons down! Pin them all down! Defendere!\u201d All Autobots unleashed laser fire, effectively pinning Megatron\u2019s forces to the canyon floor. At the casting of Defendere, all allied forces had a shield around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTAKE COVER!\u201d bellowed Megatron. They found rocks to hide behind and fired back. \u201cSoundwave, make every effort to locate Sonic!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoing so now!\u201d called Soundwave. \u201cBut the laser fire\u2019s interfering with\u2026wait, I don\u2019t need sensors! I have a visual! He\u2019s with the Autobots, Tails, and Knuckles!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGet him down!\u201d shouted Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrenzy! Rumble! Eject! Operation: Nutcracker!\u201d announced Soundwave. Frenzy and Rumble came out in their vehicle modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFRENZY, TRANSFORM!\u201d called Frenzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRUMBLE, TRANSFORM!\u201d shouted Rumble. They transformed in the same way. \u201cAll right!\u201d cheered Rumble as he activated his hammer. \u201cFirst, we crack the shell!\u201d He slammed the hammer down onto the ground, causing a massive fissure that caused the canyon walls to tumble, bringing the Autobots and their allies with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen, we crack the nuts inside!\u201d declared Frenzy. He then combined his hover-generators into a large speaker and screamed into it. Everyone covered their ears in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd now, the coup de grace!\u201d chuckled Megatron as he got out a hand dart. It seemed to be covered in machinery. When Sonic had his back turned to recover from Frenzy\u2019s scream, Megatron loaded the dart into his pointer finger, aimed at the back, and fired! The dart buried itself into Sonic\u2019s back and crackled with electricity. Sonic doubled over in pain as the dart started a transformation Sonic had prayed Eggman had abandoned. \u201cI was aiming for his head,\u201d mused Megatron, \u201cbut the results seem to be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT DID YOU DO?!\u201d shouted Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s just say,\u201d laughed Megatron, \u201cthe plan needed Eggman to dust off an old project!\u201d Everyone looked at Sonic in horror as his fur was replaced with steel, his quills looking more menacing, silver talons replacing his fingers, his shoes becoming bipedal stabilizers, and his once green eyes turning into a red visor in his original eye shape. \u201cThanks to Cybertronian technology, Eggman had compacted the effects of his old Roboticizer into a single dart!\u201d That was when Sonic, in a newly robotic state, stood up. He looked around, confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere am I?\u201d he asked with a robotic monotone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCyber-Sonic, thank goodness we found you!\u201d cheered Megatron. The newly-christened Cyber-Sonic turned to Megatron, confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho are you?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you remember?\u201d yelped Megatron. \u201cIt\u2019s me! Megatron!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do not recall anyone by the name of Megatron,\u201d replied Cyber-Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy the Allspark!\u201d cried Megatron. He then turned to Optimus. \u201cYou have damaged him! You Autobot terrorists will pay with your Sparks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold on! WE damaged him?!\u201d protested Optimus. \u201cYou\u2019re the one who roboticized him!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you spout lies as usual!\u201d snapped Megatron. \u201cI can\u2019t believe I must call you my brother!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho are they?\u201d asked Cyber-Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur mortal enemies!\u201d replied Megatron. \u201cWe\u2019re outgunned! Soundwave, open a Ground Bridge!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt once!\u201d confirmed Soundwave. The portal then opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCyber-Sonic, get going! We\u2019ll cover you!\u201d insisted Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t let them take Sonic!\u201d shouted Optimus. The Autobots and their allies rained laser fire down on their enemies, avoiding Cyber-Sonic, but the Decepticons covered their retreat very well. Soon, they all went into their ground bridge and it vanished, taking Sonic with them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNO!\u201d wailed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy would he need Sonic?!\u201d yelped Tails. \u201cWhy did he roboticize him?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPsychological warfare,\u201d growled Optimus. \u201cHe\u2019s planning to use our friend against us to gather the rest of the Emeralds!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat would be a logical assumption,\u201d mused Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd now, my darling Sonic is a prisoner of Megatron!\u201d cried Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I intend to get him back!\u201d declared Optimus. \u201cThis I swear on my Spark!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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