\u201cYou allowed my son to be roboticized?!\u201d shouted Aleena when Optimus arrived to give the news directly to the Queen\u2019s Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hardly had a choice in the matter!\u201d protested Optimus. \u201cSomehow, Megatron had Eggman make a Roboticizer dart and tested it on Sonic!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd now, thanks to your incompetence,\u201d accused Senator Beller, \u201cwe\u2019ve lost a hero and a mother has lost her son!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenator, the Autobots are doing everything in their power to get Sonic back,\u201d assured Optimus, bristling at being called incompetent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Optimus,\u201d replied Senator Beller, \u201cbut I have no proof of that! RAAT will be the ones to rescue Sonic!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRAAT?\u201d asked Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team,\u201d explained Senator Beller. \u201cI thought it best to start that team to put machines in their place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn whose authority?!\u201d snarled a Scorpion woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn MY authority,\u201d replied Senator Beller. \u201cSenators may make teams to make up for deficiencies that the senator perceives to be rampant in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith the Queen\u2019s permission!\u201d shouted Aleena. \u201cYour paranoia has caused you to circumvent and forget various regulations!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know as well as I do,\u201d hissed Senator Beller, \u201cthat we\u2019re at war! Certain regulations must be suspended!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenator Beller,\u201d drawled a female Owl in Southern Belle clothes, \u201cyou are relieved of your duties on account of your prejudice against our allies\u2019 mechanical nature interfering with your judgement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenator Smith,\u201d hissed Senator Beller, \u201cI don\u2019t recognize your authority to relieve me. You\u2019re not a part of my delegation and only members of the same delegation may call their members into question and relieve them if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf it affects the stability of the Congress,\u201d replied Senator Smith, \u201cthen that bit of protocol can be thrown out the window. You ARE relieved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou may lodge a formal protest if you wish,\u201d continued Aleena, \u201cbut I would step down if I were you. You have a lot of gall to bring my grief into your argument.\u201d Senator Beller didn\u2019t move. \u201cSenator,\u201d urged Aleena, \u201cI do NOT wish to have you escorted from these chambers under armed guard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You wouldn\u2019t dare,\u201d hissed Senator Beller. Aleena waved a couple of guards over. \u201cYour Majesty, that has to be the biggest bluff on the planet,\u201d said Senator Beller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrieving mothers never bluff,\u201d replied Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026No, I don\u2019t suppose they do,\u201d mused Senator Beller. She then set down her i.d card. \u201cBut RAAT will not be disbanding any time soon.\u201d With that, she left the Congressional Chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf RAAT harms any Autobot,\u201d snarled Aleena, \u201cthey are to be considered a terrorist group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgreed,\u201d replied Senator Smith. \u201cIn any case, Mister Prime, you said that the Autobots are doing everything in their power to retrieve Sonic?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d confirmed Optimus. \u201cTails is helping Ratchet and Perceptor modify an old invention of his with Cybertronian tech as Eggman altered his Roboticizer the same way. He calls it the De-Roboticizer. However, that doesn\u2019t account for the memories locked away by Megatron, so Sira, Amy, Trema, Natalie, and I are working on a spell that would unlock those memories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd the other Autobots?\u201d asked Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPatrolling for Sonic, as are his friends and G.U.N,\u201d reported Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA waste of resources, in my opinion,\u201d hissed the Scorpion Senator. \u201cWe know where Eggman and the Decepticons are, I say we attack them now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWithout knowledge of their defenses?!\u201d countered Senator Smith. \u201cSenator Bellatrix, you must be insane!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s not go insulting one another,\u201d called Aleena. \u201cSenator Bellatrix has a point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI understand the desire for a frontal assault,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cbut both factions know where the other\u2019s base is. Neither is in a position to relocate due to resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen what do you recommend?\u201d asked Senator Bellatrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe reason for the patrols,\u201d answered Optimus, \u201cis to try and draw Sonic out. Right now, our forces are giving the impression of being stretched out over a wide area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI get it,\u201d realized Senator Smith. \u201cIt\u2019s a trap to draw Sonic and the Decepticons out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExactly,\u201d confirmed Optimus. \u201cAnd, if it turns out that they can escape from the trap, it will serve as a means to gauge how they will strike next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA way to get a feel for the enemy,\u201d guessed Senator Bellatrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrecisely,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen the main problem is waiting,\u201d sighed Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf there is anything we can do,\u201d offered Senator Smith, \u201cjust ask.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you,\u201d bid Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI must say,\u201d remarked Cyber-Sonic, \u201cit was nice of you to take me in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile I am saddened that your memories were purged by the Autobots,\u201d sighed Megatron as he kept up the lie, \u201cit does my Spark good to have you back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBack?\u201d repeated Cyber-Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo help us against the vile Autobot terrorists,\u201d answered Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDude, you wouldn\u2019t believe what they did to our home of Cybertron,\u201d mumbled Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe seeing the horrors of what that warlord, Optimus, did will jog your memories,\u201d guessed Eggman. \u201cSoundwave, if you please?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe following contains images of a wasteland, ruined cities, and soldiers fighting when there\u2019s no planet left to fight for,\u201d remarked Soundwave. \u201cViewer discretion is advised.\u201d A picture of a metal world then popped up, ruined and marred by war. Craters littered the landscape and bodies were stacked on top of each other. To say Cyber-Sonic was horrified would be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus did this?!\u201d he gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cForcing us to launch our sacred Allspark into the far reaches of space,\u201d sighed Megatron. \u201cBecause of the way we\u2019ve fought, we\u2019ve exhausted our precious Energon, the very thing that fuels the Allspark and our race. We need to beat Optimus NOW if we\u2019re to ever stand a chance of survival!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen I will do everything in my power to help beat the Autobots!\u201d declared Cyber-Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI knew I could still count on you!\u201d cheered Megatron. \u201cOur allies are few, but we remain strong! And I believe we can achieve victory soon! All we need are the rest of the Chaos Emeralds!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Autobots have three while we have but two,\u201d replied Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is imperative that you help us find the remaining two,\u201d urged Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will do everything in my power to secure the rest of the Emeralds,\u201d confirmed Cyber-Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent!\u201d cheered Megatron. \u201cMetal, show your brother to his quarters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Sir,\u201d muttered Metal, annoyed that he had to stop himself from eviscerating the new recruit. Once Cyber-Sonic was led away, Megatron turned to Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs the Data-core sanitized?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is, indeed,\u201d reported Eggman. \u201cI\u2019ve even asked Soundwave to check my work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI triple-checked it, just to be safe,\u201d replied Soundwave. \u201cCyber-Sonic is ignorant of his once fleshy past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent,\u201d praised Megatron. \u201cThe last thing I need is for any contamination of his current mental state. When this is over, Sonic will be the instrument of the Autobots\u2019 destruction!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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