Optimus and his allies had gotten back from the cave. Tails quickly shut off the Ground Bridge the instant he saw the team. He was surprised at Bokkun\u2019s presence, but quickly changed gears to see Sonic in his metallic state. He had to check. \u201cS\u2026Sonic?\u201d he asked tentatively. Sonic smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, buddy!\u201d greeted Sonic as he ruffled the little fox\u2019s hair. There was a robotic undertone, but the voice was unmistakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, the Faker lets himself get roboticized!\u201d Shadow quipped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t let myself do anything!\u201d protested Sonic. \u201cThat was Megatron who did that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep, easily annoyed, he\u2019s back,\u201d chuckled Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, bite me, Faker!\u201d snapped Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe remembers us!\u201d called Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSonic,\u201d quizzed Rouge, \u201cwhen did you get that?\u201d She pointed to a symbol on his chest. It looked like the Eggman symbol inside the outline of the Decepticon symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, I don\u2019t know,\u201d replied Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSonic, it\u2019s been our darkest hour without you,\u201d remarked Optimus. \u201cBut, know this, your heart was never anything less than that of a hero!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks, Prime,\u201d bid Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have a Deroboticizer with your name on it,\u201d reported Tails. \u201cAnd, Bokkun? Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust doing what I can,\u201d assured Bokkun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you want,\u201d offered Sonic, \u201cI\u2019m sure I can pull some strings to get you help when you need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks,\u201d bid Bokkun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorry for snapping at you,\u201d sighed Amy. \u201cPast history got in the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t blame you in the slightest,\u201d assured Bokkun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, Prime, before I DO get back into the fur,\u201d called Sonic, \u201cI gotta ask. Is there really an Allspark?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, why?\u201d quizzed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd was it launched into space during the Bot\/Con war?\u201d asked Sonic. \u201cMegatron told me a lie relating to that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, the Allspark was launched during the tail-end of Cybertron\u2019s war with the Quintessons,\u201d corrected Optimus. \u201cThe few pictures we have display it as a massive cube covered in ancient Cybertronian hieroglyphs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy would it be such a big deal to you guys?\u201d asked Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause, before we femmes came around,\u201d lectured Blackarachnia, \u201cthe Allspark was the Cybertronian race\u2019s means of reproduction. After it was launched from Cybertron, Primus made another branch of the Cybertronian tree in Solus Prime\u2019s image. Yes, for a while, we WERE considered property, but the war changed that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe still have some mech\/femme superiority problems,\u201d mused Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAny culture with more than one gender does,\u201d replied Amy. \u201cWe\u2019ve still got that on Mobius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, the Allspark IS real?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep,\u201d confirmed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see,\u201d mused Sonic. \u201cWell, where\u2019s that Deroboticizer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis way!\u201d directed Tails. He led Sonic to the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd, what about you, Bokkun?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI need to get back home,\u201d replied Bokkun. \u201cI\u2019ll give you the coordinates there.\u201d He keyed in the coordinates for Teletraan 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGot them!\u201d called Teletraan. He then opened the Ground Bridge for Bokkun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee you later!\u201d he bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait! Before I forget!\u201d called Optimus as he hand security cards to Bokkun. \u201cGive these to your most trusted people. They\u2019ll allow you to pop in whenever you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks!\u201d replied Bokkun as he took the cards and headed through the Ground Bridge. It closed after a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThings are settling down for now,\u201d mused Optimus, \u201cbut with Shockwave having observed the fight, she may help Megatron overcome the power drain the Emeralds have on him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPardon?\u201d asked Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMegatron used the Chaos Emeralds to get a Super Form like you and Sonic,\u201d Amy explained. \u201cShockwave observed the entire fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUh oh,\u201d gulped Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBIG uh oh,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe not so much,\u201d chuckled Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow do you figure?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuess what I have that\u2019s been around since I first joined the police force AND the military?\u201d replied Prowl. He then brought a pad out. \u201cA warrant for bugging the enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou bugged Shockwave?!\u201d cheered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI gave him the bug,\u201d reported Bumblebee. \u201cBeing a scout, gathering intelligence is part of my duties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd now, her intel is ours,\u201d chuckled Prowl. \u201cRatchet, do you think you and Perceptor can make something from this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe SHOULD,\u201d remarked Ratchet. \u201cWon\u2019t know until we try. I\u2019ll let you know of any progress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery good,\u201d praised Optimus. Tails then called the Command Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuys, the Deroboticization was a complete success!\u201d he reported. \u201cSonic\u2019s back in his fur!\u201d Amy then disappeared in a pink blur that led to the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOoh, poor Sonic,\u201d winced Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAMY! TOO TIGHT!\u201d cried Sonic\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep, there she goes,\u201d muttered Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I can\u2019t blame her,\u201d chuckled Optimus. \u201cAnd we currently robbed Megatron of whatever advantage he has over us with the Chaos Emerald knowledge gap. I\u2019d say things are going well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in Robotropolis, Eggman and Megatron were stewing. \u201cWhat was it you used to say?\u201d asked Megatron. \u201c\u2018I hate that hedgehog\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI still say it,\u201d rumbled Eggman. \u201cNow you see why.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, I do,\u201d sighed Megatron. \u201cIf I know him, in the brief time I met him, he\u2019ll be giving us more grief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat sounds like tempting fate,\u201d remarked Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not tempting fate,\u201d argued Megatron, \u201cthis is. What else could go wrong today?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Megatron,\u201d reported Shockwave. \u201cI have begun construction of a room that can simulate Chaos Energies similar to that which you draw the Super Form from. The bad news is this; the Autobots have snuck a bug onto my equipment and managed to copy all the data I have obtained from the fight in the cave. They\u2019re most likely doing the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPRIMUS, I DIDN\u2019T MEAN IT!\u201d Megatron roared to the heavens. \u201cI WAS BEING SARCASTIC!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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