Cosmo had adjusted well to life with the Autobots. They had set up three empty patches of earth for her to get nutrients from as well as getting some sun in. Being a chlorophyll based life-form, she didn\u2019t need to eat as animals did. Photosynthesis was all she needed. She got along well with Cream and Amy. In fact, the best person to get along with her was Amy\u2019s mother, Cassandra Rose. She was a red hedgehog who was a botanist and a great lover of roses. Cosmo had given her a few seeds from the worlds she traveled to and so she was the first person on the planet to have alien roses thriving in her garden. However, there was one pot with a single blue rose with a silver stem that didn\u2019t thrive at all. The pot was filled with sand instead of soil. She and Cosmo were examining it. Cosmo was in one of her soil patches, buried up to her waist as they looked it over. \u201cA prime Secco Blue rose,\u201d muttered Cosmo. \u201cWilted already. I can\u2019t understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt looked a little dry,\u201d replied Cassandra, \u201cso I gave a drink and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou watered it?\u201d quizzed Cosmo. \u201cThat explains it. Secco\u2019s a desert world. Too much water will rot their roots at a faster rate than any plant on this world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow often should they be watered?\u201d asked Cassandra. \u201cThis is the only one I touched.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnce a year,\u201d explained Cosmo. \u201cAnd even then, it\u2019s just a light sprinkling because Secco only gets\u2026\u201d she didn\u2019t get far as a laser shot hit the ground between them. Cosmo leapt out of her soil patch as they looked around until they saw a MECH sniper! \u201cWas really hoping not to meet them!\u201d gulped Cosmo. \u201cCome on!\u201d They fled into the Autobot base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTarget confirmed,\u201d called the sniper. \u201cAccording to the data we got from our ally, she\u2019s changed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, the plant IS female,\u201d replied Tower\u2019s voice over the comms. \u201cI\u2019ll tell our ally now. Is she dead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, just ran scared into the base,\u201d reported the sniper. \u201cHowever, there WAS someone else with her, Cassandra Rose. Witness count?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLeave that red rat,\u201d ordered Tower. \u201cShe\u2019s not that deep in Autobot matters. We can dispose of her at our leisure. Return to base.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Sir,\u201d replied the sniper. He started packing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMECH?!\u201d yelped Optimus. \u201cThis close to us?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s disconcerting,\u201d muttered Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMECH\u2019s getting bold,\u201d growled Optimus. \u201cMrs. Rose, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s safe for you to travel outside of a Ground Bridge. We can get you home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you,\u201d bid Cassandra. \u201cI\u2019ll take you up on that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve just told Amy what happened,\u201d reported Teletraan. \u201cShe\u2019s expecting the Ground Bridge in her living room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery good,\u201d praised Optimus. The Ground Bridge opened and Cassandra stepped through. It closed once there was confirmation of Cassandra\u2019s safe return home. \u201cNow, we have another problem,\u201d called Optimus. \u201cG.U.N\u2019s also reported a build-up of Eggman\/Decepticon activity. Intelligence says they\u2019ve intercepted a transmission between Robotropolis and Shockwave. They mentioned finding a ship with the registry number DFS-0001. That number has popped up in more than a few history books. I don\u2019t need to tell you the danger that presents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDFS-0001,\u201d muttered Prowl, \u201ca registry number I thought was part of a scrap-heap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat registry number sounds familiar,\u201d mused Cosmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou snuck aboard that ship during the Battle of Femax,\u201d recalled Prowl. Cosmo thought some more on that, then remembered, horror spreading across her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Decepticon flagship!\u201d she breathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Nemesis<\/em>,\u201d confirmed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA thing of beauty, I say,\u201d Megatron told Eggman as he looked over the blueprints for the Nemesis<\/em>. \u201cA Worldburner<\/em>-class starship, even the Decepticons considered the armaments a bit overkill. On top of the standard energy weapons, missiles were stored. A tractor beam would hold enemy vessels in place or drag the ground forces inside. It\u2019s a work of art, truly! \u2026Doctor?\u201d He then turned to see Eggman playing poker with Knock-out and Shockwave. \u201cDr. Eggman, would you please pay attention?!\u201d snapped Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust showing that there IS a scientific principle to Poker,\u201d replied Eggman. Megatron got the hint. Eggman wasn\u2019t going to pay attention unless it stroked HIS ego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Who\u2019s winning?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have Queens and a pair of 6\u2019s!\u201d cheered Knock-out as he reached for the pot of rings and Energon chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKeep your hands to yourself,\u201d called Shockwave. \u201cI have the most probable winning hand. A pair of Kings and a pair of 7\u2019s.\u201d Knock-out groaned as she reached for the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cClaws off!\u201d snapped Eggman. \u201cTake a look!\u201d He made a grab for the pot before Shockwave stopped him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExplain your logic,\u201d she demanded. \u201cYou do not have a pair. I see a 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, all in different suits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thought you\u2019d have played this during the first war,\u201d sighed Eggman. \u201cThat\u2019s a Kangaroo Straight!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Kangaroo Straight?\u201d Shockwave repeated as Megatron rolled his optics. \u201cWhat does a Kangaroo have to do with this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExplain it to her, Knock-out,\u201d replied Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Kangaroo Straight jumps,\u201d explained Knock-out, \u201cfrom the 2 to the 4 to the 6 to the 8 to the 10! Very rare hand!\u201d Shockwave calculated the probability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIllogical,\u201d she countered. \u201cThe probability is 0.995 to 1 against, meaning it is more likely to draw such a hand than it is to draw at least one pair.\u201d Megatron swiped five cards from the top of the deck and laid them down on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd the probability of my hand?\u201d he asked as he revealed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026649,740 to one against!\u201d Shockwave yelped. \u201cThat\u2019s a Royal Flush!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow, if we\u2019re done with Poker for a cycle,\u201d snarled Megatron, \u201cthe Nemesis<\/em> isn\u2019t going to fix itself! I have no intention of having just the Ark<\/em> hang over our heads! The Autobots must not keep that advantage. Do you realize the gap here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMegatron, this feels like a rehash to me,\u201d replied Eggman. \u201cI DID tell you what happened when we dug up the Enigma<\/em>, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t use it properly,\u201d answered Megatron. \u201cWhy go for such a complex plan as infecting Teletraan when a simple bombardment would do?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Autobots would try and take it,\u201d countered Shockwave. \u201cBesides, we ARE contending with two Arks. Remember the Space Colony?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Worldsweeper<\/em>-class ship,\u201d argued Megatron, \u201ccould have easily taken them both, even IF that class was infamous for crashing. Now, thanks to some bungling, it\u2019s a smoldering wreck on the\u2026wait\u2026I\u2019m a fool. Shockwave, has G.U.N made any effort to salvage the wreckage?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026No, and I see where you\u2019re coming from,\u201d replied Shockwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t,\u201d interjected Knock-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe use the Enigma<\/em>\u2019s wreckage to retrofit the Nemesis<\/em>\u2019s operations,\u201d explained Eggman in a bored tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd, with a Worldburner<\/em>-class ship,\u201d continued Megatron, \u201cour Ground Bridge will have greater range than that of the Autobots\u2019. We could send our combined forces to the moon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026A moon base?\u201d asked Eggman, suddenly interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA moon base,\u201d confirmed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, why didn\u2019t you say so?!\u201d cheered Eggman. \u201cThat\u2019s been on my bucket list for years!\u201d He called up Metal. \u201cGet the repair crews to put their backs into it!\u201d bellowed Eggman. \u201cThere\u2019s a future moon base with MY name on it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy is he so suddenly enthused to help us?\u201d Knock-out asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe thought of a future reward make anyone work harder,\u201d explained Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour logic is sound,\u201d praised Shockwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLord Megatron,\u201d called Soundwave over the comms, \u201cbad news. We found a cloaking signature in orbit around Mobius. It matches that of a Metarex ship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Metarex are here?!\u201d snapped Megatron. \u201cWhy?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrying to find that out now,\u201d reported Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think this MAY turn to our benefit,\u201d mused Shockwave, \u201cIF we remind them of their place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood point,\u201d replied Megatron. \u201cThe Metarex ARE members of the Decepticon Empire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen was the last time you talked to these \u2018Metarex\u2019?\u201d asked Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAdmittedly,\u201d replied Shockwave, \u201cit\u2019s been a while. But, allies of the Decepticons aren\u2019t so easily shaken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerhaps,\u201d mused Megatron, \u201cbut this is more incentive to raise the Nemesis<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cosmo had adjusted well to life with the Autobots. 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