The Autobots and their allies met in the conference room. \u201cHow did we figure out the Decepticons\u2019 goals?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Decepticons labeled the Seekers were talking about them,\u201d explained Topaz. \u201cOur spy managed to get out of there before she was spotted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWas it Rouge?\u201d asked Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wish it was me,\u201d sighed Rouge. \u201cTo fully answer your question, no, it was a protege of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve already found them, so that should make extraction easier,\u201d supplied Topaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOr it could alert the Decepticons to their location,\u201d rumbled Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRodimus, does anything happen to the Chaos Emeralds in your time?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnicron manages to drain them,\u201d reported Rodimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, then, we DEFINITELY need to keep them out of Decepticon hands,\u201d rumbled Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd continue our search for this \u2018Silver\u2019 guy,\u201d muttered Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone, I know we all want a little more time to grieve for Ironhide,\u201d called Optimus, \u201cbut this war won\u2019t give us such niceties. We\u2019ll divide into seven teams of Autobots and organics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI advise against that!\u201d objected Ultra Magnus. \u201cIf we involve them, they\u2019ll get squished!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re underestimating them, Ultra Magnus,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cthe same mistake I made that led to the Allspark fiasco. We need to trust them more. Besides, half of them have powers that keep them well protected against the Decepticons, especially considering the size difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus, I really must protest\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour protests are noted, but my decision is final. Sonic, Topaz, Aleena, Sira, I trust we can rely on your help to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds since you know about them more than we do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can count on us!\u201d promised Topaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t letting those Decepti-creeps take even one!\u201d assured Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been sitting this fight out for too long!\u201d declared Aleena. \u201cI\u2019m taking action this time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not letting those brutes harm this world a second longer!\u201d proclaimed Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right then, I\u2019ll have the team assignments within the hour,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cLet\u2019s get this right, ladies and gentlemen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Optimus busied himself with team assignments, he heard a knock on the door. \u201cCome in,\u201d he called. Ultra Magnus entered the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus, I say this as a veteran of the previous war, we MUST wipe ourselves from public memory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Questioning a command decision still, Ultra Magnus? That\u2019s not your style.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour bleeding Spark is causing you to make poor decisions! As the head of the Pax family\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a war-time situation! We need all the help we can get!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery time we\u2019ve revealed ourselves to a non-Transformer population, we\u2019ve always caused irreparable damage to their planet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd prolonged the war! The Mobians know of the Decepticon threat and declared war on them, asking us for help!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus, as head of the Pax\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou may be head of the Pax family, but I\u2019m your commanding officer in this war! Believe it or not, my authority as Prime supersedes yours as the Pax Family Head! Another objection, and you\u2019re confined to quarters! Dismissed!\u201d Ultra Magnus glowered at Optimus before leaving the office. Optimus released a breath before returning to team assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Megatron,\u201d called Shockwave, \u201cLaserbeak has reported military build-up on Mobius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor what reason?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe believes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll report it to him myself, thank you!\u201d hissed Laserbeak. \u201cI found seven areas that soldiers are gathering around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Seven, you say?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThree guesses why that specific number.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think I can hazard one.\u201d He then activated the comms. \u201cDecepticons, G.U.N. was foolish enough to hand us the locations of the Chaos Emeralds on a silver platter! Await team assignments!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI WILL say one thing for Eggman,\u201d muttered Starscream, \u201che\u2019s right; Megatron IS a fool. If I were leader\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere we go,\u201d grumbled Thundercracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026And just WHAT, pray tell, is that supposed to mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty much standard procedure here, ever since Jhiaxus\u2019 predecessor. You grumble about a scheme, start your spiel with \u2018If I were leader\u2019 or some variation of that phrase, then cook up a scheme to depose of the Decepticon leader, it fails, the leader beats you like a drunk would with his wife, you end up in Repairs, so on and so forth, ad infinitum! Well, I\u2019m gonna greet you with a big, fat \u2018I told you so\u2019 when that inevitable outcome happens!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWould you? Or would you bow to me if I said I had the D.J.D. on my side?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026YOU?! You\u2019re probably at the top of their List! No way you\u2019ve got Tarn on your side!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do, though. You see, Megatron had deceived Tarn and the D.J.D. into thinking he was always a Decepticon. If they knew he was once an Autobot early on, he wouldn\u2019t have been in the Pits of Kaon, much less their champion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You told Tarn?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd gave him all the evidence he needed. He then presented his revised List to me, putting Megatron at the top. If and when I DO become leader of the Decepticons, he\u2019ll take my name completely off the List. He should be coming within\u2026\u201d An alarm then sounded. \u201c\u2026He\u2019s early.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTarn\u2019s here?! Now?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t panic, you\u2019re not even on the List.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Soooo\u2026our Master ain\u2019t happy,\u201d muttered Nemesis Prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou think?!\u201d snapped Crystal Widow. \u201cHow long has Sideways been in there anyways?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince he first reported failure, I think. That was two days ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we don\u2019t have much time, our enemies are probably trying to secure the Chaos Emeralds and we NEED them drained!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, is anything happening yet?\u201d asked Rodimus Unicronus as he stepped up to them. \u201cJust got off the horn with Straxus. He said he and Deceptitran are coming to help find Makeshift.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStraxus and Deceptitran?! Now?!\u201d yelped Nemesis Prime. \u201cIt\u2019s too early!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe said it was Unicron\u2019s command,\u201d replied Rodimus Unicronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfraid of us?\u201d purred a voice. A black portal opened and Straxus arrived with a very fat looking Decepticon. He moved on a set of wheels instead of legs and had a huge mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot remotely, just irritated that Unicron thinks you\u2019re needed right now,\u201d remarked Nemesis Prime. The door then opened and Sideways was flung out of the audience chamber. He groaned as he massaged his head, then he got a good look at the new arrivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStraxus? Deceptitran?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe very same,\u201d replied the fat Decepticon, Deceptitran. \u201cFormer Drone turned Terrorcon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA very gluttonous one, Bub,\u201d grunted Sideways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Did you just call me\u2026Blob?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Well, no, but, looking at you, maybe\u2026\u201d Sideways didn\u2019t get very far with his rudeness as Deceptitran charged at him and slammed his fist into Sideways\u2019 chest, throwing him across the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDude, you know he\u2019s just a heavy-build!\u201d protested Nemesis. \u201cWhy\u2019d you call him Blob?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t, I said Bub!\u201d grunted Sideways as he got up. \u201cSpawn of a glitch, I\u2019m gonna\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSave it!\u201d called Straxus. \u201cWe\u2019re wasting time. Humans are gathered and it looks like they\u2019re waiting for the Autobots. Makeshift has already told me that he\u2019s at the Yellow Emerald\u2019s location\u2026never thought I\u2019d ever call an emerald yellow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go for the Green one,\u201d declared Nemesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRed for me,\u201d replied Crystal Widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take Cyan,\u201d offered Straxus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGimme Purple,\u201d grunted Rodimus Unicronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go for Blue,\u201d Deceptitran chimed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI guess that leaves White for me,\u201d rumbled Sideways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A dark void stretched out beyond Mobius. Hatred, anger, rage, and destruction fueled it. It felt blinded by the light. \u2026However, that didn\u2019t stop the light from shining. The light drifted comfortably, feeling safe and sound\u2026until a voice called out. It was a kind, motherly voice. \u201cYou must awaken again,\u201d the voice urged the light. \u201cMessenger of day, of light, of rebirth, our enemy awakes this time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026So, it IS the Time of Awakening,\u201d replied the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour allies are already aware of the danger; they have taken the first step and are proceeding on to the second one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI must help them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgreed. Go! Help Sonic as you did before!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt once, My Lady!\u201d The light then took off quickly in another direction, gaining a shape as it flew through the void. It then made a noise of lip-smacking. \u201cI haven\u2019t had a Chocolate Chip Sundae Supreme in ages! Look out, Mobius, here I come!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Megatron patrolled the moon with Starscream flying overhead. \u201cDon\u2019t you have an old lady with bread to find, you pigeon?\u201d Megatron grunted over the comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m just making sure you weren\u2019t caught off-guard by any surprises,\u201d replied Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStarscream, what surprises are coming? The teams are planning their attack strategies and the D.J.D have returned home, so, again, I ask, what surprises are coming?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026H-how did you think to mention\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThundercracker told me everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That COWARD!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re one to talk. Starscream, I\u2019m a tolerant mech, but I don\u2019t like treason. Tarn understood that my origins actually make me a better leader to bring victory, since I know how Autobots think. Attempt to usurp me again and you\u2019ll be buried alongside Rumble.\u201d Megatron then felt something near his foot that didn\u2019t feel like rock. He knelt down and looked at the ground to see something\u2026green and metallic. \u201cStarscream, come down here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, fine!\u201d grunted Starscream as he transformed and landed. \u201cWhat could be so\u2026what IS that?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHelp me dig it out.\u201d Starscream and Megatron then used their hands to get the moon dust off the object. It was a green, pentagonal plate with an \u201cM\u201d symbol on it. \u201c\u2026Is that\u2026?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Mini-con hibernation plate!\u201d confirmed Starscream. Megatron reached towards the plate, then it started glowing. The plate then started changing into a small robot with tires on its shoulders and calves with gun barrels folded into its legs. The glow then died, and the small robot\u2019s visor flicked on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Where am I?\u201d asked the robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn the moon of the planet Mobius, Earth, once upon a time,\u201d revealed Megatron. The small robot then looked at the symbols on the two Decepticons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, thank Micronus!\u201d he sighed. \u201cI\u2019m with Decepticons! Name\u2019s Clench.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cClench?\u201d asked Starscream. \u201cThe leader of the Cyclones?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat brings you here?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sick of Micron, that\u2019s what!\u201d answered Clench. \u201cAll my life, my Cyclones have been told that our way only leads to death! Those slagging Torpedoes always stifle our talents!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I believe your abilities may help us, Clench. I have a little mission of great importance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnless you\u2019ve got the Badge, kid\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do.\u201d Megatron took off the symbol on his chest and presented it to Clench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay, then, in that case, how can I help?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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