Megatron returned to the moon base and stormed towards Shockwave\u2019s lab. She was examining what Galvatron had stolen from Tails and was utterly perplexed. She heard the door chime. \u201cYes?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Megatron,\u201d answered her boss. The door opened as Shockwave got up from her lab station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Megatron, we\u2019ve explored what you\u2019ve asked us, and it seems there\u2019s a little\u2026hiccup, for lack of a better\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHiccup?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Sir. The power it uses\u2026\u201d Shockwave sighed as she couldn\u2019t believe the words were leaving her mouth. \u201cMy Lord, the technology doesn\u2019t actually exist, so it\u2019s\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, hold up, the technology?\u201d Megatron then held Shockwave close to his shoulder and pointed to the device. \u201cShockwave, HERE is the technology. I asked you to simply integrate it into our weapons systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, sir, that\u2019s what Eggman and I are trying to do, but honestly, even with our current understanding of the technology\u2026it\u2019s impossible.\u201d Megatron then grabbed Shockwave by the shoulders and slammed her into a wall, causing her visor to go up and her optical probe to extend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA TWIN-TAILED FOX CHILD MUTANT WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A GREEK ALLEY! FILLED WITH GARBAGE!\u201d Shockwave then shoved Megatron off of her and brushed her shoulder as Megatron regained his footing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Lord Megatron. I\u2019m not Miles Prower.\u201d Her visor came back down, and she shoved Megatron out of the lab. The instant the door closed, Megatron just stared at it, his optics flickering in disbelief. He then roared in anger and stormed off. As he stormed, he received a call from Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Megatron, ship inbound. Hull is Vanguard<\/em>-class, but occupants are registering Decepticon transponder codes.\u201d Megatron then remembered the reports about what Straxus did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Tell all allied ships to shoot on sight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, out in space, a subspace distortion indicated a ship leaving warp space. The ship was a purple Vanguard<\/em>-class ship. While the ship class, as a whole was usually associated with the Autobots, this particular ship was in the service of the Decepticons. The name of such a ship\u2026was the Weak Anthropic Principle<\/em>. Yes, it\u2019s a weird name for a ship. It was on auto-pilot as Krok, the commander of the vessel, entered the conference room. Flywheels was there as well as the rest of the crew. One was a mech with a severe gash in his head, one wore a pilot\u2019s helmet, complete with goggles, one was distracted by his fingers, and one looked a little crazy. \u201cCommander Krok, sir!\u201d greeted Flywheels. \u201cPlatoon awaits your instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood, Flywheels,\u201d replied Krok. He then addressed the whole room. \u201cNow, pay attention, troops! According to our auto-pilot computer, we have exited warp space and will be shortly entering orbit around our objective: the planet, Mobius!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMobius?\u201d asked the crazed-looking bot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMobius, you said?\u201d asked the bot with the head wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Mobius, Mister\u2026er\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrankcase, Sir,\u201d explained Flywheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMr. Crankcase. \u2026Why, does the name \u2018Mobius\u2019 mean anything to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNope, just sounds like a dismal rock,\u201d answered Crankcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat IS a dismal sounding name,\u201d remarked Flywheels. \u201cAnd given that it was called Earth once upon a time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to EARTH?!\u201d growled Crankcase. \u201cI can\u2019t believe it! It IS a dismal rock! We\u2019re going to the site of our loss in the Great War?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrders from our new Lord himself,\u201d replied Krok. \u201cMobius also marks our furthest reach towards the Cybertronian\/Quintesson Neutral Zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcuse me, Sir!\u201d called the bot with the pilot helmet. \u201cDo you mean we\u2019re going near the Neutral Zone now?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a matter of fact, we are, Mister\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFulcrum, Sir\u201d replied Flywheels. \u201cA member of K-Squad recommended to us. Very keen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood. Er, yes, Fulcrum, we\u2019re near the Neutral Zone right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPermission to speak, Sir?\u201d asked the crazed bot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPermission granted, Mister\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMisfire, Sir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMisfire?! The Hero of the 9th<\/sup> Platoon?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe same, Sir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m honored to have you here! I\u2019ve always wanted to ask, why the name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLong story. \u2026Actually, no, it\u2019s a very short story involving a machine gun, a misunderstanding, and several dozen dead Decepticons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Ah. \u2026Did you have a question earlier?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy question, sir, is that if we\u2019re going near the Neutral Zone. Why are we landing on Earth, I mean, Mobius, when we could be crossing the Neutral Zone now that the Quintesson Collective\u2019s so weak?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA good question, Misfire,\u201d Krok then pulled out the canister, \u201cand one I can\u2019t answer until we make planetfall. Sealed orders, you understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat if we meet Quintesson scum on the way? Could we blast them to plasma?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Well, in the unlikely event any Quintesson ships are found on this side of the Neutral Zone, we are obligated to blast them to plasma. Now, any further questions? \u2026You, with your hand up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLight is pointing us in the thruster clusters!!\u201d answered the bot that was once distracted by his fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026No, didn\u2019t understand that, Mister\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpinister, Sir,\u201d answered Flywheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpinister. What\u2019s the matter, Spinister? Took some head damage?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPound the truth!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy mouth wants armadillos!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe means \u2018Yes, Sir\u2019,\u201d explained Flywheels. \u201cHe DID suffer some head damage. His vocabulator was irreparably totaled in a crash some vorns ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne moment, bots!\u201d called Misfire. \u201cI know how he speaks. Say it again, Spinister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInto fluffy cats, the eyes peel\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, what\u2019s he saying?\u201d asked Krok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe says \u2018Have you noticed\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026the shavings of pickles\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018\u2026the Attacking Ship Alert\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026into the forests of lava!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018\u2026is flashing!\u2019 WHAT?!\u201d That last word was repeated by everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSir!\u201d called Flywheels. \u201cTwo ships are approaching us at attack speed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re under attack?!\u201d The ship was then rocked by laser fire. \u201cFlywheels! Status!\u201d Flywheels checked the external view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s Scarship and a ship of unknown design! They appear to have come from the other side of Mobius!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDismal rock!\u201d grunted Crankcase. The ship then rocked under laser fire again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWE\u2019RE UNDER ATTACK! BY PRIMUS! UNDER ATTACK!\u201d wailed Fulcrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re K-squad! Scared isn\u2019t in your vocabulary!\u201d replied Misfire before he joined in the panic. \u201cWE\u2019RE UNDER ATTACK! ACTION STATIONS! WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over on Eggman\u2019s private island, Brawl had brought the object to his brothers and creator. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely Cybertronian,\u201d muttered Eggman, \u201cbut it\u2019s ancient. I don\u2019t know what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBrawl, I thought you said only the lower left triangle was glowing,\u201d muttered Swindle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt WAS the only triangle glowing,\u201d answered Brawl. \u201cI don\u2019t know why everything else is glowing in our colors.\u201d The lower right triangle was now glowing yellow, the one above was glowing purple, the upper left was glowing blue-gray, and the middle was glowing navy blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShould we\u2026touch it?\u201d asked Vortex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s probably giving off some form of radiation!\u201d argued Blast-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf that were true, Brawl should have been affected by it,\u201d retorted Onslaught. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s supposed to be some kind of power boosting thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026You know, fighting this Unicron WOULD be a reason to test it,\u201d mused Eggman. \u201cAll right, boys, go ahead and touch it, but only a finger!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGot it! Combaticons, touch the areas that correspond with your colors!\u201d Brawl touch the green triangle, Swindle touched the yellow one, Blast-off touched the purple one, Vortex touched the blue-gray one, and Onslaught touched the sphere. The whole device then glowed in a white light that kept the Combaticons from moving their fingers. They screamed as the light enveloped them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBOYS!\u201d wailed Eggman. The Combaticons screamed in terror as the light expanded, enveloping the whole island! After a good minute, the light died. The device was now a single, uniform, non-glowing color of silver. Eggman peeked out from behind his barricade to see the condition of his boys. His eyes met with something\u2026he never thought possible. Onslaught looked to be halfway between robot and vehicle mode with both halves to the side. The front cab halves were on top of Brawl and Swindle in vehicle mode and connected by some sort of plug while standing on platforms that looked like feet. Brawl was on the left and Swindle was on the right. Meanwhile, Vortex and Blast-off had converted into vehicle mode and had elongated their fronts while sprouting hands and connecting to what should be Onslaught\u2019s rear via the same plugs with Vortex on the left and Blast-off on the right. In between the two was a white head with antennae and two optics. The Combaticons had formed a giant behemoth of a bot! \u201c\u2026Boys?\u201d asked Eggman tentatively. \u201c\u2026My sons?\u201d The giant roared. It then uprooted several trees in Vortex\u2019s fist and threw them before proceeding to rampage across the island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Megatron returned to the moon base and stormed towards Shockwave\u2019s lab. She was examining what Galvatron had stolen from Tails and was utterly perplexed. She heard the door chime. \u201cYes?\u201d she asked. \u201cIt\u2019s Megatron,\u201d answered her boss. 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