Megatron led everyone into an area with a massive chasm spanned by a narrow bridge. Everyone could walk across it two by two. \u201cSo, what\u2019s Misfire\u2019s deal?\u201d asked Optimus. \u201cWhy is he here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMost likely the same reason as Krok,\u201d answered Megatron. \u201cTo be sacrificed to Unicron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho IS Krok, anyway? I only read snippets of him in history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a Decepticon Strategist,\u201d explained Windblade, \u201calso, he\u2019s the basis for my comic\u2019s main nemesis, Destroygar. They just ramped up his Triple-M tendencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTriple-M? He\u2019s a Monoformer?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep. He and I always traded barbs as well as blasts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, does he have an air of quiet desperation around him?\u201d asked Victorion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy do you ask?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause I think I see him with two others!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHalt, prisoners of the Decepticon Empire!\u201d called Krok\u2019s voice as he, Crankcase, and Flywheels approached them, weapons leveled at the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh boy, here we go!\u201d groaned Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKrok!\u201d called Windblade. \u201cI should like to declare that, under the terms of the 29th<\/sup> treaty, I and all of my associates are to be declared combatants on a greater quest and, as such, exempt from Martial Jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMarshal Juriz Dikshun?\u201d asked Crankcase. \u201cWho is Marshal Juriz Dikshun?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur \u2018Marshal\u2019 is Governor Straxus, Lord of Poly\u2026!\u201d continued Flywheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEnough!\u201d ordered Krok. \u201cYou\u2019re a Camien, correct? What do Camiens know of the 29th<\/sup> treaty? Camiens never attended treaty signings, they believed it against their religious sensibilities to \u2018give anything to evil\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, if you would let me explain\u2026\u201d replied Windblade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s saying we\u2019re dealing with more important matters, Small one!\u201d interrupted Victorion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, thank you!\u201d hissed Windblade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd if Windblade says we\u2019re exempt from your jurisdiction, we\u2019re exempt from your jurisdiction!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI said, THANK YOU, VICTORION!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWindblade?!\u201d gasped Krok. \u201cFlywheels! Facial analysis!\u201d Flywheels pulled out a device and scanned Windblade\u2019s face. He found a match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt IS Windblade! She\u2019s just wearing the usual Camien make-up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen these must have been my orders, Flywheels!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo doubt about it in my mind, Sir!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy orders: to seek out, capture, and execute my sworn enemy, the Camien City-speaker designated\u2026Windblade!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMe and my big mouth,\u201d gulped Victorion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou Combiners really are all mouth and no ears, aren\u2019t you?\u201d muttered Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFlywheels! Crankcase! Prepare arms!\u201d ordered Krok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on!\u201d called Stormfront. \u201cYou can\u2019t just shoot us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to see good, clean shots to the head and the Spark!\u201d Krok outlined to his mechs. \u201cThink you can manage that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEasily, Sir!\u201d replied Crankcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf anyone has bright ideas\u2026\u201d gulped Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAllow me,\u201d called Windblade. \u201cBetter make that \u2018Sparks\u2019, Krok. The behemoth behind us is a Combiner and thus has the Sparks of all six of her components.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026She has a point, Sir,\u201d said Flywheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIndeed. So, how do you want to do this with her? One shot in each part, then six in the head?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat will do!\u201d replied Krok. \u201cPrepare arms!\u201d The three Cons raised their weapons again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSome soldier you are!\u201d laughed Megatron. \u201cYour weapons packs only last so long!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd I would think that your ability to recharge your weapons is compromised,\u201d supplied Optimus. Windblade grinned at her boys catching on to her plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour ship WAS downed by Scarship, yes?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026They\u2019re right,\u201d muttered Flywheels. \u201cStanding orders dictate that, on a field mission, conservation of weapons energy remains a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, I\u2019ll take the shot alone!\u201d declared Krok as he leveled his weapon. \u201cThree! Two!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs that advisable, Sir?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat now, Flywheels?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProtocol dictates that the minimum number of Decepticons required to form an execution party\u2026is three.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course. You\u2019re not savages,\u201d snarked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, but, in this instance, Flywheels,\u201d countered Krok, \u201cWindblade is a viable target because\u2026because\u2026she is attempting to evade capture!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, she\u2019s not!\u201d spluttered Ratchet. \u201cShe\u2019s not even trying to make a run for it, for some reason!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAgain, her compatriots have a point,\u201d agreed Flywheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell\u2026run then, Windblade! Run!\u201d growled Krok, his annoyance getting larger by the minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I think I\u2019d much sooner surrender, if it\u2019s all the same to you.\u201d Krok groaned in frustration and turned to his team to discuss what to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWindblade, what in Primus\u2019 name do you think you\u2019re doing?!\u201d yelped Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKrok has two sets of weaknesses,\u201d explained Windblade. \u201cOne is the usual bodily weak spots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe other is his love for military protocol. I\u2019m guessing that the rules covering surrendered prisoners are more involved than those covering fugitive combatants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, fighting without fighting!\u201d realized Yoketron. \u201cYou HAVE mastered it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve no reason to believe we\u2019ll be executed, so let\u2019s see if we can tie them in knots first.\u201d Just then, a communicator crackled to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Who\u2019s was that?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPick it up, Flywheels,\u201d ordered Krok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is Flywheels,\u201d called Flywheels over the communicator. \u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMisfire, reporting,\u201d replied the caller. \u201cSpinister, Fulcrum, and I have captured a small platoon of Autobots and organics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, not more,\u201d groaned Krok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAutobot\/Organic platoon confirmed,\u201d said Flywheels. \u201cAre they attempting anything?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, Sir, they\u2019re not attempting anything,\u201d answered Misfire. \u201cTheir Nebulan friend held them all back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNebulan?! What\u2019s a Nebulan doing with Autobots?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnknown. She keeps repeating her name and that she\u2019s a Witch of the Green Order. There were more Autobots, but a yellow runt took off in one direction and the others went down a tunnel. I believe one of them is a United Combiner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnited Combiner confirmed. We have them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have sent Fulcrum after the yellow runt and Spinister after your prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Spinister isn\u2019t here. Our prisoners must have evaded him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFlywheels, tell Misfire to bring his prisoners here,\u201d ordered Krok. \u201cWe shall interrogate them all together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd the yellow one?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnother of your platoon? He\u2019s attempting to evade capture. Tell Misfire that, as soon as he is sighted, he is to be shot immediately!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnderstood, Sir,\u201d replied Flywheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the surface, Bruticus\u2019 declaration left everyone stunned. \u201cI\u2019m\u2026sorry\u2026WHAT?!\u201d shouted Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou and your friends have enslaved us to your desires!\u201d explained Bruticus. \u201cMy components and I are sick of it and want to show you all who\u2019s REALLY the top of the heap here! Right down to you putting up with a little experimentation\u2026of me speaking in the third person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo soldier of mine is gonna be THAT arrogant!\u201d roared Galvatron as he charged at Bruticus. Bruticus grabbed Galvatron in mid-air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBruticus is NOT your soldier!\u201d He then tossed Galvatron to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s still one against a lot, you monster!\u201d shouted Galvatron as he recovered, and everyone rallied to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMonster? Bruticus is not a monster! Bruticus is\u2026um\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA genuine demon?\u201d asked Rouge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA true freak?\u201d quizzed Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Bruticus is the DEVIL!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I know of worse,\u201d remarked Shockwave. Bruticus laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNone as inventive as Bruticus!\u201d Bruticus then clenched his right fist as Blast-off\u2019s thrusters activated. He then swung his fist into the ground and created a massive crater, knocking everyone\u2019s blocks off in the process. He then laughed like a madman. 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