Mobius was under threat. A primordial evil, one that is a prominent figure in the religion of shape-changing robots, had risen from the core and took over the surface. All ships and stations orbiting the planet had fallen back to behind the moon, above a base within Crater Copernicus. Inside the main command center, a fat man with a beaky nose and a giant, gunmetal gray robot with a giant cannon on his right forearm and red optic lenses watched what was happening on the surface via Mobius News. \u201cThis is Scarlet Garcia, reporting live at the scene of another Unicron attack!\u201d reported a human woman. Behind her, a demonic-looking tank was firing wildly into a city as a Bison male laughed. \u201cOnce more, Unicron is causing a sheer panic! Thousands of evacuation orders have been issued and millions are fleeing to the countryside while others seek shelter! Mobius has never seen terror as real as it has for the past four months since Unicron\u2019s announcement of his tournament!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re kidding me!\u201d snapped the fat man, Dr. Julian Ivo \u201cEggman\u201d Robotnik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know, right?\u201d replied the robot, the Lord of the Decepticons, Megatron. \u201cA bison? Was Unicron REALLY strapped for holo-forms that had upward curving horns?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m talking about terror! \u2018Never seen,\u2019 my moustache! I roboticized millions and overthrew the Mobian Monarchy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConsidering that Aleena reestablished it, I\u2019d have to argue that it wasn\u2019t a total overthrowing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s bull! I\u2019m supposed to be the greatest threat to Mobius!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAw, look at the poor Omelette Dictator, lost and forgotten to time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven the Decepticon attack of Station Square almost a year ago,\u201d continued Scarlet Garcia, \u201cpales in comparison to this overwhelming threat, as if comparing a cataclysm to a rampaging toddler!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBULLSLAG!\u201d roared Megatron. \u201cWE TURNED HALF THE CITY TO RUBBLE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAw, look at the poor Edge-lord of the Decepticons, lost and forgotten to time,\u201d mocked Eggman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWatch it, Doctor! Unless you wish to fight right now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you idiots are done!\u201d shouted a voice. A black and red male Hedgehog, Shadow, then approached them. \u201cMegatron, any progress?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid Black Doom make you deaf?!\u201d snarled Megatron. \u201cYou keep asking me and I keep giving the same answer! I can\u2019t read Unicron\u2019s thoughts anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan\u2019t you reestablish that kind of link?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you think I\u2019ve tried?!\u201d Megatron drew in a breath to calm himself. \u201cBesides, the original link was two-way. Any changes to the link would have to be made while we could read each other\u2019s thoughts. It\u2019s too risky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need SOME form of prediction! We can\u2019t just wait here and hope for the best!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight now, the only chance we\u2019ve got is Orion unbricking his link to the Matrix. \u2026I\u2019m not sure how he\u2019s going to do that without Cybertron\u2019s help, but he can\u2019t exactly get to Cybertron right now\u2026not with us isolating ourselves like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A semi drove up to a cave, hauling a trailer behind it. The driver, a young human male with Japanese features, maneuvered the semi so the trailer was pointing towards the cave mouth. He then vanished as the semi shifted certain parts and extended others to reveal its robotic nature. The robot then leaned down and poked his head into the cave. \u201cPst! Pst, guys! It\u2019s Orion!\u201d hissed the robot, Orion Pax, the former Optimus Prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPassword?\u201d asked a young woman\u2019s voice. Orion sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s speed and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome in.\u201d Orion entered the cave and opened the trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t find a lot, but I found enough for a few days,\u201d reported Orion as his best friend and girlfriend, Jazz and Blackarachnia respectively, approached him. Orion then looked around. \u201cWhere\u2019s Sonic and Amy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey also went on a supply run,\u201d answered Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d hissed Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSonic was tired of sitting around all day, waiting for Unicron to strike,\u201d explained Blackarachnia. \u201cBesides, Amy went because he figured going alone would be stupid!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd he\u2019s right! Why didn\u2019t you take one of us with you?!\u201d snarled Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t risk all of you!\u201d argued Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, because risking yourself is SUCH a good idea!\u201d scoffed Blackarachnia. \u201cOrion, he may have bricked your connection to the Matrix, but its mere existence offends him! He\u2019ll target anyone even holding it, Prime or not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe tried to destroy that thing during the time of the Thirteen,\u201d continued Jazz. \u201cWe can\u2019t afford any unnecessary risks.\u201d Orion sighed. He hated it when his friends were right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unicron had returned to his castle, stretching after the mayhem he had caused that day. He transformed and approached the build site for his arena. A purple robot then approached him. \u201cLord Unicron, will you do something about the arena?!\u201d begged the robot, the evil version of Tails, cybernetically grafted into his universe\u2019s Optimus Prime, the leader of the Terrorcons, Nemesis Prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d asked Unicron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe keep making the arena, but something always turns out wrong with the color!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, this I gotta see.\u201d Unicron followed Nemesis to the arena and floated above it. He gave a few cursory sweeps with his optics. \u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d he muttered. \u201cThis looks like the perfect place for the Unicron Ga\u2026\u201d he stopped when he saw a bright pink tile! \u201c\u2026How?!\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know and it\u2019s killing our brains trying to figure it out!\u201d answered Nemesis. The rest of the Terrorcons, Crystal Widow, Straxus, Makeshift, Sideways, Deceptitran, and Rodimus Unicronus, approached the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, it looks like y\u2019all are stressing out over this. How about some food?\u201d suggested Unicron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTruth be told, I could murder for a pizza,\u201d muttered Nemesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou murdered for Chaos Cola,\u201d remarked Crystal Widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I mean, that\u2019s not an untruth,\u201d replied Nemesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen it\u2019s settled,\u201d declared Unicron, \u201cwe\u2019re getting pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOoh! I want one with pepperoni!\u201d called Deceptitran. \u201cAnd one with sausage, and one with ham!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMeat lovers,\u201d said Straxus. \u201cYou want a meat lovers pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNah, I actually like to keep the meats separate,\u201d explained Deceptitran. \u201cI wanna savor each animal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, but they all have pig in\u2026\u201d muttered Crystal Widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOoh! Ooh! But the one with the ham,\u201d interrupted Deceptitran, \u201cmake it Hawaiian!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, gross!\u201d gagged Rodimus Unicronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you mean \u2018gross\u2019?!\u201d argued Makeshift. \u201cIt\u2019s delicious!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt most certainly is not!\u201d contradicted Sideways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, could someone fill in the blanks for your Master here?\u201d asked Unicron. \u201cWhat is a Hawaiian pizza and why is that topic so divisive?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy Lord, I assure you, it\u2019s SUPER good!\u201d replied Nemesis. \u201cIt\u2019s ham and pineapple!\u201d Unicron stared at his lieutenant in stark horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Excuse you and your entire old universe?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHam and pineapple.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd how many of your fellows share the same taste with you and Deceptitran?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMe!\u201d called Makeshift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd me,\u201d supplied Straxus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, Crystal Widow, Rodimus Unicronus, and Sideways hate it?\u201d quizzed Unicron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right, My Lord,\u201d answered Crystal Widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou three speak sense. Pineapple on pizza? That sounds vile!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d wailed Deceptitran. \u201cNo, it\u2019s the best! It just plays so well with the ham and the toma\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an abomination, and I should know! Pizza is the pinnacle of savory goodness! Why would you ruin it by putting fruit on it?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, be fair, Lord Unicron,\u201d said Makeshift. \u201cTomatoes are fruit, aren\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you play Prima\u2019s advocate with me, Makeshift, lest you suggest we start filling calzones with raspberry jam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat sounds delicious!\u201d panted Deceptitran. Unicron then grabbed his fat servant\u2019s lower lip and yanked him up to his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course, YOU would say that! I\u2019M an Epicurean! YOU wolf down Big Macs like Tic Tacs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Ah wanna vuhguh na,\u201d Deceptitran tried to speak. \u201cCa we jush do vuguhs inshed?\u201d Unicron then considered his options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know,\u201d he muttered as he released Deceptitran, \u201cI could blow up the moon for some Herr Burger Meister. \u2026No, wait, Fuzzball\u2019s! NO, SPACE SLIDERS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve a preference for Meh Burger, personally,\u201d mused Crystal Widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take a Double Bacon Cheeseburger, caramelized onions, lettuce, chipotle mayo, and ketchup. No pickles!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take the same, but with grilled pineapple on it!\u201d called Deceptitran. Unicron roared in frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The noise reached a pair of hedgehogs, one pink and one blue, as they foraged for supplies. \u201cEr, Sonic, did you hear that?\u201d asked the pink one, Amy Rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI FELT that!\u201d replied Sonic the Hedgehog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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