Grimlock and Silver patrolled what remained of Green Hill Zone. Unicron\u2019s forces left it in ruins. Silver was riding on Grimlock\u2019s back as he stomped around in beast mode. \u201cYou know, I never thought I\u2019d see this place in my lifetime,\u201d muttered Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat, it doesn\u2019t exist in the future?\u201d asked Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot anymore. Unicron turned it into a wasteland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, that sounds like his M.O.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt least I got to see it now, even if it\u2019s not as my dad remembered it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, that reminds me, you smell familiar, but I can\u2019t place it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow so?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, you smell like some amalgamation of Sonic and Amy. Can you shed some light on it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026They\u2019re my parents.\u201d Grimlock stopped at this revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Y\u2026You\u2019re\u2026Sonic\u2019s\u2026I mean, he\u2026and Amy\u2026but he\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe changed from the hyperactive guy he usually was. He DOES love Amy\u2026Mom\u2026her like that, but he\u2019s never been sure how to say it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Did you\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m from a future that\u2019s ruled by the Transformers\u2019 devil and came here to try and change it. It\u2019s probably an alternate future now, since Unicron never really had plans to make the Unicron Games, so what good would it do to tell them I\u2019m their son? They probably won\u2019t have me. Heck, they probably wouldn\u2019t get that intimate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Multiverse theory\u2019s a glitch, ain\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the general lesson here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPreach, kiddo,\u201d came Rodimus Unicronus\u2019 voice. Silver floated off of Grimlock, allowing him to transform and draw his sword. Rodimus Unicronus came out of the trees in vehicle mode. His holo-form then stepped out of the driver\u2019s seat. It looked\u2026peculiar. It was definitely Shadow\u2019s shape, but more crystalline and purple. The sclera was red instead of white and the eyes were serpentine and green. The legs seemed to terminate in mist instead of feet. \u201cI must say,\u201d chuckled Rodimus Unicronus through the new holo-form, \u201cI never thought I\u2019d actually fight you again, Silver!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you worry!\u201d snarled Silver as he got ready to fight. \u201cI\u2019ll just show you how much stronger I\u2019ve gotten these past five months!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat? \u2026Oh, I\u2019m sorry, I wasn\u2019t being specific! I wasn\u2019t referring to when the Decepticons stole the Chaos Emerald from me, I was referring to the Soleanna incident!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\u2026the what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course, you wouldn\u2019t remember it because you weren\u2019t there. I mean, you were, but\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGET TO THE POINT!\u201d roared Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right then, what do you know about time travel?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Less than I should,\u201d remarked Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, how do you suppose I got here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou hitched a ride in Rodimus\u2019 Matrix, obviously!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep, yep, and how do you suppose I got said ride?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I don\u2019t wanna answer that.\u201d Silver started feeling a little queasy at the anticipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere\u2019s the thing, like the lizard said\u2026multiverse theory\u2019s a glitch!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, how does\u2026?\u201d Grimlock\u2019s question was interrupted by Rodimus Unicronus\u2019 explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe fact is, I wasn\u2019t always called Rodimus Unicronus. I was actually Unicron! I used something called the Flames of Disaster to become a god! I was soon rechristened as Solaris, the Sun God! \u2026But someone in Soleanna got wise in that I would unleash fire upon the world and scorch it! They managed to separate my mind from my body, and I was split into two beings: Mephiles the Dark, my dark mind, and Iblis, my raw power! A time-travelling Shadow then sealed me into a scepter while my power was sealed by the little Princess Elise\u2019s soul! Years later, I was released from the scepter and resurrected myself through Shadow\u2019s\u2026well\u2026shadow. I then met you and, like your time, you hailed from a post-apocalyptic future that was constantly on fire. I saw this as an opportunity to reunite with the Flames of Disaster and knew that Elise was being targeted by Eggman to harness said Flames. I figured she would gain a friendship with Sonic, so I convinced you to try and kill him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, what?!\u201d yelped Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt didn\u2019t work, though. You became friends with him, so, after all sorts of time-travel shenanigans, I just decided to kill Sonic myself. And the real kicker of it all was that he died right at Elise\u2019s feet! That sight caused her to cry, and I soon reunited with Iblis, thus restoring myself to my Solaris form! \u2026But then you idiots resurrected Sonic with the Chaos Emeralds and a kiss from Elise, then you three Hedgehogs all went super, then defeated me! Elise then blew out the Flames of Disaster and changed the whole timeline! You, on the other hand, your time was still ruined\u2026for about a year! The Flames had died down, thanks to the sacrifice of a girl you knew, a cat named Blaze!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBlaze sacrificed herself?!\u201d wailed Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, so she exists in your time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Existed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHistory repeats itself. In any case, thanks to your shenanigans, you could go to the rebooted timeline whenever you wished! However, you made one\u2026fatal\u2026mistake! You never checked to see if my mind was still active!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think I can guess what happened!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood for you. In any case, I couldn\u2019t really go back in time along the original timeline, so I had to settle for something else. I travelled back and found me before I went all Solaris and convinced that version of me, Unicron, not to fuse with the Flames of Disaster and simply wait for the Transformers. And we didn\u2019t have long to wait! Of course, I waited until the Autobots and Decepticons started shooting each other, then I entered the Matrix one night, caused Optimus to attempt to kill Megatron, only for Megatron to kill him, then Hot Rod was named Rodimus, Megatron became Galvatron, Unicron rose, then you, Rodimus, and Galvatron traveled back in time, Rodimus fought in the Battle of Station Square and\u2026well\u2026the rest is history. MY history, at least.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen\u2026you\u2019re only here\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause of you, Silver! But, please, don\u2019t beat yourself up. You\u2019re just a child, playing hero\u2026complete with all the trappings!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026And you\u2019re just another mistake I have to correct!\u201d Silver then used his psychokinesis to lift the stone loops and hurled them at Rodimus Unicronus. The Terrorcon then rolled out of the way, only for his fist to meet Grimlock\u2019s face. Rodimus Unicronus grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m impressed, Grimbo! Behind all that angst and rage, there\u2019s a real fighter!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd behind all the insufferable smarm of a cheap knock-off of Unicron,\u201d growled Grimlock, \u201cis a dead man!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrimlock, you couldn\u2019t fathom the amount of dead men behind me. \u2026On an unrelated note, NEVER CALL ME A KNOCK-OFF!\u201d He then charged at Grimlock and swung his arms wildly. Grimlock and Silver saw this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, kid!\u201d called Grimlock to Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see it too!\u201d replied Silver. \u201cPoor guy\u2019s struggling to find his own identity! Such is the fate of a knock-off!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT!!\u201d Rodimus Unicronus swung wildly again, only to miss his targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy not?!\u201d taunted Silver. \u201cIt\u2019s true! You lost your chance to fully realize your power, always taking the forms of people greater than you! Why else would you claim to look like Shadow at one point?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSHADOW IS LESSER THAN ME!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd there\u2019s the fact that you haven\u2019t made yourself a new body! You still look like Rodimus Prime! And you\u2019re stuck as a servant to yourself! Face it, you\u2019re nothing now! You\u2019re not Unicron anymore, you\u2019re just a sad little being who skulks in the shadows and take their shapes to try and mock them, only to fail miserably! You\u2019re a cheap, second-generation knock-off of a foreign timeline that no longer exists!\u201d Rodimus Unicronus was now livid! He EXPLODED with darkness and shrieked an unearthly shriek as he fought!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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