A tank rolled through a railway\u2019s scrap yard, its barrel moving back and forth as if it were looking for something. As it rolled, its pilot, a human man dressed like a pompous gentleman, was using his radio. \u201cDeceptitran, this is Straxus!\u201d he snarled angrily. \u201cDeceptitran, report! Where are you, you fat idiot?!\u201d No one responded. \u201c\u2026Dammit, this isn\u2019t the time to play hide and seek! Come in!\u201d Still no response. \u201c\u2026Fine, we\u2019ll play this game!\u201d The man disappeared and the tank turned into a massive robot. Straxus activated a wrist-mounted flashlight and looked around the scrap yard. \u201cIf I were an overweight, gluttonous, imitation Chompazoid, where would I be?\u201d He kept looking around the mountains of derelict metal. Old engines of all types, steam, diesel, electric, were rusting away, waiting for their final end to be melted down in the Smelter\u2019s Shed so the metal would be cleaned of impurities and recycled into something new. \u201cCome on out!\u201d roared Straxus. He then saw the outline of a fat robot, just a head smaller than him, with wheels instead of legs. \u201cThere you are!\u201d he roared. \u201cWhat\u2019s the idea?! Why have you not reported back?!\u201d There was no response. \u201c\u2026Deceptitran?\u201d Straxus\u2019 anger was replaced with a little fear. \u201c\u2026Deceptitran, please say something.\u201d The head then tumbled off the body! Straxus yelped and shined his light on the head. The optics were offline, and the color of the helmet was gunmetal gray! He then looked at the body to see a massive hole blown through the torso where the Spark Chamber would be! Straxus was now terrified! That was two Terrorcons down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuite the sight, is it not?\u201d came a voice over Straxus\u2019 radio. The voice was raspy and gave Straxus a clue about the culprit\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere are you, Megatron?!\u201d he called, trying to hide his fear. \u201cShow yourself!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo eager to meet your death?\u201d replied Megatron. \u201cWell, I\u2019m all to happy to oblige!\u201d A tank of a different design then burst from one of the scrap piles and then transformed into the Decepticon Lord! \u201cYOU WORM!\u201d he roared as he activated his concealed arm-mounted sword and brought it down towards Straxus. Straxus blocked with his axe and the weapons became locked! \u201cYou\u2019ll pay for this betrayal, Straxus! I\u2019m angry! Blisteringly so! And do you know what happens when I become so angry? I\u2019ll give you a hint, people die!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t frighten me, Megatron!\u201d snarled Straxus. \u201cUnlike you, I\u2019ve learned to choose my allies wisely!\u201d He managed to untangle his axe and shoved Megatron backwards. Megatron fell to his knee and panted. Straxus continued talking. \u201cYou\u2019re nothing but a bad joke! What were you thinking, joining forces with Optimus Prime and the Autobots?! He\u2019s your enemy, remember?! \u2026Or is it that you want to get back to your old Autobot roots? You honestly expect me to grovel to someone like that? Pah! Not likely! I have no need for you! All we ever did, since you became Lord, was fight one meaningless battle after another! What was the point?! You wanted to control Cybertron AND the universe but\u2026we both know that will never happen now! Starscream\u2019s departure from your little team proved that you lost control of the Decepticons! So, what kind of a leader does that make you if you can\u2019t manage your own kind?! A pretty poor one, if you ask me! Unicron, on the other hand, is COMPLETELY different! His power is enormous! He\u2019s totally invincible! And, with someone like us Terrorcons to advise him on matters of importance, like which planets to obliterate and who\u2019s solar system to enslave, well, I see no reason why we shouldn\u2019t have a successful partnership!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou always DID like the sound of your own voice,\u201d muttered Megatron. The radio was still on, so Straxus heard that and became enraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI CAN\u2019T WAIT UNTIL UNICRON BLASTS YOU TO PIECES AND I SCATTER YOUR DUST ALL OVER THE UNIVERSE!\u201d Straxus raised his axe and Megatron\u2026fired a stream of lightning at him! The attack took Straxus by surprise and overloaded his systems. This treatment lasted for a few second before Megatron stopped. Straxus then fell backwards, smoking from the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike you once said,\u201d chuckled Megatron. \u201cTalking excessively leads to defeat\u2026Master.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Straxus slowly came back online. His optics returned to their crisp state as he took in the surroundings. He was in some sort of large shed, and he was held in place by a large mechanical claw. The diagnostics report came in. He blinked as he read it. It indicated a malfunction in his T-cog and his weapons systems. \u201c\u2026Locus. Locus. Locus. Locus.\u201d He chanted for a good minute until horror set in\u2026he COULDN\u2019T use magic. \u201cWha\u2026? Wha-who\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMe, obviously, my old teacher.\u201d Megatron\u2019s holo-form stepped from the shadows. \u201cDid you get your diagnostics report yet? \u2026Good. Let me help clarify the errors.\u201d He pulled a cloth back and revealed a T-cog and a metal brick with wires coming out of the smaller sides. \u201cAnd the reason you can\u2019t simply use Locus is because I cast Resigno on you three times over while you were unconscious. You CAN\u2019T use magic anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026My student, you disappoint me,\u201d sighed Straxus. \u201cYou had your chance to kill me, and you didn\u2019t take it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI needed you to see HOW you would die.\u201d Megatron then pressed a button and the floor beneath Straxus opened to reveal a smelting pool. Megatron then tossed the T-cog and Weapons System link into the molten metal and Straxus observed them melting into the liquid material. He then looked desperately for something near the claw that was restraining him, anything to get him out of there and avoid that grisly fate! When he saw none, he looked at Megatron. \u201cTake solace, you will be the last to die via smelting pool. Quite a way to go. Given your predilections, it\u2019s only justice that you die in the same manner as your victims. Now, you\u2019re wondering what happened to Deceptitran. How did he get that hole in his chest? Simple, he served as an adequate test of my being able to use the Requiem Blaster. Yes, that\u2019s right. The Three Powers have been reforged. Optimus added a link to the Matrix, so they aren\u2019t limited to just a Prime. Unicron\u2019s going to be experiencing a tougher time than he prepared for. Now, on the subject of what comes after you, it\u2019s obvious I\u2019ll need to seek out an apprentice. I\u2019ve learned all that I needed from you as a Necromancer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMegatron! Wait!\u201d begged Straxus. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean what I said! We can work something out! I can teach you more techniques!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI already told you, I learned all that I needed from you. However, I WILL be altering things a bit. That ridiculous \u2018Rule of Two\u2019, for a start, that\u2019s going bye-bye. My apprentice won\u2019t need to kill me to be a new master. There will be a new order, the Black Order of Mages. Perhaps a White Order will rise to balance it out, I\u2019m not sure. In any case, now that I\u2019ve tested the Requiem Blaster, I\u2019m joining Optimus\u2019 team in the Unicron Games. We\u2019re going to beat your master next week. So, I\u2019ll give you two options! Either I shoot you in the head, here and now,\u201d Straxus shook his head in a terrified manner, \u201cor you can get yourself out of your situation before you meet your molten end! And, if you do, there will be nowhere to hide!\u201d Megatron then pressed a button on the control panel, and the claw restraining Straxus descended, bringing him closer to the smelting pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMEGATRON!\u201d wailed Straxus. \u201cYOU CAN\u2019T JUST LEAVE ME HERE! MEGATRON! SAVE ME! PLEASE! DON\u2019T DO THIS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStraxus, if you dare to have dreams of power above your station and mental faculty, you WILL be consumed by them!\u201d The claw was now level with the opening and released Straxus. He tumbled into the molten metal and screamed in agony. The heat overloaded his systems as he thrashed around before his brain shut down and his Spark faded. Straxus was now offline. Megatron then hauled Deceptitran\u2019s head and body into the smelting pool and let the molten metal do its work. He then raised the claw and closed the pool\u2019s cover. He then pressed another button and more machinery whirred to life, separating the impurities from the rest of the metal, and pouring it into molds, ready to be used for construction. Megatron then made a policy change concerning executions. The Smelting Pools are only to be used for the disposal of corpses, not as a means of execution. He then left the scrap yard, heading to the rendezvous point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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