Optimus and his group made it to the cave exit and found more Eggacons surrounding a short-range ship, commanded by Swindle. \u201cPrimus, the Combaticons are here too!\u201d grunted Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow do we get past them?\u201d asked Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI got it!\u201d whispered Sonic. He then dashed around the enemy. \u201cYOU\u2019RE TOO SLOW!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSONIC!\u201d yelped one of the Eggacons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPriority One: Hedgehog!\u201d shouted Swindle. \u201cSkin him, boys! He\u2019ll make a nice pelt!\u201d The Eggacons and Combaticon then followed Sonic while Optimus and Blackarachnia led King Arthur into the ship. The cockpit was big enough for two Transformer pilots and Mobian passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBetter hurry through the pre-flight checks,\u201d muttered Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have time! Sonic can\u2019t keep this up forever!\u201d argued Optimus. \u201cWe need to take off the instant he gets inside!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I don\u2019t wanna explode in mid-air, so\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cForgive mine interruption, but do I take thy words correctly?\u201d interjected Arthur \u201cDoth this structure fly like a bird?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep. One of the fastest ways to get around Mobius, aside from the Ground Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere comes Sonic!\u201d called Optimus. \u201cOff we go!\u201d The ship then took to the air as Sonic jumped aboard and Swindle and his mech fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHAT\u2019S MY SHIP! I JUST GOT THE INSURANCE PAID OFF!\u201d shouted Swindle. The ship left the area and the people inside relaxed slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSweet Primus,\u201d sighed Optimus as he flew the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026So, where are we going?\u201d asked Blackarachnia. Optimus\u2019 optics widened. \u201cYOU DON\u2019T KNOW?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI HAD OTHER PRIORITIES! LIKE OUR IMMEDIATE SURVIVAL!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAye, they be husband and wife,\u201d muttered Arthur to Sonic. Sonic only nodded, then he saw something on the console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHEY! GUYS!\u201d he called to the two bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT, SONIC?!\u201d they demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConsole!\u201d Sonic pointed to a green light. Optimus then opened the communications channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is Shadow of G.U.N,\u201d said a well-known voice. \u201cIncoming aircraft, explain why you were fired on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s because we stole it from the Eggacons, buddy,\u201d answered Optimus. \u201cIt\u2019s Optimus flying this thing and I\u2019ve got Blackarachnia, Sonic, and another Hedgehog with me.\u201d He transmitted his i.d code to Shadow. After a few seconds, Shadow became slightly more friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood thing you\u2019re on that ship, Optimus. There\u2019s a sword in northern Spagonia.\u201d Everyone blinked in their usual fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u2026sure there are swords all across Spagonia, heck, all across Mobius,\u201d snarked Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAny of them pop out of an anvil on a stone that rose from the ground near a glowing tree?\u201d Everyone\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs there an inscription on the anvil?!\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere IS, yeah,\u201d answered Shadow. \u201c\u2018Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSit tight, Shadow. We\u2019re on our way. Optimus out.\u201d Optimus ended the call and looked to Arthur. \u201cYour Majesty\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere be no need to stand on ceremony,\u201d assured Arthur. \u201cThou mayest call me Arthur or King Arthur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKing Arthur, if that sword is the same one you used, I thought you had Sir Bedivere give it to the Lady of the Lake. That was HER hand that grabbed it, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was, and she was among those women who bore me to Avalon. \u2026It WAS she who took the sword and kept it in the lake, so how be it on land again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnother question, why is it next to a glowing tree?\u201d asked Blackarachnia. \u201c\u2026Come to think of it, why IS there a glowing tree? \u2026Unless\u2026!\u201d Optimus and Blackarachnia came to the same conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMERLIN\u2019S PRISON!\u201d they exclaimed together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t get it,\u201d remarked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn many versions of Arthur\u2019s legends,\u201d explained Optimus, \u201cthe Lady of the Lake, Nimue, had fallen madly in love with him, but he didn\u2019t reciprocate. So, she wove a spell on him that imprisoned him inside a tree. If that tree is glowing, it must be charged with raw magical energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMagical energy that Merlin must be manipulating from inside!\u201d continued Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThus bringing Excalibur out of the lake and onto dry land!\u201d realized Arthur. \u201cMy friends, we MUST free Merlin!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right about that!\u201d agreed Optimus. \u201cTime to pour on the speed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, this vehicle flies faaaaaAAAHH!\u201d The ship then rocketed towards Shadow\u2019s position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in Station Square, Tails was taking Cosmo out on a date. Cosmo always wanted to see the people and culture and now, she was at a size to do so. They were sitting at a caf\u00e9 and enjoying a nice lunch. \u201cYou know,\u201d sighed the Seedrian, \u201cin all my years, I\u2019ve never experienced life like this. To see everyone so happy, so full of energy, it\u2019s staggering!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, seeing a primordial evil defeated after it ruled over a planet,\u201d mused Tails, \u201cWILL make a person optimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right about that. And on such a sunny day, THIS is life!\u201d Cosmo\u2019s jewel then flashed. \u201c\u2026What in\u2026?\u201d she muttered. \u201cCan\u2019t this wait?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA transmission from Greengate. It might have something to do with the Metarex\u2019s absence from this planet after Unicron.\u201d She took the jewel off and opened it to reveal a holographic projector. It displayed a scene of many Seedrians in an amphitheater with the Metarex Five in the center. They then took their helmets and part of their torsos off, revealing the internal Seedrians inside. Dark Oak then spoke. What he said threw Cosmo off entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am Lucas, formerly of Greengate,\u201d he announced. \u201cWith me are my fellow founders of a radical group that resisted change, thus alienating ourselves from our families. What we have witnessed has proved we were in the wrong. We were on Mobius when the Transformers\u2019 Dark God, Unicron, rose from the core of the planet and made his intentions plain to destroy this universe. He spouted the same rhetoric as we did, that change is destructive and all living things that change must die. I thought what I was saying was good, but this was repeated by a primordial evil who lived to be evil, nothing more. The five you see here are the Metarex Five, the founders of the flawed Metarex race. We started it and we\u2019re about to finish it. We hereby renounce Metarexism and its offshoots and denounce all those who continue to fight in its name. Our proof is the return of the Planet Eggs we have stolen. There is nothing intrinsically wrong about changing, nothing that lifts unchanging people above others. If anything, our refusal to change has brought us down. We were wrong to assert ourselves. And, to all those who follow us, I personally say this: do not expect guidance, or wisdom, or answers. We have none. We never did. To those Metarex still out there, we give one final order: stand down. Remove your suits, report for genetic repairs so you can regenerate into new bodies as you once did, discard your weapons, tear off your badges, and stand down. The Metarex are over. Our war against change is over. Free yourselves from the shackles of a flawed philosophy and move on.\u201d The Metarex Five then held their hands out and were shackled and led away. The transmission then ended. Cosmo was stunned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNever, in all my years\u2026\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the short time I knew him,\u201d agreed Tails, \u201cI never would have thought this would happen from Dark Oak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLucas. \u2026His name is Lucas. It looks like he\u2019s trying to cast off Dark Oak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Do you think Megatron could do the same?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019d need to find him first before we get that answer. \u2026Oh well, enough of that! We\u2019ve got some more exploration to do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know of a great park to rest in after this!\u201d The two then continued their meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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