The Council of Peers had met the next day, ready to discuss the situation above their heads. \u201cFellow Peers,\u201d began Llyra, \u201cit\u2019s clear that having multiple warships above our heads that are ready to do battle with one another is causing a lot of frayed nerves to the populace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrayed nerves is putting it mildly, Supreme Councilor,\u201d argued a man. He was promptly shushed by his colleague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHowever, I am in talks with both Autobots and Decepticons,\u201d continued Llyra. \u201cI have made it quite clear that we will have no fighting within our solar system, whether it be on the surface of a planet or out in the space surrounding said planets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re programmed for war!\u201d rebuffed the man that commented on her opening statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCouncilor, they\u2019re beings that think, feel, and go beyond their \u2018programming\u2019 like you and I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith all due respect, no, they aren\u2019t. Why else would there be Headmasters except to control them directly?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf they were machines of that low a level, organic life would have stopped their war before it got worse. But, their brains are as adaptive as ours, so mind control is out of the question.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen what can we do?! Surrender?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe did that with the Decepticons, and we didn\u2019t exactly prosper then, did we? No, there\u2019s a way for us to enforce limits. I have spoken with other members of society ranging from the poorest farmers to the ones living in luxury and they have offered radical solutions that will benefit us. Solution 1: areas where weapons are not allowed, be they natural-born or artificial. So, no Ban\u2019grazas, no blasters, no wands, no-\u201d a woman then burst into the Council Chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSupreme Councilor! Trouble! In space!\u201d she called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s so important that you must burst in here?!\u201d demanded Llyra\u2019s nay-sayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMa\u2019am, you said in space earlier,\u201d interjected Llyra. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on up there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the Decepticon Headmasters! They\u2019re within our solar system! Scorponok himself is here!\u201d The Council then started talking amongst themselves, worry crossing their brows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re sure it\u2019s Scorponok?\u201d asked Llyra\u2019s nay-sayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScorpion-shaped vessel, purple, black, and green color scheme, Decepticon and Predacon symbols on the topside, massive amount of guns, it\u2019s Scorponok, no doubt!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHave our planetary defenses ready! We won\u2019t let the Decepticon Headmasters land on our soil!\u201d Every Councilor scrambled to their battle stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScorponok\u2019s approaching,\u201d reported Ravage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent. Hail him,\u201d said Megatron. Ravage keyed in a command, then arched an eyebrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo response.\u201d Megatron raised his own eyebrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTry again. Use all frequencies.\u201d Ravage did so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Still nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrepare a channel on an open frequency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChannel open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slash\u2019s optics flickered before she reported her findings. \u201cCaptain, the fleet\u2019s receiving an open channel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn screen,\u201d ordered Grimlock. \u201cMaybe this will explain Scorponok\u2019s presence.\u201d Megatron\u2019s face appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cScorponok, this is Megatron aboard the Nemesis<\/em>. I appreciate that you wish to crush our enemies, but there is no current need at the present time. The situation is delicate and sending in troops now would only disrupt our operations. You are to join our fleet and await my command.\u201d There was a brief pause until Slash reported something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScorponok\u2019s maneuvering himself above the Folassian Forest!\u201d she warned. \u201cHe\u2019s preparing a teleport beam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?!\u201d roared Megatron once Ravage reported the same findings. \u201cScorponok, what do you think you\u2019re doing?! I said join the fleet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLord Megatron!\u201d called Thundercracker aboard the Decimator<\/em>. \u201cScorponok\u2019s training his weapons on us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll ships, raise shields!\u201d ordered Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll shields raised!\u201d reported Ravage. Scorponok then fired on the Nemesis<\/em> and the shots went through the shields! The ship rocked as it took damage. Shockwave made course corrections to keep the ship steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLord Megatron, Scorponok\u2019s hailing us!\u201d called Ravage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIgnore!\u201d replied Megatron. \u201cCoordinate damage control!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe call\u2019s forcing its way through! I can\u2019t ignore!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll ships, do not tamper with the Novacons\u2019 mission!\u201d boomed a voice. \u201cI care not about factions! This is your only warning!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWarning?!\u201d demanded Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe who were once merely labeled as the Decepticon Headmasters now have a new name, the Novacons! Our mission assumes priority! Anyone who dares interfere, regardless of faction, will be neutralized!\u201d Megatron gritted his dental plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScorponok, I\u2019ve put up with one usurper too many in my lifetime! I will not suffer another, especially not one who dares to address me in threatening tones!\u201d At that point, Zarak appeared on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou have little say in the matter, you failure!\u201d he growled. \u201cYou cost me everything! You cost me my job, my family, my home, my planet, all of it! I had to reside with beasts, a whole faction of them actually ACTING like beasts while the other half was undergoing a civil war against the Tripredacus Council!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?! I gave no order to go against the Council! Predacons and you \u2018Novacons\u2019 are extensions of my will! And my will is-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour will is nothing, False Lord!\u201d interrupted Scorponok\u2019s voice. \u201cNebulos will take over as the center of the Decepticon Empire with my Emissary, his binary-bond partner, and I at the top of the heap!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am Megatron, Lord and Master of the Decepticon Empire! I command you to cease your attack run!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou don\u2019t have the power to command a Metrotitan of my caliber!\u201d Scorponok then fired on the Nemesis<\/em> again, this time with an electric cannon! The ship conducted the electricity all throughout itself and into the crew. The treatment stopped after a minute and all ship systems rebooted itself. Once Tactical got power, Ravage checked his readings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLord Megatron, Black Scar and the Novacons are at the edge of the Folassian Forest,\u201d he reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cClench, with me! Shockwave, you have the conn!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere are we going?!\u201d asked Clench as he followed Megatron off the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo voice my complaints to Scorponok personally!\u201d They made their way to the launch bay and Megatron transformed. \u201cClench, POWERLINX!\u201d Clench transformed and attached himself to Megatron\u2019s front, deploying his guns. New guns then deployed from the underside of Megatron\u2019s tip as he activated his fusion cannons. He was held in place by a sling-field, an energy field that throws a bot out of the launch bay like a slingshot. \u201cThis mutiny ends NOW!\u201d At that, Megatron was launched out of the bay and switched on his thrusters. 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