Scorponok recovered from the blow and growled at his hated rival. \u201cYou were just as pacifistic as Cerebros!\u201d Fortress Maximus adopted a fighting stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGalen taught us both!\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCute! But it won\u2019t save you, Fortress!\u201d Scorponok then pulled a rectangular shield with a pincer on the bottom from his back and fastened it to his left arm so the pincer was level with his claw. He then started swinging it wildly and fired from his stinger as well. The shot hit Fortress in the leg. Fortress grunted in pain but pushed it aside as he blocked a shield swing and slammed his fist into Scorponok\u2019s chest. Scorponok gasped, then shoved Fortress backwards. \u201cI\u2019ve had it with you!\u201d snarled the Predacon Metrotitan. \u201cAlways getting the fame for giving Nebulos the Headmaster technology!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou think I WANTED you to be overshadowed, old friend?!\u201d argued Fortress. \u201cI never wanted to be famous at all! At times like this, I wish I was still doing what Metrotitans are supposed to do, explore the stars!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy Spark bleeds for you, Fortress Maximus! Now you just BLEED!\u201d Scorponok then slashed his shield\u2019s pincer across Fortress\u2019 torso, making him leak Energon. He then tore a mountain out of the ground and flung it at Fortress. Fortress fired on the mountain from the guns on his legs. He then knocked the shield off of his opponent\u2019s arm and drew a large sword from his back in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, my friend,\u201d Fortress then held the sword near his head, \u201cbut this is for the good of Nebulos. The people demanded your life a long time ago. They\u2019ve declared you and your partners too dangerous to be kept alive. I\u2019ll try to make this as quick and painless as I can!\u201d He slammed his fist into Scorponok\u2019s chest again, then followed through by running the sword through his face! As Scorponok stilled, Zarak appeared on Scorponok\u2019s shoulder from an emergency teleport beam, holding a canister in his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou may have killed Black Scar,\u201d he called, \u201cbut Scorponok was paranoid enough to place his Spark in a safe container and secure a means of transport!\u201d He leapt off Scorponok as the body transformed back into scorpion city-ship mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere do you think he got it from?!\u201d called Fortress. Galen then appeared and slugged Zarak, forcing him to drop the container. Megatron scooped it up and made a call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNemesis<\/em>! Beam us aboard! Radio control Scorponok\u2019s body to return to the stars! He\u2019s got supplies to get us to Animatros! Retreat!\u201d Scorponok\u2019s body then took off as the Novacons and Megatron vanished in a teleport beam. As they left Nebulos\u2019 solar system, Zarak continued beating on Zarak. He then pulled out his Ban\u2019grazas and pierced Zarak in the chest, causing him to gasp. The swords struck two of his three hearts. He collapsed to the ground in pain. Galen then panted before collapsing. Llyra and Trema caught him before he fell completely to the ground. Fortress Maximus then looked down at the scene below him as everyone gathered around the dying Zarak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Why, Father?\u201d asked Llyra. \u201cWhy did it have to come to this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou tell me!\u201d coughed Zarak. \u201cWhy do you not continually seek power as any living being should do?! Magic always preached restraint, science doesn\u2019t!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Is that why?\u201d hissed Llyra. \u201cIs that why you killed Mother?!\u201d Zarak only stared at Llyra, his silence confirming her suspicions. \u201c\u2026RRRGHRRGAAAAARGH! WHY DO YOU INSIST THAT PEOPLE ARE OBLIGATED TO SEEK MORE POWER?! YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THOSE OF US WITH POWER NEED TO DOMINATE THOSE THAT DON\u2019T?! YOU WANT TO HAVE AN ETERNAL WAR BETWEEN SCIENCE AND MAGIC?! THINK FATHER, THINK! SUPERPOWERED PEOPLE LIKE US HAVE PROVEN TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN SQUABBLERS WHO CAN\u2019T SEE WHAT THEIR WAR IS DOING TO THOSE THAT AREN\u2019T SO LUCKY! OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SHOULD NEVER<\/em> SEEK POWER, IT\u2019S US! ESPECIALLY SINCE, AS YOU AND YOUR OLD DECEPTICON BUDDIES JUST DEMONSTRATED, WE\u2019RE JUST ONE BAD DAY AWAY FROM BECOMING THE NEXT BROLGUS! YOUR REGIME IS FIGHTING TO PROVE THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE STRIPPED OF OUR POWER AND LOCKED AWAY FOR LIFE! BUT DON\u2019T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT! ASK MOTHER!\u201d Zarak groaned as he had no choice but to let his daughter unleash her pain verbally. \u201c\u2026WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026You,\u201d answered Zarak. \u201cI would have had a safe future for you.\u201d Zarak then finally died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026My future\u2019s mine to determine!\u201d hissed Llyra as tears came down her face. Hi-Q saw the whole thing and tapped his visor. As he observed what the results were on his visor, Hi-Test came up to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe better organize for the remaining non-Omnibots to leave,\u201d he recommended. \u201cWe\u2019ll detonate another bomb with a different mechano-toxin and-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re doing no such thing,\u201d interjected Hi-Q. \u201cOur anti-Transformer and anti-mage agendas need to fall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026It\u2019s for the safety of Nebulos! The simulations-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe simulations didn\u2019t account for those that limit themselves already!\u201d Hi-Test opened his mouth to protest again. \u201cHI-TEST! \u2026Do you think people like Llyra are so rare?! Look at the scene! Recall what Fortress Maximus said! The powerful DO have people like us in mind, at least on THIS planet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can\u2019t change our stance now! The people will eat us alive!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re scientists! Our stances change with new variables added to the equations! You\u2019re not gonna tell us it\u2019s not okay to change minds with new data added, are you?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s NOT okay! Don\u2019t you get it?! We HAVE to stay steadfast in our beliefs and opinions!\u201d Hi-Q shook his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s a pretty cowardly view, if you ask me with all the data I have available to me at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you won\u2019t stay true to your original stance, then I want no part of this! I QUIT!\u201d Hi-Test stormed off, throwing down his employee card in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Did you really mean that, Hi-Q?\u201d asked Galen as Fortress Maximus transformed back into city-mode and ejected Cerebros in shuttle mode.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDad made what I said about changing minds with each scrap of new data a big part of my upbringing,\u201d replied Hi-Q. \u201cSupreme Counci\u2026\u201d He stopped himself when he saw Llyra still standing over Zarak\u2019s body. He sensed that there might be a bit of impropriety over making a request now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Yes?\u201d Llyra asked. Hi-Q hesitated before answering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Supreme Councilor, at the next meeting of the Council of Peers, I\u2019d like to announce the formal end of our anti-mage and anti-Transformer weapons programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Very well, but that won\u2019t be for a while. We must send my father\u2019s body into the sun.\u201d Galen and Trema goggled at her declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s a surefire way of sending his soul-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis exile was still in effect when he died, and he broke it! We must follow through with it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sending a body into the sun, according to Nebulan beliefs, is to send the soul of the deceased to languish with the souls of their dead and damned gods. It is reserved for the vilest of traitors and is the only punishment that has to be authorized by the whole Council of Peers. This time, they all voted yes and so Zarak\u2019s body was sent into the sun. Once it was confirmed that the body was consumed by the sun, the whole planet observes a five-day period of contemplation so everyone can examine their souls. It is announced a week before the body is sent into the sun so all businesses can properly prepare for inactivity. People usually stock up on food, clean their places of business, don\u2019t go to activities of leisure, all that stuff. After five days, work resumes. It was after the five-day period that Galen approached Llyra. \u201cHow are you feeling?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI need some happiness sometime soon,\u201d muttered Llyra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Well, Kari, Rev, and I are debating whether or not we should all get married sometime this week.\u201d Llyra\u2019s eyes popped open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMarried?! The wedding?!\u201d she asked as her mood brightened. Galen grinned, relieved that mentioning the wedding was the right thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKari wants to invite you to go dress shopping with her tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd I accept! Did she tell you what time?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMid-morning, around the hour of Thandrak.\u201d (10:00 for us.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll be there! When are you boys getting your outfits?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe next day, same time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerfect!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Scorponok recovered from the blow and growled at his hated rival. \u201cYou were just as pacifistic as Cerebros!\u201d Fortress Maximus adopted a fighting stance. \u201cGalen taught us both!\u201d he replied. \u201cCute! 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