The Dyno-bots trudged through the jungle, the trees cracking as Slag and Snarl shoved them aside. \u201cStupid trees! Stupid mud! Stupid muggy air clogging my cylinders!\u201d grumbled Slag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSave it,\u201d growled Grimlock. \u201cWe\u2019ve only got a few meters to go anyways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShorter than that,\u201d remarked Slash. \u201cI see the city!\u201d The Dyno-bots found Maximal City, on the top of a high hill and shaped as a massive ziggurat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaximal City!\u201d sighed Grimlock happily. \u201cMan, this brings back memories from when we hunted down magic weapons. Hey, remember Tigatron?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHim AND Airazor,\u201d replied Sludge. \u201cI wonder how they\u2019re doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You mean Airazor specifically or both them AND Tigatron?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSmart-aft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, Sentinel should be talking to us, yes?\u201d asked Sludge. Grimlock then thought about what Sludge said. After a few seconds, he turned up to Swoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee if you can attract their attention,\u201d he ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou got it, Boss Bot,\u201d replied Swoop. He soared to the city and called down. \u201cMaximal City, this is Swoop of the Dyno-bots. I am here as a representative of the Autobots and me and my team request access into your city. \u2026Maximal City? \u2026Maximal City, please respond. \u2026Sentinel?! \u2026Grimlock, something\u2019s wrong! They aren\u2019t responding!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDyno-bots, we gotta get in!\u201d called Grimlock. They went to the main gate and started tearing into it. They did so easily. Once they got in, they saw that the city was deserted. \u201cThe Maximal Council of Elders!\u201d called Grimlock. \u201cCome on!\u201d He led the Dyno-bots to the topmost structure of the ziggurat. They entered the structure to see that the chambers were empty\u2026all except for a brown bat with blue trimming. The bat was sitting with its mouth open in a silent scream. Swoop transformed and did a Spark Check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Sweet Primus, it\u2019s Nightscream!\u201d he exclaimed. Grimlock then transformed and grabbed the bat by the wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKid! Nightscream, it\u2019s me! It\u2019s Grimlock!\u201d Swoop knelt down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis capacitors are out of sorts,\u201d he muttered. \u201cA little electro-stim should do it.\u201d He pressed a little device on the back of Nightscream\u2019s neck and sent the tiniest of electric charges into him. Nightscream became more lucid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKid, are you all right?\u201d asked Grimlock. Nightscream\u2019s optics then came into focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cG\u2026Grim\u2026Grimlock?\u201d he panted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNightscream, what happened?\u201d urged Grimlock. \u201cWhere are the rest of the Maximals?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTh\u2026the-the Predacons\u2026Saurion!\u201d gulped Nightscream. \u201cTh-tha-that\u2026THING!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat thing?! What did Saurion have?!\u201d Nightscream returned to a silent scream, only with a more fearful expression. \u201cNightscream! What thing did he have?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrimlock! Easy!\u201d snapped Swoop. \u201cThe poor kid\u2019s in a state of shock!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPreparing duplicate logs, Sir,\u201d called Slash. Grimlock calmed his mind at Slash\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGo ahead.\u201d Slash played the footage on the main screen. Nightscream appeared on it and continued his report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSecurity Officer\u2019s Log: Supplemental. The rogue Predacons under Saurion\u2019s command have made multiple excursions to the colony ship, Pangea<\/em>. The Tripredacus Council personally visited Maximal City to help us build a new rectifier coil after the rogue Predacons destroyed our original one beyond repair. We don\u2019t know what Saurion\u2019s endgame is, neither does the Tripredacus Council, so we\u2019re working closely with them to figure it out.\u201d After the log played, Nightscream nudged Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cW-W-We tried to contact the Predacons still within their city,\u201d he managed to report, \u201cn-no one heard! They didn\u2019t hear their own rulers! T-The renegades, th-they attacked Maximal City!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat happened to the rest of the Maximals and the Tripredacus Council?\u201d asked Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTh-they had to evacuate! W-We were dead! No power! Sentinel was taken offline! I stayed to try and fix him! Someone had to try and salvage the situation! That\u2019s what we\u2019re supposed to do, right?! A-And then, they hit again and\u2026that thing in Saurion\u2019s hands! It-it-it\u2026they were out there and I was here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat was in Saurion\u2019s hands?\u201d Nightscream returned to his silent scream for just a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey say that the power of the Ancients\u2019 can\u2019t be harnessed by mortals\u2026but it can! Straight from the Pit, I-I-I saw him use it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNightscream, what did Saurion use?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA-A g-g-gold\u2026the Cyber Planet\u2026the Key!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026You mean your planet\u2019s Omega Key?\u201d Nightscream could only nod. \u201cNightscream, the Omega Key is secured aboard the Pangea<\/em>!\u201d Nightscream then gave Grimlock a fearful look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t you think I know that?! It was, but not anymore! They all called me! They BEGGED me to save them from their beast mode! Maximals and Predacons alike, 900 in all! \u2026I COULDN\u2019T! I couldn\u2019t! I couldn\u2019t!\u201d Nightscream then sobbed into the room\u2019s table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrimlock,\u201d called Swoop, \u201cwe got the communications network back online.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCall the Autobots,\u201d ordered Grimlock as he patted Nightscream\u2019s back. \u201cThe situation is worse than we imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back with Megatron\u2019s crew, Megatron was talking with the Predacons. \u201cI must admit surprise,\u201d he rumbled. \u201cI had no idea that the Predacons had a civil war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd what a short civil war it was,\u201d replied the purple T-rex. \u201cI must say, it was quite nice to finally end those idiots in the Tripredacus Council, yes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you said you have some sort of prize from a secure area? A prize Hydran once kept secret?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIndeed, we do.\u201d The T-Rex turned to the Ant. \u201cRetrieve our prize!\u201d A woman\u2019s voice came out of the Ant\u2019s mandibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs you command, my Queen.\u201d As she scuttled off to retrieve the prize, the T-rex rolled his optics. Megatron smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was unaware that, after you won,\u201d he joked, \u201cyou gave yourself that title.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Ant has some faulty programming,\u201d replied the T-rex, \u201cbut her loyalty is without question.\u201d The Ant then returned with a large Cyber Key in her jaws. This one had the image of an animal\u2019s paw with its claws extended and had gold trim. Megatron was amazed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Omega Key?!\u201d he yelped. \u201cHow did you get onto your ancestors\u2019 colony ship?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, I had my ways,\u201d purred the T-rex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Okay, I admit, I\u2019m impressed! 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