\u201cSave them from their beast modes?\u201d asked Tails once Grimlock spoke to the other captains about what they learned from Nightscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt has to do with Transformer programming,\u201d answered Galen. \u201cYou see, each Transformer has a sort of program block that keeps them from slipping into their alt-mode too easily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhenever we transform,\u201d explained Optimus, \u201cwe ARE the alt-mode. However, it\u2019s perilously easy for us to forget our own robotic nature, so Cybertronian programmers developed software that allows us to block out those thoughts. Unfortunately, it varies from bot to bot. For those of us who transform into other machines, there\u2019s a mental trick that allows us to stay in alt-mode indefinitely. We feel like we\u2019re compressed, so whenever we transform, it feels like a good stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut those with animal alt-modes,\u201d guessed Tails, \u201cfeel like they\u2019re not totally compressed, that they merely changed shape as outward appearances suggest for all Transformers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExactly,\u201d answered Optimus. \u201cFor us machines, the programming block can easily allow us to stay in alt-mode indefinitely. For beasts, though, they can only stay in alt-mode for about a half-hour, not nearly enough to recycle their Energon Density Dampeners to full capacity. That\u2019s why a rectifier coil is so important for an Energon Shield.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut the Dyno-bots are animals,\u201d remarked Tails. \u201cThey\u2019ve stayed in alt-mode as long as you. Why don\u2019t they start believing they\u2019re dinosaurs?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat, I think I can answer,\u201d replied Grimlock. \u201cYou see, on the way to Mobius, during the Metarex affair, we\u2026deleted our programming blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d everyone else cried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWithout them, you guys should have been animals by now!\u201d exclaimed Optimus. \u201cWhat possessed you to even delete them in the first place?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey were configured for our old vehicle modes,\u201d answered Grimlock. \u201cRemember? Shockwave altered us on the genetic level. That patch you guys gave us was making the programming blocks act like a virus, so Swoop decided it would be a good idea to get rid of them until we made new ones. However, now that we\u2019ve got a better handle on our emotional states, we\u2019ve been able to test out our beast modes more effectively that they became a part of us. \u2026In fact, I think that can help the Maximals!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good idea! To convince a whole civilization to give up a part of themselves has always been disastrous! Besides, the Maximals are animals now! Their brains are no longer wired to understand the concepts we do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we have to try! If we don\u2019t, the Decepticons and Predacons will tear them apart!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of the Predacons, Megatron and Saurion were talking. \u201cSo that\u2019s what this whole affair was about?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuite the tale, yes,\u201d replied Saurion. Ravage then approached them. He looked angrily at Saurion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, you knew about what the Tripredacus Council\u2019s agent was ordered to do!\u201d he growled. \u201cAfter that, you set a trap for that agent with that Energon cache!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, no! Really?\u201d Sarcasm was thick within Saurion\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn agent of the Council?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believe you met him as he accompanied me to greet you and your Decepticons,\u201d replied Saurion. \u201cThat spider currently being patched up by Knock-out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s the agent? What is his designation?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was once called Mesothulas, though, nowadays, he\u2019s called himself Lieutenant Tarantulas of the Predacon Secret Police.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA mole?! Within your own organization?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd, for a while, I never suspected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI sent Tarantulas out to retrieve an Energon cache, but,\u201d Ravage snarled at Saurion, \u201cit was a trap! Saurion, you are a piece of work! Even with all the power you\u2019ve secured, you still operate your own agenda!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am not na\u00efve, Ravage,\u201d replied Saurion. \u201cYou had received orders from the Tripredacus Council as well. I believe you were trying to terminate me\u2026unless that was a lie, yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it wasn\u2019t a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because, of course, they still wanted to smooch the skidplates of the Maximal Elders. It\u2019s no secret that such was why I betrayed them, no.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour crew is all in one place and I want no witnesses! So, tell me, why should I tolerate your existence any longer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRavage, if you harm one square centimeter on him-!\u201d Megatron\u2019s threat was cut off by Saurion\u2019s chuckling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy dear, Ravage, did you ever wonder why I went after the Cyber Planet Key in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You were looking for local Energon deposits,\u201d replied Ravage. Megatron grinned. He had already heard the story from Saurion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA mere bonus, from what he told me,\u201d chuckled the Decepticon Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt allowed me to recruit followers and gain potential for power,\u201d supplied Saurion. A dark grin then crossed his T-rex lips. \u201cBut the real reason was this: the Cyber Planet Keys are the rawest of magic implements, each one carrying a certain aspect of magic; the Beast Cyber Planet Key for Earth, the Velocity Cyber Planet Key for Air, the Construction Cyber Planet Key for Water (for reasons unknown), and the Solar Cyber Planet Key for Fire. How public the knowledge on the Cyber Planet Keys would be was left up to the rulers. The Functionist Council, your old rulers, had every intention of keeping their planet in order in accordance with the Grand Taxonomy and to a supposed order to magic, but like good rulers, they covered their bets. They inscribed a secret message onto the Solar Cyber Planet Key, a message which I discovered and decoded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m expected to believe you?!\u201d scoffed Ravage. \u201cThe Solar Key was destroyed, along with Xitra!\u201d Megatron then chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cXitra WAS destroyed, no question,\u201d he replied as he pulled out another gold Cyber Key, this one with an image of a rising sun, \u201cbut the Key survived. And we\u2019re not expecting you to believe US.\u201d Ravage was stunned at the Key\u2019s appearance, then took it from Megatron\u2019s offering hand. He plugged his tail into the Key\u2019s back. \u201cI must warn you,\u201d called Megatron, \u201cthe original message has degraded over time. Saurion and his crew could only get parts of the message.\u201d Ravage\u2019s optics then projected a bot with a single camera eye for a head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is One of Twelve, Convener, of the Functionist Council of Xitra,\u201d began the bot, \u201cand if you are receiving this, it means Xitra is dead\u2026for now.\u201d Ravage arched his eyebrows. \u201cHowever, the Council has learned that the four Cyber Planet Keys can restore planets, so I leave this message to any person sympathetic to us that may find\u2026may find\u2026may find\u2026may find\u2026may find\u2026\u201d The message wound down and Ravage considered his next actions. He then activated his personal computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDelete mission from Tripredacus Council,\u201d he ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cComplying,\u201d replied the computer. Every mission detail was then purged from his databanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow,\u201d he said to his Lord and his former target, \u201clet us talk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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