Wind swept across a set of dunes on an alien world. A bug skittered across the sand to search for food. As it stopped, it surveyed its surroundings. It then felt something rumble from beneath its feet. It turned to see a massive thing roll towards it at breakneck speeds! It then crushed the bug, ending its life. The thing was one of many caterpillar treads that kept a city mobile. It continued scouring the sands for the lifeblood its inhabitants needed. As the city moved, a female bot looked out across the sands ahead with a forlorn expression. She then looked back to the closed stadium that served as the prow of the city. She thought back to all the good times she had, especially the one where she became leader of her planet. She imagined herself in the usual launch tube at the stadium for the usual event held there. The tube was dark as the door was shut. \u201cFinal checks,\u201d called a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re clear,\u201d replied an old voice. \u201cReadings are good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrepped and ready, Override, Ma\u2019am?\u201d asked a younger voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo it,\u201d replied the female robot, Override.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDisengage!\u201d called the young voice. \u201cSet for launch!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOVERRIDE, BOOST!\u201d Override\u2019s chest then folded up as her head went into the torso while the legs folded up towards the front to make a pair of wheel-wells with headlights and a cockpit at the front. The arms sunk into the sides as the shoulders formed rear wheel-wells and the backpack became the rear of the car Override became. The instant she transformed, she burst out onto a racetrack with other cars accelerating, trying to pass her. They dodged all sorts of obstacles, walls, stun beams, winds going against them, you name it! Eventually, it came down to her and a blue bot. The two crossed the finish line, then transformed to bot mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd it looks like it\u2019s a photo finish!\u201d called the announcer. \u201cLet\u2019s see the results!\u201d The photo taken the instant the bots crossed the line then appeared on the screen. It was magnified, then enhanced. Override\u2019s wheel wells were just ahead of the blue bot\u2019s front end. \u201cAND WE HAVE A WINNER! FEMMES AND GENTLEMECHS, I CAN SAY, WITH NO EXAGGERATION, WE HAVE OUR NEW NITRO CONVOY! OVERRIDE IS VELOCITRON\u2019S NEWEST AND YOUNGEST NITRO CONVOY! THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING!\u201d Override raised her arms as if to tell the crowd to cheer louder. As she departed, multiple fans clamored for photos, autographs, stories, you name it! \u2026Then her mind went to her recent decision. This time, the crowd was angry at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYOU CAN\u2019T DO THIS!\u201d shouted a femme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI DON\u2019T HAVE A CHOICE!\u201d she answered on that day. \u201cUNTIL OUR ENERGON STORES ARE BACK UP, RACING IS DONE!\u201d She drew in a breath, then continued. \u201cLook, do you guys realize how much of our Energon was imported? Our planet is so Energon-poor, we need to focus on survival. With the Space Bridge network down, we can\u2019t afford to race anymore.\u201d That earned more than a few grumbles and out-right vocal jeers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe I cheered for you back then!\u201d came a child\u2019s voice. The crowd left, then the scene faded as the blue bot she raced back then approached her in bot mode. He then spoke at a rapid pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOverrideit\u2019sterrible!There\u2019sapairofMetrotitansandthey\u2019relandingonourplanet!Whatdowedo?!We-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTiming Actuators, Blurr,\u201d interrupted Override. The bot, Blurr, then punched himself in the jaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorry,\u201d he replied. \u201cAs I was saying, we have a pair of Metrotitans landing on the planet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?! We can\u2019t afford to refuel ONE, much less TWO! Who are they?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRecent scans identified them as Fortress Maximus and Scorponok.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we\u2019re not exactly friends with Scorponok. Go to Fortress Maximus and explain the situation to him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou got it! Blurr, BOOST!\u201d Blurr\u2019s head sunk into the torso as it folded up. His shoulders became the front wheels as his legs and arms joined together to make his hips the rear wheels. He then took off at the usual Velocitronian speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hot Rod, Kup, Cheetor, Sonic, and Shadow carrying Maria zoomed across the sands of Velocitron. \u201cYour civilization\u2019s built on a mobile city?!\u201d asked Maria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSure is,\u201d replied Hot Rod. \u201cRepresents our mobile way of life. Can\u2019t stay in one place for too long, especially on this planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy\u2019s that?\u201d asked Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Energon-poor,\u201d explained Kup, \u201cnot as bad as planets like Chaar or Greengate, but Energon\u2019s not our main export, it\u2019s more like our main import.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut with the Space Bridge network down,\u201d remarked Cheetor, \u201cthere\u2019s no way you guys can survive!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot unless we\u2019ve shut down the races,\u201d replied Kup. \u201cWhich, knowing Blurr, is a little hard to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey! Heads up!\u201d called Sonic. \u201cSomething\u2019s coming towards us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt could be an Energon Pirate!\u201d gulped Hot Rod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen what are we talking for?! Shoot him!\u201d called Kup. The Transformers went from their alt-modes to their bot modes and leveled their guns on the supposed Energon Pirate. They fired and the bot started dodging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHOLDITHOLDITHOLDIT!\u201d wailed the bot. \u201cCALMDOWN!RELAX!LIGHTENUP!IT\u2019SMEIT\u2019SMEIT\u2019SME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, I recognize that voice!\u201d yelped Hot Rod. \u201cHold your fire! It\u2019s Blurr!\u201d Everyone holstered their guns and allowed Blurr to approach. He transformed and dusted himself off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWellthere\u2019sgratitudeforyou!IwentoutsidethecitytogreetyouandendupgettingshotatasifIwereanEnergonpirate!ImeandoIlooklikeanEnergonpirate?!IwastheNitroConvoyandIgetshotatbybotsonelookinglikeanAnimatronian!Imeanwhere\u2019stheUniversalGreetingandallthat?!OhwelljusttomakesureourvisitorsarefullyawareIamBlurrformerleaderofthisworldnowIhelpOverrideinmakingsureourcivilizationisn\u2019tcollapsingthankstotheshut-downoftheSpaceBridgenetworkand-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould you repeat that last past?\u201d interrupted Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhatlastpart?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe last part after you transformed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBlurr, do you have any idea how dangerous it is out here?\u201d asked Kup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGiventhatscansdetectedyouandyourMetrotitansout-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTiming actuators!\u201d Blurr\u2019s optics flickered, then his face turned red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorryabouthat!Onecycle!\u201d He slugged himself in the jaw, surprising the Non-Velocitronians, then he resumed speaking. \u201cLike I was saying, YOU were the ones walking the sands out here! From your Metrotitans, I presume?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMetrotitan, singular,\u201d corrected Hot Rod. \u201cWe came here aboard Fortress Maximus in pursuit of the Decepticon Forces aboard Scorponok.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhoa, whoa, for once, slow down!\u201d yelped Blurr. \u201cDecepticons?! We ordered the war to stay OFF Velocitron and you idiots brought DECEPTICONS here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a choice!\u201d argued Kup. \u201cWith the Space Bridge Network down, we needed to get to Cybertron the long way from Mobius! Sadly, so did the Decepticons!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy did you even leave Mobius at all?!\u201d asked Blurr. \u201cLast time I checked, Unicron was still there! Now, if I didn\u2019tknowbetter-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvidently, not yet,\u201d remarked Cheetor. \u201cThey beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Youbeathim?TheChaosBringer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTiming actuators, and yes, we did,\u201d answered Hot Rod as Blurr punched his jaw again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, you may be just what my successor needs,\u201d he mused. Hot Rod and Kup stopped at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026What do you mean \u2018successor\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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