A canister was prepared with the elements loaded into it and the desired reaction programmed in. It was loaded into a launch tube aimed at the sands in front of the city. A crowd had gathered as Override stood by the launch button. The press was there too. Override drew in a breath. \u201c\u2026Here we go,\u201d she mumbled. She pressed the button, and the canister was fired out of the tube. It went quite a few miles before it disappeared from view. Everyone waited a few seconds, then their shoulders slouched\u2026just for a split-second before a brilliant light erupted from the ground. \u201cSWEET NEXUS PRIME!\u201d swore Override.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrime!\u201d called Rhinox from his and Tails\u2019 station. \u201cWe have an unknown energy reading that spiked five miles outside our perimeter!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan you try and identify it?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTails and I are working on it now!\u201d Rhinox\u2019s fingers danced across the console as he typed in commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing refined now and\u2026well, I\u2019ll be dipped!\u201d chuckled Tails. Rhinox then grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that should help them immensely!\u201d he mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey got it?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll evidence points to yes.\u201d Optimus smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee, Override? Outside help works!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The light died down and revealed a massive crystal formation that could be seen from the city. \u201c\u2026Why are we just standing here?!\u201d called Override. \u201cReadings! Now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGetting readout now!\u201d reported Clocker. He read the results and stared. \u201c\u2026Element 214 on the Cybertronian Periodic Table!\u201d he breathed. \u201cIt\u2019s\u2026It\u2019s\u2026It\u2019s natural Energon! Enough to feed the city for a year!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe races are back on!\u201d cheered someone in the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot yet!\u201d called Override. That earned some quizzical remarks. \u201cFemmes and Gentlemechs, we have the formula to make our own Energon, but our planet doesn\u2019t have all the elements needed to make it. We need to be judicious about this and we need to reactivate the Space Bridge network so we can properly negotiate trade of the elements. Because of that, we need people to help the Autobots in their war against the Decepticons. To that end\u2026I\u2019m ending our permanent draft deferrals.\u201d The crowd began jeering at this. \u201cI know how unpopular this is, but there ARE those of us that WANT to fight!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t our war!\u201d called a femme from the crowd. She looked similar to Shadow Striker, but with a white and silver paintjob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRoulette, like it or not, it IS! The Decepticons are allying themselves with the Vehicons and we need to stop them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Vehicons are desert-dwelling Energon pirates! We\u2019re safe in the city! Whatever they do makes no difference to me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStay out of it and you get to keep the old Velocitronian way of life?! Is that it?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI LIKE the old way of life!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDO YOU?!\u201d That question shook everyone to their Sparks. \u201c\u2026Velocitron\u2019s Golden Age, and we were quietly dying a slow death! With our obsession with racing, we\u2019ve lost sight of the finish line and the Vehicons were happy to take advantage of that when the Energon Crisis hit us! \u2026Racers and pit crews, I ask you, all those times on the track, was it the victories that kept us going? Or was it the chance to constantly inspire others to strive for more? We can still be an inspiration. Joining the Autobots and helping them in their\u2026OUR war doesn\u2019t detract from that.\u201d The crowd had humbled looks on their faces. They knew Override was right. \u201c\u2026Well, I\u2019m offering you guys the chance to inspire our friends once again, just not on the racetrack. Twelve million years ago, on our ancestral seat of Cybertron, Prima discovered he could change shape. Six million years ago, the Primes built the first Metrotitans and breathed life into them. Four million years ago, the Prime of the time turned down the first Decepticon Lord\u2019s only invitation to surrender and formed the Autobot faction. One million years ago, we became a neutral world whose alliances leaned mainly towards the Autobots. What I\u2019m about to do in a few days will rank among those moments. In a few days, the old space port becomes a launch pad. In a few days, I will board the Lost Light<\/em> and join the Autobot fleet to reactivate the Space Bridge network. The Autobots need us and I\u2019m going to fight alongside Optimus Prime\u2026and I want those of you that are capable of fighting to come with me! Those under my flag are no longer running away from our problems, we, the Accelions, are running TOWARDS our solutions!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNO!\u201d shouted Megatron. \u201cIf Override joins Optimus, we lose Velocitron!\u201d Dirt Boss ran a hand down his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want to do this, since I\u2019d prefer she joined us willingly,\u201d he muttered, \u201cbut we don\u2019t have that many options.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd that option is?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Mental reconditioning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid someone say mental reconditioning?\u201d cackled a voice. Tarantulas dropped down from the ceiling in his beast mode, startling the two bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWill you stop that?!\u201d snapped Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI like to keep my allies on their toes,\u201d replied Tarantulas. \u201cIn any case, I have a device that can recondition her brain to our desires!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs it built?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a matter of fact, yes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen get it online. Dirt Boss, she\u2019s more than likely going to meet with Optimus. Take the soldiers you need and intercept her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As predicted, the next day, Override met with Optimus, as well as Goldbug, Sonic, Amy, Galen, Llyra, Kong Primal, and Cheetor. The meeting took place on an abandoned track that was being swallowed up by the sands. She brought Clocker with her, and he had a data cylinder with him. Override was grinning like it was her birthday. \u201cYou know, I thought outsiders were stuck-up idiots,\u201d began Override, \u201cbut it\u2019s good to be proven wrong on that one. This kid, Clocker,\u201d she gestured to Clocker, \u201cis the one that finally got my science team on track. After this, we\u2019re building a mobile-city dedicated to science and naming it in his honor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMa\u2019am, you don\u2019t need to do that!\u201d protested Clocker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, I do! You just saved Velocitron and gave us the means to make our own Energon. Speaking of which, our friends need the formula.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrue that,\u201d agreed Clocker. He handed the data cylinder to Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo that\u2019s the safe Synth-en formula?\u201d asked Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s the one!\u201d replied Override.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat formula\u2019s ours!\u201d shouted a voice. 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