{"id":5106,"date":"2021-11-12T14:08:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T19:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T19:08:07","slug":"tmc-25-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/tmc-25-9\/","title":{"rendered":"TMC 25-9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Voksphere, everyone was enjoying the party celebrating their victory over Primacron. Transformers and organics, even Autobots and Decepticons, mixed and matched. Ultra Magnus found himself chatting up a one-eyed Decepticon femme by the name of Clobber, Lugnut\u2019s granddaughter. \u201cThat was you?!\u201d laughed Clobber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, not gonna lie, that shade of pink REALLY didn\u2019t sit well with me,\u201d replied Ultra Magnus. \u201cI don\u2019t know why Sentinel thought I would pass as a femme. My falsetto\u2019s terrible and\u2026well\u2026no amount of femme armor would ever help me disguise my masculine traits, if you catch my drift.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, I hear ya.\u201d Ultra Magnus arched an eyebrow at that. Clobber noticed his confusion. \u201c\u2026Not exactly a skinny model here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Fair point. I guess the war never really cared about appearances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot when you\u2019re stuck in a trench for weeks on end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou ever dug a trench in Zamojin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did! I swear, my feet were gonna be eaten alive by those morphobots!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMorphobots?! Yikes, and I thought the bearbats were bad!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou suffered bearbats on Zamojin?! We really DID have it rough there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, here\u2019s to never fighting on that planet or any other planet again!\u201d Clobber raised her Energon cube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere, here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, you guys were all about tyranny?\u201d Umbra asked Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, no, no, order,\u201d replied the Xitran survivor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a pretty thin line there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOkay, yeah, but people want stability in some capacity. I\u2019m sure even you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaybe, but I don\u2019t see the value in imposing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re obsessed with a human and his goofy plays, Chopperface!\u201d Rattrap remarked to Slash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI suppose an uncultured rodent like you,\u201d Slash bared her dental plates, \u201cwould fail to appreciate a literary giant such as William Shakespeare!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, come on, that title\u2019s wasted on someone who wrote something for the peasants!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026I thought you said you didn\u2019t like him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat don\u2019t mean I didn\u2019t see his plays. I just needed something to study. Let\u2019s look at the farce that was <em>Julius Caesar <\/em>and I\u2019ll explain why-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFARCE?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, farce! Look, I knew that Brutus was gonna kill Caesar in the first act! I\u2019m surprised Caesar didn\u2019t see it coming until Brutus stabbed him in the Senate!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat, Vermin, is what makes it a tragedy! Caesar couldn\u2019t conceive that his best friend would plot to kill him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s why <em>I<\/em> call it a farce, Bronto-brain! This guy\u2019s supposed to be a leader of the biggest empire in human history and a military genius, but he can\u2019t even see what\u2019s going on right under his nose!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, how long until we go home?\u201d Shadow asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter, Shadow? Can\u2019t loosen up?\u201d snarked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaria needs to see what\u2019s happened in the 50 years she\u2019s been\u2026away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s the hurry? Mobius is still there, from what Gaia said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve had enough of alien worlds and want to get back! Topaz said she had something she wanted to discuss!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, we\u2019ll get there once the party winds down.\u201d Amy then appeared and hugged Sonic. Instead of squirming away, Sonic simply hugged her back. Shadow simply arched an eyeridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldbug and Arcee were simply sitting by a lake and relaxing. Arcee rested her head on his shoulder and sighed happily. \u201cYou know,\u201d she mused, \u201cit\u2019s nice to get away from things for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah. War seems a little impossible now,\u201d agreed Goldbug. The two bots then heard someone clear their throat. They turned to see Thundercracker and Lux. \u201cThundercracker? What\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoldbug, may I speak with you and Thundercracker in private?\u201d asked Lux. Goldbug looked to Arcee. She nodded in understanding and Goldbug got up, following Thundercracker and Lux. They made their way to an empty temple the Vok had constructed for the Goddesses. Lux sat at the altar and sighed. \u201cIt\u2019s about your respective bosses, you two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat about them?\u201d asked Thundercracker. Lux sighed as she made a ring of light. The ring then projected Optimus and Megatron fighting. The two bots stared in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re not!\u201d begged Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but they are,\u201d replied Lux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNO!\u201d shouted Thundercracker. \u201cWE WERE ENJOYING LIFE TOGETHER!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Maybe we still can,\u201d mused Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no way this won\u2019t get out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, there is. We just need to swear secrecy. Lux, did they say that their fight would represent resuming hostilities?\u201d Lux thought for a moment, then rewound the footage. She grinned when she came upon Megatron\u2019s first declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Autobots and Decepticons, as a collective,\u201d explained Megatron, \u201chave put aside their differences, but you and I can\u2019t afford to until we\u2019ve settled our affairs!\u201d Goldbug grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen that\u2019s how we proceed,\u201d he declared. \u201cThis is just a brother\u2019s quarrel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA DEADLY one!\u201d remarked Thundercracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot if what I\u2019m hearing is true,\u201d replied Lux. \u201cIt looks like they\u2019re only fighting until one is too exhausted to continue. Thundercracker breathed a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLady Lux, I think you just saved Cybertron again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t keep this from our people, though,\u201d sighed Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026No, we can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partiers were told of what was happening on Cybertron and that the fight didn\u2019t involve everyone, just Optimus and Megatron. They all came to the collective decision that they would go home once the fight was over. Everyone boarded their ships and waited for the fight to end. It came down to Optimus throwing Megatron into one final building, then collapsing, then the two bots ending their conversation and waiting in silence. \u201cThat\u2019s our cue!\u201d called Goldbug over the comms. \u201cLet\u2019s go home and rebuild!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Goddesses opened multiple portals to different worlds, the homes of all the species represented in the allied fleet. The ships went to various portals and the Goddesses and Vok waved goodbye. \u201cBye bye!\u201d called Gaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVisit us!\u201d urged Lux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll have an ambassador for the Council!\u201d cheered Umbra. The portals then closed once the fleet left. Umbra sighed happily. Lux then leaned her head onto Umbra\u2019s chest. Umbra blinked, then remembered how much she missed that, so she rested her hin on Lux\u2019s head. They both giggled happily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGaia,\u201d said Lux, \u201cyour mother and I need to get\u2026reacquainted, in a manner of speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI get it,\u201d replied Gaia. \u201cYou two enjoy yourselves.\u201d Lux and Umbra then dashed off to one of their temples. Gaia then looked to the sky. \u201c\u2026I wonder if Mobius will still have me?\u201d she pondered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Voksphere, everyone was enjoying the party celebrating their victory over Primacron. Transformers and organics, even Autobots and Decepticons, mixed and matched. Ultra Magnus found himself chatting up a one-eyed Decepticon femme by the name of Clobber, Lugnut\u2019s granddaughter. \u201cThat was you?!\u201d laughed Clobber. \u201cYeah, not gonna lie, that shade of pink REALLY didn\u2019t sit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,690],"tags":[146,337],"class_list":["post-5106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transformers-mobian-chronicles","category-transformers-mobian-chronicles-arc-25-the-primacron-battles","tag-sonic","tag-transformers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5107,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5106\/revisions\/5107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}