A week later, at G.U.N. HQ, soldiers lined an aisle. At one end of the aisle was the door, the other end had Aleena, Topaz, the G.U.N. Top Brass, Rouge, E123-Omega, Maria, Sonic, and Optimus. Aleena sat on a throne as Topaz stood at her right. \u201cBring out the prisoner!\u201d called Aleena. Soldiers on each end of the aisle gave drumrolls as the door opened to reveal two soldiers on either side of a hand-cuffed Shadow. They escorted him down the aisle and approached the throne. They stopped in front of the throne. \u201cMr. Shadow, I always knew this day would come, given your career,\u201d remarked Aleena. \u201cAre you prepared to face the charges?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am prepared,\u201d answered Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTopaz, read the charges.\u201d Topaz unfurled a scroll and read from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018We, the officers and soldiers of the Guardian Units of Nations, being of sound mind and judgment, hereby make the following charges against Agent Shadow: one, that he did knowingly and willfully perform above and beyond the call of duty on countless occasions, and two, most seriously, that he has earned the admiration and respect of the entire organization.\u2019\u201d She closed the scroll. \u201cHow do you plead?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuilty,\u201d answered Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen, at the recommendation of your friends and colleagues,\u201d declared Aleena, \u201cI hereby sentence you to be promoted to the position of Supreme Commander of G.U.N. to serve as my military advisor with all the rights and privileges thereto. May Chaos have mercy on your soul.\u201d Shadow\u2019s escort then removed the handcuffs as Topaz brought out a military dress jacket for someone Shadow\u2019s size. Shadow put it on and stood to attention. \u201cCongratulations, Commander Shadow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you, Your Majesty,\u201d replied Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHip hip!\u201d called Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuzzah!\u201d replied everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHip hip!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuzzah!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHip hip!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuzzah!\u201d Everyone then clapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The celebration party went on for a good hour. Shadow shook a lot of hands. To his friends, it was clear that he was uncomfortable and ready to get back to his usual home. Sonic just could resist ribbing the poor guy. \u201cWeight of command getting you down already?\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHa ha, very funny!\u201d growled Shadow. \u201cYou know, you\u2019re gonna feel the same way when you take the throne!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yeah, I probably will, so I\u2019m gonna enjoy a little more joking around until then.\u201d Aleena then tapped something against her glass and signaled for quiet. The room\u2019s noise ceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you all,\u201d she began. \u201cThis day is not only for Shadow, but for his new starship. In accordance with the Pax Galactica, all civilizations that crossed the faster-than-light threshold must send their flagships out on an annual mission of the Military Head\u2019s choosing. For us, that means Shadow. I know what some of you are thinking, \u2018But we only have one F.T.L capable ship, and that belongs to Tails!\u2019 Well, you\u2019re right in that the Blue Typhoon<\/em> is Tails\u2019 ship, but that\u2019s no longer the case. While the Autobots were pursuing the Decepticons on their journey to Cybertron, we\u2019ve constructed more ships, thanks to the data we\u2019ve acquired from the Decepticons\u2019 Harbinger<\/em> and the Autobots. Thanks to them, the Blue Typhoon<\/em> is the first of the Typhoon<\/em>-class of fighter craft carrier starships. Thanks to the help of the newly established Naval Construction Contract, we\u2019ve got three more classes of starship; Alliance<\/em>-class destroyers, Realm<\/em>-class corvettes, and Nebula<\/em>-class science vessels. Today, we\u2019re going to officially christen the name of the Mobian Fleet\u2019s flagship, Shadow\u2019s ship. Follow me, everyone!\u201d They followed Aleena to the hangar the ship was docked in. It looked like an arrowhead with two warp nacelles connected to a star-drive section mounted on the arrowhead\u2019s aft. A small dome rested on the top of the arrowhead, marking where the bridge was. Sheets were covering the name and registry number wherever it was printed. \u201cShadow,\u201d called Aleena, \u201cstep forward.\u201d Shadow did so as Aleena handed him a printout of the dedication plaque that hung up on the bridge as well as a champagne bottle. Shadow read the name and grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you have a hand in naming this thing?\u201d he asked Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2026may have had some influence.\u201d Shadow grinned at her blatant coyness. He then raised the bottle against the ship\u2019s hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hereby dub thee\u2026the MSS Enterprise<\/em>!\u201d He smashed the bottle successfully and the sheets were removed. On the arrowhead section was something that would make any Star Trek<\/em> fan squee uncontrollably; MSS Enterprise<\/em>, NCC-1701! Mobius had constructed a real-life Enterprise<\/em> and Optimus was grinning like a maniac!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, Shadow,\u201d he chuckled, \u201clooks like you\u2019ve become the first Enterprise<\/em> Captain!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt looks that way,\u201d replied Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once the party wound down, Optimus took a drive to the outskirts of Station Square. After at least ten minutes, he arrived at the ruins of the old Autobot base. His holo-form stepped out and simply walked through the ruins, imagining what it once was. He stopped in the old Command Center and looked up to the destroyed monitor, imagining Jazz telling a joke to Teletraan 1. He then heard another vehicle approaching and looked to see Hot Rod\u2019s holo-form stepping out of his vehicle mode. Hot Rod smiled. \u201cReminiscing?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah,\u201d sighed Optimus. \u201cIt was home for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI remember sneaking into your storage bay and grooving along to Redbone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour speed impressed Sonic when you came up here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026You think time will be kind to this place? I mean, as kind as it can be? It DID go before its time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think so. I\u2019ve heard it said that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. Lately, I\u2019ve been thinking of time as a companion that goes with us on a journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it\u2019s never gonna come again. What we leave behind isn\u2019t as important as how we lived. After all, we\u2019re only mortal.\u201d Hot Rod smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpeak for yourself, Prime. I plan to live forever.\u201d Optimus grinned. He then took the Matrix out of his chest. It was still empty. Hot Rod then sighed in disappointment. \u201cYou know, I was kind of hoping I\u2019d still get a shot at that thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe you still will,\u201d mused Optimus. \u201cSomehow, I doubt I\u2019m the last of the Primes, just the last of the Second Dynasty. Maybe, once it\u2019s full again, the Matrix will choose you as the first of the new Dynasty. It\u2019d be nice to see how Rodimus Prime will handle himself now that Unicron\u2019s out of the picture.\u201d The two holo-forms then headed back to their respective vehicle modes and headed off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A week later, at G.U.N. HQ, soldiers lined an aisle. At one end of the aisle was the door, the other end had Aleena, Topaz, the G.U.N. Top Brass, Rouge, E123-Omega, Maria, Sonic, and Optimus. Aleena sat on a throne as Topaz stood at her right. \u201cBring out the prisoner!\u201d called Aleena. 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