\u201cThat fight could have been avoided, and you know it, Prime!\u201d hissed Eenar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRegulation 192, Section 7, Paragraph 3,\u201d supplied Ranzo, \u201call Consortia officers and aligned powers must take all necessary precautions to minimize any participation in historical events!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right,\u201d conceded Delmox, \u201cit was a mistake on our part. But I don\u2019t believe there were any lasting repercussions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow do you know?\u201d asked Burn. \u201cFor all we know, we could be living in an alternate timeline right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf I or my people caused any changes in the timeline, we would have been the first to know when we got back.\u201d Ranzo looked to Eenar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy do they always say that?\u201d he sighed before turning back to Delmox. \u201cSo, Mazzu was arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right, but instead of being taken to the brig, he and the other fighters that weren\u2019t Gobots were brought in for questioning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want to know who started it,\u201d Galvatron demanded of everyone. No one said a word. \u201c\u2026I\u2019m waiting.\u201d He turned to Mazzu. \u201cWho started it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, Sir,\u201d replied Mazzu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026All right.\u201d Galvatron turned to Galen. \u201cUncle Galen, I know you. You said something before throwing the first punch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t throw the first punch,\u201d replied Galen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho did?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I don\u2019t know, Galvatron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018I don\u2019t know, Galvatron\u2019.\u201d Galvatron addressed the fighters again. \u201cI want to know who threw the first punch. \u2026All right then, Llyra, step forward.\u201d Llyra came forward. \u201cYou were supposed to PREVENT trouble, Councilor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes,\u201d confirmed Llyra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho threw the first punch?\u201d Llyra hesitated. \u201c\u2026Llyra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI started the fight.\u201d Galvatron arched an eyebrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou? What caused it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCop-Tur insulted us, Galvatron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMust have been some insult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was. My spouses wanted to start it, but I held them back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou hel\u2026? Why did your spouses want to start a fight?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, er\u2026is this off the record?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, this isn\u2019t off the record! I want to find out why!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell\u2026Cop-Tur called me a dictator with delusions of godhood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, then he compared me to a Slime Dog.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen he-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI get the picture!\u201d Galvatron then cycled some air through his olfactory apparatus. \u201cAnd when he said all that, that\u2019s when you hit him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, Galvatron.\u201d Galvatron twitched at Llyra\u2019s answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026No?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I didn\u2019t. You told us to avoid trouble.\u201d Galvatron lost patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen did you hurt Cop-Tur?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe, of all Gobots, said that mages should be sold off as sex slaves for inbred mongrels!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Cop-Tur said that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Galvatron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCop-Tur, a mage in his own right, said that mages should be sold off as sex slaves?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou have to understand, this was a matter of pride! I couldn\u2019t let that one go!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I see. \u2026While I DO understand your position (trust me, Cy-Kill and Cop-Tur WILL be punished for that), that fight could have been avoided. You\u2019re all confined to quarters until I file a report. Dismissed.\u201d Everyone filed out of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mazzu went down a corridor, looking for some way to continue his search on the Nemesis<\/em>. Just then, someone yanked on his ear. It was a disappointed Delmox Prime. Her lower set of arms were folded just under her chest. Sandra and Annus were with her. \u201cThat was way too close!\u201d she hissed into the ear she grabbed. \u201cYou almost blew our cover!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat were you thinking?!\u201d growled Annus. \u201cNow we\u2019re sure to get a visit from the Temporal Investigations Committee!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCan\u2019t you just leave that out?!\u201d gulped Mazzu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, we can\u2019t just leave that out!\u201d hissed Delmox. \u201cI\u2019m appalled at you! You even lied to Galvatron!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Sweet Rings, I DID lie to Galvatron!\u201d Just then, they all heard a Nebulan roar, followed by multiple Poozits screaming. Delmox released Mazzu\u2019s ear as they looked around the corner to investigate. Rev was the one roaring and the reason for that was that the corridor was lined with agitated Poozits, all screaming at him! Mazzu joined in the roaring as they both retreated. Delmox tried to contain her laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s a reason we roar at a Poozit,\u201d Ranzo interrupted. \u201cThose things are a menace!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I stopped laughing once the infestation got worse,\u201d replied Delmox. \u201cDuring such time, Azzax and Searchlight successfully got ahold of our Crasher, and they returned to the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWelcome back to the Enterprise<\/em>, Crasher!\u201d growled Azzax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe pleasure is all mine,\u201d replied the elderly Gobot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hope you realize you\u2019ll be facing some very serious charges,\u201d remarked Searchlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t dare throw a Hero of the Renegade Gobots into the brig!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Gobotron Government,\u201d said Azzax, \u201cdoesn\u2019t recognize you as one!\u201d Crasher scoffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou mean the Guardians? Weak creatures that have no place in ruling Gobotron! It was supposed to be the Renegades ruling our world and our world ruling the galaxy! But no, we had to lose just as the Decepticons lost their war with the Autobots! All because Megatron didn\u2019t have the hardware to kill Optimus Prime! Well, I do! I\u2019ve been thinking about my Statue in the Hall of Heroes! I wanted to capture my essence! Let me be the first to admit that our statues can be so mundane!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m guessing you\u2019ve already set your plan in motion?\u201d asked Searchlight. Crasher laughed wickedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou ARE quick! I see myself holding Optimus\u2019 head in one hand and a Poozit in the other!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you send someone to kill him?!\u201d snarled Azzax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing so generic. I decided on a little\u2026poetic justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe planted a bomb in a Poozit?!\u201d asked Delmox once Azzax and Searchlight gave their report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s her revenge,\u201d replied Azzax. \u201cOriginally, Optimus saw how a Poozit reacted to Crasher and realized she was one of Cy-Kill\u2019s goons. She didn\u2019t say where this Poozit was, but it was set to go off within the hour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt could be anywhere! The Poozits are overrunning the ship!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPrime, I think we need to risk going to the bridge,\u201d suggested Sandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d agreed Annus. \u201cIf we use the internal sensors, we can scan for explosives within seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Mazzu, swap places with Searchlight, then you and Azzax use the Enterprise<\/em>\u2019s sensors to search the station for a general approximation for the explosive and guide Searchlight and Annus there. Sandra and I will search the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on, search the station without the boys?!\u201d protested Searchlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know it\u2019s inconvenient, but I\u2019m trying put as much distance between the boys and the Poozits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe more distance, the better,\u201d agreed Mazzu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll get underway once Mazzu gets here,\u201d said Azzax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut each section must have thousands of Poozits!\u201d hissed Searchlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHundreds of thousands,\u201d remarked Sandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne million seven hundred seventy-one thousand five hundred sixty-one,\u201d said Annus. \u201cThat\u2019s starting with one Poozit with an average litter of ten every twelve hours up to three days-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you,\u201d interrupted Delmox. \u201cYou have your orders, everyone. Prime out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Delmox and Sandra made their way to the bridge, the area was as infested with Poozits as the rest of the ship. They got to the necessary station and started working. Galvatron then entered the bridge. Shockwave manned the science station, Blackarachnia was at the helm, Megatron manned the comms, and Optimus was at Tactical. Galvatron sat down, then sharply stood up as a Poozit yipped in fear from under his rear end. He picked the Poozit out of the seat, then looked around the bridge. He then activated the comms. \u201cDr. Ratchet, would you mind coming up to the bridge?\u201d Sandra then made her way to Delmox as Galvatron went to Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing on the bridge,\u201d Delmox reported to Sandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank goodness!\u201d sighed Sandra. \u201cWhen Galvatron sat on that Poozit, I almost expected it to explode!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShockwave,\u201d called Galvatron, \u201chow did all these Poozits get on the bridge?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnknown at this time,\u201d replied Shockwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know, you SHOULD be asking the bot who brought them onboard!\u201d snapped Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcuse me?!\u201d snarled Megatron. \u201cI only brought ONE onboard!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd did you have it neutered?! Cause that\u2019s how I was able to keep Fwuffy, rest his furry little soul!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow was I supposed to know that they weren\u2019t sterilized in that fashion?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou COULD have asked the guy you bought yours from!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGuys, guys!\u201d protested Optimus. The two bots then looked at him. \u201c\u2026Let\u2019s not start a third war between Autobots and Decepticons, please. We\u2019re still making reparations on the previous two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaptain Galvatron,\u201d called Ratchet as he entered the bridge. \u201cYou wanted to see me?\u201d Galvatron showed him the Poozits. \u201c\u2026Well, don\u2019t look at me, it\u2019s the Poozits that are breeding. If we don\u2019t get them off the ship, we\u2019re gonna be hip deep in them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMind explaining?\u201d asked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, since there isn\u2019t that much in the way of Poozit reproductive behaviors, the nearest Shockwave and I could figure out is that they\u2019re born pregnant. A time-saver that must be an evolutionary answer to predators capable of hunting them to extinction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLogically,\u201d remarked Shockwave, \u201cthat would mean that they reproduce at will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, they certainly have a lot of will,\u201d muttered Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGalvatron,\u201d continued Shockwave, \u201cI\u2019ve been running computations on their rate of reproduction and the figures are taking an alarming rate. They\u2019re consuming our supplies and returning nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut they DO give us something, Shockwave,\u201d interjected a voice from the ceiling. Everyone yelped as they looked up to see Nightbird walking on the ceiling and stroking a Poozit. \u201cThey give us love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDear, must you do that?!\u201d protested Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d replied Nightbird. \u201cBesides, didn\u2019t you hear Arakujos\u2019 spiel? A Poozit is the only love money can buy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMom, too much of anything, even love, isn\u2019t a good thing!\u201d argued Galvatron. He then shoved armfuls of Poozits onto the rest of the Bridge Crew, even Delmox and Sandra. \u201cI want round the clock cleanup crews on every deck of the ship! Then contact Mr. Teenak and tell him I\u2019m coming over. Have him find Arakujos and hold him!\u201d Nightbird then fell from the ceiling as she tried to hold the new number of Poozits. \u201cAnd get these Poozits off my bridge!\u201d As he left, the crew began cleanup operations. Delmox spoke to Sandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve scanned every deck. 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