In another world beyond the Realms, a game court was being used. It was a basketball court made for giants. Right now, said giants were playing the game. The giants were metal and had various vehicle parts attached to them. Right now, a red and blue robot with antennae on his helmet and smokestacks on a backpack was dribbling the ball to the other team\u2019s hoop. \u201cHe shoots, he scores, what a star!\u201d boasted the robot. He then passed the ball to a shorter robot with a car\u2019s front for a chest unit. The shorted robot dribbled the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou watch, Prime!\u201d called the shorter bot. \u201cI\u2019m about to do a lay-off!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s called a lay-up, Jazz!\u201d corrected the red and blue bot, the Autobot Leader, Optimus Prime. \u201cAnd watch out for Sky Runner!\u201d A female robot with jet wings then popped up in front of the shorter bot, Jazz, and tried to prevent a shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYo! Megs!\u201d called Jazz. He passed the ball to a male robot with alien jet parts, the former Decepticon Lord, Megatron. Megatron dribbled the ball a bit as his son, another bot with jet parts, Galvatron, tried to block his shot. Megatron then saw an opening for one of his teammates. He and Optimus locked optics and Optimus grinned. Megatron quickly passed the ball and Optimus leapt up to the basket, twisted in the air, and dunked the ball behind his back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGAME!\u201d called a woman\u2019s voice. A black-armored robot woman, Optimus\u2019 wife, Blackarachnia, came running up. \u201cAnd that\u2019s 27 for the older generation and 26 for the young\u2019uns!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSlaggit!\u201d swore Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLanguage!\u201d rebuked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have to admit,\u201d panted Optimus, \u201cI almost lost that one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was rather hectic, I must admit, us going against our own kids,\u201d mused Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorry,\u201d interjected the jet woman, Sky Runner, one of Optimus and Blackarachnia\u2019s daughters, \u201care we gonna gloss over the fact that Uncle Megatron said \u2018language\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know, I know,\u201d grunted Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I don\u2019t know about you bots,\u201d called Jazz, \u201cbut I\u2019m eager to see that Moboball in action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat IS that, anyways?\u201d asked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou heard of Calvinball?\u201d quizzed Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, I have all the Calvin and Hobbes<\/em> collections.\u201d Galvatron then made a connection. \u201cAh, it\u2019s Mobian Calvinball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s Mobian Calvinball,\u201d confirmed Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen let\u2019s go see it,\u201d declared Optimus. \u201cOh, and everyone, we want clean language here! Can\u2019t hurt Megatron\u2019s audio receptors too badly!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know, Prime, it\u2019s talk like that that makes me want to shoot you again!\u201d growled Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCareful, Dad, that\u2019s almost a cuss!\u201d chuckled Galvatron. Megatron cycled air through his olfactory sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s not going away any time soon, is it?\u201d he grunted to himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A silver hedgehog with five quills sprouting from his forehead, Silver, poked his head around a tree and eyed a flag. He then got out a tennis racket and a badminton birdie. He hit the birdie and it hit the flag. \u201cThat\u2019s three points!\u201d he called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right then,\u201d called his pink brother, Daniel. \u201cThe score is six for me, ten for Shade, eight for Sandy, and four for you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI already HAD four!\u201d protested Silver. A red hedgehog girl, Shade, then breezed past in a potato sack with a human woman, Sandy, in hot pursuit. Silver saw a chance. \u201cHold it, Shade!\u201d he called. \u201cYou just ran into the No-eyes Sector! You\u2019re gonna have to cover your eyes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo-eyes Sector?\u201d muttered Shade as she and Sandy stopped. \u201cI never heard of that. Where is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can\u2019t see it,\u201d replied Daniel. \u201cIt\u2019s unseen.\u201d Shade covered her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow do I know I went in it then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can\u2019t see anything, right?\u201d asked Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo\u2026how do I get out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomeone bonks you and the boys on the head with the Moboball!\u201d called Sandy as she bounced a ball on their heads. \u201cI get two points each!\u201d Shade, Silver, and Daniel then chased Sandy all around the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat was a rotten rule!\u201d shouted Shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t even gonna add that!\u201d growled Silver. \u201cI decree no more headbonks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll show you!\u201d called Daniel. \u201cYou just ran into a dizzy spot! You have to spin around for a minute and then try to walk a straight line!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry,\u201d called Sandy, \u201cbut this dizzy spot is in an elder zone, so the eldest of us has to spin. Start spinning, Shade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh no, you don\u2019t!\u201d argued Shade as she pulled out a card with a rose on it. \u201cI invoke my Return to Sender card! The person who tried to deflect the punishment is unable to avoid it! So spin!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s not fair!\u201d wailed Sandy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know the Moboball rules,\u201d chuckled Daniel, thankful for the save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, yeah,\u201d grunted Sandy. \u201cAnything we make up goes. Well, you\u2019ll pay for this.\u201d Sandy started spinning and getting dizzy. \u201cThis game lends itself to certain abuses.\u201d Shade then looked at her discarded potato sack and grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGuess how you get out of the spot!\u201d she chuckled. She then shoved the sack over Sandy\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHEY!\u201d Sandy abruptly fell to the ground as Optimus and his family headed up to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey guys!\u201d he called. \u201cWho\u2019s winning?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait, where are Sonic and Amy?\u201d asked Blackarachnia. \u201cI thought they were playing with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey were serving a penalty,\u201d explained Silver. \u201cUnnecessary flag-swiping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, where are they now?\u201d asked Optimus. Sonic and Amy then came up to Megatron carrying a big bucket of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Your Majesties, wha-?\u201d Sonic and Amy cut off Megatron\u2019s question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a poem, please do as you\u2019re told,\u201d began Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd here is a bucket of water, ice cold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTake this water,\u201d grumbled Amy, \u201cand dump it on we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t hesitate, do it a.s.a.p.\u201d Megatron arched an eyebrow, then grinned. He then dumped the contents of the bucket all over Sonic and Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting years to do something like that!\u201d he cackled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou kids just wait until YOU get a peril poem penalty!\u201d Sonic called out to his sons and their friends. \u201cYou\u2019ll be sorry then!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, until then, you two better make up for all those points you lost!\u201d taunted Silver. As Sonic and Amy ran off after their kids, Optimus chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSweet Gaia,\u201d he said, \u201cit\u2019s nice to see them like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, Megatron!\u201d called Jazz. \u201cHe said a bad language word!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet it go, already!\u201d snapped Megatron. \u201cSweet Chaos, you always-!\u201d Megatron stopped as Amy was replaced by someone else in his optics. He rubbed them and saw Amy again. \u201c\u2026Royana?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMegatron?\u201d asked Optimus, concerned for his brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry, I thought Amy was that kitsune friend you made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou mean Arsha?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho\u2019s Arsha?\u201d asked Sky Runner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA princess from another universe I made friends with,\u201d explained Optimus. \u201cHer world, ours, and another world briefly merged with ours during an event called the Convergence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis was when I led the Decepticons down a darker path,\u201d supplied Megatron. \u201cI made an alliance with Arsha\u2019s enemy and a man named Hiro Adachi, leader of Shocker Rift. Without question, that event was an unmitigated disaster! I met with Daleks, Kamen Riders, cyborg fairies, and this whole thing was just after Nemesis Prime\u2019s bid for power!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, you had enough of alternate universes after that,\u201d guessed Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMORE than enough, dear boy. Take my advice, stick to matters in THIS universe. Other universes are not your concern.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on, I\u2019m sure it wasn\u2019t all that bad,\u201d remarked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOptimus, I don\u2019t know if you remember, but Hiro planted a torture device in my head and Dr. Borg wanted to dissect the Decepticons!\u201d Just then Sonic, his family, Sandy, and Shade came up to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey guys!\u201d called Sonic, now looking dryer. \u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust chatting,\u201d explained Optimus. \u201cTelling our kids about the Convergence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, the Convergence,\u201d sighed Amy happily. \u201cAnd the 3V2R! Remember when you and Arsha forgot your fight terms?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFight terms?\u201d asked Galvatron. \u201c3V2R?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah!\u201d answered Sonic. \u201cOptimus got third place in a fighting tournament!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s called the 3V2R, hosted by a race called the Chizarans,\u201d explained Optimus. \u201cI fought in a second one after the second war and got first place prize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, then you can\u2019t fight in it anymore?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Fraid not.\u201d Optimus then got a faraway look. \u201cYou know, given the war, I\u2019d bet that they tried to contact us only to get nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe WERE focused on something else at the time,\u201d replied Megatron. \u201cPrimacron and Starscream leap readily to mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Yeah. 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