It was hell made real on one planet at one time. Buildings crumbled and bodies littered the streets. Oddly, they weren\u2019t just human bodies. Animals in a humanoid shape and giant robots with vehicle parts also filled the spaces between the ruined buildings. Only three could be seen walking normally. Two were robots and one was an anthropomorphic silver hedgehog. The hedgehog knelt down to examine a body. \u201c\u2026No good,\u201d he sighed. \u201cThis poor kid succumbed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSame for this Sparkling,\u201d grumbled one of the robots, a purple one with an orange cannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Hang on, this cat\u2019s still breathing!\u201d called the second of the robots, a gold one with a mask where the mouth should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou sure?!\u201d asked the hedgehog. The scab-covered cat then coughed. \u201cYeah, you\u2019re sure, Prime. Right then, I\u2019ll get him back to the center!\u201d The hedgehog raised his hands and a cyan aura surrounded the poor cat. The same aura enveloped the hedgehog and they floated upwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMake sure you get back out here as soon as you dropped him off and took your medication!\u201d called the gold robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGot it!\u201d replied the hedgehog as he and his passenger flew off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have a chance!\u201d complained the purple robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThings HAVE been getting worse,\u201d muttered the gold robot. \u201cI was hoping it would get better soon, but now, well\u2026\u201d he indicated the corpses they had to wade through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Quill!\u201d called the hedgehog as he entered a facility that smelled of disinfectants and medical tools. A porcupine man in a doctor\u2019s outfit then arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGot another one, I see, Silver,\u201d remarked the man, Dr. Quill. \u201cHow is he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBad,\u201d replied the hedgehog, the psychokinetic time-traveler, Silver. \u201cI\u2019m surprised he survived the journey here, even if I was levitating him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have to put him with the others,\u201d said Dr. Quill. \u201cNurse!\u201d A man in nurse\u2019s scrubs arrived. \u201cPut this cat in the isolation ward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Dr. Quill,\u201d replied the nurse. He then led the sick cat to a ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m getting too old for this!\u201d sighed Dr. Quill. \u201cWhy did this have to happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy does anything happen?\u201d asked Silver. \u201cLook, I gotta take my next set of pills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight. Off you go.\u201d Silver floated off as Dr. Quill turned to a human. \u201cDell, I want you to go to the isolation ward and check over the systems.\u201d The man nodded and headed off, blankly staring ahead. Dr. Quill turned to an ambulance. \u201cWould you check the stock of pills, First Aid?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSure thing,\u201d replied the Ambulance. It then changed into a robot with a mask and visor over its face! The robot, the Protectobot called First Aid, headed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf anyone thinks we\u2019re running out,\u201d muttered Dr. Quill, \u201cthere\u2019ll be the devil to pay!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purple and gold robots continued their patrol. \u201cWhere is he?!\u201d complained the purple robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRelax,\u201d soothed the gold robot. \u201cHe\u2019ll be here. You know Silver better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we need his-!\u201d The purple robot stopped. \u201c\u2026Goldbug-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hear it too!\u201d replied the gold robot, Goldbug Prime. \u201cIt sounds like\u2026a TARDIS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t think it\u2019s THE TARDIS?\u201d asked the purple robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf it is, we better stop the Doctor from touching anyone! Come on, Galvatron!\u201d Goldbug Prime then turned into a futuristic muscle car as Galvatron turned into an alien fighter jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It WAS the TARDIS the two Transformers had heard. The Doctor and her friends stepped outside. \u201cSweet Chaos!\u201d shuddered Amy as she saw the scenery. \u201cIt\u2019s like New New York!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, but the Toymaker\u2019s not behind this,\u201d remarked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is your home, Amy?\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomething must have happened to it in the 200 years between my time and now,\u201d remarked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuite right,\u201d agreed the Doctor. \u201cLet\u2019s try and-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHelp\u2026me!\u201d whimpered a poor woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor!\u201d called Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t touch!\u201d urged the Doctor. \u201cThose look like scabs from an infection!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHelp\u2026me!\u201d repeated the woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all right, ma\u2019am,\u201d soothed the Doctor. \u201cI\u2019ll try and get you something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t touch her!\u201d called Galvatron\u2019s voice as he and Goldbug arrived. They transformed into robot mode and the Doctor goggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn Autobot and Decepticon working together?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDesperate times and all that, Doctor,\u201d replied Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I seem to be at-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold out your hands,\u201d ordered Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPardon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold out your hands and let me see them! And take the gloves off too!\u201d The Doctor and Amy looked at each other, but complied, then they and Lurra Rus showed the bots their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026They\u2019re clean,\u201d said Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook, this woman is sick with something-!\u201d urged Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll take her to the center, Miss Rose,\u201d replied Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d asked Silver as he arrived. He then goggled when he saw Amy. \u201cGood grief! Amy! What are you doing in this time?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSilver!\u201d cheered Amy. She rushed to hug him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo! No hug!\u201d yelped Silver. \u201cYou might be-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe and her friends are clean, Silver,\u201d said Goldbug. \u201cThey found another woman, still alive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight then, we\u2019re all going to the center,\u201d said Silver. \u201cCome on, Amy. Looks like you and your friends need to be brought into the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group arrived at the center. The Doctor could smell the disinfectants. \u201cIs this some sort of hospital?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn a way, I suppose,\u201d remarked Silver. \u201cNow then, Miss\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I\u2019m the Doctor. You and Amy seem to know each other and this Twi\u2019lek is Lurra Rus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello,\u201d greeted Lurra Rus. \u201cNot exactly a good first impression of Mobius, I must admit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019d probably like Amy\u2019s time better,\u201d remarked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSir, you and your Autobot friend addressed me and Amy by name,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cWho are you two?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, you met us before,\u201d remarked Galvatron. \u201cOn my ship before we were tricked into landing on Skaro.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmy commented on my pink seats at the time,\u201d said Goldbug, \u201cand you had to convince him to order the Decepticons to stand down as we faced the Daleks, both the original Skaro strain and Octus\u2019 breed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Bumblebee?!\u201d yelped Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m Goldbug Prime now,\u201d corrected Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m called Galvatron these days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGalvatron?\u201d muttered the Doctor. She then snapped her fingers. \u201cThat\u2019s right! You used to be Megatron! \u2026But I thought it was Hot Rod that became Rodimus Prime around the time of your upgrade. Something isn\u2019t right here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat brash fool is meant to oppose me?!\u201d laughed Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe fell to the plague that affects us all,\u201d explained Goldbug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe better introduce you to Dr. Quill,\u201d said Silver. \u201cHe can answer your questions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight then, lead on,\u201d said the Doctor. As they walked, Amy talked about what the Transformers were and what happened when she first met them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs this the latest sample?\u201d Dr. Quill asked First Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom the cat Silver brought in earlier,\u201d confirmed First Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpeak of the devil,\u201d said Silver as he and the group entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFound another one, have you?\u201d asked Dr. Quill. \u201cWell, you know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot with these guys,\u201d replied Silver. \u201cThey\u2019re clean and they only just arrived here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d yelped Dr. Quill as he looked up and finally made eye contact with the Doctor. \u201cWhat in blue blazes are you doing here?! Mobius is under strict quarantine! No one on or off until a cure can be found!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelieve it or not, we have our own priorities,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThough I must apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you sure they\u2019re clean?!\u201d Dr. Quill asked Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe all checked,\u201d replied Goldbug. \u201cThey\u2019re clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook, could someone tell us what\u2019s going on?\u201d asked Lurra Rus. \u201cIt looks like both the Transformers and the organic life forms are falling victim to a plague!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are,\u201d replied Dr. Quill. \u201cDuring the Autobot\/Decepticon war, a bot died of an infection here on Mobius, then it spread to both factions and affected organics along the way. To start, it spread mainly to older people and children. They were the first to die, but now it\u2019s affecting everyone of all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot just organisms like Mobians or Transformers,\u201d supplied First Aid, \u201cbut plants, non-speaking animals, practically all forms of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt just struck out of nowhere?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, and now Mobius is on the brink of collapse. There\u2019s no cure, at least nothing that I found.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy plan,\u201d said Silver, \u201cis to go back in time with a potential cure and vaccine so Mobius and the Transformers could be immunized and thus avert this catastrophe, but there hasn\u2019t been any luck. The virus has been mutating so rapidly!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSounds like you need my help,\u201d muttered the Doctor. She then addressed Dr. Quill. \u201cI\u2019m presuming you\u2019re this Dr. Quill I heard about. Are you and Dr\u2026um\u2026that Autobot behind you, are you two the only scientists working on a cure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m First Aid, Doctor,\u201d replied First Aid. \u201cAnd we are. All the other scientists are dead thanks to this plague. There\u2019s not much else we can do to help these people. All we do is put them into the isolation ward when we collect them from the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPenning them in like cattle?\u201d asked Lurra Rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll we can do is keep them comfortable as best we can, but we NEED a cure! Those pills we give to the retrieval crews-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst Aid, please,\u201d said Dr. Quill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, if we\u2019re going to get stuck in, then-.\u201d The Doctor\u2019s declaration was cut short by a Decepticon bursting into the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCyclonus?\u201d asked Galvatron. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Scourge, Lord Galvatron!\u201d replied the mech, Cyclonus. \u201cHe\u2019s lost his mind!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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