Chapter 2: Transmetal Boundaries
The sun was just rising to a new morning. As the storm was letting up, you could here the voice of Megatron echoing through the mountainside.
"Maxiamls. Come and meet your doom," Megatron said.
"Rattrap, bring the auto guns online," Optimal Optimus ordered. "I can't, boss monkey," Rattrap replied. "What not," Optimal Optimus inquired. "Because," Rattrap pronounced, "the auto guns were damaged in the energon storm!" "Well, that's just prime," Optimal Optimus replied back. "I hate to say I told you so, but...," Rattrap said. "Quiet Rattrap. We will just have to take the battle to Megatron then. Megatron may be powerful with the original Megatron's spark inside him, but with five Maximals, this will be easy, if we just stick together," Optimal Optimus said.
So, they did as Optimus commanded, Rattrap, Cheetor, Rinox, and Depthcharge all gathered together, headed toward the opening where the blast doors used to be. All the time, Rattrap was wondering how Megatron blew up the blast doors. A bomb won't even dent them, because they were hard-encased metal, stronger then Titanium on earth.
"Are you ready to feel the power of Megatron, Optimal Optimus?" Megatron questioned, beginning to think of how he even got the power to begin with. The powers must have been set up to where you had destroy that probe before you got the powers, almost as some sort of test.
“Rattrap, your on recon, Depthcharge, Cheetor, and I will engage Megatron. Rinox, I want you to try and get the auto guns back online,” Optimus commanded to everyone as they headed toward the now missing blast doors.
The wind started blowing through the canyon, blowing small chunks of rocks into the crevice below. Yet, still, Megatron just stood there waiting for the Maximals to come out of their hole. As the wind started to pick up, Rattrap peaked his head from around the corner of the new opening, but Megatron no longer stood in his spot, which he was so intent on standing just a few moments ago. “Where on Cybertron did he go?” Rattrap questioned to himself. ”Where did you go Megs,” Rattrap then said out loud, but in a quiet voice so that no one but himself could hear. Rattrap stood there for a moment just staring out to the terrain. Suddenly, Megatron jumped from the top of the base, right behind Rattrap. Rattrap tuned around slowly, knowing that Megatron stood right behind him, but only to meet a hand run into his chrome face, knocking him about ten feet back. Rattrap was out cold. Optimus, at that moment realized what had happened.
“Mamimals, open fire on Megatron,” Optimal Optimus yelled out to his comrades. Optimus, Cheetor, and Depthcharge all jumped from around the corner and shot every weapon that they had.
After all the dust had settled from all the missiles and laser blasts that had hit him, Megatron still stood there, but without a scratch. But, what Optimus hadn't realized was that Megatron had had enough time to grab Rattrap and use him as a shield. Rattrap laid in about 100 pieces on the ground. “MEGATRON!” Optimal Optimus yelled in reply to what had happened, but also to what had happened with all the shot that they had shot at him.
“You need to watch your Maximals a little more carefully, Optimus,” Megatron replied with a smirk on his face.
“And you should keep better track of your Predicons,” came an echoed voice, that everyone in the setting seemed to know. Suddenly, Taranchulas stepped out from the shadows of the rocky canyon. Taranchulas pulled out this form of energy weapon and pointed it directly at Megatron, and shot. A yellow jet of a missile came flying out and it exploded right in front of Megatron, but did nothing. “What!” Taranchulas screamed out in horror. “When did Megatron become powerful enough to not take a scratch from a missile,” Taranchulas asked himself.
“Taranchulas, you treacherous little worm,” Megatron said, with a hate in his voice. Then, Megatron open his arms, and the light began to bend all around him, then he moved his hands forward, and a blue beam of light came from his hands lifting Taranchulas off the ground. “And I will NOT have it anymore,” Megatron yelled.
The blue beam, then turned black, and Taranchulas was shattered into little pieces of dust.
Optimal Optimus stood with his mouth wide open. “How on Cybertron did you do that?”
“You remember the Cybertron legend of the `Power of the Ages' don't you? Well, I have just harnessed them!”
“Megatron, this has to stop NOW,” Optimus yelled. “If it doesn't, you will destroy everything in the universe, including yourself!”
“On the contrary, I will destroy you, and your Maximals, then I will take my rightful place as Cybertron leader.” Right after saying this, Megatron shot a green beam of light at Depthcharge, launching him up against the wall. This green light was starting to rip his metal body in half.
“Megatron, you must stop this now,” Optimal Optimus yelled.
Suddenly, Megatron seemed to loose power, he stopped shooting at Depthcharge, and started holding his head. “The PAIN,” he screamed. His body started shorting out. He switched to Beast Mode and left just as quickly as he had come.
“Do you care to tell me what that was,” Cheetor asked.
Optimus said nothing, and looked at his fellow Maximal. Help me grab the pieces of Rattrap and Depthcharge into the CR chamber, and then I will explain everything.
“Rinox, how long until they are done regenerating?” Optimus asked his big green friend. “A few hundred cycles at least,” Rinox replied.
“So tell me, what is going on around here,” Cheetor demanded to know.
“All right, Cheetor,” Optimal Optimus replied to his wishes. “About one hundred years ago, a Maximal by the name of Alpha nine went to a planet known as Cimera and discovered a power beyond imagining. It could bend light and matter to his will, and create things from it. It became too much for him, so he sent the power through sub space, hoping that no one would ever again find such power. Megatron has found it, and now he has the power to destroy us all!”
“So why did he go into pain like that,” Cheetor inquired.
“My theory is that the power reacts somehow to Transmetal, and it was causing Megatron to short out, not like an energon short, but something more powerful.
“So what do we do now,” Cheetor asked.
“Well, first of all, we need to find Blackaracnia and Silverbolt and get them in the CR chambers, if Megatron really got to them, they will be in stasis lock. Cheetor, you have to find them and bring them back here!”
“Right away bigbot,” Cheetor ran out the door as fast as he could in beast mode.
“Rinox, I want you to try and find the location of Megatron,” Optimus said.
“And what are you going to do?” Rinox asked.
“I'm going to go and try and find Taranchulas. I believe that Megatron didn't destroy him completely, but that his spark is regenerating out there somewhere. He came from the Tripeticus counsel, and they new more about the `Power of the Ages' better than any of us.
Optimal Optimus switched to his jet mode and flew out the doors. “May Matrix guide your spark my friend,” Rinox said in a relaxed tone. “For I do believe that the battle that you will have to fight will be greater than anyone has ever endured before…