I just had to write a sequel to my reboot crossover because I wanted to include the Magic Railroad element and introduce my new OC Predacon femme named BlueShadow who will be the Predacon shown in the tube in Predacons Rising. The first chapter will take place before Predacons Rising so there should be a time-skip in the next chapter.
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Railway Prime
Chapter 1: Leaving For Now
After the Decepticons lost the battle of Sodor and retreated back to the United States, Predaking and the engines had began to work hard to restore the Island of Sodor back to its former glory. During this, the Autobots eventually defeated the Decepticons and killed Megatron. Optimus had planned to tell Predaking the news before they went back to live on Cybertron. Currently, almost all of Sodor was back to normal and Thomas was busy shunting trucks in the quarry. Naturally, the troublesome trucks were misbehaving.
"Come on you trucks. I have to get you shunted." Thomas groaned as he tried to pull some trucks but they wouldn't budge.
"No! We don't want to be shunted!" The trucks protested.
Thomas rolled his eyes. He'd never get the job done with these trucks fooling around. Then, he got an idea and smirked.
"Do I need to call Predaking?" Thomas asked.
The trucks stopped laughing and looked horrified. Predaking had several times ripped apart and burned some of the trucks when they wouldn't behave.
"No. We're sorry, we'll behave." The trucks sighed.
Thomas chuckled as he finished his job in no time. Afterwards he rested in a siding just as Percy arrived looking happily.
"Hello Thomas, are you finished with your job?"
"Yes, now we can have fun!"
"Yeah, Predaking said to meet him over by Tidmoth Sheds. Come on!"
Cybertron...
Shockwave had just finished creating two more Predacons named DarkSteel and SkyLnx and was working on a new one still in a tube. The Predacons and Starscream had been sent to search for some Predacon bones and bring them back to the lab. Despite going through several battles, losing Megatron and being annoyed by Starscream, part of his processor still ached from the memory of losing to the engines on Sodor. He wanted to pay them back and was going to once this Predacon was finished.
"Ugh, these bones are getting heavier and heavier." DarkSteel complained as they came in carrying a few bones.
"Quit complaining, we still got a lot more to collect." SkyLnx sneered.
"Just saying."
Starscream came in carrying three bones and tossed them into the pile angrily.
"Shockwave, I wish the productivity of these Predacons would go a lot faster. And hopefully it's faster than these guys can learn to think straight." Starscream pointed a sharp talon at them.
"HEY!" SkyLnx yelled.
"You got something to say you can say it to our faces." DarkSteel said getting in Screamer's face.
"Watch it beast!" Starscream growled.
"Or what?"
"ENOUGH!" Shockwave yelled out looking up from his table of tools. "Go out and continue searching!"
"Fine!" All three of them groaned.
"Heh, haven't seen Shockwave so mad since he got his aft kicked by those engines." Starscream chuckled.
Shockwave shook his head and looked back at the table. He swore on his spark those engines were going to pay. He looked back at the tube with the new Predacon...he could sense it was going to be online in a matter of hours.
~Cue Transformers Prime Beast Hunters intro~
Sodor...
Thomas and Percy finally arrived at Tidmoth Sheds to find Predaking there alone but happy to see them. His friendship with them has increased rapidly since after the attack and almost felt like they were his true family.
"Hello Predaking, ready to have some fun?" Thomas asked.
"Yes, and today seems like a really good day to have fun." Predaking smiled.
However, just as they were about to decide on something, a large green vortex appeared in front of them. Thomas and Percy hadn't seen that in a long time and nearly forgot what it was. Predaking got in front of the engines and flexed his claws ready for battle. Out of the vortex came Optimus alone.
"Hello Predaking, Thomas and Percy." Optimus greeted them.
"Hello Optimus, how is the war going?" Percy asked.
"The war...is over. Thanks to Bumblebee's efforts, Megatron as been killed and the Decepticons are defeated. Me and the Autobots are about to leave Earth and return home to Cybertron. And we needed to tell Predaking." Optimus explained.
Predaking felt conflicted about this news. He was overjoyed that Cybertron was restored...but...if he left he'd be leaving his friends here. The engines took him into their home without question and considered him family. If he left, it would destroy them. Optimus noticed Predaking's confused look.
"Is something wrong Predaking?" Optimus asked.
Predaking looked at Optimus, then Percy, then Thomas, and back at Optimus.
"I don't know if I should go now. I've grown to like these engines like family. Abandoning them would be considered betrayal." Predaking sighed clenching his fists in thought.
Percy and Thomas looked at each other before Thomas moved up a bit.
"Predaking, you belong on Cybertron. It's where you were created." Thomas said.
Predaking turned back to them in surprise.
"But...what if...I can never return?" Predaking asked turning to Optimus.
"You will be able to return whenever you want, our spacebridge will be able to take you from here and Cybertron." Optimus explained.
That made Predaking want to smile but he refused to smile in front of an Autobot. He still did not like the Autobots very much but started to doubt they were responsible for destroying all the other Predacons. Optimus figured Predaking should know the truth.
"Predaking, me and Ratchet need to talk with you about what really happened the day of your brethrens' destruction." Optimus said.
Predaking growled loudly at the mentioning of that day, but with his doubts still dancing around his processor, he agreed.
"Very well, and...I will return to Cybertron." Predaking nodded.
He turned to the engines and felt a tear sliding down one of his optics. Thomas and Percy were smiling, they knew it was the right thing to do.
"I promise you two, I will return someday. I'll...I'll think about you guys everyday." Predaking said.
"We will do the same. Goodbye Predaking." Thomas said.
He and Percy whistled as Predaking waved and followed Optimus into the groundbridge. Once it closed, Percy sighed.
"I'm gonna miss him." Percy said.
"I know, but he's helped us out a lot. Plus, we know the Earth is safe now that the Decepticons are off this planet."
"But...what about Cybertron?"
"We'll just have to hope for the best. They'll be alright!"
But what Thomas and Percy didn't know, was that one Decepticon was not finished with the engines. And he was going to get his revenge...very soon! Would Predaking be able to help them?
To be continued...
