I do NOT own FMA or the Transformers. If I said that I did, I would be sued. This story got me to thinking of how I could tie these to universes together. So I decided to start from episode 36 "The Sinner Within" & tie the two from that point while adding a bit of Family Guy stupidity & pointlessness... (Sorry Greed fans.) It fits perfectly for what I'd like to do. Now, we're not talkin' Cartoon Network Transformers crap, I mean "Old School" Transformers, G1 stuff... IDW makes some of the best I've seen in a while. They are easily found on . Anyway, this story is based on one of the Transformer novels which happens to be a favorite of mine. Also, all those in "Italic" represent "thought" by the character. Pics are up, go to Photobucket .com & look for conman0102.
There is a passage in the Surangama Sutra, which roughly translated means, "Things are not what they appear to be, nor are they otherwise."
Fullmetal Alchemist/Transformers: Stormbringer
"My name, is Optimus Prime. And this, is a tale that is nothing more then a nightmare that came true."
"Deep in space, a war rages. A war that has gone on for millions of years... Our world has been ravaged & stripped of it's natural resources. Our world is on the very edge & has nothing more to give... These are our sins that have yet to take a shape & a life of their own. To punish us, for what we have done to our home & to each other..."
Deep in the hollowed halls in Cybertron's main Decepticon science building is many laboratories. Inside one, an experiment is about to be tested, on it's own creator...
He stairs up at a green egg like pod. A large creature stands inside. It's eyes burning bright red. "Megatron is a fool. My Bio-Cybernetic Grafting Process will work. It has to, for survival... If I must do this alone, then so be it."As the scientist reflects back, he remembers the conversation he had with his peers not long ago. In a small, dark room. He sits in a chair with a three claw like bands around his head. In front, is a round table tilted slightly towards him & on it are five holographic heads floating above it. Like creepy bobble-head dolls...
"Greetings all. I came to you because-regardless of allegiance-you are scientists & as such must appreciate the gravity of my findings. The increased levels of cosmic radiation, the intensity & frequency of the seismic shifts, the measurable contraction of the core, they all lead to the same irrevocable conclusion... Cybertron is dying... The war, as well as the leaching of all the available resources has shattered the planet's protective atmosphere, ravaged its ability to restore & replenish itself." Said Thunderwing.
"And now?" Replied Jetfire.
"Nothing. It's too late. We can only find ways to weather the collapse & do what we can to survive." Answered Thunderwing
"No. I refuse to accept this." Said Soundwave.
"Then you are a fool, Soundwave. When the storm comes, and it will, I'll be ready. You can either follow my lead or die in screaming torment..." Thunderwing replied with discussed toward his voice echoing comrade.
"In the end, no one guessed how prophetic those last words would be."
Two Decepticon guards race down the end hall to the last laboratory facing them. The screams of pain & torment echo through the building. Silence... The Decepticon guards look at each other before they opened the safety doors. "This is Thunderwing's lab, isn't it?" Roadblock said with a slight touch of fear in his voice. "Yeah, I hope we don't see anything bad like last time." said Misfire. They open the lab doors & standing in front of them was a giant monster. His eyes & mouth glowed with bright yellow, his breath smelled that of brimstone, his wings looked demonic, two large jet turbines rest on the back of his wings, his features looked similar to Thunderwing. They knew it was him... He gives a sinister smile, showing his fangs are clearly to them.
They look almost frozen from fear after seeing him. "Um, Thu-Thunderwing, is everything alright?" said Roadblock nervously. Thunderwing growled at them as black lightning began to crack around him. They drew their weapons & opened fire on him as fear continued to grow within them. Thunderwing grabbed Roadblock & slammed down to the floor & Thunderwing began to drive his fists into him. left, then right, over & over again, smashing his fists into a lifeless corps. Misfire watched in horror as he dropped to his knees & dropped his weapon onto the floor. Thunderwing stood before him as Misfire looked up. "Thunderwing, what have you done, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Thunderwing grabbed him & began to tear him limb from limb. Misfire's screams of pain & mercy echoed the empty building, until there was finally silence. Black lightning runs down the halls as a bright light billows from the laboratory.
RRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
An explosion destroys the entire building, leaving only fire & brimstone, where the building once stood. The monster was free. Thunderwing spins around, his wings fan the flames as he moves, he gives the same sinister smile as it looks forward to destroying the rest of his enemies. The enemy, who? All were his enemy & they must be punished...
RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH HHHH!
Thunderwing throws his arms out, the flames intensify around him, bright white plasma energy bursts from the ground. Optimus Prime turns & sees the glow of the fires in the distance & black lightning dancing in the sky as he hears the roars of the beast. "The storm has finally come."
"The storm had begun to take shape. Our sins, our shortsightedness & misgivings had taken form. We made our own apocalypse... But how far will the clash of thunder be heard? Who else will suffer from our newly created mistake? We now prepare for a new war. A war against a monster that we brought upon ourselves... Autobots & Decepticons must fight side by side to confront this new enemy. Fueled by rage & madness, his name to be feared by all. His name is, Thunderwing..."
Jetfire walks outside & is shocked to see what's in the distance. He stands next to Optimus Prime as he glances over. "Jetfire, what is this that we are looking at?" Jetfire turns to face Prime, "I'm not sure, but I think Thunderwing's experiment got the better of him." At that same moment, 3 jets fly over the burning area, searching for any clue as to its destruction.
"Wow, there's nothing left..." Skywarp said with amazement. "I can't see a thing. Too much smoke from all the chemicals..." Ramjet replied. ''Yeah, Megatron is not going to be happy when he sees thi-wait, what's that?" Thundercracker asked as his view screen noticed Thunderwing down below standing in the center of the blaze. He takes little notice of them flying overhead but glances up at them for the amusement. They transform & landed about a few hundred yards from him as he stood there, giving a very evil looking smile. "Look at the size of him! He might even give Devastator a challenge." Ramjet said nervously. "Maybe. Wait, that thing looks kinda familiar... Thunderwing?" Skywarp asked but the only reaction the monster gave was a small nod behind a sadistic smile. "Um, Thunderwing, if that's really you, are you okay? Megatron won't be happy once he sees what you did..." Thundercracker said.
Thunderwing's grin started to frown as his shattered memories begin to remind him about what Megatron said to him when he was normal. In a small control room, Thunderwing stands in front of this commander, Megatron. Trying to explain how his newly discovered process works but Megatron only looks more irritated by the idea of his unholy experiment. "We encase ourselves in Symbiotic Carapaces, the bodily tissue culled from living subjects. Then, the Neurosphere is spliced to the Neo-cortex of the wearer, and..." "ENOUGH!" Megatron shouts as he slams his fist down onto the table. "Of all the unnatural, misguided, ill-conceived... Your remit is discontinued, decommissioned, DEFUNCT!" He continued as the memory fades back to reality.
Black lightning starts to crack around Thunderwing as rage begins to build, the other Decepticons turn to leave, but it was too late. With a roar that could be heard for miles, Thunderwing threw his arms out. A bright blue light explodes around him, destroying the last few buildings around him, sending debris & chunks of the ground everywhere. The Decepticons transformed back to their jet forms & took off far away from "Ground Zero" as fast as they could. "What do we do? I've never seen power like this before." Thundercracker exclaimed. "Well, we have to make a stand against him or Megatron will make sure we never stand up straight ever again. So nothing fancy, just hit & run." Skywarp answered.
The three flew into formation as they began their assault. They fired their main weapons & dropped every bomb they had on-board before breaking formation. Thunderwing stood unphased & unimpressed with their efforts. They reformed behind him for a second run. Thunderwing peered over his shoulder, grinning sinisterly & began to clench his fists. Black lightning cracks around his body & high into the air. As the three jets get closer, their systems inside the cockpits begin to overload as sparks pop from behind gauges & other controls. "Aaahhggg, what... is he doing?" Ramjet asked, as pain began to shoot through his body. "He's ionizing the atmosphere." Tactical's down, navigation's down." Skywarp answered. "Mine too. Can't... keep... control... I'm flying blind!" Thundercracker said as he began to nosedive with Ramjet.
Skywarp was able to transform while in mid-flight when he noticed his two comrades falling towards the monster "GUYS, LOOK OUT! PULL UP QUICK!" Skywarp shouted, but it was too late. Thunderwing grabbed Ramjet & Thundercracker in his large hands & slammed them together. They cried out in agony as bits of metal & chunks of wings break off & drops them to the ground in front of him. They lied on top of one another, unable to transform. They groaned in pain, not knowing that Thunderwing was far from done. He lifted his right leg & smashed it down onto them. They scream in unbelievable pain as the crushing weight drives them into the ground.
Skywarp was in shock. They didn't even make a dent, their efforts seemed futile... He quickly transforms back to jet form & opens a warp portal in front of him & flies through, back to home base."That's it, I'm going for backup. Megatron has to know about this."
Megatron was walking down a short hallway to the main control room when a large tremor started to rumble through the area. Meanwhile in the control room, everyone inside braced themselves as the tremor continued. The chair Soundwave was sitting in snapped off at the base & caused him to fall over. Thrust lost his balance & fell to the floor. Shockwave stood in front of the large computer, but fell back after seeing sparks shoot out of the control panels. The tremor quickly began to fade as Megatron entered the room. Everyone began to stand up & assumed their work stations.
"Shockwave, report." Megatron ordered as Shockwave looked over to reply."Reports coming in from multiple locations Lord Megatron. Minor structural damage in sectors nine, fourteen & seventeen through twenty-one. Seismic readings were off the scale & we lost contact with the main science lab." "Thunderwing's laboratory was there, correct?" Megatron asked as Shockwave looked back at his monitor. "Yes, Lord Megatron. I sent a scout team to investigate the area, but I lost contact with them as well. Most likely due to the ionic levels in the atmosphere. Also, shortly before I lost contact with the scout team, the levels spiked to incredible amounts. So much so, that our satellite signals became disrupted & have yet to return to normal."
"Undoubtedly, the Autobots know of this by now. We should setup security teams outsi..." Soundwave said before he was interrupted by Skywarp entered the room. Slight burn marks along his wings, showing his battle ridden body & nerves. "Lord Megatron, we have a huge problem." He said wearily. "It's Thunderwing, he's become a monster... Thundercracker & Ramjet are totaled, I was just barely able to get out with my life." Suddenly, an alarm went off from the computer that Shockwave was stationed at. "Lord Megatron, we have an intruder approaching from the West. E.T.A., ten cycles." "On screen." Megatron said before looking up at the large screen.
Everyone in the room looked up to the image on the screen. All but Megatron were shocked to see the monster as it slowly walked across the broken landscape, buildings burn in the distance, the sky was black from smoke, black lightning cracks around his body, his face was neutral of emotion, the rumble of thunder can be heard outside. "Megatron, we're receiving a communication from Optimus Prime, he wishes to speak with you." Soundwave said in his trademark echoing voice as Megatron just scowled at the mere mention of his Autobot adversary.
"Very well, put him on... Prime what is it that you want? If you are calling about the monster outside, we'll soon have it under control." Megatron stated confidently. "UNDER CONTROL? You didn't see what it did to Ramjet or Thundercracker!" Skywarp said but then Megatron turns & punches Skywarp in the face & lands hard on the floor. "Don't ever interrupt me while I'm in the middle of a call." Megatron said angrily at the fallen subordinate. "Megatron, this is no social call. Far from it... This thing may not be just here for you, but for all of us. We saw what it did to your two soldiers & we have no idea what it may be capable of. We should stand as one & fight this together... I feel we are all responsible for this thing being here." Prime said. "Well Prime, I appreciate your offer to help but we'll handle things from here. I'd love to stay & chat, but I have work to do. I'll kill you next week..." Megatron said as he stepped on Skywarp's mid-section while walking toward the door. "All Decepticons, engage Siege Mode at the West wall & ready battle stations. This is not a drill." Shockwave said.
Prime & many other Autobots & some Decepticons including Trypticon & Omega-supreme stand outside the large wall as the com-screen on Prime's arm goes blank. He lowers his arm & looks around, trying to find an opinion. "Does anyone think I should have said something to him about us being out here already?" Prime asked. "Nah, he probably wouldn't have believed it anyway. You know how he gets when he's talking about himself & how we handle things. He just gets full of himself..." Replied Sixshot with a cool monotoned voice. "You do realize, if he was here, he'd kill you for saying that..." Prime noted. "Probably, but then who'd come to fix the problems when things don't go his way & the crap is hitting the fan? Or when the fan hits the crap... In all honesty, how bad can it go with all of us here?" Sixshot asked. "Can't be any worse that time we went hunting with Dick Cheney." Bumblebee replied.
Somewhere out in the woods Bumblebee lies face down, riddled with bullet holes & fluids leaking from every bullet hole & crack in his body. Cheney stands by his head, holding a Bud-lite can & a shotgun under his arm. He looks up at Prime with his "I could care less" look. "Sorry, thought he was a deer..." Cheney said, weaving slightly, sipping from his canned brew. "A deer? He was big & yellow, how could you have mistaken him for a deer!?" Prime asked with the disturbing sight of his fallen friend. But Cheney only looked at him with a smirk & replied, "Fine, he looked like a bear then." He took another drink of his brew then belching lightly.
Megatron walks outside with Shockwave & notice Prime standing near the wall with Sixshot next to him. He looked around & noticed several Autobots & Decepticons standing next to each other. "Well Prime, you never did take "No" for an answer. By the way, WHO LET THEM IN!?" Megatron asked, demanding an answer. "I did. Got a problem with it?" Sixshot said leaning against the wall with his arms folded. Unphased by Megatron's death-stare. "...We'll discuss it later." Megatron said disdainfully. "Lord Megatron, the enemy is almost here." Bonecrusher said before jumping down to join his fellow Constructicons.
(Author's note: For those that may not remember, Bonecrusher was the bulldozer/left arm of Devastator.)
"Decepticons, to your battle stations. Constructicons, form Devastator. Stunticons, form Menasor. Predacons, form Predaking... Move out & intercept. Break that traitor in half!" Megatron shouted as the three giants begin to form, Optimus Prime walks over to Jetfire who was talking to Springer at that moment. "Jetfire, I need ideas. Anything that we can use to slow this thing down... Is that a new gun?" Prime asked. "Yeah, just got it yesterday... Double barreled rapid fire rifle." Jetfire said proudly. "Wow, the guys in Research did a great job. Can I see it?" Prime asked. At that moment Thrust & Soundwave were helping Skywarp outside as Prime was fiddling around with Jetfire's new toy. "Optimus, be careful, it has a hair trig..." Jetfire was saying as the weapon fired & the blast aimed at Skywarp connects, sending him flying backwards while Thrust & Soundwave ducked for cover. "Oops." Prime said with a slight feeling of embarrassment, handing Jetfire his gun back while looking at the smoke coming off Skywarp's chest.
Jetfire put his combat helmet on as Sixshot walked over & looked at the smoldering Skywarp. "What happened to him?" Sixshot inquired. "He fell down." Jetfire answered. "From an accident, that happened." Optimus Prime added. "Which caused him to fall down. Excuse me..." Jetfire said as he turned to leave. Six Shot lifted his gun onto his shoulder while looking at Thrust & Soundwave then the still smoldering Skywarp before looking back at Prime. "Well, as long as nobody got hurt. C'mon red, lets go." Sixshot said as he put a hand o Prime's shoulder. "Do you like showtoons?" Sixshot asked but Prime only looked at him oddly. "What was he charging on this morning" Prime thought.
Devestator, Menasor & Predaking appear from the siege wall doors & charged at Thunderwing. Though "3 on 1" Thunderwing only stands & smiles sinisterly at them as black lightning cracks off his body. Menasor draws his sward as the three get closer. Thunderwing lunges forward at them without warning, grabbing Devastator & Predaking by their throats & quickly raised his right leg to kick Menasor in the face, knocking him down hard onto the ground causing him to drop his sward. Thunderwing choke-slams Devastator & Predaking to the ground, slamming them hard enough to crack the earth beneath them. Black lightning violently cracks off of Thunderwing's body & shoots high into the air, the earth begins to quake & fissures begin to form. He throws his arms out as an explosion of bright blue light surrounds him, sending the three Decepticon giants in different directions & forcing them to separate & scatter.
Megatron: Decepticons, ATTAAAACK!
Optimus Prime: Autobots, open fire!
The barrage of firepower rockets through the air unfortunately, Thunderwing feels very little of it as it bounces off his armorment. He claps his hands together & sends a massive wave of air towards his opposing armada. Chunks of the ground break away as the wave rushes towards the siege wall. Everyone clears away seconds before the impact as chunks of the wall came flying off & shows large cracks running in many directions.
The Aerialbots quickly transformed into Superion as the Protectobots merged into Defensor. They make charge at Thunderwing while in the hail of beamed shots fly around them, suppressed long enough to see if any effort can be accomplished. Thunderwing clenches his fists & growls in deep tone as Defensor makes a running punch with his right fist, but Thunderwing only catches it with his left hand. He rams his right fist into Defensor's stomach, picking him up & tossing him over his shoulder.
Superion stops just in front of Thunderwing, pointing his cannon in the monster's face. Thunderwing grabs the cannon with his left hand & bends it upward. He grabs Superion by the face with his free hand & lifts him off the ground with no effort. Black lightning cracks violently off both of them until Superion separates. Defensor jumps onto Thunderwings back, he wraps his arms around his neck & holds on the best he can until someone else can get back up. Devastator reforms & makes a running punch at the monster, causing Thunderwing to make a step back.
Thunderwing reached up to grab Defensor & drops him down on top of Devastator. Thunderwing's jets give him an extra boost as he jumps high into the air & crashes hard on top of the robotic pile. Crushing both Defensor & Devastator into the ground. The Autobots & Decepticons begin to open fire again, trying to put a dent, let alone stop the monsters relenting onslaught. Minutes become hours as the sky grows darker, lightning clashes across the night sky, filled with ashes of burning buildings & landscape. Many Cybertronians, lie in a small building injured & worn-out from the fighting. Ratchet & Arcee do their best to help those in need.
Thunderwing emerges from the flames in the distance as the tiring soldiers continue their desperate fight for survival. Thunderwing smashes both of his fists onto the ground, causing to shatter like glass in a line towards the fighting armada. Thunderwing's large jet rockets on his back lift upward & swing direction, becoming what appeared to be large cannons. The light inside glowed bright green as they began to charge, the warriors in front began to rise back to their feet, not knowing the imitate danger that was about to occur.
Thunderwing lets out a loud roar as though he was letting out a battle cry, he fires his cannons at the unsuspecting army ahead. Two large beams of pure energy, the sound was thunderous, tearing the ground as they travel. Those in front of the oncoming disaster, dove out of the way. The beams punched through the weakened siege wall & past the main armada's position. The beams collide into the building behind them, punch through the many walls inside, they drive through the wall of the building that was being used as the hospital, punching through into the third building & detonating with nuclear force.
As the smoke & dust began to clear, Thunderwing retracted his cannons back to their original positions. There was darkness, a faded gravely voice. "Prime" The voice began to become clearer & louder as a figure started to appear. "Prime, don't die on me. Not yet... You don't get off that easy." Megatron kneels down to a battered & damaged Optimus Prime as he turns his head to face him. "Wh-? Uh... Muh-Megatron?" Prime tries his best to sit up with some success as Megatron puts a hand on his shoulder. " The adversary has breached the siege wall. It's now or never. Get up Prime & fight!" Megatron said as he helped Prime to his feet as they walk over to Trypticon, who was also getting back to his feet. "Attention all Autobots & Decepticons that are still able to fight, home in on my position. We're going to make one final stand against this abomination." Megatron said defiantly confident.
Thunderwing watches from a distance as he sees what few Autobots & Decepticons gather for one more fight. Sixshot emerges out of the rubble & dusts himself off. He helps Bumble-bee to his feet then Skywarp, he watches him take a step forward then falls to the ground face first. Sixshot waves him off as a lost cause & walks over to stand by the others. Black lightning starts to crack violently around Thunderwing, he clenches his fists & gets into a deep stance as everyone in front of him takes aim. Thunderwing throws his arms out as an explosion of brilliant light. The dome of energy surrounds him as he makes his final charge. No pity, no mercy, no fear... Only pure rage & madness.
The armada unleashed an impressive barrage against the monster, but it only enrages him even more. Showing no sign of yielding. He continues his relentless rush forward as the armada ahead desperately tries to fight back. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake, a large crack begin to form in front of Thunderwing. Flames explode from the ground, it gives way under Thunderwing's feet. He becomes engulfed in the flames as though a Divine force were dragging him downward & the fault line gave way to bury him under. A thunderous roar can be heard as the monster falls into his newly made tomb. The flames die as the earthquake settles. The Autobots & Decepticons look in awe at the newly made canyon.
Skywarp stands up & look around at the carnage. There wasn't much left anything, buildings where obliterated, then landscape was burned & cracked "Is it over, are we dead?" Skywarp asked wearily. "Maybe, we'll have to study the area to make sure." Jetfire said, sitting down in a burned chair that he found. Ironhide stood next to him & dropped his broken gun to the side. "Well, at least we can take a break for a few moments." Skywarp runs behind a damaged wall only to reappear waring a large banana outfit & holding a pair of moceranias. Everyone looks at him with a "Oh my God, what the hell?" kind of look. Megatron slaps his forehead, knowing what's coming. "Peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time. Where ya at, where ya at, where ya at? Peanut butter, jelly, peanut butter, jelly..." Prime looked at Sixshot who was leaning against a large chunk of steel & resting his head on his hand. "Is he always like this, is this a victory dance?" Prime asked. "Nah, I think he just got hit in the head & slapped around too many times." Sixshot answered. "I'll make sure to pound all of this nonsense out of him tomorrow."