Unexpected Allies
By: PhantasmBabeIvory
Author's Notes: Let me start by saying that this story is purely independent from the Starscream/Alexis saga I have going. To all of you familiar with Sky Dancer, I will say that I have not given up on it; it has just been slow-going in between my work and school responsibilities. However, I will be on vacation for the next ten days, and may actually have two new chapters to post very soon.
In the meantime, I hope that you enjoy this new Transformers story that I've been planning for the past several months. This stems from me thinking one day about how fun it might be if characters from different universes were thrown together. There will be one Autobot/Maximal and Decepticon/Predacon/Mini-Con each from the following shows: G1, Beast Wars, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, the movieverse, and Animated.
I pretty much have the character roster figured out, but am open to suggestions for Autobots, from the Armada and Energon universes only.
I hope you enjoy what will prove to be a very humorous story.
Prologue
It was undeniable that anyone with an extraordinary amount of free time on their hands and prone to just thinking for hours on end would inevitably hit on the most interesting of concepts.
In the case of Vector Prime, the only one of his race (the Transformers) to exist since the dawn of time, such thoughts, coupled with his observations of his kin across different universes over many millennia, gave root to a very interesting question. The one thing that many of these universes had in common was the division of the Transformers race into two separate factions: Autobot and Decepticon. And in most all cases, two commanders (of strong character and charisma, each in their own right) emerged from their ranks to lead both sides in the most long-lived of wars.
The question was such: could either team have thrived if not under the command of Optimus Prime or Megatron?
Vector Prime was unsure, but he had to admit to being curious to know. And fortunately for him, he was not the only one. Once he had shared his thoughts with Primus, the omnipotent creator of the Transformer race, the latter expressed a like-minded curiosity of this possibility.
In time, Primus' interest became such that he was compelled to test the theory. So it was, in collaboration with Vector Prime, that the most unlikely of teams were put together, each assembled of Autobots and Decepticons from different universes -- from differing time periods even. And, to ensure that none of them would be missed, Primus even went so far as to create carbon copies of each and every one of them, all imbued with the same memories and personalities as the originals.
From there, Vector Prime set about delivering messages to each individual test subject, appearing to each of them as the leader they most recognized. In most cases, Optimus and Megatron (in several different guises) sufficed, but other authority figures would include the Autobots, Grimlock and Ratchet, and the Decepticon, Barricade.
The terms were simple: learn to work as a team, or be stuck with one another for all eternity. And for the two who had the potential to be strong leaders in their own right, they were to learn how to step up to plate, especially being surrounded by so many troublemakers or "challenges."
And yet, as the test commenced, Vector Prime's thoughts touched on a very fleeting notion: If all the subjects can get through three days without killing each other, then the outcome could be very interesting indeed…