TRANSFORMERS: War of The Machines
Transformers and related characters are property of Hasbro. This is set in the same universe as "Inhumanoids: The Evil Below" and "Musical Illusionists".
Chapter 1: Awakenings
Long ago, in the depths of space, there was the planet Cybertron. Inhabited by transforming sentient robots, this world succumbed to global war. Two factions clashed over nearly half a millennium. On the one hand, there were the Autobots- a faction seeking to remedy their world's problems from within. The other faction called themselves the Decepticons, and they sought to create an empire for Cybertron.
In the final days of the war, the Autobots, commanded by Optimus Prime, left Cybertron in search of a new world to settle. But the Decepticons gave chase, succeeding in bringing the Autobots' 'Ark' down onto a small planet. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, they too were stranded on this new world.
It has been roughly fifty years since the two ships crashed upon Earth. For half a century, the Transformers have been in stasis, preserved by advanced technology. But now, the stasis ends. The sleepers have awakened, and an ancient war reignites.
THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON:
It was a minor earthquake, barely perceptible to living senses. But electronic sensors and instruments can detect such tremors. Beneath the looming forests of spruce and pine that dominate the Pacific Northwest, there lay the colossal hull of the Ark, and its sensors and instruments detected the rumblings of the Earth.
The ship's eternal monitor, the advanced artificial intelligence known as Teletraan-I, was alerted of this incident of plate tectonics and reacted. Long-dormant machinery and mechanisms roared to life once more, deploying the ship's spy satellite into high orbit.
Teletraan awakened the ship's automatic repair protocols, reformatting the scattered forms of Autobot and Decepticons alike so that they had new alternate modes. The Decepticons were finished first, and they emerged into the glaring sun.
"Megatron, I don't think we're Cybertron anymore-"
"Silence, Starscream! Of course we aren't on Cybertron!"
The Decepticon leader paused for thought.
"Where in the Pit are we?" he asked.
Various Decepticons shrugged.
"What do I pay you for?" Megatron grumbled.
"I advise that we investigate this new world. May-"
"Excellent idea, Soundwave! I'm glad I thought of it!"
Soundwave mumbled Cybertronian curses under his breath.
"Starscream, how about you go first? It's certainly very dangerous here, and as leader, I can't be expected to do basic scouting on my own, now can I?"
"I shall go too, OH GREAT AND GLORIOUS MEGATRON!" a larger Decepticon exclaimed.
"Fine, Lugnut. Just go."
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Here's the Nemesis crew:
Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Blitzwing, Lugnut, Sunstorm, Slipstream, Waspinator, Terrorsoar (basically Terrorsaur from Beast Wars, but with a fighter jet as an alt-mode), Ramjet, Soundwave and cassettes, and Swindle. I may consider adding Reflector to the list.