War in the Weird West

by Courier999

The year is 1884. Two chronologically-displaced factions of Transformers are marooned in Utah and wage a war over energon. In the meantime, gunslingers, soldiers, outlaws, and the like play a game of alliances with these aliens, along with various other players. Rated T for violence and scary content. Set in the same universe as "Musical Illusionists" and other Earth-H fics. R&R!

1. Chapter 1

BEAST WARS: War in the Weird West

Transformers: Beast Wars and related characters are property of Hasbro. Arizona Annie, the Rawhide Kid, Phantom Rider, and related characters are property of Marvel. This takes place on Earth-H, and is in canon with previous Hasbro fanfics as well as Spider-Man: Partners in Crime Remastered.

Chapter 1: Arrival

HÖLLENFEUR, UTAH TERRITORY- 1884:

There was a deafening boom as two colossal vessels crashed from the sky. One vessel- the Axalon- had embedded itself between a rock formation. The other- the Darksyde- broke in two, both halves embedding into the ground of the salt flat.

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THE AXALON

"Oh man- we're all gonna die!" a voice griped.

"Quiet, Rattrap. We've made it down onto- Rhinox, where are we?" another voice replied.

"Primal, according to sensors, we're on Earth…wait, this can't be right. We're about 80 local years before the Ark crashed!" yet another voice added.

An awkward silence settled over the Maximal crew.

"What about energon?"

Rhinox made a noise similar to a human being clucking their tongue.

"This area's rich with it. Too rich."

"What do ya mean, too rich?" a fourth voice piped up.

"Cheetor,if you wander out there in robot mode for more than a couple hours, you're liable to fry thanks to energon radiation. That's assuming other stuff doesn't get you first." Rhinox replied.

Cheetor propped himself up against a bulkhead.

"Yawn-o-Rama. I can handle it."

"Famous last words." Rhinox snarked.

"Anyways, I assume that given the time period, we aren't going to have much in the way of mechanical alt-modes." Optimus Primal added.

Rhinox nodded.

"Even if we did, this place'd run them ragged. Our best bet is to scan local wildlife."

"Acknowledged. Let's get the CR chambers up and running." Primal added.

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AUTHOR'S NOTES:

If you're worrying about Waspinator, Airrazor and Terrorsaur being here and in War of the Machines- don't. The versions there are not the same as the versions here. Anyways, here are the Maximals' beast modes.

Optimus Primal: Argopelter (for my international readers, the argopelter is a creature of American lumberjack folklore. Basically, it's a wiry creature with the face of an ape, although I am taking liberties and making it more akin to a gorilla here.)

Rhinox: Rhinoceros

Rattrap: Norwegian rat

Cheetor: Jaguar.