Name: The Road of Life is not Always Easy

Plot: Just when Ultra Magnus thought he had gotten used to Earth, a freak accident in one of Shockwave's labs causes his life to take a turn for weird. The REALLY weird.

Characters: Ultra Magnus mainly.

Pairings: None

World: Prime/Beast Hunters

Disclaimer: I do not own TF. Obviously. '

Thought

*Com Link*

{Telepathic Speech}

"Normal Speech"

Still no Beta, but then again, the other chapter has only been up, what 7 hours?

Thank you for all of you who are now following this story! It's gotten as many followers as my most popular story, "Lost Memories" has gotten in the whole time it has been up!

But still, only one review so far, at least from the moment I am writing this here chapter.


*WHAM*

The Last of the Primes landed in the dirt with an ungraceful thunk, sending a cloud of dirt, sand and dead grass flying into the air.

The whole place had blown up after Starscream had accidentally shot the Energon storage room, triggering a massive explosion. The decepticons had Ground bridged out, while the Autobots had made a desperate run for the exit.

He had been the last out of the cave, and had taken the front of the shock wave, wiitch had sent him into the ground.

Once he was certain it was safe, he rose to his feet, brushing the sand gently of his frame. The matrix of leadership, in it's strange indescribable language reminded him to count his team members.

He turned. They knew the drill; If your name was called after such a scenario, answer with something along the lines of "HERE!"

"Arcee?" Optimus called.

"Here!"

"Bumblebee?"

*Beep Beep!* The black and yellow scout answered.

"Bulkhead and Wheeljack?"

"Right here boss!" They called in unison.

"Smokescreen?"

Silence.

"Smokescreen?" He called again.

More silence.

Just as he was about to call him missing, a certain young bot jumped out of the rock face, the Phase Shifter on his wrist.

"Hey! Miss me?" He asked.

Arcee growled and smacked him upside the head. "You were there the whole time weren't you?"

"Yeah..."

Optimus sent the rookie a private comm message saying that he would need to come by his office when they returned to base for another talk about field behavior.

"Ultra Magnus?" Optimus called.

No response.

Unlike Smokescreen, Ultra Magnus would never play such a prank.

"Do you think he's still inside?" Arcee asked, worriedly looked at the cave, than around to the other bots.

Optimus shook his head sadly. "I do not know."

Smokescreen stepped forward. "I could go back in."

Optimus stared at the collapsed tunnel entrance, then sadly back at Smokescreen.

Optimus nodded, but kept silent.

Within seconds the young bot disappeared into the the wall, leaving no trace of his presence. The others out to begin clearing away the rubble, While Optimus Prime begun to ponder Ultra Magnus' fate.

The last time he had seen his Lieutenant he been caught in an explosion of one the tanks containing the new Predacons. He had looked badly wounded, and covered in some strange orange substance.

Optimus shivered slightly, the orange substance reminded him all to much of Cosmic Rust.


Smokescreen picked his way though what used to be the lab, calling out Ultra Magnus's name. He even remembered to put in the required "Sir!"

Still, the answer he longed for never came.

Just after he turned of the phase shifter, he tripped over something laying on the ground, and fell, smashing his face into the wall.

Ow, great timing... He thought darkly.

He turned to see what had tripped him, and when he caught a glimpse of this strange object, his spark spun like a record player.

He ran out of the cave like Unicron was at his heels.

"OPTIMUS!"


Sorry all you Ultra Magnus fans, I know I scared you with the Cosmic Rust comment, but don't worry, he'll be unharmed. I would never do such a thing to someone. My favorite Transformer was killed with cosmic rust. NOPE, no dying from cosmic rust in my stories. (Unless it was about that certain character...) I just couldn't think of anything else for Optimus to think it was.

I am surprised you guys/gals really liked this story... I just came up with it today when I was eating a jello, and drinking warm milk out of a bowl with my kitten...