Chapter 0 – Information

Author Note: Okay, first of all sorry to everyone who has been waiting for me to update this. I've been a bit on the busy side with moving out to uni digs and waiting on getting the internet which took a bit longer than what I was actually expecting which was not brilliant. Anyway you're getting two chapters because of it so hopefully that'll make up for everything. This one's not got a lot to do with the plot, simply provides a bit of back-story and hopefully some extra bits of information that you might need along the way.

Enjoy

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Recondite typed expertly at the keyboard of the vast computer systems that made Earth's puny attempts at computerised technology look highly pathetic and not worth the countless hours they had spent on them. Bringing up an upgrades file, he smirked feeling part of his old self drift briefly back to the surface but the modified personality quickly shut it down. He was no longer the power mad, hunger driven maniac he had once been. He was dangerous beyond any real belief, with a scheming mind, wiser thoughts and a perspective on the big picture. Very much the opposite of the rebellious and often moronic Megatron he had once been.

Skimming through the upgrade information, Recondite barely registered half the extra additions.

Accessing Files:

Decepticon upgrades

Leader

Megatron / Recondite

Additional information: Upgraded weapon system to ensure smoother acceleration in battle and less loading time. Personality modified, battle programming updated with a variety more schemes and layouts. Amour upgraded and re-marked. Extensive adjustments to all operating systems in order to make Amelorate faster, stronger and harder to predict.

Military Operation Commander

Shockwave / Seismicwave

Additional information: Full upgrade on armour and weapon capabilities as well as targeting systems and interference mechanisms. Has extensive memory upgrade to allow for clearer targeting and pin-pointing of homing defence network.

Headmaster

Scorponok / Abscond

Additional information: Upgraded with armour and a reprogramming to allow better use of extensive battle information. Weapons re-calibrated and made easier to move when in alternative mode.

Seekers

Starscream / Estoilehowl

Additional information: Given a full reprogramming with original personality buried deep within central processing unit – however chance of it resurfacing from time to time but anti-sential program installed to stop this happening to frequently.

Skywarp / Celestialsphere

Additional information: upgraded combat information and weapon systems.

Thundercracker / Thunderbolt

Additional information: upgraded dual combat capabilities and reprogramming of internal navigation systems to make way for new information in scanning and search missions.

Communicator

Soundwave / Resonate

Additional information: hacking and scanning systems all updated with instant access from wireless port – no need for actual direct contact with any life form capable of broadcasting signals. Built from the remains of various vanquished foes and little original material remains. Weapons and armour upgraded to provide for more stealth missions. Voice simulator has been replaced with more accessible systems.

Mini-Cassettes

Ravage / Disrupt

Laserbeak / Muzzle

Rumble / Resound

Frenzy / Paroxy

Ratbat / Crumbsnatcher

Additional information: All upgraded with heavier armour, more advanced battle systems and extra storage facilities for scouting and retrieval missions. Outer bodies advanced and reconstructed slightly in order to allow for easier access back into Resonate and communication processors upgraded to allow wireless contact and thought transferring more easily.

Constructicons

Bonecrusher / Osseousgrind

Additional information: Heavier armour and upgrade on battle computer and central processor for more precise attack patterns.

Micromasters

Barricade / Bulwark

Motorhead / Oilburner

Additional information: Armour and weapon systems modified from original systems with upgraded targeting and seeking abilities. Central memory upgraded with more battle strategies and a far greater number of options of weapon alignments.

Recondite shifted and then re-began his work on those accursed Autobots. True he wanted to completely and totally obliterate them from the face of the earth but this method of slowly killing them by forcing them to do the lethal work to drain the planet of all its resources was somehow completely fulfilling that he couldn't help but chuckle evilly to himself every time he thought about the whole situation.

True it was a lot of hard work finding things to kill them off with but that was all part of the job. Typing a few more keys, he decided it was best to check on the current state of affairs with those who were on his hit list to get rid of quickly and see if there was anything else he could do to them.

Accessing Files:

Autobot Prison Counter

Prime Leader

Optimus Prime

Current working location:Magma Pits

Current medical state: Healthy but slowing

Action being taken against: Rations cut due to insubordination

Female Autobot Commander

Elita One

Current working location: Pleasure Facility

Current medical state: Strong, expecting sparkling

Action being taken against: Extra rations due to possibility of sparkling

City Commander

Ultra Magnus

Current working location: Tar processing

Current medical state: Poor

Action being taken against: None – life expectancy low

Cars

Hound

Current working location: Slag Pile

Current medical state: Healthy

Action being taken against: Solitary confinement

Ironhide

Current working location: Magma processing

Current medical state: Health falling quickly

Action being taken against: Working longer after attacking guard

Jazz

Current working location: Tar processing

Current medical state: Moderate

Action being taken against: Being watched for signs of rebellion

Mirage

Current working location: Magma Processing

Current medical state: Moderate to Poor

Action being taken against: Beatings to make work harder

Prowl

Current working location: Slag Pile

Current medical state: Healthy to moderate

Action being taken against: Chained to stop escape attempt

Sideswipe

Current working location: Recondrite's quarters

Current medical state: Strong

Action being taken against: Electric tagging so constant monitoring can occur

Sunstreaker

Current working location: Seismicwave's quarters

Current medical state: Healthy

Action being taken against: Electric shock collar to endorse obedience

Hot Rod

Current working location: Tar processing

Current medical state: Healthy

Action being taken against: Mental preparation for testing

Female Autobots

Arcee

Current working location: Pleasure Facility

Current medical state: Poor

Action being taken against: waiting on results of test to see why sparkling lost

Chromia

Current working location: Pleasure Facility

Current medical state: Moderate

Action being taken against: Recovering well from difficult birth of new sparkling

Firestar

Current working location: Pleasure Facility

Current medical state: Healthy

Action being taken against: Being prepared for use in producing sparkling

Moonracer

Current working location: Pleasure Facility

Current medical state: Dead

Action being taken against: Died during sparkling being born, sparkling alive

Medical Officer

Ratchet

Current working location: Prison

Current medical state: Healthy but falling

Action being taken against: Imprisoned for trying to help another, awaiting final judgement

Mini-Vehicles

Bumblebee

Current working location: Test subject

Current medical state: Psychically: Moderate Mentally: Poor

Action being taken against: Falling rapidly, life expectancy not predicted

Scientist

Preceptor

Current working location: Prison

Current medical state: Poor

Action being taken against: Force fed energon as trying to kill himself

With a sarcastic smirk, Recondite grinned ruefully to himself and then began searching for more information on the Terrabots, a group which seemed to align themselves with the Autobots but as of yet had not been directly seen so identification was impossible. This was proving to be a bit of a pain for the Amelorate leader as there was a distinct possibility that he knew exactly who the Terrabots were but until he could get an identification of them he was in the best possible way screwed.

An invisible enemy was not a thing to be found easily.

Having forced the information out of Preceptor, he had been able to access some of the files that lay scrambled from the half-reclaimed Autobot computer and using a selection of names and types of information that could be generated he had made rough guesses at who they were.

Still he was being cautious about sending this information out in case he was completely and totally wrong. That would not suit him in the slightest and would mean betraying his men. This could not be afforded right now. Opening the file he sighed, looking at just the basic information and completely unaware of how much information he had actually gotten correct. Had he realised then things would have become a lot harder but that was tricky to pull off with so little visible information.

Accessing Files:

Terrabots.

Unofficial Leader

Proma (Pomaded, name is shortened) – Concept Future Ferrari

Unofficial Communications Officer

Accel – Concept Future Monitor Truck

Unofficial Female Commander

Stuntz (real name: Aura Perennial) – no alt form

Mini-CDs

Gogo – dragon

Seeker – rabbit

Rome – butterfly

Gardener/Basic Medic

Uncle Bucky – old mech – tape deck

Gardening/Medical Assistants

Kistune

Kaba

Neko

Nezumi

Risu

Sparklings in Stasis

Spray

Delta Flight

Spindle

Blazer

Masp

Sky Lynx

Anmangus

He still wasn't that happy with things but knew there wasn't much chance to fully explore them right now. There were other things that he should be doing but since no one was bothering him for once, the leader decided that he would simply check through old files and wipe off anything he considered to be not that important at the moment.

Somehow he stumbled on a file which contained dates and information which he had not spotted before and decided to go through them in order to see just what had happened and when, for no other reason than he felt inclined to.

Accessing Files:

Time Line of events

2007 – Autobots arrive on Earth, Battle of Mission City, and Destruction of Allspark. Call sent out to other Autobots.

2010 – Second Decepticon attack which ultimately failed but succeeded in the retrieval of the sunken bodies. Five additional Autobots arrived and helped in the battle.

2012 – Marriage of Sam and Mikeala, additional Autobots arrived on earth (gate crashing the wedding almost) and first reports of a mysterious group appearing on the fringes of the outer galaxy

2016 – Final group of Autobots arrive on Earth, including the Fems who report no activity from any decepticon sites only to be attacked by remaining fractions led by Soundwave

2017 – Autocity granted permission to be built with co-op from world military sources, first sparkling (Proma) born

2020 – City continues to be built, mild interstellar disturbances from alien races but nothing to much to worry about. Second group of sparklings born (Accel included in their number)

2021 – After a difficult 'birth', the first female autobot (Stuntz) is born but is weak. Reports of a new threat reach Earth but nothing confirmed from any outlying source.

2023 – Jupiter Station disappears from all known locations and threats received from an unknown group begin to filter through into military technology

2024 – Direct contact with the Ameliorate council which completely and totally fails and high suspicion of their origin is immediately under investigation

2025 – Ameliorate attack and destruction of Autocity, enslavement of the planet Earth – now remained Energon 307 – begins.

2030 – Humankind is transported to a different world under slave act orders. Autobots forced to remain and devoid the planet of any and all resources before it is destroyed.

2039 – Logs of strange incidents with reserves of energon, medical and spare parts supplies disappearing

2042 – Incidents have not let up despite higher security and reports filtering in of 'ghosts' wandering around in the dead of night.

2045 – Strange identification mark left after a group of attacks on energon reserves identifying a group called 'Terrabots' but sweeps of outlying areas turn up no sign of any other living thing

2049 – Direct threat received from the Terrabots but still no traceable evidence. Security is tightened and the Autobots are punished for causing the problems even though they have no idea what is going on themselves.

2050 – Present Day [please enter information

Recondite sighed in irritation but then closed the file, this whole situation was turning against them when it had no right to officially. But the Terrabots would slip up eventually, they had to. It made the only real sense but that would mean waiting them out and given that they were young and inexperienced them maybe things would work out to be a lot better for him.

A sound of a knock from the door told him that it was time to be getting up and torturing Autobots again. Sometimes he loved his job a little to much.

TBC

Authors note: Next Chap that way 