Rattrap entered the Axalon through an outside hatch. "Dinobutt's just paranoid." said the sly Rat. "I had cameras out there and they didn't pick up anything.
"Even the sharpest of eyes can miss something." growled Dinobot.
"Searching last night's records." said Rhinox. A few seconds later, a distress signal popped up.
"Disturbance on grid Charger." stated Rhinox as he zoomed in. "I have two energy signitures. There's Rampage and someone else. Do I even have to say who it is?"
"Depthcharge, come in!" yelled optimus through his com-link.
"A little busy here Primal!" said Depthcharge with explosions in the backround. "X seems like he's blowing off some steam for some reason."
"I'll send Silverbolt to aid you." said Optimus.
"Whatever." Depthcharge shut off his com.
"Optimus," Rhinox said looking at the screen. "Dinobot was right, look!"
The screen showed the energon lightning being absorbed by the antennae on top of the Darksyde.
"I knew it. Megatron would not risk such a massive amount of energon entering his ship if he wasn't planning something." said Dinobot leaning in towards the screen.
"This is very strange." said Primal. "We should send someone to investigate."
"I will leave at once." At that, Dinobot transformed and started walking away. Rattrap grabbed his tail and tugged him back rather nonchalantly.
"Listen dino-brain, you ain't no scout and Pred HQ isn't exactly easy to sneak into." said Rattrap. "I'll do it."
"Rattrap does have more expeirience in scouting than you Dinobot." said Optimus.
Dinobot growled. "I must disagree. There is something on the Darksyde and I feel I must get to it!"
Meanwhile…
Depthcharge covered himself with his fin shield. Rampage was firing away happily. "Venomous slime!" yelled Depthcharge looking up.
"Soon enough my old playmate, I shall be enjoying you're Spark on a silver platter. HAHA!" Rampage began to laugh maniacly. He transformed into tank mode and charged forward. Depthcharge readied his tail spear and charged. In perhaps not one of his better moves, he leaped forward with his spear in the stabbing posistion. Rampage fired and it hit the vengeful warrior directly. Depthcharge crashed to the ground. His ray head torso had been blasted away revealing his inner circuitry. Rampage transformed and aimed his cannon. "So long, old friend."
"Maximize!" shouted Silverbolt from the air. The Fuzor let out his weapons and dove towards Rampage. He successfuly landed and stabbed them into Rampage's back. Silverbolt held on tight, hoping to distract Protoform X long enough for Deptcharge to get away.
""You better let go before I make crush you!" warned Rampage.
"Prepare to face justice villain!" said Silverbolt as he loaded his feather torpedos and aimed thewm at Rampages head. This did not scare the ginat. He merely grabbed his wings and tossed him at a rock.
"Just great! Now I gotta save Fly-boy." sighed Depthcharge angrily. He slowly got up. Each movement produced a grat amount of pain.
Rampage sniffed the air. "Ah, I smell you're pain. Please, allow me to DEEPEN IT!" He laughed maniacly as his torpedos covered flew through the air. Depthcharge dodged and used his sheilds to block anymore attacks. He finally found Silverbolt.
"Leave that pathetic Maximal here to die!" shouted Komodo. He backed this order up by firing. Depthcharge's shields protected him from most of the blast. He fired his gun straight at Rampage's knee joint. It was a direct hit.
"You'll pay for that dearly!" said Rampage as he hugged his wounded knee. It began healing itself but the joint had become weak. That was odd. Normally he would be back at ful strength in a few second, but something was wrong.
Depthcharge found Silverbolt on top of a large rock with his optic's glow flaring.
"Hey Fido, can you fly?" he asked while helping the dizzy Silverbolt up.
"I.. I think I can, but I must stop that Predacon." caoughed Silverbolt.
Depthcharge rolled his optics. "Leave X to me. Come on, we have to get back to base and you and I need a CR Chamber.
Silverbolt was about to speak but Deptcharge didn't want to hear any heroic dribble. Depthcharge covered his mouth. "Just fly!" he ordered. The two took off. Rampage roared in anger and fired at the retreating Maximals. "COWARDS! Come back and fight like a mech!"
"Another time X!" responded Depthcharge.
Rampage pressed his com link. "Thanks for the back up Megadolt." he hissed into the com link.
"I am far too busy with Darkblade to help you with your little squabble." said Megatron.
Depthcharge had intercepted the signal. "Who's Darkblade?" he asked himself.