Title: Transformers Shadow of the Day
Genre: Action/Romance, Drama/Friendship
Rating: T for language, violence, some sexual reference, and crude humor
Short Summary: The Third Chapter; With The Fallen gone, and Unicron's delayed arrival, the unity of Autobots and Decepticons work with Earth to shut down the dreaded Department for good.
~*~Chapter Two~*~
Dancing With A Dinosaur
The massive metal creature was only something that was usually seen in books or movies. They didn't exist, at least any more. They were something that had been extinct for millions of years.
But clearly, they sure did now. At least in a metallic sense.
The metal dinosaur was, as Cheetor and the subunits recalled, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and quite a big one. It was nearly completely made out of metal but its signature to the Cybertronians read hints of organic matter too. The organic energy scans read that it was the bones deep encased adamantium steel, with energon running through hard lines and wires. Its coloring was a dark steel gray and brilliant red high lights in its legs and the side of its body. It looked more like a giant skeleton of a T-Rex, however, without any protective coverings. Its deep groves for eyes held brilliant red optics, which were glaring around the room at all of the humans shooting at it. And it was obvious that it was not happy that it was being shot at. That much was said by the snarling rows of sharp teeth bore in its large maw.
"Destroy the god damned thing! Chase it outside!" One Department guard yelled as he continued to shoot.
"Duh! What do you...ARGH!" Another was yelling before he and many others had to dive when the large T-Rex swung its massive tail and smashed many computers and machines in the process.
Cheetor cringed in the door way, watching the mess. He watched as quite a few humans had to keep diving and ducking as the massive creature attacked back. "Primus! That thing is angry! What is that thing?!" He yelped before diving off to the side when a stray computer came flying at him.
Ravage, Frenzy and Rumble had to dive their selves to avoid getting mashed. They were watching with wide optics as the T-Rex used its tail as a club. "I don't know. A Cybertronian or something. It has an Energon signature. But...Ahhhh!" The feline was saying until one of the humans went flying at his claws. He has to back up to avoid getting hit, not that it would have hurt or anything.
The human grunted from air being knocked out of his lungs before climbing to his feet. He just barely had to look up to see four blinking lights looking at him before stiffening. "Shit! Robots!" He yelled scrambling for his gun.
Immediately, Ravage moved over ad landed on the gun, keeping him from picking it up to use on him and the others. He activated his Gatling gun and pointed it at the human. "Don't even think about it, human." He growled in warning.
Suddenly amongst with all of the other gunfire going on, bullets slammed into Ravage, ricocheting off of him. But it had the effect that was supposed to happen. It got the four Cybers' attention. The two felines and two whatevers jerked their heads around to see that some of the Department guards now were looking in their direction and were now firing at them.
"Slaggit! So much for a covert operation! Everyone, move! Duck and cover!" Cheetor yelled before booking it to avoid getting shot any more.
The three Decepticons nodded sharply as they dove in different directions, now taking an evasive action while firing back in warning to the humans.
All the while, they did notice that the large metal T-Rex had noticed them but seemed more interested in the large metal box. It returned to it, clawing and snapping its jaws at its hard surface to break it. It was leaving only deep marks and scratches, however. And hurting its sharp teeth. Some were bending and breaking, causing it to start bleeding the hot pink Energon coursing through it but it didn't seem to care.
Ravage, diving behind machines, watched it for a moment before jerking his head towards Frenzy. "Frenzy! Get to the controls for those metal containment units! Whatever the dinosaur wants, it's in there! Find a way to open it! Maybe it will help us with the humans if we help it!" He roared over the loud gunfire.
Frenzy was flipping and moving quickly while shooting at human guards with tranq rounds, knocking quite a few out in the process. But he did hear Ravage's order. He usually made it hard to following the robocat's orders but right at the moment, he saw his point. "Go-go-got it!" He yelled back before scrambling for a control panel that was next to the big metal box.
*Ravage! Report! We are hearing gun fire! What is going on down there?!* Soundwave demanded through the com link.
Ravage ducked under a machine to avoid getting shot by the EMP Charged weapons the humans were carrying. *We are under fire, Soundwave! The humans spotted us! But that's not all that is down here! Seems the Department still loves fragging with Cybertronian technology! There's a metal dinosaur down here!* he replied loudly before snarling as bullets clipped his armor.
There was an almost deafening silence amongst all of the gunfire. Ravage could almost smell confusion and alarm right over the com link.
*Did he just say a dinosaur?* Jazz's voice came over the link, sounding quite bewildered.
*Yeah, and Primus, is it pissed off!* Cheetor called over his link as he was practically running circles around the room to avoid getting shot.
*Uhhhh...* came the intelligent remark from several Autobots and Decepticons from the com link.
*I don't even know how to respond to that.* Ironhide grunted, quite surprised.
Ravage caught a glimpse of Frenzy reaching the containment unit controls and was now trying to hack into it to unlock it. *There is also a large containment unit down here and whatever is inside it, the dinosaur wants it! I have Frenzy trying to unlock it!* He reported.
Suddenly there was a nasty roar and a snap as the T-Rex spotted Frenzy near the box. It clearly hadn't liked his close proximity to the box ad retorted by snapping its lockjaw teeth at above his head, making the small Con yelp and leap back.
"Slag! Frenzy! Are you okay?!" Rumble yelled from where he was hiding while shooting humans with tranquilizer rounds.
Frenzy scrambled away from the controls, having to roll quickly when the T-Rex snapped its jaws at him from behind. It was clearly now interested in eating him. "Hel-hel-help! Its tr-tr-tr-trying to eat me!" He yelped having to leap and dive to avoid those obviously powerful jaws.
"Frenzy! Hold on, mech!" Cheetor roared before he turned his direction and ran straight for the dinosaur's large clawed feet. He snarled as he came close before swiping his claws against the dinosaur's angles, leaving on audio splitting screeches and scratches.
But nonetheless, it had the T-Rex's attention.
"Oh, slag. Shouldn't have done that." Cheetor whimpered as he cringed back.
The dinosaur growled down at him before turning with a sharp spin and allowing its tail to whip out and hit its smaller prey, smacking it across the room. It snapped its jaws at the cheetah like Autobot, who roared in surprise ad fear before running for it. It did not help when the giant creature gave chase.
Ravage watched for a second before turning and running towards where Frenzy laid, quite motionless and broken. He felt his spark nearly stall with fear as he approached. It looked like the impact with the wall had cracked his optics and had bent the small Con's arm at a twisted angle. *Ravage to Soundwave! Frenzy is hurt bad! The dinosaur hit him! He is offline for now! We need Ratchet fast!* He practically cried.
*Soundwave acknowledges! Sending Buzzsaw and Laserbeak in for retrieval!* The Communications Decepticon stated.
*Jazz is coming in too, with Sunriser and the twins! We need to get whatever this dinosaur robot is out of there! Ratchet is reading several hurt humans in there! We cannot allow them to die because of this creature!* Optimus Prime called through.
Ravage nodded sharply before hovering over Frenzy in protectiveness when several Department guards tan towards them. *Better hurry! I can't protect Frenzy and fight these humans all at once!* He snarled at the humans, crouching low over his fellow subunit.
"No worries, catbot!" Came the tell tale voice of Jazz as he flipped right into the large lab from the skylight. He landed hard, magnetizers charged and ready for their use.
Followed after him, there came the silver, yellow and sunrise colored Autobots, jumping down into the mess with their weapons up and ready. They turned with a jerk after hearing roars from across the large lab before freezing to see the large dinosaur still chasing after Cheetor.
"Whoa! I cannot believe this! A real live metal dinosaur!" Sideswipe said in bewilderment as he gazed at the T-Rex.
Hearing and probably sensing the new arrivals, the large metal dinosaur turned from its original prey and its burning red optics landed on the four new beings. It tensed up, probably in alarm before snarling and charging.
"Scrap! Why is it coming at us now?!" Sunstreaker yelped, raising his fire rods and getting ready for the obvious fight coming their way.
"Uh, I think I know why." Jazz said looking right behind him to see that they were right next to the containment unit.
Grimacing, Sunriser, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe slumped before having to move quickly as a very large head came right at them, snapping its jaws at them. "Slaggit!" Yelped Sideswipe as he sped across the room with Sunriser, looking wide optic'd at the dinosaur.
Poor Sunstreaker, however, received a sharp skeletal tail across his chassis when the dinosaur spun to follow after his twin and his sister-in-law. The collision sent him rocking back on his wheels and a large scratch in his paint, therefore, making him scream in outrage. "MY PAINT JOB! THAT IS IT! YOU ARE DEAD!" He yelled before charging.
There was loud bangs, crashes, Sunstreaker's screams of outrage about his paint job and mighty roars from the obvious creature and all the Autobots and Decepticons could do was wait outside, watching the sky light as some blasts came flying out of it.
"Um...think they need help?" Barricade asked, his optics wide.
"AHHHHHHHH! SON OF A GLITCH!" Came the screech of Sunstreaker after a metal screeching crash.
And he came flying out of the large hole in the ground before landing hard against trees outside.
"I take that as a yes!" Ironhide yelled before spinning his canons to life and charging towards the hidden lab entrance.
"Ironhide! Stun it only! We need to know what this dinosaur is!" Optimus called after as he swung his arm down, activating his fiery energon blade.
Just then, there came the sounds of motors, making the Cybertronians and the humans jerk round and grimace. Especially when they saw helicopters and warthog vehicles coming their way, well armed with EMP Charged weapons. It was obviously the Department reinforcements.
"Everyone! Get ready!" Lennox yelled now bringing up his gun.
Back in the lab, Sunriser, Sideswipe and Jazz had the small subunits behind them, watching the dinosaur as it glared at them, standing between them and the large containment unit. It was quite clear that it was protecting it from them.
The very act made the Autobots and the small subunits frown curiously, weapons charged ad aimed but not firing any more.
"What do think is in there?" Sideswipe asked, his ten foot long blades raised in front of him and his mate.
Jazz frowned as he raised one of his magnetizers and eyed the control panel right behind the large dinosaur. "Don't know. But I really want to find out now." He looked back at the glaring dinosaur. "All right, this is what we are going to do with...what do we even call that thing?" He asked grimacing.
Sideswipe and Sunriser gave their higher command a wide optic'd look. "Jazz, you have got to be fragging with me? You want to name that thing?" The mech asked skeptically.
Jazz sent a grin towards the silver Autobot. "Why not? We can't keep calling it an it forever, can we? It kind of deserves a name right about now." He remarked.
Sideswipe groaned, while Sunriser smiled and shook her head as she looked back at the dinosaur. "Well...I guess so. He looks pretty grim, though. Like a grim reaper. And those jaws of his reminds me of a bear trap or lock jaw." She said with a shrug before her bright blue optics lit up. "Let's call it Grimlock!"
"Dawn!" Sideswipe whined in reprimand.
Sunriser gave him an innocent smile. "What?" She asked innocently.
Jazz nodded before tensing himself up. "Grimlock, it is then. Now let's roll quickly. Whatever is in that containment unit, Grimlock wants it. He doesn't want it broken or hurt so let's do this carefully. I need Sunriser to get over there with Rumble. Sideswipe, you and the subunits and Cheetor distract Grimlock and I need to get Frenzy out of here before he permanently offlines. I will move quick so keep him distracted. I will be right back in a mega-light speed." He said before nodding sharply. "All right go!"
Immediately everyone moved as fast as they could.
Sideswipe kicked it into gear, rolling swiftly on his tires and charging at Grimlock with the subunits and the Cheetah bot, weapons activated and firing warning shots at him.
Snarling, the dinosaur now named Grimlock seemed to curl up in himself before throwing his mouth open.
And jettisoning fire across the room at them, making all yelp in alarm.
"Holy Primus! It breathes fire! Not cool!" Sideswipe yelped as he ducked very low to avoid getting scorched by the extremely hot flames.
This was turning out to be harder than they thought it would.