Pokemon Prime


Crossfire


The Nemesis

"If it pleases you, Lord Megatron. Once Soundwave discovers a means of decoding the remainder of the Iacon database, as we know he will, I would suggest deployment of an underutilized asset." Airachnid said.

"And what asset would that be, Airachnid?" Megatron asked, without even looking at her.

"I believe that my superior tracking skills would expedite your quest to recover the remaining relics." She gratefully bowed to him.

"Noted."

"You are a gracious audience, my Lord." She stood up and as she was leaving Soundwave entered the bridge. "Soundwave." She said, as she left.

When she left, Megatron asked to Soundwave, "Remind me of her trustworthiness?"

Soundwave replayed her voice. "I believe we must consider the possibility of a future without Megatron."

Meanwhile, Dreadwing was assembling his mega-cannon. Then Megatron contacted him. "Dreadwing."

"I am at your beaconed call, Lord Megatron." Dreadwing said.

"I wish to entrust you with a task I normally reserve for myself. That is if you wish to prove yourself worthy of becoming my first lieutenant."

"That post belongs to Airachnid."

"She will be missed and I suggest you bring back up. She can be a handful. Especially when cornered."

Tarroco Island, Orange Archipelago

Dreadwing, Airachnid, and Breakdown walked through nightly forest. Dreadwing and Breakdown halted and allowed Airachnid to take point. "Am I the only one here who considers this as overkill on Megatron's part? I mean dispatching two of his most proficient warriors to track down one unconfirmed Energon spike." Airachnid said.

"Megatron knows me and Dreadwing here will get the job done." Breakdown said.

"Actually, I was referring to Dreadwing and myself." Airachnid taunted.

Breakdown approached for an attack, but Dreadwing intervened. "Breakdown, remain on task. This must be a unified effort."

"Indeed, Breakdown. I know we've never seen eyes-to-eye, but that doesn't mean we can't patch things up."

"THAT'S IT!"

"Don't!" Dreadwing warned.

Too late, Breakdown swung his sledgehammer at her. Airachnid, however, transformed into her spider mode, jumped back onto a tree. She shot a string of web on his face. He struggled to get the web off his face.

Dreadwing took over and pulled out his mega-cannon. He opened fire at her. Airachind creepy-crawled her way around the trees. She returned fire by a string of webs. Sticking Dreadwing to a tree, but before that happened he got a lucky shot on the tree she stood on.

She fall and crashed to the ground. When she got up she realized one of her claws was broken off. Energon leaked from the broken limb.

Breakdown managed to rip the web off his face. He activated his shoulder cannon and fired at her. She retreated deeper in the woods. He chased after her.

"Breakdown, don't be a fool. Release me!" Dreadwing ordered.

Breakdown ran deeper into the woods. He saw a large puddle of Energon. Followed by a small trail of it. He followed it until he spotted Airachnid laying against a rocky dead end. "Ha, ha." He pulled out his sledgehammer. She crawled back in fear. "Easy prey." He lifted his hammer, but it got stuck in a web trap Airachnid made. Then Airachnid smirked and sharpened her claws. Then all that can be hear was Breakdown letting out a bloodcurdling scream.

Meanwhile, Dreadwing continued to wedge himself free from the webs. He contacted for help. "Breakdown, what is your status? Breakdown!"

A light caused by a Bronzor using Flash beamed upon a dismantled Breakdown. The Bronzor belonged to a Team Rocket grunt. He wasn't alone. Jessie, James and Meowth was also with him.

Meowth pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Exercise group 17 to Giovanni. Our maneuvering exercises have yelled promising results... and a familiar face." Meowth said, looking at the head of Breakdown.

Not far a way in a cave, Starscream struggled to climb up the cave wall to retrieve a small Energon deposit. "How is that I've been reduced to seeking Energon scraps merely to survive." He plucked a small Energon crystal from the wall. He fell to the ground during the process.

When Starscream recovered he heard a strange noise coming deeper from the cave. He went down the tunnel and saw something digging. "An Insecticon? On Earth?" The Insecticon pulled out a promising size of Energon. Starscream approaches. "You there, scavenger. Deliver that Energon to me."

The Insecticon then looked back in the hole it dug.

"You dare turn your back on a superior life form. I am commander Starscream!" He smacked on the Insecticon's back.

The Insecticon responded by attacking Starscream. He ran and hid in a small hole. The Insecticon reached out for him, but it couldn't. "Fine! Keep the Energon. I hope you choke on it."

Suddenly a eerie and buzzing noise drew it out. It hypnotically went to... Airachnid! "Yes, minion. Approach me. Obey me. Worship me." The Insection bowed to her. Then it gave her the Energon. "You shouldn't have." She reached out for it.

"What?" Starscream crawls out of the hole. "You reject a commander, but grovel at the feet of that wretch."

"Starscream, don't get your turbines in a twist. After all the beast and I are some what related. You might even say we are of one mind." Airachnid said.

"Why are you here? Decepticons never return to stripped mines."

"You're not the only rouge Decepticon in need for Energon." She showed him her wound.

"Was it a run in with the Autobots or did Megatron invite you to one of his filed trips?"

"Megatron was otherwise engaged, but you should see his lackey."

"You know, Airachnid, as fellow outcasts we should consider putting our differences aside. With this creature under your control and at our disposal might employ it to terminate Megatron. Allowing us to rule the Decepticons."

"Together?"

"We would simply need a way to lure Megatron here. Away from his support systems. So that we might catch him..."

"With his guard down? An intriguing proposal. If ruling Decepticons or spending any length in time with you were of the slightest interest to me. Of course, you had me at 'terminate Megatron.' Payback would be sweet."

"However, you wish to spin it."

"I would need to assure my assassin is up to the task. Perhaps a test run is in order."

"What? I thought we were partners?"

"Eviscerate him!"

The Insecticon charged for Starscream.

Autobot Base

Ratchet received a transmission. "What is it?" Wheeljack asked.

"A high frequency signal with an embedded message." Ratchet replied.

Cliffjumper joined them and overheard. "You don't mean from..."

"Starscream." Ratchet repeated what the message said. "I have obtained information of extreme interest to you. Bring medical kit."

Tarroco Island

Starscream laid on a rocky beach. Energon leaking from his right waist. He groaned in pain. The Ground Bridge vortex opened. Cliffjumper and Wheeljack emerged, weapons at the ready.

"Clear." Cliffjumper said.

Ratchet emerged with the medical kit in his hand. "Make it fast."

"It would appear that like myself, Airachnid has gone rouge." Starscream said.

"What's it to us?" Wheeljack asked.

"She's planning to retaliate against Me... eh, mankind as well as Pokemon kind. I can provide you with her current location."

"I don't believe you." Ratchet said.

"Why wouldn't you? I directed you to location of the Decepticon Space Bridge. So you can rescue Orion Pax, didn't I?"

"Yeah, but then you help Team Rocket steal Bumblebee's t-cog." Cliffjumper said

"So. He got it back, didn't he?"

"Hmph!" Ratchet said. The three decided to leave Starscream. They turned for the vortex.

"I admit! Aligning myself with those vial humans was a colossal error in judgment, but I'm alone. I do what I must to survive, but I have paid the price. I am the one who is missing a t-cog."

They stopped and turned.

"You're grounded?" Wheeljack asked.

"I had to grab myself a couple of Lapras and tied them up with some vines in order to make a raft out of them. How else am I able to get from region to region? Thus of little or any threat to you, but Airachnid and her Insecticon intend to..."

"An Insecticon? Here?" Ratchet asked.

"How?" Cliffjumper asked.

"I would have asked, but I was to busy squeezing through a narrow crevasse. Trying to keep the vermin from chewing my leg off. While Airachnid watched." Starscream said.

The Nemesis

"The reason for our inability to locate Breakdown's signal is all to clear, but how is it that you were unable to recover his remains?" Megatron asked Dreadwing. Soundwave picked up something. "What is it?"

The transmission was from Airachnid. "Heard from Breakdown, lately?"

"Trace the communication." Megatron ordered Soundwave.

"Megatron, truly, you sent henchmen to terminate a high ranking officer. I thought you reserve that honor for yourself?"

"Is that a challenge?"

"An invitation and since Soundwave is tracking this signal. You know where to find me." She ended the transmission.

"I'll be back."

"Allow me to accompany you." Dreadwing insisted.

"You already had your chance."

Autobot Base

"The coordinates that Starscream provided are within a abandon Decepticon mine." Ratchet said.

"Hold on. You just fixed him up and sent him on his way?" Arcee asked.

*Remember he fried my t-cog?* Bumblebee asked.

"What were we suppose to do? Bring him back here?" Cliffjumper asked.

"Not that I wouldn't jump at any chance to put Airachnid down, but she isn't the only one who robbed me of a partner. Starscream did kill Sideswipe!" Arcee shouted, angrily.

"You weren't there, Arcee. Starscream was weak, defenseless." Wheeljack argued.

"And learning of the Insecticon could prove highly tactical. Starscream's intel has proved credible in the past." Ratchet said.

"Sure! When he wasn't busy stabbing us in the back!" Arcee shouted, angrily.

"Without the recourses we possessed on Cybertron. We lack ready means of capturing and imprisoning our enemies. None the less, I do not condone the termination of any defenseless life-form."

At that moment, on the platform the rock that contained Deoxys once again cracked open. A green light emanated from the crack, with an ominous shriek.

Tarroco Island

A tropical thunderstorm began to brew near the island. With bright clacking lightning bolts and loud thunders. Megatron flies through the storm as if it was a a breeze. He dives into a massive crater. He transforms back to his robotic form right before he hit the ground.

Airachind crawled from behind a pile of rocks. "You don't waste time."

"You're stay of execution has come to an end." Megatron said, as he aimed his fusion cannon at her.

Suddenly, from the ceiling of the cave the Insecticon leapt out for him. Taking him down, but Megatron was strong to lift and throw the vermin off of him.

"I will leave you two to get acquainted." She cowers to a tunnel entry high above them.

Megatron looks at the Insecticon. "Bow before Megatron. Your leader." Instead it charged for him. He readied his fusion cannon. "I said, 'Bow..." SLAM! The Insecticon tackled him, but Megatron, again threw him aside. It was quick to recover and pin Megatron to the cave wall.

Megatron managed to free himself as he blasted the Insecticon. The blast sent to vermin a distance, but it transformed into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. Megatron had a clear shot, but Airachnid shot a web at his cannon. Preventing him from using it.

The Insecticon crushed Megatron against the wall. then grinding him against it. Finally he tossed him high in the air. The Insecticon flew and made a gash on Megaron's left shoulder. Giving him a great amount of pain. It circled around and shot him back to the ground.

Airachnid chuckled in triumph. As the vermin was gonna finish Megatron, he counterattacked with a good punch to the vermin. "You and your beast would do well to remember..." He pulled out his Dark Energon sword. "I honed my skills in the pits of Kaon!" Megatron bellowed. The two went on a full out clash.

At the mouth of the crater the Autobot Ground Bridge vortex opened. The team readied themselves for the worse. Even with Deoxys on their side. "Proceed with extreme caution." Optimus warned. "Deoxys, stay here in case the Insecticon attempts to escape."

Meanwhile, Megatron commences a duel against the Insecticon's claws. "FINISH HIM!" Airachnid shouted.

The Autobots appear from another tunnel entry. Just right above her. "Whoa, Starscream never mention of Megatron." Wheeljack said.

"It would seem Starscream orchestrated this convergence. In the hope that all his enemies would destroy each other on his behalf." Optimus said.

"And we fell for it." Cliffjumper said.

"Well you guys can have whatever is left of Megatron. Airachnid's mine." Arcee said.

"Arcee, no." Optimus warned.

But she jumped, transformed into her motorcycle mode and when she was closing in on Airachnid she transformed back and attacked her rival.

"You." Airachnid said, when she recovered.

Arcee pulled out her arm blades. The two continued their fight.

Megatron kicked the Insecticon to the cave wall. Knocking out for awhile. He noticed that Airachnid is missing, but when he looked to his right he realized why... the Autobots. "So many surprise today."

Airachnid cowers down the tunnel shooting several webs at Arcee. She evaded every single one. Then she returned fire. Airachnid quickly drilled another tunnel and cowers away. Arcee crawls in and follows.

Megatron grabbed the Insecticon's claws and with a powerful kick he ripped them clean off. While the vermin was down he sliced it's head off. "LET THAT BE A WARNING TO ANYONE WHO DARES CROSS A GLADIATOR OF KAON! Be they Decepticon..." The Autobots jump down and circle him. "Or Autobot." He took two steps and collapsed. "It would seem that I am unarmed and at your mercy. So, tell me Optimus, do you intend to take me alive or end this here and now?"

Optimus pulled out his Energon cannon. Before he can fire multiple Energon blaster fire rained down on them. It came from several Vehicons.

"The surprises never cease." Megatron said. Now the Vehicons surrounded the Autobots. They were lead by Dreadwing.

"Oh, scrap." Cliffjumper said.

Back with Arcee, she crawled her way to another tunnel. As she crawled she felt something smooshy on her hand. She looked and saw her hands were entangled in webs. "Scrap."

At that moment a webbed cocoon wrapped around her and hauled her to the surface. She found herself dangling from a tree. Airachnid crawled down to her. "This may not be the day that I take Megatron's spark, but it is the day I remove yours." She readied a claw, but before she can strike Arcee a missile. It not only hit her, but sent her a distance.

Arcee looked to she who fired the shot. She was shocked to see who her savior was. It was Starscream!

"How right you were, Airachnid. Pay back... is... sweet!" Starscream said, as he fired his second missile, but Airachnid drilled down in the ground and once again cowers away before the missile can hit her.

Down at the standoff, everyone waited to see who will shoot first. "Deliver Megatron to us and I will allow you to live." Dreadwing proposed.

"Never trust a Decepticon, kick bucket head's bucket!" Bulkhead shouted.

Optimus took a long pause to think. "Dreadwing, I have your word?"

In response, Dreadwing returned his mega-cannon and the Vehicons returned their weapons. Optimus then returned his cannons. "My liege." Dreadwing helped Megatron up.

The Autobots regrouped with Optimus.

"Dreadwing may have given you his word, but I did not. Destroy them!" Megatron shouted. All the Vehicons attacked the Autobots.

With the Autobots busy, Megatron and Dreadwing transformed and flew out of there. They passed Deoxys when they exited out of the crater. Deoxys was about to go after them, but it heard the blaster fires.

As the two Decepticons fly back to the Nemesis, Megatron has something to say to Dreadwing. "You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant." They accelerated to the ship.

Back with the Autobots, they weren't doing so good. When it seemed the Vehicons were about to win they were outlined in light blue. Then they were lifted in the air. All of a sudden they a began to spin around and around until the the collisions with one another caused them to explode. When the last Vehicon was destroyed the blue light disappeared and the parts feel to the ground. Deoxys descended into the cave.

"That was intense." Bulkhead said.

"Thank Primus, you showed up, Deoxys." Cliffjumper said.

Deoxys nodded in response.

Back with Arcee, Starscream circled around her while she still dangled. "Now if there is one thing I despise nearly as mush as eight-leggers... it's two-wheelers."

"Go, on. Get it over with." Arcee said.

"As I recollect, in a similar predicament you once allowed me to live." Starscream said, he readied his claw-fingers. She closed her optics and expected for the worst. When he took a swing, he cut her loose instead. "Consider us even." He walked away.

By the time Starscream was gone, Optimus contacted Arcee. "Arcee, what is your status?"

"In need of assist, but alive and so is Airachnid." She replied.

"At least Megatron took care of the other bug problem." Wheeljack said.

In the deepest parts of the cave, Airachnid drilled into a tunnel she never made, but she didn't care. She was furious of Starscream helping her rival. "Starscream, I vow I will have your head." Then she finally realized that she was in an unfamiliar tunnel. She wne to the end of the tunnel and was amazed on what she saw. A whole nest of Insecticons, still in stasis. "So my warrior was merely a scout." There was a many by the hundreds.


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