Alright Beast Wars fans, here's a new chapter original made by the VISUION-KING. It's taken a while to make, but I'm sure many will be surprised in what new events I added in that will amaze many along with something else that may tie into the Beast Wars series. Until then, enjoy…


Chapter 08: Prom Mayhem

LOCATION: AXELON

The scene begins to open around the Command Center within the Axelon. There were a few gathered Maximals including Jeremie's group that came by were given the information about what transpired. It was about when Dinobot's action allowed Megatron to reclaim the Golden Disc., & how it all happened when the Ex-Pred was planning to return to the Preds. After much time has pass, everyone was caught up in hearing the events & process their thoughts & judgements.

"Of all the 'Irresponsible' stunts you pulled Dinobot, how could you NOT inform us you had acquired the Golden Disc.?" Dive-Bomb protest out loud in thinking this was one action that Dinobot's foolishness has cost them an advantage.

"Hey-hey, take it easy Dive-Bomb, Dinobot had his reasons." Bonecrusher patted the med bot to settle before he blows a gasket.

"Yeah, & that same reason, allowed the Preds to get back the Cybertronian Disc in which brought us here on this planet in the 1st place!?" Grizzly-1 snapped off in sounding upset in how they learn that Dinobot just handed the enemy the thing they stole from the beginning.

"Come on fellow bots, relax…so we didn't get what was stolen, we'll have other chances. We should look at the situation as half-full rather then half-empty." Wingblade tried to be the more easy bot in the room to not have everyone lose their cool.

"Hmmm, well we still have the Alien Disc., so we are now on some standings in obtaining the same intel Megatron has been using against us." Longrack thought about the only slight advantage they still have to not be out done by the Preds.

"Still, something doesn't add up? Dinobot, you told us you felt like you wanted to be part of what Megatron was close to gaining, what made you doubt being with us?" Zephyr-1 spoke in feeling like there was still some suspicion in what could have tempted the honorable Dinobot to go back to rejoin the enemy rank.

"Hmmmm…I am sorry, the reason might be…too much for you to bare…" Dinobot looked down to regrettably inform this matter as being unable to say. "Or for that matter, to believe such a thing was possible?" He muttered under his lips as it was something very hard to swallow.

"What are you saying, it sounds like the Golden Disc. is not just to help find Energon? Is there…something else it holds?" Jack-Tool stated in feeling that Dinobot was not telling them something that maybe very important.

"Hmmm…" Dinobot seems to not respond, as if hesitating in how to answer such a question.

"Oh brother, listen to us? We're ganging up on the poor fella after everything he went through." Volpex signed to slap her forehead to complain in what they were all doing. "Look, we know Dinobot is not the most promising character to get along with." She issued to state a fact about Dinobot's character.

"Teeeh, you can say that again." Rattrap remarked off to laugh at the idea of that being the truth.

"Grrrr…" Dinobot lets a low growl in hearing the vermin dare to insult him.

"But he did have some good motion, when Megatron asked where Aelita was, he only gave an answer, not a full explanation without endangering Jeremie's father." Volpex issued to say this with reason in what Dinobot did that was, not giving the enemy the full weakness exposure to endanger the humans & Aelita.

"Hmmm, Megatron would have done anything to take back the Key, if Dinobot didn't give him the full intel, then he must have tried to hid as much to keep her safe." Bantor hums a bit to seriously comment about the fact that Dinobot did not reveal everything to the enemy, he kept the most secret of secrets from being exposed that would put Aelita in danger.

"Then it's settled, Dinobot will continue to help us. He knows the enemy & how they think & behave." Leo issued to say firmly believing that Dinobot is still an ally that can help them against the Preds.

"Agreed, one mistake doesn't mean we shun a fellow bot. Especially if they can learn from it." Override stated in knowing they must allow each other to learn from their mistakes.

"I am…grateful." Dinobot looked down in feeling both shame & honor to be given another chance.

"Alright, now that this gloomy chat is over, who's up for doing something fun?" Jackrabbit smiled to pop in to try to lighten up the mood here.

"You all can return to your stations or take some time off. Dinobot & I will have some…private discussion." Optimus Primal issued to say this in having some business to deal with & Dinobot is involved.

Many who heard this did not know what Optimus & Dinobot would discuss, but many were heading off to do their own thing. During the manner, we focus on Jeremie's group walking down a corridor hallway discussing the events that happened.

"Man, that was a close calling. I was a bit worried if Dinobot was gonna get kicked out or not?" William stated in having been worried in what would have happened to Dinobot.

"Well he does go off on his own, still, glad we didn't just toss him aside." Ulrich stated to firmly say while showing a little smile on what he said last.

"This war & what's happening to our planet, everyone is just…so on edge right now? I wish there was something we can do to just…cut loose & have a good time like before." Sissi signed in feeling like everyone is just stressing out, & it's not just them, the whole world is on edge in learning of aliens & how their world was almost destroyed.

"Hmmm…I just intercepted a video email that is address to those of you that are underage adults label as teens & children. I shall project." Artemis suddenly stated to speak up to inform something to the others.

Then everyone nearly yelped as the gynoid used her eyes to project a hologram of something onto a nearby wall. And who should appear but a vid screen of a man who is a scientist of HIGH-TECH himself: Dr. Isaac Sumdac.

"Greetings, my name is Dr. Isaac Sumdac from HIGH-TECH. While many of you know, it's been hard for many people from the events of the Quantum Surge & the sudden evidence of Aliens on our world to even humans becoming Meta-Humans." Dr. Isaac Sumdac spoke off to introduce himself while mentioning this much about matters everyone is currently facing. "Everyone feels on edge, that is why for a time being, I have something to give to the people of Antigo." He stated in having something to mention for those that are listening.

Then a different video screen appeared to show a familiar underground bunker that was used when the Planet Buster was igniting all the Earth's Energon that people took cover in.

"Many recall the bunkers used to protect the citizens. Well we turn one by the Junkyard outside HIGH-TECH into a place for family & friends to have a place to relax, have fun, & not let such problems make us lose hope for the world." Dr. Isaac Sumdac explained the manner of where one bunker was converge into something to help folks be more relaxed. "And there's more, for those that were due to have their prom, one area will become a place where every pre-teen & teen can have a good time. Just fill out the admitting forms that guaranties you access & you can finally have the time of your life once more." He issued to say this as a digital sign up sheet was displayed.

When all that was said, the vid screen vanished as Artemis' eyes return to normal before looking to everyone that saw that surprising vid mail message.

"Did you guys hear that? This is the answer to our dilemma! They're practically begging us to take it & have fun!?" Odd smiled in thinking the answer to their problem just appeared.

"You forget something Odd, the moment we step in, everyone will know we're not exactly Normal Human beings?" Ulrich issued off to notice that their appearance has change, everyone will know they are not normal.

"After what happen last time, nobody recognized who we were? If they learn our identities, then we're as good as being on Meta-Human Wanted List." William stated in fearing that their names will be known & be on a list of those that have become Meta-Humans.

"Jeremie, are proms…fun?" Aelita looked to Jeremie to ask him a simple question.

"Ugh, well…you see Aelita, it's um custom for…boys to ask girls to a dance, & ugh…um…?" Jeremie was struggling in how to answer the question as he blush at the thought. "Just trust me Aelita, they are fun & best of all, we'll be with our friends." He tried to simply say as much in how to view the subject as a place lots of kids their age like to partake in.

"That all sounds nice, I wish we could go…I understand enough of this world, but…I've yet to experience it?" Aelita sadly looked down in wishing she can understand what it's like…to go to a thing called a prom.

Jeremie could see that Aelita was very curious, if the whole thing with the Quantum Surge & Meta-Humans didn't occur, they might have experienced a normal school event like going to a prom like normal students.

"Hugh, maybe it's time I show you guys something." Jeremie signed in feeling like there was no way out of it, he decides to show the others something: a simple electronic digital watch.

"What is that? Some kind of an electric watch? My father got me plenty of those?" Sissi raised an eyebrow in not seeing what's special about such a watch.

"Not like these, ever since Aelita & Odd's appearance change from the Quantum Surge, my mind's been racketing to figure out how to help solve that problem. And it only became more determine when Yumi, Ulrich & William showed a delay reaction that they became Meta-Humans too." Jeremie explained off in what he's been doing, trying to find a way to help conceal those around to not be noticed as Meta-Humans. "Odd, you try it on & listen to what I'll say." He gave Odd the watch device while wanting him to listen to his instructions.

Odd was a bit baffled, but he listen to Jeremie as he whispered so the others wouldn't hear. After putting on the tech watch, Odd turn the dial, which suddenly caused a strange blurry image to appear around the body. When it was over, what appeared was the usual human version of Odd before he got a new outfit, cat-ears & cat-tail.

"Woah! He's…normal?" William yelped as he & the others were shocked to see Odd in his human form after some time.

"Well as normal as Odd gets maybe." Ulrich shrug off his shoulders in seeing

"Woah! Amazing!? I look like my handsome self from before?" Odd smiled to notice that his appearance was like from before. "But then again, my other look was quite the charmer?" He smirked off to brag about being quite the looker in any form.

"Ugh, Odd, your tail!" Yumi pointed to seeing that as Odd was happy, he didn't pay attention that his cat-like tail moved around.

"Hugh…whoops? Heh, sorry about that?" Odd yelped sheepishly to hid it from sight.

"No, I'm sorry Odd, I should have told you this was just the prototype. I've made plenty more in case we needed them. I had Rhinox along with the other Maximal Scientist help out, I call them Imagine Inducers." Jeremie apl;oligzed in knowing that while his latest device seems like a perfect work, it's only a prototype & may need a lot more tinkering. "They're meant to help those of you look like yourselves, I even set a dial for clothing choices. They'll still feel like they are almost the real thing." He issued to mention this about those here that have the tech watches, can look like normal & appear to wear anything of their choosing.

"Jeremie this is perfect, now we can go without causing any problems." Aelita smiled as she & the others felt happy about this. "Artemis, would you like to come too?" She looked to the gynoid in asking if she like to partake.

"Me, but…would those things work for me?" Artemis responded puzzled, unsure if a device for humans work on a machine like her.

"It's possible, well Jeremie?" Aelita smiled to say while asking Jeremie for his thoughts on his device.

"Ugh, well…if I count you, Odd, Ulrich, William & Yumi, then I have approximately 6 of these Imagine Inducer Watches, I worked on a spare in case one broke." Jeremie counted up to know how many of those here that need a more normal look after becoming Meta-Humans, even a spare he can give to Artemis.

"Then what are we waiting for Einstein, lets go get ourselves ready!" Odd issued off in thinking this was the perfect chance.

The boys were a bit puzzled before they & the girls thought that since Optimus said they can relax, maybe…this is something that can help them forget the troubles that's been happening. But while the humans were busy discussing, some young Maximal bots had overheard everything to become…intrigue? They were Jackrabbit, Aquarius, Lynxa, Zephyr-1, Streamline, & Volpex, who heard enough to begin a discussion among themselves.

"Did you hear that, they're going off to someplace fun." Aquarius smiled in stating what they just heard that sounded juicy.

"I heard, & if they're going, why not us too." Streamline commented in also liking something that could be fun.

"What are you guys talking about?" Cheetor was seen coming from the other hallway with Auroras, Larkshot & Mach Kick before noticing the strange bots gathered & whispering.

"Cheetor, we heard Jeremie & the others are gonna go to some event called Prom." Jackrabbit stated to mention this as some intriguing gossip they overheard.

"Hugh, I think Jer & his buds told me that, males take the females to a place & have a great time." Cheetor looked puzzled before having to explain the basic view on such a topic.

"So if the human children are going, then maybe it's time we follow their lead." Lynxa issued off to say in what they outta do, join right along

"Oh, what lead are you referring?" Auroras asked puzzled in wondering where this was heading.

"I think they mean we all go out & have some fun!" Jackrabbit stated in what she can gather about the discussion.

"Really, well…it's been a while since I've stretch my wings to just fly without a care?" Larkshot smiled in thinking that from everything, a nice fun time to loosen up might not be a bad idea.

"In case ye be daff, Cheetor just said the males take the females for this…prom thing?" Volpex rolled her eyes to remark the manner of something that was left out.

"Hmmm…then why not get some males here to help us have fun too girls?" Streamline pondered a second before suddenly suggesting this.

"hugh?" The 4 young Maximal males responded puzzled when having been address about this unexpected claim.

"Wait…your not suggesting we take these guys?" Zephyr-1 asked with a raised optic eyebrow.

"Honey, the way any of us sees it, most of the crew are a couple of bots way older then us younger bots that are just Cadets." Aquarius issued off to say in knowing about how there are not that many bots that are young as one can tell apart those being the older mature types. "So pretty much, the only other bots available are those here while anyone else is doing different missions, they're no grand prize, but they're at least still young bots." She shrug off to simply state as much with the basic truth & reality of the present group in company.

"Ouch, that be harsh on those of us that are trying to be seen as the adults here?" Mach Kick scratch his backhead in feeling like that was a little much for those that are like young adults but are still close to those being lie teenagers.

"Well come on, we gotta get ready to go to this prom & have a blast!" Streamline issued off to eagerly say in thinking it's time to get this show on the road.

"Hey wait!/Quit pushing me!" Zephyr-1 & Volpex yelped as Streamline was pushing the fembots to get moving.

Then the male bots yelped as Jackrabbit & Aquarius were pushing them along against their will. But as Lynxa watched this, she seemingly slipped away, & then found where Aelita was by herself before approaching her.

"Um, Aelita…" Lynxa spoke up as she approach Aelita.

"Oh Lynxa, hello…" Aelita smiled to greet her Maximal friend.

"Um, is it okay if I ask…did the boys…ask you to this prom thing?" Lynxa hesitated a bit before she asked a suspicious question.

"Um, well it did feel strange & new to me, but…" Aelita seem to lightly blush before having given her answer. "It was funny to see that after Ulrich & William asked Yumi & Sissi if they accompany them, Jeremie tried to do the same thing & he asked me & I said of course." She smiled happily in what she responded as her answer when Jeremie asked her to join him to go to the prom.

"Oh, so does that mean they all have dates?" Lynxa responded a bit down in having heard this.

"Odd said he'll try to find a girl to be his date, & we'll be accompanying Artemis. It'll be a first time for the both of us experiencing a prom." Aelita responded with a smile to state an answer on the topic on those going, etc.

"Well, the other cadets are gonna join them, but…" Lynxa stated in having some trouble with her words to get the message out. "It's silly, I wanted to try to ask one of the human boys if they take me?" She rubbed her backhead in stating this thought that she had.

"Oh…I'm sorry…" Aelita apologized in never having consider if the other young bots wanted to partake then just the human children.

"It's fine, besides, there aren't that many young cadet males around. I just wish there was someone matching like that William boy, he did help me out before." Lynxa smiled lightly to not let such a thing bother Aelita that much.

"Hmmm?" Aelita was suddenly in deep thought from what she heard, someone that match one of her friends… "Wait, what if you meant the William who had a body similar to a Transformer?" She asked this question out of nowhere that caught the Maximal female off guard.

"Hugh, what are you talking about?" Lynxa responded to ask in puzzlement.

"Follow me, I'll show you." Aelita insisted that Lynxa follow her to understand her.

Soon the two were heading off somewhere in the base, the pink haired girl had an idea & there was one place she thinks that can help her Maximal friend out in terms of…finding a date?


ELSEWHERE IN THE AXELON

The scene begins to open around Optimus Primal's Quarters, we find him behind his desk as Dinobot stood before his commander. The atsmophere seem very heavy, as both had serious expressions.

"Alright Dinobot, you wanted a provide audience with me, & you got your wish." Optimus Primal stated in knowing this is what Dinobot requested earlier when they brought the Ex-Pred back.

"Hmmm…I thank you for granting me this much." Dinobot nodded his head to thank Optimus for this oppertunity.

"You said some things that got me curious, & during the briefing of your action, you hid something you didn't want the others to hear. Why?" Optimus Primal asked this out in knowing Dinobot didn't want the others to hear something he kept a secret.

"Hmmm…to prevent any ill-manner actions from spurring. If they learn the truth of where we are & what we stand on." Dinobot explained this in a way for Optimus to follow about.

"And that would be?" Optimus Primal asked in liking to know the answer.

"Hmmm…grugrugrugrugraahhh…" Dinobot let off a low growl before… "That would be: Nexus Earth." He spoke to mention this out the two words.

That single sentence was enough to make Optimus narrow his eyebrows, for he seems to have some knowledge in what Nexus Earth stand for.

"Nexus Earth...are you sure?" Optimus Primal asked in wanting to be certain, Dinobot was 100 percent certain.

"Surely you must have realized it as well, ONCE…one of the moons was removed, this planet was changed." Dinobot issued forth to have to mention the related manner of when one moon was gone.

"Hmmm…it's true that the larger moon was a fake made by the Aliens. I suppose it was the perfect thing to hid in plain sight." Optimus Primal ponders this careful in knowing that from the certain facts, one of the moons being fake hid the truth about what this planet was. "But does this planet Earth…is it actually 'The' Nexus Earth?" He asked in wondering if this was truly the one they are discussing.

"It might be so, when you pursued after Megatron when he stole the Golden Disc. & the Key, you followed us through using the Trans-Warp Drive Technology, correct?" Dinobot pointed off in knowing much about how Optimus followed the Predacons that they all ended in this located planet.

"That's correct? And your point being?" Optimus Primal nodded to say while wondering where this discussion would take.

"Nexus Earth is a world that is both similar & the alternate version of the REAL Earth. The only things different are that certain evolved minerals & technology exist here that were never explained in the records of Cybertron." Dinobot went off to explain about the Nexus Earth & how it is similar to the actual Earth but at the same time, it is not.

"Hmmm…during the Great War, the Autobots & the Decepticons brought their battle to Earth, but you maybe correct…there are things here that did not exist." Optimus Primal rubs his chin in thinking this carefully, knowing there is no evidence that proves against this topic.

"The Ragnite used by those Squad 7 Miltian people. Secondly, the technology we learn that HIGH-TECH was developing, was close to Cybertronian tech if not in a 1st step process. And….grugrugraaugh…the Gynoid called Artemis, she may have been another step in the process. All in all, the humans of Earth & this world are only similar in appearance, but NOT, in the same as development." Dinobot explained the things he brought up are the events that are different & are things that were never related to the original world known as Planet Earth that they are familiar from the history records.

"Hmmm, well while all that is true, just what is it your saying Dinobot?" Optimus Primal slowly nods before asking, what it was Dinobot is trying to say.

"I'm saying that while despite this world's population growth is different from the original, it is still the same Earth." Dinobot issued off to make mention of the similar, yet different view on a planet that could call it: a Counter-Earth. "Surely YOU, must know what comes next if history plays along the course of what is destine to happen." He pointed off to confirm his suspicion in what this will lead up to.

"Hugh…" Optimus Primal lightly gasped in absorbing enough to put the pieces together. "You're Not Suggesting that…is it possible for even 'that' to be here?" He asked in not sure if that was a possibility or not, but…

"Hmmmm…the possibility seems high, but if Megatron has learn from the Golden Disc to find what is on THIS planet, then our future…may seem bleak." Dinobot firmly nods in stating with upmost seriousness about the manner they may face in due time of a future threat.

"Well…That's Just Prime?!" Optimus Primal signs to shake his head in feeling, that's just peachy swell…


ELSEWHERE ON THE MAXIMAL BASE

We soon see Aelita & Lynxa opening a sealed hatch door, before walking into a dark room. The lights flickered on, there was only some storage stuff placed around for later use. But those here began to look around, trying to find anything out of the ordinary.

"So your saying that when William's body & mind were damaged, the only way to save him was to place his mind in a constructed Cybertronian tech body?" Lynxa asked in having heard much of the story about an old event that lead the Maximals saving William's life by placing him inside the body of a Transformer.

"Yes, we acquired the body that Jeremie's father mention that was to be used by HIGH-TECH. But there was something else, the experiment had a fatal flaw which almost made William hurt those he cared for." Aelita nodded to say while having explained the complication that followed through on that adventure.

"Well, I'm just curious to see it…you know, about a body that a human once shared & lived the life of a Transformer?" Lynxa stated in sounding very interested to meet that which would have been a human into a Transformer body.

"Last time something happened when it was stored away that I felt there was an outside presence. So ever since then…when we left it, we never came back to check." Aelita stated with some concern thought in having remembered that some unknown force spoke to her through the empty body shell when William's mind return to his proper body.

"Hugh…I see something?" Lynxa responded to notice something odd that looked like a body figure under a sheet.

"That must be where it is…Maximal X!?" Aelita stated in believing they have found what they were seeking.

Soon Aelita & Lynxa removed the sheet, some covered dust scattere that made the pink haired human girl cough. But afterwards, they gasped in what they found, & even Aelita couldn't believe it. A tall muscular silver metallic exoskeleton frame body. Wearing red and grey armor with a blue globe center piece in the chest plate, shoulder pads, vambraces, thighs, knee pads, and feet. The helmet had three horns forming an arrow shape, a blue cross-shaped glass on the middle of the face, & blue glass-like objects on the sides of its helmet. On the backside were two detached yellow wings that also shaped like navigation pointers when folded. From the metallic face figure was a silver mask guard, & the optic eyes were right at this moment off. To anyone, it seem like a bot that was in shutdown mode.

"This is…Maximal X…the body that William possessed?" Lynxa asked in being very astounded to see the body here, she seem fascinated to meet this bot for the first time.

"It is, but…it looks different? Maybe it's similar to what happen with Tarantulas?" Aelita commented off in noticing Maximal X's body has changed: a case similar when Tarantulas' became a Transmetal when his mind was separated. "His mind was not in the body, & the Quantum Surge changed it. Longrack explained how as long as the Transformer's mind functions, the Spark can be restored inside a hollow body." She explained how the activity worked that even a working body can function properly if a life force like the mind helps move the function joints.

"Sounds rather complicated to me?" Lynxa stated in never one to get such complicated science stuff. "Hey Aelita, do you think….maybe Maximal X here…has some data about William within it's mind?" She then asked a rather strange question right out of the blue.

"Why?" Aelita raised an eyebrow in finding the question, very strange.

"Well, you said that Longrack believed Tarantulas used a strong energy source to help restart his body while the mind was transfer & that helped restore his Spark, right?" Lynxa stated in what the Pred Scientist did that he could function in his body again & restored a Spark to that empty shell of a body's system. "So…what if you can do the same with Maximal X here? Use your powers of the Key to help out?" She insisted in thinking that Aelita might be the key to help give this body new life.

"But…I don't even know if I have such a power?" Aelita stated in feeling like such an attempt, it's a tall order to perform.

"The way I hear about it, you're the Key, & the evidence says that you maybe the child of Primus, the Creator of Transformer Life." Lynxa stated in recalling what Aelita was, & a pretty important person at that. "If that's true, then maybe your Creativity is something that if it can make stuff, why not a Spark?" She believed that maybe, Aelita has power to make Cybertronian Life as the Creator of Transformers did long ago.

"Maybe…we should ask the others if…" Aelita was still not very comfortable about this when…

"Aelita please…" Lynxa grasp Aelita's ahnds, looking like she was gonna beg now. "You may think this sounds weird, but…I think while I may mess with the guys, William…I think I kinda like him?" She lightly blushed when she finally revealed this sudden secret.

"What?" Aelita yelped in hearing this, a Transformer in love with…a human being?

"But…it would never work out, he's human, & I'm a Transformer. Our species would out live normal organics." Lynxa signed in admitting this fault about such a relationship would never work. "So, maybe I don't know, I thought I can try to get a bot that was almost like him as my date…Maybe I have a chance with a version like William as a bot, &…hugh, listen to me talk about such things, silly right?" She was openingly expressing herself to then stop in thinking, maybe it's only a silly dream in the end.

"Hmmm?" Aelita hums to herself, as she was thinking about what Lynxa said. "Human & Transformer can't be together, then…if I'm related to the Transformers, then would Jeremie…?" She spoke in her mind to ponder if such relationships were impossible, but then…is Aelita more Transformer then a real organic human being, "Lynxa, I'll help & see if what you believe I can do, really CAN happen." She spoke firmly in deciding to help a friend in need here with this challenge request.

"Aelita?" Lynxa felt touch that Aelita was gonna help her out.

"I just hope that if this works, we'll gain a new ally rather then another enemy? I just hope some parts of William's old electrical brain patterns can help configure a new identity?" Aelita muttered to herself in hoping very much, that if this works, Maximal X will be more a cooperative ally then an unstable enemy.

Then at that moment, Aelita approach the body of Maximal X to place her hand on it's chestplate. She soon lets off an angelic humming sound as her hands emitted a glow that slowly covered the entire Maximal X figure. After a few short moments pass, Aelita cease her action to step away with caution, as the glow began to fad as those here watch for any signs of what may come…& and did!

"Ugh…" Maximal X suddenly made a sound, as his optics began to flash to reveal their color: light blue.

"Hugh!?" Both Aelita & Lynxa yelped backwards, as if they just did something that could get them into trouble.

"Ohhh…Woooah!/CLASPpovhmm…" Maximal X suddenly lost his balance when it tried to stand up, & hit the floor hard. "Ugh…I guess floor panels made of metal would not be a comfy landing?" The way it spoke, it almost sounded like William Dumbar, but had a low tone of a more mature version when he stated this.

"His voice…it almost sounds like William?" Lynxa lightly gasped in thinking this bot sounded almost like William, but he wasn't the same in speech & persona.

"Anyway, are you hurt?" Aelita asked in sensing that somehow, the one speaking to them was someone new rather then the same person.

"Hugh?" "Who…are you?" Maximal X responded to say in noticing those before him, a human girl & a fembot.

"My name's Aelita, this is Lynxa, a Maximal just like you." Aelita introduced themselves to the bot here.

"A…Maximal? Is that…who I am?" Maximal X responded a bit puzzled & uncertain of himself. "Hugh, my body is made of hard stuff, so then…who am I?" He check to notice that he was indeed a bot, but then…what was he that he doesn't know his own name.

"Ugh…" Lynxa hesitated in being uncertain if they should address this guy as Maximal X or call him Maximal William due to other connected events: but this bot just didn't seem like he was either. "Well, when new bots come online, they choose a name for themselves that best describes who they are. I picked my name because of my Lynx Beast Mode. Check it! BEAST MODE!" She issued off to explain something to help lighten the subject about how one names themselves, & sometimes base on their Beast Mode.

Then without, Lynxa transforms into her Lynx Beast Mode while making an animal sound: the action surprised Maximal X because he was learning what he himself might be capable of doing.

"Woah, that's amazing? Can I do that?" Maximal X asked in thinking maybe he can do the same thing.

"I don't know if you…" Aelita was uncertain about this & for good reasons.

"BEAST MODE!" Maximal X called out to prepare to transform at this moment.

Suddenly without warning, Mazximal X made a loud bird screech cry as he transform from Robot Mode to his Beast Mode. To many that saw it, the bot transform into a metallic red raven bird with some golden feather features, golden talons & beak, & bright light blue color eyes. In some way of viewing it, it almost has the figure feature of a phoenix.

"Hugh….You…You Transformed?" Lynxa gasped in being surprised in what she saw, even Aelita was amazed.

"Is that what I did? Hugh, I wonder how I can change back?" Maximal X replied off while thinking in if he can change back.

Then without warning, Maximal X did a small transformation change in his Beast Mode state to suddenly reveal: his Vehicle Mode. It was a metallic red version raven bird with it's body more flat-line to form a stealth aircraft & lets off a blue stream wave while hovering or flying. Truly a remarkable figure form that can soar through the skies like a flaming crimson phoenix bird of sorts.

"Woah! This is different?" Maximal X commented in seeing this mode is not his Robot Mode, it's like a different form with his Beast Mode.

"Amazing! You have a Vehicle Mode too? I guess you really ARE a Transmetal." Lynxa exclaimed in more shock to see that this new Maximal has got the same perks as bots that are Transmetals.

"A Trans-What? How do I change back?" Maximal X replied off puzzled & confused, as he wondered if he can even change back.

"Just repeat after me…MAXIMIZE!" Lynxa issued to say while letting a lynx animal cry as she transforms into Robot Mode.

"M-M-MAXIMIZE!" Maximal X suddenly issued his activation code, & that allowed him to transform back into his Robot Mode from earlier: & he was taking in everything he did as if being astounded.

"Unreal….when the others made Maximal X, they made it so that even without transforming, it could keep someone alive while repairing the body. But, now there is a Beast Mode & Vehicle Mode, did the Quantum Surge really change & evolve Maximal X's body to become a true Transformer? Then, would that mean the body was like a Blank, a Protoform without a Spark until….I came around?" Aelita spoke these thoughts in her mind as if having studied the sudden change in Maximal X's body & how it was developed thanks to the merging of Cybertronian parts & the Quantum Surge's energy effect to mutate the super-structure.

"Woah, that was sudden? This all feels so new to me? How do I control it?" Maximal X stated in feeling like he wants to understand how he can do such things.

"Hmmm…" Lynxa heard this to ponder for a brief moment. "Ahhh…" Then something came across her mind about what was presented here. "I can probably help you out, in fact, maybe we can meet up with some other Maximals to have some fun. Are you interested?" She smiled slyly in thinking this was a perfect chance that they can help each other out.

"Hugh…well gee, I guess since I don't know what else there is to do, I suppose I can try?" Maximal X seem like he was clueless, but if someone can help him out, then he doesn't see the harm.

"Great, you'll be my company." Lynxa approach to grab the bot's hand. "Alright Aelita, it worked. See you later." She issued to say as she began to pull the lost new activated bot away.

"Wait, Lynxa…" Aelita tried to stop them, but the two bots had already left. "I'm glad your happy, but it seems like we maybe rushing things? I just hope things will be alright?" Aelita was feeling a bit concern about this, & hope that their event is not about to invite strange trouble.


HOURS LATER

BELPOIS JUNKYARD

Around the Belpois resident area, around the junkyard was the same dome bunker that helped kept some large amount of residents safe during the Planet Buster event. And now it was set up with much change that some folks almost didn't recognize it. Inside were setups filled with things one thinks was a carnival with booths, game booths, laser tag, food stalls, & more. And in certain door areas had signs for different events, including one for teens showing up in tuxedos & dresses for one event: their Prom Night. And as Mr. Belpois was working in accepting those coming in while giving them entry tickets, he saw his son Jeremie all dress up in a nice black tuxedo.

"Wow dad? There sure are a lot of folks showing up? We hardly ever get many folks to come down here?" Jeremie commented in looking at the crowds of folks wanting to enjoy themselves.

"You bet son, & don't worry, I got your email. You can use Chamber 29, it's a spare one that was setup, but I figure you might have….you-know-who, with you." Mr. Belpois issued off to mention this to his son while informing him about a location he & his 'certain' group of friends can go in through.

"Thanks dad, we'll go in through the back route to not get too many prying eyes." Jeremie replied off in thanking his father for the tip.

After saying farewell to his father, Jeremie ran off to where he was going while texting those on his device. Several minutes later, the boys were seen outside a steel door label '29' as Jeremie appeared to meet up with them. Pretty much just like with Odd, William & Ulrich wore the same watch devices that gave them a more human look & gave them tuxedo outfits for those going to prom.

"Man, these watches are amazing, covers up the marks & change from our everyday look?" Ulrich stated in noticing how much they look like their old selves & not appearing like human version Meta-Humans.

"Totally, we look like your everyday normal teens? I almost forgot what it was like." William commented in having nearly forgotten what it was like before they became Meta-Humans, to see their old normal faces, etc.

"So Jer., you gonna open the door before the ladies arrive?" Odd smiled off to ask this in awaiting for the guy to make the first move.

"I'm getting to it Odd, &…there!" Jeremie walked pass the guys before sliding a card in a slider that unlocked the door. "Now we wait for…" He was stating to say as he slowly opens the door when…

At that very moment, Jeremie never finished his sentence, & it was because…the girls were seen walking towards the boys. Pretty much they wore different dress for the occasion: Sissi wore a red pink-tan short dress, Yumi wore a black short dress with leg & arm stockings, & Aelita wore a violet & tan-pink style short skirt dress. And many were surprised to see Artemis who wore a light emerald short dress, but almost looked like a pre-teen girl with emerald color flowing hair & eyes: one could hardly call her a gynoid with such a human feature.

"Hey boys, glad you made it." Sissi smiled to comment in seeing the guys made it here after all.

"Looks like you secured us a way in, nice." Yumi smiled to compliment the boys getting their own private place to party without worry.

"So Artemis, how do you like your disguise?" Aelita smiled to help lead a now human version Artemis up for everyone to notice her new change.

"It's fascinating, so this counts as blending in with humans…it feels so real?" Artemis comments in having to observe her new so-called 'skin' & the feeling of her 'hair' to feel like they are almost like the real thing: even her dress she wore felt very real to experience.

"You hear that Jeremie, she likes your invention." Aelita smiled towards the boy in how Artemis likes what he made.

"Um, right…" Jeremie lightly blushed to look away from how pretty Aelita was with her happy smile matching her dress. "Cough, anyway, come on…" He cleared his throat to change the subject now.

Soon Jeremie opened the door for everyone as they entered & then found a light switch. Once the lights were on, the place was big enough to be considered an open space room. There were prom setups of balloons, lights, a table stand with food & drinks, a disco ball, & some unopened large crates in the corners by a large garage door slider.

"Sweet! We got a whole prom party chamber to ourselves." Odd smiled in seeing this whole place is all to themselves.

"You forget Odd, this here's gonna end up being one that no one outside here knows about." Ulrich pointed off to remind the guy that this is a private type of event that no one must know about their own secret.

"Right, so where are Cheetor & the other bots?" Yumi stated off to say while wondering where the bots that were gonna join them are.

"I sent them a message to hid in some delivered crates. They should be in them." Jeremie pointed off to explain as they looked around before spotting some big crate boxes. "Okay you guys, it's all clear. You can come out now." He issued to say as if giving a signal.

On that signal, the large wooden crates were seen wobbling before being busted down & from the five crates came 2 bots with a male & fembot tag-along. The first was Auroras & Aquarius, second was Larkshot & Zephyr-1, third was Mach Kick & Streamline, fourth was Cheetor with Volpex & Jackrabbit.

"Finally! I thought the coast would never be cleared!? It was tight squeeze in there." Jackrabbit protest in feeling like being stuck in a tight crate was the worse.

"That's because you joined us without warning, & our crate was not big enough to store three bots then two." Volpex protest in seeing it was Jackrabbit that made things uncomfy of a tight squeeze for them.

"Well, at least we're finally out. Right?" Cheetor smiled sheepishly to think about the positive side.

"Hugh, so this is what humans call a Prom? A shame it has to be a secret, my fans would love to meet me in person." Aquarius issued off to say in studying the area, & felt bad she couldn't get those she gotten as online fans to notice her real live appearance.

"Perhaps if the whole world did not suspect about real aliens among them, that might have been possible." Auroras stated off to claim how after the Quantum Surge, anyone might be suspicious of those portraying as aliens.

"Well in any case, lets just get this over with. We might have better things to do with our time." Zephyr-1 signed to mention this as if feeling not as thrilled about partaking in the acts of the young.

"Come now Zephyr-1, relax, too much stress won't do any of us any good." Larkshot smiled to try to lighten the fembot feeling so serious.

"Hey, where's Lynx? I thought she was coming too?" Mach Kick asked in noticing that someone was not around when they got out of the crates.

"That's right, & she even force Jackrabbit with Cheetor & Volpex. But why?" Streamline raised an eyebrow in finding this strange with other matters unsaid.

"Just a second, we're coming out." Lynxa issued off to say as her voice came from nearby.

Then from the last crate opened, there was Lynxa, but also one more surprise that caught everyone's attention. It was Maximal X, moving on his own as many who knew him stared in surprise & new folks just stared puzzled in who Lynxa brought along.

"Lynxa, is that…" William was stun when he saw the body of Maximal X, moving on it's own that was the shell body he once was in.

"It sure is William. He's my chosen date. Who better then a bot that has some of your characteristics." Lynxa smiled off to present a new friend that she wanted to surprise everyone with.

"So you're the other me…hugh, seems odd to meet myself?" Maximal X commented off in being intrigue to meet William, acting like an innocent & clueless character of his new persona.

"Ugh, like-wise?" William lightly responded in being surprised to see, this bot was like him, but not exactly.

"But how is this possible?" Jeremie asked in feeling so lost in how Maximal X has a life of his own, it should be impossible.

"It's…kind of a long story Jeremie?" Aelita shrug off to simply state how the story, is a long & tricky one at that.

"Well hey, as long as we're here, may as well have some fun, right?" Odd shrug off to simply say that they may as well enjoy themselves while hearing the story, etc.

Pretty much that settled the silent mood of what awkward moment was happening. And soon everyone decided to get ready to enjoy themselves while hearing the tale of how Maximal X came online, even William was intrigue to learn how such a possibly happened.


OUTSIDE THE BUNKER

Meanwhile outside the bunker, Mr. Belpois was working hard in helping to give folks entry tickets so that anyone will know they are invited to return if they left for any reason. Then approaching the man was a familiar scientist of HIGH-TECH.

"Dr. Isaac? Hello there." Mr. Belpois smiled to greet Dr. Isaac Sumdac who came from out of the bunker to see him.

"Please Mr. Belpois, no need to be formal, so how is everything going?" Dr. Isaac Sumdac humbly spoke in wishing the man be himself around him.

"Great, all the children & families are having a good time, & the students are enjoying their prom event." Mr. Belpois smiled in stating how business was going to let in everyone having a good time.

"Yes, I'm very glad to hear that, I was a bit worried when my own children force me to let them enjoy themselves." Dr. Isaac Sumdac nervously responded in how he felt concern because his own family was partaking that he was force into this.

"Hey, my son & his friends are having fun, maybe they'll bump into each other." Mr. Belpois smiled in thinking of a positive view of their kids bumping into one another.

"I doubt it, my family is a bit…shall we say, different from yours?" Dr. Isaac Sumdac shrug off his shoulders in almost having doubt about such possibilities.

While Mr. Belpois was curious, a sudden loud hover plane engine was heard before it landed several meters away from the bunker. And after landing, the back hatch doors opened, revealing a certain uniform armored squad coming out of it & each arm with gear & weaponry.

"What the….the Elite Guard Here!?" Mr. Belpois yelped in seeing these armored guys showing up out of nowhere.

"What Is The MEANING Of This!?" Dr. Isaac Sumdac shouted in protesting against what these men were doing.

"We're sorry sir, but one of our networks just reported in. An unknown energy source was detected here." The leading Elite Guard issued to report what their findings have revealed.

"Unknwon? Well this place is drawing up a lot of power, it might be using those Energon Cubes that's interfacing with…." Mr. Belpois stated off to say while trying to make a believable story about the unknown energy they are using that these guys are under the wrong thought.

"No, this source did not come from a machine, it came from an outside source. And….it's moving." The Elite Guard leader issued to mention this as an important fact about an unknown moving energy source.

"Moving? Now hold up, you're not insinuating that…" Dr. Isaac Sumdac responded as if thinking these guys are saying what he thinks they are saying.

"I am sir, we're gonna get our people in. Cause believe it or not…" The Elite Guard leader issued off to state this before pausing a brief moment. "Something is mix with the crowds, it's either Alien…or a Meta-Human." He firmly issued to say in what the cause was, & it's something that is NOT a normal human being.

That caused both Dr. Isaac Sumdac & Mr. Belpois to become worried as these guys force themselves through: now the place that was suppose to help folks be at ease, is about to take a turn.


BACK WITH JEREMIE'S GROUP

The scene opens where the others were currently doing their own thing. Pretty much the Maximals were each trying to enjoy themselves with a little Beast Mode action that takes the word 'party animal' to a new view. Between racing around, flying, or showing off Vehicle Mode, it was as if witnessing live animals to metal version animals getting down on the dance floor. The other human children were just enjoying some dance motion of their own. And the one to most impress was Maximal X who watch how the others perform to try to follow or improvise, he was starting to get use to those he hung out with.

"So this guy is like me, but not me after you somehow brought him online?" William spoke to discuss about Maximal William to the other human kids in how they were filled in on the details.

"Yes, & it was my first time, but I think just trying it once…& think I grasped something?" Aelita stated off to say in having something discovered about what her hidden ability might be.

"You grasped what Aelita?" Sissi raised an eyebrow to ask in what her friend was getting at.

"Another ability I didn't think I have, that maybe I have the power to give….Life to Transformers?" Aelita was somewhat hesitated to believe that her hr greatest power might be…creating Transformers.

"Woah, that sounds crazy! You might as well be a goddess if you can create life." Odd exclaimed in thinking that make Aelita someone who's very popular.

"But didn't you say that some parts of William's thoughts of his brain were inside the body, & that helped you bring him online?" Yumi raised an eyebrow to further question about how Aelita was even able to pull off such a stunt because of that addition to the math.

"Yes, & when we checked, it seems he now has something that the original Maximal X never came equip with…a chamber for a Transformers' Spark." Aelita stated to bring up another matter that would amaze everyone that she gave what the man-made Cybertronian body of Maximal X gain that not many advance tech could produce: a Spark of Life to say the least…

"This is one amazing discovery after the next, I wonder how Optimus & the rest might…" Jeremie was about to say in praising Aelita when…

"Shh! Quiet, someone is knocking on the door." Zephyr-1 hushed everyone when her kin sense of alert kicked in.

That caused everyone to stop & look worried, the Maximals hid themselves to be out of sight. But then before the human children could open the other door, it was force open & who should come in…then the younger human children the gang knows including the Maximals that have been around.

"What, Hiroki, what are you & the others doing…" Yumi yelped in not understanding why her little brother & friends came here.

"Sis, you gotta go! There's those armored guys checking all over." Hiroki issued to alert his sister & friends of trouble happening.

"They're using a scanning device to determine if anyone is a Meta-Human or an Alien." Milly explained about what those searching everyone having a good time if any were not normal people.

"And while you all look fine, I don't think it can fool that device they have." Johnny stated in concern that those guys may have something to expose the 'Meta-Humans In Disguise' here.

"We'll try to lure them away, so hurry…" Tamiya insisted that they don't want anyone here to get caught, so they will act as a diversion.

The young kids ran off to try to buy those here some time, leaving Jeremie's group & the youthful Maximals in a tight pinch of a dilemma.

"Great, things were just getting good & now we have to cut our time short." Aquarius complained in seeing that just as they were having fun, the party was stopped suddenly by an unexpected interruption.

"I suppose all good things come to an end, rather sudden this one maybe." Auroras shrug off to ease the fembot in knowing how upset she is right now.

"Do we have to go so soon, I was just about to try & hoof it on the dance floor?" Mach Kick complained in feeling like this was just getting good.

"I bet you were just dying to say that while you transform into a horse, weren't you?" Streamline crack a smile in knowing what the horse Maximal was going for there; a funny horse pun type joke.

"A shame that our first time experiencing this prom event, had to be cut so short?" Larkshot signed to shrug off lightly in having already accepted the facts of life for their situation.

"We have to get out, but if anyone sees us in Robot or Beast Mode, it'll look suspicious?" Zephyr-1 firmly stated in knowing how the normal humans would react if they saw them.

"We're caught between a rock & hard place, what now?" Jackrabbit asked in not sure how they will get out of this tight spot they landed themselves in.

"Well somebody better have an answer, if we start causing a ruckus, it won't end well for our side." Volpex remarked off remotely in knowing if they stick around too long, it will only be that much more difficult in trying to getaway.

"Great, the first time I bring a bot I'm starting to like, this happens?" Lynxa groans in feeling this was just peachy.

"Really, who's that?" Maximal X asked in having missed the topic of the subject.

"Ahh…" Lynxa she lightly blushed in not wanting to say it right now with the bot looking at her so closely.

"Well in any case, I'll try to contact the Maximals. We'll need a quick way out before we get spotted & sent off to who knows where?" Jeremie issued to say in what he'll do to help them out by calling in some backup.

The others nodded before they had to get ready while Jeremie makes the call on a com-link device: looks like their fun was about to be cut short. Talk about a real bummer of a bad timing…


MEANWHILE

AT THE MAXIMAL BASE

The scene opens within the Command Center in the Maximal Base. Right now many bots were doing other routine patrols, took time off to either train or relax inside the base. Rattrap was seen laying back in his console chair, doing nothing but kicking back.

"Ehhhh….finally some peace & quiet." Rattrap signed with relief in feeling so glad to relax now. "Heh, after the ruckus from before, this is just what this rotten needs." Rattrap issued to say in being glad after what he went through, some time to relax is what this metal rat needs.

"Beep-Beep!/Incoming Message! Identified – Jeremie Belpois." Sentinel's voice was heard interrupting the moment with an urgent message that came in.

"Ehhh, so much for peace & quiet?" Rattrap signed in seeing who was calling at just when he was enjoying the peace & quiet time. "Eh Yo Jer, what's the hubba?" He activated the com-link to speak directly to Jeremie.

"Rattrap! Is anyone there? Please answer!" Jeremie's voice was heard & it was sounding desperate.

"Ugh?" Rattrap was about to respond, but then Optimus was nearby as he approach the spot.

"Jeremie, is everything alright?" Optimus Primal spoke up as he approach to ask what was happening.

"We have a problem, there's some Elite Guards snooping around. Cheetor, the other bots & cadets are here with us. We need a Warp Gate ready at coordinates 0015." Jeremie's voice issued off to report this as much about what they need on their side.

"Understood, we'll be ready to bring you in. We're on Standby." Optimus issued to say this in letting the boy know, they will be ready to bring those in.

"Okay, thanks…/Beep…" Jeremie's voice replied off before the signal on the com-link went off.

"Something must have happened? Was there another Meta-Human in the area?" Longrack stated in guessing what the cause of the problem related to.

"Maybe, or maybe they might have devices to detect us, they already know that we're not organic life." Rhinox pondered another guess if there was a device to detect Cybertronian metallic or energy frequency.

"Brother, the moment we take our eyes of those kids, they get into trouble?" Rattrap signed in feeling like the human children & the youthful bots aboard always gets into trouble some how. "So ah, does this mean our break is over?" Rattrap asked sarcastically in knowing what the obvious answer was gonna be.

"For now, lets worry how to make sure everyone, human & bot, gets back here before they are discovered." Optimus Primal proclaimed in knowing that they need to get everyone back before anyone learns what they are dealing with.

The others in the Command Center each nodded before they began to quickly get moving. Optimus Primal left to be prepared by the Trans Warp Gate device, hoping that what comes…will be more friend then the opposite.


BACK AT THE JUNKYARD

The scene opens to where outside the bunker, Chamber '29' had it's door open before we see Jeremie peaking out to make sure the coast was clear. Some of the armor guys split into small groups passed by for a brief moment, & after a few seconds, it seem like no one else was coming….

"Coast is clear, come on, lets hurry!" Jeremie issued in giving the 'A-Okay' to the others as they slip outside.

"So where is Coordinates 0015?" Jackrabbit asked in being curious about where they are going.

"It's right by an abandon shed we only use to put away reusable spare parts." Jeremie pointed off in where such coordinates are located at.

"How else to you think we managed to get the right parts for the Mountain Crawler." William stated that they had some parts for the first Mountain Crawler Dune Buggy from a storage of reusable parts.

"We can discuss that later, lets get going." Yumi issued to say that they have to hurry before they are caught.

"Odd, you cover the rear." Ulrich stated in giving Odd a task to do.

"Why do I have to cover the rear?" Odd raised an eyebrow in finding this out just now.

"Because your scrawny figure makes you less likely to be seen." Sissi remarked off that if anyone saw the last person behind them, Odd's skinny figure would hardly be noticeable.

"How many times I gotta say it…" Odd complained out in feeling his frustration level rising from being teased. "I'm SVEEEEELTE!" He closed his eyes as he yelled this out while being lost in anger much to the others yelping reaction.

"Hey, what was that noise?" Someone nearby was heard speaking.

"It came from somewhere close?" Another male's voice was heard asking the same question.

"Search the area!" The third male voice was stricter, giving the order that caused those nearby to yelp.

"It would seem they heard you?" Artemis commented in Odd having shouted too loudly that those they were sneaking away from, heard him complain.

"Quickly, everyone follow us!" Aelita instructed those that they need to hurry on out of here.

Everyone began to run with the Maximals sticking close to them & not being so much in the light from the nightlight stands. Odd was covering the rear while not paying much attention to what's going on in the front.

"Man, why is it that we never get to have encounters that can actually produce good results? Always running away from trouble when you turn your eyes away for a moment and then…" Odd was in the middle of complaining that he wasn't watching his front to pay attention to his surroundings and then…. "Guuaygh!?" Then without warning, Odd bumped into something that came from around the corner, splitting him off from the others before registering who he bumped across.

And for the first time ever, Odd was at a lose for words, what he bump into was not something, it was some-ONE! A tall teenage black skin girl with dark brown hair with two red color hair lengths on the side, and brown color eyes. She wears a dark grey short-sleeve shirt with dark brown-violet line patterns on the front, a tan orange-red skirt with green, yellow & purple lines making a square pattern, underneath were black pants, black shoes, wore a black neck bane, & black wrist rings with one on the left & two on the right. She seem to be in the same a grade above Odd, but she had a tomboy approach to her.

"Ugh…" Odd was staring with wide eyes & almost gaping mouth because he bumped into a strange black girl he's never meant; until now.

"Um, sorry…about that? Guess I wasn't paying attention, here, let me help you up." The black girl noticed Odd to help him up, much to the guy blushing from being so close to this girl.

"Um, okay?" Odd responded a bit awkward before trying to rebalance himself. "Um, can I ask, who you are?" He literally went off to ask who the black girl's name was.

"Usually when asking for one's name, you give your own. Right?" The black girl remarked with a sly smile in countering that question.

"Ri-right…Odd…Odd Della Robbia." Odd sheepishly introduced himself while trying to act cool.

"Nice to meet you Odd. I'm Samantha Knight. But, you can call me Sam." The black girl introduced herself for Odd to get to know her better. "I guess you're here for any school's prom event?" She issued off in noticing Odd's little getup of a tuxedo.

"Well, I was….but plans changed…" Odd looked away to sadly sign in how such events of enjoyment changed. "Especially since I never actually found a girl to invite? So I came with friends, & maybe thought…I sneak off to find someone?" He honestly spoke while blushing a little bit as he tries to hid it from being seen.

"Really, gosh that's too bad." Sam stated in feeling like that's a bummer to miss out before having gotten to enjoy the big moment.

"Well, I'm use to it, my life is pretty much exciting that any normal girl might not be into a guy like me."

"An exciting life hugh, I'm interested? What's it like? Cause for me, it's skateboarding, do you do any of that…go to dangerous places to skate?" Sam asked in sounding really interested as she leans her head near Odd's right side; which made him lightly yelp from how this black girl was so close to him.

"Ugh, well your half right & not half off, but…" Odd sheepishly tried to keep his composure when being face to face with this girl; his heart was beating, almost about to spill the beans when…

"Hey! The signal's growing stronger here!?" A voice was heard that caused the two of them to yelp & see some armored guys on the move towards them.

"Oh boy?" Odd yelped in seeing who showed up, talk about rotten timing as usual in his line of work. "Ugh, sorry to cut this conversation short, it's been great meeting you. If you wanna look me up, I'm friends with a guy who's dad works here & is close to some HIGH-TECH big shot! Bye!" He quickly was talking fast to wrap things up while trying to leave an impress for Sam to think of him.

"Wha-wha…" Sam yelped in seeing Odd was just ending their conversation that short, but why.

Suddenly when Sam reached for Odd, she missed grabbing him. But the black girl did grab something slightly that was unseen, but it slip through her grasp cause she was surprised while Odd ran further ahead.

"Hugh…?" Sam reacted to look at her open hand as she open & close it; as if determining something while the Elite Guards small 3 man cell stop near her.

"That kid ran off, & the signal's still going strong his direction." One of the Elite Guards stated in what they were receiving from the device they held.

"Hurry, he might be a Meta-Human!" Another Elite Guard enforced the others that they must hurry after a suspect.

Now the Elite Guard quickly went off to follow after Odd's trail before they would lose him. But Sam had overheard much to start thinking about what happened, & what she may have experienced.

"A Meta-Human…" Sam stated as she studied her hand, as if figuring something out in what she held which was not there. "Weird, I think I touch something, It almost felt like….an invisible tail?" She did not know that when she grabbed Odd, she grabbed a small edge of his invisible cat-like tail invisible to everyone. "Hmmmm…Odd Della Robbia….you certainly are odd alright? But I think, you interest me?" Sam stated with a little smile in thinking that there was something about the odd boy, that she found….very intriguing.

Meanwhile, the gang was seen running from the bunker to go further into the junkyard . But as everyone was solely focused on reaching their destination for a Warp Gate escape route, someone took notice of a missing absence.

"Um, this may sound odd?" Maximal X spoke out in noticing something odd here.

"How odd?" Sissi asked in what the bot was even referring about.

"Well that's it? Isn't it Odd who was suppose to be behind us?" Maximal X stated off in having to mix a sentence with a phrase meaning something behind them.

"As in odd being our Odd?" Ulrich responded off to say as he & the rest stop to check the rear.

"Where is he?" Yumi asked in seeing that Odd was nowhere in sight.

"We knew we said cover the rear, but not being THAT far behind?" Mach Kick exclaimed that they did not mean for Odd to cover the whole rear & be left behind them.

"Great, so now someone's gonna have to go back & cover our rear while retrieving who was suppose to cover the rear in the first place?" Volpex signed in annoyance in what they are dealing with was utterly ridiculous.

"Woah! Look out!" Lynxa yelped as they took cover behind some junk rumble as some Elite Guards from the front were running towards their spot before stopping.

"It's more of those guys, this is more then a few?" Aquarius exclaimed in seeing that this was starting to get bad.

"Now where do we go?" Jackrabbit asked in seeing they need another way to get by without being seen.

"Hey you…Over here!" A female voice was heard, but it did not come from anyone else here.

"Hugh?" Jeremie looked to the side corner, & saw a waving hand.

"Quickly before they spot you." The same unknown female voice was stating for those to quickly get behind the corner for cover as quickly as they can.

"Can we trust whoever that voice was? The moment they see live alien robots, they'll flip out?" Auroras raised an optic eyebrow in thinking in the end, someone will freak out from seeing the Maximals appearance.

"Well we got no choice, it's either THAT or the Alternative!" Cheetor proclaimed in seeing they have two choices, trust a stranger or be caught by the Elite Guard pursuing them.

Seeing there were not many choices left open, the group quickly went to hid in the open corner and just in the nick of time. The Elite Guards did not notice where the gang were hiding, & went off without checking the area to examine anything suspicious. Jeremie, his group & the Maximals signed with relief…

"Thanks for trusting us to come here." A girl's voice was heard again, allowing everyone to recall they were helped…by someone.

Soon the gang noticed someone leaning near a pile of stack cars behind the shadows before coming into the light from a street lamp nearby. The first notice looked like a little dark-skinned girl with red hair tied into long pigtails, & maroon color eyes. Her bangs parted from the left with two white & silver hair clips holding them in place. She wears a long-sleeved dress in white with a silver stripe that goes up to her neck & stops above the knees, white socks, & silver boots with white wedges. She appeared to be no more then a 12 year old girl.

The second one near was an older dark-skinned teenage girl who looked like the first one. Only difference was she has short red pigtails, & her eyes are light blue. Her dress & socks are longer & have some attributes of some tech style. Her bangs parted from the left with two orange & white hair clips holding them in place. She wears a long-sleeved dress in orange with a white stripe that goes up to her neck & stops above the knees, white socks, & orange boots with white wedges. She appears to be close to a 15 year old girl.

"Um, sure but…are you alright?" Jeremie asked in feeling a bit hesitant to question the savior here.

"Why wouldn't we be?" The dark teen girl replied back in not showing any strange reaction while being calm:.

"Um, because you just helped us, & have you seen what these guys are?" William pointed off to state what this girl did & even went as far to aid Alien Robots of their group.

"Oh, them…" The dark teen girl responded as if not panicking. "Yeah, those alien machine guys that were said on the news. Heard they were dangerous, but from where I'm standing, they don't seem dangerous if you're helping them?" She smiled as if not being afraid, rather she smiled the whole time while giving an answer.

Everyone was sort of taken back, there was a human who for some reason, did not feel caution or concerns in seeing a Transformer. To many others, the reaction would be a bit more of the understatement. Yet the dark skin teen girl showed she was curious, excitable, & looking ready to be adventurous.

"Sis, are they okay?" The small dark girl spoke with a quiet, but shy tone in her voice.

"Oh sure, come on out & say hi." The older dark skin girl stated before having everyone focus on them. "My name's Sari, this is my little sister Sora." She introduced herself first before kneeling down to introduce the little dark girl with her who seem shy, quiet, and a little different compared to the older sister.

"Well, nice to meet you too. Wish it could have been under different circumstances." Cheetor smiled in trying to be friendly towards those that helped them out; if only the situation was a bit better.

"Yeah, cause now those Elite Guards somehow found out we're here?" Mach Kick stated in knowing who they have to be worried for; humans trying to find aliens like the Transformers.

"We're sorry…" Sora bow her head to apologize.

"Why are you apologizing?" Zephyr-1 raised an eyebrow in finding this apology odd.

"Because my sister…well, she…overloaded the ticket display when she didn't have enough to get me a prize." Sora explained the cause manner of what she was speaking.

"Overloaded, how?" Jackrabbit asked in being stump in what she heard.

"Hugh, well…since you all seem to be hanging with alien bots…may as well show you." Sari signed in guessing if they are gonna trust one another, best to be more open.

Then what Sari & Sora did shock everyone because their hands suddenly revealed lines before the skin layers…split: revealing machine parts while exhibiting sparks. Then it was over, they cease the action while everyone absorbed what they saw.

"Were those…" Aelita was about to say, but was cut off…

"Analyzing complete. They are not ordinary humans…I'm detecting readouts that suggest their bodies were mutated from the Quantum Surge." Artemis responded in having to theorize what Sari & Sora were: Meta-Humans who have had their bodies change & now exhibit machine-like functions.

"You mean…they're Meta-Humans…with robotic features?" Aquarius asked in surprise to not believe it, unlike the Lyoko Warriors & other types of Meta-Humans, these dark skin girls display abilities of technology.

"So that's it, you must have caused a strange energy reaction that had those guys learn something was here." Zephyr-1 stated in understanding that the Elite Guard came due to these girls have used their abilities carelessly.

"Be it Meta-Human or us, if we stay too long, they'll get either one of us." Larkshot stated that they can't be caught despite those armor guys doing their job.

"Do you girls have anyone that can help you while we try to getaway?" Streamline asked in not wanting to abandon those that were helping them out.

"We came here with our dad. He's always protect us." Sora stated with a shy response about who has helped them out.

"Well lets hurry & reach where we need to be & then we'll fgure out how to get your father." Volpex shrug off to simply state the obvious means to deal with one problem before the next.

Everyone was in much agreement before sneaking around the junkyard, avoiding more Elite Guard to reach their destination by an old storage shed. Jeremie finally managed to get in contact with the base, & that allowed a Warp Gate to appear before everyone.

"Woah!?" Sari & Sora were both amazed in seeing what appeared; it was amazing.

"Next stop…back to the Axelon!" Jeremie issued off in seeing this was their ticket to getting themselves out of danger.

"Thanks for helping us, do you think you'll find your father?" Aelita smiled to thank their new friends for helping them out.

"Oh I'm sure he's around. After all, he's…" Sari smiled to state this about who their father was when…..

"Sari…Sora!" Another voice was heard, & then entering from another corner was… "Hugh!?" None other then Professor Isaac Sumdac, as he stared at those here & the warp gate.

"Dad!/Daddy!" Sari & Sora responded in addressing the man as…their father.

"Professor Sumdac!?" Jeremie yelped in recognizing the professor his father is friends with.

"What the…why, aren't you our father's son? And…" Professor Isaac Sumdac was completely lost when he saw Jeremie before his eyes turn towards other things. "What is all this…what…" He was so lost, seeing the Maximals & some kind of Warp Gate before him.

"Guys! Time to bail!" Odd's voice was heard as everyone saw him running on all fours. "They're bringing out the BIG GUNS!" He yelled this out as to alert of who was coming, & with what.

"Oh my, Sari…Sora…we must leave at once!" Dr. Isaac Sumdac yelped in thinking the Elite Guard were near, as he ran up to get his daughters.

"Sis, they're almost all over, what now?" Sora stated with worry in seeing the Elite Guards showing from around the other corners; they won't escape & they will be seen upon when they are close enough.

"FIRE!" An Elite Guard issued the order as many of the armor guards prepared their weapons.

"Sorry daddy! But…" Sari stated in looking terrible in what she is gonna do. "HOLD ON!" She stated as she grabbed her father's hand when he approach the daughters.

"What in the…?" Professor Sumdac yelped as Sari pulled him with all her strength.

Sari grabbed her little sister Soara, & they along with the father, leaped into the Warp Gate. Jeremie's group & the Maximals didn't have time to acknowledge this as they did the same thing with Odd going in last. TheWarp Gate disappeared as the Elite Guards fired shots missed; leaving them baffled to see the targets escaped by some strange type of travel. Then without warning, we see the other side of the Warp Gate closed as everyone was on the ground, slowly getting up. And who should greet them then the Axelon Crew who saw the human children, the youthful Maximals &…the Sumdac Family that were new to everything.

"Oh my…" Professor Isaac Sumdac yelped in seeing more alien robots right in front of him.

"Um, hi Optimus…we…can explain everything? At least…I hope?" Jeremie

"Well…this is just…Prime." Optimus Primal signs to shake his head in seeing this will be a new thing to be added on to this weird day.


ONE HOUR LATER…

After much discussion has pass, we find many of those inside the Command Center, where much about the events that occurred have been told. And pretty much some new guest are also caught up to know about the Maximals here.

"Well now, I hope your satisfied? You went off to have fun, & instead brought in new problems to the table?" Dive-Bomb remotely stated in sounding like an old grump about the youths of the children & bots that went off, came back & brought new faces after getting away from being caught by the Elite Guard.

"Well, nice to see a friendly face…even a grumpy one." Odd smiled off to try to look at the positive side of things here; even by humoring their situation.

"Incredible! In all my years I've never seen such a thing? An alien race of some advance technological machine?" Professor Sumdac exclaimed in being amazed by meeting the Transformer race before him.

"Yes, we're a race called Transformers: we are known as Maximals." Longrack issued off to inform the good professor of what they are called & what they are known to be.

"And pretty much our enemy, the Predacons, are those that are definitely NOT what you call…Friendly Aliens." Mach Kick issued off to remark a fact about Predacons, were bots that are not exactly those you wanna meet.

"Hmmm, to think…this once empty husk, is now moving with a free will of it's own? Grugrugrugruaaah….Interesting?" Dinobot was seen studying Maximal X in noticing that the bot that was just a spare body, has change on the outside & even more so, change to have free will was…fascinating to say the least.

"Heh, yeah, who have thought we see old Maximal X moving about again, & this time not with somebody else's mind to run around like a crazy lune." Rattrap remarked off to lightly joke about the last time they saw Maximal X up and about.

"I'm sorry, I force Aelita to help me get a date because…well, the guy I was gonna ask already got one." Lynxa apologized in knowing this was mostly her fault due to her own action.

"Really, who?" William asked in never knowing who Lynxa was referring to.

"Um…" Lynxa paused in knowing she can't mention William's name. "Well lets just say that while I may not have gotten the guy in question, I got the bot I always dreamed he be." She simply stated in seeing that Maximal X turn out to be the bot she feels like she can get around to being with.

"That's a little puzzling?" Sissi raised an eyebrow in thinking that statement had some few holes in it.

"Well in any case, we could give you the station of being a Cadet among our crew. If you're up for it." Optimus Primal proclaimed in focusing towards Maximal X in seeing they'll make him a Cadet member of the crew since he had no other function experience like other bots & was just starting out.

"Well I maybe new, but…I guess that function sounds alright for a beginner like me." Maximal X shrug off to simply say in believing that area sounded best for a new bot to work in.

"So ugh, what'cha gonna start off doing first now that your part of the crew, Mr. Maximal X?" Rattrap lightly smirk off to hear what the new bot is gonna do to help out.

"Um, well…I was told that new bots that come online, can decide what their names should be base of their form & character." Maximal X issued off to try to think this through while he maybe slow on the update, he wants something in the end. "And while the body was called Maximal X, it doesn't feel much like who I am?" He stated in knowing what he is, but not what he 'actually' wants to be that is his own.

"Well do you wanna be called Maximal William instead?" Jackrabbit raised an eyebrow in thinking if that was where the bot was going with.

"Probably not, that was when William's mind was in that body." Cheetor shook his head to contemplate about such an issue.

"Well there must be something that you can think about that fits you?" Auroras ponders to think in what good name suits the new functioning bot.

"Agreed, with your basic thinking, lets just hope you don't end up like some even more scrappy-er piece of metal you salvage." Aquarius proclaimed in thinking that if this new bot is not careful, he may end up with more damages to end up in the scrap yard.

"Salvage…Hugh?" Maximal X repeated those words before slowly thinking this carefully. "I like it, Salvage…maybe that can be my name." He stated in believing he's come up with a name for himself.

"Ye mean ta tell us that you rather end up with a name that refers to you being once a piece of scrap metal that was salvage together?" Volpex raised an eyebrow in remarking that having such a name might strike as others making fun of the bot.

"Well, I was…& now I guess I'm more then before. So my name is my own, I'm Salvage!" The now formerly named Maximal X issued in what to called himself as Salvage proclaimed.

"Well, I think it's a good name. And if it builds character, then so be it." Larkshot shrug off in stating that he doesn't mind, their new Maximal comrade has found his own identity.

"Right, well come on Salvage, we may not have enjoyed much, but we can still enjoy some time around here." Lynxa smiled to say as she took the new bot by the arm to help pull him with her.

"Well if you say so, then I guess I'm in." Salvage replied off with an unsure puzzled face, but was flexible non-the-less to partake.

"Say dad, can we go with our new friends to tour the base?" Sari asked her father if the dark skin girls can tour around this place.

"Can we daddy, please?" Sora clap her hands in also wishing to partake as well.

"Hmmm…I suppose so, after all…a friend who has looked out for another friend of mine, is another friend I think we all can enjoy being near." Professor Sumdac thought about this for a brief moment before having come to a conclusion with a smile. "Especially since if the one before me, helped risk his life to save our world. You & your Maximals have done much, & I hope to help prove to the world, that not all aliens are a threat to our way of life." He issued in having seen it to believe it, the truth that Optimus was the one who helped save their world from the Planet Buster that was once the fake moon over their world.

"Thank you, I know it won't be easy, but we appreciate the thought." Optimus Primal smile to nod in appreciating the thought.

"If you can follow us, we can give you the tour." Yumi stated to their new friends in showing them around.

"Yeah, just make sure you don't fire in the base, Odd learn that mistake once already." Ulrich remarked off with a smile to bring up a funny event that once happened.

"Hey Odd, you ready?" Jeremie asked in noticing that Odd seem to be drifting off into space with his mind unfocused.

"Hugh, oh…sure…Hey Jer, do you think these watch things will keep our normal look whenever we go out?" Odd return to Earth to respond while asking a rather odd question.

"Well yeah Odd, as long as we're careful. Why?" Jeremie replied back to say while raising an eyebrow to that question.

"Oh, just thinking about future plans is all." Odd shrug off to simply say as if; he had something on the mind he wanted to do.

"So what's it like seeking out adventure & going wherever you want to go?" Sari asked in sounding excited to be working alongside those helping these Alien Transformers.

"Well…it's not always easy. But why do you ask?" Aelita shrug off to say while asking why Sari was interested.

"My sister & I don't have many friends, we been home school by our dad for as long as we can remember." Sora pointed off in having mention this fact about they don't have many other folks to be friends with; so they been taught by their father then going to regular schools.

"Well, I suppose in some way of saying it, you now have us now." Artemis exclaimed to say while trying to have her human holographic form display a smile.

Soon the children began to take Sari & Sora to explore the base while getting to know another. At the same time, Professor Sumdac was being shown in how to work their console & devices by Longrack in thinking having another smart human around may be helpful in times of need.

"Hmmm…Optimus. We need to tell you something." Rhinox hums a bit with a serious tone in his voice of concern.

"What is it Rhinox?" Optimus Primal responded, sensing there was something important to be discussed here.

"When we were scanning the new humans to be apart of the system for Sentinel to recognize, we discovered something." Rhinox explained something while sounding serious as it involved the Sumdac family. "Apparently their Meta-Human gene is mutated, but the technology & machine doesn't match this planet's tech or the other aliens. The only match we found: was Cybertronian." Rhinox pointed out on a nearby display showing the hologram frame of Sari & Sora in stating a discovery within them.

"Are you certain?" Optimus Primal raised an eyebrow if Rhinox was certain of this.

"Dive-Bomb & Longrack helped me confirm it, these two of Professor Sumdac are indeed Techno-Organic. But the question involving how they came to be a new Transformer species is a mystery." Rhinox shook his head in finding the mystery of how humans can be turn into Transformers escaped one's foggiest mind: it's truly as if a new species was uncovered & they have no explanation for it.

"Hmmm…so they're a case like Aelita, a species that are different from Transformers." Optimus hums to himself in seeing the Sumdac daughters are just like the Aelita, a Transformer species unlike any other. "Well, whatever they are, the important thing is that we treat them as one of our own." Optimus reconfirms the issue that no matter what, they treat those here as one of their own. "Maybe you can have Professor Sumdac help study the Alien Disc.?" He stated in requesting that Rhinox has the good professor aid in figuring out the Alien Disc.

"Alright, he seems to know enough that he may help us figure out the mystery." Rhinox nodded his head in thinking that's not a bad idea.

"That & much more my old friend." Optimus Primal nodded his head slowly to agree as Rhinox was going to talk to the professor. "Much more…indeed." He firmly stated to himself while looking out on the open ceiling hatch: as if reconfiguring his thoughts.

To Optimus Primal, he's learning many new things on this world. The changes & new discoveries, question now remains…what else will they encounter: will it be something good…or something dangerous. As the scene began to fad out, only time will tell on what events will effect the continuous of the Beast Wars…


NOTES: The Imagine Inducer Watch is an object used in the X-Men Evolution series (mostly used by Nightcrawler to retain a human form.).

Maximal X's return & new origin profile will allow him to play a role as a member of the Maximals group. One can picture his existence & actions are likely relating to William Clone from Code Lyoko. (Especially a good point since in Season One of my story, William WAS Maximal X, & now a replica persona will exist in the body).

Samantha Knight is a character from Code Lyoko series (And was Odd's love interest that the two had a close romantic relationship)

Sari Sumdac is a character from Transformers Animated Series (In this universe version, she appears in her upgraded teenage form)

A new OC character, Sora Sumdac, is an OC I made in picturing if Sari had a little sister that was just like her 1st un-upgraded version (but with a different personality). If the Transformers Animated series ever continued into more seasons, I would picture a little sister that looks like Sari, but acts differently: yet the two would share a sisterly bond.

*And now, here's a NEW introduction profile for the OC I introduced & gave him a new change.

VISION-KING

Name: Salvage

Function: Maximal

Transmutation: Transmetal

Robot Mode: A tall muscular silver metallic exoskeleton frame body. Wearing red and grey armor with a blue globe center piece in the chest plate, shoulder pads, vambraces, thighs, knee pads, and feet. The helmet had three horns forming an arrow shape, a blue cross-shaped glass on the middle of the face, & blue glass-like objects on the sides of its helmet. On the backside were two detached yellow wings that also shaped like navigation pointers when folded. From the metallic face figure was a silver mask guard, & the optic eyes were apparently light blue.

Beast Mode: A metallic red raven bird with some golden feather features, golden talons & beak, & bright light blue color eyes. In some way of viewing it, it almost has the figure feature of a phoenix. Vehicle Mode: A metallic red version raven bird with it's body more flat-line to form a stealth aircraft & lets off a blue stream wave while hovering or flying.

Arsenal: Displays blades mounted on his wrist called Feather Wrist Blades used for close combat. Gathers energy to fire a beam from the chest called Central Chest Beam that deals heavy damage on distance targets. Carries arrow-head shape guns he calls Gazer Blasters which fire off small rapid fire beams against large number targets.

Bio: Once known as Robot X design by HIGH-TECH for a military program, but after being reconfigured with Cybertronian ingenuity to become Maximal X. The purpose was to provide a body that could hold William Dunbar's mind while his body recovered due to an incident where the mind would not survive a serious operation. But William had a hard time adjusting with a program trying to have him attack targets including his friends, & was almost used by the Predacons to defeat the Maximals. After the settlement was over, William's mind was transfer back into his body to leave Maximal X an empty shell that was stored away in the Axelon Ship.

After the events with the Quantum Surge, due to the strange nature of Maximal X's construction was also affected to change into a Transmetal. But during the event when Aelita & Lynxa came to find the body, they soon experimented to give life to the body with the power of the Key which triggered old memory data leftover inside to give the hollow Maximal X a Spark. After coming online to find some sense of self, he becomes a new member of the Axelon crew as a fresh new Cadet. He may be slow & a sometimes display a dim-witted behavior, but he's got a good heart which is something Lynxa saw to like him a lot.

Note: I made a new change to give this bot a Transmetal new look. His body is based on Globemon from Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters series. Also while Salvage is a name for different bots in the Transformers world, there was not one in Beast Wars, so, I used it for a good theme: & salvage in making a new version of Maximal X (an OC Version of Autobot X) fit into the story.

Alright, we finally finished this chapter, hope many enjoyed what they saw. Next chapter, something big is happening that an 'alien' event takes place. And that Tigatron & Airazor are in the middle of it when they get caught by an unnatural plant. Once more, Rhinox defends the Maximal Base when Megatron attacks with plans to steal back the Alien Disc. And without warning, Tarantulas announces himself to no longer be apart of Megatron's crew, but instead uses them for his own sinister agenda. Just what is gonna happen that it all takes place right where some Maximals were taken, a battle between Transformers…or a sudden surprise by some Alien Invaders!? Stay tune to find out…