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Chapter 9

Nemesis Prime

Flashback:

"Hel, do you ever wish that we were like normal princesses," asked a woman with silky black hair, her dark lavender eyes stretching to the edge of their sockets in order to get a view of the older woman on the right side.

"Not at all," answered the older woman as she tightened the laces on her long black boot. "I enjoy my life on the battlefield. The life of a normal princess is something I shudder to picture myself in." The older of the two girls tied her black hair into a ponytail. She had the appearance of a twenty-seven year old and the build of a battle-hardened soldier. The tone of her skin and her hair color where identical to her younger sister, but her eyes were blood red. "I dislike that type of uneventful life as well as the compassion or utter selfishness that results from the life of a normal princess. Maybe that's why I do not really care for my youngest sister," she confessed. "What makes you ask such a silly question, Keres?"

"I guess I was just thinking about Hotaru and how she was doing," answered Keres, following with a little giggle.

"Figures, you always pampered Hotaru when we were younger. I almost considered calling her your daughter," responded Hel, indirectly making her younger sister choke on her own laughter. "I guess that thought has been bothering you for the past five years. I'm sorry."

"Why apologize, sister? It was not your fault we were forced to become our master's slaves. That was father's decision." The very mention of that dreaded day brought rushes of both anger and sorrow for the two sisters.

"I promise you this, Keres. I will defeat Optimus Prime and claim the Autobot Matrix of Leadership for myself. Then I will use its power to destroy our master, and then I will take revenge for the both of us on father. That way, we can return to our way of life before that day and you can pamper Hotaru as much as you please." Hel's voice was firm and angry, as expressed through the crushing of a stone in her hand upon mentioning revenge. "I will succeed, because I am Sailor Chaos."

End Flashback:

"I swear I will get revenge for your death, Hel, and I will fulfill your dream," muttered Nemesis Prime as she slammed her fist against the side of the mountain her back was leaning against. Clearly, she was in a bad mood, and it was getting worse every passing second that Optimus Prime did not show up. Nemesis never considered herself a patient being, and the anticipation leading up to her destined battle with the Autobot leader was building up to unbearable proportions. Without looking or leaving her train of thought, the black Prime grasped a falling piece of rubble about to hit her head and threw it at Rodimus. "Will you quit moving, it is really starting to aggravate me. So if you don't stop it, I will take you offline faster than you can relay a command from your processor."

"Sorry, did I hit a sore spot," taunted Rodimus, hoping that he could eventually cause Nemesis to lose her temper and give him a chance to escape. Well, things didn't work out the way he hoped and he ended up paying for it when Nemesis's foot was impaled into the side of his head.

"You should be more worried about the remaining two cycles you have before termination rather than my problems," snarled Nemesis as she lifted the young Prime by his neck.

Nemesis Prime was distracted from Rodimus upon hearing a loud roar and booming sounds of feet hitting the ground. "Leave him alone," shouted Grimlock as he charged Nemesis Prime with his jaws ready to decapitate her. However, Nemesis had a different plan and she started it by throwing Rodimus at the Dynobot. Grimlock was forced to transform into his robot mode in order to catch the young leader of the Wreckers, but by the time he'd set Rodimus off to the side, Nemesis was already waiting right in front of him. With a wicked smile under her face plate, Nemesis Prime unsheathed Grimlock's energon sword and lodged it deep into his chest. She stepped back moments before the mighty Dynobot slumped to the ground.

Moon Palace:

"Alright Jazz, tell me everything that you saw and heard in that message," ordered Optimus, praying that his subordinate just had a nightmare and nothing more.

"I'm tellin' ya Prime, this chick, Nemesis Prime, is strong… I mean she took down Fort Max for Primus sake! We have to hurry or we're gonna have a heck load of Autobots joining the well of Allsparks!" The situation was definitely bad. It must have been if it had caused a level-headed Autobot like Jazz to lose his cool. That in itself frightened many of the Autobots present.

"Prowl, how much time do we have till the deadline," Prime asked. He had to get control of the situation and mostly get his troops to calm down. Fortunately, he could always rely on Prowl to keep cool in almost any predicament. "Jetfire, have you tracked Grimlock's position yet or his supposed destination?"

"Not yet Prime. It's difficult tracking a bot as inconsistent as Grimlock," explained the scientist as he frantically typed at a side computer.

"I want coordinates, Jetfire, not excuses," replied Optimus as he sat down to plan his next move. "Hound, any word from our reinforcements yet?"

"No sir, but that's the least of our concerns now. Teletran-1 is detecting a swarm of Decepticons heading our way including Trypticon and Scorponok !" Optimus sighed and placed his hand against his forehead. Just what he needed, Megatron and his flunkies being added to his current pile of troubles. Now Prime was mentally torn in two. He was forced to choose between two unfavorable situations and which ever one he decided to act on, it was guaranteed that the other force would be annihilated. Fortunately, Prime was brought out of the conflict in his mind when he felt Prowl place a firm hand on his shoulder.

"I don't mean to usurp your authority, sir, but you should go save Rodimus and the others. We can hold our own against Megatron, or at least give you time to save them and get back here. Don't worry about us, it'll just be the same as when we fought the Decepticons at Iacon," reassured Prowl and many of the other Autobots, although most of them were scared to death.

"Thank you everyone, I promise that I will return with everybody safe and functioning. Until then, Prowl is in command." At the moment, Optimus couldn't be more proud of his Autobots, but now wasn't the time to express it. He transformed into his truck mode and started to rev up his engines.

"Wait Prime," ordered Serenity, even though she held no authority over him. "I'm going with you."

"No, you are staying here Serenity. It's too dangerous for you to come along. Besides, your people need you," said Optimus, hoping she would listen to reason.

Serenity glared at the Cybertronian truck with an anger that she would normally never show to anybody but her enemies. "My son needs me," she argued back. So much for listening to reason. "Usagi told me everything, so I know what's going on." Serenity managed to grab hold of Prime's exhaust shaft, but she was quickly pulled off by Prowl. "Let go of me, damn it!"

The tension in the air was broken by shockwaves produced by the bombing from the Decepticons. Prime decided to take advantage of it. "Thank you Prowl," said Prime as he began to roll away. "I swear I'll return with Soran alive and well, just wait for me." With that, Optimus drove out of the palace grounds at his maximum speed, filtering out all of Serenity's screams and words of anger.

"Hah, I've found you Prime," shouted Megatron as he dove out of the sky. "Now we finish our eon long battle!" The Decepticon Supreme Commander transformed and started firing repeated rounds from his main cannon.

Optimus was able to dodge each blast without slowing down or altering his path. "Sorry Megatron, I can't play with you now." This infuriated the Emperor of Destruction, causing his shots to be quicker and more random in direction.

"I will not be denied the satisfaction of extinguishing your spark, Prime," roared Megatron as he transformed and fired every weapon he had at his foe. He was completely determined on killing Optimus, and came close to hitting him with a fatal shot. For about several minutes, Prime was forced to perform energy-consuming evasive maneuvers. However, because Megatron was focused only on Prime, he was unaware of Jetfire until he was hit straight in the back of the head, slamming him face first in the mud.

"Optimus, hurry and climb on board," said Hotaru as she reached out to him while holding on for dear life to the side of Jetfire's opened his cargo hatch. "You don't have much time until Rodimus and the others are finished." As soon as Prime was completely in the Cybertronian carrier jet, Jetfire pushed his thrusters to their maximum power and sped off in Nemesis Prime's direction.

"What are you doing here Jetfire and why did you bring Princess Hotaru along," questioned Prime, angry with the scientist for involving the girl.

"I asked him because Setsuna is important to me and I want to protect him," answered Hotaru firmly as she tightened her fists.

"Astrotrain, follow them," barked the enraged Megatron as he lifted himself off of the ground. "Starscream, you are in command of things over here, is that too much for you?" For a brief second, the optics of Megatron and his treacherous second-in-command met.

"Of course it is not, Mighty Megatron. Just leave the battle to me while you go and retrieve the head of Optimus Prime," answered the Seeker as he took several shots at the enemy artillery.

Endymion Crater:

Nemesis, after a long period of meditation, opened her optics and stood up. "Finally, he comes to me," she said to herself. "At last, I can get revenge."


Preview: At last, Nemesis Prime will battle Optimus for her revenge. However, Megatron is not about to sit by and watch his bitter enemy be destroyed by another Decepticon. And Hotaru will finally learn the horrifying truth about the fates of her two older sisters.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons at the Moon Palace is not looking good for Prowl. That is until he receives back up from Queen Pluto and the newly awakened Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, plus support in the form of Ultra Magnus and his Autobot crew!