Title: Big Bad and Red
Genre: Action/Drama/Friendship
Rating: T for some strong language, some violence, mild adult content, some crude humor.
Summary: Sixteen year old, city slicking orphan child, Rex Rory lives in Alabama and he has only one arm. What else can go wrong? Oh.....yeah. He just met a huge alien robot that turns into a big, temperamental, red Mack semi truck.
~Chapter Ten~
First Sign Of Trouble
Falling asleep was a little hard for Rex to do, but he managed to do it while sitting in the passenger seat, listening to Magnus' engine rumble as he drove down the Highway. He had had a strange dream about what kind of journey he was going to have with Ultra Magnus. He had a dream where they finally found out where the Autobots were hiding and he imagined all sorts of giant alien robots. He even imagined that Magnus' brother, Optimus looked exactly like his friend and was probably the same color.
It was when the morning sun light touched Rex's face did his eyes squint as he stirred out of his sleep. He felt a little irritated by the offending light and even tried to turn his head away from it so he could sleep longer. It didn't help too much.
So, with a big yawn, Rex let his eyes flicker open and he sat up straighter in the passenger seat. He tried to stretch his legs and arm a little before glancing around. They were still on the road, no surprise there. What did surprise Rex was there were a lot of trees along the road. They weren't really any trees that he had ever seen. Some even stretched and mashed their branches with their neighboring trees, with thick and long moss hanging down from them. Behind the trees, Rex saw a glimmering light off a lake on one side, and the shining ocean on the other.
"I see you're finally out of recharge." Rex turned his head to see that Magnus had activated his Holographic Imager and his human form seemed to be driving the large red Mack. The man sitting there merely glanced over at him before returning his eyes to the road. "Are you aware that you speak in your recharge?" He asked, almost amused.
Rex's face flushed, not even wanting to know what he had been saying while sleeping. He could have blurted out all of his secrets for all he knew. But he had to ask anyway. "What was I saying?" He asked, suspiciously.
Magnus began to chuckle, his engine rumbling a little louder to join in. He glanced back over at Rex, noting that his face was a little flushed from embarrassment. "Hmm. Nothing too much. Your vocal processor kept changing its pitch and rhythm, which I had to look up on the Web to figure out why. I believe it was what you call, song." He told him.
Like a light being turned on, Rex's face nearly went as red as Magnus' paint job and he groaned as he slapped his head into his one hand. "Oh, god. I was singing in my sleep! That's even worst!" He groaned.
Magnus laughed, not being able to help it at all.
After a moment, Rex calmed down and grimaced as he felt an embarrassing pressure within his lower regions. He really needed to use the bathroom. He really didn't want to share that information with his Autobot friend, but if he didn't go soon, he was going to have an accident. "Magnus, is there any way we can pull over into a store or gas station? I really have got to go." He muttered, feeling a little miserable.
The man beside him in the driver's seat frowned, looking at him with confusion. "Go? Go where?" He asked, his frown deepening.
Again, Rex groaned as he ended up having to cross his legs and shake his head. He felt even worst that learning he had been singing in his sleep. He had no clue how he was even suppose to explain that humans had to relieve their selves now and then. "I gotta pee. I think Aunt Jan's hot chocolate has caught up with me through the night." He groaned again when Magnus' eyes dimmed, probably looking up the word.
And finding it, Magnus grimaced, his huge metal frame making a light jerk on the road, but not enough to catch other drivers' attention. "Oh. I see. You need to lubricate." He chuckled when Rex groaned again. But he eventually chose a Speedee Mart to pull into and park well away from other vehicles. "I'll just wait right here for you then." He told the young teen as he swung open his door for the boy to hop out.
It couldn't be helped for Rex to joke a little with his big friend as he hopped down, immediately regretting it because it made things just a little worst. "Are you sure you don't want to come in? Because I hear they have great oil and stuff." He stated.
The joke kind of fell flat as Magnus raised an eyebrow at him. "I don't think this establishment would be big enough for me to enter, Rex." He mentioned.
Rex grimaced and shook his head as he began to speed towards the building. He would definitely have to explain to Magnus about jokes and stuff. But right now, he just needed to go.
Immediately heading inside, Rex had to ask the cashier where the restrooms were, trying very hard not to dance, much to HER amusement. Though, quite a few people in the building were already staring at Rex's lost arm, much to HIS discomfort. He didn't even realize that there was a news broadcast on the television as he quickly ducked into the small bathroom.
Moments later, Rex emerged from the bathroom, feeling much better. He began to realize that his stomach was now complaining about wanting to be fed and he started cursing himself for not pocketing some money before coming in. So he was off going back outside to get some, without realizing that a few eyes were now turned up towards the television, watching the news report about a teenage run away from Alabama.
"Magnus, I need to do a quick and grab, okay?" Rex said as he leaned into the cab, reaching for his back pack. He had to roll his eyes a little when the sandy haired man frowned at him and raised an eyebrow again. "I mean, I need something to eat. You know, to fill me up like how you need gas to fill up your tanks."
"Ah. I see. Just to let you know, Rex, your Planet's energy source, Gasoline, tastes like slag. It's the oil that I enjoy." Magnus remarked.
Rex just nodded as he grabbed a ten and then hopped down. "Okay. I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I'll grab you a liter or several." He told him, grinning before hurrying back to the gas station to find something. He didn't really even give Magnus a chance to reply to that, knowing it was going to fall flat like his joke had.
Heading back inside, the young teenager began to scan the food aisles and trying to figure out what he wanted to eat. He figured that he should grab something for later as well. He hadn't been too worried about his food sources when he had been taking off and it made him grimace about some of the prices. It began to occur to him that he didn't even have a clue where he was. He had been sleeping the entire night that he hadn't seen any of the signs. So he took a quick trip near the newspaper and glanced at the headlines. Imagine his surprise when he saw in large bold letters; Louisiana Press Association.
"Oh, wow. We're in Louisiana already? I missed Mississippi." Rex said, very amused before he went back to scanning the aisles.
"Hey, Darla. Did you hear that news report just now?" Rex heard someone say from somewhere in the other side of the store. "About that kid?"
"Yessiree, I did, Midge. The nerve of the new generation." Another woman remarked. "It just kills me to hear about all of these kids running away from home. I heard tha' Ally-bama's got the news all over the state. Poor chil'. Wonder why he'd run away from home." Rex froze when he heard the conversation going on and even looked wide eyed around the convenient store to see who was talking. There were two women on the other side of the aisle who were discussing it. "I wonder if there was trubble at home or the chil's just a spoiled and didn' get his way. What was that name again?"
"I think it was Roger or something."
"It was Rex, ladies." A man's voice piped up; obviously he had been listening in too.
Swallowing hard, Rex quickly grabbed a few things, not caring what they were any more and hurried up to the counter, trying to keep his head down low. He knew it was him that they were talking about. It seemed that news spread pretty fast in Brewton about his running away. More or less, it had spread all the way to Louisiana.
So, getting to the counter, Rex just pushed the ten towards the cashier before gathering his chosen food and rushing out without even caring about his change. He ignored the cashier who was calling after him for his change as he was out the door and nearly running towards the big red Mack with his food.
"Rex, do I want to know why you are running?" Magnus' human form called out his window, already getting the idea that something was wrong.
Rex just tossed his junk food into his bag before quickly plopping down in the passenger seat and pulling his seat belt on. "Later, Mags! Let's just get out of here!" He told him quickly. He ignored the alarmed look on Magnus' face as the truck rumbled to life and began driving rather quickly out of the parking lot. He didn't want to explain right at the moment. He just glanced out the window just as several came out of the store, looking frantically around. He knew very well that they were looking for him but they had not seen him get into Magnus' cab.
So they were safe for now.
Eventually, Magnus started prying and Rex had to explain what happened in the store. It wasn't to be surprised when the Autobot Commander started looking a little worried about the entire new situation. But more or less, they were in the clearing for now.
It was quiet for a little while as Rex filled up his stomach from the bag of potato chips he had grabbed. He grimaced a little as he ate them, knowing it wasn't exactly the most filling meal but it was something. He started thinking about everything that what was happening now. He couldn't believe he had actually ran away from home and was on the road with a giant alien robot on this new strange and exciting journey to find more alien robots. He could only imagine what would happen while being on the road.
More or less, it bothered him to think that his aunt and uncle had already started worrying about him enough to call in the media to help find him. He knew this was going to be a harder for him and Magnus to sneak around and try to find the Autobots.
It was the Autobots that had Rex even more interested in learning about. He had heard quite a bit about Optimus Prime from Magnus, but what about the others? And exactly how many were there of them? He even had to question the thought about the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. How did it start in the first place? Why had it started? Why did an entire planet full of alien robots start fighting and trying to kill each other?
So, Rex decided after downing a bottle of water he had bought back at the gas station to ask Magnus.
"Magnus, tell me more about your people? How many are there of the Autobots? And how many Cybertronians were there on Cybertron? And.....how big was Cybertron anyway? You guys are so big so it must be huge, right?" Rex asked, looking over the man sitting beside him.
Amused, Magnus glanced over at Rex before nodding as he turned his eyes back to the road. He had figured that the youngling would start questioning about his world and its bots. "Aye. Cybertron is very big. Much bigger than your planet. It's almost the same size as your neighboring planet, Jupiter." He paused to think. "Before the war even started, there used to be tens of thousands of Cybertronians living on Cybertron. Millions, even. There were different shapes and sizes of Cybertronians, much like your own people. But the war," He paused to sigh and shake his head. "The war cut down our numbers to a decent estimate of thousands. I'm not even sure how many there are left. A lot of our people were destroyed because of this idiotic war. As for the number of Autobots, I can't say the number either. But there used to be a lot of us. And even the number of Decepticons. The war has taken a great deal of our people." He explained a little.
Rex frowned as he tried to imagine millions of robots with their own different of shapes and sizes. It was too much to think about though. So he stopped and asked the next question, though he knew it might be a little difficult to even answer.
"How did......" Rex paused, frowning with a little concern. "How did the war start? Why?"
There was a small moment of silence as Magnus thought about the question and the answer to give to his young friend. It was a hard question to answer that was for sure. It plainly showed on Magnus' face as a glimmer of sorrow crossed over his deep blue eyes, causing Rex to regret even asking.
But Magnus answered anyways.
"It was Megatron who started the war." Magnus began, keeping his eyes directly in front of him as he changed lanes and went around a slow minivan. He shook his head still not looking at Rex. "It was a really foolish reason too. He was a rising star in the Cybertron Games, gladiatorial games for the entertainment of our kind. He enjoyed the carnage and brutality in fighting other Cybertronians for the excitement that came out of it. Before him, it had been Jetfire, a rather Legendary Seeker." He paused to finally glance at the curious look on Rex's face. "Seekers are mostly aerial Cybertronians, but there's a fair few that are ground bots. They search for Energon for our world, our food sources, as you may call them. Jetfire, himself, was an unbeatable Cybertronian in the Cybertron Games. He fought with extraordinary skills and had a talent for evasive actions. No Cybertronian could ever beat him. Not even Megatron at one time. He could be brutal, if he liked. But eventually, he decided that he had enough entertaining Cybertronians by ripping apart his opponents. He saw that it was not doing good by doing such a thing.
"Any way, Megatron became the next star after Jetfire retired from the Games. He was so violent and showed no mercy. That was the problem. A lot of mechs and femmes were killed by his claws and the Cybertronian Council, the bots who governed our world didn't like it. They immediately ordered that the Games be shut down." Magnus explained shaking his head. "Megatron did not like that and eventually tried to start up an Underground Games. But he was found out and severely punished by the Council. You break the laws of Cybertron, you get an electro lashing. Basically, it's what the humans would call a spanking."
Rex had to lightly laugh at the thought of a giant alien robot being spanked. It was a funny image going through his mind and even Magnus spared an amused smile before it was gone again at the next train of thoughts going through his processor.
"Megatron was furious at the punishment he received, though. He was furious enough to even murder the Councilors and try and gain control of the entire world of Cybertron. He created the Decepticons, choosing his mechs carefully. With the Decepticons behind him, he began to rule Cybertron with fear and hatred. He became a rather fierce leader and eventually, the First Twelve Transformers ever created had enough of his brutality and murderous deeds. Especially when Megatron demanded for the two most sacred artifacts of power of Cybertron. The All Spark and the Matrix of Leadership." Magnus kept explaining, his face starting to darken. "With those two in Megatron's claws, he would have been unstoppable. It would have been dark not only for Cybertron, but for the rest of the Universe. Or even the Cosmos. He would destroy and take control of every piece of life.
"The First Twelve, though there used to be Thirteen of them until one fell from the seat of power, they decided that Megatron's dark reign should end. They hid away the All Spark so that Megatron would never find it and passed the Matrix of Leadership to the very first Prime ever created. Magnus Prime, which I have been designated after." The Autobot Commander explained, glancing at the growing smile on Rex's face. "Magnus Prime became the first Prime and he created the Autobots to challenge the Decepticons and end their dark deeds. Thus the war began."
"All because Megatron was spanked?" Rex asked, skeptically.
Magnus huffed softly, almost amused but he shook his head as he looked at the boy beside him. "I wish it would have been that simple, Rex. True, it was the electro lashing that fueled Megatron's fury at first. But it was the fact that he could not let go of the fights. He had enjoyed all of the brutality and destruction too much that it blinded him. Causing chaos in a simple game match was all that he became to know. He could not let go of the thoughts of running Energon in his claws and ripping limbs off of his fellow Cybertronians. It was something....." He shook his head, narrowing his eyes as he looked forward again. "It just was something that he could not let go. And denying him the control over the two most powerful energy sources was what turned his furious flame into a blazing fire. It was hatred, greed and lust for power that started the war. It just grew out of hand and eventually destroyed our Planet."
Rex stared wide eyed at Magnus, almost completely stunned. "What? You mean.....Cybertron was destroyed? Like.....super nova destroyed? Completely obliterated?" He asked, alarmed.
"No. More like the life on Cybertron was diminished. It, itself, is still out there. But all that remains is basically a skeleton of what it used to be. It's energy of life has been snuffed out. It's basically in stasis lock." Magnus explained, pausing for a moment when Rex frowned in confusion. "Stasis lock is basically a coma. There is no movement, no actions. It's due to the fact that the All Spark was what was needed to revive our planet, as well as a good amount of Energon. But to revive Cybertron, it would take destroying a planet full of life."
"Uh....you mean......like destroying Earth?" Rex asked, uneasily.
Heaving another air break sigh, Magnus nodded as he met Rex's eyes. "Yes. That is one reason Optimus believes that the Decepticons are still here. Your planet is so full of Energon and life that it would easily revive ours." He shook his head again, looking softly at the uneasy looking boy. "It's against the Laws of Prime to destroy a life giving Planet, Rex. Primus would never accept such monstrosity. And that's what we, Autobots, stand for. We stand for the same laws as Primus would have given us if he was still alive. He would never, ever destroy a planet to save our own. It would not be fair to your simple but beautiful planet if we took away all of its life. And that's why we are here. To protect it from the dark desires of the Decepticons. It's not like they can destroy Earth on their own, though. They would need an Energon Harvester, a energy gathering machine that was built by the Thirteenth Transformer, The Fallen." He explained gently. "The Fallen fell from the seat of power because he tried to destroy a life filled Planet. It took the First Twelve to stop him from destroying life. It is not the way of Primus, our creator. Of course, it's mostly just stories of legends now. The history of Cybertron is lost to our kind because the All Spark had been destroyed on Earth."
Rex slowly nodded as he took all of it in. It was still a little hard to digest all of that information but if he thought about it hard enough, he understood it all. "Okay. That makes sense." He muttered, thoughtfully. "But....how did the All Spark come to Earth anyway? I mean, if it was hidden away from Megatron......." He cut himself off.
Again, Magnus smiled faintly as he looked forward at the road again, shaking his head. "I would think it would be obvious, Rex. Megatron searched hard and long enough for it and eventually found out where it was hiding. Thus, the Battle of Tyger Pax." He paused again to glance over at the young teenager. "The Battle of Tyger Pax is a story we, Cybertronians, like to tell. It's not easy to explain in your native tongue and most of the details had been lost because of all of the different versions. But the gist of it, Megatron almost got a hold of the All Spark before one of our Autobot scouts managed to launch it off into space. One of our last Botlings actually. Bumblebee, his name is. Megatron was charging at him, crashing through the many Autobots trying to keep him at bay and he had no choice but to stuff it into a space pod and send it out before Megatron got a hold of it. He was gravely injured after doing that but he's still alive and active." He chuckled at the next thought in his processor. "In fact, after Megatron, Bumblebee was the first Autobot to arrive here on Earth. At least that's what Optimus Prime has reported after the Battle at Mission City."
"Wait! Megatron was the first Cybertronian here? On Earth? But he didn't get a hold of the All Spark and when was this?" Rex asked in astonishment.
Magnus chuckled as he reached over with his human hand and ruffled Rex's hair, much to his protest. "That's the question of the Century, Rex. As far as I understand, Megatron was the first here. But he came in to Earth's atmosphere too fast without adjusting his programs and he got yanked into Stasis lock from Earth's Gravitational Pull. He crash landed in Earth's Arctic Circle and ended up freezing in Stasis. It was until recently he was released from Stasis Lock and the havoc in Mission City began." He snorted very loudly and rolled his eyes. "Too bad for him, he underestimated your people. He got off lined by a human. Can't say I remember the human's name though. That information was with my reports that was destroyed in my landing and my fight with Nemesis Strika."
Slowly, Rex digested everything into his mind, understanding it all. It all made sense to him and it was making him more excited by the minute. He was so looking forward to finding out more. He couldn't wait to meet Optimus Prime and learn about him. More or less, he had so many questions about the other Autobots that were on Earth. And.....and he wanted to meet this strange Autobot Scout, Bumblebee! He wondered what he was like! He was only imagining a bee shaped robot though and it made him laugh to himself.
The Cybertronians and their strange namesakes.
It wasn't even long before Magnus heaved a sigh and started to pull off the high way into a truck stop. He was feeling a little worn out from the long drive. "I need to recharge a little while, Rex. It seems my energy is going down a bit." The Autobot Commander told him. "In an hour or two, we'll get back on the road."
Rex merely nodded. He had been wondering when Magnus needed to pull over and rest his engine. He had driven all night and all day, after all. It had been a miracle that he hadn't over heated yet and started smoking from his engine. So he didn't blame Magnus for needing some rest. He figured he needed to get out and stretch his legs for a while, anyway. He was starting to feel a little cramped up. Stretching his legs and getting some fresh air would do him some good, just as long as someone didn't see him and recognize him as the runaway from Brewton, Alabama. He did not want to cause trouble for Magnus as he had for his aunt and uncle.
The truck stop they had pulled into was more like a rest stop or a little park. There were nice trees all around the park and a small river coursing through the soft grassy areas. It was kind of pretty, Rex thought to himself. And very peaceful.
So far, Magnus was the only truck at the rest stop and there weren't many vehicles passing by on the back water high way they were driving on. So thankfully, Rex didn't think they would get caught by any authorities any time soon. It would give them both a time to get some rest and relaxation before they headed back out on the road. It seemed that this rest stop was in the more open areas of Louisiana too. There didn't seem to be many buildings out in this area. It smelled kind of weird though. There was a hint of spice on the air, though it was not unpleasant to Rex's nose. But he figured it was because this was the Southern parts where they enjoyed a good spicy Cajun meal. So far he had read about the place anyway.
Walking around the park, stretching his legs, Rex found himself admiring the place and the frogs he spotted down by the water. He had never really seen many frogs while living in New York, other than what was in pet shops. He hadn't even seen too many of them in Brewton either. So they were kind of interesting. He started debating on trying to catch one to show Magnus, maybe teach him a little about his own world. He was sure that Magnus would be a little interested in such a creature.
So Rex tried to catch one and failed miserably. He ended up getting his pants a little wet instead. It wasn't easy trying to catch a frog with one hand.
After getting wet, he just laid out on a bench, staring up at the clouds, imaging what it would be like out in space. He had never paid much attention to the big open sky too much. It wasn't easy doing such a thing while living in a busy and bustling city with a little smog blocking the big blue sky. It was a lot prettier than he realized. It saddened him a little to think that he couldn't share this peaceful moment with his parents. He even tried to imagine his mother and father looking down at him through the silver-white clouds, smiling and waving at him. It even brought a few tears to his eyes to think about them.
Rex missed his parents desperately. He missed hearing his mother singing on the stage and watching his father joke around with Jameson and Carter and Jacob. He missed everyone now that he thought about them. He wondered what Jameson was doing now. He kind of wished that he could talk Magnus in taking a side trip up to New York, but that would be back tracking and he was sure that his Autobot friend wanted to reach their destination soon. He sure that Magnus was a smidge worried about Optimus Prime and the Autobots.
Still wondering and day dreaming, Rex almost missed hearing a rumbling engine. He heard it coming and that was what made him sit up on the bench and look over to see if it was Magnus trying to get his attention so that they could get back on the road.
But it wasn't.
Magnus was still sitting right where he was parked, looking very still as if he was asleep, or recharging as he always put it. He had even turned off his Holographic Molecular Imager so he could rest. And as it was, it hadn't even been an hour since he went into recharge.
No, Rex realized, it was another truck. And seeing what truck it was, his jaw nearly hit his chest as he stared wide eyed at the charcoal colored Monster truck that just pulled into the rest stop. He could not believe his luck! Here, he had been wanting to see a Monster truck since being in Brewton and learning about a Monster truck rally, and all of a sudden, while on the road, there was that Monster truck he had been wanting to see again.
However, blinking in his surprise, Rex realized that it wasn't the same Monster truck he had seen nearly run over that damn Montgomery. It was a different truck. It didn't have Night Mare on the side. And it didn't have a nightmarish horse on the hood.
It was Nemesis on the side of the truck and it had some kind of woman with fiery red eyes. He didn't recognize what it was though. Maybe it was a witch or something.
Either way, Rex quickly stood up while staring at the Monster truck with awe. He couldn't help but wander over to examine it. He just hoped that the driver wouldn't mind. He was sure that they were.......
Rex suddenly halted in his footsteps when he realized that the truck abruptly stopped itself, several yards away from Magnus. It was like the driver had been surprised that there was another truck sitting at the rest stop. But it wasn't just that it stopped so suddenly that had Rex's attention.
It was the fact......no one was driving it.
"What the hell......?" The young teen muttered in confusion as he took a few more steps towards the truck. He wondered if the driver had just stopped their truck and put it into park before getting out. But he hadn't seen the door open or hadn't seen anyone......
And then, Rex saw the strange insignia on the grill of the truck. It looked like a face of some sort. Just like Magnus'. It almost made his heart start beating fast when he realized it was a robotic looking face. He immediately started walking quickly towards the truck, a growing smile starting to curve around his jaw. He was starting to think it may have been an Autobot! It sent an exciting shiver up his back. Maybe Optimus had figured out that Magnus had arrived on Earth and sent one of his.......
Again, Rex stopped when he got a better view of the robotic insignia on the grill. His smile was starting to fade away as he stared at it. It did not look like Magnus' insignia. It did not look square shaped like the image that was in his memory right now. It had triple points instead.
"Oh.......shit." The teen couldn't help but mutter as he stepped back, wide eyed.
Suddenly, Magnus roared to life, as if waking up quickly from his recharge before there came the loud clicks as he began to transform.
Even worst, there was an equal loud click as the Monster truck roared to life and began to transform itself. It was twisting and turning so quickly as the Decepticon began to stand up and charge at Magnus. It didn't even wait for it to finish transforming as cannons whirled around on its arms and taking a fiery hot shot off at the Autobot Commander.
"Magnus!" Rex found himself shout as staggered back from his shock.
However, Magnus was proving to be very quick on his wheels as he lunged to the side, letting the blast speed past him and crash into trees. The giant alien robot was immediately on his feet and spinning his own cannons on his arms. He didn't get to fire back at the attacking robot as it crashed into him, sending them both ripping up the road and trees.
Frozen with shock, Rex just watched with wide, fearful eyes as he watched the two giant metallic beings began punching at each other and trying to rip each other to pieces. It was like watching a very violent WWE Smack down as the two alien robots started smashing each other up. "Ma-Magnus!" the young teenager cried out in alarm as he watched Magnus throw back a huge fist and smashed it against the Decepticon's head before kicking it over him off into the trees, letting them bend and crack with ease.
Immediately, Ultra Magnus was spinning to his feet and throwing his cannons up while glaring at the Decepticon as it climbed to its own feet and finishing its transformation. He couldn't believe this. Not even day had gone by since he left the small human town and he was already getting attacked by Decepticons. This was not good.
Taking a quick glance over his shoulder at Rex, Magnus was on his feet and quickly backing away until he stood between the young boy and the Decepticon. "Rex! Take cover! Try to stay out of the way!" He yelled in a powerful tone.
But Rex could not find himself to obey. He was just staring wide eyed at the now glaring Decepticon. He could not help but realize that this one looked very different from Magnus. It was nearly as big as him, but.....it didn't seem brawny like him. It seemed kind of......curvy.
"ULTRA MAGNUS! YOU SORRY PIECE OF FRAGGING SLAG!" a metallic female's voice screeched out as SHE glared fiercely at the Autobot before her, not even sparing a glance at the human squishy that the Autobot was trying to protect.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Rex suddenly blurted out when he realized that the Decepticon was not a male. It was a female!
Author's Note: That's right, people! Nemesis Strika is a female! HAHAHAHAHA! And she really is too. At first, I thought Nemesis Strika was a guy until I actually looked up the information about the character. I was stunned to even read that he was a she and she was a pretty bad ass Decepticon. Apparently, she's one of the Generals of the Decepticons and a pretty serious one too. It doesn't say that she's got a huge grudge against Ultra Magnus, so most of what's about to be said and done is made up by my own little imagination. Sort of. Enjoy! ^___^!