VICTORY
Inside the Darksyde, Megatron looks at a device with an Energon Crystal planted in it. "Yesss. Yesss! Almost there, soon this machine will increase the potency of the Energon Crystal. Yesss." Megatron said to all his fellow Predacons around him. The Crystal started to change colors and shape when then it turned to dust. "No! Blast! Powerpinch give me another Crystal!"
"No! I've had enough of you! I won't follow your incompetent leadership any longer!" Terrorsaur said. "You've wasted our Energon Crystals for the last time, Megatron!"
All the Maximals were watching the whole scene through a spy camera from Grimlock's base. "Whoa there is a big fight happening in the losers' nest." Rangiku commented.
"I shall destroy you now, Megadork!" Manterror said and he laughed like crazy.
"I think he is talking serious, this time." Mila Rose whispered to Apacci and Sung-Sun.
"You will regret this rebellion Terrorsaur!" Megatron shouted. Aiming his T-Rex head cannon at them. Loly, Rudbornn, Terrorsaur, Venombite, Manterror, Powerpinch and Soifon prepared their weapons to attack.
"Now, this is getting interesting." Grimlock said smirking, and he put his hands in the back of his head and he put his feet in a table. "Hey camera man, I want you to record 20 High-Definition DVDs of this scene for me!" Grimlock said to Rey that gave a thumb up to the Captain-Commander.
"It seems that we installed this spy camera in the right time." Rhinox said.
"Hey! I was the one that risked myself out there!" Rattrap said.
The other Maximals put their fingers in their lips and they told him to shut up. "Be quiet! This is the best part." Grimlock said in an almost psychotic way.
The Predacons started to shoot at Megatron that hid behinhd a tube. "No! You fools! You'll hit the Energon!" Megatron shouted, they ended up hitting a large Energon Crystal, causing an explosion and the camera showed only static and the Maximals felt a tremor.
Optimus's crew went to the Darksyde in order to look for the Preds. "Whoa. That place is totally slagged!" Cheetor said.
Rhinox was behind holding a scanner device. "And it is. I detect no life signal from the Preds." Rhinox said.
"Could that be confirmed?" Dinobot asked.
"Hey! His senses don't lie! Dinojerk!" Rattrap retorted.
"Then we may have to accept this unexpected development friends." Optimus said. "It looks like the Maximals, have won the Beast Wars."
Some minutes later Grimlock and all his squad had met with Optimus and his crew. They were inside the wrecked Darksyde. "No life-forms. But the Energon Field Dampers are still functional." Ulquiorra said, Grimlock nodded.
"Alright, time for some pillaging and plundering." Rattrap said as he, Apacci, Mila Rose and Rey were making a pile of parts.
Sung-Sun crossed her arms over her chest before saying. "You do realize that we need only ship parts, right?After all even the smallest Predacon chip is really dangerous."
"Oh, well...Then we must look carefully." Rattrap said swinging an iron cane and he almost hit Dinobot that held his hand.
"Yes that I would be logical. I'll assist you." Dinobot said taking the iron cane and he left.
"Man, I pushed all his buttons and I get nothing. Which is his problem?" Rattrap said.
"Can't you figure it out?" Optimus asked. Grimlock transformed to robot mode and he narrowed his eyes.
Grimlock, Dinobot, Nell, and Optimus's crew were searching in the ship. "If that is what you seek. I detect no hostiles. I...I'll patrol somewhere else." Dinobot said and he left.
"So...What are we gonna do about Dinobot?" Rattrap asked.
"Why should we do anything about him?" Optimus asked.
"Perhaps because he is our friend! He is a non-official Maximal? Yes, but he helped us. And he is clearly upset about the destruction of the Preds even though I don't understand why. But nevertheless, we must help him forget them." Grimlock answered. Nell looked at him with a doubtful look.
"Our friend?! Well I don't think so old man. It is as you said, he is a Predacon and a soldier, he wasn't helping us because he believe us. And now that the enemy was defeated who else is he gonna fight?" Rattrap said. Grimlock snorted and he and the others continued their way. "It is not time to prove that you are the witty dino, Grim. He could attack from behind!" Rattrap said but Grimlock merely ignored him.
Rhinox went towards a hatch door and he opened it revealing a blinding light and a tube with some sort of glass object extended from the wall. "Get the others, we got what we need." Optimus said.
In other part of the ship Dinobot was still patrolling when then he saw three large spider legs over his shoulder, thinking it was Tarantulas, Dinobot turned around to find Cheetor and Apacci that were laughing a lot of him. "Gotcha!" Cheetor shouted.
"Where did you find these?" Dinobot asked.
"Over there." Apacci said pointing at a corner.
Dinobot took the legs in his hand. "Alas, poor Tarantulas. I knew him, Cheetor. This is the leg that stalked so many victims. That it should come to this..."
"Aaaaaw, do you need a hug?" Apacci mocked. Dinobot quickly grabbed her by the neck and pinned her against a wall, and then Rattrap appeared and tapped Dinobot in the back.
"Hey! We are leaving!" Rattrap said. Dinobot released the female Maximal. "We got the parts we need." Rattrap said and he left with Cheetor and Apacci. Dinobot looked down at Tarantulas's legs before closing his eyes.
Some seconds later, the Maximals were working on repairing the Axalon with Dinobot outside. "But we still can't trust Dinobot." Rattrap said.
"Before deciding where he is going, we must decide where we are going." Rhinox said.
"And besides, we are almost done fixing this engines." Ulquiorra completed and he put a welder mask and he started to work in the engines.
"We also have to take the Stasis Pods in orbit and rescue our comrades. We also must alert Tigatron." Optimus said.
"And after we leave Grimlock and the others in Cybertron, we start exploring the galaxy, right?" Cheetor said.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! What are you talking about?! Have you been looking at this place? Once we go to space, the first planet we'll go is Cybertron." Rattrap said.
"I am afraid Rattrap is right." Optimus said.
"Oh yeah! It was about time! It seems that luck is finally smiling at me." Rattrap said.
Then Dinobot appeared behind Rattrap and spoke. "Well are not the only one happy here."
"Hey there Chopper-Face! You sure look quite happy yourself." Rattrap said.
"And for a good reason..." Dinobot said as he went closer to Rattrap. "I shall not see you again."
Grimlock, Rey, Inferno and Sung-Sun were carrying a giant metal tube, when the Captain-Commander and the female Maximal heard that they released and they went towards Dinobot ignoring the other Maximals that were smashed. "What are you saying? Aren't you coming with us?" Grimlock and Sung-Sun asked at same time.
"No, even with you pressing them up, Cybertron's people will see me only as a Predacon criminal. But here, I have no equal, I shall remain here to conquer and rule!" Dinobot said.
"Then I'll stay with you!" Sung-Sun said.
"What?!" Mila Rose and Apacci ran towards Sung-Sun. "There is no way you are staying here!" Apacci said.
"You are coming with us!" Mila Rose said.
"I am not going with you." Sung-Sun muttered. "I am tired of you treating me as a child!"
Eventually the three females were engaged in a heated argument, until Dinobot stopped it. "Be quiet! Sung-Sun, you are going to Cybertron. The life that I'll have is not for someone like you."
"I understand. Nonetheless, let the record show that I advise against this action. It will eventually lead to your destruction." Optimus said.
"Eventually...Eventually can be a long time Optimus Primal." Dinobot answered. "I salute you my former leader, and my former comrades. I wish you a good travel, and farewell." Dinobot said and he left the room.
"Aren't you gonna say something?" Sung-Sun said to Grimlock.
"Dinobot!" Grimlock shouted, Dinobot stopped and turned around. "It was a honor to serve with you, as a fellow soldier, as your teacher and as your friend. And I wish you good luck in your life." Grimlock said and he shook hands with Dinobot.
"Likewise, Captain Grimlock." Dinobot said and he shook hands with Grimlock and he hugged Sung-Sun and kissed her in the forehead before leaving the ship and went towards the wilderness.
Meanwhile near the Predacon Base, a small white rat was eating nut, but it jumped into a crevasse to escape from Dinobot that was passing by. Inside the crevasse, the rat was trying to climb up but then it was captured and eaten by Tarantulas that drooled on Terrorsaur's head. "Hey! Stop slobbering on me, Tarantulas!" Terrorsaur ordered.
"I am feasting!" Tarantulas said in response while moving squashing Waspinator.
"Give Waspinator Room! Tarantulas fat enough already!" Waspinator said while pushing Tarantulas.
"If Waspinator does not stop cuddling me like a stuff toy when he sleep I'll eat him as well!" Tarantulas said and they both started a fight.
"Wait, you don't like to cuddle with me, Waspy dear?" Soifon asked with a hurt tone making Waspinator get desperate.
"Of course Waspinator does, it just Tarantulas who is so fat that gets in the way!" Waspinator said.
"Yeah, and don't forget about the drooling too, in case you forgot, some of us have fur and feathers that is harder to wash, unlike those who have scales or shell." Skullak commented.
"Oh, like you should complain! It is annoying already when you speak, but it is more annoying when you speak in your sleep!" Scorponok said.
"Well, at least I am lucky to sleep, when are you are shuttering and clicking your claws non-stop in your sleep!" Skullak retorted.
Powerpinch was standing still when then Ggio ended up accidentally putting his foot on his face. "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty tiger!" Powerpinch snarled.
"You take your ugly face off me foot you disgusting insect!" Ggio said.
"I swear Ggio, if you don't take your foot off my face, I'll have the stuffed head of a Sabre-Tooth Tiger to sleep with as a stuffy toy." Powerpinch threatened while moving his scissor claw.
"Ooooookay...That was creep...Even for you." Ggio said.
Nnoitra got too close to Cirucci that growled. "I'll say this only once. Get lost! It is already bad enough knowing that Venombite and your baby brother are in front of me just waiting for the moment that Skullak gets distracted." Cirucci said. Venombite merely grinned a little and winked while Manterror wiggled his eyebrows.
"It is not my fault! I don't want to get close to that bag of ticks and fleas called Grimmjow! And besides...Those two lovebirds took the bigger part of the crevasse." Nnoitra said and he gestured to Soundwave and Loly.
The Crocodile Predacon was laying down on the ground with the female Centipede Predacon wrapped around him and them both had their eyes closed. "How did he got all that room?" Said Avirama that was unwillingly on top of Findor that was between Yylfordt and Shawlong.
Grimmjow looked at that and he got really angry. "Hey you idiots! Get out of there now, or I'll...!" Grimmjow was saying but then he was stopped by Laserbeak and Buzzsaw.
"Leave them alone you bag of fleas! They deserve some time for themselves!" Laserbeak and Buzzsaw said at same time. Grimmjow jumped backwards and he launched the flier Predacons backwards creating a chain reaction that made all the Preds fall over themselves causing a really big and loud argument.
"You all make me sick! I can't stand this any longer Megatron, I got to get out!" Terrorsaur said and he started to laugh crazily until Soundwave took a rock with his tail and launched it at Terrorsaur's head knocking him out cold.
"We wouldn't be here, if you hadn't trip over that spy cable!" Scorponok said.
"But thanks to Terrorsaur's accidental discovery of our enemies' spy camera we wouldn't be able to make this deception. Yesss." Megatron said.
"But what if they discover us? You know that my damping device is only experimental." Blackarachnia said.
"We just need to wait until they repair their and we attack!" Megatron said. "And once we get control of the Maximal ship we'll take the Stasis Pods and turn the remaining Protoforms into Predacons." Megatron said and he went towards Terrorsaur that was waking up. "So no one leaves!"
"Leaving? Who said something about leaving?" Terrorsaur said and then a small rock hit him in the head.
Arturo looked up and said. "What was that?" The other Predacons looked up and saw Dinobot. "A spy!"
"It is that traitor Dinobot!" Megatron shouted. "Predacons Terrorize!" The Predacons used claws, wings, paws, hoofs and fangs to climb out of the crevasse and then they transformed to robot mode and started to pursue Dinobot.
"Megatron and his forces live! I must warn Optimus!" Dinobot said as he ran towards the Axalon.
Tigatron went up the elevator and he entered the ship. "So that is the feel of being inside an artificial structure." Tigatron said and he arrived at the command room to find the other Maximals there.
"Look, it is Tigatron the barbarian! Welcome to the civilization." Cybershark joked. "We are going home."
"You came just in time. All the systems are online!" Ulquiorra said.
"Let's do it." Optimus said.
Rhinox pressed a button, starting the engine. "Lift up in three cycles and counting." Rhinox said.
"Once we arrive at Cybertron, I'll take you to the best places that the money can buy." Rattrap said to Tigatron.
Grimlock sighed and he looked out of a window and then he saw something weird "Dinobot?"
"He ain't be there." Rattrap said.
"No, it is Dinobot! He is coming towards us!" Grimlock said.
"I see him." Optimus said.
"Oh, man that shorts my circuits." Rattrap said.
"Yeah! He is coming with us!" Sung-Sun said happily.
"The problem is, he is not alone!" Apacci said and Dinobot after she saw the Predacons and he ended up being hit in the back.
"Dinobot, No!" Grimlock shouted and he went towards the elevator. "I am going towards Dinobot!"
"What?! We have only two cycles before lift off! And I know if this ship can stay together I can't shut it down!" Rhinox said.
"I am not telling you to shut down. I'll take Dinobot and if we don't get in time, go without us." Grimlock said.
"What?! Are you serious?!" Ulquiorra, Stark and Nell said at same time.
"We wont leave you Captain!" Mila Rose said.
"That is an order! Understood?!" Grimlock said and he entered the elevator and he went down.
"Sung-Sun Maximize!"
"Optimus Primal Maximize!" Optimus and Sung-Sun transformed to robot mode and they jumped into the elevator.
"Get back there. Now!" Grimlock said stopping the elevator.
"You won't make to Dinobot without help!" Optimus said.
"Okay. But you'll obey without questioning, okay?" Grimlock said, Optimus and Sung-Sun nodded.
"I won't abandon my comrades. Tigatron Maximize!" Tigatron transformed to robot mode but Rhinox stopped him.
"Back to your seat! You heard the orders! Plus I'll need help to take this ship to Cybertron!" Rhinox said. "Ulquiorra: Astro-Navigation! Tigatron and Stark: Operate the Cannons, they'll need some firepower. Move!"
"Yes Sir!" Tigatron and Stark said, making the military salute.
Dinobot used his eye lasers to defend himself but then Edrad shot him with a fireball. "Give me some cover fire!" Grimlock said.
Optimus prepared his wrist cannons before saying. "My pleasure."
Shawlong prepared his claws to finish Dinobot off but then Grimlock shoulder tackled him and then grabbed him by the head and launched him at a rock. "What are you doing here? You committed a mistake coming here." Dinobot said.
"Let us discuss this in Cybertron, okay?" Grimlock said and he put Dinobot in his shoulder and he went towards Optimus and Sung-Sun. "Put him inside the ship." Grimlock said as he put Optimus and Dinobot in the elevator.
"And what about you?" Optimus asked.
"I'll stop the Predacons. And this time it will be for good." Grimlock said. Optimus took Dinobot and went up in the elevator without wanting to anger Grimlock.
"Predacons, focus your fire in the ship! The Maximals shall not leave this planet!" Megatron said.
"Destroy the ship? I don't think so Megatrash." Grimlock said and he took his sword and plasma cannon and he went rushing towards the Predacon Leader and made him fly with a sword attack. Grimlock defended and evaded attacks from Soundwave and Skullak and then he used his plasma cannon to block Poww's giant fists before transforming it into spinning blades that cut Poww in the arms and Grimlock made him fly with a kick. Yylfordt transformed to beast mode and then he rammed Grimlock that held the bull Predacon with both hands before pushing him towards a wall. Nnoitra and Manterror rushed towards Grimlock, their blades ready and they hit Grimlock with multiple slashes, but the former Autobot wasn't shaken by that and he started to punch them both until Terrorsaur and Waspinator shot him in the back. "You are weak!" Grimlock grabbed Nnoitra and Manterror and launched them at Waspinator and Terrorsaur. Then DiRoy and Loly appeared by Grimlock's sides and he used his tail and she used her centipede whips to restrain Grimlock's arms but he merely hissed like an angry reptile before launching them at each other. "Give up you scumbags!" Shawlong and Ggio jumped on Grimlock's back and they started to claw and slash him until he grabbed both Predacons and he made them hit heads before smashing them against the ground. "You Pred Punks!" Grimlock went towards Scorponok and made him fly with a punch to the head and he stabbed Tarantulas through the chest with his sword before launching him with a kick.
"Predacons, Now!" Skulak ordered. Powerpinch stabbed his scissor into Grimlock's right side before closing it and tearing a chunk o metal off, Grimlock hit Powerpinch with a punch but then Edrad came at full speed and he punched Grimlock multiple times before Yylfordt rushed and made the Maximal fly with a shoulder tackle.
Grimlock rose up but then Soifon, Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, Arturo, Avirama, Findor, Tarantulas and Blackarachnia started to shoot at him. Avirama swung his wings launching his explosive feathers and Arturo used his heat laser. Venombite appeared in front of Grimlock and then elbowed him in the face knelt him in the stomach. Rudbornn stabbed Grimlock in the knee and kicked him in the face then Megatron launched Grimlock with a charged energy blast. The Maximals watched the scene concerned. "CAPTAIN!"
"Rhinox, you have to put this ship down! We have to help him!" Mila Rose said desperate.
"We can't, the ship is flying up and there is no way to stop it!" Rhinox said.
Megatron walked towards Grimlock and knelt down near the Maximal that was having an Energon overload. "Tell me are these Soldiers of yours worthy of your sacrifice?" Megatron asked but he received no answer. "You are pathetic. Poww, blast that ship apart!" Poww transformed to cannon mode and he shot a missile at the Axalon but then Grimlock jumped and he grabbed the missile with his right hand that exploded on it. "What?!"
"You won't touch that ship!" Grimlock said and he drew his sword and took Dinobot's sword that was on the ground. "I'll take you all on!" Grimlock said and he rushed towards the Predacons. He quickly disposed of Shawlong, Ggio, Findor, Yylfordt, Manterror and Nnoitra with sword attacks. Grimmjow and DiRoy tried to attack Grimlock from behind but instead the former received a metal crushing kick to the stomach while Grimlock plunged his sword into DiRoy's tail before stomping on his head.
"Shoot at him! Shoot! Shoot!" Megatron ordered and the Predacons opened fire but that did nothing to Grimlock that transformed to beast mode and he breathed a fireball that knocked Poww down. Cirucci launched her bladed feathers at Grimlock that lunged at her with her blades plunged in his back and he bit her right wing off before jumping from her to Arturo and he transformed to robot mode mid-air and he launched Arturo to the ground with a punch and he launched his sword at Waspinator and he hit Terrorsaur with a dive kick.
Loly wrapped Grimlock's neck with her whips but Grimlock grabbed her whips and pulled her to him before ripping off her leg and knocked her down with it. Soundwave, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw attacked Grimlock and he grabbed the fliers before launching them at the ground and then he slashed Soundwave in the stomach. Powerpinch tried a sneaky attack on Grimlock but then the former Autobot grabbed the Predacon by the arms and then grabbed his legs and ripped him in half. Grimlock threw the half at the Predacons.
"Retreat...RETREAT! RETREAT!" Megatron said desperated and the Predacons ran away scared, Powerpinch's halves rose up and they ram away from Grimlock that raised an eyebrow. But then Poww opened his mouth and shot a missile at Grimlock but then the missile changed its course and hit the Axalon that started to fall down.
"This is the end! WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!" Rattrap said.
"Wait look at the sky! It is a bird?" Dinobot said.
"Maybe it is a plane." Rhinox said.
"Nah, it is Optimus!" Rattrap said happily.
Indeed it was a flying Optimus that easily held the ship and he helped it land safely on the ground. Grimlock's eyes were wide as plates of soup after he watched the scene, he pointed at the Axalon tried to talk to Optimus but the words didn't left his mouth. "Well?" Opitmus said.
"Since when you were that strong? And when did you left the ship?" Grimlock asked.
"Since when you were able to defeat a whole army of Predacons on your own?" Optimus asked in response.
"Touché." Grimlock said.
They entered the ship to find the console that was destroyed by the missile. Dinobo'ts head rested on Sung-Sun's lap with her arms wrapped around his neck and the back of his head against her chest; Mila Rose, Apacci and Nell came in and they hugged Grimlock out of happiness that he was alive. "Damage report." Grimlock said.
"In one word: busted. She won't fly again." Ulquiorra said.
"It was my fault." Grimlock said.
"What? No! Captain, it wasn't your fault it is the Predacons' fault." Mila Rose said.
"And what about Rattrap and Dinobot? Are they okay?" Cheetor said.
"You know, it was your fault that I am not in Cybertron you stinky oversized iguana!" Rattrap said.
"So I did that planet a favor." Dinobot said.
"I'll show you how Velociraptors went extinct!" Rattrap shouted.
"It seems that they are taking it well." Optimus said.
"And I wouldn't want it in any way." Grimlock said.
"Go run in a maze, mouse!" Sung-Sun hissed with venom in her voice.
"Then why don't you come in and make me, reptile couple." Rattrap said in response.
Author's notes: As always review after reading. You know I am really proud of this chapter (specially that scene with Grimlock :))