Beast Wars: The War beyond Time and Space

by SlipknotGhidorah

Soundwave and his family crash land into the Beast Wars. Section one of this timeline focuses on the Beast Wars. Section two will focus on G1. This is part two of my Dimensional Warp series.

14. Task of The One

I do not own Transformers.

The Predacons were busy casting trial on Quickstrike, and Megatron was about to have the Fuzor executed when without warning, a blast hit the base. "What the?" said Megatron when the computers said "Warning. Base under attack by Soundblaster. Warning. Base under attack by Soundblaster." "Who's Soundblaster?" said Megatron as the base shook. The computers frizzled for a bit, then all went dark, but blasts continued to bombard the base. "Abandon base!" announced Megatron as the Predacons transformed and ran out of the base. A final blast vaporized the base, leaving a crater in its wake.

At the Maximal base, Rattrap and the others were looking at the computer screen and saw the Predacon base destroyed. "Looks like the Beast Wars are over…for the Preds!" said Rattrap as he began laughing. None of the other Maximals were laughing as Rattrap sighed then said "What is wrong with you bots? We should be celebrating! Those asteroids just solved all of our problems." "Those weren't asteroids, Rattrap. Whatever those things were, they didn't have any mass at all. The computer says that whatever hit the Predacon base doesn't even exist. Besides, take a closer look at where those things came from" said Rhinox as he punched in a few commands, and they all saw a star-like creature hurling the dark objects at the Predacon base. "Whatever that thing is, its power reading is off the scale. Part of the scans indicates that it's Cybertronian, but some of the other readings indicate that it's something else…not alien, but it feels out" said Rhinox.

At the Predacon base, Inferno saw the base and shouted "The colony!" "Look! Waspinator sees gigantic flower in the sky!" said Waspinator as he pointed upwards. All the Predacons looked up, and they too saw something in the sky. "I am not a flower!" shouted the thing, then levitated down to Earth and landed on its pedes. It looked at all of the Predacons, then said "I am Soundblaster the Star Warrior, embassary of the Vok and the Great Serpent. I know you well, Megatron. The Vok have charged you with the destruction of both time and space. You are therefore charged for immediate execution, Megatron. Violence will not be tolerated." Megatron stared back at Soundblaster and said "We Megatrons do not surrender and give up so easily, Soundblaster. Predacons, attack!"

All the Predacons began firing at Soundblaster, but he threw up a dark energy barrier, then he created floating dark orbs of dark matter and sent them directly at Megatron's pawns. They all flew backwards into the stone cliffs in the volcanic area. Megatron stared back in awe and said "Its power is awesome."

Back at the Maximal base, the Maximals were watching and Rattrap said "Man, whatever he is, he is making circuit salad out of the Preds. So now can we par-tay?" Optimus stared at the screen and said "Rhinox, tell Airazor to get to these coordinates and tell her not to engage until I get there. I just hope I get there in time." Rattrap stared back at Optimus in shock and said "Am I missing the interface here? You're jumping in to help Mega-jerk?" "Megatron is carrying the spark of the original Megatron. If he gets destroyed, there could be a time storm that could wipe out Cybertron as we know it" said Optimus. Blackarachnia looked at Rattrap and said "And when that flying flower is finished with my old pals, where do you think that he's coming next?" "Just when things are finally looking up, (laughs) we're all gonna die" said Rattrap. He then looked around and said "Has anybody seen Tigatron and Dinobot? They were here just a cycle ago." Rhinox then looked around and said "Rattrap's right. Where could they have gone?" "They couldn't…oh no" said Optimus.

"Megatron, there is no hope. You will be terminated for what you have done. We can do this the quick and painless way, or a very painful torturous death" said Soundblaster. "I give you no choice at all" snarled Megatron before he transformed. Soundblaster transformed back into his satellite mode, and the two engaged in a dogfight.

"Faster, Tigatron. We have to tell Soundwave about the missing spark from the original Megatron" said Dinobot as he ran with Tigatron. "I'm still surprised that Ravage would go against Soundwave. He was supposed to be loyal to him" said Tigatron. "It's that Tarantulus who always does the backstabbing. I don't know what his real plan is, but it's something that I have to stop" said Dinobot as the two hurried along the plains to the location of the former Predacon base.

Airazor managed to fly to the area where Soundblaster and Megatron were having their dogfight. "What in Primus' name is going on?" she asked. "Something you have no part in" said Tarantulus as he stepped out from behind a rock and launched a net to capture the femme. She struggled a bit, but the web drained her energy, putting her into stasis lock.

During the dogfight, Megatron bit Soundblaster on one of his wings, letting the Star Warrior let off a scream. He forced Megatron off him, as the two stared down at each other. "Let the power of the Great Serpent end this!" said Soundblaster. "This is my world now, you have no place in it" roared Megatron before he lunged at Soundblaster again. Megatron fired an ice blast at Soundblaster, but the satellite dodged, and hit Megatron with a blast of dark matter. Megatron screamed as he fell from the sky, hitting the ground with a sickening thud. Soundblaster transformed back into his robot mode and aimed his sonic cannon at Megatron.

Tarantulus was watching the whole thing and said "So much for the mighty Megatron. Now it's my…" as he was cut off by the roaring jets of Optimal Optimus flying in to the arena. "Optimus…this should prove interesting" laughed Tarantulus as he watched Optimus land behind the Star Warrior.

Soundblaster turned his helm as he watched Optimus land behind him, saying "I am Optimus Primal, leader of the Maximals. I mean you no harm." "I know that, Optimus" said Soundblaster "We'll speak more when my primary objective is completed" as he turned around and aimed at Megatron's body again. "I cannot let you destroy Megatron" said Optimus. "His damage done to time and space must end before it grows greater" said Soundblaster as his sonic cannon hummed to life. "Destroy him, and you'll only make things worse!" exclaimed Optimus. Soundblaster paused, then said "I'm listening." "He has the original Megatron's spark. Destroy him, and you can end Cybertron as we know it" said Optimus. Soundblaster wasn't expecting to hear this as he lowered his primary weapon and stared at Optimus wide-eyed. "You mean that this piece of scrap has the original Megatron's spark with him?" said Soundblaster in shock. He then facepalmed himself, muttering "I'm still surprised at this tyrant's stupidity." Suddenly, blue-lighted arachnoids began flying and attached themselves to both Optimus and Soundblaster, pumping them with cyber-venom. They both passed out, as Tarantulus approached the Star Warrior and said "Now…you're mine" before giving off a maniacal laugh.

Hours later, Megatron awoke, and looked around. He snarled at the damage done to his base, but spotted Optimal Optimus in his weakened state. "Looks like that this day won't be a total loss" he said as he prepared his fire attack, but a pair of green lasers hit him. He turned and saw Dinobot riding Tigatron. "So, the Maximals have launched a counterattack. Pitiful attempt" he said, but another blast caught him off guard. Cheetor was there as well, snarling at the Predacon. Megatron roared, then flew off. He was too weak to take on a Transmetal 2 Maximal.

Elsewhere, Airazor groaned. The webbing from her trap was cut by Dinobot, as Tigatron picked her up. "How is she?" asked Dinobot. "She's weak, but ok. Cheetor, we need you to take Airazor back to base and to put her in the CR chamber. We'll track down that warrior that destroyed the Predacon base" said Tigatron. "Are you nuts? Who knows that thing's power? Did you two even see what it did to the Predacon base?" said Cheetor. "You have to trust us on this one, cat-bot. Both Tigatron and I have a history with it" said Dinobot. Reluctantly, Cheetor took Airazor back to base. Both Dinobot and Tigatron looked down at the volcanic area before them, and they saw Optimus groaning and getting to his feet. "He'll be fine, but we need to find Soundwave before Tarantulus does who knows what to him" said Dinobot as he began sniffing the air. He soon picked up Tarantulus' scent, and the two headed off to find Tarantulus' lair.

Meanwhile, in Tarantulus' lair, Soundblaster groaned himself awake. "Huh, where am I?" he asked. He saw Tarantulus typing away at a computer with none other than… "Ravage!" exclaimed Soundblaster. "Ah, you're awake" said the spider. "Tarantulus" growled Soundblaster. He struggled against the webbing that held him, but he couldn't break free. "Keep struggling if you like. In a few kliks, my data tracks will destroy the Vok influence within you, and then, you'll serve me" said Tarantulus. "I thought that you said that I could keep him as my slave" snarled Ravage. Tarantulus turned around and said "Well, he could be your pet after we destroy all those within the Ark." "You're forgetting; my past body is within that Ark. Destroy it, and you'll destroy me" snarled Ravage. "Well, after I reprogram Soundblaster here, we could discuss what we should do with the Ark. After all, we have found the Nemesis, so we could devise how we should destroy the Maximals and the Autobots then" said Tarantulus.

While the two Predacons were talking, Soundblaster looked around and he saw a particular device. Berserk's Dimensional Bridge device? I thought that was with her thought Soundblaster.

Tarantulus noticed that Soundblaster's attention was looking at the device, so he said "So, I see that you know of that device. I've been trying to figure out what it does for the last few deca-cycles, but I can't seem to figure out how to operate it. Perhaps you could tell me now, or after I reprogram you."

Outside Tarantulus' lair, both Dinobot and Tigatron managed to find the base. "He's in there" snarled Dinobot before he jumped down and transformed. Tigatron did the same thing, then they both snuck inside the cave. They heard Tarantulus laughing, as Soundblaster snarled "I'll never serve one as evil as you. "You have little choice, and while you'll deal with the Maximals, I'll deal with the destruction of the Ark!" said Tarantulus. Ravage looked very angry, then pushed Tarantulus, saying "You can't, you eight-legged freak! It'll wipe me out of existence!" "Not to mention, the time storm will wipe out all of Cybertronian life" said Soundblaster. "Only those descended from Autobot and Decepticon, but I and the Tri-Predacus Council have different origins" said Tarantulus. "Different origins? Then that must mean…" said Soundblaster as Tarantulus laughed and said "Yes, both the Tri-Predacus Council and I are descendants of Unicron! Under our rule, Cybertron will conquer the universe. And your precious Vok…and the Great Serpent, whoever he is." "You're insane" snarled Soundblaster. "He's not the only one who thinks that!" roared Ravage as the two Predacons got into a fist-fight.

While they fought, they pushed each other into different machinery, until Ravage tossed Tarantulus onto the Dimensional Warp device, activating it. "Sequence activated" read the device on the monitor, before it opened up a blue and purple dimensional portal, sucking up both Tarantulus and the device. The portal closed, leaving Ravage stunned as Soundblaster thought Great, now we're stuck in this dimension forever. Just how many millions of years do I have to wait until Berserk thaws out and builds another device? "What in Unicron's name was that?" said Ravage in a stunned voice. "Just a minor distraction, you honorless traitor!" snarled Dinobot before he plunged his sword into Ravage's spark. Ravage exploded, and the shockwaves caused many of the computers to go haywire. "System overload…set to destruction sequence" said the computers before they fizzled. "Let's get Soundwave out of here!" said Tigatron as he began cutting the webs trapping Soundblaster.

The two Maximals began running out of the cave with Soundblaster (in his Nighthawk mode) behind them, when suddenly, the cave exploded. They were all flung several yards into the air before they all hit the ground hard. They all blacked out, and stayed that way until Optimus was asking them "Dinobot? Tigatron? Soundwave? Are you all right?" "Optimus, how did you get here?" asked Tigatron. "You three left a very big trail" he said as he showed them the massive destruction to the landscape. "And I vowed to never allow this to happen to this planet again" grumbled Tigatron. "Just one thing that bothers me; what happened to that flower-warrior? Last time that I saw him, I was talking to him, and then Tarantulus knocked us out" said Optimus. Soundwave's tentacles twitched in anger that Optimus was calling him a flower-warrior, but he kept his mouth shut. "Well…" said Tigatron as he looked at Dinobot. "Is there something that you two are hiding from me?" asked Optimus as he placed his servos on his hips. "Well, I can tell you that the Star Warrior will make an appearance again, but it's up to him" said Soundwave. "Star Warrior?" said Optimus "We'll discuss this later, but now, you three return to base" as he transformed and flew. Both Tigatron and Dinobot boarded Soundwave, and the three of them flew after Optimus. However, they weren't alone at the scene as Megatron growled at them.

Back inside the base at the Ark, Optimal Optimus was reading from the Covenant of Primus; "And a mighty warrior came down from the sky, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his feet as pillars of fire, and the great dragon was…" "Query: What are you reading, Optimus?" asked Soundwave. Optimus stopped what he was reading, then looked at Soundwave and said "I was just reading from the Covenant of Primus. It was said to have been written from Alpha Trion a long time ago." "May I read it?" asked Soundwave. "Of course" said Optimus as he handed the book to Soundwave. Soundwave extended a tentacle, and began uploading the information. Suddenly, he short-circuited, as he shouted "OW! WHAT A PROCESSOR ACHE!" "I guess that old mountainback tried to read the whole thing at once" laughed Rattrap. Soundwave grumbled, then levitated up and flew out of the cave.

He headed into orbit around the Earth, and transformed back into his satellite mode. He relaxed as he absorbed the sun's rays. He regretted downloading the whole Covenant of Primus to his processor; and now he had to deal with the consequences. Soundwave placed the whole thing in a further part of his processor, and decided to interpret the rest of the book later; to be more specific, after the Beast Wars or when he wanted some alone time. While his processor was clearing itself, Soundwave decided to do a little bit of spying on the Earth. He happened to pick up where Megatron and his pawns were hiding. Soundwave watched with interest, and saw them go down a hole in the ground. He needed to contact the base, but first, a little bit of dark matter healing was needed…

A few hours later, Optimus, Depth Charge, Dinobot, Silverbolt, and Cheetor were at the scene where the Predacons were last spotted. "Hmm, our quarry seems to have vanished" said Silverbolt. "I know that they were here" said Depth Charge as he began digging "I can still smell the stink of X's spark." After some digging, he found a lock to a tunnel; "Ha! I knew it!" exclaimed Depth Charge. "Depth Charge, wait!" exclaimed Optimus, but it was too late. When Depth Charge undid the lock on the cover to the tunnel, he found some lit dynamite, and it blew up! The Maximals were tossed around, and Silverbolt was badly hurt.

Airazor flew in Blackarachnia, and the spider exclaimed "Silverbolt!" They landed, and they saw Optimus inspecting Silverbolt. "Aside, scrapheap!" shouted Blackarachnia. She knelt to be closer to him, and he said "Fear not, my love. It's just a…scratch" he said as a few body parts fell off him. "Maybe, but I say that you're due for some time in the CR chamber" said Optimus. "Sir, I'll be fine. I just…" said Silverbolt as Blackarachnia cut him off and said "Shut up and obey your commander, bone brain." "Yes dear" said Silverbolt as his head fell off. Cheetor approached Optimus and said "I'll escort them back."

Optimus then looked at Depth Charge and said "Come on, we've got work to do." "Yo! Rattrap to Optimus" said Rattrap on the comm link. "What is it, Rattrap?" asked Optimus. "It looks like that we've got an unscheduled eclipse, but it's not from the moon" said Rattrap. "What do you mean? …Oh" said Optimus as he saw the daylight fading and looked up to see a large black mass blocking out the sun. "What is it?" asked Cheetor. "I don't know, but it's probably the work of those aliens again" said Blackarachnia.

Elsewhere, Inferno, Waspinator, Quickstrike, and Terrorsaur were hiding behind some plants as they watched some humans work in their tribe. "There! That will be our new colony!" said Inferno. "Ewww. I don't wanna move in there. It's got all of them hairy critters in it. Unless…unless it means we're gonna slag 'em! Oh please tell me that's what you're plannin'" said Quickstrike. "The Royalty demands a new colony, and we shall take it, by force" said Inferno. "Yahoo! Now you're talkin'" said Quickstrike as he slapped Inferno behind his back "How's about it, bug boy and beaky? You ready to rip? Ha ha." "Yes, yes I am" said Starscream as he took over Waspinator's body "I've had it with these humans. They've always ruined our plans when we Decepticons were about to slag the Autobots! If we destroy them, we'll erase their existence, which will earn a victory for the Decepticons! Ha ha!" "Yes, I look forward to dismembering some fleshies" said Terrorsaur. "For the Royalty!" announced Inferno as he charged in to attack the humans, but all four Predacons stopped in their tracks when they say the sun being covered by a mysterious black mass.

"What is this?" said Terrorsaur as he looked at the other Predacons. "Waspinator don't like this" said Waspinator as Starscream took over again and shouted "Shut up, bug brain! It must be the Nemesis ship, but I don't remember it being this big, unless…" "Unless what?" said Quickstrike. "Unless it's that Star Warrior Soundblaster. You remember him shooting those dark spheres at us? Maybe it's him at his true power. Just how did Soundwave manage to get an upgrade like this? I know that if an Autobot or Decepticon gets a powerful enough upgrade, they change both their names and appearances. Just what did he do to get this much power?" said Starscream. None of the other Predacons came up with an answer at the moment, but Terrorsaur said "Well, if you remember those aliens giving us our Transmetal forms, maybe they did something to upgrade his body?" "Just where is my power? If it's anybody who deserves this much power, it should be me!" screeched Starscream. "Ya know, for a name like 'Starscream,' you've certainly earned the part with 'scream' in it, ya know?" said Quickstrike. Starscream gave Quickstrike this long look, before a fistfight erupted between the two Predacons. Inferno facepalmed himself as he shook his head.

Up in the sky, Soundblaster was in his satellite form, expanding his dark matter so that it covered the entire Earth. Soon, the entire planet will be cloaked by my little ruse, and then, I'll be able to carry out the Vok's orders thought Soundwave as he laughed.

Underground, Depth Charge was sniffing the ground, then said "X was here, and so was that Dinobot clone. They went that way" as he pointed to the water. "It's not like Megatron to flee our approach. He's after something" said Dinobot as Optimus was working on a computer. He managed to bring up a map, with Megatron and his group heading towards the Nemesis. "Nemesis" said Optimus in shock. "You're kidding" said Depth Charge as he approached Optimus and looked at the screen. "I wish. Depth Charge, we've had our differences, but both you and I know that this is bigger than both of us. They're underwater, which means that you're our only hope. Warheads armed, full speed to maximum! You have to stop Megatron, at any cost" said Optimus as he looked worried. "Consider it done" said Depth Charge as he transformed. "What shall I do?" asked Dinobot. Optimus looked at Dinobot and said "You head back to base. I'll head to the Nemesis if Depth Charge fails to stop Megatron." "What?" exclaimed Dinobot. He snarled and said "But Optimus. This is the chance that I've been waiting for. You have to let me go." "That's an order!" barked Optimus.

A few minutes later outside of Tarantulus' lair, Dinobot was sitting on a rock, staring out at the ocean, or rather, what was supposed to be a view of the ocean that was hidden in darkness. Dinobot was both filled with rage and sadness. Here he was, in the final battle of the Beast Wars, and he wasn't going to die with honor. He then heard a thud as a voice said "Dinobot, what are you doing here?" "Leave me alone, Soundwave. I have failed" said Dinobot. "In what way, may I ask" asked Soundwave. Dinobot sighed, then said "Optimus refused to allow me to follow him into battle. He sent Depth Charge to stop Megatron, and he left me here. He told me to go back to base. I won't get my death with honor. When we go back to Cybertron, I'll be prosecuted for who I am. I'll die with dishonor." "Is dying with honor that important to you?" asked Soundwave. Dinobot sighed and said "It's what I've always wanted…I am a warrior, after all." He heard Soundwave chuckle a bit, then the Decepticon said "Then, I shall grant you that wish. In the darkest hour, there is a light" before a faint purple light began to glow behind Dinobot that grew brighter and brighter by the nano-klik. Dinobot turned around, and saw Soundwave in his satellite form. Soundwave held out his servo and said "Get on." Dinobot got on Soundwave's servo, then the Star Warrior held up his servo to his helm. "Grab on" said Soundwave as Dinobot gripped on to one of Soundwave's horns. Levitating off the ground, Soundwave flew to the Nemesis like a comet, with a long trail of bright purple light behind him in his wake.

Further away from both Soundwave and Dinobot, both Rampage and Depth Charge were having a battle with each other, with Rampage winning. Rampage laughed, then said "I thought that you had more fight in you, Depth Charge. I thought that you cared about your friends at Starbase Rugby. As I recall, there was one special friend of yours there." Depth Charge froze as Rampage laughed and said "Did I happen to hit a raw nerve in you, Depth Charge? Shall I mention how she screamed? Or, what I did to her? I'll tell you that I gave her a very special torture since she was very special to you. But, it seems to me as if she wasn't that special to you after all." Depth Charge screamed in a primal anger, then began punching Rampage with pure anger. "Well, looks like that you did care about her after all" laughed Rampage, then he said "But, you're pathetic, Depth Charge. Face it, fins, you can't win."

While both Depth Charge and Rampage fought underwater, Megatron was inside the Nemesis with Dinobot 2 and Scorponok. "What is the status report?" asked Megatron to Dinobot 2. "Power cells approaching maximum" said Dinobot 2. About a minute passed by, then Dinobot 2 said "Power at maximum." "And as it were, a great mountain raging fire arose from the sea" quoted Megatron from his own copy of the Covenant of Primus, then said "Thrusters online." "Yes, lord Megatron" said Scorponok as he activated the thrusters to 'on.' The Nemesis lit up as the engines came to life, as the ship rose from the waters.

Rampage smiled evilly as he saw the Nemesis rise, then he turned to Depth Charge and said "I was your assignment, and you failed." Depth Charge narrowed his eyes, then charged at Rampage with a shard of raw energon. Rampage transformed back into his crab mode, and grabbed Depth Charge's arms, then began crushing them. Depth Charge screamed, then felt the crab's second claw crushing one of his legs. "You know, fins, I expected more of a fight from you, but it looks like that I was wrong. I think that I'll devour you like I did your friends" laughed Rampage as he continued to crush Depth Charge.

Optimus managed to make it to Depth Charge's coordinates, but he couldn't see Depth Charge nor the Nemesis. Then again, he couldn't see anything in the darkness. Optimus hovered above the area, then felt the sky rumble as he heard something enormous rising from the ocean. He saw the lights illuminating it as he said "By the code of Primus…the Nemesis!" Inside the ship, Megatron laughed as his plan had worked!

Ahead of the Nemesis, Soundwave stopped. "What is it, Soundwave?" asked Dinobot. "It is the Nemesis. I can sense it. Megatron has managed to get it online" said Soundwave. They both heard a loud "Aaaaahhaaaahhhhh!" and a loud blast. "What was that?" asked Dinobot. "I wish that I knew. It sounded like Optimus getting shot, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to be in front of the Nemesis' path" said Soundwave. "I wouldn't be too sure. I question his leadership at times" said Dinobot.

Beneath the Nemesis, Optimal Optimus was floating in the ocean, having been hit by one of the Nemesis' missiles. Megatron smirked at Optimus' defeat, then he hit a button and said "Megatron to Rampage, what is your progress?" "I'm currently having fun torturing Depth Charge" said Rampage. "Yes, but I need you to report back to Tarantulus' base for pickup. You are to board the Nemesis, and then we'll attack the Ark together" said Megatron. "Aw, come on. I'm about to offline that slagger Depth Charge here" said Rampage. "Oh Dinobot" said Megatron as Dinobot 2 began crushing his spark. Rampage felt pain, then he said "Ok, Megatron." "Ah, how I do like it when my pawns obey me" said Megatron.

Underwater, Rampage growled a bit, then turned to Depth Charge and said "As much fun as I had, I'm afraid that I have to go. But, here's a little memento to remember me by" as Rampage transformed into his tank mode, and fired a shot from his cannon at Depth Charge. Depth Charge flew upward until he broke the water's surface. "Depth Charge, is that you?" asked Optimus. "Yes" croaked Depth Charge. "Let's head back to base, and warn the others that the Nemesis is coming. Looks like that we'll have to find Soundwave, and hope that he can defeat the Nemesis, if we can find him" said Optimus.

After picking up Rampage, Megatron was flying the ship as he said "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end" as he began blasting the Earth before the Nemesis. Far above the Nemesis, Soundwave followed the ship without his lights. "We should attack" said Dinobot. "No, not yet. Just waiting for the right moment" said Soundwave as he followed the ship.

The satellite managed to pick up a transmission from Optimus: "Optimus to Rhinox, code 1 alert. Deploy operation Eternity." "Query: What is Operation Eternity?" asked Soundwave. "I'm not sure; it's something that both Optimus and Rhinox know, but not myself" said Dinobot. "Sounds important, if you ask me" said Soundwave as he narrowed his optics at the ship.

"I am that which is, which was, and is yet to come" said Megatron as he continued to read from the Covenant of Primus "And you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you." Dinobot 2 looked at Megatron and said "You've already read the Covenant of Primus?" "Just the good parts" said Megatron as he pressed a button that unleashed more firepower.

"Warning: Nemesis approaching Anthropoid colony. Warning" read Soundwave's systems as he said "Now!" Soundwave shot a few blasts at the ship, which rocked it. "Ah, company" said Megatron as he opened fire with the Nemesis' missiles. Soundwave dodged all of the missiles, as Megatron snarled. "Computer, divert all available power to primary weapon, and give me target lock" said Megatron as he pressed a few buttons. The Nemesis' primary beam aimed at Soundwave and fired back, as Soundwave countered with a dark energy beam. "Hmm…well, Soundblaster, it looks as if you're good, but not good enough" said Megatron as he pressed a few more buttons, and all of the available missiles and bombs at Soundwave.

Soundwave kept all of his focus on the Nemesis' primary beam, he didn't notice the bombs and missiles until Dinobot said "Soundwave, look out!" but it was too late. The bombs and missiles overwhelmed Soundwave as a good portion of his body was obliterated by the beam. The Star Warrior fell to Earth, unconscious as Dinobot was knocked out as well. "Ta ta, Soundwave. I like to say about my namesake; he'd like his artillery big and plentiful" said Megatron as he continued his reign of destruction.

Soundwave's spark was once floating in a universe consisted of stars and gases. "What, am I dead again?" groaned Soundwave. A massive spiral of two lights rotating in a vortex appeared before him, and it said "I am the One! I have watched you serve the Vok, Soundwave" He said nobly. "The One? I've heard about you…vaguely. I know of what the Vok have told me, but otherwise, I only know of you from some of Cybertronian folklore" said Soundwave. "Yes, but I still need you in your quest, Soundwave. If Megatron destroys the Ark, history as we know it will unravel, and all of my creation will cease to exist. I need you to return, Soundwave, and to destroy the Nemesis. I give you the Comet's Light!" said the One before Soundwave began blacking out.

"Soundwave! Wake up!" shouted Dinobot into Soundwave's audio. "How can something so small be so loud?" groaned Soundwave. He woke up to find himself fully healed, and stronger. "What happened?" asked Soundwave. "The Nemesis has moved on to the Ark. Megatron intends to attack it in its defenseless state" said Dinobot. Let's see what the One's Comet's Light can do thought Soundwave as he reached into his newly given power.

The anthropoids were busy running away from Inferno, Quickstrike, Terrorsaur, and Waspinator when they all saw a bright light streak across the sky. "What in tarnation is that?" said Quickstrike. "Just something that is burning out my eyes" cawed Terrorsaur, but they saw something shoot out of the light and aim at them. "What?" said Inferno, then widened his eyes in horror.

The anthropoids were watching the light as well, and they all saw four smaller comets shoot out of it and destroy Inferno, Waspinator, Quickstrike, and Terrorsaur where they stood. The anthropoids watched in amazement as the light head in the direction of the Nemesis.

"I can't believe it. No power, no weapons, Optimus is down for the count; we're all gonna die" said Rattrap as he held onto a beam of the Ark. The Nemesis was busy using its Tractor beam to move the Ark. "Yep" said Rhinox as he was afraid.

Megatron was laughing at his godly power that he held. He had the Nemesis, Soundwave was destroyed, and now, he was going to destroy the Ark. "Deactivate Tractor beam. Divert all available power to primary weapon. Victory is at hand" said Megatron as Scorponok punched in the commands. "Computer, bring Fusion Cannon online! Divert all power" announced Megatron as the Nemesis began charging up the energy beam. "Now, while they are helpless, destroy them!" shouted Megatron.

"Warning! Unknown object heading for Nemesis. Speed is at Mach 14. Prepare for impact" read the computer. "What? How can anything be at this speed on this planet?" boomed Megatron. A sudden impact shook the ship, as the Predacons inside it were scattered around. There, Soundblaster stood in all of his glory with Dinobot besides him. Megatron snarled "You!" at Soundblaster. "I am Alpha and Omega! I am the beginning and the end! I am eternal!" shouted Megatron. "And I am Soundblaster, the Star Warrior. I am oblivion!" shouted back Soundblaster before he formed a sword composed of both dark matter and a white light. He raised his sword high, and sliced it down straight on Megaton. Two sparks were split out of Megatron when the sword fell. Soundblaster reached out and picked both of them up.

"Megatron…" said Scorponok in shock before he screamed in rage and began firing a flammable gel from his tail at Soundblaster. The Star Warrior took notice of this, and fired two shots of dark matter from his tentacles. The two forces hit head on, with the satellite forcing the flammable gel back. The gel sprayed over Scorponok, burning the scorpion. "Aaaahhhaaaa!" screamed Scorponok as he ran around blind, before Soundblaster's sword fell down on him, ending his life.

Rampage watched with interest, then approached the satellite. "I see that you are not only powerful, Soundblaster, but you tend to enjoy causing death to others, sometimes painfully. We can join together and destroy the Maximals, both on Earth and on Cybertron. So Soundblaster, what do you say?" said Rampage. Soundblaster turned and stared at Rampage in silence. When he spoke, he said "I do not take my enjoyment in killing others, Rampage. I only execute them if they have done wrong. I usually don't execute the lives of the innocent…at least, not anymore." With that, he raised his sword, but before he could lay it down, Rampage screamed in pain.

While Soundblaster was fighting both Megatron and Scorponok, Dinobot was fighting his clone. With Dinobot 2's Transmetal form and assorted weapons, he managed to overpower Dinobot. Dinobot fought valiantly, but he was no match for Dinobot 2. "Megatron cloned me from you, yet we're different. I'm a Transmetal 2 with Rampage's indestructible spark, which makes me superior to you. What made you think that you could even defeat me?" said Dinobot 2. Dinobot looked at his clone and said "What separates us is that I have the one thing that the other Predacons don't have…my honor" before he raised his spinning blade sword and plunged it deep into Dinobot 2's spark. It was there that Dinobot 2 died on the spot.

Dinobot heard Rampage scream in pain, before he heard a slicing noise and then, silence. "Warning! Systems overload; malfunction. Damage done to main power systems. Prepare for immediate crash-landing" said the onboard computers before they all went fuzzy. "Dinobot? Dinobot! We've got to get out of here!" called out Soundblaster. "Negative, it was an honor serving you, Soundblaster" said Dinobot. Soundblaster stood there for a moment, then saluted Dinobot and said "And it was an honor serving you too, Dinobot. May your spark join the Matrix, as one of Cybertron's greatest warriors." The ex-Decepticon then flew out of the crashing Nemesis, leaving a bright white light behind him as the ship crashed beyond the horizon. In the darkness, Soundblaster floated as he watched the ship go beyond his sight, then he flew up higher and began dissolving the darkness.

At the tribe with the prehistoric sapiens, they were all huddling around and afraid of the darkness. One began pointing up and the others looked up and saw a bright comet streaking across the sky, dissipating the darkness. The sun cut through behind the comet as it turned around and headed back in the direction that it came from.

The Maximals emerged from the Ark, and looked around. They managed to see the sky again, and the Nemesis gone. "What in the seven spiral galaxies happened?" asked Rattrap. "I don't know, but it looks as if we might get our answer" said Optimus as he pointed to the comet coming towards them. It stopped and burst, releasing Soundblaster from it. "Soundblaster?" said Optimus as the Star Warrior nodded, then said "True, but perhaps you know me a lot better in this form" before he transformed into his Nighthawk mode. "Soundwave? That was you?" exclaimed Optimus in shock. A tentacle emerged then said "Yes, my real name is Soundblaster, but I prefer Soundwave. I happen to like my old name." "How…why…just what is going on?" shouted Rattrap. Soundwave sighed then said "I came here to this planet by accident, and I began observing the war between both you and the Predacons. I eventually got involved with the Vok, and I became a messenger of them." "Well, that explains you, but that doesn't explain what happened to Dinobot" said Rattrap. "He died fighting on the Nemesis. He died a true warrior in battle. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a timeline to fix" said Soundwave before he levitated up, and flew into the Ark. "What is he talking about?" said Rattrap, before he headed into the Ark with the other Maximals.

They found Soundwave standing before Megatron and opening him up. He had two sparks with him, and did a scan on them. He placed one inside of Megatron; the tyrant's optics glowed red for a moment before he fell back to sleep. Soundwave then stood up and walked over to Optimus Prime and stood before him, staring at the great Autobot leader.

"Soundwave, is something wrong?" asked Optimal Optimus as he approached the Star Warrior. Soundwave looked down at Optimus and said "I was just looking at this Optimus, Primal. I was just wondering if I would ever meet this one after I wake out of stasis in the Arctic." " 'Out of stasis in the arctic?' What do you mean by that?" asked Optimal Optimus. Soundwave then looked down at his pedes for a moment, then said "Remember how I told you that I came to this dimension by accident? I was telling the truth, but not the whole truth. I actually came here with my family, and I spent most of my time here searching for them. I managed to find my mate and most of my sparklings frozen in the Arctic, but I couldn't find my first-born sparkling. I searched the entire planet but…" as he took a silent pause, then resumed "…I have now come to terms that she has now offlined. She must have crashed into the ocean and drowned, which would explain why I couldn't find her. There is now no point of me remaining online now since the Beast Wars are over. Once all the Maximals have left this planet, I will join my family in the Arctic and wait with them until we all thaw out together." Optimus remained silent as Soundwave's words weighted heavy on him.

"It's done, all is as it should be…at last" said Optimus as he piloted a mini-spacecraft that the Maximals have found onboard the Ark. Soundwave was acting as their escort into space, then he turned around and headed for the Arctic. "Who knew that mountainback was all that he was?" said Rattrap as he watched Soundwave disappear from sight. "Yeah, he had protected the past, present, and future, and he was a Decepticon" said Cheetor. "May his spark rest in peace until he is needed again" said Optimal Optimus as he activated a trans-warp bridge to bring the Maximals into the future.

Soundwave was heading as fast as he could into the Arctic's atmosphere; flames burning on his protective spacecraft hull as he headed for re-entry. "Hang on, Berserk. I'm coming" said Soundwave as he hit the ice. The ice melted around Soundwave, sinking the spacecraft into the frozen wasteland. "Warning: sinking into artic ice. Systems malfunctioning. Heading into emergency stasis lock" read his systems before they blacked out; sending the Star Warrior into a frozen prison with his beloved family.

Thousands of miles away, a pair of optics have watched the night sky, the time storm, and the exploding Planet-Destroyer. "Ma ma! Ma ma!" cried a voice out into the night, where loneliness would be with it for the next few million years. Baby Ravage was still alive!

Author's Note: Bet that you didn't see all of the plot twists in here, huh? For Tarantulus being alive (still,) I still have plans for him in a future story that needs to be written. As for Beast War's Megatron's spark, Soundwave let it die outside of a host/body.

By the way, if anybody looks up The One on Transformers Wiki, and they look at the picture, does anybody else see the little lines/shapes in the middle of the spiral that sort of resembles Pokemon's Arceus if you use your imagination? If not, tell me what you see.

Did anybody see Baby Ravage still being alive? For those of you wondering why she isn't frozen with her family, I have big plans for her in the G1 story. I'm also going to take a break from the Dimensional Warp stories, and finish some of the other ones (many of them, unpublished.)