Pokemon Prime
Legacy
Route 38, Johto
Bumblebee and Smokescreen were driving to locate a Energon site. Smokescreen was taking the lead. "Energon signal's getting stronger. About five klicks due North." Smokescreen said. He accelerated.
*Wait! You're violating the speed limit!" Bumblebee warned.
"What do you mean 'speed limit'? I have a gage in here that goes up to 150. If the humans who designed my vehicle form didn't want it to go that fast, they shouldn't have given me the option."
Smokescreen drove even faster. He was going fast on the opposite lane! A Jeep was coming right at him, honking. He braked and side out of the opposite lane.
"Whoa!" Smokescreen exclaimed, completely off guard.
The driver of the Jeep exited his vehicle with a crowbar in hand. He approached Smokescreen. Judging by his accent, he sounded American, "Hey! Daytona 500! When I'm through with you, you're gonna need more than a pit crew to put you back together."
Smokescreen transformed into his robotic form. He bent down to the driver. "Bring it!" He taunted. The driver dropped his crowbar in panic. "Who's the tough guy now, huh?"
Bumblebee honked his horn and transformed to his robotic form. He pushed Smokescreen away from the driver. *Are you out of your mind! You know we don't harm humans! What is with you?*
Smokescreen just laughed. "Relax, Bumblebee. We're just messing around."
The driver wasn't messing around as he took their picture.
*No!*
Autobot Base
The picture of Bumblebee and Smokescreen was quickly posted on the web. "Found it!" Gabby shouted.
"Old road rage didn't waste any time posting your guy's mug-shots." Ash said.
"Max can scrub it off when he and May are done from house hunting." Dawn reassures.
"Is this what you learned while serving under Alpha Trion?! I highly doubt that he would condone such irresponsible behavior!" Ratchet scold Smokescreen.
"Blowing your cover is not okay." Cliffjumper added.
"Sorry guys. I know I really messed up." Smokescreen apologizes.
"While Ratchet and Cliffjumper are correct, I believe that we are all equally responsible for this incident." Optimus said.
"Us?" Cliffjumper asked, outraged.
"How?" Ratchet asked.
"We weren't even their!" Bulkhead shouted.
*So how do we all take equal responsibility?* Bumblebee asked.
"Well, you were actually their, Bumblebee." Wheeljack said.
*Hey!*
"You were suppose to show him the ropes." Arcee said.
"Our recent efforts have been so intensely focused on averting crises that we have over looked simple matters. Such as teaching Smokescreen how to best function on this planet. It is an oversight that must be corrected." Optimus said.
"Optimus, I am honored to train under you and will do whatever it takes to make it right." Smokescreen said. "To make you proud."
"Perhapse the best way for you to learn about the human and Pokemon world is from a human. A human who knows much of the Pokemon world."
"Smokescreen gets his own partner?" Arcee asked.
"Please, isn't having eight humans here enough?!" Ratchet asked. There was an awkward silence among everyone as they just stared at him. He groaned as no one agree with him. He just went back to his computer.
"I was referring to one already among us. Iris." Optimus said.
"What?" Iris asked, shocked.
Her Axew popped out of her hair. "Axew?" Even he was shocked.
Iris thought about it. "Sure if it means Smokescreen to be in the whole robots in disguise, then I'm all for it."
"I think I should go with you." Dawn said. "After all, you are new just as Smokescreen is."
Smokescreen, however was not fascinated.
Wheeljack held Smokescreen's shoulder. "We all put in curbside duty. Part of the gig."
Iris and Dawn climbed down the ladder. "Then let's go for a drive, teachers." Smokescreen said, transforming into his vehicle form.
Iris hopped in the driver seat and Dawn hopped in the passenger seat. Wheeljack activated the Ground Bridge and sent them to the Sinnoh region.
When the Bridge closed, Cliffjumper spoke, "Optimus, with all do respect. Agent Jenny is out relocating Max and May's family because the Decepticons discovered where they live. Meanwhile with Smokescreen and all his wisdom, choses a vehicle mode with screaming double 38s on the doors. Making him an easy target. I'd be lying if I was more than concerned about Dawn's safety. Iris' safety as well."
"None the less. The fact remains is that Smokescreen is in need of instruction and Iris is in need of orientation. I believe Smokescreen's spark is in the right place. As well as Iris' heart being in the right place."
Jubilife City, Sinnoh
Smokescreen drove through the streets of the city. Dawn and Smokescreen explained to Iris mostly about Enerogn and Cybertron's history.
"Alright, Smokescreen it's you're turn. Intersection. The green light means?" Iris asked.
"Green means go." Smokescreen answered.
They past an intersection that had the green light. They were on their way to the next intersection that was turning yellow.
"Yellow mean?" Iris asked.
"Go faster!" Smokescreen accelerated.
"Whoa! Smokescreen!"
When the light turned red, Smokescreen slammed the brakes and stopped instantly before the intersection.
"Ha, ha, ha. Just messing around." Smokescreen said.
"Ha, ha." Dawn mocked.
A Lexus was coming from Smokescreen's right. Dawn turned to see Ursula at the wheel. "Oh, no." She rolled up the window, which was lightly tinted. She turned to look away from Ursula.
"What is it?" Iris asked.
"Is it Decepticons?" Smokescreen asked.
"Just a Pokemon Contest rival who I'd rather not talk to." Dawn replied.
Ursula looked closely in the Mazda Furai next to her. She then noticed it was Dawn in the passenger seat. She reached in her bag of groceries.
"Drive!" Dawn demanded.
"Red light, Dawn. No can do." Smokescreen said.
Dawn looked at Ursula, who had a small cup of Berry Juice, threw it at the window. Ursula drove off when the light turned green.
"Seriously?" Smokescreen asked. "I'd expect that from a dude, but from a girl?"
"Just let it go." Dawn said.
Iris took the wheel, but Smokescreen accelerated.
"Are you kidding me? Where's your self respect?" Smokescreen asked Dawn. "We've got to stand up for ourselves."
"We also have to follow Optimus' rule." Iris said.
"Iris is right. It's not just about protecting humans or Pokemon. You can't harm 'em either." Dawn said.
"Who said anything about harming?" Smokescreen asked.
Autobot Base
Wheeljack received word to activate the Ground Bridge. He did so and Smokescreen drove through the vortex. Dawn and Iris exited him, laughing really loud. Smokescreen was also laughing them. He transformed into his robotic form.
"I am posting this up tonight." Dawn said, trying to catch her breath.
"I know what we did was childish, but it pretty hilarious!" Iris shouted, also trying to catch her breath.
"Cliffjumper, check out Ursula's Lexus." Dawn said, reaching her phone as far as she could.
"Ursula? You Contest rival?" Cliffjumper went on one knee and looked at the phone. Ursula's Lexus was smothered in Poffins and Berry Juice.
"Hey, Ursula! Another one Gabites the dust!" Dawn mocked. (*1) The trio bursted into laughter.
Cliffjumper went back up. "Let me get this straight. You and Iris taught Smokescreen everything he never needed to know about Poffins?"
"He passed driver's ed. Work hard, play hard." Iris said.
"Yeah. No humans or Pokemon were harmed during the making of these photos. Honest." Smokescreen said.
The Nemesis
Soundwave stood before Megatron. He showed Megatron a plane on his 'face' and in the center were marked coordinates.
"You have decoded the next Iacon coordinates. Excellent, Soundwave. Then it is time to Beta test our decoy." Megatron said, holding a orb the constantly beeped.
Autobot Base
Optimus continued to work on the Iacon database. "I am nearly finished with the next Iacon coordinates." A signal appeared on the other screen.
"You may not need to complete your task, Optimus." Ratchet said.
"An Iacon locator beacon."
"It seems the Decepticons have already excavated the next relic."
"Ratchet, triangulate coordinates and activate the Ground Bridge."
Ratchet imputed the coordinates and pulled the level that activated the Ground Bridge. The Autobot team gathered. "Bring on the Decepticreeps." Bulkhead said.
"Where is Smokescreen?" Optimus asked. Noticing his absence.
"Out training again with Iris... and Dawn." Cliffjumper replied.
"We cannot wait. Autobots, transform and rollout!"
The Autobots transformed into their vehicle modes and drove through the vortex. Followed by Deoxys.
Gracidea, Sinnoh
The Decepticons were drilling through a face of the mountain side. Scaring all the Shaymin away in the process. The miners were drilling through and the Insecticons were lifting the dug boulders. A miner pushed a boulder out of the way and found the relic, "Lord Megatron!"
Megatron approached the unearthed relic. "I certainly hop that our new acquisition is of Decepticon origin." When Megatron saw the relic, he stopped instantly in his tracks. "It can not be!" The relic appeared to be a sword. "Power of this magnitude must never be allowed to fall into the hands of Optimus Prime. No matter what!" He grabbed the handle of the sword and tried to pull it out of the mountain face. He pulled, pulled, pulled, and pulled. After growing tired from pulling he blasted the rock holding the sword with his fusion cannon. When he stopped after eight shots and the dust cleared, there was no damage. "The rock is impermeable. The relic is emanating a protective shield! It will only respond to the Power of a Prime! AH! We will remove it even if we have to take the entire mountain!"
Autobot Base
Ratchet found a the next Iacon beacon. He tried reaching the others. "Optimus, I just picked up a second Iacon locator beacon."
There was no response.
"Optimus, do you read?"
Yellow Rock Isle, Johto
It was a very foggy day. The rest of the team wondered around the center of the island, following the signal.
"No sign of Decepticons." Wheeljack said.
Arcee held a tracker. She pointed to the South. They ventured.
Meanwhile, high above the foggy clouds, Soundwave was flying in his spy plane mode while carrying the orb. The same orb that was beeping. Turns out it was a false Iacon homing beacon.
Autobot Base
Smokescreen pulled up the ramp. Dawn and Iris exited laughing. Smokescreen transfromed to his robotic form, laughing as well.
"Aw, those Contest vandalizes are never gonna wanna spray paint another Contest building." Dawn said.
"That thing we stuff in their spray can, what it's call again?" Smokescreen asked.
"Coke-cola!" Iris shouted.
The trio bursted into laughter. "Will you three keep it down?!" Ratchet scold them. "Arcee? Wheeljack? Can anyone hear me?"
"Ratchet, what's going on?" Iris asked.
"Our sensors detected a second Iacon beacon, but I can't reach Optimus."
"I'll go." Smokescreen insisted.
"Alone?"
"You have a better option?"
"Ugh, fine." Ratchet activated the Ground Bridge. He immediately went back to the contacting Optimus.
"He says 'fine', but I don't think he really wants go alone." Smokescreen hinted to Iris and Dawn.
"But we don't have our other Pokemon with us." Iris said.
"I think Piplup and Axew will be all the back-up you need."
Gracidea
In a forest area, the Ground Bridge vortex appeared. Dawn, Piplup, Iris, and Axew emerged.
"...We just pulled a May." Dawn said to Iris.
"Piplup."
Smokescreen then emerged. "Let's go grab a relic!" He ran to the boulders in the distance. Dawn, Iris, Piplup, and Axew caught up.
They looked at the relic in the rock. "Whoa. It's a sword." Iris said.
"Not just any sword. That looks like the Star Saber. A legendary weapon forged by Solus Prime. As lore would have it.
"Axew!"
"Pipulp!"
"It's rumored to wield the Power of the Matrix. I'm gonna make Optimus proud."
"Not a good idea." Dawn said.
"Why?"
"Because Megatron's here."
Smokescreen looked to the right. He saw Megatron ordering miners to drill around the Star Saber. "The Dark Lord himself. He won't know what hit him." He stood up.
"Smokescreen, you acting like a kid! There is something wrong about this." Iris said.
"Why doesn't Megatron just take the Star Saber?" Dawn asked, pointing out the obvious.
"Germaphobe?" Smokescreen randomly asked.
"I swear you just a kid." Iris said. (*2)
"Seriously we need to wait for back-up." Dawn said.
"You girls heard Ratchet. Back-up's not available right now." Smokescreen jumped over the boulders and ran for the Star Saber.
The miners and Insecticons moved boulder after boulder until Megatron shouted, "ENOUGH! Commence transport!"
A hook and cable was lowered from the Nemesis. When the hook grabbed ahold of the rock, the ship struggled to reel it in. While that was in progress, Megatron heard some blaster fire from some of the Vechicons. He saw a new Autobot jumping from the forest and began attacking the Vehicons.
Smokescreen charged for the Star Saber. He blasted, kicked, blasted, punched, and blasted, every Vehicon that was in his path.
"Who in the Pits of Kaon is that?" Megatron was astound by the new Autobot's skill.
Smokescreen grabbed for the Star Saber and tried to puled it out of the rock. He tried with all his might, but the Star Saber didn't budge. "Scrap!" He stepped away from the Star Saber. "It's really in there tight."
BAM! A Vehicon blasted Smokescreen on the back and he collapsed to the ground. The blast merely stunned him for a moment. When he flipped around he had six Vehicons pointing their blasters at him.
"No. No this can't be happening." Iris said.
"Axew."
Dawn got here cell phone. "Ratchet, you got to get Optimus here now. Smokescreen went for the relic. It's called a Star Sab-"
"Piplup!"
Coming from behind them was an Insecticon. The giant bug-bot snarled at them. It reached out for them.
"Piplup, use Bubblebeam!" Dawn shouted.
"Piplup!" Piplup fired his attack on the Insecticon. Buying them time to get away.
"Where in the name of Cybertron are you?" Ratchet asked.
Autobot Base
"And did you say 'Star Sab'?" Ratchet asked. It was then he realized what Dawn meant to say. "Oh, my. Dawn!?" There was no response. He tried to reach Prime again. "Optimus, please respond! I can see that you're alive, but why won't you answer me?"
Yellow Rock Isle
They were getting closer to the Iacon signal, but then on the scanner, it said it moved.
"Aw!" Arcee whined. "Every time we get close to the beacon the signal moves."
"All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!" Bulkhead shouted, slamming his fists together.
"It would seem we've been lead astray by a Decepticon trick." Optimus said.
The Ground Bridge appeared nearby. Ratchet emerged, running through it, "We have a situation!"
Gracidea
As Dawn, Iris, Piplup, and Axew were running from the Insecticon, they ran across another Insectiocn. "Axew, use Dragon Rage! Aim for the head!"
"Axew!" He used the attack and it bought them time not to run away, but hide within a tight crack in a boulder nearby.
The Insecticons began to rip the rock apart to dig them out. Piplup and Axew repeatedly used their attacks to stop them from digging, but the were still ripping the rock apart.
The Nemesis finally got to lift the mountain that held the Star Saber. It was slowly, but surely being hauled away.
Megatron looked at the Smokescreen. "Bring him to me." He ordered. Two Vehicons grabbed Smokescreen and dragged him to Megatron. "What is your name, Autobot?"
"Why? Who want's to know?" Smokescreen asked, like a smart aleck.
Megatron growled in annoyance and was about to smack Smokescreen, when another blaster firefight was heard. Megatron looked back and saw a large cloud of dirt smoke. Emerging from the smoke was Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack, Arcee, and Bumblebee.
Megatron instantly noticed Optimus' absence. "Where's Optimus?" He looked back up the mountain and saw Optimus climbing up the mountain.
Optimus transformed into his Peterbilt truck mode and drove for the relic. Deoxys flew at his side. Optimus transformed and jumped. Thanks to Deoxys psychic powers, he help Optimus jump off the mountain peaks.
"KEEP PRIME AWAY FROM THE RELIC!" Megatron ordered. He and four other Vehicons transformed into Cybertronian jet mode and took off to intercept Optimus and Deoxys.
Smokescreen pulled his blaster out and tried to shoot Megatron down, but another Vehicon aimed his blaster at him. Suddenly Bulkhead blasted the Vehicon. "I got your back." He said.
While the Autobots were melee with the remaining Decepticons, Cliffjumper heard the roars of the Insecticons. Followed by a familiar scream.
The Insecticons finally reach Dawn, Piplup, Iris and Axew. They were about to gabbed them, but Cliffjumper tackled one of the Insecticons and blasted it in the throat. The second Insecticon was taked down by the rest of the Autobots.
"Cliffjumper!" Dawn shouted with relief.
"What could you have possibly be thinking?! First you get infected with Dark Energon from Megatron, now you want to become Insecticon chow. Are you really trying to give me a spark attack?!" Cliffjumper scold. (*3)
Optimus transformed and drove for the Star Saber. Deoxys used Barrier to shield Optimus from Megatron and the Vehicon's blaster fire. Optimus made a sharp left turn down the mountain. He accelerated as he used a curved rock formation as a ramp.
Optimus was in mid-air. However, one of Megatron's shots knocked Optimus into a spin. Optimus transformed, but he was still spinning.
Deoxys used his psychic power to stop Optimus form spinning and gave him that boost to reach for the Star Saber. He got it! Deoxys was about to use Psycho Boost. Megatron and the Vehicons pulled out. Deoxys' attack destroyed one of the Vehicons. Another Vehicon crashed into the mountain while pulling up.
Megatron and the two remaining Vehicons flew into the hanger of the Nemesis.
The Star Saber began to power up and glowed a blue aura. Then Optimus was able to remove it from the mountain. He fell for the ground. When he landed on the ground, it caused a great cloud of dust. When it cleared, Optimus stood up with the Star Saber in hand.
"I loosened it up for him." Smokescreen said.
The Nemesis
"Drop the mountain on him!" Megatron ordered.
Gracidea
The Nemesis released the hauled mountain. It crashed on a hillside and began to roll down. With Optimus in its path.
"Optimus! Retreat!" Arcee shouted.
"Now!" Wheeljack shouted.
Optimus turned around to face the mountain and with one swift slice, the mountain was neatly sliced into two.
Bulkhead couldn't believe it. "Did he just...?"
*Yes he did.* Bumblebee finished.
"No way." Iris said.
"Axew!"
Optimus looked up at the Nemesis.
The Nemesis
Megatron was distraught and for the first time, showed real fear in his eyes.
Gracidea
Optimus ran and spun around and with a mighty swing of the Star Saber. It unleashed a wave of energy at the Nemesis. Destroying one of it's engines in the process. The ship was going down.
"It can do that?" Smokescreen asked.
The Decepticons managed to pulled the ship up, but it was sustaining critical damage.
The Nemesis
"We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour." Megatron said.
Autobot Base
The team was Bridged back to Base. Smokescreen couldn't stop talking about Optimus with the Star Saber.
"How epic was that? I saw it with my own optics, but I still don't believe it." Smokescreen said, imitating Optimus' moves from the battle.
Cliffjumper stomped toward Smokescreen. "You know what I don't believe? That after everything you've been told, you still put two humans and two Pokemon at risk!"
"Cliffjumper, it wasn't his fault." Dawn said. "We shouldn't have-"
"Don't you even start with me! We'll talk tomorrow! Send Dawn and Piplup home. As well as Iris and Axew. I don't think it would be good for Iris to be here with Smokescreen."
Ratchet imputed the coordinates for Dawn and activated the Ground Bridge.
"But we... ah, forget it. Let's go, Piplup. Ash is probably just as mad as Cliffjumper is." Dawn said.
"Piplup."
Dawn and Piplup went through the vortex. Ratchet shut the Ground Bridge down, reset it for Iris' home in the Village of Dragons and reactivated it.
Axew climbed in Iris' hair. Iris slowly walked to the vortex. She looked back at Smokescreen.
"Green for go." Smokescreen said.
Iris walked through the vortex. When the Ground Bridge powered down, Cliffjumper went back to scolding Smokescreen, "We've been in need of another Autobot in our ranks. Not another child!"
"Look, Cliffjumper, I'm sorry. I was wrong and I'm sorry. Again and if you need to kick me out of Team Prime..." Smokescreen apologized.
"Disregard for human and Pokemon safety or anyone's safety will not be tolerated. Do you understand?" Optimus asked, very strict.
"Fully, sir."
"We must never loose sight of the fact that upon this Earth, we are titans. And such power must be used wisely."
The Star Saber began to glow again. Optimus held the Saber within his hands and began to go into a trance.
"Whoa." Bulkhead said.
"Optimus, speak to me." Ratchet said. Optimus stood motionless. "Optimus?"
"I am receiving a message." Optimus replied.
"From who?"
"Alpha Trion."
Ash and Dawn's house, Pallet Town
Ash and Pikachu were sitting at the dining table. However they were both asleep. The Ground Bridge vortex appeared. Waking Pikachu up. "Pi? Pika!"
Ash woke up and saw Dawn and Piplup emerge from the vortex.
"Are you mad?" Dawn asked.
"A little, but I'm more happy to know you're safe."
"Ash, I know that I was suppose to help Iris and Smokescreen just that one time, but-"
Ash walked up to her and kissed her passionately. "Let's just go to sleep. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Piplup and Pikachu feel asleep on the couch.
Ash and Dawn made their way up the stairs. "How's Gabby?" Dawn asked.
"She's alright. I just put her to bed an hour ago." Ash opened the door showing Gabby's room. Dawn peeked in and saw Gabby sleeping on the bed.
They closed the door and went to their room and went to sleep.
Gabby's Dream
In her dreams, Gabby dreamt she was 16 years old; she looked exactly like her mother, except for her purple hair and eyes. And the only thing she inherited from her father were the z's on her cheeks.
Right now Gabby was dreaming about being the Top Coordinator for the sixth year in a row. The crowd was cheering for her. She got a microphone to make a speech. "I just like to thank my fans for cheering and supporting me for my successful season, but I give bigger thank to my parents. Who've been their for me ever since I was born."
"Is that so?" A voice came from behind her.
She turned to see that the TV screen from the wall behind her displayed a Decepticon symbol. Then the whole wall transformed into a Decpeticon, Megatron! Suddenly the rest of Gabby's dream disappeared and was retransformed into the interior of the Nemesis.
"Who are you?" Gabby asked.
"I am Megatron. Leader of the Decepticons." Megatron replied. As he bent down to her level.
"Decepticons? My mother and father told me about you!"
"Oh, and what did they have to say about me?"
"That's you are a horrible being that destroyed his own planet."
"No! It was Optimus Prime's doing and those accursed Autobots!"
"Whatever. I know all about the history of your war with the Autobots."
"Well here's something that you can learn right now. Optimus is now in possession of the Star Saber. A powerful weapon of pure energy. And I need you to help me."
"Why should I help you and what could I possibly have that you don't have?"
"Dark Energon."
"What?"
"Ah, so your parents never did tell you."
"Tell me what?"
"Have you been curious on why your hair and eyes are purple?"
"Yes..."
"That is because you have Dark Energon in your DNA. That is how it is possible for me to be in your mind. I weild Drak Energon just like you, but I'm in need for more." Megatron reached out and grabbed Gabby. "And I'm willing to take every last once of it out of you."
Megatron began to squeeze Gabby. Causing her great pain. He was slowly draining the Dark Enrgon from her, but then her hair and eyes began to glow purple. She opened her mouth and a beam of Dark Energon was fired and blasted Megatron in the face. He released her from shock.
"NO! It's not possible! No human can possibly know how to wield Dark Energon at their own will!"
"Well, I have and I'm going to use it against you."
"HA! Your mind and heart maybe the appropriate age to use the power of Dark Energon, but when you wake, you'll just be a useless two year-old."
Gabby got really mad at Megatron's taunt. She growled. She raised her hands and fired lightnings of Dark Energon at Megatron.
The Nemesis
That blast caused Megatron to awaken. "Are you alright, my Lord?" Knock Out asked.
Megatron looked at his hand. In his hand was a Dark Enrgon shard. "It worked. If I drain the Dark Energon from the child in her mind, then in reality the Dark Energon will form to exist. But this mere shard isn't enough to tip the balance."
"So you're going to go back and harvest more?"
"No. The child has grown stronger than I'd expected. I must find another way to beat Prime and his Star Saber."
(*1) That same Pokemon episode title.
(*2) Iris' motto.
(*3) Spark attack is a Cybertronian way of saying heart attack.
There'll be more Pokemon Prime coming soon.