Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Prime: Chaos Hunters

by lyokoMARVELanime

Sequel to MSGSP:Destiny Sentinels. After many years of peace and joyful events, the Autobots and their human allies now find themselves facing their darkest hour, as they race across both of their worlds and through space in order to face the greatest threat any of them have ever known: The return of the Chaos Bringer is now upon us all.

25. Key to Victory

AN: Hey everyone, it's lyokoMARVELanime, with more action and excitement from Gundam SEED Prime Chaos Hunters, and if you liked the previous two chapters that dived into an adventure in the Unicron trilogy, then get ready for an adventure that goes into the final member of said trilogy, which will also reveal the long-awaited answer to the secret behind the mystery system in Luna's Pure Impulse Gundam!

Shinn: It's not really that big of a revelation when you really think about it though, and that's without you saying all that.

AN: Way to be a buzzkill on that, Shinn.

[audience boos]

Lunamaria: Well, I'm excited, because I finally get my own solo adventure in this story! I mean, sure Crosshairs is in this too, but this is probably the first time I've had a really major part in this story that focused a lot on me, let alone an entire chapter! Come on, hurry up and start already! I'm sure how much longer I can wait! [starts bouncing around like an excited child on Christmas day]

AN: Okay, so, before Lunamaria goes completely nuts with waiting, let's roll out to the chapter!...right after we indulge in a little intro that's similar to the one we all saw in the series that this chapter takes place in.

I do not own anything from any of either of the Gundam or Transformers franchises or any other franchise mentioned in this story.

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Optimus: Our worlds are in danger...

Kira: Now to save them, and the universe, we must brave the challenges of the various alternate dimensions we've been thrown into...

Optimus: Before the Decepticons can unleash the full furry of Unicron and destroy us all.

Together: It is our mission.

O: Smokescreen...

K: Athrun Zala...

Bulkhead...

Shinn Asuka...

Springer...

Rey Za Burrel...

Ultra Magnus...

Andrew Waltfeld...

Crosshairs...

Lunamaria Hawke...

Arcee...

Cagalli Yula Athha Zala...

Wheeljack...

Mu La Flaga...

Optimus Prime!

Kira Yamato!

O: Transform...

K: Burst on...

Together: And roll out!

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Chapter 25: Key to Victory

Location: Wherever Lunamaria and Crosshairs are

If she were being honest with herself, the fact that she was likely on another planet that was probably light-years away from Earth did not really surprise Lunamaria. She had been to Cybertron, Junkion, and Quintessa now, after all. In fact, the fact that neither she or Crosshairs could establish a connection to a Teletran One station, while a bit worrying, did not really surprise her either. No, the thing that was really surprising to the violet-red haired girl was the city that they were currently in, because to say that the metropolis was massive would be putting it very mildly. Everywhere Lunamaria and Crosshairs looked, they saw skyscrapers and towers that not only reached higher into the sky than any building either of them had ever seen before, but when they stood next to the buildings, they could see that the entire structure was massive enough to be fit for a Transformer type of giant. It did not stop at the buildings though, because everything from the walkways, to the roads, and even the small parks and construction sites were just as massive, and the construction vehicles that they saw were equally as big as you would expect such vehicles to be for such a massive city.

Looking around at all this from the cockpit of the Pure Impulse, Lunamaria found that she could really only say one thing to her Autobot Guardian and partner. "Like I didn't already feel short standing next to you guys when I'm not in a mobile suit."

"If it makes you feel any better, I feel short every time I stand next to Optimus," Crosshairs replied.

"Considering that's Optimus Prime you're talking about, and that you can't help but feel a bit short standing next to him on principle, Transformer or otherwise, no, that doesn't make me feel any better."

Crosshairs merely shrugged in response to this before he put his focus back on the massive highway that he was currently racing on, hoping that they would not run across any locals while they were cruising along, because he was certain that if the cities on this planet were as big as they were, then that would mean that the locals were equally as big, which would mean he would have to do everything he could to make sure that he did not get run over by a giant car or anything of the like. After another minute of silence though, Crosshairs' very disturbing imaginings of being flattened by a giant-sized version of Arcee's vehicle mode were interrupted when Lunamaria suddenly asked, "So do you think this is another one of the lost Transformer Colony Worlds?"

"I don't think so," Crosshairs shrugged. "Every world we went to had some variety of a Teletran One terminal, and that made it all the more easier to establish a link to the other terminals that we normally use, so the fact that there doesn't seem to be one here could mean that it's not a Cybertron colony planet. What makes you think that is the case though?"

"Well who else could build cities like this other than a group of Transformers," Lunamaria pointed out as she gestured at their surroundings with one hand, not that Crosshairs could see said gesture, but she still felt like it was needed.

"Okay, I'll give you that," Crosshairs admitted. "But maybe the locals aren't Transformers. I mean, sure, the Ancients did travel a lot of space and colonize several different worlds for years, but that doesn't mean that most life in the universe is either humans or Transformers. There are other forms of life out there too."

"Do you know that for certain, or is that just a belief," Lunamaria asked, knowing that it could really be either way when it came to Transformers saying things like that.

"It's a belief, and I think it's just as easily reinforced by the fact that we've encountered a variety of humans and Transformers, so if our two races are so diverse, who's to say that can't be applied to life in general."

Lunamaria had to admit that Crosshairs had a point, even though she was a bit shocked to hear such a philosophical point from a Wrecker like him, or really any Wrecker in general, but before the two could discuss the point any further, they were quickly distracted by the sounds of explosions ringing out nearby. Thinking that they really had no other lead to follow at the moment when it came to finding anyone on this world, the two immediately started heading in the direction of the explosion, hoping against hope that for once it was not a sign of a battle going on. That hope was quickly dashed when they reached the origin point of the explosion, and it was just as quickly discovered that this world was populated by Transformers. Of course, if the group of Transformers before them was any indication, it seemed that this world was made up of quite a variety of different Transformers and not just of the giant variety.

To be honest, they only saw three giant-sized Transformers, and if the sigils that they were each wearing was any indication, it looked like only two of them were aligned with the Autobots, a fact that actually came as a surprise to the two, seeing as they both thought that all the Autobots had either returned to Cybertron or gone to try living life on Earth. The others were a bit more diverse, with some looking like they were built for speed, others for combat, and others still like they took on a bestial form like the Predacons or Leobreaker and his people. This was all something of a side-note for the two friends, as they had taken more notice of the fact that leader of the other group, who each wore the sigils of the Decepticons, was clearly beating down on the supposed Autobots, and he was easily doing so all by himself.

The lead Decepticon in question was rather big, at least when compared to an average sized Transformer, and had armor that was mostly white, with black adorning half of his legs and all of his arms. A pair of black horns was situated in the center of his forehead, just above a dark, purple face that was made a bit more menacing looking whenever he smirked and his dark red optics narrowed. The white and black Decepticon only became even more menacing when a bestial Transformer that looked like a silver and black, evil version of Leobreaker suddenly changed into a large arm and combined together with his leader, replacing the white and black Transformer's regular left arm once he had. The minute that the evil version of Leobreaker had combined together with his leader, said leader had immediately lunged towards the group of Autobots, who were barely able to stand at this point, and started laying into them with a terrible power and might that Crosshairs and Lunamaria had only seen Galvatron display.

At that point, Crosshairs decided that he had seen enough, and he immediately revved up his engine before racing off the road he was currently on and transforming in midair. When the Decepticon leader heard Crosshairs' engine roaring, he had immediately turned towards the green paratrooper Wrecker just in time to see Crosshairs pull out his guns and start shelling while his parachutes deployed at the last second, making sure he had an easy descent to the ground while the Decepticon recovered from his surprise assault. Once Crosshairs had retracted his parachutes, he looked towards the Decepticon he had fired on, thinking that he had managed to deal some significant damage with his surprise attack, only to end up becoming very worried when he saw that he had not even scratched the other guy's armor.

"Amusing effort, but if you truly wish to test your might against Galvatron, I'll be happy to oblige you, foolish little Autobot," the Decepticon boasted, and Crosshairs was quickly caught off-guard due to the fact that he had easily become confused at hearing this Decepticon refer to himself as Galvatron.

The end result of Crosshairs' moment of distraction was being dealt a hard blow from the bestial arm that the 'Con who claimed to be Galvatron had combined with, and that hit had hurt like hell to Crosshairs. Thankfully, like any good Wrecker, Crosshairs was not one to go down without a fight, and he quickly spun himself around so that he could attempt to fire on the Galvatron-wannabe at point-blank range. The tactic had cause Galvatron to step back a little more due to the shock of its suddenness than anything else, and that provided Crosshairs all the chance he needed to get back on his feet in time to notice that the other Transformers in the area had now rejoined the fight, though only the red and blue Autobot with large, white wings and gold chest armor, and the white, black, and grey giant ended up charging towards the fight he was in the middle of.

Thankfully, Crosshairs did not have to worry about a lack of backup for long, as proven by the sudden shower of energon beam blasts that came from above when the Pure Impulse descended onto the battlefield in its jet mode. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size, you cheap, wannabe, knockoff," Lunamaria shouted at the Decepticon her partner had attacked as she continued firing.

"You dare," the Decepticon roared in anger before thrusting his massive arm towards her and unleashing a stream of lightning that Crosshairs and Lunamaria could only compare to the lightning blasts that Unicron's vessels had used against Optimus and Kira when he first started to reawaken from within Earth.

Reacting out of instinct, Lunamaria quickly hit the control that was normally used to separate the various different versions of the Impulse into its four components, and a second later, the lightning raced past the Pure Impulse's previous location as it separated into four different fighter jets. The Core Wonder that acted as the Pure Impulse's cockpit was already a fighter jet on its own, but unlike the Core Splendor of the original Impulse, the Core Wonder had an additional pair of wings that folded into the main, back wings when it converted into docking mode, and the fighter itself was colored violet-red and blue. What normally served as the Pure Impulse's leg flyer, was now a small, sleek UAV jet that was similar to Soundwave's vehicle mode, while the chest flyer assumed the form of a military jet. Finally, the silhouette flyer took on the form of a small transport plane, with the sword handles acting as small extensions of its main wings, and the beam cannons providing what appeared to be rocket engines under the main wings, mounted on either side of the jet.

Seeing the Pure Impulse do this for the first time was actually a bit surprising for Crosshairs, as Lunamaria had always had her Gundam combined together in its full form, with the only exception being when she had it aboard a ship like the Minerva, be it in Gundam mode or vehicle mode, so seeing it separate into these four different vehicles while it was in vehicle mode for the first time was naturally a shock. It proved to be just as much of one to the Decepticon they were fighting, and that was something that Lunamaria was able to capitalize on by having the four, small jets each launch their own brief barrage of attacks on said 'Con from all sides. After completely throwing the 'Con off balance, the jets then came together as the Pure Impulse's normal vehicle mode once again, with the legs forming the front of the jet, the chest becoming the back end, and the silhouette latching on from the top as the main wings, all the while, the Core Wonder was situated right in the center of the three.

Once the four jets had formed together again, Lunamaria immediately transformed the Pure Impulse into Gundam mode and whipped out her machine's Anti-Ship Swords so that she could directly engage the Decepticon in close-combat. Her initial strike was carried out by striking the 'Con with both swords in their separate form, and after knocking him back with a hard kick, Lunamaria quickly combined the two blades together for a double-bladed sword and spun the combined weapon over the Pure Impulse's head before bringing it down into a ready position for battle, much like she and Shinn had both done with the original Impulse's swords from its Sword Silhouette. When the smoke cleared from her attack though, she was shocked to find that the Decepticon was not even hurt, but instead, was just laughing like he had not just been attacked.

"Very cute," the 'Con revealed. That immediately got Lunamaria's blood boiling, and she immediately charged in again, determined to cut this 'Con down to size with her machine's sword, only for the Decepticon to easily dodge her attack with a speed she had never seen before, and then kick the Pure Impulse in the back, causing it to lose its grip on its sword.

Lunamaria was, of course, rattled when her machine hit the ground, but she was able to quickly shake it off and make the Pure Impulse roll over onto its back so that it could bring up its Beam Cannons to fire. The minute her weapons were ready for action, she unleashed everything that they had on the 'Con, immediately leading a powerful blast of energy to collide with the Decepticon. Lunamaria had to smirk when she saw that her attack had successfully hit, but that look ended up being washed away in an instant when she heard the Decepticon's laughing at her once again before emerging from the smoke while saying one simple sentence in mocking of her attack. "That actually tickled a little."

"Well let's see how hysterical you find this, ya stinkin' 'Con," Crosshairs shouted before he fired his pistols at the Decepticon who claimed to be Galvatron in a ferocious barrage. Crosshairs knew that it this point, his usual attacks would not really do that much damage, but to be honest, he was not really trying to hurt the 'Con so much as he was trying to give Lunamaria a chance to move out of the way.

Lunamaria did move, but it was not away from the Decepticon. Instead, she simply armed her Gundam's arm blades and started trying to slug it out by slashing at the Decepticon's front like she had seen Arcee do many times in the past. This action, while brave, was not one of the violet-redhead's brightest ideas, as it quickly led her to being knocked aside once again, but this time, by a hard backhand from the Decepticon's massive, beast arm. Hearing Lunamaria cry out in pain seemed to be the straw that broke the camel's back for the two mystery Autobots that had been looking for any chance to get into the fight that they could get, and they immediately charged in, with the giant one swinging around a massive, multi-purpose axe into the offending 'Con, while the red and blue one with silver wings just rushed forward with a pair of swords in hand.

"Galvatron, I won't let you win this battle, no matter what," the red and blue Autobot shouted after he had slashed at the Decepticon a few times before flying a short distance away. The next thing that either Lunamaria or Crosshairs knew, the Autobot that had just rushed in to help save Lunamaria was suddenly glowing bright red, almost like he had been lit on fire or something, until the energy around him suddenly shot into the sky, as he shouted, "Cyber Key Power!"

What happened next, neither Lunamaria or Crosshairs could really say for certain, aside from the fact that it was quite clear that this strange Autobot had unleashed a special power boost that they had never seen before. The minute that the blue and red Autobot had shouted those three words, a small area of the sky seemed to distort a little while a faint ding sounded, and then, a strange, circular object with a small tab on the bottom shot down towards the Autobot before inserting itself into a slot on the back of his large jetpack. A second after the object had vanished into the slot, the central part of the jetpack, which looked a bit like a jet's cockpit, suddenly snapped up and then split in half to reveal a pair of large cannons. The energy between the two cannons seemed to build up in a flurry of red lightning before the Autobot let it all loose in one powerful blast.

Lunamaria and Crosshairs were both rather skeptical about how well this would work on the Decepticon, so they were both naturally quite shocked when they saw that this mystery Autobot actually managed to deal some form of damage to the Decepticon, at least if that grunt of pain he let out was any indication. A minute after hearing their leader in slight pain, the Decepticon group was racing away in full retreat, leading Lunamaria and Crosshairs to feel a bit disappointed by how easily these Decepticons were beaten. After another minute off in the direction that the Decepticons had fled in, the two eventually turned to face the Autobots of this universe, only to jump a little, not only at the sight of the red and blue Autobot separating his jetpack and some of his armor so that it could form another Autobot, but at how many familiar faces they saw among these Autobots' number.

The minute that the red and blue Autobot's jetpack and additional armor had separated into another Autobot, they saw him take on an appearance that was a near exact replica of Wing Saber's, and looking around allowed them to pick out a number of other familiar faces and Autobots as well who looked exactly like the ones that they knew. The first of these duplicate Autobots was a look-a-like of Evac, along with Leobreaker and Override, and while the exact matches stopped there, there was no denying that there were still quite a few familiar faces among these Autobots, including one that neither of the two had ever wanted to see again. That was why when the red and blue Autobot had stepped forward to greet them, he and the rest of his team were quickly jumping back in shock when the two suddenly leveled their guns at one particular member of their group.

"Servos where we can them, Scattershot, you slagging traitor," Crosshairs shouted. "I don't know how you're out of stasis prison, but I know how you're going to go back in, assuming you actually get the chance to be put in there: in pieces!"

"Whoa, hey, hold on a minute! What're you talking about? I've never even seen you before in my life," the Scattershot look-a-like protested, his voice showing just causing Lunamaria and Crosshairs to not believe his protest any more than they already would have by default. While he was not exactly like the two remembered him, there was no way that either Lunamaria or Crosshairs would ever forget the face of one of the most loyal and brutal members of Sentinel Prime's inner circle, even if he had added a pair of missile launchers onto his arms while removing the cannons that were previously held on his back when not in use.

"Save it, bastard," Lunamaria quickly snapped. "By the authority of the Sol Federation and the Autobots, you are under arrest for multiple crimes, including betraying the Autobots and their cause, aligning with the Decepticons, willingly following the late, disgraced Prime, Sentinel Prime, and now breaking out of prison."

"Hey, chill out! What're you even talking about," an Autobot that sounded and looked similar to Hot Shot shouted. The main difference between this Autobot and Hot Shot was that this Autobot was clearly built for full-frontal assault-style combat as opposed to racing. "We've never even heard of a Sentinel Prime, and Scattershot's not just a loyal member of the Autobots, he's a valued part of the Cybertron Defense Team."

"And what exactly is this Sol Federation you're even talking about," a white and blue Autobot with a massive cannon on top of his right shoulder added.

"Please, calm down young warriors," an Autobot who was clearly the oldest of the group before the two reasoned in a peaceful, wise-sounding voice. The Autobot in question was silver with some blue here and there, along with some light red, including that which was on his helmet, while a pair of blue wings that seemed to be made of solar panels adorned his back. Another thing that the two had to note was that this Autobot had a number of gold-colored, clockwork-like mechanisms displayed on him, though most would assume that they were merely detailing. "Though he may be similar to one you know, I can assure you that this is not the Scattershot you have come to know."

"What's that supposed to mean," Crosshairs asked, his skepticism still rather high.

The old-looking Transformer just smiled in that way that a wise old, grandfather type of person would when they are trying to teach young ones something important in a calm way, and revealed, "I would think that it was now quite clear that you are not in the realm that you know, but rather, in a universe that is unlike your own."

"Are you saying that this is a different dimension," Lunamaria asked. "And how would you even know if we're from another dimension to begin with?"

"Aside from the fact that you are both clearly quite different from us in both appearance and technology, I would know because I have had much experience with watching over time, space, and reality," the old Autobot revealed.

When he heard that, Crosshairs' optics widened a little, indicating that he had just realized something that he had not before now. "Wait…you don't mean that…you're…"

"Indeed, young warrior. I am Vector Prime," the old Transformer finally revealed.

What followed that revelation was something no one was expecting, including Lunamaria, as Crosshairs had immediately holstered his guns faster than you could blink and was down on his knees in a bow of respect while muttering "I am not worthy" over and over again. When everyone other than Vector Prime looked to the Pure Impulse in silent request for an explanation, Lunamaria simply said, "Don't look at me. I've never seen him do this before."

That was when Crosshairs finally noticed that the Pure Impulse was not following his actions, and he quickly whispered, "Luna, show a little respect! We're in the presence of one of the Original Thirteen Primes! One of the very first Transformers created by Primus himself!"

Lunamaria's eyes immediately went just as wide as Crosshairs' had moments ago, as she could not believe that she was actually in the presence of one of all Cybertronians' earliest ancestors. It was at this point that she finally recalled reading about the Original Thirteen Primes when she was looking over the various information regarding Cybertron's history, and she quickly remembered that Vector Prime was said to be guardian of time and space, as well as an interdimensional traveler, so of course it would make sense that if any Transformer could tell that they were from another dimension, it would have been Vector Prime. Of course, that left one thing unanswered.

"How are you even still alive after all this time, and where have you been…uh, sir," Lunamaria asked.

"The simplest answer, young one, is that I am not actually the Vector Prime you know of, but rather, another version of him that came sent here to aid this universe in its greatest time of need," Vector Prime replied. "Though Vector Prime does travel between dimensions that does not necessarily mean that there cannot still be more than one version of him. Of course, each Vector Prime is well aware of one another, and we each share a special link that allows us to know of certain events in what serves as our respective source realms. That is the main reason as to why I am aware of your situation, and that of your friends and allies, Lunamaria Hawke and Crosshairs."

While some of what the old Transformer said did not make much sense to the two, they were able to understand just enough to make general sense of it, and the fact that this Transformer knew both of their names just enforced the fact that what this Vector Prime was saying was true. Lunamaria was the first one to get out of her shock though, as she immediately realized something very important. "Hey, if you can travel between dimensions, then that means that you could help me and Crosshairs get home, or even help us find our other friends before getting us all home, right?"

Vector Prime's head immediately fell at that point as he replied, "I am afraid that I cannot do that, Lunamaria Hawke. The powers that sent you to our realm are far beyond my capabilities at this time, and even if I were able to send you back, doing so could likely be rather disastrous for me. Furthermore, like the Vector Prime of your realm, I believe that you are both here for a reason, just as your friends who were scattered across reality were sent where they had been for a reason."

Neither Lunamaria or Crosshairs could really understand why Vector Prime would think that they were in another dimension, completely cut off from their friends, family, and loved ones while the Decepticons reawakened Unicron for some greater reason, but at the moment, there were more important things to attend to, starting with getting to know the Autobots of this universe. The leader of the Autobots before seemed to recognize this as well, and he immediately ordered his team to return to their ship so that they could talk some place that was not out in the open.

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The journey to the Autobot ship was filled with Lunamaria and Crosshairs learning the identities of the various Autobots, and they quickly learned that, not only were they right in their guesses as to who the doppelgangers of their friends were, but that nearly the entire team, aside from Vector Prime was made up of alternate versions of their friends. It turned out that Override was still the leader of Velocitron in this universe, while Evac was the guardian of something called the Earth Cyber Planet Key, and Leobreaker was originally a Cybertronian by the name of Overhaul. In addition to this, they also learned that there were also alternate versions of both Jetfire and Snarl among these Autobots, the latter of which actually turned into a wolf instead of a dinosaur like their Snarl did, and the alternate Scattershot's two, equally heavily armed teammates were alternate versions of Hot Shot and Red Alert. Not only that, but this universe's version of Hot Shot, Scattershot, and Red Alert were actually part of a special team known as the Cybertron Defense Team, further reinforcing that this Scattershot was not the same as the treacherous, brutal one that Lunamaria and Crosshairs knew. They were a bit shocked to learn that the red and blue Autobot that had taken on the vehicle mode of a fire truck was this universe's version of Optimus Prime at first, but after a minute or so, it really did make sense that it would be Optimus, and they could not help but feel that it was appropriate for the Autobot leader to take on the form of a rescue vehicle like that.

Really, the only Autobots in this team that they did not know, or ever met in at least one of their cases, was a yellow and brown 'Bot who turned into a front loader with a rear mounted pile driver, and the two, massive Autobots that were locals of the planet they were currently on. The front loader was a 'Bot by the name of Landmine, and he really seemed to give off the kind of vibe you would get from an extremely friendly guy that was easy to talk to and willing to put his life on the line for friends, kind of in a way that was similar to either Mu La Flaga or Andrew Waltfeld, while the two massive Transformers identified themselves as Metroplex and Quickmix, who each spoke in what sounded to Lunamaria like a Scottish accent, strangely enough. Aside from that, they were also informed that they had yet to meet the entire team, as the rest were waiting for them back at their ship, and when they saw the massive, silver and red ship just ahead, the two had a feeling that problem would be rectified quickly enough.

What neither Lunamaria or Crosshairs expected was that he final members of this Autobot team actually consisted of a trio of Mini-Cons named Jolt, Six-Speed, and Reverb, a pair of brothers by the names of Coby and Bud, and a young girl that was the same age as Coby named Lori. Naturally, Lunamaria was a bit concerned about the fact that three human civilians were working alongside the Autobots like it was no big deal, but when she heard about how the three kids had been such a big help to the team, she quickly calmed down. The most surprising of these contributions was the fact that Coby was actually able to perform repairs on all the various Autobots effortlessly, a fact that actually came as a surprise to both Lunamaria and Crosshairs, and given how Landmine was praising the young, blonde boy it was clear who Coby's first and most grateful patient was.

With all the introductions now out of the way, all that was left to explain to the two visitors from another dimension was why the Autobot team was on this planet in the first place. When Optimus started his explanation, it was clear that the circumstances were not something he liked thinking about that much, and the two quickly understood why after they had heard everything. Apparently, sometime after the Autobots had defeated this universe's version of Unicron, a very dangerous black hole had opened up and was now threatening to swallow the entire universe. Cybertron itself had already been pulled into the range of the black hole's grasp, and the Autobots had been forced to evacuate to Earth after scanning vehicle forms that were native to the planet so that they could effectively become robots in disguise. As they were leaving, Vector Prime appeared before them and revealed that the only way to stop the Black Hole was by retrieving ancient relics known as the four Cyber Planet Keys and the Omega Lock, which when brought to Cybertron, would restore Primus himself to life once again. With the power of the creator of the Transformers by their side, there would be no doubt that the Black Hole would be destroyed and the universe saved, but the only problem was that the Decepticons wanted that power for themselves.

Thankfully, the Autobots had managed to secure the Omega Lock and three of the Cyber Planet keys, and even when they had fallen into Starscream's grasp at one point after the former second-in-command of the Decepticons had betrayed Galvatron, back when he was still Megatron, the Autobots had managed to take both the three keys and the Omega Lock back before Starscream could do too much damage with them, much to Lunamaria and Crosshairs' relief. The reason why the team was now on this planet, which they identified as Gigantion, the Giant Planet, home of Metroplex, Quickmix, and the Mini-Cons, was because the final Cyber Planet Key was here on this planet. The two were a bit concerned about how they had deployed their entire team to Gigantion while leaving Cybertron, Earth, and the other planets they had been to unprotected, but Optimus had quickly assured them that they did leave some allies behind to protect those worlds as best as they could, and that they had used the Omega Lock and three Cyber Planet Keys that they already had to at least partially awaken Primus so that he could at least hold off the black hole until they returned.

With that reassurance given, Lunamaria now only had one question, "Why haven't you retrieved the Cyber Planet Key of this world already?"

"Well ye see, lass, the problem with that is that the thing is all the way in the central layer of our planet, and it will take some time fer us to get all the way down there," Metroplex explained.

"They what now," Crosshairs asked in clear confusion.

"He's referring to how we on Gigantion have always lived by a policy of always building up and bigger, and until now, it's been the first rule of our people to never return to a city once we leave it," Quickmix explained. "Of course, our culture and rules won't be doin' us much a lot of good if it gets destroyed. The real problem now is that, due to our laws saying we canna return to a birth once we leave it, just to make sure, we abandoned those cities and erased their data. Until now, we've had nary a clue on where to look until Vector Prime determined the general location of where the Cyber Planet Key was."

"And thanks to Coby, we were able to find the data we needed to get underground," Landmine finished with his voice flowing with pride for his young friend, which quickly made Coby chuckle a little sheepishly in response.

"So you're saying that this planet's massive size is due in part to the fact that you kept building bigger and larger cities, and that when you ran out of room, you just started building a new layer of land to build on," Crosshairs inquired, just to make sure he was understanding correctly.

"Aye, that'd be about right, lad. Looks like ye've got a sharp mind on ya," Metroplex happily nodded in response.

"Well, now that you know all about us, how about we finally get some names to go with your faces," Leobreaker requested. "I know that Vector Prime has already said what your names are, but we'd like to hear them from you anyways."

Crosshairs and Lunamaria both had the decency to adopt sheepish looks at that, not that anyone really saw in the case of the Gundam pilot, and then went on to introduce themselves to their new found allies. "My name's Crosshairs; I'm a paratrooper and the best sharpshooter in all the Autobots and what humans would call our black ops unit, the Wreckers."

"And your friend there," Jetfire asked as he indicated the Pure Impulse, throwing the two off a little once again at how he had a bit of an Australian accent.

Crosshairs had to smirk a little before he asked his next question in response. "You referring to the machine, or the pilot inside it?"

That drew confused looks from everyone other than Vector Prime once they heard that question, and that confusion quickly changed to astonishment when the Pure Impulse's Phase Shift armor suddenly shut off, changing its violet-red and dark blue colors to dull grey, and the cockpit opened to allow Lunamaria to exit her machine. Once she had lowered herself onto the deck with the boarding cable, the violet-redhead removed her helmet and shook her head a bit to free up her hair a little before she looked at the shocked expressions of her hosts with a bright smile and said, "Lunamaria Hawke, pilot of the Pure Impulse Gundam, and proud member of the Gundam Team, and the Z.A.F.T. Special Forces FAITH Unit, at your service."

"Wait, you mean you're just a human inside a giant robot suit," Evac exclaimed in surprise.

"Technically it's called a mobile suit, a special class of one known as a Gundam to be exact, but yeah, pretty much. You make it sound like it's a big deal," Lunamaria replied with a small look of pride and challenge on her face.

"You willingly let a human engage the Decepticons?! What were you thinking," Jetfire demanded of Crosshairs.

"Well right now, I'm thinking that you're not in much of a position to talk, seeing as you're one of the guys who are enlisting the aid of three, human civilians, and kids at that," Crosshairs reminded Jetfire. "Besides, unlike those three, Luna here, is a regular soldier, and she's been fighting alongside the Autobots against enemy Transformers for a few years now."

"Don't forget the fact that I'm one of the best pilots there is," Lunamaria added in with a hint of boasting. "After all, they don't make just anyone a Gundam pilot, and the red uniform I wear is only given to the most elite of Z.A.F.T.'s forces and graduates, like me, my boyfriend, Shinn, and a number of my other friends who either have been, or currently are in Z.A.F.T."

Before anyone could say anything else in this argument, Bud finally jumped in with a shout of his own voice on the matter. "That is so cool! You actually fight Decepticons like one of the Autobots every day? You're like an honorary 'Bot or something!"

"Well, I wouldn't go that far," Lunamaria waved off.

"Are you kidding? I thought it was pretty cool that Coby managed to build himself a giant robot suit, but this is way cooler," Lori agreed with her younger friend.

"Wait, you have your own version of a mobile suit," Lunamaria asked as she directed a stunned look to Coby.

"Well yeah, but it's definitely not as impressive as yours," Coby admitted. "I mean, that thing looks like it's made of seriously state of the art stuff."

Lunamaria had to smile a little in thanks to the praise she was getting from the three kids, and that praise was eventually joined by the Mini-Cons, though she could only understand Jolt since he was the only one who could actually speak like everyone else did, while the Autobots' arguments finally died down. Eventually though, Lunamaria managed to bring the praise to an end when she remembered something from earlier on in the battle. "Hey, what was that thing that Optimus did earlier to end the fight," the violet-red haired girl asked.

"Yeah, the guy was lit up like a solar flare or something," Crosshairs added.

"That young warriors, was a Cyber Key," Vector Prime revealed.

"A what-now," the two inquired in unison.

"It's a small fragment of Primus and the Cyber Planet Keys' power," Optimus explained. "Frankly, we only learned of it just after Vector Prime joined our team."

"The simple version though, is that whenever you need a little extra power boost of any kind, like extra weapons that pack a serious punch, the Cyber Key grants it to you, but it only lasts until you've used up the key's power for whatever purpose you needed it for," Scattershot explained. "Don't you guys have anything like that where you're from?"

"Uh…no, not really," Crosshairs admitted. "Unless you count certain varieties of energon that give you special powers like super speed or something."

"Well this is a real fine how-do-ya-do, but that still leaves a big question unanswered," Metroplex cut in. "How do ya suppose we get these two back to their fellows?"

"Yeah, if Vector Prime can't get you guys home, then what else can we do," Lori asked.

No one had an answer to that question, and everyone fell into a moment of rather depressing silence at that point until Vector Prime spoke up once again. "I would not worry, my friends. As I had said earlier, I believe that it is the will of Primus that these two are here with us, and it will be by the will of Primus that they do eventually return home due to the efforts of their friends that are still in their dimension."

"Well if that is the case, then until further notice, we would be honored if you would become a part of our team, Lunamaria Hawke and Crosshairs," Optimus offered.

"Hey, do you even have to ask," Crosshairs asked.

"Yeah, I mean, we've always stood with the Autobots in the good fight, so why change things now," Lunamaria added to that.

Everyone immediately gave a smile and nod in thanks to the two after hearing that, until everyone's faces adopted concerned expressions at what Optimus said next. "There's just one last thing that we need to address in regards to you and your machine, Lunamaria."

"Why? What's wrong with the Pure Impulse," Lunamaria immediately asked, thinking that the Prime had noticed some sign of damage that she had previously missed.

"Not to worry, it's nothing to serious, just one small thing concerning how it's able to change from a vehicle mode to a Gundam mode like we can and vice-versa," Optimus reassured her. A minute later, the Prime smiled broadly, threw out a thumbs-up, and said, "You might want to try shouting 'Transform!' when you do that. It'll really get you psyched up."

While Lunamaria and Crosshairs both blanched at that statement, everyone else just burst out laughing in good humor. Eventually though, the two found themselves joining in on the laughter, while Lunamaria eventually said that she would remember that piece of advice as a way of going along with the small joke that Optimus had made. Upon thinking about how Optimus Prime had actually made a joke, Crosshairs and Lunamaria could not help but laugh a little harder at the fact that this Optimus was clearly different from theirs in that regard at the very least, and they were sure that this was going to be just the beginning of the various differences they would in find between this universe and their own.

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After everyone had settled down from all the laughing, the Autobots decided to move out to the location where they were would start tunneling down to the Cyber Planet Key from, and in that time, Lunamaria and Crosshairs had taken the opportunity to tell their hosts about their universe. As she told everyone about her universe from her perspective, Lunamaria could do nothing to keep a humorous smile off her face at the reactions that the three kids and the Autobots who were paying the most attention had to some of the things she told them, as they would either freak out or get really excited about some of the simplest of things, at least in her opinion, be it the fact that the Autobots had helped humans to develop highly advanced technology, or the full story behind Sentinel Prime's faction of rogue Autobots. When Scattershot heard about how his counterpart had acted towards Lunamaria, Crosshairs, and their friends and teammates, he had immediately scowled while promising to deal out his own helping of punishment on the former Autobot should they ever meet one day, a fact that made Luna and Crosshairs both happy to hear. Eventually, the excitement from story time finally died down, and since the ship moved rather slowly through the skies of Gigantion, Lunamaria decided that she might as well familiarize herself with the Decepticons of this universe so she would be prepared for any further encounters she would have with them while she and Crosshairs were still in this universe.

After a few minutes of looking through the various video files on the Decepticons of this universe, and their past battles with the Autobots, Lunamaria found that there was only one thing she could say in description of her honest opinion: she was not impressed at all. This reaction must have shown on her face, as a few seconds later, Lori, Bud, and Coby were all next to her as she scowled a bit at the image that was currently displayed on her monitor. Of course, upon seeing that the image was of Thunderblast, they could not really blame her for scowling. Still, Coby had to ask what he, his brother, and his friend were all wondering all the same. "Is something wrong Miss Hawke?"

When she heard the young mechanic ask that question, Lunamaria had to smile a little before she said, "Hey, you don't have to be so formal with me. Just call me Lunamaria, or Luna, like a lot of my friends do."

The three smiled in response to that, and after a quick nod in reply, Lori decided to get back on track, and said, "Well anyway Luna, we noticed you were looking a bit upset about something on the computer there. Is there some kind of problem or anything?"

"No, not really," Lunamaria immediately reassured the three. "To be honest, my problem is more with your universe's version of the Decepticons than anything else."

"Why's that?"

"Well…how can I put this nicely," Lunamaria muttered for a minute, until she figured that there was really no point in beating around the bush and just came right out with what she was thinking. "Your universe's Decepticons are nothing but a bunch of jokes."

"What? No way," Bud protested. "The Decepticons are all serious bad news!"

"I'm not saying they're all jokes, because there's definitely no denying that guys like Scourge, Starscream, possibly this Menasor guy, and Galvatron, be it now or back when he was Megatron, were all bad news, but the rest of them…well, they seem like they're only Decepticons in name and nothing else," Lunamaria explained.

"What do you mean," Coby asked.

"Well, I've actually fought against a number of these other guys back in my universe, or my universe's version of them, anyway, and if those versions of them saw these guys, they would be very insulted," Lunamaria went on. "I mean, just look at some of these files and really just the guys they're about in general. Ransack and Crumplezone are a couple of idiots that would be better off in some stand-up comedy act than even on a racetrack, Thundercracker is just a nut-case that comes up with a bunch of flashy moves with ridiculous names like he's in some kind of anime, Nemesis Breaker, while definitely tough and able to make Galvatron stronger when they combine, has a mind that's barely any better than pure animalistic instinct, and Thunderblast…well, she's even more of a shameless flirting, floozy than she was back home. Worse than that, she's no better than some fan-girl who just follows around whatever 'Bot she thinks is the most powerful like a lost puppy."

The three kids initially wanted to argue against what Lunamaria was saying, but after a minute or so, they found that they could not deny what she said. It was indeed true that most of the Decepticons were not really that big of a threat without Galvatron or one of the other big hitters around, and really, the only dangerous thing about Thunderblast was the fact that she would shoot off at random when she was even a little annoyed, along with her idea of what qualified as fun. After coming to this conclusion, they all had to finally nod in agreement with Lunamaria's point before they asked her what her universe's version of these Decepticons were like. Lunamaria was all too happy to tell them about her enemies back home, past and present, and when she had finished doing so, the kids could easily understand why Lunamaria would be so disappointed in the quality of the Decepticons in this universe.

Through all of that though, Bud was still hung up on one big thing. "Still, it's so cool that you're actually able to fight alongside the Autobots like you're one of them! I mean, Coby could probably do it too now, but you've been doing it for almost your entire life!"

"Well naturally," Lunamaria smirked in response to the young blonde's praise. "After all, like I said before, I earned this red uniform, and the right to be a Gundam pilot."

"Well you can't blame us for being impressed," Lori disputed. "I mean, you're practically an Autobot yourself, so you're doing way more than any of the three of us have been able to do for our guys."

"I wouldn't go that far," Lunamaria quickly denied. "I mean, if that were true, then anyone who could pilot a mobile suit would be considered an honorary Autobot, even if it weren't for the fact that only us Gundam pilots or really any pilot with capabilities similar to that of such pilots actually work alongside them."

It was at this point that the three kids noticed a slight change in Lunamaria's tune as she had said that; it almost seemed like she was a little unsure of something regarding her position with her team back home. In truth, Lunamaria had found herself often becoming prone to questions about whether or not she really deserved to fight alongside the greats of her home universe like Kira Yamato, Athrun Zala, Optimus Prime, and all the others. In cases like those of Shinn and Rey, she could actually understand since they have far more skill than she could have ever hoped to possess, but in her case, Lunamaria could not help but feel like she only became the pilot of the original Impulse because Shinn had upgraded to the Destiny Gundam and there was no one else on the Minerva that would have been a better option. Sure, she had a place on the Gundam Team, and Shinn and the others had often told her that she did belong with them out there when they noticed these few moments of doubt, but there was always this underlying feeling inside of Lunamaria that made her wonder just how worthy she really was to be part of such a great legacy. It was actually the main reason why she would always seem like she was boasting about how she had earned her status as a Z.A.F.T. red, because it was a way of both reassuring herself that she did belong there, or just hiding how scared she was and how much she doubted the fact at times.

Of course, the three kids were not the only ones to notice Lunamaria's voice had indicated her thoughts had started drifting to these self-doubts, as Crosshairs had picked up on it as well. Such a thing was only natural for him, partially because he was a sniper, and partly because he was also Lunamaria's Autobot guardian and partner, so it was only natural that he should be able to notice such things. The main reason for this however, was the fact that he had known Lunamaria for so long now. The two of them had served together back since the early days of when the Autobot Civil War was still known as simply the Second Bloody Valentine War, so it made sense that they would know each other pretty well by now. To be honest though, while he had long since known that Lunamaria would sometimes question whether or not she deserved to be part of the team, he had honestly thought that she had gotten past those doubts by now. Lunamaria had long since proven that she did indeed deserve to be part of the team, be it the Gundam Team, the Destiny Trio, or really any other team that she was associated with, but for some strange reason, it seemed like she had managed to prove that fact to everyone other than herself. Crosshairs knew that a mindset like that could often be a liability for some people, but he was not all that worried about how it would affect Lunamaria in the coming battles, at least for the moment.

Such thoughts and worries would have to wait until later though, as the ship's sensors soon picked up on something that sounded the alarms, drawing everyone's attention to Scattershot as he brought up an image of what had sounded the alarm. A minute later, everyone other than Lunamaria and Crosshairs was glaring at the sight of Galvatron and his Decepticons standing before the very area that they had been heading towards, while the two from another universe just gave small groans of annoyance, more due to the sight of Galvatron's little group of love-sick puppies who claimed to be Decepticons than anything else. Those sentiments aside, there was no denying that they would have to fight their way passed the Decepticons if they wanted to go any further, so that left Optimus with only one option of orders. "Autobots, roll out!"

"Mind if we join you," Crosshairs asked as he indicated himself and Lunamaria.

"Hey, any help is welcome," Jetfire nodded in acceptance for everyone.

"Besides, what self-respecting Autobot would pass up a chance to put the hurt on those Decepti-creeps," Hot Shot added in jest.

"No arguments there, Hot Shot," Scattershot agreed, with Red Alert only nodding in similar response as well.

Lunamaria and Crosshairs both gave Scattershot a small look when they heard his comment, as they were still a bit unsure about whether or not they could trust him, but Lunamaria's suspicious look quickly became replaced by one that showed a bit of how uncertain she was as she wondered if it really was possible for someone who she knew to be scum in her universe to be a legitimate hero in another one. If that was the case, then what did that say about how qualified she really was to be one of her universe's heroes, or even how much right she really had to stand with the greatest of them? Such doubts showed themselves clear as day to Crosshairs once again, and that was when he suddenly found himself worrying about how well Lunamaria would be able to handle herself in the battle that they were about to face. There was not any time to really discuss the matter at length though, so Crosshairs simply had to settle with giving his partner a confident smile in an attempt to reassure her and then race off along with the other Autobots while Vector Prime and the Mini-Cons stayed behind to look after the ship and the kids.

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In a rare moment of honesty with anyone beyond his own men, Galvatron really could not care less about whether or not Optimus Prime and his Autobots made it to their destination so that they could begin making their way to Gigantion's central layer; he was certain that no matter what happened, he would manage to eventually seize the Cyber Planet Key for himself without any trouble, so whether or not the Autobots got a small head start made no difference to him. The reason why he and his troops were now standing before the Autobots in their advance to their starting point was not due to a lack of confidence in that belief, but rather, because he was feeling rather affronted by the sudden additions to their forces: the two mystery Autobots that had jumped in and saved Optimus Prime and his men during the previous battle. Now normally, such things would not be something that Galvatron would have bothered concerning himself with, but there was something about those two that made him feel uneasy for some strange reason. It was not a feeling he could really explain; the best way he could describe it would be to say that they did not feel like something that belonged here, and while that feeling was not very strong, the fact that he did feel it at all made it a matter of concern for him. Bearing that in mind, there was only one solution that Galvatron could see to his problem: eliminating the two as swiftly and mercilessly as possible.

So when he saw the green one of the two come out with Optimus Prime and the rest of his rag-tag team, Galvatron could not help smirking a little in amusement while simultaneously scowling on the inside at the fact that it looked like the violet-red and blue one was nowhere to be found. Of course, he immediately drew his attention to the upcoming battle ahead when Optimus Prime transformed into his super mode and shouted, "Out of the way, Galvatron, before we make you move!"

"Ha! I'd like to see you try, Optimus Prime," Galvatron scoffed in response.

"Yeah, the big boss easily threw you around like you were nothing last time, so there's no way he's scared of you," Thundercracker immediately added.

"Yeah! Galvatron's the best, Autobots the lamest! He's gonna make 'em all go splat," Ransack and Crumplezone cheered like a pathetic cheer squad.

"This is gonna be so awesome," Thunderblast cooed. "Don't you just love seeing a total hunk like Galvatron flexing his muscles like this?"

"Hunk," Scourge inquired as though the word were completely foreign to him. Then again, Thunderblast was just strange in general to the ruler of Jungle Planet, so he probably should not be so surprised by any of this.

"Why don't you losers spare yourselves the humiliation and leave now, before we make you even more of an embarrassment than you already are," Lunamaria's voice suddenly called out, drawing all of the Decepticons' attention as they started looking around in confusion for the violet-red haired girl's machine. "I mean really, aside from Galvatron, Scourge, and Menasor there, you guys seriously expect me to believe that any of you are supposed to be Decepticons? More like Decepti-dorks, or maybe Wannabe-Cons."

"Hey, who're you calling a wannabe," Thundercracker snapped.

"Oh please, you're probably the most pathetic of your entire team," Lunamaria's voice continued on, with the Gundam pilot still not showing herself, while Crosshairs just knowingly smirked at what his partner was doing. "I mean really, maybe if you actually tried putting some effort into aiming and practicing your combat skills instead of just making up a bunch of flashy moves, you could be dangerous. Then there's the bozo-duo over there."

"Bozo-duo," Ransack asked.

"Hey, you think she's talking about us," Crumplezone asked his long-time best friend.

"Well of course I am," Lunamaria revealed. "You two couldn't even win a race against a toy car, let alone hold your own in a real fight, so tell me, how many lies did you have to throw out before Galvatron finally decided to let you in just so that you would stop bugging him about it?" That comment immediately made the Velocitron Decepticons bristle, but Lunamaria still was not done. "And don't even get me started on the floozy over there."

"HEY," Thunderblast snapped.

"Oh don't try and act like your anything other than that. The only thing dangerous about you is how flimsy you are. Really, you'd jump ship the minute someone more powerful than Galvatron came along, and then throw yourself at them like it was no big deal. You might be a somewhat capable fighter, but that is vastly overshadowed by how much of a total, bitchy, slutty, twig you really are."

"What'd you call me," Thunderblast yelled, clearly indicating just how many of her buttons that Lunamaria successfully managed to push. "You'd better check yo'self, sista! Don't act so high and mighty when you're hiding in the shadows like some coward!"

"Please, the last time I met a 'Con by the name of Thunderblast, she actually was a bit of a threat, but you…fighting you would be a total waste of my time, and that of all the rest of ours as well."

"Humph. All I'm hearing from you is a bunch of squeaking, little mouse, so unless you actually plan to do something other than insult me, I'm not buying any of that."

That was Thunderblast's mistake, because an instant later, the female Decepticon was blown sky-high by a pair of energon beam blasts, courtesy of the Pure Impulse Gundam as it swooped in to join the others. A quick flick of the wrist was all that it took for Crosshairs to then send both Crumplezone and Ransack flying as well, which soon left Thundercracker to push aside, a problem that was quickly corrected by Lunamaria firing off another round from the cannons of her Gundam's vehicle mode. With the last of the more pathetic Decepticons out of the way, Lunamaria figured it was time for her to properly join the real fight and spun her machine around so that it would be standing with the others when she landed. As she approached, she remembered what Optimus had said before, and could not help but smirk as she decided to take his advice to heart, at least this time, and then shouted, "Pure Impulse Gundam, TRANSFORM!"

As soon as Lunamaria had shouted that, she flipped the switch to transform her machine into Gundam mode, and the Pure Impulse Gundam was soon standing alongside the other Autobots in a fighting pose the minute it had become a Gundam once again, making Lunamaria feel like she had just gone through some type of strange sequence that one would find in some kids' show once she had, but still feeling the rush that Optimus Prime had mentioned before. When the others saw her standing strong and proud alongside them, the Autobots were quickly giving a thumbs-up and voices of approval to show just how well she had nailed that little bit just now, making any embarrassment she may have felt a moment ago vanish completely and become replaced by mild laughter. Sadly, the moment could not last, a fact that proved quite true the minute that the team had turned to face their remaining opponents: Nemesis Breaker, and what Lunamaria had described as the only real threats among the Decepticons.

"A rather unexpected tactic, Optimus, but if you really think it will make any difference, then you're about to be gravely disappointed," Galvatron informed the Autobot leader and his team at large before turning to the dark clone of Leobreaker. "Nemesis Breaker, to me! Let's show these fools what happens when you prove foolish enough to cross my path."

Nemesis Breaker just roared in response before leaping into the arm and transforming into a large, silver and black arm. Galvatron's left arm then retracted into his chest, opening up a connection port that the dark lion's arm form instantly connected to. Once Nemesis Breaker was in place, a silver and black hand burst out of the arm, completing Galvatron and Nemesis Breaker's combination into Dark Claw Mode. With the two Decepticons now combined into one, the forces of both sides immediately charged, with a small group of Autobots taking on one of the remaining three Decepticons. Naturally, Metroplex and Quickmix were quick to try and face Menasor, seeing as the massive, green Decepticon was from their world, with Override, Evac, and Jetfire joining in, leaving Scourge to face Leobreaker, Snarl, and Landmine. That just left Galvatron to deal with Optimus Prime, Wing Saber, Lunamaria, Crosshairs, and the Cybertron Defense Team.

Lunamaria would have tried to keep an eye on the other battles that were taking place, but considering how easily Galvatron had thrashed her and Crosshairs when they last met him, she was much more concerned with her own battle than she was with anyone else's. There was also the fact that she was still a bit weary of Scattershot, a sentiment that Crosshairs naturally shared, so they both considered it natural that they would want to take part in this major battle as a way to keep a better eye on the alternate version of the Autobot traitor they both knew from back home. Then again, that was not so easily done, as they had to put a great deal of focus into the battle against Galvatron, who was constantly moving around them at an incredible speed that they both felt could have rivaled Blurr's, while the power behind his attacks was likely on par with that of Predaking's. Lunamaria eventually received first-hand experience with the latter, as Galvatron slammed his dark claw directly into her Gundam, sending flying across the battlefield until it had landed next to the Autobot ship, and considering that she and the others fighting Galvatron were at a point where the ship was a great distance away from them, that was really saying something in regards to Galvatron's power while he was combined with Nemesis Breaker, never mind the fact that he had yet to use any Cyber Keys while Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Wing Saber had each fired off a blast from the powers and weapons that they gained from their own Cyber Keys.

Crosshairs quickly took notice of how Lunamaria was thrown away so easily, and while he was upset with Galvatron for inflicting such harm on his partner, he was also concerned about said partner's performance in the battle thus far. Despite her best attempts, many of Lunamaria's strikes seemed a bit more sloppy than usual, while her efforts to evade any serious blows were a bit slower than usual, almost like she was trying to avoid the hits after just noticing them at nearly the last moment. All this practically screamed that the girl was distracted by something, and if he had to guess, he had to say that it was probably due in no small part to how confused she had become since hearing that Scattershot was still a loyal Autobot in this universe. It was not really a question of how much she really trusted Scattershot now, but it was more of the idea that she was now doubting herself more than ever at the realization that someone who she knew to be evil in their lifetime was actually a hero in another one, and that simple fact was now making Lunamaria question just how worthy she really was of the belief that everyone else had in her.

None of that really mattered at the moment though, as Crosshairs had decided to focus a bit more on the anger he felt towards Galvatron for hurting his friend. As a result, the paratrooper Wrecker immediately charged through the battlefield towards the white and black Decepticon with a bestial arm with a loud roar while firing his pistols at a rapid pace. Eventually, Crosshairs' assault caused so much smoke to be whipped up whether the shots hit the Decepticon or the ground around him, and he had to pause in his charge to wait for it to clear, knowing that doing otherwise would likely prove to be disastrous. That turned out to be a bit of a mistake, because a second later, Galvatron's Dark Claw hand suddenly lunged out from the smoke, grabbed him in its grasp, and then tossed Crosshairs away like an old rag doll. Crosshairs was not too seriously hurt when he hit the ground, nor was he even thrown as far as Lunamaria was, but as he was starting to rise, he quickly realized that it was because Galvatron was not trying to throw him away, as the Decepticon leader was now standing a few feet away from him with a hand raised in his direction and coursing with lightning, indicating that Galvatron was intending to finish Crosshairs off with a powerful blast of energy.

Crosshairs knew that there was probably not going to be any time to avoid the attack, so he quickly shut his optics, bracing himself for the inevitable, when someone shouting out to him drew his attention. A minute later, Crosshairs opened his optics once more, just in time to see someone jump in front of the attack and take the blow in his place, much to his shock. That surprise only increased along with Lunamaria's when the two saw that Scattershot had been the one to step in the way of the attack. "Why…why did you do that," Crosshairs asked. "After how Luna and I have been treating you, why would you still help me?"

"Hey, just because you're not big fans of me, doesn't mean I don't like you guys," Scattershot grunted as he started to shake off the pain. "Besides, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of me, because I'm always going to keep on fighting the good fight like any true Autobot would, even if I get knocked down a little doing so."

Lunamaria somehow knew that Scattershot was talking to her just as much as he was Crosshairs, more than likely because Scattershot had noticed some of the same things her partner no doubt already had, and after hearing those words, she could not help but pause and think for a minute. Lunamaria had always thought that she held a great deal of belief in her skills, but after thinking about it for a minute, she soon realized that it was mostly because others believed in her. All this time, she had been more concerned about what others thought of her and making sure that she did not let any of them down, and never once did she realize that how much she believed in herself held just as much importance as anything else. She now knew that it was unlikely she would ever let Shinn or any of other friends and comrades down, so it was time that she finally started making sure she did not let herself down, because if she did not believe in herself, then why should anyone else.

With this new realization upon her, Lunamaria looked back up at the battle that was still unfolding ahead of her, and her eyes quickly narrowed in determination as she gunned her machine forward with a new-found confidence burning inside of her that was unlike anything she had felt before. The minute she was close enough to Galvatron, she activated the Pure Impulse's arm blades, and unleashed a pair of slashes on the Decepticon with as much power as her machine could muster. The blows made Galvatron stumble for a moment, and that was all the time that Lunamaria needed to draw the Pure Impulse's Anti-Ship swords and then combine them together into a double-bladed sword that she quickly used to press her attack. Unfortunately, Galvatron was able to recover much more quickly than Lunamaria had expected, and once he had, he could only smirk at Lunamaria's attempt to strike him before he suddenly seemed to vanish into thin air.

"What?! Where did he…" Lunamaria started to ask, but she found herself crying out in shock as her question was interrupted by a sudden blow to her machine's back, courtesy of Galvatron's Dark Claw.

"Is this really all the two mystery Autobots have to offer me? I'm actually starting to feel rather insulted," Galvatron boasted as he stood over the Pure Impulse's fallen form.

"Well let's see how insulting you find this, Decepti-creep," Crosshairs shouted as he and Scattershot both charged in with guns blazing in an attempt to draw Galvatron away from Lunamaria.

Galvatron just scoffed at the two's efforts before he summoned the Cyber Key for his Dark Claw mode's power boost, and the minute that the key had clicked into the slot, the silver claws that were on the end of the bestial arm immediately folded out so that they were fully extended for battle. After letting the claws charge up with powerful energy, which surged around them in a brilliant storm of lightning, Galvatron immediately charged towards the two and hit them both head on, sending Crosshairs and Scattershot flying until they hit the ground with a hard thud, much to Lunamaria, Hot Shot, Red Alert, Optimus, and Wing Saber's horror. The four Autobots were quick to start unleashing every ounce of power they had to make Galvatron pay for what they did, but Galvatron just brushed it all off like he was dealing with nothing more than a few irritating bug bites and began to slowly make his way towards the two fallen warriors as they tried to stand up. After a minute though, Galvatron did pause in his advance when someone suddenly flew past him and then placed themselves in his path.

When Galvatron looked to see who was now standing in his way and saw the Pure Impulse standing in front of Crosshairs and Scattershot protectively, he just laughed like he had heard the best joke in existence and asked, "Do you really think you can stop me from finishing your friends off?"

"Maybe not, but I won't know unless I try," Lunamaria retorted, only faintly noticing how a strange ringing and a small pulsing sound was starting to reach her ears. "But these guys are counting on me to watch their backs. They believe in me, but that doesn't mean scrap if I don't start believing in myself just as much as they do. Something that I fully intend to do from now on, and that's why I'll be able to stand up against creeps like you even more proudly than ever before!"

What Lunamaria did not realize was that while she was speaking, a faint aura of red energy had started building up around her and the Pure Impulse, surprising all who saw it, including Galvatron, who ended up taking a small step back as a result of his surprise. "Whoa, what's going on here," Crosshairs asked as he finally managed to get himself into a kneeling position.

"No way," Scattershot whispered in disbelief.

"Is that what I think it is," Hot Shot asked.

"I don't know. I mean, is it even possible for a human to do that," Wing Saber asked.

"Apparently it is now," Red Alert reasoned.

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From where they were watching on the ship, the Mini-Cons, the kids, and Vector Prime had all felt their concern for their friends increasing with every second that passed, especially when they saw how brutally Galvatron was dealing with Crosshairs, Lunamaria, and Scattershot, but when the Pure Impulse started glowing, they too were all pausing in shock for a minute as a familiar sound reached the ears of the kids. "The omega frequency," Lori gasped in awe.

"So does that mean…" Bud started to ask.

"I think it does," Coby nodded.

"That's a new Cyber Key," Vector Prime gasped. "One that's fit for Lunamaria and Lunamaria alone!"

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Lunamaria did not really know why, but she suddenly felt the need to let out a powerful cry as power suddenly seemed to surge through her, and an instant later, a bright light seemed to flash before her before it died down and revealed a small, circular object with a small tab at the bottom. The object in question was a violet shade that matched her hair in color, and had a silver, decorative edge around it that, while in the center of the circle was the familiar symbol of the Z.A.F.T. forces, and after gazing at the glowing object in awe for a minute, Lunamaria reached up and let it fall into the palm of her hand as she realized just what it was: a Cyber Key. After glancing from the newly appeared Cyber Key to the strange slot that activated an unknown feature on her mobile suit, Lunamaria allowed a grin to form on her face, and immediately spun the key around so that the tab was aimed towards the slot before she inserted the key into it and cried out, "Lunamaria Hawke, Pure Impulse Gundam…CYBER KEY POWER!"

Mere seconds later, a full-sized duplicate of the Cyber Key that Lunamaria had inserted into the slot in her cockpit came soaring out of the sky before inserting itself into a slot on the Pure Impulse's back. Once it had, the top of the Gundam's backpack suddenly opened up a pair of slots that no one had noticed before, allowing a pair of heavy duty Gatling guns to extend up and out until they were perfectly positioned over the Pure Impulse's shoulders on either side of its head. Lunamaria then locked her targeting designators onto Galvatron before firing the newly acquired weapons, and a furious barrage of energon beam blasts were soon peppering Galvatron in a way that one of his own weapons often could whenever he used it. After suffering from the continuous stream of blasts for another few minutes, Galvatron was eventually knocked off his feet and pushed further away from the three he had been standing before.

Every battle that had been taking place at that point came to a grinding halt as the combatants all turned to watch what would happen after this sudden new development, and soon after Galvatron managed to bring himself back to his feet with a very angry growl. "You insolent, little…I'll make you pay for this humiliation," Galvatron promised as he glared at the Pure Impulse.

"I highly doubt that," Lunamaria scoffed in retort as her Gundam lit up with an aura of energy once again while it brought its Beam Cannons to bear. Since the power of Lunamaria's Cyber Key was still flowing through it, the minute that the Gundam's Beam Cannons were brought up, the barrels seemed to split open while energy built up between the two halves and the cannons' barrels, much like how Optimus Prime's cannons would whenever he used his own Cyber Key, while in the cockpit, a multi-targeting system suddenly flashed to life before Lunamaria's eyes. The sight of such a thing was a bit of a shock to her at first, as she had long since gotten used to the idea that only Kira and Athrun's machines had such a system installed, but she quickly shook it off and made sure that it was fully locked on to some point on Galvatron before she finally shouted, "Now taste this! FINAL IMPULSE BURST!"

The minute she had shouted that, Lunamaria activated her machine's arm blasters and let loose a powerful barrage of energon beams from each of her Gundam's weapons, and if Crosshairs had to compare it to something, he would say that it was actually rather similar to the Full Burst Mode that the Strike Freedom had. Such things were not important at the moment, as Lunamaria's attack successfully landed on its mark without any trouble at all, sending Galvatron flying as a result. Seeing that their leader had actually been injured in this battle, the remaining Decepticons did not hesitate to rush to Galvatron's aid before following him in full retreat as the Autobots cheered in celebration of their victory.

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A few hours later, when everyone had settled down from celebrating their recent victory and Lunamaria's obtaining a Cyber Key of her own, the Autobots were working out some plans on how to proceed forward in their travels to the central layer of Gigantion, leaving Lunamaria and Crosshairs some time to spend with Vector Prime, the kids, and the other few Autobots who were not extremely vital to forming the plans. During that time, Lunamaria and Crosshairs had regaled everyone with stories of the adventures and battles that had taken place in their universe, whether it be their own battles or those of others, and as they spoke, everyone was soon able to see why Lunamaria had trouble finding the ability to believe in herself for a while, given how amazing she indicated the other Gundam pilots were in comparison to her, but in all honesty, none of them really seemed to think any less of her, because today, they all thought that Lunamaria Hawke was the greatest pilot of them all. Lunamaria was flattered by such praise, of course, but there was still one thing that was bothering her.

"How did the Pure Impulse even gain the ability to use a Cyber Key in the first place," Lunamaria finally asked after she and Crosshairs had paused in their storytelling while she glanced at the specialized watch on her wrist that her Cyber Key was now stored inside of. The device in question had actually just appeared there after the battle had ended and the Pure Impulse's new weapons had returned to their inactive state, and while the full-sized version of the key had vanished, the small one that Lunamaria had plugged into the control in her cockpit remained, leaving her to wonder how she was going to keep it on her in a way that would allow her to use it at a moment's notice when she got home until the watch had appeared. "I mean, the control necessary had been present in my machine for a long time, and that was long before we even knew about these things. Banagher and Miss Erica were both overseeing everything involved in the development of the Transformer Gundams, and they never even saw the thing until I brought it to their attention, so how did it get there?"

"I believe that it was through the will of Primus," Vector Prime offered in suggestion.

"What do you mean by that, sir," Crosshairs asked. "I mean, how could Primus have made it possible for the Pure Impulse to gain that ability when it's not even a Cybertronian?"

"Primus is considered to be the creator of all Transformers so long as they have energon running through them, so even though Lunamaria's Gundam is a human-created version of a Transformer, it is just as much a creation of Primus since it runs on energon," Vector Prime explained.

"Is that even possible though," Lori asked. "I mean, could it really be as simple as saying that Primus was able to grant Luna's Gundam that ability just because it's powered by energon?"

"The universe as a whole works in mysterious ways that even we don't always fully understand, but sometimes, even the simplest of explanations can be all that is necessary," Optimus reasoned.

"But why just my own machine and not all of them," Lunamaria asked.

"Well if Primus is like the god of all Transformers, then wouldn't that mean he could know of what would eventually happen to you and your friends," Coby offered. "I mean, if he knew that you would be the only one to come to our universe, then it would kind of make sense that he would only give your machine the ability to gain a Cyber Key."

"Primus may be our creator, but he is not able to predict the future," Vector Prime argued.

"Well maybe Primus is different in Luna and Crosshairs' universe," Bud proposed. "I mean, Scattershot is supposed to be one of the bad guys in their universe, so who's to say that other things aren't different as well?"

"Look, we can sit here and guess all day, but at the end of it all, we probably won't ever know anything for certain," Crosshairs finally cut in. "Let's just take what we got and go by that old human saying about not looking a horse's gift in the eye."

"I think you mean don't look a gift horse in the mouth," Lunamaria corrected.

"Now that just doesn't make any sense," Crosshairs disputed, gaining a round of laughter from everyone in response. Eventually, once the laughter had faded away, the group split up again so that they could get to work on saving this universe while trying to find a way for Lunamaria and Crosshairs to return home, but what no one knew, was that the two were both confident that their friends would find a way to get them back long before they did, while at the same time, they were also worried about what they would find when they did return home.

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Location: Main Universe's Cybertron

Ratchet was grumbling in irritation once again as one of the control panels he was working at sparked a little in response to his efforts to repair both it and the ship that he and Nicol were currently in. It honestly baffled the Autobot representative to Earth as to why Bumblebee thought it would be possible to bring this old thing back online again, but at the same time, he was just grateful that the Earth Division leader was not asking for something that was completely impossible, like the restoration of the most powerful Autobot titan in history. Of course, given the time limit he was currently working with, there was a good chance that this project was almost just as impossible for Ratchet, especially if he were doing it alone, but since he had help from Nicol, he would not deny that the chances of succeeding were probably better.

"I think I've just about got it, Ratchet," Nicol called out from the computer he was currently crawling around inside of. The biggest advantage of having Nicol help out with this was the fact that he could get into the small places that Ratchet could not reach due to his own size, much like a Mini-Con could, and since Nicol's pilot suit had been modified to protect him from various forms of harm, there was very little risk to his person as well. After the green haired pilot crawled out of the computer he had been inside of, he looked to the Autobots' former chief medic and asked, "Is that everything?"

"Hopefully it will be, but we won't know for certain until we power everything up," Ratchet nodded in confirmation. "Have you connected the Nero Blitz to the central power chamber?"

"Yeah, some time ago, actually," Nicol confirmed. "But remind me again why we had to do that?"

"Because it may become necessary to give our old friend here a jumpstart using the Nero Blitz's Energon Reactor Core," Ratchet revealed as he closed the panel he was working on, fairly confident that his repair job on it would be successful. "Alright, you'd best get to your machine so that you'll be ready for when I give the signal."

Nicol nodded in response and immediately joined Ratchet in heading down to the central power chamber, where he then climbed into his Gundam and proceeded to standby for the signal that Ratchet had mentioned. When he had first heard Bumblebee's orders for him and Ratchet, Nicol had thought they would be heading for an old Autobot medical facility, so naturally, he was a bit surprised when the old doctor brought them to the wreckage of an old, yet massive ship that seemed to be equal or even bigger in size than the Omega III. Considering what he could see of the ship and its combat capabilities, Nicol did not really complain that much, but he had honestly expected something more along the lines of another Autobot warrior. Nicol eventually brought his mind back to the matter at hand and watched as Ratchet started flipping various switches and powering up a number of different consoles as everything in the room they were in seem to come alive, but it did not seem to be enough, especially if Ratchet's expression was any indication.

Eventually, the old doctor finally turned to his current partner and gave Nicol the signal that he had been waiting for, and the green haired youth immediately activated the Nero Blitz's Energon Reactor Core, causing a reaction that was similar to that when one was giving a jumpstart to a car. As he watched the power chamber glow brighter at a rather slow pace, Ratchet eventually muttered, "Come on, old friend. I know you're in there and that you've still got something left in you, so don't let us down now. You can do this!"

At that point, Nicol had finally reached his limit in regards to hearing Ratchet talking to the ship like it was a person, not that he really had anything against it, but there was a time and a place for such things. Still, he somehow managed to try and gently say, "Ratchet, I know this ship probably means a lot to you, but I doubt that it can really…"

"Systems: rebooting," a deep, baritone voice suddenly announced around them, interrupting Nicol as it did, and it sounded a little too life-like to be a computer. "Self-Repair and diagnostics: running at current maximum capacity. Status report and identification required."

"It's good to hear your voice again old friend," Ratchet gasped in relief.

"Inquiry: designation Ratchet?"

"Yes, it's me, and I'm happy to tell you that the war for Cybertron is over, and our planet is alive again, thanks in no small part to your efforts."

"News greatly received," the baritone voice seemed to sigh in response before a number of the internal weapons systems seemed to suddenly start activating. "Warning: unknown organic life form detected within central power chamber. Preparing to commence cleansing."

"No, stand down! He's a friend," Ratchet immediately shouted as he put himself between the guns and the Nero Blitz.

"Explanation required."

Ratchet gestured for his young friend to speak up, and when he finally found his voice again, the Gundam pilot announced, "My name is Nicol Amalfi of Planet Earth. I'm a human being, and my people have been allies and friends of the Autobots for a few years now."

"Human kind: allies," the voice asked.

"A lot has happened in the time you have been gone, old friend. We had wanted to let you have a peaceful rest, but something has happened that requires your assistance again," Ratchet explained.

"…Information regarding recent history and developments required," the voice eventually asked.

"I can upload that into your memory banks if you'd like," Nicol offered.

"Offer appreciated and gladly accepted," the voice said as it disengaged the weapons, allowing Nicol to move over to one the nearby computers so he could upload the information from a laptop he had brought with him. "Self diagnostic scans completed. Transformation capabilities currently non-functional. All weapons batteries and engines operating at acceptable capacities. Conclusion: likely only able to function as additional ship at this time."

It was clear to both of the two by the voice's tone that, despite how monotone and computerized the words were, this individual was actually feeling rather sad, like someone who was afraid they would not be of any help when others needed them most, but only Ratchet had spoken up with words of reassurance as he said, "Don't worry; we're doing everything we can to restore you to your original operating capacity, and more than that, you and I both know that sometimes, one ship can make all the difference."

Before the exchange could continue, Nicol and Ratchet's comm. links suddenly pinged in signaling of an incoming transmission, and the two immediately tapped said devices to hear who was calling them. "Bumblebee to Ratchet; I need a status update on your progress."

"We've only just gotten him back online, and at the moment, he's only at half of his full operating capacity. Right now, it would be like adding another ship to our forces, and that's it," Ratchet reported, while Nicol was completely fine with letting the usually grouchy doctor do all the talking since he was not entirely sure of what they were doing now. "We just need a little more time."

"Hate to break it to you, old pal, but you're out of time. The Decepticons are on the attack."

That got a response from Nicol, as both his and Ratchet's eyes had immediately widened in horror upon hearing that. "Where are they attacking," Nicol asked.

"It'd be easier to tell you where they are not attacking," Bumblebee revealed. "They're everywhere! I'm getting reports of assaults on Velocitron, Junkion, Nebulous, all over Earth, and even on Cybertron! Everyone on the defense forces that we deployed are doing what they can, but Spartan just called in with a request for reinforcements, and right now, you three are the only ones who can get to him fast enough."

"But he's not ready yet," Ratchet argued. "Weren't you listening? At the moment it'll be like sending out another ship, and that may not…"

"Mission accepted," the baritone voice interrupted. Before Ratchet could argue, the voice immediately shut the Autobot representative to Earth down by saying, "Sometimes, one ship can make all the difference."

Ratchet knew there was no arguing when his own words were thrown back at him like that, especially in the case of 'Bots like this one, so he eventually just nodded in response and then said, "Alright then. Bumblebee, we're on our way to Spartan's location, so please inform him of that. We'll just have to do what we can to get him back to his old fighting strength while en route."

"Understood. Just do what you can, and I'll do whatever I can from…Grimlock, watch out! Ah, scrap; I've gotta go, Ratchet. Best of luck." Bumblebee then cut off communication after that dismissal, and the two were now left to their newest job.

"Well, you heard Bumblebee, old friend, so let's not waste anymore time here," Ratchet said to the ship.

"Orders received. Commencing lift-off. Destination: current location of Autobot forces commanded by Spartan," the voice boomed in response, and the two then felt the ship shake as the engines fired up and propelled the ship up off the ground.

Before they got too far underway, Nicol decided to finally ask the big question that he still had not received an answer to. "Just one thing real quick: who are you exactly?"

When he heard the ship's response, Nicol could only grin excitedly as he had then realized what he and Ratchet had been doing all along, and he knew that when he told the others, they would likely be very jealous of him. "Designation: Omega Supreme."

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Teletraan I, Intel Report:

File Designation: Transformer Gundam Specifications

Warning: Files Are Incomplete and May Have Corrupted Data

Extrapolating...Displaying Data on Recently Completed File. Other Files Pending

File ID: ZGMF-CX56S/Σ Pure Impulse Gundam

Pilot: Lieutenant Commander Lunamaria Hawke of the Z.A.F.T. Forces FAITH Unit, Gundam Team Member

History: Most recent iteration of the Impulse Gundam and its various silhouette packs. Like the Grand Destiny in relation to the Arch Destiny, the Pure Impulse is partially considered to be the successor to the Fury Impulse Gundam, though this is not entirely accurate, as it is more like a newly upgraded version of the original Impulse Gundam with a new silhouette pack.

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS:

Energon Reactor Core

Artificial T-Cog

Arm Blades: Though not normally used, as Lunamaria tends to prefer the Anti-Ship swords that the machine is equipped with for moments that require close-combat, the Pure Impulse does come equipped with a set of arm blades. The closest comparison of their design would be that of the blades that are used by the Autobot Warrior Arcee.

Arm Blasters: The default, long-range weapons of the Pure Impulse, as is the case for all Transformer Gundams, these blasters are easily comparable to those used by Arcee.

Alt Mode: A large fighter jet. It is believed that due to the Pure Impulse possessing the same transformation capabilities of the previous versions of the Impulse, it is also able to split into three smaller jets.

OTHER NOTABLE ARMAMENTS:

Flight/Pure Silhouette Pack: The primary equipment of the Pure Impulse Gundam which provides the MS with each of its additional armaments, and stores its more notable weapons systems. The backpack also provides the Pure Impulse with enhanced flight capabilities in space and in the atmosphere.

"Excalibur" Anti-Ship Laser Swords: For more information, see the identically named weapons of the Sword Impulse

"Kerberos" High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannons: For more information, see the identically named weapons of the Blast Impulse. Main difference is that when enhanced with the powers of a Cyber Key, these cannons are able to open the barrels and unleash a more powerful discharge of energy.

Beam Shield Generator

Heavy Beam Gatling Cannons: Only accessible through the use of a Cyber Key, these powerful, multi-barrel cannons extended out from the top of the Pure Impulse's backpack and are capable of unleashing a powerful barrage of energon beam blasts that could tear through the shields of a Cybertronian starship if the power levels are high enough. They are also additional weapons that are activated by default for every time that a Cyber Key is plugged into the Pure Impulse, and they are also capable of firing a constant stream of energy along with the rest of the Pure Impulse's weapons, providing the machine with its own version of the Strike Freedom Gundam's Full Burst Mode.

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AN: So that's the end of that little adventure. Be honest, how many of you guessed that Luna was going to get a Cyber Key of her own when you first heard about her Gundam's mystery feature? To be honest, this chapter was also meant as a way for us to really get to know Lunamaria a little better, at least in this continuity, but really, if you look back at Gundam SEED Destiny, you'll find that Lunamaria does seem like she tends to follow after the really skilled and powerful pilots, while she herself often boasts about how she had earned her place among her friends and sometimes even questions whether or not she is doing what's right or if she really deserves to be doing something, like before she first piloted the Impulse. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure that Luna's usually very confident in herself, but when you hear her saying that she had earned her red uniform so much, you can't help but feel that way about a character.

That aside, for all you fans who had been asking for him for so long, look at this! Omega Supreme has arrived on the scene in something other than a flashback! Yeah, it was something of a last minute decision to include him, but considering what was going to be coming, it made sense that the Autobots would want to revive one of their most powerful warriors. Too bad the moment was soured by the news that the 'Cons are on the attack. Well, you can't win 'em all, right?

Also, I hope you've all noticed the return of the Teletran I Intel Reports, and if you'll look back at the last few chapters, starting with "Another Armada", you'll find I've added similar reports to those chapters as well, so feel free to go back and read those if you want to.

So that's a wrap on Lunamaria and Crosshairs' fun, and next chapter, we'll be heading over to the Gundam timeline that we all know to be the main timeline for the Gundam franchise, and the same universe that spawned the Gundam franchise as a whole, and no, we will not be seeing Amuro Ray and the White Base, or Ra Cailum. No, this will actually feature one of the latest Gundam heroes and machine to come out of the Universal Century, and they'll be joined by the number one, fiery blonde from the Cosmic Era and her Autobot big sister. For more information, let's go Onto the Preview!...

As the heroes left in the main universe find themselves facing an all-out assault from the Decepticon on all fronts, Cagalli and Arcee are found exploring a world of Gundams with a few familiar faces. Just how much like the two that they know in another lifetime are these alternate doppelgangers like, and what sort of powers can this strange, white machine with a long, single horn possess? Is it possible that the two are even able to do something to help here, or is this universe doomed to walk a path of destruction that Cagalli and Arcee had helped their universe avoid for so long. Next time on Gundam SEED Prime: Chaos Hunters…Chapter 26: Lioness of Possibility. Witness the dawning of a new century for another universe, Diamond Akatsuki!

Heh, see what I did there with the title?

Yzak: Yeah, real clever. Almost as clever as how you plan on having one of the last chapters of this arc acting as a...

AN: DAH! SPOILER! [hits control]

Yzak: [Suddenly gets blasted with Force Lightning while the sound of various lightsabers igniting reach everyone's ears] Oh hell no. [looks to see the central heroes from every Star Wars movie or series from Anakin, to Luke, to Han Solo, to Ashoka, to Ezra, to really every other major character ready to attack him, and immediately starts running while screaming like a little girl]

AN: Did he really think that saying something here at the end would save him or something?

Dearka: Yep.

AN: Okay, if this keeps up, I'm going to start worrying that doing this to him so much might cause him to start loosing some brain cells or something...just a little though. Anyways...

Please read and review, and I'll see ya next time!