2019: The yellow form of Delirias' Smilodon mode trotted smoothly next to
the light grey bulk of Adamias' Brontotherium mode. Vainly maintaining
gliding speed above both was the terra-cotta and red form of Ramshackles'
bird mode. Adamias' tuscan red optics spotted a glint in the distance, her
pace quickened. The rumble of her heavy feet drown out Ramshackles'
boosted flight. Deliria charged ahead, determined to draw first energon.
The red form of Chae was the first to spot the Trechercon trio and was
airborne for home. Ramshackle raked the Archaeopteryxs' back at top speed,
Chae gave out a squawk and painfully maintained flight. Deliria leapt on
the orange back of Oura, her fangs sunk into the Ouranosaurus' golden
sail. Kylas' heavy Ankylosaurus tail whipped into the Smilodons'
mid-section, sending the female flying. Theras' burnt umber legs
maintained a stiff stance, her yellow Arsiniotherium body braced. Head
lowered, which sported two long, sharp horns on the nose. Adamia lowered
her head, her nose carrying a Y-shaped horn, and rammed it into Theras'.

The youth was bowled over by the impact, but her nimble feet put her
upright again as the Trechercon turned about. Deliria seemed cowed by the
more formidable form of Kyla, who bravely guarded the less well-armored
Oura. Ouras' attention focused on her friend Chae, who vainly maintained
flight, as painful as it was, and desperately avoided the now shaky attack
of Ramshackle. A tremendous squawk was heard and the roar of jets reached
Chaes' audio receptors. A grey and red blurr whizzed by Ramshackle, the
female cried out and tumbled Earthward, her wing injured. Chaes' pained
light green optics caught sight of Swoops' Pterodactyl form turning about.

The ground shuddered, causing Delirias' rose optics to focus on the
lumbering forms of three of the Dinobots. She jumped upward, attempting to
avoid the undiscernible blurr of Kylas' tail. Her legs felt the brunt of
it and when she landed, they buckled under, her motor relays crippled. The
mostly gray forms of Slag and Snarl run up to the Oura and Kyla, warily
watching the shivering hulk of Deliria. The gray and yellow form of Sludge
charged on, his fire breath burning Adamias' rear flank. The female
reared, her hooves striking Theras' head as she turned toward him. Sludge
bellowed, optics burning at the sight of Thera falling to her knees.

Adamia charged, Sludges' flame and that of Slags' and Snarls' failed to
deter her charge. Her horn connected with Sludges' neck as his tail caught
hers. Slag burrowed his triple horns into her side. Adamia bellowed in
double agony and attempted to flee, only to be tripped up by Snarls'
spiked tail. She sprawled, energon gushing out of her side wounds. Nearby,
Ramshackles' downed form flapped feebly to get upright, her legs clawing
away, attempting to ward off Swoops' toothed beak. The mostly gray form of
Grimlock ran up with the yellow form of Lori in close tow. He growled and
issued the order to kill the female 'Cons. Adamia gasped, her hulk
shivering in fear. She tried desperately to crawl away from something, her
optics wild with the will to survive. Deliria spotted the intruder of
Adamias' fear. Standing calmly behind her was a almost indiscernible black
cloaked figure, a pair of red optics glowing brightly from within the
beings' hood. A light grey arm emerged from the cloak, its clawed hand
reached for Adamia as he stooped.

"Stop him!" Deliria shrieked in horror realizing who he was, "Don't
you see him?!"

The aquamarine, orange, blue and light green form of Tetra Reris ran up.
Having caught those last words, she summoned the power of her Servabot
Matrix. The being paused, looking at her.

"Well?" he asked, his hand already passing in Adamias' body with no
resistance.

"By the Matrix, Tetra, don't let him do it!" Deliria cried,
attempting to stand up and failing.

Adamia was frozen in fear, her optics were glazed, but looked up at the
Servabot Commander beseechingly. Tetra Reris uttered a sentence and Adamia
was healed, he backed off.

"You are playing with fate." he said pointedly, leveling a single
finger at her in blame, his shifting arm exposing his midnight blue torso.

"Who are you?" Tetra asked.

Ramshackle replied, "He is death."

Tetra took a step back, a cold feeling chilling her a moment before
she queried calmly, "Is this true?"

His red optics narrowed, glowing brightly as he answered, "I am he
who brings pain to an end. I am the one who delivers the life force to its
final destination. I am Deathstalker." he faded out.

Tetra healed the other two Trechercons. The trio transformed to their
robot modes, surrendered and allowed themselves to be detained. The
Dinobots escorted the young 'Bots back to the Ark. As they entered, their
adoptive parents looked on, their heavy stares finally penetrated the
thick skulls of the Dinos, who seemed to blush in guilt and departed. The
blue form of Gynae quickly affected repairs and the parents began the ever
popular 'my poor baby' speech. Gynae smiled to herself, looked up and
uttered a prayer.