Transformers Dark Of The Moon: Cuervosplicer's Birthright.
Chapter 9: Spreading the News.
(Author's notes: In this chapter, the new Director of National Intelligence is shown to be like Charlotte Mearing in terms of being strict but also a bit more lenient for the Autobots.
Enjoy chapter 9.)
(N.E.S.T Headquarters, Cuervosplicer's POV...)
I made it back to N.E.S.T Headquarters to save more space for Optimus and Ratchet on the plane.
I watched as Sideswipe, Mirage, Dino, Ladybug, Goldbug and Bumblebee made it to N.E.S.T Headquarters without much hassle.
There were so many military vehicles here in the base. The majority of them come from both the United States military and the other militaries of the world, donated for large amounts of money because of how expensive it is to build them. Chief among them was multiple Agusta A129 Mangusta assault helicopters. Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. Bell AH-1 SuperCobra assault helicopters. Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. CAIC Z-10 assault helicopters. Denel Rooivalk attack helicopters. Eurocopter Tiger assault helicopters. Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark attack helicopters. Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne assault helicopters. Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters. Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk assault helicopters. TAI/AugustaWestland T129 ATAK attack helicopters. AugustaWestland Apache assault helicopters. AugustaWestland AW101 medium-lift helicopters. Bristol Type 192 Belvedere transport helicopters. Airbus Helicopters H225M transport helicopters. Harbin WZ-19 attack helicopters. Panha 2091 Toufan assault helicopters. Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone attack helicopters. Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone transport helicopters. Mil V-12 large-sized transport helicopters. Yakovlev Yak-24 transport helicopters. Bell 309 KingCobra assault helicopters. Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopters. Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters. Boeing Vertol YUH-61 assault helicopters. Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopters. Kaman SH-2 Seasprite assault helicopters. Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion transport helicopters. Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk attack helicopters. Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk transport helicopters. Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low transport helicopters. Sikorsky S-97 Raider assault helicopters. AIDC F-CK Ching-kuo fighter jets. Atlas Cheetah fighter jets. Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck twinjet fighter jets. And so on and so forth.
Anyway, there were multiple Autobots in the base.
There was me. Beetlewing. Backsplitter. Aftercircuit. Slamfire. Twinwhip. Neutroshift. Afterglider. Brushstream. Brushwave. Frostcrack. Divebeast. Phaseways. Tigafire. Backsteel. Junkrunner. Broaddive. Widecycle. Leoguard. Doublecase. Lockswitch. Hangguard. Razorjump. Astrostalker. Blowdive. Hotspike. Flashglide. Sparkshift. Retropoint. Pyrobrawl. Dinojump. Galvarunner. Twintracks. Swiftstorm. Highsweep. Bodycircuit. Droplock. Hardraider. Shadowcrusher. Lazerline. Rollraider. Skycrush. Sparklane. Turbodive. Heavymaster. Galvasnarl. Neutrodome. Scraptracks. Frostdive. Nightbrawl. Ripraker. Hotway. Shadejaw. Deftburn. Flightviper. Aquawheels. Fierysiren. Frostcrack. Pyrobrawl. Dinojump. Galvarunner. Twintracks. Swiftstorm. Vermin Dagger. Wolfwar. Boulderjump. Chromewave. Gunbrawl. Magnocrash. Growllight. Jetsnarl. Growlline. Swiftsweep. Hyperthunder. Astrolift. Fierytron. Oilclaw. Speedbot. Bulkpunch. Sparksling. Groovefeather. Rhinostreak. Halfdive. Bluespot. Gleamdagger. Speedbeast. Meanhorn. Acidlock. Diverake. Motorbeast. Magnoburner. Shadekick. Chainbird. Slipblade. Longscrap. Wreckmine. Aircrusher. Hooktwitch. Buzzcharge. Gearhammer. Overheap. Leoray. Botanicircuit. Divehammer. Hailkick. Hammerglider. Tigershot. Deftfist. Fistsiren. Savagesplitter. Grizzglitch. Whizriot. Rumblecharge. Landstorm. Dirtdome. Vicesteel. Brakecast. Wildglider. Airsnarl. Avianspin. Lockback. Tigablight. Ripdive. Breakbeam. Fistbite. Flamelock. Hydraulift. Bulletwave. Cinderguard. Wildhead. Bombblitz. Autostuff. Tophammer. Slamcycle. Signallight. Armorvortex. Ironglide. Lockdash. Chromeburst. Riplift. Magmarker. Ratshot. Brushlock. Voltstream. Halfkick. Gunbutton. Lightspot. Astrostuff. Kickcharge. Blitzswitch. Megalane. Chromebite. Flamewise. Topwise. Aciddrift. Salvoslide. Twinglider. Doomstalker. Flydive. Hyperrake. Steelframe. Doubleslinger. Cinderbird. Longshift. Mecharaid. Scorchsweep. Powerslinger. Wildcharge. Hyperrazor. Motorblades. Icestop. Cinderbot. Astroraid. Rollfoot. Nightwise. Hookraider. Jetvortex. Strikeshift. Skytron. Bluecrusher. Crackfight. Aerobang. Thundervortex. Flashscrap. Broadflow. Armorbrawn. Scrapbeast. Cloudclash. Roughways. Aeroblast. Lunarstrike. Buzzsiren. Wreckdealer. Fistsight. Shadespin. Shockcase. Flamewave. Steelkill. Fireshift. Grandglide. Wolfhide. Pyrohead. Buzzlane. Flashcharger. Bulklock. Defttron. Freezewing. Grooveblades. Doomguard. Shadehead. Lazercrush. Depthraid. Landlight. Broadsweep. Grindstop. Grizzclutch. Armorstop. Growlthing. Crosstwitch. Doubledome. Highlift. Hydrauline. Lazertrack. Seaback. Doublebird. Talongleam. Crackspike. Voltsnarl. Mechashift. Turbodome. Grizzburn. Aquasteel. Topbird. Brushsnarl. Meltwise. Blitztalon. Grooverake. Leoslide. Starraider. Jawcrusher. Skybrawl. Guntop. Widerake. Rollclutch. Quickspot. Rollboom. Razorfire. Chromepounder. Blowside. Smokefist. Oilback. Flatscream. Bonelift. Tigerguard. Astroblaze. Breakline. Cinderbeam. Growlkick. Doomstop. Bombfeather. Joltstalker. Cinderbite. Bulletstuff. Doublescream. Thunderzephyr. Smokemaster. Grimstop. Boulderwave. Hydrauguard. Motorcharge. Meanbrawn. Thunderwar. Cloudlift. Tigerburn. Joltshift. Blowbrawl. Sparktron. Breakblast. Hookstrong. Gunwave. Rumblebrawn. Hangcrush. Flysnarl. Flyheap. Savageclaw. Cloudtrack. Gundrift. Blowblades. Nightraider. Armorkick. Hookline. Rollblaze. Slipbuster. Cindertrap. Magnaflow. Tempestblade. Bulletmaster. Chromeblast. Stonepoint. Hammerrazor. Icebeast. Aquacrusher. Dinosnarl. Gunscrap. Lunarbot. Slambutton. Joltbrawn. Solarvortex. Slipmaster. Megabeam. Dreadstrike. Meanjump. Meancrack. Flatflight. Thundertalon. Ripdome. Chainslide. Magmascope. Ironflash. Cliffscrap. Blowquake. Cannonjump. Wolfburner. Rhiwatch. Darktrap. Retroglider. Retroslide. Brushbutton. Flyblades. Rumbleheap. Deepway. Speedhorn. Magnalight. Grimkill. Quickhead. Twinklefungus. Venturush. Neutrobolt. Vicestuff. Leotop. Solarpunch. Darkflow. Blitzquake. Flyfeather. Chromestorm. Jawback. Rageclaw. Depthblight. Pillagescratch. Sidecrush. Freezestrong. Gloomstorm. Sideflash. Windbird. Swiftway. Leadfist. Breakglide. Swiftback. Divebird. Icetwitch. Backclash. Stormbrake. Scraptrap. Grindsplitter. Jawglitch. Razorstream. Steelkick. Kickfoot. Rumbledrive. Rushhowler. Gloomdrive. Shadowwhip. Fieryraider. Shockburner. Nightfeather. Quickglide. Chaincycle. Bulletcase. Avianspot. Broadsight. Overjump. Bodycase. Skyviper. Jetkill. Grimscope. Bombbolt. Leoboom. Razorcloud. Gearviper. Magnavortex. Halfcycle. Roughblades. Lockwar. Afterblaze. Ripblight. Hardclash. Halfblast. Chainjaw. Brushboom. Elementwheels. Burstbarrage. Sunstampede. Fisthorn. Hookswitch. Cliffmine. Ariestorrent. Turbinerumble. Ditchlead. Cliffheap. Dirtblitz. Hyperflight. Joltstorm. Meteorhazard. Heliguard. Helibolt. Ratdrive. Whistlecoil. Hangmaster. Hailray. Wolfhorn. Hydrafist. Hammerwatch. Crackwire. Doublebuster. Wreckfight. Thunderheap. Dinotop. Sunraid. Steelscraps. Crosslane. Shadevortex. Dustscrap. Hydradrift. Mixbolt. Seabolt. Crackheap. Clawtop. Grizzglide. Cliffbeam. Flystrike. Swiftvortex. Retrobutton. Twinstuff. Aquasight. Fangshift. Fistburst. Steelglitch. Goldglider. Thunderfoot. Nightblade. Strikestorm. Buzzthing. Gunfist. Freezefoot. Aerobeam. Flamebird. Scorchbeast. Neutroathena. Autofight. Gloomjaw. Starstream. Hightracks. Soundcrack. Tigastrong. Grindguard. Dreadcomet. Dustsplitter. Rapidjump. Crankcore. Cinderkill. Sidefist. Chargeswitch. Flatsnarl. Ironrunner. Savagedealer. Neutrostrike. Hooklock. Enigmawing. Roughfire. Retrostream. Apewire. Wreckcrack. Shadefeather. Hailrunner. Wideheap. Meltcharge. Bulletglide. Cliffdrift. Tigarunner. Hammerstream. Rumblefoot. Snakestorm. Acidrumble. Blueclash. Overcrush. Leospot. Hangraider. Motorstorm. Chromecycle.Depthslide. Halfcast. Deftstorm. Hailload. Deepglider. Lockworks. Thundercharge. Breakguard. Hardrake. Nightlift. Highdealer. Dirtraid. Acidwatch. Buzzvoltage. Leostalker. Breakjaw. Overbeam. Helifire. Crossscraps. Crosscrush. Halfbeam. Doomflash. Embersilver. Skyquarrel. Highhavoc. Quarrelflash. Silverraider. Firecrusher. Brushload. Smokespot. Pyrohitch. Ripcrush. Flamejump. Leadstop. Speedcut. Freesling. Riotlock. Deftheap. Halfcut. Bulletfight. Mechabite. Flightflight. Blitzember. Thunderscraps. Kicktracks. Hailglitch. Nightblast. Wolfstrong. Blitzdynamo. Requiemrumble. Rumblewing. Stonewheels. Acidstuff. Kickburst. Hammerwhip. Sealock. Auroraflight. Arcana. Blunderbuss. Convex. Daburu. Dastard. Diac. Duros. Dynamus. Fengul. Firespark. Shootdrive. Flameout. Freezeout. Gort. Haywire. Hyperfire. Hi-Q. Infinitus. Parsec. Flintlock. Skidburst. Highswitch. Diveblast. Cinderrazor. Froststream. Sideburst. Bombspike. Airblight. Hydraglitch. Overline. Bodycycle. Smokespin. Goldcrack. Fangbird. Skyblaze. Chainpounder. Scratchtorrent. Diveblitz. Neutrorazor. Halfpoint. Deftrunner. Windbang. Armorcycle. Powersiren. Hardwheels. Dreadcoil. Mercywire. Sidecrux. Divefoot. Rhicharge. Leadlock. Helicloud. Hyperstalker. Glidestorm. Fangbolt. Fireblight. Slamwing. Rotorpunch. Wildburn. Photonbeam. Shockflight. Roaddagger. Nightsnarl. Motorstreak. Motorjaw. Frostblast. Twindash. Goldguard. Strikewheels. Bulletburner. Groundsight. Broadclaw. Viceglide. Neutrobite. Roughjaw. Diveslinger. Hangbeast. Dinomine. Meltslide. Ragebutton. Junkwing. Megaspike. Hookray. Flighthead. Deepscope. Starglide. Ratslide. Sideslide. Buzzraider. Topscope. Jetrake. Hydrauwing. Ripstrike. Dunetwitch. Scorchclutch. Bodyclash. Brakesight. Sideblitz. Hydrausiren. Savageglider. Fistvortex. Icejaw. Iceline. Shockfist. Soundwing. Blowwheels. Ragesling. Shadowboom. Motorclaw. Crackscraps. Dirtstreak. Cannoncase. Lunartwitch. Flatpoint. Chromekill. Cindercharger. Bouldertron. Fierystorm. Bodyblades. Rhicut. Icebite. Kickline. Nighttop. Flightrunner. Hothorn. Bodystrong. Twindrive. Deftraker. Bomblight. Helilane. Firejump. Sparkkill. Acidsweep. Boulderdome. Vectorclaw. Slamraid. Heavyslinger. Bodycut. Solarblast. Nitroshadow. Battlebolt. Magnofire. Steelspear. Laserstorm. Cyberclaw. Stormdrive. Overwise. Rollline. Bombrazor. Drophorn. Strikeshot. Bulkbite. Meanstalker. Skybeast. Hangbrawn. Quickblight. Aquastuff. Darktron. Bodyload. Apedive. Skypounder. Magnascraps. Rumblesnarl. Sparkflow. Oilspike.Brushtwitch. Bodyrunner.Startron. Scorchstuff. Bullblade. Bombslinger. Hammerstop. Bonesplitter. Widecrusher. Photonlane. Solarfight. Widedash. Voltlock. Speedlift. Megacharger. Heavycircuit. Boulderquake. Swiftstrong. Magmaraider. Ratshift. Dreadhead. Tigajump. Thunderlight. Astromaster. Shockraid. Thunderbutton. Leoway. Lazerpoint. Hardburn. Fangwave. Haildrift. Acidsling. Broadtracks. Hangburn. Rhinosplitter. Meltspin. Botaniclaw. Twinwing. Buzzblast. Doublescraps. Flightwing. Oilblast. Grindfeather. Ragehead. Magmathing. Retroguard. Leodash. Hammercloud. Gunstalker. Backcharge. Rumbleline. Hotraid. Soundblitz. Hailbolt. Oversplitter. Buzzbeast. Wreckdash. Fangraker. Sunheap. Goldfoot. Stoneways. Broadpoint. Nightscope. Scrapslide. Afterscraps. Topheap. Powerwise. Heliraker. Bullscream. Slambuster. Photonclaw. Sidebutton. Soundsplitter. Smokewing. Astrostop. Flamebeast. Swiftsplitter. Hydracase. Scorchswitch. Rumblewheels. Botanicharger. Bonetrack. Brakevortex. Aquafeather. Turbobeast. Neutrocloud. Aquatop. Gearwhip. Diveswitch. Halfstream. Grandvortex. Grimglide. Aviansling. Retrosiren. Gunguard. Cloudstuff. Bonecycle. Flatwheels. Aerolane. Blowwhip. Deepbang. Shadefight. Powerstop. Buzzwave. Astrodash. Tigerslide. Dustdrift. Doubleblade. Heavyways. Hammerstorm. Motorsteel. Deftsweep. Slamhide. Leostuff. Oilsplitter. Ratvortex. Lunarwheels. Grandspin. Junkstorm. Riplane. Crackshift. Flightblades. Lightsiren. Wolfcrush. Crankways. Swiftfire.Ripwing. Overfist. Smokeburn. Wildrunner. Fieryviper. Deftstrong. Crosswheels. Avianmine. Slamthing. Frostline. Flashbrawn. Afterpoint. Leobrawl. Bonevortex. Frostsling. Dustvortex. Chainpunch. Scrapdrift. Cliffbrawl. Dunelight. Backhead. Astrowire. Dirtsling. Astrohorn. Buzzfire. Hookworks. Gloomstreak. Brakequake. Vicelift. Slamcharger. Highfist. Broadfight. Gunwheels. Leobuster. Slamcase. Groovefight. Scrapbite. Hangsight. Divecycle. Pyroslide. Flatcrush. Retrohide. Voltscrap. Silverways. Leadhide. Freeglider. Depthclaw. Fangsweep. Kickspin. Airburn. Chainstop. Cindercast. Rapidlift. Leoviper. Dreadpounder. Bulkraid. Highlead. Skyfluxer. Brushblight. Retrocrusher. Gloomstalker. Halfraid. Seashot. Dirtwise. Astromine. Aquacharge. Savagewise. Autopunch. Meltbeast. Rollwire. Junkscraps. Cannoncircuit. Windload. Bluetracks. Stormhide. Hardbite. Silverdealer. Overway. Retrostrike. Pyrothing. Razortrap. Hypersplitter. Ratkick. Joltwar. Brushcharge. Toppunch. Crackscope. Blitzmaster. Fistdome. Backburst. Gloomwatch. Ragestorm. Iciclehammer. Aero Raid. Afterbreaker. Afterburner. Afterburst. Agoracer. Airdiver. Air Raid. Airazor. Airrider. Airwave. Alpha Bravo. Arcee. Arctus. Armorhide. Astrotorch. Backfire. Backtrack. Backwind. Barrel Roll. Beachcomber. Beacon. Big Daddy. Big Hoss. Blackjack. Blades. Blaster. Blast Master. Blazemaster. Blowpipe. Bluestreak. Bodyblock. Bomb-Burst. Botaniviper. Brains. Brainstorm. Brawn. Breacher. Breakaway. Broadside. Bulkhead. Bumblebee. Bumper. Buzzdive. Caliburst. Camshaft. Cannonfodder. Catilla. Chain Gun. Choppermaster. Chromia. Cliffjumper. Clocker. Cloudraker. Cometscream. Comettor. Cosmos. Cromar. Crossblades. Crosshairs. Dai Atlas. Deadguy. Deftwing. Deep Dive. Delta Magnus. Delta Seeker. Depthcharge. Dirt Rocket. Dogfight. Double Clutch. Doublecross. Doubleheader. Downshift. Dragoyell. Dreadrock. Drift. Drydock. Dualor. Dune Runner. Eclipse. Elita One. Evac. Falcon. Fallback. Fieryflow. Fireflight. Firefly. Fireshot. Firestorm. Firestrike. Firethrower. Firetrap. First Aid. Flak. Flameball. Flamebeam. Flameburst. Flanker. Flash. Flatiron. Flybolt. Flyfire. Fly-Up. Galvalock. Gears. Grimstone. Grindcore. Grindwar. Groove. Grotesque. Guzzle. Half-Track. Hawking. Heavytread. Helishift. High Wire. Highbrow. Hoist. Hookheap. Hot Spot. Hotrazor. Hot Zone. Hubcap. Huffer. Ignitewing. Inferno. Ironhide. Jazz. Jetfire. Jetstream. Jinbu. Jolt. King Atlas. Knock Out. Kup. Landmine. Leatherhide. Lightspeed. Lightsteed. Lightstorm. Longarm. Megalock. Metalhawk. Mindset. Mirage. Missile Run. Motorwing. Mudflap. Nightbeat. Nightcruz. Nightflight. Overair. Perceptor. Pinpoint. Pinpointer. Planefire. Powerglide. Prowl. Quakebreak. Quickgunner. Quickshot. Quickslinger. Quickstrike. Quickswitch. Phaser. Racer. Raindance. Raker. Ratchet. Rav. R-Blade. Red Alert. Rescue Force. Reverb. Ridge. Road Rage. Rollbar. Roller. Ro-Tor. Rotordrive. Rotorglider. Rotorstorm. Saber Pax. Salvage. Sandstorm. Scattorshot. Screammaker. Screamtron. Scoutjet. Searchlight. Seaspray. Sentinel Prime. Skids. Skyblast. Skyburst. Skyfall. Skyfeather. Skyfire. Sky Garry. Sky High. Skyrider. Skyscream. Sky Shadow. Skysickle. Skysledge. Skytop. Skywave. Sharpknife. Sharpsword. Sideswipe. Signal Flare. Silverarrow. Silverbolt. Silverbullet. Six-Gun. Slap Dash. Slingslot. Smokescreen. Sneakerscream. Sonic Bomber. Sonicfire. Soundraker. Sphinx. Spinaway. Springer. Springwall. Stakeout. Star Cloud. Stealth Bomber. Stealth Saber. Steelshot. Steel Whip. Steel Wind. Stonejump. Stormclash. Stormygust. Stormhammer. Storm Jet. Stormshot. Strafe. Stratosphere. Streetsmart. Streetstar. Streetwise. Strongarm. Sunrunner. Supersonic. Swerve. Tailgate. Tailpipe. Terradive. Thunderhead. Thunderline. Thundershocker. Tomahawk. Tracer. Trailbreaker. Tread Bolt. Treadshot. Triceradon. Twinferno. Vanquish. Victory Bomber. Victory Wing. Voltdash. Warpath. Wheeljack. Whirl. Whirlwind. Whisper. Wideload. Windblade. Windmill. Windrazor. Windsail. Windsweeper. Wingblade. Wingcross. Wingglider. Wing Force. Wing Saber. Wingwaver. Wreck-Gar. And X-Gunner.
We were going about our daily activities as usual while we waited for Optimus and Ratchet to return.
In any case, I noticed that Wheeljack was giving Ironhide his Heavy Iron 1.0 and 2.0 rifles as they were upgraded.
As I can see, Mirage was hanging out somewhere away from the N.E.S.T soldiers.
The reason why is because Mirage is still uncomfortable working with humans in our war against the Decepticons.
But as for me and the members of my crew that were once human beings from the Quadwal cluster... that's a whole other matter, but nevertheless, Mirage is comfortable enough to even consider me an ally and a good enough friend.
Wheeljack says to Ironhide, "Your Heavy Iron rifles are now upgraded for twice the damage, Ironhide."
Ironhide replies while cocking his Heavy Iron rifles, "Right. Thanks, Wheeljack."
Wheeljack notices Director Alfred Jenkins approaching with Colonel Lennox following behind.
Suddenly, we heard Optimus and Ratchet's engines running, signifying that they've returned.
Jazz calls out, "Yo, Autobots! The big boss and the doc-bot are back!"
I called out, "Autobots, form up in a single file!"
Everyone lines up just as Ratchet switches to robot mode.
Optimus stopped and switched to robot mode, and he didn't look happy. Not one bit.
Optimus holds out the ship parts and says crossly, "You all lied to us. Everything you all know about our race and our home planet, we were told it had all been shared since we started our alliance. So why were these found in human possession?"
Director Jenkins replies, "Believe it or not, we were also kept in the dark about this crucial information. It was director only clearance at Sector Seven until now." He turns to his assistant and finishes, "The bag."
The assistant fumbles with the multiple bags like a pack mule and whispers, "Which bag, sir?"
Director Jenkins replies, "The green ostrich bag."
Director Jenkins is handed the bag and he pulls out a manual before handing the bag over to his assistant.
Director Jenkins explains, "This is a secret that a select few men knew years ago, and fewer still remain alive because we humans can't live past a maximum of one hundred years, even in perfect health and perfect physical shape. Allow me to please introduce you to two of NASA's founding mission directors, and astronaut Doctor Buzz Aldrin, one of the two men to set foot on the surface of the dark side of the moon."
Director Jenkins and Doctor Aldrin shake hands as Jenkins says, "Sir, this is Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots from the planet Cybertron."
Dr. Aldrin looks at Optimus and remarks with awe, "From a fellow space traveler, it's a true honor, sir."
Optimus replies, "The honor is mine, Dr. Aldrin."
Director Jenkins starts explaining, "As it turns out, the Space Race of the nineteen sixties between the United States and the Soviet Union was in response to an event."
Director McCandless explains next, "In 1961, our VLA radio observatory detected two alien ships crash-landing on the surface of the dark side of the moon. We had Neil Armstrong and Doctor Aldrin investigate the first ship, but no survivors were found onboard."
Doctor Aldrin continues, "We were sworn to secrecy by our then-new Commander-In-Chief, President Richard Nixon."
Director Johnson explains next, "A total of thirty-five people, including then-elected President Nixon, knew about the real plan at NASA."
McCandless continued, "When Apollo 11 landed, we discovered that the Soviets got there first by launching unmanned probes. Somehow, they must've picked up that fuel rod and that control panel part."
Director Jenkins continues, "We believe the Russians deduced that the rod was a fissionable assembly. They believed that they had it mastered and tried to harness at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986, only to unleash a destructive wave of energy not unlike a nuclear reactor melting down."
Cuervosplicer adds, "And the Order Of The Witwiccans, whose secret mission since medieval times was to protect the secret history of the Transformers race on Earth and prevent any part of that information from becoming public knowledge and to prevent it from being abused, covered up the incident with the cover story of a nuclear disaster. And in my dimension, the nuclear disaster was real because in my dimension, the Transformers were fictional."
Johnson finishes, "We landed twelve missions in all, we took hundreds of photos and samples, we had our astronauts take turns investigating parts of the ship, continuing where the previous astronaut left off, and we managed to find a crash vault in each ship. As for the photos and samples, we locked them away forever when the Moon Program was eventually shut down due to the fact that we already had all we needed."
Ironhide asks, "Well, what did you find in one of the crash vaults?"
Dr. Aldrin replies, "We found a metal face attached to a metal body with jet wings and the parts that go on a fire truck."
Sentinel Prime comes up and explains, "The name of the first ship is the Ark. It was the ship I was piloting when me and my crew escaped Cybertron during the final days of the Great War. And the name of the second ship was the Longlancer Beastclaw. Optimus and I watched it escape Cybertron before I followed suit. The ship was helping my ship carry an important Autobot technology I invented, one that could've helped us win the war. And the Longlancer Beastclaw had a captain of its own."
Director Jenkins asks, "Who was the captain of this ship?"
The elder Prime replies, "One of my other students, Steelflight Prime, one of the new Cybertronians to be the last descendants of the Primes. He was my second-in-command when I was in charge of the Autobot army. I had hoped to put Optimus in charge of Steelflight. And based on what Cuervosplicer told me, Steelflight secretly made a deal with Megatron to steal my Space Bridge pillars to bring Cybertron into the solar system and enslave humanity to work in rebuilding the cities of our planet that were devastated by our civil war."
Everyone gasped in horror at what Sentinel Prime had just revealed.
Optimus asks, "Cuervosplicer, any ideas as to why Steelflight Prime has turned traitor?"
I answered, "It has something to do with Sentinel Prime being Steelflight's position in the original timeline of this dimension. You see, in the original timeline, Optimus was forced to execute Sentinel for his betrayal. But somehow, his spark time traveled into the past with the sole purpose of merging with his past spark and make sure he redeems himself in order to avoid the wrath of Primus. But the thing is, when you make an alteration to the timeline by convincing the younger counterpart of an antagonist to change their ways before it's far too late, another antagonist will take their place. That's one of many ways that the universe maintains balance should the time stream be altered in any way."
Saber Pax came up to me and asks me, "What do you intend to do?"
I answered, "I intend to revive Steelflight long enough to force him to confess his betrayal. And then, Saber Pax, you'll be the one to execute him."
Soon, it was settled.
And thanks to the fact that I double-checked to make sure that Autobot Headquarters was so well-hidden that the Decepticons couldn't find it – even for the likes of Barricade – I was able to make sure that nobody on the outside could eavesdrop on our conversations.
I just hope we're not too late.
The End.
(Author's notes: That's right; Steelflight Prime's judgment has come.
See you in chapter 10.)