Middle East, 19,000 BC:
After a fight with The Fallen/Megatronus Prime. The remaining six Primes traveled far from Egypt and ended up in the Middle East with their Seekers grabbed hold of The Fallen's arms to make sure he doesn't escape.
"I don't get this Vector Prime, why must we hide the Enigma here?" Liege Maximo asked.
"Maximo, you know what this thing is able to create. We must make sure Quintessa never finds it!" Vector Prime explained.
"Yes but….."
"Liege, this was our Creators' dying wish! Let's bury this relic for them!" Onyx explained.
"But just think of how powerful this Enigma is—we can use it against Quintessa!" Liege Maximo still tried to convince the six Primes to not discard the relic.
"We already used it once on two Guardian Knights, We don't need to use it on anybody else!" Vector Prime said mentioning Dragonicus and Stormreign.
"I'd listen to Liege Maximo!" The Fallen growled at his six brothers.
"If you won't keep our planet alive by absorbing the Earth's sun, then at least use the Enigma to save our race!" The Fallen said trying to help Liege Maximo persuade the Primes to not hide the relic.
"You have no right to speak Megatronus, not after you defied our sacred law—never destroy a solar system with life!" Vector Prime said to Megatronus.
"But Vector…"
"It has been decided Liege, we are burying the Enigma whether you like it or not!" Vector Prime said as he and Onyx buried the Enigma under an isolate rock while Nexus made sure Liege Maximo didn't interfere. Many decades later, the isolated rock would be known by the natives of Earth as the ancient fortification "Masada" but none of the humans knew that the ancient Cybertronian relic was buried under it.
Masada, Judean Desert, Israel:
"I don't see the Constructicons or the Stunticons anywhere Lord Megatron!" Nitro said flying in his jet form with Megatron.
"They are hear Nitro, trust me!" Megatron replied.
"I'm trusting you Megatron but as of right now I'm having doubts!" Nitro replied but soon notices a few vehicles parked below the foritification.
"Would you look at that?" Nitro said noticing the Constructicons and Stunticons after hours of searching. A black and silver 1974 Kenworth W900A truck transformed revealing himself as the Stunticon leader "Motormaster".
"Mixmaster look!" Motormaster said pointing at Megatron and Nitro hovering above them. Mixmaster transforms out of his black and silver Mack concrete mixer truck and looks up.
"By the Primes, he's here!" Mixmaster said surprised after not seeing Megatron for eons. Megatron and Nitro transform out of their jet forms in mid-air and land on the ground in front of the Constructicons and Stunticons.
"All hail Lord Megatron!" Mixmaster said walking towards Megatron with Motormaster.
"Mixmaster and Motormaster, it is great to see my favorite Decepticon tasks forces!" Megatron said reuniting with the Stunticons and Constructicons.
"We arrived at Masada just as you instructed my liege!" Mixmaster said.
"Excellent now I require both Stunticons and Constructicons alike to search to dig under the foritification!" Megatron said.
"Right away my lord!" Motormaster said walking away and back to his Stunticons and the other Constructicons.
"Lord Megatron we have a situation!" Mixmaster said.
"Report!" Megatron said.
"Ever since we took on these Earth-based vehicle forms, most of us had changes to our chassis, for starters Demolisher, Scavengers, Skipjack and Rampage no longer have any legs!" Mixmaster explained the changes that happened to some of his Constructicons after they scanned a new form.
"Oh scrap!" Nitro murmured.
"Do they still have arms?" Megatron asked.
"Yes….."
"There you go, they are still useful now starting digging!" Megatron said.
"Yes my liege!" Mixmaster said heading back to his fellow Constructicons.
"Alright, here's the plan! Payload you stay down here with Skipjack and Demolisher!"
"Yes sir!" Payload replied.
"Rampage, Scrapper, Scavenger, Overload, Hightower and Long Haul you are coming with me to the top of the foritifcation!" Mixmaster said.
"The Stunticons are coming with you!" Motormaster said.
"Very well!" Mixmaster said as they started climbing to the top.
"Megatron, are you sure this relic is here!" Nitro said.
"I am certain Nitro, when Quintessa rebuilt me—there were side effects, I envisioned her very plan and managed to map out the location of her relics in my mind!" Megatron explained.
"My mental map shows me that the Seven Primes have buried the Enigma of Combination over here!" Megatron said flying up into the sky with Nitro following him but unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Optimus and the Autobots have arrived to Israel.
"Sensei what are we doing here exactly?" Drift asked.
"Wheeljack has found multiple Decepticon signals here in Israel!" Optimus explained.
"Think he is looking for something?" Bumblebee asked.
"No, I know he is looking for something!" Optimus Prime said.
"When I was being tortured by the Decepticons, Megatron said that he needed the Constructicons and the Stunticons to head to Israel, clearly an ancient relic is buried here!" Optimus Prime explained.
"Well I say we kick some tail-pipe!" Hound said.
"Hold on Hound, first we need some answers!" Hot Rod said to the trigger-happy Hound.
"Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Hound and Drift you are with me, the rest of you distract any other Decepticons in this perimeter!" Optimus said giving each Autobot group a different objective. Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound, Hot Rod and Drift began walking towards Payload, Skipjack and Demolisher.
"Excuse me assholes, but we want some answers!" Hound said getting the three Decepticon's attentions.
"What? Autobots? Constructicons attack!" Payload yelled firing his wrist-mounted flamethrowers at the Autobots while Skipjack transformed and jumped towards the Autobots firing at them and whipping them. Bumblebee and Hot Rod fight off Skipjack while Hound and Drift engage Payload and Optimus Prime fights the colossal Demolisher. Demolisher transforms out of his excavator form and slams his fist trying to crush Optimus but Optimus quickly activates the jet boosters on his feet and flies towards Demolisher's head avoiding his fists. Optimus lands on Demolisher's forehead and with his sword stabs Demolisher on the back of the head and driving the sword further to the Constructicon's mouth. Demolisher begins to collapse, falls to the ground and dies with Optimus jumping off of him and running towards Skipjack. During Skipjack's battle with Hot Rod and Bumblebee, Skipjack wraps Hot Rod with his right whip and attempts to the crush him but Hot Rod manages to grab the end of the whip and pulls it tearing the whip out of Skipjack's right arm causing his arm to fall apart and disconnect from his socket. Bumblebee then jumps at Skipjack and hits him in the face with his hammer before grabbing his left arm and pulling it out. Bumblebee and Hot Rod move back as Optimus charges towards Skipjack and bisects the Constructicon from head to toe killing him instantly.
"Boss I need help!" Optimus looked seeing Hound calling for backup while being burned by Payload.
"I got him!" Bumblebee said running towards Payload and firing at him with his Plasma cannon. Drift arrives late to the battle and drives towards Payload and transforms into robot mode with one of his swords in hand.
"I GOT THE LEG!" Drift slid down to the ground swung his sword at Payload's right leg severing half of it. Payload immediately looks down trying to balance with one leg buying Bumblebee enough time to jump on his back and fire on him.
"AND…THE OTHER ONE!" Drift crouched under Payload and swung his sword at Payload's left leg severing half of it as well. Payload falls to the ground with Bumblebee still sitting on his back. Payload attempts to crawl away but Hound steps on his left hand and crushes.
"LIGHTS OUT—DECEPTICON!" Hound said aiming his four-barrel shotgun on Payload's head.
"WAIT!" Optimus yelled.
"Explain to us what Megatron wants from this fortification!" Optimus ordered Payload to explain.
"I don't take orders from you Autobot!" Payload said to Optimus and spit on the Prime's face.
"Tough talk, coming from a Con who has…NO legs!" Hot Rod said mocking Payload.
"Alright, alright I'll talk….Millions of years ago, the seven Primes our ancestors buried an ancient artifact from Quintessa on this forsaken rock!"
"What artifact?" Optimus Prime asked.
"How do you think Dragonstorm and the Infernocus's even exist? They buried the enigma of Combination and Megatron has most likely already found it. We are going to build—AN ARMY OF COMBINERS!" Payload said to Optimus.
"Shut up!" Hound said as he and Bumblebee open fired at the same time blowing off Payload's head causing it fly out of his neck and roll on the ground as his optics faded.
"Optimus?! What's the plan?" Bumblebee asked.
"We are getting the Enigma away from Megatron, Drift go help out the others!"
"Yes Sensei!" Drift transformed into his vehicle mode and drove off.
"Bumblebee, Hot Rod and Hound come with me!" Optimus said as he along with the other three Autobots started climbing to the top to take down Megatron and both the Constructicons and Stunticons.
"Optimus Prime this is Wheeljack!"
"Report Wheeljack!" Optimus said.
"I did a little research on Masada, it is very sacred here in Israel!" Wheeljack explained.
"Wheeljack, I do not understand the situation!"
"I know this will make your task much difficult but if we are to earn the trust of the human race then I suggest being careful and trying not to cause much serious damage!" Wheeljack explained.
"Prime?! IS HE SERIOUS?" Hound yelled confused by the situation.
"I'd normally take any risk necessary to help us win this war, but this risk I will not take!"
"Optimus?" Bumblebee said confused.
"Autobots, we're stopping Megatron but we must make sure that Masada isn't destroyed…much like our capital cities and monuments!" Optimus said.
"But Boss, we've destroyed our own homes trying to win the war why do you care about one monument that has never been important to us?" Hound asked.
"The humans never asked for this war therefore we must not destroy everything they hold dear like we did on Cybertron!" Optimus said proceeding to climb to the top with Hound, Bumblebee and Hot Rod behind him. On top of Masada, Megatron, Mixmaster, Nitro and Motormaster watch as the Constructicons and Stunticons dig and drill searching for the Enigma of Combination.
"Ah Starscream you've made it!" Megatron said as Starscream flew by and transformed near Megatron and Nitro.
"The remaining Decepticons are engaging the Autobots at the Dead Sea, thought I could help you four supervise!" Starscream said.
"Excellent has Berserker mentioned anything about Shockwave lately?" Megatron asked.
"Berserker informed me that as soon the Enigma of Combination is found he will send himself and the remaining Decepticons on Cybertron to Earth!" Starscream replied to Megatron about Shockwave's plan.
"I really admire that Shockwave!" Megatron said still impressed by the way Shockwave thinks.
"Who doesn't Megatron?" Nitro asked being one of the few Decepticons who worked with Shockwave side by side and idolized him. Before their very optics, Optimus Prime climbs all the way to the top with Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Hound behind him.
"Megatron—YOU are not getting that Enigma!" Optimus said pulling out his sword and shield.
"I wouldn't be sure if I were you Optimus!" Megatron said walking towards Scavenger and Scrapper as they stopped digging out the Enigma of Combination.
"For you see Optimus. (Megatron pulls the Enigma out of the ground) I have already found it!" Megatron said lifting up the Enigma and showing it to Optimus.
"Just as our creators predicted—The Combiner Wars have begun and you already lost!" Megatron said tossing the Enigma to Mixmaster.
"Boss, you're not going to take that crap from him are you?" Hound asked hoping Optimus didn't get offended.
"Megatron, I've fought you for eons and killed you once and this time…your death will be permanent!" Optimus said activating his mouth-guard.
"As you say Optimus—one shall stand…One shall fall!" Megatron said as he and Optimus rushed at each other.
Dead Sea:
The Autobots and Decepticons fought each other at the Dead Sea, each of them falling to the ground getting their chassis and gears covered in mud and the extremely salty water from the Sea.
"What the scrap? There is filth on my gears—I'm going to kill Deadlock!" Onslaught said getting angry over the mud getting stuck in his gears.
"My name is DRIFT!" Drift yelled swinging his sword blocking Onslaught's decapitator while all the other Autobots were fighting the rest of the Decepticons. Back in Masada, Megatron and Optimus continued fighting each other while Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Hound engaged Nitro and Starscream.
"Come and get some you little b*tch!" Hound yelled pouncing on Nitro.
"Get the hell off me!" Nitro yelled getting crushed by Hound's tremendous weight.
"So how the hell does it work?" Overload asked while Mixmaster was holding and examining the Enigma of Combination.
"Will you six hurry up, we need to help Megatron!" Dragstrip yelled.
"We will once we figure out how to use it!" Long Haul yelled back at Dragstrip.
"Pathetic Constructicons!" Breakdown whispered annoyed by them taking so long.
"There has got to be a way to activate it!" Scrapper said.
"I don't see any activation cogs on it!" Hightower said.
"Oh my Primus, GIVE THAT TO ME!" Dead End got annoyed and grabbed it from Mixmaster's hands.
"Hey give it to me!" Mixmaster yelled pushing Dead End towards his fellow Stunticons. They all collapse and together ended up touching the Enigma. The Enigma began to transform and a flash light came out hitting the Stunticons and combining them before everyone's very optics.
"Oh No!" Hot Rod said shocked by the sight of the Stunticons combining and by the size of their combiner.
"Yes, YES!" Megatron cried out in pride.
"RISE MENASOR!" Megatron named the Stunticon Combiner as Menasor walked towards Megatron and bowed down.
"Constructicons get the Enigma!" Mixmaster yelled as all six Constructicons rushed to grab the Enigma and combine.
"NO!" Optimus yelled running towards the Enigma but Menasor quickly reacts and swings his right arm (Dragstrip) towards Optimus and sends him flying to the ground next to Hound, Bumblebee and Hot Rod.
"OPTIMUS!" Bumblebee yelled. The three Autobots then rushed to Optimus.
"Yes run back to your precious leader!" Megatron chuckled mocking the three Autobots.
"MIXMASTER?! What are you and your Constructicons waiting for? Combine—Show me my Devastator!" Megatron said.
"Devastator hmm? I like the sound of that!" Mixmaster said as the 5 Constructicons touched the Enigma while Mixmaster held it. The Enigma interacted with the Constructicons the same way it did with the Stunticons transforming them into the Constructicon goliath "Devastator".
"I. Serve. My. One. True. Master!" Devastator said growling and snarling in between each word.
"After cycles of fighting, I finally have an edge in winning the war, I AM FINALLY VICTORIOUS!" Megatron yelled with sheer pride over his accomplishment now having two Combiners that will fight for him.
"I suggest you and your Autobots just simply run away Optimus!" Megatron said to the recovering Optimus with Devastator and Menasor standing behind Megatron.
"Exile is the only thing that will keep you alive!" Megatron.
"Optimus don't listen to him, we can beat these combiners!" Hot Rod said.
"Tough talk coming from the smallest knight I've ever seen!" Megatron said mocking Hot Rod.
"Optimus what's the plan?" Bumblebee asked.
"Autobots…..Fall back, we lost!" Optimus sent a transmission to the other Autobots to retreat surprising Hound, Hot Rod and Bumblebee.
"Menasor! Show him what you can do!" Megatron said as Mensaor retratced one of his plasma wrist cannons and fired at the Autobots causing to fly off Masada and land on the bottom of the fortification.
"Optimus, we got your message, we are retreating and are trying to find the Dinobots!" Sideswipe responded to Optimus Prime's transmission.
"Optimus—what happened?" Sideswipe asked deeply concerned over the situation.
"A terrible threat has been brought to this planet Sideswipe!" Optimus replied looking up at the sky and witnessing multiple Cybertronian pods crashing onto the Earth as Megatron maniacally laughs above him.
"The Combiner Wars have begun…and we already lost!"
TO BE CONTINUED….
And that was Chapter 24, hope you guys enjoyed it and I will be needing help from you guys, for the next chapter I'm introducing a Dinobot combiner and it will be nothing like The Beast Within comic but point is I need help coming up with a name for a Combiner made up of Grimlock (the T-Rex) and Slug (the Triceratops) only. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Chapter 25.