The Wolfbane Chronicles
Part 2: Home is Where You Don't Belong
A TransFormers Fanfiction by: LunarFormer
Well, here we are again in the World of Wolfbane. Of course, as last time, I reserve ownership of all original names in the series, such as Wolfbane, Darkbane, Flapsnap, Lightwing, etc… And, just like last time, Takara and Hasbro own TransFormers, Autobot, Decepticon, and all related names. This time, that little stipulation might come in handy. Oh, and one more thing, this takes place sometime shortly before Beast Wars. (Don't ask HOW it is, then, that Wolfbane is a wolf…he just is…)
"Ok, LF…you done out there? It's getting stuffy in here."
Hang on. Now then, I hope you enjoy this chapter. See you all at the end!
1 Scene: A Cybertronian flight control tower
"Ok, people. What's the scoop?"
It was a rare occasion when the head of flight control had to be called out of her office, and this just happened to be one of those rare occasions. The flight manager had been busy getting ready for an exploration mission she had been called to help with, and was not exactly happy to be called away from her preparations. Unfortunately, she had a good idea what the problem was.
"Well, ma'am," replied one of the tower crew, "we are receiving an unusual signal from one vessel asking for clearance."
("Oh no, please, don't be what I think it is,") the manager thought to herself as she flipped a switch on one of the control panels to listen to the transmission.
~"This is Autobot Shuttle Crimson-omega-nine! Look, you Maximal fools, give me docking clearance or I'll have to land this thing ON YOUR HEADS for you're stupidity!"~
The flight manager sighed, looked quickly over the instrument panel, and then sent back a reply. "This is Maximal tower 2. You have docking clearance in Bay E7. And Wolfbane, try not to destroy the bay upon landing, would you?"
~"Airazor? That you? HA! They had to go and get the big shot flight control boss to give me clearance! That is pathetic!"~
That caused Flight Controller Airazor to loose her cool. "Oh, is that so? Well, Mr. I'm gonna-go-off-and-hunt-down-someone-WITHOUT-authorization-of- the-Maximal-head council, if Lightwing were still in charge here, you wouldn't be so cocky, now would you?!" Immediately after saying that, Airazor realized her mistake. "Wolfbane…I'm sorry, I don't know…"
~"FORGET IT, AIR! Lightwing was FAR more qualified for her position than you will EVER be! JUST YOU REMEMBER THAT! Hope you enjoy your trip with those Maximal fools of yours! Wolfbane, over and out!"~
The entire flight deck was staring at Airazor as the connection went dead, leaving an uneasy silence in the air. Airazor stood in shock at what had happened for a minute, then turned around to face her colleagues. "WELL? Am I paying you to sit there staring at me? Those ships won't dock themselves, you know!" And with that, Airazor left the flight deck, heading back to her office as possible. The crew just watched her leave, looked at one another, then went back to work.
2 Scene: Docking Bay E7
[Well, THAT went well]
"Oh, hush up, computer. I don't need to hear this now."
[Oh really? Well then, what are you going to do about my control console? AND the radio you shot?]
"I'll have them fixed, don't worry. Now, if you don't mind, I have to do something."
[Like what? Isn't fixing me supposed to be top priority?]
"OF COURSE NOT! I'll have someone down in a few minutes to fix all that stuff. So just shut yourself down!"
[Fine then! Be that way!]
The shuttlecraft systems all turned off, and the primary exit hatch opened into the abandoned docking bay, lowering the access ramp. Wolfbane strode down the ramp, still seething from his conversation with Airazor. Yes, there was a time when talking to the head of flight control would have pleased him, but Darkbane and his insane torture chamber ended all that. Lightwing had taken so much damage that she had entered stasis lock, a sort of coma, from which she was never believed to recover. And, since Wolfbane had found no evidence to prove that Darkbane actually had anything to do with the torture chamber, he was sent free. Wolfbane, on the other hand, knew Darkbane was guilty. And thus he swore revenge upon his opposite.
Wolfbane tried to shake him mind clear. "I don't have time to focus on the past. I need to get to Lightstorm." And with that, Wolf took off into the bowels of Cybertron.
3 Scene: somewhere deep in Cybertron
"So, Wolf, you finally came back. You find him?"
The young 'bot looked up at Wolfbane, with what could only be described as youthful admiration for his commanding officer. Lightstorm, like his father, Punch, was a Autobot double spy, capable of quickly transforming to resemble a Decepticon known as Darkstorm, aside from turning into a dirigible. No one knows why he turns into a dirigible, but he does.
"Sorry, kid, but he got away. He somehow figured out how to detect the shuttlecraft."
"Darn. Sorry, Boss Wolf."
"Please, Storm, just call me Wolf."
"Ok, Wolf, sorry."
"Well, I suppose it's on to phase 2. You wait here. I'll be right back. I have to get a few…supplies."
"Right, boss."
"(sigh) It's just Wolf, boy, just Wolf. Not sir, not boss, and certainly not Boss Wolf."
Wolfbane turns around, and heads down another one of Cybertron's little traveled metal hallways.
4 Scene: Elsewhere on Cybertron
The door creaks open and slams loudly against the wall. Wolfbane grins at the sound, in the knowledge that he was back at his room. It was the only Autobot quarters that had a large foot indented in the door from where Wolfbane always kicked it open. "Ah… Home sweet home…" he sighed as he trotted in, with a slight spring in his step. He walks over to a large trunk in one corner of the room.
"Well, if we need t go to stage 2 of the plan, I'm gonna need some help…so let's see what we have here."
Wolfbane opens the trunk, then starts to rummage through the various items stored within.
"Icer…no. Golden PP7…nope, not for Dark. Giant Whisk…no, that's for special fights. Chainsaw…" Wolf grins to himself when he finds it, then tosses it over his shoulder with the other discarded weapons. "Nah, too obvious. Uhp! Here we go, first weapon, and a must have…" Wolfbane pulls out a large sword that looks like a wolf's tail, with a switch on the handle. Wolf pushes the switch, and the sword bursts into flames, which he then turns back off as he attaches it to his side. "Flame tail sword, check. Ok, next…Nuclear bomb…no. What the…how did a pen get in here?" Wolfbane tosses the silver pen over his shoulder, and upon hitting the ground, it emits a laser that disintegrates a bed in another part of the room, unseen by Wolf. "A rubber chicken left over from that party…" tosses chicken over shoulder, and the chicken explodes. "Darn, I could have used that…weird looking Kiwi Bird…no" As the bird flies past his neck, it grows two fangs and tries to bite Wolf, but is moving too fast, and splats against a wall. "Ok, here we go, my blaster." He pulls out a purple pistol like device, which he spins on his finger, then slides into a holster on his side. "All right. One more stop, and then stage 2 begins."
5 Scene: A med bay, somewhere else on Cybertron
"Well, Ratchet? First Aid? Has anything changed since I've been gone?"
Wolfbane rushes into the med bay, ignoring the pleas of the orderlies to keep out of the Doctors' Office. The two old Autobot medics, now almost ready to retire like the other Autobots had long ago, looked at one another, then at Wolfbane, and then back at each other.
"Wolfbane," Ratchet said as he stood up slowly and walked toward Wolf, "you and I both know that there is almost no chance that she will ever be active again. I'm starting to wonder about your sanity, with you always coming down here asking if anything has changed. Even First Aid here thinks you might be losing it."
"Losing it? I never even thought he had it!" First Aid chimed in, unwilling to stand up.
"Look, docs, I would only be losing it if I gave up hope that she could one day be restored. You two are the best doctors this side of Yalatinous 9, and I have know that if anyone can help her…"
Ratchet shakes Wolfbane by the shoulders. "WOLF! LISTEN TO ME! We have tried EVERYTHING we know how to do for her. She's gone! You have to accept that!"
"Has her spark gone out yet, First Aid?"
First Aid looks up at Wolf. "No…for some reason, it has not. It hasn't even weakened. But there is no reaction to Spark Stimulus to jump start a self heal, or…"
"THEN SHE IS STILL ALIVE! THERE IS STILL HOPE! Please, if not as friends, as fellow Autobots, as comrades in arms, help her! There just HAS to be a way!"
With that, Wolf turns to leave, but is stopped by a hand on his shoulder. "Wolf, you know it wasn't your fault. You couldn't have stopped…"
"Save it, Ratchet! I don't need this chat again! I know."
"What will you do when her spark finally gives up and fades?"
Wolf pulls his shoulder free, and then leaves, without answering the question.
Scene: Deep within Cybertron still
Wolf walks over, and taps the young 'bot on the shoulder.
"Ok, Storm, time to put phase 2 into action."
What is this "Phase 2"? When will we see a battle? Why does Wolfbane have so many weapons? Will I stop with these questions? Ok, yes, I guess I will. But WILL I ANSWER THESE THIS TIME? NO! Here it is, the end of Part 2. Be here next time, when Darkbane returns with some sinister surprises, in Part 3: Darkbane's Machinations!
Part 2: Home is Where You Don't Belong
A TransFormers Fanfiction by: LunarFormer
Well, here we are again in the World of Wolfbane. Of course, as last time, I reserve ownership of all original names in the series, such as Wolfbane, Darkbane, Flapsnap, Lightwing, etc… And, just like last time, Takara and Hasbro own TransFormers, Autobot, Decepticon, and all related names. This time, that little stipulation might come in handy. Oh, and one more thing, this takes place sometime shortly before Beast Wars. (Don't ask HOW it is, then, that Wolfbane is a wolf…he just is…)
"Ok, LF…you done out there? It's getting stuffy in here."
Hang on. Now then, I hope you enjoy this chapter. See you all at the end!
1 Scene: A Cybertronian flight control tower
"Ok, people. What's the scoop?"
It was a rare occasion when the head of flight control had to be called out of her office, and this just happened to be one of those rare occasions. The flight manager had been busy getting ready for an exploration mission she had been called to help with, and was not exactly happy to be called away from her preparations. Unfortunately, she had a good idea what the problem was.
"Well, ma'am," replied one of the tower crew, "we are receiving an unusual signal from one vessel asking for clearance."
("Oh no, please, don't be what I think it is,") the manager thought to herself as she flipped a switch on one of the control panels to listen to the transmission.
~"This is Autobot Shuttle Crimson-omega-nine! Look, you Maximal fools, give me docking clearance or I'll have to land this thing ON YOUR HEADS for you're stupidity!"~
The flight manager sighed, looked quickly over the instrument panel, and then sent back a reply. "This is Maximal tower 2. You have docking clearance in Bay E7. And Wolfbane, try not to destroy the bay upon landing, would you?"
~"Airazor? That you? HA! They had to go and get the big shot flight control boss to give me clearance! That is pathetic!"~
That caused Flight Controller Airazor to loose her cool. "Oh, is that so? Well, Mr. I'm gonna-go-off-and-hunt-down-someone-WITHOUT-authorization-of- the-Maximal-head council, if Lightwing were still in charge here, you wouldn't be so cocky, now would you?!" Immediately after saying that, Airazor realized her mistake. "Wolfbane…I'm sorry, I don't know…"
~"FORGET IT, AIR! Lightwing was FAR more qualified for her position than you will EVER be! JUST YOU REMEMBER THAT! Hope you enjoy your trip with those Maximal fools of yours! Wolfbane, over and out!"~
The entire flight deck was staring at Airazor as the connection went dead, leaving an uneasy silence in the air. Airazor stood in shock at what had happened for a minute, then turned around to face her colleagues. "WELL? Am I paying you to sit there staring at me? Those ships won't dock themselves, you know!" And with that, Airazor left the flight deck, heading back to her office as possible. The crew just watched her leave, looked at one another, then went back to work.
2 Scene: Docking Bay E7
[Well, THAT went well]
"Oh, hush up, computer. I don't need to hear this now."
[Oh really? Well then, what are you going to do about my control console? AND the radio you shot?]
"I'll have them fixed, don't worry. Now, if you don't mind, I have to do something."
[Like what? Isn't fixing me supposed to be top priority?]
"OF COURSE NOT! I'll have someone down in a few minutes to fix all that stuff. So just shut yourself down!"
[Fine then! Be that way!]
The shuttlecraft systems all turned off, and the primary exit hatch opened into the abandoned docking bay, lowering the access ramp. Wolfbane strode down the ramp, still seething from his conversation with Airazor. Yes, there was a time when talking to the head of flight control would have pleased him, but Darkbane and his insane torture chamber ended all that. Lightwing had taken so much damage that she had entered stasis lock, a sort of coma, from which she was never believed to recover. And, since Wolfbane had found no evidence to prove that Darkbane actually had anything to do with the torture chamber, he was sent free. Wolfbane, on the other hand, knew Darkbane was guilty. And thus he swore revenge upon his opposite.
Wolfbane tried to shake him mind clear. "I don't have time to focus on the past. I need to get to Lightstorm." And with that, Wolf took off into the bowels of Cybertron.
3 Scene: somewhere deep in Cybertron
"So, Wolf, you finally came back. You find him?"
The young 'bot looked up at Wolfbane, with what could only be described as youthful admiration for his commanding officer. Lightstorm, like his father, Punch, was a Autobot double spy, capable of quickly transforming to resemble a Decepticon known as Darkstorm, aside from turning into a dirigible. No one knows why he turns into a dirigible, but he does.
"Sorry, kid, but he got away. He somehow figured out how to detect the shuttlecraft."
"Darn. Sorry, Boss Wolf."
"Please, Storm, just call me Wolf."
"Ok, Wolf, sorry."
"Well, I suppose it's on to phase 2. You wait here. I'll be right back. I have to get a few…supplies."
"Right, boss."
"(sigh) It's just Wolf, boy, just Wolf. Not sir, not boss, and certainly not Boss Wolf."
Wolfbane turns around, and heads down another one of Cybertron's little traveled metal hallways.
4 Scene: Elsewhere on Cybertron
The door creaks open and slams loudly against the wall. Wolfbane grins at the sound, in the knowledge that he was back at his room. It was the only Autobot quarters that had a large foot indented in the door from where Wolfbane always kicked it open. "Ah… Home sweet home…" he sighed as he trotted in, with a slight spring in his step. He walks over to a large trunk in one corner of the room.
"Well, if we need t go to stage 2 of the plan, I'm gonna need some help…so let's see what we have here."
Wolfbane opens the trunk, then starts to rummage through the various items stored within.
"Icer…no. Golden PP7…nope, not for Dark. Giant Whisk…no, that's for special fights. Chainsaw…" Wolf grins to himself when he finds it, then tosses it over his shoulder with the other discarded weapons. "Nah, too obvious. Uhp! Here we go, first weapon, and a must have…" Wolfbane pulls out a large sword that looks like a wolf's tail, with a switch on the handle. Wolf pushes the switch, and the sword bursts into flames, which he then turns back off as he attaches it to his side. "Flame tail sword, check. Ok, next…Nuclear bomb…no. What the…how did a pen get in here?" Wolfbane tosses the silver pen over his shoulder, and upon hitting the ground, it emits a laser that disintegrates a bed in another part of the room, unseen by Wolf. "A rubber chicken left over from that party…" tosses chicken over shoulder, and the chicken explodes. "Darn, I could have used that…weird looking Kiwi Bird…no" As the bird flies past his neck, it grows two fangs and tries to bite Wolf, but is moving too fast, and splats against a wall. "Ok, here we go, my blaster." He pulls out a purple pistol like device, which he spins on his finger, then slides into a holster on his side. "All right. One more stop, and then stage 2 begins."
5 Scene: A med bay, somewhere else on Cybertron
"Well, Ratchet? First Aid? Has anything changed since I've been gone?"
Wolfbane rushes into the med bay, ignoring the pleas of the orderlies to keep out of the Doctors' Office. The two old Autobot medics, now almost ready to retire like the other Autobots had long ago, looked at one another, then at Wolfbane, and then back at each other.
"Wolfbane," Ratchet said as he stood up slowly and walked toward Wolf, "you and I both know that there is almost no chance that she will ever be active again. I'm starting to wonder about your sanity, with you always coming down here asking if anything has changed. Even First Aid here thinks you might be losing it."
"Losing it? I never even thought he had it!" First Aid chimed in, unwilling to stand up.
"Look, docs, I would only be losing it if I gave up hope that she could one day be restored. You two are the best doctors this side of Yalatinous 9, and I have know that if anyone can help her…"
Ratchet shakes Wolfbane by the shoulders. "WOLF! LISTEN TO ME! We have tried EVERYTHING we know how to do for her. She's gone! You have to accept that!"
"Has her spark gone out yet, First Aid?"
First Aid looks up at Wolf. "No…for some reason, it has not. It hasn't even weakened. But there is no reaction to Spark Stimulus to jump start a self heal, or…"
"THEN SHE IS STILL ALIVE! THERE IS STILL HOPE! Please, if not as friends, as fellow Autobots, as comrades in arms, help her! There just HAS to be a way!"
With that, Wolf turns to leave, but is stopped by a hand on his shoulder. "Wolf, you know it wasn't your fault. You couldn't have stopped…"
"Save it, Ratchet! I don't need this chat again! I know."
"What will you do when her spark finally gives up and fades?"
Wolf pulls his shoulder free, and then leaves, without answering the question.
Scene: Deep within Cybertron still
Wolf walks over, and taps the young 'bot on the shoulder.
"Ok, Storm, time to put phase 2 into action."
What is this "Phase 2"? When will we see a battle? Why does Wolfbane have so many weapons? Will I stop with these questions? Ok, yes, I guess I will. But WILL I ANSWER THESE THIS TIME? NO! Here it is, the end of Part 2. Be here next time, when Darkbane returns with some sinister surprises, in Part 3: Darkbane's Machinations!