Correct response: Who owns everything in this chapter?
Destron Alpha. The Throneworld of the Neo Seibertronian Empire. It was located in an isolated region of space, unknown to the Autobots and Decepticons. It was the first of the seventeen worlds conquered by the Destrongers. And it was now one of the eight that remained.
Lieutenant Fractyl was nervous. In recent months, they had lost nine worlds, over half the Empire, all under mysterious circumstances. Despite extensive investigations, no cause could be found. They were all the same. All technology, including all Destrongers, were gone, leaving only empty shells. And so Destron Alpha's defenses had been tripled, leaving Fractyl on a constant patrol. The terror that his world could be destroyed at any moment did little to alleviate his boredom. It was at times like these he almost envied the near mindless seekers which comprised his squadron. Due to the method by which they reproduced, the majority of the Destrongers had minimal intelligence. The seekers, and most other Destrongers, resembled the old Decepticon pyramid planes, the originals, not the 'coneheads', as the later ones were called. Fractyl was dark green with red trim on his shoulder guards, while the seekers were white with black trim.
Fractyl's boredom was interupted when his sensors picked up something coming down in his sector. It's too fast for a meteor. Great. It's probably the vanguard of the invasion. We're doomed. Whatever it was, he could now tell it was a ship. He ordered his squad to move towards it and contacted the central headquarters. "Antagony. This is Fractyl in sector G-72. Tell the General I'm investigating a mysterious ship that's coming down. It doesn't respond to hails. I'm moving in, over."
Not waiting for a response, he ordered the ship, "Slow down and respond!". He repeated it several times, and as the ship did neither, he had two of his seekers move in and match speed with the ship. The seekers transformed and grasped each side of the ship, and gradually slowed it down to a complete stop. Fractyl approached, and to his surprise recognized the ship. It was half again longer than the seekers, but much thinner, clearly built for speed. And it was a distinctive shade of silver. The ship slowly transformed, as if it required a great deal of effort. Fractyl, nearly in shock, stammered, "Lord Rook! What brings you here?"
Rook responded weakly, "G-get me... to central... h-head... quarters..." and went into stasis lock.
Fractyl said "Yes sir! At once!" and had an additional two seekers assist the first two in carrying Rook. Fractyl and the other eight members of his squadron formed an honour guard and returned to base at top speed. He opened contact, "Antagony! Have intercepted unknown craft! Am returning to base, maintaining radio silence, over!" and wondered why this couldn't have happened to someone else. This would never happen to Tarantulas!
Author's note: If you're wondering what Rook looks like, here's a basic description. Picture Blurr. His vehicle mode is longer and thinner, and is intended for flight. It has two small wings, located about 2/3 of the way back. His robot mode is taller and lankier, with the wings on his back pointing downward like on a seeker. And to avoid confusion, by 'seeker', I refer to a standard Decepticon jet, like Starscream.