No, people, you are not dreaming, this isn't a mirage and it's not April Fool's Day. TFRID2 is
back up and running strong. I think I'll start out this restart with the prologue to a mini-
series that's in the works. There's a sneak preview at the end so sit back and enjoy.
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Season 2
A low hum echoed through the African jungle as a sea plane buzzed the treetops. It turned
upside down and remained there for a while. It did a series of death-defying loop-de-loops
before blitzing through the forest smashing through a couple of branches in the process.
"Frenzy, combat mode!" A young, female voice announced. Talons came out of the pylons
and the airplane wings folded back. In seconds, the white sea plane became a white condor-
shape robot.
Frenzy was considered the newest and, in human terms, the youngest of Unicron's forces. While
she was a few thousand years old as far as people on Earth measure time, in fact she was nothing
more than a child.
When Unicron came to her colony, she was the only one to put up a fight when his forces arrived.
Unicron chose to take her into his forces. Her first assignment was to take over one of Earth's
main land bodies. But as far as she could tell, there was nothing to take over. So she spent
her time flying around and buzzing trees. After all, Earth had tons of them, who's going to
miss one or two?
Suddenly a net was thrown over Frenzy and she crashed to the ground.
"Hey, get me out of here," she called. A group of laughter came from all around her. Frenzy
watched as the Spychangers decamouflaged themselves from around her.
"You've been a bad little bird," Hotshot scolded.
"What did I do?" Frenzy asked. "All I did was knock down a few trees?"
"At the same time destroying this planet's eco system," R.E.V. said.
"We're taking you in," Mirage spoke.
"I don't think so. Razor Wings!" Frenzy flapped her wings and blades were fired from them.
The blades tore through the net and Frenzy escaped to the air. The Spychangers formed a ladder
and Crosswise was launched. He grabbed onto Frenzy. "Hey, let me go! Let me go! Frenzy,
superpower!" The burst of energy threw Crosswise to the ground and dispersed the Spychanger
ladder.
"Cyclone firing, commence!" Hotshot ordered. The Spychangers began running in circles,
occasionally firing. Frenzy tried her best to block them all but it wasn't easy for her.
"Frenzy!" Starscream came jetting out of the sky firing his lasers. "Unicron wants us with him
right now! Climb in and let's go!" Starscream's cargo hatch opened.
"Frenzy, attack mode!" Frenzy transformed into her sea plane and flew into Starscream. The
shuttle then took off into the sky.
"I don't like the look of this," Hotshot said.
Unicron was in position on the dark side of Earth's moon, away from Earth's scanning equipment.
Starscream flew inside. Once in robot form, and with Frenzy on his shoulder, he made his way to
the main situation room. Unicron's other henchmen, Skywars, Gateway, Database, Motorcross
and Doom Buggy, were already there.
"Glad you could take your time off from your busy schedule to join us," Doom Buggy said dryly to
Starscream.
"Give me a break, I had to save the kid from being battered by the Autobots."
"I could've handled them fine on my own, thank you very much," Frenzy said in an uppity tone.
"Yeah, sure you could, right," the others said with a tone that said otherwise. Frenzy just
flew off of Starscream's shoulder and perched herself on the back of a chair. The others also
took their seat around the main table. A huge light eminated from the center of the table and
a deep voice boomed out.
"Ah, I am pleased to see all my minions gathered before me."
"We hear and obey, Master Unicron," they all recited.
"Observe." Unicron's forces turned towards a large view screen that showed a news report.
"World leaders are gathering in New York to discuse the formation of a global defense system.
Once completed, this GDS will be able to protect Earth from terrorists from within and without.
While the precise details of this GDS is unknown, the Associated Press has hinted that it will
involve an apparatus currently stationed on the moon..." The broadcast was turned off.
"As if we didn't have enough to worry about with the Autobots," Skywars said. "Now we have to
deal with the human's weapons as well."
"If their weapons are anything like what I observed," Gateway argued. "They won't even be able
to scratch our paint."
"No, they have better defenses," Database retorted. "I found that out while I was hooked up
to the human's database network."
"Are we going to stop it?" Frenzy asked.
"Of course we are," Starscream said like it was the most stupidest question in the world.
"Yes, and here's what we're going to do," Scourge's voice began.
"Scourge, shut up!" Unicron commanded. "I did not give you permission to speak!"
"Sorry, Master Unicron, but..."
"No excuses!" Unicron snapped causing Frenzy to wince. "I shall be the one dispersing
instructions around here. Now, here is what we're going to do. To get information on this
defense system, we'll need to plant a mole in the human's organization. That will be your task,
Database. Motorcross, you shall plant him there."
"As you command, Master Unicron," Database and Motorcross said at the same time.
"Master Unicron," Frenzy called. "I don't mean to question your orders, but what's to keep the
Autobots from kicking our cans like always?"
The main view screen flicked on again, this time it revealed another part of Unicron. A
cargo bay where four large humanoid-type armors stood.
"Devastator armor," Starscream identified.
"Yes. Starscream, Skywars, Gateway, and Doom Buggy, you shall donn the Devastator armor. If
the Autobots could barely scrape by while Starscream was in his armor, imagine what four times
that strength would put them."
"In deep trouble to say the least," Doom Buggy smirked.
"Master, what am I suppose to do?" Frenzy asked.
"Frenzy, you shall stay in reserve in case the humans intrude."
{So what he really means,} Frenzy thought. {Is that I stay on the sidelines and watch while the
big boys do all the work then I get scolded for not doing my share. Great, just great.} But
Master Unicron wasn't one you could just ignore. "As you command, Master Unicron."
"Good. Now prepare to move out."
Meanwhile, Optimus Prime was receiving an update from Hotshot. What he was hearing wasn't
anything new. For almost a month now, the battles between the Autobots and Unicron's henchmen
had been next to pointless. There have been no winners, no losers, just endless skirmishes that
went nowhere.
Like Unicron's henchmen, Optimus Prime and Tai viewed the broadcast about the gathering of world
leaders in New York City.
"Having all those world leaders gathered in one place would make it a prime target for Unicron,"
Tai commented.
"No," Optimus Prime replied. "It's not the leaders he wants, he wants the weapon."
Tai looked at him confused. Although she was just a computer program, the "upgrade" from
Database's reformation program and Koji's DNA made her sometimes act like a human. "I don't
understand."
"Unicron's desire isn't like Megatron's. He doesn't want power, he wants to satisfy his
insatiable appetite. Tai, contact the Autobot Brothers and Ultra Magnus. Have them report to
New York City for bodyguard duty. I'll join them there. Optimus Prime, transform!" Connecting
to his trailer, Optimus Prime drove into the Space Bridge.
The Autobot Brothers and Ultra Magnus were in the Nevada Desert before they were even close to
entering the Space Bridge.
"Wahoo!" Sideburn cried as he popped a wheelie. "New York City, here we come!"
"Would you get a grip, blue boy," Ultra Magnus said. "This isn't exactly a pleasure trip."
Sideburn actually fish-tailed and went into reverse. "Oh come on, Magnus, do you realize how
hot the cars in New York City are?"
"I thought they were all yellow with large signs on their tops."
"Ha! That's where you're wrong, my true blue friend, the cars there have never seen somebot as
hot as me. They'll be all over me so hard, I'll need a forcefield to hold them off. I mean
after all, New York is famous for its cars, isn't it?"
"You're thinking of Detroit," X-Brawn corrected him. "The only cars predominated in New York
are taxi cabs."
Sideburn's hopes fell faster than a rock. Ultra Magnus had to drag him the rest of the way on
his trailer.
Fortunately, Sideburn had come to his senses by the time they exited the Global Space Bridge and
into the most horrible sight they have ever seen:
New York City traffic.
"Slag," Ultra Magnus cursed, his horn honking. "Here we are trying to save the world and these
cars are blocking our way."
"I'll handle this," Prowl said turning on his siren. Immediately, the sea of cars parted and
the Autobots wove their way through the city.
"Ultra Magnus, over here!" It was Optimus Prime, who was on a side street over by the United
Nations building.
"We're here, Prime, what's up?" X-Brawn asked.
"Good. Here's the plan. Simple surveilance. We'll each take up a position near the building.
I've asked Tai to monitor FAA broadcasts just in case anything bad does happen. I hope nothing
happens."
Frenzy was perched on a rooftop. Unicron had given her the important (according to him) task of
surveiling the area, looking for the best way to insert Database without attracting the attention
of the humans. She observed a group of small humans, children she thought they were called, as
they frolic in a small square area between two buildings.
The human race was a race she could never understand. True, she never actually interacted with
humans, but Scourge told her that it's not worth the trouble. He told her that humans were a
selfish race who deserves to have their homeworld destroyed. When she asked Unicron, he told her
to trust Scourge's information (that was probably the only time he told anybody to trust
Scourge). But from what she could see, the people of Earth behaved just like the robots on
her colony. A shadow of a doubt appeared in Frenzy's processor.
That shadow was put on the back burner as she saw several cars grouped in a circle. She focused
in on the symbol that was on the blue carrier truck's front bumper.
"That's an Autobot symbol," she realized. "Frenzy to Master Unicron, the Autobots are here."
"Excellent," came Unicron's voice. "The plan shall be implemented now. Frenzy, withdraw."
"Withdraw? But what about the Autobots?"
"They are of no concern to you, now withdraw! Or I'll order Starscream to fire on you as well."
"Yes, sir." Frenzy transformed and took off into the air at the same time, four objects were
rocketing towards the Earth.
"Optimus, FAA is reporting four unidentified objects heading your way."
"Give me their estimated time until touch down and coordinates, Tai." Tai's response never came
for several loud explosions. "Never mind. Let's go, Autobots." Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus,
and the Autobot Brothers rolled down the street and eventually came to Central Park. Starscream,
Skywars, Gateway, and Doom-Buggy each stood on the shoulder of an incredibly large robot with
holes in the chest.
"Hey Prime, don't they look familiar?" Ultra Magnus asked.
"Sure do, brother, that's the same giant robot that attacked the Hyper Force. Autobots, move
in! Optimus Prime, transform!"
"Ultra Magnus, transform!"
"X-Brawn, transform!"
"Prowl, transform!"
"Sideburn, transform!"
"Here come the Autobots," Gateway announced. "Let's do it! Gateway, transform and interlink!"
"Starscream, transform and interlink!"
"Skywars, transform and interlink!"
"Doom Buggy, transform and interlink!" Unicron's henchmen transformed into their vehicle modes
and inserted themselves into the holes in the chest. Each of the robot's eyes glowed once and
began moving.
"Time to do some combining of our own," Optimus Prime said. "Magnus?"
"All right."
"Combine into Omega Prime!" They cried out together. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus made the
unification and punched Devastator-Skywars. Devastator-Skywars grabbed Omega Prime and drove
him into the ground.
"Autobot Brothers, supercharge mode!" Three voices cried. The Autobot Brothers' colors turned
from blue, white, and green to red, blue, and white respectively. They fired their
weapons at thehead of Devastator-Starscream. Devastator-Starscream blocked it with his arm and
fired his fusion cannon. The Autobot Brothers were blown back.
"The Autobot Brothers," Omega Prime gasped. He turned to help them but was back-handed by
Devastator-Skywars.
Tai watched all this with horror. They needed help now.
"It's time to fight giants with giants," she said. "Build Team, Hyper Force, Team Bullet Train,
battle protocol!" The leaders of each team appeared on separate monitors. "Take the Space
Bridge to New York City right away. Omega Prime and the Autobot Brothers need your help."
"Roger," all three said.
Frenzy watched the battle between Unicron's henchmen and the Autobots. Somehow this seemed a
little unfair. The Autobots were severely outnumbered and yet Unicron's forces were showing
then no mercy.
Just like how they destroyed her home colony.
Above Frenzy, a blue portal opened and three large bullet trains came out of them.
"Midnight Express, transform!"
"Railspike, transform!"
"Rapidrun, transform!" Frenzy flapped her wings startled.
"Bullet Fusion Mode!" The Trains combined to form one. "Rail Racer, activate!" Devastator-
Doom Buggy, who was about to stomp X-Brawn into Auto-pancake, was put into a sleeper hold by
Rail Racer.
"Now what?" Devastator-Gateway asked just before another blue portal opened above him and
several construction equipment vehicles came through.
"Build Team, transform!" The bull dozer cried as they all converted into robots. "Combine into
Landfill!" Landfill knocked Devastator-Gateway's legs out from under him then followed through
with his shovel.
Another portal opened from behind them and several mis-matched vehicles came through.
"Hyper Force, unite!" A Stealth Bomber shouted. The six vehicles also combined into one giant
robot. "By the power of the sun, I am Hyperion!"
"Nice to see you guys," Omega Prime commented as Landfill, Hyperion, and Rail Racer landed by
him.
"This again," Hyperion grumbled as he saw the super-size henchmen. "I thought you learned your
lesson from last time, Starscream."
"I have," Devastator-Starscream retorted. "If at first you don't succeed, try again." The
eight giants squared off in Central Park. Bewildered humans around, watching this spectacle out
of sheer curiosity.
After what seemed like minutes, Hyperion charged at Devastator-Starscream. Omega Prime followed,
then Landfill and Rail Racer. They all took on one of Unicron's minions.
Devastator-Skywars and Omega Prime exchanged blow for blow, each seeming to match the other in
both strength and strategy.
Devastator-Gateway was easy holding back Landfill. His arms were long enough so as to keep the
gestalt away. Devastator-Starscream and Devastator-Doom Buggy were also overpowering Hyperion
and Rail Racer.
Frenzy's circuits froze up (not literally). This was deja vu all over again. She replayed the
battle at her home colony in her internal monitor.
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She recalled Unicron appearing in orbit,the defense forces gathering and launching an all-out
assault against Unicron. But it was a massacre. A large hole opened up in Unicron and sucked up
all of them. Unicron then began to turned on the planet itself. Frenzy watched from the side-
lines.
Eventually, she couldn't stand by and watch her home colony be turned into scrap. She decided to
attack Unicron's forces. True, she only had her razor wing and light speed attacks and they had
their super powers, but she didn't care. Either way, she had nothing to lose and everything to
gain.
As she will later find out, she did have something to lose: her freedom.
Starscream, Skywars and Database were finishing off the last of the colony's defense forces.
She launched herself at Skywars. She actually took him down. Starscream transformed and escaped
while Database tried to use his mind erasing technique. Starscream was able to sneak in behind
her and hit her with full force. From there, she endured one attack after another.
And then Unicron personally intervened. He fired a tractor beam at her and drew her into
himself. Once there, she was forced to watch as Unicron inhaled her colony in one breath. He
then spoke to her personally. He said that her aggressiveness in attacking her forces made her
the perfect candidate to be on his forces. She refused and told him in no certain terms how she
felt about him. He then told her that she would be drafted into his services. He pointed out
that her home colony was destroyed, everybody she knew and loved were gone, on their way to
whatever Unicron had for a stomach. She had never been outside her colony, so she really had
no choice. Frenzy grudgingly accepted Unicron's offer.
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Yes, the resemblance between this and what happened long ago is incredibly uncanny. The Autobots
were making one last desprate stand against Unicron's forces and she was forced to sit on the
sidelines.
"It's not fair," Frenzy said to herself as Devastator-Starscream body checked Hyperion. "My home
colony was peaceful yet they were brutally annihilated. Why does this planet have to suffer the
same fate?"
Lightning danced across Devastator-Motorcross's hands and struck the Autobots.
"This isn't good," Omega Prime commented. "Any ideas?"
"We have to do something," Hyperion said.
"If only we could take this battle out in the open," Landfill muttered.
"Mega Fire Wheel!" Devastator- Motorcross fired a circle of fire that nailed both Omega Prime
and Hyperion.
"Mega Fusion Cannon!" Devastator-Starscream nailed Rail Racer square in the chest. He fell
right into a building. The building crumbled. Humans scattered in crazy. Frenzy noticed that
one human, a really short one, had been left behind. To her surprise, another human came by and
picked the small human up just before the building crumbled.
"Th... that human just... saved one of his own kind," Frenzy gasped. This completely countered
Scourge's description of humanity. Was that human just an exception.
No, it wasn't just that human. Frenzy watched as emergency vehicles began helping wounded
humans, tending to their injuries. The humans weren't selfish or destructive. In fact, they're
probably the most noble non-mechanical beings in the galaxy. And she wanted to destroy them.
"No! I've... I've become the enemy!" She realized. She became that which she hated. She
betrayed her home colony.
Devastator-Doom Buggy was pounding Landfill. The Autobot gestalt was being shoved towards the
small playground area where one of the children she was looking at earlier were.
"No... No! NO!" Frenzy nose-dived and grabbed the child just seconds before Landfill crushed
the playground.
"Frenzy, you weren't ordered to reveal yourself," Devastator-Skywars snapped. "Nor were you
ordered to save those humans. The orders were the humans would be left to die!"
"Autobot, catch!" Frenzy threw the human into Sideburn's hands.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"Isn't that one of Unicron's forces? Why is she saving a human?" Prowl said in the same tone.
"Frenzy, when Unicron finds out what you did..." Devastator-Doom Buggy began.
"I don't care!" Frenzy snapped. "I won't see this planet destroyed the same way my colony was!"
"You fool!" Devastator-Gateway insulted. "Master Unicron took you in and this is how you
thank him?"
"He didn't take me in, he kidnapped me. And now consider this my resignation! Light Speed!"
Frenzy transformed into a beam of light and shot at Devastator-Doom Buggy. To everyone's
surprise, Devastator-Doom Buggy went down. "Autobots, listen to me, there's an exposed wire in
their backside. Hit it with everything you got and they'll go down!"
"Should we trust her?" Hyperion asked.
"What choice do we have?" Omega Prime responded. He fired his jets and flew above Unicron's
gestalts.
"Oh, no you don't," Devastator-Starscream said as he flew up to meet Omega Prime.
Which left his back exposed to Landfill.
"Rail Racer, give me a lift!" Landfill pushed off of Rail Racer and drew a shovel-like dagger.
He saw the wire and broke it. An explosion came out from behind Devastator-Starscream and he
fell.
Devastator-Doom Buggy wanted to avenge Starscream's defeat but forgot about Hyperion. The
Hyper Force gestalt put his hands together and fired an energy sphere. The energy sphere nailed
Devastator-Doom Buggy in the back.
Devastator-Motorcross was backed up against the wall. Omega Prime's arsenal detached from his
body and hovered in front of him.
"Omega Arsenal, full power!" The energy beams were heading towards Devastator-Motorcross's
front so he thought he was safe. But the energy beams veered off and reflected off of Landfill
and Hyperion. They hit its mark.
Devastator-Skywars was alone. The others had been defeated and Frenzy has betrayed them.
"Skywars."
"Yes, Master Unicron?"
"It is done, return to me."
"Yes, Master, but Frenzy has betrayed us."
"Then leave her. If she loves the planet so much, she will die along with it."
"As you wish, Master Unicron." Devastator-Skywars picked up Starscream, Gateway, and Doom
Buggy, who have detached from their Devastator armor and rocketed into the sky.
The gestalts separated and were now helping the humans salvage their damaged homes.
Frenzy was perched on Railspike's shoulder. Optimus Prime came over to them. "Frenzy, earlier
you said that you wouldn't let this planet be destroyed like your colony was. What was the name
of your colony?"
Frenzy wondered why Optimus Prime would ask such a question. "Vector Sigma, why?"
"That makes sense," Optimus said. "Vector Sigma is the only known recording of Unicron's
attacks."
"But in reality, Unicron has attacked many planets. Most of the time, they were uninhabited but
Vector Sigma was the first one where the inhabitants actually fought back."
"Hey, Frenzy," Sideburn called. "Thanks for helping us. Does this mean you're sticking with us
full time?"
"No," Frenzy replied.
Sideburn looked upset? "So... what are you going to do."
"I'm going to be a guardian," Frenzy declared. "A guardian for the humans, protecting them from
harm."
"That's a pretty big task," Ultra Magnus said. "I don't think you can do it."
"You're right, I probably can't, but it's the least I can do to redeem myself and honor the
memory of my colony."
"Then... I wish you luck, Frenzy, in wherever life may take you," Optimus Prime said.
Even though she had a beak, Frenzy was able to smile. "Thank you, Autobots. I'll never forget
this." Frenzy lifted herself off of Railspike's shoulder. "Frenzy, attack mode!" She
transformed and flew off into the air leaving the Autobots behind.
And now, because you all have been sooooooo patient, a sneak preview of my TFRID2 miniseries.
A dark force has descended onto the earth (Optimus Prime: Unicron; Sideburn: Unicron; Frenzy:
Unicron)
A force with unimaginable power (Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus fighting)
And the Earth's only hope lies within a heroic band of robotic warriors (Autobots standing with
a mountain in the background.)
But when the Autobots suffer their greatest lost (Karen: NO!)
And a new enemy surfaces (an unknown gestalt that looks like G1's Menasor standing over the
Hyper Force.)
The Autobots will have to turn their darkest hour (Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus combining)...
into their greatest victory (Hyperion punching, Tai with her hands charged with electricity,
Database.)
A 5 part Transformers: Robots In Disguise mini series: A Battle Between Life and Death. Get
ready... for tragedy... and triumph.
Coming soon to fanfiction.net.
back up and running strong. I think I'll start out this restart with the prologue to a mini-
series that's in the works. There's a sneak preview at the end so sit back and enjoy.
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Season 2
A low hum echoed through the African jungle as a sea plane buzzed the treetops. It turned
upside down and remained there for a while. It did a series of death-defying loop-de-loops
before blitzing through the forest smashing through a couple of branches in the process.
"Frenzy, combat mode!" A young, female voice announced. Talons came out of the pylons
and the airplane wings folded back. In seconds, the white sea plane became a white condor-
shape robot.
Frenzy was considered the newest and, in human terms, the youngest of Unicron's forces. While
she was a few thousand years old as far as people on Earth measure time, in fact she was nothing
more than a child.
When Unicron came to her colony, she was the only one to put up a fight when his forces arrived.
Unicron chose to take her into his forces. Her first assignment was to take over one of Earth's
main land bodies. But as far as she could tell, there was nothing to take over. So she spent
her time flying around and buzzing trees. After all, Earth had tons of them, who's going to
miss one or two?
Suddenly a net was thrown over Frenzy and she crashed to the ground.
"Hey, get me out of here," she called. A group of laughter came from all around her. Frenzy
watched as the Spychangers decamouflaged themselves from around her.
"You've been a bad little bird," Hotshot scolded.
"What did I do?" Frenzy asked. "All I did was knock down a few trees?"
"At the same time destroying this planet's eco system," R.E.V. said.
"We're taking you in," Mirage spoke.
"I don't think so. Razor Wings!" Frenzy flapped her wings and blades were fired from them.
The blades tore through the net and Frenzy escaped to the air. The Spychangers formed a ladder
and Crosswise was launched. He grabbed onto Frenzy. "Hey, let me go! Let me go! Frenzy,
superpower!" The burst of energy threw Crosswise to the ground and dispersed the Spychanger
ladder.
"Cyclone firing, commence!" Hotshot ordered. The Spychangers began running in circles,
occasionally firing. Frenzy tried her best to block them all but it wasn't easy for her.
"Frenzy!" Starscream came jetting out of the sky firing his lasers. "Unicron wants us with him
right now! Climb in and let's go!" Starscream's cargo hatch opened.
"Frenzy, attack mode!" Frenzy transformed into her sea plane and flew into Starscream. The
shuttle then took off into the sky.
"I don't like the look of this," Hotshot said.
Unicron was in position on the dark side of Earth's moon, away from Earth's scanning equipment.
Starscream flew inside. Once in robot form, and with Frenzy on his shoulder, he made his way to
the main situation room. Unicron's other henchmen, Skywars, Gateway, Database, Motorcross
and Doom Buggy, were already there.
"Glad you could take your time off from your busy schedule to join us," Doom Buggy said dryly to
Starscream.
"Give me a break, I had to save the kid from being battered by the Autobots."
"I could've handled them fine on my own, thank you very much," Frenzy said in an uppity tone.
"Yeah, sure you could, right," the others said with a tone that said otherwise. Frenzy just
flew off of Starscream's shoulder and perched herself on the back of a chair. The others also
took their seat around the main table. A huge light eminated from the center of the table and
a deep voice boomed out.
"Ah, I am pleased to see all my minions gathered before me."
"We hear and obey, Master Unicron," they all recited.
"Observe." Unicron's forces turned towards a large view screen that showed a news report.
"World leaders are gathering in New York to discuse the formation of a global defense system.
Once completed, this GDS will be able to protect Earth from terrorists from within and without.
While the precise details of this GDS is unknown, the Associated Press has hinted that it will
involve an apparatus currently stationed on the moon..." The broadcast was turned off.
"As if we didn't have enough to worry about with the Autobots," Skywars said. "Now we have to
deal with the human's weapons as well."
"If their weapons are anything like what I observed," Gateway argued. "They won't even be able
to scratch our paint."
"No, they have better defenses," Database retorted. "I found that out while I was hooked up
to the human's database network."
"Are we going to stop it?" Frenzy asked.
"Of course we are," Starscream said like it was the most stupidest question in the world.
"Yes, and here's what we're going to do," Scourge's voice began.
"Scourge, shut up!" Unicron commanded. "I did not give you permission to speak!"
"Sorry, Master Unicron, but..."
"No excuses!" Unicron snapped causing Frenzy to wince. "I shall be the one dispersing
instructions around here. Now, here is what we're going to do. To get information on this
defense system, we'll need to plant a mole in the human's organization. That will be your task,
Database. Motorcross, you shall plant him there."
"As you command, Master Unicron," Database and Motorcross said at the same time.
"Master Unicron," Frenzy called. "I don't mean to question your orders, but what's to keep the
Autobots from kicking our cans like always?"
The main view screen flicked on again, this time it revealed another part of Unicron. A
cargo bay where four large humanoid-type armors stood.
"Devastator armor," Starscream identified.
"Yes. Starscream, Skywars, Gateway, and Doom Buggy, you shall donn the Devastator armor. If
the Autobots could barely scrape by while Starscream was in his armor, imagine what four times
that strength would put them."
"In deep trouble to say the least," Doom Buggy smirked.
"Master, what am I suppose to do?" Frenzy asked.
"Frenzy, you shall stay in reserve in case the humans intrude."
{So what he really means,} Frenzy thought. {Is that I stay on the sidelines and watch while the
big boys do all the work then I get scolded for not doing my share. Great, just great.} But
Master Unicron wasn't one you could just ignore. "As you command, Master Unicron."
"Good. Now prepare to move out."
Meanwhile, Optimus Prime was receiving an update from Hotshot. What he was hearing wasn't
anything new. For almost a month now, the battles between the Autobots and Unicron's henchmen
had been next to pointless. There have been no winners, no losers, just endless skirmishes that
went nowhere.
Like Unicron's henchmen, Optimus Prime and Tai viewed the broadcast about the gathering of world
leaders in New York City.
"Having all those world leaders gathered in one place would make it a prime target for Unicron,"
Tai commented.
"No," Optimus Prime replied. "It's not the leaders he wants, he wants the weapon."
Tai looked at him confused. Although she was just a computer program, the "upgrade" from
Database's reformation program and Koji's DNA made her sometimes act like a human. "I don't
understand."
"Unicron's desire isn't like Megatron's. He doesn't want power, he wants to satisfy his
insatiable appetite. Tai, contact the Autobot Brothers and Ultra Magnus. Have them report to
New York City for bodyguard duty. I'll join them there. Optimus Prime, transform!" Connecting
to his trailer, Optimus Prime drove into the Space Bridge.
The Autobot Brothers and Ultra Magnus were in the Nevada Desert before they were even close to
entering the Space Bridge.
"Wahoo!" Sideburn cried as he popped a wheelie. "New York City, here we come!"
"Would you get a grip, blue boy," Ultra Magnus said. "This isn't exactly a pleasure trip."
Sideburn actually fish-tailed and went into reverse. "Oh come on, Magnus, do you realize how
hot the cars in New York City are?"
"I thought they were all yellow with large signs on their tops."
"Ha! That's where you're wrong, my true blue friend, the cars there have never seen somebot as
hot as me. They'll be all over me so hard, I'll need a forcefield to hold them off. I mean
after all, New York is famous for its cars, isn't it?"
"You're thinking of Detroit," X-Brawn corrected him. "The only cars predominated in New York
are taxi cabs."
Sideburn's hopes fell faster than a rock. Ultra Magnus had to drag him the rest of the way on
his trailer.
Fortunately, Sideburn had come to his senses by the time they exited the Global Space Bridge and
into the most horrible sight they have ever seen:
New York City traffic.
"Slag," Ultra Magnus cursed, his horn honking. "Here we are trying to save the world and these
cars are blocking our way."
"I'll handle this," Prowl said turning on his siren. Immediately, the sea of cars parted and
the Autobots wove their way through the city.
"Ultra Magnus, over here!" It was Optimus Prime, who was on a side street over by the United
Nations building.
"We're here, Prime, what's up?" X-Brawn asked.
"Good. Here's the plan. Simple surveilance. We'll each take up a position near the building.
I've asked Tai to monitor FAA broadcasts just in case anything bad does happen. I hope nothing
happens."
Frenzy was perched on a rooftop. Unicron had given her the important (according to him) task of
surveiling the area, looking for the best way to insert Database without attracting the attention
of the humans. She observed a group of small humans, children she thought they were called, as
they frolic in a small square area between two buildings.
The human race was a race she could never understand. True, she never actually interacted with
humans, but Scourge told her that it's not worth the trouble. He told her that humans were a
selfish race who deserves to have their homeworld destroyed. When she asked Unicron, he told her
to trust Scourge's information (that was probably the only time he told anybody to trust
Scourge). But from what she could see, the people of Earth behaved just like the robots on
her colony. A shadow of a doubt appeared in Frenzy's processor.
That shadow was put on the back burner as she saw several cars grouped in a circle. She focused
in on the symbol that was on the blue carrier truck's front bumper.
"That's an Autobot symbol," she realized. "Frenzy to Master Unicron, the Autobots are here."
"Excellent," came Unicron's voice. "The plan shall be implemented now. Frenzy, withdraw."
"Withdraw? But what about the Autobots?"
"They are of no concern to you, now withdraw! Or I'll order Starscream to fire on you as well."
"Yes, sir." Frenzy transformed and took off into the air at the same time, four objects were
rocketing towards the Earth.
"Optimus, FAA is reporting four unidentified objects heading your way."
"Give me their estimated time until touch down and coordinates, Tai." Tai's response never came
for several loud explosions. "Never mind. Let's go, Autobots." Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus,
and the Autobot Brothers rolled down the street and eventually came to Central Park. Starscream,
Skywars, Gateway, and Doom-Buggy each stood on the shoulder of an incredibly large robot with
holes in the chest.
"Hey Prime, don't they look familiar?" Ultra Magnus asked.
"Sure do, brother, that's the same giant robot that attacked the Hyper Force. Autobots, move
in! Optimus Prime, transform!"
"Ultra Magnus, transform!"
"X-Brawn, transform!"
"Prowl, transform!"
"Sideburn, transform!"
"Here come the Autobots," Gateway announced. "Let's do it! Gateway, transform and interlink!"
"Starscream, transform and interlink!"
"Skywars, transform and interlink!"
"Doom Buggy, transform and interlink!" Unicron's henchmen transformed into their vehicle modes
and inserted themselves into the holes in the chest. Each of the robot's eyes glowed once and
began moving.
"Time to do some combining of our own," Optimus Prime said. "Magnus?"
"All right."
"Combine into Omega Prime!" They cried out together. Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus made the
unification and punched Devastator-Skywars. Devastator-Skywars grabbed Omega Prime and drove
him into the ground.
"Autobot Brothers, supercharge mode!" Three voices cried. The Autobot Brothers' colors turned
from blue, white, and green to red, blue, and white respectively. They fired their
weapons at thehead of Devastator-Starscream. Devastator-Starscream blocked it with his arm and
fired his fusion cannon. The Autobot Brothers were blown back.
"The Autobot Brothers," Omega Prime gasped. He turned to help them but was back-handed by
Devastator-Skywars.
Tai watched all this with horror. They needed help now.
"It's time to fight giants with giants," she said. "Build Team, Hyper Force, Team Bullet Train,
battle protocol!" The leaders of each team appeared on separate monitors. "Take the Space
Bridge to New York City right away. Omega Prime and the Autobot Brothers need your help."
"Roger," all three said.
Frenzy watched the battle between Unicron's henchmen and the Autobots. Somehow this seemed a
little unfair. The Autobots were severely outnumbered and yet Unicron's forces were showing
then no mercy.
Just like how they destroyed her home colony.
Above Frenzy, a blue portal opened and three large bullet trains came out of them.
"Midnight Express, transform!"
"Railspike, transform!"
"Rapidrun, transform!" Frenzy flapped her wings startled.
"Bullet Fusion Mode!" The Trains combined to form one. "Rail Racer, activate!" Devastator-
Doom Buggy, who was about to stomp X-Brawn into Auto-pancake, was put into a sleeper hold by
Rail Racer.
"Now what?" Devastator-Gateway asked just before another blue portal opened above him and
several construction equipment vehicles came through.
"Build Team, transform!" The bull dozer cried as they all converted into robots. "Combine into
Landfill!" Landfill knocked Devastator-Gateway's legs out from under him then followed through
with his shovel.
Another portal opened from behind them and several mis-matched vehicles came through.
"Hyper Force, unite!" A Stealth Bomber shouted. The six vehicles also combined into one giant
robot. "By the power of the sun, I am Hyperion!"
"Nice to see you guys," Omega Prime commented as Landfill, Hyperion, and Rail Racer landed by
him.
"This again," Hyperion grumbled as he saw the super-size henchmen. "I thought you learned your
lesson from last time, Starscream."
"I have," Devastator-Starscream retorted. "If at first you don't succeed, try again." The
eight giants squared off in Central Park. Bewildered humans around, watching this spectacle out
of sheer curiosity.
After what seemed like minutes, Hyperion charged at Devastator-Starscream. Omega Prime followed,
then Landfill and Rail Racer. They all took on one of Unicron's minions.
Devastator-Skywars and Omega Prime exchanged blow for blow, each seeming to match the other in
both strength and strategy.
Devastator-Gateway was easy holding back Landfill. His arms were long enough so as to keep the
gestalt away. Devastator-Starscream and Devastator-Doom Buggy were also overpowering Hyperion
and Rail Racer.
Frenzy's circuits froze up (not literally). This was deja vu all over again. She replayed the
battle at her home colony in her internal monitor.
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She recalled Unicron appearing in orbit,the defense forces gathering and launching an all-out
assault against Unicron. But it was a massacre. A large hole opened up in Unicron and sucked up
all of them. Unicron then began to turned on the planet itself. Frenzy watched from the side-
lines.
Eventually, she couldn't stand by and watch her home colony be turned into scrap. She decided to
attack Unicron's forces. True, she only had her razor wing and light speed attacks and they had
their super powers, but she didn't care. Either way, she had nothing to lose and everything to
gain.
As she will later find out, she did have something to lose: her freedom.
Starscream, Skywars and Database were finishing off the last of the colony's defense forces.
She launched herself at Skywars. She actually took him down. Starscream transformed and escaped
while Database tried to use his mind erasing technique. Starscream was able to sneak in behind
her and hit her with full force. From there, she endured one attack after another.
And then Unicron personally intervened. He fired a tractor beam at her and drew her into
himself. Once there, she was forced to watch as Unicron inhaled her colony in one breath. He
then spoke to her personally. He said that her aggressiveness in attacking her forces made her
the perfect candidate to be on his forces. She refused and told him in no certain terms how she
felt about him. He then told her that she would be drafted into his services. He pointed out
that her home colony was destroyed, everybody she knew and loved were gone, on their way to
whatever Unicron had for a stomach. She had never been outside her colony, so she really had
no choice. Frenzy grudgingly accepted Unicron's offer.
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Yes, the resemblance between this and what happened long ago is incredibly uncanny. The Autobots
were making one last desprate stand against Unicron's forces and she was forced to sit on the
sidelines.
"It's not fair," Frenzy said to herself as Devastator-Starscream body checked Hyperion. "My home
colony was peaceful yet they were brutally annihilated. Why does this planet have to suffer the
same fate?"
Lightning danced across Devastator-Motorcross's hands and struck the Autobots.
"This isn't good," Omega Prime commented. "Any ideas?"
"We have to do something," Hyperion said.
"If only we could take this battle out in the open," Landfill muttered.
"Mega Fire Wheel!" Devastator- Motorcross fired a circle of fire that nailed both Omega Prime
and Hyperion.
"Mega Fusion Cannon!" Devastator-Starscream nailed Rail Racer square in the chest. He fell
right into a building. The building crumbled. Humans scattered in crazy. Frenzy noticed that
one human, a really short one, had been left behind. To her surprise, another human came by and
picked the small human up just before the building crumbled.
"Th... that human just... saved one of his own kind," Frenzy gasped. This completely countered
Scourge's description of humanity. Was that human just an exception.
No, it wasn't just that human. Frenzy watched as emergency vehicles began helping wounded
humans, tending to their injuries. The humans weren't selfish or destructive. In fact, they're
probably the most noble non-mechanical beings in the galaxy. And she wanted to destroy them.
"No! I've... I've become the enemy!" She realized. She became that which she hated. She
betrayed her home colony.
Devastator-Doom Buggy was pounding Landfill. The Autobot gestalt was being shoved towards the
small playground area where one of the children she was looking at earlier were.
"No... No! NO!" Frenzy nose-dived and grabbed the child just seconds before Landfill crushed
the playground.
"Frenzy, you weren't ordered to reveal yourself," Devastator-Skywars snapped. "Nor were you
ordered to save those humans. The orders were the humans would be left to die!"
"Autobot, catch!" Frenzy threw the human into Sideburn's hands.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"Isn't that one of Unicron's forces? Why is she saving a human?" Prowl said in the same tone.
"Frenzy, when Unicron finds out what you did..." Devastator-Doom Buggy began.
"I don't care!" Frenzy snapped. "I won't see this planet destroyed the same way my colony was!"
"You fool!" Devastator-Gateway insulted. "Master Unicron took you in and this is how you
thank him?"
"He didn't take me in, he kidnapped me. And now consider this my resignation! Light Speed!"
Frenzy transformed into a beam of light and shot at Devastator-Doom Buggy. To everyone's
surprise, Devastator-Doom Buggy went down. "Autobots, listen to me, there's an exposed wire in
their backside. Hit it with everything you got and they'll go down!"
"Should we trust her?" Hyperion asked.
"What choice do we have?" Omega Prime responded. He fired his jets and flew above Unicron's
gestalts.
"Oh, no you don't," Devastator-Starscream said as he flew up to meet Omega Prime.
Which left his back exposed to Landfill.
"Rail Racer, give me a lift!" Landfill pushed off of Rail Racer and drew a shovel-like dagger.
He saw the wire and broke it. An explosion came out from behind Devastator-Starscream and he
fell.
Devastator-Doom Buggy wanted to avenge Starscream's defeat but forgot about Hyperion. The
Hyper Force gestalt put his hands together and fired an energy sphere. The energy sphere nailed
Devastator-Doom Buggy in the back.
Devastator-Motorcross was backed up against the wall. Omega Prime's arsenal detached from his
body and hovered in front of him.
"Omega Arsenal, full power!" The energy beams were heading towards Devastator-Motorcross's
front so he thought he was safe. But the energy beams veered off and reflected off of Landfill
and Hyperion. They hit its mark.
Devastator-Skywars was alone. The others had been defeated and Frenzy has betrayed them.
"Skywars."
"Yes, Master Unicron?"
"It is done, return to me."
"Yes, Master, but Frenzy has betrayed us."
"Then leave her. If she loves the planet so much, she will die along with it."
"As you wish, Master Unicron." Devastator-Skywars picked up Starscream, Gateway, and Doom
Buggy, who have detached from their Devastator armor and rocketed into the sky.
The gestalts separated and were now helping the humans salvage their damaged homes.
Frenzy was perched on Railspike's shoulder. Optimus Prime came over to them. "Frenzy, earlier
you said that you wouldn't let this planet be destroyed like your colony was. What was the name
of your colony?"
Frenzy wondered why Optimus Prime would ask such a question. "Vector Sigma, why?"
"That makes sense," Optimus said. "Vector Sigma is the only known recording of Unicron's
attacks."
"But in reality, Unicron has attacked many planets. Most of the time, they were uninhabited but
Vector Sigma was the first one where the inhabitants actually fought back."
"Hey, Frenzy," Sideburn called. "Thanks for helping us. Does this mean you're sticking with us
full time?"
"No," Frenzy replied.
Sideburn looked upset? "So... what are you going to do."
"I'm going to be a guardian," Frenzy declared. "A guardian for the humans, protecting them from
harm."
"That's a pretty big task," Ultra Magnus said. "I don't think you can do it."
"You're right, I probably can't, but it's the least I can do to redeem myself and honor the
memory of my colony."
"Then... I wish you luck, Frenzy, in wherever life may take you," Optimus Prime said.
Even though she had a beak, Frenzy was able to smile. "Thank you, Autobots. I'll never forget
this." Frenzy lifted herself off of Railspike's shoulder. "Frenzy, attack mode!" She
transformed and flew off into the air leaving the Autobots behind.
And now, because you all have been sooooooo patient, a sneak preview of my TFRID2 miniseries.
A dark force has descended onto the earth (Optimus Prime: Unicron; Sideburn: Unicron; Frenzy:
Unicron)
A force with unimaginable power (Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus fighting)
And the Earth's only hope lies within a heroic band of robotic warriors (Autobots standing with
a mountain in the background.)
But when the Autobots suffer their greatest lost (Karen: NO!)
And a new enemy surfaces (an unknown gestalt that looks like G1's Menasor standing over the
Hyper Force.)
The Autobots will have to turn their darkest hour (Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus combining)...
into their greatest victory (Hyperion punching, Tai with her hands charged with electricity,
Database.)
A 5 part Transformers: Robots In Disguise mini series: A Battle Between Life and Death. Get
ready... for tragedy... and triumph.
Coming soon to fanfiction.net.