Chapter 3: The ransom and problems
IT is the second day, and the Maximals wonder what the day will bring, probably just a fight In which the maximals will win, boy they where getting used to fight after fight..... when all of a sudden their monitor turns on to a white face, megatron. Megatron: greetings! Oh I hope I did disturb but, but what I have to tell you shall disturb you more. (the maximals gather around the monitor) Optimus: What do you want megatron...... Megatron: Sh!!!!! Let me get to the good part!. As I was going to say before I was rudely interrupted by the ape..... Before leaving cybertron, Me and my Crew Decided to take all of the autobots sparks with us, heres the deal: If you don't surrender and give up, we will destroy each and every autobot spark we have in our possession, and here's proof we have them. -Megatron moves out of the screens way and behind him is all the autobots spark in containers, then there is a big shredding machine which apparently was built recently. Optimus: my god........ This is not good Rattrap: oh for bootin up cold...... why am I not surprised! Megatron: as yes... beautiful isn't it, it was built last night a great shredding machine to make sparks..... disappear, now we wouldn't want that would we? Now don't think of being heroic, and stupid might I add, by trying to come and attack us because we WILL destroy ALL of these sparks..... including your idol Optimus Prime, but not just him. What is your response maxifools? Optimus Primal: What exactly do you mean by your surrender? Megatron: You stand down; do nothing. You let me and my team turn this planet back to robotic, let me destroy any threat which I think will be none, and Rule this planet unquestioned. That's Surrender my friend and yes your buddies will get to live if you do this. Optimus Primal: your out of your mind...., insane. Megatron: I like to think of it as ingenious, Diabolical and evil. You will eventually give in for you do not want these great "hero's" to become shreds. Remember primal.... You may be able to loose a body, or a hundred, but you only get one spark..... and its not replaceable, you know that..... So I'd think it threw real hard, If this war goes on..... The autobots will be the first causality, YOUR causality. Think of the guilt which will live in you forever even if you where to destroy me primal.,... just think, you single handedly destroyed prime and his autobots, think of the hate you would endure, the unpopularity, the disrespect... You have no choice, and you know it. Optimus: It seems we have no choice then. Megatron: Excellent, Megatron out. Cut to: ark The decepticons are celebrating their "victory" and get ready for taking back cybertron. Megatron: ah so simple, so simple. Now that we won, we will use the keys to vector sigma, did you get them Obsidian? Obsidian: Sure did. -behind Obsidian, we see several of the keys to vector sigma. Cut to: Obsidian and Strika alone in a section of the ark Obsidian: Strika........ I was in town and found out some possible information. I don't really get it, but I was told in a fight with optimus, our megatron Got stuck in some sort of organic trap..... anyways he was stuck in there, But later his spark was removed with a special device, then the vines and Organic stuff disappeared. So.... Strika: Hes still alive!?
Obsidian: I believe so,,,,,,, he's being kept somewhere oh shit...... Strika: What? Obsidian: this means..... The maximals can use our same game against us! Strika: What do you mean? Obisidian: I mean.... They could ransom megatron just like we did! Sure hes only one to the 10 sparks we have...... but he's our leader, and the bad thing is..... This Megatron couldn't give 2 shits if Optimus destroys our megatron.... Although it would be unlike them, they might in a sticky situation like this so my plan is.... -when all of a sudden the decepticons monitor comes on, cutting off Obsidian in the middle of his sentence.- Optimus: Sorry for the "bad" news for you, but we decided not surrender, rather play you at your own game. We have Megatrons spark Obsidian and Strika, and if you harm any of those autobots..... he dies, for good. Megatron: (laughs) How pathetic..... really, (continues to laugh very hard) You'd never make it as a villain if you had a bomb stuck up your ass and had to. You think I honestly CARE about this "megatron"? By calling himself that he is already insulting and trying to replace me, he is merely a "successor" from the future. Hell, he would probably be a threat to me if alive.... Don't you understand how villains work compared to "good guys"? we don't have idols like you do, because there are several power struggles, so the smartest and the most powerful rule. This ransom is stupid, go ahead and kill his spark. It is of no concern to me fool, I don't even know him.
Optimus: since when Was I addressing you, "fool". Obsidian and Strika love this megatron, they serve him.... They wont let you destroy him.
Megatron: Silence! Stop speaking for them. They understand now that Im in charge and..
Obsidian(interrupting megatron): Hold on Optimus, we have some things to discuss, we will get back to you later. –Obsidian takes the remote and switches the monitor off.-
Obsidian: The ape is right, Megatron.. We love megatron and served him..... I could not bare to see him shredded, look I want to win, but not at the cost of betrayal. We can win another way.....
Megatron: No...... this is a stupid attempt on their part to destroy me, it will not work. Besides, why do you care so much about your megatron, he's just a transformer like any of us, He's gone now, my name is megatron, infact im the original, he is merely a copier, why not serve me, the great, the original Megatron? Why such loyalty to this fallen leader, Sometimes leaders die, sometimes who you serve changes. But you are blind if you want to give up our chance at victory simply for your feelings of this "megatron" You must think like a villain, and take opportunities when they arise... otherwise you might as well be a maximal or a autobot, you have to much sympathy and emotion.
Obsidian: I do repsect you..... But look, I know my master, the one who created me is still out their, and I cannot stand the fact of knowing I killed him, his spark because of a choice I made. But we still hold all of the autobot sparks to their one, so we can at least keep things steady and ok as long as one does not kill the others sparks.
Megatron: You serve me! Stop calling him master!
Obsidian: Wrong...... I serve him and only him. All of a sudden these orange bonds (from BM) come out of the ark and restrain megatron from the legs up to the end of shoulders.
Megatron: what the...... -The decepticons look in awe and draw their weapons, but obsidian orders them down, and out of fear they do so.- Obsidian: I control this ship, and I'm giving orders. I reprogrammed it and I only control it, and it has many weapons as you can see. Including spark extractors. Your are not my master, and never will be, fool.
Megatron: You will pay for this disorder and treachery... Obsidian: You know, I really don't like your mouth so..... Obisidan hits a button, and an electric orange bond thing (seen in BM) goes around megatrons mouth in between his lips.
Megatron: mmmmmmmmmh!
Obsidian: Ah, silence is golden.-Obsidian now turns back on the monitor, and resumes the conversation with Optimus.- Now primal, we want our megatrons spark back safely..... perhaps a trade? We will give your Primes spark in exchange for megatron and wont harm the others.
Optimus Primal: hm..... how about all of them I mean giving up megatron would be to dangerous.......
Starscream: Great! Now megatron is gone, Obsidian, can I lead please, I have real good leadership skills and.....
Obsidian (cutting Starscream off): In your dreams. Would you like the same treatment as megatron?
Starscream: oh no no... don't want any trouble at all boss, heh heh...... Obsidian: good, didn't think so. Obsidian: Ill think primal, I have to go.
Skywarp: Hey man... don't want no trouble, and im no threat or nothing, but I just wanted to let You know what you did to megs... is considered treason to us decepticons and decepticons all over the universe wont be to happy.
Obsidian: Starscream seems happy (laughs and grins). I never intended to serve him.... Im only using You decepticons, I'm fully in control. Understood?
Skywarp: I suppose so.... Obsidian enters the main room which contains megatron and has the mouth gag removed.
Megatron: Why...... Why did you do that?
Obsidian: to show that I shutup people who argue, literally. I'm in control, you will follow my orders if you wish to exist. I did NOT free you to serve you, you being a villain and a leader should have suspected something when you where so kindly freed. I'm using you and your team.
Megatron: You know what's Ironic then?
Obsidian: What?
Megatron: You act tough, you use me, and control this ship, restrain me.... All of this but yet you still want to resurrect your old master and serve him, yet you have all this power and control, but you want to bring him back only to serve him? I don't understand the logic...... A true decepticon, vehicon or any type of villain takes any chance he gets to lead, even if it includes destroying your leader. Obsidian: its called programming numbskull, I'm loyal to him.
Megatron: your smart..... un do it, make yourself "free". Id rather see you lead then do so much to bring your master back... it makes you look stupid and weak, if your going to do this to me then at least lead, Heck you make it look like Starscream would do a better job then you, at least his treachery would be to actually lead.... not destroy me to serve another.
Obsidian: you my friend, are ignorant. This Megatron, unlike you, is far greater and smarter then me. My leadership may be good, but his is superb, perfect if you will, he can rule this planet better then anyone, now im tired of chatting. Good night. -With that, Obsidian was about to leave the room, but stopped when Megatron started to talk.-
Megatron: Ok..... as much as I hate it, ill work under you, but can you untie me please?
Obsidian: Fine. –Obsidian controls the ark and has it untie megatron.-
Cut to: Maximals Optimus: well team..... Some good news actually is that Obsidian is in control. Since he loves megatron so much, he may be willing to meet terms.
Cheetor: optimus you don't realize...... even if he trades, that would mean giving up Megatron in HIS CONTROL...... Megatron back alive
Optimus: Either that or prime and his autobots all dead.... If you think about it its a lot more on their part, them giving up all the autobots sparks, in exchange for one Vehicon. Cheetor: one very dangerous at that.
Optimus: Well, I've made my decision......
-Optimus calls the ark, and Obsidian turns on the screen.-
Optimus: Here's the deal, we want our autobots... you want your leader. Numbers don't matter here. The deal is you give us every single autobot spark... and we give you Megatrons spark. Not just one, every single autobot spark, alive. Or no Megatron. We wont let you kill or harm any of those autobots.
Obsidian: yes we understand your reasoning, it is fair trade. Meanwhile......
Megatron: decepticons.... The key here is Obsidian ONLY controls the ark, while we may not be able to change that.... Yet at least, outside of the ark he is still just Obsidian. I say during this trade, we screw things up. First order of business is to destroy this "Megatron" so it can never be used again. Then we contain Obsidian and Strika, I regain control and the plan goes down as originally planned, where we demand the surrender. No one... can tell Obsidian, if you do then the maximals will win, Its either victory with me or shame to your own self with them, Obsidian and Strike care nothing of us or the decepticions... they are just using us to save their precious, pathetic master who has the nerve to copy my name... and even you starscream would not want to serve him. So is it agreed then? All the decepticons nod in agreement. Megatron: Excellent. Cut to: back to convo between Obsidian and Optimus Primal
Obsidian: It is agreed then, we shall give you all 10 of the autbots sparks.... In exchange for the spark of our great leader, Megatron. We will meet in another abandoned part of cybertron, I will tell you the time and place at a later time.
Optimus: I will say this now.... Don't try anything. We will be very careful with Megatrons spark, we will make sure no funny stuff happens.
Obsidian: I take my master very seriously, serious enough to make a fair honest trade, even with you, Optimus Primal. I would not risk him over "funny stuff", You can assure yourself of that.
Optimus: good.
Obsidian and Optimus turn their monitors off, and the conversation is ended.
Strika: So your going to give in to them, are you?
Obsidian: (smiling) hardly, I have lets just say... a little idea rather then giving them the autobots spark, and creating 10 more enemies for us to fight, especially with the heat between us and the decepticons.
Strika: So, what is this plan?
Obsidian: You will see.
IT is the second day, and the Maximals wonder what the day will bring, probably just a fight In which the maximals will win, boy they where getting used to fight after fight..... when all of a sudden their monitor turns on to a white face, megatron. Megatron: greetings! Oh I hope I did disturb but, but what I have to tell you shall disturb you more. (the maximals gather around the monitor) Optimus: What do you want megatron...... Megatron: Sh!!!!! Let me get to the good part!. As I was going to say before I was rudely interrupted by the ape..... Before leaving cybertron, Me and my Crew Decided to take all of the autobots sparks with us, heres the deal: If you don't surrender and give up, we will destroy each and every autobot spark we have in our possession, and here's proof we have them. -Megatron moves out of the screens way and behind him is all the autobots spark in containers, then there is a big shredding machine which apparently was built recently. Optimus: my god........ This is not good Rattrap: oh for bootin up cold...... why am I not surprised! Megatron: as yes... beautiful isn't it, it was built last night a great shredding machine to make sparks..... disappear, now we wouldn't want that would we? Now don't think of being heroic, and stupid might I add, by trying to come and attack us because we WILL destroy ALL of these sparks..... including your idol Optimus Prime, but not just him. What is your response maxifools? Optimus Primal: What exactly do you mean by your surrender? Megatron: You stand down; do nothing. You let me and my team turn this planet back to robotic, let me destroy any threat which I think will be none, and Rule this planet unquestioned. That's Surrender my friend and yes your buddies will get to live if you do this. Optimus Primal: your out of your mind...., insane. Megatron: I like to think of it as ingenious, Diabolical and evil. You will eventually give in for you do not want these great "hero's" to become shreds. Remember primal.... You may be able to loose a body, or a hundred, but you only get one spark..... and its not replaceable, you know that..... So I'd think it threw real hard, If this war goes on..... The autobots will be the first causality, YOUR causality. Think of the guilt which will live in you forever even if you where to destroy me primal.,... just think, you single handedly destroyed prime and his autobots, think of the hate you would endure, the unpopularity, the disrespect... You have no choice, and you know it. Optimus: It seems we have no choice then. Megatron: Excellent, Megatron out. Cut to: ark The decepticons are celebrating their "victory" and get ready for taking back cybertron. Megatron: ah so simple, so simple. Now that we won, we will use the keys to vector sigma, did you get them Obsidian? Obsidian: Sure did. -behind Obsidian, we see several of the keys to vector sigma. Cut to: Obsidian and Strika alone in a section of the ark Obsidian: Strika........ I was in town and found out some possible information. I don't really get it, but I was told in a fight with optimus, our megatron Got stuck in some sort of organic trap..... anyways he was stuck in there, But later his spark was removed with a special device, then the vines and Organic stuff disappeared. So.... Strika: Hes still alive!?
Obsidian: I believe so,,,,,,, he's being kept somewhere oh shit...... Strika: What? Obsidian: this means..... The maximals can use our same game against us! Strika: What do you mean? Obisidian: I mean.... They could ransom megatron just like we did! Sure hes only one to the 10 sparks we have...... but he's our leader, and the bad thing is..... This Megatron couldn't give 2 shits if Optimus destroys our megatron.... Although it would be unlike them, they might in a sticky situation like this so my plan is.... -when all of a sudden the decepticons monitor comes on, cutting off Obsidian in the middle of his sentence.- Optimus: Sorry for the "bad" news for you, but we decided not surrender, rather play you at your own game. We have Megatrons spark Obsidian and Strika, and if you harm any of those autobots..... he dies, for good. Megatron: (laughs) How pathetic..... really, (continues to laugh very hard) You'd never make it as a villain if you had a bomb stuck up your ass and had to. You think I honestly CARE about this "megatron"? By calling himself that he is already insulting and trying to replace me, he is merely a "successor" from the future. Hell, he would probably be a threat to me if alive.... Don't you understand how villains work compared to "good guys"? we don't have idols like you do, because there are several power struggles, so the smartest and the most powerful rule. This ransom is stupid, go ahead and kill his spark. It is of no concern to me fool, I don't even know him.
Optimus: since when Was I addressing you, "fool". Obsidian and Strika love this megatron, they serve him.... They wont let you destroy him.
Megatron: Silence! Stop speaking for them. They understand now that Im in charge and..
Obsidian(interrupting megatron): Hold on Optimus, we have some things to discuss, we will get back to you later. –Obsidian takes the remote and switches the monitor off.-
Obsidian: The ape is right, Megatron.. We love megatron and served him..... I could not bare to see him shredded, look I want to win, but not at the cost of betrayal. We can win another way.....
Megatron: No...... this is a stupid attempt on their part to destroy me, it will not work. Besides, why do you care so much about your megatron, he's just a transformer like any of us, He's gone now, my name is megatron, infact im the original, he is merely a copier, why not serve me, the great, the original Megatron? Why such loyalty to this fallen leader, Sometimes leaders die, sometimes who you serve changes. But you are blind if you want to give up our chance at victory simply for your feelings of this "megatron" You must think like a villain, and take opportunities when they arise... otherwise you might as well be a maximal or a autobot, you have to much sympathy and emotion.
Obsidian: I do repsect you..... But look, I know my master, the one who created me is still out their, and I cannot stand the fact of knowing I killed him, his spark because of a choice I made. But we still hold all of the autobot sparks to their one, so we can at least keep things steady and ok as long as one does not kill the others sparks.
Megatron: You serve me! Stop calling him master!
Obsidian: Wrong...... I serve him and only him. All of a sudden these orange bonds (from BM) come out of the ark and restrain megatron from the legs up to the end of shoulders.
Megatron: what the...... -The decepticons look in awe and draw their weapons, but obsidian orders them down, and out of fear they do so.- Obsidian: I control this ship, and I'm giving orders. I reprogrammed it and I only control it, and it has many weapons as you can see. Including spark extractors. Your are not my master, and never will be, fool.
Megatron: You will pay for this disorder and treachery... Obsidian: You know, I really don't like your mouth so..... Obisidan hits a button, and an electric orange bond thing (seen in BM) goes around megatrons mouth in between his lips.
Megatron: mmmmmmmmmh!
Obsidian: Ah, silence is golden.-Obsidian now turns back on the monitor, and resumes the conversation with Optimus.- Now primal, we want our megatrons spark back safely..... perhaps a trade? We will give your Primes spark in exchange for megatron and wont harm the others.
Optimus Primal: hm..... how about all of them I mean giving up megatron would be to dangerous.......
Starscream: Great! Now megatron is gone, Obsidian, can I lead please, I have real good leadership skills and.....
Obsidian (cutting Starscream off): In your dreams. Would you like the same treatment as megatron?
Starscream: oh no no... don't want any trouble at all boss, heh heh...... Obsidian: good, didn't think so. Obsidian: Ill think primal, I have to go.
Skywarp: Hey man... don't want no trouble, and im no threat or nothing, but I just wanted to let You know what you did to megs... is considered treason to us decepticons and decepticons all over the universe wont be to happy.
Obsidian: Starscream seems happy (laughs and grins). I never intended to serve him.... Im only using You decepticons, I'm fully in control. Understood?
Skywarp: I suppose so.... Obsidian enters the main room which contains megatron and has the mouth gag removed.
Megatron: Why...... Why did you do that?
Obsidian: to show that I shutup people who argue, literally. I'm in control, you will follow my orders if you wish to exist. I did NOT free you to serve you, you being a villain and a leader should have suspected something when you where so kindly freed. I'm using you and your team.
Megatron: You know what's Ironic then?
Obsidian: What?
Megatron: You act tough, you use me, and control this ship, restrain me.... All of this but yet you still want to resurrect your old master and serve him, yet you have all this power and control, but you want to bring him back only to serve him? I don't understand the logic...... A true decepticon, vehicon or any type of villain takes any chance he gets to lead, even if it includes destroying your leader. Obsidian: its called programming numbskull, I'm loyal to him.
Megatron: your smart..... un do it, make yourself "free". Id rather see you lead then do so much to bring your master back... it makes you look stupid and weak, if your going to do this to me then at least lead, Heck you make it look like Starscream would do a better job then you, at least his treachery would be to actually lead.... not destroy me to serve another.
Obsidian: you my friend, are ignorant. This Megatron, unlike you, is far greater and smarter then me. My leadership may be good, but his is superb, perfect if you will, he can rule this planet better then anyone, now im tired of chatting. Good night. -With that, Obsidian was about to leave the room, but stopped when Megatron started to talk.-
Megatron: Ok..... as much as I hate it, ill work under you, but can you untie me please?
Obsidian: Fine. –Obsidian controls the ark and has it untie megatron.-
Cut to: Maximals Optimus: well team..... Some good news actually is that Obsidian is in control. Since he loves megatron so much, he may be willing to meet terms.
Cheetor: optimus you don't realize...... even if he trades, that would mean giving up Megatron in HIS CONTROL...... Megatron back alive
Optimus: Either that or prime and his autobots all dead.... If you think about it its a lot more on their part, them giving up all the autobots sparks, in exchange for one Vehicon. Cheetor: one very dangerous at that.
Optimus: Well, I've made my decision......
-Optimus calls the ark, and Obsidian turns on the screen.-
Optimus: Here's the deal, we want our autobots... you want your leader. Numbers don't matter here. The deal is you give us every single autobot spark... and we give you Megatrons spark. Not just one, every single autobot spark, alive. Or no Megatron. We wont let you kill or harm any of those autobots.
Obsidian: yes we understand your reasoning, it is fair trade. Meanwhile......
Megatron: decepticons.... The key here is Obsidian ONLY controls the ark, while we may not be able to change that.... Yet at least, outside of the ark he is still just Obsidian. I say during this trade, we screw things up. First order of business is to destroy this "Megatron" so it can never be used again. Then we contain Obsidian and Strika, I regain control and the plan goes down as originally planned, where we demand the surrender. No one... can tell Obsidian, if you do then the maximals will win, Its either victory with me or shame to your own self with them, Obsidian and Strike care nothing of us or the decepticions... they are just using us to save their precious, pathetic master who has the nerve to copy my name... and even you starscream would not want to serve him. So is it agreed then? All the decepticons nod in agreement. Megatron: Excellent. Cut to: back to convo between Obsidian and Optimus Primal
Obsidian: It is agreed then, we shall give you all 10 of the autbots sparks.... In exchange for the spark of our great leader, Megatron. We will meet in another abandoned part of cybertron, I will tell you the time and place at a later time.
Optimus: I will say this now.... Don't try anything. We will be very careful with Megatrons spark, we will make sure no funny stuff happens.
Obsidian: I take my master very seriously, serious enough to make a fair honest trade, even with you, Optimus Primal. I would not risk him over "funny stuff", You can assure yourself of that.
Optimus: good.
Obsidian and Optimus turn their monitors off, and the conversation is ended.
Strika: So your going to give in to them, are you?
Obsidian: (smiling) hardly, I have lets just say... a little idea rather then giving them the autobots spark, and creating 10 more enemies for us to fight, especially with the heat between us and the decepticons.
Strika: So, what is this plan?
Obsidian: You will see.