Author's note: Two more character resurrections will occur here. The idea on how to do this (and some of the dialogue) belongs to T J Fosko at Lexicon. And, T J, if you read this, I wanted to contact you, but I couldn't. So if you want this removed or altered, I will.

The Transformers

Episode 100: Death and Resurrection–Part 2

Soundwave has just filled Megatron in on what has happened the last five years: Unicron, Starscream's death, the Quintessons, the Autobots retaking control of Cybertron, Galvatron's insanity, Optimus Prime's resurrection, and the restoration of Cybertron's Golden Age. And it sickens him.

"I don't believe this," said Megatron in disgust. "Not only did we lose Cybertron and land on this miserable rock, but this Galvatron character has nearly run this once-great army into the ground. Not to mention it took me a lifetime to finally kill Optimus Prime. And now he too is back. But no matter. There will come a time in which I will have the chance to destroy him again. Right now, there are more immediate concerns. Soundwave, are you sure this Galvatron was once me?"

"Affirmative," answered Soundwave. "I have read his mind many times. I have felt two conflicting personalities within, constantly fighting for dominance. Your persona is intact, but buried deep. I doubt anything could bring it out. As to how this is possible, my best guess is that Unicron must've somehow made you into him. At first, he was more like you than he is now. But after landing in a plasma pit on Thrull, his psyche was completely fractured. It may have also shattered, or at least suppressed, any memories he had of being you."

Megatron nodded and said, "I wouldn't doubt it. Come, Soundwave! It is time for me to take back my rightful place as leader of the Decepticons."

If Soundwave had a mouth, he would be smiling. Instead, he simply said, "As you command, Megatron."

Galvatron walked out of the repair bay and grumbled, "I hate wasting my time on cursed repairs." Cyclonus and Scourge dared not say anything, nor did the Constructicons. The party walked into the main room of the Decepticon base to be greeted by a surprising sight: all of the Decepticons were gathered, staring at Galvatron and his group. Galvatron asked, "What are you all doing here? I never called for a meeting!"

"No, but I did," came a voice that was unfamiliar to Galvatron. He turned to the source of the voice and noticed the silvery-grey stranger with Soundwave at his side.

Galvatron said, "You! Who are you?"

The stranger didn't answer. Instead, he said, "You disgust me. What was I thinking, letting Unicron turn me into you? You've reduced this empire to a laughing stock. I will not allow it any longer."

"Soundwave," ordered Galvatron, "destroy him!" Soundwave just stood there and crossed his arms over his chest. "Destroy him! I command you to destroy him!"

Both Soundwave and the stranger laughed. Galvatron couldn't believe it! Soundwave had seemed so loyal to him!

The stranger smiled at his shock and said, "I know what you're thinking, Galvatron. Soundwave was never loyal to you. He has been playing you for the fool all this time, waiting for the right time to bring me back. You have something of mine; namely leadership of the Decepticons. I want it back. I challenge you to a duel. A duel to the death!"

Galvatron laughed and said, "A duel? Against me? Optimus Prime couldn't defeat me. What makes you think you can?"

"Because I am not Optimus Prime. I am Megatron, rightful ruler of all Decepticons!"

Galvatron gritted what would be his teeth and growled angrily. How dare this stranger come barging in, declaring himself rightful Decepticon leader? Galvatron was the leader! He looked at all Decepticons present, including Cyclonus and Scourge, and said, "The first of you to interfere in this affair will answer to me." He then turned to Soundwave and said, "And, Soundwave, you will pay dearly for your treason after I've obliterated this upstart!"

Soundwave didn't even flinch. "You will not live to carry out that threat."

Megatron and Galvatron slowly approached one another, staring each other down. Finally Galvatron said, "Let's do this!" He let loose the most powerful blast his arm cannon could muster. Megatron easily dodged.

"Almost, Galvatron. But almost doesn't get the job done." He then charged the insane Decepticon leader and tackled him hard. He then began to mercilessly pound his face with both fists. Out of sheer rage, Galvatron kicked him off.

"Fool! I am invincible!" He then changed to cannon mode and began firing repeatedly. Megatron leaped into the air. Galvatron fired toward the sky, but Megatron easily dodged. Megatron fired his fusion cannon, hitting Galvatron where he sat and causing him to transform back to robot mode.

As Galvatron tried to regain his bearings, Megatron changed his right hand into his energy mace. Galvatron was barely able to roll out of the way as Megatron descended and slammed his mace into the ground. Galvatron took the opportunity to quickly get up and land a punch to jaw. Because of Unicron's upgrades, the punch was strong enough to send Megatron flying ten feet before landing hard on the ground. Megatron was barely able to get to one knee before a blast from Galvatron's cannon hit him in the chest, knocking him back down.

Galvatron approached his fallen opponent and laughed. As he pointed his arm cannon, he boasted, "Now we shall see who is truly fit to lead the Decepticons!"

This was all the time Megatron needed. He knocked Galvatron's weapon away with his mace. As Galvatron held his arm in surprise, Megatron quickly stepped up and kicked him down with his left leg. Without hesitating, he then slammed his mace into Galvatron's chest as hard as he could. Galvatron screamed in pain as the mace hit some vital systems.

Megatron smiled at his pain as his mace dissipated. His smile then disappeared as he said, "You call yourself leader of the Decepticons? Pathetic. You couldn't even defeat that amateur Rodimus Prime! You remind me of Starscream: Power-hungry, irrational, a disgrace to all Decepticons. I had built this army into an empire. Cybertron was ours. The Autobots were on the verge of extinction. And soon, we would've been rulers of the Universe. My only mistake was Starscream. If I had terminated him when I had the chance, Cybertron might still be ours, even after Unicron's attack. But now that I'm back, I won't make that mistake with you. Farewell, Galvatron."

Megatron transformed into gun mode and aimed directly for Galvatron's face. He fired the strongest blast possible, causing an explosion. Megatron transformed back to robot mode to look at his handiwork. When the smoke cleared, Megatron smiled. Galvatron's face had not only been destroyed, the visible damage to his head was impossible to describe. The bottom line, Galvatron's head was permanently destroyed. He would never come back. This was confirmed as his body turned grey, the sure sign that a Transformer was dead. Megatron frowned as he said, "Good riddance."

All the Decepticons cheered, except Cyclonus and Scourge. Megatron looked at them and slowly approached them, still frowning. The cheering died down as the Decepticons looked on. When he reached them, Megatron stared at them for several moments, his expression never changing. Finally, he asked the large purple warrior, "What is your name?"

"Cyclonus."

Turning to the bearded blue robot, Megatron asked, "And you?"

"Scourge."

"It's my understanding that the two of you were Galvatron's most loyal followers. Is that true?"

The two Unicron-created Decepticons glanced at each other nervously (though you couldn't see it on Cyclonus' face) before looking back to Megatron. Cyclonus answered, "Yes, you are correct."

"That being the case," began Megatron, "I have every reason to dispose of the both of you. Unless you pledge yourselves to me. Is that understood?"

Cyclonus and Scourge glanced at each other again. Cyclonus answered and said, "Understood. You have my total obedience, so long as we defeat the Autobots."

It was Scourge's turn now. "I will gladly serve you. I swear to serve with complete loyalty."

"See that you do," snarled Megatron. "Because I warn you, any sign of treason, and I will obliterate you without a second thought! Do I make myself clear?"

Once more, Cyclonus and Scourge glanced at each other. They looked back to Megatron and said in unison, "Hail, Megatron!"

Megatron smiled and said, "Very good. Very, VERY good." He then turned to the rest of the assembled Decepticons. "Decepticons, your leader has returned!" The cheers that followed were resounding.

As soon as the cheers died down, Megatron approached Scrapper of the Constructicons. "Scrapper," he said, "I have a job for you." He then turned away from Scrapper and pointed to Galvatron's corpse, saying, "And somebody take this body to a place where it can be melted down. I never want to see it again."

Astrotrain was flying through space in his space shuttle mode. As he flew, he asked, "Megatron, if you don't mind asking, why did you have Galvatron's body melted down? He was already dead."

"I just wanted to make certain that there was no way he could be reactivated," answered Megatron. "Not like Optimus Prime was."

Astrotrain said nothing as he continued to trek towards Cybertron. However, his destination was not Cybertron. He said, "We're approaching the head of Unicron."

"Good," said Megatron. "Proceed to land."

Astrotrain flew in through one of Unicron's shattered eyes. He landed and opened up his hatch. Megatron and Soundwave (carrying some type of cerebral interface helmet) stepped out with Cyclonus close behind. Following were Scrapper and fellow Constructicon Long Haul in vehicle mode. In his back dump were two metal crates. Rumble, Frenzy, and the rest of the Constructicons then stepped out, carrying explosives. Once all passengers exited, Astrotrain transformed to robot mode and looked around. "Boy, this place is creepy. Why are we even here?"

"Do not worry, Astrotrain," said Megatron. "Unicron is dead. To answer your question, if it's true that Unicron made me into Galvatron, then it's possible that the Decepticons who were thrown into space with me were also reformatted. And when we're done here, it will be as if this place never existed. Get the explosives set. The rest of you, follow me. Cyclonus, lead the way to the memory bank."

"Yes, Megatron," said Cyclonus emotionlessly. A short walk later, Cyclonus pointed and said, "There it is."

Megatron led the way towards Unicron's memory bank. "Soundwave, are they in there?"

Soundwave accessed the memory monitor. After a quick search, he said, "Affirmative."

Megatron smiled and said, "Excellent." He turned to Scrapper and Long Haul, saying, "Bring the crates over here."

Scrapper pulled the crates out of the back of Long Haul. Long Haul then transformed to robot mode and helped Scrapper push the crates close to the memory bank. The crates were then opened. Inside one crate was a mostly blue body, while the other held a black and purple body. Megatron smiled and said, "Perfect. Even better than the originals. You and the Constructicons did an excellent job, Scrapper."

"Thank you, Mighty Megatron," said Scrapper proudly. If he had a mouth, he would definitely be smiling.

"It's a good thing we had the materials we needed to build them," said Long Haul. "It took Soundwave five years to rebuild you, mostly because of lack of materials."

"But are you sure this is going to work, sir?" asked Scrapper. "I don't mean to question you, but the success of this operation is not guaranteed."

Megatron placed a reassuring hand on Scrapper's shoulder. "Do not worry, Scrapper. I am fully aware of the uncertainties of this procedure. If we are unsuccessful, I am not out of options."

"Besides," added Astrotrain, "once we're done here, successful or not, Unicron won't be around to frighten us anymore."

Megatron smiled and said, "Well said, Astrotrain. Soundwave, begin the procedure."

"Yes, Megatron." Soundwave put the interface helmet on and attached two cables that ran from it into the heads of the bodies. Cables then came out of his fingers and plugged into the memory bank. Power ran from the bank, through Soundwave, into the interface helmet, through the cables and into the bodies. Moments later, Soundwave took off the helmet and said, "Transfer complete."

Moments later, the bodies began to stir. The black and purple robot spoke first. "W-what happened?"

"The last thing I remember was being dumped into space," said the blue robot.

"Skywarp, Thundercracker, welcome back to the land of the living," said a voice familiar to the two robots.

They turned and said in surprise and unison, "Megatron!"

"What's going on here?" asked Skywarp. "Where are we?"

"The two of you have been gone for five years now," said Megatron. "Come, Soundwave will fill you in on the trip back." He then hit a button near his midsection and said, "Decepticons, we go."

But before anyone could move, a weak voice said, "WHO. . . STEALS. . . FROM UNICRON? ALL INTRUDERS. . . PERISH!" Unicron's internal defenses activated. The Decepticon party was hit, but with little effect.

"What the. . .?" asked Skywarp.

Megatron frowned and said, "Unicron. It appears his might is not what it used to be. Decepticons, leave. I will join you shortly. I have a score to settle." All the Decepticons left without hesitation.

Megatron yelled and fired his fusion cannon repeatedly. He punched and smashed everything he could get his hands on. Monitors shattered, walls crumbled. It was fifteen minutes of sweet revenge. To top it all off, he transformed to gun mode and fired shot after shot. When he transformed back to robot mode, he smiled and nodded in satisfaction. "This is what happens to anyone who stands in my way." His laughter afterwards echoed throughout Unicron's head.

Astrotrain was flying away from Unicron's head. When they were out of reach, Megatron ordered, "Turn us around." Astrotrain complied, turning until Unicron's head was visible from the viewport. Megatron stood up front with his gathered party and smiled. "My warriors, I give you the birth of the new Decepticon empire." He then pressed a button on a small device to activate the explosives.

Spike and Carly Witwicky were standing on the highest balcony on Cybertron, looking up at the stars. Spike smiled and asked his wife, "Isn't the view terrific, Carly?"

Carly smiled and said, "It sure is, Spike. I tell you, as many nights as I've spent looking at the stars, the view still amazes me."

Spike looked at Carly, who returned the look. "Indeed. The wonders are infinite." They smiled at each other and were about to kiss when an explosion in the distance caught their attention.

When the explosion died down after several seconds, Carly asked, "What was that?"

"I don't know," admitted Spike. "But something tells me I don't want to find out."

Back inside Astrotrain, the gathered Decepticons watched as the head of Unicron exploded. Once the explosion died down, Megatron smiled.

"Astrotrain, return to Charr. Our work here is done."

Astrotrain did as he was told. Soon the Decepticons would rise once again.

The End