3750: Some planet.
"Nice enough place, but I wouldn't want to live here." Hot Rod remarked sarcastically.
Kup had to agree with the lad. The planet they were on was a marshy jungle. Heavy fog clung to the water and piled up as high as the gnarled trees, or what one could see of them. The air was very moist, but the heat was tolerable. Kup wondered how the plants survived seeing how the fog never seemed to lift any, though it surely was mid-afternoon.
"Kup, why don't we just stop looking? I mean, how could we find in this?" Hot Rod inquired.
"Listen lad, I know you don't like slogging around knee-deep in muck and swamp water, but we need that part back or we'll be staying here awhile." Kup replied.
"I still think we could have cannibalized the ship without.." Hot Rod began.
"Hot Rod," Kup interjected, as he turned toward the teen, "the only part we could use was in the radio. What if the 'Cons came after us. Couldn't call for help could we?"
The teen lowered his head, "Yeah, your right."
Just then there was a swishing sound above them.
"Hmm, what was that? Can't be the wind. A bird perhaps." Kup said.
"That was a big bird then, Kup." Hot Rod remarked.
"Come on, we gotta keep looking for that part." Kup shrugged.
The continued their futile search, several other times the sound would pass over them, they knew something was aware
of them and watching. Finally they came to more solid ground, and the fog began to lift slowly.
"I'm tired Kup, let's rest." Hot Rod stated.
"Good idea lad. I see some rocks up ahead, we can sit there. Its better than this slight mucky ground." Kup replied.
As they rested, the sound returned.
"Seems our sound maker is still with us." Hot Rod commented
"Probably curious, so don't sweat it none lad." Kup replied.
Minutes passed, they heard a slurping sound that accompanies feet being lifted up for a step. They looked toward the sound, but there was only jungle and the remaining fog.
"Kup, maybe we should go. I don't like the sound of what's coming." Hot Rod suggested.
"No, the open is better lad." Kup stated.
So they waited, the sound had stopped, but they could feel something watching and it was close.
"Jeez, it feels like whatever it is practically right next to us." Hot Rod murmured.
"Hmm, it does feel like that." Kup nodded.
Then it appeared, just seven feet in front of them. It was an amazing creature, a horned beak and head; spikes upon its spine, tail, knees and knuckles; slightly tattered wings that seemed segmented; long fingers with claws, three of them plus an opposable thumb; a medium length bone projections sat above each shoulder and another smaller set above those; skinny but not in a starved way, more like in a trim way, muscled yet one could see the rib cage and collar bones; the feet were rather stocky having three forward facing and one backward facing clawed toes, one could almost say hooves. The skin was a leathery reddish-brown with darker brown accents on the hind legs. It obviously preferred to stand/walk on its powerful hind legs and use its longer, lean forearms for grasping. The eyes, a solid blue color, gazed at them with an interest.
"What should we do?" Hot Rod whispered, "I don't think the universal greeting's going to work on it."
"Can always try." Kup shrugged, to the creature, "Wheep weep granna weep nini bong."
The creatures' wings shifted and it walked closer to them. It cocked its head slightly, chuckled a bit.
"Wheep weep granna weep nini bong." it replied in a deep voice that was gruff and mellow. It stepped closer and reached out its hand to Kup. Kup clasped the hand.
"A handshake?" Hot Rod remarked in awe. The creatures eyes glowed, Hot Rod noted that Kup seemed stupefied. He shook the elders' shoulder, "You okay?"
Kup finally came out his state, "Sure am lad."
"Mind link, with this I can learn you ways, your culture, your language. All he knows, I now know. May I learn of your knowledge also, one called Hot Rod?" the creature asked.
"Uh sure." Hot Rod shrugged, the creature repeated the process.
After it is done, it stated. "Your kind has many problems, obstacles to overcome. I can sense you are good beings, that you must fight against you own. Do you want, desire, change of this?"
"Who doesn't?" Kup asked.
"Take me to your world. Let me touch all you know, and all you don't know, from both sides... from good and evil..." it stated.
"Can you help us stop the war by doing this?" Hot Rod asked.
"I can try." it replied.
Sometime later.
"This is our leader, Star Convoy." Kup announced.
The creature learned all of Convoys' knowledge with a touch, "You are different from the others... you have died and been reborn several times... I sense the power of a more omniversal being with you..."
"That is the Matrix of Leadership I carry." Convoy replied.
"May I touch it also?" it inquired.
"That my abe unwise..." Convoy began.
"Fear not danger." the creature said and reached into Star Convoys' chest as if it were a hologram. Its eyes glowed for some time, it then pulled its hand back out, "Now I understand further. I will depart for awhile, needs I to touch the ones called Decepticons." with that it simply vanished.
The next day.
"You've returned." Convoy said.
"Now needs I touch one called Primus. Then I learn how creator wanted you to live." it reported.
"Primus is dead." Convoys sighed.
"No, your creator is here.. I sense Primus about your world..." it replied.
"But we saw Unicron..." Convoy began.
"You underestimate your creator. No god would put his being into danger by putting all of his essence into the possession of one of his children... the sure power of it would destroy the mortal if creator were to do that." it disappeared and some time later returned, "I have learned what I need to know. I am analyzing all I now know from all your peoples, your Matrix, and your creator. I will tell you how you may end you war. But I ask for a favor in return."
"Name this favor." Convoy nodded.
"Whether you know it or not, my worlds animal population is almost gone. I am perhaps the last of my kind with few animals to hunt. There for I ask for another planet to live on with suitable animal and plant life, with breathable air and pleasant seasons." it stated.
"His planet is a lot like Earth... " Kup began.
"This Earth, is it near?" it asked.
"Yes, we have holos of it and its inhabitants you could view." Kup said.
"I wish to view then." it nodded.
Some days later, the creature approaches Star Convoy.
It focused its unblinking eyes on his optics, "Do you have a time machine?" Convoy nodded, "Show it to me, show how to operate it."
Star Convoy didn't know what it wanted with the machine, it had been inactive for vorns. He turned it on and gave a quick run down on how to operate it.
"Call in your top officers." it requested.
Soon enough the higher ranked CoC was present.
"Now the scope of my plan will became know to you. I programmed the machine to retrieve key beings from your past and future." it said.
Soon figures came out of the portal.
The creature approached the future commanders, "These two here and all warriors under them will see to the total and utter genocide of your kind upon all the planets you now will ever occupy if you do not change your present. Primus wants you to see to it that this does not occur, that is why all these beings are here. Primus has made sure this will be a peaceful gathering, ergo your weapons are useless. I brought you all together to put your collected knowledge toward a collective goal. You need to make a compromise that will satisfy all needs and wants of both sides. Peace or genocide.. the choice is yours."
Scorponok spoke, "Perhaps I could be a mediator?"
Actionmaster Optimus Prime nodded, "I know well of your sacrifice , I trust your judgement."
Star Convoy furthered that. "You would serve as a middle man also creature?"
"Of course." it paused and brought one last being from the past into the room. Thriller, a creature with attributes of wolf, horse, chicken, and lizard, stepped into the room. The creature extended his hand to her. "There is nothing to fear. Let us begin with the talks."
Everyone argued their points, Scorponok, the creature, and Thriller listened attentively. Finally the mediators go into a separate room and discussed things. In three hours the creature sent all from the past and future back.
It sighed and shook its head, "I am not satisfied with the solution but I will tell it to you anyway. The chain must be broken within the Con ranks... this chain is that of the urge to fight. It will be difficult, it will take time, but it can happened. If not, you know your future."
A 'Con youth found his found his voice. "I think its time for a change."
Super Megatron put a hand upon the youths' shoulder. "I knew you were a brave one. I have been watching you... I saw a possible leader in blossom... You want change, I can understand that desire for I was young not once but several times... I've know all the emotions... just as I've known peace."
Star Convoy spoke. "I am curious as to how it is that after so long you seem to be so unlike yourself?"
Super Megatron laughed from pure amusement. "I have not forgotten how it can be at peace, to have a family and friends. The chain has bee broken before, it can be again... but this time diffuse any chance of the link being rewelded. It is up to us to teach the generations that follow us what we've learned. Us Cons are open to the idea, it just takes the right circumstance to bring it to the for... and this creature has given it to us."
"Then make it a written pack, so t hat all who come after will know of this day and what will happen if war occurs again. This is the only deterrent you have." the creature suggested.
So they wrote a pact which all present signed. The pact was placed in a container so that it would not be damaged and then placed in Iacons' Hall of Remembrance. The creature went to Earth, its request filled to the letter plus more.
There it will lived to see not only the Transformers continue their peaceful society, but that of the Earths' populations as well.