Hey guys and gals, it's me. Back with Chapter 3 of Transformers: The Monster Wars.
This is going to be a short chapter that takes place after the first two chapters, and after that I will continue on with the original story.
As you all know I don't own anything from Transformers media, Beast Wars, or anything related to the Monster Hunter franchise or any songs that I may use in my fanfics and they belong to their respective creators and owners.
With that said, let's get right into this chapter.
The Axalon, Ancient Forest...
It had been 5 days since the Maximals and Predacons arrival in the planet of Chikyū, as well as the Maximals meeting their human companions and stopping the Predacons from taking the Energon Crystals.
But, it had also been a silent 5 days for the Predacons, with no sign of any Predacon activity in the New World, the Maximals had been doing repairs on what they could fix onboard the Axalon, and let's just say they were able to get a lot fixed in 5 days.
They were able to get their Scanner working so they were now able to figure out if a Stasis Pod lands on this planet, as well as their Ground Bridge, and were able to set up the basics weaponry of their Defense System. They were also able to finish mapping most of the planet thanks to the help of their Human Companions. They were even able to learn more about the Monsters that they transform into thanks to them. And some of them we're able to perform the same feats as their real-life Monster counterparts or perform them with better results.
For example; Zinogre's have a symbiotic relationship with a tiny insect known as a Thunderbug, well as it turns out, Zinogtor can create 10 drone-like Thunderbugs (or Thunderdrones, as he calls them) that can do the same thing as the real bugs.
Another example would be Velocibot; after he runs fast enough, he can create afterimages of himself that make it impossible for his enemies to tell which one is the real him, unless he stops/ is stopped or he slips up.
Suddenly, the sound of someone knocking on the Axalon's Hatch Door was heard throughout the ship.
The Maximals onboard the Axalon quickly got into defensive position as they prepared themselves for whoever was at the door.
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"What's the password?" Zinogtor asked the voice of Jaycee what the password was.
"Trick Question, there's three!" The voice of Jaycee confirmed, Zinogtor looked around and everyone nodded in agreement that there indeed was three passwords. Zinogtor then looked back at the hatch door.
"O-Yeah, What are they then, huh?"
"Transform and Roar Out, Maximize, and Till All Are One!" The voice of Jaycee said the three passwords to the Maximals.
Outside the Axalon...
Standing outside the Axalon was Jaycee, Makoto, Erica, Aiden, and Jaycee's Palico Friend, Puss all awaiting to board the Axalon and meet up with their Maximal friends.
Jaycee still had his signature Flame Blade II Sword and Shield. While Aiden and Puss had both a newly crafted GreatSword and a new Hammer respectfully made. Erica and Makoto now wielded weapons of their very own with Erica having an Insect Glaive and Makoto wielding a Bow.
Suddenly, the Hatch Door into the Axalon opened up and the 5 Hunters stepped into the crashed spaceship.
Jaycee, Makoto, Aiden, Erica, and Puss looked at the inside of the Axalon in awe as this was actually their first time being inside the spaceship itself.
Jaycee, Makoto, Aiden, Erica, and Puss have been doing well within the New World, they found/battled against new and old Monsters that they knew. They discovered more area's to explore and they made some progress on why the Elder Dragon's were coming to the New World.
"So, what have you guys been up to these past 5 days?" Jaycee asked the Maximals what they have been doing as the Hunters all entered the Axalon.
"Well, we finally got our Ground Bridge up and running." Zinogtor told Jaycee and his friends that the Maximals were able to get their Ground Bridge up.
"Oh... What's a Ground Bridge?" Aiden asked with a tilt of his head as no one understood what that meant.
"Think of it like walking, going from point A to Point B. Well, a Ground Bridge is like that, only that we can pick where we'd like Point B to be and can return to Point A in a matter of seconds." Zinogtor simplified what a Ground Bridge is.
This impressed The Four Human Hunters and The Palico greatly. I mean, the ability to travel to one place to another in a matter of second sounded incredible to them.
"So, how have you guys been doing lately?" Zinogtor asked the Hunters how they were doing.
"We're doing okay, Zinogtor." Erica calmly says to the Maximal. "We made some progress in the New World. We also discovered some new monsters that we've never seen back home."
"That's good to hear, Erica. It's also awesome how you guys get to go on these epic adventures." Zinogtor said to Erica.
"Hey, don't sell yourself short, Zinogtor. You and the other Maximals adventures are awesome too." Makoto tells Zinogtor.
Zinogtor, Puss, Jaycee, Makoto, Erica, and Aiden soon arrived in the main area of the Axalon as they saw Optimus Primal, Barronox, Wulgtrap, and the newest member, Velocibot standing around and watching something on a transparent blue box.
"Hey, Optimus!" Jaycee called out, gaining the attention of the other Maximals.
"Jaycee, Makoto, Aiden, Erica, Puss! It's so nice to see you again." Optimus said with a smile as he saw their companions.
"Any news on the Purreds?" Puss asked Barronox if they had anything on Predacon activity.
"Nothing much, but the Predacons have been busy with their own repairs. They were able to fix up their Locator, so now they can track if a Stasis Pod of ours lands on your planet. They were also able to repair their Ground Bridge as well. So now, they can be anywhere on the planet now." Barronox tells them.
"Anything else?" Aiden asked the Barroth Maximal, hoping to hear some good news.
"Only one, The Predacons used their Ground Bridge after they finished repairs 3 days ago. Watch." Optimus Primal tells them to watch the video with them. The Maximals were only able to hack into one security camera onboard the Darksyde, and this one was pointing at the Ground Bridge.
The Hunters soon see on the screen a large purple archway standing inside a large empty room. On the side was a console that they figured would activate the Ground Bridge itself.
The Maximals and their companions watch as the Predacons were seen fixing their Ground Bridge, once they were finished a green and white swirling vortex appeared within the ring of the arch structure of the Ground Bridge. Leaving only Nerscyllantus behind to operate the console.
"Well, we were able to see dat dey use their Ground Bridge after dey got it workin' and went somewhere, but to where? We go no info." Wulgtrap told them.
Which worried the Humans and Palico greatly, The Predacons have their own Ground Bridge up and running and the Maximals didn't know where they went? That would be concerning as they would have no idea where the Predacons would show up next, be it for Energon crystals or a Stasis Pod.
"Hmm, I don't know what Megatron is planning right now, but whatever it is. It can't be good." Velocibot snarled.
"Fer once I agreez with ye." Wulgtrap agreed with Velocibot.
"What are you planning, Megatron?" Optimus asked as he rewatched the clip of Megatron and his Predacons entering the portal with narrowing eyes.
Optimus may not know what Megatron was planning at this moment, but whatever it was, it was surely not going to be good for the Maximals and their companions.
Somewhere Else...
We soon arrive at a new location far away from the New World, here we see an ancient and dilapidated medieval-looking castle that looks to have fallen into ruins long ago. It looks like no one has even ever lived here in a very long, long, long, time. But that doesn't seem to ring true anymore now, as we see a large group of people taming what looked to be pre-Juvenile Monsters and using them to do their biddings.
Overlooking them, and standing at the tallest part of the Castle, was a man wearing armor around his whole body, he wore a large black cloak that draped down to his heels, and on his face was a golden Roman-like mask with a purple gem on the middle of the helm. While you couldn't see his eyes, you could feel the coldness and hatred inside them. His name... is Anvis, Ruler of the Blackcastle.
Standing next to him was a metal Dragon. It has large wings that connects at the base of it's tail. The tip of it's snout is a rusted copper color. This is Anvis' Monstie, A Kushala Daora.
You see in Chikyū, there are not only Monster Hunters, but a small group of people known as Monster RIDERS, these people not only fight monsters they tame them instead. But Anvis and his army, do not tame Monstie, no, they control them.
He left the balcony and returned back to the throne room to sit down on his throne as his loyal Ebon Riders stood on both sides.
The large double doors opened and walking up to Anvis was one of his many Ebon Riders. They all mainly wore Great Baggi Armor that covered their whole faces, or at most Silver Rathalos Armor, but there were the occasional Savage Deviljho armor wearers. This one wore a Great Baggi Armor.
The Great Jaggi Armor Ebon Rider fell to one knee and bowed before her Master.
"Master Anvis." The Great Jaggi Armor Ebon Rider spoke to her Master. Anvis slowly raised his hand, gesturing for her to stand back up.
"What is it, My Follower?" Anvis said, even his voice was cold and filled with hate.
"You have a visitor who'd like to meet your presence." The Ebon Rider told her Master.
"Who is it this time? A Rider who stumbled upon this place? A curious Hunter?" Anvis questioned who had arrived at his castle this time.
"It's, um... I-It's a purple t-talking Deviljho, Master Anvis." The Great Baggi Armor Ebon Rider told him, stuttering on how she would say it.
This had gotten everyone in the Throne Room's attention now, mainly those of confusion and others of questioning the Ebon Rider's sanity.
"Everyone, leave us be." Anvis ordered them to leave his Throne Room.
Everyone left, leaving Anvis alone with the Ebon Rider. Many were worried that she had simply gone insane and just wanted to find an excuse to leave their Master. Once the door's closed, Anvis redirected his attention back onto the Ebon Rider before him.
He then got up from his throne and slowly walked towards her.
"Are you feeling okay?" He asked her.
"Y-Yes, Master Anvis."
He was slowly approaching her with every slow step he took towards the Ebon Rider.
"Are you feeling sick?"
"No, M-Master Anvis."
He was then standing over the terrified Ebon Rider, his height dwarfed her own greatly and made him look like a demonic emperor.
"If you're feeling okay, and you're not sick, then..."
Anvis then gently put his right hand on the Ebon Rider's right shoulder.
"Are you just trying to make me look like a FOOL?!" Anvis shouted as he suddenly gripped the female Ebon Rider by her throat and held her up with one hand.
"N-No! Master Anvis, I s-speak only the t-truth, if not, l-look outside the walls." She fearfully said as Anvis held her by her throat. "L-Look."
Anvis then walked over to the Balcony, his hand still in the Ebon Rider's throat, as the two walked over to see if the latter was speaking the truth to him.
And there he saw it, a greenish-purple Deviljho standing outside the castle walls, not even attacking it and any of his scared men that passed by the Monster, just sitting on a rock inspecting for any dirt on it's claws. The strange colored Deviljho then somehow spotted him and the Ebon Rider high above at the balcony and gave an evil grin as it looked right at them, revealing that it has more intelligence than a normal Deviljho or even a Savage Deviljho.
"Bring it in to the Arena. I wish to speak to it. Alone." Anvis told the Ebon Rider in his hand before letting her go.
"A-A-As you w-wish, Master Anvis." The Ebon Rider said before she left the throne room as she hold onto her sore throat.
Anvis just stood at his balcony as he watched the strange colored Deviljho just stare right back at him with it's unnatural evil grin like it had plans for him.
At the Blackcastle Arena...
The Blackcastle Arena was a massive Roman Colosseum-like area where Anvis' Ebon Riders train and where any of the adult Wild Monster's that they capture are brought to be slain.
Standing on the far end was the Greenish-Purple Deviljho that somehow "spoke" to his Ebon Riders, saying that it wanted to meet with him.
The strange colored Deviljho was leaning against one of the pillars, like it was waiting for Anvism arrival and didn't care if the Ruler of the Blackcastle took his time or not.
"I was wondering what took you so long." The Deviljho actually spoke, not even looking at Anvis. His voice was deep and menacing, like something that a Deviljho would speak with if they could talk.
"So, you do speak." Anvis said with a raised eyebrow under his helmet.
"Did you think I was just like those dumb creatures outside your walls?" The Deviljho asked with an evil smirk.
"Perhaps. Now..." Anvis said before he pulled out his Great Sword and held it in one hand. "State your business."
"Ooh, I like you. Yess." The Purple Deviljho grinned, not even phased by Anvis's gigantic weapon that was pointing at him. "But, I'm not here to fight, Noo, let's get down to business, shall we?"
"Yes. Let us." Anvis said. "Who and/or what even are you? You clearly aren't a normal Deviljho." He questioned the Deviljho.
"Oh? Straight to the point, I see. I knew coming to you was the right choice." The Deviljho said with a grin. Anvis just furrowed his brows behind his mask. "Very well, My name is Megatron, and I am the Leader of a group of sentient machines known as the Predacons." The Deviljho, calling itself Megatron, introduced himself.
Anvis clearly wasn't impressed or took the talking Deviljho for granted.
"What do you want with me... Megatron?" Anvis said as he raised his eyebrow. "It's clear that you have sought me to not just chat I presume, correct?"
"Why, it's quite simple really, I want to form an alliance between our two groups, the Blackcastle and the Predacons working as one." Megatron said with a smile, this caused Anvis to let out a low chortle.
"And should I join forces with you, hm?" Anvis asked Megatron why they should team up. "What makes me believe a word YOU say is even true?"
"Why don't I show you why? Megatron, TERRORIZE!" Megatron shouted as he began to transform into a gigantic Robot, with the Deviljho head acting as his right arm and the Deviljho's tail acting as it's left even though he had a hand underneath the tail, this greatly surprised the Ruler of the Blackcastle.
The two talked for a while, giving each other information about one another's planet and culture. With Megatron giving information about his species to Anvis and Anvis giving information about the Monster Hunter and Monster Riders to Megatron.
"So, do we have an agreement, Anvis?" Megatron asked Anvis if he accepted his offer to join forces. "You give me and my men control over your Soldiers, and I give you our weapons to further advance your goal for world domination." He tells Anvis.
Megatron held out his left hand towards Anvis, awaiting for the Ruler of the Blackcastle to accept his offer.
And while it may seem that Anvis was going to accept, inside his mind, he was very cautious about Megatron's offer as he thought about it. Even if Megatron did succeed in his goals in destroying the Maximals, what's to say that Megatron won't stab him in the back later on or once he outlived the Predacon Leader's help.
"And what if I refuse your offer, hmm?" Anvis asked Megatron. "What's from stopping me and my Riders from killing you right here, right now?" He asked with glaring eyes behind his golden mask.
He then snapped his fingers and all of a sudden, Megatron was surrounded by Anvis' Ebon Riders, many of them riding their own Monstie's and were awaiting for their Master Anvis' orders.
"Oh, you're right, how silly of me! Oh, How could I have been so foolish!" Megatron said with a shocked expression, before he snapped his fingers and his expression changed from shock to sudden realization right into an evil grin as he looked at Anvis.
"Oh, wait, I know." He said before he stood up, transformed back into his Monster Mode and let out a powerful roar.
Soon the sounds and screeches of an Astalos, a Seltas, and an Akura Vashimu was heard all around the Blackcastle. Suddenly, an Akura Vashimu, a Red and Yellow Astalos, and an unnaturally large Seltas, began to crawl/ fly over the Blackcastle walls with no ease and make their way over to Megatron and Anvis' location.
Soon enough, Anvis, his Ebon Riders that surrounded Megatron, and Megatron himself were now surrounded by all three other Predacons, all of them looking at the Ruler of the Blackcastle like they were waiting for Megatron's signal the moment he would refuse the Predacon Leader's offer.
"How about I DON'T turn you and your pitiful army into red stains on the floor and tear down your kingdom brick.by.brick." Megatron told Anvis as his voice got more deeper and his optics glowed bright red.
"Now, how does THAT sound, hmm?" Megatron asked Anvis with a grin, as his optics returned to their original shade of red and he transformed back into Robot Mode and held his left hand out to the Ruler of the Black Castle.
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"I think... this is going to be a good alliance, Megatron." Anvis said as he shook Megatron's hand.
Megatron grinned as he returned Anvis' handshake. They were going to cause mayhem for the Maximals and the Hunters in their future.
That's right, I'm adding in Anvis and the Ebon Riders from the Monster Hunter Stories-Ride On anime as the Human Antagonists to the Hunters and Maximals.
How do you think of the Maximals having gained new abilities like Zinogtor's Thunderdrones or Velocibot's Speed Mirages. I am thinking of other ways the Maximals and Predacons can gain abilities similar to or is an upgraded version of their Monster counterparts.
So anyways, how did you think of this short chapter? Was it good, I know it wasn't much, but it gives my mind a break and let's me think of what I should do next for a chapter. And don't worry, I'm trying my hardest to finish the next chapters on my other works, it's just kinda hard when you have ADHD, you know?
Anyways with that said and done, I'll see you guys on the next chapter hopefully.