Hello, bots and cons. Centurion here and welcome back to Dustformers: Season 2. The multi-parter Insecticon Swarm is finished, but that doesn't mean everything's peaches and gravy.
1: In Atlas, General Ironwood has made the rash decision to speed up Project: Cyber Warrior ahead of schedule. Who knows where that could lead. Winter, on the other hand, is worried about Weiss and wondering if she's alright. Not to mention that a small number of Atlesian soldiers have seen the Transformers. Either some will talk and some will not, or no one tells a soul.
2: The Insecticons are on Remnant. Even though they were defeated now, they never stay down for long as is evident with everything they're in. Who knows when or if they'll join up with Megatron.
There are a couple of good things that have happened, though:
1: Nora, through her determination to protect her friends, family, Lily, the Autobots, and Remnant has gained the power to become a Headmaster named Valkyria, managing to defeat the Insecticon Combiner Infestor. Not only that, she and her family adopt Lily.
2: They managed to escape Atlas quickly after Ruby erased all the data Atlas gathered on them.
cryo threshold: Tripredacus wasn't really a full Insect Combiner because it has a lobster involved and lobsters are crustaceans, not insects. To answer your second question, yes, the Headmasters will have alternate modes very soon.
Now, let's get back to the story!
*Vale. Valkyrie Residence. 6:32 am*
It had been a few days since escaping Atlas. Nora was happy that they were able to adopt Lily into the family. Nora always wanted a little sister, though she wanted one with far less scary circumstances.
Lily was feeling a little happier than she had been in the past few days. She may have almost been killed by the Insecticons, but Nora Valkyrie saved her and brought her into her family who were more than willing to accept her. She slowly woke up in her new room. She was still getting used to her new surroundings.
Nora gently walked in to see her new little sister. "Morning, Lily. How are you doing?" She asked softly.
"I'm okay, Nora," Lily said softly with a smile.
"That's good. I'm glad you're liking it here with us." Nora smiled. "I was worried you wouldn't."
"Nora, I feel safe with you after seeing you become a giant robot." Lily smiled back.
The valkyrie's face suddenly gained a grin. "Yeah. That was really awesome, wasn't it?"
Lily giggled. "Oh, yeah! You beat that giant insect robot!"
Suddenly, Thora and Romulus walked in. "How are you adjusting, Lily?" Thora asked.
"I'm doing well, Ms. Valkyrie." Lily smiled. "Much better now that I have a family again."
Before Nora could say anything further, she got a call on her scroll. "Hey, Nora," Ren said through the scroll. "Wheeljack wants you to come to meet up with us at the Ark. The Autobots want to know about the insect robots we fought in Anima."
"Okay." Nora acknowledged. "Sorry, guys. I have to go."
"Just be careful, Nora," Romulus said softly.
"I will, Daddy," Nora whispered as she left her house. Once out of the house, a portal appeared right in front of her. She walked through it and it disappeared.
*Vale. The Ark. 7:01 am*
The Autobots and kids were back at the Ark discussing the robot insects. "So it is true: The Insecticons have reached this planet." Optimus sighed.
"What are the Insecticons exactly?" Weiss asked.
"Believe it or not, the Insecticons are a natural form of Cybertronian life that dwell deep within the planet. They're all connected by a singular hive mind" Hound explained. "There are all kinds of Insecticons, but there are certain members of the species were more evolved with individual minds and their own unique powers. At some point before the fall of Cybertron, the Decepticon Shockwave stumbled upon the Insecticons and recruited them into the Decepticons. Under the command of Shockwave, he experimented on them, creating new kinds of Insecticons. If there's a whole hive here on Remnant, we mustn't let them join up with Megatron."
"I get it now," Weiss said. "So that's why they were so animalistic. They're a natural life-form from Cybertron."
"Not to mention five of them combined into a robot similar to Grimmlord named Infestor," Blake added.
"Wait! Five of them combined?" Hound was a little astonished hearing that.
"Yes, but I gained the same power Jaune has: The power to Transform!" Nora happily exclaimed.
Hearing that put Optimus Prime in deep thought. "Jaune gained the power to transform at the battle at Vale's Beachfront. Now, Nora has the exact same power. What triggers it?"
"Optimus, where's Snipewing?" Pyrrha asked.
"She's sitting out in the forest," Optimus answered.
"Thank you," Pyrrha said. She walked to where the Autobot was while the others remained.
"How are you doing, Jaune?" Zig asked softly.
"I'm fine, Zig," Jaune muttered, not looking at her face.
"You sure?" Zig pressed a little.
"I said I'm fine." Jaune repeated.
Optimus looked at Jaune in sympathy. He could understand Jaune's pain. His friends were still very worried about the blonde knight.
*Vale. Vale Forest. Pyrrha and Snipewing. 8:32 am*
Pyrrha had found Snipewing sitting on a rock looking at the sun. "Snipewing. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing ok, Pyrrha." Snipewing turned to look at Pyrrha. "I-I just miss Bumblebee."
Pyrrha noticed the black stripes on Snipewing's yellow patches. "You're honoring him which is a great thing to do after his sacrifice."
Snipewing sighed. "It was a sacrifice that shouldn't have been made. How's Jaune?"
This time, Pyrrha sighed with evident sadness. "He's not handling it well. He's been depressed for the last two months. He doesn't hang out with us, when he's at school, he's completely immersed in his work. Not to say that's a bad thing, his grades are going up, but he doesn't smile as much, and even when he does, it's only for a few minutes at best."
"I see. Did you follow my advice?" Snipewing asked.
"Um… not yet, and now, this girl named Tammy Goldberg is already putting the moves on him," Pyrrha informed.
This caused Snipewing to sigh again. "Pyrrha. Remember what I told you: If you wait too long, the chance to be with the one you want to be with will slip through your fingers."
"I know. I just get too nervous." Pyrrha admitted.
"I know how that feels." Snipewing chuckled. She began to tear up again. "At least you still have a chance to get the one you want in your lifetime."
"Don't be so sure," Pyrrha said. "There's another girl that I think is starting to move in on him."
"Really?" Snipewing asked.
Pyrrha sighed again. "Yeah. I know I said I'd take your advice, but I'm just too damn nervous."
"It'll be okay, Pyrrha." Snipewing reassured. "There will also be the right time."
"You think so?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yeah. I think so." Snipewing smiled. This was the first time she smiled in a couple of months.
*Southern Vale Ocean. The Nemesis. Hypnotica's Quarters. 10:11 am*
Hypnotica and Abysswing were once again in her quarters. Hypnotica was once again lamenting over the fact that Shockwave was with them now. "You need to keep calm, my dear," Abysswing said calmly.
"I understand that, but seeing him here all the time just hits me right here." Hypnotica pointed to her spark chamber.
"You just have to deal with it and besides, you've got me now," Abysswing assured.
"That I do." Hypnotica snuggled to her sparkmate.
"Besides that, how are you feeling?" Abysswing asked.
"Besides Shockwave being here, I'm alright," Hypnotica answered. "My spark has been feeling a little weird lately."
"Now that you mention it, the same thing has been going on with my spark," Abysswing said.
"What do you think it is?" Hypnotica asked. Just after she spoke, there was a bright light that engulfed them both.
*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. Winter's Quarters. 12:23 pm*
Winter was not really having a good day. Since her sister, her friends, and their families escaped through that mysterious portal, General Ironwood had been in a frenzy of controlled rage. He even ordered Project: Cyber Warrior be sped up.
She still firmly believed that Atlas and all of Remnant should have the power to defend itself, especially since they realized they aren't alone in the universe. However, she quietly objected against General Ironwood speeding up of Project: Cyber Warrior since this was a delicate project.
Suddenly, there was a knock on her door. "Specialist Schnee. It's Corporal Weir." He said through the door.
"Come in, Corporal." Winter replied.
With that, Corporal Weir walked in with a troubled look on his face. "What seems to be bothering you, Corporal Weir?"
"Well, it's the mission in Anima…" Corporal Weir started.
*Southern Vale Ocean. The Nemesis. Hypnotica's Quarters. 12:53 pm*
Hypnotica and Abysswing were sitting with their new sparklings. "Welcome to the world, Bloodsurge, Abyssica." Hypnotica smiled.
Bloodsurge and Abyssica bowed. "Thank you, mother."
Bloodsurge was black and silver with a little red and purple, just like his mother. He also had bat wings and claws.
Abyssica was more like her father in color, mainly being black and white with red in small places. She had Nevermore wings.
"Believe it or not, we're on another planet," Abysswing said.
"Interesting," Abyssica said. "What is on this planet?"
Hypnotica's eyes shone a little brighter. "The Autobots."
"The Autobots are here?" Bloodsurge growled.
"Yes, and Lord Megatron is here with other Decepticons and we are working to destroy the Autobots and their leader: Optimus Prime," Abysswing added.
"Then we will destroy them." Bloodsurge assured.
*Anima. Small Town. 14:32 pm*
The Atlesian Military were back in the small town where the massacre took place, collecting up the dead Insecticons to hopefully learn more. Appendages were being loaded onto smaller 'Wisp'-class transports while whole Insecticons were put onto the Bullheads, getting ready to be hauled away to Atlas.
There were fluids from the Insecticons covering the town structures and the ground. Some of the soldiers had curious minds regarding the fluids as one of them was neon blue. One of them brought out a small vial and took a bit of the neon blue liquid and hid it in a compartment on his uniform. "Hhmm… I wonder what this stuff is."
"Come on, cadet! You're falling behind." One of the superior officers shouted.
"Sorry, sir!" The cadet shouted back as he started running back to the ship. No one saw the vial in his uniform.
*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. Project: Cyber Warrior Hangar. 17:45 pm*
General Ironwood was once again looking over Project: Cyber Warrior. Since he ordered the project to be sped up, the Atlas Military Techs have been doing their best to keep up with the general's instructions. Some of them were tired, to say the least.
"How is it coming, Dr. Hudson?" General Ironwood asked.
"We finally finished the neural interface on Iron Phantom. All we need is for someone to pilot it." Dr. Hudson answered.
General Ironwood smiled. "Excellent work, Dr. Hudson. Anything else to report?"
"Yes, actually." Dr. Hudson added. "We're halfway through completing three new robots: Argyos, Snowbreak, and Chillblade."
"Very good news." General Ironwood's smile grew. "I already have a good solider to pilot Iron Phantom if he can handle the neural interface."
*Vale. Vale City. Arc Residence. Jaune's Room. 18:45 pm*
Jaune had just finished his dinner and immediately went to his room. He was once again at his desk doing his homework. He finished it soon enough, though, so he was just sitting around not really doing anything.
He was actually beginning to doze off when someone once again knocked on his door. "Who is it?" He asked.
"It's Roslyn." She said from the other side of the door.
Jaune sighed for the seventh time today. "Come in."
Roslyn walked in and sat on his bed. "How are you doing today?" She asked.
"Do I really have to answer that? I mean you and the rest of our family know about the Transformers and I didn't want any of you to become involved." Jaune explained.
"Jaune, that's sweet, but what's done is done." Roslyn reminded.
"Yeah. We're just lucky Ruby wiped all information the Atlas Military had on us." Jaune stated.
"I also saw how you reacted a couple times when we were in Atlas." Roslyn brought up. "You actually growled. You don't do that."
"Atlas is wrong! If they find the Autobots, they'll dissect them and rob us of the one thing that can stop the Decepticons." Jaune said.
"That doesn't really make me forget how you got in Atlas." Roslyn pressed.
"Like I said, Atlas tried to attack the Decepticons and utterly failed. Now that we escaped, General Ironwood and other higher-ups must be going crazy, especially since the mission in Anima ended with more KIAs." Jaune retorted.
"Still, I think you have to talk to your friends about this and spend more time outside the house." Roslyn said.
Jaune again, thought about it for a minute. Violet said the same thing. He'd actually disregarded his own sister's advice. That made him feel guilty. "Okay, Roslyn."
"That's all I ask. We just want you to be happy again." Roslyn was beginning to tear up. Jaune brought her in for a hug.
"I'm really trying, but it's so hard." Jaune was crying right now. After the hug, Roslyn quietly left Jaune's room. He dozed off again and fell asleep.
*Jaune's Dream.*
Jaune was once again in a white void. "Hello? Is anyone here?"
"Jaune Arc…" A voice spoke. The blonde knight turned to see a red, blue, yellow, and white robot with blue eyes, a faceplate that looked taller than Optimus Prime holding a large sword staring directly at him.
Jaune was wide-eyed. He was a little intimidated to say the least. "W-Who are you?" The robot said nothing and unleashed a burst of light, making Jaune cover his eyes.
*Remnant. Jaune's Room.*
He woke up sweating a little bit. "What was that?" He asked himself quietly.
*Southern Vale Ocean. Decepticon Headquarters. Shockwave's Laboratory. 21:32 pm*
Shockwave was still tinkering away in his project. "This will be a pinnacle in the destruction of the Autobots." He said, "You will be the ultimate Autobot hunter."
In his laboratory was a tall cylinder with a monstrous robotic form submerged in yellow liquid. "CNA: Building blocks of all Cybertronian life. You will be one of my masterpieces."
*Vale. Vale Meadow Near the caverns. 1:12 am*
It was a pleasant night this time. However, something was smoking near the caverns. Suddenly, a glow of bright red shone in the darkness. "M-M-Me Grimlock…." The figure growled.
Hello, everyone. I hope you all liked this new chapter/episode of Dustformers: Season 2. Hound has explained what the Insecticons are.
At Decepticon Headquarters, Hypnotica, and Abysswing have had a sparkling named Bloodsurge, adding a brand-new Decepticon into the ranks Bloodsurge has the same structure and alternate mode as his mother, but has his father's pale white complexion with some blood red thrown into the color mix.
With Shockwave though, he's working on his first project since arriving on Remnant. What could it possibly be?.
The Atlesian Military have been collecting the dead Insecticon bodies from the small town in Anima in hopes to learn more. Meanwhile, one of the young cadets takes out a vial and fills with Energon, though he nor the entirety of the Atlas Military know it's Energon. Speaking of the Atlesian Military, we have a new character: Dr. Lewis Hudson who is a tech on Project: Cyber Warrior.
Also, what is Corporal Matthew Weir going to tell Winter about the mission in Anima
Back in Vale, Jaune's friends and family remember the way he acted when they were in Atlas: Either talking aggressively to people besides his friends and family or finding a dark corner to sit and brood in.
Finally, Shockwave is cooking something up in cyber-nucleic acid. What could this be? Will you get what this references to?
Not to mention, the figure in the cave said Grimlock. THEY'RE HERE!
Oh! Before I forget, a little cameo of a character from Transformers: Victory showing up in Jaune's dream.
As usual, if you have any ideas for Dustformers: Season 2, please let me know in the comments/reviews, or personally PM me. I've seen some really good ideas in the reviews so far as well as OCs, so I'm interested to see and read them.
Author's Notes #1: Rwby Volume 7 is done as the finale came out today. All I'm going to say is things have gone from bad to worse. Now, we wait for the eighth volume.