I am so sorry for the late update. Been busy for a while because of online classes. Anyways, here's the next chapter and I want to thank Saber-X003 for the ideas on this chapter.
And remember, Russetstar (Deviantart)/DarkRose66 (Fanfiction) allowed me to use her Predacon and Dinobot characters. And her Oc Cybertronian species called Dracons. They're Cybertronian with draconic features and they are descendants of the Predacons.
Those Dracons are:
Demon (Leader)
Sparta
Knightmare
Iceclaw
Phoenix
Knightfang
Hybrid
Livewire
After returning to Nemesis, Breakdown, Dreadwing, and Predaking brought the two Predacons to the sick bay, where they could be checked by Knockout. But as they did, Breakdown saw the Vehicons giving shocked looks at the sight of the two Predacons, wondering how they survived. Breakdown wanted to know as well how they escaped the explosion and ended up outside. Although he lost thoughts as he held his laughter when he saw Starscream's reaction when he saw two Predacons that survived the explosion. The Seeker's face was so shocked that he was even stuttering and glitching a bit.
"B-B-B-B-but how did they-?" Starscream was a stuttering mess when he saw the two Predacons with Predaking, fearing that he would be assigned to them and get twice the beating.
Luckily, Predaking will be the ones keeping an eye on those Predacons with the help of Dreadwing. The Bigger Predacon prefers the Captain of the Seekers to be close with his kin and trained them in aerial combat. The two Predacons are designated as Skylynx and Darksteel. These Predacon Twins are strong, relying on brute strength and their fire, rather than making strategic plans. Predaking teaches his brethren how to transform into their bipedal mode. It took them a while, but they successfully transformed and learned how to speak. So far, both Skylynx and Darksteel are learning well, except for the part that they were mischievous miscreants that love to torment Starscream every single day, much to Dreadwing and Predaking's amusement. And when Starscream isn't around, the Predacon Twins would go out from the ship with Breakdown to drive to the theater. But in a safe distance and could see it clearly. They enjoy hanging out with Breakdown when they sneak out and watch a movie, especially the ones with big monsters that destroy buildings.
All in all, it seems like the two Predacons got used to their roles. However, they have no idea what lies ahead and hidden truth that was kept from them.
Pretty soon, Soundwave picked up an unknown signature of Cybertronian origin. It was hard to decrypt or identify, but it was releasing an enormous energy signature and the location was at a canyon. Thinking of a new weapon, Megatron sends some Vehicons to find it, but they never come back nor reported when they search for it. Suspicious of what's going on, Megatron decided to investigate with his soldiers and some Vehicons. So far, they couldn't find the source and they began to wonder if there isn't any. However, Megatron ordered them to keep searching until they found it. Soundwave showed them the location of the energy source again and searched for it. However, they weren't aware that it was a trap. They found the energy source in a cavern. They looked around before Starscream spotted something.
"Master, look! Over there." The seeker points at a cavern that has a metal ball object, lying on top of rock. "The energy is coming through there!"
Seeing this, Megatron goes over to the metal ball and picks it, observing the device with curiosity and suspicion, wondering what it does. Suddenly, the ball opens to reveal a glowing dark red cylinder, surprising everyone, before it releases a banshee-like scream and energy wave that weakens them all. Megatron drops the device as he falls on his knees and covers his audios, yelling in pain while clutching his head. The others soon fell into unconsciousness, but before Megatron could join them, the last thing he saw were shadowy figures with glowing red eyes, and then he passed out.
Soon, the Warlord was being dragged by black figures and was taken to a location far from Earth's atmosphere along with the others. As they were going to be prisoners of the aliens that caused the Great War in the first place.
Afterwards, Megatron woke up and found himself inside a dark cell with no way out. It was made of metal and stones. He grunted as he slowly got up, still feeling pain. He looked around and found himself alone in his prison cell. His warriors are not with him, leading him to be suspicious and angry, thinking that whoever put that device there will feel his wrath. Suddenly, he heard something from the corner. Megatron snapped at the direction and summoned his blade, but to no avail. He looked at his arms and noticed black cuffs around them, preventing him from using his weapons or even to transform!
"What is happening?!" Megatron questioned in anger.
"It appears that we are trapped." Came Prime's voice.
Megatron glares at Optimus as the leader of the Autobots steps out of the shadows, also restrained from using his weapons. "Prime! What did you do to me?!" Megatron demanded.
"It was not me who brought you here." Optimus said to him calmly.
"Do you honestly think I would believe you?!" Megatron growls at him.
"You should listen to him, Megatron." An unknown and dark voice came.
Light has illuminated the darkness, revealing that they were in a pit-like arena. Above them was a throne and sitting there was a draconic being, smirking down at them in a sick amusement. With him was a bat-like being, grinning at them with a wicked grin. Their presence made Megatron's energon boil as he glared at them, baring his sharp dentas.
"Who are you?!" Megatron orders him.
"Silence! You shall not speak in front of the Master!" The bat shouted at him.
"Stand down, Nightshriek. They need to know before their final demise." The draconic being said slyly as he looked at the two leaders. "I am Thanatos, leader of all Monstrums and bringer of destruction."
"Why have you brought us here?" Optimus questions the Monstrum suspiciously.
Thanatos made a cold chuckle. "I would, but it's much fun for me for you to get it...by fighting it." He said darkly before lifting his hand up. The floor at the arena opened, revealing an opening, and a huge octopus-like creature emerged from the ground with a huge gaping mouth of teeth. Both leaders were shocked to see the creature as Thanatos' grins widened at the sight.
"Now, let's see what you two got?" He said to them evilly as the creature released a powerful roar.
"Ugh...my head gasket." Breakdown groans as he slowly sits up from the ground and rubs his helm before he realizes that he was in a prison with the rest of the Decepticons, and no Predacons. "The frag?" Breakdown suddenly became aware that their cell was attached to another. They were in the middle while on the other side were the Predacons and the left were-
"Autobots?" Breakdown blurted out in surprise, getting everyone's attention.
The Decepticons and Predacons turned to the other cell. Indeed, the Autobots were there. Except for Optimus Prime wasn't with them. The Autobots also saw their archenemies at the other cell before they galred at each other. They were about to fire but found out they cannot use their weapons and the Predacons can't turn into their Predacon forms to use their fire.
"What the?" Smokescreen mutters out in shock.
"What's happening? What did you fraggers do?!" Ironhide demanded the Decepticons and Predacons.
"Us?! We didn't do anything!" Yelled Knockout as the medic glared at the group. "Maybe you're doing this!"
"Ours!?" Hound yelled at the medic in rage. "Do you think we got you in this fragging prison?! If anyone's to blame, it's your fault!"
"You disgraceful Autobots!" Predaking slams at the bars, trying to get to them and rip them apart for destroying his kin. "You shall pay for what you have done!"
"Hey! It's not our fault that Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus had to stop Project Predacon!" Sunstreak yelled before pointing at Skylynx and Darksteel. "And how the Pit did they survive!?"
"Watch it, Autobot, or we'll come over there and rip your spark off!" Skylynx yelled at him.
Darksteel laughs at this in agreement. "Yeah!"
"Oh, keep telling yourself that!" Sideswipe yelled at their side of the cell. "You cons started the war in the first place!"
"Only because your so-called leader stole Lord Megatron's place!" Yelled Dreadwing.
"Take that back you fragger!" Ironhide yelled.
"And why Starscream there?!" Bluestreak exclaimed, pointing at the cowardly seeker. "Didn't he turn rouge or something?!"
"Don't tell me he somehow crawled his way back to Megatron?" Bulkhead questions in annoyance.
Tarn scoffed at this. "Wish he still was, we would've ended him here right now."
"Excuse me?!" Starscream exclaims in anger and fear.
Soon, a whole argument broke down through the prison, Autobots, Decepticons, and Predacons were cursing and swearing at each other in anger, bickering about who's fault it was. Bumblebee wasn't arguing since he was only making beeps and tones, but the scout spotted something in front of them. There was another cell, and it appears that there was someone inside. Bumblebee made various beeps and pointed at the cell, but no one seemed to listen. Bee lets out a frustrated sigh before he notices that a pair of eyes were staring at him through the darkness of the cell. The scout was about to investigate forward until the room started to shake, followed by a loud roar of an unknown creature.
"What the frag was that?!" Ironhide exclaimed in surprise.
Tarn and his team looked around the room, trying to find a way out. "Whatever it was, there is no way we are sticking around to find out." Tarn said in a serious tone.
Suddenly, they heard a scoff from the other cell, followed by a male raspy voice that spoke to them sarcastically (Tom Hardy). "Good luck with that."
Everyone was surprised by the newcomer's voice before Bee pointed towards the other cell and saw silvery eyes looking at them through the darkness. It shows no signs of emotions whatsoever, like it didn't have a care in the world. There was dead silence in the air. They just stared at the pair of silver eyes while wondering who owns them. Ironhide was the one who broke the silence as he glared at the being in the shadows.
"Who the frag are you?" Ironhide demanded the stranger. The stranger did not say anything, only to look away and stare at his cell's wall. This caused Ironhide's anger to grow. "Hey! Don't ignore me!"
"What's the point of telling you when all of us are going to die here?" Stated the prisoner.
His information shocked the group, especially Starscream and Knockout. Soundwave and Shockwave were not fazed by this, since they don't show any emotions, due to known facial expressions. Wanting to know what's going on, Ultra Magnus questions the stranger.
"What do you mean?" The commanding officer asked the stranger suspiciously.
"Yeah, where's Optimus?!" Ironhide demanded the prisoner.
The stranger rolled his silvery eyes and pointed out to them blankly. "Don't you see? All of you were captured by the Monstrums."
"Monstrums? What are Monstrums?" Smokescreen asked in confusion and yet with a hint of curiosity.
"Beings that shouldn't be messed with." A reply came.
"What do they want from us?" Predaking asked in a demanding tone.
"What else? Power." He answered to the Predacon. "All Monstrums care is power and conquer. They will invade planets, committing genocide, and bringing destruction in their path."
"Heh, they sound just like the Decepticons." Sideswipe mocked, pointing at the Decepticons and the three Predacons, earning glares from them.
"Tsk, you think the Monstrums are like the Decepticons? No, they are far worse." The stranger said through the shadows. "They manipulate people, giving them false visions and destinies, causing those gullible beings to start wars, create mass destruction, and commit crimes that are unforgivable. They became pawns to the Monstrums. Like how they did to you, Cybertronians."
"What do you mean?" Bluestreak asked in confusion.
"All were too blind to realize what really caused the war between your kind." The silver eyed stranger said to them in annoyance. "The Monstrums' leader planned the whole thing many years ago. He was the reason why you have your never-ending war. He was the reason why your planet is dead."
His words shivered through their spines as they all processed what he was saying. They looked at one another, wondering what he meant and the reason. Seeing their looks, the stranger simply glanced at them and pointed out the obvious to them.
"The leader put a spell on Trick Spell."
"A what?" Smokescreen asked in confusion.
"What the Pit is a trick spell?" Hound asked in a rude and confused tone.
"I doubt you believe in magic." The stranger mutters out, which they heard, as he continues. "But the Trick Spell is used to trick the ones to see false visions, and dreams. The leader used it on Megatron, making him believe that he should take control of Cybertron and start the war of hate and death."
"What? That's impossible." Dreadwing intervened, stepping closer to the bars. "Lord Megatron saw what's fit for Cybertron."
"Then he is wronged. He saw a false future of bringing your kind to a better life." The stranger said to them sternly. "I know, because I was there when Thanatos cast the spell on Megatron, turning him against his own kind, destroying Cybertron till it is nothing but an empty husk, and becoming a puppet Thanatos."
"Thanatos? Is he...is he the leader?" Bulkhead asked him.
"He is the leader, the conqueror, the manipulator, and the destroyer. Thanatos does not care who lives or dies, all he cares is getting what he wants. And what he wants is the extinction of your kind." He said to them darkly.
"Our extinction?" Shockwave questions the stranger.
"You Cybertronians were in his way of getting his full power. He didn't want anyone to interfere with his plan, so he made sure your kind will fall, like he did with the Predacons."
Predaking's optics widen by this. "What? What do you mean?" He demanded, coming forward to the cell.
"You didn't know but Thanatos caused the great cataclysm at Cybertron to end all Predacons, for they can rival the Monstrums." He explains to the Predacon King before adding another piece of information that shocks everyone. "And making sure that no Predacons could come back, he found out about your Project Predacon."
"What?! He knows about clones?!" Starscream screams in panic. Fearing the worst will yet to come if the silver eyed stranger knows what really happened.
"How do you know these things?" Mirage asked the stranger suspiciously.
"Word gets around here." The stranger said to them. "And from what I heard; Thanatos used another trick spell on Megatron when one of his scouts told him about the Predacon cloning. Knowing they are a threat to his plan, Thanatos made Megatron to fear your kind, eradicating them by luring the Autobots to the cave, so they could take the blame and cause the destruction of Predacons."
This caught Dreadwing, Breakdown, and Predaking's attention. Dreadwing and Breakdown never knew about the plan since they were good friends with Predaking. And since they are, Megatron and the other Decepticons agreed to not mention this to them. Thinking that they would warn Predaking about this and stopped them from continuing with the plan. Predaking, on the other hand, was furious. Feeling betrayed by how Megatron did to his kin, all because of this trick spell to corrupt his mind and cause the destruction of his kind.
"We...we never knew..." Breakdown mutters out, referring to him and Dreadwing.
The stranger heard this and scoffed. "Of course, you didn't, your 'master' must've known that you were friends with him." He said towards Predaking. "And I know for a fact that you will stop at nothing to warn your Predacon ally."
Breakdown was silent by this, and couldn't believe what he was hearing. It's true, he would warn his Predaking of his kind's destruction by the hands of the Decepticons, he would've tried and saved them. As well as Dreadwing since the Captain of the Seekers has more honor than anyone else. But to think that their master pulls such an elaborated scheme with the others was just...was just wrong. Predaking was furious about this, after learning the truth, he now resented the Decepticons, except for Breakdown and Dreadwing, for they were not involved through the plan.
"You've been all played by Thanatos's deception. And now, we will all face his terrible game." The stranger said to them.
"Wait...what game do you mean?" Prowl questions him.
"A game that will satisfy his sick and twisted mind." He said to them, shocking everyone except for Soundwave and Shockwave. "He's going to put all of us in an arena, where we will fight his monsters until we defeat them or be killed by them."
There was silence from the group, staring at him with wide optics, like they just saw a ghost. The Autobots always thought Megatron was bad, but Thanatos is worse!
"Wait a minute, why isn't Optimus here?" Arcee suddenly asked.
"And Lord Megatron?" Dreadwing added, wanting to know his master's whereabouts.
"They were taken to the arena after you all were captured." The stranger answered them. "They're probably facing the creatures as we speak."
The group looked at each other. The Autobots were concerned about their leader while the Decepticons were more concerned on how to get out of here and getting their master back. Predaking and his two followers were focusing on a way out. However, before they could think about it, Smokescreen looks at the prisoner with a confused yet curious look in his optics.
"By the way, who are you? And why were you placed in here?" Smokescreen questions the stranger.
There was another silence from the stranger, there was not yet an answer that was coming from him, but Smokescreen waited for his answer as well as the others. Well, Starscream didn't want to know, he just wanted to get out of here. Soon, they could see the stranger getting up and rattling chains could be heard. The stranger appeared from his cell and into the light, revealing to be a humanoid wolf. His arms and legs were chained, his body filled with scratches and bruises, as if he was beaten mercilessly. He was only wearing pants that were slightly torn. He looked at them with his silver eyes, not a single emotion could be read.
"My name is Silvereyes, and I am a prisoner just like you."
Meanwhile, Megatron was seen tossed to a wall by the creature's tentacles. He growls in pain as Optimus tries to hold it down. They were able to fight it with the scattered weapons that were lying around the ground. They made an agreement to work together to fight the creature that was trying to kill them. Even though they were holding it on their own, they could barely stand after having been completely beat down by it. The two leaders were struggling to fight it while Thanatos and his minion, Nightshriek, watched with sickly amusement as the leaders were being mauled by the beast. Megatron got up from the ground and grabbed a nearby spear before hurtling it towards one of the creature's eyes, blinding it temporarily, allowing Megatron to cut off one of its tentacles with a rusty blade. Optimus lands on the ground before he grabs a spear and throws it to the last eye, blinding it completely as the creature releases a powerful roar of pain. Megatron and Optimus regrouped as they thought of a way to end the creature.
"This creature has no meaning of stopping." Megatron said with a growl, glaring at the creature.
Optumis agrees before scanning the area. The creature was smashing his tentacles around, trying to find the two Cybertronians. Optimus then notices a huge black stalagmite from above. It was shaking a bit because the creature was thrashing around, giving Optimus a plan.
"Hit the stalagmite from above, it will crush the creature." Optimus said his plan. "I will draw the creature's attention."
Seeing it for himself, Megatron agrees before Optimus charges forward while Megatron grabs any bludgeon weapons on the ground as the warlord tosses them with all his might on the stalagmite. With great force, the stalagmite started to crack slowly. Optimus did his best distracting the creature, evading his tentacles with great efforts. Soon, Megatron threw a mighty spear at the stalagmite, causing it to crack fully and fall on top of the creature. Optimus moved out of the way, just in time before the giant stalagmite could crush him. It did crush the creature, ending it in no time. Both leaders watched as the creature was slain, much to their relief. But Thanatos, on the other hand, was not amused at this, finding it annoyed that they survived.
"A pity, I was hoping that you both would've parish." Thanatos said in annoyance.
Hearing this, Megatron glares at him. "If you wish to see yourself perish, then do it yourself!" He challenged Thanatos.
"I would, but you're too weak to hold on your own." Thanatos said with a smirk. "Besides, I have another way to amuse myself."
The leader of the Momstrum snapped his claws, allowing a holographic screen to appear in midair. Megatron and Optimus saw the screen revealing the Sea of Rust on Cybertron. There, they saw the Omega Lock, shocking them in the process, as it was surrounded by a group of Monstrums. There, they could see a wolf Monstrum with a scar on the bridge of his snout. He was holding all four Omega Lock Keys, shocking the two leaders, as he used them to unlock the Omega Lock.
"How?! How did you collect the Omega Keys?!" Megatron demanded.
Thanatos smirked at him. "It was quite easy actually. Finding your base and your ship were easy to locate, and then we ransack them, attacking your soldiers and stealing valuable treasures. But it appears that you no longer have a base of operations." He explained, referring to how he sent his soldiers to find the Autobot base and Nemesis, attacking them with no mercy.
Optimus's eyes widen in realization as he just realizes that Ratchet was at the base alone. Miko and Raf were at school, making them safe, for now. Megatron, on the other hand, was furious, learning very well that he destroyed his warship! Thanatos grins at their looks, knowing fully well that he struck a nerve.
"Consider yourself lucky that you didn't fall to your doom." Thanatos said in a mocking tone but smirked. "As well as my gift for helping me."
"Helping you?" Optimus asked in confusion and suspicion.
"Yes, you two were great pawns on my plan. Fighting among each other, starting the war, and destroying your kind. It was a true masterpiece." Thanatos said with a sickening smile. "If it wasn't for Megatron being in my control, he could've been a great leader to the Cybertronian race, a Prime maybe. But too bad for him, a little false destiny causes Megatron to be led astray. You could have it all, but sadly, due to your pathetic mind. You allow fear and paranoia to get to you and become your planet's great destroyer!"
"AAAAGGGGHHHH!" Megatron roared in anger as he grabbed a spear and threw it at Thanatos's smirking face.
Suddenly, the spear stops midair as the sharp tip was close to Thanatos's face. The leader of the Monstrum wasn't fazed by this while Optimus and Megatron were shocked by this. Without lifting a finger, Thanatos made the spear turn around to face the two Cybertronian leaders before it lit up on fire. He made the flaming spear to strike at Optimus and Megatron, who quickly dodge as the spear exploded from the ground, creating a huge crater. They were shocked to see the force and power until Thanatos started laughing.
"Oh, so much entertainment. Why don't we see more, shall we? Nightscar! Is it ready?" Thanatos questions the humanoid wolf on the screen.
"Yes, Master Thanatos, we await your order." The wolf Monstrum known as Nightscar replied to him. He and the other Monstrums were at a safe distance, looking at the Omega lock from afar.
"Give us a show." The leader ordered with a grin.
"As you wish."
And with that, Nightscar lifts up a small black orb, allowing it to create a dark glow. He tosses it to the Omega Lock as it creates an electric shock. Soon, it exploded on the Omega Lock's drive, creating a large explosion, destroying all of its structure. Megatron and Optimus watched in shock and horror as they saw the only key to save Cybertron was destroyed. They weren't the only ones who had witnessed this. The rest of the Autobots, Decepticons, and the Predacons witnessed the destruction of the Omega Lock when Thanatos made another screen appear in their cell, so they could see what he did. And it shocked them hard.
"You...you fiend! You have destroyed the Omega Lock!" Megatron roared at him.
"I did, and now, I will destroy the rest of you!" Thanatos said with a maniacal laugh before summoning black flames from his hands, followed by loud shrieks on unknown creatures was heard coming in the arena.
"Ratchet is what?!" Miko exclaimed in shock.
Miko and Raf were picked up from school by Agent Fowler. The agent told the kids that Ratchet was attacked by unknown extraterrestrials. They weren't Decepticons, that's for sure, however; these unknown extraterrestrials are extremely aggressive, and Ratchet barely got out of there alive before the base blew up. Fowler found Ratchet through his chopper. The poor medic was found at the canyons, injured, but nothing too serious. Although he did lose all his medical tools and supplies during the explosion as well as the relics.
"He's injured, but don't worry, he made it through." Fowler assured her. "However, we are not certain what attacked him, all Ratchet could see were black creatures, faster than the speed of sound, they nearly got to him until he lost them through the canyons."
"Um...Ange Fowler?" Raf suddenly asked from the back of the seat with Miko beside him. "W-Where are you taking us?"
"Somewhere safe, son." The agent replies as he drives his car to a military base.
The base they are going to is called Unit E. It is a secret division of the United States Military tasked with handling special threats to national security. After the destruction of Autobot Outpost Omega One, Unit E allowed Ratchet to stay at one of the hangers (Hanger E to be precise), so the Medic could repair himself. As Fowler entered Hanger E, the kid immediately got out of the car and went over to Ratchet, who was sitting on top of a crate, repairing his damaged arm.
"Ratchet!" The kids exclaimed in panic and yet relief to see their medic friend all right.
"Thank Primus you two weren't there at the base." Ratchet said to them in relief, thinking that things would've gone bad if the kids were there.
"Are you alright?" Raf asked him in concern.
"I'm fine, but I fear the others are not as lucky as I was." Ratchet informs them solemnly.
"Wh...what do you mean?" Raf asked in concern.
"Hours ago, the computer picked up an energy signal of Cybertronian origin. We believe that it was a new energy source, but we were wrong. These...ghouls or whatever those things were, came out of nowhere, dragged them away while some found their way to the base. I was lucky to escape as they desecrated it. But I did not pinpoint their location." Ratchet said to them while lowering his head. "I don't know what happened to them nor if it was the work of the Decepticons, all I know is that these beings are not like any other."
"Monstrums." Raf thought grimly, knowing very well what they are but didn't tell Ratchet.
"We have to find them!" Miko exclaims, her hands turning into fists, "They could be out there! Hurt! Alone or...or..."
"Miko! Give Ratchet a break, he just barely escaped from being mauled by unknown extraterrestrials. Just let him rest for a while, I already sent a search squadron to find the other Autobots." Fowler said to Miko in assurance.
"Then I'm going too!" Miko interjected. "They've been there for us and now it's our turn to help them."
"Miko, it's too dangerous, we already have enough problems with the Decepticons, and now we have to deal with unknown alien species." Fowler said to her. "We will find out who this is, but let's wait for any intel from the search team."
Miko huffs and crosses her arms in annoyance, her friends are in trouble, and she can't do anything to help them! Raf, on the other hand, was worried about them. He knows these aliens are Monstrums, but he couldn't tell them. They'll think he was acting all childish. But he knows someone who listens to him. As Miko, Fowler, and Ratchet were busy, Raf excuses himself to tell his mom that he will be home late. He went out of the hangar and took out his phone as he quickly contacted his friend.
The one he was calling was actually Xander, the Galatria/Monstrum hybrid. He was at the school's parking lot with Trickster after they escaped from a swarm of flirting girls, who were standing from afar, watching them dreamily as they were about to get in the car until Xander received a call from Raf.
"Hello?" Xander answered his phone.
"Xander? Are you there?" Raf called through the base, looking back at others, who were busy to notice him.
"Rafael, is there something wrong?" Xander asked while Trickster was listening to their conversation at the other side of the car.
"The Autobot base was destroyed by Monstrum, Ratchet barely got out of there alive and...and I think the others were captured." Raf explained through the phone, causing Xander's eyes to widen by this.
"Thanatos must've set a trap and captured them." Xander theorized while Trickster stared at him with wide eyes.
"What? He captured them already?" Trickster asked in surprise.
"It appears so, we need to warn Natrix about this." Xander said to Trickster.
Trickster sighs and shrug. "Well, it looks like we have to rescue those Autobots."
"In a way. Change of plans, we need to speak with Natrix about this." Xander said to Trickster before going back to his phone. "Rafael, we're going to speak with Natrix, stay put and we will inform you soon."
"Okay, stay safe." Raf said before Xander ended the call.
The two Monstrums in disguise head back in the school to the gym to find Natrix as Coach Shaw. There, they saw Natrix guiding Vince and his friends to the principal's office, after pulling a prank on Xander hours ago, but failed and ended up pranking Ms. Lynn. The Math teacher was blaring out with rage and sent them to the principal's office, giving them another week of detention.
"Coach Shaw, you have a minute?" Xander asked the coach.
Natrix turned to them and nodded before escorting the delinquents inside the office that has the principal and Ms. Lynn inside before excusing himself as he and two Monstrums in disguise headed towards his office. There, they can talk privately.
"So...Thanatos has captured all the autobots?" Natrix asked them, opening the blinds of the window to see the football team practicing at the field while Xander sat on one of the chairs and Trickster was leaning on the wall, messing Miko through text.
"So it may seem. Thanatos is trying to get rid of those who are a threat to him." Xander said as he figured out the leader's plan. "Is there any news from your spy?"
"Indeed, he told me that not only the Autobots were capture, but also the Decepticons." Natrix explains to them as turns to the two Monstrums in disguise. "Thanatos's plan was to see all Cybertronians destroyed as well as the Predacons. And to make sure that their planet will never be restored, he ordered his soldiers to destroy the Omega Lock."
"So much for saving their planet." Trickster said sarcastically, texting Miko about how cute she is when she's angry, earning an angry emoji, which made him smirk.
"That's not all, intel states that Thanatos destroyed not just the Autobot's base, but also the warship of the Deceticons." Natrix explains to them what the spy has told him. "They have stolen a variety of weapons and made sure there were no survivors."
"Not a single Decepticon minion?" Trickster questions, snickering when Miko sent him multiple angry emojis.
"They are called Vehicons and Insecticons. But no, there were some survivors that escaped, scattered maybe. I don't know for sure if they are hiding or regrouping, but their ship remains abandoned at the far side of a cliff." Natrix informs them seriously. "We need to see if we can find any traces of them, maybe we can find any info of the Monstrum's last trail."
"Understood." Xander agrees with him. "Although we must be vigilant. We don't know if there are any Monstrum Omegas out there."
Natrix nodded. "Agreed."
Soon, the three Mosntrums left the school grounds and headed towards the canyon, where they searched for the Decepticon Warship. It didn't take them long to find it since it was nig and it was half buried by some rocks and boulders. The three males were in their Monstrum forms as they stood on top of a cliff to overlook the half-buried ship. They couldn't sense any life forms inside, indicating that they were either dead or in hiding. Trickster lets out a long whistle as he sees the damage that the Monstrums did.
"By the name of Malumore, they really messed them up." Trickster said, looking at the messed-up ship. "I guess that they take no prisoners on their attack, correct?"
"Indeed, but still, we need to find anything useful to track them down." Natrix said to the two Monstrums.
"Then let's find out." Xander said as he jumped off the cliff.
Trickster sighs and places his hands on his head. "This guy never takes a break." He mutters out.
Natrix snorted at him. "You should learn a thing or two from him."
"Whatever." Was all Trickster says before he jumps off along with Natrix. The three Monstrums land on the ground with ease before making their way to the ship. It was completely abandoned, the inside was completely damaged, not a single Decepticon Vehicons or Insecticons can be found. All they could find were bodies of Vehicons and some Insecticons, indicating they didn't have an easy battle.
"Well...it appears the whole ship is deserted." Trickster said to them casually, kicking an empty crate from the ground.
"They must've made a run for it before the swarm could finish them off." Xander said, going over to the controls, to see the monitors were still working. "Hmm..."
"Do you think it will work?" Trickster asked, balancing a wrench with his finger. Xander types something on the keyboard before the screen lights up. "Never mind, it's still working."
"Look, there's video footage of the event." Natrix slitters besides Xander. "Try and play it."
Nodding, Xander played the video footage of the event. They saw Vehicons and Insecticons were fighting off Monstrum Omegas, fending them off the best way they could when the ship crashed. Sadly, they were overrun and forced to retreat, leaving everything behind as they tried to escape the Monstrum Omegas.
"By the darkness below, Thanatos really wanted to show off his power." Trickster commented as he watched the video.
"It appears so." Xander said before searching the monitors. "Take a look at this. It appears they were trying to contact someone before being offline."
"Really?" Trickster asked with a brow raise. "Who?"
"Us." A deep voice came.
The three Monstrums quickly turned around with weapons raised at the intruder or better yet intruders as there were six Dracons. One was bigger than the rest, he has grey and black coloring with red markings, multiple scaring and is missing a right horn. He and the other Dracons have their weapons raised as they are ready to attack. However, seeing that they are outnumbered six to three, the Monstrums have to resolve this calmly, they don't want to bring attention aka Monstrum Omegas.
"Who are you and what have you done to the ship?" The big Dracon asked.
"What are we going to do?" Trickster whispers out to the two Monstrums.
"Try not to do anything stupid." Natrix warned him quietly.
"Easy for you to say." Trickster mutters to him.
"We're not looking for any trouble." Xander said to them blankly.
The big Dracon wasn't convinced. "Really? I find three unknown beings on a crashed ship of the Decepticons, ravaging through it as if searching for useful assets."
"Hey, we're here to find out about the attack, mate." Trickster said to the big one defensively. "And besides, we don't want you Cybertronian tech."
"Explain your reason before we end the three of you." The big Dracon said threateningly.
Trickster made an annoyed look. "Okay, first of, there is no way you can beat and second-"
Xander quickly cuts Trickster off before he could finish his rude remark. "We believe that your leader and fellow Decepticons were taken by our kind."
"Why should we trust you?" A black and gold Dracon questions him with a glare.
"You don't have to." Xander said calmly. "For we hold the answer you seek, but we can't give it to you, unless you cooperate with us."
"And if we don't?" A red and black Dracon asked with a growl.
"Then we will fall by the claws of the same enemies that destroyed your planet and started the war in the first place." Xander answered in a serious tone.
This made the big Dracon to glare at him suspiciously as if he was observing them. Xander waited patiently as the big Dracon continued to look at them. Trickster wanted to say a snarky remark, but Natrix stopped him before pointing the tip of his knife tail at the fox Monstrum's face, preventing him from talking. Finally, the big Dracon lowered his weapon, but was still on guard. The other Dracons looked at him in disbelief, like he wasn't supposed to do that.
"Sire, what are you-" The black and red Dracon was cut off by his father.
"Stand down, I see no threat in them." He ordered the Dracons. At first, they were hesitant, but when he gave them a growl, they lowered their weapons, but still glared at the intruders. And seeing this, the three Monstrums lowered their weapons. Well, Trickster was forced to lower his weapon by Natrix. The big Dracon looks at them with a serious look. "You better explain everything to me."
Xander stared at him and gave a sharp nod. "Noted, but we can't be here." He informs them before looking at Natrix with a nod.
Understanding his signal, Natrix teleports them all to his cave, where he brought Xander, Trickster, and Raf (as well as Crusoe), as they began to explain the reason, but not before they knew about the Dracons' names. The leader and the big one is named Demon, which suits him because he kinda looks like a demon. He rivals Megatron both in size and strength, as well in combat. His son, the black and red Dracon with tribal markings is named Knightmare. A feral looking fellow since he can be unpredictable, especially in a fight. Very dangerous and mentally unstable Dracon, but if you were on his good side he's very laid back and friendly, most of the time. Next Dracon is the golden/black one named Knightfang. A noble Dracon who follows the ways of the knight since landed on earth in the medieval times. Then there's Iceclaw, an icy blue Dracon, and he is perfectly designed for frigid temperatures that would freeze most Cybertronians and has a dangerous bite that can freeze his opponents to their core. Another Dracon named Phoenix. He has black, red, and silver coloring. He was one of Shockwave's science experiments as he is a combo of the DNAs of Knightmare and another Dracon named Hybrid. Phoenix is a strange and dangerous Dracon. His personality all on its own is unstable. He can be in a good mood and be joking with you one minute and then ready to burn the closest thing to him to the ground. He had a natural ability to create and control fire wherever it was. He can even set himself on fire and it would not bother him. And smoke can be seen coming out of his mouth at times. And lastly Spartan, a golden mech with red markings and multiple scars and a missing horn on the left side. Like his mentor, Demon, Spartan is a warrior with great skills. But his horn was torn off from the Pit, rather it was torn off by Demon after the young Dracon disrespected him and made snarky remarks. To show his place, Demon literally tore off Spartan's own horn right in the middle of a Decepticon meeting and he doesn't mind who sees it, even though it traumatizes some members. And since then, Spartan learned in the most brutal way, not to underestimate Demon. And under Demon's training, he learns some new skills each day.
So, after getting um...acquainted or not trying to get each other killed, the three Monstrums explained how Cynbertron's war really started and why the leader wants them to be destroyed. Demon and Knightfang were the only ones listening as they all sat around the fire. Knightmare and Spartan paid attention while watching the three Monstrums suspiciously. Iceclaw was busy napping at the corner, though there was a slight chance that he was listening. And Phoenix was busy staring at the fire in pure boredom.
"And that is why Thanatos used a trick spell on Megatron, blinding him with an ambition to conquer and destroy, preventing the Galatrias from asking for their aid." Xander finished his explanation to the six Dracons.
Demon stared at him briefly and said to him. "And he wants our kind to be extinct, just like the Predacons, correct?"
Xander nodded his head. "Yes, I know it's too much, but Thanatos plans to control the entire galaxy as the sole ruler. Turning everyone to mindless slaves and killing those who go against him."
"If he wants to take over the galaxy, why was he kidnapping little humans with blue eyes?" Kinghtfang asked, remembering seeing the news of human little girls being kidnapped from their homes, knowing very well it wasn't human.
"He searches for the key wielder of the gate of beginning." Natrix was the one who answered.
"The gate of what?" Iceclaw suddenly asked, waking up after something caught his interest.
"Gate of Beginning is an ancient and powerful force that housed the power of a Goddess named Crystalia." The Monstrum serpent explained to him and the others. "It can grant any wishes for the one who gets there first shall receive full access to the power of the goddess, but there is a price to pay."
"And what's that?" Knightmare asked him.
"If they want their wishes to come true, they must find the second born of royal Galatria. She will be the one who can open the gate and the one who stands by her side will have the power with a pure heart, but if there is no one by the Key Wielder's side then the only one who will access it is the key wielder herself."
"And let me guess, those little humans with blue eyes are being kidnapped by your kind believing that she could be the key wielder?" Knightfang questions them.
"The child is a descendant of the key wielder, they believe that she is here, hiding from plane sight." Natrix said with a nod.
"Why did they kidnap them?" Demon asked him. "Why not return them to their family units?"
"Monstrums feed on negative energy like greed, hate, anger, sadness, and envy." Xander explains the reason. "They keep those little girls alive, placing them in suspended animation, where they feed on the little girls' nightmares as well as the worry, fear, and anger of the parents."
"And they must've been feeding the war's negativity, correct?" Demon questions them.
"Yes, due to Thanatos's plan, Cybertornians have been giving him enough negative energy to feed his army. That's why they were getting so strong, your war has been feeding them for years, thus making them the most dangerous alien race."
"Is there a way to stop them?" Spartan asked Xander.
"There is, the gate of beginning can save your planet from dying and stopping the Monstrums for good. If you want your leader and other fellow Decepticons rescued, we need your help finding the child and protecting her from them." Xander said to them seriously. "What do you say?"
The six Dracons looked at each other with serious looks in their optics, as if they should trust them or not. They barely knew these beings and yet they wished for their aid. Finally, after some time, it appears that the Dracons have made an agreement.
"We will help you find this child, after we save Lord Megatron and the other Decepticons." Demon said to them seriously. "But if you try to betray us, I will personally rip your head off."
"We won't, you have our word, Demon." Xander said to him, his voice filled with honesty.
"I don't need words for you to prove yourself, you must show me." Demon said to him seriously.
"Very well, but we need more help than just us." Xander said before taking out a personal communicator as he contacted someone. "Rafael, we need your assistance in this."
Back on the Monstrum's ship, the Autobots, Decepticons, and Predacons were still trapped in their prison. They were beaten up and tried after they each were forced to fight Thanatos's monsters. Optimus and Megatron were beaten up really badly after their battle with hundreds of Monstrum Omegas, they barely got out of there alive if not for Thanatos being bored with them and ordering his soldiers to take them back to the prison while the others fought the next monsters. They were all lucky that they survived, for they have been here for four days. The Monstrums seem to enjoy their torment as they gave them little energons for them to consume, just enough to survive the fights. Each fight was getting harder and harder each day as Thanatos always sent in new and bigger monsters for them to fight. They know this because Silvereyes was able to fight them off on his own, surviving over the years in each and every fight. They were grateful for him giving tips about how to fight these creatures and how to preserve their energies. He was also the one that gave them information about his kind, how they can disguise themselves as humans, and their reason, learning the hard truth about their reason and motives for starting the great war. Megatron was angered by how he was tricked by Thanatos, using him as a mere puppet. He wanted to get out of here and kill Thanatos for what he has done, but due to his injuries and low energy, he doubts he could leave. So far, they've been doing nothing but survive through this prison.
"Okay...eye spy something...black and furry." Darksteel spoke, playing eye-spy for like the hundredth time.
"It's me." Silvereyes answered sarcastically and annoyance, sitting on the floor while leaning over the bars of his cell.
"Wow! You're good at this!" Darksteel answered with a grin, earning an annoyed sigh from the Monstrum prisoner. Darksteel isn't the brightest of the Predacons since he enjoys fighting and violence, but also playing games to pass the time. But in eye-spy, he keeps referring to Silvereyes. It was annoying, but it's better than dying of boredom.
"Okay, eye spy something...fury...and black...and..." Darksteel trailed off as he looked at Silvereyes.
Smokescreen was the one who answered as he was searching through the wall for an opening. "It's Silvereyes."
"How'd you know?" Darksteel asked him, earning a sigh from Smokescreen.
"Anything?" Arcee asked, looking at Bulkhead as he and Wheeljack were figuring how to break the armbands that were retaining their weapons and vehicle modes.
"Nothing." Bulkhead answered solemnly, looking at the black armbands. "They can't break or cut, it's like they're glued on us."
"It's because it's made of a rare material that can only be found at Tenebris, the home planet of the Monstrums. It can only be unlocked if we have the key." Silvereyes informs them, leaning against the bars while looking at the wall.
"You know, you're very useful in giving us info, Silver." Smokescreen said to him. "But we don't know much about you."
Silvereyes glanced at him. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you know everything about your kind and us but...you didn't tell us why you were put here in the first place." Smokescreen said towards Silvereyes, who stayed quiet.
"Let's just break the code of the Monstrums." The wolf Monstrum answered quietly, not looking at him nor the others, who became curious about his life.
"What code?" Smokescreen asked curiously.
"The code is to never show any love for all things life." Silvereyes answered solemnly.
"Sounds like Decepticon rules." Wheeljack mutters out, ignoring the annoyed look from Starscream.
"Call it as you wish, it was the way we Monstrums have to live, to survive, and to fight. We were meant to be creatures of war...but over the times...I began to wonder if it was our only purpose." Silvereyes explained, looking at the wall.
Bumblebee made beeps and tunes as if he was asking: "What do you mean?"
Silvereyes, somehow understands him, spoke in a somewhat gentle tone. "Years I've been questioning Thanatos's plan and leadership. What if Monstrums have another purpose besides war and bringing death, what if...what if we can make a choice for ourselves." The Autobots, Decepticons (minus Starscream), and the Predacons listened to his tale of how he betrayed his kind. "Soon, I left the ship and went to Earth, where I study on how humans live their lives and how they get to choose their own fate."
"You studied humans?" Hot Rod asked Silvereyes curiously.
"In a way, yes. Thanks to my human disguise, I observed them and learned what they do, and how they show emotions to one another. I soon became intrigued on how humans do. And then...I met her." Silvereyes looking at his hands and eyes slowly began to sadden.
"Who was she?" Arcee asked, curious about the woman he met.
"And how did you meet her?" Jazz asked as well.
"I met a female human when she was almost attacked by a group of male humans. I was there in my human form, minding my own business. I was even thinking about ignoring her, but...but something inside of me prevented it, and instead of walking away...I saved her. I didn't know what had gotten into me to do so but...I began to show great interest. I then began visiting her every day, learning that she studies to be a nurse so she could help other humans who are sick or in pain." Silvereyes explained his lover on Earth.
"You fell in love?" Bluestreak asked in surprise.
Silvereyes has his hand on his chest, where his heart is as he recalls the time that he and his lover started to develop feelings for one another. "For the first time in my life, I feel a swell of unknown emotions coming through me. It felt...strange yet good at the same time. I wanted the feeling to last, so I stayed as a human by the Silver. I then married the human woman and became a husband...as well as a father."
This caught everyone's attention, minus Starscream, he was busy trying to find a way out. "You sire a youngling?" Predaking suddenly asked him.
Silvereyes nodded as he lifted his hand to look at it. "Monstrums are always known to bring destruction, but when my son was born...I saw a new light. Instead of bringing death, I brought life as I held my son for the first time...it felt a spark of a new beginning for me as I stayed with family and abandoned my kin."
"Until they capture you, correct?" Tarn asked, knowing very well the consequences if someone abandons their cost.
Silver eyes nodded his head. "Yes, they staged my capture as a death, torturing me for falling for an inferior human and having a child with her. I refuse to let them know where they are as instincts told me to protect me. Guess that's what they call love, it makes you do crazy things to protect those you care about." He explains as a ghostly smile appears on his face as he remembers his mate cradling their son in her arms. "I have no regrets in betraying my kin and living with my mate and son. But I do regret not being there with them."
Everyone stared at him with sympathy, well the Autobots, Predaking, Dreadwing, and possibly Breakdown were the ones who felt pity towards him. But the sad moment came to a halt after Skids said this. "Yeah, they definitely think you're dead."
"True that." Mudflap said agreement.
The Autobot group, minus Optimus, glared at them in annoyance, which caused them to make confused looks. "What? You know it's true." Mudflap said.
"By all means, I believe they will be relieved once they discover that you did not perish." Optimus said in an assuring tone to Silvereyes, even though the leader of the Autobot was heavily injured but manages to give advice.
"I don't for sure, considering I haven't seen them for nine years. My son is probably grown to a fine young man, not seeing him grow was torture for me." Silvereyes said before looking at the wall. "I don't expect him or my love to know what I am and what I have done."
Everyone was silent, not sure what to do or say. But before they could they heard the door of the prison opened, followed by footsteps. They saw two Monstrums. Those were Nightshriek and Nightscar, two Monstrums that they saw with Thanatos. And they saw Nightscar dragging someone that was all too familiar.
"Ratchet!" The Autobots, minus Bee (who made loud beeps) exclaimed in shock and fear to see their medic was captured by the Monstrums. The medic has his head down, indicating that was too weak to move or was unconscious. The Autobots worry for their companion before Nightshriek chuckles darkly at the sight of Ratchet's weak state.
"They can run, but they cannot hide." Nightshriek said in a taunting manner. "You serve the Monstrums well, Nightscar unlike someone..." He steered towards Silvereyes, who ignored him like he didn't care about his words.
Nightscar, who wasn't fazed by this, gave a nod. "I am still searching for the rest of the Decepticons and Insecticons." He informs the bat Monstrums, which causes Megatron to glare at wolf Monstrum dangerously.
"Excellent, Thanatos wants more entertainment at the arena." Nightshriek said before observing Ratchet. "It appears that this one is not suitable for battle. He's too weak to survive the battle...why don't give him mercy by ending his misery, shall we?"
Hearing this, the Autobots quickly realize that they were going to kill Ratchet on the spot. They quickly try to break free from the bars, calling out to Ratchet to wake up, but he doesn't seem to budge. They even threatened the two Monstrums if they tried to hurt Ratchet, which Nightshriek enjoyed, considering that they can't escape from their prison. Soon, Nightscar looks at Ratchet's weak state, ignoring the yells of the Autobots from their prison before he draws out one of his swords from his back.
"Yes...let's end this." Nightscar said darkly as he raises his sword while Nightshriek looks at Ratchet with a dark grin as if he was going to enjoy the medic's death.
"Ratchet!" Bulkhead yelled in panic.
However, something happened that shocked everyone in the room, including Silvereyes. Instead of Ratchet getting stabbed by the sword, it was Nightshriek. The bat Monstrum didn't have time to react as Nightscar's sword pierced itself through his chest. Nightshriek chokes out black liquid as Nightscar glares at him, deepening the sword through the bat's chest.
"W-Why?" Nightshriek chokes out.
"I am done serving Thanatos." Nightscar said darkly, gripping his sword's hilt. "And it ends, now."
With that, Nightscar pulls the sword out of Nightshriek's chest quickly before slicing the bat's head off without giving him a chance to even make a move. Everyone watched the whole ordeal in shock as Nightshriek's body turned into black mist and disappeared. Everyone, minus Shockwave and Soundwave, stared at Nightscar with shock expressions.
"What the?" Sunstreak spoke in confusion.
Suddenly, Nightscar took out a black gem and hovered it above the armbands that were attached on Ratchet. Soon, they vanished, allowing Ratchet to lift his head up and gave Nightscar an annoyed look. "It's about time." The medic grumbled as he got up on his feet.
"Ratchet?" Mirage asked the Medic. "What's going on? And why is he helping us?"
"I'll explain to you all on the way. But right now, we have to hurry, our escape vessel will leave soon." Ratchet said to them before Nightscar took the gem again and hovered around the bars of their cell. Soon, they instantly opened, allowing the Autobots to leave their prison as Nightscar freed the rest of the prisoners as well as Silvereyes.
"Nightscar? What are you doing?" Silvereyes questions the wolf Monstrum, who uses the gem to unlock Silvereyes's cage and freeing him from his shackles.
"What does it look like?" Nightscar offers a hand to a bewildered Silvereyes. "I'm getting you out of here, brother."
Hearing this, Silvereyes stared at him in disbelief as he slowly accepted his brother's hand and helped him up. "Are you all well to move?" Nightscar asked everyone.
"Umm...yeah?" Smokescreen answered awkwardly.
"Hold on, you didn't answer why you are helping us?" Crosshair demanded. "For all we know, it could be a trap!"
"If it were a trap, I would've killed your medic where he stands and end you all." Nightscar said with a growl as he helped his brother up before tossing the gem to Ratchet. "Use this to free them from their binds, I will take you all to the vessel where we will escape."
"And how are you going to do that? This ship is crawling with Monstrums!" Sunstreak pointed out to him.
"Not for long." Nightscar said to them.
Suddenly, there was a loud explosion, causing the ship to shake violently, followed by a loud alarm.
"What was that?!" Leadfoot exclaims in shock.
"That's our cue to leave this place." Nightscar said as he readied his blades. "We have to hurry; the others are stalling the Monstrums for us to evacuate."
"Others? Like other Monstrums?" Breakdown questions him as Ratchet uses the gem to unlock his armbands.
"Yes, and also some of your allies." Nightscar answered while going to the door and opened it, seeing that it was clear, he signals them to follow. "Let's go!"
Without a choice or second thought, the group followed Nightscar through the halls of the Monstrum ship. The wolf Monstrum knows his way around the ship, making sure to take the path. A Monstrum Beta almost sneaked at them if it wasn't for Nightscar. The Wolf Monstrum threw a dagger at the Beta's chest before sliding underneath him and stabbing him from the back. Soon, they reach the area, where they saw the Trickster in his Fox Monstrum form shooting multiple arrows at incoming Monstrum Betas, turning them to black mists when he hits their weak spots. His fighting skills were impressive and yet slightly cocky at the same time. He came to a stop when he spotted the group coming towards them, especially the three familiar faces.
"Hello, hello, long time no see." Trickster joked at Predaking, Wheeljack, and Ultra Magnus.
"You!" Wheeljack said in surprise.
"Yes, me. I'd love to sit and chat, but right now. We have to hurry. Natrix is preparing to dislodge the vessel from the ship." The fox Monstrum said to them before firing another arrow on the next of a Tiger Monstrum.
"Good, let's go!" Nightscar ordered, leading the group to the escape vessel.
Meanwhile, Xander was creating explosions on the ship's engines. Xander uses his fire to ignite the engines, overheating it and creating a fiery explosion. He fought off any Monstrums that came in his way, killing them with magic or using his sword to slice and stab them. Xander's eyes were burning with destruction and anger as these Monstrums tortured him since he was young. After decapitating the last of Monstrum Betas, Xander finishes off the last of the engines with another explosion. He was going to meet up with the others until heard a familiar laugh that made his anger rise. Turning towards the source, Xander saw Thanatos at the distance, wielding the Zahkrii Do Suleyk in his hand. Zahkrii Do Suleyk is like a big sword made of gold and the hilt is made of black gems. He gave Xander a wicked grin, like he was happy to see his son being a killer.
"Ah, Sunvaar! Look at you, all grown up and a professional killer." Thanatos commented with a grin.
Xander glares at him angrily. "I doubt it, you were not the one that raised me."
Thanatos shook his head, grinning at him wickedly. "Of course, it was the pathetic King Anderous, he turned you into a peace-loving weakling, instead of what you really are. A weapon of death, destruction, and hate! And that pathetic king paid the price to raise you!"
"RRRAAAGGHH!" Xander releases a roar as he charged at Thanatos with his sword.
The father and son clashed their weapons, creating a powerful energy wave that shook the entire ship. The duo fought through the fiery pit of the engine. They are both skilled in combat and sword fighting, however; the Zahkrii Do Suleyk was made of the souls of the kings of the Galatrias, it has more energy than Xander's sword. Xander releases another roar as his sword clashes with Thanatos's Zahkrii Do Suleyk.
"You can still join me, Xander!" Thanatos said with a grin at him. "You are still worthy to be my heir to the throne!"
Xander glares at him with hate. "I will NEVER be like you nor the Monstrums!" With that he headbutts Thanatos, disorienting him for a while before he pushes him away and then kicks the leader in the stomach. It sends him flying and crashing to the wall. Xander was going to attack again until he heard Natrix from via communication.
"Xander, it's time to go!"
Xander growls, wanting to continue fighting, but quickly dodges an incoming energy beam that was blasted by Thanatos's sword. The leader of the Monstrum roars at Xander as he fires multiple shots at him. Knowing it was time to escape, Xander quickly leaves the fight but creates a black smokescreen and runs back to the others, leaving Thanatos to watch him with a growl.
Back to the others, the group ran through the hall, fighting off any incoming Monstrums with their weapons, before they reached the escape vessel. Then they saw Dracons fighting off Monstrum Betas and Omegas, who were trying to stop them from escaping. The Decepticons recognized them, for they are their allies. But they didn't have time for greetings as they decided to help out by fighting off the remaining Monstrums.
"About time you guys showed up!" Knightmare said, biting a Monstrum Tiger's neck, turning it into black mist in the process.
"Get in there! Natrix is getting ready to deploy!" Nightscar ordered before helping out the Dracons to fight off the Monstrums. They didn't need to be told twice as they entered the room. There, they saw a snake like Monstrum, typing something on the controls and on his shoulder was-
"RAF?!" The Autobots, minus Optimus and Ratchet, exclaimed to see the young boy on the Monstrum shoulder.
"You're okay!" Raf said in relief to see them. Bee made loud beeps and clicks before he quickly took Raf off Natrix's shoulder and held him close. "Don't worry, Bee! Natrix didn't harm me."
"Raf, do you know him?" Arcee asked him, suspicious about Natrix.
"Of course, he does." Natrix answered while keeping his eyes at the controls. "I am his gym teacher."
"Say what now?" Sideswipe asked in confusion.
"It's a long-complicated story, but right now, we have to get everyone out of here, even the little girls." Raf said, going to Natrix.
"Little girls?" Kaon asked in confusion.
Then they heard Crusoe's loud shriek from the other side. Turning around, they all were shocked to see machines that have little girls trapped in cryostasis, sleeping through them as they couldn't hear anything. The thunderbird was perched on top of a pod, looking at them curiously. Before they could process this, they heard another explosion, causing the ship to shake.
"It looks like Xanny is trying to tear the ship to pieces." Trickster said as he fired another arrow at an incoming Monstrum.
Predaking looked at him confused. "Who is Xa-"
The Predacon king was cut off when he and the others heard a roar. Following the sound, they saw a draconic Monstrum charging through the hoard. Using his sword to slice and stab his enemies, reaching in the chamber with no minor injuries.
"Xander!" Raf cheered in relief.
"Xander?" The Autobots are surprised to see Raf's new friend was a Monstrum.
"No time for introduction. Thanatos will be here soon." Nightscar said as he helped Natrix with the controls.
Xander brought his sword, glaring at the entrance. "Let him try." He said with a growl.
"There is no need for that." Natrix said before finishing typing. "Because we're leaving."
Soon, after tying the last code, the doors of the room shut close, preventing the other Monstrums from entering. With a push of a button, the room began to shake violently, and everyone held on to something. The room detached itself from the Monstrum's ship and floated away from it. Then Nightscar pushes a button that activates the vessel's engines, allowing it to zoom away from the ship. It quickly passes a window where Thanatos was, glaring at the vessel that has his prey inside.
"Fire at that vessel!" The leader of the Monstrums ordered.
The mothership began firing towards the escape vessel. Natrix piloted it, evading the lasers and explosion, but one of the rockets got hit, slowing them down and preventing them from escaping. Natrix sees this in the monitor and punches the controls.
"We lost engines one and two!" He hissed out.
"Is there a way to get out of here?!" Starscream screams out, holding on to the wall.
"We can't! With those engines gone, we can't escape nor land on Earth's atmosphere!" Natrix exclaimed, trying to keep the controls steady.
Raf began to worry about this. They were going to lose themselves in this battle. Raf needed to think of a plan of escape, wanting to help them the best way he could. He tried to think of a way to help them, but couldn't, as the explosions from outside were hard for him to focus on. He soon came to a halt when he felt his Thunderbird beside him. Crusoe looks at Raf in the eye, like he was telling him something. Raf doesn't know why but he could feel that Crusoe wants to help him save his friends. All he needs is Raf's help. Nodding his head, Raf gets on Crusoe as the Thunderbird flies above the group.
"Raf!? What are you doing?!" Bulkhead exclaims as he holds on to an object to stay balanced.
"Trust me! I know what I'm doing!" Rad said before muttering nervously. "Sort of..." And then looks at Crusoe, "Okay, boy, I hope you know what you're doing."
Crusoe lets out a shriek of assurance before channeling his energy through Raf. The young boy didn't know what his Thunderbird was doing until he felt tingly energy through his body. He didn't understand why but it felt strong and familiar, like he had done this before. Soon, he began balancing the energy through his body and mind with his eyes closed. The mothership continued to fire at them and was about to shoot another laser but that's when Raf snaps opened his eyes and created a huge lightning energy around the ship and created a flash of light, blinding the Monstrums in the process. Once it was clear, the vessel that contained their prisoners vanished into thin air. Thanatos glared at this and let out a roar of rage. Angered that not only he lost his prisoners but was also betrayed by another of his own kind.
"Deploy a search group now! I want those traitors and prisoners found, dead or alive!" Thanatos ordered his soldiers in rage.
Unaware that they were far from his reach and were placed in an unknown location.
On a clear blue sky, a flash of lightning appeared out of nowhere, bringing out the vessel that carries the escaped group inside. Natrix was piloting the ship, struggling to keep the controls together as they lost two engines from the fight. He saw through the screen a nearby island, and knew he had to make an emergency landing, or they would crash on the water.
"Everyone, brace yourselves! It's going be a rough landing!" Natrix ordered loudly as the alarms were blaring out loudly.
The group did as they were told as they held onto anything to brace themselves. Xander quickly shielded all the little girls with a protective shielding as the vessel that they were on crashed landed on the island's ground. The vessel they were on skidded through the ground, cutting through the ground like a knife. Everyone was bracing themselves from the impact. Starscream, Knockout, Mudflap, and Skidd were screaming on top of their lungs along with Sideswipe and Sunstreak. Their escape vessel was about to hit a huge cliff until Natrix did an evasive maneuver and quickly turned the vessel to its side, skidding it to a halt as he activated the back up thruster to slow it down. And it works, the vessel stops just an inch at the cliff, preventing it from crashing into it. Natrix sighs in relief, knowing that he managed to stop the ship on time. He turned around to face the group and saw them hanging on things. Xander was able to save the little girls that were in containment, making sure they didn't get injured during the crash landing.
"Is everyone all right?" Natrix asked them. This earned groans from the group, feeling the impact of the landing. Soon, Sunstreak started cheering in pure joy as he held himself in relief, feeling himself still in tack.
"We're alive!" He cheered with pure joy.
"We can see that, Sunstreak." Arcee said to him before realizing something. "Wait, where's Raf?!"
Before the Autobots could worry, they heard Crusoe shriek from above. They watched as the Thunderbird landed on the ground with ease. Lying on his back was Raf, the young boy was unconscious and was alright. Although he has a yellow streak on the side of his hair like a lightning bolt. The Autobots and Xander came to him, worried about their human companion. Suddenly, Raf snaps open his eyes and lets out a gasp of air as he quickly sits up, panting out from the sudden adrenaline rush. The Autobots looked relieved to see him okay. The young boy then looks around and notices that they were in the ship but were no longer in space.
"Where are we?" Raf asked in confusion.
"I think we landed on Earth, kid," Crosshair said with a grin. "Whatever you did, it worked."
"How did you do that with your companion?" Drift suddenly asked, referring to Crusoe.
Raf adjusted his glasses and thought for a bit. "I...I don't know. I just looked at Crusoe and...and I felt this swell of unknown energy and...that's it, that's all I can remember." He explains to the group the best way he can.
"Hmmm...whatever you did back there, it brought us here." Natrix said to Raf.
"That's great!" Sideswipe said with a grin. "So? Which part of Earth are we?"
"That's the problem, we're not on Earth." Natrix said to them, getting their attention.
"What do you mean, not on Earth?" Megatron questions the snake Monstrum.
Soon, they were outside the vessel, and the group found themselves on an unknown island. But as they step further outside, they couldn't help but gawk at what they are seeing. Right in front of them were floating islands. Below them was a vast ocean that reached to who knows where. Raf, who was sitting on Bumblebee's shoulder and Crusoe was sitting on the other side, was staring at the scene before him. Couldn't believe what he's looking at.
"It appears that Raf somehow brought us to another dimension." Natrix said to the shock group.
I'm stopping here since I have to finish my schoolwork. I will be explained about Raf's power and how he brought them to another dimension in the next chapter soon. But right now, I need a break before I can finish this story and work on the Camp Cretaceous and the Little Dinosaur Girl II.
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