Chapter 10: The Wrath of Shadowstalker

IACON, Cybertron- Primeverse

Galvatron transformed and landed in front of his old friend. The silver and black mech stood his full height after transforming back to his robot form. He was glad that the Moonray had been able to send him back to his dimension, but not to glad that it was on Earth. The AI had then closed the portal behind him making him travel from Earth to Cybertron. That had been easy thanks to the modifications that Unicron hqad given him. The only good thing that the Choas Bringer had done for him. The AI had declared that it would inform the Avengers that there was possibly an invasion due to invade the earth. An invasion that no doubt was going to be the hardest thing the Avengers had to stop. The Moonray didn't just leave him in the dark after closing the door between two dimensions. No it kept him up to date with everything that was happening. There was a few times that it asked him for permission to do something that Nightshade would normally not agree with as it went against UNIT protocol. He however agreed with it. Earth and Cybertron needed to get ready for the fight against Unicron and The Fallen. He was sure that SHIELD was gathering every hero they knew about to help with the fight that was going to happen. He did not know if it was going to happen in his dimension or in Nightshade's dimension.

Coming back to Cybertron after being on Earth he found a lot had changed. Autobots and Decepticons were hard at work in repairing their damaged homeworld. The Towers were once again standing. Many other buildings where once again standing after being destroyed during the war for their world. He could see that Optimus had been joined by Shockwave in helping Autobots and Decepticons come together, but he was sure that there would still be hostile between the two factions. All it took was one mistake and the war would spark up once again.

"Megatron!" Optimus spoke as he took a step forward. The large red and blue Mech was slightly taller than the Optimus from Nightshade's dimension. He was also less bulky as that Optimus. But this Optimus knew nothing about what was going on. He was aware that Optimus from her dimension knew more about what was going on thanks to the Moonray who was acting as a operator for many things at the moment. The Moonray was no doubt helping organise UNIT in getting ready for the invasion that Unicron was no doubt going to unleash in two dimensions.

"I don't go by that name anymore Optimus!" he said. He kept calm as he heard the Moonray communicate with someone called the Doctor. The two started to talk about the Galactic Federation, but that was all he heard before focusing back on his friend. "I am called now Galvatron!"

Optimus nodded his helm in understanding as Shockwave approached them. The one optic Mech took calculated steps towards his former Lord and Master.

"He's back! Unicron has returned and has taken someone who I have come to care for!" he said. He did not expect for Optimus to grab him by the shoulders and drag him into the Iacon Archives. Mechs and Femmes who had returned to Cybertron all stared at him as he was pushed in.

He was expecting to be chased out of the capital of Cybertron but instead every Mech and Femme just remained silent as they all looked up at him. If this had been happening when he was still under Unicron's control he would have enjoyed it, but now he hated it. It reminded him that he had ripped his world apart for nothing and had killed thousands of innocent Cybertronians. All of his former Comand Staff along with Optimus's had gathered up.

"Galvatron we have been hearing reports for some time that Unicron has made a come back and is looking on revenge against all of us!" the Prime said. His blue optics calm as he spoke to his old friend. "Unicron has a new weapon! A Predacon that can raise the dead without the use of Dark Energon! And from what we have heard the Predacon has wings and claws made from Dark Energon! Anyone who stands up to it ends a horrible end! But it has left one survivor from all its fights! Even they do not life for long! They live long enough to pass on a message and anything else before their Sparks are extinguished by some dark magic!" Optimus explained as Galvatron sat down on a spare chair.

"And this Predacon is bad news! It swoops in and out before anyone can do anything about!" Jazz chirped from his place at the table. The visored mech who had once been one of the most feared Autobots for the Decepticons had become a much needed moral support for the Cybertronians as they fought for their right to live. "We've even sent in the Wreckers, Predacons and Dinobots but none of them have been able to track this thing down!" he finished his report.

"Who did Unicron take, Galvatron?" Optimus asked looking at his old friend. He could te that it was someone who was willing to give him a second chance.

Galvatron was about to respond when the doors of the Iacon Archives exploded. Mechs and Femmes took cover as the very thing from their a nightmares stalked in. Galvatron stood up his red optics locked onto the Predacon. It was smaller than Predaking but those claws were made entirely of Dark Energon along with its wings. Its purple optics locked onto him and Optimus Prime.

"Why it must be Megatron! The Mech who dared to betray his Master!" she sang in a sing song voice. A voice that was sadistic. "I thought I would be a sport and introduce myself in person!" she sang strolling up to Galvatron and Optimus.

"Who are you?" Galvatron demanded. His weapons already powering up. His optics never left the Predacon. The Predacon who was the same size and shape as Nightshade. Already he could feel his Spark going cold and his anger boiling.

The Predacon stood up on its hind legs. Its Dark Energon wings snapping open. "I am Shadowstalker! The Angel of Death for Unicron and your destroyer!" Shadowstalker roared with pride.

Galvatron roared and tackled Shadowstalker. The Predacon just stepped to the side and allowed the giant Mech to drop faceplates first on the ground. "What a temper! You must have lost someone recently to Unicron!" Shadowstalker sang as she allowed her wings to left her off of the ground. "Oh wait you did! Nightshade is one with the AllSpark now! And how about I let you join her!" she sang at him again. She dodged his sword that had beeb unseathed and was close to cutting her connection with Unicron. "What a bad temper!"

Galvatron reacted to quickly for Shadowstalker. With his pede he pinned her to the ground. "Where is Unicron?" he demanded. He brought his sword down towards Shadowstalker's helm. "Tell me now!" he roared down at her.

Shadowstalker laughed a girly laugh. Her insane purple optics narrowed into slits. Her tail smashed into the ground. The deadly spikes at its tip embedded into the ground as she looked up at Galvatron. "Do you really want to find Unicron or do you want to find her? Unicron has given you a choice! A choice to save a life or save millions! So what's it going to be?" Shadowstalker asked him.

Galvatron would have crushed the Predacons helm if a reassuring hand was not placed on his shoulder plating. Releasing the Predacon he took a step back and away from her as Optimus took the place that he was once standing at.

"Tell us everything that you now!" he requested as gentle as he could. The red and black form of Ironhide appeared at his side. "We can help you be released from Unicron's hold!" he spoke again. He could feel the Matrix in his chassis send out warmth through his system. This Femme was not doing this by choice. They had been corrupted by Unicron and their broken mind was twisted even more. That begged the question. How long had they been under Unicron's control and who where they before that happened? And m could they save them before they caused too much damage to themselves and others?

Shadowstalker snorted. Purple sparks sparked off of her body as she regarded the Prime. "You are noble! I will give you that! But that wont save you!" she roared as she slashed Dark Energon claws at Optimus.

She snarled when the Prime was able to step away from her attack. Roaring she whipped her tail at him. The Prime just missed being struck by the deadly weapons making her anger grow. Why was she making this hard for her. Couldn't she see that she was better. She used her powers to their full extent. Roaring she opened her wings and hovered above the ground. "I think I should be heading! I have a plan to follow!" she hissed down at Optimus Prime and Galvatron. Flapping her wings as hard as possible she exploded out of Iacon Archives leaving a trail of purple energy in her wake. She had a way to make the Prime and members of Team Prime crumble. Galvatron, he was going to break himself as part of Unicron's punishment for betraying him.

Galvatron transformed into his jet form and exploded after her. Optimus actived his jet pack and shot after Galvatron. A squadron of dark purple Seekers were hot on their tail. The Decepticons may have been finished but their core programing was still there. They followed Megatron's orders.

Galvatron pushed his afterburners harder than what they were meant to be going at. He could see Shadowstalker right in front of him. Her Dark Energon wings making it easy to find her. That was when he relished where she was going.

:Optimus:

:Go ahead Galvatron:

:Shadowstalker is heading for the Core of Cybertron:

:We need to stop her:

That was enough to persuade Galvatron to start firing at Shadowstalker. The shots reached their target as Shadowstalker roared in pain. The roar sounded different and for a second the air was still. That was until two shadowy jets came out of nowhere. The seekers and Airlibots were quick to start firing at the enemy jets as Optimus Prime and Galvatron went after Shadowstalker.

Shadowstalker looked over her wings to see the two of them getting closer. The plan was working to well. Galvatron was desperate to make amends and to find Nightshade that he was ready to kill her. This was perfect. She ignored the voice in her head. That voice was starting to annoy her. The voice that had been causing her a prosserache for a good five hours. It had been screaming at her when she got the little presents for Team Prime. She was doing everything in her power to ingore the voice. But that was becoming difficult. The further away from Unicron and the closest she got to Primus the voice was becoming stronger. Its will was getting to much. She wanted to return to her master but she did not want to disappoint him. For a million years Unicron had kept her in the Shadows as Megatron done the full damage to their world. She ewas juat to keep him company until Nightshade came. Nightshade was a battery for power. The Dragonoid didn't know what they had until it twisted by Unicron.

The Core of Cybertron came into veiw as did her army. The army of Terracons waited patiently in the shadows for the signal from her. The fallen Mechs and Femmes who had once been either Autobots and Decepticons had been united under one banner as they helped Unicron and his revenge plan against his brother.

:Shadowstalker:

Her comm. linked buzzed to life and she felt like cursing the Mech on the other side. But she kept her anger under control.

:Megatronus you better have a good reason for calling me! I am so close to the Core:

:Unicron wants you to split Megatron and Optimus Prime up! He wants you to take out Megatron. I shall be dealing with the Prime! Unicron shall be taking the Terracons to The Core:

Shadowstalker rolled her optics. Of course Megatronus wanted to fight the Prime. He hated all the bearers of the Matrix. The Fallen Prime had since he had fallen tried to take the Matrix and present it to Unicron. That had been stopped when Primus had rallied the Primes under Prima's leadership.

:Understood Megatronus:

Shadowstalker twisted in the air. Her Dark Energon wings flapping gently as she manoeuvred to face the Prime and the fallen warrior. Her purple optics glowed brightly as she watched Galvatron transform back into his robot form. The silver and black mech hovered across from her did the Prime. The two pointed their weapons at her. Sniggering to herself she thought of the best way to bring Galvatron down.

"Alright witch what are you planning?" Galvatron asked. His plasma cannon already glowing a bright red as he got ready to fire at her. "And do you really know where Nightshade is? Or are you just saying that in hopes that I will keep you alive?" he asked. He still kept his cannon aim at the Predacon. The Predacon who was working with Unicron.

"I do know where Nightshade is! But if I tell you where she is you're not going to like the answer!" Shadowstalker sniggered. She then let lose a blast of purple lightning towards Galvatron. She hissed when Galvatron moved to the side and her attack went right past him. "Alright Galvatron! I was being nice to you but not anymore!" she hissed at him. Powering up her wings she exploded towards Galvatron. The former Gladiator turned Warlord avoided the deranged Predacon.

Galvatron snarled before transforming into his jet form and chasing after Shadowstalker. The Predacon who was enhanced by Dark Energon was heading straight for the Core of Cybertron. His Spark felt cold. Shadowstalker was no Unicron, but she still had Dark Energon running through her system. Not enough to purge Primus of his life source but enough to bring the Creator to his knees. He had to stop her. He had to save his world. He had to find Nightshade. He could not allow Nightshade to suffer for his mistakes. He owed it to Optimus Prime in her dimension.

Optimus was about to join Galvatron in hiw fight against Shadowstalker but a black jet slammed into him. The Prime lost his balance in the air before his jet packs stabilisers corrected his balance. The black jet was coming in again and its intentions was clear. It was going to ram into him again.

The Core of Cybertron- Primeverse

Galvatron grabbed Shadowstalker's wing and wirh a kick forced the Predacon to crash into a catwalk out of many. The closer to the Core they got the more desperate his fighting became. His red optics narrowed as he focused his anger on the servant of Unicron. His tactical computer was working over time as he fought Shadowstalker. He was fighting for a world. He was fighting for Cybertron and Earth. He had to keep fighting if he wanted to stop Unicron. He could feel the warmth in his Spark as Nightshade's curse breaker kept working away. That two was pushing him. He owed it to Nightshade.

Shadowstalker coiled with a metal beam. Her Dark Energon wings flickering out of existence to be replaced by wings that looked very similar to Nightshade's before returning to their energy tendril state. The Predacon roared in pain and in anger. Her purple optics locked onto the charging Mech. The Mech who had just unseathed his sword from its holding under his plasma cannon.

Galvatron swung his sword at Shadowstalker, but the Predacon was to fast for him. It stepped to the side. Its tail smacked right into his chest plating. The deadly spikes at its tip embedded into his chest plate. He had to be glad that the modifications made by Unicron prevented the spikes to bury into his Spark. Growling to himself he grabbed the Predacons tail and with all his strength plus hhis raw rage twisted it around and making Shadowstalker roar in pain. He was relieved when the tail was freed from his plating. There was dents in his armour but he knew that they were not going to kill him. He could always wait until after his fight with Shadowstalker that he went to Knockout to get them fixed.

He screamed in pain when Dark Energon claws slashed down his back. The claws sent a wave of pain through his systems that found him losing control of his own pedes and arms. He swung his sword out and that went wide. The Mech growled in frustration when his sword went wide and missed Shadowstalker.

Galvatron soon found himself on the ground with Shadowstalker on top of him. He looked right into her purple optics. Purple optics that held no emotion, but a dark blue tear trickled down from those optics. His red optics followed the tear down its path on the Predacons faceplates to where it landed on his plating.

:Galvatron I have been able to scan that tear:

Galvatron grunted in response to the Moonray.

:That is not Energon! It is not a Transformer. I am running a deeper scan to find that Nightshade is right on top of you!"

Galvatron stared at the Predacon. The Predacon who had attacked so many Mechs just for the fun of it. The Predacon who was a servant of Unicron. It couldn't be. Sending a databurst to the Moonray he asked for the AI to confirm its findings. A second later and it confirmed what he was dreading. Unicron had tortured Nightshade and turned her into a mindless weapon. A weapon that needed to be stopped.

"Megatron Shadowstalker is Nightshade! You must expell the Dark Energon that is flowing through her!the Moonray was quick to explain to him what he needed to do.

With a roar he kicked Shadowstalker in her twisted chestplate. The Predacon screeched in pain as it jumped off the former leader of the Decepticons. Galvatron was quick to get back on his feet. With another roar he slammed into Shadowstalker with his shoulder. The force alone was enough to stun the Predacon long enough for Galvatron to hack and slash at her with his blade. The purple substance that was Dark Energon dripped onto the ground from the angry wounds that had been inflicted upon her. There was also a blue substance dripping out of metal bones as Nightshade was freed from her prison.

Galvatron with strength that came from his rage flung Shadowstalker into a walkway. He watched as she failed to get back up on her four legs. The sound of cracking bones and magic getting louder. He watched as Shadowstalker dragged herself closer to the end of the catwalk. Her Dark Energon claws becoming pure metal as Unicron's hold over her wavered.

Shadowstalker looked down at the Core of Cybertron. She had failed her master. That was when everything went dark dark. Her optics took in Galvatron before they shuttered for the last time.