Transformers: Battle Core
Chapter 4
Circuit Break
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Sara: We're receiving more transmissions Tom! Seems like the drones found more dtata.
Tom: Alrighty then! Let's start this up. Kick it! He hits the touchscreen buttons.
On the screen. Megatron: Shockwave! Nice to see you again. Bulkhead: Okay you two! This first part is pretty easy. If you do it right. Ultra Magnus: I know we're prepared for anything!
Transformers: Battle Core
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Bulkhead, along with Hotshot and Hot Rod were heading the inner part of Cybertron for diagnostic maintenance. Both Hotshot and Hot Rod didn't want to; but it was a form of punishment. Ever since they went off to race for the fun of it. Even so, there were secrets that were kept in the higher ranks. The only purpose for these secrets was for the lower Autobots not o be too suspicious or ask questions. Like they had learned it from earth.
As for now, there was a planet to keep stable. Bulkhead knew that and had to keep the two younger Autobots, Hot Rod and Hot Shot, busy. They all looked about in the place they would begin repairs atto be sure nothing was a miss. Different tubes goig places. Zigzagging here, there, up, down, left right; looked like a maze. But it was that way since the Quintisons journeyed there in the first place. It's uknown why, but it was in need of repair.
Hotshot and Hotrod looked around, seeing the inner parts of Cybertron. Different tubes of energon going everywhere. Even bio-pipes that transfers the enrgon to the protoforms and the medic bays. There were even gears and parts going everywhere in Cybertron to help the planet function better. This completely threw them off guard as they've never knew about any of this, till now.
"Whoa! This is the inner part of Cybertron? I can't believe it. Looks amazing and terrific. Why did we not know about this?" Hotrod asked.
"I agree. This innerpart of Cybertron looks wickid. How come we didn't know about this till now?" Hotshot asked.
"Because eversince the Quintessons arrived they did construction down here. So Magnus told those of us that saw this "This is confidential." so it wouldn't cause anything bad to happen on the surface of Cybertron." Bulkhead told them. He grabbed a pipe and looked at it.
"Even though we're doing this through the celebration, how come we need to make sure everything needs to function? Haven't you guys doen your construction?" Hotshot asked.
"Even though I'm a wreaker, it'll take a large army of us. But Magnus didn't want us to be doing that down here! Instead we are to come down here during the preparations, during, the end and after the celebration. So that way no one will be questionable or suspicious." Bulkhead stated as he finished looking at the pipe, putting it up.
"Then how bad was this place since the Quintessons came down here?" Hotrod asked.
"More worse than you could ever think." Bulkhead stated as he looked away still and turned around to look at them and they looked at him. "Back then they made this place horrible. Diverting energon from here there and yonder. Putting it in the dumbest of places, killing our planet. They thought what they were doing was better. Well it wasn't. Took us years to make our planet flourish." he told them going to another section.
"Then they just made our planet barren again. Which is why it'll take us many years to replenish Cyberton. I can tell that much." Hotshot stated.
"Which is why every spot needs to be searched for anything. Malfunctioning, errors, damage or whatever is wrong down here. Those Quntessons didn't mess around when they were down here. Only messed it all up." Bulkhead told them.
"Then how much is there to do? The whole inner part? Because I'm seeing a LOT of work." Hotshot asked.
"There's a good bit done, and more to do; but one place..." Bulkhead said as he grabed another pipe. They looked at him and he saw them out of the corner of his left optic. "That place is Primus! The core of Cybertron. Our creator." he told them.
"I thought that was a myth. Nothing more than a mere legened. Something that you all said to make us feel safer or something?" Hot Shot asked.
"It was to give you all hope for Cybertron to come back from it's second ruin. But Magnus had us to keep you guys restrickted until we got the wastelands fixed up. Magnus has been doing his best to get help from earth. But they're facing problems of their own." Bulkhead states.
"In other words, they're unable to lend a hand till whatever it is, is resolved." Hot Shot said.
"That's the way I hear..." "AH HA! FOUND IT!" Bulkhead said, interrupting Hotrod. He brngs down a pipe and the other two look at. "This right here isn't correct. It's been adjusted to go to the captital. Right where the Quintissons wanted it more." Bulkhead said.
"So all we have to do is try and fix it. Sounds easy enough." Hotrod said as he and Hot Shot looked at each other.
"But it isn't." Bulkhead told him. They looked back at him. "This connects to a tube not too far below. They broke something apart and we need to find the spot of where they sautered it together and fix this. Harder than it seems now, huh?" Bulkhead told them.
"Geeze! No wonder this takes a long time. How do we even fix this?" Hot Shot asked.
"Just pull the tube really hard, right? That way we don't have to walk far." Hotrod said.
"I don't think so. We pull it from here and it could fracture where it's cnntected to. Then we'd have to make more repairs." Bulkhead stated. "So then let's get moving." he said and they moved out.
With the Decepticons, they were on their way to see Shockwave for some help. They flew till they arrived at his laier and transformed into teir robot modes. Megatron walked up as did Starscream. The place was still a cave from last time, but Shockwave was used to it and had it to more of his advantage. It was his main safe haven from what happened over the years.
As they entered the cave it was nothing but rusted metal, a few things at the entrance. A few jars, filled with energon, were there holding parts of the Predacons as he was still doing experiments. As they went further in they saw more of the jars with the pieces in. Starscream was a bit skepticle about seeing this again. The amount of time had made it uneasy on him seeing these.
It was really creepy, like seeing a horror movie on earth, but they have not seen or heard of them.
Megatron walked past the jars as Starscream quivered in front of them. Hands, fingers, heads or what have ya was in them. Starscream poked a jar, as he observed it.
"Don't be so nervous Starscream! Seeing these brings back memories of the war. This is nothing to what I've seen or comepared to it." Megatron told him.
Starscream drew back from the jar and quivered slightly. "Even though I've seen these years ago. I'm no longer used to it. It's like seeing parts of Decepticons in jars. Being experimented on. Even though I don't fully mind it, it still sends shivers down my body." he told him.
"Relax Starscream; and continue further. Shockwave isn't too far ahead." Megatron told him and Starscream followed.
It wasn't long till they got up to another entrance; and as they entered they found Shockwave's primary lab. This had a lot of Shockwave's experiments, tools, and such. Megatron looked around, seeing what all Shockwave has done and saw many things that could possibly help. As for Starscream, he nervously looked around, knowing how Shockwave is. But what really caught his eye was something that surprised him.
On the table, a possible new experiment. It was mostly black with few silver detail and very little purple areas. As Starscream looked closer he saw the letters R.A.V.A.G.E., not knowing what it was. He reached out to see what it was, very curious.
"Do not touch that, Starscream." A dark low voice said." Starscream was completely surprised and turned to see who it is. Out from the shadows of a secret passage came in Shockwave. The purple Cybertronian tank, a canon on his left arm. He approached his table with his work on it.
"UH! SHOCKWAVE! NEVER SNEAK UP ON US LIKE THAT." Starscream told him.
"Starscream! Don't patronize Shockwave. After all; he has been a close ally. Even with doing all of his work in secret, From both the Autobots and Quintessons, I see much potential here." he stated.
"Then what is that on the table?" Starscream asked.
Shockwave looked at it to work on it more. "One of my next projects. Designed to infiltrate the Autobot cities, gather intel, fight the Autobots and many more. All I need is a few more components." Shockwave told them.
"What would these components be? I'm sure they're easy to find!" Starscream exclaimed.
"They aren't easy to get a hold of and I will tell you." Shockwave told him and informed him where the parts and pieces were.
"WHAT? RIGHT IN THE LAIR OF THE AUTOBOTS?! YOU MUST BE JOKING!" Starscreacm shouted.
"I am not. But your success rate is slim to get them. Do it correctly and it will be easy to get them here." Shockwave told him.
"I am so not liking this!" Starscream exclaimed.
"There is nothing to like Starscream. Just gather what is needed to finish this. I need it finished before the celebration of peace." Megatron told him.
Starscream looked at him in shock. "YOU KNEW AB...about this?" Starscream asked, remembering what happened when he shouted at him before.
"Of course. I asked him if he could make something that could penatrate into the autobots defences." Megatron stated.
"Then what's it called?" Starscream asked.
"Recon, Advanced, Vaulting, Alloy, Generating, Energy. Also known as RAVAGE. A very powerful machine that has ecellent stealth. I guarentee it won't get caught." Shockwave claims and turned to megatron. "Now, what do you need from me, my leige?" Shockwave asked as he kneeled before Megatron.
"Arise shockwave." Megatron ordered and he did. "I need your help in getting an old ally back to us. He's been missing since the autobots won the war. Now, I need him back." Megatron told him.
"I shall do as you command sir." Shockwave said.
"He needs a device to locate him, if he's somewhere on the ship. I'm sure you have something like that!" Starscream exclaimed.
"I do not. But now that I know, I have to go out and scavenge parts for a device. Shouldn't take too long." Shockwave said as he enterned the secret passage. He transformed into his cybertronian tank mode and went off.
"Now that he's off. I have a task for you as well Starscream." Megatron told him.
"What would that be my leige?" Starscream asked as he turned to face him.
"I need you to gather energon for the ship. Probably about 50 cubes worth of it." he told him.
"What? 50 cubes? You sure you dont' want anymore?" Starscream asked sarcastically.
"Don't tempt me. I'll blast you without a second thought. But right now, I need you to do that. I'll be back at my tower, near Kaon. When you're finished; see me and we'll check on Shockwave. I'm sure he'll be finished by then." Megatron ordered him and walked off.
Starscream followed suit till they were out. Megatron turned a quarter to look at him. His glaring red eyes focused on Starscream. When Starscream noticed this, he quivered a bit.
"This is a simple task. Don't let me down; or else." he commanded, transformed then flew off.
Starscream watched his commander fly off, and grunted angrily. "Why is it, when there's a harder job; I, am the one to it?!" He wondered, turned into his earth jet mode and flew off.
Back with the Autobots, they had finally found the area of where to separate the wire. Bulkhead marked it. "Okay now! Since we have this marked off, all we need to do is now get to where the energon is coming from, cut it off and make the needed repairs." he told the two.
"Then let's get to it. Time to make Cybertron a better place." Hotrod said. He follwed the pipe back to where it came from and turned into his vehicle mode. Hot Shot followed suit.
"Oh boy. The young autobots have a lot to learn still." he stated and rolled off as well, but in the other direction.
As for with Starscream, he was havin a difficult time trying to get the energon cubes for Megatron. He was looking in the data base of where they could be at and couldn't find it. He was getting aggrivated, since Magnus had a tight hold on the energon. "UUUUGGGHHHH. Why is it so hard to find the energon storage facility? Magnus can't be that desparate, can he? After all, the Quintessons did invade and tried to use it all." Starscream said and realsied his own words.
"GAAHHHH! Why are my own words going against me? Where can it be...?" he asked, growing more furious. Till he found something he had been looking for. He gave an evil smirk and tried to access it, but was blocked out. Starscream gasped. "What? How can this be? I find it, now I can't get in?" he wondered. He saw a password setting.
"Of course. How stupid of me. Ultra Magnus must have an encripted key." he said and tried a password. That one didn't work. He tried another one, no go and got more aggrivated. Another one still didn't work. Yet again another and another. More passwords were used and still nothing. "How can I not find out a simple passwor..." then he remembered. Something Ultra Magnus could've used. Something Optimus Prime often said about the Matrix of leadership.
He tried it and complete access to the energon storage. Finding out its location and went off, after wiping his tracks. "Now that I've got it, we can get into motion." he stated and ran into Ultra Magnus. He jumped starteled seeing him. "He-hello commander! How are you today?" Starscream asked, seeing if Ultra Magnus noticed anything.
"The more important question is, Starscream. What are you doing here and what do you mean by "we can get into motion"? He asked him.
Starscream was a bit skeptical at first till he thought of the perfect excuse. "What I mean is the training regiment. We are ready for more excersises and combat lessons." he told him.
"While in the computer room?" Ultra Magnus asked.
"I was looking to see what ese we should do. Just to not miss any steps." he told his commander, a bit nervously.
Ultra Magnus looked suspicious, knowing Starscream very well; but was too busy at the moment. "As you were then."he told him and walked off.
Starscream waited till Ultra Magnus walked walked beyond two doors, till they shut behind him. His hands were behind his back. "Whew! That was a close one." he stated. He went outside as a part of his cover and began training the recruits.
Ultra Magnus reached his look out point, seeing Starscream at work. He was still suspicious about what Starscream said. "You have to be up to something Starscream. I know it." he stated.
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