Transformers:

Battle Core

Chapter 7:

Maintenance Issues

Tom: TimPrime1 would like to highly apologize for the update wait! He's currently busy with a brand new story to celebrate the 20 years of Pokemon. It'll be a marathon. First is this! (Hits the touchscreen buttons.)

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Hot Rod and Hot Shot were racing back to the city with Kup! No one knew they had vanished, but Kup knew they needed to get back in time. The buildings around them were still barren. No life in them or within. Especially all the rust they were picking up meant that the road needed maintenance. They swerved into the part of the wall they exited through and transformed.

Looking up the wall they saw the sentries. About to move Kup held his arm up. They looked to him then the wall. There were a few former Vehicons looking near the entrance way. Not too long after they headed off. Kup gave the hand signal after extending his arm. They all went in and sneaked through a hole in the wall. They were able to get back to where the laps were at.

"Best get back to it! Act as if you ran." he told them.

"That won't be too hard. After all, we were working." Hot Rod said.

"Let's get to it." Hot Rod replied.

They both got onto the track and resumed running. As they did Smokescreen stepped out to look at them all. Seeing them run like this stressed him out, knowing it isn't right. He stepped out to the field to stop the troops. They did and looked at him. "That is good enough. Relax for a while now." he told them. They all did as he said and went to their quarters.

Hot Rod and Hot Shot were a little confused, due to Smokescreen being a former soldier. They watched as he walked onto the track. Looking at the distance of the track, he gave off a serious expression. Blowing his head slightly he transformed into vehicle mode and raced off. This definitely got a surprised reaction off of Hot Rod and Hot Shot.

Smokescreen noticed this in his rear view mirror and halted, his rubber making the squealing sound as he did. "You guys coming or what?" he asked. The two looked a bit puzzled what what he asked. "Well...?" he continued.

"Let's!" Hot Rod explained and transformed.

"I'm with ya on that." Hot Shot responded and did the same thing.

The three burned rubber and raced on the track.

"Man! It's great to keep your gears turning doing this." Smokescreen said.

"You mean you enjoy racing as well?" Hot Rod asked.

"Been racing in secret like this for years. Helps to stretch a bit, differently." he told them.

"Then why side with Ultra Magnus? You know he's against this stuff. More strict on training." Hot Shot told him.

"On certain things. As for the moment, I plan on relaxing. This way the troops will be less stressed when they fight." Smokescreen told them.

"True. But what attack? There hasn't been one for years." Hot Rod stated.

"Not one that wasn't recent." Smokescreen said silently. They continued on racing. As for with the Decepticons.

Shockwave was checking over Soundwave after the maintenance. Megatron wasn't astounded anymore by the way he talked; except for Starscream. He waved his hand in front of Soundwave's new face, very curious. "How is it...that Soundwave can speak?" he asked.

"Because Starscream! He remained silent not wanting to lose his focus from anything else. It was quite difficult though." Megatron told him.

"It doesn't explain why why that buzzard beak went into him." Starscream told them.

"It is primarily programed for him. That's how I constructed it." Shockwave explained.

"Still with more surprises than usual. Especially with the left over Synthentic Energon! We still have an advantage over the Autobots." Megatron stated.

"As for right now, our advantage is where?" Starscream asked.

"It is still in our favor. We'll have the drop on them, soon." Shockwave told him.

"As for right now..." Megatron walked to the exit of the lab. "Starscream! Return to the Autobot City. I'll return to my tower. Shockwave, keep out of sight when you venture out. We have a lot of work to do." he ordered and transformed into his cybertronian, Unicron, jet mode and flew off.

"Uuhhh? What are we supposed to do? Pretend like this didn't happen or something?" Starscream asked.

"Your mission. Remember! Ultra Magnus doesn't know about any of this. As for now. My latest project will be completed soon. Here!" he told Starscream as he gave him a device.

Starscream looked at it and analyzed it. "What is it?" he asked.

"That will be used as my list and a map of where to meet me. This will be completed." he informed him.

"Hmph!" Starscream exclaimed, went to the entrance, transformed and flew back.

Soundwave got up and looked at the jaguar robot Shockwave has constructed. "That machine will be like a recon drone! It's designed to be stealthy. When Megatron gives the signal, it will be released." he told him. Soundwave looked to where the entrance was and walked to it. He saw how Cybertron was now. Still basically a waste land as it was hardly worked on and walked onto the road.

With Ultra Magnus. He was in a meeting with the other Autobots who were previously on earth, besides Smokescreen. "Okay everyone! As we all know. The next celebration of peace is at hand. We need to be sure nothing goes wrong." he told them.

"With all due respect sir; nothing has." Arcee told him.

"As it happenes, the troops are still working hard. Too hard of you ask me." Bulkhead said.

"Even so. We still cannot drop our guard. After the Quintesson invasion we need to be on high alert. Especially the warning they gave us." Ultra Magnus told everyone.

"Even so. We need serious maintenance done outside the walls. I understand what you're saying, commander. But, we need to stop with the constant training." Bumblebee said.

"We will not do that. Everyone continues training as we expand slowly." Ultra Magnus ordered.

"Ever since you visited earth after the invasion, there have been major changes." Bulkhead told everyone.

As the meeting was going on, Starscream was listening in to be sure they'd be distracted. He had on a grimous smile and looked back at the list. He saw some pieces that were going to be much tougher. "Maybe I should get the easier stuff first." he said to himself. As he was walking in the direction of the parts two autobots came across him.

He quickly hid against the wall, and over heard them. "Didn't you hear? Bluestreak wants to do the easier training first!" an Autobot told his friend.

"You've gotta be kidding me! Everyone knows it's the harder stuff you do, then the easier items." the other Autobot replied.

Starscream growled a bit, hearing this. "Why is it, that when I am about to do one thing one way. Someone or something turned it around." he said to himself. He went down the hall and near to the medics room. Taking a peek in only Ratchet and a red Autobot were in there.

As they were turned around, Starscream sneaked in and frantically looked for the tools. "Hey Ratchet! Got a pile driver?" the red Autobot asked. Things went into the air and Starscream tried to catch them, thinking he was caught.

"No; but I have a pile bunker." he replied handing that to him. As he did Starscream was trying to the items together. "This should go together, properly." Ratchet said as he was connecting a few things. Starscream was still trying to keep the items together and kept on going back and forth as he was also hopping.

"You think this experiment will really work?" the Autobot asked.

"It will. I just know it. Just have to apply the right amount. A drill splice should work." he said as they were working. Starscream caught all the items and got out quickly and quietly.

"Got these at least! Now for..." he looked at the list. "Ugh! A Quantum Stablizer!" he said, annoyed. He went to the engineer room and sneaked in. He saw a few Autobots at work. "This is why I don't do harder stuff first." he said to himself.

"Hey, Ironhide! Toss me that Flux bar." another Autobot said.

"You got it." he tossed it as Starscream sneaked over to a table. Seeing the Stablizer, he snatched it up and got out. "Think this weapon will work?" he asked.

"Sure will, Low Road." he replied. Starscream got out, fast.

"Ugh! Not many to go." he grumbled.

He continued to search for objects that he needed and hid them in his room. "Seems like I'm in the clear for more." he said and continued.

That was until he heard some stomping. He looked to see Ultra Magnus coming towards him. "Y-yes?" he asked.

"Why aren't you helping to train the troops? Or make sure we're prepared for any other attacks." he told him.

"Well, just getting a few other things done up with. Primarily maintenance." he told Ultra Magnus. He gave him a glare and made him flinch as he got closer.

"Well? I don't hear or see anything wrong." he told him.

Starscream chuckled nervously. "Uuuuhhhhh...WHAT'S THAT?" he screamed frantically as he pointed.

"Hmm? Where?" Ultra Magnus asked as he ready to fight. Starscream grabbed his left arm and broke half of it off. Ultra Magnus went at ease and looked back at him. "I didn't see anything." he told him.

"Oops, thought I did. Must have been seeing things; and look! My arm has broken off. I best get it fixed." he told him and walked off to the medical center.

Ultra Magnus watched him. "I'm still keeping an eye on you. I know you're up to something." he said and went to the Space Bridge terminal.

Starscream gave off a sigh of relief and fixed his arm. "I'm lucky enough I know how to fix myself at times." he stated and walked to the next place for the next part.

Ultra Magnus went into the Space Bridge terminal. Bulkhead, Arcee and Kup were there. "Ready commander?" Bulkhead asked.

"I am. Won't be gone for long." he told them.

"Activating the Space Bridge." Kup said and pulled the lever. The swirling vortex opened.

"We'll await your return." Arcee told him.

Ultra Magnus gave a nod as he was turned in her direction slightly then transformed into his military truck mode (Optimus Prime's, but more G1 look). He rolled out, through the Space Bridge. Kup switched it off once he was through.

"How long will he be gone for?" Kup asked as he turned to see them.

"Who knows? All I know is. Break time!" Bulkhead said to them and walked out.

"I'm going for an oil bath." Arcee replied and she did the same.

"Now what do I do?" Kup asked.

Starscream was now grabbing the final piece of equipment for Shockwave. A Condencer Cord was all it was as he grabbed it up. "Finally! Now we can get underway with the Recon Drone." he stated and went to where the entrance way was. Carefully, he sneaked out, transformed and flew off. "Megatron! I have gotten everything set. And I know Shockwave is listening in on this." he said as both Soundwave and Shockwave heard him in a bit of an echo, they looked up in the lab.

He arrived and transformed to get into the lab; and shoved the materials into Shockwave's hands. "I hope this was worth it." he told him.

"We will be ready, in a few hours." he told them all as he went on over the recon drone.

"Now I can get back to the city." Starscream said to himself and them.

"We will be needing a way to ignite the spark." Shockwave told him.

Starscream growled. "Do you honestly think I can just go to the core?" he asked him.

"Just a little energon can help with that. Synthetic Energon." Shockwave told him as he picked up a canister of it.

"You mean...you still have that? I thought..." "You thought wrong. I've been seeing if I could improve it and I have, slightly. By testing it on the beasts I constructed. Now I've got what I need." Shockwave told him as he cut in.

Shockwave began applying the necessary items to the drone. With recruiting Starscream and Soundwave, it wasn't long until he hooked up the recon drone and applied the energon first. The body filled slowly with it. Entering every place in the in the robot body. It wasn't long till Shockwave applied the synthetic energon.

As it flowed he made sure to keep monitor. Starscream and Soundwave watched as well, knowing this would take a while. Nothing was happening. No life signs were coming from the drone. Even with the Synthetic energon.

"Something wrong, Shockwave?!" Starscream exclaimed with a smirk.

"The Synthetic energon has not yielded any life in the drone. Even though it helped the former scout, Bumblebee, from death. An issue that I can fix." he told them. Shockwave continued his work to make sure the drone was given life.

"How long till it's ready? Megatron will be wanting reports on this." Starscream told him.

"In which, I'm fully aware of." a familiar voice said. Soundwave and Starscream looked to see Megatron.

"M-Megatron! I thought you were still at your tower?" Starscream said, questioning why he was here.

"Upon seeing the Autobots are hardly doing their usual routine. I now know it's time for us to begin the operation while Magnus is away." he told them.

"How would you know if he's away?" Starscream asked.

"I've seen how relaxed the Autobots are. They're not that relaxed unless if Ultra Magnus is away. Now is our chance." he told them.

"The only problem is. The drone isn't alive yet." Starscream informed him.

"I know Shoclwave will pull through. Always has, always will." he replied.

"Wich is...now." Shockwave stated. He had made a few adjustments and with a small spark ignited the drones life force. It began to shake and its eyes were beinning to glow. They were flashing as its legs and feet were jolting. The jaw began to snap open and closed, as it growled.

"Wh-what's happening with it?" Starscream asked, sounding frightened.

"The fact that it's coming to life, is making it go haywire. I've made it to where it will be alive in a slow manner. Too fast and there is a good chance it will malfunction." he explained.

The drone kept on flinching and the eyes were going on and off as the glow grew stronger. It growled once more as it began to jolt. After a few more growls the drones head lifted and began to jolt around as it moved. Finally its own tail began to twitch and jolt. It waved crazily and its legs withdrew under it for it to get right side up.

It looked around as it was getting adjusted to it's surroundings and now alive. Starscream took a couple of steps back, being freaked out by it. Never seeing anything like it before, dure to the fact he was more used to the Predacons. "That thing! How can we use it? What can it do?" Starscream asked.

"What I've said before. It's a recon drone that I built as it is made to be stealthy." Shockwave repeated.

"We now have a robot of such capability. How do we know it works?" Megatron asked.

"We will soon. In a field test. It'll do what it's programed to do." Shockwave informed his master.

The drone looked to them and got up. It jumped off the table towards them, it's mouth open as if attacking.

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Tom: Sorry for the wait. Tim is now currently making another fanfiction story. It's a reboot after Sinnoh ended. He'll be coming out with it later on this year. Here's a teaser for you all. (Hits touchscreen buttons.)

Announcer: Welcome everyone. I hope you all will enjoy our next journey, into Pokemon! (Pictures of all the Pokemon as we go through them and enter the world of Pokemon) For many years, trainers use their Pokemon for either battling, contests or anything else. Others keep them as pets, law enforcement, medical and evil purposes. For one person, is a way to try and become the Pokemon Master. That one person is our hero, Ash Ketchum. He had been training with all of his Pokemon for many years as well as making friends.

Announcer continues: First going into the Kanto League to try and win at the Indigo Plateu, only to come in the top 16 of the league. With him was Misty and Brock, as they journeyed with him through the Kanto region. Then it was Ash and Misty, then new comer Tracey. Now venturing through and succeeding in winning the Orange League. After there, Brock joined back up with the two as they went through as Ash placed another victory in the Jhoto League.

Announcer resumes: Upon the victories, Misty left for duties at the gym as Brock returned home then continued with Ash as he ventured though Hoenn, then Sinnoh. In those regions he met May and Max in Hoenn and Dawn in Sinnoh. Going though Hoenn, May went for contests as Ash went for the League, winning that one. May lost at the ribbon cup, but their adventure continued in Kanto as Ash faced and won at the Battle Frontier as May went though contests, but lost at the ribbon cup.

Announcer finishing up: As Ash went to Sinnoh to face the league, once again Brock joined up as Dawn did as well. She lost the ribbon cup to Zoey, afterwards Ash won the League there; as well as gaining a bit of respect from Paul and Barry! Now it's time for the group to separate and a new adventure to begin. Coming soon!

POKEMON:

HEROIC HEART AND SUPER SOUL

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