Transformers:

Battle Core

Chapter 9:

Visions

Tom: Hope you all are ready for more action this year.

Sara: We're receiving the live transmissions now. (The drones beam the data to the absolution.) Alright Tom. We're ready.

Tom: I love this job. (He hits the touchscreen buttons and slams his fist on the arms rest.)

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A bright light was hovering over Hot Rod's eyes. He looked at it as Ratchet looked into his optics. Making sure that Hot Rod was okay. Perceptor was making sure his circuits were working correctly. Especially since Hot Rod told them what occurred. Ratchet found a small sample near Hot Rod's spark chamber and took it out for study. Especially since he and Hot Shot were doing maintenance with Bulkhead below.

Arcee watched them, knowing that Hot Rod might be getting to know a bit much. By Ultra Magnus' terns, it would be to where the would need to wipe some of his memory. For she knew nothing was ever the same ever since the Quintesson invasion. But while Ukltra Magnus was away, they didn't have much to worry about. Let have let certain Autobots know about the secret. He might be the next one for them to tell.

Ratchet was nearly done and gave them a nod. "There we go. You're fine, from what I can tell." Ratchet told him.

"Are you sure, Ratchet? He did say he saw a vision." Bulkhead reminded him.

"I know. But Hot Rod is completely fine. I will say this." Ratchet told them then looked to them. "He might be fine, but what if Ultra Magnus finds out?" He questions. "You know how he is about this." Ratchet reminded them.

"That's understandable; but what if we told him what we know?" Bulkhead requested.

"I guess we could do that. Just to be on the safe side. Only a little." Arcee recommended.

"What are you guys talking about?" Hot Rod asked.

They looked to each other then to him. "For many years, Ultra Magnus had begun to lead all of us. He took over after Optimus went to the core of Cybertron." Ratchet told him.

"I know about all that. What else is there to know?" Hot Rod requested.

"When he lead, something changed after certain events happened." Arcee told him.

"Like what?" Hot Rod asked.

That's when the monitor went off and they looked to it. It was a transmission. Perceptor went up to it and saw who it was from. "It's Ultra Magnus." He told them.

"I got this." Ratchet told them and went up to the monitor. "This is Ratchet. Come in Ultra Magnus." He said to the monitor.

The screen came on and an image of Ultra Magnus appeared. "I wanted to check on how things are going on Cybertron." He responded.

"Everything up here is fine. All is under control." Ratchet explained.

"Very good. I'll be returning to Cybertron very soon." Ultra Magnus replied and the screen turned off.

"Whew. That was a close one." Ratchet said.

"What about the stuff you were going to tell me?" Hot Rod requested.

They looked to each other then to him. Not knowing if they should or not. They talked amonget themselves then turned to him.

"I think it's best if you took a breather. Just head back to the barracks." Bulkhead told him.

"As well as for the energon you had spill on you. I'll analyze it." Perceptor informed Hot Rod as he analyzed it through the tub it was in.

"Gotcha. See you soon Bulkhead." Hot Rod said and departed.

They looked back to each other and hung their head a bit.

"I wanted to tell him, but when Magnus called..." Arcee began.

"It's alright. Probably wasn't the best option. I do know the options that we have chosen to tell." Bulhead recalled. They all looked to Perceptor as he was using his built-in periscope to analyze the energon.

As Hot Rod was walking down the hall, he felt something hit him. Not on the outside, but on the inside. He grunted a bit, placed his hand over his chest as he bent over. From there, his eyes went wide as he had another vision. It's like he was in his own mind as he looked around. This was very confusing for him. Ratchet said he was okay, but this didn't seem like it. "What the...Where am I?" He wondered. It was there he heard some foot steps coming to him. He looked at the figure and it was the same one.

"Hello Hot Rod." the figure said.

"Who are you and how do you know my name?" Hot Rod asked. After that, the figure vanished as Hot Rod came to, his eyes were still open. He got back up and looked at his hands. He felt soething wasn't right with him, but he couldn't put his finger on it. "What just...happened?" He asked himself.

With Megatron, he was in his fortress. Remembering the vision he had. He had heard Unicron's voice. A voice he hadn't heard in years. As he sat in his fortress, he looked out. Seeing specs of rust going by. A rust storm approaching. Thanks to the upgrades Unicron gave him, he was more immune to rust. As he walked away from his window, gripped his head and jerked his head up; and he was hunched over.

Another vision of Unicron appeared in his head. "MEGATRON". Unicron called out. Megatron came back to his senses and looked around.

That was the second timethat happened. Not only that, but the rust storm began to pick up. "What...wha is happening to me?" He questioned to himself. Not knowing of what was going on, he needed answers. As the rust storm picked up, Megatron was at the entrance to his fortress. He transformed and flew to Shockwave's location.

Hot Rod was now with Kup and Hot Shot. They were working on the same building that Kup brought them to earlier. Hot Rod used the lasers from his pipes to break the tubes he was working on.

"You're telling me that there's a secret that Magnus and the others don't want us to know?" Hot Shot asked.

"Doesn't make much sense. Not only that, but you had a vision of a big bulky figure?" Kup questioned.

"When we were down below. The tube that carried that energon hit my spark chamber. It was very weird and that energon didn't feel like the energon we use." Hot Rod told them.

"How did it feel?" Kup asked.

"Very hard to explain. It felt as if, it was stronger. Like it lead to some place that has a lot of power to it." Hot Rod told them.

"A place that has a lot of power to it? What do you make of it, Kup?" Hot Shot asked.

Kup wasn't for sure as he repaired some wires. He had a general idea, but it was a stretch. "Tell me again. How did it feel?" He asked.

"Like the energon had so much power to it. Like it could reformat you or bring you back to life. I felt my body change a bit. I also felt a strong presence when the figure approach me." Hot Rod told them further.

Kup had a thought, knowing it was a stretch. Yet he knew it had to be that one location. Hot Rod managed to repair the tube, but went over to a pipe and blasted his lasers into it. Doing so, some of th energon splattered out; and, once again, energon went into his chest cavity. It was a smaller amount, but he felt it again.

His eyes grew wide and he went into his mind. He looked around and didn't see anything. "Where...where am I? What am I doing here?" He questioned.

"Greetings Hot Rod." The same voice welcomed. He looked to where it came from and it was the same figure.

"Who...who are you?" Hot Rod questioned. Not long after, he came to again. "What...what just..." He was questioning himself as he was very confused.

With Megatron, he had arrived at Shockwave's lab. Informing Shockwave with what occurred, Shockwave and Soundwave hooked Megatron up to a monitor. They analyzed his mind, to see if anything was malfunctioning. Shockwave looked to the reading then turned to look at Megatron.

"Everything is in fine working condition. Although, your brainwaves..." He told Megatron.

"What about them?" Megatron requested.

"The readings are a bit strange." He informed Megatron. "Tell me. These vision you're having. What are thy of?" Shockwave asked.

"They're of Unicron. As if, he's talking to me. Yet, he's in the allspark chamber." Megatron stated.

"Maybe. But he communicated with Megatron before, when he was beginning to awake." Soundwave informed him.

"Probably from the dark energon that still flows through him." Shockwave stated.

"Unicron's blood still runs through my spark. I know he's contacted me before. For different reasons, however..." Megatron told them until he had another vision. Grunting a bit, and slightly arching over.

Unicron appeared in his vision once again. "MEGATRON!" He called out.

Megatron snapped out of it and he stood up. "Unicron! He called out to me." Megatron said to himself.

Shockwave looked at Megatron's mind waves and saw something occurring. "Lord Megatron. It seems if your mind has some interference." Shockwave told him.

"What sort of interference?" Megatron requested.

Back with Hot Rod and Hot Shot, they were still fixing a few things, finishing up with the repairs. Hot Rod was having a difficult time. Especially since he was in thought about the visions he was having. Kup was finishing up as was Hot Shot. Hot Rod was outside, thinking about that massive figure. Especially since he looked very familiar.

Hot Shot went up to him. "How you doin'?" Hot Shot asked.

Hot Rod looked to him. "I...I'm not not for sure." He replied as he looked at him then back to the lands of Cybettron. "I'm just thinking." Hot Rod told him.

"About those visions?" Hot Shot asked, knowing how his friend was.

"I don't know why. But that figure. He looks so familiar." Hot Rod told him.

"Like someone you know or seen?" Kup asked as he came out.

"Like, like someone I've seen." Hot Rod replied.

"I'm not for sure who you could have seen. When the time does come, though. You'll find out. For right now. We best get back. I know they;ll be looking for us really soon." Kup told them before turning into his cybertronian truck mode.

Hot Rod and Hot Shot turned into their cybertronian car modes and rolled out with Kup.

While driving, Hot Rod has another vision. He sees the same figure as he's in robot mode, not realizing it. "Who are you?" He asked the figure.

"You will find out in due time. But first, a warning: A battle will soon commence. Magnus must come to his senses." The figure tells him.

"What are you talking about?" Hot Rod asked.

From there the figure fades away and Hot Rod comes back to. "Hot Rod! Hot Rod! HOT ROD!" Hot Shot calls out. From there, Hot Rod sees where he's heading and avoids a fall into a deep crevis. Hot Shot comes up to him. "You alright?" He asks.

"I-I am. It's just..." Hot Rod paused for a second as Kup came up.

"Another vision, kid?" Kup asked.

"Y...yeah! Same figure. I don't know what's going on." He tells them.

With Ratchet, he's checking on Hot Rods minds waves. Seeing nothing wrong. "Hmm! I know there's nothing wrong with him, yet; I know otherwise." He states.

"Perhaps some adjusting?" Perceptor suggested as he began turning a few followed his lead.

As they do Arcee comes in, seeing what they're doing. "What's going on?" She requested.

"Adjusting the frequency on the recorded data we made on Hot Rod. We just don't know what is going on." Ratchet informs her.

"Do it quickly. Ultra Magnus is returning from earth soon." She told Ratchet.

"He finished with his business on earth?" Ratchet questioned.

"He has finished, but he'll be going back after the celebration. Has everything been established?" Arcee asked.

"We're getting things underway as we speak. Trying to analyze Hot Rod's mind." Ratchet informed her.

"When you both were about to tell him the secret. Did you all remember that you told me." Perceptor reminded them.

"I remember. Its just...when Magnus contacted us. It was too close of a call. I couldn't risk it." She informed him.

"I do think he'll find out, eventually. In the mean time..." Ratchet told them as he made a few more adjustments. When he did, he saw the activity they recorded in Hot Rod's mind, not only that, but they heard a voice. The same deep voice that Megatron heard. Ratchet and Arcee immediately knew who it was.

"It can't be." Arcee said in a surprised tone.

"By the allspark." Ratchet stated.

With Megatron, Shockwave and Soundwave, they had contacted Starscream to their location. Megatron was still being looked over as he arrived. Upon coming in, he saw that Megatron was hooked up. They looked to him for a second then went back to what they were doing.

"Uuhhh, I take it things are in order?" He questioned.

"Not exactly." Shockwave informed him.

"How so?" Starscream requested.

"Megatron has been having visions of Unicron. Calling on him." Soundwave told Starscream.

"Then why am I here?" he requested.

"Simple. You are to assist us in analyzing our master." Shockwave told him.

"Isn't that what your job is?" Starscream requested.

"Your job is to see what is going on in Megatron's mind. Soundwave is also analyzing the patterns." Shockwave informed him. Starscream looked to Soundwave and he was typing away on the key pad. Analyzing Megatron's thoughts. Trying to see if there was a difference in the pattern. Shockwave grabbed Starscream up, making him grunt out of fear. "If you want to be sure the Decepticon cause returns. I suggest you assist us." Shockwave threatened.

Starscream was put back down, roughly, and went over to Soundwave to assist him.

They looked at the patterns and didn't see anything. Megatron sat still, as if he was in a trance. Starscream even noticed how Megatron didn't even get on him, which meant something. Looking back at the monitor, they saw something change. "M-Megatron...?" Starscream questioned.

They looked to him as his eyes went wide. Delving into his own mind, he saw Unicron once again, this time, his spark.

"MEGATRON, COME TO ME!" Unicron called out.

After that Megatron came to again and fell over.

Shockwave wet over to him and assisted him up. "Lord Megatron. Are you alright?" He asked.

Megatron didn't look to any of them. He looked forward and got up. Doing so he walked to the exit.

"M-Master?" Starscream questioned.

Megatron stopped. "Decepticons. I have been called upon." Megatron told them.

"Called upon? By who?" Shockwave requested.

Megatron turned his body to looks at them. "By Unicron." He told them.

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Tom: Another chapter for this Transformers story. More action coming your way soon.

Sara: In the mean time, we'll be getting more work done and hope to have many chapters finished for you all.

Tom: So sit back and relax; as I push the button. Remember, to stay gold. Only Toonami.

Me: Hope you all have a great new year. Till next time.

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