Okay… Some news to tell you before starting this chapter. So you remember that I have to speak to someone in incorporating his or her shatter universe into my story? Well I spoke to him about it and he gave me permission to his characters. This artist is called SoundBluster and he created a comic series of an alternate universe where the Decepticons are the good guys and the Autobots are the bad buys. Seeing his comic, I am impressed on how each character is different front that to the Prime series. That is especially true with the human characters as Jack, Raf, and Miko from the comic series is far different then that of TFP. Quite special.
Now SB is going to allow me to use his characters into this episode. However, there are a few things he needed to be clear before incorporating his content. For one, he wanted to link him the story to make it clear that my crossover isn't cannon to his work. Now I don't know what would make it cannon, but I will do what I can to see if he approves. Secondly, he doesn't want me to add any of his characters from his NSFW story or content. Don't know what characters he's going on about and I asked what characters I shouldn't add, but he didn't tell me anything about that as he doesn't know what he's planning. However, he did mention not to have my characters get intiment with his, which I won't be doing that. So, yeah… He's setting up some rules for me to follow here and I have no clue if what I'm doing will be all right with him.
All and all, I think it's great that he would let me use his characters to help incorporate this episode. After all, you need to collab with others in order to make your stories interesting. I'm sure you all want to see Buster's work and I believe that you would be surprised. Here's the link to his DeviantArt profile page.
www . deviantart soundbluster
Just remember to remove the spaces between the words and periods. Fanfiction does have a tendency to block off links to sites. I hope you enjoy his work as much as you enjoy mine. Now, back to the episode.
Let's begin by taking a look at what happened from the first chapter on the review and hit count. Looking on, it is looking strong. The reviews from the story are up to six and the hits over four hundred. So, yeah… Never thought there will be a strong interest in this episode. Wondering if this will keep going the rest of the story. Hopefully, for this chapter and the permission of Soundbluster, there will be a lot of eyes reading this. But I'll let the chapters doing the talking.
Going to the second chapter of Shattered, Rodimus, Firewall, and Kaosu managed to survive the ground bridge explosion and found themselves in another part of Earth for no reason. With their comms down and no way in communicating to Team Prime, their only option is to find some help. But Earth isn't what it seems and it appears that they stumbled into something they never expect.
Chapter Notes
I'm going to add three of SB's Shattered Universe characters to start. I just want to see how it will play out and these three have the certain characteristics in Bluster's work. Course I need to send this chapter to Bluster to see what he thinks. Hope he likes it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime
Chapter Two: Same World, Different World
Rebooting All Systems…
Stand By…
Mechanical Systems: (Online)
Weapons Systems: (Online)
T-Cog Functionality (Online)
Internal Systems (Online)
Backup Systems (Online)
Processor (Online)
Energon Levels (Normal)
Spark Rate (Normal)
Commencing Recharge…
10%
25%
50%
75%
95%
100%
Recharge Complete…
Rebooting Memory Banks…
Darkness… That's all Jack is seeing, nothing but darkness. He was having a hard time in what happened. All that he remembered is that he and his team came through the bridge to help the Autobots and there was a vicious fight. They stayed behind in order to mop up the rest and everything was taken care of. They returned to the bridge and were hoping to return to the base. Unfortunate for them, one of Starscream's missiles went into the bridge as well and flew right towards the base. They don't know if the base was destroyed or not. But what they do know is that the missile did hit something and caused the bridge itself to collapse in of itself. Rodimus tried to protect his friends with his shield and Prime state, but unfortunately, there was an explosion and a bright light that engulfed them. Now he doesn't know where he was, what happened, or if he was still alive. He got his third answer when he could see data on the screen rebooting in front of him as it completes the final checks.
Memory banks rebooted…
All Systems online and operational…
Stand by for awakening procedures…
Rodimus slowly recovered as his vision went completely static before regaining some sight. By the time he could see, he noticed a partly cloudy sky with peeks of sun seeping in. He soon grounded from his rash decision and sat up to rub the back of his head.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Ow… My head… That was the last time I try to use my Prime state with my shield to protect us from a ground bridge explosion."
He soon started to realize something and looked around to find his friends.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Oh scrap! Kaosu and Firewall!"
He soon started to get up and search around to find his friends, calling them out.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Raf! Miko! Are you online! Speak to me!"
Turning his head to the side, he spotted a pink and purple femme lying face down on the ground. Knowing it is Kaosu; he rushed to her and turned her over to wake her up.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Miko! Miko! Wake up! It's me Jack! C'mon girl, don't join the Well on me!"
He shook her and tries to wake her. Almost immediately, he heard a low groan from her and her optics flashed a bit before opening them.
Miko/Kaosu: "Damn it, Jack Rabbit, you're too loud…"
Hearing her, he was completely relieved and got up as she was trying to recover. Sitting up, she rubbed the front of her helm and was trying to recollect herself.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "At least that's a sign you you'll make it. Thank Primus. How are you feeling?"
Miko turned to him and joke herself out of the aftermath.
Miko/Kaosu: "Honestly, like Breakdown was messaging me with his hammers. But I'll manage. Where's Raf?"
Jack rubbed the back of his helm and wanted to say that he couldn't find him. But before he could say anything.
Raf/Firewall: "I'm here…"
The two heard that voice and turned to see where the voice came from. That's when they could see the hacker coming out from behind the boulder, struggling from walking after nearly getting blown by a ground bridge. Leaning on the side of the boulder and took a breather and the two approached him to see if he's all right.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Easy there, Raf. You are still woozy from the explosion. You should give it a rest."
The hacker heard him and groaned a little.
Raf/Firewall: "I've been through worse. So what happened?"
Miko butted in and reminded him of what happened.
Miko/Kaosu: "Have you forgotten? We were in that bridge on the way back to the base and Starscream's missiles must've hit something from our base that caused the bridge to collapse in on itself. Haven't been of Jack here, we all would've been dead during our training."
He looked to the Wrecker cadet and started to remember about that.
Raf/Firewall: "Really…? That's what happened? All I remembered is a bright light and then I passed out. Thought we were all going to perish."
Rodimus thought of that too and realized that they didn't.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Yeah… Me too. Thankfully, we were able to escape. Somehow…"
Miko soon looked around and notice that they were in a place completely different, especially far away from the energon mine.
Miko/Kaosu: "Hey guys? I hate to interrupt the recovery party but… Where exactly are we?"
The two looked to the cadet and was wondering about that too. Looking around, they could tell they weren't at the mine. Instead it looked like a densely wooded area with trees around them and the partly cloudy sky with bits of sun shining through. Seeing this, they could tell that they were in a completely different place.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Hmm… Don't know. But at least on the plus side, we're all not in the Well of the All Spark. Or worse, the Shadow Zone. Guess that malfunctioning ground bridge took us to some random location. Either way, we should really contact the base to let them know we're still alive. Can't let mom worry about me."
He soon got on his comm. and contacted the base, letting them know of the situation.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Autobot Outpost Omega 2, do you copy? This is Rodimus Prime. Kaosu, Firewall, and I are all right. That malfunctioning bridge seems to have taken us to some place completely different. Can you get a lock on our location and repair the bridge so we can get back home?"
He waited for a response from base, but got nothing but static. So he tried again, hopefully for someone to contact back.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Hello? Does anyone copy? Optimus? Ratchet? Arcee? Please respond. We are stranded in some random area and are in desperate need of a bridge back. Do you read?"
Still static. He looked to the two and told them that they could be in trouble.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "My comm. is down."
Hearing that, they checked their comms too and find out that they're static too.
Miko/Kaosu: "Mine too!"
Raf checks as well and heard the same thing.
Raf/Firewall: "Mine as well. It seems that the bridge that nearly destroyed us must've cause some serious interference from our comms. In short, we're pretty much lost."
Miko overheard that and didn't like the situation on bit.
Miko/Kaosu: "Great… Just great… Not only that that cursed portal placed us in some random location, we cannot communicate with the team. Can this day get any worse?"
Raf soon checked his onboard computer on his arm and checked to see if there was any other damage to him. That's when he hit the scanner and noticed something else that's odd.
Raf/Firewall: "Hey guys? My scanner is picking up a nearby energon signature, not far from our position. It's a strong read out too."
The Wrecking Cadet turned to him and was a little confused.
Miko/Kaosu: "Really? A strong energon readout? You sure that scanner isn't on the fritz as well?"
The hacker looked to her and shook his head.
Raf/Firewall: "I'm certain. If I were to guess, it could be the same energon cave we were in during the battle. I mean we were in a cave the whole time, we didn't know what was outside of the cave. It's not much, but at least it's a start."
Jack listened to him and decided to take that option.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Hmm… It's the only lead we have. Where is the energon read out?"
The hacker pointed to the direction of the spike and answered.
Raf/Firewall: "There."
The Prime in training looked to that direction and decided to head down there.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "All right. Let's head down there and hope we can get back to the team. I'm sure that they're worried about us."
He soon walked down to the forest as Raf followed behind. Miko though looked on and had a sinking feeling in her spark chamber.
Miko/Kaosu: "Why do I get the feeling that something bad is going to happen."
She soon followed behind, not wanting to get separated from them. Of course, what they didn't know is that the feeling she had is going to come to fruition.
In an undisclosed location, a Cybertronian screen lit up and detected a strange surge of energy deep in the country. Two shadows soon noticed it as one of them finds that really strange.
?: "Huh… That's odd… Sir, have a look at this."
That's when a huge shadow appeared between the two and wondered what they want.
?: "What is it?"
?: "Here. Have a look. Our scanners are picking up a spike of energon coming from the forest of Arkansas. Hard to tell, but it would seem that it's located close to an occupied energon mine."
The bigger shadow took a closer too and finds that a bit strange.
?: "Hmm… Interesting… So do you believe they could be responsible for this?"
The smaller shadow thought of that and finds that hard to believe.
?: "Can't make any conclusions as far as I can see. Indeed, that energon mine is their territory and they use bridges to transport their supplies. But this spike is to high for them to control. Maybe it could be some sort of weapon they are working on, or some form of accident close to the mine."
Thinking of this the bigger shadow decided to investigate the strange phenomenon.
? : "We can't take that risk. I need you to lead a scouting party to go down there and investigate the spike. Don't stay there for too long. That energon mine is their property now and we cannot loose some good soldiers."
The smaller one turned to him and nodded at attention.
?: "As you wish, Megatron, sir."
Back in the forest, the three recruits journey down to the forest, reaching the energon mine Raf is picking up. With Jack in the lead, they went through the trees and bushes, trying to reach the location. As they were going through the bushes, Kaosu was swiping the shrubbery behind and was still unsure of what's going on. So much so, that she decided to ask the two about what she's thinking.
Miko/Kaosu: "Hey guys? Can I ask you something?"
Jack heard him and wondered what she wants.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Sure thing, Miko. What do you want to talk about?"
The Wrecking cadet was hesitant in explaining, but decided to let it all out.
Miko/Kaosu: "Well… Do you know something is off about all of this? I mean we survived a spacebridge explosion that would've killed us in a matter of moments. Somehow, we all end up in the woods in the middle of nowhere and somehow detected an energon mine? Don't you find it a bit strange…?"
The two heard that and was in agreement.
Raf/Firewall: "Hmm… You know what, you're right? It's strange that we were able to get out of that unscathed. Though the question does remain on how we survived, let alone why an explosion of that magnitude would send us to some random location."
Jack thought of that and has to think about it.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Well, once we reach the mine, maybe we can get a lead on where to go next and perhaps find a way back to the rest of the team. I just hope that we don't run into any-"
Before he can finish, he could hear a voice from the distance.
?: "Hey! Pick up the slack! This stash has to be loaded up for pick up. Anyone who doesn't meet our quota, I would have your head."
They all stopped and heard that, realizing that they're not alone.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Shh! Sounds like it's coming from that direction. Most likely from that energon mine we have to get there."
Kaosu heard that too and realized something else.
Miko/Kaosu: "Yeah. Definitely sounds like it. But that voice… I swore is sounded strangely familiar…"
Jack heard her and realized what she meant. Someone was there, but it sounded like it was someone familiar. So he decided to be cautious on the situation.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "All right, everyone remain calm and approach with caution. We don't know what we're up against when we reach the mine."
So the three walked quietly through the woods, keeping their heads in a swivel incase they run into some trouble. Getting past a bunch of trees and bushes, they saw a clearing and decided to investigate it. When they were out in the open, they were amazed at what they were seeing. Right in front of them looked to be a huge crater filled with energon crystals and a cave that represents the mine for all the energon. But around it, there appears to be a lot of hostiles. There appears to be drones stretched out either scanning or drilling and looked to be on high alert. At first, they thought they could be Decepticons, but something didn't feel right. For example, the armor they posses aren't it's traditional purple and silver armor. Instead, it looked like they are sporting black on purple or white on purple. Seeing this, they can tell that they could be in a bit of trouble. Hiding behind the bushes, they peeked to survey the predicament.
Raf/Firewall: "Decepticons. Looks like they are in the middle of a mining operation. This can't be good."
Miko still look on and find it more off then she expected.
Miko/Kaosu: "Still, something just doesn't feel right. Those cons color schemes are different from the ones we've encountered. It's almost like they are completely different."
Rodimus look on and remembered about Starscream's strike force.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Well, Starscream's strike force has silver paint job. So maybe these are the new type like those Tankicons and Combaticons. Regardless, we better get down there and sneak in without any detections. Maybe there's some form of communication console somewhere in that mine. It can be the only way in contacting our friends. Let's move."
He jumped down the edge and slid down the hill, reaching the bottom of the crater. The two looked to each other and blinked a little bit after hearing what he said.
Miko/Kaosu: "He's serious, right? He wants to head down even if the threat's in front of us? I know he's the future Prime and all, but I think that's a little extreme."
The hacker nodded and decided to follow his lead.
Raf/Firewall: "Yeah, I know. But we need to let the team know we're all right. Let's just hope we don't get caught. C'mon."
He soon jumped down and slid after him. Miko sighed and didn't like the scene at all.
Miko/Firewall: "Man… I got a REALLY bad feeling about this."
She soon jump down and slid to them. Once they all reach the bottom, they sneaked their way around the crystals and carts, getting past the guards and miners. By the time they got behind one of the carts, Jack peeked up and noticed that they were close to the mine entrance and it looks to be unguarded for the time being. Seeing that, he told the others to wait until they move.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "All right, I can see the cave entrance from there. What we need to do now is get in, find the comm. room, and contact the base. Now we could be looking at who knows how many Cons are in there, but as long as we keep out presence discrete, we can get in there without causing a ruckus. On my mark, we make a B line to that entrance and keep an optic out for any Cons close by. You guys ready?"
He waited for a response from them, but didn't hear anything from them as of yet. He turned to them and they were starring at something. Blinking, he asked what's gotten into them.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Hey! Can you guys hear me? We have to get in there before we are spotted. What are you looking at?"
Before they could answer, they could hear the same familiar voice.
?: "What is taking you bucket heads so long? Pick up the pace! All this energon needs to be ready by the time the Ark arrives. Move it!"
It was then he could hear another voice that didn't sound familiar.
?: "Chill out, Bulk. They're working as much as they possibly could. Give them a break already."
Jack heard that and realized that name, turning to the direction the team was looking at to see what they are seeing. It was then they he could see two characters that look similar, but completely different. The first one looked like Bulkhead in body type, but he was completely different. His color scheme is black on the top with orange on the bottom and the framework seems to be a bit jagged. The second one appears to be Bumblebee, but he too was much different as well. His armor color is more white and brightish red and his armor plaiting looked to be more vicious with two prods sticking out of his helmet. The three looked on and listened to them having an argument.
Bulkhead ?: "Give them a break, huh? Oh, I'll give them a break. I'll break every exo skeletal frame in their body if they don't make haste! Can't you believe the lack of work around here? We have hit the biggest load of energon and we don't have enough servos to refine and secure it."
Bee sighed and told him the reason why.
Bumblebee ?: "Oh, calm your pistons, Bulk. You know slagging well that we are outstretched as it is. With the many energon extractions and the Cons, you know we need to work with what we got. I mean, you have any idea how tough it is to contain all this energon while we have the Decepticons that have our heads in a swivel? Really tough, let me tell ya. There was that one time I was on a recon mission down in Kaon and suddenly…BOOM! I was ambushed by a small band of Decepticon patrol units. Came out of nowhere too. You should've seen a look on my face when they came out of the blue. I barely got out of there alive if I hadn't used my slick moves to evade them and-"
The different Bulkhead groaned and told him to be quiet.
Bulkhead ?: "Argh! Will you just shut up?! The more you chatter and more I am compelled to rip that voice box from your throat."
Bee laughed it up and told him to do that.
Bumblebee ?: "Oh, you can try. But I'm too fast to get got. Check out these moves! I can do this! And then in can do that. And bit of this. And then that."
He soon started to show off some moves with some quick fist and feet work as Bulk placed his servo on his face and shook in annoyance. As all that was going on, the three recruits watched on and were completely shocked at what they were seeing.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Hey, is that…"
The two saw this as well and knew who they are.
Raf/Firewall: "That's Bumblebee…"
Miko/Kaosu: "And Bulkhead… But they look…different. I mean just moments ago, we were covering for them while they fallback. Now they are getting all lovey dovey with the Cons? What gives?"
Jack thought of this too and wondered what is going on. One minute, they were providing cover while the team escaped, the next, they see two of their teammates with a bunch of Cons. Not to mention Bumblebee actually speaking with his voice box. Doesn't make any sense! Unless… He looked to one of the carts to see what they were up against. What he saw shocked him the most. On the surface it looked like an Autobot insignia, but instead of red, it was purple and has a menacing look on its face with two horn-like prods on top of its head. Seeing this, he realized what was in front of them the whole time and explained it to the two.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "That's because Bulkhead and Bumblebee aren't working for the Cons. They are the Decepticons! Or at least Decepticon-esque from what I can tell."
The Wrecking Cadet heard that and was shocked by the news.
Miko/Kaosu: "Get out! So you're telling me that the Autobots are bad now. So that means that…"
Jack nodded and knew what it meant.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "That's right. That malfunctioning bridge that blew us up didn't send us to a different location in this world…."
That's when Raf completed his answer.
Raf/Firewall: "We're in a whole 'nother world."
Jack looked to the situation and didn't like the odds in their favor anymore.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Yeah… It does look that way. It seems like we're officially over our heads. Our best option is to fallback and find another way back to our actual home. Let's get out of here now before we get spotted."
What the three didn't know, a shadow started to loom over the three and got a good watchful eye on them. Before they can actually leave, they could hear a voice that wasn't familiar from behind them.
?: "Oh, I'm afraid it's too late for that."
They all soon heard that and turned to see who said that. But before they could even see, a disk came down in the middle and was right around them. They all looked at it as it started to blink red. The moment it turned green, static electricity came out of it and gave the three a shock. They all screamed in pain until they all passed out from the electric pulse. The moment they were out, the shadow got close and observed the team. Panning up, it was a femme who is a bit bulky than other femmes with dark blue and light blue armor color and red highlights on certain parts and two prods sticking out of her helm. Her body type comprises some type of pick up truck with two wheels on the shoulders with a frame around it, legs having the back wheels, and two winglets resembling car doors. Looking at them with beedy red eyes, she wasn't impressed with these three.
?: "You think you three can sneak in here and take any of our energon? Not under my jurisdiction, punks!"
Bending down, she checked to see what Con would be crazy enough to wonder into an energon excavation without a plan. Pushing the body of Jack, she wants to know whom she's dealing with. But looking on, she was quite surprised that the three and trespass on Autobot property, were Autobots themselves.
?: "What the-! Can't be…"
Bending down, he looked at the Autobot insignia on his chest and looked to the one on the cart. Despite the color and shape difference, it's still and Autobot insignia through and through.
?: "Hmm… Interesting… Very interesting indeed."
Just then, she heard Bulk's voice from the distance.
Bulkhead ?: "Hey! What's all that commotion down there? There better not be any bot slacking off!"
The femme heard that and got up in attention. She could see the Wrecker and scout approaching her, both with a bit of shock.
Bumblebee ?: "Strongarm? Is that you? I never think an officer like you would like to lounge around. What's going on around here, anyways?"
The bot known as Strongarm showed the two the mysterious intruders and explained.
Strongarm ?: "Sorry for the unexpected incident, but I have spotted a bunch of intruders here that was planning to sneak into the energon mine."
The two heard that and was a little confused about, yet concerned about these intruders.
Bulkhead ?: "What Con would be crazy enough to wonder into my excavation site?"
Bee soon got curious and checked on the three bodies to see who they are. Bending down to the hacker, he was shocked and told Bulk what he found.
Bumblebee ?: "Uh, Bulk…? Buddy…? These aren't Decepticons. They're Autobots!"
He heard the scout's plea and was a bit more shocked than ever.
Bulkhead ?: "What?! That's slaggin' impossible!"
Strongarm crossed her arms and told him the exact opposite.
Strongarm ?: "Oh, that's possible all right. Turns out these three are apparently on our side. And yet, despite the color and style of their insignia, they are Autobots in nature.
Bulk soon joined Bee and checked the emblem of Kaosu to see for himself. At the same time, Bumblebee stood up to turn to Strongarm to demand answers.
Bumblebee ?: "But- But that doesn't make any sense! If these three are Autobots, why were they sneaking into an Autobot mine? They should have access codes to gain entry easily. Why intrude when you can walk in with clearance?"
Strongarm thought of that and another thing.
Strongarm ?: "That might be true… But you're forgetting the bigger issue here. Sure, they are Autobots, but their insignias are a different color and designs, not the standard emblems that mark our kind. And even if they are with us, where did they come from, let alone how they got here. It doesn't add up."
Bulk looked at the Emblem of the Wrecking Cadet and wondered that too. Just then, he heard a beeping on his arm and looked at his onboard computer attached to it. Seeing the message stating that something was arriving to their position shortly, he saved the questions for later and stood up to tell the two they need to get back to work.
Bulkhead ?: "We'll worry about that later. Right now, we have a job to do. Have all the energon that is refined secure and ready for transport. The Ark will be arriving in a few breams for pick up."
The two turned to him and the scout asked about the intruders.
Bumblebee ?: "And what about those three? Surely we can't leave them like that."
Bulk looked back at the three unconscious recruits and thought about it. He soon came to a decision and turned back to explain what to do with them.
Bulkhead ?: "Tie them up and bring them for transport as well. I'm sure the boss wants answers as to where they came from. And if I know the boss, he always gets what he wants."
As all that's been going on, Rodimus slowly started to come to and peered his eyes to see the strange scene in front of him. While blurry, he could hear this boss he's referring to. And if these three are the supposed opposite, he fears who this boss is going to be. So much so that he had to mutter the one name he was thinking before passing out again.
Jack/Rodimus Prime: "Op… Optimus…"
That will do it for chapter two of Shattered. A bit shorter then the last one, yes. But it will give you a clear idea on what the three will be dealing with the rest of the story. Also, you can tell that there is no Arcee on this chapter yet. I am indeed following the comic SoundBluster is working on and at the time of this writing, there will be more content I can write, since I have permission to use any of the character designs. Again, you need to check his material on his DeviantArt page to get an idea of Arcee and what she's doing. Don't want to spoil anything, but you might be surprised whom she's affiliating with along with her 'partner'. Trust me, you will be shocked for words. Until then, stay tune for the next chapter where the recruits are caught in the hands of the Autobots and rescued by some unlikely enemies. Will they be able to trust this group and get out of there alive? Stay tune to see for yourself. Please Review. #WherearetheGoodCartoons?
