Chapter 7
Belly of the Beast
Still hurtling though space in the Quintason ship the Dinobots all stood relaxed listening to Kup as he sat opposite of Wheelie finishing his war story while Hot Rod leaned on a control panel with his optics on stand my mode, saving power rather then hear yet another tale from the wizened old warrior.
A button n the console behind Hot Rob bleeped taking him out of his sleep mode, he went into defence mode as he is startled but returned to normal when everyone looked at him baffled
. He looked at them blankly for a few seconds and then pressed the control panel button.
A space chart lit up on the central viewing screen. A little icon representing the Quintason ship is on the button of the screen and a dotted red line came form it leading it towards another location. A bland robotic voice announcement informed them,
"Energon based life forms detected in sector 0075: The Plant of junk 'Junktion'.
"With the end of the war story we will head to that planet for our glory." Wheelie said excitedly.
Kup turned to the controls and operated them while saying,
"We better head there full speed, it could be where the other Autobot shuttle crashed."
The foretold planet of junk lay ahead of the ship but the term planet is used very loosely. More of a giant space junk island, not even circular in appearance but more of a dome where debris had been collected in one location and gathered until it is over flowing and gave it planetary status. Other features are also lacking from it such as an atmosphere but that wont be a problem for this robotic group.
The ship neared the planet and straightened itself up into its tower-like vertical position where it lowered itself down into an open area near some inhabitancies.
"I see Autobots!" Hot Rod said excitedly. "Its looks like our guys are battling the locals."
"How can ya tell, lad?" Kup asked.
Hot Rod turned and laughed,
"looks like they are fighting piles of rubbish. In fact I think our boy Daniel just saved Springer by taking out one out with a girder."
"Ha! Not bad for a little human boy. Bet the exo-suit helped." Kup laughed.
"And not just for breathing in space." Hot Rod joined the joke as they all made their way out of the control room to exit the ship.
Once they had all got to the lower level of the ship the main door lowered and became a ramp to the ground.
Hot rod and Kup are the first out of the ship, Swoop quickly flew out in his Dino mode and the rest of the Dinobots slowly lumbered behind them also in Dino modes. Wheelie perched upon Sludge's head giving him a good view of the landscape from the Brontosaurus's long neck.
His optics took in the third odd location he has come too, this one much like the first is a sparse environment. The planet had lived up to its name reputation of the junk capital of the universe with literal mountains of junk decorating the skyline. The ground is made out of twisted large chunks of metal that have gathered over the eons to form a solid land mass.
Even the population seem to be made of recycled parts of various other robots forming a Frankenstein's monster style race of misfits who are all looking at the new comers with confusion of possible psychopathic tendencies.
Then a familiar light voice is heard,
"It's Hot Rod!" From he centre of the dozens of Junktion warriors ran a white and pink Cybertronian. It is Arcee looking relived to see the formantioned Autobot, she's quickly followed by Daniel in the Exo-suit which is a white robotic armour designed for humans assisting transforms. It has its own air supply and a can even shifts its components to give the user an alt mode of a buggy type car built around the user. The top part is a see though dome surrounding the occupants head allowing them to still have all round perception in mode modes while keeping the air circulation, the bottom half of the arms and legs are chunky robot components with the parts linking them to the main body are tight pipes wrapped around the limbs for easy movement. The main torso is a chunky box container with large twin yellow lights on the chest section.
"And Kup and the Dinobots!" The small human child said almost jumping with excitement towards them, knowing the reinforcements of his close friends would protect them but this also slightly took away from Arcee's excitement in seeing Hot Rod again in particular.
Arcee and Daniel are quickly followed in retreating behind the Dinobots for protection by an average sized mech who is mostly light and dark green with yellow shoulders and grey bots who's joined by the familiar form of Perceptor. Following abit behind them, but catching up so fast that he left a trail of afterimages behind him, is a slim tall blue mech whose main colour is light blue and some detailing include his chest window frame, legs and helmet are dark blue with a centurion style spoiler coming out from the centre of his helmet.
Kup, seeing the reaction of his fellow Autobots fleeing from the planets natives, readied his musket laser gun but immediately Hot Rod put his arm in the way and cautioned him,
"Gun aren't exactly friendly."
"Neither are they. Incase you hadn't noticed." He replied insire that Hot Rod understood the situation.
"What was that universal greeting again?" Hot Rod asked Kup. "Never mind, I remember." He corrected hi8mself almost immediately and walked forward offering a small Energon goodie,
"Ba weep gra na weep ninny bong."
The leader of the Junktions mover forward, his body is mostly brown with a red chest plate. His helmet is in the shape of a motorcycle bonnet with a windshield and his face being where the headlight would be, there is even handle bars for his alt mode. His facial plating also had the added feature of a long skinny moustache that waved down with his long goatee beard. As he is the only one of his type with this, it could be a way of showing that he's their boss. Standing for a second he then replied excitedly,
"Ba weep gra na weep ninny bong."
"Ba weep gra na weep ninny bong." Hot Rod laughed passing the Energon into the leaders hand, who turned to his pack and cheerfully repeated loudly to them.
Dozens of Junktions appeared jumping and chanting the phrase in all their odd pieces of dissuaded chaises forming their shapes and styles based on their leaders model.
A group of them formed around the Autobots, as loud up-bead insane music played from nowhere they linked hands and began circling while forming a perimeter. Outside of this the other Junktions celebrated.
Looking confused as to what is happening the Autobots just stared until Preceptor said
"We should correspond to their movements, we don't know the consequences of not gyrating rhythmically to extended melodic sound in this culture."
Starting to stomp around and waving his arms wildly the scientist Perceptor started to awkwardly dance.
The green mech laughed and turned to Acree, extending his hand and confidently asking,
"Care to dance?"
"I guess I could put my blaster down on this occasion, Springer." She replied as he twirled her and then shuffled in front of each other laughing as they were more accustomed to beating down enemy hordes.
Wheelie and Daniel had already joined the fun with brake dancing with Wheelie showing master skills by slipping on his head and then spinning into a ball.
Hot Rod using all his diplomatic skills started jiving with the Junktion leader who said,
"Introducing, Wreck-gar! Lean, mean, dancing machine!"
He then span Hot Road around and they swing around, hoedown style.
Kup still standing in the middle of the celebration circle looked at the blue mech next to him and sighed,
"Blurr m'lad, I think we gotta bite the bullet."
They followed Preceptor's style of dance but laughed as they saw a Junktion grab Grimlock in his T-rex mode and smooch him right on the snout who then used his tiny arms in a wiping frenzy to get rid of it while growling,
"Me Grimlock not kisser, me Grimlock king."
Wreck-Garr picked up some large metal casing that me hit with a wrench several times, using it as a make shift gong as he loudly sang and announced,
"Have A Nice Day. Please, we never consider sticking friends. We have some fruity source. Says the Junktions."
Laughing but very confused at what he just heard, Hot Rod asked,
"Where did ya learn to talk like that?"
With no time wasted and an abundance of happiness Wreck-Garr replied,
"TV," A panel slid open on his arm and he took out a small rectangular device that fitted ion his hand which is mostly taken up my the screen that quickly flicked between various video clips of a band performing, a ninja demonstrating his abilities and a couple upon a hill top at which point he concluded,
"We talk some TV."
In the sprit of intergalactic relations Kup joined in and moving like a corny 80's presenter he said,
"I talk some TV. Now heres the news, don't touch that dial."
For a second there is a deafening silence because of Kup's impression, the Autobots all stand wary of what will happen next in case the Junktions are offended.
A massive wave came from the Junktions chanting the universal greeting again and the Autobots breather a sign of relief. Wreck-Garr is happy to have such great new friends and decided to treat them as such,
"By George, King O'Sabes. You're smashed up friend will be soon like brand new with ninety days warranty."
With a simple Wreck-garr's Junktions know what to do and mounds of junk that made up their habitat came Junktions carrying some familiar blue and while mech parts, running to their leader.
Laying down the various parts next to each other they made up the unassembled body parts of Ultra Magnus. The Junktions slotted all the parts back into place making him look whole again but he is still a lifeless mess, tattered and charred.
A few Junktions took out small containers and poured from them some glowing Energon, the substance flowed into Ultra Magnus' joints and they gave him a polish and buff with it.
Wreck-Garr celebrated their handy work in his unique way, raised his arm in the air and said,
"Happy motorings. Cock-a-doula-doo."
Then a glow came to Ultra Magnus' optics, his chest armour folded back over which once contained the Autobot matrix of leadership.
"He's alive!" Daniel jumped with excitement.
Ultra Magnus pulled himself to his feet looking fully functional, it took him a few seconds to gather his bearings and then asked,
"You're.. all alive? What happened?
"Galvertron's minions: the Sweeps. They used their cranial lasers to destabilise the molecular bond between your limb joints causing you to go into status lock before acquiring the Matrix." Preceptor's cold analysis of the situation fully informed Ultra Magnus.
"The Matrix?" Hot Rod wondered what would happen with out it.
"Its gone." Ultra Magnus said as if he had his spark ripped out, just realising the object that is passed down from one Autobot to the next that contains all their previous knowledge was no longer in his possession.
"And with it, all hope" Kup finished Ultra Magnus' sentence regretfully.
"No!" Hot Rod angrily said.
"Now Galvertron has it." Arcee hopelessly said.
Hot Rod boiling with rage and living up to his name clenched in his fists and angry said,
"Where is he? Where is Galvertron!"
Just like a game show host giving an answer, Wreck-Garr replied,
"And the answer is.. Unicron."
Still burning with anger Hot Rod said,
"Then we are going to destroy Unicron."
The seemed to be a popular decision with the Junktions as they become very excited at the idea and forever being the voice for his people, Wreck-Garr rallied them by saying,
"Yes friends and now destroy Unicron." He made his way over to a near by mound of junk while saying, "kill the grand poobah, eliminate even the toughest stains."
Swiping some of the junk away he revealed a control panel that glowed up as he pressed some buttons on it and carrying on with his slogans,
"No fuss, no muss. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Sale must end." Stepping back he said,
"Rush right down and test drive the latest model with no obligation."
In the near distance mounds of junk began to shake and come apart as the junk started to move up revealing a space craft that looked like it has been constructed from the landscape around it, it up righted it self into a rocket position.
"New improved Junction planet is smooth sleek import with turbo handling." Wreck-Garr finished his sales pitch which worked as Hot Rod and Kup brought into it and pumped with ambition as they saw dozens and dozens of Junktions warriors running into the Junktion and Quintason ships to crew them.
Being back at maximum capacity Ultra Magnus took control again of the group being the highest ranking office. The other Autobots could tell he is about to giv order and they gather around him.
"I'm going to separate is onto two groups: A strike team, your with me, we will be attacking Unicron head on the Junktion cruse ship. Giving the Special ops team a chance to infiltrate the target, recover the Matrix and destroy Unicron from the inside. Special ops group will consist of Hot Rod, Kup, Springer and Arcee."
Then from a lot further towards the ground, Ultra Magnus heard a voice sounding,
"What about me Ultra Magnus? They have my dad." It is the human boy Daniel.
"Its dangerous for you, you will have to stay here."
Daniel looked mortified at this, he didn't want to be separated from his friends and left alone on such a weird planet but the Arcee chimed in,
"Daniels already proven himself against the Decepticons in this Exo-suit and he will have me to look after him." She smiled an Daniel who grinned back.
Ultra Magnus didn't have much in the way of facial expressions but this is as close as he got with a frown as he didn't like his authority being usurped and let his decision be known,
"Hmm, okay but keep him close at all time. The rest of you, with me."
Blurr, Preceptor and the Dinobots went aboard the Junction curser and Wheelie went with them as he is on his normal seat of Sludge's Dino head.
The two crafts engaged their engines and left two vapour trails of engine lights as they crossed the nights sky leaving orbit to ascend to their next destination, The Chaos bring: Unicron.
Both vessels travelled though a transwarp conduit and come out to see Cybertron on their view screens but something odd was there aswell.
A Demonid robot with horns and vamperic bat wings which are coloured orange along with his limbs while the upper torso and waste protector is white. This demon is currently using Cybertron as a punching bag as he is dwarfing planet crashing one hand after another into it.
Decepticons that are inhabiting the planet are launching attacks in their aerial modes but are all thwarted like moths to a very large swatter.
"What in Primus' name is that thing?" Ultra Magnus asked in amazement.
"No records exist on its configuration or origin." Preceptor offered an answer to the question that wasn't really asked.
"Then we will have to find our own way to end it." Ultra Magnus replied emotionlessly as he watched the demon wreck his home planet.
" ." Blurr speed talked merging his words together as he looked up from his console delivering the information as quickly as possible as his function as a data corrier.
"Take evasive action but direct its fire away from the Special ops team." Ultra Magnus commanded but as he did this Unicron faced them and breathes out a fire blast of green flames that engulf the ship.
This causes all the control panels onboard to burst into sparks and smoke filled the air but you cant keep a good Junktion down as Wreck-Garr came out with his usual TV quotes,
"Stop rain and corrosion for up to five years, satisfaction guaranteed."
The Junktions are all at their stations using their hand welders to repair any damage and they all follow their leaders quote in cheerful unition,
"Or your money back!"
Thanks to the sacrifice and skill of the Junctions, the Spcial ops team got past Unicron's flame breath who crashed though its left optic to enter its head.
The Junktions kept their distance from Unicron as he is defeating all attacks with ease. Standing at the front of the ship looking at Unicron though the the view screen with his arms folded is Ultra Magnus who said,
"We need to occupy him. Preceptor, deploy the Dinobots."
Preceptor rushed over to the side of the ship and pressed a release button opening a hatch into space, the Dinobots jumped out one by one lead by Grimlock.
They can be seen falling in free fall towards Unicron, they managed to pass though his defences and cause some damage to the planet sized-robot, more then anything the Decepticons have managed so far but even they get swatted away.
"That was good but we need to do more, attack but don't fly in too close." Ultra Magnus commanded.
The Junktions obey and manage to get a few blasts off but this angered Unicron who lashed out and clasped the curser in his claw, as it tried to blast free he compacted it by clenching his mighty fist.
"Red alert! All hands abandon ship!" Wreck-Garr cried as his ship became very claustrophobic and his crew found every access port to escape.
"Autobots! This way, now!" Ultra Magnus is already by the escape hatch waving Wheelie, Blurr and Preceptor thought and once he made sure the ship was clear of his soldiers he jumped himself.
Wreck-Garr reached the hatch, looked back and said,
"Goodbye kid, it was nice knowing ya." He then jumped out just in time as the ceiling met the floor. As he looked back he saw the remains of his ship in Unicron's hand being thrown away like an unwanted toy as its crumbled into thousands parts.
Looking down towards Cybertron, Wreck-Garr could see dozens of his warriors falling but he knew they would survive as it is their nature. He also saw the Autobots gliding towards Unicron and he decided to go with them. Landing on a ledge of Unicron's hull plating he followed them though a vent in the armour.
Once inside Unicron, Ultra Magnus said,
"We have to find Unicron's weakness and exploit it."
"Although that is a must, we do have tentacle claws upon us." Wheelie alerted them to dozens of long robotic vines from the ceiling with pincers darting towards them.
"Autobots, roll for it!" Ultra Magnus shouted as he transformed into his car carrier mode with a white cab and blue trailer. Wheelie and Blurr quickly followed him, Blurr turning into a sleek slim line Cybertronian sports hover car with space for one human driver and the centurion like helmet became vertical spoiler.
Preceptor began to run as he doesn't have a vertical alt mode but Wreck-Garr pulled up next to him in his motorbike mode and they sped off down the dome like corridor catching up with the others.
They left Unicron's defences in their dust but at a junction in the corridor Wreck-Garr got ahead and rode off so the others followed.
They all stopped and transformed when they got to the end of the corridor as it is a dead end.
"Follow the yellow brick road, we're off to see the wizard." Wreck-Garr sang to show he thought they were going the right way, they all turned as they heard the tentacles in the distance getting closer.
Ultra Magnus used his assault rifle to gun down as many as possible, Blurr joined in with his laser rifle and even Wheelie's catapult took a few out but there are just too many of them and they kept appearing while getting closer.
Preceptor transformed into a giant robot sized microscope and analysed the end of the corridor with what was his shoulder cannon which is now a high powered lense.
"Wreck-Garr is right, this is a door. I believe I have found the combination for it." Preceptor said and with that the wall shot up into the ceiling and the Autobots ran though into the next room and Preceptor presses the button to close the door just in time to stop the tentacles coming though.
With the door shut the Autobots turned to look at the new place they had entered, it is a large room that is dimly lit and mostly coloured metallic blue, the centre of the room is barren but around the outside is lots of huge thick pillars that twist in directions making archways though the room.
As the Autobots walked along the room they could see at the end a large spherical object connecting to other smaller spherical objects via slim poles, on each one there are screens displaying carious events, the main one showed the spec ops team also evading tentacles in similar hallways, one orb showed a purple cyclopic robot issuing commands, another smaller orb displaying Autobot city being repaired and one of the furthest orbs is of some green skinned people tending to their crops.
"That's Hot Rod's group but hes not with them." Ultra Magnus said concerned.
"Yes, I believe this is a monitoring station. Not just of Unicron's anatomy but of all events that may affect him in this region of space that he should be aware of." Preceptor explained taking a closer inspection.
" ." Blurr rambled as he readied his electro-laser rifle.
Dashing over to Blurr, Preceptor smacked the gun right out of Blurr's hands and explained while panicking,
"Wait! I believe I can interface with the device to directly utilise it to our advantage." Looking at Ultra Magnus, Preceptor waited for approval. Ultra Magnus standing as his normal emotional self then nodded at Preceptor without changing expression then said,
"Get to it, we need every advantage we can get."
Preceptor began to link up with the monitor network, he extended his hand into a connection node but as he did this he lit up in a ball of fire as a narrower stream of fire engulfed him.
Fearing they set off more internal defences of Unicron the remaining Autobots turned around to see a giant mech monster with another two mech either side of it.
"Hows Preceptor doing?" Ultra Magnus asked without looking away. Wreck-Garr has gone to his fallen comrades aid and replied,
"Damn it man, I'm a Junktion. Not a Doctor!" he said quoting yet another obscure Earthen program.
The rest of the Autobots just stared at the monsters that towered above them easlie three times their size. Similar to Grimlock's T-Rex mode in design, its legs are much thicker almost square and covered in purple scales. Its muscular arms have a further reach, spikes ran all down its back to its big yellow tail, its purple head is long and lizard like with sharp fangs, its skull feathered out at the back into spikes and a giant horn coming from its snout. All over these parts are covered in scales giving it a biological look but its central body its layered metallic armour.
The mech to the monsters left who has a chunky frame with maroon limbs and a silver body sneered.
"You want to destroy our master, Unicron. We Firecons were born in the fires of Unicron and just like Cindersaur burnt your friend we are going to send you there too."
The similar shaped blue mech the other side of Cindersaur suddenly burst out in rage,
"I need to burn something!" His body trembled as it quickly began to grow as his body flipped and changed into a winged monster. Similar in design to Cindersaur but with devil wings and his head is bird like. He took to the air with one mighty push from his wings and fusion powered flames begin to build up in his mouth.
"Flamefeather! Control yourself! Listen to your leader Sparkstalker!" The maroon Firecons commanded but it is of no use.
Flamefeather let go of the blast which is aimed at the Autobots but his rage made it wild and crazy. The volley of fire hit the floor in a wide radius and spread more as he continued the blast.
Sparkstalker knows what is about to happen and changed into his giant monster form. Possibly the creepiest out of the three with his pharaoh dolphin like head with yellow tusks and tactical arms. He also has demon wings that he uses to get into the air to avoid the heated up floor that's giving way causing Cindersaur and the Autobots to fall to the next level as its melted beneath them and it's a long way down. Flamefeather and Sparkstalker gave chase to the descending Autobots but Wheelie was forgotten about as he managed to grab onto the orb monitors.
As the remaining Autobots fell along the never ending tunnel Flamefeather snatched Ultra Magnus up in his talons and began to squeeze,
"I want to see you come part and the hinges." Flamefeather cackled.
"It did work for the last guys, pal." Warned Ultra Magnus as he launched both volleys of his shoulder mounted missile launchers that sped passed Flamefeather and locked on to the nearest heat source, a near by a nearby energy duct.
Enraged by Ultra Magnus' feeble attack he powered up his mount blast powered by the fission reactor deep in his body which when activated became a super charged heat source and the missiles detected this just before the contacted with the wall and both made a hard turn to lap around each other leaving a smoke trail in their wake. They locked onto Flamefeather and raced towards him as he is about to unleash flames that would turn Ultra Magnus into a molten lump, then his head as was no longer there as the payload detonated his cranial unit resulting in him going offline and releasing Ultra Magnus as they both fell.
Cindersaur being the bulkiest hit the ground floor first followed by Blurr and the status looked version of Preceptor hit the ground. Wreck-Garr followed next but he is prepared with his make shift junk-axe ready as he dropped down onto Cindersaur and drove it straight though Cindersaur's lizard head which deactivated him.
Ultra Magnus hit the ground next followed by the graceful landing of the winged Sparkstalker who looked at his fallen comrades and then at the Autobots,
"You eliminated my brethren, now I will terminate you." Sparkstalker brought his head up and charged his mouth flame.
From his position on the floor Blurr used his gun and shot at Sparkstalker but the bean shot passed his head. Sparkstalker stopped charging to laugh,
"Is that the best you can do?"
He then heard a cracking as the pipes above his head shattered from the blast and a flood of red acid poured out of them, washing over him which washed him away in the current as it boiled him alive.
"NotSoBigNow,HuhToughGuy." Blurr gloated in his sped up way.
EARLIER
Flames engulfed the room and the floor began to bubble and Wheelie could see his new friends sink into the floor as it gave way under the heat.
There is no time for the others to react, not even Blurr, as they are all closer to the centre of the room but as Wheelie looked at the floor beneath him become an illusions yellow from the heat he reacted in the only nano second he had and launched himself backwards.
Nothing is in reach except the monitoring spheres which he gripped onto one of the connector rods for the sake of his spark.
As he clung on to them he watched as the floor gave way and the demon-like monsters gave chase to the Autobots in freefall.
Scrambling for better ground Wheelie grabbed onto one of the monitors, as he did this all the metal plating on the sphere shifted around and moulded to his hand. Intense pain ran though Wheelie's body and the blue glow in his eyes left an empty grey tone as his program had been downloaded into the network.
An all to familiar feeling of disembodiment surrounded Wheelie but the last time this happened he had crashed on Quintessa. This felt different, this time he didn't feel like he was running a diagnostic program to activate. He decided to active to what he perceived to be his optics.
At first there was nothing but as they became more accurate after boosting to 100% there is still a vast darkness in front of hm. He turned his sensors on himself and found instead of the usual orange paint scheme he is used to he now had a transparent body with green wireframes over him like an exo-skeleton.
Confused by this and unsure what to do he began to float his non-caporal body forward but stops as an uprising of something gigantic pushed him back.
As a similar mush of green-wire frame rushed up in front of him he couldn't process what the image was as it took up his whole view until the force pushed him back and he spun out of control until he finally stabilised himself at which point he is so far away he could make out the entirety of the green frame which made up the Demonoid form of Unicron.
"Your presence in my psyche is destabilising my equilibrium. For that, little child of Primus, your program will be purged." Unicron bellowed as his huge form reached out to crush Wheelie in the way an Elephant would stomp on an ant.
With great speed that Wheelie is unaccustomed to he evaded the claws of the grid version of Unicron and sped off from his execution so fast that the energy lines made him look like a shooting star.
"Resistance is futile, you are an interloper in my domain and will not prevail." Unicron gave chase after Wheelie but despite his incredible size Wheelie has vastly superior speed.
Feeling drawn in a direction Wheelie eventually saw what looked like a solar system with a central sun with many planets orbiting it. He increased his speed to get to his new destination to seek salvation from his pursuer.
Getting closer to the planets he could make out that they looked like Cyberformed planets like Cybertron but the hull planting of these plants is much larger causing them to have very little detail on the surface.
Entering the system, the outer most planet is closest and Wheelie hopped that it could offer some shelter from the oncoming onslaught. As he started to make a loop around the sphere he saw that almost the entirety of one side was a display monitor which is viewing the battle around Cybertron. Above the screen it displayed the word Offensive, as the picture showed Unicron optic beams and flame breath attacking the transformers inhabiting the planet.
Wheelie quickly realised that he is inside Unicron's subconscious program and that these planets represent his various actions, shutting down the planet would spot Unicron attacking but Wheelie wanted something abit more destructive and used his incredible speed in this realm to burst to the next planet.
Arriving at the next planet he found the screen on the top side, this display isn't as interesting. Maintenance is shown above this one and its flicking between various workings inside Unicron. Grinding cogs mashing up matter that was ingested while Unicron was in his planet form, turning it into usable power for his star eating fortress, various pipes supplying power though out his body and the smelting pools which are giant tubs of red acid that melt down objects that are too small for the massive grinding cogs to deal with such as mechanised robots.
As devastating as it is for Wheelie to see robots being dropped from claws running along conveyer belts, holding them until they reached the smelting pools he know that stopping them wouldn't not help the over all threat and as he was the grid image of un entering the solar system and dominating the skyline he moved onto the next orb with blinding speed.
Passing several other planets such as movement and sensors he knew a better option must exist and he got to a planet bigger then the others which he sighed relief at when he was it had defence written on it.
On the screen it showed internal defences such as the pincer tentacles attacking the Spec Ops team but more revealing is a shield generator that suppresses any internal explosions that occur within Unicron.
Knowing this is the best one he decided to attack it, that and Unicron is so close now that he didn't have time to search for anything else better. Straightening his whole body up he aimed his foot at the planet and charged foot first into the giant monitor.
The screen shattered on impact but Wheelie didn't stop there, he carried on boring into the planet core. Yellow light shined up inbetween the hull plating of the planet before it started to part away and then the entire sphere ruptured and exploded in a massive pyrotechnic display and Wheelie charged though it all still in his flying kick stance.
Freezing in his tracks Wheelie turned as he heard Unicron's primal scream and grasped his horned head in pain.
"You are eliminating the sub-routines that bind together my existence, you shall be decompiled before you can accrue further devastation." Unicron bellowed at tiny mech and reached forward with a gigantic grid hand that might aswell be the size of a moon.
Seeing his impending doom reaching towards him in the form of a robotic hand so large it blocked his entire view he switched his optics to standby and thought of nothing to wishing to logging out of Unicron's conscious and returning to the caporal world inside Unicron's body.
Time past and he realising he is still processing thoughts and reactivated his optics again but instead of seeing the vast darkness he is expecting, there is the room he was in previously and he is still clinging onto the monitor orbs.
Knowing he couldn't stay there forever he decided to release his grip and fell though the crater in the floor that had been created by the monsters and hoping he could find his group he descended into the unknown.
Falling through the abysses that is the long tunnel, Wheelie enjoyed the freefall and gazed at the various spires and tubes that went off in multiple directions until they became less and less. Looking down he saw light at the end of the tunnel where he could see his fellow Autobots recovering.
Landing hard directly behind Ultra Magnus, Wheelie surprised the group with his emergence.
Ultra Magnus darted around ready to attack but due to his training in self-defence art of Defusion he stopped himself in time and in his monotone ways said,
"Glad to see you're still alive Wheelie."
"YouMissedAllTheFun!" Blurr blurted out.
"When I was left behind, I entered our enemies mind. I was at Unicron's core, now his defencies are no more."
"Excellent work Wheelie. Wreck-Garr, load Preceptor onto me and lets no waste another Nanoklik in this place." Ultra Magnus commanded as he switched to his Car-carrier mode. His body separated as the inside came out and became a white lorry cab and the outside armour became a two levelled blue trailer so cars could be fitted on bottom and top, being Cybertronian in origin its heavily armoured and front mounted rocket launchers that were previously the shoulder cannons
Wreck-Garr picked up Preceptor's status locked body and slotted it into the lower half of Ultra Magnus's trailer while saying,
"Five to beam aboard, Mr. Scott."
Ultra Magnus in his alt mode targeted a near by wall and released the pay load of both launchers which caused it to explode, the metal hull tore apart revealing an opening into space allowing the Autobots an escape route.
"To quote a great: Autobots, transform and roll out." Ultra Magnus said as he revved up his engine and headed towards the new exit.
Wheelie and Blurr followed in their car modes, Wreck-Garr is in him bike mode and they all flowed out of Unicron in freefall towards there home Cybertron.
Seeing Cybertron getting closer, Wheelie is excited to see his species home planet. Some of it looks smooth with gentle architecture but a lot of it looks like wreckage from Unicron's battering. What looks like emptiness of what should be great oceans can be seen as really hand prints from Unicron tearing at the planet with his hands.
Looking behind him, Wheelie could see the monster responsible for the disaster who is swatting at his attackers and then a blue pulse emanated from Unicron's devilish skull. The spherical electrical field quick grew encompassing his entire body seeming to cause him great pain on the way.
Electrically sparks flew out of every groove in his hull as he looked like all his inner workings are failing him, then large green shafts of light poured out from the larger gaps in his body like joint connections as he held his leg trying to keep it attached but to no success as its ruptured and the resulting explosion violently blew it away form his body.
Wheelie could see the spec ops team as well as some other bots escaping though Unicron's shattered optic socket in their alt modes, just before the head exploded from the body with such velocity that it launched towards Cybertron and began to orbit the metal planet.
More green light shone from all of Unicron's joints like a discoball refracting light from its surface as the body became to collapse in on its self and then body erupted in a volatile explosive display that devastated the planet-sized robot, disintegrating it and spewing billions of tiny parts throughout the cosmos.
The demon is dead
The Autobots braced for impact.
The aftermath of Cybertron from Unicron's attack is not pretty. A lot of the planet is now crumbled from its previous glory with towers destroyed and falling apart. Deep fisers in the planets surface went further down then any mech is ever meant to see, the rivers of destruction from Unicron's fingers went on for miles. Cybertron's terrain had been forever changed from the devils impact with wounds that may never heal.
The remaining Autobots have all gathered around one tower that although is damaged is still intact. Both teams are there reunited with additional that were rescued from inside Unicron and more that have been residing on Cybertron during the Decepticon occupation.
An uneven metallic clanking filled the air as a limping Preceptor made his way towards Ultra Magnus who is conversing with Autobots who were on the Unicron mission.
"Glad to see you back on your feet buddy." The charismatic green-bot Springer laughed.
"Medical report Preceptor?" The ever monotone Ultra Magnus enquired
"Almost at fully operation capacity, sir. A few more breens in the CR chamber is needed due to the extensive burning of my spinal column which is impairing my bi-pedal movement but First Aid is kind enough to grant me time to watch Rodimus Prime's initiation ceremony." Preceptor fully explained to a slightly zoned out Ultra Magnus when then replied,
"Excellent, I hope you make a speedy recovery." Giving a short answer hoping it wouldn't lead to another long winded reply from Preceptor, luckily before there is a reply the little orange mech called Wheelie sitting on shoulders of Grimlock pointed towards the sky and said,
"Our new leader appears with a speech, we best be quite to hear him preach."
With that the surrounding Autobots looked up to see the tall slender red and yellow figure appears from the top segment of the high towers, he raised his hands and said,
"Let this mark the end of the Cybertronian wars as we march forward to a new age of peace and happiness, 'till all are one." He ended that with an ancient religious saying which the meaning had been lost over time.
The surrounding Autobot's joined into groups of four with outstretched arms, facing each other with one hand overlapping the next mechs they echoed their leaders call,
"Till all are one."
