Chapter 4: Primal Fall.
Thousands of Sparks twist across the sky as they move into the device the Dark Lord holds up in his hands, Cheetor watches as sparks are torn from his companions, his friends, and allies which he had come to learn to trust, learn from, and listen to.
Torca yelled as his body went limp revealing a dark blue spark emerging from his chest, his last sight was that of Cheetor on the ground, injured.
Tartarus yelled in defiance but he too watched as his Spark emerged from it's chamber upon his chest and float away into one of the beams of light.
Blackarchnia screamed as she was struck with the beam tearing the spark out of her, Cheetor growled at the sight and looked up at Shokaract.
"No more!" he bellowed as he ran forward jumping upwards grabbing his arms around one of Shokaract's massive limbs.
The Dark Lord looked up in surprise, "how is the Matrix protecting you?" he asked before his other arm reached out at him.
Cheetor felt a spike of energy as he drew up one of his scimitars and swung it taking of Shokaract's left hand holding the Dark Matrix, he then spun around cutting off the other hand before grabbing the Matrix and running towards the Citadel.
Shokaract roared and drew his wrists up spawning new hands, which he stretched, "I am immune to any mortal wound!" he declared before drawing up his Fusion cannons and firing a barrage of shots towards the last Maximal alive on the planet.
Cheetor.
"Optimus Primal."
Optimus opened his eyes, he felt himself fly through space as thousands of small blue sparks flew around him, and he then watched the Matrix form around him.
"It is time for you to return to the world of the living, to lead your team as you did before against a new unforeseen threat, if you can not stop it then all that exist… shall perish."
"I understand," Optimus replied looking at the void of space around him before nodding to the Matrix, and he then watched as his existence became true.
Cheetor was always good at running. When he tried out for the Axalon as a scout he found himself to the fastest, most skilful, and overall best of the contestants, but what they didn't like was his kid-like nature.
Ever since day one of the Beast Wars he had used his speed, quick thinking, to get by but he also had his slip-ups, and he hoped that this time he wouldn't.
He had a plan though, the Council Citadel's inside platforms, which scattered the interior, were a great way to avoid capture from that huge bot, but what he had to watch was the big guys soldiers.
Three of them were fliers and boy were they keeping up with him, even inside the interior of the citadel.
"Black Eye, terrorize!" screeched a massive bat as he morphed and transformed into a robot mode resembling a demon, his wings stretched over his back and opened like a Demons, his arms morph out of his stomach moving to the sides joining with his shoulders, and his beast mode legs extending and morphing creating hooked talons.
"Shehawk, maximize!" screamed a large hawk as its entire form morphed away revealing a slender golden figure with a beaklike face along with large green eyes, hooked talon hands, high heel feet, and a large chest, her wings fold on her back and two large gatling guns emerge from them pointing upwards.
"Brickhouse, transform!" yelled a huge bull as he transformed into his robotic robot mode, his entire body was lined with organic tissue and technological parts resembling Cheetor's old Transmetal 2 form from the Beast Wars, even with the elbow blades.
All three of them flew upwards and spirled through the rooms firing down upon Cheetor as Shokaract drove in his tank mode keeping up despite his massive size.
Cheetor felt the dark energy of the device he held swirl around him as he finally arrived in the massive domed chamber.
Thousands of small platform pieces floated throughout the room as the three air born servants flew overhead firing down at him.
In a flash of legs Cheetor jumped forward landing upon a platform before drawing a blade up and deflecting an energy blast from Black Eye back at its owner.
Shehawk circled the chamber along with her two companions, she smiled as they charged forward at their pray all firing their weapons, her gatling guns filling the air with gunfire.
Cheetor ran forward and jumped off the platform as it erupted into flames, he turned and threw his scimitar outwards slashing through Black Eye causing little bits of his wreckage to litter the entrance to the room.
Shehawk did a sharp turn and flew outwards before landing on the same platform as Cheetor, she moved dodging his initial kick before drawing her talons up and cutting across his chest revealing a small spark.
"Oh what's this?" she said as she reached forward.
She was interrupted by a sharp stabbing sound, which caused her eyes to bulge, Cheetor moved to the side as she dropped with his scimitar stuck in her back.
"I'll be taking that," he said gripping the handle and tearing it out in time to deflect two shots backwards into Brickhouse causing him to fly out of control and smash into a distant wall of the chamber.
"Very impressive Maximal," said Shokaract who transformed at the doorway looking outwards at Cheetor, "evaded my minions, stole my artifact of great power, and lured me to a place where I am believed to be at a tactical disadvantage."
Cheetor looked over at him gripping his sword and the Dark Matrix within his hands.
"Only problem is that I still have a ranged advantage!" Shokaract declared drawing up his two Fusion cannons into his arms.
Cheetor jumped sideways as the platform where he was exploded into flames, he then did a back flip dodging another shot, "I have to keep moving," he thought as the Fusion energy bolts kept flying at him.
Shokaract turned seeing his remaining minions surround him from behind, "Scavenger, deal with the Maximal," he ordered.
"Yes milord," he said as he ran and jumped from platform to platform after Cheetor.
A barrage of shots chased after Cheetor and he found himself forced to turn around and begin deflecting them away from himself as Scavenger closed in.
BAM
A barrage of energy disks flew upwards from below blowing Scavengers platform to pieces.
"What?" Shokaract yelled in surprise.
Up from below flew a large tall warrior standing being held up by two massive legs which had pillars of fire at the bottom, his arms were large but smooth with a shield look, his chest a vibrant orange as several mechanical parts stuck out, two massive chain guns stuck out over his shoulders, a small cockpit resided on his chest while his arms were reinforced with 3 plated armour plating, though the body was unfamiliar his head was definite.
"Big bot?" Cheetor asked as the large warrior landed.
Optimus Primal, the grand hero of the Maximals, the one who had saved Cybertron, taught Cheetor how to be a leader, the one who had led them to victory had returned in a body holding features from every single one of his previous forms nodded in response before turning towards Shokaract, "why do you invade Cybertron?"
"Why should I answer to you? Destroy him!"
Shokaract and his minions all drew up their weapons and began firing at the two Maximals.
Optimus Primal drew up two shielded arms and blocked the wave of shots before drawing the armour plates backwards and summoning two massive guns over his shoulders and fired back.
Cheetor cheered before noticing Scavenger crawling upon their platform and charged to engage him.
Shokaract's minions were blown away but the massive beast survived the shots with little to no damage and laughed as his back opened revealing a huge engine.
Optimus Primal watched as Shokaract flew upwards drawing up his Fusion cannons and hailing the Maximal warrior with a barrage of gunfire which tore away some of the metal upon Optimus.
"Optimus Primal, maximize!" he yelled before transforming into a jet much like his Optimal Optimus form and flew towards Shokaract smashing into him.
Shokaract grabbed Optimus as he transformed back to robot mode and smashed him up against the wall of the chamber, "I don't care if the Matrix brought you back, and I'll send you there again, and again, and again if I have to because nothing is going to stop me from achieving my ultimate ascension!"
"Over my dead body!" Optimus bellowed before he was pulled closer to Shokaract's face.
"That's the plan."
Optimus watched as Shokaract drew up his Fusion cannon and blew off Optimus's feet causing his body to fall down into the bottomless hole underneath the citadel platform, he yelled as he fell forever and ever into darkness.
"Optimus?"
Optimus opened his eyes seeing Cheetor above him looking down, he sat up noticing they were inside the oracle chamber.
"Cheetor… the Matrix returned me to fight him… but I cannot, he is too strong."
Cheetor smiled, "You did your best big bot, and it wasn't a complete failure."
Optimus looked up at the young leader as he held up the Dark Matrix, "fancy trying to destroy or assimilate Cybertron may be a bit difficult with this out of his hands."
They both laughed at their small victory, but it was a weak laugh, Shokaract outnumbered, outpowered, and had control of Cybertrons entire network, he would track them down.
"We need allies," Cheetor asked handing the Dark Matrix to Optimus, "could you see if you can…"
Optimus nodded rising and holding it up in view of the Oracle, "Mighty Oracle, I can not survive the new threat that even you could not perceive, I need allies and they are held within this device!"
"Optimus Primal, we cannot control the Dark Matrix or it's designs, but we can summon a crew of new and old faces to help you, but our power is weak as the Darkness grows," it replied as it begun to glow a bright white, "may the destiny of Cybertron be in your hands once again, prepare yourself."
Cheetor found his entire body begin to glow bright white as his body morphed, he felt a odd sensation travel over him as his form changed, he was more muscular, but still slender, his arms handing in sharp claws and his legs becoming larger, bulkier, and a massive jet being attached to his back.
The oracle flashed and Optimus and Cheetor watched four Shadows walk towards them, each in Beast Mode from the shape of the Shadows, it seemed they were close.
"I welcome each and one of you to our team, I hope that we may work together to defeat Shokaract and end this Darkness once and for all."
A familiar snarl came from one as he walked out of the light, his body a large technorganic velociraptor, "I greet you once again Optimus Primal, not as a Predicon, not as a war hero, but as a comrade."
"Dinobot!" Cheetor said in joy as the sight for sore eyes raptor smiled.
"Don't forget me cat bot," stated a large floating manta ray as he glided over to them, his technorganic body was very sleek and metalic, a blue with essences of gold and silver within his colour scheme.
"Depthcharge," Optimus said eyeing the old security officer, they had never been friends or even friendly to each other but with Protoform X out of the way, maybe the gruzzled war vetern would be more friendly.
"Op… Optimus?" asked a hauntily familiar voice as a large Rinoserus walked out from the bright light, his body a dull navy blue with patches of brown skin.
"Rinox!" Optimus exclaimed walking over and hugging his old friend.
"Where am I?" Rinox looked around, "I… no… Tankor!"
"Rinox calm down… hes gone."
Rinox looked up and his eyes softened, "Now I have a chance to atone for what I've done… thank you."
Cheetor smiled before turning to see the final Transformer.
"Optimus!" Cheetor yelled as a massive tail swiped him backwards.
"Cheetor!" Optimus yelled before looking at the Transformer…
"It seems another atempt at Cybertron has been given straight into my arms and from the device in which I seeked to absorb… how ironic," said Megatron as he turned to Optimus and shoot fire outwards hitting the Maximal leader backwards off the platform.
Megatron turned to the other Maximals ushering a unmistakbly evil laugh which shook the Maximals to their circuits.