Chapter 5: Strange Happenings
Megatron laughed as the fire spread out of his mouth at the other technorganic Maximals.
Dinobot snarled before jumping backwards dodging the wave of fire with Depthcharge, the two both looked over at Megatron's new form.
The Optimal Optimus sized Crimson red dragon stared back at them, but unlike his previous form which was sleek he had a technorganic look and feel with bits of metallic looking scales and mechanical veins covering his body, the horns near his mouth had been moved to a spine heading down his back and he had a much more bulky appearance with massive claws upon his feet and a tail ending in a three prong spear, his dragon wings retained their demon appearance and were a shiny gold as before.
"I am Transformed!" Megatron declared as his body morphed, his dragon head moved sideways becoming his arm as his dragonic wings spread behind him, his robotic form was nearly identical to his previous form except this ones right hand was holding a sword.
Depthcharge's wings changed position into his flight mode as he flew higher into the chamber before declaring, "I am transformed!"
Dinobot nodded to the flying warrior and he too declared, "I am transformed!"
Depthcharges body glowed a bright light blue as his body morph into a familiar robot mode, his tail hung behind him as he held two double barrelled missile launchers shaped like fish, his manta ray rings on his back like metallic shields, and his manta ray face as his chest, and his fishlike head on top.
Dinobot glowed a flash of purple as he transformed into a body similar to his previous, he had two long legs covered in skeletal rings like armour, his feet were clawed with massive nails similar to his Transmetal 2 clone, his chest was home to a six pack with a large chest, two large shoulder pads with small spikes upon them, his head was identical to his old one with red eyes, his arms hung down on his sides with massive claws like his TM2 clone, but they were retracted to reveal normal hands which held his spinning blade and rotary sword.
"Megatron, you shall pay for the crimes you have committed!" Dinobot declared drawing up his traditional weapons.
"I think not, no for even if I am stuck in a disgustingly organic beast form I am destined for greatness!" He said in defiance as he drew his dragon arm up and shot a fireball causing Depthcharge to go off course landing nearby on his feet.
Dinobot charged forward connecting his blade against Megatron but the brutal Tyrant grinned and grabbed the raptor with his dragon head throwing him backwards before flying upwards with his wings.
Depthcharge aimed his double barrelled guns and fired four missiles at Megatron causing the ex Predicon leader to turn and barrage them with fire giving Cheetor enough time to run forward drawing up his two scimitars and stab them both into Megatron's back.
Cheetor landed on the ground as the tyrant fell and landed unmoving, the three Maximals nodded before Rinox walked up to them.
"Why didn't you fight?" Dinobot asked angrily before snarling, "We could've used your firepower!"
"I…" Rinox said looking down, "I can not fight… not after what I did…"
"But it wasn't your fault old friend," Optimus said floating up from below and landing with a thud onto the ground, "that was Tankor, a dark half of you we never thought possible, but now he's gone and you are pure… we need your help."
"I'm sorry… I can't," Rinox said before walking down the walkway towards the exit.
"We can't just let him leave!" Cheetor said but Optimus put his arm out blocking his way.
"He's made his choice… and we have bigger problems," he said looking down at Megatron.
Shokaract stood above the council citadel looking over the technorganic Cybertron.
"Primal did accomplish something… but it is all pointless in the end," he said as he held up his hand and gripped it into a fist, "I will get the Dark Matrix back!"
Behind him all eight of his soldiers stood, ready for any given order, and any given time.
"Scavenger, Shehawk, Brickhouse, Black Eye, Reckoning, and Terrorstriker… the Oracle chamber is deep below this structure, find and dispose of Optimus Primal… and recover my Dark Matrix!
"Yes milord," said Scavenger as he left sight.
Most of his crew was comprised of Maximals, Predicons, Autobots, and Deceptacons from all sides of the conflict, he had been preparing for this moment in history when the Matrix itself was at it's weakest point.
Scavenger was his most loyal soldier, but Terrorstriker was definitely his strongest servant. Terrorstriker would guarantee a victory.
"You can not hold me here forever, I will break out and destroy you all… ah yessss…"
"Take your yesssss's and shove it!" Dinobot snarled putting his blade close to the bounded Megatron's face.
Luckily they had found force cuffs to put on him and had pinned him up against one of the pillars in the oracle chamber, Primal was interfacing with the Oracle to find out why Megatron had come while Depthcharge and Cheetor were securing the chamber.
Dinobot snarled again before drawing his sword back, "Why should I tolorate your presence any longer?"
Optimus stood upwards causing Dinobot to pause as the Maximal leader walked over, "because he is part of our mission."
"Your "Mission" doesn't concern me Primal, I will escape, and free myself of my accursed Beast mode, and my glorious conquest of Cybertron will begin!"
Optimus moved his face right in front of Megatron looking him eye to eye, "Try it."
Megatron growled in response then looked down, "so what do you want with me?"
"For you to join us under my command."
Megatron laughed in response to the demand, "Join you, after all of the fighting we've done in the Beast Wars, and the war for the sparks, after you took away my godhood, turned Cybertron into a place of disgust, after all you have done you expect me to join you?!"
Optimus nodded and Megatron laughed in response, "you're a bigger fool then I thought--"
The entrance to the chamber blew inwards as a ant drill tank broke it and transformed into Scavenger, "sorry to crash your party, but you have something that belongs my our lord, and we shall take it… by force."
Terrorstriker walked in afterwards, and the Maximals stared in horror, he stood as tall as Optimus with two massive arms ending with hands and shotguns on the forearms, his shoulders were home to massive plates of metal with double barrelled cannons on the top, his legs were strengthened with amour plating and his feet were huge claws digging into the ground, his chest was home to his beast mode head, that of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"May the Maximals be destroyed!" declared Brickhouse as he flew upwards and charged at Depthcharge weapons blazing.
Optimus Primal drew up his arms and blocked a wave of shotgun blasts from Terrorstriker while moving forward hitting the shots aside with each step.
Cheetor sprinted forward and jumped onto the air drawing up his two swords and cut Black Eyes arms off before kicking him backwards into Shehawk, he then ran forward hitting his blades against Scavengers drill hands.
"Your form has changed but I recognise you," Scavenger said in response to Cheetor's new form. He dodged sideways and hit the new Cheetor backwards against a pillar before kicking him in the face, "but you are just as weak as before."
Cheetor grunted before looking up at Scavenger, "really, try this then!" he declared as his jet on his back blew off and landed in his hand, he drew it up like his TM2 blaster and blew Scavenger backwards, "Weak, ctrl alt delete that comment."
Depthcharge flew forward and spun in the air hitting Brickhouse away for a second before the ex Deceptacon charged forward hitting him backwards.
"Interesting move, know any others?" Brickhouse said before drawing up a spiked rail gun.
"Yeah, try this" Depthcharge responded by drawing up his tail spear and throwing it impaling Brickhouse in the stomach.
Dinobot had rushed forward to Shehawk and Black eye hoping to finish them, but Shehawk wasn't down yet, she had drawn up two blades and begun to duel Dinobot, but she was winning!
"I expected more from a Predicon warrior," she commented blocking a strike from Dinobot before slashing outwards cutting against his chest.
"There is always more to expect from a Predicon warrior female, deal with it!" he yelled as he spun in place kicking the side of her head causing her to fly sideways into a pillar.
Terrorstriker locked hands with Optimus and found it easy to match up against the Maximal leader, the two warriors hands locked each other in powerful grips with the two staring at each other in-between blows.
"You… are a fierce foe Optimus Primal, I will make sure your death is a quick and painless one!"
"Well… that's… just… prime!" the Maximal lead yelled before pushing Terrorstriker back and fired a rocket into the Predicon blowing him backwards against the side of the chamber.
Terrorstriker stood upwards, "Flight mode!" he declared before his body transformed into a jet with his beast mode head forming the cockpit, his dinosaur tail spitting into the engines, his arms and legs morphing into two solid wings, and two chain guns forming underneath, they fired a barrage of energy into Optimus knocking him backwards.
Dinobot and Depthcharge both charged forward drawing weapons while firing at the Predicon, but he flew upwards out of sight of the Maximals.
Scavenger, Shehawk, Brickhouse, and Black Eye all ran out of the chamber through the entrance they had made as Cheetor and Dinobot fired their weapons at them.
Optimus rose and groaned in pain, "We… need a different base location…"
Megatron laughed from his prison, he had gotten a full view of the battle, "that was pathetic I am surprised you managed to beat me at all with all of your weak weapons, powers, and… "Beast" modes."
The Maximals packed their gear up and left dragging the bonded Megatron with them.