Pokemon Prime: Beast Hunters

Prey

Dark-Moon

Megatron sat at his throne with Dead End, again sitting on his lap. His point finger tapped on the arm chair as he waited. Then the Space Bridge vortex opened.

Shockwave walked out the vortex. "I present you, my Master, the ultimate Autobot hunter!"

The creature slowly emerged from the vortex. As it was emerging, all the Decepticons and Pokecons took several steps back. Dead End jumped off Megatron's lap and hid behind the throne. Megatron was in awe. He stood up from his throne and stared at the creature as it let out a tremendous roar.

The creature stood on all four. It had durable wings. A spike-end tail and it revealing that it has expandable mandibles as it roared.

"A-a Predacon? They-they've been extinct since the beginning of Cybertronian history." Stascream said, staring at the beast.

"Indeed. But the specimen that you see before you was breed in the labratory. Cloned from fossilized remains which I discovered on Cybertron." Shockwave said, as he rubbed Predaking's head.

"Shockwave, it does my spark good to see you tampering with creation." Megatron said as he got up from his throne and approached Predaking.

"Master, keep your distance!" Starscream warned.

"No need for alarm. The beast is completely under my control." Shockwave said.

Megatron stood up close, face-to-face close and examined Predaking. "Such primal magnificence."

Shockwave pulled out a small vile of Energon. "A sample of Energon from Ultra Magnus. Spilled during the Autobot's failed interrogation." He held the vile up to Predaking.

Predaking looked at the vile then it scanned it. Locking onto Ultra Magnus' genetic signature.

"Let the hunt begin." Megatron said, smiling so fiendishly.

Predaking branched out its wings and took flight. It roared as it headed its course to Unova.

Unova Route 13

The five Wreckers hid behind some rocks. They were a distance away from a cave inside the cliff near the beach.

"Guys, you know I don't mind blowing the scrap out of stuff, but what is flattening a Decepticon mine have to do with getting the Team back together and taking down Megatron?" Misty asked.

Ultra Magnus smiled. He looked at Misty. "Simple. When we light up this place, the blast will be big and unmistakable."

"Any Autobot in 500 klicks will see the sky glowing with Energon and come running." Wheeljack finished.

"Then bring the rain!" May shouted.

The Harbinger

"Mainframe's up and running." Brocks said, stepping on some buttons.

"But we're gonna need help hacking the operating codes." Max added.

"Even of the Ground Bridge proves functional, it would be next to worthless without a means of pinpointing the current location of our compatriots." Ratchet said.

*Why not just track our signals?* Bumblebee suggested.

"Use your head, Bumblebee! If the Decepticons had the ablility to track Autobot Signals, we'd have been all at Megatron's mercy here on Earth a long time ago." Ratchet replied.

"Great. We're back where we started." Ash sighed.

Ratchet looked at the human trio, then thought of an idea. "But not if I can reconfigure these Decepticon frequencies." He activated the ship's com-link systems. "At the very least we maybe able to access their com-link's."

"Better going somewhere than nowhere." Arcee said.

Route 36, Johto

Cliffjumper was baffled to see Ironhide. "No one seen or heard from you since Cybertron went dark! How did you find your way to Earth?"

"Soldier, we may not be on Cybertron, but military protocol remains." Ironhide said.

Cliffjumper straightened his posture and stood up straight. "My apologies, sir."

"Sir?" Dawn asked, confused on the sudden change of Cliffjumper's attitude.

"Advise the blue headed native life-form to watch its tone as well." Ironhide said.

"Hey! I'm not a 'it' I'm a 'she!'"

"Apologies, ma'am. But it's a standard military protocol and it also applies to indigenous civilians."

"What? Who is this guy?!"

Cliffjumper bent down to her and whispered. "Ironhide was Optimus' key lieutenant during the War back on Cybertron. Buried by the book. Just go with it."

"As for your abroad question. My story is that of all Autobots since the Exodus. I wandered the space ways in search of others. Reuniting with some... often only to see them fall at the hands of the Decepticons."

"Until you detected the Omega Beam and followed it here!"

"If you are referring to the massive energy burst originating from Cybertron, that would be affirmative. Upon my arrival it became evident that this planet had been invaded. My scanners also detected Autobot life signals. Yours being in closest proximity to my position."

"'Signals.' As in plural?"

Ironhide looked her straight in the eyes.

"Uh, sir."

"Seven total."

"Out of nine."

"Dawn, that doesn't necessarily mean what you're thinking. Autobot signals can't be detected when they're shielded."

Dark-Moon

Smokescreen phased through the ground. "Cozy little place you built for yourself, Megatron." He said, starring at the fortress. "Finding the Forge in there might take a while. Then again, maybe you still keep your valuables in the usual place." He turned his gaze at the Nemesis.

It took him a few moments of phasing through the halls and levels of the fortress, but he eventually makes it to the bridge that the warship is docked at.

The Nemesis

He was tip-toeing down a hall. "I won't let you down, Optimus." He heard a voice approaching him.

"I'm sorry? Overreacting?" It was Starscream.

Smokescreen phased through the wall on his left.

Soon Starscream and Knock Out turned the corner that Smokescreen was at. "Easy for you to say, Knock Out. Nobody here wants your post. I on the other hand hold the most covenant position in the Decpeitcon ranks and no matter what he may claim... I know Shockwave is plotting to undercut me. Did you see the smug look on his eye when he unveiled that vile beast to Lord Megatron?"

Smokescreen was listening on the other side and he could tell that they had past him. He took a few steps backwards and phased through another wall. He was in a compact room that had a red glow. He looked to his left see where he was at. Nothing, but when he looked to his right he saw Airachnid's face. He let out a panicked yelp and phased out of the stasis pod.

He stumbled out. He got back up and went face-to-face with her. "You don't scare me, ugly!"

A sudden green glow go his attention. He looked to his right and saw the rock containing Deoxys. Next to it was the Forge of Solus Prime. "Hello, beautiful."

Suddenly rock that contained Deoxys cracked open. A green light emanated from the crack, with an ominous shriek.

Giant Chasm, Unova

Ultra Magnus stashed one last grenade at mouth of a Energon mine. He triggered it and signaled Bulkhead and Wheeljack to fall back to the safe-zone.

They ran about a hundred yards away from the entrance. Misty and May were already there waiting.

"Munitions planted." Bulkhead whispered.

"Let's get this party started!" Magnus loaded his launcher.

There was a distant roar that can faintly be heard. Misty was the first to spot it "Company!" She pointed at the figure flying towards them.

"Megatron?"

"I don't think so. It's something bigger." Wheeljack answered.

The figure flew into the moonlight to reveal itself as Predaking. Although none of the Wreckers ever seen one. "I don't remembering seeing that move in Buckethead's repertoire." Bulkhead quickly noticed how Predaking was flying differently then Megatron.

Predaking descended a few altitudes and a began to charge up its primary weaponry. The firepower was hot and ready and the beast fire a ball of fire directly to the Wreckers.

Wheeljack quickly grabs both Misty and May and jumped out of the blast's range. As did Bulkhead and Magnus. They looked back to Predking fly around shrieking.

"A dragon?! Where did the Decepticons get a dragon?!" May shouted.

Bulkhead, Magnus, and Wheeljack looked confused. Then they looked at each other. "What's a dragon?" The trio asked in unison.

"GIANT, FLYING, FIRE-BREATHING LIZARD!"

It didn't seem Predaking was gonna up and leave. It circled around and fired another blast this time it separated Ultra Magnus from the others. It landed in front of him and snarled.

Magnus fired the launcher. He wasn't gonna wait for the smoke to clear so he transformed his hands into cannons and fired. He even activated his shoulder turrets. He let out a battle cry while doing this.

Predaking used its spiked tail to blind-side Magnus on his right. The impact sent Magnus smack into a boulder. He struggled to get up as Predaking crawled its way to him.

As Predaking was gonna make a grab for Magnus, Bulkhead intervened by hitting the beast's lower jaw with his wrecking ball. Wheeljack jumped on the beast's back and stabbed it with both his swords.

The Predacon shrieked in pain. It shook its body to get Wheeljack off of him. But he held onto the swords. So the beat turns to Bulkhead and prepared to fire again.

Bulkhead ran the other way. "Whoa-ah!"

The beast fired. The blast launched Bulkhead across the chasm floor with his left arm on fire. Wheeljack pulled out his swords and was gonna stab the beast again, but it bite him on the leg. He scream in pain. The beast tossed him alongside with Bulkhead.

"Bulkhead!"

"Wheeljack!"

Misty and May went up to them. "You guys okay?" May asked.

"Easy, May! I maybe hot to the touch!" Bulkhead warned.

They noticed the Predacon was moving back to Ultra Magnus.

"Why isn't it coming after us?" Misty asked.

Predaking was searching the spot that it last saw Magnus. "Looking for me, beast!" It looked to its left and saw its prey standing. "I'm right here!" It heard a beeping sound. It looked down. Right between its feet was a grenade. BOOM! The explosive went off, but the beast remained unharmed.

"We're gonna need more firepower!" Wheeljack advised.

"Good thing I know just where to find some." Magnus made a run to the Energon mine. He rand deep inside the mine. Where four Decepticon miners were harvesting Energon. He jumped over a cart full of Energon. "Incoming!"

"Autobots!" The miners readied their blasters. However, the sounds of hissing got their attention. They looked back to see Predaking crawling through the mine. They ran the same direction Magnus was running. Screaming at the top of the voice box.

Magnus saw the beast gaining on him. He transformed and drove underneath the beast. It was a tight squezze, but he managed to drive through. He drove out of the cave and transformed. He jumped an extra distance and skid-landed. He quickly loaded another rocket on the launcher. "And the walls came tumbling down." He fired the launcher.

When the rocket hit the mine it created the biggest Energon fireworks ever.

"Yes! Snuff the Tragic Dragon!" May quipped.

However a quiet sound of rocks moving in the fiery debris. Bursting through was none other than Predaking.

"We're toast!" Misty said.

The beast took off in the air. They prepared for it to make its strike. Suddenly Ironhide's ship intervened by blasting the Pedacon out of the sky.

"One of ours?" Wheeljack asked.

"Does it matter?!" Magnus replied.

They made a run to their right for an escape. Bulkhead picks up May and Misty. The Predacon recovered and took flight after them. The ship, however, was a lot closer and was able to get ahead of the Wreckers. The ship lowered its elevator shaft. A blast from the Predacon encouraged them to jump on. The shaft took them inside the ship. Allowing for the ship to pull out before it got hit by another blast.

Inside Ironhide's ship

The Wreckers turned around to see Cliffjumper, Dawn, Gabby and Piplup. "Hey." Dawn waved. Along with Gabby.

"Dawn!" May shouted.

"Gabby! Piplup!" Misty shouted.

"Cliffjumper!" Bulkhead shouted, he lowered his hands so Misty and May can get off and reunite with them. He opened his arms out and gave Cliffjumper the tightest bear-hug he can give him. Straining him and almost crushing him.

Misty went to her knees and gently hugged Gabby and Piplup. May on the other hand squeezed the spark out of Dawn.

"Can't breathe!" Dawn struggled to say.

May released her and punched her in to stomach. "Weakling!"

Bulkhead finally released Cliffjumper. "Thanks for the save." Wheeljack said.

"Thank the Commander." Cliffjumper pointed to Ironhide. Who was piloting the ship.

"Soldiers." Ironhide said, nodding his head.

"You?" Magnus was surprised to see him.

"Ironhide? It's an honor!" Bulkheqad said.

"It's an honor, sir." Ironhide corrected.

"Guess blowing that mine made us pretty easy to spot?" Wheeljack asked.

"Ironhide already had a beat on your signals and everyone else's. Now care on telling us what is nipping at our tailpipe?" Cliffjumper asked, as he walked up to a monitor that was scanning the Predacon. Which it was in pursue of them.

"We think it's a robot dragon." May answered.

Dawn carefully looked at it. "Or a Cybertronian reptile."

The ship's systems detected the Pedacon was gonna fire. Ironhide took evasive maneuvering. The Predacon followed and fired. "Brace yourselves!"

Misty, May, Dawn, Gabby, and Piplup were losing their footing. Wheeljack and Cliffjumper picked them up and held them.

Ironhide accelerated the ship. Predaking picked up speed and stood behind their tail. The beast fired once again. Ironhide not only evaded the blast but he maneuvered a loop. He was now behind the Predacon. He returned fire. Scoring a few hits. Forcing the beast to retreat. He pursued after it and continued to fire. He chases it through a cloud. When he flew through the other end the Predacon was waiting.

Predaking fired. Ironhide banked to the right. The blast, however, hit the left engine. Lightly damaging it. Forcing him to retreat. The tables have turned as Predaking continued to fire.

"it's right behind us!" Dawn shouted. Gabby's eyes began to turn purple. "AH! Gabby, honey, are you okay?" Then Gabby's body was engulfed by a purple aura. The body grew by a few feet. The aura disappeared and there were Gabby was is now a 16 years old teenager. She looked exactly like Dawn, except for her purple hair and eyes and she has z's on her cheeks. She wore the same clothes Dawn wore on her old journeys. Plus there was some tinfoil seen underneath her beanie. "Gabby?"

The teenager moaned as she opened her eyes. She blinked a couple times and looked at her surroundings. When she looked to her right she said the unthinkable, "Mom?"

At first Dawn was confused, but then it hits her. "Gabby? Is that you?"

"Yes! It's me, your daughter!"

Everyone was freaking out.

Dawn squeezed herself out of Wheeljack's arms. She carefully went to Gabby. She hugged her and she hugged back. "My baby girl." She broke off the hug. "But how?"

"Dark Energon."

Dawn's eyes widened."Who-who told you?"

"Megatron did. Well, not in person. He invaded my dream once so he could drain the Dark Energon in me. But I managed to use it against him and repelled him out of my dream. Megatron also said that my mind and heart was the right age to use the power of Dark Energon, but when I would wake up, I would just be two year-old Gabby. So every time I slept, every time I dreamt, I practiced more and more with my powers to somehow physically make me the age I can be to use it."

"Well, you healthy enough, squirt." Wheeljack said.

Gabby smiled and giggled. "Thanks, Wheeljack."

A shock from Predaking's blast fire snapped everyone back to the current situation. Ironhide's ship detected a canyon down below him. "I think I can manage to slow him down in this trench formation."

Gabby squeezed herself out of Wheeljack's arms. "Wait!" She jumped off. "Ironhide, can you lower the elevator shaft?" He looked back to her. "Uh, sir?"

"Get yourself ready, I hope you know what you're doing." Ironhide said, grabbing the switch to lower the shaft.

Gabby ran up atop the platform. "So do I."

He pulled the switch. As she was being lowered, Dawn ran to the edge. "Are you sure you're ready for this, Gabby?"

Gabby groaned. "Yes, Mom! No need to worry!" The floor closed on her.

"That's when I worry the most."

Outside

Gabby grabbed ahold of a railing to keep herself on the platform. She saw Predaking flying in close to the ship. She wrapped her left arm on the railing. She reached her right arm out. Purple static sparked between her fingers. Her eyes glowed purple as well. Then she concentrated and unleashed a lighting of Dark Energon from the palm of her hand.

The lighting struck Predaking. Merely stunning and blinding it. When it was able to open its optics it was running straight into a canyon wall. It shrieked as it smacked the wall. The impact was strong enough to have the entire canyon wall to crumble down and bury the Predacon.

Ironhide brought Gabby back inside the ship and he accelerated out of there. Meanwhile, Predaking bursted itself out of the boulders. Roaring in rage.

Jenny's military office, military base, Route 11

Agent Jenny's office phone rang. She pushed the speaker button. "What is it now, 'Lord' Megatron?"

"Agent Jenny, it's Ratchet."

Delia ran up to the phone. "Ratchet?! Where's Ash, Dawn and Gabby? Are they with you?"

"Only me, Mom." Ash replied.

"Pika pika!"

Ratchet interrupted. "Listen, we don't have much time."

The Harbinger

"I have taken a tremendous yet calculated risk in contacting you." Ratchet said. "Hopefully the Decepticons are monitoring there own frequencies as closely as they no doubt are of the humans. I am transmitting our current coordinates."

*Guys, we have a ship incoming!* Bumblebee pointed to the exit.

"What?" Arcee was shocked.

Jenny's office

"Ratchet, have you heard from anyone else?" Jenny asked.

"Have you heard from Optimus?" Delia asked.

The hung up dial tone was heard. Jenny pressed the answer button, but it was obvious. He hung up on them. Jenny and Delia looked at each other.

The Hoenn Safari Zone

Ironhide's ship was seen approaching the Harbinger with the sun rising behind it. Ratchet, Arcee and Bumblebee quickly ran outside the Harbinger to see the ship landing. Ash, Pikachu, Max, and Brock were gaining up on them.

Bumblebee stopped them. *Uh-uh-uh. You guys stay here.*

They got their Poke-Balls out and ready for the worst. Pikachu charged up static from his cheeks.

The ship landed in front of them. Creating a giant wave of dirt. "It's one of ours!" Ratchet shouted.

The elevator shaft lowered. In the very front was Dawn, Gabby, Piplup, Misty, and May. Their Autobot partners were right behind them.

May spotted her little brother. "Max!" He smiled and ran for his older sister. She grabbed him and gave him a big bear-hug.

Ash and Dawn ran to each other into an embrace. And gave each other a passionate kiss. Ash broke the kiss. "Wait a minute! Where's Gabby?!"

Gabby slowly crept up. She cleared her throat. Dawn looked back at her. "Oh, right!" She looked at her husband. "Ash, take a good look this girl and tell me who she is."

Ash carefully examined the girl from head to toe. Before he can answer, Brock interrupted. "I know exactly who you are! You are the very girl of my dreams. All my life, I have been waiting for you-AH!"

Dawn pulled Brock's ear. "You'll never learn will you? Besides, how could you even think about pick up Gabby?"

"WHAT!?" Ash looked at the girl. "Gabby, is that really you?!"

Gabby laughed. "Long story, Daddy. No need to worry. This is only temporary. At least until I grow tired."

Ash looked at Dawn still confused. She explained, "Dark Energon."

"Ooohhhh! Now it make sense. You've managed to use it like a superhero power, right?""

"Superhero? Me?" Gabby thought about it. "I like the sound of that!"

He pinched her ear. "Oh, no. Don't you even think about it, little lady!"

"OW! I was just kidding, Daddy! Let go of my ear!"

While the little family feud was going down, Ratchet looked at his fellow Autobots. "You're all alive." They stepped off the platform to reveal their savior. "Ironhide?!"

"Doctor." Ironhide said.

Dark-Moon

"What a grave disappointment this must be fore you, Master." Starscream said, as he and Megatron watched Shockwave petting and stroking Predaking. "And to make matters worse, because it cannot speak, we have no way of knowing why the Predacon failed so miserably. Poor mute, mindless creature."

Predking heard Starscream's last comment and made a low growl as he stared at him so menacingly.

The Hoenn Safari Zone

*You guys don't think I overdid it on the new finish, right?* Bumblebee asked.

"Nah. The new paint job looks great, Bumblebee." Bulkhead commented.

"At least you had something to work with. If I reversed my colors, I'd be pink!" Arcee said. (#1)

*That would make you look more feminine.*

While they were fawning over Bumblebee's new paint job, Ratchet told Ironhide the list of what they have from the Harbinger. "The communications link needs further calibrations to be compatible with Autobot frequencies. The Ground Bridge, however, is fully operational."

"That would have come in handy when robo-dragon was trying to eat us for breakfast." May added.

Ironhide tapped his fingers on his hips. Eyeballing May. "The indigenous population of this planet, do they all display the same disregard for authority?" He asked Ratchet.

"No. Mostly just May." Ratchet replied.

The sudden roar of jet engines soon got their attention. Ironhide spotted a jet flying towards them. He pulled out his cannons and aimed at the jet. Arcee and Cliffjumper stood in his way.

"No! Don't shoot!" Arcee shouted.

"It's Jenny! She's with us!" Cliffjumper added.

The jet landed. Jenny gave Delia a hand getting off the jet. When she reached the ground she saw Ash and Dawn. She ran up to both of them and hugged them. She looked around. "Where's my little angel?" Delia asked.

"Hi, Grandma Delia." Gabby said, peering behind Dawn.

"Oh, my Arceus!" Delia examined Gabby. She looks at Ash.

"We'll explain later." Ash said.

Delia looked at Misty and Brock. "Pewter City was hit, Brock. But Agent Jenny had everyone evacuated before anything happened. Cerulean City was evacuated as well. As a precaution."

Meanwhile, Arcee explained to Jenny on the head count. "The only signals Ironhide was able to isolate are standing right here."

"Maybe his scanner's faulting." Wheeljack suggested.

"So the Kids are unaccounted for." Bulkhead said.

"Smokescreen, Iris, and Axew Bridged out to an unknown location. Only Optimus knows where they went and Optimus remained behind to destroy the Ground Bridge. To ensure that everyone else would make it to safety." Ratchet explained.

"I watched the Base go down. No one or thing walked out of there." Jenny said.

"Not that we can see." Delia said.

"Even if Prime survived, I'm not sure we can afford to wait for him to show up. Not when Megatron is holding our planet hostage from his high and mighty birch at Dark-Moon!"

"I would be inclined to agree with the native life-form. We must stop Megatron with or without Optimus Prime."

Underground cavern

Smokescreen phased through the cavern wall. He had the rock containing Deoxys in one arm and he struggled to drag the Forge with the other. He placed both items when he phased through entirely. "Optimus, I have the Forge. You can use it to repair yourself."

"That... is not the reason... I had you retrieve the Relic." Optimus said

"What?" Iris asked.

"I don't understand." Smokescreen said.

"The power of the Forge... is not unlimited. Its energy has already begun... to ebb."

"So it's running low. Who cares? All we need is enough juice to get you back into fighting shape!" Iris encouraged.

"What ever power remains... must be used... to rebuilt the Omega Lock... to restore Cybertron."

Smokescreen didn't like where this was going. "But that would mean..."

"The fate of all our kind... is more vital... than that of anyone of us... Including... me."

The Hoenn Safari Zone

"We must do everything in our power to ensure Megatron's downfall! But we will need to be smart about it." Ironhide said.

"Whoa! Who put 'space cowboy' in command?" Magnus asked.

"Temporary command." Ash corrected.

"Ironhide is the only logical choice. He was trained by Optimus and served as his commanding officer throughout the War for Cybertron." Ratchet explained.

"Now unless there is any further objection," Ironhide looks at Ultra Magnus. "Soldier. Please follow me." He went to the platform. The Autobots followed him.

"Aye, aye, captain." Magnus said, sarcastically.

Inside Ironhide's ship

The Autobots elevated inside. Ironhide moved to the very back of the ship. He pressed a button on the wall. It disappeared to reveal a secret compartment of weapons and munitions. "Autobots, take your pick." He stepped aside.

"Now, you're speaking my language, sir." Ultra Magnus said.

Underground cavern

"Optimus, the Forge is a Relic of the Primes! We can't use it to restore Cybertron!" Smokescreen argued.

"He's right! We can't use it without a Prime!" Iris added.

"Not without you!"

"There will be... a new... Prime." Optimus said, weakly.

"You can worry about that after we get you patched up and we take down Megatron." Smokescreen stood up to get the Forge.

Optimus grabbed his arm. He looked at Optimus. "The time... for a new leader... is upon us... In my spark... I believe... that leader stands before me right now."

Smokescreen's optics widen in shock. Even Iris and Axew never saw that coming.

To Be Continued

(#1) - See what Arcee did there?!