I've been watching a lot of Babylon 5, and thought it would be an awesome idea to mash-up Transformers and B-5. Probably upset quite a few people, but both shows/movies are about Alien Races trying to find their place in the Universe. At some point in time all of these sci-fi shows have to cross over and find out about each other. The universe is immense, but with all the technologies these shows have, they are bound to stumble upon each other at some point in time... even if it's a black hole carrying folks to another dimension or time frame. Also there may be some spoilers, so if you've never warched Babylon 5, I suggest you doing so.
Mount Rushmore: Chapter 5
Well rested, and excited for the days events, the Yeagers loaded up. Cade made mention that the military activity was down. It seemed that nothing could go wrong at this point in time, and things would be an awesome adventure.
"Cade before we go, I must tell you that the four faces of those Presidents are all people who have helped the Transformers in some way, shape or form. The guy who created the statues was actually one of the few people in which the Transformers revealed themselves. You see, he was a historian of sorts and had helped us locate a major source of Energon in the area. He also stumbled upon the fact that your American Presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson each helped the Transformers in finding Energon. In order to preserve their memories and to protect this source of Energon, Optimus Prime allowed the contractor to build this monument.", stated Ironhide.
Amazed at these historical facts, the groups excitement grew as they approached the parking area. Cade handed the park ranger at the gate his annual parks pass, which the military had so graciously provided. "Have a nice trip to Mount Rushmore, Mr. Yeager. May it be filled with adventure and inspiration." stated the Park Ranger.
They parked, told Ironhide and Drift it would be best they keep a low profile and stay in the parking area. First stop was the visitor center/gift shop to grab some park maps and souveniers. Shane was checking out a book about the vehicles and how old travelers used to come see the area. Tessa had found the jewelry section, and Cade found the cafeteria.
After a quick lunch, the group was off beginning the walking tour around the monument. "Impressive, isn't it, Mr. Yeager? Allow me to introduce myself, I am General Daniel Oranik, part of the military base stationed at your farm. I believe it would be best if you and your family came with me."
Reluctantly the gang followed this General Oranik, wondering if they had been being spied on. The General led them to a tunnel which said "Authorized Personnel Only, All Others Will Be Prosecuted." "Fancy way of advertising a place where you don't want people, General." "Mr. Yeager, I'll have you know that this area is just a simple service tunnel. As far as the curious guests, the Park Rangers, and concessions employees are concerned, this is just a cut through from the parking area to the visitor center and employee areas. If you'll follow me, I'll show you the true reason why I've brought you here."
General Oranik and two of his soldiers Donald Goof and Charlie Batch led the group to a seemingly blank door, which could have been a janitor's closet. Alright everyone inside, it may be a little crowded. They all entered the room, which was a janitor's closet, and crowded in as the door closed. Within a few minutes the room began to disappear and what seemed to be a control room or military headquarters appeared. "Welcome, my friends, to Patriot Base. Here we have been protecting the Energon and ancient ships within this area, from the Canadian Border to the Colorado area, from Badlands to Washington/Idaho border." "Whoa, so you mean to tell me this area is full of more ancients stuff, those wicked Dinobots (or what's left of them) and more transformers?" Shane questioned, excitedly.
Ironhide stepped out from the shadows, "From what we understand, is this area was a battle zone between Transformers and Deceptacons. The entire Rocky Mountain region was built up due to this fighting and the Deceptacons want and desire to control Energon. Now that we are in a safe area amongst friends, I'll tell you the true reasons we have been sent into this area. Optimus Prime has been doing research and has found a material near Russia, a seemingly endless source of Energon, called Dark Energon. Now we do not even truly understand the affects of Energon, but according to Optimus, this Dark Energon allowed the Transformer who took it to learn as many shapes as they wanted, without any negative affects and they became the guardian or ruler of the universe. The ancients at the time could not decide which one of them should hold that power, so they decided to send half of the dark energon and energon sources to the Milky Way Galaxy to a place you now know as Earth. The other half was sent to the Kepler galaxy to a planet called Kepler 186-f. Your scientists are just learning about the Kepler system, but I can say it's very similar to your Milky Way galaxy. Anyhow the ancients figured by splitting things up it would cause less fighting and a sense of peace, which it worked for a long time. That is until they began trusting Optimus with all these secrets, and Galvatron was Optimus' second in command. However as you know, Galvatron wanted power."
"So he approached the Ancients asking their secrets, and betrayed me. He claimed he wanted to understand, so he could better serve me and Transformers, but he just wanted to know the secrets." Optimus added.