Transformers
Trouble Through Time
Disclaimer. I don't own Transformers. They are owned by Hasbro and Takara. I am merely taking them for a quick spin around the block.
Summary: - To save the future they must change the past. But in doing so could things be changing for the better or could they be changing for the worst. Who Knows? AU elements from G1 and movies
"Speaking"
'thought'
* Private Comm. Between two Autobots *
**Group/Multiple Link Comm.**
Autobot Measures of time
Astrosecond - 0.273 seconds
Breem - 8.3 minutes
Cycle - 2 hours
Decacycle - 2 years
Joor - 1 hour
Klik - 1.2 minutes
Megacycle - 93 hours
Meta Cycle - 13 months
Millicycle - 1000 years
Nano-second - 1 second
Orbital Cycle - 1 day
Quartex - 20.75 years
Solar cycle - 1 year
Stellar Cycle - 1400 days/ 17.5 months
Trimara - 300 years
Vorn - 83 years
Mega-Vorn - 8.3 Million years
Light years - A very long length of time.
Previously
"Wait a Klik Maximus survived! He and his crew are alive! They're on their way here!" excitement bleeding into his vocal unit.
"Yes"
Chapter 7.
Future Discussions Part 2.
Hot Rod cut in before Prime could continue, "Sir they're not the only ones on their way, as well as the Ark and Fortress Maximus and his crew of 29 Autobots, there is also; the Xanthium, the Steel Haven and the Axalon but also Sky Lynx, Jet Fire, Metroplex and Omega Supreme are all heading and will eventually land on Earth over the next quartex." finished off, a smug look on his face at the slack-jawed expression on Optimus Primes face plates. "By the time they arrive there will be as many as 100 of us all gathered, all of them survivors of Cybertron with many more still taking refuge amongst the stars."
Optimus stood there shocked his jaw (figuratively speaking) hanging lower and lower as Hot Rod continued his statement up until the point said mech finished speaking. Prime was shocked, he honestly did not know what to say. When he asked if Hot Rod could tell him anything about the future he was not expecting that! In anyway shape or form.
After getting over his surprise Optimus asked the mech something that had intrigued him at the beginning.
"Who is coming on the Ark?"
"It was supposed to be the twins, Prowl, Wheeljack and Tracks but Jazz being with us caused it appears the passing of this timelines Jazz causing a change in shift in causing Prowl to come to Earth making landfall. With the twins also being here I have no idea in Primus who the frag is coming other than Wheeljack and Tracks, he might possibly have picked up Grimlock and his team. They were on Pluto around the time of the Ark entering Earths Solar System, but as I said since twins are here with my group and Prowl with you. I am not sure what to say or think over the matter."
"We'll just have to take it one day at a time soldier."
Aye, Sir…Sunny isn't doing very well, by the way Sir."
"How can you tell?"
"Because being a bearer of the Matrix even for a short amount of time, it still left remnants of itself within my systems. I may not be as big as I was before" Hot Rod said gazing up at the taller mech, "but I still feel things Prime, Sir."
Optimus looked across the horizon the sunset and early twilight now having well given way to the darkness of night, the crescent moon bathing the desert in it's silvery glow, stars twinkling merrily upon the two bots. Never having been presented with futuristic possibilities such as these before, the leader of the Autobots was of course curious, "When will the Ark arrive on Earth?"
"If my memory cores haven't failed me, the Ark is due to arrive within a few weeks. I think. I am not absolutely sure, sir, I wasn't here the first time round at this period. So I only know what I was told and what Teletran showed me. But the thing is when the Ark enters Earths atmosphere something causes it to crash."
"Crash? Where will it crash?"
"It was supposed to crash outside of Area 51. But when it was shot by Decepticons something in the trajectory went wrong and it ended up somewhere outside of a small town in Guatemala, on the other side of the Southern Mexico."
Hot Rod paused for a moment letting Prime process the information so far before continuing, "Luckily there were no humans but the surrounding area did have an earthquake from its hit. But things are not the same anymore, I don't what to make of it this is not the way I remember things and you know we changed the timeline Primus only knows what could happen."
Optimus gave a "hmmm" sound that circulated out through his vents and nodded, taking in all the information that he had been told. Turning back to face the natural wonders of their new home. He considered the mech beside him, the youngling was definitely wiser and more grown up than he remembered from the past. It was this demeanour that gained Hot Rod his respect, "Now that the timeline has been indefinitely changed, you think things will be different?"
"They already have sir, You and Sam destroyed the Allspark and Megatron with it. So there is no way for him to rule the universe but this will not stop others from trying to take his place. He had a hell of an army on Cybertron."
"We will prepare as best we can for this eventuality."
"Aye sir, hopefully Wheeljack and Tracks will stop to pick up Grimlock and the others of his team this time around. But I wonder with Prowl here who will be in charge of the Ark?"
"When will the others arrive after the Ark makes landfall?"
"Not long, I think. I don't have the exact information for all of them but I recall coming on in the second ship, which wasn't too long maybe as much as 32 orbital cycles, not long after the Ark crashed."
"We need to get a base as soon as possible, Hot Rod"
"I have to point out to you sir, that, that's your job." Hot Rod pointed a finger at his leader, a smug look upon his faceplates. Getting a disgruntled look from said leader in return to his spoken statement.
"The Ark should make contact within a few days." Hot Rod turned on his peds and started heading back towards the abandoned military buildings/base they were hiding out at, at the moment. Hot Rod was soon followed by Optimus his lengthier stride soon catching up and easily matching to the younger mechs pace, "I will contact Defence Secretary Keller (Secretary of Defence)." Optimus announce to his shorter companion and with that said they walked the rest of the way back to the hideout in companionable silence.
"Thank you Hot Rod for giving me this information" Prime spoke to the youngling upon arriving back on base. Before Hot Rod could reply a voice interrupts them from below.
"Hey Optimus." Sam called out from where he stood upon seeing the to Autobots return to the temporary base as the neared his position. Optimus looked down upon recognising the voice
"Greetings Sam did you require anything."
"Nah! Just wanted to say hi to you and also to say hi to this guy here. I didn't quite get your name." he said pointing at the red mech next to the Autobot leader. Said mech kneeled down on one of his peds to speak to Sam, "Well then. Hello Sam my name is Hot Rod. I know you well in my old timeline. You, Michaela and Will (Captain Lennox) were top leaders for the humans we were allied with. You saved a lot of lives over the years including my own at one point." Hot Rod smiled down at him from his kneeled position.
"From what I've heard you and the others are from the future right?"
"Correct"
"That is so totally awesome."
Hot Rod gave Same a look of ; if only he knew how un-awesome his time period actually was, he wouldn't be cheering on about it. He let out a blast of air from his intake valves (Cybertronian equivalent of a human sigh) and spoke in a quiet despondent tone to the boy, "Sam, Where I come from, there is no such thing as freedom, all around you could see and hear the slaughter of millions of people and allies as well as the cries and echoes of their screams and pain wherever you go. It was not as you humans say 'cool' it was your people describe Hell on Earth. So no it is not cool really."
"Dude I'm sorry I didn't know."
"It is alright Samuel I know that you didn't know and now Primus willing you never will.' But Hot Rod knew that this might not be possible as he knew Starscream as on his way to Cybertron to gather new forces and also to the planet Charr, where many Autobots and Decepticons alike sought refuge from the devastations of the war.
This would add a whole new element within the confines of the war so far with the gestalt known as Devastator of who's arrival was imminent, Hot Rod knew this was not good news. He knew that he would have to tell the bots but was not sure how they would react to such news, "Optimus the constructicons, what they will call themselves on this planet are coming as well."
Silence. Optimus did not even have to guess as to whom Hot Rod was talking about, he knew instinctively who they formed when combined. He glanced around first at Sam then at the large warehouse that contained the other bots that had gathered together within.
"We need a base now, then, until Fortress Maximus arrives after the Ark. We need to prepare for them."
"This war is far from being over." Hot Rod replied sadly, looking down at the ground, not even daring to glance at Prime, before transforming into his altmode and spun off leaving a trail of dust in his wake. He knew what was coming. They all did. He knew that the timeline had altered but he really had not the foggiest clue if it was for the better or if their meddling had made things ten times worse. Only time would now tell and he prayed to Primus that it was not the later.
Here you go the next chapter. I know not much action but there is more to come hopefully you like the story so far. Please feel free to leave a review.