it is a quiet day at Fort Acorn. the guards are just sitting, awaiting the intruders that are after the power source coming from the dome where the destroyed Robotropolis laid. suddenly, one of the guards spooted something at the horizon. it looked like some robotic figure. then four more came up. the guards prepare for them. then, they are revealed as Shcokwave and four Decepticon Drones. " Attack!" Shockwave shouted to his troops. Guards fires their rifles at the decepticons, but they havent made a dent on them. soone they were close enough to destroy the Fort that stands in their way. The Guards were weak against the destuctive force of the Decepticons. The Decepticons made it to the dome. "Prepare the Enegon Cubes!" Shockwave Commanded.
Maenwhile, at the underwater world of Autobot City, there was a alarm. the Autobots are called to arms at the Autobot Capital. in there, the Autobots are called to arms. the lined up infront of the Hologram projection of the Autobot Symbol. Optimus Prime comes from the otehr door with Sonic the Hedgehog by his side. Then he approaches the Autobots. " Autobots." Optimus Prime spoke " we recieved reports from our scanners that Decepticon activity detected."
" where." Chromia spoke.
" at the destroyed city of Robotropolis." Optimus Prime.
" That Grave yard where Robotnik lived?" Cliff Jumper spoke.
" That's where the city's power come from." Sonic said.
" correct." Optimus Prime said " that city has produced enough power to feed an entire city of New Mobotropolis. Without it, they are defensless."
" so what?" Chromia said
" Chromia!" Hot Rod shouted at her. " for once, would you be a little serious about this?"
" what's you problem?" Chromia asked.
" YOU! YOu are my problem." Hot Rod shouted " that kind of attitude would get you kicked in the tailgate!"
" hold it, Metalhead, i wasn't doing anything!" Chromis said to him " It's you whose going haywire!"
" That's Enough!" Ironhide shouted to them. " You to quit yammering. Hot Rod, go back to you station. You're relieved of duty for now!"
Hot Rod walks away in a angry pace. Chromia watches him walk. " Thank you Ironhide." Optimus said.
" what's his deal?" Sonic asked
" long story." Ironhide answered.
" you know what to do!" Optimus Prime said " Stop the decepticons and saved the Mobians! ROLL OUT!"
The Autobots transformed and Rolled out.
meanwhile, back at the fort, the Decepticons already won the battle. they used the power syphon at a asset to fill the cubes with energy. soon, they have a enought fill themselves with it. " hurry!" Shockwave commanded them " we need enough energon for the whole team."
then, Shockwave spotted the Autobots coming at the horizon. " autobot! Dead ahead!" Shockwave shouted. " Decepticons! Attack!"
soon, the decepticons fired their blasters at them, but the Autobots were too fast to be hit. soon, they transformed into their robot modes and fired their weapons at them. the drone were over-powered by the autobots and were taken down. shockwave is that remains. "we got you now, shockwave!" Ultra Magnus shouted
" unfortunately, Magnus!" Shockwave said " it is I whose got you!" Then, Shockwave fires a paralizing charge at him. Ultra Magnus fell down on the ground, unconscieous. Shockwave transforms into a ship, grabs Ultra Magnus and The energon and flies away. The Autobots watched Him fly away. " No!" Ironhide shouted.
meanwhile, at Freedom HQ, Bumblebee is in the laboratory, all shackled up by the arms and torso. Rotor Walrus is observing him with NICOLE by his side. " look at this." Rotor said to NICOLE. " this thing is marvelous. it's programming, it's energy source. the way it moves and speaks. it's almost . . .Alien!"
" well, by the looks of his face it's mostly human." NICOLE " what is this?"
" hey!" Rotor spoke to Bumblebee. " i would like to ask, whose your creator."
" i dont have a creator." Rotor answered.
" well you have to come from something." Rotor said.
" you mean where?" Bumblebee asked " because you wouldnt believe if i told you."
" try me." Rotor said
" i'm from the planet Cybertron." Bumblebee. " i'm not from your world."
" Impossible." Rotor
" actually, it's not possible." NICOLE said to Rotor. " remember the Xorda attack years ago."
" right." Rotor said
then, Sally enters the room seeing the both working together to observe Bumblebee. " how is it going?" Sally asked Rotor.
" fasinating!" Rotor said " this is just Fasinating!"
" I agree with him!" NICOLE.
while they talk, Bumblebee was gazing at NICOLE like love at first sight.
" a real artificial intelligence program." Bumblebee said in his mind " so beautiful.
" you to can go." Sally said to them " i like to talk to him alone."
" 'him'?" Rotor asked
" yes, 'him' " Sally said
the both left the room. Sally approaches Bumblebee. " why are you doing this?"
" what do you mean?" Bumblebee asked
" surrendering." Sally " a giant robot like you would'nt do that. not to mention you could've killed a little girl."
" Cream." Bumblebee asked. " I would never hurt her. It's not in my nature."
" Robots dont have nature." sally said. " they dont feel, they dont think, they dont eat or sleep."
" listen, you looking at this the wrong way." Bumblebee said " i am an alien! and you know about aliens. you remember the Xorda attack on Mobius, or whatever they just said. and plus, you saw me taking down that decepticon. he could've killed you."
" we can handle ourselves." Sally said
" you got to believe me." Bumblebee said. " how about you get you A.I. program to look into my mind. then you'll believe me. what do you say?"
" prehaps." Sally thinks " NICOLE. can you scan his mind."
" Absolutely." NICOLE said. " but it will take time."
NICOLE floats to Bumblebee's head. she reaches to his forehead and touches it. " dont worry." NICOLE said " you wont feel a thing."
then, NICOLE enters inside his head.
NICOLE is inside Bumblebee's brain, only to find darkness. everwhere he turned he only saw darkness. then, light appeared above, making her sheild her eyes. she lowered her arms down and saw the futuristic city if Iacon, before the great war. she saw fliying jets and ships and cybertronian cars and vehicles on the roads and highways. she then saw a cybertronian couple transforming from their vehicle mode and walking away. " he was right!" NICOLE said " he is from another planet.
" do you like it?" Bumblebee said behind her.
" it's beautiful." NICOLE said.
" this is Iacon!" Bumblebee explained it to her. " its was a magnificent place where we use to roam without being bothered."
" what happened?" NICOLE asked.
" it was a long time ago." Bumblebee begins to tell his story. " it was the Golden Age of Cybertron. harmless and Peaceful, the cybertronians put their technology to good and harmless use. then came Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. he lead a crusade against the government. he was the cause of the great war in the first place. because of him, he destroyed Cybertron by sticking Dark Energon into the planets core. it became unstable, causing the planet to shut down for millions of years. we lost out home, our way of life. we have became an endangered race. and the worst part is that Megatron began his take over of the galaxy."
" why did you come here?" NICOLE asked
" it was the time of the humans." Bumblebee continued " when we first arrived here, we made peace with them. we'd spent a long time here. but when Cybertron was revived by the Allspark, we went back home. most of the Autobots stayed behind. but now a new war started and this time Megatron took Cybertron and we had left in defeat. when we'd arrived here, i fell out of the ship, landing in the forest. the landing caused me to shut down for a long time."
" then Cream found you there." NICOLE said
" yes." Bumblebee said
NICOLE exits out of Bumblebee's brain and appears by Sally. " he is alien." NICOLE told sally. " from the planet called Cybertron."
" are you sure." Sally asked.
" it's the truth." NICOLE answerd.
" in that case. we would like you to come to the Counsel immediatly." Sally said " they would like to see a actual alien robot."
" as you wish, m'am." Bumblebee said.
the Autobots went back to the city, where they told Optimus Prime the bad news.
" Ultra Magnus was kidnapped?" Optimus asked in surprised
" Yes, they did." Ironhide answered " Shockwave just shot him down and took him."
" why?" Optimus asked again.
" we dont know?" Chromia said " they just took him."
" there must be something to this perdictament." Optimus starts to think. he walks to the door and went through.
the autobots saw and start to grow guilty.
" he's right." Ironhide said " there must be a reason to all of this."
" but what?" Chromia said.
The Autobots are left with their thoughts
Optimus Prime walked down the hall thinking about today. as he did he starts to feel bad, like he should be there for his Autobot companions instead of staying here. that way, Ultra Magnus would'nt been kidnapped.
" Orian."
he heard a voice down the hall behind him and turns to see. ti was Elita-one, Female leader of the female Autobot Squad." Are you okay, Orian," she asked Optimus.
" today was grieving." Optimus answered her. " The decepticons had taken one of our own. i'd should've been there, Elita."
Elita walks up to him, putting her hands on him. " dont feel bad, Orian." Elita comforted him. " we can always get him back."
" it's not about that." Optimus Prime. " Megatron's getting powerful and i'm . . . Getting old. i can go against him anymore. i cant do this! i can't be leader anymore!"
" Orian." Elita spoke. " stop. you may be old, but you are wise enough to confront Megatron when he is at his worst. you are an Autobot! Autobots do not give up, even if they want to."
Elita puts her hand by Optimus' face. " You've always been the most wises person i know."
" thank you, . . . Ariel." Optimus said.
meanwhile, outside of the capital and at the Race track, Sonic the hedgehog is stretching his arms and legs, preparing to race Hot Rod. " you ready for this, Roddy."
" bring it, boy in blue!" Hot Rod said
they go in there position, as the small audience of Bulkhead, Cliff Jumper, Wheelie, and Kup are cheering on. " come on, Hot rod!" Cliff Jumper shouted to him " show him how we do racing."
" put my bets on the hedgehog!" Bulkhead said.
" 'ow about 25 energon cubes!" kup asked
" you're on!" Bulkhead.
Sonic and Hot Rod started off. Hot Rod transformed into his vehicle mode and takes off after sonic. it was a race no one has ever seen. they turned on the curved part of the track. Sonic uses his feet to turn in massive speed.
" look at the Hedgehog." Wheelie said " he's a real raod hog."
they race down the straight part of the track, almost to the finished.
" it's gonna be close!" Bulkhead said.
Suddenly, sonic just took off to the finish and won. everyone was amazed. Kup, knowing that he lost, gave his cubes to Bulkhead.
Hot Rod transforms into his robot mode and walks up to sonic. " that was amazing!" Hot Rod said. " hoe did you become so fast?"
" thats a question i was asking myself when i was little." Sonic asnwered
then an alarm went off, and all of the autobots ran to the capital, even sonic
End of Chapter 5