AC: Here comes the next chapter thanks to the review. I hope you like it.
Difference from the prime Universe.
Decepticon:
Megatron: The difference is that his gray body has some blue and red line starting from his feet to his face.
Soundwave and laser beak: No difference.
Starscream: His chest is red paint while the rest is white.
Knock Out: His paint job is pale red.
Breakdown: His paint job is blue light.
Shockwave: He is purple and has some yellow at his arms.
Hardshell: Still the same. He is covered with scar of numerous battles. (Chief of the Insecticon)
Kickback: He looks like all normal Insecticons except a long scar at his chest. (The funny Insecticon)
Vehicons: They are the same. (I just like them that way)
Important one: Steve; the alpha (chief) of the vehicons, Joker; the funny vehicon, Maso the masochist and Silver (The only vehicon with silver paint) the miner chief.
Autobot:
Optimus: His paint job color is the same but way much darker, which seems more close to black than red and blue.
Bumblebee: No difference.
Arcee: Her paint job is blue and black.
Bulkhead: He has dark green paint job with a few black lines and scars over his body.
Rodimus: He looks like in the G1 version but he has an image of dark flame on his shoulders.
Drones: They all have a black body. They have similar body forms than the vehicons but a few differences are visible. They have horns on the sides of their head with silver color. They are also larger and bigger than the vehicons. They have 4 optics. 2 at the front of their face, like any normal human, and 1 for each size of their head. They doesn't have mouthplate and aren't sentient.
Elites Drones: They are the same than the Drone but they have better weaponry and a stronger armor.
One solar cycle = one hour
One orbital cycle = one day.
One stellar cycle = one year
Writing like this (Don't know the word in English) = particular attention to the word, they pronounce it more slowly
Word on computer or book = Computer or book communication
Italic word = thought
Italic word = vision of the future or the past
Word = bumblebee speaking
-Comlink. And speakers-
GB= Groundbridge
("Mind communication") or ("Communication outside the flash back")
(Resume of part of the last chapter)
Chapter 8: Another enemy
In the desert of Jasper Nevada: Day
A group of Insecticons were present on the desert and were searching around. In the group, one of them was more giggling and tries to lighten the mood during their search.
"Kickback! Stop telling jokes only you can laugh." Sighs one of the Insecticons. "You laugh will reveal our position if you continue that way."
"It's just so boring. Nothing is happening here." Replies Kickback. "We know there is no Autobot here and you want me to stay quiet?"
"Yes! Remember that Prime asks us to search for the strange source of energy that can be found around here." Says another Insecticon.
"I would have preferred to stay in the base with Arielle." Says Kickback.
"Us too." They all replied. They then laugh for a few seconds.
"Don't take us too seriously." Says one of them.
"I think we should split up." Says the first one.
"Does anything always turn bad when we split up?" Asks Kickback.
"You watch TV too much." Says another one of them.
"What?...Scooby is a good show." Replies Kickback.
"Split up and we will find it sooner." Says the Insecticon again.
They split up and they start searching separately. Kickback walks at the south and he search around the source of energy.
"-Now that I think about it...Why did Prime send us?-" Asks one of the Insecticons.
"Because we are the best tracker and we are tough." Says Kickback.
"-No comment here.-" Says one of them.
Kickback sees something shining near him and he walks closer. He looks at it perplexes and he looks closer.
"What do we have here?" Asks Kickback.
He knees down and he looks at the shining thing when something moves behind him. Kickback didn't detect it until it was too late. He feels pain passing in his body and he falls on the ground. He tries to move but he cannot do anything. He knows that his body is disconnected from his processor temporarily and he can only move his optic, barely. He sees that it was humans who got the best of him with whatever they have used.
"Looks like we have caught one of them." Says one of them. They were all wearing black suits with some kind of red glasses or something like that in the mind of Kickback. He sees that they have some weaponry none of his comrade decepticon ever says.
"This one looks like an insect...A hideous one." Says another one of them.
You're lucky I can't move or speak. Thinks Kickback when he was called hideous.
"This is soldier Alpha one...We have one of the target...He is bigger than expected. We will bring it to base." Says the man by putting his fingers on his left ear. "Alright Sir." He stops putting his finger over his left ear. "Let's bring this machine to the base so we can study it."
Study me? Not the damn labyrinth again? Thinks Kickback. Anything but that.
They put it in a special truck. Kickback is way too big for a normal one and they start rolling when Kickback was inside the truck and they disappear in the desert.
10 minutes later
The Insecticons continue their search for a while until one of them stops his mission and he is a little worried. Something was wrong.
"Kickback? Answer me please...You haven't done any of your joke yet and it's starting to worry me." He says.
The other Insecticons hear that and they stop their search, waiting for Kickback to answer in his usual way.
...
...
But he wasn't responding.
"Kickback? Don't sulk on us...It's not your style to hold a grudge." He repeats again.
...
"Kickback..." The Insecticons contacts his chief. "Hardshell...We have a problem...I'm trying to call Kickback but he doesn't answer me." He says.
"-This is Hardshell...That is abnormal...I'm coming here right now.-" Answers Hardshell.
"We will go to the sector Kickback was searching." Says the Insecticon.
"-You better regroup. Be there fast.-" Says Hardshell.
The Insecticons run to the sector where Kickback was searching around and they see nothing. A GB opens and they see Hardshell walking at their direction.
"Still no sighs of him?" Asks Hardshell.
"Not a sign chief." Says the Insecticon.
"Kickback! Answer your leader! Kickback! Fine! You win in whatever you were! I promise you can return to the Nemesis and play with Arielle! I'll take your place!... Kickback! Stop fooling with us!" Shouts Hardshell. The more he speaks, the less furious he is and the more worried he is.
"He...Didn't answer." Says an Insecticon.
"Something bad happen to him...He will never do that...He'll never miss an opportunity to be with Arielle." Says Hardshell. "We have to find him."
"Should we warn Prime?" Asks the Insecticon.
"No...We are numerous enough and we can't bother Prime with this...Look around and try finding any trace of him." Says Hardshell.
"Found it!" Shouts an Insecticon.
"Already?!" Shouts Hardshell.
They move near the one who find the trace and they see a large line on the ground telling them that Kickback was pull on the ground. They follow it until it disappears.
"The autobot got him?!" Shouts one of them.
"No...I see 2 parallel lines...I can only guess it is truck...A big and unordinary one. It doesn't disappear in a Groundbridge" Comments Hardshell. "Let's go...I'll make pay whoever kidnaps him." Grunts Hardshell.
Military base: Jasper Nevada
Fowler walks at the direction of his office when he sees someone he doesn't like.
"Hi Fowler." Says the man with his intimidating voice.
"Hi...Silas." Says Fowler.
Silas, real name: Leland Bishop. He smiles a little, but not in an amuse way about the fact that Fowler never says his name. He is a tall man who has Caucasian skin. He has gray eyes. He has gray hair by his age but he is still a very tough man. He wears his military suit.
"Going to for the special meeting?" Asks Silas.
"No. Just some paper work." Says Fowler. He then walks away when he hears Silas phone ring and he opens his ears.
"This is Silas...hum hum...So you deliver the package. I'm coming right now." Says Silas walking away.
Fowler enters into his room and he opens his computer, mark his secret password and he opens the file that is mark, Operation: Traitor Track, and he opens it. He clicks on the document named: Silas phone record and he listens to the record he just heard. He hears the part given by the one calling Silas and his arms shake. He takes out his cellphone and he immediately calls the concern one...Megatron.
Secret base: laboratory
Kickback has been put on a table and he tries to move. He is completely restrained and he cannot do anything to change his situation. He looks over him to see what's there and he see everything he can imagine to cut his body and he cannot help but shakes in fear.
Human say to never look down...Well I'll say the opposite. Thinks Kickback.
"The boss is coming here...Prepare the saw and the laser so we can gut this giant robot." Says one of the humans.
"Maybe you can let me go and pretend I was never here." Says Kickback. He realises he can talk once again.
All humans look at him.
"Us...Letting you out?" Asks one them. "Have you lost your mind?"
"I never had a mind to begin with so I can't lose it...How you human say it?...Oh yeah...Sucker!" Shouts Kickback.
"You want us to open you while you can feel the pain right?" Asks another one furious.
"...No...I'm fine..." Replies the Insecticon. "But you're going to meet my lawyer and I'll so sue you." Grunts Kickback quietly.
"He's going to be here in 30 minutes...He gives us the authorisation to open him right now...Just remove his exterior plate he says." Says another human.
"Alright...Open the laser and activates the saw." Says the first one.
Kickback hears the sound of the saw spinning around.
I want the labyrinth! Not the dissection! Thinks Kickback.
"Euh...Can we talk about this?" Asks Kickback.
"No." Says the man.
He sees the saw moving closer to his chestplate where is spark is and only one thing was in his mind when the saw and the laser start cutting him apart. He doesn't feel anything because they have cut his sensors. He tries to escape but the restrains are too solid, even for him. One thing passes in his mind.
I'm going to be offline here...that way...And...And...I'll...I'll never see Arielle again. Thinks Kickback. He doesn't know her for long but she's his friend and he is never bore with her around.
"Please...Stop this now!" Shouts Kickback.
"Stop struggling or you'll be deactivated sooner." Says the man.
Kickback stops himself from crying and he can only think of everyone and everybots he's going to leave behind. His chest plate is taken off his body and his protoform is exposed.
An explosion is heard outside the base and the men stop working and they look to the source of the sound.
"What is that?!" Shout a man. "What?! That robot has some reinforcement!"
The wall suddenly explodes and 3 Insecticons enter in the lab where Kickback is being dissected. Hardshell sees Kickback and he is extremely furious.
"HUMANS! I'LL OFFLINE ALL OF YOU AND THIS PLACE WILL BE NO MORE!" Screams Hardshell with rage in his voice.
He charges at them with the 2 other Insecticons and they start destroying the place. It was total destruction and they don't hesitate to shoot against any human who are trying to fight back with their weapon that are ineffective against them. After a few minutes, nothing was left in the base and everyone runs away from the base. Hardshell frees Kickback while the other Insecticons join them. One of them takes the chest part for reparation.
Kickback looks at his chief and he suddenly jumps in his arms. Hardshell can't handle the immense weight of the Insecticon and he falls on his back while Kickback hugs his chief and coolant fall from his optic.
"Hardshell! You've come! I'm so so SO glad to see you!" Shouts Kickback. "I thought I'll join the allspark soon! And leave all of you behind...And Arielle too!"
"Alright...I'm glad we have found you and save you just in time...But...Can you get off me please Kickback...You are way too heavy for me." Says Hardshell.
"Hum...Oh...Sorry Hardshell...Didn't want to crush you." Says Kickback still crying his coolant.
Every Insecticons walk near him and they all speak to conform one of their own and they walk at outside the base. Hardshell shoots one last time and the base crushed and nothing is left of the base.
"That's what anyone gets for attacking one of us this...Sickly!" Shouts Hardshell with rage and pure hate.
"Sorry...I didn't want to cause trouble...They got me by surprise. I really didn't plan this...I found the shining thing and I thought it was the source of energy we have found." Says Kickback.
"We know...We have found out it was a small fragment of energon with something that only Shockwave or Starscream can answer." Says Hardshell.
The GB suddenly opens and Megatron gets out of it with Starscream and Breakdown. They look at the Insecticons and the crushed building and Megatron looks at them.
"What happen here?!" Shouts Megatron.
"Prime...Let me explain." Says Kickback.
Megatron looks at him and he already know it is not pretty. He can see his protoform. Kickback explains everything that happens and the others listen. After a minute, Megatron looks at Hardshell who explains what Kickback cannot.
"Why didn't you warn me about this?!" Shouts Megatron.
"Prime...I didn't want to bother you with your business but we cannot leave him behind too...Even if he gets on our processors." Says Hardshell.
"Why are you here Prime? Did Soundwave warn you about us?" Asks one of the Insecticons.
"Yes...And he warns me that a human caught a robot...And Fowler warns us about this and I come here fast...You are lucky they didn't capture you too." Says Megatron.
"What is going on?" Asks Kickback.
"Let me explain Prime." Says Starscream. "Fowler contact Megatron to warn us about a human name Silas who has captured a giant robot...Kickback...Fowler was spying on him for a year when the government of the USA has doubts about general Silas...But Fowler only calls him by his code name and not his real name..."
"Why is he watching him?" Asks Hardshell looking at Starscream.
"He is pulling something bad...Fowler and the government believes that he is a traitor to the nation of the USA...And way before they know of our existence in case you wonder if it is to cover us your capture Kickback...Silas is a traitor and he is after us because of our superior technology I guess." Says Starscream.
"If the autobot weren't enough." Says Breakdown. "*Sigh* You have destroy everything right?"
"Yes...Until there is nothing here anymore." Says Hardshell. "I don't want to see this place again!" Shouts Hardshell furious.
"...IDIOT!" Screams Megatron. "WE CANNOT FIND THEM NOW! SOUNDWAVE WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING USEFUL AND I WON'T ASK THE HUMANS TO DO THE JOB FOR US! IT'S TOO DANGEROUS! WE COULD HAVE END THE PROBLEM NOW BUT THEY CAN ACT ANOTHER TIME AND THEY MIGHT BE READY NEXT TIME!"
Starscream back away. He shouts like he always does at him when he is furious about his actions.
"I'm sorry Prime...But if you see someone you care being open up...I don't think you can restrain your fury." Says Hardshell guilty.
"I'll let it pass this time...Next time...Don't do it again...They might get one of us next time and you might not be lucky to find them." Says Megatron calming down.
"Let's return to the base...Arielle will be glad to see you." Says Breakdown to Kickback.
"Maybe not in this state." Says Kickback.
They return to the Nemesis where Megatron gives to everybot a warning about some dangerous humans in the comlink so Arielle, the only human present this day.
Nemesis: Insecticon room
Arielle was talking with the few Insecticons present in the room and they were a little nervous when she asks about Kickback. They didn't want to tell her that something bad happen to him when they hear the door opening and they see the troop in their mission entering in the room. Arielle sees Kickback and she is sad when she sees his chest without his usual chest plate. She runs at his direction and Kickback takes her on his servo.
"Kickback...Are you okay?" Asks Arielle worried.
"Me? Of course I'm alright." Says Kickback cheerfully. "You know that accident happen sometime and I was the unlucky bot. Knock Out will fix me without any problem."
"Why did Hardshell have to go?" She asks.
"Hum..." Kickback tries to think fast but Hardshell answers for him.
"That little bastard prank we into believing it was worse than it was...I slap his back helm and kick his arf for his punishment." Answers Hardshell. If it was the case, he would have done exactly that.
"Alright! So who was your treasure hunting go?" She asks with a smile. Kickback spark feels better when he sees her smiling again.
"Boring! We haven't found the little treasure Soundwave spot...And I have the little accident." Says Kickback. "It's sure good to see you again."
Hardshell watches them together and he smiles...He cannot imagination here without Kickback here to spread joy in the room.
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Silas enters into another base of operation than the one he was supposed to be. He looks at the men present in the base. He walks close to one of them furious.
"Silas!" Says the man.
"What happen?" Asks Silas. He looks at him and wants to kill anyone on the spot.
"The base has been completely destroyed by the robot similar to the one we've captured." Says the man. "Those who survive just give the reports."
"Tell me the report now." Orders Silas.
"The one they capture...They didn't have time to study it...When they open his body...The enemy strikes and destroy anything they see and everyone they see. One of them estimates that those robots have followed the trail that we hidden the best we can...But it seems that insect robot is extremely heavy and traces were still visible enough to guide them to the base." Says the man. "It is only their supposition."
"It appears we have underestimate them...The capture was a success...But they rescue him fast...We have to change our tactics." Says Silas. "We have to wait for one of them to be alone when we strike...They will take more time to act and find us."
"I agree with you Silas." Says the man.
"I better return to the base...I cannot let them know what we are up to yet." Says Silas walking away.
AC: The end of the chapter. For now.
Chapter 9: Awakening of Skyquake.
A big battle occurs in the desert. The decepticon are trap prepare by Sentinel. Skyquake will be online.
Chapter 10: 3 side's battle. The autobot and decepticon fight at one of the decepticon mine while Julia and Mullen follow them when they thought it was safe. The other enemy strike and try to capture an autobot or a decepticon.