Tales of the Forgotten
Marshall Islands, August 19th, 8:45 AM.
The sky in the early morning hours is covered by a cloudy scene keeping the sunlight from breaking through. Hiding the morning sky & most importantly, the large jet form of Thunderwing as he & his passengers head for the island East of the Thailand shoreline. Edward takes no notice of the time as he continues to rest his aching nerves from the replacement of his limbs. He was thankful for the small amount of silence in the cockpit, but was short lived. "I don't like sitting in the back all the time." Wrath whined.
He unfastens his safety harness & stands on his seat to peer over to those who sat in front of him. He braced himself against the control panel with both arms & leaned forward, looking down at Lust, who sat in the center seat. "Well that is the arrangement that Shadow made. If you have a problem with it, take it up with him... Other than that, shut up." She retorted.
He was about to sit back down, when a sudden thought crossed his mind. "What happened to all the medical stuff we took?" A moment of pause took hold. Ed cracked his eyes open & looked at the console in front of him. "Um... I'm sure it's fine." Thunderwing replied. Lust leaned to her side, resting her elbow on the armrest & her head in her hand, rubbing her forehead in disgust.
"Wait, we stole all that stuff for nothing?" A frustrated Wrath asked. "Not really... We know how injury prone Edward is. I was just being prepared." Thunderwing replied. "Hey, things happened. It's not like it's totally my fault." Ed argued. "How many concussions have you had Ed?" He asked. "Um... Eight I think." Ed replied, trying to think back in his fuzzy memory. "You think? Lust, how many has he had?" He asked. She rolls her eyes as she thinks back to figure an accurate number. "Eight? Let's try thirteen." Ed suddenly sunk into his seat. "Thirteen, why can't I remember all of them?"
(Begin soundtrack: CCR – Bad Moon Rising.)
Edward, 6 months old.
His father holds him in arms as he stands near the refrigerator, watching Trisha finish making dinner. She walks to the fridge & swings the door open. They both hear a low "thud" sound from the outside of the door. Both looked at each other with wide eyes before looking at the young Edward.
Edward, age 3.
His father tosses the young boy into the air. Edward's laughter filled the room. "Okay, here comes the big one." He tosses Ed as hard as he could, but just a bit too hard & with more than needed effort. A loud crack was heard before Hohenheim caught him in his arms, noticing that the boy was out cold & looked up to see the dent in the ceiling's drywall. "Oh, crap." He groaned. "Honey, what was that noise?" A familiar voice from the kitchen rang. "Nothing dear... I just, bumped something."
Edward, age 8. Alphonse, age 7.
Young Edward climbs atop the seat of a chair he dragged over to reach several books off the second & third shelves of the bookcase in his father's study. As he pulls a book free from the second shelf after it was wedged tightly between two other books, a large book falls from the top of the bookcase & lands on his head, knocking him to the floor & out cold.
Al walks into the room holding a sandwich & reading a book from the same room. "Hey brother, mom has gone out for a few things and..." He stops & looks at Ed on the floor. "Brother?" He nudges Ed with his sandal, but gained no response. "Uh, oh... This is a problem. I'm alone, my brother is dead & no one is around for miles."
He drags Ed outside through the back door & lays him down onto the grass. He grabs a shovel & begins to dig a small hole near his unconscious brother. Twenty minutes later, his drags him to the shallow hole & begins to cover him with the dirt from the hole. He finished & stood quietly & said a quick prayer to himself. "Don't worry, brother. As God as my witness, I'll continue on in your name... Okay, I'm going in."
An hour later, the dirt mound begins to stir as a hand breaks through. Ed sits up, coughing & spitting dirt out of his mouth. "Al?" He looks at himself & the mound of dirt that covered him. "What the hell? Dammit, I'm gonna kill him." He stands to his feet & walks into the house. Dirt falling freely from his head & shoulders. He sees Al sitting on the floor of the study, reading a book on advanced alchemy. He knocks on the door to grab his attention, displaying a disgruntled look.
Al's eye open wide in shock as his heart filled with fear. "Zombie!" He screamed as he grabbed broom from the corner of the room & charged at his older brother. "Die, you brain eating bastard!" Ed puts up his arms in self defense as the scene cuts back to reality.
(End soundtrack)
Arno Island.
Thunderwing changes to his robot form & lands on the beach of the East end of the island. Ed & the others are teleported to his left shoulder as he scans the area for those that contacted them from earlier. A rustling of the bushes down below grabs their attention as a near seven foot tall red & grey robot with a small satellite dish on his back, appears before them & waves in a friendly gesture.
Thunderwing kneels down, shaking the ground beneath the small Autobot's feet as the giant's knee rests on the ground. He raises an open hand to his shoulder for Ed & the others to walk into before lowering it to the ground so that they can meet the small Autobot face to face. Ed jumps out of Thunderwing's hand followed by Lust & Wrath as they watch Ed approach the robot before them.
"I wish we could've met under better circumstances, but I guess beggars can't be choosers as the humans would say." He said before extending his right arm & open hand. Ed took his hand with a sense of caution & gradually shook the Autobot's hand up & down. "My name is, Countdown... I'm the Autobot commander of Aerospace operations." Ed releases his grip as he takes notice of the others standing just behind him. "Um, great... I'm Edward. She's Lust & the kid is Wrath. And the big guy is..."
"Thunderwing... We are very well aware of that. And we're aware of the fact as to how you arrived." He stated. "Great! Can you help us get home?" Wrath asked excitedly. "Unfortunately, no... We arrived here by accident. And we don't have the equipment to build a Dimensional Doorway... Tell you what, follow me & I'll explain better. And Thunderwing, you'll have to reduce to enter our facility. Nothing beyond 4.572 meters, if you don't mind."
Countdown stated before turning to walk into the shrubs behind him.
(A/N: 4.572 meters = 15 feet.)
"Do you think we can trust him?" Lust whispered, bending down slightly to Edward ear. "Do we have much choice? I mean, we're stuck in a world, being hunted by everyone within eyesight." He replied as they watched Thunderwing reduce his size to fifteen feet. Keeping on a defensive, in case of a trap. Lust puts a finger to her chin as a quick thought suddenly crossed her mind. "Did anyone remember to grab our bags or the money we took?"
Ed, Thunderwing & Wrath look at each other. "Just forget it." She sighed. "Sorry..." They said in unison before following Countdown's path of choice. He stops nearly fifty yards from the beginning of the foliage & taps the center of his right forearm, reviling a small console built inside. He proceeds to press a button on the left, activating a large door to rise upward from the ground that was a foot thick of high tempered steel & stops on a forty-five degree angle.
"Down we go, my friends." Countdown stated, leading the way with Thunderwing taking the rear. They make their way down the short tunnel, hearing the large door closing behind them as the progressed. Taking note of the lights lining the upper & lower corners as they approach a wide elevator. The doors open from the center & retract off to the sides, allowing them entry. Countdown motions Thunderwing to step inside first, due to him being the largest & widest of the group.
He folds his wings slightly & enters the elevator backwards to avoid having to tune around inside. Wrath walked in ahead of the others without a care. Ed stood aside & motioned for Lust to step in, surprising her with the notion that he was actually showed some manners. Something that he rarely used or showed. Ed walks in with Countdown before the doors sealed. "How far down are we going?" Ed asked. "Not far... A moment or two." Countdown replied, holding his arms behind him.
"I will say, we are somewhat impressed & yet, on edge with the amount of damage you have done... Not just in this dimension, either." He stated before the elevator slowed to a stop & the doors opened, showing three Autobots that appeared to resemble construction vehicles. Two stopping what they were doing upon seeing Thunderwing emerge from the elevator. The hallway wasn't wide enough to open his wings all the way, creating some slight annoyance on his part before noticing two of the three Autobots staring at him in nervous shock. One being a dozer & the other a crane truck.
"Neutro, Crumble. There is no need to be nervous or worried, are large friend will not damage anything." Countdown tried his best to sound reassuring. They look at each other instilled with fear as the recorded destroyer of their home planet, walks past them & gives them both an evil grin. After the group past by, the third member of the construction team, Groundpounder. Looks at them inquisitively. "What's up with you guys? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Two large doors open to reveal a large control room with a long line of computers that surround the entire room with several different Micromaster Autobot stationed at every computer. One such Autobot from the right, turns from his station to greet them as they enter the room. "That was a quick trip up top... Are these our guests?" The red & yellow Autobot asked. "Yes, Road Handler. They've arrived, along with Thunderwing." Countdown answered before taking note of everyone stopping on a dime to the news of the recorded monster's presents.
"It's quite alright, he's with the humans... He perfectly content." He did his best to reassure them all with his statement but only received some rather awkward glares. Ed looked around the room taking note of all the different Autobots currently in the room. "Why are you guys so much, 'smaller' than the larger ones?" He inquired. "Well, there is a story behind your question. But we can discuss it later... But right now, I'll have Sky High show you to the rooms that we made for you while we wait to here back from our espionage team & get a location on the Decepticon's base."
Countdown motioned for the white, jet like Autobot to step forward from his computer console, which he complies & signals for Ed & the others to follow him. Thunderwing turns to join them only to be stopped by Countdown. "I need to speak with you in privet about a certain matter." He stated, motioning him to follow him to another room that had a large chair that sat behind a desk. He walk behind & sits down & gestured Thunderwing to have a seat. He declined, due to the chair's inability to accommodate the interstellar jet form on his back.
"So what did you want to discuss with me about?" He asked in a low tone. "First, the emblem on your back is not natural... But, that does belong to you. Or I should say, the possessor of this body, correct?" Countdown asked, sitting behind his desk calmly. The beast before him only grinned evilly & yet, a sense of intrigue can be noticed in the feature as well. This was a look that seemed to shift Countdown to a uncomfortable position inside, fearing he may be treading through unfamiliar territory.
"Not bad, you guessed right about the whole thing. But what I'd like to know, is how you know about me in such a way?" Thunderwing folded his arms, trying to keep from sounding intimidating. But that is rather hard to do when you re-enforce such a word just by being present. "Well, through many different infiltration & espionage opportunities, we discovered that there is a way out of this dimension & that our enemies have been making contact with those on the other side... That is how we've come to know about you, Shadow-Thunderwing."
The sudden combination of names grabbed the giant's attention as Countdown leaned back in his chair, somewhat more relaxed. "With that aside, I want to get to the heart of the matter... As you may or may not know, there has been a level of 'deceit' within the Decepticon faction. Here, it's no different... The one who is in command of our Micromaster counterparts, is a Decepticon who goes by the name of Scorponok... He has a significant following that is very powerful. And to make matters worse, he's been doing some 'unorthodox' experiments."
"Such as?" Thunderwing asked, holding a hand to his chin. "We believe that he is in the process of creating some kind of, mechanical beings... If this holds true, then this could mean that Scorponok is planing an all-out mutiny. He has the Combaticons, the Seacons & many others at his side... There is a chance that this may not end on a high note." Countdown stood to his feet & handed the giant a file size PDA computer.
"Does any of this have to do with Nova Prime?" He asked as he looked at the "roster" list. "Nova? Impossible, he disappeared long ago...Although, they never did find out what happened... This is all new information to me. And I have a bad feeling of it all." Countdown held a hand to his chin & began to wonder in his thoughts. "Well, then that makes you & Optimus Prime both now." The giant replied, handing the PDA back to Countdown.
"Despite all of this news, my most important question is this. Will you be willing to help us rid this world of Scorponok & his regime? Then we'll be able to go home, using the same method he used to escape to this world." The giant took a moment to consider the offer. This is almost too good to pass up. The ability to go home & to bust some heads in the process. He looks down at Countdown & extends an open hand. "Alright, I accept. But, if I smell anything that might be a setup or betrayal... Heads will roll & I will throw all of you into a meat grinder. Are we clear?" He asked, bowing down to meet Countdown eye to eye. He nodded in compliance with a sense of new found fear surging through him.
"By the way, how did you guys get here anyway?" Thunderwing asked. "We followed him here after Ultra Magnus tracked Scorponok on Nebulos... After being injured during a fight between them, he escaped here." Countdown answered before they both walked back into the control room. "I thought you said it was an accident." The giant stated. Countdown only looked down at the floor in disgust. "Perhaps it should be more like, a mistake than an accident."
While the meeting with Countdown was taking place, Sky High was in the process of showing Wrath to his own room with Ed & Lust close in tow. "Wow! This is fancy." He said as the boy enters to see his privet room which accommodated a large bed, a large screen wall mounted television, a full kitchen & bathroom. "This is my room?" He asked. Sky High nodded in acknowledgment. "Yes, this is your privet room... I'm glad it's to your liking." Sky High walked out to the hallway, the hydraulic door closing behind him.
He escorts Ed & Lust to the neighboring room which had the same décor, but the placement of everything was reversed to the other room. "This will be your room. I hope you enjoy." He said, looking at Lust as she gave the room a quick once over & sat down at the edge of the bed. "So, where's my room?" Ed asked, catching Sky High's attention as he was about to leave the room. "Your room? As I stated, this is your room." He replied, turning to face the alchemist. Ed displaying a look of confusion.
"Well, Tread Bolt reported seeing the two of you together on the balcony of the hotel the morning after you first arrived. So, we just assumed that the two of you were a couple. So, only two rooms were constructed..." Ed's face turned to minor shock, but with far more embarrassment as his cheeks began to burn. Lust however, just leaned back slightly on the bed with outstretched arms. "W-What? Look, it's not what you think." Ed nervously tried to clarify to situation. "Yes it is. Don't listen to him." She said with a mischievous smile.
"Tell you what, you two figure out what you have going & then we'll go from there... Call if you need anything." Ed was about to protest, but the door closed behind the Autobot shortly after he walked out & before Ed could say a word. "Why me?" He thought as he hung his head low in submission, fearing that the battle had been fought & lost. He turns & walks to her, somewhat defeated. "Why are you doing this? I mean, this head game of yours." He asked.
She looked at him with a seductive smile, enjoying the look of nervousness he's displaying. "Because, I like doing it. It's fun with you... Besides, you're cute when you're nervous." Her answer in turn made him blush slightly, his mind still trying to process what she said. "She... She thinks I'm cute?" His train of thought was broken by the sudden sound of growling emanating from his stomach. Lust raises an eyebrow, a sense of surprise filled her features. "You have to be kidding me. How can you be hungry after eating eight helpings of pancakes & drinking almost half a gallon of various syrups?!"
"I guess I'm still a growing boy." He answered with a boyish smile & patting his stomach. She smiled before standing to her feet & walks into the small kitchen. "What are you doing?" He asked, her actions blocked from view due to a wall blocking his line of sight. "I'm going to make you a sandwich, just make yourself comfortable." She replied, before shutting the refrigerator door. He takes his overcoat off lays at the foot of the bed before sitting down next to it.
Slowly changing from channel to channel in hopes of finding something interesting.
(Ch 16) This is MSNBC. Where we take the news, spin it with our brand of propaganda & mindset. Forcing our viewers to share our beliefs... All eight of you...
(Ch 17) Your sending that many men up against Rambo? Then I hope you've got plenty of one thing.
What's that?
A good supply of...
(Ch 18) Zip-lock bags. They keep everything fresh...
And now back to fishing with Tetto & The Boys.
(Ch 19) At the Naval War College it was metallurgy & nuclear reactors, not nineteenth century philosophy... "War is a continuation of politics by other means." von Clausewitz.
I think that what he was actually trying to say was a little more...
Complicated?
Lust walks into the room holding a plate with two sandwiches that were cut from corner to corner. Her attention drifted to the movie on the screen as she sat down next to Ed & they each took a half of a sandwich as they continued to watch.
Yes, the purpose of war is to serve a political end, but the true nature of war is to serve itself.
Ha! I'm very impressed. In other words, the sailor most likely to win the war is the one most willing to part with the politicians & ignore all except the destruction of the enemy. You'd agree with that.
I'd agree that, that's what Clausewitz was trying to say.
But you wouldn't agree with it?
No, sir, I do not. No, I just think that in the nuclear world... the true enemy can't be destroyed.
The captain taps his spoon at the side of his glass.
Attention on deck. von Clausewitz will now tell us exactly who the real enemy is... von?
In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world the true enemy is war itself.
Ed looked at the floor as he pondered over the story that he had heard. It was interesting to hear the truth behind the meaning of war from a movie. They continue to watch with great interest when Wrath suddenly barged in holding a white t-shirt in his hand, a dopey smile of amusement on his face tells part of the story as to why he suddenly entered without bothering to knock. "Hey guys, I was going through my closet & found a bunch kinda like this... But, can either of you read this?" He asked, displaying the front of the shirt for them to see.
It was a white shirt with a yellow smiley face with a few symbols underneath, in a language that neither of them could understand.
已经度过了愉快的一天，
你表面上的对接接吻混蛋。
He looks over towards Lust, who just shrugged her shoulders before turning back to Wrath. "Sorry, never seen that kind of writing before... Why don't you try one of the Autobots or something. They might be able to translate it." Ed suggested. Wrath pondered it for a moment before leaving the room. Ed gave a sigh of relief afterward as he took a part of another sandwich.
"Oh, I got something for you." He reached into his overcoat pocket & pulled out one of the small jewelry boxes that he he bought back at the mall. "Here, this is my way of saying, thank you. And, I'm sorry." She looked him curiously, wondering what he may have meant. She never received a gift as a thank you & an apology before. Or any gift for that matter. She opens the box to see the small purple cross inside & lets out a light gasp as she gazed over to him & sees the small smile creep across his face.
"It's beautiful, Edward... But, I can't help but ask, why? I mean, everything that I... 'we' put you & your brother through & giant robots aside, you want to thank me?" Ed looked at the floor as he clasped his hands before returning her gaze. "Well, I wanted to show you my gratitude for trying to take care of Al, while I was down & out... And, it's also my apology, for not being able to make you into a human when we had the Philosopher's Stone. But thinking back on it, maybe it was for the best. Who knows, it may have had some serious aftereffects."
"Dammit! Why does he have to be so nice? Now, I have to piss him off with some bad news... This is going to suck." She takes one more look at the necklace before closing the small box it was held in. "I'm sorry, Edward. I can't accept this." She said as she handed the box back to him. "Why not?" He asked worriedly. She turned her head, unable to face him as a foreboding feeling beginning to build in the pit of her stomach. "Because, I don't deserve it... Not after..." She suddenly hesitated in her words, trying to bring her thoughts together.
"Lust, what are you talking about? I know about your past & some of the things you've done. I know you were told to do those things. But, you're free from that life now. It's never to late to better yourself or your life... Just take it a step at a time." His words were reassuring, but her conscience continued to nag at her. "Edward, I need to tell you something & you are not going to like it... Your friend, Maes Hughes, is dead." Ed's eyes suddenly widened as he wanted to speak, but his mind couldn't form the words needed, due to the news that he was still processing.
"Edward, I swear to you, that I wasn't the one that killed him... He became aware of the truth behind Sloth's identity & a few other falsehoods... Was I there, yes. But, Envy was the one that killed him in the end. But know this, I was a dog myself just following orders... I'm sorry." She looked away, hiding her face from him with locks of dark hair, knowing that he must be angry beyond imagination.
He sat by & quietly fumed with anger over this piece of information. But he realized it took a lot to come out with the truth & to show remorse, is a sign of humanity & humility. He looked at the box & thought for a moment about what to do. He took the necklace from the box & nudged himself closer to her side. She was suddenly surprised when he moved the hair off her shoulder & held the two ends of the chain in each hand. "I'm just helping to put it on. I wanna see how it looks." He said as he worked the chain's clasp.
"Edward, I..." She was somewhat in shock at the fact that he still gave her the gift, even after she told him the truth about his fallen friend. She gazed at him to see that warm, light smile giving her a sense of comfort. "I think I made a good choice... It looks real nice on you."
His voice seemed calm & cool. She couldn't help but smile back before wrapping her arms around him & giving him a light kiss on his cheek, causing him to blush almost instantly. "Thank you, Edward." He patted her back lightly with his left hand, unsure if he should try to be more physical, but the idea of of being slapped came to mind. She loosened her hold around him & leaned back, but kept her fingers clasped together behind his neck & gave him a warm smile. Something he wasn't use to seeing on her very often.
The moment was broken however, when the sound of an alarm began to scream throughout the complex. The automatic door opens as Ed & Lust walk out into the hallway to see several Micromasters run past them. He managed to stop a brown & tan colored Autobot as Ed was putting on his black leather overcoat. "What's going on? Why all the excitement?" He asked. "Outside perimeter alarm has been tripped. That means, we have intruders topside." The Autobot replied.
They ran into the control room as they saw on the large monitor what looked like a large lobster moving steadily along the beach. "What the hell, is that thing?" Ed asked. "That would be, Nautilator. One of the Seacons & definitely not the brightest bulb on the shelf either." The same brown & tan colored Autobot stated, standing next to Ed. "Seacons?" Ed asked before seeing a large turtle like robot with two large cannons on his back emerge from the water, along with what looked like a shark with arms & legs & a piranha with arms & legs.
A stingray suddenly flies out of the water & transforms into its robot form before landing hard on the beach as a octopus with legs appears before transforming into his robot form as well. Wrath walks into the room & looks up at the large monitor. "What are those things?" He inquired. "Oversize fish sticks..." Thunderwing replied. Countdown turns to the larger winged beast behind him. "If you don't mind, we'll leave the hand to hand fighting with you. Big Shot & the others can supply cover fire for you, if needed."
"Thanks, but I'll be fine." He retorted before turning to walk out of the room. "Wait, the Seacons have the ability to merge into one being. He has keen hunting & fighting skills. And is immensely strong..." He looks back at Countdown with a short gaze & an evil smirk. "Good, that makes things more entertaining... AH!" Thunderwing takes a couple of steps back at the sight of a blue transformer that looked as though he had a wide jet pattern attached to his back. Everyone looked surprised at the sight of the larger beast back away in shock.
"Dammit, Tread Bolt! How many times have we told you to stop sneaking up on everyone?!" Big Shot shouted, but Tread Bolt only shrugged his shoulders. "That's it, I'm going outside. Screw this." Thunderwing stated before marching out the control room door with several Micromasters in tow. "C'mon, Edward. Time to test the new arm." Ed looked down the hallway, wondering what he meant by that. He looked back at Lust, who just shrugged her shoulders & Wrath just drifted his eyes away, which alone, was just enough of a tip off.
"What was he talking about, testing the new arm? I can't preform alchemy here. So, what did he mean by that, Wrath?" Ed asked, folding his arms in disgust. "Well, Big Guy thought it would be a good idea to give you something that you could use for defense... You know, since you're a useless human & all." He replied with a toothy grin before being slap on the back of his head by Lust. "Edward has proven his worth far more that you have boy. Besides, in case you've forgotten, you can't use alchemy either... That's basically the pot calling the kettle, black."
"Sorry, didn't mean to insult your boyfriend." Wrath suddenly fell to his knees, holding his head as the ringing sound continues to pound through his head after Ed slammed his metal fist in the back of Wrath's head. Ed stormed out of the room as Wrath collects himself & was about to charge after him when he was suddenly lifted off his feet by the Micromaster, Flax. "Hold on kid, save the energy for the fight up top."
Wrath turned his head to face Flax, who was still holding him by the back of his shirt. "What? I can't fight those things. I can't use alchemy either?" Wrath whined. "No problem kid, we'll give you a standard issue gun to take to the field." Flax stated reassuringly. Lust on the other hand, envisioned Wrath with a gun.
Wrath takes the weapon in hand & he looks at it with a new sense of glimmer & hope. The look of insanity filled his eyes before he started to fire the gun wildly in the air & running hysterically through the hallways. Filling it with the sounds of cackling laughter & gun fire. Every Autobot within listening range attempted to capture the young homunculus, but failed at every chance.
The scene of the complex ceiling collapsing on top of them. Meanwhile, up topside. The ground sinks down above the complex. Becoming a large crater.
Her reality returns before she walk around the Autobot who was still holding Wrath off the ground. "I really don't think giving the boy a gun will be a very good idea." Wrath looked at her with half opened eyes. Not welcoming her opinion.
Meanwhile, at the entrance to the complex. Thunderwing, Ed & several Autobots. "Time to have some fun." Barrage stated as Ed turns his attention to Thunderwing. "Okay, Wrath told me you did something to this new arm. So, what'd you give me?" Thunderwing looked down to him before kneeling down. "Here's the deal... It's thought controlled. All you have to do is think of what you want it to do & it'll engage the weapon you want. If you want it to change to its gun mode, just think of it. Same goes for the sword."
"Sword?" Ed asked somewhat unnerved. "Don't worry, it's energy based." Thunderwing said before motioning everyone to take their respective places. The Seacons were about to tread through the forest Nautilator was suddenly hit with a barrage of cannon fire. He quickly changes to his robot form just as the attacks stop. "Hey, that actually hurt you little shrimps!"
Ed suddenly burst out of the bushes about twenty yards from the Seacon, enraged after the "shrimp" comment. "Hey! Who the hell are you calling a half pint so small, he can be crushed by the smallest grain of sand!" Ed's hand collapsed into his forearm as it expanded slightly around the base & glowed with bright blue energy that accompanied a slight humming sound.
"Huh? Where'd you come from, you undersized sack of..." Ed takes aim fires a three foot wide blast of energy that interrupts Nautilator's speech after the blast strikes him in the chest & knocks him to the ground also knocking Ed back almost ten feet from where he stood. He sits up & gazes at his arm, somewhat in shock at the fact that he actually did that. "Wow! This thing's got some kick."
"So much for the element of surprise..." Big Shot stated before changing to his gun truck. He fires a shot that strikes Seawing in the right temple. Causing him to stagger slightly. The rest of the Seacons transform into their respected robotic forms & drew their weapons. They were about to open fire when a sudden rustling was noticed from the large trees behind their small opponents. Thunderwing stands tall as he begins to make his way to the beach.
Nautilator regains his senses just before he screamed in horror as Thunderwing's right foot came crashing down on top of him. Unforgivably, crushing him into the ground. The Seacon leader, Snaptrap lowers his rifle almost displaying a sense of respect towards the monster that crushed his comrade. "The legendary destroyer of Cybertron. I will say, this is truly an honor to see you for the first time... But also for the last. Seacons, merge into, Piranacon!"
They quickly comply with the order. Tentakill & Skalor become the legs as Overbite & Seawing become the arms. One section of Snaptrap's back shell becomes a chest reenforcement plate. The creature stands tall with clawed feet & lone spikes atop his knuckles. "This could get a little ugly." Ed thought as he saw Piranacon draw the large sward from his back. Thunderwing cracks his knuckles & gives an evil smirk, as though he were looking forward to what he was about to do. "Alright, it's just going to be you & me, asshole. Let's dance."
Both monsters make a running charge towards each other to the center of the beach. Piranacon attempts to slice into his opponent, but Thunderwing swatted the sward away with his left arm before striking the Decepticon in the face with a right hook. Piranacon drops his sward to the ground as he staggers slightly. He regains his senses & tackles Thunderwing to the ground. He attempts to strike Thunderwing's face with his spiked fists, only to be caught in Thunderwing's open palms. He kicks Piranacon off, throwing him onto his back just above Thunderwing's head.
Thunderwing quickly rolled onto his stomach & back to his feet. He lifted his right leg & attempted to crush Piranacon's head, only to be blocked & thrown off balance once again, only closer to the open water this time. Piranacon waited for Thunderwing rise to his feet once again before charging at him from behind. Forcing them both into the water & now out of sight.
In the control room, those inside watch the battle unfold. "This is not good. The fight has moved to Piranacon's backyard now. Thunderwing might have some difficulties in that type of environment." Countdown stated before another alarm began to sound off. "Countdown, we're getting an energy reading from the area where that strange doorway opened previously." Road Handler stated as he continued to watch the monitor that showed the different bars of spiking readings. Lust's eyes narrowed, skeptical of this particular set of news. "Is someone trying to open the Gate from the other side. If so, is someone coming retrieve us, or kill us?"
Outside, Ed & the available Micromasters wait patiently by the sand & forest line for the battle to return to dry land. The Autobot, Seawatch patrols the area in his hydrofoil mode where the two juggernauts had disappeared. In the murky depths however, the fight continued. Piranacon has a clear advantage in these conditions. He holds Thunderwing in a headlock in his left arm as he rams his right knee into Thunderwing's abdomen. He throws him into a rock formation & watches it crumble to the collision.
"Underwater, no one can hear you scream." He amusingly stated as Thunderwing rose to his feet. "Good... Because everyone knows how you scream like a little bitch anyway." Piranacon charged at Thunderwing with the intent to give retribution for the remark. But Thunderwing grabs him by the throat & swings his twin engines forward.
On the beach, Big Shot & Ed watch as Sidetrack & Sunrunner poke at Nautilator's body to see if he can do anything other than just "twitch" incoherently. "Wow, that's one messed up bot." Big Shot stated as Ed just scratch his head. "Yeah, but what do we do with him? I mean, he's kinda like a beached whale... That just happen to get stepped on." Big Shot nodded to the notion just a moment before a thunderous explosion of near atomic force occurred out at the open sea. Without warning, Seawatch comes crashing down through several trees.
On the beach, a crisped & burned Piranacon crashes onto the sand, but did little from cracking the ground beneath him. Thunderwing makes his way out of the water shortly after Piranacon's "graceful" landing. He stands over the now "barbecued" Decepticon & grabs him by his chest plate & cocks his right arm back, ready to put the exclamation point on this fight. His consecration was interrupted by a bright light the appeared about a hundred yards off to his left, followed by the all too familiar sound of creaking doors opening.
"Ed, did you do that?" Thunderwing asked. "No way! You know I can't do that crap here!" He replied as they all witnessed what appeared before them. A large transformer, his armor was black & dark purple trim. An amber like glow emanated from his joints & eyes. His face was covered with a mid-evil style mask. Flames burning off its back. It looked over towards Edward, staring into his eyes & piercing into his very soul. Ed suddenly developed a frightening chill up his spine.
"Yes, it's finally good to be free once again... It's been a long time!"
"Hey, um... Kinda in the middle of something here... Who or what in the hell are you?" Thunderwing asked as everyone including, Piranacon turned their attention to this new arrival.
"First, 'Hell' is nothing more than a vague word, trying to describe a place. Where I come from, is a place too terrifying & violent, it's actually beautiful... The best word to describe it, is 'chaos'. To answer your other question, my name is that of my status... FALLEN!"