"Oh great brothers of the night, who rideth out upon the hot winds of Hell, who dwelleth in the Devil's lair; move & appear!"

Anton La Vey

Children of The Fallen

(Begin soundtrack: Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen Score album – The Fallen)

Planet Charr.
On this cold & isolated world, the landscape is barren, dark with minor craters surround the planet from random asteroids over the centuries. The Fallen scans the lifeless area before looking into his open right hand, gazing at the red gem in the center of his hand. Amused at the sight of the power created by foolish man.

He tosses the gem from his hand to the ground before him. He waves his right hand as a wave of flames follow his motions, burning a transmutation circle onto the rocky surface around the red gem. Similar to that on Earth, only with ancient Cybertronian writing & symbols.

"Stupidity is truly universal. Those who cross the line curiosity & greed, often forgo the lives of others & their own in order to fulfill such behavior. Countless meta-cycles of trial & error until, someone got the method right. As naive as they are, their expandability makes up for their ignorance."

"As my time draws near, I need soldiers for my upcoming tasks... My children of darkness, sin & criminals of that which is holy to thy other power that be. Come forth, and receive your place by my side & take what shall rightfully be mine & yours."

The circle glows brightly with a yellowish light as the gem glows red before dividing into seven pieces. From the rocky soil, seven beings began to rise. Two were larger than the others, even The Fallen. One a full figured female while rest were male, all of them transformers. Their eyes glowed red as they stood before their creator.

One stepped forward, his body was streamlined & broad like a fighter jet. Large laser cannons mounted off his shoulders with a pair of long katanas hang from his left side. "How may we serve you, father?"

"Our moment is near but, I need for current events to play out before making my entrance."

"Such as?"

"In a short time, there will be two Primes in this universe. I can already foresee one will fall but, there will still be one left standing."

"And he is the one we are to eliminate?"

"Yes, but wait for the right moment to strike."

(End soundtrack)

(Begin soundtrack: Black Label Society – Concrete Jungle)

Abandoned Earth.
The area was a truly a beautiful scene. The moon was high in the sky, the waters calmly climb & recede up the beach. It was a perfect romantic scene, only to be violated with the scene of the horrid screams of the zombie like mechanoids that cry out in hunger & pain.

Edward claps his hands before placing them onto the ground. Large spikes quickly explode from the ground & impales seven of the large zombie like creatures through their chests & foreheads as Lust slashes away at several of the same disfigured beasts, cutting away at the exposed joints & dismembering their bodies yet, ignoring the heads as she watched sparks from severed wires ark & fluids leak out freely.

Wrath being much faster than an ordinary human, quickly maneuver's around each of his own targets & severs joints at the knees of each creature from behind with his left arm that was transformed into a steel sword that he made from the nearby scrap that littered the sandy area as Hohenheim creates several stone like golems that began to attack the steel abominations.

The monstrous Thunderwing contends with the two largest creatures which was proving to be difficult do to the fact that they don't feel pain as such that cripples them. He holds one down onto the ground by its neck before tearing its left arm off from the shoulder as the second creature sinks its disfigured teeth into his right wing. Thunderwing draws his wing closer & turns to face the zombie machine & clobbers the creature with the arm that he obtained from the one that continued to lie on the ground.

"Stupid bastard tried to bite my wing off." He look the area over to make sure it was undamaged, but noticed the saliva from the monster began to dissolve the outside bio-tech panels away from his wing's skeletal structure. "...The hell?!" He looks down & noticed the creature on the ground was attempting to slowly situp with an outstretched arm only to be forcefully knocked back down by Thunderwing's left foot.

"Just die already." He lifts his left foot of the creature's chest & quickly smashed it down onto its head, crushing it instantly. Suddenly, the right arm, chest & both legs transformed into similar creatures as their larger counterpart. "You've got to be kidding."

Countdown sees the transformation with a look of shock, determining that this situation was quickly deteriorating. "They've developed a form of combiner technology... Shadow-Thunderwing, we need to leave! More are on the way & this area is getting hot!"

"That's gotta be the biggest understatement of the year!" Edward shouted, looking at Countdown's direction from his left as his right arm changed to its gun mode, a look of disgust & exhaustion tells how his demeanor is at this nightmarish moment. He quickly takes aim & fires between the eyes of one of three, ten foot tall zombie like machines that approached him. It fell face first to the ground as the rest slowly continued to advance.

He takes aim at another creature just as he was teleported away along with the others into Thunderwing's cockpit. The creatures gathered around him ready to enjoy their meal before them. The giant made a low growl in his throat & throwing his arms out as a bright force of energy & black lightning explodes from around him, sending the zombie machines flying in nearly every direction. His engines power up & lift him off the ground, allowing him to transform to his jet form in midair & taking off into the night sky.

(End soundtrack)

Approaching the planet's outside orbit, the occupants inside gaze at the planet from above. Taking in the beauty from high above. "It looks quite beautiful from this far up, doesn't it?" Hohenheim stated. Wrath just leaned near the window, annoyed with the old man's poetic comment. He smiled as a deviant thought crossed his mined. "Yeah, special... Can we burn it before we leave?"

Lust raises her eyebrows at the idea as Edward leaned forward. "Hey, show a little respect for a grave site you gimp." Wrath turned to face the blonde alchemist sitting behind him. "Yeah, it's a grave alright. A planet sized one, loaded with flesh eating zombie robots & no other sign of life." He fired back.

Countdown glanced at Edward & Wrath's "meeting of the minds." "Well, as much as all of you wish to leave, I'm afraid we can't as of yet." Everyone looked back with dark glare, sending a wave of uneasiness through him. "And the reason we can't leave is because?" Lust asked.

"During the war on Cybertron, there was a recording of all of the knowledge that our race had gain throughout our existence. We stored all of our data onto a single disc, including the last known location of the Autobot's most important historical artifact... After one of Optimus Prime & Megatron's fights, the disc was lost to the far reigns of space. Me & my compatriots have been searching for it in hopes of finding a way to restore our world. But as the years dragged, so did our search."

Ed focused his attention forward, clasping his finger as he processed the story he had just heard. "And let me guess, you don't want to leave because you think this 'disc' might be on this planet, right?" Countdown continued to look at the monitor before him. "Well, yes... When we first arrived, I detected its presents & have a probable idea on its location. However, the choice is yours whether we take the risk."

Abandoned Earth, Area 51.
Edward & Countdown make their way through the seemingly empty military facility. Ed used a flashlight for maneuvering through the debris while Countdown used his shoulder mounted lights. They take note of the broken computer systems that littered the floor of almost every room, along with the claw marks on the walls.

The smell of mold & rot filled the complex as they progressed deeper in just as they come to a tunneled shaft. "Stinks down here." Edward muttered. "You're sure we're not going to find any of the zombie things, right?" He added. "I did not detect anything when we arrived. We should be just fine."

Outside, Thunderwing sits quietly in his jet form on the ground just thirty yards from the building's entrance. Inside the cockpit however, Lust sits in the center chair, looking to her right out the widow at the entrance way, her legs crossed with the lower one bobbing nervously as she gently massaged at the necklace that the young alchemist gave to her. Those in front of her just slept away.

The front Wrath's shirt was becoming wet from drool while Hohenheim snored away. She tried her best to ignore them, but it was becoming difficult as her urge to kill them both was creeping ever so steadily. Her thoughts we're interrupted when the monitor before her suddenly came on with a message from the consciousness of the large robotic aircraft.

"Stop worrying about him so much. He's just fine."

"I should've gone with him." She muttered.

"Look, if it makes you feel any better, I'm tracking him as he goes... Nothing has attacked or tried to eat him yet."

The last statement offered little comfort for her, but was appreciated & produced a slight smile.

"Now, if you would, please stop bouncing your damn leg before I blow the hatch & eject you from the cock pit. First class."

She gives a death glare at the monitor, the idea of "rearranging" the whole console came to mind as the communication line opened & the sound of Edward's voice came though, easing her mind further. "Can you guys hear me okay?" He asked. Lust was about to answer, but was cut off by Thunderwing, who's booming voice woke the old man & boy up that sat in front of her. "Yeah, we hear you loud & clear. What's it like in there?"

Inside.
"Smells funky... Like old beer & dirty socks." Edward stated into the small pop-up control panel in his right arm as he & Countdown approach a large pair of double doors with an Autobot symbol mounted on the front. The area was dirty with what looked like dried blood stains that were splattered across the doors & walls. "Edward, this may very well be vacuumed sealed... If you would please, step aside."

Edward looks to his left to the dirty blood stained wall before thinking of the fact of how creepy & disgusting the thought was before looking to the right & seeing that the condition was no better, if not worse. He looks at his black leather trench coat, wanting to avoid getting it dirty since he lost his red one. "Oh sure, go & stand near a blood stained wall." He muttered

"What?!"

The sudden familiar feminine voice blasted through the comm. channel, taking in the sense of anxiety & anger of the tone. "Me & my big mouth." He muttered.

He walks to the left side of the door while Countdown toys with the door's control panel that was stationed on the right. As three green lights blinked in unison, the doors began to open & a quick rush of air flows into the room behind the double doors.

They peer around the corners, the smell of decay was almost overwhelming, almost causing him to vomit, even though his stomach was nearly empty at this moment. Making the situation worse. "Jesus!" Ed exclaimed.

"What? What is it? Are you alright?" Lust asked worriedly.

"I, (cough) I'm fine... Just got hit with the worst smell in the world."

They walk inside to a large control room & see a corpse sitting in a chair, facing a large monitor. They both approached with caution & see that being in a vacuumed environment had (in some ways) "mummified" the body. A hand gun lays on the floor. On his stained & discolored uniform still carried the name tag of the deceased. Countdown leaned forward to read the name only to be taken aback in shock. "Witwicky, S." He muttered. "You knew him?" Ed asked. Countdown shook his head before answering back. "No, not directly."

"Edward, the atmosphere down here is not good for your health. Perhaps you should return to the surface."

"I'm fine for another few minutes. (cough)" He looked in the man's lap & noticed two books. One a bible & the other a journal. Inside the journal, he sees a picture of three people. The man, a blonde haired woman & a young boy. Ed peers through some of the pages as Countdown trails off into the hallway. He continues down after a short time before coming to a vault door. Upon opening it, he sees the item he & his comrades have searched for.

New hope for his race had begun to burn within his core as he takes hold of the golden disc. He turns only to meet a rifle barrel pointing into his face. Meanwhile, Edward stands in the entrance of the control room & the way to the surface as he continued to read the journal of Witwicky.

"December 24th, Trying to find a cure to this disease has been nothing short of a nightmare. All of our efforts have met failure after failure. Some of us have begun to lose hope & began to contemplate their own form of piece. In our church, I heard the song of 'Amazing Grace', then silence. I walked in, only to find several of my closest friends were dead. Poisoned.

At this point, I can't blame them for what they did. They only wanted to see their families again. It had been so many years. Do I regret staying behind, yes. But knowing my family is safe, does give me the strength I need to do what I have no choice but to do. I hope the Lord will for give me, for what I now do. A Christmas Eve to remember, and to forget."

Spike Witwicky.

Ed places the book into his left inside pocket, depression filling his heart, trying to find the words to say to the mummified man in the chair. A sudden shot is heard from down the hallway to Ed's left, he rushes to the door frame just missing a beam of energy that glided by the right of his head. He ducks behind the wall as the sound of gunfire continues.

Ed's right arm changes to his gun form as the firefight suddenly ceases. He hears stumbling footsteps before seeing Countdown falling to the floor of the door frame. "Countdown, what happened?!" He asked, seeing the Autobot's chassis was damaged & burned. "Edward, take the disc. Get it to the Autobots... Find the Matrix."

"The what?"

"Go, get out of here!"

Countdown shoves the disc into Ed's chest, knocking him onto his hind as the sound of footsteps & tank treads can be heard. "What about you? I can't just leave you behind!"

"You have no choice. You have a universe to save!"

Countdown rolls onto his back & aims at the top of the frame. Firing twice, it collapses. Ed can hear cannon shots being exchanged on the other side. After a short moment, it went quiet. He sat in shock of the moment, unaware of the individual standing behind him. "Hey, Elric."

Edward nearly jumped out of his skin at the sight of the boy known as Wrath. "What the hell are you doing down here?" He asked as he stood to his feet.

"Your girlfriend went crazy & kicked me out of my seat & told me to check on you... Where's our 'bot buddy?"

Edward looked to the pile of rubble with a heartfelt look. "Someone or something else was here & he sacrificed himself for me & for this." He said, pointing to the large disc at his feet. Wrath looked at him, raising an eyebrow as Edward lifts the large disc in his hands with some degree of difficulty. "Give me a hand with this, will ya? Thing weighs a ton."

"Never send a human to do a homunculus' job." Wrath took the disc from the blonde alchemist, taking note of the weight of the artifact. The rubble from the collapsed wall is suddenly pushed away by a small yellow bulldozer & front loader. The two heavy pieces of equipment were not the thing that drove fear into Edward & Wrath, but rather the fact of seeing the Decepticon, Bombshock in his tank mode with the Autobots, Road Handler & Stakeout.

Edward did not like the looks of the scene. Along with the fact that their eyes were now glowing red was another tip off. "Hey, it's our 'bot buddies... Maybe you can help carry this thing." Wrath stated eagerly just before they raised their rifles, taking aim at our heroes as Bombshock loaded another round into his cannon. "Eh?" The boy asked.

"Oh Christ, we're dead! Run!" Ed shouted.

Ed & Wrath make a mad dash back to the topside, frantically making argumentative chat along the way as Wrath continued to carry the disc in his hands & dodging random gunfire.

"Elric, This is all your fault!"

"My fault?! What are you talking about? I never asked you to come down here!"

"Lust was the one who sent me down here! I'm blaming you for bringing me on this bogus adventure of yours & making her fall for you!"

"What the hell are you talking about?! And besides, you weren't invited anyway."

"Hey, I only wanted to complete my body. But, noooo. You had to open the gate for your 'little' brother!"

"Oh for Christ's sake, don't start that shit now, we have brainwashed robots that want to kill us!"

They reach the end of their sprint to freedom with the sight of Thunderwing, still sitting in his jet mode. "Let us in, let us in! For God sakes, let us in!" Edward frantically shouted. They're quickly teleported into the cockpit just as their Micromaster pursuers exit the building. Lust looks at Ed with concern filling her features. "Hey, I'm okay. Really..." He stated, still trying to catch his second wind & blushing slightly at the feeling of her practically groping him as she checked for any wounds.

He looked out & down to the Micromasters below, wondering why they haven't attempted to shoot at them. It was puzzling, along with the fact the their eyes were glowing red. Thunderwing's engines suddenly ignite, nailing everyone to their seats. "Dammit, warn us when you're going to do that!" Edwards shouting met no acknowledgment as the left the planet of the damned behind them. "Hey, didn't you hear me a minute ago? Where are we going?" The only response he received was the monitors showing the monster's plight.

[NEURAL UPLINK ACTIVATED]

"Override."

[OVERRIDE FAILIER]

"Emergency Shutdown."

[COMMAND NOT REGINIZED]

[NEW COURSE CHOSEN]
[PLANET CORATA-VAZ LOCKED]
[ENGAGING INTERSTELLER DRIVE]

"I'm sorry, Edward. I have no control over this body anymore. It's out of my hands now."

Planet Corata-Vaz, 20 minutes later.
Landing on the planet's surface, The monstrous machine enters a large cave. The entrance looked to have been dug to fit something very large. He kneels down onto a large platform & suddenly powers down. His engines power down as those in his cockpit look on curiously & fearfully, the monitors showing commands & failures.

[SYSTEM NOW IN STANDBY MODE]

"Deactivate Primary Weapon Sets."

[COMMAND CONFIRMED. PRIMARY WEAPONS OFFLINE]

"Encrypt with random password authorization and engage double firewall system."

[ACKNOWLEDGED]

"Guys, this is not good... I can see the room we're in & I don't like any of this. I doubt that there's anything you can do for me, but at the very least, you can do something for yourselves. Sorry I have to do this... Think well of me."

They watch as the lid to the cockpit opens & their harnesses retract. Gravity suddenly & quickly took hold as they tumble out of their seats & onto the ground below, with the exception of the gold disc that was still seated safely in Countdown's former chair.

Hohenheim lied face down as though he were rundown by a bus with Wrath lying in the same position on top of him, crossways. Ed was back to back with Wrath, his feet at the boys head as Ed attempted to push himself up, but found it difficult due to Lust straddling him. She looked at him with a seductive smile, causing him to blush, as she placed a hand to his cheek. "That was so nice of you to break my fall like that... Oh, and you too Mr. Elric." The only response received was a muffled groan.

The sudden sound of jet engines approaching fallowed by by metal footsteps quickly break the mood, forcing them to their feet their massive companion's large foot. What they see walk in was a transformer. Burned & scuffed purple armor with a skull like face & what looked like horns off the top of his head. His eyes glowing bright red as he walks up to a control console.

"Who is this guy? He doesn't have a badge... Is he one of Nova's guys?" Ed thought to himself, taking note of the large room & the large well in the center of the room & a strange rock hovering above by a hydraulic clamp. The stranger pulls down a lever & watches the rock lower onto the well. It begins to glow bright green with small bursts of lightning dancing around the object. "Soon, they will all be dust."