Chapter 4: The Sea Maximal

Another sunny morning was calm for all in the Great Valley, especially with no Predacons activity involved. Cheetor laid on the rock, watching Littlefoot and the gang play a game. Aside from his new Transmetal II body, Optimus had to give him orders to look after Littlefoot after yesterday's incident with the Predacons.

"I got it!" Littlefoot said as he ran after a rock.

"Me got it!" Petrie said as he flew to the rock after it stopped rolling. He tried to lift the rock with his feet but then fell on the ground from the weight. "Ooh... rock heavy."

"I got it!" Cera said, hitting the rock with her head.

The rock rolled on the ground, and Littlefoot went after it. But he stopped when the robot rat with wheels stopped it, and he looked to see it was Rattrap, who had been repaired from the CR Chamber. "Hi, Rattrap. I didn't see you," he said. "Glad to see you okay."

"I got orders to look after you, Long neck," Rattrap said, "after what just happened back there."

"It's alright, rat face," Cheetor said, approaching the group. "Big Bot put me in charge."

"Optimus put us in charge, not just you, Spots. I don't know what those Preds want with Long Neck, but we're not taking chances!"

"Rattrap, you do know it was all because of the Cyber Star."

"Oh, brother," groaned Cera. "I never knew those two can be stooges."

"They were just worried about, Littlefoot. They were, they were," Ducky said.

"But me no know why the Preds want Littlefoot," Petrie said.

"It had to do with the Cyber Star, like I said," Cheetor said.

Spike mumbled as he looked at the jungle.

"What is it, Spike?" Ducky asked.

"I think he wants to go to the big water," Littlefoot said.

"Big water? That yucky water?" Cera asked.

"I think he meant that big water, with Mo," Ducky said.

"Who is this Mo guy?" Rattrap asked. The gang took off. "Hey, wait!"

Back at the Nemesis, Megatron slammed his fist on the table. "Those damn Maximals got in my way again. I was certain having that little dinosaur dead in my hand would avenge my failure," he said.

"We'll just need a better idea, Megatron," said Terrorsaur. "Going after the longneck is a waste of time."

Megatron grabbed Terrorsaur. "And what good would that do if that little fool gets in my way again like he did the last time?"

"I, I just..." He didn't finish when Megatron pushed him to the wall.

"I'm gonna make this clear. I do not tolerate any objections as long as I'm leader of the Predacons. So you will cooperate, or I will tear you apart for disobedience! Yes!"

"Y-Yes, my lord," Terrorsaur said.

"Lord Megatron," said Quickstrike, appearing. "I got sights that the Longneck is heading for some big lake."

"Big lake, Quickstrike? What could be fascinating there?" Megatron said.

"Glad you asked. I was there at the lake earlier, and I discovered something within the flood. Look!" He typed on the keyboard to show the flood on the other side of the Great Valley. The red dot appeared at the center, and the hologram revealed a large boulder with red crystals.

Megatron gasped. "It can't be... The Red Energon!"

"Red Energon?! That had to be the rarest kind of Energon we could use!" Scorponok gasped, having left the CR Chamber.

Megatron looked at the boulder and had an idea. "That amount of Energon would make good use for us. Let's head for the flood and take it."

"Yes, Lord Megatron," Scorponok said.

But just as Megatron left, Terrorsaur aimed his gun at him when he wasn't watching. "I'll be taking that Red Energon, Megatron." He fired a rocket, and the rocket hit Megatron, blowing him to pieces.

"Terrorsaur! What have you done?!" Scorponok said.

"Megatron is our leader!" Inferno added. "You would dare betray him?!"

"I'm in command as now," Terrorsaur said. "I will go for the Red Energon! Terrorsaur: Beast Mode!" He switched to beast mode and flew off.

"What do we do now?" Waspinator asked.

Scorponok looked at Megatron's body pieces. "We need to repair Megatron on the double. Help me out!"

Meanwhile, back with Littlefoot, he and the gang went walking down the jungle with Cheetor and Rattrap following him.

"Why would you go to the jungle, Littlefoot?" Rattrap asked. "The Predacons could show up at any time."

"We are going to the big water," Littlefoot said.

"The big water? I'm willing to bet that's where dinosaurs go fishing, right?!" Cheetor said, excited.

"No, it's just big water. See, back when the Sky Water fell form the sky, it was so much water that we happened to find it on the other side. And I have a mud brother named Mo."

"I bet this Mo is a swimmer?"

"Yeah. I'm sure you'll be his friend too."

"Huh, sounds kind of interesting. Okay then, let's check it out."

Meanwhile, in the big water on the other side of the valley, Mo was swimming in the ocean. He was obliviously swimming by the boulder containing Red Energon. But he wasn't alone. A shadowy figure of a giant manta ray swam by as well, setting its eyes on the boulder and its fading red glow.

Back with Littlefoot, the gang arrived at the big water. Cheetor and Rattrap switched to robot mode.

"This is where you and your friends were, Littlefoot?" Cheetor asked.

"Yeah. I can't believe the water is still here," Littlefoot said. "This water leads all the way to the Big Water, where the water is yucky."

"I bet that's the ocean," Rattrap said.

"Huh?"

"Oh, never mind. I'm just curious about this Mo guy."

Cheetor heard splashing, and he saw Mo jumping out of the water. "Jumping Gyros!"

"Hello, Littlefoot," Mo said as he swam to Littlefoot. "Mo happy to see you again!"

"Hi, Mo! It's been a while!" Littlefoot smiled.

"What do you know? It's just a fish," Rattrap said. "Should've thought of that only a cycle ago."

"Mo see newcomers, Littlefoot!" Mo said.

"Oh, that reminds me. Rattrap, Cheetor, I would like you to meet Mo," Littlefoot said.

"Hello there," Cheetor said. "You're one cute swimmer I ever met."

"Eh, same here, I guess," Rattrap said. Mo playfully squirted water on him. "Hey!"

Cheetor laughed. "He got you good, Rattrap!"

"Oh, that's very funny, Spots."

"Any friend of Littlefoot is a friend of Mo," said Mo, splashing.

"It has been a while, Mo. It has, it has," Ducky said, and Spike nodded.

"Wait, you know him too?" Rattrap asked.

"Don't ask," Cera said. "It's a long story."

Up in the sky, Terrorsaur made his way to the water at the other side of the Great Valley. He noticed the gang there. "There's that Longneck and his friends, and those two Maximals. But I'm here for that rock!" he said as he flew down.

Cheetor heard the flapping and saw Terrorsaur. "Heads up! Predacon in the sky!" he said.

"Predacon!" Petrie cried as he gripped Littlefoot's neck, unintentionally choking him.

"Hey, wings! How's about you get lost!?" Rattrap said as he fired at Terrorsaur.

Terrorsaur dodged the laser and headed for the water, when a giant manta ray suddenly splashed out of the water, and he squawked just before he got hit.

"Depth Charge: Maximize!" The manta ray said, switching to robot mode. "I see you're here for the boulder under the water."

Terrorsaur shook his head from crashing into a tree, and he flew up. "So you were guarding it as well. I'll be taking it from you! Terrorsaur: Terrorize!" He switched to robot mode and shot lasers at Depth Charge.

"Whoa! Another transformer?!" Littlefoot gasped.

"What did he say about a boulder?" Cera asked.

"Mo saw rock with red glow," Mo said.

"Red glow? From a rock?" Cheetor asked.

"Mo will show you." He dove in the water and swam for the rock. Using his beak, he pushed it all the way to the surface.

Terrorsaur saw the boulder. "There it is! The one with the Red Energon!" He said as he flew to the boulder after switching to beast mode. "I will have it!"

Depth Charge fired at Terrorsaur, and the shot knocked him away. "Not gonna happen," he said.

Cheetor scraped some of the boulder, and he gasped to see the red crystals. "It can't be! The Red Energon!" He cried.

"The Red Energon!? That's dangerous stuff!" Rattrap cried.

"You know those crystals?" Littlefoot asked.

"Very rare type of Energon, Long Neck! I've read about it!"

Terrorsaur swoop down and grabbed the boulder, despite the damage he took. "And I will be taking it! That power is mine!"

"I don't think so!" Cheetor said. He fired his gun and shot a rocket at the boulder. The rocket's impact caused the boulder, along with the Red Energon, to explode, and the blast sent Terrorsaur flying away from the water.

"I hate those damn Maximals!" Terrorsaur screamed as he flew far away.

The gang had braced themselves from the explosion, and Littlefoot looked to see if the coast was clear. "It's okay, guys, we're safe," he said.

"Hoo Hoo! Nice shot, Spots!" Rattrap laughed, doing a high five with Cheetor.

"Hey, it works when you got your new Transmetal II body. But what would Terrorsaur want with the Red Energon?"

"It doesn't matter, since you blew it to pieces," Depth Charge said when he arrived. "He won't be using it at all." He suddenly noticed Littlefoot and knelt to him. "So you must be the Longneck Optimus Primal had told me about. Name's Depth Charge."

"What? You mean you're a Maximal?" Littlefoot asked, surprised.

"Eh, maybe the Boss Monkey ran into him a while back," Rattrap said. "Come on, Long Neck. Let's head back to the Great Valley."

"Petrie!" Petrie's mother called, flying around.

"Coming, mama," Petrie said as he flew.

"Cera!" Mr. Threehorn called out.

"Coming, Daddy!" Cera said as she ran.

"Ducky, Spike!" Ducky's mom called, and Spike ran with Ducky on his back.

"Littlefoot!" Grandma Longneck called.

"I was hoping I'd get to know Depth Charge," Littlefoot said.

"Optimus will fill you in," Depth Charge said as he walked away.

"Wait, where are you going?"

"Littlefoot!" Grandpa Longneck called out.

"I think you'll hear explanations later, Littlefoot," said Cheetor. "Let's go." He and Rattrap headed back to the Great Valley, and Littlefoot had to follow them after getting his last look at Depth Charge.

Meanwhile, Terrorsaur flew back to the Nemesis, discouraged at failing to obtain the Red Energon. "Those Maximals destroyed my chance of getting that boulder! But at least we don't need Megatron!" He said as he landed near the door.

The door opened, and out came Megatron, fully repaired from Scorponok's work. "Well, Terrorsaur. It appears your treacherous hide has come back!" He said, furious at Terrorsaur's betrayal. "Care to explain your betrayal, before I pulverize your spark?!"

Terrorsaur got scared at seeing Megatron, knowing that he is in deep trouble for his betrayal.