"So, Rodimus and his team is stationed at NEST Base Alpha?" Cornelia asked the Knight of One Gino "Yeah, after a close call at the HQ the Autobot team has recently taken up residence there" Gino said "I understand, just make sure Lelouch comes back in one piece otherwise, I'll finish up removing what pieces are left" Cornelia said "Yes ma'am" Gino said walking out. "Duke, I need you to head back to Japan and watch Lelouch" Gino ordered. "Yes sir" Duke said saluting.
"A beach trip?" Bulkhead asked adjusting to his new armoured van form. Blur then asked a question in his usual fast tone. "Blur, calm down and talk slowly" Rodimus said. "What exactly is a beach?" Blur then asked slower. "It's where the water and land meet, usually humans go there to partake in swimming, sports and sunbaking" Rodimus explained. "Interesting, humans bake themselves?" Springer, the team's aerial assault expert said. "It's mean to go a darker colour, usually a tan colour, I believe it is also call tanning, but they have to be careful not to be sunburnt" Rodimus said "Sweet, I wonder what colour I'll turn if I sunbaked?" Moonracer asked. "Why not try it" Bulkhead said.
"Ashford Beach, you mean the privately own beach of the Ashford family?" Alexis asked "Yeah, why are you guys so excited?" Rolo asked. "It is only the most beautiful beach in Japan" Lori said. "And our friend's family owns it" Alexis sighed. "She's getting that look again" Rad said "Which one?" Coby asked "The romantic look" Kicker said "That's always a bad one" Jake said. "No doubt" Rolo finished. The guys were now getting glares from the girls. "Which isn't always a bad thing now is it?" Jake asked. "Nope" "It's a good look" "Makes them seem cuter" "And is always nice to look at" the boys said. "Henpecked" Rodimus laughed. "Hey wait till you get a femme" Rolo said, "Yeah then we'll see who's henpecked." Coby said. "Anyway the others have agreed to come along." Rodimus said happily "Cool and we're heading to a private beach so no one will disturb us" Julie said.
The Autobots arrived at the beach with their human passengers to see Springer already over the water scanning its temperature. "It's a nice warm 21 degrees Celsius" he reported. "Initial solar temperature records a nice 26 degrees" Springer finished transforming. "All in all, perfect weather" Springer said, as the girls set out beach blankets and umbrellas. "Come on guys while the girls are baking we'll go swimming" Coby said "I'm going to go for a walk" Jake said, making Rodimus suspicious. "I'm going with him" Rodimus said.
Once Jake was out of sight he sighed. "I'm clear" he said tapping his left wrist, it turned into a cybernetic limb which he took off and placed it on the ground. "It's been five years since I lost my arm in the battle of Tokyo against Megatron, I wonder what she'll say once she sees it?" Jake asked. "Jake, are you okay?" Rodimus asked seeing the boy without his cyber limb on. "I didn't know if you want me I can come back later on" the Autobot leader said. "Nah, it's okay, just giving my 'stump' a bit of air." Jake laughed. Rodimus observed his entire left forearm and hand were replaced. "Pretender tech?" Rodimus asked. "Yeah, some Autobot scientist made it for me when he found out I was wounded in battle that one time" Jake said "Perceptor, he was NEST base Beta in Britannia for a while" Rodimus said. "Yeah, dad was stationed there for a while." Jake said smiling before reattaching his arm.
Rolo and the guys were swimming around when he saw someone on the shore. "Who is that?" Rolo asked as the guy waved to him giving him a malicious smile. "Whoever he is, he's giving me the creeps" Rolo said "Yo, Ro' what's up?" Coby asked "Nothing just thought I saw something, or someone on the shore over there" Rolo said. "Who?" Kicker asked "An old enemy, one I thought was destroyed by the Autobots" Rolo said before remembering that event told to him by Lelouch
Flashback 5 years ago
Who are you?" Mao asked "you can call me Bumblebee" Bumblebee answered heroically hovering above Mao with his rifle pointed at him "I can't hear your thoughts" Mao was panicking. "Do you surrender?" Bumblebee asked. "NEVER!" Mao screamed "Then so, be it!" Bumblebee said unloading a round from his rifle, blasting Mao with its full force.
"So Bumblebee killed someone?" Coby asked. "Yes the only time a human has been killed by an Autobot, or transformer" Rolo said. "But he kidnapped me so it was kind of justified" Nunnally said. "That means this guy whoever he is, could be immortal" Jake said wrapping an arm around Nunnally. "Yeah, and with all of the chaos with the beast transformers, I don't want to deal with an insane immortal human" Rolo said. "I agree, however I think there is more than meets the eye, with him" Rodimus said.
"Water, water everywhere but not drop to drink, for if you drink a drop you'll be in trouble deep, run from the claws, he's there in the deep; hiding. Run away!" Prima said in her sleep. "But also do you see it, the glimmering sliver light, how beautiful it is, making you feel secure? That is why they can swim and not have to watch out" C.C said, wiping sweat off Prima's forehead.
Dark beast tomb.
"Has our water expert arrived?" Darkfyre asked. "I believe so" the second in command said. "Excellent, soon we will control the seas" Darkfyre said. And then, we shall we attempt to rule?" Slapper asked, "The skies and finally an all out assault on land, finally I will break the light and we shall rule the blue planet" Darkfyre said, "But not before you do what you're supposed to do" a voce growled. "Yes I understand" Darkfyre said. "Nosy bastard" Shredclaw said. "That is our leader lizard bot insulting" Waspinator said. "Easy, remember we must seal the deal before the conquering" Blackarchnia said. "I agree, but now Rampage must do his job" Darkfyre said.
Cyber Beast Mausoleum
"Is he?" the leader said, "Yes he is, and he's found the area, a privately owned beach on the coast of Japan" Airrazor said, "Another beast sighting in Japan, what could be there that needs these attacks, Airrazor I want you to find out the cause of these attacks and report back to me ASAP" the leader said. "Yes I will" Airrazor said. After she left via portal the leader turned to his second in command, "I hope it's not what I fear it is they're after" "I understand, sir. But sending out Airrazor will attract him to her" the vice-commander said. "I know, hopefull soon we know what is Darkfyre's plan" the leader said.
Ashford beach.
"Wow this is beautiful here isn't it?" Nunnally asked as Jake just held her "Yeah it is" Jake smiled running his fingers gently up and down his girlfriend's back, "Hey Jake, what did you and Rodimus talk about?" she asked sleepily, "Guy stuff" Jake said smiling. Springer looked over before turning to his commander. "He's lying, we talked about pretender-tech" Rodimus said. "But, why?" Springer asked. "He's arm, is pretender tech" Rodimus said. Blur asked a question "Ask again, but slower this time" Springer said "How did he get a cybertronian arm?" Moonracer asked. "Perceptor" Rodimus said. "Perceptor, the Chief Science Officer?" Bulkhead asked. "Yes him but why I have no idea." Rodimus said.
Julia, Alexis and Loir were out swimming in the crystal blue waters, the warm sun above them. "This is paradise" Lori said. "Yes it is" Alexis sighed. In the waters below; sat a purple crab, "Soon your fear will dampen my hunger" it said looking up. "Yes, so much fear. So little time to feast on it" it said marching through the waters making them murky. "So much fear, I must feed" it said.
Nunnally felt it, "There's something in the water" she said. "Huh?" Jake said. "I'm not sure but" Nunnally started until a screamed slashed the serenity. "That was Lori!" Coby said. "Where is she?" Rolo asked, looking side to side for their friend. "There; Alexis and Julia's with them" "Them?" Kicker asked. "YEAH LOOK!" Nunnally said as a purple claw slowly rose out of the water. "A Dark beast!" Coby cried. "But, which one?" Rolo asked. "Who cares, we need a neo knight" Jake said. "The Neo Knights are being repaired after Alice's sabotage" Nunnally said. "Blast!" Coby said.
The dark beast had Lori nearly in his claw before she was pulled under water and let go several meters away. "So he's here" it said. "But I sense another, on the beach" he said travelling that way. "He's coming right for us!" Kicker said as Jake swore. "Organic sparklings; my, the amount of fear I feel coming off of you is tremendous." It said. "Who are you?" Nunnally asked "You can call me Rampage" The crab said. "Now, before I get to any of you I want, the small Energon signature originating from here" Rampage said. "Energon Signature? We're humans we don't give that off" Lori said. "Oh, by one of you do; isn't that right Pretender" Rampage said to Jake. "Yeah, so you found me" Jake said taping his wrist revealing his cybertronian limb "Jake" Nunnally softly gasped. "Dude!" Kicker said "Oh man" Rad said "No way" Alexi said shocked. "You're a pretender?" Nunnally asked. "No I'm not; Energon BLAST!" Jake said firing an energon projectile from his hand. "I have a cybertronian prosthetic limb from an accident I sustained in the war five years against the cons" Jake said.
"Rampage, you're fear mongering is over!" a voice said "Ah, Depth Charge; how wonderful. RAMPAGE TRANSFORM!" Rampage said as his crab head extended out and made his shell ninety degree showing off his crab like body and arms as his legs folded it and show pointing outwards and finally his claws connected to his back. "From the Terror I come Rampage!" he said "Depth Charge Transform!" Depth charge said, he eyes extended forming his legs while his wings rotated 90 degrees and went to his back during his arms and chest forming. "From the Security I come: Depth Charge!" Depth charge said. "My dear old friend, how nice you could drop by" Rampage said. 'Enough talking" Depth charge said slamming Rampage into the shallow waters before kicking him into the deeper waters.
Submerged in the water Rampage stood up, looking around he's new environment, "This could be interesting" he said hiding behind a rock. "Come out scum!" Depth Charge barked holding his rifle "Gladly" Rampage said firing a torpedo from his launcher, Depth charge managed to duck out of the way as a trail of bubbles fizzled out. "That was close, but not close enough!" Depth charge roared as he fired off his own torpedoes. "Wah!" Rampage dodged and fired.
The underwater battle had continued for a couple of hours, the ocean floor looked like a fusion of Swiss cheese, a beach landing and a minefield. "Quit fighting sardine, you'll never win" Rampage taunted. "You sure about that, crab-cake!" Depth charge taunted back "Oh, that's original!"Rampage said "Everything else was taken!" Depth charge countered. Rampage jumped out of his hiding spot and squeezed the trigger; only to hear 'click.' His gun was empty "Slag" the crab beast said. "Sucked in" Depth Charge said firing his last shot at a crystal he threw before. "See ya" Depth Charge said shielding himself from the explosion.
After the explosion dissipated Depth charge looked around to his Rampage in two with his lower half in his right hand while his left pulled himself along to a dark portal. "Looks like I handed you your ass huh?" Depth charge laughed.
At dusk Nunnally and Jake sat on Depth charge's back watching the golden sun go down. "I'm sorry" Jake said. "Don't be, we all have or had secrets" Nunnally said burying her head into his shoulder. "I just want to know, why didn't you tell me?" she asked. "I was afraid, you wouldn't want me because of it" Jake said "I'm not like that, arm or no arm I would still love you" "Sweet love, man how did I get stuck with the mushie organics?" Depth charge asked. "Because you're special" Nunnally laughed.