Chapter 7
With Optimus assistance Alpha Trion had been working on his new prototype for a few hours.
He was lying on a table in the largest room of the former temple, connected to Alpha Trion´s machines. The new Autobot was now nearly ready.
Galvatron and his two followers were still waiting, until Scourge approached his leader.
"I have located a automatic spy drone sir. It looks as if someone is watching us", he informed his comrades.
"Who ever they are, if they decide to come here, we will deal with them", Galvatron decided.
Optimus and Alpha Trion were still not sure if they could trust this Decepticons or why exactly they wanted them to built a new Autobot with Dion´s mind. But Optimus knew for sure if it can give Dion a new life, this would be worth it. And it wasn´t as if they really had a choice.
The newly finished prototype Autobot Ultra Magnus was now ready to be activated. Alpha Trion was currently making the final work to reactivate his CPU and wake him up.
Optimus stood beside him. He was anxious to see if his friend would really be back.
The three Decepticons were still watching them from the other side of the room.
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In some distance from them seven other Autobots made themselves ready to fight. Their group leader instructed them.
"Remember rescuing the prisoners is one of our priorities. We have to be careful, but we also have to take the enemy out. This three are simply too dangerous to be allowed to run around", Def Charger told his men.
"The last time we lost badly to them", Prowl, the youngest member of the team reminded them. He was promising to become a good tactician even if he was still inexperienced.
"That they are that powerful is a reason more we had to take them out. They are a threat to all our comrades. We are the best the Autobots have, we can not leave this fight to anyone else", Def Charger announced.
"We are prepared for them now. The last time we were out of energy and they caught us off-guard. We outnumber them seven to three and we will attack from two sides. I am sure we can take them this time." The group leader was by far not so sure as he sounded but he had seen what this three could do. They were a even greater threat than Megatron. They had to deal with them now.
"Remember what we sad. Take them out on sight, fast and directly", he told them.
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In the ruins of the chaos temple it was all going according to plan. The new Autobot would soon be awakened. Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge knew this had to be done. It felt still strange to them. They were helping in the creation of one of their strongest enemies. But the thoughts of all three Decepticons mirrored each other. Ultra Magnus existence was necessary to preserve the world they came from.
They would make sure he is created now so that they can kill him in the future.
Right now however they had a different problem.
"I detect several persons approaching, Autobot signals", Scourge informed the others.
"He is ready", Alpha Trion announced, "he will wake up now."
The new created Ultra Magnus were starting to show signs of live. Optimus felt nervous like he hasn´t in a long time. Since Elita One had been created in the same way. The eyes of the robot came to life and started to glow. He started to move, he was awakening.
At the same time, unnoticed by the Autobots, the Decepticons got ready to fight.
Ultra Magnus was standing up. He looked around to see where he was. Two Autobots were standing next to him, he realized. He saw that they were in a very strange environment. Then he noticed a group of Decepticons on the other side of the room. He shrugged visible. Understandable, the last time he saw Decepticons he was being shot.
"It is alright", one of the Autobots, a very large red and blue one with a battle mask, told him.
"This Decepticons are on our side, at least for now. They have brought you to us to be rebuild", the robot said.
He looked down at his body and saw that he was now a model, very similar to this robot, a large and heavily armed warrior.
"Who are you and what is this place?" He asked. The large, red Autobot answered him.
"I am Optimus Prime. Before that I was once Orion Pax. I was recreated like you."
To that name, Ultra Magnus reacted. "Orion, Is that really you?"
"Yes. This is Alpha Trion, one of the Autobot eldest. He had rebuilt me, Ariel and now you", his friend explained to him.
The new created Bot run a test to his systems and checked his computers. He saw that he was now programmed for combat and much basic information was stored in his databanks.
"Ultra Magnus?" He said the name that was now written in his systems.
"Yes my friend, that is from now on your name", Optimus told him.
"What about them, do you think we can trust this three?" Ultra Magnus asked, referring to the Decepticons present.
"No we can not." This time it was the other Autobot who answered him.
"Like Optimus said, I am Alpha Trion. I have redesigned you into a new, high developed warrior. I have to apologize that I had no chance to ask for your consent but we Autobots have not exactly much of a choice in our actions right now and you were reduced to a personality component."
"You had no choice if the situation is as bad as I think and I would probably have to become a warrior anyway."
"This three had brought you here. You were held in a mind prison until a short time ago. But they are following their own agenda. They are not on our side and don´t pretend to be either", Alpha Trion explained the situation to him.
"It is good to have you back my friend", Optimus said.
"Yes it is the same for me", Magnus told his old friend. "I think I own you three my thanks", he said in the three Decepticons.
"You shouldn´t thank us Autobot. We only did what served our own interests. If we meet again someday it is good possible that we will have to kill you", their leader, whose name they still didn´t knew said. That answer somehow left a uneasy feeling in him.
"Sir we should really go now. We have nearly no time left." The one who was introduced to Optimus and Alpha Trion as Cyclonus urged his leader. "I look out to see you Autobot", he said, his eyes pointed at Ultra Magnus.
"It is already too late", the third Decepticon informed his comrades.
Ultra Magnus felt quite uneasy. He had only been a warrior model for a few seconds and had already gotten challenges from two, according to his sensors, incredible strong warriors.
In that moment the group of Autobot fighters stormed in and opened fire.
Two other Autobots Fist and Ironhide had taken cover behind the temple walls, were aiming their guns on the Decepticons and shooting at them from there. To their horror however their combined fire had absolutely no effect on their opponents. Many of their shots were hitting but they didn´t even leave a mark.
Galvatron realized what had happened. The Elite Squad had followed them. The entire way from Kalis border, obviously to save the personality core. Now they thought that Optimus and the others were prisoners and they tried to rescue them. He was angered. It would have been better if they had already been away when this Autobots arrived. They would have teamed up with Optimus group, like they should have. Many of them would become later members of Prime´s core army.
But he let himself be carried away with making sure Magnus revival went according to plan. After a few moments a thought came to him.
Galvatron had to smile. He had just remembered something, something from history. He approached the leader of the Autobot group.
"You should ask yourself if it is wise to confront us like that after what we have done with your group the last time?" he asked him.
Def Charger couldn´t believe what he was seeing. All their firepower had done nothing to this three, now the robot stood directly before him.
"I can not let you go", Def Charger called out, "you are too dangerous."
He shot again and continued to fire at short distance, but the Decepticon just stood there and smiled.
"Your bravery honors you Autobot. You know you have no chance but are still fighting. Out of respect I tell you now that I will spare the others here", Galvatron said. "You should know something", he told the Autobot officer, "this Autobots aren´t prisoners."
As he said this to Def Charger he was quite confused by his statements.
"I am doing all this only to make sure everything is as it is supposed to be. And I just remembered one thing." The future Decepticon lifted his gun, smiling and aimed directly at the Autobot´s face.
His expression now showed a grim satisfaction.
"Def Charger is dead", he said and fired.
The head of the robot simply exploded while Galvatron just stood there and thought.
The Autobot group leader Def Charger had been killed in this year, in their history. According to the files he had been killed in a fight with a group of rouge Decepticons.
At least he got to destroy one Autobot.
The six others stared horrified at the headless corpse of their leader that was now falling to the ground.
Ultra Magnus started to move to Galvatron, but Cyclonus stood suddenly before him and pointed his gun at him.
"Don´t even think about it Autobot", he warned him in a uncompromising tone.
"We will go now", Galvatron announced. "Don´t think anyone of you can stop us."
Optimus addressed everyone present. "Let them go. Don´t try to hold them. We would only all die for nothing", he ordered. The Autobots, the Security Squad and Ultra Magnus did what he told them.
"Why have you done this?" Optimus asked him the Decepticon a startled voice. "If you are that powerful you could have easily got out of here without killing him."
Galvatron looked at the robot who had once and would again been his worst enemy.
"Always remember young Autobot. I may have helped you today because of my own reasons but I am still your enemy and I never claimed anything else. I will from now on stay out of your war and follow my own plans", he said to Optimus and the other Autobots.
"Who are you?" Optimus aggravated. Magnus had walked up and was now standing next to him.
"Maybe you will figure it out some day", Galvatron answered him. He looked the young Autobot in the eyes.
"There are things out there you know nothing about, threats you can not even imagine. I am just one of them. You should never forget this."
Optimus nodded with his head at Galvatron´s statement. "I won´t."
"Autobots", he turned around, "I am Optimus Prime, sector leader of the Iacon boarders. Don´t shoot but keep your weapons ready. Our "guests" want to leave", he said, now full of authority.
After hearing this the Decepticons looked at each other and walked out. As they had left the Autobots turned to the robot who had just revealed himself to be the famous new Autobot commander.
Ironhide walked up to him. "You are the Optimus Prime who had confronted Megatron in his attempt to conquer Iacon", he stated.
"Yes." That was the only thing he replied.
"Well, then it is a honor to meet you. I am Ironhide and this are Kup, Grim-Side, Prowl, Fist and cable", he introduced himself and the others.
"I am sorry about your leader", Optimus said.
"Thank you", Ironhide answered. They all looked at him sorrowful for a few moments.
"He died for what he believed in", Kup finally declared, "he wanted to stop a threat to all of us."
"This is Ultra Magnus and this is Alpha Trion", Optimus introduced the two others.
"Sir", Kup greeted the elder, "it is a honor too." Alpha Trion spoke to the assembled Autobots.
"Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus here are two of the first of a new generation of Autobot warriors. With them we have a real chance to fight the Decepticons and win this war in the end. Since the death of Sentinel Prime we have no common leader, no military structure and no united cause. We are not a state and not a army. We are only groups of rebels. Help us to change this. Join us under Optimus leadership."
The Autobot group was silent for a moment. They saw at each other. Then Ironhide said in Optimus direction.
"If you do something about the Decepticons, you can count on us." With that he offered his hand to the other robot and Optimus took it.
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As Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge had reached the end of the underground constructions they started to fly. They landed then on a building in a short distance.
"Everything is as it is meant to be", Cyclonus affirmed for him. "Shall we go back now?"
"Not yet", Galvatron answered him. "In two days the battle will happen in which Ultra Magnus first appeared. I have to make sure the timeline wasn´t corrupted. We will observe this fight to make sure everything will play out as we know it."
The other two looked insecure. They knew which battle it would be.
"The battle of Kalis. Mighty Galvatron by all respect, do you really want to see this again?" Cyclonus asked uncomfortable. He didn´t like question his leader like that.
"We will. After all that happened I have to be sure."
"It was your dream", Cyclonus reminded him. "Do you really intend to sit by and see it happen all over again?"
"It was Megatron´s dream. I have other priorities now."
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The beginning of the great cybertronian war happened in three phases.
First was Megatron´s uprising. But that was mostly a one-sided attack on the Autobot regime without much success in fighting back from the Autobot side.
The second, so it is told, was the creation of Optimus Prime. He was the first actually successful leader of the Autobots in this war. But in the beginning he was only leading a single sector group and couldn´t challenge Megatron on a great scale.
The third phase was the point as Optimus Prime took over as supreme leader of all Autobot forces. From then on the Autobots started to fight back coordinated.
In the borderlands of the Iacon sector was one of the many bases of the Autobots. It was subterranean like nearly all of them. Here was the home of Optimus and his followers. A fast growing group of robots who were organizing themselves to fight against the Decepticons. Today their number had increased by seven, Ultra Magnus and the members of the Security Squad, the best fighters Optimus could have hoped for. He had returned with his new recruits.
Optimus met Ratchet, his new medic, the only one they had so far. He was the first to greet him as he returned.
"Optimus it is good to see you are back and like I see you have brought a few new fighters."
"Yes, it is good to be back", the Prime told him. "This is Ultra Magnus, a brother model of myself and the Elite Security Squad."
Ratchet looked quite impressed.
"Very good, with warriors like that we might actually have a chance to win the war", he stated.
"I am Ratchet, chief medic", he introduced himself.
"And the only one", Optimus added, what caused a sour expression on Ratchet´s face. Then he decided to change the topic.
"Optimus there is something you should know about. A few hours ago we have found someone, a Autobot who said he came from Kalis. He said he can tell us why Megatron is forcing everybody out of this sector."
Optimus listened with interest. He was searching for the answer to this question for weeks now.
"Bring me to him", he told the medic.
Ratchet led him through several corridors and rooms in the underground base. Finally he was standing before a tall Autobot. This robot wasn´t in his own and Magnus size but larger than anyone else. His armor had a black, gold and red coloring.
"Are you Optimus Prime?" The Autobot asked.
"I am. What do you have to tell me?"
"My name is Cronus. I have just come from the sector Kalis. I had to fear for my life because I had found out what Megatron is planning", he explained to them.
"You are save here. I promise you that. Tell me what you know", Optimus assured him.
"It may sound unbelievable to you", the Autobot answered.
"Tell me. I will listen."
"Good", Cronus continued ."Deep under the surface of the sector Kalis, Megatron had built something, a set of engines, jet turbines, giant machines. It sounds unbelievable but this engines are capable to move the entire planet. He plans nothing else than to transform this entire planet into a giant space ship. That way he plans to conquer other worlds and the Decepticons would be invincible. In a few days, Megatron will activate the machines and then the entire sector kalis will be blown from the surface of this planet."
Optimus was speechless for a few minutes after he had heard this.
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The sector Kalis
In the middle of the Kalis sector was now standing a large tower. It was, beside other things, the current headquarter of the Decepticons in this sector.
Three Decepticons were currently standing outside of this building, Megatron, Soundwave and the young recruit Starscream.
"Soundwave", Megatron asked, "is everything according to the spezifications?"
"Yes Megatron. The work is nearly complete and the engine ready for activation", the comm. specialist informed him.
"Thank you my friend, very good", he told Soundwave.
"Starscream", he addressed the seeker, "you have asked yourself what exactly we are doing here right?"
"Yes mighty Megatron", he replied quietly.
"Good, I have called you here to tell you what exactly our plans for this sector are and to demonstrate my invention to you", the Decepticon leader informed him. "What you see here", he pointed to the tower "is the control system for a machinery like the galaxy had not seen it before. Under this sector lying is a set of hyperspace turbines, large enough to move this entire planet through space.
Starscream, Soundwave, do you understand my dream? Cybertron itself will fly to every point in the universe we want. We won´t need to send expeditions out, like the one you have lost your partner in my young friend, to reach other worlds", he said to Starscream.
The seeker showed a undefinied feeling on his face at the mention of this but only for a second, then he was curious and passive again. Megatron continued to speak.
"The entire universe will be ours for the taking."