Transformers Galaxy Force: Thunder Storm
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers
AN: I edited chapter 168, so make sure to re-read it, or you might miss out on some detail. Also, Triser is writing a really cool TGF fic that uses my Terraformer concept, so be sure to check it out!
Chapter 169
Lori fidgeted in her chair as she guided the controls to the Alliance. Coby sat nearby at another station, pouring over data files. Somehow, they needed to sneak down to Earth's surface without being detected. At the same time, they needed to land in a place where they could find the parts to build a protoform, limiting their options severely. She felt her stomach twist as she thought about what would happen if they didn't make it. Even though she hadn't carried their son as long as normal mothers, the idea of loosing the life inside her to their inability to be prepared sickened her.
"All right. Here," he said, breaking the silence and showing her the files at his station. "We come from behind the moon, right here, and make a break for the ocean, landing underwater about right here. From there we can raid Earthfall and hopefully get enough parts for a protoform."
She nodded. While she didn't like the idea of stealing from those she still considered friends, she knew they had no other choice. They were outlaws now. The would do what they had to do to survive.
The trick, she knew, would be getting within the orbit of Mars without being detected. Once they did that, they would be in the clear. Hopefully, their luck would hold.
One hour later, it didn't.
Just as they thought they began to get close to the moon's shadow alarms began to ring. Coby checked the scanners and swore loudly. "The Flying Dutchman's crew are after us! Forget incognito! Our cover is blown! Punch it!"
Lori hit the throttle ignoring the second twist in her stomach as the ship shot forward. She could hear Coby activating the shields and weapons to stop them from pursuing, but she couldn't help but shake the feeling that something was wrong. It had nothing to do with the battle raging behind them, nor their failing shields, nor the fact that they were outnumbered and out-gunned. They were forgetting something important.
Her eyes widened as she realized what it was. That wasn't her stomach twisting...
A powerful explosion sent the Alliance into a spiral as they crossed the moon's horizon. Lori wrapped her arms around her stomach protectively. Not now! Not now! she tried to convey to the little life inside. But she knew it was futile.
"Lori, what's wrong?" Coby asked, hoping that the spiral they were in thanks to a well aimed mine was the reason. She looked up at him, and he knew before she even said the words.
"He wants to be born, Coby. He wants to be born now!"
Their ship shook again as it entered Earth's atmosphere and another alarm rang. Coby glanced at a console and cursed again. The Main Power Core was exposed to the heat of reentry and was going critical. If they didn't get off soon, they would be joining the Alliance in a spectacular but deadly explosion.
"Can you change forms?" he shouted over the alarms. Lori nodded, and he glanced up at the viewport. "Get ready to!" Sending a burst of energy at the viewport to crack it, he gathered her up in his arms, jumped, twisted in the air, and kicked the weakened transparent alloy as hard as he could. The viewport shattered outward, and both of them quickly changed forms to avoid being cut by any shrapnel.
Unfortunately for Storm Gunner, her body was naturally more focused on the life inside of her rather than herself, and the transformation made her weak. Too weak to fly. Rodimus caught her in his arms, flying away as fast as he could as the Alliance exploded in a flash of blue-white light. Skywarp appeared behind him, firing off missiles. Unable to fight back, Rodimus dodged them, trying hard not to cause his wife any undue stress.
But he was going to loose!
"HELP!" he yelled, activating his comm. "SOMEONE! ANYONE! HELP!"
"You're finished!" Skywarp laughed. "FORCE CHIP! IGNITION! PHANTOM MISSILE!"
Holding Storm Gunner tightly, Rodimus dropped toward the ocean, hoping to get as close as possible. He knew he couldn't dodge the missile, and if he dropped her at this hight, it could cause a miscarriage.
A green-gold shape burst from the water below, intercepting the missile before it hit him. Ramming Skywarp off course, Emission quickly flew to Rodimus Convoy's side. "Follow me!" she called out, reentering the water. Rodimus slowed over the surface, gently submerging. Once he was under, Emission transformed and motioned to her companion.
Rodimus Convoy's optics widened in surprise, recognizing the figure from an image he had seen only once. "Uranium?" he inquired.
The femme scientist nodded, "Quickly! Lets get you two to safety." Helping Rodimus carry Storm Gunner, Emission and Uranium led him down to the ocean floor. Entering a crevice, they turned sharply into a cave to find an old, but operating airlock.
Smaller than the Atlantis, but the same design as the Flying Dutchman, Rodimus thought as the airlock cycled, draining the water and drying them out. Live Convoy's records said that two Cyber-class frigates escorted the Atlantis. Is this the second 'missing' one? His thoughts were cut off as the airlock opened, revealing two other figures behind it.
"Tsunami! Soushireikan!"
Galactus smiled.
