Power Structures Part 3: Lust for Power
The palace of Darkmount stood tall and loomed over the city of Polyhex. The palace was surrounded by four steel towers that were connected by walls that were armed with beam lasers, mortar cannons, missile launchers, auto cannons and laser guns. On the face of one of the walls was a gate with two guard towers in the front. There, multiple security guards stood in place. Inside the walls was the large palace that acted as the city state's capital. On the front was a giant Decepticon insignia. The path that lead to the palace was covered in pools of molten slag. This was Darkmount Pass.
A small mini-con was darting through the pass, evading geysers that spewed magma, and the many pools of slag. The thick, mechanical foliage whipped at his face, and the slag burned his metal skin. He reached the bridge that lead to the front gate. The guards saw him, and they pressed a button, creating a bridge over the slag filled moat. The messenger walked through the gates and ran into the palace.
Inside the palace's thrown room sat Lord High Governor Straxus. Straxus' head, torso and legs were colored a dark navy blue. His arms were colored red and gray. He had yellow optics. He had no mouth, only wires were his mouth should be. There were multiple fembots pleasuring Lord Straxus as he stared out the window and looked at the stars. Soon, the messenger barged in, and the Decepticon lord turned his optics to meet his servant.
"L-lord High G-G-Governor, Knock Out has s-s-sent a message!" the messenger stuttered. He was shaking rapidly, anxiously waiting for his masters response.
"Well? OUT WITH IT THEN!" Straxus roared. Straxus had a deep, loud and booming voice. He was so loud, that it prompted to fembots who were caressing him to cover their audio receptors. The messenger almost passed out from anxiety.
"I-I-It's Shockwave, sir. T-T-The current m-m-military operations c-c-commander. H-H-He's m-missing and p-presumed d-d-dead, sir. Knock Out has requested t-t-that y-y-you g-g-go to Kaon for an emergency meeting." The mini-con muttered. Straxus thought for a moment. For years he had been fighting for absolute power over the Decepticons, and when Megatron disappeared. he had hoped to take the throne, but Shockwave was elected by Megatron to lead instead. With Shockwave missing, he saw an opportunity he couldn't miss out on.
"Hmm. Ready my private shuttle, worm!" Straxus bellowed. "I think it's time to pay Kaon a little visit." The mini-con nodded and rushed out of the throne room as fast as he could, not wanting to incur his master's wrath. Little did anyone in the throne room know, a small yellow space ship had hid behind one of the many columns in the room, unseen by Straxus or the fembots, and it had recorded Straxus' conversation.
Thousands of miles away, in Autobot City
"He did what?!" Ultra Magnus shouted as he clenched his fist and tightened his grip on his hammer. Magnus as standing outside of the security office.
"He must've stolen a ship and ran off." said Hoist. Hoist was an average sized Autobot. He wire a black helmet with a yellow visor and a face mask. He was colored green and orange, and he had tire kibble on his shoulders. He transformed into a cybertronic tow truck. "When I found Trailbreaker, he was out cold. I noticed that the security system had been disabled, and Gears told me that a ship was missing. Red Alert and I searched all over the city for potential culprits, but everyone was accounted for, accept the Dinobots." Hoist said. Magnus put his hand on his chin and thought to himself.
"That does sound a lot like the Dinobots." said Kup, who was standing next to Ultra Magnus. Kup was colored an aged aquamarine, similar to Maccadam. He was old and rusty, and transformed into a cybertronic pick up truck. "When they don't get their way, they up and leave and throw temper tantrums. Reminds me of the time on the planet Thrull..." Kup began as he removed his cy-gar from his mouth and puffed out a cloud of smoke.
"Now's not the time for stories, Kup." Ultra Magnus said. "Without the Dinobots, the Autobot Commonwealth is at a distinct tactical disadvantage, which is something we cannot afford. Hoist, repair Trailbreaker, and tell the rest of High Command that we need to have an emergency meeting." Hoist nodded, and he lifted Trailbreaker up, and carried him away. Ultra Magnus walked down the hall and towards the elevator, and Kup followed.
"So lad, what are ya gonna do now?" Kup asked.
"I'm going to check with Blaster to see how our 'secret agent' is doing." Magnus replied. Magnus opened the elevator door and walked inside. He ascended all the way to the communication tower, were Blaster was. Blaster was busy watching the monitor. Blaster spent most of his time here, recording his podcasts and listening to music that he pirated from different frequencies. Ultra Magnus walked into the room Blaster was in.
"Blaster, any word from our secret agent?" Ultra Magnus asked?
"Yep!" Blaster exclaimed. Blaster was quite loud and outspoken. "He sent us an encrypted message through subspace." Subspace was a software program created by Autobot computer scientist Chromedome. It directed traffic through a large overlay network to prevent any communiques from being detected. Only a select few Autobots used it. "I've been decrypting his message all morning. He says that Shockwave has gone missing, and that the Decepticon Conclave have called an emergency meeting in Kaon. He says that Lord High Governor Straxus will also be attending this meeting as well.
Ultra Magnus stroked his chin, deep in thought. His faceplate soon lit up as he got a sudden realization. "Stracus governs Polyhex, which is home to the Decepticons ten deadliest killers. If we can find a way to take down those killers before Straxus returns to his city, then that could give the Autobots a much needed advantage." Magnus said. "Thank you, Blaster." Magnus said as he turned and left the communications tower. Blaster nodded and sat back down, where he went back to listen to his tunes.