Hello, heroes and villains. Centurion Maximo here and welcome back to Young Justice: Their War, Our World. It's been a while, but I'm finally back to this tale. In the last chapter, Count Vertigo has been named the 'Savior of Vlatava' which is very, very surprising to the Team, and the true ruler of Vlatava, a lone figure on Aconcagua Peak feels Earth's pain, and Neola Madison seems to have bitten off more than she can chew and is now on the run.
Now, let's begin part 3 of A New Conspiracy!
*Happy Harbor. Neola Madison. 5:43 am*
Neola was hiding out so as to not be detected by the two robots that attacked her last night. She was of course, on edge. "Why haven't they come for me yet?" She asked herself out loud. She was constantly looking in all directions.
Suddenly, she decided to hop from where she was hiding out to another as she was thinking that she was already discovered. What she didn't see was Strobe watching her carefully. Once Neola sped off in her modified motorcycle, Strobe was following close behind.
*Vlatava. Count Vertigo's Palace. 7:20 am*
Needless to say, Count Vertigo was enjoying being labeled a hero to his people. "Now, this is what I deserve."
A portal suddenly opened up. "Glad to see you enjoying your new lifestyle." Killer Frost grinned walking through.
"Thanks to Plaguewing and Stormflow and the Machination." Count Vertigo grinned back.
"Glad to be of service." Killer Frost dramatically bowed her head.
"Thanks to the Machination, I am finally much, much closer to Vlatava's throne." Count Vertigo kept his grin. "Soon, Perdita will be nothing more than a memory."
"I believe we can take care of her as well." Killer Frost laughed.
"You already have an agent on it?" Count Vertigo asked.
"Maybe." A devilish smile formed on Killer Frost's face.
*Seattle. Seattle Hospital. Queen Perdita's Room. 8:12 am*
Perdita was still trying to wrap her head around what she saw on TV: Count Vertigo being hailed as a hero. How was this possible? Suddenly, a blast was heard outside her room. The door suddenly swung open and her bodyguards fell to the ground, blood pooling from newly opened holes. In stepped Lucas Boomer in disguise. "Queen Perdita, I presume? Sorry to say this, but your rule ends now."
Just as Lucas was about to shoot Perdita, a figure burst through the window and kicked Lucas away. "Attacking a defenseless lady. Not very honorable of you."
Lucas just growled and shot at the figure who merely blocked the shots with his sword. The figure then punched Lucas through the wall. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, but who are you?" Perdita asked in shock.
"Crimson Knight, at your service. Now, hold on tight, milady." Crimson Knight picked up Perdita bridal style and hopped out the window he entered from, but what they saw was Hellcrest in vehicle mode with weapons ready to fire.
"Who's piloting this helicopter?" Perdita asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You'll never really find out." Lucas smirked as he and Hellcrest prepared to blow the two away. However, before that happened, Embersting drove up and knocked Hellcrest down despite still being in vehicle mode. "What the hell?!"
Embersting opened his doors, revealing his holoform. "Get in, you two!" He shouted. Crimson Knight and Perdita obliged quickly so they could drive off, but Lucas and Hellcrest were in close pursuit.
"What is going on?!" Perdita screamed in panic.
"You're a target!" Embersting shouted back as he focused on evading the missiles Hellcrest was shooting at him.
"Target? What are you talking about?" Perdita was confused as she was panicked.
"I saw the news. It seems that Vertigo is willing to go to any lengths to get rid of you." Embersting explained. "You're the only one who can refute his growing rule." Suddenly, a missile hit close to them. Embersting decided enough was enough and stopped in an open parking lot. "Out, now!" Perdita and Crimson Knight hopped out just as Hellcrest transformed to robot mode.
"You've got a lot of nerve saving those two, Autobot." Hellcrest growled.
"What? Are they a threat to your plans? If so, that's pathetic." Embersting snidely remarked as he had no choice but to transform to robot mode as well.
"Every measure must be taken!" Hellcrest yelled as he fired more missiles at the Autobot, but Embersting deflected them while still making sure they didn't hit Perdita and Crimson Knight as they were just slack-jawed in complete and utter shock.
"Your aim is super lousy." Embersting taunted as he ran up to Hellcrest and punched him in the head, knocking him to the ground, but Hellcrest retaliated by kicking Embersting away and then brought out an Energy Pistol and fired, hitting the Autobot in the side. This caused Embersting to hiss in pain.
"What was that about my aim, Embersting?" Hellcrest taunted back spitefully as he kicked the spot on Embersting he just shot. Embersting was now trying to protect that particular spot as Hellcrest went on the offensive. "You Autobots are so easy to destroy."
"If that's true, then why did you have to come to Earth?" Embersting asked. "What's the purpose of it?"
"Unfortunately for you, you will never find out." Hellcrest smirked as he kicked Embersting's newly formed wound, causing him to groan in pain, giving Hellcrest the chance to further his attack by shooting him again, sending him to the ground. "Now, die, Autobot."
"You forgot about us!" Skywinder exclaimed as he and Sidewinder jumped into the air, transformed to robot mode, and kicked Hellcrest in the back, sending him to the ground faceplate first.
Hellcrest however, brought out a small knife and attempted to cut the two Autobots who dodged with relative ease. They then shot at Hellcrest with their own weapons, both of which were Neutron Assault Rifles, pelleting Hellcrest with shots. "Lucas! We must retreat!"
"I agree! However, we will not stop! You all will fall!" Lucas declared as Hellcrest transformed to vehicle mode and he and Lucas flew off.
"Whew! Glad that scrapheap's gone!" Sidewinder sighed. "Embersiting! Are you okay!?"
"Yeah. Just a couple of shots landed. My auto repair systems will kick in." Embersting assured. "Alright, you two can come out now."
Perdita and Crimson Knight did just that. "What just happened?" Perdita asked. "What are you?"
"Well, we have no choice but to explain." Skywinder shrugged. "We are Autobots. That creep was a Decepticon by the name of Hellcrest. I'm Skywinder. This is my brother Sidewinder, and the one who saved you two at the hospital is Embersting."
"Why were you fighting each other?" Crimson Knight asked.
"We are at war with the Decepticons who seek to enforce their will and beliefs across the cosmos. Everyone who defied them were destroyed. Unfortunately, our war ultimately destroyed our own planet and most of us Autobots had to scatter to the stars with the Decepticons in hot pursuit. Hence, we're here on Earth." Skywinder explained.
"How long has this war been going on for?" Perdita asked with a soft voice.
"Millions of your Earth years." Embersting hung his head low.
"That's terrible." Perdita said softly.
"Anyway, you're the ruler of Vlatava, aren't you?" Sidewinder asked.
"Yes, or at least, I used to be." Perdita muttered. "A man named Count Vertigo is seizing more and more control even as we speak."
"We've seen the news." Skywinder brought up. "There's something off about him."
"Agreed, but I believe he now has diplomatic immunity." Crimson Knight reminded. "We have to come up with a game plan."
"First things first, we need to find you two a place to stay." Embersting transformed back into his vehicle mode, allowing the two to hop back in. Then he, Skywinder, and Sidewinfer drove off.
Hello, everyone. I hope you all liked this part of A New Conspiracy on Young Justice: Their War, Our World. I actually had a lot of trouble coming with this chapter, but here we are. Well, Perdita and Crimson Knight have seen the Transformers in action thanks to the battle of Embersting versus Hellcrest who was trying to kill Perdita along with Lucas Boomer. Luckily for her, Crimson Knight and Embersting were there to save her, though one of them was more direct on that front. Even though Embersting was losing ground against Hellcrest, Skywinder and Sidewinder arrived and saved their friend. Now, Crimson Knight and Perdita know about the Transformers. Wonder what comes next for these two...
Crimson Knight is quite the chivalrous character of mine as he saves the lady in distress from certain death. Now, I know he didn't do much this chapter, but he will do more in the future.
With Neola, she's still on edge and on the run from supposed pursuers and indeed she has one in Strobe.
Meanwhile in Vlatava, Count Vertigo is still very much enjoying his new, 'well-earned' position as Ruler of Vlatava after saving the country.
As usual, if anyone has any ideas for this story, please let me know in the comments/reviews, or personally PM me.
