Hello, bots and cons. Centurion Maximo here and welcome back to Young Justice: Their War, Our World. In the last chapter, Queen Bee and Psimon officially joined the Machination. Later, Queen Bee went to Demon Swamp in Bali, meeting the Insecticons. On the heroes' side, they talk with Perdita about taking back her country from Vertigo. Also, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper gain new vehicle modes.
*Isla Santa Prisca. 22:12 pm*
"She should've been back a couple days ago." Ivo commented.
"Don't worry. Queen Bee isn't the ruler of Bialya for nothing." Psimon reassured.
A ground bridge opened up. "Ah, Frost Vortex and the others must be back from their little trip." Venomsting said, not even looking back from her work.
"Here you are, Venomsting. One plant girl as ordered." Frost Vortex smiled as he Icicle Junior, the Terror Twins, and Killer Frost bring in a frozen Poison Ivy.
"Why is she frozen?" Wreckage asked.
"We had to freeze her to make sure her plants didn't attack." Killer Frost explained.
"Okaaaay. Flamewerx, thaw her out gently." Venomsting ordered.
"No problem." Flamewerx smirked as he thawed Poison Ivy out with little to no effort, even with Thunderclaw perched on her shoulder in his eagle mode.
"Quickly! Restrain her!" Venomsting urged. Icicle Junior, and the Terror Twins held her down as Killer Frost collared her with a grin.
"What the hell do you want with me?!" Poison Ivy screamed.
"Simple: We want you. More specifically, your powers." Venomsting answered.
"What do you mean?" Poison Ivy tilted her head in confusion on what Venomsting was getting at.
"You can control plants with your mind. That could present a massive advantage. However, to prove this, we need you to be cooperative." Venomsting responded.
"Cooperate? Why should I cooperate with you guys?" Poison Ivy asked.
"Because we can either destroy you right here and just harvest your corpse, or we can create 'children' for you." Venomsting said calmly, getting Poison Ivy's attention.
"I'm listening." Poison Ivy said slowly.
"If we can analyze your powers as well as your blood, we can create sons or daughters that will be your children. Not only that, but these could also be sleeper agents, designed to infiltrate anywhere you desire." Venomsting explained, keeping it simple.
"You can really do that?" Poison Ivy asked, her eyes widening as her curiosity was taking over at this point.
"Of course I can." Venomsting smiled as another ground bridge opened. "Ah, Queen Bee's back."
"Queen Bee, as in the ruler of Bialya?" Poison Ivy was surprised.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I found us some much needed soldiers." Queen Bee smirked as the Insecticons came into view.
Strobe was shocked at what she was seeing right now. "Insecticons? How did they get on this planet?"
"They must've crashed here millions of years ago." Hellcrest speculated.
Venomsting stared at the trio before focusing on Bombshell." Bombshell?"
"Venomsting!" Bombshell ran over to Venomsting, embracing her tightly and she didn't waste a nano-klik returning said embrace. Strobe was looking on with a small grin.
"You two know each other?" Icicle Junior asked.
"Bombshell and I were some of the top scientists on Cybertron. We met during the interrogation of an Autobot prisoner. We've been side by side ever since." Venomsting reminisced.
"Indeed. Without her, I would never have met Shrapnel and Kickback." Bombshell added.
"Wait until the justice league sees these guys!" Tommy laughed.
"This Justice League will be in for quite a surprise, surprise." Shrapnel hissed.
"Excellent. I hunger for more." Kickback grinned.
"What can you do, Bombshell?" Tuppence asked in curiosity.
"I can control minds with my Cerebro-Shells."Bombshell answered.
"That could be useful." Tuppence nodded.
*Star City. Star Labs. 06:21 am*
Scientists in the laboratory were examining the drone's remains. "I can't believe how advanced this machine is!" One of the doctors exclaimed.
"This is decades beyond our time." The second doctor observed. "If we can reverse-engineer this, it would mean a whole new era of scientific technology."
"We should be careful, though. This thing could have security measures." The third doctor brought up.
*Happy Harbor. Mount Justice. 09:34 am*
It was a new day and the League, Team, and Autobots were talking with Perdita in the main lobby once again. "It is time to take back my country." Perdita said.
"Okay, let's see what Vertigo's done to Vlatava first." Dick brought up a map of Vlatava, seeing some places that weren't there before. "Looks like King Vertigo has set up defensive turrets all around the borders as well as guards stationed at every border."
"Really? That's it? You'd think that the self-appointed King Vertigo would set up better defenses." Wally commented.
Suddenly, Batman walked in with his usual serious look. "There was a break in at Arkham asylum by the machination. Surveillance cameras show the decepticon frost vortex as well as icicle junior, the terror twins, and killer frost on the scene."
"What would they want from Arkham?" Conner asked.
"Not what, who." Batman corrected. The surveillance footage showed them Icicle Junior freezing Poison Ivy and the four metahumans lifting her out
"Poison Ivy." Dick breathed.
"That doesn't make sense." Artemis said. "The Machination mainly grabbed tech experts and heavy hitters. What could they possibly want with Poison Ivy?"
"Perhaps they seek to consolidate their forces with a few specialized people." Kaldur theorized.
"That's a possibility." M'gann agreed.
"Seems that the Machination had a bigger advantage than we thought when I was dead." Batman stated.
"Please don't remind us of that." Diana shuddered.
"Sorry. We can't allow them to run rampant any longer." Batman continued. "Taking back Vlatava from Vertigo must succeed."
"Unfortunately, Vertigo has no doubt gained the sway of the people, Bruce." Lois commented, shocking everyone present. "What? None of you figured it out?" She gained a smirk.
"Anyway, if the Insecticons are on Earth, we need to take them out fast." Ironhide brought up.
"Why's that, Ironhide?" Conner asked.
"Leave Insecticons alone long enough, they multiply and swarm you. I've seen them eat Bots alive, leaving nothing behind." Ironhide answered grimly.
"Oh." Conner muttered.
"We have to take the swarm out." Bishop added.
"I tracked it to Demon Swamp in Bali, but it moved off the radar." Ratchet said.
"Where could they be now?" M'gann questioned.
"Maybe they're with Vertigo." Neola hypothesized.
"We can't go in guns blazing." Jazz said. "We'll have to send in a small team first and then send the big guns in later."
"Agreed." Bumblebee said. "So, we have a plan?"
"We do." Optimus said. "Team, you will go with Bumblebee, Jazz, Windstrike, and Arcee for the time being. The rest of us won't move in until we are needed."
"Yes, sir!' Bumblebee, Jazz, Windstrike, and Arcee saluted.
"I am coming with you." Perdita said.
"Perdita, it's too dangerous." Optimus responded.
"Optimus, it's my country, my affairs. If I do not go with them, I will not be able to stand on my own two feet." Perdita countered.
Optimus sighed. "Alright, but you must stay with the Team at all times." Perdita nodded. With that, the team and the small Autobot team selected for the time being went through the ground bridge.
"Knowing our luck, things will go badly at some point." Flash commented.
"We will be on standby." Lois smirked.
"Lois, I don't think you should be coming along." Superman said, worry clear in his voice.
"Clark." Lois whispered. "I can finally make a difference directly. I'm not letting you get hurt all the time just to save me."
Hello, everyone. I hoped you all liked the first part of the Vlatava Arc. The Machination have "acquired" Poison Ivy from Gotham City and made her an offer. Meanwhile, the rest of the Machination meet the Insecticons: Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback. Back in Mount Justice, the heroes once again discuss freeing Vlatava from King Vertigo's rule. The Team including Perdita along with Bumblebee, Jazz, Windstrike, and Arcee have gone through the ground bridge. Superman is worried about Lois coming along.
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