The first sensation he felt was pain.

Absolute burning pain.

It was like his entire being was set on fire.

He could not move.

He could not see.

He could not hear.

"THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN REVIVED AND STABILIZED, MISTRESS."

And then, suddenly he found he had regained his hearing.

"WE HAVE STABLIZE THE MUTAGENIC INTEGRITY TO THE POINT THE SUBJECT HAS REGAINED HIS VISION AND HEARING."

He managed to open one eye and he could see in the dark, a woman with a green glowing electronic eye and green lines along her face staring down at him.

"Could he regenerate his body?" The woman asked in a cold, machine like tone.

"NEGATIVE. THE SUBJECT'S DNA IS TOO DAMAGED FOR FULL REGENERATION. WITHOUT OUR INSTRUMENTS TO STABLIZE, THE SUBJECT WILL BREAK BACK DOWN INTO THE STATE IT WAS FOUND IN."

"I see. Is the subject and the new model ready for Aura transfer?"

"YES, MISTRESS."

"Good." The woman's smile was as cold as ice as she leaned in close to him. "Today's your lucky day, pilot. You will be allowed a second chance at life. A chance to sour through the air and above the clouds. The only question is what are you willing to give for the chance?"

He managed to somehow form a mouth and utter one word. "…Every…thing."

"Good." The woman stood back up. "Begin the transfer."

"AS YOU COMMAND, MISTRESS."

A glass case fell over him and there was a flash of light, followed by a scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

And then all was black.

And then his vision came back, only it was different from before.

He felt…nothing at first but as he lifted himself off the table, he felt as if he had become a whole new being.

In more ways than one.

"Welcome to the world." The woman stated pridefully. "Today is your birthday, Jetstorm."

Xxx

Lightning flashed across the sky as the battle in Nowhere raged on. The storms produced by the giant jellyfish like Grimm and the Hydra Grimm that had been leading the army had only intensified by the heat produced by Tiki-Torch when he summoned the Tiki-God in his battle against Moloch. The sheer heat was enough to cause any water existing in Nowhere to evaporate and it had slowly spread out across the country.

If the Tiki-God had not defeated Moloch as soon as he did, it was likely he could have caused a country sized drought.

Now though, all the evaporated water was now returning in the form of a fierce storm cloud having been caused by the intense heat the fire of the Tiki-God had produced. This only added to the dark storm that Sammael had created to cover the exact number of Grimm in his army as they had marched out of the Darklands and into Nowhere.

Rain was starting, drenching the mountains and the people still fighting and it wasn't just in Nowhere.

It felt like the entire country was being engulfed by a tropical storm.

In many ways, this storm was an exact representation of the battle that would determine the outcome of the near future.

BANG-BANG-BANG!

BOOM!

Both on land and in the sky as the Turbo-Kat streaked through the air above, flanked by four Aerodrones.

"T-Bone, they've locked missiles onto us!" Razor reported from the back seat.

"Hang on then." T-Bone gripped the throttle as the lead Aerodone fired two missiles at the Turbo-Kat.

T-Bone was a natural as a pilot and it showed as he effortlessly had the Turbo-Kat perform perfect maneuvers to try and shake the two missiles ganging on it while dodging the lightning flashing down from the sky.

"The weather's becoming too dangerous for us to be in the air, T-Bone. If we don't land somewhere we'll eventually get hit by a missile or lightning." Razor stated. "And either way, we'll be fried."

"I don't think there is a safe place to land around here anymore." T-Bone said as the Turbo-Kat spun through the air with the missiles getting closer. "Get me an exact estimate of where next lightning hits."

"Why? What are you-No!" Razor paled.

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"NO!" Razor exclaimed as T-Bone activated the acceleration switch, causing the Turbo-Kat to move even faster.

Just as the missiles sped after them, a bolt of lighting shot down from the sky.

BOOM-BOOM!

"You are crazy!" Razor exclaimed, sitting back against his seat. "That could have been us!"

"Not with me at the throttle." T-Bone remarked with a smile. "You should trust me by now."

"I trust you to one day land the both of us in an early grave." Razor retorted, shaking his head. "We still have to get out of this mess. Between the Grimm and the drone army we're stuck in the air and it's a matter of time before we burn our fuel, given we're in the middle of a storm."

"The storm's gotten worse in the last few minutes." T-Bone remarked, looking at the scanner in front of him. "It was so hot, I almost thought we were going to explode. How does a heat wave like that come out nowhere?"

"Judging by the high temperature in the center of Nowhere, I'd say it was likely Tiki-Torch. He must have been up against a serious baddie." Razor answered, taking at his own readings. "The heatwave would have evaporated any water instantly and given how far it might have spread, all the water combined with that heat has caused the storm surrounding the Grimm army to expand into your bigger than average tropical storm. Looks like almost all of Kansas has been hit by this."

"Then we're not likely to find a nice easy landing spot anytime soon." T-Bone sighed. "Okay, we call Sebben and tell him we need to bug out. I think we've done our part here."

"Got it."

That was when another pair of blaster bolts shot past them, nearly grazing the Turbo-Kat.

"Whoa! Where did that come from?!" T-Bone exclaimed, instantly on alert.

"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." A taunting voice asked over the speakers. "Don't you know that the sky is only for those with wings?"

The SWAT Kats looked to the left to see a blue and yellow colored jet that was glaring at them with red eyes.

"Is that a drone?" T-Bone asked, narrowing his eyes.

"I'd say it's one of the drone generals." Razor answered. "The Aerodrone general called Jetstorm."

"You got it! Here's a prize for the smart kitty!" Jetstorm hung back until he was right behind the Turbo-Kat and opened fire. "A quick and fiery death. Don't worry about the pain though. I won't feel a thing! Hahahahahahahahahahah!"

(Instruments of Destruction by N.R.G. Starts)

"Hang on!" T-Bone shouted, gripping the throttle, and having the Turbo-Kat preform a barrel roll to avoid the incoming fire.

Iron birds of fortune

He then performed a loop, flying over Jetstorm and coming up behind him. "Let's your cocky talk now, wingding!"

Adrift above the skies

Jetstorm spun around, shifting back into his robot mode and fired his arm cannons just as T-Bone pressed his finger down on the fire button. The pair of missiles he launched were hit by Jetstorm's pulse blasters and exploded.

BOOM-BOOM!

Cloudy revelations

The Turbo-Kat shot forward and Jetstorm flew to the right, dodging the incoming aircraft. "Not bad, pussy cats. But around I'm top dog!"

Unseen by naked eyes

"You and what army?" T-Bone retorted.

"Uh, T-Bone?" Razor spoke up with a slightly nervous tone.

Flying tools of torment

Up ahead, four Aero Drones were seen flying straight at the Turbo-Kat in jet form and they immediately opened fire.

"Whoa!" T-Bone angled the Turbo-Kat up and they managed to dodge the incoming fire.

Bang!

Except for the one shot that nicked the wing.

"Oh, you did not just scratch the new paint job!" T-Bone growled, having felt the hit.

Will penetrate the sphere

"Forget the paintjob, we've got incoming!" Razor exclaimed.

The four Aerodrones fired their pulse blasters but T-Bone was already spinning and diving with the Turbo-Kat to avoid being hit. As the SWAT Kats fought through the storm and against his drones for their lives, Jetstorm narrowed his optics as a memory flashed in his mind.

He screeched in pure agony as the weapon those two Cat Mobians had made, broke down his body into a pile of goo…

"You…" Jetstorm growled, hatred surging within his frame. "IT WAS YOU! JETSTORM, AFTERBURN!"

Erupt the rock of ages

He flew after the Trubo-Kat in jet mode, managing to get alongside it before he shifted back into robot mode and grabbed onto the wind shield of the cockpit.

"Hey, watch the wind shield!" T-Bone shouted.

Bringing final fear

"Now I remember why I hate you two so much! You're the ones who killed me!" Jetstorm snarled.

"Killed you?" Razor questioned. "What are you talking about?"

Instruments of destruction

"It's all coming back to me now! You two got in my way back then and when I got mutated into a giant pile of walking goo, you're the ones who fried me!" Jetstorm scratched against the glass. "Back then, though before I became purple, I wore red and I showed the two of you who really owned the sky!"

Tools of foul play

"Purple? Red…" Razor's eyes widened.

"That's it, I'm blasting you-" T-Bone started but was interrupted.

"Wait, T-Bone. It's Morbulus!" Razor cut in, making the pilot pause.

"Morbulus? That loser we dumped for the enforcers?" T-Bone questioned.

It's a vile interruption

"It's worse. I think he means he was the giant amoeba we destroyed in GrimmFall a few years ago." Razor continued.

"Bingo! You really are the brains." Jetstorm remarked sarcastically.

Existence drifts away

"If that's true how are you alive? Heck, how'd you become that?" T-Bone questioned.

"You can think Viper for that. He mutated me, or rather Morbulus as his lab rat!" Jetstorm growled. "Luckily Gelorum found what was left of him and there was enough to be made back into a mind with an Aura to transfer into this shiny new body. I've just remembered why I hate you furballs so much!"

"Viper?" Razor muttered. "As in Dr. Viper?"

Does it really matter

"Yeah, well the feeling is mutual, pal." T-Bone remarked, pressing a switch and there was a surge of electricity that knocked Jetstorm off the Turbo-Kat.

The Vehicon grunted as he regained control of himself and flew at the SWAT Kats.

When nothing really does

"So, the reports were true. The Racing Drones can transfer the living Auras, the souls of people into machines. They can even use Aura and Semblances even though they're not organic." Razor commented, glancing back to see Jetstorm chasing them in his jet mode. "And to think they could revive Morbulus in the state he must have been left in."

"Yeah, there'll be nothing left of him this time when we're done." T-Bone replied.

Grave eternal darkness

"I don't think so, furballs! You may now recall who I was but let's make things clear. I'm Jetstorm now and I'll be leaving the two of you for dead like you left me!" Jetstorm shouted over the intercom. "Morbulus has LEFT THE BUILDING!"

To reinforce his remark, Jetstorm fired two missiles at the Turbo-Kat.

When you're, drained of every ounce

"Incoming!" Razor reported.

"Hang on!"

And when the nightmare's over

The Tubo-Kat sped, spun and twirled as it dodged incoming pulse blasters from Jetstorm and his Aerodrones and lightning from the surrounding storm. Somehow Jetstorm was able to predict where the lightning was going to strike well ahead of everyone else while T-Bone barely managed to dodge a few bolts and a couple of Aerodrones were fried in mid-air.

The final from the storm

"How's exhaust for brains keeping up with us and the lightning?" T-Bone grunted as another pair of blaster bolts barely missed them.

"T-Bone, remember Morbulus' Semblance, Double Vision? He literally had eyes on the back of his head." Razor pointed out. "If Vehicon generals can retain their Semblances from their organic bodies-"

"Then Jetstorm is using his to predict where the lightning will strike." T-Bone finished in realization. "And we're stuck between the lightning and those gearheads."

Dust of all creation

"Maybe not. Remember how we took down Morbulus' Semblance?" Razor shifted through the custom weapons the Turbo-Kat still had. "We still got one left."

"Light it up, buddy." T-Bone said just as Jetstorm came around again in jet form.

To ashes we transform

"Put your sunglasses on!" Razor said, pressing a red button and a red flare shot up into the sky out of the Turbo-Kat.

Instruments of destruction

"What the-" Jetstorm froze in mid-air, remembering this. "Oh no."

BOOM!

There was a blast of blinding light from the flare that would have blinded anyone who was watching. For Jetstorm, his optics were blinded by the sudden brightness in the EM spectrum.

Tools of foul play

"YE-HAH!"

Long enough for the Turbo-Kat's wing to crash into him and send him spiraling down to the ground below.

It's a vile interruption

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jetstorm screamed out before crashing onto the ground, skidding a few feet before coming to a rough stop and shifted back into his robot form. "Oh…"

Existence drifts away

"Got him! Us two, Morbulus zero!" T-Bone cheered, pumping a fist in the air before looking down at the fuel gauge. "And just in time too. We're running low. I think I can get us far enough away from the storm before we run out."

(Instruments of Destruction by N.R.G. Ends)

"You better punch it then, buddy." Razor remarked. "Though I feel bad that we're running out on everyone like this."

"I'll put in a call for a fuel drone from GrimmFall but it'll take some time." T-Bone said, angling the Turbo-Kat away from Nowhere Mountains. "We'll be lucky to get back here even if the drone makes it in time."

"The storm's interfering with communications too. I can't get Sebben on the line." Razor said as he shifted through radio channels. "Him and Miss Briggs will want to know that Morbulus is now Jetstorm."

"Makes you wonder if any of those bots are someone we know." T-Bone commented thoughtfully. "So Morbulus was that giant amoeba we get rid of and it was all a science experiment by Dr. Viper. Kind of obvious when you think about it."

"Maybe we should start cracking down on Viper, Dark Kat and anyone we know is working for Satyra." Razor suggested.

"One step at a time, buddy."

Xxx

Obsidian watched the battle between Jetstorm and the SWAT Kats through a holographic project, remaining silent as the battle ended with Jetstorm crashing and the SWAT Kats retreating.

"Unit groups five and six. Retrieve General Jetstorm at once and bring him back for repairs." Obsidian spoke through the drone network to a group of Copter drones that were closer to the crash site.

Strika came up behind him. "Jetstorm has finally unlocked his Semblance but he's still vulnerable to the same weakness as before."

"A weakness easily corrected." Obsidian replied. "With his Semblance now returned to him, all Vehicon generals have at last regained their former powers. Gelorum's theory was true and we will be ready to take our place as the new rulers of this world."


Name: Jetstorm, formerly Morbulus

Species: Racing Drone

Aura: Navy Blue

Semblance: Double Vision

Description: In his current form and past life, Jetstorm is able to have a second form of vision that literally sees everything behind him as if he has eyes on the back of his head. This allows him to have complete sight of everything in a 360 degree angle and combined with his Vehicon scanners, he can see and predict attacks before they hit him.