Hello, everyone! PHANTOMKNIGHTMARE47 here, with my newest Transformers fanfiction. It's called Transformers Primal Warriors. Basically, the plot goes like this. In the town of Witwicky, Pennsylvania, US-Born Chinese-American college student Jaden Zhou lives a normal life with his friends and family. However, he makes a shocking discovery when he and his friends team up with the Maximals in defending Witwicky from Megatron and his Predacon army. Will Jaden and friends, alongside the Maximals, be able to stop the Predacons from taking over the planet? If so, get ready to find out in TRANSFORMERS PRIMAL WARRIORS!
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers in any way, shape, or form. All rights to the Transformers franchise go to Hasbro, AllSpark Studios, and TakaraTomy. Any Maximal and/or Predacon OCs belong to WOLFWATCHER12, Thunder2500, Lewamus Prime 2023 and myself.
Location: Witwicky, Pennsylvania
Date: October 11th, 2023
It cuts to a small town in the state of Pennsylvania, with a good school district, a bakery, some restaurants, and others to name a few. This was the town of Witwicky, Pennsylvania.
We turn to see a young Asian-American college student helping out at his family's supermarket. He had light-tan skin, black hair, and apple-green eyes. He wore an Ultraman Z t-shirt, indigo jeans, and black Nike sneakers. This was Jaden Zhou, a college student who lived with his siblings and relatives following the passing of his parents.
"Here's your change, ma'am." said Jaden, giving a woman her change for goods that she purchased.
"Thank you, young sir." said the woman with a smile. She then left the store, and Jaden smiled back.
Jaden had a normal life, but that life was about to change. And so, our tale begins.
(BGM: "Transformers EVO" by JAM Project Plays)
[Instrumental]
It shows the Axalon on it's way to Earth from the Jungle Planet colony, in a brief dogfight against the Darksyde, and the two ships crash-land on Earth. Both ships then scanned both living and extinct animals, and figures emerge from the crafts as the title of the story appears.
[Yami no kanata seijaku wo hikisaki]
It shows Jaden and his friends encountering the Maximals, Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap, Rhinox, Airazor, Silverbolt, Nyx, and Dinobot.
[Hoshi no nemuri yobiokosu no wa doitsu da?]
It shows Optimus meditating, as Cheetor does some wind-sprints around the area, Rhinox doing a systems diagnostic, and so on.
[Hora me no mae jaakuna tamashii tachi]
It shows a red and gold colored dragon, before it then transforms into Megatron.
[Nigeba wa nai massugu ni uketomero!]
It shows Megatron's underlings: Waspinator, Tarantulas, Scorponok, Starscream, Rampage, Inferno, and Riprager cackling alongside their master.
[SOMEONE TELLS ME "yowaki" ya "osore" wo shoukyo shite]
It shows the Predacons causing problems in the city, destroying cars, damaging buildings, etc.
[Bokura wa ishiki kumikaeru]
The Maximals then rush into the scene, ready for action.
[Sono te wo tsuyoku nigiri tagai no kizuna shinjite tatakae!]
It shows the Maximals then entering their Robot Forms, weapons drawn.
[Saa ALL I CAN DO AND ALL YOU CAN DO]
The Maximals then faced off against the Predacons, with Cheetor fighting Waspinator, Rattrap fighting Tarantulas, etc.
[Habatake TRANSFORM]
Optimus is seen fighting against Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, with the two archenemies glaring at each-other.
[Sono mune tsuranuku ikari wo chikara ni kae]
It shows that some of the Autobots like Jetfire, Drift, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and even the Dinobots have been reformatted as Maximals, while some of the Decepticons have been reformatted as Predacons.
[Ima ALL I CAN DO AND ALL YOU CAN DO]
Optimus and his crew are then helped out by the Skywatch Squadron, with Lewamus pointing his sword at Megatron, who scowls, as the Dinobots combine into Volcanicus
[Kagayake TRANSFORM shinka no suteeji he]
Optimus and Lewamus are then enveloped in combat auras, and they charge at Megatron.
[TOUCH & GO!]
The two Maximals then rush Megatron, fists raised.
(end of OP)
Chapter 1: Beginning Of The Beast Wars!
Meanwhile, in the depths of space, we see two starships engaged in a dogfight, shooting at each other at Earth's orbit.
"Shields are taking heavy fire!" said a voice on one of the ships.
"Oh man, this is absolutely ridiculous! This is a research and exploration ship, not a combat vessel!" said a voice. One of the ships was blown out of the sky "BULLS-EYE!"
"We'd better head down there." said a figure on the command chair "But first, we need to take alt-modes based around this planet's local wildlife, both living and extinct."
"Right-o, Big Bot." said a voice, as the ship landed. Devices then scanned extinct animals like a Gigantopithecus, a giant cheetah, a wooly rhinoceros, a dire wolf, an Alphadon, a Vulcanops, a Mongolarachne, and a feathered Utahraptor, as well as existing animals like a peregrine falcon, a Siberian white tiger, and a condor.
"This is a precaution, because the Energon levels on this planet are off-the-charts, and prolonged exposure in primary mode can cause serious damage," said the leader. This was Optimus Primal, the leader of the Maximals. He had scanned a Gigantopithecus. He was facing his squadron, which was composed of Cheetor, Rhinox, Rattrap, Airazor, Dinobot, Nyx, Tigatron, and Silverbolt. Cheetor had scanned a giant cheetah, Rhinox had scanned a wooly rhinoceros, Tigatron scanned a Siberian white tiger, Wolfang had scanned a dire wolf, Rattrap had scanned an Alphadon, Dinobot had scanned a feathered Utahraptor, Airazor had scanned a Peregrine falcon, Silverbolt had scanned a condor, Blackarachnia scanned a Mongolarachne, and Nyx had scanned a Vulcanops.
Meanwhile, back on Cybertron, we see the Predacon leader, Megatron, speaking to the Predacon high-council via holo-transmission.
"Like my namesake, I will be the one who shall lead our people to the glory that you have desperately pined for, but never had the strength to seize." said Megatron. "If this disc contains half of what I think is true, then our victory is assured. Yessss. Our rise is at hand." he then ended the transmission with "When the next time we meet, you'll thank me. And then…you will bow."the transmission then ended. One of the councilmen was livid.
"He speaks the truth. There is already an attack on the Great Shipyard." said the first councilman. "Nearly every Transwarp-capable ship has been completely and utterly destroyed."
"THAT INSIGNIFICANT SPECK OF DIRT THINKS THAT WE'LL BOW TO HIM!?" the second councilman roared, banging his fist on the table. "TO HIM!?"
"Be calm. Galavaar's initiative may very well prove our cause, but he lacks the temperament to truly lead the Predacons to victory." said a third councilman. "He has never been one to play the Waiting Game."
"But, we see what's right in front of us, my friends." said the first councilman. "Which is why we shall take advantage of Galavaar's success. Or, his failure."
On Earth, we see the crashed remains of the Darksyde. It was silent, until the ship's onboard computer, Teletraan-1 spoke.
"ENERGON LEVELS ARE TOO POTENT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN PRIMARY MODE WILL RESULT IN STASIS-LOCK, AND EVENTUAL TERMINATION OF SPARK." said Teletraan-1 "TECHNO-ORGANIC CASING IS NEEDED AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING ENERGON POISONING." a spider then lowered itself on a strand of webbing.
"Kekekekekekekeke. What kind of planet is this, Lord Megatron?" said the spider, as it then transformed into a humanoid robot. This was Tarantulas, the resident 'mad scientist' of the Predacons. "How can this be our destination?" A crimson-red and gold colored Western Dragon appeared, and spoke.
"Before we acquired the Golden Disk, the Science Ministry back on Cybertron managed to decode a single file. One of a planet that is exceedingly rich in Energon. Yessss." said the dragon, as it then converted into robot mode, revealing it to be Megatron. "Aahhh, and I can tell that this is true. Which means that whatever else is on the disc will also be true."
(Author's Note: For Megatron's physical appearance, his robot form is a cross between his RID 2001 self, Scourge from Transformers Cybertron, and Predaking from Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, with his Transmetal 2 color-scheme.)
"Kekekekekeke, with just the raw Energon on this planet, we'll be more than able to overthrow Maximal Command back on Cybertron," said Tarantulas. "And there's more on the disc? We'll be unstoppable! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Precisely. Yessss…." said Megatron, smirking. He then exited the Darksyde. "This planet is rich in Energon, and it will belong to us. But, before we can overthrow Maximal Command back on Cybertron, we must first deal with the ones who chased us here, and caused our ship to crash." several more of Megatron's underlings exited the craft, having gained alt-modes based around reptiles, arthropods, and even dinosaurs. "We survived the crash, and until I see their corpses with my own eyes, it's clear to say that they have arrived here as well. We have enemies here, on this insignificant little planet. Enemies that we shall eliminate with extreme prejudice." he smirked. "A new war has begun, my friends. And this time, it is OURS TO WIN!" with that, Megatron erupted into maniacal laughter.
Later, it showed Jaden with his friends, Shawn Jackson, Devon Andrews, Kelsey Griffith, and Bryce Tezuka hiking through the woods. Kelsey was a nature lover and a conventional vegetarian who had her fair share of eggs and dairy. She had blonde hair with cyan eyes, and wore a flower-print sundress, a hairclip, and ballet flats. Devon wore a Kamen Rider Geats t-shirt over a denim jacket, jean shorts, and Nike sneakers. He was African-American in descent.
"This is a really nice day, so far." said Jaden, smiling. Suddenly, they heard a rustling noise, and looked to see a feathered Utahraptor.
"What the heck?" Bryce gasped, shocked to see a living, breathing dinosaur here on Earth. "Is that an actual honest-to-goodness dinosaur?"
"How is this possible? Dinosaurs have been extinct for about 65-billion years!" said Kelsey. The raptor then sprinted off, and the group then followed the creature to the Axalon.
"Holy smoke…" Bryce uttered, shocked. Suddenly, the hull door opened, and a black-and-gray colored Gigantopithecus emerged, pounding its chest and roaring.
"HOLY CRAP! A-a-a real-life Gigantopithecus! I thought they died off after the Cenozoic Era!" said Shawn, surprised.
"Optimus Primal, Maximize!" said the Gigantopithecus, as it then converted into a humanoid robot with a black and gray color-scheme with cyan eyes, and the Maximal insignia on his chest.
(Author's Note: For Optimus Primal's physical appearance, he looks like how he does in season one of Beast Wars: Transformers, The Prime Wars trilogy, and War For Cybertron: Kingdom, with the head of Galaxy Convoy/Optimus Prime from Transformers Cybertron, and the color-scheme of his live-action counterpart from Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts)
Optimus' face-shield then retracted, revealing his mouth. "It's quite alright, denizens of Earth. I am on your side." said Optimus, reassuring the college-aged teenagers.
"Who're you?" said Devon, curious.
"I am Optimus Primal, the captain of the Axalon. I hail from the colony known as the Jungle Planet, alongside my squadron." said Optimus, introducing himself. "Come. I'll introduce you to them." With that, the teenagers followed Optimus inside. Once onboard the Axalon, Jaden and his friends looked to see various extinct and existing animals, including the feathered Utahraptor.
"Everyone, meet the crew of the Axalon."said Optimus, introducing Jaden and his friends to his squadron.
"Maximize!" Cheetor, Rattrap, Airazor, Dinobot, Wolfang, Nyx, Silverbolt, and Rhinox said in unison, as they converted into their Robot Forms.
"My name is Cheetor, it's a pleasure." said Cheetor. Cheetor was the Maximal who became a Giant Cheetah.
"I'm Rattrap. Good to meet'cha." said Rattrap. Rattrap was the Maximal who became an Alphadon.
"My name is Rhinox," said Rhinox. Rhinox's beast-mode was a Woolly Rhinoceros.
"I'm Silverbolt. It's a pleasure to meet you." said Silverbolt. Silverbolt's beast-mode was a condor.
"The name's Wolfang," said Wolfang. Wolfang's beast mode was a dire wolf.
"My name is Tigatron. It's a pleasure to meet you all." said Tigatron. Tigatron's beast mode was a Siberian white tiger.
"My name is Airazor. It's good to meet you all." said Airazor. Airazor's beast mode was a Peregrine falcon.
"I'm Nyx." said Nyx, sounding like Sascha Brause from Attack On Titan. Nyx's beast mode was a Vulcanops Jennyworthae, an extinct species of bat.
"My name is Dinobot." said Dinobot. Dinobot's beast mode was a feathered Utahraptor.
"I'm Blackarachnia." said Blackarachnia, she was a Maximal who scanned a Mongolarachne, an extinct species of spider.
(Author's Note: Wolfang is a character from the TFBW toyline. I was also inspired by a YouTube video to have Dinobot's beast mode be a feathered dinosaur.).
"We are Maximum Animalistic organisms who hail from Cybertron, but reside on the Jungle Planet colony." said Optimus.
"But, you guys can call us 'Maximals' for short." said Cheetor.
"Maximals? You guys aren't Autobots?" said Kelsey.
"No, the Autobots are our ancestors, who fought against the Decepticons here on Earth, and managed to win," said Silverbolt. "We tracked down the Predacons here on Earth, and we're here to stop them before they steal the Energon on this planet."
It shows the members of the Darksyde plotting their next move. Megatron's underlings were Tarantulas, as well as Terorrsaur, who scanned a Dimorphodon, Waspinator, who scanned a Warrior Wasp, Scorponok had scanned a Pulminoscorpius, Inferno had scanned a Titanomyrma, Rampage had scanned a King Crab, and Sky-Byte had scanned a Megalodon.
"Soon, very soon, this planet will be under our control." said Megatron, chuckling darkly.
(AN: Waspinator's robot form is a mix between his BW and TFA selves. Scorponok's robot form has themes of Perfect Cell from Dragon Ball Z and Mac Gargan/Scorpion from The Superior Spider-Man)
"Yes, and all organic life on Earth will kneel before the Predacon army!" said Terrorsaur. Suddenly, the Darksyde's computers detected a large scarlet-red colored crystal formation.
"Aaahh, Red Energon in a crystallized state." said Megatron, smirking. "Let us acquire it for ourselves, and obtain super-speed!"
With that, Megatron and his forces then entered Beast Mode, and headed off.
Meanwhile, back onboard the Axalon, Cheetor was explaining Cybertronian physiology to Jaden and his friends.
(AN: Cheetor's robot mode is a mix between his Transmetal-2, Beast Machines, and Cyberverse selves)
"Now pay attention, what I have inside of me is what's known as a Transformation Cog, or 'T-Cog' for short." said Cheetor, explaining everything. "It's what allows me to transform from Robot Mode to Beast Mode. Without it, I wouldn't be able to transform." with that, Cheetor then transformed into his Giant Cheetah beast mode.
"Holy cow!" said Devon, surprised to see Cheetor transform.
"Now, all I gotta do to change back to Robot Mode is say: 'Cheetor, Maximize'!" with that, Cheetor then transformed into his Robot Mode.
"Way past cool." said Kelsey, smiling. Suddenly, the Maximals got an alert on their screen, and looked to see the Predacons approaching a large crystal formation of Red Energon.
"Is that…Red Energon?" Rhinox gasped, shocked.
"Energon? Wassat?" said Shawn, curious.
"Energon is a natural resource on our birth-planet, Cybertron. It fuels our bodies and powers our weapons." said Optimus, explaining everything. "Red Energon is the most volatile form of Energon, and when refined into fuel, can boost a Cybertronian's speed and power to near-superhuman levels."
"Let's go get it, before those damned Preds do!" said Cheetor, itching for some action.
"BEAST MODE!" the Maximals exclaimed, as they then converted into their animal alt-modes and took off.
Meanwhile, with the Predacons, Tarantulas, Megatron, Scorponok, Inferno, and Waspinator looked to see the large crystal formation of Red Energon.
"It'zzzz beautiful." said Waspinator, amazed as he sniffled a little. "It bringzzzz a tear to your eye."
"Let's bring it back to base." said Scorponok.
"Not a chance, Predacreeps!" said a voice, as Cheetor arrived with Optimus, Rhinox, Tigatron, Airazor, Nyx and Silverbolt. "We won't let you get your filthy talons on that Red Energon!"
"I'd like to see you try to stop us. Yessss…." said Megatron, sneering.
"Megatron, Terrorize!"
"Inferno, Terrorize!"
"Wazzzzpinator, Terrorize!"
"Scorponok, Terrorize!"
"Tarantulas, Terrorize!"
With that, the five Predacons then changed into their Robot Modes.
"Optimus Primal, Maximize!"
"Airazor, Maximize!"
"Nyx, Maximize!"
"Cheetor, Maximize!"
"Tigatron, Maximize!"
"Silverbolt, Maximize!"
"Rhinox, Maximize!"
With that, the Maximals then converted into their Robot Modes, weapons drawn. Optimus had a pair of machete-like blades, Cheetor had dual scimitars, Rhinox had a pair of chainguns, Airazor had a blaster rifle, as did Tigatron, Nyx had a crossbow, and Silverbolt had a sniper-rifle.
"Bring it on!" said Cheetor, smirking. The Maximals then charged, ready for action as they fought the Predacons.
(BGM: "Unbroken" by Black Veil Brides plays)
With that, Optimus fought against Megatron in a duel, as Rattrap and Cheetor, faced off against Terrorsaur, Nyx and Airazor fought against Waspinator, Tigatron and Rhinox fought against Rampage, and Silverbolt fought against Tarantulas. Cheetor was deflecting shots fired by Terrorsaur's blaster using his dual scimitars, and Rattrap countered using his own gun.
"Keep still!" Terrorsaur snarled, losing his cool.
"Nope." said Rattrap, as he shot holes in Terrorsaur's wings, sending him careening down to the ground.
"Wazzzzzpinator RESENTS Bird-Bot!" Waspinator snarled, glaring daggers at Airazor "Wazzzzzpinator WILL SCRAP!" he and Airazor were now engaged in an intense dog-fight, until Airazor and Nyx then shot Waspinator's wings off. The wasp Predacon dropped like a rock, and landed headfirst into the ground, where a mouse was tugging on one of his antennae.
"Ohhhh...Wazzzzpinator hatezzzz both Bird-bot and Bat-bot…" Waspinator groaned. Rampage then advanced towards Rhinox, but then learned to regret that decision, as Rhinox then whipped out his dual chain-guns and opened fire with *BUDA-BUDA-BUDA-BUDA-BUDA-BUDA-BUDA!*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHH!" Rampage yowled, screaming as he was practically shot to pieces by the chain-gun rounds. Rampage fell backwards, battered and bruised.
"You can never hope to truly stand up to fight against the glorious Predacon army!" said Megatron, scowling as he fought Optimus.
"Wanna bet, Megatron?" said Optimus, as he extended the barrels on the cannons on his left forearm, and aimed them right at the Red Energon crystal formation.
"W-wait! You can't possibly be serious! Are you aware of how volatile Red Energon can be!?" Megatron gasped, shocked.
"Oh, I'm well aware, alright." said Optimus, as he fired at the Red Energon formation. With that, the Maximals then changed back to Beast Mode and made a break for it.
"CURSE YOU, OPTIMUS PRIMAL!" Megatron bellowed, shaking his fist in retribution, as the Red Energon crystal formation then exploded, sending the Predacons flying.
Later, it showed the Maximals in the Axalon, where they had discovered the locations of several other stasis-pods having crash-landed on Earth.
"Looks like there are more Stasis-Pods out there, Big Bot." said Cheetor. "Some contain veteran Autobots who volunteered to be reformatted into Maximals, who have yet to scan an alt-mode."
"Others contain Decepticons who have also been reformatted into Predacons." said Dinobot.
"Well, it's going to be up to all of us in order to find the reformatted Autobots and stop both the Predacons and the reformatted Decepticons." said Optimus.
(End of Chapter 1)
(Ending Song: "SAVIOR OF SONG" by NANO & MY FIRST STORY Plays)
I LOOK ACROSS A RAGING WAR
AND FEEL THE STEADY BEATING OF MY HEART
Arashi no mae no shizukesa ni
Yaiba wo furioroshiteku'n da
Kurikaeshi A MEMORY FADING ima mo
Jidai wo koete I TELL A STORY hibiku
Sensen fukoku no uta zankoku ni somaru kono chikai wo
WE'LL FIGHT UNTIL THE BITTER END
Togireta iki no ne wo,
Kegareta sekai wo tsunagitomete
Bokura no haguruma wo IT'S TIME TO STOP A REWIND
Ushinatta kibou wo,
Kowareta jikan no piece wo atsumete
Torimodosu tame ni YOU NEED TO FALL AND UNWIND
Hashiridasu kodou sae mo
Kagirinai itsukushimi wo
Michibikidasu ARPEGGIO
SAVIOR OF SONG
A SAVIOR OF SONG
(End of ED)
Next time on Transformers Primal Warriors, the Maximals discover a Stasis Pod containing the veteran Autobot, Jetfire, who was bored with retirement, and volunteered to be reformatted into a Maximal, and as such, Jetfire scans a bald eagle and a Masai lion to become a gryphon. Meanwhile, a Stasis Pod containing Starscream, Jetfire's arch-enemy, has scanned a Quetzalcoatlus skeleton, and as a result, Starscream joins the Predacons, but secretly plots to take over. Will our heroes be able to save the city from Starscream? Get ready to find out in Chapter 2: The Return Of Jetfire And Starscream!