Opening Files: The Neurotomic Protocore
The Neurotomic Protocore is without a doubt Dexter's greatest and most powerful invention- in the right hands it could bring great prosperity, or terrible misery if misused. The Neurotomic Protocore is a powerful energy source that can give near-infinite energy to any device. Dexter, grandson of the founder of DexLabs who was the first Dexter, conceived the idea of such a power just before taking a trip to Gravity Falls. The idea was based on his own Semblance which like most members of his family was always active unlike conventional Semblances and focused on boosting his brain activity and combined with the Imagination Semblances of his uncle and sister.
Dexter drew up the plans for creating such a core, based off of his grandfather's plans for creating the Free Energy Core. Over the years Dexter discovered that the Core's potential was greater than even he imagined and could change the world forever. If properly harnessed with good intentions and set to a positive energy emission, it could grant high intelligence and the ability to generate matter into physical form with the aid of special gear that Dexter would later create known as Transference Receptors. Of course Dexter did not stop there and began drawing up plans for a powerful reactor that would generate the core's wave all over the world.
Combined with Transference Reactors it would give everyone on Earth the ability to make their thoughts become reality. However despite the potential it could bring Dexter's grandfather refused to commission the project, believing the Core's potential was far too dangerous to be utilized. Grandfather and grandson argued for a long time with the grandfather trying to make his grandson understand that sharing knowledge and forcing it on the entire world were different but Dexter refused to believe his grandfather's words were nothing else except an excuse to keep him from changing the world for the better. Dexter also protested his sister utilizing her shares of DexLabs to create charity programs and create her own personal theatre that would become highly famous in GrimmFall.
Dexter believed his family's company was to be used for science, instead of fantasy and jumping jacks, despite his grandfather and uncle encouraging his sister for choosing another path.
Finally Dexter had enough and cut off all ties with his family, giving up his claim to DexLabs and choosing to take a job within Mega-Tech that had a job physics open. Without so much as a goodbye Dexter left, taking the plans for his Transference Receptors, the Centralized Neurotomic Information and Power Distribution Pylon and the Neurotomic Protocore Dexter had secretly created. Dee-Dee would attempt to keep in contact with her younger brother but Dexter would never respond, believing he was on the path to creating a new world.
In a way he was but not the one he imagined.
Close File
Xxx
"There's a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge grants us the ability to retain important information as well as understand how the world works. Wisdom gives us the ability to decide best how to use that knowledge. There is an old saying: Knowledge is power. So if you had all the knowledge in the world, what would you do with it?" TOM began, closing the file. "Being able to do whatever you want with what you know. Knowledge is easy to get but you need wisdom to temper it or you might end up making a big mistake."
Xxx
POW!
Buttercup was slammed into the wall again, sliding down to the floor as the monster form of Elmer Slgue approached. Buttercup grunted as she stood back up. "Is that all you got, Paste-Eater? Why not drop the Professor and face me in a fair fight?"
"Like you would know anything about being fair." Elmer retorted, his entire body literally bubbling with rage.
He lunged forward and Buttercup quickly flew out of his reach. He glared up at the airborne girl and shot out his arms, his unique body allowing him to stretch and enlarge his hands as he tried to crush Buttercup like a bug.
"What the puff is that supposed to mean anyways? I didn't tell you to eat the paste that turned you into…This!" Buttercup pointed at Elmer's body. "You went and ate paste in front of everyone after Miss Keane told you not to! That's not my fault!"
"NOT YOUR FAULT?! I WAS A LITTLE BOY! WHAT I DID WAS NO LESS GROSS THAN HALF THE BOYS IN CLASS THAT PICKED THEIR NOSES OR NEVER EVER WASHED THEMSELVES!" Elmer raged, his body bubbling even more now and it seemed to hurt Utonium as he cried out, the hot paste burning his skin. "I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE BEING BULLIED BY YOU AND THE OTHER KIDS! YOU THREW PASTE IN MY FACE AND SPILLED THE DUST INTO MY PASTE!"
"PROFESSOR!" Blossom and Bubbles shot back into the building. "LET HIM GO!"
Elmer snarled, firing paste from his hands at the girls who hastily dodged. Blossom used her heat vision on one of Elmer's arms which hardened and broke apart but to her shock it quickly regenerated.
"Professor, hang on!" Bubbles moved to push Utonium out of Elmer's chest but the paste monster smacked her away.
"HEY! Don't hurt my sisters, Elmer!" Buttercup shouted.
"Elmer?" Blossom looked back at the monster. "Elmer Sglue…The kid you and others picked on back at Pokey Oaks?"
"I didn't pick-"
"You threw paste in his face!" Blossom snapped. "Is that what this is all about? You couldn't bring yourself to apologize and even see what you did was wrong!"
"Will you stop being yourself for two minutes and help me save the Professor!" Buttercup shouted in annoyance.
Elmer took advantage of the distraction and grabbed both girls, slamming them down onto the ground.
"It's a shame your sisters had to be related to you, Buttercup." Elmer slowly approached them. "At least they never abused their powers and pretended to be nice everyone who was weaker than them. If not for getting in my way I'd spare them but is all on you, Buttercup. The only difference is I will make it painless."
Just as Elmer was about to finish them both off a loud scream hit him from behind, earning a cry from him as he tried to cover ears he did not have. Bubbles was using her sonic scream that seemed to work as Elmer found himself struggling to block out the noise, falling to his knees and his body seemed to melt.
"He can't keep himself together under Bubbles' sonic attack." Blossom realized and seized her chance.
Doing her best to ignore the sound of Bubbles screaming Blossom shot towards Elmer and shot through his chest, pushing Utonium out the other side. They both landed on the ground harshly as Bubbles finally ended her scream. Elmer let out a scream as he reformed and stood up, looking even more enraged as he spun around to face the girls as they crowded around Utonium.
"Elmer, stop! You don't have to do this." Blossom said, trying to reason with her former fellow student. "We can fix this and you."
Elmer roared and charged at them, unwilling to listen to reason.
"Let's take him down!" Buttercup said, preparing for battle.
"No…" Blossom pushed Buttercup aside and inhaled before blowing.
She unleashed an icy bust that slammed into Elmer head on, encasing him head to toe in solid ice. The four watched warily, afraid that Elmer would try to break free but after a moment it seemed he was not breaking free anytime soon.
Buttercup thought it was time to celebrate as she offered a smile but looked confused when he saw his sisters and Utonium glaring at her.
"Buttercup, I believe we need to talk."
Xxx
"Ugh…That little…Hurts so bad…"
Hoss Delgado considered himself a tough man and he had proven it more on more than one occasion. However there was nothing out there that could have prepared him for not only having trouble with a twelve year old girl and a crazy old man but also be launched possibly halfway across the country and landing in the middle of the bushes.
"Delgado."
Hoss' one eye went wide as a certain someone emerged from the dark woods, slowly approaching him with a look of clear disappointment. "You…"
Sammael stopped just above Hoss, staring down at the spectral exterminator. "I am curious to hear what you have to say for yourself, considering from what I heard of your skills it should have been an easy mission."
"You didn't tell me they had a Huntress in training!" Hoss barked back in protest.
"I am afraid your assumption is incorrect. Young Juniper Lee is no Huntress but she is a warrior. A warrior imbued with an ancient magic power." Sammael calmly rebuked. "Why else would I gift you with a weapon like Purgatory? A weapon you didn't bother to use, even when the old man trapped you in that bubble."
"It's not like I thought I'd need it against them…And you were watching this whole time?!" Hoss grunted as he staggered to his feet. "If they were so tough why don't you go there and take them out?!"
Sammael smirked as his form…flickered. "I am a busy man, Hoss Delgado. I don't have time to play with children. That's why I sent you."
Hoss grunted, reaching out and watched as his hand passed through Sammael's chest. "A hologram? Is this your Semblance?"
"Hardly. Consider this a long distance call. Now, since you went and made a fool of yourself back there I can only presume you either wish to quit or go back to exact revenge for your humiliation." Sammael continued, his tone turning cold. "Be sure to choose wisely."
"…Fine." Hoss growled, his body still aching as he straightened up. "Only because I want to pay those two back."
"Excellent." Sammael's red eyes glowed bright and in a flash red light all of Delgado's injuries were instantly healed. "Consider this my only act of kindness in this endeavor, Hoss. Fail again and I will not be so forgiving."
Hoss barely so much as scowled as the image of the Fallen vanished from sight. "Forgiving huh? All right, round two is on."
He began making his journey back to Gravity Falls, already planning what he'd do when he find the girl and old man that sent him flying.
Xxx
He had no idea what was happening.
He remembered helping the human children against the creature calling itself Moloch, giving the girl named Danielle a bit of his power to help fight the monster. Sadly though Moloch proved to be too powerful and dragged them deep underground, likely with the intention to suffocate them. He followed to try and save them but as soon as he tried there was a bright light and then he was somewhere else. He lingered in a strange void, instantly noticing his body had been restored.
"Optimus Prime." He looked up, seeing a strange transformer he had never seen before. Its body appeared ancient, yet powerful and it excluded an aura of majesty and wisdom. It's paintjob was dark grey from head to toe with bright glowing azure lines traveling up its limbs and eyes matching their color. "Welcome to the Realm of Primes."
"The Realm of Primes…Should I not be one with the All Spark?"
"It is by my hand you are here. Clearly you do not remember yet."
"Remember? What is it I am supposed to remember and who are you?"
"In the beginning I was one of the Thirteen, created by Primus to turn the tide of his war against Unicron, the Chaos Bringer. After Unicron was vanquished I and my brothers watched over Cybertron, governing its people in the beginning. However our time was not to last as my brothers soon turned on each other and in my despair I created a pocket dimension for myself from which I could watch all of time and space."
Optimus' eyes widened. "You are Vector Prime, one of the Thirteen who preceded me."
The now identified Vector Prime nodded. "Yes and I have brought here because of what has happened. The time stream of this universe has been drastically altered and what I see shows of a war even more horrid than the Great War on Cybertron. A war that began in a timeline that was erased and yet has since evolved so greatly it threatens everything."
"How is this possible?"
"It began eons ago when the universe began. Beings of great power representing ideals such as creation and destruction and many more came into existence in the wake of the great power that created the universe, two of them being Primus and Unicron but they were not the only ones. Many great beings were created and came to be known as the progenitors that guided the creation of the universe we know today. However at the same beings like Unicron were born from a realm that exists parallel to our universe, containing pure darkness.
"From it came a form of power to great to be contained and escaped into the universe. Due to the threat it represented three cosmic beings considered to be gods by mortals were tasked to exterminate this great evil. They hunted it down and eventually destroyed it. However a small piece of the Primordial Darkness survived and landed on the planet Earth."
"The planet Earth?" Optimus questioned. "Earth was created by Unicron unintentionally during his slumber."
"Not this time." Vector Prime solemnly replied. "In the timeline you remember Unicron indeed became the core of planet Earth however when the timeline was altered it sent ripples in all directions: past, present and future. In the former timeline however Cybertron was destroyed by the great evil that the Primordial Darkness would one day become, killing Primus and causing a shift in the balance that sent Unicron into eternal slumber. That evil would be challenged by one warrior who against all odds managed to destroy the evil and prevent its reign before it truly began. However the evil found a way to survive by traveling back in time from the future it ruled and altered its original self that changed everything.
"The timeline you remember was created when the warrior destroyed the last of the evil, allowing for other forms of evil to rise in its place but when you became one with the All-Spark I pulled you into my realm long enough to shield you from losing your memories. Both previous timelines were changed and altered as a result of the Ultimate Evil attempting to survive and it even altered the outcome of the War on Cybertron."
"What has happened?" Optimus asked, dreading what might have happened.
"Due to the alteration Unicron did not become the core of planet Earth in this new timeline but unfortunately like before the war on Cybertron began with your brother in arms who named himself after my brother and attempted to take control of Cybertron. You became Prime when Primus granted you the Matrix of Leadership and fought to defeat Megatron and his Decepticon followers. However during the war I appeared with a message, warning both factions of the great danger I had sensed. Both you and Megatron agreed to temporarily halt the war and sent a scout team to Earth to observe the planet where the threat would come from.
The survey team sent back information during the cycles but they unfortunately were destroyed by the forces of the evil I spoke of. Despite my efforts Megatron would eventually restart the war, having used the ceasefire as a chance to find out more about the evil I spoke of and to further his own agenda: researching Dark Energon."
"He used it to revive our fellow Cybertronians and turn them into his slaves." Optimus recalled, remembering the painful memories.
"Yes and he attempted to use it to turn Cybertron into his domain, exposing it to the Autobots. The Dark Energon poisoned the planet, rendering it dead and forcing its surviving people to flee across the galaxy."
"Much like before…" Optimus noted sadly.
"Yes and like before Megatron pursued you across the galaxy but unlike before both of your ships crashed and the crews were forced into stasis. That is how I am speaking to you now, Optimus. Your counterpart in this timeline is currently in stasis but eventually you will integrate with your counterpart to ensure no dangers to the timeline. When that happens you will have the memories of two timelines, like many others."
"Others?"
Vector Prime nodded. "There are others that have been given a chance to experience having memories of more than one timeline but these were done to better protect this world and the universe. You must know when both the Autobots and the Decepticons awaken from stasis…"
"The war will start again." Optimus finished grimly.
For Optimus the war had just ended and now he was being forced to fight it again in an entirely new timeline. Was he meant to continue fighting for eternity? Would he be able to save any friends such as Cliffjumper this time? Would the war end the same way it had before or would it continue on for another millennia?
"Correct. To ensure this war does not destroy this world or any others you must allies to stand against Megatron and end the war as quickly as possible."
"I cannot ask others to fight in a war that does not concern them."
"And yet it was with the help of the humans that Megatron was defeated before. The stakes were much higher this time, Optimus Prime. Heed my words and be prepared. See this world and what dangers exist, see how different the people here are and make plans to defend them from Megatron and themselves." Vector Prime began to vanish. "This is who you are, Optimus Prime. Defender of the Universe, the Last of the Prime and Leader of the Autobots. Remember who you are."
Optimus watched as Vector Prime and the Realm of the Primes vanished, sending him back into the material world but he could still hear Vector Prime's echoing through his mind as he was sent back.
"Remember…"
He was sent back to the physical world, where he had been before and left to ponder what Vector Prime had been trying to tell him but he knew he had a mission.
Megatron was out there and when he awoke the war would begin again.
"We have lost our world once. I cannot allow another world to fall to the same war that consumed my people. I am Optimus Prime and I now must find others out and warn to be prepared: we are here, we are waiting."
The spark of Last of the Primes shot off into the sky, vanishing over the horizon.
The Autobots and their leader would be reborn and they would continue their mission to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.
Xxx
His recovery was slower than he wished but it was proceeding on schedule. Already the super-serum injected into his bodies had accelerated the healing process and he felt himself growing even stronger. It had been predicted he would make a full recovery at the end of one Earth week and he was already halfway through. In the meantime he had time to consider what went wrong when he had gone after the Omnitrix.
He had overpowered his enemies as expected, even when they had banded together but he had not expected one of them to discover a fatal flaw in the power he had amassed. The fact that Dust lost its power outside of the planet's atmosphere had been an unexpected and unwelcome surprise that had turned the tide of the battle against him. Then there was the next surprise in the form of the Tennyson child using the Omnitrix, turning into a Galvanic Mechamorph that had merged with the human with the technopathic abilities, increasing the weakling's abilities enough to use a particle beam to blast him across the planet.
His followers had found him and quickly brought him back into the rejuvenation chamber to heal. His entire being trembled with rage over being defeated by obviously lesser scum and the fact that Dust had such a crippling weakness left him even more infuriated. His Death Wave had allowed him to take the Aura and Semblances of his victims, giving him several abilities that he saw would be useful but he had relied heavily on the added power of Dust he had gained with his Semblance.
That had been a horrible mistake.
His musings were cut off as the door to his chamber opened and in walked Edwards, stopping before the tank and bowed. "My Lord."
"Speak." He spoke through the breathing mask placed over his mouth.
"We are tracking the green Gem but something strange has happened. One of the rebel Gems repaired the outpost on their own and it is once again affecting all of Earth's communications."
Vilgax mused. "Perhaps one of the rebels is attempting to betray them. Continue monitoring them and the Tennysons. I want daily updates on their movements. I will need time to be prepared."
"My Lord, if I may offer a strategy."
Vilgax stared down at the human. "Speak."
"The Tennyson boy, though no match for you on his own has surrounded himself with allies who have come to his aid both times. They will no doubt do so again in any future encounters."
"Your point?" Vilgax grunted.
"Individually they are inferior but together they continue to exist as obstacles. If I may be so bold, my lord, might I suggest adapting the strategies of the Huntsmen as your own, forming a team to serve your interests."
Vilgax narrowed his eyes as he considered Edwards's proposal. "You suggest I am not match for those weaklings?"
"Certainly not, My Lord. However they serve as a distraction and nuisance to your plans. If they are removed they cannot hinder you."
Vilgax was silent, thinking over what Edwards had said. While he had no use for so-called teammates and was so feared that almost no one besides the fanatics of the Flame Keeper's Circle were willing to serve he understood the importance of hiring mercenaries from time to time. As the future ruler of the universe he had to be the strongest and he proved it many times but this worthless planet had challenged his beliefs time and again. They were many and should have fallen but they remained standing at the end and continued to defy him.
Perhaps he should consider this new strategy. "You can find suitable warriors?"
"We have identified three off-world bounty hunters that would be perfect, one of them from a world under your control." Edwards brought up an image on the wall screen. "The other two have worked for you before and can be convinced to work for you again. A fourth one has been found on this very world and has encountered the Tennyson boy before."
"Hmm…Bring them to me and test them." Vilgax ordered. "If I find them suitable I might find them useful. If not you will be punished."
"Of course, My Lord Diagon."
Xxx
"And here's your pizza."
Johnny Bravo rubbed his hands eagerly as the pizza was placed on the table right in front of him. "Man, haven't had a good pizza since Pops."
"Hey, Johnny."
Johnny jumped and yelped slight as he spun around, spotting Amethyst as she walked up to the table. "Sweet Mama Amethyst, don't do that!"
"Sorry." Amethyst said, looking somewhat gloomy as she sat next to him. "I was kind of surprised to see you were still hanging around."
"Oh yeah. Pops still has me and Carl training like heck but he's given us a bit of break. I thought I'd check out the pizza they make here." Johnny said, gesturing to the Fish Stew Pizza Restaurant the two were sitting outside of. "Haven't seen you around for a day."
"Yeah, Gem stuff and all that." Amethyst sighed, leaning back in her chair.
"You okay?" Johnny asked, seeing something was not exactly right with his friend.
Amethyst shuffled a bit, looking uncomfortable. "It's nothing…At least, it should be nothing."
"Is this about that green chick on the TV earlier?" Johnny asked, taking a bit out of a piece of pizza.
Amethyst looked back at Johnny. "You saw that?"
"I saw it, Carl saw it, Pops saw it, pretty much everyone in the whole town saw it." Johnny answered, finishing his piece off quickly. "Gem chick?"
"More like Gem nerd." Amethyst rolled her eyes. "Peridot, recent pain in our butts. She tried calling her buddies for help but we stopped it. Actually, she stopped it."
"She?"
"Sardonyx." Amethyst grunted, placing her face on the table. "An over the top, obnoxious show off."
"Another Gem around here?" Johnny asked.
"Nah, she's a fusion between Pearl and Garnet." Amethyst sat up and stuffed a piece of pizza into her mouth. "Garnet didn't want to fuse with me because the last time we did I got carried away with Sugilite."
"Ouch. So, Sugi-Light is what you and the Garnet chick are when you two go together?" Johnny asked, his brain processing what he knew of the Gems in a way he could understand. "And you don't like this Sardox?"
Let it not be said Johnny Bravo didn't try to listen to people he considered friends.
"Pretty much." Amethyst shrugged, not bothering to correct Johnny on how to properly pronounce Sugilite and Sardonyx's names.
Last thing she needed right now was to act like Pearl.
"So what's so bad about her? And while we're on the subject is she pretty?" Johnny continued asking.
Amethyst threw a look which made Johnny move back, feeling that Amethyst might just start wailing on him like most girls did. "Oh, she's pretty all right. Pretty annoying! Always acting like she's so perfect, graceful and…Uhg!" Amethyst stuffed two more pieces of pizza into her mouth. "I just can't stand it when she's around and now Sugilite's been bench I'll never know if I can ever fuse with Garnet again!"
Johnny was silent the whole time Amethyst was venting her frustration. He wasn't sure he had anything to say on the whole matter since Gem stuff was new to him.
All he could do was one thing.
"We might need to order more pizza."