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Chapter 12 Chain of Command
It was a bright sunny day. Optimus, Rattrap, Rhinox, Cheetor, and Dinobot were all walking towards the strange rock formation. All of them were in their animal forms. Izuku was far behind with wonder in his eyes at the strange site. He was wearing more ready clothes like darker clothes and steel-toe boots.
"Man, I have a bad feeling about this," Rattrap said. Soon all of them were standing there. Izuku could not help but think about the stone edge, the way this all looked was too familiar. Optimus had asked in advance for Izuku to come here. When Miko joined, she was still happy and outgoing. Though Izuku could tell that she wanted to get back into the fight. Rhinox sits down in his form beside a stacked stone structure. He opened his mouth and scanned the stone structure.
"This isn't a natural storm formation somebody, somehow… built this thing," Rhinox said then he glanced at Izuku. " We also went through your computer system, and we found no records of this structure ever being listed. In your history,"
"Yeah? Well, excuse my error message, but the only people that inhabited this planet are humans, right," Rattrap said then he kicked a stone over. I'm not sure there are any other alien species here,"
"Man, I thought the place was a spiritual shrine. You guys are telling me that this could be more?" Miko said as she gazed at the rock pillars around her.
"Hey, don't you guys don't think you're overreacting," Izuku said, touching one of the rock walls. Cheetor ran around exploring the area and then walked by Optimus.
"Yeah big boy I mean this place doesn't scream suspicious," Cheetor said. Optimus frowned as his scanners even picked up some strange symbols, writing that didn't match up with the planet's inhabitants. Then his systems picked up a different energy signature.
"Something else is odd. I'm testing an Energon reading," Optimus said. Miko and the others were gladly informed about what Energon was. He walked forward to the tall cairn of rocks piled up on an altar.
"It's under the pile of rocks," Optimus said. Rattrap looked around at the standing stones uneasily.
"Just like bait in a mousetrap," Rattrap paused in a shiver. "This place alternates my currents,"
Izuku began to take notes in his book. Miko glanced at her friend with a concerned face.
"Are we supposed to take notes?" Miko asked.
"Oh sorry, this is just more for me," Izuku said quickly, putting away his notebook.
"It's not a bad thing to take notes Izuku. Miko go ahead and give one of those rocks," Rhinox asked. She walked over and picked up a rock, setting it down for the rhino.
"Ya Know the Energon on this planet doesn't fit with its geology. Hard to believe it could have formed naturally," Rhinox said. Dinobot then tossed a huge boulder off the cairn.
"However it got here we must remove it… before the Predacon does," Dinobot said. Izuku agreed the last thing he wanted was for Megatron to have this.
"Heads up!" Miko shouted. All the Maximals turn their heads toward a standing stone. Appearing out of the beautiful eclipse and conjunction was Megatron.
"And I think we will take it. Yes~. No Energon Crystal is too-," Megatron paused in words seeing Izuku standing by Rhinox.
"You," Megatron said, singling out Izuku. The teen nervously gulped as Miko stood by his side.
"I think he's holding a grudge," Miko said.
Above in the sky, Terrorasur and Waspinator soared over Megatron. Both in their robot modes. While Scorponok and Tarantulas moved from their hiding spots and began to lay fire. The Predacons began to fire at Maximals. Everyone began to scramble for cover. Izuku pulled out his shield and covered Miko's paths. The two hid behind a stone pillar, where Rattrap and Dinobot hid.
Rattrap pulled Izuku and Miko in the middle so that a rogue shot one graze them by the edges of the wall.
"Man, you're old friends don't miss a beat," Rattrap said in a stressed tone of voice.
"How could you make jabs of all time," Miko said.
"Now is the time to transform!" Izuku called out. The two maximals both glared at each other and agreed.
"Rattrap maximize!"
"Dinobot maximize!"
The two transformed and pulled their weapons. The two began to lay down fire at the two aerial combatants. The rest saw this as their opportunity to transform.
"Keep them away from the crystal!" Optimus shouted. Rattrap had just ducked a laser shot directed at his head. Then he glared back at his leader.
"Oh yeah, sure. Give us the dirty work!" Rattrap yelled. Miko narrowed her eyes and yelled at him. Making the maximal jump a bit.
"Will you shut up and just shoot the bad guys!"
Rattrap fires his stasis rifle. The blast hits Scorponok's feet. Knocking him back to the ground.
Cheetor ducks from behind the cairn, he raises his left arm, and his limb is soon divided into two. revealing a silver missile. He aimed it at Scorponok who had just gotten up and began to fire at Rattrap who was taking cover.
He lined up his shot and fired the missile at the Predacon which caught onto his chest and sent him flying over the horizon.
"Scratch one!" Cheetor said to the group. Izuku held up his shield and began to cover Rattrap's side from a blast. Izuku was knocked back into his friend's metal leg. Rattrap glanced down and quickly picked Izuku up.
"Thanks for the help, kid," Rattrap said, pulling up the young man to his feet. Rhinox poked his head from his cover. Waspinator and Terrorsaur in their robot forms and shot randomly down below.
"We got flyers incoming!" Rhinox cried out. Optimus stood up and glared at the two.
"They're mine," He said in a determined manner to take these two down. Optimus blasted off the ground and fired two missiles at the two Predacons. Waspinator was hit and tailspins to the ground as a cloud of black smoke followed. The second missile missed Terrorasur as he fired back.
The missile was shot from a trigger-happy hand. The missile crashed into the cairn which caused an explosion. All of those who were on the ground covered themselves or hid behind the standing stones.
When the explosion smoke cleared, the stone cairn was gone, blown apart. Now in its place was a small blue energon crystal. It crackles with lightning and then begins to aggressively glow bright blue.
Megatron's reaction turns into horror as the light starts to illuminate his face.
"Terrorsaur, you fool! you've released the crystal energy, it is useless to us now! Back to base!" Megatron said as they all shifted into their Beast modes. Quickly retreating to their base.
Izuku was extremely worried the last time energon exploded. It completely leveled a mountain. Miko was smiling and couldn't help, but feel excited about the upcoming explosion. Cheetor grabbed them both and headed for cover.
Optimus quickly landed on the ground away from the explosion.
"All Maximals change into you're beast mode, and prepare for an energon wave!" Optimus shouted to the others. All of them ran outside of the standing stones. Making a far distance away, while Miko and Izuku rode upon Cheetor.
The energon soon exploded and crackling energy started to connect to the standing stones. Making them glow with a bright, blue, radiant light. All of this unbound energy is deflected upward in a single, narrow search-like beam. Miko and Izuku could feel that strange tingle running throughout them like static electricity.
The crystal that was in the middle of the standing stones burned out in a flame of white light. Everyone slowly stopped and wondered what had happened.
"Okay, what was that!" Miko said. Rhinox walked forward by Miko and gave the two humans a side glance.
"Like I said. Those stones ain't natural," Rhinox said with a hint of shock.
"That's not supposed to happen," Miko said in awe. Cheetor glanced at the two humans on his back hoping for an answer.
"What in the galaxy was that?" He asked in exaggeration.
"I don't know but none of this makes any sense!" Izuku said, trying to understand how in the world regular stones could shoot a strange, white light into the air. Unless they weren't normal as Rhinox suggested.
"Looked kinda like a… a signal. But to whom?" Rhinox said. Miko and Izuku's eyes are both wide at the indication that Rhinox is making.
"You mean to say there could be more aliens!" Miko panicked. Izuku didn't like that whatsoever. They're already dealing with one invasion. They didn't need another on their plate. Optimus grabbed his chin and pondered.
"Well, perhaps we'll learn the answer… someday," Optimus glanced at everybody, seeing that none of the troops were exhausted. He knew that they'd done enough today.
"Alright, everyone back to base," Optimus orders. Everyone followed their leader's lead and marched back to base. Miko held her head down in a gloomy state. Fortunately, Izuku noticed and could see something was irking his friend.
"Miko, are you okay?" Izuku asked.
"Yeah I just wished I could help more in the fight," Miko said. She saw how Izuku helped block laser shots with his shield. She had no powers but still wished to help. Optimus couldn't help it over here and walked by Cheetor's side.
"Miko it's alright, you and your friends are still in training. Besides what did you take away from this experience," Optimus asked, wanting to show her something. Izuku kept his mouth shut; he didn't wanna ruin the one-on-one conversation they were having.
Miko took a long sigh and began to reminisce about the battle.
"I guess always watch for Mega Dork and his goons," Miko said. She wasn't always the best when it came to lessons. She thought she was going to fail this little talk by the leader of the maximals.
"Good no to be always alert, especially when you're out on missions, what you might think is a minor thing could be life-saving for future events, good job Miko," Optimus said with a smile. He walked to the front of the group to lead back to the base.
Miko was a bit surprised but felt a smile appear on her face. Izuku turned around and nodded at her.
"Somehow Optimus says the best," Izuku said.
"Totally," Miko said. "Best leader ever!"
Rattrap rolled his eyes and walked by Optimus.
"Great, looks like you have a fan club starting," Rattrap mumbled. Optimus let out a laugh and kept walking.
"Jealous," He joked.
In the blackness of space, the that had shot from the planet, punctured a hole in the black fabric of space as a streamlined alien-looking probe, slowly pushed out into existence. The probe then floated towards Earth.
The Maximals were now at their base. Optimus was looking at a map. While Izuku was by his side taking down notes. Miko and Rattrap were playing cards, well it appears that Miko was winning being that she had all the chips.
"Read them and weep," Miko said, putting down a royal flush. Rattrap threw his cards on the table and let out a tired sigh.
"I can't believe I'm already in debt to a child here," Rattrap said, grabbing his head in anger. Miko smiled and held all the space credits. The rambunctious girl had a greedy smile on her face, but then it turned into one of worry.
"Hey, Rattrap could I ask you to help me with something," Miko asked. Rattrap glanced up with a tired face.
"Kid I'm already in debt to you, ask away," Rattrap said. The girl twiddled with her fingers and took a deep breath. It wasn't easy for her to ask for help but she needed to step up.
"Do you mind if you could teach me how to work some explosives?" Miko asked. Rattrap had a puzzled face.
"Why would you want-," Rattrap was cut off when the door to the bay was open. Rhinox walked in while Carmine and Raf rushed by.
"Optimus should see this," Rhinox said with a big smile. Optimus spun around to his chief engineer, wondering what he was talking about.
"Izuku, Miko, you two aren't going to believe what he helped make!" Carmine said. Raf was giddy with excitement as he wanted to show them all.
Everyone followed the three to the loading bay. As they walked down the hallway, Carmine had a big smile on his face that weirded out, Miko.
"Okay, what are you guys making a smoothie machine!" Miko said not understanding what all this hype was about. The bay doors opened to show standing right in the middle was a platform with two metal rods sticking upward. Optimus and Rattrap let out a gasp. Miko stood there, confused, not knowing what was in front of her.
"What's this?" Miko asked.
"Miko this is a space bridge but thought it was too dangerous," Izuku said in worry. Rhinox stepped forward so that he could present the machinery behind him. While Carmine and Raf stood proudly by Rhinox.
"This is not a space bridge. This is a way safer version though. It limits our distances to only this planet. This is what we call a ground bridge," Rhinox declared. Izuku gulped but was still nervous about this portal. Miko was puzzled as he looked at the two humans that helped with this.
"You guys did this?" Miko said not believing them.
"Hey all it just needed was the right wiring," Carmine said.
"And simple programming, the heavy lifting was done by Rhinox," Raf said with a bright smile.
"I told you Rhinox I didn't want any of us to do anything with this technology," Optimus said in a stern voice. The last thing he wanted to do was put this planet in danger for faster transportation. Rattrap immediately jumped in front of their leader.
"Hold your horses there, pal, I'm up for anything that's gonna help us get back to our home," Rattrap said. Optimus walked around his lieutenant and stepped up to Rhinox.
"We can't just use this willy-nilly we don't even know the dangers we could be causing," Optimus said.
"I know what you mean but I don't wanna put another human life at risk, you know as full as I do if we have this, we can maneuver around the Predacons," Rhinox said making his point.
"I know the dangers, but after what Rattrap showed me, what those Predacons did to those people," Rhinox said. Izuku, Carmine, and Miko didn't want to remember. Raf never knew what happened in that room, but he was smart enough to use his imagination and it was horrible. All those innocent lives were wasted. Optimus held his head down in shame only to have a comforting hand on his shoulder. Rhinox gave his friend a sympathetic look.
"We have to take the risk, for their safety," Rhinox said. Optimus took a deep sigh and gave a stoic glance at his friend.
"We use this only when necessary, do I make myself clear," Optimus said to three engineers who worked on this. Miko gave a sad sigh.
"I guess no trips to Hawaii anytime soon," Miko said jokingly. Izuku couldn't help but imagine that they could go anywhere on their planet. It was cool but the chance of accidentally opening a black hole did sound unsettling.
"Well back to the dumpster for me," Rattrap said. Then Cheetor ran into the room with a worried face.
"Optimus, we got something on the scanners!" Cheetor said. everyone began running towards the command deck, seeing that the hollow table was displayed in front of them. A map of the Earth was shown, and above it was a small red dot approaching the planet's atmosphere. Rhinox looked at the data graphs and felt uneasy
"Wrong profile for a stasis pod. but it ain't a meteor either," Rhinox said.
"Prime, where's it headed?" Optimus asked. Rhinox looked at the scanners and had a grim face.
"Right for… The standing stones," He said. Miko and Izuku both worryingly looked at each other.
"Wait, you mean the local, standing stones for the town?" Carmine asked.
"I thought they were a rip-off Stonehead somebody set up so they could attract tourists," Raf said, thinking about it now they were there before the town was even set up.
"Well when I got there they're possibly alien in nature, none of the symbols on them matched any of your languages," Rhinox explained. Izuku walked towards Optimus with a worried face.
"Does this mean, it is them?" Izuku asked. Optimus had a stoic face.
"Yes, it looks like somebody answered the signal," He said. Miko climbed on top of the table.
"Well, what are we waiting for, let's put out the welcome mat," Miko said.
"No, Me and Dinobot will go, we don't know if they have peaceful intentions," Optimus said. Miko gave a sad sigh.
"Aw, man," She said. Optimus glanced at Izuku and gave a tired sigh.
"Izuku we might need you to, avoid any possible human trials, just stay out of site. I'm starting to believe that Megatron might be more after you than me," He said. Izuku quickly saluted him and respectfully nodded.
"Yes sir," He said.
"He gets to go, oh this is not far," Miko said. She got off the table and marched off to the other room. Rattrap glanced at Carmine with a curious look.
"Do all females on your planet act this strange," Rattrap asked.
"You have no idea," Carmine said.
The time of day was now night. The wind was cold, and the wild animals were singing their songs. Right now Dinobot and Optimus were in their beast modes. Meanwhile, Izuku walked behind them to keep an eye on their rear.
"We are almost near it, Now everyone stay alert!" Optimus said. Izuku Dinobot nodded, and the young teen held up his shield. The moment they walked over the horizon and could see something in the middle of the standing stones. It was a golden pill-shaped probe in the center of the ring of stones. It stands upright, floating off the ground. Izuku was lost on the site but it was Optimus, who approached it.
"But who?" He asked out loud. Izuku quickly felt something was wrong and turned to his right. Only to see Waspinator flying above and shooting a missile at Optimus.
"Watch out," Izuku couldn't finish warning his leader. when the blast hit Optimus making him roll on the ground. Megatron then stepped out from behind the probe. He was in his robot form mockingly smiling at them.
Waspinator lands next to him. He was holding out his blaster. Izuku quickly walked over and protectively covered Optimus, holding his shield out.
"It's okay Optimus, I'm here," Izuku said. Optimus let out a slow cough, trying to get up.
"Sorry for letting my guard down, Izuku just makes sure to stay out of Megatron's way, I'll get up!" Optimus said. He struggled to stand up. The young held his stoic front but could see Megatron slowly approaching him.
"Whatever this fascinating device, we Predacon claim it as our own. Yesss," Megatron said maliciously.
"Too bad that's not going to happen!" Izuku yelled at the Predacon.
"So you very stop talking, because it's starting to get on my nerves!" Megatron said with a murderous glare at Izuku. However, Dinobot fired his laser eyes right at Megatron.
"Oh no it's gonna happen again, it's going to send out another signal," Izuku thought.
Megatron does out of the attack but the attack hits the prob instead. The area around them began to shake the probe emanating, a visible radio wave not like energon where the blue waves were like ripples. This was a calm pulse. Then the prob flashes a bright white light. Izuku raised his shield to block the light from blinding but it was too blinding.
"Dinobot we have to get Optimus," Izuku yelled only to hear the screams of everyone. He turned his head around to see all of the Cybertorans suffering, in agonizing pain, as they all began to collapse, as white light shone through their mouth and eyes.
Then a bolt of white energy hits Optimus in the middle of his chest, then he vanishes from the Izuku site. In a blind vaporizing light. Izuku felt his heart drop as his whole world was shattered. The one person who had pulled him from that pit of despair was gone. His hero was dead…
"OPTIMUS!" Izuku yelled. Then Izuku watched as Megatron, Waspinator, and Dinobot collapsed on the ground. Izuku could feel the White energy passing through him but it didn't affect him in any way. He wanted to marvel and acknowledge what was happening. However, the loss of his friend was too much to bear. It was then the light stopped revealing that he was the only one standing. The golden probe was still floating in the air.
"What's happening?"
Izuku felt a sudden pain as a loud noise rang out throughout the area. Produced from the alien prob. The young teen fell to the dirt floor trying to fight off this unconscious feeling. He tried to cover his ears, but the sound just pierced through his hands.
He lay defeated as he was slowly passing out from the intense noise.
"Optimus," Izuku whispers, calling out to his mentor as he slowly falls into unconsciousness. Before he could black out he heard a voice speak.
"A human has passed the test, Energon intolerance is at maximum capacity with this one, Commander beta Vox, reporting,"
Izuku closed his eyes and lay silent. He blacked out as the light around him vanished. No
He didn't know where he was but all he could see was black he didn't know where he was or what time it was. He felt as flimsy as a feather.
He was lost in this abyss and didn't know what to do. Then the thought of what happened recently flooded his mind. The one who he looked up to Optimus Primal was now gone, his hero and so was his friend. He wished not vengeance but justice for what happened.
The moment of wanting to write the wrongs. Ignited something in the teenager. He wouldn't give up no matter what even if it was here, he would still find a way to get out. An ironclad resolve was formed within him.
Then in the blink of an eye, before he could even twitch a muscle, twelve pairs of glowing blue eyes latched their gazes at him. Izuku felt his heart skip a beat as a blue glowing hue shined from the horizon,
Illuminating twelve titans in front of him. All of them looked at Izuku as if to study him.
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"Arise Izuku Midoriya, your friends still need you," A mighty voice called out to the young teen. It wasn't trying to be tough, but it was strong enough to be gentle. Izuku could see a white light coming down upon him.
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"That voice so sounds familiar, but so different," Izuku
"Optimus is that you?" Izuku asked.
"He's walking up!"
"Izuku can you hear us,"
"Everyone give the kid some space!"
"Oh man, I hope he's alright!"
Izuku slowly opened his eyes to see he was in the medical room of the ship. He was lying down on a cold table as an Operation light was shining down on his face. Rhinox pulled away the light and gave a worried look at Izuku. He looked around the room to see Miko, Raf, and Carmine give him worried faces.
"How are you feeling?" Rhinox asked.
"I feel like my head is on fire, but other than that, I'm feeling prime," Izuku grumbled.
"Yep he's okay," Miko said in a joking voice. Raf hopped on the table and looked at Izuku.
"What happened?" Raf asked. Izuku closed his sigh and rubbed his head, trying to help himself calm down.
"It all happened so fast, Megatron attacked Optimus and the alien pod shocked us all then…then- Optimus! Is he alright where he is!" Izuku asked only for his three friends to show a sad face.
"We are hoping you could get us?" Rhinox said.
Izuku felt a sudden anguish but he quickly put it down. Right now his friend needed hope.
"I don't know but that alien prob zapped Optimus with some sort of energy beam, and then he was gone," Izuku said but he quickly shot a glance at his friends.
"But I don't think he's dead, he can't be," Izuku said with a tone of disbelief. Rhinox didn't have that much hope, and held his head down, shaking it in sorrow. Miko gripped her arm uncomfortably. While Raf and Carmine both had sad looks.
"This is war," Raf said. that was the final nail in the coffin as I feared that their leader was dead. The door opened as Rattrap walked with a nonchalant walk.
"Hey, Chopper's face is starting to wake back up. We can start asking questions. Hey Izuku, you can also tell us what happened," Rattrap informed. Izuku gave a sad sigh and nodded.
"Jeez. Who died," He asked, and then his eyes widened in sudden realization. "Everyone to the command deck now,"
Izuku still didn't know what to make of his strange dream.
" I have more important things to worry about the ship needs a leader,"
Everyone was at the command center watching the recovery chamber. All of the Maximals were in their beast modes. Dinobot was slowly starting to wake up.
"Is he going to be alright?" Raf asked. Rattrap held a suspicious look on his face.
"Let's hope so. I need some answers right now," Rattrap said. Izuku hoped he was hallucinating that what he saw was wrong.
"I hope what I saw was wrong because he can't be gone," Izuku said, gripping his fist in anger. Rattrap put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, we do what we can, and hope for the best," Rattrap said.
"Guys he waking up!" Raf pointed out. Dinobot eyes snapped open as all he could see outside of the stasis pod was everybody leaning into the narrow glass window with concerned looks on their faces. Well, Rattrap was more suspicious than worried. Dinobot panicked and broke out of the latches that were on his wrists.
"Maximal torture chamber," He screamed. Then everyone around the pod quickly gave themselves some space as Dinobot burst out of the door and grabbed the holo table, raising it over his head.
"Dinobot your safe," Izuku shouted "He still thinks we're under attack,"
"Watch out for big and scaly he's packing a table!" Carmine shouted.
"Stay back!" Dinobot said as he threw the table at the group who all quickly ducked under as the table crashed into the world. Izuku slowly approaches him with his arms raised.
"Dinobot it's okay, we're safe," Izuku yelled trying to calm him down.
"Whoa hey, power down! You're on our side now, remember?" Cheetor asked. Dinobot took some deep breaths and glanced around the room. He shakes his head briefly trying to recollect what happened.
"Affirmative," Dinobot said as began to calm down.
"Jeez man, remind me never to wake you up," Carmine said as he glared at the damage behind him. Rattrap meets Dinobot with a suspicious sullen face.
"And Maximals don't have torture chambers. Though you know, I could get behind that idea…" Rattrap felt a kick to his leg.
"Dude seriously now it's not the time," Miko said. Dinobot could see Izuku was here but how.
"How, how did we get here? Izuku what happened?" Dinobot asked, making Izuku hold his head down in dismay.
"We found you two dumped in the front of the command base hatch. Unconscious, and…" Rhinox paused and had a sad look. "Without Optimus,"
Cheetor gasped and found Miko was right by his side, putting a hand on his neck. "We can't give up."
Rattrap wasn't having any of this sad mushy state on the ship right now they needed to get down to business.
"Yeah, like an innocent orphan in one of those Earth B-movies," Rattrap said if the jab did not affect Dinobot.
"Optimus?" Dinobot asked. The warrior looked at Izuku who's expression confirmed his suspicion.
"We were hoping maybe the innocent orphan baby could tell us what happened to Optimus, Izuku said that he's gone, but…. That can't be true,"
Dinobot turned away from them.
"Then the boy is right, Optimus Primal was terminated," Dinobot said and could hear the murmurs. "An alien probe has landed at the standing stones. It emanated an energy burst during Optimus' transformation, he then vanished. if you do not believe me, ask Izuku, it appears the energy blast did not affect him,"
"Wait a minute, why was he transforming?" Rhinox asked.
"Because that's when Megatron attacked us," Izuku said "And yeah, I saw it to Optimus is gone,"
He held himself from crying a storm because right now that's not what Optimus wanted right now. He was going to be a hero then that meant he had to face adversity and pain. With a little sniffle, he looked at the others.
"There's more, I heard someone speak, it wasn't Meagrton. Something came out of the probe, I didn't see what it was, but I could hear it," Izuku said in horror as his eyes were sunken and scared. Miko's jaw dropped and Carmine walked to his side.
"Dude, are you telling me you saw another alien?" Carmine asked. Rattrap looked at Izuku with a stern glare.
"What did you hear?" Rattrap asked. Izuku repeated what he heard word by word.
"A human has passed the test, Energon intolerance is at maximum capacity with this one, Commander beta Vox, reporting,"
if everyone silently gasped at the implications of what that thing said. While also the Maxmials were completely lost because they didn't know what the heck a Vok was.
"This is bad," Raf said.
"Yeah no kidding, we just had to worry about a Predacon invasion. Now we gotta worry about another," Miko said in anger.
"We have no time for further analysis of our situation now. We must make another attempt to secure the probe from the Predacons. Rattrap, come with me!" Dinobot ordered as he tried to make himself in command. Rattrap snarled as his whiskers started twitching.
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, stand by. Who died and made you prime, scaleface!" Rattrap asked in an angry tone of voice. Izuku's heart sank, as you could already see the discord that erupted from the crew.
"Optimus is certainly scrap. And I, as the most powerful of the group, shall replace him. Anyone who disagrees may challenge me now," Dinobot said. Rattrap responded by walking up into Dinobots face and staring down him me.
"Dinobot maximize!" He said as he transformed, towering over Rattrap.
"You have been messing with the wrong mouse, Chopper face!" Rattrap yelled back. Rhinox was about to step in when Izuku stepped forward.
"ENOUGH!" Izuku yelled in an angry voice, actually making the two cybertronians flinch a little in surprise.
"Optimus wouldn't want us to fight each other, right now we have to be calm! If we got here to our ships safely then that also means the same for Megatron!" Izuku yelled. Making everyone look at him. Izuku held his head down and remembered what Optimus had said to him.
"Wisdom cannot be granted it must be earned sometimes at cost,"
"Let's just think before turning on each other," Izuku said, Making both Rattrap and Dinobot begrudgingly look away from each other. It was then that Rhinox stepped in between them. Making them subside from fighting.
"Izuku's right, we're better than this, we'll settle this chain of command in traditional Maximal fashion. By secret ballot," Rhinox said. Izuku supported that idea way more than trial by combat.
"Well let's just hope we can decide before Megatron gets the better of us," Miko said. Rhinox looked at the three humans and gave a calm gaze.
"All maximal and other friendly parties must vote," Rhinox informed making the four humans gulp nervously.
In the Predacon base, Megatron and Waspinator emerged from the restoration chambers in their Beast forms, letting out roars and painful groans. All of the Predacons were watching them recover.
Tarantulas and Scorponok were watching them from a balcony.
"Megatron back! Megatron back! Scorponok was alone with Tarantulas and Terrorsaur," His loyal subordinate, called out. getting him some dirty looks from the other two. Tarantulas crawled downward to speak with their leader, face-to-face.
"I was beginning to worry if you had been under the restoration chamber for even a second longer, I might have had to use the quirk project," Tarantulas said with a disappointed tone of voice. Megatron just rolled his eyes.
"Still need guinea pigs for your little project, I know you even haven't had the time to perfect the bio scanner," Megatron informed.
"Well can't blame a bot for trying," Tarantulas said with wicked laughter. Megatron then tried to remember as he gripped his head.
"How did we end up here?" He asked.
"You and Waspinator were returned to us badly damaged, by who we don't even know, they snuck by all the security cameras and alarms," Terrorsaur informed as he found the whole situation to be strange. Megatron grumbled and then tried to remember what happened.
"Yesss. I remember now. Optimus and that stupid human. Wait? Optimus Primal is terminated!" He grinned in excitement as this was an opportunity he could not waste.
"Quickly now! Scorponok, you and Waspinator get back to the standing stones and guard that alien probe!" Megatron orders quickly. He then turned to the rest of the crew on the ship.
"As for us, this is a perfect opportunity. Yesss. I know just how the weakling Maximals will respond to Optimus' death. Confusion, bickering, recriminations. The Perfect opportunity for a surprise attack!"
Back in the Maximal ship all of them waited for the counting of votes. Rattrap and Dinobot sat at opposite ends of the table. Rhinox holds a box with small scraps of paper.
Everyone was waiting for him to count the votes, Carmine scratched his chin in confusion.
"Does anyone else find it weird that we are on an alien spaceship, but we had to settle this with pen and paper?" Carmine asked. This made Miko elbow him in the side.
"Ow, what was that for?" He asked, holding his side.
"Carmine, this is a serious moment right now," Miko said.
"Well you have to settle it with democracy," Raf said, shrugging his shoulders. Izuku meanwhile was still silent. He gripped his arm in worry and grief. Cheetor took notice and nudged his head on his shoulder. Making Izuku look at him.
"I'm sad about the big boy being… not here with us, but I promise we're gonna take down those creeps, and when you're with us, it makes me feel like anything is possible," Cheetor said. Izuku felt a smile appear on his face. He nodded his head and wiped away a tear.
"I hope so too," Izuku said. Rhinox pulled the first scrap of paper. He read it out aloud.
"That's one for Rattrap,"
Rattrap's eyes flicker lightly in surprise.
"One vote for Dinobot,"
Dinobot blinked impassively like he already knew he was the Winner.
"One for Rattrap," The next slip of paper made Rhinox stunned as he read what was on it. Rattrap noticed the sudden hesitation.
"Uh, everything all right there?" Rattrap asked. Rhinox nodded and cleared his throat.
"One vote for Izuku,"
Izuku's eyes widened as he didn't even vote for himself in this election he voted for Rattrap. It was then he glanced over at his friends, saying they had stern expressions like they were choosing to stand their ground. His heart pounds nervously, he was being chosen why? He still had much to learn in combat and leadership.
"Another vote for Izuku," Rhinox pulled out the last two and let out a gasp.
"Two more votes for Izuku, the new captain is…Izuku,"
Rattrap's jaw dropped as that was all the ballots in the box. Dinobot was speechless as he lost.
"HEY, WHAT! no fair, he had his friends vote for him, didn't he!" Rattrap yelled. Rhinox stepped in the rodent's path.
"It's a secret ballot. No one has to say who they voted for," Rhinox said.
"Well it's not right Izuku is not ready to lead and that's too much of a big responsibility to put on his shoulders," Rattrap said.
Dinobot also agreed he saw the young human as brave and a capable promising warrior. He was still too young to be a leader; the boy needed more time.
"Izuku is too young and lacks any field experience, Megatron will exploit him," Dinobot said in anger. Izuku felt a wave of relief hit him. He shouldn't accept this honor too soon and what right did they have to call him or leader?
"Guys I don't want this, I'm not leader material, I'm not Optimus," Izuku said in a sad voice.
"No, you're not," Miko said. Izuku glanced at his friends, seeing as they all looked at him.
"We didn't vote for you because we thought you were Optimus. We voted because you are you, we can do a recount, I just thought it would naturally go to you," Carmine said. Raf stepped and nodded.
"Yeah, you hang out with the Maximals way more than anybody here," Raf said.
"Plus you're the only one who looks Megatron in the eye and tells him to screw off. That's so cool," Miko said in amazement. Izuku felt a little embarrassed that all these eyes were looking at them. However, maybe it was time to stop looking at his chance of fate as luck when it was his characteristics that got him here. That made him Maximal. Izuku took a deep breath. If he was going to be a leader, then he had to know one key fact, Freedom.
"I accept the role of leadership if you want to accept me as your leader," Izuku said humbly. Cheetor was all for the chain of command. Rattrap, Rhinox, and Dinobot glanced at each other and knew what they had to do.
"Kid you're good but I don't think you're ready for this yet," Rattrap said.
"You are compassionate and care for others, but it's too early to make such big decisions," Rhinox said as honestly as he could.
"You are a brave and honorable warrior, but even I know not to send your experienced hands for such a large burden to carry," Dinobot informed. Izuku wasn't mad or disappointed but was relieved to know that he was capable of leading, but needed more time.
"Then I was glad to be one of your candidates for a while," Izuku said with a bow. However, he couldn't help but daydream of the idea of leading the ship to the stars. Now that that debacle was put away. Rhinox glanced at the ballots.
"Well, I guess we go down to the next winner, which would be Rattrap," Rhinox said, pointing to the lieutenant. Rattrap smiled and raised his arms, high and excited.
"Yahoo, go me, go me, and in your face Dinobot," Rattrap called out. Dinobot let out a feral cry.
"I've heard enough from the scrawny thief. let us set a leadership by combat!" Dinobot yelled but before any fist could be thrown. A sudden beep on one of the monitors went off. Raf adjusted his glasses to see what it was.
"It's a communications link," Raf said.
"Who's trying to call us?" Carmine asked. Rhinox walked over to the computer and patched through the call.
"Maximals! Come in, are you receiving?" A static voice called out.
everyone's face turned to utter shock. While some couldn't believe it. Izuku felt his chest rise in hope.
"Optimus?" He asked in disbelief.
"Maximals Command base, this is Optimus!" He said. The urgency in his voice made the others feel nervous. Everyone crowds around the comm center.
"Optimus, This is Rhinox, where are you?" Rhinox asked.
"Hard to say. As near as I can figure, I have no physical body. My consciousness is intact, but my physical molecular structure is being stored and scanned. I'm inside the alien probe!"
The maximal are stunned at what they heard. The technological feats that they just heard sounded impossible, even by their standards. Rattrap pushes through the crowd.
"We'll come and getcha. Just keep static," Rattrap
"No where's Izuku, he's alright!" Optimus asked.
"Yeah, I'm looking right him what's the issue?" Rattrap said.
"Optimus I'm fine what's going on am I in danger," Izuku asked.
"I heard someone speak here, they kept mentioning you Izuku, they said that the planet now has worthy candidates, I don't what for but I didn't like the tone he had," Optimus said
"The Vok," Izuku thought.
"Just beware of a Predacon attack. They'll be after you, now that you're outnumbered by Maximals, Rattrap, you're in charge," Optimus said making all the Maximals. Izuku was also relieved that the issue was resolved.
"Though I'm sure you worked out the chain of command peacefully, also Izuku your presence might be needed for the standing stones, be careful," Optimus said. Izuku nodded and took a deep breath right now it was time for a rescue mission.
"My final command is that I am authorizing ground bridge user, immediately. Good luck to you all," Optimus said as the call ended. Then without warning, the base started to shake as the lights in the room flickered.
"Well, you're right about one thing, anyway," Cheetor called out, pointing out that they were under attack.
"Were under Predacon attack!"
The building shook again, violently shorting out some of the equipment in the console room. The four humans in the room quickly grabbed onto something so that they wouldn't be tossed around. Dinobot glanced at Rattrap with a glare.
"Well, commander! What are your orders?" Dinobot yelled sarcastically. Rattrap was a bit hesitant in trying to find a correct answer. Then Izuku ran towards his friend.
"Rattrap I'll manage the ship cannons!" Izuku said. If he could lead the group, then he would lead by example and hope it would catch on. Rattrap nodded at Izuku permitting him to do so.
"Ah we've, we've scrapped if we sit inside. Ah, prepare for a sortie," Rattrap ordered.
"A frontal attack? Pure madness!"
"No Izuku will be managing the cannons, they'll have to take cover! Let's go!" Rhinox said. Rattrap quickly transformed as did the others.
"No, Rhinox, you get to work," Rattrap said as Dinobot and Cheetor began to run toward the bay doors. "We need a device to extract Optimus from that probe!"
Rhinox's face turned into horror. "Oh no!"
Rattrap halted in his place and looked at three humans. He pointed at Miko and had a mischievous smile on his face.
"Hey Miko, do you wanna know how the bombs work? Rattap asked, making the young girl smile.
"I've been waiting for someone to say that to me all my life," Miko said in joy.
"Well, you're about to learn today, Carmine and Raf help Rhinox with the machine," Rattrap said as he ran to the hatch. While Miko tagged along.
"Great, we are going to die," Carmine said. Raf ran to Rhinox and was ready to assist.
"Anything I can do?" Raf asked.
"Do you know how to simplify matter into energy?" Rhinox asked as he scrambled over the scrap to make something.
"Uh no,"
"Alright, this is gonna be a learning experience for both of us!" Rhinox said.
Meanwhile outside of the Maximal command base appeared that the sun was starting to rise. Megatron was in his robot form. And fires his magma bomb launcher at the ship and makes a big explosion yet it doesn't rupture or scratch the surface.
The elevator platform began to descend downward. Carrying Rattrap, Cheetor, Dinobot, and Miko. They came roaring out taking shots at the Predacons.
"Ah, they've come to meet their death face to face!"
Rattrap, Miko, and Cheetor took cover from the oncoming shots. They ducked undercover while Rattrap handed Miko a small silver orb, with a red button on the top of it.
"Miko when I say now, push the button and throw it as hard as you can at Megatron," Rattrap said. Miko nodded. Rattrap smiled but could see Waspinator was buzzing right towards them. He didn't get too far as the ship's cannons quickly fired back, making him do a small aerial retreat.
Dinobot charged at Megatron with his sonic sword, drawn. The two quickly began to trade blows with each other. Fighting sword and tooth. Terrorsaur sources down below and launches a missile. It was able to hit a circuit box on the outside of the command base.
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Inside the base…
Rhinox was fidgeting around with circuits and tubing.
"Make a device that extracts physical molecular structure from an alien probe? Man, I gotta be a miracle worker," Rhinox's hand began to try and find its adhesive but he couldn't find any.
"I need something to stick these things together," Rhionx called out to Raf and Carmine who were both scrambling to find the right parts.
"I have duct tape!" Carmine shouted. The base began to violently shake again as he could feel that the hit did serious damage to the haul.
"Oh no!" Rhinox said.
Meanwhile outside
Rattrap was still taking cover. He fires his plasma rifle at the soaring Terrorsaur. He quickly took notice that the fuse box on the elevator base was damaged.
"Dinobot! The shield's secretaries hit. Get it back online!" Rattrap yelled.
Dinobot was currently busy with his battle with Megatron, as he had just ducked from his tail weapon and struck a mighty blow to his jaw.
"I'm currently engaged!" Dinobot yelled. Rattrap was displeased with the answer.
"That's an order! One more missile hit and our shields are gone for good!" Rattrap orders. However, the order fell deaf on Dinobot's ears as kept fighting Megatron.
"Come on, please!" Rattrap could see that his begging did not work whatsoever. Miko could see how important this was.
"Rattrap go I'll cover you!" Miko said
"But you only have one grenade kid I'm not gonna-,"
"Just go, I have a plan!" Mikl yelled, cutting him off. Terrorasur fires another missile. Rattrap ran as fast as he could just before the missile hit. He pushed the red button, resetting the shield and reconnecting the damaged circuitry.
The missile that was now deflected and almost hit Terrosaur. The cocky Perdacon glanced down at the rodent.
"Ah, you missed!" He mocked, only to be shot down by the ship's cannons. Now Terrorsaur plummets to the ground. Rattrap let out a tired laugh, knowing Izuki got him.
"Oh, I love that kid," Rattrap said.
Meanwhile, Dinobot knocks Megatron back with a strike with his sonic sword. Megatron recovered from the attack and glanced up at Dinobot. Before he could get up and retaliate, some called his attention.
"Hey, Mega dork catch this grenade!"
Miko hopped from her spot and pitched a round object at Megatron. However, the leader of the Predacon caught the orb in his hand and smirked at the human.
"You humans are truly more idiotic than you think. I've had hundreds of grenades tossed at me- And this is a rock in my hand," Megatron said as he glanced down, seeing that it was just a round gray rock. "Why am I holding rock?"
It was then he heard the sound of a metal sphere gently, tapping his foot. Seeing the actual grenade was right there by his foot.
"Oh, I see you tricked me, *sniff*… well played I don't have a retort here,"
"Kaboom!"
Dinobot let out a mocking laugh and turned towards Miko.
"As you humans say, nice one," Dinobot complimented.
Then a giant explosion corrupted, throwing Megatron across the ground and into a rock wall. Outlining himself in the stone with black smoke coming off his body. Tarantulas walked over to his leader and pulled him off the wall.
"I suggest we withdraw Megatron. The true prize and reinforcements await us at the standing stone,"
"Yesss. The alien probe. Withdraw at once!" Megatron yelled at the Predacon. Miko could see you were able to drive them off and she was able to get one over Megatron.
Then the Maximals began shortening and sparks coming from their joints. Miko saw they were all in great pain.
"We've been in robot mode too long, Everyone in beast mode," Rattrap said as he transformed. Cheetor and Dinobot followed suit and began to transform.
"Like we needed ya to point that out!" Cheetor said.
"Well, at least they're gone,"
Dinobot looks at Rattral, then straight ahead.
"You were selfless and putting that shield back online. I'd ought to have followed your command. I am dishonored," Dinobot admitted. Miko patted the Raptors to try and comfort him while also having an excuse to touch a dinosaur.
"It's okay you were busy fighting Mega Dork, right Rattrap," Miko said. Rattrap doesn't quite know how to take this apology.
"Ah, hey, there's always next time," Rattrap said.
"So are we gonna go and save Optimus? Or what?" Miko said, holding her hip on her hands.
"I'm sorry little one but we need rest before we can go," Dinobot said, collapsing on the ground. Rattral smirked, and then he sat with Dinobot.
"It's a good thing, we got a ground bridge," Rattrap said.
After a couple of hours of rest. The four Maximals stood in front of the ground bridge in the loading bay. Izuku was also by their side as he wore his green hoodie and stared at the two metal pylons. many of the others were still in their Beyst modes. They wanted to limit their energon exposure as much as they could.
After a while of planning and discussing, it would be Izuku and the Maximals to help free Optimus. Izuku was more than ready, but he was glad that his friends would be safe and here. Raf, Carmine, and Miko stood by the ground bridge working the controls. Well, it was more Raf because he understood what he was doing.
"So these things are gonna teleport us to the standing stones, alright let's do this," Izuku thought. "Don't worry Optimus we're coming for you,"
Rhinox approached Raf. Then he knelt, meeting the child with a gentle gaze. "Remember what I said if we're not back within 24 hours, contact your planet's government,"
"Yes sir and please be safe, I don't want to lose my science buddy," Raf said, holding up his fist for a bump. Rhinox laughed and gently touched his large metal fist with his. He stood up and picked up the makeshift device, looking more like a gun with a scanner attached to it.
"I dunno if this thing's gonna work, but it's as ready as it's ever gonna be," Rhinox said.
"Hey, then it's the best we got," Carmine said. Rattrap glanced at Raf.
"Alright, kids ready the ground bridge," Rattrap ordered.
Carmine quickly set the coordinates in, Raf nodded and pulled a red switch. Izuku's eyes widened as the green portal started to swirl in the middle of the two metal pylons. The light is produced because of a tear in space. Illuminated the room with a green light. Even the Maximals were in awe of this technology that was lost to the ages. Now it was here aiding them in their battle.
"By the matrix," Rhinox said. Izuku still can't believe what he was looking at. It was amazing. There was an old saying here on planet Earth that quirks never existed; they would be able to travel space in this time, and age. Now he understood why space travel was so important. It was the final frontier.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's go in," Rattrap said, bravely scurrying into the green vortex without hesitating. Quickly Dinobot followed suit with Cheetor doing the same. Rhinox wanted to call out to them but at this point protocol and safety, we're out the window.
"Izuku hop on," Rhinox said. Izuku did what he said and hopped on. it wasn't the most comfortable thing to be on but he probably thought it looked pretty epic riding a Rhino. They all enter the portal as it finally closes.
"That has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my life," Carmine said.
Izuku could see that they were walking through a tunnel of green, gentle light that didn't burn out your eyes. It was amazing but then he saw the other side. It was the standing stones ahead. Rhinox made a big leap and jumped out of the portal.
Izuku could see the portal slowly vanish and said they had returned to where the alien probe was. Izuku dismounted off Rhinox and popped out his shield.
It was the early afternoon, and an eerie fog had settled across the standing stones.
They walked deeper into the belly of the beast as Izuku could feel how ominous the crisis became. He could see it, the alien probe was smack dab in the middle and it hadn't moved an inch from the last time he saw it. Izuku didn't like seeing that thing.
"Where that's all that matters, we're here to save you Optimus," Izuku thought. They all walked into the area but Rattrap raised his left paw, signaling them to halt.
Rattrap sniffed the air and his ears perked up. "Too quiet here. I thought the Predacons were making for the probe by now,"
It was the slow chuckle from Megatron that could be heard around one of the standing stones.
"Ha! Excellent prédiction, Commander Rattrap! Let's see how you fare on the battlefield!" He said as Scorponok and waspinator popped from their cover and laid down fire.
"Maximals maximize!" Rattrap shouted as they all transformed. Megatron narrowed his eyes at Izuku and glanced over to Waspinator.
"Take care of the boy," He orders.
"Rhinox! Get Optimus outta that probe!" He said as Izukj followed him into the standing stones. explosions and blasts go off around the Maximals. Rattrap bravely charges forward but is sent sprawling backward by a blow from Terrorsaur.
"Ah! Not so cocky now are we," He taunted, only to be quickly shot down by Rattrap who held his guy high. Terrorsaur comes crashing down with a trail of black smoke to follow.
Cheetor leaps at Scorponok but is blasted backward by one of his missiles. Rhinox is seated beside the alien probe and tries to use his device.
"Optimus, can you hear me!" Rhinox asked. The screen on the makeshift devices began to show static. Izuku, who covered Rhinox's back, was beginning to get worried.
"Loud and clear, big guy!"
There was a smile of relief that appeared on the chief of engineers' face. Right now he twisted the knobs and pushed the buttons. on his strange device, and begin what he could only assume was the extraction process.
"I'm gonna try to extract you!"
The device that Rhinox held made beeping and scanning noises but the probe was unchanged in any way.
"It's not working!"
Izuku didn't know how this was going to work but he couldn't give up now. He could see Megatron attempting to blast Rattrap, as a missile almost hits him. Izuku had to think quickly they were outgunned and outmatched.
"Come on think what even set off the standing stones in the first place, think," Izuku thought. Rhinox was poking frantically at his device.
"This whole area is full of stable energon, radiation from the probe," Rhinox said. Izuku immediately connected to the dots, and his eyes widened.
"Wait a minute every time somebody blasts one of these stones they start to act up. The probe isn't the device. All of the sanding stones are one mechanism," Izuku thought before he could say what was on his mind. He noticed someone was sneaking up on them. Waspinator held his gun out, right for Izuku.
He attempted to hold up his shield. Before a word could escape his lips a barrage of bullets shot over his head. It was Rhinox who unloaded his entire clip into the poor Predacon, he could see the sparks and holes appearing on Waspinator. He even lost his arm. He swore it looked out of a sense from Robocop. It was also watching a mechanical being torn apart so it was more like watching a car crash than a human dropping dead.
Izuku's jaw dropped at how brutal the onslaught of bullets was.
Izuku could see the bug was still standing after a full twenty seconds of gunfire. The robot finally went down. Rhinox stopped his fire and held his gun high.
"Waspinator down," He grumbled as Izuku could hear the Predacon power down.
"Is he dead?" Izuku asked. Rhinox shrugged his shoulder.
"Eh, it's a flesh wound," He said. Izuku quickly shook his head and glanced at his friend.
"Rhinox I don't think it's just the Probe, I think the whole place is the device!" He said. Rhinox quickly adjusted the knobs and switched on his makeshift machine.
"You're right, this whole place is! We have to tact into these," Rhinox said as he knocked over a stone. "We have to change the stones,"
That action was enough as the entire area began to shake, blue energy floated over the other stones as an activation had begun. The energon began to flow freely. Then in a chain reaction, the top of the probe began to open up like a flower, and a beam shot off from the top of it, splitting apart the clouds. Izuku could see a person being materialized.
Izuku's eyes widened as he felt his heartbeat in excitement. There was a wave of memories that washed over him. He couldn't help but remember the time when he was a little boy sitting on the couch and watching TV. Seeing All might save people from a burning factory. Yet this was not All Might.
This was someone much better. Izuku felt tears of joy leak from his eyes.
"Optimus…" Izuku said. Then the sounds of rockets echoed throughout the valley. Then the beam of light flew out of Optimus and soared into the air. He spins around and hovers above them all.
"Look who's back— and feeling PRIME!" He raised his forearm missiles. Then fired all four of them, hitting Tarantulas, Terrosaur, and Scorponok. They all quickly tumbled away from the blast.
"Way to go Optimus! Welcome back!" Cheetor said. Optimus quickly lands and joins the other. Rattrap, Rhinox, Dinobot, Cheetor, and Izuku stood with Optimus. If Izuku didn't know any better he would say this would be a superhero pose.
Megatron grits his teeth in anger as he fails to obtain the probe, and now Optimus has returned. The balance in the war has tipped to normal. Megatron could see most of his forces retreating without him.
"The day and the probe is yours, Optimus. Yesss. Just beware… not all aliens are beneficent, after all," Megatron turns and runs off toward the horizon, transforming back into his Tyrannosaurus rex mode. The battle was over and the victors were the maximal.
Izuku without hesitation, ran over to Optimus and hugged his leg. Then he quickly looked over his leg and realized how embarrassing his action looked.
"Sorry just… glad to see you're okay," Izuku said as awkwardly scratched the back of his head. Optimus gently patted his back.
"It's alright Izuku I was scared to know that I might not be able to see any of you again," Optimus said then his glance went to Rattrap.
"You commanded well in my absence," Optimus said. Rattrap shyly looked away and scratched his head. It was nice knowing that he did do something right at the same time he didn't want to lead ever again.
"Command is a pain in the tail especially, with this pack of hyenas you can keep it," Rattrap said, making Izuku laugh at the joke. Optimus let out that warm chuckle of his. Then that soft face was turned into a stern glare at Probe.
"I'm more concerned with this probe right now- eh?" He couldn't finish what he was saying. The probe began to glow with a pulsating, white, hot light. Then in the blink of an eye, it vanished. Everyone was silent until Cheetor broke the silence.
"What the heck was that all about!" Cheetor asked.
"I don't know, I suppose they found out everything they needed to know about us and Izuku," Optimus said.
"Well, the Vok know I'm successful and whatever they're doing," Izuku said thinking how creepy it was they just knocked him out.
"Yeah, they also know we got the destructive capability and reasoning power, I don't like what's happening here Optimus," Rhinox said. Dinobot looks to the sky and stares at it.
"But why would they want to know? And more importantly… who are they? Friends? Enemies? Or Something more?" Dinobot said. Izuku felt a chill running down his spine remembering the way, that alien sounded so lifeless and yet full of excitement.
"I don't know either, but I have a bad feeling about this, especially if they're talking about experiments on us. The bigger question is why here?" Izuku admitted.
"Good questions. I wonder when we'll find out the answer," Optimus said. Izuku opened his book and began to write a new entry.
Chapter two how to tell a visitor from an invader…
And that's Chapter 12 guys I hope you all enjoyed it. Anyway, The Vok appears, and the other primes, What? So what's going on who knows, oh wait I do. Anyway, I will give the Vok a bigger presence in the story. Also, we will be seeing new Maximals appear, but it won't be Tigertron, but it's someone else not to mention, we still have more adventure with the crew to go. I wanted to give the humans more roles in the Maximal ship. Like Carmine and Raf are being under Rhinox's watch. Rattrap will be guiding all of them, like teaching Miko about demolition. Izuku is under Optimus' watch. So yeah sort of that prime setting. Not to mention getting to finally have a ground bridge.
The Next thing I wanted to say was how would feel about other Hasbro properties. Like not adding another faction or universe but cameos, and maybe being important characters done the line, like Rom The Space Knight, G.I Joe, and more stuff like that. I know it would be fun you know. Anyway, tell me your thoughts. I hope you all have a nice day and thank you for reading see you later.
