"Talking"
"Radio talk"
"Sentinel"
"thinking, weapons names, and flashbacks"
Disclaimer: I do not own either Beast wars or RWBY
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Chapter 15
A Better Mousetrap
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Vale, Patch, Axalon
It was a week after Ruby and Weiss were kidnapped by the Predacons and to say things were touchy with Yang after she found out would be an understatement. When she did find out she stuck to Ruby like glue. While at first it was sweet, Ruby soon got feed up with it real quick as Yang never let her out of her sight even when she went to the bathroom.
Currently Ruby was working on the new security system called Sentinel with Rhinox. As she was putting some codes in she could feel Yang looking at her like a hawk eyeing it's prey. Trying to distract herself from the feeling she turned to Rhinox.
"Rhinox how's the friend and foe program coming?" She asked actually wondering where he was on it.
Rhinox looking up form the command table as he answered her. "Slow, I have everyone's ID code, but Blake's and she keep's avoiding getting a medical scan."
Hearing this made Ruby frown, Blake has known about the Beast Wars for some time now and she still hasn't gotten the scan done.
"I'll talk to her, but for the mean time, make Sentinel human friendly until we get that scan." Ruby told him as Rhinox as he didn't like the idea but did it anyway as he wondered something about Ruby's work.
"How's the emergency shutdown coming along?" He asked as Rattrap walked in and wondered what he heard.
"Emergency shutdown? What are you talking about?" Asked Rattrap as Yang was wondering the same thing.
"It was Ruby's idea." Started Rhinox as he looked at Rattrap. "The emergency shutdown will turn Sentinel off. All you need to do it, is your access code. And to turn Sentinel on you need a mixture of mine, Optimus's, or Ruby's code to turn it on."
"What if you don't?" Asked Yang wondering what would happen.
"After three try's the system will fry itself." Rhinox told her as both Rattrap and Yang's eyes went wide at hearing that.
"Don't you think that's a little extreme?" Rattrap asked.
"No." Ruby told him as she got up from her seat. "If we lose the base or if Sentinel gets stolen, it will prevent the thieves from using it."
Rattrap nodded as he understood where she was coming from and was impressed by the safety measures she put in. Ruby then started to leave the bridge and Yang started to follow her.
Seeing this was the last straw for Ruby.
"Yang." Said Ruby trying to keep her cool. "Where are you going?"
Hearing this Yang answered without a second thought. "Just following you. Making sure your safe." She told her as both Rattrap and Rhinox looked at each other as they started to back away from them.
"So, in other words you don't think we're safe in the Maximal base and that I can't take care of myself." Ruby told her as she turned to face her sister with a look of furry.
Yang took one look at her face and knew she had to choose her word carefully. "No, I just want to make sure your safe is all."
"Again, you think I can't take care of myself." Said Ruby as the bots in the room were near the exit in case they had to leave fast.
"No, but after what happened last time…" Started Yang only for Ruby to interrupt her.
"Was me letting my guard down. Something what won't happen again." She told her.
Yang was about to say something, but Ruby cut her off. "Yang if you can't trust me to keep myself safe, then how can I trust you to watch others backs if your only watching mine?" Ruby asked her as Yang didn't know what to say as Ruby started to leave only to run into Optimus and Blake.
"You!" Said Ruby as she pointed to Blake, freaking her out a bit. "Get your medical scan done today." Ruby ordered her as she left.
Optimus looked at the room and saw Yang with a conflicted face and both Rattrap and Rhinox looking like they dodged a fight. "What happened here?" He asked as Rhinox shook his head and answered him.
"You don't want to know."
Hearing that only made Optimus more confused as he put it to the side for now. "Ok then, how about that presentation about Sentinel you promised Rhinox?" He asked as Rhinox stared the presentation.
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Vale, Patch, White Fang location
While the Maximals were working on their defences the White fang were on Patch, but underground as they were digging towards the Maximal base.
"Ok people were nearly there." Yelled Roman as he looked at a map on the tablet he was holding. He then looked at the crew of construction workers Roman got for the job, but as he looked over at Wazzpinator and Terrorsaur he couldn't help but wonder what Megatron was thinking giving them to him.
"Hey Roman!" Yelled on of the White Fang member that were digging. "Why aren't you helping?"
Hearing this cause Roman to shake his head. "Cause Megatron put me in charge of this operation for getting the plans for the deceive we're using for this operation and that make me the supervisor for this dig. And when was the last time you saw a supervisor dig?" Hearing this made the Member shake his head as he used his pickaxe on the wall in front of him.
Soon another White Fang member spoke up. "Why the hell are we using shovel and pickaxes when we have power drills and excavators!?" He yelled as the others looked at him like he was crazy.
"Did you forget already! If we use those the Maximals may detect us." Said another member as the others agreed.
Roman then looked over to Blackarachnia in beast mode who was working on what look likes a turning fork. "How long until the sonic bomb is ready?" He asked only for her to glare at him.
"It's not a bomb you idiot. It's a sonic emitter. You should now this since you're the one who got it in the first place" She told him as she kept her glare even.
"But doesn't it explode?" One member asked as he looked up at her.
Hearing this Blackarachnia turned to face him. "Yes, it will once it's armed." She answered wondering where he was going with this.
"Then it's a bomb. Bomb's explode, and this thing explodes so therefore it's a bomb." He told her as Blackarachnia fought off the urge to transform and shoot him, as some of the others laughed at his logic.
Meanwhile as one member was shoveling his shovel broke. He looked at it before turning around to the entrance. "Hey human I need a new shovel!" He yelled as a creaking wheel sound was heard as Cinder entered the cave pushing a mining cart filled with supplies.
As she stopped the cart and grabbed a new shovel she was furious as she was sent here to give out new supplies to these, these beasts. For two days this is all she has done, though she was glad she was able to change out of her dress and into worker clothes.
As she was walking back to her cart she saw Roman fiddling with the bomb controls, telling her who was in command.
"Wazzpinator can't take this anymore!" Yelled Wazzpinator as he threw down his pickaxe and flew out of the cave before anyone could stop him. Roman looked at where the bug flew off and shook his head.
"Never should have brought him here." He mumbled to himself as everyone continued digging. The faster they dug the faster they were done.
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Vale, Patch, Axalon
At the Axalon Weiss, Blake, Optimus, Rhinox and Rattrap were watching a simulation of Megatron in beast mode as Rhinox explained the system.
"Tangler guns target intruders with plasten coils. That gives the stuns guns and cyclotron fields time to set up for the knock-out punch." Explained Rhinox as the simulation showed everything he said.
"Beast or bot, old Sentinel here takes them down." Added Rattrap as he laughed.
"Amazing." Said Weiss wishing she had this for her company.
"Well done." Praised Optimus as he was glad the bot side of the system was up. "But what about Humans and Faunus?" Hearing this made Blake tense up, but no one noticed.
"Well for the Faunus we took an old war item and changed it a bit." Started Rhinox as he saw the worried look in Optimus eye's. "Don't worry we made it so it won't kill."
Hearing this made Optimus sigh in relief. They may be at war but to him many in the White Fang were misguided and deserved better. "Continue." He told him.
"It's called a screech. It creates a high pitch noise that only Faunus can hear. If let on too long it will cause hearing damage, but we change it to immobilized target for the tangler and stun guns to get them."
Optimus nodded as he was glad the screech purpose was changed. "What about humans?" Optimus asked as Rhinox looked uneasy.
"Rhinox?" Optimus asked him wondering what was wrong.
Rhinox looked uneasy as he answered Optimus question. "Sentinel will be human friendly for some time."
"What!" Yelled Weiss not believing what she heard as Optimus was in the same boat.
"For boating up cold." Said Rattrap shaking his head.
"Rhinox why did you do that?" Optimus asked him trying to understand his reason.
Rhinox held up his hand in defence. "It wasn't my choice. Ruby told me to since Blake hasn't had her scan done yet."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Questioned Weiss as she didn't understand why it was important.
"The scan does more then give us your normal healthy selves for the CR chamber to heal you, it gives us your DNA sequence." Optimus told her as Weiss still didn't understand. "With it we can make Sentinel know who is a friendly and who's an enemy."
Hearing this Weiss understood as Rattrap spoke up. "Then it's about time someone got their scan done."
As he said this he turned to were Blake was only to see her gone. "What the?" Said Rattrap in disbelief.
Optimus frowned at this. This showed that Blake was hiding something and whatever it was, was causing them problems, but for now he had other things to deal with.
"Other then the human settings, well done. You and Ruby have done a great job. How long till Sentinel is fully operational?" Optimus asked as Rhinox thought about it.
"Three or four megacycles depending on…" but before Rhinox could finish the alarm went. Hearing this Weiss went over to the console that was flashing.
She then looked over the information before relaying it. "Optimus there is a Predacon reading in sector 19. From the readings it looks like Wazzpinator."
Hearing this Optimus ended the simulation and brought up a map of the area with a red dot in the air.
"That's the third Predacon we've spotted in that sector in the last three days." Optimus said to himself mostly.
"Than let's find out what they're doing there." Said Ruby as she and Boomer entered the room.
"Agreed. Ruby you and Boomer are with me." Said Optimus as he then turned to Weiss. "Weiss contact Tigatron. Have him meet us at coordinates 4 5 8." As soon as he said that the three of them left as the rest wondered what was going on.
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Vale, Patch, Sector 19
Some time later in sector 19 Wazzpinator was buzzing about talking to himself. But if he was paying attention to his surrounding he might have seen Tigatron in beast mode watching him from the ground.
As Tigatron watched him he growled as he had enough of Wazzpinator buzzing. Soon a breaking twig caused him to turn around to see the others with Optimus and Boomer in beast mode.
"I heard two of you coming from a mile away, but I didn't hear you Optimus." Admitted Tigatron as the others joined him.
"You can learn a lot from Rattrap. If you can stand him." Optimus told him as Ruby and Boomer chuckled at that. Soon they were all looking up at Wazzpinator as Ruby was using Crescent Rose in sniper mode to get a better look.
"Looks like Wazzpinator been in the sugar." Said Ruby as Boomer looked at her.
"Like your any better Shelia." He countered as Ruby stuck her tongue out him as the other knew who she loved her cookies.
Optimus shock his head at their antics before looking at Tigatron. "So how long has he been doing that?"
"Long enough to make my head spin." Growled Tigatron. "Shall I bring him down?"
"I've got a clear shot." Added Ruby as Optimus had another idea.
"No. Let me shake him up a little. See where he runs. All of you follow on the ground, in case I lose him." Said Optimus as the others got ready.
"Optimus Primal Maximize." Said Optimus a she changed into Robot mode and activated his jets and flew up to the unsuspecting Wazzpinator.
While the Maximals made their plan of attack Wazzpinator was still mumbling to himself about how great he was, until Optimus flew right into him making Wazzpinator lose control for a second. When he regained his bearings, he looked around trying to see what hit him. As Wazzpinator back was turned Optimus flew behind him and tapped him of his head with his finger. Feeling someone poking his head Wazzpinator turned around in shock only to see Optimus there giving him a wave with a smile on his face.
"Optimus Primal!?" Wazzpinator said in shock as he then did what any good bot would do in this situation. He turned around and ran or in his case fly as fast as he could.
Seeing Wazzpinator run, Optimus followed him as he made sure to keep him in sight as best he could. Meanwhile the others on the ground were following the best they could, but Boomer was having problems keeping up.
"Stupid legs." Boomer said as he huffed, bouncing up and down as he was doing his best to keep up with the others. Looking forward he saw Tigatron running on all fours and Ruby using her semblance to keep up. "Come on mates! Wait for ME!"
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Vale, Patch, Axalon
Back at the Axalon Dinobot was looking at the new system simulation at the main table and wasn't happy with what he was seeing.
"Tanglers, Stun guns." Growled Dinobot as he back away from the table and into Rhinox. "What sort of defence grid is this?"
"What gumming your gears?" Rhinox asked him wondering what was wrong with the new system.
"Its one of the best systems I've seen." Added Weiss.
"These toys maybe able to stop Faunus and Humans, but they won't be able to stop Predacons in battle mode. Lethal threats demand lethal response." Explained Dinobot as he walked away. Seeing as he was leaving Rhinox got back to work and Weiss also walked away. But Rattrap watched the whole thing didn't like Dinobot's attitude.
"Oh yeah! Well responded to this chopper face." Rattrap told him as he activated the system to target him. Soon a gun came out of the ceiling and targeted Dinobot.
Hearing the gun Dinobot turned around and saw it aimed at him. It then fired a tangler at him, as the coil wrapped around him forcing him to the ground as he growled as snarled trying to get free.
All the while Rattrap was laughing at him. "Tanglers work pretty good on old dino but." Mocked Rattrap as he placed a hand on the table and turned to Rhinox. "Maybe pred's aren't as lethal as they think."
But at that moment Dinobot gave a huge growl and broke his biddings. One look as all Rattrap needed to see that Dinobot was in a craze state. And he was right as Dinobot drew his sword and held it in a stabbing position. He then rushed over to Rattrap and Rhinox.
Seeing him coming Rattrap push Rhinox out of the way as he then jumped out of the way himself the last second as Dinobot stabbed the console Rhinox was working at. The electricity from the console ran up Dinobot's sword and into Dinobot himself. The power was so strong it sent Dinobot flying into the nearby wall as the blast literally cause his head to spin.
Seeing this Weiss rushed to his side. "Dinobot are you ok?" She asked only to get a groan as an answer.
Soon the alarms went off starting the others as they looked around in shock and worry.
"Warning! Intruder alert. Sentinel online. Acquiring targets" Announced Sentinel as images of everyone present in the base was shown on the table's projection.
Hearing this Rattrap looked over at Rhinox with some fear. "Show's over Rhinox. Shut it down." He told his buddy hoping that was the case.
"How?!" Replied Rhinox as he raised his hands in frustration. "The console junk, thanks to you and Dinobot."
At that moment Cheetor and Yang came rushing in as Weiss helped Dinobot straiten his head.
"Hey what's going on?" Asked Cheetor as both him and Yang wanted answers as to why the alarms were going off.
Rhinox rushed over to the destroyed console to try to figure out what was happening. "Sentinel thinks were intruders!" Rhinox informed the others as he slammed his hand down on the table. "We got to get out of here! Yang help Dinobot out of here!"
"Well what about the friend or foe program?" Asked Rattrap as the others made it to the lift and left.
"That's was I was installing, when you pulled this stunt." Rhinox told him as he jammed his finger into Rattrap shoulder.
As they were talking the guns in the room all activated and took aim at the two.
"Defence grid armed and ready." Announced Sentinel as Rattrap got an idea.
"What about the shutdown program?" He asked as Rhinox was confused by it.
"Ruby just finished it before she left with Optimus and the others. Why?" He replied as the guns started to shoot at them. Rhinox went to leave the room and use another exit but Rattrap went to a nearby vent.
Rhinox looked back and saw this as he stopped for a moment. "Rattrap what are you doing?" He asked as he dodged some fire.
Rattrap turned around as he held the vent cover in his hands and used it to block a shot. "We can't abandon the base. And since I turned this thing on." He paused as he transformed into beast mode. "I'm the one to turn it off." He told him as he ran into the vent barely missing some shots.
As Rattrap crawled thought the vent he just realized something. "Oh man I'm starting to sound like Optimus and Ruby." He said to himself as he continued onwards to the central core.
Rhinox couldn't believe what he just heard. Sure the shut down code could work, but that was only if he could make it the core in one piece and have enough time to enter his code. But as more shots came at him he had no choice but to leave. He could only hope Rattrap could make it out ok. But if he paid attention he would have seen another vent open nearby.
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Vale, Patch, Sector 19
Unaware what was happening at the Axalon Ruby, Tigatron and Boomer continued to chase Wazzpinator from the ground, while Optimus kept a safe distance behind Wazzpinator as he chased him to whatever he was hiding.
Ruby was now panting after using her semblance for soo long, as she and the bot ran along side a cliff as she looked up and saw Wazzpinator heading to a stone pillars near the side of the cliff.
"Wazzpinator must warn others." Wazzpinator said to himself as he flew to between the pillar and the side of the cliff. Seeing this made Optimus wonder what he was doing as he followed.
As Wazzpinator flew between the pillar and the side of the cliff, Optimus flew around the pillar and came face to face with the cliff's wall. Acting fast Optimus pulled up as he was just an inch from the wall, but that changed when he reached the top as the cliff had a lip. A lip that Optimus hit. Unfortunately for Optimus the hit made him lose control as he spins in the air.
"Optimus!" Said both Tigatron and Ruby in worry at the same time as they continued on. At that moment he regained control and scanned the area for Wazzpinator.
"No place to hid. So, where is he?" Optimus asked himself as he had no idea where Wazzpinator went to. As Optimus looked around the energon field started to get to him and his systems warned him about the build up. Seeing he had no choice Optimus flew down toward the others. Once down Optimus switched to beast mode as Ruby was catching her breath.
"Did you see him?" Optimus asked the others.
Tigatron shock his head in no. "No but I can still smell him. He's here somewhere."
Optimus nodded as he then noticed something. "Where's Boomer?" He asked as no sooner the words left his mouth, said Maximal came hopping along.
"I finally *Pant* caught up *Pant* you mate's." Panted Boomer as he was about to fall over from exhaustion.
Optimus was about to say something when his comm's went off. "Maximals alert! Intruders have infiltrated base. Sentinel now at level one." Hearing this made Optimus and Ruby share a look of confusion.
"What's going on?" Ruby asked as she said what was on both their thoughts.
"Sentinel?" Spoke up Tigatron wondering who this Sentinel was. "Who is Sentinel?"
"Our new defence grid, but it shouldn't be online yet" Said Optimus as he looked at Ruby who gave he 'I don't know' shrug/look.
"It might be wise for you and the others to return." Said Tigatron as he continued. "I'll hunt down Wazzpinator." He finished as he narrowed his eyes.
"Yes. Something is going on in this sector and I want to know what it is." Optimus agreed with Tigatron. "But Ruby and Boomer will stay here with you."
"I need no help hunting Predacons!" growled Tigatron in anger as he then calmed down. "And I prefer to prowl alone."
"Maybe I should go with you Optimus, I did help make the system." Ruby pointed out.
"True, but Rhinox should be there and knows what's happening. I want you here finding out what's going on here." Optimus counter her as Ruby could only nod her head yes.
"Lead the way Tigatron." Said Ruby as they all knew he was best suited for tracking. Tigatron nodded as he then rushed off with Ruby following.
Boomer saw this and groaned. "Not more running." He said, as he started to chase them.
Seeing them leave Optimus smiled and shock his head at Boomer's comment as he then got serious and transformed. "Field dampers 15%. Suggest transformation back into beast mode." Warned Optimus internal computer.
"Have to risk it." Said Optimus as he knew he could risk serious damage getting back, but he was still in the dark as to what was happening back at base. "Jets online, Maximum burn." He ordered as he put as much power as he could into his jets hoping that it would be enough.
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Vale, Patch, Axalon
Back at the Axalon the others were running as fast as they could from the base, hoping the guns wouldn't start firing at them.
"Unauthorised personal detected. Perimeter shield activated." Sentinel announced as the base's shield went up.
"Giga-bummer." Said Cheetor. "Sentinel locked us out."
But Rhinox wasn't listening "Rattrap come in." Said Rhinox into his comm, but all he got was static. "Rattrap do you read me?" But once more he got static.
Realizing that he couldn't reach him, Rhinox turned his comm off. "Slag, the shield jamming our comm links."
"Apparently, you and Ruby have built a better mouse trap." Dinobot told him as Rhinox didn't know what to say to that.
"Hey guys!" Said Yang as everyone turned to her. "Where's Blake?"
Hearing this everyone looked at each other as they didn't even know Blake wasn't with them. As it then dawned on them where she was, Rhinox said what they were all thinking. "Oh no!"
Meanwhile inside the base Sentinel was looking for the intruders. In one hallway Rattrap was in the vents looking down through a hatch as a light blue liquid filled the hallway.
Seeing this Rattrap just 'tch' at the sight. "Zero friction fluid. Come on Rhinox, that stuff is strictly for amateurs." Rattrap said to himself as he grabbed the vent's hatch door and tossed it onto the ground. He then jumped and landed on the hatch. The momentum from his jump caused the panel to move forward as Rattrap rode it like a surf board. Then out of no where an energy net appeared in front of him, but Rattrap easily jumped over it and onto safe ground.
"Now this isn't a security grid. It's a gym, just for spy guy's like me." Rattrap boasted as he heard guns arming in front of him. He then dodged each shot and acted like he was just stretching the entire time. But as he was patting himself on the back he failed to hear another gun until it was too late. But luckily for Rattrap someone shot it.
Turning around Rattrap saw Blake there with Gambol Shroud in gun mode. "What are you doing here?" Rattrap asked her as Blake put her weapon away.
"Trying to save the base. Just like you." Blake told him only to hear gears turning and seeing Rattrap in robot mode with his gun pointed at her.
"A likely story." Rattrap said to her. "Ever since you joined up, you've gone out of your way to hide things from us. I think it's time you come clean."
"I don't have to sa…" But out of now where Blake fell to her knees and held her ears in pain.
Seeing this made Rattrap look down at her in surprise as he wondered what happened to her. He then remembered the screech and it's effect on Faunus. But Blake wasn't a Faunus… or was she? Rattrap reached over and grabbed her bow and took it off. To his Shock there was a pair of car ears there.
Soon the screech stopped and Blake could move again. "I know what your thinking Rattrap." Blake told him as Rattrap raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah and what am I thinking?"
"That I'm a spy sent by the White Fang. But your wrong." Blake told him with a strong tone and an even face. "I wanted people to know me for me. I've seen so many Faunas treated badly just because of what they were and not who they were." She finished as tears were starting to form in her eyes.
Seeing this this Rattrap sighed and holstered his gun. He then opened his forearm and pulled out some ear buds "Alright. Put these in your ears, they will keep the screech from affecting you again"
He told her as he changed back into beast mode. "But know I'm watching you. One wrong move and I won't hesitate to shoot, got it."
Blake nodded and the two left to get to the central processor as Blake quickly grabbed her bow and put it back on. But she knew now that Rattrap knows her secret, he will tell Optimus, who in turn will tell Ruby. And what will happen next Blake had no idea.
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Patch, Sector 19, Ruby's team location
As Tigatron smelled the area for Wazzpinator scent Ruby and Boomer followed behind him, neither saying anything so Tigatron could concentrate.
"The trail leads here." Tigatron told the others as they stopped and saw nothing.
"You sure mate? Cause I see nothing here." Boomer asked as Tigatron turned around and growled at him.
"His trial leads here! Now if you want to track him be my guest."
While the two bots where arguing Ruby deicide to lean against the wall, only to fall though it. Hearing Ruby fall the two stopped and looked over at her.
Boomer bounce over to Ruby and held out his hand. "You ok Shelia?" He asked as Ruby took his hand an pulled herself up.
"Yeah." She told him as he then turned to the wall and put her hand through it. Seeing this Ruby then walked through it and saw a hologram projector on the other side.
"You guys better transform now." Said Ruby as she got Silver Thorns ready. Both Bots transformed in stealth mode and got ready for what ever could be in the cave.
After walking for a few minutes, they saw what looked like mining being done making them wonder what was going on. They then saw a light coming their way and got ready, but when the light reached them it turned out to be one of Tarantulas's spider drones.
Ruby looked at the two and nodded her head towards the drones. The two got the message and they started to follow them. But at the same time Ruby was wondering what was happening at the Axalon.
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Vale, Patch, Axalon
Back at the Axalon the others were shooting at the shields hoping they could force them down. But after several minutes of continues firing the shield were still up.
Seeing this Rhinox raised his hand to make them stop firing. "Well, we can't blast our way through it." He informed the other as the energon fields were starting to affect them. Seeing no other choice, they transformed into beast mode.
They then heard a jet pack and saw Optimus coming in for a landing, as he transformed once he reached the ground. "What's going on Rhinox? I got a message form Sentinel about intruders." Asked Optimus but before Rhinox could answer Yang went right up to him.
"Where's Ruby?"
Optimus was a little surprised at the question given what was going on. "She's with Tigatron and Boomer tracking down Wazzpinator." Optimus told her and went to Rhinox but was once more cut off by Yang.
"You left her out there!" Yelled Yang as her eyes turned red. "You know that they're trying to figure out her secret and you just left her out there!"
Having enough of this conversation Optimus turned to her with a glare. "Yang your out of line!" He yelled as he looked her right in the eyes. "Ruby is more then capable to keep herself safe. If you can't see that then I can't risk you being out on the field."
Hearing this the other went wide eyed as they never seen Optimus take someone off the field before.
Optimus then turned his attention back to Rhinox. "Rhinox about the base?"
Rhinox shock this head and answered. "It's talking about Rattrap and Blake. They're trapped inside."
"If we don't figure out a way to deactivate Sentinel soon, they're toast." Added Cheetor as Weiss then stepped forward with Myrtenaster out.
"I have an idea." She told the others as she brought out a summoning glyph. Soon her white knight appeared from it. The others were speechless as they heard of it, but they have never seen it before.
Weiss the pointed at the base and the knight jumped into action as it started to hack and slash at the shields. After a minute or so of slashing the shield went down as the others smiled at the feat. Rhinox looked at the base and saw the auto-guns activating. He was about the warn Weiss when they fired gravity dust at the knight making it super heavy. As the knight tried to get up the guns fired on him. The knight not being able to take it shattered. With the knight gone the shield went back up.
Optimus walked over to Weiss and put a hand on her shoulder. "It was a good try." He told her as he looked at the others. "Anyone got any other ideas?" He asked as no one had anything at the time.
Inside the base Both Rattrap and Blake felt the base shake. As the neared a shaft leading upwards in the base.
"Any idea what that was?" Blake asked Rattrap as they opened the door.
"No idea." He told her as he peaked his head out to look around. "It's clear but be careful."
Blake nodded as she jumped onto a nearby ladder. Once on Rattrap jumped out too, but he landed wrong and was about to fall off when Blake grabbed him and helped him up.
But before Rattrap could say anything a disrupter bolt appeared above them. "Intruder!" Said Sentinel as he got ready to fire. "Your required to stand down."
Rattrap was about to say something when Blake spoke up. "Rattrap what is that?" She asked as she pointed down.
Rattrap followed her line of sight and saw a blue energy field heading upwards towards them. "Wow Cryo fields and disrupter bolts." Rattrap told her as the bolt then fired down on them.
The blast knocked Blake off the ladder and onto Rattrap making them both fall. Rattrap then transformered and used his legs the support himself in the shaft as he grabbed Blakes hand and tossed her to the ladder.
"Give up Sentinel. You don't have a chance. Cause I'm a stealth fighter, a master marksman, Blakes whatever she is." Said Rattrap as Blake gave him a dirty look as Rattrap continued. "And I'm also a demolition expert." He finished as he brought out a bomb from the forearm and tossed it at the disrupter bolt. The bomb went off destroying it and Blake and Rattrap one less thing they had to worry about.
"Resistance Presence. Upgrading program."
Hearing this both of them looked up to see three more disrupter bolts appear. "Oh man there won't be enough left of me to fill a tea spoon." Rattrap said as he looks up in surprise. Luckily for Rattrap Blake wasn't in the same mind set as she turned her head and saw a hatch. She then opened the hatch and looked at Rattrap.
"Come on!" Blake yelled as she went into the hatch. Rattrap looked up at the bolts and saw that they were about to fire and he quickly jumped in as the bolts just barely missed him. Soon the cryo field pass them as well as Rattrap looked at Blake.
"Nice save kid." Praised Rattrap as Blake nodded. "Now to get to the core and show this hunk of junk what it means to mess with us."
Hearing this Blake looked at him funny as Rattrap saw the look. "We're in this together now. We live or die depending on how well we work together." He told her as Blake nodded and the two set off.
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Ruby's team's location
As Ruby, boomer and Tigatron walked through the tunnel, Ruby wondered were they were as they had been walking for some time. Soon they heard voices ahead of them.
"Wazzpinator say we must deal with Optimus first."
Hearing Wazzpinator voice the three of them rushed to towards the voice while keeping cover. Looking over slowly and carefully they saw Wazzpinator, Terrorsaur, Blackarachnia, Roman and around a dozen White Fang members.
Ruby surveyed the area and saw Blackarachnia working on something that looked like a tuning fork. Not knowing what it was and judging by the work they were doing, Ruby figured it was key to whatever they were doing here. Looking at Boomer and Tigatron she pointed at the fork. Both of them looked over and saw it and then nodded to her, as they each moved a separate way to get near the device.
As Ruby moved she saw another person in the cave. Looking closer she saw it was the mystery girl that Rattrap saw as he was leaning on a mining car looking annoyed. As Ruby was about to move again she felt a headache that only comes with the Matrix. Soon she saw the girl as she then turned into what looked like a robotic shark that stood on two legs with sharp claws for hands. Her eyes were green and without a soul and she teeth looked like they could bite though anything.
But it didn't stop there as a figure appeared above the girl. Ruby couldn't make it out clearly, but the figure looked female with white skin and white hair. But soon it changed as there was an oval type body as that was all there was to the body, but the thing that stood out most was that there were five different faces. But before she could get a good look at the faces the Matrix ended her vision.
Rubbing her head to clear her thoughts, Ruby had a strong idea what those two beings were but for know she had to focus on the mission.
"Listen bug boy." Said Roman cutting Wazzpinator off. "The only way Optimus could get here would be if you lead him right here. Now do you see a big ape walking around here? Do you?"
Wazzpinator didn't say anything as Roman was right about what he said. But A White Fang member who was an ape coughed into his hand gaining Roman attention.
"Expect you Even." Corrected Roman as Blackarachnia brought the fork over.
"Even if he did find this place, he'll be too late." She told the others as she placed the fork into the wall in front of the others and started to type some commands into it. "The emitter is ready. In 15 cycles we'll be inside the Maximal base."
Hearing this Ruby then walked out. "Thanks for informing me about your plan." She told everyone as the White Fang, Predacons and Roman were shocked to see her here.
"Dumb move little red. Your outnumbered and out outgunned." Roman told her as Ruby just smiled. Then Tigatron jumped out with his gun pointed at them.
"Count again." He told them as Boomer Jumped on Blackarachnia and took the emitter. At the same time Tigatron started to fire at the crowd before him causing them to run away from getting hit.
"Let's go!" Yelled Ruby as the three of them ran the way them came.
Roman looked at where they went as he snarled at what just happened. "Get them!"
Soon the Predacons transformed and the White Fang grabbed their weapons and chased after them hoping they could get the emitter before it went off. As they made their way no one notice Cinder watching from her spot the whole time as she did nothing to help them.
As the Maximals ran down the tunnel they bobbed and weaved as they avoided shots from their pursuers and returned fire when they could. As the Maximals ran the turned a corner and as the Predacons turned too but when they did they didn't see them anywhere.
"Were did they go?" One White Fang member asked as everyone looked around.
"There here." Another one said. "I can smell them."
"Up here." Said Tigatron in a serious voice as everyone looked up and saw the Maximals holding onto the walls above them. But what stood out most was Tigatron had the emitter in one of his hands.
"You can't win Cat! The emitter will explode and take all of you with it." Blackarachnia yelled at Tigatron as she did her best to avoid looking at Ruby. She still wasn't sure what to think about her and her conversation with Megatron. Thinking about it hurt her head as Ruby said everything she knows is a lie, but if that was true then who is she.
"In that case allow me to return it." Replied Tigatron as he brought Blackarachnia out of her thoughts as Tigatron throwed it at the ground below him jamming it into it.
Seeing this Roman eyes widen as he then turned around and ran. "Everyone man for themselves." He said as the others did the same thing and ran after him.
Ruby and co. then jumped down and Boomer and Tigatron transformer back into beast mode. "Run!" Yelled Ruby as they hid tailed it out of there.
"Don't have to tell me twice Shelia." Said Boomer as the emitter was about to blow.
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Vale, Patch, Axalon
As the others thought about how to get inside the base, their thoughts were cut off as the heard an explosion nearby. Turning around they saw some rocks falling from a carter as smoke rose from it.
"Jumping gyros! What was that?" Yelled Cheetor in shock as everyone was getting their bearing form the explosion.
"Let's find out." Optimus told the others as the bots transformed and they ran over to the carter.
Once there they looked around as they wondered what could have caused this. Soon a few rocks started to move, thinking it was an enemy or some type of grimm everybody aimed at spot. But soon the rocks fell over revealing Ruby, Boomer and Tigatron.
"Ruby!?" Said Optimus is surprise. "What is this?"
Ruby and co. started to climb out as the others helped. "Long story short, the Preds where going to blow a hole in the bottom of the base." She told him as she then looked at the base and the raised shield.
"What's happening here?" She asked as she noticed Yang wasn't acting like she has been of late, but she had bigger fish to fry at the moment.
"It's a long story. And hopefully one with a good ending." Optimus told her as Rudy was even more confused.
Meanwhile inside the base Rattrap and Blake were nearing their destination as Rattrap had a little problem opening the vent as a box was on it but was able to push it open as the two climbed out. Blake then looked around the room as it was octagon in shape with a control console in the middle of the room with soo many buttons on it she had no idea what all of them did and it was surrounded by some sort of energy pool.
"Unauthorized access to computer core." Said Sentinel as it tracked Rattrap and Blake and started to prepare its defences. Luckily both of them heard Sentinel and were watching for anything. Soon a blast hit Rattrap sending him to the edge near the energy pool. Soon more blasts were fired and Blake grabbed Rattrap and tossed him the console in the middle of the room.
"Hurry!" She yelled as Rattrap understood what she meant as he transformed and started to look for the shut down program.
"Where is it?" Rattrap asked himself as he continued to look for the program. Blake meanwhile was doing everything she could make sure that Sentinel was watching her and not Rattrap.
As she jumped behind a box she took a second to catch her breath as she brought got Gambol Shroud in gun mode and shot the gun that was firing at her. Seeing the gun was destroyed Blake took another second to catch her breath and looked over at Rattrap as he slammed the console.
"Ah ha found it." He yelled as he started to put his code into it. Blake then jumped over to Rattrap as he was about to press enter only for both of them to see a large pyramid shape object appear before them. The object then opened up showing it was some sort of weapon.
"Shatter field online." They heard Sentinel announce and the shatter field powered up. Rattrap looked at the console as he was about to rush it to hit the enter button, but Blake grabbed him and pulled him down as the shatter field fired and barely missed them. But he creates behind them weren't so fortunate as the shot hit them, sending them flying all over the place with some landed on the two of them pinning them to the ground.
As the two of them tried to get free the shatter field moved to get a better fix on them. Rattrap saw this and tried to push the button as he heard Sentinel saying target locked. Meanwhile Blake was frozen in fear as her animal instincts were telling her to run, but another part was telling her to do everything to push the button. In the end she was like a deer in headlights.
"Preparing to terminate." Said Sentinel as it was about to fire, as Rattrap was close to pushing the button.
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Vale, Patch, Outside The Axalon
As the others waited outside the base, no one said anything after Ruby gave her debriefing to Optimus as no one had anything to say. Soon the shield went down surprising the others.
"Hey the shield went down." Said Cheetor as Weiss face palmed.
"Thank you for stating the obvious Cheetor." She told him.
But as the other were wondering what was happening Ruby started to cry as Rhinox hung his head down.
"What is it you two?" Asked Optimus wondering why there were so down.
"Sentinel wouldn't drop the shield if an intruder were still active." Explained Rhinox as the other now understood what happened.
"Rattrap gone? No way! I don't believe it." Said Cheetor in disbelief.
"Blake, no." Said Yang as she hung her head.
"Rattrap was a difficult Maximal to deal with, at times impossible. And Blake even thought we knew little about her, you could see she wanted what was right for everyone. I'll remember them with honor." Said Optimus as he placed a comforting hand on Cheetor.
"I never knew Blake, she never talked about herself and never stood out, but I'll try to remember the best things about her." Weiss said out loud.
"I won't disgrace their memories with lies! He was a stinking, onerous, pest. Still in some pervious way I will miss him. And Blake she stood up for her beliefs, something that takes great courage to do." Dinobot told the others as he hung his head at the end.
"Sure, he smelt bad, he was a rat, but he was my best friend." Said Rhinox.
"I won't forget them, I will use this loss as a way to motivate myself so nothing like this can never happen again." Said Ruby as Boomer and Tigatron said nothing as everyone had moment of silence for the two.
But then the lift activated surprising them all as the saw both Rattrap and Blake coming out the base and alive and well.
"oh boo, boo who." Said Rattrap in beast mode as he used his tail as a tissue. "Don't stop now. You motor heads are killing me." He told them as everyone was shocked to see them still alive.
"How did you..." Started Rhinox only to be cut off by Rattrap.
"Avoid getting scraped? Well it was no oil bath…" Started Rattrap only for Blake to cut him off.
"We used Ruby's shut down program"
Rattrap glared at here as his look then turned into a 'I'm going to tell them look' as Blake nodded as she just hopped that they would accept her after they learn the truth about her.
The Maximals now have a new security system and both Rattrap and Blake can say without a doubt it works quite well. And Blake's secret has been exposed to Rattrap who will tell Optimus about it and who knows what will happen from there.
And for those who didn't know who Ruby saw it was a Sharkticons for Cinder and a Quintesson for Salem. For those who don't know these two Sharkticons are foot soldiers/slaves for Quintessons. And how the Matrix know this, well I explain that later.
On another note it looks like Blackarachnia isn't sure who is her real allies are but is staying with the Predacons for now. Who knows when she'll change sides, if at all.
Well until next time.
WAIT! I forgot about Roman and his digging crew. Best check in with them.
While the Maximals were fixing their new security system, Roman and his crew were digging themselves out. As Roman started to pull himself out he was coughing up dirt and dust. As he looked around he saw the White Fang helping each other out as Wazzpinator was reattaching his right arm.
He then noticed they were back in the main cave where they meant to fire off the emitter. He then saw Cinder just leaning against the mine car with a smile on her face. Right now he wanted to blow her head off so badly, but he knew he had to get out of here before they used up all the air. As he brought out his commutator he dreaded what was going to happened.
"Roman to Darksyde."
"Darksyde here." Replied Megatron as Roman was now sweating. "Tell me Roman are you in the Maximal base right now?"
"Well no." Started Roman as he gulped. "We were found out and the Maximal used the emitter on us. We're trapped, and we need a ground bridge to get out."
There was silence on the other side as Roman and those listening in held their breath as they awaited a reply. "How did they find you?" Finally came Megatron's reply.
"I believe it was Wazzpinator." Roman told him without a second thought, as he saw Wazzpinator glaring at him. "He left the cave system and when he came back he said he hade a run in with the big ape. Then little red and her merry band attack us."
"Very well get your men back to base. We'll disuse the matter later." Megatron told him as a few minutes later a ground bridge opened up and medical personal came through and helped the injured onto gurneys and help them back to base. As Roman walked through he knew he was in a lot of trouble, but he hoped his track record would save him or at least lessen the punishment.