(Hey you all have you been able to stand the heat wave that's been happening in the East Coast of the US or any that has happened at all where you live? I hope so because how hot it has been has slowed my progression down to a painful crawl if you catch my drift. Well here's the latest chapter and I hope you like it.

*Places an ice pack on his forehead as he watches his chapter get to work as he groans* What a headache...

Disclaimer: I do not own anything of Pokémon or Beast Wars they are the properties of their respective owners.
The fox-like Maximal, Foxfire, is a OC Maximal made by Stone-Man85 in his "Beast Wars" story. Please take a look at his story when you get the chance.

"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Communications/computerized voices"

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It was just the brink of sunrise, two days after the events of both the gym battle and the performer showcase and Optimus wanted his crew to do more scientific research of the planet with the oldest ruins found on the planet. According to Rhynox these seemed to be the First Ruins of the world, and named them as such. And Since Ash has been to ruins as this Optimus asked for his help understanding the history of these ruins. It would also be good cover should another human find them there and try to catch them via Pokéballs and say that the Pokémon are theirs to the other humans.

Bonnie however was having a field day with how amazingly the ruins were. Clemont was also having a field day but for different reasons, like how perfectly aligned and how the stones were geometrically centered they were.

"This isn't a natural rock formation… the stone's elements are showing traces of minerals that predates this planet's geological and fossil records…" Rhynox said with as he looked around. Being able to become a rock-type Pokémon has allowed him to sense before turning to his crew and friends, "Someone, somehow made this…"

"Well… excuse my error message, but I dought most of dis was built dur'n de ancient times…" Ratitrap brought up a good point.

Rhynox however said, "Normally yes but there's something else involved here… to be geometrically centered and accurately placed together. And by the smell of it, these stones have been around like this since before humans had evolved on this planet. Almost like…"

"Like what?" Serena asked, looking at Rhynox.

Rhynox looked at Serena before shaking his head, assuring her, "Nothing."

Optimus with his scanner held it up and said, "Something else is odd… I'm getting a large Energon reading, coming from within this altar."

They looked and saw the altar in the center of the ruins. Ratitrap however shivered, "Just like bait in a mouse trap… This place is freezing my energy currents."

"You know, the Energon on this planet doesn't fit with its geology. It's hard to believe that it could have formed naturally." Rhynox pointed out.

Foxfire however stated, "However, our equipment seemed to suggest that the planet was originally formed with Energon involved, but I have never heard of that being possible before due to the too many variables."

Everyone's attention was caught when they turned their heads and saw Kabubot and Cotton-Buns beginning to dig the Energon out of the altar, pushing it with all their might, "However it got here, we must remove it before the Predacons do."

Just then a familiar voice caught their attention, "Ah, Kabubot. I see that Predacon command chip still ticks within that treacherous hide."

They turned to see Megatron approaching before stating, in a hostile tone, "And I think we will take it. Yess.."

Soon more Predacons showed up as he kept talking, "No Energon too small, I always say."

"TERRORIZE!" Megatron commanded as all of them changed to robot mode and fired on the Maximals.

The maximals took cover while making sure the kids were safe. Once the humans and pokemon were out of the way, Ratitrap snapped, "Yer old friends don't miss a beat do dey?"

Kabubot ignored the rodent before using the activation code, "Kabubot, Maximize!"

As did all the Maximals while Optimus ordered, "Keep them away from the Crystal and from damaging the ruins!"

"Oh shure! Give us de difficult missions!" Ratitrap complained before firing back on the Predacons.

Skorupinok noticed that two of the shots were fired on him by Cotton-Buns' energy slingshot, she is too young by transformers standards to have a weapon for her to use. However, before he could fire his missiles, Foxfire came out and shot at the Predacon in the chest. While the two were sharing a smile they were unaware of the familiar chuckling of Ariadosus, before he was hit by a blast from Cheattor.

Foxfire turned and smiled her thanks to Cheattor. Before they were almost taken down by Scythcutter, but he was shot down by Ratitrap. The four maximals went back to fighting. And it seemed to be evenly matched. Detecting danger from his Poké mode's horn, Absoltron warned, "Flyers incoming!"

Optimus spotted them before exclaiming, "They're mine!"

He activated his onboard jets and flew high enough, through the open air top of the ruins. He then activated his missiles and fired them at the two flyers. Only one of them hit Buzzinator. Terrasaur growled, "If we can't have the Energon, then neither will you Maximals!"

And fired at the altar. The energy shell destroyed the rocks while hitting the Energon crystal inside. The resulting explosion caused Rhynox and some of his team to be lifted off the ground before they hit the floor and the remains of the rock pile, bounced off their armor. The crystal then began to vibrate and make a sound similar to that of the Energon in the mountain summit before it blew. Megatron saw this and exclaimed, "Terrasaur you incompetent fool! You unleashed the crystal's energy, it is useless to us now!"

"Yo dawg, even I'm not that dumb." Croaker said to the prehistoric flyer before shifting back to is Poké mode and began to hop away. All the Predacons ran out of the ruins before the Energon waves messed up with their systems.

"Back to base!" Megatron ordered, as all of the Predacons pressed their return circuits before teleporting out of there in time.

The Maximals regrouped before Optimus called, "Poké mode, Maximals! Protect the children and prepare for Energon waves!"

The Maximals did as ordered before moving to protect the Ash's gang with their bodies as the crystal built up with energy before it released it. From there the energon's energy flowed throughout the temple which caused it to light up before the energy shot up into the sky towards space.

Once it was over, the maximals t urned and looked in awe, shock, or confusion. Cotton-Buns then exclaimed, "What in the name of Cybertron was that?!"

The two closest to her, Cheattor and Foxfire did not hear her as they were still busy holding onto each other, before Serena spoke, "Umm… guys?"

The two looked at her then at each other until they separated, embarrassed by being so close to each other. Rhynox, still looking commented, "Like I said, the stone that made up the ruins aren't natural. It seemed that what we witnessed appeared to be a signal of some sort."

"But who to?" Ash asked curiously.

Looking back up into the sky Rhynox added, "I don't know…"

So with their questions multiplying and the Energon gone, the Maximals returned to their base in the Kalos Region. Unaware of the energy flowing into a transwarp portal, similar to the one that the Maximals and Predacons had used when they arrived on the Pokémon planet. However, it was different as instead of it bending space like how their portal was this one came with tentacles to reveal an alien origins.

Night fell and the portal opened again as something came out of it. A large golden object flying towards the planet. Unfortunately both sides of the Poké Wars noticed, as well as human scientists who were watching the stars.

From the Predacon base entrance, Megatron looked back and ordered, "Flyers Incoming Stasis Pod."

Buzzinator flew out as the Beedrill buzzed, "Buzzzinator thought all Ztazzizz Podzz crashed on planet…"

Megatron growled for the bug's annoyance. However, his swift strike specialist came, Scythcutter spoke, "Leader… Ariadosus has calculated the coordinates."

"And where is it?" Megatron asked, looking at the quiet Scyther Predacon.


Optimus had been outside of the ship, reading a book written by a renown Pokémon Professor before entering and reported that he saw something entering the planet's atmosphere to Rhynox who had been at one of the terminals. Optimus and Rhynox looked through it the computer before the gentle giant stated, "Whatever it is, it's the wrong profile to be suspected as a Stasis Pod or a Maximal ship from Cybertron, nor is a meteor given how it seems to have slowed down upon enter the atmosphere."

"Prime! Where's it headed?" Optimus asked, looking to his grey friend.

Rhynox wasn't sure how to answer, but did as he stated, "Its head for… the First Ruins."

Optimus looked surprised at that, unaware of Ash and his buddy Pikachu hearing this as the trainer asked, "You think it might have something to do with what happened Pikachu?"

Pikachu didn't know as he spoke to his best friend. However, they heard a growl and jumped when Kabubot was there.

"Ash? Pikachu? Shouldn't you two be asleep?" Optimus asked, looking angry that the humans were eavesdropping on them again.

The trainer, feeling sheepish, rubbed the back of his head, "Sorry about that Optimus, we heard you coming in and we wanted to know what was going on.

He then asked, "Do you think it has something to do with that beam signal?"

"That's what Kabubot and I are going to find out." Optimus told the boy.

Kabubot approached, "Ready for deployment, commander."

"Can we come to?" Ash asked curious, while hoping to see more intelligent, and hopefully, friendlier life from another planet, much like the Maximals.

Optimus wasn't certain that it would be even as Asha and Pikachu gave him pleading faces which the humans on Earth called "puppy eyes".


The four of them arrived at the First Ruins. Seeing a golden prob like device floating over the altar

Optimus said, "Yes, looks like someone did answered that signal."

"But who?" Ash asked, Pikachu staring in wonder on his partner's shoulder.

Before he could answer a sound was heard and Optimus was sent backwards from a light explosion.

"Optimus!" Ash cried out as he went to help the Maximal leader up.

The three of them stared in surprise before turning to see Buzzinator and Scythcutter flying down while Megatron approached in Poké mode. Megatron's eyes stared at the device, even as he spoke, "Whatever this fascinating device is, we Predacons claim it as our own. Yess.."

Kabubot growled in fury seeing Megatron there. Pikachu glared as to how the Predacons did that dirty trick that hurt one of his friends.

Not wasting anytime, Megatron shouted, "Megatron! Terrrorize!"

He then transformed and prepared to fire on the two maximals and the two natives of the planet.

Knowing his duty, Kabubot begun to engage the enemy, "Kabubot! Maximize!"

Optimus struggled to sit up, only for Ash to try and help him up. Before either side could begin fighting, the alien probe begun to hum and glow a white light on its golden shell. No one was prepared for what happened next, as an energy burst went and affected all the life-forms around it. The four transformers who had transformed were crying out in pain as their bodies show effects similar to an Energon Build-up, spasm attacks systems shorting out. Optimus was still feeling the effects even in Poké mode. Ash and Pikachu were affected differently while Ash felt like how it did when he was channeling the aura to help save the Tree of Life and Pikachu felt it when he was talking to Zaptos during that huge storm in center of the Orange Islands.

The probe then released three energy bursts, three of them hitting the two organic species in the area as well as Optimus Primal who was still in Poké mode.

"Ash, Pikachu, Optimus…" Kabubot wheezed before submitting into Stasis Lock.


The next moment that Kabubot regained consciousness, he saw surrounded by so many face, a bright light shining on his face.

Still feeling the fear and adrenaline from the battle before, Kabubot exclaimed, "Maximal torture chamber!"

He then plowed through Rhynox, Ratitrap, and Absotron. Foxfire and Cheattor had to move the kids out of the way when they saw Kabubot acting irrationally. Cotton-Buns shouted, "Whoa! You're on our side remember, Sharp arms?"

After recognizing them and remembering his current alliance, Kabubot calmed down and breathed, "Affirmative."

"An' Maximals DON'T have torture chambers!" Ratitrap clarified, seeing how the kids, and Dedenne were giving him the stink eye for what Kabubot thought whas happening to him.

He then commented, "Dough ya' know, Ah could get behind that idea…"

Cheattor, Cotton-Buns, and Foxfire stared, giving him a weird look while Foxfire stated, "You are what is called the very messed up."

Kabubot looked around, puzzled as he asked, "How… did I get here?"

"We found you early this morning dumped directed in front of the forward command base hatch, not teleported back here via the transport gate. Scrapped down and alone." Rhynox stated looking as Bonnie nodded, "Ah huh."

Ratitrap then stated, "Aww. Just like an innocent orphan baby in a B-movie."

Only for Cotton-Buns to hit him with one of her Buneary ears. The innocent Bonnie who never heard of the terms before, looked at them curiously. Serena was too busy being concerned about what happened to their friend, Ash.

"Optimus." Kabubot whispered, remembering what happened as he looked around for his leader and the two natives of this planet.

Ratitrap then pressed the issue and asked, "Yeah, we were hoping the innocent orphan baby could tell us w'at happened te Optimus, as well as Ash and 'is pet Pikachu."

He was then hit again by Cotton-Buns, as he whispered, annoyed, "Will you stop…"

"Only if you stop being such a jerk." Cotton-Buns said to the Raticate Maximal.

Kabubot looked down as he turned away and said, solemnly, "Optimus Primal, Pokemon Trainer Ash Ketchem, his Pikachu, and Pokémon team were all terminated."

Multiple gasps were heard while Cheattor was wide-eyed by that. Foxfire was busy consoling Serena who had begun to cry, cry as much as she had done before changing her hair and outfit. Clemont was shocked to hear that while doing his best to not let the tears well up or let his sister get upset by the word. Ratitrap looked suspicious at the claim.

Gathering his courage, Clemont went over and asked, "What happened to you out there?"

"An alien probe landed in the altar of the First Ruins, It emitted an energy burst that prevented Optimus from transforming. They vanished before my optics."

Absoltron shared a glance with Rhynox when the security officer asked, "Why would Optimus need to transform? Why were you transformed?"

"Predacon ambush. We have no time for further analysis now. We must ensure that the probe does not fall into Predacon control." Kabubot stated before turning to three maximals, "Ratitrap, Foxfire, and Absoltron, you three will come with me."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! Stand-by here!" Ratitrap stopped as he shouted, "Who got scrapped and made you Prime, domeface!?"

"Optimus Prima was clearly scrapped, and I, as the most powerful amongst us, should clearly lead after him." Kabubot explained before transforming via, "Kabubot, Maximize!" Once completed, he pulled out his sword, "If you wish to disagree, then prepare to join our fallen comrades."

Pulling out his blaster, Ratitrap snapped, aiming it at Kabubot's direction, "Yer mess'n with the wrong rat, Sicklehands."

Unable to take anymore Serena screamed, "ENOUGH ALREADY!"

Everyone was drawn to or taken aback by Serena's scream, a few were surprise she could reach such high decibels with her voice before she started, "Optimus, Pikachu, and Ash are gone and you two want to try and hurt each other? To be leader?! What's wrong with you are you the good guys or not!? Stop talking about destroying yourselves and prove to us that you're more than robots who are too obsessed with their war and fighting!"

She then looked at them in an expression that looked similarly to disappointment before she started to break down and cry more. Foxfire glared at the two and went to comfort Serena.

Rhynox looking sadly by how heartbroken Serena was but he stated, using this to resort this peacefully, "Serena is right. We're not Predacons. We will settle the chain of command issue through traditional Maximal manner, by secret ballot."


In the Darksyde's repair bay, Megatron roared back to life as he emerged from the Restoration tank. Seeing his leader online again, Skorupinok exclaimed, "Megatron's back! Megatron's back! Skorupinok alone with Ariadosus, Terrasaur, Croaker, and Serviparella! Very bad!"

Rolling his Croaker translated from the brown nosing Predacon's rambling, "Yo g, we found you all dumped in front of da base like yesterday's garbage. Six-legs called team rocket n got nah word from da boss on if thay found you n delivered you back. But since Killer-mantis doesn't talk as much as ol Soundwave did, we thought we'd find out how big guy like you got so roughed up."

Megatron blinked, thinking back to what happened to him and stated, "I, I remember now."

He then stood on the floor and exclaimed, "Optimus. Optimus Primal and his two native pets, terminated!"

The Predacons in the room heard this and were surprised about Optimus Primal's destruction.

During his excitement, Megatron ordred, "Quickly, Skorupinok! You, Buzzinator, Croaker, and Servarella go to the First Ruins and Guard THAT ALIEN PROBE!"

The four of them headed off to obey his orders while Megatron turned to his remaining forces, "As for us, this is a golden opportunity. Yess.. I know just how the weakling Mazimals will respond to Optimus' and that human boy's deaths. Begins with confusion, grows into bicker, lack of trust, and recrimination!"

"This is the perfect opportunity for a surprise attack." Megatron finished as he and his personal team went to the teleport chamber to do just that.


Meanwhile, back in the Axalon, Clemont, Kabubot, Ratitrap, Cheattor, Foxfire, Absoltron, and Cotton-Buns all turned to Rhynox who held a pad in hand. Serena was excused from voting due to how she was upset by the apparent termination of her crush. Bonnie was too young to vote in this so she had to sit this out, though she pouted about it.

"One vote for Ratitrap."

Ratitrap gave a confindent smirk at how he got the first vote. Kabubot remained silent as he played along with these political proceedings instead of just a simple duel of honor.

"One vote for Kabubot."

Kabubot glowered by this as he still found it a waste of time instead of securing the probe.

"One more vote for Ratitrap."

"One more vote for Kabubot."

"A third vote for Ratitrap."

"A third vote for Kabubot."

"A fourth vote for Ratitrap."

"And… A fourth vote for Kabubot." Rhynox stated turning to those present, "It's a tie."

Ratitrap was stunned before slamming his fists against the table and asked accusingly, "Hey! Which of ye traitas' voted fer de Predacon!?"

They were silent unsure if they should answer or not before Rhynox assured them, "It's a secret ballet. No one has to answer."

A chuckle was heard as all heads turned to Kabubot who couldn't contain his laughter. With Serena excused from voting due to her emotional trauma, and the gymleader's sister being too young, Kabubot found the irony in a fair system when only to end up in a tie. He then jeered, "Great system your democracy. There has not been a mechanism that can break a tie."

"Some power play Granite lips!" Ratitrap shouted before a thought came to him as he accused, "Ya kno, Ah'm start'n wonder'n if dat alien probe had anyt'ing at all to do with the disappearance of Optimus, let alone de kid and 'is Pikachu."

Rhynox and Absoltron turned from Ratitrap to Kabubot, knowing full well on the fact that the former Predacon did infact tried to do such a thing when they first met him.

This accusation insulted Kabubot greatly. How dare this rodent maximal dare insult his honor in doing such a thing! In his fury, Kabubot grabbed the table with his great strength and flung it to the side, "I've heard enough from this scrawny thief! He dare insulate that I, a proud Predacon warrior would turn from my code of honor to employ an act of treachery that only Megatron would commit! Not only against my commander, but also the boy and his comrade who I eternally owe due to them saving my life!"

Each Maximal would get between the two aggressors to try and stop the fighting when a voice stopped them all.

"Maximals come in, Are you receiving me!?"

"Maximal command, this is Optimus!" The voice of their previously deceased commander was speaking to them from the ship's coms console. Hearing this made all of them, humans and pokemon included, to rush to it as Rhynox spoke, "Optimus? Optimus! It's Rhynox, can you hear me? Where are you?"

"Hard to say! As near as I can figure… I, I have no body! My consciousness is intact but my physical molecular structure is being scanned and stored within the alien probe!" Optimus answered as the team shared their expressions and surprise by what's happening.

Hearing this gave Serena hope as she asked into the mic, "Optimus! It's Serena! Are Ash, Pikachu, and his Pokémon in there with you!?"

"Y-Yes! I can feel them nearby, the alien probe is certainly spending more time and effort scanning and storing their molecular structures and elemental compositions, not missing a single detail for some reason! They aren't being harmed, just scanned with more acuteness and accuracy than myself!"

Hearing that made Serena let out a sigh of relief as she was so happy to hear that Ash and his Pokémon were alive and safe. Clemont and Bonnie shared in her happiness. Cheattor smiled widely hearing his best friend was still with them as Ratitrap assured, "We'll come get you guys there, just keep static!"

"Just beware of a Predacon attack." Optimus told them, before explaining, "They'll be after you now that you're outnumbered and believe you to be mourning our passing."

Optimus then declared, "Ratitrap! You're in charge!"

Everyone looked at each other while Rhynox patted his smaller friend's shoulder in congratulations, all the while Kabubot was growling at the rodent's dumb luck. While most heard Optimus say, as if he didn't know what was going on in his ship, "I'm sure you worked out the chain of command peacefully."

As the two competitors for leadership glared, or in Ratitrap's case, smirked, the ship had begun to shake violently as Absoltron stated, shouting the through the alarm, "It would seem that our leader was correct about one thing. We are under enemy attack!"

Outside Megatron and his small gang had begun to fire on the Maximal ship, intending to finish his hated enemies once and for all, with a smile on his face.

Inside the ship Kabubot the asked, "Well, commander? What are your orders?"

Ratitrap, surprised by this, looked around before issuing the orders, "W-we'll be scrapped if we're in here, prepare for a sortie!"

"A frontal assault? Pure madness." Kabubot stated, knowing from military training how disastrous that would be.

"Ratitrap's right, we'll all be buried if we do nothing. Let's shred some Preds!" Cotton-Buns told the Predacon warrior as she pulled out her Energy slingshot. Many of the Autobots went to get ready to fight back. Ratitrap stopped three of his comrades and the children.

"No Rhynox, we need you to stay 'ere with Clemont and build a device te get our boys out of dat probe." Ratitrap told his large friend while looking over to the remaining Maximals. Seeing how much of a difficult task he was given Rhynox groaned, "Oh no…"

"Right. Absoltron and Cotton-Buns, stay behind te protect de kids." Ratitrap ordered giving to which the security officer and the rookie protected the two others.

Both forward hatches lowered as the sortie of four hurried out of the smokescreen caused by the weapon explosions, weapons blazing.

Seeing this, Megatron remarked, "Ah, they've come to meet their death, face to face."

And went to meet the enemy. He was, however, knocked flat on his rear bumper by a well-placed flying kick from Kabubot to the Predacon leader's face.

While everyone was keeping the Predacons busy, Rhynox and Clemont began working on constructing the device that they needed to get their friends, "Make a device that will separate multiple types of physical molecular structures and types of matter from a probe device of alien origins?"

Clemont assured, "Don't worry, Rhynox, I know we can get it built."

"Appreciated the vote of confidence Clemont, but if we're trying to get multiple types of molecular structures out of that probe successfully without them crossing we gotta be miracle workers." Rhynox said as he continued to weld some pieces of the device together. Only for the device to shake out of his hand from a blast hitting the ship's shields and fall. One of Clemont's Pokéballs opened and Bunnelby came out as he caught it in his ears. He then presented the device to the two as his trainer said, "Thanks Bunnelby."

Bunnelby smiled that he could be of help when he did while holding onto Bonnie as she and Serena were with Cotton-Buns, Absoltron were on the ship guns controls and tried to give his comrades some backup, especially from with Terrasaur flying around.

Kabubot and Megatron begun a melee as the three Maximals continued to fire back at the Predacons from damaging their ship, only Ariadosus to fire with his Poké mode's legs which acted like machine guns.

Foxfire began firing back when she noticed Scythcutter flying at her with his blades drawn, "Scythcutter, Terrorize!"

He transformed, to which seems to be the first time in the living memory of the Maximals as the Scyther's head folded into his chest, making the shoulders spread wider while his wings formed into a shield and his blade arms jettisoned from the shoulders to press against each other and become a scythe-like Dao. The shoulders unfolded into muscular looking arms which grabbed the sword and shield in their respective hands. The Scyther's legs joined with the abdomen and then the lower sections of his legs widening and the feet unfolded to reveal robotic legs with three claws on each foot. The abdomen then separated into two halves to slide up the body and become a part of the chest and back armor.

Foxfire could have sworn that the Predacon resembled a knight of some sort before she crossed her arms and a stream of fire shot out and deterred the Scyther Predacon enough for her look back at herself and thought, 'Had I just used the "Flamethrower" move while in robot mode?'

She couldn't answer as she saw her opponent pull his sword out and got into a stance commenting from the bottom section of his mouth, though it looked like a mouth guard, "Impressive. You were able to tap into the spirit of your beast mode well. Maybe this form is more aligned with your spark."

"It is called a Poké mode, not a beast mode!" Foxfire shot back as she went to fight the Scyther Predacon in a close range combat.

Megatron was surprised by Scythcutter transforming, as it seemed that this was the first time he saw his swift strike commando transform as well. However, that was something for the megalomaniac to ponder later as he had a traitor and enemy to destroy.

He then laughed while looking at Kabubot who did a "come hither" motion with his hand. This made the Predacon leader charge in attacking with both the Tyrantrum head and the tail weapon to which Kabubot fought back with his sword. Only Megatron tricked him and punched him in the gut section. Only for Kabubot to stop him and began pounding away with his fists on the Predacon leader.

While Ratitrap and Cheattor were fighting on Terrasaur and Ariadosus, the tempory commander zoomed in and noticed that the ship's shields were failing and the main circuit terminal needed to be brought back online, manually. Ratitrap let out a "Oh no!" And fired on the Predacons rapidly, trying to stop them from causing more damage to the shields. Ariadosus took cover while Terrasaur flew off to finish the job.

"Kabubot! Foxfire! De shield circuitry are hit! Bring em back online!" Ratitrap ordered, looking at the two closest to the ship.

"I'm a currently… occupied at the moment…!" Kabubot growled as he was busy trying to keep Megatron's Tyrantrum mouth from biting his head unit.

Ratitrap glared and shouted, "Dat's an order! Reactivate de shields before dey're gone fer good, along with Rhynox an' de kids!"

"I am afraid I cannot follow your order at the moment!" Foxfire reported, as she tried to move to reach the circuit but Scythcutter was getting in the way.

Ratitrap groaned as he exclaimed, "Oh… come on please!?"

But seeing they were busy, or in Kabubot's case too focused, on their opponents, Ratitrap had to hoof it before the shields were down for good and leaving their friends inside defenseless. He then used his coms, "Absoltron, Terrasaur's go'n in fer de last shots, take 'im out!"

"Understood." Absoltron replied, as the ship's guns were realigning themselves for the flyer.

Ratitrap continued to run as fast as he could when he heard Terrasaur fire three times, one or two shots to get rid of the shield, the remainer to get rid of the base… Knowing what was at stake, Ratitrap exclaimed, "Not. This time!"

He pushed himself off and fired at the Predacon flyer before rolling and reactivating the shields. With the shields at full strength the energy bolts were absorbed by the renewed shields. Seeing the energy bolts heading his way, Terrasaur ascended, only for him to be blasted by Absoltron who was on the ship's guns.

Megatron was busing in his attempt to crush Kabubot's sword arm with his Tyrantrum head only for the honorable warrior to activate his optical lasers and sent the tin-tyrant away. While recovering from the daze of the blast, Ariadosus advised, "I humbly suggest we withdraw from this battle, Megatron. Our reinforcements and true prize lay with the First Ruins."

"Ah, but of course, the alien probe." Megatron remembered before ordering, "Predacons, Withdraw at once!"

He and the three with him were moving away from the maximal base before they could teleport back to base before regrouping with the others at the First Ruin.

Scythcutter narrowed his eyes before stating, placing his sword at his side, "Until next time…"

He then transformed and flew off to join his fellow Predacons before teleporting away. When the enemies had left, the maximals outside of the base begun to feel that old enemy coursing through their systems, "We've been in exposed to the energon fields for too long, return to Poké mode!"

All of them transformed back into their Pokémon forms as CHeattor rolled his eyes, "Like we needed you to point that out."

"Hey, at least their gone." Ratitrap pointed out before Kabubot and Foxfire approached and he former Predacon told him, "You were selfless in putting the shield back online and protecting our comrades. *growls* I ought to have followed your command."

He then hung his head and stated, "I am dishonored…"

"I too feel the shame of uselessness when you gave the order, however the Predacon "Scythcutter" proved too difficult for me to break away." Foxfire stated, her head lowered, "I am sorry…"

Cheattor went to tell her, "There's no need to be sorry Foxfire, after all none of us expected silent but deadly to be that fast in robot mode."

Ratitrap however said, "Eh, next time."

They all went back to the base to make sure that everyone in the base were safe and that the device was ready.


After getting everything ready to bring their missing friends home, all of the Maximals, except for Absoltron, would stand before the ruins and then entered to see that the alien probe was still as it was when Kabubot last saw it.

Rhynox adjusted the device and told the others, "I don't know if this thing's gonna work, but it's ready as it's ever gonna be."

Ratitrap, now wishing that Absoltron was with them with his early warning ability, sniffed around and commented. "Eh… it's too quiet 'ere… I dought for sure dat the predacons would've making it for de probe."

"BRILLIANT DEDUCTION, Commander Ratitrap!"

All of the maximals, and the three human kids, turned and saw Megatron, the Predacons and multiple grunts from Team Rocket, including the trio that the humans with the Maximals recognized. Obviously it's now known that the criminal organization was working with the Predacons in securing the probe. At first from all the times they defeated the trio they thought the rest of the organization to be nothing to worried about, but seeing all the grunts standing there looking professional in their universe made the kids worried.

Megatron then stated, "Let us see how you fare in the battlefield."

"Yeah! Yus tell 'em Mega-man! With us te back ya up we're gonna win dis!" Meowth cheered as he stood on top of Wabbafet.

Holding his tail-weapon arm, Megatron ordered, "Attack!"

The Predacons took this chance to open fire while the grunts went to secure the children and take their Pokémon. Ratitrap, Cheattor, Foxfire, and Kabubot took defensive positions on the Predacons with Cotton-Buns to help fight off Team Rocket's grunts and their Pokémon. Rhynox was busy getting the device ready, while harmlessly keeping the grunts away from the children and their Pokémon. The youngest Maximal, however, wasn't afraid of stunning them with her energy slingshot or from knocking them out with some well-placed hits to their bodies.

With his attention on the probe Rhynox asked, "Optimus! Can you hear me!?"

"Loud and clear big guy!" Optimus replied, his voice echoed from inside the probe.

"I am attempting to extract you and the others, now." Rhynox stated turning the machine on while Clemont and Serena called their Pokémon out to help the Maximals fight Team Rocket. However, Megatron gave Buzzinator a look and motioned with his arm to attack the maximals from behind. The Beedrill predacon saluted before doing that.

"Slag! It's not working…" Rhynox muttered as he tried to fiddle with his device. Clemont begun to worry as he thought it was his fault.

Noticing the look Clemont had, Rhynox assured, "It isn't something that you think you might have done, Clemont. This entire place is still full of the unstable Energon reading. As if this ruin was some sort of signal device."

As he turned back to the alien , the gentle giant noticed Buzzinator creeping towards the two of them. Thinking quickly he turned, used his other arm to protect Clemont and fired his mace swinging chain-gun at the Predacon for a bit, the members of Team Rocket closest heard and saw the Predacon getting pelted by an endless stream of shots at him. Once he was full of holes the damage and Energon surges inside him made him jerk backwards until he hit one of the ruin's walls as it began to glow.

"Hey!"

The shout caught everyone's attention as the ruins begun to light up around them.

"…This whole place IS a signal device!" Clemont cried out as he and everyone saw the entire ruin lighting up with a glow before all of the stones shot a light out into the probe where it opened up and revealed an advance technology that could've been mistaken for being alive as three beams of lights shot out, one in the air while the other two on the ground.

The second largest beam of light has none other than Ash materializing, unconscious, but alive on the ground. Next to him the smaller beam materialized Pikachu back he felt a shiver as he shook himself to get the feeling out of his fur before going over to Ash concerned. Worried for their friends, the three humans and their Pokémon went to check on them.

Fearing who they knew was going to be next to appear, the Predacons all turned to see Optimus Primal in robot mode hovering there with his Prime jets roaring. Jessie, James, and Meowth however exclaimed, "UNBELIEVABLE!"

"Look who's back, and feeling Prime!" Optimus said before firing at the Predacons. One by one they were shot down as the force of the explosions made the team trio to fly off as they usually do exclaiming, "TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"

Megatron let out a bellow when Optimus' shotgun shell hit him. Optimus joined his friends on the ground as they aimed their weapons at the predacon leader.

Megatron rose up on his knees, and seeing how many of Team Rocket's members were made useless, scowled, "The Day, and the probe, are yours Optimus. Yess.. but just beware. Not all aliens are beneficent after all!"

Ash had came to when Megatron said that and had a bad feeling grow inside him.

"Predacons retreat!" He used a digit to activate the teleport recall as one by one the Predacons were instantly teleported back to their base. Members of team rocket were left knocked out by the gentle energy burst while the others either recalled or left their Pokémon behind to save themselves.

Once they were gone, Optimus turned to his temporary commander and said, "Ratitrap, you commanded well in my absence."

"Ehh… Commandn's a pain in the tail. Especiall this pack of Mightyenas. You can keep it." Ratitrap told his leader while Cotton-Buns went and said, "What are ya talking about trash-stomach, you did okay. Except for that bit about building a torture chamber."

When he ehard that, Optimus narrowed his eyes before stating, "Anyway… I'm more concerned about this probe right now."

As if it heard them, everyone, human, maximal, and Pokémon turned to see the probe rose up for a moment and then disappear as if fading from existence.

Once it was gone, Cheattor asked, "What the spotted heck was that all about!?"

"I don't know, but I suspect that they learned all they needed to know about us." Optimus answered while Clemont went in make sure if it was really disappeared or something as there should have been some evidence of it being teleported away.

"Yeah, They know that we, the humans, and the Pokémon have destructive capabilities, and reasoning power." Rhynox said, thoughtfully of all that has happened.

Foxfire then added, "And that the Pokémon have an ability to evolve when gained enough of the experience."

Kabubot, growled, cautiously as he asked the big questions, "But why would they want to know? And more importantly; Who are they? Friends? Enemies? Or perhaps more?"

Optimus thought about what the warrior said before he spoke up, "Good question… I wonder when we will all find out the answer."

Cotton-Buns went to poke one of the Team Rocket grunts and asked, "What should we do about them?"

"We should alert the local law enforcement about them and how they were trying to kidnap the Pokémon of our friends." Optimus stated as he wanted to go, but Rhynox stopped him.

Rhynox said, "While the others are doing that, we should make sure that nothing was added into yourself, Ash, or Pikachu, when you were taken into that probe."

"Huh? But we feel fine? Right buddy?" Ash asked Pikachu, to which his partner nodded, while he seemed afraid of a medical exam, which would be common for a kid his age, "See besides you're gonna need our help when we go find Officer Jenny."

Rhynox approached and held the boy by his coat and said in a almost stern way, "Doctor's orders..."

"Aw man..." Ash groan, not wanting to sit during a medical exam while they were all working with the Maximals. Everyone, well mostly everyone, laughed at Ash's predicament, Pikachu included.


(Here's the chapter everyone, what did you think of it? Let me know your thoughts or favorite parts in the chapter while I try to cool my head down from the heat wave I've been experiencing.

Why do you think that the probe seemed more interested in scanning both human and pokemon that came from the planet more than the transformer with them? Will we find out the answers sooner or later? And how come Team Rocket were interested in the alien prob as well? These questions and more may be answered in the future if patient.

So be sure to read the new chapter of this crossover... As the Journey Continues ... *A card shows up to the announcer who did the end of the Pokémon XY the series episodes making him stop his usual script* "Wait what? The author wants that?" *Another card shows up showing the same note again* "Okay I'll tell them." *And did the announcement* It would seem as though the Author "Twilightnite13" has a special announcement for all of you who have read this story since the beginning. Go to his profile page and you will see a Poll in which you can choose which chapter that will help him along in this story. If you are having trouble finding the poll on his page let him know in your review.)