(Hey everyone, how was your winter(s)? No one expected what happened to happen as it did around the world... I just hope that it all resolves itself soon before it gets too far...

As many of you Poké-fans may know Game Freak recently announced their Ninth generation of Pokemon games called "Pokemon Scarlet" and "Pokemon Violet" and they introduced the starter Pokémon of the games. I'm curious on what sort of Pokémon they'll make this time around, especially after the Hisui Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. I can work with what they came up with. Oh yeah I wanted to let you all to know that I'm changing Ratitrap's Poké mode from Raticate to Rattata for purpose of size with what's going on in this chapter, sorry guys.

Reminder: I would like to remind you all about the ideas that popped into my head during my hiatus and it's everything listed under "Undetermined" or "Challenge" in my page is yours to pick if you want to write. I'm available for advice if you wish to proceed as such. I am encouraging everyone, to write if you want to. Let me know in an PM after you find an idea that you want to write so I can help you with it. They are all on my profile page and are awaiting you to look at them, please look at them after you read this chapter and review it.

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The fox-like Maximal, Foxfire, is an OC Maximal made by Stone-Man85 in his "Beast Wars" story. Please look at his story if you get the chance.

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"COMPUTERIZED VOICES."

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Cheattor grumbled as he kept watch over the area Optimus assigned him. He was still upset about what happened earlier back at the base.


In the morning after Ash and his group left, Ratitrap had come to his shift and noticed a lack of energy around the base. Looking he saw how distracted Foxfire is and how depressed Cheattor and Cotton-Buns was while Rhynox sighed as he worked on his station. Even Kabubot was in a fowler mood than usual. The only ones who seemed to be able to keep a straight face while working or not neglecting their duties were Absoltron and Optimus.

"What's bugg'n up yer programs?" Ratitrap asked.

"Don't know if you noticed Ratitrap, but Ash and the others aren't here anymore…" Cotton-Buns muttered hugging her legs to her.

"So de kids aren't here it shouldn't stop us from doing our jobs." Ratitrap said, his tone seemed eager to work for a change.

"Big whoop…" Cotton-Buns muttered.

"I too am feeling loss without Serena and Fennekin with us…It is as though my spark is empty of what made me enjoy the days." Foxfire lamented, sighing.

Ratitrap blinked, looking at Rhynox for translation, "We miss Ash and the others. And the three of them are taking it the worst of all. Especially since Clemont was going to help me with upgrading the comm links from earlier."

Rhynox sighed looking at the new device he was making, even with notes written in Clemont's handwriting, "He even suggested we should piggyback on the signal energies for all the human frequencies used."

"Well, if you ask me those kids are better off than we are. They don't need to get involved in our war so maybe we'd be doing them a big favor and forget about them." Ratitrap said, as if it was that simple. Unaware of the reactions that his words made the others feel, especially Foxfire who was the closest to Serena. Or Cheattor who was closest to Ash.

"Oh yeah! Let's hear it for the most insensitive Maximal on this side of the universe ladies and gentlemen! Ratitrap and his ability to be chrome-plated machine." Cotton-Buns announced as though there was an audience.

"Uhh, news flash kid, we are machines!" Ratitrap shouted getting in the kid's face.

"Shows a lot you know Trash-eater!" Cotton-Buns shouted back

As the arguing becomes even more intense Foxfire began to breath heavily until she couldn't take it anymore.

"Stop it, stop it, stop it!" Foxfire screamed pushing her hands into her audio receptors, as soon as she did a multicolored beam shot out of her optics making Ratitrap and Cotton-Buns jump, "No more mean-talk please! Please just stop!"

Foxfire then went and ran out, while Ratitrap asked, "What's with fluffy-fur?"

"Haven't you figured it out yet?" Optimus asked glaring at him as if it should be very easy to understand

However, Ratitrap still didn't get it, "What?"

"Foxfire has been very on edge since Serena and her Fennekin left." Rhynox told him.

"So?" Ratitrap apparently still didn't get it…

Cotton-Buns went and used her fist to knock into his head, "Hello?! Is there a CPU in there?"

"Quit it ya brat." Ratitrap snapped, whacking her hand from his head.

"Did you know that Serena and Fennekin were the closest to each other since they met. Most likely due to some residual psychic effects from Fennekin allowing her to connect with them easier than us. And them leaving caused a sort of effect that made her feel as though she is unable to do anything without them." Rhynox explained, reading up on the powers of Psychic-type Pokémon since meeting Ash and his group.

"So, just do a system reboot on her and she'll be good as new." Ratitrap said, thinking it was a system bug.

Absoltron narrowed is optics, "it's not that simple Ratitrap. This isn't like the usual bugging in someone's system it's related to the pain in her spark."

"Oh, for boot'n up coal… don't tell me your buy'n all that psychic nonsense." Ratitrap groaned looking at him.

"That's enough, all of you!" Optimus ordered getting all the Maximal's attention.

Optimus clenched his fists as he said, "We… can't change the past with what happened to Ash... or his decision to leave us, but we cannot let that stop us from doing our best to end this war and do our job as a scientific team and learn more about the planet."

Looking where the two teenagers went, Optimus knew of the perfect assignments for them.


Cheattor muttered, "Don't know if this is a good idea, but if Big Bot thinks it'll be important. It should be fine."

He then sighed, "Poor Ash… I really hope he knows we're nothing like the Preds…"

Slouching down, Cheattor rested on his Poké mode's stomach and groaned. Ever since meeting them Cheattor had gotten to know them all, Especially Ash. It sort of reminded him of his classmates back on Cybertron before joining Optimus' crew.

That was before he saw something that made him ask, "What the spotted heck!?"


Terrasaur as he continued to fly through a mountain range in search for his next snack. As he flew near two mountains, he saw something he couldn't believe. Right in the middle of the mountains was a floating mountain, it was so close to the other two that it would pass off as a third mountain to the untrained eye, but Terrasaur's sensors could easily separate it from the other mountains.

"By the inferno!" Terrasaur exclaimed in disbelief as he couldn't believe what he saw seeing. There were many weird things on this "Pokémon planet" that he and the others landed on, but this was something too unbelievable for the thuggish flyer. Terrasaur knew he had to find out what was keeping the mountain afloat and so he flew over to it wondering what secrets it held. As he flew towards the mountain, he found an opening at the peak and flew into it. Once he made it in, he saw that the very walls are covered with Energon as far as he could see within the mountain's stony body. This was much more than when his group and the Maximals fought on the first night of the Poké Wars on this planet. It was very hard to believe that no one had found it yet or claim it as theirs yet…

As he flew deeper in Terrasaur was getting happier and happier with what he saw musing to himself, "Power, this rock alive with it." Terrasaur said to himself as he flew into an open area and saw a huge chuck of energon just sitting there waiting for him to take it.

"Energon, enough to power an army." Said Terrasaur as he flew down closer to the energon and stopped in front of it.

He then wondered how much power this energon contained, since it could keep this mountain afloat. Terrasaur felt his throat dry as he kenw what would happen if he transformed to get a better scan of it, but… "I… I have to chance a scan. Terrasaur: TERRORIZE!"

After transforming, he landed at the very heart of the mountain and his robot body could already feel the energon field build up. Which was evident when this onboard computer warned, "DANGER: ENERGON SURGE. RETURN TO BEAST MODE OR STASIS LOCK IS IMMINENT."

"I better hurry… A small sample will do." Terrasaur said to himself as he walked over to a small crystal centerpiece to take the small sample, except it to blast him sending him back between an archway of tall Energon crystals and was somehow held between them as Terrasaur felt the sensation of energy flowing through into his body. Terrasaur was in pain for a bit, but after a couple of seconds the pain was gone and was replaced with the feeling of power. His whole body was surging with a crimson light, instead of the usual electric blue when the Energon build up reached it's limit and Terrasaur examined himself in curiosity on what happened to him.

After a few seconds Terrasaur then realized what happened, "The energon has been absorbed directly into my super structure."

"I've never felt such power, I'm invincible!" He cried out as he started to laugh with this new feeling of power he had, but then realized what he could do with this power.

"Megatron…" Terrasaur growled, knowing exactly what he could do with this newfound power of his. He then shot out of the mountain at breakneck speeds back to the Predacon base. And that was without any moves to help increase his speed.


Cheattor stared at the mountain, still unable to believe how it was floating without any obvious signs of technology or Pokémon with psychic-type moves. He was about to report back when he heard what sounded like a sonic boom. Looking around they saw what looked like Terrasaur flying past him at Mach speed.

"What the spotted heck? When Did Terrasaur get so fast?" Cheattor asked himself before, using agility, raced after the flying Predacon as fast as possible.


Megatron, after meeting the members of Team Rocket who came to tour the Predacon base, as per the agreement between himself and Giovanni, the Predacons, the number of Grunts, one of the scientists: Dr. Zager. And two of its agents: Cassidy and Butch were there as well. The two former elite agents couldn't believe the luck that their rivals Jessie, James, and Meowth, had in meeting these mechanical aliens or by how they introduced them to the boss which made them promoted like when they oversaw their plans in Unova… They were all gathered on a medium sized mountain near their base where Megatron was to unveil a new defense system that should help deal with any unwanted guests of the Maximal kind.

They were all gathered around a pair floating box with black stripes on it while Megatron got ready to present his surprise to them, "I programmed this target box with the Maximals energy signal, now watch."

The first box floated away from the group. A turret rose from the rock and locked onto the target box and fired on it destroying it in no time. Much to the enjoyment of the Predacons.

"Excellent with a few more of these in place, this area well become a death trap for the Maximals." Megatron said looking at the progress of the turret's new program.

Dr. Zager spoke, "Pardon me, Megatron, but despite how advance your technology is, how will these devices prevent any non-maximal ally from sneaking into the perimeter of your base?"

Megatron chuckled as he answered, "Normally, Dr. Zager, organic creatures don't give off an energy signature, that is before Ariadosus revealed that all Pokémon, no matter the element type or species, give off a unique energy signature which has been programmed into the targeting computers of the turrets which will allow them to stun the creatures for your members to review and take at your choosing. The human with these Pokémon however, you may do with them as you please."

Dr. Zager looked marveled and asked, "Your science officer truly decipher the energy signatures of all the Pokémon types on our planet? That's astounding."

Ariadosus chuckled, "It wasn't that difficult, plenty of creatures to… 'study'."

Before cackling which sent chills down most of the Team Rocket Grunts' spines, especially Cassidy and Butch. Team Rocket may have done a lot of things that people would be disgusted with, but never… as extreme… as what the Predacon would.

"Observe, Doctor…" To prove his point, Megatron let the other target box fly, this one with the energy signature of a Pokémon as the turret went, locked onto the box, quickly scanned it, and then fired a different sort of blast that stopped the box in its non-existent tracks and caused it to fall to the ground instead of being destroyed like the other one was. The Members of Team Rocket was impressed, especially Dr. Zager who was already coming up with ways to improve upon the design and delivery of the energy needed to render the Pokémon unconscious.

At that moment everyone heard a squawk as they looked up to see Terrasaur in robot mode flying down at them, but staying in the air just above them.

"Just the sort of plan, a cowardly fossilized-lizard like yourself would conceive of Megatron! which is why I'm assuming command of the Predacons!" He declared as some of the Predacons laughed at what he said, while the grunts were confused by what was going on.

'My my. Looks like the allies that Jessie found, aren't as organized as she thought…" Cassidy smirked watching, Butch watched as well while smirking with his partner.

Megatron glared at the red Predacon, remembering how Terrasaur had challenged him before they left, before the heist of the Golden Disc. And for Terrasaur to challenge him today of all days with the representatives of Team Rocket here, that made him angry and growled, "I thought you already learnt your lesson about challenging me, Terrasaur."

Megatron as he walked towards Terrasaur while the rest backed away to give them room and not get caught up in the crossfire, especially as the Aerodactyl Predacon taunted, "Today I'm the teacher, if you have a courage."

Megatron, angrier, had enough of Terrasaur's arrogance, said with an edged-calmness in his voice, "Very well, I and the members of our alliance could use some amusement."

"Megatron: TERRORIZE!" Megatron roared as he transformed and got ready to beat some sense into Terrasaur.

Dr. Zager would watch interested, hoping to get some information about the weaponry and technology of the Predacons that would further Team Rocket even more. The match between the leader and the usurper began with Megatron quickly firing miniature missiles form his each side of his hips at Terrasaur, all of which hitting their mark. As soon as the smoke cleared, everyone could see that Terrasaur didn't even have a shred of damage to his body.

Terrasaur just laughed off Megatron's attack as he got ready to return the favor, "That was amusing. But not as funny as this!"

Terrasaur as he activated his shoulder cannons and fired at Megatron. Megatron was able to dodge the first wave of blasts by jumping out of the way, but Terrasaur continued firing at him, until one shot hit Megatron sending him down the mountain until he hit a ledge. Everyone walked over to the edge and looked down at Megatron with surprise at what they just saw. Skorupinok looked on with the most worry as he asked, "Megatron?"

Meanwhile back with Megatron he was slowly getting up, frustrated that Terrasaur of all people was the one that knocked him down as Terrasaur landed on the ground behind him. Megatron's anger was at it's boiling point now as he roared, "Terrasaur your treacherous worm, I'll finish you forever!"

He then charged at Terrasaur with the intent of ripping him apart piece by piece until nothing was left of him. Terrasaur all the while was calm about everything, as he said, "I don't think so."

The Usurping Predacon pulled out blaster rifle and fired at Megatron. Each hit landed on Megatron forcing back as pieces of him fell off from each shot. Soon Terrasaur blasted Megatron off the ledge as he fell apart and hit the ground multiple times before finally stopping. When he stopped Megatron was nothing more than scrap ready to be thrown away.

Back up top Terrasaur was laughing, while the other Predcaons and Team Rocket members couldn't believe what they saw. Skorupinok couldn't believe his eyes, breaking the silence as his words were soaked in disbelief, "Megatron is destroyed?"

"Yo, tha dat's serious messed up." Croaker breathed covering his eyes with his fore limbs, before peaking through them.

"Buzzinator does not believe it." Said Buzzinator as some of the Team Rocket grunts murmured to each other by how one-sided that battle was.

"Terrasaur never had shown such prowess for combat before…" Ariadosus noted after seeing what happened to Megatron.

Servipella hissed, curious, "Such power, but how?"

Scythcutter remained silent as he watched.

Dr. Zager, on the other hand was thinking something else, 'Judging by the size and overall power Megatron showed, and given the reactions of the other Predacons, this should not have been possible. So then… how?'

All of their thoughts and opinions were stopped as They heard a squawk and saw Terrasaur landing in them idle of them, most likely to gloat.

"Megatron is scrap, yess.. I'm your leader now. Does anyone want to argue about it now?" Terrasaur asked, looking for a challenge, but none of the Predacons gave such a challenge.

"How about you then, humans? Do you have any words to argue with me about?" Terrasaur asked turning to the members of Team Rocket.

Dr. Zager spoke for those assembled, "We are merely allies in this, who commands the Predacon forces does not matter to us so long as the terms of our partnership is seen through."

Terrasaur smirked at that answer before he spoke, "Good, then ready yourselves for battle, the Maximals will be the next to taste my power!"

Little did anyone know that Cheattor watching as Terrasaur trashed Megatron like he was nothing. He watched the entire thing with the "R" on the uniforms of the humans, to Terrasaur reached the base and how, with his new strength, beat Megatron like he was nothing. And knew that if Terrasaur led the Predacons as he did then the maximals would be doomed as well as the planet.

"Ultra-bad." Said Cheattor hurrying out of the Predacons' scanning range to teleport back to Kalos and the Maximal Base.

Meanwhile back with the Predacons, Terrasaur was still giving out orders. "Here are my orders Buzzinator and I…"

Only… to feel something wrong with his body as he bent over, clutching his torso as he repeated in his normal voice, "Buzzinator and I…"

The others watched on as they wondered what was happened to him, especially the three higher ranked members of Team Rocket.

"Is something wrong Terrasaur?" Ariadosus asked, curious as to what caused this sudden change from how he was earlier. Zager shared the same curiosity as the Predacon scientist.

"Think his batteries are low, G." Croaker cracked, though Ariadosus thought the punk Crogunk was closer to the truth than others.

Feeling weaker by the second Terrasaur turned away from the group and activated his onboard computer, ordering, "Diagnostic: my circuits only."

"ENERGON DRAIN. POWER DOWN: 50%. STATIS LOCK: INTIMATE. TRANSFORM IMMEDIATELY." The computer reported as it showed Terrasaur his power levels. Terrasaur knew he had to save face and quickly turned around and made up a story to everyone.

"I, um, must see to something before the attack, Ariadosus will command until my return." Terrasaur told them, forcing the words through the pain he was feeling before he ran off the side of the mountain and transformed, before flying off somewhere. It appeared, to Dr. Zager, that he was flying in the direction he came from… what could be so important for him to…

His eyes widen in realization and told the two agents with him, "Cassidy, Butch, follow me."

The two nodded and said, "Right away, Doctor."

They went to the ship they arrived in while the Predacons were dealing with the new chain of command.

"What does he mean you command?!" Skorupinok asked, once Terrasaur was out of range before shouting, "I'm second in command of the Predacons!"

Ariadosus, seeing that Dr. Zager and two agents of Team Rocket were entering the airship they arrived in simply told the Yes-man to Megatron, "So, command!"

And went to join the humans as he entered their vehicle and flew off after Terrasaur.

Skorupinok turned facing both Croaker and Buzzinator who were looking at him expectingly while the Beedrill was the first to speak, "Well?"

Skorupinok became confused while ask, "Well what?"

"Buzzy here's trying to ask what your commands are since you're in charge here. So, what's the word brah?" Croaker asked waiting impatiently.

Skorupinok went and looked to see the remains of Megatron, but saw Scythcutter there in robot mode picking up the important pieces while looking up at the arachnid with a hard glare. Getting annoyed by how Megatron appeared to be favoring the new guy over him, he ordered, "Croaker, take half of the grunts and make ready the Restoration module, Buzzinator and I will lead the rest to salvage our true leader!"

He and Buzzinator went down to gather the with half of the grunts while the other half followed Croaker to get the CR tank set up. Unaware of figure moving through the defenses of the Predacon Base while using a certain flower… a black tulip.

Croaker however looked and saw Seviperella was missing and asked, "Whoa, where's the snake babe?"


Meanwhile back with Cheattor he just returned to the Kalos Region and was racing back to the Maximal Base. Inside the base Rhynox watched the map where he saw Cheattor's signal showing how he was racing to them as though his life depended on it.

"Cheattor's coming in hot, better open the hatch." Rhynox reported as he looked from the map to Ratitrap who seemed to be more interested in playing a game of Cybertronian cards than doing his job as he was hours ago…

"Yeah, yeah just let me finish this hand." Ratitrap said, as the computer won the hand and took more of the chips from him, "I'm in for this stinking computer for half a million."

Optimus then walked over and turned off the game causing Ratitrap to whine, "Ah, Optimus…"

"Cheattor wouldn't be moving this fast if he didn't have something urgent to report." Optimus told him as he joined Rhynox at the table waiting for Cheattor to come in.

At that second Cheattor can rushing in, out of breath as he stopped where they were and said, breathing heavily as he spoke, "Big bot, Predacon-Rockets attacking… Megatron scrap Terrasaur… power source… mountain… floating. "

"Calm down Cheattor, better transform." Optimus suggested, as it was hard for them to understand what he was saying.

Cheattor then transformed causing his breathing to go back to normal somewhat. "That's better, now tell us… slowly." Said Optimus wondering what would cause Cheattor to run like that.

Cotton-Buns came hopping in and said, "I just saw Cheattor coming from the rear hatch."

"We know." Optimus told the cadet, "Cheattor was just about to tell us what he was in a hurry to report."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Cheattor began to tell them his report, "Terrasaur leading the Predacons now, he's going to attack our base."

His explanation caused the Maxmals to gasp at the news. Optimus then asked something important, "What about Megatron?"

He knew that the leader of these Predacons wouldn't give up command without a fight, especially with the powers of the Pokémon moves he learned to use since learning about them.

"Terrasaur took him out like he was a maintenance bot." Cheattor answered before telling them his guess, "He must have found some major energon source on that floating mountain."

"Floating mountain?" Rhynox repeated, very confused by the last part.

Ratitrap then moved over to Cheattor. "I knew it, all the time you spent with those kids and in your beast mode you get your circuits crossed kiddo. Even on this weird planet, mountains don't fly."

He look at the others and shook his finger in a vertical circle motion which made Cheattor angry and repeated, "Not fly, float!"

He then approached Optimus and pleaded to his idol, "It's true Optimus, there's a mountain range north of both Kanto and Johto that's heavy with mountains you wouldn't notice it from satellite or from below you need to be at an angle to see it. It's way past where the Indigo League was where Ash competed."

"Enough with add'n de kid! He's gone now! Just forget 'im!" Ratitrap snapped while getting into another argument with Cheattor and Cotton-Buns.

As the three of them continued to argue about the mountain Optimus then spoke up. "Rhynox intensify perimeter scan and get through to Dinobot and Absoltron. I want the Predacons spotted."

He then brought up a map of the Pokémon planet they were on and asked while it zoomed on the continent housing both Johto and Kanto regions.

Optimus then looked over to the holo-map and got Cheattor's attention, asking the younger maximal, "Now where did you see this floating mountain" He asked as Cheattor touched a section of the map.

"Right here." Said Cheattor as the map zoomed in on that area.


As the weak and withered looking Terrasaur made his way back to the floating mountain, he spoke to himself as he figured out why he lost the power he had gained from it, "The energon must be unstable, I need more of it, enough to finish off the Maximals for good." Terrasaur said to himself as he continued on his way to the mountain thinking he was alone.

Dr. Zager was busy with his equipment while Cassidy and Butch flew the ship after him activating optical cloak while the turquoise haired human asked, "So… why are we following fossil tail again?"

"Because you simple minded fool, if Terrasaur was able to defeat someone like Megatron in combat imagine what it would mean if the other Predacons were able to gain such a power boost. Why it would even allow us to win the Poké Wars with the Maximals."Ariadosus explained thinking of what he could do with such power… especially if it would let him usurp Terrasaur as leader of the Predacons.

"Not only that… I calculate that with the energy of the mountain full of this Energon as the Predacons call we would be able to push the boundaries of Pokémon and Human evolution further than possibly dreamed up, especially in helping our mission in conquer the world." Dr. Zager theorized as he was growing excited by the scientific advancements by combining Team Rocket science with that of Predacon technology, "We could even be able to have the Legendary Pokémon fall under our command with this power…"

As he spoke, he remembered the failed mission in Unova by Giovanni trying to take command of the Forces of Nature Pokémon, Landorus, Tornadus, and Thundurus. Ariadosus looked at the aged human and mused, "Perhaps not everyone on this planet is as much of a idiot as I thought…"

However, just as Terrasaur was unaware of them following him, they were unaware of a stowaway waiting for her chance to strike…


While Terrasaur was trying to get another power up, the Maximals were seeing if what Cheattor said was true. Currently they had their scanners pointed in that area and were seeing what was going on.

"I got three of them." Said Rhynox as two different blips appeared on the map.

"Patch it into the map grid." Optimus ordered, wanting to see who the Predacons were, grid appeared on the map.

After a few second of studying the map Rhynox, he quickly deduced who they were, "Looks like Terrasaur, Ariadosus and…"

Cotton-Buns glared at the mention of Ariadosus' name. But when they map began to flicker, Ratitrap looked at Rhynox, asking, "Hey what happened?"

Rhynox studied the map again and then concluded, explaining to the assembled Maximals, "Energon inference. They must be near a large concentration of it."

Optimus then projected their most likely courses, showing that the two groups were heading to the mountain. The map then showed the mountain that Cheattor saw.

"A mountain of it to be more precise." Optimus corrected, after seeing the picture the computer showed them.

Cheattor then punched Ratitrap in the arm with a, "Told you rat-breath."

"If yah ask me, both you and Optimus need to be de-bugged." Countered Ratitrap as the two glared at each other.

Rhynox was thinking about the mountain, as he said to them with his theory, "You know it's possible, if the energon were unstable and if there was a big enough concentration, it could lift a mountain off the ground."

Optimus agreed with him, "I agree, especially after how Ash mentioned it was possible when there's a heavy concentration of psychic-type Pokémon. You know with the mountain-sized castle in Unova?"

"Oh yeah." Rhynox said, remembering that story. Ratitrap rolled his optics, not believing it for a second that Ash had seen such a thing happen…

"I can understand the psychic-type mountain thing, but how exactly is Energon able to make a mountain float like that?" Cotton-Buns asked confused, looking at Rhynox who looked back at her.

"Do you want a long, technical version or what I just said?" Rhynox asked, brow raised.

Cotton-Buns thought about it and drooped her head, saying in defeat, "I'll just go with what you said."

"Ratitrap rig for demolition and meet me at the roof hatch in five cycles, Cotton-Buns you're with us as well." He told them as he went to get ready for the mission himself.

"To do what, exactly?" Wondered Ratitrap who wasn't sure what he was going to blow up. Especially with Cotton-buns with them.

"To destroy that mountain, before the Predacons or Team Rocket try to secure it." Answered Optimus as he turned and looked over at Rhynox. "Rhynox set the defense grid on maximum. Cheattor try to get in contact with Kabubot, Foxfire, and Absoltron, have them ready for combat in case they attempt to attack while we're away."

"Got it Big Bot." Cheattor said as he went to find the others.

Ratitrap couldn't believe that he had to blow up a so-called floating mountain, muttering, "It's always somet'ing."

He then shook his head in disbelief before going to the armory to get the explosives, even as the 'cadet' of their crew was following behind, who shouted, "Hurry up rat-face, the sooner we get the boomers the sooner we can blow the mountain."


Terrasaur reached the floating mountain and flew to where inside to regain his power, the heart of the mountain. As they flew the crew of the ship watch even as Cassidy and Butch stared in shock, even as the blond woman said, "Butch?"

"Yeah, Cassidy?" Butch asked looking at the mountain.

Cassidy told him, "That's a… flying mountain…"

"I see it, but I don't believe it…" Butch answered her.

"It's not flying, but rather floating." Ariadosus the two humans up front before explaining, "The power required for something like this is immense which would mean that there's a large amount of Energon in that mountain."

Dr. Zager looked in amazement as he commented, "Extraordinary… the power of this Energon…"

Before an alarm pulled him out of his amazement and Cassidy reported, "Dr. Zager, we're losing control of the aircraft, we need to land before we lose cloak."

"Energon interference…" the Predacon scientist surmised before he ordered, pointing at a clearing with his pincer, "Land over there, we'll make the rest of the way on foot."

"Roger that." The two said as they made their landing.

After landing Ariadosus left in Poké mode as Dr. Zager looked and issued his orders to the two agents, "Cassidy and Butch. You two are to go and assist the Predacon Scientist Ariadosus to the best of your abilities in claiming this mountain for the alliance and Team Rocket. While you do so I would like one of you to collect a sample of this Energon and bring it back to me, if you cannot then scan as much of the energy readings of the crystal as possible and abandon the mountain."

This confused the two while Cassidy spoke their thoughts, "But sir, wouldn't it be better to stay and protect the mountain at all cost?"

"I'm a practical man, Agent Cassidy. If it appears that the mission is a loss, we leave instead of trying to salvage something that is about to blow up in our faces. Now go, for Team Rocket!" Zager told them as they left, and he remained on the ship.

As the two went after Ariadosus, Butch asked, " Hey Cassidy, speaking of blowing up, where's the doofus trio?"

"No idea… but they said something about returning to their mission in Kalos." Cassidy told her partner while both were unaware of something slithering behind them.

Ariadosus turned his body to see them coming and asked, "What kept you two? Terrasaur flew up there moments ago."

"Had to get the equipment to get up there." Cassidy said showing the Predacon her bag.

"Unlike you we don't have instant climbing equipment." Butch added before looking up, asking, "So how do we get up there?"

"We find out how Terrasaur is powering himself within the mountain and then go from there." Was all Ariadosus said before, "Ariadosus: TERRORIZE!"

And transformed, even though his body began to spark and feel the effects of Energon build-up, "ENERGON CONCENTRATION IN DANGEROUS LEVEL. STASIS-LOCK IN FIVE CYCLES."

"Ha, more than enough time…" Ariadosus snorted as he pulled out his weapon and fired it into the mountain, where it connected leaving a patch of rope behind it. Seeing it secured Ariadosus changed back into Poké mode and climbed up it while as he asked "Are you two coming, Cassidy and Boatash?"

"My name's Butch!" Butch shouted back, before he climbed after his partner and the Ariados Predacon. Unaware of a Snake or to be more precise, a Seviper slithering behind them.


Nearby, in one of the mountains south of the floating one, a portal opened and out came the three maximals. Optimus changed into robot mode as both Cotton-Buns and Ratitrap got on his back before the Maximal leader took off and flew towards the mountain. Though… Ratitrap doesn't seem to be enjoying himself as they flew, screaming as they did until he complained, "Man, oh, man if I wanted to fly, I would have become a Zubat, not a Rattata."

"Are you kidding? This is awesome!" Cotton-Buns exclaimed as they flew.

"It was the fastest way to get here. The energon in the mountain are messing with the teleport system so the mountain range south of it was the only way to get here fast enough." Optimus told him, before he snapped, "And will you stop wiggling?!"

Ratitrap gulped as they flew, looking down as he whined, "I really, really, really, hate this…"

"Is there anything you don't hate?!" Cotton-Buns snapped at the older maximal, glaring at him for his treatment of how some weren't as able to move on as he apparently did.

"Calm down you two, we're here." Said Optimus as all three of them could see the Mountain in the sky.

Ratitrap seeing it whistled at the sight while remarking, "Guess I, ah…, owe the pussycat an apology."

Optimus then flew closer to the mountain and found a ledge for him to land on. As soon as he landed both Ratitrap and Cotton-Buns jumped off of his back. Ratitrap kissed the stone ground which grossed Cotton-Buns out.

Optimus then felt the Energon fields affecting his body as his computer warned him, "DANGER: ENERGON SURGE. RETURN TO BEAST MODE OR STASIS LOCK IS IMMINENT."

Optimus returned to Poké mode, while making a mental note to update the computer's identifying their 'beast modes' as 'Poké modes'… The three of them walked through the mountain looking at all the Energon, Cotton-Buns stared in amazement while saying, "Whoa… that's a lot of Energon… Just like Cheattor said…"

"This mountain is definitely brisling with Energon. We will have to use our robotic form sparingly." Optimus said, looking at all the Energon that kept the mountain they were currently in afloat.

"Hey at least we're not completely defenseless with our Pokémon moves in place of weapons." Cotton-Buns said not feeling worried at all.

Optimus stopped and warned the cadet, "That may be true but that doesn't mean we should be careless."

The Bunneary Maximal looked down before hopping behind them, Soon the three of them saw Terrasaur as he transformed, and land in the area in front of them causing them to hide behind some rocks as they watched him.

As Terrasaur landed on the ground he walked over to what appeared to an archway of Energon at the heart of the mountain, remarking aloud, "Now to regain my power."

He then held out his hands toward the crystals, which sent the concentration of their energy into his circuitry supercharging him like before. Feeling the same sensation as when he first felt the power coursing through him Terrasaur began to gloat, "Yes, yes, YES!"

As the others watched him laughing, Ratitrap couldn't help but speak up, from behind their hiding place, "Uh oh, this is bad."

"So what's the plan, capt?" Cotton-Buns asked, looking at Optimus, remembering how last time she met him she made quick work of him and two others.

"Yeah, he looks like he could take on a platoon and not feel sleepy at all." Ratitrap pointed out, worried.

"Look, his circuits can't hold a charge that massive for long. I'll lead him away, you two set the charges and I'll come back for you in four cycles." Optimus told them the plan to distract Terrasaur.

"And suppose he blast's you into itty bitty pieces, it's a long way down." Ratitrap voiced his concerns about the plan. Cotton-Buns nodded her own concerns about Optimus' health than the plan.

"It sure is." Optimus said, surprising them both with what he said.

Optimus then stood fully and spoke, "Optimus Primal: MAXIMIZE!"

He then transformed, which caught the attention of Terrasaur, causing him to smirk, thinking this would be easy as it was with Megatron, "Optimus how nice of you to save me the trouble of hunting you down."

Optimus had only one thing to say about that, "Let's do it."

With that said he took to the sky with his jets as Terrasaur chased after him, Optimus led Terrasaur away. All Optimus had to do was dodge all the shots that Terrasaur was firing at him from his shoulder cannons and hope that his power boost would ware off soon.

Optimus did every move he could think of to keep Terrasaur off his back he flew downwards towards the base of the mountain, he used the nearby floating rocks as shields. But no matter what Optimus did Terrasaur was still on his tail, and some of energy blasts were too close for Optimus' comfort as he continued dodging Terrasaur's attacks. Optimus then hid behind a rock as Terrasaur flew past him as Optimus active his wrist cannon and fired at Terrasaur. The ammo hit Terrasaur sending him into a nearby rock, however, like with Megatron they did nothing to him.

Terrasaur flew out of the rock, shouting, "Now you've made me mad!"

Terrasaur then fired a barrage from his shoulder cannons at Optimus, each energy burst was covered with flames as they flew. Optimus barely dodged in time as he flew away, quickly thought, 'That definitely got his attention. Wonder if Ratitrap and Cotton-Buns are having a better time than I am…'

Even as he continued to fly and distract Terrasaur.


Back inside, Ratitrap and Cotton-Buns got to the center of the Energon. Ratitrap looked at her and said, "Okay… With all this Energon around, we'd have to work fast. I'll put two charges on one side of this you put to others on the other side. Ready?"

"Ready." Cotton-Buns answered as she was ready.

"Ratitrap:/Cotton-Buns: MAXIMIZE!" They spoke the activation code and transformed, even as the energon around them was immediately affecting their bodies. Ignoring their computers warning them of the danger.

The two moved quickly as Ratitrap's forearms opened to get a charge at the closer cirle before going the farthest wall and placing another charge there while Cotton-Buns, with the help of her Agility, made it to the direct opposite locations and put the charges in place there. They then got back to entrance and changed back into Poké mode.

Ratitrap sighed he said aloud, "Okay… now if only Optimus can get back…"

"He'll be back… He has to…" Cotton-Buns said, not wanting to give up on Optimus.


Optimus he was still in the same situation as he was before, with the only difference this time being that Terrasaur was firing non-stop at him with his super-charged attacks. Optimus was using anything and everything he could as a shield to defend himself with. But then Terrasaur fired at a rock above Optimus as he was flying under it causing the rocks to hit Optimus making him stop giving Terrasaur a chance to fly right in front of Optimus.

"You're mine now, Maximal!" Terrasaur roared, firing on Optimus point blank with a supercharged Supersonic. The Supersonic waves reached him and immediately, Optimus felt pain, not just his audio receptors, but also throughout his body, causing him to fall from the sky. Terrasaur laughed at victory. Optimus was lucky enough to land on the main mountain, but unfortunately for him he bounced a few times giving him even more damaged before he finally stopped.

When Optimus tried to get up the Energon from the mountain was already affecting his body, his onboard computer, notifying him, "ENERGON SURGE. STASIS LOCK: IMMINENT."

"Have to transform… or… I'm finished." Optimus groaned before he changed to Poké mode. This was better was better with Terrasaur right above him. Optimus then looked up as he heard Terrasaur coming down with a malicious smirk on his face with every intention to finish to Maximal leader.


Back inside the two were keeping an eye out for Optimus to come back. That was before they heard a voice that echoed all around them.

"Stop right there Maximals." A woman's voice echoed throughout the Energon chamber, it wasn't Jessie's.

"We're not gonna let you destroy the motherload of the century." A man's voice echoed as well, and it sure wasn't James' voice.

"Who are you supposed to be?" Cotton-Buns asked looking around for the source of the voices. Ratitrap looked around with her, thinking it might be the other Predacons.

The woman's voice said, "Prepare for Trouble…"

"and make it double!" The man's voice said.

"Here's our mission, so you better listen!" The two exclaimed as the voices seem to be getting closer.

"To infect the world with devastation!" The woman recited as the echoes of their footsteps resounded around them.

"To blight all people in every region!" The man recited, before jumping up into the air and the two Maximals saw the figures.

"To denounce the goodness of truth and love!" The feminine figure recited as she landed revealing to be a woman with blond hair wearing a modified Team Rocket uniform like Jessie, but it was black in color with thigh high heeled boots. She

"To extend our wrath to the stars above!" The masculine figure recited as he landed revealed to be a man with turquoise hair parted at the middle of his face wearing a modified uniform like James but was black in color with silver gloves and boots.

"I'm Cassidy!" The Woman introduced herself with a smirk.

"And the name's Butch!" The man introduced himself, smirking as well.

They stood together as Cassidy recited, "We're Team Rocket, circling the World all Day and Night!"

"Surrender to us now or you will surely lose the fight!" Butch recited standing next to his partner arms crossed over his chest.

"Raticate!" A Raticate shouted standing between the two.

The two Maximals stared blinking at the two humans and the Raticate. The two hidden Predacons either shook their heads or quietly groaned at how stupid they were with doing that motto of theirs, unknowing thinking the same thing, 'Those idiots…They're as stupid as the three we first met…'

Cotton-Buns, unimpressed, asked, "No seriously… who are you guys?"

The anime faulted while Cassidy got up and shouted, "We just went through the entire motto and you couldn't tell who we are?!"

"Oh…" Ratitrap said looking at them, jokingly, "You're like dose idiots who worked with de Preds a few days ago."

"We're nothing like those three buffoons!" Cassidy shrieked getting sick and tired of people thinking that everyone in the organization was like the three idiots who appear to be tarnishing the name of their organization of Team Rocket.

"Yeah, they don't hold a candle compared to us!" Butch shouted getting annoyed. As well.

"Will you calm down Beth." Cotton-Buns groaned, contining with the joke, using her fore legs to clean her ear cotton.

"IT'S BUUTTTTCCCCHHH! MY NAME IS BUTCH! I JUST SAID MY NAME A SECOND AGO! WHAT KIND OF ADVANCED ALIENS ARE YOU IF YOU CAN'T GET MY NAME RIGHT!?" Butch screamed at the top of his lungs. The air blew from his yelling rushed past the two Maximals like a harsh wind but didn't affect them save for their fur being blown from the yell.

Taking deep breathes he calmed down and the Cassidy took over, "You Maximals may be advanced species from another planet, but we saw how you have your weaknesses and we're standing in it!"

With that she extended her arms out to show the very Energon lining the walls of the mountain's interior.

"That's right since there's so much of this Energon here you can't transform into your true forms and use your weapons against us!" Butch recovered smirking with his partner.

If he could, Ratitrap gritted his teeth and looked at the two, knowing they were right. Cotton-Buns however, started hopping and flexing her ears like arms, "Who cares if we can't transform, we can still kick your butts with the moves we practiced."

"Such confidence, especially from a little girl." Cassidy snidely remarked looking at the Buneary Maximal.

"Better to be an energetic, confident girl than a delusional old hag like you." Cotton-Buns jeered back. Making a tick mark appear on Cassidy's face.

"OLD HAG!?" Cassidy repeated, having one of her rare moments of losing her cool.

"Oh… that is it!" Cassidy snapped as she shouted, glaring daggers, "You're gonna need a mechanic when I get through with you, you brat!"

"Bring it on, grandma!" Cotton-Buns snapped, using one of her ears in a "come hither" movement at Cassidy.

"Whoa, whoa, Cassidy. Relax we got this." Butch said looping his arms around her shouldes to keep her from going off the hinges… even though Cassidy is more level-headed than Jessie, she doesn't like being called old.

She sighed relaxing while remembering the plan she said, "As much as I would love to educate you on the importance of beauty… I believe you already have someone to keep you both entertained."

That was when the two Maximals heard a familiar cackle and felt something colliding with them. They turned to see Ariadosus on top of Ratitrap, "Surprise, vermin…"

Ratitrap got up and ran, in an attempt to get the insane Predacon off him. Cotton-Buns turned, "Ratitrap!"

"Oh… you have more concerns than the fat rodent… bunny." A voice said and out came Seviperella hissing as her tail blade was glowing with Poison Tail as she hissed, "I'm gonna have a Buneary for dinner…"

"You're just as sick as the four-leg spider…" Cotton-Buns hissed as she got her ears glowing and began a sort-of catfight between them.

Cassidy and Putch- Butch… smirked watching the fight as they proceeded with their mission of scanning the Energon for an energy sample.

Ratitrap was still bucking and running as Ariadosus's pincers began to glow, ready for a poison-type move. Seeing a low ledge to the side, Ratitrap used Quick Attack to increase his speed and ran under it with Ariadosus hitting the top of it and falling off of him. Leaving him in a daze.

"Sorry buggy, it got no time to play with yas." Ratitrap said, going back to where Cotton-Buns were, but Ariadosus wasn't done just yet.

"I'm afraid I insist." Ariadosus insisted, glaring at the rodent for helping to destroying his lair just yesterday. He then jumped at Ratitrap, pinning him to the stone wall. With his forelegs while his pincers glowed again with the same poisonous purple, "I'm gonna enjoy poisoning you… just like how I poisoned your image to that boy."

That got Ratitrap's nerve, even though he played it cool, he was as upset about what happened to Ash as all the Maximals were, but also… he wanted the kids out of the war to keep them safe from something like this from happening to them. And what Ariadosus did, turning Ash against them really made him mad, even as he struggled against the Ariados Predacon, "Oh, that is it!"

And then, inadvertently, used Scary Face to freeze Ariadosus in his tracks. Who mentally asking himself, 'wh-what's happening to me?'

before Ratitrap took a bite out of Ariadosus' pincer with a well-aimed Hyper Fang. Ariadodus screamed as Ratitrap bit him. Ratitrap then charged forward with a glow of energy, different than Terrasaur being charged by the Energon, and used a Sucker Punch on Ariadosus. To finish it, Ratitrap used Tackle which sent the spider away.

Ariadosus yelled as he fell, landing on the earth below and was knocked out from the beating he got.


Seviperella hissed as she was punched back by Cotton-Bun's Bounce attack. Seviperella hissed and used Glare on her.

Cotton-Buns felt something weird going on with her body and used Agility to get away and fired an Ice Beam at Seviperella. The Ice-type beam certainly surprised the she-snake as it encased her in ice. To finish the battle, Cotton-Buns then used a combination of Agility and Dizzy Punch barrage to send Seviperella flying out of the mountain.

Cotton-Buns breathed heavily as she looked around, "Have to… get to Rat-face…"

She then hurried out of there with a helpful boost from Agility, completely forgetting about Cassidy and Butch who no doubt had gotten what they needed since they couldn't remove the charges from the Energon on the suspicion of they detonating as soon as they tried to interfere with them.


Back outside things weren't looking good for Optimus as Terrasaur stood over him, with his weapon trained on the maximal leader, "Say good-bye Optimus Primal!"

Just as he got ready to finish Optimus for good, only his power boost to end at that moment, as he stared to feel the effects and his onboard computer reported, "ENERGON DRAIN. STASIS-LOCK: IMMINENT."

"No! Not now!" Terrasaur exclaimed, falling off the floating piece of land and transformed into Poké mode to keep from going into Stasis-lock.

Optimus then started to get back to his feet as Terrasaur flew near him and promised, "I'll be back for you as soon as I replenish my power."

The scheming Predacon then took off, back into the heart of the mountain.

"Got to… get to Ratitrap and Cotton-Buns… not much time." Said Optimus as he struggled to move and find the others.

Cotton-Buns and Ratitrap met up at the outer edge of the mountain as they looked around for their leader, but they soon heard a familiar cry and looked up to see Terrasaur flying back to the main chamber, and no signs of Optimus.

"Oh man, looks like Optimus lost this round and that means were done for." Said Ratitrap as he started to panic, Cotton-Buns' stared, scared at this outcome.

Terrasaur meanwhile got back to the main chamber of the mountain, struggling to stay airborne.

"I… must recharge… must…" He said to himself, to keep him flying till he recharged himself as he then saw devices on the crystals in the center.

Terrasaur couldn't believe what he saw on the Energon crystals, "Demolition charges?!"

"They'll tear this mountain to pieces!" He cried out in horror, then flew out of the mountain as fast as he can in his current condition. The fear of his own destruction outweighed the need to recharge his power.


While returning to the ship, Butch and Cassidy found Seviperella who was still frozen and the knocked out Ariadosus got to the flight controls of the airship and flew away as fast as possible, back to Kanto and the Predacon Base.

Ariadosus groaned coming out of unconsciousness, really hating that rat, while Seviperella was being aided by Raticate who used its Hyper Fang to try and get her out of the ice, without harming her.


Cotton-Buns and Ratitrap stood as they waited for their ultimate end when the mountain blows up around them. Looking over at the Buneary, Ratitrap said, "Listen kid, I'm sorry… The reason why I was so harsh about Ash and the others not coming back was because I didn't want them to get involved in this war between us and the Preds. but now we're going out with a bang."

"As heartfelt as that speech was, the only place we're going is home."

They looked and saw Optimus as he climbed over the ledge and joined them.

The two were overjoyed to see Optimus there even as Ratitrap cheered, "Whoo-ho! Fearless leader! We thought you've been scrapped!"

"Well, we'll all be if we don't hurry! On my back, you two, quickly." Said Optimus as the two smaller Maximals got on his back.

"Ok make like a Flying-type and soar." Said Ratitrap wanting to get out of there and fast.

"Can't, the Energon blast will fry my circuits permanently. Just hold tight." Optimus told them as he began running with all his energy to the edge of the mountain.

"Oh man, oh man, oh man don't tell me you're gona… jump!" Ratitrap screamed as Optimus jumped off the mountain as it exploded behind them. Cotton-Buns was crying out of excitement for how it was, while Ratitrap was just crying. When the mountain exploded the blast sent them away from the other mountains and towards the clearing.

As they soared Cotton-Buns had an image appearing in her mind of Buneary and a Cinderquill sliding down an ice-made slide. After her vision returned, Cotton-Buns got herself up and shot out another Ice-beam as the two other Maximals yelled throughout the entire ride as Cotton-Buns was using it to make the slide go side-ways, spirals, and loopy-loops until they could see they were heading in the direction of the greenery nearby.

The three Maximals flew until Optimus grabbed onto a tree branch. Ratitrap, still dizzy from the slide ride groan, "Ooo, that was fun… can we go again?"

"Maybe latter." Optimus groaned back as he was having difficulty holding on to the branch with the added weight on his back, before asking, "But for now, would you two mind taking a little weight off my back?"

As the three made themselves more comfortable on the breach Ratitrap looked over to Optimus, asking, "You do know that was crazy, right?"

"Sometimes crazy works." Optimus answered with a shrug, before telling him, "By the way you did good up there, both of you."

Optimus then turned to Cotton-Buns, "Especially you Cotton-Buns, that Ice slide quick thinking."

That made the youngest Maximal beam with pride at his words. While inside as confused where that image came from and thought it might have been a memory within the DNA of Dawn's Buneary. But the question was… how did she get it?

"Yeah, you weren't so bad yourself, but don't tell anyone what I said." Ratitrap said smirking at the two others.

"My lips are sealed." Cotton-Buns said smirking back at him.


After finally flying back to the base, Terrasaur was still in a bad mood over what happened, "Blast those Maximals! They destroyed my power!"

"But at least I got rid of Megatron." Terrasaur said to himself landed at the main hatch to enter the base, thinking about that one silver lining. As soon as he did, he saw Megatron walking slowly toward him with the rest of the Predacons walking behind him.

"Well, well look who's BACK! " Megatron remarked, glaring at the Aerodactyl before him.

This resulted in Terrasaur's red scales paled into a granite white and yelped, "...Help..."

As soon as Zager and the two agents of Team Rocket returned with Ariadosus and Seviperella, they heard an explosion before they saw Terrasaur, in piece, shooting off to the sky as he squawked, "I'M BLASTING OFF FOR ONCE!"

And disappeared in a star manner in the sky and ping sound. Even though he felt a little sorry for Terrasaur, Butch admitted, "Glad that wasn't us for a change…"

"Yeah no kidding…" Cassidy agreed with her partner who looked up at the sky with Ariadosus and Seviperella, unaware of Dr. Zager examining the energy readings of the Energon scanned by the two agents.


(What did you all think of this chapter? I'd like to hear what you thought on how I did one of the more difficult events from Beast Wars in a more modern world like the Pokémon world, especially as the world map or Atlas of the world was never made to show were all the regions in relation to each other. It was either by guess work or heresay without any concrete stuff to show the exat placements of each of the regions. It just doesn't seem all that great without getting a clearer picture of how many continents or if any other regions are connected by the same landmass as Kanto and Johto are in. Strange, isn't it?

As you can see, other members of Team Rocket saw how things are with the Predacons as well as getting information to make their scientist happy. And as you read Dr. Zager has become very interested in how to use Energon for Team Rocket's goals. What could Team Rocket be planning behind the backs of the Predacons? What will happen in the next chapter? Will we see more members of Team Rocket like Cassidy and Butch?

Stay Tuned, as the Journey Continues.)