Cybertron, 783 A.D.
General Obsidia hovered down Cybertron's halls as he entered the throne room. Before him, sitting on her throne with a bored look on her face, was the Empress of Destruction, Megaempress. "Lady Megaempress," he announced his presence, kneeling before her. "I have news from the front lines."
"General Obsidia," Megaempress acknowledged, "What is your news?"
"Our army of Ninja bots and newly created Combiners successfully conquered the planet Remnant." General Obsidia reported.
"As expected," Megaempress smiled softly, musing about how she would use this "Dust" to finally crush her archenemy, the Gaian female named Solus Prime(or Aitō Hahaoya, as she called herself, but who really cared about that?). Obsidia wasn't done reporting, it turned out.
"Our Elite Vehicons sustained heavy damage, unfortunately," he continued somberly. Everyone in the throne room became silent, taking a moment to mourn the loss of their comrades.
"Such is the price of war..." Megaempress whispered, tearing up somewhat. She then stretched out her left servo, pointing at Obsidia. "Have them sent to the repair bay secured with the knowledge that they have earned my eternal gratitude."
Obsidia nodded as he obeyed, "At once, my Empress..." He transformed and flew to the troops to notify them of the news. Megaempress smiled softly as she sat on her throne and caressed her pet turbofox on its head.
Meanwhile, the wounded Elite Vehicons limped towards the door that read "Repair Bay" on it, opened, entered, and realized too late that they were inside a smelting chamber. They were quickly melted into slag.
"Ma'am?"
"Commander Obisdia!" Megaempress replied, turning her attention toward him with a soft smile on her face. "I trust our Vehicons have recovered well?" Obsidia swallowed a lump that was lodged in his voicebox. "What is it?" She asked, noticing his anxiety. "Speak your mind,"
"That's just it, my lady," he began, already nervous and unsure of his fate. "It would seem that the door to the infirmary is in fact, the door to a smelting chamber... So the Vehicons are no longer online, they're now offline because they got turned into molten slag..."
Megaempress' optic grew wide at this revelation. "What?!" she exclaimed with shock and horror. "How could this have happened?" She looked at Obsidia with an enraged look. "I order you to investigate!"
"At once, Lady Megaempress," Obsidia turned to leave only to have some lingering doubts. Being the high-ranking General he was, he voiced them. "You.. wouldn't have wanted them offlined would you, ma'am?"
Megaempress stared at him with subtle distrust in her optics. "What are you implying?" She asked, her voice shifting into a dangerous tone along with her pet turbofox growling.
"I'm saying that maybe it's easier for you to kill them... than to heal them?" Was Obsidia's answer. He was now sweating energon from his frame, scared of what might become of him.
Megaempress gasped, surprise on her face still present. "General," She began, "I am aghast!" She then sighed in resignation, "If you think I should be investigated, then take it up with the impartial investigation committee."
General Obsidia nodded. "At once, My Lady..." He transformed into his altmode and quickly flew off, intending to get to the bottom of this mystery. It was a quick flight, as he noticed the sign that led to his intended destination. Now to see what's going on... He thought before opening the door.
Upon entering, the door behind Obsidia suddenly locked itself, making the former General realize too late that he was inside a smelting pit just like those Elite Vehicon troops, ultimately being reduced to molten slag.
"Well, that about does it!" a Constructicon named Wideload exclaimed, a bright smile on his smile as he rubbed his hands. "71 mismarked doors, all of them leading directly into a smelting pit!"
A dark smile emerged from Megaempress as she heard this news. "Excellent work, Wideload," she replied, "Now even these very walls cannot contain my cruelty!" She let an evil cackle, lightning seemingly appearing from out of nowhere.
If he were unnerved by this, Wideload would not have shown it. "So..." he coughed, "About my paycheck..."
Megaempress snapped from her thoughts, looking at Wideload before realizing what he had just asked. "Oh!" she exclaimed, momentarily thinking, "You can pick it up at Accounts Payable!" She replied with a supposedly friendly smile.
However, unlike the late General Obsidia, Wideload seemed sharper than he looked. "Lady Megaempress, ma'am" he began, "I don't wanna sound suspicious but 'Accounts Payable' is one of the doors that I redirected toward a smelting pit," he raised an optic ridge at her, "You wouldn't be trying to cheat me out of my hard-earned pay, would you?"
Realizing her intentions had been found out, Megaempress quickly came up with another idea. She laughed, playfully waving a finger at him, "Wideload," She commented, "You are a clever mech!" The Empress of Destruction giggled. "You got me!" She pulled out a small cloth bundle, placing it into Wideload's hand, "Here you go!"
Wideload, not one to leave it to chance, opened it, seeing nothing but electrum coins with the letter C on them. "These are Cybercoins," He pointed out, showing them to Megaempress, "They're only good at gift shops!" A frown formed on his face as he looked at his leader, questioning her sanity and validity as a leader.
"Do spend them all in one place!" Megaempress added, a seemingly friendly smile plastered onto her face.
Widload grumbled as he rolled down the halls, feeling like he had just been cheated out of his payment. "That no-good..." He transformed into his robot mode as he reached his destination, a door that held a sign reading "Gift Shop"
Continuing to grumble, he entered the Gift Shop, "Why did I have to get the Gift Shop..." The Constructicon mumbled before closing the doors, only to instantly scream his Spark out as he was painfully turned inside out due to an unfortunate encounter with the former Autobot Mnemosurgen-turned-serial killer: Sunder.
However, Sunder was currently locked up, his limbs restrained. So how did Sunder turn Wideload inside-out?
See, Sunder had a unique skill ability as he could gaze into his victim's optics and do remote mnemosurgery surgery of the most advanced tasks, even shutting down basic functions such as transforming. And forget Wideload did, for when he tried to escape he used his Conversion Cog, snuffing out his own Spark by turning himself inside-out.
A passing ST3VE heard Wideload's screams and briefly considered investigating. Then, he came to the reasonable conclusion that his life was more important than some unfortunate soul. He quickly shook his head before the Vehicon sped off to resume his work.
"Well, that about does it!" Another Constructicon said, "The Gift Shop is now a room that leads directly to Sunder's cell!"
Megaempress clasped her hands together, a smile on her face, "Excellent work, Wideload!" she replied.
The Constructicon raised an optic ridge and corrected her, "Buckethead," he said, confused as to whom Megaempress was referring.
"-I mean Buckethead!" The Decepticon leader caught on, realizing what she had just said.
"Who's Wideload?" Buckhead asked, scratching his head. Then it clicked: " Are you working with my brother?" he inquired.
Megaempress looked to the side, "Not anymore..." She answered, doing anything not to meet the Constructicon's gaze.
If he was suspicious of his Empress of Destruction, Buckethead did not show it. At all. As in, he didn't suspect that the Camien in front of him knew something that he didn't. "That's a bit ominous," Buckethead pointed before shrugging it off. "But, no matter. How's about my paycheck?"
"Oh!" Megaempress went, realizing he wasn't going to press further. Even better, She thought as her pet Turbofox purred while being petted. I can do what I originally wanted to do with Wideload! "You can pick it up at Accounts Payable!" She replied, knowing full well, what would result from that.
Still not suspicious of his leader's intentions, Buckethead smiled, "I see no issue with that, my lady," He replied, leaving the office and traveling down the halls. After many twists and turns, Buckethead found the door that led to Accounts Payable. Oblivious to what awaited him, Buckethead opened the door and entered, only realizing too late that he was inside a smelting chamber when the door slammed shut. "That rotten Glitch-AAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!" His last words would be before his processor was fried.
"Lady Megaempress?" A Vehicon named R0B3RT went as he stood in front of Megaempress's throne.
"Yes?" Megaempress replied, acknowledging her soldier's presence. "What is it?"
R0B3RT scratched his head, searing for a way to not get slagged. "Rumor has it that you're sending random Cons into Smelting Pits and turning them inside out," He took a deep breath before asserting himself. "I think I speak for every Decepticon when I say that..." He looked into her optics doing his very best to not leak some transmission fluid. "This is bad for morale," He shuddered, shutting his optics and expecting to be shot on the spot for his bold words.
Instead, the Decepticon Leader nodded, listening intently to his statement. "I see," she finally spoke after being quiet for a few clicks. "Why don't you take this coupon, and head on towards the newly installed Acid Pits Spa?" She gestured to her turbofox, who grabbed a few slips of paper with her jaws and gently placed them into R0B3RT's servo.
R0B3RT blinked, confused by this action of generosity. "I'm uh... not really the spa type," He protested.
"I insist," The Empress of Destruction spoke, this time with a seemingly more threatening tone in her voice.
The Vehicon knew better than to press his luck further.
R0B3RT cautiously explored the western wing of Decepticon HQ, not wishing to find a very poor end. He was paranoid. Why wouldn't he? His leader, the femme that every mech and femme in the Decepticons looked up to, had just bribed him and subtly threatened him to take said bribe. What if she's going to make an example of me? R0B3RT thought as he drove down a street. For all I know, this is a trap! Stopping at the spa, the Vehicon transformed. Looking down at his coupon, he took a deep breath and gulped as he quickly pressed the door, expecting death on the other side.
Instead, R0B3RT got a very pleasant surprise. Decepticons of all shapes and sizes were talking to each other as they dipped themselves into the weak Acid pits, cleaning them of rust and any other ailments that would be plaguing them. R0B3RT saw Captain Leozack getting a massage from one of the femmes that looked a lot like that Camien Nightbird that had recently left on that secret mission.
That new recruit D-16 was there as well, sitting in one of the acid pits, having the time of his life.
R0B3RT sighed with relief as he entered the spa, realizing that he wasn't going to die. I need a little privacy. He thought to himself. But where to find something that can do that? He noticed a room that read "Private Bathroom" I could use a leak. R0B3RT thought as he approached the door. If he had a face, R0B3RT knew that he would be smiling with joy. Opening the door, the Vehicon entered before seeing nothing there. "Oh FRAG!" He screamed before the door suddenly closed and proceeded to melt him into slag.
Steam Hammer put his hands to his hip and scowled. "I ain't finishing no spa until you tell me what happened to my fellow Constructicons!" he demanded.
Megaempress groaned as she banged her head against the backrest of her throne. The one time I tried to be merciful and giving, She thought. This scrap happens!
Being a leader was tough.
I'm back!
So you're probably wondering where the hell I have been throughout last year. Well... multiple things came up last year. 2024 was the year that lots of negative stuff happened. My old laptop went kaput (I got a new one for my birthday), I sort of lost my drive to write, my Gran Tia was sent to the hospital(on my birthday. (She's fine, turns out if she hadn't attended my birthday, she would have died.) I lost another great uncle, one of my cousins was diagnosed with cancer, I had a friend who lost their dad recently. The funeral is this Thursday so don't expect any updates soon.
So yeah, all of that stuff happened.
This short was inspired by CollegeHumor's Trooper's videos this time.
On another note, the fight between Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Apex Bomber. You might be somewhat confused by how Ladybug and Cat Noir reacted to the bodies. I did this to illustrate another point as well: Orion, Ariel, and Dion while by no means experienced veterans in terms of body gore, are somewhat used to what they see because their duties as Autobots sometimes require them to get their hands dirty or witness unpleasant sights, as some Decepticons might not be willing to retreat to Cybertron or even be captured by humans, preferring instead to end themselves before admitting defeat. Ladybug and Cat Noir, on the other hand, aren't exactly used to this kind of thing,(seeing gore and dead people) as fighting things that aren't Akumatized villains or other Miraculous Users isn't exactly their forte. Hence, why they were easily overwhelmed by the android. What most people forget is that while previous Miraculous users have seen their fair share of body horror, Ladybug and Cat Noir have not because they lived in a more secure and sheltered environment. Basically, it's Smash Bros meets Mortal Kombat…
Will the Android return? Yes, but not in the way you'd think...
Next Chapter: The Autobots must deal with an akumatized Alya who is keen on unmasking Ladybug without using their powers. Wait, one of her suspects of Ladybug's secret identity is ARIEL!? And who is this new teacher, and why does he know who the Autobots really are?
Next time on Miraculous: Power of the Primes: Lady Wifi!
AUTOBOTS, TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!
Aztec13: This chapter was worth the wait as it looked like Ladybug and Cat Noir had gone toe-to-toe with a killer android that really pushed their limits. But now the question is, who built Apex Bomber, and for what purpose? To kill Optimus Prime and the Autobots, or something else?
I'm curious about the aftermath of this fight, and how it affects Ladybug and Cat Noir mentally, physically, and emotionally after what Apex Bomber did.
I can't wait for the next chapter! Please continue!
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: I'm glad you liked this chapter.
To answer your question, this isn't the last time we'll see Apex Bomber. He'll come back, but not in the way you think. Apex Bomber was a prototype, meaning that whatever or whoever created him didn't even intend to have him be able to function. This fight as a whole was inspired by Zero vs Sigma from Mega Man X4 with his God of Destruction line being inspired by Omega, the final boss of Mega Man Zero 3.
I can assure you, that the fight has affected both Ladybug and Cat Noir in ways that will become more clear as the story goes on.
Guest: I like how you're doing Starscream I agree with him on his dating mentality don't just make do with someone you don't see yourself being happy with. I also like that you made him competent It can get kind of old seeing Starscream continuously stumbling, He is The Second in Command for crying out loud he should be better than most people portray him.
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: Thank you for your kind words. His dating mentality is something I have thought about for a really long time, as I have often seen other people in relationships that are all about making their partner happy, with that partner not even trying to return the gratitude. Relationships are a two-way street in Starscream's optics. If he treats somebody with respect and care, then he expects the bot in question to treat him with the same respect and care. Despite how he feels about Nightbird, he does respect her relationship with Megatron, as Nightbird isn't with Megatron for power or anything else like that. She's with Megatron because she genuinely loves him and gives him a meaningful relationship, which is what Starscream wants in a relationship: mutual love and respect.
He didn't become Second in command for no reason, Starscream would have had to do incredible feats and carry out notable missions for him to get promoted to that rank.
Sakumon16: It's rather impressive how many languages the Autobots know. Is omniscient knowledge of all tongues an Autobot thing?
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: No, that's just the main trio. They only know how to speak up to 4 languages each. They can understand the other four languages that their friends speak, but they don't know how to speak it themselves. For example, Orion can speak Greek, Spanish, English, and French, but Ariel and Dion can't speak Spanish or Greek because they don't know how. Sure, they might know what he's saying but that's the extent of it.
The reason why they each speak 2 additional languages when conversing is to confuse any potential eavesdroppers who know at least one of those languages.
For example, Orion, Ariel, and Dion might be talking about ideas as to who Ladybug really is. If they spoke in different dialects (ie: Greek, Yiddish, and Japanese) and Adrien just happened to be listening, he would only pick up Dion's part of the conversation because chances are, Adrien only understands Japanese, Spanish, and maybe Hebrew.
They only do this to confuse people and to keep their talks more private.
Sakumon16: The author evidently reads MHA.
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: I used to but I kind of stopped after the arc that introduced Eri.
Sakumon16: The Predacons are cool. Ladybug is, not to put too fine a point on it, a jerk.
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: Yes they are. But to be fair to Ladybug, she, like so many other humans, was raised on the idea that machines aren't alive. This a sentiment shared by a lot of other organic races.
Sakumon16: Megs is a bit more of a destructive nutcase in this.
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: Funny enough, He is supposed to be a major improvement over past Decepticon leaders. Leaders like Straxus or Thunderwing would have killed their soldiers for even thinking about putting up a suggestion box. Literally, no one batted an optic when he murdered Straxus and took the Emperor of Destruction title.