The Allied Wars, part 2

Screen opens to inside Predacon base with Optimus, Megatron, and Rhinox all in robot mode.

MEGATRON: Well Optimus I sure hope this works, yes. (He Takes a seat in his 'throne'.)

OPTIMUS: So far so good, I checked in on Silverbolt and Tarantulus they're groups are doing fine, ..but Tarantulus acted a bit peculiar.

MEGATRON: Yes he does that a lot, but I don't think he would have had time to concoct anything good. (Rhinox turns from the computer.)

RHINOX: What about Rattrap's group?

OPTIMUS: They probably haven't set up their communications yet. (He stumbles and almost looses his footing, then turns back to Megatron.) How do you keep from falling into the lava?

MEGATRON: Coordination and balance, why do you think the ones to fall were Terrorsaur and Scorponok? (Rhinox turns back to the computer and whispers quietly to himself.)

RHINOX: I don't know about this.

Scene goes to Maximal base where B'boom and Quickstrike, in robot mode, are playing some kind of card game and Silverbolt, in robot mode, is playing chess with Blackarachnia, also in robot mode, except there are less pieces than normal chess.

SILVERBOLT: I don't think thats a fair move.

BLACKARACHNIA: It is to! Uh..wait..nevermind. (She moves the piece to a different spot and grumbles under her breath. At the card game Quickstrike lays down his hand.)

QUICKSTRIKE: Ha! Beat that! (B'boom lays down his cards and Quickstrike looks at them.) Aww slag! You win again Dagnabbit! (B'boom takes a huge pile of triangular chips and slides them to his side of the table.)

B'BOOM: To bad, you play well, shall we play another game? (At the chess game Blackaracnia moves one of her gray pieces and nocks over the tallest white piece.)

BLACKARACHNIA: I win!

QUICKSTRIKE: Ha-ha! Wolfie beaten by a female!

Scene goes to Tarantulus's lair where Tarantulus is working at a computer and the rest are just standing around. Tarantulus is muttering to himself.

TARANTULUS: How come I always get stuck with teenagers and imbeciles? (Just to prove his point in the background Waspinator walks up to a computer, touches a button, and is sent flying by an electric blast, Cheetor laughs hysterically.) Ohh why me!

CHEETOR: Good one, Bug-boy, why don't you just stick your finger in an energon fusion chamber?

WASPINATOR: Do-oh, Waspinator think Spider-bot has gone too far with security. (He gets up.)

AIRRAZOR: Yea Tarantulus you don't trust us?

TARANTULUS: In a word, no.

Scene goes to Dinobot, Rattrap, in beast mode, and Whiplash, and Inferno, in robot mode, in a small clearing in the jungle, they are setting up a small satellite dish and computer.

DINOBOT:When will we be done? (Whiplash, who is working at the small computerconsole of the dish turns to him.)

WHIPLASH: Umm, Whiplash think we will be done by noon.

INFERNO: We must be done sooner, the royalty still hasn't heard of our current status.

RATTRAP: Cool your systems trigger-happy, we're workin as fast as we can! (At that, Inferno flies up to scan the area and Dinobot starts to walk off, Rattrap yells to him.) Hey! Where’d you think your goin’?

DINOBOT: To find a meal. (He grins at Rattrap.)

WHIPLASH: Hmmm that sound good, Whiplash almost done, (He clicks a couple more buttons.) Yes, it's done Whiplash solve the CR chamber problem, we can modify any functional stasis pod into our own CR chamber.

RATTRAP: Alright good goin’ tails! (Dinobot walks off into jungle, Whiplash transforms to beast mode and heads in a different direction.)

Scene changes to the same place at night the satellite dish is set up and Rattrap is just finishing his report.

RATTRAP: Yea, okay Big-bot, we ‘aven't found any pods yet but we'll report when we do, oh and one more ting Whiplash is uploadin some info on the computer, send it to Tarantulus, Over and out. (He switches off the radio.)

DINOBOT: Well this pod idea is sure working, I searched half the day and didn't even find a nonfunctional pod on my scanners.

WHIPLASH: Well, you'd be better at searching if yo-

INFERNO: I'm scanning a heat source moving toward us but I cant tell what it is, wait, its transforming! I think it's found us, Terrorize! (He transforms and pulls out his gun, takeing aim.) Wait, now theres two of them, one’s flying and the other one... where did it go? (By this time The other three are freaking out, a flash of white is seen moving behind Inferno, then the camera goes to a view of the creature in the bushes, it looks left at Whiplash, then right at Inferno. Back in the clearing Inferno is looking around, when out of the bushes three shots fly and hit him, two in the chest, one in the face he wavers in the air, then falls over.)

RATTRAP: Ahhhhh! Guys theres something out dere! (A blurr flies by him.) Ahhhhh!

DINOBOT: Where is it!? Its out there! ITS OUT THERE!!! (The bushes rustle behind him.) Ahhhhh! (He and Rattrap run into each other and both are nocked uncontious.)

WHIPLASH: Guys, whats going on around here? (He bends over to get Rattrap on his feet when a familiar voice says.)

Voice: Unhand him, Predacon. (The camera pans around to show two glowing eyes in the darkness, then Tigatron walks out.)

WHIPLASH: What do you mean Predac- (He doesn't finish because Tigatron shoots him in the chest, he is taken back and trips over Dinobot, Tigatron jumps up and shoots him again.

Scene opens through the hazy vision of Dinobot and you see his hand reach up, Tigatron grabs it and helps him up.

DINOBOT: What happened?

TIGATRON: Those two Predacons attacked you. (He points to Inferno and Whiplash lying on the ground.)

DINOBOT: Oh no you fool! We are in a truce with the Predacons, and the new one is a Maximal! (Tigatron notices the Maximal symbol on the side of Whiplash's head and then looks at the ground. Just waking up, Rattrap shakes his head.)

RATTRAP: Good one Stripes, why don't ya just shoot Optimus in the back while youre at it!

TIGATRON: Where is Optimus!? I must tell him about the-

DINOBOT: The Insectitrons? They already introduced themselves, but it looks like we have to get back to base anyway to get these two repaired, so let’s put a rainshield over the transmitter and start back. (He picks up Whiplash and starts to walk off.)

RATTRAP: Ey, wait a second wasn't dere two heat sources? (The three look at each other.)

TIGATRON: You mean there was someone else there? (The three look at each other again and Tigatron and Rattrap pick up Inferno and start walking away quickly, the camera goes to the view of something flying above them watching them go in to the bushes.)

Scene goes to the same group carrying Whiplash and Inferno through the scorched land.

RATTRAP: So, a, Tigatron, what ‘appened to ya?

TIGATRON: Well, I don't remember much but I do remember blasting my way out of a strange base, the only thing guarding me was a Centipede that fell asleep, allowing me to escape, and when I found you I thought you were captured. (He looks around and says.) I still can't believe how desolate it is here, after the alien beam, but at least the plants will grow back and the animals will return, and the beam only affected a few dozen-miles radius.

DINOBOT: So Airrazor's report was right, they do have they're own base, they built it out of they're pods no doubt.

TIGATRON: Thats another thing, the base was far too big to be constructed from only pods, we did discover large deposits of useable metal though. (Dinobot makes a 'hmmm' face.)

Scene goes to the Predacon base where Optimus, Rhinox and Megatron are gathered around a computer.

MEGATRON: There are five energy signatures, one is Predacon the rest are Maximal.

OPTIMUS: It has to be Dinobot's group, but who's the fifth?

RHINOX: Maybe its another- (An intercom interrupts him in the voice of Dinobot.)

DINOBOT: Alpha four to base one, this is Dinobot, we have two wounded and we've got another surprise. (A couple minutes later and the main door opens and in walks the four from the outpost, as well as Tigatron.)

OPTIMUS: Tigatron! You’re okay! Where were you? (Optimus walks off with Tigatron and they talk in the background.)

MEGATRON: What happened to these two? (He looks down at Inferno and Whiplash. Rattrap glances at Tigatron.)

RATTRAP: Uhh, we were, attacked, yeah, attacked by the Insectitrons and these two were hit. (Megatron raises an eyebrow at Rattrap doubtingly and walks away. Optimus is walking with Tigatron in a corridor.)

OPTIMUS: It’s great to see you again! Tigatron what happened? (He stops walking.)

TIGATRON: I, I really don't remember, it's really hard to explain. (He gets more serious.) I picked a good time to be heroic didn't I?

OPTIMUS: Yes, we best not tell Megatron the entire thing. (His face lightens a little.) Well Tigatron, as soon as you are ready head back to our base, that’s where you will be stationed until further notice. (Tigatron looks disapointed.)

TIGATRON: What? I will not spend my time inside another artificial structure. I would much rather be in Rattrap's group, out in the wilderness.

OPTIMUS: No way, you and Inferno have had it out for each other ever since he came out of that pod, there is no way you two are going to be out there together, it'd be worse than Rattrap and Dinobot!

TIGATRON: Fine, fine, I'll go, but one more question, what was that new bot? I've never seen an animal that looks like that. (Optimus starts laughing.)

OPTIMUS: He is a fuzor, a combination of two or more animals because of a pod distortion from the alien beam. (He starts to walk off then turns around.) By the way, there are two more at our base, don't get in a fight with the cowboy one, I think you'll get along just fine with Silverbolt. (Tigatron starts to ask 'who?') You'll find out.

Scene goes to by two CR tanks when Inferno walks out of one, in beast mode, and a couple seconds later Whiplash, also in beast mode, they are the only two there.

WHIPLASH: Ahhh Hsssss Whiplash like that allot more than chamber, like a cozy hot-tub. (Inferno only gives him a blank stare then walks off, Whiplash replies.) Boy ant-bot, you don’t talk much. (He realizes he’s alone and starts to run after him.) Hey wait, this place creepy! (They walk into the main part of the Predacon base and as soon as Megatron starts to say something Tarantulus's voice sounds over an intercom.)

TARANTULUS: Base one this is Tarantulus! We are under attack by a couple of Insectitrons we need help fast! Over!

OPTIMUS: Rattrap take your group to grid Arrakis fast! (Before the order is done Inferno grabs Rattrap by the tail and flies up through an open hatch in the ceiling, Whiplash transforms, takes Dinobot a bit more carefully, then flies out of the hatch.)

Scene goes to outside of Tarantulus's lair, showing Cheetor and Waspinator huddled behind one rock, and Tarantulus and Airrazor behind another with Switchblade, Illumeneto, Drone, and Swarm behind another group of rocks about twenty yards away. Tarantulus yells from behind his rock to Cheetor and Waspinator.)

TARANTULUS: Attack on my mark! (The camera switches to Cheetor and Waspinator.)

WASPINATOR: Hmmph! Waspinator not need signal! (He stands up, the camera remains, so all you can see is his waist down, you hear the blasts intensify and Waspinator comes back down with waist-up singed as well as smoke and flames coming off of his head and shoulders, he coughs out smoke.) Waspinator wait for signal! (Just then Drone uses the two rockets on his ankles to fly over them, he is about to let loose a shot from his turbine cannon when Inferno hovers down behind him and yells a battle-cry.)

INFERNO: Burn impostor! Burn! Ahhhh-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. (He then sets Drone on fire.)

DRONE: Ahhhhhhh! (He spirals down and keeps screaming until he lands on the ground, Swarm invelopes his body, lifting him off the ground.)

SWARM: We go now, too many to fight go! Go! Go! (He starts to retreat.)

ILLUMENETO: Now it’s Stagotron’s turn to do his part! (He lets loose a couple of magnetic bursts before entering a cloak bubble and retreating. Drone opens his eyes as Swarm carries him into a cloak bubble.)

DRONE: Yea, lets go! (Switchblade yells after them, his voice resembles a surfer.)

SWITCHBLADE: All right man, right behind ya dude! (He dissapears into a cloak bubble just as Whiplash’s saw/shield passes through, he screams from inside the bubble.) Ah! My arm!

Scene goes to Megatron, Optimus, and Rhinox all in robot mode in the Predacon’s main cockpit.

OPTIMUS: I wonder why they attacked the lair first, unless. (There is a sound, he turns around and looks into a dark corridor, three sets of eyes appear, then Stagotron walks out with Termitron and Powerclaw.

STAGOTRON: Well, well, well, you are very smart, yet, very stupid, Stagotron! Insectimize! (His head scrapes the ceiling of the corridor, the other two transform, following his lead. Powerclaw speaks in an egor-like voice.)

POWERCLAW: He-he, we gonna trash em, ah-ha, hoo-hoo. (He moves next to Termitron, and they slowly circle the three transformers.)

TERMITRON: Yea, you’re all gonna dieee!

MEGATRON: Very clever, but look behind you. (The two short robots turn around and see the lava behind them, Rhinox pulls out his chainguns and shoots a barrage of bullets that sends the two flying into the lava screaming the whole way down.)

STAGOTRON: Ha! They where worthless troops anyway, (He turns back to Rhinox.) why don't you try that on me? (Rhinox starts shooting his chaingun, Megatron starts firing his plasma tail rifle, and Optimus flips out his heavy shoulder guns and they all start shooting at him, with only one problem, Stagatron just keeps walking towards them as waves of artillery bounce off of him, he pulls out his huge pincer bazooka and takes a shot at Rhinox that sends him flying through a wall.)

OPTIMUS: Nooooo! Rhinox! (Taken offguard, he is shot and flies through several computers. Stagatron backs Megatron to the ledge over the lava, he looks down into the lava then turns around to see the bazooka inches from his face.)

MEGATRON: I surrender!

STAGATRON: I am under strict orders about you, take, no, prisoners. (Megatron’s eyes widen in horror and the camera goes to outside the Predacon base as a tremor goes through it, a couple minutes later a huge stag beetle lumbers out dragging Rhinox and Optimus away.)

Back inside Tarantulus's lair Rattrap's group and Tarantulus's group are lounging around the cave, all in beast mode.

DINOBOT: I still think our victory was too easy, they would have fought much longer.

AIRRAZOR: A trap? Or a setup? (She looks around at the others.) I think we better check in on the other bases just in case.

DINOBOT: Good idea. (He turns to a computer and as soon as he hits the key he is jolted with electricity.)

TARANTULUS: Ha! Fool, allow me. (He walks up to the console and shoves Dinobot to the side.) Voice code Tarantulus, one, two, three. (He then hits the keys without being shocked, a picture of the empty Predacon base appears.) Base one, this is Tarantulus, base one? There appears to be no one home, hmm.

CHEETOR: I-I don't like this. Where are they? Wha-

TARANTULUS: Quiet cat, I can access the previous surveillance camera file. (He clicks buttons for a while.) There. (The screen comes on, Tarantulus fastforwards while Optimas Megatron and Rhinox are just doing normal things, then he stops when the Insectitrons appear, everyone watches in silence. When Rhinox shoots the two unfortunate Insectitrons into the lava there are a few cheers.)

RATTRAP: Ha! Ha! Go hornhead! (Then he is suddenly quiet when Stagotron nails Optimus and Rhinox. When he sees Megatron get blasted to pieces Inferno gasps in horror.)

INFERNO: Royalty! Noooo! It can't be! (He hangs his head.) It is my fault, I was not there to protect the royalty, I have failed. (Then his eyes start to burn like the flames of his weapon.) The one named Stagotron will pay, he will burn for this, Yesssss. (He rips out his flame throwers then marches angrily out a passage.)

DINOBOT: Stop him!

RATTRAP: Yea right! You go ahead and try it and we'll glue you back together afta he tears ya apart fer gettin in the way! (Dinobot seems to consider stepping in but decides not to.)

DINOBOT: Ok, we will take command of the Predacon base, let's go! (Dinobot, Whiplash and Rattrap walk out the door after Inferno. The camera goes outside of the lair to see Inferno fly away both guns ready.)

Meanwhile in the maximal base Tigatron, in robot mode, is just getting out of the elevator when he sees Blackaracnia, he growls. Quickstrike steps up.)

QUICKSTRIKE: Hey partner! Nobody growls at my sugerbot ya hear! (Tigatron isn't scared, in fact, he's amused at the scrawny cowboy.)

TIGATRON: Who or what are you? (Then he sees Silverbolt.) You must be, Silverbolt?

SILVERBOLT: Yes I am, are you Tigatron? (Tigatron nods and they shake hands.)

QUICKSTRIKE: What a bunch a ninnies! (B'boom elbows him in the stomach.)

Inside the Predacon base.

DINOBOT: Well it would seem that we have not won the first battle but lost it.

RATTRAP: Would ya put a sock in it fa once! (He walks over to one of Rhinox's chainguns on the floor grating.) Poor guy.

WHIPLASH: Well, at least we know Monkey-bot and Rhino-bot not scrap.

RATTRAP: Boy, I feel sorry for da ant having a rolemodel like Megatron, if he had his own mind he would realize how lousy he treated him, I also feel bad for Stagatron when Inferno finds him.

Scene goes to the first view of the inside of the Insectitron base, the inerior looks a lot like the inside of a warship, but not a very comfortable place, except for Starscreams seat which is in the middle of the bridge with Starscream sitting comfortably, the only other three are Cyberfang, Ladybot and Centorpedo.

STARSCREAM: So Stagatron’s group has taken care of Megatron and we have Optimus and another in the holding room. (He looks at the three before him.) And what progress have you made at the Outpost?

CENTORPEDO: Well, for one thing we gained information to help us with constructing a few CR chambers instead of waiting for internal repairs, and we would have gotten the group if Ladybot wouldn't have let her cloak bubble down when the ant was scanning with infrared-

STARSCREAM: What about the escaped Maximal!

LADYBOT: Um we couldn't catch him but we did destroy the outpost-

STARSCREAM: What! Fools! I didn't want them to know we were there, ahh no matter next time they go back we will take care of them. (He starts laughing histaricaly and the camera zooms out and goes back to the Predacon base.)

WHIPLASH: Whiplash reading strange power fluxes all over the place, going to inspect. (He walks over to a small box on the floor and screams.) A bomb! Wait bomb set for five Megacycles we have time to get out, but not time to disconnect all of them. (A red light comes on on the one he’s holding.)

RATTRAP: But the two bases are on the same energon vein, they're both gonna get totaled! (While he says this Dinobot walks over to a computer.)

DINOBOT: I don’t think so, (He confirms his thought.) no not any more, after the alien beam hit, there is a large gap in the vain, and the energon is stable. Whiplash hand me the charger. (He looks at it flips up a small panel, then says in horror.) No the time is fake! we only have a couple nanoclicks! Look at the lights! (They look along the walls, the bombs are simultaneously lighting up, they look at each other and then all at the same time sprint down a passage, the camera shows in slow motion as they dive from the door and keep running, then camera goes back and fourth from them to the internal bomb timer.....five.....running.....four.....diving behind a rock.....two.....turning to watch.....one.....BOOM! The explosion is huge, it rips the base apart, lifting the rock ground from its setting and firing lava into the air, even from their distance they are sent flying several dozen yards as the raw force hits them. Then as the last remnants of the Predacon base bounce around them on the ground, Dinobot gets to his feet and looks at the once intimidating Predacons base.) Indeed, we have lost again. (All three watch in amazement.)