
And so, it begins; the end of days...

Here it is; "The Final Assualt: Part 1"!
'Myth Wars' MetalSamamon's Version: Episode 73: "The Final Assault: Part 1: Flight of the Antagony: Part 2":
?As the wars rage on, the combatants grow weary
And their eternal battle begins yet anew;
But now the time has come to face it all so clearly
And in draws the time for the few??
Sky-Byte poetically states as he watches the Predacons all run towards the Maximals; their weapons drawn and in full combat mode.
Megatron clears his throat loudly; causing Sky-Byte to flinch in shock. ?If I wanted a poetic quote; I?d read the Covenant of Primus again!? he sneers as Sky-Byte looks around sheepishly.
?Well?what are you waiting for?? Gigatron growls at him, ?GET OUT THERE AND FIGHT!!?
Sky-Byte reluctantly grabs his blaster and races out onto the battlefield, leaving Megatron and Gigatron standing alone.
?Now Gigatron, since you still have not recovered from your encounter with Nemesis?? Megatron begins as Gigatron turns to face him, ??I have a most important mission for you!?
Meanwhile, on the battlefield?
Dinobus Prime sets down Rhinox?s body in a safe place a short distance away from the battlefield behind some rocks and races; followed closely by Blackarachnia and Cheetor with Silverbolt's body.
?We?ll try to find a stasis pod for Depth Charge.? Tigatron states to Dinobus. ?Yes. With the information that Optimus and I have given you; you should be able to fix him up and reactivate him.? Dinobus replies. ?We?ll do our best. Just keep the Preds occupied for us!? Airazor comments.
They all turn around to see the battle just beginning as the Predacons collide into the wall of Maximals.
"I hardly believe that?ll be a problem..." Dinobus mutters as he extracts both of his swords.
He, Cheetor and Blackarachnia rush back towards the battlefield as Tigatron and Airazor carry Depth Charge off. Dreadnought turns and sees the three Maximals racing towards the battlefield.
Dreadnought fires a flurry of blasts at Dinobus as he rushes headlong towards her; deflecting the blasts with his swords.
He leaps into the air and with one mighty swing slices Dreadnought's gun in half. She watches in shock as her gun cracks and falls to the ground.
"Well...so much for chivalry." Dreadnought mutters sarcastically as she delivers a roundhouse kick to Dinobus's chest.
Not far off; Rattrap blasts away at Slapper when he senses something behind him. He turns to see Dark Scream sneaking up on him with his sword in his hand ready to strike.
"Thought you could sneak up on me, eh?" Rattrap comments as he whips out his tail sword and swings at Dark Scream. Quick to react; Dark Scream swings back and their swords collide violently, knocking both of them off balance.
Dark Scream quickly gets up and runs towards him; pointing his sword directly at Rattrap's stomach; but Rattrap ducks down and trips him; sending him into a face first nose dive into the ground.
"Hehe...didn't expect that, did ya?" Rattrap laughs mockingly to himself.
A few miles away...
The Antagony hovers a few hundred feet in front of the now airborne Providus as Wing Convoy aligns the crosshairs on the ship.
"You think you got what it takes to face me?" Wing Convoy growls as he pushes a button and fires a series of lasers at the mighty Antagony.
"Sir! We've got incoming laser fire off the port side!" Six-Shot screams as he watches the lasers streak through the air towards them. A matter of seconds later they slam into the shields; rocking the ship as the crew braces themselves in their seats.
"Return fire!" MegaZarak bellows; "No Autobot-wannabes will ever defeat a Decepticon; not as long as I am in command!"
A row of panels open and clusters of cannons extend out of the ship. A wave of rockets launch from the cannons and scream through the air in a cloud of smoke.
"Wow...now that's a lot of firepower!" Warpath comments to himself as he braces for impact.
The rockets slam into the Providus's shields with so much force it actually causes the ship to lose altitude and plummet towards the ground.
Wing Convoy quickly reacts and manages to pull the ship out of the nosedive. He expertly maneuvers the ship and realigns the guns at the Antagony; now attacking it from below.
He opens a group of top-side cannons and fires; sending laser blasts slamming into the shields.
"Shield power at 50% sir!" Myrimidon calls out. MegaZarak sneers at little as he pilots the ship into a nosedive towards the Providus.
"By the skidplate of Primus himself! What is he doing?" Wing Convoy mutters as he watches the giant Decepticon warship dive directly at him.
"Brace yourselves! He's attempting to ram us!" Wing screams as he realizes what's happening and activates the forward thrusters.
The G-Forces nail the crew of the Providus to their seats as they try to escape the Antagony; but their shield's scrape against the Antagony's.
An ear-piercing squeal fills the air as the Providus's shields pop and fizzle from the pressure.
"Oh slaaaagggg!!" Snarl cries out as he watches the shield's power levels drop and disappear. They all listen and hear the shields drop in power and explode.
The force of the Providus's shield explosion blows the ships apart; sending the Antagony high into the upper atmosphere and the Providus into an end-over-end tumble. Pieces begin to rip off of the ship as it tumbles down further and further.
"THE SYSTEMS AREN'T RESPONDING!!" Warpath yells as he tries to stabilize the ship. Wing squints with anger as he watches out the windshield as the view changes from sky to ground and back again over and over again.
Finally, Warpath manages to stop the spin by activating the engines. The ship suddenly stops; snapping Snarl's belt and sending him flying across the ship and slamming into a wall.
The ship finally begins to level out as Warpath unstraps himself and rushes over towards the offline Snarl.
Onboard the Antagony...
"NOW!! Their shields are down!" MegaZarak screams as he stops the ship's ascension and forces the ship to lose altitude, "Skar! Activate the mega-missile!"
Skar nods as he presses a few buttons. MegaZarak finally lowers the ship to the Providus's level.
"Sir! They're back!" Warpath announces as he sees the Antagony slowly descend into the view of the windshield.
"Compose yourself Warpath...they won't defeat us!" Wing Convoy sneers as he watches the Antagony align itself to face him head on.
Skar grins as he looks out the windshield at the smaller Providus and presses a large red button.
Meanwhile, far below the two ships on the ground...
The Maximals and the Predacons slowly stop fighting as they all stare upward at the two mighty ships now only a few hundred feet above them.
?What?? Rattrap states in confusion. ?The Providus?wasn?t destroyed?? Cheetor adds. ?Hmm?it would appear that Wing Convoy is not as dumb as I had previously thought?? Dinobus Prime comments.
"Well..." Megatron begins from not far away as he sees the two ships appear out of the layer of clouds, "...It looks like they've made this a lot easier for us Gigatron..."
Gigatron smirks evilly and nods as he sees the two ships as well. "I've almost got it all rigged up according to your instructions; all I need is..."
Just then they hear a sound and turn to see a silver jet zoom towards them.
"What is that...?" Gigatron's voice trails off as he watches the jet slow down as it approaches them.
"Scorponok...TERRORIZE!!" The jet shouts as it transforms into robot mode and lands near the two Predacons.
"SCORPONOK?!?" Megatron bellows in shock as he sees the Transmetal robot stroll towards them.
"M-M-Megatron...?" Scorponok stutters out as he stares in awe at the towering Transmetal 2 Megatron before him.
"First it was Tarantulas, then Rampage, then Dinobot; and now you...who else is still alive?!?" Megatron screams in sarcastic anger.
"M-Megatron...you're alive!" Scorponok cries out; still in shock.
"Of course I'm alive; imbecile!" Megatron sneers.
"So...what do we do now?" Gigatron asks; interrupting.
Megatron and Scorponok both look at him. "Gigatron?" Scorponok asks with confusion.
Megatron sighs loudly, "Alright...if we're all done with the happy family reunion..." he grimaces with sarcasm, "...There is important business to attend to."
"Scorponok; I need you to assist Gigatron with the final stages of my little project..." Megatron grins with satisfaction.
"Right away Megatron!" Scorponok nods and rushes off with Gigatron.
"Now..." Megatron states to himself as he turns back towards the two ships, "...The next hand is yours I believe MegaZarak..." He laughs lightly to himself with insanity.
Back inside the Antagony...
Skar stares in confusion at the monitor in front of him. "What is it? Why hasn't the mega-missile been lowered yet?" MegaZarak asks in anger as he rises from his seat and approaches Skar.
Skar points to the monitor, and MegaZarak leans in and examines the screen.
"But how...?" He asks himself as he sees a diagram of the ship's underbelly depicting the doors only partially opened.
"Could it be a systems malfunction?" Six-Shot asks as he joins them.
"Hmm..." MegaZarak rubs his chin lightly, "...Perhaps there is another way..."
He looks at Six-Shot with a sly grin; and Six-Shot nods quietly with a silly grin as he races towards the back of the ship. Myrimidon sees him and stands up out of his chair and follows him towards the back. MegaZarak and Skar both race towards the rear of the ship too.
Onboard the Providus...
"Well..." Wing Convoy mutters as he sits in his chair; calm and composed.
"Well what?" Warpath asks; trying to reactivate Snarl.
"Well...are you going to get back to your post? I need to know what the Antagony's doing..." Wing Convoy begins, "...She's just sitting there."
"HEY!" Warpath snaps, "Snarl's injured! Have you no compassion?"
Warpath stares up at Wing Convoy; anger and rage pulsing through his circuits. "WELL?" Warpath cries out; but Wing Convoy doesn't move a gear.
"I know you can hear me! I'm tried of you always putting us down and acting like you don't care about anything!" Warpath screams.
Wing Convoy very slowly turns his chair around; his gaze fixed upon Warpath as he rotates in his chair.
Warpath clenches his fists in anger; but relaxes them when he sees Wing Convoy rise from his chair without diverting his glare even once.
"S..sir...I'm...I'm sorry...I shouldn't have..." Warpath begins as he watches Wing Convoy slowly pull out his sword and move towards him.
"Warpath...I've only got one thing to say to you..." Wing states as he arches his sword back.
Warpath cringes in fear as he Wing stands a few feet from him.
"DUCK!!" Wing screams as he throws his sword through the air.
Warpath hits the ground as the sword flies into the darkened exit corridor outside the room.
A few moments later, Six-Shot slumps over into the light of the room; leaving Warpath looking around stunned.
"It's the Decepticons! They've boarded the ship!" Wing Convoy screams as the other Predacons file into the room and attack him and Warpath.
Meanwhile...
"Hmm..." Scorponok mutters, "...So, that's the plan, huh. It sounds good to me."
"Yes..." Gigatron begins when something catches him off guard.
They turn to see a ship cruise towards them at a low altitude.
"No...it can't be!" Gigatron begins as he sees the ship come towards them.
Gigatron watches as the ship lands nearby. "Hmm...what's she doing here?" he asks himself.
The ramp of the ship drops to the ground as Nemesis pokes her head out and looks around.
"Well...the coast seems to be clear..." she mutters to herself, "...Now to find Megatron; and more importantly; the spark capture device!"
She goes back inside the ship for a few moments and returns again with the body of Waspinator slung over her shoulder as she hops down the ramp and onto the ground.
"Scorponok..." Gigatron begins, "...I need you to do something very important for me..."
"Hey! I'm second-in-command!" Scorponok retorts.
"Not anymore..." Gigatron smirks; leaving Scorponok to stare at him blankly.
?Anyway?? Gigatron continues, ??I need you to commandeer that ship over there and make sure that no one touches it. Can you handle that??
?Of course I can handle that!? Scorponok mutters. He transforms into scorpion mode and quickly races off towards the ship; leaving Gigatron behind smiling deviously.
Back on board the Providus?
MegaZarak rushes over to Wing Convoy and begins to pummel him with punch after punch.
?I?ve waited patiently for this moment Wing Convoy?? MegaZarak grins.
?Save your speech for someone who cares!? Wing replies as he delivers a solid kick to MegaZarak?s gearbox region just below his waist.
?I can?t keep this up!? Warpath screams as picks up Skar by his shoulder cannon and rips it off. He tosses Skar across the ship into the downed MegaZarak, ??We need an exit strategy!?
?Quite.? Wing quietly replies as he pauses for a moment to think when Myrimidon blindsides him with a sword blow to the shoulder.
?WING!!? Warpath screams as he picks up Skar?s broken cannon and aims it at Myrimidon. Myrimidon notices him and stares down Warpath; waiting for him to make the first move.
?No?? Wing mutters as he tries to rise to his feet, ??You?ll blow a hole in the ship! No energy weapons!?
?Fine then!? Warpath growls as he charges at full speed at Myrimidon; and with one mighty swing of the cannon; he smashes in Myrimidon?s knee caps, causing his knees to buckle backwards and him to collapse to the ground.
?Hmm?? Wing begins as he stands up, ??Well done.?
Warpath turns at looks at Wing in sheer amazement, ?What did you say??
?I said ?Well done.?? Wing replies.
?But?you?ve never given me a compliment before?? Warpath emotionally replies.
?Oh don?t go and get all gushy on me!? Wing growls, ?I commend great performances; that?s all. You improvised well; and I gave you a compliment. Simple as that.?
?No, it?s not that simple.? Warpath retorts, ?All of my years in the military I spent trying to do my best. Big Convoy and Lio Convoy always gave me compliments and noticed my achievements; but never you. That?s why I volunteered for this mission. I was hoping that by helping you capture Gigatron that maybe you?d finally see that I?m a good warrior; and maybe you?d finally give the rest of the council your permission so they could promote me.?
?By the skidplate of Primus himself! That?s all this has been about? You're trying to impress me?? Wing shouts in shock.
?Yes sir; that?s all I wanted to do?I wanted to impress the great Wing Convoy?? Warpath states.
Wing Convoy sighs. ?I?I?m going to tell you something?something I?ve never told anyone before.?
Wing steps up to Warpath and places his hands upon his shoulders; and looks him directly in the face. ?You see; I?m not the bot I proclaim myself to be. You shouldn?t look up to me as a role model; you should learn from my mistakes. I used to be a great leader like Optimus Prime and the other Convoys; but I thought I knew better. I believed that their compassion was their greatest weak point; and so I closed myself off from the rest of the world. I made it so that I hated everyone; and was willing to let those I cared about die just so that I kept my status and came out of it smelling like a rose. You see; I became evil; almost to the point that people compared me with Predacons. I needed to get away. That?s why I came on this mission. I knew that Gigatron needed to be captured; but at the same time I wasn?t going to send some rag-tag team to get him; like I did with Optimus Primal and his crew from the Axalon who I left in charge of capturing Megatron. No; this time I would do it myself.?
?Warpath; if there?s one piece of advice I can give you; it?s follow your own path. Don?t be like me. I made the wrong choice; and now I have to suffer with it; alone. I can never go back to Cybertron. Even if I did manage to capture Gigatron; the general population of Cybertron views me as a nothing more than a dirty; low-down waste of good parts. Don?t be like me. You always had the stuff to be a great leader; you don?t have to have me tell you that. I was too proud to admit it before?but you could be a great leader; way better than me. Do what you feel is right in your spark, Warpath, not what some vile and corrupt leader like myself wants you to believe is right.?
Meanwhile, far below on the ground?
?Well, if isn?t my old comrade Dinobot?? Megatron grins as he strolls over to the group of Maximals and Predacons; all staring upward at the two ships, ??I do believe that I owe you some payback; for a little incident on the Nemesis??
?Megatron?? Dinobus begins as he sees Megatron strolling towards him, ??Your insane ambitions have made you blind. You have no clue what you?re doing!?
?I know exactly what I?m doing!? Megatron screams as he pulls out the spark extractor, ?I?m shutting you down; permanently!?
The two race towards each other; as Dinobus grabs his swords and Megatron arches his dragon head back. Megatron leaps into the air and fires a fireball directly at Dinobus; engulfing him completely.
?Fool! You?re still no match for me!? Megatron bellows as other bots around them start to notice what?s happening.
?Times have changed...? Dinobus states as he emerges from the fire; splitting the fireball around him with his swords.
Dinobus leaps into the air and flies towards Megatron. ?So, you can fly now!? Megatron sneers, ?We?ll soon put an end to that!?
Megatron fires another fireball at Dinobus; which he deflects with one of his swords. ?No more Megatron! It ends now!? Dinobus screams as he swings and slices Megatron across the belly before he has a chance to react.
?Arrrrgghhhh?.noooooo!!? Megatron screams as he tumbles through the air and slams into the ground. The spark capture device bounces out of his hand and rolls along the ground a short distance.
?Now!? Dinobus screams, ?Get the device!? ?Never thought I?d be taking orders from him.? Rattrap sarcastically remarks as he runs and grabs the device off of the ground.
?No!? a voice calls out from not far away. Rattrap turns to see Nemesis standing a short distance away.
?Aw, what?s that matter?did you want this?? Rattrap snickers as he taunts her with the spark capture device.
?That?s mine vermin!? she screams as she launches one of her rocket-propelled swords at him. He tumbles to the ground and rolls as the sword zooms past him.
?You?re gonna have to be faster than that!? Rattrap laughs as he looks at the device. He quickly taps a couple of keys and pulls the trigger; sending the sparks flying out of the device.
?Yes! Way to go Rattrap!? Cheetor calls out as he sees Rattrap release the sparks. Nemesis watches in confusion as one of the sparks flies by her and into the body of Waspinator.
The other two sparks fly behind a far off rock and into the bodies of Rhinox and Silverbolt.
?Well?it seems you have done the dirty work for me, mouse?? Nemesis quietly mutters as she disappears behind some nearby rocks.
?Huh?women.? Rattrap shakes his head as he walks away.
?Uh?where am I?? A voice states from behind a boulder. ?Rhinox? Is that you?? Cheetor asks.
?Your voice sounds kind of different?? Rattrap states. ?Um?? Rhinox begins as he emerges from behind the rock and alters his voice, ??How so??
?Well?um?never mind, I guess.? Rattrap shrugs his shoulders.
?So, what?s new, pussycat?? Silverbolt states as he stands up and walks up next to Rhinox.
?Hmm?maybe it?s just the reactivation; but you guys seem?different.? Cheetor states. ?I don?t know what you mean Cheetor.? Rhinox grins.
?Yessss?that?s it?? Megatron grins vilely from a short distance away. He opens a com channel to Rhinox; Silverbolt and Waspinator. ?Keep your Maximal personas for now; my new generals. The time will come shortly when I can activate Phase 2 of your programs; but for now just play along.? Megatron states.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield?
?Dark Scream, Gas Skunk, Slapper, Sky-Byte; come here?? Gigatron states as he creeps onto the battlefield unnoticed.
?What is it Gigatron?? Sky-Byte asks him. ?While the others are still distracted, I need you to help me.?
?Okay, so what?d ya want us to do?? Slapper asks. ?I need you to go over to the stasis pods. It?s time for us to carry out Megatron?s great plan!?
?Great plan? He never told me about any great plan.? Dark Scream comments. ?Don?t worry; I know what to do.? Gigatron states.
?So, what?s this great plan?? Gas Skunk asks. Gigatron smiles, ??Endgame!?
Back on board the Providus?
?My, that was a touching speech?? MegaZarak states as he rises to his feet again; ?I must commend you Wing Convoy; I shall enjoy killing you that much more!?
He punches Wing Convoy in the head; causing him to stumble.
Just then, someone grabs MegaZarak by the waist. ?Snarl?? Warpath asks in confusion. ?Didn?t think you could have all the fun; did you?? Snarl laughs as he uses all of his strength to lift MegaZarak above his head and fling him across the ship.
?Argh?that hurt?? MegaZarak growls as wipes a trail of mech fluid from his mouth, ??But no one will ever defeat me; not Autobot nor Maximal!?
Meanwhile; at that precise moment on board the Antagony?
The main cockpit is engulfed in flames as the controls overheat from the jammed cannon.
Underneath the ship; a large rock is jammed in the doors that open to reveal the cannon. The rock begins to crack a little; and it finally gives way and the doors spring open.
Back on the Providus?
?Um?Wing...? Warpath begins shakily. ?What is it?? Wing asks; turning to see Warpath staring out the windshield at the Antagony.
MegaZarak is about to charge them when he sees the three Maximals looking out the windshield in sheer terror. He walks up behind them and looks out at his ship.
They all watch in horror as they see the main cannon of the ship lower down; waves of electricity rippling across its surface as a giant missile loads into the cannon chamber.
?Oh Primus help us?? Warpath gulps as he shakes with fear.
?So, at last, we meet face to face; defeat?? Wing Convoy states as he bows his head in silence.
The cannon?s sound grows in intensity as it builds up all of its power. A few moments later, the missile?s rockets fire and it launches into the air and straight for the Providus.
The missile slams into the ship; exploding in a blinding ball of pure white light that rips through each section of the ship like a tornado; vaporizing the ship and the occupants as energy waves scream and rip the ship apart.
The Maximals and Megatron watch from the ground as the Providus is literally ripped apart; as each section of the ship explodes outward in balls of raging fire until absolutely nothing is left of the ship besides a few tiny fragments of metal and dust.
?Such raw power?? Megatron comments in sheer amazement at what happened to the Providus.
?Do you think anyone survived?? Cheetor asks. ?Not from that.? Blackarachnia comments.
Megatron quickly opens a com channel to Gigatron. ?Now Gigatron; it is time!? Megatron grins with sheer pleasure, ?Begin Operation: Final Assault!?
?Oh Primus no?? Optimus states with sheer terror as he sees Megatron transform and take off. ?What is it Bigbot?? Cheetor asks him.
?Megatron?s got something planned; something bad?? Optimus begins, ?We have to stop him! Now!?
What is Megatron?s plan? Will his ?Operation: Final Assualt? be a success, or will the Maximals stop him?
Also, will Tigatron and Airazor get Depth Charge back online? And what is Gigatron planning to do once he?s done with Megatron?s plan? And will the 3 revived Maximals be able to overcome their Vehicon personality programs?
Keep watchin as all hell breaks loose in the next chapter!
