The Energon Pub

Surprise! I’m the author of Part 2. Wingspan has asked me to write up part 2 for this tournament, and I had agreed. I am sorry for this being so late, real life had gotten in the way, as well as school, and the fact that it takes a while to write out the mission.

Part 2 follows this mission battle.

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Maximal vs. Predacon Tournament (War in the Wastes): Narrative - Part 2 - Pushing Back

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Sonic Wastes, 2 miles in from Maximal border

The start of the war between the Maximals and Predacons in the Sonic Wastes hadn’t been going as planned. In the beginning, things had mostly tipped in favor of the Predacons, who, with stronger numbers, kept repelling the Maximals forces back as they advanced into the Wastes.

The Maximal commanders had to quickly send a group of several Maximals so that they could try their best in forcing back an advancing Predacon group. The Maximals were silently making their way through the Sonic Wastes, and this time, they had to repel them, and push they back.

The group stuck together, being no more than a few feet apart at the most. They had agreed before to not be spread apart, since the Predacons could easily take them down in an attack. A tall mech was out in front, silently stepping around a medium size rock that hindered his vision to the right side.

“We haven’t seen any movement since we left base camp. You sure we’re heading in the right direction Ghost?” Wisk asked, turning his optics onto Ghostbusters, who was a few feet away from his position. The only femme in the group glanced over at Wisk and nodded, “Don’t worry Wisk, we are. We just have to keep ourselves on high alert for the Predacons.”

Wisk blinked, then turned his attention onto Hooter and Vaynelock, who were in back of him. The silence around them was unnerving, but it wasn’t going to last for much longer, the group knew that already. A sound from the south made the five Maximals spin around in that direction, through their vision was blocked by a large rock formation that jutted out in every direction.

A roar was the only thing that was lead as a mech leapt over the rock formation and went to attack the dark grey mech, through Hooter had seen the attack coming and leapt out of the way.

“Frag! I knew this was going to be an ambush!” Vaynelock shouted, glaring as the other Predacons appeared from behind the rock formation and shifted his attention faintly to Windstalker was hit by a automatic machine rifle from a light green femme. Leaping back from Nightblood, the grey femme pulled out her null ray rifle and fired it at Mammon, wanting to get him out of the way. They were only after two of the five Predacons that ambushed them. The rest… well they didn’t matter that much, seeing as they weren’t much of a threat.

“Ghost! Watch out!” Vaynelock shouted, but it was too late when a red mech kicked the Maximal in the chest, knocking the breath from Ghostbuster and he fell back onto the ground, a faint growl escaping his lips as she watched Rikou jump back, laughing.

Wisk narrowed his optics as he spun around towards Mammon and kicked out at the mech as he leapt towards him, “Back off Pred!” he growled as he watched him fly away and slam into the rocky ground a few feet away. Windstalker almost jumped as she felt a hand on her shoulder, through glanced to the side of her and was relieved when it was just Ghostbusters as he repaired some of her light injuries.

“Thanks Ghost.” she muttered and got a nod in return.

Lemmywinks smirked before he went to attack Wisk when he was distracted, though the elasmorsaurus caught sight of him and transformed into his beast mode and quickly slid over the ground, avoiding the attack from the other mech.

The Predacon group had moved back into a tight group, making it easier for the Maximal group to attack them. That was a bad move from them. Hooter crouched a bit before he leapt at the mech who had a kraken alt mode and slashed him neatly on the shoulder with his wing blade, optics carefully eyeing him as Captain Barbossa was sent crashing back into Rikou. Taking that distraction as an advantage, Vaynelock darted towards the red mech and fired a shot from his weapon as Rikou threw Barbossa off of him.

“You’ll pay for that Maximal Scum!” The red mech snarled as Mammon, who was beside him and Nightblood, fired and missed Hooter with his weapon.

“Wisk, now!“ Windstalker called, optics scanning the Predacon group as she waited for the right moment to strike out at the opponents. The red Maximal glanced at the femme and nodded, agreeing with her silently as he swiftly moved over the rough terrain and landed a good punch on the other red mech, sending him skidding backwards a few feet before Wisk jumped back, though gave a shout as Nightblood quickly stepped forward and fired off a shot at him just as he landed.

While the Maximals were aiming to launch another set of attacks, Mammon rose his weapon and fired off a shot at Ghostbusters, though the Maximals quickly transformed into his beast mode and soared out of the way, growling, “You Preds have to learn how to aim.” Wisk, annoyed at the injury he had got from Nightblood, he went to attack her, though unfortunately for the mech, the femme slipped away from him.

Hooter and Vaynelock glanced at each other before firing off or slashing their weapons, both severely injuring two of the three unimportant Predacons, Barbossa and Mammon. With a quick movement, Windstalker charged forwards, transforming into her beast mode and swiftly rammed Lemmywinks, sending the surprised mech stumbling back because of the force.

Glaring as he recovered from the ram, Lemmywinks went to attack Hooter, though missed him by a few feet as he sidestepped, smirking. A few moments afterwards, he was sent flying forward when Barbossa had snuck up on him and rammed him with his beast mode. Wisk came to his rescue and stopped him from slamming into the ground. A blur raced past the two Maximals as Ghostbusters skidded to a stop, kicking up dust and dirt into the air and he fired his blaster at Lemmywinks, knocking him back a bit, though it wasn’t enough to knock him off his feet.

Turning, Ghostbusters snarled as a short slammed into his shoulder, making him wince a bit before glaring at Mammon, though thankfully Vaynelock came to his rescue and fired a pulse from his pulse stinger that pushed the mech back a couple meters.

“Damn Preds.” Vaynelock spat, optics narrowing as Hooter took off into the air, wings snapping open before he transformed into his owl mode and racked his claws at Barbossa, slamming him into the ground and severely injuring him and finally making the femme pay for damaging his friends. Before Nightblood got a change to recover, a fist slammed into her chest armor and sent her crashing into the rock formation.

The red mech, again, quickly shot forward and slammed his fist into Lemmywinks, the force of the impact sending the Predacon skidding back. He quickly recovered, despite his injuries and immediately went to attack the yellow sports car, through curse at Vaynelock transformed into his vehicle mode and sped out of the way. Rikou smirked before he rammed into Vaynelock as he transformed back, laughing as he watched the mech hit the ground hard.

“That‘s payback for hurting my friends!” Windstalker snarled as she rammed into Rikou with her beast mod as he jumped back, knocking the mech away from the other Maximals before transforming back as she and the other Maximals glared at the rest of the Predacons.

“Primus, they are so annoying!” Ghostbusters sighed as he scored a hit on the saber tooth tiger. Wisk cursed as Mammon avoided his attack, then he transformed into his beast mode and slid out of the way as a shot that was fired from Nightblood missed him. Windstalker screech as she transformed and jumped up into the air and also avoided a shot from Mammon’s shotgun.
Captain Barbossa slashed his sword at Vaynelock, though missed him by a few feet. As the Maximal backed up, he gave a shout as Lemmywinks, who had silently snuck up on him in his beast mode, slammed his body into him and sent him skidding across the ground.

Rikou aimed to attack Ghostbusters, though once again, the Maximal had spotted the attack and moved out of the way, smirking as he stepped back besides his other comrades. Wisk gave a shout as Nightblood transformed into her dragon mode and swiped him across the shoulder, making sparks leaping up from it before she rejoined her comrades and transformed back.

“Stop this!” Ghostbusters shouted as he fired off a shot from his blaster at Lemmywinks, though the saber tooth tiger had transformed into his beast mode and avoided the attack, “That’s not going to happen.”

Wisk rolled his optics at what the Predacon said and went to attack Nightblood, wanting to get the annoying femme Pred out of the way, though gave a growl as she transformed into his beast mode and dodged out of the way. Ghostbuster swiftly moved over to Vaynelock and quickly repaired some of his damages.

The femme gryphon snarled as a sudden pain flared up on her shoulder asn she glared t Captain Barbossa as he moved back, laughing, “Damn you Pred!” she snarled. Ghostbusters pulled out his plasma blaster as he finished up on Vaynelock and fired off a shot at Nightblood, though the shot missed it’s target.

Hooter smirked before snapping out his razor tipped wing sword and slashed it at the weakened Captain Barbossa and knocked him back, sending him into stasis, “Well, that‘s one non important Pred down.”

“Make that two Hoots.” Wisk stated as he kicked Mammon in the stomach and sent him flying, sending him into stasis lock before he even hit the ground. Hooter nodded and slashed at Rikou with his sword again, making sparks leap up from his injure, then took a step back before taking off into the air, transforming into his owl mode and clawed at Lemmywinks, sending him into stasis and pecked at Rikou. The gryphon took that change and transformed into her beast mode and charged at Nightblood, attracted her attention before hitting her at full force and sent her flying before transforming back.

Ghostbusters moved towards Windstalker and repaired her fully, which he got a grateful nod from her. Though their attention shifted as Hooter was sent flying backwards because of a ram from Rikou. Before the Maximal could recover, the Predacon rammed into him again, sending him into stasis.

Wisk narrowed his optics and he tried to move out of the way of the punch, though he was a bit too slow and was knocked back as a fist slammed into his shoulder armor. Recovering after a bit he transformed into his beast mode and slammed his head into Nightblood, wanting to get rid of her, through wasn’t able to send her into stasis lock. Rikou missed Vaynelock as he move out of the way, moving swiftly over towards Windstalker, who was standing in front of Hooter and glaring at Rikou and Nightblood.

This had to end now!

Vaynelock fired off a shot from his electronic pulse stronger, through the Pred swiftly dodged out of the way with his beast mode, growling. Ghostbusters rose up his blaster and aimed at Nightblood, “Say good night Pred!” he said before firing. Nightblood have a growl, through with her damaged form, couldn’t move in time to dodge the attack.

Vaynelock give a small smile as he and the other Maximals stared at the last remaining Pred in the group. Taking a step forward, he leapt towards the mech and fired off a shot form his stinger ad watched at it make contact on his armor, earning a snarl from Rikou. With one quick movement, Wisk darted out of the group and transformed into his sea creature mode and slid across the ground - right into Rikou and watched as he was sent flying back and slammed into the rock formation, sending him into immediate stasis lock.

The air was soon silent, and the Maximals glanced around before returning their gazes back onto each other and gave nods. Ghostbusters looked from the other three Maximals before nodding, “I’ll get going. You all be careful.” he said in a low voice before transforming into his beast mode and quickly taking off into the air.

A few moments passed before the femme Maximal contacted Ghost’s commander, “He’s through Airstorm. The Predacon force has been stopped for now, but they will try again very soon.” Windstalker said into the comm. link as she watched as walked over and Wisk knelt down by Hooter and check over him, frowning. Vaynelock glanced over at the femme before looking at the rapidly disappearing figure of Ghostbusters.

“Thank you for that information, Windstalker.”

Thanks Windstalker! It adds a nice piece to the story to explain the Maximal side and explain how Ghost got through. Good to read you fuzzies have some fight left in you

I must wonder though, how will Rikou take to the loss?

Wingspan wrote:Thanks Windstalker! It adds a nice piece to the story to explain the Maximal side and explain how Ghost got through. Good to read you fuzzies have some fight left in you

I must wonder though, how will Rikou take to the loss?

Round 3 was the answer. I think he did pretty well for kills and wins in Round 2 also.