The Energon Pub

Alright; so it's been almost a month since the last chapter; I know...

I'm sorry.


But at last; you can finally find out what happens when Megatron becomes the mighty Antagony warship!

Can the Maximals stop him; and imore importantly; how much are they willing to sacrifice in order to try to stop him?

Find out now!




Here it is:







'Myth Wars': Episode 75: "The Final Assault: Part 3: The Last Showdown":







?I always feared that a day would come; a day when Megatron would become too powerful to stop; a day when all my worst fears would come true. That day has finally arrived.?

Optimus utters those words as he and the rest of the Maximals stare skyward at the towering giant that Megatron has become.

"Now Primal?allow me to introduce you?" Megatron grins, "?to a world of PAIN!"

Megatron raises his right arm and aims his huge mega-cannon directly at Primal.

"Um?now would be a good time to RUNN!" Rattrap screams as he transforms into vehicle mode and tears the ground apart as he gains traction and races off at full speed.

A gigantic missile loads into the cannon and Megatron launches it directly at Optimus. Optimus dives out of the path as the missile slams into the ground.

A massive blast crater appears as a fireball explodes outward; engulfing Optimus, Cheetor and Rhinox. Their screams fill the air as Megatron smirks and aims his cannon again for another shot.

"Only a coward would resort to such measures!" Dinobus cries out as he flies up next to Megatron's head and lands on top of his shoulder.

Megatron turns his huge head to face Dinobus. His optics are larger than Dinobus and stare him down with extreme contempt. "I believe that you're in no position to be calling names, Dinobot!" Megatron growls; the sheer loudness of his voice shaking Dinobus so much his knees buckle.

Just then Megatron feels something and looks down to see Cheetor, Rattrap and Optimus firing upon him with all their might.

In that moment's distraction, Dinobus charges his optics and fires several blasts at Megatron's optics; but they have no effect.

"I grow tired of your games!" Megatron growls as his giant hand swoops onto his shoulder and smacks Dinobus clear off.

Megatron lifts his leg and plows it into the ground; creating a tidal wave of land that engulfs the Maximals before they have a chance to escape.

"Let's see how you like this!" Blackarachnia screams as she uses her powers to lift one of the empty stasis pods into the air and slam it into Megatron's leg.

The explosion barely even dents Megatron's leg as he extends out two gun emplacements on his legs and opens fire upon Blackarachnia; sending her running for cover.

Just then Optimus hears something; and turns to see Airazor, Depth Charge and Tigatron arrive on the scene.

"Sorry, we got here as fast as we could!" Airazor states. "Great! You're just in time to get slagged!" Rattrap laughs sarcastically as he continues firing upon Megatron.

"ARGH! Why won't you pathetic Maximals just die already!" Megatron screams as he activates his giant windmill blade and slams it into the ground.

"MOVE IT BOTS!" Cheetor cries out as he transforms into beast mode and turns his rocket to full throttle as he and the Maximals desperately try to out-race Megatron's blade.

The blade tears apart the ground violently mere feet behind Cheetor as he rockets as fast as he can across the land.

"Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Megatron cackles as the blade rips through the solid bedrock like butter; leaving nothing but scarred and broken rock behind.

Megatron lifts his blade up and stops it's spinning; as Cheetor and the other Maximals in front of him skid to a halt. "That was too close!" Cheetor gasps for air.

Megatron crouches down and leaps into the air. "Oh SLLLLAAAGGGG!" Rattrap screams as he sees the enormous shadow of Megatron engulf him.

He leaps out of the way just as Megatron lands; but his leg is crushed under the tremendous pressure of Megatron.

"Rattrap!" Optimus shouts as Rattrap groans in pain; his leg utterly shattered by the sheer weight of Megatron landing on it.

Megatron runs off; shaking the ground as he leaps across the vast landscape like a sprinter. He stops a large mountain range.

"Now what's he doing?" Depth Charge asks. "Do you really want to know?" Blackarachnia comments sarcastically.

Megatron plunges both of his hands into the sides of the mountain and with all his strength; he slowly rips the mountain out of the ground.

"Oh; you've got to be kidding me!" Cheetor shouts as Megatron raises the mountain high above his head; giant chunks of the rock breaking off as he races back towards them.

"What would you like on your tombstone Primal?" Megatron growls as he heaves the mountain straight down on top of Optimus; the deafening sound of the mountain slamming down echoing far off into the distance.

"OPTIMUSSSS!" Cheetor screams as he sees Optimus buried under the mountain before he can escape.

"Take Megatron down; NOWWW!" Cheetor commands as opens fire on Megatron; holding absolutely nothing back.

All the Maximals open fire on Megatron; concentrating their fire upon his shin in hopes of collapsing him.

But their weapons have no effect as Megatron sweeps his hand and smashes into the row of Maximals; scattering them for miles.

"Forget about me?" Dinobus shouts as he appears behind Megatron; not in the line of swatted Maximals.

"You should have stayed dead, traitor!" Megatron bellows as he swings at Dinobus; but misses.

Dinobus aligns his swords and dives at Megatron; slamming into his abdomen and plowing through his thick outer hull.

Inside Dinobus tumbles for a few feet before slamming into a wall. He quickly shakes off the impact; only to find a flock of small-automated gun emplacements

"Let's see how you like my automated defenses, Dinobot!" Megatron laughs as the guns open fire upon Dinobus.

Dinobus tries to shield himself with his swords; but the cannons are too much. A row of panels slide open behind him to reveal an exit; and the pummeling of laser fire overpowers Dinobus; causing him to collapse and fall backwards.

Airazor and Tigatron turn just in time to see Dinobus fall stories through the air; knocked out cold from the blasts; and slam full force into the ground.

"By the Matrix; NO!" Tigatron screams as Airazor rushes off towards the offline and severely injured Dinobus.

Not far off; Cheetor rockets across the land at top speed; rushing back towards the skyscraper of a robot that Megatron has become.

Just then he hears the sounds of jets above him; and looks up to see a sleek silver jet swoop down and open fire upon him.

"Scorponok?TERRORIZE!" Scorponok yells as he transforms in mid air and lands a few feet from the now transformed Cheetor.

"Normally I might be surprised that you're alive; but I've got more important things to think about at the moment!" Cheetor sneers.

"Eat slag Maximal!" Scorponok yells as he loads a small cannon on top of his arm and opens fire upon Cheetor.

Cheetor quickly rushes him and tackles him to the ground before any of the blasts hit him; pinning his arms to the ground.

"Get off of me!" Scorponok yells as he tries to wedge his legs in-between them. "I don't have time for this!" Cheetor growls; desperately trying to wear out Scorponok.

A couple of miles away?

"Hmm...perhaps now would be a good time to escape while I have enough Energon reserves?" Megatron ponders to himself quietly. He nods and transforms; his gears sliding and shifting as his parts retract and reconfigure; changing him into the mighty Antagony warship.

He levitates just above the ground; transferring power to his engines.

"We've got to stop him!" Depth Charge commands to Tigatron and Airazor as they aid Dinobus.

"Allow me!" a muffled voice states; causing Depth Charge to turn and see a small spot in the mountain Megatron moved start to crack and break.

Suddenly Optimus smashes through; hovering in the air as he gets his bearings.

"What?" Megatron screams as he hears Optimus's voice.

"You're not going anywhere!" Primal shouts as he zooms towards Megatron at full speed and latching onto his rear engines.

Rocket fire blasts out from his 6 main engines as Optimus struggles to fight of the intense heat. With a mighty growl; he manages to rip apart one of Megatron's engines!

It starts to pop and fizzle as Megatron howls in anger.

"Fine then Primal; if you wish to die that much; allow me to fulfill your wish!" Megatron booms as he rotates around and opens rows of cluster bombs on the front of the ship.

"Oh slag?" Depth Charge comments in stark realization.

Airazor slings Dinobus onto her shoulder quickly as Tigatron and Depth Charge run like hell away from Megatron.

Megatron opens fire; rows of timed missiles launching in sequence out of several missile bays.

The missiles careen through the air; slamming into the ground near the fleeing Maximals; exploding and sending them flying into the air end over end.

"Hehehe?ahahahaha!" Megatron screams as he transforms back into robot mode; each giant section of his body grinding as it moves into place.

Depth Charge flies towards him; hoping to catch him off guard while in mid-transformation; but Megatron reacts quickly and punches him in mid-air; sending him speeding in a downward spiral into the side of the now nearby mountain.

Elsewhere?

"Well?at least we're alone now!" Nemesis comments; looking around as she sits tied-up next to Waspinator.

"Can you break free?" Waspinator asks. "I should be able to?" Nemesis begins as she carefully maneuvers her hand and grabs one of her swords.

With an expert move; she manages to spear one of the electro-bond connectors and break the bond. She repeats it on the second ring; freeing herself.

She quickly rises to her feet and stretches; finally able to move again.

"Well?" Waspinator begins. "Well what?" Nemesis comments; staring at him menacingly.

"Get me out of these bonds!" Waspinator growls.

"No?" Nemesis begins, "?You've changed. Megatron did something to you; you ain't the same stupid little boy-toy I fell in love with; you're?different."

"Megatron showed me who I truly am! My name is now Thrust!" Waspinator growls.

"Save it Waspinator; I don't want to hear it!" She yells; punching him square in the face.

His head bobbles around for a second. "Wazpinator feeling dizzy?" he stutters out in his Waspinator voice.

"Waspinator? Is that really you?" Nemesis asks; unsure of what just happened.

"Wazpinator not feel so good. Wazpinator not remember what happen?" Waspinator buzzes out before falling over on his side; out cold.

"Hmm?" Nemesis ponders to herself quietly.

"Ugh; sometimes I hate myself!" She grumbles as she whips out her sword and slashes the two electro-bonds that hold Waspinator; freeing him. She tosses him onto her shoulder and quickly races off.

Meanwhile?

"Should we aid them?" Silverbolt asks Rhinox as they stand on the other side of the mountain; hidden from view by the others.

"No, for the moment no one seems to have noticed our absence. I say we just wait, watch and see what happens." Rhinox replies.

On the other side?

Megatron stands triumphantly over the landscape laughing as the Maximals try their hardest to bring him down with bombardments of laser fire.

"You know; an idea occurred to me Optimus?" Megatron begins; ignoring the blasts they deliver to his body.

"?I was thinking; now that I have a super-powerful long-range missile launcher; why not test it?" Megatron smoothly states; looking down directly at Optimus.

Suddenly Optimus stops; realizing just what Megatron's hinting at.

"What's in the slag's wrong with you Primal?" Depth Charge shouts; continuing to fire upon Megatron.

"Megatron's going to destroy the Ark!" Primal screams in horror.

"Ah yes; the first to figure things out; as always?" Megatron grins; aligning his cannon at a mountain range over 1,000 miles away; "?But that shall avail you not; for you nor none of your pathetic Maximals can stop me now!"

Megatron laughs as he brings Mt. St. Hilary into his targeting system; which is built into his optics.

Tigatron and Airazor stare in fear as they see Megatron align his cannon and begin charging it up. They look at each other in silence; not saying a word; and nod at each other.

"Tigatron, Airazor; NOOO!" Optimus commands as he sees them stare at Megatron's cannon.

"We've come to our decision Optimus; do not try to stop us. We owe it to this world to protect it; and to you as well. We died once at Megatron's hands; and now it's time to say 'Thank you!'" Tigatron growls as Airazor hoists him onto her back.

"No! I won't lose you again!" Optimus shouts; but Depth Charge holds him back. "Let them go. If you stop them; you'll only doom us all." he somberly states; his head hung in shame.

"Megatron; you're insane! You'll be killing yourself too!" Optimus screams.

"Oh I think not?" Megatron grins; as he opens a window on his chest and reveals two sparks. "You see; I took the liberty of removing the original Megatron's spark when I was in the Ark the last time; so you see; I shall survive and you all shall not!"

Megatron charges up fully and fires a single missile at full speed towards Mt. St. Hilary.

Tigatron rides on Airazor's back as she flies as fast as she can after the missile.

Ground whooshes by underneath them like lines of color as they try to catch up to the missile. "It's?no use! I can't?catch up to it?" Airazor stammers out as she flies as fast as she can.

Tigatron grabs her hand in his; "If we give up now; time itself will no longer exist! We have to be strong; we have to stop that missile; no matter what it costs!"

Suddenly their bodies begin to glow as a brilliant green light engulfs them in mid-air; shining so brilliantly it out shines the Sun for a few moments.

The glowing fades; and a new figure emerges from the light. "LET'S STOP THIS MISSILE!" Their combined voices boom as the newly reborn and reformatted Tigerhawk zooms through the air.

Tigerhawk plows through the air like it's not even there; shattering the sound barrier and rocketing through the air so fast, a trail of smoke streams off of their body and leaves a trail extending miles behind them.

The powerful entity catches up to the missile in no time flat and grabs onto the rocket. Tigerhawk tries to stop the missile; but the rocket fights back; and they start moving forward again.

"WE?MUST?STOP?THIS?NOW! NO?MORE?LIVES?CAN?BE?LOST!" Tigerhawk's dual voice screams as they strain to hold the missile at bay. They raise their twin-cannons from their back and aim them at the missile.

"?AND... IF?THAT?MEANS?THAT?WE?MUST?DIE?TO?SAVE?THE...FUTURE?" Tigerhawk states; the sadness in his voice apparent; "?THEN?LET?THE?TRAILS?LEAD?WHERE?THEY?MAY; ?WE?WILL?FOLLOW!"

Tigerhawk screams with a powerful bellow and opens fire; and the missile explodes!

A shockwave ripples across the ground; shattering rocks and boulders as it spreads out across the landscape with a sound louder than 1,000 freight trains. A gigantic fireball blossoms outward; casting a red glow on the surrounding lands.

"NNOOOOOOOOOO!" Optimus screams as he sees the fireball explode; followed shortly by the ground rippling and the sounds of Tigerhawk's death scream.

"Blast it all!" Megatron screams; slamming his foot into the ground.

"Oh well; you know what they say?if at first you don't succeed?" he begins as he raises his cannon and takes aim again, "?Try, try again!"

"Oh no you don't!" Depth Charge yells as he takes off into the air.

He grabs his sword and aims it directly in front of him. "And I always thought Rampage was a lunatic?" he states sarcastically as he flies towards Megatron's arm.

"Huh?" Megatron states as he notices Depth Charge flying towards his arm. "This time; you lose Megatron!" Depth Charge screams.

He slams into Megatron's arm; causing a chain reaction explosion that ripples through his arm; causing it to shatter and blow apart.

Megatron bellows in pain as his arm snaps apart; sending the end of his arm falling stories to the ground below. Megatron stumbles from the explosion; barely grabbing his footing before falling over.

"That?was impressive?" Megatron growls as he looks around for Depth Charge.

He and Optimus happen to look at the same spot at the same time; and see only a few scattered and shattered pieces of Depth Charge lying spread around on the ground.

"Well?it would appear that I don't need to kill you Maximals after all?" Megatron begins, his open shoulder sparking from the damage; "?It would appear that you're killing yourselves for me!"

"Damn you Megatron!" Optimus screams as he zooms as fast as he can and slams into Megatron's stomach; causing him to stumble a little.

"Why don't you just sacrifice yourself like they just did; it'll make your death so much easier for me!" Megatron retorts; smacking Optimus away with his huge hand.

Optimus falls through the air and slams into the mountain just as Cheetor arrives on the scene.

"What happened?" Cheetor yells. "Tigatron, Airazor and Depth Charge have all been killed!" Blackarachnia shouts to him.

"What?" Cheetor's jaw drops in shock. Suddenly, a laser blast strikes him in the back; knocking him over.

"Perfect?Now I can kill you too!" Megatron grins as he activates his spinning saw-blade and plows it into the ground a few hundred feet from Cheetor.

Scorponok emerges onto the scene; and tackles Cheetor, who lies on his back on the ground. "Thought you could escape me that easily?" Scorponok states; pinning Cheetor to the ground.

Cheetor desperately tries to push Scorponok off; when he looks upward and sees the ground; and Megatron's giant blade slicing through it; coming towards him.

"Hey claws; you know how they say that cats have 9 lives?" Cheetor asks Scorponok. "Yeah; what about it?" Scorponok asks.

"Well; scorpions don't!" Cheetor screams; activating his back-mounted rocket and lifting himself into the air. He catches Scorponok totally off-guard and flings him over his shoulders and into Megatron's spinning saw-blades!

Scorponok screams as his body is torn apart by Megatron's blade; and a few seconds later Megatron realizes what just happened and stops his blade.

"Eeehhh?that wasn't supposed to happen?" Megatron mutters quietly in slight disgust.

Not far off?

"We need a plan to bring Megatron down!" Optimus tells Rattrap and Blackarachnia.

"Heh; as you have witnessed; dere ain't nothin' that's gonna penetrate that hide of his!" Rattrap remarks. still limping.

"Wait?" Optimus begins; as he recalls when Megatron showed him the spark of the original Megatron within him.

"What is it?" Blackarachnia asks him. "Perhaps that's where we're going wrong." Optimus states.

"What in the name of Gouda are you talkin' about?" Rattrap asks. "We've been trying to attack his physical structure; and that's not where he's vulnerable?" Optimus states as he speaks with his hands.

"The Oracle told me that there were other ways to defeat an enemy other than to kill them?perhaps this is what it was talking about!" Optimus announces.

"Rattrap; I need you, Blackarachnia and Cheetor to?" Optimus begins as a pair of optics watch him from a short distance away in some bushes.

"Hmm?" Nemesis ponders out loud as she listens to Optimus talk.

"Wazpinator not feel so good?" Waspinator holds his head; now walking around behind her.

"Clamp it Buzz-Boy!" she growls, "?This could be very interesting?"

Back with Cheetor?

"Thank the Matrix you two are alright!" Cheetor shouts as he sees Blackarachnia and Rattrap rush towards him.

"You ain't never gonna believe what the boss-monkey has in mind!" Rattrap shouts. "Literally." Blackarachnia chimes in.

Optimus sits down on a rock not far from the other Maximals and Megatron; and begins to concentrate.

"Megatron?if you're spark can hear me; answer me?" Optimus speaks softly as he closes his optics and concentrates on trying to link up with Megatron.

Suddenly Megatron bellows in pain as he grabs his head. "NNOOO! Get out!" Megatron screams.

Megatron looks around; and sees nothing besides space and stars. "So, you wish to speak to me here; on the astral plane?" Megatron states as he looks around and sees Optimus appear before him.

"You've lost touch with reality Megatron?you're insane. If I have to stop you this way; then so be it!" Optimus shouts as he punches Megatron in the stomach; his fist's impact rippling across his stomach almost in slow motion.

Megatron grabs his stomach in pain. "But?but how?"

"You do not truly understand the Oracle as I do?" Optimus begins as his optics start to glow a fierce white; and his voice appears to have many other voices blended into it; "?It is the Oracle's will that you be stopped!"

"Ha! You know nothing of the Oracle's will! I was the one who the Oracle told to?" Megatron begins.

"All lies?" Optimus states; his voice taken over by the Oracle.

Megatron growls; looking up at him with tremendous anger. "No one plays Megatron for a fool?NO ONE! I will make you pay?not only with your life; but every life in this universe!" Megatron screams.

"Empty threats?you do not have the power to take every life in the universe?" Optimus states; the Oracle speaking through him.

"So we shall see?" Megatron smirks.

Outside of Megatron's body.

"Hmm, I think this is the quietest he's ever been!" Rattrap laughs sarcastically as Megatron stands immobilized.

"Quit with the wise cracks and just do it already!" Blackarachnia shouts.

"Alright, alright?" Rattrap states as he pops off one of Megatron's circuit panels and attaches a charge to it.

"Is it set?" Cheetor asks. Rattrap turns and gives him the thumbs up. "Good; then let's hightail it out of here!" Cheetor yells as they all run away.

Nearby?

"Well, so much for Megatron winning?" Rhinox sighs. "So, what do we do?" Silverbolt asks.

"I say we rejoin the Maximals again?" Rhinox states with a sly grin.

Back with Megatron's body?

The demolition charge ticks away for a few more seconds; and then explodes. The explosion shorts out the power in Megatron's right leg; causing it to freeze up.

Back on the astral plane?

"AARRRGGHH!" Megatron screams in pain.

"Good; it's done!" Optimus states; now himself again. He rushes Megatron; catching him unaware and slams into him.

"What are you doing?" Megatron screams. "I'm putting you back where you belong!" Optimus screams.

Outside of Megatron's body; Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Rattrap see two sparks zoom out of Megatron's body and race around in the air.

"What in the world is that?" Rattrap asks. "Bigbot did it!" Cheetor announces in triumph.

The sparks fly around; as one of the sparks splits into two suddenly. One of the new sparks zooms off in the direction of Mt. St. Hilary; and the other is shoved back into the dead chassis of Transmetal 2 Megatron.

The sole remaining spark rushes back into the body of Optimus Primal.

"You did it Bigbot!" Cheetor screams as he and the others rush over to Optimus. "Yes?the Oracle was right all along?" Optimus states as he regains consciousness.

"Oh I wouldn't be too triumphant yet Maximals; nooooo?" A voice states; and they turn to see dragon Megatron standing a few feet away from them.

"Initiate self-destruct sequence; voice code: Megatron BBA-12!" Megatron shouts into his intercom as sirens begin to go off in the ship.

Optimus walks towards Megatron as Megatron grins evilly at him. Without so much as a word; Optimus reaches back and punches Megatron out cold.

"Let's get out of here!" Optimus states; leaving Megatron behind.

"Wait!" a voice calls out; and they all turn to see Rhinox and Silverbolt standing near Megatron.

"Where have you two been?" Cheetor shouts. "We were fighting Megatron. Didn't you see us?" Silverbolt states.

"No?" Cheetor replies uneasily. "Well; then you weren't looking hard enough!" Silverbolt replies.

"You feelin' alright there 'Bolt?" Rattrap asks. "Yeah, I'm fine, but?" Silverbolt begins.

"But what? We need to get going! That ship'll explode in less than a minute!" Optimus states; hearing the countdown timer in the background.

"You need to take Megatron with you." Rhinox states.

"Why?" Blackarachnia asks. "Our mission was to capture Megatron and return him to Cybertron for trial. If we come back empty-handed; how do you think that'll look to Big Convoy and Lio Convoy?" Rhinox states; and Silverbolt nods slightly.

"Hmm?I suppose you're right?" Optimus states as he grabs the offline Megatron and slings him over his shoulder, "?Now let's go!"

"Not?without?me!" A voice states; and they turn to see Dinobus Prime stumbling towards them.

"Dinobus! He's still alive!" Cheetor shouts. "Quickly; get him! We have only 30 seconds to get clear of the blast!" Optimus shouts as he starts to run off carrying Megatron.

Cheetor and Rattrap help Dinobus as they all run away from the ship.

Not far away?

"Hmm?I think they've got the right idea!" Nemesis states as she transforms.

"Oooh goodie! Wazpinator will follow birdie-bot!" Waspinator chimes as he transforms and flies after Nemesis.

"Ugh?sometimes I wonder why I do the things I do?" she comments to herself.

Back at the ship?

The timer ticks away as they all race away from the ship as fast as they can.

"10?9?8?7?6?5?4?3?2?1?" The ship's computer states as the time ends.

The ship explodes in a massive blast; sending several rings of fire out into the air as the sound of the explosion echoes across the land.

A while later; the Maximals make their way back to the downed Autobot shuttle; now partially freed from the dried mud in which it originally sank.

"Well; while we try to get the ship fully freed; it'll give our beast modes time to repair?" Optimus states; now in gorilla mode.

"Yeah; I'm just glad it's finally over?" Rattrap states; now in rat mode.

Dinobus stands a short distance away in tengu mode; lowering his head in silence.

"What is it Dinobus?" Optimus states; knuckle-walking towards Dinobus.

"I?I can not go with you?" he states somberly.

"What?" Cheetor asks. "Come on; you're a Prime now; I'm sure the Maximals will--" Rattrap begins.

"NO! They won't!" Dinobus screams; clenching his fists. "We've been over this time and time again! I can not go back with you! Even though I am a Prime now; those narrow-minded Maximals back on Cybertron will still view me as a criminal!"

"But we'll make sure that you're not treated as one!" Blackarachnia states.

"No, I feel my place is here; on Earth?" Dinobus begins, "?but thank you anyway for the offer."

"Ah man; I'm startin' to choke up here!" Rattrap sniffles, "Please, I lost you once, old friend; I don't wanna lose ya again!"

Dinobus walks over to him and places his hand upon his shoulder, "I'm sorry Rattrap; but my decision is made. I suppose in some perverse way; I shall miss you?" Dinobus chokes back his emotions, "?I'd better be going now."

"Dinobus?no?" Cheetor states in disbelief as Dinobus walks away.

"Farewell my comrades; I shall not forget you!" Dinobus states as he walks away; never looking back.

They all stare silently as they watch Dinobus leave; until they can see him no more.

"Well; it's done!" Rhinox shouts; breaking the mood.

They all turn to see that Silverbolt and Rhinox have freed the ship and clamped Megatron to the outer hull.

"Well; let's go home." Optimus states with a sigh as they all walk towards the ship.

Nearby in the bushes?

"Ewww?so sentimental!" Nemesis grumbles as she closes the part in the bushes she made and walks over towards Waspinator.

"Birdie-bot is going to love this!" Waspinator states with glee as he offers Nemesis a cup made out of a coconut shell filled with some sort of liquid.

Nemesis sighs loudly; "Well; I suppose this'll do until I find some way to get off this dirtball!"

She takes the cup and sits next to Waspinator on a thrown made of sticks and branches as early humanoids dance around them in celebration.

"Hmm?these pathetic fleshies are sure glad to see you back!" She laughs lightly as she hands her cup off to one of the little kids to get refilled.

"Ah yes; fleshy-bots love Wazpinator!" Waspinator smiles as he turns to Nemesis; "?But not as much as Wazpinator love birdie-bot!"

Nemesis laughs lightly; "As long as you let me use you for target practice; I guess it's a fair trade."

They lean in towards each other when the sound of the ship taking off distracts them. They watch as the ship rockets off into the atmosphere until it's out of sight.

"Hmm?Wazpinator wonder if Maximals come back again ever?" Waspinator states.

"Well?let's just hope not?" Nemesis states seductively; rubbing Waspinator's chin.

"Ah; Wazpinator happy at last?" Waspinator grins, "?again!"



Well; the Myth Wars are over?or are they?

What will happen to Dinobus Prime? What about Waspinator and Nemesis?

And what will happen to Megatron and the Maximals?

Watch for the exciting and epic 3-part conclusion to Myth Wars; coming soon!

Alright; it's update time!

I had fun at BotCon 2006; and now I just finished up the newest chapter for Myth Wars!

This is part 1 of a 3 part ending for the series; so this is it folks; the end is coming in just 2 more short chapters after this one!

Please feel free to comment if you wish.

And without futher ado; here it is!










'Myth Wars': Episode 76: "Other Ventures: Part 1: The New War ":







"So, this is how it ends?" Megatron ponders to himself as he lays spread-eagle on top of the Autobot escape shuttle; clamped down with electro-bonds. "?Once I was a great leader, with troops, a base, and an agenda; but now?now, I am?dare I use the term?defeated?"

Inside the ship?

"Man; I can't believe it! We're finally headed back to Cybertron!" Rattrap screams; dancing in celebration.

"Doesn't he ever rest?" Cheetor comments sarcastically. "Apparently not?" Silverbolt grumbles; seated not far away.

Poor Megatron? Rhinox thinks to himself as he pilots the ship back towards Cybertron, ?I have to do something; but what?

Meanwhile; elsewhere in the shuttle?

Blackarachnia walks to a small room and taps on the door lightly. A voice merely grumbles, "Enter."; and the door slides open.

"Optimus; I wanted to ask to ask you something?" Blackarachnia begins, walking towards Optimus; who is seated in a large chair, staring at the floor.

"Yes?" Optimus begins, looking up only a little. "Well; it's about Silverbolt. He seems?different. I can't really explain it; it's like he's distant; unsure of himself; and greatly troubled by something; but he won't tell me what it is."

"So I've noticed?" Optimus states. "Huh?" Blackarachnia questions; looking surprised. "Yes; it seems that a couple of the crew members are acting strangely. I?I don't feel as though I can trust in Rhinox anymore. He's?he's just not the same; but I can't place my finger on what it is that's different about him."

"What's going on?" Blackarachnia asks. "I don't know?I just don't know?" Optimus states with a sigh as he lowers his head again. Blackarachnia places a finger on her lip; then lowers it as she turns and leaves the room.

The door closes behind her; and she looks to the front of the ship. "Whatever's wrong with you Silverbolt; I'll get to the bottom of it!"

Meanwhile, on the outside of the ship?

"Why am I defeated? My loyal troops; that's why! Those imbeciles! It's all their fault!" Megatron screams; but then he suddenly starts to grin insanely.

"Hmm?so the Oracle was right after all?that's the answer?" he begins; as he stares at the stars zooming past him; "?It's all caused by individuality. No individual minds to disobey me equals perfection! Yes! Oh yesss! That's it! I have to capture all the sparks; then and only then will I achieve true victory! All through one single guiding intelligence?MINE!"

Back inside the ship?

"So, are we there yet?" Rattrap asks into Rhinox's ear after he sneaks up behind him. "Argh; do you mind? I'm busy!" Rhinox grumbles; shoving Rattrap aside.

Rattrap skids across the ship and slides into the wall. "Jeesh; what's your problem?" he grumbles, standing to his feet.

No wonder Megatron hates these Maximals? Rhinox thinks to himself; grumbling a little at the same time.

A few cycles pass with no one saying a word, when Optimus exits the small room and enters the main cabin.

"So; are we there yet?" Optimus asks politely to Rhinox. "Oh not you too!" Rhinox growls; slamming his fist into the control panel.

Optimus looks at him in shock; and grabs him by the shoulder. "O.K.; I don't know what's going on here; but I'm tired of it! You've been acting strangely lately; and I want some answers!" Optimus shouts at him.

Rhinox stares back at him; grinding his teeth together. For a brief moment Optimus thinks he sees something in Rhinox's optic; a reflection of a single-optic bot with a tank turret on his back.

Suddenly Rhinox shoves Optimus back and rises to his feet. "Just leave me alone Optimus! I'm tired, I'm on edge, and I'm sick of piloting this ship and handling astro-navigations all by myself! So just back off!"

Optimus stands a few feet away; with the others huddled behind him. "Take it easy Rhinox; just calm down. If that's the problem; we can let someone else pilot the ship for a while."

Rhinox stares at him; and slowly unclenches his fists. "Alright; perhaps I could use some rest?" he trails off.

"Rattrap; handle astro-navigations. I'll take the helm for a while. Rhinox?" Optimus looks at Rhinox; who's still a little tense; "?just rest. You deserve it."

Hmm? Rhinox thinks to himself, ?I've finally got it all figured out; but I can't press the button while they're looking. If only they'd leave me alone! Suddenly, Rhinox notices that everyone has turned around; looking towards the back of the ship at something. Perfect; now's my chance! No will suspect it was me? He ponders.

Rhinox presses a button; and proceeds to walk towards Optimus and the others. "Well, I'll see you all later. I'm taking a nap." he states as he walks past the others. They look at him with silent stares; then move to their assigned areas.

On the outside of the ship, one of the electro-bonds that holds Megatron down suddenly vaporizes and frees one of his arms.

"By the pit; what's going on here?" Megatron shouts, noticing his newly freed arm.

Back inside?

"Uh, Optimus?" Rattrap begins. "What is it?" Optimus asks. "You ain't gonna believe this; but one of ol' Megabutt's bonds just broke!"

Everyone in the ship; including Rhinox; turns and stares towards the front of the ship at them. "What?" Cheetor shouts in shock. "That's impossible!" Blackarachnia adds.

"Really? You shock me Rattrap?" Rhinox grins a little.

"Quickly; see if you can reconnect the bonds via remote-access. I'll head out there and see if I can do anything." Optimus commands.

Just then; the ship jolts and sends everyone crashing about the cockpit in a flurry of bodies.

Outside, Megatron slams his arm against the ship; causing it to thrash around from the tremendous force. "No force in this universe shall ever chain down Megatron again!" He screams as he snaps off the bond holding his other arm down.

"Optimus! We're entering the final stage of the transwarp jump! If we enter like this; we might not survive!" Blackarachnia states as she hangs onto the pilot's chair; noticing the ship's control settings.

"Primus help us all!" Optimus shouts as he holds onto another chair; staring out the windshield at the kaleidoscope of colors from transwarp space outside the ship.

Megatron rips off the main bond holding him down; and gets sucked off the ship violently.

"Well; that's the end of Megatron!" Rattrap shouts as he sees Megatron zoom past them and vanish into a tiny point of light.

I can only hope? Optimus thinks to himself as the crew continues to bounce around the ship.

Meanwhile; back on prehistoric Earth?

"Hmm?why Birdie-bot gone so long?" Waspinator asks; reclining in his throne. He sighs loudly and flicks a rock at one of the proto-humans; who's carving a sculpture of Waspinator.

The rock hits him in the back of the head; and the proto-human growls with anger as he turns to face Waspinator.

"Huh?" Waspinator comments as he sees the proto-human start to speak in their grunt-language to the other nearby proto-humans.

A few seconds later; the other proto-humans nod in agreement and walk towards Waspinator. "Oh no?Wazpinator sense much trouble coming?" He gulps as the humans grab him and carry him off.

Meanwhile, in the nearby bushes; someone watches as Waspinator tries to fight back against the proto-humans; but they manage to hold him and carry him off.

The figure in bushes grumbles and closes the part in the bushes as he turns to walk away. "How pathetic; he can't even defend himself against a group of anthropoids!" Dinobus Prime states as he walks away.

He walks towards a nearby river; and peers into the water. "So; this is my destiny. To be here; on Earth; awaiting the day when the Autobots and Decepticons will awaken and start the Great War; with only Waspinator, Nemesis and a group of anthropoids as company?" He grumbles as he stares at his reflection, "?How?disappointing?"

Suddenly; the reflection in the water begins to change; and he sees Rattrap staring back at him. But as soon as he blinks, the image disappears and his own reflection returns.

"Why does my mind keep going back to him?" Dinobus asks rhetorically. "That vile rodent; why do I keep thinking about him"

Dinobus slowly looks upward into the night sky; and stares out at the stars. "Could it be?that in some perverse way I actually miss him?"

Just then Dinobus hears a loud noise from off in the distance; and transforms into beast mode and flies towards the sound.

Back with Waspinator?

"Why fleshy-bots hate Wazpinator? Please don't hurt Wazpinator!" he yells as the proto-humans place Waspinator into a giant catapult; one Nemesis and him helped them build to fend off rival tribes.

"Noo! Wazpinator not want to go for ride! Fleshy-bots; listen to Wazpinator!" he pleads as they pull the arm of the catapult down and ready it to fire.

"Why everyone hate Wazpinaaaaaatttttttttoooooorrrrrrrrr?" He screams as they fire the catapult; sending him flying off into the distance.

Waspinator flies through the air; screaming the whole way; and slams into the ground with a fierce thud; bouncing a short distance before skidding to a halt.

"Waspinator? What're you doing here?" Nemesis states; lifting up Waspinator's head; which has disconnected from his body.

"Birdie-bot!" he smiles at her as she shakes her head with sad disbelief.

Not far away; Dinobus rushes towards the area where he heard the sound when he notices Nemesis holding Waspinator's head a few hundred meters ahead. He quickly ducks behind a large rock formation and watches silently.

"Where birdie-bot go?" Waspinator's head asks her. "I've been?busy?" she calmly replies.

Dinobus looks around the side of the rock and his jaw drops in shock at what he sees.

"Birdie-bot find ship?" Waspinator's head asks. She picks up his torso and reattaches his head to it.

"Yes, I found a ship?" she begins, "?and from what I can tell; it's the one that the Vok agents took here. I didn't know that they even had a ship; but from the residue left behind on the interior and the markings on the controls; that's my best guess."

"Why birdie-bot need ship?" Waspinator asks; pulling himself together again. "Because; unlike you; I don't like those knuckle-dragging friends of yours! I want to get off of this piece of slag planet; and I was lucky enough to run across this ship while I was out on one of my late-night strolls." she states.

"Interesting?" Dinobus comments to himself quietly.

"So, why we waiting? Let's go!" Waspinator states; nearly fully assembled. "What? Don't you want to say goodbye to your friends first?" Nemesis comments sarcastically. "No, fleshy-bots kick Wazpinator out of tribe; they not like Wazpinator anymore." he replies.

She raises an eyebrow in question; but then nods in agreement. "Alright; then let's hit it!" she states; turning towards the ship.

"Hmm?it appears that I have reached a crossroads?" Dinobus ponders to himself. "I can either stay here; and risk never being able to leave; or try to get aboard that ship and go back to Cybertron. On one hand; I might be treated as a traitor and a criminal; but on the other hand; maybe the Maximals can persuade the others to see that I have indeed changed; that I am now so much more than I used to be?"

Just then he hears the doors begin to creak as they start to close. "Alas; it appears that I once again have no choice at all! Blast that vile vermin!" he growls as he transforms into robot mode and runs as fast as he can towards the closing doors. He dives and barely manages to get inside the ship before the doors fully close behind him.

At the front of the ship; Nemesis examines the controls as Waspinator stands nearby.

"Idiot; help me with this control here. I need someone to watch this as we take off." she states.

"Why birdie-bot always mean to Wazpinator?" he asks sadly. "Because I love you?" she states; her smile faintly visible behind her vail.

"Ugh!" Dinobus mutters quietly in disgust in the back of the ship; barely able to hear their conversation.

Nemesis waves her hand in front of a orb in the control panel; and drags a finger across a small screen next to the orb; leaving a light trail on the screen. The ship starts to rattle and shake lightly as the underside engines begin to boot up.

"How birdie-bot know how to pilot ship?" Waspinator asks. "Let's just say I've had some time to 'experiment' with the controls?" she smoothly replies as she presses four fingers into the small screen and drags them forward on the screen; leaving the same light trails as before.

The ship lifts off into the air; and takes off into the night sky; apparently using no thrusters at all.

Meanwhile?on Cybertron?

"How's my cables?" a female bot asks another bot standing nearby as she fiddles with her ponytail-like cables hanging off of the back of her head. "It looks fine Reflex; can we start the report now?" the other bot asks impatiently. "Oh, right?" she giggles; gaining her composure.

"Greetings Maximals! Your roving reporter Reflex here; reporting live at what may be the single greatest discovery in Cybertronian history!" she states; speaking into a microphone that is attached to her arm.

The tall; slender robot with a sleek and smooth face turns to another bot; standing near her. He towers over her; silent now like he was before while she was getting ready.

She turns and faces the towering blue robot. "I'm here with Cryotek; the lead scientist on the team that made this astonishing discovery. Some of you may still remember him as the bot that aided Megatron and Gigatron during the infamous Golden Disks thefts so many stellar cycles ago; but a lot has changed since then. He's now one of the most respected scientists on Cybertron; Maximal or not; and has been more than helpful in his contributions to science and chemical research."

"Uh yes, thank you Ms. Reflex?" Cryotek states with a slight grin. "Oh please; just call me Reflex; you're embarrassing me..." she giggles and smiles at him.

"Alright, Reflex?as I was saying, I've been working the head Maximal research team on this since it was last discovered about 10 stellar cycles ago; and I feel that we are finally able to reveal to the general populace our discoveries." Cryotek states.

"First off, let me ask you this, why all the secrecy?" Reflex asks. "We wanted to be sure about what we had discovered first; we couldn't risk alerting the public to something that may have turned out to be false." Cryotek replies.

"O.K.; and now that you are sure of it; what is it that you have discovered?" Reflex asks him; focusing on him with her head-mounted camera.

"We have discovered that Cybertron was once organic; and supported organic life." Cryotek states.

Reflex looks at him in surprise; but maintains her professional composure. "Wow; that is a discovery! I'm speechless!" she states.

"Yes; we were as well when we firstly found the dirt and rocks; and even more so with the first fossilized bones." Cryotek states, "We came across them accidentally while searching the remains of one of the numerous buried holdouts of the last Decepticon rebels towards the end of the Great War."

"Amazing. And what did you do next?" Reflex asks him.

"Well, as you can imagine, this took precedence; and we devoted all our time and resources to exploring the site even more after that. Over several stellar cycles; we gathered samples; conducted experiments; and did as much research as possible on why and how the organic material was there. Luckily for us; the two remaining members of the Maximal High Council; LioConvoy and Big Convoy; were nice enough to let us have full access to top-secret files regarding Cybertron's past; for which we are deeply grateful." Cryotek nods politely.

"Well; are you at liberty to say what you and your team believe is the explanation for the organic remains?" Reflex asks.

"Yes, we have been granted permission to say. We believe that it's somehow tied into the second Golden Age of Cybertron; shortly after the Nebulon battles. Some records state that Cybertron was destroyed after the Great War; but that is; as you can see; false. Apparently; Scorponok was working with the Quintessons; and one Quint in particular; Alpha Q. Scorponok made it appear that Cybertron was destroyed; when in fact it was reformatted by Alpha Q into an organic planet based off of Earth and it's lifeforms. This was fine and dandy for a while; but Scorponok soon grew tired of living there; and went onto his own agenda with Galvatron. Alpha Q decided to just return the planet back to normal; but left the remnants of the civilization below the surface as a kind of riddle for future generations of Cybertronians." Cryotek explains.

"Wow; that's amazing!" Reflex states. "Yes, indeed. We're just surprised that no one discovered this earlier." Cryotek states.

"Of course; this is just a hypothesis; right?" Reflex asks. "Of course." Cryotek states, "But we feel it's the truth."

Just then they both hear something faint; and turn to see a small object plunge into the atmosphere far off in the distance.

Reflex quickly transforms into a camera and lands on her tripod legs. Cryotek looks through her viewer and focuses in on the incoming object.

"Oh no?it can't be?" he states with a slight tone of fear.

"What is it?" Reflex asks; unable to make out the object herself. "I?I have to go. It's been a real pleasure!" Cryotek states hastily as he rushes off.

"Reflex?MAXIMIZE!" she shouts as she transforms and looks around for Cryotek; but he's no where to be seen.

"Well; this is Reflex; signing off. I'll bring you coverage of this new development as it becomes available." she states as she cuts the feed.

Elsewhere?

Cryotek flies through the Cybertronian skies at full speed; narrowly dodging the heavy traffic that fills the skies of Cybertron. Even as a wide-winged jet; he's still not quite fast enough to catch up with the incoming object.

A few cycles later; he finally reaches the spot where the object made impact. Numerous buildings and bridges are in ruins from the tremendous impact of the mysterious object.

Cryotek quickly transforms and makes his way down the tunnel created by the object; and drops his jaw in shock at what he sees.

"I was right?" he states as he picks up the unconscious body of Megatron.

Elsewhere, in space?

"Well; we should be at one of the Predacon outposts within the next 36 mega-cycles." Nemesis states; waving her hand in front of the orb in a different direction, "?I'll leave it on auto-pilot for a while."

Waspinator lies on floor in the corner; fast asleep. "Well; hopefully my friends on that outpost remember me; or else we might be in for some fun." she mutters sarcastically as she sits down next to Waspinator.

"Hmm?one of the Predacon outposts?" Dinobus quietly mutters to himself, "?I guess I'll have to just wait until they leave before heading to Cybertron then."

Back on Cybertron?

"Ow?where?am I?" Megatron states; his optics slowly coming back online. He peers around the room at his surroundings and sees a lab setup; with beakers and test equipment everywhere.

"You're back on Cybertron, old friend." a voice states; and Megatron sits up to see Cryotek standing at the edge of the bed on which Megatron is lying.

"Cryotek? How in the slag did you find me?" Megatron asks. "Well; you weren't hard to find; speaking that you nearly burned up in the atmosphere and left a trail that a blind Piranhacon could follow." Cryotek remarks sarcastically.

"Oh, so I see?" Megatron comments, sitting up. "You've been badly damaged; I suggest you try not to move so much." Cryotek states.

"I see the Maximals are still in charge." Megatron states. "What gave you that indication?" Cryotek asks as he fiddles with some lab equipment. "You talk like a Maximal now?" Megatron scowls.

Cryotek looks at him; but says nothing. "So; how'd you know it was me?" Megatron asks. "Well; I'm not sure if you remember; but there's a Maximal reporter named Reflex here. We heard and saw you coming through the atmosphere; but while she was just looking at you coming through the atmosphere, without a doubt; I was scanning you. That's how I knew it was you." Cryotek replies.

"You always were clever; at least the Maximals didn't take that away from you." Megatron states. "Don't get me wrong Megatron; I still hate the Maximals as much as I used to; I just don't show it as I used to. I'm not the same criminal you remember; I'm more mature now. The Maximals trust me now." Cryotek comments.

"Oh really?" Megatron asks with wonder. "Yes really." Cryotek replies; swirling a beaker of green liquid around with his hand, "As a matter of fact; the Maximals and I had just finished up our report on a major discovery when you happened to show up."

"Oh?" Megatron queries. "Yes. We found remnants of organic life right here on Cybertron!" Cryotek states.

Megatron slams his fist into the bed; cracking it slightly. Cryotek drops the beaker; startled. "BAH! I thought I had left that all behind me on Earth! I can't believe that there's actually organic material here on Cybertron!" Megatron screams.

Cryotek walks over and stands in front of Megatron. "So, you were on Earth. I thought that sector of space was off-limits by the High Council?" Cryotek states. "Really now Cryotek; have you forgotten why I stole the Golden Disk in the first place?" Megatron asks with a sigh. "Oh?right?" Cryotek states sheepishly.

"But yes; I was on prehistoric Earth; just as I told you I would be before I left. I came so close to achieving my ultimate goal; but Optimus Primal and his Maximals had to interfere?" Megatron grumbles.

"Primal? His ship and yours went missing several stellar cycles ago. You mean that his crew pursued you?" Cryotek asks. "Indeed; and they were on their way back here when I managed to break free of the ship and get here." Megatron states.

Suddenly, something comes to Megatron. "Say, have Optimus Primal and his crew arrived yet?" Megatron asks. "No; I would have heard about that. I hear about almost everything that goes on thanks my connections with the Maximals now." Cryotek states.

"Excellent?" Megatron states with an evil smirk.

"What're you thinking about Megatron?" Cryotek asks. "I believe it's time to fulfill my destiny, Cryotek." Megatron states; rising to his feet.

"You're still a little weak; I'm not even sure you'll fully recover." Cryotek states. Oh well; I was planning on getting a new body anyway?Megatron thinks to himself.

"Say Cryotek; you wouldn't be interested in, oh say, trading bodies; now would you?" Megatron asks him. Cryotek looks at him surprised, "Um?well?I do kind of like your new form; but still; I'm not sure?"

"Well; just think about it. Right now we have to act quickly if we are to be victorious. I need you to make a virus; one that will wipe out the bodies of all the Transformers on Cybertron. How I don't care; vaporize them; disintegrate them; or just plain old disable the bodies and make them empty shells. But I do care about the sparks; they need to be untouched. This is crucial; the sparks can not be harmed!" Megatron states.

"Um?just what do you have in mind?" Cryotek asks. "Genocide!" Megatron grins as he clenches his fist in victory.

"Well?I'll see what I can do?" Cryotek states. "Yes; and in the mean time; I shall make arrangements of my own?" Megatron laughs as he quickly rushes off down a hallway.

"I just hope he knows what he's doing this time; I don't want a repeat of the Golden Disk incident." Cryotek comments as he begins his work.

A few cycles later; not far away?

A pair of guards stand in front of a building, when out of nowhere a silhouetted figure jumps out in front of them and fires a fireball at each one; killing them almost instantly. The figure's glowing red optics stare through the smoke as a red hand extends out and presses a button; opening the doors to the building.

Inside; the figure walks down the main hallway. Surrounding him on both sides are giant automated production lines; casting, making and assembling parts for bodies for Transformers.

"This is the perfect place to begin the glorious reign of Megatron?" the figure states as he walks up to the main control panel and hacks into it. Megatron proceeds to look up old war schematics on file in the computer.

"Hmm?too bad I didn't have the Antagony schematics for my body?that blasted Primal forced me out of that body before I had a chance to download them!" Megatron grumbles as he pans through the files; looking for workable designs.

Finally; he comes across an old tank drone transformer blueprint. "Perfect?" he states as he presses a button and the production line begins casting, forming and assembling new parts for mindless tank drones.

"And now?" Megatron states as he pulls out a wire from his head and attaches it to the main control panel, "?to make all into one!"

He presses a button and howls in pain as energy surges through his body. Finally the energy output is too great and violently disconnects him; sending him flying across the room.

"Yes?oh yessss!" Megatron laughs evilly as he feels the power surge through his body. Waves of energon ripple across his body as his optic glow a brilliant white.

Suddenly; all of the completed drones turn on and stand up fully. Their weapons activate and begin spinning around as they charge up and blow a hole through the wall.

"And so did the epic battle begin; as man, woman, and child were equals unto the eye of the master. 'No matter where you hide; I shall find you!' cried the master; an army of one behind him at full strength; 'For the era of peace is over; Armageddon has arrived!'" Megatron quoted as the newly created tank drones transformed into tank mode and rolled out of the factory and onto the streets.

Bots ran in terror as Megatron's drones drove through the streets; blowing up anything that stood in their way.

They rolled on unopposed as they reached their next target; another construction facility. "Now; I'm sure those no good Maximals will be coming soon with their finest warriors to battle me?I think I need to increase my arsenal while the other factory continues to make tank drones!" Megatron states as he enters the factory through the hole blown into it by the tank drones.

He finds the main control panel; and begins searching for schematics again; but this time pulls up newer model fighter jet drones. Immediately; he begins production of the new jet drones.

Meanwhile?

A young bot races down a long corridor towards a large entryway. Armed guards stop him at the entrance.

"Please; it's urgent! I have to speak to the High Council!" the bot states; and the armed guards allow him to enter.

As soon as the doors open enough for him to enter; he races in and sees the two remaining council members seated in floating chairs.

"Yes; what is it we can do for you?" one of them states; a lion's head upon his shoulder. "I come with urgent news! It appears that a bot has taken control of two factories and has begun making war machines! He's declaring war on Cybertron itself!" the young bot states.

"Most likely some Predacon thug; trying to get attention. I'm sure it's nothing the militia can't handle." the other bot states. They begin to float away and into the darkness.

"He says his name is Megatron; the one who stole the Golden Disk!" the young bot adds; stopping the two council members dead in their tracks.

The two members turn to each other. "It can't be?" one states. "It just might be. That would confirm what Reflex was telling us earlier." the other states.

"If what you say is true; then we might have a grave situation on our hands." one of the council members says to the young bot; "It would appear that we'll have to handle this situation?personally!"

Back at the factory?

"Die! Damn you all; DIE!" Megatron screams as he commands his newly created drones to attack a small group of Maximals who have started to attack him.

Jet drones swoop down from the sky in formation as they open fire upon the Maximals; killing up a good number of them with each pass. The tank drones blow up their hiding spots and tear them apart as they try to flee with their saw blades mounted in their arms.

More and more Maximals fall as more and more drones are created and join the battle. "You can not stand against the fury of Megatron!" Megatron screams as the drones tear apart the neighborhood; collapsing buildings and killing numerous innocent civilians and bystanders.

Far away; Reflex stands and records the carnage as explosions go off in every direction. "This is Reflex; reporting live from an old inner city factory; where the villain known as Megatron has taken his stronghold and is obliterating anyone who dares to get even remotely close! The death toll is staggering; I can't even begin to imagine how many have been killed; let alone the cost to repair the damage that has been done to nearly every building in the area!" she reports.

Suddenly a jet drone swoops down over her and fires; narrowly missing her. "Apparently I'm still not far enough away!" she shouts as she cuts the feed and runs for cover.

Back at the factory, Megatron continues his onslaught; destroying everything and everyone who crosses his path.

Suddenly; two large jets zoom in and open fire on Megatron; blowing up the ground around him and causing him to lose control of the drones for a moment.

The jets use the opportunity to land and waves of bots file out of the ships; armed for mainframe combat! Out of the cockpits on each jet; one bot hops out.

"Megatron; how dare you return here?" One of them asks him. "I have no time for small talk! I am your master; and you will die for me!" Megatron screams at them.

"That's where you're wrong Megatron?" one of them states; grabbing a huge cannon from his back and aiming it directly at Megatron.

"That's right?today; you die at the hands of LioConvoy and Big Convoy!" Lio Convoy states; standing next to Big Convoy as he aims his huge cannon at Megatron. Rows of soldiers line up behind them; all armed and aimed at Megatron.

"Ha! We shall see just who dies!" Megatron screams; as waves of jet drones rise up behind him; rising up in a tier effect as they all aim their weapons at the Convoys.

"For Cybertron!" Big Convoy screams as he points forward; and the Maximals charge towards Megatron and his army of drones.









Megatron has an army of drones; and is facing off against the two remaining Convoys! Who will win?

And Cryotek is helping Megatron create a virus that will wipe out all life on Cybertron!

Plus Nemesis; Waspinator and Dinobus Prime are en route to one of the Predacon outposts. Are they aware of the events on Cybertron? What will happen to them?

Keep watching!

really nice stuff... now I need to draw dinobus. lol

So sad to see this come to an end..

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Again - I totally pictured the episode in my head while voicing them out.

We got two new characters even though the story comes to an end! ha!
Reflex and Cryotek - Love the use of Cryotek finding organic life on Cybertron only to destroy it with the virus Megatron ordered to create.
Reflex - I can enjoy her, I guess - to me she's just a secondary character - the difference is she's a reporter - recording all the events of Megatron's destruction.
I wonder if anyone will discover what she has archived..?

And it's not a triumphant return for the Maximals.
Megatron is released - Blackarachnia raises questions of suspiscious behaviors - What the HELL is going on in OpOp's head?
Triumphant return - I think not.

Congratulations, MS - on anohter great episode/chapter!

Looking forward to the next reading!

But I hate you for going to BotCon..jk!!

.billy

really loving dinobus' lines being an homage to "code of hero".

TGping wrote:really nice stuff... now I need to draw dinobus. lol

Hehe...

Well; basically; he's the same as the Dinobot I designed with the "Matrix Treatment".

A new Prime-like head; larger size; and an opening chest to reveal his Matrix Annex.

BillyBadAss wrote:So sad to see this come to an end..

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Yeah; only 2 chapters left...*sighs* But it was a fun ride!

Now I'm getting ahead of myself...

BillyBadAss wrote:Again - I totally pictured the episode in my head while voicing them out.

Heh...would have loved to heard Cryotek's voice! And Reflex's for that matter...

BillyBadAss wrote:We got two new characters even though the story comes to an end! ha!
Reflex and Cryotek - Love the use of Cryotek finding organic life on Cybertron only to destroy it with the virus Megatron ordered to create.
Reflex - I can enjoy her, I guess - to me she's just a secondary character - the difference is she's a reporter - recording all the events of Megatron's destruction.
I wonder if anyone will discover what she has archived..?

Shush you....ruining the plot....

J/K

Who knows if anyone will find her records...hard to say...



Oh; and there will be one more character introduced....one that no one will see coming!

BillyBadAss wrote:And it's not a triumphant return for the Maximals.
Megatron is released - Blackarachnia raises questions of suspiscious behaviors - What the HELL is going on in OpOp's head?
Triumphant return - I think not.

OpOp is nearly there; one more event will finalize his change into BM Optimus...

Oh; and remember the events from this chapter concerning the Maximals...it will come into play in the last chapter.

BillyBadAss wrote:Congratulations, MS - on anohter great episode/chapter!

Looking forward to the next reading!

But I hate you for going to BotCon..jk!!

.billy

Thanks!

And try to go to BotCon next year...it'll be well worth your time and effort.

Thanks again for the review!

grimlockprime108 wrote:really loving dinobus' lines being an homage to "code of hero".

Thanks...I was using that episode and the unmade episode, "Dark Glass"s plot for references to get a good feel of how Dinobus should be feeling at this life-altering time in his existence.

He's going to have a really eloquent speech later on...be sure to watch for it!

Thanks again!

Well; now that TFM's joke is done; I can post the next chapter of Myth Wars without worrying about a flatulence problem.

J/K

Anyway; here it is! There's only one more chapter after this!!

Please leave your comments; on either this chapter or the whole series so far! I want to hear your opinions!

Anyway; I present Chapter 25/Episode 77 of Myth Wars!!









'Myth Wars' MetalSamamon's Version: Episode 77: "Other Ventures: Part 2: A World Without?":












"You insolent worms! You dare stand against the might and fury of Megatron? Against me?!" Megatron screams as Big Convoy and LioConvoy's troops rush towards him.

"I'd advise you to clamp it! Allow me?" Big Convoy shouts as he aims his huge double-barreled cannon at Megatron and fires.

Megatron summons one of his drones and causes it to jump in front of the blasts just in the nick of time. "It's going to take more than that to defeat me!!" He yells as the legions of drones open fire on the Maximals.

The Maximals quickly duck for cover as the ground literally explodes in waves of seemingly endless laser fire.

"Lio! Take your troops and flank the right side; try to get behind him!" Big Convoy shouts as he stands behind a wall. "Good idea!" Lio nods as he waves his hands and signals his troops to move out.

Jet drones swoop in and transform; opening fire upon Lio's troops as they race across the open battlefield. They return fire; taking out several drones.

Just then, a shot from one of the drones smashes through the hips of one of Lio's troops; knocking him to the ground. Another bot notices and stops to help his comrade; firing and destroying the drone who shot the downed bot.

"Are you alright?" He asks the downed bot. "I'll be alright; just go on without me!" The other bot shouts; pushing him off. "No; look at you. You're in bad shape! Put your arm around my shoulder." The bot states; extending his hand out to his injured comrade. "I said go on! I'll only slow you down!" He protests; pushing away his hand.

Just then the standing bot senses something behind him and turns to see a giant silhouette towering over him.

"And they wonder why I hate Maximals?" the towering bot states. "Cryotek? What's going on??" The bot asks.

"It's called treason!" Cryotek states as he whips out a sword and slams it into the bot; slicing him in half.

"Noooo!!!" The injured bot screams; aiming his gun at Cryotek. He fires and blasts a chunk out of Cryotek's shoulder. He howls in pain as he stumbles a little, dropping his sword.

Cryotek regains his composure just as another shot swooshes past his head. Cryotek grabs his sword and gets ready to attack when he sees a tank drone rumble up and grab the downed bot. The tank drone tears him apart as he screams in pain.

"Wow?I always thought I was merciless?" Cryotek states as he watches the tank drone rip the bot apart. Out of nowhere several blasts shred the ground around Cryotek; causing him to look up and see several jet drones zooming in at him.

Cryotek transforms and takes into the air; zooming as fast as he can through the streets of the city. He cruises within inches of buildings; out-maneuvering the drones; causing them to slam into the building as they try to match his moves.

"MEGATRON!!" Cryotek screams into his intercom. Megatron; with his optics glowing with a brilliant white light; hears Cryotek. "What is it?" Megatron cackles evilly; so engaged in controlling the drones that his voice seems distant and unemotional. "Call your damn drones off of me!!" Cryotek screams. "My apologies?" Megatron states as he waves his hand.

The jet drones in pursuit of Cryotek cease fire and zoom off in the other direction a few moments later; and Cryotek zooms back towards Megatron's location.

Meanwhile, LioConvoy and his troops have moved into position not too far behind Megaton.

"Huh, he's even more insane than when he left." LioConvoy mumbles as he sees the maniac Megatron point and command his drones to attack different bots around the city.

"What's your command, sir?" One of his troops asks him. "Let's end this now!" LioConvoy shouts; signaling his troops to move in slowly towards Megatron.

At the same time; Big Convoy's troops advance towards Megatron from the front; half of them laying down a spread fire as the other half rushes in and takes cover behind closer building to Megatron.

Megatron laughs as his tank drones form lines in front of him; blasting at the buildings; trying to draw out Big Convoy's troops.

LioConvoy's troops sneak up behind Megatron; and stand less than a few meters behind him. "Perfect?" LioConvoy begins quietly as he aims his shoulder rockets at Megatron.

Just then; a bot flies down and lands next to Megatron; causing LioConvoy to pause and Megatron to turn to face him.

"Cryotek?" LioConvoy asks in shock to himself. "What is it?" Megatron asks Cryotek as his optics continue to shine brightly.

"Two things. One, I've hacked into the central communications of Cybertron; and gained access to all the major production plants on Cybertron. I've instructed them to make the jet drones and tank drones; plus I found another assault drone type; one equipped for speed. This one is a motorcycle; and I've begun production on those as well." Cryotek states.

"Perfect?" Megatron smirks. "And two, the virus is ready. Should I deploy it?" Cryotek asks. "Yes; an excellent idea! Keep me posted." Megatron states. "But first, here?" Cryotek states; pressing a small injector into Megatron's arm and firing it. "What was that?" Megatron asks. "A counter-virus; so you will be immune to the effects of the virus." Cryotek states. Megatron grins with pleasure, "Good?"

Just then Cryotek notices something move out of his peripheral vision; and turns towards LioConvoy. "Strange?I thought I saw something?" Cryotek states in confusion; seeing nothing where LioConvoy was.

"Nevermind that. The virus is our key to victory! Go now!" Megatron commands. Cryotek nods, transforms and takes off.

"Quickly; you three go and intercept Cryotek! He's betrayed us; and you must stop him; no matter what!" LioConvoy commands; and three of his troops rush off.

"And now?for you, Megatron?" LioConvoy states as he sneaks closer and closer to Megatron.

Megatron laughs more and more insanely as more and more drones appear; coming in from every direction and continuing their assault on Big Convoy's troops.

Suddenly; Megatron feels an energon blade at his throat. "Call them off Megatron; now!!" LioConvoy shouts into his ear; pushing the blade into Megatron's neck.

Elsewhere?

Cryotek flies through the skies as he watches drones patrol the cities; taking out any bots that they come across and capturing their sparks in specially designed spark-capturing devices.

Just then a couple laser blasts zoom past him and one slams into his right wing; causing him to spiral into a trail of smoke and fire.

He smashes through a bridge as he spirals out of control; as parts of his body break off and snap. He slams into the ground a few seconds later; bouncing and skidding down one of the streets. He takes out several cycle drones as he speeds out of control; finally coming to a halt by slamming into the side of a building.

He lies unconscious as the three Maximals cruise down towards him. They transform and land near him.

"Is he awake?" One of them asks. "Hmm?not sure?" Another states; poking Cryotek with the end of his gun. "Appears not?" the other states.

"Good. Let's take him into custody then. I'm sure the Maximal Elders will want to have a few words with him." The first bot states. Two of the bots grab him and start to pick him up when a blast comes out of nowhere and blows the third bot into several pieces.

"What?" One of the Maximals shouts as they turn to see a small group of tank drones roll slowly towards them. Their cannons twirl as energy builds at the ends; and they fire several more blasts at the two remaining Maximals.

They quickly grab their guns and open fire on the drones. The drones continue to advance; totally oblivious to the damage they?re taking from the Maximal's shots.

"Owwww?." Cryotek moans as he starts to wake up. "Huh?" One of the Maximals states as he turns to look at Cryotek. Just as he lets his guard down; a blast slams into him and blows his head apart and he falls dead to the ground.

"Nooooo!!!" The other bot screams as he sees his comrade go down. Just then he gets shot in the stomach; and collapses to the ground. The tank drones advance and come down upon the injured bot with their saws.

Cryotek watches silently for a few moments as the drones tear the Maximal apart. "I'd thank you; but you wouldn't understand." Cryotek states as he rushes away as fast as he can; limping the whole time.

Back with Megatron?

"I said call them off!!!" LioConvoy screams as he pushes the blade against Megatron's throat.

"Hehe?you don?t have the nerve; Maximal scum!!" Megatron laughs. LioConvoy pulls the blade in tighter; cutting Megatron a little. "Don't tempt me!" LioConvoy retorts.

"Have you ever spoken to the Oracle of Cybertron?" Megatron asks LioConvoy. "Huh?" LioConvoy asks in confusion.

"You heard me; have you ever spoken to the Oracle of Cybertron?" Megatron restates. "No?why?" Lio states; the blade still pressed against Megatron's throat.

"You see; I have. It told me that I would not be successful with my mission here; to conquer Cybertron and take every life. It told me that it was impossible?" Megatron begins, "?But you know what?"

"What?" LioConvoy asks. "The Oracle's not always right!" Megatron states; as a single blast smashes into the side of LioConvoy.

LioConvoy drops the blade and falls; and Megatron quickly moves as Lio's troops open fire upon him. The drone that shot LioConvoy moves in and opens fire upon the rest of Lio's troops; along with several other drones.

"No one in this universe shall stop me! Not you; not Big Convoy; not even the Oracle itself!" Megatron screams as the drones continue to fire upon the troops; slowly taking them out one by one.

Megatron turns and re-concentrates his power upon Big Convoy's troops; who are heavily devastated and few in number now.

Lio grabs a blaster from a compartment on his body and aims it at Megatron. "No?I can?t let you?" He states as he squeezes the trigger.

At that exact moment; as the trigger compresses; a tank drone slams its fist into LioConvoy; causing the trajectory of the blast to alter slightly. The laser blast travels through the air; and Megatron turns almost in slow motion to see the blast coming towards him. He watches as it comes straight towards him; and catches the brow of his right optic; ricocheting off and creating a scar on his brow.

Megatron stumbles a little but catches his bearings. He turns to face LioConvoy; who is still being beaten by the drone. Megatron waves his hand; and the drone stops and backs off.

"That was as close as you'll get to killing me LioConvoy?I shall wear this scar as reminder to others of your futile attempt?" Megatron grins; pointing the scar above his right optic.

"I don't care what you do to me; others will fight for my cause even if I die!" LioConvoy sneers at Megatron; showing no fear.

"Heh, famous last words!" Megatron laughs as he takes out a spark extractor and proceeds to rip out LioConvoy's spark.

And as LioConvoy goes limp and flops to the ground; Megatron laughs with insane glee as he throws his arms in the air in triumph.

Elsewhere; Big Convoy looks at a small screen on his arm; and watches as the blips of LioConvoy and his troops disappear one by one; until none are left. "Slag!! I'm on my own now!!" Big Convoy looks away in mourning?

But deep underground; Cryotek limps through his lab and walks into an adjacent room. "It's now or never!" He states as he presses a button.

High above his position; a building begins to creak and crack; slowly splitting in half. Bots who have managed to elude the drones so far watch as a giant metal tower rises up and up and up into the sky from the building.

Jet drones cruise past the giant tower as it rises to the highest levels of the atmosphere. Suddenly; the top splits open into 4 sections and forms a gigantic satellite dish.

Energy begins to build up in the center of the dish; and suddenly a brilliant blast of green energy explodes from the dish; slowly echoing across the atmosphere of Cybertron.

Bots all around Cybertron watch in horror as the green energy wave passes through the atmosphere. Inside a building Reflex broadcasts over an emergency override frequency.

"This is Reflex. Outside the building a massive green energy wave appears to be engulfing the planet. From our scans relayed in from orbiting Cybertronian satellites; the energy is actually a virus; one that appears to have the effect of vaporizing all electronic-emitting metal objects. In other words; any and all living Cybertronians will be vaporized! Quickly; if have not already done so; get to some form of safety. Where; I'm not sure exactly; but get out of any open area for sure where you will be exposed to the energy! This is not a drill! Cybertron is under attack! I hate to be unprofessional; but run for your lives!!" She broadcasts to giant monitors mounted on the sides of buildings in the major cities of Cybertron.

But for most bots; her warnings come too late. As the wave engulfs them; they simply vanish into thin air; leaving behind only their sparks; which lifeless drones come by and capture.

Back with Megatron?

"Alright! This is it bots! We have to stop Megatron now!" Big Convoy commands as his remaining troops rush head long towards Megatron; firing their weapons as fast as they can at him.

Megatron summons hoards of drones in front of him; using them as shields to take the brunt of the laser fire.

Just then, Big Convoy's sensors detect something. "Everybody! Take cover quickly!" He commands as he rushes into a nearby building and slams the doors shut behind him.

The rest of his troops turn to see the green wave of energy zoom in over the horizon and move in on them. Megatron laughs as he watches them run; but they are too late as the wave vaporizes them almost instantly.

Suddenly Megatron commands his drones to stop firing; and the surrounding area becomes deathly silent. Nothing makes a noise; except a couple of drones that collect the sparks of the vaporized Maximals and the empty wind blowing down the now deserted streets.

Big Convoy listens carefully; but hears nothing. He slides the doors of the building open slowly.

But as he looks out and sees no one around; a single laser blast broadsides him in the shoulder; causing him to fall.

"What have you done?" Big Convoy asks; as he looks up at Megatron; who now stands over him. "Simple. I'm fulfilling my destiny and proving the Oracle wrong. I've killed everyone!" Megatron coldly states as he positions his spark extractor over Big Convoy's chest.

"Figures?you always were a bot without honor?" Big Convoy sarcastically remarks. Megatron bashes Big Convoy across the head with his device. "Even in defeat you still choose to mock your master!!" Megatron growls.

"You know; I once knew a bot who had your stupid sense of honor?" Megatron begins, "?I killed him too."

Megatron presses the trigger and extracts Big Convoy's spark, and the leader falls dead to the ground.

"At last; it is done?" Megatron smiles a little; as he stares out at the charred city around him, "?And now; to prepare the planet for my reign?"

He extends his arm out and points across the land as rows of jet drones fly past him high above, "Go forth and rebuild the planet. We do want Cybertron to look it's best for my ascension to godhood; now don't we?" He begins to laugh a little, "?And if you find any survivors; kill them!"

Meanwhile; deep in space?

"What the heck is that?" Nemesis states; pointing out the windshield.

Waspinator snorts a little and wakes up. "Wha??" He asks. "Get up and take a look at this." Nemesis states.

Waspinator walks up to the front of the ship and looks out. His jaw drops in shock as he sees the green energy wave consume the planet.

"Hmm?fascinating?" a voice states as the wave begins to dissipate and the atmosphere return to normal.

All of a sudden; Nemesis and Waspinator turn to see Dinobus Prime standing next to them. "You!!" Nemesis and Dinobus shout at the same time as they both draw their swords.

"Lizard-bot survive?" Waspinator shouts in shock as Nemesis and Dinobus lock swords and clash; fighting each other with expert swings and moves.

"Don't just?stand there?idiot?help me!!" Nemesis shouts to Waspinator as she struggles with Dinobus. Waspinator looks around and grabs his gun and aims it at Dinobus.

"Wazpinator can not get clean shot!" Waspinator states as he tries to aim at Dinobus; but they keep moving and Nemesis keeps getting in the way.

"I don't care! Just shoot!" Nemesis screams as she fights; but Dinobus charges his optics and fires a single blast at Waspinator; knocking him out cold.

"Ugh?figures!" She mutters as she reacts and counteracts Dinobus's strikes. "You are an excellent swordsman Nemesis?I'm surprised Megatron did not want you as one of his crew!" Dinobus states. "Megatron was always too busy with his own agenda to choose a competent crew. I'm surprised he chose an intelligent bot like you!" Nemesis states.

"Flattery will not make this any easier!" Dinobus growls. "That wasn't a compliment?" Nemesis retorts; kicking Dinobus in the chest across the room.

Dinobus quickly looks up to see Nemesis charging at him with her sword; but he quickly fires a shot out his optics and knocks her to the ground.

She gets knocked out; but comes too moments later. But when she wakes she finds Dinobus's hand clasped around her throat. "And now?I think it's time you start taking orders from me?" Dinobus states.

She makes a mumbling noise in response. "We are not going to the Predacon outpost?we are going directly to Cybertron!" Dinobus states.

"What? Are you insane?" Nemesis shouts. "Well; originally I was going to simply wait until you were out of the ship on the outpost and go to Cybertron myself; but this opportunity presented itself?" Dinobus explains.

"That's not what I meant; you stupid bird!" Nemesis states, "I meant why Cybertron? You're a Predacon!" "In case you had not noticed; I'm a Maximal now!" Dinobus replies.

"Huh; like those idiots'll take you in as one of their own!" Nemesis retorts. "Perhaps?" Dinobus begins, "?But I'm prepared to face that possibility now."

"You are insane." She replies. "Not at all; I'm just thinking like a true leader now?" Dinobus replies.

"Now; pilot this ship towards Cybertron!" Dinobus commands; lifting her up and setting her in front of the ship's controls.

"Fine; but it's your grave?" She comments as she disengages autopilot. Dinobus simply grunts in response.

Back on Cybertron?

"Megatron!!" Cryotek shouts into his intercom. "Yes?" Megatron responds; his optics no longer glowing as he walks down the empty and silent streets of Cybertron.

"Are you on your way back to the lab?" Cryotek asks. "I'm very nearly there. Why?" Megatron asks as he enters a building and walks to an elevator.

"I'm gravely injured?I don't think I'm going to make it!" Cryotek states.

"Oh?" Megatron states as he enters the elevator and proceeds to go down on it. "Yes, and there's something else too?" Cryotek states.

"What's that?" Megatron asks. "The long range sensors have picked up an incoming ship!" Cryotek states.

Megatron growls as he hears this. The elevator reaches the bottom and the doors open to a hallway. Megatron walks down it and opens a door; entering Cryotek's lab.

There he finds Cryotek nearly dead; holding himself up by one arm as he leaks fluid from multiple wounds all over his body.

"What happened to you?" Megatron asks; more interested than concerned. "I was followed by 3 Maximals. They shot me; and I was knocked out of the sky. I had quite a fall?" Cryotek states.

"And what of the Maximals?" Megatron asks. "They were killed by some of your drones." Cryotek replies. "Good. Then our only problem is that incoming ship you've detected." Megatron states.

"Yes. How should we handle it?" Cryotek asks; his voice cracking a little from the damage. "We'll have to act quickly. The Maximal Elders are still alive in the Citadel; and they will surely try to contact-"

"No!" Cryotek interrupts. "Hmm?" Megatron asks. "No, I've already taken care of the Maximal Elders. I was able to freely enter their chambers since I was on the head Maximal science team. They trusted me; and that was their downfall. I entered each of their chambers freely; and killed them before they could do anything." Cryotek explains.

"Well then?" Megatron states with some happiness, "?I suppose we just wait until the ship arrives. We'll give them a welcome they didn't expect!"

Meanwhile; on one of the Predacon outposts orbiting Cybertron?

"This is strange." One of the Tri-Predacus council members states as he sits in front of a monitor. "What?" Another one of the council members asks; walking up to him. "We've lost contact with Cybertron; and not just our operatives there; but with the Maximals too!" he states.

"Are you certain?" The other member asks. "Positive. We are no longer receiving information or instructions from the Maximals." he says. "Then is it safe to assume that they are no longer monitoring us either?" The other member asks. "I would assume so." he replies.

"Well; we must act. But not too hastily?" The standing member of the council states to the one seated in front of the monitor, "We must check into this; see why the communication flow has stopped; both with the Maximals and our operatives. But at the same time; this may be the perfect time to take control of Cybertron; while they are experiencing 'technical difficulties'."

"Agreed. Let us mobilize our forces then." The seated member states as he begins typing commands into the system.

Back on the Vok ship?

"We're approaching the planet. I'll need you to assist me with the controls." Nemesis states. "Can you not handle them by yourself?" Dinobus asks.

"No?I would have my idiot boy-toy help me; but you knocked him out." Nemesis sneers. "Alright. But I will only do it while standing. I do not trust you?" Dinobus states as he moves next to her; keeping one hand around her throat and leaving one hand free.

"Well; while it wasn't my first choice; I don't suppose you'll let my throat go." Nemesis states. "You always were very observant?" Dinobus states with a slight smile.

"Huh?" Nemesis grunts as she drags her fingers across the control screen, "I need you to watch our trajectory; we need to enter the atmosphere at the right angle so we don't burn up."

"Yes?" Dinobus states as he watches the screen she points at; all the while still holding her throat.

"You know; your hands are a little clammy; do you mind loosening your grip a little?" Nemesis asks. "Just shut up and pilot!" Dinobus grumbles; not letting go an inch.

As they enter the atmosphere; the ship begins to heat up. A smoke trail starts to follow the ship as it plunges further and further into the atmosphere.

As soon as the clear the upper atmosphere; the fire begins to subside and the planet's surface becomes visible.

But just a few seconds later; laser blasts begin to rock the ship. Dinobus gets tossed around; accidentally throwing Nemesis into the air and slamming her down as he falls. Holes get blasted into the ship as they go down; and Dinobus uses his optics to zoom in and see what appears to be thousands of drones firing upon him as they plunge down towards the ground.

The ship zooms closer and closer to the drones; and plows right into about thirty or so of them as it passes through the upper wave of jet drones. They explode upon impact; blowing open the front of the ship and forcing Dinobus and the unconscious Waspinator and Nemesis against the back of the ship; pinned by the G-forces and the incoming wind.

Suddenly and violently; the ship slams into the surface; plowing a trail through buildings as they slam through them with tremendous force. Debris slams into Dinobus as he tries to shield himself with his arms as the ship very slowly begins to lose momentum.

Finally they slam into the ground and carve a deep groove into it as they gradually slow to a stop.

A few minutes pass before Dinobus regains consciousness; after being knocked out from the final impact. He quickly runs to the front of the ship and runs out.

"By the pit?" he states he looks around at the empty and silent Cybertron. He hears the faint rumble of engines in the distance and rushes off.

Meanwhile?

"The ship has landed Megatron!" Cryotek states; now seated in front of a computer. He holds his chest; still very much in pain.

"Good. Are the drones there yet?" Megatron asks. "Very nearly. There should be there any second now." Cryotek states.

"Perfect. We must reach them before any one who might have survived has the chance to escape." Megatron explains.

"Yes. But we need to prevent this from happening again." Cryotek states. "How so?" Megatron inquires. "More ships may come. I suggest a planetary defense system be deployed." Cryotek suggests.

"Hmm?an intriguing idea?" Megatron begins, "?after all; I do have the drones to spare?but I would not be able to monitor everything that goes on in space and still control all the drones on Cybertron at the same time."

"What are you thinking?" Cryotek asks. "I would need a general?" Megatron states.

"Aarrgghhh!!!!!" Cryotek screams as he collapses to the ground in pain. "What now?" Megatron asks; annoyed. "I'm dying?I can't hide the pain any longer?" he stammers out.

"Hmm?" Megatron thinks, "Are you ready to trade bodies then?" "Huh? You?still want to?do that?" Cryotek asks, in unbearable pain. "I want a pure mechanical body; and you have one?" Megatron grins as he picks up Cryotek and takes him to the regeneration chamber.

"Are you?serious?" Cryotek asks. "Yes. If you recall back to when I was in control of the drones; I was not only commanding them. They were simple to control; just basically set them on 'seek and destroy'; if you will. No; I was also connecting to the vast network on Cybertron. I reconfigured your restoration chamber to act as a spark-transfer machine." Megatron explains.

"That's why?I couldn't?regenerate?my body?" Cryotek states. "Exactly." Megatron states as he straps Cryotek down.

"And now; to purge myself of this inorganic body; so I can take all the sparks and combine them with myself!!" Megatron shouts. "You?you're insane!" Cryotek stutters out as he lies in the chair; unable to move due to his weak condition. "Not at all; I'm merely fulfilling my destiny?" Megatron states as he straps himself down and presses a button.

All of a sudden; energy ripples through the machine; and echoes across both of them. They both scream in pain as their bodies begin to alter and change.

Suddenly; the machine begins to overheat. "Unable to complete mechanical transfer to subject A; subject B's mechanical structure is too far compromised. Biological transfer to subject B complete. Sequence will terminate in 2 nanoclicks." The machines states.

"Noooo!!" Megatron screams as the machine explodes; sending them flying in opposite directions across the lab.

Megatron lies stunned for a moment; but rises and looks down at his body. "No?no?it can't be?NOOOOOO!!!!!" He screams as he sees his body only partially mechanized.

Cryotek lies unconscious; on the other side of the room. Megatron looks over at him; and sees him now in his TM2 dragon body; but blue in color. "Well; I suppose this will do for now?I'll have to find another way to rid myself of my organic body?" Megatron states.

"But at the moment; I have more important matters to attend to. I need to get to a place where I can control all of the aspects of Cybertron easily?without interruption?" he states; rubbing his chin.

"Ah yes?the Maximal Elder Citadel! That'll be the perfect place!" Megatron laughs as he starts to walk off.

"Oh, I know you can't hear me Cryotek; but as thanks for your help; I shall leave you here and not take your spark. Maybe you'll survive; maybe you won't. That is not my concern. Until we meet again!" Megatron states as he leaves the room.

Back on the shuttle?

"Hmm?" Dinobus states as he watches the shuttle from afar, "I'm surprised neither of them have regained consciousness yet. And what's more surprising?" he begins as he looks at the drones in front of the ship, "?is that these bots just stopped suddenly. It's like they're not even alive?"

He watches for a few moments when he hears a noise behind him. He quickly grabs his swords and moves cautiously towards where he heard the sound.

He enters a building; and walks down a long hall when he sees something reflect light in his direction.

"Please don't kill me!!!" someone cries out; and Dinobus walks towards the reflected light, which was being reflected off of the bot's body and sees a bot cowering in the corner of the end of hall.

"I'm not going to hurt you?" Dinobus states, "Who are you? What happened here?"

"My name is Reflex?who are you?" she asks, still cowering. "My name is Dinobo?Dinobus Prime." he replies; correcting himself.

"Dinobus?Prime?" She asks in question. "Yes; I'm a Maximal, just like you." He states calmly.

She moves a little towards him; still sacred. "How did you know?I was a M-Maximal?" she asks with a little less fear.

"You may remember me as a Predacon criminal named Dinobot?" he reluctantly states. "You? But you were on the Darksyde! How'd you get here?" She asks.

"I have no time to explain. All you need to know is that I've changed; and I'm a Maximal now. I was reformatted and given a Matrix annex; and now I am a Prime." he tells her. "Normally I might not believe you; but stranger stuff has happened lately?and right now; there seems to be no one else alive on Cybertron."

"What?!?" Dinobus shouts. "Yes; a green energy wave engulfed Cybertron. It killed everyone." she explains. "I saw it from space; as I was arriving?" Dinobus states. "?A world without life is not a world at all."

"Wow, so poetic?" Reflex states. Dinobus merely grumbles a little. "So, is your ship operative?" Reflex asks. "I'm afraid not?it was heavily damaged as it crashed. We were attacked by what appeared to be legions of transformers; but none like I've ever seen before." Dinobus states; a little confused.

"They are drones; created by Megatron." Reflex states. "MEGATRON!! He's here?!?!" Dinobus screams.

"Yes; he's here. He's taken control of Cybertron. You have to stop him!" Reflex states. "And what of you?" he asks her. "I'm going to see if I can somehow find anyone alive; or at least leave some kind of beacon for others; so they know what has happened." she tells him.

"Alright. I wish you luck." Dinobus states. "Same to you. It's very evident that you've changed?" Reflex states.

"Hmm?" Dinobus grumbles as he walks off back down the hall, "Farewell." "Goodbye?" Reflex trails off; watching him leave.

Dinobus exits the building and sees the drones active again; now carrying off the unconscious bodies of Nemesis and Waspinator. "Hmm?I'm guessing Megatron is in control of the drones?I wonder what he wants with those two?" Dinobus states; carefully staying out of sight.

"Whatever the reason; I must stop Megatron?if I can find him?" Dinobus grumbles, a little annoyed at the prospect. He silently rushes off.

Elsewhere; not too far away?

"Perfect?it worked perfectly?" Megatron chuckles evilly as he floats around inside the former Maximal Elder Citadel; hanging down from the ceiling from a jumble of long cables that extend high into the ceiling; so high the end can't be seen. He waves his arms about; one of his hands in the shape of a claw; and the other in the shape of a 3-fingered mechanical hand.

"Hmm?" he mutters as he looks at a floating screen in front of him; his reflection showing his mechanical helmet with his grill face-guard and long sloping topside; connected to the wires from the ceiling, "?It would appear that both Nemesis and Waspinator have survived. In a few moments; they will be here and I shall have a little conversation with them."

"Excuse me sir?" a small diagnostic drone floats up next to him and holds a small panel, "?the planet appears to be void of life. No free-functioning robot appears to be on the surface." The drone states.

"Good?" Megatron begins; then looks back at the drone; his deep red optics staring coldly at the drone, "?wait; on the surface?"

"Yes; there are still the Predacon outposts orbiting Cybertron that contain-" the drone begins when it is cut off. "Blast! I neglected to remember the outposts?" Megatron begins; turning to look at one of the floating screens.

Just then the doors of the Citadel open; and a couple of tank drones appear; holding Nemesis and Waspinator; who are now awake and struggling.

"Bring them forward?" Megatron commands unemotionally as he summons the bridge to him from the door; piece by piece.

The drones roll across and make their way to him. "Megatron?is that you?" Nemesis asks, a little stunned as she struggles with the drones holding her.

"But of course?" Megatron smirks, "I'm surprised you made it here from Earth. Fortunately for you; you came after I deployed my virus; and my virus did not effect you?"

"What do you mean?" Nemesis states. "I made a virus that wiped out all life on Cybertron." Megatron states. "Even you are not capable of something like that!" Nemesis retorts.

"Do not question me insolent one!!" Megatron growls, "It was Cryotek; yes; but he's not here now. I can take credit for his achievements; after all; he will become part of me when the time comes."

"What are you talking about?" Nemesis asks; still a little puzzled. "I have no time to explain. Right now; I have an important mission for you?" Megatron smirks.

"And what about Wazpinator?" Waspinator speaks up. "Well?considering you've been loyal to me in the past; to a point; and that I did implant the Thrust personality program into you?I shall spare you." Megatron states.

"But Wazpinator want important mission!" Waspinator complains. Megatron growls as he stares down at Waspinator.

"Don't tick him off; you numbskull!" Nemesis states, "I don't want to lose you to Thrust again!" "Oh??" Megatron queries.

"Well?um?" Nemesis begins with a little shyness. "She's my birdie-bot! I love her!" Waspinator interrupts; causing Nemesis to sigh in embarrassment.

"Well; this is an interesting development?" Megatron states, "?too bad it wasn't meant to last!" "Kiss my skidplate, you piece of stinkin' slag!!" Nemesis snaps.

"Now, now?" Megatron begins as he gestures a couple of diagnostic drones over; which are carrying an empty shell.

"What's that?" Nemesis asks, looking at the shell, with its long slender form, large shoulder pads, twin shoulder mounted cannons and jet thrusters. "That?" Megatron begins, "?is you."

"What?" Nemesis shouts. "Playtime's over!" Megatron growls as he calls forth two spark extractors; located on the ends of long snake-like tubes.

"Whatever happens Waspinator, I just want you to know one thing?" Nemesis states as the spark extractors move in front of them, "?I love you; and I will meet you again, one day?"

"Wazpinator love you too?" Waspinator states with a smile.

"Ugh!! Such biological mush!!" Megatron screams in frustration; pressing a button. Waspinator screams in pain as his body makes noise; like his circuitry being rewritten.

"My name is Thrust?" Waspinator begins with a changed and deeper voice, "?and I shall obey you and your every command, lord Megatron."

"Perfect?" Megatron laughs as he extracts Waspinator's spark; and his spark-extracting tube zips back into the ground.

"Noooo!!!" Nemesis screams as she reaches out in vain towards Waspinator. Just then; the extractor rips out her spark and transfers it over into the empty shell being held by the drones. Her old body falls limp.

"Dispose of the old body?" Megatron commands as he activates the new shell for Nemesis.

"My name is Satellica; and I shall obey very command without question; lord Megatron!!" Satellica states; floating now under her own power.

"Good; now listen to me. Take your drones; and go into space. Destroy all the Predacon outposts and any incoming ships!!" Megatron commands; pointing towards the exit.

"Satellica?Blast off!!!" She screams as she transforms into vehicle mode; as a satellite with arms that extend out of the sides of the front of the craft.

Megatron watches as she zooms off and out the building. He turns to one of his monitors and watches her and her drones blast off into space. "And now?to pay my old comrades a visit?" Megatron laughs insanely.









Megatron has changed Waspinator back into Thrust; and now Nemesis is Satellica; one of the drones who will become Cybertron's defense system satellites in space! What will happen to the Predacons on the outposts?

And what are they planning?

And what of Dinobus and Reflex? What will they do?

And what of Optimus and his crew; still caught in transwarp space?

Find out the answers to those and many more questions in the final chapter of Myth Wars!!!!



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And now, here it is! The last chapter!












'Myth Wars' MetalSamamon's Version: Episode 78: "Other Ventures: Part 3: Destiny":










In the orbital space above Cybertron; legions of satellite drones led by the newly created general Satellica advance in formation upon the numerous Predacon space outposts orbiting Cybertron.

"Satellica to Lord Megatron!" Satellica radios back. "Megatron here; report!" Megatron states from deep inside the Citadel on Cybertron.

"My drones are nearing the outposts. We should be there in less than a cycle." Satellica reports. "Good. Let me know when you reach the Tri-Predacus Council chamber...I have a very special message for them..." Megatron grins slyly. "Understood, my lord." Satellica replies and continues towards one of the outposts.

Her drones begin to separate into groups and spread out; each group heading towards a specific outpost.

Elsewhere...

"General! Take a look at this!" a Predacon shouts to a nearby bot. "What is it now? We've got to finish up these preparations if we are to stop Megatron!" The general states.

"I know sir; but I think you should see this..." The Predacon tells him as he points to a screen. The other two generals of the Tri-Predacus Council walk over and look at the screen; and see hundreds of satellite drones moving closer and closer to them. The Predacon turns to the generals with fear in his optics, "...it looks like Megatron's already made his move!"

"It would seem that we have once again underestimated Megatron's creativeness..." one of the generals states. "We have no more time to prepare for an offensive strike; we must now go on the defensive!" Another general states.

"Quickly, alert the other outposts if they have not already noticed." The third general tells the Predacon seated at the navigation station. He nods and proceeds to send out an emergency broadcast to the other outposts.

At that moment; on another outpost...

"We're getting an incoming transmission!" One of the Predacons shouts. "Don't tell me; we're under attack..." Another Predacon shouts from not far away. "Yes, but how did you know?" The Predacon asks as he turns around. "Because they're already here!" the other Predacon states; as he tries to hold the door shut as drones try to force their way in.

On the other side of the door the drones' blast away at the door with their shoulder mounted cannons. The door doesn't budge, and they stop blasting as they change their fingers into saw blades and begin slicing through the door slowly.

"They'll break through any second! We have to get out of here!" One of the Predacons shouts. "And just where are we going to go? They've probably infested the entire outpost by now! I say we make a stand against them!" The Predacon holding the door states as the drones' saw blades begin to poke through the door.

The Predacon backs away from the door suddenly; and the door breaks apart as the drones burst through. "Open fire!!" The Predacon shouts as they shoot the drones with everything they've got. The drones fall one by one; but more come and soon there are too many and the two Predacons are overwhelmed.

Back on the Tri-Predacus Council's outpost...

"We...we're being obliterated!!!" One of the generals states, now assuming the navigation position. "Impossible!" Another mutters in shock. "It's true...there are so many drones; we can't destroy enough of them to gain a tactical advantage!" He replies.

The third general looks at the monitors on the room; watching as the drones fly through the ship; all in robot mode; blasting down doors and walls and capturing the sparks of every single Predacon they find, leaving behind only empty shells. "Is this how it ends...?" He asks himself quietly.

Not far away...

"Satellica to Lord Megatron!" Satellica states as she walks down one of the hallways; surrounded by numerous drones. "Megatron here...are you there?" Megatron asks.

"Yes...I am here..." Satellica nods with an insane grin as she looks at the entrance to the Tri-Predacus Council chambers. "Perfect...are they all inside?" Megatron asks. "I'm scanning four Predacons inside...three match that of the Tri-Predacus Council members; and the other is just a subordinate." Satellica replies.

"Then now is the time...to thank them for all those stellar-cycles of political repression and skidplate-kissing on their part..." Megatron grins as he summons his monitors and creates a giant picture on the combined screens.

Back on the station...

"Greetings former comrades..." Megatron states as his face flashes upon a screen inside the Council chambers. "Megatron?" One of the members shouts in shock.

"You may be wondering how I was able to open up this channel," Megatron begins, "You see, once one has the entire planet under their control; one has access to the entire planet's systems. Therefore, this was simply a menial task."

"How did you get back to Cybertron! I thought we'd seen the last of your wretched hide!" One of the generals growls. "That's really no concern of yours!" Megatron scowls.

"Now, I wanted you to know this before my drones destroy you all," Megatron smirks a little, "A long since forgotten leader of the Autobots once said, 'Freedom is the right of all sentient beings'...well; no longer. The Oracle said I couldn't do it; that I couldn't kill everyone; but the Oracle is not always right! I'm proving the Oracle wrong as we speak!! It is my destiny to conquer and rule all; but not as my namesake had. He did not realize that a conquered people would not freely join you; instead they must make that decision on their own. I have come to realize this over time; and to put it simply; I don't have the time for that. Instead, I find it much easier to simply assimilate them all. Imagine it, no more individual minds. No more fighting, no more injustice, no more wars; only one single entity to rule them all...Me!!"

"Our scans indicate that there are only 3 units active on the surface. It would appear that you haven't fully won yet Megatron!" One of the generals retorts. Megatron looks at them with suspicion and then regains his composure. "A slight delay, no more I assure you. The 2 remaining infestations will be eradicated shortly." Megatron replies.

"We are not stupid Megatron; we know when we are beaten." One of the generals states. "Oh really?" Megatron questions with suspicions. "Yes. Your drones have almost broken through our doors; and you've nearly killed everyone on Cybertron. The other outposts have been decimated; and we are the last survivors of the remaining outposts that haven't been destroyed by your drones." The general states.

"Don't tell me your going to plead for your miserable lives?" Megatron laughs. "No. Quite the opposite. You may have won the war; but we are going to win this battle," One of the generals states as he presses a button, "Begin outpost self-destruct sequence!!"

"Arrrghhh!! Fine then; destroy yourselves for all I care! You always were too afraid to face the Maximals; and now you're too afraid to face me!" Megatron screams as he cuts the transmission.

"Well; there's some bad news..." Satellica states; overhearing Megatron's chat with the Council members. "Satellica to all drones in quadrants 1, 2 and 3: Retreat to orbital space, now!!" Satellica shouts. "Satellica...Blast off!!" She screams, transforming into a satellite and racing down the hallways towards the port on the outpost. "However; drones on this outpost will continue the attack! Lord Megatron commands that the Tri-Predacus Council be destroyed!" Satellica states.

As Satellica leaves the outpost; the drones on the station finally manage to blast through the doors and enter the chambers. The generals sit solemnly and quietly as the drones advance towards them. "This is how it ends..." One of the generals states as the drones fly towards him and the other three Predacons.

Suddenly; the outpost explodes in a brilliant blast of light; sending debris out in all directions as a wave of energy ripples out and slowly dissolves.

"Satellica to Lord Megatron; all of the outposts have been destroyed. Although some of the Predacons were killed; we did manage to capture 1,479 sparks. I'll have them brought to you immediately." Satellica tells him. "Good. Be on the lookout for any incoming ships. If you spot any; shoot them out of the sky!" Megatron commands. "Understood, my lord. Satellica out!" Satellica replies, now in orbit with her drones around Cybertron.

Back in the Council Citadel...

"How can this be?! You said the surface was void of life!!" Megatron screams as he smashes his diagnostic drone into one of the floating screens. The drone shakes a little; but flies back up to Megatron. "Apparently, my calculations were incorrect. There were millions of inhabitants on Cybertron; it is theoretically possible that some of them managed to elude your Vehicons." The drone tells him.

"That...is not possible. I am technologically pure; and I am their single guiding intelligence. No one should be able to elude me!" Megatron yells. "Technically, you are still over 70 organic, and-" The drone begins when a fireball engulfs it; causing it to shut up.

"You are supposed to be working on way to fix that!!" Megatron screams in anger. "Yes, milord. I will begin work operations again right away." The drone nods a little and flies off.

"Hmm..." Megatron growls lowly to himself as he turns to one of his monitors, "...I wonder who these bots are that are still alive..."

Elsewhere...

"I only hope Dinobus can stop Megatron..." Reflex mutters to herself quietly as she taps into one of the info-core stations located all around Cybertron. "I may not be able to stop Megatron or his drones, but there must be something I can do. I know Megatron would instantly notice a warning beacon, but maybe I can restore some info to the systems. If anyone else happens to find this; maybe they can make use of it."

Not too far away...

"Blast it all! There's no end to these metal hunks of slag!!" Dinobus Prime growls as he shoots down three attacking jet drones, "I need to find Megatron, and soon. I'm the only one who can stop him now!"

Suddenly Dinobus looks up and sees a small floating device. Dinobus looks at it for a few moments; and then realizes that it's a camera. He blasts it with his optic lasers and the camera shatters into millions of fragments.

Back in Megatron's Citadel...

"No...I don't believe it..." Megatron states as he watches the tape over and over again of Dinobus Prime looking up at the camera and destroying it, "...He must've been on the ship that Waspinator and Nemesis were on...but how did he escape my Vehicons?"

"You were offline for a period of time during the failed body transfer with Cryotek. He would've had plenty of time to escape." the diagnostic drone states as it flies in front of Megatron. Megatron growls a little; and turns to a small control panel. "No matter. The point remains that he is here now, and I believe I have the perfect way to say hello to my old comrade in arms." Megatron smiles as he presses a button.

Suddenly the ground begins to shake under Dinobus and he grabs the side of a nearby building for stability. "What in the inferno is going on?" Dinobus shouts as he looks around for anything that could be causing the tremors.

Just then, he sees something start to rise out of the ground about 30 meters ahead of him. "Megatron's in the Citadel; I should've known!" Dinobus growls as he continues to watch something rise out of the Citadel complex.

Dinobus stares up in awe as the object rises up and up; and turns to look directly at him. "Megatron...is that you?" Dinobus asks rhetorically as he stares up at the giant floating head of Megatron.

"Greetings Dinobot!" Megatron's voice booms out from the ship. "Megatron! What have you done?" Dinobus shouts to the ship. "Isn't it obvious? I've taken the sparks of every living being on Cybertron! I've begun the first step to fulfilling my destiny!!" Megatron booms.

"I was right! Your ambitions have made you insane! You've killed both Maximal and Predacon; and for what? So you can be alone and unchallenged!" Dinobus retorts.

"Ha! You never understood true power, old comrade. You were always blinded by your pathetic sense of honor. I have honor; but not your sense of honor. While yours makes you weak and powerless; like a Maximal; mine commends a fair battle, and understands that every good deed deserves another. Hence..." Megatron states as the ship transforms into a battleship, "...I'm saying, 'Thank you' for all the times you've cost me victories!! Goodbye Dinobot; for the last time!!"

The ship opens fire upon Dinobus as he dives out of the path of fire. Dinobus quickly rises to his feet and begins running down one of the streets of the city as the battleship flies behind him. The ship blows up any building in its path; causing Dinobus to keep changing paths to avoid debris and collapsing buildings.

Suddenly, Dinobus turns down one street and sees several cycle drones race towards him. He growls in frustration as he uses his optic blasters to cut through an overhead bridge; sending it crashing down upon the oncoming Vehicons.

He turns to face the battleship; trying to fire upon it with his optics; but realizes he's out of range. The ship charges up and fires a single shot at Dinobus. Dinobus runs as fast as he can but the blast hits just a few feet behind him; sending him airborne.

He transforms as he flies through the air and manages to regain his balance. Jet drones swoop in from around the corner of one of the buildings and fire upon him. "Dinobus Prime...Maximize!!" He screams as he transforms and deflects their blasts with his swords. He charges towards them; slicing them apart as he flies past each one of the drones.

Suddenly blasts fly past him and he looks down to see tank drones firing up at him. "Slag! I need to get inside that ship and stop Megatron now!!" Dinobus shouts as he flies higher and out of range of the tank drones.

The battleship slowly turns to face Dinobus. It transforms back into the head of Megatron and looks directly at Dinobus. "Why do you fight on Dinobot? Haven't you realized that I always win in the end?" Megatron asks.

"I've stopped your plans more than once Megatron; and I shall do so again!" Dinobus states as he flies as fast as he can towards the ship.

Suddenly Dinobus sees the shield's flash on; and he stops in mid-flight only a few feet from the shields. "Clever..." Dinobus laughs a little, "...But its going to take more than that to stop me!"

He fires his optics at the shields but to little avail. Just then he senses something behind him and turns to see several jet drones in vehicle mode flying up behind him.

Reacting quickly, Dinobus grabs one of them and slams it into the ship's shields; having a noticeable effect. The others start firing upon him; and he grabs another one of the drones by the cockpit. He swings it as hard as he can and chucks into some of the others; destroying them. He grabs the remaining two drones and slams them into the shields of the ship; shattering the shields completely.

"Arrrgghhh!! Noo!!" Megatron screams as the shields shatter; and Dinobus lands on Megatron's brow ridge. He grabs both of his swords and cuts an opening through the thick hull.

He grabs the hull piece and uses it as a shield as several more jet drones appear and open fire upon him. He manages to use his optic blasters to destroy them one by one, and tosses the hull piece down. It slides off the hull of the ship and falls through the sky to the ground far below.

Inside the ship, Dinobus rushes as fast as he can down the catwalks that fill the interior. Dinobus hears the sound of engines drawing in closer to him and soon sees several headlights in front of him, followed by a barrage of laser fire. He seeks cover behind a wall as the drones continue to fire at the empty space where he was. Patiently waiting; he stands behind the wall as the engines' sounds grow closer and closer.

Suddenly; he jumps out and grasps one of the tank drone's turrets and rips it off. The other drones fire upon the injured drone upon which Dinobus is standing; blowing it up just as Dinobus leaps off and onto another drone. He smashes the head on the drone he's standing on with the tank turret; causing it to malfunction and start shooting without aiming. He flies into the air as the drones obliterate each other; and continues on.

He uses the turret to bash down a door; and he enters a large, open room. Inside, Dinobus sees a stream of code rising from the bottom of the ship to the top. Out of the stream, a form begins to take shape; forming the head of Megatron.

"So, you are here..." Dinobus states as he looks at the form of Megatron's head, "...Look at you; you've become nothing more than a floating stream of particles. This is your master plan Megatron?" "No; you misunderstand me Dinobot," Megatron states, "Although this ship will become my body; I am not one with this ship yet. I'm still waiting for Optimus and the other Maximals to arrive; so I can give them a warm welcome!" Megatron laughs cruelly.

"Optimus...Rattrap..." Dinobus states somberly to himself. "Yes; they will all be killed, just as you shall be!" Megatron laughs.

"My drones are coming; it's only a matter of time before they reach you," Megatron begins, "Any last words?"

"There was a time I wouldn't have cared what happened to Cybertron. A time when I idolized you; a time when I was a mere criminal. Times have changed... And all my life I had searched for a worthy cause to fight for; to die for. First it was for those who could not defend themselves, then for time itself. And now, it's for all those things and more. This time, it's for all of Cybertron and all those innocent Cybertronians you merciless killed. If I must die to stop you once and for all Megatron; then so be it!!!"

In one heroic leap; Dinobus draws his swords and plunges blade-first into the data stream form of Megatron. Waves of electricity rip through the stream as Dinobus's body begins to fry. "...The rest...is silence!!!" Dinobus screams as he shoots his optic blaster one final time.

The blast is scattered by the data stream and floods the room with a bright white light. Drones appear at the entrance to the room but are vaporized by the light. Light blasts through walls and sections of the ship as Megatron screams in pain.

Outside; cracks appear as streams of light burst out of the ship and jut out in every direction. The anti-gravity units under the ship explode and the massive head of Megatron begins to explode as it plunges slowly down. It crashes into the center of the Citadel; plowing through layers of catwalks as it forces it's way down and down; coming to a halt far below the surface.

Deep inside the Citadel...

"NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Megatron screams as he hurls one of the floating screens against the wall. As it explodes; Megatron begins to lose control as the connections to his control harness begin to detach.

"Nooo!! NOOO!!!" He screams as he transforms into dragon mode and lands on the ground below with a solid thud.

"It would appear that Dinobus put up a brave last stand, milord." The diagnostic drone states as it flies in front of Megatron. Megatron roars as loud as he can and violently grabs the drone with his tail claw.

"IF YOU EVER...SPEAK THAT NAME IN MY PRESENCE AGAIN...I WILL RIP YOU APART PIECE BY SLAGGING PIECE!!!!" Megatron screams as he hyperventilates.

"Un-Understood, milord!" The drone cowers; and Megatron chucks him aside.

Megatron transforms back into robot mode and reconnects with his control harness. "At least all is not lost milord. You have been able to rid yourself of command codes for transformation; and the ship can be rebuilt; but it will take time." The drone tells him as it flies back in front of him.

Megatron fully reconnects with his harness and growls a little. "I have to know, did Dinobus survive?" He asks with little emotion. "No. He was totally obliterated; surely his spark has rejoined the Matrix by now." The drone tells him.

"Hmm..." Megatron frowns a little as he turns away from the drone. "Will you miss him?" The drone asks. Megatron whips around and raises his hand; threatening to destroy the drone. The drone cowers back; and Megatron lowers his hand slowly. "...I suppose in some way, I will miss him. He had been with me since the beginning; from the time we broke out of prison and stole the Golden Disk, to the start of the Beast Wars. He was a traitor; but he had honor; and although I mocked him for it; I did understand his honor. I will never forgive his treachery, but perhaps I will allow for his memory to live on untainted in my mind." Megatron somberly states.

"I had no idea, milord." The drone states. Megatron smashes the drone hard into the ground, "And keep it that way! Never bring this up again; do I make myself clear?" "Perfectly..." The drone groans as it slowly rises back up.

"Now, onto other business..." Megatron states, regaining his composure. "Yes, the mole drones have been deployed as per your instructions, to search for any Cybertronians who may have fled underground. Also, the sparks from the Predacon outposts have been added to the collection and the satellite drones have returned to space." The drone tells him. "Good..." Megatron states.

Meanwhile, somewhere not too far off in space...

"The ship's controls are malfunctioning!! I can't make heads or tails of this Optimus!" Rattrap shouts. "What's going on?" Optimus asks him as he pilots the ship. "You ain't gonna believe this; but Megatron's still attached to the ship!!" Rattrap shouts.

"WHAT?!" Everyone shouts, including Rhinox. "Yeah; from what I can tell. The ship's computer is glitchin' BIG TIME; but according to these sensors, ol' Mega-butt is still out there!" Rattrap shouts.

"Could be just a feedback loop..." Optimus states as he struggles with the ship.

The ship rocks violently as they continue through transwarp space. "Hey, what's goin' on? Having trouble steerin'?" Rattrap shouts to Optimus. Cheetor desperately tries to aid Optimus as he stands next to him at the controls.

Blackarachnia stumbles and Silverbolt catches her. She looks up at him pleasantly; although Silverbolt's not really sure why.

Suddenly Optimus shouts, "It's Megatron! He's trying to break free!" Heh, maybe it wasn't my imagination after all... Rattrap thinks to himself as he looks at the monitor and sees Megatron break free. Still; that does look awfully familiar... He rethinks to himself.

"Well; dat's the end of him!" Rattrap laughs a little, "...And us!!" Suddenly the ship is rocked violently as the computer's begin to spark and the crew is tossed around the cabin.

Cheetor slams to the ground in front of him as they finally exit transwarp space; entering a clear sky full of stars and the planet Cybertron in their view.

Back on Cybertron...

"Satellica to Lord Megatron!" Satellica states over the intercom. "What is it?" Megatron asks. "My long range scanners have detected an incoming ship; just leaving transwarp space. Energy signature matches that of the Autobot shuttle you told me to watch out for." Satellica states.

"Ah yes, Primal finally shows up. This will be the perfect way to test this upgraded form of the virus...one that will completely eliminate their ability to transform and their memories!!!" Megatron shouts.

"Satellica; prepare your defenses. Allow them to land; but ensure they encounter turbulence in space!" Megatron laughs cruelly as he orders the diagnostic drone to prepare the drones with the new virus for the Maximals.

Meanwhile, on the ship...

They all slowly rise up and look out of the window. "We did it! We're out of transwarp space!" Cheetor proclaims.

"And what's better Spots; that's Cybertron! We're home!!" Rattrap exclaims.

At that very moment...

"Satellica to all drones: Open fire on the Autobot shuttle!!" Satellica commands as all of the satellites within aiming range of the ship open fire on it.

Back on the ship, a barrage of laser fire pummels the ship; throwing everyone about the cabin.

"Why are they attacking us?!?" Cheetor yells as he tries to grab a hold of something for support. They all scream as the laser fire continues; exploding against the ship's hull.

The ship tumbles as the engine's fail. The satellite drones continue to fire upon the ship as it careens past them and plunges into the atmosphere.

"Satellica to Lord Megatron! The Autobot shuttle is intact; as per your request. It's entering the atmosphere now." Satellica reports in. "Good. Relay the coordinates to me so I can have the drones in place." Megatron states. "Acknowledged, my lord." Satellica replies.

"Oh and Satellica, good work. Remain in orbit and alert me of any incoming ships. Megatron out." Megatron states. "As you command, Lord Megatron..." Satellica trails off as she turns to the skies and watches for any ships that may one day come.

Meanwhile, the Autobot shuttle smashes through buildings and crashes to the ground. "Is everyone alright?" Optimus shouts as he rises to his feet slowly. "Yeah, but why did they attack us?" Cheetor shouts. "I don't know; but I don't want to stay here and find out!" Blackarachnia shouts.

"I'm with you Webs!" Rattrap chimes in. "Good. Let's go outside and see if we can find out what's going on." Optimus states as they all file out of the ship.

They walk outside; and start to walk away from the ship. "Man...it's too quiet..." Rattrap mutters as they look around at the silent planet. But then, they start to hear a faint rumble of engines off in the distance; growing louder and louder.

"I see something..." Cheetor states; pointing off in one direction. They all look and see a row of five tank drones coming towards them. "Hmm, nobody I know." Rattrap remarks.

Suddenly; the drones open fire upon them. "Everybody; move! We need to get to better cover ground!!" Optimus shouts as they all start running away from the drones.

Just then the drones transform and throw the special virus canisters in front of the fleeing Maximals. They pop and release a neon green gas; which attacks the Maximals.

"These blasts...they're devolving us!!" Cheetor manages to shout as he grabs his body in pain.

They scream in pain as their bodies are mutated back into their original forms and are rendered unable to transform.

Rhinox, Rattrap, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt flee in another direction and are unaffected by the virus canisters that got Optimus and Cheetor.

Out of nowhere; three jet drones swoop down and drop canisters in front of them. They pop and release the same neon green gas on the four remaining Maximals.

The effect is harmful to Rattrap and Blackarachnia; rendering them back into their original beast forms. However; Silverbolt and Rhinox are unaltered...physically.

"Say what?" Silverbolt states as he rises to his feet. "What kinda body is this? This ain't the body Megatron promised me!" He states; looking at himself.

"Jetstorm...afterburn!!" He shouts as he tries to transform; unsuccessfully. Just then; the same three jet drones swoop in and grab him; carrying him away.

Meanwhile; three tank drones roll towards Rhinox. Tankor not understand...Tankor confused!! Rhinox thinks as he panics. The three tank drones grab him as he cowers in fear and drag him away.

The four remaining Maximals; now memory-less and scared; run for their lives in all directions.

Back at the downed Autobot shuttle, a team of drones work together to pick up the ship. They carry it off to a nearby hangar.

"Oh my...there were 6 Maximals in that Autobot shuttle!" Reflex shouts in shock as she sees the drones bring the shuttle inside and set it down.

She quickly takes off; running down multiple corridors as fast as she can.

She finally makes it to the central aerospace records hall. "I'm betting that the crew will be looking for their ship; if they survived the crash. I have to restore the aerospace records, now!!" She states as she frantically works to restore the records.

A few minutes later; she finishes and saves the records; turning it off of the time being. "There, it's done!" she shouts in joy. Just then, she hears a noise behind her; and turns to see four tank drones as well as Megatron's diagnostic drone.

"Megatron says that you're the last surviving Maximal on Cybertron. He has ordered me to capture you and take you to facility where the rest of the survivors' sparks were removed; inside the production plant not far away. If you do not struggle; Megatron has assured me that you will not be harmed unnecessarily." The drone states.

Reflex sighs to herself, "I guess there's no sense in running anymore. At least my death will be painless this way." The drones escort her out of the terminal and down the empty streets of Cybertron.

They make their way to the building; and enter it. Inside; a giant machine with a single beam optic looks down at her. One of the drone raises her up in front of one of the two spark extractors; and without any fuss or pain; her spark is removed and her body falls limp and dead.

Back with Megatron; two jet drones present him with the sparks of Rhinox and Silverbolt; now Tankor and Jetstorm. "I shall reunite you two with your long lost comrade; Thrust. Perhaps I will require your services one day; but for now, I shall try things my way. Surely four mongrel beasts can't outmatch my Vehicons..." Megatron laughs a little to himself.

He turns to one of his monitors and looks at it; seeing Optimus fleeing for his life from some tank drones, "Ah yes, and so it begins. The era where beasts are now the hunted; and the machines are the hunters. Hence; begins the era of the Beast Machines!"


It's over; the Beast Machines have begun!!
Please feel free to comment and tell me what you thought of the series! I'd really love to hear from you.

Thank you very much for reading the series; I appreciate it!

Transform your destiny. Transform, and transcend.

great finale...i was moved to tears with dinobot's final sacrifice

grimlockprime108 wrote:great finale...i was moved to tears with dinobot's final sacrifice

Thanks a lot...that means a great deal.

I was hoping that his sacrifice to stop Megatron would have a similar effect...I didn't know it would be so profound!

Thank you!

Fantastic ending!!
Well done, MS!!

Your Myth Wars was a fun read. Every chapter just made me impatiently wait for the next one.

What I appreciate the most was how you referenced certain events - often preluding to what would ultimately happen in Beast Machines.

The Myth Wars characters were an interesting bunch - especially Wing Convoy. Nemesis reminded me of a Predacon Blackarachnia (yeah, BA was Pred - you know what I mean) - save for her love for Waspy and her untimely demise of her transformation into Satellica.
The rest of the characters were written well in their own right.

Ha - I am reminded of the Vok characters - Airrazor and Tigratron. Just reading how deceased BW characters return to the new series was pure FANFIC writing - can I say fanwank? Yet, in context with the new series - This is acceptable - at least with me.

Anyways - I'm glad it's come to an end. To bridge the gap between BW and BM - turned out great!

Thanks, MS!!
.billy

Billybadass wrote:Fantastic ending!!
Well done, MS!!

Your Myth Wars was a fun read. Every chapter just made me impatiently wait for the next one.

Yeah...I'm kinda sad it's over myself...this series took me exactly 1 year and 5 days to write...

Ah well...at least it's finally done!

BillyBadAss wrote:What I appreciate the most was how you referenced certain events - often preluding to what would ultimately happen in Beast Machines.

This has to be the most research and re-research I've ever done on a fanfic! But I wanted it to answer as many questions as possible and still be true to the facts from both BW and BM.

BillyBadAss wrote:The Myth Wars characters were an interesting bunch - especially Wing Convoy. Nemesis reminded me of a Predacon Blackarachnia (yeah, BA was Pred - you know what I mean) - save for her love for Waspy and her untimely demise of her transformation into Satellica.
The rest of the characters were written well in their own right.

I agree; Wing Convoy and Nemesis were probably the two best developed characters that were introduced. I wanted to have someone survive teh Myth Wars; someone who wasn't 'directly' in Beast Machines; so Nemesis was the only real choice; changing her into the general of the satellite drones (seen in 'Home Soil' where Botanica comes back to Cybertron).

As for Wing...well; I think every reader wanted to see him die.

BillyBadAss wrote:Ha - I am reminded of the Vok characters - Airrazor and Tigratron. Just reading how deceased BW characters return to the new series was pure FANFIC writing - can I say fanwank? Yet, in context with the new series - This is acceptable - at least with me.

You're absolutely right...it's a fanwank.

I was trying to include as many Myth Wars character designs in the series without having to introduce a crapload of new characters...and so that meant bringing back old ones. I tried to make it as plausible as possible...

Same with Dinobus Prime...a lot of people were really skeptical about the name; but I didn't want to have Dinobot return again without some kind of meaning behind his return.

BillyBadAss wrote:Anyways - I'm glad it's come to an end. To bridge the gap between BW and BM - turned out great!

Thanks, MS!!
.billy

Yup, it was something that hadn't been done (to my knowledge). I seen soooo many loopholes between the two series; I just felt compelled to write it.

Thanks for your comments Billy!