by Vanishing Point » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:12 pm
Transformers: Parallax
Pre-dawn
Chapter 1 - Terminus
Location : Boltax Temple of Knowledge
A lone figure stands observing the world below, He is Terminus, a caretaker and teacher at the Boltax Temple of Knowledge.
Since his reformatting he has taken on a newer Cybertronian body type, stronger than his prior one, more like the ones of the Iacon prefect and less like his fellow Chronicle Alpha Trion. It is not that he is vain but he foresees a conflict on the horizon that without his guidance, every Cybertronian may perish, a burden that he alone has carried ever since he discovered a small uncharted planet called Terra in the Sol system. Terminus gathers the necessary data for his next lecture as his diciples enter the chamber in their usual manner of debate.
?I?m just saying that without a balance of, military, intellectual, and political control there is no way to prevent a conflict? pleads the taller of the two in a deep mellow tone.
?BUT, if those with the political influence CANNOT come to terms with the military commanders there will be no way for them to even consider maintaining peace and they will thrust us into a civil war!? the other spat out in his shrill but passionate tone resonates the determination that he is right ?What do you think, Master Terminus??
Terminus turns to address the query of his pupil, ?I fear that both of your are correct, ?That is why I have summoned you here, so that my students may strive to maintain order and peace in my absence.?
?Why, why are you leaving? stammers the larger of the two
The other protests, ?YES there is much that we must??
Terminus raises a hand and addresses his wards to try to calm them down ?Settle down, both of you,?
He then picks up a data-file and looks to the tall one ?Skyfire, do you know what this file is about? Hmmm??
Skyfire snaps, ?That is the energy consumption environment-climate effect on an organic planetoid theorum.?
Terminus ?Excellent, now Starscream what is this one??
Starscream retorts ? That would be the exponential generator after effect logs of the Junrion system?
Terminus ?Exactly, there is little more that I can teach either of you, so I have put forth a transfer for both of you to attend the Institute for Higher Programming?
Skyfire ?Thank you sir, but where will you go??
Terminus ?I am going to research the systems between Cybertron and Lithion, but I have one last task for you.?
Starscream ?If it is your will it will be done?
Skyfire ?Yes, sir whatever it is we will do it for you?
Terminus looks to the window to hide his emotions as he sets into action a moment in time that he knows will have a lasting impact on both his students, ?There is a small uncharted planet, that if my calculations are correct has enormous potential for energy resources.?
Skyfire ?Where is this planet??
Terminus ? It is the third planet of the Sol system?
Starscream ?Then we will depart immediately, may your journey be a safe one, Master Terminus?
Terminus turns to face his pupils, for what he knows to be the last time
Terminus ?May Primus light your way, my sons?
And with that the two leave Terminus? chamber, for the third planet in the Sol system.
Location: Iacon Launch Port
Terminus stands at the departure bay awaiting his escort, something he was staunchly against but is required due to his status as a delegate. While waiting he saw a group of Iacon workers loading and offloading data stream discs, one of them was a young courier by the name of Orion Pax, but this is not what Terminus saw? he saw the conflict that would develop shortly after his departure, the beginning of a war, and dawn of the destroyers return. This image was broken by the appearance of Terminus? long time colleague and friend, Alpha Trion.
Alpha Trion ? I see you?re going through with this trip.?
Terminus ? Yes old friend, there is much that needs to be done on Lithion, that and someone has to calm Arblus down?
Alpha Trion ? Ha ha, too true, too true? ah, looks like your escorts are here?
Terminus turns and sees the crew that will take him to Lithion; they are the Omnibots, a private defense force. Illuminarous Supreme, large combat droid well versed in personal defense and bodyguard, leads them. As individuals they are known as Camshaft, Downshift, Overdrive, Deep Cover and Clampdown, the best and brightest Cybertron has to offer for defense. At this time the Omnibots are passing their current assignments off to their temporary replacements, in another time they will be known as Protectabots.
Illuminarous Supreme ? Sir, we are ready to disembark?
Terminus ? Very well, carry on, I will be just a moment?
The two chronicles watch as the crew finishes loading the ship
Alpha Trion ?? It has been such along time since such a need for obvious combat formats, a fear there is an unavoidable war on the horizon?
Terminus ? I agree, but with you at his side, there is nothing he will not accomplish?
Alpha Trion ? Who? ?
Terminus ? May Primus light your darkest hour, old friend ?
With that Terminus Boarded the ship, upon lift off he looked back at the Departure bay and saw a lone figure standing at the edge of the perimeter, his pale visage is one that even put Terminus on uneasy grounds, Megatron was about to make the Decepticon presence known to all.
Location: Aboard the Sentry just past the Junrion Atrocity Zone
Terminus enters the bridge compartment of the Sentry, a newer class of starcruiser, noted so by the use of segmented design and the excessive use of an orange-gold color. Camshaft, Overdrive, Downshift, and Illuminarous Supreme had all manned the forward control stations while Deep Cover and Clampdown monitored the cargo bay stasis controls, aside from Terminus there was an entire colony of Cybertronians that would build a new colony to observe and collect data on the Junrion System. Terminus? attention is immediately cast upon the arguing brothers in the back.
Deep Cover ?you are such an idiot??
Clampdown ? ME! you?re the one that was supposed to have left the message?
Deep Cover ?YEAH but you know how he gets!?
Illuminarous Supreme ? BOTH OF YOU Switch Off! Red Alert will be fine, all he has to do is check with the registry in Praxus and he?ll know we are on a escort mission and will be back in a few cycles.?
Camshaft ? Yeah, we wont be gone that long??
Just then an alarm shrieks as the hull is breeched
All of the Omnibots scramble to figure out what happened
Downshift turns looks up from his screen and states the now obvious ?We?re under attack!?
Camshaft turns to face the onslaught of troops, these Secticons as they were known on Cybertron, a criminal group, that sole purpose was to sack, pillage and steal anything they could get their hands on. Camshaft is dispatched as quickly as he reacts, at the moment when his shoulder was torn open from a concussion blast, terminus saw another form, one he has never seen before? that of a smaller, green gruff soldier, but the pain is the same both fall as the first casualty of a new war.
Overdrive collects himself and rallies the courage to avenge his downed friend, this attempt was also in vain, as he is gunned down by the one known as Barrage, Terminus continues to see the action through a vale of masked images, in the place of Overdrive he sees a White protector fall with his eyes and wounds smoldering through thick smoke.
With no avail Illuminarous Supreme and Downshift spring into action first ordering Clampdown and Deep Cover to Launch the Lifepods and to get Terminus to safety. While being rushed to the blast door Terminus looks back to see Downshift and Illuminarous Supreme riddled with energy bolts as they both fall to the floor. Illuminarous Supreme?s yellow frame fades to that of a fallen warrior guised in red refusing to allow himself to stop fighting, even though he knew he would fail.
The defender brothers did as they were told, they launched the pods to the nearest recovery points
Terminus muttered to himself ? ? Quintessa? Junkion?
The brothers ignored Terminus while they prepped the ship to self destruct once the final lifeboat launched
They could hear the Secticons laying waste to their fallen comrades bodies, and ravaging the ship as they made way back to the cargo bay
The three were now inside the Lifeboat and it was set for Lithion
As they launched they heard the blast door breach and could see their assailants, the criminals Chop Shop and Ransack.
Venom, from the Neo called out to his bretheren for a retreat, realizing their compromised position the duo fled back to the Neo.
As the Sentry self destructed it tore the Neo in half, a lone stasis pod could be seen spiraling from the wreckage, only big enough for maybe three of the heinous criminals to fit.
Terminus? optics grew cold as he once again spoke ??Bombshell?Kickback?Shrapnel??
Deep Cover, Clampdown and Terminus?the survivors of the Sentry would go into suspended animation as they entered the warpgate to Lithion, and that is where they would awaken?. Too late to warn anyone on Cybertron of the War that they were now enthralled ?
Time, as it always has would pass on.
Megatron would lead his Decepticons to war agains all that would not follow him, among his first victims would be, Orion Pax
Orion Pax would become Optimus Prime, Leader of the Autobots
Starscream and Skyfire would be separated during their observation of the third planet in the Sol system. The loss of both his friend and mentor, taxed his fragile mind. As he sought out for aide, who should answer his call for justice, none other than Megatron, promised him for his allegiance together they would find out who was responsible after the war was won.
The Junrion Atrocity Zone with the aid of a gravimetric backlash from the destructioin of both the Sentry and Neo would form the planetoid known as the Planet of Junk?Junkion
Most of the Stasis Pods launched from the Sentry would find land fall on an odd planet later revealed to be Quintessa, home of the Sharkticon and their masters the Quintessons, as time passed only one of the hundreds colonists would survive.
The three Secticons in the stasis pod would find a new home, on an insignificant little planet called Earth, where they would adapt and be known as the Insecticons, they would never again see their brothers that made it back to Cybertron.
The Omnibots would never rally forth to aid the Autobots on Earth, for they already dead before there was a war.
Due to undetected damage to the control system, Clamp Down, Deep Cover and Terminus would not exit the Warpgate until the year 2005, at which time there is no Lithion, and by now there was no Moonbase One either.