The Monster of Kaon (Transformers Si): Chapter 55

“Alright, Shockwave, spool it up.”

The mono-eyed bot simply nodded on the video feed and activated the ancient space bridge from within his ship, sending a beam of energy into the orbit of Cybertron where it formed the wormhole heading straight for Earth.

The Ancient Space Bridge system within the Rust Sea was a prototype that Nova created based on the Quintesson Space Bridge, stolen from them along with many other technological systems during the war.

This is the reason why it is so different from a regular Space Bridge system.

However, due to its nature as a prototype, it guzzles Energon like there is no tomorrow.

Thankfully, the Titans have already helped set up a few Supersized Energon refineries and Synthesizers, producing colossal quantities of my Synthetic Energon for the bridge.

“Space Bridge open. Systems stable. We are ready, Maximus.”

“Good. Go through and remain in orbit until you get the all clear for me. Besides, I don’t want you to become Lizard food again.”

“Not Funny.”

I could not help but snicker at the deadpan way Shockwave said those words.

Back when we were researching Energon Regenesis and other projects, including Predacon C.N.A, we set up a base on Earth to observe and study its native flora and fauna, searching for clues that would point us in the right direction.

However, this was during the period of time on Earth when dinosaurs roamed the planet.

And unfortunately for Shockwave, who let his curiosity get the better of him, this time period was also the time during which beasts like the T-Rex and other such things roamed the planet.

Long story short, Shockwave fucked around and found out, as evident by the various dents and scratches on his original body formed by the bites of three T-Rexes during those days.

Maybe this was the reason why he experimented extensively on T-Rex DNA and wanted to replicate a Predacon with that design plan to be his pet?

Shaking my head to get rid of those fond memories, I became serious as I went over the plan once again.

“Okay, one more time, just to be sure. Shockwave, what is your part in this?”

“I will bridge into the orbit of the planet and keep an eye out for any trouble. Then, when you give the go-ahead, I will open a space bridge from the core of Unicron, all the way to the closest blackhole available to us.”

I nodded at those words and turned to Windblade, who nervously shifted in place, anxious about what was to come.

“What about you? Windblade?”

“…I will be your backup in case things go wrong, as well as using my optics to spot any traps or ambushes waiting for us. If the plan fails and something happens to you, I will be responsible for helping Shockwave with extraction, and if the plan succeeds, I will watch your back for the next phase.”

I nodded in satisfaction, feeling proud that she was not letting her nervousness overwhelm her too much.

Hefting the colossal sphere of Ununtrium behind me that was the size of Windblade herself, I spoke out my part of the plan to keep my comrades in the loop.

“I will be responsible for trapping Unicron’s essence within this Ununtrium sphere that Primus gave me the blueprints for. But, the process with be dangerous, even with the artifact I crafted. Should there be a rebound or the Chaos Bringer tries to take control of me by infecting me, I need you two to initiate the fail-safe plan and call in the Titans who are at the ready.”

I gave both of them a serious look as they nodded grimly.

“Unicron cannot escape or awaken under any circumstances. Even if it means you will have to team up with the titans to kill me. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

This is by no means an exaggeration on my part.

Based on what I heard about artificial Dark Energon’s influence on Megatronus and the atrocities he committed under its influence, I will not take any chances when dealing with the real deal.

That is why I informed Metroplex, the recently revived Metrotitan, and Chela about my plan and asked them to be ready just in case I go rogue under Unicron’s influence.

In such a scenario, I left with the coordinates for the former star system of Antilla, where the Talisman still exists within the black hole that was once the system’s life-giving star.

With how powerful the Antillan-made artifact is, there is no doubt that it will destroy me on a fundamental level should I become a threat, so I tasked the Titans to throw me at it should I be controlled by Unicron in any way, shape, or form.

With a deep breath, I nodded towards Shockwave, giving him the go-ahead.

I saw as his ship shot out of Cybertron’s atmosphere, heading straight for the space bridge, and disappeared into the wormhole.

We waited for a mere few seconds before I heard from him again.

“I am through, Maximus. But, I think there will be complications. I am picking up several spark signatures. They are really here, just like you said.”

“Focus on the mission, Shockwave. We can have a reunion at a later time, when our entire universe is not being threatened by the awakening of an ancient evil god. Is everything ready and secure on your end?”

“Yes, Maximus. You are clear for transit.”

“Good. We are inbound towards the Core.”

With that as the signal, Windblade turned into her alt-mode and shot towards the wormhole, just like I did.

Thanks to the fact that Amalgamous Prime’s T-Cog was reenergized just like the Forge, it was no longer as restricted in what it could allow me to transform into.

This meant that I could literally transform into anything from my memory. Including the ancient Dropships that were later recreated by the Decepticons.

With a thought, my body rippled outward from within my core, like a stone being dropped within a calm pond. As the ripples travelled across my body, attachments and systems appeared out of my body that were not there until a second ago.

Eight powerful thrusters aligned themselves as my internal gyroscopic systems came online, stabilizing my flight.

A massive cargo space opened up, allowing the internal tethers to drag the Ununtrium orb into my Alt-Mode for transport.

Finally, my complex internal systems readjusted and recreated the flight systems required for my Alt-mode’s use.

Within a single second, I was now a spitting image of the ships that were so prevalent during the Quintesson War, and later on, served the Decepticons in the civil war.

With the boost of my thrusters, I tore through the atmosphere and headed straight into the wormhole along with Windblade.

Time to take out an evil god for good.

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Upon the Decepticon warship known as the Nemesis, which was once a Titan by the name of Trypticon before his death during the civil war, an ancient bot manned the bridge, working on three separate terminals at the same time with his manipulator tentacles.

The silent bot worked on monitoring the situation within the Core of the planet, making sure that his lord would not be ambushed by anyone during this stint.

However, he was interrupted from his task when his power picked up on the thoughts of another bot approaching him.

“Soundwave, how are things going?”

Soundwave simply manipulated one of the screens and showed the spark signatures clustered together at the core, making the bot behind hum grunt.

“I see. That is good. Keep an eye out for Megatron’s spark and report any anomaly you pick up. I’d rather not have another repeat of Starscream’s performance and lose Megatron at a traitor’s hand.”

Soundwave thought it highly unlikely that anyone could harm Megatron right now, especially since he was fighting side by side with his once brother-in-arms. But the silent bot kept those thoughts to himself.

Dreadwing simply stayed behind Soundwave, observing the various data streams and keeping an eye out for any hidden communications or possible ambushes that might be aimed at his leader.

That is why he was able to notice the sudden anomaly barely a second after Soundwave himself.

“That signature, a Space Bridge? But who else has-Soundwave! Confirm spark signature!”

Shock and joy spread through the spark of Dreadwing as the spark signature of a mono-optic bot that was reported dead by Starscream arrived from within the Space Bridge.

Within seconds, Soundwave ran multiple algorithms and returned with a positive result.

There was no doubting it, it really was Shockwave.

“Lord Megatron will be pleased at his return-“

“Impossible”

The entire bridge went silent as the Vehicons below stared in disbelief, just like Dreadwing, as the bot that had not used his voice box in eons suddenly spoke.

But, the source of this sudden anomaly was revealed soon enough as Soundwave put up a Spark tracker on the main screen.

Alongside the spark signatures of the Autobots and Megatron that were clustered together at the center of the planet, two new signatures popped up.

One of them was unknown, leading a blank space where the name and image should be, but it was the other spark signature that sent chills down the bodies of Soundwave and Dreadwing.

One word, and an ancient face that no one has seen in eons.

That was all that it took to ruin Soundwave’s ancient vow of silence.

For a second, everyone stood still. Then, chaos ensued.

“Soundwave! Call everyone! My brother, Breakdown, Knockout, everyone! And prepare the Space Bridge while you are at it. We are going down there now!”

Within seconds, the Decepticon warship was a hive of activity as nearly all the original Decepticons gathered together, similar to how their counterparts were doing within their own base of operations.

For the first time in thousands of years, the Autobots and Decepticons, at least those present on Earth, were going into full war mode.

As for the bot who started all of this, he did not even know that his terrible luck had struck again and landed him in a mess, again.

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