Deep in the depths of space floats a world of pristine, metallic
beauty. Like a giant molecule of steel an light, a giant plantoid named Primus
floats in an endles cycle between the two small suns that light it's metal
surface.
A large central planet called Primus is the center for this world.
It is surrounded, and connected to six smaller worlds. Three worlds filled with
robots of science and investigation, and three worlds filled with guardians and
warriors. This is a world created to bring peace to the universe, a world of
science, of beaty....
It is a world at war.
On the surface of the charred wolrd, the sounds of battle contest
with the groan of totured metal as a huge ATV tops a mountain of shattered
robotic carcasses. Muffled explosions sound throughout the smoke darkness, as,
on Primus, a war is coming to an end. As the ATV reaches level ground, it
transforms into a battle platform, the driver of the vehicle transforms into a
sleek jet, and hurtles himself into to smoky sky.
Several forms step out of the smoke and approach the battle
platform.
"Hound... status" shouts a massive red and blue
transformer.
"Legion fortress is breached and burning, Optimus. Their
troops are routed. They're returning to Legion. The smaller green transformer
looks back as the brick red form of Ironhide rolls up and transforms.
"Where's Prime?"
Hound shrugs, "Last I saw he was checking the retreat tunnels
from that fortress."
One final form walks up to the group, a tall, silver transformer,
with black battle armaments on... Megatron.
"Hound, use the boosters on the Groundshaker unit, find out
where Prime is."
Optimus turns toward Megatron, "Relax old friend, your plan
worked, the fortress and Primus Core have fallen back to our control. Soon
we'll reunite all to Primus."
Megatron grimaces,"All the more reason to keep Prime
protected. I don't like loose ends."
Darkness echoes with the solitary clatter of one lone transformer
running after his quarry. The massive black and gold form of the leader of the
Cybertronian forces stops momentarily to listen and 'catch his breath'.
"This is getting ridiculous. He's gotta know he can't outrun
me. Why run all the way down here?" Only the silence and void of the
tunnels seems to answer his question. He waits, listening, scanning. Then, as
if in answer to his patience, he hears the distant whisper of movement
betraying his prey.
The hunt is resumed.
Through the lightless tunnels they run. Their respective armies all
but forgotton. Only the predator and the prey exist.
Suddenly, Prime finds himself in an immense chamber. A huge glass
dome covers a reactor core on one side of the cavernous room, and two
cylinder-like generators are set on the opposite side from the generator. It is
one of four such rooms that power all of Primus and its worlds. The glass dome
is filled with the swirling blue green energy given off by the immense core.
The light sends flickering shadows across the chamber and glints off of Prime's
armour, giving him and almost evil aspect to his visage.
Leige Maximo stands in the center of the chamber, alone.
"Welcome Prime."
"So Maximo, you finally got the nerve to fight on your
own."
The light from the huge reactor core fills the chamber with its
solemn pulsing as the two warriors face each other. The energy from the core
rains down upon the two robots and seems to crackle off the horns on Maximo's
armour. his eyes glitter with an inhuman malice as he faces off with Prime.
"I just wanted to make sure that we were alone, for this our
final battle."
"Then it ends here" Prime's shoulder missile pack locks
on to his target and his arm cannons charge for battle.
Maximo's shoulder cannon lowers and stands ready to strike.
Suddenly, he drops back and lets loose with a smoldering blast from his
shoulder cannon. Prime jumps free and fires a missle volley which erupts around
maximo with a fiery intensity. blow after blow is traded between the two robots
as the battle is continued. Each dodgeing and trading blasts from their massive
weapondry, taking and causing incalculable damage. Yet neither fall
Unoticed amidst the blasts and explosions, a small group approaches from the
tunnels.
"Good work hound..." Megatron comes to land beside the
small green hovercraft. The huge red optimus rolls up beside them and transforms
from his battle vehicle form. He glances back as Ironhed rolls his way into the
room and also transforms.
Ironhide pulls his gun, "We gotta help him!"
Megatron pulls Ironhide back, "No! This is their fight
Ironhide. We must not interfere."
Hound transforms and walks up, "but what if he looses?"
Megatron's eyes glitter dangerously at the thought,"Then we
litter the floor with Maximo's hide."
The battle continues without hold as the assembled robots look on.
The ground becomes littered with shards of glass and metal. The opponents stop
for a brief seconds respite. Maximo stands sillohetted against the blue-green
light of the generator behind him.
For the final time, the two great leaders stand facing each other.
Suddenly, without word or sound, Prime lunges forwardsmashing
upwards into Maximo with his interlocked hands. Maximo is tossed backward,
helpless to stop his flight through the air and into the core of the massive
reactor. The chamber is filled with blinding light as Maximo is incinerated and
melted into scrap.
In the shocked daze of slowly dawning victory, none of the
Cybertronians notice the two dark shadows step free of their hiding places. The
two legion troopers leveled their cannons at Prime. The Cybertronians victories
cries die before they are issued and their new hopes turn into horror as they
see a barrage of laser fire slam into their leader.
"NOOOOO!!!!" Megatron transforms into his full cannon
mode and issues forth a searing blast of malice. Heat waves surge in the wake
of the intense blast, a blast wich competely incinerates one of the robots. The
other legion member is ripped in half by the sheer force of Megatrons blast.
As Megatron transforms back, his pent up heat of his malice spent,
a strange vibration begins to fill the air.
"The generator! It's going ballistic!!" cries hound.
"Transform and get to a shuttle car!" Optimus yells as he
and Ironhide run toward the falling remains of Prime. The largest piece
remaining contained about a third of the chest, a shoulder, and most of his
head. The gold and black begin to rapidly fade from the metal alloys as the two
transformers lean over him.
"### iro..hide.....must... one last command.....the
matrix..." the chest props open and the glow of the matrix is reflected in
the faces of the two robots."take....guard.....till a new prime.....
chosen....goodbye, friends."
Ironhide takes the matrix and places it in a guard receptacle in
his own chassis. As they stand up they notice Megatron towering behind them.
Optimus places a hand on his shoulder. "There will be time for mourning
later. Right now we've got to get out of here."
"At times I thought he was invincible..."
"I know."
"COME ON!!! That things gonna blow!" Ironhide transforms
and moves after the rapidly dissapearing form of Hound. Optimus transforms and
quickly overtakes him and passes him. Megatron flies over and picks Ironhide up
and keeps moving, "No offense Ironhide, but your just a little too slow
for a hasty retreat."
A transport shuttle is reached and loaded, moving out for
Cybertron. Primus begins to rip itself asunder. Metal groans and fires flare
into life all around the quick little transport. All the generators around
Primus begin to explode. The shuttle is kicked and buffeted, finally coming to
a skidding stop as it slides across the surface of Cybertron. Their is an
explosion, and a whirl sind of energy. Cybertron is hurled through space, but,
somehow, the planet survives and is pushed free of the rest of Primus, minutes
before the once beatiful planetoid is incinerated in a bliding ball of energy.