Treasure Island
By: Skyfire
Megatron sits in his ‘hot tub’ holding his rubber ducky; just laying back and relaxing. The whitish energy bubbles over his lower body, “Ahhh… the life of a Predicon Commander. Surely this command does have its down falls, like who I command, but the perks sometimes out way even Waspinator’s incompetence. Yesss….” Just then the screen infront of him activates and a grid map appears with an indicator flashing on a specific grid. “Computer what is this?” asked Megatron annoyed at the disturbance. “Planet wide grid by grid scan has found possible indications of stable energon deposits in grid Atlantis.” Reported the Predicon computer in its usual relaxed feminine voice. Megatron sits up and grins, “Call in all units.” Ordered Megatron as he stands from the tank, leaving the rubber ducky floating in the bubbling energy.
Optimus lays in his lounge chair outside of the base reading a book. The sky is blue, the breeze is light and cool and the sun is shining bright. It’s the image of Optimus’ perfect day, days like this he forgets that he’s in the Beast Wars, forgets about Megatron’s evil, and just relaxes reading his collection of novels. He looks away from his book and looks at the natural beauty around him. ~ Now I understand you old friend ~ he thought as an image of Tigatron flashes into his mind. A small butterfly dances over him in the wind it slowly flutters down, he lifts his finger up and it lands peacefully on his finger. Then Cheetor runs up to Optimus scaring the butterfly.
Optimus looks at Cheetor a little annoyed,
“What is it?”
“Optimus the Preds are on the move.” He said out of breathe. Optimus stands up leaving his book on the lounge chair, “After all this time. I knew he was up to something.” Optimus said as they walk to the south hatch, the hatch slowly slides down infront of them ~So much for the perfect day~
In the command center Rhinox, Rattrap, Silverbolt, and Blackaracnia stand around the circular console. A holographic grid map rotates over the console. A predicon symbol moves across the grid, report” ordered Optimus as the lift stops at this level. “It looks like they’re in a hurry. They left their base five cycles ago heading west.” Reported Rhinox, pointing to the grid map. Optimus walks over to the console and begins typing on the interface, the holographic grid map dissipates and an image of Megatron and his troops quickly moving appears, “Looks like the are in a hurry.” Said Blackaracnia. “Yes we better go Megatron hasn’t mad e a move in over two weeks. To just get up and go like this can’t be a good sign.” Said Optimus. “Right, I’m setting sentinel on auto-matic…” said Rhinox as he works the console, “No we’re not leaving the base defenseless. You, Blackaracnia, and Silverbolt will remain here,” he turns to the rest, “The rest of you are coming with me.” Ordered Optimus Primal. “But sir, the three of you can not successfully handle six well armed Predicons.” Said Silverbolt. “You’re right Silverbolt, but we can covertly find out what Megatron is up too. Once we find out we will call for back up.” Replied Optimus as he and the before mentioned enter the lift. “Very well.” Said Silverbolt as the lift slowly slides downwards.
Megatron hovers over the land in vehicle mode followed by his loyal drone, Inferno, the insane insect, Waspinator, the treacherous crab, Rampage, and the wild-west character, Quickstrike. All of them moving fast over the land as if chasing something. They all begins to slow down and the flyers begin to descend from the air, until they… stop. Megatron transforms to robot mode as does Quickstrike and Rampage. Megatron stands at the edge of the cliff and looks out to the blue sparkling sea, “My queen a dead end, where is the riches you have spoken of?” asked the curious ant-bot. “This is just a small set back my loyal drone. What we seek is over there.” Said Megatron as he points off into the ocean too a small island hidden behind a layer of sea fog. “Now, let us go forth.” Said Megatron as his jets fold out and begin to emit the purplish exhaust, he begins rising above Inferno, “Yes my queen,” said the ant-bot as he activates his thruster-butt (lol) and rises besides his master. “Hey a… Megatron a… hows me and crabby gonna get ourselves to dat old hump in the sea?” asked Quickstrike as he scratches his head. “Hmmm… you three will remain here. Make sure we are not interrupted by any pests.” Ordered Megatron. “Oh we will feast upon any prey that ventures to this grid, Megatron.” Replied Minotaur deviously. “Yesss… you do that. Waspinator with us… Forward!” said Megatron. Waspinator turns to beast mode and buzzes up behind Megatron and Inferno as they make their way over the ocean.
Optimus and Cheetor speed in the air in both their vehicles modes, Rattrap sits on the front of Optimus’ air board nervously holding on for his life. “Do ya have to go so fast boss monkey?” gasped Rattrap, struggling to stay steady in the wind. “Can’t be helped we have to know what Megatron is up to… and fast.” Optimus replied trying to balance the board with the weight of the rat-bot. “Big bot what do you think is up with Megatron anyway?” asked Cheetor. Optimus looks at the young transformer, “I think he’s found something… something powerful, but what I don’t know. All I know is that he must be stopped.” Replied Optimus.
Quickstrike sits on a large boulder petting his snake arm/head, “you’re a good snake ain’t ya,” as Minotaur scouts the area for any ‘pests’. Rampage stands looking at the fuzor amused on how stupid it could be, “Do you have to keep doing that fuzor!?” muttered Rampage very annoyed. Quickstrike looks up, “Hey my buddy here needs extra attention if he’s gonna blast some maxy butt.”
“Hmmm… Well he must not be getting enough because you and ‘he’ are yet to do some real damage to the Maximals.” Snickered Rampage. “Now wait just a minute there crabby!” gasped Quickstrike as he stands up, but looks up a few feet to the towering face of Rampage, “Yes?” asked Rampage intimidating the fuzor. “Nothin,” Quickstrike said as he sat back down and returned to his snake arm/head.
Just then Minotaur takes out his cannon and suspiciously aims it around, “Theres someone here,” he stated while looking around. “Where, what?” said Quickstrike as he readies his snake head/arm. Rampage backs up and transforms to tank mode and slides his biggest cannon to firing position, “Prepare yourselves!” yelled Rampage as a missile is loaded in all three barrels, Quickstrike jumps out of the way and Rampage fires the three missiles into some trees, revealing Rattrap snooping behind them. “A… he wazzup crab butt?” said Rattrap as he freezes in place. “Ahh…. The vermin my favorite kind of prey.” Said Minotaur as he walks closer to the trees, which lay infront of Rattrap. “not today new guy!” yelled Rattrap as he jumps behind some more trees while blasting off at Minotaur, hitting him dead in the chest. The bull-bot falls to his knees and grabs his chest, “Sneaky little rat ain’t he.” Said Quickstrike. Rampage transforms to robot mode and brings out his tri-barrel cannon. Then explosions encircle the three Predicons, they move closer together, evading the explosions. After the smoke clears Optimus, Cheetor, and Rattrap stand, weapons loaded and aimed, “Told ya. Hehehe…” remarked Rattrap with a smirk. “Where’s Megatron?” demanded Optimus. “Go climb a tree Primal.” Muttered Rampage. “That’ what I thought.” Said Primal disappointedly. He turns to Quickstrike and aims his gun right at his throat, “Tell me.” Demanded Primal calmly, “A… a… they went… that way.” Muttered Quickstrike as he points to the ocean. “They went for a swim?” asked Cheetor. Optimus backs away and rejoins his two bots, “Optimus to base. Get to our coordinates quickly.” Ordered Optimus over the communications channel. “What are we gonna do big bot?” asked Cheetor, stil aiming his blaster arms at the Predicons. “Rhinox and the others can watch over these three while we get to that island across the ocean. That’s where Megatrons heading and that’s where we’re going.” Said Optimus. “So we’re just gonna wait ‘till horn head and de others get ‘ere?” asked Rattrap. “Do you have a better idea?” asked Optimus.
“Oh yaaa…” said Rattrap with a smirk. Optimus nodes and Rattrap puts his gun away and pops open his arm slides, circular disk shaped mines lay inside, “We just put a couple o’ des babies ‘round these metals heads and we have ourselves a good ol’ fashion mine field to keep des boys locked up.” Explained Rattrap as he shows Optimus the mine, “Do it.” Said Optimus with a nod.
The three Predicon flyers slowly cross the ocean, the fog gets thinner as they move in, “I can almost feel the power that which I will gain from this treasure island.” Said Megatron confidently as he and his two soldiers hover over the ocean. When the fog clears completely a large island is revealed. It is covered with forests, with a golden sanded beach encircling the landmass. A great pyramid-like construct stands tall in the center of this great island, with two smaller structures on either side of the island. Three small obelisks are placed in a triangular pattern on the island around the great pyramid. The island has another special feature…. It is floating slightly over the sea. ~ Another floating island! If this one even has a small amount of the power the previous one had I will be unstoppable ~ “Ohh… not again. Waspinator does not want to be blasted out of sky by big lowers!” whined Waspinator as the three stop above the island. “We did not come all this way my dear Waspinator to look at the scenery. We will land and take what is rightfully mine!” exclaimed Megatron. He begins to slowly descend closer and closer to the island, followed by Inferno and a nervous Waspinator.
Megatron lands on the edge of a small sandy peninsula at the edge of the island, “Now if this is indeed built by those pestering aliens then I should expect some devious traps. Yess…” he turns to Waspinator and glares down at him with a smile, “You will lead Lieutenant.” Waspinator looks up at Megatron with sad puppy dog eyes, “Please don’t make Waspinator go first,” he begged. Megatron charges his attack arm, a purple glow is emitted from it along with that familiar hum of energy. “Go!” demanded the purple tyrant. Waspinator visibly gulps and walks forwards, past the others. ~ Why is Waspinator always the one to get blasted to pieces! Waspinator must rethink future plans. ~ Waspinator is now a few meters away from Megatron and Inferno and has not yet been faced with any problems, but then all of the sudden the sand beneath him begins to sink into the ground. Waspinator is pulled down about up to his neck under the ground, his head still remains visible and the sinking stops. “Help! Waspinator stuck!” gasped the wasp struggling to lift himself from the sand. Megatron walks over to Waspinator, “Wait here we will come back for you when we have what we came for.” Megatron walks over Waspinator’s head and continues forwards. Inferno follows behind Megatron with his weapon ready. “Oh sure leave Waspinator here….” He said as he looks around himself. A small brownish lizard crawls up next to Waspinator’s head. It begins to lick the head trying to figure out what the heck it is, “No! Shoo! Stop licking Waspinator’s head… giving Waspinator head ache!” cried out Waspinator unable to stop the creature.
Megatron and Inferno continue walking forward up the peninsula to eventually get to the giant pyramids behind the cover of the forests. Inferno leads, to protect his queen from any dangers. As he moves forward he walks right into a bluish force field he is shot away from the field and knocked to the ground. Megatron looks back at his loyal drone, Inferno are you ok?” he asked with a fake sympathy grin. Inferno gets up and dusts the sand from his chest plate, “Yes royalty. There seems to be a force field preventing us from entering the forest.” Reported the ant-bot. Megatron turns back to the now visible field, “Hmmm… Yes, there must be a way to deactivate it.” Megatron said to himself as he looks around for a console or something. He spots two small tri-angular stands infront of the field and on parallel sides of the sandy path. He charges his attack arm and aims at one of them, he fires, but the device is not effected. Then a large humming sound shakes the ground as an obelisk charges and fires at Megatrons. The beam misses Megatron directly, but hits the ground beneath him sending him flying into the sky. Inferno stands under his queens air born body getting into position to catch him, but is smashed by Megatron’s large transmetal body. “Thank you for breaking my fall and yourself… ofcourse…. Ha ha ha!” he said with a smirk. “It seems, as the other island did not tolerate energy weapon, this one does not either. No matter… soon I will find a way into this treasure chest or energon and possibly more and then I will fulfill my destiny.” Said Megatron confidently. “My queen… I need assistance…” said the nearly scrapped Inferno. Megatron turns to him and lifts him to his feet, “We must return to the base at once. And devise a new strategy at getting the power from this island.” Said Megatron as he walks forward to the edge of the peninsula. “What about Waspinator!?” exclaimed Waspinator still trapped beneath the ground. Megatron turns around, aims his blast arm, and fires at the ground next to his trapped soldier,
“There you go.”
Waspinator gets out of the now loosened sand and turns to beast mode. Megatron carrying Inferno and Waspinator lift off and head into the sky making their way back to the main land.
Rattrap bends down and puts the last mine on the ground and activates it, “Ok mines set.” He stands and closes his arm slots. “Good lets move.” Said Optimus, he turns to air board mode and hovers upward. Cheetor transforms to beast mode and his thrusters fold out, waiting for the signal to head off. “Rattrap,” said Optimus pointing to the front of his board, “Not again. Ya know ya should install some seat belts some where on dis ting.” Remarked Rattrap as he hops on the board. Quickstrike, Minotaur, and Rampage sit surround by the rat’s mine field angrily. “Megatron’s not gonna like this.” Whimpered Quickstrike. “Shut up.” Grunted Rampage as he shoves the fuzor in the gut. Then Megatron and Waspinator speed over head firing at Optimus and his bots, “he’s back…” exclaimed Rattrap. “Really?” said Optimus sarcastically. He lands and Rattrap hops off, clocking his gun and aiming to the sky. Megatron notices his three soldiers caged in behind the mines ~ Those incompetent fools! ~ he aims at one of the mines and fires. His blast hits the mines and it explodes causing a chain reaction with the other mines around it. Explosions after explosions occur knocking Optimus, Cheetor, and Rattrap down. While doing the same to Rampage, Quickstrike, and Minotaur. After the smoke clears all the bots on the ground are blackened by the dirty smoke and burnt by the explosions. Megatron lands next to the very shaken Optimus primal. He smiles evilly, charging his attack arm to full power. He streches it out to the Maximal leader’s head and the claw at the end opens, Optimus looks up at Megatron weakly, “Do.. it.” He muttered. Megatron smirks, but gets blasted in the back. Rhinox, Silverbolt, and Blackaracnia charge onto the scene weapons aimed and charged at Megatron and Waspinator. “Hello!” exclaimed Rhinox as he aims both machine guns. Megatron growls and lowers his attack arm, “You’re lucky Primal.” He muttered as he hovers into the sky followed by Waspinator. Rhinox walks over to Optimus, “Are you ok Optimus?”
“What do you think?” replied Optimus sarcastically as he stands weakly. “Lets get you three repaired.” Rhinox said as he keeps Optimus steady. Silverbolt and Blackaracnia both help up Rattrap and Cheetor, “What do we do with the Predicons?” asked Blackaracnia as she points to the hump of damaged Predicons. “Leave ‘em.” Replied Rhinox.