5.Nov.08

Entry for the 2008 Fan Fiction Competition

The theft of the rubber duck

By: Waspimus Prime

Megatron: NOOOOOOOOOO!

A short pause.

Megatron: PREDACONS! GET HERE NOW!

As the Predacons assembled themselves into a line Megatron was fuming.

Megatron: where is he where is he where is my one true love where is he where is he where is my one true l where is he where is he where is my one true love

Waspinator: what Megatron mumbling about?

Megatron: I’ll tell you what I’m mumbling about…

He leaned towards Waspinator. He was so close Waspinator could see his own reflection in Megatron’s armour.

Megatron: THERE’S AN INTRUDER IN THE BASE! FIND THEM!

The Predacons all ran off in different directions (Waspinator and Quickstrike crashed into each other). Megatron put his fingers to his temples and tried to massage them, but just made an ear piercing, metal on metal, squeak. Megatron slammed his fist against the side of his chair. The chair shorted out, stopped hovering then made a giant puff of smoke. All you could see was Megatron’s eyes glowing

Megatron: I hate my life.

*

Blackaracnia was going along on her hover board, when she turned a corner, and smashed into an unsuspecting Inferno.

Blackaracnia: hey watch it cherry butt.

Inferno: why are you not searching for the maximal intruder?

Blackaracnia: because there isn’t an intruder.

Inferno: but the royalty…

Blackaracnia: royalty, shmoalty.

Inferno was shocked.

Blackaracnia: there were no sirens, or anything. Does he expect us to believe whatever he says?

Inferno’s mind felt like it was going to blow.

Inferno: for the Royalty!

Inferno tried to turn Blackaracnia into a char-grilled spider.

*

After an hour of searching, all of the Predacons (except Inferno) came to see Megatron.

Waspinator: Waspinator can’t find intruder anywhere

Blackaracnia: there isn’t even an intruder in there.

Megatron looked at all of them, then took a deep breath.

Megatron: yes there is!

Quickstrike: I’ve looked all over this place, and I can’t find a single slaggin’ Maximal!

Megatron: There has to be one!

Tarantulas: why!?!

Megatron: because he stole my…

Megatron turned red (which is very hard for a Cybertronian to do).

Megatron: Because… because…

Blackaracnia: see he’s got nothing; this was all a wild cyber goose chase.

Megatron: BECAUSE MR. SQUEAKY IS MISSING!!!

All the Predacons looked at him with huge eyes.

All: who’s Mr. squeaky?

Megatron had to tell them, it was the only way he'd see Mr. Squeaky again.

Megatron: Mr. Squeaky is my rubber duck.

The Predacons were in stitches on the floor.

Megatron: It’s not funny!

Megatron yelled in frustration, and shot at the ceiling.

The Predacons all stood to attention.

Megatron: I would search too but I have to grieve, so you’re in charge.

Everyone was shocked.

Tarantulas: you’re pointing at Waspinator.

Megatron: I don’t care, just find him.

*

Waspinator walked into the room, (wearing an earflap hat, like Sherlock Holmes), to see the Predacons playing poker.

Quickstrike: wanna play bug eyes?

Waspinator: no! Waspinator says you should be looking for rubber duck!

Blackaracnia: just because mega dork put you in command doesn’t mean you can tell us what to do!

Waspinator: fine, Waspinator will do it himself, humph!

Waspinator stormed off.

                                                          *

Waspinator peered into the screen one last time.

Waspinator: one hundred hours of searching and Waspinator has nothing!

He put his head in his hands, and cried a little.

Waspinator: wait, if computer say there was no intruder, then it wasn’t Maximals, it was Predacons.

                                                          *

Waspinator: and where was two head on the bluster night of the 13^th?

Quickstrike: what kind off a question is that!

Waspinator: Mr. Squeaky was last seen that night.

Quickstrike: are you callin' me a traitor?

Waspinator: what if Waspinator is?

Quickstrike leapt on Waspinator and started attacking him. Blackaracnia walked past and saw them.

Blackaracnia: you idiot we were all in that cave making that machine that was supposed to make an earthquake…Waspinator you were there!

The two stopped fighting, and brushed down them selves down.

Waspinator: so if it wasn’t two head or spider bots… who took Mr. Squeaky?

Blackaracnia: I think that I know.

She signaled that they should go to the computer. On it was an early human.

Blackaracnia: if you zoom you’ll see that the duck is in its hand.

Waspinator: thank you, but why spider bot do this?

Blackaracnia: nothing else happens around here.

And then she walked off. Waspinator transformed to Beast mode, then headed straight for Megatron.

                                                          *

Megatron: THEY DID WHAT!?!

Waspinator: the fleshy bots took the duck, but Waspinator tracked them, and know exactly where they are.

Megatron: OK! Just get him back…my replacement isn’t the same.

Megatron held up a blue rubber duck.

                                                          *

Waspinator brushed back a leaf, to show the early humans in a circle worshiping the duck, which was on a rock pillar.

Waspinator: all right everyone ready?

The Predacons looked as unenthusiastic as ever.

Waspinator: let’s go!

He fired wildly into the air, and was immediately joined by Quickstrike. The humans ran for there lives.

Quickstrike: ye doggy! We got the little furry varmints!

Waspinator walked over and took the duck, then turned and walked off, but in mid-step heard a strange noise. It was like rock scraping, he turned to see that there was another piece of rock coming out of the pillar, the duck must have held it down, he thought.

Waspinator threw himself at the ground.

Waspinator: everybody get down!

It was just in time too; arrows shot in all directions, one shooting his wings.

When the barrage stopped, the Predacons got onto Blackaracnia's hover board, except Waspinator, and it took off.

Waspinator: WAIT FOR WASPINATOR!

Blackaracnia: you can fly bug breath.

Waspinator: Waspinator's wings got shot!

But they had already left. Waspinator looked around, then started to walk back, then he heard a rumble. The noise was getting closer, and closer. Waspinator turned to see a giant boulder heading straight for him! He ran and ran, but he was no match for the boulder. Just before he was flattened, he threw the duck up in the air, and then caught it again, but when he caught it, he was 2 dimensional.

                                                          *

A very flat Waspinator handed Megatron his rubber duck

Megatron: Yes! Thank you! Thank you Waspinator!

Megatron then rubbed noses against the duck's.

Megatron: oh I’ll never let you go again!

The Predacons all looked like they were going to burst from laughter.

Megatron: leave! All of you! NOW!

They all did as they were told, but just as Waspinator was leaving.

Megatron: Waspinator!

He turned and saluted.

Megatron: have you seen Inferno?

Waspinator shrugged.

                                                          *

Inferno: I’ll find those intruders! This air vent is so cramped…but if the Royalty commands it…