Transformers:  Evolution Revolution	
			Epsiode:  08 
		Peace through tyrany
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	In the peace tower the remaining Decepticon's gathered.
X was equiped with a basic temporary body to substitute for his
real body parts which were destroyed in the battle of the previous day.

	Nightwing stood in front of the group.  She spoke pu
with her voice still shaking.  "We can't let this go un avenged.
I never believed the things magnatron said about seeing the future.
I didn't want to believe he was going to die.  But he already knew
and he wouldn't have lead us into this battle if he thought his death would be
the end of it.  Fellow Decepticons we stand for the great warriors of
Cybertron.  We are the last representatives of nobillity
and power.  Please all of you, don't let Magnatron have died in vain.
We can't......"  Words failed Nightwing.  

	Blackwing walked to Nightwing's side.  "My sister is right.
We are Decepticons and we are bound by honor to slay our enemies.
We will rise and we will fight!  WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER!"

	Buzzwing cheered Blackwing's speech.  "WE WON'T STOP
UNTILL EVERY LAST AUTOBOT IS A SMOKING PILE OF RUBBLE!"

	Cheers erupted from all of the Decepticons in the room.

	Elsewhere underground Prime, Godmonger, and the Autobot
brothers shone their lights down a dark tunnel.  Longline held
a flat computing device in his hand in front of him.  "We're drawing
closer.  The time anomoly is somewhere near here."

	"Shouldn't we be going after the Decepticons?  I don't
like thinking that they're still in the seat of power."  Lastride
grumbled.  "Remember why we came back brother.  Our duty
is to find if Omnicron is interfearing with time."  Longline
said.  "Yeah I know.  That oversized spark sucker really
slags me off."

	"I wish Neo Convoy had lived long enough to see Omnicron.
His memories are lacking any information on Omnicron.  But there's
something I feel in my spark that just rubs me the wrong way."
Prime remarked.  "Hey I'm even more in the dark on this guy than you
are Prime.  But whatever it is I'm gonna kick its skidplate
into next week."  Godmonger replied.

	"Not all problems can be solved by shooting 
a few things.  Then again there are some problems you can
only solve by shooting a whole slag of a lot of things."  replied
Prime.

	Godmonger walked ahead a bit.  Prime extended his arm to stop
Godmonger.  Godmonger confused looked to Prime and less than a second
later the cieling caved in in front of him.  Dust kicked up and
filled the air obscurign the autobots' vision.

	Something hard hit Godmonger knocking him down.  A whistling
sound indicated oncoming projectiles, missiles to be exact, which Godmonger
barely avoided by rolling to his side.  The explosion blew the dust away
and the Autobots found themselves staring at Axis and Fathom the enormous
Decepticon Warriors.  Sitting on Fathom's shoulder was Nightwing who 
looked down on the Autobots with wicked determination.

	"This one's for Magnatron.  DECEPTICONS KILL!"  She ordered.
Responding to Nightwing's command Fathom and Axis unleashed a barage
of missiles on the autobots blasting them back down the tunnel.

	Longline and Lastride both Transformed and drove toward the Decepticons.
As the drove they moved to oposite sides of the tunnel eventually driving on the walls.
Both atobots crossed over on the cieling just above the two enormous decepticons
and sped down the tunnel.  Nightwing snarled in frustration.
"I'll go after those two.  YOu two stay here and finnish off these
sons of glitches that killed Magnatron."  Nightwing commanded as she jumped down
from Fathom's shoulder and flew down the tunnel in persuit of the
Autobot brothers.

	Axis walked forward and drew an enormous dual bladed sword
which he pointed at Godmonger.  "We will enjoy making you suffer for what
you did to our leader."  Said Axis with the unified voice of the Verticons.

	Fathom rushed past the two already dualing behemoths and
attacked the much smaller Neon Prime.

	Fathom swung his enormous foot attempting to kick Prime
but found Prime had moved out of the way and countered with a blast from
one of his Neo cannons.

	Again Fathom swung his foot only to find it planted in the rock wall
as Prime again dodged.  Prime transformed into vehicle mode and sped down the 
tunnel in the oposite direction.  Without the weight of his trailers me moved quite
fast in fact.  Fathom did his best to keep up chasing on foot.

	Prime muttered to himself as he drove away with Fathom in hot persuit.
"That's it keep on following me you tin plated turkey."  

	Prime saw his goal ahead.  The tunnel abruptly ended at a long dropoff.
Prime transformed to robot mode and turned to face Fathom whom was still running toward him.
Prime cought the charging Fathom and planted a foot against him before rolling on his back
flinging the enormous Decepticon over his head and into the pit below.

	Fathom as he plumeted looked down and saw water.  Deciding to use the fall to 
his advantage Fathom transformed into his submarine mode and sank below into the
dark depths.

	Meanwhile Godmonger had the blade of Axis sandwiched between his palms
struggling not to let it pass through and find it's intended target.

	Thankfully help arrived in the form of Neon Prime whom wrapped his arms around
the legs of the mighty combined robot and twisted pulling him off balance.

	Axis staggered and tried to stan upright but a shoulder butt from Godmonger
toppled him.  Axis from the ground let loose a missile into the wall clouding the
area with more dust and debris.  Prime heard several buzzing sounds as the individual Verticons 
sped by him.  It didn't take long for both Autobots to find a spray of bullets
bombarding them.

	Godmonger drew his Gattling gun and fired wildly in the genreal direction from which
his assault had come.  His troubles were answered with a barage of missiles
blasting him and Prime back.

	Outside the dust cloud the four verticons in flight mode continued to spray in
at the autobots.  "You see just in tight places like this their size is a hinderance."
Said Cyclonus.  

	Around this assualt the tunnel began to shake and then collapse.
"What's going on?"  Said Cyclonus.  "It's Fathom he must have fired his concussion
charges.  We need to get out NOW!"  Shockwave answered.  "All Verticons pull out"
Cyclonus ordered halting the Verticon assault on Prime and godmonger.  "But we're winning"
Starscream complained.  "Don't worry the cave in will finnish them off."  Shochwave
answered as he and the other verticons flew away.

	Starscream lagged behind a moment transforming into Robot mode.  "TAKE THAT!"
He said launching one last missile into the cave before flying away.

	Prime transformed into vehicle mode.  "We can't get out now.  Our only
choice is to go deeper in."  He said to Godmonger as he sped down the tunnel following
the same direction that the Autobot brothers had drove in.  Godmonger transformed
into his land vehicle mode and followed allbeit somewhat slower than Prime.

	As the atobots sped downt he tunnel it bit by bit fell in behind them.
Eventually they found the Tunnel widening and opening into a new area of
molded metal constructs.  At the last moment before collapse Godmonger pulled out inot the
open transforming to robot mode and diving to safety.  Standing back up Godmonger looked to
the tunnel.  "Mother Slagger, It looks like we wont be leaving the way we came." he remarked.

	Above ground the Verticons gather themselves.  They look over the collapsed tunnel
they had just escaped from.  "I wonder if Nightwing made it out.  It would be a shame
to waste a good fembot like her."  Scourge remarked.  "You might as well not try buddy."
Said Starscream patting Scourge on the shoulder.  "What?"  Scourge asked sounding
a bit annoyed at starscream.  "Oh like you didn't notice how she and Fathom are.
She likes big and powerful.  She too much of a fighter for a scientist like you."
Starscream answered.  "I suppose you're right.  But still I hope she's okay down there."
Scourge replied.

	The conversation was broken by a shout.  "HEY DECEPTICONS!"
The Verticons looked to see the build bots rapidly approaching.  
Tornado, Hardload, and Layflat all lead by Big build.

	"Oh slag what lousy timing."  Snarled Starscream.
"FORM AXIS"  Cyclonus commanded.   The four Verticons merged and 
took a stance for battle.  Likewise Big build commanded the Build
Bots.  "Alright form the big guy and hold him off."  
"you mean the BIG big guy?"  Asked Hardload.  "Not this time just the
big guy.  I've got some digging to do.  You guys have shaped up
you can handle this overgrown pea shooter."  Big build said.

	As big build dove into the underground the three remaining
Build bots merged to form Constructor.  A bare knuckle
melee ensued.

	Underground the autobot brothers were facing off with Nightwing.
As the two brothers swiped wildly with thier respective blades Nightwing
was in a blur of motion, her movements a living essay on a mairage of
Grace with power.  "Slag this witch is hard to hit."  Lastride grumbled
as he twisted his scythe causing it to seperate into two smaller scythes 
joined by a long chain.  

	Lastride swing the scythe at the end of its chain through the air
finally grappling Nightwing in maid air bringing her down.

	Running onto the scene Prime and Godmonger joined confronting
the fallen Nightwing who's legs were still tied by Lastride's chain.

	Nightwing directed her gun up to the group.  Prime
opened his hand and extended it to Nightwing.  " There's no point in any more
combat.  Don't waste your life fighting a war that's already over."  

	"Just shoot Prime.  I won't be your prisoner.  I won't let you do to 
me what your decendants will do to mine."  Nightwing replied angrilly.

	"What's the point?  Why are you so stuck on fighting over events
that haven't even happened yet."  Prime asked.  

	"That's the very reason we're fighting.  We're going to
change history before it has a chance to happen."  Nightwing explained.

	"You've lost.  It doesn't matter if you hold the tower.
The pax cybertronia has been validated.  The upgrade has already begun.
Even now the Maximal's first council is convening."  Godmonger said.

	"So if you've beaten me SHOOT!"  Nightwing demanded. 

	Prime stepped forward and knelt over Nightwing.
He placed his hands on the chain about Nightwing's legs and
pulled it away.  "Go home.  Freedom is the right of all
sentient beings.  I won't deprive you of it."  

	Nightwing stood up and backed away slowly.
"Prime.....you should have shot me."  Nightwing said before transforming
and flying off into the darkness.

	The autobots stood silent for a moment.  "Well that's grattitude for ya.
You let her go and she still wants yer head on the end of a stick."  Lastride
said.  

	Before Prime could reply a few rocks fell from above followed by
a stream of dirt.  Finally Big Build fell from above landing on his feet.

	"Sorry it took so long.  I couldn't find a way out so I had to make one."
BigBuild said with a cheerful smile.  Dirty as slag and low on power from all the
work BigBuild seemed at his happiest.

	Prime looked to big build and gave him a thumbs up.

	Above ground the light of the full moon was drowned out by 
artifical lights all around cybertron.  The build bots were currently
repairing the damage thier battle had done to the nearby area.

	Above Iacon in the still under construction city of Cybertropolis
the maximals and predacons all stopped and gazed up to various loud speakers
as a voice issued from it.  

	"All citizens of Cybertropolis this is the Maximal Council of
elders.  We are the new government of Cybertron.  Under the pax Cybertronia
ratified just yesterday all Predacons are to report to the nearest spaceport
for deportation to space collonies.  All Predacons choosing to remain
on Cybertron are to register themselves immediately.  All Decepticons currently
living on Cybertron are hereby given a period of three days to report
for upgrade to Predacon and follow procedures laid ot for Predacons.  Failing that
any Decepticons are to vacate cybertron within this time period.  Upon
completion of Cybertropolis all remaining Autobots shall report for Upgrade to
Maximal.  We the maximal council of elders here by dedicate  the future of
cybertron to the pure and noble Maximal race."

	The announcement ended and the streets of both cities grew silent.
Then it happened.  One unknown decepticon stood up and fired a rifle in no
specific direction.  Another shot and another issued fourth from sources unkown.
Fire in response mowed down the lone gunman but it was too late to stop it.  Gunfire
of all types erupted.  Every faction shooting at each other.  The silence long since broken
by the rumble of explosions and the lights of the city overpowered by the flash
of shoots.  Even the air grew hot with the heat of the shots flying through it.
The shout went up from Decepticon and Predacon alike.  "DIE MAXIMALS!"

	The ruination of Iacon had begun.  Godmonger stood with his mouth
agape.  "Was this......was this what we were fighting for?"

	Away from the city where the sounds of gunfire echoed
quietly but still present white moonlight shone down on the junkyard
where Magnatron had died.  A post of steel stood among the heap topped
with a symbol of the Decepticons.  X stood in front staring at the city
as it was being consumed by the flames of war.  He stared back at the
grave.  "Lord Magnatron it is just as you envisioned it.  The uprising.
A glorious battle where no cowards may run and hide.  This is the glory of
the Decepticon race."

	Standing atop the junk heap Shinden spoke back to X.
"I've failed so completely that there is no redepmtion.  You know
I'm decepticon by design but I refused to serve any faction.  
A decepticon who will not stand and fight for a cause is not worthy
of the name Decepticon."  

	X only shook his head and walked away.  Shinden stood in front of
Magnatron's grave alone.  He stared down at the heap of scrap that entombed
the great Decepticon.  From the scar beneth his eye leaked a stream of oil
which dripped down onto the grave and soaked into the pile of junk."

	A moment of near silence except for the echoes of gunfire in the distance.
Shinded drew his gun and pointed it to his own head.  Slowly he squeezed the trigger
tighter and tighter.

	A loude noise of metal against metal sounded surprizing Shinden
causing him to drop his gun.  He looked down to see the source of his surprize.
From the scrap tomb had thrust a still moving silver hand.
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