Transformers Next wave
			by: Fragraham Lincon
			chapter4
		war and peace

	"The world exists between two forces.  Light and
dark.  God and Devil as some called it.  and the beings in 
this world can never fully be of one or the other.  We exist
in between."

	A mighty purple robot stood on the hull of a massive
disk shaped ship.  Upon his right arm was a yellow cannon.
on his back were silver wings.  On his head he wore an
old earth style samurai helmet.  

	"Galvatron, we are nearing cybertron.  Go thee there
and crush my enemies in preparation for my coming.  His name
is Neo convoy.  He is arogant enough to stalk me.  His presence is
mocking me.  Find him.  Tear him assunder."  "And how will I 
find this Neo Convoy you speak of."  "He is the only autobot on cybertron.
an easy enough task.  But if thou wish I shalt give thee this.
It is one half of an ancient object of which Neo Convoy carries the other
half.  It was once said to be the key to peace on cybertron but now
it has no power.  But the two halves still resonate together and 
this shall draw thee to Neo Convoy."  "th....this is.  HOW DID YOU
GET THIS?"  "Dare ye not question me Galvatron or thou thyself shall
cease to be."  

	Galvatron takes the object He is given by the mysterious
voice.  It is a half orb with one handle on it.  He places into a 
compartment in his chest then transforms into his flight mode and shoots
off towards cybertron.  On the way he thinks to himself.  "To
be or not to be.  Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.  Or to take arms
against a sea of troubles..."

	On cybertron in the streets.  Two cars and a large truck
speed away with three maximals as passengers.  "Hey now this
is riding in style."  Said Flytrap reclining in the seat of 
Longline.  "Uhm a little creepy if you ask me.  I'd rather fly
be flying."  Said Purplebold in the back of Lastride.
In Neo convoy Feral issued orders.  "We have to got to cybertropolis.
As much as I hate it I have to tell the council of elders about this.  
If Neoconvoy is right then We're going to every transformer on cybertron
and then some.  I just hope nightscream is coming through with the predacons.
"Wait preds?"  asks flytrap. "Yes This threat is far more than 
anything cybertron has ever known.  It's been over five hundred years since
autobots and decepticons worked hand in hand when Unicron arrived.
And now another threat has arrived.  We're going to have to work together
if we want to survive." Feral says "Wow talk about scary.  Can anything be
so bad that we'd need even more than the maximal armada to defeat it?"
asks purplebolt.  "Well we have two and a half days to find out"
Feral answers.

	"Rodimus Prime was the one who defeated unicron.  
The matrix of leadership was all that could do it.  but....
there is no matrix now..But Feral has the oracle with him. 
Perhaps with its wisdom...."  NeoConvoy is interupted by Feral.
"Wait....RODIMUS prime?  Who's that.  OPTIMUS Prime destroyed
Unicron didn't he?  He used the matrix of leadership to convince
the decepticons to aid in the fight and Unicron was destroyed
by their combined firepower.  Every Maximal knows that."
"What have they been teaching you in history?  I know you said
the maximal council was a bit corrupt but that..... It was the greatest
event in cybertronian history."  "I always thought that sounded
a little strange.  Bits and pieces of the history we're told don't always
fit.  Care to fill us in on what we're missing?"  "Gladly.
It goes like this...."

	Time passes.  NeoConvoy delivers a history lesson to
the maximals while on rout to cybertropolis.

	On the predacon satelite collony.  Gunfire is errupting.
Within a battered base Nightscream and Galvastorm are gathering troops.
"Who knew something like moving to cybertron would get such a resistance from 
the tri predacus council?"  Says Nightscream.  "Peace is something
not all predacons are ready for.  I guess some Predacons are stuck in the
past."  A stray shot nicks Galvastorm's shoulder.  "I'LL KILL THOSE
SONS OF SLAGGERS!!!!  AAAAIAIIIIAAIIAIAYAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"  Galvastorms 
transforms into a purple serpentine dragon and heads off towards the battle.
Nightscream looks confused for a moment then looks to Galvastorms troops.
"How do you put up with this guy?"  "You get used to it"  one of them 
answers.  "Alright we have to work fast.  Jawbreaker, scarem, You 
take the left flank.  Scourge what did you find on recon?"
"Galvastorm is headed for the rear.  His guess was right. 
Tripredacus himself is there."  "Good then if we win this battle
we won't have any more resistance.  But easier said than done.
That also means that The entire tri predacus army is going to be here."
Another shot rattles the base.  "God Neptune, you're going
to be most of our muscle.  Take the frontal assault.  Right flank
goes to razorclaw, snapper, skyshadow.  the rest of you take
cleanup."  "You're army sounds a little weak."  "Huh?  Who said that?"
"A small lanky robot with lenghty arms walks from (or almost seems
to materialize from) the shadows.  May I help?"  "Sure go right ahead.
but who the slag are you?"  "While I'm not a predacon I understand your
predicament.  I am called Geckobot.  Consider me a problem solver."
"yeah whatever just Go."  Nightscream 
and the predacon forces dive over the barracks and rush to their
perspective attack angles.  Geckobot returns to the shadows.  

	The battle ensues.  Nightscream and God neptune quickly plow through
the front forces but soon meet more resistance as the forces thicken.
The left flanking attempt by scarem and jawbreaker is easilly repelled.
Scarem is injured and Jawbreaker attemtps to bring him out of
firing range but is gunned down himself.  A splinter group breaks
away from the main force in persuit.  A mistake on their part.  
A shadow drops on them as one by one they begin to vanish.  
One final soldier brings his gun to bear at the almost living shadow but
finds his fire is not only ineffective but is being returned and it quickly
fells him.  Geckobot materializes and gives Scarem and Jawbreaker a nod before
departing for the main group.  

	God Neptune is accumulating damage but fights on.  Nightscream looks
back to see his means of escape has already been cut off.  
"I won't go down this easilly!"  Nightscream tries to fire off a sound
wave but is out of energy.  "SLAG!"  God neptune looks down to him.
"We can get you out of here.  Just convert to beast mode and we'll throw
you clear."  "No way I'm not leaving you here."  "You're useless to us
now.  But you have courage.  You should flee."  "NO WAY.  JUST forget
about it."  "If you insist."  God neptune slices down a few more soldiers
before his sword breaks.  "Aw slaggit!"  "We're in way over our heads.
Where the slag is Galvastorm."  Gavlastorm immediately flies overhead
and is gunned down.  "No Gavlastorm.  A mass of soldiers converges
on where he fell.  " this is no good.  We can't ...."  A few
explosions erupt from where Galvastorm fell.  Galvastorm now again in
robot mode is clearing a path to the rear and toward tripredacus.  
	
	"I am going to tear you a new waste disposal unit!"  Screams
Galvastorm.  Meanwhile Nightscream and God neptune are still
fighting with what they have left.  "Nightscream you're as brave as
any predacon We've ever worked with.  I respect you."  Says
God Neptune to Nightscream.  "Same to you."  God neptune
seperates into six individual robots which all charge.  
with giant guns in hand.  Geckobot is assisting the right
flank attempt with some success...but not much.   

	Galvastorm has made his way to Tripredacus.
"So you are the imp who has been causing an uproar in my
collonies."  Says Tripredacus.  "Yeah that's me a real trouble
maker."  Galvastorm replies.  "You have been the cause of
much frustration.  I shall enjoy ripping you apart."  
"Just try it buddy."  

	Galvastorm throws himself forward.  A quick right
hook from tripredacus puts him on the ground.  Galvastorm rolls
out of the way just in time to avoid the massive foot of tripredacus.
as he springs to his feet he fires a few rounds from his left
hand.  Tripredacus due to his size is unable to avoide them.  
"The bigger they are...."  Galvastorm begins.  "The more their punches
hurt!"  says Tripredagus smacking Galvastorm into the air.
Galvastorm knowing he'd get a rightous pounding on landing
instead ops to transform to beast mode and rain down a few
fireballs.   Tripredacus covers himself with his arms trying
to block the barrage.  Galvastorm dives down onto 
Tripredacus's head during the ensuing explosion and begins to rip and tear
at him.   Tripredacus staggers back but then regains his ballance
and picks up Galvastorm and begins squeezing him.  Galvastorm
spits another barrage of fireballs into Tripredacus as he continues to
squeeze.  Both keep their attack up knowing one or the other will have
to die from it eventually.  

	Tripredacus gives.  He collapses into three seperate robots.
Galvastorm transforms to robot mode again and rushes one of them.
He grabs himd and sinks his hands into his sides.  Galvastomr
pulls.  He strains his body calling on the last of his energy reserves.
With one Last strain Galvastorm rips the Tripredacus member in half.
He quickly explodes knocking Galvastorm to the ground.  

	Galvastorm looks to see his work.  The tripredacus short one member.
It would have to do.  His head drops to the side and his eyes go dark.

	One of the remaining Tripredacus kicks the fallen Galvastorm.
Galvastorm's eyes quickly light back up.  "SUPRIRIZE!'  Galvastorm
uppercuts him throught the abdomen letting wires spill out onto the ground.
He then Brings the blade on his right arm the bear and beheads the
tripredacus member.  The last of the three brings a large gun to bear and
shoots at Glavastorm who staggers back and falls over.  He pulls himself
back up as the gunfire stops.  "I'm willing to bet that you don't have anough
energy left to do something like that again."  Galvastorm smiles.  
"and I'm willing to bet....you're right."  Galvastorm collapses.  

	Choosing a safer route than his brothers this tripredacus member
puts a few more rounds into Glavastorm from a distance then begins to walk away.
Unfortunately for him he runs into Nightscream.  "Going somewhere?"
"Yes"  He puts a few rounds into nightscream and runs by.

	he flees to the shuttle port.  The beaten and battered Glavastorm
and Nightscream along with their troops arrive just in time to see him
escape.  The look out the port to see their
vicotry slipping further and further away.  That is untill the shuttle
is intercepted by a strange purple fighter craft.  
It opens fire with a barage of missiles obliterating the tripredacus
escape shuttle and continues on its way to cybertron.  "What the slag
was that?"  says Galvastorm.  "I don't know.  I just hope it's on our
side."  

	Galvastorm walks back to look at the battle field.  Nightscream follows.
"All these lives lost.  This is the horror of war."  says Nightscream.
Galvastorm does not speak.  Silence covers the war torn collony now.
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