Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The Transformers, Issue 36: Coming of the Swarm, Chapter Two

CITY OF LINUS
   (At Linus City, the capital of the planet Linus, Wingblade is showing Pyro and co. around at the city's capitol, the Hub)

   Wingblade: ...And this is the Hall of Heroes, where we display statues of Linus' past leaders. Linus, Linea, Viscus, Animus, and out current leader, Dynamus!

   Pyro: Uh, yeah, great. Can you just show us where the reinforcements are?

   Rapido: And you have a pub?

   Wingblade: Oh, alright. AT-834! Take them to Room 234.

   AT-834: Yes, sir. (To Pyro and co.) Follow me.

   (The Autotrooper leads the Autobots to the room... where they are confronted by Cryotek)

   Cryotek: Welcome! We would be honored if you would join us.

   Pyro: Cryotek! What are you-?!

   Autotroopers: Put down your weapons. (They forcefully take away the Autobots' weapons)

   Cryotek: I was hired by your "friend" Wingblade for special purposes. [Oh, snap, it's Empire Strikes Back all over again]

   Pyro: And what would that be?

   Cryotek: If you must know.... (He points out a window to a fleet of alien ships in Linus' sky) I would like to introduce you to a new galactic organization: the Cybertronian Empire!

   Pyro (to Wingblade): And you did this... why?

   Cryotek: Never mind him. Come, and witness the fall of Dynamus-!

   (An Autotrooper captain- the same one from last issue- arrives and points his gun at the back of Cryotek's head)

   Captain: I don't think so. (He blasts Cryotek's head off, killing the crime lord. After ordering the Autotroopers to stand down, he says to Pyro and co.:) Go, before more of his type come.

   (Meanwhile, on the Cybertronian flagship, the Twilight....)

   Jhiaxus: Rook, set up the main cannons. Linus shall fall!

   (At the Stockade-)

   Deathsaurus: Thunderwing?! Where have you been?

   Thunderwing: Somewhere in the Karn system. I'm only here to free Bludgeon and his little squad.

   Deathsaurus: What?! I command you to free me! I am your superior!

   Thunderwing: Perhaps... but way back when, Megatron told me to become leader if you were to fail. (He then frees Bludgeon and the Mayhem Attack Squad) So long.

   Deathsaurus: Don't leave me! TRAITORS!

   (Back on Linus-)

   Jolt: What are we going to do now?

   Pyro: I don't know, Jolt, but I have an idea. Leadfoot, head into that abandoned warehouse and see if there's anything useful.

   Leadfoot: Right. (Inside the warehouse) Boy, is this place sure is empty... except for those boxes of convenient weaponry.

   (Outside-)

   Jolt: Uh, Pyro?

   Pyro: Yeah, Jolt?

   Jolt: Look! (He points to a group of Cybertronian ship)

   Pyro: They're abducting citizens!

   Jolt: No, not that. That! (Oh, looks. The titular Swarm, which is.... some... green... monster thing)

   Pyro: Leadfoot, hurry up!

   (Back on the Twilight-)

   Rook (voice): This is Rook to Liege Centuro. Group of Autobots spotted. Orders?

   Jhiaxus: Hmm... send in Mindset. 

   Mindset: Mindset en route. [Note: In some of the extended bios I had made, Mindset is actually a rebuilt Grindcore. Funny, considering both are in some way related to Onslaught....]

   Pyro: Leadfoot, they're coming!

   Leadfoot: (comes out with a bunch of weapons) Didn't have to shout....

   Mindset: Halt! In the name of the Empire, you are under imperial arrest!

   Leadfoot: Not on my watch!

   (The Autobots exchange fire with Mindset, who then sends in infantry- lets just call them stormtroopers)

   Pyro: Run for it!

   Autotrooper Captain: Follow me!

   (He leads them to a shuttle, since the Cybertronian Empire had apparently destroyed the Spark)

   Captain: Hurry! Before-

   ??? (another Autotrooper captain): Switchblade! You think it would be that easy to escape!

   Switchblade: Nitrostreak! Why you...!

   Nitrostreak: Heh. Get 'em, boys.

   (The Autobots and Switchblade take off.)

   Pyro: Set course for Paradron, now!

   (The Autobots new shuttle takes off while Linus lies in ruins)

   Rook: Linus has been corrupted, sir. Dynamus has been captured.

   Jhiaxus: Excellent. Set course for the Garrus system. We're done here.

   (While they leave Linus, a mysterious figure appears among the ruins)

   ???: Jhiaxussss....

   To be continued

   ["And that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown." I mean, seriously, why did I call the planet "Linus"???]
FEATURED CHARACTERS
   Autobots: Jolt, Leadfoot, Pyro, Rapido
   Decepticons: Bludgeon, Deathsaurus, Thunderwing, unidentified members of the Mayhem Attack Squad
   Others: AT-834, Autotroopers, Cryotek, Jhiaxus, Mindset, Mystery Person, Nitrostreak, Rook, Switchblade, Wingblade

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