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The Transformers: Redux, Issue 21: Decepticons Rising, Chapter Nine

    Date: 7/4/2012

DEVASTATION, PART 2

    STRAXUS: Ah, yes. To be or not to be... will Magnus surrender, or will he keep fighting in vain? Hm. Either way, I win. So... (He clicks the device)

     SFX: RRUMMMBLE

    ULTRA MAGNUS: What the-?

    (Suddenly, a bunch of Omega Guardians appear on the scene)

    OMEGA GUARDIANS: Omega Guardians: Activated. Order: Acknowledged. Mission: Destroy Autobots.

    ULTRA MAGNUS: What?! No... the spy... Autobots! Retreat!

    (The Autobots transform and flee as the Omega Guardians fire on them)

    GIGATRON: Well... this is an interesting turn of events...

    (On Earth, the Autobots are dealing with Devastator)

    IRONHIDE: Fall back! Fall back!

    OPTIMUS PRIME: My spark... Autobots! Back inside!

    IRONHIDE: Prime, are ya' mad?! They'll destroy our base!

    OPTIMUS PRIME: I know what I'm doing, Ironhide. Now come on!

    (Inside...)

    OPTIMUS PRIME: Ratchet! We need to reactivate the Orion!

    RATCHET: Optimus, no. The pain for him would be too much, and the damage--

    OPTIMUS PRIME: Ratchet, that thing is going to cause a lot more worse than the Orion can!

    RATCHET: I... I know....

    OPTIMUS PRIME: Ratchet... You can tell me why you care so much about the Orion...

    (Long ago...)

    RATCHET: I still don't understand, sir... just what is Project Omega?

    PERCEPTOR: Well, to put it simply, Ratchet... Project Omega is the codename for the Guardians, or Omega Sentinels as we like to call them.

    HIGHBROW: Years ago, the Guardians were the protectors of Cybertron until they vanished.

    PERCEPTOR: They left the Omega Codes behind though. For reasons we have yet to discern. We then decided to create the Omega Sentinels as a quick way to end this war.

    RATCHET: So, you mean these "Guardians" are supposed to be weapons?!

    ULTRA MAGNUS: In a way, yes.

    RATCHET: But wouldn't that make us just as bad as the Decepticons?!

    ULTRA MAGNUS: We're at war, officer... we do what we have to.

    (Present, Cybertron)

    BLURR: What are we gonna do, Magnus?! The Decepticons outnumber us and they have the Omega Sentinels on their side! What do we do?

    ULTRA MAGNUS: Calm down, Blurr! We're going to get to the bottom of this! Perceptor! Longarm! This is Ultra Magnus! Come in!

    PERCEPTOR: We copy, Magnus. What is it?

    ULTRA MAGNUS: We have a problem. We believe the spy has reprogrammed the Omega Sentinels to work for the Decepticons.

    PERCEPTOR: Impossible! The Guardians' codes are too strong! How could someone override them?

    CLIFFJUMPER: Well, considering it was a spy--

    ULTRA MAGNUS: Not now, Cliffjumper! Longarm, do you know a way on stopping the Sentinels?

    LONGARM: Indeed, Ultra Magnus. I have a group of agents specifically organized for anything regarding the Sentinels.

    ULTRA MAGNUS: Good! Send them out! We don't have much time left!

    (Earth...)

    RATCHET: All right... it's time. (He opens a door to reveal the Orion)

    BUMBLEBEE: Wow. I don't remember it looking that good.

    (On board...)

    PROWL: Systems online.

    IRONHIDE: Engines up and runnin'.

    BUMBLEBEE: Do-hickey thingy whatever switched on. Watchamacallit activated.

    OPTIMUS PRIME: All right. Ratchet, open the hangar bay.

    RATCHET: Right.

    (The Orion takes off!)

    DEVASTATOR: Come on out, Autobots! Come out and-- die...

    OPTIMUS PRIME: (from the Orion) You called?

    (The Nemesis...)

    MEGATRON: Impossible! How did-- how did the Autobots reactivate it?!

    STARSCREAM: Perhaps they knew how to all along and--

    MEGATRON: SILENCE! Prep the Nemesis' cannons and head for the Autobot base! We're going to ensure that Devastator destroys the Autobots... once and for all!

    (Long ago...)

    ULTRA MAGNUS: And now for the final test. You are to infuse the Omega Codes into this Guardian's mind.

    RATCHET: How?

    ULTRA MAGNUS: We infused them into your brain.

    RATCHET: Sounds silly, but all right.

    (He infuses the code and the Guardian awakens)

    OMEGA SUPREME: I. Am. Omega Supreme.

    RATCHET: It... it worked!

    ULTRA MAGNUS: Ratchet, you have just brought life to our key. Our key to ending Megatron's tyranny.

    (Present)

    OPTIMUS PRIME: Ratchet... it's time.

    (Ratchet presses a switch and the Orion transforms...)

    OMEGA SUPREME: Systems: Activated. Objective: DESTROY DEVASTATOR!

    TO BE CONCLUDED

CHARACTERS

    Autobots: Arcee, Blurr, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Highbrow (flashbacks), Ironhide, Jazz, Kup, Longarm, Omega Supreme, Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Prowl, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus

    Decepticons: Devastator, Flatline, Gigatron, Megatron, Ramjet, Starscream, Straxus

    Others: Omega Sentinels

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