Chapter III: Trouble on the Horizon

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NEST Base, Diego Garcia

*Play background music below*

The Autobots and soldiers returned to the base, only to find it in ruins once more.

Chromia: Oh, Primus!

Sideswipe: Not again!

Ironhide: I know who could have done this!

Optimus Prime: Ratchet, help them, they might still be alive!

He then went to help the Autobots but...

Ratchet: No, Prime... they're all dead.

Wingblade: Not all of them.

Everyone then looked to where Wingblade pointed, and were shocked to see the 'Bot he was referring to: Landmine. The Autobot Chief Medical Officer went towards him.

Ratchet: Landmine! Don't worry. You'll be fine.

Landmine: I won't... my life is ending... but... whoever caused this... was purple with a... single optic...

Unfortunately, Landmine died.

Ratchet: Goodbye.

Sideswipe: What did he say?

Ratchet: He said the one responsible for all this was purple and had only one optic.

Sideswipe: SHOCKWAVE!

Ratchet: Indeed...

Chromia: Guys, I found something written on the ground.

Sideswipe: What does it say?

Chromia: It says: "The Autobots shall perish, you too, Optimus Prime. Signed: Shockwave.".

Lennox: How do you know? All I see are strange symbols.

Sideswipe: It's our Cybertronian language.

Lennox: Oh yeah... I forgot.

Sideswipe was angry and the blue Fembot noticed it.

Chromia: Sideswipe.

Lennox: Chromia, wait. There's more.

Chromia: Really?

Lennox: Yeah, right there.

Chromia: It says: "And once you all are dead, Megatron will be pleased. Signed: Shockwave, again."... Megatron?!

Lennox: We thought he left the planet, we never heard from him or detected him after the Battle of Giza.

Chromia: Maybe he found a way to change his alternate mode to avoid detection?

Lennox: Maybe...

Chromia: I'll report this to Prime.

Optimus was staring at the disaster when Chromia arrived.

Chromia: Optimus!

Optimus Prime: What, Chromia?

Chromia: Did you believe that Megatron left the planet?

Optimus Prime: No, I never believed it... I know he's still here.

Chromia: Okay... but I think he sent Shockwave here just now.

Optimus Prime: Really?

Chromia: Yes, I read some messages written on the ground by him...

Sideswipe, upon hearing this, became even angrier.

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