Transformers: Eradication

Part 25: Era of Megatron

Back on the island Starscream has the Red Energon up to 50%. Waiting any longer is a fool's errand at this point. A fact that he realizes. It's better to act now and save the rest for a special occasion.

"I must act now. It's best to save the rest for a crazy idea. For now I'll just take another vehicle."

Starscream consumes the first half of the Red Energon and opens up a ground bridge. A race is going on with some dragstrip racers. Starscream bridges in and it seems as if time has slowed to a near standstill. Starscream fires a missile at the racetrack to cause a distraction while he picks up a yellow formula one racer and dumps the driver out. He leaves like a grey blur to back into his ground bridge. He also bridges to a few other miscellaneous places to get some spare parts. Though this will lead up to a team that changes the game very soon, it is not the focus for right now.

The good old U.S.A, a place 30 years ago used to be a world power, but is now a hollow shell of its former self. Now is the perfect time for Megatron, Soundwave, and Buzzsaw to begin their assault on the capital. The three are inside one of the motherships looking down at the human military combating the hoverships. It seems that this will be harder than they thought. Their jets and tanks are able to keep up with their own forces.

Soundwave: "They are not as weak as they appear."

Megatron: "It doesn't matter. Nothing they do will change the outcome of this day."

Buzzsaw: "This planet is as good as yours."

Megatron: "And soon Cybertron."

Buzzsaw: "When the Autobots are finally eliminated the perfect society you had envisioned will finally come to fruition."

Megatron: "A society where nobody will ever feel unneeded again."

Soundwave: "The strong shall survive and the weak die. That is the way life must be."

Megatron: "This will make a perfect second home for the Decepticons. It's what we've deserved."

Buzzsaw: "Never again will we have what is ours taken away from us."

The human military is still not giving in. Some of the hovercrafts are being shot down, and the Vehicons aren't faring well against the infantry either. Buzzsaw's patience is getting tested from this failure.

Buzzsaw: "They dare to call themselves our militia? This is disgraceful."

Megatron: "You can't base your expectations of perfection on low level soldiers my winged friend."


Buzzsaw: "Oh?"

Megatron: "They are nothing more than a distraction to to weaken their forces and open a hole for us. It doesn't matter how many we lose because there will never be enough resistance."

Buzzsaw: "A plan as brilliant as the one who created it. You truly are an inspiration to us all."

Megatron: "Your words are far too kind for me to deserve."

Buzzsaw: "I speak only the truth. You have saved us from a destiny of ruin and have turned our legacy into greatness. We would be considered fortunate if the next leader has even one percent of your greatness."

Megatron: "Now if only all my troops had your resolve."

Buzzsaw: "It's their loss."

Soundwave: "When do we finish this?"

Megatron: "Now. The time has come to claim this planet."

Buzzsaw: "I humbly request that I take on the air force myself to clear you a path."

Megatron: "Your request is accepted."

Buzzsaw: "I won't disappoint."

Megatron: "You never have."

Soundwave: "Then that will leave the two of us to finish off the ground units."

Megatron: "So be it."

Soundwave: "Are you sure you want to fight in this weakened state?"

Buzzsaw: "Even at his weakest point Megatron can slay 10,000 Autobots before breaking a sweat."

Megatron: "I find it hard to argue with that logic."

Buzzsaw flies out and viciously attacks the air force with everything they have. He shoots the nearest ones down within a couple of shots. Any jets that do get by him are grabbed by the sharp edges of his tail. He slams one into the other, and they both explode. He transforms into his helicopter mode to create chain explosions to the majority of the fleet. Only three remain after his rampage, and he has saved his favorite takedown just for them. The first one fires missiles at him and he dodges, and slices the wings off with his tail and talons. The jet crashes to the ground and explodes. The second jet is attacked head on by Buzzsaw landing on the cockpit. He breaks through the glass and chomps down the pilot's head, crushing his fragile skull with those malevolently sharp teeth. Buzzsaw quickly flies away with his face just soaking in the human's blood. The final pilot's fate while less violent has more of Buzzsaw's flair added to the mix. Buzzsaw lands on the jet and eyes the human closely. the only words the human can say is "Oh god". Buzzsaw's tail starts etching words into the glass. The words read "No gods, only Megatron". The foolish human ejects from his jet, and Buzzsaw catches him, wrapping his tattered wings around him. For the first time in what seems like an eternity there are faint traces of a smile on his face. It's just as frightening as it rare, the smile of an entity of evil and darkness. It's the smile of a true sadist, one that has your life completely in his control.

(sadistic) "Oh you were trying to leave me. That hurts. Tell you what, let's play a game. Let's see what happens when you fall at a high velocity!"

Buzzsaw swoops down at high speeds with the human screaming his lungs out in terror. He closes his eyes as if he's welcoming death. The two are mere seconds from colliding, but suddenly Buzzsaw angles himself upward to avoid the fall, and the human makes contact with the ground and the human explodes. Buzzsaw flies up to catch the falling jet and slams into the side of a building, and results in a fiery explosion. Buzzsaw emerges from the flames to watch his master's progress. Megatron is going full mad max on the infantry with Soundwave close behind. Tanks are there to halt their progress, but Soundwave splits into his spheres and one enters inside each of the cannons, and disables the tanks from the inside. The humans inside are electrocuted by a single tentacle emerging from the spheres. The tanks explode and Soundwave reforms himself. Human soldiers with rocket launchers and other explosive weapons surround him, but Soundwave moves his arms close to the center of his chest. A blue sphere of pure energy surrounds him, and the blue sphere on his body glow brightly. It's a full blast from his ultrasonics that knocks everything back and destroys anything within ten meters.

This has cleared the path for Megatron, who transforms and destroys the infantry with the gun made from the truck's tanker portion that blows up anything in it's way. Of course Megatron isn't quite satisfied with this level of destruction and unleashes his fusion shotgun. Going in with both barrels blazing, the Decepticon leader easily devastates everything in his wake. One soldier is paralyzed in fear as the fusion cannon's tip is pointed and making contact with head. Megatron pulls the trigger, and the human is nothing more than a forgotten memory. It seems that this has gained the high command's attention because a man comes rushing out of the White House with some news for Megatron.

Human: "The President would like to announce that he surrenders."

Megatron: "Already? Very well then."

Buzzsaw flies to his master, but not before slicing some soldiers in half by spinning around with his tail sticking out. The remaining soldiers pause and then run away screaming. Buzzsaw angrily guns them down and perches on Soundwave's shoulder.

Buzzsaw: (bitter) "Those cowards."

Soundwave: "What troubles you?"

Buzzsaw: "They ran instead of dying a warrior's death. It disappoints me."

Megatron: "We've done well today. This country is ours for the taking."

Buzzsaw: "All I ask in return is to be mentioned somewhere in the history books. Even one line will suffice."

Megatron: 'You deserve your own book for your service."

One of the motherships blows up the White House on Megatron's command.

Human: "But we surrendered!"

Megatron: "I didn't accept your surrender until I was fully satisfied. Now I'm satisfied. Come Decepticons, we are done here."

Soundwave: "Affirmative."

It took only just over twenty minutes for Megatron and his friends to conquer the United States, that fastest of all the groups. They return victorious with Skywarp waiting to congratulate them.

Skywarp: "Finished already? I'd say I'm surprised, but then again this is you we're talking about."

Soundwave: "Speed and success are our prime directives."

Buzzsaw: "Not to mention effectiveness."

Megatron: "How right you are. It seems that there are no challenges left for us."

Buzzsaw: "They were no challenge because we were under your magnificent leadership."

Skywarp: "You're just an endless fountain of Megatron praise, aren't you/"

Buzzsaw: "That is a title I am honored to have."

Soundwave: "You said there was something about your condition that concerns you."

Megatron: "Even though I am in the weakest state of my life I still feel just as strong if not stronger than I was since the last time I battled Optimus."

Soundwave: "Interesting. Perhaps it's just in your blood to will yourself to be stronger."

Little did Soundwave know that he was on the right track, but that will be covered at a much later date. Now Astrotrain walks in having finished guard duty with the clone.

Astro: "If I have to see another another one of those gay robots again I'm going to kill myself."

Skywarp: "You do realize we are all machines right?"

Astro: "Hey man get off my case. You know I meant."

Megatron: -smirks- "I take it you loved your job as security?"

Astro: "Yeah just as much as these humans love AIDS. Tell me I'm finished."

Megatron: "I am in a jovial mood today, so consider yourself relieved of duty."

Astro: "Great news! Welp, I'm off to get high now!"

Twenty minutes pass and the seven minions return from Canada. They are still battered and bruised from the battle they had. Squawktalk and Beastbox however are happy because of their victory.

Megatron: "Anything of note to report?"

Ratbat: "The mission was a success."

Squawk: "Thanks to us!"

RatBat: -sigh- "Yes to them."

Overkill: "Seriously?"

Ratbat: "Yes, I have my honor. They did their part well."

Megatron: "What an unexpected turn of events. You have done well Squawktalk and Beastbox."

Beastbox: "Yeah we rule!"

Astrotrain is as high as a kite right now, so all these talking animals are freaking him out.

Astro: (super stoned) "Did you see that shit? That bat just talked!"

Another twenty minutes pass and Oil Slick and the Dreads have returned from their slaughter of Mexico City.

Megatron: "Good to see you back."

Crank: 'The mission was a complete success."

Oil: "So many lives lost, yet I still feel nothing inside."

Megatron: "So you didn't run away this time?"

Crowbar: "Ha!"

Crank: "I suppose I deserved that."

Oil: "I shall return to the labs."

Crowbar: "Back to mope town he goes."

Another hour passes with Thundercracker and the Coneheads returning from South America.

Thunder: (relieved) "Finally I'm back and I don't have to hang out with these losers again!"

Thrust: "Well thank primus for that!"

Dirge: "Good riddance."

A Vehicon appears on the screen to give a report to Megatron.

Vehicon: "My Lord, everything is going perfectly. However i would like to report one of your statues in South America was blown to pieces."

Buzzsaw: "Who would dare do such a thing to Megatron's greatness?"

Megatron: "That statue was made from the corpses of Autobots!.....Not to mention it was a gift."

Astro: "That's dark, man."

Megatron: "Fess up, which one of you four did it?"

All of the Coneheads instantly point to Thundercracker."

Thunder: "OH UP YOURS, CONEHEADS!"

Megatron: "Punishment is in order to make up for this travesty."

Thunder: "Dude, it's a statue. You can kill more Autobots for another."

Buzzsaw: "It was a statue of Megatron, that is a crime worse than murder!"

Thunder: "As if."

Megatron: "You get to take Astrotrain's place of guarding the space bridge. Not only that, but you will have a double shift!"

Thunder: (fuming) "Seriously?! This blows monkey chunks!"

Thundercracker angrily storms off to vent.

Thunder: "I'd tell you Coneheads to kiss my ass, but you'd probably like it!" (leaves)

Ramjet: (sly) "It's true."

Rumble: "Gross!"

Another three hours pass with Splicer, Frenzy, and Waspinator returning from France.

Frenzy: "Bro, you would not believe the adventure we had. We had a baguette fight and-"

Squawktalk and Beastbox's ears perk up on the sound of baguettes.

Squawk: "Where are the baguettes?"

Beastbox: "Tell us!"

Frenzy: "They kinda blew up with the ships that crashed."

Squawk: -faints- "What a cruel world!"

Splicer: "China and all of Europe is ours."

Megatron: "Exemplary work."

Eight more hours pass, and finally the Constructicons return from their bizarre adventure.

Skywarp: "Took you long enough."

Rumble: "Yeah what happened there?"

Scrapper: 'Everything."

Longhaul: "We don't want to talk about it."

Overload: "We had a great time in Michigan."

Mix: "Well I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to get some R&R."

High: "Yeah me too."

Scavenge: "Night everyone!"

Skywarp: "They aren't as high spirited as before."

Megatron: "It doesn't matter. Now is the time to celebrate, and tomorrow the final phase of our plan begins."

The other Decepticons celebrate a job well done, but Crankcase and Buzzsaw decide to pour salt on some old wounds by rubbing it in the Autobot's faces.

Jetfire: "What do you want?"

Crank: "What other reason than to gloat?"

Buzzsaw: "How does it feel to know that everything you tried to protect is truly lost?"

Mirage: "It's never a good feeling."

Airraid: "Eh I don't really care."

Silver: "What? How could you say that?"

Airraid: "I just haven't had that much of a connection with this world like you guys. It doesn't bother me that much."

Jolt: "You are a terrible person."

Airraid: "That's subjective."

Ratchet: "At this point it's a fact."

Perce: "I don't mean to interrupt, but we have far more pressing matters outside of our general dislike for Airraid."

Wheel: "Yeah like that whole invasion thing."

Swoop: "You aren't going to get away with this!"

Crank: "Oh? And what are you planning to do?"

Grimlock: "We're going to stop you!"

Topspin: "And kick your ass!"

Slag: "In an order that may surprise you!"

Buzzsaw: "I severely doubt that."

Crank: "Strong words for someone who is bound to the wall."

Road: "Let us out and I'll be the first to give you a real fight."

Crank: "Tempting, but no."

Sling: "It's not like you guys are tough anyway. Crankcase runs from everything!"

Crankcase angrily slashes the side of Slingshot's face.

Silver: "Slingshot!"

Crank: "Quite the mouth in you, boy. Next time it will be your head. I may have retreated one, but I will not do that again."

Buzzsaw: "Say your prayers Autobots, your end has finally come."

The two leave the Autobots, who are still trying to plan their escape.

Blaster: "I'd like to reorganize their faces."

Grimlock: "You're going to have to wait in line."

Mirage: "Wheeljack, Perceptor, have you had any luck with the cuffs?"

Wheel: "Not a chance, these are state of the art. the only way we could be free if someone manually freed us.

Perce: "And I highly doubt we have any friends on the Decepticons who would set us free."

Bee: "So we're stuck here?"

Perce: "Unfortunately yes."

The next day arrives, and now Megatron is ready to put the final phase of his plan together.

Megatron: "The time has come. Now we welcome our second home."