The Transformers: Rise

Chapter VI: Logic

Thunderwing transforms into his robot mode, landing in a cave which finely shelterred its inhabitance from the storm outside. The thunder boomed, just like Thunderwing's name. The ex-Decepticon ruler stepped forward, and suddenly lights turned on inside the area. He looked around, not surprised. He instead moved forward again, and found a couple large computer monitors, one smashed with a dead green and black Cybertronian laying in front of it. Something had occured here that Thunderwing did not know about. He kneeled down in front of the dead body, and picked it up. He walked to another sector of the cave, where he found a berth. He placed it onto it, and pressed a button on the turned off light overhead. There, it turned on. Thunderwing turned him over onto his back, examining him closely, then turned him over again. "What happened here?" He asked himself as he looked at the Cybertronian laying on the berth. He then looked at the table next to him, and picked up a welder. He examined the blast wounds in his helm, and welded them together after reprogramming his brain module. Suddenly, his optics shined bright red and jumped off the table. "Centasaur!" The Cybertronian yelled as he fired a blast at Thunderwing, which he dodged. The blast destroyed the wall behind the Decepticon entirely. Thunderwing immediately kicked out the stands that supported the berth and grabbed it. To support the patients, it was made out of a thicker metal. He flipped it over his arm, and put it in front of him, using it as a shield. Blast after blast, Thunderwing blocked, and moved on. He suddenly smacked his opponent across the face plate, knocking him onto the ground. He slammed his foot down onto his arm, and kicked his weapon across the room. He then deployed his Cyclone cannon, pointing it at his face plate. "You died once, and I'm trying to keep that from happening a second time. So you're going to do exactly as I say before that happens." Thunderwing said getting off. "You're going to serve me." The White and Black Decepticon said with a sinister smirk on his face. "What is this place?" He asked 'Centasaur'. "Shockwave... He..." Centasaur said. Obviously he had speech issues like Grimlock. "Shockwave's lab. Centasaur trapped here. Centasaur fought back until couldn't no more." He said standing in front of the mech. "I understand." Thunderwing said. Suddenly, an idea had popped inside his head. Thunderwing placed a disc shaped device onto him. "Pick up your weapon, you're going to Soundwave." Thunderwing said. The other mech only nodded, but then picked up the weapon that was thrown across the room. Thunderwing then walked to another section of the cave, finding an arch. "This is a space bridge, correct?" The mech asked Centasaur. Centasaur only nodded. "Hm." Thunderwing said as he walked to the computer next to the space bridge. He punched in a few commands, and suddenly the space bridge lit up purple. "Go through. Fight Soundwave, do not kill him. When you have completed your objective come back to me." Thunderwing said. "Now go." Centasaur then stepped in, a flash of a bright purple light flashing into his optics as he passed through. Suddenly, he's in Shockwave's lab. The three Cybertronian combiner then dissassembled itself into its three individual robots and hid behind a group of energon cubes. "Heavytread, load these into the space bridge, Thunderwing would probably want these." Runway said. "Yes sir!" Heavytread exclaimed as he grabbed an energon cube. "Shhh!" Windshear told Heavytread in her higher voice. "Okay okay, fine." Heavytread said. "Stop talking! Both of you!" Runway told them both. Heavytread started moving the cubes into the space bridge one by one. Soundwave turned around and spotted them. He then sprayed his minigun on his shoulder at them, missing every shot. Quickly, they took cover. "Lay down some covering fire Heavytread!" Runway yelled at Heavytread agrivated. "You got it boss!" Heavytread yelled as he popped his head out from cover and started firing his over sized gun at Soundwave. His shot hit him in the shoulder plate, knocking him into a computer. He pressed a button on his chest, which opened it. "Laserbeak, Ravage, eject. Operation, run down." Soundwave said. Suddenly, a black puma and a black and red bird popped out of the opened chest. "Take them down!" Runway yelled as he started firing his flamethrower at Laserbeak. Suddenly, Ravage pounced onto Windshear. "Get this thing off of me!" She yelled as she pointed her minigun at the Decepticon puma's body and started firing, damaging it. She then kicked its other side, knocking it on the ground. "Windshear, in the skies! Get Laserbeak with me!" Runway yelled as he transformed into his alt mode, a jet, and flew toward Laserbeak, firing at him with his weapons. Windshear transformed into her alt mode, a helicopter, and hovered right in front of the incoming Laserbeak. Laserbeak shot first hoever, and knocked Windshear out of the air. "Windshear!" Runway yelled and immediately dived to catch her. He transformed and caught her after she transformed into her robot mode. Heavytread transformed into his alt mode, a tank, and shot at Laserbeak, causing an explosion on his wing and knocking him out of the sky. "Gotcha, punk!" Heavytread yelled as he transformed back into his robot mode. Soundwave suddenly stood up, and took his blaster from his back. "Minicons, combine to form Centasaur!" Runway yelled. Heavytread transformed into a pair of legs, Runway transformed into a torso, and Windshear transformed into an upper torso. Runway got on top of Heavytread, attaching to him, and Windshear attached to Runway, forming Centasaur. He let out a mighty roar, and took as many shots as he could from the blaster that Soundwave had in his hand, taking no damage whatsoever. He then aimed his humongous cannon at him, and fired it into his lower torso, blowing it to bits but keeping him alive. "He's in stasis." Runway said. "But not for long." Windshear said. "She's right. Lay him against one of the computers." Heavytread said. He walked toward the unconscious Soundwave, grabbed him, and layed him against one of the computers. Suddenly, Dirge flies into the room and toward Centasaur, firing away. He jumps back as Dirge transforms into his robot mode and goes through the space bridge, as he goes flying through, Thunderwing punches him in the face plate, clotheslining him as the humans would call it. Centasaur walked through the space bridge, landing right in front of Thunderwing himself. "Good work." Thunderwing said. "And you brought a guest." He said as he grabbed his helm and put his face plate closer to his own. "I have so many surprises in store for you." The mech said as he stepped through the space bridge and into Soundwave's lab. He walked in front of one of the cameras, then putting Dirge on his knees. He then placed his cyclone cannon up to his helm. "Turn it on Centasaur." Thunderwing said. Centasaur quickly flipped the switch, turning the camera on. "My fellow Decepticons. I have been betrayed. Many of you know me, some even orderred to attack me on that fateful day I was betrayed and stripped of my rank as a Decepticon. You want to work for a man who so decides to bring the planet to its knees? For tyranny? Thats not the way to rule. A ruler must be fair, right, and better have a skilled army while he's at it, and Megatron has and will have none of those traits. Me however, I have two out of the three. I am seeking an army, to aid me in my fight for Cybertron to be restored to its former glory!" Thunderwing yelled. "However, people who defy me will end up like Dirge here. Isn't that right?" Thunderwing asked putting his face plate closer to Dirge's. "Go die." Dirge said. "Now now, that's not very nice. Megatron, this isn't a threat, this is a warning. You dare defy my rule, and you will suffer my wrath, just like the rest of the fools in your pathetic army. Step through the space bridge in Soundwave's lab if you wish to join me. You only have five minutes so get ready. Or, you will end up like Dirge here." Thunderwing said. He nodded at Centasaur and pulled the trigger, and at that very moment, the camera turned off. Thunderwing had placed the gun above DIrge's helm just to make an example of what would happen. He pushes the blue seeker toward the space bridge. "Tell your buddies I'm coming for them if they dare defy me. Now go!" Thunderwing shouted at Dirge. Suddenly, Decepticons pass through, around 200 of them. "Step back." Thunderwing said. The Decepticons all stepped  backwards, behind Thunderwing. Then another 500 Decepticons stepped through, firing blindly at Thunderwing. The firepower leaves no effect however on Thunderwing's unbreakable pretender armor. "My turn." He said as they all paused. He suddenly slammed his arms into the ground, creating a shockwave of havoc and destruction, and causing the cave to collapse on them, leaving no survivors. Thunderwing turned around to see his army kneeling before him, a wild smirk etches across his face plate as they chant the words: All hail Thunderwing.