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It was a rainy day on the primitive earth, one that we could do without. The rain was coming
and going and the thick grey clouds did not seem like they were going anywhere for the day 
at least. The rain had a strong effect on the ecosystem of the forest: birds weren't singing
,no wind blowing, no branch cracking. It was total silence except for the droplets coming 
down on the leaves playing soft rumble music. This depressive weather had no effect on 
Dinobot. To him, it was a normal patrol day where anything could happen. He was walking 
slowly in beast mode between the high trees, barely stopping to admire the view. The only 
thing that was on his mind was the Predacons. Sometimes his mind would wonder on the other 
Maximals causing him to become frustrated and angry.
Nothing about this day looked particularly unusual: a normal earth's day was pretty boring 
with no Predacons around. 
This depressive day was going to change with an unusual way. A strange sound was coming from
the sky, catching Dinobots's interest. He tried to look up through the trees but the forest 
was too dense. He started to walk faster with caution, trying to see through the trees and 
not tripping in the process. Stress was growing, as the sound seemed to approach very fast. 
Dinobot had no idea of what it could be and he hadn't realized that he was now running, 
trying desperately to find an open area. To his joy, the trees seemed to take some distance 
to one and other and he could have a better view of the sky. 
The sound was very loud now.
Still, he knew it was something in the sky, but didn't know where it was because of the low
atmospheric clouds! In a last attempt, he jumped on a rock and looked around again with no 
luck. 
In less than a fraction of a second, right where he was looking in the sky, he saw the 
clouds pushed aside as an object was coming down at high speed towards the ground with a 
great rumble sound. Dinobot tried to magnify the object with his optic sensors but the 
object disappeared again in the leaves of the trees. 
No time to stop, he knew now where the object was going...well he knew the general direction
. He continued to run as the rumble became louder.
Suddenly, the ground started shaking as he heard the sound of something crashing. A big 
cloud of smoke came up in the sky. 
It was close now; the air was field with black smoke. He could take a guess that it was a 
ship cause it smelled like burning fuel and he could hear a distance steam sound, like a 
depressurisation chamber of some sort.
He stopped running when he arrived on a trail where all the trees were bent on the ground in
 one single direction or simply broken down. He looked to his right and could see an object 
not far with fire all around.
Running closer, he saw his supposition was right: it was a ship. Not a big one: only one 
person could get inside that thing. It was black and no wings were left on the ship and 
there was a fire in the engine, spreading now on the wood around it. 
Dinobot looked to see where was the door and, with luck, saw the doorframe under a fallen 
tree. He tried to move it with his little arms but it was too big. He looked around the ship
to see if there was any other exists even if he doubted it, and then transformed to robot 
mode. 
He looked back to the fallen tree and blasted it with his optic weapon, blowing the tree 
away. Time was running out, if there were anyone lucky enough to survive the crash, he would 
be on the edge of stasis lock with all that smoke.
He opened the hatch and a huge cloud of black smoke came out of it. Stepping back to avoid 
it, he saw an arm drop down the door. Ignoring the smoke now, he hurried back in and reached
for what looked like a body. The body was burned all over. It was a robot form without any 
equipment parts. He tried to identify if it was a maximal or a Predacon but there were no 
tattoos noticeable. His powerful arms took the body out of there, welcoming gratefully the 
fresh air outside. He looked a bit around the ship but it was to scattered to see anything 
that could of helped him to identify the robot. It could not be logical that an unknown 
transformer would drop like that from space centuries before it's time. 
His eyes wondered on the burned transformer and thought at first it was dead but then could 
hear a slow and hard breathing. 
He opened his comlink.

	DINOBOT
	"Dinobot to Obtimus, I have found something that might interest you..." 

He waited for a response but only heard static... 

It was raining even more then before and the work was progressing slowly. With nothing to 
protect them from the rain, they had to be careful with the electrical system. 

	TERROSAUR
	"Megatron is going to kill us if we don't hurry" 
 
The other one slipped in water and fell in the mod. His big eyes were covered with dirt.

	WABINATOR
	"Wasbinator hates his job, Wasbinator is a warrior and wants promotion!"

	TERROSAUR
	"Stop whining and help me around here", hurried 

Terrosaur was caring a big box in his hand. Wasbinator stood up and helped him put it in 
what looked like a tower. Terrosaur took a step back and admires the job done and came back 
to the control panel. The tower activated itself and a little light bolt came out of the top
.

	TERROSAUR
	"That should do it! Let's hurry back to the base, the others must have finish
	 their tower long ago!"

Megatron was looking at his computer screen, carefully waiting for the last link to come in.
Then a light little came on the screen and data began to flow in.

	COMPUTER VOICE
	"The link is now confirm, beginning scanning data for energon deposits"

	MEGATRON
	"Yeees, at last, those two idiots have finished the tower! In less then three
	 mega-cycles the energon map will be completed and ...mine to conquer."

It was dark, horrible. Nothing could remind her of the reality... Yet there was something 
refreshing now, something new. She couldn't figure out what...all was so dark and vibrating
... a voice then came up like a loud scream.

	VOICE
	"WAKE UP SLAGGING USELESS ROBOT!"

Surprised, she opened her eyes wide and tried to put her hands in front of her, but was 
violently stopped by a wall of some sort. She tried to put her hands aside and saw that she 
was in a sort of metal cage. A blue light was coming up and down on her, like it was 
scanning her body. 
With panic, she started to punch the wall in front of her, screaming and hitting hard 
causing the metal to bend. She froze when the blue light turned off and she heard voices on 
the other side. A steaming sound came in as the pressure was dropping and what she thought 
was a wall was in fact a door. It was opening up to the top.  On the other side, there were 
three surprised Maximals staring at her. It was Obtimus, Dinobot and Rhinox.

	OBTIMUS
	"Don't be scared this is a CR chamber and we mean you no arm..."

She looked around into the round control room and spoke with a distant and cold voice.

	ROBOT
	"...you are Maximals?"

	OBTIMUS
	"...yes we are...Dinobot found you in the forest north from here, you were 
	lucky to escape from the crash...if it wasn't of him you would be dead by now."

	ROBOT
	"What crash?"

She looked toward Dinobot who was standing silently to his side. Dinobot could feel her cold 
look on him and was relief when she turned around towards the central control panel. 

	ROBOT, pushing Obtimus out of her way
	"Step aside"

She took the controls and started tapping, going threw the information. Obtimus, Dinobot and
 Rhinox stood there, surprised. Rhinox was the first one to react and put his arm before her
 hands. She stopped tapping and looked at him.


	ROBOT 
	"What are you doing?"
	
	RHINOX,
	"You will understand that we don't like when strangers mess with our private stuff

She took a step back, her hands contracting on the side of her body.

	ROBOT
	"The name is Naloon and I am a Maximal, which is all you shall know... Any other 
	disturbance will automatically result in considerable damage"

She then hurried back on the console and started to tap again. Rhinox took his gun out and 
aimed at her face. She stopped and gave him an irritated look. Obtimus decided it was time 
for him to set this up. 

	OBTIMUS
	"Rhinox, stand down...Naloon, you are welcome to join us...forgive us for our 
	lack of trust but we are at war against the Predacons since we landed here..."

	NALOON, angry
	"I know Megatron and his ambitions"

She took a step back from the consol and sat back in one of the chairs, she looked towards 
her reflection on the wall and noticed for the first time that she was wearing a weird 
uniform. She had arm protection with feather like shapes and a tail was coming down her 
head. It was the first time she saw herself..but it was a horrible site.

Obtimus smiled, amused by her fascination.

	NALOON
	"Oh great now! An altered form for protection(looking briefly to Obtimus before 
	getting up) Never mind the information then I'll go find it elsewhere!"

She crossed the room and spotted the ship's hatch. Without turning back, she descended 
towards the ground, arms crossed over the chest, tapping her foot with impatience.
Obtimus, Rhinox and Dinobot looked at each other.

	OBTIMUS
	* sight* "I'll go after her"

	DINOBOT
	"This is a very unusual way to thank us...I say we should leave her, we have
	 better concerns then to run after mindless drones! She will probably kill 
	herself in the process"


	OBTIMUS
	"She is still a Maximal...and I want to know how she got here... and how 
	she knows Megatron"

	RHINOX
	"If she is really a Maximal"

	OBTIMUS, thoughtfully
	"Prime..."

	RHINOX
	"Just be careful...there is something about  that robot I don't trust..."

Obtimus turned around and headed to the elevator.
Naloon was already walking in her robot mode, looking straight ahead, determined. Obtimus
 turned into his beast mode and ran after her. He wanted to warn her about the energon 
fields and as he was getting closer, he saw her fall on the ground, already having side 
effects of the exposition. He guest she had low capacities of shielding herself.

	OBTIMUS
	"Quick! Turn into Beast Mode!"

	NALOON
	"Ugh...Beast... Mode...??"

She then morphed into what looked like a chameleon. She briefly looks at her body, 
understanding now that she was on two more legs then usual. She tried to move on but fell on
the ground due mostly to the injuries and the energon fields.

	OBTIMUS
	"You haven't finished your recovering. You should head back to the CR chamb..."

	NALOON, interrupting
	"I don't need your help...ugh"

Obtimus goes down on his knees and tries to pick her up but she slams him with her tail. He 
gets hit in the face and falls back screaming 

	NALOON
	"You didn't want me to use your computer: FINE! This guy comes and pulls his 
	gun on my face: alright!!!!... But now that I'm leaving you alone, you come 
	running back to me: that I can't take!!!... you are stupider then I thought!!"

Obtimus sits down with a glance of frustration in his eyes. 


	OBTIMUS, angry
	"Look, is it possible for you to calm down!!! I'm just trying to help!!"


	NALOON
	"I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!"

Using all her might, she transforms back into her robot mode. Sparks flies from her body and
the energon is already effecting her structure. Her legs were shaking badly, weaken by the 
dizziness. Her hand reached for her gun and aimed at Obtimus with no understandable reason.

	NALOON
	"I hate this planet, I hate being trapped in this new body and, I, personally 
	dislike you."

BANG! Her weapon fires directly to Obtimus's leg. He took his leg in his hands, screaming 
painfully, and looked at the wound that was very large and profound. He didn't notice Naloon
disappearing in the valley while Rhinox was running towards his leader.

	RHINOX, arriving at his side
	"We better get you to the CR chamber now"

	OBTIMUS, hard breathing
	"...Is she gone?"

	RHINOX
	"Better for us if she is, c'mon we have bigger concerns right now."

She woke up and didn't know how long she had been sleeping. Her beast body was very heavy 
and she took a few moments to get on her legs. She looked around, masking her eyes with her 
hand to protect her from the sun and realized she was standing in the middle of an endless 
field. The green grass was waving slowly in the wind, giving Naloon the impression she was 
floating in it.
She had too much to think of to waste her time on the scenery... But strangely, the sky was 
trying to give her back some memories...Since the crash the only think she could remember 
was her name and this burning anger that consumes everyone of her thoughts. But now where to
go...what to do...

Sitting back in the grass, her eyes caught sight on a glowing light in the sky, coming down 
very fast like a shooting star in the earth's atmosphere. 
Looking closer with her optical sensors, the falling star was unusually shaped like an alien
ship. 
She felt the urge to follow that light. Jumping back on her feet, she starts to run with the 
light has a guideline. She didn't know that she was heading now in the Predacon area...

The computer was still analysing the data when, in a flash, all the calculations stopped. 
Megatron punches the arm of his chair with his fist.

	MEGATRON
	"NO! Why did it stop!?!...Computer! Activate the emergency back up system"

	COMPUTER VOICE
	"Acknowledge"

The screen with the map grid came back on with the 6 flashing lights, but the data analysis 
had stopped.

	MEGATRON
	"Quickly are there any data tracks that can be recovered"

	COMPUTER VOICE
	"Negative, link to energon towers cancelled"

	MEGATRON
	"WHAT! What happened?!!"

	COMPUTER VOICE
	"Energy signature detected in the parameter"

A flashing light just appeared in the right corner of the map. It was moving fast. 

	MEGATRON
	"Identify!"

	COMPUTER VOICE
	"Signature unknown."

He slowly taps his finger on his lower lip, deeply thinking. He was preoccupied by all the 
possibilities and after a short while, his motion stopped and his eyes rolled on the 
computer screen.

	MEGATRON
	"mmmm...(opening com-link) Terrosaur I have a job for you..."

The burning ship was falling through the clouds now and was heading towards the Mountains to
the North. She stopped, out of breath, to look at the light fading between the rocks. 
Few seconds later, a sound wave blew Naloon off her feet. She looked back and there was 
smoke coming up in the distant sky. 
Now she had to move fast. The smoke wouldn't last long and it will be harder for her to get 
to the crash point...
She took a brief moment to check her physical system and was glad to see it was recovering 
faster now. But there was no time for joys. She had to hit the road now.
Meanwhile Terrozaur could see from the sky the energy wave blowing in the field. He looked 
up and briefly tried to find the Maximal. He opened his com-link but closed it again.

	TERROSAUR
	"Well seems the aliens have found a new way to sneak in! Megatron hasn't 
	told me anything about an alien ship. Maybe it will be my chance to take 
	over the Predacon lead! Hahahahahaha!"

About 15 nano-clicks after having stepped in the cold Rocky Mountains, she found a cavern, 
where the smoke seemed to come from. The entry was huge and it was really dark inside. 
Somehow, this place was really giving her the creeps, but, deep inside, it was horribly 
exciting. 
Slowly walking inside, her heart started pumping faster. Every step towards darkness was 
leading into more dust and more smoke, giving a horrible choking sensation. The echo of her 
own walk was a high reminder of her unwanted presence in this deserted place. 
Her eyes were slowly getting used to the darkness and now she could see the shapes of the 
rocks and she realized there was a path in front of her where the snoke seemed to come from
.It was getting cold in there and she felt like giving up and going back. But even if she 
wanted to turn around, her body was determined to continue, like a mysterious force guided 
it.
It was really cold and quiet now. Even the sound of her steps couldn't bring her back to 
reality. Soon, her feet started to feel cold but she wasn't about to give up, unfortunately. 
Then a light came out at the end of the tunnel: the smoke was slowly dissipating. She 
couldn't see exactly what was there but she knew it was a sort of room. Coming closer, she 
could see the source of the black smoke: a black object had crash into it. This was the 
light she was running after... 
This, strangely, triggered her to walk in a hurry. She felt like a part of her had to do 
something. When she entered into the light of the room, she knew she wasn't the first one to
step inside that chamber: there were inscriptions on the walls organized in symbols and 
unknown images, possibly there to explain some history or some information about this 
strange room. The fallen object had crashed in the middle of the big room, and the light 
was coming threw the hole in the roof. It was fusing on the metal of the object and 
reflecting on the blue icy walls. It almost looked like a round ship with no doors. In the 
middle of its shape, there were symbols similar to those on the walls.
Forgetting about her frozen body, Naloon silently looked at the object. She maximed and 
started walking towards it: the more she would get close the more she felt like touching it.
In all her admiration, she didn't notice the noise behind her. Without a warning, a blast of
 fire burst into the room and hit Naloon right in the back. She flies in the air and hits 
the round object before falling back on the ground. A pain similar to electrical charges was
flowing in her back. She tried to return to beast mode but couldn't even speak.
Footsteps were coming towards her and as she was staring at the roof, she saw Terrosaur 
appearing upside-down above her.
He laughed with delight, pointing down his gun to her. 

	TERROSAUR(laughing)
	"I guess I won't have to run after you now...and you lead me right to what
	 I came for...I'm taking that alien technology"

A voice came out of the tunnel, not visible to Naloon. Terrosaur turned around and stepped 
back from her, like if he was dealing with a superior life form.

	MEGATRON
	"Well looks like an alien ship"

	TERROSAUR
	"Me...Megatron!!! I was about to report it to you"

	MEGATRON
	"Silence! Now fly through that hole in the roof and secure the area: I don't 
	want any surprise attacks from Maximals"

Terrosaur wasn't moving...He seemed tired.

	MEGATRON
	"I said go!"

	TERROSAUR
	"I...I can't fly!"

	MEGATRON
	"Them go outside by the tunnel imbecile, QUICKLY!"

The sound of Megatron's voice seemed....familiar. Her sight was slowly moving  in circles, 
making her dizzy. The pain in the back had spread into her head and chest. She had a hard 
time to breath and it was impossible to move. 
Megatron appeared in her sight and he briefly looked at her with some disgust and then 
turned towards the alien object.

	MEGATRON
	"So that is what has cut all the power to my energon polls...Interesting. 
	These aliens impress me."

Stepping closer to the object, the symbols on it started to glow. A small line on the 
surface appeared and was shaped now like a door. In an odd movement, the object opened like 
a shell. Megatron looked very interested in what was in the object.
There was a little chip inside, smaller then a snowflake. It was glowing dark. 
Without fear, Megatron reached it with his hand and the glowing stopped. Zooming on it with 
his optic sensor, he could see alien symbols on it but couldn't figure out the meaning. 
Naloon was now trying to get on her feet...She was pushing the ground with her arms, trying 
to get on her legs. Megatron turned around and smiled.

	MEGATRON
	"Oh I had forgot about you...yeessss...."

He pulled his gun out and aimed it on her. She was now standing, a bit shaking on her legs. 
She looked had his gun a moment.

	MEGATRON
	"Now...who are you"

Energon fields suddenly built up in her body. She tried desperately to stay up.

	NALOON
	"You...are...a fool...pointing that gun on me"

	MEGATRON
	"Who is the foolish...the one handling the gun or the one aimed by the gun
	 and dying in agonizing pain."

	NALOON
	"With all your excitement, you didn't notice it... your comrade running in
	 the tunnel...he just left with bad injuries because he have shot me"

	MEGATRON
	"I think your logic circuits needs a check up. You are the one injured."

	NALOON
	"This alien device is meant to absorb energy....it home's in on every energy 
	source possible...that is why your energy polls were shot down
	When you friend fired on me, it logged on his energy signature and drained 
	most of his life force...that's why he couldn't fly....now he is running for 
	his life...he should be in safe distance now..."

	MEGATRON
	"Hahahahaha, how can you know that"

	NALOON
	"Cause I'm the one who build it"

The energon built up stopped  on Naloon's body and she quickly pulled out her gun on 
Megatron. The gun fired a blast of energy into Megatron's chest who went slamming into the 
wall. The chip in his hand went flying towards Naloon and when it hit her on the chest, it 
merged into it. The pain it produced was like a cutting knife. She fell on the ground. She 
was now loosing a lot of meck fuel and a voice was now coming in like a distant echo...the 
same one that she heard in her awakening...the sound of it was like a cold cruel wind of 
death. Naloon looked around to see where it could come from but there was no one else then 
Megatron on the floor.


	VOICE
	"Now you can hear me...for all this time...now you are all mine!"

Her chest started to burn like hot fire. Naloon put her hands on her chest, breathing with a
lot of difficulties. The pain was hard to stand and she could hear a roar sound in her ears.
She tried to reach out for her gun, but it was too late. Her body fell on the floor and 
started stasis lock. 

End of Chapter one