Earth, Africa_

Sixshot had been in his starship mode for around seven hours, continuing on his flight towards Africa. His mission was to find Soundwave's mini-con, Buzzsaw. During his travel to the large continent, Gaea had given him the hint that Buzzsaw would be found guarding a herd of Elephants in the African savanna. According to Gaea, they were Soundwave's favorite creatures on Earth, and Buzzsaw was protecting them from any would-be poachers looking for a quick buck in the ivory market. All in honor of his fallen comrade.

"The way I see it, all I have to do is find any open fields with animals grazing them. Specifically these elephants. I find the elephants, I might be able to find Buzzsaw. Key word on 'might.' ...Can't say I don't like a good challenge though." Sixshot thought to himself as he continued his journey to Africa.

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Transformers————Kuroinu

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Eostia, Ken_

At of current, Celestine was leading the Shield Princesses into the lower catacombs of the White palace. With the vision of Gaea still clear in her mind, Celestine was in the hopes that she might find some scrolls or parchments that would help to explain her vision.

"Where are we going Lady Celestine?" Alicia asked as they followed their Goddess. "I don't recognize any of these sections of the castle."

"There are catacombs beneath this palace, far older than the city itself, said to have been built before the plants and grass of the world took seeding." Celestine informed to Alicia, causing Princess of Feoh and the Shield Princesses to widen their eyes in shock towards the revelation. "Within the catacombs lies secret information that retains to Gaea, information that was said could only be accessed upon Gaea's awakening."

"And you believe that with your recent vision, this Gaea has awakened?" Claudia asked her Goddess.

Celestine halted in her step for a moment to look back at Claudia. Determination written in the High elf's eyes. "Her awakening is nigh. I know it to be true."

Claudia was slightly taken aback by the look of Celestine. The Shield Princess of Geoff had always known Celestine as a calm, kind, and caring Goddess. While there were times her Goddess carried looks of certainty, never before had Claudia seen Celestine seem this sure. She was almost certain no one had.

Straightening herself a bit, Claudia nodded to Celestine. "Very well, my lady, I meant not to seem doubtful. I only wished to affirm your vision."

Celestine lowered her head slightly as she looked back forward. "You must forgive me yourself, Claudia. With the vision of Gaea, I have become... somewhat excitable. No word of Gaea's return has been spoken in millions of years. Not since she fell in slumber so long ago. I only wish to make haste in understanding my vision."

"And we will be by your side in the endeavor." Claudia stated to Celestine.

Celestine gave Claudia a small smile as she nodded to her friend. "Thank you."

Celestine looked forward once more as she spoke aloud to her Shields. "Follow me. We are getting closer to the catacombs."

With her words made clear, Celestine continued to lead the way through the unknown sections of the White palace. Eventually the Shields made their way to a stone spiral staircase that lead downwards, though the way was dark. Raising her hand forward, Celestine used her powers to shoot forth a source of light, one that she used to help lead the way through the dark stairwell as the other Shields continued to follow suit.

The Seven Shields continued down on their path along the spiral stairwell. Claudia was closest to Celestine with Alicia and Prim right behind them. The latter of the two cousin's clutching to Alicia for comfort as they all made their way down. That left Maia walking alongside Luu-Luu and Kaguya. With many questions on her mind, the Shield Princess of Rad whispered to the half-ling Princess of Ansur.

"So... you have any idea about this Gaea that Celestine keeps talking about?" Maia asked the Luu-Luu. The self-proclaimed Mercenary Queen herself wasn't one to call herself a religious devotee, and thus didn't look much into things that related to the church and the supernatural.

Luu-Luu merely replied with a shrug as she whispered back to Maia. "I can't really say I do. I think I might have heard the name once or twice from some religious nomads, but that's really about it."

"I believe I can be of some assistance in explaining." Kaguya said to Maia and Luu-Luu, grabbing their attention.

"You know who this Gaea is?" Maia asked the Shield Priestess of Thorn.

"She is an ancient deity that has been apart of my people's religion ever since we established ourselves. It is said she is a being composed of the purest light, a being benevolent to all living things in Eostia. While our knowledge of Gaea is vague, it is said she is the ground, water, and air we live off of, the very entirety of Selenus itself. It is even said that her heart is the core of our world." Kaguya elaborated to their her fellow Shields.

"Huh. This Gaea must be really be something then." Maia muttered with slightly wide eyes. "Can't say I've heard of anything like her."

The Seven Shields continued to walk down the staircase until they had reached the very bottom. From there on, Celestine led the Princesses through a dark hallway, until she halted at her intended destination.

They had reached a steel door that had no lock or knob to it. Instead it had what seemed to be a message written upon the door that glowed in their presence.

However, the writing was immensely confusing to the majority of the Shields, as the it was comprised of symbols that they could not read nor understand.

"What kind of chicken scratch is this?" Luu-Luu asked he put her hands to her hips with furrowed eyes. "This looks like a bunch a' blocks and lines. It doesn't even look like actual writing."

"This writing belongs to the language of Gaea, an ancient language that is all but forgotten by the world today. As luck would have it, though, each Goddess of light had trained themselves in being able to understand and read the language, should Gaea ever reawaken." Celestine informed the Shields as he looked at the message written on the door.

"Well, what does it say, my lady?" Alicia asked the Goddess with a raised brow.

Celestine carefully read the message inside her head, eyeing each symbol carefully before replying back to Alicia. "In short, it says that whoever seeks to enter this room must first speak the universal greeting."

"Universal greeting?" Maia asked in confusion. "So, what? You just say hello, and the door opens?"

"No... no." Celestine calmly spoke to Maia with a shake of her head. "Hello is the greeting we use in our language. It's asking for us to say the greeting in Gaea's language."

"Then... what's the greeting in Gaea's language?" Prim asked while looking to Celestine.

Celestine had a slightly nervous look to her face before she glanced back at the Shields. "I can speak the greeting but... you all must please bare with me that the greeting is an odd thing to say."

Claudia looked towards Celestine with a confused look. "Odd, how?"

Celestine still held her nervous look before sighing. Clearing her throat a bit, the Goddess reincarnated walked towards the door, looking at with a hint of determination as she spoke. "Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong."

Immediately after hearing Celestine speak those words, each Shield has their own look of utter bewilderment and confusion. Whether it was the more stupefied looks of Alicia, Luu-Luu, and Maia, or the more come looks of curiosity from Prim, Claudia, and Kaguya.

"Bah-weep—What the?" Maia began to question before the Shields all soon looked around in surprise as the hallway they stood in became alight in a blue, almost vein-like fashion.

The blue 'veins' all ran towards the direction of the door, causing it to glow even brighter than before as a deep, monotone voice spoke back to Celestine.

"Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong."

The voice caused the Shields to look around the hallway with wide eyes.

"Who goes there?!" Alicia called as she looked around the hallway.

Just then, a whirring noise came from the door, prompting everyone to look back it. Then, to everyone's continued surprise, the door shifted apart. Part of the door retreated upward while other parts of it retreated to the left and right.

Now, there was no longer a door blocking the end of the hallway. Now there was an empty doorway that led to what seemed to be a large and dark room.

The Shields looked towards the room before they all looked amongst themselves, each with varying looks of uncertainty as to what may lie ahead in the dark room. However, it was Celestine who had steeled herself first and glanced back at the other Shields, nodding to them as she started to walk through the doorway.

Seeing Celestine's look, the Shields decided to soon follow suit of their Goddess. One by one, walking through the doorway.

The moment Celestine took a few steps into the room, odd whirring and beeping sounds were heard all around. Soon enough, the vein-like lights from the hallways soon flooded into the room, lighting it with a brilliant glow. What the Shields soon saw was something that only increased their previous astonishment. The large room, now alight for all to see, was made entirely out of some form a metal. Odd panel lining covered the walls, ceiling, and floor. However, what the Shield's attention was directed most of all towards where the vein-like blue lights all fed into.

At the back of the room were two very large black screens that soon came to life with a light blue glow. Below the two screens was a row of even smaller screens that were around the height of the Shields themselves.

"What... what is this place?" Prim asked as she looked around the entire room, almost feeling dizzy at the sheer size of it.

"I was expecting to find a book or a few scrolls, but..." Celestine started as she and her Shields explored the room with astonished looks. "I never would have suspected something like this was underneath Ken all along."

"Who even built this place?" Luu-Luu asked as she found herself trying to explore more of the large room than her fellow Shields did. "Everything is made out of metal with weird shapes and weird lights. Not to mention whatever the Hell these ginormous screens are." She said while pointing at the large terminal.

"I guess even the great, genius inventor, Luu-Luu can get surprised." Maia said, trying to crack a joke, yet showing no form of smile as she was too distracted by the room the Shields were located in.

"Surprised?!" Luu-Luu nearly shouted at Maia with an incredulous look as she spread her arms out. "I don't even know where to begin on what this place is! I've never seen anything so intricate yet confusing. I don't even know what to feel about this place!"

"Speaking of, what even is this... thing?" Claudia asked as she looked towards the large screen in confusion. "Is it... meant to be some form of window? A mirror?"

"Hell, if I know." Luu-Luu said with a slumped tone.

Celestine had slowly walked towards the terminal and two large screens, carefully reaching out to touch the terminal before she spoke.

"I... can't explain why, but it feels as if there's something... alive coming from these screens. From this entire room." Celestine said as she eyed along the walls and ceiling. "Well, not exactly alive, but rather something that thinks."

"Wait. 'Thinks'?" Alicia asked before giving the room a look of slight curiosity.

Just then, the sound of more whirring was heard before lights and odd white symbols appeared on the larger of the two screens. This had caused Celestine to step back a bit as the other Shields walked forward towards her, all of them looking towards the screen.

Eventually, the whirring had stopped, though odd white shapes still appeared on the screen, soon followed by white writing. Many things had shocked the Shield Princesses when they had entered the lower catacombs, but what had happened next seemed to only top the icing on the cake. The Shields all widened their eyes, though some with agape jaws, as the screen... spoke.

"Power coming online. Assessing memory banks... Memory banks assessed. Assessing current data... Current data assessed." An odd sounding voice seemed to not only come from the screen, and seemingly all around the room. "Organic life forms detected. Scanning... identified. Selenusians Celestine Lucross. Claudia Levantine. Kaguya. Alicia Arcturus. Prim Fiorire. Luu-Luu. And Maia. The leading heads of the Seven Shield Alliance."

"What the...?" Maia slowly spoke with wide eyes while Luu-Luu was in complete and utter disbelief at what was happening.

"By the gods..." Claudia said in equal shock as she shared similar looks with the other Shields.

"Where... where is that voice coming from?" Prim asked aloud as she looked around the room.

"The vocals of my speech synthesizer are implemented to come forth from all sides of this room." The voice answered the young Princess of Ur.

Saying this had caused all of the Shields to look around them with wide eyes, though Celestine had her eyes fixed towards the screen.

"Wh-who... what are you?" Celestine asked with an awed voice. "Are you the knowledge I was told I would find here?"

"Correct." The computerized voice answered. "I am a supercomputer created by Gaea during the earliest days of Selenus's formation. I am referred to as Teletraan Alpha. Long ago I had aided your original incarnation before my sudden shutdown. Back when you were referred to as the Lady of Light."

"Lady... of Light?" Celestine questioned. "Why does that name sound familiar?"

"Before you were viewed as a Goddess by the creatures of Selenus, you were a herald of Gaea known only as the Lady of Light." Teletraan Alpha explained. "During the Golden Age of Selenus, you co-governed the world alongside your older sister, the Mistress of Flame."

"Golden Age? A sister?" Celestine asked with a stunned look.

"Though it would seem that over the years, much of your knowledge of the past has degraded with each reincarnation." Teletraan Alpha added in observation towards the elven Goddess.

"H-hold on a minute. What-what is going on?" Claudia decided to step in, trying to steel herself from her bewilderment as she looked towards the screen. "What are these things you speak of? We have no knowledge of... any of this."

"I speak of the time before the Great Cataclysm. When all lived lives of peace on Selenus." Teletraan Alpha said. "The Golden Age. Though the Great Cataclysm has ridden you of most, if not all knowledge of the past."

The Shields all started to look amongst each of themselves with varying looks of confusion.

"This all sounds... very outlandish." Alicia said with uncertainty in her voice.

"Perhaps. But it is the truth. Otherwise, knowledge of Gaea would not have been passed down." Teletraan Alpha stated.

"He's... not wrong." Celestine trailed off before clearing the currently given information from her head. "Regardless, I was told since the day I was reincarnated, that the catacombs held information that can only be accessed upon Gaea's awakening. You say that not only are you the knowledge I seek, but that you aided my first incarnation."

"Correct." Teletraan Alpha spoke to Celestine. "As a Teletraan unit, it is my responsibility to provide my designated users with the most probable, calculated outcomes. As Teletraan Alpha, I can calculate the most probable outcome with 100% accuracy."

"Wait... so you're like an oracle?" Maia asked.

"I am a supercomputer. But if referring to me as an oracle is easier for you to comprehend, then you may refer to me as and oracle." Teletraan Alpha replied to Maia's comment.

"Well gee. You don't have to make it sound like I'm daft." Maia muttered with a slightly annoyed look towards the large screen. "Not my fault I don't know what a... supercomputer is."

"Putting aside what to refer to you as..." Celestine trailed off a bit with a hint of urgency in her voice. "What knowledge can you give about Gaea's awakening?"

"There is much that Gaea's awakening entails..." Teletraan Alpha began. "With her awakening, an age long since forgotten shall return. Inch by inch, Gaea's influence shall spread across Selenus. Her awakening entails the end of your war with the dark elf Queen, Olga Discordia, with a victory for the Alliance."

Teletraan Alpha was about to say more, but before he could, he was interrupted by Prim.

"You mean... we will win the war?" Prim asked with a hopeful look, all the other Shields murmuring amongst each other.

"We will win the war?" Celestine repeated Prim's question with wide eyes. "You have foreseen this?"

"It is the most probable outcome." Teletraan Alpha replied. "But it will come at a cost. Where one war ends, you will be drawn into another war. Against an enemy far more dangerous than anything on the face of Selenus."

At these words, Celestine's face faltered with a small look of horror. "A-another war?"

"A second war? But with who?" Alaicia asked with a worried look. "Who could be more dangerous than the witch of Garan?"

"The coming chaos. The bringer of destruction. Master of the undead." Teletraan Alpha elaborated to the Shields. "Unicron."

At this name, Celestine's pupils dilated in horror in fear as she slowly stepped back a bit from Teletraan Alpha.

The eleven Goddess had then tripped in her stupor and nearly fell down, had it not been for Claudia and Maia coming to her aid.

"Lady Celestine!" Claudia called out her leader as Maia tried to hold up Celestine, who seemed to lost all will in her arms and legs.

"No... no, no, no." Celestine shook her head in denial and horror as she was still being held up by Claudia and Maia. "T-that's impossible. It can't be. He-Unicron was said to be destroyed! He shouldn't be alive!"

"My Lady, of whom do you speak?" Claudia asked in concern for Celestine.

"Yeah. What's this about a unicorn?" Luu-Luu piped up.

"N-no. Not a unicorn..." Celestine slowly told the half-ling as she soon found her own footing again, nodding towards Maia and Claudia to let her go. "Unicron. He was a malevolent god. Said to have a deep hatred for everything in our plane of existence. Before the war, his tale was passed down from parent to child amongst elves of both high and dark. He was the eldest sibling of Gaea. It was said that he once had great love for all of existence, but the more he saw the chaos in the universe, the more he became bitter towards, until he became a force of pure evil. It was said he was so powerful that he could not only wipe out entire civilizations, but that he could devour the stars in the sky."

The Shields looked to Celestine, each of them with varying thoughts of her tale while the Goddess herself still seemed distressed.

"What... what kind of creature could devour stars?" Claudia muttered in question.

"Whoever this Unicron is, it sounds like he could put the Dark Queen to shame." Maia muttered to Luu-Luu, who nodded in agreement.

Celestine still held a look of distress upon her face before she looked towards Teletraan Alpha. "But... Unicron was said to be destroyed. Gaea and her other sibling were said to have ended his reign of chaos."

"Unicron was not destroyed. Merely imprisoned in the dead universe as punishment for his actions." Teletraan Alpha told the Goddess reincarnate. "However, by pure accident alone, he was released from his imprisonment by those who would soon find themselves as servants to the coming chaos. With Gaea's awakening, the coming chaos will find its way back to Selenus. To bring about a second great cataclysm."

"A second..." Celestine trailed off before asking a question. "You are saying that Unicron and his servants were responsible for the first cataclysm."

"Correct. They had nearly ended all life on Selenus, placing Gaea into her sleep. But before they could wipe out all life on Selenus they were defeated by outside forces." Teletraan Alpha affirmed to Celestine. "However, Unicron and his servants will return, greater in strength. The coming chaos will send a herald to terminate all life of Selenus, and should they succeed there will be no hope for the future."

Celestine had the ever creeping inch of fear crawling upon her heart and soul. A feeling a dread she could not hide. Unicron was alive, and he would seek to destroy all of Selenus.

"Well, surely there is a way to stop this threat." Alicia said with a hardened look as she stepped towards the terminal. "Surely we did not come all the way down here, only to be informed that this... Unicron will destroy us all."

"There is a way to combat the coming chaos." Teletraan Alpha spoke to Alicia. "But in order to do so, Selenus must embrace an era of unity."

"We are already in unity." Alicia said, thinking that Teletraan Alpha spoke in regards to the Seven Shield Alliance.

"You are referring to the Seven Shield Alliance, that of which I do not." Teletraan Alpha corrected. "In order to combat the coming chaos, all of Selenus must fight alongside each other. Be they human, high elf, dark elf, beastkin, half-ling, or monster."

"You expect us to work alongside our enemies?" Claudia asked with a small hint of confusion and anger. "Those that have waged war against us for nearly a thousand years, doing nothing but defiling and pillaging the good people of Eostia?"

"What you speak of is heresy!" Alicia yelled out towards Teletraan Alpha, pointing her finger towards the large screen. "No willing person would work alongside Olga and her beasts."

"You will either seek survival through unity, or destruction in division." Teletraan Alpha stated. "But you will not be alone in this endeavor. Already, Gaea has found a new herald. One that will help lead you against the coming chaos, and to help unify all creatures in Selenus."

"Who is this herald?" Celestine asked, speaking up before Alicia or Claudia could argue more about Teletraan Alpha's prospect.

"Accessing data file... data file accessed." Teletraan Alpha spoke before the large screen flashed as new symbols and words were shown upon it.

Just then, the image of a humanoid figure was shown on the screen below the larger one. The figure in question appeared to be bulky, yet sharp. From what the Shields could tell, it was an individual with a faceplate, a red visor, and a four-pronged crown. His armature was a dark blue, with large, spiked, metallic boots, and equally spiked pauldrons that had small glowing lines of purple on them. Though from what they could see, each pauldron and boot had an odd black wheel embedded into them. That was not the only oddity about this individual. His chest plate seemed to have black glass placed upon it, outlined in gold, a strange, faceless purple insignia on his chest. His eyes seemed to be covered by a red visor that almost seemed like an odd pair of glasses. His hands were tipped with clawed fingers, and his arms and legs were grey with hints of red. Then there was the fact that there was what seemed to be a blue cannon that sat just to the right of the individual's head. But the biggest oddity of them all was that the imposing individual seemed to be... made out of metal.

"What is that?" Luu-Luu asked with an awed look, never once having seen a creature made out of metal such as this.

"It appears as if this being is made of metal." Kaguya pointed out in observing the overall shape of the metallic blue and red individual on the screen.

"Species designation: Cybertronian. Homeworld: Cybertron. Name designation: Soundwave. Occupation: Decepticon chief communications officer and spymaster. As a Cybertronian, Soundwave's internal and external designs are comprised of Cybertronian metals. In simpler terms, think of him as a golem with a soul." Teletraan Alpha informed the Shields.

"Wow..." Luu-Luu said with stars in her eyes, her mind too focused as to how something made of metal could be a living, feeling creature.

"Sound... wave?" Prim asked with a curious look. "That's his name?"

"He is an individual who has fought in countless battles. His tactical expertise invaluable. His loyalty to his cause, unshakable." Teletraan Alpha elaborated. "He has sacrificed much, and lost much in fighting for his beliefs. It is this reason that Gaea has chosen him as her new herald, and it is how he will aid Selenus in the coming chaos."

"And how will this... Soundwave aid us?" Alicia  asked with crossed arms, casting a small look of apprehension to Soundwave's imposing image.

"He has fought for the goal of equality once. He will do so again. He has fought in wars for over 4 million years. His battle expertise is greater than anyone on Selenus. He will help lead the people of Selenus in the coming chaos." Teletraan Alpha affirmed to the Shields.

"Four... did you say four million years of war?" Celestine asked with wide eyes.

"How does someone live through four million years of war?" Prim asked with slight horror towards the aspect of such a span of battle.

"Whoever this Soundwave is, he must be quite the warrior." Maia said as she placed her hands on her hips, looking at the image of Soundwave, her eyes drawing nearer to the purple insignia on his chest.

"While his skill set sounds admirable, how will one individual help us against this dark god that will seek our destruction?" Claudia asked, raising a small brow towards the image of Soundwave.

"Soundwave is but one who will lead." Teletraan Alpha explained to Claudia. "As of this very moment, Gaea searches for others to help fight against the coming chaos."

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Kuroinu————Transformers

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The Allspark_

Soundwave had been traveling with the ethereal form of Gaea, searching for those within the Allspark that she required for his mission to help protect her planet. However, as time passed in their search, Soundwave had begun to wonder what Selenus was like. From the vision he had been given, there were corrupt and wicked beings that roamed Selenus, that much he knew of, but he also wanted to know how everyone else acted.

"So, this continent, Eostia. What is it like there? The land and the people?" Soundwave asked Gaea as they continued their journey

"Eostia was once a peaceful land. Established long after the Great Cataclysm, it was home to many creatures. Be they human, elf, dark elf, half-ling, or beastkin." Gaea told Soundwave with a small smile before she frowned. "But there was poison deep within the land. Seeping it's way into as many of my people as it could. Most prominent of all were the creatures everyone deemed as demons and monsters."

"The creatures I saw in the vision." Soundwave said in recognition. "The abominations."

"They were not always abominations. Nor were they meant to be." Gaea said to Soundwave with a stern look. "They were originally intended as extra bulk, to aid the other creatures of Selenus in areas such as construction and warfare. But they were young and newly conceived. I did not have time to finish them before Unicron and his acolytes sent me into a forced sleep. The creatures became corrupted, disfigured, and blindly lustful. Pale imitations of what they were meant to be."

Soundwave merely nodded in acceptance towards what Gaea said in regards to the monsters as they continued to travel through the Allspark.

"Soon enough, the same poison that corrupted the monsters found its way into the minds of the common folk." Gaea continued to elaborate. "Greed, hatred, and deception slowly filled the minds of those that held positions of power. From their positions, the corrupted ones brought about inequality, racism, and slavery. While most of these acts were hidden, one species suffered from them the most, having been shown nothing but cruelty."

"These... dark elves, I take it?" Soundwave asked Gaea. "I remember a few of them from the visions. Based on what I saw... they suffered through much."

"Most were treated as second class citizens or slaves, mainly by humans. There were those amongst the elves, half-lings, and humans who found it wrong, but when under the rule of corrupted nobles and those who held greater power, they were either silenced or made to think the dark elves had no issue with their enslavement." Gaea explained to the Decepticon, causing Soundwave to internally frown.

"The actions of these nobles... they almost sound like the functionists on Cybertron, before the war." Soundwave concluded with tightened fists.

"Fed up of the mistreatment of her people, a dark elf of the royal family, Olga Discordia led them to war against the lands of Eostia, showing no mercy to those that had not given her people the same pleasantries. Though as war continued, her people started to grow thinner by the day. But did nothing to give Olga a reason to surrender in the war, for by this time darkness and hatred had consumed her. With her people dying from countless battles, she resulted to form alliances with the demons and monsters, painting herself as a callous witch in the process."

As Gaea continued in her explanation, Soundwave couldn't help but draw similarities from this Olga Discordia. From the sound of things, she had aspects both similar to himself, and that of other Decepticons, Decepticons that fought for the original cause. Those that sought to rise up against oppression... only to soon become the oppressors themselves. A thought Soundwave was not proud of.

"In order to gain full sway of the monsters, Olga used her powerful dark magics to instill fear into the corrupted creatures, forcing them to do her bidding. In return, Olga would allow the beasts to do whatever they wanted with any and all females they captured. So long as they were not dark elves, Olga was more than fine with allowing the monsters to please themselves, sometimes even encouraging it amongst them." Gaea informed Soundwave with a saddened look.

"I sympathize with this Olga's need for revenge, but I know what happens when one takes a dark path. There is nothing but misery that awaits them. If Olga saw that her monsters would betray her in the future, she would undoubtedly see to their extermination. Something I plan to do upon my arrival to Selenus." Soundwave said with slight disdain and a scowl.

"Eliminate as many wicked beings as you can, but I forbid you from causing their genocide." Gaea ordered Soundwave. "While the adults are beyond saving, the children they sire can be taught towards a different path. A path where they are no longer monsters."

At this, Soundwave couldn't help but narrow his visor in disbelief to what Gaea was saying. "You... wish for me to shepherd these cruel creatures? They are wicked and heartless. How do you expect change from what only comes natural to these monsters?"

Gaea paused in her steps before turning around to face Soundwave. "Were there Decepticons who were so different?"

"The difference is that the Deceptions had a cause. We Decepticons may have lost our way, but we still acted with intelligence and resolve." Soundwave refuted to Gaea. "These monsters are base and brutish. Driven by nothing but their natural instincts."

"The same could be said for Sharkticons, yet you were able to inspire a group in rising up against the Junkions." Gaea reminded Soundwave with a small smirk.

Soundwave narrowed his visor at Gaea in slight annoyance before letting out a sigh. "You're not going to relent on this matter, are you?"

"You're the mind reader." Gaea replied to the Decepticon, still holding a smirk.

Soundwave placed a hand to his face, pinching the bridge of his mask and shaking his head. Soundwave stood there, thinking upon the matter for a small moment before finally facing back to Gaea. "I do not agree with this idea of yours... but I will try nonetheless."

"Thank you." Gaea told Soundwave with a nod before she glanced around herself.

"It would seem we have arrived at our next destination." Gaea said with a smile as the ethereal plane of the Allspark took the shape of a space station. One that was all too familiar with Soundwave.

"I know this place." Soundwave said with a hint of nostalgia as he moved his hand along one of the walls. "This is Sanctuary Station."

"The commune that saw you as its patriarch. Within this construct of Sanctuary Station, we will find several warriors that you will lead into battle in the coming chaos. Warriors you knew quite well." Gaea stated, causing Soundwave to look towards her.

"I've known many warriors over millions of years. You'll have to be specific." Soundwave told Gaea.

"Trust me. You'll know them when you see them." Gaea said with a knowing smile before she vanished.

Soundwave looked around in confusion for where Gaea had vanished off to, but soon shook his head before he decided to look around.

Soundwave had traversed the corridors and hallways of Sanctuary Station for some time now. He may know the interior and exterior workings of the station, but from all that he was seeing, he was the only soul in the ethereal construct of his station.

"It probably would have helped if Gaea had been specific as to where within the station I needed to go to. Better yet if she told me who I was looking for." Soundwave muttered to himself as he continued to walk around the station.

Soundwave had been walking around for a few more minutes before he felt a sudden sensation within his head. Placing a hand to his head, Soundwave tried to focus on what he was sensing before he widened his visor.

"I know these thoughts... could it really be him?" Soundwave asked himself before he focused more on what he was hearing.

Soon enough, Soundwave focused onto the source of what he was hearing, looking up before he started to run in the direction from where the thought waves were originating from.

Soundwave eventually came across an intersection within the corridors, spotting a small, black figure laying down on the floor, seemingly in stasis mode.

With his visor wide in shock, Soundwave slowly walked towards the small figure, walking up to it before uttering out the name of an old friend.

"...Ravage?" Soundwave asked in shock.

The jaguar-like Mini-con that laid on the floor soon started to stir in his slumber, groaning a bit before he arose on all fours, stretching his legs a bit as his tail flicked back and forth. Ravage blinked his optics open before he soon spotted his old friend.

"Soundwave?" Ravage questioned. "What are you doing here?"

The mini-con then looked around the intersection he and Soundwave were positioned in as his face contorted in confusion. "Better yet, where is here? This doesn't look anything like the Lost Light."

Ravage continued to look around a bit before he soon found himself in the embrace of Soundwave, who had leaned down towards the Mini-con's level.

"Um... what are you doing?" Ravage questioned Soundwave, giving him an awakened look throughout the hug.

Soundwave soon pulled back from hugging Ravage, letting his old friend go as he looked to the Mini-con with a raised visor. "Do you not remember anything?"

"What do you mean? You sent me to infiltrate the Lost Light crew." Ravage told Soundwave with furrowed optics of confusion. "You wanted me to see why Megatron joined up with the Autobots."

"Yes... I remember." Soundwave said with a tone that held a hint of sorrow. "It was the last time I ever saw you... before you died."

"Died? What are you talk-?" Ravage began to question before he widened his optics, old memories flooding his mind. "I... I decided to stay aboard the Lost Light ship, to aid Megatron. But we ran into the D.J.D. Tarn was chasing me. He-he caught me and then..."

Ravage lowered his head in slight pain as he remembered Tarn tearing him into two. "The last thing I remember was telling Megatron... to never turn back into a Deception."

Ravage quickly raised his head up to meet the kneeling figure of Soundwave. "I died from my wounds, but... if I died, how am I talking to you now? Not to mention how am I still in one piece."

"It is because we are in the Allspark." Soundwave informed Ravage.

"The Allspark? But wouldn't that mean?" Ravage began to question before more memories started coming back to him.

"Wait a minute... I remember glimpsing at you one last time. There was a battle, and you... you were using the Enigma of Combination." Ravage said as he slowly put the pieces together. "But you started to break apart from overexerting your Outlier abilities."

Ravage looked at Soundwave in shock before. "What happened?"

Soundwave then decided to gently place his hand atop Ravage's head, petting his old Mini-con ally. "It's... a complicated explanation. But one I will share with you, old friend."

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Earth, African Savanna_

Sixshot had finally arrived in Africa. The ex-phase sixer transformed into robot mode and started to wander the dry, grassy plains of the savanna, looking for the yellow and black mini-con, Buzzsaw.

"Okay... Gaea said look for elephants, now all I gotta do is look for elephants." Sixshot said as he started to walk, looking around for any pachyderms with tusks and long trunks.

Traveling the savanna all day until you find what you're looking for may be tiring for anyone, whether they be organic or Cybertronian, but Sixshot wasn't like other Cybertronians. He didn't get tired. He would not stop looking for Buzzsaw, even if it took him a week to do so. So here he was, the ex-phase-sixer walked on his own, searching for the elephants Buzzsaw guarded.

"The good news is that given the size of these elephants, they won't be hard to miss." Sixshot mused to himself while he observed the overall land.

Further more into his search, Sixshot happened upon a lone gazelle slowly walking to a watering hole. Sixshot was about to ignore the animal before he noticed something moving in the grass, directly towards the gazelle.

"Now, what might be going on here?" Sixshot quietly muttered to himself as he narrowed his eyes at the figure moving in the grass. Upon greater inspection, the figure appeared to be that of a lion. A female at that. Sixshot could only assume that it intended to kill the gazelle.

Intrigued by the lioness's stealthy approach, Sixshot decided to watch as the carnivore went stalked towards its prey.

Its ears twitching, the gazelle snapped its head up to see Sixshot looking at it, causing the lioness to stop dead in her tracks. The gazelle stared at Sixshot, not noticing the lioness sneaking upon it before the animals went back to drinking from the watering hole. Seeing this, the lioness slowly stalked its way out of the dry grass and into the open, the gazelle still knowing nothing about the approaching carnivore as the lioness prepared to pounce. With her eyes narrowed, the lioness suddenly let out a roar, causing the gazelle to jerk its head up, only having enough time to see the lioness lunging towards it. The gazelle cried out, but was quickly silenced by the lioness sinking its jaws into the gazelle's neck, and snapped it with powerful force. All the while Sixshot watched on.

"Clean kill." Sixshot commented before turning away as the lioness started to tear open the gazelle's flesh.

Sixshot continued on with his search, spotting many animals along his way. As the Decepticon continued to traverse the savanna, he soon came across another watering hole, larger than the one he had previously encountered as this watering hole was encompassed by trees and tall, green grass.

Sixshot looked along the watering hole from a distance before he spotted a herd of elephants that were in the area of the watering hole.

"Gotcha." Sixshot muttered to himself as he observed the elephants. "Now, all I have to do is find Buzzsaw."

Sixshot was getting ready to walk towards the herd of elephants, but he halted in his tracks at the sound of engines roaring off to the side. Turning his head, Sixshot spotted a small caravan of vehicles, all driven by humans as they made their way towards the elephants. From what Sixshot could tell from his position, the humans were all carrying guns.

"There's only one reason anyone is gonna come out here carrying weapons." Sixshot mused to himself as he watched the humans driving closer to the elephants. "They're most likely here to poach."

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"So... that's how it is?" Ravage numbly asked Soundwave.

The black and grey Mini-con had just been informed of all the events that transpired since his death. From Soundwave working alongside Optimus Prime to destroy Galvatron, to the construction of Sanctuary Station, to Shockwave's invasion, the destruction of Cybertron, and battle against the killer planet, Unicron.

"Correct." Soundwave replied to Ravage with a solemn nod.

"I always smelled something off about Shockwave, but for him to go that far..." Ravage said before shaking his head. "So long we sought for Cybertron's restoration, and it ended up destroyed through his scheme."

"We may have lost our homeworld, but our people live." Soundwave said to Ravage, trying to give his Mini-con some reassurance. "Both Decepticon and Autobot alike have made a new home on Earth."

"Hmph... yeah." Ravage muttered while glancing off to the side, clearly biter at the destruction of Cybertron. The Mini-con then looked back at Soundwave with a raised optic. "And you're telling me that this... Gaea, who is supposed to be the sister of Primus, in another universe, wants us to help save her people from destruction?"

"I admit, it sounds far-fetched. But I have seen the visions she has given me. I have seen inside her mind. She speaks the truth." Soundwave told Ravage.

"Yeah, well, what if I don't want to help?" Ravage asked Soundwave. "We've fought for so long. All of us. Why should we be brought back to the living just to help out a bunch of organics that we have no relation to? Do we not deserve our rest? After all we've been through?"

Soundwave saw the look in Ravage's eyes before glancing off to the side. "Perhaps..." He started to say before he looked back at Ravage. "But the suffering these organics go through. The suffering that has yet to come. I owe it the Decepticon cause to help them. The original Decepticon cause."

As Soundwave said this, he pointed to the Decepticon insignia upon his chest plate. "You have every right to make peace in the Allspark... but this is something I have to do. No matter who aids me."

Ravage saw the look of determination on Soundwave's face before shaking his head with a sigh. "You always were stubborn. I guess I only have myself to blame for that... Fine. If you're going on this crusade, then you can count me in for the ride too."

"Well that's good to hear." The voice of Gaea spoke as her ethereal form materialized behind Ravage, causing the Mini-con to turn around to look at her as Soundwave stood up.

"Gaea." Soundwave said to the robotic Goddess in acknowledgment.

"So this is the Goddess?" Ravage asked with a raised brow as he looked Gaea up and down before looking over to Soundwave. "Well she definitely looks the part."

"I see you've found an old friend." Gaea said to Soundwave with a smile.

"No doubt in part through your will." Soundwave replied to Gaea.

"You give me too much credit. All I did was bring Ravage to you." Gaea told the blue Decepticon. "It was you who convinced him to aid in our endeavors."

"So, now that you got me, what's the plan now?" Ravage asked Gaea, causing the Goddess to look down at him.

"Now we wait for the arrival of the other two warriors I have found." Gaea told the jaguar-like Mini-con. "They aren't too far behind me."

"Others?" Soundwave questioned.

"How'd we get back on Sanctuary Station?" A male voice came from behind Gaea as metallic footsteps were heard coming closer to the group of three.

"I know that voice." Soundwave said in recognition as to who spoke.

Soundwave then walked past Gaea to see who was coming towards them, only to soon halt in his steps as his visor was met with two Cybertronians. A green, yellow, and red Autobot. Alongside a red and black condor-like Mini-con who flew beside the Autobot.

"Cosmos. Laserbeak." Soundwave spoke in recognition of his two good friends.

"Soundwave? Is that really you?" Cosmos asked as he walked up to his Decepticon friend, as Laserbeak flew overhead of the Autobot in order to land on Soundwave's shoulder.

"Well, look who we found." Laserbeak commented as he looked at Soundwave.

"Laserbeak." Ravage spoke to the winged Mini-con as he walked alongside Soundwave. "I heard you died too."

Laserbeak then looked down at Ravage with wide optics before speaking. "Even Ravage is here? Now all we need is Buzzsaw, and we'll have the old gang together again. Excluding Cosmos."

"I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that." Cosmos said in response to Laserbeak's comment.

"I take it Gaea convinced the both of you to aid her as well." Soundwave said to Cosmos and Laserbeak before glancing back at Gaea, who merely smiled back his way. "I would have figured you two would have preferred to stay in the Allspark."

"Yeah, well, she was really persuasive." Cosmos said with a small shrug. "Besides, it probably wouldn't be too bad to go back to the land of the living. Even if we'll have to fight some more."

"So this is the Autobot Soundwave talked about." Ravage said as he looked up at Comos. "Doesn't look too impressive."

"Hey, I may not look like much, but I once shot down Astrotrain, and by proxy, Galvatron. Even when I had a big hole in my chest." Cosmos said while pointing to himself before slumping his shoulders a bit. "Not to mention that I also had to sit through Laserbeak and Buzzsaw's jokes."

"Must have been painful." Ravage commented before looking up at Laserbeak with a knowing smirk.

"Painful for him. Funny for us." Laserbeak replied to Ravage's comment.

"I see that we're all getting along here." Gaea spoke up as he moved towards the group of Cybertronians. "However, I'm afraid I'll have to cut the comradery short. There are still two more Cybertronians in the Allspark that I have in mind."

Cosmos, Laserbeak, Ravage, and Soundwave all looked towards the Goddess before the blue Decepticon spoke.

"Where to, next?" Soundwave asked Gaea.

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Transformers————Kuroinu

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The Shields had spent much time within the catacombs, all of them having spoken with Teletraan Alpha. At first they had discussed what they all thought of Teletraan Alpha, and whether or not the supercomputer should be fully trusted. Though that notion was quickly dashed away by Celestine. After that, some of the Shields decided to ask Teletraan Alpha a few more questions, whether it was information they asked in regards to see if Teletraan Alpha knew as much as he led on, or in Luu-Luu's case, asked more information in regards to the Cybertronians

Safe to say, the supercomputer had answered all of their questions without missing a beat.

However, after some time, Celestine had decided to dismiss the other Shields from the catacombs, so that she may personally speak with Teletraan Alpha.

Celestine walked up to the terminal once more, looking up at the large screen as she spoke. "Teletraan Alpha... what more can you tell me of these warriors?"

"The warriors Gaea sends have all fought in the same war. Some were once enemies that became allies. Others had made a great deal of chaotic choices." Teletraan Alpha began to answer the Goddess's question. "But where you will see their flaws, you will be quick to find similarities between these warriors, and other people that reside Selenus. In the coming chaos, they will not only aid you in the war, but will also find a new home upon Selenus where they can rebuild their fractured empire."

"Fractured? What had happened to them?" Celestine asked.

"They have faced a great many of powerful threats, including a version of Unicron from their home dimension." Teletraan Alpha explained. "In the ensuing battle with Unicron, their homeworld, Cybertron, had been completely destroyed in the process, along with the loss of many valiant warriors. Though in the end, they had succeeded in destroying Unicron, and ushered in a new era of peace."

"They lost their entire world?" Celestine gasped in question, finding such a thought to be terrible.

The elven Goddess's mind seemed to race as numerous thought ran around in her head. Thoughts that focused on what would happen to the whole of Selenus when the war with Unicron begins.

"Will... will Selenus survive the coming war?" Celestine asked Teletraan Alpha. "Will we be able to win?"

"Victory can only be achieved through unity. By trusting one another, and holding your ground, you will find your way through the coming chaos." Teletraan Alpha told Celestine. "But falter, and all will be lost."

Celestine's eyes seem to lower a bit at the prospect of losing everything in the war to come, but with a quiet sigh through her nostrils, the Goddess reincarnate stole herself away from such thoughts.

"Thank you, Teletraan Alpha. Your words have been most insightful." Celestine told the supercomputer with a nod.

"Is there anything else you require of me?" Teletraan Alpha asked.

"No. Not for now, anyways. Though should I feel as if I have questions that no one else can answer, I will be sure to come to you." Celestine spoke with a small smile. "Good day, Teletraan Alpha."

And with that, Celestine made her way out of the large room, exiting the catacombs as the door shut behind her.

Teletraan Alpha was alone in the large room, waiting in silence for some time before he spoke aloud.

"May I ask as to why you wanted me to withhold the knowledge of the Seven Shields being betrayed?" Teletraan Alpha questioned. "Would it not be paramount in the prevention of what is to come?"

"On that note, I do agree with you, Teletraan Alpha." The voice of Gaea spoke to the supercomputer. "But much time has passed since the Golden Age. The people of Selenus, while hardened, are still fragile. As much as it pains me, we cannot give them all the answers, otherwise they will never learn. And events similar to those in the future will continue to occur upon Selenus."

"Your logic is sound, Gaea. Nevertheless, they will have much to learn." Teletraan Alpha stated.

"Believe me, I know. But with the correct guiding hands, they will make it through the coming chaos. Of that, I am certain. Till all are One." Gaea spoke.

"Till all are One." Teletraan Alpha spoke before shutting down.

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Sixshot patiently watched as the humans drove up towards the elephants, the Decepticon having transformed into his armored carrier mode, so as to hide himself better in the tall grass he was positioned in.

The ex-phase-sixer watched as each of the humans exited their respective vehicles, unloading rifles and spears. Each human quietly got into position as they prepared to take down as many elephants as they could.

"Hmm... Gaea said that Buzzsaw's real protective of these elephants. If this is the herd he's watching over, he'll come on out and stop these poachers." Sixshot quietly mused to himself. "If not... well, I'll just have to carry on with my search."

So there Sixshot sat parked, waiting to see if Buzzsaw would show up as the human poachers inched ever nearer towards the elephant herd. A few of the poachers had readied their rifles prepared to shoot the elephants. However, just as the humans started to take aim towards the elephants, a rustling sound started to come from within the trees.

Quickly enough, a yellow and black Mini-con flew out from the trees, his optics were narrowed in anger towards the human poachers.

"Found you." Sixshot said to himself as he watched Buzzsaw fly towards the poachers.

"It looks like what I did to your other friends last time didn't stick with you greedy humans." Buzzsaw said with disdain as he charged up his weapons system. "Fine. I'll just have to keep teaching you poachers more lethal lessons!"

With a loud screech, Buzzsaw started to fire down at the human poachers, startling the nearby elephants as they started to take to the trees for cover.

One by one, Buzzsaw fired blaster holes into the bodies of the humans as they started to retreat from Buzzsaw's bombardment.

"Let's get out of here!" One of the poachers yelled out as the remaining humans got into their vehicles.

The poachers revved up the engines of their vehicles, each of them turning around as they started to drive off. All the while Buzzsaw continued to fire at the retreating humans.

Back with Sixshot, the Decepticon watched as Buzzsaw started to drive off the human poachers. Seeing this, Sixshot mused to himself.

"Ah, what the hell. Why can't I have a little bit of fun?" Sixshot asked himself as he transformed back into robot mode.

Buzzsaw continued to fire at the retreating poachers with anger in his eyes.

"You're not getting away that easily!" Buzzsaw yelled out towards the poachers, continuing to fire at them in their retreating vehicles.

However, to the Mini-con's surprise, powerful blaster bolts fired at the retreating vehicles from down wind. The blaster fire destroyed each vehicle that tried to drive off, killing the poachers in the process.

The surprise blaster fire caused Buzzsaw to widen his optics as he halted himself in flight.

"Where did that come from?" Buzzsaw questioned as he turned around.

The moment Buzzsaw did though, he was shocked to find that none other than Sixshot of all Cybertronians was walking up to him.

"Sixshot?" Buzzsaw asked in surprise. "You're... alive? We all heard you were left for dead after fighting Metroplex."

"It's going to take a lot more than one Titan to kill me." Sixshot said with a boastful tone while pointing to himself.

Buzzsaw looked at the ex-phase-sixsr for a moment before flying over to a nearby tree, landing on a branch as he narrowed his eyes at Sixshot.

"What are you doing here?" Buzzsaw asked with slight apprehension.

"Relax. I didn't come here to fight." Sixshot said with raised hands before looking towards the smoking rubble and debris from the destroyed vehicles. "Well... not anymore. I actually came here to extend to you an offer that was given to me."

"Offer?" Buzzsaw inquired with a raised optic. "What kind of offer?"

Smirking underneath his faceplate, Sixshot lowered his hands to his side as he spoke.

"How would you like to help save a planet?"

Too be continued...

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