Beast Wars: Battle for Equestria

"Ugh, what…what happened?" Spitfire asked herself as she opened her eyes weakly. "Where…where…where are we?"

"I…don't…know," added Soarin' feeling a sharp pain in his wings. "But…whatever it is…it's not exactly…the…place…to be."

The two captured Wonderbolts looked at each other briefly and then realized that they had been tied back against a wall right next to the Predacon creation machine. Both their front and rear legs were stuck out, leaving them plastered like flies.

"Hey! You!" Spitfire called out weakly to Inferno, who was guarding them. "Let us out of here at once!"

"And disappoint our royalty," laughed the psychotic fire ant. "I wouldn't dream of it. Why, our queen has been sort of…lonely and wants to know more about this place that will soon become a colony."

"Colony? What colony?"

"The colony that will become a part of our planet, Cybertron!"

The Wonderbolts then turned to hear the stamps of Megatron coming right towards them in his dragon mode. The Predacon leader growled evilly as he looked at his two captives.

"Cybertron?" wondered Soarin', who was more hurt than confused.

"Yes, my guests, Cybertron," laughed Megatron. "A place that is in desperate need of repairs and you are just the creatures to do it. But, let's not get ahead of ourselves or forget our manners. I am Megatron, leader of this fine group of warriors called…Predacons."

Megatron then waited for Spitfire or Soarin' to respond, but they didn't. Almost immediately, their impending arrogance was starting to get to Megatron.

"You'll have to excuse them, my queen, they…" Inferno started to say, but before he could finish his sentence, Megatron transformed to robot mode and clutched Spitfire with his dragon head.

"You will answer me!" he barked, trying to get them to talk. "Both of you or I will send you back to wherever you came from in body bags!"

However, Spitfire was not going to give in.

"Try it if you dare," she chuckled, producing a weak smile. "My partner and I just happens to be members of Equestria's military service, the Wonderbolts. Kill us and you will have some unexpected guests."

"Equestria is the name of this land?" remarked Megatron, releasing his grip on Spitfire. "Well, now at least I have some kind of an answer. Still, that does not excuse you from the treatments I am inflicting you, no. Where is your leader?"

"Princess Celestia," sighed Soarin', trying to stay defiant along with Spitfire. "She lives in…"

"Shut it, Soarin,'" cried Spitfire in an effort to defend the princesses' identity, but Megatron wasn't listening.

"You've both been here for a short time and already you are testing my patience," analyzed Megatron, pacing between the Wonderbolts back and forth. "And I must warn you that I am not a patient one. Either way, I am going to get what I want and there will be nothing you or your 'Princess Celestia' can do about it. Now, where does your Princess live?"

But, Megatron got a silence from the two Wonderbolts and the longer they defied him, the more impatient he became. Finally, after an hour, his patience ran out.

"Very well," he said, beckoning for Steeljaw and Dinobot II, now in their robot modes, to step forward bringing with them a bucket of water and a board. "If you won't talk to us, naturally, then we will force you to talk. Take her down!"

"No! Stop!" shouted Soarin' as the two violent Predacons took Spitfire down from the wall and laid her down backside on the board.

"Silence!" snapped Megatron, firing an ice blast at Soarin' freezing him solid before turning his attention back to Spitfire. "Now then, you will see what happens when we deal with creatures that refuse to talk. Where does your Princess Celestia live?!"

Gasping in fear, Spitfire tried to stay strong, but it was no use. She needed to remain defiant in the face of adversity. With no response, Megatron ordered Steeljaw to place a rag over Spitfire's head as Spitfire cried out in fear and anguish.

"Where does your Princess Celestia live?!" demanded Megatron. "Talk or die!"

Spitfire struggled against this form of torture as Dinobot II poured a bucket of water onto Spitfire's covered head.

"Are there more rulers of this land?!" cried Megatron. "Talk! Talk! TALK! If you lie, I kill you!"

…

The torture continued and the more Spitfire remained defiant, the more violent the process went and after 10 minutes, Spitfire finally cracked.

"I'll…I'll talk," she gasped, coughing up water through the covered rag. "Just stop…stop!"

"That's better," laughed Megatron, finally getting his way with Spitfire. "Talk!"

"There are four princesses: Celestia…Luna…Cadence…and Twilight," cried Spitfire, coughing up water in between her confessions, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. "They are wise and benevolent rulers. They have…magic far greater…than anything Equestria has…ever known. Please…just let me and my partner go! Please!"

The more Spitfire spoke, the more devious Megatron became. He then proceeded to question Spitfire further.

"Oh, I will let you both go," laughed Megatron. "If you will answer me one more question: are they planning any resistance against us?"

"Not yet," whimpered Spitfire as Megatron motioned for Shockwave and Soundwave to come into the room. "But, we are being aided by…a group called the…Maximals."

Megatron's eyes widened at this confession and clutched down on Spitfire's chest with his dragon mouth.

"The Maximals? How many are there?" he asked hastily.

"About…seven or so," answered Spitfire, who was now beginning to fall unconscious from being put through such agony. "Please…stop! I can't…I can't breathe."

"So, they have come for me," remarked Megatron walking away from Spitfire. "And they have managed to recover some of their own stasis pods. But, they are probably aware that I am building an army to conquer this land and finish the Beast Wars once and for all. Inferno!"

"Yes, my queen?"

"Prepare for a full assault. If you find any more creatures like these two, bring them to me so we can speak to more of them. Furthermore, if there are any more Predacons to be reborn, then do so at once!"

"As you command, my Queen."

Just as Inferno was about to leave, Megatron had some parting words for him.

"And will you please stop calling me that?" he yelled, causing Inferno to wince slightly. Once he was gone, Megatron let out a disgusted sigh. "Now then, since we have enough information out of you, my dear, let us return you and your partner to wherever you came from. But, be warned, that this is only the beginning of your nightmare! Yes."

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A little while later, Dinobot II and Steeljaw left Spitfire and the still somewhat Soarin' by the roads leading to Ponyville where they had been captured. Spitfire was far too injured both mentally and physically to move having been put through such measures. However, they weren't alone as two creatures came out of the Everfree Forest: a moose and a whitetail deer.

"Hey, look here, Mudflap," said the deer, looking down at the wounded Spitfire. "Seems like these two got their asses handed to them!"

"I completely agree there, Skids," replied the moose. "Guess we'd better return them to wherever they came from. Uh, where do we go from here?"

"I guess that thing that is up on that mountain," the deer remarked, pointing up towards Canterlot Castle. "Let's get moving before those mean Preds come back and cook up some venison…namely me."

Throwing the injured Wonderbolts onto their backs, the moose and deer made their way back towards Canterlot.

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Meanwhile, back in Canterlot, the search for Spitfire and Soarin was turning up empty.

"Where could they have taken her?" sobbed Stormy Flare, Spitfire's mother as Rarity tried to console her. "My baby! My baby!"

"So far nothing has been detected," sighed Rhinox to Optimus and Rodimus. "Should I increase the scanners?"

"Do so at once, Rhinox," ordered Optimus and Rhinox went to increase the scanners' power. Then he turned towards Celestia and Luna with a solemn look on his face. "I'm sorry, Waspinator and Nightscream haven't been able to find them but we are doing all we can."

"You are doing all that can be done, Optimus," she reassured him, draping a wing over him and Rodimus. "Don't worry, we will find them."

"I'm more concerned with her," said Rodimus, looking over at the very worried Stormy Flare. "This is her daughter we are talking about."

Just then, Rattrap let out a whistle.

"Hey there, Fearless Leader," he called, looking up at a screen that showed Spitfire and Soarin' coming towards Canterlot. "The missing have been found by whatever those are. Looks like a big horn and a small horn."

Optimus raced over and looked at the screen, then he turned back to Celestia.

"We'll go down and bring them here," said Optimus. "Dinobot, Rhinox, you're with me."

"I'm going too!" insisted Stormy Flare, growing more and more worried about Spitfire. "I want to see my daughter."

"Count me in too," added Rainbow Dash, already racing down to the front gates. The rest of the ponies followed suit as they all made it towards the front gates.

"Open the gates!" called Luna to a pair of guards who then did as they were told. The doors opened and revealed the deer and moose with the wounded Wonderbolts on their backs.

"Um, hello?" the deer asked, not realizing what was going on. "What's with the mosh pit?"

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