Beast Wars: Battle for Equestria

Opening her eyes, Princess Ember found herself on a bed in Canterlot castle. She could still feel the pain that Megatron had inflicted on her and couldn't really guess where she was. However, she found Princesses Celestia, Luna and Twilight Sparkle along with Spike and the rest of Twilight's friends.

"Ember?" asked Twilight in a low voice. "Ember, it's me, Twilight and all of us. Are you all right?"

"I think so," moaned Ember. "How did I get here?"

"You sent a distress call and we answered," replied Celestia. "Your father brought you here, very concerned for your safety. If you don't mind my asking, what exactly happened in the Dragon Lands?"

Ember felt a shudder trickle down her spine when she was asked this question.

"There was…a fellow dragon, or at least I thought there was," explained Ember, moaning slightly in pain. "He was not like any other dragon and when I asked who he was and where he came from, he said that he didn't come from this world."

"Someone who didn't come from this world?" asked Rainbow Dash. "How could you be so sure that he was just from another part of Equestria?"

"His body…was cover in…some strange substance," continued Ember. "Almost like a metal coating on his…scales."

With each word that Ember spoke, the more that both Celestia and Luna realized what the latest threat to Equestria was. However, they began to consider other options.

"Metal scales, sister?" wondered Luna. "Could we maybe be dealing with something we haven't seen before? A creature that was not born in Equestria? Perhaps he could have escaped from Tartarus?"

"If this dragon did escape, then we would have known about," pondered Celestia, briefly walking back and forth. "Princess Ember, was there anything else this dragon did to distinguish himself from other dragons?"

"He transformed," moaned Ember. "He said 'Megatron, terrorize,' and transformed from a dragon into a creature that stood on two legs. Then, he used the dragon mouth to question me about the land he was on. I…I couldn't allow him to kill me, Princesses! Please, I…"

"It's all right, Ember," comforted Spike, patting her down with his left claw. "We can't replace lives and you did what you needed to do."

As Ember spoke, Celestia went to the door and motioned for one of the guards to perform an errand for her.

"Whoever this here creature is, he's probably dangerous," remarked Applejack. "Probably something that needs more than a rope to be corralled if you ask me."

"Well, we cannot take any chances," said Twilight, firmly. "In any case, we need to warn the rest of Equestria of the dangers that this transforming dragon possesses. I think we need to also let Cadence and Shining Armor know of what is happening as well. Who knows where he could have gone?"

…

Just then, they all heard a buzzing noise right outside the room almost as if like it belong to a bee. At that moment, a green wasp flew into the room and transformed from being a wasp into a robot, landing on the ground with a thud.

"Like that!" cried Ember. "He transformed just like that…but, he's not a dragon."

"Ooh, ooh, Waspinator not like dragon bot," said the robot. "Dragon bot not a good leader for Waspinator."

"You used to work for this dragon?" wondered Pinkie Pie. "This is getting more and more weirder if you ask me. Would you like to make some honey for Sugarcube Corner?"

Being her usual self, Pinkie Pie randomly produced a honey jar to show off to Waspinator. However, Waspinator only gave her a confused look.

"I don't think he understands what you are talking about, Pinkie Pie," said Luna, chuckling slightly. "For the past few days, Waspinator has been here in Canterlot under our protection and he has been explaining to us about where he came from."

"Yes, Waspinator much rather be here than with evil proto-humans."

"It's a long story," whispered Celestia to Twilight and her friends. "Apparently, he used to be a king for a brief time, if you could believe that."

"At the same time," continued Luna. "Waspinator has also been giving us information that there is more like him out there."

Waspinator then walked over towards Ember's bed and looked down at her.

"You don't look like Megatron," he remarked.

"You know who Megatron is?" cried Ember, feeling slightly scared. "Are you in cahoots with him? Because if you are…"

"No, Dragon Bot and Waspinator no longer in cahoots," cried Waspinator, stepping back slightly. "Waspinator quit Predacons because I was always getting blown to scrap all the time!"

"I don't believe you."

"But, its true! Why you not believe Waspinator? I am sick of being evil, sick of being Predacon! Why can't anyone trust Waspinator anymore?"

"To be fair," said Luna, approaching the former Predacon. "You have only been here for a short time, Waspinator, and not everypony knows who you are aside from all of us in this room. Perhaps maybe you can help us find this Megatron before anypony gets hurt."

Although reluctant about it, Waspinator agreed to what Luna had said. At the same time, the former Predacon seemed to realize that this was where he belonged, among those who don't see him as a threat.

…

Meanwhile, the Maximals made their way towards the castle that Cheetor and Rattrap had found. Optimus stepped forward and scanned it with his optical sensors.

"Hmm, there doesn't seem to be anything in here out of the ordinary," he said. "No energon in here and no other sign of Megatron. We will make base here until further notice, Maximals."

"I didn't think you'd say that right on the spot, Fearless Leader," remarked Rattrap. "But, you are the boss monkey and if you say that we should be here, then we should be here."

"Be careful crossing the bridge," cautioned Optimus, taking note of the small wooden bridge that stretched across the moat down below. Then, he led them across the bridge single file with Rhinox bringing up the rear. Nevertheless, they all made it safely across the bridge and reached the castle doors. "Remember, don't transform unless there is a reason to. The internal repairs are taking longer than usual."

"Now he tells me," whispered Silverbolt, trying to get his damaged wing to work, but to no avail.

They soon walked deeper and deeper into the castle before coming up towards the castle's throne room, that had two thrones sitting at the top.

"Guess someone's already been here and they've left quite a mess," said Cheetor. "What do we do now, Big Bot? Do we clean up the mess?"

"Well, we'll have to make the best of our situation," answered Optimus. "Right now, we need to make sure that these stasis pods are protected from Megatron and that if there are anymore out there."

…

No sooner did Optimus say that, that at that moment, back in the cave where he and his resurrected Predacons were hiding, Megatron watched with glee as two of the pods he had recovered were about to reveal the Predacons inside.

"Yes, yes," laughed Megatron. "Come forth, my loyal Predacons."

One of the pods opened up and out came an alligator that let out a sharp growl as he climbed out. He then moved towards Megatron as the other pod opened and emerged was a bluish-Black Panther who then let out a loud roar.

"Shockwave, terrorize!" cried the crocodile and he transformed with the alligator neck revealing that his head consisted of one eye and his tail becoming a blaster.

"Soundwave, terrorize!" roared the Black Panther and the creature transformed into a robot that had a monitor on his chest.

Once they were both transformed, the two Predacons bowed to their superior and their fellow Predacons.

"You may rise, my loyal Predacons," said Megatron, motioning for the two new Preads to rise. "I am Megatron, your supreme commander of this loyal group of warriors. And it appears that your timing couldn't have been better."

"In what way do you mean, royalty?" asked Inferno as Megatron led them out to the edge of the cliff.

"I have found us a stirring opportunity to start laying out the land for a new Predacon controlled colony on this land called Equestria. Do you see that creature down there?"

He pointed down towards a caravan leaving the town of Ponyville, headed by Big MacIntosh, Applejack's older brother.

"Well, it's time to make our prescense known. So, go down there and slag him!"

"Yee haw!" cried Quickstrike as he and the rest of the Predacons made their way towards the unsuspecting Big MacIntosh. Before the quiet and strong pony could react, the four Predacons made their move.

…

Just then, the sounds of firing blasts from the Predacons caught the attention of the Maximals.

"What is that?" called Rhinox, causing the Maximals to stop fortifying their temporary base of operations.

"Trouble," said Optimus, quietly. "And it appears that Megatron isn't alone. Silverbolt! You and Blackarachnia stay here and guard the pods! Cheetor, Rattrap, you're with us!"

"Whoopee, let's get it on!" yelled Rattrap excitedly. "Rattrap, Maximize!"

And Rattrap transformed into his organic robot mode, leaving the other maximals to follow suit.

"Cheetor, Maximize!"

"Rhinox, Maximize!"

"Optimus Primal, Maximize! Prime jets on! Maximum burn!"

And so, four of the Maximals made their way into the battle that would resume the Beast Wars…on this land called, Equestria.

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END OF CHAPTER 3