Beast Wars: Battle for Equestria

So, the gauntlet had been cast, a war was about to begin in Equestria, only this time it was the continuation of a war that had begun on Prehistoric Earth. To the Maximals, they didn't want to bring their war with the Predacons to this land, but they saw little choice. Megatron was no different than any Predacon criminal that they have faced before.

"This is the map of Equestria," explained Celestia. "As you can see, they are several towns and cities that are more than prone to attack from your enemies. The dragon known as Megatron may try to hide in these areas."

"More than likely, but I don't think Megatron is that stupid," remarked Rhinox. "Do you agree, Optimus?"

"Yes," replied Optimus. "But, knowing Megatron, he's probably not intending to hide. I feel he escaped to this land for a reason."

"Eh, I suppose he probably thinks this is a much better than say, uh, Cybertron," muttered Rattrap. "I mean, if there are other dragons here, he'll probably want to uh…become lovers with one."

Of course, they all had to remember that the only female dragon Megatron ever encountered was nearly killed by him.

"Not likely," said Twilight, looking over at Optimus. "We know all too well that our enemies seek our magic, regardless of pony type, for their own benefit. I feel that this Megatron character is just another one of those enemies."

"You are correct, Twilight," interjected Celestia. "And we cannot take any chances. We already have Ponyville aware of the situation at hand. Now, we need the rest of Equestria to take note. Optimus, could it be possible that you all spread out to defend the different parts of Equestria?"

Optimus considered the matter for a moment and after a few minutes, he gave his answer.

"It's very likely we can, Princess Celestia. But, I think we need to grow our forces more. There were so many stasis pods that landed here that the Predacons will more than likely be after."

"You do have a point there," said Pinkie Pie, looking over at Optimus. "Plus, you will need some Party cannons as arsenal."

She then produced a Party cannon and fired it, sending confetti and other party material into the air.

"Um…yes," muttered Optimus, ignoring Pinkie Pie's suggestion. "Your suggestion seems…thoughtful, but the Predacons will not falter for your idea. As we speak, there are probably more than those Predacons we saw attack that pony. If the Predacons are planning to grow their forces, then so should we."

"I agree with big bot," said Cheetor. "The Predacons are bound to find not just the stasis pods, but I think that they are targeting you guys at random. The last thing we want is for more ponies to be targeted."

As they were speaking, Luna began to wonder about a different part of Equestria.

"What about Princess Cadence and Shining Armor?" she wondered, looking over to Celestia. "I wonder if they had gotten our message about these Barbarians?"

But before Celestia could answer, the doors of the throne room flung open and a guardspony came running in.

"Your highnesses," he said, bowing and panting wildly. "There has been an attack in the Crystal Empire."

A series of shocked gasps played out from the ponies upon hearing these words. Optimus then crossed his optical sensors in shock.

"What kind of an attack?" asked Celestia, her voice dead serious.

"A triceratops turned robot," answered the guardspony. "He called himself 'Barricade' and attacked Prince Armor and his forces."

Twilight then stepped forward, her face filled with worry knowing that her brother had been attacked.

"How is my brother?" she demanded to the guardspony.

"He's fine, but suffered some broken bones," answered the guardspony. "Thankfully, a pair of robots were there to save him. One of them was a tiger and the other was a falcon."

Both Optimus and Rhinox gave one another a pair of glances upon hearing this.

"Impossible," remarked Optimus. "Tigatron and Air Razor are alive? But, they were Tigerhawk…I mean…could they?"

"If they are alive then they are alive," said Rhinox. "It seems that either their sparks managed to escape Megatron's wrath or that there were stasis pods in that area."

"Where is this Crystal Empire?" asked Optimus to Celestia.

"Right here," answered Celestia, pointing to the empire on the map. "To the north of here in the most Northern part of Equestria."

"Then, I think we need to see to them and provide support," said Optimus, firmly. "Silverbolt, Blackarachnia, I'm sending you to where Tigatron and Air Razor are. I need you to provide support for them in case the Predacon known as Barricade attacks again."

"You can count on us, Optimus," said Silverbolt, testing out his eagle wings again. "My wings should be able to allow me to fly again. Hope on, my love."

Blackarachnia hopped onto Silverbolt's back and the two of them took to the air, flying out of the throne room.

"There is something else you need to understand," added the guardspony, once again getting the attention of all present. "A pony has been captured by a creature made entirely of skeleton."

"What kind of a creature?" asked Celestia hastily and firmly glaring at the guardspony. "Tell me, who!"

"Chopper face's clone," said Rattrap, looking over at Dinobot. "Your clone is on the loose there, Chopper face."

"Then, he shall suffer my wrath once more," cried Dinobot, taking out his sword and raising it into the air. "I swear that he will."

"Hold on there, Dinobot," said Optimus. "This is not the clone that you fought and skinned last time. It's a transmetal 2 clone of you meant to serve only Megatron. It would be extremely foolish of you to try and face him alone. Rattrap, go with Dinobot and see if you can find where this pony is."

"Gotcha, Optimus," replied Rattrap, transforming back into a rat. "Come on, Chopper Face."

Knowing that he was going to have to put up with Rattrap once again, Dinobot saluted his fellow Maximals before leaving the throne room.

"The rest of us will scout to see if there are any more stasis pods that can be recovered," said Optimus. "We will be back soon and until then, make sure every one of your subjects is accounted for. Maximals, move out!"

So, the Maximals left the throne room and soon, only the ponies were left alone.

"What do we do now?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Spread our warning about the Predacons throughout Equestria, I suppose," sighed Twilight. "Guess we should start now, Princess Celestia."

Celestia nodded and Twilight and her friends left the throne room, leaving Celestia, Luna, the guardspony and Waspinator alone.

…

Meanwhile, Dinobot II returned to the cave with the unconscious captured Pegasus pony along with several more stasis pods.

"Very impressive find, Dinobot," remarked Megatron. "And you've brought along a guest. Fortunately, I can make use of this particular pony not as a slave, but as one of us."

Taking the captured pony to a Predacon made restoration chamber, Megatron slammed the door and then turned his attention over to a stasis pod along with the sphere containing half of a spark.

"Now watch as I bring back to life, half of the very core of a nightmare!" cried Megatron as he activated the switch that turned the chamber on and after a few moments, the door opened and out came a black king crab with orange claws. The creature let out a loud cry as he advanced towards Megatron.

"Royalty," remarked Inferno. "He looks familiar, yet I don't think he's…"

"Yes, sub-commander," interrupted Megatron. "But, it appears that he won't have the option of disobeying me again."

"Bludgeon, terrorize!" roared the creature and he transformed to a robot mode that was just like the former Predacon, Rampage, but with different colors.

"It works!" laughed Megatron. "It works! Don't you see my loyal Predacons? There are other ways we can create loyal servants out of these four legged creatures into Predacons!"

And they all laughed evilly, wondering which ponies would be next to end up like the klutzy Pegasus pony…