Red pushed the button and a control panel opened up. Using small tools and magnifying optics he brought up a screen. He cocked his head at the words displayed.
"Comence DNA pattern scan? What in Cybertron is this nonsense?"
He looked up when he heard a long howl. Shaking his head, he went back to work.
"It's just that black wolf. Now then."
Red pushed the 'yes' option and an antennae shot up from the pod and four screens of yellow light, perpendicular to the ground, shot out at right angles from each other from the antennae. The screens started rotating for a few seconds. They stopped and the antennae dropped back down into the pod.
"What was that?" Red asked.
A female voice came from the pod. "Acceptable pattern found."
The pod started to glow yellow and then opened up. A black wolf jumped out of the pod and looked around. It looked up at Red Alert and Red could swear it looked shocked.
"An Autobot?" The wolf asked. "Why are you here?"
Refd Alert felt his grip on reality slipping as he stared at the talking wolf.
"Wolves don't talk."
The wolf cocked his head to one side in puzzlement. "Huh? How can you not know of the Maximal beast modes. At any rate.... Prowl, Maximize!"
The wolf quickly shifted into a human form and looked up at Red Alert.
"A Mini-Con?" Red alert bluted out.
"I am not a Predacon. I am a Maximal. One of the decendents of the Autobots. I was named after the Autobot Prowl who was killed during the war against Unicron."
Red Alert asked numbly, "Who is Unicron?"
Prowl shouted, "How can you not know who Unicron is?! He tried to eat Cybertron! If it wasn't for Rodimus Prime and the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, that planet sized robot would have!! He showed up shortly before the second Golden Age of Cybertron began!"
"Second Golden Age?"
Optimus Prime came runnig into the room and looked at the small robot and Red Alert. "I heard shouting. What's going on?"
Red Alert looked at Optimus Prime and slowly began. "This robot is a Maximal named Prowl. Apparently he's from the future from the time of the Second Golden Age of Cybertron. We have a problem larger than the Decepticons in our future if what he says is true."
Prowl looked at the leader of the Autobots in awe and wonder. "Optimus Prime? The one who was once known as Orion Pax?"
Optimus chuckled a bit. "There's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Now what is this problem bigger than the Decpeticons."
Prowl shook his head, "I've already fouled up time. I might as well tell you the whole history leading up to the Second Golden Age."
Prowl then did so. Optimus held up his hand to hold off Red Alert's objections when the story and their history didn't match up. Prowl then went on about the Headmasters, Targetmasters, and the use of Vector Sigma to revive Cybertron. Prowl went on to describe the developments of the pretender shells and from them the creation of the Predacons and Maximals who could take on organic modes without frightening the inhabitants of a planet.
Optimus shook his head and said, "I'd say that something either threw you into an alternate timeline or something changed time. I have never heard of Vector Sigma or the Plasma Energy Chamber. I'm a little concerned that something from Cybertron can turn organic cretures into metal. Now about your alternate form, it was designed to blend into the wildlife and has an organic signature. I would like to have Red Alert work with you to gain that technology. The people here on Earh are getting ascared of us, and I would rather not have to deal with their military if I don't have to."
Red Alert looked at Optimus. "Prime. The Defendions...."
Optimus nodded. "Same technology, but on a larger size. Maybe another Maximal came on line and is helping the Mini-cons resist the Decepticons. It would explain that base on the moon."
Prowl shrugged. "I don't know who it would be. There was a lot of Maximals in proto-form on board the Axalon. Well, at least you know how to beat Unicron if he shows up."
Optimus looked down at Prowl. "I do not have the Autobot Matrix of Leadership that you were talking about. I'm hoping that Unicron is just part of your time and he doesn't even exist in this one."
Prowl asked, "And if he does?"
Silence was the only answer.
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