So this story is almost at an end. Just a few more chapters to go, I swear and then I will call it an end of this story, but Galvatron will still be working on his redemption in other stories within the Infinity Series.
/Galvatron and Nightshade speaking through the Sparkbond/
Chapter 27: Galvatron's Rage
Galvatron stared down at Scourge. The former leader of the Decepticons had not taken to kindly to how Scourge had treated Nightshade. Soundwave like usual stood right behind him. The faceless Mech had once again become his shadow. It had been Dreadwing who had convinced him to speak to Scourge before he began his attack on Animatron. He had hoped that this time he would fight him rather than Nightshade.
"So the mighty Megatron has decided to change his name to Galvatron? Is this what has become of the great Decepticons?" Scourge asked in a mocking tone as he sat on his throne. Snarl and another Mech stood on either side of the throne. The two guards kept silent but their optics kept moving to the shadows.
Galvatron snarled. His clenched his clawed hands as he kept himself from attacking Scourge and just ending it then and there. Drawing in air through his vents he looked into his Spark. The bond between him and Nightshade had been growing steadily through the night as she stalked the streets of the market and caused many of the citizens under Scourge's iron rule start to talk about the end of his times and the beginning of a new time that would see them having peace.
"I heard that you had a run in with the Grimm! Let me tell you the Grimm is playing cat and mouse with you! And you are the mouse!" Galvatron snapped back at Scourge. The dragonformer leaned further back in his chair. A flicker of fear passed through Scourge's faceplates for a brief second before they had returned to their natural peaceful position.
"You think that a simple cat is a death omen!" Scourge sniggered at Galvatron. He finally stood up from his throne and with two large steps approached Galvatron. His optics looking down on the former leader of the Decepticons. "I had sent back home your pets who had dared to remove me from my throne that you had me placed on! So I think it is only for the best that it is you remove me from my throne!" Scourge smirked towards Galvatron.
Galvatron clenched his dental against each other as he fought against punching Scourge in his faceplates. The Predacon from Animatron smirked when he saw Galvatron holding back.
"I see that you have changed a lot since the last time we have meet? I take it Nightshade is one of yours?" he asked looking from Soundwave and then back to Galvatron.
Galvatron took a step forward ready to fire his plasma canon at Scourge when he felt a presence come into the back of his Spark. /Galvatron don't! Scourge is already losing his authority! You need to wait for the right moment/ the voice said within his mind. He could feel a set of emotions that were not his own come through the growing link. When Nightshade had been stalking the streets of the market at night, Galvatron had studied the link that was growing between them and had found out rather quickly that they could communicate with each other easily. It also allowed emotions to pass through between them along with images. During the night Nightshade had sent him a series of images of all the rebel leaders she had been speaking to during the night. There was also a set of emotions that were attached to them that had allowed them both to come up with a plan. The plan had taken them a good few hours to come up with, most of it had been Nightshade calming Galvatron down.
/We don't have time Nightshade! I heard what the Moonray had told you!/ Galvatron replied to Nightshade through the Sparkbond. The Sparkbond that had been growing between him and Nightshade had allowed Galvatron to hear a message that the Moonray had sent to Nightshade in their private channel. He knew he should not have been listening in but Nightshade had sent so much emotions over the Sparkbond that he could not help but listen in.
Nightshade was silent for a few seconds as she thought over what the Moonray had told her. Last night the Moonray had been keeping her up to date with what was happening back in her dimension as she finished with the issues in Galvatron's dimension. Last night the Moonray had kept her up to date with what was happening with all the missions back on Earth.
/The Moonray told me a lot of things last night, Galvatron! You need to be more specific when it comes to the Moonray!/ she responded after a second later of thinking of what the Moonray had told her last night. /I mean the Moonray had told me that Julian had just wrapped up his mission and was following up with paperwork while also keeping an eye on the Winchester brothers! She also told me that Edward had just got to Japan with little issues and was staying at the UNIT base there! Also the Sarcophagus that had been found has been taken to New York City with Stark watching it along with the Moonray invading the museums systems! Like I said the Moonray had told me a lot of things!/ Nightshade continued to speak through the Sparkbond that grew stronger with every second.
Galvatron sent back an echo of emotions that Nightshade had sent through the bond last night. The emotions that Nightshade had sent through the link had been strong. Nightshade had no doubt managed to cover her emotions on the outside but in the inside her emotions had been all over the place.
Nightshade seemed to recoil from the emotions that he was sending back to her. The Dragonoid seemed to be quick in brining up a wall in the link for a second before the wall came back down. /I need to learn how to keep from sending out emotions during my calls with the Moonray! This might be our chance to go after him, Galvatron! Once I am done here I am heading straight back to Earth and following the trail before it goes cold!/
Galvatron looked at Scourge to see that he was talking to Snarl. The wolf-former like everyone else in Animatron were all shock up with the appearance of the Grimm. One sighting of the Grimm but an entire planet seeing the Grimm that was something that should cause pure panic. The Grimm was even being sighted during the day, getting closer to the palace where Scourge had locked himself in to keep safe from the omen of death. Nightshade was playing a long game and it was causing many of Scourge's supporters to begin planning on sacrificing him to the Grimm.
With Scourge focused on Snarl, Galvatron returned to his attention back to Nightshade. He could feel through the Sparkbond that she was getting closer to finishing off this mission. Movement caught the corner of his optic and sure enough he saw the tip of the Grimm's tail disappearing into the shadows. The Grimm was getting closer to its target. /I know Nightshade and know this I will be with you all the way!/
The Grimm stopped. Its dark plating hiding it in the shadows as its one red optic focused on Galvatron. Galvatron knew that Nightshade would not attack him. She had only taken the Grimm form to spread fear and cause the people of Animatron stand up for their own rather than waiting for an army to come from the stars. It had been working and now Undermine's brother, Repugnus was gathering his own army. Galvatron and Nightshade had both went to speak with the Dinobot in the earlier hours in the morning to have his support. Right now the red Spinosaurus was gathering his forced to up in removing Scourge from his throne. The throne that Megatron had given him to get him away from him so he did not need to worry about the Crimelord trying to stab him in the back. He had enough with dealing with that from Starscream.
/What about the rest of the planets that are ruled by Decepticon overlords?/ Nightshade asked over the bond.
/This is one of the worst Mechs out there, Nightshade! I think it is best that we deal with this planet Nightshade and allow Optimus Prime to bring our people back together! And Nightshade remember both of us are Avengers! We have both made the pledge to protect Earth and right at this moment Seth is the worse thing that humans face!/
"Galvatron I take it that your silence is that you will allow Nightshade to remain here as my guest!?" Scourge said breaking the bond that Galvatron had made with Nightshade.
Galvatron looked right into Scourge's optics. The two large Mechs did not look away from each other. "Leave her out of this!" Galvatron growled at Scourge.
"You have changed!" Scourge simple said to Galvatron.
Galvatron punched Scourge in his faceplates. The Predacon took a step back as his servo came back to cover his damaged faceplate. Blue Energon dripped from his damaged lip components from Galvatron's punch. Snarl and another Mech to Scourge's side. The Predacon shoved them off before he glared at Galvatron. Galvatron without warning brought up his plasma canon that was mounted on his right arm.
/Galvatron don't! We need to allow these people to stand on their own!/
He didn't hear Nightshade's voice in his mind. He did not register that both Predaking and Dreadwing were both racing to stop him from firing his plasma canon at Scourge's throne. With a loud bang the stone throne smashed into a thousand pieces. "You dare speak like that about my Sparkmate I will do more than destroy your little seat and your faceplates!" he snarled down at Scourge.
Scourge hissed back at Galvatron before he transformed into his beast form. The wingless dragon breathed fire on Galvatron. "You dare attack me in my throne room, Galvatron! I am the master of this world and I will see that Nightshade will be mine!" Scourge hissed back to Galvatron. He kept in his beast form as he looked up at Galvatron. "I shall take the Decepticons and create a new world order both here and on Cybertron!" he declared as he looked at all the Decepticons who had come with Galvatron to his planet. "Join me and we shall do what Megatron never had managed to do in eons of warfare!" he shouted at them.
Dreadwing and Barricade both brought out their weapons and aimed it at Scourge's guards. "We have had enough of war, Scourge! Our planet has been repaired! It is time for old grudges to be put aside!" Barricade shouted as Soundwave remained as still as ever.
Scourge snorted with black smoke rising from his nostrils. "I see what has been done! Nightshade was the good cop in hopes of getting me to surrender my way peacefully and you are the bad cop, Galvatron!" Scourge said as he looked back at Galvatron.
"Nightshade gave you your chance and you blew it! There will be no more fighting!" Galvatron shouted back at Scourge. His optics scanned movement coming right behind Scourge. Lurking right behind the King of Animatron was Nightshade. She was still in her Grimm form but as she took a few steps she returned to her true form. Snapping her wings open and then shut she caught the optics of Snarl. She glared at the wolf-former for a brief second before she retuned her attention back to Scourge.
Snarl was about to give a warning when Soundwave came into his view. The wolf dropped down and watched as the shadows became much darker.
"I did give you a chance! And you blew it!" she snarled from where she was behind Scourge. Scourge whipped around to face her. The Predacon and the Dragonoid glared at each other for a second before Scourge's optics went back to Galvatron. A blast of black lightning blasted against Scourge forcing him to the ground. Scourge looked up at Nightshade to see large sabre teeth sparking with lightning. Black lightning zapped him again just as Galvatron stomped on Scourge's tail.
Scourge screamed in pain as Glavatron lifted up his pede. He tried to bite the former Gladiator of the Pits of Kaon but he had moved away in time. Then Nightshade struck again. Shadowy claws racked through his plating and he screamed in pain as the black lightning also danced through his circuits. He snapped his head around on to have a tail fin whack into his faceplates. Scourge was then pinned to the ground by Galvatron.
"You have been defeat Scourge, you are no longer fit to lead!" Galvatron spoke in a calm voice as he looked down at the Predacon who was in the ground. The massive doors to the throne room swung open and a red version of Undermine stomped in.
"We have brought down your empire Scourge! There is no more slaves on our world, Scourge!" the Mech shouted at Scourge as he walked towards Scourge. "There will no longer be the strong ruling over the weak! No the strong still defend the weak. We shall all work together in rebuilding our people. We shall no longer be in your shadow, Scourge!" the Mech shouted as he towered above Scourge.
Nightshade looked towards the Mech. "Thank you, Repugnus! I take it you have everything under control?" she asked the red Dinobot.
"Of course! My brother had made many enemies as has Scourge! And many of them have gone behind the words of the Grimm!" Repugnus said as he looked over to Nightshade. He bowed his helm towards Nightshade. "I can not thank you as much as I have! You have both given us hope to get out of Scourge's hold!" he said to Nightshade before he looked over to Galvatron. He only snorted before he looked back towards Scourge. "Now Scourge, I believe that you have been embarrassed enough by these Outsiders! I can give you two options! The first is that you leave and you go with the lovely Nightshade who has some nice ways of keeping you at bay! The other is that you fight me for the throne: if you win you will take the throne but I am sure that like I said the Decepticons will have something to say about that; but if I win I will decide what will happen!" he spoke in an educated voice. He was so unlike his brother who had always been in Scourge's shadow. Repugnus he was his own Mech. He had been exiled to the swamps along with his supporters before they became a big deal for Scourge to deal with.
Scourge who was still on the ground looked from Nightshade back to Repugnus. "I thought you were crippled after the last time that I saw you?" he snarled at the red Dinobot. He stood up and looked at the Dinobot.
"I had been badly damaged, but unlike you I have friends!" he said as he looked towards Shockwave. The one optic Mech had entered the room without saying anything behind the leader of the rebels on Animatron. "Now are we going to fight or are you going to go with the Outsiders?" he asked Scourge when he looked back at him.
Scourge spoke, "Very well! At dawn we shall fight in front of all of the people of Animatron for the throne! But there shall be no outsiders!"
Galvatron and Nightshade walked out of the throne room. The force that had come with them, who had expected a fight followed behind them. "I take it you are going to back to UNIT Stirling?" Galvatron asked Nightshade as they got closer to the Nemesis. The massive flagship of Megatron had been loaded up with all the weapons that an invasion would need and had not been used, and Galvatron knew the best way to use them.
"Yeah! Like I said I need to get on that trail for Seth before he vanishes again! And if the Moonray is correct then I will get close to him in an office building in New York City!" Nightshade responded. She stopped in front of the loading bay of the Nemesis and looked at Galvatron. Dreadwing stopped between her and him. "Galvatron, I have been dealing with this issue for seventy earth years! And I also have more years of experience in dealing with the supernatural than the lot of you!" she said as she nodded her head towards Dreadwing who took a step back.
Galvatron snorted back to her. "I have some experience in dealing with the supernatural!" he snorted at her.
The laugh that came from Nightshade was purely undead. "You are so cute! But no! Using Dark Energon to raise an army of Terracons is not enough to be in with what I deal with on a daily basis!" she said to Galvatron. "But if you are going to help the Avengers in dealing with the supernatural you will need to learn in how to fight Vampires and Werewolves without being wounded too badly!"
Galvatron followed after Nightshade as she walked back to the Nemesis. "I have watched many earth films that have all told me that a wooden stake through the heart to kill a vampire!" he said as he walked with Nightshade beside him.
"You are cute! But no! That is incorrect! The best way to kill a vampire along with a leviathan is by decapitation followed by burning the body up!" she said before stalking off.
Galvatron and Dreadwing both stopped dead in their tracks as they watched Nightshade walked off. "She said that with a straight face!" Dreadwing simple said before he too walked away.
Well that is that for Transformers: Redemption of a Fallen Hero. Galvatron will return in "The Avengers and the Book of the Dead" and Nightshade will return in "Supernatural: The End of the Host Wars.