Their War Our World

Chapter 8

Author's notes: With today marking the release of the first teaser trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I've decided to finally update this story after, what was it, a nearly eleven month hiatus? Yeah, sorry about that. Just been caught up with other stuff. Namely, my other stories, wondering about a girl whom I have feelings for, and of course, working on Chapter 2 for my newest story, The Batman, which, of course, is a Pokemon/Batman crossover. So, as The Joker once said, "Hello, Vinnie. It's your Uncle Bingo. Time to pay the check!"

Autobot HQ, Mt. Moon…

Ash Ketchum sat down at the campfire, eating the delicious home cooked meal that Brock made. Ash had finally admitted to Brock his feelings for Misty, and how she was kidnapped by the Decepticons.

"Wow, Ash." Brock said. "That's pretty heavy. And I haven't even seen one of these Decepticons yet."

"They're bad news." Ash replied. He pointed to his wound. "A Decepticon by the name of Bonecrusher gave me this cut. It really hurt, too."

Just then, Optimus Prime rolled up and transformed into his robot form.

"The Decepticons are the ones who almost destroyed Cybertron." Optimus explained. "They wanted to use the All-Spark for their evil purposes."

"You still haven't told us the full story of the All-Spark yet." Ash said.

Optimus paused for a second, and sighed. "All right." he said. "I'll tell you."

Optimus bent down onto one knee and began to tell the story.

"Before time began, there was the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds, and fill them with life. That is how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony, but like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil. And so began the war. A war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death, and then the Cube was lost to the far reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home, searching every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to an unknown planet called Earth. But we were already too late."

"Already too late?" Ash asked. "How so?"

"The Cube has been lost again. The Matrix holds the power to help locate it when used in conjunction with Misty's Mystic Water pendant and an ocarina made of shells." Optimus explained.

"An ocarina made of shells?" Ash asked. "My friend Melody on the Orange Islands had an ocarina just like that!"

But then, all of a sudden, Ash remembered that Melody wasn't alive anymore. "But she's dead now."

Optimus nodded. "I know. Shortly before we met you, Ratchet was able to intercept a Decepticon communication with Megatron and Starscream. Starscream and another Decepticon by the name of Barricade drowned her."

Ash had a brainstorm. "Optimus, what vehicles do Starscream and Barricade disguise themselves as?" Ash asked.

"Barricade is a Ford Mustang police car, while Starscream is an F-22 Raptor Jet." Optimus said.

"Those are the same two Decepticons that kidnapped Misty!" Ash exclaimed. "If only I could get my hands on them!" Ash said angrily.

"We will fight them, eventually. But we need all the help we can get. We can't get into contact with the other Autobots at this time, so we could use some help from your Pokemon, if that is all right." Optimus said.

"That gives me an idea!" Ash said. He turned to Brock. "Brock, I need you to go back to Pewter City and get your Steelix. I'll go to the Pokemon Center in Cerulean City and make a phone call out to Lisa in the Characific Valley to get my Charizard."

"I'm on it." Brock said.

Optimus stood up. "Take your respective guardians with you. Ash, you take Bumblebee, and Brock, you take Jazz. Bumblebee and Jazz, stay in disguise the whole time."

Bumblebee and Jazz nodded and transformed into each of their respective vehicle forms. Ash and Pikachu both got into Bumblebee, while Brock got into Jazz. Both drove off in opposite directions toward their respective destinations.

Cerulean City…

Ash went to one of the phones and punched in Lisa's number on the keypad. After a few minutes, Lisa's face appeared on the video screen.

"Ash!" She exclaimed. "Long time, no see!"

"Thanks Lisa." Ash said. "Can I borrow Charizard? I need him."

"Okay, Ash." Lisa said. "Charizard has really missed you. Where are you right now?"

"At the Cerulean City Pokemon Center." Ash said.

"Okay, Charizard will be there tomorrow." Lisa said.

"Okay, I'll be there to get him tomorrow." Ash said.

"Okay, here's his Pokeball." Lisa said. All of a sudden, Charizard's Pokeball transported in through the Pokeball transportation machine. Ash took the Pokeball, thanked Lisa, and then hung up.

Ash walked up to Nurse Joy.

"Nurse Joy, do you have any spare rooms that I can use?" Ash asked.

"Sure Ash." Nurse Joy said. "All Pokemon Centers have a new suite for the Pokemon Master. It's been that way ever since the title was first conceived."

"That's cool!" Ash exclaimed. He took the key from Nurse Joy and went to his room.

When he opened his room, Ash walked inside. What he saw astonished him. There was a great view of all of Cerulean City, a huge bed, and a master bathroom with a heart-shaped bathtub. "Would be great if Misty was still here. And my girlfriend." he thought.

Ash looked at the desk. There was a copy of today's newspaper. He looked at the headline. The headline blared: Second Day of Search for Missing Gym Leader Misty Waterflower.

Ash set the newspaper down. He closed his eyes, which started to well up with tears. "I'll rescue you, Misty. Then I'll tell you how I feel about you, regardless of whether you feel the same way or not."

Ash thought for a second, and then decided to get something to symbolize that promise he made to Misty in his heart.

Ash ran down to Bumblebee. He got inside.

"Hey Ash!" Bumblebee said over the radio. "I thought you were going to stay over night and get one of your Pokemon?"

"I am." Ash said. "But there's something else that I want to get too. Can you take me to the Cerulean Department store?"

"Sure. I can take you anywhere! GPS is a car's best friend!" Bumblebee exclaimed. Bumblebee then drove off to the department store.

When they arrived, Ash got out, told Bumblebee to wait there, and went inside.

Fifteen minutes later…,

Ash came out of the store with a plastic shopping bag. He got back into Bumblebee.

"What'd you get?" Bumblebee asked.

"It's a secret." Ash replied.

"Okay then." Bumblebee said, and then drove Ash back to the Pokemon Center.

That night…,

Ash lay awake, suffering from a bout of insomnia. He got out of bed and walked over to the desk, and picked up the item he purchased from the mall earlier. Inside was a small velvet box. He opened it, and inside was a small diamond engagement ring. "I promise, Misty." he said. He went back to bed, and fell asleep quite quickly.

The next day…,

Ash was waiting for Charizard to come down from the sky. After a few minutes of waiting (which resulted in Charizard playfully burning Ash.) Charizard was in its Pokeball. Ash then got back into Bumblebee and drove back to the Mt. Moon Autobot base.

Back at Autobot base…,

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Jazz, and Ratchet all stood and waited for their two new comrades, Charizard and Steelix.

"You ready Brock?" Ash asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be, Ash." Brock replied.

Ash and Brock both threw their Pokeballs into the air, and both Charizard and Steelix popped out.

Charizard locked eyes with Bumblebee, whilst Steelix locked eyes with Ironhide. Without warning, Charizard launched a Fire Blast at Bumblebee, which caught him off guard, whilst Steelix used Iron Tail on Ironhide. A small fight started out which Optimus Prime had to break up, apologies were made (Charizard and Steelix were trying to protect their trainers) and explanations on the difference between good guys and bad guys were made.

After all that, they had a pretty solid team together.

"Now what?" Ash asked.

"Now, we wait." Optimus replied.

Megatron's starship…,

Misty, under the threat of Megatron, was tearfully playing Lugia's Song on the ocarina. She played it beautifully.

"Excellent girl!" Megatron exclaimed. "Very beautiful indeed!"

Megatron then turned to the rest of the surviving Decepticons. "We attack in one week's time! When that happens, both The Matrix and the All-Spark will be ours!"

Back in Tumwater…,

Paige Taylor Oldham, the wife of Lieutenant Andrew James Oldham, was sitting in the kitchen, speechless, as she heard of the attack on her husband's base in New Mexico from the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

She then heard her baby cry.

"Grace, Daddy's going to be okay." she said, tearfully. She had already lost one love in her life to an overdose of anti-depressants, she wasn't about to lose another. She took her baby into her arms, the daughter they created in a night of lovemaking, and began to breastfeed her. The daughter whom she feared that her husband would never get the chance to know.

New Mexico desert, outside of Roswell, USA…

Andrew flashed back on the night where the love he shared with his wife led to the birth of their daughter nine months later. The daughter he never even held in his arms yet. He hoped that he would get home to his wife, and be able to live together with her in their house, and hold his daughter for the first time.

"ANDREW! SNAP OUT OF IT, SIR!" he heard his Tech Sergeant shout.

Andrew snapped back to his senses. "Are you ordering a superior around, Jones?" he asked coldly. "If you and I hadn't had history together, I would've busted you back down to buck Private."

"Sorry sir." Jones said. "It's just that I think we're being followed. When I took that picture of the thing that attacked us, I think it saw me. It looked right at me."

"Don't worry, Jones." Andrew said. "We'll make our way into Roswell, get to a police station, and get in contact with the Pentagon. Then we'll find out what the hell is going on."

Jones nodded. "My radio is almost out of batteries. We should conserve as much battery power as we can, just in case we run into trouble."

Just as Brandon said that, a rumbling came, and out popped a giant metallic scorpion. Scorpinok.

"OH, YOU JUST HAD TO JINX IT, DIDN'T YOU!" Andrew shouted.

"MY BAD!" Brandon yelled back, as he, Andrew, and the rest of his squad dove behind nearby rocks for cover. The fight was on.

Author's Notes: CLIFFHANGER! So, finally updated. Like I said, sorry it took so long. I will try to update this, and my other story, The Batman, as soon as I can. In other news, the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl against the Arizona Cardinals. That ought to piss my good friend, Neo Namco, off. He's from Arizona, and a huge fan of the Cardinals, Suns, and Diamondbacks. Ah, well what can you do. Read and review!