"Well, now that we know that Tigatron and Airazor have returned, in one form: Tigerhawk. And the fact that he has incredible powers once considered fictional; compliments of the Vok, what else is next, Omega Scion?" Ultra Magnus questioned.

"The final battle: one that may determine the victor of the Beast Wars; either the Maximals, who have fortified their defenses after the last Predacon breach, or the latter now cast aside uncoordinated without a base."

"You mean-"

"Yes Optimus Prime. We are now at the end of the Beast Wars."

"Heres to hoping the Maxies pull this through. They've always been ones to survive the day... even they've lost friends along."

Grimlock frowned, still remembering Dinobot. As did Dreadwing and Predaking.

"I just wished he'd had lived through the Beast Wars..." Grimlock muttered silently.

"That aside, Omega Scion, shall we see this climax?" Megatron requested.

"Very well, Megatron. Commencing final viewings in three...two...one..."

In the Maximal base, after Tigerhawk was integrated in the Maximal ranks practicing his magics, Primal began to quote "And a mighty warrior came down from the sky, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his feet as pillars of fire, and the great dragon was cast out upon the Earth, and his followers were cast out with him." while reading a book.

Confused, Rattrap asked "What? What in the seven spiral galaxies are you jabbering about?"

"The Covenant of Primus. Data Tracks 7.613." Rhinox answered.

"Sounds like someone familiar..." Ratchet glared at the Supreme Commander.

Prime smirked. He wasn't a fervent religious buff, but he certainly enjoyed reading the Covenant of Primus. He felt satisified to know his descendant had picked up his habit. IT did keep off his boredom right when he started off as a records clerk.

"Only two exist. One was aboard the Ark." Rhinox continued.

"Doesn't surprise me if Rhinox is related to Ratchet. I mean, our grandpa doc here even reads the Covenant of Primus when he's not out fixing bots!" Bulkhead jabbed.

Ratchet sputtered in embarassment. That was his closely guarded secret, so he was close to throttle Bulkhead for it.

Prime and Ultra Magnus had to hold him back to make sure it didn't happen.

"Oh please. Sure. Okay." Rattrap replied sardonically then began to recount "Dragon-breath lost his base. And we added Thunderbutt there to the team. But you don't gotta claim it's ordained." emphasizing it by snatching the Covenant of Primus from Primal's hands.

"This is our last opportunity to end the Beast Wars, and Megatron's out there." Rhinox clarified.

"All we have to do is find him." Primal stated.

"They've lost the Darksyde, sure, but finding them's going to be the hardest part, especially when they're now on the run like the criminals that they are." Predaking spat out.

After hiding from a Maximal patrol, Quickstrike complained "Dang it! I hate hidin' from them Maxies! Can't I just shoot one?!" he requested to Megatron.

"No!" Megatron denied permission and assessed "We are, at the moment, at a tactical disadvantage."

"And whose fault is that?!" Rampage accused upon throttling Megatron "You led us to defeat!" prompting Dinobot to bring up the halve of his Spark and squeeze it, bringing Rampage to his knees.

"Why would you be defeated if you still remain intact? You are baseless after all." Vortex mocked.

"Defeat? Not yet." Megatron affirmed "For I suspect that Tarantulas may have left a legacy I could yet utilize."

"Even in death, the cowardly spider leaves off one last contingency.... I wonder what it is..." Megatron wonder scratching his chin.

"Against Tigerhawk? Hah!" Rampage spat out doubtfully.

"The Royalty will triumph!" Inferno piped up out from cover. "All we need is a new Colony, and I shall find it!"

"Ha! Ant-bot not find own thorax with both hands and a road map." Waspinator spat out, prompting Inferno to drag him down to the ground.

The Combaticons laughed.

"A new base, yess! Take Quickstrike and Waspinator, sub-commander. See what you can locate." Megatron ordered.

"At once, my Queen!"

"Waspinator feel much damage coming on." he moaned as he followed Inferno dragging Quickstrike with him by flying.

"The rest of you, search this wreckage. That spider's scheming was one of few certainties in this struggle."

Both Rampage and Dinobot complied.

"What could Tarantulas leave behind before he passed away?" wondered Perceptor.

"Something that may spell the doom for the Maximals and Earth..." Prime replied grimly.

Until Dinobot lifted a rock discovering a hatch.

"Ah, yes. Incipient treachery from Unicron's spawn may yet turn the tide."

But their activities were later spotted by the Maximals. Right after they went inside.

"This is Depth Charge. Pred activity spotted in grid Scylla."

"Confirmed. Strike team ready to deploy!" as Primal prepared to depart with his subordinates "Fall back until their arrival!"

"Blow it out of your exhaust port, Optimal!" Depth Charge refused "X is down there... I'm going in."

"Depth Charge! Depth Charge, fall back!" Without a reply, Primal scowled then turned to his subordinates "Hit it, bots, the moment is now. Transform and finish it."

They immediately left Maximal Base.

"YEAH! BRING THE PREDACONS DOWN WHILE YOU CAN, MAXIES!" Wheeljack cheered.

As the Predacons traversed the underground lair, the lights flicker, revealing a submarine latched into a pulley.

"Yah! More of that spider's toys!" Rampage commented. "We're wasting our time!"

Ignoring Rampage's complaint, Megatron checked upon the computer...

"What could be below the earth that Tarantulas needed a submarine for?"

"One way to find out, Dreadwing..." Megatron assured.

"Ah, not if what I suspect is..." once it provided him the precise coordinates, he gleamed "Yes! YES!" then he ordered "Dinobot, Rampage! Into the submersion pulley, quickly! Victory may yet be ours."

They complied going into the submarine. By the time they went inside, the submarine eventually was taken underwater.

Meanwhile, the Maximals searched the area around where the Predacons were last discovered.

"Our quarry appear to have vanished." Silverbolt mused.

"I don't think they are..." Silverbolt stated.

"I know they were here!" Depth Charge muttered "I can still smell the stink of X's spark!" until he discovered the hatch. "Ha! I knew it!"

Suspecting the hatch to be a trap of some kind. Primal yelled "Depth Charge, wait!"

But as he opened the hatch, it revealed to be booby-trapped by dynamite "Aw, slag." Depth Charge cursed.

"Get away, Depth Charge!" yelled Smokescreen.

It detonated in the distance, where the arriving Maximals can see or hear.

"Silverbolt!" Blackarachnia yelled. as the explosion pushes farther at them, disrupting their flight pattern, though Tigerhawk's resistance mitigated their disruption. Right after they arrived after regaining their flight pattern.

While Primal and Depth Charge were intact, Silverbolt was heavily damaged in the process.

"Darn it, Depth Charge. Why didn't you listen?" Silverbolt cursed.

"Aside, scrap heap!" Blackarachnia shoved Primal aside as she inspected the wounded Silverbolt.

"Worry not, my love... It's just a... scratch." Silverbolt moaned while shorting out."

"A scratch?! You nearly joined the All-Spark!" Ratchet shouted.

"Maybe... but I think you're due some time in the CR Chamber." Blackarachnia stated.

"Sir, I'll be fine! I just..." the Fuzor tried to speak but..

"Shut up and obey your commander, bone-brain!" Blackarachnia snapped at Silverbolt

"Yes, dear." Silverbolt relented.

"I'll escort them back." Cheetor offered.

Later, they escorted Silverbolt back to Maximal base.

"Come on, we've got work to do." Primal said, rallying Tigerhawk and Depth Charge.

"At least the mission's not yet compromised. Primal has Tigerhawk and Depth Charge under his command." Ultra Magnus stated.

"It's Depth Charge's fault though. He was too fixed with Rampage that he disregarded the safety of Silverbolt." Jetfire replied to Ultra Magnus.

"But wait, what about the Preds that Pred-Megs sent out to find a new base?" Bumblebee asked.

"I fear Megatron would have no use for them anymore when he's done discovering the secret in the sea." Prime replied morosely.

Inferno, Quickstrike and Waspinator were around a protohuman community of sorts.

"There! That will be our new Colony." Inferno pointed out.

"Eww. I don't wanna move in there! It's got all them hairy critters in it!" Quickstrike protested, not liking the notion of having to co-exist with the protohumans "Unless... unless ya mean, we's gonna slag 'em!" once he notices what Inferno being silent in the matter, he questions "Oh, please, tell me that's what you're plannin'!

Prime was angry. He realized what exactly what they were doing.

"The Royalty demands a new Colony, and we shall take it... by force." Inferno replied.

"Frakkin' scum." Bulkhead frowned.

"They're going to massacre the protohumans. To acquire that property." Ultra Magnus sneered.

"MURDERERS!" Bumblebee yelled.

"Yeah hoo! Now your talking." Then Quickstrike snapped to Waspinator "Howz about it, bug boy? You ready to rip?"

But Waspinator seemed rather disillusioned.

"No." he refused.

"WHAT?!"

"But the Royalty commands!"

"I said NO!" Waspinator loudly repeated. "Dragon-bot command you, Subcommander Kiss-butt, Dragon-bot not command Waspinator, not anymore! Waspinator sick of being evil, sick of being Predacon, and Waspinator especially sick of getting blown to scrap all the time! So, Waspinator quit!" he replied.

"Doesn't mean he'll defect to the Maximals if he quits." Blast Off stated.

"Hmm! As of now, which means Ant-bot and Two-head can just pucker their mandibles and plant big, wet, juicy one right here on Waspinator's big, fat, stripy..." Inferno and Quickstrike fired at Waspinator

"Brave fool, leaving the Predacons without risking their wrath." Megatron comments. "Or not!" he laughs.

"He's had enough being the pathetic lynchpin of the Predacons, that's for sure." Swindle pointed out.

That being said, Waspinator's on his own, now disassembled.

"For the glory of the Royalty!" seeing their resigned minion squished by a boulder, Inferno and Quickstrike immediately opened fire. Both of them charged in the open where the protohumans sounded the alarm and prepared to defend themselves.

Prime smiled. "Not this time, Predacons. Not. This. Time."

"Dang! Them little fleapickers' tougher than used to be!" Quickstrike cursed as the protohumans fought back with sticks and stones. More specifically: a barrage of spears thrown at them as a means to defend themselves.

Grimlock smirked "You're doing Dinobot proud, humans. Real proud."

"Waspinator has plans!" as he gets bashed by a young protohuman "Wait!" he said commanding the young protohuman. "Fleshy-bot listen to Waspinator! AWW!"

"Yes they do, you miserable waste of scrap." Megatron rolled his optics.

Meanwhile, the Maximals discover the underwater access.

"X was here. And Dinobot." Depth Charge pointed out. "They went that way."

"Fleeing our approach?" Tigerhawk suggested.

"Not if I know Megatron. He's after something." Primal replied. Once he looked to the computer, he saw what he thought was impossible.

"Nemesis!"

Megatron has discovered the ancient Decepticon cruiser.

"THE NEMESIS?!" the Renegatrons asked in shock.

"Our ship?! The Predacons discovered our ship?!" Shockwave asked.

"Sadly, yes, they have, Shockwave. What it means by now, will likely be how they will use the Nemesis against their enemies." Megatron grimly stated.

The Autobots were as shocked, remembering the dreaded warship of the Decepticon fleet.

"You're kidding." Depth Charge wished he was.

But Primal was not joking. "I wish. Depth Charge, we've had our differences, but you and I both know that this is bigger than both of us. They're underwater, which means you're our only hope! Warheads armed, full speed to maximum! You have to stop Megatron! At any cost..." he beckoned.

Depth Charge complied. "Consider it done. Beast mode!" as he transforms and plunges deep into the water.

"Now it's a race against time for the Maximals to stop the Predacons from reaching the Nemesis." Onslaught pointed out. "Though I doubt they'd ever make it in time because the Predacons are already en route."

"That depends on what's next, Onslaught." Bulkhead replied.

"We'll see about it, Autobot."

Meanwhile, the Predacons have waited until the transit to the Nemesis is complete.

"Just a little further. A little further." Megatron muttered until they are before the mighty Nemesis itself. "Yess..." he gloated.

"Impressive." commented Dinobot.

"Impressive is an understatement, my dino friend." Vortex spat out, he loved being onboard the Nemesis.

"Oh, it is far more than that, my malevolent minion." Megatron assured. "That is the most powerful Decepticon warship in Transformer history. The ship that shot down the Ark itself!"

The Renegatrons smirked. They remembered when their ship had survived while the Ark, the very ship of the Autobots was destroyed.

All while their former enemies frowned remembering how the Ark fell to the Nemesis.

"The Nemesis!" Megatron declared.

"Oh man... I thought I'd never see the Nemesis come to life after this..." Bumblebee shivered.

"Frightened, Auto-bucket? You should be!" Vortex taunted.

Meanwhile, Primal and Tigerhawk flew across the sea right where Depth Charge could be followed.

"This is Optimus, encoding transmission M. Sipher." Primal hailed.

"Scrambles on. Go ahead." Rhinox replied.

"This is a Class 7 emergency situation. Depth Charge is preparing to engage the superior force without back-up. Tigerhawk and I are tracking his signal but we may not be enough. Prepare base defenses for a full assault." Primal commanded.

"What?!" Rattrap asked baffled. "I thought we had this all sewed up!" he said.

"Megs just ripped it wide open. Optimus out."

"Aw man. Is it just me, or did he just kinda' say, 'we're all gonna die'?" 

This time, Rhinox agreed with a nod. This was rather going worse for them.

"This time, you're right, Rattrap." Arcee agreed.

"Now all you'll need to win the Beast Wars is all you'll have to stop the Predacons." Predaking said.

"You mentioned... the Nemesis. What is it?" Tigerhawk questioned.

"Nemesis is the flag ship of the ancient Decepticon space fleet. It shot down the Ark before crashing itself... somewhere on this planet." Primal clarified. "Apparently Tarantulas found it and now Megatron may have it."

The Autobots frowned, remembering how the Ark had been destroyed before the Nemesis was able to keep itself afloat. It was lost to them now, yet what remained of it were scavenged.

"Apparently, the Maxies and us had a lot in common. Most of all, we just lost our best ships and we've made bases made out of the scrap we could salvage." Arcee stated.

"Given that the Ark had been destroyed and crashed to the Earth, that's actually correct, Arcee." Prime agreed.

"And if he does?"

"Then Primus help the Universe." 

The Autobots were deathly silent. The Predacons' control over the Nemesis may mean the end of the Maximals. Primus help them all.

Meanwhile, as Rampage treaded underwater in Beast Form, Megatron and Dinobot toured in the interior of the Nemesis.

"Excellent! Even after his demise, the spider's treachery remains my best asset." Megatron beamed. "Observe! A refurbished ship with a transwarp cell. A Predacon control console. And best of all, a Covenant of Primus."

"One in the Ark, one in the Nemesis... we've never forgotten Primus himself, did we?" Megatron asked.

"Never, old friend." Prime replied.

"It was from these tracks that I took my name, and how fitting, since space and time are now mine to command!" Megatron boasted.

"If the ship functions." Dinobot points out.

"It must!" Megatron ordered "Quickly! All power circuits on-line!"

"By the Matrix!" Depth Charge gasped as he reaches to the Nemesis. "Depth Charge to Optimus. You call it a night. I'm going in." he hailed.

"Confirmed." Prime agreed. "And Depth Charge...good luck."

"Yeah." Depth Charge replied.

"Think you can save the Universe, Fish-boy? Don't make me laugh." Rampage jumped in, half a distance behind Depth Charge. He fired a missile which Depth Charge deflected with a strike. The missile instead struck the ground, causing a fissure to open up, which Rampage transformed to prevent falling under. Depth Charge then struck at Rampage with an axe kick, yet the crab Predacon retaliated by booting him in the chest.

"GET HIM DEPTH CHARGE! BREAK HIS LEGS!" Warpath yelled.

"DO IT! BREAK THAT PSYCHOPATH TILL HE'S CRAB CAKES!" Grimlock yelled as well.

"I have no time for you, X." Depth Charge spat out pulling out a makeshift sword made out of raw Energon.

 Like you had no time for Starbase Rugby? You had friends there, as I recall." Rampage taunted "Tasty ones, too."

"Ugh. Sick bucket of bolts!" Jazz retched with disgust.

"There there, Jazz." Air Raid agreed.

Depth Charge rushed towards Rampage swinging wildly at him, yet Rampage dodged and disarmed him.

"Oh, pathetic!" as he relished their pain.

"Shut up!" Depth Charge snarled.

Rampage then pushed the sword up high and struck a fist at Depth Charge, knocking him down.

While they were no longer enemies, that didn't stop them to cheer for their descendants. The Autobots, Depth Charge and the Renegatrons, Rampage.

"GET UP DEPTH CHARGE! TURN THAT CRAB TO FISHMEAL!" Smokescreen cheered.

"BEAT THAT RAY! TURN HIM IN FROM HIS INSIDES, RAMPAGE!" Brawl cheered.

"CRUSH THAT SHELL!" Bulkhead cheered.

"RIP HIS OPTICS OUT!" Breakdown cheered.

"TEAR OFF HIS PINCERS!" Wheeljack cheered.

"TURN THAT INSOLENT FISH TO SOUP!" Thunderblast cheered.

"Wild cheering aside, Optimus, who do you think will win this?" Elita wondered.

"I do not know Elita. This feud they have going on... I don't know which." Prime replied.

"Face it, Fins! You can't win!" Rampage picked up a similar sword and charged at Depth Charge.

He kicked up another sword to his hand and slashed at Rampage, exposing his Spark Chamber. One which could not regenerate due to Energon exposure.

"Oh come on Rampage! You still got this!" Vortex cheered.

"That aside, Rampage doesn't seem to recover from that injury. I wonder..." Ratchet scratched his chin.

"Megatron. He sliced out half of Rampage's Spark as