TRANSFORMERS ALIENS IN DISGUISE CHAPTER 4 As Wolf O'Donnell was telling his boss about the success of creating more cubes of power his daughter entered with exciting news to tell her father but noticed he was in contact with Belladonna and did not interrupt their conversation so to speak. Instead she too kneeled in the presence of the witch sorceress her head inclined when Belladonna took notice of her presence. BELLADONNA: Ah, O'Donnell Junior. What do you have to report to me, hmmm? KATE: Lord Belladonna, I bring you and my father good news that I have found the AllSpark crystal. BELLADONNA: What?!! You have? WOLF: You found it?!! Where is it? KATE: It has taken refuge within an abandoned mine somewhere in the hills far away from our base. WOLF: Excellent! At last the crystal cube is mine to rule the Lylat system. Uh, I mean...ours together to share the power as one. BELLADONNA: I'm certain you did not mean you were going to keep it all to yourself, now...were you? WOLF: Course not master. KATE: I sent Ravage and LaserBeak to scout the landscape of this humanoid planet and they returned with the following coordinates of the AllSpark's location, here it is. She displayed hologram illusions of what appeared to be the entrance of a mine shaft that led underground into darkness within and somewhere inside rested the crystal cube itself. There was also the abandoned ruins of a unknown town consisting of weather-beaten wood frame buildings but showing no signs of habitation anywhere except for foliage, weeds growing here and there amid the ruins. BELLADONNA: Well done my dear in finding the AllSpark. This is one step closer to total victory for the StarWolf Empire. Meanwhile keep up the good work in repairing your starship and adding more ENERGON cubes to your growing stockpile and I await your safe return home again, cherrio! WOLF: I can't believe you found the crystal cube. I'm so proud of you. KATE: Thank you father. I would not let you down or our cause. WOLF: I believe you 100%. Come, let us go tell the others this good news together. Inside the main part of the base where the StarWolf Decepticons were tinkering away on the starship fixing the nicks and dents in the fuselage hull while nearby rested the ENERGON cubes still glowing and humming in neat piles as if making music to entertain the fans that is. O'Donnell Senior halted work on his vessel then informed the rest of his gang. WOLF: My daughter has successfully found the AllSpark within a gold mine in the mountains far away from base. She told Belladonna this good news. DRAGO: Wow! That is good news. SLEUTH: Indeed, makes our quest a little easier. TAI: So when do we go look for the crystal cube? WOLF: As soon as I believe we are ready to move out. KATE: And there's more. LaserBeak and Ravage also discovered what appeared to be yellow colored rocks like this one Although I have no idea what it is or if it can be used as an energy source. PANTHER: Whoa, looks pretty. LEON: Hey, wait a minute. Is that gold? KATE: Huh, it is? WOLF: Gold?!! He too examined the nugget with his other eye a contact lens neuro-vision implant scanned its surface then confirmed it was indeed gold. WOLF: This could be useful to make ENERGON cubes even though it's never been tried before. I can almost see it myself. His members also snickered-chuckled as they too envisioned their rewards...when suddenly a strange buzzing-whirring noise drew everyone's attentions. WOLF: What was that? KATE: It seems to be coming that-a-way. Together they went to investigate the source only to come upon Fiona Fox testing a laser cannon on stand up targets blowing them away with deadly pinpoint accuracy. Unfortunately the weapon was connected to one of the cubes of power and half its contents were drained away. WOLF: Fiona! What in the universe are you doing? FIONA: Testing the power of the ENERGON cubes, and they work. KATE: Oh I can see that. Looks as if you used up one of the cubes already. FIONA: I only used one, that's all. WOLF: Did you think they would not work? FIONA: You didn't know, you never tested them. I proved it. WOLF: That's not all you've proved so far. Thanks to you we'll need more strikes until we have enough energy to return to CORNERIA. FIONA: What's the difference, there's plenty here for us. WOLF: The difference is time you fool. You set us back! Angry, he kicked over the laser cannon almost stubbing his toes in the process but did not feel any pain because he was angry at the moment. Fiona did not back down, cringe or flinch from her leader's wrath, instead she stood her ground defiantly ready to defend against Wolf's dark powers when Kate stopped her father from attacking his 2nd in Command. KATE: Dad, I also would suggest we search for rocket fuel after we've retrieved the AllSpark from its hiding place. That way we will be able to go back home. FIONA: The AllSpark has been found?!! WOLF: Oh, didn't know about that did you, he? My daughter has indeed found the crystal cube and soon it will be in our hands again. FIONA: Wow! That didn't take too long to find it. However not far away on a spy mission was Tigress the kung fu expert in her vehicle disguise of Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and with her was Professor Robert Callaghan the head dean of San Francisco Institute of Technology and his daughter Abigail Callaghan the test pilot and astronaut of NASA as father and daughter were having a picnic and reliving memories long gone while Tigress stood guard over them both making sure no harm came to them. Suddenly the mutant female tiger sensed something not right as her power ring detected evil presence in the vicinity. TIGRESS: Uh-oh...Houston, we got a problem. ABIGAIL: What is it? TIGRESS: It sounds as if the StarWolf Decepticons have found the AllSpark. ROBERT: Oh no! That means... TIGRESS: It means doomsday for the universe and our home planet too. Wolf will plan on using it to rule CORNERIA and the Lylat galaxy forever. ABIGAIL: But surely we can still capture it before the enemy gets their hands on it. ROBERT: Yes, we can't just quit or give up. TIGRESS: You're right! I'm getting in touch with Fox right now and let him know. Within seconds McCloud received the shocking news that Team StarWolf was about to capture the AllSpark and ordered Tigress to head to the location of the crystal's last known coordinates. ABIGAIL: So much for a father and daughter picnic get-together, oh well. ROBERT: We can always do this another time honey. Right now we have work to do. TIGRESS: All aboard for the Tigress Express now departing for the AllSpark's hiding place. Laughing the Callaghan family climbed aboard and were speeding away through the countryside. Meanwhile inside the StarWolf base at that same time... FIONA: Don't push me, Wolf. My desire for power is as great as yours. WOLF: Power flows to the one who knows how to use it wisely. Desire alone is not enough. FIONA: Bah, I can wait. WOLF: Assemble the strike force. Seconds later Kate informed her father the Decepticons were ready to move out and then the evil mutants of CORNERIA flew through the sky heading for the abandoned gold mines and the AllSpark. At that same moment the Callaghan family and Tigress were heading in the same direction too. ROBERT: You know something? I like being a spy a lot better as well as head principal of SFIT. ABIGAIL: Check this out, automated driving. TIGRESS: Big deal, test pilot. After all I'm doing the driving here. ROBERT: Uh-oh, I think we got company, incoming! Suddenly diving down from high above came an AH-64 Apache Longbow Copter blasting forth laser bullets from its turret gun beneath the cockpit canopy that exploded around the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport which took evasive action swerving side to side to throw off its aim. The copter was Panther Caruso in disguise and with him was an F-15 Eagle fighter jet alias Simon Simian in disguise. ABIGAIL: Can't you go any faster? TIGRESS: Sorry, this is it. I would go faster but I don't want to endanger both of you. ROBERT: We're gonna need backup. TIGRESS: Call for it! Professor Callaghan did just that contacting StarFox HQ asking for backup to save him and his daughter from attacking StarWolf terrorists. At that moment the AH-64 and F-15 came around for another strafing run on their quarry. SIMIAN: Look out, here we come again. PANTHER: Get ready for another shoot-down. Once again they opened fire on the Bugatti Veyron but this time its magic shield deflected the shots thrown its way. TIGRESS: Oh no you don't, no one hurts me or my earthling friends like that! Just when all appeared to be lost however into sight came a Ferrari 458 and Ford Corvette alias Jenny and Krystal in disguise who were sent by Fox to rescue Tigress and the Callaghans. ABIGAIL: I think the calvary has arrived. ROBERT: Krystal and Jenny, all right! Both vehicles raced past the Bugatti then hit their brakes, U-turned around and headed back to shield their friend when more jet engines roared from overhead and out of nowhere appeared the MIG-29 Fulcrum alias Ninjara! She too was going to save her new friends from her ex-teammates that is. NINJARA: Get away from them, leave them alone you butt-heads! SIMIAN: What-the? Before he could react or respond the vixen in fighter jet disguise unleashed a missile from left or right wing pod that streaked fast and true like a arrow to its target and exploded on impact against the Eagle fighter jet form of Simian who grunted in pain and reeled off-balance momentarily trailing flame and smoke from one wing. Panther also caught off guard by this assault was barely able to protect himself when he too received a missile courtesy of Ninjara again that exploded against his fuselage form sending him also out of control trailing flames and smoke. ABIGAIL: Man, that's hot! KRYSTAL: Whoa! She took them out by herself. JENNY: Didn't need our help anyway. TIGRESS: Hey, thanks just the same for coming to my aid ladies. JENNY: Right... KRYSTAL: As always... ROBERT: Patch me into Fox so I can tell him where the abandoned mines are located so he does not get lost wandering around. Fox, this is Professor Callaghan speaking, listen carefully... After he explained about how to get to the ghost town where the gold mines were located that at one time used to be Hill Valley in the 1800s before it was abandoned by its citizens when the gold ran dry in the end...he, his daughter together with Tigress, Krystal, Jenny and Ninjara providing air cover continued on their way. It wasn't long before they linked up with the other StarFox Autobots who had waited for them to catch up so to speak before resuming the drive until coming into view of the ghost town itself. Deep inside the depths of the gold mines the Decepticons were digging out gold nuggets and loading them into mining cars that were pushed or pulled along the rails into a large cavern where the mutants set up machine equipment that converted the nuggets into energy that was filled into the ENERGON cubes soon after. Wolf and Kate marveled at their good luck so far. WOLF: Ah this place is magnificent, unbelievable. KATE: Enough here to power the entire planet of CORNERIA? WOLF: Exactly. I will build the ultimate weapon with my boss to destroy the StarFox Autobots, to control the planet, to conquer the universe! He laughed and tossed gold deposits into the air that fell down like a golden rain shower of sorts as Kate laughed at his antics. Close by was the AllSpark crystal having been retrieved seconds ago but at the moment was ignored of course. Meanwhile the StarFox Autobots made their way through the center of Hill Valley 1880s. BUCKY: What a strange looking town this is. SALLY: Yeah, everything appears to be wood-framed structures with different names painted on them. ROBERT: Those used to be the stores, shops, restaurants, hotels and other buildings on Main Street during the gold rush fever excitement back in the 1840s and beyond. JENNY: Wow, yet they all look weather-beaten, rusted in appearance. ABIGAIL: Because after the gold fever died down the people of Hill Valley 1800s packed up and moved elsewhere to better green pastures to start new lives again. ROBERT: And this is all that's left of the ghost town. DEAD-EYE: Good grief! MIRIAM: Oh my...everything's falling into disrepair. Soon the convoy had left the ghost town behind and were climbing uphill to reach the entrance to the gold mine itself where their rivals were inside at the moment. Soon after they pulled up, stopped and changed back to mutant forms as did Ninjara as she joined her new teammates. NINJARA: So my ex-leader and horde are inside those mines but what are they looking for anyway? FOX: Probably the AllSpark if they haven't already found it by now. FALCO: Let's blast their butts out of there. DEAD-EYE: We got just the trick to do it too. There's enough explosives to bury them forever. FOX: Not so fast, inventor. We know they're in there but we don't know where at the moment. ROBERT: I'll go. My ancestors worked these mines since my grandfather told me stories of working underground while looking for gold deposits...therefore I might know my way around inside. BUCKY: And I have the best chance of getting through. I'll stick that bomb under their noses jump in, Professor! Dr Callaghan got into the Camaro as Dead-Eye instructed him how to arm the bomb then get clear before detonation at 60 minutes which Robert understood everything, his daughter wished him good luck and be careful inside the mines which he said he would. FOX: If there's any problems, get out of there. We'll find another way. ROBERT: There won't be any problems, Fox. This one is for both our worlds. Let's go Bucky! BUCKY: We're out of here. Then both of them were racing into the mine entrance to disappear into its dark depths beyond... END OF PART 1 OF CHAPTER 4