Version 2.0 – Episode 16

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coming down in 3, 2, 1... War Stories 2 .0 A

fanfiction podcast in the style of old -style

radio. Listen in to hear... Exclusive awesome

story submitted to us for your listening pleasure.

Welcome to duty. Hello, and welcome to War Stories

2 .0. For those that don't know, this was the

original podcast that debuted myself, Steve Megatron

Phillips. I was first formed on, well, actually

I first joined this podcast, the original one,

on TFWire .com, which got promptly cancelled

after 15 episodes due to inactivity. So, being

that this was my founding show, I decided to...

Recreated for Geekcast Radio, which originally

I was going to have it for Predacon Empire, but

alas, it has joined the network. So, for those

unfamiliar, or those familiar, I'm going to read

the original premise, which was written by Matrix

Prime, for the most part. It says the War Stories

podcast has to do with old -fashioned radio.

Mostly it's going to cover Transformers related

stuff. I might delve into things such as maybe...

I don't know. I'm a big one into the Batman right

now. As well as possibly certain G .I. Joe. I

don't know. If it were to feature Cobra I could

probably try it. I don't have a clue. So for

right now I'm going to just do Transformers.

If I get sent something else... That would be

awesome too. I would probably still do it. Right

off the bat, I'm going to state the email address

that you can send this to. It would be podcast

at PredaconEmpire .com or you can go to PredaconEmpire

.com slash Nexus and there's an area called The

Mechanic which is for fan art, fan fiction, customs,

and whatnot. So that would be the place to post

it and then just make sure you give permission

with the story. and also state that you want

it read on War Stories. As I said, it is fan

fiction. I will be doing the narration and the

character voices. If there's anything that anybody

would like to add on at some point, like add,

I don't know, their idea or why they came up

with this story, I would be happy to post it

in front of me reading the clip. I will do...

My voice talents, I will do character voices

as well as narration. And I promise not to bore

the hell out of you like I did in the original

War Stories. I've come a long way in the last

two years of doing podcasting. And I've gotten

a lot more enthusiastic as well as not as bland

and boring when I'm reading. So, alas, after

15 episodes, that show retired in June of 08.

May, I figured, what better time to relaunch

War Stories than almost two years later. So,

I did get a submission. And although I did not

state that I was going to start this podcast

yet, it gives me the perfect motivation to do

so. So, stay tuned after this. First up today

is a story by David Ellis called I Remembered,

which is a Defensor spotlight. The quick summary

of it is, Defensor wakes up from stasis following

a battle, and his memory of the Protect -a -Bot's

actions leads to an unexpected decision. Help

me! It hurts! You got to... I'm... Can't move

my... Perceptor's voice filtered into the blackness.

Piers, he's coming back online! Defensor, can

you hear me? Defensor's mind eased out of defensive

stasis, the equivalent of a blackout. Automatically,

he ran a diagnostic on his gestalt body. Save

your processors, please, Perceptor urged. You'd

gone into stasis after receiving heavy damage.

I am still in the process of investigating why

you did not separate into component protectobots

instead. In point of fact, your mind seems to

have erected barriers to prevent the separation

from... I remembered. Perceptor fell silent,

surprised, but only for a moment. Please, elaborate

if possible. Defensor looked around at his surroundings.

He was lying on his back in one of the immense

storage bays of the Autobot stronghold known

as Metroplex. Perceptor's laboratory equipment

had been moved in. His lab and other such facilities

had clearly been too small for a combined Autobot.

His gaze rested on Ultra Magnus, the Autobot's

second -in -command, who had been observing from

a distance. Do you need more time to answer?

Magnus asked. No. I recalled memories. From the

Protectobots. From before they formed me. Magnus

considered this. Could you describe them? They

were violent. Chaotic. Victims were screaming.

Trapped begging for their lives. And the Protectobots

didn't care. They didn't. Defensor searched his

memories. Blades, specifically. He only wanted

the Combaticons. Magnus's optics brightened with

interest. At the expense of human life, you mean?

Yes. I remember his words and the intensity of

his emotions. Your memories of your component

protectobots should be limited at best, Perceptor

pointed out, unable to resist injecting his input.

Mnemonic buffers are in place to protect you,

the gestalt form, from experiencing sensory overload.

Magnus tried to keep the discussion in plain

language. In other words, Perceptor, when the

protectobots formed a fensor, He only recalls

the most basic information he needs for the situation.

That is an accurate assessment, yes. Perceptor

turned to Defensor. Your memory of specific dialogue

and emotions is something of an anomaly. Defensor

was silent, processing this. Anomaly or not,

he stated, finally. I cannot deny it happened,

or the loss of life that resulted. Both Magnus

and Perceptor noticed the sadness in the combined

Autobot's voice and glanced at each other, concerned.

Would it be possible for you to suppress those

memories? Magnus asked. Absolutely, Perceptor

answered immediately. I have a device that will

perform such a task. Combiner technology has

come a long way since the Constructicons created

Devastator. I would initiate the procedure immediately.

Magnus nodded and turned to Defensor. Is that

what you want? After a long pause, Defensor shook

his head. No, I wish to remember everything.

So, let me get this straight. Rodimus Prime declared

hours later as he and Ultra Magnus stood atop

Metroplex, watching Earth -Sun sink below the

horizon, painting the sky red. Defensor accessed

all of the Protectobots' memories of the Combaticon

fight. Yes, sir, Magnus replied. And because

he didn't agree with the priorities of one or

two of them, he's refusing to separate? He's

adamant about it. He's adamant about it. He sees

no other way to prevent further loss of life.

But this never happened before, Rodimus argued.

What's going to happen to Hotspot, Blade, Streetwise,

Groove, and First Aid? According to Perceptor,

they'll stop being individuals. We can't afford

this. The Protectobots are too important to us,

separately and combined. Rodimus Prime watched

the sky darken. This war with the Decepticons,

it's an arms race, and we rarely stop to consider

the long -term ramifications. And you've reached

the end of the story. Stay tuned after this.

Thank you for listening to War Stories. If you'd

like to hear your story read on a future show,

head on over to PredaconEmpire .com and post

it along with your permission. Submissions can

also be accepted via email at podcast at PredaconEmpire

.com. The preceding story is not endorsed by

anyone, and it remains a copyright of their respective

authors. All stories within this podcast are

used with permission from the author. This has

been a Geekcastradio .com production, and this

is Steve slash Megatron, signing off in the words

of Optimus Prime. Get out of the car. Welcome

to duty.