Thundercracker – Mitsuoka Orochi (Sonic Blue)

The guardians of the multi-dimensional universe, Alternity - fused with the super dimensional material Alternium, these Transformers from the future were awakened as higher level beings and have faced some dreadful realities; the worlds they had once belonged to were suffering as a result of their own time and space manipulations and were under threat from malicious lifeforms from upper worlds. Thus Alternity had become the healers of the universe as well as hunters to fend off the invaders. Their activities covered every era of every world, and subjectively went on for a billion years. Even though their reign was seemingly eternal, it was coming to its final hours because of the battle against Megatron.

They devised a super spatial theory and a warp technology as the necessities of communication. During the process of their extreme evolution, their mental function had become one with the law of nature. They were the "living braneworld" and the first Transformer race that accomplished "All are One", although it was perhaps possible because their two dimensional world was limited in space. They also functioned as a cosmic sized two dimensional computer, and in accordance with their logic and intelligence, the Planicrons were good-natured.

Note from Sol Fury - the braneworld, literally "maku uchuu" or "universal membrane", appears to be a reference to the Brane cosmological theory, which deals with higher-dimensional space theory and seems quite appropriate considering the larger cosmic scale of the Alternity saga. It essentially means that the Planicrons are a living cosmic phenomenon, a living aspect of two-dimensional space.

As Starscream writhed in pain, he screamed something, but his voice could no longer reach anyone. Starscream exploded with incredible heat and an unpleasant noise.
"I have seen him die many times, but funny how I never tire of it", Megatron put the tablet back into Thundercracker's arms with a contented look on his face, and without bothering to answer his subordinates' questions turned his mind back to the battle in the celestial world.

In the world designated < Primax 109.0 Beta >, where the Hytherion had first appeared on earth, Cybertron Auto Avatars assembled in Vancouver, Washington and were shooting covering fire to the higher world when they all suddenly froze in front of the Protectors who were accompanying them. Although they rebooted after a few minutes, they also revealed a dreadful fact to the Protectors. "The aggregate of Alternity has been destroyed!" The main body of Alternity in the higher world was defeated by Megatron's unknown attack. Shock and dismay began to spread among them, but Convoy calmly appeased them. Even though the aggregate had been destroyed, the life essence of each Cybertron was urgently transported to their Auto Avatar and everyone survived.
"But you can't use your godlike power without the main body any more?" Elita-7 asked worriedly as she herself felt the power given by the Alternity ebbing.
"We can keep on fighting for a little while longer by using the power stored in our Alternium frame," Convoy, who was no longer an Avatar, answered.
Another Convoy, the red one, said, "Don't worry, Elita, this is still within what we have foreseen."
"We do not have much time left, but before it runs out, we must save the Planicrons and stop Megatron!"

Thundercracker opened his optics wide and looked hard at the blank screen.
"Have I done this? But there should have been four protocols to go through...."
"How dare you?", Megatron roared, approaching in anger, and it made Thundercracker overcome the fear and panic he was feeling. He coolly said, "Megatron, you don't deserve the place of the god".
He shot his pursuer with a powerful Nova Concussion, and took off to leave the universal zone immediately.

That was how the BT World peculiarly remained as it was in the year 2010 even though it existed in the galaxy 900,000 years later. Rewind, a member of the Protectors explained to his comrades, "That's the main reason why Alternity Avatars are based on the automobiles from 21st century - the sample of an Auto Avatar was built with the 2009 BT technology."
It was also because of this time freeze the Planicrons lost the coordinates of the BT World and were still unable to find it; measures to protect the time and space of the BT World timeline had been taken to secure the origin of Alternity.
"So, when they appeared in a Japanese art museum a while ago, It was like they opened a wrong door looking for the exit?", Elita-7 said sympathetically. (A-03 Bumble Story) Convoy "Silver" nodded and declared resolutely, "We must show them the correct path next time; it is the Alternity’s final task."

The galaxy of 900,000 years time is familiar ground to the Protectors such as Elita-7 or many Alternities. But the BT World at the < Primax 903.0 Beta > coordinates appeared to be the same as the 21st century Earth they had just left, and Elita-4 had a very strong sense of incongruity.
Soon after their arrival, two Transformers showed up to greet them, one was in a black pick-up truck Binaltech body and the other was a gigantic Cybertron warrior wearing a golden crown.
"Grimlock! The muscle car body you had before was cool, but now you have become just magnificent!" Bumble said.
"They give me Grimlock dino body at last. This, masterpiece! Dinobot friends all came back, too!"

"We can catch up as much as we want later. Have you located the 'Correct Door'?" Note from SydneyY - it is not clear who said this line in the original text, but I assume this is Convoy "Black" by the context and the manner of speech[/size]
Primal answered, "We have already calculated its position from the information provided by Vector Prime. It is called 'Kritias Gate".
"Way to go, Boss Monkey, very sharp!" Elita gave her superior a thumb's-up.
"Kritias Gate" is the name of a super dimensional material reactor, and it was being researched at the same time as "Timaeus Project" that produced Alternium. Its outward appearance consisted of a circular formation of artificial intelligence circuits surrounded by Energon accelerator rings that led to the Timaeus Drive theory. It was expected to create a new super material that would surpass Alternium, but the project was still incomplete and the reactor was yet to be constructed. But what they needed was not the "Gate" device itself.
"Are you really sure? You only want the "circuit plan" drawing of the whole Gate, not the device!", said the human scientist in charge of Kritias Project.
"Black" Convoy answered to him, "Indeed. The Planicrons are trying to evolve by going through the dimensions via a diagram drawn by a human. Your concept drawing of the Gate was exactly what they have been looking for - the best interface."
"I'm honoured to assist the birth of a new "god", anyway....", with that, the scientist went back to set up the projector.
The reflective screen was set up in the field of Mackay Stadium in Nevada, and at a signal from Bumble the temporary towers projected the image from all directions to show 3000 square metre diagram of the "Gate" on the surface. "The Door is here - come right now!"
Elita warned, "The time and space shield for the BT World is becoming weak, Megatron will find us in no time!" As everyone watched intensely, a spark sprang out of the diagram on the field. "That is Vector Prime leading the way!" Then something appeared and crowded together behind the diagram on the field, and the projected lines turned into "real" lines and were etched on the screen.
Suddenly, a pattern of bright light shone out of the geoglyph and concentrated itself into a shape of a magatama in the sky above Stadium. The shape also resembled a foetus of a creature from another angle. "The Planicrons! Their form is becoming three-dimensional!"
The body grew so large it covered the sky and its whole shape became indistinguishable, then hammering sounds thundered as the ivory coloured body began to disappear bit by bit as though it was being gouged.
"Don't worry, this is a growth process to the super dimensional stage. The parts that have gone beyond our recognition capability are becoming invisible to us", Convoy told Elita as she covered her ears. "It was just like this when Alternity was created. It won't be long now!"
At that moment, a raging Megatron - or rather, a gigantic half beast "Megatherion" appeared from the other side of the sun and attacked the Planicrons. "I will not allow some audacious tools to become my equal!!"
However, he only hit the air and started to writhe in agony. It was because his 667th Auto Avatar had been destroyed in another world by the Cybertron troop's fierce attack and he lost his last tie to his ego. Megatherion realised his consciousness was becoming dull, but he still yelled, "Defeating Alternity is merely a preface of my ambition! Even the power I possess now is far from perfect! I will surely - "
The Planicrons gradually changed their indefinable shape to something somewhat more humanoid, and hit the now defenceless Megatherion with the same attack as the one Megatron used against the Alternity before. The Beast of Time gave out a roar that shook many universes and exploded, taking the aggregate consciousness of Megatrons with it.
The Cybertrons on the ground cheered in excitement and triumph at the surreal scene of victory, and they celebrated the birth of a new protector of the universe. As the Planicrons turned around elegantly, their body slowly became transparent and expanded as if to fill the universe, then disappeared.

The great battle was over, and the Destrons had suffered a defeat again. Some of Megatron's Auto Avatars had survived, but they were not sighted by anyone yet. Many of them were dragged into Megatherion's explosion and scattered across the abyss of the universe.
Thundercracker returned to planet Menonia, now scarred by the intense battle, and he reproached himself harshly among the ruins of the base, "Is this the result of something I did without realising it?"
After a while, he glanced at one of the wrecked objects and noticed the letters on the burnt sign started to wriggle. He could not believe his eyes for a moment, but it was not an illusion. The Planicrons were trying to convey a message to him. "If you mean gratitude by that, you are indeed consoling me a little", he said quietly. But then, he sensed a presence moving past behind him.
"No, you'll never be forgiven", he heard a faint voice and turned around. Though there was no one, the voice echoed again, "You are the true traitor, Thundercracker."
Thundercracker stood paralysed and looked up at the sky. He thought Starscream's shadow was there among the grey ruins, just outside his visual field.

"Alternity's powers and missions were succeeded to new lifeforms. They will watch over us from a higher dimension, and will not be likely to use Auto Avatars to appear in the world below. The menace of the Hytherions still remains, and we have to be positive that the successors will deal with the situation well. But if needed, the Cybertrons are always prepared to fight.
How shall we call the new gods? Some of us have already nicknamed them 'Flaternity', but neither that or the 'Planicrons' are worthy of them because they are no longer two dimensional beings."

For the former Alternity members, who were now without their aggregate, it was becoming more difficult to recall what they went through in the higher dimensional world. The downgrading of their recognition ability had blurred their memory spanning as long as a billion years.
The Auto Avatars were going to hold their last meeting and official dissolution on planet Athenia and return to their own time and world by Timaeus Drive. The Protectors' future was also uncertain, but there were many who wished them remain active.
"You missed out on becoming a god after all, right, Cliff?" Elita-7 said, and her lower eyelids were slightly red.
Bumble chimed in jokingly, "You know what, with the higher dimensional vision, your body was see-through and looked like an anatomical chart. I think you look better when I see you with these optics." Other Auto Avatars nodded with a wry smile.
"What a bunch of bad losers! Nobody's honest enough to say he's crushed?"
"One day, the time might come for us to advance on our own accord....but until then, I'd rather distance myself from the bother such as time and space, or dimensions", with that, Convoy looked up at the stars in the heaven and thought of the things of the past.

"It feels wrong to think 'We were a great existence once' - yes, to be proud that 'We have accomplished great things' is the more deserving way to describe the Alternity era. So we can do great things many times more in the days to come."