Double Jeopardy

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The Autobots, Megatron and the Predacons take to their seats, unmoving as they are shown once more....

In the cold regions of the Earth, both Optimus Primal and Dinobot race to get to another stasis pod before the Predacons. They eventually stop due to a huge ice formation hindering their way. No options to climb a structure are 

"Cold. My servo-fluids are within two degrees of... crystalization." Dinobot complained.

"Base, come in. Confirm my position. Are we near the stasis pod?" Optimus hailed.

Back at the Axalon where Rattrap was monitoring Optimus and Dinobot's positions.

"Well, if it was a snake, it would bite you. You should be within few feet of it." Rattrap replied.

"We're within few feet of it. Horizontally. Vertically is another story."

Until Terrorsaur and Waspinator showed up.

"Some intrepid explorers seem to have stumbled into a box canyon!" Terrorsaur taunted.

"Lets close the lid, shall we?" Waspinator agreed.

"Oh brother, an ambush. Doesn't surprise me, the Cons were known for that idea." Bulkhead commented.

Megatron cleared his throat, making Bulkhead feel sheepish.

"We are betrayed!"

They dodged one missile but were knocked back by the next, revealing Scorponok behind them.

"And surrounded! Maximize!" Primal and Dinobot transformed to Robot Modes.

"Terrorsaur, terrorize!" both him and Waspinator transform and fire.

Realizing that they are outnumbered, Dinobot growls...

"Our strategic disadvantage is considerable." and being hit at the shoulder.

"Work with it!" Primal gets knocked down beneath the ice caused by a missile strike by Scorponok, Dinobot included.

"They're trapped." Terrorsaur pointed out. "The pod is my trophy!" he turned to the pod, but found it gone, turning his head to see Waspinator in Beast Mode flying away with the pod in tow.

"Oh, I'm afraid your 'prize' is within the grasp of someone else." Megatron sarcastically commented.

"Fool." both Skylynx and Darksteel said.

Dinobot dug his way out of the snow and fired his optic lasers, blasting Scorponok. Primal followed suit but realizes.

"The pod!" Optimus activated his jets, attempting to intercept Waspinator. "That pod's maximal property!" but Terrorsaur shoots him from the back, sending Primal crashing to the ground.

"Why does that sound familiar?" Predaking and Megatron asked to themselves.

"Which the Predacons will gladly steal." the pterodactyl Predacon taunts then flies away.

"Well, that's just prime." Primal muttered then passed out from his injuries.

Back at the Axalon, after recovering, Primal meets up with his staff, frustrated as Dinobot.

"This makes three straight operations ambushed!"

The Autobots were scowling. Multiple operations were foiled by the Predacons. For what?

"Sounds mighty suspicious. Like some rat slipping info."

Rattrap took offense at Cheetor's metaphor, but the latter quickly assured no offence, earning him chuckles from Bumblebee and Knockout. "Speaking metaphorically, that is."

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