User blog:Spikewitwicky/October 1st, 2018 - Spike's Journal Entry



I'm on Cybertron, waiting for a shuttle ride to take me back home. I ran into Dust Devil yeterday, literally. He first barrelled into the area like a bull at a china shop. He was trying to 'surf' on his protective force field. A day earlier, he dinged me with rubber band shot. If another human did that to me, it would sting, but when a transformer pulls that stunt on a human, well, that shit leaves a welt.

The reason I'm here was because Grapple wanted to show me the progress of Fortress Maximus. And talk about progress. I was amazed. We were in what seemed to be like an airport hanger, but it was a warehouse. And imagine an Amazon-style massive warehouse...but for transformers. I was stunned to see some of the ramps and armor plating that is being constructed. It certainly LOOKS like it could take what Starscream used on Metroplex. I was even more surprised when Grapple told me this was just ONE bay. They're using an entirely different warehouse to construct ANOTHER segment of Fort Max. Apparently, they're doing this to keep things under wraps. Too much construction would draw attention. Still, I don't know how the two segments will eventually "join" - but these guys defintiely know what they're doing.

It's still not setting in. This is really happening.

Look, I plan on being on this Earth another 40, maybe even 50 years. But I know our life span in relation to these guys. And I'd be lying if I didn't think that "this will be my legacy." Long after I'm gone, Fortress Maximus will (hopefully) still be there, providing one of the last lines of defense, where the Autobots can go to when all hope is lost. I can't say Fort Max is my gift to the Autobots for what they've done for me, because I just came up with the preliminary design (hell, I used Megan's Minecraft game to do most of the early layouts), Grapple and Hoist have been doing the heavy lifting and most importantly, getting the supplies. There's even an outside chance that ol' A3 may even bestow Fortress Maximus with the gift of life, an actual "spark" - where he will be his own Autobot.

Still, it's months away before he'll even be finished. And the A3 thing is not set in stone. But I have to admit, looking at the construction, I'm literally getting goosebumps.