Rebel Raptor

***"Rebel Raptor gets that feeling too. We are but playerzzz and all the world izzz a stage."***

**SPOILER ALERT!**

This article contains Story information (most likely a brand-new Spotlight Mission), and if you haven't played it, reading ahead will spoil your enjoyment of Rebel Raptor. If you haven't played it yet, **go back now.**

**Rebel Raptor** is a Chrono-Vector featuring Dinobot that ran from December 26, 2019 to January 7, 2020.

## Synopsis

This mission revolves around Dinobot's defection to the Maximals, shown in the *Beast Wars* episodes "Beast Wars (Part 1)" and "Part 2". Wheeljack, while stuck in the alternate Megatronus dimension, apparently could transmit data back to Marissa Faireborn in New Quintessa, though it is tricky to decipher what he sent.

## Transcript

### 1: Buzz-Off

Part 1:

**Marissa Faireborn**: *Commander, Wheeljack may not be here but his tech is still causing trouble! There's a Chrono-Event in progress, looks like a Maximal issue that needs resolving.*

*Make sure history happens correctly and it should close. It's a lot of guesswork on inter-reality time-travel.*

Part 2:

**Waspinator**: *More come to challenge WAZZZPINATOR? Kitty-bot sent for reinforcementzzz? Many quezzztionzzz!*

*Maybe Wazzzpinator should invezzztigate carefully before launching into an attack...OR*

*WAZZZPINATOR! TERRORIZZZE!*

### 2: Go Ape

Part 1:

**Marissa**: *Wheeljack left behind some notes on how to read his tech but it's like translating a translation of a photocopy. I'm trying my best to help here.*

*Apparently you need to...keep the vectors in the time-box? That can't be right. I'll see what Teletraan computes and report back.*

Part 2:

**Optimus Primal**: *Seems as though the abundance of Energon on this planet is causing hallucinations.*

*I see a human...commanding a team of mixed timelines and realities.*

*I may be losing my mind, but will not lose this fight!*

### 3: Endangered

Part 1:

**Marissa**: *Alright I've aligned the Chrono-Vector readouts and I've figured out where you are.*

*You passed through both the future AND the past!*

*The Maximals and Predacons JUST crash landed on ancient Earth. The important historical event to protect is to making sure Dinobot swaps teams.*

*There's an incredible amount of time-deformation so just keep that one event on track and we'll be good...probably.*

Part 2:

**Rhinox**: *I heard the Predacons were up to no good. But I didn't think they'd stoop to replicating heroes and villains of the past.*

*You got some Spark on you kid, I'll give you that...but I'm not about to sit back as you charge through here.*

### 4: Need For Speed

Part 1:

**Marissa**: *Okay Commander, luckily the Maximals took some heavy fire when they first appeared so your battles shouldn't mess the timeline up too bad.*

*I'm trying to send you some coordinates to the Predacon base but something's trying to block my signals*

**Cheetor**: *What's wrong? Cat got your tounge?*

**Marissa**: *Not another Maximal, make a run for it Commander!*

Part 2:

**Cheetor**: *You're trying to out pace me? Have you seen the spots? This kitty is made for speed!*

*I don't need to know who you are to know I'm going to run circles around you!*

### 5: Clamp Down

Part 1:

**Marissa**: *Alright Predacon base dead-ahead. Dinobot should be standing in the docking bay.*

**Scorponok**: *Dinobot? That twerp? I just gave him double rockets and fired him into the horizon.*

**Marissa**: *Ah, that would explain some of these read-outs.*

Part 2:

**Scorponok**: *So you're all buddy-buddy with the puny dino huh? Trying to overthrow the MIGHTY Predacons?*

**Waspinator**: *THEY ARE EVIL! THEY BEAT UP ALL BOTZZZ ON PLANET!*

**Scorponok**: *That so? Well if you're so tough, I'd like to see you take ME on.*

**Waspinator**: *WAZZZPINATOR WANTZZZ THAT TOO! BEAT UP SCORPONOK!*

**Scorponok**: *Hey! Who's side are you on?*

**Waspinator**: *Wazzzpinator juzzzt enjoyzzz cheering izzz all...*

### 6: Prove Your Might

Part 1:

**Marissa**: *You've made a bit of a reputation for yourself, but that can work in our favor. Dinobot doesn't respect a chain of command but he does respect a show of strength.*

*When you get to him, we'll just claim we're on the Maximal side and we'll get him to join us.*

*Worse case scenario, he doesn't help the Maximals save the earliest human ancestors...so...no pressure. I'll do all the talking.*

Part 2:

**Marissa**: *Dinobot? Can you read me! I present to you the mighty Commander of the Maximal forces.*

**Dinobot**: *This...meat thing? I only know Primal as the leader of the Maximals.*

**Marissa**: *You dare disrespect them? They have defeated ALL in their path! Join them and be on the side of might and glory!*

**Dinobot**: *Glory is it? Very well. Prove to me the strength of the Maximals, and then I will join their cause.*