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[[File:Niagara_Falls_Cybertron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb| '''''Niagara Falls!''''' Slowly, I turned. Step by step. Inch by inch.]]
'''Niagara Falls'''!!
The '''Niagara Falls''' are a set of colossal waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the border of the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] and the province of Ontario.
Slowly I turned. Step by step. Inch by inch.
Not to be confused with the nearby <s>tourist traps</s> twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York, or [[Niagara Base]].
==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Megatron, freed from his imprisonment through the combined efforts of himself and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], journeyed with his forces to Earth to take revenge on Starscream for his betrayal. They were delayed by several Autobot refugees locking stasis beams onto their [[warp gate]], an action that bought time for a camouflage shield to be placed over the area and for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Vector Prime]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], Hot Shot, Red Alert, [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]], and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] to arrive.
Megatron, freed from his imprisonment, journeyed with his forces to Earth's Niagara Falls searching for Starscream. They were met by several Autobot refugees locking stasis beams onto their [[warp gate]], in order to buy time for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and the rest of the Autobots to arrive. After reasoning failed, the Autobots engaged the Decepticons in order to prevent Megatron from reaching Starscream and, more importantly, the [[Omega Lock]]. The battle resulted in [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] taking heavy damage. {{Storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}
The Decepticons soon overpowered the stasis beams' effect, and emerged. With a typical exchange of words between Megatron and Optimus Prime, the battle began. Unlike most previous battles, the combatants did not get locked into individual engagements (apart from Landmine's efforts to talk sense into [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]), although Scourge did interfere with Optimus Prime's efforts to reach Megatron. Megatron wound up in a standoff with Hot Shot, Scattorshot, and Red Alert. Meanwhile, Starscream was drawing power from the Omega Lock and the three [[Cyber Planet Keys]] to the extent that stray waves of power were running amok globally.
Megatron's [[Armor of Unicron]] seized one of these stray waves, unlocking a new [[Cyber Key]] weapon, the Death [[Machine gun| Machine Gun]], which he used to mow down the three Autobots in his way. {{Storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} He then attempted to leave for Starscream's location through a warp gate, but unfortunately for the [[Decepticon leader]], it wouldn't be that easy. An enraged Optimus Prime doused the warp gate with a blast of water, and then combined with Leobreaker into Savage Claw Mode, overpowering Scourge and heading straight for Megatron. Vector Prime took advantage of Megatron's distraction to evacuate the wounded to beyond the camouflage shield's borders. He then returned to the battle, which raged on, the Decepticons gradually gaining the upper hand.
Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot were evacuated from the area to a nearby military base. The damage was too severe for the base techs to repair, throwing Red Alert into such a state of despair that he gave up all hope. Coby, Bud, and Lori wouldn’t let that happen though, and their encouragement prompted the three Autobots to tell of their memories of Earth, their desire to gain revenge on Megatron and their wish to save Cybertron. These words were heard by [[Primus]], who bathed the Autobots in a bright light that not only healed their bodies, but upgraded them too. The newly-repaired [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]] returned to the falls, blowing Megatron and Scourge away. {{Storylink|Critical}}
[[Colonel Franklin]] had Hot Shot, Scattorshot, and Red Alert brought by cargo plane to a nearby U.S. Army base where [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], and [[Lori]] attempted to repair them. The pessimistic Red Alert insisted that the [[Human|humans]] should just let himself and the others die, that he and his two comrades were beyond all hope of recovery. But Lori told him that his "objective analysis" was really pessimism, and reminded him of everything he still had to achieve. The three Autobots, their determination redoubled, each declared "I'll never give up." This upsurge of determination caused their [[spark]]s to reach out and draw on the Omega Lock's power, rebuilding their mangled bodies into more powerful forms: the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. The three promptly scanned new vehicle modes from the Army vehicles present on base. Colonel Franklin announced that he had good news: the base's sensor arrays had tracked the energy wave to a volcanic island in the South Pacific. They'd found Starscream.
==Notes==
*[[Niagara Base]] was named after the falls.
[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] opened a dimension gate to allow the Cybertron Defense Team to return to the battle, where they unleashed a flurry of missiles on Megatron and Scourge. Everyone was mystified by the new arrivals- until they transformed. Hot Shot and Scattorshot used their Cyber Key weapons to knock the Decepticons for a loop. Jolt sent Optimus the coordinates of Starscream's location to Optimus, and Vector Prime opened a dimension gate to take the Autobots there. "Time to get that Omega Lock back, and stop Starscream," Optimus declared before moving for the gate. However, before he could enter, he had turn away to dodge a burst of shots from Megatron's Death Machine Gun. Megatron was charging towards them, Scourge at his side, and declaring that the Omega Lock was him, and that no-one was going to stop Starscream except for him. In response Red Alert powered up his shoulder cannon with his Cyber Key and a call of "Say 'ello to my little friend!", and blasted Megatron and Scourge backwards. In the meantime, Optimus Prime, Override, Leobreaker, and Evac had slipped through the dimension gate. Megatron was furious. Scourge, eager for a challenging fight, declared, "Very well then. Let the battle begin!"
==External links==
*{{w|Niagara Falls}} at Wikipedia
The fighting resumed, and raged for a short time until the Decepticons at last had an opening to follow Optimus Prime to the island. The remaining Autobots hurried to back up their leader.
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 24 January 2022
Niagara Falls! Slowly, I turned. Step by step. Inch by inch.
The Niagara Falls are a set of colossal waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the border of the state of New York and the province of Ontario.
Not to be confused with the nearby tourist traps twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York, or Niagara Base.
Megatron, freed from his imprisonment, journeyed with his forces to Earth's Niagara Falls searching for Starscream. They were met by several Autobot refugees locking stasis beams onto their warp gate, in order to buy time for Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots to arrive. After reasoning failed, the Autobots engaged the Decepticons in order to prevent Megatron from reaching Starscream and, more importantly, the Omega Lock. The battle resulted in Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot taking heavy damage. Revelation
Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot were evacuated from the area to a nearby military base. The damage was too severe for the base techs to repair, throwing Red Alert into such a state of despair that he gave up all hope. Coby, Bud, and Lori wouldn’t let that happen though, and their encouragement prompted the three Autobots to tell of their memories of Earth, their desire to gain revenge on Megatron and their wish to save Cybertron. These words were heard by Primus, who bathed the Autobots in a bright light that not only healed their bodies, but upgraded them too. The newly-repaired Cybertron Defense Team returned to the falls, blowing Megatron and Scourge away. Critical
