Saber Marionette J Files: Enter the Pretenders (Prologue)

[In the city-state of Gartlandt, on the all male planet of Terra 2, we find Faust, the iron-fisted, blackhearted ruler of the nation, once again furious with his Saber Dolls, Tiger, Luchs, & Panther, for failing to stop Otaru Mamiya, the young hero of the city-state of Japoness & his Saber Marionettes, Lime, Cherry, & Bloodberry.]

Faust:(angry) Why in the Hell haven't you 3 been able to kill Otaru Mamiya?!

Panther: But Lord Faust, we try our damndest, but his Sabers keep getting in our way every time.

Luchs: Tis true, m'Lord. Panther isn't lying.

Tiger: Otaru's Sabers are on par with us in just about every way possible. Please understand this, Lord Faust.

Faust: Normally at this point, I should be frying each & every one of your infernal circuits right now, but I'm not going to… this time.

Luchs: Why not?

Faust: You see, my dear Saber Dolls, I figured this would happen again; so thanks to Dr. Hess, we can secure our future by going back to our past. Doctor, you may proceed.

Dr. Hess: Thank you, m'Lord. You see, I've devised a way to bring some of the most powerful robot warriors from our distant past.

Tiger: You mean there were more powerful marionettes from the past?

Faust: Don't be silly, Tiger. These warriors are not marionettes; these warriors belong to the greatest race of robot warriors in the universe.

Panther: Which race, Lord Faust?

Faust: The Decepticons.

Tiger: The Decepticons? You mean...

Dr. Hess: That's right. We've created a time portal to bring 3 of the most vicious, savage, & brutal Decepticons ever known.

Luchs: I've heard of these Decepticons. They belong to a larger race of robots known as Transformers.

Faust: Exactly, Luchs. They came from a planet called Cybertron & are the most evil beings in the universe. Their enemies were the other faction of Transformers; a heroic faction known as Autobots.

Panther: Don't they still exist today?

Faust: Of course they do & they still are powerful, but none as the original Decepticons led by the original Megatron; the one that transformed into a Walther P-38 & was reincarnated as the equally powerful Galvatron.

Luchs: Then which ones are you bringing here?

Dr. Hess: These Decepticons were rarely used, but that doesn't mean that they're the least bit useless. These ones… are Pretenders.

Tiger: What are Pretenders?

Dr. Hess: These were Transformers that had warrior shells that could split open & reveal the robot inside & double the forces in battle. Both Autobots & Decepticons had Pretenders, but the Autobot Pretenders used humans while the Decepticon ones were vicious monsters. Thanks to this time machine, we have been able to get the 3 most powerful of these Pretenders.

Faust: Excellent, Doctor. Now begin.

Dr. Hess: Yes, m'Lord.

(Dr. Hess turned on the time machine & set it to the year 1988. In a flash, the 3 Decepticon Pretenders were brought instantly to Gartlandt. They were the ram-faced Skullgrin, the fish-like marauder Submarauder, & the airborne, bat-predator, Bomb-Burst)

Faust: Behold, my Saber Dolls, the end of Otaru Mamiya & his precious Sabers & the beginning of our future. I want each of you to accompany each of these Pretenders. Panther, go with Bomb-Burst.

Panther: Yes sir!

Faust: Luchs, Submarauder is yours.

Luchs: At once, sire.

Faust: Tiger, take Skullgrin immediately!

Tiger: With pleasure, Lord Faust

Faust: Now, Otaru Mamiya, your Hell begins.