"This thing is mediocre. It can only deal with fragile human electronics."
Sentinel Prime snorted and activated the EMP. An Electromagnetic Pulse Wave swept across Chicago, turning every screen black at once. Cars and other electrical devices burned out as well, rendered useless.
In an instant, bustling Chicago became a primitive society without electronics. People stared blankly at their phones, which refused to turn on, completely unaware of what had happened.
The entire city quickly descended into chaos.
Why had Sentinel Prime done this?
Simple. He wanted to cut Chicago off completely, so no one would know what they were doing there.
"Next, it's time to summon the Decepticon army."
Sentinel Prime walked into a plaza to set up the Energy Pillars. The Decepticon army wasn't far from Earth, so a little over ten Energy Pillars would be enough to open a portal.
Cybertron was different. Transporting it required activating all the Energy Pillars together—the Decepticons had taken the pillars into hiding around the world, waiting for Sentinel Prime's command.
"Soundwave, destroy every satellite passing over Chicago."
While Sentinel Prime set things up, Shockwave gave orders over his communicator. "Frenzy, release the computer virus."
"Roger."
Wrapped around a satellite, Soundwave used a Laser to attack America's military satellites. The Military watched their screens go black one after another, their expressions turning utterly grim.
With even the satellites out of commission, no one had any way of knowing what was happening in Chicago now.
"No problem. I'll release the virus right away."
Meanwhile, Frenzy, who had been hiding on Earth all this time, took one last reluctant look at the short video on his phone, then turned and rapidly worked the keyboard. Soon, a flood of viruses invaded humanity's networks.
Under the viral assault, not only did the internet become inaccessible,