With Cybertron going dark, the Autobots attempted to leave the planet and find a new home, using the Space Bridge that I had intended to use for our own cause. However, Megatron, revived by Soundwave and the use of Dark Energon, intervened and caused an all out assault just outside of our planet's atmosphere. The assault, as well as the instability in the Space Bridge, caused both shuttles to disappear into deep space and may have crashed on the planet I was studying.
With the assault over and both shuttles gone, this has left a number of Autobots and Decepticons stranded on Cybertron. After repairing myself, I had attempted to contact Lord Megatron. Any Autobots still on Cybertron may be, undoubtedly, attempting to contact their leader as well. However, due to lack of resources and the damages caused by Grimlock, I have made little to no progress.
Despite the drawbacks, I believe that contact is possible if the Nemesis made it pass the Space Bridge.
Despite that, I find it to be a logical conclusion that Megatron and the other Decepticons aboard the Nemesis may not have survived. However, the other Decepticons on Cybertron refuse to believe it and have threaten rebellion if I do not attempt to contact Megatron. So until I either establish contact with the Nemesis or recreate another Space Bridge to send scouts, I have little choice but to comply.
I am Shockwave, and this is the first log to chronicle Cybertron without either of it's leaders present.
Chapter 1: Uninvited Guests Part 1
Outside Cybertron's Atmosphere
Pandemonium raged as the Ark and the Nemesis neared the Space Bridge. The fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron was halted as the ships were forcibly sucked closer and closer to the unstable vortex.
On the Ark's hull, the Cybertronian leaders, both lying stomach down due to turbulence, look in horror as the Space Bridge grew even more unstable as the shuttles drew near.
"No, the portal!" Megatron exclaimed as he started to get up.
"The vortex is tearing the ship apart!" Optimus yelled as he also started to get up.
The force of the Space Bridge's vortex rapidly increased, forcing the leaders to stumble and nearly get sucked off the shuttle. Thankfully, both were able to grab onto the hull, holding on for dear life.
However, just because of a disturbance, that doesn't mean the fight is over.
Megatron threw a punch at Optimus, causing the Autobot leader to let one servo go.
Megatron quickly grabbed back onto the Ark's hull as fast as he could before the Space Bridge could suck him up. This, however, left him vulnerable as Optimus kicked him in the face, causing him to slip back, barely able to grab back onto the ship.
"Noooooooo! I will not be denied!" Megatron barked as he crawled towards Optimus.
It was at that moment that both leaders truly grasped how powerful the unstable Space Bridge was as, no matter how hard they held onto the hull, they both were forcefully sucked in. In just a matter of seconds, both the Nemesis and the Ark followed the Autobot and Decepticon leaders, spiraling towards the Space Bridge.
Right after both ships entered the Space Bridge, the vortex closed before an explosion of light occurred. The light lasted for merely a second before dissipating, leaving no evidence of it being there.
xXx
Earth
Ylisse
On a nice calm peaceful night in the country of Ylisse, a couple can be seen walking under the light of the full moon. The pair continued walking until they reached an area where the woods and the meadow met. The pair sat down on the grass and leaned against one another.
This pair is a man and a woman, both holding each other's hands as they looked at the sky.
The man appeared to be in his mid 20s, has white hair, and wearing a purple cloak, highlighted by golden shoulder pads and treasures. Under his cloak was a brown vest that covered his upper half body while baggy pants covered his lower half. His feet had wooden sandals on them.
The woman looked like she was slightly older than the man, most likely in her late 20s. She was wearing skin-tight black dress that covered her dark skinned body, leaving the top part of her... bust and middle abdomen exposed. She was also wearing a small skirt. Her face, chest, and abdomen had unusual markings on them. Just like her companion, she had white hair, but a slightly darker shade. Her legs were covered in black long socks and a pair of high heels.
This couple is Robin and Aversa, and at the moment, they are having some relaxation just outside of Ylisstol, the capitol of Ylisse.
"Told you this was the perfect place to see the stars. Am I right?" Robin stated as he looked up into the sky.
"Meh. It's just a bunch of dots in the dark sky." Aversa stated plainly before she turned to Robin. She then gave a seductive grin.
"You, on the other hand, are much more interesting to look at."
The statement and the seductive way Aversa said it made Robin blush.
"B-But don't you... just look at the stars and, uh, make an image out of them?" Robin asked, desperately trying to keep on subject while trying to keep any dirty thoughts out of his head.
"Look. If you put that cluster together, you'd get two fish. Or that one that looks like a-"
Robin was suddenly interrupted by Aversa's arms going around him, her... features squeezed between his shoulder and her chest.
"-b-bear?"
"I'm sorry Robin, but I never did like to study stars. To be perfectly honest..."
Aversa gently pushed Robin to the ground as she got on his lap.
"I'd rather study you a little bit more."
The look Aversa had was one a cat might have if it had cornered prey.
"O-Out here in the open? Someone could see us." Robin resisted. However, his resistance was going down fast.
"We're in the middle of a field miles away from the nearest house." Aversa reasoned as she leaned over to face Robin.
"Who's going to see us?"
With that said, Aversa closed the gap between her mouth and her husband's. In no time at all, two tongues were wrestling in each other's mouths. Aversa's hands cupped Robin's cheeks while his hands gently yet swiftly rubbed her back and sides. A few seconds passed before Robin grasped onto a zipper on her back, hoping to remove what was covering her.
'Got him.'
The make-out session didn't last long as a small light caught Robin's attention. For a second, he thought it was just another star. That is until he noticed something weird.
Robin stopped the kiss and asked, "Is that star coming closer?"
"I don't care about the stars, dear." Aversa said before giving his neck a peck, "All I care about right now is us."
"No, A-Aversa, I really think that star's coming towards us." Robin said with some concern.
Aversa started to get frustrated about Robin's claim as she leaned back. After a quick glare, she to the sky to see... a big ball of fire heading right towards them!
"By the gods!" Aversa screamed as she scrambled to get up and running.
Robin quickly scrambled to his feet and ran behind his wife.
*BOOOM*
Just mere minutes after they left their spot, the fireball crashed and skidded, causing a shockwave that caused the couple to ride it and crash to the ground, barely able to remain conscious as they landed.
What the couple didn't or couldn't see were several other fireballs, especially two massive ones, crash in various parts of Ylisse. One massive fireball crashed just outside of Regna Ferox while the other crashed on Carrion Island. Various smaller fireballs either burned up to nothing or crashed in differing locations. One of these fireballs...
xXx
Ylisstol
...was heading towards a populated area.
In a house near the palace, a young adult woman with white hair and a purple robe was humming a gentle tune as she rocked an infant in her arms. The infant had matching hair and looks.
In fact, in a weird way, this baby was actually the adult.
This woman is Morgan, one of a number of humans who came from the future a year and a half ago. Morgan is actually a child of Robin and Aversa, and the child she was babysitting was the present version of herself.
Afters she placed her younger self in a crib, Morgan gently placed a blanket around the sleeping infant.
'I can't believe how much of a good girl I was as a baby.' Morgan thought as she looked out the window.
'I wonder when Mother and Father will return. They left less then two hours ago and never said when they'd be back.'
Morgan's thoughts were interrupted when she saw a fireball in the sky heading toward the main town.
"What the..." Morgan thought out loud.
The fireball continued falling until it crashed in the town square, a massive explosion following.
The boom caused Morgan to cover her ears in shock and pain. A couple seconds later, the cries of her infant self entered the room.
Morgan reacted quickly and picked they crying baby up and tried rocking her.
"Oh, don't cry, little me. Mommy and Daddy will be home soon. They'll know what to do." Morgan tried to comfort, but to no avail.
As her present self kept crying, Morgan looked out the window with worry in her eyes.
'Mother, Father, please be okay. Me and little Morgan need you.'
xXx
Ylisstol
Town Square
Just moments after the fireball hit, the town square started to get surrounded by curious and concerned citizens. A good amount of murmuring and questions can be heard from the crowds.
Seven minutes pass until a Pegasus Rider is barely seen in the night sky, her body covered in armor. Her light brown hair swung in the air as her pegasus flew through the sky. Sitting behind her was a blue haired man wearing some armor and a cape. The two were Sumia and Chrom, the queen and Exalt of Ylisse.
When Sumia landed, they both got of and Chrom asked, "What happened?"
"I-I don't know, my Lord. This fireball fell from the sky. No one was in the town square when it landed, so no one's hurt, thank the gods." One villager said.
"But what is it?" Another villager asked.
"Good question." Chrom replied, "It may be dangerous, so everyone stay back. I'll investigate."
"Be careful, captain." Sumia said, getting a gentle smirk and a nod as a response.
Chrom walked into the smoking crater, the heat and the smoke causing a massive amount of discomfort, but he had to endure it to be certain as to what it is.
Just barely a few steps in, Chrom could barely see what is in the crater. He saw... a human? No, not a human. Definitely human-shaped, however. But it's so big. Massive, in fact. And is its skin... made out of metal?
'What the Hell is that?' Chrom thought to himself.
As the smoke continued to fade, he could barely see a purple light on its chest. Why was it in the shape of a face?
xXx
Outside Ylisstol in the forest where the other fireball landed, Robin and Aversa struggled to remain conscious and regain their footing. A minute or so passes and both are clumsily on their feet.
Robin turns to Aversa and asks, "Are you okay?"
Aversa growled, "Considering that I was caught in a shockwave from a fireball that fell from the sky, I'm doing just fine!"
Robin winced, "Sorry I asked."
They both turn to smoking crater, Aversa saying, "I think we should get out of here before something else happens."
"You go on, then." Robin said, "I'm checking out that falling star."
Aversa looked at him as though he's gone made.
"Are you insane?! We don't know what's going to happen if we don't get out of here!" Aversa reasoned.
"That's exactly why I want to look into this: I want to make sure that whatever this is won't cause harm to Ylisstol." Robin argued. After saying that, he started walking towards the crater.
"W-Wait! Stop!" Aversa ordered, but to no avail. Seeing how fruitless it was to argue, Aversa sighed annoyingly.
"I don't know who's the bigger fool: you for going towards danger instead of away, or me for continually staying by your side."
Aversa followed Robin to the crater. When they reached the smoking crater, they couldn't believe their eyes.
They were seeing a giant metal man. It was red, black, and silver on the body and had red arms while the head, hands, and lower legs were blue. The giant's thighs were a dark gray, as was the face. Speaking of the face, it had two 'eyes' like a normal human would, but it didn't have a mouth! Rather, there was what could've been some form of armor that covered it. On both shoulders were two glowing red 'faces' that dimly illuminated in the dark area.
"What the Hell is this thing?" Aversa asked, stunned by what they found.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Robin replied, also in shock from what he was seeing.
"Well, whatever it is, it looks dead. I don't think it'll be attacking anytime soon."
"Agreed. It'd be best to report this to Chro-"
Just as Robin was about to complete his thought, he noticed the giants 'eyes' slowly glowed sea blue, indicating it was still alive. The illumination caused both Aversa and Robin to freeze in their tracks. Any instinct to run was overcome by the feeling of fear.
The giant started moving its arms and legs, struggling to get up. It groaned deeply as it barely got to its knee. It started looking around before its blue 'eyes' locked onto Robin and Aversa.
They both flinched when the giant stared at them. They just stood there out of total fear, waiting for the giant to make a next move. After a few seconds pass, none was made. The deafening silence was starting to turn awkward, so Robin, trying to find the courage to face this new being, could only say one thing to it.
"Hello?"
The giant instantly turned to Robin, causing him to back away in fear. Aversa walked next to him, both most likely thinking of running as soon as-
"Hello there."
They both stopped what they were doing when a deep and calm voice entered their ears, and they couldn't believe it! Did this giant... talk their language?!
"Y-You can speak our language?" Aversa asked cautiously.
"My kind has the ability to adapt to any known environment, including giving us the ability to speak other languages by translating ours to yours." The giant explained, getting confused looks from both humans.
"I don't get it." Aversa simply said.
"My kind have built-in translators that can easily give us the ability to speak the language of any other race we may encounter, if we hear any language that is alien to us, that is."
The giant stopped when he saw that the confused faces didn't change.
"Basically, if we hear so much as one word from another language, we can easily understand the entire language."
"Oh, why didn't you say that sooner?" Aversa asked impatiently.
"My sincerest apologies, madam."
Robin said, "Well, I believe introductions are in order. My name is Robin, and this is Aversa."
"And you are?" Aversa asked.
"My name is Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots." Optimus said as he got up. This was when both Robin and Aversa got a good look at Optimus' size.
'Amazing! He's got to be around 40 feet tall!' Robin thought to himself. However, one thing caught Aversa's attention.
"Autobots?" Aversa asked. "What are they?"
Optimus sighed, "I will answer any question you have if you can instruct me to the nearest leader. I must warn them of a great threat."
"What threat?" Robin asked.
"One that could spell this planet's doom."
A moment of silence passes before Aversa asks, "Why should we trust you? You nearly killed us!"
"My apologies, but falling in an alien planet's atmosphere leaves minimal room for control." Optimus reasoned.
"What do you think, Robin?" Aversa asked.
Robin pondered for a moment before replying, "If you're serious about this threat, I must alert Chrom about this immediately. We don't completely trust you, but you're the only one familiar with this threat, so I don't have much choice but to let you speak to him."
Optimus nodded his thanks.
"But know this, Optimus: Chrom is a close friend of mine and I love Ylisse as much as he does. Try anything to threaten either, and you will have quite the retaliation."
"I understand. But I will let you know neither you or this 'Chrom' have nothing to fear from me."
"To be honest," Robin started, "I want to believe that. If you want to meet Chrom, it'll definitely take quite a bit of time. This field is outside Ylisstol, but it's still a good distance from the castle so we might have to-"
Robin was interrupted by the sound shifting metal. Robin and Aversa widen their eyes when they saw Optimus' body break apart and reconnect into something else. In no time, Optimus Prime wasn't standing before them. Rather a large metallic cart-like... thing was sitting in front of them.
It took a second for the pair to register what happened in front of them: Optimus Prime just transformed!
"You said it was a good distance away, so I thought it'd be best to travel faster than by walking." Optimus said as two doors opened on the sides of his vehicle mode.
Aversa and Robin remained speechless.
xXx
Ylisstol
Meanwhile, Chrom stared in awe as the smoke completely cleared to reveal the metal man he barely saw earlier. The view was clear to the crowd around the crater, who were staring in awe and shock at it.
"By the gods... what is it?" Sumia asked to no one, the answer being clear as day.
"I don't know," Chrom said, "But Miriel might have an idea at what to do with it. Sumia, I need you to find her and alert her about this."
"Understood." Sumia said as she started flying to Miriel's location.
A second after she left, a pained groan suddenly entered the crowd's ears, including Chrom's. They all look towards the crater to see the 'eyes' of the giant flickered red.
The metal giant slowly got into a sitting position and rubbed its head, groaning as it did.
Chrom, despite the surprise awakening, stood firm and asked, "Hello, giant."
The giant quickly turned towards Chrom, nearly causing the man to flinch.
Chrom tried to remain strong as the red 'eyes' appeared to glare at him, staring into his soul. Despite the fear he felt deep inside himself, he had to remain strong and continue communicating to the giant metal being.
"I am Chrom, Exalt of Ylisse. Who or what are you, giant?"
The metal giant scowled and said, "I do not care about any questions you have for me, insect."
Chrom gave a shocked look at the giant. As to whether he was shocked by the giant speaking his language or hearing the insult not even he knows.
"All I care about is stopping my enemy. We have a duel to continue."
"We know nothing of your enemy, giant. You are the only one who has crashed here. As far as we are aware, you're all alone."
"WHAT?!"
The giant couldn't believe its... ears? Anyway, how can this be? It's greatest rival, nowhere to be seen? Was it stranded on this planet, all alone? With a fight incomplete?! Unacceptable!
"That's impossible! I refuse to accept Prime's disappearance! He must be here! We have to finish what we've started! I SHALL NOT BE DENIED MY VENGEANCE!"
The giants outcry caused all the humans, including Chrom, to back away a few feet. The giant was fuming with rage. Chrom needed to calm it before it does something that could threaten his people
Chrom said, "N-Now calm down. There's a chance that this 'Prime' is somewhere. You'll have your chance sooner or later. In the mean time, it'd be best to all of us if you explain who or what you are. If you want it, we could even help you as best as we can."
The giant was 'breathing' heavily, starting to calm down. It looked down at Chrom and scowled. This insect is insisting on helping it? What a laugh! All these creatures are a waste of...
Wait. Those words. They reminded it of...
The giant smirked evilly and replied, "You can call me Megatron. I am a being from Cybertron, a planet far from this world. And actually, there is something you can do for me."
"And that is?"
Megatron brought out a massive cannon from his right hand, saying, "I have grown quite irritated during my crash. I need to..."
Megatron pointed the cannon at a startled Chrom.
"Relieve some stress."
Megatron opened fire.
Chrom expected for his life to end, but what he got was an armored hand around him and pulling him onto a horse. A massive explosion goes off where Chrom once stood.
"Are you okay?!"
Chrom looked at his savior, seeing his best knight, Frederick, looking back at him. Frederick's horse continued running away.
"Y-Yeah. I'll survive." Chrom replied as he turned to see Megatron giving chase.
"What is the meaning of this?! We didn't do anything to you!"
"You speak in a manner similar to Prime." Megatron said, "Until I find and destroy him, you will suffice."
Megatron fired his cannon again.
xXx
"We're nearing the city." Robin told Optimus... while sitting on the left side of said beings interior.
"Good. The sooner we alert Chrom of the danger, the better." Optimus said as he drove closer to Ylisstol.
As they neared the city, they noticed an orange light, smoke, and the small sound of explosions. Screaming of frighten citizens could barely be heard.
"What's happening?" Robin said worriedly.
"By Primus." Optimus said with shock.
"What? You know what's going on?" Aversa asked.
"I have a good idea, and I hope to Primus I'm wrong."
Optimus' engine roared louder and quickly gained some speed. The force knocked both Robin and Aversa back into their seats, causing them to groan in pain and surprise.
"What was that for?!" Aversa yelled angrily, tempted to kick the machinery in front of her.
Optimus remained silent for a moment before slowing down to a stop.
"My apologies, Aversa," Optimus said, "But if this is what I fear it is, no time must be spent unwisely. If there are any loved ones in the city you need to make contact with, you will have to continue on foot. I will investigate what is happening."
Optimus opened the doors to let his companions out.
Instead of getting out, Aversa said, "I don't think it's that wise to just run around a populated area where everyone is going to freak out."
"If the destruction at the city is caused by who I believe it is, then I have no choice but to drop my cover to face him. Now go!"
Robin stated, "We need to check on the girls and see if they're alright. Optimus can handle whatever's going on."
Aversa looked back and forth at Robin and... Optimus before she sighed in defeat and exited the altered robot, Robin following afterwards. With both humans out. Optimus closed the doors and speeded toward Town Square and towards the potential chaos.
"Come on, Aversa." Robin said, "We need to be with Morgan quickly."
Aversa nodded as she and Robin ran to their house to check on their children.
xXx
In just a few minutes, Optimus was able to drive in a large enough lane that he could go through and quickly made his way to the city. It didn't take him long until he reached the Town Square. Needless to say, it was in total ruins. A massive crater was at the center of the Square, a couple flaming buildings had massive holes on them, and there was no sign of any civilians.
"By Primus..." Optimus said in horror. Not even a second passes when the sound of laser fire and screams entered his audio receptors. He also noticed footprints that showed that something massive was running after something. Only one thought came to his mind when he pieced everything together...
"Megatron..."
xXx
Various knights were charging at Megatron, their weapons raised at him. One battalion, however, was blown away into nothing but a massive crater. A yard from the crater, Megatron evilly smirked as he pointed his Fusion Cannon at Frederick, who still had Chrom riding with him. Before he could fire, though, various arrows dinged and bounced off his hide. Megatron looked at his right and saw multiple archers on a building readying themselves. Before they got ready, they wound up meeting an explosive demise courtesy of Megatron and his cannon.
"Pathetic worms!" Megatron exclaimed proudly, "Do you honestly believe that such primitive weapons can harm me?!"
Megatron suddenly flinched when he felt a combination of fire and electricity strike him. He placed an arm up to shield himself from the onslaught. He looked to see Sumia on her pegasus, as well as a woman with red hair and glasses accompanying her on said pegasus.
"How's that for primitive?!" Sumia insulted as she and Miriel fired a powerful strike of magical fire and lightning respectively. Megatron, however, anticipated this and raised his arm again, causing a massive shield to appear. The shield easily blocked the oncoming attack before Megatron raised his Fusion Cannon and fired. Sumia's pegasus was able to dodge the fire...
*BOOM*
But not the explosion's shockwave, which caused the winged animal to tumble through the air out of control. It and the humans that were riding it crashed onto the roof of a building, knocking all three out.
"Bold, but hardly impressing." Megatron mocked as he retracted his shield. He pointed his Fusion Cannon forward at Fredrick and Chrom, open firing at the men before they made it to the fortress. Frederick was able to veer his horse away from the blast...
*BOOM*
But, just like their winged counterparts, were caught in a powerful shockwave that knocked all three of them to the side. Frederick and his horse skid to the side while Chrom skid away from the two, leaving him alone.
Chrom struggled to get up, using Falchion as leverage as he got to his knee. He looked up and saw Megatron walking towards him.
"As much as I enjoyed our little charade, I'm afraid it must come to an end." Megatron said as he pointed his Fusion Cannon at the helpless Chrom.
"Farewell, insect."
*HONK**HOOONK*
A loud noise surprises and distracts all in the area. In less than a second, a red and blue vehicle tries to crash into Megatron, but the gladiator activates the rocket boosters on his feet to dodge the attacker. Once Megatron landed, the red and blue vehicle turned around started to transform into the turn. In a matter of seconds, Optimus Prime stood between Megatron and Chrom in a defensive stance.
"Megatron..."
"Prime..."
Optimus and Megatron glared hatefully at one another, circling each other as they waited for an attack. The humans around the giants looked in fear as the metal beings charged at each other, sounding their war cries as they neared each other. Once they were in close proximity to one another...
*POW**POW*
Both Megatron and Optimus gave powerful punches right in one another's face. The impact caused both of them to skid back. Megatron, once he recovered, turned his Fusion Cannon to Optimus and fired. Optimus barely recovered in time to activate his shield and block Megatron's attack, despite skidding backwards from the force of the blast.
"I am truly glad you're here, Optimus." Megatron smirked evilly as he drew his sword, "I would rather terminate you myself than have you perish from planet fall."
"As long as you live, Megatron, so will I." Optimus said with determination before he charged at Megatron and pulled his sword out of no where.
Megatron parried Prime's blade with his own. He struck three times at Prime, the first two blocked by said bot's blade while the third was dodged. Optimus struck twice, only for both of them to be blocked by Megatron's shield. Optimus gave a powerful kick that caused Megatron to skid back. Optimus charged and raised his blade high, only for Megatron to blast him with the Fusion Cannon.
xXx
As this clash of titans raged, Robin and Aversa ran as fast as they could to their house. As they neared the house, Aversa said, "I'll check the stables. Get inside the house and get both Morgan's out of the house. Meet me at the stables if you find them."
Robin nodded as he and his wife went separate directions. As Robin neared the house's main door, he could hear little Morgan cry inside.
"Morgan! Morgan, are you alright?!" Robin yelled as he neared the door. As he neared the door, he reached for his key in his pocket. Just as he reached the door...
"Father, what's going on?" Morgan asked as she opened the front door. She somewhat startled Robin, but at the moment, they had more important matters to attend to.
"Morgan, get your child self. We have to meet your mother at the stables." Robin ordered as he turned towards the stables.
"F-Father wait!" Morgan yelled, but before the question could be asked, her father was already heading towards the stables. She sighed in confusion and frustration before she turned to get her younger self.
Not too much time passes before Robin and Morgan, who was carrying her younger self, reached the houses stables where both Aversa and Morgan housed their pegasi.
"Mother, Father, what is happening?" Morgan asked.
"Honestly, Morgan, we're not for sure ourselves," Robin began, "But we need to get to Chrom as soon as possible."
"He's most likely as town square. A massive fireball hit there and I heard a couple explosions since then. I can't help but think he's under attack."
"The threat Optimus warned us..." Aversa reasoned, fear slowly appearing on her and Robin's faces.
"Optimus?" Morgan asked, confused.
"Long story shot: we met a giant metal man who came to us with a warning. We need to get to Chrom fast." Robin summed up.
"We'll take the pegasi. It'll reach town square faster." Morgan said.
"Right. I'll get mine ready." Aversa said before she went to prepare her pegasus.
"So will I." Morgan said before her father stopped her.
"Wait, Morgan. We need you to keep watching little Morgan until we get back." Robin said.
"But Father..."
"Listen to your father, Morgan. We can't all go to town square." Aversa said sternly as she prepared her pegasus, "Stay here and keep an eye on your baby self."
Morgan didn't look too happy, but she complied, "Alright, but let me know what's happening as soon as you can."
"Will do." Robin nodded as he walked over to Aversa's pegasus, its rider already mounted.
As soon as Robin was on the pegasus, Aversa shouted, "Let's go!"
The pegasus stood up as it neighed before it ran out the stable and flew to town square, leaving a concerned Morgan alone.
"Gods protect them..." Morgan prayed.
xXx
Back with Optimus, he was evenly matched with Megatron. He sliced his blade, aiming for Megatron's head, only to hit the tyrant's shield instead. He then had to use his own shield to protect himself from his rival's own blade. Optimus quickly retracted his blade and activated his Ion Blaster. Optimus opened fired, only for Megatron to retaliate with his Fusion Cannon, which the tyrant used as a secondary shield. Megatron fired, only for Optimus to block with his shield, although the blast did knock Optimus back a couple yards.
Optimus charged at Megatron, firing his Ion Blaster as he neared his foe. Megatron easily blocked the on coming attacks with his shield, but he didn't anticipate what Optimus would do next: once he was close enough, Optimus jumped over Megatron, flipping through the air and firing at the tyrant. The former gladiator blocked two shots with his shield, but one shot got him in the shoulder. Once Optimus landed, he quickly turned and struck Megatron in the jaw with a powerful blow, causing him to slide backwards, barely able to keep himself up. Megatron glared at his opponent before charging with a mighty battle cry.
As the metal giants clashed, Chrom and a lot of his fellow soldiers were watching in fear and awe. When the red giant appeared, dread filled everyone until it started fighting Megatron.
"Sire, are you alright?!" Frederick asked as he helped Chrom up after he got over his surprise.
"Y-Yeah..." Chrom said as he continued staring at the battling robots.
"There's two of them, sir. I fear that we may have to fall back and come up with a new strategy." Frederick said advisably.
Chrom continued staring at the battle in front of him until an idea came to him. It was a crazy one, but every crazy plan they came up with before worked, so why wouldn't this?
"We already have one: assist the red titan. He's clearly this 'Megatron's' enemy and could prove to be a possible ally."
Frederick gave his lord a look of surprise as he said, "My Lord, you don't honestly plan to ally ourselves with one of those... things, are you?! May I remind you that they were responsible for an unprovoked attack when all we tried to do was communicate with them?"
Chrom looked at Frederick and said, "No. They weren't responsible for the attack. Megatron was, and now we have something of equal strength fighting him. Besides, I'd rather deal with one of them instead of two."
"How can we even help the red giant? None of our weapons are effective and our only magic users available are unconscious."
Chrom turned to the ongoing battle, one that appeared to be at a stand still with both of them struggling to gain the upper hand. As he watched the two giants glared at each other, a thought came to him.
"Their eyes!" Chrom said, "Every beings weak points are the eyes."
He then turned to his soldiers and ordered, "All bow knights, aim at the silver giant's eyes! They may not damage the eyes, but they may at least cause some good amount of discomfort! As for the red giant, let it do what it must!"
All the soldiers were hesitant about Chrom's decision to help the red giant, but they did follow their leader's orders. The bow knights ran towards the dueling titans as Megatron, who was able to overpower Optimus, threw the Autobot leader into a building.
"I would've waited an eternity for this!" Megatron yelled as he raised his charging cannon to the fallen Autobot leader, only for him to roar in shock as something bounced off his left optic. He turned and saw a bow knight galloping away.
"How dare you strike at me, insect! You will-"
*POW*
Megatron was forced back by a powerful blow from Optimus, causing the tyrant to nearly collapse in surprise and pain.
"Focus on me, Megatron." Optimus growled as he prepared another punch, only for Megatron to grab it and throw him over his shoulder.
"If you're that eager to die, Prime, then I-RRAAARGH!"
Megatron then held onto his right optic as he looked at his assailant, which was another bow knight taking shelter.
Megatron growled, "If you pathetic excuses of life forms think you can stop me, think a-"
*POW*
Again, Megatron receives a strong blow from Optimus, this time on his side. Optimus threw another punch to Megatron's head before delivering a powerful kick that brought the tyrant down.
Optimus turned to see the bow knights retreating as Chrom, riding with Frederick on his horse, came towards him, stopping just a good distance away from one another. He simply nodded a thanks and charged at the downed Megatron as he was getting up. Optimus threw a strong punch that pushed Megatron back before following up with another swift punch.
Megatron was growing more and more furious. Before he could counter Optimus, another knight shot an arrow at his optics just before Optimus hit Megatron square on the chest. Megatron growled in anger just before he received a blow from Optimus that pushed him into a building, causing the structure to collapse on top of him.
Then silence.
Optimus and the humans stared at the rubble, waiting for signs of movement. At this point, Sumia and Miriel have awoken just in time to see Optimus punch Megatron. They too were staring at the rubble.
Suddenly, Megatron jumped out of the rubble with an almost feral roar before he fired his Fusion Cannon at random directions, each blast destroying anything in contact.
Megatron paused for a moment as he breathed deeply. When the dust from his blasts settled, he saw that most of his blasts hit some buildings, leaving either massive craters in them or the building in a pile of rubble. His main targets, however, were hit in the onslaught. Several bow knights were either blown to nothing or were lying dead on the ground. As for Optimus, he was on his knee and holding his now smoking and damaged shoulder.
Megatron, seeing his rival on his knees, stomped over to him as he brought out his mace. Once he was right in front of the injured Prime, he smirked as he raised his weapon.
"It's over, Prime." Megatron snarled before he quickly swung at Optimus... only for a massive gust of wind to push him back.
Megatron barely regained his footing as he looked up to the sky to see his assailants. The attacks were Robin and Aversa, finally making it to the conflict.
"Mind if we cut in?!" Robin yelled as Aversa had her pegasus swoop down on Megatron's head, allowing her to throw a spear at the titan's face. While the weapon just bounced off the metal hide, it annoyed Megatron none the less.
"Robin! Aversa!" Chrom yelled as he saw his allies fly by.
"Sorry we were late. We needed to check on Morgan." Robin explained before Aversa had her pegasus fly by Optimus.
"Optimus! Who's tall and gruesome there?" Aversa asked as her pegasus hovered beside Optimus, who was able to get on his feet but still holding his shoulder.
"That is Megatron. He's the danger we spoke of earlier." Optimus quickly explained.
"That's all the info we need." Aversa growled before she had her pegasus charge at Megatron.
Megatron swung his mace at the charging pegasus, only for it to dodge the attack and allowing Aversa to throw a fire spell that hit Megatron's head.
The Decepticon tyrant backed up as he grasped his face in pain. This gave Aversa another opening as she swooped to the giant with another fire-ball ready and Robin preparing his wind spell.
Megatron, however, anticipated this.
Before either spell casters could attack, Megatron swung his mace at the swooping pegasus. The mace missed entirely as the surprised pegasus barely dodged in time, but the wake caused by the mace caught the winged animal and it lost control. Before Aversa could regain control, her pegasus crashed into the side of a building and fell to the ground, its riders forced to jump off before it impacted the ground.
This gave Megatron the time and strategy he needed.
Immediately, Megatron ran as fast as he could to the fallen spell casters as they were getting up. Robin looked in surprise and horror when he saw Megatron running towards him, his hand out to grasp him.
"Look out!" Aversa yelled before she pushed her husband down to the ground... and got swiped by Megatron!
"Aversa!" Robin yelled before Megatron turned around to face Optimus, his prisoner still in pain.
"Optimus, if you value this insect's life, you and your allies will stand down." Megatron demanded as he raised Aversa higher to prove his point.
"C-Chrom, Optimus... don't listen to-AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Aversa tried to object only to get a good squeeze from her captor. She felt her ribs and her arm break in the pressure, but that was it.
"STOP!" Robin begged as he tried getting up, only to recoil in pain due to his now sprained ankle.
"Well, Prime and... Chrom, was it? What will it be: your lives or this organic's? Your call."
Optimus and Chrom glared at Megatron as Optimus growled, "You'd hide behind a weaker being just to get to me? That's a low I thought you'd never stoop to, Megatron."
Megatron smirked, "But I know it's a tactic you'd fall for, Prime. You'd never allow anything weak to be stomped so you'd get to me. So? What will it be?"
Optimus glared at Megatron before he turned to Chrom and ordered, "Sir, I need your men to stand down. This battle's lost."
Chrom looked like he was about to object, but then he remembered about his elder sister and the situation back then. As much as he hated it, the past had to repeat itself fully.
"Everyone, stand down. Just as... Optimus said, the battle's lost." Chrom ordered.
"C-Chrom, n-no..." Aversa objected weakly, doubting she was heard.
"Excellent. Now to end this conflict once and for all."
Megatron raised his Fusion at Optimus, a triumphant smirk on his face. He powered up his weapon and poised to finish what he and Prime started centuries ago. It seemed like the end...
*BOOOOM*
"RAAARRRGGGH!"
Suddenly, an explosion of fire hit Megatron's back, he force causing him to lose balance and let go of his captive. Before Aversa could hit the ground, a black pegasus with a rider on it caught her just in time.
"Mother, are you alright?!"
Aversa, barely conscious, looked up at her savior and saw it was her daughter .
"Morgan... what are you..." Aversa tried to ask but was too weak at the moment.
"Don't talk, Mother. It'll be over soon."
Seizing the opportunity, Optimus charged at Megatron, delivering a powerful uppercut at his jaw, then a hook to the face, a spinning side-kick to the gut, and then...
"IT'S OVER, MEGATRON!"
A powerful haymaker punch that knocked Megatron up into the air before he landed on the ground. Megatron tried with what little might he had to pick himself up, but he just couldn't. The damages he received has finally caught up to him. He looked up and saw Optimus pointing his Ion Blaster at him, several knights with their weapons drawn, archers ready to fire, Chrom with Falchion at the ready, and Robin comforting his wife when their daughter landed.
"Give it up, Megatron. You're finished." Optimus growled, receiving a glare as a response,
'No. This wasn't how it was supposed to end...' Megatron thought, starting to see no option left but to-
"Lord Megatron, do you read?!"
Megatron's thoughts were interrupted when a familiar voice came through his comm. unit. It's Barricade!
Megatron needed a way to distract Prime and the humans so that he could be able to-
Wait! In the heat of the battle, he forgot about the EMP grenades on his person.
Megatron smirked and was able to quickly throw one of the bombs, which detonated before anyone could react. A flash of yellow light nearly blinded the humans and caused Optimus to yell in surprise and pain as some of his functionalities failed and left him stunned, causing him to go on his knee as he let his internal repairs boot him up.
Taking the chance, Megatron replied to Barricade, "Barricade, this is Megatron. What is your business?"
Barricade sighed on the other line, "Thank Primus! You're alive!"
"It would take more than atmospheric reentry to terminate me. Now what do you want?"
"Lord Megatron, without your guidance, the other Decepticons are going hysterical and violent, even more so than usual! Soundwave's trying to keep them under control, but he won't last long! We need you here A.S.A.P.!"
Megatron growled at his own men's incompetence. Even with some of the most loyal and intelligent of lieutenants by his side, the Decepticons are all lost without Megatron on the throne. How vexing...
"Alert the other Decepticons that I will be arriving immediately. Send me your coordinates and I will be on my way, after I deal with a... pest problem."
"Understood, sir. Barricade out."
Megatron turned to see Optimus get up, the effects of the EMP grenade fading.
"As much as I would love to finish our little game, I'm afraid I'm needed elsewhere. But before I leave..."
Megatron raised his Fusion Cannon at the building Sumia and Miriel were and fired at the base of the building, causing it to start toppling over.
"To make sure I'm not followed." Megatron smirked before he transformed into his tank form and rolled away from the area.
Optimus started to chase Megatron until he heard the two women scream, instantly getting his attention.
"SUMIA! MIRIEL!" Chrom yelled when he saw his wife and friend start to fall.
Optimus dashed as fast as he could to the falling building. The dust and debris from the falling building reached over Optimus Prime's head as he ran to the falling women. Chrom and his allies could only watch as the dust lingered in the air as the only sound heard was the building crumbling to the ground.
Not even a minute passes before Optimus ran out of the dust carrying Sumia, Miriel, and Sumia's pegasus in his massive arms. All three had cuts and bruises all over and Miriel was even missing her glasses. But other than that, they all appeared to be fine.
Chrom sighed in relief as several soldiers cheered for Optimus Prime's heroism. At this time, the royal healers had arrived and started tending to the wounded, two running to Sumia and Miriel when Optimus gently placed them onto the ground.
"Are you two alright?" Chrom asked as the healers started their magic.
"Yes, Chrom." Sumia replied, "We're fine."
"While I'm currently without my spectacles and I feel as though I have taken the full force of a cannon, I definitely could be in worse conditions." Miriel said.
"That's a relief." Chrom sighed before he turned to Optimus, "Optimus, you have my most sincere thanks. If it were not for you, many more lives would've been lost, myself included. We are in your debt."
Chrom bowed to solidify his thanks. Other soldiers followed in the bowing, including Frederick. Optimus nodded in acknowledgment, before he gestured them to rise. As they got up, Optimus turned to the direction Megatron has gone, seeing several buildings smashed and trampled from the titan's treads.
"But Megatron has escaped." Optimus said glumly, "He will be back, and with greater numbers no doubt."
"What makes you so sure?" Frederick asked, "You two are the only ones of your kind here."
"That we know of." Chrom stated, getting a confirming nod from Optimus.
"Your leader is correct. Nearly thousands of my kind, both aligned with either me or Megatron, are currently on this planet."
"Thousands?!" Frederick couldn't believe his ears. A battalion couldn't even dent one metal being, yet there are thousands of them!
Seeing Frederick's surprised and somewhat startled expression, Optimus explained, "As I've already stated, they are divided by those who work with me, the Autobots, and those who work for Megatron, the Decepticons."
"Autobots? Decepticons?" Chrom asked.
"I'm afraid my story is a long one, and I assume everyone is getting tired from the fight, so I will tell you all in the morning. If that is alright with you, Chrom."
Chrom thought it over as he looked over his soldiers. Those who were getting over their adrenaline rush started to yawn and a couple were even nodding off. Even Frederick concealed a yawn of his own. Actually, even he was feeling a little bit exhausted now that the ordeal is over.
"That sounds like an idea to me."
He turned to his men and ordered, "Everyone! Return home and get plenty of rest! If what Optimus says is true, I want everyone well rested before another attack!"
The soldiers murmured their agreements and started to dissipate, heading to their respective resting areas.
Meanwhile, Robin and Morgan were looking over Aversa as a couple healers did their job.
Robin asked one of healers, "Will she be alright?"
One of them replied, "Yes. Thankfully, her wounds just barely exceeded broken bones. Once we're done with her, she'll just needs a night's rest and she'll be just fine."
Robin sighed in relief, "Thank the gods."
Morgan looked at her mother and asked, "Mother, how are you feeling?"
Aversa replied, "Like a crushed spider. But what are you doing here?"
Robin added, "Yeah, you were supposed to be baby-sitting your younger self. Why are you here instead of at the house?"
Morgan replied, "Well, I would've stayed just as you two instructed, But not long after you left a friend of ours was around and agreed to look over little me while I followed you two here. Lucky for us otherwise we'd have lost you, mother."
Aversa asked, "I'm glad you helped, don't get me wrong, but if you're not watching your younger self, then who is?"
Morgan just replied with a small smirk.
xXx
"WAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
Meanwhile, little Morgan was giving her baby-sitter a really bad time.
"Good grieving! When big Morgan asked Gregor to look over little Morgan, he didn't think she'd be this fussy."
A powerful stench entered Gregor's nose when Morgan cried even louder than before. He covered his nose as he held back a gag.
"Or this stinky..."
Well, there you guys go: a Transformers: War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron crossover with Fire Emblem: Awakening. What do you guys think? Good, bad, little of both? Leave a review if you want to tell me. If there are things that either confuse you or you dislike, just say so. Just don't be hurtful about the dislikes, just constructive. Also, here's a list of Japanese voice actors who I'd like to voice the Transformer characters. I'm doing this for two reasons: one, because, as far as I'm aware, neither War for Cybertron or Fall of Cybertron were released in Japan, so I want to imagine who they'd be, and two, because I want to. So here they are:
Shockwave: Ryusei Nakao
Optimus Prime: Taitem Kusunoki
Megatron: Tetsu Inada
Barricade: Mamoru Miyano
Speaking of lists, here's one that shows you the pairings in this story so there's no possible confusion:
Robin/Aversa(Yeah, yeah I made the main character's love interest a former villain. Get over it.)
Chrom/Sumia (Cliché, I know, but, again, get over it.)
Miriel/Gregor
Fredrick/Sully
Vaike/Maribelle
Lissa/Henry
Libra/Cherche
Nowi/Ricken
Panne/Donnel
Virion/Olivia
Gaius/Cordelia
Tharja/Lon'qu
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