Chapter 2: Bowsink, the Godzilla of Kanjis, and Optimus' Raid


"Holy shit, it's like World War 3 out here!" Bumblebee yelled as he knocked another Ram-Head out of the way.

The yellow mech turned around to see a much larger Ram-Head grunting at him. This one had more of a lizard's tail and had more armor than the previous Metal Head.

It slid its claws over the dirt before sprinting at the scout. It hit the bot with brute force which nearly made Bumblebee fall over the edge of the cliff.

The Metal Head continued to weaken the scout until he signaled the creature to attack one more time. To it, the gesture seemed like a caution sign but it didn't listen and attacked.

As it came within a few feet, Bumblebee grabbed the new Ram-Head by the neck and chest and lifted it over his tired form. He then threw the beast over the canyon cliff and heard a tiny thump after a few seconds.

"If that didn't kill the bastard, I'm going straight to Tigressa about enemy invulnerability."

He spotted Smokescreen in hand to hand combat with the Captain and noticed the rhino Metal Head was pushing him towards the cliff edge that lead to a large trench that seemed to go on forever.

He immediately charged at the bulky Metal Head and shoved him off of the sports car. To his disappointment, Silos only slid a few feet and was ready to battle.

Captain Silos unleashed his sword once again and pounded the blade into the rocky ground causing a wave of energy to push the two mechs farther than Bumblebee's attempt on him.

He roared a warning before whistling which made most on the battlefield freeze.

Bumblebee felt the floor beneath him crack and separate, leaving him to stare down a dark crevice which then had four red eyes peering up at his struggling form. His optics widened as the unknown monster revealed its skull gem. 'Fuck!'

The yellow scout quickly fled from the large crack as the head of the monster breached the surface. He stumbled slightly as an earthquake seemed to prevent him from escaping. He looked up after he got a good distance away to see a Godzilla-like upper body climb through the demolished rock.

As the beast placed its feet on the ground along with its black and white armored tail, it screamed an audio shattering bellow. It then viewed the many creatures staring back at it and snarled.

Megatron stood there shocked at the monstrous Metal Head. He noticed the armor had lights on it as well as cables attached to three gigantic orange steamboat pipes that seemed to be smoking. It almost was like a ship.

He snapped himself out of his thoughts and growled at the beast who, in return, focused directly on him. Its red, emotionless eyes tracked his every move like a hawk watching its prey.

Everyone else ran the opposite direction while taking down a few Metal Heads in the process, leaving the warlord to deal with the enormous ship.

"Come on, you son of a bitch! I'll destroy you one way or another!" Megatron yelled.

The Titanic Metal Head hissed and brought its jaws down upon the warmonger. It didn't hear the warlord say anything else as it swallowed Megatron whole.

Arcee saw the scene unfold and screamed as Predaking held her back. Tears streamed from her optics as everyone stood in silence.

Suddenly, the ship groaned and wailed softly. Its cheeks inflated for a second before settling back down with its eyes opening and closing rapidly. Its throat did the same but this time stayed pumped until it moved upwards towards his head.

It roared in pain as finally its skull gem popped out of its socket and the beast's head exploded with only the lower jaw still connected to the lifeless body. Its lower half wobbled before it came crashing down with its upper half twisting unusually.

All bots and Metal Heads, including a dazed Captain, didn't move until a familiar grey figure bounced off the ground and slid to a stop with his face in the dirt.

The Metal Heads quickly retreat as the saw their weapon fall. The others, however, ran towards Megatron as he sat up and rubbed the remaining soil out of his optics.

The warlord turned to see several mechs staring down at him but smiled as Arcee hugged him and planted several kisses on his faceplates.

"Cybertronians," Optimus began, "although this victory is a sign of possibility, we need to continue our assault straight to the leader of these creatures and offer the deal to her. Hopefully she'll listen and try to comply with our terms."

"So when do we start?" Megatron questioned while holding Arcee close to his dirt-stained chest.

"First, I must inform Artemis that our meeting is cancelled and my decision is final. We move out now!"


Artemis came through Ratchet's ground bridge as quickly as she could with all three of her siblings in tow. She had gotten the Autobot leader's message but decided to come anyway.

The twins immediately went to an awaiting Vehicon who was their guardian for the time being. Jasmine was given to a Vehicon seeker who always was the caretaker of the girl and was nicknamed "Firestorm" due to him having scorch marks over his silver armor.

"So, did I miss anything?" Artemis said as she climbed to meet the medic's optics.

Ratchet smirked, "Yes, actually. Apparently Tigressa sent a monster Metal Head that resembled a ship known as the Titanic plus she has upgraded her Metal Heads to where a new species of Ram-Head have appeared."

"Bowsink? And Rhyno? Huh, I never thought Tigressa had transported them here," Artemis raised a brow slightly before shaking her head.

"Well hopefully, Optimus' plan will work and the Metal Heads will no longer be a problem."


Tigressa growled as Silos pleaded for her mercy. "You have failed me and you let do WHAT!?"

The Metal Head Captain cowered, "Apparently, that wretched warlord has…um…blown up one of our Bowsinks."

She face palmed at his stammering, "Why is it that when Cybertron was alive and well, we could kill the mightiest of warriors with two, maybe three Metal Heads tops, but now we send an entire army of monsters and the few living Cybertronians can kill them so easily?"

"In my opinion, perhaps we haven't been able to kill a Cybertronian for so long so we have forgotten how to defeat them."

Tigressa wanted to kill someone right now and anybody would suffice. But her anger disappeared as soon as her cavern began to shake.

It felt like a bomb was thrown on top of…wait a minute, a bomb? The tiger-dragon's face turned from furious to smirking. "The Cybertronians have arrived!"

Captain Silos flinched as he saw her stand up fast. He expected her to hit him but nothing came. Instead, he observed her walk past him with her tail swinging happily for their new guests.

Not wanting to upset her any more, he trailed behind her only to finally see dead Vehicons and Metal Heads scattering the gold coin-covered room.

Tigressa scowled and peered around the room suspiciously. Before she could inspect the ceiling, Optimus jumped down and tackled the tiger-dragon who responded by whipping her tail against his form.

He grabbed ahold of her neck and hung onto her bucking form. The Prime felt slightly nauseous as Tigressa wildly ran on all fours across the room and tried to fling him off of her back like a raging bull.

Suddenly, Tigressa reared up and slammed his back against the ground before rolling over and continuing her attempt to throw him off.

Dazed by the attack, Optimus kept his grip and pulled her neck back. The strain seemed to guide her to whatever direction he desired to go. He soon found a way to slow the irritated femme down until she only frantically moved her limbs like a spooked horse.

"Tigressa, stay still and I'll offer you a deal that will either benefit one of our fractions."

With that, the tiger-dragon just stood on all fours with her tail swinging angrily, her ears pointing backwards, and her nostrils flaring smoke. Optimus relaxed his hold but stayed perched on her back. He noticed how she was able to lift him despite their sizes being only ten feet different at most. Even Predaking in his own robot form had trouble balancing someone on his back.

"Alright," Optimus started, "here's my offer for you. If you can hunt and retrieve six relics I've stashed in different locations on this planet in five Earth hours, we'll leave you alone and you can have the Matrix of Leadership. However, if you lose this challenge we get your siblings and you have to obey my command which means the Metal Heads will no longer attack the Humans or us."

After a second of silence, the Autobot leader felt Tigressa chuckle, "And if I don't agree to this challenge?"

"Then I won't stop until your head is removed from your body!"

The tiger-dragon's grinned flattened a little, "What if I don't agree to your terms? Or perhaps, I request a different game?"

Optimus shifted to where his face was side by side to Tigressa's, "I believe I may be able to accept anything you have to present to me. Only, of course, if it has fair rules and has favorable outcomes for the both of us."

"Very well then, but you can keep my pathetic sisters and brothers. They are of no use to me anymore. Anyway, how about a race on Cybertron? We start at the Omega Lock and make our way to Vector Sigma, which I have heard has been opened by one of your human friends," Tigressa hissed.

She twisted her neck so she could see the mech on her back more visibly.

"Tigressa, I somewhat agree on the concept, but you have not revealed the 'prizes' of our endeavor."

She grinned wickedly, "If I win, I request that I get those six relics you were talking about and you let me feed on the one called Megatron. If you win, you get me and my Metal Head army as well as the gold in this joint because it is not useful by any means."

Optimus clenched his hand into a fist before sighing, "Fine, but instead of Megatron, how about an entire city of humans?"

Tigressa rolled her eyes and growled, "Alright, alright, humans will do. By the way I should warn you, you may gain control of my Metal Heads but the minute you win, IF you win, I won't obey you directly. Only if you truly need me will I come, otherwise, I'll most likely just roam the planet and feast on anybody who tries to claim me."

Optimus sighed, "That is something that I'll be fine with, as long as you keep your end of the bargain and don't kill more than two humans a month. But you'll want to disguise yourself as a natural occurrence in whatever region you're in, otherwise I will come after you the second I find a clue that leads down your direction."

Tigressa nodded before walking towards the exit, not paying any mind to the Autobot leader riding on her back. As she saw the light of day, both individuals noticed the Metal Heads had perched themselves among the elements while the bots stood their ground in defense just in case.

Ultra Magnus was the first to acknowledge their leader's presence and froze as he saw Optimus on the tiger-dragon.

The others looked terrified but also confused at their leader's actions. The Metal Heads, however, just jumped down and followed their master, hissing at Optimus knowing they couldn't attack without making their master pissed off.

Tigressa then roared at the creatures which Optimus considered was her telling them to back off as he got down. Not knowing how she would react, Optimus decided to stroke the spikes that lined her spine which made her emit a low snarl with a hint of a purr encased in her throat.

She bared her teeth, deciding whether or not to attack the Cybertronian but thought against it. As he strode towards his fellow comrades, his blue optics met her red-yellow ones and bowed his head in respect.

Tigressa shrugged off the gesture before turning back to her cavern and standing up, ordering her minions to follow.

"What the hell did you do, Optimus? How did you get her to let you ride her like a horse?" Wheeljack questioned.

Optimus shrugged as well and continued past all of them who still seemed baffled by his actions.