Who Are You?
"I am Lord Optimus Prime! You dare stand against me?"
"I don't see a Prime Orion, all I see is a tyrant."
"Commander. Wake up!"
Megatron slowly opened his optics and took a look around. When he tried to move he found he couldn't.
"Good to see you awake Commander." Starscream said to Megatrons' right. "Some of the others are online but a few have not awoken yet. Our weapons were also taken as well."
"Who's still in stasis?"
"Dreadwing, Airachnid, and Breakdown."
"The others?"
"Online, but still damaged. I don't think we can fight our way out of this one." Starscream informed Megatron with a slight amount of dread in his voice.
"Shockwave."
"Yes Commander?"
"Can you use your blade?"
"Negative Commander, I can't access any of my combat systems with the stasis cuffs on."
"Scrap, Soundwave do you know where our weapons are?"
"Scan commenced, weapon signatures detected, Laser beak is with them but he is also in stasis."
"Well Commander it's not like it could get worse?" Knockout replied with a grin on his faceplate. The doors to the hanger opened sharply then. "Aaannd I spoke to soon." Knockout finished with a frown on his faceplate.
"I can congratulate you on capturing the cons Prime but why haven't they been turned into oversized paper weights yet?" A familiar voice yelled out.
"Is that…" Starscream began.
"Illogical." Shockwave continued.
"He's in D.C." Soundwave added.
"What reason would the handler have to turn traitor?" Knockout added.
"Calm down. It can't be AGENT FOWLER!" Megatron yelled out as the Decepticon handler and liaison entered the hanger. "Why would you throw in with the Autobots! They blew up New York!"
Fowler looked at the decepticons in shock and then confusion to Megatrons' statement.
"What do you mean?"
"Seriously Fowler." Began Starscream. "You were in New York when it was leveled, you coordinated with us and General Bishop in London's evacuation, AND WE WERE HEADING TO D.C. TO REPORT IN AFTER THE EVACUATION OF JASPER."
"Starscream calm yourself." Every Autobot and human in the room jumped at Soundwave's voice. "His reactions indicate that he has no idea what you are talking about, plus based on the reactions of everyone in the room at me speaking I would theorize they have never heard me speak. Is that correct agent?"
"Yes." Fowler was still in shock at Soundwave speaking.
"Then based on the data and the position that Agent Fowler is in by the Autobots I come to two logical conclusions the first being…." Shockwave began before he was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Hey Optimus what's going…" Miko paused as she saw the Decepticons in stasis cuffs until Jack and Raf ran into her.
"Sorry Prime we tried to keep her out but…" Jack paused when he and Raf saw the Decepticons.
"Children I believe it would be wise of you to.." Began Optimus.
"RUN CHILDREN RUN, JACK GET EVERYONE OUT OF HERE!" Megatron yelled waking Breakdown, Airachnid, and Dreadwing out of stasis.
"JACK!" Yelled a panicked Airachnid as she used her spider blades to slice her way out her cuffs along with the other Decepticons.
"Decepticons, grab your charges!" Yelled Megatron as the Decepticons raced forward, Breakdown grabing Miko, Soundwave snatched up Raf, and Airachnid pulled Jack into her embrace before the three transformed. Breakdown into his Red Combat SUV, Soundwave into his Spy Drone, Modified with a seat for Raf. And Airachnid into her Helicopter before the three sped out of the hanger…. and into the remaining autobot forces with weapons pointed at them.
"Scrap." The three Decepticons said over comlink.
"Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hhhhhhhhhhh. Your in trouble now." Miko told Breakdown
"Miko they tried to kill you multiple times! Bulkhead sunk Japan when he tried to kill you."
"Bulkhead is gonna beat your… wait WHAT?" Miko asked before Bulkhead ripped open Breakdown's door and pulled Miko out.
"Miko RUN!" Bulkhead yelled before Breakdown transformed and the two engaged in combat.
"I may not have my shoulder cannon Bulkhead." Taunted Breakdown as he ducked a swing from Bulkheads' mace. "But I still have my hammers!" Breakdown yelled as his servos transformed into his hammers and he began swinging at Bulkhead, smashing part of Hanger F in the process and causing troops to scatter.
Arcee had already pulled Jack out of Airachnid cockpit and the two femmes were in a combat stance.
" This ends now Airachnid" Arcee said as she activated her wrist blades. "This is for Tailgate."
"Tailgate? The terrorist? You laughed when he was executed, laughed! You said he was a whelp who was waiting to be bumped off, then Stinger and the Demon came in and I had to flee." Airachnid yelled back to Arcee.
Arcee was now seething with rage as she charged at Airachnid and spun with her blades smashing Arachnids' chassis before slamming a pede where the side where her knee would be. Only to miss as Airachnid lept into the air and slashed at Arcee with her spider legs, piercing one leg, and slicing off her wrist blades before whispering into her audio receptor.
"I refuse to let any more humans die from your madness." Before she was shot by Wheeljack who was engaging Dreadwing. On the other side of the field, Soundwave was dodging every punch and shot Bumblebee was throwing at him while Raf hid behind a series of crates.
"Curious, your attack pattern seems to mimic that of the Autobot assassin Stinger." Soundwave quickly rolled out of the way of Bumblebees' hand cannons as the blasts from them disintegrated the pavement he was standing on. "Stinger look-alike, why continue fighting? Soundwave latched onto Bumblebee with his tendrils and began shocking him until Bumblebee was on the ground. "Soundwave superior. Stinger inferior."
Ow was all Bumblebee could respond with as Soundwave tried to grab Raf again, and had Breakdown slam into him after being thrown by Bulkhead.
"This is for Seaspray!" Yelled Wheeljack as he shot Dreadwing. "For Bulkhead!" He slashed Dreadwing with his katanas. "FOR THE WRECKERS!" But before Wheeljack made the killing strike his blades were knocked away by Dreadwing's' sword and he was shot in the chassis with his cannon.
"That was for Skyquake. Whom you murdered in stasis" Dreadwing said calmly before Airachnid collided with him.
Shockwave exited Hangar E with his arm cannon reattached to him and saw Ultra Magnus was engaging Starscream and threw him into Hangar D.
"While I see the logic in fighting one of our smaller members Ultra Magnus." Shockwave began as he charged up his cannon. "It still makes you a brute." BAMM! Shockwave fired his cannon at Ultra Magnus who dodged out of the way before taking cover and attacking with his assault rifle, Shockwave rolled out of the way and grabbed a Humvee nearby and threw it at Ultra Magnus, hitting the Wrecker Commander dead center and knocking him over. "Your crimes against the human race have marked you for termination Autobot." Before Shockwave could finish he felt digits tap on his shoulder plate, turning around he saw Smokescreen wave before punching him in the optic.
"Time to clockout Shockwave." said Smokescreen before Knockout slammed into him.
"SHOCKWAVE RUN!" Yelled Knockout before Smokescreen punched him in the faceplate. Upon hitting the pavement, Knockout rolled back and pulled out his shock staff and a saw blade with a look of fury upon his faceplate.
"What's the problem Knockout? You upset I scratched your paint?" Mocked Smokescreen.
"I can repaint myself later bounty hunter. I can fix myself after my comrades." Knockout spun his staff an electrified it. What I can't do is wait to scrap YOU!" And Knockout lept forward with his weapons spinning, Smokescreen managed to activate the phase shifter before Knockout sliced him apart. The Decepticon froze upon seeing Smokescreen had phased. "How did you get the phase shifter back? It was in the vaults!"
"I always had it, it came in real good use when I repaired Prime." Just as Smokescreen finished Megatron went flying out of Hangar E and Optimus flew out of the Hanger with his jetpack after him as the Commander crashed into the ground.
"Soundwave, Breakdown, Airachnid, GET THEM OUT OF HERE!" yelled Megatron as he parried a swing of Optimus's energon sword before shooting at the Prime with his cannon."WE'LL COVER YOU!"
"But Commander…"
"That's an order Soundwave! NOW GO!" yelled Megatron just when the Prime slammed his servo into Megatron's faceplate. While they continued fighting, Soundwave shocked Bumblebee before grabbing a scared Raf, Airachnid webbed up Arcee before scooping up Jack and flying after Soundwave, and Breakdown rolled out of Bulkheads' warpath before pulling Miko into his backseat and speeding after the other two. The three Decepticons dodged gunfire and plasma blasts as they escaped the compound.
"Commander what is our plan now?" Shockwave asked as the remaining Decepticon circled around Megatron. All of them battered, broken in areas and leaking energon. "To continue combat now would be illogical. We would be killed and the Autobots will take Earth."
"I know Shockwave." Megatron looked around at hi remaining team and saw they were still willing to fight. "I don't like having to say this but DECEPTICONS!" The Autobots prepared their weapons upon hearing their enemy call to his forces. "Disarm yourselves, the children are safe." Megatron powered down his canon and detached it from his arm as it fell to the ground the other Decepticons followed suit putting their servos above their heads and getting on their knees in surrender.
It has to be some sort of trick Optimus, no con would ever surrender. Especially one like Megatron.
"Bee's right. Besides, that glitch has Jack." Arcee replied with the fury in her voice evident.
"Whatever their reason is we will take them and then find the children." Replied Optimus to help calm Arcee.
"You will never lay a claw on them." Threatened Starscream from where he kneeled. "The others will guard them until their sparks are extinguished."
Arcee turned on her pede and stormed to Starscream before slashing his faceplate with one of her severed blades.
"We will find them." Arcee told Starscream as she punched him where his spark was, knocking the Decepticon to the ground. "And that was for Cliffjumper." As she turned and walked away Starscream croaked out.
"Cliffjumper? The Horned Demon? Last I saw him Prime there shot him with a dark energon rocket." Arcee stopped and turned to kill Starscream but felt Optimus place his servo on her shoulder.
"What do you mean I shot him? Cliffjumper has been dead for over two years." The Decepticons froze at this news.
"Shockwave you recorded Cliffjumper getting shot right?" Asked Megatron.
"Yes, I record all data." The scientist replied.
"Can you play it?"
"Negative."
"Why not."
"The bounty hunter Smokescreen damaged my optic, I can't see. The only reason I was able to make it over here was with Knockout's help."
"Bounty hunter?" The Elite Guards Mech asked out loud. I'm not a bounty hunter. I'm with the Elite Guard.
"Prime." Bulkhead took this moment to speak up.
"Yes Bulkhead."
"I didn't notice their symbols before because of the fighting, but look at them." Replied Bulkhead as he pointed to Megatron's Chassis.
Optimus leaned in and gasped. The symbol was still the Decepticon logo, but it was a soft shade of red, the other Decepticon logos matched as well.
"Ratchet I may need your expertise!" Yelled the Prime into the remains of Hangar E noting the look of fear on each of the Decepticons faces when he called his old friend.