Author's note: Sorry for the hiatus; I intend to update every week or two weeks, but sometimes things get caught up (especially with writer's block).
The Himalayas
Megatron stepped forward with a large grin across his face.
"Did you miss me?" smirked Megatron.
"Of course" said Ironhide "After all; I thought I'd never get a chance to blast you again"
"I was actually talking to Prime himself" said Megatron "Not to his lackeys, like you"
"Oh yeah?" said Ironhide whilst stepping forward "Why don't you—" Optimus kept him back.
"Why have you led us here?" asked Optimus.
"It's obvious, isn't it?" said Megatron "I realized that your flyer was spying on us, so I intentionally said that I was coming here because I knew you would follow"
"But what is the meaning of this?" asked Optimus.
"The meaning of this?" said Megatron "We are merely going to end the war; at least, here on Earth" He grabbed two large swords from the corner and threw one to Optimus who caught it. "It's you and me now, Prime; we will duel to decide the fate of the planet"
"Explain further" said Optimus.
"We each represent our factions" said Megatron "If you win; you and your Autobots will be allowed to stay here on Earth whilst I and my Decepticons shall leave you in peace. If I win however; the Decepticons will be allowed to stay here and mine for energon whilst you and your Autobots shall leave" Optimus thought for a second before coming up with his response.
"I accept your challenge" said Optimus.
"I had a feeling you would, Prime" smirked Megatron
"Optimus, I advise you to be more careful" said Ratchet quietly "Megatron has led us into a trap, no doubt he's got something planned"
"That may be true, Ratchet" said Optimus quietly "But we're trapped in here and have nowhere to turn. For now, we'll have to play along" He retracted over his battle mask, readied his sword, and slowly walked over to Megatron.
"Let the best leader win" smirked Megatron. The two of them clashed their swords together.
The Story Begins part 4
The Sahara
Bumblebee awoke in a dark cavern-like tunnel.
"Geez" said Bumblebee whilst rubbing the back of his head. Arcee got herself up.
"What just happened?" said Arcee.
"We fell down somewhere, that's for sure" said Bumblebee.
"Where's Melody?" said Arcee.
"I'm here" said Melody whilst getting up from Bumblebee's hand.
"I don't think it was too far a fall" said Bumblebee. He had a look around.
"Where are we?" said Arcee.
"I'm not sure" replied Bumblebee whilst standing up "We just dropped down here. Better call Prowl. Hello, Prowl?" There was only static. "Prowl?" There was only static. "Blast; no communication down here" He looked up at the trap door they had fallen down, which appeared to be closed. He reached up and tried to pry it open, to no avail. "Looks like we're not getting out that way" Arcee got herself up and placed Melody on her shoulder.
"Then we'll just keep walking forward until we find a way out" said Arcee.
"Good idea; let's do it" said Bumblebee. They walked down the tunnel.
Meanwhile
Slipstream stood in front of the rock that Bumblebee, Arcee, and Melody had disappeared behind. She observed the area, but was unaware of the rock's markings since they were worn down and barely visible. A Vehicon walked up to her.
"Commander, we have searched the area yet there is no sign of the Autobots" said the Vehicon.
"Forget the Autobots; our primary mission is to find the AllSpark before the Autobots" said Slipstream "Continue looking for it"
"Yes commander" said the Vehicon. He moved off. Starscream flew down, transformed, and landed in front of Slipstream.
"Lost something?" smirked Starscream. Slipstream frowned. "You didn't exactly answer my question, now did you?"
"What are you doing here, Starscream?" said Slipstream.
"Just seeing how everything is working out" smirked Starscream "Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Yes there is" said Slipstream "Megatron entrusted me to do this task, not you"
"Which begs the question; I second-in-command, so it is just confusing why I wasn't placed in charge" said Starscream
"Simple; after everything you've pulled throughout this war, he's got barely any reasons to trust you" said Slipstream "You've stabbed him in the back and attempted to seize power for yourself so much that I lost count; face it, Screamer, never beat him, stronger Cons than you have both tried and failed. At this point, it's basically just an obsession" Starscream snarled and turned his back hastily.
"Fine" said Starscream "I'll be off then" He transformed and flew off.
Meanwhile
Jazz drove up to a small oasis, unintentionally scaring away some oryx and gazelle as he transformed (the camels however were merely disturbed for a few seconds before simply ignoring it and carrying on what they were doing). Bulkhead and Wheeljack arrived as well and transformed.
"Good; we're all here" said Jazz "How's the progress going, guys?"
"No sign of anything yet" said Wheeljack "This is a big place, even for us; it could take years to find any trace of the AllSpark"
"Wait; where's Bumblebee and Arcee?" said Bulkhead.
"They should be here" said Jazz "I told all of us to return…dammit! I can't believe I forgot to tell them about the rendezvous point"
"Happens to all of us" said Wheeljack.
"I'll have to call 'em them straight away" said Jazz "Bumblebee, this is Jazz; do you read me?" There was no reply. "Do you read me?" There was still no reply. "Arcee, do you read me?" There was still no reply. "Damn; can't reach 'em"
"Then we have to go find them" said Bulkhead.
"We have no idea where they are and we can't contact them; it'll take a long time to find them" said Jazz. What none of them noticed was that a blue F-15 Eagle flew above them, who was none other than Thundercracker.
"Thundercracker to Nemesis, I have spotted Autobots" said Thundercracker "Requesting backup"
"Looks like we're got company" said Wheeljack "Looks like it's Thundercracker"
"Then what are we waiting for?" said Bulkhead "We can't let him get away!" Their hands turned into their blasters and they started shooting at Thundercracker who flew away over the hill. "Ha; must've scared him off" It was then that the Nemesis appeared over the hill.
"Well this isn't good" said Jazz. A group of Vehicon jets flew out from the Nemesis's hanger, transformed before them, and began shooting. Jazz and the others bean shooting back.
Meanwhile
Optimus and Megatron clashed determinedly with their swords.
"Not bad…for a librarian; maybe you should have spent your time in the pits" said Megatron.
"Maybe you should have spent your time in the library" said Optimus.
"You show him, Prime!" said Ironhide.
"Try not to distract him" said Ratchet quietly.
"I'm just trying to cheer him on" said Ironhide.
"Well do it subtlety" said Ratchet quietly "Optimus needs his full concentration for this. We cannot afford to lose this fight" Megatron struck forward with his sword.
Meanwhile
A violet and teal F-15 Eagle flew towards the Nemesis and transformed into Slipstream.
"What's going on here?" said Slipstream.
"We discovered a group of Autobots in a nearby area" said a Vehicon "We're dealing with them now" Slipstream walked over to the edge of the ship and saw the battle.
"We'll deal with them swiftly and go back to work" said Slipstream "Our primary mission is to find the AllSpark; these Autobots are just a diversion. Send out more troops"
"Yes commander" said the Vehicon. He turned and entered the Nemesis. Jazz leapt over two Vehicons and blasted them with his blasters. It was then that more Vehicons dropped out of the Nemesis and began attacking as well.
"These Cons just keep coming and coming" said Bulkhead whilst smashing a Vehicon with his maces "How are we supposed to stop them?"
"We can't" replied Jazz "We're already outnumbered; they're just going to send out more until we're dead. We'll have to fall back"
"Kinda' busy!" said Wheeljack whilst blasting various Vehicons.
"We'll hold our ground until the right moment" said Jazz "Just hang with me, guys; we'll get through this" It was then that they heard a loud deafening sonic boom as Thundercracker and Skywarp flew towards them. Thundercracker pulled up as he reached them; whilst Skywarp transformed and teleported behind Jazz.
"Bet you weren't expecting to see me, Autobots!" taunted Skywarp. Jazz shot at him but he teleported to the side. "Missed me!" Jazz shot again but he teleported to the other side. "Try again!" Jazz shot again but teleported to the side again. "You never learn, do you? Perhaps that's why you're losing the wa—" It was at that moment that Bulkhead knocked him out with his mace.
"You talk too much, you know that right?" said Bulkhead.
"Nice goin', Bulk" said Jazz whilst giving him a high-five.
"Still isn't enough" snarled Slipstream whilst observing the battle "Time to tip the playing field; Lugnut, you're up"
"Here I go!" said Lugnut before leaping off of the Nemesis and plummeting towards the ground, turning his hand into an explosive pad.
"Oh no, this is not good" said Jazz. He transformed and drove out of the way as Lugnut landed on the ground, creating an explosion as on impact. "Guys, follow me" Bulkhead and Wheeljack transformed and drove after Jazz over the hill, using the sand from the explosion as cover.
"Stop them!" snarled Slipstream. Jazz and the others transformed and took cover behind the hill.
"We're in way over our heads" said Jazz "I'll call Prowl for a ground bridge"
"But what about Bumblebee and Arcee?" said Bulkhead "We can't just leave them here"
"We'll come back for them" said Jazz "We'll never leave one of our own, no matter what. But right now, we need to get to safety"
Meanwhile in the Ark
"We go on for this for days; it's your choice, of course" said Prowl.
"You can say that but I won't say anything" said Barricade "Do you think I'm afraid of you? Ha; I won't spill. Besides; Starscream would probably have me punished for something like that"
"So you are hiding something" said Prowl.
"What!" exclaimed Barricade "What are you talking about?"
"If the Decepticons have something so covert that Starscream would punish anyone who let the Autobots know of it, then it must be something very important" said Prowl.
"Well…" said Barricade.
"You think you can ward me off by simply talking?" said Prowl "Interrogation doesn't need to be threatening or painful; everything you say leads me closer to the truth" Barricade began to look nervous. "Every facial twitch, both subtle and obvious, only makes it easier. Believe me, you're secrets are not safe with me" Barricade gulped. It was then that Prowl heard something coming from Teletraan I. "We'll continue this shortly" He left the cell area, completely unaware that Ravage awaited hidden outside and rushed in unseen. Ravage ran up to Barricade's cell.
"Ha; should've figured they'd send someone in eventually" smirked Barricade. Ravage simply shot the controls with both his rockets, causing the cell's shielding to go down.
Meanwhile
"Prowl, do you hear me; this is Jazz" said Jazz through Teletraan I "Prowl, do you hear me; this is Jazz!" Prowl entered the room and was immediately mortified to see what he found. Breakaway lay unconscious on the ground as did Agent Bluestone on his platform.
"By Primus!" said Prowl. He ran over to Agent Bluestone to check his pulse, which was still going. "That's a relief" He then went over to Breakaway to check him. He found the dart that had knocked him out, pulled it out, and observed it. "Ravage! This is not good"
"Prowl, do you read me?" said Jazz. Prowl rushed over to Teletraan and pressed the respond button.
"Jazz, this is—" said Prowl shortly before being shot in the back and knocked unconscious by Barricade, who had just then entered the room.
"Nice try" smirked Barricade.
Meanwhile
Bumblebee and Arcee continued walking through the tunnel.
"You know; the more we walk through here, the more this tunnel begins to feel like a hallway" said Bumblebee whilst running his fingers along the walls "I mean; these walls, they're made of metal and it feels like this was made specifically for walking through"
"How could that be possible?" asked Melody.
"Over the years, we've found a lot of Cybertronian relics and technology on this planet" replied Arcee "I wouldn't be surprised if…wait a second; what if this is what the Cons are looking for? I mean, we know that the Decepticons are looking for something important"
"But what exactly is it about this they want?" said Bumblebee. It was then that they reached a door at the end of the tunnel. "Now what have we here?" He stepped forward which caused the door to open automatically. They entered the room on the other side and what they found was caused them to stop in their tracks. "I don't believe it…" Standing before them was a large grey cube-like object with various markings on it that glowed blue.
"I never thought in my whole life that I would actually see it" said Arcee.
"What is that?" asked Melody.
"That, Melody, is the AllSpark" replied Arcee "It must be what the Decepticons are after"
"Then what is it doing here?" asked Melody.
"It was sent off by our ancestors generations ago" replied Arcee "Who would have thought that it would end up here of all places" Bumblebee walked up to the AllSpark.
"We're perhaps the first Cybertronians to see the AllSpark in centuries" said Bumblebee "This is absolutely amazing" He reached his hand out to the AllSpark and touched it. Suddenly, the AllSpark began to shift in on itself and shrink down until it was big enough to fit in his hands; this was all to everyone's surprise.
"How did it do that?" said Melody.
"I'm not even sure about that myself" said Bumblebee "We have to get above ground to call for a ground bridge. We can't let the Decepticons get ahold of it"
Meanwhile
"You're really giving this your all; aren't you, Prime?" smirked Megatron "Tell me, where was this enthusiasm back on Cybertron; if you were at least half as passionate about the war as you are in this fight, you may have had a chance of winning the war"
"A war that you started, Megatron" said Optimus.
"We both know that the war started long before that" said Megatron "With the actions the council was taking, a full-scale war was inevitable. Must you blind yourself to that fact?"
"Must you blind yourself to the fact that this war has no meaning?" said Optimus. Megatron pushed him back and sliced forward with Optimus meeting his blade again.
Meanwhile
Prowl slowly regained consciousness.
"You're awake" said Barricade "That didn't take long" He pinned Prowl to the ground with his foot.
"So the Decepticons came for you after all" said Prowl.
"And they'll be very pleased when I give them your base" said Barricade. He walked over to the ground bridge controls and pulled the lever, activating the portal. "Ha; what I stroke of luck"
"Teletraan can detect Decepticons; there's no way you could've inputted coordinates" said Prowl.
"I don't need to" said Barricade "As soon as I am on the other side of the portal, I will contact the Nemesis to come to my location. Once there, we will then be able to enter your base and wait for the rest of you Autobots to come back. We'll slaughter every last one of you and I will be rewarded for all of it"
"You won't win" said Prowl.
"I will" said Barricade "Everything's under my control. But before I go, there is one loose end to tie up" His hand turned into his blaster and he pointed it at Prowl's face. "I can't risk you closing the portal after I'm gone, so I'm killing you now" He began charging his blaster when was suddenly blasted back. Breakaway got himself up slowly and steadily.
"Don't even think about it" said Breakaway. Barricade got himself back up and pointed his blaster towards Breakaway.
"I thought Ravage killed you!" snarled Barricade.
"Only got stunned" said Breakaway pointing his blaster back at Barricade. Prowl began crawling towards Teletraan I. Ravage crawled out from behind a crate and snarled at Breakaway. "Seems we have a standoff"
"Not for long" said Barricade "One of us is going shoot; and if the shot misses, the other will retaliate. Are you prepared for, or have you got no spine?"
"Teletraan I, activate sentry mode" said Prowl quietly.
"Sentry mode: Activated"
Various blaster turrets retracted out from the roof and targeted Barricade and Ravage.
"We've got you now" said Prowl. Barricade looked back at the portal behind him.
"Well played" said Barricade. He transformed and zoomed off through the portal, with Ravage hopping onto his roof. The turrets continuously shot at him, but he escaped through the portal too quickly to be stopped. Prowl walked over to the ground bridge controls.
"Can't risk it" said Prowl. He pulled up the lever, shutting the ground bridge off.
"Do you think we should warn the others about Barricade?" said Breakaway.
"Wait a second; Jazz!" exclaimed Prowl. He rushed over to Teletraan.
Meanwhile
Bulkhead drove off through the sand with Jazz and Wheeljack holding onto the top of him and shooting back at Vehicon jets that chased after them. The large shadow of the Nemesis began to loom over them as its cannons turned to them and began to shoot. Bulkhead drove away from the shots.
"This day just isn't getting any better, is it?" said Wheeljack. Jazz looked up at Thundercracker who was chasing after them before leaping off of Bulkhead and landing on top of one of it.
"Eh; get off of me!" snarled Thundercracker.
"What are you doing?" said Wheeljack
"Improvising" said Jazz. He began shooting down Vehicons whilst pulling Thundercracker's wings left and right to steer.
"Jazz, this is Prowl; do you read me?" said Prowl through his comlink "Jazz, do you read me?"
"Loud and clear, Robocop" replied Jazz into his comlink "But I'm right in the middle of something here"
"But you were calling for help earlier" said Prowl.
"You didn't respond" said Jazz.
"Had a little run in with Barricade" said Prowl "I was about to open—"
"Wait; Barricade got out?" said Jazz.
"Barricade got out?" said Wheeljack. It was then that Bulkhead realized that he was driving up to Barricade, who realized this and turned around, turning his hands into blasters.
"Oh scrap!" said Bulkhead. Barricade began shooting; but it was at that moment that Bulkhead transformed, sending Wheeljack flying back and grabbing onto Barricade's chest and throwing him into a dead tree.
"Look; I know I called for help…" said Jazz shortly before shooting down another Vehicon "…but I'm kinda' busy right now"
"I can open a ground bridge to your coordinates" said Prowl.
"Hold that bridge" said Jazz "I've just got to finish something off first" He resumed shooting down the Vehicons; but suddenly, another Vehicon dived down to him and began shooting, but Jazz shot it back, causing it to slam back into the Nemesis. However, it had landed near the engines and was enthralled by them. It transformed in an attempt to grab onto something, but it was no use.
"Ah ah AHHHHHHH!" screamed the Vehicon as it was sucked into the engines, causing them to explode.
"Woah!" said Jazz. He pushed down on Thundercracker's wings, causing him to crash into the ground.
"What just happened?" said Slipstream into her comlink.
"The engines are badly damaged" said a Vehicon through her comlink "I'm afraid we're going to crash"
"Make sure you control it!" snapped Slipstream "I'll be there shortly" She turned to enter the ship. The Nemesis slowly began to descend to the ground before crashing behind a large sand dune.
"Well that got him" said Jazz. He heard a transforming sound and turned around to find a badly beaten Thundercracker lying in front of him. His hand turned into his blaster and he pointed it at him. "Looks like we've got ourselves another prisoner" Suddenly, Barricade swooped in, grabbed Thundercracker, and dashed off with him swung around his shoulder.
"This is Barricade, requesting a ground bridge!" said Barricade into his comlink. A ground bridge appeared in front of him and he dashed through it.
"Damn; they got away!" said Wheeljack.
"Prowl, about that ground bridge…" said Jazz into his comlink.
Meanwhile
"There has to be a way out of here somewhere" said Bumblebee as they walked down another tunnel. It was then that they reached a dead end with a small panel. "Stick close, guys" He pressed his hand on the panel which caused a glass container to be formed around them and lifted them up like an elevator.
"Everything seems to be going our way" said Melody "Wouldn't there be some sort "extra security" or something?"
"The AllSpark was sent off long before the war; to it, all Cybertronians are friendly" said Arcee.
"I remember now; just before we fell down here, I touched the rock we were hiding behind" said Bumblebee "It must have been part of the ship" They reached the surface with the container closing behind them. "We definitely should get this back to base. I'll call for a ground bridge" Suddenly, a bright flash of red and white zoomed down from the sky and rammed into Bumblebee.
"Bee!" exclaimed Arcee. As the flash slowed down, it slowly began to resemble a jet before transforming into Starscream and snatching the AllSpark out of Bumblebee's hands.
"What a coincidence; I was just prowling around the desert in search of any trace of the AllSpark when I came across you Autobots" said Starscream "Thank you for this!" Arcee's hands turned into her blasters and she pointed them at him.
"Drop the AllSpark and get away from Bumblebee!" said Arcee.
"Now, now; let's not be so hasty, little one" smirked Starscream whilst throwing the AllSpark up and down in his hand as if it were nothing "I hold in my hand an age-old artifact of unimaginable power that could perhaps revive even Cybertron, and you tell me to drop it?" Arcee bared her teeth. "Goodbye" He transformed and flew off. Arcee shot at him but he was too fast.
"Scrap!" said Arcee under her breath. She then ran over to Bumblebee to help him. Unbeknownst to them, Ravage hid in a dried up bush on the hill. He let out a quiet snarl before sprinting away.
Meanwhile
Megatron slashed forward with his sword but Optimus blocked it again.
"Lord Megatron, Ravage has reported that he and Barricade have escaped Autobot base" said Soundwave through Megatron's comlink.
"What was that?" said Optimus.
"It's what I've been waiting for" said Megatron. He pushed Optimus back and walked back a few seconds.
"You piece of scrap metal, Megatron!" huffed Ironhide "I should've known you playing us!" Megatron laughed evilly.
"Because you were too thick-headed to see it, Ironhide" smirked Megatron "So long, Prime!" He transformed and flew all the way to the top of the cavern and out of a hole at the top. As he was flying through the snowy skies, he was met by Soundwave (who's vehicle form was a MQ-1C Gray Eagle). "Soundwave, activate the bomb"
"As you command, Megatron" said Soundwave. It was then that the red light and sinister beeping of the large bomb Megatron had hidden within the cave materialized.
"Now that's not good" said Ironhide.
"Autobots, retreat!" said Optimus. The three of them transformed (Ratchet's vehicle mode was a 2016 Volkswagen Touareg ambulance) and drove away quickly from the explosion which erupted with a force so powerful that the cave's door blew off, sending them flying down towards the ground. They transformed and were in falling in mid-air until eventually grabbing onto a large ledge.
"That was…cutting it close…" breathed Ratchet. Optimus turned around and looked off at the distance.
"We need to get back to base, immediately" said Optimus.
One hour later
Ratchet looked over Teletraan's security recordings.
"Fortunately, from the looks of the recordings, neither Barricade nor Ravage found out our location" said Ratchet.
"That's a relief" said Prowl "It's just upsetting that we couldn't get anything out of him"
"Megatron had us" said Ironhide "We should've finished him off while we had the chance"
"I was fooled as much as the rest of you" said Breakaway "It's partly my fault as well"
"Now that that's out of the way, there's something else to deal with" said Prowl whilst turning to Bumblebee and Arcee "You two have really crossed the line this time"
"Crossed the line, seriously?" said Bumblebee "I've told you before; we were surrounded in a crossfire and were about to call base when—"
"I understand that part" said Prowl "When you saw Melody arrive, you called for help; I'm impressed by that. What I'm not impressed by is that you lost the AllSpark to Starscream. After all the effort we made, you lose the one thing that completely turn the tide of this war to the Decepticons. You've essentially just handed Cybertron over to the Decepticons"
"But it wasn't our fault" said Arcee "Starscream came at us without warning. There was nothing we could have done"
"You say that as if it's something trivial" said Prowl "Do you have any idea of what's just happened?"
"Calm down, Prowl" said Optimus "We cannot place blame on them; they are young, and it was a situation that was difficult to overcome"
"Perhaps; but they have to be held accountable" said Prowl "I'm sorry, you two; but you're grounded"
"Seriously; until when?" said Bumblebee.
"Until I deem otherwise" replied Prowl.
"Excuse me; but who's going to look for me now?" said Melody "I mean; they were assigned to protect me, but how can they do that if they're grounded?"
"Jazz, drive Melody home" said Prowl "But this time, don't bring her back"
"What?" said Melody.
"I'm sorry; but if today proved anything, it's that all of this is too dangerous for a civilian" said Prowl "You could've been killed out there today"
"But I wasn't, because Bee and Arcee were out there with me" said Melody.
"I would rather not run that risk" said Prowl. Jazz walked up to her, transformed, and opened his door. Melody reluctantly stepped in and they drove off.
Meanwhile
"What is the meaning of this?!" snarled Megatron "I'm gone for about only an hour; and within that time, you crashed the ship AND damaged our jammer!"
"We had the Autobots, they just won by a stroke of luck" said Slipstream.
"That's not good enough!" snarled Megatron "If the Autobots discover that our jammer isn't working, they could this time as an advantage. And as for you, Barricade, why didn't you take the base when you had the chance?"
"I would've; but that dumb cat didn't kill the Autobots" huffed Barricade.
"Ravage's job was simply to free you" said Megatron "Be thankful I was generous enough to organize it. At the very least, have you uncovered and retrieved the AllSpark?"
"My lord, I'm afraid that the intervention of the Autobots and subsequent repairs to the ship distracted us" replied Slipstream.
"So, you have all failed me?" said Megatron.
"Not all" said a voice. Starscream stepped out of the shadows, holding the AllSpark triumphantly in his hands. "Pried it out of the hands of an Autobot" Megatron walked over to him and snatched it out of his hands. "A simple thank you would be nice"
"With the ship vulnerable to infiltration, we need to get this off-world as soon as possible" said Megatron "Soundwave, how is the progress of the space bridge going?"
"I have stepped up effort on progress, Lord Megatron" said Soundwave "It should be finished in a matter of hours"
"Focus all of our efforts on it" said Megatron "Victory is literally within my grasp!"
Meanwhile
Jazz drove Melody down through the suburbs. There was a long uncomfortable silence between them.
"Would you like it if I put the radio on?" asked Jazz.
"No thank you" replied Melody.
"Okay" said Jazz "Then…I guess we could just talk" Melody didn't reply. "Okay, I know what's bugging you; you're mad at Prowl, aren't you?"
"Why is he like that?" said Melody "I mean; he's so strict and he seems so ungrateful to everyone"
"Look; I know that Prowl can be a little difficult" said Jazz. Melody simply raised an eyebrow. "Okay; he can very difficult. But you need to understand that he's had it rough; this war hasn't been good to him, and he just wants everything to go well"
"He could be a little more grateful" said Melody. She looked out at the houses next to them. "Stop here; I can make my way back" Jazz stopped and Melody got out.
"I can drive you all the way to your house if you'd like" said Jazz.
"No thanks" said Melody "Besides; I'm not sure what mom would think if I turned up in the driveway with a sports car"
"Good point" said Jazz "Anyways, just remember; Prowl may seem tough and hard to understand, but inside he cares a lot"
"About what?" asked Melody.
"Everyone" replied Jazz "It may be hard to see it at first, but he really does. Well…good night, I guess" He closed his door his door and drove off.
Meanwhile on Cybertron
The once majestic metal planet of Cybertron was now in absolute ruin with barely any sign of life. Within the dark Decepticon capital city of Kaon, there lay a large tower that overlooked almost everything. Within the tower, there was a purple robot with a large cannon for his left arm. But perhaps his most distinguishable feature was that he had no true face but rather a large red optic. A transmission came in on his computer which he answered. It was Megatron.
"Lord Megatron, what is it you wish to speak about?" said the robot, his cold and detached voice having a slight British accent.
"Shockwave, I am in possession of the AllSpark" said Megatron.
"Intriguing" said Shockwave "It would be logical to return back to Cybertron immediately; the chances of the Autobots gaining possession of it would decrease"
"And that is what I plan to do" said Megatron "I have made sure production on the space bridge has increased. Expect my arrival in due time"
"All hail Megatron" said Shockwave.
To be continued…
kira444: Thanks for the advice; I'll do what I can to make the Human characters likeable but not detract from the main storyline.
RoboDiamondDragon09: Thanks; I hope you enjoy the update.
PhantomWorks- Stories division: I hope you enjoy the story; and yeah, whilst I don't hate the films, I agree the movieverse is the worst offender in terms of Transformer—Human screen time balance. I also think it was a bit responsible for the ridiculous "Autobots don't fly" rule that seems to have propped up within recent years. Anyways, looking forward to hearing more
