The Decepticons stood victorious on a nearby moon. They were now going to destroy Aineias.
"We'll wait until the Autobots leave, then we'll strike. There'll probably be a small band of Autobots down there but nothing we can't handle. Especially now that Shortstop has been terminated." Megatron said.
Éclair dropped to her knees outside of GOTT Headquarters. Tweedledee held Jackson while Lumiere consoled her friend. Chief Eclipse along with other ES members stood with them; all of them in silence. Éclair was on her hands and knees, crying. Tears poured out of her face. She stared at the engagement ring Dustin had given to her before he left.
"You promised me you'd come back. You promised. You liar." Éclair thought to herself.
Prime knelt down next to Éclair.
"I am truly sorry, Éclair. The Autobots will do anything in our power to help in anyway we can."
Éclair nodded. "Thank you, Optimus Prime."
Prime turned to Chief Eclipse. "The Autobots stationed here will remain here in case of the Decepticons. The other Autobots and I will return to Cybertron. We'll hold a memorial service for Shortstop in a few days."
"Understood."
"Rocket mode, Omega Supreme." Prime ordered.
Omega Supreme transformed and stood ready.
"Rocket mode, ready." Omega replied.
Prime turned to Jazz.
"Jazz, you're in command of the Aineias Autobots."
"I'm on it, Prime."
The Cybertron Autobots boarded Omega Supreme. Moments later, his engine ignited and he flew out into space. Once Omega was out of sight, Jazz looked to the ES members.
"We'll be at our usual spot if you need us." Jazz said.
The ES members nodded.
"Alright Autobots, as Prime always says; Transform and roll out."
The Autobots transformed and headed back to Metroplex.
The Decepticons secretly watched the Omega rocket, fly past them and head back to Cybertron. Megatron turned to his Decepticon followers.
"Now is the time we strike." Megatron said.
The Decepticons flew from the moon orbiting Aineias and headed to the planet's surface. The ES members stood in Chief Eclipse's office. Eclipse was giving them their assignments. Éclair sat in a chair near Eclipse's desk with her head in her hands. Lumiere lightly rubbed her back, giving her the assurance that she was there for her. Just then the building was rocked by an explosion. They all ran to the window to see the cause of the explosion. It was the Decepticons. Eclipse grabbed her phone and contacted Metroplex.
Meanwhile, deep in space, Shortstop hung lifelessly in space. Inside, the head of Shortstop Dustin was unconscious. The Autobot Headmaster was still slightly propelled from the blast of Galvatron's gun. Just then a ship flew up next to him. The ship looked like it was going to fall apart but some how still functioned. A door near Shortstop opened and a figure appeared. The figure was none other than Wreck-Gar.
"Bring out your dead." He said quoting Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
He tossed a cable out and grabbed Shortstop. Once Shortstop was inside the ship, he took him to his medical bay. More Junkions appeared and began work on Shortstop.
Dustin hovered in a completely white area. He had no idea where he was or what was going on. He was still wearing his exosuit with his helmet folded away. He attempted to transform but he couldn't do it. Then a figure appeared in front of him. The figure was blurry at first but once it came into focus Dustin knew who it was. It was Sarah.
"Where am I? What am I doing here?" Dustin asked.
"It's not time yet." Sarah said. "It's time to go back home."
"But…I am home."
"No. You're not." Sarah said as she lightly touched Dustin's chest and gently pushed him back.
At that moment, Shortstop sat straight up. He looked around the room, disoriented. Then he saw the Junkions.
"Ah, Wreck-Gar. What happened? How'd I get here?"
"I am here, and it does make sense. I came back to 1955 with the you from 1985 to get a book back from Biff. So once we got the book back, you...that is the you from 1985…were in the DeLorean when it got struck by lightning and you got sent back to 1885!" Wreck-Gar replied quoting Back to the Future.
Shortstop never could get used to the fact that the Junkions talked TV. He just accepted that as his answer.
"Can you get me to Planet Aineias?" Shortstop asked.
"Aye, Captain. Proceeding to warp factor 1." Wreck-Gar said quoting Star Trek.
The ship blasted through space heading towards Aineias.
The Decepticons and Autobots battled it out again, only this time on Aineias.
"What is with these Decepticons?" Sunstreaker asked.
"I don't know but they are really getting on my circuits." Sideswipe said.
Just then Skywarp appeared behind them and shot both of them in the back. The force of the blast knocked the twins forward into a building.
"Yeah, I'm tired of him too." Sideswipe said.
The Autobots were outnumbered this time and were losing. Hound, Jazz and Skyfire were the only ones left that were able to fight. The others had gone into stasis lock. Metroplex's transforming cog was damaged again. Galvatron transformed into cannon mode and fired at the three Autobots. The photon charge hit the ground at their feet sending the three of them into the air. All three of them slammed into either a building or into the ground. Jazz struggled to reach for his weapon but his was kicked away by Thundercracker who was aiming his weapon at Jazz's head. Megatron walked through the battle field, victoriously.
"Now we'll destroy this planet starting with the GOTT building." Megatron said he marched toward the building.
The Decepticons followed their leader. Shortstop and Wreck-Gar had just landed unknown to the Decepticons. Shortstop knelt down and saw the injured Wheeljack.
"Sh..Shortstop? Is that really you?" Wheeljack asked.
"Yeah it's me. Don't worry we'll take care of you." Shortstop replied. He stood up and turned to Wreck-Gar. "Take care of the fallen Autobots. I'll handle the Decepticons."
"Aye, sir." Wreck-Gar said with a salute.
Shortstop transformed and sped towards the Decepticons.
The ES members stood at the window watching the Decepticons get closer to them. Éclair held her child close to her.
While the Decepticons ran to the building, they did not realize they were being followed until Thrust looked back to see a black Ford GT a mere inches away from him. Shortstop slammed into the red Decepticon jet, throwing him off to the side. Shortstop rammed Shrapnel then hit Blitzwing. The ES members couldn't believe their eyes. Shortstop was alive.
Armbrust looked over to Éclair, who returned the look. "Your boyfriend is back."
Éclair smiled as she watched the battle. She turned Jackson to the window so he could look. "There's your daddy."
The Decepticons fired at Shortstop who transformed and jumped into the air. He fired his arm lasers hitting Ramjet, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Soundwave, Cyclonus and Scourge before landing and firing at the remaining Decepticons. He then turned to Galvatron and Megatron. His eyes glowed furiously.
"Shortstop? You still function?" Galvatron asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Shortstop snapped.
Shortstop charged at the two Decepticons. He punched Megatron in the face and backhanded Galvatron. The two leapt on either side of Shortstop and fired their fusion cannons. Shortstop leapt into the air avoiding the blasts. The two blasts hit Megatron and Galvatron sending them back. Shortstop grabbed Galvatron by his neck and threw him into the other Decepticons who were trying to get up after the pasting Shortstop gave them. Shortstop then walked over to Megatron. Megatron aimed his fusion cannon at the Autobot but Shortstop kicked it off of Megatron's arm. He grabbed Megatron by his neck.
"Get off this planet, now." Shortstop said.
He then threw Megatron into a nearby wall. Megatron saw a discarded pistol and grabbed it. He turned around to fire at Shortstop but the Autobot wasn't there. He then felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and the last thing he saw before going into stasis lock was the bright flash of Shortstop's arm lasers discharging. The Decepticons retreated and flew off of the planet. Shortstop transformed and Dustin ran into GOTT Headquarters. Dustin's helmet folded back and Éclair leapt into his arms.
"Told you I'd be back." Dustin said.
Eclair smiled and kissed him. Chief Eclipse walked up to him.
"It's good to have you back." She said.
"Thanks. It's good to be back."
Something caught Dustin's eye. He turned toward the doorway and saw two figures standing there. One of them was leaning on the door frame with their arms crossed and the other had their back to Dustin. The one that had their back to Dustin was a girl. She slowly turned around and smiled. It was Sarah. The one leaning against the door frame was Nick. It would appear as if Dustin was the only one that could see them.
"It's alright now. Marry her. Be happy." Sarah said.
Sarah smiled and turned around to walk through the door. Nick slightly waved to Dustin as he began to walk through the door as well. Dustin stared at them as they disappeared. Éclair looked to the door and back at Dustin.
"What is it?"
Dustin smiled. "It's nothing."
A few months later
Dustin and Éclair stood outside facing each other. Dustin wore at tux while Éclair wore a white strapless wedding gown. Behind Dustin were Jazz, Wheeljack, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker and behind Éclair were Lumiere, Chief Eclipse, Tweedledee and Viola. Optimus Prime stood at the altar with Dustin and Éclair. It was bit of an odd looking wedding but normal for everyone there.
"Does anyone have any objections to these two getting married?" Prime asked.
Everyone looked to the skies and waited for the Decepticons to appear. They never did. Dustin let out a sigh of relief. Éclair looked relieved as well.
"Now I pronounce you, husband and wife. You may kiss…." Prime cut himself short because he saw that Dustin had already begun to kiss Éclair. "That works too."
Everyone stood up and cheered for the new couple. Dustin and Éclair walked down the aisle no longer separated. They were together and were going to remain that way.
The End.
