Chapter 7: Prime use Arts of War

Optimus and the group were standing in front of the guild which was destroyed by large metal rods. They were so shock that it took them about a couple of minutes to be able to speak. Natsu was the first one to speak, but he spoke in an extremely angry tone, "Our… Our guild has been…"

Erza was the second to be able to speak, "What in the world happen here?"

Then a familiar female voice appeared, "Phantom…"

The group turned around only to see Mirajane. Gray asked her a question, "What did you just say?"

Next Natsu spoke in the same angry tone, "Did you just say Phantom?"

Mirajane nodded, "Yes. I hate to say it, but they got us."

Optimus and Lucy looked at each other and were wondering who the Phantom was. Also they wondered why Mirajane said they. The group followed Mirajane into the destroyed building then to the basement where every member of the guild was at. Along the way Optimus and Lucy heard a few statements from team Shadow Gear.

Jet spoke first, "We always had been on bad terms with the Phantom."

Droy leaned back against the chair, "Maybe we should go crush them."

Levy then spoke, "Stop that will ya. We are up against Phantom… That Phantom…"

The group saw Master Makarov was on a crate drinking from a wooden beer mug. He raised a hand, "Yo! Welcome back!"

Erza nodded to him, "We have return Master."

Natsu raised a fist, "Gramps, what are you sitting around here for!?"

Makarov ignored his question and turned to Optimus, "Optimus how was your first S-class mission go?"

"Fine, thank you."

Erza then spoke in a more serious tone, "Master, don't you understand the situation we are in?"

Natsu growled, "The guild is totally destroyed!"

Makarov then spoke calmly, "Now, now… Calm down. It is not something to get so uptight about."

While the group continued their talk with the Master, Optimus could tell that the Master was so furious that he wanted to go burst into the place where this Phantom resides and beat every single one of them. However the Master knew that it was against the rules for a guild to fight another guild. Optimus understood how the Master felt because he had experience that same feeling. He remembered the time when he returned to Cybertron with his team in order to take back the Omega Keys from Megatron. They succeeded, but they were forced to give them back to Megatron because he took Jack, Miko, and Raf as hostages. He wanted to beat Megatron to the ground for using the innocent in order to get the Omega Keys back. He knew that if he made any sudden move Megatron would expose them to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere.

Natsu punched a crate, "Master it is not right! Even though nobody was hurt, but they still destroyed our guild! I won't be satisfied until we crush them!"

Master then spoke, "This discussion is over. Now excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."

Natsu was about to speak, but Optimus placed a hand on his shoulder and spoke, "Natsu calm down. The Master is also just as angry as you are, but he is trying to find a way for this Phantom to pay for what they had done without getting the council involves. So just be calm."

Natsu snarled, "Fine."

Mirajane noticed something was wrong with Optimus. She could he was showing that he was deep in thought without actually showing it. Mirajane called out to him, "Optimus is something wrong?"

"Excuse me?" Optimus asked.

"You seem that you have something on your mind. Did something happen to you on the job?"

Out of the blues Master Makarov came back from the bathroom and appeared on the crate, "Yeah how about you guys tell us about the mission? Anything interested happen?"

Lucy accidently answered him, "Optimus gain a new sword that seems to have the power to control space and time."

This caused the entire guild to yell out at the same time, "HE CAN CONTROL WHAT!?"

Optimus looked at the entire guild's unbelievable expressions. Optimus knew they wanted to see the sword and its power. Optimus summoned a red magic circle with a little bit of gold on it. He reached into and pulled out the Cyber Caliber and spoke, "This is the new sword of mine that can control space and time."

Makarov rubbed his mustache, "Is this one of those mystical weapons that only you could use?"

"Yes."

"So Optimus how about you tell us more about your Prime magic and why only your magic can work with these weapons you have."

"What brought that up?" Optimus asked him.

"A hammer that use the magic flow to make weapons or any useful items, a sword that control space and time, and a sword which seems to have the power to destroy an entire world. Why do these weapons have extraordinary abilities for? What was the purpose of these weapons in the first place? I think it about time you tell us a little more about your Prime magic."

Optimus was impressed that Master Makarov could tell that the Star Saber had the power to tear a world apart and Optimus knew it was time to tell them a little more about the power of the Primes. He slowly answered him while unsummoning the Cyber Caliber, "All those questions you asked Master are not unheard of. I will tell you and everybody else here then."

"Alright then," Master Makarov jumped off the crate and allowed Optimus to sit. Natsu, Gray, and Lucy sat on the ground with the Master while everybody else were either standing or sitting on chairs listening to Optimus.

"Let me start off about those weapons I have. Each one of them belonged to a different Prime before me."

Elfman then asked a question, "So why did they create these weapons in the first place?"

"Such a question is not unheard of." Everyone listen closely to what he was saying, "Before the beginning there were two beings which they were consider as Gods. One was Primus the God of incarnation of creation and there was Unicron the God of destruction."

"A unicorn was a God?" asked Natsu, Gray, and Happy.

Optimus and everyone else just stared at them like if they were almost saying what the hell. Happy then spoke, "A white horse with a horn on its head and jumps around all sparkly."

Lucy sighed, "Not unicorn. Unicron, right Optimus?"

"That is correct Lucy. As I was saying, for eons Primus and Unicron battled. The balance of power between them shifted between them more times than can be counted. Primus soon created the Thirteen original Primes who preceded me, he was finally able to defeat Unicron and cast him out. Primus became one with the very core of our planet and creating life. Leaving the Thirteen to watch over the world he created. As time pass the title and magic of Prime could only be achieved by one have proven to be worthy of it."

Everyone was amazed at the story of the Prime. Hearing that these Thirteen Primes fought against a God of destruction and defeated him was completely amazing. Now they could understand why the magic of Prime could only be earned. If anyone could just learn the magic, it would be hell.

Makarov then got off the floor, "Wow. I never knew that magic of yours have an interesting history."

"Yes that is why the magic is not something that anyone can learn. Great powers can only be granted to those who are worthy of using it."

Later on that night Optimus was walking through the town wondering why the Phantom would attack the guild for. He was broke from his deep in thought when he heard familiar voices coming from a red walls building. He entered inside then followed the sound of voices to a door. He knocked on the door to see who the voices were.

Lucy opened the door and was surprised to see Optimus, "Optimus why are you here?"

"I heard your voice from outside and I was wondering if this is where you live."

"Yeah come on in, we are having a blast" she sadly said.

"We?" he asked until he saw Gray shirtless, Natsu, Happy, and Erza wearing light purple pajama with a whole lot of symbols of Heart Kreuz in purple red color on it.

Erza noticed Optimus and smiled, "Hello Optimus."

"Hello Erza. So what were you guys talking about? I could hear you guys from outside."

"Well take a seat next to me and I'll explain." Optimus sat down next to Erza and listen to what she was saying, "You see the Phantom are call the Phantom Lord guild. We have a lot of small skirmishes before this, but never had a direct attack from them."

Natsu the growled, "If gramps was not such a coward, we could destroy that Phantom Lord guild."

"Gramps is not a coward. He is one of the Ten Wizard Saints, you know" Gray replied.

"The Ten Wizards Saints?" Optimus asked.

"It is a title bestowed by the Chairman of the Magic Council to the greatest ten wizards on the continent. The master of the Phantom Lord guild, Jose, is one of them."

"We should just charge straight at them and take them all down!" Natsu roared.

"You damn idiot, the Master and Mira-chan want to avoid a fight because they know the consequences of the two battling each other. Its help preserve the peace of the entire magic world!"

Lucy asked a question, "Are they really that strong?"

"Yes, our offensive powers are about equal. Master Makarov is also a member of the Ten Wizard Saints which means Master Jose is equal to Master Makarov. Then they have their S-class wizards which call themselves the Element 4. However our biggest worry is Iron Gajeel. I strongly believe that he was the one responsible for the attack on the guild. The Iron Dragon Slayer."

Lucy then shouted in fear, "Dragon Slayer!? There are ones other than Natsu? Does that means he eat iron and stuff?"

"Likely, if the rumors are true about. Anyway it getting late we should rest."

"Yeah," the group replied.

Optimus headed toward the door, but was stop by Erza, "Where are you going?"

"To the place where I had been living."

"Why don't you stay here with us?"

"Thanks Erza, but I pretty sure Lucy had enough people staying with her for the night."

"You are right, see you tomorrow Optimus."

"See ya" Optimus replied while closing the door.

The next day at the South Gate Park, Optimus was walking through a crowd that was surrounded around a large tree with Erza, Natsu, Lucy, Happy, and Gray. Then they froze at what they saw. Levy, Jet, and Droy were chained by metal bars. Levy had a blank painted mark on her stomach. Optimus hurried to help them get down from the tree. When he placed them on the ground he turned to Erza, "Is that the symbol of the Phantom Lord guild?"

Before Erza could answer, Master Makarov appeared with a brown cane and was wearing a white coat with white fur around the edges and had the symbol of the Ten Wizard Saints on the back of his coat. He came next to Erza, "I can handle being reduced to a run-down beer hall, but no parent can stand idle while the blood of his children is spilled!" He then shattered his wooden cane in pieces while light magical aura appeared around him, "Gather the guild. We are heading to war!"

Optimus got up and spoke, "Hold on Master, we cannot just go straight to them and hoping we can just beat them like that."

"So what should we do then Optimus?"

"Let us head back to the guild first so we can treat the injured then gather the guild together. I have a plan of how we can defeat them so easily."

Makarov nodded and they hurried to the Fairy Tail guild to treat team Shadow Gear and gathered the active members together in the basement. Optimus was the standing in front of the extremely pissed guild, "Everyone I understand your frustration, but we can't just charge in there recklessly."

Natsu then slammed his hand on a table, "Then what the hell should we do then!?"

"We need a strategy, a strategy that we can use to fight against the Phantom Lord."

Erza crossed her arms, "We are listening."

"Alright first of all we need to create a diversion, but also lure out the Element 4 and Gajeel. Once we get their attention, then we can allow Master Makarov to face Jose."

"Sounds simple enough" replied Gray.

"Not exactly Gray. During the battle we will have enemies coming from every direction and we will be facing the S-class wizards and Gajeel with them. Alzack, Bisca I want you two stay behind the front line in order to provide cover fire. Can you two handle it?"

Alzack smirked, "I see. You want me and Bisca to watch everyone's back while they busy fighting in front of them."

"Exactly."

"Fine with me, how about you Bisca?"

The long straight green hair lady smiled, "Fine with me too."

"Very well, Natsu I will leave Gajeel for you to handle."

"That fine with me, but are you giving him to me?" Natsu asked.

"Gajeel use Iron Magic and you use Fire Magic. Only you have the strength to stall him while everyone else is busy fighting the rest of the guild. Meanwhile Erza and I will take on the Element 4. Everyone we may be out number, there a chance that each and every one of us will be seriously injured, but as long we work together, trust in our comrades, trust in our magic, and never lose hope we shall prevail."

Everyone raised a fist in the air and cheered with determination.

Optimus nodded and turn to Mirajane and Lucy who have Happy on one of her shoulder, "Mirajane, Lucy, Happy stay here with the injured."

Mirajane and Lucy nodded yes while Happy flew over to him complained, "Optimus why!? I want to help out too!"

"You will Happy," he placed a hand behind his back and rubbed. Happy soon started to make a purr sound while Optimus explained, "I need to stay here and look out for any of Phantom Lord guild members here in Magnolia. If any of them are spotted warn Mirajane and Lucy, okay?"

"Aye."

Optimus turned to the guild and summoned his red armor with his helmet, "Let's go," and then his mouth guard appeared and made a clank, "to the Phantom Lord guild."

Meanwhile in the Phantom Lord guild a couple of members was heading toward the door when it suddenly exploded all the sudden. The entire guild stared at the destroyed entrance when Natsu was standing there with extremely pissed glare. Behind him was the rest of the guild who were ready to fight. Makarov appeared and shouted, "Fairy Tail attack!"

Optimus nodded and started giving orders, "Alzack, Bisca get in your positions! Elfman, Loke, Cana cover the right! Wakaba, Macao, Vijeeter cover the left! Natsu, Gray, Erza the three of you come with me! Everyone let's go!"

"Yeah!" everyone shouted and charged straight at the incoming Phantom Lord guild members.

Macao was working with Wakaba, "Purple Net!" Soon a bunch of thugs were wrapped around by a purple flame. Macao then shouted, "Wakaba now!"

Wakaba smirked, "On it! Smoke Crush!" Then from his pipe a huge amount pink smoke came out of it and took the shape of a fist. The pink smoke fist landed at the faces of the thugs who were tied in Macao's Purple Net.

Behind the front line, Alzack was with Bisca, "Let's rock Bisca! Gun Magic: Spark Shoot!" He started to shoot bullets that were completely made of electricity.

"Hell yeah! Target Lock On! Homing Shot!" she answered while firing at the Phantom Lord guild.

Meanwhile Optimus was completely surrounded by the enemy who were making fun of him. One of them shouted, "What can this armor bastard can do?"

"Probably just make himself small enough so he can flee to his mommy."

Optimus just spoke in a calm, but dead serious voice, "I don't need any of my weapons or the use of my magic to take every single one of you down."

Another member of the Phantom Lord shouted, "We'll see about that. Attack!"

A large number of them charge straight to Optimus who was ready to fight. Optimus grabbed one of them by the head and threw him to his enemies. The Optimus delivered a punch to thug in the face in front of him follow by an elbow to one behind him which followed by grabbing another thug by the face and throwing him after Optimus spun around while using the thug's body to hit the thugs that were about to circle around him. Optimus ran straight toward a large group and gave each one of them a punch which sent them flying. For the last one, Optimus grabbed his head and hit him with his knee. While the thug was falling backwards, Optimus jumped off his body. A few members jumped into the air hoping to hit him, but Optimus force them all to the ground with a spin kick. Optimus landed on the ground and looked at his enemies. He started to walk which caused them to react. Optimus punched one in the face on his right then threw him to the thug on his left. Optimus gave a powerful punch to a thug who snuck up behind and caused him to go flying. Finally the thugs finally were able to pile on him and started to make their assault.

Erza just finish an attack when she saw Optimus being pile on, "Optimus!" She was about to go assist him, but froze when a thug on the top of the pile just went flying by a punch. Next she saw another one went flying from the right by another punch then another thug went flying by a kick. Then she heard a familiar war cry before all the thugs that were pile on Optimus just went flying.

Optimus stood nice and tall despite the pile of thug that was recently on him. Then a few thugs charged at Optimus however Optimus made a high spin kick to send them flying to the other thugs. Optimus grabbed a thug and slammed him to the ground. He placed a foot on him while examining the battle, "Where are the Element 4 and Gajeel?" Out of the blues Optimus hit a thug behind him with back of his fist.

Then Master Makarov shouted to Optimus, "Optimus take charge of this battle! I'm going after Jose!"

"Yes Master Makarov" Optimus replied.

Then one of the thugs started to shake like crazy, "Optimus… No it can't be him…?"

The thug next to him noticed him, "What the hell the matter with you?"

"I know who this guy is."

The thug in front of him turned around to ask, "Who the hell is he?"

"He is the one who defeated the Lullaby by himself. The one who's power rival that of a Titan. The one who's power is radiant as the pure light of God. The man who had earn the title of being the King of Fairy Tail. His name is…" then three of thugs charged at Optimus, but Optimus forced two of them back with a punch. For the last one he grabbed the thug's body and threw to the ground and had a foot on him while the thug who was speaking was about to finish, "Optimus the Hyperion!"

Soon the entire Phantom Lord guild froze and gulped hard while speaking cowardly, "He is the Hyperion!?"

"No way!"

"We are doom to hell!"

Then an unknown voice appeared, "Oh, so you are the famous Hyperion who defeated the Lullaby? May I ask you were you the one also defeated the huge monster on Galuna Island and saved the villagers who were curse?"

Optimus answered him, "Yes, what of it?"

"Then you should be a worthy opponent for me" soon a man suddenly jumped off from the wooden pillars which supported the ceiling. He had a muscular body with long spikey black hair and red eyes. He had metal studs on his body too. Three above each eye, three on each side of his nose, five on each of his ears, four on each of his forearms, and two on his chin. He wore a shabby black sleeveless tunic with studded edges and an upward wing-like ornament on his right shoulder which was attached by a large stud, a studded belt, loose whitish pants, studded black boots, and brown gloves that were studded and its wristbands were also studded.

Then a member of Phantom Lord shouted, "Gajeel kick this Hyperion's ass!"

Optimus heard the name and shouted, "Natsu! Gajeel is here! He is all yours!"

"Hell yeah!" Natsu shouted while heading toward Gajeel to fight him. Soon he and Gajeel began to have an intense fight on the wooden pillars.

Optimus noticed that the Element 4 had not showed up yet then quickly realize where they must be. He turned to Erza, "Erza take charge, I'm going to help the Master!"

"What! Optimus wait!" but he was long gone.

Optimus hurried up the stairs and saw a large man who was a large green coat and a green hat. Optimus gave a kick to him and sent him flying to the wall. When he landed he saw Makarov just staring at him, "Master Makarov."

"Optimus, what are you doing here?"

"I notice how we only able to get Gajeel's attention, but not the Element 4's attention. Then it hit me that they would sneak up behind you and sucker punch you Master."

"I see, Jose!" he turned to the man who was wearing a mixture of a sorcerer and jester outfit with Lucy in front of him, "Tell me where you are and Lucy!"

"Sorry Makarov, but I staying right where I am and there nothing you can do about it" Jose answered.

Optimus got up and spoke, "I can." He summoned a magic circle and pulled out the Cyber Caliber. Optimus raised it into the air and swung it which created five green portals above Jose.

Jose then mocked him, "What can you do?" Then he suddenly disappeared and appeared through the green vortex with Lucy. Next a woman with blue curly hair and was wearing a navy blue coat with fur shawl on it and a blue Russian Cossack hat. Followed by a slim man dressed in a brown suit and had a monocle on his right eye, also he had a tiny green mustache and had green hair. The final person who came from the green vortex was a man who was wearing a long orange reddish ninja-like outfit and had black and white hair which was tied in a Japanese-style top knot with a black portion of a line on his face. Jose started to look around like crazy while making a freak out expression, "Wh-Wh-Wh-WH-WH-WHAT THE HELL HAPPEN?"

Optimus unsummon his sword, "I use the power of space and time to transport you, Lucy, and the rest of your Element 4 here. Master, take Lucy and get out of here. Leave them to me."

Master Makarov stared at him, "Are you sure?"

"I can hold my own."

Master Makarov nodded and quickly took Lucy and rushed down the stairs. Optimus watched them until they were not there anymore. He slowly turned his attention to the Element 4 who were surrounded him while Jose was standing behind them.

Jose growled, "You damn bastard, you will pay for ruining my plan!"

"Sorry, but I have a bad habit of ruining bad guys' plan." He looked around him to see each of the Element 4 who was preparing to use their magic, "Bring it. I take all of you on and I'll take all of you down." He then summoned a magic circle and pulled out the Star Saber.

Meanwhile Erza was busy fighting a bunch of thugs when a large fist came out of nowhere and whipped the rest of them out. She turned to see Master Makarov jumped down from stairs with Lucy behind his back. She hurried to grab Lucy from him, "Master what are you doing here? Why is Lucy here? Where is Optimus?"

"That damn Jose kidnapped Lucy and Optimus is fighting him along with the Element 4."

Erza's eyes widen, "WHAT!? I need to go help him!" Then a large blue beam slash came through the wall and disappeared. From the blast three of the Element 4 was unconscious leaving the woman who was panting like crazy.

The woman spoke while panting, "How strong is he?"

From the smoke of from the beam slash Optimus and Jose came out of it and landed in the center of the battlefield. Jose then chanted a spell, "Come my Shade army!" Soon an army of ghost soldiers wearing purple capes with the symbol of Phantom Lord on their back. Jose then was surrounded by an aura of darkness, "I shall make you pay with your life Optimus!"

Optimus then turned to his comrades who were tired and battered from the battle. Optimus narrowed his eyes and knew they had reached their limit. Optimus summoned the Cyber Caliber and turned to his comrades, "Leave now I cover you all!" He then swung his sword and created a green vortex behind them all and dragged each and every one of them along with the woman who had blue hair and Gajeel.

Erza was holding on before she get suck into the vortex. She cried to Optimus, "What are you doing Optimus!?"

"I sending you all back to Fairy Tail. I will finish this battle alone."

"Optimus no! Don't be a fool!" She was soon dragged into the vortex while saying one last thing, "Optimus!"

As soon as the vortex vanishes into thin air Optimus unsummon his Cyber Caliber and saw the Shade, the Phantom Lord guild, the remaining three of the Element 4, and Jose surrounding him. Jose laughed at Optimus, "You against all of us, you are a complete foul!"

Optimus raised the Star Saber and created a huge light which destroyed the Shade army. Jose's eyes widen at the fact that his entire Shade army was destroyed just because of a simple bright light. Then Optimus spoke in a commando tone, "I know that this is a foul action, but if it save them from being hurt then it is fine with me." Optimus raised the Star Saber up a little while he shouted, "Come, I shall defeat you Jose and your guild!"

Soon large number of Phantom Lord members came straight toward Optimus, but they were blown away by the horizontal beam slash he made. He then made a vertical slash at them follow by another horizontal slash. Optimus then charge toward Jose, but the remaining members and Element 4 gathered in front of Jose and fired all sort of magic spells which hit Optimus. However Optimus came through the smoke and made another beam slash to defeat the remaining members of the Phantom Lord.

Optimus turned to Jose who was freak out, "It just you and me now."

"You damn bastard!" He extended his right arm and shouted, "Dead Wave!" Then a large beam blast was fired toward Optimus. Optimus raised his sword and made a horizontal slash which sliced the beam into two. Jose soon started to nervously sweat and just started to shout a bunch of other spells, "Dark Explosion! Shade Entangle! Dark Beam!" Optimus saw them all coming and just slowly grabbed the Star Saber with both hand and gripped it hard. He then made a vertical beam slash which cut through all of Jose's spells and came in contact with Jose.

Jose then landed on the ground hard with a shock expression. Optimus walked to him and kneeled down and found the symbol of the Ten Wizard Saints. He reached for it and took it off. He then stood up and stared down at the defeated guild master, "You are defeated. Your guild had been defeated. Also you don't deserve to be one of the Ten Wizard Saints." Optimus noticed the banner of the guild above the exit. He unsummons his Star Saber then jumped toward it and took it off. Optimus looked back at the defeat guild and walked out of the guild with the symbol of the Ten Wizard Saints in his hand and the banner of the Phantom Lord guild in his other hand.

Back on Earth at the top of New Kaon where Megatron was inside of a machine with his Dark Star Saber behind his back. He turned to Shockwave who was pressing a few buttons on the control panel, "Is everything ready Shockwave?"

"Yes Lord Megatron."

Starscream then spoke, "Um Master, should we not beta test it first?"

Shockwave turned to Starscream, "I invented this machine and I am familiar with its function."

"Uh, yes of course" Starscream replied.

Knockout came from behind the machine, "The machine is filled with Energon Shockwave. Everything is now ready."

"Alright then let us begin." Shockwave pressed a button which caused Megatron to be completely covers. Then Shockwave then pulled a lever while the machine created a huge light. The light lasted for a few minutes until it vanish. Shockwave then force the lever back then clicked a few buttons which opened up the machine.

As the machine was completely open, Megatron was no longer a Transformer, but a human. He looked like a twenty-four years old man with taupe gray color long hair which reached to the top of his spine. He was wearing gray gauntlets that covered from his wrist to elbows and a gray chest armor with a little bit of purple on it. The armor also covered his shoulders. He wore gray pants and gray shoes. His eyes still remain the same shiny red eyes color. Also the scars on his face that were from his robot form were also on his human face too. In his left hands was a gray helmet that was identical to his robot form while the Dark Star Saber was still behind his back. Megatron examined his new body, "Very impressive Shockwave. Soundwave open the space bridge."

Soundwave nodded and activated the space bridge.

Megatron headed toward the vortex while he spoke to Starscream, "Starscream assume command in my absence."

Starscream then bow his head, "I would be honor, Master."

Megatron stop in front of the vortex in order to put on his helmet. He entered into the vortex and arrived at a cliff that was not too far to Magnolia. Megatron looked around and felt the power of both regular and Dark Energon flowing in the atmosphere. He then started to laugh darkly, "Yes! Not only will I be able to rule this world, Earth, and Cybertron. I will be able to rule the entire universe!" He laughed a little more before he calmed down, "Now then where are you Optimus Prime?"