Transformers Robots in Disguise (RID): Devil Z's Revenge
Written by: Marik7410
Chapter 10
…Prime
Location: Space
Planet: Cybertron
"Primus I to Cybertron, come in. Do you read me?" Road Ranger hailed. "I'm sorry Optimus but no one responded."
"Jetfire, do you read me?" Optimus called. "Road Ranger, do a scan. Find any living transformer."
Road Ranger did a scan and picked up a few. "I found some but they are underground," Road Ranger reported.
"Put the ship on orbit and raise the shields," Optimus ordered. "I'm taking the shuttle pod."
"About that," X-Brawn said. "There is no landing pad anywhere near those civilians."
"What about Headquarters?" Optimus asked.
"It's no more," X-Brawn replied. "It's completely destroyed."
"Then take us to the nearest landing pad," Optimus sighed. "If you need me, I'll be in my ready room."
Time passed as the ship went around and landed on the landing pad. Optimus was notified that the ship had landed. He exited the ship with the security team. Optimus couldn't believe what he saw or what he was standing on. The ground was littered with empty shells. The bodies covered the entire street and it was at least 10 feet deep. They switched to vehicle mode and proceeded slowly through the graveyard. Metal groaned under their weight as the team rolled by. Optimus looked through his rearview mirror and saw another vehicle approaching them. It was a blue and white car carrier. Optimus immediately know who it was. "Ultra Magnus, why are you here?" Optimus asked.
Ultra Magnus pulled up next to Optimus to answer his question. "You think I'll stay on the ship and do nothing?" Magnus replied. "Then you don't know me like you thought you did."
Optimus gave up trying to argue with him. "Can you fly ahead and see what's up?" Optimus requested.
"I told you that I don't take orders from you," Magnus stated.
"I said 'Can you?'" Optimus snapped.
Knowing his place, Ultra Magnus switch to robot mode and fly ahead. Optimus slowed to a stop as he picked up a fading energy signature. He switch to robot mode and started searching for the source. Optimus found the source and found a dead cybertroian. The cybertroian had a chest wound near his spark chamber. Optimus scanned the chest area and found residual spark energy. "His spark wasn't taken but destroyed," Optimus examined. "Not too long ago."
Optimus turned around and noticed that he was alone. He hailed for his security team but no response. "Who did this is still here," Optimus said. "X-Brawn, get everyone back on the ship immediately! Once everyone is on board, go into space and remain in orbit and await further orders."
"Whatever you say Prime," X-Brawn said.
Location: Landing pad
"I wonder why Optimus wants us to leave," X-Brawn thought to himself.
X-Brawn went to the entrance to make the announcement when he was bum-rushed by the crew members. X-Brawn was surprised. "Whoa, I never seen a stampede this big since running of the bulls in Italy," X-Brawn said. He hung onto the walls and pulled himself outside. Skid-Z zipped passes X-Brawn inside. "What's going on?" X-Brawn asked.
"Long story short, we're under attack," Skid-Z replied. "We have to get off this planet."
"But where's Sideburn?" X-Brawn wondered.
Then in the distance was Sideburn running from a large herd. "Close the door!" Sideburn shouted.
"We can't leave Sideburn out there," Skid-Z said.
X-Brawn went ahead stepped inside and pushed the button. "Start the engines and take off," X-Brawn said.
"What? Are you leaving your brother here?" Skid-Z said. "You can't do that."
The engines whined as the ship powered up. The doors were halfway close and Sideburn was halfway there. The ship lifted off the ground and Sideburn powered up and switched to vehicle mode for more speed. Sideburn punched it and tore down the road. Sideburn saw a make-shift ramp and climbed it. At maximum speed, Sideburn had total confidence that he'll make it. Sideburn jumped the ramp and he was in mid-air. He seems that he was going to make it. Then X-Brawn saw a drone tailing Sideburn. X-Brawn took out his gun and fired. The bullet barely grazed Sideburn and struck the drone. Sideburn landed inside the ship and screeched to a halt. "That was close," Sideburn said.
"Too close," X-Brawn agreed.
The ship went up into space and entered orbit.
On the ground, Optimus continued on his search to find the civilians and Jetfire. He drove for some distance and then he saw Ultra Magnus staring at something. He went up to Magnus and switched to robot mode. "What are you looking at?" Optimus wondered.
Ultra Magnus didn't even talk, he just pointed. Optimus looked on the ground and saw that it was one of the members from the security team. "It's fresh and there's a trail leading the same direction we're going," Magnus said.
"Then we'll find the culprit at the end of the trail," Optimus said. "Let's roll."
The brothers continued rolling towards their final destination. As they were closing in, they picked up 7 different energy signatures and they saw someone were tied to something. When they got closer, they were speechless. They switched to robot mode and they tilted their heads. "Roulette?" they said.
Roulette's hands were tied above her head and she was literally hung from her arms. Along with her ankles tied together, she couldn't move at all. Bound and muffled, Roulette started to wake up. Then Magnus noticed six sparks circling Roulette. Roulette saw Optimus and Ultra Magnus and tried to warn them of something but her speech was muffled. "I'm sorry but I didn't get that," Ultra Magnus said.
Ultra Magnus was about to removed Roulette's gag but she screamed to stop him. "She's doesn't want you to help," Optimus said.
"Hello? Get your optics check and see that she's tied and she needs help," Magnus said.
Optimus looked down and saw a complex booby trap on the ground. Optimus picked up a rock and tossed it in. The moment the rock passed the spark circle, the rock disintegrated. Ultra Magnus saw what happened to the rock and thought twice. Roulette brushed her face against her arm to remove the gag. The gag started to peel as she rubs it harder and harder. Finally Roulette removed her gag and regained her ability to speak. "It's a trap!" she warned. "He wanted you to come here. Get out of here before he kills you. He's too strong. There is no way you can defeat him. He stole…"
"Speaking without permission are you?" X whispered.
Roulette went stiff from hearing X's dark voice. X appeared next to Roulette holding a small blade to her neck. "Please don't kill me," Roulette begged. "I beg of you, please don't kill me. I'll do anything, anything."
"Alright, I won't kill you," X promised. "But I will let you go right here."
"What!" X cut the rope and Roulette dropped to the ground. The moment her feet touched the ground, the spark circle overload her system. It wasn't long before her spark gave out from the overload. Roulette's optics went blank as she collapsed to the ground. "I didn't kill her," X said. "The spark circle did."
"Who the hell are you and who do you think you are killing these innocents?" Ultra Magnus questioned.
"Innocents?" X replied. "No one in this universe is innocent. Everyone is stained and ruined. I'm just doing what's right. Once you're out of the way, I'll cleanse this universe and start anew."
"Start anew?" Optimus questioned. "It can't be…"
"Ah, Optimus picked up the hint," X laughed.
"What is it?" Magnus asked.
"He escaped," Optimus replied.
"That's right folks. It's the one and only Devil Z," X laughed.
Location: Space
X-Brawn was waiting impatiently for Optimus' next order. "Man, what's Optimus so long?" X- Brawn said.
"Geez, relax bro," Sideburn said. "I never saw you so anxious before."
"Well I don't feel right leaving Optimus and Ultra Magnus on Cybertron knowing that there is a big threat down below."
"I feel the same way," Sideburn agreed. "But we have our orders and beside, if there is anyone who can make it through this alive are Optimus and Ultra Magnus."
"Then why don't I'm not as optimistic as you are Sideburn?" X-Brawn thought to himself.
"We got visual," Throttle reported.
"On screen," X-Brawn said.
Location: Cybertron
"That's impossible," Ultra Magnus said. "We sealed you away. How did you get out?"
"I'm not telling," Devil Z played.
"We sealed you once before…"
"And we'll seal you again," Optimus said. Two missile launchers attached on Optimus' shoulder and fired immediately. The missiles struck Devil Z but he laughed with glee. Ultra Magnus held his arms out to the sides. Doors slid open and reveal missiles embedded in Ultra Magnus' forearms. Ultra Magnus fired the missiles and they struck Devil Z head on. Ultra Magnus summoned both of his weapons and fired them at Devil Z. Devil Z emerged from the smoke and pressed through Ultra Magnus' heavy fire. Ultra Magnus was shocked and scared that Devil Z went through his assault like it was nothing but a wind. Devil Z delivered a hard tackle and sent Ultra Magnus to a building. Devil Z charged in and laid a heavy punch to Ultra Magnus, sinking into the ground. Devil Z turned his attention to Optimus and fired an energy ball at Optimus. Optimus shielded himself as the energy ball struck him. Devil Z smiled as he accomplished his task. Then he heard a siren blaring and a red fire truck emerged out from the smoke. It was Optimus and he was targeting Devil Z. Optimus hit a ramp and he was airborne. Optimus jumped to Super Mode and revved his right tire. Optimus landed his Gyro Strike to Devil Z. Skid marks was burned onto Devil Z's face. Optimus bought his ladder over and fired his Water missiles. Then he followed up with Pulse Canon. Optimus exited his Super mode and called for his Stream missiles. He fired the missile at Devil Z. Optimus' heavy fire strike Devil Z and hard. "There is no way that anyone can survive that," Optimus said.
"You're right, Prime," Devil Z spoke. "No originally cybertroian can never survive that but I'm not normal."
The smoke dissipated and Devil Z was still standing without a scratch. "Impossible," Optimus said. He was stunned to see that Devil Z was still standing. Devil Z released an energy fist and it smacked into Optimus hard and he was sent crashing into the same building Ultra Magnus was in. "Hey Prime, are you alright?" Ultra Magnus asked.
"I'll be fine," Optimus replied. "But I need you to go back to the ship and go to Earth."
"What?"
"I need you to lead the rest of the Autobots and find Arcee. Turn them around and head for Earth," Optimus repeated. "Live the rest of your life on Earth."
"What about you?"
"I'm staying."
"Staying? Are you out of your mind?"
"This is my fight and I must finish it."
"Not alone," Ultra Magnus said.
"I need you to go now!"
"No."
"That's a direct order."
"Prime you know that I don't follow…"
"Enough!" Optimus snapped. "I don't care what beef you have with me but you're my responsibility. I'm placing you in charge of the Autobots permanently. Now take it and leave!"
Ultra Magnus was shocked. "Since I'm in charge, I'm not moving," Ultra Magnus said.
"What? I told you to leave," Optimus said.
"You can't boss me around. I won't accept leadership until I get my hand on the matrix. Until then, we're working together to get rid of Devil Z. I helped you get rid of Galvatron, freed Scrash, save Empress and sealed Devil Z away. Now he escaped and you need as much power you can get. Alone we are weak but together we are strong. No one can stop us, not even Devil Z."
Optimus couldn't help but to agree with Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus stood up and presented his hand. "Together we'll win," Optimus said. He accepted Ultra Magnus' help and combined. Omega Prime took stand and Devil Z was impressed. "I beaten you down and yet you still have enough power to link up," Devil Z said. "Its time to steal it."
"You're not stealing anything Z," Omega Prime said.
"Really because I'm right behind you," Devil Z said. Omega Prime was stiff. He turned around and he wasn't there. Omega Prime turned back around and immediately got sucker punched. Devil Z kept up the hits, blow after blow. Devil Z spun around and landed a swift kick to the head, knocking Omega Prime down to the ground. Omega Prime stood up and faced Z. Omega Prime summoned his Gatling laser and fired. Devil Z simply took it head on. Omega Prime saw that it had no effect and quickly upgraded. "Omega Arsenal Blast!"
Omega Prime fired relentless at Devil Z. And yet he still stands. "Nothing is working," Ultra Magnus said.
"He has to have a weakness," Optimus said.
"What about using the Matrix Canon?"
"That's too risky in our state. It will only work in our Paladin form while using Final Blitz," Optimus said.
"We have to try," Ultra Magnus said.
"But first we have to immobilize him. I have a plan."
"Are you two plotting your downfall?" Devil Z wondered.
"Quite the opposite," Omega Prime replied. He fired his weapon once more.
"That won't help," Devil Z said. When the smoke cleared, he saw Ultra Magnus in mid-flight. He released a wave of missiles from his arm. Then Magnus followed up with a combine force of his guns. When that was over, Optimus fired his Stream Missiles. Bombarded with the attacks, a large plume of smoke lingered near him. "What are they planning?" he asked himself.
"Blizzard Storm!"
With no time to move, Devil Z was hit but the snowstorm and he was encased in ice. Devil Z watched as the brother reunited. Omega Prime opened his chest, revealing the matrix. In their first attempt, the matrix begins to collect energy from the planet. The charging was complete and Omega Prime was ready to fire. With tricks up his sleeve, when Omega Prime looked at the ice, Devil Z was gone. Devil Z appeared in front of him. Omega Prime knew that he couldn't hold the energy he collected. Either risk destroying the matrix or himself, Omega Prime fired. The explosion can be seen from space. Everyone on the ship was on edge. They didn't want to accept the fact that their leader is dead.
The smoke cleared and Devil Z was by himself. He looked around to see if he can spot the brothers but he couldn't He didn't even sense their presence. "Hmm, cowards," Devil Z said. "They'll be back."
Everyone on Primus I was scanning the planet frantically. "Did anyone find him?" X-Brawn asked.
"If he's alive, he's not allowing us to find him," Road Ranger said.
"Slag it Prime, where are you?" X-Brawn wondered.
"Hey bro, I got something on one of Cybertron's moons," Sideburn reported.
And Sideburn was right. Omega Prime had fled to the moon to escape the blast. He was heavily damage but he was in no condition to face Devil Z at all. He was just lucky that his jets actually took him there. Omega Prime was on his back, barely functioning. "Computer, status report," Optimus requested.
"Main weapons offline, defense system offline, communication offline, Ultra Magnus is currently unavailable, Omega Prime is currently unavailable. Autobot locater is offline. Energon level is dangerous low," the computer reported. "Warning: Due to low energon level, stasis lock is imminent. Please shut down or risks spark failure."
Optimus try to move Omega Prime's body but his energy was too low. "Can't move. X-Brawn, where are you?" Optimus said.
Then Optimus saw a ship hovering above him. Before blacking out, he was surrounded by life forms.
On a blank screen, BIOS was active and was running a POST test. With the tests coming out positive, the operating system booted up. Next thing you know, there was an image of a medical room. Rest-Q came into the picture and looked down. "Oh good, you're awake," he said. "Ultra Magnus is not up yet but we are doing the best we can to put him back together."
"What do you mean?" Optimus wondered.
"We'll since we found you as Omega Prime, we had to physically separate you two in order to treat your wounds," Rest-Q explained.
X-Brawn and Sideburn entered the room and saw the mess their leaders were in. Most of Ultra Magnus' body parts were removed from Optimus expect for his left leg. "See, I told you that he'll make it alive," Sideburn said.
"Just barely," Rest-Q said.
"Should we arrange a team to lead an assault once you're better?" Sideburn asked.
"No," Optimus refused. "You saw that we barely made it out of there alive so what makes you think that you can do better?"
"Just a thought," Sideburn said.
"And it was a good one but what we are dealing with is way above our league."
"What do you mean?" X-Brawn asked.
"When Devil Z was in front of me, I felt a strong energy coming from him. It was more like supernatural," Optimus said.
"Supernatural?" Rest-Q wondered.
"I felt this energy before and I couldn't believe it," Optimus continued.
"He stole Primus' energy," Ultra Magnus spoke.
"Magnus, you're awake," Rest-Q said.
"So he's after Primus' secret," X-Brawn said.
"If he was, we won't be alive now," Optimus said.
"He's trying to restart Endgame," Ultra Magnus said.
"Besides, what is Endgame?" Sideburn asked.
"Endgame is another word for saying end of the universe as it is," Optimus replied. "There is a power far greater than Primus himself. If Devil Z manages to get this power, he will surpass Primus and destroy the universe like it was nothing and remake it in his image."
"Where is this power?" X-Brawn asked.
"In the Spirit World," Ultra Magnus replied. "But this time he can't reach it."
"Since the Spirit World is located in another dimension, he has to possess a great deal of power to cross over," Optimus continued.
"As of now, Primus' power alone won't grant him access," Ultra Magnus finished.
"So you have to stop him before he crosses over," Sideburn said.
"But we are short two people before we can summon Omega Prime in his Paladin form," Optimus said.
"Well Arcee is on her way so that's one," Sideburn said.
"Yeah but Tai is no longer living," Ultra Magnus said. "We can't bring Prime without her."
"I should've talked her into staying," Optimus said. "If she was here, we'll have a chance of winning."
"Don't think that way," Sideburn said.
"Without Tai, we don't have the power to stop him," Optimus continued. "There is no hope of stop…"
"Optimus!" Sideburn yelled. "You need to stop complaining and hear yourself! You're giving up. That is something you should never do. Even if the odds are not in your hands, you always find a way to pull through. So what Tai is not here, that doesn't mean that you can't summon Omega Prime ins his Paladin form. He is the ultimate form of light. There has to be more than one way to summon him and you have to figure that out yourself. So stop talking a loser and think as a leader."
"But Sideburn I don't think that…"
Sideburn grabbed Optimus and held him in the air. He looked in Optimus' optics then punched him. Optimus hit his bed and rolled onto the ground. "Stop talking like that," Sideburn said. "I looked up to you to save everyone. Don't forget that you made promise to yourself and to Koji that you will help protect Earth even though the Decepticons are gone. Don't tell me that you're going to go back on your promise and stab him in the back. You promised and right now, Earth, no, the entire universe is counting on you to save and protect them from Devil Z. If you won't get up and fight Devil Z, I'll go against your order and take a team to fight him myself. Don't make me do it."
Optimus slowly got up and limped over to Sideburn. Sideburn stared at Optimus and showed no emotion on his face. Optimus locked his optics with Sideburn and stared deeply. Optimus held up his fist and thrust it towards Sideburn. Sideburn didn't even blink. Optimus' fist hovered near Sideburn's face. Then Optimus thumped him. Optimus chuckled lightly. "You're right," Optimus agreed. "I have a duty to fulfill. I made too many promise to myself and I can't make myself look like a fool. Thank you Sideburn for reminding me who I'm really am."
"You're welcome," Sideburn said.
"For someone like you, you got a pretty jab there."
"Thanks," Sideburn chuckled as he shakes the pain from his hand.
"First thing is first that we need to be at 100% when Arcee arrives," Optimus said. "Once she gets here, we need to figure out how to take Devil Z down. Rest-Q, let's get to work but can you remove this boot, it's getting very uncomfortable."
"Alright," Rest-Q said. He picked up an energon chainsaw and revved it. Optimus saw the chainsaw and he went pale. "Don't worry, this won't hurt," Rest-Q chuckled.