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Transform Effect 1: Rise a Prime
Chapter 10: Sky Lynx's flight
Shepard looked at the devastation caused by the G1's crash. The ship had cracked open the mountain, leading the dig site to be flooded by hot lava. Like a wave it rushed towards Shepard and her team, forcing her to 'jump' the Mako to higher ground. She heard Ashley and Wrex mutter about what little comfort the Mako offered. It wasn't the easiest thing to drive, it wasn't fast or maneuverable but it was built to take punishment. She drove around the new lava puddles that began to form from the crack in the volcano and put the Mako in range of the Normandy.
"Joker, what's the status of the volcano?" she asked.
"Looking angry commander, I'm no expert but I'm thinking now is the time to be getting out of here, or we'll get a taste of Pompeii," Joker quipped.
"Pressly we need a rendezvous point," Shepard said.
"The best I can think of is the mountain the Autobots have landed on," Pressly said.
"What about Doctor T'Soni?" Bumblebee asked, cutting into the conversation.
"A lost cause at this point Bee, unfortunately I don't see anyway she could have survived and even if she is alive her shelter is probably buried under molten rock," Shepard explained.
Bumblebee drove towards a lava pool, transforming just at its edge.
"Maybe you're right, if so then this mission has been a disaster," he sighed.
He widened his eyes as something drove across the lava, sweeping it aside like it was nothing. Astrotrain was in his huge train form and was rocketing towards Bumblebee. The scout transformed to car mode and drove out of Astrotrain's way.
"Bad side of taking the form of a train AT, you can only go in one direction," he taunted the troop carrier.
"Says you," Astrotrain laughed.
He activated thrusters on his sides, effectively turning to chase Bumblebee.
"Normandy, I could use some aerial support him, I'm kind of being chased by a train," Bumblebee said.
"Have you considered getting off the tracks?"
"Very funny Joker, your piloting is actually mediocre by Cybertronian standards!"
"Take that back!"
"Then prove me wrong," Bee retorted.
The Normandy swooped down on Astrotrain, firing missiles towards him. Astrotrain suddenly transformed, bashing the missiles aside. He fired at the Normandy, missing the ship as it flew into orbit.
"Cogging humans, and you, face me coward," Astrotrain growled at Bumblebee.
"Sure let me think about it no way!" Bee laughed before igniting his thrusters, jumping over a lava pool and driving to Shepard's position.
"Somebody looks pissed," Wrex said, looking through the Mako's rear camera.
"I think I'm starting to lean towards those things being alive," Ashley muttered.
"You had doubts before?"
"Eyes on the road Shepard!"
The Mako struck a bump, tipping slightly to the right. Shepard gave a sharp whistle as the vehicle shook. She looked at her rear view camera at the stampeding form of Astrotrain. Bumblebee expertly moved into a reverse drive position and fired his chain guns at the Decepticon. Despite the show of expert driving his attack did little to stop Astrotrain's rampage. Wrex fired the Mako's turret, pelting Astrotrain with bullets before hitting Astrotrain's eye with a grenade.
"This is definitely not like the chases I saw in old movies," Shepard muttered.
"Yeah for one thing the drivers were actually good, ma'am," Ashley said.
"Keep this thing straight Shepard I cant get a clear shot," Wrex said.
"Forget about it you're just pissing him off Wrex."
"When your opponent is angry they give you an opening!"
"He's right Shepard, let me show you," Bumblebee said.
The scout drove straight towards Astrotrain. Bumblebee moved at top speed, transforming just as Astrotrain swung his fist. He jumped onto the fist and ran up the giant's arm, firing his blaster straight at Astrotrain's eye. Astrotrain pulled back in pain and Bumblebee kept on running. As the giant moved his other arm to grab him, Bumblebee jumped back and fired a grenade for good measure. The grenade impacted with Astrotrain's eye, sending bits of circuitry and oil leaking to the floor. He fell back, slamming into the ground. Despite the vulnerability of his opponent, Bumblebee didn't stick around. He transformed to car mode and resumed following Shepard.
"Normandy, meet us where the other Autobots are, circle around that area and give me reports on the situation, Bumblebee can you reach the others?" Shepard asked.
"I'll patch you through to Ratchet commander," Bumblebee said.
"Who is this, I don't have time to be baby sitting I have a patient to care for," Ratchet's voice clearly displayed his distress over the radio.
"Who took a hit?" Wrex asked.
Ratchet ignored the Krogan and focused on his patient. They had taken position at a cave not too far from where Optimus landed. Blaster had automatically gone into stasis lock and Ratchet began surgery on the communication officer's damaged transformation cog. If the damage was as severe as Ratchet dreaded then Blaster would potentially lose his ability to transform.
"Bumblebee, Shepard," the medic regarded the human with much hesitation, "If possible grant me a favour, before you meet with the others find the Minicons, particularly Spark Plug and Red Alert," Ratchet explained.
"Normandy change of plans, run a sweep on the area surrounding the G1 crash, find the escape pods, they might have the Minicons inside them," Shepard said.
"Commander if I may you should focus on getting out of there," Pressly said.
"I'll take it under advisement, now find those bots Navigator!"
Wrex and Ashley held onto their seats as Shepard swerved, unceremoniously bouncing down a hill as she began her search for the Minicons. Bumblebee followed close behind, but in a far smoother fashion.
Optimus and Jetfire stood with the remaining Decepticons around them. Like a scene out of an old west movie the two heroes seemed hopelessly outmatched. But that was only in quantity, the quality of the Decepticons warriors was abysmal. The reaction to Starscream's order was instantaneous, from both the troops and their targets. Optimus hacked at Skywarp's shoulder, throwing him aside. Jetfire then jumped up, punching Thrust and kicking Longhaul in their faces. Optimus span his axe around, deflecting Thundercracker's sword and slamming his elbow into Hook's face. Hook stumbled back, knocking against Longhaul. Bonecrusher rushed towards Optimus like the berserker he was, only for Optimus to duck as he dived. The berserker landed on top of Thrust.
"IDIOTS THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THEM!" Starscream yelled.
Jetfire slid out his wrist blades, slashing Hook and Mixmaster before flying at Starscream. The air commander stumbled back, before Jetfire kicked him across the face. Optimus threw his axe, striking Scrapper's shoulder and pinning him to a rock. He then delivered a vicious punch to Mix Master's face, knocking his jaw out of place. Jetfire hovered above the floor, moving from one Decepticon to another. He kicked Skywarp in the face, knocking him into Thrust and then flipped, kicking Bonecrusher face first into the ground. Optimus tackled Hook, slamming him against the ground and then ran towards Scrapper. He grabbed his axe, painfully yanking it off of Scrapper's shoulder before striking the Constructicon's leg. Scrapper fell to his knees and widened his eyes as Optimus swung his axe towards his neck.
"Execute! Execute! Execute!" the crowds continually chanted.
Who was he not to grant them their request? He was a servant to their will after all. None in Kaon could rise above the elite. But who came up with the term elite, whom had chosen to segregate? Those were questions he asked himself and had concluded long ago that it was in his people's nature to enjoy violence just as it was in their nature to abhor violence. But did it have to be his nature to be an executioner? He wondered as he looked at his helpless opponent, the defeated whom the crowd demanded to be executed.
"Do it," his fallen opponent said. "Please," he even begged, "I cannot live like this, as a slave to another, please…GRANT ME FREEDOM!"
Optimus clutched his head, yelling in pain. Scrapper took advantage of Optimus's distraction and punched him across the face. Hook then tied his cable to Optimus's arm and threw him into Jetfire's back.
"Slag it, Orion what happened?" Jetfire asked.
"Flashes, in my processors, don't know what they are," Optimus snarled.
He locked his axe with Thundercracker's sword and Jetfire kicked Thrust back.
"I might be able to offer an explanation, as long as we survive this," Jetfire said.
Optimus slammed his fist into Thundercracker's face, throwing the Seeker back.
"Then focus on the fight, focus on winning," Optimus jumped and kneed Hook in the face.
Then he grabbed the Constructicon and threw him against the rocks. Jetfire began to take flight, grabbing Optimus's arm. Optimus hung off of the floor, slamming his feet into Starscream before Jetfire flew over a pool of molten rock. Skywarp, and Thrust fired their rifles at the escaping Autobots, hitting Jetfire's shoulder. Jetfire threw Optimus onto the nearby ledge and flew higher, keeping himself away from the lava pools. He landed on the rock and rushed to the edge, grabbing Optimus's hand and pulling him back up.
"Perhaps we should just focus on survival for now," Jetfire said.
Optimus nodded his head before shoving Jetfire to cover. Both hid behind boulders, keeping themselves covered as the Decepticons kept on firing on them.
"Autobots, we are in need of immediate assistance," Optimus said.
"Ignore him my brothers and sister," Rodimus spoke abruptly as he approached the team.
Jazz kept his blaster at the ready, just like Warpath and Prowl. Rodimus however showed no sign of caution and regarded the Autobots as if they were still his friends.
"You have gone so far because Optimus ordered you too, you were only following your commander's orders. No one can fault you for that, join my side and you will be exonerated of your crimes, all will be forgiven," Rodimus explained.
"So has Sentinel Prahm granted you sole authority?" Ironhide asked.
"You may forgive us Rodimus but we will never forgive you for killing our brothers and sisters," Arcee said.
"Do not be foolish, Sentinel Prime is gone, Ultra Magnus is a relic and I was in possession of the Matrix of leadership long before your commander Orion took it. But I suppose its common to face criticism from you Ironhide, you are after all a soldier. Incapable of seeing beyond his gun and stuck in the conflict, you don't want peace, you just want the fighting to continue. Arcee please be reasonable, you too Cliff Jumper, Cup was my mentor and my friend…"
"And you just executed him like you did everyone else," Cliff growled.
Rodimus sighed and turned away from the Autobots.
"Not lifting a finger as Megatron finished Cup was the hardest thing I ever had to do. But alas Cup was too a relic, consumed by old and inconvenient ways of thinking, the same goes for Magnus, Sentinel and Cerebros, if they ever reach this galaxy then they will seek allies to destroy Megatron, tell me how are Orion's negotiations with the council?" Rodimus asked.
"How could you possibly know about that?" Jazz asked.
"I have good allies, ones capable of assuring not only our survival, but the rebirth of our home world…think about it, to step on our home world again without the degenerates that led to its ruin in the first place and forge a new empire, a place where all are one," Rodimus explained.
"Ah don't think so, Megatron ain't just gonna make peace with everybody who surrenders to him," Ironhide said.
Optimus drove across the landscape in truck mode as Jetfire flew overhead in his flight mode. He flipped in midair, dodging the missiles fired by the seekers. Optimus fired a hook from his front, which Jetfire grabbed in midair. Gathering all of his strength, Jetfire threw Optimus like a hammer. The Autobot rebel slammed his knee into Skywarp's nose, knocking the seeker into Thundercracker. Both seekers fell to the floor, inches from a pool of molten rock.
"That was close," Thundercracker sighed in relief.
Starscream landed by his troops and kicked them both.
"Get up you idiots, they're getting away," he said.
"Where exactly are they going to get away to Starscream, they cant all squeeze into that human ship," Skywarp said.
"Plus you aren't really chasing them," Thundercracker added.
"Are you questioning my authority Thundercracker?" Starscream growled.
"I only question you when you prove to be incompetent, you're in command here its your responsibility if we fail!"
"A leader is only as good as the troops as he commands," the seeker leader huffed.
"I'm glad I left them when I had the chance," Jetfire muttered as he turned to jet mode and hovered towards where Optimus was driving.
The Autobot truck hopped over the landscape, continuing to drive down the natural road that had formed in the rock.
"Jetfire, what's led you to us?" Optimus asked.
"Same thing that drove you away Orion, I didn't agree with how Megatron and Rodimus were doing things," Jetfire explained.
"I'm Optimus now, listen my men might not trust you immediately, we haven't had a lot of luck in this galaxy," Optimus said.
"The usual organic cliché of mistrusting machines, I would have thought they'd have defined life by now," Jetfire huffed.
"Many of my team mates do, but it isn't that simple, these organics have not yet come to understand AI and the potential for life within each code. But there is an unlimited capacity for good within each of them, especially Commander Shepard," Optimus explained.
The Mako suddenly jumped over the two Autobots, landing with a bounce across the ground.
"If we're going on a hunt for these minibots could you at least drive in a straight line?" Wrex asked.
"Its not that bad," Shepard said.
"What about that cliff?" Ashley asked.
"It would have taken me an hour driving around it, driving over it was quicker!"
"I'm still amazed you managed to make it up there," Wrex said.
The hatch of the Mako opened and several Minicons rolled out of the vehicle, all were seemingly desperate to get out. Wrex poked his head out of the hatch and then narrowed his eyes at Jetfire. Both Autobots transformed to robot mode and looked towards the Mako.
"Apparently decent driving isn't part of her unlimited potential," Jetfire said.
Wrex reached into the hatch and pulled out his shotgun.
"So there's a new one, this guy friendly?" the Krogan asked.
"The Minicons seem to think so," Ashley muttered, watching one of the Minicons approach Jetfire.
"Your designation is Comettor right?" Jetfire asked.
The Minicon nodded its head, generating a beeping sound. It scanned Jetfire's form and changed its armour to a red and white colour before assuming a jet mode.
"How about this, while you and Optimus search for the other Minicons I'll support that human ship," Jetfire said.
"Joker, you've got a friendly incoming," Shepard said over the radio.
"Really is that what it is?"
The team looked up and saw the Normandy fly by, with Astrotrain on its tail. Astrotrain turned into robot mode and fired his rifle at the Normandy's wings. Joker dived downwards and then flew the Normandy up a mountain. Astrotrain hit his leg on the mountain but that didn't stop him from continuing his pursuit.
"All right you want to prove yourself then get that giant away from my ship," Shepard said.
Jetfire nodded his head and jumped into the air. He transformed to jet mode and flew behind Comettor. The Minicon folded in midair, turning into a cannon shaped object. Red lasers shot from the joint of the cannon and linked with Jetfire's nose cone. The Minicon slammed into Jetfire, completing the powerlinx process. Jetfire flew directly into the clouds, performing barrel rolls as he targeted Astrotrain. The Decepticon turned into shuttle form and targeted the Normandy. Cannons folded out of Astrotrain's side and the barrels glowed as they extended.
"HE'S GOT A LOCK ON US!" Pressly yelled.
"WHERE'S THAT FRIENDLY SHEPARD!"
Joker widened his eyes as his rear view camera caught a glimpse of Astrotrain. Jetfire fired Comettor's cannon, hitting Astrotrain from above. Astrotrain turned to robot mode and rolled, firing his rifle at Jetfire. The former seeker flew to the left, and then to the right before turning to robot mode. Comettor transformed in midair, from his robot mode to a rifle. Jetfire grabbed the rifle and fired an emerald beam straight into Astrotrain's wing. The wing broke apart and Astrotrain yelled as he began losing altitude.
"WE AREN'T THROUGH YET JETFIRE!" Astrotrain yelled.
He looked at the path ahead and widened his eyes. The giant Decepticon screamed before he slammed headfirst into a mountainside. Jetfire and Comettor changed to their vehicle modes and flew smoothly beside the Normandy.
"Wow, I'd love to fly one of those," Joker whistled.
"Your ship is secured commander," Jetfire said over Shepard's radio.
"Good, we're continuing the search," Shepard stopped the Mako at an escape pod and climbed out with her rifle at the ready.
Optimus stopped at another pod and changed to robot mode. He placed his hand on the ground and opened his palm. Sparkplug cautiously looked out of the pod and upon seeing Optimus smiled. The Minicon ran out with its friends as Optimus turned to truck mode. He opened his cargo doors, allowing the Minicons to climb in safely.
"Thank you for helping us Shepard, we hope we haven't been a burden," Red Alert said.
"Oh no it isn't cramped in here at all," Wrex huffed, feeling a Minicon's leg digging into his back.
Ashley sat uncomfortably between two other Minicons. She looked to Shepard with a raised eyebrow. The commander merely grinned but her face grew serious as a red and white robot landed in front of her.
"Surrender human," Starscream pointed his rifle at the Mako.
"Gee let me think about that…nope!" Shepard fired the Mako's grenade launcher, hitting Starscream in the eye.
The seeker commander pulled his head back, clutching his damaged eye socket. Shepard accelerated the Mako to full speed and drove through Starscream's leg, tripping him to the floor. She quickly turned as she caught sight of Skywarp flying through the air.
"Cone head incoming," Wrex said as Thrust approached from their flank.
Suddenly, Bumblebee jumped off of the nearby hill. He transformed to robot mode and kicked Thrust in the belly, throwing him into Skywarp. Thundercracker transformed in midair and fired his rifle at Bumblebee and the Mako. Bumblee transformed to car mode and drove past Starscream. Thundercracker held his fire as the Mako drove over Starscream, jumping off of the Decepticon's head with its thrusters.
"Blasted humans, I'll make them suffer for this, and you," Starscream turned to Thundercracker. "Why did you stop firing at them?"
"I couldn't get a clear shot with you in the way Starscream," Thundercracker said.
"Maybe if you hadn't gotten scrapped by a primitive organic tank you could lecture us Starscream, but don't tell us about shooting when you couldn't take them out either," Skywarp explained.
"What are you doing fool? GET AFTER THEM!" Starscream yelled.
"For the last time Starscream, they haven't got anywhere else to go, so unless that volcano is gonna spout a space ship don't…" Skywarp paused as the volcano suddenly became active again.
But instead of spouting molten fire, it let out blue energy. The transformers widened their eyes, recognising the substance as energon. Joker and Jetfire flew around the volcano, analysing the shadow emerging from the energon. It flew out in the form of a white shuttle before its wings extended and its front stretched out, opening like a jaw. The creature roared, an effect louder than the eruption of the volcano itself. Joker looked at the dragon creature in shock and amazement.
"There is a dragon too? What next a transforming city?" Joker asked.
"Well we do have…wait never mind," Jetfire muttered.
"Are you saying you have a transforming city?"
"Is it a Decepticon?" Kaidan asked.
Jetfire zoomed in on the symbol on the dragon's armour.
"Its definitely one of ours," he said with a smile.
"Alliance ship do you read me?" a voice asked over the radio.
"Wow, looks like the dragon is a lot more soft spoken then we thought," Joker quipped.
"What? No the dragon isn't me I'm inside of it…now wait that sounds like he ate me, my name is Liara T'Soni and…" the Asari paused as she looked at her surroundings.
She was inside what was essentially a bridge made for giants complete with a command chair, navigation posts and even a star map.
"I've discovered the most amazing thing in the galaxy," she sighed.
"Why thank you," Sky Lynx said.
"Identify yourself Autobot," Jetfire said.
"You have the pleasure of flying alongside Sky Lynx, the great energon thief, do you support the old ways of the council?" Sky Lynx asked.
"The great energon thief," Bumblebee gasped.
He and Shepard stopped by the cave Ratchet had hidden inside. Shepard and her team moved with the Minicons until they reached the end of the cave. There Ratchet was running a scanner over Blaster's body.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this," the medic sighed.
"Is he all right?" Shepard asked.
Ratchet turned to Shepard and huffed
"He's in stasis mode, his spark is protected for now," he said.
"We'll assist with his treatment," Red Alert said.
"Its no use, without a proper facility I wont be able to repair him and even with proper care I feel that he wont be able to transform to a vehicle mode again, his T-Cog was damaged," Ratchet explained.
"Can't you just replace it?" Ashley asked.
"Do you think I would be so depressed if it was a simple matter? T-Cogs are a part of our physiology, we are born with them and we die with them, you cant just weld them to the body like spare parts, his transformation will be incomplete, he'll be thought of as a cripple by his fellows," Ratchet lowered his head and sighed.
"I wont think of him as a cripple Ratchet!"
Ratchet turned to the entrance of the cave and saw Bumblebee.
"Blaster is always going to be my friend, whether his transformation is complete or not, it's the same for all of us Ratchet, we're all we have out here, we cant afford to reject one another especially if the rest of the galaxy rejects us. We stick together no matter what, we never leave a man behind and we trust in each other and in the path that the boss is leading us down," the scout explained.
"Bumblebee is right," Jazz said.
The other Autobots nodded their heads as they slowly drew their weapons. Prowl and Warpath were both astonished by the loyalty the unique team of bots showed. Even as the Constructicons rolled up the hill and the Seekers flew around them the Autobots didn't falter.
"They are at least loyal to their commander," Prowl said.
"I am their commander," Rodimus growled.
He stepped forward, glaring at the Autobots.
"Fall in line, please, servitude is preferable to destruction," the Prime said.
"Not on your terms!"
Rodimus turned as Optimus jumped up the cliff. The rebel transformed into robot mode, sending the Minicons scattering across the floor. They ran through Prowl and Warpath, hitting them with laser blasts. Both Autobots shielded their faces, but then looked to Rodimus and Optimus. The matrix bearer slammed his fist into Rodimus's face, brushing it through his cheek and knocking him to the floor. Rodimus slid across the rock, clutching his cheek. He looked at Optimus and widened his eyes. His chest was releasing a soft glow. Jetfire and the Normandy flew over the mountain, firing missiles that knocked the Constructicons off of the cliff. Jazz fired his grappling hook at Thrust and pulled the seeker down, sending him crashing into Cliff Jumper's fist.
"I do not walk the path of the old council, I still don't know whether the path I am walking is the right one, but I will continue to walk it and if I must sacrifice then that sacrifice will be mine, no one else's," Optimus slammed his fist into the palm of his hand as he spoke.
"That's our leader," Bumblebee smiled.
"Optimus…Prime," Ratchet whispered.
"Well that's as good an answer as any," Sky Lynx grinned.
"Sky Lynx, please pick up my medic first," Optimus said.
"Belay that, I am the Prime here," Rodimus said.
"Order ignored!"
"ORION!" Rodimus yelled as he got off the floor. "There is something coming, something we can not stop, if we try then it will send us back to the days before we even knew how to speak…please you must follow me or our people and every other species in the entire universe will be doomed!"
Optimus raised his head and looked at Rodimus in shock.
"No, you couldn't be…you betrayed us all, even Megatron!"
Warpath and Prowl looked at Optimus curiously and then looked to Rodimus. The Prime had a desperate look in his eyes but Optimus's eyes were set in a determined gaze. He knew what he had to do, unlike Rodimus. The seeds of doubt had been planted in both Warpath and Prowl. Elsewhere, Bumblebee began helping Ratchet carry Blaster out of the cave. Shepard and her squad aimed their rifles at the sky as Sky Lynx landed, his metallic talons dragged against the rock to slow his speed. He rested his wings and looked down at the Autobots and organics.
"Ah a Krogan and two humans hanging out with robots, I think that's the start of a joke," Sky Lynx said.
"Are you really Sky Lynx?" Ratchet asked.
"There aren't a lot of Cybertronians willing to give up their robot modes you know, oh if only I had gotten that triple changer upgrades my stasis cycle would have been so much more comfortable," Sky Lynx sighed.
"Hey Commander, do you want us to pick you up or would you prefer going into the belly of the beast?" Joker asked.
"Dr Liara T'Soni is in there right?" Shepard asked the dragon.
"Indeed, Dr T'Soni, you have a visitor!"
Liara stepped shyly out of Sky Lynx's loading ramp. She looked at Shepard and sighed in relief.
"Thank the goddess are you with the alliance?" she asked.
"The alliance, the council, a bit of both really, I'm a spectre," Shepard said.
"They made a human a spectre?"
"Yep and I'm here to take you in, your mother is working with Saren."
"How do we know she isn't working with Saren?" Ashley asked.
"The Geth were after her," Sky Lynx said.
"And we're supposed to take your word for that?"
"Enough, Liara comes with us, we need to get off this planet as soon as possible, Sky Lynx can you pick up team Prime?" Shepard asked.
"That sounds so much better than team Pax," Bumblebee muttered.
"Lets just get off this planet," Ratchet said.
He and Bumblebee carried Blaster into Sky Lynx's cargo area. The Minicons had already begun prepping a hover stretcher.
"What medical facilities do you have?" Ratchet asked as Sky Lynx closed his hatch.
"It will suffice for a patch job, follow the lights," Sky Lynx said as he activated his interior lights on a convenient path to the medical bay.
"You're like Omega Supreme and the fortress right?" Bumblebee asked.
"I consider myself to be an original, Omega and Fortress cant turn into a dragon," Sky Lynx chuckled.
The Mako sped across the landscape, dodging pools of molten lava.
"I think I should have stayed on Sky Lynx," Liara muttered uncomfortably.
"How is my driving a thing already?" Shepard asked.
"We're almost at the pick up point," Ashley said.
Sky Lynx flew over the Mako, flapping his wings and igniting his booster rockets. He unleashed a blast of fire from his mouth, creating a line between the Decepticons and the Autobots. Sky Lynx landed behind the Autobots, spreading his wings in a pose that intimidated the Decepticons.
"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!" Thundercracker yelled as Sky Lynx spat out a fire blast.
Sky Lynx opened his cargo hatch and beckoned for the Autobots to enter.
"Autobots transform and roll out," Optimus said as he changed to truck mode.
One by one the Autobots transformed to their respective vehicle modes and drove into Sky Lynx's hatch. Jetfire swooped over the Decepticons and landed smoothly on his feet inside Sky Lynx's cargo area.
"Welcome to the team Jetfire," Jazz slapped Jetfire on the back.
The Mako used the top of a cliff as a makeshift ramp, jumping into the Normandy's cargo hold. Joker promptly closed the hatch and began flying alongside Sky lynx. Both ships activated their deep space thrusters and began flying above the planets atmosphere. Starscream looked up at the two ships until they became mere lights in the sky. He yelled in fury and then lowered his head, the terror evident in his eyes. Astrotrain was damaged, Ramjet was dead and the Autobots had gained not one but two allies, one of whom had replaced their transport. He ran a hand over his face, fearing what Megatron would do when he discovered his catastrophic failure. Rodimus however looked at where the Autobots had been with a distant look in his eyes.
"You fools," he muttered. "I was trying to save you, Saren and the Fallen will not be so sympathetic to you!"
Next Chapter 11: The colony
Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, next time Ratchet does what he can to save Blaster's life and Jetfire tries to bring some light to Optimus's memories as they aid Shepard in saving Feros.