The whole chapter is on normal point of view.

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Chapter 10: Terrorist Attack - Part 2

After the emotional outburst Stella had, her group of mages, William's soldiers and the Autobots gathered outside to discuss a potential plan to stop Sentinel from activating the space bridge. And they've got several backup plans in case something would go wrong.

It was now evening when they went back to Washington D.C. to ignite the plan. Stella sat inside Optimus's alt mode as he drove fast to the National Mall where she picked up a couple of Cybertronian signatures including Sentinel's, Megatron's, Starscream's and an unknown signature.

Optimus braked as soon as they made it to the National Mall. Raising Heart picked up a signature that was similar to Jetfire's own space bridge during The Matrix of Leadership Incident.

Stella jumped out from Optimus's cab before the Autobot leader transformed and rushed to the lake where Sentinel was located. The young woman transformed into her Barrier Jacket Aggressor Mode and flew up in the air to contact the other mages.

Before she could use the transmission, she heard a loud explosion not so far from the National Mall. She looked up and saw battles were occurring in the main streets. People were screaming and vehicles were making loud noise among the fire and explosion.

"Stella!" Mikaela called.

"I'm here! What's happening?" the woman replied.

"The Numbers are here too! They're separating us from our partners!"

"Then take care of the Numbers and make sure they don't hurt the Autobots!"

"Roger!"

"Master, aerial units are heading toward Washington D.C."

Stella looked towards the horizon and saw several large units head to the city. "I guess I have to take care of that…"

Just then the space bridge zapped into life, creating a portal to let Megatron's hidden army of Decepticons step onto Earth.

Stella was about to fly over to the space bridge when Maggie flew past her, heading towards the units. She had united with Reinforce because her hair was snow white.

"I'll take care of the units! You help Optimus!" Maggie called.

"Okay, and thanks!" Stella replied before flying towards the crime scene.

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In the underground, Laura, Katherine, Seth and Alice with Friedrich had caught energy signatures from a couple of Numbers. The four of them were in their Barrier Jackets as well with their Devices in activation mode. Laura rolled ahead with Mach Caliber as the others followed her.

Laura sensed something up head. "Mach Caliber!"

"Protection."

A blue shield appeared around her when an energy ball was about to hit her. They looked around to find the source of the energy ball when they heard a noise reminding of roller blades.

Laura stopped moving and looked up to see a Number with red short hair and having roller blades like herself jump towards her. The Number activated her roller blades and kicked Laura so hard that she collided into the concrete wall.

"Laura!" Katherine called before she realized there were several light magenta orbs surrounding her and the other two mages and the dragon.

None of them refused to move, standing completely still to make sure the orbs wouldn't hit them.

"Nove, you didn't forget anything you had to do?" an unknown voice spoke up.

"Shut up, I didn't forget anything", Nove whined.

"Our capture targets were those three", the unknown speaker stepped up, holding an aerial board. "We are to bring all of them back alive."

Nove frowned, "Even if they are experienced mages, can they really be taken down this easily?"

Laura groaned in pain as she slowly stood up with bruises. "Combat cyborgs…"

Katherine, Seth and Alice turned to the Number with aerial board who smirked at them. "What to do now? Haven't you been trained by the founder of the mage squad herself?" Wendi teased. A couple of gadget drones floated by her side.

"W-We have!" Alice retorted. Friedrich snorted angrily in agreement.

"Don't respond!" Katherine warned the dragon mage. "She's trying to distract us!"

"I've got a plan!" Seth gripped Strada harder before rushing toward Wendi.

Wendi flinched before she shot energy balls at the man, but Seth avoided them easily with his jumping skills.

"He keeps moving!" Wendi growled.

"Wendi, you piece of junk, get him already", Nove cursed as she drove with her roller blades named Jet Edge on a yellow magical loop that had the same function as the spell Wing Road. She headed towards Katherine from behind to kick her down.

Katherine was about get hit when her body glowed and revealed that it was just an illusion. Nove got surprised, but collected herself and landed safely on the ground.

"An illusion?" Wendi questioned before she used her mechanical eyes to analyze the arena. Several illusions of the four mages appeared around the duo, but the funny part was the illusions showed the same signatures as a real human being. "No way!"

Nove turned around and saw several illusions head towards her. The illusions were acting like zombies, walking slowly towards the Number.

In a hidden corner, close to the battlefield, Katherine and Alice with Friedrich hid as the dragon mage was using her Device to give Katherine some boost-up. Thanks to the boost-up, Katherine could use her illusion spell to create the fake army as a distraction for the Numbers.

"The load by the silhouette control increases", Cross Mirage informed the two mages.

"The limit of the energy boost is near", Kerykeion informed.

"Just a little bit longer…", Alice panted. "Try your best until we can escape."

"Yes, sir", both Devices replied.

"To be able to fool my eyes… Does this illusionist know about the combat cyborg system?" Wendi mumbled nervously.

Nove activated Jet Edge. "It doesn't matter if they're illusions or something else. I'll just smash them all!" She was about to activate an IS skill that could send energy balls when she heard something behind her. She looked over her shoulder, only to be punched by Laura who drove fast on Mach Caliber. Nove crashed on the concrete and rolled backwards, yelling in pain.

"Nove!" Wendi called before she looked up to see Seth jump up at the sky.

Strada was sparkling in blue lightning, preparing for a spell. "Form drei. Unwetterform."

"Thunder…", Seth began.

Wendi pointed her Inherit Equipment Riding Board towards the man as the gadget drones activated their AMF.

"Rage!" Seth yelled.

He threw Strada on Wendi's Riding board as sparkles flew around them. The Number grunted as she tried to endure the strength, but she failed and collapsed along with the gadget drones that exploded around her. Seth had jumped quickly away from the explosion, landing safely on the ground.

"Let's go!" Katherine called.

The group of four rushed off, but Katherine made one last prank with her illusion spell. She created three more groups of themselves that rushed off in different directions, making it difficult for the Numbers to chase after them.

Nove got up on her hands and knees, shaking by anger. "Damn those bastards!"

Wendi got up slowly, her body aching after the impact. Just then a holographic screen popped up, revealing Cinque.

"Nove, Wendi, you two, help me out a bit over here", the white-haired girl told them. "I'm in combat with two mages."

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Cinque, who was underground as well, had hoped she wouldn't encounter any members of NEST, but unfortunately she had to meet two mages; Catalaya and Anna.

Catalaya was glaring daggers at the white-haired girl while holding Graf Eisen in Gigantform. "Sentinel…almost killed Ironhide who's like a father to me… And then you betrayed us and kidnapped Aurora!"

Cinque flinched by the harsh voice, but held guard.

Anna was about to add something when she clenched her head in pain. She had told everyone that she had a gift that was passed on by her grandmother and mother. She could get visions of the future.

The blonde woman saw Stella being taken as a prisoner along with Aurora, but then got saved by Cinque herself before the vision disappeared.

"C-Catalaya…", Anna tried to get the raven-haired woman's attention.

"We're here, Cinque!" Wendi called as she and Nove reached their Number sister.

Nove glared at the two mages. "You won't get away."

"Anna", Catalaya turned to her partner.

Anna nodded, sighing in relief when the headache disappeared. "Let's do it."

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Back at the empty NEST base, it was on fire thanks to a unit of gadget drones and two Numbers. Xireana was trying to protect the base, but she was almost exhausted to death. Linith had accompanied her for assistance, but it didn't go so well.

Xireana glared at the Number that had a tomboy appearance, even if it was a girl. She had short brown hair and was wearing pants and jacket that represented her Inherit Equipment. Her name was Otto, being the number 8.

"You two have done well just by yourselves", Otto said. "But it's all over now. Before my IS, Ray Storm, there is no point in resisting." She created a green orb and held it high up before magical lasers shot towards the base.

Xireana got up quickly and held out her hand. "Klarwind, protect against it!"

"Ja."

Before the lasers could hit the base, cerulean mirrors appeared in front of them, holding back the lasers.

Linith rushed through the gadget drones before jumping up towards Otto.

"Deed", Otto called.

Another Number with long brown hair showed up, holding a pair of red glowing twin blades. She was the number 12 and last one of the Numbers.

"IS: Twin Blades", she called.

Deed slashed Linith so hard that blood flew out of the familiar's waist before she crashed on the ground, close to Xireana. Because of that, Xireana lost concentration and the magical mirrors shattered. The lasers hit the base, making it explode in a burst of fire.

The two women coughed out the smoke of their lungs before they tried to attack the Numbers again, but the gadget drones were also in their way.

"Goodbye", Otto said before she shot a laser at the two women, causing a new explosion.

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Stella gasped when she felt the connection with Linith fade away. She had just taken down a couple of Decepticons that had come through Sentinel's space bridge, including a pair of warships. She was flying above the main thick clouds, being protected by an invisible aura so she could breathe properly. Optimus had tried to take on Sentinel, but the older Prime was stronger and had taken him down easily, but didn't kill him.

"L-Linith…", the woman gasped, feeling fear build up.

"Stella!"

Said woman turned around to see Mikaela fly up to her with Alice and Seth riding on Friedrich's adult form.

"Mikaela, Alice, Seth", Stella said.

Mikaela noticed her friend's distressed eyes. "Stella, what happened?"

"The connection with Linith…", Stella mumbled weakly.

"Look out!" Seth called.

Stella turned around and spotted a pink beam head towards her. She pointed Raising Heart in Buster Mode and created a shield that protected her and Mikaela.

When the attack ended, the group looked up to see Tre and Sette fly several meters from them. Sette's palm was smoking, revealing it was her who had sent that beam at Stella.

"Combat cyborgs", the brown-haired woman growled as her grip on Raising Heart tightened.

Mikaela turned to the duo on the dragon. "Seth, Alice, go ahead of me."

"But Mikaela!" Alice retorted.

"We'll catch up to you soon", Stella replied. "Go!"

Alice was worried, but Seth understood. "Fried!" he called.

Friedrich growled before flying off, leaving the aerial battlefield.

"Seth…", Alice said worriedly.

"It's an opponent which can outrange us in air combat. If we stay, Mikaela and Stella can't fight to their fullest", Seth explained.

Alice was still worried, but nodded.

Mikaela turned Bardiche around. "Bardiche, third form."

"Zanber Form."

The axe Device's blade split in two before a spike emerged from the top of the head, forming a trident shape which became the hilt of an enormous golden energy sword.

Stella followed Mikaela's example. "Raising Heart, third form!"

"Exceed Mode."

Raising Heart transformed into her third form while Stella's Barrier Jacket changed into Exceed Mode.

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Dia and Garyu had successfully reached the destroyed base and tried to launch a surprise attack at the two Numbers. They hid behind the debris whenever they would spot a gadget drone patrolling the area.

"First we have to offline the drones", Dia mumbled before looking at her Device. "Asclepius, you know what to do."

"Insektzug."

A bluish purple summoning magic circle appeared below Dia's feet before three transparent pillars floated up from the circle. Inside the pillars were small spike-looking mechanical bugs flying, ready to listen to their next order.

The pillars broke, releasing the bugs before they flew to their prey; the gadget drones.

The bugs made it through the gadget drones' AMF and implanted themselves into the drones' circuits. The bugs activated a virus that made the drones lose control and fly into each other, destroying themselves.

"Okay, this should do it", Dia nodded before she heard a roar.

She turned around and gasped at the sight.

Garyu had been attacked from behind, blood dripping from his abdomen. He collapsed on the ground, revealing Deed who stood in front of the insectoid creature.

"Trying to sneak on us?" Deed asked monotony.

Dia was about to re-counter when she was knocked down from behind by Otto.

"Sleep well", Otto said emotionlessly before the Numbers left the base, their mission done.

But before they could retreat properly, they took down Seth, Alice and Friedrich who had showed up to help their comrades. The Numbers took them down easily with an ambush.

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Leo and Ashley were helping the soldiers to evacuate people from the streets as Decepticons rushed by and crushed everything on their path. Whenever a Decepticon was about to stomp on someone, Leo shot energy beams with Durandal, killing the Cybertronian instantly.

Calista was also trying to kill the rampaging Decepticons with Laevatein. Her Unison partner Agito tried to melt down the alien robots with her flames, which helped to slow them down a bit. Ashley used her handcuffs to bind the Decepticons so the others could aim at them easily.

"Shit… We've got to retreat now!" William ordered.

"But we're not done yet!" Leo retorted.

"We're outnumbered, and with the mages all scattered around, we can't stop them!" William explained.

Leo growled under his breath, but listened. He looked up at the sky for a moment, hoping everyone was safe.

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Stella and Mikaela sparred with Tre and Sette, none of the duo refusing to give up, even if they were exhausted.

"Where is Scaglietti? Why would he cause something like this?" Stella demanded.

"If you want, we'll guide you to him anytime", Tre replied.

"Of course, that is if you comply with us", Sette added.

"He's a criminal!" Mikaela retorted. "Not to mention, the worst kind! Siding with the Decepticons!"

The two Numbers suddenly had sad facial expressions. "Please don't say such sad things", Tre said. "The Doctor, as well as for that boy, is your uncle."

"Uncle?" Stella's eyes widened in shock.

"Your mother and Doctor are both cousins to Judy Witwicky", Sette explained. "They got adopted by the same foster parents and grew up together, but separated in early age."

"Shut up!" Stella spat angrily.

"I guess there's no helping it", Sette sighed.

Purple glowing particles appeared all around in the air, alarming Stella and Mikaela.

"I believe we'll meet again", Sette said. "And, at that time, we'll talk in detail."

"Oh, and you may have realized already, but…", Tree said before the shiny particles ignited a bright light.

Stella and Mikaela shielded their eyes until the light died down. They looked up, but saw the two Numbers had already left.

"Next time, you will no longer be able to defeat us", Tre's voice echoed in their heads.

Stella felt a bit lost at the news. Jail Scaglietti was her uncle? Her mother never mentioned anything about a third cousin in the family tree.

Mikaela glanced worriedly at her friend before she heard Maggie call them.

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Alice was feeling terrified of the development of this event. Seth and Fried, now in his small form, were laying unconscious on the ground, the young woman being the only one who didn't lose consciousness.

Alice could hear the noise of the gadget drones flying above her, the fire roaring around her, the smell of dead bodies making her nauseous.

The woman couldn't hold back her tears as they ran down her cheeks and dropped from her chin.

"Why…did this happen?" Alice mumbled sadly.

The tears hit the ground, but it activated a new power of Kerykeion. A large pink summoning magic circle appeared below Alice's feet.

"Dragon Mount Summon…", Alice mumbled.

The ground started rumbling as the stripes elongated from the main crystals on Kerykeion.

"VOLTAIRE!" Alice screamed desperately.

Another gigantic summoning magic circle appeared behind the woman before a large black/red humanoid dragon was summoned to the field. He opened his glowing yellow eyes and roared into the sky as he emerged his wings. He was being armed with a magic cannon on each shoulder and the chest.

"Don't destroy…", Alice mumbled as the dragon's cannons collected destructive energy. "Don't destroy…OUR HOME!"

Voltaire shot the collected energy up to the sky, destroying the remaining gadget drones that hadn't been destroyed yet.

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At the shelter base, Carim, Mearing, Simmons, Sarah, Verossa and other nuns were watching the news, seeing the destruction of the Decepticons and the Numbers.

"The prophecy… They couldn't stop the first part of it…", Carim mumbled with a low voice.

Verossa placed a hand on his half-sister's shoulder. "It's not over yet. We can still prevent the rest of the prophecy to happen."

Simmons nodded, sitting in a wheelchair since he broke his leg during the ambush at the highway earlier today. "I wish I had the same positive point of view, young man… But we've got a maniac out there with a deadly weapon."

Mearing sighed, "Who knows what the government will say about this mess now…?"

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Translations from German to English:

Unwetterform = "Thunderstorm Form"

Form drei = "Form three"

Gigantform = "Giant Form"

Insektzug = "Insect Platoon"

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Seth Lydiksen belongs to PJ-NCIS-TF-26.

Ashley Coursce belongs to Madsluads.

Dia Staris belongs to Princess Serenity Angel.

Xireana Morimaru, Yue, and Sesshomaru belong to Xireana Prime.

Calista Meredith belongs to Zeng Xiao Long Sunstar Crystal.

Catalaya DeRosa belongs to Latina shewolf.

Anna Carter belongs to PrimesSPARROW.

Alice Doll belongs to Springflowerangel.

Katherine Diamond belongs to Goldstreak.