Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers! They belong to Takara/Hasbro! The season 4 I have written up is nothing more than a fan-story of what I think season 4 COULD have been like. Enjoy! This chapter took a while to complete, sorry for the delay.
Bring The Fire!
666akatsuki
"Mobilize the troops! We're heading to Earth right now!" Sentinel Magnus cried out as the Autobots from both Universes rushed into positions whilst the spacebridge warmed up. The war could not be avoided and with Star Saber and Dai Atlas leading a rebel group into battle it left the Primes with no further choice except to take their example. Already all three of the secret weapons had been deployed which did not leave the Autobots in a good position. They were setting themselves up for heavy losses and he could feel it deep within his spark. Something big was coming and he was sure they would see death befall their army, there was no denying it now; death was closing in. The Steelhaven was still too badly damaged so it was decided that it would remain behind so Sentinel joined Optimus onboard Tele-tran-1 as they set course for Earth with their alternative selves following behind in Fortress Maximus.
"Megatron... stay with us..." Blackarachnia whispered as she monitored her leader's vital pulses, they were growing weaker which was not a good sign. She had completed the physical upgrade but Megatron's body continued to reject the programming she was trying desperately to administer. The two Starscream's watched in silence, their argument had been brought to an end but they could feel that time was fading swiftly. Waspinator suddenly became rigid as he sensed something approaching the lair. Shockwave and the other Decepticons piled into the lair with the Predacons close behind. The Predacons rounded up the Decepticons and kept them pinned until their mistress could issue her orders. Blackarachnia turned her attention to the uninvited guests and she strolled over to them and gazed at Blitzwing in particular. "It's ok my pets, they are allowed in. Just make sure they don't touch anything." She giggled as she returned to Megatron's side. The cheetah snorted and transformed. "I'll make sure they don't touch a single thing, my Lady." Cheetor promised as he strutted around as if he were the big dog of the yard. The other Predacons became more relaxed and released the Decepticons from their watching eyes. Ramjet became interested in the techno-organics and approached the gorilla, but the Predacon moved away and gave a stiff grunt in displeasure. Blackarachnia spied Blitzwing approaching her and he paused by her side, his optics set upon Megatron. "Is he rejecting ze programme? Perhaps I could offer some aid; I could merge with hiz mind and guide him accordingly." He suggested which caused the spider to glance around the room before she moved Blitzwing closer to Megatron's helm. She opened up a panel on the side of her master's helm whilst Blitzwing unsealed an access port on his wrist. He lowered his servo into the tank to rest beside Megatron's head whilst forming a connection through the wires. Blitzwing could feel himself entering the sub-conscience of Megatron and was swept away into a virtual world which made up Megatron's 'brain'. The world was dark and seemed to carry memories of war and chaos which caused Blitzwing to falter to a small extent but he pulled himself back in and searched around his lord's mind-world.
Void vented a vast amount of steam from his body as he displayed detest towards Voyager. Void wanted to destroy his brother so badly and without a connection to a Prime there was nothing to keep him under control. He started up his thrusters and made a dash towards Voyager but was cut down by a shot from a cannon from below in the trees. Void fell face first into the forest due to the shock to his systems and he remained down. Voyager spun his body round in search of the source of the cannon fire but could detect nothing but his keen optic panel noticed a light coming from the trees to his left which signalled that the attacker was charging up another volley. Voyager pretended to remain oblivious until the shot was fired in which he propelled himself out of harm's way. "I see you now!" He roared as he turned his cannons upon the area where Galvatron stood. Voyager opened fire and turned the area into a smouldering crater; he set his cannons back into their stand-by positions and prepared to land to aid Void but was blind-sided by a collection of cannon and laser fire which struck him in the back. The exposed protoform areas on his back flared with intense pain and he collapsed on to his knees next to Void.
"Now Decepticons! Take them down!" Galvatron bellowed as his troops opened fired upon Void and Voyager and dealt heavy damage to the sensitive regions on the titan's bodies. Voyager shifted himself so he was blocking the line of fire to Void in hope of defending his younger sibling. "Uh... sir? I think we should run." Octane whimpered as he ceased shooting. Galvatron glowered at him and raised his brow ridge in question. "Why? Have you lost your courage suddenly?" Octane shook his head and pointed towards a rather furious Nightfury that was charging towards them. The Decepticons scattered as the third brother ploughed into the group and swung his anchor tail around to catch out the slower mechs. The fire was now focused upon Nightfury who took each hit head-on as if it were nothing. Unlike his brothers he had no heavily exposed protoform on his front or back as he had grown plate armour which offered a worthy amount of defence. It meant he had no long ranged weapons but at least he could take a hit. He let out a loud shriek which dampened the targeting systems of the Decepticon attackers which gave the Autobots a chance to sneak in and launch a wave of attacks. Galvatron smirked with twisted happiness as he admired his enemy's tactics; he was actually impressed that the Autobots were actually delivering a half decent fight. He spun on the ball of his foot and glowered at Dai Atlas and Star Saber. "I'm guessing you're leading this merry band of 'bots. I'm in a good mood, I'll give you a chance to run and save your bearings." Galvatron teased as he tossed his head slightly to indicate which direction the Autobots should flee in. Dai Atlas shook his head and charged towards Galvatron with Star Saber backing him up.
"Brother... why do you protect me?" Void spoke in a low voice as his automatic repair programme kicked into life. Voyager clicked loudly and was badly damaged so did not reply to Void's question as an attempt to save precious energy. Nightfury continued to fight by hunting down the individual Decepticons that ran through the trees. Rodimus Prime and his group were able to fend off some of the Decepticons but they remained out-numbered, but with Nightfury they remained on top when it came to strength. Hotshot suddenly paused and noticed a few Decepticons gathering together in a clearing and they seemed to be preparing for something big. Hun-Gurr chuckled darkly which sparked off the other Terrorcons to join in. "Let's combine and feast upon that titan." The five Transformers began to fuse together until they became the fully formed gestalt known as Abominus. The large Decepticon charged towards Nightfury but the Autobot locked himself against Abominus which prevented any further combat as their frames groaned with immense strain as they remained tangled together.
"YYAARRHHH!" Star Saber cried out as he was sent crashing into a nearby tree. He stiffly lifted his head to look at Galvatron who was holding a limp Dai Atlas who was torn and battered beyond recognition. Star Saber coughed loudly as energon pooled within his mouth components and choked his intakes due to his facial mask preventing him from ejecting the pesky liquid. His systems began to shut down and it began with his limbs. Galvatron tossed Dai Atlas to the side and turned his attention towards Star Saber. "You Autobots are nothing more than insects. You infest caves and scurry whenever a light touches you and you die so easily. I guess it's time I put you out of your misery... hm?" The sudden roar of engines filled the air which attracted Galvatron's gaze and he was met with the sight of a low flying aeroplane which skimmed clumsily over the tops of the trees. A shadow suddenly began to descend over his form but the sun obscured his vision and by the time he realised what it was it was already too late. "ME GRIMLOCK FIGHT BAD BOT!" Grimlock roared as he landed on top of Galvatron and crushed the Decepticon leader into the ground. "Grimlock strongest bot!" His large jaws clamped around Galvatron's face plates and he pulled roughly in an attempt to decapitate the Decepticon. "Lord Galvatron!" Cyclonus cried out as he burst from the bushes to aid his leader but was interrupted by Talon who transformed to his robot mode and fended off the second-in-command with his thermal lance. "You Decepti-creeps messed with the wrong Autobots!" Talon jeered with glee as he pushed Cyclonus back and soon enough Sludge, Swoop and Snarl joined the fray and helped to protect Dai Atlas and Star Saber. "Get off ME!" Galvatron snarled as he freed his right servo and pressed his cannon to Grimlock's stomach region and opened fire upon the massive Dinobot. Grimlock roared with static and staggered backwards which freed Galvatron from his crushing bulk. Galvatron bared his dentas and delivered another shot to Grimlock to ensure that the Dinobot would remain back and remember what true pain really felt like. Galvatron now set his sights upon Talon who was busy harassing Cyclonus into submission.
Talon was fully focused upon Cyclonus as he jabbed his lance into the jet's armour which left holes which continued to burn and began to develop into deep wounds. He failed to notice Galvatron sneaking up behind him and was rapidly flanked and forced to the ground. Galvatron ripped the lance from his claws and proceeded to tear into his weak armour. Talon cried out his suffering as his weaker armour was removed from his protoform structure which left him almost bare of any armour except the stronger armour over his chest and waist region. Talon whimpered loudly as Galvatron scratched at his chest plating, Talon already knew that the Decepticon warlord was going to crush his spark. The young Dinobot thrashed about as he struggled to save his life but Galvatron over-powered him easily and it didn't take him long to remove Talon's chest plating, the armour was discarded off to the side and Talon's spark was left exposed to the Decepticon Lord. "Grimlock not allow young Dino to die!" Grimlock roared as he charged over but Cyclonus leapt in and stabbed the mechanical T-rex with his swords which devoured the Dinobot's energy leaving him unable to save Talon. Talon shuttered his optics and jerked about as Galvatron's fingers coiled around his spark. The world felt cold and the smell of energon filled Talon's sensory network, small whimpering clicks escaped his vocaliser but he felt no pain. His optics unshuttered and he gazed at the blue sky above him, he could hear whelps and bellowed war shouts in the distance. He sat up and looked around himself. Ravage sank his fangs deep into Galvatron's left arm and caused energon to swell up to the surface of the Decepticon's armour. Ravage snarled but pain filled his optics as Galvatron's right hand burrowed deep into his chest armour; twisting, pulling, straining. Ravage didn't dare let go but his life was reaching an end the closer Galvatron got to his spark. Talon forced himself to roll over onto his front and he struggled to get up onto his feet, he didn't want Ravage to fight alone against Galvatron or at least he wished for them to die together in battle. Talon rushed in and punched and kicked, thrashing wildly at Galvatron in hope of dealing damage to the monster in metal that dared to threaten his Universe.
"Drift, do you even KNOW where we're going?" Bumblebee huffed loudly as they walked behind the white cyber-samurai who seemed to be guessing his way through the rainforest terrain. "I don't think he does, then again his guess is as good as mine anyway." Sari sighed as she trailed her feet across the ground from exhaustion, the heat and moisture was murder on the Cybertronian armour but she refused to transform in case they were suddenly attacked. Bulkhead pushed the large branches to the side to allow Bumblebee and Sari to pass by easily but he became startled when he encountered a large python in one of the trees. "Uuuuhhh... Sari..." He stood still to avoid provoking the snake but when he felt something touch the back of his neck he released the branch which flicked the snake straight into the faceplates of the oncoming Blurr. "GET-IT-OFF! GET-IT-OFF! GET-IT-OFF! GET-IT-OFF!" Shrieked the racer who shot off into the bushes screaming like a psychotic robot having a meltdown. Bumblebee fell over from laughing at Bulkhead and Blurr which caused Drift to suddenly appear over him. The white Autobot gripped Bumblebee around the neck and brought their faceplates close. "Don't do that EVER again." Drift growled as he threw Bumblebee down roughly before he climbed up Bulkhead's side to retrieve the small lizard that Bumblebee had tossed. He released it then hurried ahead to search for Blurr. Wheelie finally caught up with the group and appeared completely spent. Bulkhead scooped up the young Autobot and carried Wheelie to give him a chance to rest.
Perceptor, Mainframe and Wheeljack rushed through the trees in search of other Autobots but their optics were met with a grim sight. Sludge was stood over Grimlock in a defensive manner as Grimlock remained in stasis, Swoop and Snarl were protecting Dai Atlas and Star Saber and none of them were in good condition, but the sight of Talon and Ravage's small bodies curled up next to each other was what hit Wheeljack hard. He walked over to the lifeless bodies and examined them closely, he could see that the Allspark shard that had been in Talon was gone, either destroyed or stolen. He wanted to kill Galvatron so badly but seeing Talon's protoform exposed diverted his rage away from the war. Wheeljack put Talon back together and let the two hunters lie in peace together. He staggered backwards away from the two younglings and shivered as the emotional sting of the reality of war sank in. Talon was still his creation and had tried to help which made Wheeljack ache as he remembered how he had tried to execute Talon back in Detroit under Perceptor Prime's orders. Mainframe gave Wheeljack an understanding look and he made his way over to the scientist and tried to offer some comfort to lessen the overall pain. Perceptor kept out of Wheeljack's line of sight and tried to treat Grimlock's wounds.
"Ahh... Blitzwing... what brings you here?" Megatron growled as he prowled through the shadows cast by buildings as he hunted the triple-changer that had intruded within his personal domain. Blitzwing watched his back as he continued to push his way deeper into Megatron's world towards the central core of the processer. He was stunned when he reached the outer limits of the central core. Metallic vines had grown around the area and seemed to be choking Megatron's mind. "This muzt be that virus from Cyclonus. So it got this deep?" Blitzwing changed from Icy to Hothead and he charged towards the vines and tugged at them brutally in an attempt to remove them but they didn't budge. Megatron appeared next to Hothead and pushed him away from the vines. "Be gone!" Megatron snapped but Blitzwing slapped his master across the faceplates. "Fight this virus! Galvatron is coming for you. Are you going to juzt roll over and let him kill you and take the Decepticonz for himzelf?" Megatron gazed at Blitzwing in a stunned manner and he seemed to grow stronger. He turned upon the vines and began to cut into them and slowly remove them from the glowing orb that formed his central core. "This is MY body; I will become stronger than any other Transformer!" The vines were repelled by the new spirit that Megatron displayed and soon the programme for the Triple Transformation began to sink in. Blitzwing was forced out of Megatron's mind due to the new firewalls that began to flare up.
Blitzwing jolted up and disconnected from Megatron. Blackarachnia stared dumbfounded at Blitzwing. "Megatron has began to downloadz the software; he'll be done in a few cyclez." Blitzwing spoke after he had rebooted. He got up and walked away from the energon bath and flopped out in a corner to rest. Blackarachnia was silent as she watched Blitzwing wander away from her, but she was thankful that he had helped her out but being a Decepticon prevented her from expressing such messages. Soundwave grunted loudly which cut through the silence of the lair. He rubbed at his chest in obvious discomfort but he repelled any help from the other Decepticons. "Ravage..." He whispered behind his facial mask as his spark responded to the death of one of his cassetticons, he had quite liked Ravage and had even seen him as his favourite.
"Where did those stupid Autobots go?" Sixshot hissed as he moved slowly through the foliage to avoid being detected by any of his prey. He heard rustling which caused him to transform to his winged wolf mode; he kept his body low to the ground as he crept forward to hunt down his prey but was horrified as a black coloured Autobot erupted out the bushes and ran him over. Blurr didn't hang around to investigate what he had hit and just kept on running with a large snake coiled around his head. "What just hit me...?" Sixshot groaned as he picked himself up but was knocked over onto his back as a white mech pushed past him. Sixshot watched as the aft of Drift disappeared into the jungle from his upside-down position. "This just isn't my day for hunting..." He grumbled as he rolled over and transformed back to his robot form. He was about to continue walking when he spotted Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Sari heading his way. Sixshot transformed to his tank mode then recoiled back into the shadows and waited for his prey to come close. "I think he went this way." Bulkhead spoke as he examined some tracks in the mud before he moved forward. BANG!
"MEGATRON!" The voice rippled through the air of the lair which caused the Decepticons to tense up and snap their gazes towards the entrance of the cave. Galvatron stood proudly with Cyclonus and Scourge at each side of him. Shockwave narrowed his optic before he stepped forward in challenge towards Galvatron. "You shall not touch my Lord." Galvatron smirked and walked up to Shockwave until they were optic-to-optic with each other. "Let me guess, I won't get to touch your precious master until you lie dead in the dirt?" Shockwave nodded slowly and showed no fear towards his opponent. Galvatron threw a punch at Shockwave's face but he dodged and extended his arms to their full length and coiled around Galvatron like a snake. Galvatron snarled and thrashed violently as he tried to escape Shockwave's tightening grip but the cyclops held strong and contracted which caused Galvatron's armour to groan under the pressure. The other Decepticons cheered for Shockwave but their jeers were cut short as Cyclonus hacked into Shockwave's back which drove him off. Galvatron spun around and turned his cannon upon Shockwave and opened fire. Shockwave stood frozen in place before he whelmed up the courage to look at his left servo. From the shoulder down everything had been blown away as if it had never been there. He shuddered slightly from the sting of the wound but seemed fairly stable as he turned an enraged optic back upon Galvatron. "Constructicons combine!" He commanded which caused the Constructicons to bolt forward and begin their transformation sequence.
The beating of the heart of war filled the audio receptors of Voyager; it drove him insane to hear the pain and to feel the hurt that over-whelmed Perceptor Prime. The sound of cries of pain, the suffering and the stench of energon filled his olfactory sensors. "I can't take it anymore..." His voice rumbled which caught the attention of his younger sibling beneath him. Voyager got onto his pedes and started up his thrusters so he slowly hovered higher into the air. "I will destroy the enemy... I will purge this world of darkness!" Voyager readied his cannons and began to absorb the surrounding energy from the sun to power him up for a super charged blast which would eliminate everything around him. Void gazed at his brother and could feel the intense rage poisoning the air. "Brother... DON'T DO IT!" Void pleaded but his brother was too far gone to hear him. Void frantically searched around himself and spotted Nightfury locked in combat with Abominus. Void realised he was on his own, it scared him and he didn't know what to do. He swallowed down his pride and stood up and opened up his chest plates to expose the null cannon. He began the process of absorbing energy around him to charge the weapon to its full strength in hope of defending the rainforest and the Autobots that fought bravely against the Decepticons.
"VOYAGER! Cease your current course of action!" Perceptor Prime demanded over the as he tried to reach the titan but he received no reply from the massive Transformer. Mainframe and Wheeljack stared at their Prime with worried optics as the situation began to dawn upon them. Rodimus Prime, Hot Shot and Red Alert appeared from the trees and seemed to be fleeing from a threat. Astrotrain(G1) and Blitzwing(G1) were in hot pursuit and were closing in fast. Rodimus' team stopped when they identified Perceptor and they rushed to join up with them. "The Decepticons are close!" Rodimus panted as he readied his weapons when the sound of heavy pedes and the snapping of branches were picked up by his audio receptors. The two triple changers emerged but were sent scurrying back towards the safety of the dense forest as they were greeted by the barrage of weapon fire.
A Space-bridge opened up above the war zone and Tele-tran-1 emerged from the tunnel of light and lingered high above the tree canopies. Optimus and Sentinel dashed to the monitor screens to assess the situation but the immediate threat that they picked up was from the two titans preparing to fire their cannons. "This isn't looking too good, is it Optimus?" Prowl spoke in a low voice as he watched the situation unfold below. "No, it really isn't. We'll need to land immediately and allow Omega Supreme to transform to see if he can help." Optimus spoke up so the cruiser lowered itself to allow the Autobots to disembark which allowed Omega to approach Void and transform to robot mode. "Is assistance required?" Omega Supreme questioned and got a serious nod from Void who was still charging. Omega Supreme turned and opened fire upon Voyager to cause some damage. Fortress Maximus appeared in the sky and was next to drop off his payload of Autobots so he could join Omega and Void. Voyager cried out in pain and unleashed the bolts of energy from his cannons. Void fired his null cannon and the two shots collided midway and caused a massive and very devastating shockwave which knocked the four large mechs to the ground and then proceeded to rip the trees out of the ground by their roots which made Nightfury and Abominus fall on their afts. Nightfury grunted from the pain and looked at the clearing that had been made since the trees had been flattened within a certain range from Void and Voyager's blast epicentre. Abominus had separated into the various Terrorcons which gave Nightfury a chance to offline a few before he made his way towards his fallen brothers. He knelt down beside Void and looked at the young Autobot, he was missing majority of the left side of his body but seemed stable despite the grotesque damage. Nightfury turned his attention towards Voyager who had been knocked out and was badly damaged across the full of his body. "This is very bad..." Nightfury whispered as he also noticed that Omega Supreme and Fortress Maximus weren't exactly in the best of shape either.
Galvatron chuckled and blasted the centre Constructicon to shut down their attempt at combining. "You're all pathetic!" He taunted as he turned upon the other Decepticons and unleashed his full fury upon them. Cyclonus and Scourge were swift to follow their master's example as they joined in the wall of death. Starscream(G1) hooked his arm around his alternative counterpart and pulled him back into the shadows to avoid being hit by any of the shots. Cheetor noticed Blackarachnia being hit in the shoulder which pissed him off, he charged towards Galvatron and used his speed to dodge the shots as he drew closer to his target. He pounced at Galvatron's right servo and wrangled the cannon off its position on Galvatron's arm before he bolted away from the outraged dictator. Rhinox rushed in and head-butted Galvatron in the stomach region which stopped him from chasing Cheetor. The young Predacon sought refuge among the Decepticons who huddled around him and acted as a living barrier to keep Galvatron away from his cannon. "Galvatron, this is between you and me!" Optimus Prime's(G1) voice boomed as he stormed up behind Galvatron and wrestled the large mech to the ground. The other Optimus Prime(TFA) and Sentinel Magnus rushed in to back up their alternate comrade by attacking Cyclonus and Scourge. "Geesh! This base is already too crowded without having more bots coming in!" Rattrap complained loudly as he tried to wriggle his way to the back of the lair where the two Starscream's were hiding.
"BULKHEAD! GET UP!" Sari cried out as the large mech lay on the ground, energon leaking from his wounds after being shot by Sixshot. The six-changer emerged from the bushes and reverted back to robot mode. He grabbed Bumblebee and Wheelie and tossed them about like ragdolls before throwing them to the side as he focused upon Sari. He grabbed the young female and held her up to his optics so he could examine her. "Very interesting... you're a techno-organic. Part human, part Cybertronian. I feel almost bad that I have to destroy you... actually, I'll ask Lord Galvatron if I can keep you as my little pet instead." Sixshot teased but his smirk dissipated as Bumblebee shot at him. He delivered a dark gaze to the yellow Autobot and turned his blaster upon him before pulling the trigger. Bumblebee's cry echoed through the trees causing birds to flee in all directions. Bumblebee collapsed onto his side and his armour started to become dull. "BEE!" Sari trembled with shock as she watched the glow in Bumblebee's optics fade away. "Stupid Autobot, I'm one of the most powerful Decepticons alive!" Sixshot grinned behind his mask as he returned his attention to the girl. "Yeah, but you're not the strongest Decepticon or Autobot!" Quickswitch charged towards Sixshot and fired at the Decepticon. Sixshot threw Sari away and charged towards his new opponent and the two large six-changers clashed in a fearsome punch-up. Sixshot transformed to his winged wolf mode whilst Quickswitch became a large robotic puma. Energon was spilled across the trees and ground and neither six-changer seemed to be better than the other as they rotated through their various forms to out-best the other. Sixshot jumped out of the fight and stood panting for air, his optics fixed upon Quickswitch. The Autobot gasped for breath but seemed ready to go again with the duel. "Come on dad, don't tell me you're going to roll over and die for your son so easily?" Quickswitch taunted which caught Sari's attention. "Wait... you two are father and son? But then... who... er... HOW? You're robots, how on earth did you make... never mind." Sari was startled and very confused, she knew of protoforms but had come to know of them being made in factories. She knew that the Transformers didn't exactly have family relations other than siblings which was caused by sparks splitting to make two or more protoforms. Sixshot chuckled before he transformed to his jet mode and fled the scene leaving Quickswitch with a burning desire to fight. The six-changer looked at the injured Autobots and leaned down to Bumblebee and tried to fix what he could with what little knowledge he had. First Aid(G1) and Kup(G1) arrived on the scene and tried to treat the injured.
"Optimus, stand down!" Megatron barked loudly as he pushed through his fellow Decepticons and approached Galvatron. "This is my fight now, he came for me and I wish to show him his mistake!" Megatron growled as he aimed his fusion cannon at Galvatron's chest plates. "Get up, let's see if you can actually take me on!" Megatron signalled for Galvatron's cannon to be returned to him. Galvatron got to his pedes and reattached his cannon before he stood in front of Megatron and readied for battle. Optimus Prime(G1) rose his servo into the air before bringing it down again to signal for the fight to begin. Cannon shots were exchanged and the two Decepticon lords clashed in ferocious combat, energon was splattered across the dirt and yelps and swears filled the air. They appeared equal at first but the effects of Galvatron's previous battles with the likes of the titans and Shockwave had gravely drained him of energy. Megatron wasted no time in taking the upper servo and he tore into his opponent without mercy. Megatron grinned and transformed into his new tank mode, the cannon barrel swung towards Galvatron and fired volley after volley and didn't stop until Galvatron's body was nothing more than fragments and his spark shattered. Megatron gasped heavily for air to cool his burning circuitry as he rose up from the ground after transforming back to robot mode then stood over Galvatron to ensure he was finished, his frame shuddered and he collapsed from exhaustion. Lugnut rushed to his master's side and tried to stop the leaking from Megatron's wounds. It didn't take Ratchet(TFA) long to appear to offer medical assistance to the injured. Cyclonus and Scourge fled with their tails between their legs which brought about the full retreat of the Decepticons from the alternate Universe. Soundwave(G1) remained unlucky as he was trapped with Blackout, Oil-Slick and Spittor who rejoined Megatron's ranks and offered Soundwave(G1) as a prisoner.
Shockwave strolled out of Blackarachnia's lair and wandered through the rainforest to get some peace and quiet from the commotion of the injured being treated and the hot air being blown between the Autobots and Decepticons. Shockwave grasped at his left shoulder; he was still shaken from the fight with Galvatron. He had sensed something during the fight and he knew that the end of the war was far from over, one other being had yet to make a show. As he walked he noticed Wheeljack digging a hole in the ground in a clearing, it immediately took his interest and he boldly approached the Autobot. Once he had a clear view he realised that Wheeljack was digging a grave for one of the Dinobots and one of Soundwave's cassetticons. Wheeljack turned a dark optic upon Shockwave. "What do you want?" Wheeljack snapped, he still hated Shockwave for what he had done to him in Vegas. Shockwave walked right up to Wheeljack before stopping. "Considering there happens to be a truce going on I guess I could... help you out." Wheeljack narrowed his optics and swung the shovel at Shockwave and struck him in the side of the head which brought the Decepticon to his knee pads. Shockwave spluttered loudly and was slightly shocked yet understanding of the treatment he received from the scientist. Shockwave reached into sub-space and pulled out two Allspark shards and he offered them up to Wheeljack. The Autobot froze and let the shovel slip from his fingers before he dropped to the ground and wrapped his arms around Shockwave in a tight hug. Shockwave's optic widened in horror but mainly with severe pain. "My... shoulder... get off!" Shockwave whispered through static and Wheeljack backed off. The Autobot took the shards and placed one in each of the predators. After a few cycles Talon and Ravage woke from their off-lined status and gazed around themselves in a lost manner. Wheeljack assessed the two younglings before letting them disappear which left him alone with Shockwave. The Decepticon was slipping in and out of stasis but before he blacked out he remembered Wheeljack beginning repairs to his left shoulder.
Quickswitch walked between the trees as he followed behind Sari, Wheelie, First Aid, Kup and a limping Bulkhead. The six-changer carried Bumblebee tenderly in his arms as he remained in stasis after the fight with Sixshot. Bumblebee was very badly hurt but his spark held strong which was the only thing keeping him functioning. The troop of Autobots stumbled across the cluster of Autobots and Decepticons who lingered in the shade of Blackarachnia's lair. Ratchet lifted his head and watched as his friends were delivered to him for aid. "Not more, aw Bee... what did they do to you?" Ratchet grumbled as he stood up to greet Quickswitch who set the minibot down on the ground. The medic set straight to work to repair the young Autobot.
"We must go now, we'll take Soundwave back with us. I'm sure he'll enjoy being back in his correct Universe judging from his poor condition." Blaster(G1) chuckled as he helped the Autobots board Fortress Maximus. "If any Decepticons from our Universe show up you know where to post them." Optimus Prime(G1) spoke but paused before he boarded, he stormed back into Blackarachnia's lair and grabbed Starscream(G1). "I'm taking you home too!" He growled as he dragged the whining seeker to the giant Autobot. Optimus(TFA) and Sentinel Magnus watched as the great mech rose up and shot off into the sky in the direction of the portal that would take them home. "What now?" Prowl inquired as he glanced at the Decepticons who were content with lazing around and taking a well deserved break. "Dunno... the other Decepticons are still out there so we still have something in common to hunt. I'm guessing our war will probably resume once the Decepticons here have rested enough to cause a stir."
"BLURRRRRRR!" Drift whined loudly as he was dragged across the ground whilst desperately clinging onto the speeding racer. Eventually Blurr ran out of steam and came to an unexpected stop. Drift groaned in pain as he picked himself up and removed the snake from the stilled Blurr. "There, it's gone now." Drift sighed with relief as he wiped the mud from his faceplates. He was about to speak when he suddenly became rigid and his attention was drawn to the sky. He could sense something powerful coming and it felt as if Cybertron was in grave danger. He shook his head and guided Blurr towards the signal coming from the other Autobots. When he arrived he noticed Sky Garry stood over Dai Atlas' form. "Is my master ok?" Drift spoke up as he approached the young officer but Sky Garry shook his head. "Drift... I'm sorry, Dai Atlas went off-line due to the extent of his wounds when he fought Galvatron." Drift stumbled back a few steps and stared at Sky Garry in disbelief, he shook his head violently and clicked loudly. He glanced at his dead master before he bolted away into the trees. "NO! Anyone but him!" He cried out as he tried to run away from the hurt caused by seeing his fallen teacher. Blurr was about to race after Drift but Star Saber stepped in and prevented the Autobot from chasing Drift. "Leave him, he needs to be alone."
Omega Supreme, Voyager and Nightfury transformed into their spaceship modes and allowed the Autobots to board which meant that Void had to be left behind in the meantime with the Decepticons. The spacebridge opened and the ships returned to Cybertron. Drift watched from a rocky out-crop as his friends left for Cybertron, he could see the badly wounded titan that had been left behind and decided to head over to the huge Autobot for protection and comfort. Void on-lined his primary optic and focused upon the small Autobot when he approached. "I want to go home..." Void whispered as he strained himself to sit up. "So do I. The bridge is still open but we need to fly up to it. Maybe you should just wait until your brothers come and help you." Void shook his head. "No, I'm not weak. I refuse to accept their help getting home." Void forced himself onto his feet and he scooped up the cyber-samurai. "We go now..." Void started up what was left of his thrusters and he shakily flew into the spacebridge and emerged on the other side but was only plunged into utter chaos. "WHAT THE SLAG?" Drift stared at the massive golden coloured planet that was coming towards Cybertron. "Anything but this... that's the evil I've been sensing all this time!" The cyber-samurai trembled with fear at the sight of Unicron.
To be continued in Season 5... Coming later this year!
