Authors Notes: Part two! I've really loved writing these last few chapters. So much Transformers goodness.

Any guess' on who's in the casket yet? Here's your hint, its a he, and he's coming soon. I'll tell you who it's not, Megatron. But he has the same effect on people. No, it's not Galvatron either. Geeze.

Well here it is.

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Location Unknown, New Mexico,

Earth,

April 11, 2015, 3:15 P.M.

Optimus ran his wrist sword through Motormasters shoulder as Captian Hauser shot at him with an assault rifle full of thermal rounds. Motormaster retaliated by grabbing Optimus' arm, flipped the Prime over his head, and slammed him back down onto the hard ground. Optimus rolled over just in time to see Alpha Bravo fly in, his intercept mode flying over head as missles shot from him and crashed into Motormaster and Wildrider and just barely missing Drag Strip as he continued to fire off shots at Wheeljack.

With Motormaster down for the moment, Optimus transformed and drove full force into the Decepticon, Duke hoping on at the last second. Optimus then turned around and headed for Prowl, Sideswipe, and Arcee. Arcee had effectively entered her 'rage mode' as she put it, no doubt the irritating work of Breakdown.

"A little help." Sideswipe said as he struggled to keep Arcee restrained.

Optimus worked quickly, transforming then placing his thumbs on Arcee. One thumb on her forehead, and one over her Spark. "Arcee." He said. "Listen." The warm, calming light of the Matrix in his chest passed through his arms and into Arcee and soon her struggling slowed and eventually stopped. She quickly passed out, slumping in Sideswipes arms.

Arcee came back online shortly after. "Uhh..." She said groggily. She looked around at them. "Oh no, did I...?"

"Yup!" Sideswipe said. "Nearly killed Prowl too. Primus forbid I'd get a break."

"Ha ha." Prowl said dryly, holding his injured shoulder.

"Primus, I'm sorry Prowl." She apologized.

"It's fine." Prowl said. "Breakdown can get on anyone's nerves."

Optimus nodded in agreement as he remember his last fight Breakdown.

Arcee straightened herself out of Sideswipes arms. "Yeah, well I you one Prowl." Then she tuned, her ion pistol in hand and fired, blowing out the front time of Drag Strip. The Decepticon rolling and crashing into a rock.

"Thanks." Wheeljack said over the comms.

Wheeljack finally broke through all of the chains that kept Thundercracker tied up. He put the Decepticons good arm over his shoulder and hefted him up, Wheeljack being thankful that they were relatively the same size. Alpha Bravo hovered in, a magnet lift attached to his underside. "Bring him back to base, you know the route to take?"

"Yeah I got it." The copter said.

"Good." Wheeljack brought Thundercracker over to Alpha and attached him to the magnet. "Be gentle, he's hurt bad. No telling how the internal damage is until I get him properly scanned. I've already disabled his signal and checked him for tracers. It should be safe to take him back to base with the route I gave you. Now go!"

"I got it, it got it. I'll be back." Then Alpha took off, flying away with Thundercracker in tow.

"All clear on my end." Wheeljack radioed.

Then a dark, cruel, maniacal, ear bleeding(if you're human) laugh filled the area. It was Bludgeon, his face and head melted down to its endoskeleton. "Oh, how I've missed this! Prowl, only you and Optimus could catch me off guard like that!" His right optic, where the shot had hit, was completely gone. His helmet was completely slagged, fused to his endoskull, but somehow his horns remained intacted. As if Bludgeon really needed to look any more scary than he already did.

"Well." Captain Hauser said. "Who else isn't sleeping tonight?" Everyone but Optimus and Prowl raised their hands. "Thought so."

Bludgeon laughed again. "In the immortal words of Megatron!" He screeched. "Always have keep your best weapon for last. Oh, Motormaster! Would you kindly give the order! It's time to make use of your upgrades! The one thing that Thundercracker was useful for!"

Motormaster rose, smiling. The other four Stunticons transformed and started racing around Motormaster.

The Autobots raised their weapons. "Anyone else getting the feeling of imminent doom?" Duke asked.

"Im not liking this. Optimus?" Sideswipe asked.

Optimus stood frozen in spot, optics wide with what could only be fear. "It can't be." He whispered.

"Optimus, what is it." Prowl said.

"Tyger Pax." Was all Optimus said.

Acree and Sideswipe were too young to know what he meant. Prowl and Wheeljack on the other hand. "Are you saying that Thundercracker actually did it." Prowl said.

"Oh no. We barely made off of Tyger Pax before Ironhide had to destroy it just so we could get away." Wheeljack put in.

Duke looked up at Arcee and Sideswipe. "How worried should we be?" He asked.

"I don't know." Sideswipe said.

"The Autobots that were on Tyger Pax never talked about what happened there." Arcee informed. "Tyger Pax used to be a Cybertronian colony, it was the moon of the planet Tyger."

"Used to be?" Captain Hauser asked.

"Optimus and a team held off a Decepticon attack their. Something bad happened that ended with the whole moon going up." Sideswipe made an explosion with his hands. "Boom, the whole place was just gone."

"Only seven Autobots know what happened their." Arcee finished.

"Oh." Duke nodded. "So we're screwed then?"

"We won't know for sure until it happens." Wheeljack said. "But you're probably right."

"Stunticons!" Motormaster yelled. "Combine!" Motormaster leapt high into the air. Wildrider and Breakdown jumped too, transforming in mid air. Motormasters feet broke off, landing on the ground and unfolding. Wildrider and Breadkdown landed on the black and purple platforms that were once Motormasters feet. The two cars twisting, unfolding and reshaping into a new form, attaching to the platforms that locked onto them and begun to change shape as well. Breakdown and Wildrider now appearing as massive legs.

Motormaster, transforming as well, landed on top of the legs. His shape expanding and forming a giant torso. Drag Strip and Dead End jumped up, attaching to what were now giant shoulders. The two twisting and unfolding into massive arms. Two other parts of Motormaster fell out of the air, landing on ends of Drag Strip and Dead End, and transforming into massive hands.

Finally, the massive torso opened up and from Motormaster emerged a giant black head with a silver face, purple horns and piercing red optics. The Decepticon symbol shining on its chest as Motormasters backpack formed giant missile launchers that rested on its shoulders.

"Optimus Prime!" Bludgeon yelled madly. "Meet my new born Protoform, Menasor!" The new massive Decepticon roared with fury and madness unlike anything most had seen before. From its hand formed a giant sword, made from the combination of all of the Stunticons weapons. "Aww, would you look at that, he takes after me!"

"Oh..." Captain Hauser said. "So we're that screwed."

"Menasor! Kill!" Bludgeon laughed.

"Open fire!" Optimus yelled. "Don't let up!"

"You heard him boys!" Duke said over his radio.

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Bumblebee watched in horror as the Stunticons combined into one giant monstrosity. "Holy crap." Verity said from somewhere to his side. "That's was so cool!"

"It's not cool, Verity! It's not cool at all!" Bumblebee said in panic.

Scarlet received an order from Duke, the human soldiers rode out in their truck getting closer but keeping there distance. The humans moved as close as they could, and joined the other Autobots in opening fire at the gestalt.

"Is that a fragging Combiner?!" First Aid asked as he leaned over the same rock Bumblebee was behind.

"Oh, hey First Aid." Bumblebee said without any realization. Then he made a double take. "First Aid! How, and when did you get here!"

"I touched down a couple of minutes ago. This planet has a rough atmosphere though." The medic said. "Are those the Stunticons?"

"What do mean you touched down?! How did you even find us!?"

"I didn't, can you believe I saw you from back there. I'm as surprised you are, I mean what are the odds, right?"

"But how did you get here!" Bumblebee yelled louder then ever.

"Oh yeah, the Combiner kind of blows my story out of the water though. I followed some Decepticons through a Space Bridge. When they entered the atmosphere I had to break away from them and had to enter reentry mode. Then I just walked forward and saw you, then I saw the Combiner! Can you believe it? An actual Combiner!"

"First Aid, you're missing the point! Optimus and the others are in trouble..." Then Bumblebee got an idea. "Actually, you know what, I'm glad you're here."

"I missed you too." First Aid smiled with his not-face faceplate.

"I agree on the sentiment, but that's not what I meant. I need to go help, and since you look like you don't have any weapons on you..."

"I have my scalpels." First Aids hand broke apart, a scalpel replacing it.

"Since you don't have any guns, you can stay here and look after Verity."

"Who's Verity?" The medic asked.

Bumblebee pointed to the human at his feet, then he jumped, transformed and rode off to the battle.

"Hi, I'm Mikaela." The human introduced herself.

First Aid crouched down, smiling. "Hi, I'm First Aid. You must be Bumblebees latest pet."

"Why does everyone think I'm a pet?" She complained.

"Bumblebees known for getting attached to little organics. I didn't mean any offense."

"Eh, I'm used to it. And I'm almost an Autobot myself you know." Mikaela said proudly.

"Oh, really." First Aid inquired. "That must mean you're probably getting the unabridged version of the Autobot code from Prowl."

"Yes I am..." Then she paused. "There's an abridged version!"

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Menasor brought his sword down, the Autobots leaping out of the way. Optimus had scooped up Captain Hauser and put him on his shoulder, the human Captain supporting Optimus with shots from his rifle.

The massive sword dug into the ground, Arcee jumped onto it and ran up the blade to Menasors right arm, firing her ion cannon at him as she went. Menasor tried to shake her off, but Arcee dug her sword into what was basically Dead Ends abdomen in order to hang on.

"Somethings wrong." Prowl observed as his fired plasma rounds at Menasors legs. "Its slow."

"It must be their first time officially using this form in battle." Wheeljack put in. "We can use that to our advantage."

"Aim for joints than." Prowl concentrated fire on Menasors knee. Somehow the combination increased their armor, his shots were not getting through as easy as they should have been. Wheeljack joined Prowl in firing at the Combiners knee.

Arcee, still holding on to Menasors arm, opened fire on its face with her sidearm set to rapid fire mode. Optimus and Captain Hauser joined Wheeljack and Prowl in firing on Wildrider, while the other human soldiers fired to keep Menasor in place with a barrage of thermal rounds.

Their efforts were going relatively well as Meansors knee buckled, causing the giant to collapse to one knee, the impact forcing Arcee to jump off. Bumblebee rode up, transforming to Optimus' side and readying his plasma caster. "I'm here. What should I do."

Prowl growled at him, but kept quiet as he continued to fire. Optimus stopped and turned to him a knowing look on his faceplate. "Bumblebee."

Bumblebee nodded in understanding. "Right." Bumblebee transformed again and drove away.

Optimus calmly knelt and let Duke off of his shoulder. "You should return to your men, Captain Hauser." The human nodded and jogged off towards his men as the Autobots shifted fire to keep Menasor pinned down.

Optimus transformed with a small flip, landing in his alt-mode upside down forming a crude but effective ramp. Optimus and Bumblebee had been practicing this, but it was meant for reaching higher places on missions. Improvising was one thing Optimus had become good at in the past four million years of war.

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Once Bumblebee was a good distance away, he hit his breaks spinning back around, then flooring it back to Optimus. Reaching a hundred miles an hour, Bumblebee hit the ramp Optimus was making. Optimus transformed just as Bumblebee jumped off of him, the transformation giving Bumblebee an extra push.

Bumblebee flew through the air, his momentum sending him crashing into Menasors face. And the giant fell, landing with a thunderous impact that kicked up an enormous cloud of dust and sand. Bumblebee landing in his bipedal form on the other side of the fallen Combiner. Bludgeon lunged at the Chief Scout from the cover of the dust cloud, his foot crashing into Bumblebees face.

Bumblebee stumbled backwards, but Bludgeon was on him again delivering a quick combination of palm strikes and kicks. "You Autobots arent any different than the Decepticons!" The mad ghoul said. "You care about nothing but your own sense of entitlement!" Bumblebee tried to fight back, but Bludgeon was much faster than he was. Bumblebee punched, Bludgeon punched back three time. Bumblebee kicked, Bludgeon kicked higher, faster, and harder. Bumblebee shot at him, Bludgeon dodged and hit him harder.

"Neither of you realizing what's truly going on!" Bludgeon hit Bumblebee four more times. "Motormaster understood! Your stupid little war is insignificant! I've spent years slowly taking the Decepticons apart! But now, I have too kill you!" He spun, kicking Bumblebee in the face again. "Starting with you!"

Bumblebee felt something crack as both of Bludgeons feet crashed into his face in a powerful drop kick. Bludgeon loomed over him, leaning in close. "And when I'm done," He whispered. "And finish tearing out the Matrix from that Primes chest. I'll find that little human of yours, I'll burn this whole planet to ashes if have too, and as I peel the flesh from her bones, she'll know how you've all failed her."

Bumblebee glared at him as best as he could, but inside he was utterly terrified. This was Bludgeon, he meant every word and Bumblebee knew what he was capable of. Bludgeon slowly drew his spare short sword, it too erupted with plasma fire.

Then roaring of jet engines filled the air, followed by the impact of a volley of missiles. One such missile threw Bludgeon off of Bumblebee, giving the Autobot some relief to get away from the psycho.

Explosions filled the valley, rocky mounds blowing to pieces and throwing chunks all over. Bumblebee took the chance to drive through the chaos, passing Menasor, trying to find the others. A second volley of missiles came down on them, one impacting close to Bumblebee. The shockwave threw Bumblebee, forcing him to transform again.

"Bumblebee." A friendly voice called out. He landed relatively close to Arcee, who ran to help him to his feet. "Thank Primus you're alright." He had never been so happy to see her pink and black frame so much. Still freaked out from his encounter with Bludgeon, he grabbed hold of her and hugged her like she was his Conjux. Arcee said nothing, but hugged him back and patted his shoulder in a friendly way, likely confused by his actions.

Soon the dust from Menasor and the missile volleys begun to dissipate, soon being replaced by laughed that was filled with selfishness, a sense of entitlement, and A hint of cowardice. That could only mean one person, Starscream.

Sure enough, Decepticon High Commander Starscream stood up on the cliffs above them all.

"What now?" Arcee said. "We have enough lunatics to deal with down here, we don't need more."

"I don't think Starscream is here for us." Bumblebee finally stood up.

Realization dawned on Arcees face. "Starscream went AWOL, Bludgeon tortured Thundercracker and left him here to trap Starscream. That's what Thundercracker meant when he said the trap wasn't for us."

"Bludgeon mentioned trying to cripple the Decepticons. But why would he do that? Starscream must have suspected something."

Starscream jumped off the cliff, hovering in the with his feet thrusters. "Well, well, well!" He called down smugly. "Bludgeon and Optimus Prime all in one place! I couldn't have asked for a better venue to wipe out my enemies all at once!"

"Starscream!" Bludgeon yelled. "You traitorous worm! Get down here so I can gut you like the coward you are!"

"Arcee, Bumblebee," Prowl said over the comms. "Get back here slowly. Something tells me we don't want be here any longer."

"Copy that." Arcee agreed. Together Bumblebee and Arcee backed up as inconspicuously as possible.

"I don't think so!" Starscream called down. "But my new friends here, would happily!"

"Remember why we destroyed Tyger Pax." Prowl radioed. Five shadows overtook the canyon, the sun and the height of the cliffs cast the shadows over all of them. "They're why."

Up on cliffs stood the five Combaticons, looking down on them in more ways than one. Swindle was smiling smugly at them, he was the only with a mouth but they were sure that the other four were smiling too.

"Bludgeon!" Onslaught called down. "Your reign ends here!"

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Authors Notes: That's right, Cliff hanger. Tune in next time on Dragon Ball Z.

But really,

Thank you so much for reading! If you liked it! You know what do! And I will see you, in the next part! Bye!