Chapter 14: The beginning of the end
"Hang on a second, this big hunk of junk wants to become an autobot because he was betrayed? That doesn't even make any cents." Vince said with a confused face.
"Listen meat ball, I don't expect you to understand. Just Optimus." Knockout said looking back up to his old enemy.
"So, what do you say? Care to have another bot join the team?"
"I still don't trust him. He used to be a con for Pete's sake. This could be a setup." Sting ray said looking at his most trusted ally.
"Do you call being chased off of the main deck of your ship, down multiple hallways, and jumping out of an airlock to try to save yourself from demise a setup?"
"Okay you got me there."
"If Knockout truly wants to become an autobot, he will have to prove to us that he has changed." Optimus said as he looked down at all of his human companions. Just as he was about to look up Donnavon and Bill showed up. That's when the two saw Knockout.
"Let me guess, Knockout was betrayed and jumped off of The Nemesis in order to stay alive." Donnavon said with a look of contemplation on his face.
"Dead on. Let me guess, you're the kid who originally killed Megatron."
"You're not so bad a guesser then." Donnavon said as he and Knockout gave themselves a small smile.
"Hey guys listen to this." Raf said he turned up the radio in Bumblebee's vehicle form.
"This is Cassidy Cornell reporting for the channel five news. As you can see behind me, there is a weird ship floating in the skies of Austin, Texas that is obviously alien in origin. This just in, that is the ship that the invaders from two years used when they attacked Jasper. If you look towards the top of the ship you can see what looks like a small army gathering. Wait a minute, isn't that there leader? Oh, my, god. I thought he was killed in that huge explosion."
" Humans of earth. I am Galvatron. Formally known as Megatron. As most of you know I was killed in Jasper two years ago. But thanks to the effects of what we call dark energon, I have been reborn. And I give you this message. Your races extinction has come."
"DEVON RUN, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"
Those were the last words before the news station cut out.
"Hang on a second. Didn't the decepticons pass by here yesterday?" Jack asked as he gave the others a little thought.
"The kids right, if we're going to save the people in that city we have to go now." Knockout said clearly in a rush. They all just gave him a shocked look.
"What? It's like Optimus said, bots can change." Bulkhead said snapping everybody out of there trance.
"Right. AUTOBOTS, TRANSFORM AND ROL OUT!" Optimus said as he did what he had just commanded.
In the city...
People flung into buildings, explosions killing those who couldn't evade the blasts, and humans running and screaming for help. 10 minutes later the autobots finally arrived. They were shocked by how much devastation was caused in a few mere minutes.
"Ah, Optimus Prime what a surprise. I didn't even think you would come. What a shame we both can't enjoy your short visit." Galvatron said as several vehicon's appeared by his side.
"Take a look at the news Prime, see what my troops have done in just a few minutes." Optimus looked over to the still standing electronics shop, only to see news from all around the world on each television set. He was dumfounded, shocked and not at all surprised that Galvatron would go to extreme measures just to have control over the planet for his drilling operations all over the globe.
"Megatron what have you done?" Optimus said with a small coat of anger covering his voice.
"What else does it look like? Oh, and Optimus. My name is Galvatron now." he said with a small smile.
"Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead. Get the kids and the humans that populate this city to safety. Stingray, Knockout. You take care of the vehicon's. Galvatron and I will finish this long unsettled feud between us once and for all."
"What was it you said last time? Ah yes, one shall stand..."
"And one shall fall." As Arcee was helping her boyfriend/partner, Ratchet, Bulkhead, Serra, and Miko to get the humans to safety the military arrived. But instead of attacking the three autobots, they only attacked the vehicon's. Stingray and Knockout saw this and showed the U.S. troops where to shoot. Hang on a second, shouldn't they be shooting at me? Knockout asked himself as the Heloise passed over him.
"Hey Knockout, apparently they saw that you changed sides." Stingray said as he blasted one con and slashed another. Yea, I guess they did.