"Finally we shall be the true rulers of Cybertron!" Megatron said as he turned to his army, Starscream and Soundwave his generals; Skywarp, Thundercracker Barricade and Brawl were there ready and waiting, on the planet's surface were Demolisher, Barricade and Shockwave. "I thought you got slagged on Earth" Barricade said. "That was a clone, I created" "Oh" Barricade said. "And I also got the impression that over half of you currently here were offlined" "We got better" Barricade said. "I see" Shockwave replied. "Incoming" A Decepticon drone said. "Thank you soldier; prepare for Lord Megatron's arrival" Barricade said.
AN Autobot patrol was near the Star Docks when an unknown cruiser docked there "HOLD IT!" a guard said as he pulled out his spear. The ramp slowly lowered, "Step out of the ship immeditally or we will shoot you and haul you scraped-processor to the cells" The guard said. "Well?" he asked as a bolt of cannonfire hit him in the chest "TRACKS!" the first guard said. "Hoist Gte hlep ist Mgtraone" Tracks said jumbled. "Megatron!" Hoist said as the Decepticon warrior's mace sent him into a wall, "Offline him!" Megatron said as Skywarp shot his spark point blank. Starscream was slightly unnerved by this; this went unnoticed as he shot Tracks offlining him. "A mercy killing; from you of all bots Starscream?" Shockwave asked. "Don't upload a virus Shockwave, I was just putting an autobug out of its misery" Starscream sneered looking down on Tracks' dead frame. "Let's move on men!" Megatron ordered, "Yes sir!" they chorused.
In the streets of Iacon; Autobot civilians: Mechs, Femmes and Sparklings were going about their business when the monochromic frame of the dead guard Hoist landed in the square. "What?" an autobot said drawing out his rifle. "Boo!" Thundercracker said as he fired his arm mounted Gatling cannon into him. "No! ASTROGUARD!" the autobot's femme said as she was offlined by Barricade shoving an energon blade through her torso "Mama, Papa?" A sparkling at Starscream's feet said as she looked up at the seeker with her crystal blue eyes. "Get out of here Kid" he said before an Autobot stepped in "You going soft or what?" he asked. "Air Raid!" Starscream said. "Yes, you do well to remember how you back stabbed us!" Air Raid said as he pulled out his shield and Sword. "Back Stabbed you, what in the Pit are you talking about, Fool?" Starscream asked. "You don't remember?" Air Raid said lowering his guard. "No I don't" Starscream said. "Interesting" Air Raid said "What is?" Starscream demanded "You didn't choose" Air Raid said leaving "CHOOSE WHAT?" Starscream shouted.
Megatron noticed the aerialbot leaving "Hm, he knows" "Knows what Lord Megatron?" Shockwave asked. "He knows about Starscream's recruitment" Megatron said as he ignored the pleas of an Autobot under his foot and shot him. "I thought he was protoformed as one of us" Thundercracker said. "No he wasn't" Megatron said blasting more Autobots away. "Then what cause him to turn?" Barricade asked stomping a poor femme trying to defend her sparkling "That is classified information" Shockwave said as he launched two more soldiers skyward. "Another Autobot learns to fly" Demolisher joked. "Yes they have such poor landings" Shockwave added.
Warpath had set up a barrier preventing the Cons to advance out of Iacon. "Hold" he said looking over the horizion. "INCOMING!" A recruit said as Megatron and his forces ripped the barrier apart and started shooting them like fish in a barrel. "We're getting slagged here sir" "Keep firing!" Warpath shouted as he heard the final screams of those he gathered, "Hold this position! Do not let them through; Where's the air support?" Warpath shouted. "Sir we can't much more!" "Fall back!" Warpath ordered covering his troops. "Warpath to Alpha Tridon; we've failed. I repeat we've failed here" Warpath said. "Alright fall back" Alpha Tridon said over teh comm. "So my father is a coward, ordering his forces back to cower under their own skidplates" Megatron laughed.
Alpha Tridon was in the biggest distress of his spark life. "Ultra Magnus, have the other sectors been evacuated yet?" Alpha tridon asked. "No father, there's 13% left in Sector IB-9" Ultra magnus said. "My son I suggest you join the fight" Alpha Tridon said. "But Father, who's going to defend you?" Ultra Magnus asked. "I'm quite capable of holding my own against him, now go" Alpha Tridon said. "Yes father!" Ultra Magnus said.
Megatron had the Decagon in his sight. "The military command centre for the Autobots is in my grasp! ALL UNITS OPEN FIRE!" He ordered before walking off with Onslaught and Shockwave. "Where are you going?" Starscream demanded. "I have business elsewhere; now if you excuse me" Megatron said. "Not so fast Megatron!" Ultra Magnus said arriving with an Autobot squadron. "Come to see the new ruler of Cybertron before you're offlined. Very well I'll make it quick!" Megatron said facing his third brother Ultra Magnus with his hammer in hand.
Megatron stood firm, only moving when he dodged the hammer and flinging back his mace at the Autobot warrior. "Your terror ends now!" Ultra Magnus shouted throwing a punch only to have it land on the barrel of Megatron's cannon. Megatron smirked as he fired a plasma bolt destroy Ultra Magus' hand. "AAAAHHHHH!" the autobot screamed clutching the damaged area. "That's got to hurt" Onslaught snidely remarked. "Now: OFFLINE!" Megatron shouted slamming his foot down on Ultra Magnus' chassis. "Ultra Magnus!" a warrior shouted punching Skywarp in teh mouth, "Sir we must evacuate and fall back" The warrior said "Never I'll not let Alpha Tridon down" Ultra Magus said. "Sir, you're nearly in Stasis lock already" a medic said. "OVERRIDE!" Ultra Magnus shouted pulling out his blaster "No, I'm not doing that!" the medic said "Stasis code FA-8952 Eplison; Lock Ultra Magnus" the medic said. "No don't do this!" he shouted as he's optics shut down. "Get him out of here and prepare to evacuate the area" Warpath shouted.
Starports were filling up with refugees from all over the Autobot colony of Iacon with the Moon of Cybertron as their destination. Air Raid stood there directing people as Orphans were settled with teachers, medics and soldiers. "We have to stop them" he said as a fellow Knight walked up to him. "Air Raid, is it true about Starscream?" "Yes it is Slingshot, I think Starscream could possibly be him; after all these years" Air Raid said as the last two Knights arrived. "Fireflight, Skydive how's the evac?" Air raid asked. "Not good the con's sent 77% of Iacon to the matrix" Skydive said. "That's not good; any other Autobot territories attacked?" Air Raid asked. "Yeah, nearly all of them, by a massive Decepticon platoon, however those platoons were taken down with minor Autobot loses" Skydive said. "Good, anything else?" Air Raid asked, "yeah, Megatron got Ultra Magnus" Fireflight said, "First Aid had to lock him down" Slingshot added. "Has Alpha Tridon been evacuated yet?" Air Raid asked. "No I haven't" "Elder Tridon" the Aerialbots said. "I have ordered every last civilian Autobot be sent to the moon cities just in case" Alpha Tridon said "YES SIR!" The Aerialbots said. "Excuse me, I need to see someone" Air raid said. "Of course." Alpha Tridon said.
"This is bad, really bad" an Autobot said. "Calm Down Scattershot and tell me teh problem" Air Raid said. "Megatron's going after the Sparkling centres" the comm. Officer said. "WHAT, have defence teams defend them! We cannot lose the sparkling centres. Also sent word to Earth" Air Raid ordered "Earth? Why there?" Scattershot said. "The only one who can free Cybertron and defeat him is there on that Planet" "Optimus Prime?" Scattershot asked, "Yeah" Air Raid replied. "Give me five minutes and you'll have it" Scattershot said. "Good, now Air Raid Transform!" Air Raid said inputting his transformation code. "Good Luck" Scattershot said
Air Raid raced over to where the fighting as taking place. Warpath was holding out as Soundwave and his minicons were trying to attack the centre. "About time you got here!" Warpath said as Air Raid pulled out his sword. "Sorry I had to see Scattershot" Air Raid replied. "What is that mech doing, shouldn't he have seen this?" Warpath asked. "He's been busy!" Air Raid said slicing a drone in half. "Doing What?" "Evacs" "Oh, he's forgiven" Soundwave was right behind Warpath. "BEHIND YOU!" a voice shouted as a blade intercepted Soundwave's fist. "Thanks Cliffjumper I owe you one" Air Raid said. "No Problem" Cliffjumper said.
Alpha Tridon was trying to co-ordinate multiple defensive fronts. "Sir we must get you out of here!" the guard said. "No not until the civilians are safe" Alpha Tridon said. "Yes sir!" teh guard said. "Sir this is Moon wanderer One, we are ready for takeoff." "Very well engage captain, and hope Primus watches you" Alpha Tridon said. Soon thunderous engines were heard.
"First one's away" Warpath said flattening another con. "Very well, the centre's secured" Air Raid said. "Scattershot to Air Raid; transmissions been sent sir!" Scattershot said. "Good, now we wait" Air Raid said. "For what?" "Reinforcements!" Air raid said. "Reinforcements, from where?" Warpath asked.
Megatron was having a good day, he's brother was near scrap, the Autobots were running and he had basically conquered Cybertron. "Yes I Megatron am now the Supreme Commander of all Cybertron!" he declared. "ALL HAIL MEGATRON! ALL HAIL MEGATRON! ALL HAIL MEGATRON!" his forces chanted. "Sir, a transmission was sent earlier" Soudnwave said. "That is of little importance, we now rule this planet with an iron fist" Megatron laughed. "Literally" Onsluaght added. "But who may the transmission reach?" Shockwave asked, killing Megatron's laughter, "Who indeed" Megatron said.
The warrior Autobots had taken shelter in the underground. "This is bad, he rules Cyberton" Cliffjumper said. "I know; there's nothing we can do" Warpath said. "I only wish that I could hold my femme one last time" Scattershot said. "We all would Scatter" Warpath said. "Sir!" Cliffjumper said. "What is it?" Air Raid asked. "Its Zeta Prime sir, he's been offlined" Cliffjumper said as several Autobots brought the colourless body of Zeta Prime in and set it down. "May he rest in peace with Primus in the Matrix" Alpha Tridon said. "We're doomed!" "Sunstreaker!" Warpath chided. "Its true, with Zeta dead, they can reach the Guardian's base and destroy him!" Sunstreaker said. "Or awaken the dark guardian" Air Raid said scared at what mioght happen should that thing be released.
"No we cannot let that happen" Alpha Tridon said. "Understood" they said. "We must remember Freedom is the right of all sentient beings and we must defend that right, even if we are ever outnumbered, for we are Autobots and we are here to defend any and all life" Alpha Tridon said delivering a speech. "You heard him men" Warpath said. "Yes Sir!" they choursed. "AUTOBOTS TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!" Air Riad said.
Earth NEST base Alpha
"A transmission from Cybertron" Rodimus said looking at the transmission. "FATHER!" he shouted as Optimus entered. "We've got mail from Cybertron through the transline" Rodimus said looking concerned. "Why so concerned?" Ironhide asked. "We haven't heard from Cybertron for ages and now they're sending us a transmission; something's up" Rodimus said. "Play it" Optimus said.
The Transmission
Come in Optimus Prime. This is Scattershot, We're under attack; repeat we're under attack. Megatron has regained some of his lost power and is unloading it on us here; we've incurred heavy casualties in Iacon, only 23% of civilians were alive at last check. Oh Primus it would be good if you and some of your forces could come here and help out. HURRY!
End transmission..._