Wow… This chapter took forever! I'm so sorry about this long wait. When you have school, work, trips, and other stories you're working on, it's gets complicated. No to mention I had to add so much action and what not, which was difficult cause I never used the Optimus vs. Megatron battle and this is the first time. I'm just hoping what I've added would be good enough since the Optimus/Megatron battles need to be epic. I just hope what I did was good enough.
Getting to the last chapter, it looks pretty good. Just one little review and almost three hundred hits. Not a bad response, but was hoping for more. Who knows, maybe this chapter will get some popularity. After all, I did put up a serious fight scene with two leaders along with other shenanigans with the others. Let's hope for the best.
Here comes chapter twenty-nine of TFP: John and Elsa. This chapter is part two of this huge battle as Optimus goes one on one with Megatron as the others tried to escape. Of course, Arcee has trouble coming his way in the form of a spider and Bulkhead and Bumblebee has to face Dreadwing. Will they all be able to survive and get John, Elsa, and Miko to safety? This is one chapter you cannot miss.
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime and Gunslinger Girl.
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Final Battle
Deep in the bridge of the Nemesis, the Decepticons looked on in shock to see Optimus standing there with a look to kill. Megatron was on the other end as he stood his ground while Soundwave was next to him with a look of concern in his visor like faceplate. All the drones then armed their blasters and aimed it right at the Prime. The warlord looked at them and decided to stop them before they all make a vital mistake.
Megatron: "Hold your fire! All of you! He's mine…"
The Vehicons and Airadicons looked to him in shock, not knowing that their leader would take him on himself. But following his orders, they decided to stand down and watched to see what happened. As that happened, Megatron looked to the Autobot leader and had some distaste in his voice.
Megatron: "Prime… What an unexpected surprise that you've come here. But for what purpose I don't understand."
The leader starred him down as he slowly walked into the bridge to describe what the Con had done.
Optimus Prime: "Megatron, you know why I am here. It is because of what you have done recently. Hacking into a human facility on the other end of the globe to steal sensitive information. And to take a young human girl that has nothing to do with this war. You have stooped too low for your own leadership."
Megs looked to him and realize what he was saying.
Megatron: "So you knew of what we were doing for the past few solar cycles. How interesting… I suppose that would explain the Intel we gathered missing and why the girl we took isn't in the medical ward. If I were to guess, your Autobot brethren have come here as well to aid in the rescue and extraction attempt while you are here to… finish me off. Is it?"
The Prime looked to him and was tensed about the fight while Megatron smiled about it.
Megatron: "Just as I thought. I don't know how you and your team managed to get into the Nemesis, but it is of no consequence. I will make sure you and your friends won't escape."
He turned to his Intel officer and told him what to do.
Megatron: "Alert the ship. Warn them that the Autobots are in our operations and are getting away with what we've obtained."
Soundwave nodded and headed to the console to warn the ship about some unexpected company. As he was doing that, Megatron turned to Optimus and decided to start this fight.
Megatron: "As for you Prime, I cannot let you get away with what we've obtained and escape. You're fate is sealed."
Prime looked to him and told him that it won't be possible.
Optimus Prime: "You are wrong Megatron. You know between you and I that I will defeat you."
Megs cocked a metal eyebrow to him and didn't think that would happen.
Megatron: "Is that so? Well I hate to disappoint, but you will never defeat me."
To that end, Optimus got into position and was ready to fight.
Optimus Prime: "Then so be it. One shall rise, one shall fall."
He then deployed his blades and was ready to fight his archenemy. Megatron though find that pathetic as he was readying for battle.
Megatron: "Indeed. One will rise and one will fall. For it will be you who shall fall!"
Extending his own blade, he got into a stance and was ready to fight. Both remained there for a few good seconds until the two charged into each other and got their blades up for the first blow. As soon as the two got their weapons raised, they made a huge clang and the battle between the two soon begins.
Just as the two started to fight, Arcee and driving down the corridor with John and Elsa sitting on her seat. The ride was quiet as the femme felt proud that she and Jack's father was able to rescue her in time. Yet, she still didn't know that they were being followed by a certain rival that would make their lives a living Hell. As the drive went on smoothly, John looked back to his girl and saw the little wound that still visible beneath the clothes. Seeing his, he decided to tell her if she's fine.
John Darby: "Elsa, are you certain you're all right. That wound in your shoulder looks serious."
Elsa looked to him with a smile and told him that it's okay.
Elsa de Sica: "I'm fine sir. The spider only pierced the skin but not the armor. I can manage."
Cee gave off a quite chuckle through the dashboard and couldn't help it.
Arcee: "You're girl certainly got guts. Reminds me of myself when I was young during the war. All cocky and full of spunk."
John turned to her and gave an annoying glare.
John Darby: "Hey, you're not helping."
Looking back to his girl, he told her what he's going to do.
John Darby: "When we get back to the base, I'm going to patch you up. I don't care if you have armor underneath all that skin, I'm not going to let my girl bleeding out to death."
Elsa nodded and could tell that her handler means business.
Elsa de Sica: "Yes sir."
So far, the drive continued to go smoothly as John looked back to Cee and asked what they would do next.
John Darby: "We now have Elsa. What do we do now?"
The femme explained on what they will do this time.
Arcee: "We have to stick with the plan. The Nemesis is preventing us from contacting the base. And if we use the bridge here, they might pinpoint the location of Omega One. Our best option is to leave the ship and contact Ratchet from there. The roof of the ship seems like the easiest of options. I just hope we don't run into trouble."
As the three raced to the roof, Airachnid overheard it from behind and felt a little delighted.
Airachnid: "Trying to make an escape to the roof huh? Sorry sweetie, but I have bigger plans for you and Elsa."
To that said, she got her hands out and spewed out her webs right at them. The three though didn't notice this as they were focused in getting out. Of course what was until Arcee stopped dead in her tracks without her doing anything. She spinned her tires multiple times and pushing hard, but it wasn't working.
Arcee: "What the frag? Why can't I keep going? Guys?"
John could tell that something is wrong as well. Looking around, he talked to Elsa about it.
John Darby: "Elsa? Check the back and see what's the hold up."
Elsa nodded and checked to see what the problem was. When she turned back, she saw the cause of it and touched the sticky substance that's stuck to the bumper. Seeing this, she warned the others about it.
Elsa de Sica: "I think I found the problem. Some sort of sticky substance is gunking up the back end."
The two heard that and was a bit confused. But Cee then started to realize something and asked about it.
Arcee: "Wait a click. Sticky substance?"
Elsa de Sica: "Yeah. It's white, it felt like glue, and it resembles that of a spider…"
She then rolled off the train and immediately knew what it was.
Elsa de Sica: "Oh no…"
That's when they all heard a very familiar voice.
Airachnid: "Why hello Arcee and Elsa. Long time no see…"
The two girls knew who this was and could tell that they were in trouble.
Arcee and Elsa: "Scrap…"
Almost immediately, more webbing came out of nowhere and engulfed the three of them. They were then pulled from the ground and they were careening back to the predator herself.
In another part of the Nemesis, Bulkhead and Bumblebee were driving down the hall to get out of the ship. In Bulkhead, Miko is in the front seat as she was looking into the phone of the pictures that happened recently. Most importantly, when she was taking photos of Breakdown getting attacked by her when she used the metal claw to grab him and slammed him into the walls. She smiled at all the pics she took as her friend looked at his head mirror on the top and asked about that.
Bulkhead: "Really Miko? You took pictures of Breakdown's antics you've created?"
The Japanese girl looked to his dashboard and couldn't help but to smirk.
Miko: "C'mon Bulkhead, you know that I like to add some awesome pictures for my scrapbook. I need to add some awesome memories for my time with you guys."
That's when Bumblebee came from the comm. system in the speaker and started to respond with his beeps and whirls.
Bumblebee: (Unbelievable… You are becoming a bad influence for her, Bulkhead.)
Miko looked to the dashboard and was confused by the language he was saying.
Miko: "Um… What did he say?"
Bulk heard this and decided to lie a little bit about this.
Bulkhead: "He said that you are a natural Wrecker in the battlefield."
The girl's eyes gleam up and was delighted in hearing that.
Miko: "Really? He actually said that about me?"
Bee was shocked on what his friend said and decided to make it clear.
Bumblebee: (That's not what I said! You're encouraging her! Stop it!)
Bulk though decided to make it worse for the scout and started to make more things up.
Bulkhead: "You're right Bee, she's quite the fighter in her. She would make a big time brawler when she grows up."
She was smiling ear to ear as she heard the lies of Bulkhead, trying to keep the secret of what he was really saying. The scout though groaned about it and didn't like the sound of it.
Bumblebee: (Why I don't have an actual voice box after all these stellar cycles, I don't know.)
Once that is over with, Bulk got back to business.
Bulkhead: "Enough joking for one day. You got the databank for the Intel Bee?"
Bee looked to his ceiling mirror to see the databank containing the Agency's secrets.
Bumblebee: (Yep. I got it. Databank about the agency is secured and ready.)
Bulkhead: "Excellent. Now we need to get off this ship and have Ratchet bridge us back. With the Cons around here, there's no telling when they will find out about us coming."
Miko: "So, where to we go? On the surface or something?"
Bulkhead thought about it and came to a decision.
Bulkhead: "Maybe… But under us is an Energon mining operation, so you will know that there could be a lot of drones within the area. Maybe if we can sneak our way pass them, then we might be able to bridge back safely without any problems."
The transfer student sighed deeply and didn't like that option.
Miko: "Boring… I prefer the charge in, beat them up approach. It's way more awesome when clearing a room."
Bee sighed in a whirl and hated when the girl thinks about it.
Bumblebee: (What is it with her and getting killed? Is she really looking for a death wish or what?)
As they were driving, Dreading was flying behind them and looked on in wondering what they were up to this time. Being that they were in the main database of the ship and the way they defeated Breakdown, it would seem what they got could be valuable to team. Is it possible that it's the Intel regarding the Social Welfare Agency? Regardless, he has to stop them and get what they took from Megatron. Deciding to intervene, he pushed his thrusters to full power and flew incredibly fast. The two didn't know he was coming until he flew over their heads and was right in front of them. Miko watched on in front seat and was completely surprised by that.
Miko: "Whoa! What was that?"
Bulkhead saw the jet pass by and knew what it was.
Bulkhead: "Nothing good."
The moment the jet made an immediate turn, it transformed and Dreadwing appeared with his glowing red optics shining down at them. The two immediately applied the breaks and stopped by mere feet as the Con gave out imposing threats.
Dreadwing: "Inferior Autobots, you have something that belonged to the Decepticon cause. Return it post haste or suffer the consequences."
Miko looked to the huge Con and was now getting a little worried.
Miko: "Um… What do we do now?"
The Wrecker remained silent as he came up with the wisest of options.
Bulkhead: "The usual… Bee, retreat! Let's find another way out of this!"
Both Bee and Bulk switched their gears to reverse as the scout made an immediate response.
Bumblebee: (Way ahead of you Bulkhead!)
The two then made a 180 and drove at the opposite end. Dreadwing saw this and decided to intervene.
Dreadwing: "So you decided to run from me, cowards? Very well then…"
Quickly, he took out his huge laser cannon he can mount from the side and fired some shots at them. Yet the blaster fire nearly dented them and they managed to escape easily. Quickly, he transformed back into his jet mode and followed them yet again, only this time; he armed his blasters on his wings and fired away. The two could feel the shots as the Wrecker told his friend to get down.
Bulkhead: "Miko, get your head down!"
As soon as he said that, glass started to shatter in the back. Knowing this, the girl ducked low and put her hands over her head to prevent the blaster fire from hitting her. And so the chase was on as Dread flew after them while shooting his weapons at them.
Returning to Optimus at the Decepticon bridge, he and Megatron began their battle against each other as the two drew their blades and clashed in a series of sparks. The two charged in and performed a lot of clashed moves to outwit one another while the Cons and Soundwave watched on as this fight was meant for the two. They attacked high, low, front, back, and everything in between, to see if one of them mess up. But giving Megatron being a former gladiator and Optimus being a Prime, the two were in a stalemate. Megs got his blade to the side as the Autobot leader blocked it off. Using his other blade arm, he raised it high and was aiming right at the head. Megatron quickly grabbed the blade with his free servo as the two kept their ground for a while. Megatron looked to the leader and wasn't impressed.
Megatron: "Is that the best you got Prime? How pathetic… And to think that you were destined in stopping me."
Optimus stared him down and had the distasteful sound in his voice.
Optimus Prime: "Go and make your judgment as you want. I will defeat you, Megatron."
The warlord laughed it off and decided to get him off his back.
Megatron: "Is that right? Well I love to see you try!"
To that, he lifted his foot up and pushed kicked him away, letting go of the hold. Prime skidded back and was caught off guard by this attack. Quickly, he regained his footing and went back to his battle stance, waiting for his enemy to make his next move.
Megatron: "The Thirteen Original Primes couldn't stop me. What makes you think you can succeed?!"
Optimus held his ground and answered roughly.
Optimus Prime: "As long as I shall live, I won't rest until I stop you from conquering worlds."
Megatron steadies his blade and responded in a snarky tone.
Megatron: "We shall see Prime."
Charging on ahead, Megs lifted his blade up and was going for a beheading movement. Prime managed to block it off and went straight for the spark chamber with his other blade. The warlord sidestepped and avoided the attack as he performed a roundhouse kick to the temple. But Optimus managed to block it off as he went to the defensive. The two remained evenly matched as there was no give between the two. Hell, Optimus was so distracted, that he didn't know what's happening to his teammates.
Meanwhile, in a divine location, Arcee was out like a light and was having a hard time in wondering what happened to her. All she remembered was Airachnid's voice and was getting pulled from her webbing. Before she knew it, she was knocked out and was in a state of unconsciousness. As she was contemplating this, she could hear the voice of John coming to her, distorted at first, but was getting louder by the second.
John Darby: "Arcee? Arcee, wake up! Come on girl, you got to wake up!"
The femme groaned as her optics started to flicker. Once she can see clearly, she realized that she was on the roof of the Nemesis. That was the good news. The bad news, however, is that she was stuck in the webbing of her archrival, again. She started to struggle and tries to make an escape only to be trapped in the webbing that was too strong for her this time. She then looked down to see John stuck in the same predicament, demanding what was going on.
Arcee: "John, what's happening?"
John lowered his head and explained what occurred.
John Darby: "What happened? The crazy spider bitch caught us and round us up into this mess. That's what happened."
The femme turned away and knew what he was talking about.
Arcee: "Airachnid…"
She then heard a voice so sinister and familiar.
Airachnid: "Yes, my dear Arcee."
She looked up and saw the spider bot standing on the wing tip above them. They starred at vicious femme and could tell that they were in trouble.
Arcee: "Should've known that you would attack us without warning."
The Con looked to her archrival and was a little mocking.
Ariachnid: "Aw Arcee, you flattered me. But you should've known me better. After all, we have history you and I."
Arcee: "Yeah, a sick and twisted history."
John heard enough and demanded what she wants with them.
John Darby: "What do you want with us? Don't tell me you're here to finish the job, are you?"
Airachnid gave off a bit of a chuckle as she jumped off the fin of the ship and landed on the ground with her pedes, eager to tell them what she was going to do.
Arachnid: "Oh Mr. Darby, you should know me better. Though killing you or Arcee would've been more enjoyable, I prefer a much better approach."
Lifting up one of her little spider legs in the back, she was carrying something and showed it to them. What they saw shocked them completely as they saw Elsa in the same predicament as they were in. She was wrapped in the same substance as the other two and was dangling on the end. The two were in a state of worry as John screamed out for her.
John Darby: "Elsa!"
Elsa was awake and struggling from the webs of the Con. She looked to her handler and responded back.
Elsa de Sica: "John!"
Arcee could see that she was in danger and urged the assassin femme to stop this.
Arcee: "Let her go Airachnid! Your fight is with me! She has nothing to do with this!"
The spider bot turned to her and wasn't going to do what she said.
Airachnid: "Oh contrail my good friend. She was the one that blinded me with one optic; she deserves what's coming to her. So here's what I'm going to do. Since I was pretty much a collector before your human blew up my ship, I was thinking of restarting it again. And what better way to accomplish that then to have this girl be the first trophy on my list. Such sweet payback."
John overheard that and couldn't believe that she would pull something like that to her girl.
John Darby: "If you ever lay a finger on my girl, I'm gonna-"
The spider bot turned to him and interrupted him.
Airachnid: "You'll do what? You and Arcee here are now stuck in my webs. And trust me, I've already concocted a special webbing that prevents the two of you in escaping. This gives me amble time to get to know your precious Elsa."
John was completely upset about this and had to do something.
John Darby: "You won't get away with this."
Airachnid: "Oh but I will. Enjoy the show."
To that, she flinged her spider leg out and let go of her with a quick flick. She flew to the ground and landed hard, groaning to the floor. Airachnid approached her with her legs extending out and was ready to do her work.
Airachnid: "Well my little girl, ready for some fun?"
Elsa starred her down and wasn't happy about this.
Elsa de Sica: "Do your worst."
The femme curled her lip and was interested in doing that.
Airachnid: "Oh but I will."
Getting one of the legs out, she got to the middle and started to cut, her up. Elsa closed her eyes and was about ready to feel the pain as Cee and John turned back to not watch it. But for some strange reason, Elsa didn't feel any pain. Opening her eyes, she noticed her cutting just the webbing and not her body. She looked back to her and was surprised.
Elsa de Sica: "You're not going to kill me."
Airachnid looked to her and wasn't interested in killing trapped prey.
Airachnid: "Now why would I want to kill my victims on the spot while the hunt is more enjoyable?"
Freeing her from the web, she opened her compartment and threw her sniper rifle and Decepticon blaster to her. Elsa stood up to look and the weapons and was confused about it all. She looked up for an explanation as the spider bot answered.
Airachnid: "I don't want my prey unarmed. Makes the hunt more entertaining. Now I'm going to give you a thirty second head start. After that, well, the hunt is on. You better start running girl, time is already running out."
The girl picked up her weapons and could tell what she wants. Giving her training back at the Agency, she knows what she needs to do and decided to follow her advice.
Elsa de Sica: "You'll be sorry about this decision."
Airachnid starred her down and could tell that this was going to be a fun hunt.
Airachnid: "I'm sure you would."
To that end, she turned around and bolted to get away from her quickly. As she was leaving, the spider bot turned to the two and told them to remain where they are.
Airachnid: "Now you two stay right where you are while I have my fun with Elsa de Sica. Don't worry; once this was over, I have my way with the two of you."
Arcee starred her down and as John had the look to kill her. The spider turned to the other end and decided to begin the hunt.
Airachnid: "Thirty seconds up. Time to see how my prey is holding up."
Switching for her predatory mode, she scampered to her target and was delighted to do what she did. All the while, John was acting all irate and bantered on the evil femme.
John Darby: "When I get out of there, I'm going to tear off your legs and see if you can scamper around without them! Come back here! My girl doesn't deserve to be hunted!"
The two-wheeler lowered his head and gave a deep sigh, knowing this was bad.
Arcee: "It's no use… Ariachnid has us stuck in this predicament and is going to hunt down Elsa until her spark's content. There's no way in escaping."
John looked to her and was completely scared to death.
John Darby: "What are we going to do? How are we going to escape this?"
Arcee was silent and thought of the one thing she could do.
Arcee: "We wait…"
Meanwhile, back into the Nemesis, Bulk and Bee was driving as fast as they could as Dreadwing was flying after them. With his blasters armed in his jet mode, he kept on firing and was trying to take them down as quick as he could. The blaster shots dinged the bodywork, but they weren't destroyed by a long shot. Yet giving the enclosed space, they have little time to avoid the shots. Bee could see it and beeped about it.
Bumblebee: (We're getting creamed here!)
Bulk listened in and agreed with him.
Bulkhead: "You're right about the Bee. We have to find a way in getting out of this fast, or we'll be stopped for sure."
Miko got her head down as she could hear blaster shots all around her.
Miko: "Well, you two better come up with a plan fast, cause I'm so having second thoughts in coming along for the ride."
Bulkhead looked to the end and noticed a split T-Junction at the end of the hall. Seeing this, he decided to make the riskiest of moves.
Bulkhead: "Split up! Bee, take to the left, I'll go right! We'll regroup when we get some space."
Bee beeped in response and followed on the Wrecker's plan. Once they reached the end, the two split into two separate directions and tried to regain some breathing room. Dreadwing though looked to the two leaving in different paths and could tell what they're planning.
Dreadwing: "They're splitting up. Quite clever… Doesn't matter anymore though. After all, I'm focused on the one that took Skyquake."
He looked to the yellow Camaro and was pleased to get his revenge. Reaching the end, he turned to the left and went after Bee. Miko looked back to the other side, thankful that she didn't get killed, and saw the blue and yellow jet going after the scout.
Miko: "Hey! Why is that Con going after Bee?"
Bulk looked back to the review mirrors and saw that too.
Bulkhead: "Don't know, but Bee has the Intel of the Agency on him. This could be bad for us. Once we get out of here, I'll contact Ratchet to bridge you back and then I'll return to help out Bumblebee."
The Japanese student looked to him and was irate.
Miko: "What?! But Bulk!"
Bulkhead: "No buts Miko! You were almost got killed back there and I can't let you stay here for long. You're going back to base and that's it!"
Miko slouched back and groaned in depression as the SUV sped as far as possible, looking for an exit.
Back to Bee, he was speeding away too and was hoping that he was in the clear. Looking back to the review mirror, he saw Dreadwing still after him and was shocked.
Bumblebee: (You've got to be fragging kidding me!)
Putting the pedal to the medal, he went to maximum overdrive and went over a hundred to get away. Dreadwing to see the speed and matched his as well to get close to him. He got his blaster up and fired as much as he could. Bee swiveled left and right and tried not to get shot. The jet Con saw this and decided to put the breaks on him. Firing his detonators out, they flew over him and landed on the ground close by. The timers soon automatically started as they counted down to zero. The moment they timed out and Bee was over them, they exploded and caused him to fly away from the blast. He was still in one piece, but was tumbling in vehicle mode. He quickly transformed and was still tumbling before hitting a wall and tore though it. Slamming through the wall, he was in an energon storage and it was filled with a lot of energon in crates. He landed hard to the ground and skidded to a stop and was a little dazed. Getting up, he rubbed the back of his helm and was confused as of what happened. Just then, a jet came out of the hole and flew around the scout. It then flew up in the air and transformed, coming down on the ground and landed on his pedes. Looking to the scout, he smirked evilly and loved where this was going.
Dreadwing: "So you're the one that killed my twin brother. So nice to finally meet you face to face. You shall pay for what you did to Skyquake."
Bee looked to the huge Con and was confused, scratching his helm and wondered what he was talking about. After thinking this through, his optics grew wide and realized what he meant.
Bumblebee: (Whoa! Hold on a nano click. I was disabling Skyquake in order to stop him from killing Optimus. I had no other choice but to take him down.)
But Dreadwing lifted his servo up and stopped him from there.
Dreadwing: "Enough of your pathetic excuses. You were the one that killed my brother; I think it's time I return the favor. Wish I knew what you took within the Decepticon's main database. We shall see…"
Getting his huge blaster out, he held on to it and pulled the trigger to fire. Bee looked on and could tell that he was in danger.
Bumblebee: (Slag me…)
Back to the main bridge, Optimus and Megatron was still battling each other as they were using their blades to clash on and hope one of them slip. They attacked high, they attacked low, they attacked in the middle, and the back. Yet still, they held their own and were even in any level. Soon enough, the two struck blades to each other they collided with sparks flying. The two then got their heads close to each other and had the look of anger with each other.
Megatron: "You should've known better then to come to my warship and take me on by yourself. This is quite foolish of you."
The Prime starred him down and responded with his own wit.
Optimus Prime: "And you should've known better then to steal sensitive information from the humans. I never knew how vile you have become until you crossed that line. You are nothing more then a coward to my optics."
The warlord heard that and was seething over this.
Megatron: "You call me a coward?"
What Optimus didn't know is that he was charging up his cannon behind his free hand as it glowed purple."
Megatron: "You don't know the meaning of the word!"
Getting his other arm up, he aimed his cannon at point blank range and was prepared to fire. Optimus saw that and his optics were wide in surprised. The moment the Decepticon leader fired, Prime bended back enough to avoid the shot by mere seconds. Going to a flip with a handstand, he got back up and got to a stance, just in time to see Megatron firing his cannon again. Quickly, he jumped off the bridge and over the control center below him, landing on the other side and missing the shot. Getting annoyed by it, he turned his cannon and continued to fire more and more. Optimus started to run and avoided each shot as a few of them hit the drones and they were shut down on contact. Megs kept on getting upset, as he couldn't get a single shot down.
Megatron: "Come back and face me, Prime! I thought you were eager to fight me."
The Autobot leader knew that he had to take him down quick before those Dark Energon blasts hit him. Getting his blaster armed, he pointed it to him and prepared to fire back. Megatron could see that and knew this sword bout has become a shoot out. He ducked down to avoid the shot and made a dash away from him. But it wasn't before he got his cannon armed and fired back. Soon enough the two were shooting each other and was getting the precise shot down. All the Vehicons and Airadicons though got caught in the shoot out as most of them were ducking down to avoid the shots while the rest got hit and killed. Soundwave though remained where he was as two shots missed in between him and killed the two drones on both ends. So the two kept up with their battle and were still in a stale mate.
Within one part of the Nemesis, the hallway was quiet and dark as no one was around. Just then, a human girl was running from something as she was holding the detached Con blaster in her hands and her sniper rifle on her back. Indeed the girl was Elsa de Sica as she was being hunted by a certain spider bot that wants to restart her own collection of endangered species. Making a quick stop, she took a breather and had to figure out how to get out of this predicament. Giving her training in the S.W.A., it was going to be difficult in taking on a huge bot like her. But she knows that she can do this like before. As she was breathing, she could hear the poisonous voice of the spider bot close by.
Airachnid: "Oh where are you my dear sweet Elsa? I know you're close by. I can smell your fear…"
Elsa looked back and notices the shadow of many legs that were close by. Seeing this, she picked up the pase and made a mad dash to the other end, talking to herself.
Elsa de Sica: "Got to find a way to squishing this bug and getting back to Arcee and John. And I better do that fast."
Thinking that, she rushed to the hall to find a way to escaping, not fully aware that she was going to run into some friends.
In another part of the hallway, Bulkhead was driving down with Miko in the passenger side as they were looking for a way out of ship to contact Ratchet for an immediate bridge. During that drive, Miko looked a little worried as she was concerned about Bumblebee.
Miko: "I hope Bee will be all right. I know that he's the best scout and all, but against a Con like him…"
Bulk turned his review mirror to her and told her that it was all right.
Bulkhead: "Bee might be young, but he is an experienced fighter. I'm sure he can handle himself. But since he has the Intel on him, it would be a matter of time before the Con takes it from him. Right now, I need to get you back to base so I can help him. Can't have you get hurt in a battle that would cost you."
Miko just rolled her eyes and was a little annoyed by it.
Miko: "Pfft… You really do sound like my parents."
Bulkhead: "Your host parents or your parents from Tokyo?"
Miko: "Both."
Bulkhead quickly drove straight to find a way out of warship. But as he was approaching a 4-way intersection, a lone female figure came out of it and stopped to see a pair of headlights heading towards her. Seeing this, Bulk applied the brakes fast and screeched to a complete halt, causing Miko to thrust forward and slammed the back of her head hard. She then rubbed the back of her head and was in a little bit of pain.
Miko: "Ow… Bulkhead, what was that for?"
She looked to the front of the window and wondered what happened. Taking a closer look, she saw a girl with blond hair and two braided ponytails in the back. When she saw the girl, she knew who it was.
Miko: "Elsa?"
Elsa looked to the front of Bulkhead and her eyes were bugging out.
Elsa de Sica: "Miko?"
The Japanese girl opened the passenger side door and rushed to her as Bulkhead close it soon after and transformed into his bipedal mode. Miko hugged her and was relieved that she was all right.
Miko: "Oh Elsa, I'm glad that you're still alive!"
Elsa was surprised by the hug and didn't think this girl would be too energetic even after what she did to her. Immediately letting go of that hug, she decided to get some answers from her.
Elsa de Sica: "Oh, I'm fine. But I'm surprised you are here. What are you doing in enemy territory?"
Miko was about to explain until Bulkhead came in and told her straight away.
Bulkhead: "Miko decided that it would be cool to join in the battle. This is what happens when some of us don't pay attention to her when we leave the bridge. You never know when she can get through.
Elsa looked to the Wrecker and nodded, understanding what he meant. Looking to Miko, she gave a cold stare and said to her and she had heard.
Elsa de Sica: "So, everyone was right. You really are a trouble maker."
Miko had a look of confidence and told her why she did that.
Miko: "Hey! Sometimes you got to do what you got to do in taking some photos for the scrapbook. Anyways, why are you running around the Nemesis? Did you managed to free yourself from the Cons? Shouldn't John and Arcee rescue you or something?"
Elsa was a little hesitant as she was trying to explain about it.
Elsa de Sica: "Yes, about that. My handler and Arcee found me and rescued me from being dissected. But as we were making an escape, we sort of got caught in a sticky roadblock."
Miko raised an eyebrow and was a little confused about it all.
Miko: "A sticky roadblock? What are you talking about?"
Before Elsa to give her an answer, she could hear a very sinister voice from close by.
Airachnid: "Found you my precious Elsa."
All three turned to the right were Elsa came from and saw the spider bot standing there with her spider legs out and a dark look to her.
Airachnid: "My, oh my. Isn't this something? Not only do I have Elsa, but also another human and an Autobot. This makes the hunt much more exciting."
Bulkhead could tell this is trouble and got himself ready for battle. Miko on the other hand saw those spindly legs on the top and instinctively screamed and pointing to it.
Miko: "Humanoid spider!"
To that, she got into position and lunged right at the three for the fatal blow. Bulkhead quickly got in front of the two girls and was ready to protect them. Getting his arm up, he blocked off the strike as the spider bot was using her many arms to get near them. Arming his wrecking ball, he whacked her in the head and sent her flying to the other end. She managed to recover quickly and landed on her spider legs as she opened her palms and fired her blasters at him. The Wrecker shielded himself from the attack as the blasts hit his armor. He went straight to a charge the psycho Con as she continued to fire more and more. Getting close to her, he quickly winded back and used another wrecking ball to hit her harder, knocking her down completely. Seeing the spider bot down, he turned to the two girls and told them to move.
Bulkhead: "Come on, I got to get you two out of here quick before she can recover."
He approached them and was about to transform. But before he could actually do that, Elsa told him the situation.
Elsa de Sica: "Wait! Arcee and John are stuck on the ship's roof. Arachnid webbed them up and they can't get out. You have to get to them and free them quickly."
Bulk listened to her and knew that this was serious. If Arcee and John were trapped on the roof, they need to be freed immediately. But there's the issue of making sure Elsa and Miko are safe. Nodding, he looked to them, transformed, and told them to get on.
Bulkhead: "Hop on."
He opened the door to let the girls in. But just as they were going to make their departure, a huge web came out of nowhere and formed a wall between them, blocking the girls way out completely. They stopped dead in their tracks as Miko was surprised by it.
Miko: "Hey!"
Just as they were wondering how that happened, the girls could hear the sinister voice near them.
Airachnid: "Sorry about that… But I'm not done with the hunt!"
The two girls turned to the right to see Airachnid getting back up with her eyes a dangerous glow and her mouth seething. Miko gulped and soon realized that she was in trouble and her fear of spiders ain't helping matters as Elsa looked to the spider bot with a sternful look. On the other side, Bulk transformed to see the web blocking his way to get to them.
Bulkhead: "Miko! Elsa! Hang on! I'll try to get you!"
Elsa could hear him on the other side of the web and told him not to.
Elsa de Sica: "Forget about us! Get to my handler and Arcee! We'll be okay."
Bulk was a little hesitant and need to get to the girls fast. But before he could even open his mouth, Elsa boomed out loud in a demanding voice…
Elsa de Sica: "Go! Now!"
Bulk was still a little worried after what she said. Sure she can take care of herself, but Miko doesn't have any experience against a Con, even a psychopath like Airachnid. But knowing that Elsa can take care of her, he decided to follow her advice and get to them quick.
Bulkhead: "I'll get to you guys as soon as I free the others. Just don't get yourselves killed!"
With that said, Bulk transformed into his SUV form and raced down the hall to reach the roof. Once he left, Elsa and Miko stood on the other side and stood their ground as Airachnid slowly scampered to them with her metal legs.
Airachnid: "Well, it would seem that Bulkhead left you two alone. Though I do believe that my radar wasn't on you girl. But since you're here, I suppose I can add more trophies to my future collection. You better start running right about-"
Before she could even finish, Elsa fired a few shots at the spider bot as Airachnid covered up to protect herself. Elsa kept on shooting her blaster at the threat before turning to Miko and told her to run.
Elsa de Sica: "Miko, run!"
The Japanese girl looked to the spider bot and remembered what Jack told her about his first encounter. Swallowing a huge lump, she decided to follow her orders.
Miko: "Hey, you don't have to ask me twice."
The two immediately ran to the other end in an attempt at escaping. Airachnid then got her arms out of her face and looked to see them leave in another hallway. With a smirk, she decided to continue on with the hunt.
Airachnid: "On the run, I see. Mustn't keep you waiting."
She then went after them, ready to crush two birds in one stone.
Back in energon storage, Bumblebee was avoiding each shot from the huge cannon Dreadwing was using to take him down. He was performing flips and somersaults just to not get shot by the Decepticon's assault. Dreadwing though continued to shoot as he was trying to make a precise shot. During these shots, one hit a stray enegron crate and penetrated the cube inside. That shot caused an explosion that nearly blew them out of their feet. The two immediately recovered as Dreadwing looked to the energon that blew up and thankful the others didn't explode as well. Seeing this, he knew that he can't make anymore judgment in error.
Dreadwing: "It would seem that any blaster fire would result in a waste of energon. No matter, I will defeat you the old fashioned way."
He quickly put away his huge blasters just to take out his broad sword to do battle. Bee was able to get up to see the Con ready to fight still. Backing away, he tried to reason with the huge brute.
Bumblebee: (Wait a minute! Let's not go crazy here! Perhaps we can talk this over?)
Dreadwing looked to him and had a serious and cold stare.
Dreadwing: "You've killed my brother… The time for talk is over!"
He charged in and delivered a heavy war cry. The scout got into a stance, as he was ready to fight him head on. Charging in, Dreadwing swung his sword to him. Bee quickly ducked down and avoided that swing without getting himself decapitated. With him in the clear, he got his opening and performs multiple punches to the Con's chest plate. With is freehand, Dreadwing grabbed him by the helm and tossed him to the left side, sending the scout through a bunch of crates filled with energon. Bee shook off the attack and looked to see the huge brute charging him with his sword. Thinking of a way out of it, he spotted a crate of energon and used it to throw right at him. Arming his blaster, he pointed it to the flying energon crate and shoots it, exploding it on contact. Dreadwing through was caught in the blast and was pushed back tumbled into more crates. Bumblebee got back up and ran straight to him, wanting to take him out before he could recover. Dread was a little woozy from the blast, but he managed to recover from the attack and wondered what to do next. But when he looked on, he saw Bee rushing to him and rushed right to his position, jumping up and delivering a torpedo kick. With little time to react, he took out a detonator of his and placed it on one of the crates. Using his sword to fling it up in the air, it counted down to zero and exploded high in the air, blinding the Autobot completely. With Bumblebee temporarily blind, Dreadwing got his blaster up and aimed it squarely in the chest, shooting him back to the other end. Thankfully, it didn't kill the scout, only dented him a bit just like Arcee. But during that hit, something came out of the armor and dropped to the ground while Bee landed with a loud thud. Dreadwing noticed it and got up to observe what the enemy dropped.
Dreadwing: "What's this?"
Approaching the object, he picked it up and examined it thoroughly. Bumblebee managed to get up from the hit and looked to see Dreadwing holding the Intel of the S.W.A.
Bumblebee: (Oh no…)
Seeing this, the Con knew what it was and looked to Bee with a devilish grin.
Dreadwing: "So this is what you took from our database. Interesting… I'm certain this has something to do with that girl I've taken. I should report this to Megatron immediately. As for you, I would spare your life for now. But do not worry; I'll come back to finish the job."
He quickly transformed into his jet mode and flew out of the energon storage. Bee could see him leave and has to stop him before he gives the Intel to his leader.
Bumblebee: (No! I can't let you do that!)
Getting up, he ran to the enemy, before transforming into his Camero mode and racing out of storage to go after him.
Returning to the main bridge, Optimus and Megatron were still fighting it out in a good old fashion gun slinging. With the blasters armed, they kept shooting as blue and purple projectiles danced around the ceiling. The drones immediately duck down to the lower levels, as they don't want to get hit by any projectiles. Few of them though just got hit by the projectiles and were shut down in one hit. Soundwave though remained where he was as the blaster fire missed him many times. The two continued firing each other and didn't let up one bit. But once the two were facing each other and evenly matched, they decided to get this over with. Retracting their blasters, they both rushed in and simultaneously delivered crushing blows. The first one hit each other's fist as they staggered back for a bit. Soon enough, they returned to their battle as they each gave each other crucial punches. One hit after another, they were still evenly matched and couldn't get the other to get down. Megatron though didn't want a fair fight as he wanted to beat his adversary, hook or crook. Once he wound his fist back, he extended his blade and was going to Prime's spark. But Optimus telegraphed that and sidestepped out of the way to avoid that fatal move. With Megs caught off guard, Optimus took that opening and delivered a crushing back roundhouse to knock him in the back of his head. With him down, Optimus placed his foot on his back to prevent him from escaping. With his blaster armed to the back of his head, the Autobot leader was ready to finish this.
Optimus Prime: "It's over, Megatron."
The Warlord gave out a quick chuckle and decided to pull another ace up his sleeve.
Megatron: "Don't count on it, Prime. For even if I'm down, I do have a few more tricks in my disposal."
Just as he said that, multiple tentacles came out of the blue and wrapped around the Autobot leader. Optimus was caught off guard and struggled to get out of it, but it was proven fruitless. As soon as the tentacles wrapped around him, he was flunged to the consol as the screen cracked and sparks came out of the terminal. Looking on, he could see Soundwave standing there with his metal tentacles out and looked very menacing. Megatron then looked to the leader and felt accomplished by what he had done.
Megatron: "Nowhere to run, Prime. It's over, for you."
He got his blade extended out as he was ready to end this long rival. Optimus though looked to the warlord with his deep stare and could tell this was a problem.
In another part of the Nemesis, Elsa and Miko were running from the predator of Airachnid as they were trying to find a way in escaping. As they turned a corner, the Japanese girl stopped and took a quick breather. Elsa looked down to her and was getting annoyed by her.
Elsa de Sica: "C'mon Miko! We have to move!"
Miko looked up to her and had a bit of aggravation in her voice.
Miko: "Jeeze, give me a break okay? I'm not like you! I don't have cyborg enhancements and advance speed and agility. Though I wish I had some if I wasn't being chased by a huge spider monster that wants to eat me!"
Elsa now had it with her as she got her up and held her by the shoulder.
Elsa de Sica: "Now I see why the Autobots deemed you as both a liability and a hap hazard. If we don't move, that thing will get to us and kill us! Do you want that?"
Miko looked to her and was about to argue back. But giving the situation she's in, her fear of spiders and with Bulkhead's not around, she has no choice but to trust her. Giving it some thought, she nodded and decided to follow her. Elsa smiled and little and decided to keep going.
Elsa de Sica: "Good… Now let's keep going before-"
Just as she was about to finish, they could hear a certain someone from a distance.
Airachnid: "Oh Elsa… Where are you my sweet girl? Come out, come out wherever you are."
Elsa looked yonder to see a shadowy pair of legs approaching them. Knowing this was bad, she had to hide themselves someplace and quick. Looking to the door, she decided to take the basic maneuver.
Elsa de Sica: "Quickly! This way!"
The two then flee and headed to the door that was in front of them. As soon as the door was opened and the two entered, the door closed behind them, just in time for Airachnid to walk by.
Airachnid: "Yu-hoo! Elsa… I know you're around here somewhere. Come on out. I just want to say hello."
She walked past the huge blast doors, not fully aware of them hiding behind it.
On the other side of the door, the two humans were waiting on the other end as Elsa held the blaster in her arms incase they were found. Hearing the footsteps getting fainter, she took a deep breath and was glad that she was gone.
Elsa de Sica: "Finally, some breathing room. I swear if I see another Decepticon again, I would loose it. Let's go Miko."
She waited for a response and got nothing.
Elsa de Sica: "Miko?"
She turned to see if she didn't get herself into more trouble. When she did turn around, she saw her staring at something with her eyes a little bugged out. She was completely curious about it wondered why she was quiet.
Elsa de Sica: "Miko, what's wrong? Why are you so quiet?"
The Japanese girl peeked to her and said in a faint tone.
Miko: "Uh… Elsa? I think you should choose you're words wisely…"
Elsa gave a strange look and wondered what she meant by that. That's when she looked at what she was looking at and saw a Vehicon standing there with a bit of silence in his voice. All three individuals where like deer in the headlights as none of them didn't know what to do. That's until Elsa said something in her own voice.
Elsa de Sica: "Oh… I see… Guess I should've known better then to say those things."
The Vehicon then reacted by deploying his blaster and aiming it to them. The soldier girl reacted by pushing Miko out of the way and tell her to get out of there.
Elsa de Sica: "Move!"
The two managed to avoid the Vehicon's blaster as it missed them by inches. As soon as they avoided that, the Vehicon looked down to them and aimed again. Elsa peaked up to see him charging his blaster. Looking down to Miko, she told her to stay put.
Elsa de Sica: "Stay here. I got this one."
The Japanese transfer student got her hands up and decided to follow her advice.
Miko: "Hey, I'm not complaining!"
Nodding, Elsa jumped up and run to get his attention. At the same time, she used the detached Decepticon blaster she had in her hands and fired it at him. The shots did ding his armor, but didn't stop him completely, only annoyed him. Aiming his blaster at her, he fired in successive shots. Those shots however missed as Elsa used her speed and grace to get out of tight predicaments like this. Still, she's going to need an opening to get out of this. Looking for anything useful, she spotted what seems like a pipe for extinguishing fluid. It the same type Knockout used to temporarily blind Arcee back in the medical ward. Seeing this, she came up with a brilliant idea and aimed the blaster over him. That stray shot hit the pipe and blew fluid over him. The Vehicon got blinded by this and couldn't get the gunk off of him. Seeing him distracted, she decided to get up close to him. Running up the wall, she reached high enough to perform a leap huge enough to reach him. Upon doing it, she gave him a torpedo kick right to the visor. That huge impact dropped him like a tree and landed in a huge thud. Miko watched on and was in awe by her performance.
Miko: "Whoa… That is so cool…"
She got her cell out and took a quick pic to add in her scrapbook. Meanwhile, Elsa was on top of the Vehicon by the neck and had the blaster aimed right at him. The Con stirred and looked up to the human girl with his blurred vision and saw the blaster aimed right at him.
Elsa de Sica: "Don't move, or I'll blow your head off."
The Vehicon looked to her and hated to see her on top of him, even with her size. He starred her down and demanded answers.
Vehicon 6: "What do you want from me?"
Elsa smirked and explained what she wanted.
Elsa de Sica: "It's simple really… There's a sociopath with spider legs after us and we need a way out of this ship. Since you know about this place, you're going to help us get out of here."
The Vehicon looked silent as he decided not to do it.
Vehicon 6: "Forget it you filthy organic! I'm not going help a inferior species in any way possible."
Elsa's eyebrow twitched as she heard him say that.
Elsa de Sica: "Inferior? Did you just call me inferior?!"
Miko approached her and was starting to like the show.
Miko: "Yep. Sounds like it pretty much…"
Elsa bent down to get a closer look to the Vehicon's face with her blaster still pointing to him and told him about her.
Elsa de Sica: "This inferior human is actually a cyborg that had enhance cybernetic prosthetics, fiber wire muscles, keen ocular eyesight's, and a lot of other features that makes me a professional soldier. Does that sound like I'm inferior?"
The Vehicon remained silent as he said something else.
Vehicon 6: "Frag off!"
Elsa didn't like that response and fired a stray shot at the side of his face. The drone was a bit shocked by this and thought she shot him.
Elsa de Sica: "You were saying? Now where were we? Ah yes, a way out. You're going to help us find a way out of the ship so we can make an escape from that spider killer."
Vehicon 6: "And if I say no?"
Miko bent down to him and explained what would happen if he makes a negative decision.
Miko: "Then she'll blast your brains out. Think of this as a win/win scenario for us."
The Vehicon remained quiet and didn't know what to do. He doesn't want to take them out of the Nemeses. But he also doesn't want to get shot in the head by a human girl. So he had to make a decisive move on what to do. Question is, what?
Up on the roof of the flagship, Arcee and John were still stuck in that webbing, struggling to get out. John was trying the most as he was in a panic about Elsa all-alone with that crazy femme. As he was trying to get out, Arcee looked to him and could tell that he wasn't happy. So she decided to calm him down as much as she could.
Arcee: "Don't struggle! You can only make it worse."
John looked up to the femme and argued back.
John Darby: "You're one to talk! You're clung to the wall by this bitch's webbing and feel awfully calm about it. Meanwhile, Elsa is stuck by herself and is hunted down by her. I fear of what would happen what Airachnid will do to her once she catches her."
Arcee looked down and sighed to herself, knowing that he's got a point.
Arcee: "I know you're worried about Elsa, as do I. But she's a resourceful kid. She'll find a way out of it. I remember not to long ago that I took your son out in the woods, thinking it was going to be an Energon search, low risk. Of course, I found out that Airachnid came here to find a human head and was hunting for Jack's. I tried to fight her off, making sure I keep Jack safe. But your son tends to get curious and I got caught off guard, pinning me in the same predicament we're in now. I was scared, thinking that I have failed him cause I was looking into my past."
John listened in and knew what he remembered back on the roof of the base.
John Darby: "Looking into your past… You're talking about what happened to Tailgate huh?"
Arcee nodded and continued her story.
Arcee: "Yes, you could say that. Cause of my actions, because I kept Jack in the dark about my past, it nearly cost him his life. Thankfully he managed to survive on his own with his own survival kit. As for me, I was able to get myself out of this predicament if I kept driving. If I hadn't thought about that and freed myself, I could only imagine what Airachnid would do to him."
John thought of this and at first, he would've been upset that Jack was almost killed. Yet he was relieved that he can take care of himself and that Arcee was able to get herself out just in time. Just then, an idea occurred to him and he asked the two-wheeler about it.
John Darby: "If you were able to get out of this before, think you can do it again?"
Arcee struggled a little bit and could tell that this was impossible.
Arcee: "No can do. Airachnid was more prepared of this after my last escape. The webbing is more extra strength then before. No way I can loosen this web, let alone transform to escape."
John sighed and had to think of another plan.
John Darby: "So if we can't escape, what do we do now?"
Arcee took a deep breather and responded about that.
Arcee: "What I said before… We wait…"
John groaned about it and told her about that.
John Darby: "That's what you said before. Why would we have to wait when my girl is in danger? Exactly how are we going to-"
Bulkhead: "Arcee! John!"
The two looked at the distant and realized who's it from. One the other end, was Bulkhead rushing to them and waving. They were completely surprised as Arcee answered his questions.
Arcee: "That's why…"
Bulk ran right to the two and checked to see if they were fine.
Bulkhead: "You two okay?"
The two looked to him and nodded in agreement.
Arcee: "We're fine Bulk. Thankful that you came for us. Where's Bumblebee? I thought he was with you, getting rid of the Intel of the SWA."
Bulk sighed and decided to explain about that.
Bulkhead: "Yeah, about that… Well we were able to get the Intel and decided to take them for us. Thought we can steal and see if we can keep it out of Decepticon hands. But as we were leaving, things got bad. Dreadwing came out of nowhere and attacked us. We had to split up as Bumblebee went ahead with the Intel and Dreadwing following him. Meanwhile, I had to get Miko out of the ship and-"
Arcee then stopped once he heard that name.
Arcee: "Whoa! Wait a click! Miko? Miko?! You're telling me that girl went through the bridge without us knowing?!"
The Wrecker rubbed the back of his helm and could tell that Cee was upset.
Bulkhead: "Yeah, pretty much… Anyways, I had to get Miko out of the ship and out of danger. But then Elsa came in front of us and I nearly ran her over. She told me that you two were up here so I had to come and get you two out. Unfortunately, Airachnid came and formed a web between us, preventing me to get to them. But I had to get to you two as soon as I possibly could."
John heard this and was completely irate.
John Darby: "You left Elsa there to be killed? With Miko along for the ride?!"
Bulk turned to him and told him it wasn't his fault.
Bulkhead: "It was Elsa that told me to do it! Don't put the blame on me."
Arcee decided to cool everyone off before anyone snaps.
Arcee: "All right, let's point blame on each other later. Right now, we're in a bit of a predicament. Think you can get us out of this?"
Bulk looked to the femme and could tell that they were stuck in that web the spider bot created. Looking to it, he smiled and told them that he got it.
Bulkhead: "Won't be too hard. Just give me a second and I'll get you guys out."
The two were relived about that as Bulk was ready to get them out of this sticky mess. But just as he was about to do that, he could hear jets flying by. Turning to his right, he could see three purple jets circling around him. As soon as they flew over the ship, they flew high and transformed in the air, making their immediate descent to the ground. Once they landed on their pedes, they got to their battle stance and extended their sharp digits for battle. Bulk groaned to himself and knew that this was too easy.
Bulkhead: "Right after I handle these sorry tin cans! And if thing's couldn't get any worse…"
To that, he turned his servos into wrecking balls and pound them hard, ready for a fight. He immediately charged in and raised his weapon out to deliver a swift strike while Arcee and John watched from afar.
Back inside the Nemesis, the hallway was quiet as no one was around. But then, a blue and yellow jet flew through the hall in blinding speed and vanished without a trace. Soon following it was a yellow and black Camero that was going the same speed, but not enough to get to it. That of course is Bumblebee as he was going after Dreadwing as quick as he could. The reason why is because the Con took the Intel from him and he wants it back. Giving chase, he demanded Dreadwing to return it.
Bumblebee: (Give that back to me! Now!)
Dreadwing looked at the screen on his console and saw the scout going after him in the rear.
Dreadwing: "Pesky little bug. You are becoming quite a bothersome."
To that, he opened up his compartments at the bottom and dropped multiple detonators on the floor, arming them to blow up. The scout could see those landmines and had to make a quick decision. Opening up his blasters, he fired on each projectile and they exploded on impact before any of them could touch him. Once the mines were clear, the chase continued as Bee was trying to get to the jet.
During that chase, two Vehicons were walking through one of the halls as they were approaching the one that Dreadwing and Bumblebee were on.
Vehicon 7: "Man, this is getting boring. I'm already itching of action."
The second Vehicon looked to him strangely and was a bit confused.
Vehicon 8: "What are you talking about? Being on guard duty seems like an easy job. Better in the safety of the ship then out there getting shot."
The first one gave a deep sigh and didn't like the sound of his voice.
Vehicon 7: "Really? You like to stay around here and do nothing. And I thought you were a soldier. Honestly, I'm hoping that something comes our way, then you'll see what being a Decepticon is all about."
As they were walking, a blue and yellow jet whizzed by them and as they were about to enter the hallway. The two saw this and was very confused by it.
Vehicon 8: "Um… What was that?"
As soon as he asked that question, a yellow and black Urbana car whizzed by, trying to go after the jet. The other con saw that and realized who it was.
Vehicon 7: "Hey! That's one of those Autobot scumbags!"
The other Vehicon looked to that and started to say something to him.
Vehicon 8: "Well, looks like you're going to get what you wanted."
He turned to his comrade and gave the order.
Vehicon 7: "Just shut up and transform! If that Autobot is here, that could mean trouble for us!"
Quickly, the two transformed into their vehicle forms and sped on after them. During that time, Bumblebee was still going after Dreadwing as he was trying to get the Intel back from him. As he was driving, he could hear engines from behind him. Turning his review mirrors back, he saw the two Vehicons that he went past and was in a panic.
Bumblebee: (Oh you have got to be fragging kidding me!)
The two Vehicons the opened up their blasters and started to fire on the scout. With the two firing at him, it will be difficult for him to stop Dreadwing.
Back to the main fight, Optimus was still stuck in the tentacles of Soundwave while Megatron pointed his blade right at the Prime's spark chamber. He had a vicious grin on his face and was ready to finish this long and tedious fight.
Megatron: "I've been wanting to do this for a long time…"
Optimus looked to him and could tell that he was making a mistake in combat. With the tentacles on him, they were very loose on him, easy for an escape. All he needed to do is to wait for the right moment to pull this off. It was then that Megatron trusted his blade forward, ready to penetrate the Autobot leader's spark. Seeing that, he acted now and transformed into his semi, loosening some of the metal tentacles in the process. The transformation involved him getting down as the changes caused Megatron to miss the strike and cut a few of the tentacles.
Megatron: "What?!"
During that time, Prime changed completely into his truck and started to speed, hitting the warlord and pulled Soundwave from behind. Pushing him, he made an immediate stop that caused Megatron to get thrown to the pit with the other drones. Shifting to reverse, he then backed up and used his tires to run over the Intelligence officer, freeing himself from the Con's grip. With him free, he switched back at drive and sped out of the bridge. During that time, Megatron recovered from the shock and was completely seething.
Megatron: "No one gets away from my wrath! Not even a Prime!"
He quickly transformed into his Cybertronian jet mode and flew out the lower levels and headed straight to the door and out of the bridge. In the hallway, Prime was driving his truck mode through the place and was trying to think of another counter attack to bring the Decepticon leader down. As he was thinking about it, he saw purple laser fire around his vehicle. Looking back with his review mirrors, he could see Megatron in his vehicle mode and was shooting like crazy.
Megatron: "Don't you dare run from me, Optimus! Fight like a Prime!"
Optimus could tell the Megatron wouldn't give up. He has to take care of him now while he has a chance. Turning into a 180, he turned and transformed into his bot mode. Facing the charging Con, he got into position and was ready to protect himself. Getting his servos up, he quickly grabbed the front end of Megs vehicle mode and held on with all his might. His feet started to drag to the metal floor as he needed to escape that grip. Gathering up his strength, he twisted his waist and used his arms to swing the Cybertronian jet to the wall, hitting it back and forth. Megatron transformed back and grabbed the Optimus by the wrist and tossed him to the other end of the hall. The Prime then quickly got his blaster up and fired on the metal pipe, letting it spew out steam, blinding Megatron's view. The warlord tried to see, but he can't find his archenemy. Loosing his patience, he started to taunt him.
Megatron: "So, time has made you a coward Optimus? Come and fight me!"
He deployed his blade and waited for him to come. The Prime did come, but not the way he was expecting. For coming out of the smoke was a huge semi truck with painted flames that went to maximum overdrive. Megs had little time to react as the truck slammed him again and plowed through the metal wall, going through room to hall to room with a bunch of startled drones watching the whole thing. This kept going until they plowed through the last wall and was outside, diving down to the ground below them. With them out, Megatron had the advantage as he transformed back to his jet and fly away, while Optimus was falling in his vehicle mode. Transforming back to his robot form, Prime had his arms out and was skydiving downwards to the ground. He had to find a way in getting out of this quick before he falls to his death. That's when he saw a small ground of jets going around to patrol the area and it was heading straight towards him. Seeing this, the leader has one shot to get out of it. Timing it right, he repositioned himself as the jets near them. Just in the nick of time, he let his feet land on the jet in the middle and was on it. The Airadicon panicked and tried to shake him off, but the Prime held on with his one servo and was keeping himself on as much as he could. Once he got the grip on things, he used his strength to force the drone to fly wherever he wants to go. Mostly his thought is to land on the ground as he used his free servo to shift into a blaster, pointing it right at the cockpit.
Optimus Prime: "Bring me down!"
The Airadicon was on edge as he was forced to do a nosedive as it was falling right to the energon mine, nearing the rain forest of South America. The moment he was close by, Optimus knew that it was time to go as he fired his blaster at the middle of the jet and jumped off it before the dead drone crashed on the ground, skidding and going through the Amazon forest. Optimus managed to escape, barely, and landed in a kneeling position. Getting up, he surveyed his location and could tell that he overdone it a bit. Now all he needed to do is relocate Megatron. He got his wish though as he heard another jet from above. Looking up, he could see that said jet overhead and it has spikes and a silver and purple paint job. He knew damn well that it was Megatron as he flew high and transformed, landing on the ground with a loud thud on the pedes. He looked up to the Autobot leader and was a little impressed.
Megatron: "Not bad, Optimus. But you have to do better then that to stop me."
Optimus had a cold look in his optics as he deployed his two blades to fight.
Optimus Prime: "So be it, Megatron. One shall stand…"
Megatron finished that statement by deploying his own blade.
Megatron: "And one shall fall!"
To that, the two charged in and went back to their blade fight, both at an even stalemate.
Returning to the Nemesis, a Vehicon was in his vehicle form and drove down the long hall, reaching its attended destination. But in the car, two humans were at the front seat with one pointing a blaster at the dashboard. Those two humans were Miko and Elsa as the Cybernetic girl was forcing the drone to take them to an exit. The Vehicon was on edge as he felt completely embarrassed over this.
Vehicon 6: "I can't believe I'm actually doing this. Having two filthy humans in my vehicle mode, being force in taking them out of the Nemesis, this is so embarrassing."
Elsa heard this and was getting annoyed by his voice. Pointing at his dashboard, she demanded to him to be quiet.
Elsa de Sica: "One more peep out of you and I'll mute you permanently."
The Vehicon laughed over that and told her about the worse case scenario.
Vehicon 6: "Do that, and you won't have a ride to get you out."
Elsa sighed and decided to leave it at that.
Elsa de Sica: "Understood."
The ride was completely silent the rest of the way until Miko spoke up.
Miko: "So, Elsa… Why do we have to hijack a ride when we could find our exit ourselves?"
The girl turned to the exchange student to explain the situation.
Elsa de Sica: "Airachnid is still searching for me and when she finds me, I will have my head cut off. And with you in the way, she will have your head too. With the Autobots preoccupied, we need to find alternate transportation to get us around and find an exit to get us out of there. This Vehicon here to help us find a way out since he's familiar to the ship."
Miko looked to the Vehicon's dashboard and was a little hesitant.
Miko: "You do realize that this is a Decepticon, right? Meaning this one would deceive us, cause that's what Cons do?"
The girl laughed it up and held the blaster tight to the drone.
Elsa de Sica: "That's why I have this blaster with me. If this Con takes us to more trouble, then I will have the pleasure in ending him where he stands. Ain't that right Mr. Decepticon?"
The Vehicon looked at the girl in his dashboard mirror and cussed right at her.
Vehicon 6: "Frag you…"
Elsa smirked and decided to count that as a compliment.
Elsa de Sica: "I'll take that as a yes."
Miko decided to ignore this and was a little weary about where they're going to go.
Miko: "Let's hope this Con knows where he is going. Last thing I want is to drive right into a trap. Or worse, that spider freak."
Elsa shrugged it off and told her that she got.
Elsa de Sica: "Oh he'll get us there. Otherwise I will apply the breaks on him, permanently."
So the Vehicon drove the two girls to a nearby exit, hoping that they got out of it in time. They didn't know that someone was watching and slowly following them.
Up on the rooftop of the ship, Bulkhead was fighting the Airadicons as they were there to shut him down. With his wreaking balls, he pound them left and right, making sure they go down. But just as he got it under control, a few more jets came to his direction and fired their blasters right at him. Bulk backed up and was getting himself prepared for that attack. Thankfully, blasters missed him by inches. However, it was a simple distraction as the one of the Airadicons charged in and delivered a strong and physical punch to the face, knocking him out and he laid on the metal floor. On the metal wall, Arcee and John watched the fight and they were now worried that the Wrecker was taken down. Arcee looked to it and was now getting a little aggravated.
Arcee: "Scarp! Bulkhead's down! I have to help him!"
She struggled to get out of the webbing Airachnid placed on her, but it was too strong for her. John looked to her and told her that it's no good.
John Darby: "It's no use, Arcee. We can't do anything with this shit on us. Unless someone cuts us out, we're stuck here."
The femme sighed and knew he was right. With them stuck, only Bulkhead would help out, but he was a little bit preoccupied with the fight.
Arcee: "Let's just hope Bulkhead doesn't join the Well. Otherwise, we'll be stuck here forever."
The two kept watching as Bulkhead was regaining consciousness quick. Once his optics were opened, he could see one of them coming at him and pointing his blaster at him. Under quick reaction, he got his blaster up and aimed it at the feet of the Con. Firing a strong shot, the energy of the blaster damaged the foot as the Con screamed in pain and got down on one knee. Doing so, Bulk slowly got up and switched to his wrecking ball to hit him in the head and bring him down, giving out some serious retribution. Getting himself right back up, he saw a few more charging him and extended their sharp digits to cut him up. The Wrecker got his arms up to protect his face as the strikes scratched up his armor. But with him covering himself, it also means he couldn't see what's bound to happen next. That's when a drone jet came right at him and speared in to the gut as the others got out of the way before the hit. The Autobot was dragged to the other end and hit the metal wall, between his colleague and Jack's dad. The jet quickly transformed into his bipedal form and was ready to strike. Bulk was a little woozy, but he was aware of what's going to happen next. But knowing that he was between help, he came up with a way in free them. Waiting for the right moment, he ducked his head down as the Decepticon missed the attack, but cut the webbing that Arcee was in. He then rushed in and delivered a heavier spear, running him down like a quarterback. Pinning him, the Wrecker hit the drone many times with his close combat weapons until his face was completely rearranged. As he was fighting, Arcee saw the cut and knew the Bulk came through. Struggling a little more, she freed herself by the arm and flexed her digits to get some actual motion. Looking to Bulk, she saw more Airadicons approaching him with blasters armed. Seeing this, she decided to help and loaded up her weapon. Bulk finished pounding the Airadicon, he got up to see more surrounding him and was pointing their weapons at him. Sighing to himself, he pounded his wrecking balls together and was ready for round two. The drones charged up their blasters and were ready to shoot him in the spark chamber. But just as they were about to attack, multiple blasts came out of nowhere and hit them in the spark chambers, killing them all in an instant. The Wrecker looked to it and was confused by what has happened. Turning back, he could see that Arcee was partly free with her blaster smoking a little. He smirked a little and was lucky to have some back up.
Bulkhead: "Took you long enough."
The two-wheeler smirked and gave him an excuse.
Arcee: "Well I was a little preoccupied. Little help?"
She pointed to herself as she was still stuck to the webbing. Bulk nodded and went to her to help out. Approaching her, he tore off the rest of the webbing and she was free from it. That left John as he asked for some help too.
John Darby: "Um… Are you guys forgetting someone?"
The femme turned to him and could tell that he was a little tied up himself. She smiled and told him she got it.
Arcee: "Don't worry. I got you."
Deploying her blades, she made some accurate cuts around him and they were thick and deep. After a few seconds, he was free and fell off to the floor before Bulkhead caught him with his one palm. Arcee then approached him and got the back of his shirt with her two digits, pulling him out with force. The moment he was free, she got him back on his feet and he dusted himself up. Looking up to the femme, he smiled and thanked her.
John Darby: "Thanks…"
Arcee responded back with her own smile.
Arcee: "No need to thank me. Bulk was the one that got us out."
She then looked to him to a quick explanation.
Arcee: "Though I got to say, you've certainly were creative in getting me out."
The Wrecker shrugged it off and told her it was nothing.
Bulkhead: "Well, it's not too bad. Had to find some way in getting you out. Thought I have the Con help me out."
John decided to end the conversation and told them the main task.
John Darby: "Guys, as much as we are out, we still have a bigger problem in our hands."
Arcee looked to him and got serious.
Arcee: "Your right John. Elsa's and Miko's lives are in danger and it will be a matter of time before Airachnid finds them and kills them. We have to search the ship for them and put a stop to that psychopath."
Just as they were about to get started on the search, they could hear more jets coming close by. Bulkhead looked to the sky to see more purple jets coming to them.
Bulkhead: "You better take a rain check on that, Arcee. We got more trouble coming!"
The femme looked to the jets as well and groaned in frustration. The jets then made a landing and transformed for battle.
Arcee: "I hate it when trouble keeps coming. John, get behind me! This is going to get ugly!"
John though got his rifle out and was ready for a fight.
John Darby: "I've seen my share of fights in Southwest Asia, girl. I know what I'm up against."
Arcee turned to him with a cold look and decided to leave it at that.
Arcee: "Your funeral…"
She and Bulkhead then got into a stance and was set for a serious fight.
Arcee: "All right Bulk, let's do a little clean up!"
Bulk got his weapons pounded and agreed with his teammate.
Bulkhead: "Way ahead of you Cee."
Soon enough, the two charged in and was ready to fight the drones with John following behind to aid them.
Back in the Nemesis, the group of Mining Decepticons worked on transferring the energon from the surface below them to the shipping area. As they were busy, there was a quick knock at the metal door as one of them turned to see who it was. Once he was there, the door opened and a Vehicon was stranding there, looking stiff as a board. He looked to the Con and was confused.
Miner 1: "This is a restricted area. State your purpose."
The Vehicon was acting a little nervous as he explained his arrival.
Vehicon 6: "Sorry, I thought for certain that this was the rec room. I swear the ship is so big that I could get lost around here sometimes."
The Miner looked to him and was a little quiet about his response. But then, he remembered something.
Miner 1: "Wait a nanoclick, I don't remember a rec room on the ship."
Now the con was worried as he was continuing to lie.
Vehicon 6: "Really, I could've sworn there was a rec room in the ship. I'm certain Breakdown requested it or something."
The Miner now had it as he armed his blaster to aim right at him.
Miner 1: "All right, what's going on? Why are you acting very suspicious?"
The drone was in a dead silent as he didn't know what else to say. But then, a blaster shot came out of nowhere and hit the miner in the chest plate, going down and offline. The others turned to hear the blaster and saw their associate killed by the blaster fire. They then looked up to the Vehicon and thought he was the one that killed him. They immediate armed their own blasters and demanded him to stand down.
Miner 2: "Traitor! Get down on your knees and servos in the air!"
The Vehicon didn't know what to do as he was in complete and utter hot water. But just as he was about to get shot, a quick blur came through the door and immediately laid waist to the group. With quick moves and reflexes, it jumped on consoles and running on walls to shoot down each Miner from the chest to head. In a matter of seconds, all the miners fell to the floor and were terminated. Landing on the ground, there stood Elsa as she cooled her blaster and looked to the end result of her battle. She smirked and was pleased with her strategy.
Elsa de Sica: "Hmph… These Cons are just like the RF, they never see it coming."
She turned back to the paralyze Vehicon and called out someone.
Elsa de Sica: "You can come out now! It's safe!"
In response, Miko popped her head out and looked to the dead miners scattered about. Getting out of cover, she looked to the Vehicon and was shocked.
Miko: "Seriously? You guys don't have a rec room. Man you guys are big time sticks in the mud."
She started to walk down the room as the Vehicon was completely quiet of the whole thing. Regaining his composure, he entered the room and closed the door from behind while Elsa surveyed the area.
Elsa de Sica: "So, this is the exit? Was hoping for a door or ground bridge."
The Vehicon looked to Elsa and explained about where they were.
Vehicon 6: "This is the transfer station where we transport the energon from the mines to up here. That lift there goes down to the shaft and makes easy access for carts and Cons to go up and down. It can get you down."
Elsa looked to the lift that brought the energon up and had a bit of a smirk.
Elsa de Sica: "A lift that can get us down. Seems pretty convenient. But what happens if we get down there and there are more of your friends waiting for us?"
Vehicon 6: "Hmph… That part you're on your own. I'm done listening to you and getting threatened. I don't want anyone on this ship know of this, not even Lord Megatron."
She turned to the drone and thought it's best to leave him alone.
Elsa de Sica: "Fair enough. But if you ever tell anyone about this, I will have no choice but to hunt you down…"
The Vehicon gulped a little and didn't like that choice of words, worried about what she would do to him, even if she's a human. Approaching the console, he pressed a button to start the decent on the lift. Miko and Elsa then jumped on the lift and they made their move down through the glowing yellow rings. As soon as they disappeared, the Vehicon soon sighed and was a little glad they're out of his helm.
Vehicon 6: "For crying out loud. Getting tortured by a human girl and aiding them? That was embarrassing."
Just as he said that, he heard a feminine voice from above.
Airachnid: "No, this is embarrassing."
The drone heard that and looked up to see who said that. That, unfortunately, was the last thing he sees as a metal female with spider legs came off the ceiling with sharp talon legs striking him.
Meanwhile, Bumblebee was still chasing Dreadwing around ship, trying desperately in getting the Intel he took. As if that's not bad enough, two Vehicons are pursuing him and they were shooting at him. He was swerving left and right, avoiding each projectile as a few of them dinged his armor. Bee looked back to his review mirrors and was getting annoyed by them.
Bumblebee: (Stop following me!)
Dreadwing looked on in the computer screen in the back to see the bug getting a little preoccupied.
Dreadwing: "Keep them busy. It will be enough for me to escape and speak to Megatron of this Intel."
He kept flying until he was ready to go full speed ahead. Bee looked to him leaving and need to act now.
Bumblebee: (NO! I can't let you get away!)
Looking to the hall and its structure, he decided to pull this move now while he still has a chance. Turning in a 180 and going to reverse, he armed his blasters in vehicle form and fired his own rounds. After a couple of précised shots, he hit the two Vehicons and they steered out of control and crashed into the wall, blowing up on impact. Disposing of those two, he turned back around and returned to the task at hand. Going to maximum overdrive, he sped over a hundred and got close to the wall. Once doing that, he got onto the walls surface and rode on it while blaster fire continued to bombard him. He kept on driving higher and higher up the wall until he was close to the ceiling. Reaching that, he was completely upside down as he was getting closer to his goal. The arrow on his speedometer kept on reaching its peak as the scout was getting near to his target. Finally, after all of the racing, he was just about over the blue jet and was ready to execute. Transforming, he fell and landed on the Decepticon and was holding on. Grabbing a hold on to the tail, he used his free fist to pound the top, demanding that he wants it back.
Bumblebee: (Give me back that Intel!)
Dreadwing could feel that and decided to get rid of him.
Dreadwing: "Never!"
To that, he turned his jet mode around and he's upside down. Bee felt that coming and held on for dear life, using both hands on the wings to keep himself on the jet. Holding on, he looked back to see that they were going to hit a wall at the end of the hall. But inside of that, Dreadwing saw an opened vent on the ceiling wide enough for them to go into. So seeing this, he took that shot and tilted upward, flying right through the vent with Bee going along for the ride. In this vent, he used his mode to slam Bee to the metal wall, forcing him off him. Bee cringed in pain as sparks danced off his body. He kept flying higher and higher until there was a light at the top. After that much elevation, they got out of the vent and they were immediately outside of the ship. With him in the sky, it gives the Con a strong advantage. With all this space, he decided to pull off the riskiest of moves yet. He started to spin feverishly as the Bee was getting extremely dizzy. After many tries, he let go and was falling through the sky. Dreadwing looked to the scout falling and was pleased with his accomplishment.
Dreadwing: "So long, bug. Say hello to Skyquake for me when you enter the Well."
He flew away while Bee kept on falling. Just as he thought that he was a goner, something flew below him and landed on it. Adjusting his optics, he wondered what he fell on. Turns out, it was an Airadicon that was on watch. He felt that and struggled on the Autobot's weight.
Airadicon 1: "Argh! Crazy bot! Get off of me!"
Bee gripped tightly as he was getting himself rocked by another Decepticon jet. But being that he has the jet in his possession, he decided to commandeer the drone as he wanted to go after Dreadwing. Getting his free servo out, he armed his blaster and targeted the Con's cockpit.
Bumblebee: (Take me to that blue and yellow jet!)
The drone was a little hesitant and didn't know what to say.
Airadicon 1: "Go after Dreadwing? You got to be out of your fragging processor! I'm not going to do that!"
Wrong answer as Bee targeted a piece of his wing and shot at it. It wasn't a charged shot, just enough to hurt the Con a little bit. The drone was in pain and yelped about it. Bee pointed back to the cockpit section and demanded to follow him.
Bumblebee: (NOW!)
The drone had no other choice as he flew up high after Dreadwing, not wanting to get shot by the wings. Soon enough Bee was back in the pursuit in the air as he was going after the Con that has taken the SWA Intel from him.
Back on the ground, two leaders of two factions were squaring it off against each other, trying to take one of them down. Optimus used his blade to strike and swipe as quickly as possible while Megatron used his arms to protect himself. Looking for an opening, he got the chance he needed as the Prime got his blade out and was wide open. Taking the shot, he armed his cannon and fired a huge blast to take him down. The Autobot leader felt that coming as he ducked very low and avoided the shot by mere inches. However, bending down left him very vulnerable to another attack. That is where Megs rushed to him and deliver a knee jab to the head. Prime felt that one as he was a little dazed from the assault. Yet he didn't have time in recovering as Megatron came in and deliver a vicious swipe to the chest, cracking the glass of the leaving a gash in the armor. Thankfully, he didn't leak any energon or it wasn't near his spark chamber, but it was enough to temporarily wound him. Prime looked up to his archenemy as the warlord smiled in his success.
Megatron: "You seem to have gotten soft on me, Prime. Time on this wretched planet has made you weak! You can never beat me!"
Optimus was seething a little and had to stop him in any way possible.
Optimus Prime: "You are wrong Megatron. No matter what happens, I will defeat you."
The leader smirked to himself and thought it was cute.
Megatron: "Is that right? Well, I love to see you try."
To that end, he transformed and flew straight to the Prime and speared him at the front end of his jet. That spear pushed him right through the lush forest as trees were taken down very quickly. Once he got him through enough trees, Megs transformed back to the his bot mode, grabbed the Autobot leader by the shoulders, twisted his body, and threw him deeper to jungle as he disappeared in view. Megatron looked to the mess he made and decided to see if Prime had survived. Walking his way through the trees, he armed his blade and searched for his archenemy. During the search, Optimus was behind one of the trees and looked to see him pass by, thinking of a way to get an advantage to this battle. Megs looked around and still couldn't find him, so he decided to bring him to him.
Megatron: "Come on out, Prime. You got nowhere to hide."
Optimus looked on and wondered how to turn the tide in his favor. He can't charge in, cause Megatron would find out about it. Looking back to the tree he was hiding behind, he came up with a really good idea and hugged it, using his strength to pull it from the roots. Meanwhile, Megatron kept on searching for him and couldn't find him anywhere.
Megatron: "Where is that bravery you had, Prime? I know you're out there, somewhere. Come on out and fight me!"
Just as soon as he said that, he heard the voice of the Autobot leader from behind.
Optimus Prime: "You want me, Megatron? Here I am!"
Megatron turned around to see the leader. But when he did, he saw Optimus, but with him holding a huge tropical tree. Megatron was surprised by this and had little time to avoid it as Optimus wind back and swung that tree like a baseball bat, hitting him hard to the chest. Megs was pushed back and launched off the ground, soaring high in the sky and out of the jungle.
Down at the mine pit, miner drones were gathering the crates of energon, ready to transport them up on the ship. None of them though did not know that something big was about to happen. One of the miners was done with transporting the last of the crates as he was heading back to his other duties. But as he was heading someplace, he looked up and noticed something in the sky. Seeing that, he pointed to it and told the others.
Miner 3: "Hey! What's that?"
The other miners looked up to see the same thing as him. As this mysterious thing got closer, they soon realize that it was their leader, Megatron, falling straight to them. The group immediately panicked as they scattered and got out of the way. At the same time, the leader landed on where they were and skidded completely, toppling over the crates of energon in the process. The drones approached him to check and see if he's all right. The leader recovered form the unexpected attack and saw the drones surrounding them. He immediately got up and shoved them out of his path.
Megatron: "Out of my way!"
The moment he got in the clear, he was about to get back to the task at hand. But as he was going to do that, he heard the engines from far away and looked up to see what it was. Suddenly, coming out of the thick jungle forest and off the ramp was a custom semi with a red and blue paint job. But that was no ordinary truck, that truck was Optimus as he flew straight down to the warlord and transformed midway. Megatron was in a state of shock as Prime wind his fist back and delivered a serious punch to the helm. That said punch caused a ripple effect across the area as the drones were pushed back from the blast and a plum of smoke soon followed. Once the smoke was clear, Optimus stood there with his pede on Megatron's chest plate and pointed his blaster right to his rival's head.
Optimus Prime: "This ends now, Megatron."
The leader looked at the end of the cannon then to his enemy. But knowing where he was, he smirked to him and decided to say it.
Megatron: "I disagree…"
As soon as he said that, multiple energy blasts came from behind and hit his back. Turning around, he saw the mining drones firing away, wanting to protect their leader. Megatron looked to it and smirked to himself, knowing that they got everything under control.
Megatron: "Go forth my warriors! Protect your one true master!"
When he said that, he transformed and flew away from the battle, going into the mine to recuperate. At the same time, Optimus was bombarded with blaster fire in multiple directions. Normally, he wouldn't attack working class Cons if he wanted to. But being provoked, he has no choice in the matter. Deploying both of his blades, he charged in and began his attack, raising one arm up to start the first strike.
Below the Nemesis, the lift descended down to the mines as Elsa and Miko were standing on it, waiting to make a decent. Miko then looked to the view of the South American jungle and was amazed by it.
Miko: "Wow! Look at this place. I've always wondered what South America is like, now I could see how awesome it looks from out here. I'm so adding this view into my scrapbook."
She then took her cell phone out and snapped a quick pic to her ever-growing library. Elsa though approached her and told her to focus.
Elsa de Sica: "Let's worry about photos later. Right now we're out of the Nemesis. Meaning we can call the base to get us back to safety. Does you're phone have a direct call to the base?"
Miko turned to her with the look of confusion and answered her back.
Miko: "Uh… Duh. Jack, Raf, and I have phone numbers that go directly to the base. We use it if we need to quick bridge there or our friends didn't come to pick us up."
Elsa heard that and decided to do it now.
Elsa de Sica: "Then start calling Ratchet. Let them know we're safe and that we need a bridge back."
Miko listened in and followed her plan. But before she could actually call them, a small piece of webbing came from above and connected to her cell. It was then snatched from her hand as Miko turned to see that it was gone.
Miko: "Hey! What the-"
Before she could can an answer, they heard the voice from above that sends shivers down their spines.
Airachnid: "Sorry sweetie, but your call would have to wait."
The two looked up to see the last thing they want to see. Right over them was Airachnid with her spider legs gripping on one of the glowing rings. In her servo is Miko's cell phone as she looked to it for a moment. Looking back down to the two humans, she was eager with taking them out.
Airachnid: "Who knows, when I'm done with you, I'll call the base to bridge you back. That way, I can send you dead bodies back while I keep your heads!"
Miko's fear immediately came back as she pointed and screamed at her.
Miko: "She's back!"
After she said that, Airachnid lunged right at them with he legs pointing down to deliver the final blow. Elsa turned to Miko and told her to move.
Elsa de Sica: "Miko, get out of the way!"
She got her blaster out to fight while the Japanese girl ran out of danger. The spider bot licked her lips for the kill and used all of her legs to deliver the final blow. But Elsa managed made a quick roll out of the way as the sharp ends hit nothing but the metal floor. The girl then armed her blaster and fired multiple shots at her intended target. Airachnid knew of this strategy and covered herself to be protected by the incoming projectiles. Getting her legs back in place, she opened her hands to fire her own blasters. Elsa saw this one coming and used her agility to avoid the incoming projectiles. She ducked, dodged, flipped and parried each and every shot, waiting for an opening. As she looked for one, she spotted that the Con was using her spider legs for balancing. Seeing this, she has the opportunity needed to bring her down a peg. Avoiding another blaster shot, she took aim at her first leg and made a direct hit at it. The spider bot felt the loss of balance temporarily and knew her strategy.
Airachnid: "Clever little girl. But I think play time is over."
Getting her hand out, she shot a different kind of projectile, a slick one at that. Elsa could see the webbing and jumped out of the way while doing a back flip, hoping to not get stick by one of them. During the mid flip, she managed to take another shot and hit her other leg, getting her off balanced. The spider bot was seething as she fired two more webbings at her. In the air, she bended back and flipped around in style to avoid those projectiles. Landing on the edge of the mine cart, she took aim and fired at another leg, trying to bring her down. Seething, Airachnid just about had it with her and started to shoot more energy shots at her. The girl managed to roll out of the way second before the impact, but that caused a serious mistake. For when one of the blasters hit one of the energon crystals, it started to glow brightly. The spider bot looked to it and realized the mistake she made. Miko saw this too and could tell that it was dangerous as well. She turned to Elsa and warned her about it.
Miko: "Elsa, look out!"
The cybernetic girl looked behind her as she saw the crystals glowing brighter then before. Seeing this, she reacted by jumping off the cart and grabbing Miko by the hand.
Elsa de Sica: "Move!"
They got to the edge of the lift and jumped off it, falling to the ground floor. Airachnid did the same as well as she jumped off the lift and transformed into her chopper mode to fly away. In a matter of seconds, the crystals exploded and the lift was engulfed in blue flames. Most of the drones saw this from the ground and rushed in to help put out the flames as the lift was descending downwards. As they all left, Elsa and Miko made it to the ground as it was close from the lift and rolled around to comfort the fall. As they quickly recovered, Miko rubbed her knee and was in a bit of pain.
Miko: "Ow, ow, ow! My leg! It hurts!"
Elsa got up and looked to her leg to see what is broken. Observing it further, she came up with an obvious conclusion.
Elsa de Sica: "It's just a simple sprain. You got nothing to worry about. Once we get back to base, I'm sure Ms. Darby would fix it up. Here, let me help you up."
Elsa brought the Japanese student by the shoulder and helped her out of the way. As they were leaving, Miko started to mumble to herself.
Miko: "And the guys thought I was trouble. You are the worst! What were you thinking in blowing up that cart filled with energon?"
Elsa looked to her and was being apologetic.
Elsa de Sica: "I didn't know that was going to happen. How was I suppose to know that they could explode?"
Miko: "Well that's the number one rule of combat; energon and blasters don't mix. Wheeljack learned that the hard way."
As they were trying to get to safety, they heard the sound of a chopper close by. Looking up, they could see Airachnid in her vehicle mode flying towards them. Seeing a wounded Miko, she now had a strong advantage against them.
Airachnid: "Oh, what's this? Did one of you got injured? Guess this makes it an easy hunt!"
Deploying her blasters at the front, she was very eager in ending the two humans. Elsa could see it and had to make an escape. With her inhuman strength, she grabbed the girl and holds her like a groom holding a bride, ready to make a run for it.
Elsa de Sica: "Hold on!"
To that, she ran for it as Miko was holding on tightly. At the same time, Airachnid fired her blasters at them as they formed two lines between them.
Back up on the Nemesis, Arcee and Bulkhead tag teamed to take on the group of Airadicons on the top of the ship while John was behind aiding them in anything. Bulkhead got his wrecking balls out and was pounding the Cons left and right, knocking them out in one hit. Arcee got her blades deployed and used them to cut off anything that was still standing. One arm was cut off, then a leg, then a servo, the back… Anything she can slice, she was successful. One of the drones came in and was going to strike from behind. Cee felt it completely and turned around and gave a slight slice to the head and, cutting it clean off by the neckline. With him down, she saw a few more from afar, she deployed her blasters and fire away, making a few precise hits on the spark chambers. But she didn't know that it was a diversion as one came up from behind and was about her strike her spark chamber with his sharp digits. Suddenly, a wrecking ball came out of the blue and smacked him hard on the side of his face. The femme looked behind to see the Airadicon attacked from behind. What she also saw was Bulkhead with his weapons armed and ready to pound. He looked to his comrade; he smirked to her as she smirked back. They went to battle as the two were still duking it out against the armada. Bulk got his one servo to punch one Con in the chest plate while using the other as a blaster to fire a high density shot through the body of another. A shot came from behind his back as his heavy armor deflected it. Turning around, he could see the Con that had his blaster on him. Getting his other wrecking ball out, he pounded both together and charged in to an attack. The moment he got close, he used both his weapons and flattens him completely. Back to Arcee, she got into her stance and fought her side of Cons in close combat. Her blades cut them clean while she used her blasters to shoot those at farther distances. As they were a little preoccupied, one of the Cons saw the femme distracted and decided to strike now while he still has a chance. Getting behind her, he lifted his arm up high in the air and was ready to strike her in the back. Suddenly, he got hit from behind by a barrage of bullets and although it didn't faze him, it did got his attention. Turning back around, he could see a human standing there with an MP5 rifle in his hand. That person was in fact John Darby as he lowered his weapon and had a smirk on his face.
John Darby: "You're move…"
The Airadicon starred the human down before arming his blaster and pointing it to his head. Yet for some strange reason, he stood there like he was ready to take it. Before the drone could even pull the trigger, he was hit in the back by another of his kind as Bulkhead threw him to the other. As the two collided, John stepped aside for them to fall as he gave a bit of a chuckle.
John Darby: "Too slow…"
Looking around, he could see another group of Cons landing far away and were going to shoot the two in a long distance. Knowing this, he took the caliber rifle out of his back and took aim at them. With a few precise shots, he managed to pierce the visors of their faces, blinding them temporarily and letting them shoot around at nothing. John looked on and was pleased with the results.
John Darby: "Still got it."
Another set of Cons came out of nowhere and was about to do the same thing as the last one. Once again, he fired his caliber at them and blinds them as well. Then another set. And another. So far, he had been keeping the group at bay while protecting the Autobots. One of the Airadicons was knocked out and skidded to one section of roof, with John close by. The Airadicon snapped out of it and got up to get back to the fight. But he looked down to see the human a little preoccupied with taking down the Cons at a distance. Deploying his blaster, he took aim at the back of his head and charged it up. Suddenly, Arcee came in and delivered a swift and forceful punch to the faceplate, knocking him out completely. John heard that from behind and turned around to see the femme twisting her wrist at a job well done. Looking down to Darby, she starred him down and gave him a fare warning.
Arcee: "Next time, watch your six."
John nodded and shrugged it off.
John Darby: "I've been through some sneak attacks during my hay day in the military. I know how to take care of myself."
Cee smirked and could tell he was joking it off. Immediately, blaster fire came out of the blue and missed her by inches. Getting back on task, she deployed her blasters and fired away at them with John by her side firing his rifle at the enemies. Another Airadicon came rushing to them for a strike of his own. Bulk quickly showed up and smacked the Con with a wrecking ball, bringing him down for the count. Switching back to his blasters, he fired at the Cons too. All three shoot at everything that was standing and were holding their own. But the Cons were multiplying more and more as they were starting to get overwhelmed by the armada. Bulk saw this and knew they were in trouble.
Bulkhead: "Place is getting a little overcrowded! We can't take them all on!"
John peeked to the Wrecker and told them not to give up.
John Darby: "Like that didn't stop you before! We can take them out, no problem."
Cee though looked to the situation and knew it was bad as well.
Arcee: "No, Bulkhead's right. If we are to stop them, we need to get an advantage. We're taking this battle to the ground."
John turned to her and was in a bit of shock.
John Darby: "You're kidding right? We're on a warship that above the surface, almost a multi story drop. No way we could survive a drop like that."
Arcee turned to him and told him that he got it.
Arcee: "We'll improvise. Still got those grenades on you?"
John Darby: "For emergency purposes. Why?"
After one quick second as he asked, Arcee answered.
Arcee: "We're going to need them."
The former soldier looked on and couldn't believe he heard that. Knowing of no choice, he put his weapon away and got the first grenade out and armed it.
John Darby: "I can't believe I'm doing this."
He then threw the grenade and went to the next one. And the next, and the next. He threw them in each direction and as they were in a circle. Each of the grenades exploded and created an explosion blocking the view of the Cons while the others were blow to bits. The group kept their blasters armed and waited for anything to happen. As they were waiting, they heard the engines roaring and something was coming out of the smoke. That's when the SUV and a motorcycle came through the cloud of smoke and sped right to them. Bulk used his huge vehicle structure to plow though drones to make a clear path as Arcee was behind with John on the seat.
John Darby: "Can't believe I've wasted all those grenades!"
Arcee looked to her review mirrors to let him know that it's all right.
Arcee: "Victory requires sacrifice. One of the traits of going to war."
Blaster fire came from behind as John looked back to see the drones going after them.
John Darby: "Well that didn't work. They're still after us!"
Arcee: "Don't worry, we got a plan. We just need to make a quick jump."
John raised an eyebrow and was curious about that.
John Darby: "Jump? What Jump?!"
Cee and Bulk turned to the left as they approached the huge ramp at the back end while the Decepticons continued to fire at them. Once they hit the ramp, they started to ascend to higher ground. As they were reaching the top, John was getting a little nervous about the plan.
John Darby: "Exactly what are you planning in getting out of this. Why did you say we have to jump?"
Arcee was completely quiet about this until the time is come to execute it.
Arcee: "We do this!"
Quickly, they careened to the right as the two jumped off the end of the ship and fell off the Nemesis. That gave John in a loop as he screamed from the unexpected velocity. The two vehicles started to fall in the sky as the jets flew around. Arcee transformed and got into a skydiving position with John holding on to one of her winglets, screaming a lot. The moment that happened, Arcee saw a Con jet close by and repositioned herself to make an immediate landing procedure. Just like that, she landed on top of the Airadicon and held on to the jet by the wings. John stopped screaming and was relieved that it was over, but not before he was irate over that decision.
John Darby: "You know, a little warning would've been more suffice!"
Arcee peeked back to him while holding on, giving off a slight smirk.
Arcee: "What's wrong, afraid of heights?"
John shook his head and told her straight away.
John Darby: "No! It's jumping off without a parachute I was afraid of!"
Arcee chuckled about it before she got serious. Arming her blaster with her free hand, she pointed to the cockpit of the Airadicon and demanded him to land.
Arcee: "Get us on the ground, now!"
The Airadicon didn't like that threat and decided to not follow it.
Airadicon 2: "Frag off you little glitch!"
That didn't bode well, as she shot him on the side and screamed in pain. Still pointing the blaster at him, still demanding him to land.
Arcee: "On the ground!"
To that end, the Airadicon followed the femme's orders and made his immediate decent. As he was making landfall, John looked around and noticed that someone is missing.
John Darby: "Where's Bulkhead?"
As if to answer his question, he heard the sound of Bulkhead cheering for himself as he dropped like a rock headfirst. The two of them looked to him falling as John was a bit worried.
John Darby: "Shouldn't he be finding something to comfort his fall and not going all meteor to the ground?"
Arcee just shrugged it off and told him it was all right.
Arcee: "Don't worry; Bulk's a big bot. He knows how to withstand a drop like that."
On the ground, Optimus was battling Vehicons and Miners around him as Megatron was making an escape. Using his weapons, he slashed Cons that were in close range while deploying his blasters to shoot at the others. He did a quick slice to a miner's chest, splitting him in half diagonally. He turned quickly to chop the head off a Vehicon, letting the body fall limp. Just as he did that, he felt a few blaster shots from behind, but it didn't injure him. Turning back, he activated his blaster and shot the drone that shoot him through the chest plate, destroying the spark chamber in the process. But that was distraction as a Vehicon came out of nowhere and hit the leader on the side of his faceplate. Then a miner joined in and punched Prime in the sternum. With Optimus defenseless, the two joined forces and both delivered a straight punch of the face, knocking him back and caused him to skid to a rocky pile. Shaking the after effects of the attack, he looked up to see the two cons arming their blasters and aiming them at his head. Just as they were about to fire, something came from above and plowed through the ground, pushing the Cons in many directions. The two then turned to the impact of the hit and wondered what that was. When the smoke cleared they saw the one Autobot that survived the fall. Standing tall was Bulkhead as he was holding one of the Vehicons over his head. Looking to the two, he used all his strength to toss the Con right to them. The two quickly reacted and were about to fire back. But they weren't quick enough as the two got plowed by the unconscious Con and were down for the moment. Once they were temporarily out, Bulkhead approached his leader and checked on him.
Bulkhead: "Optimus, are you okay?"
He then lends a hand to help him up. Optimus look to him and was relieved that he was saved.
Optimus Prime: "I am now. Thank you for the assist."
He then grabbed Bulk's hand and the Wrecker helped him up. Once the Autobot leader started to stand, he looked around and noticed that a certain scout was missing.
Optimus Prime: "Where's Bumblebee?"
Bulk looked around and was a little nervous. After gaining some courage, he told the Prime about the situation.
Bulkhead: "Right… About that… We sort of got separated when Dreadwing attacked us. Not to worry; we managed to obtain the Intel regarding the Social Welfare Agency. Bee is holding it, I think…"
Optimus look to him and wasn't sure if it's true unless he sees proof for himself. Still, he has his word and trust that Bumblebee is protecting the Intel. As he was thinking about it, he looked on and noticed that the Cons were starting to recover after the unexpected drop. Bulkhead turned too and could see them getting up. Pounding his fists together he was ready for another go. Just as he was ready to fight, Optimus placed a hand on his shoulder and asked for a favor.
Optimus Prime: "I must pursue Megatron! Think you can hold them off till I get him?"
The Wrecker smirked and told him that he got it.
Bulkhead: "You know who you're talking to, sir? They're good as scrapped."
The leader smiled and knew that he would get the job done. He then transformed into his truck mode and sped after Megatron, heading to one of the tunnels he took. The moment he was gone, Bulk turned to the group and had an eager look to his face.
Bulkhead: "All right Cons, I hope you brought a cleaning crew, cause it's going to be a mess!"
He shifted his servos into wrecking balls and charged in for a fight. All the drones saw him coming their way, and deployed their blasters, firing right at him. The blasters though didn't harm him as he kept on charging right to them. Once he was at the right distance, he jumped up and flew high in the air. Coming back down, he struck the first Con and used both his weapons to pound him to nothing. The second one came up from the side and was planning on striking swiftly. Bulk felt that coming and telegraphed it with his wrecking ball, smashing his face and bringing him down for the count. Suddenly, a stray blaster shot hit him in the back but didn't slow him down. Looking back to the one that shot him, he gave a war cry and switched his weapon to a blaster, charging it up to fire straight at the drone.
Up in the sky, Dreadwing was flying high and hoping to return to the Nemesis to give Megs the Intel the Autobots took. He didn't know is that the scout is still following him, but not on wheels. Instead, Bumblebee hijacked an Airadicon and was flying after him. Still, Dreadwing wasn't aware of him as Bee was getting close to him. Still, he needs to find a way in clipping him down. Figuring something out, he came up with a plan and looked to the Airadicon for orders.
Bumblebee: (Fire on him!)
The drone heard that and refused.
Airadicon 1: "No way! Following a Decepticon comrade is one thing. But shooting at him? That's where I draw the line!"
Bee reacted to that by punching him on the engine, hard. The Airadicon could feel that as he was getting himself tortured by the Autobot.
Bumblebee: (I said FIRE!)
Knowing not to get hurt again, he armed up his blasters and fired them right at Dreadwing. The second in command saw the blasters all around him and maneuvered it quickly as he could. A few shots did hit him, but it only left a few scratches here and there. Checking the monitor on his cockpit, he could see Bee riding on the drone and was amazed he could do that.
Dreadwing: "Persistent insect. I will not stand down, even if it means taking out my own soldiers."
To that, he flew high up as he went in a big loop. The moment he was not behind the drone, he targeted the two and opened fire, sending the projectiles right at them. A few of the energy blasters hit the engine of the Airadicon as fire spewed out of the ends. Bumblebee looked back and realized that he was in danger.
Bumblebee: (Okay… Definitely not a great idea.)
Looking back to Dreadwing and found out that he would get to him the fastest. Jumping off the drone that was falling into a free fall and was in the air temporarily. Once he was in the air, time slowly down as he was reached to the soldier and grabbed onto him. Time returned to normal as he held on once again. Now he's back to the main task as he held on to him with one Servo. Using his free hand, he armed his blaster and fired away on the shell of the jet. The commander could feel it and was getting annoyed by the multiple attacks.
Dreadwing: "Weak little bug. Get off of me!"
The scout had to ground him and fast, so he decided on something that he would regret in the near future.
Bumblebee: (Going down!)
Grabbing the frontal point of the jet and used his strength to pull him up. Getting his footing together, he let the jet loose altitude and is was making a crash landing to a jungle near the mine. The jet then crashed unto the ground and skidded through, leaving a line of dirt and ground along the way. During that drag, Dreadwing transformed into his bot mode and grabbed him by the legs. Bee could feel that as he was spunned and tossed to other end. He managed to recollect himself and landed on his pedes, getting to a stance for a fight.
Bumblebee: (Give me back that Intel, NOW!)
The commander starred him down and decided to bring the fight to him.
Dreadwing: "If you want that Intel, bug, you have to pry it out of my cold, dead digits."
As he said that, he got his servo to his back and deployed his broad sword, letting it extend and sharp. He started to twist and twirled it around very quickly to show off his moves, then he charged right with both servos on the base of the sword. Bee saw all of this and found out that he's in big trouble.
Bumblebee: (Oh man… Wish I had a close combat weapon with me.)
The time Dreadwing got to him, he started to perform the first slice. Bumblebee quickly ducked low and avoid the slice to the head. Dreadwing then lifted his sword high in the air and wanted to cut him in the middle. Bee quickly rolled out of the way and was safe for the moment. Rolling back out, he needed to find a weapon that could be useful against something like Dreadwing. Looking for something useful, he found a log his size and decided to take it. Running, he used his agility to avoid each swing of the sword from behind and was getting closer and closer to his own weapon. Getting there, he was about to reach it and grab it with both servos. Picking it up, he immediately turned and blocked it off when Dreadwing used his sword to cut him in the middle again. That log saved him, but the sharp sword cut it a little bit and it was nice and clean. The commander looked to this weapon and laughed it up.
Dreadwing: "You think that weapon can stop me? Think again!"
He got his sword out of the log and started to strike him from the left. The scout telegraphed that and blocked it from that direction. He then took his sword out and attacked from the right, Bee blocked that as well. One hit after another, Bumblebee blocked off each attack to look for an opening. But as he was blocking each assault, Bee could see the cuts are growing and it would be a matter of time before the log would break. Protecting himself, he spotted an opening and decided to execute it. Ducking down from the last swing, he twisted his body and swung that log to his side. Dreadwing felt that and was pushed by the force. The moment he skidded to a stop, he looked up and was seething. Bee though had the log up did a Captain Morgan moment.
Bumblebee: (I'm sorry, you were saying?)
Dreadwing then had it as he charged in again and went on the attack. Getting his log in his hands, he used it as a pole and was prepared to strike back. Dreadwing got his sword in position and started to deliver a forceful strike to Bee.
Inside the cave, it was dark as the drones were working none stop in cutting and packaging the energon. As they were doing that, they heard a sound of a jet and turned to that direction to see who it was. That's when they spotted Megatron flying past them incredibly fast and disappeared from view. These drones looked on and were very confused of what happened.
Miner 5: "Uh… Was that Megatron?"
The other one nodded as he was wondering what he was in a hurry for. Just then they heard the sound of an engine from behind and turned to see what it was. Turns out, it was Optimus as he was speeding right towards them. The miners all stopped what they're doing and armed their blasters at the truck.
Miner 5: "Autobot! Stop him!"
The drones all fired their weapons in an event to stop the Prime's momentum. But the shots had little effect as they bounced off the armor like it was nothing. Knowing he needs to get to his archenemy, Optimus went to maximum overdrive and pushed farther, getting the speedometer to over a hundred. The miners quickly reacted to that and rolled out of the way as a few got ran over by Optimus's vehicle mode. The remaining Cons looked back at him leaving and wasn't happy about this.
Miner 5: "Scrap…"
Journeying through the mine, the Prime sped as fast as he could to get to Megs. With his headlights on, he could see the warlord flying away. Knowing that he had to get to him, he kept on applying the gas and was getting closer and closer to his goal. After a speedy chase, he managed to get in range for him to clip him down. Arming up his blaster at the top, he did a full charge and fired it right at one of the wings. The energy projectile hit the wing and the futuristic jet was spinning out of control. Knowing that he's vulnerable, he sped even faster just enough to ram him right at the side and smashed him into his grill, the two collided as Prime pushed him forward. During that push, they exit a tunnel and entered a huge cave filled with a lot of energon from top to bottom. By the time they got there, Prime jumped off the cliff and was falling to the ground. The two then transformed and landed at the lower level, landing on their pedes. Once the two landed, they both gave off a deep stare as they were ready for the next round.
Megatron: "Aren't you an obsessive bot. Do you really want to stop me? Even after the many attempts your tried for eons, are you still going to end me on this day or spare me like the many times before?"
Optimus stepped forward and decided to tell him the truth.
Optimus Prime: "Though I have made the choice in sparring your life, Megatron, I cannot let you get away with what you have caused. The stealing of human Intel to use as your own weapon is something I cannot ignore. It needs to be stopped, you need to be stopped."
The Decepticon leader looked to him and could tell that he wants to do this.
Megatron: "So you really want to stop me. I love to see you try."
The two starred at each other for some time as they waited to see which one could slip. With optics narrowed and their posture like a statue, they were ready to commence with the final battle. After almost a minute, the two deployed their blasters at the same time and fired a shot at each other. The two projectiles though hit each other as they exploded in a combine fireball. But once they dissipate, Megs and Prime charged in and switched to their blades to return to some close combat fighting. Both blades collided as they were dueling each other for victory. One hit, one block, sparks flying and maneuvers performed, they kept on battling and were at an even stale mate with neither of them showing any weakness.
Outside and up in the air, Arcee was on top of the Airadicon and was like a surfer with a surfboard. John was behind her while holding on to one of her winglets. As they were riding the drone, they saw one of the tunnels close by and saw Elsa and Miko getting into that tunnel.
John Darby: "There! There's Elsa and Miko."
The femme saw them entering the tunnel, but also see Airachnid going after them. Seeing her entering the tunnel, she took the opportune moment in getting to her.
Arcee: "Follow that Con."
The drone saw the spider bot and was a little weary.
Airadicon: "Are you kidding? No way I'm going after that one."
Cee didn't like that answer as she deployed her blaster and tapped on the windshield of the cockpit.
Arcee: "I said after her!"
Knowing he had little option left, he swoop down and made an immediate decent. John could feel that velocity and held on to her winglet tightly.
John Darby: "Whoa!"
As the jet flew towards the ground, he soon leveled flew straight to the very tunnel the spider bot went into.
Inside the tunnel, Elsa was running with sheer speed while carrying Miko since she sprained her ankle due to the fall from the lift. As they kept running, the cybernetic girl knew that it would be a matter of time before the spider catches up to her. Stopping dead in her tracks, Miko looked to her and wondered why she stopped.
Miko: "Hey! What's the big deal?! You do realize we're being hunted by a demented spider monster, right?"
Elsa look down to the Japanese girl and told her that she knows.
Elsa de Sica: "That I'm fully aware of. But all this running won't do us any good. If we are to escape, our only option left is to hide."
She looked around to find a good place to hide. After her extensive search, she discovered what appears to be a huge and wide drill like machine with sharp spikes around the pointed cone facing them. Seeing that, she knew of a perfect place to hide.
Elsa de Sica: "Over there!"
She then ran up to the drill and reaches the back end that operates the contraption. Jumping high in the air, she landed on the control console and gently placed Miko on it. Looking to her, she placed her finger on her lips and shush her.
Elsa de Sica: "Keep your voice down and don't make any sudden movements."
Miko looked to her and nodded in agreement. She then got her blaster out and charged it, in case this hunter comes. Just then, she would hear the sound of scurrying close by, meaning she's near. Peeking to the side, she saw Airachnid heading to the spot they were at in her predatory mode. Looking around, she was pondering where they are located.
Airachnid: "Odd… I know you two ran to here, but you all vanished. So, where did you scamper off to?"
Looking around, she scurried through the area and searched for them. Elsa stood her ground and was waiting incase she gets close by. As she was waiting, Miko was sitting by as she was keeping her mouth shut as much as she could. Just then, she cringed her nose as she was feeling allergies kicking in. And when you're in a cave, it's more of sneeze factor. Couldn't keep it together, she gave up and did a quick sneeze. Elsa looked down and realized what happened. She quickly got to her and places her hand over the girl's mouth. But then Airachnid heard that little sneeze and turned to the drill.
Airachnid: "Ah… So that's where you are."
Slowly she crawled on her little legs and was on the verge of pouncing on the drill. Elsa and Miko looked on and were getting a little tense. A bit of sweat started to drip down their cheeks as they were getting nervous if they were found. The spider bot was about ready to jump on the drill to get to them. But before she could actually do that, she heard an engine from close by. Turning to her right and saw something unexpected. There was an Airadicon that was heading straight towards her. What shocked her the most though is that standing on the drone was Arcee with a look of determination. Once she saw her archenemy, Cee deployed her blasters and fired right at the engines of the jet before jumping up and did a quick somersault in the air. Airachnid had little time in getting out of this one as she got speared by the Con just and they both got crashed to the ground. Landing on the dirt floor, Arcee looked on and saw nothing but a fiery mess on the other end. Smirking to herself, she was glad that the spider was down.
Arcee: "And that's all she wrote."
She then got down to her knees and assisted John in getting down. Climbing down on her back, he jumped down and landed on the floor safely, taking a deep breather. Checking on his knee incase he buckled it again, he sighed in relief that that didn't happen and turned to the femme for something.
John Darby: "That's it! I had had it! I'm never going through with all of that ever again! I prefer being on the ground then in the air."
The two-wheeler looked to him and gave him a quirky smirk.
Arcee: "First time falls could be a bit aggressive, but give it a few tries and you might get use to it."
John looked to her and was a little nerve wrecking.
John Darby: "Yeah… Right… There's going to be a cold day in Hell for me to go at it again. Can we find Elsa now before I get a heart attack?"
Arcee nodded and looked around the area.
Arcee: "I suppose so. They haven't gone far though. Let's start searching the area and see if they're around."
The two were about to search for the two girls. But as they were starting to search, they heard something else. It's a little disheveled, but they could hear drilling from beneath them. That sound started to get louder and louder until it was close by. Hearing that, Arcee knew what it meant as he told John and avoid the surprising attack.
Arcee: "Look out!"
Quickly, she picked him up and jumped out of the way in time for the ground to explode from where they once were. Rolling to safety, she and John looked to that spot and saw Airachnid there, a little burnt and was surprised that they got out.
Airachnid: "Well this is unexpected. So you two managed to escape my web. That's quite impressive. Don't know how you got out of that, but I applaud you effort."
Cee put the Darby down and got into a stance while John demanded where his girl was located.
John Darby: "Where's Elsa?"
The spider bot curled her lips and could tell why they're here.
Airachnid: "Still looking for her, huh? She's around here somewhere. Don't have a clue where."
Darby was seething and wanted to end her. With his rifle out, he wanted to charge in. But the two-wheeler blocked him off with her arm and told him to look for them.
Arcee: "I'll handle her. You look for Elsa and Miko."
John looked up to her and was about to protest. But after what transpired with him before, he decided not to get involved.
John Darby: "Be careful…"
He then rushed away and started to search for them. As soon as he was gone, Arcee looked back to her archenemy and was very angry with her.
Arcee: "It's just you and me, Airachnid."
She quickly deployed her arm blades and got into her cyber ninja stance, ready for a feud. Airachnid was pleased, as she wanted to fight her again.
Airachnid: "Indeed it is… And you are going to be the one I snuff out!"
She was in her spider hybrid mode and was in a stance herself. The two held their ground as they were about ready to go against each other. After a couple of seconds, the spider bot was the first to charge in and pounced with her legs. She then got to her and barely on top of her. Arcee was too smart with that as she got her foot out and pushed her off. She was flung to the air and was on the other side. She quickly recovered in the air and landed on the other end with her legs on the rocky ground. Arcee jumped up and turned to her, rushing to her enemy. Airachnid got to her position and was ready to square off. The moment she was close, the two-wheeler got her blades at the ready and was going to cut her off. Airachnid used her arms to block off each of the attack with a few scratches on her armor plating. Her femur opened up to reveal her legs and used them to kick her. Arcee blocked those kicks as she was trying to get a breather. Seeing her chance, she grabbed the last kick with both her arms, she flung her and tossed her to the wall, knocking her down. As they were fighting, John was searching the cave as he was calling out Elsa's name.
John Darby: "Elsa! Elsa! Where are you? Please speak to me!"
As he was looking on, he was getting nervous and didn't know what to do. Just as he was going to give up, he heard a familiar voice form close by.
Elsa de Sica: "John!"
The former soldier heard that and looked around to see where the voice was located. After much searching, he spotted a huge drill from close by. But on that drill, he saw Elsa standing there, waving her arm right at him. Seeing her, he was relieved and ran straight to the drill.
John Darby: "Elsa!"
By the time he got to the drill, he started to climb up it and reach her level. By the time he got up, he reached her and gave her a big hug.
John Darby: "Oh Elsa, I thought for certain that spider creep tore your head off."
Elsa looked on and could tell that he felt a little scared about her going one on one with the spider monster by herself. Thankfully, she was safe as she told him that it was all right.
Elsa de Sica: "I've been through worse situations then this, John. I can handle myself."
John looked to her in a stare and re-corrected her.
John Darby: "No! This is by far the worse then all those other times. I'm glad you're still in one piece."
Elsa was quiet and nodded in agreement.
Elsa de Sica: "Of course sir, I won't get into this predicament again."
As they were having a moment, someone interrupted them by clearing her throat.
Miko: "Excuse me! Someone is hurt! I need of medical attention!"
The two then turned to Miko still recovering from her sprang and knew their moment was interrupted. Letting go of the hug, he approached the Japanese girl and noticed that she was feeling her ankle.
John Darby: "Whoa. What happened to you?"
Elsa then approached him and told him of what happened.
Elsa de Sica: "Miko sprained her ankle when we jumped off a moving lift when the energon exploded."
Miko turned to her and argued about that.
Miko: "Yeah… An energon explosion you caused when you avoided the spider's shot! Do you have any idea how hard it is surviving that ordeal!"
John peered his eyes to Elsa for an explanation.
John Darby: "Elsa?"
The girl turned to him and explained her actions.
Elsa de Sica: "Only because I was defending myself against Airachnid, sir. Things went a little out of hand when her blaster hit one of the energon crystals. Had to improvise in order to escape."
John listened to that and nodded in agreement, giving that she had little choice in the matter. Turning back to Miko, he looked at the ankle and noticed that it's not that bad.
John Darby: "You don't look that bad. Just a simple sprain is all. I'm sure June will fix you up in no time."
Miko peered her eyes to him and grunted.
Miko: "Yeah… Sure… Nothing like your wife badgering me and calling my host parents of my actions."
Elsa ignored that and talked to her handler about Arcee.
Elsa de Sica: "Where is Arcee?"
John turned to her and told her what happened to the femme.
John Darby: "She went ahead to take care of that huge spider creep while I search for you."
Elsa de Sica: "Is she going to be okay?"
John just smirked and looked calm about this.
John Darby: "She knows how to handle herself."
As he said that, Arcee was holding her own against her arch nemesis, Airachnid. The spider bot jumped up and latched on to the ceiling and used her free spider legs to strike swiftly and mercifully. Cee quickly used her blades to block of the approaching attacks and swoop them away. Seeing her opening, she jumped high and roundhouse kick her in the air. She got caught by that surprise and was hit hard by it. She started to drag on the ground and was temporarily out. Before she could even get up, the two-wheeler pounced and landed on the enemy's chest. Quickly, she deployed her blasters and aimed it right at the head.
Arcee: "You're through, Airachnid."
The spider bot saw the situation and didn't like those odds. Reaching her arm up, she felt the dirt on her servos and came up with a plan.
Airachnid: "On the contrary, I'm nowhere close to finish."
Immediately, she threw the dirt to the femme's face, it got to her eyes and was temporarily blinded again. Arcee groaned in agony as she tried to get the dirt off her face. This gave the spider bot the chance to fight back. Using her spider legs, she grabbed her enemy by the waist and pushed her off her. Getting her off, she jumped back and went to the attack, using her sharp servos in striking her. Cee had the instinct in blocking those strikes with her blade while rubbing the dirt off her optics. Airachnid looked on with glee as she got one clear slash to the side of the face. The femme could feel that as a small gash was present on the left side of her cheek with energon slowly oozing out. Airachnid smirked and liked the battle in her favor.
Airachnid: "That was for striking me in my face."
She then deployed her blasters on her servos and fired away. The two-wheeler got her arms covered to protect herself from the projectiles. Back to the drill, John looked on the see the battle Arcee was loosing and didn't like those odds.
John Darby: "Then again, I could be wrong."
Elsa looked on too and didn't like that as well.
Elsa de Sica: "We have to do something! We can't let Arcee perish!"
John turned to her and told her it won't be easy.
John Darby: "But with the resources we have, it's not going to be that simple. There's got to be some way in taking her down and keeping her down. How is the problem."
Just as he was thinking of a way, Miko stated something.
Miko: "You can use the drill."
The two heard that and turned around to see Miko still recovering from the sprain.
John Darby: "Pardon?"
Miko: "This drill is powerful enough to squish that spider down. It's the perfect weapon when it comes to taking down Cons."
John and Elsa turned to the controls of the drill and were a little hesitant.
John Darby: "That sounds all nice, but none of us know how to operate this thing. It's not like they have an instruction manual in operating alien drills."
Miko though shrugged it off spoke about it.
Miko: "No problem. Jack learned how to operate it himself when he was nearly buried with me, Bulk, and Arcee. I'll show you how to operate it."
John blinked and didn't think Jack would operate something like that. But then, he was more shocked about what happened with Jack.
John Darby: "Wait a minute… How did Jack got buried with the three of you?"
Miko looked to him with sheer silent and didn't want him to know of that. Laughing a little bit, she explained as much as she could.
Miko: "Uh… Would an unstable abandon mine caused by a stray blast by Megatron count as an excuse?"
The Darby rubbed the temples of his head and groaned to himself.
John Darby: "That's it. When I get back, I'm going to have a long talk with Jack."
John then looked to her and decided to listen to her.
John Darby: "Show me how to start this thing."
Returning to the right, Arcee kept holding her own as she started to get her sight back. Getting both her blasters out, she continuously fired right at the spider bot with as many projectiles as she can throw. Airachnid could see her getting back on track as she jumped high with her legs and avoided each shot. Jumping on the ceiling she saw a stone spike above her nemesis and decided to use it against her. Opening her palms, she fired a couple of shots right at the spike as it started to crack. Arcee could feel the pellet land on her helm and shoulders as she looked up to see the spike breaking apart and falling on top of her. Realizing this, she flipped out of the way and avoided that incoming spike in mere seconds. The spike fell on the spot where the femme was and made a deep impact that dust and dirt filled the cave. Arcee backed up and temporarily covered herself from the consuming dirt. Looking at the clouded view, she wondered if the spider bot was long gone. She soon got her answer as a huge web came out of the dust and latched on to her, pushing her to a nearby wall. Immediately, she was stuck once more and tried to free herself. Luckily her arm was free as she was going to cut herself opened. But another spider web got to her arm and left her permanently stuck to her. She started to struggle as she kept on trying to get herself free. But it was hopeless as Airachnid tends to keep her there. As if on cue, the spider bot crawled right up to her and was near her face with sheer delight.
Airachnid: "Got to say, you're quite a tough bot to extinguish. Kind of wondering why no one else couldn't get their servos on you. You're quite the resilient one, yes you are. If it were up to me, I would rip your spark out, quick and clean. But I got a girl to get to. Now if you excuse me, I got a head to collect."
She then jumped off her and resumed her search with the girl. Arcee though had that angry glare as she gave her a very strong warning.
Arcee: "Don't you dare hurt her! You hear me, Airachnid?! You're dead if she's hurt! DEAD!"
Airachnid simply ignored her and walked away with her two normal legs to start the search. Tapping her chin, she starts to wonder about Elsa.
Airachnid: "Let's see… If I was a young human femme with weapons and a pompous attitude, where do I go?"
She started to wonder to see where to start. But then, she could hear the sound of drilling from close by and turned to that direction, wondering what that was. But as the smoke cleared, she saw a huge Decepticon drill with spinning, glowing blades charging right at her. Her eyes grew wide in shock and didn't have any time in avoiding that. Almost instantly, the drill speared her and the point scrapped her armored arm. Pushing her to a wall, they got hit hard and went through it in a matter of moments. Once she was down, the drill backed up and turned to the wall next to her. It then pushed forward and plowed right through the wall. Doing so caused the wall to crack up to the ceiling and above the spider creature. Airachnid started to stir to find out what hit her. Looking right up, she saw the ceiling cracking fully as slabs came down on her. Her eyes were completely wide as she was buried completely without any time in getting out. When the smoke was cleared, all that's left is a huge pile of debris with spider legs sticking out and were twitching, claiming that she was still alive at the moment, but was just unconscious from the collapse. Arcee watched on in surprise and didn't think that could stop her. The drill turned to her as Cee looked on, wondering who was piloting it. The moment it stopped in front of her, two human heads popped out as John and Elsa looked on in relief.
John Darby: "Arcee, you okay?"
Arcee saw this and was surprised that John could pilot that thing. Yet she remembered Jack operating the drill and was pleased that it runs in the family. She then smirked and said to him in a quirky remark.
Arcee: "Guess I now know who Jack got the genes in the family. You really are quite the resourceful one, John."
John shrugged it off and told her it was nothing.
John Darby: "Don't thank me. Miko helped out on starting and operating this thing. She certainly remember how Jack run it and has a really good memory."
He looks down to Miko as he was pleased with her teachings. Miko, who still have that sprang, looked on and told him that she had no problem with that.
Miko: "Hey, all those symbols are like pictures. Easy to remember what they are once you take a good look at them."
The femme rolled her eyes around and sighed about that.
Arcee: "Right… Of course you did. Now can you get me off of this gunk? Don't want to be stuck here forever you know."
John looked to the two-wheeler being in a sticky situation and gave a simple nod.
John Darby: "Don't you worry; I'll have you out of there in not time."
Clicking on a few key sequences, the rotary blades of the drill started to turn and he begins the freeing procedure.
Back outside, Bumblebee and Dreadwing were still fighting each other in order to gain control of the SWA's Intel. The blue and yellow bot kept using his sword to cut the bug up while the scout was holding onto the log he got to block off multiple attacks while using the blunt end of the log to hit in the precise moment. So far, the two were evenly matched as neither of them gave up without a fight. Yet there is a difference between Dreadwing's weapon and Bumblebee's. For Dreadwing, his sword was sharp and made of metal. For Bumblebee, his log is weak and vulnerable. Being that it was made of wood, the cuts from the broad sword were deep and it was close to breaking. Yet Bumblebee didn't give up as he was fighting to get that Intel back from the Con. Dreadwing could see the log was breaking and decided to take out the weapon once and for all. Raising his sword high in the air, he was about ready to deliver the final blow. The scout saw this and lifted his log high in the air to protect himself. Though the block did save him, it cost him his weapon as the log was split in half. Now Bee was holding both sumps of his weapon and was a little bewildered.
Bumblebee: (Seriously?! You give up on me now?!)
Dreadwing looked at that and laughed it off.
Dreadwing: "Foolish little bug. You think a weak weapon like that could stop me? You are way out of your league…"
The scout looked to the two pieces on both hands and had a quick idea in fixing that.
Bumblebee: (Oh Yeah… Well how about I give you a taste of this!)
Quickly getting into a stance, he swung the logs and hit him in the head and body multiple times. Dreadwing wasn't prepared for that as he was whacked over and over and over again until he regained some momentum. Quickly backing away, he positioned his sword and swung right at the scout. Bee jumped back and avoided each swipe with quick ease. Seeing an opening, he threw the two logs one at a time right at the Con. Dreadwing saw this and used his sword to cut both of them, avoiding the projectiles as they come right at him. With him in the clear, he saw Bumblebee running away and thought that he was retreating. But then he noticed he was jumping up high in the air and landed on the top of the tree. Realizing his plan, he put his sword away and took out his huge cannon, just to shoot him down. Bee managed to jump off the tree and landed on another one while the projectile hit the top and burned it completely. Knowing that he missed, he followed Bee's path and shot another round. Once more, Bee jumped away and the tree exploded on impact. So far, it seems like a pattern for Bee to do that. But he was truly doing was getting closer to the brute for he has something he needed. Upon reaching his mark, he was able to reach Dreadwing and was about to pull off a risky move. Looking up, Dreadwing aimed right at him and fired one more shot. Bumblebee saw that coming and jumped high up in the air, that he covered the sun. The Con looked up to see him, but was only temporarily blinded by the sun's rays. Seeing him distracted, Bee took that opportunity and came down to him. In slow motion, he got his leg extended out and kicked the blue and yellow Con on the chest. That hit caused the chest cavity to open up and a Cybertronian device flew out of it. Bee knew that it was the Intel he was looking for. Reaching out, he grabbed hold of the Intel and the two landed onto each other, rolling around until they were separate. The two were in a daze as they slowly started to recover. The scout managed to get up first as he looked down and was holding the very thing he needed. The Intel about the Social Welfare Agency. Turning to Dreadwing, who managed to get up next, he had a sly look to his face and even without a mouth, got very cocky.
Bumblebee: (I Won!)
The Con just looked to him and had a look of defeat. But he had a backup plan incase he failed.
Dreadwing: "On the contrary, for I am the one who will always win."
Just then, he took out a futuristic like cell phone and pushed a button. Bee looked on and wondered what he had planned. Just then, he heard a beeping from behind. Looking back, he noticed a ninja like shureken at the size of his hand and had a red screen with a timer on it. It was obviously Dreadwing's detonator as he managed to slip it on the scout's back to get the last laugh. Seeing this, Bee started to reach up to it and tried to pry it out. After a couple of attempts, he managed to get himself out of the predicament and rip the detonator off his back. Looking at the screen, he noticed the timer just about ready to go off. Quickly, he threw it at the ground as it was now between him and the Con. Dreadwing noticed it and had to make an escape, transforming into a jet and flying away from the blast. Bee decided to do the same as he ran with the Intel in his servo. In a matter of seconds, the device exploded and sent a plume of flames spreading within the given radius. Bee was pushed from the blast and flew a few feet before tumbling on the ground. During that tumble, he immediately transformed and drove far from the blast as he could, heading straight to the mining area to find the others.
Down in the outdoor mining area, Bulkhead was holding his own against the Cons and was using everything in his arsenal to stop them. With his wrecking balls, he kept on smashing his way through the enemy group and knocking them down to the point of stasis. Another Con though went up behind him and jumped on his, giving him a strong chock hold. Bulk looked back and wasn't amused by it as he used his strength to twist his body around and forcing the Con off of him. Once he was free, he armed up his blaster and fired right at the Con, shutting him down completely. Just then, a miner came in front of him and fired more rounds at his chassis, but the energy projectiles didn't faze him. Going to a full charge, Bulk pounced and tackled him on the ground, giving his multiple punches to the face until he was out like a light. Rolling over him, he got up and armed both his blasters, shooting at everything that was moving.
Bulkhead: "Come on, come on! Is that best you tin cans got? I've seen Scraplets do a better job then you!"
Almost immediately, Bulkhead was attacked by behind as Vehicons and Miners landed on top of him, pinning him down. He tried to blast them off, but there were too many as they overwhelmed him. Soon enough, more Cons came in and landed on top of him, keeping him down. In a matter of seconds, Bulkhead was buried underneath the huge armada of Cons and couldn't get out. Just as they had him where they want him, a yellow and black muscle car drove off a cliff close by and was falling straight to them. That said car shifted into Bumblebee's robot mode as he spotted a group of Cons burying something. So in the air, he armed his blaster and fired multiple shots at them. One by one, each Con was taken down as the weight was getting less and less. This gave Bulk the chance to escape. Using all of his strength, he lifted the remaining cons up and burst free, letting the drones fly in multiple directions. Getting a quick breather, he looked up to see Bee landing right next to him and was pleased by it.
Bulkhead: "Nice that you've come at the last minute. Thought I was a goner there."
Bee shrugged it off and told him that it was all right.
Bumblebee: (Hey, at least I had to survive what I'd been through with Dreadwing. Didn't think you were here to begin with. Where's Miko though? Thought you two were thick as thieves.)
Bulk shrugged it off and told him that it was complicated.
Bulkhead: "It's a long story."
Just then, he looked on and notices that the group of Cons started to recover and were ready to fight back. Bulk quickly armed his melee weapons and was ready for another go.
Bulkhead: "I'll explain about it later. Right now, we got to clean up. Hope you're ready for more."
Bee simply got his blasters armed and his fists were tight.
Bumblebee: (After what I've been through with Dreadwing, this will be a piece of cake.)
Bulkhead: "Then lets do this."
To that, the two then charged right in and began the attack, the Cons saw them approaching and armed up their blasters, firing at the two Autobots. During the charge, they started to attack the drones that were in the way. Bulk used his wrecking balls to smash the first Con in the face, then used his upper body strength to spear the second one, rolling over him and getting back up for another run. Bee used his blasters to fire at a couple of miners that were blocking the way and then used his close quarters combat to jump kick the next one in the chest, knocking him down. The two kept on fighting and making the run, but it would only be a matter of time before they were completely overwhelmed. Looking to his options, he turned to the closest cave and told Bee to go there.
Bulkhead: "Quickly, in that cave!"
Bee turned to that cave and nodded in agreement. The two then jumped and transformed, racing straight to the cave. As they were reaching it, they encounter more Cons and used their driving abilities to avoid the projectiles while knocking down a few drones in the process. Soon enough, the two made it to the entrance of the cave as the Cons decided to go after them. But before they could actually do that, Bulk transformed and fired his blasters at the ceiling, crumbling them and blocking the entryway to prevent the enemy from getting in. Proud of his accomplishment, he transformed back to vehicle form and caught up with Bee, getting a breather from the experience.
In one of the caves, John was slowly moving the drill close to Arcee as she looked on and little nervous. Looking up to him, she asked if he's doing it right.
Arcee: "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"
John smiled and told her it was all right.
John Darby: "Relax, I'm just going to use the end of the drill to remove the webbing on you. It will only take a second. Just try not to move, okay?"
Cee swallowed a lump and waited patiently.
Arcee: "Wouldn't want to do that now."
John pulled the lever slowly as he was getting close to Arcee. The femme quickly closed her optics and was bracing for a bit of a mistake. After a few short seconds, she didn't feel anything as the pointed end touched a bit of webbing. During the spin, the force of the web simply pulled it off the wall as it started to free the two-wheeler and flapped around aimlessly until the drill stopped. Backing the drill up, John looked on and has a smile on his face.
John Darby: "There. All done."
The femme looked on in surprise that he could actually pull it off and slowly walked out of it, stretching her arms and legs after being free. Placing her servos on her hips, she looked to him with a sly grin and was a bit impressed.
Arcee: "Cutting it a little too close, are we?"
The former soldier shrugged it off and told her it was the only thing he could do.
John Darby: "There was no other way in getting you out of there. Had to do a little improvising."
Arcee looked to him with a sly grin and agreed with him for once. Just as things were starting to get less tense, her audio receptors perked up when she heard something from the distance.
Arcee: "Wait! Do you hear that?"
The three humans looked to her strangely and wondered what she was hearing. Thankfully, Elsa has super sensitive hearing as part of her cybernetic parts and listened in as well. Placing her hand on her ear, she listened in and heard that sound too.
Elsa de Sica: "I do. It sounds like a pair of car engines coming to our position."
Miko listened in too and was getting a little worried.
Miko: "Don't tell me that more Decepticons are coming."
Arcee looked to the end of the tunnel and decided to act quickly.
Arcee: "Don't know, but whoever is coming, I not going to let them hurt any of you."
She then deployed her blasters and pointed at whatever's coming to them.
Arcee: "No matter what…"
The femme waited for whatever to come straight to them as John got behind Elsa and Miko to protect them. As they were waiting, pair of headlights were heading towards them. The femme charged her blaster and waited for the unknown enemies heading to them. But as she was ready, she noticed what appear to be a green SUV and a yellow and black Mustang heading straight towards them. Seeing this, she lowered her weapons and knew who they were.
Arcee: "False alarm, they're friendlies."
Both the SUV and the Mustang were of course Bumblebee and Bulkhead as they were heading to her. When they made a stop, they soon transformed and looked to her with relief.
Bulkhead: "Arcee! Boy it's good to see you. You can imagine what I have to go through after jumping off the Nemesis."
Cee placed one servo on her hip and agreed with him.
Arcee: "You and me both Bulk. Be glad both of us were out of that nightmare."
She then turned to Bee and wondered if he has what they needed.
Arcee: "And you Bee? Were you able to secure the Intel of the SWA?"
As if to answer her question, the scout opened up his compartment in his chest plate and took out the Con Intel, explaining about his experience.
Bumblebee: (After what we have to go through to retrieve and protect this, it better be worth it.)
Bulk then remembered about a certain spider bot and asked about her.
Bulkhead: "What about Airachnid? Is she…"
In response, Cee pointed to the pile of rocks that were close by as the two saw a bunch of spider legs sticking out.
Arcee: "She'll survive, though I think she won't be bothering Elsa anytime soon."
The two saw the legs twitching a little bit and was surprised by it.
Bumblebee: (Whoa, Arcee… Didn't think you would go that far with her.)
Arcee simply waved it off and told them what really happened.
Arcee: "That's not my doing. John managed to operate the Decepticon drill over there to bring her down. I got to say, he was pretty good at it."
The two then look down at the three humans on the console of the drill and was surprised by that. John though gave a quick wink and told them it was nothing.
John Darby: "Hey! It's no combat jeep, but at least it's a start."
Once the group was together, Miko decided to break the moment and told them that someone was missing.
Miko: "Look, I hate to break up this little reunion, but we're missing someone within the group."
The others look down to her and realized that she does have a point.
Arcee: "You're right Miko. Optimus is nowhere to be found. We can't bridge back to base without our leader. We have to find him."
Bulk rubbed the back of his helm and told her where he was.
Bulkhead: "Yeah, about that… When I landed, I saw Optimus entering the mines to pursue Megatron."
The two-wheeler turned to him and was a bit surprised.
Arcee: "And you didn't go with him?"
He waved his hands in protest and told her that it wasn't his fault.
Bulkhead: "Hey! I was a little busy with my own problems. Do you have any idea how hard it is for a Wrecker to take on a huge army of Cons by himself?"
She sighed and decided to look for him.
Arcee: "Looks like we better find him quick and provide backup. Giving how dangerous the Decepticon leader is, he can't go at it alone. Roll out!"
Soon enough, the three transformed and raced down the tunnel while John piloted the drill to go after them. During that drive, they hope that Optimus is winning.
In the main hub of the mine however, they were wrong. He and Megatron were bouting against each other with their blades at play. Their weapons collided with each other as sparks kept on flying in every direction. Immediately, both blades connected as the sparks danced off it. Both of them got close to their faces while their blades touched as the warlord wasn't impressed.
Megatron: "What is wrong, Optimus? Why are you holding back? I thought for certain that you want to shut off my spark after what I have done."
Optimus starred him down and was seething for what happened with Elsa.
Optimus Prime: "How many, Megatron? How many innocent lives must die and suffer until you lust for power and destruction is sated?"
Megs just smirked evilly as he was insisted in getting whatever he wants.
Megatron: "Just enough to claim my place with the Primes. To sit in the very throne you selfishly took from me. Sacrifices must me made to achieve my destiny. The young cybernetic girl is no exception. Don't worry; I'm not going to exterminate the human race, at least not yet. But I was hoping that I could create these cybernetic super soldiers to help aid in our Decepticon conquest. After all, the human factor worked for you, it will work for us."
That did it as Optimus decided on not letting it happen.
Optimus Prime: "Never! I will not let you harm any human, not while my spark lives!"
Megatron: "That can be arranged…"
With his arm strength, he used his blade to push the Prime out. Retracting his blade, he pointed his blaster at him and fired away. Prime saw this and started to make a run for it to avoid the blaster shots. Transforming, he drove with incredibly fast speed as the shots hit behind him, missing him in every way. Making a quick drift, he went to maximum overdrive and sped straight to his enemy. Megatron saw him coming and kept on shooting at his truck mode. A couple of shots did hit him, but didn't slow him down. In a matter of seconds, he rammed the Con and pushed him to the wall, pinning him completely. The tires kept on screeching as he used all of his vehicle strength to hold him down. Megatron though doesn't give up without a fight as he got his arms free and grabbed the truck's trunk by his sharp digits. Using his strength, he lifts it up and flung the truck in the air. As he was high up, Optimus transformed and flew straight down with his blade out and down to the Decepticon leader. But Megatron knew his plan and transformed into a futuristic jet to fly away. Prime reached the ground, but was too late as he missed the leader by a few inches with his blade piercing the ground. Looking straight up, he saw his enemy flying away as he armed his blaster with his other arm and fired away. But with Megatron flying around, it won't be easy in clipping his wings. As the fight continued, a small group of robots came from one of the levels and looked around for something. Of course they were the Autobots as they all grouped together in search of their leader. When they were searching, Bee looked down and saw the fight at the bottom level.
Bumblebee: (There he is!)
The others look down and saw their leader holding his own against Megatron. John and the girls then came to them with his drill as John and Elsa jumped off to see what the commotion was all around. Miko, giving that she can't stand due to the sprang, was helped by Bulkhead as he placed her on his shoulder. When the Darby looked down, he saw the Prime battling a jet of some kind.
John Darby: "What is he doing? Shooting at one of those Decepticon jets or something?"
The femme looked to the jet and knew the markings and silver and purple plating anywhere.
Arcee: "That's no ordinary jet, John. That's Megatron!"
John looked down and was a little curious about that jet she was referring to. Back with Optimus, he kept on shooting the jet down with his blaster and failing due to the quick air maneuvers. Megatron got into position and charged up his own cannon to fire at the leader. Prime quickly rolled out of the way to avoid each dark energon projectile as he got back on one knee to look up. That's when he spotted him charging right towards him in his jet mode. That gave him the opening he needed as he waited for him to come while venting out his ducts. Opening his optics, he rushed right to him in a quick dash and jumped over him in slow motion, soaring over the jet. Twisting his body around, he struck his blade down and pierced the left wing, letting sparks and purple energon to spew out of it. Megatron felt that great pain as he transformed and landed on the ground, skidding with his chest plate. Groaning from the pain, he got up and placed his servo on the wound of his left side, seeing the energon oozing down his digit. With a bit of shock, he turned to the Autobot leader and was seething while Optimus now held both blades in his arsenal.
Optimus Prime: "You are grounded, Megatron. There's no escape."
The Decepticon leader though remained stern as he still got some fight left in him.
Megatron: "Funny Optimus, I was just going to say the same thing!"
Getting his own blade out, he charged right in as Optimus did the same. Soon enough, the two went back to their blade duel as they hit and block anyway they could. Up from above, John looked at the battle with the team and was shocked to see the huge Decepticon battling the Autobot leader.
John Darby: "That's Megatron?! Holy shit! Didn't think he was that menacing. Certainly makes every terrorist into a boy scout brigade."
Arcee looked down to him with a bit of a smile and explained about him.
Arcee: "Believe it or not, this is the very warlord that turned our once peaceful planet of Cybertron into a graveyard. This slagger conquered our planet with an iron fist before it went dark and deserves to be punished for his actions."
Bulkhead, with Miko sitting on his shoulders to watch the fight, looked at the battle and liked where this was going.
Bulkhead: "By the looks of it, Optimus is giving him everything and anything he can muster. With the two rivals, they know each others moves quite well. And it seems like our leader has gotten the advantage."
Everyone kept on watching as the two leaders kept on clashing. One hit up, one hit down, one hit left, one hit right. It was a desperate battle with neither of them tiring. Although the Decepticon leader is a little wounded, he still has strength to get rid of his enemy. Twisting his blade, he aimed high to the helm while Optimus blocked it off in an X like stance. The two held on to that grip for a quite a while as the leader got him where he wants him. With a quick flick, he pushed his blade downward while letting the Prime traced his blades around his, trying to prevent him from making a critical blow. Big mistake, as he started to shove his blade to force the leader to turn around, letting sparks fly and the Autobot leader caught off guard. It was then that Megs did a quick swipe to Optimus's back, groaning in pain while a cut was shown in a diagonal direction. Not enough to be fatal, but enough to weaken him. The others watched on in shock as Bumblebee retorted something to the Wrecker.
Bumblebee: (Way to jinx it, Bulk. Way to jinx it.)
Optimus groaned in pain, but he still manages to fight even after the last strike. Turning around, he armed his blaster and fired a straight shot at Megatron's chest, pushing him back in the process and not terminating him. Getting two of his blades out, he charged in with a whole lot of adrenaline and wanted to end the fight once and for all. Megs ducked down from the attempted strike and knew that Prime was getting desperate. Seeing his opening, he thrusted his blade and stabbed him right to the side. Optimus cringed in pain and started to feel the attack as energon seeped out of his wound. Megatron got his blade out and let the energon pour out a little more. Prime stumbled back and was still holding his own. Still Megatron got him where he wants him as he tightened his fist and pounded him in the face, knocking him down to the floor. He skidded to the ground and was a little woozy from the attack while the Decepticon leader slowly approached the wounded Prime. The group looked on at the top and had to do something to stop this.
Miko: "Optimus is in trouble! We have to do something!"
Arcee looked on and agreed with the Japanese girl.
Arcee: "Yes Miko, we notice that. We have to get down there and aid him before Megatron finishes him off."
Bumblebee turned to the ninja scout and told her of the situation.
Bumblebee: (You do realize that we're facing a dangerous leader, right? How are we going to help him with Megatron knows we're coming?)
The femme turned to the scout and told him about it.
Arcee: "Just enough to give our leader enough time to recover. If we can only get to him close enough, then maybe we might be able to get to his rescue."
Elsa listened to that and knew what she was saying. A simple distraction could make it work, but someone needs to get close enough to pull it off. Looking at the drill, she had to make it happen. Rushing to the drill, she jumped back up to get on the controls. The moment she push the button and restart the engine, John could hear it and turned to see Elsa starting the drill.
John Darby: "Elsa, what are you doing?"
Elsa checked on all systems and answered him without looking.
Elsa de Sica: "You heard Arcee, sir. Someone needs to get down there and help save Optimus's life. Guess I should be the one to do the saving."
John was shocked as he couldn't believe she would pull something like this off. So he told her not to.
John Darby: "NO! It's too dangerous! I know that you want to help, but this Megatron looks too dangerous and I don't think you have the right training for this. You are not going to go down there and fight that monstrosity! You hear me?!"
Elsa though was completely focused on that.
Elsa de Sica: "Sorry sir, but I must do what's best. The Social Welfare Agency is counting on me. Optimus is counting on me. Wish me luck."
Pulling the lever, she backed the drill up and was ready to come down to Optimus's position. Pushing a few buttons, the drill started to spin. Immediately, the vehicle tilted downwards as the drill end started to pierce through the floor and digged through it. John was irate as he rushed to the Elsa that was still drilling.
John Darby: "Elsa! Stop!"
Still, she couldn't listen as she disappeared through the ground and headed down to the lower levels. John kicked the dirt on the floor and cussed to himself.
John Darby: "Damn it!"
The others looked to that argument and were shocked to see Elsa wanting to do this on her own. Bulkhead crossed his arms and was a little self aware about it.
Bulkhead: "Hmm... Girl's got bolts. Certainly reminds me of you Arcee."
The femme turned to Bulk before looking at the hole she created and was a little worried about that.
Arcee: "Yeah... It does seem that way. I just hope she doesn't get killed."
Back on the ground floor, Megatron was slowly approaching the prone leader and was enjoying every moment of it. Optimus groaned and had to make a last ditch effort in getting himself out of this mess. Slowly, he deployed his blaster to stand his final ground. But Megatron saw this and stomped his foot on the blaster, letting the Prime screamed in pain. The warlord look down to him and was ready to end it all.
Megatron: "You fail, Optimus. I have won this battle the moment you've challenged me to this dual. Now all that you've worked for has collapsed before your optics. Nothing can stop me in achieving victory, not even you. Now, any last words."
The Autobot leader gave the leader a deep glare as he gave him his final words.
Optimus Prime: "Do your worse, Megatron. For even if my spark is extinguished, the Autobots will continue to fight for what is right."
The Decepticon leader looked to him with interest and just laughed it off.
Megatron: "How poetic... So long Optimus! Give my regards to the Thirteen Primes when you see them in the Well."
To that, he extended his blade out and lifted it high in the air, just to finish this long bout. Just as he was about to end it all, he could hear the sound of a drill close by. Looking back to the direction, he caught a glimpse of the wall behind him exploding. Lowering his blade, he was in a big of a panic.
Megatron: "What in the pits of Kaon!"
As the smoke cleared, he could see a Decepticon drill heading straight towards him in ramming speed. Megatron looked to this and wondered how a drill was operating on its own. Still, it was heading towards him as he retracted his blade and tightened his fist. The moment the tip reached him, he brought his fist down and pounded on the drill, turning it into a catapult and causing it to tilt to the bottom. As he did that, he looked to see something in slow motion and was pointing a detached Deception blaster at him. It was a young human girl with blonde pigtails in the back. He saw Elsa de Sica. Having her blaster charged, she let go of the trigger and fired a powerful blast at him. Megatron was caught by that as he was hit to the face and staggered back from the strike. The drill tumbled and broke apart on the floor as Elsa landed on the floor with her feet and skidded to a stop and her body in position and looked to him with glaring eyes. Megatron quickly recovered from that attack and had a very aggravated look to his face.
Megatron: "How dare you attack me foolish girl! Who do you think you are?!"
Elsa got up and got her blaster ready to fire another shot before reintroducing herself to him.
Elsa de Sica: "My name is Elsa de Sica, and I'm a proud member for the Social Welfare Agency."
Pointing her weapon to him, she fired another shot, this time right at the chest plate. The warmonger felt that pain and was backing away. She then fired another shot at the side and she succeeded in hitting it. Megatron can't take the pain anymore as he got his blaster out and fired a few shots of his own. Elsa saw this and quickly got to the defensive. With her enhanced speed, she ran as fast as she could as the blasts missed her and blew up in the spots she was at. Optimus though slowly managed to recover and got up to see the girl holding her own against the warlord. But he knew she couldn't do it herself as she needed help. And even if he was wounded, Primes never give up. Returning to the fight, Elsa kept running as Megatron kept on missing her. This angered him more as he wanted to put an end to this.
Megatron: "Hold still, you pathetic worm! I've grown tired of you insolence!"
He started to aim for her and prepared to fire. Before he could pull the trigger, something grabbed his arm and pulled it upwards, shooting his blaster to the ceiling. Megatron look to who interfered and saw Optimus starring right at him. Though severely wounded, the Prime still has some fight left in him.
Optimus Prime: "I will not let you hurt another human, Megatron."
To that, he wound his first back and punched the warlord right in the face, causing him to stagger back. Optimus still didn't want to give up the fight as he rushed right towards him and delivered a few more punches, just to take him out once and for all. Megatron tried to cover himself as he was clobbered by those heavy blows. Getting an opening, he grabbed the leader by the arms and dragged him to the ground on the other side. He then pointed his blaster and was about to end him now. Just then, more blaster shots came out of the blue and hit his blaster arm, trying to get his attention. Turning to the right, he could see Elsa still standing there with her blaster aiming at him. Megs was seething as he forgot about her.
Megatron: "Don't think I forgot about you, little girl."
He took aim to her and fire again. Elsa, being quick, ran away from the blaster fire and approached a cliff wall full of energon crystals. Reaching that wall, she used her agility to run up the rugged area and avoided each shot. One of those said shots just hit one of the energon crystals and they exploded along with the others soon after. Elsa though managed to jump off the wall with as much elevated height as she flew over the battle. Immediately, she was over the warlord as she kept on shooting at him. Quickly, he grabbed her by the legs and swung her around until he threw her to another part of the wall, hitting her hard and knocking her out temporarily.
Megatron: "I should cut you down myself!"
He quickly extended his blade and charged right at the prone Elsa. Before he could even make an attempted strike, Optimus speared him and pinned him to the ground, wanting to make sure that Elsa wasn't hurt.
Optimus Prime: "Stay away from her!"
The Decepticon leader just looks to him and smirked wickedly.
Megatron: "Still have a soft spot for these humans, Prime? I could tell… For it will be your kind hearted devotion that will lead to your downfall!"
He quickly push the Prime off of him with his foot and he was flying to the end where Elsa was knocked out, getting into a stance to retain his footing. Getting both of his blades out, he was set to fight as Megatron charged in and his own blade still extended. Getting back to their sword fight, they kept on hitting and slashing in any directions while blocking each other's attacks. Megatron simply swung to the left to get strike the Prime's other side, while Optimus blocked it off. Using his other blade, he decided to thrust it to Megatron's spark chamber. Megs simply grabbed that other blade with his servo and held on to it with all his might. The two were at a stand still as one tried to outwit the other. As they were at a stalemate, Elsa recovered from the last attack and managed to get up. When she came to, she spotted both leaders in a grapple for their lives and could see that Megatron was succeeding his enemy. Seeing this, she had to intervene and save the Autobot leader. Back to the two, they were holding each other's ground and were still in that grapple with both blades at each other. Megatron was getting the upper hand as his blade was getting closer to Prime as the leader's arm was getting weak due to the slow loss of energon.
Megatron: "I don't see why you're so interested in these humans, Prime. What makes them so special that you want to protect them? To me, they are just nothing but a worthless species, whose only goal is to get crushed by our might. This girl, humanoid cyborg or not, is just nothing but a weak human."
Optimus simply glared at him and disagree with his words.
Optimus Prime: "You are wrong, Megatron. Though the humans are what you say weak, there's more to them then meets the eye. For they share the compassion, bravery, and sacrifice we Autobots have. You never care about the humans, only think of them as lambs going right to the slaughter. That's what separates you from me…"
Megatron looked to the Prime with cold, dead optics and decided to finish this little fight.
Megatron: "If that's the case, allow me to send you to the very slaughter along with these pathetic humans!"
The warlord used all of his strength to put an end to this rivalry once and for all. Optimus kept holding with all his might, but Megatron's might is stronger this his own due to the energon he was loosing. The warlord had a look of delight and was about to end the last of the Primes. Just as he was going to do that, a stray shot hit Megatron by the optic and pierced through it. Megatron felt that and screamed in pain, while freeing Optimus and covering his face. The Prime was freed and took an immediate breather. Turning to the direction of the shot, he could see Elsa standing there with her sniper rifle out and it was smoking. Knowing what she had planned, the leader got up and knew he had the advantage. Megatron, meanwhile, we trying to recover from the stray bullet as he lowered his servo. Turned out, his left optic was shot and it burned out, leaving half his sight blind. Looking with his other optic, he could see Elsa standing there with the sniper rifle in her hands. Putting two and two together, he realized what just happened and simply snapped.
Megatron: "Vile little brat! How dare you attack me like a coward! You will pay for you insolence!"
He took aim at his blaster and was ready to put an end to the girl's life, no longer caring about needing her to create his Decepticon cyborgs. Elsa just simply got her weapon lowered and decided to let him know of one thing.
Elsa de Sica: "It's not an attack of cowardice you selfish war monger. It's just a minor distraction."
Megatron looked to her strangely and wondered what she meant by that.
Megatron: "Distraction?"
Before Megatron could ask about that, he slowly turned and saw nothing but a fist punching his faceplate. That fist belonged to Optimus as he took the distraction well. Quickly, he kept on punching the Decepticon leader left and right as Megs tried to cover himself from the heavy blows. Up on the cliffs, the team watched on and was amazed by how the battle is fairing now. With Elsa aiding the Prime, it seems that victory was at hand.
Bulkhead: "Hey! Wouldn't you look at that. Elsa really knows how to handle herself."
Miko nodded as she got her phone out and was taking a lot of pictures of the battle.
Miko: "Tell me about it. Even if she beat me in video games and outsmarted my pranks, she really knows how to do work. Certainly adding her fight in my scrapbook!"
She took a couple of more snaps as she was enjoying the show. The one person that's not enjoying the show, is John. He look down to the battle and was scared that Elsa would take on Megatron on his own. Even though there were a few close calls, he still has worry over her. Clenching his fists, he was worried as to what would happen.
John Darby: "Elsa… Please be careful down there…"
Down at the battle, Optimus kept punching and punching the warlord until he could go down, yet it was to no avail as Megatron kept covering himself. He did manage to get some successful hits as the leader of the Decepticons was caught in a loop. He had to find a way in recovering and quickly before he gets pummeled to death. As a last ditch effort, he wound his arm and backhand the leader, sending him soaring back to the other end. Skidding to stop, he looked on as Megatron got his blaster to fire away. But with one of his optics off due to Elsa's sniper shot, he couldn't shoot straight as the shots wildly miss the leader. Optimus saw him and knew that he couldn't get a good shot and would finish him off. But Elsa look up to see the energon crystals over the warlord's head and remembered what happened when blasters and energon mixed. Looking back to him, she told him what to do.
Elsa de Sica: "Optimus! The energon!"
Optimus turned to the girl before looking up at the ceiling filled with energon crystals. Knowing what she wants him to do, he turned back and nodded.
Optimus Prime: "Understood!"
He quickly armed his blasters and aimed right at the energon, firing away. Elsa decided to join in and took her blaster out and fired at the energon as well. Once the two fired multiple energy projectiles, the blasts connected with the crystals and exploded to bits, causing the ceiling to crack. Soon enough, the ceiling started to create a cave in as huge rocks started to fall to the ground. Megatron though kept on firing, not realizing that something bad was going to happen to him. It was then that a few pellets touched his spiky shoulder pads and looked both sides to see a bit of them falling. Looking up, with his one optic, he looked on in complete shock as he saw the huge pile of boulders rushing towards him. With little time to escape, he had no other choice then to get his arms up as the huge debris land on top of him. That huge debris created a plume of smoke as the entire cave was engulfed by it. Everyone was temporarily blinded by the huge dust and had to cover their eyes and optics. Once the dust cleared, everyone looked down to see the aftermath of the battle. What they saw was Optimus and Elsa standing there victoriously while Megatron was buried underneath the mess of rocks and ash. The Prime then got down on his knee and was still seething from the slow loss of energon. Everyone saw him wounded as they all jumped off the cliff and skidded down to his position.
"Optimus!"
(Optimus!)
Once they've reached his position, they checked to see if he's okay.
Arcee: "Are you all right?"
Bulkhead: "Megatron certainly did a number on you."
Bumblebee: (Can you get up?)
Optimus though managed to recover and told them that he's all right.
Optimus Prime: "Please… Do not worry about me. I'll manage…"
The group sighed in relief as Optimus managed to get up, only to fall again. Arcee was able to grab him by the arms and could tell that he wasn't okay.
Arcee: "You've lost some energon in your system. You don't look good. We'll have Ratchet patch you up when we get back."
Optimus nodded and decided to follow her advice.
Optimus Prime: "Understand… I appreciate your concern, but I would've gone to the Well of the All Spark, if it wasn't for our new human companion."
He then looked down to the Elsa as she looked to the leader with her blaster in her hands and a warm smile on her face. The others turned to her and were also pleased that she was there in protecting their leader, even for someone as small as her. The one person that was happy the most was John as he rushed to his girl's side and hugged him.
John Darby: "Elsa!"
He squeezed tight as he was relieved that she was in one piece.
John Darby: "Oh, I was so worried about you! I don't know what you were thinking in taking that freak by yourself. You shouldn't be too reckless."
He quickly let go of the hug as she told him why she did what she did.
Elsa de Sica: "Sometimes, we to risk our own lives to save those that are important. It is what the Agency would do. Besides, I am expendable."
John shook his head and told her what he really thinks.
John Darby: "That's not what I think. To the Agency, you are expandable, but to me you're more then that. What you truly are is-"
Before he could fully finish with his sentence, they could hear a moan coming from the distance. Everyone stopped and turned to the debris while the smoke fully cleared. That's when they saw him. Megatron… He was completely buried with his head sticking out and his cannon arm partly in the rubble. The group looked on and was surprised of the fact that he survived the last attack.
Bulkhead: "You've got to be kidding me? After all of that, chrome dome is still kicking. The guy has more lives then that of a cat."
Elsa looked to the prone warlord and was stern by his survival. Readying her weapon, she started to approach him and wanted to finish him off. John though didn't like her attitude and had to stop her.
John Darby: "Elsa, wait! Don't go near him!"
But she didn't listen as she got closer. The moment she was near, Elsa look down to the Decepticon leader as he looked up to her with his one glowing optic.
Elsa de Sica: "You're plan failed… You lost…"
The leader looked to her and knew that things went down hill from there.
Megatron: "It would seem you are correct, my young one. I suppose you were brave in our confrontation."
He then looks to the blaster she had in her hands and decided to do something he had done with Jack.
Megatron: "It would seem you have enough munitions in that blaster you've obtained. Optimus was destined to extinguish my spark, and end the war. But giving how much you have proven, it would seem that you should be one that will end my violent reign of terror."
The other listened to his plea and was shocked to hear that they would let a human end Megatron's life. This happened before with Jack when the cave in at the mine happened, but he had a strong will and wouldn't hurt a defenseless Con. Will Elsa do the same, or will she become merciless. Thinking about it, Megatron was eager to let Elsa shoot him and kept stirring the pot.
Megatron: "Come now girl. Think about it. The glory, the honor… Your name will be etched in the history books as the only human who struck down on Megatron."
Elsa kept starring at him and looked tempted to end his life. Shrugging her shoulders, she repositioned her rifle to his head and looked ready. Megatron looked to her and knew she's taking the bait.
Megatron: "Do it."
Slowly, she pushed the trigger and the blaster lowly hummed, charging the shot. Once it was fully charged, Megatron demanded his end.
Megatron: "DO IT!"
Elsa starred him down intently as she was about to fire. But John rushed in and tried to stop her.
John Darby: "Elsa, no! Don't do it!"
And just like that, she opened fired. Everyone looked on in surprised and were completely quiet. John especially as he saw something he didn't think would happen. But the one that's shocked the most was Megatron, as he was still alive after coaxing the girl to kill him, but she didn't. Instead, she pointed her blaster up to the ceiling and fired what's left of the ammunition in the blaster. Dropping her blaster, she told him what she wouldn't do it.
Elsa de Sica: "Is that what you wanted? You want to die the way you are? If you want to die, you die with dignity and bravery, not buried like a wounded dog. I will never kill someone who is down and out, just when they fight. Think about that."
She then turned her back to him and walked away, joining the others. The group looked on in shock as John didn't think she would have some vigilance.
John Darby: "Elsa… I can't believe that you…"
Elsa just crossed her arms and told him what she is.
Elsa de Sica: "I'm a soldier, sir. I know who do kill, and whom I can't. Megatron was severely wounded, and thus I can't kill him. Besides, isn't Optimus supposed to be the one to end Megatron?"
John smiled and answered straightly.
John Darby: "Indeed, my dear sweet Elsa. Indeed. You really did a good job."
He then patted Elsa's head as she smiled at him. Optimus though looked to the girl and could tell that she performed admirably. Turning on his comm. he contacted Ratchet on leaving.
Optimus Prime: "Ratchet, we have succeeded in rescuing Elsa de Sica and obtaining the S.W.A. Intel from the Decepticon database. Open the ground bridge to our location and prepare the medical ward."
Just like that, the green and blue portal opened up as they were ready to go home. Optimus looked down to John and told him that it's time to go.
Optimus Prime: "It's time to leave Mr. Darby. Let us return to base."
John turned to the Prime and nodded in agreement. He turned back to Elsa and told her to come.
John Darby: "Come on Elsa, let's go home."
Elsa nodded and was ready to go home.
Elsa de Sica: "Yes sir."
Soon enough, the entire team and the three humans slowly walked to the bridge and were ready to leave. But as they were leaving, Megatron watched on and was irate by the girl's selfless ventures.
Megatron: "So you decided to spare my life. A foolish mistake you have made, dear girl."
With all of his strength, he managed to free his cannon arm and aimed it at the group, preferably Optimus.
Megatron: "If it were up to me, I would shoot you in the back and be done with it, Prime."
He charged his shot and was about to fire, but hearing the words from Elsa, he decided to do it for another time.
Megatron: "But giving your injuries, I will spare your life, for now… However, I wish the same could to said to one of your human companions."
Diverting his attention to the Autobot leader, he turned his cannon to one of the humans. That one human was John Darby, as he charged his blaster and was ready to deliver a huge dose of Dark Energon to his back. As they were about to leave, Elsa couldn't help but to overheard some kind of humming from behind with her super like hearing. Turning around a bit, she noticed Megatron aiming the huge cannon on his arm. The worse of all is that he is targeting her handler and was about to fire. Knowing he's in danger, Elsa decided to pull the riskiest of moves to save him.
Elsa de Sica: "John! Look out!"
John looked back and wondered what she was talking about. Before he could even ask the question, Elsa quickly rushed to him and made the jump, pushing her handler out of the way with her strength. At the same time, Megatron took aim and fired his cannon right at where John used to be. Time slowed down as John looked on to see Elsa with a looks of fear, something he had never seen before in his life with the agency. Before he could figure out what she was afraid of, a purple beam hit her and she was pushed away. Time then went back to normal as she got pushed by the blaster fire and rolled around the floor, stopping with her face on the floor and her body sparking with purple lightning. John landed on his rear and turned to see Elsa prone on the floor as she was coughing from the after affects of the blast. Everyone looked at the aftermath horrified as John was in a complete panic frenzy.
John Darby: "ELSA!"
He quickly rushed to her and checks if she's all right. Turning her over, she could see her face look sickly and pale as her eyes were closed tight. Bumblebee approached the girl and picked her up, knowing what she's going through. John was getting scared as he turned to Arcee carrying Optimus and asked what happened.
John Darby: "What did Megatron did to her?"
That's when Arcee told him about what happened.
Arcee: "Dark Energon. Megatron fired a full blast on her when it was suppose to be intended for you. It must've been a powerful blast and it starting to spread into her system."
Optimus though decided to join in as well.
Optimus Prime: "In any case, this is an emergency we can't ignore. We have to take her to Ratchet and June to be looked on, post haste."
The group decided to quicken the pace as they all went to the portal with Arcee and Optimus behind them. Before they could even leave, the Autobot leader turned back to Megatron and gave him a deep glare, delivering a message saying that if she dies, you die. Soon enough, the two made it through the portal as it closed up completely. As they were gone, a blue and yellow jet and military drone flew through one of the caverns followed by multiple jets. As soon as they were at their position, they transformed into Decepticons drones while Dreadwing and Soundwave were in front of their downed leader.
Dreadwing: "Lord Megatron, are you all right."
Megatron just simply smirked as he felt satisfied that he took out the girl.
Megatron: "Never better…"
The flyer then turned to the drones and gave them the orders.
Dreadwing: "Get our leader out of that rubble and contact Knockout immediately. He's going to need medical attention."
The drones nodded as they started to pull the rubble. As they were digging him out, Dreadwing started to apologize to him.
Dreadwing: "My apology lord, but we have failed to stop the Autobots in getting the girl and the Intel from the human organization. We didn't think that-"
Before he could finish in groveling, Megatron stopped him and told him that it was all right.
Megatron: "No need for apology Dreadwing, for we might not be able to create our cybernetic drones, I was successful nevertheless."
Oh no! Elsa no! Hope she'll be all right. Got to say, that's one way in ending that chapter. Been thinking about it for some time and I have a way in ending the story. But I'm going to save it for the last chapter. It's a bit of a secret that only I know. You all better wait until its time I post it up. Hope everyone enjoyed the fight scene as much as I did writing it. Stay tune for the exciting conclusion of the story. Please Review.
