CHAPTER 37 VICTORY!
"This planet will soon be mine." A horrid voice said as a hideous Decepticon with flames all over it, holding a sceptre in one hand, suddenly appeared by the Autobot leader.
"IMPOSSIBLE!!!" Optimus yelled as the Decepticon used the sceptre and lifted him up and threw him against a wall.
"Who is that?" I asked Ironhide.
"It can't be…" the Autobot 2IC was startled.
"It IS him. The betrayer of the Primes and the first Decepticon." Ratchet said, "The Fallen!"
Megatron immediately followed his master's lead and he blasted Optimus in the front, cracking his chest. Heavily damaged by both the Fallen and Megatron, Optimus Prime collapsed. As he lay very still, a soft, furry creature rubbed its face along the fallen Autobot. At once the Autobot's eyes flew open.
"Silverbolt…?" he asked weakly, "Is it you?"
"Yes Prime, it's me." Silverbolt nudged Optimus gently, "I've successfully killed Blackout, Megatron's loyal wolf. Get up so we can Powerlinx!"
Immediately Optimus and Silverbolt began to combine into a stronger robot.
"Cyber-strength power!" Silverbolt yelled as his wings extended becoming larger and attached to the Autobot leader's back.
"Cyber-strength power!" Optimus Prime yelled and his Energon swords changed into a large battle sword, "Battle Wolf mode!"
Tidal Wave rushed to defend his leader, as Optimus approached Megatron with his sword raise, and smashed the Autobot leader aside. Optimus Battle Wolf quickly stabilized himself and charged at the ever-so big Tidal Wave and unleashed a clean swipe with the sword.
At first nothing happened, then Tidal Wave's head severed from his body and fell to the ground. Then the monstrous Decepticon collapsed and his other parts severed from his body.
"Worthless chunk of steel!" Optimus said and he fired a blast of his ion blaster at the remaining Decepticons.
"Is that all you can come up with Prime?" the Fallen scoffed as the Autobot leader charged at both Decepticons.
Optimus' arm transformed into a giant cannon and he blasted Megatron away and blasted the Fallen into a building. Enraged, the Fallen used his sceptre and sliced Optimus in the face, leaving a scar over the Autobot leader's eye, and stabbed Prime in the leg. Using it to his advantage, Optimus Battle Wolf grabbed the Fallen's sceptre and pulled it out of the evil Decepticon's hands and impaled the evil robot in the chest with it.
"Your rule will never start, you Fallen Prime!" Optimus said and he took out the sceptre and snapped it in half. He then grabbed the Fallen's mask, "Now give me your face!"
"Neither will your rule start, Prime!" the Fallen became ablaze and burned the Autobot leader, "But mine WILL!"
Being part wolf, Optimus yelped and let go of the Decepticon.
"Pathetic Prime; DIE like your brothers!"
"You've picked the wrong planet to mess with!" Optimus Battle Wolf said as he swung his sword and severed the Fallen's mask from his face.
Extremely damaged, the Fallen tried to get away, but Optimus Battle Wolf smashed a fist into the Decepticon's abdomen and pulled out the Decepticon's spark, crushing it and he chopped off the Fallen's head with a swing from his huge sword.
"I rise, you fall!" Optimus released his grip on the evil Prime.
"There's one more you have to fight, Prime!" Megatron shouted and he blasted Optimus in the back, sending the Autobot flying.
Using his winged wolf wings to stabilize himself, Optimus turned around and grabbed the Decepticon leader and delivered a powerful point blank shot in the chest. The Decepticon leader fell over in agony.
"Without Energon, our race will not survive!" Megatron yelled and kicked the Autobot leader in the head, breaking his faceplate.
"With Energon, this war will continue, Megatron!" he shot the Decepticon leader in the head with another point blank range shot, knocking the Decepticon unto the ground.
"Then you have decided your own fate!" Megatron yelled, "Decepticons ATTACK!!!"
Immediately Blackout charged at the Autobot leader along with the surviving Decepticons, but none were powerful enough to match Optimus Battle Wolf. Blackout was blasted in the chest and one of his legs was deeply sliced from Optimus' sword. Soundwave almost killed Prime with his Sonic Cannons, but Optimus had grabbed Jetfire and hurled him into the Communications Officer. Wing Sabre attacked his former leader head on, but was blasted away into a skyscraper.
Outraged, Megatron went through the Autobot ranks and started killing, mercilessly. With a quick shot to the head, he disposed of Blades and Tracks. He tore Trailbreaker apart and severed Kup's head, with a single swipe. Scattorshot, Fastlane, and Flattop were stabbed in the spark, while Override was torn in half.
After Optimus defeated all the Decepticons, he attacked the Decepticon and blasted him to the ground with a quick blast to the face. Megatron retaliated by slicing the Autobot in the head and over the chest. Optimus Battle Wolf stumbled and nearly collapsed as Megatron threw a powerful punch into his gut. Optimus tried to get up again, but the Decepticon leader kicked him down to the ground, and shot the Autobot leader in the chest.
"I shall enjoy watching you die," Megatron scoffed at a very weak Optimus Prime who was struggling to get back onto his feet.
"This ends here, Megatron! One shall stand, one shall fall." Optimus got back on his feet and blasted Megatron in the gut.
"I will not be the one who will fall!" Megatron grabbed Optimus and sliced his arms with his sword.
"Your greed blinds you from seeing the truth!" Optimus armed his blaster and shot Megatron in the face, sending the Decepticon leader flying back into a skyscraper.
Megatron got up to his feet but Optimus Prime kicked him to the ground and stabbed the evil Decepticon leader in the chest.
"Now it's YOUR turn to fall, Megatron!" the Autobot leader said, ripping the sword out of his brother.
"THARSCWEAM!!!" Megatron called out as he fell, his body crumpled and severely injured.
"Any last words, Megatron?"
"You arr jest like me, Aptimus," Megatron laughed, his voice damaged severely, "Kill the othwer apponent and nevwer let 'im wise aggen."
"You don't seem to surprise me, Brother," Optimus noted as he took out his ion blaster and fired, "Now fall!"
Megatron was shot in the chest and energy flowed out of his gaping chest wound. He stared at Optimus briefly and then his head fell.
"Bwother… fwogive…me…" then the Decepticon leader's optics flickered then the lights went out.
"You were a worthy opponent," Optimus said, "Unlike the Fallen."
Blackout lingered in the shadows with Starscream behind his left shoulder. The loyal hound of Megatron was boiling with resentment; he had seen everything. The 2IC had to hold back the massive Decepticon who was ready to pulverize the Autobot leader into scrap metal. Luckily Optimus Prime had walked away.
"No… no… Master." Blackout said as he approached his leader's lifeless corpse and growled ferociously at the Autobots who had left.
I observed silently from the shadows as Blackout cradled his dead master in his arms as the surviving Decepticons gathered around to mourn.
"I swear on my spark and the Decepticon cause that you will be avenged, my Master, and I will continue the war 'til all are gone and the Decepticons remain. Starscream, gaze upon your new leader."
"Long live Blackout, Leader of the Decepticons!" Starscream said loyally and bowed in front of his new leader.
"Decepticons, fall back." The new Decepticon leader ordered, "We will return…"
As the Decepticons (Blackout, Starscream, Wheelie, Zartan, Cooler, Howler, Jetfire, Wing Sabre, and Soundwave *they are the only confirmed ones to have survived*) left in small numbers, the Autobots observed.
"They haven't given up yet, eh Optimus?" I asked.
"They will never give up," the Autobot leader put away his sword, disconnected from the heavily damaged Silverbolt and lifted him up, "CAEA, return to base; we're finished here."
"But what about the other Decepticons?" Ironhide asked.
"We can't fight them… I need to re-energize and power up, and I'm certain the rest of you guys do too."
The Autobots nodded as they watched the Decepticons leave.
"Poor Wing Sabre, he has become subdued by the Decepticons." Sideways noted as they watched the former Autobot leave with the Decepticons.
"He will eventually return to his senses and come back," Optimus said.
"That robot with the flames and the staff was pretty freaky." I shuddered as I kept at the Autobot leader's heel like a good dog.
"It doesn't matter now, Rex. The Fallen and Megatron have both been defeated with no chance of return for either of the two." The Autobot leader made a portal and we all walked into the base.
"Since we're finally at peace, Optimus, can I present to you my baby?"
"Your baby?" the Autobot leader was confused.
"Yes sir, I have adopted him."
"Certainly." Optimus lay Silverbolt in Ratchet's medical centre.
I took Optimus Prime to the portal area and requested for a portal to open just aft of CFB Hornet. Both Autobot and citizen ventured into the portal and emerged on the other side. I went over to the girls' barracks and asked for my baby.
"See? This is Tails." I said holding up my baby to Optimus Prime once I was given him back.
"Tails? Definitely not." Optimus disagreed, "I, for one, would name him… hmm… Cody, Cody Debaby." He stroked the infant's head gently and lifted me up.
"Cody; great name! What an honour to be named by the Master of All Cyber-Dudes!"
"Cyber-Dudes?"
"Yessir!"
"Rex, shall we return to the CAEA headquarters?"
"Certainly," I said, "Besides, someone has to kick some Decepticon arse that is still lying around on this planet."
Optimus laughed heartedly, "You expect to take on all the Decepticons yourself?"
"Why not? Besides, I got the best protector in the Universe."
"True and I will not give up on you, Rex. With the surviving Decepticons, I fear there will be another war to follow. And rumours of The Master Decepticon will increase the Decepticon dream of conquest. But do not lose courage, Rex. This war is on the way to ending."
"Optimus, you're a bitch!"
"Why?"
"Because the Decepticons will want to take their revenge out on you for killing their leader, Megatron." I snickered.
"And I guess you will be coming along with me." Optimus smirked, "Besides, I AM your best protector in the Universe."
"Ha! Ha!" I laughed then went straight-faced, "Optimus, there's a Decepticon behind you!"
"Where?" Optimus unsheathed his Energon swords.
"Even a highly-advanced leader like you could fall for that!" I laughed.
"That was not humorous!"
"*Sigh!* Optimus, there are certain things in this world that you'll learn to understand; humour being one of them."
"Very funny."
As we walked into the portal, I heard Optimus Prime muttering to himself, "Cyber-Dudes?"
I laughed; he definitely needed to learn to adapt to the Earth culture.