Chapter 37
Rarity swiftly picked her way through the small patch of trees. The thunder and lightning kept growing louder and brighter, the rain kept pouring down on her, and the wind made it hard to move. But she managed to press on, hoping Starblast could find it in his heart to forgive her.
Suddenly there was a bright flash of lightning which made the white unicorn shriek in horror. Not a second later there was a loud clap of thunder and another noise, like the cracking of a giant hardboiled egg. She looked over to where the cracking noise was and gasped; a large tree was falling, straight towards her!
Fluttershy's cottage…
Starblast continue sulking in his room, casting a glance to the window. The rain seemed like a fitting weather for his mood. Everything was silent except for the grandfather clock occasionally chiming, counting off every hour. Then, out of nowhere, he heard a scream shatter the air.
Starblast bolted out of bed and ran to one of his few suitcases; somepony was in trouble, and he had to rescue them! He unzipped the case and quickly located his raincoat (the only bit of clothes he brought). He yanked open the door to his room and galloped towards the front door; he pulled it open and ran into the storm…
Autobot Base…
"So it has begun," Optimus noted after the pony messenger had left.
"First Cybertron…" Sentinel started, shaking his helm.
"Then Earth…" Prowl continued, venting sharply.
"And now Equestria," Optimus finished. He stared at the wall for a few moments before he turned to his SIC. "Prowl, we will need every Autobot for this battle, with all of their forces in one place. Perhaps we can vanquish the Decepticon tyranny once and for all."
"Will do, Prime, but sir?"
"Yes?"
"What about the ponies?"
"As much as I respect their monarch and descions, I fear that they would only add to the death toll which is already far too long."
"Yes sir." Prowl saluted and walked out of Optimus' quarters.
After he left Sentinel spoke up, "Optimus, are you certain this will be the end of our struggle?"
"I…don't know, will it?"
"Perhaps, we can only hope…"
"That we will be rid of the Decepticons…"
"And perhaps then, the universe will be at peace…"
"No, old friend, evil will still be with us, just not in Decepticon form."
"Optimus?"
Optimus responded with a raised optical ridge.
"We are going to need the ponies' assistance. I feel it deep in my spark."
"Like a 'gut feeling'?"
Sentinel smiled at the Earth reference. "Perhaps, but I believe they are the key to vanquishing the Decepticons, once and for all."
"'Till all are one."
The Crystal Empire…
"I don't get it Megatron, why'd you want this gaudy dump?" Rumble asked his leader, grimacing and pointing his weapons at anything that moved, while they and Soundwave made their way through the empty city.
"Because, Rumble, this so-called 'gaudy dump' is the prison of the greatest Transformer in all of Decepticon history."
"Y-you mean?"
Megatron ignored the shivering blue casseticon. "Soundwave, where is the dark energon?"
"Right here, Lord Megatron." He gave the purple crystal to Megatron who gave it to Rumble. "Be careful with this you oaf, or I will have your helm on the bow of the Nemesis."
"Uh, y-yes s-sir." He shakily ran to a large crystal in the center of the city, which had a large triangular roof over it and no walls. Rumble thrust the dark energon into the crystal and instantaneously the ground beneath him began to shake, then, it split into eighths.
Rumble began to run back so that the large hole wouldn't swallow him up or he wouldn't fall in. Whichever came first. He jumped and just barely kept from falling down the black hole. Megatron got on one knee and spoke to the hole. "My master, awake."
A deep evil had just awakened and a loud, deep voice boomed, "I shall destroy all, for I am The Fallen!"