Hello bots and cons. Centurion here and welcome back to the season 1 finale of Dustformers. Bad things have happened. To recap: A Decepticon Cruiser has arrived on Remnant bolstering the Decepticon's forces, The Atlesian Military have attempted a preemptive strike against the Decepticons which has utterly failed, the Autobots and kids are currently getting their asses kicked, and to top it all off: Bumblebee has just been shot by Megatron!
Secondly from the first part, three new Decepticon OCs have appeared: Forcewind, Transflame, and Silverfly. Along with that, many, many more Vehicon drones. This only means trouble for the Autobots as a whole.
Third of all, the kids have seen Bumblebee getting shot and falling over and obviously, their reactions are a little varied. Ruby and Yang were beginning to cry, Weiss's eyes were wide open, Blake had her hand over her mouth, Nora and Ren hugged each other, Pyrrha fell to her knees, and Jaune literally screamed at the top of his lungs.
So, without further ado, let's finish off Season 1 of Dustformers in Only One May Stand Part 2!
*Vale City. Vale Beachfront. 11:31 am*
Things were grim. The Autobots weren't doing so well right now. The Decepticons were at this point, kicking their afts, not to mention that Bumblebee was basically lying sideways on the beach lifeless, probably dying. "Ratchet! See to Bumblebee now!" Optimus ordered quickly.
"I'll do my very best, Optimus!" Ratcher quickly shouted back as he ran towards his fallen friend.
"Oh, dear god..." Blake breathed with her hand still over her mouth.
"Please, no..." Ruby cried quietly.
Snipewing screamed out loud and began fighting again, spurring the others to continue fighting the Decepticons, though the kids had tears in their eyes . Meanwhile, Jaune ran with Ratchet to Bumblebee. "Bumblebee..." He whispered.
Bumblebee coughed up energon as he tried to form a response. "J-Jaune..." He stuttered.
"Ssshhh. Don't speak." Ratchet muttered.
Jaune inched ever closer to Bumblebee and sat next to his face. "Please. You have to get through this." He said softly.
He suddenly heard Megatron laugh a little. "What a waste of energon." He snidely remarked.
Hearing that made Jaune clench his fists in anger. "What right does he have in saying what's a waste and what's not?" He whispered, but Ratchet could tell that Jaune's voice level was rising. "You shouldn't get to decide who lives and who dies! You Decepticons are beyond evil! Do you not have any sense of good?! The Autobots and my friends will stop you!" He shouted.
A few seconds later, a bright light enveloped Jaune, blinding everyone for a few seconds. Very soon after, the light died down to reveal Jaune in a white, yellow robotic suit. Standing motionless behind him was a robotic body without a head in the same color scheme except with a bit of cerulean blue on the sides.
"Whoa..." Yang breathed, her jaw wide open.
"What just happened?" Weiss asked quietly.
That question was near instantly answered as "Transform!" Jaune shouted as he jumped into the air. "Head On!" With that, he transformed into a head that looked like it was for the robot. When it attached to the body, a stat meter appeared on the robot's chest that said 'Speed', 'Strength', and Intelligence'. Then the robot got into a fighting position. "Alright, Decepticons! Come and get some!"
"Jaune? Is that you?" Pyrrha asked as she walked over to where Ratchet and Bumblebee were.
"Yes, Pyrrha. It's me. Only my name is now Arcknight." He smiled.
"So, one of you weakling flesh creatures has a robot body now. Big deal!" Crossvolt rolled his optics.
"You think I'm weak? Come fight me, then!" Arcknight taunted.
"Your funeral." Crossvolt smirked.
He suddenly attempted to blast the brand-new Autobot with electricity, but Arcknight easily jumped out of the way. Arcknight then brought out a sword that popped out of his back, a shield that popped out of his left arm and ran towards the orange Decepticon. Crossvolt saw this and began firing weapons from his body trying to deter the charging Autobot. That didn't seem to do anything however as Arcknight readied himself to attack. "This is for the Autobots!" He shouted as she bashed Crossvolt back with his shield. "This is for defeating you Decepticons!" He then slashed Crossvolt with his sword, landing a hit on the Decepticon who retaliated by actually landing a hit on Arcknight in the left side. Arcknight groaned in pain, but he powered through it. "This is for protecting life!" Arcknight screamed as he actually stabbed Crossvolt in the chestplate. Crossvolt screamed as he spewed out lots of energon as Arcknight brought his sword upwards, slicing the upper part of Crossvolt in half vertically. After taking his sword out, Crossvolt body fell backwards to the sand, energon spewing out of the downed Cybertronian. Within seconds, Corssvolt's red optics flickered on and off until they finally faded out. This Decepticon was dead.
Arcknight was a little bit stunned he just did that, but he had legitimately defeated a Decepticon. This and looking back to see Bumblebee lying on the sand with Ratchet trying his damn hardest to help him gave him the drive to win this battle. "Everyone! We have to take out the cruiser to have any chance of winning this!" He exclaimed.
"Let's get to it, then!" Snipewing shouted back as she transformed to jet mode and flew back into battle.
All of a sudden, a robotic octopus jumped out of the sand and transformed into Octoshock. "I felt left out and it's time I got to fight!" He immediately began firing weapons from the undersides of his tentacles, all the while grinning. "Sir! It's time!"
The signal being given and heard, Depth Strike and his forces emerged, transformed, and attacked the Autobots who were forced to scatter a little and find good cover positions. "I'll mow you down!" Full-Throttle shouted.
"Easy, Full-Throttle. Save your ammo. The battle's just begun." Ironhide partly grinned.
"How did that human gain that kind of power?!" Megatron shouted astonished and angry at the same time. He was distracted enough to allow Optimus Prime to slug him in the face and kick him back a couple of feet. When he looked at Optimus, Megatron could instantly tell that Optimus was angry, despite having a faceplate over his mouth and the tone in his voice never changing.
"After all these years of conflict, I finally see your point." Optimus muttered.
"And what might that be, Optimus?" Megatron grinned as he brought out his energy mace. He swung down, but Optimus grabbed his arm, causing Megatron's optics to widen.
"This universe, no matter how vast, will never be big enough for you and I to coexist." Optimus breathed with an angry undertone as he picked Megatron up and threw him onto the top of the Decepticon Cruiser. Seconds after Megatron landed, Optimus jumped up and landed right beside him and brought out his energy ax. "One shall stand. One shall fall."
"Why throw away your life so recklessly?" Megatron croaked.
"That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron." Optimus retorted.
"No! I'll crush you with my bare hands!" Megatron bellowed as he ran at his opponent swinging his energy mace. Optimus moved to the left, dodging the energy mace and then kicked Megatron down, causing a large dent in the cruiser. He got back up and did a sweep kick which Optimus couldn't dodge in time and was knocked down, also causing a dent in the top of the ship. "Think of it, Optimus! A new Cybertron will be born!" With a strong punch, Megatron actually cracked Optimus Prime's faceplate.
"No! You're only destroying! Not creating!" Optimus shouted in defiance.
While this was going on, the Autobots and Decepticons on the ground were still fighting. However, the Autobots were trying to enter the cruiser to take it down from the inside. The kids besides Jaune were also fighting. Ironhide got close enough to the ship and blasted a hole in it. "Come on, guys! I made a door!" He shouted just before he jumped in.
"Let's do this!" Zig and Zag cheered together. They hopped off the tree they were perched on and ran towards the cruiser. The Vehicon drones began starting a barrage of blaster fire at the twins who managed to evade most of the shots and make it into the ship.
They weren't the only ones to enter the cruiser as Wildfire, Pursuit, and the kids jumped in as well. Inside the cruiser, the small group was running around trying to find the bridge. Along the way, they beat down several Vehicon drones while looking around. After a few minutes, they seemed to find the bridge that was full of Vehicon drones that aimed their weapons at the group. The group evaded the blasts and fought back. Blaster fire was flying everywhere and hitting everything in sight. This inadvertently sparked multiple fires on the bridge.
"Everything's starting to blow!" Yang shouted.
"We can't leave when we just got in here!" Blake screamed.
"Blake's right!" Ruby agreed. "We have to destroy this ship!"
"If we don't take it out right now, the Decepticons will destroy the Autobots and conquer our planet!" Nora screamed.
"Nora's right! We have to stop the Decepticons now!" Ren agreed.
"Then let's wreck the controls!" Wildfire yelled.
"Oh, sure. Like that's gonna actually work." CLUTCH sarcastically muttered.
On the top of the cruiser, Optimus and Megatron were still having a bout, but there were a couple of fires happening around him. Optimus's faceplate was cracked all over while Megatron's mace was gone and his right shoulder plate was completely destroyed. He fired his Fusion Cannon at Optimus who dodged the shot and kicked the Decepticon leader in the left hip joint, causing it to crack and spark a little, but this gave Megatron the time to uppercut Optimus, breaking his faceplate. Optimus's mouth was leaking energon.
Suddenly, an explosion happened between the two of them, knocking them both down. Optimus got up first and brought his energy ax back out. Suddenly, he got shot by Megatron's Fusion Cannon. When Optimus looked up, he saw Megatron walking through the flames. "You have failed, Optimus Prime."
"Keep telling yourself that, Megatron." Optimus suddenly smirked.
Megatron wondered what he meant by that when all of a sudden, a large hole just appeared and the Autobots jumped out of it. "It's over, Megajerk!" Full-Throttle quipped.
More explosions began occurring which signaled the ship was going down. Ironhide helped Optimus up and off the ship. "Noo! Nooo!" Megatron shouted as the ship crashed into the water. The Decepticons saw this and followed the ship, entering the part that was still above water while the Autobots cheered.
After the Decepticons vanished in the water, Jaune reverted out of his robot form, he ran back to Bumblebee and Ratchet, along with everyone else. "How is he, Ratchet?" Jaune asked.
Ratchet merely slowly shook his head. "I've done all I could, but the damage is too extensive."
Jaune's eyes widened with tears pooling up. "N-No.."
"I-It can't be..." Weiss whispered.
Bumblebee's optics flickered on and off as he tried to speak. "J-Jaune..."
Hearing Bumblebee's voice made Jaune inch closer to the yellow Autobot. "Y-You're gonna g-get through this..."
"I-I have to t-thank you for helping us protect your planet from the Decepticons. P-Plus, you've been the best human friend I-I've ever had." Bumblebee coughed.
"You're the b-best alien friend I've ever had." Jaune cried.
"E-Every Autobot knows this will happen someday, but we all hope it doesn't happen. Jaune, being with you and your family for these last few months have made me genuinely happy. T-Tell Violet I-I'm sorry." Bumblebee said somberly.
"N-No." Jaun sniffled. "You're gonna get through this..."
"T-Thank you for being a friend, Jaune. Keep fighting. Don't hesitate. When the time comes, just act." Bumblebee said just as his blue optics flickered off for the last time. As soon as that happened, the dam broke for all the kids. Ruby wept while being hugged by Yang who was also weeping, Nora cried loudly as she was on her knees with Ren comforting her, Blake cried silently, Weiss was the same way, Pyrrha was shaking her head weeping, and Jaune was next to Bumblebee's corpse crying and not really saying anything.
The Autobots were either crying or having their heads down somberly. "We shall remember you, Bumblebee." Optimus murmured.
"We shall remember!" The other Autobots said in a respectful tone. The battle had been won. Remnant had been defended, but with a cost.
*Southern Vale Ocean. Decepticons. 14:13 pm*
The Decepticons besides Megatron were in the downed cruiser trying to seal the cracks and patch the holes in the ship. However, Trap Widow saw something large in the distance. "Everyone! Look at this!" She shouted.
All the Decepticons looked in her direction and their optics widened. Megatron on the other hand smiled. "At last, we've found it."
*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. General Ironwood's Quarters. 16:12 pm*
General Ironwood was going through the report of the battle and saying he wasn't happy would be an understatement. Over one-hundred productive lives lost and now they knew what these beings were capable of. "Today was a goddamn disaster. We have to fight back." He growled. He got up from his desk and walked over to a wall. Taking down a picture, there was a number pad integrated in the wall. Pressing a few numbers on it, that piece of the wall opened up and it revealed a set of blueprints based on the robot they still had. "We have to advance our efforts."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Come in." General Ironwood said as a woman with pale blonde hair, hazel eyes, wearing an Atlesian Military General's uniform, black gloves, and white high-heel shoes. "Ah, General Faust."
"General Ironwood. Good to see you again." General Faust smiled slightly. "However, I know this isn't just for pleasantries."
"So you've seen what occurred at Vale's Beachfront." General Ironwood sighed.
"Of course. My deep condolences to the families of those men and women." General Faust said.
"Mine as well." General Ironwood agreed. "We have to expand on our brand-new projects."
"I agree wholeheartedly." General Faust added. "We must be absolutely ready for when this happens again."
"Then let us consult with the others." General Ironwood finished as he and General Faust walked out of his quarters.
*Solitas. Solitas Meadow. 21:23 pm*
It was a quiet night on this part of Remnant. The stars were shining in the night sky, the moon was sharing it's light with the ground. However, that wouldn't last long. A meteor suddenly hit the ground, causing dirt and grass to fly everywhere and small fires to start. A large, purple robot with the Decepticon symbol got up, but there were some prominent differences. One of these was that the robot had one, large red eye, emotionless looking into the distance. Another difference was that this robot's left arm was a weapon instead of an actual hand. The third difference is that it didn't have a mouth. This robot managed to stand fully upright and look at the landscape it was in now. "Fascinating." It said as it's singular red eye shined brighter in the night.
Well, this is it. The end of Dustformers Season 1. I hope people like this finale and the season as a whole. Now, Bumblebee has died, causing great sadness and grief for everybody, not to mention the Atlesian Military have now seen what the Transformers are capable of. On the flipside, the Autobots and kids have won the battle and Jaune has officially killed Crossvolt. Now, I did my best to bring all of the characters in this finale. I also wanted to show that no battle has zero causalities. People will get hurt and/or die.
However, Shockwave has arrived on Remnant. Whenever he shows up, you know things are going to go down. What scientific tampering will he perform? We know he's gonna do it. At least we can agree that whatever he does next, it will be either gruesome or flat-out scary. Now, what do you want him to do first?
Third of all, the very first Transtector (Lifeless Transformer body) is here. Jaune triggered it's arrival through his desire to protect his planet and help the Autobots fight the Decepticons, succeeding in killing Crossvolt. This Transtector's name is Arcknight that has the same color scheme as him and his weapon. The Transtector's weapons are the same as well: A sword and shield, but who knows what else is stored within Arcknight. If you have any ideas for what other features Arcnkight should have, please let me know. If there are those who are worried that this will be the only Transtector, don't worry. More will be on the way.
Furthermore, the Decepticons have found the Nemesis. They now have an official base. That's also bad news bears all around.
In Atlas, we get another general named Faust. Who knows where this character will go. Now, we don't know her first name yet, but that will be revealed in Season 2. And it looks like Ironwood has some blueprints that he kept hidden from the others. What could they be?
If anyone has any ideas for season 2 or for things they would like to read that takes place between seasons 1 and 2, please let me know in the comments/reviews or personally PM me. The same applies to any ideas for the future Transtectors.
I'd like to give a special thanks to: Spartan-100, SnowBranwen, PaperView, Mobian, cryo threshold for their contributions to this season. I wouldn't have gotten this far without all of your help. That doesn't mean that I won't use other people's OCs. If you have any OC ideas, please let me know and I'll do my very best to try and incorporate them in Season 2. I want to see your ideas and I will look at them.
Until next time, see you in the next installment of Dustformers!
PS: This is my late holiday present to all the readers of Dustformers. Happy late holidays to everyone and have a good new year!
AN#1: Now that his brother is dead, Strikecharge will definitely go for a shocking revenge.
AF (Author Factoid)#1: The Transtector is a Transformer body that has no sentience that needs a human (Or in this case, human or faunus) to operate it's functionality. The person will give the Transtector mobility and life. Now, the stats will differ on each Transtector considering the robotic body or the person operating it.