A/N: For all Transformers fans, this is the one you've been waiting for (or the one you didn't even know you need to wait for)! And that story is "Transformers Prime: The Last Knight"! Now, as you will see, you may recognize some of these bots and cons, as well as some references, from the movies and video games, which should help add some interest as well as some insight for what may happen in the near future. Anyhoo, enjoy. :)
Transformers Prime: The Last Knight
Chapter 1: Darkness Rising - Part 1
Act I
It all started one day when a red car was driving along the street with a couple birds circling around in the air.
"So there I am on a lookout when out of nowhere these high beams light up my rearview. And then it hits me I'm illegally parked!", a man spoke before it then showed a green motorcycle driven by a sort of biker.
"Another parking ticket?", a woman asked.
"Better. The boot.", the man responded.
"Big metal tire clamp, impossible to remove.", the woman guessed.
"Bingo! The local police do their thing and get me all the way down by a block. That's when I kick up my new shiny shoe and BANG!", the man spoke.
"New York's finest soil themselves.", the woman guessed.
"You know me, Moonracer. - Mess with Cliffjumper...", Cliffjumper began before Moonracer interrupted.
"And you get the horns. Not sure how that complies with Autobot rule number one - 'Keep a low profile'?", another voice interrupted.
"Yeah, I'm not too sure about that either.", Moonracer agreed.
"What can I say, Arcee? - Patrolling for energon out here is dull and gets me all on lonesome. Almost makes me miss the Decepticons.", Cliffjumper responded.
"Like Jasper, Nevada's a party? We're alone where ever we travel on this rock, Cliff.", Arcee responded before a signal got broadcasted.
"I'm getting a signal.", Moonracer spoke.
"Need backup?", Arcee asked.
"Does she ever need backup?", Cliffjumper asked.
"Yeah, let's just ignore that.", Moonracer spoke before she drove off from the street and stopped near a crater of dark blue crystals nearby.
"Looks like I just found a ton of energon down there.", Moonracer spoke before a dark shadow loomed over her, prompting her to apparently transform out of her motorcycle form and look up.
"Decepticons!", Moonracer spoke before the Decepticon ship eventually fired, prompting her to dodge the incoming laser before she got knocked back by the force of the explosion, sending her to the bottom of the crater with the warship then opening at the bottom, sending forth a battalion of Decepticons, especially with a black, police-car like Decepticon named Barricade leading them.
"Step aside, Autobot. This Energon belongs to the Decpticons. We will now exterminate you and claim it.", Barricade spoke.
"Okay. Arcee, I could sure use some backup right about now.", Moonracer spoke.
Act II
"As I said before, Autobot. Stand down.", Barricade urged.
"You want this Energon? Then you're going through me.", Moonracer spoke before transforming into her vehicle mode and then revving toward the rocks and then transforming back into robot form in midair before descending and then striking the ground from above.
Meanwhile, Arcee gave a warning to someone in the red truck.
"Arcee to Optimus, the Cons are back!", Arcee urged.
"Moon might be neck-deep in scrap!", Cliffjumper relayed.
"Understood. Ratchet, do you have Moonracer's coordinates?", Optimus asked.
"I'm locked on his signal, Optimus. But our team's scattered across time zones.", Ratchet responded while in a sort of snowy area before it then showed Arcee, a green SUV and a yellow Camero-like car stopped.
"Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee. Rendezvous back at base, gather all available Autobots, and prepare to ground bridge.", Optimus spoke before all three rendezvous'd back to base as instructed.
Meanwhile, Moonracer was knocking down a couple Decepticons before one of them hit her with two more striking her to a point that a tip of her helm came off before she crashed onto the crater and got back up, noticing Barricade and his Vehicons advancing.
"You are not getting that Energon!", Moonracer shouted before she got out her weapons, aimed at the Decepticons, and fired at them, at least hitting one of them before firing at the autobot.
"Careful where you aim!", Barricade shouted before one of them accidentally hit the Energon, causing it to explode, knocking Moonracer back as well as engulfing some of the Vehicons in the blue flames with an explosion erupting.
"You fools! You've just destroyed the Energon mine we were going to collect!", Barricade reprimanded to his soldiers before turning to Moonracer.
"Someone must pay for this. Take this Autobot scum to Commander Starscream! There still may be use for this one yet.", Barricade commanded before the vehicons then picked Moonracer up and dragged her away to the warship, which Starscream was inside when he saw what happened.
"The Energon, it's worthless to me now.", Starscream growled before Barricade and his two vehicons entered, carrying a weakened Moonracer.
"Commander Starscream. This is the autobot that tried to take the Energon.", Barricade reported before the two vehicons tossed Moonracer closer to Starscream.
"Scream... It's been a while... So, where's your master?", Moonracer asked weakly as she coughed out some blue liquid.
"Never mind him. I am my own master.", Starscream responded right before piercing through the weakened autobot by the chest with his claws, earning her pained yells.
"Any more questions?", Starscream asked before he removed his claws with the Autobot then leaking out Energon before falling to her knees and then falling flat as she died out.
"That was a foolish thing to do, Starscream. We could have learned some vital information from her.", Barricade scolded.
"Oopsie. My mistake. Clean that up.", Starscream spoke, gesturing to Moonracer's fresh corpse.
"Yes, Commander.", one of the vehicons spoke before he and his partner picked up the body and dragged it away.
"Over my offline chassis! Or better yet... yours!", Barricade threatened as he got out his blaster and aimed at Starscream before firing at him, knocking him back, albeit in agonizing pain before Barricade stomped toward Starscream.
"Lord Megatron will not be pleased with your rash acts, Starscream. And for that, the torture I'm about to subject you to will be nothing compared to what Megatron has in store for you...", Barricade threatened.
Meanwhile, just as the warship left with Starscream's scream echoing, a green portal appeared with the following Autobots appearing out of it; Ratchet, Bulkhead, Arcee, Chromia, Ironhide, Jazz, Jetfire, Air Raid, Silverbolt, Sideswipe, Tailgate, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime each appearing and drawing their weapons before then lowering them upon noticing that it was already over.
"Is that...?", Silverbolt spoke in surprise.
"An untapped Energon deposit.", Optimus spoke.
"What's left of it.", Bulkhead added.
"What could've happened...?", Tailgate asked.
"If I had to guess, I'd say a massive explosion.", Cliffjumper responded.
"But why? It doesn't make any sense if they were trying to collect energon.", Air Raid puzzled.
"The first Deception activity in three years.", Ratchet spoke.
"That we know of.", Optimus responded.
"And we just missed it!", Jazz spoke in slight frustration.
"Easy, Jazz. You'll get another chance soon.", Ironhide assured.
"Well, Optimus? What do you think?", Sideswipe asked.
"If they're scouting for Energon, Sideswipe, they may be preparing for his return.", Optimus responded before he and the others moved in toward the crater with Arcee and Cliffjumper noticing a broken tip of Moonracer's helm on the ground.
"No.", Arcee spoke in worry.
"What could've happened to her?", Chromia asked in beeps.
"Ratchet, can you track her position?", Optimus asked before Ratchet checked the signal only to notice the signal flatlinging as the light of the signal turned red and then vanished.
"No... Moonracer's life signal just went offline.
"That means... we were too late.", Cliffjumper spoke in sadness and regret.
Meanwhile, a Decepticon sporting stifle-jointed legs with his wings doubling as his arms, making them, along with his fingers, very thin, and a face that acts as a visor that functions like a computer screen walked over to Starscream from behind.
"Soundwave, what is it? I've got enough on my plate as it is especially since Barricade blasted me to the other side of the warship.", Strascream asked before Soundwave emitted a soundwave that moved as it spoke in Arcee's voice in his visor.
"Like Jasper, Nevada's a party? We're alone where ever we travel on this rock, Cliff.", Arcee's voice spoke.
"Ah, the one called Arcee. Why slay just one Autobot When we still have the advantage of surprise?", Starscream asked.
Meanwhile, Optimus spoke to his 12 comrades.
"We must not allow our anger over the lost of Moonracer to impair our judgement. As of today, only we fourteen Autobots remain on this Earth. We owe it to ourselves to the memory of Cybertron, to any Autobots in any Galaxies seeking safe harbor, to humankind. And we owe it to the memory of our fallen comrade to survive.", Optimus spoke before Arcee laid down the tip of Moonracer's helm and started off.
"You sure you're okay?", Tailgate asked.
"If Moon's gone, standing around here sulking won't bring her back. So, unless anyone minds, I think I'll get back to protecting humankind.", Arcee spoke coldly before taking off as she turned into a motorcycle and drove off.
"Oh, boy...", Tailgate sighed before then taking off after her, turning into a Royal blue car with red and white racing stripes.
"Optimus... helping humans will only result in more tragedy.", Ratchet spoke.
"Not if they can find the courage to help us one of these days, combat or otherwise.", Silverbolt assured.
"Your opinion is noted.", Optimus spoke.
Meanwhile, a few humans named Jack, Sari, and May were in a restaurant together as they worked as a recipient (Jack), a cashier (May), and a chef (Sari).
"Welcome to K.O drive in, where every patty is a knockout. May I take your order?", Jack asked.
"Two super combos, extra fries.", a man named Vince spoke.
"Okay, dos número two's. Anything else?", Jack asked as Sari then prepared said orders, using spatulas to flip the patties, before overhearing what Vince said.
"Yeah, some advice. How do I get an awesome job like yours?", Vince mockingly asked before laughing, peeving Sari as she growled.
"So that's two, 'we're not as funny as we think we are' combos, with a side of 'bite me'.", Jack spoke.
"What'd you say?!", Vince asked, offended by what Jack said.
"$5.59, sir. At the window.", Jack spoke before Vince pulled over and just took the food before driving off without paying as they laughed.
"Hey! I... I have to pay for that.", Jack spoke, annoyed with their antics.
"Oh, no, you don't.", Sari spoke before then firing an apparent blue blast at Vince's car, hitting the tires and rear lights, prompting Vince to stop the car and get out just in time for a police car to ram into his car, causing it to flip and have a big dent in the side of it.
"MY CAR!", Vince shouted in both anger and sadness.
"What just happened?", May puzzled, turning to Sari, who managed to hide her hand laser well.
"Nothing. Although, it is pretty weird for that police car to just ram into his car.", Sari responded.
Meanwhile, Arcee was driving off when she noticed Tailgate gaining on her just as the police car, who turned out to be Barricade as he caught up to the two vehicons afterward, spotted her and Tailgate.
"There they are. Vehicons, you have your orders.", Barricade spoke.
"Roger that.", one of the Vehicons spoke before he and his partner followed Arcee and Tailgate with Barricade leading the twins.
"Barricade.", Arcee spoke.
"And twins. It's always the twins.", Tailgate added before he and Arcee each found a parking spot near the restaurant.
"Take five, Sadie.", Arcee spoke as the apparent human hologram vanished just as Jack, Sari, and May walked out with Jack getting a phone call from his mother.
"Hey, Mom. We just got off... No, I'm not going to the dance... Experience suggests I should never cut a rug. Unless I'm installing carpet... Be careful? Seriously? This is a Jasper.", Jack spoke over the phone just as Sari squealed upon noticing Tailgate before she spoke to him.
"Oh, my gosh, Jack! Look at this!", Sari exclaimed, gesturing to the two new vehicles before Jack noticed Arcee as Sari and May noticed Tailgate with the latter very thrilled.
"I love you... I love you too, Mom. I gotta run.", Jack spoke before he hung up.
"Hello, beautiful. Where have you been all my life?", Sari spoke to Tailgate, examining every detail of him.
"Nice. It may take a few K.O. paychecks, but I am gonna own a ride like you someday.", Jack spoke as he then got on before getting a slight shock on his hand.
"Ow. Must be that static electricity.", Jack guessed as he shook his hand.
"Are you talking to your motorcycle?", a girl named Sierra asked before she and her friend laughed.
"My motorcycle? No, I mean, yes, yes! It's, uh..., it's mine, but, no. I-I'm not talking to... well, to you I-I am.", Jack responded before he inadvertently touched her arm, giving a slight static shock, earning her yelp.
"Oh! Sorry about that. Must've been the static electricity.", Jack apologized.
"Yeah. Guess so?", Sierra responded.
"Uh, anyway, how's things, Sierra? Take you for a spin sometime?", Jack spoke.
"Not very smooth, are you?", May asked just as Arcee noticed Barricade and the vehicons.
"Come on, smooth operator, Wrap it up.", Arcee spoke to herself.
"You know my name?", Sierra asked in puzzlement.
"We're in homeroom together. I am Jack, Jack Darby.", Jack responded.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Jack.", Sierra responded as she got on and got behind Jack before the vehicons' lights turned on and shined onto Jack.
"Scrap.", Arcee and Tailgate spoke in unison before Barricade spoke up.
"Troops! You know what to do!", Barricade spoke before the two vehicons drove forward, prompting Sierra's friend to run for cover.
Then, Arcee drove off toward the two vehicons with Jack and Sierra holding on as they screamed.
Act III
Jack and Sierra held on as they screamed before barely making it in-between the two vehicons and going past them as Arcee drove off from them.
"You two! Get in!", Tailgate urged to Sari and May.
"What? Who said that?", May asked in worry.
"I did. Now, hurry.", Tailgate urged.
"I think we'd better do as he says.", Sari responded before, a moment later, Tailgate burst out with Sari and May riding on him as Tailgate drove off.
"After them!", Barricade ordered before he and the Vehicons followed them in pursuit with Arcee and Tailgate the main targets of their pursuit before Arcee spoke to Jack and Sierra.
"Do not let go!", Arcee urged.
"Who said that?!", Sierra shouted in surprise.
"You took the words right out of my mouth!", Jack spoke to Sierra before Barricade and the vehicons closed in with Arcee moving back in time for the vehicons to bump into each other.
"Hey, partner.", Tailgate spoke as Sari and May looked out the window.
"Come on. You, too?", Arcee asked.
"Not like I had much choice. And right now, you're kinda in the same boat.", Tailgate responded.
"We'll talk about this later!", Arcee urged as she then turned to the right with Tailgate passing by around Barricade and the vehicons before going right as well.
"Commander Starscream, targets sighted. Accompanied by a couple of human youths.", Barricade reported.
"You have your orders, Barricade! Destroy them both!", Starscream commanded.
Then, Arcee dropped both Jack and Sierra off at the alley as Tailgate did the same for Sari and May.
"What are you?", Jack asked.
"I don't exist. Tell anyone about me and I will hunt you two down.", Arcee warned, scaring Jack and Sierra off before then taking off.
"Come on. Was that really necessary?", Tailgate asked just as he noticed Barricade and the troops advancing.
No sooner had she taken off that she noticed that Barricade was heading for the two humans' location while the troops followed her.
"Scrap.", Arcee spoke.
"I'll handle the troops! You worry about Barricade!", Tailgate urged before Arcee turned around for Jack and Sierra and jumped up above one of the vehicons after her only for it to get sidelined by Tailgate as he rammed into the vehicon before backing up toward another, bumping it back toward the wall.
"Don't tell me you forgot about me.", Tailgate smirked.
"Not bad on the delivery.", Sari grinned.
"But what about Jack and Sierra?", May asked.
"Oh. Right.", Tailgate spoke before he then drove off in the direction Arcee went.
Meanwhile, Barricade was going after Jack and Sierra.
"We don't even know her!", Sierra shouted before Arcee leapt up above the Vehicon chasing the humans and caught up.
"Hop on!", Arcee urged before Arcee veered to the left with Tailgate ramming into the Vehicon troop and then catching up to Arcee.
"Coming through!", Tailgate shouted as he went up to Arcee before Barricade and his troops did.
"Vehicons, fire!", Barricade ordered before the troops got out their blasters and fired, although missing as Jack and Sierra ducked before Jack and Sierra went up to the highway.
"Why are those guys shooting at us?!", Jack shouted.
"There's no us, kid. And they're no guys.", Arcee responded.
Then, a couple of cars, one of which is yellow with a black stripe down the middle, and a red mustang car, drove into the highway and sent the two vehicons tumbling across the road with a swerve.
"All right. Who's bad?", Cliffjumper whooped.
"Friends of yours?", Sierra asked.
"Family.", Arcee responded before she and Tailgate drove further up ahead with Bumblebee and Cliffjumper making sure the vehicon troops don't get to the others for a time before one of the vehicon troops only managed to sideline Bee to the railing while another did the same with Cliff.
Meanwhile, a young boy with glasses named Raf was playing with an RC Camero when he got a phone call and answered.
"Hi, Mama. Racing, right up the street. Okay, just five more minutes?", Raf asked before hanging up and continuing to race.
Little did he realize that he was about to get more than he bargained for as meanwhile, Arcee and Tailgate were revving up ahead when they noticed some road blockade up ahead.
"Everyone hold on!", Talgate urged before Jack and Sierra held on tightly as did Sari and May before both cars veered off to the right of the blockade and jumped off, making the four humans scream before they then landed on the platform safely and then jumped off and screeched to a stop as they both slid on the left (for Arcee) and right (for Tailgate) before Raf dropped his controller in astonishment.
"Whoa.", Raf spoke in awe.
"You have no idea.", Jack responded as he and Sierra got off before Barricade and the vehicon troops finally caught up and arrived, transforming into their robot forms.
"There is no escape for you.", Barricade spoke.
"You two might want to get out of here. Things are about to get ugly.", Tailgate warned before Sari and May got out of him as instructed, allowing him and Arcee to transform into their robot forms.
"This ends here, Cons.", Arcee spoke.
"Indeed, it does.", Barricade responded before Arcee ran toward him as Barricade fired from his laser gun only for Arcee to jump up and land a kick in the face to him while Tailgate fought the Vehicon Troops and blasted them back just as Arcee then kicked the leader of the troops back.
"What are they?", Raf asked.
"Talking cars that turn into robots. Or the other way around.", Jack responded as Arcee then kicked Barricade many times and even punched him as well.
"This is crazy.", Sierra spoke in surprise.
"You want to know what's really crazy? How excited Sari is about all this going down.", May responded.
"Whoo! Keep it up!", Sari shouted excitedly.
"This is for Moon!", Arcee shouted before getting her fist caught by Barricade's claws.
"You just messed with the wrong con, Autobot scum.", Barricade spoke darkly before he then struck Arcee back with a punch, knocking her to the ground.
"Arcee!", Tailgate shouted.
"Oh, no, you don't!", Cliffjumper shouted before he and Bumblebee both jumped off the highway, turned into robot form, and then each brought down the two vehicon troops with Barricade as Arcee started to get up.
"Easy there, partner. You took some major damage from Barricade, Arcee.", Tailgate spoke.
"Funny. I hadn't noticed, Tailgate.", Arcee responded.
Then, as soon as the troops were taken care of, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper stepped back only for one of them to accidentally step on the small RC toy, breaking it, before apologizing in beeps.
"No problem. Really.", Raf assured before Bumblebee was shot by Barricade's blast, at least knocking him back before stepping forward and stepping on Bumblebee lightly by the head.
"Did you really think you can stand against me and prevail?", Barricade asked before preparing to fire at him at point blank range.
"Leave him alone!", Raf urged before Barricade turned to him.
"Please?", Raf asked.
"This human seems to care for you, Autobot. So, how about I terminate them instead?", Barricade asked as he then lowered his weapon and looked toward Raf, Sierra, May, and Jack.
"Bad call.", Jack spoke.
"No, duh! Get outta here!", Cliffjumper urged to the 4 humans just as Barricade stomped toward them as Sari then ran and hid behind one of the pillars of the highway, although Barricade was focused on Jack and the others.
"Come on! Come on!", Jack shouted as he and the others ran from Barricade.
Act IV
Barricade was stomping toward Jack, Sierra, May, and Raf as Sari noticed.
"Oh, I can't believe I'm doing this.", Sari groaned before then emitting a bright blue light around herself with her arms and legs coated in a metallic look alike of her dress with her skin turning silver and metallic before her mask appeared and covered her face with her blue eyes now shown to be similar to Bumblebee's, Arcee's, Cliffjumper's and Tailgate's altogether.
"Keep moving!", Jack urged as Barricade was about to reach for them before he got blasted back from them before he could grab them, prompting him to look up and see Sari in robot form.
"What?! A techno-organic? Here?! Impossible!", Barricade exclaimed before Cliffjumper took advantage of this revalation, surprised as he was, and then punched him in the back.
"Now, THAT is for Moonracer!", Cliffjumper spoke as Bumblebee went over to the pipe and beeped to Jack and the others.
"Thank you.", Raf spoke before Bumblebee beeped back and moved away from the pipe.
"Yeah, try not to look back on our way out.", May urged.
"What did we just see?", Sierra asked.
"No idea, and I'm not sure I want to find out.", Jack asked.
Meanwhile, Barricade stood up and spoke to Cliffjumper.
"You think you have won?!", Barricade shouted before firing a blast at Cliffjumper, knocking him back toward Arcee before then striking at Bumblebee, knocking him back toward Tailgate before stomping forward as Cliffjumper spoke.
"Okay, how are we overpowered here? We totally outnumber you 4 to 3.", Cliffjumper spoke.
"You should realize by now. Numbers don't win the war.", Barricade spoke in response before Sari only stopped him as she moved in front of him.
"I don't think so. If you want to get to them, you're gonna have to go through me first.", Sari responded.
"Perhaps that can be arranged, techno-organic.", Barricade spoke as he then took aim only to notice Bulkhead in green SUV form on his way before he leapt up and transformed into his robot form.
"Who's ready to rumble?", Bulkhead asked before Barricade growled and stood firm.
"Another day, Autobots. Another day...", Barricade spoke before he and his troops took off with Bumblebee and Cliffjumper sighing in relief.
"'Bout time you showed up, big guy.", Tailgate spoke.
"What took you?", Arcee asked.
"Traffic.", Bulkhead responded.
"Well, now that things have settled here, I gotta go now. Bye.", Sari spoke before she took off and went the same way Jack and the others did.
"Hold up. Is that a...?", Bulkhead began.
"Techno-organic? Yeah.", Tailgate interrupted.
Later, the Autobots had to report back to Optimus.
"Far be it from me, but those Cons would have been pounded to scrap metal if Barricade and his troops didn't go after the humans.", Cliffjumper spoke.
"Humans?", Optimus puzzled before Bumblebee beeped as he held out five of his fingers.
"Two boys and three girls.", Optimus spoke.
"I guess a second one caught us in action, I don't know. I was a little busy at the time.", Arcee spoke.
"And that's not all. Before Barricade could get to them, a techno-organic showed up and stopped him.", Cliffjumper responded.
"A techno-organic? But that's impossible.", Optimus spoke.
"That's what we all thought, too. But I saw one as soon as I came over.", Bulkhead responded.
"I do not yet know what this could mean. But I do know this. If the Decepticons are targeting us, anyone perceived as our ally will be at grave risk.", Optimus responded.
Meanwhile, at school, Jack and Sierra walked out together before they turned and saw Raf, Sari, and May waiting under a tree to their right.
"Raf, hey.", Sierra spoke as she and Jack walked up to them.
"Look, let's just keep this between us and forget anything ever happened, okay?", Jack asked before a honking sound came out with Bumblebee arriving.
"Jack.", Raf grinned.
"Oh, not again.", Jack complained as Bumblebee opened the door and beeped.
"It wants us to get in?", Sierra asked.
"No, just me.", Raf responded.
"How do you know that?", Jack asked.
"It said so.", Raf responded.
"What?", Jack spoke in surprise.
"You can understand that?", Sierra asked in surprise.
"Yeah. And yours are over there.", Raf spoke, gesturing to Arcee and Tailgate, both of which were also in the parking lot.
"Look, I really don't think that...", Jack began before Raf went over to Bumblebee.
"How is it going?", Raf grinned as he went inside with Bumblebee then closing the door.
"Raf? Wait! Stop!", Jack spoke before Bumblebee then drove off with Raf.
"I don't think there's much use talking him out of it now.", May spoke before Jack and Sierra turned to Arcee and Tailgate before going walking out as Sari and May followed them while a girl named Miko noticed the two vehicles and drew them on her notepad.
"Coolest. Rides. Ever.", Miko spoke before getting a phone call from her apparent parents.
"House parents? Ignore.", Miko spoke as she hung up before then noticing that Arcee and Tailgate are gone before groaning, noticing where they were headed briefly, and then heading over there just as Arcee and Tailgate caught up to Jack, Sierra, Sari, and May.
"Relax, we just wanna talk to you four.", Arcee assured.
"What is there to talk about?", Sierra asked.
"Kid, there's a lot you don't understand.", Tailgate responded before Jack piped up.
"No, I get it, I get it. The first rule of robot fight club is you don't talk about robot fight club.", Jack spoke.
"I don't think this was about any robot fight club.", Sari guessed.
"Whatever! Anyway, what you two need to understand is that we don't want a bunch of crazy talking vehicles following us around trying to get us killed!", Jack responded before Arcee and Tailgate turned into their robot forms and got in front of them.
"Look, Jack, is it? Your personal safety and theirs is exactly why Optimus Prime has requested your presence. Both of yours.", Arcee responded.
"Optimus who?", Jack puzzled.
"Is he your leader or something?", May asked.
"Something like that. The point is, you two may be in danger because you two are one of the few, one of the only, who have ever seen us.", Tailgate urged.
"Dude, what are you waiting for? Go with!", Miko urged.
"Scrap.", Tailgate and Arcee spoke in unison.
"You were saying?", Sierra asked.
Later, Arcee and Tailgate were driving on the road alongside Bumblebee with Jack and Sierra riding on Arcee as Sari, May, and Miko were riding inside Tailgate as Raf rode inside Bumblebee with Miko whooping.
"And why exactly are we taking her?", Jack asked.
"Them's the rules. What can you do?", Tailgate responded before they passed the crossroads and headed for the mountain, seemingly.
"Wha... Did you j... We're gonna crash!", Sierra shouted before the gate opened up, surprising her as Arcee, Tailgate, and Bumblebee all went inside.
"Huh. Or not.", Sierra spoke in relief before Miko looked around in awe at the tunnel and arrived in a base with Ratchet and the other Autobots inside as well.
"Cool.", Raf spoke in amazement with Jack, Sierra, Sari, Miko, and May just as amazed as well before they got off with Arcee, Bumblebee, and Tailgate reverting back to robot form.
"I thought they were five.", Ratchet spoke in surprise.
"Haven't you heard? Humans multiply.", Arcee jokingly responded.
"I am Raf.", Raf greeted.
"The name's Sari.", Sari responded.
"I'm May.", May greeted.
"I'm Miko. Who are you?", Miko asked.
"Bulkhead.", Bulkhead responded.
"Are you a car? I bet you're a truck, a monster truck! Do you like heavy metal? How much do you weigh? Ever used a wrecking ball for a punching bag.", Miko asked, making Bulkhead weary.
"Uh, let's save the questions for later, okay?", Sierra asked.
"So, if you guys are robots, who made you?", Raf asked.
"Oh, please.", Ratchet scoffed before Optimus Prime stepped forward from behind, prompting the group of 6 to turn around and notice him from above.
"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron.", Optimus Prime stated.
"But you can call us Autobots for short.", Ratchet responded.
"Autobots...", Sierra spoke in amazement.
"What's crackin', little fellas?", Jazz spoke as he stepped forward and performed a flip as Optimus introduced him.
"Who's this?", Sari asked.
"My first lieutenant. Designation Jazz.", Optimus responded.
"This looks like a cool place to kick it.", Jazz grinned.
"My weapons specialist, Ironhide.", Optimus added, gesturing to him.
"You feeling lucky, punk?", Ironhide asked while preparing his cannons for show.
"Easy, Ironhide.", Optimus warned.
"Just kidding. I just wanted to show them my cannons.", Ironhide responded before May laughed nervously.
"Glad they're workin' for ya.", May grinned.
"My fellow recruits Bulkhead, Chromia, Jetfire, Air Raid, Silverbolt, and Sideswipe.", Optimus added, gesturing to the other Autobots with him.
"They're nice.", Sierra grinned.
"Our medical officer, Ratchet.", Optimus added, gesturing to him.
"Honestly, it's quite rare to have humans standing in our presence.", Ratchet commented.
"You already know your guardians, Arcee, Tailgate, Cliffjumper, and Bumblebee.", Optimus finished, gesturing to said Autobots on the other side of him.
"Why are you here?", Jack asked.
"To protect your planet, from the Decepticons.", Optimus responded.
"The jokers who tried to bump us off last night?", Arcee explained.
"Not exactly the kind of people you want to mess with.", Sideswipe added.
"Aha! I knew it didn't have something to do with a robot fight club!", Sari smirked.
"Okay. Why are they here?", Jack asked.
"A fair question, In part, they are here because our planet is uninhabitable. Ravaged by centuries of civil war.", Optimus explained.
"Why were you fighting a war?", May asked.
"For most, over control of our world supply of energon. The fuel and life-blood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike. The combat was fierce and endured for centuries. In the beginning, I fought alongside one whom I considered a brother. But in war, ideals can be corrupted. And it was thus that Megatron lost his way.", Optimus responded as it then showed Planet Cybertron in a flashback before then showing Megatron among the ravaged land as the war was still going before showing a closeup of Megatron.
"Is there gonna be a quiz?", Miko asked with a yawn.
"Miko!", Sierra scolded.
"What? I was just asking?", Miko responded.
"So, what does Megatron or any of these have to do with us?", Jack asked.
"Megatron has not been seen or heard from in sometime. But if his return is imminent, as I fear, it could be a catastrophic.", Optimus responded.
Meanwhile, in the warship, Soundwave was walking toward Starscream.
"Those transmissions are emanating from deep space. I would hate to waste the energon Unless you are absolutely certain.", Starscream spoke as he turned to Soundwave before the latter nodded in reply.
"Then, lock on transmission coordinates and activate the space bridge.", Starscream spoke before one of the Decepticons then input the coordinates for the space bridge and activated it.
In outer space, said space bridge was activated as a big green portal opened up before out came a sort of metallic jet plane before that plane changed into a robot form whose feet were large with three claw-like toes; two in front and one at the heel and had a silver color scheme and underneath, a dark purple color.
"Decepticons! I have returned.", Megatron spoke.
A/N: Oh, boy. Looks like things are really heating up now that Megatron has returned. Who knows what could happen now? Well, either way, it's sure to make things interesting now. And the voice cast is as follows.
Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Jeffrey Combs as Ratchet
Sumalee Montano as Arcee
Kevin Michael Richardson as Bulkhead
Jess Harnell as Ironhide
Troy Baker as Jazz & Jetfire
Liam O'Brien as Air Raid
Patrick Seitz as Silverbolt
Travis Willingham as Stratosphere/Sideswipe/Onslaught
Alexis Tipton as Moonracer (Arcee's sister)
Laura Bailey as Chromia (Arcee's sister as well)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Cliffjumper (The next 7 would be very surprising)
Josh Keaton as Jack Darby/Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime/Tailgate
Alexandra Krosney as Sierra/Skystream
Tania Gundai as Miko Nakadai/Smashgear
Andy Pessoa as Rafael Esquivel/Spynet
Tara Strong as Sari Sumdac Darby
Lindsay Siedel as May Darby/Turbo Star (this one is my friend's 3rd OC)
Tom Kenny as Isaac Sumdac
Markie Post as June Darby/Elita-1
Ernie Hudson as Agent Fowler
Frank Welker as Megatron & Soundwave
Steve Blum as Starscream/Swindle
Daran Norris as Knock Out
Noah Nelson as Blackout
Keith David as Barricade
Richard Epcar as Skywarp
Graham McTavish as Thundercracker
Jessica Straus as Slipstream
David Boat as Vortex
Keith Silverstein as Blast Off
and Nolan North as Brawl (due to the fact that he was voiced by him in both "War for Cybertron" and "Fall of Cybertron")
More characters and voice actors (some of which are familiar) will appear over time for this story. :)