Transformers Generation 1: The Heroics of Crowwing Prime

by bigvic150

An assortment of two hundred police officers are gunned down, only to meet Primus himself. He sends them to Primax 984.17 Alpha, the universe where the very first Transformers cartoon took place. Will Crowwing Prime and his army of Aerialbots succeed in finding the Allspark, and ending the war with Optimus Prime still alive? Rated T.

7. The Ultimate Doom: Revival

Transformers Generation 1: The Heroics of Crowwing Prime.

Chapter 7: The Ultimate Doom, Part 3: Revival.

(Author's notes: This is it, ladies and gentlemen. The final segment of The Ultimate Doom.

Also, starting in a future chapter and onwards for a short while, Crowwing Prime's newest Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Cassette Mini-Cons and Deployer Mini-Cons will consist of Buzzstreaker, who transforms into a reprogramming harpoon cannon. Cutshell, who transforms into a multiplication gun. Roughbomb, who transforms into an Electro-Disrupter Rifle. Fin High, who transforms into an electrostatic discharger rifle. Skullgut, who transforms into a plasma shell shotgun. Strikecomber, who transforms into a lightning rifle. Searchplay, who transforms into a particle beam cannon. Skyout, who transforms into a sonic rifle. Moongut, who transforms into an electro-laser cannon. Slapbat, who transforms into a double-barreled Energon multi-beam rifle. Grandbrow, who transforms into a Duo-Charge Electrostatic Photon Cannon. Slapgrabber, who transforms into a Dual Rocket-Propelled Grenade Launcher. Blow Slam, who transforms into a sonic blaster rifle. Bluepick, who transforms into a black beam gun. Hotcap, who transforms into a Manifold Ion Particle Blaster. Squawkslinger, who transforms into an Oxidation Cannon. Denfenfill, who transforms into a compression cannon. Land Supreme, who transforms into a Dual-Impact Shatterblast Compression Cannon. Birdhappy, who transforms into an EMP shotgun. Down-Burst, who transforms into an Energon battle pistol. Splashwheels, who transforms into a Scatter Blaster. Maindance, who transforms into an ionic blaster. Countertrain, who transforms into an ionic displacer rifle. Grimfest, who transforms into a decelerator laser gun. Squeezesaw, who transforms into a decrystallizer cannon. Darktrack, who transforms into a demolecularization gun. Snaphandler, who transforms into an electro-kinetic blaster. Cam High, who transforms into an electron gun. Shockspray, who transforms into a freeze beam blaster. Quickion, who transforms into a glue gun like the one that Vortex has. Cammine, who transforms into a gravito-gun. Squeezewind, who transforms into a high-voltage electric cannon. Overside, who transforms into a hurricane air blaster. Downscreen, who transforms into a Jawbreaker cannon. Sixshift, who transforms into a magnetic inducer cannon. Blowjack, who transforms into a nega-gun. Flatsaur, who transforms into a neutron laser demagnetizer cannon. Cut Twist, who transforms into a particle beam rifle. Metrogate, who transforms into a particle cannon. Battle Off, who transforms into a Viper pistol. Men Off, who transforms into a thunderbolt laser pistol. Counteratron, who transforms into a stress fracture cannon. Needle Spot, who transforms into a sonic screamer pistol. Head Maximus, who transforms into a sonic stun gun. Surefill, who transforms into a quasar rifle. Overbox, who transforms into a Slagmaker Cannon. Birdstreak, who transforms into an Energon bazooka. Longlock, who transforms into a submachine gun. And lastly, Banzaiwolf, Brainspray, Razorplay, Splashdome, Subwarp, Rollstreak, Nose Strip, Splashgut, Headjumper, Traillane, Mainshock, Omegastuff, Blow Saber, Strike High, Ice Leo, Sparkspan, Countpit, Overbeak, Cutblank, Downmine, Countwing, Fastfill, Counter Magnus, Ripperhammer, Seaframe, Downlane, Bristlelock, Flamewheels, Lightshell, Long Shop, Denfenspan, Campick, Sunpipe, Subscream, Mixblank, Fistside, Roughdrive, Roughheader, Strikebite, Darklock, Tailslinger, Snapplay, Skullcross, Doublesaw, Wavestuff, Firewheels, Thunderjumper, Superbolt, Knocktop, Trailcone, Sidestreet, Beach Spot, Groundlord, Goldtrap, Stormspin, Crank Shop, Bigtrap, Flintjack, Denfenmine, Stargrin, Hosefest, Hyperpath, and Stranglebrain all transform into airplane-shaped cassettes.

Enjoy chapter 7.)

The narrator recaps, "With the assistance of the evil scientist known as Doctor Arkeville, the Decepticons have utilized hypno-chips to control the minds of human beings and created an army of slaves to mass produce a gigantic supply of Energon cubes. Megatron manages to succeed in his plan of bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit, causing all sorts of natural disasters including humongous earthquakes, tidal waves, dangerous lightning storms, famines, droughts, heat waves, cold waves and wildfires which threaten to rip the entire planet to pieces. And Crowwing Prime journeys to Cybertron to rescue his friend, Scotty Drummond, who has been turned into a mindless slave. But the discovery of Spike's father Sparkplug being successfully turned into a mindless slave despite Crowwing Prime's efforts causes the Autobots to be discovered in Decepticon Headquarters. Scotty and Sparkplug betray their respective son and friend and they sound the alarm, alerting the Decepticons as we begin the third and final episode of The Transformers: The Ultimate Doom."

Crowwing growls in anger.

Scotty states emotionlessly, "Forgive us."

Crowwing sneers, "If I have to hear one more word out of you Decepticon sympathizers, I'll kill you both!"

Brawn points out, "No time to talk, Crowwing. Let's roll."

Crowwing frustratedly replies, "Fine!"

Bumblebee starts to say, "We need to get outta – Ooh!"

Bumblebee runs straight into Shockwave and falls to the floor with a small headache.

Everyone turns to see Shockwave, Soundwave, and four Seekers, one of them being colored in dark blue, one of them being light blue, one of them being lilac purple and the last one being dark purple.

Shockwave sneers emotionlessly, "Destruction to all trespassers!"

Crowwing remarks, "You really want to try your fortune in killing us? Because I'm literally wearing the fabled and long-thought forgotten Armor of Primus!"

Shockwave inquires, "What?! The Armor of Primus exists?! That's impossible!"

Brawn turns to see Soundwave and the generic Seekers.

Brawn quizzes in a smart a** tone, "I don't suppose I could interest any of you in a cyber-magazine subscription?"

Soundwave states emotionlessly, "Take them!"

As the Seekers rush towards Brawn, the strongest Autobot remarks, "I don't 'take' so easy!"

Brawn easily takes down the taller Decepticon Seekers with little trouble.

Brawn remarks again, "You're out of the picture for good, guys!"

Brawn turns and fires a shot at Soundwave, temporarily knocking him out.

Brawn states, "Goodbye, tall, dark and gruesome!"

Spike runs off and Shockwave orders, "Stop the human!"

Sparkplug and Scotty block Spike's path and they emotionlessly say in unison, "No escape." "No escape."

Spike stops in horror, but then, Crowwing tazes the two slaves and remarks while grabbing Spike, "Out of my way!"

Shockwave aims his cannon at Crowwing's retreating form and states, "Prepare for termination, Prime!"

Shockwave fires a shot, but Brawn intercepts it, and he gets knocked into a wall.

Suddenly, a metal beam falls to the ground, catching Brawn's attention.

Brawn picks up the metal beam and remarks, "Prepare for a very large headache!"

Brawn starts charging and Shockwave emotionlessly replies, "Your primitive weapon is useless, Autobot fool!"

Shockwave fires two shots at the beam, completely melting it.

Shockwave says to his troops, "Take the boy and destroy them!"

Suddenly, Wheeljack, Treadwave, Skyfire, Jetfire, Trailbreaker and the Autotroopers bust into the room, which surprises even Shockwave.

Jetfire remarks, "Can anyone join the party, or do we actually need an invitation?"

Shockwave snarls, "You will not interfere!"

Shockwave fires a shot at Jetfire, but he dodges and shoots back, causing Shockwave to stumble into a panel that exploded behind him to cause more damage.

Crowwing states, "Let's go! We need to get to Wheeljack's laboratory!"

Crowwing transforms to jet mode and the other Autobots transform to vehicle mode while Skyfire and Jetfire provide cover fire.

As the Autobots flee, Shockwave calls out, "Stop them!"

Soundwave presses one of his buttons and says into his commlink, "Alert! Alert! Autobots escaping!"

Shockwave remarks, "You both cannot get out!"

Shockwave transforms to cannon mode and fires at the two Autobot Aerialbots, but he misses, and his energy blast creates a large hole in the wall.

Skyfire replies, "We can now!"

Skyfire and Jetfire transform to jet mode and blast out of there while being fired upon.

Outside Decepticon Headquarters, two Seekers are guarding the entrance when it suddenly blows up, taking them both out in the process.

The Autobot Grounders drive along the Cybertronian roads and the three Aerialbots fly in the skies of Cybertron.

Spike spots a turret preparing to fire and calls out, "Wheeljack, Crowwing, look out!"

Wheeljack and Crowwing dodge the turret's blasts and bullets.

Then, everyone spots an army of Seekers amounting to eight hundred in varying shades of red, blue, purple, green, orange, yellow, black and white flying overhead.

Crowwing Prime transforms to robot mode and deploys one of his Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Buzzstreaker, and fires rapid-fire harpoons at the Seekers, transforming them into Autobot Seekers.

Then, Crowwing deploys another of his Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Cutshell, and fires rapid-fire multiplication lasers that make the reprogrammed Seekers multiply every time he fires Cutshell's ammo at them.

Crowwing calls out, "Go on, Autobots; I'll finish up in an astro-minute or two."

As Crowwing continues reprogramming the seemingly unlimited Seekers and multiplying the reprogrammed ones afterwards, the others continue to Wheeljack's workshop.

Suddenly, the ground Autobots start to get followed by Decepticon Watchdogs – Decepticon cars that share Reflector's colors.

Spike calls out, "We've got more watchdogs riding on our tails, Wheeljack!"

Wheeljack replies, "Don't worry, we're gonna lose them! My workshop's just up ahead!"

After coming to the turn to Wheeljack's laboratory, the ground Autobots manage to lose the Watchdogs by simply entering the tunnel to Wheeljack's workshop.

Wheeljack remarks, "We made it. And I thought we'd never make it."

Brawn remarks as well, "This place has a neat layout, Wheeljack."

As the door to Wheeljack's workshop opens, the Autobot mechanical engineer remarks, "All the comforts of home. That is, if you actually like living inside an auto-robotic factory."

Spike states, "Wow. I bet you can work miracles here!"

Wheeljack replies, "I'm gonna have to, if I'm gonna learn how the Decepticons are controlling your dad and Scotty."

Bumblebee holds up a Hypno-Chip Control computer disc and announces, "I, uh, managed to find this little knick-knack at Decepticon Headquarters. It's a computer disc with all the data of their mind control program."

Wheeljack takes the disc and remarks, "Mind control! Of course!"

Wheeljack inserts the disc into his workshop's computer and sees the contents.

Wheeljack remarks, "A conductor chip with hypnotic properties. Now that's diabolical."

Crowwing teleports into the lab and adds, "Yes, and the Decepticons' associate, Doctor Arkeville, invented it. Even though he's against the idea of Earth being destroyed as a result of Decepticon agenda, he still allies with them because he doesn't have much of a choice as they can easily kill him if they didn't already decide that he's outlived his usefulness."

Everyone murmurs in agreement.

Crowwing then states, "Now, I need to go see how things are going back on Earth. See you guys in a few minutes."

Crowwing teleports to Earth at the location where he knew that the other Autobots happen to be using their hydrofoils and their motor-powered surfboards to ride the waters towards the Decepticon energy collector base.

To Crowwing's surprise, the Aerialbots under his command, original and new before The Key to Vector Sigma Part 2 were accompanying them in jet mode.

Crowwing manages to join them in transit.

Optimus Prime calls out, "Crowwing, how goes the events on Cybertron?"

Crowwing replies, "It's going splendidly, for Wheeljack's inventing a machine to wipe out the effects of Dr. Arkeville's hypno-chips. But heads up, you've got a forming tidal wave coming up behind you guys."

Optimus then replies, "Wait a nanoklik. That explains why I'm getting something on my early warning scanner."

Ironhide adds, "Yeah, I'm picking up something too, Prime. It's the size of a mountain."

Crowwing explains, "That would be the tidal wave I was warning you guys about."

Bluestreak states, "Uh-oh. Gangway! Surf's up! And I'm talking up!"

Optimus and Ironhide look behind them to see that it was indeed a tidal wave.

Optimus exclaims, "Well, polish my tailpipe! If we can stay ahead of the tidal wave's crest, this way it can take us where we want to go! Right into where Megatron's camp is! Autobots, maintain speed and sail on! Aerialbots, see what you can do to stay ahead of the tidal wave without being detected by Rumble and Megatron!"

Fieryways and the other Aerialbots reply in unison, "Yes sir!" "Yes sir!" "Yes sir!"

Crowwing replies, "You guys go on ahead; I need to make sure my secondary mission on Cybertron succeeds. But make sure to save part of the final battle for the rest of us!"

Optimus replies, "Ha! We'll see. Good hunting, young Prime!"

Crowwing teleports back to Wheeljack's laboratory.

Meanwhile, at Megatron's energy collector, Dr. Arkeville advises into a commlink microphone, "The sea funnel is almost complete, Megatron. But Sun End is refusing to install the second generator."

Megatron replies in a filter, "What?! Thanks for informing me, Dr. Arkeville. I'll oversee the installation now."

Downstairs, Rumble trips up a human slave and remarks, "Clumsy oaf! No lying down on the job!"

Soundwave retorts over the commlink, "Rumble, cease tripping the slaves. You constantly making the slaves stumble is staggering their progress faster than their varying recharge cycles."

Meanwhile, Megatron says to a Reflector clone, "When the tidal wave arrives and hits the sea funnel, the fury of the ocean water will turn the generators and fill thousands to millions of Energon cubes. But where is the second generator? It should've been in position by now. Oh right, Dr. Arkeville told me Sun End is refusing to install it."

At the sight of the first generator, Dr. Arkeville exclaims to Sun End, "The funnel structure is not strong enough! The extreme force of the tidal wave will snap it into pieces like so many matchsticks! My slaves will drown and will therefore become useless in the grand scheme of Megatron's plans!"

Sun End inquires uncaringly, "Who cares about what happens to millions of slaves, Doctor Arkeville?"

Megatron replies for the doctor, "He's telling the truth, although I thought humans liked to play in the ocean?"

Dr. Arkeville explains, "When a human being is tall enough to play in water that is three feet high and tall enough to actually touch the ocean floor, they'll be able to surface for air without tipping over and be able to move across the water in order to dry off. But if there is no ocean floor because of how deep the oceans of the Earth really are, even an underweight human will not be able to stay afloat for long durations of time. Therefore, when the force of the tidal wave comes and turns the generators, my slaves will drown because they have no way of staying afloat because of their attires not being suitable for swimming, Megatron."

(Quick author's note: The explanation for how a human being can safely play in water is partially based on my own experiences with swimming pools in the pre-COVID period combined with what I already know about swimming in general.)

Megatron replies before ordering, "Ah, I see. Thank you for the insight, Dr. Arkeville. Now, Sun End, install the second generator!"

Sun End replies, "A waste of time, Megatron! Your plan is totally unworkable!"

Megatron angrily grabs the generator without breaking it and tosses to Sun End, who reluctantly catches it.

Megatron snarls, "I said, install it! Now!"

Sun End goes to install the generator.

Megatron says to Doctor Arkeville before warning him, "Don't worry, Doctor. My troops have installed a safe retreat from the tidal wave to save your slaves. You are to avoid contact with Sun End. Do not disobey me, doctor."

As Megatron walks away, the Decepticon leader fails to hear Dr. Arkeville as he states to himself, "Hmm. Perhaps Sun End is the ally I've been looking for."

At the sight of the new Decepticon ship ready to gather the energy to fill millions of Energon cubes, Megatron inquires Rumble, "Are there any tidal waves forming?"

Rumble's optic visor extends in its binocular setting and spots the first tidal wave approaching.

Rumble advises, "Yes. The first one's approaching the generator perimeter now."

Megatron and Rumble watch as the first tidal wave turns the generators and starts producing enough energy to be converted to Energon and transferred by the energy tubes to fill up millions of Energon cubes.

Megatron exclaims, "Magnificent! Stupendous! Energy by the astroliter! We now have half of the gigantic supply of Energon needed to reboot Cybertron's core!"

Megatron starts laughing maniacally.

Inside the Decepticon ship, the Energon cubes hiss as they start getting filled.

As Optimus readies his Ion Blaster, he remarks, "We're almost there, Autobots."

Ironhide quizzes, "But where's there and what is it?"

Fieryways replies, "Megatron's new energy collector. Take a gander up ahead."

Everyone looks up ahead to see Megatron's humongous energy collector.

The Autobots get closer and closer to the energy collector.

At the vantage point, Rumble exclaims, "The Autobots! They're riding the tidal wave!"

Megatron replies sinisterly, "Then they're riding to their doom!"

As the Autobots enter the energy collector, Optimus calls out, "Hang on, Autobots! This looks bad!"

As the tidal wave picks up the pace, Fieryways and the other Aerialbots go higher to avoid the tidal wave and Shiftcross calls out, "Autobots, brace for impact!"

The ground Autobots wash ashore as the tidal wave snaps the walls of the energy collector like matchsticks, as Doctor Arkeville predicted.

Optimus dries off his armor and states, "Autobots, report your conditions."

Fieryways replies, "We're operational because we managed to escape the tidal wave. Sorry we couldn't get you guys out of there in time."

Jazz replies back, "It's cool, Fieryways."

Ironhide surfaces and answers Prime's order, "I'm operational, Prime, and ready to give Megatron a nickel-knuckle sandwich."

Backguard points out from above, "Far too late for that, Ironhide. Look!"

Everyone looks to see what Backguard was pointing at, and they see Megatron's new ship fleeing the scene.

Aviandash remarks, "Just like Megatron to flee like a coward and leave his subordinates behind when they're no longer of use to him."

Ironhide adds, "Yeah, just like Megatron to run from a fight before it even starts."

Ratchet adds as well, "And with a starship full to the brim with Energon cubes, I'll bet."

Soundbrawl replies in a voice similar to the Generation 1 Soundwave mixed with the Cybertron Soundwave, the Tyran cluster Soundwave, and the RID 2015 Soundwave, "And you bet correctly, Ratchet. Megatron's starship is full of Energon cubes, and there's little doubt he left Sun End to prepare for yet another tidal wave while leaving Doctor Arkeville and his slaves here to die, particularly believing the scientist to have outlived his usefulness."

Strikesplitter adds, "Yeah, Megatron might think Dr. Arkeville is no longer useful, but by the time his slaves start to break free from the hypno-chips slowly by the astro-minute, Megatron will find that it's too late to find Dr. Arkeville and have him send another jolt into the hypno-chips to start them up again."

Prowl adds, "Yeah, and with that much Energon cubes at his disposal while awaiting for several million more, I don't see how he can be defeated should he choose to use the Energon supply against the remnants of our army here on Earth, on Cybertron and across the twenty-eight galaxies."

Jazz points out, "We'll worry about that later, man. Right now, we've got some rescuing to do!"

Everyone sees Dr. Arkeville's nearly-drowned slaves struggling to survive.

Optimus calls out, "Let's go!" and the Autobot team rushes to rescue all six hundred slaves stranded in the remnants of the energy collector.

Meanwhile, Dr. Arkeville calls out, "Help! Megatron! Come back!"

Sun End surfaces and grabs Doctor Arkeville while saying, "Megatron is through with you, Doctor, but I am not."

Sun End takes off and transforms to jet mode, securing Dr. Arkeville in his vehicle mode cockpit, and flies off to the forested island where the final phase of Megatron's plan is taking place.

Meanwhile, on the new Decepticon ship, a Reflector clone advises, "All of the Energon cubes are secured, Lord Megatron."

The Decepticon leader replies, "Excellent. I've left Sun End behind to prepare for the next tidal wave. Once its force has been harvested, we'll have all of the Energon cubes we sorely need to completely revive Cybertron."

The Reflector clone inquires, "And what about the flesh creature, Doctor Arkeville?"

Megatron answers, "He is of no further use to me."

Meanwhile, back on Cybertron, Wheeljack says to Optimus over the commlink, "We had a run-in with Shockwave, Optimus, and we couldn't rescue Sparkplug and Scotty. But we reviewed what we know about the Decepticons' mind control slaves and we are working on a device that can permanently counteract the effects of Doctor Arkeville's hypno-chips."

Optimus replies over the commlink before asking, "That's excellent news. What does this device look like?"

Wheeljack replies back, "It looks like a repro-scanner, and let's just say it looks like a winner. We don't know if it works or not, but we'll run a field test when we take another shot at rescuing Sparkplug and Scotty at Decepticon Headquarters."

Later, at Decepticon Headquarters, Spike is running through several corridors, sticking to the shadows to avoid detection while making sure not to trip any more tripwires after the last time.

As Spike comes out of his last cover, he's surrounded by a force field of light.

Spike asks, "Who? What?"

Shockwave replies, "We've been expecting you." He picks up Spike by his shirt and inquires, "Where are your Autobot friends?"

Spike inquires in response, "Where is my father and my friend Scotty?"

Scotty replies, "We're right here."

Spike slightly turns around to see Scotty and Sparkplug armed with pistols.

Spike's father adds, "Tell him what he wants to know, Spike. Become one of us."

Shockwave adds, "Yes. Where are the Autobots?"

Spike unwisely retorts, "Unh! Find them yourself, laser-breath!"

Shockwave drops Spike to the floor, slightly wounding him without breaking any bones.

Shockwave orders, "Destroy the small human. I command it!"

Sparkplug and Scotty raise their pistols, waiting for the command to commence fire.

Spike exclaims, "Scotty! Dad! No!"

Shockwave quizzes, "Your last chance. Where are the Autobots?"

Brawn replies, "Right behind you, Shockwave!"

Shockwave and his Decepticons turn around to see the Autobots behind them.

Crowwing adds, "And we brought a present!"

Wheeljack activates the device while aiming it at Sparkplug and the effects of the hypno-chip are permanently nullified.

Sparkplug asks, "Uh... huh? Where... what am I doing?"

Scotty exclaims, "That's what I was gonna say!"

Spike and Crowwing exclaim in unison, "Dad!" "Scotty!"

As Spike and Crowwing rush towards their respective relative and friend, Shockwave aims his cannon at the twosome and warns, "Both of you stay back!"

Crowwing fires his Fusion Cannon at Shockwave and exclaims in response at the same time, "Shut the f*** up, Shockwave!"

Shockwave is knocked back by the force of the shot and is electrified by the electrons in the shot, but not to the point of being permanently deactivated.

Sparkplug sees Spike and says, "Spike. Son!"

The Witwickys hug each other.

Crowwing enters his human form and hugs Scotty.

Crowwing reenters his robot form and Scotty enters his own Cybertronian form.

Scotty's Cybertronian form looks like a combination of the Generation 1 Starscream, the War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron Dirge and Ramjet, the War for Cybertron/Robots in Disguise 2015 Cyclonus, the Cybertron Soundwave, and the RID 2015 Windblade, but without her fan turbines. In his Cybertronian form, Scotty is known as Brainfest.

Crowwing states, "It's nice to have you back on the side of good, Brainfest."

Spike tearfully says, "Dad. Everything's all right now!"

Trailbreaker points out, "Not yet it isn't! Run!"

Trailbreaker, Bumblebee, Brawn, Wheeljack and the Autotroopers provide cover fire as Crowwing, Brainfest, Spike and Sparkplug flee.

Crowwing fires off parting shots from his Fusion Cannon and his oxidating laser gun before continuing his retreat.

Shockwave dodges all of the shots and calls out to his Seekers, "After them!"

As the Autobot team makes their way to the exit door, Brawn calls out, "I'll get the door!"

Brawn smashes his way through the door without straining a circuit and without damaging his mechanical armor.

Outside Decepticon Headquarters, Trailbreaker remarks, "We made it!"

Suddenly, the Autobot team is fired upon by turrets.

Crowwing Prime takes flight in dragon mode and spits fireballs at the turrets, completely obliterating them.

Skyfire and Jetfire, along with the nine hundred thousand vigintillion reprogrammed Autobot Seekers sharing design elements of every single Autobot and Decepticon who transform into jets – including fanfiction characters from Crowwing Prime's original Earth, including himself and his troops – arrive and the two large Aerialbots call out in unison, "All aboard!"

The ground and air Autobot teams board their two big comrades, thankful that Skyfire and Jetfire have the capability of transporting several million battle groups to varying distances without any difficulty.

On the way back to Earth, Sparkplug remarks, "Thanks, guys, for not giving up on me and Scotty. Especially you, Spike."

Spike replies, "Dad, it's like you once taught me. You never quit on the ones you love."

The two Witwickys hug each other.

Brawn remarks wistfully, "Mushy, but true."

Crowwing Prime accelerates in jet mode to Earth, thankful that he came prepared with a few Energon Rechargers beforehand.

On Earth, at the site of the battle for Earth on the island, Megatron advises, "This should be our final shipment of Energon cubes to Cybertron."

Cliffjumper sneers, "Look at Megatron, acting all arrogant and smug. I'm gonna blast that smile right off his faceplate."

Optimus cautions, "No, Cliffjumper. That would endanger the human slaves. We must get Megatron away from his starship before we can attack."

Crowwing quietly teleports next to Optimus without any light shows or noises giving him away.

Crowwing states, "The only way Megatron will move away from his starship is if he finds Sun End unsuccessfully trying to drain the energy from Doctor Arkeville's brain to fill up his own Energon cubes in yet another attempt to take over as leader of the Decepticons. And even before that happens, Megatron's glued to that ship, metaphorically."

Mirage states, "I'll see what I can do to help double your hypothesis, Prime."

Mirage cloaks himself and starts quietly moving towards the ship.

Jazz whisper-yells, "Happy hunting, Mirage, but I wouldn't count on getting fortunate! Ol' Megatron's glued to that new ship of his, just like Prime Jr. just said!"

Megatron states to Icewarp, "We must be prepared for launch when Cybertron passes over this island. I want the slaves to work faster. Where is Dr. Arkeville?"

The same Reflector clone answers, "As I recall, you were the one who left him behind at the now-destroyed energy collector and you were the one who said he was of no further use to you."

Megatron growls in frustration, clearly not happy with his error in judgment.

In a secluded part of the forest a good distance from the ship where Megatron can hear, Sun End snarls, "It's no use, Doctor! I cannot drain enough mind energy from your primitive brain module to fill up even one Energon cube. Without my own Energon source, I'll never be able to take control of the Decepticons!"

Megatron reveals himself as he declares, "That's mutiny, Sun End!"

The Seeker commander states in shock, "Megatron!"

The Decepticon leader continues while aiming his Fusion Cannon, "And the punishment for mutiny is destruction! Say farewell, traitor."

Icewarp ruins the moment as he declares, "Lord Megatron! Emergency!"

Sun End takes the opportunity to leave with Dr. Arkeville and declares, "I shall return!"

Megatron pushes the matter aside and inquires, "What's wrong?"

Icewarp points at the human slaves going in the opposite direction and explains, "Look! The human slaves are malfunctioning!"

Megatron replies, "What?! But that's just not possible! Unless Doctor Arkeville has also betrayed me!"

Mirage decloaks and remarks, "It looks like you've already run out of trustworthy allies, Megatron!"

Megatron quizzes in shock, "An Autobot?! Here?!"

Optimus calls out, "Correction, Megatron: Autobots! And now that your former slaves are safely out of our way, we can ATTACK!"

As Icewarp takes off in jet mode, Megatron remarks, "A fool's ploy, Prime! Look above you."

As the Autobot team comes out of cover, Topcracker flies towards Optimus Prime and knocks him to the ground.

The elder Prime gets back up and remarks, "You're not pushing slaves around this time."

Optimus shoots Topcracker down.

In the Decepticon ship, Mirage is shot from behind by Rumble.

Soon, the battle turns into a shooting fest between armies of Autobots and Decepticons.

Cliffjumper fires his blaster and snarls, "I'll mow you down!"

Ironhide advises, "Easy, kid. Save your Energon ammunition. The battle's just begun!"

Prowl rushes over to Optimus and advises, "Eh! We're severely outnumbered! I suggest a strategic retreat for regrouping!"

Crowwing replies, "No! We've got to fight Megatron to the death if we have to!"

Optimus adds, "He's right; if we lose now, Cybertron's next orbit will tear the Earth apart!"

Ironhide remarks, "We need reinforcements, and we need them now!"

Prowl looks up to see Skyfire and Jetfire arrive with reinforcements.

Prowl remarks, "Ask, and you shall receive."

Crowwing explains, "It's Skyfire, Jetfire, and our new Aerialbots!"

Optimus adds, "And not an astrosecond too soon."

Jetfire remarks, "Your slave control time is over, Megatron!"

Wheeljack adds, "It's Independence Day!"

Wheeljack aims his invention down on the human slaves and the hypno-chips are nullified permanently.

The former slaves shout and scream in confusion as they drop Energon cubes and flee from the site of the battle.

Bumblebee exclaims, "Hooray! They're freed!"

Megatron snarls, "You'll all pay dearly for this!"

Megatron transforms to his gun mode and fires a shot at the incoming fliers, only to miss.

Skyfire and Jetfire land and their passengers disembark as Trailbreaker asks, "Firefight, anyone?"

The fliers transform to robot mode and Jetfire states, "Save Megatron for us!"

As Bumblebee fires on some Vehicon Troopers, Rumble creates an earthquake, only for Bumblebee to notice and bemoan in shock, "Not again!"

Bumblebee quietly jumps and grabs onto a vine, swinging out of sight.

Not noticing, Rumble rushes over to the crack in the earthquake, looks inside and says, "He's gotta be around here somewhere."

Bumblebee quietly swings behind Rumble and executes a swinging kick, knocking Rumble into the hole as the Decepticon earthquake-maker bemoans, "Oof! Not again!"

Bumblebee shouts, "He is!"

Optimus slowly approaches Megatron in unbridled anger and snarls, "Megatron! It's time for you and me to settle the score once and for all."

Megatron points out, "You have a much bigger problem to deal with, Prime! The Earth and everything on it is about to be destroyed!"

Optimus retorts, "It's your problem too, Megatron!"

Megatron explains, "I won't be here! I'm off to Cybertron with enough Energon to rule forever!"

Megatron quickly boards the starship and the ship blasts off to Cybertron.

Crowwing roars, "COWARD! COME BACK HERE AND FIGHT!"

Icewarp takes notice and exclaims, "Megatron's left without us!"

Icewarp and Topcracker take off in jet mode and Topcracker exclaims, "We're coming too!"

Optimus drops his Ion Blaster and exclaims, "That tidal wave will destroy human life across the face of the globe!"

Ironhide points out, "It's not gonna do us any good either."

Spike moves over to Crowwing and takes his special machine gun and replies, "We can stop it! We've just got to knock Cybertron out of Earth's orbit!"

Prowl replies back, "That's impossible! It would take an explosion equivalent to ten billion astroliters of energy!"

Optimus announces in realization, "The Energon cubes on Megatron's starship!"

Crowwing shouts, "OPEN FIRE!"

Every one of the Autobots opens fire on Megatron's starship, severely damaging it to the point of exploding.

In the control room, the consoles start sparking and Megatron exclaims, "No! Noooo!"

Megatron's starship undergoes a tremendous explosion caused by all of the Energon cubes blowing up.

And the energy in the explosion is so humongous that Cybertron is safely blown out of Earth's orbit.

Crowwing exclaims, "It worked! Cybertron is moving out of Earth's orbit!"

Bumblebee calls out, "Hey, look! The tidal wave!"

The tidal wave levels off and disappears into the waves of the water.

Bumblebee remarks, "Aw, shucks, and I was hoping to try out my bogie board."

Brawn replies, "Me too, little buddy. Me too."

Spike then asks, "Not a bad day's work, was it, Optimus and Crowwing? I got Dad back, we got humanity liberated, Cybertron's gone back to its own solar system, the Earth is saved, and Megatron's finished."

Crowwing replies, "Actually, Megatron survived yet again. Take a look in this hologram."

Crowwing shows Spike the hologram and sure enough, in space in real time, Megatron awakens in the wreckage despite being heavily damaged by the explosion.

Megatron snarls, "I will be... avenged!"

Megatron flies off into the distance to start planning his revenge on the Autobots.

The End.

(Author's notes: In the next chapter, we'll see how far Crowwing Prime will go to make sure that Doctor Arkeville dies in the midst to save the Earth again.

See you all in chapter 8: Countdown to Extinction.)