Chapter 5
Optimus wanted to introduce the new arrivals to his boy. Sam thought the new arrivals were cool, and he thought the twins were hysterical.
"Yo man, hez alright wit us." Mudflap said with a laugh.
Sam burst out in laughter at that, while Optimus, Ratchet and Ironhide rolled their optics.
"We are going for a little walk, if anyone needs us." Optimus replied. "So, don't need us unless, someone is offlining." he added.
"Yo boss bot..." Skids started to say, until Optimus spun around his optics flaring.
"Are you offlining?" he asked.
"Yo man, I don't think so." Skids answered.
"Alright then..." Optimus retorted walking away.
"Yo's so ugly..." Mudflap muttered.
"We's twins, you's so stupid..." Skids remarked as the two suddenly got into a brawl.
"Thank you for the way you stuck up for me, I was never as proud of you as I was then." Optimus said.
Sam felt himself blush from Optimus' words.
(The Nemesis)
A huge flying robot heads for the Nemesis, a chuckle escapes his voice processor.
"I live once more..."
"Welcome back, Megatron...My apprentice." the fallen replied.
Megatron walked toward his master, and then bowed.
"Thank you for having me revived, my master." Megatron replied.
The fallen nodded.
"We have much to do, my apprentice; the child who killed you has gained many powers. He and Optimus Prime share a family bond that which also centers around the other Autobots as well." the fallen said.
Megatron sneered.
"My brother was always weak; he just shows it even more by sharing a family bond with a human." Megatron remarked sourly. "Especially THAT human."
"Megatron, I need for to go back to Earth, you must lure Optimus Prime out of hiding. Take the fight out of him, and then bring him here. There is no one who would think to look for him here, we can torture him and destroy him once and for all. Then I can take my vengeance out on that wretched planet once and for all." the fallen snarled.
"My master, I thought the main plan was to destroy Optimus, so we could use the machine to harvest energon to bring back Cybertron?" Megatron asked.
The fallen snarled at Megatron.
"Are you questioning my authority, Megatron?" the fallen roared.
Silence...
"No, my master not at all, I just thought Cybertron was high on your list not these petty fleshlings." Megatron remarked.
"Go search out your brother, do not kill him; you will simply exhaust him and try not to damage him too much." The fallen remarked.
Megatron bowed.
"Yes, my master at once." Megatron replied as he turned and left for Earth with very mixed emotions.
"I think it unwise to kill Optimus just yet, I need for the other Autobots to see him as an unfit leader." a voice replied from the shadows.
The fallen snarled then.
"And WHY should I wait?" the fallen demanded.
"Because, if he is shown to be unfit I can challenge him and reclaimed the Autobots. They are rightfully my Autobots, he is unfit to lead. I will crush him, THAT I will promise you on my honor." the Cybertronian remarked.
The fallen was silent then.
"You will make him suffer?" the fallen demanded.
"Oh yes, I will make him beg for his death, I used to teach the mech. He has solely disappointed me with bleeding spark ways; he forgets the true meaning of leading. He protects a species, that would sooner cause our race death.
"Do not forget he and his Autobots have family bonded with one of them." the fallen hissed.
"WHAT...! How can he and MY Autobots claim a family bond? It is scandalous and disgraceful and he will be punished for this."
"The child should be punished as well, he has powers he doesn't deserve." the fallen remarked.
"So be it, they both will die."
The fallen nodded.
"Oh, by the way, where is it that Megatron went exactly?" the mech asked.
"Back to that dirt ball planet, why?" the fallen asked.
"Nothing just wondering and the energon machine where is it located?" the mech asked.
"Egypt, a pyramid was built around it, however the key to start it is missing. I believe the human whom family bonded with Optimus Prime knows all too well where it is; however he doesn't know it yet." the fallen remarked.
"Then I will have to team with Megatron and the Decepticons to help me retrieve it." the mech said as the fallen snarled at him.
"I give the orders, Starfield!" roared the fallen.
"Yes, and about that, my name isn't Starfield." the mech said.
The fallen rose to his feet pads, sensing the mech was challenging him.
"You really are miss informed, aren't you?" the fallen remarked. "I AM A PRIME, ONLY A PRIME CAN KILL ME!"
"I hid my true signature from you." the mech replied.
The fallen scanned the other mech then, and his optics widened.
"That's not possible, Optimus Prime is the last of the Primes!" the fallen roared.
"My name is Sentinel Prime, and I am the true ruler of the Autobots." Sentinel merely said in a calm tone.
The fallen got up, and he raised his hand; sending Sentinel flying against the ship's walls. The fallen smirked then, it was clear he thought he was more powerful of the two. Sentinel got to his foot pads, and then rushed the fallen with his blade. He decapitated the fallen within minutes. Sentinel smirked then, as he looked at the body of the fallen. He raised his cannon and blasted away at the Fallen's chest plates.
Sentinel was quite pleased with himself then, he had destroyed the fallen. However, one thing was for certain Optimus wouldn't go down easy, and the only reason he knew that was because of his stubbornness to never stay down. Of course, that would be his undoing, because before he challenged and killed Optimus. He had to make him look like a bad leader, and slowly get his team to trust him. It would take time, and he was willing to take that time. It would definitely be worth it, when the time came and Optimus Prime's energon stained the ground. Sentinel looked at the hatchlings in their pods, and then he shrugged as he set a bomb to go off which would kill the hatchlings and destroy the Nemesis.
He would have to find Megatron, and first get him to trust him to help him with his plans of snuffing Optimus Prime's spark as well as his human youngling Sam Witwicky.
Sentinel opened a private commlink to Megatron to stop him from confronting Optimus yet.
:::... Megatron, do not confront your brother yet, I have another plan for him...:::::
::::... Who is this...::::: Megatron demanded.
::::... Sentinel Prime, I am going to reclaim my Autobots from Optimus Prime and slowly crush him...::::
Megatron was silent.
:::... Fine, where do you want to meet...:::: Megatron asked.
Sentinel smirked, knowing how much Megatron hated his brother; this would be easy to lead Megatron in his cause.
(Deserted airport somewhere on Earth)
Megatron came out of the shadows with Starscream by his side, Sentinel smirked then.
"How in Primus name have you survived, we battled and I severely injured you?" Megatron demanded.
Sentinel merely laughed, and it wasn't a nice laugh either. It was filled with bitterness and hate.
"I had to online and stay functional, so I could take back was is rightfully mine. I took down the fallen, so I will tell you now Megatron join me. I will bring back Cybertron to its full glory, and you will hold intact your title. However, you will be the main general to our army, once Optimus is destroyed no one will dare oppose us." Sentinel remarked.
Megatron froze at that.
"You lie; no one could take him down!" Megatron roared as Sentinel produced the head of the great fallen and threw it onto the ground.
Megatron glanced down at the head; he had a sinister smile on his face. Perhaps, it was possible Sentinel could best Optimus after all; if he took down the fallen then the great Optimus Prime would indeed be next.
"Before we seal this deal, Sentinel; how do you propose we deal with Optimus?" Megatron demanded. "He will not be easily killed, I have tried." Megatron replied.
Silence...
"You must divide and conquer; we are going to slowly turn the Autobots and the humans against him. Then I want him and the boy led away from the others, once they are exiled you will take him on. I do not want you to kill him; merely distract him while I can take him on." Sentinel replied.
"Yes, but the boy we had originally planned on using a pretender to look like him and cause him problems." Megatron replied.
"No, you were not thinking big enough; we can have them both. However, it must be done right, I will make sure the others realize a leader who would stoop to mating with a human is unfit to lead. I will sabotage his battle plans, and make sure the Autobots know I have their best interests in mind. I will find the right way to salvage the energon and leave fake plans that Optimus planned on destroying Earth's sun to get the energon. The fleshlings will not want him on their planet and will no longer trust him. When this happens, we move in and take him and the boy, Optimus Prime will finally be defeated by his own teacher. I will take him down, I know everything about him." Sentinel replied evilly as Megatron smiled, but not so much Starscream.
"Very well, I will shake on this deal; and rally the other Decepticons for you, Lord Prime." Megatron replied bending down on one knee to the Prime.
Starscream slowly followed his leader's example, and Sentinel looked rather pleased.
"I am pleased you respect me, Megatron." Sentinel remarked.
"You are the true leader of the Autobots and the rightful Prime; Optimus was never worthy of either title." Megatron remarked.
"Then we shake to the future destruction of Optimus Prime and Samuel James Witwicky..." Sentinel replied.
(Where Sam and Optimus are – Sam's mind)
Sam was brought before the first Primes with a warning, one that held Sam's heart in a panic.
"Samuel, the fallen has been destroyed by one known as Sentinel Prime, he is an enemy to our last descendent. Optimus is our true descendent with a Prime's spark, but this other Prime will indeed destroy Optimus. You will bring him back using our key, but know this Samuel James Witwicky the days ahead will be hard on both of you... But especially for Optimus, his emotions will spike dangerously. Do not leave Optimus' side he will need you and depends on you greatly." one of the Primes said.
"I will protect him, I swear to you I will." Sam replied.
"We trust you with his life, most of his Autobots will turn on him for the exception of Bumblebee and possibly Ratchet and a Con named Hook. There will be more Autobot arrivals, and they will turn the others against Optimus thinking Sentinel is the rightful leader. Optimus as well as you will be exiled from the base; this will destroy Optimus inside to be cast out by his own Autobots and NEST. This is why it is so very crucial you stay with him; his emotions will be running so high; and his spark broken from the betrayal." the one Prime replied.
"Should I warn him ahead of time?" Sam asked.
"No, it will not do any good this must play itself out, just do not leave his side, Samuel." the Prime said, as Sam suddenly woke up finding himself looking into bright blue optics.
"Sam, are you okay? You were moaning in your recharge, I was concerned for your well-being..." Optimus said, as Sam glanced up at Optimus' holoform as he sat in Optimus' passenger seat.
There were multi Autobots staring with odd looks on their face plates.
"What the hell, that was like so rude!" Sam spats. "Why are you staring at us like that?" Sam demanded. "We aren't doing anything weird he was consoling me I had a nightmare was all."
"You might want to conduct yourself right now, we have some new arrivals Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead and Wheeljack...And..." Ironhide started to say, until the other bot pushed past Ironhide.
"Sentinel Prime...?" Optimus whispered as Sentinel glared at Optimus.
"You have become quite a disappointment Optimus. You open a family bond with a flesh creature; which has no spark you're a disgrace." Sentinel remarked, as Optimus bit back a nasty retort of his own.
"He is not a disgrace, I love him. He is my sire." Sam snarled as Ratchet and Ironhide growled at Sam for him raising his voice to someone as well respected as Sentinel Prime.
Sam narrowed his eyes at the older Prime, while Sentinel stepped closer holding his hand out.
"GIVE HIM TO ME, OPTIMUS..." ordered Sentinel as Optimus narrowed his optics at him.
"I respectful decline..." Optimus snarled.
Sentinel glared at both Optimus and Sam.
"Have it your way, Optimus; your disrespect of me will only show how truly unfit of the title you are." Sentinel remarked. "Let's go, I wish to address the troops." Sentinel said to Ratchet and Ironhide, as they left the one part of the base.
Optimus clicked and chirped sadly, while Sam felt tears in his eyes.
"Optimus...?"
"I fear that Sentinel will try and take leadership away from me." Optimus remarked. "He will try to prove I am weak, I felt it in his cold stare he wants me out of command."
"All because of me..." Sam whispered, while Optimus glanced at him.
"I do not care what his reasons are; you are the best thing that ever happened to me, Sam. This war has taken everything from me, I won't give up my soul I will not do that. I love you like a son, you are my rock, Samuel; I can't lose you or I am finished. You're my strength, you fed my tired and lost spark; you've been there for me. I will not lose you; Sentinel can go to the pit for all I care. No one stands in my way, when it comes to our family bond. You mean everything to me. My Autobots are also important to me; I will need your help in trying to keep them focused okay?" Optimus said.
"You can count on me, Optimus..." Sam replied.