Transformers War for Cybertron: Joining the War.

Chapter 3: Iacon Destroyed.

(Author's notes: In this chapter, I'll be featuring Corvowing Prime going toe to toe with Megatron outside of Zeta Prime's Vaults after the first Destroyer goes boom. No matter how much damage Megatron takes, he ain't gonna give up. But thankfully enough, Corvowing will let Megatron proceed to keep things in chronological order.

Additionally, here's a short enough rundown on Corvowing Prime's powers and abilities: Robot mode flight. Beast mode flight. Vehicle mode flight. Superhuman strength. Superhuman reflexes. Energy conversion power recharge. Superhuman intelligence. Aerial adaptation. Atmosphereic adaptation. Vacuum survivability (in human form.) Extensive knowledge of science and technology of Cybertronian and Earthly origin. Multilinguality. Absolute invulnerability to physical harm. Superhuman speed. An unlimited immunity to heat and cold. Superhuman robotic senses. Danger intuition. Hyper self-awareness. Enhanced superhuman ESP. Night vision. Underwater vision. Hunger suppression. Self-sustenance. Animal and vehicle morphing. Weapon transformation. Mechanical regeneration. The ability to resurrect dead Transformers and dead human beings through divine means. Gestalt form. High speed flight. Hologram projection. Long range empathy. Long range telepathy. Seduction immunity. Immunity to Dark Energon. Immunity to the Cortical Psychic Patch. Immunity to the Cybonic Plague. Immunity to Toxic Energon. Immunity to Cosmic Rust. Superhuman combat analysis. A regenerative healing factor. Fire and ice manipulation. Fire and ice breath. Transdimensional interaction. Telepathic Predacon control. Vocal Predacon control. Telepathic Insecticon control. Vocal Insecticon control. Adoptive muscle memory. Knowledge projection. Memory limit inducement. Memory limit removal. Memory projection. Memory reading. Memory recall inducement. Knowledge replication. Memory erasure. Memory restoration. Photographic reflexes. Body language analysis. Attack prediction. Army creation. Robot creation. Time stopping via the Saved By The Bell Time Out call. Time resuming via the Saved By The Bell Time In call. Temporal resurrection. Temporal intuition. Three way time travel via announcement and snapping his fingers on both hands in unison. Chrono vision. Temporal interaction. Temporal cognition. Temporal awareness. Temporal protection. Temporal banishment. Temporal bypassing. Electrical immunity. 4th wall awareness. Absolute evasion. Absolute filtration. Wall crawling. Superhuman stamina. Amphibious adaptation. Aquatic respiration. Master swimmer. Superhuman dexterity. Thermal vision. Super hearing. Superhuman longevity. Persuasion. Heat breath. Telekinetic blast. Telekinetic maneuvering. Telekinetic combustion. Numerical precision. Master engineer. Overshadowing/possession. Impurity sense. Internal bodily cleansing. Fire immunity. Water immunity. Mental detection. Mind alteration. Enhanced immune system. Psychological environment awareness. Master acrobat. Master photographer. Tychokinesis. Immunity to probability field manipulators. Fatigue immunity. Self-resurrection. Astral projection. Soul-self. Psychokinesis. Emotion negation. Empathic healing. Empathic precognition. Master of interrogation. Master musician. Identity concealment. Mental projection. Temporal dilution. Sleep healing. Flight healing. Time travel detection. Enemy detection. Friend detection. Motion paradox. Space-time skipping. Teleportation barrier generation. Teleportation diversion. Teleportation negation. Teleportation prediction. Teleportation immunity. Teleportation malfunction immunity. Temporal teleportation. Teleportation ball projection. Teleportation dash. Telekinetic teleportation. Tactile teleportation. Teleportation flight. High proficiency of teleportation combat. Teleportation clone creation. Empathic teleportation. Temporal invisibility. Food consumption healing. Food consumption empowerment. Trofikinetic regeneration. Control over culinary magic. Plenty inducement. High proficiency of supernatural cooking. Grandmaster of stealth. And nigh-godlike proficiency in every form of hand-to-hand combat, gladitorial combat, and martial arts in existence. Including Circuit-Su, Metallikato, street fighting, wrestling, boxing, pit-fighting, sword-fighting, cane-fighting, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, Jeet Kune Do, Kung Fu, and Ninjitsu.

Lastly, as per my Transformers fanfiction tradition, Soundwave's voice will be highlighted whenever he talks. But during the confrontation with Zeta Prime in the ending, his booming voice will be in italics whenever he speaks.

Enjoy chapter 3.)

(Outside the Stellar Galleries in Iacon, third person POV...)

Several Decepticon dropships arrive in Iacon, catching the Autobots by surprise.

However, with Corvowing Prime's powers, over 50,000,000,000,000,000 (fifty quadrillion) Autobots were created by Corvowing Prime to help suppress the Decepticon attacks throughout the remnants of the Great War after Cybertron's core is infected with Dark Energon.

From his vantage point on top of the High Council chamber in the distance, Corvowing Prime saw the leading Decepticon dropship carrying Soundwave, Breakdown and Megatron.

Corvowing said to his twenty-first lieutenant known as Blowcap, "You know what to do, my dear lieutenant."

Blowcap replied, "Yes sir. I'll defend Iacon with honor and dignity."

Corvowing transformed to his jet mode and blasted off to another part of Iacon.

At the drop-off point, Megatron says to a passing Decepticon jet, "Roughstuff, continue forward and meet Zeta Prime's armies on the frontline."

Roughstuff transforms to robot mode and activates his thrusters to hover above Megatron.

Then Roughstuff replies, "Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!"

Megatron adds, "Do not fail me."

Roughstuff switches back to jet mode and flies off, joining his fellow Seekers to the battlefield.

Breakdown asks while deploying his Neutron Assault Rifle, "Why aren't we joining the main battle, Lord Megatron?"

Megatron answers, "It's simple, Breakdown. While Roughstuff attacks Zeta Prime's armies head-on, we will move behind enemy lines and obtain the Omega Key."

Breakdown asks again, "The Omega what?"

Soundwave answers, "The Omega Key is a special key that unlocks the Omega Gate and grants access to the Core of Cybertron."

Megatron continues, "Once we have access to the core, I will infuse it with Dark Energon, and subject the entire planet's energy supply to MY WILL."

Soon, the battle was well underway, with the Autobots outnumbering the Decepticons and shooting down either the Seekers or the dropships.

One Autobot called out, "Decepticon intruders! They're inside the city!"

Breakdown complained, "Autobots attacking! Hey, wasn't Roughstuff supposed to keep these guys occupied?"

Megatron replies, "Even the Autobots aren't foolish enough to leave the Stellar Galleries undefended, Breakdown. Destroy them!"

Soon, the majority of the Autobot forces stationed at this part of Iacon were slaughtered. If only because Megatron used his Energon Drain ability to even the odds by draining the Energon of the Autobot troops with the use of his left hand. In addition to Breakdown using his Shockwave ability and Soundwave using his turret spawning ability.

The remaining ones were simply bashed into stasis lock.

As the Decepticons progress, they fail to notice Corvowing Prime and his lieutenants retrieving the corpses of their comrades.

Once Megatron and his pawns got to a part of Iacon with an ancient Cybertronian statue, Soundwave stated, "Megatron, sensors indicate Autobot energy signatures nearby."

Breakdown asks while looking from side to side, "Where? I don't see anything."

Megatron replies, "The Autobots are here, no doubt skulking in the shadows."

Suddenly, several Plasma Cannon shots destroy the Decepticon soldiers in the vicinity while simultaneously destroying the statue.

As the battle against the Autobot Cloakers commences, Breakdown exclaims, "They're all around us!"

Megatron calls out, "Return fire! Destroy anything that moves!"

Like with Roughstuff's victory against the Autobot Cloakers, Megatron's group was victorious against the big enough army of Autobot Cloakers.

After progressing to another part of the plaza, and seeing an Autobot dropship get shot down and crash into one of the buildings, Roughstuff calls Megatron over the commlink. He says, "Lord Megatron, the Dark Energon is proving every bit as formidable as you predicted! The Autobot armies crumble before it!"

Megatron replies happily, "Excellent, Roughstuff. Continue engaging them so that I can acquire the Omega Key."

As Megatron's group continues to another part of the plaza, Breakdown remarks, "There's something off about that Roughstuff guy, Lord Megatron. I don't trust him."

Megatron retorts, "Oh, I trust Roughstuff about as far as I can blast him. But he shows a rare cunning that I find... intriguing."

After contending with a big enough army of Autobot Snipers, normal Soldiers and Rocket Troopers, Megatron and his two pawns made it to the door leading to the Stellar Galleries.

Soundwave then points out, "Megatron, the gate to the Stellar Galleries is locked."

Megatron replies, "I anticipated this. A powerful infusion of Dark Energon will bend the doors to my will!"

Megatron holds out his servos and Dark Energon-based electricity courses onto the door, breaking it apart and spreading Dark Energon crystals in the room.

After killing three weakened Autobots in the room, they continue to the next room, only for the security system to activate, shooting rotating lasers across the room.

An automated voice said out loud, "Initiating defense grid."

Soundwave then points out, "Megatron, those batteries feed the security grid."

Megatron calls out, "Quickly! Infuse the batteries with Dark Energon!"

Megatron planted a Dark Energon Detpack on the central switch while Soundwave and Breakdown used the platforms on both sides to reach the other two switches.

Once that was done, the automated voice said weakly, "Security measures deactivated."

Then, Megatron called out, "Soundwave, damage report."

Soundwave answered, "Scans show minimal damage."

The three Decepticons jump down to the bottom and engage another band of Autobots beyond the hallway.

Once the Autobots started firing, Megatron stated, "Now... time for more strategic slaughter!"

After destroying the Autobot Shotgunners and destroying the three overhead sentries, Soundwave said, "Megatron, our data indicates that the Omega Key is located just beyond that door."

Megatron replies, "Excellent! This venture has proven far less taxing than I had anticipated."

Breakdown asks in response, "Are you serious? I'm feeling pretty taxed myself."

Megatron ignores Breakdown and spreads Dark Energon over the door, breaking it open and granting Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown entry into the Stellar Galleries.

Soundwave explains briefly, "The Autobots maintain these rooms for tranquil contemplation."

Breakdown asks, "Tranquil contemplation? What does that even mean?"

Megatron explains a tad untruly, "It means the Autobots laze about and whine over their own inadequacies. Ugh... what a waste of time and resources. Decepticons! Find the Omega Key!"

After ascending to the top platform where the Omega Key's container was, Megatron remarks, "Behold, Decepticons! The Omega Key!"

Megatron accesses the console and opens the container, only to find it empty.

Breakdown remarks, "Wow. That is ONE empty container."

Suddenly, a hologram projector turns on to reveal Sentinel Zeta Prime communicating to the three Decepticons.

Zeta states, "Megatron, I'm warning you right now. You are toying with forces beyond your understanding or control!"

Megatron remarks in reply, "Ah. Sentinel Zeta Prime. I see that you're still afraid to face me in person."

Zeta replies back, "Hah! Predictable as ever, right down to the empty words. The Omega Key is under MY protection now, Megatron."

Megatron chortles in response as he says back, "That is hardly a deterrent. I will enjoy taking the Omega Key from your lifeless hands."

The hologram projector turns off just as the Autobot ambushers open fire.

After a while, the Autobot ambushers, including the first Heavy Soldiers, were decimated.

Megatron then said, "Soundwave, trace Zeta Prime's broadcast signal."

Soundwave stated while carrying out his orders, "Commencing scan... complete. It's origin is twelve-point-seven cycles ahead. Scans reveal poor structural integrity surrounding this maintenance access door."

Breakdown shoots down the door.

Soundwave then points out once again, "Megatron, the city subsystems provide a direct line to the broadcast's origin."

After making it to another maintenance door, Breakdown shoots the hinges of the door, enabling Megatron to knock it down with a simple swipe of his mace.

After making it onto a fan blade, Megatron advised, "Descend here, and have a care. One wrong step and you're scrap metal."

Breakdown asks, "Uh, not that I'm arguing or anything, but why don't we just go back to the dropship and hitch a ride?"

Megatron answered matter-of-factly, "This is the shortest distance to travel, Breakdown."

After making it to the next hallway, the three Decepticons make it into a subway tunnel and gun down the Autobot soldier overseeing the train operations.

Megatron then stated, "Into the tunnel, Decepticons. And try not to get crushed by the trains."

Breakdown inquires, "You're joking, right?"

Megatron replies sarcastically, "Yes, Breakdown. I am famous all across Cybertron for my sparkling sense of humor. NOW GET MOVING, BEFORE I DISMANTLE YOU MYSELF!"

The three Decepticons transform to vehicle mode and drive throughout the train tunnel, avoiding any booby traps and any of the oncoming trains in the way.

Eventually, they make it to a cross-rail track.

They make it into a hallway and go on the path to the right to find a locked maintenance door.

Breakdown says to Megatron, "It's no use, Lord Megatron! The door is locked!"

Megatron sneers in response, "A simple solution, then: BREAK the locks!"

Breakdown goes back to the forked path and takes the other path to find the door locks in view.

He shoots the locks and shoots the door to bring it down.

The three Decepticons drop down into the room below.

Megatron spots the exit and calls out, "Move to that exit! NOW!"

Suddenly, everyone hears the chirping sounds that only Autobot Cloakers make when they're invisible.

Breakdown starts to ask nervously, "Uh, Megatron...?"

Soundwave states, "The Cloakers present a unique threat. Eliminate them."

Megatron says again, "Quickly! Infuse the batteries with Dark Energon!"

Soundwave and Breakdown activate the consoles with Dark Energon, creating a large enough crystal barring any additional Cloakers from spawning in the room.

After eliminating the Cloakers, Megatron remarks, "Excellent work, Soundwave. Now unlock the exit door."

Soundwave activates the console switch to unlock the exit door.

Of course, the Decepticons once again fail to notice Corvowing Prime repairing the corpses and destroying the Dark Energon-infected computers to effectively repair and restart them so that more and more Cloakers can spawn out of thin air.

After going down the ramp to find another subway tunnel, Megatron says to his subordinates, "MOVE, Decepticons! Double time!"

Then, Breakdown inquires the communications specialist, "Hey, Soundwave. You wanna race?"

Soundwave's only reply was, "Negative."

Switching to vehicle mode, Megatron and his soldiers speed down the train tunnel, avoiding all booby traps and oncoming trains.

Megatron's exclamations of "Don't get hit by the train, you fool" literally started to get under Breakdown's armor, but he didn't dare to argue just in case Megatron decided to beat him up for talking back.

Upon reaching the end of the tunnel, the three Decepticons come across a train wreck.

Megatron points out, "There – that station. From there, we can infiltrate the lower levels of Iacon."

Breakdown remarks, "What? That's it? I was kinda having fun. In a high-speed, suicidal kind of way."

Megatron replies, "You'll be having even more fun when we kill some more Autobots, Breakdown. Don't worry about it."

Just then, Soundwave detects the signal of the Omega Key and says, "Megatron, Omega Key detected. We should proceed through the logistics station."

Megatron replies, "Excellent! The Omega Key awaits!"

As the three Decepticons arrive at the logistics station, some trains stop in their tracks and deploy Autobot Soldiers and Shotgunners.

Soundwave points it out as he states, "Megatron, sensors indicate approaching Autobot energy signatures."

Megatron calls out, "Decepticons, ready your weaponry for battle!"

Like many times before in the battle for Iacon, Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown emerge victorious. If only because one or two of the Autobots accidentally got ran over by the trains.

After proceeding out of the train station, the three Decepticons come across a door and it gets bombed by a Decepticon bomber ship.

Breakdown cries out, "Take cover!"

Megatron rebukes him and says, "Steady yourself, coward. I marked this area for Dark Energon bombers."

Breakdown replies, "Are you insane?! I mean, yes, brilliant, Megatron!"

After proceeding through a different door, the three Decepticons bore witness to Dark Energon bombers shelling a part of a fortified Autobot position.

Megatron remarks, "Perfect! Soon, Iacon will be no more than a thick layer of rubble!"

Breakdown complains yet again, "The wreckage is in our way, Lord Megatron."

Soundwave then points out, "Megatron, the debris scans as stable enough to support our weight."

The threesome climb up the newly created walkway, yet again failing to notice Corvowing Prime repairing the Autobots in order to revive them. And if that didn't work, he had ties to the Allspark to revive the fallen Autobots. In addition to shooting up the Dark Energon crystals as quietly as possible while having his Constructobots repairing the damages to the areas across Iacon where the Decepticons struck.

Megatron and his two followers make it to the end of the tunnel to find an Autobot train yard.

As soon as the upper train stops to deploy Autobot troops, Breakdown complains once again, "Hey, there's Autobots unloading off the train!"

Megatron sneers in response, "Leave no Autobot alive!"

After decimating the Autobot forces in the train yard, Soundwave says, "Megatron, I have detected the Omega Key. It lies beyond the train tunnel."

Megatron calls out, "Move out, Decepticons!"

After getting into the first part of the tunnel without getting hit by any incoming trains, Megatron remarks, "Stay on the tracks, if you want to get smashed to pieces!"

With sheer fortune, Soundwave and his companions make it to the final part of the tunnel, wherein lies a maintenance access door in the ground.

After smashing it and jumping down to the next room, everyone hears Brawl contacting Roughstuff. Brawl says, "Roughstuff! This is Brawl! We're pinned down outside Zeta Prime's Vaults! We need air support!"

Megatron remarks, "Excellent! Brawl is already near the Omega Key!"

Soundwave activates the console and the three Decepticons go up the ramp, fighting their way through hundreds of Autobots.

After clearing out some Snipers, Breakdown calls out, "Look! They've got Brawl outnumbered down there!"

Several Autobots are ganging up on the brutish Decepticon powerhouse.

But then, he breaks through with a roar of rage.

Brawl shoots an approaching Autobot, punches another to his left and unleashes a Shockwave with another roar of rage.

After coming into the next room, Megatron and his subordinates come across a few more Autobots

Among the Autobots include overshielded Shotgunners and the first Autobot Brute.

After taking them out, the three Decepticons contend with dealing with some more Autobots on the street and Snipers across the street itself.

After taking out the Snipers and the Autobot Soldiers on the street, Megatron and his minions jump down to the street.

Soundwave remarks emotionlessly, "Megatron, the area is now clear."

Megatron replies, "Let us speak with Brawl, then. I want to hear how my war is going."

Upon regrouping with Brawl, the Combaticons' muscle unit exclaims, "Lord Megatron!"

Megatron states, "Report, Brawl."

Brawl explains, "The Autobots are dug in, and our precious Air Commander will not provide support!"

Megatron replies, "Enough excuses! Where is Zeta Prime?"

Brawl answers, "He's just beyond those doors, Lord Megatron."

Megatron pours Dark Energon onto the doors from his servos and declares, "Witness the power of Dark Energon!"

To Megatron's surprise, the Dark Energon crystals immediately disintegrated upon growing big enough on the vault doors.

Megatron exclaims in surprise, "Impossible!"

Zeta's hologram projector on the floor turns on to gloat. He says, "It will take more than a speck of Dark Energon to breach the armor of our vaults. Surrender now, Megatron, and I will consider sparing your life."

Megatron calls out angrily, "You dare threaten me?! ME?!"

Zeta coolly replies, "So be it, Megatron. I leave you to your own... futility."

Zeta's hologram projector deactivates itself.

Breakdown bemoans, "Oh great, here we go..."

Megatron calls out, "Brawl! Call in the Dark Energon bombers!"

Brawl starts to protest, "But Megatron, there's too much firepower—"

But he's interrupted when Megatron screams at the tops of his intakes, "DO AS I HAVE ORDERED YOU, BRAWL!"

Brawl replies, "Yes, Lord Megatron. Bombers, target these coordinates. Everyone else, CLEAR THE STREET!"

After heading into a stairway building, Soundwave hears some chatter between two Decepticons.

One of them says, "Look, it's Megatron!" His companion replies, "About time. Why'd he show up so late?" The same Decepticon who started the chatter states in response, "Shut up. Are you trying to get us both killed?"

Breakdown activates the console to open the door.

After ascending the stairs, Brawl calls out, "Bombers inbound!"

Suddenly, the bombers are shot down by Iacon's anti-aircraft guns.

After one of the bombers crashes into a building next to the Decepticons, Breakdown remarks, "Well, THAT was a complete disaster."

Megatron replies, "Silence! Obviously, our bombers are incompetent!"

Brawl then states, "Lord Megatron, if I may make a suggestion? Disabling the anti-aircraft guns would open the way for our air support."

Megatron's response was, "An excellent thought, Brawl. Carry it out."

Brawl then said to the Decepticon troops, "Decepticons, take those guns!"

As the four Decepticons plus over two thousand of their troops advance, Brawl calls out, "Heads up! More snipers!"

After disabling the Snipers and Rocket Troopers, the two thousand and four Decepticons make their way closer while contending with some of their numbers being cut down by turrets.

Breakdown exclaims, "Turrets! They're gonna chop us to pieces!"

Megatron snarls, "No one turns back! Destroy those guns by ANY means necessary!"

Brawl says to the Decepticon troops, "You heard Lord Megatron! Decepticons, lay down cover fire while we take that building!"

After advancing towards an entrance, it blows open to reveal an Autobot Brute who says, "The Decepticons stop here! FOR ZETA PRIME, OPTIMUS PRIME AND CORVOWING PRIME!"

After dealing with the Brute and some additional Autobots, the Decepticons entered the building where the Ion Displacer turrets are housed on top of.

After gunning down one of the Autobots using one of the turrets, another Autobot soldier exclaimed, "We gotta protect the anti-aircraft guns!"

Brawl called out, "NOW! Hit the Autobots while they're distracted!"

After taking out the Autobots attending the turrets, Soundwave went further into the building where the first anti-aircraft gun is while taking care of the Autobot Sniper guarding the controls.

Megatron remarks, "There! The gun controls!"

Breakdown did the honors and planted a Dark Energon Detpack on the control panel.

The Detpack detonated, causing the first gun to shoot the other one, completely obliterating it.

Breakdown remarks, "Niiiice! It takes one gun to blow up the other one!"

Suddenly, the controls start to overload and Soundwave points it out as he says, "Megatron, the controls are overloading."

Megatron calls out frantically, "Move, Decepticons!"

Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown jump down from the gun controls and move away just in time to see the first gun self destruct.

After it explodes, Breakdown complains, "That almost punched our tickets! I thought Dark Energon was on our side?"

Megatron ignores Breakdown's short rant and says to Brawl, "Brawl, call in the bombers."

Brawl replies, "Transmitting the coordinates."

Suddenly, Roughstuff contacts Brawl and says, "Brawl, this is Roughstuff. Your request is denied – I won't have you wasting any more of my ships!"

Megatron replies for Brawl, "I see. When did they become YOUR ships, Roughstuff?"

Roughstuff states in response, "Oh! Lord Megatron! I didn't realize YOU were there! Air support request approved, but it will be a few cycles before the bombers can reach you. I'm afraid you'll just have to be patient."

Brawl calls out, "We've got Autobot reinforcements headed our way!"

Megatron sneers, "I shall make you pay for this, Roughstuff. Decepticons, man the turrets and hold your positions until the bombers arrive!"

After spotting some snipers on the bridge up ahead, Megatron sneers, "The Autobots think they can snipe us from the bridge! Show them their error!"

One by one, the Autobot Soldiers and Snipers went offline with each bullet that pierced their spark chambers or shot their heads clean off their shoulder plates, completely taking them offline as well.

After disposing of the first wave of the Autobot reinforcements, Breakdown asks, "Is that it? Did we beat them?"

Brawl replies calmly, "No, no, no. There's NO way the Autobots will give up THAT easily."

Megatron adds, "Agreed, Brawl. Everyone, hold fast and stay alert."

Breakdown spots some Autobots on the roof to the left and calls out, "On the roof over there! More Autobots!"

After contending with some Snipers and normal Soldiers, Brawl calls out, "They're firing from the windows!"

After taking care of the Autobots firing from the windows, Breakdown complains, "The Autobots just keep coming!"

Soon, a deployment of Aerialbots comes to shoot down the four Decepticons, only to be shot out of the sky themselves.

Breakdown calls out, "Blast those Autobot junk-heaps on the bridge!"

Soundwave, Brawl, Breakdown and Megatron gun down the Autobot Heavy Soldiers on the bridge up ahead.

Soon, some more Autobot Soldiers come across the four Decepticons, only to be gunned down.

Breakdown exclaims, "We're gonna get slaughtered!"

Megatron angrily rebuked him and said, "Stop your whining, Breakdown, or I'll stop it for you."

Brawl calls out, "They're coming from all directions!"

And it was true; every Autobot Soldier, Sniper, Aerialbot, Heavy Soldier and some of Corvowing Prime's Autobot troops based on every mass produced Autobot and Decepticon from the entire Transformers franchise came forward with guns blazing and gears grinding.

Breakdown asks frantically, "Megatron, they're everywhere! What do we do?"

Megatron replies, "WE HOLD THEM OFF! The bombers will clear the street when they arrive! Rely on that!"

Suddenly, just a few seconds into the slaughter, millions and millions of Autobot soldiers of every type that Primus and Corvowing Prime created respectively come charging towards the building.

Breakdown starts to exclaim, "That's – that's the WHOLE AUTOBOT ARMY! We will never –"

But Breakdown doesn't get to finish as Brawl announces, "BOMBING RUN WILL COMMENCE IN FIVE... FOUR... THREE... TWO... ONE!"

The Dark Energon bombers make their bombing run, completely decimating the Autobot armies and blasting off the doors to Zeta Prime's Vaults!

Breakdown exclaims, "WHOO-HOO! BOOM! Eat THAT, Autobots!"

Brawl states, "The street looks clear, Megatron. That should've blown the vault doors clear off!"

Megatron replies, "Good. Brawl, remain here and hold this position. The rest of us will go forth and acquire the Omega Key!"

After jumping down to street level, Megatron and his subordinates shot down any remaining Autobots while Brawl held his position.

Upon making it to the Vault doors, an explosion of debris sounds from the top part of the Vault doors, revealing the first Autobot Destroyer.

The Destroyer says over the commlink to Zeta Prime, "Engaging Decepticons at the Iacon Vaults."

A Decepticon Soldier runs away shouting, "Fall back! Fall back!"

But he gets stepped on to pieces before he could get very far.

The Destroyer transforms to his tank mode and starts shooting his cannon at Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown.

Breakdown exclaims, "What the?! That guy is huge!"

Megatron replies, "Split up and flank him! Use the debris for cover!"

Soundwave and Megatron move around to the back of the Destroyer without being spotted and shoot its fuel cell, causing the Destroyer to revert back to robot mode.

Soon, the Destroyer begins to fire its cannon with a constant fire barrage and Magma Frag Grenades.

After a few minutes of shooting, the Destroyer's armor starts to fall apart.

After a few more minutes of continuous shooting, the Destroyer falls to the ground completely deactivated.

Soundwave states, "Megatron, the tank has been rendered non-functional."

Breakdown boasts, "You see that? I did that. ALL. ME."

Megatron calls out, Onward, Decepticons, into the Vaults!"

Suddenly Corvowing Prime appears out of nowhere in jet mode and calls out, "Corvowing Prime, robot mode!" while transforming to robot mode.

Megatron growls viciously, "GRRRRR! Corvowing Prime! I knew you were up to no good!"

Corvowing retorts angrily, "Spare me the pleasantries and fight me to the death, Megatron!"

Megatron snarls, "IF IT'S A SLAUGHTER YOU WANT, PRIME, THEN IT'S A SLAUGHTER YOU'LL GET!"

Megatron and Corvowing Prime rush towards each other, and each combatant throws a punch at each other's face plate.

However, Corvowing doesn't feel the impact because he's invulnerable and the force of his punch throws Megatron back about three feet.

Corvowing Prime throws the first right cross, and then follows it up with a foot sweep and a stomping kick.

As he gets up, Megatron executes a running uppercut.

Corvowing Prime doesn't even feel the pain and as he gets back up, Megatron tries to execute a running knee strike, only for Corvowing Prime to teleport behind the Decepticon overlord and execute a running knee strike of his own.

The younger Prime capitalizes with two right and left jabs to Megatron's face plate, and then capitalizes further with a low roundhouse kick, a groin kick, and a joint kick.

Megatron gets so angry that he tries to retaliate with a front thrust kick, only for Corvowing Prime to counter it and copy it. He then capitalizes with a front snap kick, an axe kick, a jumping front kick, a roundhouse kick, and a crescent kick.

Megatron tries to retaliate with a spinning right cross, only for Corvowing to dodge it and retaliate with a spinning left cross, a reverse spinning right cross, a bolo punch, an overhand right punch, a check hook, and a haymaker punch.

Megatron tries to retaliate with a backhanded strike, only for Corvowing Prime to dodge it as well and retaliate with a backhanded strike of his own. He then capitalizes even further with a jumping double front kick, an in-to-out crescent kick, a downward roundhouse kick, a circular falling kick, a falling roundhouse kick, and a tornado kick.

By this point, Megatron is getting exhausted from the beating he's receiving, mostly because of the Twelve Changer Predacon/Aerialbot hybrid Prime's speed, invulnerability and superior strength levels. But since the young Prime knows Megatron all too well, he knows that the Decepticon leader won't give up that easily, regardless of whether he has friends to help him or if he doesn't.

Megatron tries to execute a low roundhouse kick and an overhand left punch, only for Corvowing to dodge those. He then retaliates with a low roundhouse kick and left overhand punch of his own. He capitalizes even further with a tornado kick, a jumping kick, a jumping knee strike, a jumping front kick, a jumping roundhouse kick, and a jumping back kick.

Corvowing calls upon his Predacon-based Cyber Key power, which is Cybertron Scourge's two additional dragon heads on his back and shoulder plates.

This takes Megatron and his subordinates by surprise, but Megatron just roars in rage as he charges with his mace in hand.

Megatron tries to hit the Prime in the metallic face plate with his mace, only for the Decepticon leader's weapon to melt upon contact with Corvowing Prime's Cybertron Scourge-style Predacon flames as the impromptu flamethrowers spray eighteen thousand degree flames on Megatron's mace.

Megatron is so shocked and horrified to the point where he doesn't see the Twelve Changer/Aerialbot/Predacon hybrid Prime executing a jumping side kick, a twist kick, an instep kick, a reverse roundhouse kick, a hook kick, a spinning reverse roundhouse kick, a spinning wheel kick, a spinning hook kick, a spinning roundhouse kick, and a back snap kick.

Then, Soundwave and Breakdown fire on Corvowing Prime to save Megatron, but that just makes Corvowing growl as he sets his sights on the two Decepticons.

Corvowing slowly saunters his way to Soundwave first while snarling, "You will pay for betraying the High Council, you f****** Decepticon sympathizing scumbag!"

Megatron takes advantage of Corvowing's distraction and tries to execute a back kick, only for him to end up hurting his foot.

Turning around, Corvowing Prime retaliates with a back kick of his own, and executes a strong spinning double front thrust punch.

Megatron tries to punch Corvowing, only for the Prime to fly up into the air and sneer, "You gave me a pretty good fight, Megatron. But I have important things to do. Zeta will provide you with a fight that you may be able to win if you're fortunate enough."

Corvowing transforms to his two-headed dragon mode and flies off into the distance to another part of Iacon.

After being instantly repaired by Soundwave's Energon Repair Ray, Megatron plants a Dark Energon Detpack on the destroyed doors of the Vaults to gain an entrance.

After entering the Vaults, another hologram projector activates to reveal Sentinel Zeta Prime.

Zeta remarks, "Megatron. My, you are a persistent one! But breaking into my Vaults?! You've overstepped yourself."

Megatron snarls in response, "I won't waste words with you, Zeta Prime. Give me the Omega Key, and I may spare what's left of your city."

The hologram deactivates without so much as an answer.

Soundwave spots a hanging piece of debris and shoots it, breaking a hole into the floor to reveal another room below.

The three Decepticons jump into the next room below, and yet another hologram projector activates with Zeta proclaiming, "The Omega Key will NEVER be yours, Megatron."

Megatron remarks in reply, "I look forward to debating that with you. IN PERSON."

The hologram projector deactivates and a Decepticon Soldier calls out, "Lord Megatron! Help!"

Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown continue down a ramp to see a room holding a Decepticon Soldier hostage and prisoner.

Breakdown calls out, "Zeta's got one of our soldiers trapped!"

Once the floor starts glowing to signify a dropping piston, Breakdown continues, "Look at the floor! What's Zeta Prime up to?"

The Soldier avoids the first piston, but fails to notice the second one as he exclaims, "Hey, I'm still functional! I'M STILL F—"

But he doesn't finish as the second piston crushes him to pieces.

Megatron bemoans, "Idiot. Decepticons! Onward!"

They proceed to the next room, where there are three overhead pistons ready to crush the Decepticon intruders at any time.

Zeta calls out over a P.A, "You cannot hope to overcome my defenses, Megatron!"

After avoiding the traps about two times, the three Decepticons came to stop at the doors leading to Zeta Prime's chamber room with the Omega Key.

Zeta Prime's last hologram projector activates and he says, "Come no further, Megatron! The sacred Vaults are no place for your tainted spark!"

Megatron replies, "Nothing is sacred to me, Zeta Prime. You should've realized that by now. Decepticons! Advance!"

The final hologram projector deactivates just as Megatron uses his Dark Energon powers to break open the door.

Megatron approaches the container holding the fake Omega Key and he starts to monologue, "Finally! The Omega Key is within my – What?!"

The Omega Key floats to Sentinel Zeta Prime's waiting servo as he ascends from an underground platform and he gloatingly asks, "Did you really think it would be that easy?"

Megatron sneers, "Come down HERE, Zeta Prime, and I will give you the answer!"

Zeta's pistons raise themselves as he replies, "I shall remain where I am. This vantage point will provide an excellent view of your destruction."

Soon, Zeta Prime's machine is operational as a hologram of Zeta's upper body is displayed, signifying that Zeta is in control of the machinery in the Vaults.

Zeta's hologram says in a booming voice, "My will controls this entire chamber, Megatron. I only need to close my hand to crush the life out of you."

Breakdown calls out, "The floor is glowing! It's everywhere! He's gonna smash us!"

The three Decepticons avoid the falling piston traps about four times without getting crushed.

Zeta boasts, "Do you see now, Megatron? THIS is MY domain."

Megatron replies, "Your theatrics don't frighten me, Zeta."

Zeta continues with electricity spawning out of his holographic hands to create Energon clones, "In here, I have the power to control and create."

While contending with the Zeta Prime clones, Breakdown remarks, "Wow... and here I thought ONE of this guy was annoying!"

While contending with more clones, Soundwave remarks, "The Energon composition of these clones is remarkable."

Breakdown replies, "You can be SUCH a nerd, Soundwave!"

After finishing off the last of the clones, Megatron asks Zeta, "Is that all, Zeta? A pathetic army of Energon clones? Is that the best you can do?"

Zeta laughs in response as he replies, "HAHAHAHAHAHA! You have NO idea! Here, I have limitless power!"

As the core to Zeta Prime's machine opens up to recharge, Soundwave points out, "Megatron, we may be able to damage Zeta's machine core during its recharge cycle."

After shooting at the core to damage it before it closes up, Zeta remarks, "A valiant attempt, Decepticons, but Autobot machinery is more resilient than you realize."

Zeta's piston traps try to surround the three Decepticons in a two-way circular pattern to be crushed.

Breakdown calls out, "Ceiling's coming down! Get away from the mashers!"

The traps do indeed try to trap Megatron and his minions in a two-way circular formation, but Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown managed to outsmart the machine.

After the pistons go back up, Zeta creates more Energon clones.

Megatron snarls, "More Zeta clones! Destroy them!"

The three Decepticons destroy the clones and Zeta Prime's machine core opens up again to recharge.

Soundwave points it out again, "Megatron, Zeta Prime's machine core is now vulnerable."

The three Decepticons fire on the machine core, damaging it slightly more than before.

As the core closes up, the machinery starts to shake to signify its systems are getting closer to total systems failure.

Megatron remarks mockingly, "Your machine is failing, Sentinel Zeta Prime. Where are your boasts now?"

Zeta replies, "The battle is far from over, Decepticon! Prepare for destruction!"

As the floor starts glowing yet again, Breakdown exclaims once again, "Ceiling's coming down! Get away from the mashers!"

The pistons come down on the three Decepticons in groups of two about ten times. But Megatron and his subordinates had nary a scratch or dent on their armors.

Sentinel creates his last wave of Energon clones and sets them upon Megatron and his pawns.

Megatron snarls again, "Grrr. More Zeta clones! Destroy them!"

The three Decepticons pulverized the Zeta Prime clones once again.

As the machine core opens yet again to recharge, Megatron calls out, "He's recharging! Fire at the core!"

Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown fire on the core, damaging it beyond conventional repairs.

As the machinery starts to crumble without smashing anyone, Zeta cries out, "No! Systems failing! This cannot be!"

As the hologram projector malfunctions, the metal from the core surrounds Zeta and pins his right leg as he falls to the ground.

Unfortunately for the soon-to-be former Autobot leader, this gives Megatron the opportunity to grab Zeta by the chestplate and pierce it to his spark chamber.

Zeta sneers, "Finish it!"

Instead, Megatron applies pressure to Sentinel Zeta Prime's spark casing, causing him great pain and causing him to release his hold on the fake Omega Key.

Megatron grabs it, throws Zeta back to the floor and proclaims, "The Omega Key is mine! The Core of Cybertron is mine!"

However, the fake Omega Key starts emitting a long beeping sound to signify that the jig is up and that the fake key is activating the real Omega Key: the Iacon Guardian known as Omega Supreme.

Seeing the confused expressions on Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown's face plates, Zeta weakly chuckles as he explains, "Your spies were misinformed, Megatron. That device only activates the REAL key to the Core. But don't worry; the real Omega Key will come to you."

In a lower part of Cybertron, Omega Supreme's optic receptors glow as he comes online as he transforms to his vehicle mode.

Omega Supreme states his first words, "Omega Supreme: activated. Power levels: optimal. Power percentage levels: 100%. Mission: Destroy Megatron."

Omega Supreme flies off in his vehicle mode, racing to find Megatron and carry out his mission.

At the same time, in his laboratory, Corvowing Prime was reviving all of the dead generic Autobot soldiers and cloning them while creating new Autobots sharing design elements of the generic Autobot soldiers with various iterations of Transformers characters. Including the likes of different versions of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Astrotrain, Jazz, Ironhide, Ratchet, Arcee, Elita One, Chromia, Skyquake, Dreadwing, Sunstorm, Motormaster, Dead End, Wildrider, and Sentinel Prime, among others.

This extensively laborious kind of Autobot army building and design combining was being done so as to create new types of generic Autobot soldiers and new Autobots to take their places in the line up that will eventually make it to Aquatron and then to Earth.

Once Corvowing was finished for the time being, knowing that Primus was using the Allspark to increase his powers and his Energon reserves, Corvowing laughed maniacally like a combination of a mad scientist and the Utrom Shredder.

Soon, Corvowing said to his eighty-two Dinobot and Predacons, "Smokegunner, Aquarion Prima, Thunderpack, Cutframe, Finslinger, Gutcrunch, Groundstone, Sanddown, Beach Rod, Skullgate, Headpath, Silvertalk, Joyfest, Scatter Raid, Longblank, Surecomber, Hacklock, Gnawsling, Steelslash, Dinostriker, Airslug, Magmaraptor, Repticon, Terranowreck, Triceratron, Tyrannojaw, Trapbreaker, Howlwing, Chargebomb, Bullbite, Crackfrost, Floodhorn, Ironhound, Roadsnout, Silverknox, Fangstalker, Lazerking, Predalash, Darkback, Twinlynx, Bladestrike, Ripperrazor, Backshock, Bombsnapper, Blackbomb, Darkcinder, Divesteel, Grimlynx, Vertewing, Ripbreak, Rotbeak, Stormblight, Slaptop, Mudbat, Landway, Buzzslash, Blackclaw, Archasaw, Cybercon, Deadbomb, Double Bit, Drillwar, Head Spot, Halfpunch, Headshell, Hardstorm, Jetterror, Mantapinch, Ramstrike, Cicadaclaw, Razorsaber, Sabertooth, Sawclamp, Sea Panther, Shadowcon, Silver Shadow, Skygrave, Snapperwasp, Soundscream, Steelskold, Terratrum, and Terrorthrust. I'm sending you to the planet Earth in stasis pods made to prevent the Decepticons from detecting you and from targeting you. You are to find your way to Earth and wake up only when your stasis pods detect my Energon signature. I've programmed the stasis pods to recognize only my Energon signature. Once you have reawakened, I will teach you all how to transform so you will be able to speak. But under no circumstances must you interact with the native dominant species of the planet for any reason. Are we clear?"

The eighty-two Dinobots and Predacons nodded in unison.

Corvowing continues, "I'm sending Crankimus Prime, Mindatron and Starsaur to guard your stasis pods. Once Saber Rex has become the host of the Allspark, I will send him to Earth with his signal undetectable by anything or anyone not using Autobot technology. Safe journeys, my creations."

Corvowing sent his beloved creations to the stasis pods and programmed the coordinates to underground regions of Earth and to United States military bases, as he had previously contacted the United States military, explained everything and asked them to help guard the stasis pods until he and Optimus Prime arrive on Earth to recover them.

Corvowing looks in the distance to see Omega Supreme carrying out his mission and says to the stars in the hopes of Primus listening, "It's only a matter of time before Megatron discovers all of my plans. Primus, please protect my plans and my foreknowledge so that my plans can help Optimus Prime and our respective Autobot armies win the Great War."

The End.

(Author's notes: There you have it. Sentinel Zeta Prime is conquered and Omega Supreme has been activated. But what will Corvowing Prime's third away team do in terms of helping Omega Supreme? We'll find out in chapter 4: Death of Hope.

See you all in chapter 4: Death of Hope.)