"So wait a minute mon amie, you mean to tell me that either me or Bumblebee is the last Cybertronian knight?" Hot Rod asked just to be sure.
"Yes that is correct!" Sir Edmund Burton replied.
"Oh Primus. This. Is…..AWESOME!" Hot Rod yelled out loud.
"I can't believe it, one of us could be a knight just like Optimus!" Hot Rod continued saying in excitement, Bumblebee produced random sounds showing his excitement as well.
"But Edmund Burton said only one of us could be a knight so let's make a deal that no matter who becomes a knight, we have to make sure this prophecy doesn't destroy our brotherhood!" Hot Rod said placing his hand next to Bumblebee's. Bumblebee then grabbed Hot Rod's hand shaking it.
"Hot Rod, Bee what are you guys so excited about!" Sideswipe asked.
"Sir Edmund Burton just told us that one of us is a knight!" Hot Rod said.
"That's great guys I'm very proud of you!" Sideswipe says.
"Better than being a scout!" Sideswipe turns his head towards the other Autobots and whispers.
"Hey Hot Rod can I ask you something?" Wheeljack walked towards Hot Rod.
"Yeah sure Wheeljack!"
"Hey Bumblebee come with me, I think I figured out how to repair your voice-box!" Ratchet said walking away from the other Autobots with Bumblebee.
"So Hot Rod, when most of us entered the space bridge. A few bots like Bumblebee and I accidentally time-traveled to different timelines on this planet!" Wheeljack said.
"Before I continue yes Bumblebee and I ended up time-traveling to World War 2!" Hot Rod said interrupting Wheeljack.
"Oh okay, could I by any chance tell us about what Earth is like since apparently you've been for a long time!" Wheeljack said.
"Well I wouldn't say Bee and I were there the longest since Bulldog was around during World War 1!" Hot Rod explained pointing at Bulldog who was right behind him leaning down trying to collect all the parts that keep falling off from him.
"But he barely remembers anything and from what I've seen, most of the humans are just as aggressive as the Decepticons!" Hot Rod explained the behavior he witnessed from the humans.
"We first met the humans during World War II, they weren't afraid of us due to Bulldog fighting during World War I and Hurricane aiding them at the time. When I entered the space bridge I noticed a group of soldiers staring at me and right beside was Hurricane!" Hot Rod began telling the story of his time during World War II.
World War II:
"Are you Autobot or Decepticon?" Hot Rod asked Hurricane who slowly approached him and gave a mean look.
"What's a Decepticon?" Hurricane asked being older then Hot Rod and was unfamiliar with the faction Hot Rod mentioned.
"What are you doing here?" Hurricane asked.
"I was sent to this planet to search for Megatron!" Hot Rod explained unaware that as of right now, Megatron never traveled to Earth yet.
"I do not know who this Megatron is!" Hurricane explained.
"But you seem like a capable fighter. We could use more muscle in this war!" Hurricane said welcoming Hot Rod to the Allied Forces.
"So wait a minute what's this war all about?" Hot Rod asked.
"Well Nazi-Germany keeps conquering neighboring countries, Japan bombed an American boat and a bunch of other childish nonsense. Point is this entire planet is tearing itself apart!" Hurricane explained why the humans are fighting a war.
"Hey Hurricane!" Bulldog walked towards Hurricane and Hot Rod.
"Who's the new fella?" Bulldog asked.
"This is…..uh"
"Hot Rod!"
"Yes, yes this is Hot Rod!" Hurricane replied to Bulldog. Bulldog then suspiciously looked at Hot Rod, "Bonjour!" Hot Rod said slightly scared by the Cybertronian.
"Anyways, I can't find any trenches to protect, Hurricane" Bulldog explained.
"Oh dear for the last time I told you this isn't World War I it's World War II!" Hurricane explained.
"So…..no trenches right?" Bulldog asked still confused. Hurricane didn't reply but gave him an annoyed look. "I'll take that as a yes!" Bulldog said backing away from the seeker.
"Who was that?" Hot Rod asked.
"That my friend is Bulldog, we fought together during World War I. He got hit in the head by an anti-tank bullet and now suffers from robot dementia, he stills think its World War I!" Hurricane explained Bulldog's origins.
"Primus you look bloody terrible!" Hurricane said about Hot Rod's protoform body.
"Let's find you a form to scan!" Hurricane said as he and Hot Rod went searching for a vehicle to scan. Hot Rod chooses to scan a scout car.
"A scout car huh? I would've suggested a fighter plane quite like myself but whatever works for you I guess!" Hurricane said questioning Hot Rod's choice for a disguise.
"After being recruited into the army, Hurricane and I have been battling with the Allied Forces against Nazi-Germany for a few years now, we were an unstoppable team and then Bumblebee came along and then all four us me, Bumblebee, Hurricane and Bulldog were feared by the Nazis!" Hot Rod said narrating his times in World War II to the Autobots.
"Well from what we've seen Hurricane seems like an ass!" Dino said pointing at the old Autobot seeker.
"You can't blame him Dino, he's old and the war has driven him mad, he tries to isolate himself from everyone including me!" Hot Rod said to Dino.
"He won't even let me thank him!" Hot Rod said with an upset tone in his voice since Hurricane even tries to isolate himself from his own pupil and companion. While Hot Rod was talking to Sideswipe, Dino and Wheeljack. Ratchet had finished repairing Bumblebee's voice-box.
"There we go Bumblebee your voice-box is fixed but it will take a few days until you're finally able to speak!" Ratchet told Bumblebee as he finished doing the repairs on his voice-box. Bumblebee thanked Ratchet but then a bunch of mini-Dinobots ran in front of them and towards the other Autobots.
"What the?" Crosshairs says as he was creeped out by the miniature Dinobots running at them.
"Why are there mini-Dinobots?" Hot Rod asked grabbing a miniature T-Rex.
"Ah yes we forgot that we had those!" Grimlock said following the mini-Dinobots.
"Why do you have miniature versions of yourselves?" Crosshairs asked.
"They are our mini-cons, they power us up, they give us extra weapons but unfortunately they're more wild and childish then Slug!" Grimlock explained the purpose of the mini-Dinobots.
"You know I can hear you right Grimlock?" Slug growls offended by Grimlock causing all the Autobots to laugh. Cade, Cogman and Sir Edmund Burton venture outside where the Autobots are waiting for them.
"So Cade, any news?" Drift asked.
"Yeah so apparently I'm related to King Arthur a legendary knight!" Cade told Drift.
"And that all of you must locate the legendary knight known as Dragonstorm!" Sir Edmund Burton said to the Autobots interrupting Cade Yeager.
"Dragonstorm?" Hound said in confusion.
"Dragonstorm is the most powerful of all the Cybertronian knights, he was Optimus Prime's mentor and our closest friend!" Scorn explained.
"He currently lives in a cave located on top of one of the mountains here in England!" Grimlock explained.
"And why must we find this Dragonstorm?" Crosshairs asked.
"Because when the knights separated from each other, it was meant to protect our kind and the humans. We hid Merlin's staff and his tomb underwater where he is protected by the guardian knights!"
"Dragonstorm remained on Earth to protect this planet from an evil that wishes to claim the staff!" Grimlock explained why finding Dragonstorm is important while Scorn, Strafe and Slug were trying to grab all the mini-Dinobots running around.
"Okay so we must find this staff but how can we wield it?" Sideswipe asked.
"Since Merlin has no existing descendants, only a Cybertronian knight can use the staff or in this case as the prophecy states, the last Cybertronian knight can wield it!" Grimlock said looking towards Hot Rod, Bumblebee notices Grimlock staring at Hot Rod and begins to worry.
"Then we must find Dragonstorm and the staff immediately!" Sideswipe said.
"But we don't know which mountain he is in!" Crosshairs explained.
"We will lead you there Autobots!" Grimlock said with Scorn, Strafe and Slug walking towards him with the mini-Dinobots in their hands. Suddenly TRF vehicles and machinery were in the entrance of Sir Edmund Burton's palace.
"What is that?" Hot Rod asked.
"TRF, but how?" Wheeljack said.
"It's an organization of course they will be scattered across the globe!" Cade explained.
"My lord we need to get you out of here!" Cogman said grabbing Sir Edmund Burton by the arm and dragging him back into the palace.
"We'll take care of them the rest of you get out of here!" Grimlock said as he and his Dinobots transformed into their dinosaur modes.
"Autobots fall back!" Sideswipe yelled.
"Follow me!" Hot Rod told the Autobots knowing his ways around England.
"Bulldog you big lug we have to help them!" Hurricane said as he and Bulldog charged towards the TRF forces with the Dinobots.
"We are the TRF, you are under arrest for the illegal harboring of Transformers. Surrender the aliens to us and we will take you in peacefully!" The TRF officer said with his soldiers and TRF machines guarding the entrance waiting for Edmund Burton to come near them with the Transformers.
"How about you go drink some oil and poison yourself!" Hurricane yelled from a far. The TRF soldier took an offense to that and they were focused on Hurricane's insult that they didn't even react fast enough Grimlock jumped in front of them and destroyed their vehicles and machinery.
"What the hell?"
"Open fire!" The TRF soldier yelled as he and his comrades began firing their guns at the mechanical T-Rex. Grimlock then proceed to breathe fire out of his jaws and to the soldiers engulfing them in flames and killing them. Grimlock sees Sir Edmund Burton and Cogman driving away in a Red McLaren (with Cogman's Aston Martin vehicle form following them), Grimlock, his Dinobots and Hurricane then left to search for the Autobots while Bulldog stayed behind to guard the palace.
"Where are we going?" Hound asked.
"We need to go out of the city just keep following me!" Hot Rod as he continued driving but his Citroen DS form wasn't fast enough so he searched for a new vehicle to scan.
"Oh this looks fast!" Hot Rod focuses his attention on a dark grey and orange 2017 Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4. He proceeds to scan the car and making it his alternate form.
"Wow I love this car!" Hot Rod yelled out loud as he cranked up the speed in his engine.
"Hey wait for us ugh!" Sideswipe groaned.
"He was always so reckless in the academy!" Sideswipe said.
"He just as reckless during the war!" Dino told Sideswipe.
"Hound, Dino, and Bumblebee you're with me we need to catch up to Hot Rod!"
"Roger that!" Hound replied.
"Drift and Crosshairs you two get Cade to safety!"
"Got it, let's go Cade!" Drift replied driving off with Crosshairs and Cade Yeager.
"Wheeljack and Jolt go distract any nearby TRF soldiers and rendezvous back with us when they're gone!" Sideswipe said.
"Copy that Sideswipe, come on Jolt!" Wheeljack replied as he and Jolt slowed down and turned back around. Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Hound continued driving after Hot Rod trying to keep up with him. Because of being disguised as an old Volkswagen, Bumblebee was struggling with keeping up.
"Sideswipe! Bumblebee can't catch up to us!" Hound informed Sideswipe.
"Bee scan a new vehicle NOW!" Sideswipe said to Bumblebee. Bumblebee spotted a black and yellow 2016 Chevrolet Camaro and scanned it.
"Do you think Grimlock took care of those TRF soldiers?" Jolt asked while driving with Wheeljack.
"Hope so but we have to double check for any survivors!" Wheeljack replied back.
"Okay-What the?" Jolt yelled as he saw a helicopter flying above them and firing at them.
"TRF?" Jolt asked as the helicopter proceeded to fire missiles at them.
"Cybertronian missiles? Bad aiming? IT'S A DECEPTICON!" Wheeljack said as he and Jolt transformed into their robot mode, the helicopter transformed in front of them revealing himself to be Blackout. "Wheeljack and Jolt, we have some unfinished business!" Blackout said activating his sharp, pinning propellers on his right arm.
Far away from the Autobots, Cogman and Sir Edmund Burton were driving around in England being chased by more TRF soldiers and police officers aiding the soldiers.
"My lord we have more TRF idiots on our tail!" Cogman told Edmund while driving the vehicle.
"Well then speed up you imbecile!" Sir Edmund Burton replied.
"Ironic sir how you call me an imbecile yet I'm a superior species!" Cogman replies.
"Cogman activate the stealth mode on your Aston Martin!" Sir Edmund Burton said.
"Right on it!" Cogman says as the stealth mode on his Aston Martin body activates firing the multiple TRF soldiers that are chasing Edmund Burton and Cogman. A few vehicles survive unscathed and continue following Sir Edmund Burton and Cogman.
"THE SOLDIERS KEEP SURROUNDING US AND I JUST HAVE SO MUCH ROAD RAGE!" Cogman yells beating on the window of his McLaren showing off his temper.
"Take it easy Cogman!" Sir Edmund Burton says as the two TRF vehicles block their path.
"You want some?" Cogman threatens the soldiers as Edmund gives them the finger.
"My lord you're going to have to exit!" Cogman tells Sir Edmund Burton as he speeds up towards the soldiers.
"What?" Edmund asks confused by what Cogman meant, Cogman opens the right door and pushes Edmund out.
"It's you and me punks!" Cogman says to the soldiers as the McLaren transforms into a Transtector, Cogman then transforms into the head of the body and attacks the TRF vehicles destroying them and killing the soldiers. Cogman then turns around and sees Edmund walking towards him.
"What the hell Cogman? Don't you ever pull the stunt with me again! You know how fragile I am at an old age!" Edmund Burton says walking towards Cogman and waiting for his Transtector body to transform back into its vehicle form.
"Sorry my lord but it was either that or your body getting crushed during the transformation!" Cogman says as his Transtector body transforms back into the red McLaren and Cogman transforming back from a head to a robot. "Hurry my lord get in before more of them show up!" Cogman said opening the car door to let Sir Edmund Burton in.
"Do you think they'll be coming back?" Sir Edmund Burton asked.
"If ghosts exist!" Cogman said as he starts the engine and drives off while laughing with Edmund. Far away from Cogman and Edmund Burton, Jolt and Wheeljack are confronted by Blackout who attempts to attack them.
"Time to die Autobots!" Blackout yells charging towards the two Autobots and attempting to kill them with his propellers.
"Time to fall back!" Wheeljack yells as he and Jolt transform into their vehicle modes and drive away. Hurricane flying in his fighter plane form notices Blackout attempting to kill Wheeljack and Jolt.
"Hmm what's this?" Hurricane asks curiously flying down to the ground to confront Blackout.
"Sideswipe come in!" Wheeljack contacts Sideswipe through the comm-link.
"Sideswipe here!" Sideswipe responds.
"The Decepticons are here, I repeat the Decepticons are here!" Wheeljack yelled through the comm-link.
"Decepticons?" Sideswipe yelled in shock and confusion.
"Here they come right now!" Hound yells as Barricade and Hooligan drive straight towards them.
"We have to get them away from us!" Dino yelled.
"That's quite obvious Dino!"
"BUMBLEBEE BLAST THEM!" Sideswipe yells as Bumblebee transforms into robot mode and fires at Hooligan causing the scavenger to flip over and transform into robot mode. Hooligan falls to the ground while Barricade transforms into robot mode and engages Bumblebee.
"Bumblebee…..You killed Stockade now you will pay!" Barricade said beating Bumblebee on the head with his brass-knuckles. Bumblebee kicks Barricade away and takes out his hammer. Bumblebee then swings his hammer and hits Barricade on the face knocking the enforcer out. Bumblebee then transforms into vehicle mode and drives off.
"Good job Bumblebee!" Sideswipe congratulates Bumblebee for his success in taking out two Decepticons.
"And that's why I'm a great teacher!" Sideswipe says to Dino and Hound showing off his ego.
"Ow that hurt!" Barricade says getting up and recovering from his head wound. He then looks behind him to see Jolt and Wheeljack driving straight towards the Autobots and then looks up to see Blackout flying after them and Hurricane following him.
"Blackout, you're being followed, take him out!" Barricade yelled to Blackout about Hurricane.
"I'm aware of that!" Blackout says flying up higher to above Hurricane only to fly behind Hurricane and fire at him. Blackout manages to hit the old seeker causing the veteran to crash to the ground.
"HURRICANE!" Hot Rod hears the explosion and drives back to check on Hurricane. Hurricane transforms into robot and attempts to get up, Blackout transforms and lands in front of him.
"What's the big idea boy? Why are you chasing after Hot Rod?" Hurricane asked.
"Ancient Decepticon rule, you see an Autobot you take them out!" Blackout says to Hurricane activating the cannon on his chest.
"So you are a Decepticon? Hot Rod told me a lot about you fools during our time fighting Nazis (Hurricane pulls out his pistol) by the way you're uglier then I imagined!" Hurricane says insulting Blackout and his Decepticon brethren.
"HURRICANE WATCH OUT!" Hot Rod yells driving towards Hurricane. Blackout fires from his chest cannon and successfully hits Hurricane on the chest. The impact of the gunshot causes Hurricane to collapse to the ground.
"Now you die old timer!" Blackout begins to walk toward Hurricane preparing to take him out.
"NO!" Hot Rod drives towards Blackout and transforms in mid-air firing at the Decepticon. Hot Rod manages to shoot Blackout on the face knocking out the Decepticon. Hot Rod then rushes to Hurricane's aid.
"Hurricane."
"Don't worry about me little lad, go your friends need your help!" Hurricane says trying to make Hot Rod leave.
"Hurricane about World War II, I just want to say….."
"I know-I know, you're…..welcome!" Hurricane says before he succumbs to his injury and dies. Hot Rod mourns Hurricane for a second before transforming into vehicle mode and re-grouping with the other Autobots. Barricade and Hooligan rush to Blackout's aid and help him get up.
"Megatron won't be pleased!" Hooligan said with a concerned tone in his voice.
"Oh he will, we now have confirmation that the Autobots are in England and now we wait for Megatron and the others to meet up with us so then we can destroy the Autobots while they are leaderless and vulnerable!" Barricade explains to Hooligan why Megatron won't be disappointed. A few hours later Hot Rod re-groups at the mountains with the Autobots and Dinobots.
"Hot Rod what happened out there?" Dino asked.
"Hurricane…..met a Decepticon for the first time…..A mistake that cost his life!" Hot Rod explained.
"Oh kid, we're sorry we know how much that old pile of bolts meant to you!" Crosshairs said for once not acting like a selfish jerk.
"Hey! Where's the old man at?" Cade asked.
"He probably got lost!" Hound said.
"No matter where he is we must continue the mission regardless!" Hot Rod explained.
"Grimlock (Hot Rod looks at Grimlock and the other Dinobots) take us to Dragonstorm!" Hot Rod says as the Autobots and Dinobots travel up the mountains to find Dragonstorm.
TO BE CONTINUED….