Back on Cybertron, which had already passed by Jupiter and was slowly nearing Mars, Quintessa and two others were watching a screen that showed what the mech down on Earth was seeing. "It appears that Scourge, or rather, Nemesis Prime, has managed to secure an alt mode and is heading towards where the talisman is." Quintessa commented. "Also, I must commend your work on its success, Jhiaxus."
Said mech had white and orange armor. He had red optics and was slightly hunched. Next to him the other mech, Straxus, was dark blue and bulkier. In his hands was what looked like a weaponized pick-axe. Behind them were an exhausted Optimus Prime and Infernocus, the former looking drain.
"Thank you, my lady. I admit, was not sure Scourge would be able to accept Prime's unique cna. But, it appears I was incorrect. Excluding a change in his face, the new Nemesis Prime still retains all his functions. He will be more than capable than recovering your staff." Jhiaxus said as he rubbed his hands eagerly. "I am curious though, what is to become of Optimus Prime?"
Quintessa frowned as she floated over to said Autobot. Raising his head, Optimus was able to give her a weak glare. "Take him to the holding cells, Infernocus. He and those Protectobots can watch from their confinement as we restore Cybertron and end the only threat to our existence." The sorceress ordered.
The demonic Cybertronian gave a growl in acknowledgement. Grabbing Optimus by the back of his neck, Infernocus pulled the Prime down from his bindings. The weaken Autobot leader could put up little resistance as he was dragged off to a holding cell. Quintessa did not give him a second glance as she went to look at the screen. Nemesis Prime was already half way towards London. As she watched she asked Jhiaxus, "Speaking of we, what has happened to Thunderwing?"
"I'm afraid I lost contact with him after he retreated from his battle with the Autobots. Despite that, I can assure you that he is still on Earth." Jhiaxus replied.
Quintessa frowned. Ever since Thunderwing first arrived to Cybertron and offering his assistance, the Sorceress held her suspicion of the giant mech. He was basically an unknown and even she had no idea when he came online. Still, Thunderwing had been useful so far in her plan to revive Cybertron, getting the Star Seekers to assist in her plans. That didn't mean Quintessa wouldn't be prepared to destroy Thunderwing if he got in her way. In the meantime, other things called for her attention. "Nemesis Prime, remain in the shadows and let the Decepticons and humans do the work. They will force the Autobots to find my staff and lead us to it." Quintessa ordered as she continued watching the screen.
(Bumblebee)
Finally, we focus on Bumblebee as he was swiftly driving through the city, Max, Rex and Zoe inside. Hot Rod had joined them not too long ago. Which was fortunate as they were now being chased by multiple cops and TRF vehicles. At the front were Barricade and Fracture, who had just appeared. :We have Decepticons on our tails, mes amies!: Hot Rod reported.
"Decepticons?!" Max shouted, though he should've expected that the Cons would chasing them.
"Roger, roger!" Bumblebee replied through the radio.
Max let out a grunt. "This is where things get intense." He said to Zoe.
"What, you mean more intense?" She asked, feeling as if things were hard enough to handle with.
Barricade and Fracture were barreling through traffic, working to reach the Autobots. They had already gotten word that the others had failed to capture their targets, with Swindle and Dreadwing being killed. However, the Decepticon Enforcer was sure that their human targets were within the Autobot scout. Still, according to their information, the other Autobot was the guardian of Merlin's last descendant, so they couldn't rule out anything.
"One-way street! One-way street!" Zoe exclaimed as Bumblebee made a hard turn, Hot Rod being forced to turn a corner onto another street to keep up.
"Don't look at me! He's the one that's driving!" Max retorted.
Behind them, several cop cars crashed as they were unable to move fast enough in time to avoid several parked vehicles. Barricade and Fracture were able to get by, though, with the former now beside Bumblebee. The police car began ramming against Bumblebee, trying to knock the Autobot scout off the road.
Max, Rex and Zoe could feel the hits as they bounced side to side inside the transformed Camaro. "Bee, you got to shake this guy!" Max Yelled as he tried to grab onto his seat.
Bumblebee did so by transforming into his Stealth Mode, surprising his passengers. Rotating his plasma cannon on top of him, the yellow mech took aim at the Decepticon. Before Barricade could react, the yellow scout fired several plasma bolts at the Con, causing him to be knocked off the street and forced to transform.
"Now, that's how you get to the big leagues!" Bumblebee declared.
Barricade let out several grunts as he skipped across the road like a pebble. He only stopped when he hit an oncoming truck before lying on the pavement. "Ugh, that hurt." Barricade groaned.
Bumblebee transformed back into his car mode as Cade let his displeasure known. "What the heck? You could do that all along!?" The boy yelled.
He had little time to say anything else when Fracture rammed the rear of Bumblebee, earning annoyed clicks from the yellow scout. However, the femme was not done. Deciding that subtle was no longer an option, Fracture transformed while performing a jump, preparing to use her seismic dischargers. Before she could, though, Hot Rod appeared. "No, you will not, madame! Stop the time!" Hot Rod yelled, firing another time bolt that engulfed Fracture in a time sphere, trapping her in mid-air. The black and orange mech quickly transformed back into vehicle mode and drove off.