The Battle of Autobot City
By SciFiMan
Dedication: This one's for you, Crazomatic. Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews.
A/N: I own nothing. I wish I did, but I don't. You can't sue me because I don't have that much anyway.
I felt that the scene with the battle at Autobot City could have been more detailed. That's what this story's for. I hope you all enjoy.
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They were on a mission. Ironhide, Prowl, Brawn, and Ratchet had been sent by Optimus Prime to make a run to Autobot City to gather energon for an assault on the Decepticons to regain the planet Cybertron. They didn't know that things would change that day. They weren't that far from earth. All of a sudden, there was a blast. There was a big hole in the side of the shuttle. Megatron came in followed by Starscream and the Constructicons. Brawn noticed first.
"Megatron. - Decepticons!"
"Die, Autobots!" said Megatron as he transformed and landed in Starscream's hand. Well-directed shots from the Decepticons hit Brawn and caused him to fall to his death.
Ironhide, Prowl, and Ratchet got up to make one last valiant stand. They aimed their weapons and fired. The Decepticons were too much. Prowl took a lot of hits. The shots caused his internal circuits to explode. Smoke billowed from his mouth and optics as he fell to the ground. Ratchet and Ironhide fell quickly after that. The Decepticons had beaten them.
The other Decepticons then entered and took their places at the controls of the shuttle.
"This was almost too easy, Starscream." said Megatron.
"Much easier, almighty Megatron, than attacking the real threat, the Autobots' moon base."
"You're an idiot, Starscream. When we slip by their early warning systems in their own shuttle and destroy Autobot City, the Autobots will be vanquished forever." Unknown to Megatron, Ironhide had survived. In one last attempt to stop the Decepticons, Ironhide grabbed Megatron's leg to try to pull himself up.
"No!"
"Such heroic nonsense." said Megatron as he shot Ironhide in the head.
"Decepticons, we shall have victory." said Megatron.
"Hail Megatron!" cried the Decepticons as the shuttle flew toward Earth.
On Earth, things were kind of quiet for the Autobots. The Decepticons had been quiet for a while now. The Autobots were kind of worried about that. Ultra Magnus was busy directing the construction of Metroplex.
"Wheeljack, how is everything coming along?" asked Magnus.
"We're right on schedule. We should have the transformation abilities fully installed within the next three days. Metroplex can transform into armored city mode."
"Very good. We now have some extra defenses in case of Decepticon attack." He then turned Grapple and Hoist. "Grapple, how are the shield panels coming along."
"Exactly as I planned it." Said Grapple. "The Decepticons won't be able to get through our defenses once all of the layers of shielding have been installed."
Magnus then turned to Perceptor. "Perceptor, have you seen Hot Rod? I had a few things I wanted him to do."
"He and Daniel went fishing. He promised Spike he would do it."
"Alright. I have a few things to do myself. Supervise the construction until I return."
"Yes, Ultra Magnus."
"Also, tell me when the shuttle arrives from Moon Base 1." Ultra Magnus then transformed and headed for another area of the construction. He came upon the communications area to find Blaster, Trailbreaker, and Red Alert monitoring the scanners.
"Ultra Magnus, we just picked up the shuttle on long range scanners. It should be landing in a few minutes." Said Red Alert.
Away from the city, Hot Rod and Daniel Witwicky were fishing. Hot Rod had promised Spike he would do something with the boy since both of his parents were away.
"Fish are jumping today, huh, Dan-O?" asked Hot Rod.
"I guess so." said Daniel with a sad tone in his voice.
"Hey, what's the matter?"
"Uh, I don't know, Hot Rod."
"Come on, you can tell me."
"Guess I just miss my dad."
"Don't worry, Spike will be back soon... oh hey! I caught something!" Hot Rod then pulled a large fish out of the water. It was very small compared to Hot Rod, but compared to Daniel it was rather large.
"Wow! Look at the size of it!" said Daniel.
"Yep. It's a whopper all right." said Hot Rod.
Daniel then heard a beeping. He pulled a small air traffic monitor out of his pocket. It told him the Autobot shuttle was arriving.
"Hot Rod, the shuttle's coming. Let's watch it land." Daniel said as he gat up and started to run.
"Talk about dull, Daniel."
"Hurry or we'll miss it!" Daniel then jumped on hover board and started off. After a few feet, Daniel hit a rock and lost his balance. He fell off the board. Luckily, Hot Rod caught him.
"If you're going to ride, Dan-O, ride in style." Hot Rod then transformed and placed Daniel in the driver's seat.
After a few minutes, Daniel thought they were at a good spot to see the landing.
"Hey! Let's stop here!"
"Why settle for a peek, Daniel, when you can see everything from Lookout Mountain?" Hot Rod continued to drive. At this time, Kup and a group of Autobots were doing some work on the mountain.
"A little to the left. A little bit more..." Hot Rod then drove through the group of Autobots, almost hitting them.
"Turbo-revvin' young punk! I'll straighten you out yet." Kup yelled at Hot Rod.
The two of them arrived at Lookout Mountain. Daniel got out and ran over to a telescope while Hot Rod transformed. Daniel focused the telescope and noticed something very odd.
"Hot Rod, Look! There's a hole in the shuttle." Hot Rod then lowered his scanning visor to take a lower look at the shuttle.
"What? --- Decepticons!" After noticing the Decepticons, Hot Rod began shooting the shuttle. At the bottom of the mountain, Kup saw what Hot Rod was doing and was quite confused.
"What's that darn fool doing?"
The Decepticons then came out of the shuttle and headed straight for Autobot City.
"Attack!" ordered Megatron. Megatron then turned and shot the mountain causing Hot Rod and Daniel to fall.
"Daniel!" Hot Rod reached out to grab Daniel and managed to pull him to safety. Blitzwing landed and transformed while Shrapnel flew by in insect mode.
"Come on down, Auto-brat." said Blitzwing. Kup transformed and drove toward Blitzwing. Just as Blitzwing had lined up his shot, Kup jumped onto him and bent the cannon. Blitzwing hit Shrapnel, who in turned crashed into him causing both of them to fall down to the ground.
"Huh. Not bad for an old-timer." said Hot Rod.
"Old-timer? That's something you'll never be if you don't get back to the city." Just then, Starscream flew over them and fired a few rounds at them.
"Save it, Kup. Let's burn rubber." The two of them then transformed and headed for the city.
At Autobot City, the Autobots noticed what was going on.
"Ultra Magnus, we got Decepticons." said Windcharger.
"How many?"
"Scanners aren't responding. I can't tell for sure." said Sideswipe.
"Autobots, prepare for battle." The Autobots then transformed and headed outside to counter the Decepticons. Outside, Perceptor was waiting. He was in microscope mode analyzing the advancing Decepticon army.
"Ultra Magnus, a cursory evaluation of Decepticon capability indicates a distinct tactical deficiency."
"In other words, Perceptor..."
"We're outnumbered!" said Springer as he aimed his gun and shot a passing by Decepticon.
"Springer, you and Arcee transform Autobot city. Perceptor, tell Blaster to radio Prime for reinforcements."
"What about me Magnus? What about me? Hm huh hm huh hm huh? I can help. I want to help. What about me?" asked Blurr.
"Blurr, you can help me alert the others."
"Absolutely positively definitely. Nobody can get a job done faster than I can. Nobody, nobody, nobody!" They all then transformed and went in separate directions.
Wheeljack, Windcharger, and Tracks were in the armory. Their mission was simple. They had to get the missile launchers into place.
"Tracks, get the missiles." said Wheeljack. Windcharger had the first launcher in place. Tracks had just put in several missiles.
"I have Megatron right in my sights." said Windcharger. He then fired the missile. Soundwave noticed the launch.
"Megaton, behind you." Megatron saw the missile coming. He shot the missile before it could hit him.
"Die foolish Autobot!" Megatron launched a large burst of energy from his cannon. The force of the blast was intense. Windcharger was knocked away form the control panel and sent into the wall. The large hole in his chest was all that was needed to tell he was gone. Tracks and Wheeljack fired back. Another shot found its way into the armory. The shot hit Wheeljack. The remains of his body landed near Windcharger. Missile fire from the Seekers caused a support beam to hit Tracks. The Protectobots came in at that time.
"First Aid, get Tracks to the repair bay." said Hot Spot. He then transformed and began to put out the fires that had ensued during the firefight.
Across the compound, Arcee and Springer had reached the control center of Autobot City. Arcee hesitated as she looked to the outside of the city.
"Come on, Arcee, Let's go!"
"But Hot Rod and Kup are still outside the city."
"We can't wait. They'll have to take care of themselves. Come on!" The two of them activated the controls that turn Autobot City into an armored station. They then ran down a corridor that was closing. Starscream flew overhead and shot at them.
"Pathetic fools! There's no escape." Starscream transformed and came in for a closer shot. The corridor closed on his foot. Another panel was closing in around him. HE did the only thing he could think of. HE shot his foot to get it loose.
"Oh... Ow! My foot!"
Arcee and Springer activated the final controls of the transformation. The Decepticons were now stuck outside the city.
"Breach their defenses!" said Megatron. The Insecticons headed for the entrance to Autobot City. They were hungry, and began to eat the door.
"Delicious... eh, Shrapnel?" said Kickback.
"Uh, a little heavy on the electrons, electrons."
At that time, Kup and Hot Rod were speeding toward Autobot City. Unfortunately, there were Insecticons in the way.
"The Insecticons are in our way." said Kup.
"Wrong. They're our way in. Yah!" Hot Rod accelerated and jumped the moat surrounding the city. He used Kickback as a ramp to get in to the city. Kup quickly followed behind.
"Let's get to the launchers." Kup said. "We need to fight back."
"Good idea." The two of them then sped off."
Perceptor was on a mission. He needed to get to Blaster. There were explosion everywhere. The Decepticons had just gotten in. He finally made it to the command center. Blaster was enjoying the scene from where he was at.
"Look out, shout. Ow! --- Hey Perceptor, what's shaking, other than this fortress?"
"Blaster, Ultra Magnus sends orders to contact Optimus Prime on Moon Base One."
"All right! Cover your receptors, Perceptor." Blaster then transformed and connected himself to a transmitter. "Optimus Prime, do you read me? The Decepticons are blitzing Autobot City. We're really taking a pounding. Don't know how much longer we can hold out."
Outside, Megatron noticed the radio transmitter was pointed toward the sky. He knew a transmission was going out. "Soundwave, jam that transmission."
"Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat... eject. Operation: Interference." The cassettes were then released from Soundwave's chest and flew up to the radio tower.
"Optimus Prime, do you read me? The Decepticons are blitzing Autobot City. We're really taking a..." the message was cut off at that point as the cassette robots ripped off the satellite dish that was acting as the transmitter.
"First we crack the shell, then we crack the nuts inside." said Rumble as he broke the glass dome. The cassette robots jumped on Perceptor and started to attack him.
"Run, Blaster. Save yourself!"
"No way. Two can play. Sick 'em." Blaster releases his own cassettes. The small robots then begin to fight amongst each other.
"Do you think you got through to Prime?" asked Perceptor.
"Let's hope so. 'Cause if I didn't we're all going to look like burnt-out toaster ovens."
In the medical bay, the Protectobots were busy. Casualties were coming in every few minutes. Someone had just brought Huffer in. He was beat up really bad. He had taken several direct hits to the torso. He was slipping fast. First Aid worked feverishly on Huffer. He welded and crossed wires. He did everything he could to help his friend, but it was too late Huffer was gone. He then turned to a communications station.
"Cosmos, this is First Aid. Do you read me?"
"Loud and clear."
"Are there any survivors on board that shuttle?"
"Unfortunately not. I regret to inform you that Ironhide, Prowl, Brawn, and Ratchet are all dead."
"Thank You. Get back to base. We need all the help we can get."
"I'm on my way."
The news of Ratchet's death hit First Aid hard. He had learned a lot from Ratchet. He considered Ratchet both a mentor and a friend. He had a hard job ahead of him. He had to mend the damaged Autobot mostly by himself. Wheeljack was also dead, and Hoist was probably on the front line. Under his breath, he silently cursed the Decepticons. War was hell. The situation they were all in right then was hell. It was going to get worse.
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More of the next chapter will be original work. I'm writing this to include what happened to many of the Autobots. Many of them were not seen in the episodes after the movie. The next chapter will finish the battle. What happened after the Decepticons entered the city and before sunrise? Find out in the next chapter.
By SciFiMan
Dedication: This one's for you, Crazomatic. Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews.
A/N: I own nothing. I wish I did, but I don't. You can't sue me because I don't have that much anyway.
I felt that the scene with the battle at Autobot City could have been more detailed. That's what this story's for. I hope you all enjoy.
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They were on a mission. Ironhide, Prowl, Brawn, and Ratchet had been sent by Optimus Prime to make a run to Autobot City to gather energon for an assault on the Decepticons to regain the planet Cybertron. They didn't know that things would change that day. They weren't that far from earth. All of a sudden, there was a blast. There was a big hole in the side of the shuttle. Megatron came in followed by Starscream and the Constructicons. Brawn noticed first.
"Megatron. - Decepticons!"
"Die, Autobots!" said Megatron as he transformed and landed in Starscream's hand. Well-directed shots from the Decepticons hit Brawn and caused him to fall to his death.
Ironhide, Prowl, and Ratchet got up to make one last valiant stand. They aimed their weapons and fired. The Decepticons were too much. Prowl took a lot of hits. The shots caused his internal circuits to explode. Smoke billowed from his mouth and optics as he fell to the ground. Ratchet and Ironhide fell quickly after that. The Decepticons had beaten them.
The other Decepticons then entered and took their places at the controls of the shuttle.
"This was almost too easy, Starscream." said Megatron.
"Much easier, almighty Megatron, than attacking the real threat, the Autobots' moon base."
"You're an idiot, Starscream. When we slip by their early warning systems in their own shuttle and destroy Autobot City, the Autobots will be vanquished forever." Unknown to Megatron, Ironhide had survived. In one last attempt to stop the Decepticons, Ironhide grabbed Megatron's leg to try to pull himself up.
"No!"
"Such heroic nonsense." said Megatron as he shot Ironhide in the head.
"Decepticons, we shall have victory." said Megatron.
"Hail Megatron!" cried the Decepticons as the shuttle flew toward Earth.
On Earth, things were kind of quiet for the Autobots. The Decepticons had been quiet for a while now. The Autobots were kind of worried about that. Ultra Magnus was busy directing the construction of Metroplex.
"Wheeljack, how is everything coming along?" asked Magnus.
"We're right on schedule. We should have the transformation abilities fully installed within the next three days. Metroplex can transform into armored city mode."
"Very good. We now have some extra defenses in case of Decepticon attack." He then turned Grapple and Hoist. "Grapple, how are the shield panels coming along."
"Exactly as I planned it." Said Grapple. "The Decepticons won't be able to get through our defenses once all of the layers of shielding have been installed."
Magnus then turned to Perceptor. "Perceptor, have you seen Hot Rod? I had a few things I wanted him to do."
"He and Daniel went fishing. He promised Spike he would do it."
"Alright. I have a few things to do myself. Supervise the construction until I return."
"Yes, Ultra Magnus."
"Also, tell me when the shuttle arrives from Moon Base 1." Ultra Magnus then transformed and headed for another area of the construction. He came upon the communications area to find Blaster, Trailbreaker, and Red Alert monitoring the scanners.
"Ultra Magnus, we just picked up the shuttle on long range scanners. It should be landing in a few minutes." Said Red Alert.
Away from the city, Hot Rod and Daniel Witwicky were fishing. Hot Rod had promised Spike he would do something with the boy since both of his parents were away.
"Fish are jumping today, huh, Dan-O?" asked Hot Rod.
"I guess so." said Daniel with a sad tone in his voice.
"Hey, what's the matter?"
"Uh, I don't know, Hot Rod."
"Come on, you can tell me."
"Guess I just miss my dad."
"Don't worry, Spike will be back soon... oh hey! I caught something!" Hot Rod then pulled a large fish out of the water. It was very small compared to Hot Rod, but compared to Daniel it was rather large.
"Wow! Look at the size of it!" said Daniel.
"Yep. It's a whopper all right." said Hot Rod.
Daniel then heard a beeping. He pulled a small air traffic monitor out of his pocket. It told him the Autobot shuttle was arriving.
"Hot Rod, the shuttle's coming. Let's watch it land." Daniel said as he gat up and started to run.
"Talk about dull, Daniel."
"Hurry or we'll miss it!" Daniel then jumped on hover board and started off. After a few feet, Daniel hit a rock and lost his balance. He fell off the board. Luckily, Hot Rod caught him.
"If you're going to ride, Dan-O, ride in style." Hot Rod then transformed and placed Daniel in the driver's seat.
After a few minutes, Daniel thought they were at a good spot to see the landing.
"Hey! Let's stop here!"
"Why settle for a peek, Daniel, when you can see everything from Lookout Mountain?" Hot Rod continued to drive. At this time, Kup and a group of Autobots were doing some work on the mountain.
"A little to the left. A little bit more..." Hot Rod then drove through the group of Autobots, almost hitting them.
"Turbo-revvin' young punk! I'll straighten you out yet." Kup yelled at Hot Rod.
The two of them arrived at Lookout Mountain. Daniel got out and ran over to a telescope while Hot Rod transformed. Daniel focused the telescope and noticed something very odd.
"Hot Rod, Look! There's a hole in the shuttle." Hot Rod then lowered his scanning visor to take a lower look at the shuttle.
"What? --- Decepticons!" After noticing the Decepticons, Hot Rod began shooting the shuttle. At the bottom of the mountain, Kup saw what Hot Rod was doing and was quite confused.
"What's that darn fool doing?"
The Decepticons then came out of the shuttle and headed straight for Autobot City.
"Attack!" ordered Megatron. Megatron then turned and shot the mountain causing Hot Rod and Daniel to fall.
"Daniel!" Hot Rod reached out to grab Daniel and managed to pull him to safety. Blitzwing landed and transformed while Shrapnel flew by in insect mode.
"Come on down, Auto-brat." said Blitzwing. Kup transformed and drove toward Blitzwing. Just as Blitzwing had lined up his shot, Kup jumped onto him and bent the cannon. Blitzwing hit Shrapnel, who in turned crashed into him causing both of them to fall down to the ground.
"Huh. Not bad for an old-timer." said Hot Rod.
"Old-timer? That's something you'll never be if you don't get back to the city." Just then, Starscream flew over them and fired a few rounds at them.
"Save it, Kup. Let's burn rubber." The two of them then transformed and headed for the city.
At Autobot City, the Autobots noticed what was going on.
"Ultra Magnus, we got Decepticons." said Windcharger.
"How many?"
"Scanners aren't responding. I can't tell for sure." said Sideswipe.
"Autobots, prepare for battle." The Autobots then transformed and headed outside to counter the Decepticons. Outside, Perceptor was waiting. He was in microscope mode analyzing the advancing Decepticon army.
"Ultra Magnus, a cursory evaluation of Decepticon capability indicates a distinct tactical deficiency."
"In other words, Perceptor..."
"We're outnumbered!" said Springer as he aimed his gun and shot a passing by Decepticon.
"Springer, you and Arcee transform Autobot city. Perceptor, tell Blaster to radio Prime for reinforcements."
"What about me Magnus? What about me? Hm huh hm huh hm huh? I can help. I want to help. What about me?" asked Blurr.
"Blurr, you can help me alert the others."
"Absolutely positively definitely. Nobody can get a job done faster than I can. Nobody, nobody, nobody!" They all then transformed and went in separate directions.
Wheeljack, Windcharger, and Tracks were in the armory. Their mission was simple. They had to get the missile launchers into place.
"Tracks, get the missiles." said Wheeljack. Windcharger had the first launcher in place. Tracks had just put in several missiles.
"I have Megatron right in my sights." said Windcharger. He then fired the missile. Soundwave noticed the launch.
"Megaton, behind you." Megatron saw the missile coming. He shot the missile before it could hit him.
"Die foolish Autobot!" Megatron launched a large burst of energy from his cannon. The force of the blast was intense. Windcharger was knocked away form the control panel and sent into the wall. The large hole in his chest was all that was needed to tell he was gone. Tracks and Wheeljack fired back. Another shot found its way into the armory. The shot hit Wheeljack. The remains of his body landed near Windcharger. Missile fire from the Seekers caused a support beam to hit Tracks. The Protectobots came in at that time.
"First Aid, get Tracks to the repair bay." said Hot Spot. He then transformed and began to put out the fires that had ensued during the firefight.
Across the compound, Arcee and Springer had reached the control center of Autobot City. Arcee hesitated as she looked to the outside of the city.
"Come on, Arcee, Let's go!"
"But Hot Rod and Kup are still outside the city."
"We can't wait. They'll have to take care of themselves. Come on!" The two of them activated the controls that turn Autobot City into an armored station. They then ran down a corridor that was closing. Starscream flew overhead and shot at them.
"Pathetic fools! There's no escape." Starscream transformed and came in for a closer shot. The corridor closed on his foot. Another panel was closing in around him. HE did the only thing he could think of. HE shot his foot to get it loose.
"Oh... Ow! My foot!"
Arcee and Springer activated the final controls of the transformation. The Decepticons were now stuck outside the city.
"Breach their defenses!" said Megatron. The Insecticons headed for the entrance to Autobot City. They were hungry, and began to eat the door.
"Delicious... eh, Shrapnel?" said Kickback.
"Uh, a little heavy on the electrons, electrons."
At that time, Kup and Hot Rod were speeding toward Autobot City. Unfortunately, there were Insecticons in the way.
"The Insecticons are in our way." said Kup.
"Wrong. They're our way in. Yah!" Hot Rod accelerated and jumped the moat surrounding the city. He used Kickback as a ramp to get in to the city. Kup quickly followed behind.
"Let's get to the launchers." Kup said. "We need to fight back."
"Good idea." The two of them then sped off."
Perceptor was on a mission. He needed to get to Blaster. There were explosion everywhere. The Decepticons had just gotten in. He finally made it to the command center. Blaster was enjoying the scene from where he was at.
"Look out, shout. Ow! --- Hey Perceptor, what's shaking, other than this fortress?"
"Blaster, Ultra Magnus sends orders to contact Optimus Prime on Moon Base One."
"All right! Cover your receptors, Perceptor." Blaster then transformed and connected himself to a transmitter. "Optimus Prime, do you read me? The Decepticons are blitzing Autobot City. We're really taking a pounding. Don't know how much longer we can hold out."
Outside, Megatron noticed the radio transmitter was pointed toward the sky. He knew a transmission was going out. "Soundwave, jam that transmission."
"Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat... eject. Operation: Interference." The cassettes were then released from Soundwave's chest and flew up to the radio tower.
"Optimus Prime, do you read me? The Decepticons are blitzing Autobot City. We're really taking a..." the message was cut off at that point as the cassette robots ripped off the satellite dish that was acting as the transmitter.
"First we crack the shell, then we crack the nuts inside." said Rumble as he broke the glass dome. The cassette robots jumped on Perceptor and started to attack him.
"Run, Blaster. Save yourself!"
"No way. Two can play. Sick 'em." Blaster releases his own cassettes. The small robots then begin to fight amongst each other.
"Do you think you got through to Prime?" asked Perceptor.
"Let's hope so. 'Cause if I didn't we're all going to look like burnt-out toaster ovens."
In the medical bay, the Protectobots were busy. Casualties were coming in every few minutes. Someone had just brought Huffer in. He was beat up really bad. He had taken several direct hits to the torso. He was slipping fast. First Aid worked feverishly on Huffer. He welded and crossed wires. He did everything he could to help his friend, but it was too late Huffer was gone. He then turned to a communications station.
"Cosmos, this is First Aid. Do you read me?"
"Loud and clear."
"Are there any survivors on board that shuttle?"
"Unfortunately not. I regret to inform you that Ironhide, Prowl, Brawn, and Ratchet are all dead."
"Thank You. Get back to base. We need all the help we can get."
"I'm on my way."
The news of Ratchet's death hit First Aid hard. He had learned a lot from Ratchet. He considered Ratchet both a mentor and a friend. He had a hard job ahead of him. He had to mend the damaged Autobot mostly by himself. Wheeljack was also dead, and Hoist was probably on the front line. Under his breath, he silently cursed the Decepticons. War was hell. The situation they were all in right then was hell. It was going to get worse.
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More of the next chapter will be original work. I'm writing this to include what happened to many of the Autobots. Many of them were not seen in the episodes after the movie. The next chapter will finish the battle. What happened after the Decepticons entered the city and before sunrise? Find out in the next chapter.