Hello, bots and cons. Centurion here and welcome back to Dustformers: Season 2. Were at the final part of Insecticon Swarm. Shrapnel, Bombshell, Kickback, Kamakiri, and Thrillipede have made their appearance and killed most of the Atlesian Military unit, prompting them and the kids to escape the Insecticon hive. Obviously, they didn't get out unscathed as Private Terry Rockwell, Sergeant Orville Garcia, Captain Wilbur Prescott, and most of the grunts. The remaining numbers of the unit along with the kids are hiding out in the bank vault.
In Atlas, the three Mini-Cons whose names are Enertox, Leadtread, and Plutowing have helped break out the families and now are trying to find a way to escape Atlas. How will they accomplish this? Read and find out.
Now, let's finish off Insecticon Swarm!
*Anima. Small Town. 6:00 am*
In the bank vault, no one really slept as they were on edge out of fear of being attacked, though some of them were dozing off. The kids were thankful that Ren was able to sneak out and contact Wheeljack about the Autobots about the now-named Insecticons.
Ruby began looking around and saw a cute sight with Nora and Lily cuddling together. That brought a small smile to her face. She decided to get up and talk to Private Garcia. "Hey."
"Hey." Private Garcia said softly.
"I'm so, so sorry." Ruby said genuinely, tearing up a little herself.
"Don't be, Miss Rose. It's not your fault." Private Garcia relpied. "It's just life in the military. Casualties are to be expected."
"That doesn't matter if it's family." Ruby reasoned. "You have every right to feel what you're feeling right now."
Private Garcia then went ahead and pulled Ruby in for a hug while she cried quietly. "I just can't believe he's really gone."
*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. Families & Mini-Cons. 7:12 am*
Enertox, Leadtread, and Plutowing were walking around with the families following behind them. "So... Are you three Transformers?" Raven asked curiously.
Enertox's optics widened a little. "You know what we are?"
"Thanks to our kids." Willow deadpanned a little.
"I see. Are they with the Autobots or Decepticons?" Leadtread asked.
"I believe they said they are friends with the Autobots." Thora answered.
"Okay, they are indeed the good guys in the war." Plutowing smiled.
"So, how did you three wind up in Atlas?" Ghira asked.
"We don't really remember. All we remember is waking up from our stasis pods in this place. We must've been found by people of this Atlas and brought us here."
"At least we're working together to get out of here." An said. They continued walking trying to find a way to escape Atlas Military Headquarters.
*Anima. Small Town. Bank Vault. 9:31 am*
The Atlesian Military unit and kids had to come up with a game plan no matter what they were feeling at the moment. They had to fight back however they could. If the Insecticons escaped, it would equal chaos. The kids were hoping the Autobots would arrive and help out.
"I repeat, what can we do?" Private Spyke asked.
"That's what we have to figure out," Blake responded.
"We can't fight those things." Private Garcia said shaking a little.
"So, you're gonna just give up." Yang deadpanned.
"Do any of you have any suggestions?" Corporal Weir asked.
"Yeah. We fight back!" Nora declared. "So what if they aren't your standard enemies we're used to? We have to do something! If those things escape, the world will be in danger! We will fight back and with because we can do this! This is our world and we will protect it!"
Everyone who knew Nora looked at her in shock. Nora rarely spoke out like that, but when she did, she would make it count. "That's a good speech, Nora!" Yang and Ruby cheered.
"I have to say, I'm impressed." Weiss smiled.
Lily hugged Nora from behind. "T-Thank you." She said cutely. Nora smiled and ruffled Lily's hair.
Suddenly, they heard chittering. Insecticons were drawing near. They had to get ready for the upcoming battle. The kids ran outside first while Lily stayed in the vault. The remaining Atlesian Military unit ran out after the kids. When they got outside, they saw the five different colored Insecticons along with many drones approaching the small town.
"Alright, guys! Get ready!" Jaune shouted.
A few minutes later, the Insecticons entered the town with the sole intent on killing the humans and faunus that invaded their hive When they saw them standing still, the five leading Insecticons stopped a couple meters in front of them. So, you made this easy, easy." Shrapnel grinned.
"Who says this would be easy?" Yang grinned back.
"The fact that you're all just standing there like lambs to the slaughter." Bombshell pointed out.
Just then, a white, light green portal opened up right behind the kids and blaster shots fired though it hitting the Insecticons further back. "Who...?" Corporal Weir asked. Before anyone else could answer, Wheeljack, Ironhide, Full-Throttle, Wildfire, and Zig and Zag drove through. Thrillipede saw the symbol on the new vehicles.
"Autobots!" She exclaimed.
"What...?" Private Rayne asked quietly.
The vehicles then transformed to robot mode right before their eyes. "Beings from another world..." Erica quietly muttered.
"Anyone call for backup?" Zig grinned before shooting a drone with her Neutron Assault Rifle, killing it within seconds. "So, the enemy is on this planet as well." Kickback stated.
"You bet we are, bug. We'll kick your tailpipes anywhere you are!" Ironhide declared before punching Shrapnel in the faceplate.
"Let's do this!" Full-Trottle shouted.
"You really had to say that?" CLUTCH groaned.
Before he could retort, Thrillipede was in robot mode running toward him attempting to tackle him to the ground. Luckily, Full-Throttle saw this and dodged out of the way. "Come on, Autobot! I just wanna play with you!" Thrillipede exclaimed in an excited voice.
"Sorry, now's not really a good time to play" Full-Throttle responded.
"Who likes surprises?" Wheeljack asked rhetorically as he shot several round yet pointed objects at the ground. The Insecticon drones didn't see them and were electrocuted the second they were touched, making them go offline.
"Whoa! Wheeljack, what toy is that?" Nora asked with a smile.
"Shock Mines."Wheeljack answered. "They're designed to electrocute enemies on contact. Nice, huh?"
"Cool!" Ruby gushed with stars in her eyes.
"Pretty shocking, eh?" Yang punned, to which everybody groaned.
Kamakiri jumped over Wildfire trying to slice her in half but she evaded his attack. She in turn tried to punch Kamakiri, but he blocked it with his arms. "Is that the best you can do?" He transformed to robot mode and kicked Wildfire into a nearby structure.
He began advancing towards the Autobot, but Yang distracted him with a couple fire dust rounds to his side. He kept his composure however, and ran towards Yang, but Wildfire kicked him to the same side.
Zig and Zag fought Kickback and Shrapnel with their skills and weapons. "Too slow, bugs." Zag taunted.
"Are we?" Kickback taunted back as he kicked Zig a couple of feet back. Zig took it though and shot Kickback point-blank range which made him move backward. With Shrapnel, he couldn't do much against Zig's Neutron Assault Rifle fire.
"This isn't working, guys!" Thrillipede screamed.
"Then it's time to up our game, game!" Shrapnel declared. The five Insecticons transformed into their insect forms. This time, though, they transformed further. This was something the kids recognized from the Grimmcons. "They're going to combine!" They exclaimed in their heads. Shrapnel became a torso, Bombshell became the left arm while Kamakiri was the right arm, Thrillipede was the right leg, and Kickback was the left leg. A black head popped out of the larger body with purple eyes and gold antennae.
"WE ARE INFESTOR! WE WILL CONSUME AND DESTROY!" It declared.
"Not again."Weiss groaned.
"I don't think we have a chance against Infestor until we know what his abilities are," Blake said.
"Hey! You're not destroying anything, Decepti-creep!" Nora screamed with pure determination. "I won't let you do what you want to Remnant! I will stop you and all others like you! All life is precious! That's something you'll never understand! I will defeat all of you!" Suddenly, the object in Nora's pocket began glowing with the same light that Jaune had when he transformed into Arcknight. "Transform!" That light covered Nora and seconds later, a large, headless white and pink Transformer body with armor on the shoulders, arms, legs, and chest plate was standing there. Nora was in a robot suit with the exact same colors. "Head On!" She exclaimed as she jumped into the air and transformed into ahead for the body with its own armor. "Time to do this! Let's see what you got against Valkyria!"
Infestor reacted by firing lasers from his antennae which hit the ground and killed three more Atlesian Military grunts instantly. However, this gave Valkyria the opportunity to slug Infestor in the face. Infestor was a little surprised at the new robot's strength, but that didn't deter the new Combiner as Infestor grew a pair of energy wings from his back and flew into the air. "You will not stop us!" Infestor then summoned a swarm of tiny Insecticons and psychically ordered them to attack the group. Another grunt suffered the fate of being killed on the spot by being eaten alive in mere seconds. The swarm moved back up to make another pass but Wheeljack threw a Shock Mine into the air which succeeded in putting down the swarm.
Infestor roared in anger and descended back onto the ground while firing antennae lasers at the ground which the group dodged, though Ironhide and Wheeljack were knocked back a few feet. Valkyria moved behind the Insecticon Combiner and kicked them in the back. Infestor stumbled but retaliated by backhanding Valkyria to the ground. "So, that's how you want to play it, huh?" Valkyria whispered. She brought out her hammer and grenade launcher. Using the grenade launcher first, Valkyria fired several shots at Infestor, hitting the Combiner. Infestor shrugged it off, proving to be a little tougher than anticipated.
"You think that actually hurts us?" Infestor mocked. "You will be the first we consume!"
"Sorry, but I'm not on the menu!" Valkyria retorted as she swung her hammer with great strength and hit Infestor in the chest, sending waves of electricity through the Combiner, causing great pain and anger. Valkyria didn't stop there as she picked up Infestor and threw them to the ground. Infestor didn't see Valkyria's final attack in which she jumped up and used her hammer as weight and slammed straight into Infestor's chest, creating a small shockwave. When the dust settled, The five Insecticons were laying there instead of Infestor.
"You will pay for this, this." Shrapnel growled as he, his comrades, and the remaining Insecticon drones retreated.
"We did it!" Valkyria cheered. She walked back to the group and transformed back.
"That was awesome, Nora!" Ruby and Yang cheered.
"I must admit, that was something." Blake grinned.
"I'm very proud of you, Nora." Ren smiled. Nora pulled him into a hug which he gladly reciprocated. Lily forced herself into the hug as well.
Meanwhile, the Atlesian Military unit was standing there in utter shock to what they just witnessed. Private Garcia, in particular, was just standing there, unable to fire at the Insecticons. Her mind was saying one thing: If it weren't for the ones called the Autobots, they would all be dead or eaten alive. Easy to say not all of them had Private Garcia's train of thought.
As soon as they came, the Autobots vanished through the portal they arrived from, barely making it through before the Bullhead came down to pick everyone who remained up.
*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. Families & Mini-Cons. Main Hangar. 7:10 am*
The families and three Mini-Cons were still walking around the base. The families were mainly wondering when their kids were coming back from the mission they were forced to go on. Suddenly, they heard a Bullhead engine. They realized they were right by the main hangar. They opened the door and saw the Bullhead landing and their kids exited it along with less Atlesian Military soldiers than when they left. They figured out something must've happened.
General Ironwood was waiting for any results that they gathered during the mission. Private Garcia ran past him, crying hard. The general's eyes widened a little at seeing a soldier move past him quickly. "Corporal Weir? What happened out there?"
"We lost some of our people to the enemy, sir." Corporal Weir hung his head low.
"How many?" General Ironwood asked quietly.
"Most of the grunts, Captain Prescott, Private Rockwell, and Sergeant Garcia." Corporal Weir answered just as quietly.
"...I see." General Ironwood said. "What was the enemy?"
"Can I tell you privately in your office?" Corporal Weir suggested.
"Of course." General Ironwood agreed.
Right after General Ironwood and Corporal Weir left the main hangar, the kids and Lily were managing to sneak away from the soldiers and exit the main hangar. "Ruby. Yang." Summer whispered loudly.
The kids turned to the source and saw their families and the Mini-Con trio. "Mom!" Ruby smiled.
They ran to their respective parents and siblings with Lily in tow. "Oh, sweetie. Were so glad you're alright." Kali muttered, petting her daughter's head. Blake purred into the touch and nuzzled into her mother's body.
"What happened, son?" Li asked.
"We met the Insecticons." Ren answered somberly.
"Insecticons?" Willow raised an eyebrow.
"Giant robotic insects." Weiss shivered. "We also think they might be more Decepticons. What are you all doing here in this part of the base?"
"These three Mini-Cons helped us escape." Hercules explained. "They, like us are looking for a way out of here."
"Alright." Yang said. "Now, we have to get out of here."
"No." Ruby suddenly spoke up. "Not until I have a chance to wipe Atlas's records of us from their systems. We can't leave Atlas while they know who we are."
"Ruby brings up a good point." Jaune muttered. He had been mostly quiet throughout most of the mission, so him speaking surprised them a tiny bit." While Atlas knows who we all are, we'll be looking over our shoulders for the rest of our lives."
"So let's see if we can find a data terminal." Ruby grinned.
*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. General Ironwood's Quarters. 7:59 am*
General Ironwood was angry. Hearing about the casualties didn't do him any favors, either. That unit he sent was a good one that got the job done with only one or two casualties. To hear most of the unit get wiped out was causing his blood pressure to almost go through the roof.
Winter was there as well. When she heard about the casualties, she was worrying about her sister and wondering if she was okay. The casualties were upsetting to hear about as well, but Weiss was more important to her.
Corporal Weir told General Ironwood about what happened, mostly. He left out some details regarding the Autobots arriving to help. He did tell him about the robot insects, though.
The general slammed his fists on his desk in anger. "We have to speed up Project: Cyber Warrior." He muttered.
"Sir, are you sure that's wise?" Corporal Weir asked.
"Are you questioning me, Corporal Weir?" General Ironwood growled.
"Of course not, sir." Corporal Weir was unfazed by General Ironwood's growing hostility.
"We have to be ready for the next time we face these things!" General Ironwood declared. "These eight kids hold valuable information they're withholding and we have to get them to extract it by any means."
Suddenly, the alarms sounded, so they all ran out to where the alarm started sounding. When they reached the area where the alarm was sounding, they only caught a portal just disappearing. Winter and Corporal Weir were shocked while General Ironwood was seething. "Excuse me. I'll be in my office." He slowly walked back to his office while Winter worried about Weiss.
*Vale. Vale Forest. The Ark. 10:23 am*
The kids, families, and Mini-Con trio just made it through the ground bridge into the Ark. "I managed to erase us from Atlas's systems." Ruby smiled.
"Now, Atlas won't remember who we are." Yang added.
Nora, Thora, and Romulus were talking and Lily was with them. "You don't have a family anymore, do you?" Romulus asked.
Lily nodded in sadness. Thora picked the little girl up and brought her into a tight hug. "Oh, you poor baby."
"Mommy, Daddy, can we adopt her into our family?" Nora suggested.
"That's a good idea." Romulus smiled. "What do you say, Lily? You want to become another little valkyrie?"
Lily broke down in tears but happy tears and hugged the Valkyrie family. While this was going on... "Everyone. These are the Autobots." Jaune introduced. None of the Autobots said anything, but they felt that they didn't have to. The families of the kids who have helped them so much since coming back online now knew about them. This would be the start of something.
Hello, everyone. With this, the Insecticon Swarm multi-parter is finished. A few things happened in this part:
The five Insecticons combined into Infestor which makes Infestor the second Combiner in Dustformers so far. Infestor's head is the head of Beast Wars Inferno but black with purple eyes and gold antennae. He can summon a swarm of tiny Insecticons to either attack opponents or surround him like a mobile shield. He can also fire lasers from his antennae. He also has a pair of energy insect wings. Like Kamakiri and Thrillipede, the Combiner Infestor belongs to my newest OC contributor: D3ADPOOLK1d. I give special thanks for the contribution. Get this though, actual Transformers has never, ever had an Insecticon Combiner before. Think about that if you want to.
Going back to the Insecticons for a second, I know I only brought in basic drones from the Fall of Cybertron, but others will show up later in Dustformers.
Nora, with her determination to protect Lily, her friends, and even the remaining Atlesian Military unit has sparked the power allowing her to become her own Headmaster: Valkyria! Her Transtector body is white and pink, complete with a Hammer and a Grenade Launcher. Betcha Nora loves being able to become a Transformer just like Jaune. I wonder who will gain this power next.
The kids and soldiers are able to defeat Infestor with the help of Autobots Wheeljack, Ironhide, Zig, Zag, Full-Throttle, and Wildfire. Corporal Matthew Weir, Specialist Erica Flora, Private Dixon Spyke, Private Cassie Rayne, and Private Carrol Garica have had their first experience with the Transformers. Now, it's up to them to decide what they'll do with this new information and experience.
Speaking of the Autobots: Wheeljack finally finished the Ground Bridge, meaning the Autobots can travel anywhere in Remnant. That will be mighty useful as it means they'll no longer be confined to Vale.
When the kids get back to Atlas Military HQ, they sneak away and find their families with the three Mini-Cons. Reunited, they manage to escape Atlas and head back to Vale, but not before Ruby hacks in and wipes all of their information Atlas has gathered about them out of Atlas's systems.
General Ironwood's blood pressure is rising that he's decided to speed up Project: Cyber Warrior. Who knows how that will go further down the line.
Keeping with Wheeljack, he brought a new toy called Shock Mines which electrocute enemies on contact.
Finally, Lily is adopted by the Valkyries and becomes Nora's little sister.
In the end, the families get introduced to the rest of the Autobots, excluding Ratchet who's still in his quarters.
As usual, if you have any ideas for Dustformers: Season 2, please let me know in the comments/reviews, or personally PM me.