Hello, everyone, some of you guys are wondering if Val will get her powers back. The answer is yes, but not too many. See, I reread my old stories and I think I should reduce her powers. And no, "The Little Girl and Smaug" is no longer connected in the Little Girl Series. Instead, Val only has some power due to Project Alpha still inside of her. I am not making her too powerful anymore and not to have too much powers. I hope you understand.
Songs inspired:
-The Other Side by Jason Derulo, Keke Palmer, Max Schneider, Kurt Schneider
-If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes
-Shut Up and Dance by WALK IN THE MOON
Anyways, enjoy the story.
After the war with the Monstrums, they all headed back to their planets, but the Cybertornians stayed at the Isola Della Vita to discuss their departure. Xander returns to Earth, leaving Avira in charge as he and the others must finish one last thing and that is their school field trip. They were lucky that their teachers didn't know they were gone nor finding out that Coach Shaw was gone. Thanks to Meygana and her sister, they made doppelgangers that took their place and made everyone believe that they hadn't left at all. After they finish their stay and get both Miko and Raf to their dream schools, the Cybertronians and Xander shall return back to their planets and restore everything that the Monstrums have taken from them. The Predacons assisted in reloading their Energon supplies for their travel since they have many to spare. Nemesis agrees to transport them, but he must return to Tempest for he is her servant.
"Thanks for giving us a hand with the energons." Bulkhead thanked Nightcore, both of them carrying cubes of Energons to Nemesis.
"Consider this a parting gift for you all have done to save Val." Nightcore said, placing the cubes in storage.
"By the way...how's Val doing?" Bulkhead asked, walking out from the Nemesis to see the others loading up some equipment that Diamond Silk, Foxtrot, and Sage generously offer to them. "I mean, she has no powers anymore, how's she holding up?"
"She's doing fine, she's at the island with her friends, recovering from the battle. In fact, she's getting used to not having powers anymore." Nightcore answered.
"That's good to hear." Bulkhead said, walking over to the others, the Terror Twins aren't there since they have somewhere else to be. "I want to thank her and Celestia for wishing for our planet's restoration."
"We all do, Bulkhead." Bumblebee said in agreement. "They risk their lives in getting to the gate, we should at least thank them properly."
"Well, then, you can find her at the music dome with others. Since Miko is going to try and enter Sunny High."
"Thanks, Nightcore." Bumblebee thanked him which earned a simple wave from the Predacon.
As the Autobots followed Nightcore, Optimus spotted Megatron from a distance, talking with Dreadwing and Skyquake. Curious, Optimus said to the group that he will follow shortly as he was going to check on something. They obeyed and left while Optimus headed towards Megatron talking to Dreadwing.
"Are you sure, Lord Megatron?" Dreadwing asked Megatron in shock, and couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Megatron nodded his head, "Indeed, Dreadwing, I will no longer be the leader of the Decepticons. For I have lost my path all those years ago." He said to Dreadwing.
"But surely the battle we had with the Monstrums can change your mind." Skyquake said, backing up with his brother.
Megatron shook his head as a response. "Even though I redeem myself. I still have many thoughts in my mind...I need time to think, so I will be leaving the Decepticons on your charge, Dreadwing." He said to Dreadwing, shocking him in the process.
"It...it is honor, my lord. But it's only for a while, right? You will return." Dreadwing said hopefully.
"I do not know when I will return or if I will return...I need time to clear my thoughts, understanding life in the other galaxies. Experiencing new culture, relationships...and connections with others. Just like how the Predacons and the Autobots with their allies." Megatron said to Dreadwing and Skyquake. "I trust you and your brother to keep the Decepticons in line before I leave?"
Both Spark-Twins nodded their heads, "We will, Lord Megatron, you have our words." Dreadwing said to his master respectfully, "And we will wait for your arrival."
"We shall see, Dreadwing." Megatron said before noticing Optimus coming over to them, "I see you must've everything, I presume?"
"Indeed, you really wish to do this, Megatron?" Optimus questions him.
"I must, until then, I will see to it that the Decepticons have found their new leader, Dreadwing." Megatron said to Optimus. "My time here has long overdue, and I see to it that the Decepticons will have a better leader."
"The other Decepticons should know about your departure." Optimus said to Megatron.
"I have already informed Tarn, Shockwave, and Soundwave of my departure. Soundwave will broadcast my words to the rest of the Decepticon survivors soon...and I...I shall be off and think through on the events that occur."
"Then...until we meet again, brother." Optimus said, hand outstretched.
Seeing this, Megatron couldn't help but smirk before clapping his hand with his, "Same, brother."
And with that, after letting go, Megatron transforms into his new alt mode and takes off in full speed, far from Earth and Cybertron, and heads to another galaxy. Optimus, Dreadwing, and Skyquake knew very well that he self-banished himself for his past actions.
"Every sentient being, including Megatron, has the capacity to change for the better." Optimus suddenly said, getting the attention to the Spark-Twins.
"Indeed, and when he does find peace, we will greet him with open arms." Dreadwing said, looking at the sky after his master left Earth.
"We shall." Skyquake agrees with his brother.
After that, Optimus left to find the others at the Music Dome, Dreadwing and Skyquake soon followed, wanting to hear how the humans play their music. They pass Poisonhorn and Twoface, who greeted them as they greeted back, before they went their separate ways. The two Predacons were going to move some crates in the storage of Mercury when they spotted Sunstreak and Sideswipe hiding on some crates and looking at the entrance of Mercury. Narrowing their optics, they went over to the two pranksters from behind, wanting to know what mischief they are up to this time.
"What are you idiots doing this time?" Poisonhorn asked them from behind, scaring them out of their minds.
"Shh!" The Terror Twins shushed him before bringing both Poisonhorn and Twoface down, so they won't be spotted, "We're getting back on Damien and Skywarp from those pranks they did on us with Rumble, Frenzy, and the Cyclones." Sunstreak said to them.
The two Predacon adults stared at them in dumbfoundedly, "And you're hiding behind the crates because?" Twoface dared asked.
"To witness our masterpiece!" Sideswipe said with a grin, before he pointed at the entrance of Mercury, "So, when Damien and Skywarp walked out of the entrance, which would trigger the tripwire, which is attached to a bucket of cold-water above the entrance. Which will plummet to the earth, getting said Damien and Skywarp soaking wet...which will make us laugh until we glitch."
Both male Predacons stared at them with confused and disappointed looks, "And yet you could've do a lot of good for the world, if you put your minds to more practical use." Poisonhorn said to them in an irritating tone.
"Yeah, yeah, now Shh! I could hear Skywarp coming!" Sunstreak said as he and Sideswipe peeks from the crates, earning eye rolls from Poisonhorn and Twoface. Thinking about why would Skywarp and Damien be there? Speaking of Skywarp and Damien, the two pranksters appeared from beside them since Skywarp could teleport, they spotted them hiding behind the crates, wanting to know what they were hiding at.
"Whatcha doin'?" Damien whispers to them curiously.
Twoface wasn't fazed and didn't realize that they were here. "Oh, these scrap brains are trying to play a prank on you and Skywarp." He answered casually towards Damien and Skywarp.
"Oh." Was Skywarp and Damien's response.
...
The four suddenly turn to their side with wide eyes when they realize that Skywarp and Damien, who was sitting on Skywarp's shoulder, were here. They were shocked and surprised by their sudden appearance but then realized something. If they were here, then who was exiting from Merc-
"AH!" They heard a femme yelling out in anger as she was splashed by cold water.
They quickly turned back to the entrance and saw Amra was the one that became the twins' victim on their prank. However, their prank angered Arma, and you wouldn't like it when she's angry. Starfleet, Darksteel, and Skylynx were behind her, shocked, and surprised by this. What kind of idiot would prank the deadliest fighter in which case Arma? The Spinosaurus Dinobot lets out a savage growl.
"Is this somebody's idea of a joke?!" Arma roared in rage, scaring the Terror Twins in the process.
Just then, Saphira and Predaking came by, after they heard commotion when they were discussing building a base of operation at the island. And when they heard Arma's yell, they knew something bad was going to happen.
"What is going on here?" Saphira asked in concern.
"And there better be a good explanation about this." Predaking added seriously.
Twoface gestures the Terror Twins, "These idiots just drenched Arma."
"Oh, dear..." Saphira sighs in concern, "Arma is our number one fighter and our deadliest one."
"And why did you prank her?" Predaking asked in annoyance.
"It was an-" Both the Terror Twins were cut off when they heard Arma yelling out angrily.
"WHO THE FRAG DID THIS?!" Arma roared angrily.
Skywarp, Poisonhorn, Twoface, and Damien quickly points at the Terror Twins, not wanting to get accused by their actions, so they decided to snitch at them.
"They did." Damien said.
"These guys." Skywarp added.
"Right here." Poisonhorn joins in.
"Blame them." Twoface points at the Twins.
Sunstreak and Sideswipe gulps in fear as Arma growls at them. "We-we can explain-"
Sideswipe was cuts off when Arma turned into her Spinosaurus and lets out an angry roar at the Terror Twins. Screaming, both Sunstreak and Sideswipe run for their lives as Arma chases after them, wanting to rip their arms off and then slap them with it. Saphira sighs and shakes her head before turning towards Starfleet.
"Starfleet, please prevent Arma from destroying the island on her rampage? Take Darksteel and Skylynx with you for assistance." Saphira ordered the Velociraptor Dinobot.
Starfleet giggled and saluted, "You got it, Queen Saphira!" She said before turning into her Velociraptor mode and goes after her, along with Darksteel and Skylynx following her from behind.
Predaking looks at Poisonhorn and Twoface, "You two should go as well. I don't think they can survive Arma's wrath."
"True." Poisonhorn said in agreement.
"You got, your highness." Twoface with a salute and both of them followed.
"I didn't know you became king already?" Skywarp said in surprise.
"Thanks to Tech, we recently discovered Predaking is the clone of the original king, Pyro Knight." Saphira said with a smile.
"And making him the rightful king but I don't get if he's the king, it means you gave up your queenly hood, but then why would Starfleet call you queen?" Damien asked Saphira.
Predaking made a small smirk and held Saphira's servo gently with his, "Every king needs a queen." He was the one who answered, causing both Damien and Skywarp to realize what he meant. They stared at him with wide eyes and optics, their expressions amused the two royals very much.
"WHAAA?!" Damien and Skywarp exclaimed before Skywarp turned into his alt mode with Damien inside and took him to the Music Dome, so they could tell the others.
Watching them leave in amusement, both Saphira and Predaking couldn't help but shake their helmets at them, "You know, we should've told them that the girls already know about this." Saphira said to Predaking.
The Predacon King simply shook his head, "Now where's the fun in that?" He joked, earning a small hug from his queen.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Autobots made their way to the Music Dome thanks to Nightcore. There, they heard piano music (Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven) when they entered. To their surprise, they saw Miko playing the piano perfectly with Tempest and Meygana tutoring her. The others including the Decepticons and Dracons, minus Starscream and Shockwave, were listening to her play; it was good and perfect enough for her to enter Sunny High. Once she finished, everyone applauded at her performance.
"Wow! Miko, that was great!" Bulkhead said, praising his human companion.
"Yeah! You surely will get into Sunny High!" Quinn said with encouragement.
"Yeah...I guess..." Miko mutters out.
"What's wrong? I thought you're all excited to be in that school?" Jolt asked the human.
"It's just...I'm not into classical music. I like Slash Monkey and want to play it, but the principal isn't a fan of it. If she hears it, she'll not accept me to her school."
"She has a point; Principal Edna is one sassy woman." Meygana said.
"But look at the bright side, Little Mimi, you'll be in that school in a snap." Trickster snaps his fingers to make a point.
"I know, but I want to play something besides Beethoven or Chopin...I want...you know...something exciting." Miko said.
"Oh! I know how to make it more exciting!" Lusha exclaimed happily as she took out a multi-neck electric guitar and it was connected to two big loudspeakers, "Listen as I play Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Symphony in C Minor!"
"Lusha, no!" Jack tries to stop her, but Lusha doesn't listen as she does her thing.
As everyone covers their ears, Tempest grabs the multi-neck electric guitar from Lusha's hands, preventing her from playing. "I think that's enough practice for one day, don't you think?"
Everyone agrees while Lusha just shrugs with a happy grin. Just then, Skywarp and Damien came in full speed, speaking frantically. They didn't get what they meant until they calmed down and said in unison.
"Predaking and Saphira became sparkemates!"
This shocked the male Cybertronians, minus Soundwave, but they notice the others were not fazed, "How come you guys aren't shocked by this?" Damiena asked his friends.
"We're girls, Damien, we figured it out before you did." Gem said, shocking him and the others.
"And then they told us." Mike said, gesturing to the rest of the males.
"Damien pouted and crossed his arms, "Some friends you are." He mutters out, earning laughs from his friends.
"By the way, why are you guys here?" Quinn asked the Autobots, "Is there something you need?"
"Well, we just came and want to say thanks to Val for restoring our planet." Bumblebee thanked them.
"You were gonna thank them too? We were gonna say thanks too." Breakdown said.
"Huh, small world." Mudflap said.
"Oh, really?" Dark asked curiously, earning nods from the group, "Well...to be honest, you should be thanking Celestia, she was the one who wished for your planet to be restored."
"You did?" Crosshair asked in surprise.
"Yes, she did." Val said.
Celestia nodded her head, "Yup. Since you lost your home, I thought it was best that it should be restored. So, you guys can be happy."
"We are very grateful for what you have done." Demon said respectfully, "But may I ask you something?"
"Sure." Celestia said to Dreadwing.
"What was your wish that desire at the Gate of Beginning?" The leader of the Dracon asked her.
"..." Celestia was silent as she recalled how she made the ultimate sacrifice of giving up her wish just to save the planets and Val, "Well...the truth is...I really wanted to wish my mommy back."
"Your carrier?" Drift asked in surprise and curiosity.
Celestia nodded her head, "Uh-huh...my wish was to bring her back and...and also showing where my papa is...so I could finally meet my parents, my birth parents that is." She explains to them, shocking them in the process.
"C..." Smokescreen said softly.
"But I know something bad would happen if I brought my mommy back to the afterlife...so, I gave it up and used my wish to save Laas and Cybertron. And then make sure that Val is no longer the key nor Galatria. So, she can live her life."
"Wow...that's...that's very noble of you." Bluestreak said in awe.
"Yeah, giving up such a wish for us...we don't know what to say." Jazz said with a hint of gratitude.
"Indeed, we are forever in your death for doing such a noble sacrifice." Hot Rod said with a bow.
Both Celestia and Val giggled, "No need. We're okay with you guys being our friends, you don't have to worry." Val said assurance.
"By the way, Val. What was your wish?" Mirage asked her. "Did you wish for your parents to come back?"
"I was but I wanted to wish the Predacons their own planet, so they have somewhere to live happily. But they didn't want it, they said that the island is enough for them." Val explains to them.
"...Wow...that's...that's very generous of you." Smokescreen said with a smile, which they returned. "By the way, how are you used to not having powers?" He asked Val curiously.
Val simply shrugs her shoulders, "Meh. It's strange to not have powers, I couldn't understand the dinosaurs anymore or do anything...but it's okay, I don't mind. I'm just happy that everyone's okay." She said to them, earning smiles from the group.
Then Mike suddenly heard his watch beep, reminding him that they have to go back, "Uh-oh, we should probably head back, there's gonna be an event tomorrow and our doppelgangers can't take our place for too long." Mike said to the others.
Everyone agrees, knowing the Music Festival will start tomorrow. Everyone got up and headed out towards Mercury, meeting up with Optimus, Dreadwing, and Skyquake in the process. The groundbridge opened and the teens and kids got in their guardians' vehicle mode. But before they leave, Tempest looks up to Smokescreen, who looks down at her.
"So...are you going to the Music Festival tomorrow?" Tempest questions him.
Hearing this, Smokescreen was surprised by her questions, and he quickly responded, not wanting to act weird around like he already did. "Yeah! Yeah! Totally! I'll be there."
"Good, the festival starts at eight am sharp, see you there." Tempest responded blankly before she got in Elita-One's vehicle mode before she drove off in the groundbridge with the others.
Smokescreen smiles as turns around and stops when he notices the looks that were given by his teammates and the others, "Wh-what?"
"You two were awfully chummy," Ironhide said, looking at him suspiciously, "What were you guys doing?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all! And...what was that?" Smokescreen suddenly said as he saw Poisonhorn, Twoface, Skylynx, and Darksteel are carrying stretchers that are carrying Sunstreak and Sideswipe, both groaning in pain as they were beaten up pretty badly.
"What happened to them?" Knockout asked, looking at the beat-up Terror Twins.
"Want the long version or the short version?" Twoface asked as he and Poisonhron carries Sunstreak while Darksteel and Skylynx carries Sideswipe.
"Short version." Crosshair answered.
"They were going to get back on Skywarp and Damien for pranking them, they messed up and accidentally pranking Amra in the process, she got mad, she chases them, and then beat them up to a pulp." Twoface answered, "Anyways, is Sage busy?"
"She's down the hall, she just finished up her last patient." Foxtrot answered, working on the monitors.
"Got it." Poisonhorn said as they carried them to other room.
"Wait, where's Arma?" Bulkhead asked them.
"Starfleet took Arma to the training grounds, trying to calm her down after she nearly killed the twins." Twoface answered while Darksteel and Skylynx snickered as they leave.
"Well...that was...interesting." Topspin said.
"Let's just hope Arma has already calmed down by this." Leadfoot said, which everyone agreed.
As they went off to continue their work, the children and teens went to their rooms to get a good day's rest. And ready for the festival tomorrow. But they didn't know something was going to happen to Val when late at night, when everyone was asleep, Val was not aware that unknown golden molecules were in her veins, going through her inside her body. Changing her cells, chromosomes, DNA, and molecules, giving her something that no one knows about.
One the next day, both Val and human Celestia were sleeping soundly on the same bed, but soon Val woke up when she heard someone waking her up. It was Monica the Microraptor. The little dinosaur was chirping about, waking Val up to get breakfast for her. Val sleepily sat up and nodded her head, saying that she will get breakfast for her. But as she rubs her eyes, Val's eyes widen in realization as she looks at Monica, who blinks at her innocently while chirping, saying is she awake yet.
Gasping, Val shakes Celestia awake, "Celestia! Celestia! Wake up! Wake up!"
Celestia jolted awake, "What?! What happened?" She rubs her eyes and looks at Val in confusion as she gives her dragon a big smile.
"My powers! I think...I think they're back!" Val said happily.
"What?!" Celestia looks at her in shock, "Really! That's amazing, but I thought I wished them away?"
"Yeah, me too...maybe Foxtrot knows?" Val said before smiling, "Let's tell the others!"
"Yeah!" Celestia cheers in agreement as they both get off their beds and go to their friends' rooms with Monica trailing behind, wanting to have breakfast.
After telling their friends, they were shocked by this as they contacted Foxtrot who in return contacted Owen, Wu, Marco, Carl, and Archie about this. Spider-Man was there also since he has to inform this Agent Fury and because Dark dragged him here in the first place. They were inside Mercury and were in the lab, where Foxtrot and Diamond Silk were. They were amazed to find that all her chromosomes and cells have rapidly changed, indicating that whatever caused this made her receive her powers.
"How is this possible?" Diamond Silk asked in shock, looking at the data they have on Val.
"I want to know as well, but something about it is strange..." Foxtrot said as she looked at Celestia, "Didn't you wish for all her powers to be taken away?"
"I did, but I don't know what happened." Celestia said honestly, looking at Val.
"Do you think it has something to do with the gate of beginning?" Saphira asked them.
"No, it's something else." Carl said, walking over them calmly, earning looks from the group, waiting for his answer. "It is Project Alpha."
Foxtrot gasped in realization, "Of course! Project Alpha must've given her powers."
"Indeed, Celestia wished for all Val's Galatria powers to be taken, but not Project Alpha, for it is science made on Earth, and it is also part of her blood now." Carl explains to everyone, who finally understood.
"So...does that mean Val got her powers again? All of it?" Quinn asked.
"Mmm...not exactly, she may only receive some powers." Carl said.
"Let's find out then. Mercury, please scan Valentina." Foxtrot ordered.
:Yes, Foxtrot.: Mercury obeyed as he lowered his scanner and proceeded. Thanks to his new upgrades, Mercury can scan anyone that has superpowers. :It appears that Val can talk to animals again, healing...and magic?:
"I know that Project Alpha is in her veins and it automatically gave her powers." Carl added, earning agreements from fellow scientists, "But I never expected her to inherit magic."
"Yeah, I wonder why." Gem asked curiously.
"So...Val has powers again, right?" Owen asked Carl.
He nodded his head, "Indeed. Project Alpha is powerful, but it also has its limits when giving powers, but the magic I am not sure." Carl explained.
Just then, Lusha appeared, wearing her jester outfit, her signature grin plastered on her face, "Can we talk about it after the festival?" She asked with a grin, "After all, it's a celebration!"
"But before you do, there's someone that wishes to see you all." Carl said as he looked over to see Antony coming with Piper the Kippy, a small alien creature with a body of a shake and feathered wings. Val smiles brightly at him and rushes over to Anthony, who smiles and picks her up gently.
"Antony! You're here!" Val cheered happily, making Antony smile.
"Yes, I am." He said kindly as he placed her back down and the others came over to him.
"So, what brings you here Antony?" Owen asked him.
Antony, suddenly saddened, informs them the news. "I have been recruited to be an elite in the Galaxy Knight squadron."
"That's great...but why do you look so gloomy?" Damien asked him.
"That's the thing, I will be moving to a different galaxy, and won't be able to visit all of you anytime soon."
This brought sadness to Val, thinking that she will not be able to see her brother, even though she doesn't know that he is not really her brother, she will still miss him. Antony explains to them because after their battle with the Monstrums, the higherup saw the potential Antony had and moved him up to the elites, where he will work alongside professionals in higher and more dangerous missions, which will make him extremely busy. Val knew that it was her brother's job to serve and protect the entire galaxy from bad guys, even if it means no longer visiting them, but he assures her that he will contact them any time he can.
"I'm gonna miss you, Antony." Val said to him sadly.
Antony ruffles her hair, "Me too, Val. But I won't be alone on my journey. The higherup said I can bring a companion with great skills in survival." Antony said to them.
"Who?" Owen asked Antony.
Antony smiles and moves away a bit, revealing Irelia, the half human/Xenomorph girl, wearing a Galaxy Knight jacket. "Irelia was chosen by them as she shows great skills. They said I need her on many missions."
"Lucky." Damien mutters out with a hint of jealousy, knowing that Irelia will be riding on Antony's ship all the time.
"So...I guess this is goodbye?" Spider-Man asked Antony in a sad tone.
"Not goodbye, more like...'till next time we meet." Antony said as he outstretched his hand, which Spider-Man accepted with a smile.
"Indeed." A new voice came in, revealing to be Vanessa Roxanne. "There is no such thing as goodbyes."
"Grandma!" Val greeted happily as she runs over to her and hugs Vanessa tightly, who hugs her back. "I missed you!"
"I missed you too, my little star. And I am glad that you are well." Vanessa said with a smile.
"So, you're Vanessa. It's nice to finally meet ya. I'm Owen Grady." Owen outstretched his hand and Vanessa shook it.
"It is nice to finally meet you, Owen. Especially everyone in this room for risking their lives to save Val and entire worlds from Thanatos and his followers. You have my deepest gratitude." Vanessa said with a bow.
"It is an honor in serving the battle and protecting Val, Lady Vanessa." Xander said, bowing at Vanessa respectfully.
"Um...Dark?" Spider-Man asked his partner, "Who is that?"
"That's Vanessa Roxanne, and as you recall, she's Val's grandmother. And the reason why she looks young and almost looks like a mom, is because Galatrias are immortal beings, and they can stay young." Dark explains to him, shocking him the process. "Anyways, what brings you here, Van?" Dark asked Vanessa.
"Can't a grandmother say goodbye to her grandson before his departure?" Vanessa said kindly, "I am also here to inform you about Val's magic."
"What is it?" Val asked curiously.
"Your magic stayed behind right after Celestia wished all her powers away." Vanessa said to them.
"But why?" Quinn asked, "Why did the magic left?"
"From what I know, the queen of all magics believe that Val's magic was left behind by the Gate of Beginning, as a gift departing gift." Vanessa said.
"Wait, how do you know about the Queen of Magics?" Spider-Man asked.
"She and I are close friends." Vanessa answered with a wink.
"Wait...did you ask her to come to our aid?" Sage asked Vanessa.
"Yes, and in return, helped turn the tide against the Monstrums." Vanessa answered calmly.
"I do have another question though...if you're Val's grandmother...shouldn't you be the one taking the throne?" Spider-Man asked her.
"No, I have the powers of the Galatrias, but I do not carry the mark of the royal family. Meaning I can't be the queen without it. And besides, Celestia already made Xander the king." Vanessa said while Celestia smiles sheepishly. "And there's something else that you should know, Val." She then looks at Antony. "Antony, it is time to tell her."
Antony looked at his grandmother and then to the others, knowing very well that he needs to tell Val before he leaves. And Antony agreed. He told Val that he wasn't his biological brother. But a genetically engineered second generation super soldier.
Both he and Angel were born in an artificial womb for nine months of gestation. Antony was synthesized of human DNA with Project Beta, becoming an unstoppable force. He even added that he's not even Alma and Oscar's son. The video that reveals Antony as a baby and a child were fakes. Oscar never even had a son with Alma, only had a daughter. Alma only did it to protect him for he is not even human. He has DNA of Azurtex and human DNA of an unknown host. And him being taken was a lie, he was actually given to the Azurtex for protection, training him to defend himself against people that would use him as a weapon. This saddens Val, knowing that Antony is not her brother, but still. He was made by her mom as protector. She didn't care if they weren't related by blood, he is still family and he will always be her brother, much to the joy of Antony. So, with that finalized, they all said their goodbyes to both Antony and Irelia, knowing that they won't see them again, but they won't forget about them.
Val watches Antony's jet leave with him, Irelia and Piper on board. She waves at them, and they wave back as they take off to the stars, starting on their missions. "I'm gonna miss them." Val said sadly.
"We all will, Val." Xander said, patting her head gently, "But this is his mission, to serve and protect other worlds."
"Yeah...speaking of other worlds, how is your planet, Cybertron?" Alex asked Optimus.
"Our home world is once again capable of supporting life and has been rebuilt thanks to the wish of Celestia." Optimus said to her and the others, "But there is much to do for returning Cybertronians that are scattered throughout the galaxies."
"You're leaving?" Miko suddenly asked, coming over to Optimus sadly, "Already?"
"Sorry, Miko, but we have to be there to build a landing field to welcome returning refugees." Bulkhead said sadly. "And we have to make sure that everything is really secured."
"But don't worry, thanks to the island's very own groundbridge, we can visit anytime we want." Jolt assured.
"Yes, and half of us return to Cybertron while the rest stay here, mainly to protect our human companion." Elita-One said, smiling towards Val and Celestia, who smiled back. "Now, let's head back to Sunny City, there's an event after all."
Everyone agreed and they all headed back to Sunny City to celebrate the Music Festival. There were many people, tourists and locals were all enjoying the festivities and cuisines. And on the beach, there was a huge stage with a giant screen TV. There, Lusha cartwheels her way to stage, wearing her jester outfit and grins upside down while doing a handstand.
"Greetings everyone! People of all ages! I welcome you all to Sunny City's Music Festival!" Lusha announced, earning happy cheers as she got herself back on her feet. "We have a real treat for all of you, folks. Because for one week of fun celebration, games, and music! But that's not all, famous people came here to perform as well as the D-Squad! Angelo Z! The Slash Monkey! And more! So, buy your tickets now for donations for our charity! And enjoy the festival everyone!"
Everyone cheers and enjoys the festival. Owen, who was there too along with Marco and Archie, was annoyed that Angelo Z is gonna be there. He doesn't like him in a bad way, it's just that he doesn't want his niece, Val, to have a boyfriend at a very young age, she is not ready. Speaking of Val, she and her friends are enjoying the fun festivities that the city is having. But they have to go to S.A.T.S. where they could see many inventions on display. Turns out, every year, the school has a student showcase. Where students come up with something that would impress the judges and headmaster to let new geniuses into their school. But it's gotta be great.
Raf spent all his time making his invention. A hoverboard to be exact. His hoverboard project has special magnets in the board so that nobody will fall off while riding it and its solar panel charged meaning the more sunlight the hoverboard absorbs the longer it'll stay in the air and its speed will increase. And comes with special breaks. Friday helped him a lot since he is considered a total Einstein in his school. Anyways, when they arrived at the showcase, they saw Friday helping Raf set up his booth, so the judges could see his work.
"Hey, Raf!" Quinn greeted him as they headed towards him.
Raf smiled and greeted back, "Hey, guys! You made it!"
"Yeah, we wouldn't want to miss your work." Trickster said, looking around. "But I gotta say, there are a lot of other gadgets."
"Yeah...I just hope I can get in." Raf said, sounding nervous.
"Sure, you can, you just have to show them what you are capable of." Friday said calmly.
"Yeah...but I need an assistant to test my board." Raf said to them.
That's when Trickster raises his hand. "I'll do it, I always wanted to know what it's like to fly." He said, volunteering on the test drive.
"Thanks, Trickster." Raf said.
Just then, the headmaster and three judges came towards Raf. His friends moved away to allow the judges to see Raf's work. Raf did his best to stay calm as he proceeded in showing off his work.
"Hi...I'm Raf... Rafael Jorge Gonzales Esquivel...I mean...anyways, I've been working on something that I think is pretty cool." Raf said to the judges, "Assisting me is my friend Tristan Deception."
"Call me Trickster."
"And he'll be demonstrating my work." Raf said as he gestured to the Trickster to start. "Trickster, if you please?"
"You got it, little boss." Trickster said as he already knows how to use it.
Trickster made the hoverboard lift from the ground, with no problem lifting Trickster up. The judges were mildly impressed by this until Trickster made the hoverboard zoom away at full speed, creating a strong breeze that blew their hair a bit. Trickster cheered through the wind as he surfs through air. He went to the crowd, shocking them, as he glided through the air on the hoverboard, showing everyone Raf's invention. He then saw Vince drinking soda nearby, acting all cool to a bunch of girls of Sunny High, who were not interested in him, and a mischievous thought came to his mind. Trickster zooms past Vince, causing the bully to spill his soda onto himself, causing the girls to laugh at his misfortune. Trickster flips through the air as he returns back to showcase and is met with the shock judges as he lands the board right next to Raf.
"And that is the presentation, thank you." Raf said, amazing the judges, earning applause from them and the audience.
The headmaster was impressed by Raf's work and made a small smile, "It seems that Friday Scorpio was right. You are indeed a genius worthy of our school." He said to Raf.
"Really?"
"Really, and I hope you can continue your work here." He said as he handed Raf an invitation. "Inform your parents, I would like to meet them and make final preparations for your enrollment."
Raf smiles and accepts the invitation. "Thank you, sir!"
"See you soon." He said as he and the judges moved on to the next contestant while Raf and his friends cheered. Knowing that Raf will go to this school now.
"What did I tell ya, Raf? You did great!" Bumblebee said, in his holoform, carrying Raf on his shoulders.
"I know! I still can't believe that I was able to get into S.A.T.S.!" Raf cheered, holding the invitation. "My parents will be so happy about this."
"And you don't have to worry about finding a host family because you'll be staying with Tempest." Dark, disguised as Danica, said as they walked to the beach. "Now, it's Miko's turn to get into her dream school, aka Sunny High."
Miko sighs and holds onto her sheet-music, "Yeah. I guess I have to play Chopin to get in."
"Yeah, so...she's gonna perform here?" Damien asked, looking at the stage on the beach.
"Yup, this is where she'll play her piano." Meygana answered, "She has to perform live in order to impress the Principal Edna, the judges, and people." Earning a worried groan from Miko, "Oh, don't worry, Trickster is gonna be with you."
"That's even worse! And since when does Trickster know how to play an instrument?" Miko huffs in anger.
"Since forever, I've been very talented in the violin." Trickster said, bringing out a violin, "It will make a great duet."
"Don't push it! I need this chance to get into Sunny High and you better not ruin this for me!" Miko said, glaring at him.
"Don't worry, Little Mimi, I got this." Trickster said with a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Let's give it up for the Cat and Fox, Miko Nakadai and Trickster Deception!" Lusha called out through the speakers.
"Cat and the Fox?! Seriously?!" Miko exclaims in annoyance.
"What? It's a great name." Trickster said as they walked up to stage together, unaware for Miko that Meygana changed her music sheet.
As Miko took her seat on a grand piano and Trickster took out his violin, but before she played, she noticed that the music sheet was different. "What?" She mutters out in confusion before looking at Trickster and to her surprise, there was another violin player (girl) and cello player (male) on stage. Tempest was there holding a bass guitar and Meygana on the drums. Trickster gave a wink to the shocked Miko as he, the violin girl, and cello boy began playing music. Just then, Jack and Rain came to the stage, with microphone in their hands, as they began to sing a song. Trickster quickly signals Miko to follow the beat and she does, surprisingly she somehow knows what to do.
Jack:
In the beginning
I never thought it would be you
When we were chillin'
Smiling in the photo booth
Rain:
But we got closer (Yeah)
'Till you were eating off my spoon
And coming over
And we would talk all afternoon
Jack & Rain:
Tonight, we'll just get drunk
Disturb the peace
Rain:
Bind your hands all over me
Jack:
And then you bite your lip Whisper and say...
Rain:
We're going all the way
Jack & Rain:
Tonight, take me to the other side/
Sparks fly like the Fourth of July
Just take me to the other side
I see that sexy look in your eyes
Jack:
And I know, we ain't friends anymore
Rain:
If we walk down this road,
We'll be lovers for sho'
Jack & Rain:
So tonight, kiss me like it's do or die
And take me to the other side
The crowd cheered at their song. Principal Edna and the judges were impressed by Trickster and Miko's instrumental skills. Val and Celestia cheered them on with their friends, encouraging them to go on. Meanwhile, Sierra, Vince, and Lacey were shocked as they saw how talented Jack, Miko, and Trickster are. Sierra wishes that she was with Jack. She didn't realize how cool and talented he was. Vince became jealous as Jack was getting attention. Vince had an evil thought by throwing a bag of chips at Jack. But before he could, Xander knocks him off his feet while Val and Celestia both 'accidentally' dropped their snow cones on Vince's head, making him the laughing stock of the concert.
Jack:
This could be perfect
But we won't know unless we try
Rain:
I know you're nervous
So just sit back and let me drive
Jack & Rain:
Tonight, we'll just get drunk
Disturb the peace
Jack:
Bind your hands all over me
Rain:
And then you bite your lip
Whisper and say...
Jack:
We're going all the way...
Jack & Rain:
Tonight, take me to the other side
Sparks fly like the fourth of July
Just take me to the other side
I see that sexy look in your eyes
Jack:
And I know, we ain't friends anymore
Rain:
If we walk down this road,
We'll be lovers for sho'
Jack & Rain:
So tonight, kiss me like it's do or die
And take me to the other side!
Just then, Jay came walking on stage with microphone in hand. Everyone cheered at Jay's sudden appearance as they know that he is a member of the D-Squad. This surprised the judges as they never expect to have Jay Archer with them.
Jay:
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Tonight, we'll just get drunk
Disturb the peace
Let your love crash into me
And then you bite your lip
Whisper and say...
We're going all the way...
Jack, Rain, & Jay:
Tonight! Take me to the other side
Sparks fly like the fourth of July
Just take me to the other side
I see that sexy look in your eyes
And I know, we ain't friends anymore
If we walk down this road
We'll be lovers for sho'
So tonight (So tonight) kiss me like it's do or die
And take me to the other side!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Take me to the other side
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
And take me to the other side
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Kiss me like it's do or die
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
And take me to the other side!
As they finished, the whole crowd erupted into cheers, amazed by how talented their performance was. Principal Edna and the judges even cheered, amazed by this as well. Lusha came in and grins at the performers.
"Let's give it up for Cat and Fox! And with them are Jack and Rain the Alpha and Beat! My sister, Meygana, the Queen! The Classical Duo! Tempest the EMPRESS! And singing alongside them is none other than Jay Archer from the D-Squad!" And the crowd erupted in cheers.
"Empress? Is that what everyone calls Tempest?" Aggie asked Friday.
"Yup, Tempest got that title after showing amazing performance, and never losing a single competition, making her the empress while my sister is the queen of the school." Friday explains to them.
"Huh, so that's why she's called the empress." Dark said, disguised as Danica.
When they came down the stage, all their friends congratulated Miko's great piano play, "You did great, Miko-chan!" Yunna said in her human form, hugging her cousin happily, who hugs back.
"You think it was good enough for Principal Edna?" Miko asked hopefully.
"Why don't you ask her yourself." Tempest said, moving away when Principal Edna came walking over to her happily.
"Ooo! Sweetie, now that's what I call piano playing right there." Principal Edna praised with a smile.
"So, you liked it?" Miko asked hopefully.
"Liked it? I loved it!" Principal Edna exclaims happily, "How'd you like to continue like that in Sunny High with your cute little friend?"
"Would I ever! It's my dream to go to this school!" Miko said with a grin.
"Great! Let me inform your parents or guardians' approval about this and you can start next Monday." Principal Edna said to them.
"Oh, they will!" Miko said with a smiling happily.
"I don't need to call my guardian because he's right beside you." Trickster points towards Natrix, disguised as Coach Shaw.
Principal Edna looks over Natrix's human form and finds him quite attractive, "Oh. I definitely want him to be in this school." She then a calling sign with her hand, "Call me." The principal of Sunny High whispers before leaving with the judges, while the others minus Xander snicker in amusement at the blank face Natrix.
Lusha went back on stage to make some announcements. "All right, party people, before I could forget, on Friday Night, we'll be having the Midnight Dance Party at the Sunset Palace! Remember, wear your finest outfits. If you don't have one, all dresses and suits are provided in Planet Stylish! The best fashion store there is!" Every girl, who is all girly, cheered, knowing that they would wear awesome dresses. "That party starts at 7 pm, so don't be late and bring a date if you want!"
And with that announcement, all the students minus Jack and his friends, are excited about the dance, wanting to try new outfits and party like no tomorrow. Jack and Rain are going together, obviously. Meygana has been going with Dark since they are dating. Lusha is hosting the party and no male can handle that wild girl, except her family and friends. Xander asked Angel to be his date, which she agreed to, since he doesn't want to be with the females of Memorial High. And Trickster was going with Miko since she had no choice after losing a bet from him if he could get her tickets to Slash Monkey, which he did and got her backstage passes. And what's worse, she has to wear a dress that is pretty. And Lusha provided her with a very pretty dress. Much to Miko's annoyance and embarrassment.
Speaking of the dance, Tempest was practicing her song with Meygana at the Music Dome in Isola Della Vita. They have to practice for the festival and make sure it goes well. And watching Tempest was Smokescreen. The Young Cybertronian has been looking at Tempest for a while and couldn't stop thinking about her.
"You okay there, Smokey?" Skywarp asked, walking over to him with Damien on his shoulder.
Smokescreen sighs and looks at Tempest, "I...I don't know...maybe. Look, it's complicated, okay? I can't stop thinking about Tempest and it's very frustrating and-"
SLAP!
"OW!"
Smokescreen yelled as Skywarp slapped his face, causing both Tempest and Meygana to stop singing. Noticing this, Smokescreen quickly pushes Skywarp out of the Music Dome, just in time before Meygana and Tempest notice them. Smokescreen drags them out of the dome and towards a clearing. He gave Skywarp an annoyed glare and exclaimed to him.
"What was that for!?"
"Trying to snap you out from your love craziness, and I thought slapping would work...did it work?"
"No! It hurts! Why do you think slapping would work?!"
"...Reason."
"...Well, it didn't work." Smokescreen then sighs and looks at them, "Look, I have to figure out how to stop this before it gets out of hand."
"Right! I should slap you even harder!" Skywarp suggested and Damien agreed.
"What-No!" Smokescreen exclaimed in annoyance.
"He's right, Skywarp." Damien suddenly agrees, much to the relief of Smokescreen, until he says, "We should ask one of the Predacons or Dinobots to do it!"
"Wha-"
Skywarp agrees with this, "Yeah! We should ask Grimlock! He hits hard! Skywarp suggested.
"What-no!"
"Nah, we should use Skylynx or Darksteel! Those two guys can slap really hard!" Damien suggested.
"Can I just-"
"Oh! Oh! Oh! We should ask Predaking! He has a stronger slap!" Sktwarp said with a grin.
"GUYS!" Smokescreen exclaimed, stopping the two pranksters from suggesting more ideas. "None of them are going to slap my problems away!"
"Okay, what about Arma?" Both pranksters said unison.
"NO! You guys are seriously not helping me!"
"Dude, if you can't stop thinking about Tempest so much, why don't you tell her how you feel?" Skywarp suggested.
"That's the thing! Tempest isn't like any femme! She has Dark Energon in her veins, she doesn't talk about feelings, and she hates being flirted at! If she finds out that I fell helm over heels over her, she's going to rip my spark-chamber, right out of my chest, or beat me up like she did to Sunstreak and Sideswipe!" Smokescreen said in fear.
"Don't you think you're exaggerating?" Damien said to Smokescreen.
"Yeah, don't you like her? I mean, you said you love her." Skywaro added.
Smokescreen sighs in annoyance, knowing very well Skywarp would think of that, "I did! I thought it would go away, but it didn't!"
"Come on, dude. It's not that bad, Tempest would totally understand you." Damien said.
"Have you seen how she fought in the final war with the Monstrums? She literally mauled them without breaking a single sweat." Smokescreen reminded them. "She'll do the same to me if she finds out, so don't tell Tempest."
"Tell me what?"
"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Smokescreen, Skywarp, and Damien screamed when they found Tempest, in her Cybertronian form, giving them a blank look with her arms crossed.
"T-Tempest! Wh-What are you...how long have you been here?" Smokescreen asked fearfully.
"Not long, what are babbling about?" Tempest asked him blankly.
"I was...I was...talking with Skywarp and Damien about...about stuff, guy stuff...right guys?" Silence was greeted by Smokescreen, who turned around to see Skywarp and Damien gone. He quickly looked around and saw Skywarp running to the forest as he and Damien both shouted words of encouragement.
"Good luck!"
"Some friends you guys are!" Smokescreen exclaims in annoyance before turning back to Tempest who clears her throat.
"What's wrong with you? You've been acting strange since you came to my house four days ago." Tempest said seriously, narrowing her eyes, "What's really going on? And don't you dare lie to me."
Smokescreen stutters, trying to find the right words to say to her. But her look wasn't giving him much of an option. So, without a choice, he blurted out everything, I mean everything, I mean EVERYTHING.
"All right, I'm gonna say it and get this over with..." Smokescreen said as he looked at Tempest with a serious yet terrified look, "I fell in love with you, okay." Tempest raises an eyebrow in surprise and confusion, "Look...it started when I heard you singing when I was at your place, when you sang, I was...I was falling for you. I...I tried to forget it and think it was nothing but...it didn't...it didn't go away and my feelings for you grew. I didn't want to tell you because...because you hated being flirted at and you would probably kill, which I know you will, and I'm sorry. So, if you don't like what I said, just...just get it over with. I can handle pain...maybe." Smokescreen said, closing his optics and awaited the terrible blow that Tempest would inflict upon him.
But it didn't. Instead of getting a slap on the, he receives a simple response from Tempest. "Wow..."
Opening his optics in confusion, Smokescreen looks at her, "Wow? What do you mean by 'wow'? As in an annoyed wow or an angry wow?"
"Wow as in I'm amazed that you confess to me like that instead of doing ridiculous flirting."
"Well...yeah, I know you hate being flirted with after what happened with my teammates...wait a second...so, you're not mad at me?" Smokescreen asked in shock.
Tempest shook her head, "No. I'm not mad at all, I'm just...touch on what you said. Not every day some guys have the guts to say those things to me." Tempest said to him.
"Really? I mean...really? You're really not angry at me that you would try, and rip open my spark chamber?"
"No...why? You want me to?"
"No! I...I thought you don't like me...since you know...you're not interested." Smokescreen said almost sheepishly.
Tempest raises her brow at him casually, face shows no expression, "Okay then...what if I tell you that I like you as well and I want you to be my date at Midnight Dance at the Sunset Palace this Friday Night, make sure to wear a tux."
"You want me-Seriously?! You really like me and want me to be your date?!" Smokescreen exclaimed in shock, still in disbelief that Tempest, of all people, likes him! "That's-I...wait, is this poss-"
Smokescreen was cut off when Tempest grabbed him by his metal plates and gave him a passionate kiss, shocking Smokescreen in the process as he made a muffled sound of shock. Couldn't believe that Tempest was KISSING him! Watching him from the bushes were Skywarp and Damien, staring at the scene with their mouths dropped while Damien just recorded everything on his phone, including the kissing part. After a few seconds of a passionate kiss, Tempest broke it and looked at a shock looking Smokescreen.
"Is that proof enough for you?" Tempest asked blankly.
"Uh-huh..." Was Smokescreen's only response.
"Great," Tempest said casually, her face still expressionless, as she let go of Smokescreen and was about to walk away but reminded him, "Pick me at before seven, and wear something nice, okay?"
"Uh-huh..." Smokescreen mutters a shock response.
"See you then." And with that, Tempest walks away and heads back to the dome, leaving Smokescreen standing there in disbelief and shock. His mouth was still hanging open.
Soon, Skywarp got out of the bushes and came to Smokescreen's side, he and Damien were both shocked at what they had witnessed and were amazed that Smokescreen was still alive and standing till this day.
"Wow...you don't see every day, ain't the right, Smokey?" Damien asked Smokescreen, who didn't respond, "Smoke?" He and Skywarp looked over to an unmoving yet shock looking Smokescreen, who hadn't moved after Tempest kissed him. "Oh, stars, we need to wake him before anybody notices this."
"Got it!" Skywarp carries Smokescreen like a cardboard and brings him to a place where they could snap him out of it.
Later, at another part of the island's forest, Skywarp and Damien were standing a few feet at a clearing from a dumbfounded Smokescreen, who still hasn't moved yet. With them were Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Skyhowl, Laserbeak, Backtrack and Ransack. Wondering why Smokescreen is like this. And why were some speakers in front of the cadet? That's when Damien broke the silence and answered their questions.
"It's for these occasions, I've kept such a great friendship with Heavy Metal's top guitarist, Lusha Scorpio!" He pointed at Lusha, who was close by with his electrical guitar.
They all looked at him while Rumble and Frenzy waved at Lusha happily, who pointed at them in a friendly way before tuning up her guitar, signaling them all to cover their ears and audios as Lusha played his guitar loudly. It sends a powerful soundwave through the speakers and sends Smokescreen crashing to a pile of leaves. Snapping him out from his trance. They all quickly went over to Smokescreen while praising Lusha in the way.
"Huge fan!" Rumble said to Lusha.
"You rock!" Frenzy added, running past her.
"You're awesome!" Skywarp added.
"Thanks a lot, Lusha!" Damien said as he sat on Skywarp's shoulder while they headed over to Smokescreen.
"Anytime, guys! Anytime!" Lusha said happily.
Skywarp and Ravage helped Smokescreen back on his feet, shaking his head from the sudden loud guitar rip, "You okay, Smokey?" Skywarp asked.
"Uh..." Was all Smokescreen could say. "She asked me out...she asked me out..."
"Who asked you out?" Ravage asked in confusion.
"Long story short, Smokey confesses to Temp. Temp didn't kill him and she also likes him. She then kissed him and made him her date for dance this Friday Night." Damien explained to them, shocking them in the process. "Yeah...it's complicated."
"And amazing how Tempest chose Smokescreen over the others." Skyhowl said to the group.
"I KNOW RIGHT!?" Lusha exclaims happily, standing in front of them, clapping her hands together, "I dreamt the moment for Tempy to finally have a love interest! You know how many boys I tried to ship with her?"
"Uhh...how many exactly?" Ravage dared to ask.
"A LOT! But they always ended up running, screaming, and crying to their mommies, so...meh. Anyways, Smokey! Because of you, Tempy will no longer be single! And now my wish is finally coming true!" Lusha cheered happily as she looked at Smokescreen happily, "I'm gonna make you get ready for your date with Tempy!"
"...I don't have a choice, don't I?" Smokescreen said worriedly.
"NOPE! Now, let's get started!" Lusha said excitedly, earning a fearful gulp from Smokescreen.
And on that big night, the D-Squad members, the Experiments, and their friends (minus Tempest, Meygana, and Lusha) were getting ready for the big night. Val and Celestia wear both matching dresses, both different colors, Val's blue while Celestia's is green, with cute little ribbons on their heads. Everyone was getting dressed for the big night.
"You look sooo CUTE!" Moonracer said to Val and Celestia, taking a lot of pictures of the girls.
Val and Celestia both smiled at her, "Thank you, Moonracer!" They giggled happily.
"This is gonna be an awesome party!" Damien said, wearing a nice suit.
"Yup, and I have a great date." Trickster said, wearing a fancy looking suit while purring towards Miko, who was wearing a black and pink strapless cocktail dress and black flat shoes. Miko's hair was tied to a bun and had lipstick on.
Miko gave an annoyed look, "Hey! I didn't choose this dress! Lusha made me wear this after I lost a bet from her."
"Well, you shouldn't have betted her if she could bend her legs to her head." Sofia told her as Poppy, her dream pixie, was decorating her dress with sparkles.
"How was I supposed to know that Mey's sister was a contortionist!" Miko said in annoyance with a pout, earning laughs from her friends.
Just then, Aquarius walks in with Yunna on her shoulder, who is wearing an elegant dress that matches her eyes. "Hey, guys." Aquarius greeted them.
"Hey, Aquarius, Yunna. I see you two are ready for the dance." Mike said as Aquarius helps Yunna down.
"Wait, you're going to?" Smokescreen asked Aquarius in surprise.
"Yeah, my friends invited me to join in the dance." Aquarius said.
"So, who's your dance partner?" Damien asked.
Aquarius smiles at him, "Bumblebee."
"Bumblebee?" Everyone asked in shock and surprise.
"Yup, Bee asked me to dance. I said yes and well...here we are." Aquarius said with a smile.
"Damn, who knew that this scout has some moves." Dark said with a smirk.
"I'm surprised Saphira and Predaking allowed you to ask her out." Quinn said to Bee.
Bee shrugged, "Well, Saphira agreed to this and was the one who was able to convince Predaking, Posionhorn, and Twoface to let me do it."
"Huh, you know Posionhorn and Twoface are like uncles to Aquarius, that's more surprising how they agree with this." Dark said.
"Yeah..." Bee said, noticing the glares of Predaking, Posionhorn, and Twoface. Indicating that if something happens to Aquarius, he's dead.
"I can't believe Bee was able to go with Aquarius and Yunna is going with Soundwave as her date." Sideswipe said in annoyance, clearly not happy that two of the beautiful femmes were taken.
"Hey, look at the bright side, bro. There are two more pretty femmes out there." Sunstreak said, referring to Mystica and Tempest.
Just then, Lusha came in, wearing a Jester-like dress and a happy grin on her face, "Get ready, ya'll! The limos are ready, and the party awaits!"
"You got it." Owen said as he brought his nieces out with the others.
Smokescreen was about to leave unnoticed so he could pick up Tempest and no one could know, until Lusha blew his cover. "Smokey! Don't forget to pick up Tempy!"
"Shh! Shush! Shh!" Smokescreen shushes her, trying to keep her quiet, but to no avail as it caught everyone's attention.
"What does she mean by pick up Tempy?" Chromia asked him, "Smokescreen, is there something you're not telling us?"
Smokescreen laughs nervously and tries to make up an excuse, but Lusha already has an answer ready, "Tempy likes Smokey and made him his date and I ship them!"
"Lusha!" Smokescreen screams in panic as the craze girl giggles and skips away. He then notices the shock and surprise looks from the group, especially Sunstreak and Sideswipe. "Uh..."
"Tempest...asked you...to be her date?!" Sideswipe exclaimed.
"I...well...you see...we were alone and...I gotta go! Bye!" And with that, Smokescreen transforms and drives to the open groundbridge that Mercury opened up for him to go to Tempest's neighborhood.
"Can you believe this?!" Sideswipe said in shock. "Smokey won over Tempest!"
"Wow, I am impressed." Hound said, amazed how Smokescreen got Tempest to go out with him.
"Yeah, Smokey's all grown up." Crosshair said, chuckling in the process.
"Welp, looks like all three femmes are taken, so I guess I have to make my move before...what in the name of Primus?!" Sunstreak suddenly exclaims when he sees Mystica and Tarn walking together. "Mystica?! You're going with Tarn to the dance?!"
Both Mystica and Tarn stopped in their tracks and looked at him. "No, we're just going to explore the city for the music festival." She answered to Sunstreak casually.
"Yeah...but why Tarn?" Sunstreak asked, gesturing to the Leader of the DJD.
"We both have similar common interests." Mystica answered.
"Indeed, we have." Tarn said with a smirk under his mask.
"Like what?!" Sunstreak exclaims.
"We enjoy sparing, music, cultural history, and strong hatred toward Starscream." Tarm listed out before looking at Mystica, secretly smiling at her.
"I like those things! Kind of...I hate Starscream a lot too!" Sunstreak said.
"But I also don't like numbskulls that do not think before they act." Mystica answered him blankly. "I prefer an intelligent and well trained one."
Tarn smirks at this, knowing she was referring to him. "Now if excuse us, we have to go now. Shall we, dear Mystica?"
"As you may." Both he and Mystica walked away from a shock Sunstreak and towards the groundbridge.
Twoface smirked at this, "Welp. Looks like all the femmes that you like have already been taken." He said, earning annoyed looks from the twins.
"Well...some of them will eventually leave them." Sunstreak pointed.
"I don't know, it looks like it's permanent to me." Poisonhorn said.
"What do you mean?" Both the Terror Twins asked of him.
"Well, Tempest chose Smokescreen, Mystica chose Tarn, and Yunna has chosen Soundwave. Those three femmes have a reason, and that reason is something you two have yet to understand." Poisonhorn said. "And they won't change their minds. Especially Yunna's since she and Soundwave are now together, the clans welcomed him."
"Wait, what now?!" The Terror Twins exclaimed in shock.
"Yup, the three clans accepted Soundwave for he has skills that are great like theirs. So, they welcome him and accepted him as Yunna's new fiancé." Poisonhorn said, learning this from the others.
"Indeed." Foxtrot said in agreement.
"Okay, that's it, we're putting an end to this right now!" Sunstreak said as he and his brother were about to go out, Mercury brought out his immobilizer ray and blasted them, preventing the twins from walking any further.
"Thank you, Mercury." Foxtrot thanked him.
:You are very welcome.: Mercury said.
"Finally, somebody had to shut those pain in the necks up." Chromia said with pure joy.
"Speaking of pain in the neck, where the frag is Starscream?" Breakdown suddenly asked, "He wasn't around when we fought the Monstrums."
"Yeah, where are the two timing, backstabbing, weakling?" Ironhide said, readying his gun.
:In my storage unit.: Mercury suddenly answered, stopping everyone from their tracks.
"...Why?" Arcee asked him.
:Oh, Ms. Lusha has frozen him in a block of ice after finding out that he was trying to betray all of us. And then she asked me to put him in my storage unit until the battle is over...I guess she and I forgot about it until now. Should I unfreeze him?:
"Maybe after the party." Elita-One said with a smile. "After all, the kids deserved this." And everyone agreed.
Meanwhile, Smokescreen was in his holo-form, wearing a tuxedo. He was nervously pacing at Tempest's lawn as he was trying to decide whether or not to ring the doorbell. He was regretting even coming here as he feared that he might mess up. Suddenly, the door opens to reveal Silvereyes in his human form. He heard someone was pacing outside but he didn't expect to be Smokescreen.
"Smokescreen? What are you doing here?"
"Silver! Oh, um...is...is Tempest home? I mean, I know she lives here and...I mean." Smokescreen soon lets out a sigh of defeat and looks at Silvereyes, "I'm here to pick her up to the dance. Is she ready?"
"Oh, yes, Tempest told me about this." Silvereyes said before calling to Tempest, "Tempest! Smokescreen is here!" He then looks at him, "Have fun."
As Silvereyes left, Tempest walked out, wearing a short black dress with dark purple flames. Her hair became neat and was wearing dark purple lipstick and black eyeshadows. Smokescreen's holoform mouth dropped at the sight of Tempest's new look. Finding her even more beautiful.
"You came." Tempest said coldly, snapping out from his trance.
"Y-Yeah...yeah..." He said, still shocked, but soon snaps out of it and gestures to his vehicle form. "Shall we go?"
"Let's." Tempest said as Smokescreen brings her in and drives to the Sunset Palace.
It is a mansion-like castle with a huge garden. There was even a fountain in the center with beautiful lights. Everyone was there in amazing outfits and dresses. Meygana was there as she greeted her girlfriend and her friends. Complimenting them and their outfits. Soon, Smokescreen and Tempest came, both arms wrapped around each other as they entered the garden. Everyone, minus their friends, was shocked to see Tempest with someone.
"Well, someone has finally brought a date to the party." Meygana said to Tempest with a smirk.
"Times change, don't you agree?" Tempest said to Meygana. "Now, let's enjoy this party."
"Yeah, before Vince and his goons try to ruin it." Miko said in annoyance.
"I don't think that would be a problem, Little Mimi." Trickster said in assurance.
"And why is that?" Xander asked.
"Oh, trust me, this party will be a treat." Trickster said with a grin.
When mentioning Vince, the bully was seen at the parking lot after renting a car that he was forbidden to drive after he got his license revoked by his parents from doing illegal street racing. He was going to party in style and was checking himself through his mirror. And as he was about to go, he was suddenly knocked out from behind the head by someone. I mean someone, I mean Impossible Man. The alien prankster got a call from Damien, who Trickster paid, telling him to prevent Vince and his friends from coming to the party to ruin their fun. Impossible Man agreed to help and would soon join them. Right after he gets rid of Vince. So, stuffing him into the trunk, Impossible Man gets on the driver seat and with him were Rocco the Talking ferret and Wheelie. They all got rid of Vince's friends, they tied them up and locked them in Sunny High's janitor closet.
"Ready?" Impossible Man puts on sunglasses.
They followed and put on their shades, "Ready!"
Soon, Impossible Man started driving at full speed. Creating a huge commotion and will be in the news very soon. Returning back to the Sunset Palace, Trickster snickered at the thought as he and the others went over to the dance floor. Sierra and Lacey were in the background, watching sadly and enviously at them. They didn't have dates since all the males are either taken or chose to be in groups. Vince and his friends have yet to arrive for the dance either. Much to the joy of everyone.
Soon, Lusha came on stage and greeted everyone, "Hello, party people! Welcome all for our annual Midnight Dance! Now, before we start this beautiful night, let's give it up for Jack Blackstone to perform a song to a special someone~"
Lusha moves out of the stage as Jack comes on stage with a guitar in hand. With him were a group choir and a band that will help Jack with his music. Everyone cheered towards him as Jack smiled at them, especially to Rain.
"This song is dedicated to my girlfriend, Rain." Jack said, smiling towards a blushing Rain while the rest, minus Xander, cheered at him. Sierra and Lacey didn't cheer since Sierra felt jealousy towards Rain. Since Jack is more interested in Rain than her. And Jack never regrets his decision. Then, he started playing.
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if
I can't have you?
I'm in Toronto and I got this view
But I might as well be in a hotel room, yeah
It doesn't matter 'cause I'm so consumed
Spending all my nights reading texts from you
Everyone, minus both Sierra and Lacey, clapped at Jack's song through the beat with the choir helping out. Rain couldn't help but smile at him. She knew very well that he wrote this song by heart. And she really does love Jack in more ways than one.
Oh, I'm good at keepin' my distance
I know that you're the feelin' I'm missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothin' if I can't have you
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I'm so sorry that my timing's off
But I can't move on if we're still gonna talk
Is it wrong for me to not want half?
I want all of you, all the strings attached
Oh, I'm good at keepin' my distance
I know that you're the feelin' I'm missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothin' if I can't have you
Soon, a spotlight shines down on Rain, surprising her as the crowd moves away and allows her to go to the stage. She did and walked over to Jack, who was smiling at her as he sang. When she reaches the stage, two males that are friends with Jack help her up on stage, as she looks at Jack with a smile.
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I'm trying to move on
Forget you, but I hold on
Everything means nothing
Everything means nothing, babe
I'm trying to move on
Forget you, but I hold on
Everything means nothing if I can't have you, no
Soon, both Jack and Rain started dancing together on stage with the choir singing along. Everyone clapped to the beat while Sierra and Lacey just watched, clearly not happy about this outcome.
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
I can't write one song that's not about you
Can't drink without thinkin' about you
Is it'too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can't have you?
Once Jack finished his song, both of them shared a kiss on the stage, earning cheers from everyone, except for Sierra and Lacey, while Dark smirked and covered Val and Celestia's eyes, clearly too young to see this. After their kiss, Lusha came to stage with a happy grin.
"Let's give it up for Jack!" She said, earning cheers from the crowd.
When both Jack and Rain came down stage, holding hands, Sierra came up to them, clearly upset to see Jack with Rain, "Oh. Sierra, long time no see." Jack greeted her kindly, no longer having a crush on her.
Sierra nodded her head and rubbed her arm, "Y-Yeah, long time...I didn't know you could sing like that." She said, looking at Jack.
"Well...I got help with my cousin, Tempest. She helped me find my talent in singing." Jack said, smiling at his cousin from a distance, who was with Smokescreen.
"Wow...that's cool."
"Yeah, it is." Jack said before holding Rain's hand, "Now if you could excuse us, the dance floor awaits." Rain giggles as Jack takes her to the dance floor, leaving a saddened Sierra.
Meanwhile, Xander was sitting under a gazebo, looking at the stars. He was going to leave planet Earth soon after their trip to Sunny City was over. He has a lot of work to do when running two nations. He was able to convince Principal Bradford that he will be returning back to Europe, thinking that he lives there, and accepted it. Trickster decided to stay at Earth to be with his new friends, mostly with Miko, and go to Sunny High with her while Raf goes to S.A.T.S. Trickster was able to rent an apartment nearby, it was simple yet close to the coastline. Both Raf's and Miko's parents agreed for their children to stay and study at Sunny City's school since they have adult supervision and a kind host family.
"Watcha looking at?" Angel asked, coming over to Xander.
"Nothing much, just getting ready to rule two kingdoms back to their former glory." Xander said to her. "What about you? What will you be doing now?"
"Well, since M.E.C.H. and Thanatos are gone, I was planning to explore other galaxies one day." Angel answered casually as she looked at the stars with a smile, "I wonder what else is beyond Earth's atmosphere."
Xander stares at her calmly, knowing that she wishes to see more of outer space, and since he took a liking to her, Xander offers a once in a lifetime opportunity. "You know, Galatrias know a lot of other galaxies, if you like."
Angel gave him a playful smile, "Are you...are you offering me to go or you're inviting me?"
"A little of both, consider this a gift for helping me and Val."
Angel chuckles at this, "Well, I guess I'm coming along with you."
"What about Mystica? Will she be joining?"
"Yes or no, she still wishes to learn more about her Cybertronian kin, and I have Morphy with me." Angel said with a smile.
"Then, I will be looking forward to showing you to my home." Xander said to her.
Angel smiles, "Well...so do I." As she took out her hand to handshake, but instead, Xander grabbed her hand and pulled her close to him, which surprised Angel in the process. She looks at Xander in surprise as he stares at her softly.
"I will indeed enjoy your stay." And with that, he kissed her passionately, which surprised Angel for a few seconds, before returning the embrace.
As they let go, Angel looked at him with a smile, "What was that for?" She asked playfully to Xander.
"A reward for helping me in more ways than one." Xander said softly with a small smile.
Angel chuckles a bit and hugs him, which he returns as they watch the stars together. Watching them was Dark, who was smirking at them in amusement. Deciding not to intervene, Dark went back to the others and party hard tonight.
"Come on, Danica, let's party!" Meygana said to her girlfriend, who grins at her.
"Hell yeah, we are! Lusha, turn up the music!" Dark ordered the crazed girl, who grins at her.
"YOU GOT IT!" Lusha exclaims happily as she gets on her DJ booth, "Turn up the beat, ya'll!"
Everyone, minus Sierra and Lacey, cheered as Lusha began playing a song that everyone could enjoy. And when the song began playing, everyone, besides Sierra and Lacey, got on the dance floor and partied hard.
Oh. don't you dare look back
Just keep your eyes on me I said you're holding back
She said shut up and dance with me
This woman is my destiny
She said oh, oh, oh,
Shut up and dance with me!
We were victims of the night
The chemical, physical, kryptonite
Helpless to the bass and the fading light
Oh, we were bound to get together
Bound to get together
She took my arm
I don't know how it happened
We took the floor and she said
Jack and Rain dance together to the beat. Laughing at each other as they enjoy the song. Trickster was dancing with Miko, who kept telling him to stop taking the lead. Much to his enjoyment. Smokescreen, no longer nervous around Tempest, got used to the dancing and was able to keep up with Tempest. They had so much fun together. And for the first time in her life, Tempest smiled at him, which shocked the entire Sunny High students because she never smiled at anyone before.
Jay is with Sofia, Mike is with Alex, Andrew is with Cornelia, Yunna is with Soundwave (in his holo-form), and Dark is with Meygana. Aquarius and Bumblebee, in their holo-forms, were dancing together, even though Bee is kind of awkward when dancing, at least they have fun. Leonidas wasn't joining the dance as he was talking with classmates at the punchbowl, chuckling about as they enjoyed the party. Val and Celestia were dancing with Angelo Z, with Owen's adult supervision, he doesn't like his niece being with a boy yet. Aggie, Kendall, Damien, and Gem were dancing too, enjoying the music. Raf was standing at the food table, not really much of a dancer. Just then, Quinn showed up after seeing him alone.
"What's wrong, Raf? Aren't you joining?" She asked Raf.
"I...I'm not much of a dancer." Raf confessed sheepishly. Blushing a bit at his crush.
Just then, Quinn grabbed his arm gently, causing Raf to blush like crazy as he looked at a smiling Quinn, "Come on! It'll be fun!" She said as she dragged Raf into the dance floor, both holding hands as they danced to the beat. Even though Raf awkwardly dances Quinn helped him a lot, much to the joy of Raf.
Oh, don't you dare look back
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you're holding back
She said shut up and dance with me
This woman is my destiny
She said oh, oh, oh,
Shut up and dance with me
A backless dress and some beat up sneaks
My discotheque Juliet teenage dream
I felt it in my chest as she looked at me
I knew we were bound to be together
Bound to be together
She took my arm
I don't know how it happened
We took the floor and she said!
Oh, don't you dare look back
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you're holding back
She said shut up and dance with me
This woman is my destiny
She said oh, oh, oh,
Shut up and dance with me
Oh, c'mon girl!
Meanwhile, on the streets of Sunny City, Impossible Man was on a high speed chase with the police officers, clearly showing that he had broken the speed limit and other driving laws. Wheelie and Rocco cheered as they drove past many redlights with police cars chasing from behind, sirens blaring. Heck, a news copter was there to show on the news. Unaware that Vince was in the trunk of the car, still unconscious.
"You'll never catch us coppers! Yee-Haw!" Impossible Man shouted happily, driving the car out of the city, with the police chasing them.
Deep in her eyes
I think I see the future
I realize this is my last chance
She took my arm
I don't know how it happened
We took the floor and she said!
Oh, don't you dare look back
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you're holding back
She said shut up and dance with me
This woman is my destiny
She said oh, oh, oh,
Shut up and dance!
Watching the Midnight Dance were Mystica and Tarn, they were in a forest at a safe distance. They were admiring the music.
"It amazes me how humans make such catchy music." Tarn said.
"Indeed, humans are full of surprises, don't you think?" Mytsica looks at Tarn, who looks at her with interest.
"Indeed." He said in agreement before taking out his hand, offering it to her. Mystica raises a brow as he looks at him curiously, she could see a smile under his mask as he asked her this, "Can I have this dance?"
"..." Mystica stared at him for a while before accepting it, "You may."
Soon, Tarn spins her towards him as the two Cybertronian dance together, holding hand to hand. Following the beat of the music. Back at the Sunset Palace's Garden, Xander and Angel were still looking at the stars, smiling softly together. And soon, the night sky was soon filled with fireworks, illuminating the darkness.
Don't you dare look back
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you're holding back
She said shut up and dance with me
This woman is my destiny
She said oh, oh, oh,
Shut up and dance with me!
Oh, oh, oh, shut up and dance with me
Oh, oh, oh, shut up and dance with me
And everyone enjoyed their night fun. Well...most of them anyways.
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