Cybertron
In the ruined city of Iacon, a large, menacing grey robot with a large cannon attached to his right arm and a purple symbol on his chest was standing triumphant in a field of robotic corpses. All around him, every building was burning, the streets, littered with dead robots. As the machine stared at the death and destruction around him, a trio of jets were flying towards him. One was grey with red stripes, the one on his right was black and purple, the one on his left was black and blue. They transformed into their robot forms and kneeled in front of the intimidating robot.
"Report, Starscream." Commanded the large machine.
"Iacon is all but conquered, Megatron. The Autobots are all but hunted down and destroyed aside from the Ark." said the grey and red robot.
"Then we shall concentrate our might on their precious Ark and finally destroy Prime and the Autobots!" Said Megatron.
"There's one more thing though, several Autobots managed to escape using the escape pods." Said Starscream.
"Send Blitzwing and a squadron of Seekers to take care of them, the rest of us will launch the Nemesis after the Ark. We have a Prime to kill, and a war to win." Replied Megatron.
Meanwhile at the colossal orange Autobot craft known as the Ark, it's benevolent crew were preparing to launch. In the command bridge, a certain large robot was overseeing his soldiers across the bridge.
"Ratchet, what's the status on the Ark's energon levels?" Optimus asked.
"Levels are stable, we will be able to launch shortly and safely make our journey." Replied a white robot with Red Cross markings on his shoulders on one computer.
"Ironhide, anything on our sensors?" Asked Optimus.
"Nothing, Optimus. But I'll notify the second the Decepticons show up. And Swideswipe and Sunstreaker are on guard duty." Replied a large red robot working on another computer.
"Thank you Ironhide. Wheeljack how are our engines?" Said Optimus.
"Highly operational Optimus, we are almost ready to launch." Replied a white Autobot with a mouthpiece and flashing ear pieces.
Beside Optimus stood an Autobot with blue and red markings whose just as large as Optimus. He was looking rather grim.
"Optimus, are you sure this is the only way? A journey to a world set just between multiple galaxies?." Asked the Autobot.
"Yes, Ultra Magnus. Our world cannot sustain life any longer and we need a new world of operations to stand a chance against the Decepticons." Answered Optimus.
"But why did you send Prowl, Bumblebee and the Aeiralbots away to specific worlds in those galaxies?" Questioned Ultra Magnus.
"That I'm afraid I cannot say, my friend." Replied the Autobot Leader.
"Optimus, we are ready for launch." Said Ratchet.
"Autobots, strap in!" Commanded Optimus as every Autobot on the bridge got into their seats and fastened their seat belts.
"Launching in 3. 2. 1." Said Ratchet just as the Ark's engines ignited and the ship flew into space.
Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and a few other Autobots couldn't help but sadly look down at their dead home world. Neither wanted to leave their planet, but they new it was the only way to survive. Within minutes, Cybertron was but a small sphere to the naked eye.
The journey was long. More than an hour has passed on the Ark. Everyone was quiet. Just then, an alarm blared.
"Optimus! Sensors are picking up a ship approaching our position!" Shouted Ironhide.
Optimus and the other Autobots looked to their side and saw a colossal, dark purple, intimidating ship coming up beside the Ark.
"The Nemesis?! Megatron has caught up to us." Exclaimed Ultra Magnus.
The Ark suddenly shook with extreme force that it nearly made everyone fell.
"Optimus, this Sideswipe! The Decepticons have boarded the Ark on deck three! We are engaging the enemy!"Sideswipe yelled over the intercom.
"I'm on my way, Sideswipe. Hang in there!" Replied Optimus.
"Optimus, a squadron of Seekers are targeting our thruster engines!" Yelled Wheeljack.
"Jetfire, you and Sky Lynx take care of those Seekers!" Commanded Optimus.
"Consider it done, Optimus." Replied Jetfire.
"Ironhide, your with me. Ultra Magnus, you have control over the command bridge." Ordered Optimus as he and Ironhide ran out the door, but not before the red Autobot took out his arm cannons.
"Autobots, focus all weapons on the Nemesis!" Commanded Ultra Magnus.
At the back of the Ark, a dozen seekers were shooting at the thruster engines in robot form. They had just blasted two. Just then, a pair of missiles blasted away two Seekers. The remaining decepticons stopped shooting at the thruster engines and looked for the source of the missiles. One jet and a shuttle flew at them. The jet transformed into his robot mode and the shuttle transformed into something that can only be described as a hybrid of a feline and a bird.
"It's Sky Lynx and the traitor! Kill them!" Yelled one of the Seekers.
"I got dibs on half of them, Jetfire!" The hybrid robot said as he flew towards the seekers and let out a stream of fire from his mouth at them burning away four.
"This is no time for showing off, Sky Lynx!" Said Jetfire as he took out his blaster and shot down a seeker before he could even fire his weapon.
Two more seekers transformed into their jet modes, and Jetfire responded in kind. They chased him, trying to shoot him down, but the Autobot managed to loop behind them and destroyed them. Jetfire transformed into his robot form and looked around for more seekers. Four more seekers suddenly appeared behind Jetfire and charged up their weapons! Suddenly Sky Lynx pounced on three of of them and bit off the head of the last one, startling Jetfire!
"Dammit Sky Lynx! Don't ever do that again!" Exclaimed Jetfire.
"Hey at least I saved your ass AND the thrusters because I'm not seeing any more seekers." Said a proud Sky Lynx.
"Optimus, the thrusters are safe, the seekers are neutralized." Jetfire said.
"Great work, Jetfire. Regroup with me at deck three." Ordered Optimus.
"Roger that, Optimus. Let's go Sky Lynx!" Said Jetfire as he and Sky Lynx transformed and head to deck three of the Ark.
Meanwhile, at the main corridor of deck three, a red and white Autobot with a shoulder cannon was engaging Decepticon troops coming from a hole in the far end of the corridor in a firefight from the left side of the main corridor while another Autobot who's yellow was on the right side.
"Yeah! Eat it Decepti-creeps!" Shouted the yellow Autobot as he shot several Decepticons.
"There's too many, Sunstreaker! And they're not slowing down!" Yelled the red Autobot.
"I hear yah, Swideswipe! They're too close! I'll cover you while you cut the bastards down to size!" Said Sunstreaker.
"Excellent suggestion, bro!" Replied Sideswipe as he jumped in the air towards the Decepticons.
As Sideswipein the air, blades protruded from his armes and landed on one Decepticon with and brought his blades down on him. He sliced down many Decepticon soldiers and every time one tried to attack Sideswide from behind, they were shot dead by Sunstreaker.
"Damn I'm good!" Said Sideswipe as he cut a soldier trying to punch him vertically in half.
"Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble, eject. Operation, divide and conquer." Commanded a voice coming from ahead.
Three very small robots suddenly appeared and attacked Sideswide. One was a black feline, another was a red bird, and the third was a bluish, purple humanoid with pistons on his arms. The bird shot lasers from its maw as he flew around Sideswipe while the Autobot tried to slash it away. The little blue robot used it's pistons to strike the ground and made a small earthquake that made Sideswipe stumble. This allowed the metal feline to pounce on the Autobot and pin him to the ground.
"Sideswipe!" Yelled Sunstreaker as he was about to aid his brother but was shot by someone down the corridor.
A single Decepticon emerged. He was dark blue with a red visor and a mouthpiece as well as a glass chest with a Decepticon symbol on it.
"Soundwave, superior. Autobots inferior." Said the Decepticon.
As Soundwave was about to finish off Sideswipe with his blaster while the small robots held him down, he was suddenly blasted away from the downed Autobot along with the small robots. From behind Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, emerged Ironhide with his arm cannons raised the one and only, Optimus Prime!
"Not today, Soundwave! Ironhide, get Sideswipe and Sunstreaker out of here!" Commanded Optimus.
"Roger that, Optimus!" Replied Ironhide as he pulled Sideswipe and Sunstreaker away to safety.
As Soundwave got up, Starscream appeared next to him.
"You're mine, Prime!" Shouted Starscream as he charged at Optimus.
Starscream shot at Optimus with his arm laser cannons as he ran but the Autobot leader dodge the rounds and hit Starscream with his left hook and head butted him so hard he flew back once he got close. Starscream got back up and was about to charge again when a voice bellowed out.
"Stand down Starscream! Prime is mine and mine alone." Said the deep, menacing voice.
A certain large dark grey robot with an arm cannon and glaring red eyes stepped forward.
"Megatron." Optimus said.
"Prime, it's time we settle this." Said Megatron.
"Agreed, Megatron. One shall stand..." Said Optimus.
"One shall fall!" Finished Megatron as an energy mace appeared in his left hand.
Optimus took out an energy axe. The two leaders stared down at each other for what seemed like minutes. Then with battle cries, they charged at each other with their weapons raised. Their weapons clashed. Optimus then tried head butting Megatron, but the Decipticon leader was only slightly fazed and head butted Prime back which made him stumble back. After a while of weapons clashing, and striking one another with kicks,Megatron managed to strike Optimus in the face with his mace, making him fall to the floor. Megatron held up his fusion arm cannon and charged up a shot.
"Our fight finally ends, Prime." Said a proud Megatron.
But Optimus grabbed the cannon and pusher it aside, making Megatron miss and shooting a hole in the left wall of the corridor. Optimus then got back up and slashed a deep wound in Megatron's chest and blue fluid gushed out of it, and followed up with a punch to the face, making him stumble back a feet. Before Megatron could charge again, Soundwave spoke up.
"Megatron, I have just received reports that the Nemesis has become critically damaged!" Soundwave reported.
Jetfire and Sky Lynx suddenly appeared behind ready to fight. Megatron looked at his wound. Energon was rapidly leaking out like a water fall and his soldiers were mostly beaten. If he kept fighting Optimus, he would most likely die, and lose the war. So Megatron made a decision.
"Decepticons, retreat! This isn't over, Prime!" Said Megatron as he and the other Decepticons retreated to the end of the corridor and out the hole.
"Optimus, we managed to push back the Nemesis, the Decepticons are retreating. The battle is ours!" Ultra Magnus announced on the intercom.
"Wohoo! Hell yeah! That's what I'm talking about." Sky Lynx cried out.
"We've won. Finally." Said a relieved Jetfire.
"Autobots, roll out!." Shouted a triumphant Optimus as they head back to the command bridge.
As Optimus and the other Autobots arrived back at the command bridge. Ultra Magnus was waiting for him.
"Ultra Magnus, report." Said Optimus
"Sunstreaker and Sideswipe are in the med bay but Red alert and Ratchet said they'll live. But the bad news is that our main engines have been greatly damaged during the ship battle, and we only have less than thirty minutes until we drift helplessly in space." Announced Ultra Magnus.
"So this wasn't a victory." Optimus said sadly.
"I'm afraid not, my friend." Ultra Magnus replied.
"Optimus, planet coming in range!" Said Ironhide.
Everyone looked up and saw a light grey planet coming into view.
"Our objective planet. Wheeljack, can we make it?" Asked Optimus.
"Yes, Optimus. But just barely." Answered Wheeljack.
"That will do. Continue the course for the planet." Commanded Optimus.
As Optimus sat back in his command chair, he had been some thoughts on his mind.
"I hope the others have made it to their worlds. But most importantly, I hope they have made contact with THEM." Thought Optimus.
Wohoo! One hell of a battle for both Autobots and Decepticons. And that fight with Optimus and Megatron was just epic! And they made it to their final destination! But what about Blitzwing and a squadron of Seekers sent to intercept the Autobots across the universe. Will Bumblebee, the Aerialbots and the others be alright?
So what do you guys think? Stay tuned to find out.
Note: I should have done this for Peter Cullen's birthday several weeks ago.
This is MergingEmperor7, over and out.
