Chapter 3: Defending the Ark. Part 2.
Optimus Prime, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight continued staring up at the giant cybertronian known as Metroplex within his giant hand. This had been totally unexpected, but they knew he was on their side.
Luz: "Uhh O-O-Optimus, are you sure this guy is safe with us?"
Twilight: "Yeah, he doesn't really look that gentle."
Optimus Prime: "Don't worry to 3, he's one of us."
Luz, Sunset, and Twilight felt better, but they still stared up at the metal giant.
Metroplex: "Awaiting your orders."
Getting the message, Optimus Prime knew what he had to do now.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, you must destroy the warp cannons at the west side of our base."
Metroplex: "Affirmative."
With that, Metroplex started letting Optimus and the 3 girls back on the ground. At that moment, Donnie called through Optimus's com unit.
Donnie: "Optimus, are you there?"
Optimus Prime: "Affirmative Donatello."
Donnie: "Oh there you are, you went offline for a few minutes."
Optimus Prime: "My apologies, we just found ourselves a lot more firepower."
Then, Metroplex started lowering his hand to the ground. Optimus and the 3 girls saw this, and they realized he was letting them move on.
Donnie: "You better hurry guys, the Ark's about to fall apart."
Optimus Prime: "Then let's roll out!"
With that, they all jumped down onto the ground. Optimus Prime transformed into his battle truck form, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight climbed in, and they drove off.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex head east, we'll do our best to keep up."
Metroplex: "On my way."
Just then, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight started seeing a giant shadow coming over them. Before they knew it, Metroplex was slowly stepping over them faster than Optimus was driving. Even before Metroplex had gotten ahead of them, all 3 of the girls had their jaws dropped.
Twilight: "Oh…..my…god."
Luz: "Woah, that is some titan."
Sunset: "I think I'm already liking this guy."
Suddenly, they saw 3 tank omnidroids blocking their way up ahead.
Twilight: "Oh no, look out!"
Suddenly, 2 missiles came shooting down from the sky and blasted the omnidroids to bits. When they looked towards Metroplex, they saw that the missiles had been shot from 1 of his cannons.
Optimus Prime: "Great shot Metroplex."
Up ahead, they could see the first warp cannon. But it was on the other side of a rock-bridge, but it was broken.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex I have a visual of the first warp cannon, but the bridge ahead is out."
Suddenly, Metroplex appeared beside where the bridge was.
Metroplex: "Allow me to assist you Optimus Prime."
At that moment, Metroplex brought up his left hand and put it leveled into the space where the bridge should be. Optimus Prime drove across, and it felt just as smooth.
Twilight: "Woooah."
Luz: "This is one smooth bridge."
After they crossed, they saw Fluttershy kneeling down by Lori who looked pretty beaten up. She had a black eye, the bottom of her tank top was ripped, and her hair was a bit messy.
Luan and Lynn were standing nearby keeping guard. Luz, Sunset, and Twilight climbed out of Optimus before he transformed, then they came over by their friends.
Twilight: "Fluttershy, what happened?"
Fluttershy: "Lori got hit too many times by 1 of these insecticons, and she became how we see her now."
Lynn: "We're standing by to make sure nobody hurts our big sis again."
Optimus Prime observed the situation, then he thought about the insecticons they mentioned.
Optimus Prime: "Where were the insecticons last seen?"
Luan: "Just over that ridge Optimus."
Optimus looked over at the ridge ahead, there was a slope reaching the top of it.
Optimus Prime: "Finish patching up Lori and then take her back to headquarters, we'll take it from here."
Lynn:(solutes) "Yes sir!"
Optimus Prime: "This way."
With that, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight followed Optimus Prime up the slope. When they reached the top, the first warp cannon was right there. Optimus Prime thought for a moment, then he contacted Metroplex through his com unit.
Optimus Prime: "I'm still tapped into your targeting computers Metroplex. If we resink, I can designate targets for you."
Metroplex: "Target sequinizing initiating."
Down on the other side of the slope, they saw a few of Gru's minions trying to fight off some vehicon troopers.
Sunset: "Optimus, we gotta get down there and help those minions."
Optimus Prime: "You're right Sunset, follow me."
With that, Optimus Prime and the 3 girls jumped down to help the minions. Optimus brought out his machine gun, then he immediately shot down 4 vehicons in just 2 ½ seconds. Luz and Twilight saw this, and they were completely amazed.
Luz: "Nice shooting Prime."
Just then, they heard 1 of the minions shout in warning while pointing towards the sky. As they looked where he was pointing, an insecticon flew down towards them, transformed, and then landed on the ground with a *boom.*
The insecticon turned towards the heroes with a snarl, and then let out a mighty howl causing the minions to scream in fear.
Luz: "I'm guessing that's the insecticon that beat up Lori."
Sunset: "I believe so."
The insecticon started stomping towards them while twiddling its claws, but Optimus Prime and the 3 girls just stood their ground.
Optimus Prime:(to the minions) "Give us some cover fire."
Luz: "Yeah, we got this."
So the insecticon started charging at the heroes, but then Optimus Prime tripped it with a leg sweep. Once it was laying down, Luz slapped 1 of her fire gliffs on its forehead. After just 1 ½ seconds, the insecticons head burst into a fiery explosion. Once it was headless, Optimus Prime picked up it's body and tossed it out of sight.
Twilight:(raises her hands) "And it's good!"
Just then, 3 more insecticons jumped down into view looking mighty vicious.
Sunset: "You've gotta be kidding me."
Optimus Prime: "Minions, we need that cover fire!"
With a push of courage, some of the minions each got a rocket launcher ready to fire. As the insecticons started charging, Optimus and the 3 girls did the same.
Sunset ran towards 1 of the insecticons, then she jumped onto its head forcing it to fall down. She then pulled out a pocket knife, and then she stabbed it in the insecticons eye. After that, Luz summoned an ice pillar underneath it sending it flying out of sight.
The other 2 insecticons came charging, but this time it was the minions turn to shine. Each of the rocket-launching minions shot a missile at the same time, then the 2 insecticons got hit by 3 missiles each. Luckily, it was enough to fully defeat them. All the minions cheered for their victory,
Metroplex: "Target sequencing completed, awaiting your coordinates Optimus Prime."
Twilight: "I'll handle this Optimus."
With that, Twilight suddenly pulled out a red flare gun. She shot a flare towards the warp cannon, and it landed right on its side. Before long, Metroplex could see the red glowing smoke coming from the cannon.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, take out that warp cannon!"
Metroplex: "Consider it done."
With that, Optimus Prime, Luz, Sunset, Twilight, and the minions all watched as Metroplex stomped over to the warp cannon. Then he tore off the actual cannon piece, finally he gave a huge punch into the side of it. The whole gang of heroes cheered for Metroplex's work.
Luz: "Whoooo, now that's smashing!"
Optimus Prime: "1 down, 2 more to go."
Metroplex: "Lead the way Optimus Prime."
After that, Optimus Prime turned back towards the minions.
Optimus Prime: "Secure the area, then head back to base."
After the minions saluted, Optimus Prime turned back into his battle truck mode. The 3 girls climbed in, and then they drove off. As they traveled, they could already hear Metroplex stomping across their land to help them in their little war.
Twilight: "Sounds like our old titan is still on the move."
Sunset: "I'm so glad we get to have him by our side."
As they stopped they suddenly stopped at a ledge where they could see a bunch of krang bots on another land bridge, and they had a few of their energy cannons with them as well. They were all shooting at Metroplex, and he was heading straight for the bridge they were on.
Luz: "Looks like Metroplex already has his hands full."
Sunset: "Don't worry, he can handle it."
Suddenly, Metroplex raised up both of his hands and smashed them down on the bridge in front of him. The bridge, the krang bots, and their cannons were completely demolished, but there were still a few krang bots on the left ledge shooting at Metroplex as he went by.
Optimus Prime: "We'll take care of them."
After the girls climbed out again, Optimus converted back into his robot form. He brought up his plasma cannon from his left arm, and he started shooting at some of the krang bots.
Krang bot #1: "It is the one called Optimus Prime."
Twilight:(cracks her knuckles) "We got these guys."
With that, the gang jumped down and charged at the krang bots. Luz brought out her glifs for fire magic, and then shot a blast of fire at 3 krang bots each.
Twilight pulled a windmill kick on another bot, and then Optimus Prime blasted away the last 2. Soon enough, all the krang bots were down.
Optimus Prime: "Area secured."
Sunset: "Good, now let's-
But before Sunset could finish, they heard someone's voice coming through Optimus Prime's com unit.
Tulip: "This is Tulip, we're under heavy fire. I repeat, we're under heavy fire."
Luz: "That's Tulip!"
Just then, they heard an explosion come from somewhere above. Before they knew it, they saw Tulip's homemade plane falling down after it caught fire.
Tulip: "We're hit, we're hit! Brace for cr-
But before Tulip could finish, they lost her signal.
Twilight: "Oh no, we gotta go help them!"
Optimus Prime: "Follow me."
With that, the 3 girls followed Optimus Prime until they came to a tall ledge. When they got there, they had a good view of where Junior and Tulip had crash landed their plane. And to make matters worse, a group of vehicon troopers were closing in on them.
Vehicon #1: "Ha, 2 worthless heroes to finish off."
Optimus and the 3 girls could see how scared Junior and Tulip looked from where they were, and they did not like how it looked.
Sunset: "What do we do Optimus?"
Optimus Prime: "Twilight, ready your flare."
While Twilight got her flare gun ready, Optimus Prime spoke to Metroplex through his com unit.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, I found some bullies who need to be taught a lesson."
Metroplex: "Affirmative."
With that, Twilight shot a flare near where the vehicons were. Before they knew it, Metroplex shot a couple missiles from 1 of his cannons. It set off a very loud humming noise, and Junior, Tulip, and the Vehicons got completely confused on what was going on. But suddenly, the 2 missiles came shooting down on the vehicons forming a huge explosion. Luckily Junior and Tulip weren't hurt, but the same couldn't be said for the vehicons.
Tulip: "Woah."
Junior: "What the….."
Then Optimus Prime, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight ran over to them.
Sunset: "Are you guys okay?"
Tulip: "Yeah, thanks."
Then the 2 looked up towards Metroplex.
Junior: "But who the heck is that guy!?"
Optimus Prime: "Say hello to our new ally, Metroplex."
Junior and Tulip stared up at Metroplex in awe, just then they heard the sound of hard shooting coming from nearby.
Twilight: "We better go see what's going on over there."
Optimus Prime: "Junior, Tulip, it'll be safer if you come with us."
Junior: "Oh thank you Sir."
With that, they ran towards where they heard the shooting. When they reached an open area by the start of a narrow chasm, they saw 2 tank omnidroids shooting towards where Bulkhead was trying to get cover. Near him were Eruptor, Johnny, Ash, Buddy, and Darnell, they were doing their best to keep cover from the 2 tank omnidroids.
Luz: "Uh oh."
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, can you take out those tank omnidroids?"
Metroplex: "Negative, must recharge weapons."
Sunset: "Looks like we're gonna have to deal with this ourselves."
Optimus Prime: "I'll handle this."
With that, Optimus Prime carefully pulled his star saber out from his back. After he did so, Luz, Sunset, Twilight, Junior, and Tulip stared in amazement at it. Next, Optimus swung his star saber about sending a blue glowing energy wave at the omnidroids. The wave was so wide, it knocked out both omnidroids at the same time.
Tulip: "Wow, 2 for the price of 1!"
Twilight: "Come on, let's go check on the others."
With that, they ran over towards their friends.
Bulkhead: "Optimus, over here!"
Optimus and his team went over behind the cover spot and joined Bulkhead and his team.
Optimus Prime: "Bulkhead, I thought I ordered you to protect the Ark."
Bulkhead: "Never made it, who's your big friend?"
Optimus Prime: "We can't stay Bulkhead, we've got to move on and destroy the next warp cannon."
Luz: "Yeah, before the cannon destroys us."
Bulkhead: "Optimus, we're low on energon. There's more villains coming in, you leave and-
But before Bulkhead could finish, Optimus heard Wheeljack through his com unit.
Wheeljack: "Optimus, this is Wheeljack! The Ark's shields are gone, there's not much time left."
Bulkhead: "Go, we'll cover you."
Optimus Prime: "No, we face them together."
Johnny: "But Optimus, don't you need to destroy those big cannons?"
Sunset: "Don't worry, we've got Metroplex on our side."
With that, she gestured over at Metroplex who was doing his best to defend himself from all the cannon-fire.
Ash: "Wow, that's quite a giant."
Eruptor: "Yeah, can't wait to see what damage he can do."
Optimus Prime: "Stand tall everyone, here they come!"
At that moment, a group of triceraton soldiers started heading their way. Most of them stopped and started shooting at them, but about 3-4 of them were still charging at the heroes.
Buddy Thunderstruck: "Incoming!"
Johnny: "I got this!"
Just then, Johnny took out his battle stick he used in the show at Redshore city and charged at 1 of the triceraton soldiers. He jumped and did a barrel roll over the soldier. But while he was above him, he whacked his stick on the soldiers head making him fall to the ground.
Ash: "Oh, let me get in on this!"
As Ash started running towards another soldier it tried blasting her, but she dodged every single shot. She jumped up and pulled a roundhouse kick at the soldier, and it started stumbling backwards. Once Ash jumped back down, she held in a sneeze sending a bunch of her quills shooting at the soldier's face before it finally fell .
Eruptor: "My turn!"
As another soldier started charging, Eruptor simply shot a few blasts of lava at it instantly defeating it.
Buddy Thunderstruck: "Kaboom baby!"
But then, there was trouble.
Optimus Prime: "Marauder, on the right!"
Before they knew it, a huge enemy marauder came rolling up. Once it stopped, it started shooting fireballs at the heroes. The heroes went running back and forth, they did whatever they could to find cover.
Darnell: "Incoming!"
Optimus Prime, Luz, Ash, and Sunset hid behind a large rock, and Optimus knew just what to do.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, are you recharged yet?"
Metroplex: "Affirmative."
Optimus Prime: "I need you to attack those marauders."
With that, Metroplex shot a couple missiles into the sky. Before long, they shot down on the marauder blowing it to smithereens. About 2-3 of the triceraton soldiers were blown away by the explosion, but the rest stood their ground.
Luz: "Oh yeah, that marauder is scrap!"
But just then, a group of Belos's guards showed up. Some each had a spear, but some had no weapons at all.
Eruptor: "Heads up, more enemies approaching."
Suddenly, 1 of the guards shot a white lightning bolt towards Johnny and Twilight. Optimus Prime then brought a plasma cannon from both of his hands, and he started shooting at some of the guards—along with some of the triceraton soldiers.
Buddy Thunderstruck: "Oh yeah, in your faces you big bullies!"
The rest of the group cheered for Optimus's work. But suddenly, they noticed that the remaining guards and triceraton soldiers were starting to run away.
Optimus Prime: "They're retreating."
Before long, they climbed aboard a drop ship and flew away. Suddenly, a large red targeting beacon was seen moving across the ground.
Bulkhead: "Incoming, they're selling the plasa!"
Optimus Prime looked up to the side, and he saw that the next warp cannon was sending the beacon.
Optimus Prime: "It's coming from that warp cannon, I need to get closer to mark it."
Ash looked ahead, and she saw a narrow trench cutting into the crater wall.
Ash: "Look, we can get closer to the cannon through there."
Sunset: "Everyone, head for that narrow chasm!"
With that, everyone started running towards the chasm with Optimus Prime leading the way. But the warp cannons targeting beacon got really close, and it shot a light purple blast of energy near them.
Buddy Thunderstruck: "Stay away from the warp cannons targeting beacon!"
Optimus Prime: "Inside, everybody inside!"
After a bit more running and blast-dodging, they all made it into the chasm safe and sound.
Bulkhead: "Well, that was fun. Another loop around the beacon?….anybody?"
Darnell: "Not in a million years."
But before they could walk any further, they found a giant rock blocking their way.
Optimus Prime: "Bulkhead, I need your help here."
So Optimus Prime and Bulkhead moved over to try and move the rock, and the others stood back to watch them work.
Optimus Prime: "Let's do it together."
Soon, they started to slowly move the rock out of the way.
Bulkhead:(groans) "Heavier than it looks."
Before long, they fully moved the rock and the others cheered for their victory.
Buddy Thunderstruck: "Bots 1, rock zippo."
Optimus Prime: "Excellent work Bulkhead, move on and keep your optics open for more enemies."
So with that, they kept on moving. But just as they reached the end of the chasm, a pink laser nearly shot them. They looked to see a bunch of krang droids starting to shoot at them.
Bulkhead: "We'll handle this."
So Optimus Prime and Bulkhead went up and started shooting. Optimus Prime turned his left hand into a plasma cannon, and Bulkhead brought a plasma cannon from both his hands. Together, they quickly shot down every last krang bot they saw.
Once they were all down, they went out and saw the next warp cannon in a good enough view.
Darnell: "Optimus, are you close enough to mark that warp cannon?"
Optimus Prime: "Twilight, we need your flare."
So Twilight aimed very carefully, and she shot another flare up at the warp cannon.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, take it out!"
All of a sudden, Metroplex simply walked right over them and up to the warp cannon. While he walked over them, the group of heroes watched in awe.
Ash: "Oh…my…..gosh."
Next, Metroplex rammed his left shoulder into the cannon partially smashing it. After that, he swung his right hand into it to finish the job. Before long, the warp cannon was finished.
Eruptor: "Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about!"
Bulkhead: "Yeah, where did you find this guy?"
Everyone applauded for Metroplex's work, but Optimus Prime knew the job wasn't done yet.
Optimus Prime: "There's still 1 warp cannon left, we must reach it before it destroys the Ark."
Bulkhead: "Then let's roll out!"
Optimus Prime: "Negative Bulkhead. You guys head back to headquarters, Metroplex and I can handle it from here."
Bulkhead: "Oh, okay. I guess he's big enough to handle it."
Optimus Prime: "Luz, Sunset, and Twilight, follow me."
Sunset: "Yes Sir!"
So the 3 girls followed Optimus Prime, but they had to go through a rock tunnel to get to the next warp cannon.
Optimus Prime: "This is the only way we can get to the next warp cannon, let's go."
So they ran down the tunnel, and it turned out to be longer than they expected. Suddenly, 3 insecticons jumped down through the tunnel's ceiling in front of the heroes.
Insecticon #1: "Commander Starscream, we've got Optimus cornered."
With that, they started walking towards them forcing Optimus and the 3 girls to walk backwards.
Twilight: "Uhh, nice buggies."
Luz: "Not helping Twilight!"
Just then, Metroplex's fist came smashing through the right wall and into the insecticons flattening them to pieces. After that, he pulled out his fist and peaked in through the hole he made.
Optimus Prime: "Thanks for the assist Metroplex."
Metroplex: "You are most welcome."
After Luz and Twilight gave a quick frantic wave at Metroplex while pulling a toothy smile, they continued on their way. Before long, they reached the end of the tunnel. Once there, they had a view of the last warp cannon shooting at the Ark.
Optimus Prime: "There, the last warp cannon. We'll need to get closer to mark it."
They saw that the warp cannon was just beyond a large stone bridge, and there were a group of vehicon troopers doing their best to defend it.
Sunset: "Let's go finish this."
With that, they made their way to the bridge. When they got there, Viper, Monkey, Burgertron, Bonz eye, Kikmee, Luna, and Yasmina were there trying to hold off the vehicons.
Burgertron: "Oh guys, just in time!"
Twilight: "What's going on guys?"
Luna: "Dudes, these vehicons have us pinned down!"
Optimus Prime: "We'll take them together, just stick by me."
At that moment, some of the vehicons started running towards them. During that, Luna set up her speakers with her guitar hooked up.
Luna: "How about this for a jam session boys!?"
With that, she pulled a huge shred on her guitar. It sent a massive sound blast at the vehicons, and it literally blew them away. Luna congratulated herself, but she knew there were still more vehicons.
For the next vehicon, Kickmee transformed into her soccer ball form. Monkey threw her with a hook shot, and she bashed another vehicon straight into the face.
Yasmina ran up a bit of debris that looked like a ramp, and she pulled a roundhouse kick at another vehicon. The vehicon stumbled back a bit, then Viper quickly slithered up and made herself into a tripwire. The vehicon bumped into her, and it fell onto its back with a *boom.*
Yasmina: "Woo, nice one!"
Just then, another vehicon started charging at Yasmina pointing its blaster. But before it could shoot her, a light blue blast hit the vehicon. Viper and Yasmina looked, and they saw it was Optimus who shot it.
Everyone inspected the area, and they saw that the coast was clear.
Burgertron: "Bridge is clear, go get it Optimus!"
With that, Optimus Prime moved ahead onto the bridge to get a closer view of the warp cannon. Once he did, he called Twilight over.
Optimus Prime: "Twilight, you know what to do."
So Twilight aimed her flare gun, and she shot it on the corner of the warp cannon. Kikmee loved the shot, and she put up her hands in football style.
Kikmee: "And it's good!"
With that, Optimus Prime gave the word to their secret weapon.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, we've marked the final warp cannon. Let's finish it."
Metroplex: "Yes Prime."
But as Metroplex stomped towards it, the warp cannon started pointing towards Metroplex. It recharged to a really high level, and it shot a huge light purple blast at Metroplex's chest. The light sequences on his body (even his eyes) started flickering, and he even started wobbling weakly.
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex, No!"
The other heroes were equally as shocked. And to their horror, they watched as Metroplex's giant body fell to the ground with a boom. Everyone ran up to the edge and looked down at Metroplex's unconscious body, they couldn't believe what just happened.
Kikmee: "Oh man, that was totally uncool."
Luz: "Ooh, that seems like quite an injury."
At that moment, everyone started looking towards Luz with a rather annoyed look.
Luz: "What?"
Just then, Optimus Prime heard Wheeljack calling through his com unit again.
Wheeljack: "Optimus, the Ark's shields are down. It's about to get torn apart."
Optimus Prime: "Metroplex is down, I'll have to finish it myself."
Wheeljack: "I'll send backup."
Optimus Prime: "There's no time!"
With that, Optimus Prime was about to start running across the bridge.
Luz: "Hey, what about us?"
Optimus Prime: "No Luz, I'm going in alone."
Twilight: "But you might need us!"
Optimus Prime: "Just stay put!"
With that, Optimus Prime ran across the bridge. The warp cannon started trying to shoot at him, but he was able to make it across the bridge safely. Once there, he started making his way into a tunnel that led to the warp cannon's control room.
Wheeljack: "Optimus, we need-AH!—
Optimus Prime: "Wheeljack. Wheeljack!"
Optimus was worried about Wheeljack, but he had to keep moving. As he continued through the halls, some cracks on the sides started bursting steam between them.
Optimus Prime: "The warp cannon's systems must be starting to overload."
As he went further, he entered a room with just 1 large light on the top corner. Up ahead, he saw a self-opening door.
Optimus Prime: "That must be the door to the control room."
So Optimus stepped up to the doors, and he started trying to force them open. But once he did, he got an unexpected surprise. Because once the doors were forced wide open, standing on the other side was…..
Starscream!
Starscream: "Surprise!"
Without warning, Starscream shot a missile at Optimus Prime's chest. Optimus didn't have enough time to react, so he just took the hit and fell to the ground on his back. But he weakly got up and looked towards Starscream.
Optimus Prime:(sharply groans) "S-Starscream."
With the amount of strength he still had, he brought his plasma cannon from his right hand. But before he could shoot, Starscream shot another missile at his cannon completely destroying it.
Starscream: "No you don't!"
After that, D-structs and Pounder appeared from behind Starscream and approached Optimus. D-structs swung his tail-claw down on him forcing his upper body to fall forward, and then Pounder pounded his face-hammer into his right leg causing him to fall down completely. Finally, D-structs and Pounder both held him still as Starscream approached him.
Starscream: "Lights out."
With that, he gave him a strong kick in the face. Optimus's vision started getting blurry, until he finally blacked out.
While he was blacked out, he thought he could hear Wheeljack again.
Wheeljack: "Optimus, do you read me?"
As he slowly started to regain consciousness, it kinda looked like he was being dragged into a large room. Starscream was walking ahead proudly, and D-structs was dragging Optimus with his claw. Once they entered the room the current villains there were shocked to see him at first, but then they started cheering and mocking him.
Before long, Optimus Prime started fully regaining consciousness.
D-structs: "Stay down!"
Pounder banged his face-hammer onto Optimus's head, but he was still conscious. Before long, they stopped before a set of stairs that led up to where Megatron himself was standing.
Starscream: "Lord Megatron, look what I found."
Just then, Megatron turned around and looked down at Optimus.
Megatron: "Optimus Prime, we meet again."
Optimus Prime: "Megatron."
But once D-structs and Pounder let him go, a set of laser ropes held him down by his wrists.
Starscream: "Funny, isn't it Megatron? How easily I defeated the 1 hero you couldn't."
Megatron: "Silence!"
With that, Megatron took a shot at Starscream with his riot cannon sending him tumbling back somewhere behind Optimus.
Optimus Prime: "It didn't have to come to this."
Then, Megatron walked down the steps and stopped in front of Optimus.
Megatron: "You think I'd let you build your so called "Ark" just to expand your territories? Ha, you better think again before I be rid of you and all of your hero friends."
At that moment, a vehicon turned on the big screen at the front of the room. On the screen, it showed Luna, Burgertron, Bonz eye, Kikmee, Viper, Monkey, and Yasmina being defeated by another group of villains at the bridge near the warp cannon. A triceraton soldier held Burgertron, Bonz eye, and Kikmee in his palms, a couple foot soldiers held Yasmina down against the ground, a vehicon was strangling Viper like a rope, and another vehicon was holding Luna and Monkey in each of its hands. Optimus Prime couldn't stand watching his friends get held back like this.
Optimus Prime: "This is needless, all we want is to leave!"
Feeling frustrated, Megatron gave Optimus a strong slap across the face. After that, he started walking up the steps again.
Megatron: "Charge up the warp cannon, wipe their precious Ark off the face of this planet."
Vehicon: "Yes sir."
Megatron: "Nobody leaves without my permission."
Optimus Prime: "I wasn't asking."
Megatron: "Always defiant to the end, aren't you Prime? At every turn you've sabotaged my efforts to save this planet, to return it to its former glory."
As Megatron continued talking, he had no idea that a pair of large red-glowing eyes were seen through the windows behind him.
Megatron: "No more! This day it all ends Prime, once and for all!"
With that, he started pointing his riot cannon towards Optimus. But before he could fire….
D-structs: "Megatron, look out!"
Suddenly, the wall behind Megatron got ripped off. Once it was out of the way, Metroplex was towering over him with Luz, Sunset, and Twilight on his shoulder.
Luz: "Hello boys, hope you don't mind us crashing your little party!"
Optimus Prime grinned in satisfaction, and a bunch of the villains (minus Megatron) started trying to run away.
Megatron: "Stop running you fools, stand and fight!"
With that, he started shooting purple blasts from his riot cannon at Metroplex. But unfortunately, they barely had any effect on him. Luz, Sunset, and Twilight still had to take cover from the firepower, but they knew what they had to do.
Twilight: "Alright Metroplex, it's time we finished this once and for all."
Metroplex: "Affirmative."
So Metroplex started raising his giant fist up in the air, the villains watched in shock as he did. Before they knew it, Metroplex slammed his fist straight down to the ground.
Right down on Megatron.
Once Metroplex lifted his fist, Megatron was only partially crushed. So because of that, he smashed his fist down 3 more times. After that, now he was completely destroyed.
Everyone present gathered near the area where Megatron had been crushed, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight even climbed down from Metroplex. Starscream looked towards Optimus Prime who had stepped up, and he had a stern look on his face.
Optimus Prime: "Leave, now."
Starscream looked at Megatron's remains, then he looked up at Metroplex who literally towered over him. After that, he stood before all the present villains.
Starscream: "Fellow villains. Megatron has perished, betrayed by his foolish pride."
The current villains just sighed in despair, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight just narrowed their eyes at Starscream.
Starscream: "I—Starscream—am your leader now."
Then as Starscream looked back at Optimus Prime, Optimus just sternly glared at him.
Starscream: "Everyone, return to base."
With that, Starscream transformed into his jet mode and took off. All the other villains took 1 more look at Optimus, then at the corpse of Megatron, and finally left.
Soundwave took one last look at Megatron's corpse, then he followed the other villains away. After that, Luz, Sunset, and Twilight looked at Megatron's remains. Then when they looked towards Optimus, he just nodded.
Luz: "I don't believe it…..Megatron is gone for good."
Before anyone could react, Luz suddenly ran up and hugged both Sunset and Twilight.
Luz: "WE WON!"
Optimus watched as Luz, Sunset, and Twilight hugged each other tightly while jumping up and down. Even though Primes don't party, he was glad that their biggest threat was gone.
Meanwhile, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Sunset, Twilight, Luz, Eda, King, Willow, Gus, Johnny, Ash, Buster, Rosita, Gunter, Lincoln, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lisa were watching as the last of every villain that attacked them leave their territory.
Wheeljack: "Now that's a sight my eyes would love to see for some time."
Ash: "Yeah, they were already down at our throats."
Lincoln: "Just be glad that they're gone now."
Everyone nodded and murmured in agreement.
Optimus Prime: "Enjoy the moment, it may have cost us our future."
At that moment, the whole group turned towards Optimus with calm horror on their faces. Because from what he meant, they knew that they had lost all the energon they had for the Ark.
Bulkhead: "No, you mean all the energon we saved for the Ark is gone?"
Optimus Prime: "There's barely enough left to last a megacycle."
Lincoln: "Come on guys, we gotta find more energon."
Johnny: "Yeah, I'm sure there's more out there somewhere."
Willow: "Maybe there's some places none of us have checked yet."
Optimus Prime: "Indeed, I have a feeling Grimlock might know where to start."
Lynn: "Grimlock, he deserted us!"
Optimus Prime: "He left his post for a reason, I want to know why. But I believe its best if some of you go out and find him."
Luz: "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
King: "Of course it is Luz, where's your sense of adventure?"
Luz: "I'm just not sure about going out into unknown territories."
Wheeljack: "No worries kid, whoever Optimus hires to go on the mission can ride along in my ship."
Optimus Prime: "Good idea, any volunteers?"
Eda, King, Lynn, and Luna stepped forward.
Wheeljack: "Alright, everybody hop aboard."
Eda: "I don't need to get on, Owlbert can fly me."
While Luna, Lynn, and King climbed aboard Wheeljack's ship, Eda sat on her staff and floated into the sky. Inside the ship, Wheeljack readied the controls while Luna, Lynn, and King all sat in the seat next to him.
Lynn: "I'm so gonna strangle Grimlock for abandoning us when we find him."
Luna: "Calm down bro. Remember what Optimus said, he left his post for a reason."
Wheeljack: "Buckle up everyone."
Once they did, Wheeljack started the thrusters. Soon enough, the ship took off into the sky alongside Eda on her staff.
Eda: "About time."
Ignoring Eda's comment, they took off leaving Optimus Prime waving goodbye to them.
Optimus Prime: "Good luck my friends."
To be continued.
