AN: Warning. the following chapter has depictions of murder and sexual assault. Read at your own risk.
Dion's POV
Even though the attack on Paris had happened yesterday, we still had to attend school.
"No rest for heroes, I guess..." Orion moaned as he got up and put his backpack on.
"Well," I commented as I straightened out my tie. "At least we're safe and sound." A loud crash was heard before we heard Nathaniel quickly apologize.
"Safe, yes." Orion remarked as he put on his gloves, "Sound? That's kind of a stretch..." Ariel jabbed at Orion with a scowl on her face.
"Be nice," Ariel scolded. "Nathaniel's more than willing to put his own life on the line for us. The least we can do is support him in his decisions."Orion looked at Ariel for a moment before sighing.
"Sorry," Orion replied, barely blushing enough to be noticeable. "It's just so weird that we're now superheroes..."
Ariel and I simply sighed as they acknowledged this fact. "Yeah..." I commented as I grabbed my backpack. "To think that a few days ago, all we had to worry about was acne, fitting in, and bullies..." I pinched the bridge of my nose as we walked out the door. "Seems like things are only gonna get crazier from here..."
We had to split from each other due to having different classes after homeroom. I was in Mendeliev's chemistry class while Orion was stuck with Mr. Jackson and Ariel was with Mrs. Shiragami (The math teacher). I was minding my own business when I heard a commotion coming from Marinette and some kid. I decided to listen in due to how close I was.
"I'm Daniel Witwicky," the boy revealed as he introduced himself to Marinette, "I'm a huge fan of the Autobots!" He then rolled up his sleeve to reveal the Autobot Sigil that appeared tattooed on his shoulder.
"You like the Autobots?" Marinette asked, her voice giving away her surprise. "What about Ladybug and Chat Noir?"
Daniel shrugged, "I was never really into them. The Autobots, on the other hand, are much more interesting as a team."
"How so?"
"Well," he started, "Unlike Ladybug and Chat Noir, the Autobots seem to know each other's identities and trust each other as a result." I raised an eyebrow at this. He got all that just from one fight?
There might be more to this kid than I thought...I thought to myself as I listened in further.
'Maybe Ladybug and Chat Noir don't know each other for a reason." Marinette defended, seeming a little hurt by what the Witwicky boy had said. "Maybe they thought they would be more productive if they didn't know each other's identities."
"Wouldn't it be more productive if they knew each other's identities though?" Daniel argued. "I mean, logically speaking, they would have more to gain from it, like say arrange meetings as civilians or be able to back each other's stories should one of them be accused of something like murder or assault."
Marinette said nothing, almost as if she was dumbfounded by what Daniel had said. Not a bad argument. I thought as I sat down in my seat and opened my notebook.
It was then I felt my pocket vibrate a little. I ignored it at first until it vibrated again. Sighing, I pulled it out and checked out who it was.
Eeyore, Jem, and Mikey Simon have invited you to join Autochat (Private).
I looked at my phone before answering. I knew that Orion, being a leader chosen by some mystical object, had to have some rules established. Otherwise, we'd fall apart and lose the Matrix. Shrugging, I pressed accept.
Eeyore: Since we're gonna be a team of heroes, I think it'd be best if we established some ground rules first. Does anyone have a problem with that?
Jem: Nope.
Eliot Ness: None here.
Mikey Simon: Ready when you are.
...
Eeyore: Alright then.
Eeyore: I think we can all agree on the number one rule being under any circumstances, NO ONE is allowed to tell anyone who we are.
Eliot Ness: What about Nathaniel?
Eeyore: Nathaniel doesn't count. He's known ever since he saw us transform back into our civilian forms. That being after we made our first appearance.
Mikey Simon: True...
Mikey Simon: Still can't believe we're all superheroes now.
Jem: You're the guy in the chair, cuz. It's us three who are superheroes.
Eliot Ness: Rule 2 should be focusing on smaller, basic crimes and working with the police while fighting the Decepticons. Akumas are for when there's nothing else to do or when the Miraculous Duo needs our help.
Jem: The police here are less trigger-happy than in America.
Mikey Simon: You're joking, right?
Eeyore: They could become potential allies for us in case Ladybug and Chat Noir deem us as threats.
Jem: Rule 3 ought to be never to let Ladybug and Chat Noir try to fight the Decepticons unless they've become Akumacons.
Mikey Simon: Akumacon?
Jem: Akumatized Decepticons. Like how Autobot is short for "Autonomous Robot" or Decepticon is short for "Deceptive Construct", Akumacon is short for "Akumatized Decepticon". Simple as that.
Fair enough.I thought, before getting interrupted by the teacher.
"Mr. Mcfinnigan," I heard Ms. Mendeliev say. "What is the answer?"
"The answer is potassium salt," I replied, looking at her. "The oxidation of potassium salts creates a bright purple flame."
"Correct." The teacher said, a look of disapproval on her face.
I turned toward my phone and continued to type, hoping to wrap up the conversation.
Eliot Ness: Let's continue this conversation at lunch, alright? Mendeliev-sensei doesn't like it when people go on their phones during class.
Jem: Same here.
Eeyore: See you guys at lunch then.
Mikey Simon: Signing off.
Cybertron
Starscream hummed to himself as he flew down the runway. So far, that annoyance Nightbird hadn't done anything to arouse suspicion.
"How is our master today, Shockwave?" He asked the scientist as he entered his lab. Once Megatron had been stabilized enough to move, they quickly moved him to a stasis chamber. "Better no doubt?"
"Unfortunately, Megatron's wounds were worse than we originally thought." The scientist replied. "As a result, I am currently forced to rebuild most of his design into something more... handheld, if you get my meaning." Starscream nodded in understanding, knowing fully what the mad scientist implied.
Suddenly, a loud boom was heard, causing Starscream to pull up a screen and see Soundwave. "What was that noise just now?!" He exclaimed.
"The Predacons have escaped confinement," Soundwave replied. "They escaped through the space bridge and were on a trajectory for Earth."
"THOSE MORONIC PIECES OF SLAG!" He yelled. "Was the Equestrian Massacre not enough to satiate their hunger for the hunt?!"
"Shall I have them called back?" Soundwave inquired.
"No," Was Starscream's answer, "Instead, send a drone after them to observe their fight with the Autobots and Miraculous Warriors should they run into the Predacons."
Orion's POV
I put my phone away as I turned my thoughts to the dream I had last night.
I was standing in what appeared to be inside a mausoleum made of glass. Around me were pillars made of glass, each with unique carvings and colors to them. As soon as I touched the purple Japanese pillar, my mind became flooded with memories.
I was in a burning village. Corpses were littered across the ground, some blackened by the flames, some fresh. I crawled weakly as I tried to get to my feet. "Minato?" I whispered to my son. "Minato, where are you?" I then heard screaming coming from my left, realizing who might be, I limped as fast as I could to the source, oh to stop when I saw Tentou-Mushi and Kuro Neko there. I gasped as I saw the bodies at their feet.
They were children. Children barely older than Minato and they were dead. I couldn't help but shed tears as I saw which child belonged to which parent.
Then I saw him. Minato. My son wasstill alive and was in line with the other children.
I was about to call to him when I felt something touch my back. My mind immediately screamed danger when I turned and saw Tsuchinoko behind me with a wicked smile on his face.
"Look what I found," Tsuchinoko snickered as he pushed me towards the other wielders. "The village whore!"
"Let's see how this slut reacts to losing her spawn!" Tentou-Mushi laughed as she pulled out a knife and put it near Minato's throat. "Just so you know..." I heard her whisper into his ear. "It's all Mommy's fault why everyone died..." Tentou-Mushi then slash his throat.
"MINATO!" I screamed as blood ran from his neck and mouth.
"M-mama..?" He gasped before falling onto his stomach.
"You bastard!" I screamed as I struggled against Tsuchinoko's grip. "How could you murder a child in front of his mother?!"
SMACK!
Tears ran down my face as my cheek stung from the slap Tentou-Mushi gave me. She lowered her mouth next to my ear and whispered. "You should have thought of that when you decided to sleep with Ryu."
"Who you murdered when you found out he didn't love you!" I snarled, tears flowing down my cheeks. "First, my lover and your friend, then my village, and now my son!" My eyes suddenly glowed a faded lavender. "AND FOR WHAT?! ALL BECAUSE OF THE VILLAGE PROSTITUTE?! ALL BECAUSE I TREATED HIM LIKE A PERSON WHEN YOU USED HIM AS NOTHING BUT A-?!" Suddenly a gag formed in my mouth while Tentou-Mushi grabbed my wrists.
"You talk too much, whore..." Tentou-Mushi yawned. "I think it's time you learned your place."
"Why don't we have a little fun with you now, slut?" Kuro Neko wondered, an evil smile forming on both his and Tsuchinoko's faces. I soon realized what their intentions were but I could not do anything but struggle as Tentou-Mushi held me down and allowed them to defile me...
"NO! NO! NO PLEASE!" I screamed, my mouth muffled by the gag as Tsuchinoko kissed me and grabbed my kimono, and tore it off, exposing my chest-
"Mr. Pax." Mr. Jackson stated, getting my attention. "Do you remember reading about the Korean conflict, the one where the US also failed to achieve victory?" I nodded, signifying that I was with him. "Good, good..." he responded, nodding while having a firm grip on mine, Chloe's, and Nino's table. "Well, how come we didn't cross the 38th Parallel," He asked, his voice rising in rage. "And push them back to the great wall of China... AND TAKE IT APART BRICK BY BRICK, AND NUKE THEM ALL BACK TO THE FUCKING STONE AGE FOREVER?!" He then grabbed the edges of the tabletop the three of us were sitting at and ripped the top off before throwing it. "HOW COME?! TELL ME WHY! GO ON! SAY IT! SAY IT!"
"I'll tell you why," I replied, my voice starting to rise. "It's because Truman was too much of a pussy wimp, to let MacArthur go in there AND BLOW OUT THOSE COMMIE BASTARDS!"
"Good answer," he said, a little surprised by my reaction. "Good answer..." he smiled as he pointed at me. "I like the way you think..."
When it was lunch, we all decided to meet up with Nathaniel as a way to discuss our next move.
I exited the building with my lunch, which was a thermos filled with hot Menudo and a cold water bottle when I bumped into someone. I looked up and saw a girl with glasses.
"Apologies," I said, getting her stuff and handing it over to her. "I didn't see you there."
"You're one of the new kids right?" She asked, not even accepting my apology. "Is it true that you and your friends took on an Akumatized villain and won?" she pulled out her phone and started recording me.
"I'm sorry, what?" I asked, confused about what she was asking about.
"Alya!" I heard a familiar voice say, "Don't harass the poor guy, you'll overwhelm him!" Marinette appeared behind Alya and started panting in an attempt to catch her breath.
"Marinette, right?" I asked, trying to see if I was right. Marinette replied with a quick nod and smile.
"That's me," she replied. "This is my friend Alya Cesaire," She said, pointing at the girl who had started interviewing me. "Sorry about her," Marinette apologized once more. "Sometimes she lets her curiosity get the best of her."
"Only because this guy and his friends took on an Akuma and won without Ladybug or Chat Noir interfering!" She exclaimed. "How often do you get to say that?!"
"This is an interesting conversation and all," I interjected, "But I'm going to have to cut it short. I really should be going though." I was about to join my friends when I heard a loud boom, followed by an explosion.
"That was loud," Alya commented. "I'm going to go see what it was!" She quickly ran off with Marinette trying to real her in. It was then I heard blaster sound and roaring, revealing a group of robot animals with an all too familiar sigil on their heads.
Decepticons! I realized, looking for a place to transform. I quickly noticed Ariel, Dion, and Nathaniel running into the school. Realizing what they were doing, I followed them.
"You saw the Decepticons too, right?" Ariel asked as we ran towards the supply room.
"Big, yellow and orange color scheme, purple sigil on their heads?" I replied, closing the door as soon as we all entered. "I'd have to be blind to not see them."
Nathaniel opened up his laptop and started typing. "I'll monitor you guys and see if I can help with any battle tactics regarding the enemy." He pressed enter, allowing three mini-screens with our names on them to appear. "Let's get to work." He smiled.
"Transform?" I asked, looking at Ariel and Dion.
"Transform." They both replied.
(Cue theme: Warrior by Stan Bush)
We held out our badges as a card formed in our hands. "Cyber Soul," we exclaimed, sliding the card into the sigil, sending sparks everywhere. "Execute!" We then did a pose and screamed, "Autobots, Transform and Roll Out!"
I changed first. The Autobot sigil appeared in front of me as it spewed out a hologram of my Cybertronian self appeared. I pressed on it as my clothes faded away. "ORION PAX," I exclaimed, my body being surrounded by red gear-like constructs. "Μεταμορφώνω!"
My hands became mechanical as they turned blue and robotic, the gear-like constructs passing through my limbs. My shoulders became red cubes with a silver smokestack sticking out on each side as the Autobot sigil appeared on my left shoulder, my forearms becoming red rectangular prisms, with yellow bars and a triangle appearing on each one.
My chest became covered in red and white armor, light blue windows becoming my chest pecks as a truck grill appeared where my abs would be. My waist became covered in white armor as yellow shapes appeared on it.
My thighs became blocky and silver as the gears ran through them. The calves became covered in dark blue plating as they transformed into two halves of a trailer hitch while a cylinder and a pair of tires appeared on each calf. My feet were covered by the tips of the hitch.
The sides of my head became covered by blue armor, a set of cheek guards, giving way to a white faceplate covering my face. My ears were then covered by a blue antenna on each side.
I then struck an intimidating (Wargreymon 2020 digivolve) pose and screamed, "OPTIMUS PRIME!" completing the transformation.
Ariel's POV
The Autobot sigil floated in front of me, causing me to grab it and hold it close to my chest.
"ARIEL KURTZBERG," I screamed in my ancestral tongue, "שינוי צורה!" My clothes faded as pink gear-like constructs appeared, surrounding my naked form.
The gears ran down my arms giving them hot pink and chrome armor, my hands a shiny chrome as they shifted into mechanical hands. My chest became the hood of my vehicle mode, the windshield splitting in two and appearing where my breasts would be. My lower torso grew little grill abs on my stomach, the Autobot sigil appearing on the base of my neck.
My waist was covered by a hot pink and white mechanical skirt, no doubt made from the lower half of the car mode. A pair of wing-like appendages appeared on my back with the front wheel facing outwards.
My thighs became silver as they ran down to my knees, my calves then became a hot pink as a pair of wheels appeared where my heels would have been, allowing me to use them as roller skates. A white toe cap covered my toes to protect them from being damaged in battle.
My hair shifted into a red pink as it wrapped up into a high ponytail, a silver ring keeping it in place. A pair of silver horns jettisoned from my hair at an angle as a crown formed under my bangs.
"ELITA-1!" I screamed as I struck a pose (Rosemon 2020 digivolve), completing my transformation.
Dion's POV
I grabbed my Autobot badge and slammed it onto my chest, causing my clothes to rip apart. "DION MCFINNIGAN," I screamed as blue gear-like constructs formed around me. "変身!"
My body shifted into Orion's body as it transformed into an Optimus-looking form. Everything became white except for my pecks, faceplate, eyes, and yellow highlights. My eyes were a crimson red and my faceplate was sky blue.
Then, my red and blue car carrier appeared and split into pieces as it assimilated itself onto my body.
Blue cubes covered my shoulders as a red missile attached itself to the blue shoulder pieces while white pillar constructs extended from each shoulder. My forearms were then covered by a pair of blue forearm gauntlets, reinforcing the armor there. A red Autobot sigil appeared on my right shoulder.
A set of blue calves with white shins attached themselves to my calves as a cover appeared and locked my real calves inside the limb extensions.
The rest of the carrier attached itself to my chest as it covered everything except for the window pecks and my head.
A helmet that resembled my actual face with matching blue hair and white rod antennae slammed onto my real head, blue eyes coming to life.
"ULTRA MAGNUS!" I screamed, pulling an intimidating pose to show I meant business (Seraphimon tri. digivolve), ending the transformation.
Razorclaw growled as he took a swipe at Ladybug, who had simply dodged it and threw a yoyo at him. "I will feast on your entrails!" He screamed as he transformed into a lion.
"Can't we talk this out?" Chat Noir asked as he dodged a missile that came from Divebomb. " I'm sure we could settle our differences over a nice cup of milk and a dish of tuna!"
"Tuna's for fixed cats!" Rampage exclaimed, swinging a mechanical paw around, "We Predacons live for the hunt!"
"Me-ouch." Chat Noir replied, "You don't mean that, do you?"
"There's no use trying to reason with them, kitty," Ladybug retorted, her yoyo wrapped around Divebomb's foot as she tried to ground him. "They're just machines that just do as they're programmed."
"I resent that statement!" They heard a feminine voice say. The duo turned to see the Autobots behind them. "They're more than just machines, Ladybug," Elita-1 commented as she jumped off a lamppost and landed on her feet. "They're like us in so many ways."
"We can talk about this later, Elita-1," Ultra Magnus commented, his feet cracking the pavement from his landing. "Right now, we've got some Decepticons that need some sense knocked into them."
"With that being said," Optimus Prime finished before he landed on his face. "Ow..."
"AUTOBOTS!" Razorclaw growled, his voice barely hiding his excitement. "Finally, someone worthy of the hunt!" He then charged towards Optimus before changing it into a pounce, hoping he would catch the Prime off guard. Instead, Optimus dodged and pulled out his Ion blaster, firing at the Predacon's rear as it crashed into the pavement.
"Personally," Optimus commented as he watched Razorclaw get back up. "I'd pre-fur a nice game of chess instead." Ladybug facepalmed.
Great. she thought as she dodged Rampage's claws. Now there are two of them. Ladybug then found herself being thrown by Divebomb when he flew into the air and swung her so fast she would have almost hit a wall if Optimus hadn't caught her.
"Focus on the task at hand, Ladybug." Optimus Prime said, "You can groan at bad puns later." Optimus then turned towards Ultra Magnus and Elita-1. "Autobots!" he exclaimed, "Beam Sabers, now!"
Beam Sabers? Ladybug and Chat Noir both thought as they saw the 3 Autobots suddenly pull out white cylinders before a beam of energy emerged from them. Optimus' beam saber was a light green, Elita-1's was a lemon yellow, and Ultra Magnus' was bright blue.
"Ultra Magnus," Optimus said, getting the former's attention. "Assume Thor Magnus stance and aim for Rampage, Elita-1 will assume Izanagi-1 stance and aim for Divebomb." He turned towards Tantrum and said. "I'll assume Prima stance and handle Tantrum..."
"Got it," Ultra Magnus replied, pulling out his beam saber and igniting it with electricity.
"Roger that, Optimus," Elita-1 responded, putting her saber at an angle.
Ladybug was about to object to the plan, say that they had everything under control when the Autobots rushed passed her and began attacking. Elita-1 pulled out a shield that resembled her sigil and began to slash at Divebomb, continually making loud noises as if to confuse him.
"Toro, Toro," Optimus Prime taunted, waving a red cape around. "C'mon, c'mon!" Tantrum charged at him only to miss as Optimus immediately dodged and said "Olé!" While Tantrum was distracted, the Prime suddenly used his beam saber to start slicing at the robot bull.
(Optimus is Greek-Mexican, so he can do that.)
On the other hand, Ultra Magnus was simply dodging his opponent's attacks, waiting for an opening. The moment Rampage tried to attack, Ultra Magnus would immediately stop him by firing those missiles on his shoulders.
"ENOUGH!" Razorclaw roared, causing the other Predacons to assemble. "It's time to show these fools how outmatched they are!"
"What're you going to do?" Chat Noir taunted, "Combine into some kind of Super Robot?"
Suddenly, Razorclaw screamed "Predacons! TRANSFORM AND MERGE TO BECOME PREDAKING!" Razorclaw then jumped into the air as he transformed into a giant torso with a lion's head as the chest emblem. Tantrum and Headstrong then transformed into a pair of legs as they combined with Razorclaw's thighs. Divebomb's wings came off as they attached themselves to the back, causing a set of cannons to appear on his back, with Divebomb's body becoming an arm as Rampage did.
"PREDAKING ONLINE!" The combiner said as a head popped out of its torso, flashing with red optics.
"Bad Cat!" Elita-1 scolded, suddenly spraying Chat Noir with a spray bottle. "Bad Kitty! No giving the enemy good ideas!" Chat Noir hissed as he was hit by the water.
"How was I supposed to know that they'd do that?!" Chat Noir hissed as he tried dodging the water spraying at him.
"Doesn't matter," Ladybug stated, taking the front, "We still need to deactivate them and make sure they don't cause any more trouble." She then ran towards Predaking with her yoyo spinning.
"LION'S BLADE!" Predaking exclaimed, his sword igniting with golden flames before bringing it down on Ladybug, who yelped as she dodged the oncoming strike.
"WHAT KIND OF ATTACK IS THAT?!" She screamed, regrouping with us.
"Maybe Teletraan 1 can tell us something," Elita-1 commented, opening her comlink and putting it on loudspeaker. "Teletraan 1, can you identify this Cybertronian?"
"Predaking," Teletraan 1 began, a hologram of the Combiner appearing. "A Combiner Class Cybertronian with beast-like instincts and a love for the hunt. His special attacks are Lion's Blade, Vulture Cannon, Rhino Stampede, Tiger's Knuckle, and Taurus Earthquake."
"That's quite the skill set." Chat Noir noted, looking back at Predaking and the analyzer. "How does that help us though?"
"Unless it does those attacks in that exact order, it doesn't help at all." Ladybug retorted as she pulled out her yoyo and began to summon a Lucky Charm.
"Like all Combiners, Predaking shares the same weakness," Teletraan 1 continued. "The segmentation at the joints is weaker than most of the Combiner. Take them out, and Predaking will fall apart."
"You heard Teletraan 1 Autobots," Optimus Prime stated, pulling out his ion blaster. "Attack the joints and segmentation, then pick off the individual limbs."
Orion's POV
"AUTOBOTS ATTACK!" I screamed as the three of us charged at Predaking.
"TIGER'S KNUCKLE!"Predaking roared, throwing his fist toward us.
"Scatter!" Dion said, jumping out of the way and making a motion with his hands. "MAGNUS ART!" He screamed, blue circles with Cybertronian runes appearing around his wrists. "FROST LIGHTNING!" No sooner did he say that did a stream of blue lightning shoot from his palms and hit Predaking's arm gun, causing it to freeze within seconds.
"My turn now!" Ariel exclaimed, activating her heel wheels and skating towards Predaking, who was currently trying to free his arm cannon from its icy prison when she suddenly slid under him and touched his right hand.
"Why you-!" Predaking screamed, growling as he freed himself from the ice.
"Tiger's Knuckle!" Ariel screamed as she dashed towards the Combiner and threw her fist at him. Ariel's fist suddenly erupted into a flaming fist as she hit Predaking, causing him to stumble back a little.
"You'll pay for that, little girl!" Predaking snarled as he lifted his foot and screamed, "RHINO STAMPEDE!" He then brought his foot down, and as he did, a horde of rhinos made of energy appeared and proceeded to trample the heroes.
"This guy's tough!" Chat Noir noted, spinning his staff and hitting the rhinos while looking at me. "Any tips?"
I pulled out my ion blaster, "Do what Teletraan 1 says," I replied, firing at Combiner's left arm. "Aim for the connector joints and he'll fall apart!"
Hawkmoth Sanctuary
"A group of robotic predators united by their love of the hunt, now infuriated by the mere thought of being outsmarted and outmatched by their prey..." Hawkmoth smiled as he held out his hand and infused a butterfly with dark energy. "Go, my little Akuma," he said, letting it flutter away, "And darken their Sparks!"
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared and merged with Predaking's sword. "Thunderking," he heard a voice speak in his head. "I am Hawkmoth. You've always had a reputation for getting your prey one way or another. I can help you retain that reputation. In return, all I ask are Ladybug and Chat Noir's Miraculous. Do we have a deal?"
Predaking smiled. "I'll rip them to pieces!" Then black smog covered the combiner before becoming an entirely different mech (Predaking from Transformers Zone).
Orion's POV
"I am Thunderking!" The combined form of the Predacons snarled, pulling out another sword. "Hand over the Miraculous and I will make thy ending painless!"
"Oh, frag..." Elita-1 swore, "That's not good..." Thunderking waved his sword, causing a burst of energy to erupt aimed toward us.
"MOVE!" I screamed, causing Ladybug and Chat Noir to dodge before they were hit by the wave. The energy burst hit a tree and an unfortunate former Vehicon.
"Frag it!" Steve screamed as he got hit by the energy blast before being disintegrated into dust.
"The situation has evolved," I said, getting Ladybug and Chat Noir to look at me. "Autobots, Fall Back!"
"Run all you like!" Thunderking laughed as we transformed and drove off, "It will only make the hunt all the more exciting for me!"
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Cat Noir exclaimed, pulling out his staff and spinning it at Thunderking.
Suddenly, a cable shot from Ariel's car mode and grasped his leg.
"Are you nuts?!" Ariel scolded the cat hero as she dragged him away, "Optimus said to fall back!"
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug exclaimed, throwing her yoyo in the air only for an unusual object to appear. "A chain?" She looked around and saw nothing light up except Chat Noir, the Autobots, and Thunderking. Then she remembered what Teletraan 1 had said about Combiners.
"Optimus!" She exclaimed, getting his attention. "I have a plan but we need more firepower to do it!"
The Prime looked confused for a moment before dodging a horn missile from Thunderking's legs. "I'll contact Teletraan 1 and see what they can do!"
Nathaniel watched the battle on his laptop as he tried to formulate a plan so he could help his cousin and her friends.
"Teletraan 1!" He heard Orion scream into the comlink. "Ladybug said she has a plan but we need more firepower to execute it!"
"Summon your trailer and say 'Impulse Modules deploy'," Nathaniel answered, looking at the schematics of Orion's trailer. "You should be able to have enough power to go through with Ladybug's plan."
"How's that supposed to help?!" Orion asked over the com.
"Trust me," Nathaniel replied as he typed on his keyboard, revealing other hidden features of Orion's Trailer. "It'll help more than you realize-" he suddenly felt a hand touching his shoulder, causing him to immediately freeze up.
"Whatcha doing there, Nath?" Alix Kubdel asked as she looked at his screen. Nathaniel could only sweat as he realized what was happening.
It was in moments like these that Nathaniel could only say the first thing that was on his mind.
"Are you good for a lay?"
"Here goes nothing," Optimus went as he suddenly transformed, causing his trailer to appear. Optimus then detached from it and said, "Impulse Module deploy!"
"IMPULSE MODE ACTIVATE!" Ladybug heard Optimus say as she and the Chat Noir looked in his direction, witnessing the transformation take place. Optimus transformed into his standard form when a jet with green cannons shot out from his trailer and attached itself to his back. "OPTIMUS PRIME BLAST IMPULSE MODE!"
"Now what?" Optimus inquired, firing the missiles he had inside the giant cylinders on his back.
"We use this chain and do what your little computer suggested," Ladybug replied, smiling, "I think it's time we wrapped this up don't you think?"
Thunderking growled as he searched the city, looking for the heroes. It didn't make any sense to him. One moment they were firing everything they had at him (a futile attempt at best) then his prey had gone up and ran away. And they were just getting to the good part!
"Focus on the mission Thunderking!" He heard Hawkmoth snarl. "Unless you want to lose your powers..."
Thunderking simply growled as he continued searching, trying his best to find them. Then, he felt something hit his back. Turning, he saw one of his prey throwing a rock and catching it. "Giving up?" Chat Noir taunted. "I hope I'm not tiring you out, otherwise that'd be a cat-tastrophe!"
The Akumacon growled, breathing his sword and preparing to chase after the human. It was at this moment that Chat Noir began sprinting across the city as he tried to avoid Thunderking.
"I've got the Akumacon on my tail!" He exclaimed as he ran into the park, "Is it ready?"
"Ready!" He heard his lady say. Smiling, Chat Noir jumped and landed in the middle of the park before standing still.
"You're making this too easy!"Thunderking cackled. "It's almost taking the fun out of it!"The Akumacon smiled as he took a step forward before realizing he was freezing up. He couldn't understand why this was happening until he saw the chains around his joints.
I can't move! He thought as Ladybug jumped out from her hiding spot. They had this planned all along!
Dion's POV
"Do you really think these chains will be enough to hold me?" Thunderking growled as he struggled against the chains.
"Not really," Ladybug replied. "But we weren't really planning to hold you."
"Cataclysm!" Chat Noir screamed, touching Thunderking's discarded blaster, reducing it to nothing but dust.
As if on cue, Thunderking looked below him and saw Optimus Prime, Elita-1, and me holding the end of the chain.
"Pull!" Optimus screamed, yanking the chain hard along with Elita and me. The result was Thunderking being ripped apart by the limbs, reducing him to his base components.
"NOW!" Ariel and Ladybug screamed, signaling Orion.
"Alteros Cannon!" Orion exclaimed as he fired at the sword with his Impulse Cannons, shattering it and causing the Akuma to fly away.
"Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug said swinging her yoyo and catching the Akuma. She then opened it back up, revealing that it was now a white butterfly. "Bye-bye little butterfly." She said, waving farewell to the little insect.
The Akumacons then became covered in black bubbles before reverting to being normal Predacons.
"So what now?" I asked, looking at the unconscious Predacons. "We can't exactly let them loose on society." I suddenly saw Ladybug looking at Razorclaw, almost as if she was searching for him. "What're you doing?" I asked, a little confused by her actions.
"Trying to deactivate them," She replied, "They're robots, right? So they've got to have some kind of off switch." I sighed as she said this.
"That's not how it works, Ladybug," Orion said, shaking his head, "Cybertronians aren't simple pieces of machinery, they're just as alive as you and me." Ladybug simply looked at him with a look as if he had sprouted another head.
"Found it!" Chat Noir suddenly said, causing the rest of us to look in his direction. He had opened Divebomb's chest and held in his hand an orb with blue energy in it. "All we need to do is disconnect it and- oof!" He was suddenly knocked to the side by me. I quickly caught the Spark in my hands and put it back inside Divebomb's chassis, closing it.
"What part of 'they're alive' did you not get?" I asked, giving him a deadpan expression.
"The part where Cybertronians have souls," Ariel answered. "To take their Sparks would be murdering them."
"I fail to see how giant hunks of metal are alive and have souls." Ladybug countered, an annoyed look appearing on her face.
"Guys..."
"Coming from someone who wields the power of creation due to a pair of earrings is somewhat a tad ironic, don't you think?"
"Guys..."
"Not as ironic as someone human is defending a group of mindless drones from being deactivated and then reprogrammed to benefit humanity as a whole."
"Guys..."
"You're talking about shadowplay and murder, Ladybug."
"GUYS!"
"WHAT?!"
"They're gone."
We turned and saw that the Predacons were gone without a trace. "SCRAP!"
Ladybug turned toward Orion with a scowl on her face.
After a huge argument, Ladybug managed to throw the chain in the air, allowing the cure to happen. Before they could do anything else, the three of us left and headed towards an abandoned lot before transforming back. We then decided to hitch a ride in a taxi to the apartment.
"Hey, guys." Nathaniel greeted us as we entered the apartment. "Sorry about the Predacons," he apologized, "I tried a wider sweep of the area and couldn't find anything related to them."
"It's alright, cuz," Ariel sighed as she opened the fridge and grabbed a pack of frozen microwave burritos, a bag of Mochi, and a bottle of wine. She handed the Mochi to me and the burritos to Orion as she threw herself on the couch. "There was nothing you could've done."
"I tried contacting you guys, but I got a little sidetracked..." trailed off with a look on his face that we recognized from Ariel.
Nathaniel's bedroom door opened up, revealing a pink-haired girl, (Alix, I believe) with nothing but her shirt and panties on. Her hair was disheveled with a look of satisfaction on her face.
"For the record," She said as she opened the fridge and grabbed some chocolate. "He's really good in bed..." She wrapped her arm around Nathaniel, causing him to blush a little. "I'll be going as soon as I put on my pants..." She then walked back into the room and closed the door.
Orion looked at Nathaniel with a look that showed how pissed off he was. "Explain." He said, no, demanded. "Now."
Cybertron
Starscream smiled as he watched the footage from the fight between Predaking and the humans. Already he had valuable data regarding the five of them and their fighting styles.
Optimus Prime relied too much on his beam saber stances and favored Prima stance, no doubt due to how easily said stance was to use. He was rigid in his movements, not too willing to make changes when it came to fighting.
Elita-1, on the other hand, was too much of a free spirit with her copying ability potentially becoming a problem down the line.
Ultra Magnus was too firm and quiet in his movements. Like all Magnus though, all one had to do was break the armor and expose the person inside.
Ladybug somewhat made Starscream's oil pressure rise a little. Particularly about the part when she said that Cybertronians had no souls and were nothing more than simple machines.
Chat Noir was more understanding. At least he looked like he was reasonable. The boy was probably raised to see the good in everything and everyone. Perhaps if Starscream played his cards right, the Decepticons would get a valuable ally...
What caught his interest though was Predaking and his Akumatization into... Thunderking was it? By simply agreeing to whatever the man behind the butterfly had promised, the Combiner had temporarily attained power similar to a Super Level Cybertronian.
The Predacons themselves were immediately teleported back to Cybertron courtesy of Soundwave. He would have to interrogate them regarding their memories of the occasion.
Enough of that, though. He thought as he walked down the hall. It is time to attend to more important matters. Starscream took a left as he encountered a large door. Typing a few commands in, he entered the lab to check in on Megatron's progress. "Shockwave," the Seeker Commander greeted, all the while trying to ignore the bodies around him. Scientist or not, Starscream always found the mech to be somewhat unnerving. "How is our dear Lord and Master?"
"Commander Starscream," Shockwave said, acknowledging his presence, " You will be pleased to learn that Lord Megatron's recovery is going as planned." Shockwave turned towards the Seeker commander as he walked up to the pod. "Over 78% of his frame has been redesigned as per your orders."
The mad scientist was right. Gone were the spikes and asymmetrical design. Instead, their master was now sporting a blocky design with a cannon on his back while still sporting his fusion cannon on his right forearm. Megatron was no longer sporting a spiked helmet but now had a bucket-shaped design. His legs were still jagged and misshapen but it wasn't something that Shockwave couldn't fix.
"And you modified his spark as well as Soundwave requested?" Starscream asked, hoping for a positive answer.
"I have followed both of your specifications to the letter," Shockwave assured him. "Do have you the data regarding the Predacon's fight?" He asked.
Starscream smiled as he hand the data stick over, "I think you'll find this information to be enlightening..."
So a lot of you guys are probably wondering why I wrote that one scene featuring the past Ladybug and Black Cat.
This is a little headcanon of mine, but I genuinely believe that while the Guardians were a supposedly benevolent order, there were members who abused their powers for their benefit. (Let's be real here, there's always some form of corruption in any organization. Especially if it's something like the Guardians). I can assure you that this won't be the only instance of a corrupt user abusing their power like this.
So yeah now you guys have an idea of what the Matrix meant back in Awakening. Tentou-Mushi was full of lust and when she couldn't have Ryu, she murdered him and took his miraculous. As you can see as well, she also despised anyone who might have loved him and hurt them as well.
Hope you guys catch any references I put in there. Because I put quite a few in. Anyways, the next chapter will be an Akuma from Canon. I'll give a hint on their identity: This Akuma will affect the Autobots in a very big way...
Responses to Reviews from Chapter 6
Aztec 13: Well this is an exciting chapter with Team Prime gaining a new member with Nathaniel aka Teletraan-1, then there's the Decepticons with Megatron going into stasis while Starscream, Shockwave, and Soundwave are planning something can't wait to find out, please continue.
MVMZ-710 Star Convoy: It certainly was an interesting chapter. To be honest, I always intended Nathaniel to be involved in some way and I thought Teletraan-1 was the best way to do that. Don't worry though, he will get a more active role later on.
Megatron going into stasis was something I wanted to do as a callback to Transformers Prime. Starscream, Shockwave, and Soundwave are simply trying to cover up Megatron's absence so nobody gets any ideas about planning a coup.
I will continue this story.
