Here's the second chapter, I hope you enjoy:)
Chapter 2 The Last Prime
Megatronus' warship landed on Moonbase Two, and the Decepticons left the ship.
Megatronus, who was still on the bridge, walked over to one of the windows and looked out across Cybertron at Moonbase One. Then, the former Prime turned and exited the bridge, the doors closing behind him.
/(Into music is: Dark Side of the Moon by Alston & Ozone.)
On Moonbase One.
Megatronus opened the door to the throne room. "Liege!"
Liege Maximo, who was looking out the window, turned around and said, "Back so soon? I would have thought you'd stay away a little longer."
The Fallen was glaring at his younger brother. "Get out of my throne room."
"Your throne room?" said the younger mech, "Unicron gave me command of this base while you were away."
"No, he didn't!" yelled Megatronus angrily.
"Yes, in fact he did. I was also given orders to begin setting up the ambush."
"What ambush?"
"The Autobots aren't far behind you, they will be here in a few breems."
Megatronus just stared at Liege Maximo.
"Go prepare your warship for an assault," commanded the younger immortal.
"I will personally be consulting with Unicron on this plan," said Megatronus as he turned and started to leave the throne room.
"Hey, big brother?" said Liege.
Megatronus stopped, and asked, "What?"
"I noticed your new battle scars, they're quite unique."
Megatronus briefly looked down at his chest, where four roundish black scars were.
"How did you receive them?" Liege asked, a slight smirk on his faceplate.
Whether it was because he already knew or if he just found amusement in his suffering, Megatronus didn't know.
"Hun-Gurrr," said the Fallen as he turned his helm slightly. Then he left the throne room and closed the door behind him.
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The Autobots came out of light speed and slowly flew towards Cybertron.
Barricade saw their ship from the bridge of the Fallen Prime's warship. He quickly opened a comm to Impactor, who was waiting for his command.
"Fire," said Barricade.
Impactor shot the warship's cannon at the Iron Will.
Ultra Magnus' ship was hit on the right wing.
"Brace yourself! We're going down!" the Autobot Commander yelled as he tried to fly the ship straight.
"Hey, Megs'. I got a hit on the right wing. They're going down towards Iacon region," reported Impactor over a comm to Megatronus.
"Good," replied the Fallen, then he closed the comm.
"Barricade, move us in," said Megatronus from the bridge.
The warship lifted off Moonbase Two, and started flying down towards the Iacon region.
The Iron Will slid across the ground before coming to a stop a few hundred pede steps away from the city of Iacon.
The Autobots stumbled out of the ship.
"Well, at least we're all still alive," said Jazz.
Iron Blade looked up and saw the big warship descending down towards them. "Look!" the former gladiator pointed up at the warship.
"Megatronus. We should have known. Autobots fall back to Iacon!" Ultra Magnus commanded as he transformed.
The rest of the Autobots did the same and fled for the city.
When they passed the first few buildings in Iacon, Megatronus' big warship had landed, and the Decepticons started exiting the ship.
"What are we going to do?" asked Red Alert.
"We have to fight them," replied Magnus.
"We can't defeat Megatronus, he killed so many mecha easily back on Lumen!" said Springer.
"Springer is right, we can not fight them and win," agreed Prowl.
"You can with our help!" said Vector Prime.
The Autobots quickly turned around to see the Prime of time and space standing in front of them.
Suddenly, three more of the original thirteen Primes appeared behind Vector.
The Autobots were shocked to see the four Primes, most had never seen them before and thought they were all dead.
After a few astrokliks, the grey, black, and white former gladiator was the first to speak. "Where were you?" asked Iron Blade.
"In a time pocket watching our fallen brothers. Too long have they brought chaos upon Cybertron," replied Vector Prime.
"Why now? Why are you helping us now instead of vorns ago when the war started?" asked Ultra Magnus.
"Because the Primes were never to be a part of the war until here, at the end of it," Vector replied.
The Decepticons were ready for battle.
Megatronus stepped out of his warship.
"We are ready for the last assault. We await your orders," said Impactor.
Unicron said through Megatronus, "No matter what planet, no matter what galaxy, they always look up in wonder. Some fall to their knees and worship, others hide behind walls and towers. But the thing they do best, is beg for mercy. It's just adorable."
Then Megatronus returned to himself. With a growl he said, "Kill them all."
Impactor then walked to the front line to head up the army. "Attack!"
The Decepticons charged towards Iacon.
As the advancing army came closer to the city, three Primes, Vector, Onyx, and Quintus, stepped out from behind the closest building.
Megatronus gasped, "What? Impossible!" Then he transformed and flew towards the Primes.
Vector Prime turned to the Prime on his right, "Take him down."
Onyx Prime nodded and transformed into his Predacon form. Onyx roared as he flew towards Megatronus.
When he was close enough, the Fallen transformed and shot Onyx with his purple lightning.
The Predacon Prime predicted the attack, and breathed a powerful blast of fire at the Fallen.
Megatronus yelled as he fell, smoking, to the ground.
The Fallen transformed and flew towards Vector.
Onyx left Megatronus to his brothers behind him, and started breathing fire down on the Decepticons below.
The fire from the Predacon Prime melted the Decepticons, and burned them to ash. Megatronus transformed and ran towards Vector, who was smirking strangely.
The Fallen stopped running and stared at Vector.
Vector Prime started walking towards Megatronus, who shot purple lightning at him.
The Prime of time and space transformed and flew to the right of the blast.
Megatronus shot purple lightning at Quintus Prime.
The Prime who created the Quintessons started to rust away as the Fallen continued to release the beams from his digit tips.
Vector Prime ran over to Megatronus and punched him in the faceplate.
The Fallen stumbled and fell backwards.
Quintus fell backwards.
Megatronus looked up at Vector Prime, who started to shape-shift back into Amalgamous Prime.
"Shapeshifters," said Megatronus angrily as he got to his pedes.
The real Vector Prime ran out of Iacon, with the Autobots, who started charging at the remaining Decepticons.
Vector ran over to Quintus and knelt beside him.
"Vector. Megatronus, he shot me. I think I'm fading," said Quintus Prime.
Megatronus looked over at Quintus, and raised a servo in his direction. He closed his first and squeezed it, and Quintus Prime turned into a pile of powdered rust.
Liege Maximo came out of hiding, and stood beside Megatronus.
Onyx Prime flew back and stood on all fours, as a Predacon, beside Vector.
Amalgamous Prime stepped back to stand beside his brothers.
Vector Prime got to his pedes, and said, "You will pay dearly for your evil, Fallen.
"Three on one? Hardly fair," said Megatronus.
"What, you don't think you're skilled enough?" said Amalgamous with a smirk.
Suddenly, Liege Maximo stabbed Amalgamous in the back with his sword.
As Amalgamous fell, Onyx roared and charged upon Liege Maximo while Vector attacked Megatronus.
Liege Maximo had never tried to fight Onyx Prime before because he would destroy him.
The trickster Prime was knocked down and engulfed in flames.
Onyx grabbed Liege in his mouth and blasted fire on him.
Liege Maximo screamed as he was burned.
The Predacon Prime dropped the dead traitor, and turned to his fellow Prime, who was still fighting Megatronus.
The Autobots had taken the remaining few Decepticons prisoners.
Ultra Magnus turned back to see how the Primes' fight was going. "We must assist them since they helped us."
"I agree," said Iron Blade. Then he and Magnus ran to aid the Primes while the rest of the Autobots took the Decepticons to the warship's prison room.
Megatronus saw the two Autobots coming, so he transformed and flew towards them.
Iron Blade and Ultra Magnus waited for Megatronus to reach them.
The Fallen transformed and used his momentum to send a powerful punch at Iron Blade, who blocked it with his shield, but due to his small size, he was still knocked backwards.
Ultra Magnus swung his hammer at the former Prime, but Megatronus grabbed it.
The Fallen shot purple lightning at the Autobot Commander.
Ultra Magnus yelled in pain.
Onyx Prime flew at Megatronus, but the Fallen had taken Ultra Magnus' hammer and bashed the Predacon in the helm.
Onyx roared as he landed beside the former Prime who was still shooting lightning at the Autobot Commander.
Iron Blade threw his sword at Megatronus.
The sword landed in his right servo, the one holding the hammer, causing the Fallen to drop the weapon he was holding.
Megatronus stopped shooting lightning at Magnus, who then fell backwards.
Vector Prime came running up to Megatronus, picked up the hammer he had just dropped, and bashed him with it.
Onyx Prime was on him in a flash, he exhaled fire and burned Megatronus until he was dead.
Iron Blade ran to Magnus, who reached up and grabbed the former gladiator's servo, and said, "I failed you. I failed the Autobots."
Iron Blade replied, "No, you have done the exact opposite. You led us to victory here and on Lumen."
"I am glad to have you at my side, Iron Blade. I can rest easily knowing that Cybertron is no longer at war," the Autobot Commander took a deep breath as the rest of the Autobots came running over. Ultra Magnus looked up into space as his optics dimmed. "What is that thing inside of us that always gives us that sense of comfort and security?"
Iron Blade thought for a couple astrokliks before replying, "It's the thought of home when love leads you."
"Ah, yes, it's love that brings you home," said the Autobot Commander.
As his frame started to turn to rust and disappear, Ultra Magnus smiled and said, "Then I am home."
Iron Blade stood to his pedes and faced the other Autobots. With Vector and Onyx behind him he said, "Cybertron has lost a great leader this orn, but he died knowing that his home is now free, and the war is over. Ultra Magnus has joined the many heroes who sacrificed themselves for freedom, and he will be remembered for it."
Then as the Autobots buried what little was left of their leader, Vector Prime said, "For there to be a hero, there must be a need for one. Some sort of evil or conflict must be present in the universe for one to be needed. Therefore, heroes are not born out of happiness."
/(Heroes Are Not Born Out of Happiness by Mitchell Broom."
The Autobots were gathered at the well of Allsparks, they stood facing the two remaining Primes, who were back to the well.
"Iron Blade, come stand before me," said Vector Prime.
Iron Blade stepped forward.
"You have always admired the Knights of Cybertron, and even strived to someday become one," the Prime of time and space said.
"Yes, that has been a dream of mine," replied the grey, black, and white Autobot.
"Do you solemnly swear to protect Cybertron and its inhabitants at all costs, no matter how difficult it may seem?" asked the tall, brown and white coloured Prime.
"I do," replied Iron Blade.
"Then draw your sword and kneel before me," Vector Prime said.
Iron Blade did as the Prime commanded, kneeling with both hands on his sword, he bent his helm low.
Vector Prime drew his long sword and tapped the former gladiator on each shoulder once as he said, "I dub you Iron Blade, Knight of Cybertron." Lowering his sword, he continued, "Now rise, and face your comrades."
Iron Blade rose and turned to face the Autobots before him, who cheered, as the new Knight of Cybertron came and stood among them.
"It is time for Cybertron to face a new age. One the Primes will not be a part of. It is time for you remaining Autobots to lead Cybertron," Vector Prime said.
Suddenly, beside the two remaining Primes, stood, in a sort of ghost form, the rest of the original thirteen Primes. After they all appeared, Optimus appeared in-front of them, smiling at the Autobots.
Then they all disappeared, leaving just Vector and Onyx again.
"Iron Blade, your first task as Knight of Cybertron is to find the Matrix of Leadership," Vector said.
"Wasn't it in Ultra Magnus when he died?" Prowl asked.
"No, before you all went into battle against the terrorcons for the last time, Ultra Magnus took the Matrix of Leadership out of himself and stored it away in a safe place," explained Vector Prime.
"Where did he store it?" asked the grey, black, and white Knight of Cybertron.
"In the part of the lumen's cave that you stayed in before the battle," replied the Prime of time and space. "He didn't want to take the chance of it falling into the hands of Hun-Gurrr, so he hid it. That is all I can tell you, for it is time for us to join our fellow Primes."
With that Vector Prime transformed and flew into the well of Allsparks.
Onyx Prime, in base form, turned to follow his brother, but looked over his shoulder to say to the Autobots, "Take good care of Cybertron, and please do not start another war." Then he transformed and flew up into the air. Spreading his wings when he was high up above the well, he dove, roaring as he, the last Prime, went into the well of Allsparks.
Marking the end of the age of Primes.
(Credit music is: Hard Victory by Epic Score.)
(Credit music is: Revelation by Infinitescore.)
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