I don't own RWBY or Transformers Prime they belong to their respective owners. This fanfic is just for fun. Note *this* means that they are thinking so when you *see it* know that it is in their heads. When you see [this] it means Bumblebee is talking. Also, as I said in my past chapters the fanfic is going to be more canon. So when you read things that sounds much like the show don't jump the gun on anything. Again I don't own either RWBY or Transformers Prime this is just a fanfic for fun. And if you recall I had Vector Prime say that they will remember what happened as the show has it and will forget Ruby and what happened to her. So I have to go canon at some point.
Ratchet checks out a sample of synthetic Energon he's created, while being watched by Raf, Ruby, and Penny. "Hey, Ratchet."
"Is that synthetic Energon?"
Ratchet looked at the three. "Well, yes, in fact, I'm preparing to test the sample."
Ratchet then saw the three each had goggles on. "I see that you'd come equipped with protective goggles."
"Can we watch?"
Ratchet nodded his head and walked over to a test engine. "Now we just add some to this test engine."
Penny got excited when she saw that it was working. "It works!"
Raf looked for his Bot friend. "Bee!"
Ratchet cut in. "This iteration of the formula requires further trial before we can even think about using it for fuel, ammunition, or first aid, which is rather unfortunate since our own Energon reserves are at an all-time low and we are way outnumbered."
Penny looked at Ratchet. "We maybe are outnumbered for now. But more and more people of Remnant are still showing up."
"That may be... But it has been a while since we last got someone of Remnant to join the team."
Ruby looked at Ratchet. "Who knows maybe someone will come soon."
"Maybe but natural Energon is in such short supply on this planet, and Megatron seems to have his oily claws buried deep in all the Earth's deposits."
The three looked at him feeling sad for him but he went on. "But if we can successfully produce a synthetic form, we can manufacture all the energy we'll ever need."
Just then the alarms went off and the rest of the Bots walked over to it. "More Energon on the move."
"Again?"
Optimus looked at the info they were getting for a moment before he noticed something. "Their recent activity suggests a familiar pattern. The Decepticons are desperately scouting for new deposits to mine. Autobots!"
Ratchet walked over to the Prime "Optimus If one of you comes back wounded this time... Well, our energy reserves are nearly depleted."
Just then the rest of the people of Remnant along with those who were already in the room walked over to the two. Ready for a fight and were more than ready to keep the Bots safe if need be. "Understood... Activate the ground bridge. Autobots, roll out!"
And with that, they were gone and Raf went off to the Remnant living quarters to help Jack and Miko with their homework that Ironwood was doing before he went with the Bots. Leaving Ratchet alone with his thoughts. "Sometimes I wish I could do more."
That is when Ratchet thought about the Synthetic Energon and took the risk of injecting it into himself. Which nocked him out.
That is when the three only humans in the base jump from the sound of something falling and went to see what had happened. When they saw Ratchet on the ground the three ran up to him. Raf started calling out to the Bot. "Ratchet? Wake up!"
At that moment he finally was woken up. "How is it that such small beings can be so loud?"
Miko then voiced out her concerns for Ratchet. "Are you hurt Doc-Bot? It sounded like you fell down hard."
Ratchet then got up."I'm fine."
But then Ratchet felt better than ever. "I'm more than fine."
Ratchet looked at his arm monitor. "Ah! Energy efficiency is up 30%? Motor function's optimal? Any word from the others?"
The three shook there heads no.
Meanwhile, Team Prime was chasing Knock Out and Breakdown. "Knockout, can't we just bridge out of here? This cube's putting some serious drag on me."
"The more we give the Autobots a workout, the more fuel they burn, and we win the Energon race. Besides, here comes air support."
The jet Cons started to shoot which caused a rock slide. Arcee was the only Bot to get through with Glynda riding her. Optimus saw that the Jets didn't care for them and that they were going after Arcee and Glynda. "Arcee, fall back. You're outnumbered."
"We're always outnumbered. We need that Energon."
Glynda looked at Arcee in worry. Optimus then comlink to the base. "Ratchet, lock on to Arcee's coordinates and prepare an emergency ground bridge."
"I'm locked on. Arcee, decelerate and prepare to return to base."
"Save it, Ratchet."
"Arcee you should listen to them."
"But we are too close."
"Don't be a fool!"
Optimus thought of something. "Ruby turn into rose petals and go after them! Qrow, Raven you two become birds and go with Ruby!"
"Right!"
And with that, the three went after Arcee and Glynda. Hoping they would make it in time. But didn't make it fast enough since the Jets shots hit the two and the two fell. Glynda was able to land safely and started to fight back. But Arcee took some damage. Which Ratchet saw the info at the base. "She's hurt."
Just then Ratchet turned on the Ground Bridge and looked at the kids. "Man the Ground Bridge."
The three did as they were told, Miko knew that this was way too bad for her to come with if Ratchet was going. So with that Ratchet ran off to help with the fight.
Meanwhile, Ruby, Qrow, and Raven finally caught up with them and were now helping Glynda keeping Arcee safe. And were having a hard time fighting the Cons. But just then Ratchet showed up and started to fight. Which shocked Arcee. "Ratchet?"
Just then Knock Out and Breakdown was now watching what was happening. "Looks like the Autobots brought in a ringer."
"Well, then, I'll ring his bell."
Just then the rest of Team Prime climb the rock pile and were now joining in the fight. "It'll have to wait."
Just then Ratchet got done dealing with the last Con. "Hoo-ha!"
Ruby looked at Ratchet and was very scared since she just got a rush of memories of what is going on with Ratchet and how bad things are going to get. "Oh no..."
Qrow heard this and looked at her. "Whats wrong kiddo?"
"Ratchet use some of his newly made synthetic Energon on himself."
Qrow arched an eyebrow. "Yeah... So..."
"It isn't really synthetic Energon but a very addictive Bot Drug."
At hearing that Qrow's eyes widen and looked at Ratchet. "That isn't good."
Ironwood looked at Qrow in confusion. "What's not good?"
Qrow whispered what Ruby told him to Ironwood because he didn't want Ratchet to get all defensive until they got him back to the base. Which once Qrow was done telling Ironwood, the General's eyes widen as well. "Your right that isn't good, not good one bit."
When the group got back to the base Miko, Raf and Jack looked at them. "What happened?"
Bulkhead looked at Miko. "I only saw the gory aftermath, but I hear that doc was a one-bot wrecking machine."
Ratchet then picked up Miko. "Hey, little fella."
Once he put her down she looked at Jack and Raf. "Can we keep him like this?"
Arcee looked at Ratchet knowing something was up. "All right, what's your secret?"
"No secret. Just a little something I like to call Synthetic Energon."
"From the data Bulkhead transcribed? I thought the formula was..."
Ratchet cut in. "Incomplete? Not anymore."
"So, Ratchet makes a better tough guy than I do a smart guy?"
Optimus then took the Synthetic Energon. "Ratchet, I question the wisdom of using yourself as a test subject."
"Optimus, you didn't see Ratchet out there. He was in overdrive. We should all try this stuff."
"Or give Ratchet more so we can take a vacation."
"I agree that the initial results seem promising, but I recommend that further testing be confined to machines, not Autobots. Outnumbered though we may be, old friend, we need a warrior in the laboratory right now more than we need another in the field."
Just then Ruby joined in. "You might want to dump all that Ratchet has made so far and, have him on lockdown until the stuff is out of his system."
Everyone except Qrow and Ironwood looked at her shocked and confused at what she just said. Which Bulkhead voiced out everyone's thoughts. "Why's that?"
"Because Ratchet didn't make real Synthetic Energon. But a Cybertonian Drug, one that at first seems alright to use. But the longer you have the stuff in you the more violent you get to your own enemies and do stuff that you will regret. I remember that when Ratchet has this stuff in him he kills a Con that had surrendered. And when we try to hide the stuff he finds it and takes in more of it. We almost lost Ratchet because of this stuff!"
Everyone looked at one and other and then at Ratchet who looked like he was going to disagree with her when Optimus steps in. "No more use of this stuff on yourself until I give the okay. Is that understood?"
"Yes..."
Later on, at the base Ratchet was going over what happened when he saved Arcee to Bulkhead. "And then he came right at me.
And I Well, come on, Bulk. Come at me."
Bulkhead wasn't sure what to do at that moment. "I don't want to hurt you, Ratch."
Just then Ratchet hit him in the face. "I said come at me!"
Bulkhead got mad and ran up at him until Ratchet threw him through a wall. Arcee and Bee walked over to find out what had happened. "What was that?"
Ratchet was still in the mood for a fight. "You have competition, Bulk. I'm a bit stronger than I used to be. Also a bit faster."
At that moment Ruby walked over to them when Ratchet started to talk to Bee. "Think you can take me, muscle car?"
[Nope!]
"Wimp. How's it humming?"
And with that Ratchet walked off. "Did he just...?"
Bulkhead cut in. "Stronger, faster, studlier."
Ruby looked at the three Bots. "Told you."
The three looked at Ruby and then Arcee spoke up. "Maybe we should dump the stuff before things get out of hand with Ratchet."
a bit latter...
Arcee looked at the monitors. "Looks like the 'cons hit another vein."
"Autobots, roll out."
Ruby spoke up. "No Ratchet this time I don't need to see him..."
"But you never know if it may require additional firepower. Qrow can handle Ground Bridge duty."
Ruby looked at him. "And how do we know you didn't just put in more Cybertonian Drug into you?"
"I'm fine..."
"You didn't deny it!"
"Come on its time to put some hurt on those Decepticons!"
"Optimus tie him down and have someone babysit him. He isn't safe right now."
But before Optimus could say anything Ratchet opened the Ground Bridge and ran through it.
Ratchet was running on ahead with moves that only the Huntsman were using to get around the mountainous area. When the rest of the Bots were just running and trying not to fall down. When they found the Cons Bulkhead looked at his handheld monitor. "Signal's weak. They may have hit a vein, but they won't find much of an Energon pulse... not here."
"I take some comfort in the fact that Megatron seems as desperate to find the stuff as we are."
"Do you two always talk this much during these missions?"
And with that Ratchet ran up to the Cons and was the first to be seen. "Autobots!"
Ratchet then landed on one of the Con's. "It's all right. I'm an emergency vehicle."
As the fight went out Ratchet saw a Con making a run for it and went after him. Ruby saw this and went after the two. When Ratchet caught up with him well... "Why the big rush?"
"Just trying to get as far as I can from the Autobot stink."
"Does your boss know you have a potty mouth? Maybe I should pay him a visit and tell him."
"Get melted, wheel grinder!"
"Melted? Now, there's a concept."
Ratchet burned the Con until he got the info he wanted and was about to end the Con life when Ruby hit him with some Ice Dust and got Ratchet off the Con. Ruby looked at the Con. You might want to leave. That is if you want to live."
The Con ran and Ruby looked at Ratchet. "Bad Ratchet!"
"Me?! You just helped a Con!"
"A Con that was not made for fighting! You should know better!"
Just then Optimus showed up."What were you doing?"
"Getting results. That is until Ruby got in my way!"
"More like trying to keep you in check!"
And then Optimus joined in. "And breaking protocol. That was a Decepticon miner, servant class, not warrior class."
"Oh, and let me guess. I'm just the medic."
Ruby looked at him. "More like a drug addict at this point in time."
"Autobots do not inflict harm unless all other options have been exhausted. It is what separates us from the Decepticons."
"Is this really the time for another lecture, Optimus, Ruby? You didn't just happen to discover Megatron's current location, did you? Well, I did! And do you happen to know where there's a stockpile of raw Energon ripe for the taking? I do!"
At that moment Bulkhead stepped in. "Come on, Ratchet. Calm down."
"Calm is the last thing we need! Calm is what lost us Cybertron! The Cons have a warship, an army. All this Energon scouting, you think Megatron isn't gearing up for something big? We're squandering our resources chasing after his crumbs when we really need to be hitting him hard and hitting him now, precisely where it hurts!
"A direct assault on the Decepticons would only provoke retaliation and lead to incalculable losses. I will not endanger innocent human lives."
"Yet you seem to have no problem endangering ours. Just ask Cliffjumper. Oh, I forgot. He couldn't be here today."
At that moment Arcee and Pyrrha had it. "That's it!"
Arcee was about to hit Ratchet but Bulkhead stopped her. But that didn't stop Pyrrha from using her semblance to lift Ratchet up in the air. "You are out of control Ratchet and out of line. I'm going to think that it is the drug talking so I won't hurt you. But I'm going to dump every last drop of that drug right in front of you!"
Penny looked at Ruby. "Pyrrha is really scary when she is mad."
"Penny I never have seen Penny this mad in my whole life."
At hearing that all but Optimus and Ruby took a few steps away from Pyrrha. But Ratchet wasn't done talking. "You know your problem, Optimus? For such a big, strong Bot, you're soft. You didn't pound Megatron into scrap when you had the chance many chances, in fact."
"I'm afraid that Ruby is right about how the Synthetic Energon has impaired your judgment, old friend. I am confining you to base until further notice. Qrow, bridge us back."
Qrow did as he was told and all Ratchet could say was. "Fine."
Pyrrha put him down and he walked through the Ground Bridge. Bulkhead was about to go next when Ratchet ran back and threw him to the rest of the team and made a break for it. Ruby then yelled out. "Raven! Change into a bird! You and I will follow him!"
"Right!"
And with that, the two went after Ratchet.
Back at the base, Arcee was trying to find Ratchet. "I can't get a fix on Ratchet's coordinates."
"That bogus Energon must be scrambling his signal."
"Keep trying. We've got to find Ratchet before he finds Megatron."
Qrow looked around the room. "Where's Ruby and Raven?"
Penny looked at him. "Ruby told Raven to change into a bird and then the two went after Ratchet just as he ran off."
Qrow smirked. "Smart kid."
Everyone looked at him in confusion. "Raven's semblance is making portals remember. Ruby must have thought that they would follow Ratchet until he stops driving and then has it were Raven opens a portal for us and Ruby would stay close to Ratchet as his back up."
At hearing that they all and yes Optimus as well, hit their heads mad at the fact that they forgot about that.
At that moment Breakdown was talking to another Con about his crush on Airachnid. "Yeah, she's kind of domineering, And the extra arms are weird, but I find myself intrigued by her."
Just then Breakdown sees Ratchet. "I was wondering when you might show."
As the two were fighting Ruby and Raven changed back into people, Ruby looked at Raven. "Okay, you go find a safe place to open up a portal and get the rest of the team here. I'll go find Ratchet before he gets himself killed by Megatron."
Raven nodded her head and walked off looking for a place to open up a portal. When Ruby changed back into rose petals and said petals splitting up into multiple groups all looking for Ratchet.
Meanwhile, Megatron was yelling at Knock Out. "You call yourself a scientist? You were supposed to have located a fresh Energon source by now!"
"Apologies, Megatron. we got a little distracted by the new Autobot who attacked us."
At hearing this got Megatron's attention. "Really? And what new Autobot would that be? Someone from Ruby's time again?"
Just then the two saw Breakdown heading there way only to fall to the ground when Ratchet let him go. "Hoo-ha!"
"Well, uh..."
Megatron looked at Ratchet unamused. "That is your fearsome new adversary? He's Optimus Prime's medic."
"Oh, no, Megatron. I am your doctor of doom."
Just then Ratchet ran up and punched Megatron right in the face. Which this shocked the Con big time. "All right, then."
Ratchet then ran for another punch. "For Cybertron... Ahh!"
Megatron grabbed Ratchet's hand and held him there. "Ratchet is rather more spirited than I recollect."
Knock Out looked at the Bot and then to Megatron. "Chemical enhancement, perhaps?"
At hearing that Megatron punched a hole in Ratchet's chest and let him fall to the ground. "There's your laboratory sample, doctor. Find out what it is. If a chemical can do this for Optimus Prime's lap dog, imagine what it could do for our troops."
"Optimus. I've been a fool."
Just then Knock Out took a small sample but was plaining on taking more when he gets hit in the arm by a bullet. Which Megatron hears and looks back to see none other then Ruby Rose standing there. "Leave Ratchet alone!"
But just then an odd light showed up above them. "Oh scrap! Not now!"
Megatron looks at the light now at a loss. "What is this?!"
Just then a tan-skinned boy with short spiky light-blonde hair and blue eyes showed up. He was wearing two red wrist bracers over black fingerless gloves and an open loose-collared white jacket with no shirt underneath, displaying his muscular physique. He also is wearing blue cargo pants tied up with a white belt. He's has white bandages on his legs and has a chain hanging from the belt loop on the right side of his pants. His black and yellow sneakers and wears a round pendant bearing his monkey emblem. He also has a long prehensile monkey tail that is the same color as his hair.
Both Knock Out and Megatron was shocked at what they just saw when Ruby was shocked for different reasons. "Sun?! Your Ratchet's next life?!"
Sun looked at Ruby confused. "Oh, hey Ruby! Hows it been? But what's this about being someone's next life?"
"Long story short people from our time are being sent back in time. Back when our world was two worlds. We can talk about this later I could use a little help!"
"Okay... So who are we fighting."
"The two big Con bots that one has red eyes and the other with purple eyes."
At hearing that Sun looked a little worried. "The two big robots...?"
Sun looked and see's the two Con's. "Oh come on this is like the Fall of Beacon all over again!"
Just then Sun grabs his weapon that is a staff and hits Knock Out in the face with it when Ruby then shot some Ice Dus at Ratchet's chest in hopes of stopping him from bleeding any more and then started to shoot some more shots at Megatron. Which made Megatron run up to her which then she changed Crescent Rose into its scythe mode and started fighting Megatron. When Knock Out was getting hit by Sun who would go back and forth with his staff mode or his weapon's secondary form of gun-chucks. And Knock Out was not liking it one bit. "Okay, I got to ask what is with the monkey tail?!"
"I'm a Faunus!"
"A what?!"
Sun then yelled out to Ruby. "Whats with them?!"
Ruby tried to explain it to Sun while fighting Megatron. "Earth doesn't have Faunus's just Humans. The closest thing I can say could be called a Faunus is Airachnid with her being part robot part spider!"
"Ohh! Got it!"
Just then Sun then did to Knock Out as he did to Roman. Which was threw a banana peel at Knock Out's face. Ruby looked at him. "What is with you and throwing banana peels at the bad guy?!"
"I think it is cool."
At that moment Megatron looked at Sun and then at Ratchet. "How is that boy Ratchet's next life?!"
Ruby looked at him. "That is what I'm trying to figure out. "I thought either Winter, Weiss, heck maybe even Blake would be Ratchet's next life. But Sun he is worse then me when it comes to being opposites in our past life's!"
The two sides kept on fighting at least until Raven ran up to them with the rest of Team Prime running with her. Which even though the two Cons wanted to keep on fighting they did take some bad hits from the two teens so Knock Out grabbed Breakdown and the three left. Which once the rest of Team Prime got their Penny, Pyrrha, Ironwood, and Glynda looked shocked at who they saw. "Sun Wukong! Your Ratchet's next life!"
"Seriously you guys! I don't really know what is going on here!"
They all looked at Ruby as the Bots were picking up Ratchet. "We were fighting Knock Out and Megatron without any other help! I didn't have time to do it!"
Sun looked at Ruby. "Ahh...? Do what?"
Ruby then walked over to Sun and placed her hand on his chest. "Remember everything that you of this time remembers now, and gain more as time moves on."
At that moment Sun got the memories that belong to Ratchet at that moment. Sun looked at Ratchet. "Nope!"
Back at the base Ratchet finally woke up. "Easy, old friend. You lost a lot of Energon... Good and bad."
"I... I didn't intend to hurt anyone. I just wanted so badly to..."
"Help us. We know. But you nearly caused the loss of something irreplaceable... Our medic and a most trusted friend.
You did lead us to a much-needed Energon supply. And for that, we should all be thankful."
"The synthetic Energon formula clearly needs refining Before it can be tested again. On machines, not Autobots."
"Let us take comfort in the fact that Penny was able to dispose of the quantity that remained. Oh, by the way, your next life has joined us."
"Really?"
"Hey."
Ratchet looked at where the voice came from and saw Sun. After one look at the boy, Ratchet could only say one thing. "Scrap."
