Finally, everyone meets! I hope you enjoy the surprises in this chapter and make sure to leave a review!
(Diego Garcia, During the Attack at Greenwich)
Following the restoration of Cybertron, TRF was disbanded and reorganize as NEST. There had been some difficulties regarding the operatives that were once a part of Cemetery Wind. Those people would be posted in places where they would have less interaction with Autobots, for their safety of course. Later, the Autobots moved back to Diego Garcia, where the remains of Autobot City still stood after Cemetery Wind's attack. Using them as a foundation, Autobot City was rebuilt and now served as both an Autobot settlement on Earth and the main base for NEST.
Presently, Optimus Prime, Prowl and Lennox were in the command center conversing with General Morshower over the screen. "Have we still no contact with the Moon team?" Optimus asked his lieutenant. It was unlike Camshaft to stay silent for so long.
"No sir, we've received no word from them yet. Last known communication was a report of several spacecrafts heading towards Earth." Prowl reported. "Though it looks bleak, there may be a chance they could still function."
"Agreed. We'll dispatch Sky Lynx and a team to the moon to look for survivors." Ordered Optimus before Lennox spoke.
"Sir, do we know where those ships are still above us or not?" Lennox asked the General.
"NASA is currently trying to locate the ship to see if it is still near Earth. No luck at the moment." Morshower said through the screen. He then looked at Optimus. "Can we still communicate with Cybertron even though Moon Base is not responding?"
"Possible, but it will be difficult. Iacon's long-range communication systems have not been fully restored yet. That is why we set up the moon base; to act as a link between the planets. At most now, we'll receive garbled messages." Explained Optimus.
"Is it possible these beings might be involved with Unicron?" Morshower asked. As the commander of NEST, Morshower was privy to the fact that their planet's core was the Cybertronian Devil.
"No, these beings did not give off Dark Energon that Thunderwing did. Plus, I do not think that Unicron's herald would ally with organic lifeforms." Optimus explained. Suddenly a technician ran up to Lennox and whispered in his ear. The Colonel nodded before looking at the others.
"We've just received word from Evac and Bumblebee that one of the ships appeared over Manhattan before leaving shortly after. However, we've lost sight of the second vessel. Its last known location was above Edinburgh, Scotland." Lennox reported. "We're still waiting word from them."
"Sir!" Graham shouted as he rushed up to Lennox. He was out of breath and had to take a moment to catch some air before speaking. "Bumblebee and Evac have just reported. They're with the Yeager family and someone named Bruce Banner. Presently, they are heading towards the Avengers Facility. They didn't have much but apparently the aliens were after something called the Time Stone."
"The Time Stone." Optimus said, looking at Prowl. "One of the six Infinity Stones. Primordial objects that contain great power. They were sealed across the universe by the Thirteen except for the Soul Stone."
"And who are the Avengers?" Prowl muttered. The two Autobots then quickly accessed the internet to learn more. The information they gathered was quite detailed: A team of unique and powerful individuals dedicated to protecting Earth. It wasn't able to assist the battle in 2017 due to the rift formed in the team and was active during the years when the Autobots had to go into hiding, which is why the two sides had never met. Now it seems like fate was bringing their forces together.
They had finished their research when Lennox looked at Optimus. "Okay, we're assembling a task force to head towards the facility, which is outside New York City." The Colonel said.
"I'll contact SecDef and let him know. He'll discuss with Secretary of State Ross about these events." Morshower reported before ending the feed.
"Prowl. Contact all Autobots on Earth to assemble at the facility. We'll have Omega Supreme and Stratosphere pick up those too far away to arrive on their own." Optimus ordered the lieutenant.
(New York)
"Okay, do I make a right here?" Cade asked.
"No, you make a right at the next turn and then the third left." Bruce explained.
Two hours had gone by since Iron Man had taken off to save Doctor Strange. With Wong returning to protect the Sanctum, that just left Bruce with the Autobots to contact Steve Rogers. At the same time, Cade, Viviane, Tessa, Shane, Izabelle, Adam, Arcee and Cogman had rejoined their friends. Cade was amazed that Bumblebee and Evac fought alongside the Iron Man and was now meeting the Hulk. It had taken a few minutes for the Autobots and their human friends to explain who they were to the Avenger. They then agreed to take Bruce to the Avenger Facility. Bruce was a bit uncomfortable of the idea of riding inside a sentient vehicle. Fortunately, Cade had brought a white SUV with them incase the family had bought souvenirs. The Guardian Knights remained in the Steelhaven, following them as they moved across the water towards the facility.
That is where we find them. Driving down the road with their four Autobot escorts following behind.
"This is so wicked, I can't believe we're going to meet the bloody Avengers. How many people can say that they've met actual superheroes in person?" Shane said with excitement.
"Dude, you've been in a battlefield with alien robots, as well as aboard alien spaceships before." Adam said to Shane. He had a laptop out, typing down buttons at lightning speed.
"Well, yeah. Still, these guys are publicly known as celebrities." Shane replied.
Their conversation ended after Cade made the third left. After driving past rows of trees, the Avenger Facility came into sight. It was still in pristine condition and yet there were no signs of people. :I'm picking up a single life-form inside the facility: Reported Evac as they made their way up the drive-way.
The humans and hybrid exited the SUV while the Autobots transformed into their true forms. Bruce walked up to the front door and hesitantly rung the doorbell. There was a loud ring that followed. A few seconds passed before the sound of footsteps could be heard. The door opened revealing Colonel James Rhodes. The Avenger had leg braces on so he could walk due to his broken spine. The man was surprised to see Bruce after all these years. "Bruce?" Rhodes said before noticing the others, startled especially when the Autobots came into view.
"Hey…Colonel Rhodes." Bruce greeted nervously. "Think we could come in?"
Rhodes nodded mutely, as his eyes were still locked onto the Autobots. The Yeagers followed Bruce as they enter the facility, following them were Wheelie and Brains who had been on the Steelhaven during the attack. The family was amazed at the all the high-tech gear and top-grade furniture and other amazing items inside the base. The Autobots jumped over the building and entered the inner courtyard. Bruce walked up to Rhodes. "I'm guessing you saw what happened at Greenwich?" He asked the colonel who closed the door.
"Yeah, FRIDAY sent me a report no to long ago. I also got word from Rogers that he and the others will be here soon with Vision. Looks like whoever attacked you guys tried to nab him too." Rhodes told him. "It's only a matter of time until Secretary Ross makes a call."
"Wait? Secretary Ross? As in Thaddeus Ross?" Bruce asked, remembering his ex-girlfriend's father, the same one who had been hunting him a few years back. They didn't notice Adam's attention on them when they said Ross's name. He gave a look at Cogman, the butler nodding as he pulled out his built in phone.
Suddenly the main phone began to ring, making everyone tense. Rhodes walked over and looked at the contact information. He grimaced when he announced who it was. "It's Ross. You all better hide while I take this."
Heeding his words, the Yeagers, Cogman and Bruce went to the next room, out of sight as a holographic image of Ross appeared. He was sitting at a table with several advisers with him too. "Secretary Ross." Rhodes greeted.
In the other room, Adam separated from others, dragging Brains, Wheelie and Cogman with him. Giving a few hand signals to Brains, the minicon nodded as he transformed into his alt mode. The laptop disguised Cybertronian began hacking into the facility's servers as well as Ross's personal files.
"I trust you've been brought up to speed about the current situation, Colonel." Ross asked.
"FRIDAY sent me an update regarding the current situation. NYPD and local rescue forces are helping with the civilians." Reported Rhodes.
"Still no word from Vision?" Asked Ross.
Rhodes shook his head. "Satellites lost him over Edinburgh."
"On a stolen Quinjet with four of the world's most wanted criminals." Stated Ross, a tone in his voice.
Rhodes frowned. Clearly the past two years since the civil war had made the Colonel embittered towards the Sokovia Accords and Ross. "You know they're only criminals because you chose them to call them that, right, sir?" Argued Rhodes.
Not the least bit amused, Ross let out grunt. "God, Rhodes. Your talent for horse-shit rivals my own."
"If it weren't for those Accords, Vision would have been right here." Rhodes added, not backing down.
That made Ross frown physically. Getting up, his image walked until he was face to face with Rhodes. "I remember your signature on those papers, Colonel."
"That's right. And I'm pretty sure I paid for that." The Colonel added, gesturing to his leg braces.
"You have second thoughts?" Ross asked, almost threateningly.
That was when the sound of the front door opening was heard. It was followed by multiple footsteps. Looking at the people, the Yeagers and Rhodes watched as Captain America, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch and Falcon came walking up to them, the latter helping Vision. "Not anymore" Rhodes declared loudly.
"Holy shite" Shane murmured as he took out his smartphone, trying to catch a picture of Widow and Scarlet. He was promptly scolded by Tessa for the inappropriate action.
Steve looked at Ross. "Mr. Secretary"
Ross glared at each one of them, as if wishing he was there right now, physically. "You've got some nerve. I'll give you that."
"You could use some of that right now, Ross." Taunted Natasha.
Ignoring her, Ross continued. "The world's on fire, and you think all's forgiven?"
Looking at him impassively, Steve's response was, "I'm not looking for forgiveness. And I'm way past asking for permission. Earth just lost her best defender. So, we're here to fight. And if you wanna stay in our way... we'll fight you, too."
Before Ross could even let out another word, the door in his room opened. Walking inside was Secretary of Defense, John Keller, followed by several agents. "Fortunately, Secretary Ross won't be doing anything for a while." Keller declared.
Everyone besides Adam and the Cybertronians were surprised as SecDef's sudden appearance. Ross and his advisers were clearly the more nervous ones. "Secretary Keller, w-what are you doing here?" Stuttered Ross.
"Well, word got to me that some of the world's greatest heroes were gathering after an alien attack on Manhattan, and I thought I just greet them." Keller said, as if amused by Ross's nervousness. "More importantly, a reliable source just sent me some interesting news regarding to a case I've been trying to figure out for a while. I think they're there in the facility, somewhere."
"Uh, that would be us. I guess." Cade said as he and his family stepped into the room. Arcee stepped up to the window in the room, knocking it to get their attention, with Bumblebee and Evac kneeling so they could look through. The arrived Avengers were surprised at the Cybertronians presence.
Ross pointed at the family. "You people should not be here. Civilians are not allowed in a military based facility." He said angrily.
"You should follow your own words, since you have no authority here." Adam said, walking up towards the holographic image, Cogman right behind him.
"And what would a teenager know?" Growled Ross.
"Oh, a good deal." Adam said as he began counting several things off his fingers. "For one, Secretary of State is not in the Military Chain of Command, meaning you can't boss around the Colonel here. Regarding War Machine, the Air Force cannot conduct law enforcement posse comitatus act. Plus, even if he could, from what I read of it in the base's files, the Sokovia Act itself expressly prohibits the Air Force from conducting law enforcement. There is also the fact that the order to arrest violates the Fourth Amendment, and the arrest order is an illegal order because the Sokovia Accords are unconstitutional. I think I've said everything politically and legal related, have I?" The hybrid asked sarcastically.
The only response he got was clapping from Cogman. Everyone else were silent, with the Yeagers, Avengers, Autobots and Keller amused. Meanwhile Ross looked like he was about to blow a vein.
"Ah, and while I'm talking to you Ross, I thought you might want to look at this. Cogman, Wheelie, Brains, if you be so kind."
"Right away, sir." Cogman replied. The Cybertronian butler lifted the two minicons onto the table, where they quickly transformed. Brains downloaded that data while Wheelie projected numerous holographic images. These images showed the various actions of the defunct Cemetery Wind.
"For those of you who don't know, these people are, or were, a part of Cemetery Wind." Adam explained.
"Cemetery Wind?" Steve asked.
"A CIA Task Force that was dissolved in 2013. I never really got much detail on why or what their purpose was." Natasha responded. "Looks like we're finding out the why part, though."
Indeed, each image was showing Cemetery Wind either attack Cybertronians, mercilessly cutting them down whether they were armed or not. Along with that, agents executing witnesses, causing civilian causalities, especially in Cuba, Lockdown assisting them, transporting the offline Cybertronian frames to KSI to be melted down and rebuilt into drones. "And who help fund these despicable people with illegal military funds?" Adam asked dramatically. With a snap of his fingers, a new image appeared. This time it showed then Lieutenant General Thaddeus Ross speaking with Cemetery Wind Director Harold Attinger and KSI Head Joshua Joyce. "Bingo! Our dear Secretary of State, Ross himself."
With that, all eyes and optics were on Ross. The Yeagers and Avengers all gave the man disapproving and even disgusted looks. The Autobots, though, they were absolutely livid as they looked at the man who had a major part in their misery and the death of many of their comrades.
Ross, now having lost his stern expression, backed away, as if he was actually there. He then looked at Keller. "Sir, I had no idea that Attinger had even hired an alien bounty hunter, or the civilian causalities. I swear, I helped them for the good of-"
"For the good of the country, I'm sure." Keller interrupted, having heard this speech before. "Either way, I already have the President's approval to remove you from your office. For the time being you'll be detained, and your advisers questioned. Gentlemen." Keller gave the signal to the agents, two of whom promptly cuffed Ross before escorting him out of the office, the others quickly following behind him.
Keller then looked at the Avengers. "Colonel Rhodes." Said man straightened himself. "A NEST unit led by Colonel Lennox will be arriving in a moment. For the time being you'll be under the command of NEST commander General Morshower until the current crisis is dealt with." SecDef ordered.
"Understood, sir." Rhodes replied with a salute.
Keller then looked at the 'rogue' Avengers. "Captain Rogers, until we can find a time where we can work out removing the warrant for you and your colleagues, I'm going to have to ask you work alongside NEST and their allies."
"I understand, sir. Thank you." Steve replied, giving a salute in respect.
"Good, keep me inform of any new action." And with that, the line ended.
The next few seconds were quiet, as everyone was taking what just happened in. Finally, Rhodes spoke up. "Well that went…a lot better than I thought it would, if I'm being honest."
That seemed to have broken the tension as the Avengers greeted one another. The Yeagers and Autobots stood to the side, allowing the friends to converse.
"Wow, you guys really look like crap. Must've been a rough couple of years." Rhodes commented.
"Yeah, well the hotels weren't exactly five stars." Joked Sam.
"I think you look great." A new voice spoke up.
Walking out from the other room, Bruce finally made his appearance. There was a tense moment as the Avengers laid their eyes on a comrade they hadn't seen in years. Bruce gave a weak wave. "Uh…Yeah. I'm back"
His eyes then locked onto Natasha. Said person also looked back at him. "Hi, Bruce" Was all Black Widow could say.
Likewise, Bruce could only reply with, "Nat"
It was at this moment, Falcon commented on the situation. "Well this is awkward." He said, getting looks from Vision and Wanda.
Steve decided to change the subject as he walked up to the Yeagers. "So, I suppose 'thank you' are in order, given how we just got out of dealing with Ross." The bearded Captain America said to Cade and his family. Raising a hand. "Mr.?"
"Cade, Cade Yeager." Cade said as he shook Roger's hand. He was having a hard time comprehending that he was meeting with the Captain America. "And I, uh, it was no problem. Assholes like him deserve what they get. Right?"
"I hear that." Falcon replied, passing Vision onto Wanda. "Gotta admit though" He said as he looked at the Autobots. "When I saw you from the Quinjet, I thought you were more of Stark's robots." That got some complaints from the Cybertronians. Falcon held his hands up in defense, trying to ward off their voices.
The sound of multiple engines was soon heard, getting louder with each second. Looking up at a nearby security screen, multiple NEST Hummers were driving up to the road. With them were an assortment of vehicles too. "Looks like the reinforcements are here." Rhodes commented as he went out to greet them. Rogers, Nat, Adam, Cogman, Sam and Cade followed. The others stayed inside, with Viviane offering a chair for Vision.
Driving up to the road were indeed several NEST hummers, parking along the grassy fields. Behind them were all the Autobots that were currently on Earth. From front to back were Elita-One, Chromia, Skids, Mudflap, Jazz, Sideswipe, Prowl, Jolt, Crosshairs, Mirage, Wheeljack, Cliffjumper, Drift, Hot Rod, Salvage, Longarm, Brawn, Inferno, the Wreckers, Ratchet, Ironhide, Hound, Armorhide and Optimus Prime. Flying above them were the Aerialbots along with Wingblade, Blazemaster, Tomahawk and Highbrow. Stratosphere had already landed, unloading Fixit, Warpath and Deptcharge. The Dinobots could be seen approaching the Avengers HQ from the other side, having been dropped off already by Omega Supreme, said mech in his alt mode, landing in the inner courtyard.
All the Autobots changed into their true forms, towering over the Avengers. Said people couldn't show their stun expression. Though they had faced terrorists, aliens, robots, hell they even had a god as a teammate, to see giant sentient alien robots who could change into vehicles was something else entirely. The fact that had been on Earth for so long made the Avengers wonder how they could've missed them.
Approaching them were seven figures. Five of them were Lennox, Graham, Epps, Santos and Banachek. The last two were familiar to the Avengers: Nick Fury and Maria Hill. "Keep your mouths open and a fly will go right on in." Fury joked.
"Fury. I wasn't expecting to see you here." Rogers commented.
"Well, somehow I got spotted and then was given the option of becoming temporary liaison for NEST and their Autobot friends. Speaking of, the big guy in red and blue is their leader, Optimus Prime."
Said Autobot got to one knee, getting as close as he could to the humans. "It has been a long time, Cade, Adam." Optimus greeted his old friends. He then looked at the Avengers. "Greetings, Avengers. I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobot. I have heard much of your achievements. It is an honor to meet you all." Optimus said, extending a hand outward.
Carefully, Rogers took the hand, or rather pinky, with his much smaller hand, and shook it. "An honor for me too, Prime."
Seeing the cautious and confused looks on the Avengers, Nick said, "Why don't we head inside, and I'll give you the run down."
(A Few Minutes Later)
The Avengers, NEST officers and the Yeager family were inside a hangar. They all sat around an oval table that had been moved. Outside, the rest of the NEST forces were checking over equipment while the Autobots walked around the inner courtyard. The exceptions being Optimus, Prowl and Jazz, as they stood alongside the others for this meeting. Nick Fury was standing at the front of the table, opening a laptop, which was connected to a holographic screen that showed multiple images. The first set consisted of Sector Seven, a frozen Megatron and a large Allspark.
"Originally, the threats of extraterrestrial and study of alien technology was done by Sector Seven, founded in 1927, when they discovered what was called the 'Allspark' and Megatron, the leader of a hostile Cybertronian faction, the Decepticons. From him, many modern-day technologies that we use today were reversed engineered from his body. Only SHIELD members with level 7 clearance and above knew about Sector Seven." Nick started. He then shifted towards an image showing the three founding members of SHIELD with the at the time leaders of S7. "When SHIELD was formed, both agencies worked alongside one another when our interests aligned, though mainly we were independent of each other, in order to ensure no information could be leaked. S7 was later terminated around 2007, after a battle in Mission City." The next image showed several clips of the battle, including Megatron murdering Jazz, Bumblebee terminating Brawl, Optimus's duel with Megatron and finally Sam Witwicky killing the Decepticon leader. "They were replaced by NEST who worked alongside the Autobots to counter Decepticon activities. During that time, SHIELD's job was to assist from the shadows, revolving around supplying NEST with intelligence regarding any activities of Decepticons or Cybertronian related matters, as well as ensure that no Cybertronian technology fell into the wrong hands." The next clips mainly consisted of Optimus Prime facing the Fallen during the battle of Egypt, destruction of the Harvester and the Fallen's death.
"Unfortunately, NEST was shut down following the invasion of Chicago." Nick explained as the next images showed Orbital Assault Fighters attacking defenseless civilians and Decepticons deploying the pillars. Then it shifted to NEST forces and the Autobots attacking the Decepticons as Cybertron began to appear above Earth, ending with the Autobots and NESTs' victory as the remaining Decepticons retreated and Cybertron was sucked back into the wormhole.
"After that, views towards Cybertronians went downhill and Cemetery Wind was formed, which you can all guess how that went." The Avengers remembered the images Adam showed them of CW's atrocities. "They were shut down when the truth got out and their leader was killed near Hong Kong." The next video showed the Autobots fighting against the KSI drones and Vehicons, ending with the Axalon appearing over the city before being shot down by Omega Supreme. "Afterwards the Autobots went into hiding with their friends Cade Yeager and Adam Nova. Cemetery Wind was replaced by TRF, somewhat better than their predecessor. What followed next was the fate of both our world…and theirs." The final images were the Autobots and humans fighting the Decepticons above Cybertron, which had arrived towards Earth, ending with the planet's restoration and the Autobots returning home.
"Hold on a sec." Sam said as the images ended. "Okay, I get the first few fights, you know black ops and shit. And I did hear about Chicago. But how the hell did we not see flying bits of a planet over our heads?" The other Avengers had to agree you think they would've seen something like that.
"The battle was taking place on the other side of the world, and most of you were more focused on not getting caught while on the run." Nick replied. "Anyway, now is not the time or place for this kind of discussion. We have bigger problems. First, I'll have Prime here fill you all in on the one who helped Thanos attack Dr. Banner and Thor."
Optimus nodded and projected a holographic image of Quintessa for everyone to see. "This is Quintessa. She was one of the first generations of Cybertronians born from the Allspark after Primus and the Thirteen. A disciple of Quintus Prime, Quintessa's desire for power and belief that she was the Prime of Life led her to betray her master and the Dynasty, leading it to ruins. Later, she was exiled to another world across the universe by Alchemist Prime. I believe that her rescue from the world was due to Thanos finding her when he was searching for the stones." Optimus explained. "I fear that Quintessa wishes for Thanos's aid in conquering Cybertron and the destruction of Earth."
"Wait. Why would this Quintessa want to destroy Earth?" Rogers asked.
The three Autobots looked at one another, debating if they should reveal the secret. However, with the current situation as it was, they had to come clean in order to prevail against the coming threat. "This secret is only known to a few Autobots, as well as the top members of NEST. Earth's core is in fact the remains of our people's devil, Unicron. A primordial entity that once sought to bring chaos to the universe before being vanquished by his brother, our god, Primus and the Thirteen Primes. Quintessa had tried to kill Unicron when she foolishly believed that she could transfer his energy to restore Cybertron. I fear she believes that killing him will prove her divinity."
That had the Avengers look at one another. The surprises just keep piling up and now they learn that their planet's core is robot devil. Still, they were used to these kinds of things, even if it was still shocking. "Can she do that? Kill Unicron?" Nat asked.
"She could, if she had all six Infinity Stones." Optimus answered. "Still, she would not be able to use them."
"Wait, what do you mean?" Asked Rhodes.
Optimus activated a holographic image on the table. It showed Iacon back during the age of the Dynasty. Across the city, the Knights of Cybertron led by the Primes, fought against large robotic beings. One of whom carried a staff that had a glowing object embedded into it. "Long before their fall, the Dynasty of Primes was besieged by entities called the Celestials. These beings saw our existence as an insult to their beliefs and waged a genocidal war on us. With them, they used the Power Stone to try and destroy our planet, which was also Primus." The image showed the Cybertronians decimating the Celestials forces, unaffected by the Power Stone as Prima slew its wielder. "However, as a primordial entity born at the beginning of the universe, Primus was immune to the power of the Infinity Stones. This immunity was passed onto the Thirteen and, to a degree, other Cybertronians, with the side effect being that we ourselves cannot use the stones. After the Celestials were defeated, the Primes hid the Power Stone along with four other Infinity Stones across the stars."
"That's why Quintessa needs Thanos. To use the stones." Summarized Rogers.
"Correct. In his current state, it is possible to kill Unicron with all six Infinity Stones. Unicron's existence is a threat to all life in the universe, including Thanos. Quintessa supplied him with the Mind and Soul Stone if I am understanding Dr. Banner's report. In return, Thanos will help Quintessa conquer Cybertron with his army, alongside her Sharkticons, carnivorous Cybertronian creatures."
"If that's the case then they'll be coming after Vision and his stone. Which means we have to protect them." Natasha declared.
"No, we have to destroy it." Vision announced from his spot at the table. His wound from Corvus Glaive were healed thanks to Ratchet. "I've been giving a good deal of thought to this entity in my head, about its nature. Also, its composition. I think if it were exposed to a sufficiently powerful energy source, something very similar to its own signature, perhaps... its molecular integrity will fail."
Wanda immediately knew what he was talking about and cut him off. "Yeah, and you with it. I'm not having this conversation." She declared firmly.
Vision shook his head. "Eliminating the stone is the only way to be certain that Thanos can't get it" He said calmly, looking at Wanda.
Again, Wanda disagreed. "That's too high a price." She declared, though there was a wavering in her voice."
"Only you have the power to pay it." Vision said as he took Wanda's hands into his own. "Thanos threatens the universe. One life cannot stand in the way of defeating him."
This time it was Optimus who spoke. "It is basically the same as sacrificing Earth and humanity to destroy Unicron in order to save the universe. We cannot condemn one life just for the sake of victory."
"Prime is right." Rogers said. "We don't trade lives, Vision."
"But you might have a choice." Spoke Banner. He walked up to Vision as he began explaining. "Your mind is made up of complex construct of overlays. JARVIS, Ultron, Tony, me, the Mind Stone. All of them mixed together, all of them learning from one another."
"You're saying Vision isn't just the stone?" Rogers asked.
"What I'm saying is, if we take out the stone, there's still whole lot of Vision left. Perhaps the best parts." Bruce brought up.
"Can you do that?" Sam asked.
Unfortunately, Bruce shook his head. "No, not me. And definitely not here."
"What if we took him to Cybertron then?" Suggested Cade. "Wheeljack could take the stone out there in no time."
"We don't have time, unfortunately." Prowl brought up. "We lost contact with our moon base some time ago, and thus the prototype mass space-bridge too. Even if we could get to Cybertron, we don't know when Thanos might attack and Iacon's defenses cannot repel a massive assault yet."
"Well, if we're looking for a place close, I know one." Rogers suggested.
"I think I know where you're think of. Hopefully they don't mind a lot of visitors." Said Nick before looking at Lennox. "Colonel Lennox have your men ready to move. We're heading towards Africa."
"Hold on a second. How do you plan on moving a whole division of troops and giant robots across the world?" Asked Rhodes.
Suddenly, a large shadow engulfed the facility and the wind began to pick up. Seeing this, everyone ran out of the hangar just in time to see the Steelhaven hovering above them. It began to descend as its lower walkway opened for the troops to enter. "Oh. That will work." Commented Rhodes.
"In that case we should begin boarding ARG!" Optimus's order was cut off when the Matrix of Leadership began to glow. At the same time, the Mind Stone also shined, as well as the Allspark inside Adam Nova. Both the Primes and Vision began to cry out as energy levels began to increase, confusing the others as they tried to help them. Meanwhile, images began to appear in their minds. It first a massive army of demonic-looking Cybertronians on Neptune. Among them was Thunderwing, bowing before a shorter Cybertronian who looked like the Devil with the horns on its head. Then the images shifted towards a neutron star orbiting an Alderson disk. After that were the Thirteen Primes, before they changed into various objects. Said objects became embedded into a halo that surrounded the Matrix of Leadership. It then showed Cybertron surrounded by said halo as the planet began to change into a giant shadowy figure, with glowing blue optics.
Once the images were done, did the three collapse on the ground. Cade and Izzy ran to Adam's side while Wanda was helping Vision and Optimus was being steadied by Prowl and Jazz. "What the hell just happened?" Cade asked no one in particular.
Optimus, who had gotten his balance back, spoke in a grave voice. "I fear that a far greater threat is on the horizon…and we may have been shown an answer to our survival."
And there! The Autobots and Avengers finally meet. I also cleared up any confusion of why the Avengers did not know much about the Cybertronians, Sector Seven, NEST, Cemetery Wind and TRF. Be sure to review.
Also, if it helps, imagine Evac like a combination of his robot from the ride, and Hound's form from Transformers the Game.
I was also thinking of doing a three-way crossover between Transformers, Avengers and Gate, or just between Transformers and Gate.