Now for the London Chase! Be sure to review!
(Near Ditchling Beacon)
Everything was normal at the area around the hill. Until suddenly, there was a brief explosion far away from any civilized location. Nearby trees and grass were burnt to ashes and the ground itself was also charred. In the center of the explosion was a crater, where a shadowy figure walked out. The figure was nearly as tall as the trees, and purple dots glowed from its face. Slowly, it made its way towards whatever place had vehicles.
After few minutes of walking, the protoform came upon a small parking lot near the summit of the Beacon. One vehicle caught his interest was a black and cyan lined Ram Pick-Up Truck. Seeing it as a suitable form, the protoform quickly scanned the vehicle when no one was looking. Seconds later, another Ram Truck could be seen driving out of the parking lot, heading straight for London.
Back on Cybertron, which had already passed by Jupiter and was slowly nearing Mars, Quintessa and two others were watching a screen that showed what the mech down on Earth was seeing. "It appears that Scourge, or rather, Nemesis Prime, has managed to secure an alt mode and is heading towards where the talisman is." Quintessa commented. "Also, I must commend your work on its success, Jhiaxus."
Said mech had white and orange armor. He had red optics and was slightly hunched. Next to him the other mech, Straxus, was dark blue and bulkier. In his hands was what looked like a weaponized pick-axe. Behind them were an exhausted Optimus Prime and Infernocus, the former looking drain.
"Thank you, my lady. I admit, was not sure Scourge would be able to accept Prime's unique cna. But, it appears I was incorrect. Excluding a change in his face, the new Nemesis Prime still retains all his functions. He will be more than capable than recovering your staff." Jhiaxus said as he rubbed his hands eagerly. "I am curious though, what is to become of Optimus Prime?"
Quintessa frowned as she floated over to said Autobot. Raising his head, Optimus was able to give her a weak glare. "Take him to the holding cells, Infernocus. He and those Protectobots can watch from their confinement as we restore Cybertron and end the only threat to our existence." The sorceress ordered.
The demonic Cybertronian gave a growl in acknowledgement. Grabbing Optimus by the back of his neck, Infernocus pulled the Prime down from his bindings. The weaken Autobot leader could put up little resistance as he was dragged off to a holding cell. Quintessa did not give him a second glance as she went to look at the screen. Nemesis Prime was already half way towards London. As she watched she asked Jhiaxus, "Speaking of we, what has happened to Thunderwing?"
"I'm afraid I lost contact with him after he retreated from his battle with the Autobots. Despite that, I can assure you that he is still on Earth." Jhiaxus replied.
Quintessa frowned. Ever since Thunderwing first arrived to Cybertron and offering his assistance, the Sorceress held her suspicion of the giant mech. He was basically an unknown and even she had no idea when he came online. Still, Thunderwing had been useful so far in her plan to revive Cybertron, getting the Star Seekers to assist in her plans. That didn't mean Quintessa wouldn't be prepared to destroy Thunderwing if he got in her way. In the meantime, other things called for her attention. "Nemesis Prime, remain in the shadows and let the Decepticons and humans do the work. They will force the Autobots to find my staff and lead us to it." Quintessa ordered as she continued watching the screen.
(Atlantic Ocean)
Several hundred miles from the shores of the UK was a large Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier. On the ship's flight deck was a large version of the Decepticon insignia. For this carrier was the Cybertronian known as Tidal Wave, a living carrier who can carry multiple Decepticons at once. On top of Tidal Wave was Soundwave, along the Seekers, which included Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Ramjet, Dirge, Thrust, Sunstorm, Slipstream, Hotlink, Acid Storm, Nacelle, and Bitstream. The Cons watched as Megatron's form came in view in the sky, followed by Nitro Zeus and Cyclonus. The Decepticons made room as their leader and the other two new arrivals transformed and landed on top of Tidal Wave.
"Welcome, Lord Megatron. I trust your little skirmish in America gave you some satisfaction." Starscream asked with mock kindness. The Seeker was well aware that Megatron failed to retrieve the staff from Cade.
"Spare me your false compliments, Starscream. I have little patience for it." Megatron snarled as he pushed the Seeker to the side and walked up to Soundwave. "What is the situation?" The Decepticon Leader asked.
"Your remaining task force members have already arrived in England and regrouped with Fracture's team. Flatline has also arrived to do repairs on the wounded. Barricade has gone ahead to patrol the city designated London for any signs of Cade and the talisman." Soundwave reported.
"And the staff's location itself?" Megatron demanded. He knew that the ship which held it was somewhere around the islands. Unfortunately, it possessed powerful cloaking equipment that made it impossible for even Soundwave to locate it.
"Unable to pinpoint." Replied Soundwave. "However, Shockwave and I believe that it is somewhere deep beneath the ocean. We will require the talisman to find it, though."
Megatron growled, though as before, he somewhat expected this. His thoughts were broken when Slipstream, the sole femme Seeker, made obvious by her sleeker purple colored frame, approached him. "My liege, Barricade has reported that he detected a faint Autobot signal, matching that of the one named Bumblebee. But it appears to have disappeared before he could get a proper lock on it."
Megatron nodded. "Soundwave, download the signature and locate its position. Then notify TRF so they can surround the Autobot and Cade while Fracture's team moves in to retrieve the staff." He ordered.
"As you command, Lord Megatron." Soundwave said before taking off.
"Starscream, you and the Seekers patrol the country. Tag any military presence in the area. We shall deal with them once we have what we need." Megatron ordered the treacherous Lieutenant.
"By your will, master." Starscream replied with a dramatic bow. He transformed into his alt mode, followed by the other Seekers, and soon twelve Raptors took off into the air, leaving Megatron, Nitro Zeus and Cyclonus aboard Tidal Wave.
(Burton's Castle)
There was a moment of silence following Burton's declaration. It was broken when Viviane snapped out of her stupor. "Wait a minute. I'm a descendant of Merlin?" She asked in a voice that said she did not believe it. "With all due respect, that is a bunch of rubbish. Merlin, Arthur, Camelot, the whole thing is a legend, a fairytale story, sir. You don't honestly expect me to believe all this."
"It does not matter if you believe it or not, Ms. Wembly, you are Merlin's sole living descendant. As such only you can retrieve the Staff that our enemies desire. It will only activate from your DNA, the same DNA of the wizard." Burton said. "The Autobot's homeworld, Cybertron, is slowly approaching Earth. And if it reaches us, it could mean the end of humanity, and possibly even Cybertronians. We must find that staff."
"Look, unlike Ms. School Teacher here, I'm willing to believe what you're saying." Cade said, ignoring Viviane's glare. "But how do you suggest we find the staff in the first place? We don't even know where it is."
"Viviane's father had been searching for the staff almost his entire life. Most likely the clue lies somewhere in his studies." Answered Burton.
"Well, all my dad's stuff is back at my flat." Viviane said, having calmed down but still have not fully believing this.
Anything else was cut off when Cogman came running in. "My Lord, my Lord! Knock Out just phoned in! TRF and MI6 are on their way!" The Headmaster shouted.
"Bloody hell…" Burton cursed under his breath. "Cogman, grab the armor, then inform the others and get the car ready. We're going to have to escape into London if we're going to get this done. Cade, Ms. Wembly, you two need to find those notes. They're the only thing that can lead us to the Staff!"
Outside in the courtyard, the Autobots were preparing to mobilize. Kup started to shout out orders. "Okay, we planned for this, mates. Highbrow, take Guzzle somewhere safe. His alt mode is to obvious. Wingblade, you're to take the armor to America, and Whirl will distract their aerial support. The rest of us will go on the ground and separate the wankers. Bee, you take Yeager and Wembly and Hot Rod will follow you from behind."
"Won't the humans use thermal scanners to follow them?" Trailbreaker asked.
Kup looked at scientists among them. "Perceptor?"
The red and black mech pulled out several circular disks. "Sensor scramblers, they'll confuse the humans and disrupt any GPS, thermal trackers and other locator-like devices." Perceptor explained as he tossed one to each ground Autobot.
Bob began hissing, alerting the Autobots and humans. Coming up the drive way were several black SUVs. Above, there was a AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat flying towards them.
"Here they come!" Clocker yelled.
"No lethal actions, boys. Hot Rod, you know what to do!" Kup ordered as he transformed.
Hot Rod watched as several men armed with guns came out of the SUVs. "Oui! Just leave it to me, my weapon will stop the time!" The black and orange meh said as he pulled out his photon blaster. It began to charge a light bluish glow before firing a single bolt. The projectile struck the group head on, engulfing them in a large dome of chrono-energy, slowing their movements greatly. "It is done! Now we move!" Hot Rod exclaimed as he transformed, followed by the others.
Cogman ran up to the sphere, watching the slow-moving soldiers with amusement. "Einstein would've been tickled silly by this!" He cackled as he entered a silver Aston Martin DB11, with Burton in the passenger seat.
The group began driving down the road towards the gate, with Wingblade and Whirl flying over them. Highbrow had gone off in a different direction, Guzzle hanging onto him as the veteran flew. The Wildcat tried to pursue them, but was stopped by Perceptor. The scientist had quickly transformed and took out his Nucleon Charge Rifle and fired at the chopper's rotor-blade disabling it. Whirl grabbed the helicopter, allowing it to land carefully on the ground. Before rejoining the others, the one-optic Autobot scanned the Wildcat, taking on a new alt mode.
As they were driving, Kup spotted more vehicles near the gate entrance. The soldiers had already taken up firing positions, rifles raised. :Knock Out, we could use some assistance in clearing the road.:
:Already on it!: Said mech's voice exclaimed through the communicator.
Driving from the side, a black and green BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster drove up to the blockade. Immediately transforming into a small mech, around the same size as Skids and Mudflap, jumped on top of an SUV. Arming his wrist-mounted plasma cannons, Knock Out fired low powered shots at the soldiers, forcing them back and out of the way. That gave the Autobots the chance to ram through, knocking aside the TRF vehicles doing so. With his job done, Knock Out transformed and joined them.
(Near the coast of England)
Meanwhile, in England waters was the US 5th Fleet. Just arriving aboard one of the battleships via helicopter was Lennox, Epps, Graham, Santos and the rest of Santos's team. The ship's captain was in the command room where the technicians were working to oversee the operation.
"What've we got?" Lennox asked as he and the team approached.
"There's a total of eleven Transformers entering London. The three planes plus a tank disappeared after the others left the castle." The captain said. "We also have reports of several vehicles, including a group of Triumph Thruxton, Chevrolet Express and Cadillac Ciel vehicles heading towards them. Confirmed to be Decepticons, though the only ones that are identified are Barricade and Fracture."
Pressing a few buttons, several screens appeared, showing multiple vehicles entering London together. One of them was a familiar police car, and the other was white, black and red Audi TT. With them and the Vehicons were Sideways, Overkill, Dropkick, Payload, Swindle, and Flatline, the latter having a black and red Mercedes-Benz E-Class Hearse alt mode. TRF and MI6 vehicles had also entered the city, chasing after the Autobots.
Lennox studied the screens before looking at the captain. "Can we confirm which Autobot Yeager is riding with?"
"We believe that the target is riding inside the Autobot designated Bumblebee, along with a woman. But reports on the field is that the owner of the castle, one Edmund Burton, is inside another vehicle. However, its difficult to tell because all of them are giving off thermal readings of humans inside. Its possible they may have switched vehicles." Was the report he got.
Lennox sighed. He should've known by now that the Autobots never make things easy. "Okay, have our boys in the air keep track of many of them as they can. Firearms are not permitted inside the city limits. We can't risk injuring civilians during pursuit."
(London, England)
Back in London, the Autobots had entered the city a few minutes ago. Since then, several of them had new alt modes since their old ones were no longer needed. Retaining their colors, Kup had scanned a Honda Ridgeline, Trailbreaker a Chevy Tahoe, Host had a Toyota Hilux with a pick-up crane, Smokescreen took a Subaru Impreza, Clocker picked a Jaguar F-Type, and Perceptor's was a Land Rover Discovery Sport. They along with Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Sunstreaker, Cogman and Knock Out were currently on a three-lane street inside London. The sound of sirens caught their attention.
:Damn, the wankers are right on our arse!: Kup cursed. :Whirl, what's the sit-rep up there?:
Flying above the Autobots was Whirl. The one-optic mech scanned ahead. :Kup, I see an intersection up ahead!: Whirl reported.
:Very good. Alright, listen up everyone. Bee, head towards Viviane's flat. Cogman, you guide Lord Burton to wherever he needs to be. The rest of us will split into twos and keep these muppets off your backs for as long as we can. And watch your sixes, I'm picking up Decepticons too.: Ordered Kup as he took a left. :Smokescreen, it's your turn, lad!:
:Copy that, Kup! Everyone keep your sensors protected!: Smokescreen advised as he drove up ahead. The moment he reached the intersection, the dark blue and red mech released a powerful burst of thick smoke from his exhaust pipes. He did a complete circle as he spread the smoke to cover the entire street, causing the nearby humans to shout out in surprised and vehicles to came to a halt. The pursuing TRF vehicles also stopped when the electric-smoke began to scramble their systems.
With cover now, the Autobots broke into groups: Bumblebee continued driving towards Viviane's home, while Cogman drove Burton towards Trinity Library, having received a call from Simmons. Meanwhile Kup and Hot Rod went down a different route, Clocker and Smokescreen took another, followed by, Perceptor, Trailbreaker and Hoist taking a fourth one, while Sunstreaker and Knock Out took separate ones. As predicted, the TRF and London Police split up after each one. The Decepticons and their drones did the same, with Dropkick following Kup and Hot Rod, Sideways, Payload and Swindle chasing Smokescreen and Clocker, and finally Fracture and Barricade pursued Bumblebee.
(Sunstreaker)
With Sunstreaker, the golden mech was swerving left and right, getting ahead of each vehicle in front of him, all the while TRF right on his tail. Suddenly Bob began hissing and clicking inside. "Yes, yes! I know they're right behind us! Chill your servos!" Sunstreaker exclaimed.
That's when a yellow and white Bugatti Veyron popped out from a coming turn, ramming right into Sunstreaker. The impact sent the Autobot flipping through the air, with Sunstreaker transforming and Bob landing on the ground. The nearby humans screamed and ran away.
The newcomer, Overkill, immediately transformed and pulled out his wrist-mounted chainsaws. He charged at Sunstreaker, who only had enough time to move back, but not before Overkill managed to tear a bit of his chestplate.
"Slagger! You ruined my paint job!" Sunstreaker yelled, taking out his dual pulse pistols.
"That's not the only thing I'm going to ruin!" Overkill shouted back as he swung his weapons again.
Sunstreaker managed to dodge the attack better this time. He followed it up with firing his weapons, shooting off several bits of the Decepticon's armor. The golden mech followed it up with a kick to Overkill's face, sending the Con tumbling backwards. He crashed into a nearby building, sending debris falling downward.
Growling, Overkill brought out a shoulder-mounted energy cannon, preparing to fire. But before he could, Bob leapt at him. With a hiss, the Insecticon dug his claws into Overkill's armor and then ripped off the cannon with his teeth. "Argh! Get off me you bug!" Overkilled shouted as he pushed Bob off him.
Those were his last words as Sunstreaker aimed his pistol at Overkill's face. Quickly pulling the trigger, several energy bolts were released, blowing up the Decepticon's face. The headless corpse slid down the building, energon leaking out.
Sunstreaker smirked as he looked at Bob, said Insecticon happily chewing on Overkill's cannon. "Good boy. Now let's get going." The golden mech said before transforming into his alt mode. He opened his doors, allowing Bob to climb in. Sunstreaker took just as the police and TRF caught up.
(Smokescreen and Clocker)
In another section of the city, the trio of Decepticons as well as several Bike and Car-Vehicons were chasing after Smokescreen and Clocker. The Autobots had already lost the humans, but had yet been able to shake off the Cons. The narrow streets made it difficult for them to maneuver and neither mech wanted to start a battle with the odds stacked against them. That's when Clocker got an idea. :Smokescreen, see that narrow street a few turns ahead?: The former racer asked.
:Yeah, what about it?: Smokescreen replied.
:On my signal, I want you to release another burst of electric smoke. Then we'll make a turn onto that street: Clocker explained.
:Got it!:
Smokescreen moved upward so that he was driving beside Clocker. Meanwhile Payload began to speed up too, slowly gaining on the Autobots, Swindle right behind him. The purple Deception was just about to transform and grab Smokescreen when said Autobot released another burst of smoke. At the same time, Clocker activated his extra thrusters from the sides of his trunk. The extra burst of air pushed the static smoke straight over the Decepticons, covering them and the Vehicons in it. :Argh!: Payload cried as he felt his systems being electrified, the same with the others.
:Now!: Clocked shouted as he disengaged his thrusters before making a sharp turn onto the one lane street, followed by Smokescreen. The Decepticons were not able to make such a turn, and unfortunately crashed into one another, the Car-Vehicons had already short circuited, unprepared for Smokescreen's electric smoke. Sideways, though, managed to get onto the one street lane, continuing his pursuit of the Autobots, followed by several Bike-Vehicons.
:Scrap, they're still on us!: Shouted Smokescreen as Sideways began to slowly reach them.
It was at that moment, while passing a closed gate, said gate suddenly burst open as a red and grey mech jumped out. Blue optics focusing on the Cons, the mech raised his left arm. Using magnetism, he pulled nearby dumpsters and other metallic objects between the Autobots and Decepticons. The latter had no time to react, forced to transform and sent tumbling across the road. The bike-Vehicons who were behind Sideways crashed into the dumpsters, piling on top of each other.
:Windcharger!: Clocker cried as he spotted the mech who saved them.
Said mech quickly transformed into a Honda S660 and followed Clocker and Smokescreen onto the main road. :Got the word from Kup. Was supposed to meet up with Lord Burton and Cogman, but Burton said to help you guys out instead.: Windcharger explained.
:Well, we owe ya one! For now, let's keep moving, my audio receptors are picking up sirens not to far from us: Clocker said as the now group of three Autobots continued driving.
(Burton and Cogman)
Burton and Cogman were still inside the Aston Martin. The old man had just finished a long conversation with Simmons over the phone, with the latter demanding to be let into the Order in return for the information he had. Meanwhile, several TRF and Police cars were on their tail, though no Vehicons were chasing them. Knock Out was also following them from another street. The chase had left behind several crashed pedestrian vehicles, traffic jams, and other collateral damage. Burton took notice of one scene where a civilian car was forced to the side by the Cogman, and rammed into a police car head first, nearly toppling the former over.
"Damn! You don't have to kill people!" Burton exclaimed. Cogman just laughed maniacally as he turned down a one lane road. People walking gave out shouts of surprise as the fast moving cars drove by.
Burton shouted at the pedestrians, "Get out of the way!" Over the sirens. "Ugh, I swear to god why do people have to be moving about this time of the day?"
"Ah that reminds me." Cogman said as he made a turn. "Agnes called. Wondered if you're available for a snuggle this evening."
"I'd love a snuggle with Agnes. But Cogman, do I look available?" Burton asked the Headmaster rhetorically.
They got back on the main road, giving them a clearer street to drive on. The cop, MI6 and TRF cars that hadn't been damaged were right on their tail. They were going so fast that Cogman actually went through a red light. Unfortunately for their pursuers, a car driving by on the right side of the road chose that moment, causing a cop car to crash into it.
"Ha!" Burton laughed at seeing this. "Kamikaze pilot!"
"Move bitch, get out of my way! Move bitch, get out of my way!" Cogman sang as he drove.
It was at that moment Burton's cell rang. Looking at the caller ID and it said Viviane, Burton immediately answered. "Hello, yes?"
"We have the info. It's a set of coordinates!" Viviane said.
"Good show!" Burton cheered. "Let Kup know, he'll tell Bumblebee where to go. We'll meet up with you after we lose these bastards!"
(Hot Rod and Kup)
With said veteran mech, he and Hot Rod were currently speeding through traffic, with several cop cars on their tail, as well as Dropkick and Car-Vehicons. They were trying to shake them while at the same time regroup with the others, or at least get to where Bumblebee was with the humans. That's when Kup got some news from. :Kid! The lass has gotten the coordinates. Break off and regroup with Bee. We need to get them to the ship. I'll keep these bastards off ya!: Kup ordered.
:Quel vieil homme, are you sure?: Hot Rod asked as he readied himself.
:Don't worry about me, lad! I can handle a bunch of drones and a single punk. Now get your aft moving!: Kup said.
:Understood! La Victoire!: Hot Rod cheered and made a sharp turn. Kup moved to the side to stop the Vehicons from going after the young Autobot, forcing them to continue to chase after Kup, Dropkick still leading them. They knocked over or bashed aside anything that got in their way, forcing humans to flee. Kup took a turn and headed inside a public park, covered with trees and stone bridges. The veteran mech knew that this place would have low number of pedestrians and that they would be spread out. That would help prevent getting bystanders involved.
Once he was ready, Kup did a hard U-turn, transforming at the same time. He then pulled out his plasma pulse shotgun. He fired a bolt at the closets Vehicon, blowing the drone's front side into pieces. Kup was forced to jump out of the way when Dropkick tried to ram him. When he missed, the Decepticon transformed, along with the three remaining Vehicons.
"Kill him!" Snarled Dropkick as he readied his plasma rockets. The Vehicons activated their machine guns, preparing to fire. However, they were not fast enough as Kup moved first. Using the butt of his shotgun, Kup bashed the chestplate of a Vehicon, knocking it off its feet. When the drone hit the ground, the veteran mech delivered a painful face stomp, splattering energon everywhere.
Raising his weapon, Dropkick fired several rockets at Kup while the remaining two Vehicons also shot their weapons. Kup performed a barrel role, dodging the first barrage as the projectiles blew up the trees and ground behind him. He then fired his shotgun again, damaging Dropkick's armor, allowing the old mech to get behind another Vehicon. Dropkick recovered quickly and launched more plasma rockets, only for Kup to use the drone as a shield. As the drone was destroyed Kup tackled the last Vehicon, ripping its right arm off before firing a bolt to the head.
"Slagging relic! Why won't you die?!" Screamed Dropkick as he fired his cannon again.
Kup used the severed arm as a makeshift club, batting the cannon away. "It will take a lot more than a punk like you and some tin head drones to put me down, Con!" Kup shouted back as he grabbed Dropkick by the back of the head. The Con tried to get Kup to let go, repeatedly punching the older mech with his fists. But Kup merely ignored the blows as he roughly snapped the cables in Dropkick's neck, before ripping his head from his shoulders.
As the Decepticon's corpse fell to the ground, Kup casually tossed the severed head aside. "And that's how we dealt with wankers back in my day." The veteran chuckled.
The coms suddenly came to life. :Kup? It's Perceptor. Trailbreaker, Hoist and I made it to the rendezvous and are getting everything ready: The scientist reported.
"Glad to hear that, mate. I'll be there in a jiffy." Kup replied before transforming and heading off.
(Cogman and Burton)
Back with Cogman and Burton, the duo was still being chased by the authorities. Worse, several Bike-Vehicons had joined in, the gray Triumph Thruxtons nimbly moving through traffic as they pursued them.
Eventually the TRF and Police were slowly ganging up on them, and Cogman was making his displeasure known as he banged the car's horn. "Goddamn, they're all around us, and I just have so much road rage!"
Those words gave Burton an idea. "Actualize the rage. That's it!" He exclaimed.
One of the Vehicons was approaching the back of their vehicle. That's when Cogman moved the car to the side, hitting the drone and sending it flying backwards. The other Vehicons dodged their flying comrade as they revved up their engines.
"Oh, you want some?!" Cogman roared at one of the TRF cars as it drove alongside them. Burton meanwhile gave the middle finger to the vehicle on his side. Cogman struck the car on the right as he drove pass a pedestrian vehicle. The TRF vehicle was sent spinning as the driver tried to regain control.
The other TRF SUV was trying to catch up. "Cogman, blast them!" Burton ordered.
Rolling down his window, Cogman opened his mouth, revealing a miniature rocket as he fired the projectile. The rocket hit the black SUV dead center, blowing away the forward wheels and causing the driver to lose control.
It was at that moment they had reached a gate. Burton laughed as they drove through the main gate. Meanwhile, the damaged SUV crashed into a nearby pillar, blocking the gate. Unfortunately, that led the other SUVs to crash into it, stopping any chance to continue the pursuit.
"Good boy!" Burton complimented Cogman.
Unfortunately, the celebration was brief. The remaining Bike-Vehicons jumped over the cars and continued the chase. Now in their robot mode, with their wheel legs, the drones started to catch up to the silver Aston. "Crap…" Muttered Burton.
It was at that moment that Knock Out appeared. Jumping out of a nearby alley, the lime green Autobot transformed. Activating the wheels on his ankles, Knock Out fired one plasma cannon and destroyed a Vehicon, before doing the same with the others. In no time, all that remained of the drones were a bunch of parts lying across the street.
Burton cheered. "Good show, Knock Out. Well done!" He said to the transforming motorcycle as the Autobot drove alongside them.
(Bumblebee)
Finally, we focus on Bumblebee as he was swiftly driving through the city, Cade and Viviane inside. Hot Rod had joined them not too long ago. Which was fortunate as they were now being chased by multiple cops and TRF vehicles. At the front were Barricade and Fracture, who had just appeared. :We have Decepticons on our tails, mes amies!: Hot Rod reported.
"Decepticons?!" Cade shouted, though he should've expected that the Cons would chasing them.
"Roger, roger!" Bumblebee replied through the radio.
Cade let out a grunt. "This is where things get intense." He said to Viviane.
"What, you mean more intense?" She asked, feeling as if things were hard enough to handle with.
Barricade and Fracture were barreling through traffic, working to reach the Autobots. They had already gotten word that the others had failed to capture their targets, with Overkill and Dropkick being killed. However, the Decepticon Enforcer was sure that their human targets were within the Autobot scout. Still, according to their information, the other Autobot was the guardian of Merlin's last descendant, so they couldn't rule out anything.
"One-way street! One-way street!" Viviane exclaimed as Bumblebee made a hard turn, Hot Rod being forced to turn a corner onto another street to keep up.
"Don't look at me! He's the one that's driving!" Cade retorted.
Behind them, several cop cars crashed as they were unable to move fast enough in time to avoid several parked vehicles. Barricade and Fracture were able to get by, though, with the former now beside Bumblebee. The police car began ramming against Bumblebee, trying to knock the Autobot scout off the road.
Cade and Viviane could feel the hits as they bounced side to side inside the transformed Camaro. "Bee, you got to shake this guy!" Yelled Cade as he tried to grab onto his seat.
Bumblebee did so by transforming into his Stealth Mode, surprising his passengers. Rotating his plasma cannon on top of him, the yellow mech took aim at the Decepticon. Before Barricade could react, the yellow scout fired several plasma bolts at the Con, causing him to be knocked off the street and forced to transform.
"Now, that's how you get to the big leagues!" Bumblebee declared.
Barricade let out several grunts as he skipped across the road like a pebble. He only stopped when he hit an oncoming truck before lying on the pavement. "Ugh, that hurt." Barricade groaned.
Bumblebee transformed back into his car mode as Cade let his displeasure known. "What the hell? You could do that all along!?" The inventor yelled.
He had little time to say anything else when Fracture rammed the rear of Bumblebee, earning annoyed clicks from the yellow scout. However, the femme was not done. Deciding that subtle was no longer an option, Fracture transformed while performing a jump, preparing to use her seismic dischargers. Before she could, though, Hot Rod appeared. "No, you will not, madame! Stop the time!" Hot Rod yelled, firing another time bolt that engulfed Fracture in a time sphere, trapping her in mid-air. The black and orange mech quickly transformed back into vehicle mode and drove off. By the time Fracture was freed, the Autobots were already heading towards River Thames.
And there you go! Sorry for the long wait, schoolwork and the like have been keeping me busy. Anyway, next chapter will be focused on retaking the Axalon. Be sure to leave a review!