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Suddenly, Optimus heard a sound like a yell and or a jet, and the weight was lifted off of him. Strike, in his jet form, had blasted through the ground bridge as it opened. He flew through the air at Megatron, caught him in the chest, and flung him across the battlefield. Strike transformed and helped Optimus up.
"Thanks," Prime replied. He looked over at the ground bridge where Ratchet, Stalk, Bulkhead, Grimlock, Blurr, and Mirage had just emerged from. "Took you long enough," Prime grinned.
"We had some…setbacks, but got it running in time," Ratchet replied.
"Autobots," Optimus ordered, "charge!" The whole of the Autobot force charged towards the Decepticons, with the exception of Blurr and Mirage who were watching the humans.
Starscream instantly went towards the humans, but was knocked back by a hard elbow to the face from Mirage. Blurr had his crossbow out and was shooting at any Decepticons that got close, and Mirage finished them off. Heather, Bruce, and Kiara were cheering them on.
Prowl had managed to get Ravage off and kick the mini-con across the field. Now he faced down five drones. He used his ninja stars to cut them up, and broke them even further with his punches and kicks.
Bulkhead and Ironhide were back to back, facing off against Blackout and Blitzblade. Ironhide let off a barrage of cannon fire, and Bulkhead used his wrecking ball to bash up Blackout. Blackout dodged to one side, but was met with Bulkhead's other fist. Blitzblade and Ironhide were exchanging blows, an optic for an optic. Both looked determined, but they were also wearing down. Bulkhead and Ironhide spun 180 degrees, so each could wail on the other Decepticon.
Barricade and Skidplate were having an old-fashioned stare-down. "Well, I didn't expect to see you here, brother," Barricade hissed.
"Nor I you," Skidplate replied stiffly.
"Let's get this over with," Barricade smirked. He launched himself at Skidplate. Skidplate ducked and pulled out his sword, thrusting it upward. It buried itself in Barricade's abdomen, and Barricade landed hard on his bumpers. He pulled out the sword, and energon gushed out. Barricade put his hand over the wound, and chucked the sword at Skidplate. Skidplate caught the hilt of it and rushed in for more.
Jazz and Bumblebee were fighting side-by-side against Wolfstrider and Shredder. Jazz would bash the mini-con, and Bee would shoot at Wolfstrider. She would return the favor, and while Bee dodged, Jazz shot back at her. She came after Jazz with her claws; But Bee shot her in the hand and sent her spinning.
Grimlock and Cruellock were facing off one on one. "Me, Grimlock, crush bad dino-bot, Cruellock," Grimlock growled.
"You, Grimlock, will be the one crushed. I will be victorious!"
"Me, Grimlock, destroy!" Grimlock lunged forward and locked his jaws around Cruellock's neck. Cruellock roared and began bashing Grimlock with his tail. Finally, both of them transformed and began clashing blades with each other. Cruellock caught Grimlock across the midsection, leaving a good gash. Grimlock roared and charged at Cruellock, getting in a few good blows.
Diamondshard and Ratchet were two medics on opposing sides. Diamondshard shot missiles out, and the Autobot medic dodged out of the way. He flipped his hand into a surgical blade and slashed at her. She dodged, and hit Ratchet square in the stomach. He doubled over and flipped his hand into a blowtorch and shoved it towards her. She screamed as her rotors and missile launchers were partially melted. She hit him right in the face and ran off. Ratchet pushed himself up from the ground, feeling proud. He flipped his torch back into a hand and went to find out if anyone needed assistance.
Sideswipe and Sideways were exchanging blows like mad for a while. Then, Sideways jumped back and shot plasma blasts at Sideswipe. Sideswipe dodged, but was hit in the leg. His leg was shot back and partially disconnected from his hip. He collapsed, waiting for Sideways to finish him off. Suddenly, Prowl came out of nowhere and kicked Sideways in the head. The Decepticon went flying, and Sideswipe looked up gratefully at Prowl. Prowl picked up Sideswipe and ran through the battlefield towards Ratchet. Jazz, Ironhide, and Mirage were already there. Prowl left him there and went back into battle.
Strike, in jet form, flew at Starscream's jet form and knocked him out of the sky. The Decepticon lieutenant spiraled for a couple seconds and then transformed, climbing back into the sky. He shot at Strike, but he easily dodged the blasts and returned the favor. Strike transformed and shot at Starscream's rockets. He took out one, and Starscream spiraled to the ground. He landed with a thud that sounded pretty soft from where Strike was.
Arcee and Stalk were waiting for the trouble-makers, Soundwave and Blitzwing, to strike. When they did, they did it swiftly. Soundwave shot plasma blasts at Arcee, and she dodged them as best she could. She slipped once, and one blast caught her on the shoulder. She ran up and caught Soundwave right under the jaw. He staggered back, and came back at her. She dodged some of his slower blows, but his faster blows caught her off guard. Her shoulder weakened her, and she was shot back across the battlefield.
Stalk yelled to Skidplate to get Arcee out of here as she clashed blades with Blitzwing. His crazy face was steady and cackling. They exchanged blows quickly, sword to staff. It was harder for Stalk because she was a full head shorter than him. "This has been fun little Autobot, but I have to finish you now," he grinned maniacally, raising his sword. Stalk charged her staff with electricity and shoved it into his chest. He lit up like the sun, and his heads spun so fast that Stalk's processor began to spin. She pulled it out, and Blitzwing teetered. Finally, he fell stiffly backwards, and Stalk raced to join Ratchet.
Optimus and Megatron were facing each other in the middle of the battlefield. Both of them were fighting with swords, and once in a while using their blasters. After a while, Megatron just needed one chance to get at the Allspark, and he got it. Optimus planted his foot on an unstable rock, and it slid out from under him. He lost his balance for only a second, but that was enough. Megatron elbowed Optimus Prime out of the way and charged towards the humans.
Blurr had been trying to get the humans out of the way of the battle. He had already gotten Bruce and Heather out of there, but Kiara and the Allspark were still to go. He was still a ways away when Megatron reached her.
Kiara showed a lot of courage for a human. Megatron crouched down, holding out a claw to her. "Give me the Allspark, human!"
Kiara held it tighter and turned slightly away, like a child hoarding a toy. "Not while I'm still alive."
Megatron slammed the ground with a fist, "I won't warn you again!"
Kiara stood there for a moment, and dug deep inside. "Get fragged, Megadork," she sneered, and threw the Allspark towards Optimus.
"No!" Megatron roared and leapt towards it, missing it by inches. Optimus, with an outstretched hand, caught the Allspark and clenched it in his fist. Megatron stood up to face the Autobot leader.
Optimus seemed to draw power from the Allspark. His optics glowed more intensely, and the fist with the Allspark was lit up. Optimus transformed one of his hands into a gun and shot twice at Megatron. The first caught his face and ripped part of it off. The second hit his leg and tore most of it off. Optimus advanced, and punched Megatron in the chest with the Allspark fist. A shockwave seemed to ripple outward from the impact point, and Megatron was thrown backwards. His chest was ripped up, and he looked nearly offline.
Megatron mustered up all of his strength and bellowed, "Decepticons, retreat!" Soundwave hurried up to Megatron and carried him off. Some Decepticons needed help leaving the battleground, and some didn't leave it at all. The rest were fine.
Optimus stood tall in the middle of the battlefield. Jazz came up behind him, nervously. "Is it over?" he asked.
"Yes, Jazz," Optimus replied, opening his fist and looking down at the Allspark. "It's over, for now."