A/N: So...this is the second to last chapter of this story. YAY! Techincally this is the end, but i want ot include an epilogue thingy. To show what happens to Luna after all this excitement. Plerase tell em waht you think...? Enjoy!"
The base awoke to the screeching of battle alarms. Everyone scrambled out of their rooms and out into the hallways, bumping into each other as they hustled towards the entrance of the ark.
The seekers were the last to gather, arriving at the back of the crowd of Autobots. They heard from word of mouth that the Decepticons were attacking random spots around the world. They had gathered masses that none of the Autobots had thought were possible. The seekers only smirked to themselves.
"We are to help the human police in the city. They called for our help for Megatron and Soundwave have been spotted." Optimus said, and there was a general murmur of panic through the ranks.
"Are we going to war, Star?" Luna asked, and Starscream said nothing. The trine watched as Skyfire walked over to the leader, transforming slowly into his jet form. The seekers transformed, Luna in the cockpit of Starscream. Everyone who didn't fit into the giant white valkrie jet transformed into their own form of transportation. Optimus stayed in his bipedal mode, watching everyone.
"Autobots….Roll out." He said, and everyone lifted to the skies and the roads, moving towards the city. The seekers blasted off, zipping through the skies until they reached the outskirts of the city. The sounds of dying humans reached their sensitive audios. Starscream dampened the fields around his cockpit to keep the sounds out of Luna's own earshot.
"How are we going to be able to fight like this? We cant risk Luna but none of us want to stay out of this battle!" Skywarp said, and his frame crackled with unused energy. Starscream rolled, bumping Skywarp slightly.
"Skywarp, take Luna. Get her out of here." Starscream said as he maneuvered around a pot shot missile streaking through the air. His cockpit glass opened, and Luna started to fall towards the ground. She screamed, purple energy gathering around her but before she could teleport away she was caught in another cockpit.
"I got her. I'm going to land." Skywarp said, and Thundercracker fell into position behind the black and purple jet. Starscream fought with the other less competent seekers from the Decepticons. Luna watched from Skywarp's cockpit as Starscream danced through the sky. Thundercracker transformed quickly into his bipedal form, knocking a curious bot away from Skywarp and Luna.
"Something is wrong. Where is Megatron? Soundwave?" Thundercracker asked, and Skywarp scanned the skies for the form of his ex leader. Luna watched, bright optics picking out all of the different mechs around her and the dead bodies of humans and carnage built up around the streets.
"This smells like a trap. We need to get Starscream back down here." Thundercracker said, and Skywarp nodded, moving towards his trine mate to pass off Luna. Luna screeched, pointing at the skies as three other jets swarmed over to Starscream's form.
"No! Not the idiots!" Skywarp said, and they watched as the three jets turned into their bipedal forms.
"So traitor, how does it feel to fight against your old faction?" Thrust sneered, and Starscream cackled, out maneuvering the other seeker.
"I am just wondering…where is your glorious leader?" Starscream asked, and Thrust peeled away, Dirge and Ramjet following. Starscream spiraled after them, flipping neatly into his jet form. He ignored all his communications with his trine mates, even blocking Luna's frantic messages. He didn't want her to see him in war.
"He is waiting for you." Ramjet said, diving further towards the building below. Starscream followed, darting between the other seekers and around the buildings that loomed out of the smoke from all the destruction below.
"I am not that important to use up all his time." Starscream said, and the other seekers peeled away as Megatron appeared in front of him. He pulled up short, flipping into his bipedal form.
"So traitor, I see you came alone. Afraid to bring me your love spawn?" Megatron said his red optics burning evilly in the darkness. Starscream snorted, backing up a bit as his thrusters burned air.
"She is not my love spawn. She is my daughter." Starscream said, and Megatron optics narrowed to slits. The faint screams of tortured humans and the groan of abused metal wafted through the air as the two hovered above the city's tortured landscape.
"A femme? I never thought that you would be willing to allow a femme to live, even if it was your own creation." Megatron said, and he laughed, moving forward. Starscream ducked as he swiped at him, his wings flaring to keep his balance.
"Your wrong, and not meant to lead. You never were." Starscream said, and Megatron laughed again, waving a hand at the destruction below.
"Same old tactics, Starscream. Only this time, they won't save you." He said, and Starscream's optics narrowed.
"Who won't save me?" He asked, and Megatron gestured to behind him, where he saw Soundwave floating with his cannon focused onto his chest.
"Why, your traitorous wing mates, that's who." Megatron said, and he nodded. Soundwave let loose his cannon, and it firmly made contact with Starscream's chest. The seeker screamed, his optics going offline as his wings trailed smoke. He slowly fell towards the unforgiving earth below, spiraling out of control.
"Something's wrong." Skywarp said, watching his leader mess around with the other trine. They broke away as Starscream transformed, facing the form of their former faction leader.
"Oh slag." Thundercracker said, and the three watched in horror as Soundwave flew up behind Starscream, his cannon armed. The seekers tensed, but Decepticons sprang into action, attacking the two. Skywarp got thrown into a building, the concrete crumbling around him as Luna warped away to a small alleyway a few feet away. Thundercracker let loose one of his sonic booms, knocking everyone to the floor.
A screech from above made them look to the skies again.
Starscream fell towards the ground, one wing trailing smoke and the other sparking at random times. Luna watched from the ground, her optics wide with terror.
"NO! STARSCREAM!" she cried, running as fast as her feet could carry her. She dodged the fighters, the scrap metal flying around her. No one seemed to notice her running except for the other two seekers who were also trying to get to Starscream as fast as possible.
"Warp! Get Luna!" Thundercracker screamed, and Skywarp turned towards the distressed seekerling. He warped away, scooping up Luna. She didn't even notice, her optics locked onto the plummeting form still in the sky.
"Catch him! Catch him, Warp, like you do me!" she said, and the purple seeker looked from her towards the falling mech. He passed Luna over to Thundercracker and warped away again. Luna pressed herself towards Thundercracker's chest plating. He cuddled her close as Starscream and Skywarp appeared in front of them.
"Star?" Luna asked, raising an arm to touch Starscream. He chuckled, energon pooling from a nasty gash on his chest.
"Oh Luna." Starscream said, and Skywarp slumped to the ground, cradling his fallen leader and keening in shock. Everyone could feel how weak he was through the trine and family bond.
"Starscream. You always protected me from harm." Luna said, and she glared at Megatron's form, watching as he flew to where Optimus was fighting with a pawn of the Decepticon army. Megatron flung his own solider aside to get to Optimus. She stood up, crawling over his larger form to get to his face. She smiled, kissing his check gently and wiping at the energon leaking from his mouth.
"Guess what?" She said, and she looked to the other two seekers. They were staring in shock at Starscream, the bond weakening with every passing minute.
"My turn." She said, and she stood up, locking her optics onto the forms of Optimus and Megatron father down the battle. She started walking, wiping angrily at her optics as lubricant leaked down her facial plates. She walked slowly, dodging all attacks sent her way by wayward Decepticons and Autobots alike. She clambered over the chunks of concrete and hunks of old cars, her purple warp field crackling around her as she got closer and closer to her target.
"Luna!" Skywarp screamed, flinging an arm out towards her as he watched her progress. She brought down bots larger than her by well placed sonic attacks. Her boosters started up to give her larger jumps, and she rarely looked away from the form of Megatron. She warped away at one point to arrive in the middle of a battle between Jazz and Soundwave. She briefly looked from Jazz towards Soundwave, then back towards Megatron.
"Seekerling; wait. Soundwave would like to speak to you." Said the Decepticon Communications Officer, and she paused, cocking her head slightly towards the older mech. He crouched down, his cassettes gathering around his feet as Jazz stood slightly behind Soundwave, his visor reflecting Megatron. Jazz had an arm pressed to a gaping wound on his shoulder, but was otherwise unhurt.
"Megatron; dangerous. Suggestion; wait until wounded. Before Retreat. Act then. Crush him." Soundwave said, and Ravage, his oldest creation came forward, bumping the femme forward slightly.
"Soundwave; neutral. Casettes; neutral." Soundwave said, and he backed away from her as she started to run, small wings flared in anger.
"You sparkless glitch, you hid behind all of your soldiers to shoot down Starscream?" she screamed, dodging another wayward fist. She glared at the mech behind it, and they backed off, turning towards a different person.
Optimus hit Megatron in the shoulder, knocking him down. He staggered to one knee, determined to stay upright. Another hit to the chest and then another to the face sent him toppling forward. Luna warped to the point directly in the middle of his back, her tiny null ray pressed between his armor plating.
"Try to get up and I pull the trigger." She said, and Megatron froze, his optics looking towards Optimus. Optimus watched, his battle mask dimly reflecting the light form fires started through the fight.
"This femme one of yours, Optimus?" Megatron asked, his voice shaking up the little seekerling. She growled, pressing the barrel towards Megatrons sensitive wires. Megatron scratched at the concrete beneath him, leaving large grooves in the material.
"No. I'm Neutral, just like my creators. "She said, and her wings flared again, shaking slightly in anger. Optimus moved forward as she pressed the gun further into Megatron again. Megatron hissed, his body flexing in pain.
"I wish I could pull the trigger, but that is not something for me. Not my place." She said, and she pulled the gun away, warping away to Optimus' shoulder. She clung as Megatron scrambled to his feet. Two angry shapes appeared behind him, their guns pointed right to Megatron's spark chamber.
"Starscream says hello. And go to the Pit." Thundercracker said, and they pulled the trigger at the same time as realization dawned on Megatron. He exploded into red hot metal shards and so much fluid. Optimus watched him die with a calm sort of satisfaction as Luna leapt from his shoulder to be caught in Skywarp's hands.
"Screamer?" she asked, and Thundercracker looked away, towards the form of Ratchet patching up a familiar form.
"Ratchet is working on him, sweetness." Thundercracker said, and she smiled at him, holding her arms out. Thundercracker enveloped Skywarp and Luna into a hug, his wings shielding them from the optics of everyone on the battle field.
"Does….this mean the war is over?" Jazz asked, his wound having been patched by Ratchet previously.
"No. It just means the Decepticons will be forced to find a new leader. But it will turn to chaos over the power struggle. The Decepticon faction is as good as dead." Skywarp said, and Thundercracker turned to look at his wing mate in shock. The purple seeker just shrugged, Luna laughing and giggling at Thundercracker's reaction.
"Soundwave pledged Neutral, as well as his cassettes." Jazz said, and Optimus nodded at the ex Communication officer. He nodded back, his cassettes gathering and returning to his chest. He turned away and started to walk, his form swallowed in the oncoming darkness.