Galvatron: Unleashed!

Chapter Six: Defeat

As Galvatron neared the Metroplex, the Autobots within were feverishly making last-minute preparations for Sari's plan, their aversion to organics like her diminished by a greater aversion to death at the hands of an insane Decepticon. As they finished, the entire complex shook with explosions as Galvatron unleashed a volley of particle blasts.

High above, Galvatron cackled psychotically as he rained destruction down on the Metroplex, stopping only when he heard the roar of jet boosters approaching from below. Glancing downward, he spotted a red and blue colored Autobot equipped with some kind of jet pack approaching him.

"Hold your fire!" Called the Autobot. "I do not wish to fight you!"

"At last, an Autobot with sense." Sneered Galvatron. "State your business."

"You say you want revenge on the... "five-faced ones". Said the Autobot. "Well, I know where they are."

"You do?" asked Galvatron. "Show me!"

"Follow me." Nodded the Autobot, flying to the east.

Galvatron followed, eager for revenge on those he hated the most.

At the Space Bridge terminal, Bulkhead was almost done reprogramming the portal to transport to the space between dimensions.

"Hurry up, big guy!" prompted Sari. "They're coming!"

"Just one last connection... done!" Cheered Bulkhead, as the Space Bridge activated.

"Then Let's make ourselves scarse." Suggested Ratchet. "Don't want him getting suspicious, do we?"

Sari and the Autobots hid themselves just as Optimus and Galvatron made their descent.

"Where are they, Autobot?" Demanded Galvatron. "Where?"

"They're not on this planet." Said Optimus, gesturing towards the Space Bridge. "But this portal can take you right to them."

"Really?" asked Galvatron. "Might I ask that you accompany me? I prefer not to travel alone, you see."

"Me?" Optimus stuttered. "Well, I'd like to join you, but I have urgent matters to attend to here..."

With alarming speed, Galvatron grabbed Optimus by the neck.

"Oh, but I insist." Snarled the mad Decepticon, tossing Optimus towards the Space Bridge portal.

Optimus saved himself from entering the portal by activating his jetpack, and rocketing back to ground level.

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Hissed Galvatron. "Did you really think I'd fall for such an obvious trap? I may be insane, but I'm not stupid!"

Optimus deployed his Energon axe. The only option left was to battle Galvatron and somehow overwhelm him long enough to force him into the portal.

"Autobots, attack!" called out Optimus.

In response, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Jazz and Arcee came out of hiding and charged at Galvatron.

"Come, fools." Sneered Galvatron. "Meet your end!"

Ratchet used his EMP generator on Galvatron, it's highest setting only managing to briefly incapacitate him. Bumblebee then activated his "heel-wheels", running rings around Galvatron, while simaltaneously blasting at his joints with his stingers. Jazz and Arcee followed up by swinging their Energo-nunchuks and Energo-swords at him. Bulkhead then charged the ancient Decepticon, swinging his wrecking ball at him with all his might, knocking him into the sky. Optimus met Galvatron in mid-air, using his axe to slice the Decepticon's chest armor in half. Galvatron fell to the ground, laying completely still.

Optimus landed, and inspected Galvatron's prone body. "Okay." He said. "Let's get him through that portal. We don't know how he'll be out..." He was cut short as Galvatron's hand grabbed him by the ankle servo.

"You do now!" Spat Galvatron, throwing Optimus into Bulkhead. As Ratchet prepared to fire another EMP blast, Galvatron fired a particle blast, annihilating the device, and fired another blast at the ground beneath Ratchet's feet, sending him flying. Arcee and Jazz charged at him, but were both grabbed by the throat, their two heads smashed together. Bumblebee tried his earlier tactic, but Galvatron brought his foot down violently, created a small tremor that caused Bumblebee to lose his footing and smash into a wall.

Optimus and Bulkhead charged Galvatron together, tackling him and taking all three through a wall. Galvatron sent Optimus flying with a kick to the chest, the hit Bulkhead with a punch that shattered his oversized jaw. As Bulkhead dropped, Optimus once again charged him, his jet pack at full throttle. But, with one swift, fluid movement, Galvatron sidestepped the charge and grabbed Optimus' head, and the wing of his jet pack. With a grunt of exertion, he pulled Optimus and the jet pack aside, throwing the jet pack away and dropping Optimus to the floor.

As Galvatron stomped his foot onto Optimus' chest, Sari frantically made to rouse Ratchet.

"Ratchet, get up!" Sari prompted. "We've got to do something!"

"Like what?" Groaned Ratchet, rising unsteadily to his foot servoes. "The plan failed, remember?"

"Yeah. But who says I don't another one?" Smirked Sari, tilting her head towards Optimus' jet pack.

Ratchet smiled back, understanding. "Okay, let's do it."

Meanwhile, Galvatron's foot was patiently going about the business of crushing Optimus' chasis.

"You don't know, do you?" Inquired Galvatron of his victim. "About the five-faced ones, I mean."

"No, I don't." Grunted Optimus. "And I doubt anyone else does. Whoever these beings you're after are, they haven't been here for a very long time. You do realise they may not even exist anymore?"

"Perhaps." Sneered Galvatron. "But either way, I will have my revenge. I will still remove everything they ever created from this universe. Whether they still exist or not, I will make it as if they have never existed in the first place! And speaking of not existing..."

Galvatron's foot pressed down even harder. Optimus didn't think he could take much more.

But then...

"Hey, Galvatrash!" Called Sari. "Catch!"

Galvatron turned to see Optimus' jet pack rocketing towards him, the device have been jury-rigged by Ratchet and Sari into a remote-controlled kamikaze flier. Galvatron attempted to move out of the way, but was stopped by Optimus, who had grabbed on to his leg will all his strength. The jet pack caught Galvatron in the chest, taking them both up towards the Space Bridge's portal.

"As they say on Earth, Galvatron." Smiled Optimus, "Bon voyage!"

Optimus let go of the Decepticon's leg an instant before he passed through the portal.

"NOOOOOOO!" Galvatron's cry of rage echoed as he entered the void beyond.

"Better switch off the portal, before he tries to come back." Stated Sari, shutting down the Space Bridge.

"Good work, everyone." Optimus declared to his comrades, many of whom were getting back on their feet. "This is a victory not just for us, not just for Cybertron, but for the entire universe."

"Yeah." Chipped in Bumblebee. "Who knows how far that wingnut's temper tantrum would have taken him?"

"Let's just hope that crazy cat's gone for good." Jazz said. voicing what everyone was thinking.

Three solar cycles later, reconstruction of the areas devastated by Galvatron was going swimmingly. Megatron and his minions had been found inside Cybertron's moon, their wounds treated, and were all placed within the Stockades. Optimus and his team had been commended by Ultra Magnus, and even Sentinel had offered congratulations, in his own unique way.

"Good thing you dealt with Galvatron when you did." Sentinel told Optimus. "'Cuz if you'd messed up, I would have gotten out of that stasis chamber and beaten the oil out of both of you!"

Meanwhile, inside the space between dimensions, that white void of emptiness, Galvatron moved unceasingly through the nothingness around him.

"Where there's a way in, there's a way out." Snarled the demented Decepticon, his defeat having only made him more determined. "I will escape. I will have revenge on all my enemies, even if it takes me an eternity!"

The End?

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