I was terrified. Nothing could come close to scaring me as much as watching the beginnings of your planet being torn apart. Not even the scuffle that happened earlier. Not even Leo really knew what to do as the ground shook under our feet, more steam vents ripping open with each tremor. It was when a large sinkhole opened up not far away when he snapped into action. His wing came down and he began loading up anyone he could grab. His brothers quickly got the point and did the same. Loading up our family and all the soldiers that had stayed on the base before taking to the air. Raph and Donnie even managed to fit Ratchet and Blaster up there.

Once we were in the air it was more clear on how bad it actually was. No place seemed safe down there.

"Guys! Look!" Amy was pointing at the nearby town, and the rushing water heading toward it. I knew there was a dam in the vicinity, but if it cracked or the water was just pulled up over that concrete barrier I couldn't tell you. What I could tell you was that a whole bunch of folks were about to drown. The low growl I felt course through Leo's body told me he wasn't going to let that happen as he banked towards that stream of death. He came in low over the town, ignoring the cries of fear, awe and the fingers pointed up at us. And in that instant, years of trying to keep hidden was thrown away. There was no going back now. The dragons at least had been revealed to the world.

Leo didn't seem to care. He focused solely on that incoming rush of fluid. Once he hit the break line of the water, his eyes glowed and like a puppy following it's master for a treat, the path of the water changed as Leo banked again, this time away from the town. But where to put it? The river obviously couldn't handle this much water, or it wouldn't have come so close to town.

Donnie fixed that problem as he suddenly lowered himself next to us, flying even with Leo now. Under us the ground ripped open in a makeshift trench and the water eagerly slipped into this new path made for it. Together the two dragons guided the water around the town and out into open fields where it wouldn't do too much harm. A few deer might get their feet wet, but that was about it.

Raph and Mikey tackled other problems that were putting lives in danger. Power lines were falling all over the place, and these things were causing a whole bunch of trouble. Fires for starters. Raph became the large reptile fire control as he flew low over the town himself. Putting out every flame he came across. And there was the kids trapped in the school bus. Their usual morning commute now turned into a ride of terror as they found themselves dangling off of an edge that had opened up under their vehicle. Mikey tackled that task. His large claws carefully dug into the side of the bus before his wings picked up the momentum needed to lift it and carry it out of the danger zone and to a spot nearby that seemed more stable at the moment. Then he carefully peered in to make sure he young kiddos were ok. They answered that by the way they were cheering and pointing at him in awe. The bus driver was looking like he was really hoping Mikey wasn't hungry.

"Leo!" Blaster called from Donnie's back. "Put us down! We can help these poor guys!"

Leo just nodded and banked once again and landed near where Mikey placed the bus and the others followed suit. Quickly the NEST teams and two bots were unloaded and just as quickly disappeared into the town. The turtle children were a bit more hesitant to get off.

"You too guys!" Amy snapped as she slid down. "You are damn ninjas! You don't need the cover of darkness to work in stealth. Move it!"

That one statement snapped them into motion and they quickly dismounted and disappeared too.

Cris and I both hit the ground running as the dragons lifted themselves back up into the air. They looked so tired now to me, but they still did what had to be done. Leo had found a downed power line that had trapped a woman in her car and he lowered his paw to lift it up and toss it to the side. She got out as he flew away, the fear on her face quickly turning into awe.

This was worrying me to no end. Everyone around us was taking pictures and videos as the dragons worked. Never before had they been so exposed to the public eye like this. Other versions of them yes, but not my turtles. And I didn't like it. But one good thing that came from it was that the teens could move about more freely as their fathers took all the attention. Even as I scrambled to get to a gentleman who was oblivious to the power pole falling towards him, a chain snapped out of the ally, wrapped around him and yanked him out of the way. Moments later my blonde niece was seen for just a brief instant before she disappeared over the rooftop.

Ty leaped out a moment later, tackled a little boy out of the way of another crack opening in the ground, rolled with the child to a safe distance before he let go and disappeared again, leaving the child looking around in confusion.

And amidst all of this the tremors were still picking up. Cracks were still opening and structures still falling. And it wasn't going to stop until someone did something about that big ball of asshole up there.

As if he read my thoughts, Leo's head looked worriedly up at the monstrosity hovering above us, and when he did he spied something that raised his dragon hackles up more than a little. There was a body flying in that direction, and it wasn't one of ours.

"Megatron." Ratchet came close to snarling as he also saw it. "No doubt going to take this opportunity to finish Prime off."

"There's nothing we can do but warn them." Blaster told him, his hands full of folks he plucked from a building right before it collapsed.

Ratchet sighed in frustration as I walked closer to them. "I tried. I can't get through."

"You think ol' grouchy is blocking you out?"

"More than likely."

Leo suddenly lifted upwards with a burst of speed. Speed that came from the wind Mikey was accelerating him with, even as he did the same for the other two. Together they closed in on Megatron, their eyes full of fury at the leader of the Decepticons. They weren't going to let him and his cronies who were now following blindside the Autobots. And I knew calling them back wouldn't to any good. Not that I was going to try. I thought that was pretty unsporting of them myself. But what did you expect from the big loser and his crew of losercons. I let them worry about that as I looked around and drug yet another poor soul out of the way of falling debris. The guys would have to handle that one, we were too busy down here.

Once again I was diving dodging and rolling as I held a very scared little girl and her mother close to me. What I wasn't expecting was another crack to open in front of me in the ground as I did. I tried to stop my momentum, but it was just too strong and I knew I was going to fall into that steam pit. I just held the pair closer to me and kept trying to stop.

Then I was stunned into confusion when that crack suddenly snapped back shut and I rolled over right where it had been waiting to swallow us whole. I looked around in confusion, not quite understanding what just happened and wondering if Donnie could reach out this far. Then I could have sworn I saw something. A flash of white disappearing behind one of the buildings near me. Was that a wing? I shook my head. Nah... I was stressed and seeing shit. I had to be. Donnie had closed the crack back up, not some mysterious figure from my imagination. Me going crazy was inevitable I suppose. Maybe Will could set me up in a nice nut house, I'd be needing one soon anyway without Leo being here... I shook my head to clear those thoughts back out, now wasn't the time to break down. I could fall to pieces later.

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Leo's shoulder hit the Decepticon's underside hard, knocking him off his course which led him towards Unicron and sent him spiraling in the other direction. Then the dragon firmly placed himself between Megatron and his objective.

"You dare strike me! I am the supreme warrior! I have honed my battle skills in the-"

That was about as far as he got before Raph's tail slammed into him, sending him somersaulting in the air again. Leo's younger brother was already annoyed with this loudmouthed braggart apparently. Not that Leo blamed him. It had been a long night and was turning into an even longer day. If they lived through it.

Megatron's eyes were blazing in anger as he glared at the dragon that just sent him in an embarrassing spin and he readied himself for another charge, right up until Starscream flew by screaming like a little girl. With Mikey right on his tail, his jaws snapping dangerously close to Starscream's sitting area. Well, Leo assumed it was his sitting area. It was hard to tell with him in jet mode.

The large Con looked around, his anger rising as he saw his backup being scattered to the four winds. Well, what did he think would happen? The dragons just faced and fought down four of Unicron's Heralds, these guys weren't even a worthy after party compared to that.

But still, this one was a fierce and crafty opponent in his own right, and Leo didn't underestimate him one bit. Even if his second in command was an idiot who was still flying in circles screaming.

A fact someone else also took note of. Megatron suddenly stopped his charge towards Leo and Raph, his hands going to his head as a purple glow surrounded him. Leo looked at Donnie who replied by shaking his head. The glow wasn't coming from the purple banded dragon. A low growl came out of Leo's throat when he thought of who else it could be, and he looked up again.

"No!" Megatron roared. "Megatron serves no one! I will take down Prime and I will do so under my own free will!"

Leo sighed. Alright, there was the confirmation he needed. It was Unicron. Apparently Prime was doing something up there to make Unicron nervous. That was a good thing, right? But then why did he suddenly feel a large sense of unease wash over him? As if there was a shift in the forces around him? Leo felt a tug deep inside him, a tug that seemed to want to pull him upwards to that unseen struggle high above him. A feeling that was screaming out at him that something wasn't going right. Suddenly his instincts kicked into high gear and his brothers also seemed to feel that pull as they joined him. The Decepticons now not on their list of priorities, but also not completely forgotten as Mikey casually swatted one out of the air that got too close.

Then, almost as if they seemed to have been forced into his mind, words of his almost forgotten about conversation with Mizuchi came back to mind. 'Do not let the might of the dragon force you into forgetting how you have overcome all of the other obstacles you have faced. Fight as dragons as you would fight as normal mortals.' Suddenly Leo understood what had confused him before. He knew what to do.

He looked at his brothers a moment before he turned to fully face the Chaos bringer and flew even higher. As high as he could go. His brothers were a bit confused on why they were leaving the Cons now far below them, but they didn't question it as they followed.

When he could go no higher, Leo hovered a moment as he intently searched for what he was looking for and his eyes narrowed when he saw he open chest plate. He couldn't make out where his friends were, but he guessed that it would more than likely be near the faint purple glow he saw in the middle of that opening.

The bright blue glow was already formed when he opened his mouth and his dragon flame shot out towards that purple orb off in the distance. His brothers followed his lead and they joined Leo in sending their flames out. The streams soared out, unerringly heading for their intended target. Then, just as the brothers always did when it was needed, the flames came together, joining as one bright white light. Their wings were flapping frantically now to hold up against the force they were unleashing.

Even as high up as they were, the beam could still be seen from the ground and all activity stopped as all watched the display, everyone mesmerized by the power these creatures brought forth. Vicky gently set the child down she had been holding and walked away from the others, her sister turtle mates joining her as the awe they felt for their mates overwhelmed them. Their children watched in disbelief from the rooftop they had gathered on.

Ironhide was the first one to spot the incoming beam, and didn't know what to make of it. Then he and the other Autobots were awash in it's glow, but remained unharmed as it moved onward towards Prime, the leader who was still struggling to finish his task. The light then reached the light of the matrix and combined with it, intensifing it and grew with it before it slammed into that opposing beam. The purple beam that seemed only moments before to have the upper hand, was suddenly forced back into the spark that spawned it. Then the combined power of the matrix and the balance of the dragons slammed into that large orb, blasting the outer layers away as it mercilessly tore deeper and deeper into it. Until there was a final layer left.

Hide blinked in astonishment at what he was seeing, no words could describe what he was seeing because he had never seen anything like this before. Then, just for a moment, Hide could have sworn he saw a shadow inside that last remaining layer. A shadow of someone he thought he recognized as the figure slammed it's sword into the chest of another, larger, shadow inside before that last layer was also blown away and there was nothing left to see as the lights dimmed. The Autobots gaped at each other in astonishment, by the love of Primus...they had actually won... The spark of Unicron was no more...

Then the whole place began to rumble and the moment was ruined.

"Time to go!" Sideswipe hooped. "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sick of this place. All the fun stuff is gone."