This fic is courtesy of me and Sentinel Prime/StarscreamSkydancer and I only own my OCs.
Disclaimer: Transformers belongs to Hasbro/Michael Bay.
Somewhere in a snowy forest, Megatron, Saburou, Blitzwing, Soundwave, Shockwave, Knockout, Breakdown, Barricade and plenty of Vehicons waited while they had Olive, Fred, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker restrained. It wasn't long before Optimus, Clayton and the Autobots arrived.
"You will pay for what you've done, Megatron!" snarled Optimus.
"Is that so?" smirked Megatron, "take a look around you!"
Optimus noticed that they've been surrounded by hundreds of Vehicons armed with grenade-launcher-like guns.
"What is the meaning of this?!" demanded Optimus.
"Isn't it obvious?" sneered Saburou, "we led you into a trap!"
"Who the frag are you?!" thundered Ironhide.
"You must be the allies of my sister, Akane, right?" grinned Saburou.
"You're Saburou!" exclaimed Arcee.
"You're the other sick fragger!" roared Ratchet.
"What are you going to do to us?" asked Clayton.
"Don't worry, kid," assured Arcee, "you'll be ok."
"That's what you think!" warned Saburou.
Upon cue, the Vehicons fired nets at the Autobots, but Optimus and Elita dodged the nets, although they watched as the other Autobots got electrocuted by the nets before falling unconscious.
"Optimus, Elita," screamed Clayton, "RUN!"
Optimus and Elita made their escape with a few Vehicons tailing them.
"Optimus," asked Elita, "what are we going to do?!"
"You heard what Clayton told us," reminded Optimus, "we need to get to safety and find a place to hide!"
Just as the Vehicons were inching closer, Optimus and Elita shot at them as they ran.
"Send a message to base," advised Elita, "let them know what happened."
Meanwhile, while the Vehicons were restraining the Autobots, Clayton tried to inch away from Megatron as he tried to creep closer to him.
"Stay away from me," barked Clayton, "you freak!"
"I don't think so," sneered Megatron.
"I said stay away, creepo!" growled Clayton.
Clayton was about to escape, but he was suddenly intercepted by Blitzwing, who snatched him.
"Put me down!" shouted Clayton.
"Excellent work, Blitzwing," praised Megatron.
Megatron focused his optics on Saburou.
"As for you, insect," continued Megatron, aiming his charged cannon at Saburou, "you have outlived your usefulness to me."
"Did you simply think I can simply let you kill me?" smirked Saburou, "I don't think so."
Suddenly, Megatron got hit by a few missiles, causing him to shout in pain as he collapsed to the ground. It wasn't long before Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker showed up.
"Hope we're not running late," said Starscream.
"Hey," commented Thundercracker, "there are some Autobots missing."
"Yeah," added Skywarp, "where's the old one?"
"Megatron killed Sentinel for you," answered Saburou, "and now he's outlived his usefulness as the leader of the Decepticons."
"YOU LITTLE CRETIN!" roared Megatron.
Megatron fired rapidly at Saburou, but he quickly dodged the shots.
"So what are we supposed to do now?" asked Thundercracker.
"We either kill him or banish him," suggested Saburou.
"What do you two think?" insisted Starscream.
Skywarp aimed his cannon at Megatron.
"Any last words, Megatron?" sneered Skywarp.
Megatron only snarled "Carry out the plan" as he transformed and flew off. It wasn't long before Soundwave followed suit.
"What do we do now?" demanded a Vehicon, "with the prisoners, I mean."
"We take them with us," suggested Saburou, "and let them watch helplessly as we take over the Earth. But first, we need a fortress for our operations."
"Since when do we listen to you, bug?" protested a Vehicon.
"Yeah," added another Vehicon, "we only listened to you because Megatron was here and told us so."
"What do we do," insisted yet another Vehicon, "head back to the ship?"
This Vehicon picked up some private Vehicon signals, telling him the Nemesis was nearby.
"We take the prisoners with us," proposed Thundercracker, "and this insect is our advisor from now on."
"Screw zat," growled Blitzwing, "you three are traitors. Back to ze ship! All but you three and your little…bug."
"In that case," smirked Saburou, "you are not earning your empire."
"You are joking," protested Blitzwing, "ve vill have this planet. For Lord Megatron, not for you!"
The Decepticons board the Nemesis with the Autobots and human prisoners, leaving Saburou and the Seekers behind.
"So he's killed the worse of the two Primes," commented Starscream, "this may be harder than I anticipated."
"I can have the members of the Patriarch Syndicate use their technology against the Decepticons that won't help us," assured Saburou, "I can introduce you to them at DC."
"Very well, then," nodded Starscream, "I'll give you a lift."
The Seekers transformed into their alternate modes, allowing Saburou to hop into Starscream.
"Let's move out!" announced Starscream.
Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp took off.
Meanwhile, Optimus and Elita managed to outrun the Vehicons tailing them.
"Did we lose them?" panted Elita.
"I believe so," nodded Optimus.
"I suspect this can only get worse," replied Elita.
"Whatever happens," agreed Optimus, "we must not give up…..even if you and I are all that remains."
"Should we head back to base and come up with a Plan B?" asked Elita.
"Yes," answered Optimus, "we should."
Optimus pulled out the small control and activated the space bridge. He led Elita through the portal, taking them back to base. There, Bailey was waiting for them.
"Hey," paused Bailey, "what happened to the others?"
"We were ambushed by the Decepticons," answered Elita, "only Optimus and I escaped."
"You mean my friends were taken, too?" gasped Bailey.
"I'm afraid so," nodded Optimus, "I am terribly sorry. You've already suffered such a terrible loss."
Optimus flinched and turned his head at the thought of Sentinel.
"Akane's brother was there, too," added Elita.
"Why did this have to happen?" muttered Bailey.
"I don't know," replied Elita, "but right now, we need to focus on making a plan to help them."
Optimus, Elita and Bailey headed inside the hangar to put away the Pillars.
Meanwhile, Megatron and Soundwave stopped to take some rest. The Decepticon leader sat down and let out a painful sigh.
"Is something wrong?" asked Soundwave.
"What have I done, Soundwave?" sighed Megatron.
"I don't understand," replied Soundwave, "is it the Seekers, my Lord?"
"Maybe I shouldn't have killed my father," explained Megatron.
"Never mind that," replied Soundwave, "can you think of anything, anything at all, possible or impossible, that would help this?"
"Maybe I should ask Bailey to help revive Sentinel," answered Megatron, "and then maybe I could apologize to him for all that I've done."
"Is it possible?" objected Soundwave, "to revive him, I mean. The Autobots haven't tried yet."
"I saw Optimus alive with my optics," replied Megatron, "I suspect that Bailey must've used the Matrix to revive him after Sentinel snatched it from the Fallen. If I somehow convince both her and Optimus to use the Matrix, maybe that would lessen my guilt."
"I would do it privately," suggested Soundwave, "just you, Optimus and Bailey speaking; no one else. I can make sure no one on our end listens in."
"Thank you, Soundwave," smiled Megatron, "now, we'll just have to find their new base."
Meanwhile, the Decepticons have taken over the Trump Tower in Chicago. While the Autobots are imprisoned in the brigs of the Nemesis, Clayton, Olive and Fred are stuck in the room with Dylan and the other members of the Patriarch Syndicate.
"How could you side with the aliens that could destroy us all?!" complained Clayton.
"Because he's a creep," answered Fred.
"Not to sound like I care," mentioned Olive, "but these freaks could've at least put us in a room with access to a bathroom."
"Do I need to slap you three to get you to shut up?" groaned Dylan, "once we get the word from Saburou, the world would soon be back in the hands of the men; especially Christian men."
Dylan turned to Clayton.
"So, Clayton," continued Dylan, "I suggest that you begin praying to God when the plan is complete, so you can no longer wear dresses."
"Are you kidding?!" protested Clayton, "that's part of who I am!"
"And that is not very masculine," countered Dylan, "you need to learn to be masculine while your African friends start building the foundations for us."
"Oh, fuck you," snapped Fred, "you racist assholes!"
"I don't want to hear another word from you," growled Dylan, "if you three want to live, you will listen to me."
Without warning, Olive kicked Dylan hard in the groin, causing him to shout in pain and collapse to his knees.
"You bitch!" barked Dylan.
"That felt good," smiled Olive.
"Not good," corrected Fred, "brilliant."
"You keep that smug face for now," warned Dylan as he struggled to get back to his feet, "but there will be punishment for you later."
Clayton, Olive and Fred flipped the bird at Dylan. He grumbled as he walked away, leaving them in the room.
Outside, Shockwave oversaw the massive Decepticon warships besides the Nemesis descending into Earth's atmosphere.
"It is time for the slaves of Earth to recognize their masters," announced Shockwave, "seal off this city."
Later that evening, Clayton, Olive and Fred watched through the window as dozens of Decepticon fighters fire missiles at buildings and the streets, causing a lot of damage. They cringed as the Vehicons fired at the humans running through the streets, including children. The most unlucky ones ended up getting vaporized by the Vehicons' weapons.
"Well, this sucks," commented Clayton.
"Too bad we can't just break out without dying," added Olive.
"Then should we try breaking out when the attack is over?" asked Fred.
"Look out the window," reminded Olive, "we'll never survive that fall. That's why we can't break out."
"Let's hope a miracle arrives before it's too late," sighed Fred.
"Yeah," nodded Olive, "I want to see these guys get their asses kicked."
The following morning, while eating breakfast, Bailey was watching the news in the recreational area while Optimus and Elita were having their morning energon.
"…Chicago has suffered a massive attack last night…" said the news reporter.
"Oh no," moaned Bailey, "my family lives there."
"Say, Optimus," asked Elita, "who were you talking to last night? You said you got a private transmission, and you told them to call back today."
"I did," nodded Optimus, "but the sender didn't tell me his name."
"Try contacting him again," advised Elita, "it could be important."
Optimus approached the computer terminal and was about to send a transmission, but he suddenly heard the sound of Cybertronian thuds outside. Moments later, Mearing marched into the hangar.
"What's going on out there?" asked Optimus.
"We have Decepticon intruders outside," answered Mearing, "it looks like we've been found out, again."
"Who is it?" demanded Elita.
Bailey finished her breakfast and set the utensils aside.
"There's only one way to find out," muttered Bailey.
Bailey stood to her feet and sprinted outside the hangar with Optimus and Elita following her, only to find…
"Megatron?!" warbled Bailey.
"What the—," exclaimed Optimus, "how did you find this place, and what do you want?!"
"Lord Megatron wishes to speak to you and your human friend in private," explained Soundwave.
"You mean right now?" gasped Bailey.
"Yes," nodded Soundwave and Megatron in unison.
"All right," agreed Optimus.
Optimus knelt down to Bailey's level.
"This could be important," whispered Optimus, "let's go."
Optimus led Bailey and Megatron into the hangar and through the hallway until they reached the Autobot leader's quarters. Once inside, Optimus closed the door behind him.
"All right, Megatron," asked Optimus, "what is it?"
"Are you sure you're not going to kill us both?" insisted Bailey.
"I would have done that already if I was going to," answered Megatron.
"Then how did you find this base?" demanded Bailey.
"Bailey," advised Optimus, "let him talk. I'm sure he'll tell us. Go ahead, Megatron. We're listening."
"I just…..shouldn't have killed Sentinel," sighed Megatron.
"You're right," agreed Optimus, "but…..why did you want to tell us?"
"Is there a way we can revive Sentinel?" asked Megatron.
Megatron focused his optics on Bailey.
"I suspect Bailey has revived you," continued Megatron.
"With the Matrix?" clarified Bailey.
"Yes," nodded Megatron, "Soundwave says you haven't tried that yet."
"Wait," paused Bailey, "you mean I can revive Sentinel just like I revived Optimus?"
"Maybe," answered Megatron, "I don't know all that works. Have you tried it?"
"Not yet," replied Bailey, "Optimus, I'm going to need to borrow that Matrix of yours."
Just to let you know, I'm not attacking any religions. I'm just acknowledging that there are some people out there that claim to be religious and yet they use their religion to spew hate. One good example is Supper Smash Bros: Mishonh From God. I grew up with Christian beliefs and I've definitely learned not to use my religion to spew hate.