This fic is courtesy of me and Sentinel Prime/StarscreamSkydancer and I only own my OCs.
Disclaimer: Transformers belongs to Hasbro/Michael Bay.
Aboard the Nemesis, Shockwave entered the brig where Bumblebee and Smokescreen were held.
"What do you want, Con?" demanded Smokescreen.
"Megatron has officially changed sides," explained Shockwave, "so I'm following suit."
"Prove it," ordered Bumblebee, "let us contact Optimus first. He will confirm."
"Optimus and Megatron have reached this ship as we speak," reported Shockwave, "they'll be here short enough."
"Fine," sighed Bumblebee, "until then, you're an enemy."
Bumblebee, Smokescreen and Shockwave waited several minutes before Optimus, Megatron and Tripwire's unit showed up.
"Optimus," called Smokescreen, "One Eye here says we're now allies with the Cons and Megaturd changed sides."
Smokescreen made a glance at Megatron.
"Oh, scrap," groaned Smokescreen.
"What Shockwave said was correct," nodded Optimus, "Megatron expressed guilt for what he did and convinced me and Bailey to revive Sentinel."
"So, Shockwave is telling the truth," gasped Bumblebee.
"Deceiving you at this point would be highly illogical," confirmed Shockwave.
Shockwave released the bonds that held down Bumblebee and Smokescreen.
"We should move on," advised Shockwave, "there are other Autobots aboard, and Lord Megatron has ordered them all freed."
"Eheh," chuckled Smokescreen, "sorry about the…Megaturd thing…sir."
Optimus, Megatron, Shockwave, Smokescreen, Bumblebee and Tripwire's unit moved to the other brigs and freed Arcee, Chromia, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Prowl, Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheeljack and Mirage.
"Cons!" exclaimed Ironhide.
Ironhide aimed his cannons at the Vehicons until Optimus stepped in front of them.
"Optimus," demanded Ironhide, "what are you doing?!"
"Megatron, Shockwave, Soundwave and some Decepticons have changed sides," explained Optimus.
"Are you sure?" insisted Ironhide.
"If I hadn't," answered Megatron, "Prime would not be speaking to you right now. And I've just learned from Soundwave that the hostages have been recovered."
"Is Clayton ok?" clamored Bumblebee.
"Soundwave says all three are unharmed," nodded Megatron.
"Oh, good," smiled Sideswipe, "I'm ready to whip some butt!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" insisted Ironhide, "we've got a whole fraggin' ship now!"
"I'll take command of the Nemesis," declared Megatron, "Optimus, you help find the Seekers."
"You have my word, Megatron," nodded Optimus.
Meanwhile, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp arrived at the Trump Tower. Saburou hopped out of Starscream and met up with Dylan inside the building.
"Saburou," reported Dylan, "we have bad news. Some of the Decepticons are changing sides."
"That's not good," replied Saburou, "I guess we should use our technology against those who aren't loyal to us."
"Agreed," nodded Dylan, "but how do we know who is on what side?"
"We activate the mind control devices we placed on the Decepticons, including that driller," suggested Saburou, "although, there were some Decepticons I wasn't able to tag, including Megatron."
"That's fine," agreed Dylan, "he will not be a problem."
"That's because we will eliminate him!" grinned Saburou, "that's what you wanted, right, Starscream?"
"Precisely," nodded Starscream.
Meanwhile, Elita, Lennox and Akane were patrolling the streets when they noticed the Seekers at the Trump Tower.
"There they are!" shouted Akane.
Just then, Sentinel, Shank, Rudder and Bailey arrived.
"I see them, too!" added Bailey.
"What's our plan?" asked Sentinel, "none of us can fly!"
"Take out their wings and engines," suggested Elita.
"Let's do that!" agreed Bailey.
Bailey, Akane and Lennox hopped out of Sentinel and Elita, allowing them to transform into their robot modes. The elder Prime, the female Autobot leader, Shank and Rudder fired at the wings of Thundercracker, Skywarp and Starscream, catching their attention.
"We need cover!" reminded Sentinel, "we're easy targets out here!"
"Oh, do you?" smirked Saburou, "too bad!"
Saburou pulled out a device and activated it, which caused most of the Vehicons across the city to glitch before turning their heads at the Autobots and reformed Decepticons, ready to kill.
"Oh, scrap," muttered Elita, Sentinel and Shank in unison.
Suddenly, the driller emerged out of nowhere and barreled towards the Autobots, forcing Sentinel, Elita, Shank and Rudder to grab Bailey, Akane and Lennox before jumping out of the way.
"Shockwave's worm thing, too?!" exclaimed Lennox.
"I'm gonna kill this thing!" snarled Sentinel.
Akane leapt out of Elita's arms and raced towards the Trump Tower while she unsheathed her katana.
"Akane!" gasped Bailey.
"Get down here, Saburou!" shouted Akane.
"Ah," crooned Saburou, "long time, no see, sis."
Starscream scooped up Saburou and jumped down the tower before lowering the human to the ground.
"Elita," suggested Sentinel, "let's you and me take out the deranged chicken."
"Got it," nodded Elita.
Elita and Sentinel charged at Starscream while Akane and Saburou clashed their katanas, but…
"Carry out the plan!" commanded Starscream.
Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp transformed and took off.
"Get back here, you deranged Doritos!" yelled Elita.
"Sentinel to Nemesis," called Sentinel, "we could use some flyers out here! We've got Seekers!"
"We're on it," nodded Shockwave over the com-link.
Bailey sprinted across the street closer to Sentinel.
"Sentinel," reminded Bailey, "don't you think now's a good time to use the Mega-Upgrade?"
"Agreed," nodded Sentinel, "get me in the air, now!"
Upon cue, the Autobots' sparks began glowing, compelling Bailey to press on the gem of her bracer. She charged it up before raising it high into the air, which Mega-Upgraded Sentinel and Elita, as well as the other Autobots aboard the Nemesis. Bailey climbed up the elder Prime's back before he took off. Sentinel gave a huge downbeat of his wings as he roared into the sky after the Seekers.
"Now that's an upgrade," commented Shank.
"What about that worm?" reminded Lennox.
"I'll take care of Saburou," instructed Akane, "Lennox, you take care of Dylan."
"And we'll take out the driller." added Elita.
"Oh, good," sighed Shank, "I always hated that thing. Finally, an excuse to kill it."
Elita, Shank and Rudder chased the driller while Akane and Saburou continued to clash their katanas.
"Didn't our father teach you well?" reminded Akane, "and yet you threw his ideals away!"
"That's because they're not mine," countered Saburou, "I should've been made leader of Cosmosis instead of you!"
"You would've butchered it with your prehistoric madness!" snarled Akane.
"Madness?" mused Saburou, "I would just be upholding tradition. Even with your ambitions, there will still be those who want to control bitches like you!"
"Tradition can never last forever," argued Akane, "eventually, all traditions are either changed or forgotten. Your tradition would only lead to millions of innocent people suffering and dying!"
Akane dodged a swing from Saburou's blade before performing a spin kick, which caused him to trip. Before she could finish him off, he blocked her katana with his own.
Meanwhile, as the Autobots and Decepticons alike were dispatched to take out the controlled Vehicons, Optimus joined Sentinel in the pursuit of the Seekers. Sentinel gave a beat of his wings and caught Skywarp's wing in his jaws.
"Hey," complained Skywarp, "let go!"
"Hey, Bailey," mentioned Sentinel, "this one's Cool Ranch!"
"Can we try smashing him into any of the other Seekers?" suggested Bailey.
"With pleasure," purred Sentinel.
Sentinel hurled Skywarp into Thundercracker, sending them on a collision course with the ground. Optimus seized this chance and fired rockets at both falling Seekers. The elder Prime quickly banked left.
"Careful, Optimus!" warned Sentinel, "you might hit me!"
"Sorry about that," blurted Optimus.
"Kids," muttered Sentinel.
With Skywarp and Thundercracker falling, Sentinel and Optimus accelerated after Starscream.
"This one's Kentucky fried, Optimus!" declared Sentinel.
Sentinel unleashed a wave of flames right into Starscream's aft.
"YAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" shouted Starscream.
Just then, Megatron showed up in his alternate mode.
"YOU'RE MINE, TRAITOR!" shouted Megatron.
Megatron rapidly fired at Starscream while flying after him. This gave Sentinel and Optimus a chance to charge at the warships that started firing at them. The elder Prime loosed a flame while the Autobot leader fired with his weapons.
"I would make a better Decepticon leader than you would!" growled Starscream.
"Yet you flee when confronted," remarked Megatron, "a cowardly move, even for you!"
Megatron transformed in midair and landed on Starscream. They both landed hard on the ground.
"Any final words, Starscream?" sneered Megatron.
"You are a lousy leader, Megatron," spat Starscream, "and you always will be!"
"Even if I am," snarled Megatron, "it's better than being a dead leader."
Megatron shot at Starscream's head, killing the Seeker. The Decepticon leader turned to Thundercracker and Skywarp, who were struggling to their feet.
"Do I need to eliminate you two as well?" asked Megatron.
Thundercracker and Skywarp snapped their heads at Megatron and aimed their cannons at him.
"We will avenge our trinemate," declared Thundercracker.
"It's two against one!" added Skywarp.
Elita, Rudder, Shank and Soundwave appeared out of nowhere and surrounded Thundercracker and Skywarp.
"Might wanna rethink that, cyberturkeys!" taunted Shank.
"It's five against two!" added Elita.
Thundercracker and Skywarp fired at Elita, Shank, Rudder, Soundwave and Megatron, but they dodged the shots rather easily.
"I've always wanted to do this," chirped Shank.
Shank fired at Thundercracker's wings and Skywarp's engines. They both shouted in pain, compelling Megatron to fire at their heads, finishing them off.
"So," asked Megatron, "about that driller…"
"It was rather tough taking it down," answered Shank.
Megatron noticed Optimus diving towards the driller as it was barreling down the street.
"Optimus can handle it," assured Megatron, "after all, he handled me."
Optimus accelerated ahead of the driller and landed in front of it. He fired a few rockets at its mouth and then extended his arm blade and jumped up before slicing the driller in half while sprinting down its length. The Autobot leader noticed Megatron at a distance.
"See?" commented Megatron, "told you."
"Great," nodded Elita, "now let's help Akane and Lennox apprehend Saburou and Dylan."
"Anyone know where they are?" asked Shank.
Meanwhile, Saburou climbed up the stairs of the Trump Tower in an attempt to escape Akane. However, she had been relentlessly pursuing him.
"You will not escape, you coward!" shouted Akane.
"Father was more of a coward," remarked Saburou.
"You and Starscream made a perfect pair of fools together!" countered Akane.
"All women are selfish fools," mocked Saburou.
"Says the one who wants all power for himself!" argued Akane.
Saburou reached a room where there were windows, but it turned out that Akane had cornered him.
"This ends here," declared Akane, "it's over, Oni-san. You lost. As Optimus says, one shall stand, one shall fall!"
"You say that I'll fall," replied Saburou, "but the men will only shun you and your pathetic values."
"My business does not matter," countered Akane, "my business is only with one man; you. Now, will I finish you off, or will you do it, as dictated by 'tradition'?"
Saburou charged at Akane, his katana at the ready. Akane quickly sidestepped her brother before he could impale her, and then turned around and stabbed Saburou in the chest from behind. After a short moment of silence, Saburou fell off the blade and onto the floor.
"I had no choice, father," whispered Akane.
The room was silent except for the sounds of the battle outside. While Akane put away her katana, Lennox and Epps entered the room while escorting Dylan, who had his wrists bound by handcuffs. Dylan's eyes widened in horror upon noticing Saburou's corpse, his blood spilling on the floor.
"No!" shrieked Dylan, "what have you done to him?!"
"Eliminated a threat to millions of innocent lives," answered Akane.
"How is Saburou a threat?" protested Dylan, "he was a hero of the patriarchy!"
"He was no hero," scoffed Lennox, "he was a sadistic terrorist."
"Not to mention racist and misogynist," added Epps.
"Well, yeah," nodded Lennox, "but those things themselves aren't dangerous."
"You're not going to kill me, are you?" whimpered Dylan, "I go to church every Sunday!"
"No," answered Akane, "but we are going to put you under arrest."
"And the law doesn't care if you go to church or not," added Lennox.
"I go to church," replied Epps, "but I ain't a coward like you."
Dylan groaned in disgust.
After a long while, most of the warships have been taken down. Sentinel made a graceful landing outside the suburbs of Chicago. Bailey jumped off before deactivating his Mega-Upgrade.
"Is it over?" asked Bailey.
Sentinel gazed at the city for a few moments before activating his com-link.
"Sentinel to Nemesis," asked Sentinel, "have the threats in the city been eliminated?"
"We have eliminated the threats," answered Shockwave over the com-link, "the city is safe, now."
"Thank you," smiled Sentinel.
Sentinel turned off the com-link before focusing his optics on Bailey.
"It's over now, Bailey," assured Sentinel.
"Thanks, Sentinel!" chirped Bailey.
Bailey gently hugged Sentinel's leg for a moment before glancing around the neighborhood.
"Oh, that's right," gasped Bailey, "this is the neighborhood my parents and my sister live in! Hey, Sentinel, can we go check on them to see if they're ok?"
"As you wish, my lady," nodded Sentinel.
Sentinel transformed into his alternate mode, allowing Bailey to hop in before driving through the streets in search of Bailey's family's house.