Mywinx14: Do not expect to see your characters often, or even again at all. They're apart of the world and that's it. They are not main or even my characters for that matter and I have no idea what I would use them for. Thank you for offering them but I'm afraid a quick cameo is all I can provide in this story of mine.

For anyone else who offers OCs, I apologize but you will not be taken up on your offer. I fear that I may have given that courtesy a bit too much leeway.

Anyway, so...Halloween chapter continuation on November 16...seems legit. Hopefully the Christmas chapter will be uploaded during the holiday break...hopefully...

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By the way, do any of you readers live in New York? That's the trip I was talking about two weeks ago, just wondering, it was fun there. I also noticed a lot of questions in the reviews. If you want to ask anything I opened up a Q&A forum (you can do that right). Ask me whatever. Look for it in the forum section of the site.

Please enjoy this chapter.

"So we're up against other Autobots. That's just fragging perfect." Miko groaned, rubbing her stinging hands together.

"Okay, Ultra Magnus is captain. Who else is on the team?" Jack wondered.

"Hm. A couple of seniors, then Bulkhead, Wheeljack, Chromia and Jazz." Raf answered.

Jack sighed. "I guess this is the end of the line huh."

"Aw you don't know that!" Miko exclaimed. "We have to play the guys first!"

And it turned out that Jack was correct. The small band of rookies couldn't stand against the older students.

The younger students had a plan in the beginning. Raf worked as the decoy. Running up to the line and using his small stature to weave in and away from the incoming ammunition. Jack worked alongside Sarah and Kellen as defence, as their catching abilities were just above average. Miko and the older students on their team worked as attackers.

Things were going pretty smoothly until Ultra Magnus decided to step in.

For the first few minutes of the game Magnus stood off to the side, moving only when a ball came near. He was watching the other team intently. Then he called a time out for his team.

"Time out," Miko had asked "can you call a time out for dodge ball?"

Jack shrugged, "Well Magnus did."

Then he led his team on a full frontal assault. No mercy, no slowing down, no openings, no chance.

After the game Ultra Magnus told them that he had been watching their team, trying to figure out their strategy, if there was one, and to his delight there was.

He had been able to determine the roles of each player of the opposing team and rearranged his teammates accordingly.

Jazz moved quickly, getting Raf when his back was turned at the wrong moment. Chromia worked with the other seniors, pummelling their opponent's defence with quick throws. As for Miko and her offensive team, they went up against Bulkhead Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus.

Oh, they had all been annihilated within minutes.

Wheeljack may complain about Ultra Magnus a lot but even he couldn't deny the student council president's intellect and strategic brilliance.

The younger student's team had been defeated with relative ease without a single 'casualty' on the other side.

The other team made sure to come over to them and shake their hands, to solidify the fact that there were no harsh feelings or malice between any of them.

That was when Jack asked Ultra Magnus how he got into Cybertron Academy.

Ultra Magnus replied with, "Business and Strategy."

Jack sat down with Miko and Raf on the gym stage to watch the next game. It was another team of Autobots against another team of Decepticons. Nothing too exciting about it.

"Guys! Guys guys guys guys guys guys come, come outside!" Chromia exclaimed rapidly.

"What? What's going on outside?" Miko asked excitedly.

"It's the Decepticon team playing. C'mon!" Chromia replied vaguely as the freshmen got up and ran after her, to the outside court.

Then they saw what all the excited buzz was.

Dreadwing, Skyquake, Knockout, Breakdown, Starscream, Soundwave, Airachnid and Megatron were all on a single team.

"Bruh!" Miko practically shouted. "That is not fragging fair!"

"The Decepticon inner circle all on one team? Airachnid too? What the actual scrap?" Jack demanded with an air of uncharacteristic anger.

"Yeah, but it's not like anyone specified who could and couldn't be on a team together." Raf replied.

"Right, but still." Miko growled.

The Decepticon powerhouse team stood against another team of Autobots. Smokescreen and Bumblebee were on the team. The whole lot of them looked nervous but stood their ground.

The game was a massacre. The Decepticons sent wave after wave of dodgeball ammunition at the Autobots, who were doing their best to simply avoid the swarm of red spheres being thrown at them. Bumblebee was able to get Knockout but was almost immediately met with a sharp throw from Starscream.

Smokescreen was the last person on his team. He couldn't even get a hold of any of the balls for a while because he was too busy dodging. When the Decepticons finally ran out of ammunition on their end Smokescreen began working by himself.

It was in vain however. The second ball Smokescreen threw was easily caught by Megatron, who smirked and threw the ball to the ground as the whistle sounded to end the game. He walked off of the court with all the confidence in the world in his Phantom of the Opera costume. His long cape flowing in the wind behind him.

"Those fraggers." Miko growled.

"Hey, I wouldn't worry too much about it. We have our own powerhouse team after all." Chromia replied.

"Huh?"

Chromia pointed towards the bleachers to show them the other Autobot team.

Prowl, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, a very tall senior Frank Skyers, or Skyfire, Arcee, Elita One, a bright and strong sophomore named Harrison Rhodes, or Hot Rod, and Optimus Prime.

"There's our faction's dodgeball powerhouse team." Chromia proclaimed proudly.

"Nice." Miko said with a smirk.

The rest of the tournament went off without a hit. Er, no pun intended (AN: I swear).

Autobots faced Decepticons, Decepticons faced Autobots, and Faction members fought against comrades. All in good faith however (at least on the Autobots side).

Ultra Magnus's team was eliminated by a Decepticon team comprised of their faction members that belonged to the wrestling team. Even the student council president's incredible intellect couldn't stand against the sheer might and unpredictability of the Combaticons.

Soon, there were only two teams left to face each other.

Big surprise, they were the heavy hitting teams of the opposing factions. Optimus Prime's team against Megatron's team.

The two team leaders glared at each other from opposite sides of the gymnasium. Megatron had gotten rid of his long cape and mask, while Optimus had ditched the cloak and fake weaponry. Both sides were ready for a fight to the metaphorical death.

Right when Coach Hound blew the whistle, the final battle commenced and it was incredible.

Faction members on both sides filled the gym with the sounds of their cheers and shouts alongside the balls being whipped around the large space.

Knockout was the first one out in the entire game. He sent a weak throw flying that was easily caught by Prowl. The red-head huffed before walking off the floor.

The harsh game continued, neither team letting up.

At one point, Miko stepped back and asked, "Where's Elita and Arcee?"

Jack and Raf looked at her, confused, before turning to the gym floor where the teams were playing. Miko was right. The head of the female Autobots was nowhere to be seen. Raf finally spotted her, but only barely. She had turned into a pink streak, weaving in and out of the balls being thrown at her, with Arcee following close behind.

The two girl's main opponent was Airachnid, who was dressing in a dress decorated with fabric cobwebs. The other girl on the game was not letting up on her enemies. Sending wave after wave of ammunition sent after them. Breakdown had also decided to help the girl, providing her with ammunition and his own strength.

However, Breakdown became clumsy, one throw was sent right over Elita's head and she caught it. As Breakdown roared in defeat Elita threw the ball straight towards the backwards facing Dreadwing's hip.

Right when her ball made contact, Airachnid threw a ball at Arcee. The blonde, distracted by the good throw of her upperclassman, was caught and was out.

Airachnid laughed loudly, leaving her open to be caught by a quick throw from Prowl.

Growling, she stomped off of the court.

The battle continued. Neither side let up on their attacks. For the next few minutes the gym court was nothing but streaks of red flying across the opposing sides.

Before long both sides became tired and their attacks slowed to a lull. Then, suddenly, Skyquake sent two balls flying to the Autobot's side. One of them was caught by Skyfire, who's height made it easier to catch the throw coming towards his head. Elita on the other hand, was caught off guard and walked off the court pouting in disappointment.

As Skyquake walked off the court, the volley of balls began once more, although wiht not as much gusto. The throws were slower and the dodges were sloppier.

Before long the tiredness got to him and the young Hot Rod was hit, followed by Starscream, then Prowl, until the only two students left on the court were the two faction leaders.

They glared at each other with the same ferocity as in the beginning. The two had balls on both of their sides, however close to the dividing line. The looked to the balls, then back at each other before sprinting towards the dividing line and picking up the balls before jumping back and pulling their arms behind their heads. The two of them let out simultaneous grunts as they threw the balls with all their might at each other.

Everyone in the gym let out a gasp and then the gym seemed to empty out with the following silence.

It was broken as the sound of a single red sphere hit the ground with two small thuds and then rolled to the wall.

Optimus stumbled back as his body was bent backwards during his dodge. When he stood back up straight, his eyes widened as he realized the outcome of the tournament.

Megatron had his arm held out, his hand clutching the ball in a catch that was nothing short of miraculous on his part.

The Decepticon leader himself hadn't realized what he had done at first either, but when he did, his face split to contain the ear to ear grin that had broken out. With a loud shout, Mason Trone jumped up triumphantly and threw the ball to the ground in ecstasy.

The Cybertron Academy gymnasium broke out in sudden cheers and screams as the Decepticon faction made their win vocal. The lot of them running to their leader with their win.

Optimus sighed and walked off the court with a disappointed grin on his face.

"Hey, don't look so glum chum." Chromia spoke. "You fought well to the very end."

"Yeah, that counts for something right?" Bulkhead agreed.

"I guess. It would've been nice to win it though." Optimus replied.

"Yeah it would have, huh." Wheeljack added under his breath. His comment was met with a small slap on the back of his head from Ratchet.

"C'mon, we still have the Courage Walk later tonight. We'll win that one for sure." Smokescreen added.

Optimus smiled. "Right."

Jack, Miko and Raf stood off to the side.

"Y'know, back in elementary I probably would be a little bit more peeved at the fact that we lost." Miko said. "But losing with this bunch...it ain't so bad."

"I feel ya." Jack agreed.

"Hey guys," Raf spoke up "I'm really glad we came to the academy."

"Yeah."

So the Cons won this round who saw that coming?... but will they prevail in the Courage Walk? Find out next time whenever the Pit that may end up being.

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