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Outside the city of Wyoming, a Ground Bridge appeared in the middle of a bridge and Team Prime drove right out of it before they all transformed. They all pulled out their blasters and looked for any signs of Cybertronian Mercenaries, but the coast was clear and they eased up.

"There's nobody here." Cliffjumper said.

"Yeah, it's quiet. Too quiet." Wheeljack admitted.

"Obviously because Lockdown's set up an ambush for us." Arcee replied.

"Whatever he's doing at that underground facility, he doesn't want us to stop it." Jazz commented. "What's the plan, Prime?"

"Agent Fowler has already evacuated the civilians, so we must push forward if we are to reach Lockdown." Optimus answered. "I will lead the way. And be carful of incoming enemies, Autobots."

"I can't wait to tell the kids about this when we get home." Bulkhead said as they all began advancing across the bridge.

"If we all survive, that is." Bumblebee replied. "The Dark Spark is nothing to scoff at."

Suddenly, a blaster shot was fired at Team Prime's way and they all quickly avoided it before seeing a few Mercenary soldiers ahead.

"New prey has arrived! Let's give them a big welcome!" A Mercenary stated.

"Can we start blasting them?" Wheeljack asked hopefully.

"Autobots, open fire and advance towards the city!" Optimus ordered before all the Bots began firing at the Mercenaries.

They all managed to shoot down a lot of Mercenaries as the remaining soldiers opened fire on their enemies. Arcee rolled forward and got behind a nearby truck before she shot two Mercenaries in the head, while Jazz managed to blast another one in his Spark.

"Heads up!" Bulkhead called out as he picked up a van and tossed it, crushing some Mercenaries once it landed.

"Another one down! Don't let them pass!" A Mercenary soldier yelled.

"We can't stay here, forever! We've gotta get to Lockdown!" Jazz told his teammates, firing back at the Mercenaries.

"I have an idea!" Cliffjumper replied before pointing ahead. "Over there! It should blow them away!"

The other Autobots followed his gaze and saw an oil truck near the Mercenaries, knowing that it could be used as a big explosive.

"Good thinking, Cliffjumper!" Optimus complemented. "Autobots, be ready to take cover!"

The Autobot leader pulled out his blaster and aimed it towards the oil truck, charging to maximum power as the others got behind some large vehicles. Optimus then fired a shot from his blaster and when it made contact with the oil truck, it created a ginormous explosion that engulfed every last Mercenary on the bridge. When Team Prime rose up from their cover spots, they saw that all of the Mercenaries had been destroyed in the explosion.

"One human vehicle, one big boom." Jazz quipped.

"I don't think the human who owned that truck is gonna be happy." Bulkhead admitted.

"I doubt they'll even know it was us." Bumblebee reassured. "Fowler was able to convince all the people in San Francisco that it was just attacked by a bunch of terrorists, after all."

"Now that we've taken care of those guys, how are we going to find Lockdown in the middle of this city?" Arcee questioned.

"Good question, Cee." Cliffjumper replied.

"Optimus, I'm detecting Energon surges that are emanating from further within the city." Ratchet informed on the com-link. "Lockdown must be there."

"Thank you, Ratchet. We will heads towards the Energon surge's location immediately." Optimus said as he ended the call. "Autobots, with me!"

Optimus then rushed ahead and the other Bots quickly followed him. They soon halted when they came up to a broken part of the bridge.

"Don't worry, guys. I can take care of this little problem." Jazz assured before he used his energy grapple on a nearby rock pillar.

He pulled the pillar towards him with all his might and made the top of it collapse onto the bridge, making a way for the Autobots to get to the other side.

"Nice thinking, Jazz." Wheeljack complemented before they all walked across.

Little did they know, Buzzsaw was flying above the Autobots and his optics' vision was being sent to by Soundblaster, who was in another position of the town with Exhaust.

"The Autobots got through the first squad. That's just our luck." Exhaust muttered.

"This doesn't change anything. We still have the advantage of surprise." Soundblaster told him. "And Lockdown needs more time to get his machine ready for whatever he's planning."

"Yeah. I just hope that the boss is gonna share the credit with us when this is over." Exhaust said.

"Hopefully, he will." Soundblaster replied. "Now, come on. We need to get ready for the next ambush."

"Whatever you say, soundy." Exhaust shrugged before they both began following Buzzsaw to where the Autobots were going.

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Back with Team Prime, they had arrived in a deeper part of the city that had a small amount of grassland within the center. Jazz was holding a scanner in his hand and saw that they were getting close to a large energy reading.

"We're getting close to that research facility." Jazz told his teammates. "It's just a few miles ahead of us."

"Do you mean right over there?" Bumblebee asked while pointing towards something ahead of them.

Optimus, Arcee, Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack and Jazz followed his gaze and they all spotted a large hatch that most likely led to underground.

"Yep, that's it." Wheeljack replied.

"That's the research facility Lockdown's hiding in." Bulkhead added. "I still wish we knew what he wants the Dark Spark for."

"Once we get this hatch open, we can ask him ourselves." Arcee told him determinedly.

"Not on our watch, Autobots!" A sinister voice called out.

Team Prime immediately turned around to see Soundblaster and Exhaust aiming their weapons at them, along with a large amount of Mercenary soldiers.

"Did you miss us?" Soundblaster asked with a sly laugh.

"Not even the slightest." Cliffjumper answered annoyingly.

"You might have been able to best us before, but now it's payback time, scrap-heads!" Exhaust declared.

"Sorry, but you two and your friends are going to be disappointed." Wheeljack replied before pulling out his swords, while Arcee, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Cliffjumper did the same with their weapons.

"Autobots, hold off the enemy while Jazz and I try to open the entrance!" Optimus ordered.

"We've got it!" Bumblebee said with a nod.

"Let's get to work, Prime!" Jazz stated as he turned his hand into a blade and began cutting through the entrance.

"Kill them all!" Exhaust ordered.

All of the Mercenaries began firing at the Autobots as Soundblaster and Exhaust charged straight at them. Arcee, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Cliffjumper and Wheeljack did the exact same and made sure to shoot down some Mercenaries with their blasters before engaging the two greater foes. Exhaust was pushing Wheeljack back as the two of them swiped swords at each other, only for Cliffjumper to smack him from behind and then toss him into a pile of rubble.

"You Spawn of a Glitch! I'm gonna slice you into quarters!" Exhaust yelled angrily.

"Bring it!" Cliffjumper taunted before he and Wheeljack went straight back to battling the Mercenary warrior.

On the other side of the battle, Soundblaster was firing a powerful sonic blast at Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead and the three Autobots were getting pushed back with struggling grunts.

"You can't win, Autobots!" Soundblaster stated.

"Wrong! You might have Soundwave's body and skills, but you don't have his intelligence!" Bumblebee replied as he kicked up a nearby piece of rubble and launched it at Soundblaster, hitting him in the torso.

Soundblaster grunted painfully as he ceased using his sonic blast, allowing Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead to regain their focus. The yellow Autobot charged straight at Soundblaster, but the Mercenary technician released Buzzsaw from his chest and he rammed straight into Bumblebee's face, causing him to fall back on the ground.

"Bee!" Arcee exclaimed in concern.

Buzzsaw flew right back to Soundblaster and latched back onto his chest.

"That's one Autobot taken care of. Now, I'll destroy both of you!" Soundblaster announced before lashing his tentacles at Arcee and Bulkhead.

"Not on our watch!" Bullhead replied.

The dark-green Wrecked suddenly uses a single hand to grab both of Soundblaster's tentacles and then he tied them into a knot before the Mercenary technician could do anything.

"Gah! What did you do?!" Soundblaster questioned, looking at his tangled tentacles and sounding agitated.

"What we're about to do is stop you!" Arcee replied, bringing out her wrist blades.

The female Autobot then slid under Soundblaster's tentacles and used her blades to slice them in half. This caused electricity to burst from the sliced ends and it shocked Soundblaster's entire body as the Mercenary technician yelled in agony. When the electricity died down, Soundblaster went completely limp and collapsed onto the floor in an unconscious state.

"That was some pretty quick thinking, Bulk." Arcee said as she blasted a Mercenary away without looking.

"I try to do my best." Bulkhead quipped.

"Ugh. Did we beat him?" Bumblebee asked painfully, standing from the ground after he had fully recovered.

"Don't worry, Bee. We took him down." Bulkhead reassured as he helped out his teammate.

At the same time, Exhaust got both his swords knocked out of his hands and was being repeatedly punched by Cliffjumper.

"Finish him, Jackie!" Cliffjumper called before ducking down, allowing Wheeljack to jump over him and kick Exhaust in the face.

The Mercenary warrior yelled out as he flew across the field and crashed into a bunch of Mercenary soldiers, taking them all out at once.

"I… hate… Autobots." Exhaust groaned.

"How do you think we feel about you?" Wheeljack asked rhetorically while putting his swords away.

As Optimus and Jazz were still trying to get the large hatch open, the Autobot Lieutenant used his blade for one last powerful slash and this made the hatch make a clinging noise. Optimus then lifted the hatch up with all his strength, creating an entrance for the Autobots.

"We did it! The hatch is open!" Jazz called out.

"This is our chance, Autobots! We must stop Lockdown and destroy the Dark Spark!" Optimus announced.

"We're with you, Optimus!" Arcee replied as she and the others were still firing at the remaining Mercenaries.

"But these Mercs don't want us to leave!" Cliffjumper admitted.

"Me and Bulk will hold them!" Wheeljack replied bravely. "The rest of you need to get going!"

"Are you sure, Wheeljack?" Bumblebee asked in concern.

"We're Wreckers, Bee! We can handle anything that gets thrown at us!" Bulkhead stated before shooting down two Mercenaries off a nearby building.

"Be strong, Bulkhead and Wheeljack." Optimus said with a nod, having full faith in the two Wreckers. "Everyone else, with me!"

The Autobot leader opened the hatch even wider and this allowed Arcee, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper and Jazz to jump down the hole before he followed them. Bulkhead and Wheeljack watched the hatch close behind them and they turned their attention back to the Mercenaries, charging straight at them with their wrecking ball and swords respectively.

(Linebreak)

At the bottom of the hole, Optimus landed on both his feet once he reached the ground before Bumblebee, Arcee and Cliffjumper joined him. All four of them heard an enthusiastic yell from above and they looked up to see Jazz descending down.

"Rock and rooooooooll!" Jazz shouted before landing on the ground.

"Really, Jazz?" Arcee questioned with a blank expression.

"Couldn't help myself." Jazz replied.

"Just stay focused, buddy." Bumblebee said.

"Ratchet, we have made it inside the research facility." Optimus informed on the com-link. "We're heading in deeper to find Lockdown."

"Copy… Optimu-zzzt. Make su-zzzt-ou look o-zzzt." Ratchet's voice said as most of it was covered up by static before the call ended.

"Ratchet, do you read me?" Optimus asked, trying to call the Autobot Medic again.

"No good. Lockdown's gotta be sending a jamming signal in this place." Cliffjumper theorised. "We're on our own."

"That's how it usually is. All that matters is that we take out Lockdown and get rid of that Dark Spark." Arcee replied firmly.

"Indeed. Let us move forward." Optimus said before he approached a closed door.

The Autobot leader grabbed the opening areas and uses his incredible strength to immediately open it up.

"Dang, you've got serious muscle power, Prime." Jazz commented.

The Autobot pulled out their blasters and began advancing their way down the research facility's halls. They all looked around the area for any signs of Mercenary soldiers, but nothing seemed to be showing up.

"Strange. There's no guards here." Cliffjumper admitted.

"You'd think the greatest Cybertronian bounty hunter in the galaxy would have better protection." Jazz quipped.

"Oh, I don't need protecting from anything or anyone." Lockdown's voice said from the facility's radio speakers.

"Lockdown!" Bumblebee exclaimed as he charged up his blasters.

"Where are you, scrap-head?!" Jazz questioned with a glare.

"I'm simply waiting for you, Autobots." Lockdown answered. "I didn't want to delay you when my great triumph is only a second away from my reach."

"Why don't you just give us the Dark Spark and we won't have to take you offline?" Arcee asked rhetorically.

"It'd save us a lot of trouble." Cliffjumper added.

"I'd rather not. The Dark Spark has granted me many cosmic powers ever since I've infused it into myself." Lockdown said with a chuckle. "I've never felt power like this before. I'm more powerful than Megatron and even you, Prime."

"That power has made you exactly like Megatron." Optimus scowled. "What is the purpose of all this, Lockdown? What profit is there to be had from attacking innocent beings?"

"How else would I get all of your attention, Optimus?" Lockdown asked. "I just wanted you to have a front row seat for what I'm about to do."

"Lucky you." Arcee muttered annoyingly.

"Yeah, we're gonna give you a really big hello when we show up." Jazz added with a frown.

"We'll see." Lockdown said before he hung up on the Bots.

"I hate him even more, now." Bumblebee mumbled to himself.

Pretty soon, the Autobots found themselves in front of another door, which was most likely where Lockdown was currently at on the other side.

"Prepare yourselves, Autobots. Through this door, Lockdown and the Dark Spark await." Optimus warned

The door then opened up to reveal a large room with a hole at the roof to show the outside world. In the center of the room was some kind of large tower with an antenna.

"Well, I know an evil machine when I see one." Cliffjumper said as he and the others approached the large tower.

"What is this thing? A Space Bridge?" Arcee questioned.

"You may call it that, but it's actually a close replica that I had to make with a few human equipment." A voice replied as the Autobots quickly turned around to see Lockdown standing on a nearby platform. "However, it's going to become so much more when I add the Dark Spark's power to the mix."

"Not gonna happen, pal!" Jazz proclaimed before firing his blaster at the Cybertronian bounty hunter.

However, Lockdown simply raised his hand up and summoned a purple forcefield that blocked all of the blaster shots.

"What?! He can create forcefields, now?!" Bumblebee asked in shock.

"That's not all. The Dark Spark has given me much more powers to help me become better than all of you." Lockdown snickered before he leaped off the platform and landed in front of the Autobots.

"Autobots, engage!" Optimus ordered as he pulled out his blade and charged at Lockdown.

Arcee, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper and Jazz followed suite with their leader, only for Lockdown to stomp his foot onto the ground and create a wave that slowed down the Autobots just like last time.

"You Autobots never learn, do you? I never understood why Megatron offered me such a high price for bringing you in, Prime." Lockdown admitted, circling around his enemies. "Back on Cybertron, you and Megatron were evenly matched and unable to gain purchase and overtake the other. Perfectly poised conflicts such as those are rare indeed, and they breed boundless opportunities for Mercenaries like me, Soundblaster and Exhaust. Me and my colleagues were well paid by the Decepticons, until you decided to move your little conflict to this wretched planet. Megatron just stopped calling me for assistance and thought it would be best to handle things on his own from now on, which was really upsetting for me. If I can't earn myself great profit anymore, I'll just have to bring it to me by force!"

"What… do… you… mean?" Optimus asked in a struggling tone.

"Once my replica Space Bridge is fully active, I'll use it to transport every great treasure throughout the whole universe to this very location and claim it all as my own." Lockdown explained. "All the beings on every planet will definitely want them back in their possession and I'll make sure they'll give me whatever I want to retrieve them. It's like the old saying, there's a price for everything."

"You're… out… of… your… mind." Cliffjumper grunted angrily.

"Say whatever you want, Autobot. In the end, I still win." Lockdown replied as he walked towards a nearby set of controls.

Once the Cybertronian bounty hunter had typed in the correct codes, the large tower began to shoot a huge bright beam into the sky as Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper and Jazz looked on and were unable to move.

"I must admit, our little reunion was quite enjoyable, Optimus." Lockdown told the Autobot leader. "But now, all good things must come to an end."

He bared his sharp hook at Optimus' face and prepared to slice him with it. But suddenly, an area of the roof exploded open and falling down from it was Soundblaster, who crashed right beside Lockdown with a painful grunt.

"Soundblaster?!" Lockdown asked in astonishment. "Where did you-?!"

The Cybertronian bounty hunter never got a chance to finish his sentence when Exhaust suddenly crashed right into him, making them both crash against the large tower. The Dark Spark's slow motion effect wore off and this allowed Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper and Jazz to move at their normal speed again. They all looked up to the hole and saw Bulkhead and Wheeljack jumping down from it, landing next to their teammates.

"Sorry we're late for the party." Wheeljack said with a smile.

"You two are right on time." Jazz assured.

"We would've gotten here sooner, but Lockdown's right-hand pals didn't make it easy." Bulkhead said.

Lockdown immediately recovered from his little collision and shoved Exhaust off him before seeing that he and Soundblaster were unconscious.

"I've got morons on my team!" Lockdown stated in anger before turning to the Autobots. "I guess if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself!"

"You will not prevail today, Lockdown!" Optimus vowed firmly, pulling out his blade.

"Let's kick his tailpipe!" Cliffjumper stated as he and the others charged at Lockdown.

Bulkhead attempted to smash Lockdown with his wrecking ball, but then the Cybertronian bounty hunter teleported away and caused Bulkhead to miss. The dark green Wrecker looked around confusingly before Lockdown appeared behind him and blasted Bulkhead with a wrist blaster.

"Did he just teleport?!" Arcee asked in astonishment.

"The Dark Spark has given him all sorts of new abilities!" Bumblebee exclaimed.

"You have no idea, Autobots!" Lockdown stated with a menacing laugh.

Arcee, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper charged straight at Lockdown in an attempt to strike him at once, only for Lockdown to fire a powerful blast from the Dark Spark that shot all three of them into a wall. Wheeljack drove up to Lockdown in his vehicle mode and rammed right into him before kicking the Cybertronian bounty hunter onto the floor. Wheeljack then thrusted his swords down, but Lockdown teleported away and the swords ended up stabbing the floor instead. When Lockdown reappeared in front of Wheeljack, the bewildered Autobot was grabbed by his hook hand and smashed into the machine before getting punched in the face, collapsing in a weakened state. When Lockdown attempted to stab his hook into Wheeljack, his hand suddenly got grabbed by Jazz's energy grapple as the Autobot Lieutenant pulled him back.

"You're not laying a metal claw on my pals, Lockdown!" Jazz stated firmly.

"As you wish. I've been wanting to snuff out your Spark for a long time!" Lockdown replied before cutting the energy grapple away with his hook and blasting Jazz away with the Dark Spark's laser.

As Lockdown smiled at his victory, Optimus suddenly punched him from the side and caused the Cybertronian bounty hunter to stumble back.

"Now this is the fight I've been wanting!" Lockdown said eagerly. "You and me, Prime! To the very end!"

"As you wish!" Optimus replied before clashing his sword against Lockdown's hook.

The two of them kept on swiping their blades weapons at one another before eventually striking each other away, skidding across the metal surface and then firing their respective blasters at each other. The collision of both blasts made an explosion with powerful wind force, but both Optimus and Lockdown stayed in their positions.

"I can now see why Megatron has such a hard time trying to kill you! But I'm not him!" Lockdown proclaimed. "I'll end you, right here and now!"

He began charging up the Dark Spark for another attack as Optimus braced himself. But then, Lockdown grunted in shock as Arcee suddenly kicked him from behind and then grabbed his left leg. Bumblebee arrived and held onto Lockdown's right leg, while Bulkhead and Cliffjumper quickly got his arms and all four of them restrained him.

"Let go of me, now!" Lockdown demanded.

"Do it, Jackie!" Bulkhead called out.

"We've got him, but not for long!" Cliffjumper grunted.

Wheeljack leaped right next to Lockdown and then used one of his blades to cut the Dark Spark's crystal right out of his chest.

"Take the shot, Optimus!" Wheeljack instructed.

Optimus nodded before pulling out his blaster and shooting the Dark Spark, causing it to shatter into a bunch of tiny pieces.

"NOOOO!" Lockdown yelled in fury, only for Bumblebee to punch him away.

As soon as he recovered from the Dark Spark's blast, Jazz rushed up to the large tower's controls and typed in some codes before it all completely shut down.

"Don't worry, guys! It's all turned off, now!" Jazz told his teammates.

"Thanks for that, Jazz." Arcee replied.

"So, is the Dark Spark really destroyed, this time?" Cliffjumper asked.

"It would appear so, Cliffjumper." Optimus answered with a nod. "All sentient life forms are safe from it's terrible power, now."

Lockdown suddenly got back up with an angry growl and rushed up towards Soundblaster and Exhaust.

"Both of you, get up before I decide to leave you on this planet!" Lockdown ordered as both his loyal followers groaned painfully before they stood up.

"Sorry, boss. Those Wreckers were tougher than we thought." Exhaust admitted.

"We're willing to except the consequences." Soundblaster said.

"You'll get them when we leave this stupid world! Order the remaining troops back to our ship!" Lockdown stated before he transformed into a punk-rock 1960's Cougar car with spikes, causing Soundblaster and Exhaust to transform as well. "This isn't over, Prime! I'll even the score with you, one day!"

The three Mercenaries then drove/flew their way from the room and exited through the research facility's back door, while the Autobots watched them escape.

"Should we go after them?" Bumblebee asked.

"No, Bumblebee. Lockdown and his men are no longer a threat to Earth." Optimus replied.

"And I doubt they'll be coming back here for a while after the beating we just gave them." Wheeljack quipped.

"How do all of you think Luz and the others would feel when we tell them about this whole thing?" Arcee questioned curiously.

"They'll probably get really jealous. Maybe we should've called them to help us out?" Bulkhead suggested.

"Against a powerful relic that's got a Dark Energon shard inside so it can make their magic go away?" Jazz asked rhetorically. "Not the best idea, Bulk."

Just then, Team Prime began hearing spaceship noises and they all saw Lockdown's ship flying above the facility before taking off into the outer rim, leaving Earth forever.

"If I ever see another Mercenary again, it's gonna be too soon." Cliffjumper muttered.

"Optimus, can you hear me?" Ratchet asked on the com-link. "I lost contact with you ages ago. Is everything alright?"

"The mission is a success, Ratchet. Lockdown has fled the planet and the Dark Spark has been destroyed." Optimus answered as he and the other Autobots kept looking into the sky. "Lockdown attempted to harness unbelievable powers for his own personal gain, but it did nothing for him in the end. Power cannot always help us achieve what we want. Inform Agent Fowler that the Mercenaries are no more so he can have the civilians return to their homes. We are in need of rest after this extremely long mission."

"I could hit a car wash. Anyone wanna join me?" Jazz asked, earning a few questionable looks from the other Bots. "Alight, I guess it's just me. You all don't know what you're missing."

"I'd rather stick to an Energon bath." Wheeljack said casually.

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