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Plot – In a bizarre twist of fate, Koji has called out Fortress Maximus all the way from Planet Cybertron to aid the Autobots against the Decepticons. Meanwhile, Galvatron and Cryotek formulate a new plan by searching for the colossal Autobot. In the mean time, new recruits have arrived from Planet Cybertron to assist Optimus and the Autobots.
Chapter 10: Fortress Maximus Returns
Koji leaped high into the air and went inside the cockpit of the Autobot that's now standing in-front of the Decepticon's wake. He already transformed into his crimson emerald green form after he harnessed enough strength to summon one of Plant Cybertron's strongest Autobots: Fortress Maximus.
"I don't believe it! It's Fortress Maximus!" says a shocked Omega Prime.
"This is impossible! How did a miserable human like him would be able to bring out this behemoth?" yelled Cryotek.
"It must've been his sheer will or perhaps, he has broken through the command block from Cerebros. That child is going to pay dearly for this!" added Galvatron, while clenching his fists tightly.
"By the all-spark…" Rodimus gasped.
Even Hauler couldn't believe it either. "I know. Right?"
"Let's find out, if he can still control him."
They weren't the only ones that were surprised to see Fortress Maximus. Everybody at Autobot HQ were also very surprised to see him.
"Th-Th-That's…Fortress Maximus?" cried Sally.
"He's enormous!" complained Carlos.
"I'll say. He's bigger than my appetite!" yelled Fred with fear.
Billy whacked him in the head with his wrench. "The only thing that's big is your ego!"
"Those two guys really don't get along well, do they?" grumbled Jenny.
"You think? They're not even physically related to each other. But aside from that, how did Koji brought him out here?" says a confused Karl.
"That's a very good question. Do you believe that Optimus was wrong about this?" Dr. Jones asked Tow-Line.
"Perhaps. But, the question remains: how did he do it and why?"
"Whoa! So, that's the Autobot, Optimus was talking about" Rad mentioned to Kicker.
"I realize that." He then turns around to witness Misha and the rest of the girls being held up by Ruination and Magnificus. "But right now, we've got our own problems to deal with. Come on!"
Before Kicker and Rad could even go on any further, Ga'Mede blocks their path from reaching to them. "I won't allow it! You're staying right here!"
"Don't count on it, loudmouth!" called Hauler by blasting him with his rifle and thus, knocked him out for awhile until he gives the word to the trio. "Go on! Rescue those girls, immediately!"
With some much-needed help from him, they ran off to confront Ruination and Magnificus as they're both holding the girls hostage.
"Energon Sabre!" Kicker catches it with both hands and changed colours by charging at them with fortitude and jumps up high until something anew happens. His Energon Sabre was glowing in a different color. By maintaining his grip, he acquires a new technique and launches it straight at them. "Energon Tempest Slash!" With his sheer might, he throws it like a baseball bat as a red boomerang-like projectile comes in and knocks out both Ruination and Magnificus with one major blow.
As a result, they've dropped their inmates and are about to fall to the ground until Kicker pitched in and caught Misha with both hands before he caught T-Ai, while surfing on his Energon Sabre. Whereas Rad, he was able to catch Alexis bridal style and places her down as they share their words to one another.
"Thanks for saving me, Rad."
"We'll talk later. I've got some business to contend with, while you find somewhere else to hide. Now, go!"
She nodded her head and goes straight into the bushes without being seen by the Decepticons.
Kicker places both T-Ai and Misha also on the ground as they thank him for making the save. "Are you two alright?"
"We're both fine. But, we need to go where Alexis is."
"She's right. But please, Kicker. You must be careful."
After their small conversation, he joins up with Rad and goes after Ga'Mede with a renewed vigor.
In the midst of this epic struggle, Koji begins to operate Fortress Maximus. "Systems online. Main power, check. Annihilating Decepticons, underway." He dozed himself off with a huge smile on his face. "Fortress Maximus, commence attack on the Decepticons!"
By listening to his command, its optic sensors glowed once and then starts moving slowly until it aims at its prey and blasts them with its destructive artillery. Dreadwind, Sunstorm, Wind Sheer, Bruticus and Bludgeon became the first victims to feel the wrath of Fortress Maximus as they all got decimated in one single shot.
Luckily for the Autobot brothers, Quickstrike and Skid-Z, they were all able to dodge from the oncoming impact that Fortress Maximus had caused.
"Oh, man! Look at that! He just creamed all of them in one strike" Sideburn complied.
"No one has ever been able to do something like that" Prowl mentioned.
"You don't say. It's like Koji has just pulled a rabbit out of a hat. Instead, he got this big jalopy" told X-Brawn.
"Whoever thought that he would be strong enough to control Fortress Maximus" added Quickstrike
"Tell me about it. Koji is something else" told Skid-Z.
Just then, Koji positions Fortress Maximus to a different location and already has its sight set on Cryotek and Galvatron. It marched slowly with its massive size until he halted and then, aims very carefully at the unsuspecting enemies. When Omega Prime and Rodimus witnessed its presence, they right away fled from their opponents as they become very bewildered.
"That's odd. Why have they left?"
"Huh? Cryotek, look! It's Fortress Maximus! Decepticons, fallback!"
The Decepticons were able to escape, just before Fortress Maximus fired its cannons on them and missed, leaving a super-sized pothole on the ground. Both leaders have managed to make their getaway from their ferocious battle with the Autobots.
"Well that didn't take long, now didn't it?" explained Prowl.
"Not at all. When they saw that Fortress Maximus had showed up, they immediately turned tail from us" Sideburn referred to X-Brawn.
"That goes for Galvatron and Cryotek. Seems as though that they've got something on their minds. Eventually."
Minutes later, Omega Prime disengaged back into Optimus and Ultra Magnus.
As all of the Autobots gazed at the sudden reappearance of Fortress Maximus, they were all left speechless that he would arrive from an unexpected source: Koji. Kicker and the others also joined in by getting a glimpse of the massive Autobot that's standing before them.
"Unbelievable. I never would've believed that Koji was able to summon Fortress Maximus all the way from Planet Cybertron" wondered Optimus.
Magnus crossed his arms. "I still refuse to see how and why he brought him here in the first place."
"For once, I have to agree with Magnus. We need to know what's behind the connection between Fortress Maximus and Koji. It's been almost more than millennia, since I've heard and seen this Autobot" told Rodimus.
"To me, Misha and Rad, this is our first encounter with this guy. He kind of reminds me of Unicron, but different" says Kicker.
"It's not the same!"
"Technically speaking, he's quite the adversary."
"I don't know about you, but he can't be here. It's unsafe for him to be located at a place like this. He needs to be heavily secured in a designated area like deep underground or in the jungle" Alexis requested.
"She's right, Optimus. We can't just leave him here stranded and let the Decepticons know his location. We need to move him somewhere else that is much safer. The problem is, how do we do that without the Build Team around?" urged Prowl.
"Just leave it to me, Prowl." Koji called to them from above after he exited out of the cockpit from Fortress Maximus and de-transformed himself back to normal. "Once I guide him to a better position, everything will be just fine."
"Are you sure that you can handle this, Koji?" says Misha from below.
"What if, the Decepticons would discover where he is and get a hold of him?" added Kicker.
"Not to worry about a thing, you guys. I'll put him in a…'safe' place. Get it?" Koji performs a snake-like quote with his fingers and makes a silly laugh.
"I mean no disrespect, T-Ai but I think he's becoming a bit of a show-off" thought Alexis.
"Yes, I know. If I were him, he needs to start acting his age" she said in agreement.
Inside the Decepticon base, Galvatron and Cryotek are having an important conversation to each other involving the sudden appearance of Fortress Maximus.
"I can't believe that we've got beaten by Fortress Maximus! Only to find out that he was operated by that meddling Koji!"
"I'm aware of that, you smart-aleck! I'm also utterly surprised as to how he was strong enough to own him. The reason is, why?"
The former Predacon leader pondered to himself about the incident relating to Koji and Fortress Maximus. "Perhaps, it must've been his pride and dedication to his so-called friends of his. Maybe that's why he summoned him from Planet Cybertron."
"By any chance, did he so happen to break into the bio-frequency command block from Cerebros? Because quite frankly, we've found something very interesting to us that can be of most valuable." The aqua-blue dragon made a vigorous laugh.
"What are you getting at, partner?"
"Let's just say, we do this." He whispered into Galvatron's mechanical ear, by blurting out his next plan of action. He tells him about abducting the boy and then, lures his friends into a deadly trap and later consumes their mind and body once again with their Neo-Dark Energon. He later explains to him about consuming the boy as well, along with the ability to control Fortress Maximus onto their side.
After listening to Cryotek's new devious plan against the Autobots and the humans, Galvatron grinned with satisfaction. "Ah, very good. Very good indeed."
"Hey, what's making Galvatron so pleased?" Bludgeon whispered to Axer.
"Beats me. Whatever it is, I think, I like it."
"Well, it should. The sooner we claim victory, the better chance of conquering both the Earth and the entire universe" muttered Dreadwind.
"And, to capture those helpless humans by consuming the Neo-Dark Energon" added Wind Sheer.
"I couldn't agree more" Magnificus laughed with glee.
At Autobot HQ, Dr. Jones, Optimus, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus along with a few other Autobots are carefully examining the full details of the dangerous weapon that Galvatron had created by terminating the Predacons and merging it with Red Energon: Dark Energon. They've also discovered that it evolved into Neo-Dark Energon after he terminated Scourge and collaborated it with his spark.
"From what we've seen so far, the Dark Energon that has now become Neo-Dark Energon is increasing its strength every time it takes over someone's body."
"All because of Unicron's blood, the terminated sparks of the Predacons and Scourge. I suppose that extinguishing the Dark Energon will not be an easy task, when your son and his friends are involved."
"Exactly. But even with their combined efforts, they're no match against a vile beast such as Cryotek. Only you and I will handle him on our own methods."
"That's one way of putting it. But in order take down both Galvatron and Cryotek, Kicker and his teammates will have to destroy the stash of Neo-Dark Energon. Though, I can't help but wonder as to why he would create such a despicable weapon."
"Would that indicate that he doesn't like failure?" questioned Sideburn.
"There's a possibility. If that's the case, then we'll see to it that Galvatron won't give Ga'Mede any more of it" insisted Prowl.
"Smart thinking, my brother. Say little lady, have they arrived yet?" X-Brawn asked T-Ai.
"Yes, they have. They're arriving right now and stop calling me 'a little lady'!"
"It's about time. Magnus, Rodimus, you come with me. Autobot brothers, stay here with T-Ai until further notice" Optimus instructed to them.
"Yes, sir!"
Outside, a huge carrier ship is beginning to descend its engines down to its location. Its main thrusters of the ship itself were able to lower it down carefully, before it made a safe landing and nearly a few feet away from Autobot HQ.
Optimus, Magnus and Rodimus made their way from the base and await the presence of the new recruits that have arrived from Planet Cybertron.
The hatchet opens up and a ramp appeared, as its leveled down to the surface. There was a brief silence until one Autobot showed up. Then came three more and lastly, three gigantic figures unveiled themselves behind the trio.
"Looks like that things just got a whole lot better for all of us" Magnus mentioned with a smile.
"Maybe, so. Let's just hope that we don't want to get too carried away" Rodimus replied.
"Right" Optimus nodded his head in agreement.
One of the new Autobots introduced himself to the leader, along with the other new recruitments following with him.
"Greetings, Optimus. I'm Nightcruz and with me are, Daytonus, Storm Jet and Side Swipe."
"It's nice to meet you too, Nightcruz." Then, he recognizes the other three Autobots. "Ah, Team Bullet Train. It's been a very long time."
"It certainly has, Optimus" says Rail Spike.
"We came here as fast as we could" told Rapid Run.
"So we've heard that trouble is brewing down on Planet Earth, once again. Isn't that right, Optimus?" wondered Midnight Express.
"Apparently so, Team Bullet Train. Ever since Galvatron and the Decepticons have escaped from the Asteroid Prison Colony, we've been driven back into a corner and we appreciate your help in this time of battle."
"Whatever Galvatron has done to this planet, we're willing to help you in any way we can" replied Nightcruz.
"That's great to hear. We could use more backup, along the way. First off, we need to concentrate and strategize our next phase in order to take down Galvatron and the Decepticons" Rodimus mentioned.
"Speaking of backup, has anyone seen Kicker and the others lately?" Magnus requested.
"They're doing some physical training. As of now, we'll have to pinpoint their next move."
"We're with you all the way, Optimus" Storm Jet confirmed.
At the training facilities from inside Autobot HQ, Kicker, Rad and Koji were all busy doing some practice routines with their Energon techniques. By using a holographic simulation program to fight off against their holographic opponents, they were handling themselves quite fine.
During their important training progress, T-Ai, Misha and Alexis were watching them from the outside area. They were all quite surprised and yet, concerned about their boyfriend's safeties, despite the fact that they're caught up in a fight against the Decepticons.
"I never would've thought that they'd be going through this procedure. It must've been fate that brought them here together."
"You're right about that. It's no wonder that they're getting along so easily."
"Well, they have to. Without it, we'll be at a disadvantage once the Decepticons get the upper hand on us."
"Good point." They all turned around to see, who agreed to her suggestion.
"Dr. Jones! What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to do some research about the Dark Energon?" T-Ai asked him.
"I was. But with so much work that me and the Autobots have been doing as of late, I've decided to take a break for a short while. So, how's my son and his friends been up to?"
Misha answered. "As you can see, they're focusing on practicing their skills right here. They were facing their holographic images of the Decepticons and later, Ga'Mede. So, they can increase their chances of survival."
"That is, if they can keep their guard up" says a new voice.
"Carlos!" cried Alexis.
"Have you been with Dr. Jones also?" T-Ai asked.
"Not likely. I was having a conversation with Billy, Fred, Karl, Jenny and Sally."
"Oh, really? What were you discussing about?" said Dr. Jones.
"Of how Koji was able to relocate Fortress Maximus at a different location and to make sure that Galvatron and the Decepticons wouldn't find him."
"To where did he secure him at?" Misha questioned.
He answered. "I'd say about somewhere in the Pacific Ocean before the Gulf of Mexico. I think."
"The Pacific Ocean?" all four of them shouted in unison.
"But, that's miles away from here. Why would he put him there?" T-Ai demanded.
"He probably thought that it was the only place to hide Fortress Maximus" Dr. Jones explained.
"What makes you so certain that they won't know his exact co-ordinates?" urged Alexis with an eyebrow, while having her arms folded.
"It's possible that they not only want to know where he hid it, but to also abduct and brainwash him again with Neo-Dark Energon."
"Interesting. I hate to say this, T-Ai but your boyfriend has got some really good intentions" Carlos said to her.
T-Ai's cheeks were slightly red, when she learned about how much Koji has grown. "He does? That's very admirable of him."
As Misha was listening to their conversation of the whereabouts to Fortress Maximus, she looked back to see Kicker laughing with Koji and Rad. When she sees of how well he's been doing lately, her expression was filled with suspicion on her face. "Kicker. I don't think that I ever recall seeing him look so calm and friendly."
During his usual prep talk, Dr. Jones has indicated her mood when she was watching Kicker and his fellow teammates finishing their practice together. "I wonder, what's making her feel so down all of a sudden? Maybe, it's time that I should tell my son about her childhood."
He wasn't the only one that has seemingly noticed Misha feeling very quiet. So was Rad after he took a drink from a water bottle and dried off his hair with a towel. "Kicker, why is Misha feeling so sad?"
When Kicker turned around to see Misha and the others watching him, Rad and Koji, he narrowed his eyes very sternly at her miserable expression. "Misha…"
Suddenly, the alarm went off as Kicker and everyone else leave the training facilities and head straight to the Main Computer System where Optimus, Magnus and several of the Autobots have already gathered at this very spot. So was Sally, Billy, Fred, Jenny and Karl.
"What's going on, Optimus?" Dr. Jones asks.
"Take a look at this." The commander of the Autobots shows it to everybody on the Viewing Monitor. As soon as he did, they witness a disturbing sight.
Several buildings were filled with black smoke and some of which have fallen. Just as they thought they've seen it all, they've received a transmission from a certain Decepticon.
"Hey, what's that?" Koji inquired.
"It appears that someone is calling to us." Rodimus said by patching in the coordinates. After he was finished typing, he continued on. "There, I've got it." When the monitor screen changed, he gasped. "What the…"
"Greetings, Auto-wimps! Can all of you and your human friends of yours, come out and play?" says a new voice.
"It's Cryotek!" yelled Magnus.
"Yes, I know. What do you want from us?" Optimus insisted.
"Just this: Where's Fortress Maximus and that human friend of yours, Koji?"
"We will not hand him over and we won't even tell you where Fortress Maximus is! So you can just forget it, Cryotek!" answered Rodimus.
"That's too bad. Either you get over here this instant or else me and Galvatron will continue to lay waste to your precious city! The choice is yours, Auto-scum!" And then, the screen had returned back to normal with the Autobot insignia.
"The way I see it, I smell a trap" Magnus mentioned to Optimus.
"Indeed. They're probably trying to ambush and distract us, while they abduct Koji and then force him to know the whereabouts of Fortress Maximus."
"In order to do that, they would have to consume him again with Neo-Dark Energon" told Rodimus.
"Are you saying that I should stay put, because they know that I can still control him?" Koji questioned.
"Exactly. We must prevent them from capturing you in any way possible. Autobots, roll-out!" shouts Optimus as he follows Magnus, Rodimus, The Autobot Brothers and Team Bullet Train towards the Space Bridge. All except for Hauler waiting for Kicker and Rad's departure.
"I know that this sounds disappointing to you, Koji but Optimus does have a point. You'll have to remain here, because if you don't, you'll be controlled by Galvatron again" Kicker explained.
"He's right, you know. So, don't worry about us when we go out there and confront them" Rad confirmed.
"Are you sure about this? What if, you really need me when you're on the brink of defeat? Then, what?" he cried.
Dr. Jones placed his hand over his shoulder and spoke to him softly. "Listen, Koji. I know you mean well to your friends, but you must follow what Optimus says."
After hearing his request about him to avoid capture, he sighed. "Oh, alright. If that's the case, then I'll just stand by and watch." His expression was filled with grief and disappointment as he and T-Ai notice of how sorry they are regarding Koji's well-being.
"We all understand clearly, Koji. But right now, I need to take Kicker and Rad with me. Let's get going!" Hauler called out to them.
"We're right behind you, Hauler."
"Yeah! Let's do this!"
Both of them got inside of Hauler, when he transformed into his vehicle mode. The Space Bridge was still opened and off they go to catch-up with Optimus and his squadron.
Back to where the action is, Cryotek, Galvatron and all of their goons were currently trying to find the whereabouts of Fortress Maximus. Not until Optimus and his team showed up and prevented their assault even further upon arrival. After a short but brief discussion between the two factions, a brawl had ignited as they fight valiantly throughout this place.
Moments later, the Space Bridge was opened and out came Hauler with two passengers inside. As soon as they arrived, Kicker and Rad were able to get out of their seats, before Hauler transformed into his robot mode.
"Man! I hate it, when we show up late" complained Hauler.
"Well, things like that almost happens to all of us. But in-spite of that, let's kick some Decepticon butt! Energon Sabre!" Kicker shouts by grabbing his useful weapon into play and heads down to the battlefield, while Rad followed him.
Cryotek was able to knock down Omega Prime, when Optimus and Magnus fused together and later got taken down by him with some support from Galvatron.
"Thanks for the assistance, Galvatron. Though I must say that, we're having some company heading our way and I do believe that it's those annoying humans."
"How perfect. Now is the right time to call out our worthy adversary. Ga'Mede! Destroy them!"
Upon hearing his urgent call, he roared madly as he whole body is covered up with pure Neo-Dark Energon. Like his glowing body, his eyes were also glowing dark purple and was grinning with madness. "I've never been so energetic in my whole damn life! With this new power, I shall crush them all like a bunch of maggots!"
Kicker spots something coming right at him and Rad as they speak. "Hey! What's that up ahead? Is that Ga'Mede?"
When Rad was able to reach Kicker and spot the familiar being, he felt very perplexed as he notices their oncoming enemy. "You can put two guesses and that's him. And by the looks of it, he's much stronger than before. Let's be on full alert, Kicker."
"Got it!"
Before long, Ga'Mede shows up right in-front of their faces and makes a bold statement to them. "Wretched fools! Prepare to feel the true power of Neo-Dark Energon!" Then, he roared with sheer madness, while his armor suit was shining more dark purplish unlike the last time he fought with them. "So, what do you think of me now?"
"I think, you're nuts. Nevertheless, we're ready! Rad, Transform!" he called and was suited up into his crimson blue form.
"You may have a new look, but you're still the same old jerk. Kicker, Transform!" Like his partner, he also transformed into his crimson red form.
"You do realize that without your insignificant friend of yours, you can't perform your Energon Fusion technique" Ga'Mede warned to them.
"We know that, already! In any case, let's rock!" yelled Kicker as both he and Rad charge at Ga'Mede with full force.
But even with their combined strength and the absence of Koji, Ga'Mede's newly evolved powers was becoming too overwhelming for them.
Back inside Autobot HQ, Dr. Jones, Sally, Carlos, Alexis, Misha, Billy, Fred, Karl, Jenny and T-Ai all watch at the viewing monitor as they observe Kicker and Rad getting pounded by Ga'Mede. Now equipped with the Neo-Dark Energon, he has turned the tables.
"Damn it! He's too strong. How can they fight back, if they're not even trying?"
"They are. But, he keeps driving them back every time they try to hit him."
"Aw, man! This stinks! Even for them."
"Rad…"
"Kicker…"
"Come on, you guys! Do something!"
"Yeah! Make him eat dirt!"
"But, how? They're helpless out there without Koji."
"And with Cryotek on Galvatron's side, the odds are very well stacked against us."
As T-Ai looked at Koji, she became very puzzled. "Huh? What's the matter, Koji? Is there something on your mind? You're not thinking about bringing Fortress Maximus again, are you?"
He answered. "No, I'm not."
Everybody was surprised that Fortress Maximus wasn't on Koji's agenda. But rather something different.
"Then, if it's not Fortress Maximus, then it must be…" Dr. Jones turned to Misha and allowed her to conclude his sentence.
"The Energon Fusion!"
"Is that what you had in mind, Koji?" T-Ai asked.
He nodded his head. "I never claim to bring him out; but when push comes to shove, that's when I want to utilize the Energon Fusion with them."
"Hey, what's this Energon Fusion?" Billy asked to Fred.
"Beats me. But I think, it's about three people joining together and then become as one person or something. I hope, I got it right."
"Actually, you're correct. They have fused together, when Kicker and Rad were caught up in a struggle against Galvatron. When I was able to help Koji to recollect his memories, this strange feeling came from inside of him" answered Alexis.
"And then, he merged together with them thereafter. It all adds up somehow." Dr. Jones went to Koji and says, this to him. "Okay, then. Even though that we're letting you to join up with Optimus, you will not activate Fortress Maximus. Whatever you do, don't do anything reckless like my son."
"I will. But one question, how will I get there?"
"I'll help you out. Transform!" called Nightcruz by opening the door for him, while Misha activates the Space Bridge for them. "So, are you willing to come along for the ride, pal?"
Koji flashed with a huge smile on his face. "You bet!"
"One more thing, Koji. Be very cautious out there" told T-Ai to him.
By nodding his head in agreement, he gets inside Nightcruz's seat and head straight to the Space Bridge where Kicker and Rad are in need of some serious assistance.
In the meantime, the Autobots are still struggling against Cryotek and Galvatron including their armies as they're almost at the end of their rope.
"This is crazy! How much longer can we hold them off?" says an impatient Sideburn having his ways with Bruticus, while his brothers, X-Brawn and Prowl try to assist him.
"You got me, brother. My guess is another hour and thirty minutes."
"If we don't do something fast, we'll be heading into the scrap-yard."
Ruination fires his twin-laser cannons right on Rail Racer and knocked him out. Then, he tries to fire at Omega Prime but Rodimus was able to cut him off by tackling him down.
While he managed to hold off Ruination, Omega Prime is still taking a heavy beating from the unified might of Cryotek and Galvatron.
"We're going to ask you again, Omega Prime! Where is Fortress Maximus and Koji?"
"Don't make us come over there and claim your head!"
"Try and…stop me!"
Both the Predacon and Decepticon leaders grunted with displeasure and walk over to Omega Prime by finishing it with one strike.
As they're about to commence their final attack on him, an unexpected blast came in and blasted Galvatron in the back. Then, another one on Cryotek as the final assault on Omega Prime was ceased.
"Hey! Who dares disturbs us?"
"Show yourself and fight!"
And so, it did; as a passenger comes out of its seat just as the individual who fired at them revealed himself. "Nightcruz, Transform! Okay, Koji! Go and help Kicker and Rad! Hurry!"
"I'm on it!"
"Thanks for the assist, Nightcruz. But, why did you bring Koji? Didn't I tell him to not get involved?" Omega Prime mentioned.
"Allow me to explain, sir. Koji had a change of mind, instead of Fortress Maximus. So, when we asked him what it is, it was actually the Energon Fusion."
"Even though that he disobeyed a direct order, I'm glad that he's here and so are you."
Meanwhile, Koji was able to reach to his teammates on time. Ga'Mede sees him coming and looks to make a bee-line on him, but luckily Kicker and Rad were able enough to tackle him down before Koji arrived.
"Are you guys, ready?"
By nodding their heads in agreement, they all shout out the exact same words like before when they've first used it against Galvatron.
"Energon Fusion!"
In an instant, they became three glowing crimson orbs that represented the individual's color as it sails high into the sky and then, a big flash appeared and the unified Energon solider has shown himself.
Not only were Cryotek and his legion of Decepticons were surprised, but so was everybody at the Autobot base.
"Whoa! That's so cool!" says Billy to Fred.
"I'm with you."
"Amazing!" said Karl to Jenny.
"It is. I've never seen anything like this."
Dr. Jones smiled. "So am I. Although, it still amazes me of how my son and his friends have joined together as one."
"So…that's how they've defeated you. Interesting" Cryotek laughed.
"Interesting or not, they're really starting to annoy me!" yelled Galvatron.
"Come on, Omega Prime. Let's take them down together!"
"Right! Prime Ultra Laser!" He fires a barrage of lasers.
Followed by the unified might of Koji, Kicker and Rad with the Energon Sabre. "Ultimate Final Energon Blade!"
With their combined strength, they've fired their strongest attacks on Galvatron, Cryotek and the Decepticons with one blow. The result ended with a huge explosion and the Decepticons have been defeated once again by Omega Prime and the unified Energon warrior.
Despite of the brutal damage that bestow on him, Cryotek and his fleet, they gave the Autobots a huge warning to them.
"This isn't over yet, Prime! Especially, you!"
"Decepticons! Withdraw at once!"
Back at Autobot HQ, Optimus and his crew thanked Kicker, Rad and Koji for their heroic efforts of not only helping the Autobots, but also thwart their plans of locating Fortress Maximus.
"We've managed to accomplish our task and we've couldn't have done it without Kicker and his comrades. Thanks to you three, you were a great help to us."
"Sure thing, Optimus. We'd be willing to help out any day."
"You can say that again" added Koji.
"But, just to be certain that we don't want them to get a hold of Koji or anyone else with Neo-Dark Energon. All they ever want is world domination and perhaps, universal" told Rodimus.
"They'll stop at nothing to get rid of us, once they've figured out where Fortress Maximus is hiding and so forth" Magnus insisted.
"And what happens, if they are able to catch him and even Koji?" T-Ai asked.
"It could result in a disastrous outcome" Optimus replied.
"What do you mean?" thought Rad.
"Meaning that not only would the Earth and Cybertron be in grave danger, but also the entire galaxy. Let's face the facts, everyone. It never ends."
After listening to his harsh truth, everybody stood there in total shame as most of them hung or turned their heads away.
End of Chapter 10