RWBY: The Worlds of Arc

by The Timeless Writer

Team RWBY and the other three members of Team JNPR, get transported to another realm of reality to see versions of their blonde friend Jaune, they see worlds as him as a Hero, Villain, Anti Hero, Merc for Hire, King, Saiyan and many others. How will they react to the worlds they see?

20. Fall of Cybertron Part 2

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"So what are we seeing now, View," Yang asked as View came back into the room, throwing an orb instantly at the screen.

"Well, we'll be tuning back into the world of Cybertron," View answered, causing some of the guest to grin at this, particularly Nora and Ruby.

"What happened last time again?" Velvet asked as she forgets what happened the last they saw the world.

"Jaune was leading a team with Nora against a squad of Decepticons," Blake reminded.

"I can't wait to see me and Jaune-Jaune wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!" Nora said excitedly.

View let out a chuckle at this, with the viewers looking on in confusion. "Sorry it's just if you knew what I did, then you'd get it"

None of them questions this as they watched the screen, eager to learn more about the world of Cybertron and how Jaune will handle things,

Transformers Fall of Cybertron Part 2

The blast door opened, revealing a hidden ramp leading up to the ramparts guarding the city's central hub, where Perceptor and his team have barricaded themselves within. A single Decepticon scout stood at the top of the ramp. Seeing a squad of trigger-happy Autobots charging his position, he frantically cried out to his comrades, "Alert!"

"Oh yeah!" Nora said, pumping her fist up." Time to wreck some sh-"

"Nora!/Miss Valkyrie!" Ren and Glynda said at the same time.

He is blasted by Warpath, who shouted to his troops. "GO! GO! GO!

Laser-blasts and missiles immediately slam into the entrance, fired by desperate 'Cons trying to slaughter the coming Bots before they could slaughter them. Some Autobots take the full brunt of the assault, dying instantly or losing limbs. But those who still stand would not be deterred, for they do not fear death. They only fear they'll die before finishing the mission. Optimus and Warpath lead the charge, firing back at the 'Cons.

"Damn," Coco breathed, stunned by the loss of life in front of her.

Weiss turned to her sister." Winter, did you ever...witness or experience events like these?"

Winter gave a sigh at this. "Yes Weiss, most often there would be times where the battles escalate...rather quickly" Winter explained as carefully as she could.

After the short fire fight, Warpath observed the area below and found the rest of the Decepticon scouting party, who were running for cover. They were probably searching for a way inside the fortress. Fortunately, they have found one. Unfortunately for them, Warpath happened to be on the other side of it.

The Tank-former shouted to his leader, "This way, Optimus! Let's move around and flank these 'Cons!"

"Yeah!" Yang cheered on. "Kick their afts all over the place!"

"Afts?" Blake asked, with a brow raised.

"As in afterburner or thruster," Yang answered.

"How do you know what?" Weiss asked out of interest.

"I work on my bike, remember?" Yang responded.

"But bikes don't have those," Ren said.

Yang then gave the ninja a toothy grin. "Mine does,"

Heeding his subordinate, Prime took aim at the enemy below and, with his fellow Autobots, fired a volley of blaster fire upon them. Some of their shots land on target, but most simply impact upon the various containers and rubble serving as the 'Cons shields. Warpath and Prime move over to a grate and blast it, opening a way into an observation tower that could provide a better firing position. Now standing near an opening, the two Autobots were free to rain energized death upon the invaders.

The plan works, as the enemy begins falling back to another position, with their own soldiers quickly securing a foothold. Prime saw a ramp leading to ground level and immediately rand down it, giving chase to the fleeing 'Cons. Warpath followed behind, shouting back at his soldiers, "What are you grunts waiting for, follow Prime!"

"Yeah!" Nora said in agreement with her awesome robot self.

"Those 'Cons are trying to break into the nerve centre!" He reminded them while blasting the enemy.

Reaching the floor level, Optimus ran through the entrance, charging the enemy guns blazing and fists flying. A con charged him, only for Prime to blast his attacker in the chest point-blank, unbothered by the Energon and sparks flying into his face. He had long since become accustomed to looking death in the face, as well as dealing it to enemies, no matter how much he despised the fact and action. He then heard Warpath warning him of a grenade heading his way and immediately ducks out of the way, an explosion of molten metal and jagged shrapnel erupting behind him.

"Wow," Yang said in an impressed tone. "Vomit boy is one awesome leader in this,"

"I...tend to agree," Weiss said as she couldn't find any fault in this.

"Wow, now that is something," Coco said. "Schnee saying something nice about Jaune," Coco said while Weiss huffed and turned away from the fashionista.

Ozpin agreed with his students but couldn't help but feel sorry that Arc had to adjust with the harshness of war but knew it was vital to focus on important matters.

Rising to his feet, he watched Warpath advance ahead of him, gleefully gunning down Decepticons like a mad-bot possessed. If he didn't have a faceplate much like his own, Optimus was sure he would have seen the biggest slug-eating grin on Warpath's face. He watched the Tank-former grab a hapless 'Con by the legs and begin to spin rapidly. The 'Con, feeling the full brunt of the G-forces rupturing his body, began to scream in terror. Eventually, the strain proved too much for the mech, as he is suddenly propelled into the air, screaming all the way. Optimus watched as Warpath slows and paces himself, and noticed he is gripping two large objects in his hands. He recognized them as being the Con's legs, which have broken off at the knee joints.

Everyone in the room was shocked by this site to expect for Ren, Ozpin and of course, Nora, who had a big grin had her awesome actions.

Ruby then leaned over to Pyrrha. "I sometimes forget how scary Nora is,"

"Just be lucky your not her teammates," Pyrrha said.

He also noticed that several of the Decepticons have frozen in fear, shaking in their places and staring nervously at the red harbinger of death towering over them. Seizing the opportunity, Optimus called out to the petrified soldiers. "This isn't the first time I've seen him do this! If any of you possess even a small amount of common sense in those processors, you'd all know what the right course of action is!"

The 'Cons look away from Prime to Warpath and watch in horror as the scarlet savage crushed the detached legs in his hands, coating the appendages with lubricant and energon. They jump when the tank directs his gaze onto them, his eyes blazing with unshackled insanity and a chillingly exciting giggle coming from his vocabulator. The panicking soldiers realized that they now have three options to consider. The first two are to either fight the literal death machine or commit self-termination. (Like there is any difference between the two, some depressingly thought.)

Within a fraction of a second, the 'Cons come to the obvious conclusion. They choose the third option, the one that promised their ultimate survival. They toss their weapons aside and raise their hands upward, the universal gesture of surrender. Optimus smirks and says, "A wise choice. Autobots, I want these soldiers restrained and escorted to the holding cells!"

"Soooo...next time we're in a fight with the Grimm we just send Nora after them?" Yang said.

"I don't think we'll be able to handle her," Weiss remarked.

"You won't," Ren simply said.

"Miss Valkyrie is a reckless sort," Winter commented, still shocked by the sight of the brutality.

"Maybe. But at least Ruby and Yang have got a great friend," Qrow said with a smirk as he likes the hammer-wielding girl.

A couple of Warpath's soldiers marched up and herded the prisoners together, leading them back to the base, to the cells that would be their homes for the foreseeable future. He asked the lieutenant in charge to make sure they were placed in the maximum security cell blocks. It wasn't that he feared they would escape, but what would happen to them if Megatron found them. The cruel leader was notorious for executing any Decepticons that surrendered, as he would never tolerate weakness within his forces. The Autobots, however, treated their prisoners following a strong code of ethical conduct, ensuring that they would be well-cared for during their imprisonment.

Blake looked down at this, hearing of her old partner doing these actions made her regretful that she left, maybe so could have convinced him, but she knew that was near to impossible.

Ghria was also disappointed by Adam's actions. He knew he should've spoken up more when he killed those humans from some time ago.

Plus, there was also the chance these prisoners would consider defecting to the Autobots. Showing common decency can go a long way, as his mentor, Alpha Trion (Ghira), once told him. Sometimes he wondered whatever became of the old crotchety librarian, who would often scold him whenever he mislabeled a data-file or shirked his responsibilities to watch videos about that "hoodlum" Megatron. Simpler times, the Autobot leader thinks nostalgically.

"Huh, looks like your dad taught Arc everything he knows, Blake," Yang said with an impressed tone.

"I guess so," Blake said.

"I imagine you must have taught him a great deal, Mr Belladona," Ozpin said.

"I suppose so," Ghria said in an intrigued tone. He had seen Arcs ability as a leader and made him wonder what his counterpart was like.

Optimus cut the trip through memory lane, taking lead in the search for any hidden 'Cons. Minutes passed without any gunfire or explosions. With the area clear, The Autobots secure their position. However, Optimus notices something about the door leading to the Nerve Center. A strange object had been attached to it. Upon closer inspection, his worst fears are confirmed. It was a Detpack, short for Detonation Pack. In laymech's terms, it is a bomb. They were designed to be used by Expendicons, Decepticons so fanatically loyal to Megatron that they willingly allowed themselves to be retrofitted into mobile explosives. Megatron banned that strategy long ago, due to the dwindling energon supply and that allowing his most loyal soldiers to blow themselves up was strategically asinine.

Blake was shocked by this notion, even Ilia, she fought like hell for her rights but she didn't want any of her people to die like that.

"At least Adam has some standards," Qrow said.

"They aren't exactly good standards," Glynda said.

Now, they just use Detpacks for breaching Autobot defences. They were extremely pressure-sensitive, exploding if they were yanked or jostled roughly. They are going to have to be as delicate as possible in removing it.

Knowing he'll need help, Prime calmly ordered to the Tank-former. "Warpath, meet me at the door to the Nerve Center."

Warpath does as he's ordered, stopping near his leader. He saw the Detpack and observed it closely. Warpath was an expert in Bomb Disposal, having knowledge on every combustible object known in the Universe. Seconds later, he told Optimus the bad news. "This Detpack is still live."

"We need to remove it carefully." Optimus realized, knowing the dangers of mishandling a Detpack.

"Hmm, careful and Nora..." Coco hummed.

"Hey!" Nora cried out in offence. "I can be very careful!"

"Really!" Weiss shot a glare. "Like how you were so careful with the tea set I got from my butler and you insisted on helping when actually you made a massive mess!" Weiss reminded a tick on her head.

"To be fair, you really shouldn't trust me with any shines," Nora retorted.

Weiss stared at her with anger.

"She's got you there, Weiss," Ruby said.

"Are you saying I'm not careful?" Warpath asked indignantly, completely missing the point. Optimus could only stare at his subordinate, with a look that practically screamed "Are you serious?"

"See?" Weiss said as Nora ignored her and wanted to watch the Autobots and Decepticons.

Just before they could act, an Autobot soldier interrupted their impromptu bomb disposal, "Optimus! Scouts report a Decepticon dropship coming in hot!"

The Autobot leader sighed. "Looks like that Detpack will have to wait..."

He then shouted. "Autobots, take defensive positions!"

"Oh yeah!" Yang pumped her fist up, excited for the fight.

"Go Jaune!" Pyrrha cheered on for her love.

"Go, little brother!" Sapphron encouraged as she motioned her son to do the same.

He moved over to a nearby lever and pulled it down. The action caused a large circular floor panel to his right to start rotating. Seconds passed before a smaller panel peeled back and slid under the larger one, revealing a hidden gun turret. Warpath asked his leader if he wanted "dibs" on the turret, to which Prime affirms. The leader inserted his arms into two openings on the turret, allowing him to integrate himself into the weapon. The turret instantly comes to life, with its two barrels primed and aimed up into the air above; where the dropship is due to arrive. He watched as his Autobots take defensive positions behind various columns, pillboxes, and crates.

The roar of engines echoes through the air. Someone cried out, "Decepticon Dropship!"

"It looks like they need to..." Yang was about to joke until her team stopped her.

"No!" Ruby, Weiss and Blake said at the same time.

"Oh come on!" Yang groaned. "It was a good one!"

"None of them are," Velvet groaned.

"We must protect this door at all costs." Optimus roared, firing the turret. Blasts of energon fly into the sky, colliding with the Dropship that had just arrived. The ship manoeuvred itself over the area, trying to find a secure location to unload its cargo. It hovered over the field below, preparing to deploy Decepticons. However, Optimus kept a steady barrage upon the vehicle, bringing it down just as the lift opened. The Dropship's engines finally gave out, falling to the ground below in a fiery explosion of debris.

"Alright, Prime!" A soldier shouted out.

Warpath, however, is not in the mood to celebrate. He shouted over his cheering soldiers, "Heads up, more Decepticons dead ahead!"

Just as the Tank warned, scores of Decepticons flood into the area, intent on annihilating the foolish Autobots that dared to impede upon their mission. Autobot and Decepticon blaster fire erupt across the battlefield, bringing casualties to both sides. Optimus stayed at the turret, giving suppressing fire upon the charging 'Cons. The turret destroys any and all cover that the 'Cons could have used, bringing them out into the open to be slaughtered.

"More Decepticons, higher left!" Warpath warns, which Optimus heeds, as he focused the turret upon the area mentioned. To his surprise, it is the same observation balcony that he and Warpath had used only moments before. He thanked Primus that the 'Con's didn't realize that this turret was right under their feet. He bombarded the balcony with laser blast after laser blast, cutting down Megatron's soldiers before they could even get a lock on him.

A rocket suddenly flew over his head. As he was blasting the balcony, he failed to notice that more Decepticons have found their way around it, taking position on the ramparts next to it. A 'Con took aim at the turret and fired a rocket. Prime jumps back, barely escaping the projectile as it made contact. Getting back on his feet, he took cover with Warpath behind some pillars. The tank noticed his leader and tossed a Scoped-Scatter Blaster, which Prime took. He immediately took aim, firing back at the rocket launchers. One by one, they fall to his shots. The Decepticons retreat, knowing that fighting the Prime was essentially suicide.

"That's the last of them!" He cries out. "Good work, Autobots!"

"I must say, Jaune is an effective leader," Glynda said.

"I agree," Winter said in agreement.

"Just as I knew," Pyrrha said with a proud feeling within her at her partner and soon to be boyfriend, while Velvet glared at the champion.

"Yeah… now let's deal with this Detpack." Warpath said, walking over to the device in question. Optimus joined him and together they softly grip both sides of the bomb, careful as to not trigger the pressure sensors. Prime looked to his comrades and whispers. "All right, Warpath, on three."

"One…" They close their optics and pray.

"Two…" Their lives flash before their optics.

Everyone held in their breaths at this, expecting anything to happen at this moment.

"Three…" They pull, using as much force as they need to disarm it. The bomb detached itself from the door in a second, deactivating it. If their grip had been any stronger, it would have detonated. For once, luck had been on the Prime's side. He breathed a sigh of relief, as the door opens, revealing two Autobot guards protecting the entrance corridor into the Nerve Center.

"Thank god," Weiss breathed, happy the bomb didn't go off.

He turned to the Tank-former and issues a command, "Warpath. Secure the area, and then make your way to the Ark. Protect it all costs."

"Yes, Prime." Warpath acknowledged, saluting his leader.

Optimus moved into the corridor. The Guards see their leader and breathe a deep sigh of relief. One of them informed Prime that Perceptor was waiting for him in the Central Hub. Optimus approached the main entrance, which then slid up, granting him entrance into the Hub. He walked through, only to be surprised by a shout to his left, "Optimus, up here!"

He looked upward and found Perceptor standing on a mobile observation platform, circling the large holo-screen projector in the centre of the Hub, working on some holographic monitors. Prime addresses the scientist, "Perceptor."

"Meet me at the command terminal." The scientist says, floating up and away from his leader.

"Huh, I remember when Bart asked money for a hover pad," Qrow chuckled. he then turned to Ozpin and Glynda. "He was so damn insistent,"

"That he was," Ozpin sighed in agreement.

"So when did he stop asking for them," Winter asked.

"He hasn't," Glynda replied. "To this day, he's still trying to convince the rest of the board that all the money should go to personal hover pads,"

Optimus turned and a flight of stairs suddenly extend and fold out, allowing him access to the upper level. Reaching the top, he made his way toward the scientist, moving quickly and cautiously as Decepticon artillery shook the hub, causing ceiling panels to fall and computer terminals to explode. He knew that if the bombardments continued, the Hub will collapse in on itself, destroying Teletraan-1 and leaving the Ark without a navigation and security system.

He picked up his pace, eventually coming to the command terminal, which was situated over the power generators. He saw Perceptor standing atop, waiting for him on the platform. The scientist quickly gave a status report, "We nearly have the nerve centre up and running again."

A sudden blast erupted above, causing the lights to give out, blanketing the hub in darkness. The backup generators start up, bringing life to the lights again. Perceptor turned around and assesses the damage. He turns on his heel and curses, "Primus! There goes another Moleculon fuse!"

"Man, they must really be on their last leg," Ruby said.

"Indeed," Weiss said in agreement with her partner.

He composed himself and politely implored, "Optimus, if you'd be so kind as to locate another fuse."

"I'll handle it, Perceptor." Prime assured him, running off to the Fuse storage.

As he descended down some stairs, he saw a group of Autobots near the storage room. He noticed to his horror that the corridor leading into the storage area was sparking violently, with short bursts of energy shooting out from damaged cords. He surmised that the Decepticon's artillery blasts must've caused a rupture in a power conduit, overloading it and causing some power cords to leak energy.

He watched as one of the Autobots rushes into the entrance, intent on retrieving a Moleculon fuse. The poor bot didn't last a single second, as a powerful bolt of energy struck him, overloading his systems and causing his body to explode, killing him instantly.

"Oh, my," Kali gasped in shock.

Terra hid her son's eyes from the sight of the dying Autobot.

"Damn," Qrow said as he drank. "But there are worse ways to go,"

"Stand back, soldiers!" Prime warned, stopping a few inches short of the storage entrance.

The Autobot leader observed the area. He saw a single fuse up ahead, with the path towards it teeming with deadly energy pulses that could destroy him, like the poor spark that tried before. He watched the energy pulses and soon realized that they follow a set timed sequence, possibly a leftover from their original purpose. He waited for the bolts to stop, and once they did, quickly raced into the storage chamber. He quickly picked up the fuse and waited again to pass through the entrance.

"Woo!" Nora cheered on for her leader.

The energy died out again and he raced out, barely missing a bolt. He continued running unimpeded, up the stairs leading to the command terminal, and approached a generator. He quickly replaced the drained Fuse with the new one, which then fed much-needed energy into the nerve centre.

"Right, that should do it!" Perceptor exclaimed, before analyzing some data on his terminal. He then told the Prime, "There they are. I've located artillery units throughout this complex that we can use to repel Megatron's attack. I've been trying to get these weapons online. But they're quite old…" he trailed off.

"We don't have enough Energon." Prime concluded, knowing where Perceptor was going.

"Everything we have is fueling the Ark." The scientist glumly explained.

"Can we spare any of it and still launch?" Optimus asked.

Performing some quick calculations, Perceptor concluded. "It's worth a try. We'll have to manually redirect the power to the artillery guns. I can't do it from here."

"That is problematic," Ozpin commented.

"I'm sure they'll find a way," Ruby said as she was confident in Jaune and the Autobots.

"Yeah," Coco said in agreement. "They came this far and they wouldn't lose now,"

"Maybe," Blake said. "But Adam isn't going to let them win easily," Blake pointed out.

"Yeah, but when is that going to stop someone like vomit boy," Yang said with a smile.

As soon as Perceptor spoke, another wave of Decepticon artillery pound into the Hub, causing the lights to flicker. An Autobot soldier cried out in alarm, "Optimus! We have 'Cons knocking at the door!"

Optimus looked to his lead scientist and ordered, "Stay online, Perceptor, and guide me to the first artillery unit."

"Roger that, Prime."

Activating his weapon, Optimus descended down a flight of stairs, where he saw a group of Autobots standing in defensive positions next to a blast door. He noticed a spark of plasma tearing through the lock, no doubt caused by some Decepticons trying to cut their way in using a plasma-torch. He picked up some nearby Dimensional Decimators, or Gravity Bombs as they were popularly known, and took cover behind a crate.

The door blasted open, with Decepticons charging through the destroyed entrance, blasters blazing and raring to cut down any Autobots in their path. Prime and his fellow defenders promptly return fire, taking down a few of the invaders. He then tossed a gravity bomb into another wave of 'Cons, which then imploded into a miniature black hole. A few unlucky 'Cons are ripped from their positions and found themselves being spun wildly around the miniature event horizon. The intense gravitational pull crushed their frames until they promptly explode from the pressure. Within seconds, the black hole evaporated, sparing the Autobots from their own destruction.

"All clear," An Autobot soldier declared.

Yang turned to see that her sister at wide eyes and open mouth. Yang sighed at this. "Ruby, close your mouth. I don't want another bird to fly in there," Yang said as Ruby did so.

"Right, sorry...it's just that weapon...I have to make one of my own!" Ruby said with stars in her eyes.

Qrow rubbed his head at this. "I'm just hoping she doesn't blow something up because of it,"

"She might," Winter said.

"She will," Ozpin said as he sipped from his mug.

Optimus runs inside and ordered his soldiers to seal the door behind. His troops complied with his order, shutting the door as instructed. He then ran intent on finding a path to the artillery unit.

As he traversed the inner structure of the hub, Perceptor's voice sounded over his comm. "Alright, Optimus… To get to the first artillery unit, you'll need to head through the engine room. That's where we assembled the Ark's boosters."

"I remember." Optimus said, recalling the strenuous construction. It took several vorns to gather enough of the necessary materials needed for their completion. The war didn't just deplete their Energon, but also raw metal. The Autobots were forced to strip many of Iacon's surviving historical buildings for metal. It was heartbreaking for the Prime having to destroy what was left of their once-beautiful city for spare parts.

"Such a shame," Ghria sighed.

"Yes, sacrificing history in order to survive is no easy task," Ozpin said in agreement.

Perceptor continued. "Your path should be fairly clear. All of that machinery will have been moved by now. All that is left now is the city's old foundation pumps."

Prime found himself standing upon a balcony looking over a small gate. To his surprise, a few Autobots were standing near it, weapons primed and raring to engage the enemy outside. He jumped from the balcony, landing near them. Having noticed their leader's arrival, one of them cheered. "It's Optimus! The 'Cons are in for it now!"

Optimus turned to a grey Autobot and asked, "Status report."

"Sir, we've been receiving distress calls from this section of the hub. A squad of Autobots is pinned down, and trying to push back some 'Cons."

"Who's in command of this squad?"

Grey reluctantly told him. "Hot Rod (Sun), sir…"

"Oh boy..." Blake groaned as she facepalmed at this, worried about what happened.

Ghria notices this and narrowed his eyes on the screen.

Ruby tried to assure her teammate. "Don't worry, Blake. I'm sure things aren't totally bad, right guys?" Ruby asked, turning to Yang and Weiss who nodded in agreement.

But as Ruby turned her head, they then shook their heads.

Hot Rod… I ordered him to have his unit link up with Prowl's (Whitley) to defend sector 4! Optimus recalled, slightly disappointed in the young Autobot.

"Whitely?" Winter said in a questioning look.

"What role does he play?" Terra asked.

"He's a stickler for rules," View answered. "And does things in what he thinks is the right way,"

Ilia scoffed at this.

Kup had often told him that Hot Rod was a bit arrogant, often referring to him as some "Turbo-revving young punk". He just knew that the old-bot was going to give the hot-headed youngster quite the scolding, along with an even harsher training regimen. That is, if Hot Rod lived long enough for the Prime to save him.

The gate opened and they run through it. The Autobot who cheered Prime's arrival took point, stopping to shout, "Move it! They're about to get overrun!"

The Autobot turned around, only to be blasted by an explosion. Optimus yelled in alarm, "Take cover and take aim! I'll provide suppressing fire!"

Moving into a secure position, Optimus lined up his sights.

Minutes earlier, With Hot Rod's unit…

Huddled behind some rubble, Fire Team 86 sat in silence, keeping a watchful eye for the enemy and for their reckless commander, who had gone off to perform recon.

"This was a really bad idea," Flare-Up (Octavia Ember) whispered, holding her repeating energy crossbow to her chest.

"I've sent out a distress signal," Chromedome (Scarlet) said worriedly before asking. "So, you've any plans to help us stay alive until help arrives?"

Flare-Up sighed. "Look, so long as we keep quiet, the 'Con's won't find us. Remember Kup's first lessons on surviving the battlefield. Rule number one, be smart and take cover."

"Not a bad rule," Qrow said.

"I...tend to agree," Winter said in agreement...though it did make her slightly gag to agree with her mortal enemy.

Chromedome continued, "Rule Two, conserve your ammo and use it sparingly."

"And three and most importantly, don't ever let the enemy know where you are." They both finished.

"So long as we stick to those rules, we'll make it. We stay and dig in here. Hot Rod will find us." Flare-Up told him.

Chromedome nodded, agreeing with his friend's plan. So long as they don't make any noise, they'll be safe. It was the first lesson they learned during their training with Kup and Ultra Magnus: Never let the enemy know where you are. It was a lesson that they all too to spark.

Unfortunately, not all of Magnus' students retained it, "WOO-EY!"

Howling like a madmech, Hot Rod sprinted toward their position, all while recklessly firing his wrist blasters into the Decepticons, which gave away their position. He was also literally shouting, "I'M RIGHT HERE! IM RIGHT HERE! THAT'S RIGHT, GET SOME! GET SOME, YOU PUNK-AFT GLITCHES!"

"Oh no..." Blake groaned as she looked down in embarrassment.

Yang just chuckled at this. "Well look at that, your boyfriend is making quite a statement," Yang teased.

Ghria just stared at the screen with a frown. "I don't like him," Ghria simply said, causing his wife to swat his arm.

"Oh, not a good start for Wukong," Coco winced. "And he's not even here,"

The young mech took cover, joining his squad. A volley of purple energy blasts sails over their hiding spot. His teammates look at him angrily. Flare-Up angrily asked him, "Where the Pit were you!"

"I was doing some recon like I said. Found some 'Cons patrolling the area." Hot Rod explained before cheekily adding with a laugh, "They really don't like getting shot at, I learned that the hard way."

"Sounds familiar," Weiss said, sending a look towards Yang, who just whistled in response, seemingly innocent.

"Oh, yeah… well, thanks to you, now they're going to learn how much we hate it!" Chromedome angrily shouted as he got up and fired back before ducking back down. "You just had to go and play the hero, didn't you? Now we have to pay for it!"

"It's fine!" Hot Rod insisted. "We're Autobots! We can handle anything!"

"Even a few shotgunners?" Flare-Up asked incredulously.

Hot Rod felt the energon drain from his system at this. He took a quick peek and found that not only were more Decepticons converging on their position, but that they had indeed brought shotgunners. "Okay, maybe we do need a little help..." Hot Rod hesitantly admitted, causing his teammates to glare at him.

"I'll just call for help…" Hot Rod said quietly.

"No need, I already have and I hope they get here soon!" Chromedome shouted, firing off his blaster into the Decepticons.

"That reminds me of when I had to lead a squad of rookies and there was always the one loose cannon that made the mission more difficult," Winter said as she sighed at the thoughts of inexperienced they showed.

"What a shocker," Qrow remarked as Winter glared at Qrow.

Back with Optimus in the present time, the Autobot leader sighed as he watched Fire Team 86 desperately defend their position. Determined to save their comrades, he and the rest of his soldiers hurried to their positions.

"Orders, Prime?" Grey asked, awaiting orders.

Optimus looked down upon the battleground and saw Hot Rod's squad fighting against the Decepticons. He could see that they were well covered, barely losing any ground, and any time they got out to shoot, they immediately went back to cover. Magnus' and Kup's training has served them well.

While Blake was annoyed at Sun for being reckless was glad that he was smart enough to get to cover. Now she was hoping he would survive long enough to make it count.

But he saw an ample opportunity when he saw the explosive canisters near the 'Cons. It was a risky move, but by blowing the containers up, the resultant explosions could wipe out the 'Cons, or cause enough of a distraction that would last long enough for he and his mechs to make a move on them.

"Do it..." Nora said in a quiet tone, wanting to see a big explosion while her teammates watched on in concern.

"Umm, Nora?" Pyrrha said until Ren stopped her.

"Just let her be," Ren said.

Prime pointed his path blaster at the nearest canister and fired a blast at it, causing it to explode and even kill some Decepticons. Shocked by the sudden explosion, the Decepticon's formation began to shatter, with various troops running to take cover. Unfortunately, many had decided to take cover near the explosive canisters, which they were ignorant of.

The last of the Primes shouted over the comms to his troops. "Autobots, aim for the canisters!" Optimus ordered as his soldiers acknowledged in response, immediately taking aim for the explosive canisters and shooting them, causing an explosion after explosion to erupt.

Optimus then took a few steps back and ran towards the edge and jumped off the balcony and started to shoot down any Decepticon, still in the air as he landed on the ground.

One Con tried to tackle him but Prime grabbed him by the head and threw him to the ground before turning in front of him and continued his assault against the Decepticons.

"Okay, that is pretty badass," Yang said in an impressed tone.

"Damn right," Coco purred in agreement as Velvet looked on in concern and worry that she had an attraction with Jaune.

Back with the pinned down Autobots, Chromedome looked up and saw something that raised his hopes up. "Oh, thank merciful Primus, Guys!" Chromedome shouted, gaining his friend's attention. He pointed upward and shouted in relief, "It's Optimus! They sent Optimus!"

"Now we've got a chance!" Flare-Up confidently declared, thanking Primus above that they were now saved.

Back with the rest of the Autobots, Optimus and his team cleared any cons in their path as they moved closer to the pinned down Autobots.

One shotgunner in cover decided to go for a bold move and got up from his cover and jumped towards the last Prime. "DIE PRIME!" The Decepticon yelled.

Optimus foresaw this and grabbed the con by the air and slammed him onto the ground and used the path blaster and shot the 'Con in his head and proceeded forward with his fellow Autobots with him as they neared the location of the pinned Autobots, taking down any Decepticon in their path.

"Nice," Qrow said with a grin.

"Man, Jaune is really skilled here," Sapphron said, impressed.

"You could say he's in the..." Yang was about to joke until she was stopped again.

"Prime?" Pyrrha, Ren and Nora said at the same time, causing Yang to grumble in annoyance.

Fire Team 86 heard the sounds of blaster-fire getting cut off more and more as they started to ease up.

"Do you think they got all of them?" Flare-Up asked, stilling holding her weapon with her life.

Before anyone could answer, A Decepticon appeared right beside them, point his weapon on them and ready to kill.

"DIE AUTOBOT SCU-ARGH!" The Decepticon roared until an energon blade stabbed straight through his spark chamber, shock the Autobots in response.

As the limp body of the Decepticon fell to the ground, Optimus Prime stood before them as he used the blade attachment from his path blaster to save the Autobots, who were more than thankful.

"Prime!" Flare-Up said with a thankful look on her face as around them, the rest of the Decepticons were taken out as Fire Team 86 stood before the last of the Primes. Hot Rod stood far behind the group, as though he were trying to hide.

"It's so good to see you, Prime!" Chromedome added with respect for his leader. "We've thought we were heading to the well of the All-Sparks!"

"Well of Allsparks?" Ozpin said with an interested tone.

"It's their equivalent of the afterlife," View answered.

"I find they're culture to be quite interesting," Glynda said.

"You'll find out more about them soon enough," View said.

"I'm just glad that you were all unharmed from the assault," Optimus said softly towards his Autobots.

"Yeah, well we wouldn't be if a certain someone..." Flare-Up began before she and the rest of the squad cast a pointed glare towards Hot Rod, "Hadn't given away our position!"

"Looks like someones in trouble~" Yang in a sing-song tone, causing Blake to swat her partner.

"Yang please," Blake said in annoyance.

Hot Rod looked up to see Optimus giving him a very stern and disapproving look. When it came to expressing his disappointment, especially with the younger generation, the Prime would be bluntly honest, never shying away from speaking the harsh truth. The fact that he never once raised his voice when scolding someone scared Hot Rod the most, because one cannot ever tell when Optimus was angry or disappointed.

"Hot Rod, I ordered your unit to meet up with Prowl," Optimus coolly reprimanded. "You disobeyed my direct orders."

"Prowl can handle anything!" Hot Rod retorted defensively, not out of anger or disrespect, but to explain his reasoning behind what he did. "I just thought that it would help... if..." Hot Rod tried to explain, only to come short of a proper and logically sound reason. "I just wanted to prove myself, to you, Prime,"

"Understandable...but it's still no excuse," Qrow said.

Pyrrha watched on as she felt that Sun was the same as Jaune when he wanted to prove himself to his friends.

Prime sighed at this and placed his hand on Hot Rod's shoulder. "Hot Rod, I understand your eagerness to prove yourself. I myself went through a similar phase when I was your age. But this is war and in war, if one is not careful, it could cost them their lives as well as those of their comrades. We cannot afford any more unnecessary losses, especially when our very future is at stake. Don't worry, your time will come, but it is not this day." Optimus spoke sagely to the young Autobot.

"I... understand, Prime" Hot Rod said in compliance.

"Good," Optimus said. "I want you and the rest of your unit to meet up with Prowl and stand by with his orders," Optimus ordered.

Blake smiled at the interaction between the two, glad that Sun didn't do it entirely out of selflessness.

"I still don't like him," Ghria bluntly said as Kali sighed.

"Well I know a certain someone does," Yang teased as Blake placed her hand over Yang's mouth to stop her from talking, as certain people like Kali looked with interest and Ilia glared.

"Yes sir," Hot Rod said with respect as he turned to his people. "Team, let's roll out!" Hot Rod ordered as he and the rest of the team transformed into their alt mode and drove away from the location.

"You do realize Optimus says that better than you?" Flare-Up pointed out.

"I know, I just thought I'd try my own version of it," Hot Rod defended, sounding way to embarrassed.

"...Let's just get to the checkpoint" Chromedome deadpanned as he and the rest of the squad went with their mission.

Optimus watched on as the team of Autobots went to their own objective. He then sighed, "I swear, that mech is gonna be the death of me…"

View then gave out a cough at this.

"Something wrong?" Ozpin asked.

"Oh, nothing. Just...something..." View said cryptically.

He then turned to his other team. "Good luck, Autobots," Optimus said as he and a few other Autobots went inside the complex and dealt with a few stragglers that hid from the firefight.

Optimus turned to one of his men, "Soldier! I'm looking for the nearest control room,"

"I think it's this way!" The Autotrooper responded, leading Prime to said location.

After picking up some ammo cartridges, he followed the soldier, who led him to a bright, hole in the floor as a bright blue light seeped from it.

As Optimus walked into it, he was immediately flung straight from the shot he was and gracefully landed onto the upper platform.

He moved to the next area. Unfortunately, the floor was torn apart as electricity threatened to burst after a few moments.

"Optimus! The control room is this way!" The soldier called over from the other side of the room.

The Prime took a few steps back as he charged forward as the electricity went away and Prime jumped over the gap and managed to get across to the other side.

Optimus looked up as he walked. "Where are the artillery controls?" Prime asked as he got outside with the other Autobots.

"It should be around the..." The Autobot was about to say until...

"INCOMING!" One of the Autobots yelled as a sudden explosion occurred, causing Optimus to be sent back onto the ground.

People jumped up in their sighs at this, surprised as all hell.

"What just happened!?" Yang asked as she was surprised.

"Did an explosion happen?" Ruby asked.

"Not quite," Ozpin said as he saw something within the cloud of smoke.

Despite his vision being a little hazy, he did manage to get a good look at what the cause of the explosion was. Optimus saw that the cause of the explosion was a Decepticon Leaper, a heavy ground assault class of Decepticon, one that had the ability to leap at an enormous height and then slam straight down, causing a massive explosive shockwave, just like now.

"Optimus, Are you all right!?" The Autobot was guiding him asked.

Before Prime could answer that, the Leaper used its attached jet booster and charged the Autobot, stabbing stabbed him through the chassis with his armoured blade. The poor Autobot screamed in agony before being tossed aside.

The Leaper then noticed Optimus and activated his weapon again. Optimus started to fire at the large Decepticon as he stalked toward him. "Optimus Prime..." The Leaper threateningly intoned tone as he neared the prime.

"That is one creepy robot!" Nora commented as she shifted in her seat, feeling like the Decepticon was staring into her soul.

Adrain whimpered at the sight of the scary machine, causing her mothers to comfort him.

"It's okay sweetie, that nasty robot isn't going to hurt you or your uncle," Sapphron assured.

Just as it was about to land the killing blow, a surviving Autobot leapt onto its back, distracting the Decepticon, who stumbled back as he tried to pry the pest off. The leaper then threw the Autobot aside to the ground, turning his back on the Prime, leaving his jet booster exposed.

Seizing the opportunity, Optimus used his Path blaster and shot at the Leapers back again and again, each shot destroying parts of its armour. Prime's aim eventually proved true as he finally hit his target. Damaged beyond hope of repair, the Decepticon's jet booster sparked and whirred sickeningly, which gained his attention as he tried to reach behind his back. But it was too late, as the booster exploded, killing the Leaper instantly.

Body parts of the leaper were scattered around the areas as Prime got back up and went over to the near doomed Autobot and helped him up. "Thanks, Optimus! I thought I was a goner,"

"Thank god, he's safe," Pyrrha breathed out in relief.

"Good thing too," Ruby added.

As Optimus walked with the Autobot, so that they can meet up with the rest of his unit, Perceptor's voice spoke through the coms. "Optimus, are you alright?" The scientist asked.

"I'm fine Perceptor, but..." Optimus answered and would've continued until he heard in the distance.

"INCOMING!" One of the Autobots shouted as all the Autobots, including Prime, looked up to the sky and saw another leaper heading right for them. He crashed right into a bridge and right into the ground, killing a few Autobots in the process.

"Another one!?" Yang cried out in shock and irritation.

"Nah, Jaune-Jaune is going to take that sucker out!" Nora said with confidence in her leader.

"AUTOBOTS; Take offensive manoeuvres!" Optimus commanded as the remaining Autobots kept their distance from the leaper and opened fire on the large Decepticon. The Leaper batted any unlucky bot that got in his line of sight and used his blade to stab them straight through. But this didn't help the Con as the combined firepower from all the Autobots there was enough to overpower the brute and ended up killing him, ending up like the last one.

"Those guys may be strong but they aren't the smartest soldiers," Weiss gave her opinion.

"Indeed, sister" Winter chimed in. "Brute for may be effective but without a strategy, they fodder,"

Perceptor's voice then came back to the coms. "Optimus, according to my schematics, you should be near the artillery controls," Perceptor spoke as Optimus looked up and saw them.

"I see them, Perceptor," Optimus confirmed. "But how do I get there?"

"There may be an ion vent that could give you a boast," The Autobot scientist suggested as Prime turned to his side and saw that there was an ion vent, but it was powered off and needed to be charged.

"Ooh," Nora and Ruby awed at the same time, thinking it would be fun to use that.

He then saw a solution to the sight of a workbench, holding a bunch of charges, the same ones he got for Perceptor. He walked over to the bench and went to find the place to put it. He found the plug and walked over to it. He plugged in the Moleculon Fuse and the machinery started to spark and fuse as the ion vents started to work up again.

Prime walked over the ion vent and it launched him onto the platform. He moved and saw another ion vent to his left and used it and leapt him onto another platform, getting closer to the controls.

As Prime was about to cross the bridge, he heard the distant sounds that were coming near him. He looked up and saw another leaper a few feet away from the Prime. Not only that, but a second leaper jumped by to where the controls were. These two had the Prime on the ropes.

"Where do you think you're going, Prime?" One of the leapers mockingly asked.

"Where do these guys keep coming from!?" Coco cried out as she threw her hands in the air.

"Man, they just keep..." Yang was about to pun.

"No." The teachers and Qrow said at once as Yang cursed under her breath.

"I will get one in through this screening! I swear it!" Yang grumbled.

Prime sighed at this. He had better things to deal with than more leapers. One of them prepared and charged at the Prime with the intent of killing him. The Prime dodged out of the way as the 'Con got stuck on the wall behind him, giving Prime a chance to shoot at his back, damaging him in the process.

The other leaper jumped in the air to get a drop on Prime, but as he was in the air, Prime transformed into his alt mode and drove to where control consoles where as soon as the leaper finished jumping.

Optimus knelt down and unknowing to the Decepticons, He stood near a few explosive canisters which were definitely going to use on them.

One of the leaper's charges towards Optimus and as he did and got close enough near the canisters, Prime shoots the canister, killing the first leaper as his body was flown off the platform.

The second leaper then leapt into the air and aimed for Prime as he stood there after the death of the first leaper. But as The Second one got close enough, Prime leapt out of the way as the Decepticon implanted into the ground.

As his back was turned, Optimus opened fire on his back, causing the same spark and fire as before and soon after, the Leaper exploded and body parts flew across the area.

"Excellent work," Glynda complimented towards the Arc.

Yeah!" Nora shouted in agreement. "Fearless Leader can take out the whole Decepticon army if he had a chance!" Nora boasted for her leader.

"That would be to obscured, Nora," Weiss pointed out.

"Well not entirely," View said as he remembered he saw several instances of him fighting the entire army at one point.

As soon as that was over with, Optimus walked over to the controls, "Perceptor! I found the controls,"

"Excellent!" Perceptor said as Prime got in front of the controls, waiting for instruction. "You should be able to reroute Energon from the Ark directly into the long-range artillery"

Optimus placed his hand on the lever and started to pull down, causing a series of gears shifting and crossing as large sound occurred from this.

"It appears to be working!" Optimus said as far in front of him, a massive, metallic cannon started to rise up from the ground, activating at a full optimal level.

"Oh, I want one..." Yang said as she stared at the large cannon.

Ren then saw that Nora had her mouth open and drool poured from her mouth when she saw the cannon. "Nora, your drooling again,"

"Don't care..." Nora mumbled as she looked at the cannon.

"Rocket system is online," Optimus said.

"The code looks pretty rusty, so I'm going to link the artillery control directly to your targeting computer," Perceptor said.

"I'll find some Decepticons to try it out on," Optimus replied as he turned and went to the opening doors, leaving the area.

As Optimus walked through the hallway, he heard the sounds of Autobot soldiers in distress, and immediately shouted out, "More Decepticons! Hold them here, Autobots!"

Optimus then found himself back to where he found and saved Hot Rod and his team from the Decepticons. This time, he was on a different balcony and there were a lot more Decepticons than before.

Optimus Prime got into cover and started to shoot at the 'Cons below, supporting his fellow Autobots with cover fire.

Suddenly, a massive explosion erupted from the other side of the area, surprising the Autobots. Prime looked from behind his cover and saw a sight he thought he'd never see today. It was a well-known Decepticon weapon known as a Marauder, a giant arachnoid-like war machine with a surplus of turrets.

"Oh a spider robot, how original," Yang rolled her eyes at the sight.

"It's a massive killing machine, Yang," Pyrrha pointed out.

"I'm curious as to what an artillery strike would do to that Marauder," Perceptor asked, sounding way too excited than usual.

"My sentiments exactly," Optimus told the scientist as he got out of cover and moved towards the end of the balcony, looking right at the Marauder.

He activated the control system, which caused a red beam of light from his optics as they needed a target, which Prime definitely had.

Optimus then activated the controls. "ARTILLERY ONLINE" A mechanical voice spoke as the sounds of a loud road started to erupt.

An Autobot noticed this and shouted, "TAKE COVER!" causing him and his comrades to run out of the line of fire.

A rain of projectiles came crashing down onto the Marauder, causing it to explode magnificently, sending several Deceptions flying in the air. The Autobots cheered in response, thankful for the sudden artillery support.

Everyone was in awe and shock at the power of the cannon and what it could do to the Decepticons.

Ilia was more then shocked at this, thinking that it be one hell of a day if enemies of the White Fang had this type of weapon.

"Oh my..." Weiss gasped in shock at the sheer destruction of the cannon.

"I need to add that into my hammer..." Nora said with awe as Ren shivered at this.

"Oh, yeah, way to go, Optimus!" An Autobot cheered on for his leader.

"Let's finish this!" Optimus declared as he jumped off the balcony and onto the ground and as he and the rest of his Autobots went to take down the rest of the surviving Decepticons and didn't know better than to surrender. One by one, the remaining Decepticons were taken out.

"Clear!" shouted an Autobot as he confirmed that there were no more Decepticons in this area.

Primes coms then came up as he walked back to the cover spot where he first arrived in this area. "Optimus, this is Ironhide. The Ark is getting shelled pretty bad by those warp cannon! Shields are holding for now, but it's just a matter of time!"

"Help is on the way Ironhide!" Optimus said as he walked up the path.

"I bet I'll be just fine, but I won't deny help from the kid," Qrow remarked.

"Sure," Glynda rolled her eyes at Qrows ego.

"You can activate more defensive weapons. Move back through the engine room... I've found a Neutron Gun near the flight deck." Perceptor spoke.

Optimus immediately replied, "On my way!" as he ran back to the room while his troops rested up and prepared for their next move.

Optimus Prime found the elevator and used it as it lowered him down back into the engine room; Prime also saw the energon flowing through the pipelines.

Prime entered the room he was in before and found a lever to use that didn't work before.

"Now that the Energon is flowing again, you should be able to open a direct route to the flight deck," Perceptor spoke as Optimus got in front of the lever and started to pull down. As he pulled the lever down, Energon started to flow through the pipes that supported the gates in front of him. The gates started to open and a pathway was created to walk through.

Optimus walked through the gates and entered inside the area and waited for the doors to the next room to enter through. He then heard from Perceptor again. "Of course I don't need to remind you that the more Energon we spend on these guns, the less there is for the Ark…"

"We'll have to find a way to launch the Ark when this is over," Optimus said as the doors of the next room opened.

Optimus entered inside the room, but it was a little crowded, but that wasn't odd compared to the fact that the room started to shift and turn, surprising the Prime.

"Perceptor, are you controlling this room remotely?" Prime asked, as he took the sudden pathway to his left, which was wide enough for him to move through.

"No. What do you mean?" Perceptor asked.

"The room is shifting," Prime answered as he made his way through the shifting and turning rooms.

"What do you think is happening?" Ruby asked as she was confused by the shifting room.

"Maybe someone made it happen," Yang suggested. "Could be someone in the higher ranks,"

"I don't think that's the case. They seem very sure that the rooms shouldn't do that," Pyrrha said.

"I guess we'll see..." Ozpin mused as he looked at the room with interest as if the room had a mind of its own.

"I am noticing a strange power surge in your area. Could be related to the Energon you directed," Perceptor answered as Prime had to stop walking when the doors stopped. But then he looked down and saw that the floor was shifting that gateway to another entrance.

He continued to walk through the shifting rooms and one thought lingered on his mind, what caused this? Perceptor did tell him about the redirected Energon, but something within his spark was telling him something else.

"You're nearing the main door that leads to the flight deck," Perceptor informed as Prime turned to the right and found it. He narrowly moves past the gears and entered a large room and saw the doors in front of him.

As Optimus got close, the doors slowly began to open for him, a bright shining light brimming from the crack of the doors until they suddenly stopped and a red alert alarm was heard.

Optimus exasperatedly sighed, "Ahh! The power's out!"

"Ah damn," Terra hissed as she put her hands over her sons head to avoid him listening to swears.

"The schematic shows an access panel nearby. You should be able to force it open." Perceptor said as Optimus turned to his left and walked over to the closed doors.

He grabbed both ends of the doors and forced them apart, causing a few sparks to fly as Prime walked through the doors.

Optimus Prime walked through the hallways to find his way to the flight deck but as he walked he then heard the sounds of gunfire and screaming.

"Help us! We need back up! Argh!" A voice yelled as Prime saw that below him and in another room, was a squad of Autobots fighting off against Decepticons that clearly overpowered him.

"Oh my..." Kali gasped, putting her hands over her mouth in shock.

Sapphron and Terra made sure that Adrian wouldn't see this.

Prime jumped down to assist when he was greeted to a window and saw some Autobots defending themselves.

"Shoot him!" Another cried out just before he was killed on the spot, his energon splattering over the windows as Prime looked on in shock.

Optimus moved quickly if he wanted to save these bots as their screams were heard. He came across a blocked entrance, which Prime quickly blasted away and got through.

Optimus moved forward, where came across a window. Then he saw an Autobot press himself against the glass, banging his fists upon it and screaming desperately for help.

"Anybody, If anyone can hear me, Starscream is-" The Autobot tried to shout before an energon blade tore through his chest. The Autobot sputtered his last cries for help as his life was taken.

As the limp body of the Autobot fell to the ground, Starscream (Cinder) stood tall with a proud and sadistic smirk on his face. "And if anybody can hear me, feel free to listen as I exterminate your friends!"

"Starscream..." Prime growled in anger.

"Damn her..." Yang growled in anger at the sight of the seeker.

"Why is it she's always the villain in these screenings?" Ruby asked, feeling angered and confused that she kept seeing a seemingly nice person portrayed in this way.

Pyrrha was deep in thought as she thought about all the other times that they saw Cinder, like when they saw Jaune as Venom and she had a symbiote to when she was a tyrannical alien. Could it be?...

Of all the Decepticon commanders to run into, it just had to be Starscream, Megatron's sneaky, underhanded, and treacherous second-in-command. If there was one mech the Prime truly did hate, it was Starscream. The 'Con had quite the reputation among both Decepticons and Autobots for his desire to usurp Megatron's throne. Why the Decepticon leader had kept him around for so long was anyone's guess. Optimus often mused that Megatron thought Starscream's pathetic attempts at removing him from power were good entertainment.

Prime then came across some load-bearing walls and immediately blasted them away, giving him an entrance to the room.

But as he entered, he saw a limping Autobot walking towards him. "Optimus... it's an ambush!" The Autobot gasped out before falling to the ground dead.

Prime looked up and saw a few Decepticons staring down at the Prime. "Don't expect any mercy, Autobot"

Optimus stared down the Decepticon grunt. "I wasn't offering any..." Optimus stated as he pointed his gun at the grunt and started to fire upon him and his fellow 'Cons.

"Get 'em, Jaune" Nora said quietly, in support for her blonde leader.

"Oh, I can't wait for this," Coco said in excitement.

The first 'Con jumped off and tried to shoot at him at a distance. Did these Decepticons honestly think they even had the slightest chance in destroying Optimus Prime? They couldn't be any more wrong. Optimus managed to handle these three shotgunners with ease as he switched out his Path Blaster for a 12X Scrapmaker and blasted down each of the Decepticons, taking them down in a matter of seconds with repeated fire.

After beating those Decepticons, he came towards a stairway that led to where Starscream was at. He came across closed doors and was gripped them and forced them apart as he did before.

As he entered he turned to his right and saw the Autobot that was pleading for help before being killed by Starscream.

Prime sighed out of sadness that he couldn't save his own Autobots. He turned the other way and headed for the doors. But as they were opening, he was greeted by a grizzly sight.

"No!" Optimus gasped as he saw something he prayed he wouldn't have. All around him were dead Autobots, strung about the room as they lay dead, dismembered, or worse. Some have lost their limbs and even their heads. Optimus looked on in horror as he slowly paced through the area.

"My lord," Glynda gasped.

"There's...not a single one of them that's even alive!" Velvet gasped as she whimpered at the sight of the bodies.

"She...she's ruthless," Weiss said with a shocked looked on her face.

The people knew that while Cinder in this world was pathetic, she was still violent and brutal.

"Optimus, what's going on?" Perceptor asked.

"I couldn't save them..." Optimus answered sadly as he continued to walk past the deceased Autobots. He noticed that an Autobot had been pinned to the wall by an energon blade, twitching violently as the spark of life extinguished within his body.

Optimus fell to his knees in despair, remembering millennia of loss and suffering. He recalled all the friends he had lost, the atrocities committed by his fallen brother, and the loss of Cybertron. All this and more he felt and he sunk even more into the ground.

"Oh Jaune," Pyrrha said in sadness at her love, wanting more than ever to be there and to comfort him in his darkest hour.

Blake also felt terrible for Jaune in this world, Cinder was a subordinate of Adam and because of her, all of Jaune's friends were dead.

"Remember the Ark! If we don't protect it there's no future for any of us!" Perceptor reminded his leader and friend.

Optimus nodded in response. "Of course, Perceptor, you're right. I'm heading to the Neutron Gun, now," Optimus responded as he was now outside and saw the ark.

Mourning can come later. Right now, Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost.

"Perceptor, I can see the Ark just ahead. Thank the Matrix, it's still standing."

"Be careful approaching the Neutron Gun controls, Optimus. Decepticon troops have overrun the area," Perceptor warned.

Roger that," Optimus responded.

Optimus then approached a Teletraan station and loaded up and weapons, ammo and anything else that could help him deal with any Decepticon that comes his way.

"You still have control over the city's artillery." Perceptor reminded. "A strike should help clear the way..."

Optimus Prime kept moving his way to find the controls. But as he was walking he saw a squad of Decepticons down below and they were talking to a hologram of their leader, Megatron (Adam), standing tall with his Fusion Cannon on his arm, sending a menacing glare towards his own soldiers.

"Adam," Ghira growled at the sight of the angry redhead.

"Different universe, same Adam," Blake said with disappointment in her voice.

"It's okay, Blake," Yang assured, placing her hand on her partner's shoulder. "Jaune's gonna stop him and his goons,"

"Lord Megatron, we have established a perimeter around the Neutron Gun controls," A grunt informed his leader as Optimus watched from afar.

"Defend it at all costs!" Megatron demanded as his 'Cons quivered in fear.

"Yes, Lord Megatron, but..." The grunt tried to say.

"Without those defences, the Autobots will be powerless to stop us from taking their precious Ark… And its supply of Energon," The Tyrant said with an evil smirk.

"Yes! But..."

"I WANT THE ARK!" Megatron yelled, shutting up the grunt. "No Excuses!" Megatron said before threateningly adding, "Or would you like to find out what happened to the last Captain who questioned my orders?"

"What a dick," Nora commented, not liking Adam in the slightest.

"I can't wait to see Arc beat the crap out of that guy," Coco added.

"Yeah," Velvet agreed with her partner.

Optimus couldn't see it, but he swore he felt the Decepticon Captain's legs buckle under the threat. Optimus glared at his former friend and engaged the targeting system, aiming at the Decepticons. Once the target was placed, he activated the artillery, creating a massive roar that the Decepticons heard, along with Megatron.

"What was that noise?" Megatron demanded to know.

"U...I don't know sir." The grunt answered as the sounds grew larger and louder. "But we'll check it out right aw-"

The grunt didn't answer as the artillery blown him and his buddies away, with also the communicator was also destroyed, cutting away from the conversation as the explosion grew large.

"Boom!" Yang simply said with a grin, feeling that this was completely justified.

"Oh they got off easy," Coco said. "Arc's really gonna let them have it after what happened to those Autobots,"

"Impressive, Optimus," Perceptor commended.

"Save the praise for when we get out of this," Prime said as he was suddenly under fire by the other cons stationed there.

He jumped from the place he was to the ground below and fought back against the Decepticons, who even had their own rocket troopers who used their weapons to hopefully blow Prime away. But Optimus was more advanced and experienced than these common cons.

As he got closer, a cover spot near an ion vent, a squad of cons tried to kill him on the spot while Prime got into cover. He pulled a CLUTCH out and tossed it into the air as it transformed into its attack mode.

"Interesting drone," Winter commented.

"I am so gonna make one," Ruby said.

"I think I will too," Coco said in agreement with her fellow leader.

"I think Jaune would want to make one of those as well," Ren said.

While the drone was busy, Prime used the ion vent to get closer to his objective and shot any Decepticon that was out to get him.

"Optimus, I'm reading more Decepticons on the upper walkways!" Perceptor warned as Optimus nodded in understanding as he used the targeting systems and used the air strike again, causing a massive explosion, clearing away the Decepticons.

Once they were dealt with, Prime walked up to the upper walkway and continued to fight off the Decepticons. But then Prime got another warning from Preceptor.

"Optimus, a Decepticon dropship is heading your way!"

Optimus Prime turned to see said dropship heading towards where the Artillery Controls are. Being the quick thinker that he is, Optimus called for an artillery strike before the ship could get a chance to land.

A blaze of fire and fury landed on the dropship as it blew up and parts of it flew all over the place even crashing onto to some unlucky Decepticons.

"I believe the scientific term for that is 'Pulverized!'" Perceptor said in an excited tone as Prime chuckled at his friend's behaviour.

Qrow chuckled at Bart's counterpart. "Maybe a different world, but he's still the same Bart,"

"Indeed," Ozpin said in agreement.

"But at least he's more understandable then ours," Glynda said.

Now that the ship was gone, Prime moved from his spot and ran to where the control console was. He was forced into cover as there were a few more Decepticon survivors that managed to make it out of the crash and tried to kill Optimus.

But they had no chance against a Prime as any Decepticon who had Prime in their line of sights, ultimately loses their life against Optimus.

Once any and all Deceptions were taken care of, Optimus headed towards the console station. "Perceptor, I've found the Neutron Gun controls," Optimus said as he stood over the station and started to pull down the lever and as it went all the way down, Energon started to flow through the pipes.

"You did it, Optimus!" Perceptor cheered. "The Neutron gun is activating!"

Indeed it was as Prime saw a large machine gun was rising up from the ground below as Optimus watched on in awe.

"The targeting systems won't respond, Optimus!" Perceptor said in a panic. "You'll have to fire it manually! I'm uploading coordinates to an access panel now"

"Man, that is even more awesome!" Yang said in an excited tone.

"I can't wait for the stuff it blows up," Nora said with the same tone.

Optimus nodded in response and jumped over the station and ran over to the elevator area. It started to descend down to a broken down area where Prime walked his way.

The Prime then got a call from his heavy hitter, "Optimus! This is Ironhide! My team and I are pinned down at the Ark's fueling station!" Ironhide roared as Prime walked under a bunch of cables and jumped through large barriers.

"Patience, Ironhide," Perceptor advised. "These systems have been offline for thousands..."

"We don't need the details! Just tell us how to fix it!" Ironhide yelled over the line, interrupting the scientist.

"Ironhide's right, Perceptor, we don't have much time!" Prime warned as he ran through the hallways.

"Yes, yes, of course, keep moving, Optimus. You should see the manual controls shortly," Perceptor informed, ending his communication.

"Hopefully the kid will save me and the boys soon," Qrow remarked.

"He'll be there, Uncle Qrow," Ruby said with confidence.

"Yeah," Yang said in agreement. "Arcs a badass in this world, I'm sure he'll save your sorry but," Yang grinned.

"What a smartass," Qrow said before grinning. "I'm so proud,"

"You would be," Winter said, rolling her eyes.

Optimus kept walking into he reached a hallway and a massive surge of electricity occurred in front of him, causing him to stumble back as he had to pick the right moment again.

Optimus then dashed forwards once the moments came and walked towards the closed doors and, like from before, he forces them apart, making an entrance.

As he entered the room he saw a window and on the other side of that, was the war between the Autobots and Decepticons for the Ark.

He then heard Ironhide roar over the comms, "OPTIMUS! The entire Decepticon army is knocking at my door! Where is that support!"

Optimus was now outside and in front of the red and blue mech, was a seat for the Neutron Cannon. "Hang on, old friend," Optimus said with assurance as the gun shifted for him to pilot.

Optimus sat onto the seat and worked the holographic systems in front of him as the seat shifted it up so he could be higher and have a better line of sight as the Neutron Gun was armed and ready.

"He is so lucky!" Ruby said in awe as she wants to be the one on that chair herself.

"Just be lucky that Nora isn't the one on that seat," Pyrrha said as they turned to Nora who bounced on her seat in excitement.

"Ironhide, I've got your range," Prime said as his sights were set on the ground below on the oncoming army and immediately fired at the cons., blowing them away.

"Optimus, I don't have the firepower to stop these tanks!" Ironhide roared over the coms.

"Then you're lucky I do!" Optimus retorted as he aimed for the Decepticon tanks and opened fire at them. With him behind the controls, with this newly-activated weapon, the Autobots now have a real chance against Megatron and his army. The cannon's firepower would be enough to turn the tide of the battle.

Back on the ground, The Autobots cheered for their leader as he fires a series of shots at the tanks, giving them a good chance of succeeding as he blew those tanks to the scrap yard.

"Optimus, I'm scanning more tanks rolling in!" Ironhide warned.

"Not for long!" Prime said with confidence in his abilities as he pointed the new tanks rolling in and Prime opened fire at the tanks, blowing them up. He also blew away the ground troops for the Decepticons and even their dropships. Soon, the new tanks were now blown apart and the Autobots were winning the battle for the ship... until...

As Prime tried to fire again, he found that the gun was firing, no matter how many times he would try. Before he could question it, the holographic screen went from blue to red as a massive OFFLINE message filled the screen.

"Wait for what!?" Yang exclaimed in shock.

"Why'd it stopped!?" Ruby asked.

"It appears that it ran out of energy to continue its firing," Winter concluded.

"But, what is Jaune going to do now?" Sapphron asked with worry.

"Jaune's fate is in his own hands now," Ozpin said.

"Something's wrong! The Neutron Gun isn't working!" Prime yelled,

"It isn't WHAT!" Ironhide exclaimed in shock and anger at this. They had just got a fighting chance and suddenly it was taken away just as quickly.

"You're out of Energon, Optimus!" Perceptor exclaimed

The seat lowered itself back down to the platform as Optimus got out of his seat. "Then we need to find more, Perceptor! I'm heading back to you," Prime said as he walked to the door, only for it shut right in front of him, like it was expecting him. The Autobot leader stood in surprise.

"Whoa!" Ruby said in surprise.

"The doors just shut..." Ilia said as she was confused and intrigued.

"But how is that possible?" Kali asked.

"Optimus?! My readings just spiked!" Perceptor informed as he was surprised by this himself. "What happened?"

"The door just shut. On its own…" Optimus answered calmly. Despite his surprise, he was also intrigued. Just what could this mean?

Just then, the wall on his right shifted down, leaving a huge gap until a stairway started to form for the Prime. Proceeding with caution, Prime walked down the stairway as it leads him to an opening door.

"Is...the building showing him where to go?" Ruby asked.

"Don't be ridiculous Ruby," Weiss said. "A building can't do that because it isn't alive."

"Or maybe it can..." Ozpin said as he stared at the screen.

"Oz?" Qrow said.

"I feel like we're going to see something that will be revealing,"

"Where are you going?" Perceptor asked. "That area doesn't even appear in the schematics!"

Despite the warning, Prime continued to follow the path that was leading him somewhere.

"Optim- You- break- up- Optimus..." Perceptor tried to say, only for the comms to give out as Prime entered the dark room.

"Where's he going?" Velvet asked, concerned for love, Jaune.

"He's going to investigate the source of the walls and even the building itself," Ghira said.

Optimus Prime walked towards the open entrance until it just hastily shut all on its own as around the room, gears spun and large booming sounds were heard.

A large hissing sound occurred as Prime turned and saw a gateway door was opening for him. Optimus then jumped down below as the doors in that area all closed at the same time as Prime looked around the room.

"Whoever you are, I can feel your presence through the Matrix." Optimus spoke out to the area as if he was speaking to someone, someone very close.

"Wait...could it be..." Weiss said as she thought her previous statement was about to be proven wrong.

"Wait, the building...is alive?" Pyrrha said.

"Something like that," View said with a smile, excited for their reactions.

Just then, the door on his right glowed blue, indicating it was about to open, which it did. Optimus walked over to the door and saw that below the area was dark, barely a light down there.

A staircase was instantly created right for him, giving him a way to his objective. Optimus walked down the stairs, determined to find the source of all this. As he walked down, a bright light shown through a hallway. There was something, no, someone calling out to him, someone very powerful and very ancient.

As he reached the floor, Prime shielded his optics to give him a better view of what he was dealing with.

Optimus took a choice and walked towards the light, determined to seek this mysterious being. "I ask you... no, I order you... Help us, in this dire time of need." Optimus said in a deep, commanding, yet gentle tone to this mysterious being.]

"It is alive!" Pyrrha said in awe.

"But who is it?" Sapphron asked.

Prime stopped walking as he was now in the middle of the shining room and he came across a lever. Something stirred within him, he didn't how, but he could feel that is was from the Matrix. It was then that he heard the voices of his predecessors, the Primes of the past, from within the mystic artefact. He heard the voices Sentinel Prime (Ozpin), Zeta Prime (Nicholas Schnee), and even the ancient Solus Prime (Summer Rose). For some reason, he thought he heard Alpha Trion's voice as well. He can hear every single Prime that came before him and they were telling him to pull the lever.

"Mom?..." Ruby gasped at the sight of her own mother, a few tears dropping while Yang comforted her while also shocked at seeing the mother figure before her own eyes.

"Is that...father?" Winter said in shock at her own father is one of these Primes.

"Ozpin, that's..." Glynda said.

"I know, Glynda...I'm amongst one of the Primes," Ozpin said.

He placed his hand onto the lever and began to pull down, feeling the weight coming to him as the moment he pulled down the lever, the very room began to change as gears turned and shifted and pillars started to rotate. The room, no, the entire complex began shifting and turning.

No, it was transforming.

"Oh, I can't wait for this one!" Nora said in an excited tone.

"You should be, as you know who this is soon," View said.

They didn't know what he meant until they saw the rest of the screening.

Back on the front lines, the Autobots were losing the battle as their forces began losing ground. Their numbers were falling, their energon was at an all-time low, and they were losing the courage to keep the fight going. Even with Optimus Prime and all of his Lieutenants, every Autobot knew that this was indeed their darkest hour.

They prayed to Primus that a light of hope would soon shine its way.

"And I think it will," Ruby said with a smile.

As the Decepticons ran towards the Autobots, the floor began to open up as steam blew from the opening crevasse, with even some unlucky 'Cons hanging on for dear life, confused and frightened by what was happening. Gears shifted as some corners slid back, revealing a brilliant and bright red light emanating the newly opened chasm. Turrets and weapons started to reveal themselves and any Decepticons who were on the higher levels of the complex fell from the shockwaves produced by its titanic transformation.

The vast city complex continued to transform. Two giant legs sprout out from beneath, towering over the city. Suddenly two powerful arms shot out, with hands rising from their newly discovered wrists, one of them forming a colossal fist. At the very top of the complex, a head emerged, with optics glowing red.

All those on the ground had different reactions. Many ran in terror, afraid of the colossal as it stood menacingly over them. Some bowed in reverence, completely astounded by witnessing a legendary being rise again. They all heard the stories, the myths, yet they never imagined they were true. Standing in Iacon, towering over building and all Cybertronians was a Titan, A giant race of Cybertronian once said to have thrived in the time of the original thirteen Primes. But whose side was this being on?

They got their answer when the fully-transformed Titan to stepped on some Decepticon tanks, squashing them as though they were Insecticons.

The Titan then spoke for the first time in untold millennia. "METROPLEX HEEDS THE CALL OF THE LAST PRIME..." The Titan, now known as Metroplex (Lie Ren) spoke to his leader as he held up his hand where Optimus was as he looked on in awe.

The students and teachers looked on with wide eyes and open mouths as they all knew that voice.

"Oh..." Pyrrha said in shock.

"My..." Ren said in shock at his titan like counterpart.

"GOD!" Nora exclaimed in shock and awe and felt very proudful that her Ren was the size and had the power of a large killer robot, all things she loved.

Without warning, she then speeds around the room like a bullet, being as fast as Ruby, even nearly hitting View as he fell to the ground. She then sped towards Ren. "RENNY!YOURAGIANTROBOTANDYOULOOKSOCOOLANDAWESOMEHOWDOYOUDOTHATWHEREDIDYOUCOMEFROMITDOESN'TMATTTERYOURSOAWESOMEOHMYGODYOURAGIANTROBOT!" Nora said all at once, shaking him back and forth.

"Nora, please, Ren needs air to breathe!" Pyrrha said as Ren started to lose focus.

"Optimus... what just happened?" Perceptor asked as he too saw what was happening and couldn't believe the sight before his very own optics.

"Easy, Perceptor…" Optimus assured with a smile as he looked up to his new hope and friend, a holographic Autobot insignia showing upon his chest. "He's one of us," Optimus said with pride.

"AWAITING YOUR ORDERS," Metroplex said in a soldierly tone as Optimus stood in the palm of his hand.

"Metroplex, you must destroy the Decepticon Warp Cannons on the outskirts of the city!" Optimus Prime commanded.

The battle for the Ark has finally turned in the Autobot's favour.

The screen turned off as everyone had their thoughts.

"That was awesome!" Ruby said with excitement.

"I know right!" Yang said in agreement.

"Now Jaune and his men will have a fighting chance," Winter said.

"Yeah, but does Ren?" Coco asked as they turned to see Nora was still shaking him back and forth.

"Shouldn't we get View to stop him?" Velvet asked.

"I don't that's possible," Blake pointed out. "I think Nora knocked him out," Blake pointed out as View as on the ground from his spot as he mumbled.

"I...should of...prepared for that..." View groaned out.

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Thanks for reading this chapter of Worlds of Arc. This chapter was co-written by one Nacoma23 who wrote the last Cybertron chapter.

This chapter took a little long, but don't worry I'm back and I will think of new things to show. I don't have much to say at the moment but I can say that some of your requests can be done. Particularly Spider-Verse, but it won't be the next chapter. Thanks and see you around!