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"Man, that last world was both dark...and yet funny as hell" Sun commented on the last world, consisting of Jaune being a teacher and delivering news to a parent.
"It is...quite humorous." Ozpin said. "But, after seeing that, I highly doubt that I would want Mr Arc amongst my staff."
"I highly doubt that Mr Arc would go around killing his students" Glynda said.
"Well..." Yang said. "We won't be too sure unless we find out."
"Hopefully we won't for a while" Ironwood said.
Just before the conversation could continue on any further, View came back into the room with an orb in his hand.
"Finally!" Coco said. "I can't wait to see this next world"
"Glad to keep you excited." View said.
"So which one is it?" Pyrrha asked.
"Well for this one, we will be returning to the world of Cybertron" View informed, gaining excitement from some of the audience, Nora most of all, considering how the last viewing ended.
The people who weren't excited were the likes of Ironwood, Sun, Penny and Taiyang. They were not present on what happened in those viewings.
"Cybertron?" Sun asked.
"Oh yeah, you guys weren't here for this one" Nora said in realisation.
"So what is this world about?" Ironwood asked with interest.
"It's about-" Ren was about to explain but Nora beated him to the punch.
"IT'S ABOUT GIANT ROBOTS FIGHTING EACH OTHER!" Nora said with massive amount of excitement in her voice. "JAUNE-JAUNE IS CALLED OPTIMUS PRIME! BEST NAME EVER! AND WE'RE FIGHTING ALONGSIDE HIM TO BEAT THAT ADAM GUY! BECAUSE HE'S APPARENTLY A DICK AND THEN AT THE END OF THE LAST ONE! A GIGANTIC, FREAKING, HUGE ASS VERSION OF RENNY APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE! AND THEY CALLED HIM METROPLEX AND HE IS GONNA RIP ALL OF THEM TO SHREDS ITS GONNA BE AMAZ-" Nora shouted in a fast tone until Ren covered her mouth with his hand as she heavily breathed.
"Well...looks like I got my answer." Sun said in a stunned tone, as did the other audience members, Ironwood perking up when he heard the mention of the name of the White Fang's most dangerous member.
"It's set on another world." View informed. "Where mechanical life lives on, but conflict is risen"
"So there's a war going on?" Ironwood asked.
"Indeed, sir." Winter said in a respectful tone.
"But why is it they have different names." Penny asked.
"Their planet has different cultures and traditions then the ones your familiar with" View answered.
"How very intriguing." Penny said.
"So, what's happening now?" Sun asked.
"Currently, they've reached a point in the war where the planet they live on has become so inhabitable, they must leave in order to survive" Glynda informed. "And Adam and his...Decepticons are in the middle of stopping it, right up until Metroplex came in."
"Uh, I have a question." Tai said as he raises his hand. "Who or what is a Metroplex?" Tai asked.
"Um," Ren spoke up as he raised his hand up. "That would be me." Ren said. "In this world, I am apparently a gigantic robot that towers over all the other...giant robots." Ren said.
"Cool." Sun simply said. "So...is there a version of me in this."
"There is in fact." View said. "And he's called Hot Rod."
"Oh, that's an awesome name to have!" Sun said. "I bet I was awesome!" Sun said with a confident smirk.
"If you call disobeying orders and almost getting yourself killed is awesome, then yeah sure, you were really awesome, kid" Qrow remarked, making Sun deflate a little.
"Oh." Sun said. "Was it that bad?"
"Very" Ghira bluntly said, causing his wife to sit his arm.
"But, you did help out, in some way" Blake said, making Sun feel a little bit better.
"So, what is happening in the world now that Metroplex has arrived?" Penny asked.
"Well, let's find out now" View said as he tossed the orb into the screen.
"Oh, this is gonna be good" Yang grinned as the screen lit up.
Somewhere, in the skies above Iacon...
Within an Autobot transport, two of Prime's loyal Autobots gazed down on the city, looking upon a sight they never imagined seeing.
"By the Allspark of Primus, Jazz, are you seeing what I'm seeing?!" Cliffjumper cried out in alarm.
"You mean did I just see an actual mythical being rising up from the city?" Jazz asked, "Because, yes, I did just see that."
"You think he's on our side?" Cliffjumper asked, honestly worried.
"Well he has that big, massive Autobot symbol on him so I would suggest so." Qrow said.
"From what I remember about the Covenant, Titans only take orders from the one carrying the Matrix." Jazz told his friend.
"So he's on our side?" Cliffjumper asked for clarity.
"Yes, and knowing the boss, he's probably gonna tear the Cons a new one." Jazz answered with a slight grin.
"Oh, I can tell this is gonna be good" Sun grinned.
"Indeed." Ozpin said as he himself was more interested in this Covenant they spoke off.
"Hopefully, Metro-Ren will be able to stomp on them" Nora said.
"Metro-Ren?" Pyrrha asked.
"It's the combined name of the two" Nora grinned. "Do you like it?"
I do!" Ruby perked up.
"It's got something" Coco smirked.
"I too think it is a very creative name!" Penny perked up.
Suddenly, the transport was rocked by turbulence, causing both Autobots to nearly lose their footing. They were able to maintain their centre of gravity, keeping them from falling down.
In rage, Cliffjumper shouted to their pilot, "Damn it, Swipe, can't you fly this thing better?! I know repair drones that can!"
Their friend and pilot, Sideswipe (Marrow), irritably snapped back, "Hey, Cliff, you wanna try flying through the middle of a warzone? NO? Then sit down, strap yourself in, and stop being such a backseat driver!"
"Huh," Ironwood said. "It's so strange seeing Marrow so...so..."
"Serious?" Winter suggested.
"Well...I suppose so, yes." James said.
Sideswipe was the pilot they chosen for this mission, considering he was one of the best ones in the entire Autobot Army. But Jazz and Cliffjumper know that the usually-chipper bot would rather be on the ground, fighting the cons, like their Autobot brothers and sisters.
"Marrow is indeed loyal like that" Ironwood said.
"It is an admirable trait." Winter said.
"As is most people who want to do well" Ozpin said.
But their orders were to find out what became of Grimlock's team. These orders came straight from Optimus, and they were going to follow them to the letter. Iacon will be saved.
"Grimlock?" Penny asked.
"It's Cardin's cybertronian version" Blake said.
"Cardin? You mean that racist dick?" Sun asked, never meeting him, but hearing him from Blake, he knew the guy was a total douchebag.
"Grimlock was stationed in this city, but he abandoned his post when the Decepticons attacked" Weiss informed.
Ironwood was not happy to hear this. A soldier should never abandoned his post and leave his comrades, it wasn't fit for a soldier.
After all, it had Optimus Prime defending it.
Cliffjumper and Jazz sat down and strapped themselves in, preparing for what will most certainly be a bumpy to Grimlock's last known coordinates.
Meanwhile, With Metroplex...
Metroplex looked down onto the Autobot leader in the palm of his massive hand. He told him with his powerful and booming voice, "AWAITING YOUR ORDERS."
"Woah!" Suns said in awe. "He is huge!"
"That's an understatement buddy" Tai said, his eyes widened.
"I'll be damned..." Ironwood gasped at the sheer size of the Titan. He imagined the possibilities one would have if he had that on their side. And considering that these Cybertronians were already giants to them...
"Oh, this is gonna be good" Yang grinned deviously as she rubbed her hands together.
"They are so screwed now" Coco smirked.
"I can't wait!" Nora squealed as she jumped up and down on her chair.
"Metroplex, you must destroy the Decepticon Warp Cannons on the outskirts of the city!" Optimus ordered his newest soldier.
Metroplex nodded and lowered his arm, so that he may return the prime back to the surface. As the Arm made its descent, Perceptor's voice cried out over the comms.
"You'd better hurry, Optimus, The Ark's about to come apart!"
"It's a good thing they got Metroplex in the nick of time" Ruby said.
"Yeah, otherwise, who knows how long they would've lasted" Yang said.
"Well, it appears those worries don't need to be thought upon any further" Glynda said.
The giant fist made contact with the metal surface of Cybertron, with Optimus fully prepared to return to battle.
Prime urgently cried out, "Then let's roll out!"
Optimus ran up Metroplex's colossal fingers, which had folded together into a makeshift ramp, and jumped into the air. He then transformed back into vehicle mode, his engine on overdrive. He began to race past a field of debris, careful as to not collide into any destroyed building or wall. That's when Perceptor gave him a status report.
"That is so cool!" Ruby said in awe, as did Nora.
"Optimus, there are three warp cannons shelling the Ark. I'm uploading the coordinates to you now."
"Good ol' Bart" Qrow smirked.
"I am amazed that he's not talking as fast as he's used to" James said.
"It is quite something" Ozpin said.
Just as the scientist sent the coordinates, Optimus drove up a ramp, before firing his thrusters so that he can make it across. As soon as his tires made contact with solid, metal ground, he thanked the scientist and then relayed to Metroplex.
"Metroplex, head for the ruins of Iacon! I'll do my best to keep up!"
"ON MY WAY," The Titan replied as he began to make his way to the first Warp Cannon.
Optimus watched as the Titan was bombarded with Decepticon Artillery, but kept moving unimpeded, disregarding the blasts as thought they were cyber-pests. He turned a corner, only to find a tank waiting for him. He quickly fired a few missiles, which destroy the war machine. The Autobot sped on through the flaming wreckage, intent on reaching his destination.
"Man, Ren in this world is a beast!" Sun commented.
"I know!" Yang said in amazement.
Ren was also impressed by his counterpart. He obviously prefer the way he handled his foes in combat, silent and efficiently. But seeing his counterpart made him feel very impressed.
Nora had her heart pumping like crazy. Seeing her partner/not so subtle love crashing all of those Decepticons into bits made her heart pound. If there were no people in this room, she'd throw him to the ground and just take him.
He soon made his way to a bridge, only for some Decepticons to jump out of cover and ambush. He quickly fired more missiles, which blast away some of the 'Cons. The survivors made their way to their bridge, hoping to cut Prime off. Suddenly a vast shadow crept upon them. They look up only to freeze at the sight of Metroplex foot hanging above their heads. Their shock cost them their lives as Prime fire away. With his path secured, Optimus races down the Bridge, just as Metroplex walked over the bridge.
"Woah!" Yang exclaimed. "They stood no chance!"
"Like an ant and a boot" James compared.
For the next several minutes, Optimus raced toward his objective, sometimes aiding Autobots and destroying Decepticons, either with his Path Blaster or by just running them over. Eventually he turned at another corner and spotted the first warp cannon in the distance. He also noticed, much to his annoyance, that the bridge ahead had been taken out. If he used it, then he'd just fall into the crevasse below.
"Damn" Tai said. "There's no way he can make it across there."
"There has to be some way" Velvet said in a hopeful tone.
"Well unless he's an amazing jumper, I just can't see how he would make it" Sun said.
"I wish at times like these he could be able to fly" Ruby said.
"Oh come on, Ruby" Weiss said. "It would be downright ridiculous if he could suddenly fly now when he had ample opportunity to do so before"
"I guess you're right" Ruby said.
"Metroplex, I have a visual of the first Warp Cannon, but the bridge ahead is out!" He told the Titan in alarm.
"ALLOW ME TO ASSIST YOU, OPTIMUS PRIME." Metroplex spoke as he plucked the damaged bridge section from out of the pit.
Holding the section up, Metroplex was able to provide a pathway for his leader to use. Optimus sped through, driving right under the Titan's gigantic hand. After he arrived at the other side of the bridge, the leader noticed that he had just reached an Autobot outpost. He quickly transformed.
"Well, I'll be damned" Ironwood gasped in shock and amusement.
"That sure is...handy?" Yang grinned.
"Oh for the love of..." Blake groaned as she rubbed her forehead.
An Autobot on the floor above saw him and shouted, "Optimus, up here!"
Optimus made his way toward the Autobot, who then reported, "That Warp Cannon's too tough, Optimus! We can't make a dent in it!"
As the Autobot spoke, both he and Prime made their way to an observation deck, allowing them a full unobstructed view of a Warp Cannon. The massive weapon had crashed into the side of a building, the cannon positioned on its side and firing blast after blast upon the Ark.
Optimus saw the weapon, tapped the side of his head, and spoke, "I'm still tapped into your targeting computers, Metroplex! If we resync, I can designate targets for you!"
Having heard the Last Prime, Metroplex loudly declared, "TARGET SYNCHRONIZING INITIATED."
"That is indeed very clever" Ozpin complimented.
"They don't call him a Prime for nothing" Nora smirked.
Suddenly, an Autobot cried out, "Everybody get down, incoming Decepticon!"
Then from behind the Warp Cannon, a Leaper leapt down onto the ground below, his landing creating a shockwave which destroyed any unfortunate bot caught within it.
Optimus seethed in rage as the Leaper laughed and boasted, "Now THAT'S how you make an entrance!"
"What the heck is that thing!?" Tai asked as he was shocked by the sudden appearance of the Decepticon.
"That's a Leaper" Qrow answered.
"A what?" James asked.
"It's a Decepticon with the ability to leap at incredible bounds and slams right into the ground, creating a shockwave" Winter exclaimed.
"Very fitting name for them" Penny responded.
"If only the Autobots had something like that." Sun said.
"They have Metroplex. Or rather, me." Ren said.
"Oh yeah." Sun said in realisation.
He then ordered his fellow 'Cons, "Waste 'em all!"
Wasting no time, Optimus jumped from the observation deck and onto the ground below, intent on destroying the Leaper before he can kill any more of his Autobots. As he fired his blaster upon the Giant's booster pack, he failed to notice that two other leapers had entered the foray to aid his comrade. The 'Con's immediately started their rampage, with Prime and the few Autobots remaining now fighting a desperate battle to stay alive.
"Well, this is just great!" Coco remarked.
"If Jaune beated those guys before, he can do it again!" Ruby said with confidence for her fellow leader.
"Indeed." Pyrrha nodded in approval.
Suddenly, an Autobot trooper noticed something and cried out, "One of the rocket troopers is down! Someone take his launcher!"
Optimus saw the downed Autobot rocket trooper and his weapon, a Thermo Rocket Cannon, and immediately jumped into action. Dodging a Leaper's swiping arm, the Prime reached the launcher, which then integrated into his system. Seizing the opportunity, he aimed the rocket launcher at the back of a Leaper and fired, damaging the booster pack and destroying the behemoth in an explosion of energy.
"Boo Ya!" Yang cheered on for her fellow blonde.
Another leaper, having seen his comrade destroyed, roared and jumped into the air, before using its booster pack to launch himself at Optimus, intent on smashing him into the metal ground. Optimus, however, saw this and leapt to safety just as the Leaper landed. Holding up the launcher once more, Optimus took aim and fired at the 'Con's exposed booster pack.
With a final roar of outrage, the Leaper was destroyed.
"Damn, he is quick" Sun said.
"Indeed." Ironwood said in agreement. "He is quite the soldier"
"He does have quick instincts" Tai said.
He then looked to his right and saw the final Leaper, which was cleaving and hacking his way through his Autobots as they desperately tried to destroy him. Optimus fired a rocket, intentionally missing his target to draw the 'Con's rage onto himself. The Leaper took the bait and charged the Autobot leader, wanting to end his for ruining his fun. Optimus rolled out of the way and fired the launcher at his booster pack, destroying the final Leaper.
"And that takes care of that" Weiss said.
"TARGET SYNCHRONIZING AT 50%" He heard Metroplex declare.
"Fifty Percent!?" Ruby exclaimed.
"Ugh it's taking way too long" Yang groaned.
"It's like updating a scroll" Sun muttered.
"Hey, caught Metro-Ren some slack, he's been asleep for like a long time" Nora said.
Suddenly, another Leaper jumped to their position. The 'Con roared. "Death to all Autobots!"
Optimus immediately went about destroying its booster pack. He fired the rocket launcher, which fired off the last volley of rockets it had. He discarded the launcher and reactivated his Path Blaster, which he then fired away at the Leaper. As he ran back to gain some distance, his spark core froze when he saw that two other Leapers had joined in.
Where in the Pit do they come from?! Optimus thought in annoyance.
"Man, these things keep popping up!" Coco exclaimed.
"Well, I guess when you have a couple of heavy hitters..." Blake began to say.
"I doubt it would last for them, dear." Ghira said in a sage tone.
"Yeah! Jaune-Jaune is gonna kick their butts!" Nora pumped up.
"Yeah he will" Saphron said in encouragement for her little brother.
The Leaper he was firing upon eventually exploded. His fellow 'Cons saw their comrade explode and then their red optics narrowed in on the Prime. One charged Optimus, who slid out of the way, and then fired several shots from his blaster at the 'Con's booster pack, destroying him. The last Leaper jumped into the air, hoping to pin the Prime to the ground, only to receive a shot to his face from his target.
"Damn that's some precise firing." Tai complimented.
Blinded by the sudden shot, the Leaper landed in a heap on the ground and thrashed about as he covered his face. Optimus took the opportunity to destroy the Booster pack, eliminating the 'Con. Optimus looked to his surviving Autobots, who cheered their leader for saving their lives. Optimus hoped this would get better.
"Hopefully, that'll be the end of those leapers" Pyrrha said.
"I doubt it's gonna be that easy" Terra said.
"It never usually is" Qrow said.
"TARGET SYNCHRONIZING COMPLETED; AWAITING YOUR COORDINATES, OPTIMUS PRIME."
Having heard his colossal friend, Optimus looked up at the Warp Cannon and immediately set the target scope upon it. Once he was sure he was locked-on, he painted the target, a holographic bullseye appearing on the cannon marking it as a target.
He then said, "Metroplex, take out that Warp Cannon!"
"CONSIDER IT DONE."
The ground shook as Metroplex made his way toward the Warp Cannon, his giant frame towering over every building. The Autobots stared in awe at their legendary comrade, eagerly awaiting him ripping the cannon into small little bits of useless junk. Once he was close enough, Metroplex reached out with his left hand and took hold of the Warp Cannon, which he then ripped away from the ship that had carried it. He crushed the cannon in the palm of his hand. He then punched the Cannon's carrier, which flattened into the side of the building; a chorus of cheers erupted from the Autobots.
The audience were all in shock and excitement at this. Seeing the titan ripping down that warp cannon like it was nothing really got them hyped up.
"That is amazing!" Ruby said with wide eyes.
"Holy crap!" Sun exclaimed in excitement at seeing the titan take down the warp cannon with such ease.
"He just crashed that damned thing" Qrow cackled with a wide grin.
"Take that ya cons!" Yang boasted.
Optimus smiled and told his new comrade, "One down; Two more to go!"
Metroplex nodded his giant head and spoke, "LEAD THE WAY, OPTIMUS PRIME."
Optimus immediately transformed back into vehicle mode, intent on making his way to the next Warp Cannon. He drove up a ramp, before transforming once again into Robot mode, when he realized that he'd need to make the rest of this trek on his feet rather than his wheels. He walked across a platform from one side to the other, where an opened gate sat waiting for him. Running the gateway, he entered a series of hallways. Traversing the various halls, Optimus soon made his way outside, arriving at a courtyard overlooking a vast bridge.
This bridge just so happened to be occupied by a battalion of Decepticons and their artillery.
"I don't care where it came from. Shoot it!" He heard their commander shout, no doubt referring to Metroplex.
"Yeah, good luck with that." Yang chuckled.
He turned to his right and saw Metroplex slowly approaching the bridge; Wave after wave of 'Con artillery fire erupted across his giant body. The Titan paid these attacks no mind, likening them to miniscule cyber-gnats. The giant reached the bridge and raised his massive fists over his head, and then brought them down upon the bridge, destroying it and the Decepticons upon it.
"Damn! That is still so impressive" Qrow remarked.
"Indeed." Ironwood said in agreement. He leaned forward for a closer look at the titan. Wanting to know more about it and see if he could somehow create a version of his own to combat Salem's forces.
Prime immediately jumped from his position, dispatching the stragglers who had escaped the bridge's destruction. He then made his way over to a gate which had been locked shut, but which had a small gap between the doors. He shoved his hands through the gap, took hold of the doors, and slammed them back into their slots, opening the gate.
Before him was a hallway which he entered. Turning a corner, he found a squad of Decepticons stationed on an open deck, firing futilely at Metroplex. The Titan merely took his hand and swatted them like gnats.
"Justice," Optimus thought aloud.
"It's what they get..." Yang muttered.
"Easy, Yang" Weiss said.
"I know..." Yang groaned. "But if they're going to fight, then the bots should strike back just as hard"
He then walked onto the deck and jumped to another one, which connected to a ramp leading to the ground. As he reached the bottom of the ramp, a transmission sounded out over the communications line.
[This is transport nine! We're under heavy fire, I repeat, we are under heavy fire!]
He recognized the voice immediately. It was Prowl's (Whitley).
"Brother" Weiss and Winter said at the same time, worried for their little brother.
"Are they gonna be okay?" Ruby asked.
"I don't know, kiddo" Qrow answered.
Optimus turned another corner and, much to his surprise, found a Decepticon dropship plunged deep into the building, a large and gaping hole left in its wake. Unfortunately, some Autobots were killed by the dropships' crash, their prone corpses lying right on the front of the ship.
"Oh no..." Kali gasped.
Prime took a moment to mourn the fallen Autobots before placing his foot upon the ship. Using all of his strength, he shoved the ship back, which fell into the corridor below and exploded. But just as the ship exploded, another transmission came from Prowl, this time sounding frantic and urgent.
[We're hit! We're hit! Brace for crash-]
The transmission cut off. That was when he saw an Autobot transport fall of out of the sky, with a trail of smoke following it, crash into the metal ground below.
"No..." Optimus whispered in fear.
"No!" Weiss cried out in terror. Despite how things currently are with her brother, she didn't want to see him dead.
Winter was visibly shocked as well, also giving a small gasp. Her training tried to suspend her emotions but she couldn't help it as she dreaded what happened to her little brother.
The rest of Team RWBY tried to assure their teammate and friend while Ironwood gave Winter a reassuring pat on her shoulder.
He decided then and there to look for survivors. Seeing the second Warp Cannon in the distance, Optimus told Metroplex to maintain his path and that he'll meet him there soon. The Titan acknowledged the order.
"Hopefully, he'll get to them in time" Ren said.
"If there's anyone left." Ilia muttered, gaining glares from both the Schnee sisters.
Prime then leapt downward and ran through the corridor, before he found himself outside again. Looking down, he was relieved to see that falling transport had crash-landed, with Autobot survivors already taking position behind some hastily-made fortifications. Unfortunately, they were beset by Decepticons on all sides. If they did not receive help, this will most assuredly be their last stand.
"Not if Jaune has something to say about it!" Ruby declared.
His mind made up, he ran and leapt off of the deck and onto the newly-minted battlefield. Seeing that he was outnumbered, he asked Metroplex to launch missiles upon the Decepticons, which the Titan obliged to. He fired away at the 'Cons, the roar of missiles launching pierced the air. Up above, he saw multiple missiles incoming and so ducked for cover, with the fortified Autobots doing the same. The attacking Decepticons are destroyed in a series of explosions.
Optimus rose from cover and addressed the Autobots, "Autobots, identify yourselves!"
An Autobot that Prime recognized as Windblade (Kali) ran out and shouted, "84th Battalion, Squad 7, Prowl's command."
"Mom!?" Blake exclaimed
"Kali?" Ghira said in surprise.
"Well, I do look good in this" Kali smirked at her other self.
"Where is your commander?" Prime asked.
"Prowl's transport crashed back in that direction, Sir!" Windblade said as she pointed to her right and over into the distance.
Prime looked back and saw in the distance that another Transport had crashed and was now under siege by Decepticon Marauders and soldiers. Prime looked over to Windblade and ordered, "Windblade, hold position here. If you have any troops to spare, I want them to group-up around me."
Windblade nodded and motioned for four Autobots to meet with their leader. The Autobots were named Springer (Clover), Blurr (Neon), Red Alert (Professor Peach), and Sunstreaker (Harriet). The Autobots met with their leader, who then gave them his plan of attack.
Ironwood recognized a few of the Autobots there, two of them worked for him and were his absolute best, thinking that they had a good chance in beating them.
"Wait, is that what Professor Peach looks like?" Yang asked.
"It appears so." Pyrrha said.
"Huh, I always wondered what she looked like" Nora said.
"Us too." Coco said, Velvet nodding in agreement.
"Springer, I want you in helicopter mode to survey the area and give us an exact estimate of the Con's forces. If you find any lost Autobots in trouble, get them out of it!"
"Copy that, Prime!" Springer spoke before jumping into the air and transforming.
The Green copter flew overhead to follow his leader's orders.
"So cool!" Nora commented.
"Red Alert, Sunstreaker, you're with me. We'll take out the Marauders and the squads protecting them."
Suddenly, Blurr, with his trademark motor-mouth, went to Optimus and asked, "Whataboutme, Prime, whataboutme, Icanhelpicanhelp, whataboutme?!"
"Woah!" Yang said in shock. "That Neon girl is talking fast."
"I know, it's almost Oobleck levels of speed" Sun remarked.
"I could barely understand a word she said" Glynda said. "Much like Bart"
Prime, who had been able to catch every word the speedster said, told him. "Blurr, you'll go on ahead and inform the Autobots at the transport of our plan. You're fast enough to dodge the Decepticons. You're to give aid there wherever you can."
Blurr smiled and proudly boasted, "Absoulutelypositvely, there'snoonewhocangetthisjobfinshedfasterthanican! Nobodynobodynobody!
Blurr immediately transformed and sped off to the besieged transport at turbo speed. Optimus watched as the blue speedster weaved in and out of multiple attacks, effortlessly making his way toward the downed transport.
Optimus looked to the three Autobots and bellowed triumphantly, "Autobots, Roll Out!
"Gotta love that battle cry" Qrow remarked.
Optimus charged onto the battlefield, with his new squad following him with furious battle cries.
Meanwhile, at the crashed remains of Transport 9...
"You should've left me behind, defending the Ark is all that matters..." Prowl weakly groaned as a medic amputated his shattered leg.
Weiss held her hands to her mouth at seeing this. She and Winter were glad to see her brother was alive but did not want to see his leg get cut off.
"Damn" Qrow hissed. He'd san seen that happen a few times to a couple of his fellow Huntsmen.
"Thank god Mother isn't here to see this" Winter thought to herself the mother of the Schnee would most likely have a panic attack.
"Wow, Prowl, is that any way to thank the Bot who saved your life?" Warpath told the former cop as he blasted at the cons.
Weiss had to remember to thank Nora for saving him. She truly was a good friend to her and Team RWBY.
"Yes, thank you, Warpath, for saving my sorry aft." Prowl condescended before sarcastically adding; "Now we can all die together."
"Okay, now you're just being a pessimist."
"No, I'm being realistic. We're outnumbered, outgunned, low on energon, and I've run out of ideas." Prowl told the Tankformer.
"That doesn't mean you can give up just yet" Ruby said.
"Indeed, Miss Rose." Ozpin muttered.
"So long has there's good people fighting, there's always a chance." Tai said.
"Come on, you've gotta have at least one plan!"
"Yeah, I have one," Prowl cocked his plaster pistol, "If I'm going to the Well of All Sparks today, I'm going to take as many of these 'Con fraggers with me!"
Warpath smiled and chuckled, "BLAM! Now that's what I wanted to hear!"
"Good as plan as any" Qrow smirked.
"That's the way I wanna go out" Yang grinned. "Guns blazing in a fire of glory!"
"Hell yeah!" Nora cheered in agreement.
"That's the way to go!" Coco added.
"Children. Calm down, now!" Glynda sighed in irritation as her students calmed down immediately.
If there was one thing that Warpath was sure of, it was that Prowl absolutely hated the Decepticons more than any other Autobot.
Not that he can blame him, Considering the Con's razed the former cop's home citystate Praxus to the ground when they refused to side with Megatron. The Cons even captured his sisters and fellow officers, Clampdown (Winter) and Stakeout (Weiss), and executed them for aiding the resistance.
The audience were horrified to hear this, while the two sisters were shocked to hear that they were dead in this world.
"Okay...I really want to find that bastard of their leader and punch a hole through his damn head!" Yang growled in rage, clenching her fists.
"I'll help" Ruby muttered as she glared at the screen.
Blake would've said something...but she didn't want to swear in front of her parents because what she would have said wouldn't have been nice. Despite her past with Adam, she would never forgive anyone that would dare harm her friends or family.
"We'll provide help as well." Nora said, Ren and Pyrrha nodding in response.
What made it worse was the fact that his sisters were actually executed by their former superior, Barricade (Jacques), who had joined the Decepticons all because Megatron promised to make him chief of his secret police.
Winter growled at this while Weiss was speechless to hear this. Their own father had killed them, they didn't know what to say.
Ironwood clenched his fist when he heard this information. He had never liked Jacques at all, but he never thought he would cause harm to his children, or at least to a certain degree.
Warpath can understand the Cop's rightful fury over such a betrayal. To this day, he can't get over the fact that most of his classmates and Instructors at the War Academy joined the Decepticons, all while murdering the other students who refused to join. The last he heard, the ringleader of this coup and his former mentor Onslaught (Hazel) was now the leader of one of the 'Con's newer combining teams, The Combaticons.
"Damn" Qrow muttered. "That is brutal"
Ozpin slightly tensed when he learned that it is that Hazel, the same one filled with hate.
Nora was shocked to hear this, she was has shocked to hear, but still.
She then felt another hand on hers. She turned to see Ren looking at her with a comforting look, to which she smiled at.
However, despite their differences, mainly in their backgrounds and what they lost, both Warpath and Prowl shared one thing in common. It was the one thing that all true Autobots shared, one that they held with pride.
That one thing is their complete and utter belief in Optimus Prime.
After his school was destroyed by the traitors, Warpath wandered Cybertron aimlessly, destroying Decepticon holdouts without any regard for his own safety and others. By that point in his life, He was just a dead-mech walking. But then Optimus saved him during an ambush gone wrong. The Autobot leader saved his life, recruited him, and taught him to be a leader. With the Autobots, Warpath regained the spark he once thought lost, and it made him the commander he is today. Optimus showed him that he still had a purpose and something to protect.
Nora had tears in her eyes after hearing this, this made her feel really thankful for her fearless leader for saving her in that spot, and similar to what Ren did for her. This made her feel really thankful to be part of Team JNPR.
Prowl was not popular in Praxus, being a strict, by-the books cop, but he swore an oath to protect the city. The only ones who did care about him were his sisters. When he lost them both, he got angry, vindictive, and to his shame, cruel. He swore to fight the monsters terrorizing Cybertron, even if he had to become one himself. He did things he wasn't proud of, terrible things. So ruthless was his crusade that he actually learned to manipulate bots into taking their own lives. But then Optimus found him. He became his friend, his mentor, and ultimately, the one who saved his soul and taught him to be a better mech.
Weiss gave a sad smile at this. She hadn't treat Jaune very nicely since they met and her relationship with her brother wasn't all that great. But she was very thankful of the blonde for sticking by her brother, something she should've done and needed to do.
Winter was also thankful for the blonde. Thinking that not only did Weiss had a good teammate, she had a good friend.
The stories may change, but they always end the same way. But these stories are why the Autobots have so much faith and trust in Optimus Prime. Prime was not just their leader. He was a friend, a brother, a teacher, and their inspiration.
Optimus Prime is their beacon. He didn't just lead the Autobots...
He helped them see the best parts of themselves.
And for that, they will gladly die for him.
Ruby gave a sigh of relief. "I think we're all lucky to have a friend like him"
"Indeed." Pyrrha smiled in agreement.
"Jaune truly is something else, isn't he?" Terra whispered to her wife.
"Yeah...He really is" Saphron smiled in response.
Ozpin turned to Glynda with a small smirk. "Do you still disagree with me allowing him in, despite his transcripts?"
Glynda sighed at this. "I suppose not. He has earned his place more than anyone."
The Tankformer helped Prowl to his feet, positioning him at the barricades with his soldiers. The former cop immediately aimed his pistol, prepared to take down taking down any Decepticons that got too close to his position. He had already lost Sector 4, most of his battalion, and now he and his troops were going to die in this metallic plain.
He yelled out, "Autobots, I'm not going to lie to you! Our situation is bleak. We're outgunned, outnumbered, and out-planned! We're low on energon, so conserve every shot you have. For every bot we lose, be sure to send ten more Con's to the Inferno. Above all else, hold your fire until you see the glowing reds of their optics!"
"AND AIM FOR THEIR KNEES, TOO-POW!" Warpath exclaimed.
"Hell yeah!" Nora pumped up. "You tell 'em me!"
"Nora, ease it up a bit" Ren said calmly as he sat her back down.
The Autobots affirmed their commander's order and aimed their weapons accordingly. Warpath and his troops joined them at the barricades, ready to fight alongside them to the death.
The Autobots roared defiantly, "TILL ALL ARE ONE!"
"Good men." Ironwood smiled and nodded in response. Remembering all the other times where he led his men into battle.
The Decepticons charged, firing their weapons, with their Marauder tanks firing a barrage upon their position. Whenever a 'Con got too close, the Autobots would fire. For every Autobot that was taken down, they shot down ten Decepticons just as Prowl had ordered. As the battle raged, a blue racer was seen on the battlefield racing toward their position. Overhead, they spotted a green helicopter hovering in the air, shooting down Con's and rescuing any Bots caught behind enemy lines.
The blue race car made its way over to Prowl and Warpath, the latter of whom asked, "Blurr, what are you doing here?"
"And please try and slow down when you're talking." Prowl asked, not in the mood for motor-mouth Blurr.
Blurr paced himself and explained, "Optimus is coming. He's got a plan that can save everyone."
"Optimus is coming? That's all I need to hear!" Warpath cheered.
"I just hope he has a plan" Blake said.
"Blake, he has Metroplex-I mean Ren" Yang reminded. "With him, he could end it like that!" Yang said as she clicked her fingers.
"Battles are won using your skill and your mind, remember?" Tai asked his daughters.
"Yep" Ruby nodded.
"Yeah. Yeah" Yang waved.
Prowl felt his spirits lift when he heard Prime was coming, "There's hope yet."
That's when they felt the ground shake. They also noticed that the Decepticons had ceased their attack. Looking over the barricades, the three Autobots were shocked to see a giant of a robot lumbering overhead, looking down on the 'Cons. Suddenly, a volley of missiles launched from the giant robot, which sailed through the air before landing on the hapless 'Cons.
"How's that for skill?" Coco asked with a smirk.
As explosions rippled across the battlefield, they noticed a big red and blue truck heading to their position, followed by two cars and another truck with a crane. The Last Prime had arrived.
Warpath cried out, "Optimus, over here!"
Optimus fired all thrusters and sped up to Warpath. He transformed back into robot mode and addressed the Tank.
"Warpath, I thought I ordered you to protect the Ark!"
"Never made it, Prowl needed help," Warpath looked to Metroplex, "Who's your big friend?"
"The best you're gonna have" Nora said to her onscreen self. "Well there's also Jaune, Pyrrha, Ruby, Weiss, Blake Yang..." Nora started to count away.
"She'll be there for a while" Coco said to her partner who chuckled in response.
Optimus disregarded the question and said, "We can't stay. We've got to move on and destroy the last Warp Cannon."
Warpath shouted in protest, "Optimus, we're low on Energon! There's more Decepticons comin' in! You leave-"
[Optimus, this is Ironhide! The Ark's shields are nearly gone! There's not much time left!]
"Ironhide?" Ironwood asked.
"It's...him, sir" Winter groaned, gesturing to the Branwen.
"It's a badass name for a badass guy like myself" Qrow remarked.
Upon hearing that transmission, Warpath told Prime, "Go, we'll cover you."
Optimus shook his head and said, "No. We face them together."
"Like a team should" Pyrrha smiled.
"Yeah" Ruby pumped up in response.
He then looked at Prowl, "Prowl, if you need any help-"
"No need, I already sent the distress signal, rescue teams are on their way. Just go, I'll only slow you down." Prowl told his leader.
"Understood, but is there anything else I need to know?" Optimus asked.
"Yeah, there is. I sent Hot Rod's team to the fuelling station to reinforce Ironhide. I also sent Arcee out to scout for any hidden Decepticon positions. Haven't heard from her since, I fear she's been captured." Prowl reported.
Optimus gripped his fists in rage hearing that a member of his team might've been kidnapped.
"Man, it's twice for Sun that's he's in trouble" Velvet pointed out.
Sun just groaned in response.
"They'll be fine." Qrow said. "They got the titan."
"Still, it might not be enough and that they need assistance." Glynda said.
He thanked Prowl and relieved him of duty.
That's when Optimus noticed that another wave of Decepticons was advancing on them. He ordered his Autobots to take defensive positions. Activating his targeting computer, he chose targets for Metroplex, whom then promptly fired his missiles at them. A marauder tank appeared which he then destroyed with the help of Metroplex.
Knowing the odds were not in their favour, the con's retreated back to the nearby plaza, with Prime, Warpath, and other Autobots hot on their trail.
Unfortunately for these Cons, Optimus targeted their position to be destroyed by Metroplex's missile strikes. The sound of warning klaxons blared through the city, as the titan launched a volley of missiles from the conical stacks on his shoulders. The plaza was rocked by a series of great explosions, causing some parts of the structure to collapse.
"Wow!" Yang exclaimed. "You could say that place..."
"Yang..." Ruby warned.
"Was in..." Tai added.
"Don't you freaking dare, Tai." Qrow said with the same tone as Ruby.
"Ruins!" The blonde pair said at the same time.
"God damn it" Qrow and Ruby said at once.
Seizing the moment, Optimus cried, "Autobots, charge!"
The Autobots roared and charged the ruined plaza, determined to drive the remaining invaders from their city, with Optimus and Warpath leading the charge.
Once inside the building, a fierce battle of fists and blades erupted as the Bots and Cons engaged in brutal melee combat. Arms were broken, twisted, and even severed, as well as legs. Some had their spark casings torn out and even their heads ripped off. Energon and oil coated the walls, pillars, and ground as the battle raged.
In spite of all that, Optimus paid it no mind. Four million years of endless warfare have desensitized him to such brutality.
"War...it can weigh such a toll on one's mind" Ozpin said, speaking from experience.
"And sometimes...not most people come back from it" Ironwood added, being a general, he was bound to fight some wars of his own, his scars were clearly known.
He dodged an incoming strike and twisted his body to wrap his arms around an unlucky enemy, whose head he wrapped in a headlock. He then then roughly shoved the Con's head into a nearby pillar, shattering his faceplate. The Con slumped downward, his face sliding down the pillar leaving a trail of energon.
"Very impressive." Qrow commented. "Brutal, but impressive."
"You don't say" Terra said as she shielded her son's eyes from the sight.
Optimus took the moment to assess the situation. After losing most of their forces in the bombardment, the Decepticons were now more focused on defense rather than offense. If there was one thing he did know about the enemy, it's that their defense was weak, as they were usually the ones who were doing the attacking. His Autobots were different, they can hold their ground, and gain more ground with just as much ferocity. Especially when it was their home they were fighting for, even if they were leaving it.
"I would love to learn more about their strategies" Ironwood hummed.
"Indeed." Winter said. "I think it would be quite interesting to see what they would do against Grimm types"
Eventually, the Cons were defeated, with only a few making the wiser choice to surrender.
"Well, that was fun. How about another loop around the plaza?" Warpath asked, "Anybody?"
The Tankformer noticed that the head of a large statue was blocking the only exit. He called to his leader, "Could use some help moving this, Optimus."
Prime moved over to Warpath's side and placed himself under the statue's head, which Warpath did as well.
"Let's do this together." He told him.
Together, with their combined strength, the two Autobots lifted the face up, slowly pushing it away from the exit.
Warpath growled and remarked, "Heavier than it looks!"
With a final heave, they shove the face out of the way, the ruined sculpture landing beside with a thunderous thud. The new opening led to a hallway which led to the exit.
"Hell Yeah!" Nora cheered. "Thunder Thighs! The training does work!"
"Tell that to my spine" Ren muttered.
"What was that, Renny?" Nora snapped at him.
"Nothing...!" Ren quickly said.
Optimus turned to his friend and said, "Well met, Warpath. Move forward and keep your optics open for more Decepticons!"
Warpath nodded and followed his leader into the hallway. To their surprise, they found, at the end of the hallway, was a fully functional Teletraan terminal. Knowing he needed to make some upgrades to his weapons, he interfaced with the terminal.
"GREETINGS, ORION PAX - ERRR - OPTIMUS PRIME." The computer greeted.
"Orion Pax?" Weiss repeated with a confused look.
"Who's that?" Velvet asked.
"It appears that the system believes Jaune to be this Orion Pax" Penny observed.
"Why would it think that?" Velvet asked.
"That's for another time" View said.
With a quick look through the menu, Optimus bought the latest upgrades to his weapons, such as increased energy capacity and the P.O.K.E.
"Ooh!" Ruby said in awe as she immediately wanted to know more about this weapon and even the terminal itself.
Satisfied with his upgrades, Optimus exited the terminal. The terminal acknowledged the leaders exit and spoke, "LONG LIVE THE LAST PRIME."
Optimus and Warpath approached the exit. Upon reaching it, they found that another battle was being raged outside. Without even a moment's hesitation, they entered the fray, firing rockets at different Con positions. Upon seeing that the rockets had no effect, Optimus called on another missile strike from Metroplex. Seconds later, the area was rocked by a vast explosion, destroying the enemy and saving the Autobots.
Warpath and Optimus ran through the exit, now outside once more. They turned right, to circle around a large structure, only to take cover upon seeing that a Decepticon dropship and squad was waiting for them. The dropship opened fire, blasting their position, with the structure providing only the barest of support.
"Warpath, stay here; I'll take care of this!" The Prime commanded.
Once more, Optimus activated the target computer and aimed it at the dropship. Seconds later, the sound of warning klaxons echoed the air.
"Damn!" Sun remarked.
"Indeed." Penny responded. "It appears that this version of Lie Ren is quite efficient."
"I'm just wondering how my other self-ended up in that state." Ren said. "Or how I even came to be."
"Well, just be lucky your here now to help Jaune and the others." Pyrrha said,
The dropship was destroyed in a great explosion, created by none other than Metroplex.
Without the ship to impede their advance, the Autobot leader from cover and promptly dealt with the Decepticon soldiers on the ground. The battle ended in just a minute.
Once sure that the coast was clear, Optimus stared up at a building in the distance and saw the second-to-last Warp Cannon. He targeted the cannon for Metroplex and gave the Titan his orders.
"Metroplex, take it out!"
The giant transformer walked over the Autobot leader, his towering legs carrying him over to the Warp Cannon. Once close enough, The Titan rammed his shoulder into the cannon, shattering it and the building top that served as its anchor. Afterward, he slapped the building with his colossal right hand, causing it to collapse.
Metroplex declared in his rumbling voice, "TARGET - OBLITERATED!"
"Two down..." Yang grinned.
"And just one left to go" Ozpin stated.
"They're gonna save the Ark and get off Cybertron!" Ruby pumped up.
"The battle's not over just yet, Miss Rose" Ironwood said. "They still need to take down the last Warp Cannon"
"Well, it might as well be over by now!" Nora said. "They have a giant Ren by their side! Do the Cons have a giant on theirs?"
"Well they did once..." View muttered.
"It does seem like victory is theirs." Blake said. "But they are right. It's not over 'till it's over."
Over the radio, a flabbergasted Warpath demanded, [Bam. Where did you find this guy?]
Prime chuckled and spoke, "Right under our noses."
He got serious and said, "There's still one Warp Cannon left. We must reach before it destroys the Ark!"
[Then let's roll out!]
Optimus shook his head and spoke, "Negative, Warpath. See to your soldiers and Prowl's. Metroplex and I can handle the rest."
[Oh... Him... Sure. Yeah, I guess he's big enough to handle it.]
Optimus swore he felt Warpath's bruised pride in that statement.
"Nora, are you jealous of Ren?" Blake asked with an amused tone.
"What?" Nora exclaimed. "Pfft! No!" Nora said. "I just wished that fearless leader invited both of us along! I would've crushed all of those Decepticon punks!" Nora said in an intense tone.
He turned on his heel and approached an open doorway leading to a stairwell. After ascending the stairs, he found himself before a malfunctioning blast doors. He promptly gripped both doors through the small gap, and using all of his strength, pried them open, revealing another hallway to him.
He entered the hall and ran as fast as he could. But just as he reached the exit, a sudden blast of debris from the ceiling stopped him his tracks. Falling through the hole in the ceiling came three Decepticon leapers. The lead one saw the Prime and smirked.
"Starscream, we've got Optimus cornered!"
"Oh crap!" Coco cursed.
"He's cornered!" Velvet gasped in concern.
"Jaune's taken these guys down before, he can do it again!" Ruby stated.
"Yes. But Arc doesn't have a clear shot off their back boosters" Weiss pointed out.
"He'd wouldn't have a clear shot of them." Glynda said in a worried tone.
The Prime analyzed the hallway and found, to his horror, that it was too small for him to outmaneuver them. If he turned back, they will just catch up to him. He was trapped.
The leapers marched slowly and menacingly toward the Autobot leader, savouring this moment for all its worth. Optimus brought out his sword and slowly walked backward to gain some measure of distance.
But just as the Decepticons were going to attack, Metroplex's massive fist punched through the wall, pancaking them into the wall.
"Woah!" Sun exclaimed in shock at the giant fist coming out of nowhere.
"Well...he certainly found a way" Qrow remarked.
Optimus looked upon his giant friend through the opening his fist had created and said, "Thanks for the assist, Metroplex."
"YOU ARE MOST WELCOME."
"Oh, thank god..." Saphron breathed, worried that she was gonna lose her little brother to those Leapers. "I really need to thank Ren for saving him there."
"That was a close one" Ruby said.
"Hopefully, Mr Arc can be able to move onto the last Warp Cannon"
Now free again, Optimus barrelled through the hallway. Within seconds, he found himself onto an observing platform, where he stood and searched for the last cannon.
"There, the last Warp Cannon. I'll need to get closer to mark it."
He found it, in the distance, lodged into a large, round building that stood next to a bridge, where a fierce battle was being fought for control over it. His Autobots were fighting fiercely to maintain control of the bridge, But a Decepticon Marauder tank was blasting away at their position.
He knew he can kill two cyber ducks with one cube if he helped the Autobots on the bridge; His assisting them would also get him closer to the cannon.
"What's a cyber duck?" Ruby asked.
"Maybe it's a duck who's a cyborg?" Yang suggested.
"Maybe its duck on a computer screen" Nora said.
"Maybe..." Ruby was about to say.
"This is not the most important thing right now!" Weiss said in annoyance.
He jumped from the platform and landed on the ground below. Before him laid the service tunnel for the bridge, which was covered up with debris. Prime transformed and drove at full speed, using his vehicle form as a battering ram. The make-shift wall collapsed as he drove through it.
After traversing the tunnel, he found himself standing in an observation room, where the stairs leading to the bridge. Around him laid a few Autobot bodies, no doubt cut down in the initial assault.
"Oh no..." Pyrrha gasped as she held her a hand to her mouth.
"All those Autobots" Blake said.
"That all good men make it back..." Ironwood sadly said. "But the best they can do now is to save the ones are still fighting"
He walked up the stairs. As he did so, he looked out the observation window and found that he had a good view of the Ark. The golden ship was still in working condition, but he can see that its shields were starting to fade. Thankfully, Metroplex appeared and placed himself in front of the ship, to shield it from the Warp Cannon. He walked up one final flight of stairs.
He had reached the bridge. He spotted some Autobots taking cover behind some pillars.
One of them spotted their leader and cried out, "Optimus! The Marauder had us pinned down!"
"We'll take him together. Follow me!" Prime roared, his soldiers cheering in turn.
"Like a team" Ozpin smiled at the sight of the young Arc rallying all those Autobots together.
"Arcs do tend have a knack for rallying up people" Qrow remarked.
"Kind reminds me of Aurum a little" Tai said.
The Autobots charged from cover, rushing the Con's position. The Marauder blasted away, but each shot missed their target. Optimus took cover behind a broken wall and targeted the tank for a missile strike.
He ordered to the Titan, "Metroplex; fire!"
The missiles were fired and the Marauder was destroyed. Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of their troubles, as a Dropship flew onto the scene, delivering more Decepticons. Prime quickly targeted the Dropship as it flew up into attack positon. Metroplex destroyed it with his missiles.
"Man, chromedome is gonna have a meltdown!" Yang grinned.
"You can say that again" Coco said.
"Now, they just need to take down the last Cannon" Pyrrha said.
"It's gonna be a piece of cake!" Nora smiled.
With the ship destroyed, Prime and his fellow Autobots quickly dispatched the Decepticons the ship had brought. Blaster fire was exchanged, fists and blades flew and slashed, and a black hole grenade was even used. Now free of further attack, Optimus was now able to target the last Warp Cannon.
He activated the targeting computer and marked the cannon.
"Metroplex, I've marked the final Warp Cannon. Let's finish this!"
"YES, PRIME!"
Metroplex lumbered toward the Warp Cannon. The Titan raised his fists above his head, ready to smash the cannon into scrap.
But then, it happened.
Just as he was about to bring his fists down, the cannon turned away from the Ark. Its targeting array activated, aiming itself at a new target. Optimus' optics followed the angle of the beam and felt his spark core twist in fear.
"Wait what...?" Velvet said with a dread filled tone."
"Oh no..." Ozpin said.
"What? What!?" Nora asked as she grew fearful, as did the rest of the audience.
The new target was Metroplex's chest.
"No!" Ruby cried out.
"Get out of there!" Blake called out.
The cannon built up its energy.
Optimus saw this and cried in alarm, "Metroplex, fall back! Fall ba-"
KRA-KOOM!
"REN!" Nora cried out in terror and fear in her whole body, forgetting that he was night next to her.
Ren was also stunned to see his counterpart to be taken down by the warp cannon.
The students were also scared and worried for their friends, as were the teachers and anyone else there.
"He...He...He can't" Nora stuttered, unable to form her words after seeing such a horrific sight.
Metroplex roared in pain as an explosion burst from his chest. The Titan stumbled back, disoriented, as blue energy sparked throughout his body, the result of his internal repair system running on overdrive. The damage proved too much for the Titan, as his optics faded and his head swayed. The Titan's body slumped downward and spun, falling back on his back.
Metroplex, The Autobot's last hope in winning this battle, was down.
Nora's eyes was filled with tears, never seeming to stop. She felt a massive amount of sadness and anger after seeing her lov...someone she deeply cared about get seemingly killed by the Warp Cannon.
She then felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see her partner, Ren, looking at her with a comforting look on his face.
"Nora...I'm okay. I promise you." Ren said softly.
Without saying another word, she grabbed Ren into a hug, to which he accepted, Pyrrha hugging them as well to add to the comfort.
She then pulled out of the hug and wiped her eyes. "I'll...be okay" Nora assured. "I just wanna see Jaune tear that asshole, Adam apart, piece by piece" Nora growled.
"I'm fine with that." Ren said to his partner and continued to watch the rest of the events unfold.
"Metroplex, no..."
[Optimus, The Ark's shields are down! It's about to get torn apart!] Ironhide shouted over the communications channel.
Optimus looked up and saw the Ark's shield shimmer and glitch before disappearing altogether. Metroplex was out, the Ark was now fully vulnerable, and Iacon was burning.
"Is anything gonna go right for once!" Qrow exclaimed as he threw his arms in the air.
"They just need to take down the last cannon" Ghira said.
"It seems difficult without Metroplex now" Kali said.
"It seems that Mr Arc may not be able to do this with ease "Winter said.
This is their darkest hour.
Optimus looked down upon the prone form of Metroplex. A steeled resolve formed in his spark as he glared at the Warp Cannon.
"Metroplex is down! I'll have to finish it myself! He told Ironhide.
[I'll send back up!]
"There's no time! Just hold your position, old friend."
With that final order, Optimus Prime transformed into vehicle mode and sped down the bridge. Decepticon turrets fired upon the structure, the gunners hoping to either destroy the Prime or delay him long enough for the Cannon to fully charge. Optimus swerved and missed each and every shot, determined to end this battle once and for all.
"If they think they're gonna stop him now..." Yang scoffed at the 'Cons attempts of trying to kill Prime.
"Nothing is stopping him now" Ruby said. "He's gonna finish this!"
He reached the end of the bridge and quickly transformed. He looked to his right and found an entrance into the building where the cannon was located. As he stepped forward, he heard Ironhide roar over the radio.
[Optimus, we need - AAAAGH!]
Fearing the worst, Optimus tried to hail his friend.
There was no answer.
"Oh no..." Ozpin said.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby gasped in fear in losing another one.
"Damn" Qrow simply said, having no words and just taking another drink, wondering what was happening to his other self. And he also wondered how he was gonna get out of it.
Now more determined than ever Optimus entered the building. He found he had entered a service hallway. Piercing through the walls and burrowing through them were the cables of the Warp Cannon. He knew that destroying these cables will not destroy the weapon. The only way to do so was to find the cannon controls and set them to self-destruct. The Self-Destruct was a last resort the Decepticons had built into their cannons, designed to take out the entire area should the cannon be compromised.
"Is that safe?" velvet asked.
"It's the only option they have left, Vel" Coco said to her partner.
"Hopefully, they'll be enough Autobots out of range." Ironwood said.
Ducking under a cable, Optimus crawled through. He stood up and began making his way through the labyrinth of metal and cables. A sudden blast nearly knocked him back, but it proved it to be sign that he was near the heart of the cannon. He turned a corner and found himself before a closed blast door. As he had done before, he dug his fingers through and began to pry the doors open.
Nearly there now." Tai said.
"Hopefully, friend Jaune will be able to take down the last cannon on his own." Penny said.
Eventually, the doors gave in and forcefully slid back. It was now or never.
Unfortunately, someone was waiting for him on the other side.
A familiar and scratchy voice shouted, "Surprise!"
"Shit!" Yang cursed.
Optimus felt the impact of an energy blast on his chest before he even realized he had been knocked down. His audio receptors rang and his optics tried to refocus themselves. As they did, he made out the faint image of a body. It was red and blue, and had what appeared to be wings jutting from its back. Its circuity did not glow Autobot red, however.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha cried out as she and the rest of Jaune's friends and family cried out in terror at the Prime getting shot point blank in the face.
"No!" Nora cried out. She couldn't see another person she cared for be killed.
It was Decepticon violet.
"Oh crap!" Sun cursed as he gritted his teeth.
"Cinder" Nora growled.
Then he saw the smug and victorious face attached to the body.
"Starscream..." Optimus viciously growled.
"That bitch!" Yang growled in anger as she clenched her fist in response of her fellow blonde getting shot.
Optimus raised his path Blaster to shoot down the treacherous seeker, only for his arm to be blasted to the ground.
From the corner of his optics, he saw Onslaught, leader of Combaticons approach him form Starscream's left.
"Hazel..." Ozpin muttered.
"This is not good" Ironwood said.
Optimus tried to raise his blaster, only for Onslaught to kick him across his face and plant his foot on the downed blaster.
"Oh, no, you don't." Onslaught said with a threatening chuckle.
"Don't you dare do anything to him!" Saphron growled.
Another Deception, one that he recognized as Brawl (Banesaw), the tank of the Combaticons, approached from Starscream's right and planted his foot down on Prime's other arm. The two Combaticons seized the moment and grasped the Prime's shoulder in vice grips, holding him down as the Seeker approached.
"Lights out," Starscream mocked before bashing his null ray on the Prime's head.
The last thing Prime heard, before everything went dark, was a desperate Ironhide calling for his help.
"What's gonna happen to Jaune!?" Saphron asked.
"I...I don't know" Blake said with worry. She knew how Adam would never leave humans alive. So she was unsure of Jaune's fate.
"He'll...he'll find a way" Ruby said in a hopeful tone, even though she didn't know he was gonna make it out of this one.
When his optics reactivated, everything was blurry. He saw that he was being dragged through a dark corridor by Brawl and Onslaught, with Starscream leading the way, an arrogant bearing in his step. Then his optics refocused, and he felt his spark drain at what he saw.
He was in a in a vast throne room, filled with cheering Decepticons who booed and sneered at the Prime, all while laughing at his current predicament. Some were even applauding and whistling, congratulating Starscream for a job well done. The seeker soaked in their praise, laughing and lifting his head proudly. To his left, Prime saw two Autobots crouching on the ground, their arms locked behind them as they were restrained by Decepticon guards.
"Prisoners" Blake said.
"Looks like Jaune wasn't the only one who was captured" Winter said.
Onslaught noticed the prime had awaken and tauntingly asked, "Well, we enjoy our nap?"
Then they stopped before a platform, where a control panel was located. Optimus recognized the panel as being the controls for the Warp Cannon.
Standing next to the Platform was Soundwave (Neo), the fanatically loyal confidant to Megatron. His pet Lazerbeak, an avian mini-con, was perched on the silent mech's arm. But he was more concerned about the figure standing on the platform, who was no doubt trying to savour the last moments of the Ark before its destruction.
"Great! Her again!" Yang growled in anger at the sight of the multi coloured haired girl who beat her on that train.
"You know her?" Coco asked.
"Yeah." Yang responded. "She was on the train back at Mountain Glenn. She managed to kick my ass and must've have left or something"
"And now it looks like she's with the Decepticons" Pyrrha said.
"Megatron... look what I found." He told the Decepticon leader.
The silver-coloured behemoth of a mech turned. He had not changed since the last time Optimus had seen him. Megatron still carried himself with the same superior attitude about him, as well as the devastating fusion cannon on his right arm. His posture oozed an arrogant and mocking confidence. Megatron's beastly red optics fell on Optimus.
"Adam..." Blake breathed at the sight of her former partner, looking like a vengeful tyrant.
"I never thought he'd go so far as to this." Ghira sighed in disappointment, with his wife comforting him.
Seeing his mortal enemy in such a position made the gladiator turned dictator smirk victoriously.
With his deep, menacing, and commanding voice, he mockingly greeted him, "Optimus 'Prime'. That is what they call you now, isn't it?"
"What is he gonna do to him?" Ruby asked, scared for her friend being in the same room with Blake's former partner, and what she heard from her made her more worried.
"Nothing good." Yang said, glaring at the Decepticon leader.
Ilia was very conflicted to see this. She didn't know what to think right now.
"Megatron..." Prime growled with barely restrained hatred.
Starscream approached his leader with an arrogant stride and unwisely gloated, "Funny, isn't it, Megatron? How easily I defeated the one adversary you couldn't-"
"SILENCE," Megatron roared as he blasted the seeker away with his fusion cannon.
Starscream fell onto the floor, his body slightly damaged and his pride even more so.
"Hah!" Yang laughed at the sight of Cinder being blasted down. "Take that you bitch!"
"Miss Xiao Long!" Glynda reprimanded.
"Nah, let her be" Qrow waved. "She was a bitch and did deserve it."
"It didn't have to come to this!" Optimus yelled as two restraining bolts fired from the floor, wrapping around his arms.
"This is what you chose, 'Prime', when you defied ME! All of this is YOUR doing!" Megatron exclaimed before viciously slapping Optimus' face.
One of the captured Autobots pleaded with his leader, "Optimus, don't listen to- AAUGH!"
Megatron raised his cannon at the prisoner and executed him on the spot, blowing off his head.
"No!" Ruby cried out.
"He didn't deserve that!" Weiss shouted.
Optimus struggle against the restraints as he cried out, "NO! Megatron, stop this!"
"I'll stop when all of you are dead!" Megatron declared as he raised the cannon at the other prisoner.
The last prisoner desperately pleaded, "NO-NOOOOO!"
He let out one final agonized scream as Megatron killed him.
"Bastard!" Ironwood snarled in anger at the sight of the terrorist killing soldiers.
"He'll pay for this!" Winter growled.
"This is needless! All we want is to leave!" Optimus tried to reason.
His words fell on deaf audio receptors as Megatron slugged him across the face.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha gasped deeply scarred for her leader/love and growing hatred for the Decepticon leader for hurting him.
"How dare he!?" Saphron growled while her son was crying at the sight of the bad man hurting his uncle.
The Decepticon leader then ordered, "Charge up the Warp Cannon! Wipe their precious Ark off the face of Cybertron!"
The Gunner shouted, "Yes, sir!"
"Is he mad?!" Coco asked. "What's the point in ruling over the dead planet!?"
"Power over all" Ozpin said. "It's more than I've seen."
Megatron returned to the platform, ready to witness the fall of the Autobots and the defeat of his most hated enemy. He turned back to address the prime, his back facing the window.
He then boasted, "NO ONE leaves without MY permission!"
"I wasn't asking." Prime coolly retorted.
"Arcs never do." Saphron said with an intense tone.
Megatron laughed and spoke, "Always defiant to the end, aren't you, Prime? At every turn, you thwarted my efforts to save this planet, to return to its former glory!"
As he belted his vocals, Megatron failed to notice the colossal form of Metroplex leering over the platform, his form quietly observing the scene as it played out, unnoticed by all. Optimus saw him and signalled the Titan to wait for the opportune moment to strike. If there was one thing the Prime was sure, it was that Megatron always lost thanks to his arrogance. Only this time, it will bring his end.
"RENNY!" Nora shouted with a wide smile at the sight of her most dearest alive and well.
"He's okay!" Weiss said.
"Looks like it was just a fluke" Sun said.
"And now, he's gonna wreck Adam's shit" Qrow smirked as he folded his arms and waited for the sight to unfold.
Megatron declared, "No more; this day, it all ends, Prime, once and for all!"
The Decepticons roared in approval.
Megatron then lowered his voice and lamented, "Still, a shame that I couldn't finish you with my bare hands, Optimus. I saw how you fought out there. Perhaps you should have spent some time in the Gladiatorial Pit?"
Optimus retorted, "And perhaps you have should have spent more time at the library!"
"Because his brain his better then you're brawn" Pyrrha supported her leader.
"And because of the massive titan" Coco smirked.
The structure rocked as Metroplex gripped the observation deck, intent on ripping the window off.
Soundwave cried in his synthesized voice, "Megatron, look out!"
Metroplex peeled the glass wall back, exposing the observation deck to the world.
"He's back motherfu..." Yang was about to curse until Blake covered her partner's mouth.
"Language, Yang!" Weiss reprimanded.
"Never mind that!" Nora said. "Let's see Renny crush that mega jerk!"
"I do to!" Coco joined in.
"Us too!" Saphron and Terra said at once.
The gathered Decepticons retreated, to escape the Titan's wrath.
But not Megatron, who shouted in outrage, "Stop running, you fools; Stand and Fight!"
"Yeah, smart move!" Qrow rolled his eyes at the stupid decision. "I'm pretty sure your odds are better than the giant ass titan"
He fired shot after shot from his fusion cannon at the giant transformer, to no avail. The blasts were little more than an annoyance to Metroplex, who raised his right in the air and formed a fist.
"Do you know who I am, you cur! I am Megatron, and I don't fear the likes of-"
Metroplex brought his fist down, punching the spot where Megatron had stood. The force of the punch was able to short-circuit the restraining bolts, freeing Optimus.
"Holy shit!" surprisingly, Ruby exclaimed when she saw Adam being crushed like a pancake before her eyes, shocking her other teammates.
All expect for Blake who was stunned and shocked to see Adam being crushed within a blink of an eye.
Metroplex peeled his fist back from the metal floor.
He saw, much to his surprise, that the Decepticon leader was not destroyed, but only slightly damaged.
"Huh, almost like that Black Knight" Coco remarked.
"But he's still somewhat damaged" Glynda said.
"I just hope it's enough to stop him" Velvet said.
"By my estimates, he appears to be at least 65% optimal" Penny stated.
Still defiant, Megatron raised his fusion cannon to fire.
Metroplex promptly slammed his fist down upon him again, but Megatron survived. Thus he punched the Decepticon into the ground, over and over again, each strike increasing the depth of the hole Megatron had figuratively dug himself into. When he pulled his fist away, he saw no movement.
Optimus moved to the edge of the crater and looked down into it, to see whether Megatron had survived. He found the twisted and smashed remains of the Decepticon leader buried into the centre of the crater, his optics flickering on and off as the struggled to stay alive.
"He's...He's really gone" Blake breathed in shock. Seeing her mentor, her former partner and lover being crushed. She was very conflicted. It was clear that he had become a monster and needed to be stopped. But, she didn't want him to die like this.
Blake then felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see her partner Yang looking at her with a concerned look.
"You okay?" Yang asked.
"I'm..." Blake tried to respond at first. "I'm fine. It's over now."
That's when Optimus noticed the mob of Decepticons behind, who had returned to try and rescue their leader. At the head of the mob was Starscream, who looked at the crater with equal parts fear and astonishment.
Optimus addressed the Seeker with a stern yet cold tone, "Leave. Now."
"Or you'll be next." Nora said.
"I wouldn't risk it." Ironwood said. "For your own sake"
Starscream looked at the Autobot, and then up at Metroplex, whose fist hung low in the air, ready to pulverize them if they tried anything. He then looked down upon the broken form of Megatron. He took a moment to savour the fallen leader's imminent death, and knowing the opportunity that has been granted to him, he turned and addressed his fellow Decepticons.
"Decepticons; Megatron has perished, betrayed by his foolish pride. I, Starscream, am your leader now!"
The Seeker took that moment to let that fact sink in.
He then looked at Optimus. With a sneer, he spoke, "And my first order is a full retreat. Decepticons, return to base."
He promptly transformed into Jet mode and flew off. The Decepticons took one final glance at their fallen leader before slowly slipping away. But Soundwave lingered for a bit to stare at Megatron's body.
Ozpin narrowed his eyes at Neo's counterpart, feeling like she had bigger plans.
Optimus saw this and wondered what he was planning. But that didn't matter to him.
What mattered was that the Siege of Iacon was over, and the Ark was saved.
Later, Optimus found himself standing on Metroplex's shoulder, with Ironhide at his side. Below them, the Decepticon army was slowly pulling out of Iacon in an orderly retreat.
"Starscream is honouring his word. Ultra Magnus (Ironwood) and the other commanders are calling in, telling us that the Cons are leaving every sector." Ironhide spoke before looking down at the retreating army, "Now that's a sight my optics have longed to see for some time."
"And it appears my counterpart is helping with the relief" Ironwood said.
"At least it's over now" Ruby breathed, relaxing herself.
"Enjoy the moment. It may have cost us our future." Optimus grimly said.
"What?" Velvet said, confused and worried.
"What does that mean?" Weiss asked.
Ironhide realized what Prime meant and sorrowfully moaned, "No. You mean all the Energon we saved for the Ark is gone?"
"That means...they cannot leave Cybertron" Penny said in a sad tone.
"All that work..." Yang growled in anger. "And yet those bastards still win!"
"This can't be the end" Sun said.
"So long as there's hope, it never is" Tai said.
"There's barely enough left to last a megacycle. We need to find more Energon, and quickly." Optimus said before adding, "I have a hunch Grimlock may know where to start."
Ironhide snorted in disgusted, "Grimlock? HE deserted us!"
"Yeah!" Yang said in agreement. "How the hell would he know?"
"He might've found something that was teeming with Energon" Weiss suggested. "Maybe that's why he left.
"And why couldn't he inform Jaune if that was the case?" Pyrrha asked.
"Arrogance." Qrow said. "Sometime, some guys wanna prove their top dog."
Optimus calmly explained to his friend, "He left his post for a reason; I want to know why."
"Jazz and Cliffjumper are tracking him now."
No further words were said as the two friends gazed upon their ruined city. They may have won the battle, but the cost was too much. Now, they were left with only enough energon to repair the Ark. Optimus hoped Cliffjumper and Jazz can find Grimlock.
Especially now, as Optimus feared Megatron was not as offline as he hoped.
Grimlock, as much as he loathed admitting it, was now their only hope of survival...
Primus, help them all.
"And that...is the end of that." View said as the screen turned off.
"Well...that was something" Qrow said.
"You're telling me" Tai said. "Man, was that intense."
"At least the battle is over now" Weiss said. "Jaune and the Autobots won."
"Yeah" Ruby said. "I just hope they can find a new world to call home."
"If Cardin has found something of worth" Blake said.
"I'm just glad I saw Ren kick ass at a giant sized level!" Nora grinned.
Ruby then turned to View. "So...is this the end?"
"Somewhat" View answered. "We will be back to this world one day. For now. Let the Autobots enjoy their victory."
"Indeed." Ozpin said. "Maybe they'll find a way to make it off Cybertron and venture off to a new world.
"And if not..." View said as he turned around, still facing his audience. "Till all are one" View said and floated away.
"Huh, that's a good saying" Weiss said.
"It sure is" Pyrrha said as she and everyone else relaxed after seeing such an adventure.
Thanks for reading this chapter of Worlds of Arc.
Well, I'm somewhat back after a long break that I needed. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter of Fall of Cybertron. Remember to give credit to Nacroma23 for providing the chapter itself.
I don't know how long till the next chapter is up, but I will bring in a good one. Thanks and see you around!