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While the three were chatting back at the base, Optimus and his team were fighting, and fighting hard on the other side of the world. The cons had gotten ahold of a human made device that was temporarily giving the Cons an advantage while fighting. Megatron had taken it in hopes that Soundwave could modify the device and make it a more permanent advantage for the cons, but the cons had bee caught leaving the institution that had created and held the device and thus the battle had started once again.
The seekers were blasting not only at the grounder bots, but also blasting the aerial bots as well as Skyfire and power glide. Blaster fire was flying everywhere. The only good thing was that they were well away from most people and mostly anything that their blaster fire could set ablaze. Optimus didn't like this, but Megatron had forced the Prime's hand. And when Megatron flew by yet again, Optimus blasted the old bot right out of the sky.
Megatron crashed to the ground, but started charging at Optimus, knowing that Optimus would dare try such a thing. Optimus fired hard and fast, knowing it was either destroy the enemy or be destroyed. Megatron continued heading for Optimus, wanting to slaughter the bot. Little did they realize that this might be the end of the war. "You…" megatron growled, injured but determined to get to Optimus.
"What do you want you old windbag?" Optimus replied, himself injured but ready to put up a fight.
"I want your useless spark" Megatron yelled as he attacked the Prime.
"You can't have it" Optimus replied, taking a swing and swatting megatron away.
"You won't last much longer, Prime" Megatron growled, aware that he himself was injured but thought he was better off than the Prime. Megatron prepared himself to attack the goody-two-shoes Prime.
"One shall rise, one shall fall" Optimus uttered rather predictably, preparing to be attacked yet again by the vile bot. They had danced this dance for millennia, but never were the stakes this high before. At that overused remark, Megatron made a move for the Prime, but Optimus moved and was soon able to be the last mech standing, defeating Megatron with one final blow. It was only then that the fighting stopped and both sides looked to see if their leader had been victorious. The cons quickly left when they realized that their leader had been thoroughly defeated. The Autobots cheered until the realized just how damaged Optimus was. They knew they had to get him back to the base.
Meanwhile, at the base, Aquaformer was worried. She felt something was off, as if Optimus wasn't telling her something or letting her know something. She waited anxiously for word, hoping that all would be well. Ratchet noticed something seemed off, but decided to ask. "What is wrong, Aquaformer?"
"I am worried, something doesn't feel right" Aquaformer replied.
"Your sparklings are developing just as they should" Ratchet replied, not realizing that was not what worried the femme.
"I am not worried about them. I am concerned about Optimus" Aquaformer replied.
"He'll be back, just you wait and see" Jazz offered up, trying to get the femme's processor elsewhere.
"But in what condition?" Aquaformer retorted.
"Well, considering you are still online, he is still online" Ratchet reminded her.
"I hope it stays that way" Aquaformer replied and began praying, hoping her mate would return to her. Little did she know, he would soon be there, in the med bay with her.