Previously...
Optimus now looked at Braedey, who recollected himself and stepped up to the Autobot leader. "Braedey Martin, I am sorry. I have failed you. I have doomed both Earth and Cybertron." He said with sorrow in his voice as he looks on at the very land beyond them. "Earth, the only place in the universe, whose people let me call it... home." He said solemnly.
Braedey turned and he placed his sword in front of Optimus, looking at his father figure with a firm look. "WE can fix this, Optimus. I can't win this fight without you. One shot, that's all we got. It's up to us all, Optimus. Without either one of us... we are ALL doomed."
Optimus looked at Braedey, nodding sharply back at his words, now picking up Braedey as he rises to his feet, then he picked up his sword, and he looks over to the Knights. "Guardian Knights. My brothers. I will never betray you again. I am Optimus Prime. To save both Earth and Cybertron, we must go forth to Quintessa's planet, and destroy her... once and for all!" He declared firmly.
Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3km) west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13ft (4.0m) high, seven feet (2.1m) wide, and weighing around 25 tonnes. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli (burial mounds).
Archaeologists believe it's constructed from 3000BC to 2000BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000BC. Stonehenge might have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. Deposits containing human bone date from as early as 3000BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug, and continued for at least another 500 years.
After stealing the Staff from Optimus, Megatron flew over to Stonehenge, shifting into robot mode with Nitro Zeus alongside him, just as Barricade, Motormaster, Shatter and Dropkick also arrive on the scene as well. As this is going on, Quintessa's planet has now begun to move into view, about 90,000ft above sea level up in Earth's atmosphere, the two spherical planets seen right next to one another from space. The threat of impact seemed to be close but Quintessa's world seemed to just float there overhead, blocking out part of the sun.
"The ship is coming. It is beautiful." Megatron mused, now seeing the Guardian Knight ship start to make its way over towards Stonehenge.
As this is happening, unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Burton had also arrived on the scene, but he wasn't alone. The British military and artillery teams had also arrived on the scene, their weapons targeting the Decepticons and ready to open fire. At the same time, two Black Hawk helicopters were also flying over towards a rendezvous point, with Braedey, Viviane, Lennox, Ken, and some TRF soldiers onboard them.
Braedey tapped the right side of his head as if he's getting a message. After a moment, he nodded in agreement. "I've got it. Optimus just sent me a message. He got me the coordinates for the endgame. It's an ignition chamber up on Quintessa's planet. The weapon's going up there." He informed to everyone onboard the helicopter.
"Planes will never make it up there." Lennox stated. "That's up to 90,000 feet, on top of the fact that the whole planet is upside down to ours." He points out.
"Lennox, trust me. The Autobot's ship, the Ark. That's our ride up." Ken now pointed out to Lennox. "Put the ospreys onboard that. It'll get us up there, and with the switch of gravity when we cross atmospheres, we can airdrop in on Quintessa."
"Autobot ship's gonna drop the ospreys. They'll virtually glide to the LZ. It's gonna be high-risk." Lennox now informed on the radio to General Morshower, and they now began to explain what's going on.
"I've lived for this." Megatron announced as he held up the staff, just as the Guardian Knight ship now hovers overhead of them.
"I've lived to kill a planet!" Barricade added in.
"For our world, I activate this portal!" Megatron declared as he raised the staff.
Hiding behind one of Stonehenge's rocks, Burton readies himself to take the shot, him not being seen by the Decepticons. He spins around his staff, which deploys a gun barrel, firing a single shot that then struck Megatron in the chestplate. A split-second later, gunfire and tank rounds from the British military immediately began to open fire at the Decepticons, most of them trying to dodge the incoming attacks, all the while with not hitting the ancient wonder around the enemy. Prowl appeared on the battlefield with Bulkhead alongside him, after they got a message from Optimus Prime to meet at Stonehenge, the two Autobots attacking to provide covering fire. Prowl even charged into the field, taking Barricade by surprise and the police Autobot took down the bad cop, delivering an effective strike left and right, knocking Barricade about before Prowl finally blasted his helm off, the Decepticon cop's body falling to the ground with a thud. Motormaster attempted to defend himself by taking cover behind Stonehenge, only for his helm to be blown off by a tank round, leaving his headless body to fall to the ground. However, throughout the whole of the chaos, Burton was shot down by Megatron when he got the chance, and he flew off from Stonehenge with Nitro Zeus, Shatter and Dropkick towards Quintessa's planet as the Guardian Knight ship approaching Stonehenge.
Up upon Quintessa's homeworld, which is now in Earth's atmosphere, the lower hemisphere of the metal planet now in the atmosphere of Earth, Megatron, Nitro Zeus, Shatter and Dropkick fly off towards the main chamber where Quintessa and her followers are waiting for them with any news.
Megatron shifted into robot mode, landing on the ground, and he held out the staff to present it. "My mistress. I have found your staff of power." Megatron announced.
"There is two who can hurt us." Quintessa stated to her loyal soldier, looking on. "I felt her. She must not enter." She added. "As well as the AllSpark..."
"My army will stop them." Megatron reassured to his mistress, as the staff floated toward Quintessa. "Them, as well as the AllSpark."
"Watch as their world dies, as our world is reborn!" Quintessa declared, the staff stabbing into the ground below, and powered up with energy, energising the huge cannon on the upper hemisphere of the planet, ready to fire in due time.
Soon enough, Braedey and Viviane, along with Lennox and Ken, arrive at an open field about a few miles away where the ship had settled above Stonehenge. Once they arrived at the open field, they were all greeted by all of the Autobots and even the Dinobots, Braedey hopping out as Izabella runs to him and hugs him.
"Hey, kid. You got my message!" Braedey smiled.
"Not just me." Izabella smiled, and to Braedey's surprise, there was his daughter Daphne running up with Scorcher and Sheeva alongside.
"Daphne?" Braedey held out his arms and his 8-year-old daughter ran into his arms, hugging him tightly. "What are you doing here?"
"Hey, Daddy." Daphne smiled happily, hugging her father tightly after so long from being separated from him. "I missed you."
"I missed you too, sweetie." Braedey said softly.
"Because of us." Scorcher answered back. "We thought we could go to London on vacation, then we heard about the Autobots and Decepticons on the scene, so we thought we could help." He added in.
"Thank you." Braedey stood up and shook hands with Scorcher, while holding Daphne in his arm, then has a one-side hug with Sheeva.
"Me Grimlock bring Autobots." Grimlock grunted as he knelt down next to him.
"Thanks, big guy." Braedey nodded with a salute.
"Hey!" Braedey and the others looked over to see Jimmy running up with Optimus, Bumblebee, and the Guardian Knights. "I just found Optimus Prime! He's gonna deal with all this shit! He's gonna save us!" He ran up to the group, and hugged Braedey as well. "I brought the troops, man. I brought the troops!"
"Thanks, partner." Braedey patted his shoulder.
Optimus turned to now address to the Autobots and the Knights and humans about what they are about to do. "Guardian Knights, Autobots. This cannot, and will not, be the end. To save Earth, Cybertron, and our people, we are going to steal back Quintessa's staff. Only you, Viviane, can take it back. We shall lead the way into her chamber. And when the account of the ages is etched into the cosmos, let those who exits long after us know, that this was our finest hour." He declared firmly. With that, Optimus fired his rocket boots, and launched off into the skies above, everyone watching him go skyward.
"Love that guy. Goosebumps every time." Crosshairs chuckled as they watch on.
"I never even got to say 'hi'." Hound commented, Arcee and Bumblebee, along with Hotrod, Ironhide, Knockout, and Chromia snickering.
"But, how are we supposed to get up there to that planet?" Viviane asked, looking up at the planet above. "That's got to be many thousands of feet above our heads, and how are we going to take the battle up there?" He asked.
"We have a solution." Braedey replied, just as a large shadow now loomed over them all, getting their attention. Everyone looked up to the skies above, and they all saw a large metallic gold spacecraft hovering in the air. "The Autobot Ark."
"But, even with that, how do we get onto Quintessa's planet?" Daphne now asked.
"Thanks to us." Everyone now looked over to see a huge Cybertronian flying in and land nearby, his feet making a large crater upon landing.
This Cybertronian goes by the name of Clipper, a Decepticon-turned-Autobot triple-changer who can change between an Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer and an Antonov An-225 transport craft. Clipper stands 100ft tall, 70ft across the shoulders, with his form looks to be a combination of a battleship and a cargo plane. His colour scheme is white with some red lining and markings across the arms and chestplate. There are two large jet engines on his back, combined with two folded up collapsed wings, whilst the other four jet engines are hidden from view. His shoulders have the shape of what looks to be the bow of a ship, since there are sea anchors on them. His lower arms have two sets of large gun barrels reaching from the connection of the elbow joint to the wrist joint, all gleaming in metallic black. His chest is broad and bulky, similar to Megatron and Shockwave, which tapers down to a slightly smaller waist. His chestplates form into the shape of what is best described as two intakes under the main chestplate, a faded Decepticon insignia in the centre of his chest, and each side of it has what might be two machine guns hidden from sight. His legs are large and broad, with thick armour plating around it, as the two feet are shaped like steel-cap boots. His helm shape looks to be a combination of Optimus and Megatron, while the finical design is like that of an anchor curving backwards to the back of the helm like a rhino's horn, and he has a set of Autobot blue optics, while his facial plate is in a light grey colour.
"Indominus Prime." Clipper saluted.
"Much obliged, Clipper. Let's load up and get onboard." Braedey ordered sharply to him. "Alright, everyone. Move out!"
With that, the Autobots board the small dropships and carrier crafts, several Ospreys now picking up the humans, with Clipper carrying Braedey and his teammates in his hand, and they flew up to the Ark, ready to take the battle to Quintessa.
As this was happening in the process, Cogman was making his way over to what was a large crater nearby Stonehenge. "My lord! Lord Burton!" Cogman jumped down into the crater, now seeing an injured and dying Edward Burton in the crater.
"I had it, Cogman." Burton rasped, his breathing becoming laboured as he looks on at his mechanical butler. "I had my moment."
"You did, my Lord." Cogman replied softly to Burton as he held his hand. "This is the hardest part of my job. Watching Folgans die." He sighed.
"Thank you, Cogman. Carry on." Those were the last words of Edward Burton, as he finally passed on, a small smile on his face as he died in peace.
"Of all the earls I have had the pleasure to serve... you were by far the coolest." Cogman sighed sadly, bowing his helm in respect.
Onboard the Ark, everyone was getting ready for the hardest battle of their lives, as well as saving both Earth and Cybertron. The Knights growled as some of the Autobots stared at them.
"Very mean looking." Drift commented.
"Nah, they all look like wusses to me." Bulkhead snickered, Hound and Ironhide nodding back.
"No, they all messed up." Bee added.
"Two minutes! Two minutes!" Lennox announced to his team as they prepped their weapons and gear for the biggest fight of their lives.
Izabella watched the soldiers in action. "That thing kill Decepticons?" She asked.
"Nope." The soldier replied to her. "We do."
Viviane now walked up to Braedey as he was now loading his weapons and prepping for his big battle. "'A few brave warriors willing to sacrifice all.' I told my students that was bullcrap." She snickered.
Braedey smirked back as he cocked his weapon. "Everyone sometimes gets a refresher in history nowadays. In our case? It's flying in an alien ship with a bunch of super-advanced, alien robots with at least 40 soldiers, a dozen ships, and one woman who can wield the staff of an ancient wizard."
Viviane smiled and shook her head. "What happens after all this?" She asked.
"Well, the war has never been over for me." Braedey said as he puts his weapons on his back. "I guess I just go back to fighting for the people and things who can't."
Viviane smiled and shook her head in response. She now turned to see Clipper standing nearby. She watches on in surprise and awe as the triple-changer now transforms into his Antonov 225 cargo plane mode, with the other fighters and bomber planes, all of them ready for action. Braedey helped strap Viviane in as he then sits down, the latter clutching his hand and intertwines their fingers, both of them now ready.
"Braedey." Ken walked over. "We have some news from Optimus. It turns out Quintessa's planet has its own gravitational field around it, so we shall be able to land, as well as a breathable atmosphere on the planet's surface." He informed to them.
"That's some good news." Braedey commented. "We will join with Clipper and the Wreckers on the first wave. Arcee, Bumblebee, and the others will join up on the next wave. I'm not sure when Optimus will arrive on the scene, but we have to do what we can to get into the chamber and get that staff back. And once that happens, I'm taking Quintessa's high and mighty ass out." He grunted firmly.
"Bee, get to your ship! Good luck!" Drift said. Bee hopped on Hound's fighter and takes the controls as Hound rides shotgun, Hotrod riding with Bulkhead and Arcee alongside.
Lennox now moved past a tarp next to him and he knocks it off, revealing Izabella, Daphne, and Sqweeks. "Izabella? Daphne?! What are you two doing here?" Braedey demanded from the two.
Izabella shakes her head. "I don't know. But you said we were family." She said.
"She dragged me with her." Daphne interjected.
"I didn't mean- we need to get her off now!" Braedey ordered.
"It was probably a bad idea..." Izabella muttered.
All at once, the Autobots now took to the air; Clipper, Bee, Arcee, Bulkhead, Hound, and Hotrod all taking the lead, with the Ospreys behind them. The Guardian Knights now run towards the ledge of the vessel before they leap off, then they combined together to form the mighty, three-headed dragon, Dragonstorm, flying off into battle with a roar. The aircraft and Cybertronians charge their way to the main chamber, avoiding artillery fire coming from Quintessa's homeworld, and dodging the incoming enemy fighters.
"Bogeys! Dead ahead!" Arcee shouted, firing her blaster. Bumblebee, Hound, Bulkhead, and Hotrod began to shoot down the fighters, as they continued their way towards the chamber.
"Those fighters better distract those enemy ships!" Lennox said. Suddenly one of the Ospreys gets shot down and fell past Clipper.
Dragonstorm shot forward, and it then breathed fire at the fighters. In response Clipper now deployed a series of cannons from his roof, both wings, his tail section, and the underside of his alt-mode, and he now opens fire on the incoming artillery and enemy ships. As they were getting close to their destination, Clipper now started to roll 180 degrees around, his underside now facing the surface of Quintessa's world, while he's opening his rear cargo door in the process.
"Everyone, get going! Now! Go!" Clipper called out over his P.A system. "Drop! Drop! Drop!"
Once donning parachutes and their weapons, the humans all jumped out of Clipper with the Wreckers, landing on the surface of Quintessa's planet. Once they landed, they start deploying their weaponry, and started to fire at Quintessa's Decepticons, but they're being pushed back no thanks to a huge turret.
Lennox formed up. "That gun implacement is tearing us apart!" He gestured to a large turret nearby the entry to the chamber, just as they get blown back by fighters. Bee, Arcee, Bulkhead, Hound, and Hotrod fly in and shoot down some of the 'Cons and fighters.
"WOO-HOO! Let's ride, 'Bee!" Hound laughed aloud.
"Let's kick some ass!" Hotrod agreed. They shoot down more fighters as the humans begin to move up.
"Push right to the crater!" Ken ordered aloud. The humans all make their way towards cover as Hound and Bulkhead jumped off Hotrod and Bee's fighters and joined up the humans, as well as the Wreckers.
"Pinned down with the Wreckers!" Bulkhead declared, firing his cannon in quick succession, Bulkhead and Ironhide alongside him as they open fire.
"Where's Optimus?" Braedey asked in concern.
"They said he never made it!" Lennox replied to him.
"Then what do we do?" Daphne asked as she hides down with Viviane.
Izabella looked over at the turret, then she has an idea, and she ran over to Sqweeks, who's hiding in another hiding trench. "I'll be right back!" She called to the others.
Hound gets shot in the leg. "It's just a cluster f-ing thingamabob!"
Izabella then spotted Sqweeks, landing next to him. "Sqweeks! Listen, Sqweeks! Look, I need you to blow that gun up! You're small and you're ugly, no one's gonna see you coming!" A bomb explodes near them. "BLOW IT UP!" She ordered.
Sqweeks nodded to her, and he started to make his way over towards the turret, all the while dodging the cannon fire and explosions.
With Megatron, he walked forward through the battle, narrowing his optics at the humans and the Autobots ahead of him. "Infernocus! Transform! Kill them all!" He ordered loudly.
At once, several Decepticons among those alongside Megatron transform and combined into the towering behemoth Infernocus, who started blasting at the humans and the Autobots.
Hound's optics widen a little, then he lowered his cannon. "I don't have enough ammo to put that thing down!" He commented.
"Nor do I." Bulkhead added, he and Ironhide still firing their cannons at the airborne fighters and the ground 'Cons.
Cliffjumper, meanwhile, he was fighting against both Shatter and Dropkick, the two trying to get the drop on him and Scarlet-Falcon, but the two Autobots were clearly ready for them. Cliffjumper managed to knock them down and he even killed Shatter by blasting her head off with his cannon. With his back turned, Dropkick was about to tackle him down, only for Scarlet-Falcon to kick down the triple-changer, and Cliffjumper, after grabbing and snapping Dropkick's blade, he bisected Dropkick in half. After he killed the two Deceptions, he scoffed before saying "Deception Scum", while kicking half of Dropkick's corpse away.
"I got him, Wreckers!" Hotrod called, he, Arcee, and Bumblebee flying overhead and they opened fire at Infernocus in the back.
Infernocus growled, then he opened fire from his left blaster, shooting down the airborne Autobots, making Bumblebee, Arcee, and Hotrod crash land into the ground, then they head off to take cover with the Wreckers and the humans.
"'Bee, 'Cee, and Hotrod are down!" Bulkhead called out. "Autobots are down!"
"Where's Prime?" Hound looked around in concern.
Sqweeks made his way over to one of the artillery guns, which aimed right at him. Sqweeks froze, but then puts on a brave face, and held the grenade in his hand. "Fuck you." He buzzes, now forming a cannon from his Decepticon arm, and he points it down the barrel of the gun. Once done that, the gun exploded into a fireball, taking out the humongous gun along with it as Sqweeks was blasted away.
Hotrod now ran up, as he's firing back against Decepticons. "Good job, my little friend!" He complimented as he then grabs Sqweeks.
"We're losing ground here!" Arcee called out, jumping around and dodging the cannon fire from the 'Cons.
Braedey grabbed Lennox by his vest. "Hey, we're not giving up on Optimus!" He stated.
"We can't get inside." Lennox argued back. "The operation is over. We stay, we're dead."
"I have to get in there!" Viviane persisted.
"Everybody, grab your gear, we're bailing!" Lennox yelled out as they began to head back to the Ospreys and go back to the Ark.
"Move! We've got you covered!" Hound assured to the humans as the Autobots continue firing.
Izabella and Daphne now look over to something behind them, and they could see Dragonstorm approaching from above, and there was someone riding on the three-headed dragon. "Optimus..." Daphne breathes out, just as Dragonstorm and Optimus flew overhead. "YEAH!" The girls both cheered out.
"That's why he's Prime!" Daphne called.
Optimus immediately hope off of Dragonstorm and he yelled out, sliding across the metallic surface of the planet with his shield. Dragonstorm knocked Infernocus over and down onto one knee, as Optimus slid underneath his feet. Optimus pulled out his sword and stabbed Infernocus in the side before climbing up onto his back and stabbed the Combiner through the chest and finally his helm.
"You ugly heap of slag..." Optimus growled. Infernocus deconstructed into his six Decepticon components, who all now looked at Optimus, who held his sword at the ready. "Did you forget... who I am?" He growled, his battle mask forming over his mouth and nose.
The Decepticons all charges at once straight at the Autobot leader, only for Optimus to swing his sword around in one swift move, slicing their helms right off their necks, and their bodies collapsed to the ground with the sound of clanking metal.
"I.. am Optimus Prime." Optimus announced firmly, looking at the remains. "Autobots! Attack!" He announced.
The Autobots now started to charge towards the entrance to the chamber, with Daphne, Braedey and Viviane also sprinting towards the entrance as well, all the while with the soldiers running to the Ospreys and retreating back to the Ark.
"We're going home, Izzy!" A soldier said as they board the crafts and take to the skies.
"Where's Braedey and Viviane?" Lennox now asked to Ken.
"They're staying to finish the job!" Ken said back. "THIS is their mission!"
Braedey and Viviane sprinted on with Optimus and Bumblebee alongside them, Daphne holding onto the two adult's hands. As they got close, Optimus held up his shield, blocking a blast from Megatron.
Optimus turned to see Braedey and Viviane running towards them. "Viviane! Get in here!" The Prime yelled out as he shoots back.
"Yes! My little lady!" Hotrod urged. "Come on!"
Braedey, Viviane, and Daphne suddenly get blown into the chamber and slide across the ground. One of the Decepticon fighters was about to crush them, but Optimus shoved Megatron away and jumped into it, knocking it away. Braedey grabbed both Viviane and Daphne, holding them close as they continue sliding across the ground. Braedey fires a cable from his belt, latching onto a rock lodged into the ground, and he reeled them into it.
Hotrod fired his blaster and advanced. "Follow me! I'm gonna lead the way!" He called, with Optimus and Bumblebee also charging in.
Braedey, Daphne, and Viviane all look out from behind the rock, and they could see the staff in the middle of the room. "There it is." Vivian's panted.
"I see it." Braedey nodded sharply. He then took a scan of the staff, and checked out the energy measuring in the device.
"Grab the staff, Viviane!" Hotrod yells as he and Arcee tackle Megatron, only to be knocked down by the gladiator.
Braedey's eyes widened in shock, which then got Viviane's attention. "That staff, it's energising the giant laser cannon on this planet's upper hemisphere! It's 87% to full power, and it'll fire in less than seven minutes!" He informed to the two. "When that happens, Earth is blown to oblivion!"
Bulkhead gets blown back as Hound fumbles for his cannon, just as Megatron was about to strike him. Hotrod jumped up, and fired a time bubble at him. "Stop the time!" He yelled. Megatron then got stuck in the bubble, losing the sword in his hand.
Hound grabbed his gun, then he fired numerous rounds at the bubble. "I'm gonna blow your helm off, Megatron! Sayanora, bubblehead!" He laughed, with Megatron getting blown back, Bulkhead and Ironhide now continuing to fire at him.
Megatron growled and fired his cannons in quick succession. Elita and Arcee attacked Nitro Zeus as Bumblebee ran forward and jumped up onto Megatron's back, only to get knocked off as Optimus now tackled Megatron down to the ground with a thud and a shower of sparks.
"Any plans?" Viviane asked to Braedey.
"I'll handle Quintessa, you two get ready for the right moment!" Braedey formed a set of jet engines from his back, and he launches into the air at Quintessa. "Time to show this alien she messed with the wrong planet!" He declared.
The Quintesson looked to see the AllSpark human flying straight at her, a scowl now appearing on her face. "AllSpark..." She glared. "You must DIE!"
But as Braedey got close, Quintessa suddenly shot forth a massive bolt of crimson lightning directly at the brunette. Braedey cried out in agony as he body was assaulted by the deadly energy. It was so intense that images of his skeleton flashed. The lightning continued to strike him until a bright flash forced those around to shield their eyes. When the flash died down, Braedey was blown back and he hits the ground with a thud, his form motionless.
"DADDY!" Daphne cried out, her voice getting the attention of the Autobots and the others around, now seeing what the Quintesson has done. The redhead ran up to her father's body, shaking his form to try and wake him up. "Daddy, please! Please wake up! I can't lose you like Mom! Daddy, PLEASE!"
Braedey took a deep breath, stepping out to see he's in some kind of a dusty plain, a sunset being in the distance, leaving the entire area in a reddish colour. He looked to see some kind of temple structure up ahead.
"Where... what is this place?" Braedey wondered. He then could see the silhouette of a figure by the temple. "Who's there?" He called, now stepping towards the temple.
"I never thought we'd meet here... But I am happy to see you once again."
Braedey heard the voice of someone he never thought he'd hear again. He looked to see the silhouette start to take shape and form, now becoming... his wife Jasmine Russo Martin. She looked just the same the year after the Battle of Chicago, her smile glistening as her blue eyes twinkle.
"Jasmine..." Braedey muttered in awe. He then saw his husky dog Shadow appear out of thin air, barking and running up to Braedey. "Hey, boy. I really missed you, pal." He then looked to Jasmine as she stepped up to her. "Jasmine... what is this place?"
"The barrier between life and death. The Soul World." Jasmine answered softly. "It's where we choose to travel forth to the next life, or stay to help others and guide their souls onward."
"We?" Braedey questioned.
As Jasmine turns towards the temple, Braedey now noticed the ghostly spirit-like forms of the Autobots who've died during the last seven years after Chicago, the 13 Primes & Jetfire.
"All of you... you're here..." Braedey muttered in awe.
"Braedey... I cannot be more proud of you than I already am." Jasmine began to say. "You've taken great care of our daughter ever since I passed on, and you have gone above and beyond anything."
Solus Prime stepped up. "Thanks to the power of the AllSpark, you have saved many lives and fought for those who have fallen."
Another Prime stepped up. "Indominus Prime. You have been the most heroic being we have ever witnessed in our lifetime alongside Optimus. You have done so much over your lifetime; defeating Megatron with the Allspark, fighting alongside Optimus & Elita to defeat the Fallen, defend Earth from Sentinel Prime & Megatron, and helping to save the remaining of Autobots from extinction."
Another figure now stepped up. To Braedey's surprise, it was his Grandfather: Jackson Witwicky Martin, the one who discovered Megatron in ice of the Antarctic. "My grandson. I cannot tell you how proud I am to you of what you've done. All that knowledge you have in your head, and you've used to for the greater good." Jackson said with a smile. "Take good care of my Great-Granddaughter with the love & care you have inside you."
"I will." Braedey stepped back after sharing a hug with his grandfather, then hugged Jasmine and Shadow, and he looked to the figures before him.
"When you can... tell our daughter I said hello." Jasmine asked to Braedey.
"I will..." Braedey nodded back, then looks to everyone. "I could not have reached where I am in my life without you all. I thank you. All of you. You honour yourselves with your bravery, sacrifice, and your souls. Without you, I would not be here." He nods to them. "Till All Are One..."
"Till All Are One..." Everyone replied back, their forms now disappearing as the world turned to white, Braedey shielding his eyes...
Braedey's eyes suddenly snap open, his world coming back into focus as he looked. He then saw Daphne kneeling next to him with tears in her eyes, and Viviane alongside her.
"D-Daddy...?" Daphne mumbled.
"Hey... Your mommy says 'hi'." Braedey muttered softly, Daphne hugging her back with tears in her eyes.
Unaware of what's happening, Megatron now threw Bumblebee off his back, then he armed his cannon, ready to shoot, but Optimus now jumped in, slicing Megatron's right arm off! Megatron snarled, now grabbing Optimus by the neck, and threw him into a nearby wall, then pinned him down with Optimus' sword.
"Prepare to join your 'son', in the AllSpark." Megatron snarled, grabbing Optimus' sword to strike.
"MEGATRON!"
The Decepticon warlord stopped and turned, only to gasp and choke when something struck into his chest. He looked down to see the Star Saber now through his chestplate, and being held by Bumblebee. On top of that, he spoke... with his real voice!
Hound & Scarlet-Falcon both stare on in shock and awe with the other Autobots. "Holy Hell..." Hound muttered in awe.
"Way to go, Bee!" Scarlet-Falcon smiled.
"You took my voice, you took away Cybetron." Bumblebee said with anger in his optics. "You took so much, just because you wanted to. You cause nothing but death everywhere you go with your followers. Now, I'll bring death back to you. You shall never rob anyone of anything, ever again!"
"Megatron..." The Decepticon now looked over to his shock, his spark fading, as he saw Braedey stand to his feet, the Matrix of Leadership revealing itself in his chest, while the Cybertronian markings appeared on his arms and face. "BEGONE!"
With that announced, Braedey launched forward at breakneck speed, delivering an uppercut strike to Megatron's jaw, now sending the Decepticon's form flying off the blade of the Star Saber, Megatron's form now falling down into an abyss nearby.
As this happens, Viviane immediately ran over to the centre of the room, grabbing onto the staff with Daphne, and holding on with all they can. As this happened, Bumblebee jumped up onto Nitro Zeus' back, and blasted his head right off.
"Don't let go!" Braedey called, landing next to Viviane and Daphne, as she held and gripped onto the staff, and tried to pull it out with all their might. "We've only got 30 seconds left!" He added.
"I'm trying!" Viviane yelled back.
Optimus now launched into the air with his rockets, the Star Saber in hand."Quintessa, get off of our planet!" He roared, then he struck Quintessa with his sword, knocking her back.
"Nemesis, you traitor!" Quintessa snarled, shocking Optimus painfully with bolts of electricity.
Optimus groaned in pain from the lightning bolts, but he didn't give up. "Say hello to my friend... Bumblebee."
Quintessa now turned around to see, but she was too late. Bumblebee popped out from behind her, armed with his blaster, and fired a single shot blast at Quintessa. The blast sent her flying, making her scream out in pain as she vanished from sight in a flash of blue and purple, as if turning to dust.
"I sting like a bee." Bumblebee smirked.
Viviane and Braedey both yell out in exertion, now pulling out the staff, the sound of energy draining being heard all around them. Everyone looked about with smiles on their faces, but after a few seconds, the sound of metallic snapping and groaning can be heard echoing around them, now getting everyone's attention.
"What's going on?" Viviane asked, looking around to see some of the metal starting to break apart and heading off towards the centre of the planet. "Why does it sound like the planet is breaking up?"
"All of that energy from the cannon was being powered up by the staff." Braedey replied to him, looking around at what's going on. "Without the staff to fire the cannon, all that energy has nowhere else to go but back into the core, destabilising it, and the whole world is starting to collapse. This planet is going to rip apart and destroy itself in a blackhole-like fashion, and will implode on itself!" That really got everyone to look on in shock and horror. This entire planet was going to implode on itself?! Braedey turned to Optimus and the other Transformers quickly. "We have to get outta here! NOW!!" He yelled out. "WE NEED TO LEAVE!"
Optimus: "Autobots... FALL BACK!!"
All at once, the Autobots began to make evacuation away from Quintessa's disintegrating planet. Clipper collected the Wreckers and the others, and they took to the air, flying back to the Ark at once. Once on the Ark, the others exit Clipper's alt-mode, looking up at the disintegrating planet up above. But, as they do so, they noticed something was amiss.
"Wait. Where's Braedey, Daphne, and Viviane?!" Ken now yelled out, and everyone saw the trio were nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, the loud metallic snapping and iron groaning of the planet up above can be heard, getting everyone's attention, and they watch on with anguish and horror as Quintessa's planet began to break apart and implode on itself, collapsing in until there was nothing but a flash of black smoke, which floated in the skies above.
There was nothing else left of Quintessa's planet.
A few moments go by, nobody speaking a single word. The Autobots that gathered with the group of humans looked up at the black clouds above where the planet once was. They had just lost three good friend in Braedey, Daphne, and Viviane. They had been introduced to one another in their own ways, but now, they were gone. Lost to the stars. They lowered their helms in loss and respect.
Just when all hope seemed to be lost...
The sound of a mechanical dragon's roar could be heard from up above. Everyone looked with widened optics and eyes, just as they could see a shape in the black clouds. The clouds started to swirl about, like something was stirring the clouds about, then at the last moment, something flew out of the clouds, and it revealed to be Dragonstorm, and riding on the middle head of Dragonstorm was Braedey, Daphne, and Viviane!!!
"THEY'RE ALIVE!!!" The humans yell in happiness, and they sprinted over to the descending dragons.
"Heh. Dragons. Pretty tough animals, aren't they?" Bulkhead shrugged.
Dragonstorm lands on the deck of the Ark with a thud, a wave of wind coming from the landing, as Braedey, Daphne, and Viviane climbed off Dragonstorm's back, the Guardian Knights transforming into back into their robot modes. The humans' clothing were torn and burnt up in some places, fortunately keeping them modest, all with soot and dirt across their forms.
The humans run towards them, tears in their eyes, but with smiles on their faces. They all tackled the trio at once, giving them hugs and kisses to the three teenagers.
"How... how did you all even survive that?" Ken asked to them, after they release their embrace, and the allowed Braedey, Daphne, and Viviane to get to their feet. "We thought you were all goners." He added.
"Yeah. How?" Scorcher also asked to them.
"We were only just about to get to Clipper when you guys took off, and we started to get sucked into the vortex of gravitational energy pulling us towards the blackhole." Braedey explained. "But, before we were sucked off our feet, Dragonstorm came to our aid, grabbing us quickly, and getting clear of Quintessa's planet before it then imploded." He added.
"We were fortunate the Guardian Knights saved our lives." Viviane added in. "Although, it was cutting it rather close in that."
"We're just glad you're all safe." Sheeva hugged Braedey and Daphne tightly, the two hugging her back along with Izabella.
Braedey smiled to them, looking to the sky, as the black clouds fade away to reveal the sunny skies above. He turned to see the Autobots walking up, and he waved to them all, a smile shining on his face, knowing the nightmare was all over, and everything has been set back to normal.
Well, as normal as they can be.
