Chapter 22: Onto England
Sly: So how does this thing work? You just put a badge on my chest.
Wheeljack: Tap it quickly twice.
Sly does so and as if magic, a robotic suit starts to form on him.
Sly: Woah! What do you call this thing?
Wheeljack: It's an Exo-suit. Gives organics enhanced strength, speed, agility, etc. also equipped with pop-out arm blasters and blades.
Bentley: What is it made out of?
Wheeljack: Funny story. I experimented once with a "Multiversal Spacebridge" and portaled into this version of New York where all these humans in costumes that had powers were fighting this big purple guy with a golden glove-
Sly: (Interrupts) Could you please just get to the point?
Wheeljack: Alright. So I found a common substance among those heroes called "Nanotech". I brought a lot of it back through a portal here and I was lucky because then the Multiverse Spacebridge collapsed.
Sly taps his chest twice again, the suit almost immediately comes off.
Wheeljack: Now Sly. You shouldn't have it on in the presence of Decepticons. Use it only when you need it, especially with how Prime has laid out this plan.
Sly: Can I still fight with it? I mean I'm way stronger with it, but I don't expect that it makes me as equally strong as any of you.
Wheeljack: Yes. If a 'Con sees you, just put them down and out, but don't engage any further and run off. By the way, I'm designing an Exo-suit for Murray and a mech for Bentley so they can join us in the battle with us.
Sly: Thank you so much Wheeljack.
He walks over to his two friends and they huddle up.
Sly: So, the Autobots are calling their reinforcements for the upcoming battle. Should we call ours?
Bentley: It is already being covered. I have contacted Panda King and Dimitri and Bulkhead and Jazz have just left to get them.
Murray: Would love my Guru to help, but I know it isn't in his nature.
Optimus: (Calling) Sly! Are you ready to roll!?
Sly: Just a minute Prime!
He hugs his friends.
Murray: Good luck out there buddy!
Bentley: Be safe!
Sly: Hey Bent, maybe ask 'Jack to whip up Exo-suits for Panda King and Dimitri once they get here.
Bentley: I'm sure he can.
Sly approaches Optimus in front of the Spacebridge. He transforms into Truck mode and his trailer appears again like magic. Sly gets in him and the portal to England opens.
Optimus: Are you ready to roll out?
Sly: Ready as I'll ever be, Prime. Nice to go on a mission with you for once.
Optimus Prime drives through the portal. They are driving through the English countryside, as it'll take them a while to get there.
Sly: Are you certain Decepticons will show up?
Optimus: If they see both you and me here through the news, they will definitely come or there is a chance they are already there searching for the fragment.
Sly is silent for a moment.
Optimus: You remember the plan, right?
Sly: Yes! It is etched into my mind right now.
Optimus: I sense a feeling of uncertainty in you right now.
Sly: What? Me? Noooo! Of course not!
Optimus: I know a good song that gives anyone motivation and determination.
Prime tunes his radio to a song and I mean if you're a Transformers fan and noticed his description, then you know this song by heart.
"You got the Touch! You got the Power! Yeah!"
"After all is said and done, you've never walked, you've never run. You're a winner!"
"You got the moves. Know the streets. Break the rules, take the heat. You're nobody's fool!"
"You're at your best when the going gets rough. You've been put to the test, but it's never enough!"
"You've got the Touch! You've got the power! When all Hell's breaking loose, you'll be right in the eye of the storm."
"You got the heart. You got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you got the Touch!"
Sly: (headbanging) Yeeaaaahhhhh! This is my jam! I have both the heart and the motion now!