Welcome back, everyone! This is I, SuperHeroTimeFan, returning to FanFiction with a brand-new chapter of one of my newer favorite stories, Transformation of Ever After High! I am so glad that you all liked the work that I put into my previous chapter, the crossover with Cloud4012's The Nobody of Ever After High. It was such an honor to do a crossover with my most favorite story of his, and I was thrilled to see how much favor it had gotten. Both Cloud4012 and I had worked hard to keep it a secret until I did the chapter before, and it is my greatest piece to accomplish for the 20th Anniversary of Kingdom Hearts. There's a lot that I have in store for this story with the events of that crossover, as long-time followers of me will know from previous crossovers I have done, and here is one of them. Here is the next chapter, which shows some of the aftermath of the crossover events. Please be sure to review, rate, and as always, please be sure to enjoy!
Chapter 18: The Five Sides of War
Through the countryside, away from Ever After High, a carriage was being pulled away from a castle by horse. Inside of it were a man and a woman with Hispanic features, the female having brown and pink hair that reached down halfway past her neck. This was Talia Beauty, the mother of Briar and the stepmother of Rosabella.
"That meeting with Snow could have gone better, to be honest." The man said. He had black hair, a goatee and scar over his left eye said. This was Talia's husband and Briar's father, Miguel.
"She's too attached to tradition to change her view, despite everything that is happening," Talia said. "Ever since Milton was deposed as headmaster, she has grown dismissive of the war going on. She is more focused on ruling over Tabor instead of everything in more recent events." She said as the carriage drew closer to where a bridge was.
"As members of the Society, we should be gathering every other member to decide on how to act." Miguel said.
"And we will, but for the time being—"
Talia was cut off by the sound of a nearby explosion. She and Miguel gasped and turned as the carriage came to a stop, seeing flying Vehicons firing down on the bridge ahead of them, where several Autobot ground forces ran to take on the others ahead. She narrowed her eyes and opened the door, getting out to run to the Autobot taking the lead.
"Talia!" Miguel called out.
Talia ducked from more enemy fire before coming across the leading commander, an Autobot in orange, spikes on his shoulders, a blaster resembling a motor engine over the left hand and an axe for a right hand. This was Circuit.
"Circuit! Circuit!" Talia called out as Circuit fired before taking cover. He looked down to Talia as she took out a badge showing the symbol of the Society of the Transformers on it. "What's going on?"
"Your highness, we've started to break through the Decepticon defenses," Circuit replied as several soldiers ran past while others were blasted away. "My troops are giving it their all to break through as we speak. We should regain control over the bridge within the next twenty-four hours."
"Then give me a blaster and let's make it sooner." Talia grinned.
Circuit nodded as he took out a rifle. It shifted until it was smaller before he tossed it to her. She leapt over the wall and took fire as several other Autobots continued to take down the Decepticons ahead while others were being taken away for medical treatment.
"Push on!" Talia called out as Miguel ran to see the battle for himself.
Landing behind a line of ground Vehicons, an Autobot with one eye and helicopter features took out blades and started to take out the unsuspecting forces. This was Whirl.
"Come here and die!" Whirl yelled, slashing away.
The Decepticon commander fired back, but was soon overwhelmed once a green Autobot with dual pistols and a trench coat, known as Crosshairs, arrived with another Autobot that had orange and brown colors, and a muscular build. This was Roadbuster.
"Fall back!" the Decepticon commander yelled as his forces were soon overrun. However, before anyone else could get away, the other Autobot forces surrounded him, with Talia and Miguel taking lead with their own weapons aimed. Knowing he was outmatched, the Decepticon commander threw his weapon down and held his hands up just as Circuit came through.
"Your boost in morale will not go unnoticed, my friends!" Circuit proclaimed. "Two victories from the team of Optimus Prime against Megatron, and the fall of Thunder Mayhem, are a big reason for us to keep moving. The day has been won!"
All of the Autobots cheered, with Talia and Miguel joining in.
"I want a team to check on the wounded," Circuit ordered. "Everyone else, take a well-earned rest. We'll need to be at full strength to rebuild the damage done here."
"Take your time, comrades," Talia said. "You've all earned this victory. Every other kingdom shall soon know that the Autobot and Human Alliance is thriving with every victory against Decepticon forces."
At Ever After High, JD burst into the Castleteria. Everyone, including Rowan, Apple, Raven and Dexter turned as Blondie ran in behind him.
"News from the front lines!" JD yelled.
"We've won another battle!" Blondie yelled, getting everyone to smile as she displayed the results of the fight on a large screen from her MirrorPad. "The Zodiac Bridge was just regained by Autobot forces!"
Everyone cheered loudly at the news of the battle, with Maddie tossing confetti bombs into the air, which exploded and fell over everyone.
"With our training, we might be able to win a few more battles here too!" Cedar smiled to Cupid.
"I hear you're doing well with advanced training." Cupid smirked.
"I took a few hints from my other self when they were here." Cedar admitted.
"Gonna take what the other me said to heart." Daring said to Atem.
Rowan chuckled. "Looks like being a part of the way has got its perks." He said.
"Ever since Roxas and the Forever After Fighters came, this whole school has been aiming to be fighters like them," Raven said. "And the defeat of a once-unstoppable Combiner is sure to drive the other Autobot forces to give it their all too."
"We've all learned a lot from our other selves," Apple said. "And I'm sure the other Apple will be putting the designs I gave her to use."
"Oh, right. They told me you had a forge," Rowan recalled. "You've retired from that since then, right?"
"Yeah, haven't made a single new weapon," Apple said. "Feels good. Though if you or the others need me to make anything special, just name it."
"By the way, has anyone heard back from Hunter about Ashlynn?" Dexter asked before Hunter walked over with some food.
"You guys talking about me?" Hunter asked, putting his phone next to him.
"We were just wondering if Ashlynn was coming back soon," Rowan replied as Sparrow passed them, talking to Humphrey. "She should've been done with Prowl's training."
"I haven't seen her yet, but I'll keep my eyes out." Hunter said.
"Then look no further."
The Knights and Hunter looked around for where the voice came from before someone leapt down from the ceiling. They nearly jumped back before smiling at who was standing before them.
There was Ashlynn, now with darker clothes that had big sleeves, black pants, a dark hood with gold and blue accents, see-through glass slippers, and her right pants sleeve shortened to reveal her new Iacon Knight Talisman.
"Ashlynn!" Hunter smiled, walking up to Ashlynn and hugging her, who hugged him back happily. "You look great, sweetie!"
"Digging the new look," Briar walked up and cupped her chin as she sat down with an interested look on her face. "Guess all that training with Prowl really paid off."
"It really did," Ashlynn smiled as she sat down. "So, what did I miss while I was gone?"
"Quite a lot, believe it or not," Apple chuckled. "We got the Energon Towers finally set up."
"I saw that as we were coming in," Ashlynn said, looking outside to see some new Autobots helping with more defense systems. "Part of the grounds were also closed off. Anyone care to explain to me about that?"
"In due time," Rowan said. "Maybe sooner. We're supposed to see what Rodimus's mentor, Kup, is presenting to us there."
"Well, I'm sure we can all catch up after that," Raven said. "With our last battle against the Decepticons, we've deserved this rest. There hasn't been an attack in days since that battle."
"Again, I hope to hear more of what I missed out on." Ashlynn repeated.
Walking into the Castleteria as Ashlynn said this was a new girl. She wore an orange jacket with silver fingerless gloves, with a white shirt underneath. She also had black shorts with red leggings, and black boots that had silver wheels on the back of them. Her eyes were green, and she had purple hair with some red strands on the front. Over her head was a skater helmet in gold with grey on the bottom side areas, the top also with two ram horns sticking on the sides. She chewed on some gum and blew it, making a bubble, as she sat down nearby, observing the Knights and their allies, finally popping her bubble.
"Interesting development." The girl mused, eyeing the group with great interest.
JD then walked over with Blondie, the girl leaving without a trace.
"Hey, Rowan. Just the guy I needed to see," JD said as Rowan and the others turned to him. "Been meaning to talk to you. Something that maybe you should call to let Roxas know about too."
"What is it?" Rowan asked.
"We've been monitoring around following the arrival of the Forever After Fighters," Blondie said. "You said that Kingdom Tempest broke up when crashing into our world, right?" she asked, getting nods from everyone. "Well, I've been getting a ton of hits on the site for the school. There's a lot of people who recorded the fall, and some know where some of the old debris from Kingdom Tempest fell," she said, surprising everyone. "Some have even reported to have seen people hanging from the sides."
"Like who?" Ashlynn asked.
At a wreckage area away from Ever After High, close to the Energon Mine that Arcee and Bulkhead were at from the start of the adventures of the Knights and the Autobots, a hand emerged from several piles of metal, all having fallen off from Kingdom Tempest. Animals around noticed, and while some got away for safety, others stayed and looked on in curiosity.
Soon, a girl emerged. She had blue eyes and auburn hair, and was dressed in a purple beanie, a pink short-sleeved shirt, and grey ankle-length jeans with stars, as well as dark purple and white shoes and black fingerless gloves. Her face seemed to pop out, revealing a purple glowing eye with circuitry underneath, surprising the animals enough to run away.
The girl groaned and looked around before feeling her face. She scoffed and closed her eyes, causing her face to become whole again. She got up and rolled her elbows around, a whirring noise seeming to come from her, before she walked out. Looking to a cannon turret attached to the debris, she tore it off and walked ahead, seeing a village in the distance.
"Hey, kid," a man said, passing by the girl, who then looked to glare at him. "You look like a mess. You alright?"
"As soon as I find out where I am, I will be," the girl sneered. "Where can I go for some information?"
"Well, you've stumbled across the Far East Village," the man replied. "There should be a café close by with some WiFi if you need to settle down. But be careful of any Decepticon attack. Those robots really mean trouble," he went on, getting the interest of the girl, who started to grin devilishly. "What's your name, by the way?"
The girl aimed the cannon she grabbed and fired at the man, smirking.
"Trina." The girl grinned before implementing the cannon onto her arm. She looked to it as it faded in and out, eventually retreating underneath her robotic skin. She cracked her neck and continued to walk forward, where the café was located.
Meanwhile, at the Nemesis, Scalpel was helping to look through several files on the main server. He looked to Nightbird, training with several of the Vehicons, and prepared to evaluate her.
"How is she looking, Shockwave?" Megatron entered the room.
"Nightbird is exceeding all physical limits that she once had as Vernax," Shockwave reported as Nightbird started to cut apart several Vehicons before they started to fire on her. "Her skills with a sword have greatened. Not to the same extent as Ravenicus Prime, but to a high degree. As for her firepower," he went on as Nightbird ran around the blasts and lit her arms up, sending dark blasts before taking out her blaster. "In addition to the new firearm we have provided, she is still able to utilize her old powers, which have also increased from her human form. Speed also exceeds human limits," he said as Nightbird then sped past the remaining Vehicons before landing behind them, now holding all of their Sparks, right as they fell lifeless. "A perfect start to the new entries into our army."
"Excellent," Megatron grinned before approaching Nightbird as she walked over. "It is good to see you are adjusting well to your new body, Nightbird. I can assure you, that whatever the Organization offered to you, the Decepticons can offer more, especially in freedom of expression and abilities."
"Yes, my lord," Nightbird said with a nod. "But I must know… will there be others like me?" she asked. "So many of the Nobodies created have already fallen. There must be a way to save the others."
"And there is," Megatron turned Nightbird to the monitor, where Scalpel was now showing more data of projects similar to her creation. "By opening themselves to us, the Organization has given us access to their remaining Nobodies, especially the ones they consider disposable."
"How do you know so much about them before you had even met them?" Nightbird pondered.
"Because you were not the first to go through this process," Scalpel said, walking over. "Once, I was a man who was promised a place in the Organization by Xemnas. Then, I was betrayed, left to die. But before I made my final stand, I transferred a copy of myself onto the remaining terminal in Fiore, and ensured that the Decepticons would discover it, so I could be brought back and recruited into their services."
Nightbird's optics widened. "Skex Tech?!"
"That was an alias. My real name used to be Silas Arkeville. Now, I am known only as Scalpel." Scalpel explained.
"That must have been how you knew about Jiemma and Fiore," Nightbird realized as she looked to Megatron. "The Organization never told you, because they didn't even know Jiemma. It was Scalpel!"
"Correct," Megatron nodded. "And now, with your help, we can expand on our army, to create more like you. These new Decepticons which you will lead… the Terrorcons."
"I live to serve." Nightbird nodded.
"Lord Megatron, we have a transmission coming in, encoded," Knock Out reported. "From a human server, but the code almost seems to be… robotic."
"Send Soundwave to investigate and collect them," Megatron ordered. He turned to Nightbird. "You still need to learn your purpose."
"What shall I do?" Nightbird asked.
"In order to increase our forces, you must use your former Nobody powers to open Dark Corridors to travel to the Worlds that the Organization will send their Facility Nobodies to die," Scalpel replied as Soundwave left and took off, transforming into a hovering tank as he did so. "First, you must go to the World That Never Was and place this virus into the server. That way, we can observe their actions, and know who will be dispatched to which World," he went on, giving Nightbird an orb that held a miniature drive in it. "It will self-destruct once it is inserted. From there, we will see all of their activity."
"From then afterwards, you will go to the Worlds and take scans of each Nobody, pre-death," Megatron went on. "Your scanning abilities have been programmed to transmit to Shockwave, Scalpel and Knock Out, for they will ensure that the life essences are converted into new Sparks to create the Terrorcon army."
"Well, best not to delay any further," Nightbird said, holding her hand out to create a Dark Corridor. On the other side was the entrance into the castle of the World That Never Was. "I will not let you down, Lord Megatron."
"But I require a second Dark Corridor to gain a new member," Megatron said. "To Fiore. I need to make my own scan, of someone who I will personally teach the lesson of true power to."
Nightbird nodded. She held out her hand, creating a second Dark Corridor that led to Fiore. Upon opening it, Megatron saw Jiemma walking to a town where Team Sabertooth's leaders, Sting and Rogue.
"Prepare a Protoform," Megatron ordered Shockwave as Nightbird entered the World That Never Was. "Operation G2 shall commence once I return."
Unknown to anyone, the same girl who was watching Rowan and the Knights from Ever After High made her way after Vernax before the Dark Corridor closed. She skated towards the castle, making sure to stay out of Nightbird's sight before she eventually turned into a blur.
Back at Ever After High, everyone was crowded at the area where the Knights of Iacon and Autobots fought with the Forever After Fighters against the Decepticons and Organization XIII. Standing with them were the rest of the Autobots, as well as the new ones who came with the Energon Towers, now tall and spreading an Energon Grid around the school and around Book End as well. But standing in front of the enclosed area of the previous battle was an old Autobot in green, with what appeared to be a rifle on his back and a pistol at his side. This was Kup, and next to him was Rodimus Prime.
"Thank you, Ever After High, and my fellow Autobots, for attending today," Kup announced. "I am Kup, a veteran of several battles and the teacher to one of your newest Primes, Rodimus Prime. The kid even helped to slap me back together after an incident some years ago."
"That I did, Kup," Rodimus Prime smiled. "Great to have you again."
"They're good." Cerise whispered.
"Now, I would like to say it is an honor to be here. I have heard of many great events here while I was helping on the front lines. I have a great many stories to tell from the battles I have been in and the planets I have travelled to… but it is not night yet, and you do not seem to be ready to, as you say, hit the sack," Kup joked, getting everyone to laugh. "Ironhide and I will share our tales once we start the new course, Advanced Combat Training," he said as Ironhide, a black-coated Autobot with cannons on both arms and shotguns with knives on his back, as well as blades under his arms and a scarred face, nodded in acknowledgement. "For today, it is my honor to open up a new area of Ever After High, to teach you about your other selves that fought against the Decepticons. These Forever After Fighters serve as an inspiration to those of you yet to join the fight. For now, I open up Forever After Fighter Square!" he announced, shooting open a ribbon and allowing everyone to enter.
"Forever After Fighters?" Ashlynn asked.
"You sorta had to be there," Briar said as she and the other Knights and allies walked in. She walked to a spot that had holograms of herself and the other Briar, both with weapons drawn. "You'll love this!"
"Take pride in this accomplishment you have made here," Optimus Prime said as Rowan and the Knights turned to him and the other Autobots. "You have all done a great service to both of the schools when you joined forces."
"Well, you deserve recognition too," Rowan said. "You were part of the reason that Thunder Mayhem is no more."
"Yeah, according to Humphrey, only Bludgeon and Spinister survived," Dexter added on. "The others were found lifeless. The Mayhem Massacre Force is no more."
"Enjoy this while you can, then," Bumblebee smiled. "When the fighting starts again, you'd best be ready."
In another location, Rogelio was watching the recent battle at Ever After High. Behind him, Ternir was busy forging a weapon, also watching the battle. Seeing both sides in action with the Autobots against the Decepticons and the Organization caused the two to tense up before turning their devices off.
"This is out of hand," Rogelio said, storming over to Ternir, who finished making a sword-axe weapon. "Them fighting for themselves with those Autobots was bad enough, but in the single month since we were expelled, that battle is bound to make the whole school into warriors! Our stories are becoming more insignificant as we speak!"
"I know, I know," Ternir said, aiming her newly-made weapon at the disgraced Huntsman. "Seeing two of my cousin is no picnic either. But we need a plan."
"And how do you—?"
At that moment, the door of the dark room opened. Ternir and Rogelio turned to see a woman with blonde hair, hazel eyes, and wearing a red dress with a black belt, black stockings and black high-heel shoes. She looked around before walking forward, eventually sitting down onto a chair, and looking to her phone, though it did not appear to be a MirrorPhone.
"Hello?" Ternir said in a suspicious voice. "How can I help you?"
"By telling me where I am," the woman replied. "And who you two are."
"Just people trying to regain what we have lost," Rogelio replied before aiming his axe at the woman, who had no reaction to being threatened. "Now… who are you?"
"Call me Diane. Or Di. Diane works."
"How'd you get here, Diane?" Ternir asked.
"I escaped from prison," Diane replied. "Broke out with some robot girl. We both wanted revenge, but we were tailed by a group, Big Hero 6. They chased us to the top of the prison we were at. We jumped to escape, but before we could die, we crashed onto some out of control ship, and were trying to hold on. Before we knew it, we were separated. All I know is that the two of us were no longer in San Fransokyo."
"Um… excuse me?" Ternir asked.
"You don't have that here?" Diane asked, surprised. Upon getting head shakes from Ternir and Rogelio, she scoffed. "Great," she groaned. "They take my company, the money I made from monsters, and my bodyguard. Now I don't even have a home that's known in this old-time land."
"Go back to that last part," Ternir said in surprise. "Before the bodyguard part."
"The monsters?" Diane asked. "Oh, well. You see, I was a clone of a woman who created me to find a way to cure her before she could die. But the cure needed money, so I offered monster mutations to criminals so they could pay me. Even my assistant was a willing volunteer. But then she woke up, told me it wasn't what she wanted, and that she was disappointed in me. I still have the formulas, though, and—"
"I'm gonna stop you right there. We don't need a full life's story," Ternir said as Rogelio seemed aghast at the story before she snapped her fingers in his face. "Diane… I think that you'll have a talent for helping us in taking back what is rightfully ours… what rightfully belongs to us humans."
Diana grinned. "Where shall I start?"
Aboard the Nemesis, Megatron returned, with the Dark Corridor behind him showing Sting and Rogue leaving with Natsu. With him was the body of Jiemma, barely alive.
"Convert his entire body into a spark, and make haste," Megatron ordered before Soundwave approached with Starscream, Trina walking in between them. "Who is this?"
"I am from another world, having arrived when the ship crashed," Trina explained. "I was denied a chance at reviving a robot revolution back where I came from, but once I learned more about you, I sent out a transmission, one that I knew couldn't be ignored."
"And what do you wish?" Megatron asked.
Trina knelt down. "To become one of you… Lord Megatron."
Megatron nodded and approached Trina, taking out a branding iron that had the Decepticon insignia on it.
"Repeat after me," Megatron ordered as Trina remained knelt down. "'I pledge my unquestioning loyalty to Megatron and the Decepticon Cause.'"
"I pledge my unquestioning loyalty to Megatron and the Decepticon Cause."
"'I shall devote myself to achieving our goal of a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron by any means necessary.'" Megatron continued.
"I shall devote myself to achieving our goal of a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron by any means necessary." Trina repeated as every passing Decepticon stopped to watch the ceremony.
"'And annihilate all who have driven us from our rightful home world.'"
"And annihilate all who have driven us from our rightful home world."
"'Surrender is not an option.'" Megatron finished, now pulling back his arm to brand Trina.
"Surrender is not an option."
Outside of the Nemesis, animals in the forest suddenly scattered as Trina could be heard screaming, herself being branded as a Decepticon for all eternity.
In the World That Never Was, Nightbird managed to infiltrate the Castle. She saw Even leaving the lab, just as he was doing one last check on the Dark Energon. She scoffed and dashed in before it closed, arriving at the terminal. She looked around and inserted the drive, which started to transfer everything back to the Nemesis. Soon, it disintegrated, leaving no trace of her activity as the screen turned back to a blank.
"Mission complete." Nightbird smirked before opening a Dark Corridor.
However, time seemed to freeze before Nightbird could enter. Unknown to her, the same girl arrived at the Dark Energon and hovered her hand over it. All thirteen cubes glowed violently for a second before her eyes glowed purple, getting them to subside. She grinned before kicking her feet out, getting her wheels to appear under her soles. As she skated off, time resumed, and she left just as Nightbird did, with Even returning right as it closed.
Soon, Nightbird arrived back on the Nemesis. Looking around, she saw Jiemma being turned into a spark before being placed into a Protoform. She approached Megatron, now joined by Flip Side and Trina, the latter now with red and purple streaks in her hair, as well as circuitry flowing through her and the Decepticon insignia branded onto her chest.
"Who's the girlfriend?" Nightbird asked.
"A new recruit," Flip Side replied. "This is Trina."
"Pleasure to meet you." Trina nodded.
Nightbird nodded before looking to Megatron. "We now know what the Organization will be doing regarding my fellow Nobodies." She reported.
"And my protégé in true power awaits." Megatron said as Shockwave transferred the Jiemma Spark into the Protoform. Soon, after a glow, it turned into a white Decepticon with a red head, green wings on his back, yellow hands, chest and legs, and bat-like wings on the back of the legs.
The Decepticon woke up and gasped. Megatron placed his hand on him, forcing him back down.
"Welcome, my new protégé." Megatron said.
"What?! Where am I?! Who are you? What happened?!" the Decepticon asked in Jiemma's voice.
"You were dying at the hands of your former students. I saved you," Megatron said. "But you are forever in debt to the Decepticon Cause. Forget Sabertooth. You serve us now."
"I serve… you?" Jiemma asked. He got up and groaned, feeling his new body. "Forget Sabertooth… I shall," he vowed. "But now Jiemma is dead."
"What shall we call you?" Megatron asked.
The Decepticon formerly Jiemma looked up and growled, his eyes glowing.
"Jhiaxus."
That night, the mysterious girl entered the Dark Forest. Making her way to an empty cove, she looked around, making sure she was alone. When she was, she turned ahead and tossed some Dark Energon forward before kneeling down.
"My father, all has been set," the girl said. "The Organization is unaware that the Dark Energon supplied to them… was your way of expanding your reign."
"Excellent," a voice said. "You have done well to infiltrate the planet, my daughter. Do what you can to ensure my conquest is inevitable."
"No one shall suspect that little Ilya Reynolds…" the girl said before she stood up. Her face was covered, only showing her mouth and eyes as the horns on her helmet rotated to face up, with spiked wings appearing on her back. "Is the offspring of the Chaos-Bringer… my father… Unicron."
Author's Note: Bet none of you were expecting this, huh? Been thinking of doing a few breathers with the last chapters, and this was the best way to go. All will be explained in due time, and as for the side from The Nobody of Ever After High, Cloud4012 and I conversed about it, and he knows too. I'll try to have a new chapter out later. Please review, rate, and as always, if you can, PM me for anything on the Story. For now, this is SuperHeroTimeFan signing off. See you soon!