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Chapter One Hundred and Thirty

Out for Blood!

After watching Ironhide and Bulkhead leave through the ground-bridge, Optimus started to make his way through the Nemesis to look for Megatron.

In all the years he had been fighting the Grey Warlord, he was angry enough that his planet, his home was devoid of life, that many had forced to flee and go into hiding or were trawling the galaxies lost and unsure, but now seeing how Megatron had struck a human, a helpless innocent girl, his energon was boiling.

In the weeks and months that had passed since he and his small army had arrived on Earth, he had grown fond of Kemeko and her adopted father, and he knew Leonardo would be devastated.

He was determined to find Megatron, make him pay with his life, and suffer, he knew this wasn't his way and he always wanted to find a peaceful way to end conflict, but after what had happened, he knew that was far gone, and he was ready to spill the energon needed to stop Megatron for good.

As he walked, his audios picked up the flapping of wings and he looked over his shoulder.

His optics widened as he saw Tyroth flying over to him.

"Tyroth?" he exclaimed "How did you get here?"

"Through the Ground-Bridge!" Tyroth said and Optimus soon realized that when he sent Bulkhead and Ironhide back to the silo, Tyroth must have gone through.

"Does anyone know you're here?" the Prime asked.

"No." Tyroth said flying up and landing on Optimus's shoulder "But I guess they'll find out before long!"

The Dragon narrowed his eyes.

"I want to make him pay too Prime!" he said "After what he did to my Niece!"

Oprimus frowned.

"I can't ask you to do this."

"I'm not asking your permission Prime." Tyroth growled "I will join you in confronting that evil monster, I will not stand by and let him continue to harm others, never!"

Optimus frowned harder but seeing the look on the dragon's face, there was no way he could convince him to go back to the Silo and he remembered how the dragon had taken down one of the Vehicons when they were trying to get the cylinder back from the warlord

Venting, the Prime nodded.

"Very well." he said "But you must get yourself away if things get too dangerous."

Tyroth snorted as his mana began to glow.

"Trust me." he said "Dangerous is my middle name."

The Prime and Dragon continued down the hallway, as they did, several vehicons appeared and they drew their guns ready to fire at Optimus, yet before they could do anything, Tyroth flew off the Prime's shoulder and tore through two of them like a large red rocket!

Seeing that the other vehicons were shocked as well as bewildered, but they started to fire at Tyroth who dodged the shots and flew over their heads causing them to duck and Optimus blasted them back clearing the path so they could continue.

Tyroth then flew back to Optimus and sat on his shoulder as the Prime rounded a corner and they found themselves at a doorway that was guarded by three vehicons.

Optimus's battle mask slid on and Tyroth got ready to fly off his shoulder but Optimus transformed his hands into his guns.

"I have come for Megatron!" he snarled "And him alone!" he stated in a threatening tone.

"Stand down! And be spared!"

But the guards paid no attention to Optimus's warning and they readied their guns to fire, but Optimus shot them down and blasted the door open at the same time.

Tyroth then flew off the Prime's shoulder to go and search for anyone else what would try to stop them.

As he did, he saw his phone bleep and he looked to his belt and picked it up to see a couple of missed calls from Sephie as well as text messages asking where he was and what he was doing.

Tyroth sighed and he texted Sephie back saying he was with Optimus and that he would be alright.

After seeing Kemeko hurt and seeing how devested her family were, it brought back memories of the Foot, Vulstrun, the Evil One and other enemies that had tried to hurt his loved ones and he was ready to take on Megatron, despite Optimus's reluctance.

He had shown the Prime just how powerful he was with his mana and his magic and he was going to do the same to Megatron, show the warlord he wasn't one to be trifled with.

"I swear to the deepest pits of Niflheim, you'll pay for what you did to Kemeko!" he growled in his dragon tongue as he flew ahead.

Meanwhile, Megatron had left the Nemesis and had flown down to earth where he saw an erupting volcano that was spitting up not just magma, but also some purple substance and he could only guess what it was.

He soared through the air and through the black smoke and ash that flew up into the air.

"A flaming mountain in my visons!" he exclaimed as he flew to the ground and transformed into his bipedal form.

"As if it summoned me here, guided me! This is where I am to position my space bridge, the place from whence I am to harvest dark energon!"

As he stood there admiring the volcano a voice was heard in his audios and he glared as he recognized it.

"Megatron! I am here on your ship! Come and Face me!"

Megatron's eyes widened in shock as he wondered how Optimus got onto the Nemesis as the last time he saw the Prime, he was standing at the entrance to a ground bridge along with his Autobot comrades and the injured Kemeko.

He was alarmed but then his alarm subsided as he thought of how he would finally bring Optimus to his knees and in an epic way!

"The place in which I am to defeat the last of the Primes!" he smirked then he put a call out to his ship.

"Hear this!" he ordered "Any Decepticon who lays a hand on Optimus Prime will answer to me! Soundwave! Lock onto my co-ordinates and lead my opponent to his destiny!"

He didn't have long to wait as no sooner did he put the order out than a ground bridge appeared.

The Warlord smirked as he stood and waited then he saw Optimus appear through it, and to his surprise, Tyroth!

"That creature!" he snarled.

"Megatron!" Optimus stated as he appeared through the Ground Bridge.

"Today you answer for your crimes against Cybertron and against humanity!"

He strode up to the warlord, his blue optics blazing.

"One shall stand!"

"And one shall fall!" Megatron countered mockingly then he looked at Tyroth.

"I see you decided to bring another fleshing to the battle!" he chuckled even though he had seen what Tyroth had done to one of his soldiers and if given the chance would do the same to him, he didn't show his concern.

"I'll take you both down!" he bellowed.

Optimus growled and started to run towards Megatron whilst Tyroth flew up into the air and readied his mana...

Meanwhile back at the Drive in Theatre, Pandora and Culpepper were still enjoying the movie and still had no idea what was taking place back at the silo or on the battlefield with Optimus, Tyroth and Megatron.

Pandora had left her shell-cell in the back of the car and had switched it off as it was one of the rules very much like in the common cinemas.

They were past halfway through the movie and Pandora had moved closer to Culpepper as he had wrapped his arm around her.

Pandora wasn't sure what emotions she was feeling as it was all new to her, but they felt good and she felt a sense of security and protection with the human man who sat next to her.

After all he had said to her, saying she was beautiful, that he didn't care she had scales, a tail, four fingers, no nose, nor ears, he had found her attractive and she couldn't get over it.

She could barely focus on the movie as she rested against Culpepper and listened to his heart beating as well as the warmth of his body.

"It's amazing." she thought "Almost too good to be true, that a human has found me attractive."

Culpepper at the same time as he held Pandora close to him, he was thinking his own thoughts and could barely focus on the movie.

"I never thought I'd meet someone like Pandora." he thought as he looked down at the hybrid snuggled up against him.

"She's one of a kind," he thought "And not just because she's a humanoid lizard, but she's like no-one I've ever met before, strong, fearless, yet kind and loyal."

Before long, the credits started to roll, and Pandora looked up at Culpepper.

"That was good!" she said "The movie."

In truth, Pandora could barely remember what happened as she had been basking in Culpepper's presence and she was still playing the words he had said in her head.

"I agree." Culpepper said "I'm glad we did this together, and I enjoyed my time with you."

Pandora chuckled and blushed.

"Thanks." she said "And I enjoyed my time with you."

Culpepper winked.

"I hope we can do more soon." he said "I got a few ideas on what else we can do, together as well as with your cousins."

"You do?" Pandora asked.

Culpepper nodded.

"When we get back to the silo, maybe we could talk together on what we could do?"

Pandora nodded.

"I'm sure they'd love that." she said.

"He's amazing." the hybrid thought as she reached for her phone "He's so open minded and wants to include my cousins as well, and not just because Fowler assigned him to do so."

As she picked up her phone she thought about Freya and the Geckoling's crush on her those years back.

"Oh Freya." She thought "I hope you don't feel upset, but you do know I don't swing that way, but you know I care for you, as you do for me, and I know my feelings towards Culpepper, and I hope you support me..."

As she opened her phone and switched it on, it was then she saw the many messages and missed calls and she went pale...

Optimus and Tyroth are out for blood or energon after what happened to Kemeko, and Pandora has only just picked up on the messages sent to her by her friends and family.

Also in the last part of this chapter where Pandora thinks back on Freya comes from Tyroth Darkstorm's fanfic 'Wayward Heart' Give it a read if you haven't already, it's a great fic!