Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One
To the Death...
Meanwhile at the volcano, Optimus and Megatron ran at each other, their fists up then at the same time, they threw a punch each and struck each other!
Yet they were quick to recover and were soon at each other again firing their cannons, slashing with their blades, and using their hands to punch and feet to kick not stopping for a second.
Up in the air, Tyroth winced as he saw them then tried to look for an opening to strike Megatron down, the vision of an injured Kemeko in his head.
As he watched, he had memories of Vulstrun in his head and their final fight, and how he finally put his evil counterpart down, if he could get the right opening, he could take down Megatron in one swoop like he did the vehicon those couple of weeks back.
He kept watching the battle and he started to wonder how long they were going to keep it up before he saw the Prime and the Warlord point their cannons at each other and as they shot at the same time at their guns, it caused a shockwave sending them both flying away from each other.
As that happened, Tyroth believed he had a chance so he flew down like a red missile towards Megatron with his fist out.
"This is for Kemeko!" he growled as flames appeared through his gritted teeth.
As he flew down, Optimus saw him!
"Tyroth!" he shouted out which prompted Megatron to point his cannon up at the dragon and he fired!
Tyroth's eyes widened as the blast flew up at him and despite his mana and magic protecting him from harm it still knocked him out of the air and he spun a few times before landing on the ground like a fallen bird!
"NO!" Optimus shouted and he ran towards Megatron again but the warlord fired his cannon at him planning to shoot him down too, but Optimus used his sword and swiped the blast away like hitting a baseball.
Megatron kept firing at him and but Optimus kept dodging the blasts and he leapt into the air with his sword above his head ready to bring it down on Megatron!
The warlord in turn took out his own blade and it met Optimus's and blocked him from striking him down!
As they stood there, their swords locking, Megatron could see the pure fury in the Prime's optics and he was certain he was snarling behind his battle mask.
Yet the Warlord just smirked.
"Your defeat here was foreseen by the ancients! What was it they wrote? The Weak will Perish?"
Optimus felt his energon boil again, not just for Kemeko but for Tyroth as well as he wanted to help the dragon but he knew he risked his life as well as Tyroth's if he turned his back on Megatron who seemed intent on destroying him without a second thought.
"Do not believe everything you read!" Optimus growled as he pushed Megatron away from him and they continued their hand to hand combat, determined to bring the other down.
Back at the drive-in theatre, as Pandora switched on her phone it started to bleep as the messages her parents, Sonia and the Geckolings started to flood in.
Pandora frowned as she looked at them and started to check them, then she gasped as she went pale.
"What is it?" Culpepper asked as he looked over and saw Pandora's face.
"So many messages." she said "From mum, dad...then then read one of the many messages from Loki.
'Call us right away!' 'Where are you?' 'Pick the Fuck up!'
Culpepper also looked at Pandora's phone and frowned.
"I wonder what's happened?" he asked.
"I better call mum." Pandora said then looked for Monalisa's number whilst Culpepper started the car to leave the drive-in.
She soon found it and called her mother.
"PANDORA!" Monalisa's voice was soon heard.
"Mum?" Pandora asked.
"Why didn't you pick up your phone?" Monalisa scolded her daughter.
"I was at the drive in theatre!" Pandora said "Remember, we can't have our phones on! The movies just finished!"
Monalisa sighed on the other side.
"I'm sorry I should have realized."
"What's wrong?" Pandora asked "Why all the texts messages, I got some rather urgent ones!"
Monalisa exhaled again.
"Pandora, just get back to the silo! We'll explain everything there, but be quick!"
"We'll be there as soon as possible." Pandora said then turned to Culpepper who nodded and he began to follow the other cars out of the theatre.
"If it helps and if we can find somewhere away from the humans shall I call for a Ground Bridge?" she asked.
"Please." Monalisa replied "We'll see you soon!"
Pandora hung up and looked at Culpepper.
"Mum sounded rather shaken." she said "Yet she wouldn't tell me why."
Culpepper frowned again.
"I hope nothings wrong." he said "But I guess we won't know till we get there."
Pandora chewed her lip and felt a bit restless as they cars moved slowly to get out of the theatre and they could get away to somewhere secluded to call for a ground-bridge.
"I wonder what happened back at the silo?" she thought then she felt a niggling feeling in her stomach.
"Those messages were urgent, yet they didn't say why I had to call back." she thought "But I can feel in my gut something happened, something not good, and something tells me something even worse is going to happen, but what?"
Back on the battlefield, Tyroth got up from crashing to the ground, he shook off stars and checked himself to make sure he wasn't hurt then he looked to see Optimus and Megatron still fighting each other to the death in the shadow of the volcano.
He stretched out his wings and flapped them to make sure they weren't broken or dislocated which luckily they weren't and he stood up and continued to watch the battle as he tried to regain his strength again to help.
Optimus and Megatron still continued to fight each other, striking with their fists and fist, slashing with their blades and firing their cannons, again not stopping for a moment, determined to bring the other down.
Tyroth then gasped as he saw Megatron punch Optimus away from him and the Prime flipped through the air and landed on his back winded.
"Prime!" Tyroth gasped then he glowered as he channeled his mana into his fist.
He could see the warlord had his back to him so he decided to aim for him from behind, even though he didn't like attacking from behind as in his view as well as the Hamato Clans, attacking one from behind was dishonourable, but given the circumstances and the fact there was nothing honourable about Megatron, he decided to let this slide.
Channeling his mana, he opened his wings and flew into the air before flying towards Megatron like a red missile!
He then struck the warlord in the back of the head sending him flying forward and tripping before doing a couple of somersaults!
Megatron was stunned as he landed on his back and his eyes widened as he saw the mutant.
"What is this?" he demanded furiously.
"You can't kill me that easily!" Tyroth growled as he flew down towards Megatron and blew out a jet of flames into his face!
Megatron roared and covered his optics with one arm then swiped with his other arm knocking Tyroth away into a mound of rocks which shattered as the dragon collided with them!
"You might be a powerful Earthling! But you are not invincible!" he growled then turned to see Optimus running towards him with a roar then transforming into his vehicle form.
Megatron fired his cannons at Optimus, but the Prime in his rage didn't stop and drove towards Megatron, using a sloped rock to launch himself off and pound straight into the warlord sending him flying off a cliff edge!
Optimus jumped after him then landed on top of him driving his wheels into Megatron's face, the rubber smoking as the tires spun and drove into the warlord's face.
Tyroth after shaking off stars for the second time ran to the edge of the cliff and watched Optimus and Megatron struggling against each other then Megatron grabbed Optimus's face and pulled him off him.
Tyroth then saw that Optimus's tires had practically damaged Megatron's face, denting the features as well as leaving black skid marks.
The warlord then picked himself up and faced Optimus who ran at him and started to punch him over and over, giving Megatron no chance to defend himself and Tyroth winced as he watched.
After Optimus punched and kicked the scrap out of the warlord, he then delivered a punch to his chest sending him flying across the ground!
Tyroth opened his wings and flew over watching as Optimus walked over to Megatron as he lay there winded and produced his blade.
Megatron spat out energon and a couple of teeth as he looked up at Optimus.
"My destiny." he coughed yet he was kicked back onto the ground as Optimus pressed his foot on his chest.
"This isn't how it's supposed to end!"
Optimus meanwhile glared down at the warlord as lightening struck behind him.
"On the contrary Megatron." he snarled as he raised his blade "I could not have allowed this to end otherwise!"
Megatron's eyes widened and he thought he was done for.
Tyroth at the same time watched in anticipation yet a rumbling was heard and he looked to the side to see the Volcano had erupted again and was spilling out not just magma but purple lava!
That wasn't the only thing that alarmed him as he heard a slashing sound below and he looked down to see that Optimus had brought down his blade, yet instead of it finishing Megatron, the warlord had caught the blade inbetween his hands!
"What in the name of Odin?" he exclaimed.
Optimus meanwhile was shocked as Megatron grabbed his blade, then he was more alarmed to see Megatron's eyes glow a Purple colour rather than his usual red as well as the veins on his body.
Megatron then stood up pushing against the Prime.
"How was it that you put it Optimus?" he asked mockingly "I could not have allowed this to end otherwise?"
He then twisted his servos and Optimus's blade was shattered!
Optimus didn't have a chance to react before Megatron punched him hard in the face then started to pound him, leaving the Prime no chance to fight back!
Tyroth was shocked and he looked back to the volcano as it continued to spit up purple magma and he looked back down at Megatron and Optimus.
Just then Megatron struck the Prime hard sending him flying then strode up to him before placing his foot on his chest.
Tyroth glared.
"Optimus!" he cried before clenching his fists.
"Get away from him!" he shouted as he fired up his mana and magic before flying down at Megatron again.
As Optimus lay there under Megatron's foot, he looked up to see Tyroth flying down and his optics widened.
Megatron at the same time heard Tyroth flying down towards him and he moved his head as the dragon went for him, yet he wasn't quick enough and Tyroth managed to strike the side of his face and break off part of the metal edges of his face plate!
Megatron yelled in pain and anger and was about to strike at Tyroth again when the volcano erupted again and this time, the magma was all purple and he smirked.
"Well, well, well," he said "It seems the blood of unicron I've been seeking is not out there, but rather, right here!"
Tyroth stood up from the ground and looked at Optimus then at the volcano.
"No way!" he exclaimed.
"Dark energon?" Optimus asked in surprise "Erupting from the Earth?"
To Be Continued...
Wow, pretty epic right? Seems what Megatron was after was right under his nose the whole time!