Chapter One-Hundred and Thirty-Seven

Unlikely Saviour

"And as of this moment, all Primes are simply passed!"

Optimus looked up from under the stones he was trapped under and frustration built within him as he tried to dig himself out before the Golem was to flatten him.

Yet it wasn't himself he was worried for, but for Tyroth, the winded dragon in his servos.

He looked around as best he could for his other Autobots and he could hear Arcee's terrified cry no far away.

He wondered whether to throw Tyroth out of harms way, but he also feared hurting him more.

Just as he thought all was lost, he felt movement in his palm and he looked down to see Tyroth stirring and his mana began to glow.

Optimus's was surprised, yet he didn't have a chance to observe as a shadow fell over him and he saw the giant Golem's foot above him ready to crush him like an ant!

Optimus turned away ready to accept his fate, but as he did so, he saw Tyroth open his eyes which were blazing and his whole body was lit by his mana.

Then just as the Unicron golem was about to crush him, Tyroth shot up from Tyroth's servo like a rocket and flew up with his fists covered his flames and he smashed through Unicron's foot! Smashing through it like he did with that vehicon weeks back and the golems only a few minutes before.

As that happened, the Autobots were surprised as the mana covered dragon flew up towards the Golem's face as it's foot that had been ready to crush Prime broke into pieces!

"Hon Zu'u Rah do Tahrovin, Vokul Gein!" Tyroth bellowed in his dragon tongue.

"Zu'u los Tyroth! Laat do fin Vahlok! Ahrk Hi Fen Haalvut dii bah!"

The dragon flew higher but then as he was about to unleash his wrath onto the Golem, he suddenly saw a flash of purple as well as gunshots and he moved quickly to avoid being hit only to see the shots be fired into the golem's head making it explode very much like he had done to it's foot!

In fact, all the Autobots were alarmed, as was Optimus as he watched from the rocks he tried to get out off.

"What in tarnation?" Ironhide exclaimed then saw the golem fall backwards.

"Look out!" he shouted and transformed into his van mode to get out of the way, the others following suite.

Luckily they got themselves clear of the fallen golem and they kept their distance as the dust faded.

As it did, they all walked over to the fallen figure and blinked as they saw Tyroth hovering above it.

"Whoa! By the All Spark!" Ironhide exclaimed.

"What just happened?" Bulkhead asked.

Bumblebee bleeped in question and Arcee shrugged.

"Wasn't me!" she said.

"Me neither!" Bulkhead agreed.

"Ditto!" Ironhide chimed in then looked at Tyroth who was still in the air staring down at the fallen golem.

"Did he do that?" he asked pointing at the dragon.

Arcee frowned and spoke into her com-link.

"Ratchet!" she called in.

"What is it?" Ratchet's voice was heard yet before anyone could answer, a deep booming voice was heard.

"I happened!"

The Autobots almost jumped out of their metal skins as they heard that and they looked to the fallen golem to see none other than Megatron standing on top of the mess of rocks that had once been the golem of Unicron.

Ironhide blinked his optics.

"No way!" he exclaimed then he saw Megatron leap off the golem and land before them.

"Megatron!" Bulkhead cried in shock.

"What in tarnation?" Ironhide cried.

"He has aligned himself with Unicron!" Ratchet stated.

"Don't be so sure!" Arcee said "Megatron just saved Optimus's Tailpipe!"

"WHAT!?" several voices were heard on the other side.

"No way!"

"Bullshit!"

"Impossible!"

"Fuck that!"

"I'm not kidding!" Arcee said to which Bumblebee bleeped to back her up.

Meanwhile Optimus crawled out of the pile of rocks he had been trapped under, shaking off stars and looked around to try and find Tyroth and his other Autobot comrades only to see the feet of Megatron before him.

He was stunned and was even more shocked to see Megatron's arm cannon aimed straight at his face.

Like before he braced himself for the impact.

"NO!" a voice was heard from the side and he saw Tyroth ready to fly over to assist, yet Megatron withdraw his gun and held out his servo instead!

Optimus was surprised, yet he took Megatron's servo and the grey warlord helped him up.

Tyroth stopped in mid air as he watched and he blinked.

"What in the name of Valhalla?" he questioned.

Megatron looked over to the dragon then at the Autobots.

"It is rather ironic." he said "Considering our last encounter, if memory serves." he turned to Optimus "You along with your little friend there!" he pointed to Tyroth who flew over and sat on the Prime's shoulder "Were desperately attempting to extinguish my spark!"

Optimus glared from behind his face mask and Tyroth too glared with his eyes still blazing.

"That option remains very much in play!" Optimus said sternly.

"You can bet your life on it!" Tyroth chimed in.

"I would expect nothing less!" Megatron shot back leaning close to Optimus's face.

"However." he leaned back "I have a proposal,"

Tyroth glared.

"A proposal?" he questioned.

Megatron looked over at the dragon.

"Indeed yes." he said "Join me in defeating our shared enemy Unicron the Chaos Bringer!"

"What?" Ironhide exclaimed "Yeah right!"

"HA!" Ratchet's voice was heard "Absurd! Unicron is evil incarnate, if Megatron was to take any side, why would it be ours?"

Tyroth looked over at Optimus from his shoulder.
"I'm in agreement Prime!" he said "Why?"

Optimus vented and stepped towards Megatron.

"Because Megatron's Pride would never allow anyone other than himself to rule this planet!"

"You know me all too well Optimus." Megatron chuckled.

"You lead an army of cons!" Bulkhead spoke up "Why come to us?"

"Yeah, indeed why Buckhead?" Ironhide spat.

"Because this particular endeavor requires something beyond the realm of my command." Megatron explained "The power of a Prime!" he gestured to Optimus.

"Heh!" Bulkhead scoffed "Then I guess we don't need you!"

"On the contrary." Megatron said "Optimus may be the only one who can defeat Unicron, but I remain the only one who can guide you to him." he gestured to his body where his eyes and insigma were glowing deep purple.

"Unicron's lifeblood runs through me, only I can hear his thoughts, anticipate his movements."

He then turned to Optimus.

"Optimus, our past alliances, autobot, Decepticon, no longer matter, not while Unicron lives!"

"The past always matters!" Ratchet's furious voice was heard followed also by Pandora's.

"No fucking way! Not after what he did to Kemeko!"

"Pandora!" Monalisa's voice was also heard as she scolded her daughter to be quiet.

Optimus frowned.

"A truce between Autobot and Decepticon." he said.

"How long do you expect us to believe that will last?"

"Indeed." Tyroth agreed, glaring at the warlord with his deep red eyes letting him know he hadn't forgotten their past encounters such as with the cylinder and how he had injured Kemeko.

"Only as long as is mutually beneficial." Megatron said causually.

"And when our proposed shared mission is complete?" Optimus demanded.

"I will conquer this earth." Megatron replied factually "My way," he added with a growl.

"Brutal honestly from a Decepticon?" Arcee asked.

"Aligning with the lesser of two evils is still sighting with evil!" Ratchet said over the com-link.

"Agreed!" Ironide chimed in.

"Do you think you've witnessed the full power of Unicron?" Megatron demanded "Those foot soldiers were nothing more than a taste, Unicron has yet to fully awaken!"

As he heard that, Tyroth went a little pale as he remembered the demons that had attacked and how they had planned to awaken the Evil One those years back.

"Unicron has yet to fully awaken with each passing moment." Megatron went on "The bringer of Chaos evolves, mutating Earth from the inside out, what we have witnessed until now has been a prelude of the utter devestation his rising will wreak upon your world."
"Like your quest for power destroyed Cybertron?" Ironhide shouted.

"Make no mistake!" Megatron said "This time there will be a planet left for me to rule!"

"Even if we agree." Bulkhead spoke up "Unicorn's all the way down at the centre of the Earth, how are we supposed to get there? Drive?" he demanded.

"There is only one way." Optimus said yet Ratchet spoke up before he could say anything else.

"Absolutely not! Ground Bridging into Space or on moving trains is difficult enough but plotting a blind jump inside of a sentient being? Besides direct exposure to that much dark energon will debilitate you! You haven't built up an immunity like Megatron has!"

"Yet another strong argument for solicting my guidance." Megatron spoke yet Optimus stared hard at the warlord.

"You can provide Unicron's exact co-ordinates?" he asked.

Tyroth looked over at Optimus.

"Wait Prime?" he asked yet Optimus held up his servo to stop him.

"If you transport us to this planet's core." Megatron said "I can lead you directly into Unicron's spark!" he then clenched his clawed servo "The very heart of his darkness!"

It looked like it was the end for Optimus, but look who stepped in? Who would have guessed? Unless you were those who watch the Transformer's Prime Show? And now Megatron has proposed an aliance...

Btw way, for those curious to what Tyroth spoke in his dragon language here's the English version: 'Hear me God of Chaos! Evil One! I am Tyroth! Last of the Guardians! And You will Feel my Wrath!'

Stay tuned to see how things go from here!