Transformers cybertron and beyond episode 7 by dragonvanguard17, literature
Literature
Transformers cybertron and beyond episode 7
During the heavy drops of watery rain, a large Decepticon Dropship landed on the Kaon Prison's platform where the grey and lime green helicopters decepticon Blackout and four Vehicon Troopers waiting for the arrival of their prisoners. The dropship opened its left entrance. Five Vehicons guided the prisoners from the ship. They were none other than Optimus Prime without his battle face plate, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Arcee. They had the dark transparent light purplish rings around their bodies. Blackout chuckled a bit, "Well, well, if it isn't Orion Pax the traitor. It's been a while, hasn't it?" Optimus's eyes narrowed in anger and rage at Blackout. Blackout huffed a bit, "Doesn't matter. You will pay for your interference. We were so close in achieving our goals. You and your crusaders will died for nothing. Bring them to the Prison now!" Blackout turned and headed off to the Gate of Kaon Prison. The Vehicons guided Optimus, Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee to the gate of Kaon Prison. They looked around of their surroundings. They were all surrounded by thousands to millions of Decepticons cheering wildly for victory. Bumblebee gulped in concern, "I hope you know what you're doing, Optimus." Optimus turned to his back and spoke: "Have faith, Bumblebee. And follow my lead." Optimus turned to the front. Arcee turned to Bumblebee and spoke calmly, "Optimus's right. We've been on the tougher spots than before. We can do it again." Sideswipe smirked, "Nothing can scare us." He looked around of his surroundings. From distance to the platform's long bridge, he saw thousands of Decepticon Troopers trained in combating and battling against at each other fierce and bold. He whistled, "He gathered quite an army, hasn't he?" Arcee smirked, "Must be for fresh bait. And trust me, this is not a bad idea for him to waste them to win the war." Sideswipe and Bumblebee chuckled and laughed at Arcee's joke. Insulted by Arcee's joke on his master's army, Blackout turned to his back. Vehicons stopped their movements. Passing them by and approaching to Arcee, Blackout snarled in anger. Using his right hand, he slapped her face to the ground hard. "HEY!" Bumblebee protested as he was about to attack but held by both Vehicons. He demanded angrily, "What the heck was that about?!" Sideswipe snarled in anger, "Yeah! Don't you think that was rude to treat your prisoner?!" Blackout turned and growled in anger at them both, "I do not care if these prisoners are treated fairly and badly. Insulting, mocking and assaulting Megatron will not be forgivable and tolerated." He punched on Bumblebee's face, followed by Sideswipe's face to the ground. turned and glared at Optimus, "Especially you, traitor." Blackout turned and headed to the front. Vehicons got four Autobots up before pushing and kicking them to move out. Optimus turned and glanced at three Autobots, "Are you three alright?" "I'm fine," said Bumblebee. He hissed in anger, "I'd swear I'm gonna give that Con a hard bucket to kick." "You said it. I'll do anything to kick him out!" Sideswipe agreed. Arcee smirked, "Pain was nothing. But as long as my friends don't get involved." Optimus nodded, "Good enough." Both Decepticon Guards and Autobot Prisoners continued marching towards the Gate of Kaon's Prison. Entered Kaon Prison's Office, Blackout and his Decepticon Guards brought four Autobots in. Arcee turned to her left and spotted the large Energon Bridge. Arcee gasped in concern, "Was that..." "No way..." Bumblebee said in feared. Optimus narrowed his eyes at the Energon Bridge and answered, "The Energon Bridge. It's supplying its energy supplies to Megatron's Trypticon Space Station. I presume that station are manufacturing more Impure Energon for his war machines." "Great... Just what we need to worry about," Sideswipe said gloomy and eerily, "Another dangerous weapon to worry about. Just great." Approaching to the warden's console desk where everyone could hear classical music, the Vehicons held four Autobots while Blackout headed to the front. He was facing at the Warden: Tarn, a large brutish purple and navy decepticon with two ion cannons and a decepticon symbol mask. He was joined by his fellow DJD members, Vos, a sleek dark purple and grey transformer with wings. Kaon, a red and gold transformers who had two Tesla coils on his shoulders. Helex, a large brutish navy blue decepticons with two smaller arms and a smelting chamber in his chest. Tesarus, another large brutish decepticon who had a large hole in his chest that had a set of grinding blades. They was busy torturing a prisoner named Blip. Tarn narrowed his eyes at the purple and cyan decepticon, “Enjoying the music, Blip?” Blip just tried saying something but his mouth was gagged. “Come now Blip, a little more personality, please. Even the most boorish decepticons knows that it rude to talk with your mouth full.” As it revealed that Blip had his brain module in his mouth. “He’s alive Helex, that means you lost the bet. Put his brain module back.” As helex removes Blip brain module and placed it back in his head. “Funny, when somebody wakes up with his brain module in his mouth and the people who put it there are standing before him, his first thought is to start chewing.” As he started to walk towards Blip. “Now, Blip, we must talk about why your here. You see, I must know why…why did you ran from that battle?” Blip looked at Tarn with fear in his optics, “it’s because it was a lost battle. There were too many autobots! I had to ran!!!!” Blackout walked up to tarn, “yo Tarn! I don’t know if you notice but-“ but he was suddenly interrupted by Tarn who simply gestures Blackout to be quiet. “But was a retreat order, Blip?” Blip just stood there, shaking like a coward. “Was a retreat order, Blip?” Tarn asked again. “No…but you got to understand that battle was lost! I ran to survive.” Blip pleaded to the menacing decepticon. “Ah but you see, Blip. There the problem: you ran. And if you ran, then that make you a deserter. And if you’re a deserter then you’re a traitor. And if you’re a traitor, well then, I’m afraid you have to deal with us. Tesarus, would you do the honours.” Tarn said as tesarus smiled and started whirling his chest blades while Blip looked on in fear. “No wait, please! I won’t run away again. Please I beg you! Tarn! Tarn!!! TARRRRRRRN!!!!!!!!!!” Blip cried out as he was dragged feet-first into Tesarus chest, torn apart by the swirling blades while Tarn looked on. “I don’t supposed you be willing to look at the new prisoner now, Tarn?” Blackout asked, feeling afraid after seeing what Tarn and the DJD just did. “Why not. It would be nice to see the inmates at Kaon prison.” Tarns said as he walked pass Blackout who just watched as Blip was being crushed by Tesarus. Tarn looked at Optimus and his team. Tarn's eyes narrowed in suspicious at the autobots before turning to Blackout. “Explain how you managed to capture these four.” Blackout cleared his throat, "Thundercracker and Skywarp captured them trying to raid our supplies near to the Kaon's Outpost." Tarn stood up and walk towards the autobots, inspecting them until he came across Optimus. “Orian Pax, it been a while. Or should I call you Optimus now?” Sideswipe looked in confusion, “Optimus, you know this Con?” Tarn just laughed as he heard, “what? You mean Optimus never told anyone about me? About his old friend Damus, who he abandoned to be consumed by the flames?” Optimus just looked at Tarn, “I may have failed to save Damus but you are not him Tarn. He would never have been this cruel.” Tarn just scoffed. “Then you didn’t know him that well. Take them to recycling!” Blackout nodded his head and turned to his guards. He gave the order: "Decepticon Troopers, take these four Autobots to the chamber. Prepare for recycling!" Vehicon Troopers saluted as they pushed and moved Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Sideswipe out. They turned and headed to right entrance gate. Bumblebee turned to Sideswipe and asked, "Recycling? That doesn't sound bad." Sideswipe gave the odd and concern look at Bumblebee and asked, "Oh yeah? Wonder what they're recycling for?" Bumblebee shrugged innocently as he had no idea about it. Optimus and Arcee remained calm and firm. As the Vehicons continued guiding and moving the Autobots to their Recycling Chamber, they were about to be in for surprise... Reaching to the Recycling Chamber on the far right of the building, its gate opened for four Autobots to enter. They saw Three Autobot Troopers were facing to the front of them. BANG! Three of them got blasted and shot on their heads, limbs and chests to pieces. Bumblebee gasped in shock, "I think I know what recycling chamber was meant to be!" Sideswipe gulped in concern, "I was afraid of something like this." "Move it, Autobots!" Vehicon ordered pushing Bumblebee hard. Optimus, Sideswipe, Arcee and Bumblebee marched in the room. Reaching to the end of their road, they turned to the front. They saw two Decepticon Troopers armed with Gatling Blasters. They were aiming at four Autobots. Arcee's eyes narrowed in anger and suspicious, "At least, we know what happen to some Autobots." The entrance gate closed down. The Autobots readied to face their oblivion as Decepticon Troopers prepared to fire their attacks on Optimus and his team. Was it the end? Was this the end of Optimus and his Team Prime? "Optimus?!" Bumblebee asked in fear and worry. Optimus remained quiet, calm and firm as well as Arcee. Bumblebee shaken and shivered in fear and worry. Sideswipe closed his eyes as he felt that his time had come to the end. BANG! The second Vehicon got blasted on both head and chest. First Vehicon turned and readied to fire his Gatling Blaster, but instead, he got his leg swiped and fell down. Elita One jumped up and slammed her long sword on his chest hard, shutting the Vehicon down. Tailgate and Hot Shot got up from the edge of the floor. They smiled. "Looks like we got here just in time," said Hot Shot. He turned to Bumblebee and joked, "Nice ring you've got there, buddy." "I'll say!" Bumblebee said angrily. Elita One approached to the computer, pressing some buttons in shutting down the ring cuffs. For the moment later, Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Sideswipe were freed from the ring cuffs. Optimus turned and approached to Elita One. He hugged her, "Thank you, Elita One." He departed from hugging and spoke, "The plan worked well." Elita One nodded her head, "Allowing you and your team to be captured, we've gained the access to the Prison." Optimus nodded his head, "Yes. We have our chance to save Sentinel Zeta Prime." Arcee gave nudge on Tailgate's left shoulder and smirked, "You sure took your sweet time in coming here." Tailgate shrugged, "What can I say, Arcee? We just love making dramatic entrance." “Hey! What going on in there?!?” Blackout yelled. “Someone get the Warden! I think there intruders in there!” A Vehicon yelled as another went to get Tarn. "Guys, over here!" Hot Shot called. The Autobots turned and approached to him as he opened the large sewer's cover. "Try the service ducts. It might lead you guys to the lower prison levels. Possible that Sentinel Prime held." "Nice one, Hot Shot," said Sideswipe as he jumped into the hole. Arcee jumped in. Before Bumblebee and Optimus could do anything, the door was banged and knocked hard. They, Elita One, Hot Shot and Tailgate turned and found the door was hit. Outside the door, Helix was banging on the door trying to get it down when Vos said something in ancient cybertronian. “Vos is right! This is taking too long! Get out of the way! I’m blowing this door down!” Tarn yelled as he charged up his twin fusion cannon and aimed it at the door. Elita One turned to Optimus and cried: "Go! We'll hold them off! Find him and you'll find us soon." Optimus nodded his head while putting his left palm on Elita One's left shoulder and said: "Thank you. I promise you. We'll get back to you." Optimus jumped into the hole. Bumblebee followed him. Hot Shot dropped the sewer's cover to the ground; closing the sewer's entrance. Elita One, Tailgate and Hot Shot turned to the entrance. The door was banged in terrible shape. They were prepared. BOOM! The door blew open and the DJD ran in. Helix tackled Hot Shot, Tesserus and Blackout grabbed Tailgate and Kaon and Vos took down Elita 1. Tarn walk in as the rest of the DJD held the three prisoners. “Well well, Elita 1, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” Tarn said as he stroked his fingers across Elita 1 cheek. “Shove a blaster up your tailpipe, Tarn.” Elita just said. “Temper temper, Elita. I just wanna know one thing and I may be persuaded to treat you fairly: Where. Is. Optimus?” “We’ll never tell you Tarn!!!” Tailgate just said which caused Tarn to smack him onto the service duct. “Take them to the prison cell! Put the whole prison on lockdown! Vos! Go to the security office and find out where they went! NOW!!!” Tarn order as Helex, Tesserus and Kaon took Elita, Tailgate and Hot Shot to the prison cells while Vos transformed into his cybertronian Jet mode and flew to the security tower to check where Optimus and the other went. “I should have known you wouldn’t have been captured so easily. Well played, Optimus, well played.” Tarn said softly as he and the remaining Vehicons left the room. As Tarn and all of Vehicons exited the Recycling Chamber, Optimus, Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee were in shock and feared. Their comrades had been captured! Bumblebee turned to Optimus and begged, "Optimus, we've gotta help them now!" "Easy, Bee!" Sideswipe calmed him down. "It's too great a risk right now," said Optimus, "unarmed as we are. But I promise we'll come back for Elita One, Tailgate and Hot Shot as soon as possible." "Optimus's right," agreed Arcee. She turned to the front, "Our friends are tough and strong Autobots. Decepticons won't kill them... yet. For now, let's focus on more important mission." Optimus nodded his head as he turned to the front: another hole for him and his team to drop. He jumped in, followed by Arcee and Sideswipe. Bumblebee took a glance at the sewer's cover, showing worry and concern. He breathed heavily as he knew Optimus and Arcee were right. His friends had been through a lot of worse before. They were tough Autobots. They can handle it. He turned and jumped into a hole. At the small outpost, four Vehicons were on duty in patrolling and guarding the area. Two of them were working on the computer consoles while another two were guarding at the entrance. They were keeping an eye on prisoners. BANG! Two Vehicons turned and found Sideswipe and Bumblebee jumping off from the above sewer's windows. They thrust their swords on both Vehicons' chests to the ground hard. Optimus and Arcee landed on the ground as well. They turned and charged at two Vehicons, who fired their blasters at them. They dodged the attacks before they rammed and struck their swords on their chests to the ground hard. With four Vehicons killed, Optimus and his team reunited on the middle of outpost. He turned to the computer console; near to it was the metallic crates. He knew that crates was filled with weapons. Optimus pointed at the crates, "Autobots, grab your weapons!" Optimus and his team approached to the crates. They armed with their weapons and blasters. Optimus was armed with machine blaster. Bumblebee armed with shotgun blaster. Arcee armed with blaster. Sideswipe armed with his Gatling Blaster. They were ready and prepared for their rescue mission. They headed to the entrance where two Vehicons had guarded. They exited out. They found themselves in the large rectangle interior building-like, filled with thousands prison cell rooms on six rectangle level platforms, above them. The area and its air were filled with dark, creepy and terrified atmosphere. They were surrounded by more dead Autobots and innocent Cybertronians among the cells. They were shocked and feared by it. Optimus's narrowed in concern and feared, "The Decepticon Prison Field." "I've heard story about it. But to see -" Bumblebee gulped in fear for lookinga t the area, "- It's horrifying." Arcee breathed heavily, "I know how you feel, Bee. But there's no turning back now." Sideswipe looked in front of him was a long bridge and at the end of road's edge was the lift. He smirked. Before he could say, he spotted more Vehicon Troopers charging down from top platforms and some from distance. They were charging at him and his allies. "We've got some company to deal with!" Sideswipe exclaimed. Noticed more Vehicons charging in and blasting at him and his team, Optimus's narrowed in anger and determination while having his right hand clenched on the machine blaster. He looked up and spoke: "We have to save Sentinel Zeta Prime and our Autobot comrades! Autobots, move out!" Optimus headed out and started to blast his machine blaster at his enemies. Arcee, Bumblebee and Sideswipe joined in the battlefield. More of Vehicons Trooper fired their guns and blasters at the distance while some charged in; fired their blasters and attacked the Autobots in combats. Optimus and his team continued dodging the attacks while firing back and blasting at the Vehicons into pieces or battling them in combat. They continued marching and running towards the lift. "ARRGH!" Elita One screamed in pain. She was thrown right on both Tailgate and Hot Shot to the ground hard. They moaned and groaned painfully as they slowly separated from each other. They were in the large prison sphere. Tarn and Vos approached to Elita One, Tailgate and Hot Shot. They stood before them. “You’ve done a good job covering their tracks. Vos hasn’t found any footage as to where Optimus and the others have gone.” Tarn said while Elita just smiled. “But I do know where they are going: Sentinel Prime.” Elita looked shocked when she heard Tarn said Sentinel Prime name. “How do you-“ “how do I know? Did you really think that Sentinel Prime sent that message without us knowing? We allowed it to go through just so Optimus could come here and I can finally have my vengeance on him.” Tarn said as he clenched his fist in anger. “Tarn- Damus. Orian, Magnus and I never meant to leave you to that fire, we tried to save you but the fire was too great, no one could have gotten in there.” Elita said remembering the day that Damus was caught in a raging fire that was growing out of control. “But someone did. Megatron did. He saved me! He treated me better then I was ever treated on the Autobot side! He made me more powerful than I ever was! He made me who I am today: Tarn!!! One of the most feared Decepticons to ever walk Cybertron! And when I bring Optimus to lord Megatron, I’ll make sure that he pays for abandoning me to the flames.” As he left with Vos to hunt Optimus and the others. Elita just looked on, scared for her spark mate. Elita One looked down in fear and concern as she gave the deep breath. She closed her eyes and spoke, "Optimus... Please be careful... Please, take care of my sister..." Defeating all of Vehicon Guards and reached to the lift, Optimus, Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee headed to the ground level. They armed themselves with their blasters, prepared for the next battles and enemies to fight. The Decepticons would be waiting for them. Reaching to the ground level, four Autobots exited the lift and headed straight to the plain battlefield. It was filled with thousands of dead Autobots and innocent Cybertronians. Most of them had cuts on chests, limbs, arms, legs and heads while some had some blasts and holes on them. CLING-CLANG! They looked around of their surroundings in finding the source of metallic sounds. They turned to the middle. They found the ceiling had enlarged and bringing down the half-sphere platform to the ground. They saw and encountered the dark and evil character they had hated the most since the beginning of Cybertronian Great War. Megatron chuckled evilly, "Well. Look at this. The prodigy returns..." Optimus's eyes narrowed in anger and raged as he clenched his both hands tightly and snarled, "Megatron..." "I knew you couldn't resist in rescuing Sentinel Prime. That is the reason why I orchestrate the event. He contacted you; your capture and everything you and your Autobots had been through is to bring you here before me. Welcome to your doom," explained Megatron. BOOM! BANG! Sideswipe ducked the blast down. He then got up and spotted more of Vehicons; in their robotic and transportation air and ground modes, charging out and blasting at their targets from three entrances, as well as ceilings. Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee fired and blasted back at them. Most of the Vehicons remained at the distance while some charged in and fought against three Autobots in combats. Optimus continued glaring at Megatron. Noticed and realized it was the trap to bring him to Megatron, yet he also did not believe that his old friend still want revenge on him. "That's what this is about? Revenge? From what happen so long ago?" Optimus asked in disbelief. “Don’t flatter yourself, Optimus. What I do, I do for the good of all Cybertron! My orbital station’s energon bridge is back online…allowing me to make an infinite supply of dark energon. I shall use that power to return our planet to its former glory!” Megatron said. “At what cost, Megatron?” Optimus asked. “At any cost!!!!” Megatron yelled. Optimus's eyes widened in shock and concern. More Vehicons from air and ground charged in and attacked at Optimus Prime and his team. They fired and fought back against them for a while. Megatron watched the event. Optimus and his team head defeated all of Vehicons. They turned and faced at Megatron. Optimus's eyes narrowed in concern and anger, "You're mad, Megatron. Your war is destroying the very planet you're trying to save!" "Our war, Optimus," corrected Megatron, "A war that I am wining." Megatron smirked and answered, "Surrender now, Optimus. And I will spare you and them to live as my slaves. Or refuse, all shall perish." Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee looked concern and worry. If Optimus joined, everything they had done would had been nothing. Optimus's eyes narrowed in anger and determination as he spoke firmly, "This is our home, Megatron! We will not surrender! We will fight! We will win!" Megatron glared at Optimus, "You had ruined your chance, Optimus. You and your team will about to join with Elita One and the thousands of Autobot fools as our prisoners permanently." He slammed his fist on the crimson button and shouted, "Soundwave, bridge them!" Before Optimus and his team were about to do something, the greenish swirling portal-like appeared below their feet. They yelped in shock and surprise as they dropped onto the portals. Optimus, Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee moaned, grunted and groaned painfully as they slowly got up from their sleeping ground. They looked around of their surroundings. They saw the metallic area, filled with four beds, four chairs, a table and shelves attaching to the wall. And in front of their view, they saw eight bars blocking the view on the outside. They approached to it and found some Autobots trapped and stuck within some prison cells. They gasped in shock. They were in prison! "What just happen?" Arcee asked in concern. Sideswipe snarled in anger, "That lousy bucket of bolt cheated. That's what!" Optimus narrowed his eyes in suspicious and concern as he explained, "Soundwave had teleported us directly into prison cell." Bumblebee groaned angrily, "Now, we're stuck in here. And we had lost our guns... again..." He breathed deeply as he asked, "Anyone got any idea?" Optimus, Arcee and Sideswipe began to have some thinking of how they can escape from their prison. STOMP! They stopped their thinking as they turned to the view and encountered the orange, white and blue Japanese armored Samurai Warrior with a young golden robotic mask and red outlines, approaching and heading straight to their prison cells. They turned to him. Bumblebee gasped in shock and surprise as if he knew him before, "Drift?" Drift gasped in surprise, "Bumblebee-san?” Autobots were in shock and surprise of how Bumblebee and Drift knew each other. "You know this bot, Bee?" Sideswipe asked in shock and surprise. Bumblebee nodded his head, “yes. A long time ago, Drift used to be a con named Deadlock who was defecting from Megatron army. I was assigned to help move him to Autobot territory before the DJD found him. Since the last I saw you, you were training under the ninjabot, Master Yokatron.” Drift nodded his head, “yes, Bumblebee-san. Master Yokatron taught me the ways of the Circuit-Su and Metallikato. It was thanks to him, that I was able to master both my physical and spiritual side of fighting. He was like a father to me. But one day, we were attacked by master Yokatron brother, Bludgeon. He killed my master in cold blood but in his last moments, he passed on his sword to me and told me that I held the future of his teacher in my hand.” Sideswipe and arcee was shocked to learn about Drift. Optimus however know he was needed, “Drift, I don’t suppose you be able to cut through the cell bars.” Drift just smiled as he unsheathed his sword and smiled, “just try and stop me, Sensei.” As he used his swords to cut the cell bars at a speed faster than their optics could see. As drift sheathed his sword, the bars instantly fell apart. “Now we must hurry and free our Autobot comrades before Tarn find out we escaped.” The Autobots looked shock and surprise. Drift still had the spark of honor and caring for Autobots. Five Autobots were outside now. They gathered and armed more firepower weapons and blasters with them, preparing for next battles. Bumblebee took a glance in looking at some despaired and pained Autobots, who were still in their prison cells. He turned to Drift and asked: "Hey Drift, do you think you can chop the bars off?" Drift turned and breathed deeply, "No, Bumblebee. It required great power enough for me to break these bars out. And it will tire me out and takes long time to recharge them." Bumblebee looked down in concern. Drift continued, "There is a way to free all of our Autobot brothers. A control console controls thousands of prison cells. Follow me and we will find it." Optimus nodded his head in understanding. He turned to other Autobots and spoke, "Autobots. Your freedom is near, my brothers. Be patient. Be strong. And be ready to fight." Most of Autobot Troopers remained in reluctant and concern of what Optimus had said. Bumblebee came in and spoke, "Trust and believe in Optimus. We'll free you guys. Don't worry! We promise you that freedom is ours to take! So, get ready!" Touched and inspired by both Optimus's and Bumblebee's words, they cheered wildly and loudly as they prepared for their battles and fights. Optimus turned to Drift and spoke firmly, "Take us to the control console." Drift nodded his head and bowed before Optimus, "Hai (Yes), leader. Follow me!" Drift headed off. Optimus and his remaining team followed him. They entered the entrance to next chamber to another as they battled and fought against more of Decepticon Toopers and Vehicons. Headed to the top floor about the seventh, they entered the entrance. Optimus and his team had found Elita One, Tailgate and Hot Shot in front of them. And they were in prison sphere. Three Autobot Prisoners gasped in shock, surprise and relief in seeing their friends' arrival. Drift approached to the minor computer console; pressing some buttons for the moment. BEEP! It was done. The prison sphere opened and lowered in half. Elita One, Tailgate and Hot Shot were freed from their prison. Elita One jumped and hugged Optimus as he hugged her back. Tailgate and Arcee gave the friendly fist shake. Sideswipe, Hot Shot and Bumblebee gave the friendly high five in the air. They were happy and glad to be reunited as one again. Drift cleared his throat, taking Autobots' attention before he spoke, "I do not wish to intrude your reunion. We had some important mission to perform." Optimus breathed deeply, knew and agreed with Drift's, spoke, "We're not finish until all of Autobots are freed!" He turned to Drift and asked, "Drift, can you tell us where the main control console?" Drift nodded his head in agreement, "Hai (Yes)! Follow me!" Drift headed to the North Entrance, and all of Autobots followed him into the next room. The Autobots blasted and fought against some of resisting Vehicon Troopers in firing and fighting back against them. For the moment had passed, they had arrived at the main control console room. Both sides were filled with computer control consoles. And in front of them was multiple screens and large console. Drift spoke while pointed at the front console, "There it is, Sensei. That console controls thousands of prison cells of Autobots." "Even Sentinel Prime?" Optimus asked hopefully. Drift shook his head before he spoke, "Ie (No)." He approached to the right computer console and pressing some buttons on it for the moment. The screen revealed the picture of Sentinel Prime, followed by the second vision of the map of Kaon Prison. He was located on the lower levels. Drift continued, "Sentinel Prime's lockdown was located on the lowest level of the bunker. You need to do that manually." Optimus nodded his head in understanding. He and his Autobots turned to the front console. He spoke, "It's time to free our Autobot brothers. Who wants to do the honor?" Bumblebee raised his hand up and spoke, "Since I'm the one who asked a way to free them. I should do it." Optimus nodded his head in understanding. Optimus and his remaining Autobots stood there as Bumblebee approached and entered the console's room. He pressed some button for the moment. BEEP! And the screen showed 'Prisoners Released!' Bumblebee smirked. Various screens shown thousand prison cells had opened, allowing thousands of Autobots charged out, attacked, punched and kicked against the Vehicon Guards while charging and escaping the battlefield as quickly as they can. Optimus's team cheered wildly and happily in seeing their brothers and comrades had freed and now battling against Decepticon Troopers while making their escapes. Optimus turned to Elita One, Drift, Hot Shot and Tailgate as he gave the order, "Elita One, Tailgate and Hot Shot, make sure to get all of the Autobots out safely and escort them back to Iacon." Elita One gasped in concern and worry. Elita One asked, "What about you?" Optimus's eyes narrowed in determination as he spoke, "We're not leaving without Sentinel Prime. Now go." Elita One and Drift nodded their heads in agreement. Elita One hugged and gave a kiss to Optimus for the moment. She spoke, "Be careful." "I will." Optimus said. Elita One departed from Optimus. She turned to Hot Shot and Tailgate, giving them a nod of her head. They nodded back to her. She and her team headed off and exited the Prisoner Main Control Room. Optimus turned to Arcee, Drift Sideswipe and Bumblebee. He spoke, "Now let's get what we came for!" Arcee, Drift, Sideswipe and Bumblebee saluted. Optimus headed off to the eastern door. Arcee, Sideswipe and Bumblebee followed him. They were on the heat of rescuing the important leader of Autobots. Optimus and his team continued running through from ground to the basement as they battled and fought against the heavy resistance of Vehicon Troopers through blasting their blasters and striking their blades against the enemies. But through their powerful speed of vehicular modes, they charged, rammed and blasted at most of Decepticon Troopers while driving straight to the bunker. For nearly an hour, Optimus and his team had arrived at the basement bunker. They all transformed back to their robotic modes. They found Sentinel Prime, trapping and restraining by thousands of wires on him, zapping and electrocuting on his body. Sentinel Prime grunted painfully, struggling in escaping and breaking free from his restraining. He then spotted Optimus and his team in front of him. He spoke painfully, "Optimus? Is that you..." Before Optimus and his team could spoke up, they had been blown away from the powerful sonic wave to the entrance door. They were in pain by the attacks. They slowly got up and found an enemy to deal with. They saw tarn; who was in midair, landed on the ground, glaring at the Autobots. Tarn spoke evilly, "Autobots... How predictable." Bumblebee growled in anger, "Predict this! Freak!" Bumblebee fired his blaster at Tarn but Helex jumped in and blocked the attack. The rest of the DJD then joined in. “You are being deceived. How often lord Megatron rally cry comes to mind. DJD, Rise Up!!!” Tarn cried out as the DJD attacked the autobots. “Autobot, take them on!” Prime said as he formed a energon axe in his hand and fought Tarn who formed a energon halberd. “Like my halberd, Orian? I like to think it as the perfect weapon fitting me.” Tarn said as he went toe to toe with Optimus. The other Autobots were busy fighting with the rest of the DJD. Bumblebee was fighting with Kaon, Arcee and Drift was fighting both Helex and tesarus and Sideswipe was fighting Vos. Bumblebee fired his Neutron Assault Rifle at Kaon who retaliated by charging up his Tesla Coil and launched Electricity at Bumblebee who dodge it. Arcee was slashing at Helex who was using his large arms to crush while using his smaller arms to grab her. Drift used his katana against tesarus as the large decepticon tried to dragged the samurai into his chest but Drift thrust one of his katana in his chest blade, causing them to seize up and smoke to come from Tesarus chest as he clutch his chest. “You improve since we last met, Orian. But so have I, I have undergone rigorous training to defeat you but to destroy you, I’ve taken something unconventional: NUKE!!!!” As Tarn swung his halberd at Optimus who just defended himself. “You can’t beat me!!! You just as weak as you were then, Orian!!!” Tarn yelled as he stood over Optimus as he prepared one last swing to finish him. “Your right, Tarn.” Tarn suddenly stopped when he heard that. “I should have tried to save you from the fire all those years ago. But it was there that I made a vow to save everyone, to give everyone their freedom because freedom is the right of all sentient beings!!!” Optimus yelled as he punch Tarn face so hard that his face mask broke apart, sending him into a wall and making him cough up energon. “Another thing, Damus. My name is Optimus!” As Optimus stood proud, holding his energon axe in hand. Tarn then started to get back up but as soon as he stood upright, he stumbled and vomited a bit of energon. He then held his hand to his face and when he removed it, he saw that he was bleeding energon. “This can’t be. I’m bleeding. I feel…I feel ill. I’ve only got enough energy to do one thing: this!” Tarn said as he aim his twin cannon at Sentinel Prime. “Goodbye, Sentinel!!!!” As Tarn fired his twin cannon at Sentinel Prime but Optimus grabbed a metal sheet and used it as a makeshift shield. He then fired at Tarn twin cannon then his chest. “DJD, retreat!!!!” Tarn yelled as the DJD escape the battlefield. Tarn turned and looked at Optimus, “this isn’t over… Optimus.” Tarn said as he transformed into his cybertronian tank mode and drove away. Optimus and his team turned back to restrained Sentinel Prime. He looked shock in seeing how brave and strong Optimus had grown. And not only that, he had manage to calm and led Autobots to victory. He was indeed the one... Optimus spoke, "Hold on, Sentinel. We'll get you out of there. The Autobots need you. They need a Prime." Sentinel Prime grunted painfully before he spoke, "A noble sentiment, Optimus... But I'm afraid... I'm almost out of Energon..." "Don't! I promise you! We will get you out! We will have you back to be leader in not time." "Optimus... Megatron were right... I was... and will never be Prime since the Quintessons Invasion. I just... just want some attention so badly... But instead, I make it worse than Megatron was..." He groaned painfully, feeling his chest was slowly damaging. He continued, "But you... I finally understand... You are a true Prime..." "No... I was too reluctant and weak..." "Optimus... Your wisdom, your bravery and your compassion are the reason why the Autobots triumph at Iacon and it’s why I had failed. And it is the reason why the High Council and I had chosen you. You are the true prime. Goodbye, my old friend..." With his last breathe, Sentinel Prime fell his head down. The Autobots were in shock and feared. Their Prime had fallen. Optimus was consumed with concern and worry. He shook his head gently, he knew it was not the time to grief in Decepticon's Prison; he had to bring Sentinel Prime home safely. As for the DJD, they had managed to retreat to their command ship: the Peaceful Tyranny. Tarn had grabbed a new mask for himself, it was more detailed and it horns were more sharp. “And do I want to know why Tesarus chest is all broken?” Nickel, the DJD minicon medic/mechanic/mother said as she was busy working on Tesarus chest. “And as for you, Tarn. I can’t believe that you got your old mask destroyed, you’re lucky I had that one on standby.” As she went back to work on Tesarus chest. Tarn just looked on. He knew he would have vengeance on Optimus for what happened all those years ago. He knew it would come. “And should you mind explaining why this T-cog is ruined?” Nickel yelled as she held up what was Blip T-cog. Tarn suddenly went wide eyed. “Hey, you can’t expect us to bring every T-cog in good condition. They’re bound to be a little banged up now and then.” Tarn defended. Nickel just grabbed Tarn face and brought it closer to her. “But this T-cog isn’t “a little banged up.” It completely smooshed up!!!” Nickel yelled. “Smooshed up?” Tarn just asked. “A technical term meaning that it’s completely useless!!!” Nickel just yelled as she went to work on Helex. “If this war doesn’t end me. Nickel yelling will.” Tarn just said. Returning to Iacon safely, Optimus held and brought Sentinel Zeta Prime on his arms as he marched towards the table. It was in front of the High Council. His remaining Autobots, including Drift remained behind, watching and seeing how the event goes. Optimus put dead body of Sentinel Prime on the table and spoke: "High Council, I've brought the fallen hero home." The High Council, including Alpha Trion stood up and saluted to the fallen hero. He continued, "Time has grown desperate. We need your guidance and answers in the face of our oblivion..." Alpha Trion breathed deeply as he stood up and spoke, "I am sorry, Optimus but the Council exist only to choose the Prime. It is the Prime directed to lead and protect." Optimus looked down in concern and defeat, "There are no Primes. And I... I am still unworthy to be a Prime. I fail everyone." "Even now, you still reject your calling and destiny?" The calm and noble robot with small mustache asked. He breathed deeply, "For too long we had watched many Primes and especially Sentinel Prime had fell to their greed and pride. Your courage and wisdom had transformed the lives around you. There was no worthy Prime could have such quality as Thirteen Primes." Alpha Trion pressed the buttons on his console, revealing the Cybertron and the crimson dot in the middle of it. He spoke, "But our main concern is the Core of Cybertron: Primus himself. Because of the Impure Energon, Megatron had infected Primus and thus affecting the lives of thousands of Cybertronian, the Energon resources and even giving the birth of new generations from the Allspark. You must purge it out. To open the Golden Gate of Primus, you need the Key to Vector Sigma. Fortunate for us, it was located at the very same spot where Decepticons had defeated Victorion and breached the gate. The Gate will be heavily guarded." He breathe deeply, "I know it is too much, Optimus. I wish to go, but my body is too weak in withstanding such powerful dark matters. Only you can. And you are the Prime." Filled with concern and doubts about taking responsibility, Optimus felt it was too much. He shook his head hard. Everything he did was his mistake, but at the very end, he restored and redeemed it. He can do it. He was Optimus Prime, and so as today. If he won't do it, who would? Optimus looked up and spoke firmly, "I will accept the burden. With all that I am." Alpha Trion smiled before he cleared his throat and spoke, "Rise... Optimus Prime. I am no longer a Prime because of my weaken state, therefore you are the Leader of the Autobots. You are the last Prime." Optimus Prime nodded his head in accepting his responsibility. The Autobots gave the applause and cheered wildly for the new Prime. He is the Last Prime. He had one duty: save and protect his home and Autobots from danger. He must purge the dark matters and save Primus, or the destruction befall onto them... To be continued... Notes: Drift appearance is a combination of his IDW, RID and movie counterparts but he his IDW age. I also gave him a backstory similar to animated Prowl. The Decepticon Justice Division appearance is based on their IDW appearance but I gave Vos a jet alternated mode as well as his sniper rifle mode much like Cog and Brunt from Siege. I also gave Tarn a backstory similar to Armada Wheeljack.