Over in the Royana Castle in Largandra, there was a crowd of media people gathering in front of a stage. An unusual event was held as the heirs to the thrones (Geltar, Farmee, and Yufantel) were holding a press conference before their coronation. While a bit unheard of, it wasn’t unwelcome. The press people were giving all sorts of theories until Farmee took the central podium and magic avatars of Geltar in the Over-realm and Yufantel in the Under-realm appeared behind the podiums to either side of him. The three of them raised their hands for quiet from the audience. “Lords and ladies from the original Three Realms to the New Realms, my sisters and I will agree,” began Farmee, “that it IS unusual for the heirs of the thrones to make an address to the people before their coronation.”
“However,” continued Geltar, “that is because we believe you all have the right to know about our plans for when we do take the thrones.”
“As many of you are aware,” Yufantel went on, “we went on a journey that took us and our parents beyond the Realms, through other universes!”
“A few stops were familiar to our parents, and they reconnected with old friends,” said Farmee. “And those old friends have also stepped down, either through unfortunate death or through simple announcement.”
“We made friends with the new rulers and we all came up with an idea that the three of us believe,” Geltar indicated her siblings and herself, “will make our universes better.”
“The Cybertronians,” continued Yufantel, “have Space Bridge technology that can open portals between two points in space. We have the Realmgates. …The technology to make Gateways that can open rifts between universes is there already for both universes!”
“You heard us correctly!” cheered Farmee. “We’re planning on making Gateways for us to visit other universes! Now, we will admit that traveling between universes is not for the timid. …I’m confident in saying that ‘timid’ is not a word used to describe any denizen of the Realms.”
“Now, we DO need to seek counsel on this,” said Geltar, “but we believe we can at least start this project after our coronation.”
“And our first universes we’re connecting with are ones we know are in a state of peace,” assured Yufantel. “We need to make negotiations as easy as possible for this endeavor after all.”
“We’ll tell everyone how everything goes, but we hold high hopes for this particular project,” said Farmee. “Now, any questions? You, with your hand up in the third row.”
“Your highnesses,” asked the reporter, “are you suggesting immigration at this stage of the game?”
“No, not yet,” replied Geltar. “We’re suggesting visitors and trade.”
“One of our allied universes,” explained Yufantel, “has real life Change-a-trons. Our media mentions that they’re the size of our giants, some getting higher.”
“So we need to work on accommodating them in visitor terms first, THEN we start thinking about immigration,” said Farmee.
“Now, that readiness might not come during our rule or our heirs’ rule, but we believe we can lay out the groundwork for that long-term goal,” continued Geltar.
“And we will have help in constructing these new gateways,” said Yufantel.
Solara Prime and Silver made a similar announcement on their planets in their universe. Daniel had a few words with them after that. “Guys, are you sure we’re ready for that?” he asked.
“Positive,” replied Silver. “And we’re starting with universes we KNOW are friendly to ours.”
“Besides, we’re starting to reach a period of stagnation,” said Solara. “This project will help us stay innovative.”
“Well, that WILL be a mercy,” conceded Daniel. “…What about that offer made to Optimus?”
“About him being resurrected? They’re not all that hopeful,” sighed Solara.
Megumi, Optimus, and Blackarachnia waited outside a building. “You think they WILL resurrect you?” Megumi asked Optimus.
“I frankly doubt it,” sighed Optimus. “I mean, Solara IS currently running Cybertron.” Life and Death came out looking downcast.
“They said no?” guessed Blackarachnia.
“Sorry, Blackarachnia,” sighed Death.
“It’s all right, I kind of expected it.”
“That doesn’t mean Optimus can’t visit you,” assured Life. “But the visits to the more mortal universes will be for moments at a time.”
“Still…” sighed Blackarachnia. “…Promise me that he’ll be happy here.”
“You have our word,” promised Death.
After a few days, everyone was giving their goodbyes. Batman and his family departed for Gotham, then Gandalf returned to the Undying Lands, Wyldstyle then headed back to her home with Emmet, then Hongo returned to Japan. Arsha and her compatriots waited until the gateway was tuned to the Realms. “Hey, Arsha,” called Megumi, “did you ever learn what happened to Dr. Borg after she abandoned us?”
“As a matter of fact, I found out through Death,” replied Arsha. “She and her spouses are currently ruling an outer universe as gods in flesh and she and Remsu are pregnant with Shefarn and Tensam’s kids.”
“…Huh. …Well, congratulations to them both. May their pregnancies be smooth.”
“And may your future be filled with happiness, old friend,” said Arsha as she brought Megumi into a hug.
“Yours too,” returned Megumi as she reciprocated the hug. The two Queens hugged each other for a while, then Arsha pulled back.
“Arsha to Endeavor,” she said through her comms, “let’s go home.” Everyone was teleported to the Endeavor and Glanthelantir, then the two ships flew into a ship-sized rift. All that were left were the Transformers and their organic allies.
“Kong,” called Optimus, “before you go, why DO you not like being called Optimus Primal?”
“Because I want my accomplishments to be my own, Prime,” replied Kong. “I know how much my head looks like yours, but Prowl and Bluestreak have the same head sculpt, right?”
“I see your point, Kong.” Optimus looked to Solara. “Prime, the heroes of Cybertron as well as the citizens they gathered have helped you a lot.”
“I WILL be returning the favor like Galvatron is doing,” promised Solara. “We’ve commissioned a monument to those that fell during the crisis and getting all the facts of their lives so their stories can be told.” Optimus smiled at that.
“Making sure their lives have meaning,” he said. “That’s the highest honor anyone can get.”
“Optimus,” interjected Blackarachnia, “don’t you forget about us.”
“I ask the same of you,” replied Optimus, “but don’t be weighed down by my memory, okay?”
“I won’t,” promised Blackarachnia. She then hugged and kissed Optimus. It took a while before they finally separated and Blackarachnia rejoined her people.
“Goodbye, Daddy,” called Sky Runner.
“Stay safe here,” said Firestorm.
“You girls too,” replied Optimus. “That goes for all of you.”
“Megatron, before you go,” called Richard. Megatron looked down. “…Megatron, I know this isn’t what you want to hear, but I need to open with this. I can’t forgive or forget the actions you and the Decepticons took when we first met on Mobius…but I CAN forgive the individual Decepticons…and their leader.”
“…You forgive the people, but not the actions those people took?” asked Megatron.
“That’s the idea. …And Megatron…I’m sorry for being so unfair throughout this entire adventure to you and the Decepticons.”
“You changed, Mr. Saunders. You HAVE been fair to us during this adventure. Making friends with Thundercracker was proof enough. …But I do accept your apology. And I must apologize for using your wife like that when we first met.” Richard smiled.
“…I accept,” he replied. With that, everyone from Megatron’s universe (sans Optimus) gathered around.
“Solara to all ships,” called Solara, “we’re ready to return.” Everyone was beamed up to their ships and entered the rift. With that, everyone was back home.
“…That’s twice we met during a crisis,” muttered Optimus.
“Well, our kids have the right idea in planning the Gateway Construction Program,” replied Megumi. “…I think they said they got the idea from when you guys just wanted to idly visit the Realms and us.”
“A great moment in time to draw inspiration from.”
“Well, let’s make some more peaceful moments. Want a good look around?” At that suggestion, Optimus transformed to vehicle mode and activated his holo-form.
“I drive, you point,” he said. Megumi hopped in.
“Welcome to Beyond City, Optimus Prime!” called Richard as Optimus rolled away.