Optimus was walking around the base with a data pad in his hands. Jazz saw his pacing. \u201cYo, Prime, what\u2019s up?\u201d he called. Optimus didn\u2019t hear him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAutobots, rise to the challenge!\u201d he muttered to himself. He felt a tap on his shoulder. Optimus jumped a few meters and whirled around to see Jazz. \u201cOh, Jazz!\u201d he gasped, recovering from being startled. \u201cDon\u2019t practice stealth on me, man!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDude, if I recall,\u201d mused Jazz, \u201c\u2018rise to the challenge\u2019 was Sentinel Prime\u2019s rallying cry. You\u2019re your own Prime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cbut there has to be a rallying cry I can make my own!\u201d Optimus tapped his cranium, and then had an idea. \u201cConvert and Conquer!\u201d Jazz shook his head. \u201cYeah, you\u2019re right, it doesn\u2019t make sense. We\u2019re not here to conquer anything.\u201d He paced a few more times, and then stopped. \u201cRip it up and ride it out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDude, that sounds wrong!\u201d gagged Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, it did sound gross,\u201d agreed Optimus. \u201cPromise me that you\u2019ll never let me use it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDeal!\u201d promised Jazz. There were a few sessions in which Optimus came up with a lot of rallying cries. All of them were discarded. One of them resulted in Jazz slapping Optimus on the back of the head and muttering \u201cracist\u201d. After he left, Optimus rubbed the back of his head. He then went back to his conundrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat rhymes with orange?\u201d he asked to himself. After a few hours into nighttime, Ironhide had come from the shooting range out back. He heard Optimus mutter \u201cEngines loud and make me proud!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, Prime?\u201d he asked. \u201cYou okay, kiddo?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoin\u2019 great!\u201d a bleary eyed Optimus slurred. \u201cLet\u2019s not be late!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, we don\u2019t have anywhere to be,\u201d remarked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNowhere to be sounds good to me\u2026\u201d slurred Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d sighed Ironhide as he picked up the youngest Prime, \u201chow about we take a little break?\u201d He took Optimus to his quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA little break could\u2026could be a mistake,\u201d mumbled Optimus. \u201cUm, does anything rhyme with orange?\u201d Ironhide opened Prime\u2019s quarters and got him onto the recharge berth. The berth lowered a clear canopy and Ironhide left Optimus sleeping. The bot\u2019s dreams, however, were far from peaceful. He woke up on solid space. \u201c\u2026the Pit?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is far from that unholy place,\u201d called a voice. Optimus turned around to see a mech with a metal cape, a beard, and a three pronged crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlpha Trion?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWelcome to the Realm of the Primes, Orion,\u201d greeted Alpha Trion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Realm of the\u2026the Matrix?\u201d quizzed Optimus. \u201cThis is the Matrix?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d confirmed the old mech. \u201cMy tool, the Quill, had written something troubling about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat did it write?\u201d asked Optimus. Alpha Trion took out a metallic quill and tapped the writing end to the floor. The scene changed. It turned into a war torn area with a red sky, Cybertronian corpses littering the land, and a dark figure looming over it all with his troops. A purple light started glowing in its chest and red eyes blazed into Optimus\u2019 soul. \u201cWho\u2019s that?\u201d he gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI cannot tell,\u201d replied Alpha Trion. \u201cThe Quill only gives me glimpses of the future.\u201d The figure raised an arm mounted cannon as the purple light took shape. It formed a symbol that all Autobots feared. While the symbol for the Autobots looked like a noble face in red, this symbol was an evil face in purple. Optimus\u2019 optics widened in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not seriously suggesting\u2026\u201d he gulped to Alpha Trion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTheir campaign may begin again,\u201d said Alpha Trion cryptically. The being fired and the light from the shot woke Optimus up. He panted a few times, and then his expression changed to that of noticing the headache he earned trying to come up with a good rallying cry. He rubbed his head and got out of the recharge berth. He thought Ratchet would have a solution. He headed to the medical bay and knocked on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s open,\u201d grunted Ratchet from inside. Optimus approached and saw Ratchet hunched over a microscope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, Doc,\u201d mumbled Optimus, \u201cwhat have you got for a processor ache?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t call me \u2018Doc\u2019,\u201d snapped Ratchet. \u201cLet me guess, straining your processor to the breaking point. A nightmare last night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoth,\u201d answered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSome night,\u201d muttered Ratchet as he got the necessary Energon capsules for a processor ache. At that moment, Tails walked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood morning, Autobots,\u201d he greeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s morning,\u201d murmured Optimus, \u201cbut the Council\u2019s still out on \u2018good\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI guess wishing you a Happy Forge Day will beget a similar response,\u201d remarked Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d quizzed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep, 151 Earth years ago today, you were forged,\u201d confirmed Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cForge Day?\u201d repeated Tails. \u201cYou mean it\u2019s Optimus\u2019 birthday?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh yeah,\u201d recalled Optimus. \u201cI forgot that little detail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow can you forget your own birthday?\u201d asked Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t forgotten,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cI just haven\u2019t adjusted to your planet\u2019s calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRough night?\u201d guessed Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, and a rough day yesterday,\u201d answered Optimus. \u201cOh well, today\u2019s a new day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA new day, and a new adventure,\u201d agreed Tails. \u201cJazz made something called Energolisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the Cybertronian equivalent of coffee,\u201d explained Ratchet. Optimus took the capsules with him to the base\u2019s mess hall. He saw Jazz by a coffee machine like device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, thanks for the Energolisis,\u201d he called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say it was for you,\u201d countered Jazz. Optimus blinked and saw Ironhide with a glass cylinder of steaming pinkish blue liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d asked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou bots ever wonder how you got here?\u201d Optimus was being philosophical, but it went over the team\u2019s heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI came here because you needed to get a court martial off your best friend\u2019s chassis and going to the planet he was on was the quickest way to get information out of him,\u201d answered Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I came here,\u201d supplied Jazz, \u201cbecause someone, now known as Eggman, was digging up Cybertronian corpses on this planet. Now I can do it without fearing the council and I manage to see my best friend go off world. You still owe me 60 Shanix on that bet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel so loved,\u201d said Optimus sarcastically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m ribbing you, Big Bot,\u201d chuckled Jazz. \u201cThe Energolisis is for every bot. Happy Forge Day, Optimus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks, Jazz,\u201d bid Optimus. \u201cIt\u2019s perfect for the processor ache I have right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStayed up all night coming up with a rallying cry?\u201d asked Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNope,\u201d interjected Ironhide. \u201cI managed to drag him to his recharge berth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, spending all day with rallying cry ideas didn\u2019t help,\u201d remarked Optimus, \u201cbut that\u2019s only one of two reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s the other reason?\u201d asked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had a pow wow with Alpha Trion,\u201d explained Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo those meditation days Sentinel Prime had,\u201d quizzed Ironhide, \u201cthey were him talking to the Ancients?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExactly,\u201d confirmed Optimus. \u201cHe showed me a glimpse of the future with the Quill. I was soon taken to a Pit like landscape with Cybertronian bodies strewn about and a massive army with a figure at the front of it. As the lead figure raised its arm to fire its weapon, its optics were glowing red and a purple light on its chest became the Decepticon symbol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you didn\u2019t get away, why?\u201d asked Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI tried to,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cbut I was frozen and couldn\u2019t turn. When he fired, that\u2019s when I woke up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat does it mean?\u201d quizzed Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d muttered Optimus, \u201cbut if that future had Decepticons in it, we\u2019re in for a Pit of a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf those Decepticreeps are after us,\u201d growled Ironhide, \u201cthen we need to be ready for their armies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIronhide, that\u2019s ridiculous,\u201d dismissed Optimus. \u201cThe Quill only gave Alpha Trion and I a vague notion of what the future may bring. It may be just one Decepticon attempting to bring the old Decepticon Empire back. The future is uncertain.\u201d At that point, the alarm went off in the base. Everyone sped to the main monitor and saw Sonic there with the Scarlet Specter and Cream<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d asked Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Cybertronian signal popped up!\u201d replied Ratchet. \u201cIt looks like a G.U.N agent caught a picture.\u201d He saw that the picture was a purple thing. \u201cIncrease resolution by ten.\u201d directed Ratchet. The image solidified into a purple tank. \u201cRun possible alt-mode matches,\u201d commanded Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne possible match found,\u201d reported the computer. It showed the tank and a certain one eyed robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImpossible!\u201d breathed Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd that femme is?\u201d asked Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShockwave,\u201d whispered Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShockwave?\u201d asked Bumblebee. \u201cAs in, the cruel and vicious Chief Scientist of the Decepticons, who eats Autobot protoforms for breakfast?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf she deemed it logical,\u201d confirmed Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut Ultra Magnus said that Megatronus shot her in the head!\u201d protested Optimus. \u201cHow could she be alive?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s possible that Shockwave was merely blinded and she repaired her optic before going into stasis,\u201d guessed Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut who would be stupid enough to wake her up?\u201d asked Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter now,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cThe point is we need to stop her before she wreaks any havoc. Ratchet, what\u2019s she doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt appears she has a\u2026religious following,\u201d answered Ratchet. He stumbled over \u201creligious following\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA bot more obsessed with science than you?\u201d asked Ironhide. He chuckled at the attempted poke to Ratchet\u2019s pride, but it either went over Ratchet\u2019s head or he chose not to dignify it with a response. \u201cBut, in all seriousness, why would she need a religious following?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs that an altar for her?\u201d quizzed Cream as she pointed to a construct behind Shockwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo,\u201d replied Jazz, \u201cbut she could have fooled those people into thinking that it\u2019s an altar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is it, then?\u201d asked the Scarlet Specter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt looks like the framework for a Space Bridge,\u201d observed Ratchet. All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. Optimus transformed and headed for the door. He opened it and found a gaggle of Mobians dressed in purple robes and purple headbands with a red circle in the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr\u2026can I help you?\u201d stammered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMay the Lady rain glory on you!\u201d called the leader of the group. \u201cWe have traveled long to build a worthy altar for the Lady and we do request items that would please the Lady\u2019s altar. She requires 20 carbon nano-tube batteries, a trinity engine, and 5 wind powered electro-stalls.\u201d Optimus blinked. He turned inside to see Ratchet silently saying that giving them those parts is a bad idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorry, my friends,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cI\u2019m afraid I have none of those items. I wish I could help you, but I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat is most troubling,\u201d sighed the group leader. \u201cThe Lady will be most displeased. Thank you anyway, kind sir. May the Lady still rain glory on you.\u201d The group left while Optimus shut the door. He glanced at Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose things are part of the stabilization relay for the Space Bridge portal,\u201d Ratchet explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy Space Bridge knowledge is limited here,\u201d remarked Optimus as he transformed. \u201cMind explaining?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Space Bridge utilizes wormhole generators to create a hole through space,\u201d elaborated Ratchet, \u201chowever, if not stabilized, wormholes become black holes very quickly before the other end is made. The stabilization relay makes it so that the wormhole will not decay as rapidly and thus we can control when it closes. This whole situation gives me a chance to test out the Ground Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet me go there,\u201d volunteered Bumblebee. \u201cWe need to see what Shockwave is planning and how we can use the terrain to our advantage, and I\u2019m the best scout in the Elite Guard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re also the only scout we have,\u201d argued Ironhide. \u201cWe can\u2019t risk having you die if you\u2019re discovered!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI need the experience!\u201d protested Bumblebee. \u201cCome on, Prime, let me go!\u201d Optimus had to make a decision. If he let Bumblebee go, he runs the risk of being discovered by the most powerful Decepticon on Cybertron. On top of that, the Ground Bridge vortex would close on him and kill him. On the other servo, he couldn\u2019t exactly let anyone else, even himself, go, and his organic friends were out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, fine Bee,\u201d he sighed, \u201cbut go quickly through the Ground Bridge and just observe. Call us the instant you get there. Don\u2019t fight until we get there. Do you understand?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Sir!\u201d confirmed Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cRatchet, do you have the coordinates?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Sir!\u201d answered Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen open the Ground Bridge,\u201d ordered Optimus. Ratchet put the coordinates in and pulled a lever. The machinery started humming and generated a swirling green vortex. Bumblebee quickly transformed and sped through the portal. After he went through, the portal collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay guys,\u201d whispered Bumblebee over the comms. \u201cGood news, the Ground Bridge works. Bad news, I\u2019m a bit too close. Still not close enough for Shockwave to detect me, but enough to make me worry. I\u2019m going to let you hear what she\u2019s saying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood work, Bee,\u201d answered Optimus. What Shockwave said surprised those that knew her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd so,\u201d she preached, \u201cdespite the setback from earlier, the altar you are making is going very nicely. Soon, I shall ascend to the heavens and bring more of my kind to bring eternal glory to you. Peace be upon you, my children!\u201d The sermon ended and the crowd left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was terrible!\u201d muttered Optimus. \u201cIt sounded like she was just reading her lines! She needed to give it some oomph!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRatchet, I need a Ground Bridge,\u201d gulped Bumblebee. Shockwave stiffened and turned her head. \u201cI think she heard me!\u201d yelped Bumblebee. Shockwave turned completely and walked towards Bumblebee\u2019s speaking. \u201cShe heard me! Ratchet, I need a Ground Bridge now!\u201d The portal opened. Bumblebee zoomed through, but not before Shockwave transformed to see the symbol on his top. She then stuck her right arm out to the side to have the tank mode\u2019s gun wrap around her arm. She leveled her new gun arm at Bumblebee and fired, but Bumblebee was too fast for her and managed to get through the portal so it closed behind him. Once he got back, he told the Autobots of the Space Bridge and how near completion it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have to keep Shockwave here,\u201d declared Optimus. \u201cIf she goes back to Cybertron, the war will begin again! We can\u2019t let that happen. Once she\u2019s beaten, we\u2019ll hold her in the brig, contact Cybertron, inform them of Shockwave\u2019s survival, and have the council deal with her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut what about the Space Bridge?\u201d asked Ironhide. \u201cWe can\u2019t let that thing be finished!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf possible,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cwe secure it for ourselves. If not, we destroy it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous!\u201d protested Ratchet. \u201cThe Space Bridge is a quick way to Cybertron! We could use that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf Shockwave manages to turn it on successfully,\u201d argued Ironhide, \u201cshe\u2019ll bring an invasion force to Mobius. We can\u2019t let that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBumblebee, did you get a good look at the Space Bridge\u2019s surroundings?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI did, Sir,\u201d answered Bumblebee. He let his spy-bug fly from his wrist and project a hologram of the Space Bridge and its location. \u201cShe\u2019s set up shop in a forest clearing with millions of trees surrounding the place. If Shockwave is as logically minded as the History Trax say she is, she\u2019s probably patrolling the perimeter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo using the trees is right out,\u201d muttered Optimus. \u201cWill bridging in the center throw her off?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt WILL skew her sense of logic,\u201d replied Ratchet, \u201cbut she can adapt quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike you and Jazz,\u201d continued Ironhide, \u201cshe\u2019s skilled in Cyber-ninjutsu, specifically, Five Servos of Doom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a forbidden skill set,\u201d shuddered Jazz. \u201cPrime and I only know how to avoid its moves, we don\u2019t know how to block or utilize it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen we have to tire her out,\u201d declared Optimus. \u201cIf we get in the middle of the clearing, we\u2019ll make our position known and, if she refuses to back down, rush her and continue attacking her until she\u2019s too tired to stay upright.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSounds like a plan,\u201d agreed Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRatchet,\u201d directed Optimus, \u201cif Shockwave is as dangerous as history says she is, we need a medic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnderstood,\u201d replied Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen do we leave?\u201d cheered Sonic, ready for action. Optimus gave a small laugh before responding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t invite you,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus,\u201d argued Sonic, \u201cfrom what I\u2019ve heard, Shockwave is more dangerous than Eggman, and in the interests of protecting this planet, I\u2019m coming with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI understand your worries,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cbut Shockwave isn\u2019t one of Eggman\u2019s Transformers. If you get underfoot, you\u2019ll go squish!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI run that risk whenever Egghead has a giant robot for me to send to the scrapheap,\u201d countered Sonic. \u201cBesides, I doubt Shockwave can keep up. Ninja though she is, you couldn\u2019t keep up with my speed, so I doubt she could.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, one: yes, I can!\u201d argued Optimus. \u201cTwo\u2026I guess I can let you come with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho said anything about just one coming?\u201d asked the Scarlet Specter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow wait a minute,\u201d protested Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShockwave doesn\u2019t know anything about me,\u201d remarked the Specter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, honestly, not even we do,\u201d countered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I protect this planet like Sonic does, and I\u2019m willing to throw Shockwave for a loop!\u201d argued the Specter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMiss Specter, I can\u2019t risk any more civilians. I\u2019m pushing it with Sonic here!\u201d protested Optimus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd yet, Sonic is not as skilled as myself. Why let him go and not me?\u201d quizzed the Specter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot skilled as you?\u201d yelped Sonic. \u201cI protest! I haven\u2019t seen you until Christmas! Even then, it wasn\u2019t to fight!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMiss Specter,\u201d sighed Optimus, \u201cif you\u2019re really insistent on fighting with us, fine! Ground rules, do NOT let your guard down. Shockwave will most likely keep us separated from you, so we can\u2019t protect you throughout the entire fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI shall endeavor to keep up,\u201d assured the Specter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone else?!\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cActually,\u201d called Cream, \u201cI need to get home. I promised my mother I would help her bake cookies today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll Bridge you home,\u201d replied Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI also propose that Tails stays here at the base,\u201d suggested Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat? Why?!\u201d wailed Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause I can\u2019t operate the Ground Bridge controls on the battlefield,\u201d answered Ratchet. \u201cI assume you watched me operate the controls when Bumblebee went through?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, yes,\u201d replied Tails, \u201cbut it only looks simple!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt really is as simple as it looks,\u201d promised Ratchet. \u201cYou\u2019ve learned our coordinates system faster than I did in the Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFaster than Megatronus,\u201d praised Optimus, \u201cand he\u2019s a very skilled Mathematician.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBesides,\u201d continued Ratchet, \u201cif you stay here, you can stay in contact with me and monitor Autobot life signs so I can quickly give medical attention to those who need it in battle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMuch as I make fun of him,\u201d supplied Ironhide, \u201che\u2019s the best field medic. Any help a medic can get will improve care immensely for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell,\u201d conceded Tails, \u201cwhen you put it that way, I guess I really am more needed here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre we ready then?\u201d asked Optimus. Everyone nodded in the affirmative. \u201cAll right, Tails, send Cream home. Cream, call us when you get there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Mr. Optimus,\u201d said Cream politely. Tails put the coordinates for Cream\u2019s house in and activated the Ground Bridge. Cream stepped through and the vortex closed. After a few minutes, the comms unit flashed. Jazz took the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve reached Autobot Outpost Omega One,\u201d answered Jazz. \u201cThis is Jazz. Who\u2019s calling?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s me, Cream,\u201d replied the caller. \u201cI\u2019m home safe. Mother seemed a little surprised at how I came home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll explain everything to her later,\u201d assured Jazz. \u201cHave fun making cookies. Jazz, out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGoodbye, Mr. Jazz,\u201d bid Cream. The call ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right bots,\u201d called Optimus, \u201cwe\u2019re on the clock now! Tails, bridge us to Shockwave\u2019s coordinates!\u201d Tails opened the Ground Bridge again. \u201cAutobots, transform and roll out!\u201d rallied Optimus. The Autobots cheered as they transformed. Once they did, the Autobots, Sonic, and the Scarlet Specter sped through the portal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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