Ratchet, Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus, Dust Up, Tails, Trema, and Sira arrived in Apotos, the Mobian name for Greece. Ultra Magnus looked very uncomfortable. \u201cThis is ridiculous,\u201d he grumbled. \u201cThis kind of operation needs stealth, not public faces!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe rules of the game have changed since the previous war,\u201d reminded Ratchet. \u201cWe landed here during peacetime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not an organophobe, are you?\u201d asked Hot Rod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, just prefer to do things quietly,\u201d countered Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, I think I see my summer home from here,\u201d called Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd the Emerald\u2019s over there, according to the scanner,\u201d reported Tails as he pointed in another direction. \u201cThis way!\u201d Everyone followed Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWAIT! I\u2019M THE TEAM LEADER!\u201d shouted Ultra Magnus. No one listened as they charged through the streets. \u201c\u2026Really?!\u201d Ultra Magnus transformed and followed. As they followed Tails, they heard a cackle. \u201cWhat in\u2026?\u201d quizzed Ultra Magnus before a large jeep barreled through the streets, nearly knocking them over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDECEPTITRAN, TRANSFORM!\u201d The front and rear wheels joined together as arms came out from where the rear seats would be and the front seats folded into the chest to reveal Deceptitran\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou?!\u201d yelped Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho\u2019s the fatso?!\u201d asked Hot Rod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019M NOT FAT!\u201d shouted Deceptitran as he barreled towards the group. He managed to knock everyone off their feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, new strategy, leave his weight out of this,\u201d groaned Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA smart decision!\u201d replied Deceptitran. \u201cIf you really want to be in my good books, you could let me get out of here with this baby.\u201d He fished the Blue Chaos Emerald out of his pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd the word of the day is\u2026\u201d called another voice as someone snatched it. It was Thundercracker! \u201c\u2026yoink!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGIMME THAT!\u201d shouted Deceptitran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBuddy, you may be an evolved Drone,\u201d grunted Thundercracker, \u201cbut not even YOU can command me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s gonna change when Unicron takes this world!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026So you\u2019re working for Unicron, huh? Sorry, but now you\u2019re REALLY not getting the Emerald.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAutobots, leave this country at once!\u201d ordered Galvatron\u2019s voice as he, Brawl, and Dark Oak appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Emerald belongs to us!\u201d challenged Ultra Magnus. \u201cLeave or face destruction!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Pardon? That\u2019s not like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAUTOBOTS, DESTROY THEM!\u201d The fight began and Ultra Magnus kept swinging his hammer at Galvatron. It seemed that Ultra Magnus was getting animalistic and single-minded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrimus, and I thought it was Optimus that wanted to kill me in my time,\u201d snarked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSHUT UP!\u201d roared Ultra Magnus. \u201cYou\u2019re no brother to Orion!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus thinks otherwise!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a child! He still believes that people change!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, he\u2019s got a basis to work with! Multiple, in fact!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI say once a Con, always a Con! You\u2019re Megatron\u2019s future! Tell me! How long have you been one?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, now you\u2019re being Deceptiphobic here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll Decepticons are abominations!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy, Senator Keller, I didn\u2019t know you and your anti-Muslim rhetoric survived!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHAT\u2019S DIFFERENT! HE WAS AN UNEDUCATED DOLT WHO HAD NO BUSINESS IN CONGRESS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou sound no different than him!\u201d Ultra Magnus stopped talking and started shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRatchet, you worked with him longer than any of us,\u201d muttered Hot Rod as they kept Deceptitran and Thundercracker busy while trying to take the Emerald from the Seeker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s always had it out for Decepticons,\u201d replied Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I thought Sideways was bad against Mages when he was Meteorfire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGET IN MY BELLY!\u201d shouted Deceptitran as he leapt at the two Autobots, his mouth wide open. The Autobots rolled out of the way, confused at the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou weren\u2019t gonna EAT us, were you?!\u201d asked Hot Rod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGotta maintain this figure somehow!\u201d laughed Deceptitran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYOU PSYCHO!\u201d shouted Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With his old opponents now focused on just Deceptitran, Thundercracker scanned the area for other threats to the retreat. His optics rested on Tails and Dust Up. Dust Up had her energy bow at the ready, pulling back the firing mechanism as if it were a string, then aiming at the Seeker before pressing a button on the handle near her optics. When she did, an energy blast fired and nearly hit him. He only dodged in time before firing lightning at her. \u201cDUST UP, TRANSFORM!\u201d The hood of her vehicle mode tilted up to allow her head to tuck into it as her hands swung into her arms and the arms went to her sides. Her waist then rotated the legs, and her lower legs opened to allow the feet to fold into them. Once done, the unfolded lower legs swung to the back, forming the rear window before they closed to complete the vehicle mode. Tails followed Dust Up as they sped through the streets with Thundercracker flying behind them. The Decepticon then targeted Tails, setting his weapons to stun then firing. Tails was hit and crashed in an alleyway. Dust Up transformed and fired again, intent on avenging the harm Thundercracker did on Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tails got up and saw the fight going on outside the alley. He summoned his arm cannon, then winced. \u201cNot enough firepower,\u201d he groaned. \u201cIf I could find a decent source of\u2026\u201d He then looked back to see that the alley had all sorts of spare parts in boxes. \u201c\u2026Well, why not?\u201d He brought out his tablet, then his tools, then started picking through the parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sira and Trema continued fighting Dark Oak. He was clearly enjoying causing property damage. Trema\u2019s Ban\u2019grazas flashed in the daylight as they swung against Dark Oak. \u201cStupid Ape!\u201d laughed the Metarex Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCall me that again! I dare you!\u201d snarled Trema. \u201cLapis Spica!\u201d Stone spikes then grew rapidly under the Metarex\u2019s foot, puncturing it. Dark Oak howled and hopped around while holding his foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey! Dark Oak!\u201d called Sira. \u201cThe floor is lava! Ardenti Terra!\u201d The ground beneath the Metarex then heated up REAL fast! He leapt onto the rooftops and fanned his smoking feet. \u201cWell, I guess you could say he got a hotfoot!\u201d Trema winced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat just made the flesh around my claws tighten!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brawl occupied Ultra Magnus\u2019 attention, giving Galvatron a chance to shoot Deceptitran\u2019s arm. As Deceptitran roared in pain, Ratchet and Hot Rod fired on Galvatron. \u201cYou think you know a bot!\u201d called Galvatron as he took cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t Rodimus!\u201d replied Hot Rod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGive it time!\u201d Galvatron was then hit in the head by an energy blast. He found the offending shooter to be Tails. He was wearing some sort of circular device on his chest that hooked up to his cannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuh, I guess Chaos Drive Fusion IS a thing,\u201d mused the kid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026That shall serve the Decepticons!\u201d declared Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTry and take it!\u201d challenged Tails. He flew around the future Decepticon and fired, causing some damage to his external frame. Galvatron then flailed wildly, as if he were trying to swat a fly. Unfortunately, he was successful on the downward backswing of his left hand as he hit Tails, causing the device to fall from him. Galvatron caught the device and let Tails fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDecepticons, we\u2019ve lingered long enough!\u201d he called as he opened a Bridge portal. \u201cRetreat!\u201d Thundercracker went first, followed by Galvatron, then Dark Oak, and Brawl covered the rear. The portal then closed, leaving the Autobots and their allies to deal with Deceptitran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKeep firing!\u201d called Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut Tails\u2026!\u201d protested Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLeave him! The Terrorcon\u2019s a bigger priority!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026NO! No, I\u2019m not leaving him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s an order, Ratchet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah?! Well, you can kiss my skidplate, because I\u2019m not leaving Tails! Teletraan, Ground Bridge to Med Bay!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelay that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMedical override! Med Bay! Now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo help me, Teletraan, if you open the Ground Bridge\u2026!\u201d Ultra Magnus\u2019 threat didn\u2019t get very far as Dust Up jabbed him in a sensitive junction that served as a pressure point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks,\u201d bid Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTeletraan, you heard Ratchet!\u201d called Hot Rod. \u201cBridge us to Med Bay now! Dust Up, help me cover the retreat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn it!\u201d replied Dust Up. Trema slung Ultra Magnus over her shoulder, straining a bit because of how heavy the bot was, and Ratchet transformed, his holo-form helping Tails into the patient bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMUTINY!\u201d shouted Ultra Magnus. \u201cTHIS IS A MUTINY!\u201d He barked orders to return to the battlefield, but it did no good as Hot Rod and Dust Up kept Deceptitran at bay until they went into the Ground Bridge. Once it closed, Deceptitran\u2019s optics widened in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Unicron\u2019s gonna eat me alive for this!\u201d he whimpered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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