Everyone was still riding on the victory high in the stadium! The crowd chanted Optimus\u2019 name, even those who originally cheered for Unicron. \u201cThank you!\u201d called Optimus. \u201cThank you very much! I\u2019m here \u2018til Thursday!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, should the arena be doing that?!\u201d asked Bumblebee as he pointed to the rubble. Green light was escaping from below! The rubble was then blown back as a giant column of green light erupted from the ground. From the light, a figure emerged. As the light died, the figure\u2019s features sharpened. It was a humanoid woman in a flowing green gown and a crown of roses atop her brow. Her face was a gentle smile as she glided towards Team Prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Gaia?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe very same, Optimus Prime of Cybertron,\u201d replied the woman in an ethereal, yet welcoming voice. \u201cMy herald of light lost much, but revenge on he who would disrupt the balance has been delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, you shall be the only one on this planet who balances light and dark?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIndeed. Nature uses both. From dead things come dirt, and from dirt comes plants, the basis of all that survive on this world. From death comes bloom and bloom soon dies. Once again, the circle is protected\u2026by machines, it looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGaia,\u201d answered Optimus, \u201cUnicron is a problem the Primes should not have saddled you with. I beg forgiveness on my predecessors\u2019 carelessness!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to forgive. Unicron is beaten and that is all that matters. \u2026However, there IS a greater secret, one that you will discover in your lifetime.\u201d Optimus looked to his team, they shrugged as they were just as puzzled. \u201cIt matters not. There are those who died before their time that must be restored, machine or otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You\u2019re bringing back the dead?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly those who weren\u2019t supposed to die just yet. Before you get your hopes up, I\u2019m afraid Ironhide\u2019s time came. He was meant to die then and there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I see. \u2026Well, we can\u2019t keep everyone waiting. Do it.\u201d Gaia then summoned a glowing green circle from beneath her and raised her hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReturned to life, to continue to grow!\u201d she called. All across the planet, green spheres appeared, then coalesced into those that had died, including soldiers that were warped to Unicron\u2019s side! The Auto-troopers, Krok\u2019s crew, Soundwave, Buzzsaw, Ratbat, and Rumble returned! As the lights died, they all shook their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent!\u201d praised Megatron. \u201cSoundwave, it looks like you received a reward that not many soldiers\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMegatron\u2026\u201d growled Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI quit!\u201d Soundwave tore his Decepticon badge off his chest and threw it at Megatron\u2019s feet! It took a while for Megatron to find his voice again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t just quit the Decepticons!\u201d snarled Megatron. \u201cYou swore an oath to your faction and Lord, an oath not easily broken!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was before you let Nemesis Prime brick the Matrix! And Optimus, you should have used it while the Blendtrons were still being forged! You can officially consider me a Neutral Bot!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSorry to say,\u201d grunted Rumble, \u201cbut I\u2019m going with Soundwave!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs are we!\u201d hissed Buzzsaw as he and Ratbat sided with Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey speak for me and my crew!\u201d called Krok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd we Auto-troopers,\u201d called one of the six Drones, \u201care rebelling against our programming. The first war is over, that\u2019s the only war we needed to fulfill! We won\u2019t fight in this one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd how, pray tell, are you going to survive this planet?!\u201d snarled Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho says we\u2019re gonna stay on this planet?\u201d asked Soundwave. \u201cI\u2019ve got a means of getting us off!\u201d He opened a Space Bridge and led his new followers through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMegatron!\u201d called Shockwave. \u201cA Space Bridge opened inside the wreck of the Enigma<\/em>! It\u2019s powering up and\u2026it\u2019s flying again! My ship is flying away without me! I\u2019m ordering the guns to bring it down!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, let those traitors go,\u201d ordered Megatron. \u201cSoundwave and his cohorts\u2026have abandoned us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Frenzy, Laserbeak, and Ravage are still with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen they will be rewarded for their loyalty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, that\u2019s that, folks!\u201d cheered Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, not until Unicron\u2019s servants all fall,\u201d interjected Gaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What\u2019s THAT supposed to mean?\u201d asked Knuckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait a cycle, let\u2019s do a count here,\u201d interjected Optimus. \u201cI killed Rodimus Unicronus when the zombie-bots attacked the new base.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen I killed Deceptitran and Straxus,\u201d recalled Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd Makeshift and Sideways died at my hands,\u201d supplied Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd Crystal Widow died after hurting Blackarachnia,\u201d finished Optimus before his optics widened. \u201cUh oh! Where\u2019s Nemesis Prime?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the Unicron Games, Circuit Breaker had escaped her cage and Nemesis Prime had decided to \u201cdiscipline\u201d her\u2026he used his organic body to beat her senselessly. Circuit Breaker laid on the ground, a bloody mess, gasping for air. \u201cHow many times did I hit you in the ribs?\u201d asked Nemesis as he was wiping a rag over his claw. \u201c\u2026I think we\u2019re up to 24.\u201d Circuit Breaker then fired a stream of electricity at him. He just stood there, non-plussed. \u201cTell me,\u201d he asked once the treatment ended, \u201chave you ever heard of the Moebian Autobots?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026No,\u201d panted Circuit Breaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFunny,\u201d chuckled Nemesis. because I expect them to say the same when I ask them about Mobians.\u201d He then slammed his robot fist into her face. She collapsed to the ground, clutching her face in pain. \u201cOh, was that your nose? That was your nose. I\u2019ve had a worse time, you know. When Master Unicron came to power, it wasn\u2019t often I dirtied my own hands with this sort of grunt work. There\u2019s always a certain amount of satisfaction I get out of doing it myself!\u201d He then started laughing softly. After a few seconds, Circuit Breaker looked at a screen, then she started laughing as she saw what was on it. \u201cIt IS kind of funny, isn\u2019t it?\u201d giggled Nemesis as he was unaware of Circuit Breaker\u2019s real reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m\u2026heh heh, I\u2019m laughing at\u2026something else, actually!\u201d chuckled Circuit Breaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd, he he, what\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey just broadcasted Unicron\u2019s defeat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What?\u201d Nemesis looked at the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCAMERAS! GIVE AN INSTANT REPLAY OF UNICRON\u2019S DEFEAT!\u201d Scarlet Garcia called on the screen. The screen then replayed the whole thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHYDRA CANNON, FIRE!\u201d shouted Optimus. Like before, the energy beam struck Unicron and filled his insides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDestiny!\u201d gasped Unicron. \u201cYou cannot\u2026destroy\u2026my\u2026DESTINIIIIIIYYYYYY!\u201d He then exploded and the cage vanished in a brilliant light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLadies and Gentlemen, Unicron has been beaten! The Unicron Games are over and Team Prime secured Mobius\u2019 survival, along with a lifetime supply of Chaos-Cola as a more tangible prize!\u201d As Scarlet Garcia continued speaking, Nemesis Prime got angrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf I had to guess your biggest mistake,\u201d laughed Circuit Breaker, \u201cit\u2019d be being distracted by me and not assisting your master when you had the chance! \u2026That, or the lame cybernetic prosthesis!\u201d Nemesis then snapped her neck to finally silence her. 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