Endgame Part 1

With hope, faith, and love, we can break the chains that bind us and soar towards a brand new tomorrow!

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Megara backed away from Virgil, who was grinning deviously. He threw more of his tarot cards at her, trying to stop her. Dodging gracefully, she managed to get by some of them as some weaker cards grazed her arms a bit, causing blue blood to leak out. She hissed in pain as she kept a close eye on Izzy, who was watching from a safe distance. The sudden change in anatomy made Meg a bit smarter, a bit lighter, and a whole stronger!

"Just because you get an upgrade doesn't mean you can beat me!" Virgil shouted, charging up his cards with dark energon. "I have years of battle experience to your pathetic few minutes."

"You won't be saying that when I kick your sorry butt!" Meg declared, charging towards him. She wondered if she had a weapon to use. Suddenly, a buzzing feeling overcame her left arm as a blue blade popped out from the socket. She almost panicked before she realized that this could be useful! She swiped through the array of cards that came her way, smiling as they disintegration. Virgil growled and tried to hit her, but gasped as she placed her blade on his neck.

"Looks like you've played your last card!" She said, giggling at her one-liner. "Any last words?"

Virgil laughed at this. "I won't let a mere woman with mechanical parts be the one to do me in! I refuse to go down without a fight!" He was about to raise a card when he felt his head disconnected from his body. Meg looked up to see Adrestia standing behind him, an energy whip in her hand. Izzy screamed as the disembodied head rolled in front of her.

"Adrestria...why have...you done this?" He gasped, his head still functional.

"I grow weary of your excessive hatred of females. Most of our team is female after all." She walked over to the head. "So it was time to cut ties. You won't be missed...much."

CRACK!

Meg almost barfed at the way Adrestria stomped down on the head, making it burst into pieces. Izzy covered her eyes and started to cry loudly. Adrestria activated her whip again and aimed it in her direction.

"Cry anymore and I won't hesitate to skewer you to pieces." She threatened, bringing out her whip. "Now, where were we in terms of battle?"

"Don't you dare harm a single hair on her head!" Megara said, getting in front of Izzy.

"That voice...you sound familiar." Adrestria said, fingering her weapon. "I remember hearing those same words when I ravaged the outskirts of the town of Praxus."

"Wait a minute...you were on Cybertron? How is it that a demoness like you was on a planet far away from here?" Megara asked, her sword wavering slightly.

"That's because I wasn't a demoness to begin with. Unlike the boys and the girls, I was born a cybertronian just like you." She walked forward, with every step echoing in the silence. "I was a neutral in the war and before the war even begun, I was a follower of the mighty Unicron."

Adrestria took off her coat to reveal a hellish looking mark on her back. Izzy gasped and covered her mouth in horror while Megara's optics widen at the sight. The mark had a purplish glow to it as the face of the wicked god Unicron stared back at her. She was shaking in fear at the sight of it and couldn't feel anything waist down.

"So you see, I am just like you. We are all born for greatness and we will all die a memory. Do me a good favor and make my battle last a whole lot longer than that pigheaded idiots." Using her whip, she cracked the ground by their feet, making Izzy yelp.

"Meg! In order to reach the others, you have to fight her!" Izzy told her friend, who was still afraid. "You have to be brave enough to stand up to her! She's just an obstacle! Don't you want to see the kids again?"

The kids....her kids were in danger! Meg growled as she let her sword glow with the All-Spark power. "I swear upon the All-Spark I will bring you down for this! Not because of the world, not because of what happened in the past, but because you managed to hurt the ones I love. I will never forgive you!"

"How cute..." Adrestria said, before grinning wickedly. "I never asked you for forgiveness anyway."

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"Primus, this is getting ridiculous! You have to let me fight alongside them!"

"Regina, in your condition, you are far too old to fight back against the darkness!"

"Oh really? How about I prove it to you then? I still have a couple of good years left in me!"

Predaking watched as the two bickered about for what seemed like a good three hours before billowing a ton of smoke on their necks. "If you two would stop fighting for a second and think about what it is going on, we could probably work something out!"

"My dragon baby is right Pri. We need to work something out. If I can't fight, at least give my daughters some advantage to use!" Regina pleaded, her eyes filled with tears. "They're the only family I still have left after..."

Primus sighed, his blue eyes filled with concern. "I know old friend, but I am not allowed entry into the darkness. I am the personification of light! I can't exist down there."

Regina rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "That's a load of baloney. You felt Penelope from way down there! She's found a way to bring it into the darkest spot on the planet! You can do the same thing too if you-"

"ENOUGH!" The whole place shook as Primus yelled in anger. Predaking snarled and wrapped her tail around Regina, protecting her from the debris. Even though he knew he couldn't take him on, he would fight his hardest.

Primus calmed down and shook his head. "I can't go down and fight my brother. The last fight we had ruined the entire system and destroyed many planets. All we can do is hope that Penelope and the others can break whatever spell that they cast on them and make it to victory."

Regina silently wept and sniffled as Predaking wrapped his body around her. "My poor daughters! I can't do anything to safe you! I've failed as a mother!"

"No you haven't." Assured Predaking as he warmed his body up to keep the older woman warm. "We just need to find a way to communicate the situation to them!"

"Yes, but who has the power to do that?"

Primus gazed upon the horizon of a million stars as his eyes glowed. "There is one I can think of with powers like that."

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Sera's eyes shot open as pain multiplied in her head. She fell off the couch and clutched her head in agony.

"Sera! What's going on?" Onyx asked, dropping the book she was reading to help her friend. "Are you okay?"

"G-Get the others!" Sera managed to say before yelling. "Hurry!"

Onyx nodded, a bit terrified at the sight of the young girl in pain. She ran into the kitchen where the others were eating their rationed food.

"Guys! I think something's wrong with Sera! She's screaming and clutching her head!" The girl told the others, making them gasp.

"Sera's the only one who knows what the heck is going on! We need to check on her!" Tanya said, an authoritative side coming out of her.

"Grab the medical supplies and get some water." Louis said, helping Dianna grab the kit. Julie and Amir worked to open the lock as the group raced into the living room. Meanwhile, Nikki was holding Sera while Rumble and Frenzy started placing pillows around her.

"I don't get how this is helping out Nik." Rumble asked, placing another pillow on her head.

"We need to keep her comfortable so that she doesn't suffer any migraines!" Nikki told the mInicon as she put a wet towel on her forehead.

"Humans are high maintenance." Frenzy said, Rumble nodding in agreement.

"We have the kit, is she still breathing fine?" Louis questioned as the rest of the group came in the living room.

"I got her body temperature down. Do we have any pain pills for her to take?"

"I'll give them to her." Tanya put the pills in the cup of water and poured it down Sera's throat.

"Why did she get such a force from her meditation? Did she see something?" Midnight asked Onyx, who merely shrugged.

"One minute she was fine, but the next she started to scream and clutch her head. Perhaps it had something to do with the people upstairs."

"I hope the bots and cons are alright! I'm worried about Megatron!" Beth said, crying into her brother's shoulder.

"Yeah, I know what you mean Beth. Usually Optimus would tell us something inspirational or poetic." Tanya laughed at the thought of her friend struggling with his speeches.

"You know, they aren't normal at all, but they made this town kinda more enjoyable to be in. Let's all admit that it was pretty boring before they showed up." Julie said, the others nodding.

"Even though we knew they were robots, they were the coolest robots ever!" Fred said, pumping his fist.

"Could they be anymore human? They had emotions, feelings, and could even love Miss Penny!" Amir put out. "I find that part fascinating."

"So why does it worry me that this will be the last time we see them? Haven't you all noticed they have been looking upwards a lot and fidgeting in class? I even heard Starscream mention something about returning home." Louis shifted a bit on the ground.

"Maybe Sera knows what's going on? Creepy girl knows just about everything else going on in this freaky town!" Marion said, about to wake the girl up.

"Hold on, you brute! She's clearly injured if you haven't noticed already!" Onyx said, pushing the schoolyard bully away. "We have to wait until she wakes up! You might damage her even more or something!"

"An excellent point Onyx. However, she is not asleep, but her mind has transported itself to a different plane entirely."

The kids screamed at the sight of a glowing blue eyed man standing by the window along with an older looking woman holding a baby robot dragon. Getting over their initial fear, Tanya stepped forward.

"Who are you people?" She looked scared, but kept a brave face.

"Ah, you show the eyes of a true Prime. Optimus would be proud." Primus said before clearing his throat. "Anyway, I am Primus, the creator of Cybertron and all of its history. And children, I have a tale to tell you."

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Primus, please stop scaring children.