Ratchet's POV:
"So... are we going to surrender the activation devices?" Emma asks.
"Yes!" Megatron, in Optimus's body, growls. "I am stuck, in the body of MY WORST ENEMY!"
"Chill Megsy. Let the big kids talk for a minute." Crimson snaps, glaring at him.
"But... we might not get the chance to revive Everence if we do." Malachite murmurs, her optics distant.
She's right... Pain tugs at my spark. We've been hoping we could revive Everence..but......
Optimus, in Megatron's body, speaks up. "Returning Everence to the living is one thing, and staying like this for... however long are very different. If we succeed in taking down the Risen, we will be trapped separated from our own bodies forever."
"AAAACK!" Megatron wails. "I can't live like this!"
"Shut up!" Darkplague hisses at him.
"Does this mean..." Emma trails off.
Optimus slowly nods. "We will be giving up the devices."
"Ratchet, contact Shard." Crimson says, gesturing to the computer.
Reluctantly, I turned back to the screen. I don't like taking orders from... whatever she is. Optimus can be the leader, thank you very much.
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Emma's POV
We wait in a clearing for Shard to show up; Optimus, Megsy, Starscream, Darkplague, and Wheeljack, and of course me, are all standing in silence, but I do see Starscream inch away from me when I caught him staring at the scars on my flanks. Those damn insecticons hurt.
"Ha! Thought you'd trade!" Shard laughs, Snare and a few warriors emerging beside him.
I growl and step forward, but Optimus puts a servo out to stop me, his optics narrow. Don't tick him off anymore than he already is.
"We would also like to make a proposal." Snare adds, looking straight at Optimus.
"And that is?" Darkplague raises an optic ridge.
"Clearly we are getting nowhere, you destroying our devices, but we still manage to plant some, the tide is changing constantly." Snare begins.
"What are you saying?" Starscream shakily asks, slightly cowering behind Optimus.
"It's time to end this. One side will walk away, one will fall." Shard growls.
"Your suggesting--" Megatron starts, but Snare cuts him off.
"We end this, with a battle." The mech snarls.
My optics widen. Battle for the win.
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Transformers Prime: The Risen
FanfictionBook Three Two old enemies return with an army in tow, threatening everything humanity has known, which leads the Autobots to an unexpected alliance.
