The Beauty and the Predacon {ON HOLD}

Chapter 22

Optimus looks up to see Bumblebee extending out a servo to him, he takes his servo and Bumblebee pulls him up onto the ship. The rest of the Autobots and the Decepticons look on in shock, they can't believe that Megatron is actually dead.

"I will avenge you, master!" Starscream shouts as he gets ready to jump down and attack Bumblebee and Optimus.

Shockwave grabs his shoulder and pulls him back, "Starscream, don't be a fool!" He says as Starscream pushes him away, still attempting to go down and attack the two 'Bots.

"Curse you and your logic!" Starscream shouts as Shockwave picks him up, he then turns to run out the door with the drones following them.

Optimus and Bumblebee climb up to where the others are and they surround Bumblebee, "Bumblebee..." Ratchet begins in amazement.

"Your voice." Arcee finishes for him.

Bumblebee looks at them in confusion, "My voice? What are you g-? My voice!" Bumblebee interrupts himself in shock as he comes to the realization. He removes his mouth covering for the first time in many years as happiness fills his spark, "Ratchet, I have my pipes back!" He says with joy as he hugs Ratchet.

Ratchet winces a bit as pain shoots through his body from the beating he got from Shockwave, but he manages to let out a small laugh at Bumblebee's joyfulness as he responds back, "Yes. Yes, we noticed."

Bumblebee pulls back and looks down at his servos, " The cyber matter."

"It is the only possible explanation." Ratchet says with a smile.

"It would seem the old field medic made good after all." Optimus adds before turning around and getting on the comm, :: Optimus Prime to all units, Megatron is no more. :: Cheering can be heard from the others before Optimus continues, :: Wreckers, a job well done securing the bridge. ::

:: It wasn't us, sir. :: Magnus responds back, :: The credit belongs to the humans. ::

Optimus and Ratchet look down at the Omega Lock below them, "The Omega Lock is under our control, I propose we put it to good use." says Ratchet.

"Agreed old friend." Optimus says before getting on the comm again, :: Ultra Magnus, set course for Cybertron. ::

:: Hey Raf. :: Bumblebee says over the comm, :: If you can tear yourself away from your laptop for two seconds get yourself up here so we can get to Cybertron already. ::

Bumblebee could hear Fowler asking, :: Wait, who's that? ::

Followed by Raf, :: 'Bee? ::

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The Autobots spacebridge over to Cybertron as the remaining Decepticons make their way to the escape pods to get off the ship before they get captured by the Autobots.

As they get closer to Cybertron Ratchet brings up the project he was working on with Shockwave, "Optimus, I... was never able to learn Shockwave's side of the cyber matter equation. This may be all we'll ever have and Cybertron is a much larger planet than Earth."

"Then we must launch the cyber matter at Cybertron's very core."

"Into the heart of Primus himself?"

They fly the ship over to the Well of All-Sparks and Wheeljack comms Optimus, :: Commander, we've arrived... at the Well of All-Sparks. ::

Once the Omega Lock is positioned over the well Ratchet presses a button to activate the Omega Lock and the cyber matter is shot into the well. When the cyber matter finishes they all watch as the planet lights up with life, a light blue glow coming up from every crack and corner of the planet.