The Transformers: The Light That Saves Us All

Captured

Hot Rod and the others were still under heavy fire until someone slammed their foot on Hot Rod. The bot went flying as he transformed in the air before sliding across the ground to a halt. Hot Rod almost activated his wrist blasters before someone knocked him out. After a bit, Hot Rod woke up and saw some Autobots and rose a metallic brow, "What the...?"
"Enjoy your nap?" The Autobots all smirked as their red optics beamed. Impactor helped Hot Rod up as Elita glared at where the voice was coming from. They all gasped in horror as the autobots knelt before their master: "ALL HAIL OPTIMUS PRIME!" The bot laughed as he marched into the room. His body was covered in energon and blood. "Optimus...?" Hot Rod looked at him as the Prime chuckled, "Yes... And you brought Areal... My-" He went to caress her cheek before Elita grabbed his arm and spun him on to the ground. She twisted it as bolts and gears went breaking off his arm. Optimus howled in pain as Elita glared at him, "You're not my Optimus... Never would my Prime turn into a creature like you..." She kicked him away as Prime held his arm and slowly got up. He glared at them as Kup smirked, "That sure as shit ain't Prime. Just a-"
"Version of Prime... From another world... Another Universe..."

Orion talked with Megatron and Lori before looking away and up, "Orion?" Lori asked as Pax walked to the spacebridge the Decepticons were working on. He messed with it as Shockwave tilted his head. The bridge opened as 5 Autobots and Grimlock blew into the base. Prime closed it as he ran over and helped the Dinobot up. "Grimlock?! What are you doing here?" Prime looked at the Dinobot who shook his head, "Me Grimlock obviously here to help you Optimus Prime!" Prime chuckled and helped the other Autobots up, "Me am Scattershot. Leader of Technobots." Prime rose a metallic brow as Soundwave looked at Grimlock, "Ya built these guys?" Grimlock nodded, "Yes. I found bodies and brought them back. They're sorta dumb like me but Me Grimlock think they do better." The Technobots smiled and waved as Prime chuckled and waved to them as Megatron walked over, "If you'd like we can hook them up to a cortical psychic patch."
"And I could teach them all about Cybertron," Prime added as Grimlock nodded. "Yes. Me Grimlock think this good idea."
Lori smiled as the six Autobots all lied on beds and plugged into Optimus Prime. He nodded to Shockwave and Megatron as they nodded back. Prime turned his optics off as the Technobots did the same. After a minute they woke up slowly and sat up. Scattershot looked at Grimlock and smirked, "Let's get Prime home..." Grimlock held his hand out as Scattershot took it and stood up. Strafe and Afterburner helped Optimus up as he nodded. "We must find a way out of here." Soundwave ran in, "Megatron! Optimus has captured a group of Autobots!" He showed then a hologram picture of the team. Optimus' optics widened before he narrowed them in anger. "Megatron, protect Lori for me. Grimlock, Scattershot, Technobots, we need to rescue our friends! Immediately."
Nosecone loaded his blaster, "The hell we waitin' for then? An invitation?! Let's kick ass!"
Lightspeed nodded, "Yeah! We gotta free Hot Rod, Elita, and Kup too!"
Lori walked over, "No! I'm going with." Prime hung his head before everyone turned to Lori, "Lori... You've seen-"
"Wherever I go, you go. That's our agreement. Now I'm gonna go with you. And we're gonna save your friends." She climbed up Grimlock's leg as she knelt on his shoulder. Grimlock chuckled softly, "Me Grimlock like her." Prime nodded as Megatron nodded, "You will need armor and weapons... All of which we will provide... on one condition." He smirked.

Hot Rod checked his wrist-blasters as Impactor grumbled. Kup looked around as Elita looked at Hot Rod, "So where are we exactly? Like what is the dead universe?" Hot Rod looked at her as he nodded, "The dead universe is a pathway to other dimensions, other universes in the... well, the multiverse." Everyone looked at him in confusion before Skywarp tilted his head, "You serious?" Hot Rod nodded as Soundwave rubbed his chin, "It makes sense. How else does one explain the different Autobots that have captured us here?" Elita sighed and nodded. "Do you think they killed him?" Skywarp erupted with laughter as everyone turned to him, "Optimus outsmarted every last Decepticon in OUR universe. He can easily outsmart Autobots in their universe." Red Alert nodded, "I must say... Skywarp is right. Optimus Prime has skills that are beyond compare to anyone else."
"Hell, Perceptor and the other big processor bots call 'im a .01 percenter!" Hound added as Hot Rod folded his visor down. He scanned the base and nodded, "We're gonna find him and get the hell outta here." Soundwave walked to a corner and ejected Laserbeak who flew into the vents and surveyed the base. Soundwave shared the information with Hot Rod who nodded and deactivated his visor. He looked out the cage as a mysterious transformer walked to them. He gasped and widened his optic, "Oh Primus! Another one?"
"Welcome to the Dead Universe... I-... Elita? I-Is that y-y-you?" The bot asked as Elita shook her head, "You gotta be slagin' kiddin' me..."