The Transformers: The Light That Saves Us All

From Darkness, Lead me to Light

Elita, Hot Rod and the others were led to a throne room of sorts. The bot that led them looked at Elita as he stood in a corner. "Have you all had energon?"
Elita chuckled, "Wouldn't you like to know... Why? So you can starve us some more...?" The bot stood up and looked at Blaster, "Get them some energon. Now." Blaster scoffed, "I don't take orders from you, herald." The bot grabbed him by his throat and started squeezing, "That's not an order... it's a COMMAND." He let go as Blaster fell down and nodded before getting up and leaving the room. A smaller bot returned and gave the Autobots their energon. The con activated his star saber as the light gleamed across the room. The crimson blade revealed the figure as Nemesis Prime himself. Hot Rod gasped after he had his energon. "Another evil Optimus," he said.
Nemesis nodded, "Yes. I am. My reasoning is...better, than this butcher. I have many regrets but I still have reason... But... I-" he grunted and held his head as he growled in pain. He let go, "My world was a terrible one. I lost everything." He showed them his memories, "Megatron slaughtered Elita before my optics. As well as Ironhide, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Springer, and many others. He even burnt and tortured the humans... Carly, Spike, Buster, Charlie, every last one... I was left with nothing. Primus declared that my time as Prime was over but Rodimus Prime led us to our deaths... And I met him... Unicron... I offered my allegiance if I could kill Megatron and avenge my friends..."
"Did you?" Skywarp asked as Nemesis showed the next memory... Of him slaughtering Megatron, "I did... And then I went after everyone else... Shockblast, Soundwave, Tarn, Shockwave, Starscream, but then the Autobots betrayed me... Rodimus was the first to fall and once I had the Matrix: I was the most powerful being in the universe. So I purged it. Grimlock tried his best I will say... But he didn't last long..."
Elita shook her head, "By Primus... You killed everything in your Universe?!" She snapped. Nemesis was about to speak before, "Yes. He did." Optimus walked in with his guns all showing off, covered in energon, "Except for one being. The human Lori Jimenez... She knows something about your Optimus and we must have her." Elita scowled at him as Nemesis hung his head in shame. He put his saber away and stopped showing his memories.
"Now then. Why are you all here? Autobots and two cons? What's going on...?" He asked as he chuckled. Hot Rod scoffed, "I ain't tellin' you scrap, bucko. All I'm gonna say is that you oughta let us outta here or we'll tear our way out." Prime stood from his throne, "Who the hell do you think you are to talk to me in such a manner boy?!" Hot Rod got in his face and head butted the Dopple Ganger down to his knees, "I'm mother slaggin' Hot Rod! Knight of Iacon! Wrecker! And Elite Guard in training! And I challenge you to a duel of the fates!" Everyone gasped as Prime stood up, "Fine! To the pit you go!" He growled as he grabbed him and dragged him off. Nemesis and a few other bots and cons forced the others to follow. Hot Rod smirked, "Let's go! I'm gonna kick this bucket of bolts' ass! Oh it's gonna be great boys and girls!" He shouted to the prisoners who cheered and clapped for the bot. Prime snarled as they got to the pit. He threw Hot Rod down as he grabbed a sword and energy shield. Hot Rod's stasis cuffs came off as he threw the weapons aside, "Too scared to fight fair Prime! I'm laughing at the 'Great Leader of Cybertron!'" He taunted him as Prime turned around and planted the sword into the ground. Hot Rod smirked, "That's a good ol' man..." Prime charged at him as Hot Rod charged at him. Prime swung at him but Hot Rod slid under it as he punched Prime in the gut area. Prime hunched over in pain as Hot Rod leaped into the air and kicked him in the back, causing the Tyrant to fall over. Hot Rod jumped again and punched the back of Prime's head. Prime growled as he turned and tried to throw Hot Rod off him. Hot Rod leaped back before activating his buzzsaw. The two ran at each other again before Hot Rod went to slide but jumped and cut the Prime's optic and then his earpiece. He landed and smirked. Prime growled and turned to him, "YOU SPAWN OF A GLITCH! DAMN YOU!"
"Do something about it shmuck!" Hot Rod laughed as Prime ran at him and punched him into a wall. Hot Rod grunted as he looked up, "That'll do it..." Prime ran at him and punched Hot Rod again and again and again, Hot Rod grunted and gasped in pain before falling to his knees. Prime grabbed his head and smirked under his battlemask, "I'll enjoy this... Killing another Hot Rod... Another Rodimus is mine..." Hot Rod's eyes beamed white as a song of sorts started to play. A Decepticon walked over to Nemesis, "I know that tune... It's the song of Primus and the Minicons..." Nemesis turned to the con, "Are you sure, Thrust?" The con nodded as Optimus glared at Hot Rod, "Stop that you fool!"
"Hate to break it to ya, but that ain't me bud..." a Space Bridge opened as Megatron, Optimus Prime, Grimlock, the Technobots, and several good Decepticons jumped out of it, "Mind if we CRASH the party!?" The Matrix rocketed out of Hot Rod's chest as it flew right into Optimus Prime's. His body changed as he turned into his Earth Mode. Lori smiled up at him as he reached for a sword... the Star Saber presented itself to him. Prime swung the sword at a con as he sliced him in half before he turned and stabbed an Autobot in the chest. He turned and glared at the other Prime. "Hurt my student and you'll see what happens." The prime was about to throw a punch before Hot Rod shot him in the head. He growled and let go as Hot Rod jumped and rolled over to Prime. Megatron flew to Elita and the others as he gave them their weapons. "Can we really help the fight that much?" Skywarp said before Red Alert grabbed his gun and smirked, "TO OPTIMUS PRIME!" He ran as he started shooting with Inferno and Kup. Megatron looked at Elita and saw her pistol, "Nope. Sorry ma'am but-" He gave her a cannon, "You should handle this much better." She smirked, "Thanks Megs." She started shooting bots and cons with him, Starscream and the two Soundwaves. Prime and Hot Rod slashed their way through the bots as Grimlock grabbed Ironhide and tore him in half, "Never gonna be as good as REAL Ironhide!" Optimus turned to him, "I ruled a Grimlock once! I'll do it again..." Grimlock chuckled, "You know what happened when a dickwad in green tried to mess with a rage monster?" Prime tilted his head, "This." He grabbed the prime by his foot as he smashed and threw him around the arena. Grimlock growled and slammed him into the ground, "I'm the best." Lori used a blaster as the Technobots kept her safe, "We gotta get outta here!" Lori shouted as Scattershot fired at several cons with his mini-missiles. "Dad! Let's go!" Everyone looked at Prime who shouted, "Autobots! Transform and roll out!" He transformed as Lori jumped in. Hot Rod transformed as everyone else followed. Megatron and the Seekers covered the escape as Nemesis Prime flew off into the sky. Lori laughed as they drove out into the deserts of the Dead Universe. Hot Rod sped past Prime, "Follow me sir! I have a ship!" Prime turned toward Hot Rod's direction. "Follow Hot Rod!" Everyone drove and flew with Hot Rod as the good Decepticons veered off, "May Primus be with you Optimus Prime. We shall meet again when you need us. Farewell Brother." Optimus honked his horn, "And may Primus be with you too Brother." The call ended as Soundwave sped up to Optimus, "Welcome back..." Prime chuckled, "Megatron sent you?"
"Starscream actually. He took command. We need you. The universe needs you." Skywarp spoke.
Prime grumbled, "Megatron... Then let's go save our universe..." They sped up as Skywarp flew ahead of them, "On it sir!"

Nemesis Prime saw them leave as he stood on a destroyed tower. He touched his chest as he held a picture of Elita, "Was it right of me? Should I let them go...?" He thought before looking up at them all leaving the badlands. "Yes. It was." He glitched and held his head.