Darkness Rising Part 3

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Previously on Transformers Prime...

"Nooo, not your spark chambers! You do not know what it will do!" he says as we both stab the shard that we each have into our spark chambers.

"UGHHH!"

Currently at Dark Energon mine: Ayla's POV

"It's as if the blood of Unicron flows through our veins." says dad.

"It's as if we can hear his very thoughts!" I say.

Dad tears off a shard of Dark Energon, and him and I start to leave. "We now know what we must do." dad says. "Ayla, come with me."

"Ugh, master, where are you two going?" asks Starscream.

"Starscream, quit groveling, and await our command." I said.

"Yes, Lady Ayla." Starscream said.

Dad and I transform into our alien jets and fly off to the site of the largest Cybertronian dead.

With the Autobots: Ratchet's POV

"Do you remember when Autobots and Decepticons alike started hiding their Energon spoils off-world?" asks Optimus.

"Yes, that's precisely why Energon exists on planets such as these." I said.

"That is also why wars came to be waged on planets such as these, and I fear Megatron's memory is as long as history." Optimus explains, optics narrowing.

We arrive at the site. "By the AllSpark, I had hoped you would be wrong..." I said sadly.

At the Site: Megatron's POV

Ayla and I land on a rock formation. "Optimus, been well?" I shout.

"Megatron and Ayla!" Optimus said threateningly.

"I hope that you have prepared for your destruction!" Ayla said. "And of all the Autobots!" she added.

I hold up the Dark Energon, and throw it into the ground. The dark substance spreads through the ground and raises this area's Cybertronian dead.

"Rise, my army! Behold, the power of Dark Energon!" Ayla and I command at the same time.

"I can feel it! I have complete control of my army." I said.

"I can feel it, too, dad." Ayla told me.

"Destroy them!" we yell in unison.

The undead go after the Autobots, and start attacking them.

"You fifty, go after Optimus!" Ayla commands a large section of the undead.

"The rest of you go after the other Autobot!" I said.

"When you fall, Optimus, you too shall join our army!" I said.

"Optimus, after all these years, still at the top of your game?!" Ayla and I said in unison.

"Bravo, Optimus, but this is only a prelude. You may wish to save your strength for the main event." I said.

Later in the battle, Optimus is climbing the rock to us. "You both will not prevail. Not while Energon flows through my veins." Optimus said.

"Fitting, for it is Dark Energon which flows through ours." Ayla and I said in unison.

Ayla and I transform and fly back to our ship, the Nemesis.

At the Autobot base: Optimus' POV

"What happened to you guys, anyway?" asked Miko.

"We engaged an army of the Cybertronian undead." Ratchet explains.

"Zombies? You fought zombies, and I missed it?" Miko asked.

"Bulkhead, you exercised extremely poor judgement in allowing the humans to accompany you." I said.

"I'm sorry, Optimus. It won't happen again." he replied.

"But it wasn't Bulkhead's fault."

"Miko, please!"

"And check it out. Recon!"

Optimus then looked at Miko's phone. "Ratchet, have a look. It could be of importance to Megatron."

"Woah, Megatron's back? That's really bad news, right?" Jack asked.

Ratchet then looked at Miko's phone. "I don't understand."

"Oops, that's the 'Con who tried to blow Raf away. At least that's what he looked like before Bulkhead rearranged his grill."

"Miko, Raf was almost killed. This isn't a game! When are you gonna get that through your thick skull?" asked Jack.

"Hm, we were all almost killed, Jack. You, me, Raf, even them!" Miko said.

"Well, if this was just an average day with the Autobots then I don't wanna be a part of it. Not anymore." Jack said.

"Jack, putting you in harm's way was never our intent. However It is no longer the safety of you three that is at risk but the safety of all human kind. We will respect your decision if you wish to leave." I told him.

Ratchet started up the Groundbridge. "No point in long good-byes. Here's the door." he said.

"Come on, Raf." Jack said.

"I'll be okay, Jack. See you at school." Raf said.

"Sure thing."Jack said as he went down the stairs, going to the Groundbridge. Arcee got in his way. "I know, I know, you don't exist." Jack said.

"Don't make me hunt you down," Arcee said sadly. Jack went around her and went through the Groundbridge.

Aboard the Nemesis: Ayla's POV

"Please, Lord Megatron, Lady Ayla, I meant no-ARHG!" Starscream screeched.

"We ordered you to await our command! And instead, your mindless agenda resulted in the disassembling of our ship! And the delay of our plans!" dad and I said angrily.

"My intentions were pure, Master. I only wanted you to be rid of Optimus." he whined.

"No one rids us of Optimus Prime but me and Ayla! Do you understand?! DO YOU??!!" he yelled at the Seeker.

"Lord Megatron, I will make things right, I swear! I know how to set your plans back on course!" Starscream said in fright of the two of us.

I picked up the Seeker by his neck. "Explain, Starscream. Quickly." I said, threateningly.

Back at the Autobot base: Optimus' POV

"It can't be... Optimus! These are engineering specs for a space-time vortex generator." Ratchet told me.

"Megatron is building a Space Bridge. If he hasn't already." I said gravely.

"The sooner he leaves, the better." said Bulkhead.

"Bulkhead, a Space Bridge runs in two directions." he explained.

"Megatron may not be using it to leave Earth. But to bring through his conquering army." I said.

"The main event Megatron referred to. But the only place Megatron could possibly recruit that many fallen warriors..." the medic said, trailing off.

"Precisely... Cybertron." I finished.


TO BE CONTINUED...


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