Transformers Prime: Sparkbeat {Completed}

Chapter 15: Battle

Optimus's POV:

The gash on my chest aches, but I put that aside and focus on the battle that'd taking place in the Autobot base. Emma charges Megatron, who lashes out at her with ferocity. Emma dodges swiftly and knocks him down with her muzzle, then grabs hold of his leg and throws him into a wall. Not bad.

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Knockout's POV:

"For the love of Primus, you screw brained beast, let go!" I yelp as the sparkling starts chewing on my digits. For ten minutes I've been trying to pry her off my arm and put her in her berth without hurting her, but she just won't let go! She giggles hysterically, kicking about in her little..... Cute.... Ferocious way. Scrap it all, Megatron can handle this one!

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Optimus's POV:

Megatron growls and gets to his peds, glaring at me dangerously.

"Your a fool, Prime, surrendering for that medic, letting a beast protect you when you can't fight your own battles. What does that makes you?" The warlord spats furiously.

"Time to find out." With a deep breath, instead of Emma charging I signal her forward with a gentle kick, and lunge for Megatron. I swipe at his chest and leave a long gash, and he stumbles back from impact. While he is stunned I lead Emma forward and lash at his shoulder, which sends him to the ground hard. Now gasping in pain, he looks up at me fiercely.

"It appears I am at your mercy. " Megatron growls, then smiles darkly. "Not for long, it seems."

"GAH!" I turn around to see Everence drop to the ground, crying out in pain as Vess lashes a long blade down her backside. No!

I turn Emma around and jump off as she leaps forward and crushes Vess in her jaws, snapping her waist and dropping a mangled, split body.

"Everence!" I drop down beside the femme, and support her from completely falling to the ground.

"O... Optimus..." She sputters, then sends me a weak smile. "Think... Ratchet can... fix this...?"

I smile back. "He can fix anything."

Emma drops down low so I can help Everence onto her back.

"Find Ratchet." I tell her, and she nods and leaves with thundering steps.

My chest is still aching and bleeding badly, but I can't let that stop me.

Emma's POV:

"Hang on, Ev." I growl as I rush to Ratchet. Poor guy he's still chained up.

With gentle but strong jaws I bite his chains off, and he removes the gag and unlocks his ankles.

"Everence!" He murmurs fearfully as he pulls her down and runs a servo down her wound. "You'll be okay." He whispers to her, then turns to me. "Optimus is injured, please help him."

I nod and take off, just in time to see Megatron get flung into Knockout, who had just emerged from the hallway.  Ha! Way to go, Prime!

"Emma, are Everence and Ratchet alright?" Optimus asks me, and that's when I see how badly he's bleeding, and how he's limping.

I respond by nodding and gently nudging him as to ask are you alright?

"I'm fine." He lies, trying to straighten up. Liar!

Shrieks and battle cries sting the air as mad skirmishing covers the floor. I see Ultra Malachite throw Starscream into a wall, have to give her a high five for that one.

Alto tackles me from the side, sending me to the ground and rolling over him, jaws snapping. Optimus quickly turns our way, only to get slammed down by Megatron.

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Optimus's POV:

I hit the ground hard, landing on my left arm oddly as Megatron slams his fist into my shoulder and shoves me into the concrete.

"You fight for the weak, Optimus, and that is why you lose!" He snarls, flipping me over and kicking me back.

"You fight for nothing but your own greed!" My voice is shaky with pain as I growl back at him, swiping out with my blade, which he dodges and grabs my arm and uses it to fling me over and onto the ground on the other side of him.

"May this be a warning to all those who treacherously defy me!" Megatron points his cannon at me, as I gasp in pain on the cracked and dented concrete. Then a flash of orange and white slams Megatron away and the shot missfires and goes in a random direction. Ratchet!

"Ratchet stay back!" I cough, desperately trying to get to my peds, but falling over in pain and exhaustion.

Megatron throws Ratchet into a wall and wraps his servo around the medic's neck,

anger burning in his red optics.

"Foolish Autobot" He growls, pinning Ratchet against the wall by his neck.

Emma tears Alto off with a loud, terrifying roar, and charges Megatron with optics full of hate. She knocks him back, sending him into the wall and locking her jaws on his waist. Ratchet rushes to my side and drops down to my side, murmuring something about Emma being Autobot to the spark.

"Optimus... Just take it easy. Emma will protect you just stay down." The medic instructs me, a servo on my shoulder as I cough energon.

"We must retreat..." I cough out, and Ratchet grimly nods.

"Emma! Forget Megatron, destroy my computer and the groundbridge!" Ratchet calls out to the predacon that's currently using Megatron as a chew toy.

Emma sends him a questioning look, but takes off in the direction of the computer.

"Come on, Optimus." He helps me up, taking most of my weight as I stagger weakly. "We have to get out of here..."