Transformers Prime: Sparkbeat {Completed}

Chapter 28: It All Continues

Optimus's POV:

Vess coughs energon and sputters, her own lifeblood filling her mouth as she gasps in pain. I sliced one of the key energon veins. I realize as she sends me one last look of fury before falling dead, and Emma releases a roar of victory, shaking the ground.

"Optimus! So pleasing to see you." Megatron taunts from behind me, and I carefully turn around, wary of showing weakness from my injury I haven't fully recovered from.

Emma joins me, growling and snapping, fury written in her optics.

"Leave our base or fall victim to your enemy." My voice is deep and powerful as I growl, and Ravage suddenly creeps up beside Megatron, hissing at Emma fiercely. Emma, in response, roars loudly, and lowers for me to mount her. Very well.

I  mount her, as Megatron does Ravage, and she puts on a burst of speed and lunges at them as I activate my sword. You won't escape this one, Megatron.

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Ratchet's POV:

I slightly jump when Malachite suddenly opens her optics and inhales through her mouth, looking chilled and surprised.

She sits up and stretches her arms and says, "ugh, I had the weirdest dream... Megatron was wearing a tutu, and Optimus had these tiiinnnnyyy little antlers."

"Malachite!" I gasp with joy and turn fully to face her. "I--"

She cuts me off by throwing her arms  around me and pressing her lips to mine, in an affectionate kiss. It lasts about 10 seconds when we both pull away, me as shocked as scrap.

Mithra, who I had let crawl around, giggles and Malachite picks her up, hugging the sparkling tightly.

"Oh, my little galaxy." Malachite laughs, on the verge of tears, and looks at me. "No matter if I remember you or not, I will always risk my life for you."

When she stopped Alto. I smile to her and put a hand on her shoulder, pulling Mithra and her close. "You nearly got yourself killed."

She softly laughs. "It was worth it."

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Optimus's POV:

Ravage tears a long gash down Emma's flank with his claws, and the girl lets out a shriek of pain. Meanwhile Megatron lashes out at me with his sword, which I deflect with one blade and slice his lower chassis with the other.

"Gah! You will pay dearly for that!" He shouts, half in anger and half in pain.

Now, instead of keeping his sword, he activates his cannon and blasts at Emma's peds, sending her to the ground, me with her. No!

Then, instead of Megatron attacking me, Ravage leaps forward and clamps his jaws on my leg.