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Okay, here is the sequel to Undercover. Strongarm is starting to heal up, but the Decepticons are about to invade the Autobot base on Diego Garcia. Lennox and Epps will be featured, along with random NEST soldiers, but no humans are essential to the plot, other than fighting off Decepticons. The main characters in this story are Hoist and Wideload. Minor characters include Skids, Mudflap, Ratchet, and Bumblebee.

I

Hoist watched Strongarm go and turned back to the computer console he was currently manning. Without looking up, he knew that Ratchet had reentered the medical bay.

"That's one tough bot," he observed.

"Agreed," Ratchet said. "He took more punishment than most of us could."

"INCOMING!"

Hoist and Ratchet jumped aside as Skids and Mudflap, the Twins, raced through the room in vehicle mode. The two young Autobots were known for their pranks and immaturity. Hoist transformed and raced after them, towtruck sirens blazing.

"Skids! Mudflap!" he said. "GET BACK HERE!"

He transformed into robot mode, leapt over the twins, and stood his ground. Skids and Mudflap screeched to a halt. Hoist looked down at them with a terrible gleam in his eyes. A delivery truck marked "Energon Express" pulled up.

"Sorry, Hoist," the truck said. "I was supposed to be watching these two, but they gave me the slip."

"It's okay, Wideload," Hoist replied. "But maybe a gag and lasso would help."

"Aw, c'mon!" Skids cried. "We wuz just racin'!"

"I know," Hoist said. "And the rules say, no racing inside the base!"

"But it's rainin' outside, an' we wanna race!" cried Mudflap.

He and his twin transformed into robot mode and looked up at Hoist. The Autobot glared down at them, never taking his eyes off of them. After a moment of the death glare, Skids and Mudflap hung their heads in shame and walked away. Wideload followed.

"Those two," Hoist muttered. "They're gonna be the death of us."

He turned and walked away, chuckling to himself. As he entered the repair bay, he found that the five Aerialbots - Silverbolt, Air Raid, Skydive, Fireflight, and Airazor - were being repaired. All five of them were badly ripped up. Ratchet's eyes were downcast.

"Not good, eh?" Hoist asked.

"No," Ratchet replied. "I can fix them, but it will take a long time."

Hoist shook his head. Sometimes, it seemed like the Decepticons had started the war just so they could rip up Autobots for fun. In reality, that was just a bonus.

****

Wideload sat in the hangar, watching Skids and Mudflap chase each other around, firing training lasers. It was good that they were using training lasers, because if not, they would be causing general havoc due to ricochets and missed shots.

"Come on, kids!" he said. "Settle down, and let's do something quiet!"

Skids and Mudflap sighed, dropped the training lasers, and sat in a corner. Wideload gave them each a holographic video game and ordered them to stay in the corner.

"I'll be back in a few minutes," he said. "I'm going to eat lunch. If either of you get up, you will be confined to quarters for a month."

"Yes, sir," Skids said.

Wideload turned and walked down the hallway. As he left the hangar, he knelt and got close the the seated Jolt.

"Watch them," he said.

He chuckled to himself and entered the cafeteria. The Autobots inside the large eating room included Sideswipe, Dune Runner, and Swerve. Wideload picked up a large block of energon and sat down. As he enjoyed his meal, he thought of the two pranksters.

Suddenly, there was an explosion.

Skids, Mudflap, and Jolt came running down the hall. Wideload stood up and was ready to scold the Twins, when he noticed laser fire coming from the hangar.

"Decepticon attack!" he said.

Clenching his fists, he ran to assist the three young Autobots. He immediately encountered two Payload drones. After punching one drone's head off, he whirled around and flip kicked the other.

"Get behind me!" he ordered.

Skids and Mudflap retreated into the cafeteria. Jolt and Wideload charged ahead; one's fists whirling, the other spitting electricity from his whips as he slashed the Decepticons. First one alarm, then another blared loudly.

"How did they find us?" Wideload asked.

From down the hall, Strognarm came running.

"I think it's my fault!" he said.

He pulled a tracer off his back and smashed it. Then, raising his axe, he prepared to fight. Now, more Autobots charged into the corridor, weapons blazing. What would happen next? Wideload could only hope that it didn't hurt much.

With an invasion taking place in the Autobot base, I'm going to use all or most characters from the first and second lines. Things may get a bit cluttered due to so many characters, so buckle your seatbelts and get ready to go!

II

Rollbar smashed his fist into a Dropkick drone's face and the one-eyed bot crumpled over. Without a blaster weapon, Rollbar's only attack choice was to get up close and personal. Charging forward and dodging fire, he pummeled another drone.

"Get the troops ready!" he said.

Though Rollbar hated being in command, he had to take charge in this terrible situation. Strongarm was right up there beside him, axe swirling in a greenish whirlwing. Rollbar ducked down, picked up a drone's rifle, and emptied the weapon's ammo clip. Then, dropping the empty blaster, he charged once again into melee battle. A Decepticon warrior transformed his hand into a mace and swung at Rollbar. Dodging as if he were an acrobat, Rollbar got away from the armed 'Con and kicked a sword out of an opponent's hand.

"We're alerting Optimus as we speak," said Swerve. "But things aren't looking good!"

Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps charged in alongside the Autobots, sabot rounds escaping their rifles as fast as they could load and aim the weapons. Wideload jumped over the humans and landed hard on the Decepticon Sonar.

"Get...off!" Sonar cried.

He fired his shoulder cannons, blasting Wideload away. Sniper fire from the Decepticon Hardtop flew down the narrow corridor, picking off Autobot drones. Then, the small but nimble sisters - Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-1 - came charging down the hallway, firing their weaponry rapidly. Following the sisters, Sideswipe chopped up Decepticon drones, while Bumblebee released round after round of plasma fire.

"Optimus is on his way!" called Crosshairs.

He joined the battle, axe chopping faster that even Strongarm could go. Now, the entire Autobot/NEST base was filled with the sound of cannon fire and swords ringing.

****

Autobot Wheelie hid under a table as two Decepticon drones entered the abandoned cafeteria. He was the smallest Autobot, and he was afraid of the Decepticons, but he would fight to the finish if he could. Sneaking away from the 'Cons, Wheelie pressed a button on a console. Doors slammed and locked, and the drones were trapped.

"Try gettin' away from Wheelie, now!" he said.

The small Autobot opened an emergency panel in the wall and pulled something out. As one drone picked him up, the tiny Autobot slipped the thing iside the Decepticon's armor. The 'Con blew up. As it collapsed, Wheelie jumped away and threw a grenade at the other drone. The drone grabbed the grenade and tossed it back. The grenade exploded against the wall, and chunks of the cafeteria fell on Wheelie's leg. Trapped, Wheelie could only watch as the drone leaned down to pick him up.

Let's get right to it.

III

Hoist smashed through the cafeteria door and blew the head off of the kneeling drone. As Wheelie fell to the ground, the huge Autobot ran in and grabbed his small comrade. Hoist whirled around, opened fire, and killed three more oncoming drones.

"Shoot!" he said. "There are to many! We have to retreat!"

Skids and Mudflap backed slowly into the cafeteria, returning fire at the Decepticons. After punching down the other door, Hoist motioned for the others to follow him. As they ran down the hall, missiles and lasers followed them.

"We're gonna die!" cried Wheelie. "We're gonna die, we are so gonna die!"

Just then, a sabot round pierced one drone's eye. Lennox nodded to them and followed. Looking up at Hoist, he chuckled to himself. Hoist stared down at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Can't you guys...transform?" Lennox said.

"Oh. Right. Hoist, transform!"

Turning into vehicle mode, Hoist tossed Wheelie inside and revved up at full speed. Wideload, Rollbar, Jolt, and many other Autobots covered his retreat. Opening his door, Hoist dumped Wheelie in the command center and returned to the battle.

"Help's arrived!" said Autobot Blades.

He transformed into robot mode, various cannons blazing. Behind him, Breakaway, Blowpipe, and Bumblebee transformed and opened fire. The Decepticons backed up momentarily, but surged ahead when a repaired Sideways shot down the hall and tackled Blowpipe. The Decepticon chopper, Spinister, opened fire on Blades. The dreaded Thundercracker came roaring forward, only to be smacked away by a white SR-71 Blackbird. Jetfire was back.

Sorry there was no update yesterday - Thursdays are always frenzied (pardon the expression). So I'll only be updating three days a week instead of six.

IV

Jetfire looked just like he had before he died, except he was white. He still leaned on his landing gear as a cane, and he groaned when he moved. But he was ready for action. Transforming his cane into axe mode, he charged forward, slashing at Thundercracker.

"Whoa!" Thundercracker cried. "This guy's big!"

"How'd you get here, Jetfire?" asked Skids.

"Optimus used the Matrix," Jetfire replied.

He brought his axe down on Thundercracker's leg. The Decepticon groaned and crawled back. Spinister leapt over his head and blasted Blades. The white Osprey transformed his hands into blades and blocked the plasma.

"Nice try," he muttered.

He charged forward, blades spinning. Spinister pulled the rotors off his back, and the two copters clashed. Ducking under the combatants' legs, Smokescreen opened fire, ripping open several drones and spilling out their internals.

"Get back!" he cried. "Everyone to the command center!"

As the Autobots backed up, then ran, the Decepticons pressed the attack, opening fire with every weapon in their arsenal. The Autobots hid behind whatever cover they could find.

"I'll cover you!" Hoist said. "Go!"

"I'm with you!" said Wideload.

"And me too," Rollbar agreed.

The three Autobots pounded the Decepticon warriors. Then Thundercracker activated his engines. The noise blared through the halls.

"AAAAARRGGHH!" cried Hoist. "Cover your audio receptors!"

"CAN'T - HEAR!" Wideload cried.

Rollbar felt oil leaking from his audio receptors. Clamping his servos over his head, he pulled back. Wideload and Hoist followed.

****

"Excellent, Starscream, excellent!" Megatron cried. "The Autobots are helpless."

"Agreed, leader."

Megatron stomped through the hangar and looked down at the fallen body of an Autobot drone. The dying warrior's single optic glared. It reached toward Megatron. The Decepticon leader blew its head off. The drone died.

"Push on," Megatron ordered. "I want their command center captured in exactly one solar cycle."

"Yes, leige."

Starscream ran down the halls, weaponry glinting. How much more could the Autobots take?

Don't have much to say about this section - it's all out war.

V

The hallway erupted in a blaze of blinding white light. Unable to see where to run, Hoist slammed right into a wall. He fell to the ground and dropped his rifle as Decepticon drones charged past him, stepping on him and denting his armor.

"Gah!" he cried. "Get...off!"

Flipping up, he fired a missile down the hall. The projectile slammed into the ceiling, bringing a section of the hallway down on top of most of the Decepticons. Wideload assisted by punching through a support beam. The whole time, Rollbar covered them by fighting off the Decepticons.

The hallway lit up again.

"Yah!" said Rollbar. "I think...Fearswoop's here."

Hoist nodded and fired blindly in the Decepticons' direction. There was a screech and a big Decepticon fell over, injured. Running back to help the Autobots, Strongarm saw the inured body of the 'Con who had tortured him. Raising his axe, the brave Autobot leapt through the mass of Decepticons, intent on finishing Fearswoop.

And then a laser blast passed through his chest.

"Get him out!" Hoist shouted.

Taking aim with his rifle, the old Autobot blasted the head off of the Decepticon Storm Surge, who had shot Strongarm. Storm Surge's corpse fell to the ground. The Decepticon Skystalker took the dead 'Cons place, transforming into vehicle mode, racing down the hall, and attacking with his twin axes. Dodging the lethal blades, Hoist tried to get a shot at the rampaging villain, but to no effect.

"We're so dead!" cried Wideload.

He put Strongarm's body behing a fallen cabinet and tackled Skystalker. Squirming free, the Decepticon once again turned into vehicle mode and attached to a huge jet...Mindwipe. Mindwipe transformed into robot mode, drew his daggers, and stabbed Rollbar.

"YEARGH!" Rollbar screamed.

"We have to do something," whispered Hoist. "All right, fall back to the command center until further notice."

Wideload flung Strongarm over his shoulder and ran, while Hoist transformed and towed Rollbar away.

****

A tiny crablike creature crawled onto Fearswoop's body. The Doctor, or Scalpel, transformed one insectoid limb into a drill and began repairs. He looked up at Starscream. The Decepticon Air Commander returned his gaze.

"What?" Starscream finally asked.

"Are you going to ztand zere all day, or are you going to fight ze Autobots?"

Starscream lowered his head, his icy optics glaring at Scalpel.

"I'll go when I'm ready."

"Oh yeah? Ven iz zat?"

Starscream stood straight. He hadn't anticipated the question. How did he answer that?

"Starscream!" Megatron called. "Are you fighting?"

"I'm ready now," he told Scalpel.

From nearby, several Decepticons chuckled loudly. Starscream stared mental daggers at them. Then, he turned and stormed off.

"Ah, he iz independent," Scalpel muttered.

The Decepticon roared in laughter. They could audibly hear Megatron growl. Ceasing their laughter, the Decepticons charged after Starscream, leaving Dirt Boss and Ransack to guard the busy doctor.

"Wish we were fighting," Dirt Boss muttered.

"Me too," Ransack said, gears grinding.

He stepped forward - and tripped over Fearswoop's leg.

"Yah!" he cried.

Dirt Boss couldn't resist. He had to laugh at the elder Decepticon.

"Hah!" he said. "Even - even when he's out cold, Fearswoop's causing trouble!"

"Young punk, I aught to..." Ransack began.

"Be queit!" Dirt Boss suddenly said. "Something's coming..."

I decided to make Ransack talk incorrectly, almost like a cowboy, but much older.

VI

Ransack and Dirt Boss whirled around and opened fire as a crazed little creature came leaping at them. It landed on Dirt Boss's face, causing the Decepticon to fire in all directions and blast Ransack. Scalpel moved nimbly out of the way and continued repairing Fearswoop.

"Get it off!" Dirt Boss said. "Take it off of my face!"

"Calm down," Ransack muttered. "Young punk. If you'd seen as much as I have, you'd know this thing ain't gonna hert ya. Now hold still, Dirt Boss. Come 'ere, y' little creature!"

He pulled the tiny thing off of Dirt Boss's face. The Real Gear Robot squirmed in his hand. It tried in vain to get free of Ransack's grasp. The old Decepticon looked up and saw that the vent system had been opened.

"Ah," he said. "So that's wut we herd."

"Yeah..." Dirt Boss said. "But what is it?"

"AllSpark Mutation," Ransack replied. "Brought t' life by th' pow'r of the Cube."

"Ah," Dirt Boss muttered. "An 'AllSpark Mutation.' Can it talk?"

"Hey you!" Ransack said. "Speak up, 'fore I blast ya!"

"I-I'm Farsight T-20!" he said. "Real Gear Robot, working for the Autobots! Let. Me. Go."

"Why should I?" Ransack asked.

"This is why!"

At that moment, another Real Gear Robot charged by and leapt up. Its name was High Score 100. Jumping up to Ransack's face, the RGR punched him out and grabbed Farsight T-20. As one of the strongest Real Gears, High Score 100 could easily knock even Starscream off balance.

"Run!" the tough little bot said.

"Thanks," replied Farsight T-20.

He ran off. High Score 100 stood his ground for a moment before following his ally.

Ransack looked at the leader of the Decepticon Real Gear Robots, Midnighter XR-4.

"Git 'em!" he said.

"Right," Midnighter replied. "Decepticon Real Gears, ATTACK!"

He, Booster X10, Meantime, and Twitcher F451, the toughest Real Gear, charged after the two retreating Autobots.

****

The main Decepticon force was being slowly pushed back by Wideload, Brawn, Hoist, and Jetfire. The other Autobots served as backup, while the drones were used to take the brunt of the fire. Arcee, Elita-1, and Chromia rolled across the walls, dodging fire and cutting Decepticons to pieces.

"You're mine," hissed Starscream.

He opened fire, blowing the ground below the sisters to slag. The three bots flew back into Jetfire's arms. The old Autobot placed them on the ground and returned fire as Thundercracker's barrage of missiles went overhead.

"Stupid 'Cons!" he shouted.

Ironhide leapt over Rollbar's head and opened fire with his cannons. Many Decepticon drones were blown to scrap, and shrapnel shot across the room, cutting into the armor of Autobot and Decepticon alike. Suddenly, Farsight T-20 and High Score 100 ran by.

"Crush those Mini Decepticons!" Farsight cried.

Ironhide reached up, and as Booster X10 flew by, he crushed the tiny bird. As he did so, he brought his foot down. Seeing this coming, Midnighter XR-4 grabbed Twitcher F451 and pulled him aside. Meantime was squashed.

Suddenly, a huge missile came flying down the hall, slamming into Hoist and injuring the 'Bot. Megatron was on the attack.

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VII

Megatron bashed away Wideload and Strongarm as the two Autobots moved to intercept him. With their leader on the field, the Decepticons' morale raised greatly. Stabbing downward, Megatron created a shockwave in the ground.

"Lord Megatron!" called Soundwave from space. "An Autobot fleet is coming from Cybertron!"

"Intercept them, Soundwave!"

"But Lord Megatron, I am not a fighter!"

Megatron growled and then replied, "Fine. Just scramble their sensors so they can't find the island."

"Of course, Lord Megatron."

After hanging up, Megatron resumed his assault. Crosshairs and Armorhide, old friends from long ago, charged at Megatron together. The Decepticon leader was pushed back by the might of the two friends. Suddenly, a powerful laser came down the hallway and smashed into the ceiling.

"All right!" said Strongarm, standing up. "Go Signal Flare!"

Transforming, the signal tank threw its sheild down the hall, cutting through drones. Lennox tried to get Wideload's attention.

"What?" asked the Autobot.

"We need to move the fight outside!"

Wideload nodded and motioned for the Autobots to exit the base. As they moved, he pulled Hoist away. Ratchet quickly examined the injured bot, and then moved to check on Rollbar.

"They need quick medical attention," he said. "Move them to safety so that I can begin repairs."

Wideload nodded and motioned for Bumblebee to help him pull the two Autobots back. Lasers passed overhead, and Bumblebee returned fire. Out of nowhere, a huge Decepticon was standing over them. Wideload stood ready to defend his young friend and injured comrades. A huge blade passed through the giant's chest.

"Yes!" Bumblebee said. "Optimus!"

Throwing down the corpse, Optimus ran to help his two friends. As soon as they were under cover, Ratchet began working on the injured bots.

****

Meanwhile, five meteors passed the moon. After sending out the jamming signal, Soundwave transformed into robot mode and ejected Laserbeak and Rumble. The two mini Decepticons activated their weapon systems. Soundwave also prepared to fire his twin cannons.

"On my signal," he transmitted.

"Roger," Rumble replied.

"Squawk!" Laskerbeak chirped.

The Autobot meteors got closer. Another Decepticon, a big space ship that had been undercover since before the AllSpark was destroyed, closed in and transformed, rifle gleaming in the dim sunlight.

"Astrotrain," Soundwave transmitted. "Was wondering when you'd join in. Can you make out the Autobots?"

"Looks like Wingblade, Inferno, Prowl, Bluestreak, and Sunstreaker," Astrotrain said.

"Inferno and Bluestreak should be easy to defeat. Prowl and Sunstreaker are trained fighters. And Wingblade will be nearly impossible to stop."

"No problem," Astrotrain replied. "We only need to stop at least three. If we let Wingblade and Prowl slip by, it won't matter, as long as we stop Inferno, Bluestreak, and Sunstreaker."

Can it, guys!" Rumble snapped. "They're coming!"

"Halt, Autobots!" Soundwave commanded.

Transforming, the five Autobots drew weapons. Soundwave's visor lit up in determination. Astrotrain was the first to fire a shot. Dodging the plasma burst, Sunstreaker let loose with his twin pistols. Rumble fired his small sidearm, and the blow slammed into Inferno's side. Oil leaked out.

"Great," muttered the Autobot.

He pulled out his rifle and fired slowly while trying to repair the wound. Bluestreak and Prowl charged at Laserbeak. The bird-bot blasted them with back-mounted laser launchers. Bluestreak lost control and floated freely through space. Prowl dodged the other blow and ripped Laserbeak's guns off.

Meanwhile, Wingblade was taking care of Soundwave. Though he wasn't as powerful as Wingblade, he was more agile. And even though Wingblade had long-range weapons, his specialty was in swords. Soundwave was free to pull back and openly fire on Wingblade.

"Got one!" Astrotrain said.

He transformed, locking Sunstreaker inside his internal compartment. Then, he captured Bluestreak, as well. Having taken care of one Autobot, Laserbeak was free to focus on Prowl. Cutting through the Autobot's armor with his beak, Laserbeak damaged Prowl's internals. The Autobot lieutenant floated down to the planet and Wingblade followed. Inferno was too injured to move.

"Excellent!" Soundwave said. "Astrotrain, take them back to the base and lock them up. Laserbeak, Rumble, let the others go. They won't matter now..."

Short update today.

VIII

Sideswipe bit back a cry of pain as a missle slammed into him. It shouldn't have hurt that badly. And, if he hadn't been racing toward the enemy at top speed, it probably wouldn't have. But he had been racing forward, and he now crashed into a tree.

"Sideswipe's down!" cried Brawn. "We need to get him out!"

"I'll assist you!" replied Bumblebee.

He charged forward, plasma spewing from his cannon. The cover fire provided just enough distraction for Brawn to be able to drag Sideswipe out of the firing line.

"Optimus, we need you down here, stat!" called Bumblebee.

The great leader came leaping over a hill, cannons blazing. Behind him, Wideload fended off a group of Decepticon Stunticon units.

"Incoming Seekers!" snapped Brawn, ducking down.

Three black-and-purple jets roared by, dropping bombs and missiles. Optimus whirled around and took the fire, blowing a hole in his arm. Bumblebee and Wideload ran to stablize him. The Autobot leader raised his uninjured arm and let loose with a barrage of plasma that blew all three Seekers apart.

"Sir," said an Autobot comm operator, "Wingblade and Prowl are coming down!"

"Roger that," Optimus replied. "What about Bluestreak, Inferno, and Sunstreaker?"

"Negative sir. They were attacked."

Optimus sighed. As he and Sideswipe were taken to the medical tent, Jetfire and Blades charged out to replace them. Rollbar and Hoist were now back in the battle, but injuries were still pouring in.

"Get back out there," Optimus said weakly.

Wideload nodded and grabbed a rifle from the corner. Two warriors, Red Alert and Blaster, followed. Out on the battlefield, dirt and bodies flew wildly. Red Alert pulled out his laser pistol and squeezed the trigger several times. Decepticons began pulling back.

"One good thing," observed Red Alert. "If they reinforce their troops, they lose all the ones they have in reserve. Remember, the ones Strongarm told us about. He said there were millions, but they don't have that many here. If they were willing to risk losing that army, seems like they'd already be here."

"Your point?" Blaster asked.

"They can't be reinforced without losing their advantage."

Wideload nodded and looked over the Decepticon numbers.

"They're down to about a hundred drones, plus about fifty commanding officers and seventy-five sentient soldiers," he said. "We can hold out that long."

Suddenly, Wingblade and Prowl slammed into the ground, scanned vehicle mode, and changed into their earht robot modes.

"We've got our reinforcements," Wideload said. "With Wingblade and Ironhide here, we can't be beat!"

IX

Megatron threw the drone's head across the command tent in frustration. What did that insolent little drone mean by 'the Autobots have better strategy'? The Autobots were inferior to his might!

"Starscream, I'm going into battle now," he said.

"Yessir, Im coming with you."

The two commanders charged onto the battlefield, their powerful weaponry blazing. Autobots immediately fought back, giving Megatron and his second-in-command a run for their money. Especially when Wingblade charged in at full speed, swords whirling in a tornado of metal.

"Back!" cried Starscream. "Sir, we must retreat! The attack is in vain!"

"No! Not yet! Bring me Maximus!"

Five Decepticons - Brawl, Swindle, Vortex, Blastoff, and Onslaught - combined into the dreaded Bruticus Maximus and began stomping forward, cannons firing slowly.

"Whoa, there, big guy!" Wingblade cried. "Never seen a 'con that big!"

He fired up at Bruticus Maximus, and the big Decepticon stumbled back, checked his balance, and renewed his assault. Ironhide and Stratosphere assisted their ally in the attack on the huge villain.

"Yeargh!" groaned Maximus. "You cannot kill Bruticus!"

****

Strongarm looked down at Optimus.

"This is all my fault," he said. "You should've sent someone else on the mission. I'm worthless."

"N-no," Optimus replied. "Y-you d-d-don't have to blame yourself. You accomplished the m-mission, didn't...you?"

"Yes, but they placed a transmitter on my back. Anyone else would've noticed that."

"B-but someone e-else might not h-have f-f-finished the m-mission."

Strongarm suddenly realized that Optimus was telling the truth. Someone else might not have stood up to the deadly fire of Fearswoop.

"Thanks, sir. Now, I'm going to go fight."

"N-no, Strongarm. T-take the R-Real Gear Robots to the D-Decepticon tent. T-tell them to h-h-hack the s-system and shut down the d-drones..."

"Yes, sir!" Strongarm replied.

Finally, the battle was starting to look up.

X

Wideload stumbled out into the open and ran to assist Strongarm. The Autobot was holding the Real Gear Robots Hacker X-3, Farsight T-20, and Longview. The two Autobots charged through the field as lasers passed overhead. A missile slammed into the ground below Strongarm, and the Autobot tripped. The three Real Gear Robots fell out of his arms and into the Decepticon tent. They snuck past a guard and up to the computer.

"Let's shut these drones down," hissed Farsight.

Hacker nodded, jumped up to the computer, and began slicing the computer. The drone control screen appeared.

"Uh-oh," he muttered. "There's a huge firewall here. I don't know how to get through."

Farsight T-20 nodded, jumped up onto the computer, and used a tiny laser beam to cut inside the console. He then transformed his hand into scissors. He cut wires right and left, hoping that one snip would cut the firewall.

"I'm through!" Hacker X-3 announced. "And I know this isn't scientific, but..."

He transformed his hand into a very small blaster cannon and blew up the console. Every drone on the battlefield shut down.

"Now let's hope our guys can take the remaining warriors," Longview said.

He picked up a tiny grenade and tossed it. The explosion engulfed the tent in flame.

"Movemovemove!" cried Farsight.

The warriors inside the tent yelped in surprise and scrambled outside, where Autobot snipers picked them off one by one. Seeing the battle going badly, Megatron called for one final charge.

****

Now, Optimus Prime ordered Ratchet and all his patients outside to break the final attack. Every Autobot raised their blaster. As the Decepticons came on, the Autobots fire. Many Decepticons fell, but most survived the barrage.

"Jetfire, get them!" Optimus ordered.

The former Decepticon raced through the air, dropping every missile he had. Most of the Decepticon warriors were destroyed, leaving only ten behind. Megatron and his officers were wounded. Optimus fought his way past the final ten warriors and pointed his sword at Megatron's throat.

"Retreat!" he said. "Now!"

"D-Decepticons, let's get out of here!"

The remaining officers and four unharmed warriors flew away, leaving many injured warriors for the Autobots to lock up.

"Well, we survived that," muttered Wideload. "We'll take care of these guys."

Optimus nodded. The Decepticons had left...but how long would it be before they returned with a bigger army?

****

Up in space, Soundwave grinned and aimed his blaster at Inferno's head. There were so few times he got to do this...he was going to enjoy it.

"Goodbye, Autobot!"

And with that, he brutally killed Inferno. Bluestreak and Sunstreaker had already been taken care of. It was over...for now.

THE END

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So, what did you guys think? Was it okay? Too short? I'd enjoy input.