As Optimus's optics focused after a night of shut down, he got the feeling that he was being recorded somehow. The giant arose from the metal stasis pad and walked through his new Base, located at the southern edge of Ponyville. He heard small giggles as he stopped at one of the base's computer screens. It showed a massive picture of Optimus riding an oversized pony into the sunset, yelling saddle up and roll out!
His optics caught the eye of the pony responsible, the pink party pony.. Pinkie Pie.
"Good morning to you.. miss Pie.." Optimus said as he took the screen down without any emotion.
"What!!" Pinkie yelled, "nothing? But that was priceless!!! Hehehehehehe!" Pinkie laughed as she rolled on the floor.
"There's something humorous here?" Optimus asked, confused.
"Optimus, you gotta lighten up, ya know.. laugh a little.." Pinkie said as she appeared atop the screen where Optimus looked.
"Sorry miss Pie, but Primes are hard wired for leadership, and not laughter," Optimus said as he brought a hand up to the screen, where Pinkie gladly jumped on.
"But I'm a Prime now, and I'm full of Laughter.." Pinkie sang.
"Yes, your species are different, taking the lineage of the Primes in a new direction."
"Say Optimus, whatcha doin today?" Pinkie asked as she stared at the Prime with overly large eyes and a mile wide smile.
Optimus' brain module calculated the possible solutions of what he would say, but none would appease the pink pony before him. "What am I doing today Pinkie?" Optimus asked with a deep voice.
"Well, today is the third anniversary of when you and the autobots came back to Equestria to stay and I was having a party!!" Pinkie exclaimed.
Optimus began to walk out the base and looked upon the city of Ponyville. The once small town of Ponies was now a bustling city, harboring thousands of ponies where once only a couple hundred had lived. After the invasion of Megatron, the ponies had not only healed, but had improved through leaps and bounds in technology.
One such improvement was the discovery that synthetic energon could be produced here without destroying one's magic. Optimus himself had decoded the ancient spell book for Twilight, who was able to make a spell that created massive amounts of energon while not stressing her for magic.
Optimus walked by one of a few energon lakes, that powered not only the autobots, but also the city.
"Maybe we could also take a trip to. Canterlot, to ya know, see Bumblebee and the princesses.." Pinkie said as she rode on Optimus' metal hand.
"Perhaps Pinkie, it would be a good idea.." Optimus said as he passed yet another lake.
A small ting caught Pinkie's ear, and she shot out of Prime's hand to a small tower.
"Optimus.... what's that?" Pinkie asked with a fearful look, pointing to a small jet flying towards them at sonic speeds.
"Starscream..." Optimus said as he brought forth his blaster and sword.
"Optimus Prime... what an honor.." Starscream said as the slender decepticon transformed from his f-22 jet form.
"It's just you and me, alone!" He rang out as he lightly landed on his feet.
"Knock it off you big meanie!!!!" Pinkie yelled as she appeared on the top of Prime's blaster.
"Hmm... it seems you have an infestation problem as well.." Starscream said in disgust as he pointed at Pinkie, who growled and bore her teeth.
"Starscream, I give you this one warning, leave this place... or parish!" Optimus said as he placed Pinkie on the ground and powered up his blaster.
"Tsk tsk tsk Optimus, I wouldn't get all trigger happy just yet.... after all, there are many more where I come from..." Starscream said as he revealed his hand to show hundreds of decepticons flying towards the city.
"By the all spark... what have you done Starscream!" Optimus yelled as he drew back to defend Pinkie.
"Autobots!!! To me!!!" Optimus yelled through his radio as he began to strike down the first of many Decepticons.
"HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!" Pinkie screamed as she ran towards Ponyville.
Starscream backed away as he seen an opportunity to take out the prime, but before he was able to strike, he seen a green flash go by him and turned to see the massive autobot Bulkhead firing at him.
Pinkie returned with the rest of her friends and began to lay down the freindship.
"Take that! And That! Oh and that!!!" Pinkie said as she pelted the enemy with cake after explosive cake.
Twilight used her magic to disassemble one after another while Rainbow and Applejack hit them with buck after buck, giving them major dent problems, but not much else. Fluttershy hid from the battle as Rarity used her own magic to drown her enemies in energon.
Starscream used one of his missiles and fired towards Pinkie Pie, but the party pony had already seen it coming and not only dodged the blast, but sent it right back at him.
"Noooo!!!!!!" He screamed as his plan failed.
"Prime!!! You and your autobots may have won this one, but I will win the war..." he said before transforming and speeding off to the west.
With victory achieved, Optimus lowered his weapons and turned to the others.
"My friends... it seems that we have a new leader of the Decepticons.." Optimus said as he looked to the west, where Starscream had fled. "It is paramount that we find and bring him to justice.."
"ROAD TRIP!!!!!" Pinkie screamed at the top of her lungs as she lept higher into the air than a pony should be able to.
"Miss Pie... I think you and your friends should remain here, and protect Equestria, should Starscream return.."
"But.."
"No arguments, you will remain here Pinkie.." Optimus said sternly, before turning to his autobots, Bulkhead, Smokescreen and Rcee, "Autobots, Transform and roll out!" He said before transforming into his red and blue big rig and driving towards the west with the other autobots.
Twilight turned to speak to Pinkie Pie, but Pinkie wasn't there.
"Why am I not surprised... come on girls, let's go on an adventure And find Pinkie Pie.." Twilight said half enthusiastically and half agitated.
