A few weeks after the battle against the Decepticons, peace had finally been restored back to Canterlot City. For the most part. They still had to make several repairs to the amount of damage the Decepticons had done to their buildings and homes, but it wasn't too hard a task to do. Nor was becoming allies with Canterlot City's police department, since they helped them during the battle, they agreed to join forces with one another to help one another out. But they still kept their guard up for whenever the Decepticons would return, or if any of them were still on this planet. While they had fled the battle accepting the loss, not all of them escaped with Octane and Astrotrain up in the air, but a few of them just fled the city in general, avoiding detection and sight from all of the Autobots. But it was still a mystery as to where some of them had fled....
In one of the homes of the small town, a girl with pink hair and yellow skin was slowly waking up to the bright light outside shining from her window, followed by the sound of an alarm clock. She hit the button and got on her feet, rubbing her eyes from the light. Walking in her PJs, she made a quick stop to the bathroom, got herself dressed, and then walked downstairs being attracted by the smell of freshly made pancakes, as well as more of them being made. But that wasn't right. She was alone in this house, and the only other thing she was companied with was her bunny Angel. Well, she was alone. Unless...
She made a turn taking a look into the kitchen and was met with a surprised. The mini Autobot Bumblebee had been working behind the stove in the kitchen, wearing an apron, with a cookbook open, and he was covered in several amounts of flour and other ingredients. It was clear he was busy.
"B-Bumblebee?" Fluttershy asked.
Bumblebee stopped for a moment to put a pancake down and turned his head to look at Fluttershy.
"Oh, morning Fluttershy."
"Morning." Fluttershy smiled. "You-you made breakfast?"
"For you milady." Bumblebee said in a polite tone.
"How did you even make all of this?" Fluttershy asked.
"I did some quick internet research on breakfast making, installed that information into my harddrive, and kept memory of the instructions from the recipe cards, and I came with the final result. I'd taste it myself, but then again, I'm a robot." Bumblebee said.
He grabbed a plate of pancakes for Fluttershy and put them down on the table, along with a bottle of syrup, and Fluttershy took a seat to eat.
"I'm surprised you managed to fit in here."
"One of the best advantages of being small. I can fit, anywhere." Bumblebee said.
Fluttershy just smiled and continued to eat her breakfast while conversating with Bumblebee. This seemed like a pleasant start for a morning.
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On that same morning, over in another part of town, a red car with yellow wheels went out patrolling for Decepticons. And inside the car mode, was a girl with white skin and purple hair.
"Anything yet Knockout?"
"Nothing that I've picked up, my dear Rarity." Knockout said. "Nothing but the towns folk going about their daily lives and the Autobots running more patrols."
Knockout's car mode came to a halt as they reached a red light. And as they patiently waited for it to turn green, Rarity turned her head to the left and crouched low in her seat.
"What? What is it? Decepticons?" Knockout asked.
"No. Crystal Prep kids." Rarity said in a scared voice.
"Great..." Knockout moaned. "On the bright side, at least I come with black tinted windows so you won't be seen."
On the left side, one of the Crystal Prep kids stared at the red car with a devious smirk.
"Nice ride. European design?" the boy asked.
No response came from the car or the driver putting down the window.
"Sure is pretty. Almost... too pretty." The boy snarled. Using a metal ring on his hand, he reached down and made a scratch scrapping right alongside Knockout's paint job. Knockout's rear-view mirror got a close look at the one who scratched him and snarled. Rarity saw the whole thing.
"Why that brute!" Rarity sneered.
"Big. Mistake." Knockout gritted in between his teeth.
As the light turned green, the Crystal Prep boy sped away and Knockout pursued after.
"Uh, Knockout? Is it really wise to chase after him? I thought you were supposed to protect life." Rarity said, quivering in the back of her seat.
"We are. But I'm giving him a little chase. In fact..." Knockout droned off.
Knockout sped faster and gave a huge slam to the back of his car, in retaliation. This did not bode well with the driver.
"Hey!"
The prep boy moved faster and it ran a red light, all the while Knockout made the slam on the brakes, making Rarity almost fall out of her seat.
"Knockout! What are you doing!?" Rarity screamed.
"I'm giving him a little warning about what happens when you mess with Autobots." Knockout said. "But on the other hand... karma comes in handy."
Rarity looked ahead and found a police car with the sirens going off blocking his path, getting in front of the way. Knockout just drove off to the side and laughed at the sight of the boy getting in trouble.
"You scratch my paint... I scratch yours." Knockout snarled. "Now lets try and get to school without worrying about any of them."
"And could you possibly not slam into anyone else like that? I don't want to get into an accident." Rarity said still shaking.
"I understand my dear. I promise I'll just drive normally." Knockout said in a calm voice.
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Over on another end, Applejack was rushing to get her school supplies into the seat next to her in the red cab over van.
"Easy there Applejack. I'm not going anywhere." Ironhide said.
"I know, but I'd like to get on time." Applejack replied. She stopped for a moment to see if she got everything. "Lets see, folders, books, phone--"
"Lunch?" Ironhide asked.
"Oh shoot!" Applejack said. She rushed back into the house to grab her food and she put it back in the seat. "Thanks for reminding me."
"Not a problem." Ironhide said.
Applejack stepped into the driver seat, Ironhide closed both doors and his engine began to run, and he drove out of the farm, and began to hit the road, not worrying about anything else.
"So, I hope you had a good sleep?" Ironhide asked.
"Yeah I did. Knowing I had an Autobot here to keep me safe while I'm still a human, it's really helpful. How did your night end up?"
"Well I kept monitoring for Decepticons and making sure you stayed safe so overall, not a bad night." Ironhide said.
Applejack shrugged and she looked around town seeing many different people walk on by.
"So what exactly is it like when you go apple-bucking?" Ironhide asked. "I've always wondered how that works."
"Its not hard, its basically just kicking trees and getting apples to fall down. Not a hard task." Applejack replied.
"So basically like harvesting for Energon then." Ironhide replied.
"I guess you could say that." Applejack replied. "Oh, how's Optimus by the way? He doing alright, what with Megatron being gone?"
"He seems to. But remember, Megatron was his brother who turned to the dark side, so its not entirely okay for him." Ironhide replied.
Applejack understood too well of what he meant. She couldn't have imagined how Optimus felt about Megatron now gone.
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Sunset kept on running and running. She couldn't let him catch up. She couldn't let... him. She turned her head behind and found nothing behind her, but then when she turned around she was met with a stomp that made her fall to the ground. She looked back up and gasped at what she saw.
"Your time has come. Prepare to meet your maker! You cannot run Sunset!"
"No... please!!!" Sunset cried.
He raised his foot up, ready to stomp, and it slammed down in a flash, making everything black.
"NO!!!" Sunset yelled. She found herself soaked in sweat, and looked to see where she was. She was still in her home.
"Sunset?" A friendly voice asked.
She turned her head to see Optimus Prime had been leaning down, who had been shrunk down to her size thanks to an invention from Wheeljack, and was right near her. She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"It... its...."
"Its okay Sunset. Its just another nightmare." Optimus said placing a hand on her shoulder.
"But its the same one. I keep thinking that.. he's... gonna..."
"Its okay." Optimus replied.
Sunset moved closer and held Optimus in a tight hug, and Optimus patted her backside.
"Okay. Thank you, Optimus." Sunset whimpered. She got out of bed and got her clothes out to get dressed for the day. As Optimus watched her grab her food in a jiffy, he couldn't help but feel sorry. Ever since her fight with Megatron, she had been having endless nightmares about Megatron coming back and getting revenge. While no reports or incidents have shown of this, she still kept having nightmares regarding the battle.
Optimus left her alone to change and then walked downstairs to get her food, hoping she slowly recover from the nightmare. And just in case, he walked into the kitchen with her.
"Would you like to talk about the nightmares?" Optimus asked.
Sunset paused for a moment and sighed. "No..."
"Sunset, it is alright. I will listen." Optimus offered.
"Optimus, I really don't want to talk about it. I just... I'm gonna get ready, and I'm sure the effects from the shrinking device should wear off. Right?"
Optimus said nothing. He didn't want to upset her even more.
"Very well. I will wait for you when you're ready to leave." Optimus replied. He stepped outside, and watched as his body slowly wore off the effects of the shrinking matter, and he grew back to his normal size. And he quickly transformed back into his vehicle mode, just parked on the sidewalk. While he wanted to help Sunset deal with her problems, he didn't want to bug her while she had just woke up. But it would only be a matter of time of when she would have to talk about it....
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Far out in space, just outside of Earth and the rest of the planets in that universe, two Decepticon jets were soaring through the open emptiness of space. Both of them were triple-changer Decepticons, one was Octane, and the other was Astrotrain. They were in the process of fleeing Earth and getting as far away from the Autobots as possible ever since they lost the battle. Not only did they lose the battle, but they lost the only Titan they brought with them, Scorponok, and they lost their flagship, the Nemesis. And all because of Sunset Shimmer and her friends, otherwise known to them as the Ponybots. Both losses of those made them furious. However, they were making a plan to fight back. It was only a matter if they could make it back to Cybertron. Astrotrain kept shaking and rattling because there was too much weight on the inside. Octane on the other hand was strong enough to carry the warriors in his load, but Astrotrain was fading fast.
"Jettison some weight or I'll never make it to Cybertron!" Astrotrain wheezed. He couldn't take it anymore.
Starscream, one of many Decepticons that was still in a stable condition stood up and faced the Decepticons.
"Fellow Decepticons, Astrotrain has requested that we lighten our burden." Starscream said.
Constructicon Bonecrusher rushed up on his feet. He was on board with the idea. "In that case, I say it is survival of the fittest!"
"Do I hear a second on that?" Starscream asked.
A bunch of Decepticons all raised their arms up in healthy condition cheering, "AYE!"
Starscream's head turned to another side looking at some other Decepticons.
"And against?"
Off the side, three Vehicons, as well as Thundercracker and Skywarp all slowly moved their limbs. They were dealing with a serious amount of pain and could barely even move a muscle.
"N-Nay..." The five weakly said.
"The ayes have it!"
Starscream and the healthy Decepticons moved towards the weakened Decepticons, and the weakened look terrified beyond all belief. They couldn't believe their fate was awaiting them.
"GET!"
"Make room for the others!"
The weakened were being pushed out near the hatch that opened up.
"Brothers, don't!" Thundercracker moaned.
But it was too late, and so the three Vehicons, Thundercracker and Skywarp were tossed out into space and presumably died from moving around too much, what with their health conditions.
Starscream then looked over to Megatron lying down, still in pain and smirked. "Oh how it pains me to do this..."
"Starscream." Soundwave interrupted.
Starscream paused and faced Soundwave.
"Orders are, do not leave Megatron."
"You are not the one to make the command decision Soundwave." Starscream snarled. "Megatron is dead weight and Astrotrain cannot handle the load, so we're throwing him off the ship!"
"Illogical. Megatron's still alive. Must be repaired."
"Soundwave!" Starscream yelled. He got right up in Soundwave's face and snarled.
"I am in charge here Soundwave, I'm next in command, and you will do as I say, or perhaps you would like to be tossed out as well!?" Starscream yelled.
Soundwave didn't say a word. But instead just stared on into Starscream's eyes with a cold glare.
"Understood." Soundwave replied. That was all he could say. While he was the most loyal and most trusted to Megatron, he knew how Starscream was, and he knew he was second-in-command. So whatever he said, goes.
Starscream picked up Megatron's almost lifeless body and carried it to the open door.
"Oh how it pains me to do this." Starscream joked.
Megatron moved his head up, blue liquid dripping down from his eyes.
"Wait... I still function..." Megatron weakly said.
"Wanna bet?" Starscream said.
He let go of his body and watched as it flew right past Astrotrain.
"STARSCREAM!!!!" Megatron yelled.
Starscream just laughed, and brushed his hands together, wiping away any dust or specks of shards that landed on them. He looked to the rest of the Decepticons, who all had his undivided attention.
"Well, now that Megatron has, how shall we say...departed, I nominate myself as the new leader." Starscream said, pointing a thumb to himself.
"Wait! The Constructicons form Devastator, the most powerful robot! We should rule!" Scrapper said, taking a step forward, along with some of his other Constructicon allies.
"Soundwave superior. Constructicons inferior." Soundwave droned.
The Constructicons showed angry faces and some of them even balled their fists.
"Who are you calling inferior!?" Bonecrusher snapped.
"Nobody would follow an uncharismatic boar like you!" Hook said.
Soundwave's cassettes transformed from out of his chest into their true forms, all of them looking like they were ready to fight.
"Hey, nobody calls Soundwave uncharismatic!" Rumble retorted.
"Yeah, lets kick tailgate!" Frenzy said.
"Constructicons, unite!" Scrapper ordered.
The 6 of them flew up into the air and transformed into their giant Devastator who moved into a fighting stance.
"No way!" Rumble and Frenzy said. Their arms transformed into jackhammers and they began pounding it into the ship, making Devastator fall down. Soon Scrapper was tackled by Ravage, and before they knew it, everyone was engaging in a fight for leadership.
Constructicons began taking on fights with the Coneheads, Soundwave took on a fight with Blitzwing, but he got tossed to the side, only for Ravage to tackle Blitzwing to the ground. Starscream picked on a fight with Slipstream, but Slipstream quickly knocked him down to the ground. She looked to the side and was met with Slugfest and Overkill pouncing on her, and she began wrestling against the two of them.
Everyone kept on fighting, and none of them were winning or losing. But they did keep shaking Astrotrain, making his attempt at keeping a good balance to get to Cybertron, uneasy. If only he could transform at the moment to stop the fighting.
Little did any of the Decepticons know that something far out in space saw everything. It saw all of their actions, it saw all of their movements, and it knew who defeated Megatron.
Far beyond Cybertron and its moons, far beyond Earth and its planets, an evil had been watching everything. It knew everything they were doing, and he knew just what they were doing. It would only be a matter of when to strike...
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