Equestria Girls In Disguise: A Pirate's Life For Me

We now return to the Transformers...

"...Baby?"

Shadelock slowly turned his head and his eye widened when he saw the sight of their prisoner standing with a fully armed gun in her arms, not harmed, was Smallfoot. The gun in her arms had three barrels at the end, and part of the clamp that was used to silence her was shown to be mostly cut but there was one small bit of it still hanging off the side, attached to her face.

"How did you even escape?" Shadelock asked.

"You guys are really bad at holding hostages. You didn't even bother to keep an eye on me."

"We're not really good with holding hostages. Our attention span for that isn't really high." Overload said nonchalantly.

"Really? You have the attention to kidnap someone and raid places for treasure, but you can't even hold a hostage?" Sugarcoat asked with a deadpan look.

"Enough wasting time! Fight!" Sour yelled, punching Shadelock's face again. Shadelock moved himself back up and swung at Sour with his claw, trying to slice her armor.

Smallfoot growled at the sight of the pirate leader trying to kill her girlfriend, so she made the next move. Holding the gun, she aimed it and pulled the trigger, releasing a huge onslaught of lasers which kept hitting Shadelock and making him losing his focus and penetrating his armor.

Once he was down on the ground, Smallfoot let go of the trigger and she tossed the gun to the ground, letting it steam some more. She looked in front of her and she smiled to her girlfriend.

"Thanks babe. You don't know how happy I am to see you." Smallfoot smiled.

Sour couldn't help but smile back, even though her girlfriend couldn't see it. "Its not a problem sweetie. You needed help. Now lets crush these wannabes!"

Sour and Smallfoot stood together side by side, and they rushed into the fight.

Road Rage fought Roughedge in a sparing round, as the two of them kept punching each other either in the face, the gut, or in the shoulders. Off to the side, Lemon Zest and Sugarcoat just watched as the two of them kept going.

"Who you betting on?" Lemon asked as she watched the two brawl.

"I never said I was betting on this fight." Sugarcoat replied, not looking at Lemon's grin.

Road Rage was punched right in her face and she fell to the ground. The minute she was laying on her back, Roughedge pulled out a gun and pointed it to her face ready to shoot her.

"You were always weak Road Rage. Good thing you won't be around anymore..." Roughedge snarled as the gun warmed up.

Road Rage closed her eyes and turned her head away, bracing herself for the shot. Instead, she only heard the sound of a hard punch and a groan. She slowly opened her eyes to take a glance and she saw Roughedge was now on the ground, groaning in pain while Smallfoot was staring down on him.

"Don't even think about coming right back up because I'm just going to kick you back down." Smallfoot said, shaking her head. She looked down at Road Rage and she offered a hand to the pirate.

She blinked for a moment and looked in confusion.

"Wh-What are you doing?"

"Offering you a hand. Now come on, pull yourself up."

Road Rage could only give a small smile and she accepted her hand, and pulled herself back up on her feet.

"Thanks." Road Rage replied. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. But right now, lets just focus on fighting these pirates."

Scatterspike let out a growl as she tried to fight Indigo Zap and Sunny Flare who kept dodging each of her swipes from the quills in her hands. Upset with the lack of making any moves, she turned herself around with her back and tail pointed at the girls.

"Wait, what is she doing?" Sunny asked.

Their question was answered very quickly as the quills on her back began glowing in bright pink. Both girls instantly caught on.

"Hit the deck!"

Scatterspike's quills all swooped over the girls and all jutted right into the walls of the warehouse they hid in. One of the quills however skewered some metal from a barrel, and oil began leaking out of metallic drum.

Indigo and Sunny who had ducked down slowly moved up and stared back at the all of the marks the quill had made in the wall, including the leaking cylinder.

"Okay... that's bad." Indigo said, gritting her teeth,

"Unless it gets set on fire. Until then, watch how you fight." Sunny replied, helping Indigo back up on her feet.

Overload and Forewing continued to duke it out, but neither one of them could make their moves. Both of them were equally matched, and none of them could find their weak points.

Annoyed, Overload growled and he pulled out his hammer and stared at the Insecticon with a deathly glare.

"That's it... I've had enough of this. I didn't want to resort to this, but your time is done."

Overload raised his hammer high up in the air, and a loud thunderclap shook the ground. While he kept his eyes on the Insecticon's visor, a surge of blue lighting zapped the gray mallet making it glow in neon blue.

As soon as it finished, he pointed the gavel at the insect and a massive surge of lightning began to dance all over Forewing's body, making him scream in pain and agony. The lightning was giving his servos and gears pain, making him lose his focus. Slowly moving, he looked forward and was smacked in the face with the forge, resulting in his entire body falling limp onto the ground.

Sugarcoat raised an eyebrow as he stared at the former pirate bot. "What are you? You some sort of god?"

Overload stared back at the bespectacled girl and gave a confused look. "No. Primus is a god. The so called 'Legend of Unicron' is a god, but I am not."

"Eh, never mind." Sugarcoat shrugged.

Overload just shrugged it off and climbed on top of the Insecticon holding the hammer tightly and raised it up.

"Bye bye, Forewing... you're no longer allowed to live."

Overload threw the hammer down towards his face, and everything in Forewing's vision turned to black. Everything went lights out and he heard nothing else. Not even the sound of everyone's yells or the smashing of a hammer against hard steel.

Shadelock slowly opened his eyes as the sounds of the roaring battle filled the air. He looked up and he ducked back down as a giant flaming arm shot right above him and slammed against the wall in the warehouse.

The pirate leader got himself up on his feet and he slowly walked out of the warehouse, with an arm turned into a cannon ready to fight once again. He pointed the gun towards Sour's power suit and as soon as she was distracted, he pulled the trigger with multiple shots, sending more damage to the walking machine.

Sour glanced at the suit's damages and she sighed. The suit was too heavily damaged and she couldn't take any more. With no other choice, the head unit jumped from its socket, letting the power suit fall onto the ground like a sack of potatoes.

Shadelock pointed his arm at Smallfoot who caught Sour just as she flew in the air.

"Alright. I've had enough of this. You're going to die either way." Shadelock said as the gun warmed up.

Smallfoot held Sour close and she slowly backed off, not wanting to feel the sting of the blast. Thankfully, they wouldn't have to see it as someone interrupted.

Road Rage had jumped right in front of the two of them and she stretched her arms out, blocking the both of them.

"If you want someone to shoot, you shoot me. I deserve it."

Shadelock blinked. "Why are you making this so difficult for yourself? Why won't you let us finish her off already?"

Road Rage felt her fists clenching and her armor rattling in anger. "Because its my fault! I'm the one to blame for this! She didn't do anything wrong, and its my fault. I left her behind in that battlefield, and I should never have left her alone. And for that, I will pay the price. If you want someone to die... then you're going to have to kill me instead."

Silence was fallen, and the area became quiet. Everyone was just staring at one another, waiting for when the time to strike would come. But so far no one made a sound. The girls all looked around, and they watched as the robots just glared at one another with stern cold looks. If looks could kill, they'd be dropping dead right now.

But something wasn't quite right. A strange smell filled the air, and a little bit of gray smoke was steaming right out of the warehouse.

"Wait a minute. Girls, is something burning?" Indigo asked.

"No, that's just the smell that comes out of my oven whenever I burn a pizza." Sugarcoat replied with a deadpan look.

"No, really, something's burning." Lemon followed, sniffing the air.

Road Rage glanced behind Shadelock and her eyes bulged from her sockets.

"Uh oh..."

Shadelock turned around and he let out a small gasp as he saw that there was some parts of the inside that were caught on fire. Wood from the ceiling were engulfed in flames, and the small fires were now beginning to spread all throughout the building.

"Scrap! Everyone, run!" Smallfoot yelled, transforming into pickup mode.

Sour Sweet climbed into the driver seat, and the rest of the girls jumped into the back of the truck. Shadelock, Roughedge, and Scatterspike all had horrified looks on their faces, and they violently transformed back into their own individual vehicle modes and they left the area before the girls could.

Then as they were gone, Road Rage transformed into her car mode, while Overload transformed as well, grabbing whatever remains of the dead Insecticon he could to take with.

"Go! Go! Go!" Sour yelled.

All of their tires swerved along the pavement as they skidded out of the warehouse area, leaving only black skidmarks on the road behind them as they quickly drove away.

The fire in the warehouse began spread faster and faster as the two groups attempted to flee. Soon enough, a small flame dropped onto the leaked oil which consumed more flame, going straight up a little trail that connected to the rest of the oil, leading to the barrels.

Far from the warehouse, the girls glanced back to see if there was going to be any sign of an explosion or a BOOM. So far, there was no sign. Maybe they were panicking over nothing.

All of them put on the brakes, grinding into a halt. They waited for a brief moment, and then out of nowhere, they were all taken by surprise.

A loud tremor shook the very ground they were sitting on, and off in the distance they could see a very big explosion of red, orange, and black filling the air. The sound of the blast was so loud it rattled the three cars as it sent shockwaves across the land.

Thankfully, the blast died down, and the group felt the tremors no more. The girls jumped off of the back of Smallfoot, and Sour Sweet stepped out of the truck. Once the girls were off, all three of the life forms transformed into their alternate forms and looked at the smog that emerging from the blast.

"Thank the gods we weren't there," Sunny sighed in relief.

Sour looked around, taking good long looks at everyone. "Is everyone okay?"

"I think so."

"I'm fine."

"I'm having bug tonight!"

The girls stared at Overload with an awkward look. Sour however didn't look at the remains of the Insecticon he grabbed with him. Instead, she was just holding onto her girlfriend in a big hug, not wanting to let go.

Smallfoot smiled and she wrapped her arms around Sour, pulling her close and sighing in relief. She was happy to be back with her partner once again.

"I'm glad you're okay sweetie." Smallfoot cooed.

Sour grinned and she gave a small peck on her gray cheek. "I'm glad you're okay too. How did you even escape?"

"Well, first of all, none of them bothered to keep an eye on me which gave me all the time I could to build myself a little escape plan. Plus, at the top of that warehouse, there was a lot of broken mirrors in the room I was put in. And since there were plenty of me to grab and use, I set them up the best I could, and as soon as they were set, I used some of my lasers to cut through my restraints."

"But, where do you even have an extra set of lasers?" Indigo asked.

Smallfoot glanced down to her chest and everyone got a good look to see the truck headlights on her chest blink on and off.

"Headlights. Simple as that."

Lemon let out a small snicker, and she covered her mouth trying not to burst out laughing.

"Don't even think about it." Sour scowled.

Lemon let out a cough and cleared her throat. "Sorry. Sorry. Bad habit."

Sour looked back to her girlfriend. "I'm glad you're okay."

Smallfoot smiled. "I'm just happy to see that you came for me."

"Actually... it wasn't entirely me. Road Rage, actually helped put together a plan."

Smallfoot turned her head up and looked at the pirate who slowly backed away out of fear.

"You... you thought part of this plan out?"

Road Rage gulped and let out a small nod. By surprise, Road Rage was met with Smallfoot giving her a big hug instead of an assault.

Her arms wrapped around Road's back, as she gave her a big hug. With a small smile on Road's face, she slowly moved her arms around Smallfoot's and gave her a hug in return, resting her head on her shoulder.

"Thank you." Smallfoot whispered.

The two broke from the hug and stood straight to look each other in their eyes.

"I couldn't just let those pirates hurt you. You didn't do anything wrong." She said.

The girls excluding Sour all gave a few grins to each other. It was nice to see that she was finally apologizing to their Guardian friend.

"But... that's not the only reason I came to help. Smallfoot, I... I am..." Road Rage felt herself choking on her words. "I am so, so... so... so sorry, I abandoned you. I should never have left you like that in the first place."

"Why did you even leave her to begin with? And for that matter, why didn't you just break up with her when you weren't in battle?" Sour asked.

"Because... I was afraid of hurting her. I didn't want to hurt her feelings. The battle wasn't the first place I wanted us to finally split up but--"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. You chose to break up with me in the battlefield because you were afraid of how I would feel?"

Road Rage gave a small nod and looked away, ready for Smallfoot to burst into flames and start screaming. But she didn't.

"Road Rage, listen. I may have some emotional issues in some places, but it isn't going to hurt me if you wanted to split up. Looking back, we didn't really connect as well as a couple should. Honestly, I think its probably a good thing we broke up."

"You really think so?" Road Rage asked.

"I do. Plus, I honestly think maybe the two of us could be better together if we were just... friends."

Road Rage didn't say anything, but instead she turned her body away and took a few steps away, far from the group. Everyone looked at her with confusion, and they didn't even see her facial expressions as she was far from them. They didn't even notice the golden tears leaking down her face.

"Smallfoot, I... I don't think it'd work. Not every couple makes it work as friends and... with all of the crimes I've done against Cybertron, I don't think the Autobots would be very happy if I joined them. All they would see of me is just an insufferable glitch who chickened out in a battle. I don't think any of them would give me a second chance to redeem myself of my sins."

"Roadie, no. Look, things are different now. Its not--"

"I just can't, Smallfoot. I appreciate what you're saying, and to be honest, if I could, I'd join the Autobots if it meant making up for every one of my crimes against them and serving under them. But... I can't."

Road Rage's body quickly changed into vehicular mode and she began to rev her engine.

"No, wait, you don't need to leave!" Sour yelled.

She didn't listen, and instead she sped away from the girls driving out onto the open road, going far away as possible from them, leaving a trail of smoke behind.

"I... what do we do?"

Overload stepped in front of Sour and raised a hand. "I'll talk with her. You girls better be going back to your homes, or wherever you came from. And I'm cooking Insecticons tonight!"

Overload transformed holding the Insecticon remains he grabbed, and he drove away, chasing after the former pirate bot. With both of them gone, it just left the girls and Smallfoot by themselves.

"So... what do we do now?" Indigo Zap asked.

"I don't know about you, but we better get back to the Ark. I'm pretty sure Sunset and Optimus are going to want to know that two new Cybertronians are living here on Earth. I'll call up a Groundbridge."

Smallfoot stepped away so she could make her call, giving the girls time to just talk to each other.

"So... you guys think we're gonna see those punks again?" Sunny asked.

"I hope so. I want to give that Road Rage a world of hurt with my fists." Indigo said, smashing her fists together.

"Girls, I thought she just apologized, did you all not see that?" Sour asked.

"We did, but how does one apology make up for everything she just did? I don't think the Bots need a former pirate with lord knows how many crimes joining the team." Sugarcoat bluntly stated.

"Yet, its perfectly fine that we have ex-Decepticons on our team?"

"Those are different!" Sunny exclaimed. "Either way, if either one of them shows up, they've got to deal with us. Pirate or not, I don't think with the list of things she's done, she should be allowed back in."

Sour just scrunched her face and she sighed. "Why is this world full of hate?"

The sun was close to setting down for another end of a day, and the townsfolk were busy going home from work for the day.

Road Rage, just watched everyone head out for the end of the day, all while sitting on the ground, hiding in the alleyway. Her arms hugged her knees and she buried her head in her arms as she began to try and rest. After an entire day of craziness, being kidnapped, beat up, and nearly killed, she just wanted to relax and calm down for the rest of the day.

She was about to shut down, but she stopped when the sound of a loud slam hit the ground next to her. She slowly moved her head up and she looked down. A purple metallic form was seen on its stomach, with its body sprawled out like he had just been knocked out.

Looking up, Overload was seen standing above him with his foot on the figure's back, smirking at Road Rage. She just gave a deadpan look.

"I'm not eating him for dinner if that's what you're asking me."

Overload couldn't help but snicker. "I'm not suggesting that. Even though it'd be good to since it was really hard to catch him. No, this Decepticon is something that I think will help you."

"Help me with what?" Road Rage asked.

"Roadie. This Decepticon here, is Fracture. And Fracture, is your ticket to getting back in the Autobot ranks."

Her eyes widened out of shock, and she quickly stood back up on her feet.

"I'm sorry... what?"

Overload just stood with a friendly smile. He didn't even say anything.

"I'm... I'm not sure I understand."

Overload still grinned. "Roadie. Use this Con, to help your claim that you want to be a better bot."

Road Rage just turned herself around, out of nervousness.

"I'm not sure I understand."

"Road Rage... I know. If you had second thoughts about going back with the Autobots, then I say... go for it."

She was a little surprised to hear what was coming from him. Overload hated the Autobots just as much as the Decepticons, and yet he was telling her to go back to them?

"B-But... but you hate the Autobots. And w-what if they don't like me, I--"

"Shh..." Overload put his finger over his lips, getting her to stop. "Listen. I heard everything you said to Smallfoot and that Sour Sweet girl. In fact, I was actually just a few feet away from you, so really I heard everything. But if you want to make things right... then by all means, join them."

"But, what about you? I can't just leave you." Road Rage replied.

"Road Rage. I'll be okay, I promise. I can handle my own out in this world. But I think you would have a better life with the Autobots. And to be honest... I think maybe its time that the two of us went our separate ways. It doesn't mean our friendship dies... but I think maybe we should go our ways and start new lives for ourselves."

Road Rage was puzzled. She didn't know what to think. She wanted to make things right with her ex and talk with the girls about joining their forces again, but she was too afraid to even think about what they would say to her.

She took a deep breath and sighed. "Promise me you won't try and hurt me?"

"I promise."

"Promise you won't assault the Autobots as much as you'd like to? Because I really don't want to have to deal with them trying to hunt you down. I can't afford to let them hunt my best friend."

Overload let out a small chuckle. "I'll try not to."

"Okay. Promise not to attack the humans on this planet?"

"I have no interest in it. Besides, after seeing a bit of their culture... I think I'm going to like living on this planet. As long as we're far away from Cybertron's war... things are going to be okay."

Road Rage glanced down to the unconscious body once more, and she looked back at her friend with one friendly smile.

"Mind helping me find something to transport him?"

The Transformers will return after these messages...