We now return to the Transformers...

The Shadowbolts and Smallfoot took a Groundbridge trip over back to the Autobot base in Nevada where the rest of the Autobots were. And to their surprise, Sunset Shimmer and her friends had gathered there as well. They came back to hang out after school, and most of their time after school was spent at the base anyway. And their Autobot guardians were gathered around to hear what they had gone through the entire day, including Optimus Prime listened in on this.

"So, let me get this straight, a group of pirates from Cybertron came down, tried to use Smallfoot as a ransom so they'd get one of their own back, but they were going to kill her anyway?" Sunset asked. "Wow... well, at least you're all okay, right?"

Smallfoot nodded with a happy smile on her face.

"I'm glad to see you all are back in one piece. But I cannot condone that you chased Decepticons without our knowledge." Optimus replied.

"And what were we supposed to do? Let Smallfoot die?" Indigo snapped.

"Indy, I broke myself free remember? They didn't have an attention span to keep an eye on me." Smallfoot replied. "But, yes, the girls... including Road Rage came to rescue me."

"Its the whole truth." Sunny Flare huffed with her nose up in the air. "I can't even believe we had to work with that... that... wretch."

"She at least apologized Sunny." Sour said.

"One apology doesn't make up for what she did. Unless you're a really forgiving person." Sugarcoat said with a deadpan look before staring at Sunset and her friends.

"Whhaaaaaatttt?" Pinkie asked.

"Look, it doesn't matter. She's gone now, right?" Rainbow asked.

"Not exactly... and neither is her friend, Thor the Metal Maniac." Indigo replied while rolling her eyes.

"Wait, what?" Twilight asked.

"I better explain. You see--"

Sour was interrupted by the main computer, Teletraan-1 which began to blare on and off. All of them gathered around the monitor, and Sunset began typing into the controls.

"We're receiving a message from an unidentified Cybertronian. No way to tell if its Autobot, or Decepticon."

"Does it say what it wants?" Applejack asked.

"It does... it says 'Autobots. I have something I would like to talk to you about. Please open up a Groundbridge. And... if its not too much to ask, can Sour Sweet and Smallfoot be there when I arrive?'"

"Road Rage." All of the Shadowbolts said.

"Why should we let her back here? Its not like we can let her have free roam of the place." Sunny huffed.

"Hang on, maybe this is important. Besides, we've still got an entire army that's monitoring the facility." Sour asked. "Optimus? What do you say?"

"Activate the Groundbridge, but be alert. We may be falling for a trap." Optimus said, lowering his mask.

"Alright, I suppose..." Sunset said, hesitantly pressing the buttons to turn on the Groundbridge.

A Groundbridge portal opened itself up at the entrance, and the girls all stood around ready in case there was an enemy ready. But they didn't see any Decepticons or massive armies stomping their way in like a herd of elephants. Only the sleek red paint of the 1980s sports car rolled in, with a trailer hitched right behind it, holding an unconscious Decepticon. As soon as both of them made it through, the portal closed.

Sour Sweet and the girls all gathered around the sports car.

"So this is the Road Rage you girls have been talking about?" Rarity asked. "She is absolutely fabulous! Look at that paint, it looks absolutely gorgeous. And the blazing flames on your hood, mmm... someone's quite the fiery gem. But, oh! I'm not sure about the skull and crossbones."

The car didn't say anything... for a brief moment.

"I'm blushing very hard underneath this vehicular form right now."

"So... you're Road Rage, right?" Sunset asked.

The vehicle transformed into its alternate mode, revealing the bipedal figure it had disguised.

"Yes, that's me. I'm Road Rage."

"Hm... Road Rage. A name that suggests one who prefers to take control on the road, while also having a defining trait that cannot be seen underneath a beauty."

Road Rage's cheeks went red just hearing Knockout's comments, making some of the other girls giggle a bit.

"Easy Knockout. She doesn't bend that way." Smallfoot said with a smug look.

"That's not what I'm meaning. Can't a gentlebot give a lady a compliment?" Knockout asked.

"Well, uh... ahem." Road Rage cleared her throat. "If any of you don't mind, I kind of came here to talk to you all. If that's okay."

"Well, why did you come here?" Sunset asked.

Road Rage took a moment, to breathe in... and breathe out, taking deep breaths. She needed to handle this cool, calm, and collectively.

"I've thought long and hard about this... and after some consideration, I'd like to ask if maybe... I... uh..."

"You what?" Sunny asked, raising a brow.

"I... uh..."

"Just say it already, did you--"

"Lemon! It's rude to make that kind of lowbrow humor to a lady!" Rarity sternly said, getting Lemon to shut up.

"Thank you." Sugarcoat replied.

Road Rage breathed again and looked at them dead in the eye. "I... I want to come back to the Autobots."

"What!?" The Bolts yelled.

"Wait, wait... I know you don't really trust me, and I don't expect you to, but I did get this as a sign of my honesty."

Road Rage grabbed the Decepticon from the trailer and threw his knocked out body onto the ground, and moving him on his back revealing who the Decepticon was.

"My original job was to hunt this Con down and take him back to Cybertron for a purpose I can only assume would be execution, but I think the Autobots can do a better job of handling this guy."

Optimus and the Autobots stared down at the unconscious life form for a second, and then looked back at the former Autobot in front of them. Then, Sunset spoke up.

"Road Rage. Why do you want to come back to the Autobots? I thought you left the Autobots a long time ago just because you thought everyone was responsible for this entire war."

"I did, but... lets just say Sour Sweet got me to think a little more on this. After our little fiasco with my former pirate friends, I thought about what I'd be doing now since I'm stuck here on Earth. But after what I had seen with Sour and her friends rushing in to save Smallfoot... it got me thinking. Maybe there is something worth fighting for."

Sour raised a brow and gave a coy smile. "Anything else?"

"Well, there was this other thing I wanted to do, and that's another reason I came here. I thought about what Smallfoot said and... she's right. I think it'd be better if the two of us just stay as friends rather than, uh... romantic partners."

"Well, obviously." Sugarcoat rolled her eyes.

"Anyways..." Road Rage said as she took a vow of silence to look at everyone. "I really do want to come back to the Autobots. If it means helping you guys stop the Decepticons, and being a better friend, then so be it."

Sunset and the girls looked at each other, pondering her declaration. She looked back to Optimus Prime, and the two gave each other small nods.

"If that is your decision, then we will honor it."

"WHAT!?" The girls shouted.

"You can't be serious! One speech, and suddenly she's back in?" Indigo snapped.

"We can't trust her! She left Smallfoot to die in an open field where she got kidnapped!" Sunny yelled.

"And how long ago was that?" Sunset asked.

"Uh.... well... um..." Lemon stuttered.

"Every being deserves a chance of redemption. And if she truly wishes to return to our ranks, then we should allow her to prove her honesty." Optimus smiled.

Road Rage blinked for a moment before a small smile began to form on her face.

"You mean... I can come back?"

"If you want to prove yourself that you want to be one with us once more, then we will let you prove it."

Road Rage stood straight and she gave one salute. "Thank you sir. I promise you, I will prove it. I will show you how much it means to me."

Optimus smiled but his attention was brought to someone who called for him. "I'll be right back."

Optimus and some of the other bots walked away, leaving Smallfoot and all of the girls alone with the former pirate. Sunset and her friends had friendly looks, but the Bolts on the other hand didn't give her much of a friendly attitude.

"Alright lady, you may be back here, but that doesn't mean we got to like you..." Indigo held two fingers pointed to her eyes, and she turned them towards hers before slowly walking away. "I've got my eye on you..."

Lemon scrunched her own face and she growled, walking away with Sugarcoat and Sunny Flare.

"Give them some time. Maybe they'll get used to you. It took my friends a long time to get used to me," Sunset said with a cheerful smile.

"I honestly expected them to be mean to me. Considering how we've met in the entire day, I can't really blame them." Road Rage shrugged.

"Hey, uh, Sunset? Mind if I can talk to her in private?"

"Uh... sure, I guess. Come on girls, we better make sure Indigo or any of the others don't break anything."

Sunset and the Rainbooms walked off, leaving Sour alone with the two giant metal forms. With them gone, Sour looked at Road Rage to give her her undivided attention.

"So... what is it you wanted-"

Sour Sweet was caught by surprise as Road Rage pulled her into a hug right out of nowhere.

"Um..."

"Roadie? You okay there?" Smallfoot asked.

Road Rage pulled herself out to look Sour in the eye and gave a heart-warming smile. "Thank you."

"... Am I missing something here?"

Road Rage wiped away a small gold tear from her face. "I'm saying, thank you. You've been looking after Smallfoot for all this time, so... I wanted to say thank you."

"Oh! Sorry, I didn't understand." Sour chuckled. "Could have made that more clear though."

"Promise me you won't hurt her? She deserves a strong woman who won't run out on her."

Sour nodded. "I wouldn't do anything to hurt her. Honest. She's everything to me."

Road Rage grinned. "I'm glad to hear that."

She stood back up on her feet and looked at the happy couple. "So... maybe I should leave you two alone. I'll go check in with my new boss."

Road Rage's heels stomped on the hard metal as she walked away, leaving Sour and Smallfoot by themselves. Sour looked to her girlfriend and pulled her close, giving her the most adorable smile she could muster.

"So... what do you think of your ex-girlfriend now?" Sour asked.

Smallfoot smiled back. "I think she'll fit in here. Its probably a good thing we're just going to stay friends. And you know what? I'm happy about that. And I'm happy I've got the most amazing girlfriend the world could offer me."

Smallfoot leaned her head in close, nuzzling Sour's cheek and giving her a kiss.

"Baby..." Sour blushed.

"Shh..." Smallfoot cooed, holding her close. "Baby?"

Sour looked Smallfoot in the eyes.

"I love you sweetie." Smallfoot said, kissing her cheek.

Sour's cheeks heated up and she kissed her girlfriend back, holding her close. At long last, her girlfriend finally at peace, and now she had made up with her ex-girlfriend. Things were certainly going to get better.

"I love you too my big rig."

As the day descended to night back at Canterlot, the town was fast asleep. All of the stores had been shut down for the night, and the doors had been locked up for the night.

In an alleyway, the still standing Overload stood watching the night sky, while drinking the remains of Energon from the Insecticon that had been slaughtered for his dinner. All the while he thought to himself.

Times have changed. I'm now marooned here on Earth and Optimus Prime's team is living here on this planet. I'm positive they will know of my existence now that Road Rage has defected back to the Autobots, and if that's the case... then so be it. As much as I hate them, I will kill any Autobot or Decepticon that tries to fight me. No Cybertronian will stand a chance against me. If you even know I'm here Megatron... you better stay away. You've brought your war on these innocent earthlings... and I will end the war by any means necessary. Even if it means killing you and your men. I've killed many of your soldiers in the past, I won't hesitate to do it again.

I am Overload. If any Autobots or Decepticons try to take me down... try all you might. I will be waiting...

The Decepticon looked back down onto the street and his eyes squinted as he saw a running Vehicon fleeing in terror on the road, hurt, and wounded.

"Hm... a midnight snack..."

Overload pulled out his hammer and readied himself to make an attack. But as he was ready to throw it...

"Hey! Get out of here before he finds you!"

"I've already found you..."

"You don't understand! That thing! He's here! If he screams at you, you're dead!"

Overload raised an eyebrow. "Wait... who are you talking about?"

The Vehicon looked back and his armor rattled in terror. "Oh no... oh no..."

A loud earpiercing shriek sent shockwaves at the Vehicon warrior who froze still from the sound. Then while he was frozen, a pair of white ankles with black claws grabbed ahold of the Vehicon and flew up into the sky. The creature only screamed a loud shriek throughout the land as it flapped its wings off into the night sky, leaving Overload alone to watch the creature fly into the light of the moon.

"Who is that?"

The End

Author's Note

And we end, on a twist! By the way, that was a continuation of the creepy ending from Ghosts Of Our Past. I've got another fic in mind for where this is going.