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Back at Autobot City, Autobot morale was low. Having witness the return of Megatron.
“Did we really see that?” Gold Bug asked. “I mean, it can’t really be Megatron.”
“It’s Megatron.” Prime said. “Now the Decepticons have become more dangerous than before.”
“Hey, I got it.” Shortstop said. “Why don’t we do what they did? Why don’t we just reactivate the fallen Autobots?”
“There’s just one problem.” Sunstreaker said. “Those Autobots were in the mausoleum, which by the way was destroyed and even if we had the bodies it would be impossible to revive them.”
“Obviously it wouldn’t be impossible since the Autobot behind me is alive and he was revived. We’ll rebuild their bodies and have Teletran upload their personalities into them and then we’ll grab ourselves a Quint to revive them.”
“We’ll get a what to revive them?” Cliffjumper asked.
“A Quintison.”
“And how do you expect to get a Quintison?”
“We’ll have Skylynx pick up the Autobot bounty hunter Defcon.”
“Blaster, locate and contact Defcon.” Prime ordered.
“Hey Defcon, this is Blaster blastin’ at ya from Autobot City on Earth.”

Moments later Defcon appeared on the screen.
“What can I do for you, Prime?”
“We need you to find a Quintison.”
“A Quintison you say, this shall be interesting.”
“Good, we’ll send Skylynx to pick you up. Autobot City out.”
The screen went blank and Prime pressed a few more buttons.
Skylynx, come in this is Optimus Prime on Earth.”
Skylynx appeared on the screen moments later.
“This is Skylynx. What can I do for you, sir?”
“We need you to pick up Defcon and then find a Quintison.”
“That won’t be a problem with my great flying ability. I shall fly faster and...”
“Just do it.” Prime cut it.
“Yes, sir.”
“Good, Prime out.”
“Optimus Prime calling Cybertron.”
“Ultra Magnus, here.”
“Magnus, we’re expecting Defcon and Skylynx to bring back a Quintison. We’re reviving the fallen Autobots. They’ll be arriving on Cybertron within the next couple of hours.”
“We’ll contact you when they arrive. Cybertron out.”
The screen went blank. Shortstop’s head flew off and transformed into exosuit form, the body transformed into the vehicle form. Dustin took off his helmet.
“All we have to do is wait now.” Dustin said.

Meanwhile in the Decepticon base, Megatron was curious.
“I want to know everything about this new Autobot, Shortstop.”
“Why should we worry about one little Autobot? He is of no concern to us.”  Said the unloyal Decepticon.
“He is a threat. Did you see what he did to me?” Skywarp cut in “When he touched me, he drained me of my strength.”
“But look at all of these Energon cubes that we stole from Athens. It’s more than enough to get rid of those miserable Autobots.” Starscream said.
“Silence Starscream. I want to learn about Shortstop before I deactivate him permanently.” Megatron said.
Starscream stared at Megatron with an evil look.
“Soundwave, activate Laserbeak. Send him to spy on the Autobot known as Shortstop.”
Soundwave pressed the button on his shoulder.
“LASERBEAK, EJECT. OPERATION: RECONNAISSANCE.”
A cassette flew out of Soundwave’s chest and transformed into a bird. Laserbeak flew out of Decepticon Headquarters and headed for Autobot City.

Across the galaxy, Skylynx and Defcon reached the planet where the Quintisons were staying. The planet was rugged, not much sign of life, no buildings, no civilization.
“They’re in hiding.” stated Defcon.
“Well, wouldn’t you if the Autobots and Decepticons were after you?”

“No I wouldn’t.”
All of a sudden a photon charge exploded next to them.
“Well they know we’re here.” Skylynx said.
“I’m glad you are on this mission because I don’t think I could notice the obvious without you.” Defcon said sarcastically.
The unseen Quintison kept firing.
“The fly through the air and when he’s firing at me, you take him out.” Skylynx instructed.
Skylynx transformed and took off into the air. The Quintison started firing at him and Defcon snuck around and tackled him. Skylynx came back down and Defcon had already tied him up. The Quintison kept switching heads. Skylynx came up to the Quintison.
“We need you to revive some fallen comrades of ours.”
“Never.”
Defcon, who had a hold of the tentacles, swung the Quintison around and smashed one of the faces off of the ground.
“If you don’t come with us. You can expect to have your other faces hurting.”
“One hundred percent probability he’ll do it again.” said the Quintison. “I will revive your fallen comrades.”
“Good now get it.”
Skylynx transformed into his shuttle mode. Defcon and the Quintison got in. Skylynx took off leaving a burn mark across the rocky terrain and headed for Cybertron.

Back on Earth, Nick had returned via Omega Supreme. He was running tests on Shortstop outside of Autobot City.
“I don’t see how this is relevant. We already know what I can do in this suit.” Dustin protested.
“I know but it’s for scientific study.” Nick said. “Just transform.”
“Oh all right.” Dustin said as if he hated doing it.
Dustin transformed into the head and the car transformed into the body. The two parts connected and now he was known as Shortstop.
“Ok, we’re going to test accuracy. Hound is going to set up holograms and you’re going to shoot them.” Nick instructed.
“Seems easy enough.”
“Ok, ready?” Hound asked.
Shortstop nodded. The first hologram was of Cyclonus. Shortstop aimed and fired. He hit the target in the chest. The hologram disappeared. The next hologram was of the six constructicons. This time they moved around and tried to form Devastator. Shortstop fired again and hit Long Haul before he could merge. The constructicons were unable to merge and they fell to the ground. The holograms vanished. While they were running their tests they were being watched. Laserbeak was perched on a nearby tree watching and recording everything.
“Alright, let’s test speed.” Nick said.
“Yes, let’s test speed.” Sunstreaker said while walking out of Metroplex.
Behind him were Jazz, Mirage, Cliffjumper, Powerglide, Gold Bug, and Sideswipe. Sunstreaker walked up next to Shortstop.

“From here to the river and back. The first one back wins, but on the way back once you pass that tree, transform and run to the finish line.”
“Oh, I’m game.”
Sunstreaker transformed into his Lamborgini mode and lined up on the left side of Nick. Shortstop transformed into his Ford GT mode. Dustin was in his exosuit in the driver seat.
“Ok, on me.” Nick said.
He raised his arms then threw them down. The two Autobots took off. Sunstreaker pulled ahead by a car length. Dustin shifted from first to second then to third then to fourth and blew right by Sunstreaker. He came up to the river, he pulled the e-brake, turned the wheel hard and spun the car around 180 degrees. He put the e-brake back down and took off back towards the finish line. He passed the tree and transformed into robot mode and took off running. He was about ten feet from the finish line when he heard Sunstreaker transform, but he didn’t care too much because now he crossed the finish line. Sunstreaker crossed it about 5 seconds later.
“Well at least you didn’t scratch my paint.”
“Ok, I think that’s enough testing.” Nick said.
The group walked back into the mighty transforming city. They walked into the control room and Optimus Prime was talking to Ultra Magnus.
“We’ll send Nick, Hoist, and Chip to Cybertron and there you can begin the process.” said Prime.
“We’ll be waiting for them. Cybertron out.”
The screen went blank.
“Man this is exciting. We’ll be getting all the Autobots back.” Chip said.
Jazz looked to his side to find Shortstop gone. He walked back outside and found him. He had transformed back into his human form and was sitting on top of the hood of his car staring at the setting sun.
“Hey man, what’s up?”
“Oh, nothin’, Jazz. I’m just out here chillin’.”
“Now, my circuits are telling me that you are full of it.” Jazz replied with a smile.
Dustin too was smiling.
“Well Jazz, I became an Autobot pretty fast. Yeah, I’ve been hangin’ out with you guys for awhile now but I actually became a transformer so quickly and I’m startin’ to feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders.”
“That’s funny. I don’t see anything on your shoulders.” Jazz said while still smiling. “It will pass m’man.”
“Yeah I guess you’re right.”
“Hey man, I’m headed to the rec room. Would you like to join me?”
“Yeah, I’ll come in with you.”
Dustin hopped off of his car and transformed back into Shortstop. The two of them walked back into Autobot City.
“Oh and by the way, thanks for the mix cd. The song Scat Man by Scatman Crothers is a jammin’ song.” Jazz said.
“No problem, bro.” Shortstop replied.
As the two Autobots walked off, Laserbeak turned around and flew off to show Megatron what he had recorded.

In Decepticon Headquarters, Megatron was reviewing the recording made by Laserbeak.
“He’s a headmaster.” said Galvatron.
“And a strong one too.” Skywarp said.
“He’s nothing.” Starscream said. “I could handle him.”
“Yeah, it really looked like you handled him. He turned you into scrap metal.” Thundercracker said.
“I’ll destroy him next time.”
“No.” Megatron said. “Our new headmaster will.”
“What are you talking about, Megatron?”
“Starscream, your intelligence level insults even me.”
“After our battle with the Autobots, I sent Reflector out for some reconnaissance.”
Just as he said that, the Reflector group came into the room. Viewfinder, the groups leader handed Megatron photographs from the mission.
“This is the fastest car you could find.?”
“Yes, Megatron.” The three Decepticons said in unison.
“Good. Soundwave activate Laserbeak, Rumble, Frenzy and Ravage.”
Soundwave pressed the button on his shoulder.
“Laserbeak, Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy, eject. Operation: capture.”
Four cassettes flew out of Soundwave’s chest and transformed. The four of them flew out of Decepticon Headquarters. Megatron threw the picture aside and it landed next to the feet of another Decepticon, if that is what you want to call him. Counterpunch picked up the picture and looked at it. It was of a purple Mitsubishi Eclipse with a female driver. The driver was in her early twenties, pretty, brown hair with some blonde streaks and the license plate read “Mandy.” Counterpunch took the picture to Autobot City. After he had left Megatron ordered the Sharkticons, who had formed an alliance with the Decepticons, to Athens.

In Athens, workers struggled furiously to repair the damage done by the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. The citizens of Athens were moving on with their lives, unaware of the danger they’re about to fall into again. A large group of Sharkticons rose up out of the Hocking River, right next to the Ohio University Golf Course. They began their reign of terror. Meanwhile the alarm went off at Autobot City.
“Oh, what now.” Shortstop said.
“Talk to me, Blaster.” Hot Rod said.
“A group of Sharkticons are tearin’ up the south side and they’re movin’ on up.” Blaster replied.
“I’ll go; I’ll take care of them.” Shortstop said.
“Ok but take Jazz, Cliffjumper, Mirage and Bluestreak with you.” Prime said.
The five Autobots transformed and headed for Athens. After they left, Punch returned with the picture.
“Optimus Prime, the Decepticons are creating a new headmaster to take on Shortstop.”
Prime pressed a button on the console.

“Aerialbots, report to me at once.”
Moments later the Aerialbots walked into the room.
“Reporting as ordered.” Silverbolt said.
“The Decepticons are creating a new headmaster out of this car.” Prime said as he held up the picture of the car. “We need you to stop them.”
“We’re on our way, Prime.” Silverbolt said.
The Aerialbots transformed into their jet mode and flew off to save the girl.

The four Decepticon cassettes had found the car. Laserbeak swooped down and picked up the girl. Rumble and Frenzy picked up the car. They were about to leave when the Aerialbots arrived.
“Now, what do you think you’re doing.” Slingshot asked slyly.
“None of your guys’s business.” Rumble said.
Just then a tree exploded next to Fireflight. The Aerialbots turned around to see the Combaticons.
“COMBATICONS!” Silverbolt yelled.
While the Aerialbots were distracted the Decepticon cassettes took off with the girl and the car.
“Aerialbots merge to become Superion.” Silverbolt ordered.
The five of them became Superion. Silverbolt became the body and head, Slingshot and Fireflight formed the right and left arms and Airraid and Skydive formed the right and left legs The Combaticons did the same.
“Let’s show them what a true combiner is made of. Form Bruticus.”

The five of them merged into Bruticus. Onslaught formed the body and head, Blast Off and Vortex became the right and left arms and Swindle and Brawl formed the right and left legs. Bruticus and Superion battled. Superion tackled Bruticus and began to punch in his face. Bruticus flipped Superion over his head. Superion landed on his back and Bruticus drew his weapon. He fired. It hit Superion in the left shoulder. Superion got up and returned fire. The photon charge nailed Bruticus in the upper thigh. Bruticus fired and hit Superion in the chest. He fell over. While Superion was down, Bruticus flew off back to Decepticon Headquarters.

On the Ohio University’s south green students were running from the Sharkticons. Jazz, Cliffjumper, Mirage, Bluestreak and Shortstop arrived. Dustin recognized some of the people running away. A lot of them were running into Nelson Dining Hall.
“Let’s take these beasts.” Shortstop said.
“Spread out.” Jazz said.
“There’s just one thing that I hate more than Sharkticons.” Cliffjumper said.
“What’s that?” Mirage asked.
“Casey Kasem. He has that annoying voice and that damn countdown.”
They all began to run over the Sharkticons. They all transformed and fired at them. Shortstop noticed some of them heading into the dining hall.
“I’m going after the ones in the building.” Shortstop said, pointing.

He transformed into his exosuit mode and ran into the building after the Sharkticons. A few bodies were laying on the floor. Dustin ran and tackled one of the Sharkticons. He ripped off the tail and used it against them. Another one came at him. Dustin threw the tail at it. The tail stuck into its optic sensor. Then Dustin pulled out his duel laser pistols and fired at the remaining Sharkticons. One of them took a swipe a girl’s leg, cutting it very deeply. The girl fell and the Sharkticon went for the kill. It lunged at the girl but it fell short. It turned around to find Dustin holding its tail. Dustin pulled the tail and swung the Sharkticon around and threw it into a wall. Dustin walked over to the girl. It was Sarah. Dustin knelt down to take a look at her. The cut was deep. Her leg was covered in blood.  He saw her eyes grow big. He slightly turned his head and saw a Sharkticon out of the corner of his eye. He jumped up and did a roundhouse kick, kicking it across the room. He then pulled out his duel pistols and fired at it. It blew apart.

While the battle raged on the south green, unaware civilians were doing their regular thing. Students were walking to class, talking about getting drunk, grades and even the battle of the Transformers that had happened only days before. Then all of a sudden Galvatron appeared among the rooftops.
“DECEPTICONS ATTACK!”
People panicked and started running. Decepticon jets flew in and attacked. The Predacons came running in. They slaughtered people.
“Predacons form Predaking.” Razorclaw said.
The five of them formed Predaking and began to terrorize. Predaking sliced through buildings, stepped on people. He ripped buildings from their foundation. Bruticus, Devastator, and Abominus showed up and did the same. The Stunticons stayed in their vehicle forms and ran over people and drove through buildings. They looked as if they were clearing the area for something. Just then, the Decepticons took to the air to get out of the way of what they were waiting for. Scorpinok.

Back on south green, the five Autobots were finishing off the Sharkticons. Dustin was still inside of the dining hall. Jazz came in on Dustin’s comm link.
“Shortstop, this is Jazz. Trypticon is bustin’ up the south side and we need to get out of here.”
“Copy that. I’m bringin’ an injured civilian with me.” Dustin replied.
“Right on, m’man.”
Sarah recognized the voice but couldn’t place it. Dustin picked her up and took her outside. He ran to his car. The door opened on its own. He placed Sarah inside and then ran to the other side and got in. He took off just as Trypticon started leveling the surrounding buildings. He met up with the other four Autobots. The five of them headed for Autobot City as Trypticon took over South Green, reaching from Mill Street, over the Hocking River, River Park Towers, Ping Center and all of the buildings in between.

The five Autobots and the injured civilian returned to Autobot City.  They all entered the transforming city. A skeleton crew was running Autobot City. Optimus Prime had left for Cybertron.  Dustin set Sarah onto a table and examined her wounds.

“I’ll be right back. I have to go get some bandages.” Dustin said.
He left the room. Sarah looked around, amazed at the sheer size of the place. Computer interfaces along the wall. Dustin walked back into the room. He set the medical supplies next to her.
“It’s a good thing that Carly is a doctor and she kept some medical supplies here.” Dustin thought to himself.
“Alright now lay down.”
Sarah did as she was told. He doused a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol and lightly touched the outside of the wounds. Sarah cringed. Dustin glanced at her then continued slowly.
“So, what is this place?” Sarah asked.
“This is Autobot City. This is one of our bases of operation.”
“Your name is Shortstop, right?”
Dustin nodded.  Just then the alarm went off.
“Decepticons.” Dustin said. “You’ll be safe here. The Decepticons are attacking.”
Dustin jumped into the air and transformed into Shortstop. He clicked on his comm link.
“Autobots attack.”
Shortstop ran outside with the other Autobots. Fifteen fighters were in the sky, led by Starscream. Abominus, Devastator, and Bruticus had shown up. The Autobots only had Superion, Computron, Skyfire, Shortstop, Jazz, Cliffjumper, Mirage, Hound, Blaster, Bluestreak and Huffer. The Autobots were clearly outnumbered.
“Decepticons attack.” Starscream ordered.
The Decepticon jets swooped down and began their attack. The Autobots returned fire. Skyfire transformed and took off, dog fighting with the Decepticon jets. Bruticus took on Superion again and Abominus and Devastator took on Computron. The Autobots were losing. Ramjet snuck into Autobot City. He followed the corridors and found what he was looking for, the transforming cog. He aimed his arm laser and fired. He destroyed the transforming cog. Ramjet continued to wander the halls and found Sarah still lying on the table.
“Human germ.” Ramjet said as he raised his weapon and aimed at her.
Just then Ramjet was tackled from behind by Shortstop. The two of them wrestled around on the floor. Shortstop was on top of him and put his hands on his face, expecting to use his absorbing power but nothing happened. Shortstop was surprised. He looked at his hands trying to figure out what had happened. Ramjet threw a punch that connected with Shortstop’s face. The blow knocked him over. Ramjet raised his weapon again at Sarah and again was tackled by Shortstop. They continued to wrestle around. Then finally Blaster came in.
“Blaster, get Sarah out of here.” Shortstop ordered.
The communications officer took the girl out of the room. Shortstop finally over took Ramjet and threw him into a wall. He ran outside. He looked in horror. The Aerialbots were on the ground, Skyfire was down. The Autobots were being overwhelmed. Just then Shortstop was hit in the back by Ramjet.
“Decepticons, we are done here. Return to base.” Starscream ordered.
They left leaving Autobot City in ruins.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, the Autobots were nearly completed.
“The bodies are complete, Prime.” Hoist reported.
They connected wires to the bodies from Teletran 2. The Quintison worked furiously not to displease the Autobots.
“Start the upload.” Prime said.
Perceptor pressed the button on the control panel. One by one each Autobot’s eyes lit up, regaining life. Prowl was the first to sit up. He put his hand up to his head. Finally the other Autobots sat up.
“Our friends are back.” Hoist said.
“Yes we are and we are going to take on the Decepticons.” Ironhide said.
“How long have we been gone?” Wheeljack asked.
“Too long.” Prime said.
“Did we retake Cybertron?” Prowl asked.
“What have we missed?” Windcharger asked.
“Slow down. I’ll answer your questions.” Prime said moving his hands up and down.
“It’s good to have you all back.” Hot Rod said.
“It’s good to be back.” Ironhide said.
“Ultra Magnus, contact Blaster on Earth.” Prime said.
Ultra Magnus pressed a few buttons but nothing happened.
“Prime, I can’t reach Autobot City.” Magnus reported.
Prime walked over to the console.
“Teletran, why can’t we contact Autobot City?”
“Decepticon activity sited near Autobot City before communications were lost.”
“Damn, Decepticreeps. Let’s go get ‘em, Prime.” Ironhide said.
“Not yet, Ironhide. But I’m going to send a recovery crew to aid the Autobots on Earth.”  Prime said. “Wheeljack, Prowl, Perceptor, First Aid, Hoist, Grapple, Ratchet, Streetwise, go to Earth and help the Autobots there. The rest of us will be there shortly.”
The eight of them boarded Omega Supreme and headed for Earth.

Meanwhile at Decepticon Headquarters, the Decepticons were finishing their project. The car they had stolen was on a work bench in Soundwave’s lab. Soundwave and Megatron were working on it. Megatron held the head of the new Decepticon. Lord Zarek had sent a new Nebulon to control the head of Nos. His name was Skipper. The new Nebulon climbed inside of the head. The head transformed into an exosuit.  The exosuit looked just like all of the others.  Once Megatron and Soundwave were done with the body, Skipper transformed into the head and connected with the body. The body looked just like Prowl’s, Bluestreak’s and Smokescreen’s bodies. The head resembled them as well. Megatron didn’t care about originality. He just wanted another Decepticon. The eyes lit up.
“Welcome, I am Megatron, leader of the Decepticons.”
“I am Nos.”

The Autobots arrived at the battle site.
“Great Cybertron.” Prowl said.

“Well, this is a kick in the bumper.” Streetwise said.
The Autobots were down but not out. Shortstop slowly got up. Ratchet ran over to him.
“What happened?”
“They hit us hard.” Shortstop said. “They destroyed the transforming cog.”
“Well, the good news is that you have a few circuits blown and that is it. Nothing too bad.”
First Aid repaired Skyfire.
“All ready to go.” First Aid reported.
“Thanks little buddy.”
Wheeljack repaired the Aerialbots, Hoist, Grapple, and Perceptor worked on the other Autobots. Shortstop got up and stumbled around a bit.
“Man I’ve got a headache.”
Just then Blaster returned with Sarah.
“Where were you?” Prowl asked.
“Protecting Sarah.”
“I ordered him to leave.” Shortstop said.
Just then more Autobot shuttles came down and landed. Optimus Prime walked out from one of the shuttles. Punch came driving up in his vehicle mode. He pulled up to Prime and transformed.
“Optimus Prime, the Decepticons have built another Decepticon out of the purple Eclipse they had stolen from Western Pennsylvania. His name is Nos.”
“What purple Eclipse?” Shortstop asked.
“They had stolen a purple Eclipse and had taken a young girl captive.”
“They kidnapped my little sister.”
“The Aerialbots attempted to stop them but were unsuccessful. We’ll get her back., but we’ll need a plan.” Optimus said.
“Another thing Prime. Scorpinok just landed.”

The Decepticons were celebrating their victory over the Autobots and taking over Athens.
“Ha, Metroplex is down because of my superb leadership.” Starscream said.
“Starscream, you fool.” Megatron said. “If the other Autobots were there you would have been scrapped.”
“While we have an advantange....”
“What advantage? Metroplex’s transforming cog is destroyed but they’ll build another one. And we’ll attack when I say so, Starscream.”
“But the Autobots would’ve been annihilated if I had my way.”
Megatron walked over and punched Starscream in the chest. The blow knocked him across the room.
“I’m leader here not you.”
“No, we’re leaders.” Galvatron said.
The two leaders locked hands and their eyes glowed brightly. Starscream walked off.
“Once I get this chip out of my head I’ll dispose of Megatron and Galvatron and I’ll be leader of the Decepticons.”

Shortstop walked around the out perimeter of Autobot City. His steps were slow, his hands were behind his back and his head was facing the ground.
“Hey.” a voice said behind him.
He turned around to find Hot Rod coming up behind him.
“What’s up Hot Rod?”
“You doin’ alright?” Hot Rod asked.
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“I know you’re full of it.” said the former leader.
“Well, I’m worried about my little sis. If they harm her I’ll tear ‘em apart.”
“We’ll get her back, bro.” Hot Rod said.
Just then Optimus Prime came over Hot Rod’s comm unit.
“Hot Rod, you and Shortstop report to the control room. The Decepticons are up to no good.”
Moments later the two speedsters walked into the room.
“What’s going on, Prime?”  Hot Rod asked.
“The Stunticons are out destroying a residential area of Athens. Nos is there with them.”
“I’ll go Prime, and I’ll take the Dinobots.” Shortstop said.
“Take Skylynx with you.”
Shortstop nodded.
“Dinobots, on me.”
Swoop came over and jumped on Shortstop.
“What the...I didn’t mean literally.” Shortstop said.
The Dinobots and Shortstop piled into Skylynx and headed for Athens.

The Stunticons and Nos were destroying houses. The extermination squad began to initiate Megatron’s “final solution,” like Hitler in the early 20th century. Megatron and Galvatron wanted to rid the earth of the humans and begin a new age for the Decepticons. The six Decepticons slaughtered people and destroyed houses.  Bodies littered the streets and yards.
“I’m surprised the Autobots haven’t tried to stop us yet.” Dead End said.
“Yeah, same here.” Drag Strip replied.
No sooner than he said that, a photon charger nailed Dead End in the shoulder. They all looked up to see Shortstop sitting on the edge of Skylynx’s cargo bay.
“Ah ha.” Shortstop called out.
Shortstop jumped out and landed about ten feet away from Nos.
“And you would be who?”  Nos asked.
“The name is Shortstop.”
“Silly name. Named after the baseball position.” Nos joked.
Shortstop’s eyes narrowed. Nos lunged at Shortstop. The Autobot sidestepped him.
“Stunticons, unite.” Motor Master ordered.
They all combined to form Menasor.
“Dinobots, come together.” Grimlock ordered.

The Dinobots formed Titanus. The two mighty getsalts battled while Shortstop battled Nos.  Nos threw a punch at Shortstop, who ducked then came up with an uppercut. Shortstop then spun around and kicked Nos across the face.  Skipper flew off the shoulders of Nos and transformed into his exosuit form while Nos transformed into vehicle mode. Shorstop did the same. Skipper and Dustin hit each other in mid air. Skipper landed on top of Dustin. He started to punch him repeatedly. Dustin the grabbed him then threw him over his head.  Skipper jumped into the air and transformed back into the head of Nos. Nos jumped into the air and transformed into a gun. Menasor grabbed it and pointed it at Shortstop. Just then Menasor was hit by multiple laser blasts. Shortstop turned around to see that Titanus had a new Targetmaster, Skylynx. Menasor fell apart into five Stunticon components.
“Stunticons, retreat.” Motor Master yelled.
They all jumped into the air and returned to base.
“Let’s get back to base.” Shorstop said.

Inside of Scorpinok, Starscream was up to no good. He was looking for a way to get this chip out of his head. The chip prevented him from taking hostile action towards Galvatron or Megatron. Then he saw his answer. Dr. Archevil had just walked by the doorway. Starscream went after him.
“Archevil.”
Archevil turned to Starscream.
“What is it, Starscream?”
“I have a little problem. You see this chip in my head prevents me from taking hostile action towards Megatron and Galvatron. I would like you to take it out.”
“And what is in it for me?”
“When I become leader I’ll let you live.”
Archevil pondered the thought for a moment then agreed to the terms. He didn’t have anything to lose. The two of them walked into Soundwave’s lab. Starscream lied down on the table and Archevil began the process. About 3000 Astroseconds later, he was finished. He took the chip out and handed it to Starscream. The Decepticon took the chip and threw it down. He aimed his arm laser at it and fired. The chip was destroyed.

Shortstop arrived at Autobot City. He walked into the control room. Optimus Prime was standing at the main control board.
“Optimus Prime, we’ve got a problem. The Decepticons are planning mass genocide. And Nos isn’t only a Headmaster but he’s a Targetmaster too.”
Just then Teletran’s screen popped on and the Decepticon leader, Megatron was on the screen.
“Optimus Prime, it’s been awhile since we’ve talked.” Megatron said.
“Get to the point, Megatron.”
“I want you and Shortstop to show up at the football field. No more Autobots than you two. If any more Autobots show up, the flesh bag will die.”
The screen went blank.
“We need a plan.” Ironhide said.
“I’ve got one.” Shortstop said.

The Decepticons stood in the middle of the football field. Finally the two Autobots showed up.
“Took their time.” Starscream commented.
Prime and Shortstop transformed.
“Alright, we’re here, now release my sister.”
“She’s up there.” Galvatron said pointing to the press box.
Shortstop looked up to see Amanda being guarded by Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage and Laserbeak. Shortstop attempted to make a move towards her but he was stopped by Prime’s arm.
“Now, lower your weapons.” Galvatron said.
“Forget it, tin head.” Shortstop shot back.
Shortstop pushed past Prime and lunged at Galvatron. Galvatron and Megatron raised their arm cannons and fired. Amanda watched in horror as her older brother blew apart. Nearby, Hound, who had disguised himself as an Ohio University Police cruiser, turned off his lights and the debris from Shortstop disappeared. Shortstop came flying behind Megatron and drilled him in his back. Megatron went flying towards Prime, who threw a right hook and hit him in the face. The impact sent Megatron flying back the other way.
“Autobots, attack.” Prime ordered.
Skyfire, Skylynx, and Omega Supreme came out of the sky with Autobots pouring out of the cargo bays. Ultra Magnus busted through a wall with Kup and Springer. Kup drove off of the top of Magnus and Springer drove off the bottom rack. Magnus transformed.
“Trypticon, Scorpinok attack.” ordered Galvatron. The two Decepticon cities transformed. Metroplex and Fortress Maximus came crashing down on top of them. Metroplex grabbed Trypticon, picked him up and threw him into the Hocking River. Fortress Maximus punched Scorpinok across the face, the force of the punch sent Scorpinok flying threw the air and landed on top of a hill. The hill however was occupied by the construction of the new University Courtyard apartments.

Megatron looked up at Shortstop.
“We destroyed you.”
“ Yeah, but I had Skywarp’s teleportation ability. I activated it and Hound replaced me with a hologram right before the blast hit.”
Megatron shot up to attack Shortstop but was hit from behind by Optimus Prime. Shortstop turned around to find some random Decepticon to fight. All of the Decepticon getsalts combined along with the Autobots. Then the jets merged to form a new getsalt.
“Jets, merge to become Scimitar.” Starscream ordered.
The six jets combined in the air. Starscream and Thrust made up the body, Skywarp and Thundercracker made up the arms and Ramjet and Dirge made up the legs. Then three more jets came down out of the air. It was Sunstorm, Tornadic and Shadow Seeker. They formed together to form a triple barreled gun for Scimitar.
“Scimitar is here. The master of Ruination.”
“Well, he’s got Starscream’s attitude.” Shortstop said.
The Autobots scattered. Shortstop raised his rifle and aimed it at Scimitar. Then something got in the way. It was Scourge. He grabbed the barrel and bent it.
“You bent my rifle.” Shortstop said.
“Yeah, and I’m going to bend your face.” Scourge said.
“Not after I break yours.”

Shortstop grabbed his rifle by the barrel and hit Scourge across the face with the butt end of it. Scourge went down holding his face. After Shortstop had bent his barrel back the way it used to be he raised again. Then he saw Cyclonus aiming his Targetmaster Nightstick at Wheeljack. Wheeljack hadn’t noticed Cyclonus because he was firing at Bombshell. Shortstop reached behind his back and grabbed his spoiler. He threw it at Cyclonus and knocked Nightstick out his hand. Nightstick transformed into his exosuit mode and lied on the ground, unconscious. Cyclonus looked at Shortstop who was wagging his finger at him. Cyclonus was about to take on Shortstop but was tackled by Outback and Pipes. Shortstop raised his rifle again. He fired at the new gesalt. He fired and hit Scimitar in the right shoulder. Scimitar disengaged and all of the jets fell to the ground. Trailbreaker came up next to Shortstop.
“How did you know that his weakness was his right shoulder?”  Trailbreaker asked.
“Because, it’s always the right shoulder.” Shortstop replied.
“Oh, good point.”

A few yards away from the main battle, Optimus Prime was going up against Megatron and Hot Rod was up against Galvatron, a few yards away from them. Megatron picked up Prime and threw him into Hot Rod, knocking them both over. Hot Rod was the first to get up and he helped up Prime. Optimus and Hot Rod interlocked hands and their eyes began to glow. Hot Rod grew. He used to only come up to Prime’s chest but now he was the same height as him.  He was now Rodimus Prime. The two Primes fought against Megatron and Galvatron. Rodimus was knocking around Galvatron but Optimus wasn’t having the best of luck fighting Megatron. He hit Megatron across the face and knocked him down. Megatron retaliated with a kick to the chest.  Optimus was really beat up. He reached for his fallen rifle but Megatron kicked it away. Rodimus overtook Galvatron and knocked him out cold. He saw that Megatron was about to deliver the death blow and he took off running at them. Prime stood up to face his arch enemy.
“It’s over ,Prime. I’ve killed Sentinel Prime and I’ve killed you once before. Now I’m going to kill you again.”
Optimus Prime’s eyes narrowed. Megatron aimed his arm cannon and charged it. The tip of the of his gun glowed a bright purple, then discharged. Rodimus Prime came out of nowhere and took the full intensity of the blast in his chest. He fell to the ground.

Nearby, Shortstop was fighting Nos when he saw the whole thing.
“RODIMUS!” Shortstop screamed.
He punched Nos in the face and took off running towards him. He knelt down next to him just in time to see his eyes flicker out of existence. The infuriated Shortstop, with his eyes glowing bright blue, ripped off Rodimus Prime’s arm lasers from his arms. He placed them on his own arms. Shortstop also has the ability to integrate other Transformer abilities without absorbing it. Now he was integrated Rodimus Prime’s arm lasers onto his own arms and now they are his arm lasers.
“Who’s next?” Megatron asked triumphantly.
“I am.” Shortstop said with his eyes glowing very brightly.
He backhanded Megatron across the face. He then grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved his right arm into his stomach and fired. Three laser beams came flying out of the back of Megatron. He then picked up Megatron above his head and threw him at Devastator. Galvatron got up and noticed that Megatron was down and his troops were being defeated.
“Decepticons, retreat.”
Nos picked up Megatron and flew off. Starscream and the jets transformed into their jet modes and took off. All of the Decepticons retreated. Shortstop picked up Rodimus.

“Ratchet, transform.”
The medic did as he was told and Shortstop placed Rodimus inside. He helped Optimus get inside as well. The Autobots piled into the shuttles and left for Cybertron.

Deep in Decepticon Headquarters, Megatron lied motionless on Soundwave’s operating table. A figure emerged from the shadows of the room. It was Starscream. He raised his arm getting ready to fire.
“Now that I have this chip out of my head I can destroy you and Galvatron and become leader of the Decepticons.”
“Oh, you will Starscream?” a voice said behind him.
Starscream turned around, still pointing his weapon at Megatron. The voice came from Galvatron. Just then, Megatron’s hand shot up and grabbed Starscream’s arm. Starscream jumped back.
“We’re really going to enjoy this.” Both of them said in unison.
Megatron transformed into his gun mode and landed in Galvatron’s hand. He aimed the gun at Starscream.
“Wait, you can’t shoot me. I’m a vital part of Scimitar and a crucial part of the Decepticon task force.” Starscream pleaded.
“Sunstorm will take your spot on Scimitar and you aren’t that important.” Galvatron said.
“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.” Starscream cried.
Galvatron fired. The blast hit Starscream in the chest and his chest cavity blew apart. The body fell to the ground. Starscream’s red eyes faded. Megatron transformed back into his robot form. The two of them just stared that the body of the traitorous Decepticon.
“That is what happens when you betray us.” Megatron said.

Rodimus Prime was buried on Cybertron and a statue was placed in his honor. In Athens another statue was built. On top of the hill where the University Courtyard Apartments once stood, is where an Autobot symbol stood at the east end of the hill. Next to the symbol was a statue of Rodimus Prime. Athens City Officials agreed to have a statue built for the late Prime. After the Autobots were repaired they all gathered and stood on the newly renamed Memorial Hill for a memorial service. The Autobots and a few humans showed up for it. Shortstop ran his fingers along his new arm lasers. He kept them as a sign of commemoration. Optimus Prime stood at the base of the statue.
“Rodimus Prime was a great leader in my absence...and a good friend. He sacrificed himself so that I could live. He will not be forgotten. He will remain in our hearts so long as freedom reigns, he will not be forgotten. We will remember you Rodimus Prime.”
Then all of the Autobots said at once.
“We will remember.”

The End

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Back at Autobot City, Autobot morale was low. Having witness the return of Megatron.
“Did we really see that?” Gold Bug asked. “I mean, it can’t really be Megatron.”
“It’s Megatron.” Prime said. “Now the Decepticons have become more dangerous than before.”
“Hey, I got it.” Shortstop said. “Why don’t we do what they did? Why don’t we just reactivate the fallen Autobots?”
“There’s just one problem.” Sunstreaker said. “Those Autobots were in the mausoleum, which by the way was destroyed and even if we had the bodies it would be impossible to revive them.”
“Obviously it wouldn’t be impossible since the Autobot behind me is alive and he was revived. We’ll rebuild their bodies and have Teletran upload their personalities into them and then we’ll grab ourselves a Quint to revive them.”
“We’ll get a what to revive them?” Cliffjumper asked.
“A Quintison.”
“And how do you expect to get a Quintison?”
“We’ll have Skylynx pick up the Autobot bounty hunter Defcon.”
“Blaster, locate and contact Defcon.” Prime ordered.
“Hey Defcon, this is Blaster blastin’ at ya from Autobot City on Earth.”

Moments later Defcon appeared on the screen.
“What can I do for you, Prime?”
“We need you to find a Quintison.”
“A Quintison you say, this shall be interesting.”
“Good, we’ll send Skylynx to pick you up. Autobot City out.”
The screen went blank and Prime pressed a few more buttons.
Skylynx, come in this is Optimus Prime on Earth.”
Skylynx appeared on the screen moments later.
“This is Skylynx. What can I do for you, sir?”
“We need you to pick up Defcon and then find a Quintison.”
“That won’t be a problem with my great flying ability. I shall fly faster and...”
“Just do it.” Prime cut it.
“Yes, sir.”
“Good, Prime out.”
“Optimus Prime calling Cybertron.”
“Ultra Magnus, here.”
“Magnus, we’re expecting Defcon and Skylynx to bring back a Quintison. We’re reviving the fallen Autobots. They’ll be arriving on Cybertron within the next couple of hours.”
“We’ll contact you when they arrive. Cybertron out.”
The screen went blank. Shortstop’s head flew off and transformed into exosuit form, the body transformed into the vehicle form. Dustin took off his helmet.
“All we have to do is wait now.” Dustin said.

Meanwhile in the Decepticon base, Megatron was curious.
“I want to know everything about this new Autobot, Shortstop.”
“Why should we worry about one little Autobot? He is of no concern to us.”  Said the unloyal Decepticon.
“He is a threat. Did you see what he did to me?” Skywarp cut in “When he touched me, he drained me of my strength.”
“But look at all of these Energon cubes that we stole from Athens. It’s more than enough to get rid of those miserable Autobots.” Starscream said.
“Silence Starscream. I want to learn about Shortstop before I deactivate him permanently.” Megatron said.
Starscream stared at Megatron with an evil look.
“Soundwave, activate Laserbeak. Send him to spy on the Autobot known as Shortstop.”
Soundwave pressed the button on his shoulder.
“LASERBEAK, EJECT. OPERATION: RECONNAISSANCE.”
A cassette flew out of Soundwave’s chest and transformed into a bird. Laserbeak flew out of Decepticon Headquarters and headed for Autobot City.

Across the galaxy, Skylynx and Defcon reached the planet where the Quintisons were staying. The planet was rugged, not much sign of life, no buildings, no civilization.
“They’re in hiding.” stated Defcon.
“Well, wouldn’t you if the Autobots and Decepticons were after you?”

“No I wouldn’t.”
All of a sudden a photon charge exploded next to them.
“Well they know we’re here.” Skylynx said.
“I’m glad you are on this mission because I don’t think I could notice the obvious without you.” Defcon said sarcastically.
The unseen Quintison kept firing.
“The fly through the air and when he’s firing at me, you take him out.” Skylynx instructed.
Skylynx transformed and took off into the air. The Quintison started firing at him and Defcon snuck around and tackled him. Skylynx came back down and Defcon had already tied him up. The Quintison kept switching heads. Skylynx came up to the Quintison.
“We need you to revive some fallen comrades of ours.”
“Never.”
Defcon, who had a hold of the tentacles, swung the Quintison around and smashed one of the faces off of the ground.
“If you don’t come with us. You can expect to have your other faces hurting.”
“One hundred percent probability he’ll do it again.” said the Quintison. “I will revive your fallen comrades.”
“Good now get it.”
Skylynx transformed into his shuttle mode. Defcon and the Quintison got in. Skylynx took off leaving a burn mark across the rocky terrain and headed for Cybertron.

Back on Earth, Nick had returned via Omega Supreme. He was running tests on Shortstop outside of Autobot City.
“I don’t see how this is relevant. We already know what I can do in this suit.” Dustin protested.
“I know but it’s for scientific study.” Nick said. “Just transform.”
“Oh all right.” Dustin said as if he hated doing it.
Dustin transformed into the head and the car transformed into the body. The two parts connected and now he was known as Shortstop.
“Ok, we’re going to test accuracy. Hound is going to set up holograms and you’re going to shoot them.” Nick instructed.
“Seems easy enough.”
“Ok, ready?” Hound asked.
Shortstop nodded. The first hologram was of Cyclonus. Shortstop aimed and fired. He hit the target in the chest. The hologram disappeared. The next hologram was of the six constructicons. This time they moved around and tried to form Devastator. Shortstop fired again and hit Long Haul before he could merge. The constructicons were unable to merge and they fell to the ground. The holograms vanished. While they were running their tests they were being watched. Laserbeak was perched on a nearby tree watching and recording everything.
“Alright, let’s test speed.” Nick said.
“Yes, let’s test speed.” Sunstreaker said while walking out of Metroplex.
Behind him were Jazz, Mirage, Cliffjumper, Powerglide, Gold Bug, and Sideswipe. Sunstreaker walked up next to Shortstop.

“From here to the river and back. The first one back wins, but on the way back once you pass that tree, transform and run to the finish line.”
“Oh, I’m game.”
Sunstreaker transformed into his Lamborgini mode and lined up on the left side of Nick. Shortstop transformed into his Ford GT mode. Dustin was in his exosuit in the driver seat.
“Ok, on me.” Nick said.
He raised his arms then threw them down. The two Autobots took off. Sunstreaker pulled ahead by a car length. Dustin shifted from first to second then to third then to fourth and blew right by Sunstreaker. He came up to the river, he pulled the e-brake, turned the wheel hard and spun the car around 180 degrees. He put the e-brake back down and took off back towards the finish line. He passed the tree and transformed into robot mode and took off running. He was about ten feet from the finish line when he heard Sunstreaker transform, but he didn’t care too much because now he crossed the finish line. Sunstreaker crossed it about 5 seconds later.
“Well at least you didn’t scratch my paint.”
“Ok, I think that’s enough testing.” Nick said.
The group walked back into the mighty transforming city. They walked into the control room and Optimus Prime was talking to Ultra Magnus.
“We’ll send Nick, Hoist, and Chip to Cybertron and there you can begin the process.” said Prime.
“We’ll be waiting for them. Cybertron out.”
The screen went blank.
“Man this is exciting. We’ll be getting all the Autobots back.” Chip said.
Jazz looked to his side to find Shortstop gone. He walked back outside and found him. He had transformed back into his human form and was sitting on top of the hood of his car staring at the setting sun.
“Hey man, what’s up?”
“Oh, nothin’, Jazz. I’m just out here chillin’.”
“Now, my circuits are telling me that you are full of it.” Jazz replied with a smile.
Dustin too was smiling.
“Well Jazz, I became an Autobot pretty fast. Yeah, I’ve been hangin’ out with you guys for awhile now but I actually became a transformer so quickly and I’m startin’ to feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders.”
“That’s funny. I don’t see anything on your shoulders.” Jazz said while still smiling. “It will pass m’man.”
“Yeah I guess you’re right.”
“Hey man, I’m headed to the rec room. Would you like to join me?”
“Yeah, I’ll come in with you.”
Dustin hopped off of his car and transformed back into Shortstop. The two of them walked back into Autobot City.
“Oh and by the way, thanks for the mix cd. The song Scat Man by Scatman Crothers is a jammin’ song.” Jazz said.
“No problem, bro.” Shortstop replied.
As the two Autobots walked off, Laserbeak turned around and flew off to show Megatron what he had recorded.

In Decepticon Headquarters, Megatron was reviewing the recording made by Laserbeak.
“He’s a headmaster.” said Galvatron.
“And a strong one too.” Skywarp said.
“He’s nothing.” Starscream said. “I could handle him.”
“Yeah, it really looked like you handled him. He turned you into scrap metal.” Thundercracker said.
“I’ll destroy him next time.”
“No.” Megatron said. “Our new headmaster will.”
“What are you talking about, Megatron?”
“Starscream, your intelligence level insults even me.”
“After our battle with the Autobots, I sent Reflector out for some reconnaissance.”
Just as he said that, the Reflector group came into the room. Viewfinder, the groups leader handed Megatron photographs from the mission.
“This is the fastest car you could find.?”
“Yes, Megatron.” The three Decepticons said in unison.
“Good. Soundwave activate Laserbeak, Rumble, Frenzy and Ravage.”
Soundwave pressed the button on his shoulder.
“Laserbeak, Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy, eject. Operation: capture.”
Four cassettes flew out of Soundwave’s chest and transformed. The four of them flew out of Decepticon Headquarters. Megatron threw the picture aside and it landed next to the feet of another Decepticon, if that is what you want to call him. Counterpunch picked up the picture and looked at it. It was of a purple Mitsubishi Eclipse with a female driver. The driver was in her early twenties, pretty, brown hair with some blonde streaks and the license plate read “Mandy.” Counterpunch took the picture to Autobot City. After he had left Megatron ordered the Sharkticons, who had formed an alliance with the Decepticons, to Athens.

In Athens, workers struggled furiously to repair the damage done by the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. The citizens of Athens were moving on with their lives, unaware of the danger they’re about to fall into again. A large group of Sharkticons rose up out of the Hocking River, right next to the Ohio University Golf Course. They began their reign of terror. Meanwhile the alarm went off at Autobot City.
“Oh, what now.” Shortstop said.
“Talk to me, Blaster.” Hot Rod said.
“A group of Sharkticons are tearin’ up the south side and they’re movin’ on up.” Blaster replied.
“I’ll go; I’ll take care of them.” Shortstop said.
“Ok but take Jazz, Cliffjumper, Mirage and Bluestreak with you.” Prime said.
The five Autobots transformed and headed for Athens. After they left, Punch returned with the picture.
“Optimus Prime, the Decepticons are creating a new headmaster to take on Shortstop.”
Prime pressed a button on the console.

“Aerialbots, report to me at once.”
Moments later the Aerialbots walked into the room.
“Reporting as ordered.” Silverbolt said.
“The Decepticons are creating a new headmaster out of this car.” Prime said as he held up the picture of the car. “We need you to stop them.”
“We’re on our way, Prime.” Silverbolt said.
The Aerialbots transformed into their jet mode and flew off to save the girl.

The four Decepticon cassettes had found the car. Laserbeak swooped down and picked up the girl. Rumble and Frenzy picked up the car. They were about to leave when the Aerialbots arrived.
“Now, what do you think you’re doing.” Slingshot asked slyly.
“None of your guys’s business.” Rumble said.
Just then a tree exploded next to Fireflight. The Aerialbots turned around to see the Combaticons.
“COMBATICONS!” Silverbolt yelled.
While the Aerialbots were distracted the Decepticon cassettes took off with the girl and the car.
“Aerialbots merge to become Superion.” Silverbolt ordered.
The five of them became Superion. Silverbolt became the body and head, Slingshot and Fireflight formed the right and left arms and Airraid and Skydive formed the right and left legs The Combaticons did the same.
“Let’s show them what a true combiner is made of. Form Bruticus.”

The five of them merged into Bruticus. Onslaught formed the body and head, Blast Off and Vortex became the right and left arms and Swindle and Brawl formed the right and left legs. Bruticus and Superion battled. Superion tackled Bruticus and began to punch in his face. Bruticus flipped Superion over his head. Superion landed on his back and Bruticus drew his weapon. He fired. It hit Superion in the left shoulder. Superion got up and returned fire. The photon charge nailed Bruticus in the upper thigh. Bruticus fired and hit Superion in the chest. He fell over. While Superion was down, Bruticus flew off back to Decepticon Headquarters.

On the Ohio University’s south green students were running from the Sharkticons. Jazz, Cliffjumper, Mirage, Bluestreak and Shortstop arrived. Dustin recognized some of the people running away. A lot of them were running into Nelson Dining Hall.
“Let’s take these beasts.” Shortstop said.
“Spread out.” Jazz said.
“There’s just one thing that I hate more than Sharkticons.” Cliffjumper said.
“What’s that?” Mirage asked.
“Casey Kasem. He has that annoying voice and that damn countdown.”
They all began to run over the Sharkticons. They all transformed and fired at them. Shortstop noticed some of them heading into the dining hall.
“I’m going after the ones in the building.” Shortstop said, pointing.

He transformed into his exosuit mode and ran into the building after the Sharkticons. A few bodies were laying on the floor. Dustin ran and tackled one of the Sharkticons. He ripped off the tail and used it against them. Another one came at him. Dustin threw the tail at it. The tail stuck into its optic sensor. Then Dustin pulled out his duel laser pistols and fired at the remaining Sharkticons. One of them took a swipe a girl’s leg, cutting it very deeply. The girl fell and the Sharkticon went for the kill. It lunged at the girl but it fell short. It turned around to find Dustin holding its tail. Dustin pulled the tail and swung the Sharkticon around and threw it into a wall. Dustin walked over to the girl. It was Sarah. Dustin knelt down to take a look at her. The cut was deep. Her leg was covered in blood.  He saw her eyes grow big. He slightly turned his head and saw a Sharkticon out of the corner of his eye. He jumped up and did a roundhouse kick, kicking it across the room. He then pulled out his duel pistols and fired at it. It blew apart.

While the battle raged on the south green, unaware civilians were doing their regular thing. Students were walking to class, talking about getting drunk, grades and even the battle of the Transformers that had happened only days before. Then all of a sudden Galvatron appeared among the rooftops.
“DECEPTICONS ATTACK!”
People panicked and started running. Decepticon jets flew in and attacked. The Predacons came running in. They slaughtered people.
“Predacons form Predaking.” Razorclaw said.
The five of them formed Predaking and began to terrorize. Predaking sliced through buildings, stepped on people. He ripped buildings from their foundation. Bruticus, Devastator, and Abominus showed up and did the same. The Stunticons stayed in their vehicle forms and ran over people and drove through buildings. They looked as if they were clearing the area for something. Just then, the Decepticons took to the air to get out of the way of what they were waiting for. Scorpinok.

Back on south green, the five Autobots were finishing off the Sharkticons. Dustin was still inside of the dining hall. Jazz came in on Dustin’s comm link.
“Shortstop, this is Jazz. Trypticon is bustin’ up the south side and we need to get out of here.”
“Copy that. I’m bringin’ an injured civilian with me.” Dustin replied.
“Right on, m’man.”
Sarah recognized the voice but couldn’t place it. Dustin picked her up and took her outside. He ran to his car. The door opened on its own. He placed Sarah inside and then ran to the other side and got in. He took off just as Trypticon started leveling the surrounding buildings. He met up with the other four Autobots. The five of them headed for Autobot City as Trypticon took over South Green, reaching from Mill Street, over the Hocking River, River Park Towers, Ping Center and all of the buildings in between.

The five Autobots and the injured civilian returned to Autobot City.  They all entered the transforming city. A skeleton crew was running Autobot City. Optimus Prime had left for Cybertron.  Dustin set Sarah onto a table and examined her wounds.

“I’ll be right back. I have to go get some bandages.” Dustin said.
He left the room. Sarah looked around, amazed at the sheer size of the place. Computer interfaces along the wall. Dustin walked back into the room. He set the medical supplies next to her.
“It’s a good thing that Carly is a doctor and she kept some medical supplies here.” Dustin thought to himself.
“Alright now lay down.”
Sarah did as she was told. He doused a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol and lightly touched the outside of the wounds. Sarah cringed. Dustin glanced at her then continued slowly.
“So, what is this place?” Sarah asked.
“This is Autobot City. This is one of our bases of operation.”
“Your name is Shortstop, right?”
Dustin nodded.  Just then the alarm went off.
“Decepticons.” Dustin said. “You’ll be safe here. The Decepticons are attacking.”
Dustin jumped into the air and transformed into Shortstop. He clicked on his comm link.
“Autobots attack.”
Shortstop ran outside with the other Autobots. Fifteen fighters were in the sky, led by Starscream. Abominus, Devastator, and Bruticus had shown up. The Autobots only had Superion, Computron, Skyfire, Shortstop, Jazz, Cliffjumper, Mirage, Hound, Blaster, Bluestreak and Huffer. The Autobots were clearly outnumbered.
“Decepticons attack.” Starscream ordered.
The Decepticon jets swooped down and began their attack. The Autobots returned fire. Skyfire transformed and took off, dog fighting with the Decepticon jets. Bruticus took on Superion again and Abominus and Devastator took on Computron. The Autobots were losing. Ramjet snuck into Autobot City. He followed the corridors and found what he was looking for, the transforming cog. He aimed his arm laser and fired. He destroyed the transforming cog. Ramjet continued to wander the halls and found Sarah still lying on the table.
“Human germ.” Ramjet said as he raised his weapon and aimed at her.
Just then Ramjet was tackled from behind by Shortstop. The two of them wrestled around on the floor. Shortstop was on top of him and put his hands on his face, expecting to use his absorbing power but nothing happened. Shortstop was surprised. He looked at his hands trying to figure out what had happened. Ramjet threw a punch that connected with Shortstop’s face. The blow knocked him over. Ramjet raised his weapon again at Sarah and again was tackled by Shortstop. They continued to wrestle around. Then finally Blaster came in.
“Blaster, get Sarah out of here.” Shortstop ordered.
The communications officer took the girl out of the room. Shortstop finally over took Ramjet and threw him into a wall. He ran outside. He looked in horror. The Aerialbots were on the ground, Skyfire was down. The Autobots were being overwhelmed. Just then Shortstop was hit in the back by Ramjet.
“Decepticons, we are done here. Return to base.” Starscream ordered.
They left leaving Autobot City in ruins.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, the Autobots were nearly completed.
“The bodies are complete, Prime.” Hoist reported.
They connected wires to the bodies from Teletran 2. The Quintison worked furiously not to displease the Autobots.
“Start the upload.” Prime said.
Perceptor pressed the button on the control panel. One by one each Autobot’s eyes lit up, regaining life. Prowl was the first to sit up. He put his hand up to his head. Finally the other Autobots sat up.
“Our friends are back.” Hoist said.
“Yes we are and we are going to take on the Decepticons.” Ironhide said.
“How long have we been gone?” Wheeljack asked.
“Too long.” Prime said.
“Did we retake Cybertron?” Prowl asked.
“What have we missed?” Windcharger asked.
“Slow down. I’ll answer your questions.” Prime said moving his hands up and down.
“It’s good to have you all back.” Hot Rod said.
“It’s good to be back.” Ironhide said.
“Ultra Magnus, contact Blaster on Earth.” Prime said.
Ultra Magnus pressed a few buttons but nothing happened.
“Prime, I can’t reach Autobot City.” Magnus reported.
Prime walked over to the console.
“Teletran, why can’t we contact Autobot City?”
“Decepticon activity sited near Autobot City before communications were lost.”
“Damn, Decepticreeps. Let’s go get ‘em, Prime.” Ironhide said.
“Not yet, Ironhide. But I’m going to send a recovery crew to aid the Autobots on Earth.”  Prime said. “Wheeljack, Prowl, Perceptor, First Aid, Hoist, Grapple, Ratchet, Streetwise, go to Earth and help the Autobots there. The rest of us will be there shortly.”
The eight of them boarded Omega Supreme and headed for Earth.

Meanwhile at Decepticon Headquarters, the Decepticons were finishing their project. The car they had stolen was on a work bench in Soundwave’s lab. Soundwave and Megatron were working on it. Megatron held the head of the new Decepticon. Lord Zarek had sent a new Nebulon to control the head of Nos. His name was Skipper. The new Nebulon climbed inside of the head. The head transformed into an exosuit.  The exosuit looked just like all of the others.  Once Megatron and Soundwave were done with the body, Skipper transformed into the head and connected with the body. The body looked just like Prowl’s, Bluestreak’s and Smokescreen’s bodies. The head resembled them as well. Megatron didn’t care about originality. He just wanted another Decepticon. The eyes lit up.
“Welcome, I am Megatron, leader of the Decepticons.”
“I am Nos.”

The Autobots arrived at the battle site.
“Great Cybertron.” Prowl said.

“Well, this is a kick in the bumper.” Streetwise said.
The Autobots were down but not out. Shortstop slowly got up. Ratchet ran over to him.
“What happened?”
“They hit us hard.” Shortstop said. “They destroyed the transforming cog.”
“Well, the good news is that you have a few circuits blown and that is it. Nothing too bad.”
First Aid repaired Skyfire.
“All ready to go.” First Aid reported.
“Thanks little buddy.”
Wheeljack repaired the Aerialbots, Hoist, Grapple, and Perceptor worked on the other Autobots. Shortstop got up and stumbled around a bit.
“Man I’ve got a headache.”
Just then Blaster returned with Sarah.
“Where were you?” Prowl asked.
“Protecting Sarah.”
“I ordered him to leave.” Shortstop said.
Just then more Autobot shuttles came down and landed. Optimus Prime walked out from one of the shuttles. Punch came driving up in his vehicle mode. He pulled up to Prime and transformed.
“Optimus Prime, the Decepticons have built another Decepticon out of the purple Eclipse they had stolen from Western Pennsylvania. His name is Nos.”
“What purple Eclipse?” Shortstop asked.
“They had stolen a purple Eclipse and had taken a young girl captive.”
“They kidnapped my little sister.”
“The Aerialbots attempted to stop them but were unsuccessful. We’ll get her back., but we’ll need a plan.” Optimus said.
“Another thing Prime. Scorpinok just landed.”

The Decepticons were celebrating their victory over the Autobots and taking over Athens.
“Ha, Metroplex is down because of my superb leadership.” Starscream said.
“Starscream, you fool.” Megatron said. “If the other Autobots were there you would have been scrapped.”
“While we have an advantange....”
“What advantage? Metroplex’s transforming cog is destroyed but they’ll build another one. And we’ll attack when I say so, Starscream.”
“But the Autobots would’ve been annihilated if I had my way.”
Megatron walked over and punched Starscream in the chest. The blow knocked him across the room.
“I’m leader here not you.”
“No, we’re leaders.” Galvatron said.
The two leaders locked hands and their eyes glowed brightly. Starscream walked off.
“Once I get this chip out of my head I’ll dispose of Megatron and Galvatron and I’ll be leader of the Decepticons.”

Shortstop walked around the out perimeter of Autobot City. His steps were slow, his hands were behind his back and his head was facing the ground.
“Hey.” a voice said behind him.
He turned around to find Hot Rod coming up behind him.
“What’s up Hot Rod?”
“You doin’ alright?” Hot Rod asked.
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“I know you’re full of it.” said the former leader.
“Well, I’m worried about my little sis. If they harm her I’ll tear ‘em apart.”
“We’ll get her back, bro.” Hot Rod said.
Just then Optimus Prime came over Hot Rod’s comm unit.
“Hot Rod, you and Shortstop report to the control room. The Decepticons are up to no good.”
Moments later the two speedsters walked into the room.
“What’s going on, Prime?”  Hot Rod asked.
“The Stunticons are out destroying a residential area of Athens. Nos is there with them.”
“I’ll go Prime, and I’ll take the Dinobots.” Shortstop said.
“Take Skylynx with you.”
Shortstop nodded.
“Dinobots, on me.”
Swoop came over and jumped on Shortstop.
“What the...I didn’t mean literally.” Shortstop said.
The Dinobots and Shortstop piled into Skylynx and headed for Athens.

The Stunticons and Nos were destroying houses. The extermination squad began to initiate Megatron’s “final solution,” like Hitler in the early 20th century. Megatron and Galvatron wanted to rid the earth of the humans and begin a new age for the Decepticons. The six Decepticons slaughtered people and destroyed houses.  Bodies littered the streets and yards.
“I’m surprised the Autobots haven’t tried to stop us yet.” Dead End said.
“Yeah, same here.” Drag Strip replied.
No sooner than he said that, a photon charger nailed Dead End in the shoulder. They all looked up to see Shortstop sitting on the edge of Skylynx’s cargo bay.
“Ah ha.” Shortstop called out.
Shortstop jumped out and landed about ten feet away from Nos.
“And you would be who?”  Nos asked.
“The name is Shortstop.”
“Silly name. Named after the baseball position.” Nos joked.
Shortstop’s eyes narrowed. Nos lunged at Shortstop. The Autobot sidestepped him.
“Stunticons, unite.” Motor Master ordered.
They all combined to form Menasor.
“Dinobots, come together.” Grimlock ordered.

The Dinobots formed Titanus. The two mighty getsalts battled while Shortstop battled Nos.  Nos threw a punch at Shortstop, who ducked then came up with an uppercut. Shortstop then spun around and kicked Nos across the face.  Skipper flew off the shoulders of Nos and transformed into his exosuit form while Nos transformed into vehicle mode. Shorstop did the same. Skipper and Dustin hit each other in mid air. Skipper landed on top of Dustin. He started to punch him repeatedly. Dustin the grabbed him then threw him over his head.  Skipper jumped into the air and transformed back into the head of Nos. Nos jumped into the air and transformed into a gun. Menasor grabbed it and pointed it at Shortstop. Just then Menasor was hit by multiple laser blasts. Shortstop turned around to see that Titanus had a new Targetmaster, Skylynx. Menasor fell apart into five Stunticon components.
“Stunticons, retreat.” Motor Master yelled.
They all jumped into the air and returned to base.
“Let’s get back to base.” Shorstop said.

Inside of Scorpinok, Starscream was up to no good. He was looking for a way to get this chip out of his head. The chip prevented him from taking hostile action towards Galvatron or Megatron. Then he saw his answer. Dr. Archevil had just walked by the doorway. Starscream went after him.
“Archevil.”
Archevil turned to Starscream.
“What is it, Starscream?”
“I have a little problem. You see this chip in my head prevents me from taking hostile action towards Megatron and Galvatron. I would like you to take it out.”
“And what is in it for me?”
“When I become leader I’ll let you live.”
Archevil pondered the thought for a moment then agreed to the terms. He didn’t have anything to lose. The two of them walked into Soundwave’s lab. Starscream lied down on the table and Archevil began the process. About 3000 Astroseconds later, he was finished. He took the chip out and handed it to Starscream. The Decepticon took the chip and threw it down. He aimed his arm laser at it and fired. The chip was destroyed.

Shortstop arrived at Autobot City. He walked into the control room. Optimus Prime was standing at the main control board.
“Optimus Prime, we’ve got a problem. The Decepticons are planning mass genocide. And Nos isn’t only a Headmaster but he’s a Targetmaster too.”
Just then Teletran’s screen popped on and the Decepticon leader, Megatron was on the screen.
“Optimus Prime, it’s been awhile since we’ve talked.” Megatron said.
“Get to the point, Megatron.”
“I want you and Shortstop to show up at the football field. No more Autobots than you two. If any more Autobots show up, the flesh bag will die.”
The screen went blank.
“We need a plan.” Ironhide said.
“I’ve got one.” Shortstop said.

The Decepticons stood in the middle of the football field. Finally the two Autobots showed up.
“Took their time.” Starscream commented.
Prime and Shortstop transformed.
“Alright, we’re here, now release my sister.”
“She’s up there.” Galvatron said pointing to the press box.
Shortstop looked up to see Amanda being guarded by Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage and Laserbeak. Shortstop attempted to make a move towards her but he was stopped by Prime’s arm.
“Now, lower your weapons.” Galvatron said.
“Forget it, tin head.” Shortstop shot back.
Shortstop pushed past Prime and lunged at Galvatron. Galvatron and Megatron raised their arm cannons and fired. Amanda watched in horror as her older brother blew apart. Nearby, Hound, who had disguised himself as an Ohio University Police cruiser, turned off his lights and the debris from Shortstop disappeared. Shortstop came flying behind Megatron and drilled him in his back. Megatron went flying towards Prime, who threw a right hook and hit him in the face. The impact sent Megatron flying back the other way.
“Autobots, attack.” Prime ordered.
Skyfire, Skylynx, and Omega Supreme came out of the sky with Autobots pouring out of the cargo bays. Ultra Magnus busted through a wall with Kup and Springer. Kup drove off of the top of Magnus and Springer drove off the bottom rack. Magnus transformed.
“Trypticon, Scorpinok attack.” ordered Galvatron. The two Decepticon cities transformed. Metroplex and Fortress Maximus came crashing down on top of them. Metroplex grabbed Trypticon, picked him up and threw him into the Hocking River. Fortress Maximus punched Scorpinok across the face, the force of the punch sent Scorpinok flying threw the air and landed on top of a hill. The hill however was occupied by the construction of the new University Courtyard apartments.

Megatron looked up at Shortstop.
“We destroyed you.”
“ Yeah, but I had Skywarp’s teleportation ability. I activated it and Hound replaced me with a hologram right before the blast hit.”
Megatron shot up to attack Shortstop but was hit from behind by Optimus Prime. Shortstop turned around to find some random Decepticon to fight. All of the Decepticon getsalts combined along with the Autobots. Then the jets merged to form a new getsalt.
“Jets, merge to become Scimitar.” Starscream ordered.
The six jets combined in the air. Starscream and Thrust made up the body, Skywarp and Thundercracker made up the arms and Ramjet and Dirge made up the legs. Then three more jets came down out of the air. It was Sunstorm, Tornadic and Shadow Seeker. They formed together to form a triple barreled gun for Scimitar.
“Scimitar is here. The master of Ruination.”
“Well, he’s got Starscream’s attitude.” Shortstop said.
The Autobots scattered. Shortstop raised his rifle and aimed it at Scimitar. Then something got in the way. It was Scourge. He grabbed the barrel and bent it.
“You bent my rifle.” Shortstop said.
“Yeah, and I’m going to bend your face.” Scourge said.
“Not after I break yours.”

Shortstop grabbed his rifle by the barrel and hit Scourge across the face with the butt end of it. Scourge went down holding his face. After Shortstop had bent his barrel back the way it used to be he raised again. Then he saw Cyclonus aiming his Targetmaster Nightstick at Wheeljack. Wheeljack hadn’t noticed Cyclonus because he was firing at Bombshell. Shortstop reached behind his back and grabbed his spoiler. He threw it at Cyclonus and knocked Nightstick out his hand. Nightstick transformed into his exosuit mode and lied on the ground, unconscious. Cyclonus looked at Shortstop who was wagging his finger at him. Cyclonus was about to take on Shortstop but was tackled by Outback and Pipes. Shortstop raised his rifle again. He fired at the new gesalt. He fired and hit Scimitar in the right shoulder. Scimitar disengaged and all of the jets fell to the ground. Trailbreaker came up next to Shortstop.
“How did you know that his weakness was his right shoulder?”  Trailbreaker asked.
“Because, it’s always the right shoulder.” Shortstop replied.
“Oh, good point.”

A few yards away from the main battle, Optimus Prime was going up against Megatron and Hot Rod was up against Galvatron, a few yards away from them. Megatron picked up Prime and threw him into Hot Rod, knocking them both over. Hot Rod was the first to get up and he helped up Prime. Optimus and Hot Rod interlocked hands and their eyes began to glow. Hot Rod grew. He used to only come up to Prime’s chest but now he was the same height as him.  He was now Rodimus Prime. The two Primes fought against Megatron and Galvatron. Rodimus was knocking around Galvatron but Optimus wasn’t having the best of luck fighting Megatron. He hit Megatron across the face and knocked him down. Megatron retaliated with a kick to the chest.  Optimus was really beat up. He reached for his fallen rifle but Megatron kicked it away. Rodimus overtook Galvatron and knocked him out cold. He saw that Megatron was about to deliver the death blow and he took off running at them. Prime stood up to face his arch enemy.
“It’s over ,Prime. I’ve killed Sentinel Prime and I’ve killed you once before. Now I’m going to kill you again.”
Optimus Prime’s eyes narrowed. Megatron aimed his arm cannon and charged it. The tip of the of his gun glowed a bright purple, then discharged. Rodimus Prime came out of nowhere and took the full intensity of the blast in his chest. He fell to the ground.

Nearby, Shortstop was fighting Nos when he saw the whole thing.
“RODIMUS!” Shortstop screamed.
He punched Nos in the face and took off running towards him. He knelt down next to him just in time to see his eyes flicker out of existence. The infuriated Shortstop, with his eyes glowing bright blue, ripped off Rodimus Prime’s arm lasers from his arms. He placed them on his own arms. Shortstop also has the ability to integrate other Transformer abilities without absorbing it. Now he was integrated Rodimus Prime’s arm lasers onto his own arms and now they are his arm lasers.
“Who’s next?” Megatron asked triumphantly.
“I am.” Shortstop said with his eyes glowing very brightly.
He backhanded Megatron across the face. He then grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved his right arm into his stomach and fired. Three laser beams came flying out of the back of Megatron. He then picked up Megatron above his head and threw him at Devastator. Galvatron got up and noticed that Megatron was down and his troops were being defeated.
“Decepticons, retreat.”
Nos picked up Megatron and flew off. Starscream and the jets transformed into their jet modes and took off. All of the Decepticons retreated. Shortstop picked up Rodimus.

“Ratchet, transform.”
The medic did as he was told and Shortstop placed Rodimus inside. He helped Optimus get inside as well. The Autobots piled into the shuttles and left for Cybertron.

Deep in Decepticon Headquarters, Megatron lied motionless on Soundwave’s operating table. A figure emerged from the shadows of the room. It was Starscream. He raised his arm getting ready to fire.
“Now that I have this chip out of my head I can destroy you and Galvatron and become leader of the Decepticons.”
“Oh, you will Starscream?” a voice said behind him.
Starscream turned around, still pointing his weapon at Megatron. The voice came from Galvatron. Just then, Megatron’s hand shot up and grabbed Starscream’s arm. Starscream jumped back.
“We’re really going to enjoy this.” Both of them said in unison.
Megatron transformed into his gun mode and landed in Galvatron’s hand. He aimed the gun at Starscream.
“Wait, you can’t shoot me. I’m a vital part of Scimitar and a crucial part of the Decepticon task force.” Starscream pleaded.
“Sunstorm will take your spot on Scimitar and you aren’t that important.” Galvatron said.
“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.” Starscream cried.
Galvatron fired. The blast hit Starscream in the chest and his chest cavity blew apart. The body fell to the ground. Starscream’s red eyes faded. Megatron transformed back into his robot form. The two of them just stared that the body of the traitorous Decepticon.
“That is what happens when you betray us.” Megatron said.

Rodimus Prime was buried on Cybertron and a statue was placed in his honor. In Athens another statue was built. On top of the hill where the University Courtyard Apartments once stood, is where an Autobot symbol stood at the east end of the hill. Next to the symbol was a statue of Rodimus Prime. Athens City Officials agreed to have a statue built for the late Prime. After the Autobots were repaired they all gathered and stood on the newly renamed Memorial Hill for a memorial service. The Autobots and a few humans showed up for it. Shortstop ran his fingers along his new arm lasers. He kept them as a sign of commemoration. Optimus Prime stood at the base of the statue.
“Rodimus Prime was a great leader in my absence...and a good friend. He sacrificed himself so that I could live. He will not be forgotten. He will remain in our hearts so long as freedom reigns, he will not be forgotten. We will remember you Rodimus Prime.”
Then all of the Autobots said at once.
“We will remember.”

The End