Optimus drove with great haste through the desolate streets of Chicago. His engine roared through the streets as the sight of a semi-truck driving through the streets was a puzzling sight to those that took refuge in buildings nearby. As he closed in on his trailer, his worst fear would be realized. Two Decepticons stood guard close to his trailer. He would slow down gently so as to not draw attention to himself. Once he came to a halt, we would reverse slowly and take refuge behind a building.
He would transform and pull out his battle mask as he thought of a plan. Within seconds, he had formulated one, he would create a distraction and ambush the cons from the top of a building close by. Optimus would move with great stealth, his footsteps hardly making any loud noises as he moved through the cluttered streets. He would pick up a garbage can and climb to the top of a building with it. He would then toss it into an alleyway in the blind spot of both Decepticons drawing their attention.
One of the Decepticons decided to go check it out while the other watched his back. Optimus would take this opportunity and attack them. He would get out his shotgun-like blaster and jump down from the top of the building. He would aim at the con below and unleash two shots at him, one hitting him in the shoulder and the second hitting him in the head. The second Con would turn around and rush to the scene to figure out what was going on. He was quickly met by two blasts to the chest from Optimus, killing him where he stood.
The Prime would retract his blaster and his mask as he walked towards his trailer. He would hit two buttons on the front of it and it would cause the trailer to transform and showcase all that it had in its armory.
"Time to suit up"
Now that Optimus had gotten to his trailer, Dino was moving through the streets in a ninja-like fashion. Fast, precise and calculated steps as well as his cloaking ability, made him move undetected by any Decepticon around. His ability did have a downside, he couldn't maintain it for more than fifteen minutes and he had a cool down time of five minutes. Dino maximized his ability's potential, using it wisely and only when needed. When the streets were clear, there was no need for him to use it, but when he approached any place Cons stood guard, he would activate it.
He would close in on a Decepticon post, hearing them argue in the distance. Although the Decepticons appeared like a well-oiled machine on the outside, there were many in fights within their ranks. Soldiers ruled by the fear for their leader, rather than honor and respect. He would cloak himself and take a peek at what they were up to. Compared to the other posts he had visited, this one had fewer men and they seemed to be distracted with their own conflicts. This was the perfect place for the Autobots to make their move.
He withdrew from that area and took cover behind a building as he would speak on the radio to the others.
"This is Dino to command. Dino to command, do you copy over?"
"This is Alpha 2, we read you loud and clear" Ironhide replied.
Everyone had their fingers on the side of their helm as the listened to his report.
"I've found an outpost of Decepticons that we can make our way through. Not many guns, secluded by fighters and they're currently tussling with one another for dominance"
"Great work Dino. We'll be with you shortly" Ironhide replied.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go take those cons apart" Sideswipe said with an eager tone.
"Let's roll" Jet said.
Each one of them would begin to transform and head towards the coordinates Dino sent them. Ironhide would ask the Wreckers to ping them their location every two minutes to ensure that they wouldn't run into Shockwave on their way there.
Speaking of the Wreckers, the three of them drove frantically through the streets in an attempt to run from Shockwave and his annoying pet that could be anywhere. They were successful in their primary mission, now it was to shake the Cyclops of their tails.
"We have to split up if we want to shake one eye of our asses" Topspin said.
"Agreed" Roadbuster replied quickly.
"It's settled then. I'll go left, Roadbuster, you'll go right. Topspin will go straight and we'll rendezvous three blocks down and go help the others"
"Got it!" the other two replied.
Just as planned, Roadbuster would turn right; Leadfoot would go left while Topspin drove straight on. Shockwave would groan and growl as the three dispersed, their tactics had worked for now as he sought out something else to do which would lead him to the tall glass building that was falling apart. The one that Sam and the others were in.
The other Autobots would rally together at Dino's location and engaged the Decepticons there in a firefight. True to Dino's words, the cons here were little in number as the bots wasted no time in dismantling them.
"We have to move. They could have called for reinforcements while we were battling. They could be on their way here as we speak" Ironhide said.
"Copy that" said Bee.
"We're behind enemy lines now. Primus knows what type of weapons they would be gearing up to use"
"No matter the weapon, or the amount of weapons they have. We will not stop fighting until victory is ours. We charge onwards" Jet said confidently.
He would transform and begin to drive away quickly, signifying the haste at which they needed to attend to things. His little speech had unintentionally left an impression on everyone. His passion, his courage and valor were exemplary. He had really changed from the bot they used to fight all those years ago.
The rest of the bots followed Jet as he led the charge deeper into Decepticon territory. The group would make their way towards a large group of Decepticons lead by Soundwave himself. He had Barricade as his second in command as they laid hold to the streets. They were the final checkpoint before anyone could get to the pillars. They needed to hold the line and stop anyone from getting through. With the amount of weapons at their disposal, they were ready to subdue and subjugate any Autobot rebel they came across or at least die trying. Lord Megatron would not accept failure from them, especially on a day like this.
Jet would take a right turn, leading the charge as the sound of their engines would ech0o through the streets. The Cons would pick up the sound as one of their watchmen upon the roof of a building would scan the streets and spot them.
"Autobots!" he cried in Cybertronian.
"Decepticons. Prepare to engage" Soundwave said as he readied his men for war.
As Jetstream drove forward, he would have a nasty feeling of them not being alone. His feeling would be confirmed as he spotted the figure of Soundwave pointing towards them giving the Cons the liberty to attack them.
"Oh shit. Decepticons!!" Jet cried.
He would slam on his breaks and turn to the left as a shell from one of the artillery weapons would be shot scratching him right above his right tail light. Bee who was right behind him was lucky as well, a quick swerve to the right three the con's aim off as he escaped scot-free. He transformed quickly as he would roll to his feet and begin to lay down cover fire for the others.
The sound of tires screeching filled the air as each bot slammed on their breaks and tried to maneuver out of the way.
"Punk ass Decepticon scum" Ironhide said grumpily as his body formed. "You know the drill. Jet and I would lay down heavy fire and draw them in. The rest of you can nick them off. Ratchet would lay down cover fire for the both of us. Let's mug em"
"Jet, come in Jet. How are you holding up?" Ratchet would ask.
"I'm alive and shooting. Don't worry about me, we need to keep moving forward" he replied.
"That was nothing but luck out there"
"Don't worry Ratchet, I haven't used it all up just yet"
The two sides would engage in a massive firefight with neither side willing to back down. It was a battle for the ages. Jet and Ironhide were at the forefront of the attack, the two heavy hitters were giving the Decepticons a hard time as the others were able to pick out their targets and take them out effectively. While they fought, two Devacons would appear from both sides of the Decepticons and would send a barrage of missiles their way.
"Incoming!!" Ironhide cried.
"Take cover!!" Ratchet screamed.
The Autobots would dive behind any building or car that they could use as cover at this time. The missiles would hit, causing debris and cars to go up in the air and a good amount of damage to nearby buildings.
"We can't let them set off another wave of missiles!" yelled Sideswipe.
"I got em, I got em" replied Jetstream.
He would run out of an alley way and slide on his knees. The panels of metal above his collar bones would move back to reveal an array of missiles. He would take aim quickly and fire them at the Devacons. The missiles hit their mark, causing the Devacons to go up in flames.
"Hell yeah!" Jet cheered. "We're coming for you Soundwave" he warned.
The silver Mercedes would grunt as he yelled at his men. "Don't let up! Kill them all!!"
Jetstream would roll forward and take the left side of the street, Ironhide would roll out from behind a building on the right and take up the right side of the street while Ratchet knelt down in the middle behind a garbage truck and covered the two of them. Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Wheeljack and Mirage would move up from the flanks as the Autobots pushed back Soundwave and his forces.
"Not good, not good, not good" Barricade said with a worried tone before getting shot in the shoulder by Bumblebee.
"This is Soundwave, requesting ships for backup. Autobot rebels have been found"
Five enemy ships would spring to life at Soundwave's request and begin to fly towards his position. The Autobots were oblivious to the reinforcements on their way and kept on fighting, pushing the Decepticons back as more and more of their bodies littered the floor. The sound of gunfire filled the area, masking the sound of the ships approaching until they were already in range.
"Decepticon ships!! Fall back!!" cried Sideswipe.
Jetstream and Ironhide lifted their weapons and began shooting at the two in front as the others scrambled for cover. Jet used his plasma cannons to take out the right engine of his target as Ironhide shot down his with his Heavy Iron blasters. Before the two could even move, the three in the back would fly over them sending down a rain of missiles. The explosion of the missiles would toss each Bot around like a tin can, inflicting damage upon them.
Soundwave would cackle at the fate of the Auotobots, he was enjoying the turn of events. The ships would fly up in the air as they would embark on a sharp turn and start flying back towards the Autobots to lay down some more fire. The Autobots struggled to get up to their feet, the barrage had taken a huge knock on them and they were left wide open for the attack.
The pilots took aim on the seven bots scattered across the street and prepared to fire but out of nowhere, shots flew towards them, hitting two in their engines. The two would crash into the street below and be engulfed in flames. The smirk on Soundwave's face would disappear with the sudden destruction of their ships. The source of the blasts would appear soaring above the streets, it was Optimus.
Her would take a sharp turn and would run on the side of a building to pull of the turn. He would twirl in the air as he took aim of the third ship and shoot it down.
"It's Optimus. Retreat!!" Soundwave screamed.
Optimus would fly after the surviving Cons, shooting down whoever was unlucky enough to be caught in his range of sight. Soundwave, Barricade and a few other Decepticons were lucky to escape with their lives. Prime would fly back down to regroup with the rest of the Autobots who were still feeling the effects of the missile strike.
"I'm sorry who had to wait so long. I ran into some ships along the way" Optimus said as he landed.
"All in good time Optimus" Ironhide responded before coughing.
"Any word from the Wreckers?" he asked.
"Last I heard from them, they were trying to get Shockwave off their back. We haven't heard anything else" Ironhide reported.
"I hope they're okay" Prime said with some worry in his voice.
"I'm sure they're fine" said Wheeljack.
"They're the… Wreckers… after all" Bee added.
"True. What's the next phase of action?"
"The Decepticons would fall back to another line of defense and they would bolster their forces now that they know we're coming" said Ratchet.
"Our only option is to keep pushing forward" said Dino.
"Understood"
Before anymore could be said, the sound of destruction would catch their attention. All heads would turn to the right as they watched Driller attack the tall glass building Sam and the others were on.
"Why would Shockwave attack that building?" Ratchet asked.
"That building? I think that's the one Sam and the others said they were going to, to make the rocket shot" Jet said.
"Oh no" Bee said.
"You all take care, I'll handle it"
The engines on his Jetpack would spool up and thrust him into the air.
"Your mine Shockwave" he said as he soared through the air.
"And there goes Optimus. I guess we'll be pushing on without him" Sideswipe said as he would slowly roll away.
"Ehh, he'll catch up eventually" said Ironhide.