Meanwhile outside the battle against the Decepticons raged on. As everyone was currently locked in combat.

Megatron was currently fighting Galvatron who was using the dagger Masquerade warnd them about. And it was a pretty even match.

"You know I can see why you were leaders of the Decepticons before me." Galvatron told Megatron. "What do you say to joining us and ruling Cybertron together?"

"No the Decepticons is a parth a never want to go down again." Megatron said to Galvatron. "Please don't make the same mistakes I did."

"You've gone soft Megatron." Galvatron hissed. "But your about to be dead anyway."

Then Galvatron started to attack Megatron with the energon dagger but the former Decepticon leader was doing a good job of holding him off.

Then they heard someone and Galvatron saw Starscream running towards where they were fighting. And he could tell the seeker was coming to try an aid his former master.

Megatron saw a sinister smile cross Galvatron's faceplates as the current leader of the Decepticons push him off him. Then bolted to where the seeker was.

"Starscream wach out!" Megatron yelled trying to warn his former second in command.

But before Starscream could react Galvatron grabbed him by the neck and slammed him hard into the ground and continued to beat him until he had the seeker dazed.

Then yanked him back up by the helm. As Starscream grunted in pain.

Megatron was rushing over to try to help the seeker. As Galvatron continued to beat the scrap out of Starscream who was now leaking energon from his mouth and several other places.

"No please stop!" Megatron yelled at Galvatron.

"This is quite the turn of events." Galvatron said in dark amusement as he held Starscream up by his helm letting the seeker dangle. "You gave him quite a few beatings just like this during the war and now your trying to defend him."

"Oh how things change." Galvatron added as he slammed Starscream into the ground again before pulling him back up by the throat. "Ironic isn't it?"

"Let him go!" Megatron hissed.

"I'm not quite finished with him yet." Galvatron said in a mocking tone. "Since I'm currently holding him by the neck maybe I'll crush his voicebox like you once did to a certain Autobot?"

Galvatron was trying to get at Megatron by bringing up the evils he had done in the past. Megatron continued to glared daggers at Galvatron.

"Or I could rip his wings off." Galvatron threatened seeing Megatron was just a few feet away from them as he continued to firmly hold the seeker.

"But I think this is the best way to deal with him." Galvatron hissed darkly as he stabbed the dagger into Starscream's spark as the seeker's optics widened in pain before he yanked it out again then roughly toss Starscream to the ground where he just laid there.

"Nooo!" Megatron growled seeing Galvatron kill the seeker knowing not even Starscream's spark could survive a stab from that dagger.

Then before Galvatron even knew what hit him he was being slammed against the ground as Megatron continued to deliver one puch after another as he started beating the scrap out of Galvatron with coolant tears of rage coming from his optics.

Megatron wasn't holding anything back he wanted to make Galvatron pay for killing Starscream.

Then Galvatron suddenly gained the upper hand because Megatron was so angry that he wasn't thinking clearing and his fighting was more sloppy and impulsive then usual.

And just when it looked like Galvatron was going to kill the former Decepticon warlord. Optimus Prime who had just gotten there joined the fight and the two of them were fighting Galvatron who was somehow holding his own against them both.
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Meanwhile Ratchet was in the medbay with Knock Out who was still on bed rest.

When suddenly Sental and Getaway barged in. Being an escape artist Getaway had gotten them out of their cell.

Sental was currently holding a blaster to Ratchet's helm. While Getaway strapped Knock Out down one the berth.

"Can't you guys see the base is under attack and there's a battle going on outside?" Ratchet told them.

"Yes and what better opportunity to take revenge for ruining our plan to wipe out the Decepticons and killing Pharma?" Sental hissed.

"So you two are gonna kill us?" Said Ratchet.

"Actually were gonna kill you after we force you to kill him." Getaway said looking at Knock Out who was strapped down and couldn't fight.

Then Sental put a syringe in Ratchet's servo while still aiming the blaster at his helm. Ratchet could tell it was filled with Tox-en.

"No I'm not giving him that." Ratchet growled at them.

Then he and Knock Out heard the blaster that was currently aimed at Ratchet charge. While Getaways had one aimed at Knock Out.

"Go ahead Ratchet its ok." Knock Out told him knowing Sental and Getaway would kill the other medic if he didn't comply and wanting him to at least have a chance to try to escape.

Ratchet and Knock Out locked optics both struggling to fight back coolant tears.

"I'm sorry." Ratchet told the younger medic.

And Knock Out gave a little nod that said. "It's ok I know this isn't your fault." Knock Out didn't want to die but he was willing to if it could buy Ratchet another couple of seconds. But he hated what this was doing to the other Doctor.

"Give him the shot!" Sental hissed.

"I won't!" Ratchet told them.

"Do it Ratchet they'll kill you if you don't!" Knock Out said through coolant tears.

"They'll kill me if I do." Ratchet told him. The syringe was currently in Knock Out's fuel line. (The cybertronian equivalent of a vane.) The deadly substance just had to be injected.

"Do it!" Sental growled.

Knock Out closed his optics not wanting to watch. Ratchet was still trying to figure out a way not to go through with it.

Just then they heard a blaster go off and Getaway fell over dead and Sental turned to see Arcee standing in the doorway with her blaster out.

And while Sental was distracted Ratchet pulled the syringe out of Knock Out's fuel line and undid his restraints then punched Sental in the back of the helm for what he'd just put them through.

"Are you guys ok?" Arcee asked them.

"Yes were fine." Ratchet said as he disposed of the still full syringe.

Then he and Arcee heard a thud and looked to see that Knock Out was now laying unconscious on the berth.

He had fainted after it had sink in what a close call he just had.

Ratchet smile glad that the red medic was safe. But hated Sental for doing that to them and was glad when Arcee took him back to his cell.
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Meanwhile Megatron and Optimus were still fighting Galvatron. Well all the other Autobots and Decepticons fought around them.

Galvatron now had Megatron down and was currently fighting Optimus. But decided to finish Megatron.

Galvatron punched Optimus aside and started to drive his dagger through Megatron's spark.

When suddenly he was shot in the back by a missile.

"What?!" Galvatron cried in shock as he turned and faced who shot him.

But then Optimus punched him at the same time Megatron shot him through the spark chamber and Galvatron fell to the ground dead.

Then Megatron staired in shock at the bot who now approached him and Optimus.

"Are you ok you look like you've seen a ghost?" Asked Starscream who had been the one who'd shot the missile at Galvatron.

"How are you alive?" Megatron asked. "I saw him stab and kill you with that dagger?"

"What are you talking about?" Asked Starscream.

"I was knocked out by someone in the hallway and just woke up and ran out here and haven't even been part of the fight till just now." The seeker explained.

Just then they heard a moan come from where Megatron thought Starscream had been tossed earlier.

And they rushed over to see what looked like Starscream laying there who suddenly changed and revealed himself to be a mortality wounded Masquerade.

"I was the one who knocked you out." He told Starscream weakly.

"Why?" Starscream asked him.

"Because I remembered Galvatron said he was going to make a point of killing you in front of Megatron." Masquerade explained. "And after you saved me from the scraplets I couldn't let you join the fight so I knocked you out and went in your place."

"You didn't have too." Starscream told the dying shape shifter.

"I wanted too.." Masquerade choked out. "I waan..ted to repay you.."

"Thank you." Starscream told him fighting back coolant tears. Masquerade had sacrificed himself in the seeker's place and he was grateful.

Then Masquerade's optics stopped glowing as his spark went out and he died.

Then the Autobots who had won the battle took the surviving Decepticons to jail to await trial.

The Autobots had won.

To Be Continued.

Well that's all for this chapter next is the epilogue. Hope you all enjoyed this story. "I'll write and post the epilogue and update my other stories soon. In the meantime feel free to send feedback.