3rd Person POV

At the Particle Collider building in Solitas' tundra, Optimus and the rest of the Autobots and Dinobots had failed to stop the Decepticons, when they walk back out to Grimlock, they only see him jump at the Decepticon Warship that was making it's get away.

Wheeljack: Well, where's he going?

Slag: *looks and sees something in snow* Slash! *runs forwards*

Slag runs to where Grimlock jumped and sees Ruby's seemingly lifeless body, Slash and Arcee made to them next and Arcee checked Ruby.

Optimus: *slightly worried tone* Arcee?

Arcee: She's.... alive. Just unconscious.

Ultra Magnus: That's why Grimlock went after the Decepticon Warship.

Optimus: Right now, we need to get Ms. Rose medical attention. *calls on comms* Ratchet? We require an immediate Ground-Bridge...... Ratchet?

Back at base, Winter and the others are just coming to.

Winter: *dizzy* Stewardess, there's a man on the wing of this plane.

Bulkhead: Oh, Optimus?

Arcee: Bulkhead, is everything okay? Where's Ratchet?

Bulkhead: *looks around* He's.... He's gone.

Smokescreen: And so is Soundwave.

Optimus: Bridge us back to base, now.

Bulkhead gets the Ground-Bridge open and the Autobots start to go through.

Slag: What about Grimlock?

Optimus: At the moment we have more pressing concerns, we will find Grimlock though, I promise.

The Dinobots finally comply and walk through with the Dinobots. Before that though, Optimus sees Predaking barely hanging on to life, and decides to walk over to him, pick him up and carry him through their Ground-Bridge.

Sludge: No! No way!

Swoop: Even I have to agree with Sludge on this one. He tried to kill us all, leave him to his fate.

Optimus: That would be dishonorable and while he may never side with us, he may change and stray from Megatron's path.

Back at base the rest of Team RWBY and JNPR walk into base in the morning. Yang is the first to see Arcee walk through the Ground-Bridge.

Yang: Hey, Arcee. Is Ruby-

Everyone see's Ruby's body in Arcee's arms.

Blake: *voice breaks* Ruby?

Weiss: No!

Jaune: Put her on the table! *runs downstairs*

The rest of the Dinobots follow through and Yang starts questioning.

Yang: How did this happen?

Arcee: ..... Megatron happened, Grimlock tried to protect Ruby.

Ren: *checks Ruby* She's unconscious, but her Aura is almost broken.

Jaune: Good enough for me to get to work. *activates Semblance*

Yang: Where's Grimlock now?

Optimus: I'm afraid he's on a rage fuelled rampage on the Decepticon Warship.

Weiss: Can't we track him?

Ultra Magnus: The Warship is cloaked with Decepticon stealth technology, but we have more pressing concerns.

Optimus: Ratchet has been taken captive by the Decepticons.

Winter: On top of that, the Decepticons know the location of our base.

Weiss: The Atlas military can keep the 'Cons at bay. We need to find that Warship.

Bulkhead: Easier said than done.

On the Decepticon Warship, we see Grimlock hanging onto one of the wings with his teeth trying to get up on top of the ship, before transitioning inside to where Ratchet is being held. Megatron approaches as Ratchet awakens, Ratchets scowls at Megatron and says.

Ratchet: What do you want from me?

Megatron: Your assistance, actually. To help complete a little... science project.

Ratchet: I will never cooperate.

Megatron: Shockwave does not require your cooperation to siphon your knowledge, doctor.

Shockwave proceeds with a Cortical Psychic Patch to peer into Ratchet's mind.

Back at the Autobot base....

Jaune: *stops Semblance* I've done what I can, it's all up to her now.

Pyrrha: Come on, Jaune you need some rest now too.

Smokscreen: *to Optimus and Arcee* Peeled some paint off Laserbeak. If I had been a better shot, Ratchet might still be here.

Ultra Magnus: Chin up, Soldier. We've combed the entire base, and that piece remains our only evidence.

Bulkhead: Nothing in the Ground-Bridge logs either. If Soundwave ported out of here it was with his, not ours.

Arcee: Why take Ratchet prisoner, but leave these two behind?

Ultra Magnus: If Megatron means to hold our medic hostage, I find it curious that he's made no demands.

Optimus: It would stand to reason, that Ratchet must possess something Megatron requires.

Bulkhead: Well, whatever the 'Cons want, Ratchet won't give it up. Right?

Back aboard the Decepticon Warship, Grimlock is still working his way onto the ship, but only hanging by his teeth is making it slow and difficult. Meanwhile, the rest of the Autobots finally see what Grimlock did to Predaking and are a little freaked out.

Bulkhead: Grimlock, did this?

Slam: *series of grunts*

Slag: Hmph, got that right.

Weiss: I still don't understand why you decided to bring him, an enemy that nearly killed the Dinobots, back here.

Optimus: Megatron, would not bother with him after a loss like that and left him for scrap, we cannot stoop to their level.

Winter: *on phone* Listen, I need 24/7 surveillance. Eyes in the sky and ears to the ground. *hangs up phone*

Wheeljack: *clicks on computer* Maybe, buckethead's after the techno babble.

Arcee: The Synth-En Formula?

Smolescreen: Why would the 'Coms want the artificial stuff when they already control most of this world's Energon?

Bulkhead: Greed, what else?

Optimus: If Megatron is truly rebuilding the Omega Lock, as Ratchet surmised, synthetic energon may be a neccassary component.

Winter: I hate to bring lightning to a thunderstorm, but there's one thing we're all ignoring. If the 'Cons found Ratchet here, they know the location of this base.

Everyone looks around with down expressions of realization.

Back on the Decepticon Warship...

Megatron: And what has the Cortical Psychic Patch yield?

Shockwave: Only confirmation that the Synthetic Energon formula remains incomplete.

Megatron: Then we must help Ratchet complete his work.

Later, Ratchet is moved into a holding cell and cuffed. A few minutes later Megatron comes walking in.

Ratchet: Are you through poking around inside my head? You didn't find what you wanted, did you? Or else you wouldn't be here.

Megatron: Apparently, what I want does not exist, yet.

Ratchet: And that would be....?

Megatron: We would very much like for you to complete your work on you synthetic energon formula.

Ratchet: Even if I were capable, do you think I would hand you the key to a limitless supply of Energon just so you can turn it around and use it against the Autobots? *turns away*

Megatron: Oh you misunderstand, dearest Ratchet, I merely seek to create, not destroy. *Ratchet turns back to him* We have fortuitously discovered that your Synthetic Energon formula, when combined with Cyber-Nucleic Acid, may in fact form the basis for an alternative Cyber-matter.

Ratchet: You are rebuilding the Omega Lock.

Megatron: We stand on the verge of a great moment in time, you and I. The resoration of our very homeworld.

Ratchet: Collaberate with the tyrannical butcher responsible for the war that destroyed it in the first place? Who ripped out Bumblebee's voicebox while looking him in the eye? No thank you.

Megatron: Then I present you with a choice. Finish your Synthetic Energon formula, or-

Soundwave steps forward and shows a picture of Jack, Miko, and Raf.

Starcream: Humans. Always the weak link.

Ratchet: Are these, humans, supposed to mean something to me?

Megatron: If not, then this might.

Soundwave then shows a picture of Atlas.

Megatron: As you're no doubt aware, we know the location of your current base. Finish the formula, and I'll leave your friends and human pets in peace. Think it over, *turns and walks out* good doctor.

Ratchet then shows a little concern and starts trying to plan how he moves forward. In the hall, Starscream inquires...

Starscream: Master, you're not really going to let the Autobots remain operational?

Megatron: Of course not. Assemble your armada, Starscream, and destroy their base once again.

Back at base...

Winter: Aerial search patterns are coming up empty.

Arcee: No comm-link chatter either.

Wheeljack: And no ground activity. It's a little too quiet.

Optimus: With the Decepticons no longer searching for Predacon bones or Remnant technology. There is no activity to track.

Bulkhead: Until Megatron makes his next move, we're in a holding pattern.

Back on the balcony...

Ruby: *groans as she starts to wake*

Ren: Guys, Ruby's waking up.

Everyone gathers around as Ruby shakes her head like she's having a nightmare.

Ruby: Grim... Gri- *eyes shoot open* GRIMLOCK!

Ruby sits up and breathes rapidly.

Yang: Whoa, whoa, easy, sis.

Ruby: *breathing steadies* Yang?

Yang: Hey, there's my little sis. *pulls her into hug* You had me worried there for a minute. *pulls away*

Weiss: How do you feel?

Ruby: I- ow- hurt all over again.

Ren: That's just you being sore, that'll pass.

Slag: That's what happens when you take cannon fire.

Ruby: Grimlock, he-he grabbed me in his mouth and then- *gasps* Grimlock, where is he?!

Optimus: My guess, is that he's on a rage fuelled rampage aboard the Decepticon Warship, trying to exact revenge for you.

Ruby: W-We need to find the ship.

Arcee: We've been trying but the Warship is heavily shielded with stealth technology, it's impossible to locate. Even worse Ratchet was taken captive by the 'Cons.

Ruby: Shouldn't we be worried that the Decepticons know where we are?

Winter: No, this base is directly beneath Atlas, it protected by the entire Atlas Air fleet, the 'Cons won't be getting anywhere close.

Sludge: Ratchet didn't think he did anything to help Sludge's hand heal.

Slag: Yeah, I was pretty banged up too, but the Doc never gave up trying.

Blake: You're right, we shouldn't give up either.

Back on the Decepticon Warship, Ratchet took a little more convincing, bit finally agreed to help Shockwave to finish the Synth-En formula, with the intention to sabatoge the Decepticon's after and make his escape. On the Flight Deck of the Warship, Starscream readies his armada to try and destroy the Autobot base.

Starscream: My mighty armada, our target is the Autobot base in-

Suddenly, heavy footsteps are heard and getting closer Starscream turns and sees Grimlock's Dinobot mode walking towards them.

Starscream: So, Megatron and Predaking failed to destroy you, beast. How bout I remedy that? As you can see you are vastly outnumbered and you can't fly.

Grimlock: Meat. *growls menacingly*

Starscream: What? Are you so devoid of intelligence that you can't make a sentence.

Grimlock: Grimlock hunt. 'Cons prey. *ROARS*

Grimlock charges forward with rage in his eyes.

Starscream: Open fire!

All the Decepticons begin shooting at Grimlock but he doesn't feel the attacks and continues charging forward, he then lets out a fire breath that incinerates most of the 'Cons upon contact. Starscream sees the carnage and as Grimlock charges for him, fires one of his missiles on his arm right into Grimlock's open mouth, but Grimlock tanked it and clamped his jaws on Starscream and tossed him into the wall before destroying the rest of the armada.

Back at the Autobot base, Wheeljack was able to figure out that the piece that Smokscreen shot off Laserbeak, had a key component to it. Rafael was tasked with doing an analysis of the piece.

Wheeljack: It' Laserbeak's communication transponder.

Arcee: Not such a bad shot after all.

Rafael: It's trying to communicate with the Decepticon Warship.

Miko: How do you know?

Blake: It says so, look.

Jaune: Guys, that's Cyberteonian code.

Rafael/Blake: So?

Miko: Whoa, first they understand Bumblebee and Slam, now they can read Cybertronian? Are we sure the rest of you aren't aliens?

Blake: It's as easy as reading a book. I just picked up on what Ratchet was willing to teach when he had time.

Winter: So this thing is trying to communicate with it's momma, can we triangulate where the signal is headed?

Ultra Magnus: To a shielded Warship?

Arcee: If the transponder were still attached to Laserbeak, we could follow it.

Wheeljack: Maybe we should give it wings.

Rafael: Yang and I can use spare parts from the machine shop.

Wheeljack: Then let's do it. For the doc.

Yang: I'm in.

The three set to work on building something that will fly the chip of Laserbeak back to the Warship so the Autobots can help their friends. Let's just hope they can get to them in time.

Rafael: The frequency modulator keeps shorting out.

Yang: Easy champ, let me see about uncrossing some wires.

Wheeljack: If we uncross here and here.

Yang: Okay. *works on wires* Blake where are those pliers?

Blake: Here you go.

Yang: Thanks.

Rafael: Yip, yip, yip! Miko, I needed that!

Miko: I was trying to tighten the thingamajig.

Rafael: Pfff. Please!

Yang: We'll be lucky if we can get this thing airborne by sunset. *groans*

Optimus looks and sees Ruby sitting on the coush looking on and approaches.

Optimus: I too fear for Grimlock's safety.

Ruby: It's just he had his rage under control just before the Megatron fired at us, now we're back to square one.

Optimus: I do not believe that, and I know you don't either. Grimlock and I had our differences when it came to leadership and strategy, but I do respect and admire the work he's done and it's all because you were there to care for him when no one else would.

Ruby smiles a little knowing she did what she could to raise her baby right. Grimlock, meanwhile, has finished off the last of the armada and uses his tail to break the door that leads into the ship down, the second he does, he turns and roars into the Warship loudly.

(A/N): Alright, and Cut! Great take everyone.

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I hope you all have a wonderful day/night and I'll see you all next time. PEACE OUT!!!