Legend:

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~SOUND EFFECTS~

Thoughts

SHOUTING MENACINGLY or just speaking in a menacing tone

{information that isn't really common}

----- The Nemesis -----

"So Dustraker still lives eh?" Starscream said interrogating the Elite. "Then we may want to bring him in." "Bring who in Starscream?" Megatron asked walking in the room making Starscream jump. "L-l-lord Megatron," Starscream said bowing, "it appears that Dustraker the deserter still lives and is in the area, likely with the Autobots." "Then find him and remove his spark." Megatron said leaving the room. "Elite, take a heavy trooper and track down Dustraker." Starscream said scratching the Elite and leaving the room. The Elite then walked out of the room and left with a large vehicon behind it.

----- Nevada; Team Primes Base -----

Michael was helping Ratchet repair things, well it was more like Ratchet was giving Michael small things to fix to test his abilities. After this was going on for a while Optimus Prime walked in with a question for Michael. "Michael," Prime started, "I want you and Dustraker to go with Bumblebee to pick up the children." "Yessir." Michael said throwing on his duster, "I'll get Genr'l an' we'll be on our way." Michael then ran towards the main deck of the Autobot base. "Genr'l, Bee," Michael started, "We gotta get the child'rn." "Alright." Dustraker said as Bumblebee transformed, "Come on I'll ~cough~ show you guys how to get there." Bumblebee said as Dustraker transformed and Michael jumped in.

Half an hour later, Dustraker, and Bumblebee were parked outside and Michael walked into the school to inform the staff that he was the kids ride. After all that, when Michael walked out of the school, he noticed a white car, Why's that vehicle look so familiar? Michael thought as he leaned into Dustraker's window. "See somethin'?" Dustraker asked. "Yeah," Michael started "I think that elite from yesterd'y's followed us." "I've picked it up on my scanner." Dustraker said turning his mirror to see a white car behind him. "I'm gonna wait outside an' inform the child'rn." Michael said walking off and waiting in a tree for the day to end.

As the bell rang releasing the students Michael saw Raf run out first, almost as if he was scared of something. A few seconds later a bigger student came running after him. Michael took note of this and watched what happened. The bigger student gathered a bunch of others and created a circle around Raf, who ran to the tree, not seeing Michael sitting up top in the tree. This action created a small ring where Raf was forced into a fight from the looks of it. "This is for making me look like a fool." The big student said rearing his fist back. "Alright, I'm steppin' in." Michael said as he jumped out of the tree and behind the bigger student revealing himself to be taller but skinnier than the bully. "Why don't ya pick on someone yer own size." "You sure are from the boonies idiot." the bully said swinging at Michael.

Michael then grabbed the bully's wrist with his left hand, swept his left foot back, placed his right palm on the bully's back and pushed down, sending the bully to the ground in a fraction of a second. "Don't mess with a redneck." Michael said as he put knee on the back of the bully as Miko and Jack walked up. "What happened here?" Jack asked as Michael stood up, letting the bully go. "YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT YOU..." The bully said as a gust of wind approached blowing back Michael's coat, revealing part of his holster, scaring him away. "Com'on childr'n, let's get movin' fast." Michael said as the other students dispersed. When the quartet reached the Cybertronians, still disguised, Michael looked at the Elite, who was still waiting on the corner. "Kids, we're splittin' up," Michael said opening Dustraker's door, "Jack yer with me, Raf, miko, go with Bee." "Wait why?" Raf asked as Miko pulled him inside Bumblebee. "I'll explain ~cough~ on the way." Bumblebee said as he drove off and Michael and Jack did the same with Dustraker in the opposite direction. Michael looked at the Elite as they drove past. The Elite took the bait and followed Dustraker and the two young adults.

----- Mojave desert -----

After a while of driving, Dustraker, Michael and Jack had driven a distance out of the town and formulated a plan of action. "Jack, ya ever used a gun?" Michael asked as he reached into the center console and pulled out his revolver. "No and did you just have this in here the entire time!" Jack said leaning back into the other door. "Better late than never I s'pose." Michael said reaching back into the console and pulling out his chrome and black sighted shotgun and handing it to Jack, "Rule one, keep yer finger off the trigger 'til yer ready to shoot. Rule two, line up the dots in the sights then fire. Rule three, to load a new round, slide back on the front grip, then forward when it won't go any further back. Also don't shoot at what you don't want to kill." "O-o-okay." Jack said pumping the slide. "It's just like a videogame." "Not really, but if it helps." Dustraker said, "Y'all get ready, I'm 'bout to transform!" Dustraker said as he drifted around a rock and headed straight for the Elite.

As the trio neared the Elite, Michael and Jack fired at the Elite, creating holes in the armor of the Elite. "Here we go lads!" Dustraker said as he used thrusters to do up into the air, transforming and slamming into the ground as Michael and Jack fell down. "Owww." Jack said, rubbing the back of his head. "Y'alright?" Michael asked as he helped him up. Just then the Elite transformed, punching Dustraker in the chin, knocking him into the air slightly. "HOld on Genr'l!" Michael shouted as he fired at the Vehicon Elite. When the Elite noticed he was at a disadvantage, he taped on his wrist, opening a ground bridge, causing a bulky, Vehicon Tank to fall through and kick up dust upon landing. "Scrap!" The trio said in unison.

Dustraker and the two humans had run behind a large rock to hide, seeing that they were outnumbered. "Jack," Dustraker said, covering the two boys with his hands, "yer gonna need to stay 'hind here for yer own safety, I may call in some back up." As Dustraker said this he peaked over the side of the rock and saw that the bulky Vehicon had transformed into a tank. "That's not good!" Jack said covering his head. "We're leavin'! Give me a ground bridge!" Dustraker shouted, transforming and driving off after the humans entered. Dustraker dodged artillery fire as he drove, waiting for a ground bridge to open up. When the ground bridge opened up Dustraker drove through and transformed, sending Michael and Jack out on the ground. As Jack slide across the floor, he dropped the shotgun, having Michael pick it up and roll into a kneeling position aiming at the bridge as Dustraker created a bow from his left arm. "Ne'er seen ya do that 'fore now Genr'l!" Michael said still aiming at the ground bridge. "Guys!" Jack said running up to Optimus Prime and the other autobots, "Close the bridge! There's a tank on the other side!" Ratchet then ran to the terminal and typed away, after a few seconds of this, the ground bridge started closing. Dustraker fired an arrow through the bridge, with it closing immediately after the arrow went through.

----- Team Prime's Base -----

"Dustraker, what happened?" Prime asked as Dustraker and Michael stood up. "We were followed by an Elite," Dustraker said stroking his chin, "Norm'ly, I can handle an Elite, but when that Elite has a heavy tank, I cain't do that without hurtin' humans. I chose to flee an' keep the childr'n safe." "We did get some hit's on 'im!" Michael said in a reassuring manner. "So, this was a planned attack?" Arcee asked after checking up on Jack. "I'd say so." Dustraker said rubbing his left arm. "I doubt they'd send an Elite out on a standard patrol." Just then, the sounds of a spaceship could be heard from above. "Is that a 'cepticon?" Michael aske pulling the hammer back on his revolver. "No." Ratchet said, "He's not as bad a a Decepticreep."

Just then a cybertronian came walking in. "I'm back guys." the cybertronian said in a gruff voice as he walked in. "Welcome Wheeljack." Prime said as Michael put up his revolver. "Ha ha! Wheeljack!" Bulkhead said walking over to the other wrecker, "It's been to long ol' buddy, have you met Dustraker?" "Dustraker?" Wheeljack asked, noticing the orange cybertronian in their base, "You don't mean the Decepticon General, responsible for wiping out almost half, HALF of our population on his own!" As the small wrecker said this he charged at the former Decepticon general. Wheeljack managed to get Dustraker on the ground before the other autobots and Michael came to the aid of Dustraker. "Why are you coming to his aid!?" Wheeljack shouted as Bulkhead and Ratchet held one of his arms and The others helped Dustraker up, "Do you not care about our fallen!?" "Wheeljack," Bumblebee said, "These two have helped, they ~cough~ helped fix my voice." "Wheeljack," Dustraker said walking up to Wheeljack, "I've committed crimes that are beyond repair, as my human counterpart would say, I've committed grave sins, far more than I can atone for, I will however, ask that ya consider those ya've fought, with every 'con ya've killed, don't ya think ya've racked up some sins yourself?" Wheeljack simply growled at this response. "All I'm askin' of ya," Dusraker said reaching his hand out, "is that you'll help me remove the cause'a all this damage. Help me an' the others find an' kill Megatron. What'do ya say?" "Deal." Wheeljack said shaking Dustraker's hand, "But if you step out of line even once, I won't hesitate to stop you." "I understand, pardner." Dustraker said as the two Cybertronians ended their handshake. "Wheeljack," Prime said walking next to the two, "Why did you come, any news on the Relics?" "Wait, y'all were lookin' for the Relics of Cybertron, why would they be here?" Dustraker asked. "Yeah, and I have a lead on something worse." Wheel jack said walking towards the terminal on the other side of the room, "I've found a small cyberformer, not capable of cyberforming an entire planet yet, but I doubt it'll take them long for it to work on that scale." "Then we need to go there an' stop 'em!" Michael said pumping his shotgun, ready for battle. "I like your style kid." Wheeljack said with a smirk, "But Prime won't allow it." "Dustraker," Prime started, "I want you and Michael to accompany us in the place of Ratchet." "Wait, the kids tagging along!?" Wheeljack said in shock. "I can hold my own 'gainst some 'cons." Michael said as they walked up to the ground bridge that just formed in front of them.

----- Mojave Desert -----

"So this Cyberformin' thingy'll be 'round here?" Michael asked as he had his shotgun ready to fight the Decepticons that approached. "Possibly." Wheeljack said, "Keep an optic out for any Decepticons." "Everyone, get back." Dustraker said quickly as he hid behind an outcropping in the stones around them. "What's going on?" Bulkhead asked as a Vehicon tank walked past them. "We gotta be stealthy, then we can start an assault." Dustraker said as he started drawing a topographical map of the area and placing x's and arrows on the map as well. "Alright, the x's're 'septicons, an' the arrows show the direction of the cons. So one'a y'all needs to sneak up and find the Cyberformer, best guess is that it's here, were the 'septicons're the most dense." "Why doesn't the kid go," Wheeljack started, "He's the smallest." "I'll accompany the boy." Arcee said as Michael looked up to his new companion. "Nice an' quiet, got it." Michael said as the duo started walking out of their hidden area.

The duo managed to make it halfway up the mountain they went near. "Hey Miss Arcee," Michael said looking up the mountain, seeing some vehicons, the Elite from earlier, and a large decepticon bossing around two scrawnier decepticons, one being a purplish blue and the other being silver with red accents. "Any idea who those guys are?" Michael asked as Arcee grew a frown on her face. "Yeah," She responded, "let's go back, they will want to know of this." "Alright." Michael said as the two started to return to Team Prime.

"Arcee, Michael, what did you find?" Prime asked as the duo returned. "Megatron." Arcee responded. "I'm guessin' he was the big fella." Michael said placing his hand on his chin, "Then who were the scrawny fellas?" "That'd likely be Starscream an' Soundwave." Dustraker responded as everyone readied their battle masks and weapons. "Autobots. Roll out!" Optimus Prime said as Wheeljack sliced through the heavy patrolling the area. "YEEHAW!!" Michael shouted as he fired his shotgun into a vehicon. As the group approached the base of the mountain, they saw the decepticons look at them as Megatron moved his hand signaling an attack. Starscream and Soundwave both transformed and flew down, while Megatron and the Elite jumped down to fight. "GENR'L!" Michael shouted walking next to Dustraker, "PASS ME A RIFLE!"As Michael said that Dustraker tossed out a human sized bolt-action sniper rifle with a black barrel and a redwood stock. "Thank ya!" Michael responded running back toward the outcropping they had hidden behind.

Michael had taken a perch on top of the outcropping and used that position to fire upon the vehicons. After taking a few out, he decided to aim for the scrawny decepticon with the red accents. ~BANG!~ a bolt of energon scraped past the decepticons head, leaving a scratch with a small trail of energon flowing over Starscream's left optic. After feeling the blast graze him, Starscream took a second to look where the blast had some from, when he noticed the human perched in his little roost, Starscream transformed and in the chaos flew over, transformed behind the young adult before taking him hostage.

Dustraker had turned his left arm into a bow and started firing at the vehicons as they approached. He decided to aid the two wreckers, who were busy fighting tanks, by shooting explosives storages of red energon at the tanks, destroying a few with a single arrow. The Elite was then able to use his fallen allies as a facade for a sneak attack on Dustraker. The Elite managed to knock Dustraker to the ground, as other Vehicons came in and aided in the small beating. However, Dustraker created blades along his wrist and used them to decapitate the vehicons attacking him, but the Elite manager to dodge by jumping back and created blades of it's own and entering into a duel with Dustraker. "How's an Elite on par with me?" Dustraker asked as his duel with the Elite continued. "I was programed specifically to hunt you down." the Elite said as Bulkhead punched it with a wrecking ball, knocking it out of the fight. "But not this." Bulkhead said with a chuckle.

During all of this Optimus prime and Megatron had begun a duel of their own. "Optimus," Megatron said pushing in on the autobot leader, "Give Rodimus my regards!" "Then give ol' Galvatron mine!" Dustraker said firing an energon arrow at Megatron and running up to help Prime. "Then give Galvatron mine!" Dustraker said running into the fray. "Dustraker." Megatron said as he charged at him, "You will pay for betraying the Decepticons!" "Prime, I hope ya don't mind my help!" Dustraker said as the three Cybertronians fought.

Starscream had taken Michael to the Cyberforming device and held him over. "Oh, you should feel grateful pest." Starscream said wiggling the comparatively small human in front of his face, "You are becoming the first test subject for the new Decepticon Empire!" Yeah, yeah, yeah. Michael thought reaching for his revolver, "So what's this thangy gonna do?" Michael asked buying himself some time. "Well, what it will do is take your genetic material, and ~BANG~ GAAAAAAH MY FOOOT!" As Starscream said this he dropped Michael, who had just shot him in the foot, and flew up. Michael, after being dropped, landed on the cyberforming device, he looked around trying to find where he could turn it off. While looking around the device, a small chrome tentacle came out and jabbed him in the shoulder with a needle, taking a blood sample. "Ow!" Michael said as he shot the machine he stood on, causing weird noises to emmit before a small explosion ensued.

When Michael looked up after being knocked on the ground by the explosion, he looked up and saw a man, roughly the the same size as him, only wearing black leather with purple accents, black sunglasses, and brown hair, resembling Michael. "Who are ya pardner?" Michael asked the strange man. "I don't have a name," He said, "But, I do not look like this." "Huh?" Michael asked as the man before his removed the sunglasses, revealing purple eyes and on his left temple, a scar in the shape of the Decepticon insignia. "Allow me to show you my true power!" The man said, transforming into a sort of Black Knight with a purple shield, purple blade and a decepticon insignia on it's chestplate and helmet. "How do you like the new look?" the decepticon said swinging his sword at Michael, "I think a fitting name for myself, would be Facade." "It's sad that ya ain't gonna need it!" Michael said firing his revolver at the small Decepticon. After a second, Facade removed smoke, revealing that the revolver did no damage. "Scrap!" Michael said as he looked back, seeing himself cornered between the edge of the cliff and Facade. "Sorry human," Facade said, "You may have been my base, but I am far superior to you in every way." "Ev'ry way but humanity!" Michael said as he fired his shotgun into Facade, knocking him back ever so slightly, Michael used this time to run, as fast as he could.

{The first image is Facade's Alt./Human form, and the second is his Cybertronian/true form, replace the red with purple and add a purple deception insignia on the chest.}

As Michael ran, he almost ran into Bumblebee, Smokescreen, and Arcee, who were busy fighting Vehicons. Michael then took his shotgun and fired into the Vehicons, destroying them immediately. "Y'all need to run," Michael said backing up to the Autobots, "the Cyberformin' thangy's been destroyed, but uh... there's a mini 'cepticon headin' this way, an' he's stronger than the others!" "Normally I would stay and fight," Smokescreen said punching a Vehicon, "but this kid apparently knows his stuff when it comes to fighting Decepticons." "I ~Cough~ agree," Bumblebee said weakly, "We should leave before our losses ~Cough, Cough, Cough~ start racking." "We should at least tell Prime that they have us outnumbered." Arcee said as the four started running.

"Genr'l! The Cavalry's arrived!" Michael shouted from Smokescreens shoulder as he aimed his rifle at Megatron and fired, only managing to scratch the Decepticon leader. ~BANG~ could be heard throughout the arena, as Michael fell off his perch. I always knew I'd go out with a gunshot. Michael thought as he fell, time slowing down around him, he could hear the autobots cry out his name, or kid in Wheeljack's case. "WHO DID THAT!?" Dustraker said full of malous, "Who shot the lad?" As Dustraker said that, he looked into the mountain where the bullet came from and he saw a human sized Cybertronian Knight holding a sniper's rifle that was black with red and purple accents. "Autobots, fall back!" Optimus Prime said pushing Megatron back as Dustraker fired a red energon arrow knocking Megatron down. "I've ~cough~ got Michael." Bumblebee said after catching Michael, "Let's run while their ~cough~ distracted." The Autobots then transformed and drove off while Dustraker ran behind them covering their retreat with red energon arrows in the direction of the Decepticons. "Ratchet, create a ground bridge to base." Optimus Prime said as Dustraker transformed and drove along behind his Autobot comrades. "Ratchet, contact Mrs. Darby, we'll ~cough~ need a human medic." "What happened?" Ratchet asked. "Lad was shot by a 'cepticon." Dustraker said. "Ground bridge is up, I'll have Agent Fowler to get Mrs. Darby." Ratchet said as the Autobots drove through the ground bridge.

{This is Facade's rifle, replace the grey and green with purple. It makes it look like a decepticon's.}

So I'm sorry this took so long to come out, I won't lie, I've worked on other books, thankfully, summer's here an' I'll have more time to write, if I don't stay up 'til 3AM an' start getting' up earlier, but that should help, hopefully this longer chapter will make up for it. So I think from this point onward, whenever I make a chapter in docs, I'll transfer it here and publish it.