Lennox and Epps led their teams on as they rendezvoused with a SEAL team taking cover within the space of a building. It almost felt as if they were waiting for them to come meet them, yeah definitely felt like it.
"Come on. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Okay baby! You all come with us!" Epps said loudly.
The SEAL team wasted no time following their lead because it appeared that they knew what to do.
"Go! You guys follow that ground team! Go!" Lennox said to a group of soldiers to follow Epps and his team.
"Move, move, move!" said a NEST operative.
"Epps, third floor! We're going forty five!" Lennox instructed.
The teams separated as they lined up an attack on the Decepticons.
The military were finally able to get some boots on the ground as trucks and APCs finally made it into the city. They headed straight for the building to give the Autobots and NEST some much needed firepower.
"We're heading straight for the hive of Decepticons. Please engage them with caution" Ratchet advised over their comms.
"Caution? This is what I live for. To bathe in the energon of my enemies. A buffet of head to knock down" Ironhide replied.
"Typical Ironhide" Roadbuster chipped in.
The three Wreckers drifted into the lead from a street on the right, regrouping with their buddies.
"Wreckers?" Jet asked.
"You were expecting us to miss the final battle? Not a chance" Leadfoot said.
"We'll be at full strength. All that's left is Prime" Sideswipe.
"Don't worry about him. He'll be here" said Topspin.
"Alright men. Enough talk, let's focus on bringing the pain to those Cons" Ironhide.
"Hell yeah!" yelled Bee.
Lennox and his team made it to the forty fifth floor as they prepared for their suicide mission. Epps and his team lined up their shots on the third floor, facing the windows before them.
"Two snipers right here!" he instructed. "All right, dock up!"
"We jump in three minutes" said his second in command.
Lennox took a quick peep at the situation they were jumping into and it was far from the safest. Shockwave had just slapped the lights out of Barricade after he reported their failure and the death of Soundwave to him. The rest of the Cons standing there trembled in fear knowing none would be spared from his wrath.
"You let the Autobots escape and let them kill Soundwave?! You have failed me again Barricade. My plan has finally come to fruition after thousands of years, perfecting the minutest of details, taking into account everything that could possibly happen. Yet you want to give those measly Autobots the slightest chance to stop us?" he said as the frills on his cheeks vibrated.
"Reinforce the defensive line; I'm going to call for reinforcements. Do not fail me again Barricade, or you might just end up on my lab table after this" he said walking away.
"Yes Shockwave"
The police vehicle turned to the rest of the bots, speaking to them in Cybertronian.
"You heard what he said. The Autobots cannot get through unless you want to become one of his experiments"
They all knew how that would go and decided to double their efforts; getting killed by the Autobots sounded way better than ending up in Shockwave's lab.
Lennox and his men geared up and were ready for the drop. Epps had also gotten into position and the snipers had lined up their shots for the Decepticon eyes.
"Four targets below us. Shockwave just walked away. Everything ready downstairs?" Lennox reported.
"We're good to go" Epps answered.
"Standby to jump" a NEST soldier said.
"All right are you ready?" Lennox asked his team.
They all gave him a nod. Some had confidence and some were unsure but at his word, they would jump.
"Go!" he said jumping out of the building first.
The rest followed jumping out of the building before pulling their parachutes as they descended upon the small group of Decepticons.
"Snipers, take out their eyes" Epps said over the radio.
Shots were fired, hitting the eyes of the unsuspecting Decepticons.
"Damn it!" Barricade grunted in Cybertronian slang.
"Alright Demo team, let's crank steel"
As the men below walked out from their hiding spots to place the demo charges on the cons, Barricade would spot them from one of his three eyes left.
"It's the humans! Kill them!" he said in Cybertronian.
He managed to shoot the human about to place a charge on his leg but two others weren't as lucky. The charges went off, destroying their legs from the knee downward. All hell seemed to break loose as the humans and Decepticons exchanged fire but the humans were about to throw a curve ball on them. Lennox and his team touched down one after the other, quickly detaching their parachutes to get their shots in. Some managed to use their chutes to obscure the vision of the cons which worked in their favor.
As soon as the last man landed, Epps and his team opened fire on the distracted Cons at his command, unloading their magazines on the Cybertronians. The Decepticons were flustered, receiving fire from all sides and that was just the start. The sound of gunfire concealed the engine sounds of the Autobots and humans as they arrived the battlefield. The Wreckers, in front, opened fire on the group of Cons, adding to their misery.
"No, no, no!" Barricade yelled as a missile hit him in the chest.
The Decepticon scout managed to slip through the heavy fire without incurring fatal damage and left the rest of his comrades to their fates. The Decepticons were killed as a result of the combined forces lifting the moral of the soldiers but their little victory did not go unnoticed.
"Autobots" Shockwave growled as his frills once again vibrated.
"Decepticons! Do not let them get to the pillars!" he commanded, pointing his arm towards the group.
Decepticons moved towards the Autobots forming a defensive line with the numbers and the ammo. Ironhide slowed down a bit before transforming and rolling up to his feet. Bee screeched to a halt as he let Sam and Carly exit him before transforming like the others.
"Autobots! Attack!" Ironhide declared as his cannons whirred to life.
The soldiers exited their vehicles, taking up positions on the battlefield to help their alien allies. Ironhide took point as usual with Ratchet and Jetstream supporting him. Sideswipe and Bumblebee covered them essentially while Wheeljack watched Mirage's back as he went to engage in close quarters. As for the Wreckers, they did what they were good at; killing everything that wasn't an Autobot or human.
Guns fired loudly, bullets illuminated the street as a full blown battle took place. Sentinel was unbothered, trusting Shockwave and his men to protect him from the small group that tried to stop them.
"This will be the end of you Autobots. That is the only logical conclusion to this battle" Shockwave said as he fired his cannon.
"Logical my ass!" Ironhide cut in quickly sending two shots his way.
Jet shot from the cover of a building with his machine guns before ducking to avoid getting hit by a missile. He came out of cover this time firing his plasma cannons as he took down the con that shot at him. He rolled to the right as Ratchet went to the left as if choreographed. The two would take a knee as they covered the big man up top dishing it out to the cons. Ratchet fire his machine gun relentlessly at his enemies, ripping through a Decepticons neck and shoulders before finishing him off the a barrage of missiles from his missile launcher.
Ironhide twirled to the left as he unleashed three shots from his cannon claiming another life. He rolled forward yet again avoiding a devastating shot from Shockwave's cannon before shooting at the hulking Decepticon. He would use a damaged car as his shield to reduce the impact of the cannon blasts. He growled at the war veteran, annoyed by his resilience.
"Jet! Cover me! I'm switching weapons!" he instructed.
"Copy that!" Jet replied.
"He's all yours Bee!"
Jetstream disengaged from his target as Bumblebee took over, landing the final shot to the Devacon's head, killing him. Jet got on one knee as his collarbone panels moved back revealing a row of four missiles on both sides. He took aim at multiple Decepticons and unleashed his missiles upon them in a series of explosions. This gave Ironhide the window he needed to get out his Heavy iron blasters and tear more Cons up.
Mirage rushed out of an alley, spearing a Decepticon into the ground as he stabbed him multiple times in the chest leaving no time for him to react. He rolled off the lifeless body of the Decepticon with multiple stab wounds to its chest. He shimmied and sidestepped his way through the shots of another Decepticon before kicking a car towards his legs. The car caused the Decepticon to stumble as Dino sank his blade into his head.
A Decepticon saw this as an opportunity to kill Mirage now that he was distracted and acted quickly. He rushed towards him, knife in hand and leaped into the air to land the devastating blow. What he didn't know was that he had an angel watching him every step of the way. Wheeljack pulled the trigger as his shot hit the Con right in the head killing him.
"You're welcome" He said as he fired at another Con.
Dino looked at him and smirked, acknowledging his help before looking for his next victim.
"Go, go, go! I'm covering you!" Sideswipe yelled.
He had a knee down as he covered a group of soldiers advancing with his shotgun. A Con would try to rush him from the right but he was well prepared. The bot rolled forward and spun as he came up avoiding damage from the shots fired and split the Decepticon into two. His right door was then hit by shot from a Con from a roof top. He grunted and moved sleekly across the ground as he avoided another shot from the Decepticon. He drew his missile launcher quickly from his hip and blasted the con off the roof and into the path of Bumblebee who wasted no time passing the appropriate judgment.
"I got him, I got him!" Roadbuster cried, sliding across the road as he fired two missiles at the leg of a Devacon.
Leadfoot ran past him taking some bullets to the gut as he jumped onto the head of the Devacon. He placed the nozzle of his blaster against its skull and fired twice ending its life.
"Coming through!" Topspin yelled as he jumped over his fellow Wrecker and into the heart of action.
He unleashed a flurry of missiles upon the Decepticons before him as the other two ran in to back him up. They covered the area before them in a wave of bullets and energy blasts as the Decepticons before them dropped like flies.
Sam and Carly took cover in between two buildings with the entire area turning into a warzone, nowhere was safe for the two civilians. Soldiers advanced with their alien counterparts as they pushed the Decepticons back.
Ironhide and Shockwave exchanged shots like some sort of dialogue as the two veterans displayed their skills proving to the others why they were regarded as the best of the best. Ironhide spun to his right as he fired four shots at Shockwave. Shockwave leaped forward and rolled to his feet as he replied his aggressor. The force of the blast sent Ironhide into the air but he had no time to rest as Shockwave could be on him at any second. He rose to his feet quickly and just like he had predicted, Shockwave was lining up another shot for him.
He leaped to the left narrowly missing the incoming shot as the took out the side of a building. As he was still trying to get his bearing, Shockwave prepared himself for another and this time, Ironhide was caught out. Before any word could escape his lips, a missile and two shots put Shockwave off balance causing him to delay his shot. Ironhide turned back to see Ratchet and Jetstream with their guns pointed towards the Decepticon general.
"On your feet! We aren't going to win this war if your dead" Ratchet said not even sparing him a glance.
"Thanks you two, I owe you both"
Reinforcements arrived, bolstering the Decepticon forces. So far they had barely advanced as more Decepticons kept flooding in and Shockwave's firepower was actively keeping them at bay.
"Run them to the ground!" Shockwave snarled, ordering his men not to relent.
Devacons lined themselves up as their back panels opened up showcasing an armament of missiles.
"Take cover! Fall back!!" Ironhide yelled seeing their plan.
"Everybody take cover!!" Lennox screamed.
Humans and Autobots scurried for cover as a wave of missile was sent to their position. The explosions filled the air as some soldiers and bots were thrown into the air by the blasts. Through the chaos, Jetstream spotted Brian and a unit taking cover behind some cars. His optics then fell upon a missile headed their way. He barely had time to think as his jet engine sprung to life and propelled him into the air.
"Brian!!" he shouted.
Brian's attention was gotten as he turned to face Jet flying towards him. He turned his head to the side as he noticed the missile flying towards him and froze in place. This was the end, he was going to die. What was his wife going to do? How were his kids going to fare without him? What would become of his family? His entire life and all those questions flashed before his eyes as the missile neared.
"Noo!!!" Jet screamed.
Boom! Another explosion went off. Brian had his closed expecting to open them on the other side of life but to his surprise, he was still here. He looked over to his right and there Jetstream laid, smoke rising from his chest as he rolled on the floor.
"Jetstream?!! Are you okay?!" he yelled.
The Lexus gave him a thumbs up as he slowly rose to his feet.
"I told you. I was going to make sure you make it back to your family in one piece" he said with a little smirk.
Brian made a fist with his hand and beat his chest, what he had done for him, he would never forget as long as he lived. Jetstream's focus returned to the fight despite the new injury he had acquired on his chest plates. They were basically on their last legs right now.
The Autobots and humans had been pushed back effectively by the attack and now the Decepticons could go on the offensive. They attacked with unrelenting force, pinning the Autobots and the humans back and unable to move. They needed a miracle and fast, Cybertron was about a quarter through.
Primus heard their prayers and answered them in one Bot. Optimus Prime.
Optimus took the tight turn, using a building to help himself out of the tight corner as he charged towards the Cons pinning his comrades.
"Optimus" Sam said seeing him make the turn. He couldn't help but stand to his feet upon seeing him.
"OPTIMUS!!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.
Optimus unleashed the furry of his weapons, tearing through the Decepticon defenses as they fell to his onslaught. He hit the ground skidding as his wings and thrusters detached from his back as he tore through a couple of bots with his machine guns. He was propelled by his force of entry as he made his way through bodies and towards Shockwave, carving a path for his fellow Autobots to follow. His machine guns dropped as he resulted to his Energon blades as he cut Cons down like a gardener trimming bushes with a pair of shears.
Shockwave fired at him but he was quick to react, leaping forward and avoiding the blast completely. Prime landed on his feet and turned quickly now facing Shockwave in what felt like a titanic clash.
"Orion Pax" Shockwave said with a disdainful tone.
"Shockwave" Optimus said as his Battle mask formed over his face and went into his fighting stance.
"There is only one logical way this fight ends. Either you die, or I do"
"I am aware" replied the Autobot leader said.
"Then you must know that the odds are stacked in my favor. The odds of your victory is… close to zero"
"We'll see about that. AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!" he cried as he charged towards Shockwave.
Shockwave charged towards Optimus with both leaping as the clash between heavyweights was underway.