C184 Autobots Arrive!

C184 Autobots Arrive!

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Peter wiped the sweat from his brow, breathing heavily as the intense training session with Revan came to a close. The ghostly Sith Lord hovered before him, his cold red eyes glowing in the dim light of the hidden chamber.

“You’ve improved,” Revan admitted, though his tone was far from warm. “But you’re still letting yourself be distracted. Focus more, or you’ll never reach your full potential.”

Peter smirked, rolling his shoulders to release the tension that had built up during the session. “Thanks for the vote of confidence, Master.”

Revan simply gave him a cold look before disappearing into the shadows, his spectral form fading away as the training session officially ended.

Peter stretched, ready to finally take a break from the chaos of the day when, suddenly, Alfred’s disembodied voice echoed through the chamber.

“Master Peter, I must inform you of an urgent matter,” Alfred began, his tone calm but laced with urgency. “There is a Decepticon attack in progress at Sector 7. The facility is under siege.”

Peter’s eyes widened, adrenaline instantly surging through him. But before he could respond, Peggy’s voice cut in, sounding irritated. “Peter, did you have this thing spying on me?” she snapped, her tone sharp with annoyance. “I didn’t expect you to start keeping tabs on me...”

Alfred’s calm response followed. “I apologize, Miss Carter, but this situation requires immediate attention. I believe informing Master Peter was necessary, given the gravity of the situation.”

Peggy huffed, clearly not pleased with the AI’s intrusion, but she knew now wasn’t the time to argue. “Fine, we’ll deal with this later. Peter, get ready. We need to move. The Decepticons have found Sector 7. They must think the AllSpark is still there.”

Peter nodded, already preparing to leave. “Alfred,” he said, his voice commanding, “alert everyone in the Red Room. Tell them what’s happening and give them the location. We need to mobilize immediately.”

“Understood, sir,” Alfred responded promptly, his voice fading from the chamber.

“And Peggy,” he added, “I don’t know what happened with Alfred, but I’ll look into it when we get back. It sounds like we forgot to add privacy features, which is easily fixable. I would never spy on you...”

“I...” Peggy fell silent, her words trailing off into a heavy pause.

...

As Peter made his way toward the hangar, his mind raced. Entering the hangar, he scanned the area, looking for Bee. But to his surprise, the yellow Autobot was nowhere to be seen.

Peter frowned, his thoughts momentarily shifting. “Where did he go?” he muttered under his breath, his concern growing.

There was no time to dwell on it, though. The Decepticons were attacking, and he couldn’t wait any longer.

With a sigh, Peter turned and joined the others already gathering in the hangar. The Jedi ships were being prepped for takeoff, and within minutes, they’d be heading toward the Hoover Dam...

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Before he could even react, the Decepticon reached down, ripping the roof off the vehicle like it was a tin can. Metal screeched and crumpled, and Stane let out a terrified scream as the giant hand reached in and grabbed him, yanking him out of his seat with ease.

“Let me go! We had a deal!” Stane cried out in desperation as Unit 127 lifted him into the air. The Decepticon’s glowing optics glared down at him, filled with disdain.

“You lying human,” Unit 127 growled, shaking Stane slightly in his grip. “The AllSpark isn’t there. Megatron is furious. Do you know what that means for you?”

Stane’s heart pounded in his chest, and he frantically shook his head. “I didn’t lie! If it’s not there, then I was lied to—just like you! I swear, I’m on your side!” His voice trembled as he begged for his life, the cold metal fingers tightening around him.

Unit 127 snarled, clearly unimpressed with Stane’s pleas. “Pathetic. You humans are all the same. Weak, lying worms.”

As Unit 127 turned to carry Stane back to Megatron, his sensors picked up movement in the sky. The sound of roaring engines grew louder, and a shadow began to cast over them. Confused, Unit 127 paused, glancing upward.

A small fleet of Jedi ships appeared overhead, more than a dozen in total, their sleek forms descending from the sky like predators. Stane’s eyes widened in shock, his heart racing even faster now. The Decepticon grunted in confusion, not fully grasping what was happening yet.

Before Unit 127 or Stane could react, a figure dropped from one of the ships—fast and precise. Peter was the first to land, his body cutting through the air with the Force aiding his descent.

Midair, he drew his lightsaber, igniting its black blade with a sharp hum. The moment before he hit the ground, Peter swung his lightsaber, severing Unit 127’s arm at the elbow.

The Decepticon roared in pain as his massive arm, still holding Stane, fell to the ground. Peter landed smoothly, bracing his fall with the Force and rising to his feet, his lightsaber humming ominously in his hand.

As the severed arm crashed to the ground, Stane tumbled free, groaning as he tried to make sense of what had just happened. But before he could fully process it, another figure landed beside Peter with a metallic thud.

Tony Stark, clad in his red and gold Iron Man armor with a new, glowing arc reactor in its chest, touched down next to Peter, raising his hand as the thruster in his palm glowed brightly. He aimed it directly at the now-armless Decepticon, ready to fire at a moment’s notice.

“Not bad, Peter,” Tony remarked, his voice echoing slightly through his helmet’s speakers as he kept his focus on the Decepticon. “You’ve got the dramatic entrance thing down.”

Peter smirked, his eyes fixed on the injured Decepticon as Unit 127 stumbled back in pain and confusion. “I’ll give you some pointers later.”

Tony chuckled, but before he could respond, his attention was quickly drawn away as he noticed Stane slowly rising to his feet, clearly shaken but alive. Tony’s eyes widened behind his helmet as recognition set in. “What the hell... Obi?”

Stane’s eyes met Tony’s, and for a split second, he was frozen in shock. The situation—Tony standing there, armored and ready for battle—was far from what he had expected. His voice trembled as he muttered, “Tony? W-What are you doing here?”

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Meanwhile, as Peter and the others arrived at Sector 7, a giant Autobot ship descended through the atmosphere, its form massive and imposing as it broke through the clouds. The ship hovered just above a dense forest, casting a long shadow over the trees below.

And there, standing among the trees, was Bee.

He looked up as the ship’s bright lights illuminated the forest, the hum of the engines filling the quiet night air. His optics glowed softly as he waited, his posture relaxed but alert. After so long, the Autobots had finally arrived.

The time had come.

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