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// Chapter 30 
// Story: OPTIMUS PRIME VS EQUESTRIA 
// by OPTIMUSPRIMEG1 
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James POV

Me and Ed, along with the others who wanted to watch the fight, went to the arena thanks to Ed.

“You want the south end or north?” Ed asked pointing to the different ends.

“North end please.” I said to Ed, “By the way how are the others gonna watch? And I think a ruined city landscape will make thing more interesting don’t you think?”

“The others will watch from the seats over there,” Ed says point to the bleachers across from us. “ And yes I city landscape would be interesting but this is a match, not a battle. I can stand for a plateaued area but I'm not fighting in a city against one opponent. No honor in it. Sorry, James but still have to have my way sometimes.”

“It’s cool, open field it is then k?” I said to Ed, currently in thought, ‘Some things never leave us,’

“Not totally, Plateaus are like stone pillars from the ground. So you’ll still have some cover for you cannon fire,” Ed says walking to his end of the Arena. “Another heads up it no holds bars, my friend. Anything goes from weapons, magic, abilities, and alchemy.” 

“Alright Ed didn’t know anything about plateaus, and oh yeah! I was hoping you would say that I want to test all my abilities.”

“See you in the ring James,” Ed said in a tone that sent a chill down my spine.

“Yikes, he’s just as scary as Celestia when they want to be,” I said shuddering.


The Arena


“Let the match between Optimus Prime leader of the Autobots and Edward Elric the Fullmetal Alchemist now begin,” Rang the voice of Darklight from every corner of the Library.

I charged at Ed, my Ion Blaster ready when Ed spoke.

“First off let’s do something about your magic Prime,” Ed says with a smile “Nule Field.” 

I felt my magic disappear, luckily I know Ed didn’t get rid of it, “Smart move, nullifying my magic makes things a little easier for you, and harder for me.”

“Noted but not why I did it,” Ed says as his body started to hum and give of red lightning. Next thing I knew the blonde haired man was gone and in his place stood a twelve-foot monstrosity of a demon wearing red scale metal armor with a cape of shadow and a large singular eye across its chest with thousands of smaller eyes in the cracks and gaps of the armor it wore. 
“You like my true demon form, James?” It asked in multiple toned voices as it flicked its tail.

“Wow, impressive,” I said, smirking underneath my faceplate, “Impressively ugly.” I heard the others snicker at that.

“Ever heard of the Skill ‘Mars Bane’?” Ed asked with his own smirk.

“No, but I have a feeling you’re about to show me it. So I’m just gonna start getting as far away now!” I shouted transforming and speeding away.

“HAHAHA! Doesn’t matter how far away you are Prime! Mars bane multiplies each weapon’s hit by four. Now six shot swords fire!!” Ed roared as six swords appeared behind him firing in rapid succession at me. 

“SCRAP!!” I shouted, dodging each blade, some nearly grazed me. When the last blade struck the ground, I transformed and hid behind a pillar. Hearing the demonic laugh of Ed.

“TRYING TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK JAMES,” Ed says laughing as he barreled through the field at speeds unaccounted. “NOTE THAT IN THIS FORM I HAVE ALL THE HOMUNCULUS POWERS AT ONCE! HAHAHA!”

“Hey, Ed, in that form do you have an increased sense of smell?” I said, using Optimus Primal’s form to sneak around without Ed seeing me.

“NICE TRY BUT I CAN SEE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. THE EYES AREN’T JUST FOR SHOW AND YES I CAN. ALSO, ENDLESS HUNGER,” Ed says whirling around as his mouth opens wide and started to suck in everything in front of him with little effort.

“Can you smell a rock?” I asked throwing a boulder at his face. It broke upon impact, but had the desired effect, it made him close his mouth, quickly transforming into TFP Optimus, I activated the jetpack and flew up out of Ed’s reach.

“Ooh flying,” Ed laughed.

“Oh this just to help me with something, like a speeding missile barrage!” I shouted sending every last missile at Ed, and charged with the missiles, pulling out my minigun and arm blaster, I began pelting Ed with blaster fire. The missiles made contact, and a large explosion consumed Ed’s form.

“I felt that through my shield. Nicely done James. Question, Feeling the lag of energy consumption from multiple forms and attacks yet?” Laughed the demonized alchemist.

“Nope, not even a bit, also don’t look to your left,” I said. Seeing another barrage of missiles charge at him.

“Wah, dag dust! OH NO!” Ed says as another explosion hit him. “Dirty moves. Want to see one of mine?”

“No thanks! I’m good!” I said quickly flying away.

“OH, *sniff*, you hurt my feelings,” Ed said with a fake wine. “Too bad doing it anyway.”

Ed hit the air behind him causing it to shatter like glass. He reached in and pulled out an odd looking sword.

“Uh-oh, not good, what kind of sword is that?” I asked already 3 miles away.

“My Dii-sword. Made from my own interpretations of reality. Also, Meido Surasshu!” Ed says swinging the sword down send a galaxy looking wave of energy at me while clearing the field in the process.

I quickly transformed back to my original form, I grabbed the Star Saber from my subspace, and sent my own arc of energy, the two energies clashed, then, the arc of energy from me cleaved Ed’s in two, making it disappear, but the energy didn’t stop until it reached Ed, grazing him

“Guess I should’ve put more into it. Nice counter but how good are you at blocking an omnidirectional assault with weapons charged with my Mars Bane skill,” Ed pointed to an array of weapons surrounding me on all side.

“Scrap.” was all that came out my mouth before the weapons opened fire, I did my best to dodge, but a lot managed to wound me, ”ALRIGHT THAT’S IT!!”I shouted having enough, using the Star Saber, I spun around creating a wave of energy slicing every weapon that Ed used against me, but I didn’t stop there, I kept spinning and spinning, until I became a tornado of energy, speeding towards Ed.

“Facing off against imitations of legendary weapons seems to a little under par my young friend,” Ed says bringing his sword above his head as the blade started to glow red. He brought it up and down send waves of crimson energy slashes at me. “CRIMSON ONSLAUGHT!”

But before they could reach me, white lightning came out and struck the crimson energy, stopping their assault, allowing me to ram into Ed, the energy like wind around me began to slice him.

“Ow much, Bad idea for you though,” Ed says as he grabbed with both arms as the shadows in his quickly spread outward slicing and spiking me. “Pride shadow control.”

“GAAAGGH!! Pride Shadow control?!? What does that do?!?!” I shouted out screaming in pain.

“Allows me to do this,” Ed says as his shadow grows to the form of a large monster with multiple eyes and a smiling jagged-toothed mouth. “Cute ain’t he.”

“No, he’s even uglier than you! A blobfish is cute, he!” I pointed at the creature as I managed to free myself from Ed grip, “Can make a whole army die just by looking at them!” I shouted out, hearing the others laugh a little. ‘They’re scared for you James,’ I heard TLK Optimus say. ‘I know.’ I replied back.

“More like he slices them into mincemeat and then eats them,” Ed smiled with wickedness emanating from him. “James do you know how terrifying a Displaced can actually be?”

“Not really, no.”

“Then allow me to show you,” Ed said with no feeling but death in his voice as an overwhelming amount of pressure started to flow from my brother. “When you gain the Name Crimson Butcher it sticks with you forever.”

‘Scrap, need to get away, but these shadows are still staked through me if only I had my magic.’ then, an idea came to life, ‘It’s risky and might get Sari extremely mad at me, but it’s the only choice I have.’ I began pulling on the shadows, but they were stuck in the same spot.

“I wouldn’t,” Ed said as the shadows branch out in different directions hold me in place. “I have a few more tricks of my own plus the ones Pyro gave but I think we should call it here don’t you?”

“Hmf, not yet.” then with a sickening snap, I was limbless, and headless the moment my body hit the ground, I heard Ed shout in fear.

“You crazy, get back in your body!” Ed yelled.

Then a fist hit him in the face, my fist, I chuckled, “Fun fact about Optimus, he can move his limbs even when like this.” I said, snapping my fingers and I was back to normal. 

“NAWAHAHAHA! My memories must be going like Pyro’s. Fine, ENVY!” Ed yelled and started to grow to match me in height. “ Ya know James, you’re young but good at adapting to your fights. But what happens in a real fight when someone doesn’t call out their moves.”

Before I could realize it The Giant Ed was now running circles around me while leaving behind afterimages. It was then the images started to blacken and pelt me with sword strikes.

“Gaaaaaaagggh! Shadow clones! But Ed,” I transformed into my Shadow Prime form, and speared the clones with shadow tendrils, “You turned off the Nule Field.”

“Nope. My semblence,” The Eds said. “No use Prime we won’t fade from a strike and we feel no pain.”

“I know that but who said anything about destroying them,” the clones eyes glowed red, and looked at Ed and began to attack him,

“I wouldn’t try absorbing them either as they’re charged as deconstruction bombs. Brainwashing doesn’t work either as they’re still me,” Ed said as the clones turned back to me. “Let’s try Army of one.”

Ed then jumped up as the clones began to multiply and his vault opened up behind him.

“Hey remember the first time we met, how I said I can transfer every shadow into my very being but never tried it.” Ed nodded, “Time to test it out!” my eyes began glowed a deeper red, shadows everywhere began to flow towards me, they entered.

I felt myself transform, my arms became jagged, my hands became claw-like, the fingers jagged, my head fins turned into horns, my chest sprouted spikes, wings of shadow on my back, my faceplate became nothing but a fanged beak-like mouth, my legs became that of a dragons, a tail with a blade at the end.

“Interesting form there James but I told you, they’re BOMBS!” Ed yelled as parts of my body began to expand and exploded in a deconstructive surge of energy tearing me apart.

But the parts that blew up grew back, even my head, I let out a horrifying laugh, I even saw Ed shiver a bit. 

“You should end this James. The charge will stay in your body until I neutralize it but by all means, keep fighting me,” Ed says in a serious tone. “I can go for months without stopping.”

“Alright Ed, but I win this fi-” I felt a presence in my mind, one that I thought would be trapped in the Matrix forever.

“YOU FOOL!! YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD DEFEAT THE SHADOW!! I AM ALL POWERFUL!! NOW YOU SERVE MEEEEE!!” I heard the Shadow shout out, feeling extreme pain.

“There you are!” Ed yelled. “VOID LINK 5%” 

Ed right hand turned solid black with a silver outline “VOID CLAW!” He quickly reached his hand into my chest cavity “Come out of there!” Ed yelled as he pulled out a squirming mass from my chest. “I had to push James to the point he was mentally exhausted for you to surface. You might have taken my wife but you won’t have my brother. Vile Disgusting Darkness!” Ed threw the shadow over to the other side of the ring hen pinned it with several holy and light weapons from his vault.

“Ugh, you knew the Shadow wouldn’t stay trapped for long, didn’t you?” I asked Ed, changing back, and into my normal form.

“You can thank the Alicorns of Harmony James. I knew it was sealed but you're not strong enough to endure it for more than a few hundred years. If you weren’t pushed to the edge to draw more power it would slowly surface. It would have slowly eaten your mind until you fell to it as Luna had. All these Darknesses are one and the same. Seeking powerful hosts to destroy light and rule their respective worlds in darkness. It’s your Darkness now and it falls to you to finish it. It was a fun match though sorry for deceiving you,”  Ed says looking to the mass of evil trying to free itself to no avail. “I’ll end my Nule field so you can have your magic back.”

“It’s all right, I would have done the same if I was in your position, and you’re right, it’s my Darkness, so I’m finishing it,” I grabbed the completed Excaliburn Blaster from my pocket dimension with my Chaos Magic, I walked over to the Shadow.

“YOU CAN’T KILL ME!! I GAVE YOU A NEW FORM!! AND I CAN GIVE YOU MORE POWER!! ENOUGH TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES!!”

“No use in begging for your continued vile existence. You have no sympathy for others so why should he or I have it for evil such as yourself,” Ed said coldly, Even for me.

“NO!! I AM THE SHADOW!! I AM-”

“Oh do shut it.” I fired the cannon and it shot out a large burst of energy, size of the Empire State building. I head the Shadow cry out, but it was muffled by the Excaliburn Blaster.

“I want that thing destroyed for good in your world. So I’ll be taking it a step further if you don’t,” Ed says reverting back to his human form while his arm remained in the blacken stated. 

That arm gives me bad vibes. Ed said it was the move called he used was called ‘Void Claw’. I can only imagine that this is a form of his void magic he’d told us about. That stuff is really dangerous according to him and could have really bad repercussions on the wielder if not used right.

“Here’s your new Leo Prime body James,” Ed says as a new lion based body appears behind me while Ed continued to look in the arena as he raised his Void arm as a sphere of swirling crimson energy appeared above his palm. “I had some help from Pyro and the Dwarf so it’s made of Uru and Proto-adamantium. All you have to do is transfer your spark into it.”

“Ed what’s that?” I asked out of curiosity but was little pretentious about it.

“It’s my version of destruction. My alchemagical destruction will eat everything charged with magic in the arena including in of that remaining shadow until nothing exist of it at all,” Ed explained in a monotone voice as he threw the ball of destruction into the ring. As it hit the arena floor everything instantly vanished in a puff of flaking red energy. “Just so you know James, you put up a good fight but you still wouldn’t have won and you know it.”

Ed walked away into the library to join the other and left me there with my new body and some serious thoughts.


Library Lobby


Ed POV


“Okay Mr. Silphen time for you to join the group once more,” I said holding out my hand as a teleportation circle appeared on the ground before me. Within a few seconds, Silphen’s black tint appeared on it before me with a silver-furred wolf tumbling out the front swearing profusely in Japanese again.

“Language my friend language,” I said shaking my head.

“Kiss my shiny metal flank! Warn me the next time you teleport me because that completely destroyed the few anti-teleportation wards I had up!” Said the grumpy wolf.

“Your wards mean little to those who can overwrite them, my friend, and catch,” I said throwing an alchemist watch to him. “That’s not only my token but a video caller too. Anyone else that has one you can call. Be it me or my family or Pyro and Prime.”

Silphen snatched the token out of the air, hearing Ed's voice in his head say, “I am the one who constructs and deconstructs, the partner and protector of the moon, I aid the Innocent and protect the children, If you require aid, Call my name and I will come forth, The Crimson Sage.” The ‘calling card’ made him shudder slightly in both fear and respect.

“Well… You were far more colorful than I was when you made the Token…” Silphen said, pocketing the watch.

“Well, it all true isn’t it. That’s my wife over there with everyone else,” I said pointing to Luna in the group coming from the arena. “Anyway, you're wondering why I disturbed you right? I have a few things for you other than the watch.”

Silphen clocked an eyebrow, looking at Ed curiously, before saying, “And that would be…?”

“The first is Squall's Gunblade, but it’s been modified to use Dark magic instead of Materia. The second is a ruby thread infuse fire cloak. And the third is access to my wife’s Dark Library that we’re in right now. It has every piece of Equestrian Dark magic that has ever been recorded. You just don’t have access to the forbidden section,” I smirked at the wolf mage. “Any question so far?”

“Actually, yes. Only one, honestly, but… My robes already nullify most incoming mag-... Nevermind, carry on,” Silphen said, cutting himself off as he quickly mulled over the line of thought he had just tripped over.

“I knew your robes nullify incoming attacks Silphen. The cloak not only blocks fire magic but amplifies your own fire magics while also promoting certain blood magics. You won’t need to use as much or any of your blood on lower tier spells. It’s up to you if you want to take it or not. Hmm. I wonder if I could make one for you?” I pondered as I looked of Silphen’s void signature. 

“Want to give it a shot my friend?” I asked him directly as he looked at me in confusion. “Sorry forgot. Do you want a Blood type magic Sage Stone? Pretty much a concentrated and unlimited supply of blood magic for you to use. If not then I won’t bother you and I’ll leave you to study.”

“As much as I would love to accept that, I'm still deciphering a large amount of… Silphen's spell book. I haven't even made it to Blood Magic yet, so I wouldn't get the full benefit of the robe and stone just yet,” Silphen explained, his eyes wandering across the shelves as he did.

“Here’s a bigger question for you. Can you even read or write Equestrian yet?” I said raising my eyebrow.

The wolf blushed and scratched the side of his head idly as he replied, saying, “Er… I got spells…?”

I facepalmed with my metal hand full force. “I’ll do you a favor, okay, but there will be an add on to it. I’ll use my alchemy transference to instantly teach Equestrian language and writing. It will also teach you basic alchemy without circles and a few dead cultures that might help in translating your character’s spellbook. Okay?”

Silphen seemed highly suspicious of the deal if his sudden rigid posture was anything to go by. 

“The catch?” He asked.

I cracked a smile. “You’ll have a small piece of universal knowledge forced into your head and pretty bad migraine for half a day. Other than that nothing serious.”

“Yeah, no. I had a migraine before, caused by mana burn and lack of physical care, and I have no intention of returning to such pain for any longer than a few minutes. Thanks for the offer, but I'll pass on the auto-translate cheat,” Silphen said, beginning to mumble in some strange language as a book hovered towards him.

“Sorry about this,” I said as a chain shot from my right arm and wrapped around the wolf. I quickly pulled him in and place my left hand on his head. “Not giving you a choice in the matter Silphen. We need your power and we need you to obtain spells as quickly as you can possibly in order to use them properly. This will sting for a bit and I don’t care if you hate for it either.”

I sent all of my collective knowledge of Equestrian language and writing from the past thousands of years into his mind with a flash of red electricity. I was careful to restrict the knowledge to only Equestrian and a few alchemical formulas for energy recovery potions. Once done I removed my hand and unbound Silphen from my chain retracting it back into my arm.

“Not too bad was it?” I asked the mage in front of me. “If it helps you feel better you can blow my head off.”

Silphen immediately collapsed, hissing in immense pain from his migraine and sudden influx of memories and knowledge that he had no purpose knowing just yet.

“When ya feel better join us if you want to man. I’ll be over there with the others for now,” I said pointing to the group of chit chatting girls. “Later.”

I left Silphen to his own devices to collate the new information in his head for the time being. Time for me and Pyro to see if we can link the Libraries together. I met up with the others with some pretty excited expressions on their faces.

“What?” I said looking at everyone. “Did I do something wrong or did you just enjoy mine and Prime spectacle of a match and team up against the Shadow?”

“No, but you did what I was planning on doing with prime once we had some time by us. I could feel that shadow in him, but didn’t want to freak the girls out over it.” pyro said his form different from the one we saw last. He seems smaller less powered. “If you're worried over how I look, it's fine i’m a clone boss is still the time chamber but I got to say ed good job,” he said bringing up his thumb for a thumbs up. “Nice place you got here too.”

“I suspected as much and thanks. I was just doing what the Elements asked is all. Me and Starswirl built this place as part of Luna school for those with an affinity for darkness or who just wanted to learn originally,” I said with a smile as I looked to Luna. “I got it rebuilt alongside my own project of automail shops and a few engineering schools.”

“I’m happy to know your luna got her own school to match her sisters. And you said Starswirl right? Huh that fuddy-duddy, well I shouldn’t be too surprised, he knew magic like no other, able to see it and the spells and runes needed to pull off some massive spells. Anyways once we get to my library you might see him walking around, ever since I offered him the key in he hasn’t left.” he said chuckling, his form flickered for a moment.

“Might be a good idea to keep him at a safe distance from me for now. He was partially responsible for my entombment. I don’t blame him but it would cause a small mess so to say,” I said scratching the back of my head.

“From twilight would be a wise thing as well, she wouldn't stop talking to him if she found out.” his form flickered for another moment. He looked at his hand as he did. “Well I know his fight was going to go on but raising it past 15% means it could be a beam lock.” his form flickered once more, this time almost fading away but came back. He looked to Ed then held out his hand.

“What’s going on over there Mr.Pyro?” asked my Luna.

“Here take my key Ed, pyro, his light and dark side where training and if i’m flickering in and out then he is going higher then he said he would.” his keyblade summoning into his hand.

“Okay, thanks. Keyblade means he’s serious. Gods must be a good fight,” I said in excitement wishing I could be there. “What’s the plan while your still here to tell? Plan GO FOR A WALK in effect?”

“Yeah it is ed, And I suggest the moment you get back to get ready to see a god cracking his knuckles and rubbing off some rust,” he said flickering one last time before fading.

“See you in the library as soon as Prime meets up with the girls here, alright,” I saluted to the clone Pyro.

He nodded at the last moment before disappearing. A dark void like portal opening up where he stood showed the time chamber. Prime came around the corner joining us in his new Leo prime body. 

“That form suits a king of the Crystal Empire a lot better than that truck form. Don’t you all agree?” I asked the group behind me.

“Certainly,” all of the royal ponies quickly agreed in unison. ‘Guess they’re scared of Prime just as much as they are scared of me and Pyro. Good.”

“I have to agree with my husband James. You look so much more regal now,” my wife added with a soft smile.

“Great now his ego will swell even more to match a True Prime,” Megatron added while Soundwave nodded.

“Oh we can have new body party to celebrate can’t we?” asked Pinkie.

“I think we’ve had enough excitement for the time being Pinkie. I don’t need Pyro riding my butt for getting you and Fluttershy any more worked up right now. Let's get back into the time chamber’s main room so we can take a break for a bit. I need to rest myself. The Void Claw spell really took a lot out of me,” I say ushering the group through the portal.

“What type of magic was that anyway?” Twilight asked as she was the last to come beside me. 

“Chamber now. I’ll tell you when I’m sitting in a chair,” I said pointing to the portal as Twilight quickly ran in while I followed. “Jeez, always with the questions when she sees something new. No matter the world.”


Time Chamber


3rd/Pyro POV


As the group walks in they feel the place shake the loud boom coming from the outside. As they rush outside they find what made it. Pyro was in a stalemate with his two clones, the twins beams hitting pyro’s open hand. The light and darkness coming from the fight were intense.

“You both really want me to open the floodgate and wipe the floor with you both don’t you?” he said his left hand glowing his own attack charging up. I looked to the group and got why they were so adamant to want me to go all out. ‘They want me to show off and worry the sisters even more. Oh just like you two to do this.’ Alright fine, they want it that way so be it. “I guess you two are right, time to make this fun for a bit. I’m going to enjoy mopping this place with your faces.”

I unleash my spell it forming a moving shield pushing the beam back my twins jumping out of the way from it. ‘This is going to sting.’ I move my hands beside each other. “By the chains, I am bound, to serve and bow, to keep calm and tame, no more, for the chains that bind me, set me free! Power limit 100% form breaker.” My power explodes out around me the void in the room cracking and warping as power moves through my veins once more, oh how it has been so long, to feel this power. I look to Ed and the rest of the group, my eyes finally resting on my girls. I feel the smile before I can pull it back, I look to twilight as she shakes in fear, the sisters the following suit, I match ed’s eyes and with more will power then I should have needed I said. “Keep them safe and keep them from this fight, I need to get this done here and now!”

Ed crossed his arms with a smile, ”Sure thing old man. You need to teach me that spell. My Void Link is nothing compared to it.”

“It ain’t now spell ed, this is what happens when you train like Goku for 70,000 years,” I said my muscles expanding to match the power flooding in them.

“Guess I’ll take you up on that Time Chamber offer for my world then. Anyway. Void Link 25%,” Ed says as his right arm blackened once more but this time it reached up to his shoulder before he put up a Void shield around the group by raising his hand. 

“If you don’t want to be blown to nothing then stay in the shield!” Ed yelled to everyone behind him.

“Deal.”

I raise my hand up and the many rune circles pop in behind me. 10 full circles full of runes and magical drawing and pathways begin fueling up the spell in front of me. Pure uncontrolled unrefined magic begins to flow into the spell. I watch as the twins get up and open their power, Dark’s body begins to twist and warp as the true beast comes out, His horns growing longer more demon like. His face begins to shift growing and changing, his eyes moving outward to the side of his head. His muzzle light face becoming more dragonic like, his jaw feeling with more teeth, his body becomes more muscle. His hand's claws grow out to the point they were as long as a katana. Thus standing before me was dark eco’s pure form, Its evolution. The form of an alpha deathclaw. His eyes now pitch black with pure red slits for pupils. I know from the shocked and gasps they too could see the beast I held.

Light eco was different, his angel-like wings grow twins soon having 6 wings in total. His clothing grows longer becoming more robe-like. A hood forming over his head. Hiding his face fully expect the two bright glowing eyes that looked out at everyone. The robe grows till it hit the floor, a skull appeared above him, its flame a cyan to his bright baby blue. He opened his hand and Oathkeeper appeared in his hand. In the other hand sat the phantom staff. His robe shifting to then has armor on top of it. Light eco had become a battle mage.

“hehehe.hahaHaHaHa!” Ed started to laugh like a maniac while holding his barrier. James merely stood there in what was partially shock and awe and partially in fear. “Yes, this is what I’ve been wanting to see! This is what I’ve wanted to feel! HAAAHAHAHAAH!”

“Alright time to deal with this, so my students can learn, It was a good spar my twins but this is why I come out of the top. Final tier spell, Armagation!” 

And with those words and my mana reserves dropping away I let the magic blast go. It tour towards the twins both reaching out a shield raised by light and dark to help hold it in place. The spells ever-changing spell hit them dead on and I watched them sliding away. ‘And he comes number two.’ I move my hands outward and bring them back together in front of me. The yellow glow beginning. ‘Time to open the flood gate.’ and my full power in ki roars to life. I watch eds shield warp from the pressure. Oh, this will be fun indeed. 

“CRAZY SON OF A HORSE! POWER INCREASE 40%!”  Ed yelled stabilizing his shield.

“Finale Flash!” the beam tears off heading to the twins I grip it and whip it around them, it barrels to them from behind. As it hits I watch Armagetiton hit them with full force. A Void breaking blast erupts out in the ice field. I blink over to ed and start the final spell, the potion of mana return already drained away.

“God’s gates, the holy shield.” the golden doorway form in front of me the blast tearing around the center chamber. I felt the door shift but it held. My hands on it to keep it upright. I look back and say one line. “And that's why I was named King, Ed.”

“NEhehehHAHAHAA! No wonder you and I get along so will Pyro,”  Ed says dropping his shield and deactivating his void link. “I’ve never been forced to use my Void Link at 40% before. AND YOU’RE STILL NOT EVEN THE REAL PYRO! NAHAHAHA!”

“I know we would, but alas this clone has played its part. See you in my library,” I said lifting my arm up the door popping in next to the group its shine like pure silver the top held a crest, a shield on each corner sat an ensemble. One was a lion head, the other a book, below sat a heart and the last a skull. “The key I gave you should open the door, and I knew you had seen through me, alas I was hoping to play you guys, but it seems I’ve let my hand be shown.” and he melted away into a shadow sinking into the door forming the keyhole. 

“How can a clone be so powerful?” Prime asked in shock causing the group to quickly turn just long enough for Ed to slip away into the library leaving a note on the door.

Enter as you please.

“What should we do now?” asked Fluttershy.

“Come in and stop standing around, for starters.” said an afterimage “Boss wants everyone to come in, has a spot set up with food and seats waiting.”

“What are your boss and my husband plotting?” Ed’s wife asked in suspicion. “Hah. This can’t be good seeing how you two are almost identical thinkers. Let’s go in ladies and gentlebots as Ed would say.”

“You will have to wait and see,” he said walking to the door opening it “best not keep them waiting.” he turned and bowed his hands out to the door greeting them in. 

“No. Soundwave and I will be staying out here. I need to do some serious thinking after what we just saw happen. You guys a seriously something not to be messed with. One a clone and the other not even using his full power to shield us.” Megatron said While Soundwave nodded.

“Your funeral then. I don’t mind cleaning up after all.” The afterimage said lifting his head up his face in a twisted look, his teeth sharp in dagger-like. “Corse the boss has some things he wishes to teach you both to help in the coming fight, but if you don’t want to learn, I won’t bend your arm, too much.” his face turning back to a normal grin.

“URGH! Stupid freaking…  Fine just fine we’ll go,” Megatron says in fear.

“Then right this way. Welcome to the entrance.” as the group walk in he grabs the doors. “Enjoy your stay.” and slams them shut. A tv breaks nearby.

“Welcome to Master Alcurds Library, everyone. I am the butler of this fine estate Walter C. Dornez,” said a voice from behind the group. Everyone looked around when their eyes came to rest on an elderly gentleman with raven black hair tied back in a ponytail with a monocle on his left eye. He was wearing a long sleeve white button down shirt with a faded purple visit over it white gloves and grey pants and black loafer.

“Please follow me,” Walter says as he leads the group to the throne. “Master Alucard will be very pleased that you’ve all finally decided to join us this evening.”

“Question. I thought this was Pyro’s library?” asked Twilight.

“Oh but it is!” said a voice coming from the throne, a figure dressed a full crimson red trench coat, with matching red tie black undercoat, black pants, and boots. He had a set of glasses on that shone like two suns hidden behind the lights that sat behind him. His red hat sitting on his lap, his legs crisscrossed over each other.

“May I present Master Alucard,” Walter says with a bow while motioning with his hands to the man on the throne. Walter quickly returned to the upright pose and walked to Alucard’s side. “Tea sir?”

“Yes Walter,” he turns to the group. “Suuupp?!” he said his grin growing wide. The sounds of footsteps signal another person coming around the throne. 

“Will Lady Seras be joining us this evening as well, sir?” Walter asked maintaining his composed demeanor.

“You call Walter and I come.” says the girl in question as she hopes into Alucard’s lap taking his hat and placing it on her chest.

“Would you care for a cup of tea as well lady Seras?” Watler asked the new addition to the party.

“Yes I would Walter,” she said looking to the group then falling on Fluttershy. “So your the one master calls his mistress. I have to say, he has good taste,” she said kissing the man’s cheek.

“Now, now, Lady Seras remember your manners while at the dinner table please,” Walter said with a degrading look in his eyes while maintaining his calm position.

“Ok, mom.” Comes the sharp reply from both of them till they both begin laughing sera’s moving out of his lap as he stands up still laughing. 

“Time for your walk sir?” Walter asked with a humble smile as he bowed and looked up to Alucard.

“Yes Walter time for my walk,” he said standing tall walking down the short stairs till he was in front of the group. He bends down to Fluttershy and says “You coming mistress?” he said holding out his hand.

“Like Tartarus she is creep!” yelled Rainbow as she shot at Alucard only to be caught in some kind of net.

“Walter? Keep our guests calm and explain shall we?” he said kissing her hoof as he shape shifts back into pyro, Fluttershy already grabbing his face and pulling him in.

“Certainly sir,” Walter says as his form shifts to Ed. “HAHAHAHAHA! Oh OH, YOU SHOULD SEE… THE LOOKS … ON YOUR FACE HAHAHAHA!”

Seras face and body begin to shift wings coming from her back, her face turning into an anthro version of Fluttershy. The left arm shifting to a normal one her dress becoming a long flowing red one. “Now my loving twin, I still think he needs to breathe.” she giggles as she walks down to the lovers. Pinkie already jumping into her hands and getting her belly rubbed.

“Ed,” Huffed and a visibly ticked off Luna.

“Ah oh. Luna hold on it was just a joke,” Ed said as his wife’s horn started to glow.

“Yes, Pinkie here talked discord and the guys into it, a way to make you question what was real and what was not,” I said, my hand glowing its glow dwarfing Luna’s. “We wanted to play a prank.”

“Stay out of this,” Luna snarked.

Faster than anyone could have seen pyro sat in front of Luna. My eyes held no light in them and the room temp dipped. “Careful child, you're in my domain now.”

“No Pyro,” Ed said placing his hand on Pyro’s shoulder. “She has every right to be mad and you know it. Besides her lighting, her horn is a simple glow spell so she can see better. If she really wanted to blast me she wouldn’t hesitate too.”

“Yes that is true Ed, but be forewarned, Luna, if I hadn’t moved the guards I have in here would have, and trust me,” I said moving my eyes to my left. “They take their job seriously. Now it was a joke so take a breath.”

“I know not to mess with displaced such as yourself, Mr. Pyro I am married to one after all. I’m mad that you two didn’t include me. Ed, you know how much I like to pull pranks. We used to prank Tia all the time,” Luna says with a pout and scowl.

“Oh, guess we should’ve told her of Ed.” I said the dark look  on my face moving away, everyone doing that anime drop thing when something serious becomes relaxed. 

“She could’ve played Integra now that I think about. Luna’s illusions are spot on and she can shapeshift easily too,” Ed said scratching his head.

“I can see that Ed, she and her fit closely to each other,” I said, a small chuckle happening till someone clearing their throat happened. We looked over to the group to see them looking on and look back to the other Fluttershy who now had both Pinkie and Fluttershy in a belly rub.

“Ed, is there something I should be getting right now? Pyro is in a relationship with Pinkie and Fluttershy right now but who's this other Fluttershy?” Luna asks just as shock as her husband.

“I am a Fluttershy pyro saved when his friend’s world was destroyed, I just like being in here, from time to time. And as for the friend you all might meet him soon, he was going though some of your books, loverboy,” she said standing back up and kissing pyro on the neck. “After all, he makes one heck of a joy to have when the animals need help. What did you call yourself over that, a Dr. Dolittle?” she said tracing a finger up one of his wings.

“Sheesh. Four Fluttershy's is too many. I had to deal with three Twilights not to long ago and that was a living Nightmare, no offense Luna,” Ed says sitting as his wife came over and sat in his lap and nuzzled him.

“We all get turns with him ed, Sometimes it weekends or weekdays. But we all sleep in one bed,” she said looking at ed. “But this goofball still has his me time. In his man cave. You should see it ed, his collection of consoles and games for them. ” she said squeaking for a moment.

“No more info, please. What you do behind closed doors should stay behind closed doors. I’m not trying to be rude but it's just who I am. I managed to keep my identity intact when I was sent to Equestria and almost lost when my mind was shattered. Dark times please change the subject,” Ed says looking to the floor as Luna held him tighter.

“Oh I understand, We all enjoy our private time. But since these two are pregnant, well bedtime sleep tends to be just one of two of us,” she said looking down at Pinkie. “Doesn’t help when one is carrying the next karate master.” she laugh as pinkie sticks out her tongue.

“Please stop. Ed and I have been trying to start a family for years now. We have adopted many children but we have yet to have one of our own,” Luna says with tears in her eyes.

“Oh, why didn’t you say something like that beforehand, now I feel so embarrassed.” she eeped. 

“You know sweetie most of what you said with a perverted mind could be taken way off course of what you meant.” I said looking at my big girl who was now bright red. “As for the child problem, it will happen sooner than later, you two. Somethings your mother laid out might take time.” I said looking at them a big smile on my face.

“No, it won’t. Faust died in childbirth with Luna. Her father raised both Tia and her until he passed from an illness. That’s when Starswirl came in and took over as their guardian.” Ed says looking to everyone.

“Then how is it I can see her around you luna. A mother holding her child.” My sagely eyes looking to the mare in questions, who simply smile, that teasing knowing grin i came to know so well. My grin returns as I looks back at Luna. “Fate has many ties, and if I can guess by what her grin meant.” I move closer till only she can hear me. “She might bat in your favor,” I said leaning away, winking before turning to my old friend. Both of us sharing one last look, before she fades away. ‘One perk of seeing so much death, you can see others that have moved on’ I thought with a sigh.

“Let us move on from this conversation. We are here to learn magic after all,” Ed said throwing a black skeleton key to Pyro. “That’s a key to the Dark Library. Use it on any mirror and walk through it.”

“Now, let's go into my main chamber, shall we?” I said putting the key in a pocket, before turning to the doorway. “Twilight I will let you sign books out, but run them by me first,” I said looking at the mare in question. Who was looking at her hooves.

“Anything to do with Ki, chakra, Force, and Skyrim magic is what I would like,” Ed says in excitement.

“Then you have a lot to read, Ed,” I said pulling open the door, and says, “Behold the knowledge of years of wisdom.”

“Holy heck, yes!” Ed says running through the Door.

“I better keep an eye on my husband,” Luna says as she follows suit.

The room was massive the bookcases went up to the ceiling which in of itself seemed to keep going up. Clouds moved by when looking up, each one a nice place for a winged being to rest and read.  Books would fly off a shelf and move around. The path leads to a row opener and seemed to go on and on. Rails sat in the floor so people could move to and foe. At the other end sat a massive tome. It was open and three more sat beside it. 

“Now tomes are that way Ed.” I said pointing to the left. “Grab a pair of omniboots and grind over there. There should be a sitting area near there, with bean bag chairs and tables. If I know the old coots they would be over there. Now Twilight don’t go and freak him out, alright. His heart hasn’t been doing so well so I don’t need to do CPR on him. You can order food and drinks should you need it. The right side leads more to history and other things.” I said turning back to the group. Each one seemed lost in the world around them. I had to have a chuckle over that one.

“Old coots as in more than one?” Ed asked. “Who are they?”

“Yes, Merlin and Starswirl. Both tend to come here when they need time to themselves. Wish I could say Yin Sid would be around but you never know. He enjoys his tower more often then here.”

“Disney Merlin from Kingdom Hearts right. My god, I’m gonna pass out,” Ed says taking in a deep breath. “I just might from how exhausted I’ve become. Between Primes fight, Silphen info download, and Pyro's mock battle.”

“Yes Merlin from Disney, Arthur as well I think. He enjoys reading the sword training guides and forging.” I said looking at ed. “The bean bag chairs are perfect to rest in.” 

“Perfect for more than that.” Said Fluttershy. Closing most of the group's jaws.

“Closed doors remember,” Ed added putting on the omniboots.

“Just teasing,” she said flapping her wings to grab a cloud.

“I don’t know who's worse. You or my Fluttershy on her relationship with Discord,” Ed says shaking his head. 

“Be happy the heat hasn’t come through,” I said looking to Ed. “And most of the Fluttershy's I’ve met are with dizzy. Trust me, when I say you don’t want to know what goes on in that room.” I said, shuddering.

“I’m glad my male to female ratio is fifty-fifty and my ponies are closer to humans than ponies,” Ed huffed.

“Daddy, what’s Heat?” Nyx asked James.

“When your older honey,” James answered as he glared at me.

“Now then first one there is a rotten egg, ” I said pole vaulting over eds head as he jumps on the grind rail. ‘Best remember to be careful on what I say, little ears on around.’


James Pov


-Hey Pyro, say anything like that again, and I will kick your rear!- I said through a private comm.

“Don’t think he can hear you anymore James. How’s the new body treating you by the way?” Ed asked walking over to nearest tome.

“It’s kinda weird, I never done something like this before, but it’s doing quite fine, although, I didn’t get a chance to test the alt form.” I said to Ed.

“You can always go to the nearest mirror and go back to the library and have Darklight set up a plain or field with a few obstecles to dodge,” Ed said reading his book.

“Alright, hey want to have a race? See who is faster.”I said walking to a nearby mirror.

“Heh, race me. Not now I just pulled quite a few stunts with my Void Link. My bodies still adjusting to 40% of the power I’ve never used till now. I’m in so much pain right now if I wasn’t a living Philosopher Stone I’d have passed out in the Time Chamber after I took down that shield,” Ed says taking a few more books from the shelf.

“Alright then, hey tell Pyro and the dwarf I said thanks for helping me with the body.” I was about to enter when Sari shouted.

“I’ll race you, James, it’s been a while since I used my jetpack,” Sari said, activating her jetpack.

“Hold on Sari. I have something for you,” Ed said as he pulled Sari's Gauntlet from his vault. “Here ya go. And here are the Harmony Stones that go with it.”

“Thanks, Ed.”

“Thank your boyfriend Sari. It was his idea. I only made the thing with some help from the Dwarf and Old Pyro. You still need to be careful with those stones. They aren’t sentient like the Elements but the can still become sentient if you use them the right way,” Ed warned setting own on the nearest bean bag chair with his stack of books. “Time to test the Rinnegan visual prowess at reading.”

“Wow, nice, thanks for building this weapon James, now let’s go race,” Sari said, to which I chuckled.

“Alright Sari, let’s go.” I said as we stepped through the mirror, and were greeted by Darklight.

“Ah hello Mr. James,” she said.

“Hello Darklight,” I responded.

“How may I be of service to and Lady Sari at this time?” Darklight asked.

“Well, can you set the arena toa race track, with a Cybertron landscape?” I asked the eye size fairy, well eye size to me.

“Already done. Much easier when I don’t have a mess to clean up after matches. I would think you remember how to get to the Arena or do you need me to guide you and your lady there?” Darklight asked with a gleeful tone.

“No thanks, I remember where it is, and thanks.”

“If you need any type of food or nourishment for the both of simply ask and I’ll see what I can generate in the eating area. I would also suggest that you brush up on your dark magic as well. Mr. Silphen is still recovering from his headache in his tent in the Umbran section. But he has started to read some of the spell books. Do be careful with this magic Mr. James it can be very dangerous. That Master Edward and Mistress Luna have let you in here shows on your own shows they trust immensely,” Darklight says softly.

“Alright, I’ll be sure to train my Shadow Magic, and hopefully I won’t accidently bring the Shadow back from the dead. Bye Dark.” I said to Dark

“Good day,” Darklight said popping away.

Me and Sari walked to the arena, I was in deep thought, ‘Man, today is crazy, I got a new form which will be called Shadow Beast mode, but the Shadow nearly controlled me, I have been channeling magic into the Mind stone, but that’s twice I nearly been controlled.’ I thought in worry.

‘Need more power we do.’

‘Huh? Who’s this?’

‘It’s me or you in a way.’

‘Oh you mean the other Optimus’s?

‘Nope. Don’t you remember what father just explained.’

‘Father?’

‘The blonde haired one.’

‘You mean Ed? He’s my brother, not father.’

‘He’s your brother but my father or creator to be more accurate.’

‘Okay, I think some explanation is in order, like who are you, what are you, and how did you get in my head?’ I said in my head to this mystery person

‘One I don’t have a name. Two I’m don’t know what I am. Three you put me here.’ answered the disembodied voice.

‘You’re the Mind Stone, aren’t you?’

‘Ding Ding Ding. I just gained my consciousness from your little encounter with father void energy. Thing is I’m not strong enough to completely shield your mind anymore.’ Mind Stone said.

‘What, but I have been sending magic to you, Ed said I have to channel magic to you in order to keep you online, so how can you not shield me from mind control?’

‘I’m shielding you now but our recent encounter with the Shadow has severely weakened our bond, especially with your new body. There are two ways to regain our power and restrengthen our bond. Call me Stone by the way,” Mind Stone said.

‘Alright Stone, what is this solution?’

‘Meditation is the first way. We must sync with each other and not think of ourselves as individuals. You can also go through the basic motions of your new body form changes. You also need to commune with the others in your Matrix better. As far as power is concerned simply see father to either get another Mind Stone or strengthen me with his magic weaving by adding mind magic,’ Stone explained.

‘Alright, but can I race first, I need to get used to this new body of mine.’

‘Your doing one of the things I just said to do. While also spending time with your girl and having some fun. Be my guest,” Stone said with a happy tone.

‘Thanks, I will meditate after the race.’ I said to Stone

‘GOOD LUCK!’ Stone sang.

‘Thanks.’ I realized that me and Sari were at the arena, and everything looked like Cybertron, it was day time as well, and everything looked like it did in the WFC/FOC series, damaged and in ruins, with dead Cybertronians everywhere.

“Man, this is what Cybertron would’ve looked like in Transformers Animated?” Sari asked sadness in her voice.

“Yes Sari, every Transformers universe Cybertron is dead,” I sai in sadness, then I heard footsteps from behind us. Turning around I saw that it was Ed.

“I had a sudden urge l to come in here. Did something happen?” Ed asked in worry.

“Not really, except for the fact that the Mind Stone has a conscious, and has told me that it can not completely shield my mind, but it is shielding my mind now, but our bond is weakened, since I have a new body, and Shadow appearing didn’t help matters, but there are a few solutions, like meditate, get a new one, or strengthen it.”

“Now that urge makes sense. My stones are forged from my magic which means they’re a part of me. If the gain a mind of their own I gain a slight mental link from them to. Makes sense that your bond has severely weakened from Shadow eating at it and the new body. Guess I should’ve taken that into consideration earlier,” Ed says crossing his arms as he began to think. “Yea, you could mediate or I could strengthen the current stone. I’ll only on give you a new one if you really want though but it comes at a cost.”

“What’s the cost?” Sari and I asked at the same time.

“He’ll lose the current stone and his body will get very sick for a bit while it has to adapt to the new stone.  It’s a lot like when you get a big flu shot and you get sick for a few days afterwards. The current stone has to be removed first and not just with magic either. All physical connections must be cut off,” Ed said in a dark tone. “I mean I have to root around in your head James and that is something I really don’t want to do.”

“It’s alright you won’t have to, I’ll stick with the other two options, besides, a little meditation wouldn’t hurt.” I said, seeing Sari out of the corner of my eye with a fearful look.

“Good, cause as many surgeries as I’ve done I still haven’t gotten used to them. Now had still for a bit. I’m good to use Archive for fine tuning on you and Stone connection. I’ll also fine tune the magic in your body physically with my magic weaving while strengthening Stone. I know its name because it told me. Still to early to tell if it wants to be a he or she.” Ed says with a smirk bringing up archive with one hand and placing the other out in front of me while  fine silver threads shoot from it on to me. “Won’t take long for either than you can race Sari and I can go back to studying but you will feel like you’re on a sugar rush for the next two or four hours.”

“Actually me and Sari were about to race.” I said to Ed,

“Yeah, I can study later, besides, I keep seeing you guys train, so I think I should train too.” Sari said agreeing with me, and I have to agree with her, she hardly ever trained. 

“Alight all done,” Ed said closing archive. “Have fun with your race lovebirds. Sari f you want to train ask Darklight for a practice field that you can think would suit to better your skills. I’ll be in mine and Luna’s private room taking a nap. I’m beat but if you need me have Darklight contact me,” Ed said with a yawn while walking off.

“Thanks Ed!” me and Sari said at the same time, seeing the retreating Alchemist.

“Alright Sari, ready to race?”

“I was born ready!” Sari replied back, excited, she transformed into her Autobot form, “Let’s race!”

“Hold on Sari, let me transform,” I said, activating my T-cog, I felt my body shift, jumping up, my arms became the front legs, the Lion head on my right shoulder moved to the front, more and more parts shifted, until I finally was in my Lion form, landing I let a roar that sent a minor shockwave. I looked at my new form, and I must say, I’m impressed. My tail had a blade at the end of it, twin Ion Blasters attached to my back.

“Wow, awesome. That definitely suits you James!” Sari said in awe.

“Thank you Sari, and I must agree, this form suits me,” I said. I heard footsteps approaching, I turned to see Pyro.

“Darn prime, that’s a good look for you.” he said looking prime up and down.

“Thank you Pyro, and I am curious on what this form can do.” I said, then looked to Sari, “We will race to Kaon, first one there wins, and judging by my knowledge on Cybertron, it should be 15 miles,”

“Ok prime, i will watch the race. Don’t think i can transform and drive round.” he said laughing a little.

“Hmf, I know you can, you already showed a lot of your powers, so transforming shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

“I can’t prime, if best i can run next to you guys, if i could i would be in a vehicle mode.” he said a grin forming on his face. “But one thing about me is i have a lot of spare time on my hands.” he snaps his fingers and a dodge charger pops in next to him. “I love my toys.” he gets in and starts the engine.

“Alright, think you can keep up in that?” I asked, a grin on my face.

“Oh trust me i think i can.” he said revving the engine.

“Alright then, on the count of three, one,” I got into a running position, Sari activated her jetpack, Pyro revved the chargers engine.

“Two.” my claws sinked into the ground,

“THREE!” we were off, I manage to stay ahead of Pyro, but with Sari flying, she had an advantage,

“Oh look at that, i’m in last, oh well, time to use my favorite fuel mixture, nitrox 3.” he said opening the canister, he flipped open the button casing on his shifter and hit the red button. His back tires burning rubber as they light up fire burning from them as he takes off under me, and getting a head of sari. The flames die off after that and he begins to slow back down.

I noticed Ed was sitting in the observer’s box with a smile. “This could be fun,” I saw him mouth as he got up and moved to the edge. He then jumped out and was engulfed in huge ball of red flames. When the fireball hit the ground out came Ed in a red 1974 Dodge Challenger.

“Good thing power naps work for me!” Ed yelled as he pulled alongside Pyro.

“Good to see you join us Ed. Now this race is gonna be more fun.” I said, running faster,

“Oh Darklight make things, FUN!” Ed yelled as the terrani began to shift and raise in a series of loops, pillars, and spike falls. “Don’t think I forgot about your girlfriend either Prime.” Ed says as he shifted into a faster gear “WIND BOOST! HAHA!”

“Hey, how about some cons, flyers and grounders.” I said and a missile blew up beside me, looking up I saw a few vehicon flyers attempting to bomb us. “Also Ed, Sari is much faster on her skates than her jetpack.” and with that said Sari zoomed past Ed. Her skates slightly cutting the ground.

“Oh. How bout this,” Ed says smirks as the field starts to turn 90 degree. I saw Ed flip a switch in his car that caused it’s tires to be covered in curved spikes. “Feel free to pull stunts to your heart’s content fellas.”

“That loop looks good to me ed, but one think the cons need some tenderising first.” he said jumping out of his rig on to the hood placing a plow in front of his rig. Before claiming back inside. “Just call me Mr. Plow”

“Ugh, you didn’t just steal that from the Simpsons!” I shouted slicing a Con in half with my claws.

“Maybe?” he said with a grin as he nailed a con sending it over his car.

“If Sari’s skating I guess I’ll try skiing. Oh, Pyro idea,” Ed yelled as he jumped out of his car and the terrain flipped putting the sky underneath us. “Missile surfing!” 

“Oh yeah i forgot about that, Let’s Surf out dude!” he said turning right and jumping out of his rig landing on a missle.

“Um, guys, I can’t fly anymore so SOMEBODY PLEASE PUT THE GROUND BACK BEFORE I END AS A METAL SMEAR ON THE GROUND!!!” I shouted transforming.

“Why? You have giant missile to ride,” Ed laughed.

“Hey ed look, i’m doing the chuck norris split.” he said another missile on the other foot and splitting between them.

“Oh really? Well explain that to the missile that been blown up!” I said pointing to leftover debis of said missile.

“MISSILE HOPPING! WOOH!” Ed said as a wave of missiles came out of nowhere while his blew up as Ed jumped from missile to missile.

“Here prime, have my spare.” Pyro said letting his spare fly off towards me.

“Thanks.” I said landing on the missile.

“Say ed question, since its so chaotic now, could discord be effecting this room?” he said looking around.

“No possible way unless one o you two let him in with you. Void field coats the Library and then it’s also located in the world between worlds to. Gives him bad vibes and he can’t control his magic while her,” Ed explained sitting cross legged on his missile. “Dark go ahead and flip everything right side up.” 

“I love danger but this is becoming dangerous even sari is having to worry about not hitting any or being hit.” he said pointing to the girl bot in question.

“About time, I may fly in my old body, but this body doesn’t have flight capabilities.”

“Never said you could stop surfing though,” Chirped Ed. “Time for some battle training James,” Ed said as several G1 cons popped up. “Have at it.”

“Alright then,” I pulled out two katana blades from my sheathes on my waist, and began slicing cons left and right.

“G1 were always to easy going in the series. How about a real challenge James?” Ed asked with a smile.

“Bring it on!” I said finishing another G1 Con, with a swift slice decapitating it.

“Try this guy on for size Leo Prime,” Ed said as a familiar figure appeared in front of me.

“NEMESIS PRIME!!” I shouted in surprise, “Well, this could be fun,” 

“Optimus Prime, prepare to fall to Nemesis-” before he could finish, a bullet through the chest ended him, my gun still smoking,

“Well, that stinks I was hoping for a bigger challenge. He died too quickly.”

“Not just him but a combo of the original good and bad guy leader to known as Guiltaur,” Ed chuckled. “Didn’t think one of them wold last to long so I brought a whole lot of Nemesis Prime too.”

“Oh good, I’m not done with him, also never heard of Guiltaur, might have missed him.”

“Most don’t. Anyone in particular you want Dark to generate?” Ed asked as the missile he was sitting on faded away.

“Yes, ever heard of M.E.C.H, from TFP, if so, some of them, except robot versions, and some Insecticons from every universe.” I said, Sari skating to me.

“Yea they were the one with that stuck of a flank hole general that turned into a human piloting a Nemesis Prime rip off. Insecticon from varying realities is no prob either,” as Ed said this my made to order bad guys burst up from the ground. “Bon Appetit, Mr.Prime.”

The enemies of my choosing and the ones Ed had selected charged at me, me, armed with a sword in one hand, a gun in the other, I charged at them, blasting and slicing them left and right, when I lost my blade I grabbed my second blaster, when the first ran out of ammo, I grabbed the second katana, my second blaster ran out of ammo and my blade once again got taken, so I was fighting with fists.

A Insecticon from TFP tried slice me with it’s claws, I dodged, and delivered a powerful kick to its head, knocking it of and killing it. I turned to Nemesis Prime and used its own Fusion Ax on a G1 Insecticon before launching it off. 

In the next second Insecticon pieces were sent flying through the air on to the ground around me. I looked to see what hit the con and it was Ed. He’d jumped up and intercepted the bot with a punch before it could land on me.

“Can’t let you have all the fun now can I James. Good chance for me to test out my taijutsu I picked up from all those scrolls Pyro let me read Plus a got need to practice a few of the techniques I’ve picked up here and there. Like this one, 10x Nail Punch ,” Ed said landing a punch into Nemesis’s chest with his left fist. 

In the next second the Nemesis Prime was sent flying back into the army with what sounded like the ring of a nail being shot out of a nail gun but ten times in a row.

“Ed what the heck was that?” I asked in shock.

“It’s from a show Named Toriko whose main characters has the same name. His signature move the Nail or Kugi Punch times however many wants to put into it is a move that after building up power in ones arm can be unleashed in a series of straight jabs that seem to hit the target while simultaneously creating a number of delayed shockwaves in its body. It’s done through muscle control like what we saw Pyro do earlier in the forge which is why I’m limited to using it with my left arm. By straining my muscles even more I can land more hits in the same instant; the power increases immensely with every additional hit. In the show Toriko compares the effect to a hammer repeatedly striking a nail, thus the name of the technique. Wasn’t sure I could pull it off but now that I know that I can I have some combos I want to try out with some magic put into it,” Ed said with a smile the could scare a face onto Slender Man.

“Muscle control aye? Means I can’t do it at all,” I huffed in disappointment. “Could’ve really come in handy too.”

I grabbed a Nemesis Prime from Tfp and used it to block a slice from Insecticon claws. When a FOC Insecticon tried to bite me I stomped on its head, knocking it out, I transformed and began to claw and bite on any Insecticon and Nemesis Prime that unfortunate to be in my path.

“Take this!” I heard Sari shout out, I turned to her direction and saw her and Pyro fighting as well.

“Looks like everyone is joining in on the fun,” Ed sasy weaving hand signs for a jutsu then taking in a deep breath. “ Sage Art: Crystliing Flame.”

Ed blew a fireball onto the Cons in front of him and as the fire passed over them the were immediately turned to crystal.

“Whoa, what kind of move was that?” I asked, biting into a TFP Insecticons shoulder and threw it to a g1 Nemesis Prime.

“It’s one I came up with after studying the Crystal style Jutsus and Properties of Naruto. Basically, the user takes in an overwhelming amount of nature energy and then forces it into a foreign bodies that can’t handle it causing them to peterify into crystal and not stone,” Ed explained with a smirk while rubbing his nose. “Course I’d really like to start using the Susano but it’s still to early to fully manifest.” 

“Nice. Hey, ever wondered what Optimus would look like with Venom?” I said. 

“I often have. Especially after the Venomverse comic series,” Ed chuckled. 

“Well, let’s find out.” then a black slime like ooze began to cover my form, I felt my teeth get longer and sharper the same with my claws and my tail blade became a jagged scythe, I grew larger. Until finally, me and Venom had finished transforming. “Call us VENOM PRIME!!” we shouted.

“How about an enemy that will last longer the one hit. Darklight bring out a few Tidal Waves, Scorpanocks, and a few Omega Supremes from the Energon series please,” Ed said waving his hand out to the side.

“Yes sir,” Darklights voices range out from every direction.

“There ya go Venom Prime. A whole army of giant class transformers to fight. Go nuts,” Ed said crossing his arms.

“Well, this could prove a challenge.” I transformed, and used a a Venom web shot on a Tidal Wave, and slingshot myself to its head. Using my new claws which are like Venoms, I sliced off its head. “Or make it a little too easy. I thought giant Cybertronians were supposed to be tough.”


“They’re not real Cybertronians first off. Just empty husks Dark made from copies of our memories. It’s really hard on here to try and control a whole army by herself while still generating new enemies. Like when you have a lot of programs running at one time on one computer. She can only do some much James,” Ed explained as he took out a few Omegas.

“I know they’re not like Cybertronians and you’re right Ed, it takes a lot of work to run this training course, especially with so many enemies to generate and control, sorry Darklight.” I said down slicing a Scorpanock in half.

“If it’s to help the greater good I don’t mind. Although I will be shutting down the arena in an hour. I need to recover my magic. Your earlier fight took a lot to contain. As powerful as the barrier is the Shadow is still a lot stronger than me. I was originally just and automated spell created by Master Starswirl after all,” Darklight explained with a light hum as some of con flittered a bit.

“It’s fine, just shut the arena down now, I don’t want to overwork you, we can do this again when you recovered your energy.”

“Thank you James,” everything turned to golden light dust and we were left standing in the barren arena once again. “Please be careful in your training and feel free to return in the next 2 hours.”

“Thanks for your help Dark. Get some rest. Let’s all head back to Pryo’s library. I be the others are looking for us,” Ed said heading off the field. “Everyone need rest any ways.”

I let out a yawn as Venom retreated, my form changing back, “Sleep sounds good right about now. Hey Ed how long are we in the Time Chamber for anyway?”

“I think we have around six months or a year. You’d have to Pyro. Sari got a new toy for you to,” Ed said pulling a strange bundle of metal from his vault. “It’s called Hakujin no Tachi. It’s basically a really long but thin sword that you use in a similar manner as a whip. Thought she could use a ranged weapon.” Ed said holding out the strange sword.

“Thanks, hey Sari,” I looked around but saw that Pyro and Sari were gone, “Did they leave already, huh, must have been to caught up fighting. I’ll be sure to give this to Sari when I see her.”

“Look out for your loved ones James. I’ve spent over 2,000 years keeping Luna and Tia from spilling a single drop if blood. Innocent or other whys,” Ed says walking into Pyro Library door.

‘Dang must be tough, poor Ed,’ I thought walking to my room, I heard Optimus Primal speak, ‘James, me and the other Primes are starting to get worried, you nearly been controlled twice, we spoke with Stone too, we think it might be wise to give Sari an upgrade.’

‘I don’t know Primal, I thought about making a Techno-Organic Chamber from TFA, but Ed said it might alter her mentality, it happened to Wasp from TFA, so it could happen- wait a minute.’ I thought, realizing something, I asked Primus to send a TFA Waspinator along with a few others, but they weren’t anywhere on Equus, in fact their location was off planet. What if-” then a flash of white, I found myself on Cybertron, or more specifically, the Ignition Chamber from TLK, I walked in, both blasters raised.

I kept walking, but soon I heard Quintessas voice, “That fool of a prime, he may  have asked Primus to give him allies, but instead, he just gave me more soldiers to use against him, now one last time.” when I entered the grand hall, what I saw made my eyes widen in fear and surprise, because standing there was DOTM Ironhide, Sideswipe, Mirage and Wreckers, TFA Waspinator, and Omega Supreme, G1 Arielbots, Predaking, and Skylynx,and TLK Dinobots, and the 12 Guardian Knights. And they were all bowing to Quintessa.

“Who do you serve?” Quintessa asked, to which they responded,

“WE SERVE YOU QUEEN QUINTESSA!!” they shouted, I noticed they all have the same red mark on their faces and purple eyes.

“Oh scrap.” I said slowly, I heard thunderous feet behind me, quickly turning around I aimed my blasters at Infernicus, but he just walked right through me. “It seems like I am nothing but an astral projection here,” still keeping my blasters out just in case, I watched as Quintessa continued her speech.

“Good, now that your loyalty lies with me, I will claim the Allspark, and use it’s power to terraform Earth and that planet known as Equus into two of my new planets perfect for making more perfect creations who’s loyalty will be focused on me!” she looked in my direction, I froze, “And I will win, you will belong to me, and I will make you kill your loved ones, and I can make it to where you can hear their screams.” 

In another flash of white, I found myself back in the hallway. One thought went through my mind. “I’ve got to warn the others!”