Grogar sat on his throne while conversing with his companion Soundwave. So far, they were triumphantly enjoying the pain and suffering of their pony slaves in the palace. Plus, they were only one step closer to the age of extinction for all ponies. They just needed to drain Equestria of its magic in order for the land to become a permanent desolation.
“You have nothing to worry about, Soundwave. I’m certain my devoted children have eviscerated the Autobots. With them out of the way, you will encounter zero resistance. All the magic of Equestria will be yours for the taking.” Grogar said.
“PERFECT. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT THE PILLAR IS NOW FULLY BUILT FOR OPERATION. WITH THIS PLANET’S MAGIC, I WILL BE ABLE TO RESTORE CYBERTRON.” said Soundwave.
“I wish the best of luck for you and the Decepticons.” Grogar said. “It’s pleasing to me that the Decepticons are more useful and competent than those three insubordinate miscreants I had under my command. It’s almost as if traitors never exist among you Decepticons.”
Awkward silence filled the room. Soundwave looked away from the ram for a couple moments before replying. “YOU HAVE NO IDEA.”
Outside Canterlot, that was still engulfed in large pillars of smoke and flames, the heroes hid themselves behind the trees and bushes as they spied on the vehicons guarding the city. They also saw the Seekers flying above the city to detect any suspicious activity or any Autobot sneaking around.
“All right, Optimus, what’s the plan?” Twilight asked.
“As we planned earlier, Pinkie Pie will be the distraction to draw the attention of the vehicons while we go on the offensive through the element of surprise.” Optimus replied.
“The Aerialbots and the Wonderbolts will take down the Seekers; the Lightning Strike Coalition Force will help the yaks break down those walls during the attack so that the captives will escape unharmed, and the rest of us will march forward and attack our enemies.” he finished.
“Great! Sounds like a plan!” Twilight said.
“Pinkie, you know what to do.” Optimus reminded her.
“Absolutely!” Pinkie excitedly replied.
The vehicons were still guarding the entrance of the castle with their drawn blasters. So far, they suspected nothing unusual or suspicious outside the perimeters...until something did happen.
Out of nowhere, a huge party table appeared before them. Pinkie jumped on top of the table with a mischievous look on her face. She successfully drew their attention.
“Hi, big meanie Decepticons! Would you like some...ENERGON CAKES?!” she offered to them. “It’s very gooood!!”
The ‘Cons were amazed to see those humongous cakes filled with energon. They had never seen anything like those on Cybertron. The temptation was strong as they slowly drew near to the table while putting their weapons away.
While all the guards were distracted, Optimus, the princesses, ponies, creatures, and ground Autobots quietly snuck into Canterlot while being invisible thanks to the invisibility spell Starlight gave them all. Thus, they infiltrated Canterlot undetected.
After they finished eating those energon cakes, Pinkie pulled out her party cannon knowing that it was time. “SURPRISE!!” she shouted before launching the confetti directly at them. She then ran off.
After getting all the confetti off of their visors, they turned to see Ratchet with his blade and blaster drawn. Immediately, he sliced the heads of four of the vehicons and blasted the last three to smithereens. He then transformed and drove off to join the rest of the Autobots.
As the Seekers were patrolling the whole city, they noticed from high above the body parts of the same vehicon sentinels. Alarmed, they flew down and landed on the ground after transforming to robot mode and investigated the incident. They also discovered the confetti and pieces of several cakes lying on the same table that had traces of energon.
Without warning, a war cry was heard in the city. “AUTOBOTS, PONIES, CREATURES, ATTACK!!!” shouted the familiar voice.
The Seekers then heard sounds of explosions and gunfire erupting within the city. Then without warning, they each got exploded into atoms with their energon spilling everything thanks to the missiles fired by the Aerialbots.
Optimus and the Autobots rushed forward as they began to battle against the Decepticons. Tens of hundreds of both Autobots and Decepticons met face to face in the city of Canterlot. Once again, neither side held back.
Bumblebee activated his blades as he began to slice through each Decepticon he faced. He stabbed into one then cut him in half; he decapitated another ‘Con then sliced off the arms of another before blasting his head off.
Sideswipe jumped on several vehicons as if he was stepping on rocks of a river. While he did so, he blew off each head he stepped on. He also managed to avoid the deadly retaliation from them. As he stepped on the ground, he was tackled by another vehicon. They both struggled for the kill. The ‘Con was just about to win by using his blade to end Sideswipe, but the latter had a trick in his sleeve. The Autobot used one of his own blades to stab the ‘Con’s foot to distract him. The ‘Con grabbed hold of his foot as he yelled in pain. Sideswipe got on his feet and vertically sliced the Decepticon in half. “Dang, I’m good!” he bragged.
Ironhide and Luna were battling several Decepticons together. They did so while they were behind each other’s back to attack both sides. Luna vaporized dozens of vehicons with her magic while Ironhide decimated other dozens of ‘Cons with his cannons.
“Applejack, be careful! Get those ponies out of the city! It’s getting nastier by the minute!” Ironhide warned.
“No worries, partner! I’m too tough to be squished!” Applejack affirmed.
She ran off with her family to help various ponies that were sheltering themselves from the onslaught. They took those ponies out of the city with the help of the yaks and the Dinobots breaking the walls down to make an escape route for the captives. After the ponies and creatures helped all the captives and slaves of Canterlot escape, there were no possible chances of civilian casualties.
Rainbow Dash and the other Wonderbolts served as tremendous distractions for most of the Decepticons. They constantly hit the optics and visors to temporarily blind them so that the Aerialbots could kill them. Thus, through teamwork, the heroes were successful until a bigger problem showcased itself.
Several Autobot troops were immediately shot at and blown to pieces by the approaching Stunticons. Motormaster took two Autobots and slowly squeezed their heads until they popped. Energon painted all over his chassis as a result.
Breakdown displayed his energon sword and cannon before three other Autobot troops. They shot at his armor but it was no use. He laughed at their helplessness before beheading them all with his sword. He was glad that Grogar’s magic preserved him.
“You fools made a grave mistake by coming here!! You will all suffer for your insolence!!” Motormaster angrily threatened them.
“You think we’re scared of you? Think again, Motormaster! We will not stop until you and Grogar are defeated!” Silverbolt bravely defied. This infuriated the Stunticon leader even more.
“THAT’S IT!!! I’m done with you Autobots!!! Stunticons, combine into Menasor!!!” he ordered his squad. They all combined into the gigantic warrior Menasor. He then looked down on the ponies and Autobots contemptuously.
“Menasor ready for destruction!!” he shouted. He stomped on the ground hard enough to produce a shockwave to stun his foes. Optimus and the Autobots shielded themselves while the alicorns shielded their friends from the shockwave.
“Time to fight fire with fire! Aerialbots, combine into Superion!” Silverbolt ordered his squad. All the Aerialbots combined into another gigantic being to counter the attack of Menasor. Superion beheld his life-long nemesis with his optics as he prepared himself to fight.
“Superion online! Ready for combat!” the Autobot titan declared.
“DIE, AUTOBOT!!” shouted Menasor.
Both titans collided together as they fought ferociously against each other. Superion punched his foe right on the face before receiving the same treatment from Menasor. Menasor then took him by the leg and spun him around and around while knocking down several houses in the process. Then he released him as Superion flew in the air until he regained his control by activating his thrusters to prevent him from crashing on the ground.
Superion loaded his cannons, missiles, and lasers as he began to aim right at him. Menasor was ready to deflect the shots and blasts until other shots distracted him. Celestia, Luna, and Twilight were blasting his optics, temporarily blinding him.
Taking the opportunity to strike his enemy harder, Superion fired all his blasts, lasers, and missiles directly at his chest and shoulders. The impact of the blasts greatly damaged him and caused him to stumble on the ground hard. The ponies and Autobots cheered for Superion.
Superion stood over his nemesis to see the amount of damage he suffered. To his disappointment, Menasor refused to die or surrender. “You cannot defeat me that easily, Autobot Superion! I will crush you to pieces! I will annihilate—!” Grimlock interrupted Menasor with a loud groan.
“JUST SHUT UP, ALREADY!! Dear Primus, these monologues are just so annoying now! You’re just as annoying as Starscream!” Grimlock complained.
Menasor’s rage knew no bounds. He got up on his feet, unsheathed his sword, and prepared to kill Grimlock for his words. But in the heat of the moment, Superion tripped Menasor causing him to fall again. He snatched his sword away from him and immediately stabbed Menasor right in his spark. “You’re finished, Menasor. BEGONE!!!” Superion shouted with triumph. He stabbed him again until moving upwards to split open his head. After a few seconds, Menasor’s body exploded. Several body parts of the Stunticons, including Motormaster, flew all over the city. The only survivor was Breakdown.
Seeing that he was outnumbered, Breakdown transformed and drove off. The ponies and Autobots praised Superion for his heroism. But their celebration was cut short by huge laser blasts that smote Superion on the chest, forcing him to fall in pain. The heroes gasped at what happened.
“Superion, NO!!” Optimus shouted.
“Who just blasted him?!” Twilight asked.
“Behind you, Prime!” Bumblebee warned.
As Optimus looked behind him, he saw Soundwave and Bruticus, who had smoke coming out of his cannons, standing a few distances from him with the constructed pillar which was in Soundwave’s grasp. Optimus immediately recognized the same type of pillar he saw on Cybertron. He remembered Megatron mentioning those pillars he would use to suck the life force of any planet. He trembled as he then realized what the Decepticons were planning.
“OPTIMUS PRIME, TODAY, YOU SHALL SHALL WITNESS OUR ULTIMATE DESTINY.” Soundwave spoke.