IN EQUESTRIA
Rumble was fast asleep on his bed during the beautiful night with the moon and stars shining bright in the sky. But as he was sleeping, he repeatedly fidgeted around and tried to get into a more comfortable sleeping position. Drops of sweat fell from his forehead, and mutters of distress escaped his mouth.
“No... no... please... no! Stop...” the colt cried.
He twisted and turned with his eyes closed tight. Suddenly, he put his hooves over his head and shook as if something horrifying was actually coming near him. Within that moment, he yelped in fear.
“NO!”
Rumble found himself in a dark void. He looked around to see if anybody was nearby but found nothing. He shivered at the very silent presence of the darkness and hoped to see at least one glimmer of light to ease his spirit. “Hello? Is anypony there? Hello?!” He received no answer.
Suddenly, a dark shadow loomed over him. Once he saw the shadow, he instinctively backed away. “Get back! Who is there?! Get away from me!” he yelled.
However, he noticed something familiar about the scary shadow. The more it advanced on him, the more it became obvious whose shadow it belonged to. The shadowy figure stood above him with a familiar glowing red visor.
Rumble shook in absolute terror at the sight of the being. “No... no!! It can’t be! I destroyed you! Leave me alone, Soundwave!”
The Decepticon’s shadow raised its hands and began to reach out to grab him. As the hands slowly drew near to him, they grew just big enough to swallow him up.
“SOMEPONY HELP ME!!”
Just when they were about to devour him, a bright light vanquished the darkness. The terrified colt looked up to see the princess of the night descend upon him with a look of motherly concern. He sighed in relief before he ran up to her.
“Princess Luna! I am so happy to see you!” Rumble cried.
“So am I, little Rumble. I sensed a great disturbance within you,” Luna noted.
“I just had a nightmare involving that... monster! I... don’t know why this happened, but... it was so terrifying...” Rumble said, shaking.
“I understand, young colt. It would appear that you are now... experiencing some trauma from your experience with him,” she observed.
“What?! Trauma?! This can’t be! I don’t want to have nightmares of him!”
“Rumble, I fear that you are getting a post-traumatic experience after everything that might have happened to you last year.”
“But why now?! Why am I getting this now?!” Rumble demanded.
“I... don’t know. You might continue getting these nightmares from here on out. But do not fear, for I will assist you in giving you the treatment you desperately deserve,” Luna encouraged, softly embracing the colt.
Rumble hugged her back with tears on his eyes. “Thank you, Luna. Thank you so much!”
After they finished hugging, Luna departed from him within a flash. Afterwards, Rumble awoke from his dream. He wiped off the sweat from his forehead and got out of bed.
He opened his window and breathed in the fresh air. He exhaled the air before looking up towards the moon in its glory. As he was beholding it, he thought about the Autobots and their adventures. He thought back on how they had valiantly fought against the evil Decepticons in Detroit and protected the innocent lifeforms around them. He took a quick look at his cutie mark with a hopeful smile.
“I hope to see you again, Autobots.”
ON EARTH’S MOON
“I long to see you destroyed, Autobots.”
Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, stood on top of what remained of their warship; hundreds of Decepticons were gathered together as they all looked up to their powerful leader. Shockwave, Lugnut, Blitzwing, and Starscream were at the forefront of the whole army whereas Slipstream, Sunstorm, and Ramjet were standing on the far left of the assembly.
“Attention, Decepticons! Megatron, your leader, speaks! The time has come for us to reclaim that which is rightfully ours and destroy everyone who stands in our way. For many stellar cycles, we have been driven away by the self-righteous Autobots and exiled from our beloved home world. For too long, they have relished their vain victories and reveled in their riches. But no longer will they have peace,” the tyrant began.
“Yawn... same old speech,” Starscream mocked. Lugnut smacked him on the back.
“Do not dare interrupt our glorious leader!” he spat.
“The Autobot fools have laughed at us, but soon enough, we will all laugh back at them. Soon, we will ravage their cities, steal their sources of power, overthrow their leaders, and seize Cybertron as our whole new empire. I will reign supreme as the new lord of the entire planet!” Megatron finished.
The Decepticons shouted cries of joy and cheer for their master. “OUR GLORIOUS LEADER HAS SPOKEN!! The Autobot scum will never stand a chance!” Lugnut yelled.
“All hail Megatron!” Shockwave said. The rest except Starscream followed suit and bowed before their leader.
“However, we will not attack Cybertron just yet,” continued Megatron. “There is one world we must conquer first—the one called Equestria.”
The ‘Cons looked at him confused while his top lieutenants smirked at each other. “It is the very place where those insufferable puny ponies defeated me and humiliated me. Well, it is time we exact our vengeance upon them while I will absorb their source of power!” Megatron wickedly grinned.
“Those poniez will learn a lesson they’ll never forget,” said Blitzwing. His blue face switched to Hothead. “I will teach them how painful being crushed under foot will feel like!!” His face switched again to Random. “But then they’ll quickly forget about it because... they’ll be dead! Hahahahaha!”
“How exactly are we going to travel to Equestria without a space bridge?” Starscream asked.
Megatron evilly smirked as he thought of an idea. “It is very simple, Starscream.” He jumped from the broken ship and roughly landed in front of him, scaring the traitor. “I have a task for you to prove your usefulness to me. You will locate a space bridge for us; if you succeed in this mission, I might reinstate you as my second-in-command.”
Then he glared at the Seeker as he got closer to his face. “Fail me, and you will lose more than just your body.”
“Okay, okay, fine! I’ll do it for you!” Starscream accepted, cowering.
“I am not finished yet,” Megatron continued. “Furthermore, the moment you locate the perfect space bridge is the time you enter there and find Equestria.”
“But how can I find Equestria without knowing their coordinates or at least having the destination codes?!” Starscream asked.
“I’m sure you will figure it out,” said Megatron, smirking. Once he nodded to Lugnut and Blitzwing, they seized the Seeker and tossed him high above. Thus, he transformed into jet mode and flew off to begin his mission.
“Are you sure that imbecile will actually find that Equestria world?” Slipstream doubted.
“Even if he doesn’t, I can always find other ways to locate those ponies. Besides, I always found Starscream’s vain attempts to succeed at anything to be amusing. It would be surprising to see him complete this mission however,” Megatron replied.
“We have already plazed a tracker on him,” added Blitzwing. “We will know for zure where Equestria iz once he gets there.”
“Excellent. I will gain those elements of harmony. Once I do, I will destroy the ponies, humans, and Autobots once and for all,” Megatron replied, his optics glowing bright.
IN EQUESTRIA
The next morning, Rumble flew across his home town Cloudsdale. He then flew down from the town toward Ponyville to visit some friends of his. As he looked back and forth, he saw Spike and Discord talking with each other. “Hey, Spike. Hey, Discord.”
“Hey, Rumble!” Spike waved.
“Well, well, looks like somepony had an interesting night’s rest,” Discord smirked. “How was it? You had any dreams about the Transformers? Dreaming about the explosions or the action scenes perhaps?” He appeared as a movie director with an IMAX camera.
“Well, not exactly. I was—,”
“Oh, wait! Don’t tell me! You were dreaming about being part of a spectacular show with positive reviews... until it got cancelled with only three seasons,” Discord guessed, holding all the toy merchandise.
“Discord!” Rumble and Spike shouted.
“What? Too personal?” He snapped his fingers, making the merchandise disappear.
“No, it’s not that! It’s just... I was having a bad dream last night. But I don’t want to talk about it,” said Rumble.
“Are you sure? You know you can always talk to us for anything, buddy,” Spike smiled.
“Thanks, Spike, but I’m fine. I’ll be alright.”
“Okay then. But if there’s anything troubling you, just let us know and we can talk about it,” said Spike, laying his hand around Rumble’s shoulder.
Suddenly, Discord’s banana phone rang inside his hidden pocket. He picked up the phone and answered it. “Hello? Oooohhhhh, nice to hear your lovely voice again! Oh? Ahhhh, I see how it is. Well, no worries! I’ll bring you here right this instant!”
“Who was that?” Rumble asked.
“Your special visitor from Cybertron,” Discord replied, winking. He snapped his fingers which made the female Autobot medic appear in a white flash.
“Red Alert? You’re here!” Spike shouted.
“Hello, Spike. Discord, it’s a pleasure to meet you again,” she greeted.
“Likewise, Nurse. Who isn’t happy to you in this lovely day?” Discord grinned, wearing a Doctor’s attire and holding a medical kit. “Oh, and your patient is right behind you.”
She looked behind her to see a surprised Rumble staring at her. “Oh, there you are, Rumble! I’m glad you’re doing alright. I was wondering if we could... talk for a while.”
“Y-Yes. I... would love to,” he stammered. He quickly embraced her leg and welcomed her.