02x06 - Desperate Actions

[bunniefuu]

Uhh... What we do now?

Restating applied query:
Next course of action.

Yeah, that's what I said, right?

And I was gonna
ask the same thing.

We shall return to Metroplex City
either to finish the battle...

- or help the survivors.
- Don't waste your time.

Metroplex City is a lost cause.

Megatron!
Combiners, to arms!

Do not give this vile traitorous
fusebox the chance to sway us...

with his honeyed words!

I'm not here to sway.
Or fight for that matter.

I came here for answers.
Religious-type answers.

And since the Mistress
of Flame is dead...

you're the next best resource.

The Mistress of
Flame is dead?

Assassin!

Statement: Past falsehoods indicate
probable occurring dishonesty.

Listen to me, you dim sparks!
I didn't k*ll the Mistress.

Mistress of Flame?

Mistress of Flame!
What happened?

m*rder.

She's... dead?

But the Mistress of
Flame doesn't just die.

We need her! Trypticon will
destroy the city if we don't fight...

with every Autobot we have!

Optimus Prime,
she can't be dead!

- Calm yourself, Perceptor.
- Who did this to the Mistress?

Unknown.

But she gave them a
tremendous fight.

The k*ller left no paint flecks?

Whoever did this is
an experienced k*ller.

It is a mystery that
will have to wait.

Terrible as the
Mistress's fate is...

there are more urgent
matters to attend to.

What are you doing here anyway?

I was summoned.

Summoned?
By whom?

Did the Mistress reach
out to you, or Hot Rod?

Hot Rod?

If he is no longer
Rodimus Prime...

that would explain why I was
summoned to the Basilica.

What are you doing?

Activating the Basilica's defenses.

The Mistress considered that, but
they're too weak to stop Trypticon.

Yes, but they will delay him...
at least for a time.

If you're delaying Trypticon, that
must mean you have some plan...

you need time to enact.

Optimus, did the Matrix of
Leadership summon you?

Indeed.

One who once bore
the Matrix of Leadership...

seeks the wisdom of
those who came before him.

The divine wisdom of your predecessors
welcomes you, Optimus Prime.

How may we
be of service?

I seek to reclaim that
which is all of ours...

and what was once mine.

Will you listen?! I didn't k*ll
the Mistress of Flame!

Observation: Megatron has not proven
trustworthy for the last , cycles.

When have you ever
told the truth, fiend?

Well now, for once, I--

I will cut you from hood
ornament to rear spoiler!

Good luck with that.

Huh?

Huh?

Now will you listen?

Not as long as your evil
exists to be extinguished!

What the headlight are
you junk piles doing?

Trypticon's running
wild back in the city!

And Megatron, why
are you even here?

Let's just say that I have
reasons to believe that our...

problems are more than
just a loose Titan.

And I really didn't k*ll Mistress
of Flame, by the way.

Demand: Name Mistress
of Flame's k*ller.

Who did this to you?

Overlord.

Why didn't you
show us this before?

I didn't exactly have
a free second before...

a sword was
thrown at my head!

The Combiners shall return to the city
and destroy the murdering scum!

- Affirmative.
- Yeah!

- Huh?
- Wait!

Before you go, I have
to know something.

The Enigma of
Combination's been found.

And now the Titans are returning.
Nothing can stop them all!

Is this the beginning
of the end?

Perhaps, Megatron, you're finally
seeing the light that lies beyond...

control through tyranny.

As for whether these are
the end times, I do not know.

I also suspect forces unseen.

But I only follow the will of the
original Combiner: Nexus Prime.

So far, he has not
whispered anything to me.

If you want answers,
perhaps you should speak...

to the one you worship.

Let us depart to seek
vengeance and triumph, friends!

Not us.
We're not going.

We need to get Fortress
Maximus up and running.

So be it. If we Combiners
must fight alone, we shall.

Won't be enough.

Perhaps you are right. But as
children of Nexus Prime...

we should be able to harness his
gift in a way Starscream could not.

- Uh, should?
- It has never been tried before.

But our cause
and cogs are pure.

Attend me, Combiners!

For Justice!

Well, that actually
was impressive.

So how does this work?

I've tried waking Fortress Maximus,
but I can't access his mind.

But with you...

I don't like the lack of
certainty in that statement.

With any procedure, there's
always a slight possibility of...

something going wrong.

How slight a possibility?

Maybe two in three?

- Two in three?
- You got a better option?

Well, don't look at me.

I guess this is the only
choice. Let's do this!

Good soldier.

On my mark...

Almost...

Now!

Windblade, disconnect!

Can you hear me?
Disconnect! Disconnect!