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Age of Extinction

Sean was in his office looking over various files on projects and so on.

However Sean's mind was on something else more concerning.

A member of the CIA had come in to negotiate...If you can call it that. He wanted Sean to turn over Optimus Prime to an asset who would provide a rare metal that would benefit the human race for countless generations.

However Sean of course refused such a thing not willing to turn his back on his friends and allies just for something that might not even be real. This of course started an argument which ended with The CIA member's head being smashed onto his desk and gave him a serious warning. Attack anyone in the alliance and there would be serious and deadly consequences.

That was over a week ago.

And just two days ago Optimus went off the grid as if he just vanished from the planet and the universe.

However he was torn from his thoughts when Richland walked in.

"What is it?" Sean asked.

"We just got a hit on Optimus in Texas." Richland said showing him video surveillance of a man dragging a truck to his house. "Checked the energy signature and it matches Optimus's power source. From the look of things I'd say Optimus has been injured greatly." Richland said.

"Who is this guy who took him?" Sean asked.

"Cade Yeager. His wife just passed away. Has a single daughter named Tessa Yeager. He has a little bit of history as an inventor in small things but nothing big like this place." Richland said.

"Get a small squad together I want to bring Optimus back unharmed. I get the feeling that CIA agent is behind this so we might encounter heavy resistance." Sean said.

Later

Sean and a small Platoon of troops were heading to Yeager's house when they saw a group of CIA agents holding him down along with his daughter who had a gun placed on her head and another man who Sean was assuming was a family friend.

The Agents soon saw the Global Tech group.

"Ah shit." An Agent named James Savoy said as he took the gun away from the girl's head.

"And just what the hell is this?" Sean asked glaring at the agent.

"Nothing to concern yourself with sir. Just trying to get some information out Yeager is all." Savoy said trying to convince him to leave but knew that wouldn't work.

"By threatening his daughter? This is why I hate the CIA." Sean said pushing him aside and pulled Tessa up and did the same to Cade.

"Thanks." Cade said.

"Mr. Kruger." Savoy said aiming his pistol at him. "I'm going to ask only once that you leave." Savoy said as everyone aimed their weapons at each other.

"Where's Optimus?" Sean asked in a whisper to Cade.

"He's in the Barn." Cade said.

"Why do you guys want Optimus so badly?" Sean asked while secretly inputing commands to the device on his wrest.

"Just following orders." Savoy said about to fire till Optimus burst out of the Barn.

"HERE I AM!" Optimus yelled firing at the Rogue Agents.

"Optimus! Follow us!" Sean yelled as he got in his vehicle with Tessa, Cade and their friend Lucas.

"Get us out of here!" Cade said.

"Hang on!" Sean said driving the truck out of the area just as a few missiles flew by destroying the house.

"Damn!" Cade yelled as Sean drove off with his forces in pursuit while Optimus followed. "Who are these guys?" Cade asked.

"I have no idea. We just came to pick up Optimus since we're sure theres a price on his head." Sean said before one of the Rogue agents drove up next to him before Sean hit him making him crash into a tree. "Where'd you even find him anyway?" Sean asked.

"In an abandoned theater. Figured he could be used for parts before I found out who he was and tried to repair him." Cade said as Optimus transformed and blasted a group of Rogue agents.

"And did a good job from the looks of things." Sean said before someone drove up to them only for it to transformer into a transformer. "Oh come on!" Sean yelled as he swiftly avoided the Transformer.

"Lockdown!" Optimus yelled as the two fought for a few minutes.

"Who's that?" Tessa asked.

"No idea." Sean said as they approached the portal zone and got out.

"Optimus this way!" Dom yelled as Optimus rushed to them.

"No, you don't!" Lockdown yelled as he threw some kind of grenade and it exploded turning the blast zone into metal.

"Move!" Sean yelled as they rushed to the portal but Lucas fell behind before being turned to metal.

"Lucas!" Cade yelled.

"Go now!" Sean yelled as they rushed through the portal before Sean threw a EMP device deactivating the Portal so they couldn't follow.

Later

"Ok look I need some answers since my best friend just got killed for...I don't even know why." Cade said.

"I told you already that theres a price on Optimus's head for some reason. A member of the CIA came to my office over a week ago requesting for me to turn Optimus over to an unknown party for some kind of reward. I turned him down and you can guess what happened next." Sean said.

"And what about that Terrorcon?" Cade asked.

"He's actually not associated with any of the three groups at all. From the Archives tell he's a merciless bounty hunter that will do anything to get the job done and get paid. He's also probably the asset I was told about by the CIA agent from before." Sean said before looking through various files on the screen till he found what he was looking for. "Harold Attinger. One of the highest ranking members in the CIA." Sean said.

"Why do they want Optimus so bad?" Cade asked.

"It's under my belief that Optimus is wanted by someone for a purpose. But What I am unsure. However as for Attinger I can guess who's supplying him and his men with state of the art tech." Sean said bringing up the screen again before the Logo of a company known as KSI.

"I think I've heard of them before. Supposed to be big shot robotic scientists." Cade said.

"I can provide you with the means of infiltrating the facility and see what they're doing exactly. With any luck Attinger will be there and we can take them down." Sean said.

"Alright." Cade said.

Later

"Alright I'm in." Cade said entering the labs. "Whoa." Cade said.

"Theres a camera put into your glasses. Turn it on." Sean said getting him to do just that. Once the feed came in it showed dozens of Robots in the design of Transformers while also melting down Terrorcons for metal. "What the hell?" Sean said.

"They must be melting down whatever is left of Shockblast's forces for the metal. Our metal is considered the most potential in the universe." Megatron said.

"Yeah but why do they need Optimus?" Sean asked as Cade entered a room and saw something that put everyone on edge.

"You gotta be kidding me." Lane said seeing a Transformer with silver metal with a near identical appearance as ShockBlast. (Picture the same appearance as Galvatron but with Shockblast's head and cannon)

"I see Shockblast's head in here." Cade said showing him the head.

"Project is code named Ultrablast." Ross said seeing the name right next to the screen. "They're trying to recreate the Transformers in their own way." Ross said.

"How much potential does the metal have?" Sean asked.

"It's practically limitless. With the right amount of procedures our metal could be used for anything such as creating any object to the perfect detail." Optimus said.

"Attinger said that this Asset of his could provide Earth with a lift time supply of the metal." Sean said before Cade was caught by security. "Shit. Mobilize." Sean said.

Cade was being taking up a few floors with the CEO of the company known as Joshua Joyce.

"Corporate espionage. That's a very serious crime. Who put you up this?" Joshua asked.

"You tell me. Your CIA buddies tried to kill me and my daughter for protecting a hero." Cade said making him frown.

"Wait what?" Joshua asked before they reached the selected floor where Attinger was in.

"Mr. Yeager. Have a seat theres much we need to talk about." Attinger said.

Outside the building Sean along with the Autobots and Decepticons rushed to the KSI building.

"You sure this's a good idea?" Lane asked on the comms.

"Probably not but it will get the job done." Sean said.

Back with Cade

"Mr. Ashburn failed to see the good we're doing. He wouldn't hand over Optimus since he's very loyal to his Allies. Thats noble. But being Noble only does so much for the world. And we've faced so many wars as of late both by Aliens and by those who are from Earth. I'm trying to protect the world from another war." Attinger said.

"By handing Optimus over to a bounty hunter?" Cade asked.

"If it means the country will be protected from another war I would do it a hundred times over. Now I'm only going to ask once. Where is Optimus Prime?" Attinger asked before Shockwave climbing the building reached the floor and blasted it open.

"Cade over here!" Sean yelled making him quickly jump on Shockwave before he jumped back down and entered the building.

"They're going into the labs." Joshua said rushing down to stop them.

"Destroy the labs!" Megatron yelled blasting the replicas as did the others.

"Hey! Stop that! This is Company property. More importantly these are none of your kind. They gave up their rights when they turned against all of you." Joshua said.

"Maybe so but this is crossing a line. You make it sound like you own the Transformers." Sean said on Shockwave's shoulder.

"I never said that. But this is the spoils of war. Dead metal. Besides it's not like you're not doing the same thing in your company." Joshua said.

"With their approval though and help since I don't just do things when I want to I get permission to do what I do." Sean said.

"Listen...You cannot stop the advancements and technology and as cruel as it sounds we can improve them even better." Joshua said.

"No, you can't cause what you're doing is just making soulless machines. Transformers have souls like us. And you don't even care." Sean said making him frown. "Let's get out of here." Sean said as they left.

"Prime is here you need to stop him." Attinger said in a serious tone.

"UltraBlast hasn't been tested yet." Joshua said.

"You need to respond." Attinger said making him frown.

Sean was in Shockwave's vehicle form talking to Lane and the others.

"I'll send a pick up team to retrieve all that tech. Maybe we can find a better use of it." Lane said.

"Yeah sure...The hell?" Sean said seeing an unknown aircraft flying after them. "Attinger. He sent one of those fakes after us." Sean said before nearly getting blasted. "SHIT!" Sean yelled.

"Hang on." Shockwave said as the group began to split up but Ultra blast went right after Optimus.

"Damnit! He's going right after Optimus!" Sean said.

Optimus transformed as did Ultra blast before shoving a sword into the hole in his chest but nothing happened.

"You have no soul!" Optimus yelled and something unexpected happened even from Joshua's point of view.

"That is why I have no fear!" Ultrablast said before blasting him away.

"It talks?" Sean asked before Ultrablast looked at him.

"YOU!" Ultrablast yelled before trying to blast him had Sean not dodged the attacks before grabbing a large bolder and threw it at him and hit him in the face. "ARGH!" Ultrablast yelled.

However suddenly something blasted Optimus from behind wounding him before he fell down.

"Prime!" Megatron yelled.

"All of you retreat now!" Optimus yelled making them reluctantly fall back except for Sean who observed as Lockdown approached Optimus while Ultrablast flew away and a large ship approached the area.

"Lane you have visual?" Sean asked

"Negative something is jamming our screens." Lane said.

"I feel sorry for you, Prime. Your allegiance to these humans. The trouble with loyalty to a cause is that the cause will always betray you." Lockdown said.

"Your wrong. Humans gave us back our world and took us in as friends." Optimus said.

"You speak of the Kruger boy. Ah yes. A remarkably loyal human. To bad he's only one of a kind." Lockdown said.

"Who sent you here?" Optimus asked.

"Where do you think you came from? You think you were born like these Biological beings? No. You were built. And your creators want you back." Lockdown said as his ship approached Prime.

"Shockwave I need intel on these Creators." Sean said.

"I have no knowledge about these creators other than Primus." Shockwave said before a net caught Prime and lifted him on the ship.

"Shit. We're mounting a rescue op." Sean said as Ratchet drove to him.

"Get in." Ratchet said and Sean got in. (One of you begged me to keep him alive and thats exactly what I'm going to do. Though I was gonna do it anyway since Unlike bonecrusher Ratchet is more popular and cooler)

Driving to the city they saw a way to climb up to the ship using one of the buildings.

"So how are we gonna find Prime?" Cade asked.

"We'll have to split up." Sean said as he and Cade went alone while the others went searching as well.

As they were searching however Sean and Cade found Lockdown talking with Savoy and a small few Rogue Operatives.

"As much as I've enjoyed the hunt, I won't miss your wretched planet. A deal is done. One prime for one seed." Lockdown said handing them an object. "Handle it with care. I trust your species is ready." Lockdown said.

"Don't worry about our species." Savoy said.

"Farewell, Earth." Lockdown said before leaving as did they by Chopper.

"The hell is that thing?" Cade asked.

"Must be how they're going to collect that metal. Must work like a that grenade that killed Lucas. Only I'm willing to bet the range is far greater." Sean said before they continued their search for Prime.

Heading down lower they entered a smaller ship full of strange species along with larger transformers.

"Sean." Optimus said from one of the cages.

"There you are." Sean said rushing to the cage. "Guys I found him. Sending our location." Sean said.

"Understood." Shockwave said.

Soon the others arrived and freed Prime.

"This ship disconnects from here. Lockdown will be in deep space by the time he sees I'm gone." Optimus said.

"Shockwave get us out of here." Sean said.

"Understood." Shockwave said piloting the ship and detached from the main vessel before flying away from the city.

Once they landed however they needed to talk.

"I fear your race will doom itself with its arrogance for what you have brought upon yourselves." Optimus said.

"What now?" Sean asked.

"You fail to see who's controlling who. Within that manmade prototype I fought, I sensed the presence of ShockBlast." Optimus said.

"What are you talking about? You killed Shockblast at the battle of Chicago months ago I was there remember." Sean said.

"Perhaps but his mind was still intact enough from them to download information from him. In doing so transferred his mind into the Prototype." Optimus said.

"That would explain why that thing hated me so much." Sean said.

"We must warn KSI about this before it is to late." Optimus said.

"I think it already is. We spotted Savoy on the ship getting something called the seed. Whatever that is." Sean said.

"Theres something you need to know about our race. Long before Humanity or most Sentient life began." Megatron said.

"Thousands of planets were cyber-formed with seeds. They turned your organic life into our elemental metals. Our creators destroyed thousands of worlds to make us." Optimus said.

"Ultrablast must want to do it agin using the largest city. Killing millions and having enough metal to make a new army." Sean said.

Later

After getting a call to Joshua they managed to warn him about Ultrablast. Taking the Threat seriously after the demonstration he saw he told them where to meet them.

"If Ultrablast gets his hand on that seed millions will die." Sean said to Lane on the comms.

"I hear you. I'll send a group there as fast as I can but we're stretched thin as it is." Lane said.

"So in other words we're on our own." Sean said before they arrived where Joshua was at. "Give it here!" Sean yelled before the ship was hit by missiles. "WHOA!" Sean yelled as he, Cade, Hound and Bumble Bee fell out while the rest flew farther away and crashed.

"What was that?" Cade asked.

"Uh. Ultrablast has control of the other prototypes." Joshua said.

"How many?" Sean asked.

"About 50." Joshua said.

"Great." Sean said before gun fire was heard and Sean saw Savoy firing at them. "You two get that seed out of here. I'll handle this." Sean said rushing to him.

"He's out of his mind." Joshua said.

"I'm starting to think thats a good thing in his case." Cade said as they carried the seed to the elevator.

Sean rushed at Savoy before both fell down below to a room.

"Who the hell trades Human blood for metal?" Savoy asked before Sean punched him in the face busting his jaw.

"Unlike you asshole." Sean said grabbing him by the shirt. "I don't turn my back on my friends!" Sean yelled kicking him out the window making him scream as he fell to his death.

"Jesus Christ." Sean said before jumping down to the others.

"That was quick." Joshua said.

"I've had a lot of practice for the last 4 years." Sean said before UltraBlast's Terrorcons attacked.

"Damn!" Cade yelled as they took cover inside a small restaurant.

"Optimus! We need backup here now!" Sean yelled before wrapping his chain around one of their heads and tore it off.

"We're on our way! With new allies." Optimus said.

Indeed they had new allies known as the Dino bots.

Charging through the city to the enemy to assist the others.

"Oh fucking hell. That is awesome." Sean said amased. Soon the battle shifted in their favor before the Terrorcons were forced to pull back.

"Inconceivable!" Ultrablast yelled in rage before he pulled back.

Soon enough Lockdown's ship approached the city and Optimus went to go fight him while the others protected the Seed.

"I gotta go help Optimus." Sean said.

"What are you crazy?" Cade yelled as Sean rushed after Optimus.

Optimus was facing against Lockdown and was doing very well.

Sean soon arrived and was about to help till Attinger fired at him making him stop.

"You're staying out of this Kruger!" Attinger said.

"Are you out of your mind! Are you really that afraid of another war breaking out! News flash idiot theres going to be another one anyway no matter what you do!" Sean said.

"This has nothing to do with preventing another war. This is about protecting the country from Aliens who have no right to be on this planet. Their freaks, monsters and abominations! They all deserve to die!" Attinger said before suddenly the ground began to pull him under and his gun melted away. "What?" Attinger said in shock.

"You want to know something about me? I'm not all Human. I'm only half as is the rest of my family. Half Human half Forerunner. A forerunner combined his DNA with the Human species to protect the Universe. And I intend to use the gifts he left behind for me to good use. Starting with killing you." Sean said as he was pulled in deeper.

"NOOOOOOO!" Attinger yelled before the ground fully swallowed him in and crushed him having a small pool of blood pour out of the ground.

With that over Sean went to help Optimus.

However suddenly a familiar Dark Sphere appeared and kicked them both away.

"Come here!" The Dark Rider yelled pulling Lockdown in.

"Shit!" Sean yelled before Lockdown's ship left the planet.

Meanwhile

"What is the meaning of this?" Lockdown asked seeing the massive numbers of the regime.

"I saved your life to give you a new purpose. You have great potential Lockdown. But you waste it on being a mercenary. Why not something that will leave your mark on the pages of history." The Dark Rider said gaining his interest.

"What do you have in mind?" Lockdown asked intrigued.

Meanwhile

"This seed was left by our Creators. And there remains a price on my head. I must leave earth in order to protect it and its people." Optimus said handing the seed to Megatron.

"Will you ever come back?" Sean asked.

"I am unsure. But when Earth is threatened and in a time of great Need I shall return." Optimus said before flying into Space to search for his creators.

"Now what do we do with this?" Joshua asked.

"Until Ultrawave is captured or killed again we keep it in the vault." Sean said.

Later

"You know at this rate I'm not sure we can handle all this crap." Talbot said.

"Oh please." Sean said sitting in his desk before pulling out Quints old Riffle that by some miracle survived the Explosion of Burt's home.

"You know you've kept that around for 14 years." Talbot said.

"Yeah well I mostly keep it as a reminder of that incident. I really wish I had it during our second encounter of the second Great White 11 years ago." Sean said.

"What second encounter?" Turok asked walking in making Sean chuckle.

"You'll love this story." Sean said.

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