Smokescreen's P.O.V.

Me and the others were back at Cybertronian Command, getting ready to form a plan on how to bust into Velocitron without being detected, and free Aura. I was waiting for the others to finish up with Strika's body when Ultra Magnus walked in. I glanced down, thinking of my dream. Would Ultra Magnus want to know, since he was her father?

"Morning Smokescreen." said Ultra Magnus. "Good morning commander." I replied. "The others should be arriving soon." said Ultra Magnus. "Right." I nodded and then looked up. "May I speak to you, sir?" "Of course Smokescreen." answered Ultra Magnus. Me and Ultra Magnus walked over to the main circular computer table and each took a seat. "So, what is this about?" "It's about Aura." I answered.

His optics widened. "Aura?" he repeated.

I nodded. "Yes. I had a dream about her last night. Though, I didn't dream her up, she came to me in my dream."

"How is that possible?" asked Ultra Magnus. "Well, you know how Eve has telekinetic abilities like her mother, Eylon?" I reminded in reply. "Yes I am aware of that." said Ultra Magnus. "Well while both Aura and Eve were captured, Eve created a mental connection with Aura's mind, allowing her to communicate through thoughts just like Eve." I explained. "She used that exact trick to contact me."

Ultra Magnus looked shocked. "Did she now? And what did she say to you?" "First of all, she told me she's still alive and well." I explained. "No harm has come to her since the escape." "Yes, yes, go on." Ultra Magnus prompted. "And she also mentioned about her, finding her king." I added.

"Did she now?" He looked hopeful. "And who is the King?"

I glanced down before I said quietly, "Me."

"You?" asked Ultra Magnus in surprise. "Yes sir." I answered. He seemed to be deep in thought. He got up from his seat, crossing his arms behind his back as he walked and looked out the window that had a view of the city. "Sir?" I asked nervously.

Ultra Magnus then proceeded to a vault that was stuck in the wall, and opened it. He brought out a metallic staff with ancient Cybertronian markings from different eras in Cybertron's history. "This staff was created by Prima, the leader of the 13 original Primes. Since then, it has been pasted down to new generations of Kings. Zeta Prime had it, Mirage held on to it for a while before his death, even I was given it for a short time. But now, I believe it is about time that a new King should claim it." explained Ultra Magnus.

"Sir, are you saying--?" I asked.

"If Aura has choosen you to be her King, I will honor it. I've been watching you for a long time Smokescreen. You are strong, passionate, and these are traits of a great leader." continued Ultra Magnus. He turned to me, I was surprised to see the smile on his face. "I'm glad it's you," she said. "I know you'll look after Aura."

He walked over and handed me the staff. It was an incredible piece of work. "Thank you sir." I replied. He nodded. "Just take care of her for me, Smokescreen."

"I will." I replied. At that point, the rest of the mechs walked in. Mirage and Bumblebee leading. "Sorry we're late." apologized Bumblebee. "No need to apologize Bumblebee." assured Ultra Magnus. "Just finishing up with something." Mirage stepped forward and spotted the staff in my hands.

He gasp a word in Cybertronian before officially speaking. "The Royal Staff."

"Uh, yeah." I looked down. "Eve taught Aura how to communicate in dreams, and she came to me... she told me that she'd found her King."

"Wait, does that mean...?" asked Wheeljack in shock. "That's great!" cheered Wildstrike. "Congratulations Smokescreen!" "Now that Aura has choosen her king, we can finally end this once and for all." said Bumblebee. "But we still may need to break her out of Velocitron. I don't believe Ransack would be in a peaceful mode of negotiation." explained Ultra Magnus.

"So what's your call, your majesty?" asked Wheeljack. "A king can't rule..." Mirage began. "Without a queen." I finished. "And for him to have his queen, we need to get Aura out of there," Bumblebee said. "And soon."

"Then I say we strike at the heart of Velocitrons capital, tonight." I declared. "But just to be safe, Wildstrike I want you to pay Lunarspeed a visit. She's still a lawyer right?" "Yes she is." replied Wildstrike. "Good. Get her to try and find a loop hole for the marriage law in the event we can't break her out before the law comes into affect." I ordered.

"Yes your majesty." said Wildstrike as he saluted then took off out of the room. "So what is our actual plan of breaking into Velocitron?" asked Mirage.

Ultra Magnus looked down thoughtfully. I found myself frowning. This was going to have a be carried out carefully and strategically if we wanted it to succeed.

I walked over to the main computer and brought up a huge hologram of the Velocitronian Palace. "If Wildstrike and Swoops intel from Bulkhead is true, then that's where we'll strike." I said. Bumblebee nodded. "Do you attack as one large force, and then split up to find the Princess?" "Something like that. We'll have one huge squadron knock at the front door, forcing all the guards and such to try and 'fix' the problem. While the other squadron, a stealth team, will sneak in through the back." I explained. "And free Aura right under Ransacks nose!" cheered Mirage.

Ultra Magnus nodded approvingly. "That is a good idea," he praised. "With planning, it could most certainly work out." "So we're all in agreement?" I asked. Everyone in the room nodded. "Good, lets get to work."

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(This scene is based off the song "I'll make a man out of you" from Mulan)

For the next few Earth hours, we spent time organising who would be in the main attack force and in the stealth team, along with stategies for the attack.

Mirage and Ultra Magnus would train the other guardsmen and cadets, teaching them everything from hand to hand combat to practicing on the firing range. Wheeljack would work with the Autobots who volunteered for the stealth team.

"Lets get down to business to defeat the 'Cons! Heed my every order, and we'll all prevail!" I began.

"Your sparks will soar with the rage of war, so train hard and you'll succeed." said Mirage.

"It's now time to make men out of you." added Ultra Magnus.

"Alright follow my lead boys." ordered Wheeljack as he bared out his katanas and his students followed, mimicking and training on their fighting tactics.

"We must be swift as the coursing energon."

"Be a man!"

"With all the force of a great shockwave." Continued Wheeljack.

"Be a man!"

"With all the strength of the thirteen Primes." added Wheeljack. "Mysterious as the dark side of the moon."

At that point he and his students activated smoke grenades, fading into the shadows as the smoke dispersed and showed Cadets led by Ultra Magnus at target practice.

"You have to learn to stand your ground." said Ultra Magnus.

"Say goodbye to those who knew'em." spoke a cadet, shooting a target at the bullseye.

"Their going to be fools for messing with us." cheered another.

"You'll have them scared to death." assured Ultra Magnus.

"Hope they never seen through our plan." added Mirage.

"But the hard work has just begun." continued Bumblebee. "We must be swift as the coursing energon."

"With all the force of a great shockwave." said Mirage.

"With all the strength of the thirteen Primes." added Wheeljack.

"Mysterious as the dark side of the moon!" finished Ultra Magnus.

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Ransack's P.O.V.

Me and Shockwave were strolling through the halls of my palace, a few of my guards following behind me. "The Princess has been oddly quite as of late." said Shockwave. I nodded. "I do not know what is going on, but something has changed about her." "Perhaps we should pay her a visit?" suggested Shockwave.

"Yes. That would be a wise idea." We changed our path so we walked to the Princess's rooms. Shockwave typed in the security key and the two of us entered while the guards waited outside. Aura was leaning up against the wall, looking out the window. "What do you two want this time?" she asked.

"We were just wondering why you've been so quite all of a sudden." I answered. "Not really much to talk about since I'm locked up in this room, in one of the most heavily guarded buildings on Velocitron!" said Aura. "True, considering your friends are no longer with us." pointed out Shockwave. "They were lucky, unlike you." "Shut it Shockwave, I'm not in the mood for one of your 'illogical' talks." Aura talked back.

"That's it." I growled. I grabbed Aura's shoulder and forced her to face me as I pinned her to the wall. "What are you hiding?!" "Nothing!" she answered. "Why do I get the feeling your not telling me the truth?" I asked. "That's because I am telling the truth! I'm not hiding anything! What do I have to hide?!" asked Aura in reply. I thought about this for a moment, before releasing her and she slid down the wall and hit the floor.

"I told you." I glared at her as I made a U-Turn and walked out of the room, Shockwave following behind. "She isn't telling us something." spoke Shockwave. "How can you tell? You saw her face." I replied. "Her face yes, but I have another method than just psychical force." explained Shockwave. "Oh yeah? What?" I asked.

"Mental force." answered Shockwave.

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