Iris:

We definitely ain't early birds--

Crash.

"Alright, move move move!"

But if our team mates are on trouble... you can see us going in without a hesitation.

Iris ran down the halls with quite the speed, loading her blaster probably faster than gepard ever going for their prey while firing down some antibodies. Don't get her wrong; her own Guardian, Jack, Alex, Katie and Andrea with their Cybetronians were coming right on her heels.

Optimus especially right above her, taking down most of the Cyber-Forms and terrorcons for her.

"These are nasty--!" Perceptor smashed down one Cyber-Form, Iris then looked forward after seeing they were still chased by most of the enemies.

The plan?

"On left, now!" Iris commanded as slided with the help of Optimus tight turn, then ran down the narrow hall of Unicron's Kingdom. Like stampded bisons running away their hunters. But that was the whole idea of it.

Their team had split in two; the other going for rescue as the other to distract. Praxina had been put in Charge of the rescuer-side with rest of their team thus Team Trio, while Iris had promised to keep Unicron busy. And believe her--

It sure damn right was working.

"Are we heading too South?" Jack asked, when he managed to catch up with Chromia. Don't wonder how in the world they could run so fast-- abnormal powers and one of the advantages while being a Guardian of the Stone. "Towards the head-shot himself?"

:Negative.: Tarn's voice reassured through their comm. :Unicron is now occupied by your appearance, without an actual reason he won't leave his throne for deals like you.:

"How much indeed we like you back." Alex groaned, not liking the tone Tarn spoke.

Iris panted heavily, increasing her muscles one more time to go faster. But then there was a problem. A big one. Optimus saw it perfectly fine from far already but couldn't get his digits reach down Iris anytime sooner. As; the Leader did too fast stop movement by her leg and threw herself forward rolling by the impact. Straight towards the big guy in forward.

"Noo, no, no, NO--!" Katie hissed just when Iris was inches away of the standing Tyrant. The girl froze and opened her eyes once again, turning to see red optics look deeply down at her. She saw a hammer, a damn big one! But a squeaky yell left her after she was been tried to crush with it, while the huge Cybetronian followed the rolling girl's every movement. Swinging his weapon around the same way Iris moved.

"A little help--!?" Iris pleaded, Optimus had heed her words already as his strong arms wrapped around the Cybetronian's throat. These two were perfectly same sized, so this was gonna be interesting. Optimus crushed tight but found himself sliding little on forward, until he was thrown over the Tyrant's shoulder. But even Iris stared impressed once Optimus managed to roll in the air so he avoided been smashed to the ground with his back, but he landed perfectly on his both pedes. Now their arms were one mess, like the enemy didn't see that coming either. "Allow me to assist, Big-Rig." She grinned, transforming her Cyber-limb into a blaster.

"Yo, John and Galvs," Andrea called, annoying clearly their now current allies. "How's things there? Any results?"

Iris used her plasmas while Chromia fired also, yet everyone seemed to listen.

:We are struggling... any information of Praxina's team?: John questioned, sounding inhaled. Woah he had fought too?

"Actually--" Jack begun.

:We just got done.: Praxina's voice heed to everyone's ears. :We're already moving out... Crusher, Solar and Stormwave aren't looking that good.:

"Figured..." Drift bit his derma nervously.

:We could require extra hands! There are dozens of these things!: Savannah nextly blurted out. Sounded like they were busy also!

:Iris; move out to assist your team. We will leave when we get what we came for." John strictly said, making his sister gritt her teeth bit.

"Here also--!" Iris jumped over the Tyrant to avoid his humongous hammer, once he managed to brush Optimus off of him. But by then she took her spear and drawned it along his paintjob, scratching it enough deep to make him bleed. "Jack, Katie!"

"No need to tell twice!" Jack reassured, with their Guardians these two tackled down the enemy, while ran over him after Iris and Optimus now going towards the firings and shouts. Lastly Perceptor stepped on the enemy as made run for it, Andrea on his shoulder.

After making sure everyone were with Iris turned forward with wiping some dirt off of her face.

"Take it down!"

"Praxina BENT!"

While Optimus turned a corner he saw Iris jump somewhat high for his arm-reach. Praxina and her rescue-team were completely surrounded by terrorcons and Cyber-Forms, oddly none antibodies could be seen. And after witnessing the sceen; even Optimus knew exactly what Iris wanted him to do as her partner. Possibly that was the best solution of getting out of there and fast.

"Everyone--" Time seemed to froze for being up to seconds; as humongous power-source grew between Iris' and Optimus' palm each milli-meter they were about to touch each other. The Guardians instincts tingled, and they had witnessed this same back at the Ark. How clever. "GET DOWN!"

There was this blinding white light again of pureness surrounding everything around them, as Iris' and Optimus' aim was proper and very strict. This was so powerful that it even send the creators back hitting a wall, while the whole Kingdom shake by the impact. Optimus covered Iris, as the other Cybetronians had already went down of their created powerful force;

Link.

After a minute everything turned back to normal, and everyone started getting back on their feet slowly. Iris opened her eyes only to witness now a huge hole in the wall they had aimed, while none of Unicron's minions were alive any longer. Well... their plan at least worked. And she felt relieved. But at same time exhausted, which was the very reason now their Leader fell on her knees while transformed back being a human again. Optimus held her close, raising his gaze.

Rage in his optics.

"Let's roll."

Optimus ran past the shocked Team X and Team Trio, while Iris simply appreciated his great help. He sure had once been a great Leader she knew that much.

"You used too much of your energy--!" Praxina growled while ran after Optimus who took the lead with Ann. While their Guardians along with Predaking were carrying their injured team-mates. Savannah kept strict watch for any incomings, and there was coming plenty again of behind. "Savannah, start coming already!"

"There's no time for this!" Chris hissed while dragged the struggling Beast-girl. Jack and Alex assisted pushing Will, Rosalie and Sebastian along them all; the boys creating something unexpected and useful with single arm-blocks back. While their eyes burned of rage and fury there was a barrior in front of them all, the enemies which walked into it blowed into pits. Everyone stopped by this, looking back shocked. "Ohh... we did that?"

Savannah grinned, hitting Chris' back quite hard.

"I knew you'd be useful once!" Her sarcastic-mode was the worst.

"Come on MOVE!" Cyclonus called like for children, not leaving his spot before the humans keeping the tail were infront of him. So no more surprises could get them. "Who knows if Unicron's now actually coming for us!?"

:Great idea to use a skill like that in here, Bossy.: Lucy teased from other side, so the original villains saw that too. Iris remained quiet, biting her lip.

:Find a way out, NOW.: John ordered.

Just then Optimus pushed some huge doors aside with Causeway, they entered not outside but odd looking room. While making sure it was safer than the halls Megatron and Predaking shut the doors close --after putting down Solar and Crusher, the ex-Warlord took a metal pipe from the ground as folded from it a lock around the handles so no one could get in after them. He stared of his work of art, before turned to see everyone taking a breath.

"I can't believe we're still alive." Ann holded on for her knees, panting furiosly.

"There should be probably another way out," Iris looked from Optimus' palm, but suddenly got very bad headache. "Can't be helped." She growled, placing a hand on her forehead to ease some of the pain.

"All right!" Pretty much everyone got startled by Moonracer's squealy voice. Even Iris turned to her, seeing her pull up a hatch as there now was a path going straight down. Dark one, deep one. The group gathered there, staring down at the pitch darkness with blinks. "I knew every castle has their own secret tunnels!"

"Is the down floor safe? Or is there such a thing?" Chromia requested from Tarn.

:-- By the map I am receiving Unicron made it for his ultimate defeat as in each room has one hatch for him to run away. There is a tunnel leading out, if you are enough fast to catch up with John and others I may bridge you all back in one piece.: Tarn said.

"Now this sounds like fun." Praxina grinned, easily used to Megatron's sudden grasp around her as she had been settled on his shoulder.

Cybetronians got ready as soon as possible.

"Is everyone ready--?" Solar' words got to be second of the loud bang heard straight from the locked doors. Everyone shifted to stand, especially once a hammer came through one of the door as those red optics searched for his harmer. It was the dude-Cybetronian Iris and her team dealt with!

"He's back!?" Jack gasped out loud.

"What'd you mean he's back!?" Rosalie asked panickingly.

"We need to move NOW!" Iris saw something standing behind that Tyrant; recognizing those purple optics all too well. Optimus followed her gaze, facing eye to eye Unicron's glare upon them, as his servo clunched onto the half broken door which was blown into pits. Everyone moved pretty smoothly then; first went down the injured ones as Team X begun to rain down also.

Iris and Optimus were the last ones with Megatron and Praxina; heeding those outrageous and furious words leave the Warmonger.

"Get them!"

Once Optimus landed with his brother they made run for it, after their Team.

Now; everyone ran for their lives.

"How angry do we must make Unicron for him to come PERSONALLY get us!?" Ann got her voice out, shrienking sounds heard behind. Everyone glanced back, seeing familiar antibodies right on their heels coming with plasmas loaded up.

"You still able to transform?" Praxina asked with raising her voice bit, Iris couldn't be calmer than that. It frightened the SIC, but even so Iris could change for seconds before she fell back down with hiss. Her strenght wasn't enough strong to take it. "Chromia!-- Let Optimus in front to lead while we deal with these parasites..." She growled through gritted teeth, glaring darkly back at Unicron and the other Tyrant which jumped down.

Iris saw Optimus made grateful look for them all, as she herself didn't feel so good. All of her strenght went for the Link-- how Optimus was able to run?

Where's Zero?

"Ohh, shit!" Andrea skipped to stop suddenly, and so did others in front too. Optimus squirmed his way through, narrowing his optics also to see an intersection. Two options to go. Right... or left? "Tarn-- which way!?"

"We're dying down here!" Perceptor groaned in frustration, assisting the tail keepers now trying to keep the enemy occupied for second.

But all could be heard was static.

"What are you waiting!?" Ann couldn't see forward and wondered why had they stopped. She, Praxina, Jack and Chris sure kept themselves busy while Unicron approached step by step.

"We're too under the ground...!" Chromia growled.

Iris took in a deep breath, closing her eyes for a moment. Peaceful, peaceful thoughts. Which way? Lesser than five seconds. This was like back then with Zoe's training them up--

ZOE.

"On right!" Iris knew it for sure. But she also remembered something very important.

"You sure?" Cyclonus asked.

"I trust my instincts-- now everyone MOVE!" Iris transformed back in a second, using what was left of her strenght to take proper aim while she shot it straight at the Warmonger and his minions. That blast was strong one and passed the antibodies easily while never even worned out properly; it did hit Unicron even though Splinter reached his servo in front of his Master. Now there was a whole in his palm, while Unicron chuckled in delightment of the burning sensation crumbling above his spark.

"Iris!" Optimus catched his falling charge as with glare made run for it after others. They didn't move tho without him with.

"Our dearest Iris... so you are all back." Unicron stated without them even knowing, staying where he was while he kept his pride. "My armada, allow no attackers leave this Kingdom, bring them all alive!"

"We seriosly need to get out!" Jack said, already feeling his body been pushed up to it's limit.

"I can't--" Andrea tremped to her own feet but Perceptor snatched her from the ground, no matter what the Cybetronians were going to keep on running. "I'm exhausted..."

"They're starting to give in already." Causeway narrowed her optics, looking darkly the hall's walls. "Too much dark magma is enough for them to handle."

Iris flinched suddenly.

Her head spun back, scaring the shit out of everyone since she looked so shocked herself. No matter of all the loud footsteps, shrienks, loud noices or so Iris still made it different from these sounds.

"What is it!?" Praxina wasn't strong anymore either, but sworn that Iris rarely made those kinds of faces. What could possibly worser their mission still?

"No--" Iris saw in nick of time long hair beside her head, then a blade drawned out. But at same time; something came crashing down above them all. It was small, a human. But familiar one. "Zero."

When Iris' hair was pulled back she grabbed the arm firmly. Twitching it back. But two forces in different directions: of course it does somekind of air draft. Even John who was above these two intended to pull Iris away from his son's reach -- Iris still doesn't know y'all-- but Zero had came for his plan. Their fighting again ended up talking of Iris; and these were the results.

Why always I?

"Zero, DON'T!" John shouted a plead when Iris had been smacked down to the hard rocky hall. Optimus stopped entirely in shock. Zero came again but Iris stepped back one step, until John shifted between her and him grabbing Zero's blade with ease, not interested of the fact that his hand bled of it. Yet again his son tried to reach Iris by plasmas surrounding his body but John blew them away, also throwing Iris back to Optimus who eagerly catched her and this time took a grib around her. Rest of Team X or Team Trio hadn't noticed and luckily kept going, while John seemed to be the only one left. "Get reasonable. She's your relative-- my sister!" He growled.

Optimus or Iris especially couldn't tense worser than that.

-- "Auntie."

... He's John's SON!?

"Never met her." Zero shrugged, taking distance of John again much. They both stood tall, full of bruices apparently of their full-morning fight. How long had they been there already? "And I bet she didn't expect this either."

John glanced back slightly, seeing Iris jaw all dropped.

"You're my nephew-- Who's the MOTHER!?" Iris asked out loud.

"There's no time for this!" John said, pissed. Then Iris only realized that Zero was on opposite side, her eyes narrowed slightly. So this is the reason he wanted help. To get his son back. "You must leave already, Galvatron is patiently waiting--"

"All of us." Optimus reminded, seeing him flinch. "Especially you."

"Can't you see? We have our fight unsettled--" Zero begun until;

"Barrior!" Alex, Chris and Jack ran back out of nowhere, inbetween the tense battle field of John and Zero. Yet again the blue barrior formed up of boys' united power, leaving Zero completely on other side.

"What!?" He questioned, trying to drawn his blade by it but was sent back by an impact.

John looked impressed.

"Come on--" He heard his sister speaking, while turned to see Optimus all knelt down as his palm where Iris sat was offered. "We need to leave."

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Optimus climbed out; with all the seven humans clinging onto him. Iris was surrounded by boys no doubt but she was glad. They came for their rescue. And now they even saw the daylight through some of the clouds, as their Team down waiting with Galvatron's. War was already up.

"Hurry!" Andrea called, Optimus slided the small mountain down easily. He jogged rest of the way for his friends and allies, giving most of the humans away. Even John to Venox who glared at him.

"We're ready." Moonracer informed, holding her hip.

Galvatron summoned a bridge then, walking already through with fair nod. That Leader had also quite the scars and cuts this time, so he did like getting his hands dirty. Iris remembered his words earlier;

"We will train for night and day tomorrow, and rest the second day. There is one way to go only: and that is for Unicron's death-call."

They would practice hard.

Together.

Even though this mission was all about beating Galvatron Iris begun to see changing features on him, he wasn't that heartless.

So... the Leader of the Guardian Stones wasn't so sure what to do after or if they won Unicron.

... Would I be able to kill my own brother?

"-- This will be our temporary base. Get yourself home."

"... That must be the sickest sarcasm I've ever heard."

"WE'RE GONNA STAY IN HERE!?"

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I enjoy writing this story, also the battle parts and sceens come mostly when I listen proper music with XD. Please tell your opinion of them.

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