books44 Chapter 32: Friendship Breaking Fist
Chapter 32: Friendship Breaking Fist
“Megatron’s consciousness is most likely inside Bumblebee’s head right now. If his will isn’t strong enough, he might be possessed…” Rosa and the ambulance walked back to the lobby. Rosa hesitated for a moment and added, “At least that’s what happened to me before.”
"How did you handle it before?" the ambulance driver asked, noticing the land bridge was open as soon as they arrived in the lobby.
"What's going on?!" The second machine gunner rushed to the land bridge.
"I was chatting with Bumblebee, and he suddenly stood up, opened the land bridge, and left!" Laffey said anxiously. The two drones and one person watched as the land bridge's programmed sequence automatically shut down after a short period, the blue-green light disappearing. The ambulance quickly checked the land bridge's location.
"This is the coordinates of our previous battle with Megatron... and Megatron's undead army..." Ratchet's expression was grave, as was Rosa's, though Rosa's expression also showed her extending her claws.
"Oh! Hehe!" The ambulance quickly grabbed Rosa's paws. "Don't hurt Bumblebee..." Rosa hesitated for a moment and withdrew her paws. The ambulance pulled down the land bridge control lever.
At the end of the land bridge, the yellow figure walked over, holding a purple object in his hand. When he saw Rosa and the ambulance's wary eyes, he knew that they knew he was controlling Bumblebee from within his consciousness.
"Bang!" Just as the ambulance was about to call Bumblebee, Megatron, who was controlling Bumblebee's consciousness, slammed it to the ground.
Sensing Rosa's approach, Bumblebee was about to move in that direction to defend himself when Rosa suddenly used the Solver to teleport to the other side of Bumblebee and punched him directly in the stomach.
Before 'Bumblebee' could react, he was holding the Dark Super Energy Body in one hand and clutching his abdomen in pain with the other. Rosa used a little force, but she controlled herself to avoid using too much. However, what shocked Megatron was that he hadn't even noticed how Rosa had gotten close.
"Rosa!" The ambulance driver was a little anxious when he saw Rosa attacking Bumblebee.
"Pain can bring you to your senses for a moment, Bumblebee! Think about what you've been doing all this time! Think about the path you've walked! Think about your determination! Get back to reality!" Rosa suddenly punched Bumblebee in the face again. "Wake up!"
With another "bang," Bumblebee was knocked down, clutching his face. Bumblebee was already fighting Megatron for control of his body because of Rosa's words, and now Rosa's "friendship-breaking punch" brought Bumblebee back to his senses.
Seeing that Rosa was about to hit Bumblebee in the face, Bumblebee quickly waved his hand, indicating that Rosa was now his own consciousness.
He looked at Rosa's fist, recalling the horrific state of the Thousand-Faced Man, and was now as clear-headed as could be.
“…Let’s go return consciousness to Megatron,” Rosa said. The ambulance driver, who had just gotten up from the ground, stared at Rosa in shock as she spoke.
"Are you crazy?! Giving Megatron's consciousness back to him is equivalent to..."
"Listen," Rosa interrupted the ambulance, "Megatron's consciousness won't return to his original body on its own. Either we find a container to put Megatron's consciousness in, or we'll just have Bumblebee share a body with Megatron for the rest of his life!"
Bumblebee was so shocked by the idea of spending his entire life with Megatron that goosebumps rose on his tin can, and he hurriedly waved his hands. Rosa was experienced with possession and consciousness transfer, even though she had been the one possessed. Moreover, her grandmother Uzi and the Cyn within her body were the most experienced.
Rosa reached out her hand to Bumblebee, ready to pull him up.
Bumblebee was momentarily distracted, then his eyes suddenly changed, clearly indicating that Megatron was about to seize control again. Rosa's experience told her that she should slap Bumblebee now.
"Slap!" The hand that was about to grab Bumblebee suddenly turned around and slapped Bumblebee across the face. Bumblebee was so slapped that he almost fell to the ground. His sharp eyes, which had been somewhat sharp just moments before, became much clearer after Rosa's slap.
The hand that had just slapped Bumblebee changed direction again, placing it in front of Bumblebee so that Bumblebee could get up with Rosa's help.
"Buzz beep beep (thank you)" Bumblebee hesitated for a moment when he saw the hand, thinking of the slap he had just received, but he still took Rosa's hand and got up. It was a little strange, since it was the first time he had been hit and he had to say thank you to the other person, but he knew that Rosa was helping him.
Rosa was discovered as soon as she regained some awareness of Megatron; she was indeed experienced... although she was also badly hurt by the beating.
Bumblebee covered his cheek, which had just been slapped, and looked like he was about to cry.
"Ah...sorry, actually I don't think I needed to hit you just now. I just remembered that we don't seem to know the location of the Decepticon battleship. You (referring to Megatron) still need to come out and enter the coordinates." Rosa seemed to have just remembered something, scratched her head apologetically, and gestured to the land bridge control console.
The presence of an enemy who could possess one of her people at any moment made her feel very insecure, and Optimus Prime and his crew were still out on a mission and hadn't reported back yet.
There's no way around it, my hands move faster than my brain; I'm just too insecure, so I acted instinctively...
The ambulance's mouth twitched, while Bumblebee's eyes twitched; he'd taken a beating for nothing.
Megatron: Who knows? A TF guy slapped me back when I was supposed to come out.
Megatron controlled Bumblebee's body to open the land bridge. All three machines entered the land bridge together. Laffey wanted to follow, worried about Bumblebee...
The ambulance hesitated for a moment, but still brought Laffey up after seeing Bumblebee's back. As soon as they got into the Decepticon warship, Rosa punched Bumblebee again.
Rosa was almost blocked, but she used the solver to teleport to the other side of Bumblebee and punched him again.
“Sorry, but this is Decepticon territory. To prevent you (referring to Megatron) from betraying us, this is the only way.” Rosa shrugged, pulled Bumblebee, who had regained control, up again, and casually tossed the Dark Power Body from Bumblebee’s hand to the ambulance.
"Why should I take it?" The ambulance looked at the dark super-energy being with some disdain; the anti-fire element made him feel uncomfortable.
“Sorry, but I need to keep an eye on Megatron in case he backstabs us with Bumblebee’s body. We can’t let Laffey have it, right?” The three machines looked at the human on the ground, who was very small to the Cybertronians. Even though he only had a small amount of dark super-energy in his hand, the size was still too big for Laffey.
"Okay," Ambulance sighed. Bumblebee and Rosa led the way, while Ambulance followed behind, carrying the Dark Super Energy in one hand and Laffey in the other.
They fought their way through, Rosa even managing to throw another punch at Bumblebee just as Megatron was about to appear. However, Bumblebee immediately snapped to his senses when he saw Rosa raise her fist.
After killing several waves of Decepticon minions, they finally arrived at Megatron's room. Once inside, Rosa locked the door and used the Solver to seal the gaps, making it impossible to open.
Rosa directly used the cerebral cortex bidirectional connector to connect Bumblebee and Megatron's brains, but even after the connection was completed, there was no sign of any activity in Megatron's brain.
Why hasn't Megatron returned to his consciousness yet? The two consciousnesses have been connected for a while now. At this moment, the door to Megatron's room is being pounded on, and with each pounding, a solver symbol appears on the door.
"You feel it's unfair, huh? So you don't want to go back?" Rosa looked at Bumblebee, but actually at Megatron in his mind. Megatron couldn't control Bumblebee's body for the time being, but he didn't want to go back into his own body either.
After all, who wants to be a vegetable?
Rosa suddenly moved closer to Bumblebee, cupping his face in her hands. "How about this, Megatron, let's make a fair deal." Rosa cupped Bumblebee's face, forcing Bumblebee/Megatron to look into her eyes.
“We’ll put the core back—no, I mean, the Dark Super-Energy Body—and your body will be revived. You’ll leave Bumblebee’s body.” Rosa stared at him coldly with her blue eyes, oblivious to the fact that Bumblebee’s cooling fans had started humming.
"Rosa! If Megatron came back to life..."
“I know!” Rosa looked at the ambulance. “The door can hold off the Decepticons outside for a while, but what if Megatron keeps stalling?” Rosa pointed to the door, which was displaying the solver. Originally, the solver would only be displayed when the enemy attacked, but now that the solver was constantly lit, it meant that the enemy's attack outside was getting stronger and stronger.
"So now," Rosa grabbed Bumblebee's head, forcing him to lower it, "either you go back right now, and we won't treat you unfairly; we'll help you reinstall the Dark Super Energy Body as a thank you for giving us the antidote, and you have to promise to let us go."
"Or we can just keep stalling until they break down the door, and while we're at it, we'll just take care of your vital signs, then you can live happily ever after with Bumblebee."
"Oh my god... this description." Raffy got goosebumps; the description of Rosa was extremely... disgusting.
Just then, Bumblebee's eyes sharpened once again.
"Buzz! (Okay!)" Megatron took over, pointing directly to his original body. Rosa slightly tilted her head and gestured to the ambulance.
The ambulance sighed helplessly, picked up the Dark Energy Body and inserted it into Megatron's spark chamber. At that moment, Rosa released Bumblebee.
As Megatron's body trembled, he slowly stood up from the repair bed, and Bumblebee severed the mental connection to his cerebral cortex.
“Now…” Megatron glanced at the three machines and one person in front of him. Ratchet and Bumblebee were both watching him warily. Megatron walked directly to the door, and Rosa also deselected the solver at that moment.
The door opened, and the Decepticon henchmen, seeing Megatron, quickly made way.
"I still have guys I need to get rid of." Megatron walked straight away, leaving the Decepticon henchmen at the door hesitant about whether to fight or...
Megatron tilted his head slightly. "Looking forward to you joining us, Rosa. Your bloodlust is not suitable for Autobots."
The other soldiers, subconsciously assuming they were about to release the prisoners, all made way for them, and...
For some reason, one of the henchmen took a step back the moment he saw Rosa. The other henchmen were puzzled. After the henchman whispered something to the other henchmen, they immediately took a big step back to make way for the ambulance.
"Let's go," Rosa said, walking ahead. The soldiers looked at Rosa as if she were some kind of monster, their hands holding guns trembling, and they took several steps back.
Even Rosa had walked past them, but they were still trembling with fear, afraid that she would turn her head 180 degrees and look back at them at any moment.
It's strange, isn't it? They shouldn't have seen that video, but as soon as Megatron was blown up by the Space Bridge and disappeared, Starscream released the video, claiming that Megatron had concealed the fact that the Autobots were actually raising a 'monster,' and then used this as a pretext to say things like only he could lead the Decepticons.