After a battle that took down two Decepticons, the Americans had officially declared war on them. William extended his hand with a cheerful smile and said to Ross, "Congratulations, Ross. From this moment on, we're officially teammates."
"Teammates?" Ross let go of William's hand and asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"When it comes to dealing with aliens, we should unite," William said, waving toward the sky. Just before boarding his spaceship, he tossed a phone to Ross. "If you need anything, give me a call. Goodbye."
Watching the spaceship lift off and cloak itself before disappearing, Ross was annoyed at how casually William came and went. But the phone in his hand made him think that keeping a good relationship with William might come in handy someday.
What he didn't know was that because of this operation—and the loss of two elite Decepticons—the Decepticons, sensing the rising threat, began planning to bring The Fallen back to Earth.
It wouldn't be long before the U.S., having abandoned its space program for thirty years, would reignite it once more.
However, this time, the program wouldn't be led by the U.S. government but by Dylan Gould and his treasonous Gould Corporation.
William wouldn't care about that even if he found out. Once on his ship, he simply said to Sunday, "Tell the Transformers' elder that if his so-called strike team doesn't land in England soon, they don't need to come at all."
Without waiting for a response, William vanished with a thought and reappeared at Thundercliff near Oxford Castle.
Floating several dozen meters above the ground, he looked up to see nothing but dark clouds and flashes of lightning every few seconds.
And he could clearly sense that the magic elements in the area weren't just increasing—they were growing more active.
With a thought, the magical sprite Lingdang and the native elf Flashgold appeared in midair beside him.
Startled by the sudden teleportation, the two fairies nearly screamed, but as soon as they saw William, Lingdang quickly shut her mouth and, together with Flashgold, greeted him respectfully.
"Good morning, honored master."
It was still late night in Boston, but already past six in the morning in Oxford. Luckily, the thick cloud cover kept the skies dark enough around the castle that the three floating figures wouldn't be seen.
William asked, "Do either of you know what's causing the magic fluctuations?"
Lingdang immediately looked at Flashgold, who hesitated for a few seconds before nervously replying, "Master, I suspect it's because of the sudden appearance of so many thunderbirds—powerful magical creatures.
Their own magical energy is intense, and appearing in a group without suppressing it has disrupted the balance of magical energy in this region.
Also, since it's the rainy season, the thunderbirds are affecting the weather even more. However, this shouldn't last long. The only real problem is the Ministry of Magic. They'll definitely send people to investigate, and if they find this many thunderbirds, they might pressure us to release them back into the wild."
"Force me to release them?" William narrowed his eyes and said to Sunday, "From now on, no ordinary humans are allowed within a one-kilometer radius of Thundercliff.
If any wizards show up, warn them first. If they don't leave, knock them out and dump them in front of the Ministry's gates."
After giving Sunday those orders, William looked at Lingdang and Flashgold and said, "From now on, you're authorized to retaliate. If anyone attacks you, fight back. Understood?"
Lingdang nodded happily. For magical fairies like her, not only had she fought back before—she'd even attacked William once upon a time.
But for Flashgold, who lived on Earth, attacking humans was a serious taboo. Still, he didn't dare question William and cautiously asked, "Should we just knock them out, or…?"
"Of course—" William had initially intended to give them full combat freedom, but seeing their tiny bodies, he suddenly reconsidered. Giving life-or-death authority to little fairies was definitely not a good idea.
"Drive them off, knock them out, or injure them—that's fine. But no killing without my orders."
"Yes, Master," both fairies nodded quickly.
After finishing that discussion, William mentally issued orders to all the thunderbirds: from today on, they would patrol in groups within a ten-kilometer radius of the castle, and while flying, they must remain in their golden eagle forms.
Once all was settled, William returned to the castle to rest.
By noon, just as he woke up, Sunday's voice reported in his ear: "Sir, the Transformers elder has replied. Optimus Prime and his strike team are expected to land near Folger Castle in ten hours. If you're interested, you can go watch in person."
Optimus Prime was coming—of course William was interested. But before heading out, he needed to prepare some vehicles, just in case Prime chose to scan and transform into something other than a big rig.
If he turned into a fire truck or a bus or something like that, William might not tolerate it—he'd take him apart and rebuild him instead.
As for the other Autobots, William had plans for them too. He pulled out his stylus and, using a virtual interface, drew the designs for three sports cars: the Aston Martin One-77, the Vulcan, and the Valkyrie.
Once the designs were done, he said to Sunday, "How long will it take to build these three cars?"
"Sir, if we reference all the engine, chassis, and technical data from Earth's auto manufacturers, we can complete the design and build process in about five hours."
"Then start immediately and deliver them all to Folger Castle. Also, bring over that Peterbilt big rig from the castle's stables."
"Yes, Sir," Sunday replied. Then she added, "If you're not busy, you could personally drive the RV prepared for Odin to Folger Castle."
"The RV is finished?" William chuckled and shook his head. "Well, it's been over ten days, so that makes sense."
He scanned the woods outside the castle with his mental power. Confirming no one was around, he teleported the RV into place.
After checking the time, William informed Abigail and then set off for Folger Castle alone in the RV.
At 3 PM London time, William arrived at Folger Castle early. As expected, ten minutes later, a rainbow appeared within the castle grounds.
Soon, Odin's unmistakable voice echoed through the hall: "See? I was right, dear. William is a remarkable young man."
Seated in the drawing room of Folger Castle, William soon saw Odin, and beside him, Queen Frigga.
"Hi, William. Long time no see. I didn't expect you to personally deliver the car for me and Frigga."
As soon as they met, Odin didn't care whether William liked it or not—he pulled him into a hug. "Thank you, child."
Letting go, Odin laughed heartily and took William's hand. "This is my goddess—Frigga."
He looked at Frigga and said, "Dear, this is the William I've been talking about these past few days—William Devonshire, wielder of the Infinity Stones and Midgard's legendary grand mage."
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