After dismounting the Anti-Transformer battle armor inside his ship, William listened to Sunday's report: based on the Fallen's ship's flight trajectory, the most likely destination was the desert. William instantly thought of Egypt.
Though the misleading data the Fallen deliberately left behind also pointed to Egypt—with the aim of luring Optimus Prime, the Autobots' leader, to find the Matrix of Leadership—William, who knew the plot in advance, didn't need such clues.
To him, the Sun Harvester hidden within one of Egypt's pyramids wasn't just a questionable power source—it was a hidden threat. If activated, who knew whether it would destabilize the sun, causing it to either flare out of control or go dim?
Fortunately, the Harvester required the Matrix of Leadership to function. That was why the Fallen rushed from Neptune the moment he sensed Optimus's arrival on Earth, staging an elaborate scheme involving his minions leaving clues behind.
Upon confirming the Fallen's presence in Egypt, William immediately gave chase.
Mid-flight, a thought struck him: rather than confronting the Fallen directly, why not find the Harvester first? That way, the Fallen wouldn't dare flee easily, and with enough pressure, William might draw in a large Decepticon force—for one clean sweep.
So, once he arrived in the desert, William didn't rush to the Fallen's coordinates. Instead, he began scanning pyramids, one by one, aboard his enormous spacecraft. With the ship's speed, even a broad search wouldn't take long.
But such a conspicuous vessel flying from pyramid to pyramid quickly drew the attention of both Decepticons and humans stationed in the desert.
Not long after, inside a temple hidden in the sand, the Fallen received intel from Decepticons surveilling the skies. He turned in shock toward the pyramid a few kilometers behind him.
How could William possibly know about a secret that only he was supposed to know?
Furious, the Fallen roared at Soundwave, "Summon all Decepticons! Defend this pyramid with your lives!"
Soundwave, confused, barely opened his mouth before being knocked clear through the temple wall by a strike from the Fallen's staff. "NOW, YOU FOOL!"
Scrambling to his feet, Soundwave bolted toward the ship while sending out commands via his satellite proxies stationed in Earth's orbit, summoning every available Decepticon to converge on Egypt.
Meanwhile, William was delighted to hear that while the Decepticon ship had departed, the Fallen remained behind. That confirmed it—the Harvester had to be where the Fallen was. And Soundwave leaving likely meant reinforcements were coming.
Hovering above the pyramid, Sunday reported, "Sir, detecting six major Decepticon energy signatures."
A virtual projection appeared, displaying construction vehicles—bulldozers, cement mixers, excavators. William immediately recognized them as the Constructicons. With Hook, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Scavenger, and Hightower, they could combine into the colossal Devastator.
Add the teleporting Fallen, and William wasn't sure even the Anti-Transformer battle armor would be enough.
"Order Kingsman's rapid response team to bring the Autobots here."
"Understood, sir."
At that very moment, ear-piercing alarms blared across Kingsman's elite agent academy on the outskirts of London.
Everyone dropped what they were doing and sprinted to their stations. The combat team rushed to the Kun-class VTOL jet hangar, lined up to enter the auto-dressing stations, and emerged fully suited in the Devonshire Mark II armor in just five seconds.
They grabbed M416 rifles, sidearms, and rushed aboard the jets.
"Hey! What's going on?" Jazz, who had arrived at Kingsman less than thirty minutes ago, tugged on Challenger, the tank-form Autobot, anxiously. "Is this war?"
"I-I don't know!" Challenger looked around in a daze. "I've only been here a month. We've had a couple missions, but I've never seen a full base alert before."
"Hey, everyone, look over here!" Jazz turned and saw Eggsy and Wesley standing on an elevated platform.
"We just got word from our boss," Eggsy announced. "He's in Egypt and has encountered a large number of Decepticons—"
"Wait!" Optimus Prime cut him off, his tone grim. "Did you say… The Fallen?"
"Sorry, I don't really know," Eggsy shrugged casually. "That's just the intel our boss sent back, and we're under direct orders. Even if it turns out to be wrong, we're all going in."
Back in Egypt, William snapped his fingers, prompting Sunday to stream live footage directly to Kingsman HQ.
Every screen across the academy switched to a live feed of the pyramid, displaying the Fallen brandishing his massive staff.
Prime and the other Autobots needed only a glance to confirm: that was indeed the traitor who sparked the Transformer civil war.
"Traitor..." Ironhide raised his weapon and growled at the massive screen above the hangar. "Optimus, we have to join this fight. This is our war. We can't let these humans carry out our mission for us!"
"Agreed." Optimus nodded without hesitation, then turned to Eggsy. "The Autobots formally request to join this great battle."
"Alright, no problem," Eggsy nodded back. "Challenger will take you to the transport ships. We're leaving in three minutes."
As he turned to leave with Wesley, he paused. "Oh right—Challenger, don't forget to take them to pick up their Energon crystals and weapons."
"'Energon crystals'?" Optimus looked puzzled as he watched them walk off. He then turned to Challenger, as did the rest of the Autobots.
Challenger took out the Energon crystal he'd received that month and explained, "It's one of the benefits of joining Kingsman—and one of the reasons I signed on.
As long as you're willing to work with us, Lord Devonshire will supply you with energy directly."
Holding the floating Energon crystal in his hand, Optimus asked with a furrowed brow, "This is a universal energy source. How did Earth—still isolated within its solar system—get access to this?"
"I don't know," Challenger replied, shaking his head. "All I know is that I'll never have to worry about fuel again.
And just a heads-up—Earth is no longer the primitive, defenseless planet it used to be."
With that, he led Optimus and the other Autobots to collect Energon and the heavy-duty weapons specially designed for their chassis. Then, the six Autobots boarded four Kun-class transport jets and flew toward Egypt.
Meanwhile, across Africa, every flight-capable Decepticon—upon receiving Soundwave's call—rushed toward Egypt in haste, eager to pledge loyalty to the returning Fallen.
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