"You can run, but you can't hide, I'll get you my pretty!".

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Shining Armor had apparently gotten himself lost while searching for his little sister.

"Great, I'm such an idiot" he muttered to himself. "I bet if I actually did find Twily, she'd be laughing her flank off at me. Cadence too".

He shuddered at the thought and continued to walk through the woods.

"Still, I can't let my sis venture in these woods by herself".

Suddenly, he heard what sounded like a scream nearby. The voice sounded like that of Twilight Sparkle, Shining Armor knew that voice anywhere.

"Oh No! TWILY! She's in trouble!" he yelled as he headed in the direction of the sound.

"Hang on! I'm coming!".

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As Optimus Prime and Knockout continued their search through the forest for their lost teammate, they sees a small object fly up to them. It looks like a small blue orb with two green eyes and a large mouth with insect wings.

Optimus and Knockout immediately drew their weapons servo at it.

"Scraplets?" Knockout asked.

The small creature merely eyed the Autobot leader and the ex-con medic with curiosity, then flew off after losing interest.

They changed their servo back into normal.

"No, just an indigenous creature of this world" Optimus told him with relief.

Knockout sighed. "I was wondering on what the others doing right now..".

Optimus Prime notices his concern on something, as he asked, "You must worry about Stalcy right now, aren't you, Knockout?".

The cherry mech nodded stiffly.

"Yeah, I am. And I don't think we need to stay here any longer. Who might know that the Decepticons are doing right now? Planing on capturing her? Or worse" he said.

Optimus shook his helm with on how negative he was.

"You don't have to think with that thought, Knockout. All we need to hope on, is finding some way to the human world back" Optimus said with determination in his optics.

"I know.." Knockout muttered.

Suddenly, he found something in the bushes behind the woods. Something in the shadows with somewhat look like a cybertronian. Knockout raises his optics in suspicious, as he walked towards on the bushes without Optimus noticing him.

As for Optimus, resumed his walk, when he hears what sounded like a scream and cry for help.

Optimus immediately looked around to see the source.

"Someone is in trouble" he said to himself. "We must provide assistance".

Before he knew, he looked around him and finally noticed that Knockout was gone and nowhere to be seen.

He raised his optics, before he heard the scream for calling some help again. He turned around and thinking wanted to save the civilian.

Even though, they were was on the alien world, Optimus Prime is not about to forsaken someone who needed his help.

He immediately transforms into his big rig form, and sped off into the direction of where the disturbance came from.

"Maximum Overdrive!".

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"Now then, dear Twilight Sparkle, are you ready to surrender?" Chrysalis taunted as Twilight was now concerned and completely surrounded.

Twilight was at a loss. She didn't know what to do.

"No, go away! Leave me alone!" she shouted, as she let out another burst of magic from her horn.

The changelings dodged out of the way.

"Take her, now!" The queen ordered.

But, just as the changelings were about to converge on her, another beam of light shot out from behind them, and knocked out several changelings right in front of Twilight.

Chrysalis and Twilight turned to see the source. It was none other than Shining Armor.

"BBBFF! Am I glad to see you!" Twilight beamed at her brother.

"So, the hero returns" Queen Chrysalis said with amusement.

"You!" Shining Armor hissed. "I thought we took care of you last year!".

"Hardly. Have you come to feed me with more of your love? Oh Prince of the Crystal Empire?" she taunted.

Shining Armor immediately teleported himself next to his sister and stood in front of her, taking a defensive stance.

"Leave her be. If it's me you want, I'll take you on instead" Shining Armor valiantly said.

"I can feel your love for your sister. It invigorates my strength and nourishes me".

"Twily, when I give the signal, make a break for it. I'll hold them off".

"WHAT?! I can't just leave you here with this witch!" Twilight protested.

"We don't have a choice, just be ready to run" he explained.

"NO! I'm not leaving you. We stand together" she shot back at him.

Just as Queen Chrysalis ordered her changelings to take them, Twilight erected a large force field around herself and her brother.

The changelings slammed and rammed it repeatedly.

"This won't hold them for long" Twilight said as she struggled to hold the field.

"There has to be something we can do. Think Shiny, think!" he said to himself.

The situation looked rather hopeless. The force field was beginning to crack. Shining Armor reinforced it with his own spell, but it would also eventually fail do to the physical onslaught the changelings were doing to it.

Eventually, both siblings faltered from exhaustion, and Queen Chrysalis and her changelings inched forward.

"Now, you're both MINE!" she cackled.

But, from the distance, something caught all of their attention.

A loud honking noise could be heard and a large red object on wheels was barreling towards their direction.

The object then screeched to a halt between the changelings and the pony siblings.

To the astonishment of everyone present, it began to shift it's pieces around like a puzzle, changing it's form. Not long after, it had transformed into a giant bi-pedal metal himanoid figure.

The giant looked at the ponies, the one that obviously is female had a desperate look in her eyes. The look of someone who was pleading for help. The other creature, the insect like one, had green eyes of greed, power lust and bloodlust. Then, the little purple equine said something.

"Help us, PLEASE!".

Optimus was slightly surprised. He had never encountered sentient equines before, nor had he seen any with wings and horns. They must be the dominant species of this world.

"I said capture them now, do not be distracted by this metal giant" Chrysalis ordered her changelings.

"Whoever you are, cease your attack! I will not allow you to harm the innocent" Optimus said in his stern tone. "Leave these beings in peace, or there will be....... Retaliation".

Optimus activates his faceplate as it covers his dermas.

"Is that so? Well then, we'll just have to destroy you then. For I am, Queen Chrysalis, the ruler of the changelings, and no one defies me. Go fourth my changelings. Turn him into scrap metal".

The changelings swooped forward, as Optimus readied himself.

BAM! POW! With a mighty swing of his fists, many changelings were sent crashing to the ground.

Both Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor couldn't believe what they were swing. This giant metal creature came out of nowhere and now it's protecting them from the changelings. Twilight immediately realized this must be one of Bumblebee' and Nightshadow's friends. Shining Armor, however, was still in the dark of that whole situation. He has no idea what's going on.

As more changelings begin to swarm around Optimus, the Autobot leader then spreads his servos apart, and in one swift motion, slams his servos together in a massive hard clap. The ensuing shockwave (I had to! XD) sends the changelings flying out of control in multiple directions as they crash into the ground and the trees.

"So, you defeated my swarm. Very impressive. But now you face the queen!".

Chrysalis envelops herself in a green light, then in the wake, she had turned herself into a giant black praying mantis roughly the same size as the Autobot leader. She still had her crooked changeling horn on her head.

Optimus sees this, and turns both his servos into his blades.

"Now fall!" the queen yelled as she changed towards the Prime.

She lashes with her pincers at the Autobot, as Optimus parries with his blade, and returns the attack. Optimus Prime swings his blade as Chrysalis catches it, only for him to do a spin, and roundhouse kick her in the chest. Chrysalis steps back, and swings another pincer at him, as Optimus clashes blades with it.

Twilight and Shining Armor were at a loss of words. This giant stranger that saved them is clearly a formidable warrior. Seeing them battle was almost like an elegant dance, yet this was fight for their lives. Optimus was all over the place, Chrysalis was barely able to touch him, as he countered all of her physical attacks.

Then Chrysalis fires an energy blast from her horn at Optimus, who didn't have time to react. Right when the blast was about to hit him, a purple force bubble blocked the shot.

Optimus looked down to see the purple little equine was using her horn to protect him. He nodded to her in approval, as he began to advance towards Chrysalis again.

"Who are you? Why did you fight me?" the queen demanded.

"My name is Optimus Prime! And I will protect the innocent when ever they are in need of aid" he replied.

Hearing this, Twilight gained an admiration for this robot.

Suddenly, several blasts of energy struck Optimus in his back plate, as he fell down. A number of changelings had recovered and were firing magical bolts at him.

"So then, Optimus Prime. Now you've finished" Chrysalis said as she was about to bring her pincer down on his head.

"No!" Twilight shouted.

But Chrysalis was interrupted by several blasts of energy that hit her side. She turned around to see several other metal giants now running towards them, firing shots of blast from their servos. Behind them, several ponies were also running towarda the area. Twilight immediately recognized them as Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash.

As the Autobots got closer, Arcee and Cliffjumper immediately transformed into their vehicle mode, and charged in front of the others.

Queen Chrysalis immediately changed back into her original form, to make her a smaller target.

"My children, retreat! You haven't heard the last of me, Princess Twilight. Or you, Optimus Prime! I will have my revenge!".

With that statement, Chrysalis immediately flew off with the rest of the swarm following her.

After seeing the attackers fly off, the Autobot and the ponies quickly run up to Optimus.

"Optimus, are you alright?" Arcee asked after transformed into both form with Cliffjumper.

"I will survive, Arcee" he replied. He then retracts his faceplate, as his dermas is once again visible.

The bots have a sighed of relief as Optimus stands back up, seemingly unscathed.

"I see each of you has made contact with the locals" Optimus said as he looks at the ponies, who in turn were staring at Optimus in awed.

He then turns his attention towards Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor.

"Are you hurt? Do either of you require medical attention?" he asked the pair.

"We're quite fine sir. And thank you, you saved our lives. We're in your debt" Twilight happily said to the Prime. "My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle, and this is my brother, Shining Armor, the others, they're my friends".

"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie!".

"The one and only Rainbow Dash".

"Rarity, it's a pleasure".

"Name's Applejack".

"And these are my Autobot companions" Optimus said as he point to the others.

"Call me Arcee".

"Cliffjumper, or Cliff for short".

"I'm Bulkhead".

"Moonlight my name's".

"Wheeljack".

"Just Shellstone".

"Smokescreen, at your service".

"Skyfire, and this is my adoptive brother, Starscream".

"And I, am Optimus Prime".

The Autobot leader, then remember someone's missing, as he gave a concerned looks.

Moonlight asked when she noticed him with that look. "Optimus, is there something wrong?".

"Knockout was missing while we tracking Bumblebee' and Nightshadow's signal. I, do not know what might happened to him when he was alone by himself" he explained.

Starscream then, hears a rustling noise coming from the bushes behind the woods.

"Wait.. Did you guys hear that?" he asked the others in suspicious and worrying tone at the same time.

Skyfire raises her optics. "Hear what?".

The sound of rustling was been hear again from the woods, giving everyone attention.

"Okay.. I can hear it too. For now" Shellstone said.

"Autobots. Prepare yourself" Optimus ordered the others as they pull out their blaster and weapons from their servos.

"Girls. You too" Twilight said to the other ponies, followed by her brother by her side.

As something was crawled out from the bushes, the Autobots and the ponies was about to attack it, before getting stopped when the familiar voices was yelped.

"Woah! Woah! Calm down! It's me, Knockout!" the red medic put his servos in front of him in defending himself from getting shot at.

All the Autobots sighed in relief before changed their servos into normal state.

"Please, Knockout. Don't do like that again" Skyfire groaned at him.

"Where have you been, Knockout? Why did you split up without me knowing?" Optimus asked with a stern in his voices.

"I--I'm, sorry sir. Something caught from my optics that makes me followed it" he replied with a sorrow voices.

As for ponies, the girls and Shining Armor was stared at the Autobots in confusion.

"I'm sorry, but who's this?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

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After they introduced themselves, Optimus, then crouches down in front of the young alicorn.

"So, you are a princess..... Are you the leader of this world?" Optimus asked.

"What? No, of course not. I'm still learning about my new status.
Princess Celestia is the true ruler of our world" Twilight Sparkle replied.

Shining Armor then questions Twilight about what's going on.

"Twily, what are you doing here in the forest in the first place? Spike told me you were investigating some sort of meteor crash, but from what I can see, these guys aren't meteors".

"You're right BBBFF".

"BBBFF?" Arcee questioned.

"Big Brother Best Friend Forever".

"Huh...".

"You see bro, what fell out of the sky, wasn't a meteor, but an alien robot. Their name is Bumblebee and Nightshadow, and these Autobots, I think that's what they're called, are his friends. They came to this world by accident. They just want to find their friend, and we're simply helping them".

Shining Armor was at a loss of words. Aliens? He couldn't process that through his mind, yet here they are, standing in front of him. At least they're friendly.

"I see" he replied.

"Bumblebee? Nightshadow? You know of their whereabouts?" Optimus asked.

"Yes, sir. They're with our other friend, Fluttershy. She's been taking care of them, and tending their wounds. They'll be fine" Twilight answered him.

"It is clear you had Bumblebee' and Nightshadow's best intentions at heart. Thank you, Princess Twilight Sparkle. It appears I too, owe you a debt of honor".

Hearing this, Twilight blushed. It wasn't everyday she would receive a compliment from an alien life form, especially one with such honor and integrity. She began to respect Optimus even more.

"Please just call me Twilight" she addressed the Autobot leader.

"Sir, I thank you for saving my life and my sister. I was once Captain of the Royal Guard in Celestia's army. But now I'm a prince of the Crystal Empire north of here. I would like to welcome you to our land of Equestria" Shining Armor saluted Optimus.

"Thank you, young prince" Optimus replied as he returns the salute.

"I have to write a letter to Princess Celestia about this" Twilight said.

"Yeah, except Spike isn't here to send it. He's back in the library, remember?" Rainbow Dash reminded her.

"Oh, right. Well, plan B. Let's meet up with Fluttershy, Bumblebee and Nightshadow. Then, let's head to Canterlot to meet Princess Celestia".

"Sounds fine to me" Pinkie Pie said in her chipper tone.

"Good idea. Cadence is currently there too" Shining Armor added. "We wanted to surprise you with our visit this week, but you're the one who gave me a huge surprise instead by making contact with aliens".

"Then, it's settled. Let's retrieve Fluttershy, Bee' and Nightshad', and go to Canterlot".

"I believe meeting the ruler of this world will greatly be beneficial to us. Let us meet this Princess Celestia. Perhaps she can aid us finding a way for us to return home" Optimus said.

"Autobots, transform, and ROLL OUT!".

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EYYY!! THIS IS COOL! THIS IS COOL! THE AUTOBOTS WILL MEET WITH THE OTHER PRINCESSES ON THE NEXT CHAPTER! OH wait.. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPOIL IT!

Wheeljack: Smooth, Izz.

Me: Shut. Up.

Smokescreen: *With a bandages all over his servos and on his helm* Don't try make her mad. She's a bit overwhelmed today.

Me: *Glares at him* Back for more, Smoky?

Smokescreen: [: *Yeets away with a fear in his optics*.

Me: *Cracks a smile across my lips* Better be ready for the next one! *Turn off the camera*.