Hammering the Decepticon into Scrap

"This isn't right, not right at all!"

"Your strength can't possibly be this great!"

The Decepticon had been beaten completely senseless by Rorschach.

Rorschach had no idea whether this thing even had a brain, but if it did, it had surely crashed by now.

"I don't believe it!"

Amid an enraged roar, the Decepticon sprang up from the ground in one swift motion and charged at Rorschach again with a thunderous rumble.

Bang!

But Rorschach sent it flying backward with another punch.

"Cough, cough!"

The Decepticon spat a few parts from its mouth, genuinely beginning to question its existence.

Was this human really the same human it had known back then?

Weren't humans all weak little bugs?

The Decepticon suspected it had not woken up yet.

Whoosh!

While the Decepticon was distracted, Rorschach leaped into the air again like a human tank, rising eight or nine meters before smashing down at the Decepticon.

Having learned from the previous exchanges, the Decepticon did not dare confront Rorschach head-on this time. It rolled sharply across the ground, dodging Rorschach's punch.

Boom!

Rorschach's fist slammed directly into the ground, blasting a huge crater into it.

Clang!

At that moment, a massive blade assembled itself on the Decepticon's arm, and it gripped the weapon tightly in its hand.

It regained the high spirits it had displayed at the beginning.

"Die!"

The Decepticon swung its blade down at Rorschach.

Sizzle!

But Rorschach fired a heat ray from his eyes, sweeping it across the Decepticon's arm.

Like cutting through tofu, it severed the entire right arm holding the blade.

"What!"

The Decepticon's head nearly exploded. What were those two laser beams?

Since when could a human fire lasers from his eyes?

Sizzle!

While the Decepticon was stunned, Rorschach fired another heat ray, which swept across its head.

Thud!

A huge head crashed to the ground.

Right afterward, the Decepticon's massive body also collapsed helplessly onto the ground.

The Decepticon that had looked so imposing just a minute ago had now been reduced completely to a pile of scrap metal.

Rorschach stared at the pile of scrap and fell into thought.

There were actually Decepticons on Earth?

It seemed this was not merely a simple Marvel world.

Then again, it made sense. The Marvel world had always had an interstellar backdrop. Skrulls and Kree had both come to Earth, not to mention Star-Lord's father, Ego, and others.

There was also Loki and Thor, the two brothers, Thanos's army, and even the Eternals, who were technically aliens as well.

So having one more Cybertronian did not seem like much.

In fact, Cybertronians were relatively weak among all those aliens!

The Avengers would not even need to step in!

Thus, Rorschach quickly put the matter out of his mind and began considering another question instead: Why was a Decepticon a non-extractable Energy Source?

The Energy Source part was not too difficult to understand. After all, Transformers were mechanical lifeforms and could be regarded as some sort of machinery containing energy.

But why could it not be extracted?

Could it be... because the Decepticon was a living being?

Did the system only extract inanimate objects, rather than living creatures?

If that was the case, then what about the AllSpark?

The AllSpark and the Decepticons shared the same origin of energy. No, it should be said that it was a more advanced form of energy. Could the AllSpark's energy be extracted?

At that thought, Rorschach's eyes lit up.

He felt that it was entirely possible.

"System, is Cybertron's AllSpark an extractable Energy Source?"

Still unwilling to give up, Rorschach entered the system once again and asked.

But as always, the haughty system gave no response.

Still, Rorschach's thoughts became active. He felt the AllSpark was quite likely to work.

Although he could not confirm it for now, it was worth trying no matter what, wasn't it?

But if it was during this time period...

Rorschach began sorting through the plot of Transformers in his mind.

He seemed to remember that the protagonist's ancestor had accidentally discovered Megatron frozen in either Antarctica or the Arctic, and Megatron had left some crucial information on his glasses.

That information was the key clue to finding the AllSpark.

But at this point in time, trying to find those glasses...

No!

Rorschach remembered that in Transformers 1, both Megatron and the AllSpark had been secretly hidden inside Hoover Dam.

That raised a crucial question: When had Megatron been discovered by the authorities and secretly taken away?

At this point in time, was Megatron still frozen somewhere at one of the poles, or had he already been discovered and taken away by the authorities?

Rorschach knew none of the answers.

As for the key glasses left behind by the protagonist's ancestor, well, that was even more of a joke. There was no way to investigate that.

At this time, let alone the protagonist of Transformers, even the other man's father was probably still a child!

Rorschach had to admit that finding the AllSpark in this era would be extremely difficult.

If that was the case...

A thought flashed through Rorschach's mind, and his eyes lit up.

If his own strength was insufficient, why not borrow outside help?

S.H.I.E.L.D.!

That was right, Rorschach was considering S.H.I.E.L.D.!

It would be such a waste not to make use of such a handy tool.

Moreover, S.H.I.E.L.D. itself was deeply interested in supernatural phenomena. On top of that, this Decepticon had been Howard Stark's car, so handing the matter over to S.H.I.E.L.D. could not have been more appropriate.

It was perfectly justified, without the slightest flaw.

That was settled, then!

Rorschach happily made his decision.

"Hey, Ryan!"

With that, Rorschach glanced at Ryan, who was hiding in a distant corner and secretly observing him, then called out to him. "Your shop has a phone, right?"

"Y-Yes, it does!"

Ryan answered tremulously, not even daring to meet Rorschach's eyes.

Heaven knew that the scene of Rorschach displaying his might and taking out the Decepticon in just a few moves had left an unforgettable impression on all of them.

Although Rorschach looked refined and gentle, in their eyes, he was practically a Great Demon King.

Rorschach did not care about Ryan and the others' reactions. He walked straight into the repair shop and, sure enough, found a telephone in a crude office cubicle.

Without any hesitation, he immediately dialed Howard Stark's number.

He briefly explained what had happened at the scene to Howard Stark.

"Rorschach, is what you said true?"

"Wait there. I'll be right over!"

After hearing this, Howard Stark did not hesitate at all. He immediately gathered people and headed for the repair shop.