After dealing with Quintessa, Rimuru returned to Earth to wrap things up. It was time to go back. The remaining Transformers were still wandering through space and wouldn't return anytime soon. He would leave Quintessa here. He couldn't manage communication across universes, but Gillvalis could. Quintessa was now essentially an external avatar of Gillvalis, retaining only her own consciousness and some of her abilities, so she could contact him.
Right, there were the Dinobots too. They were still waiting in that valley. Rimuru rode a Galactron over to them: their leader Grimlock, a Tyrannosaurus; Slug, a Triceratops; Snarl, a Stegosaurus; Strafe, a Pterosaur; Scorn, a Spinosaurus; and the ones who hadn't appeared, Sludge, a Brontosaurus, and Slash, a Velociraptor.
Wait, why did that look bigger than it did in the movie too? Look at how black, thick, and long it was. Don't get the wrong idea. He meant Sludge's tail.
Everyone, come with me. You can't stay here anyway, because this place looks like it's fucking about to collapse. Maybe letting you out caused too much of a disturbance. Anyway, it definitely wasn't because of the Galactron.
Grimlock and the other Dinobots let out a chorus of strange hoots. "Wait, what are you saying? Can you talk? I can't understand a thing. Why isn't Universal Sense working either? Are you just making noises?"
Before Rimuru could sense anything, Grimlock charged at him. Holy shit, don't tell me I have to fight them and beat them into submission too? Forget it, then. I'll just put them in a headlock. The Galactron grabbed them, one in each hand, and took them straight into the virtual planet.
He also had to find Stratosphere. The big guy had aged because he lacked energy, and judging by his size, he should be pretty strong once he was infused with energy again.
There was Bulldog too. He was badly aged from a lack of energy, and parts could fall all over the ground when he transformed. Reactivating him should work too. After all, he had fought in World War II; if he had been weak, he should have been blown apart long ago.
There were also Bulldog's old comrade Lieutenant and HMS Alliance. She was a female Transformer, and her injuries were so severe that she couldn't even transform anymore. Reactivating her would let her continue to contribute. When she heard Cybertron was going to be rebuilt, she came along too. But the Headmaster elder didn't go with Rimuru. He wanted to stay and serve the current Earl before leaving. The elder's true form remained a mystery to this day. Some said he was that Aston Martin, while others said he was the big plane. Could the elder be more than just a triple changer?
Rimuru was a little disappointed that the elder hadn't come. Who wouldn't want such an awesome butler? He had snapped Crosshairs's finger with one hand. But Rimuru didn't have long to brood before an unexpected individual came looking for him as he traveled the world with the AllSpark-Dragonstorm.
Rimuru looked at the big guy before him and fell into thought. He was certainly cool, and he was pretty strong in battle, but why didn't he look much like a good dragon? With spikes all over him, wouldn't sitting on him hurt your butt? Forget it. He'd take him along anyway.
When Rimuru returned, he found there were many more Transformers who had appeared later, including the Wreckers, Hound, Drift, and Devastator. Bonecrusher had been resurrected too.
Bumblebee had also said goodbye to Sam, because Rimuru had told him that if the story followed its normal course, Sam would most likely die later on. Although Bumblebee was reluctant to part with him, he still said goodbye.
Watching the scene before him, Rimuru felt it was quite a heartwarming family reunion, except, of course, for the humans trembling in fear of the Galactron legion.
This time, that should really be about everything. After putting Cybertron into the virtual planet, Rimuru prepared for this evacuation of ten billion. "Quintessa, stay on Earth and behave yourself. Once most of the Transformers have returned, I'll take you to my universe too."
Quintessa was much more obedient now, having been brought into line by Gillvalis.
The arrogance and obsession Quintessa had once possessed as a creator god were long gone. As Gillvalis's external consciousness avatar, her core permissions had long been firmly restricted. All she retained were her tens of millions of years of combat experience, her understanding of creation, and her complete consciousness. All her functions for cross-universe communication and cosmic monitoring were subject to Gillvalis's command. The supreme being who had once stood above Cybertron and toyed with the fates of stars now obediently remained on Earth, without making the slightest move.
After being conditioned by Gillvalis through layer upon layer of rules, she had long abandoned her former ambition to seize sparks and reshape the universe. Her only mission now was to stay here and finish the remaining work.
Then, system! Activate!
System: (๑' ͜ʖ'๑) Get lost••*~●
The world spun around him, and Rimuru imitated a dragon's cry as he returned to the Marvel Universe.
Back in a familiar place, Rimuru slumped on the sofa, feeling completely relaxed, like a salted fish without a dream.
He checked the time. Holy shit! I was only over there for a few days, and two weeks have already passed here!?
He had Gillvalis pull up the recent news. Fortunately, nothing major had happened. It was still free America, with shootouts every day.
After resting for a few days, Rimuru went to the virtual planet to check on Cybertron.
As soon as he entered, Rimuru saw smoke filling the air and a huge number of Transformers locked in a chaotic battle.
Holy shit! What happened? Why are they fighting again?
Autobots, Decepticons, ancient Knights, Dinobots, Predacons-the many-sided brawl was as chaotic as the Warring States period.
Huh? Predacons? Where the fuck did they come from?
Where's Optimus Prime? Where's Megatron?
"Stop! Stop it, quick! Don't fight anymore!"
Rimuru's small figure was utterly inconspicuous before the mechanical behemoths. He shouted for ages, but they showed no sign of stopping.
"Damn it, Gillvalis, make them stop."
The virtual planet activated, forcibly immobilizing the entire planet and bringing all the Transformers on it to a halt.
Amid the chaos, Rimuru managed to find Megatron and the others. Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, and the rest looked a little battered. He didn't know how they had ended up like that.
"What happened? Are you starting another civil war?"
Megatron spread his hands, looking deeply aggrieved, and pointed at the Dinobots to indicate that they had attacked first.
"Huh? Why did they attack?"
"No idea. They were like that from the start, and then somehow a fight broke out," Starscream said as he came over, indicating that he didn't know either.
"Gillvalis, what happened? Damn it, I should've asked you instead of them."
Gillvalis silently played back the events.
At first, Optimus Prime and Megatron had recovered the AllSpark. The return of this source of life, comparable to the Plasma Spark Tower, sent energy across the entire planet, leaving it brimming with life and everything flourishing. Then the Dinobots followed the scent over. Without saying a word, they roared and attacked. The Decepticons were already warlike and not very bright, so they joined the fight without a moment's hesitation. Optimus Prime and his people had originally wanted to break it up, but there were too few of them, and they were weaker in combat, so they failed to stop it. Then, as if spiritual energy had been revived, some Transformers who had fallen dormant from a lack of energy woke up. Seeing the battlefield before them, they joined the fight. Their numbers grew and grew, and what had started as a group brawl turned into a battle between legions. Even some Predacons who hadn't quite died woke up. If the Decepticons were brainless, these things were outright beasts. The battle snowballed, growing bigger and bigger, and even Optimus Prime and the Decepticons couldn't stop it when they tried.
After watching, Rimuru fell into thought. He suspected the Dinobots' initial attack might have had something to do with him, since he was the one who had grabbed them and brought them in without a word.
He coughed to cover his embarrassment. After all, he hadn't expected things to turn out this way either.
"Well, I'll separate these Dinobots and Predacons and take them away first. You should hurry up and rebuild Cybertron."
"Gillvalis, send the Vallis Knights to clean up the battlefield. Dismantle a few planets for resources so they can rebuild Cybertron."
A dense mass of Vallis Knights appeared and began cleaning up the battlefield, but Rimuru spotted the problem at a glance. The Vallis Knights were far too weak compared to the Transformers. If they helped rebuild Cybertron, how long would it take?
Rimuru turned and left. Oh man, this is so embarrassing. He had grabbed a few Dinobots, and it had led to a war. He had said he would help them rebuild, and now there was already a problem with the first step. Fortunately, they didn't know.
After tossing the Dinobots and Predacons onto another virtual planet, Rimuru left immediately, taking Jazz out with him.
He'd better go see Tony. The last time he'd seen him was the last time, and he didn't know what he was doing now.