PREVIOUSLY...
Transformer turned back to normal as he joined Masterson. "The Outriders have retreated. It's all over! We won!!" Masterson yelled out in joy and relief.
Braedey suddenly realised something was wrong as his hunch warned him. "It's not over yet. We're about to be in for the fight of our lives, here." Braedey uttered, loud enough for Masterson to hear.
And to confirm his suspicions, Steve's voice comes over the comms. "Everyone on my position. We've got incoming." The two shapeshifters looked at each other, both having the same thought as one another.
Thanos was coming. Transformer was about to face his biggest threat to date. It was now or never.
~*~*~
Braedey and Masterson regrouped with the other Avengers as they looked around for any sign of Thanos. They were all standing together on the edge of the jungle at a clearing where Vision had crashed into. Corvus's body laid not far away as Cull was blown up, the former stabbed by Vision by his spear, the latter by the Hulkbuster.
A abrupt gust of wind comes out of nowhere, alerting everyone that so something was up. Seconds later, a blue portal opened in mid air just a few metres away from the Avengers, and out comes Thanos. The Mad Titan himself.
Braedey now noticed the Infinity Gauntlet, then down to the fives stones on it. 'Oh no. We've lost. Not if I can help it.' He thought as just one look at Thanos warned Braedey that this Alpha level threat was extremely dangerous.
"Cap, that's him." Bruce said.
Steve turns to Braedey and Masterson. "You two, we're relying on both of you to slow him. Give him everything you've got." Steve then activated his Vibranium shields. "Eyes open, stay sharp!"
Thanos marched forward with a calm, yet serious look on his face as everyone now attacked with everything they've got. Braedey then heard Wanda and Vision talk, the Scarlet Witch refusing to use her powers to destroy both the Stone and her friend. Wanda looked at Braedey for an answer as he always did.
Transformer unfortunately shook his head. This time was different. This time, there was no loophole. No fault to utilise. It was now or never.
If Braedey was being honest, he was shaken to his core about Thanos having both the Soul and Time Stones in hand. But that now filled Braedey with determination, anger, fury, and courage. He had to admit he's afraid of Thanos, but right now, his fear was replaced with anger and fury. Transformer was now not afraid of the Mad Titan and he never will be.
And upon studying the way Thanos fights, both Braedey and Masterson spotted a weakness. Thanos could only fight one opponent at a time, but if the shapeshifters could strike at the same time, they could inflict some proper damage.
Meanwhile, nearly all the defending Avengers and Guardians were all defeated by Thanos. He had taken down Black Panther, enclosed Rhodey in his own suit, grounded Sam to the dirt with broken wings, trapped Natasha trapped under debris with Okoye lying on her back in pain, not far from her king. Bucky had fallen at the base of a tree, cradling his arm. Bruce was stuck in a rock wall behind Thanos, and Pietro's right foot was now fractured. But Steve was still going as he struck Thanos in the leg, surprising the Titan. Thanos threw his gloved fist at Captain America, only for Steve to catch the fist with both his hands. With straining effort and a yell, Steve held the Infinity Gauntlet back.
Thanos then punched Steve in the face, knocking him out as the Titan turned to face the last two defenders. Transformer and Masterson. Thanos smirked evilly. "So you came to die with your friends."
Braedey immediately shook his head. "No, I came here to stop you! Your reign of terror ends here."
The two shapeshifters suddenly charged at Thanos, both turning into Ultimate Grimlock and TerroRex. Masterson grabbed the Infinity Gauntlet, preventing Thanos from using it as Masterson got headbutted. Transformer then sent Thanos flying to the ground with energy beams.
"You see that?" Transformer pointed out.
"We can hurt him if we work together." Masterson smiled.
"I'll take a hit. You give him one back." Transformer acknowledged.
"And I'll do the same." Masterson looks at the evolved dinosaur. "I've got your back, brother."
"And I've got yours." Transformer said back.
The two charge Thanos again with a yell, Thanos using the Power Stone to send Transformer back, before getting struck in face by Ultimate Grimlock. All three fell to the ground as Transformer changed into Ultimate Optimus Prime, adapting to the situation. He could feel Wanda's power grow and multiply. Both he and Masterson just had to buy Wanda time. Thanos got up and caught Masterson's punch and kicked him back. Transformer now landed a proper hit to Thanos' head, knocking the Mad Titan to the ground. Thanos groaned in pain, he's so close to the last Stone, but the two shapeshifters were becoming a massive headache.
Thanos struggled to get rid off the banging pain in his head as Transformer and Masterson now charge at him again. Thanos got punched, kicked, thrown about, blasted and stabbed by the combined efforts of the two shapeshifters. Masterson as Ultimate Gravitread sent Thanos flying back into Transformer who's now Ultimate TerroRex.
"Here comes the Dark Energon!" Transformer yelled and he slammed Thanos into the ground, hard.
Thanos was barely conscious as Transformer and Masterson both shifted back to normal. The two look over at the body of Thanos as smiled appear on their faces. They had done what no one had ever done in all of existence: they had defeated Thanos.
"WE... DID IT!!" Masterson yelled out as the two hugged and laughed at the same time.
Braedey was both pleased and relieved. Thanos had been defeated. The war was over. He was looking forward to going home, and telling his friends everything.
Suddenly, a massive surge shot out and pushed everyone back. Braedey spotted Wanda as she broke down, Vision's body on the ground. Wanda had done it. She had destroyed the Mind Stone. Victory was now in the bag.
Wanda looked over at Braedey, just before her eyes widened in horror. "WATCH OUT!!"
Braedey and Masterson spotted Thanos, who sent out a purple energy wave at the two, they duck out of way to see Thanos had healed himself from all the injuries he had sustained, no thanks using the Time Stone. Masterson's Antimatrix was recharging, and Braedey was knocked for a loop. They were dead in the water.
Thanos now sent out a powerful wave of energy, throwing both Braedey and Masterson back hard as the two crash to the ground. The doppelgänger shapeshifters were knocked unconscious.
Braedey slowly hit eventually wakes up and he spotted Thanos forcefully removing the Mind Stone from Vision's head, before tossing his lifeless body aside. Transformer knew Thanos had won: he had all six Infinity Stones, and could now wipe out half of all life.
"NO!"
Wanda tried to stop him, but Thanos swats her aside. That made Braedey beyond furious as he turned into Leobreaker on instinct and charged in with a guttural roar. Thanos barely had time to turn around before he was bit in the shoulder as Transformer started biting and clawing at the Mad Titan. Thanos grabbed Leobreaker by the helm, spun him around before throwing him into a tree, then into some debris.
Braedey cried out in pain as he was injured from all the fighting and hits he had taken, and he was barely standing. Before he could escape, Thanos used the Space Stone to freeze Braedey and lift him into the air.
"I want to see the life leave out of you with my own hands. You won't get the pleasure of being wiped away like the others. Transformer will forever be extinct as I wipe you out of existence permanently." Thanos grinned evilly, though his voice is calm and relaxed.
"Go to hell." Braedey spat back. "And take your friends with you."
"You first." Thanos now used the power of all the six Infinity Stones. Braedey cried out in obliterating and unadulterated pain as he feels himself being taken apart, and being erased from existance.
Suddenly, Thanos got thrown back by a time wave, freeing Braedey as he fell to the ground, the brunette writhing in pain from nearby being torn apart. The two looked to see TimeLine, standing ready for a fight.
"On the contrary, Thanos. You can't escape from you fate." TimeLine spoke out.
"TIMELINE!!" Thanos yelled in anger as Braedey now limped over to TimeLine's side. "What better way to restore balance then by killing you."
"No, but my new thunder friend will." TimeLine smirked.
Thanos suddenly gets thrown back as lightning comes raining down on him from above. Braedey looked up to see Thor had arrived, just about to throw Stormbreaker at Thanos.
"Time to go." TimeLine said, then casts an illusion to cover their tracks. TimeLine and Braedey then ran into the blue and white portal before it closes, just as a white flash erupted.
~*~*~
Inside of a pocket dimension, TimeLine and Braedey appeared, the latter's body now beginning his internal and external repairs after his battles with the Outriders and Thanos. He looked to see the pocket dimension was surrounded by clouds with blue lightning arcing around every now and then, like an electrical storm.
"What the frag, TimeLine?! We just about had him!" Braedey yelled in anger as he followed TimeLine through the empty void. "We just needed more time to stop him dead."
"No. Thanos won; we have no choice but to retreat. Thanos has successfully snapped his fingers, and half of all life in the universe had been turned to dust." Paradox then casts several illusions, allowing Braedey to see the Snap, then the victims turning to dust.
"No..." Braedey uttered in shock, horror, and sadness as he watched the people he cared about, all now being turned to dust. Bucky, T'Challa, Sam, Wanda and Pietro, Groot, Drax, Mantis, Peter Quill and Peter Parker. Even Maria Hill and Nick Fury.
Braedey now collapsed to his knees as he silently cried. He had not only lost his friends, but his girlfriend as well, and he failed the universe. For the first time in his life, he had failed in saving the universe. Those feeling were suddenly replaced with anger and rage.
"Where is Thanos? I am going to make him suffer for everyone he's murdered across the entire universe." Braedey demanded, now getting to his feet and looking at TimeLine.
"On the contrary, my boy. Thanos' fate has already been sealed." Paradox then created another illusion of Thor decapitating Thanos several months after the Snap, after learning the Infinity Stones had been destroyed by Thanos himself.
"Wow. Thor must've been pretty angry after what he's been through." Braedey commented. "What happens now?" He asked next to the time-travelling, dimension-hopping Professor.
"Simple, Braedey. I am sending you two years ahead. Your mission is this: find the Infinity Stones in the past, and bring them back, so you can bring those who were lost home." TimeLine told Braedey. "I wish you the best of luck, and be careful."
Braedey suddenly got sent down through a portal that opened beneath him, heading forth to the year 2020. 'Alright, let's fix this.' He thought to himself, his eyes showing determination.
This mission will determine the fate of the entire universe if it shall be restored or be doomed to be devoid of half of its entire population. This is the one chance, one opportunity, the last chance Braedey will get to repair all the damage done by Thanos. No takebacks, no do-overs, no second chances.
He WILL collect the Infinity Stones. He WILL restore everything and everyone that was been snapped out of existence. He WILL stop Thanos and put him down for good, and bring balance to the natural order of the universe. He WILL win because...
Braedey Martin IS the Apex Predator. The Transformer King. The AllSpark. The Knight of the Primes. But most of all, he is...
The Transformer Avenger.