Hello, bots and cons. Centurion here and welcome to Dustformers: Season 2. People have wanted Dustformers to continue and I'm giving you the second season of this story. Now, this season takes place not long after the ending of Season 1. As expected, morale is not very high in the Autobots or the kids, especially with Jaune, Ratchet, and Snipewing. How will the two move on? We'll have to read and find out in Dustformers: Season 2.

Adding to that, Atlas is not only preparing more so but General Ironwood has some hidden blueprints in his office. The Decepticons have found their ship: The Nemesis. The most powerful Decepticon ship ever built. This ship will serve as their main base of operations.

I wonder what ideas people (Including myself) will have for this second season. I'd like to hear your ideas for Dustformers Season 2 as I couldn't get far in the previous season without the contribution of fellow readers/writers. I hope to have continued support throughout Season 2 of this story.

A small reminder that if anyone has any ideas for Dustformers: Season 2, whether they be OCs, story ideas, etc, please let me know in the comments/reviews or personally PM me. I'd really appreciate it.

*Vale. Vale City. Arc Residence. 20:56 pm*

Two months had passed since the Decepticons fought the Autobots on Vale's beachfront. The battle was won and disaster was averted, but not without a price. The Autobot Bumblebee was killed in action, sending great sadness to everyone. The ones hit hardest by his passing were Jaune Arc and the Autobots Snipewing and Ratchet.

In the midst of the battle, Jaune unleashed a new power, bringing out a Tramstector named Arcknight and succeeded in killing the Decepticon Crossvolt. Adding to the good news, the Autobots had managed to bring down the Decepticon Cruiser, sending it crashing into the Southern Valean Ocean.

However, the Atlesian Military had sent forces in and they were mostly wiped out. General Ironwood was obviously somber and very frustrated at the same time. He felt that the Atlas Military needed to step up their game. This upset Weiss quite a bit since her sister was in the said military.

So, things weren't great for the Autobots and kids. Jaune was writing in his journal of everything that had happened since he and the others became involved in the Transformers war. He had his scroll on the small desk he was writing on just in case the others called to check on him. He hid his sadness well in school. His grades were going up as a result of his newfound dedication, but his friends knew this was just a front for his pain. A few weeks after the big battle, his friends wanted to help but gave him space. He was becoming distant, not really talking to anyone unless it was absolutely necessary.

Snipewing wasn't faring much better. As a means to honor the Autobot scout, she added black stripes to her patches of yellow. She was going out early every morning and practicing strategic flight patterns, but not much else.

Ratchet was worse off as he'd basically locked himself in his quarters, not coming out for anything except Energon. He couldn't even be annoyed or goaded out of his quarters by Zig and Zag.

Jaune's thoughts were interrupted by a small knock on his door. "Jaune? It's me." Violet said quietly.

He put on a soft but genuine smile. "Come in, Violet," Jaune answered.

Violet just did that and sat on his bed beside him. "You doing ok?" She asked.

Jaune merely sighed. "I'm not doing that great."

Violet frowned. "You still having nightmares?"

"How can I not? It was only two months ago." Jaune grumbled.

"I know. I also found out that you haven't been talking to your friends." Violet said.

"They won't understand." Jaune hung his head.

"It doesn't matter if they understand or not. What does matter is that they're here for you and are more than willing to help you." Violet reminded. "Otherwise, have you tried to find a therapist?"

That caused Jaune to chuckle softly. "I don't really think that going to a therapist would really help after what we've been through ever since that day."

"Well, you weren't kidnapped by Roman Torchwick and a Decepticon gang." Violet rolled her eyes. "I just think that talking to your friends or even a couple of the Autobots, it would help your psyche. With how depressed you've been for two months, I'm surprised the rest of the family hasn't found out what I found out."

"That's a relief at least." Jaune sighed. "Who knows what would happen if they found out, or if any of our families found out what we're involved in."

"It wouldn't be very good, I'm sure of that." Violet added.

*Vale. Vale City. Rose-Xiao Long-Branwen Residence. 4:19 am*

It was a bleak, dark Yang woke up a little earlier than usual. She stretched out her arms and legs and looked around to see Ruby wasn't there. Walking out the room, she saw a dim living room light on. A minute later, she saw Ruby sitting on the couch. "Ruby. You okay?" She asked.

"I'm okay, Yang," Ruby replied. "I'm just worried about Jaune."

"We all are," Yang added. "He's been closing himself off. Sure, his grades are going up and whenever we call Violet, she says he's outside training with his weapon or reading. I think he even lashed out at a couple of people in school. Sure, it was a couple of bullies but still…"

"Bumblebee's death is eating away at him." Ruby groaned.

"Well, I'd imagine any of us would be in the same state if it happened to our Autobot guardians/friends." Yang guessed as she sat down beside her sister.

"I just want to help him get better." Ruby sniffled

"Same here, Rubes but I don't think we can do much," Yang said with sadness in her voice. "All we can do really right now is wait and be there for him whether he likes it or not." Ruby sighed and leaned her head against Yang's shoulder.

*Atlas. Atlas Military Headquarters. Project: Cyber-Warrior Room. 7:16 am*

General Ironwood and General Faust were in the large room that was housing their biggest project. In the past two months, the Atlas Military had actually made long strides with Project: Cyber Warrior. "I must say, I'm impressed with the advances we've made." General Faust smiled.

"Considering there were multiple of those robots lying dead on Vale's Beachfront, I'd call the advances on this project sheer dumb luck." General Ironwood sighed.

"Nevertheless, you should be proud of what we've made. After weeks of sketching, planning out, and building, our very first robot is ready for use." General Faust grinned. "Thanks to a very specific part of its body, the robot has scanned a jet from our database. All it needs is a human or faunus pilot to operate it."

"Indeed. We'll have to start testing our soldiers next to immediately." General Ironwood added. "Another matter is to give it a designation or name. Do you have any ideas, General Faust?"

General Faust put her hand to her chin in a thinking position. "I was thinking of… Iron Phantom." She suggested.

"Hhhmmm… I like it." General Ironwood grinned.

*Vale. Vale City. Beacon High. 11:23 am*

It was almost midday, so it was basically lunch. The others had joined up except Jaune. However, Nora spotted Jaune walking slowly towards the back of the large room and made sure she matched pace with the blonde knight. "Hey, Jauney." She said softly.

Jaune looked behind him to see Nora. "Hey, Nora." He responded just as softly.

"You uh… want to sit with us today?" Nora asked with big turquoise eyes.

Jaune thought about it for a couple of minutes. Part of him wanted to continue the routine of remaining obscure, not talking to anyone but the other part of him had Violet's words sinking in, so he made a decision. "Sure, Nora. I'll sit with you guys this time."

"Great!" Nora lightly cheered as she brought him to their table. Once he sat down, he saw the others looking at him with varied expressions.

"Look, I know I'm not doing the best still." Jaune sighed.

"That's the truth." They all thought.

"Violet actually talked to me about it last night." Jaune continued. "I want to talk to all of you about this, but at the same time, I want to be left alone."

"I don't think that's a good idea, Jaune." Blake voiced. "I know it's painful losing a close friend, but I think being left alone after that has happened will only lead to nothing but anger and despair."

"Wow, Blake. That was somewhat actually poetic." Weiss smiled while Blake pouted at the heiress.

"The point we're trying to make, Jaune is that we're all really worried about you." Pyrrha bluntly stated. "We want to try and help you but since you've been by yourself for a while, we haven't been able to."

Pyrrha's words touched Jaune. They were that worried about him? Even though they were indeed his friends, he didn't expect them to care that greatly. These seven have once again proven that they are his very best friends. From when they were a lot younger, they helped him out when he was being bullied. Jaune actually started tearing up. "T-Thanks, guys."

"It's no problem, Jaune." Ren smiled lightly.

"Is that you, Jaune?" A voice asked. Jaune looked to see it was one of his classmates: Tammy Goldberg.

"Hey, Tammy," Jaune said. "What brings you here?"

"You've been looking down for the last couple of months, so I baked you some muffins to hopefully cheer you up." Tammy smiled as she held out a small box towards the blonde knight. When Jaune thanked Tammy and took it, his nose was enraptured by a sweet aroma of banana and chocolate.

"Wow. These smell really good. Thank you, Tammy." Jaune smiled.

"Anytime, Jaune." Tammy giggled with a red hue on her cheeks. The rest of the group were smiling at Tammy's kindness. Jaune needed support right now as this was a hard time for him. "So, Jaune. I was wondering if you'd maybe want to hang out with me tomorrow since it's a half-day."

"I-I don't know, Tammy." Jaune debated.

"Please. It'll be fun."Tammy insisted.

Jaune sighed for the fifth time today. "Is that okay with you guys?"

"I don't see why not. Oum knows you've locked yourself in your room every day for the past two months." Weiss rolled her eyes.

"I agree. You need some air, Jauney." Nora smiled.

"You should have some fun." Yang grinned.

"Alright, Tammy. I'll see you tomorrow after school." Jaune said.

"Splendid!" Tammy squealed. "Let's meet up at the mall."

"Cool." Jaune smiled lightly. With that, Tammy walked off. Jaune was in a slightly better mood, but who knew how long it would last. "Thank you, everyone, for being there for me. It really means a lot to me."

"It's nothing, Jaune." Pyrrha smiled. Jaune then got up and walked off. The seven were glad they were able to cheer him up, even if it was a little. However, Pyrrha had a slight pain in her heart.

*Southern Vale Ocean. Just Outside The Nemesis. Shockwave. 14:27 pm*

Shockwave had found his fellow Decepticons after two months of being unable to do so. He found a hatch, put in a Decepticon code, and the hatch opened up, allowing him to enter the ship.

Inside the ship on the other side of the hatch, Megatron and the others were waiting to greet their newest comrade. "I wonder who it'll be." Maul tilted his head.

"It has to be another Seeker. We're the best of the best the Decepticons have to offer." Starscream boasted, causing others to roll their optics.

"Once again, you show your apparent lack of intelligence, Starscream." Shockwave said in his monotone, making the others widen their optics as they instantly recognized who it was.

"It can't be!" Starscream whimpered. "He's here?!" Shockwave appeared through the hatch.

"Shockwave." Megatron grinned. "Just the advantage we need to defeat the Autobots."

"I'm pleased to be back in your service, Lord Megatron." Shockwave bowed as he looked around with his singular eye, creeping the other Decepticons out. To them, it felt like he was staring straight into their sparks, except for Hypnotica who was glaring at him with nothing but pure anger. "Ah. One of my previous test subjects. I see you've survived all these stellar cycles."

"As have you." Hypnotica sneered. "I was hoping to never see you again."

"Hypnotica…" Abysswing whispered putting a hand on his sparkmate's shoulder, calming her down as she was still staring at the Deception scientist. She touched her sparkmate's hand with her own.

"I cannot compute what he sees in you. It must be something though." Shockwave stated bluntly.

"There is a laboratory, ready for your use, Shockwave." Soundwave informed.

"Excellent. This means I can instantly continue on my various projects." Shockwave's eye seemed to shine brighter.

"Proceed then, Shockwave." Megatron ordered. "I eagerly await what you come up with."

"Yes, Lord Megatron." Shockwave acknowledged as he walked off.

Once he left the vicinity, Hypnotica calmed down fully. "Thank the pit he's gone for now. Thanks, Abysswing."

"No problem, Hypnotica." Abysswing smiled.

"I wonder what the mad scientist will conjure up first." Skywarp openly pondered.

*Vale. Vale City. Ruby & Hightrail. 18:23 pm*

"How is Jaune doing, Ruby?" Hightrail asked.

"We managed to cheer him up a little today which is good." Ruby informed.

Hightrail smiled a little at hearing that. "That's good. I get sad whenever I think about Bumblebee."

"Me too, Hightrail. That's why Jaune needs our support." Ruby repeated.

"Yes. From what I've learned since coming to Remnant, whenever someone is sad, they should rely on their friends to help them get through their hard times." Hightrail voiced.

"Exactly. I'm also worried about the Atlas Military." Ruby brought up.

"Have you discovered anything new with them?" Hightrail asked.

"Well, I did stumble upon a Project: Cyber Warrior. I don't know what it is yet, but I intend to find out." Ruby said with determinedly.

*Vale. Vale City. Vale City Grand Mall. Jaune Arc & Tammy Goldberg. 12:12 pm*

It was a bright, sunny day while Jaune and Tammy were hanging out. They met up at 8:15 in the morning, so they had already spent a few hours together. This made Jaune feel a little better than how he was usually feeling for the past two months. They were just grabbing a bite after walking around for a bit. "So Jaune, what do you think of the theory that's going around?" Tammy asked, curious at what Jaune's response would be.

"What theory?" Jaune raised an eyebrow.

"The one that's saying there are alien robots among us that can change their forms to blend in." Tammy smiled.

Jaune went wide-eyed. How did Tammy find out about the Transformers? He'd have to be careful with his answers. "I may have stumbled upon it. I find it interesting but at the same time, somewhat unrealistic."

"I admit, it does sound a little far-fetched but there is also the possibility that it could be true." Tammy reasoned.

"Agreed. However, what if these beings, if they are real, what if they are dangerous?" Jaune asked.

"Then we'll have to keep our distance from them." Tammy responded.

Hearing this brought back the same memory for Jaune. "Well, I'm gonna get going. I did enjoy hanging out with you today, don't worry about that." He smiled at the girl.

Tammy smiled and blushed at that. "I'm glad I was able to bring you out of your funk, even it was for a little bit." Before she left, she gave Jaune a peck on the cheek and then walked off with a bigger smile on her face.

Jaune's mind temporarily shut down after Tammy kissed him on the cheek. "This has never happened to me before." He thought. A minute later, he began walking back to his home with his head hung low and tears starting to stream down his face, unknown that the Atlas Military was watching him from a distance.

*Vale. Vale Forest. The Ark. 15:09 pm*

Morale wasn't really great at the Ark right now as most Autobots only came out when they had to. Ratchet had completely locked himself in his quarters, not coming out for anything. Snipewing was sitting on a tree stump. She had black stripes on her yellow patches as her way to honor Bumblebee. "How are you holding up, Snipewing?" Optimus asked walking over to her.

"I think you know the answer to that, Optimus." Snipewing said softly not even turning to look at him.

"Please don't get me wrong. Bumblebee's death weighs very heavily on me." Optimus breathed. "However, we should honor him by continuing to fight the Decepticons."

Snipewing sighed. "Optimus, we can't beat the Decepticons. The only reason Crossvolt's dead is thanks to Jaune, nothing more."

"I see Bumblebee's death is weighing heavier on you than the others." Optimus whispered. "You cared about him more than a friend, didn't you?"

This time, Snipewing turned around to face the Autobot leader. "H-How did you...?"

"I figured with how much time you and him spent together." Optimus said. "I know I would be the exact same way as you if I ever truly lost Elita."

"T-Thanks for understanding, Optimus but if you please, I'd like to be alone right now." Snipewing sniffled.

"Of course." Optimus whispered as he walked back into the Ark. Once he was out of earshot, Snipewing broke down into tears, holding her head in her hands.

*Vale. Vale City. Arc Residence. 17:43 pm*

Jaune got back to his home a few hours ago and his family knew he was somber, but he always avoided answering specifically why he was like this. The best they could do right now was comfort him. Jaune was sitting in the backyard merely looking out into the distance. He didn't notice Roslyn sit beside him. "Hey, little bro."

"Oh. Hey, Roslyn." Jaune said quietly.

"Heard from Gloria that you hung out with a new friend today." Roslyn brought up, hoping to avoid a potentially bad subject.

"Yes, I did actually. Her name is Tammy Goldberg." Jaune said with a hint of monotone.

"I see. Well, I'm glad you're starting to hang out with people again." Roslyn smiled softly.

"Thanks, sis." Jaune smiled back as he hugged Roslyn out of nowhere. Roslyn was surprised at first, but quickly hugged him back.

*Anima. 21:31 pm*

It was raining quite heavily in Anima. A small family was enjoying their dinner and making small talk when they heard something large crash into their barn. "Goddammit." The man said. "I'll check it out."

"Be careful, dear." The woman advised.

The man walked out of his house to see the barn in flames despite the heavy rain. He slowly walked closer and closer to the barn. When he got close enough, he saw a large object lodged into the ground. "What the hell is this?" He asked out loud very quietly. He suddenly heard something move. He quickly grabbed a pitchfork just in case. He attempted to throw something at the object which caused something to move inside. The man moved backwards from the object. Within minutes though, what looked like legs crawled out of the object. Before the man could react with the pitchfork, something burst out with a screech leaping at the doomed man who could do nothing but scream. What had just arrived on Remnant?

Hello, everyone. I hope people like the very first chapter/episode of Dustformers: Season 2. So like it said, two months have passed since the season 1 finale. Jaune has been closing himself off from his friends who want so badly to help him out of his funk. At lunch in school, they do manage to cheer him up a little by showing they care about him greatly. We also see a character from season 1: Tammy Goldberg who gives Jaune muffins as an attempt to cheer him up which somewhat works and she blushed when he complimented her baking. Tammy Goldberg has a crush on Jaune. Adding to this, Pyrrha Nikos has her very first feelings of jealousy. Now, I know some of you wanted some action in this chapter/episode, but this is supposed to be a decompression from the season 1 finale.

With the Autobots, Snipewing has added black stripes to her yellow patches to honor her friend while Ratchet has just locked himself in his quarters and refuses to come out.

The Atlas Military has completed its very first prototype man-made Transformer in the form of Iron Phantom. All they need is for a soldier to operate the robot. Who will they pick? Not only that, but the Atlas Military has managed to reverse-engineer the scanner of the Vehicon they acquired back in season 1 to suit their needs in tracking down Cybertronians. Now, some of you are probably thinking: How the hell did the Atlesian Military pop out a robot like that in just two months? You'd be surprised at the Atlesian Military's efficiency in this story.

With the Decepticons, Shockwave has officially joined up with Megatron and his Decepticons, causing great anger in Hypnotica specifically. Luckily for her, she has her sparkmate: The Grimmcon Abysswing to help her. Who knows what horrors Shockwave will cook up first.

Adding to this list, another meteor has crashed in a barn all the way out in Anima that is very near a tiny town that fits into one of my ideas for the second season. You'll just have to wait and see what that idea is.

As usual, if anyone has any ideas for Dustformers: Season 2, please let me know in the comments/reviews, or personally PM me.

Also, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!