* Prologue*

I stood among other Autobot soldiers gazing into the black hole that was consuming our universe and was about to consume us. I kneel down and grasp my precious neck chain, a present from my sister...Remembering those who have fallen... Especially my family, my beloved sister,my mate and my creators.

Cybertron was one of the first planets to disappear into the death hole... The Autobots had lost this war, we were escaping from Cybertron on our ship known as the Ark, when Megatron's new ship the Nemisis caught up to us and launched a full scale attack...

*flashback*

''Optimus! The Ark can't take much more of this, the ships main forcefields have gone offline." Ratchet calmly stated, it was something I admired about my mate, when the whole world was collapsing around him through our bond he calmed me and allowed me to think tactically."

''Can it be repaired?'' I said bluntly, but no doubt Ratchet could feel the anxiety in my spark.

''Yes, fortunately the heavy guns of Megatron's warship have just overloaded the defence shields generator, the moleculon fuse will need to be replaced as soon as possible, i doubt the backup generators will last long."

"Prime! the Decepticons are flooding the engine deck!'' shouted an Autobot drone over the comlink.

Optimus' optic ridge's came together in deep thought. '' Whirl, you stay here and guard the bridge. Bumblebee you and I are descending to the engine deck."They disappeared through the door of the deck. My neutron assault rifle was ready, and the tension started to build on the deck as we waited for the next wave of Decepticons to invade.

If those engines are hit it won't matter who wins this war, we'll be sucked into the black hole.

Unintentionally I had spoken over the spark bond and Ratchets voice interrupted my thoughts through our bond. ''Have faith Whirl, Optimus and Bumblebee are two of the greatest Autobot warriors they won't let Megatron seal our fate that easily." He cooed. I nodded at the CMO as the hope and fire was rekindled in my optics.

Ratchet's scanner beeped on his wrist indicating the backup shield generators were at 10% integrity. He looked up at me with sadness in his optics, he knew i was the only warrior they could spare on the deck and i was agile enough to get through the half destroyed Ark and so did I. ''Be careful'' Ratchet almost showed emotion on the battlefield but then regained his composure. I nodded again and grabbed a moleculon fuse then sprinted out the door, toward our main shield generator. I glanced through the windows of the ship as I ran it was good to see the Nemisis was very damaged even more so then the Ark. Although greatly outnumbered by Decepticons our warriors were often of a higher calibre. I arrived at the shield generator deck where I was greeted by the infamous Soundwave.

"Rumble,Lazerbeak eject."

Two smaller Decepticons emerged from his chest. Soundwave is a loyal Decepticon who is a no-mess kind of mech. He shot at me and I dodged, being a femme I was faster,smaller and more agile then my fellow non-femme Cybertronians, using this to my advantage I quickly grabbed my medical sphere mini-bot and chucked it at the trio I had set it to temporarily blind them. I charged and transformed my gun into a wrist blade then proceeded to execute the Decepticon filth. I had no time to gloat inwardly about offlining one of Megatron's most loyal and greatest warriors.

I stepped over the shells of my fallen enemies and removed the burnt out moleculon fuse then replaced it with the new one. "Good work Whirl, you'll have to reset the defence mainframe to enable the shields again" Ratched commed.

"On my way" I commed back

I punched my way through the door knowing that it was damaged and wouldn't open by the panel.

I stepped into the lift and it brought me up to the defence tower, running through a few doors I arrive at the defence mainframe panel, there was a Decepticon keeping the shields offline. "Use your wrist blades, your neutron rifle might melt the access panel.'' I rolled my eyes, what did he take me for an inexperienced youngling? I dashed forward slashing the Decepticon drone in half. I had just managed to reboot the defences when a borrowing boarding tunnel head smashed through the deck, the vacuum was about to pull me out into to the firing zone of the two battling ships. The vacuum had pulled a maintainence panel of the floor I through myself down the shaft arriving hard on the deck below.

I onlined my optics, Ratchets yelling through the com at me had awakened me. I immediately grabbed my aching helm looking up realizing i had fell 5 decks, this usually wouldn't have given me more then ped strain but being low on energon my body took the fall alot harder.

"Whirl?! Are you alright?" He said with obvious concern in his tone.

"I'm functioning."

"Where are you? I can't detect you on my scanners."

"Thats because I'm near a huge energon line in the ship."

"Optimus needs your help! Change form and roll out!"

I hastily transformed into my vehicle mode and shot out of the door like a bullet. I had to cross the open deck if i wanted to reach Optimus Prime in time. A Decepticon titan picked up our flyers out of the sky and squished them like bugs, i was almost crushed by the fallen debris of my fallen brothers, as fresh energon splashed across my bonnet. I sped up now that i had a clear path, I arrived welcomed by Autobot warrior drones.

"Ratchet said you would come Whirl"

"We must save the pleasantries" I replied with a strong face.

"Of course! This way!''

I was led into a small room where i saw Autobots leaking energon and close to offlining, Ratchet had taught me how to be a medic for something... something like this.

" We have fresh supplies" The drone said in a hurry as he rushed into the other room beckoning me to follow. I grabbed a new ammo clip and took one last glance at the dying soldiers before leaving. Guilt made by abdominal plates tighten but i knew there was no time to help them if i wanted to help Optimus save us all.

''You can be the tip of the spear!" Cried an Autobot drone. I glanced over and my optics noticed Bumblebee. Bumblebee could not speak so he stood up showing he was ready and nodded his helm.

A weapons panel emerged from the deck, I opened it up to reveal a beautiful high power thermal rocket cannon. A smiled as I picked it up and equipped it. I ran out first into the open deck I was halfway to Optimus' location when I saw the engine deck coming apart. My optic ridge's furrowed.

"Holy scrap!" An Autobot gasped in shock.

"Push on! Optimus needs us!" I shouted reinforcing our strength as a whole.

Myself and bumblebee were the only bots who could continue to Optimus, he was the smallest bot and I was the thinnest so we both managed to squeeze through the heavy fallen debris

" Optimus should be right on top of you!"

Through the smoke Optimus was thrown with force towards us, Bumblebee and myself falling of the deck in different directions. I had a hard time getting up but continued to struggle, Bumblebee on the other hand I could see was slowly climbing up.

"Even if you destroy me Megatron there will be others who rise against you to end your tyranny." Optimus remarked to make out that our race would live on.

"Don't be stupid Prime, this ends here and now with me watching your optics offline FOREVER!" Megatron smiled menacingly while picking up a gun that had obviously come from a titan.

My optics widened in horror as I realised the last Prime was about to be offlined... It happened so fast, a huge blaze as the gun was fired. I expected to hear a scream of pain from Optimus but there was nothing. I opened my optics to see Bumblebee had taken the shot for Optimus. A single energon tear fell down my cheek as I pulled myself up.

"What a waste of energon!" Megatron snarled throwing the now empty gun to the side. My body quivered in rage I charged and kicked Megatron square in the back, where I noticed he was injured. I managed to knock him of the ship. Moments later I heard a colossal groan come from the Nemisis as the walls of the ship started taking damage. It was about 2 breems later when the enemy ship fell exploding, sending debris in all directions.

*End flashback*

A loud explosion coming from the rear of the ship snapped me out of my thoughts I look at Optimus wide eyed full of pain, grief and fear.

"Whirl how many engines do we have left?" Optimus spoke clearly with concern.

I shook my head and hung it down low.

"Sir, that was our last engine... And with the energon supply so low there is no way we can fix it..."

I heard the other bots gasp there was around 20 left, most of them drones. Optimus' head sunk low for a moment then he regained his posture.

"Fellow Autobots, beyond that black hole there is oblivion. We have fought with honour and will valour, if we are to join with the allspark and with our fallen brothers, we will do this together."

"Optimus... do we just wait for the end to come then?" A drone inquired a veil of dread across his face. Optimus face saddened at this.

"We will join servo's and remember what we were fighting for and what we have achieved in this lifetime." I replied, I looked at Optimus as he nodded at me. We all joined servos as we all mourned in our own way...

The last thing i remember is the darkness and pain...