Hey everyone, Myra here.
This new story is actually a side story slash eventual epilogue of Zara's New Life, or ZNL for short. "..." is Bee talking'...' is thoughts
this story takes place in the Transformers Prime universe and this first chapter is set after Chapter 9: Goodbye in ZNL and before episode 7:Scrapheap of Transformers Prime. so i hope you like it.
"..." normal speech.
is flashback/ what happened previously.
Chapter One: Not home yet.
Previously on ZNL...
After the song we all went to the wreck room and started chatting, every Autobot want to spend my last moments here with me. It was the best time I had with these guys. Soon we all headed back to the hanger. Paloona's eyes flashed brighter and a white portal appeared. "Well, I guess this goodbye." I said looking at everyone. "We have enjoyed having you here." Said Elita leaning against Optimus. "As I have enjoyed being here." Mikaela walked up to me and gave me a hug. "Don't forget to tell your parents." She said. "I won't." I looked to Optimus, he knelt down. "We will always remember you StarKnight." He said. "As I will always remember you…" I looked to the others. "All of you." "Till we meet again." Optimus said as he stood up. "Till we meet again." I nodded. I walked towards the portal. "Bye everyone." I waved as I walked through the portal. Paloona looked to everyone. "Don't worry, you will see her again. Her time here isn't over. She is just needed back in her world." And with that said Paloona walked through the portal and it disappeared after her.
Star's p.o.v.
Just instead of walking out onto a normal street road or my front yard, I step out into a cave with strange blue crystals. The ground shakes slightly with the familiar sound of large metal footfalls. Then the whirling sound of what could only be laser guns charging up filled the air. What I saw after turning to the sound made me freeze. "Scrap." I muttered under my breath.
For right there, aiming their guns at me were none other than the con's. Though these ones look all the same and yet different to the ones I have come to know. I quickly changed into my dragon form and against Ratchets wishes, with a mighty flap of my wings i took to the air and was racing out of there with the cons right on my tail, firing as they chased me.
Third person p.o.v.
Optimus, BumbleBee, and BulkHead were hiding behind some trees on the outskirts of a forest, a few meters away from an energon mine they had found. They were about to go in but flashes and the distinct sound of laser cannons being fired could be seen and heard from within. It wasn't long before something came flying out only to be hit by a laser and shot into the ground, the thing roaring in pain as it was hit by the laser. As the creature got to it's feet, revealing to be some sort of organic reptile, the cons emerge from the mine and surround it. Just as they fired, the reptile jumped up into the air, dodging the blasts, and fired a beam of energy at them, spinning in a circle to get all of them.
All three stared stunned as the reptile landed and stood on shaky paws. But it was BumbleBee that saw something was off.
"Optimus, look!" BumbleBee whispered, pointing to the creatures back which was covered in blood."It's wounded."
"Those damn cons!" BulkHead whispered angrily, accidentally stepping on a twig. Well more like a log.
Star's p.o.v.
I was standing there panting hard and trying to stay conscious as my eyes sight kept going in and out of focused 'damn those lasers hurt! And since when did the con's have lasers?' when I heard the distinct sound of wood splintering. I whirled around to face the forest behind me.
"Who's there?!" I all but roared.
Third person p.o.v.
Optimus, BulkHead and BumbleBee were quite surprised when the heard the reptile talk. After a moments pause they emerged from the forest with there hands up in a peace gesture.
Star's p.o.v.
I growled in warning and took a step back as three more cybertronians emerged from the forest. I couldn't make out who they were considering my eye sight keeps going fuzzy, but their bright colours and aura seemed oddly familiar.
"We mean no harm, young one."
I took a step back in shock. No, it couldn't be! It couldn't be them. But if it was, the way he spoke, could I be in an alternative universe? I can't deal with this right now. The pain running throughout my body was too great and before I could saying thing more, my sight went black.
Third person p.o.v.
The look of surprised shock on the reptiles face didn't last long as it's emerald eyes rolled to the back of it's head and it collapsed. Bee quickly walked over to it and gently picked it up, giving a sigh of relief when he noticed it was still breathing, and walked back to the Prime. "What should we do?" he asked.
"Perhaps Agent Fowler will know of someone who could help it." suggested BulkHead.
"I do not believe Agent Fowler would be all that please with us if we were to bring it back with us" Said Optimus.
"It's worth a try, though, right? We can't just leave it here to die!" Replied Bee.
"Or worse; for the 'cons to find. Primus know what they would do with it once they found out what it could do." Add Bulk.
Optimus thought for a moment before giving a single nod of agreement. "Very well. We shall bring it back to base and see if Agent Fowler can help it." Optimus put two fingers to the side of his helm, activation his comm-link. "Ratchet, activate the ground-bridge."
Within moments the green vortex appeared and the trio of robots walked through with the injured replied safely in BumbleBee's protective servos.
Star's P.o.v.
When I came to, all was silent. When I opened my eyes and looked around I found that I was obliviously in a medical bay but not the one I have somewhat come to know. Next thing I noticed was that my back still hurts like pit from being shot at. I moved around a bit to get more comfortable and ease the pain in back but that's when something else makes it's presence known. Not only was there a collar was around my neck that was chained to a loop that was bolted to the surface I was on, but there was a thick metal band around my snout. A MUZZLE!? Of all the indignities to be thrown upon me, I have I be muzzled like some savage dog!...well maybe not a dog, but in the eyes of whoever I'm currently 'staying' with probably thinks I am 'wild'. But how am I going to communicate with them if I can't talk?
"Cool! Your awake!" The teen girl that suddenly pops into my line of sight exclaims, startling me slightly. Though there was something familiar about her, especially her hair style. Like how it was black with bright pink highlights and how she has it done up in two pony tails. She suddenly turns her head away and shouts, "Hey guys, the dragoness is awake!" before turning back and grinning, how she knew I was a girl I don't have a clue.
Then I heard, and slightly felt, something huge and metal making it's way over; many huge somethings. But the first around the corner were two human boys, one teen and one pre-teen. Both of which were familiar as well. The pre-teen had square glasses and brown spiky hair whereas the other teen, no doubt the oldest, had black hair and a long sleeve white shirt under a grey t-shirt.
"Miko, for the last time, we don't know what gender it is." said the raven haired teen. Miko... that nave sounds familiar.
"Jack's right. For all we know it's colour could have nothing to do with it's gender." said the pre-teen. Again another familiar name...
I let a low growl escape my throat at being called 'it' all the time. Of course that's when the 'huge somethings' decide to come into the room.
"Jack, Miko, Raff, stand back from it before it decides to try and do something." said a familiar voice.
All we organics look to where the voice had come from, the three kids doing as they were told and me ceasing my growling, and there entering the room were five robots, three out of five with familiar but slightly different auras. That's when it hit's me; I'm in the Transformers Prime universe! But I didn't let my surprise last long as I went back to growling just this time at Ratchet, for only he would say something like. Ok Optimus might have said that too but he would have worded it differently.
"Well she," Miko stressed the word she and waited a moment for a response from me, obviously thinking I would growl in disapproval or something if she had gotten it wrong and continued when I didn't, large grin on her face. "obviously doesn't like being called an 'it'."
"Miko, there is no possible way it," I interrupted Jack by growling loudly at him. His eyes widened. "Y...You can understand us." he said in surprised awe. I rolled my eyes slightly but nodded to him nonetheless.
"Can you talk too, like how Bee claims?" asked Raff. I smiled and nodded in reply.
Optimus stepped forwards. "If we were to remove the muzzle, do I have your word that you will not try anything towards my men and the humans that would cause harm?" he asked.
Everyone must have thought I was just going to nod, but I stood up and looked Prime in the optic for a few moments before crouching low, wings tucked against my sides, right front paw extended out in front of me with the left tucked under me, and lowered my head, bowing to the Prime. Going by the three sharp gasps from the kids, they were not expecting me to bow.
"Dude!" Miko exclaimed. "She's bowing to you!"
"Bowing? Why would she bow to the Prime?" asked Arcee.
"I'm guessing you have her word." suggested Jack.
Oh, it was more than just that. I was pledging my loyalty to him for however long my stay may be and should I ever return. For my loyalty shall always remain to the Autobot cause no matter the universe.
"Rise youngling," Optimus's said bringing me out of my musing and I did as he said.
He nodded to Ratchet who looked sceptical before pressing something on his arm and the muzzle came free, falling down to the floor with a clang. "Now I know how a dog feels. That is very uncomfortable." I muttered flexing my jaw. The shocked looks I got from everyone minus Optimus, BumbleBee and Bulkhead made me chuckle."What? I did just agreed that I could talk, didn't I?"
"See! We told you she could talk!" Bee said, directing the comment to Arcee who just rolled her optics, but it came out sounding like beeps and whirls. Which furthered my conclusion on which universe this was. And also I could understand what he had just said. 'Damn it Allspark, what are you doing to me?'
"What is your name, young one?" asked Optimus.
I beamed up at the Prime, smiling proudly. "My name is StarKnight."