AN: Okay, guys. Here starts a sequel to "There's something about you" This will be totally different compared to Season 2.5 and 3, Plus I'm still unsure will it be M or T rated. But so far I go with T for now. This first Chapter turns out bigger then I expected, but I hope you enjoy.
Let's Roll Out!
Elena passed through the ground bridge to it's setting coordinates; Griffin Rock. It's been a while now since she has been there. Last time she remembers Rescue team got new hidden base where they could train future Rescue Bots. They already get use it also. When Bumblebee came there he said it's much better than their base, which he has point because it's scrapyard. Elena smiled a bit for the memory. But it soon fades away.
The reason why she came to Griffin Rock was that, well... she wanted to avoid Team Bee for while. Ever since 'Decepticon island' case, Elena hasn't smiled much. She knew that others will soon ask questions what was wrong and she simply didn't want to answer those question. Because she feared what they will say. So, maybe going to Griffin Rock would let them know she is okay and that they will leave her alone. That's at least what she hopes so.
The ground bridge took near the fire station, where the Rescue team is and where Burns family live. She mostly came there, because she simply didn't want to scare anyone in the harbor, even if everyone in Griffin Rock already knew they are protected by alien robots. But now she simply wasn't into meet all the people of Griffin Rock. She walked to the Fire Station and by the look of it, the Team seems to be at work. Or that's what she thought, usually, bots spend time in an underground room, where they hold their stuff and ground bridge to their training base.
She knocked on the door just in case. She waited for a while, knowing the either Cody, youngest of Burns was either in control center or outside as well. Well, for that she got an answer when she spotted him coming back with his flying skateboard.
"Elena!" he said while setting off his skateboard and went to hug her. Elena was like part of the family and in more ways than one. The Burns family were dear friends in Elena's childhood when she and her papa lived in Griffin Rock after he left the military lab. And after that fateful day when she lost her papa and she was declared dead, she hasn't gone to Griffin Rock in long while, until one day Ratchet located energy signal in Griffin Rock. Elena was taken along with the mission because she knew the place. Of course, she tried to be unnoticed, but in the end chief Burns did recognize her and learned that she was now with alien robots, but that part he didn't tell to his children until Rescue bots came. During that time Elena became like another big sister to Cody. One that listened, when others were busy with work.
"I decided to come and say 'Hi'," Elena said. She didn't show her sad look to him. Luckily, for been the daughter of Prime, she has learned just a little bit how to control emotions. Not mention all those years to been locked out from others in Cybertron. "How is everyone?"
"Father is still working with Ace, but they should come soon if there's nothing else to be worried. Servo is inside." Cody said.
"And others?"
"Oh right. You don't know yet."
"Know what?" she asked. Right then a police car came and from it came out an older man in police uniform, before police car transformed into Rescue bot.
"Elena? I didn't know you were coming?" Chief Burns said before came forward and also hugged her.
"Surprise..." she said.
"It's been long since you have been here." Ace reminded. "Were you occupied with something."
"If by 'occupied' you mean helping Bumblebee and his team with their mission along with my dad, yes."
"So, how things are with them." Chief Burns asked.
"They're okay. Mission...completed." Elena said, getting a bit sad while saying the last words. All three remained a bit quiet on her behavior. Been father of four kids, Chief Charlie Burns could tell something was bothering her. He even could tell when she tried to be unnoticed, the reason she did so was because she didn't want to get others in danger and for good reason, because she witnessed her father's death and was proclaimed to be dead, so those bad guys wouldn't find her or hurt anyone who knew her. But he could tell whatever was troubling her now, was something else.
"So, um...when will others come?"Elena asked.
"Well, I'm not sure about Graham and Dani, but I'll check on Cane."
"Why?" Elena asked.
"Dad, I think she doesn't know," Cody said.
"Know what?"
"I see." Chief Burns said. "Let me explain…"
Elena was surprised to hear that there's another place that knows their existence. A city called Faxian in Hong Kong, China. Also, that Rescue team has expanded their working area. Boulder and Graham are in Northwest building an Autobot/human community, Dani and Blade are with Quickshadow and Hightide in Faxian, China and Heatwave and Kane are training new Rescue Bots in training station. And most importantly, thanks to groundbridge the team can come and go to say 'Hi' when they want. Which she understand perfectly because when she lived in Autobot base with the ground bridge the distance didn't matter she even get to go to the beach in tropical areas, go to Broadway in New York, try hot springs and watch cherry blossoms while eating sushi in Japan or study local history in Greece or Rome. Ah, good old days.
"So...what was like in there?" Elena asked while eating lunch with Cody and Chief Burns.
"It was like a future city. Everything was high-tech there." Cody explained.
"Well, I always thought east could be ahead of time," Elena said. "I wonder where they have heard about bots."
"I'm not sure. I thought you might know something." Chief Burns said.
"Well...back then father and others went patrol different places, but they mostly hold their vehicle modes and remained out of sight," Elena said. "But then again, PeaceStar went somewhere once in a while when she was alive."
"You think she could have been there?" Cody asked.
"I'm not sure. It could be possible, but she died five years before I became Star Supreme. Unless..."
"Unless?"
"She showed up to me once and told me that she was in a way living through her Star elements."
"You think she might have also been in contact in Faxian?" Cody asked.
"I'm not sure. I guess only one way to find it out is by going to visit there myself."
"Well, as a daughter of Optimus Prime, it could be good for you to go see it." Chief Burn said.
"Like some short diplomatic visit?" Elena chuckled.
"It would be great," said Cody. "Others will be glad to see you again. Since we haven't seen you a long time."
"Well, I...We have been...occupied," said Elena looking sad. Chief Burns noticed it again. Something is bothering her. Even Cody noticed it but didn't say anything. Like any dog Servo noticed Elena feeling down and came to rest his head on her knees, while she started to pet him.
"Well, how about if you rest now and maybe tomorrow You and Cody would go there to say Hi Dani, Blades, and others."
"Noble, dad. I call Frankie if she comes too," said Cody and gets up to make a call.
"A ground bridge trip to Faixan, fun," said Elena.
In night time, while Elena has already gone to sleep, Cody and Chief Burns called to others. In this Kane, Heatwave, Graham, and Boulder came to the Station to talk. Dani and Blades were in video chat to talk just in case. Cody and Chief Burns explained their worries about Elena.
"So, you believe something happened to her, during that time when she was with Bee's team?" stated Heatwave.
"Well, I won't be surprised. By what she and two of her Stars had said when they visited here they might have ended up facing a horrible Cybertronian criminal."
"Oh yeah. What is the worst crime in Cybertron?" asked Kane.
"We're robots, Take your pick," said Heatwave.
"Well, maybe it wasn't just one criminal," said Boulder.
"A group of mean criminals?" Blades said through video chat.
"I don't think that would be a problem," Graham said. "By what we know of Elena she has faced worse."
"It's true. She tried to remain unnoticed when she was hiding by those guys who killed her father," said Dani.
"Not to mention an army of Decepticons." added Blades.
"So, it may not be about a dangerous case with giant robot criminals. What then?" asked Kane.
"Well, by how I saw it, She seemed to be depressed by something else," said Chief Burns.
"By what I saw, she placed her hand on a silver bracelet that she had. As if she got it somewhere or from someone," said Cody.
"Maybe she got a boyfriend." joked Kane.
"Should she then be happy, not sad?" asked Graham.
"Okay, good point."
"We are not sure what is going on, but maybe Cody is right and bracelet has something to do with it." said chief Burns.
"So, what we do?" asked Dani.
"Let's try not to push her. Since she wants to go see the new area for bots, she may get calm down and relax," explained Chief Burns.
"And then we ask the questions," Kane suggested.
"We won't force her. Whatever troubles her, could be either serious just to her." Heatwave reminded.
"Did Bee told why?" asked Blades.
"No, he hasn't even called. Maybe he doesn't even know what's wrong with her," said Cody.
"I could try to call Optimus and ask," said Heatwave.
"It's good to try, but we're not sure if he is aware what's going on," said Graham.
"So, it's up to the trip to Faixa," said Kane.
And they all agreed.
Next day, Elena, Cody, and Frankie pass through the ground bridge to the training center. Even Frankie hugged Elena when she saw her. Greene family also are good friends with Elena. Dr. Greene even worked with her father while they lived in Griffin Rock. Cody explained the situation to Frankie and she agreed to help.
While in the Training center, Elena had a chance to say Hi to Graham, Boulder, Kane, and Heatwave. With Graham, it was simply a hug, also with Boulder, except he lifts her up while hugging her. With Kane it's… different. Elena always asks has he behaved and he then says something back and this keeps going on until one of them makes armlock over the head and mess the hair. That usually was Elena. And that won't be a surprise. Kane became to her like a big brother, since she lost hers. But since they both were kind of same age, which why they tried to find out which one was the older one, which why this is their own way to say 'Hi'. With Heatwave it was all formal since she was the daughter of Optimus Prime and he was… Heatwave. The four, of course, told her what they have been doing now and she simply smiled to them by hearing that they had been well, even if the separation was a bit rough to them. None them, however, didn't dare to ask how she was, because they didn't want to depress her on… whatever was with her. Heatwave has however decided to call Optimus and ask if he has noticed this strange behavior on his daughter and does he know why.
After that, Elena, Cody, and Frankie passed through the ground bridge and got to Faxian. In another side, there was Dani, Blades, Quickshadow, Hightide and Dr. Meili Szeto expecting them. Elena, of course, went to greet her friends first. Dani and Blades were hugging her first, while Quickshadow and Hightide greeted her formally. After that, she was introduced to Dr. Szeto.
"It's an honor to have you here," she said while greeted her.
"I'm actually surprised to be here. I never knew about this," admitted Elena.
"I understand. She never got the chance to tell you," Dr. Szeto said.
"She? You mean PeaceStar?"
"She came once here when there was one fight between Autobots and Decepticons," Dr. Szeto explained. "She did her very best to protect us from impacts of the fight. After that, she and Optimus had come to secure our city of any possible attacks and she learned many things from our culture while she teaches us different ways to use technology."
"So, because of her you are the High-tech city middle of Hong Kong." chuckled Elena.
"PeaceStar only taught us the basics, while we improvised on to building from them useful machines. Mostly she showed how to make something without harming nature and our ecosystem."
"Balance between nature and tech. Impressive."
"We thought that too when we got here," said Dani.
"We are also so popular," said Blades.
"I can guess that," said Elena, while notice kids playing with rescue bot action figures. If bots are so popular here and PeaceStar was one who taught them, what would her father be?
"PeaceStar told about you in her last visit. We're sorry that she is gone," Dr. Szeto said.
"It kind of was my fault," admitted Elena sadly.
"I don't think you're one to blame," Dr. Szeto said. "While she visited here, she told she won't probably live long and after she died, your father Optimus Prime told us what happened. After that, he came to check us one in a while, until you returned back to Cybertron."
"Well, it sure was pretty, but Earth has something else compared to that. No offense," said Elena looking at bots.
"None taken. This is indeed something else compared to Cybertron," said QuickShadow.
"There may not be any seas of rusts, but these earth oceans are such an experience for this old sea-bot," said Hightide. Elena giggled on that.
"Oh, you should see this place. Did you know there's an Opera of us?" said Blades.
"No, I didn't," said Elena sounding a bit awkward.
"Trust us, this place is epic," said Frankie and took Elena by her hand and took her to the town square. Meanwhile, others followed behind.
While showing the town others tried to look if Elena was feeling sad just so to know what was depressing her. But so far she has enjoyed the tour. She even finds lovely local dresses and she even got some. When people get to meet her they got all excited, when they learned that she is the daughter of Optimus Prime and Star Supreme.
"She doesn't look so depressed." Blades said while local kids were asking questions from Elena while Dr. Szeto translated to her.
"Well, as the daughter of Prime, she probably has learned to control her emotions," said Quickshadow.
"We haven't mentioned anything about the mission Bumblebee and his team had finished," said Cody. "It looks like it has to be about it."
"And Bracelet." Blades reminded.
"We are not sure about that if it has something to do with it," Quickshadow said. "It could be a gift from an old friend or she brought it herself."
"Guys, look," Frankie said and pointed on where Elena was with kids and Dr. Szeto. For some reason, Elena looked sad and hold her hand on the bracelet. Kids looked bit worried if they had hurt her feelings, but then Elena just smiled a bit and said something while Dr. Szeto translated to them. Kids looked bit worried, but then the youngest one gave a flower to Elena, which she accepted it and gave hug to her.
When kids went to continue their own activities, Elena talked something with Dr. Szeto and went somewhere while Dr. Szeto went to others.
"What happened?" Dani asked.
"I'm not sure myself. But when I translated one question to her, she got sad." Dr. Szeto explained.
"Sad?" Frankie asked.
"What was the question?" Cody asked.
"About her bracelet. One asked where she got it." Dr. Szeto told. "When kids thought they had upset her, she just smiled and said that she got it from someone."
They looked at each other. It is about the bracelet. Now the question is who gave it to her and what happened that made her sad about it.
"I don't see any other choice than asking her the truth," Quickshadow said.
"But we still need to be careful. If we do it wrong, she probably won't tell us."Cody asked.
"Maybe if she is somewhere calm then we could talk to her." Blades said.
"Usually Elena gets calm in the forest. Is there one here?" Dani asked.
"Well, the only forest is far from here, but I think we have another way," said.
In one building, showed Elena one machine connected to a huge room.
"So, let me get this straight. Someone rests here like in MRI but instead taking pictures of your brain it creates a holographic view of what is in the mind." Elena asked.
"The idea came when PeaceStar told us how Stars managed to heal the bots mind without damaging the mind itself," explain.
"Yeah. But during the war enemy used it the same method for their own good." Elena reminded.
"Which why in this you don't need to go into someone's mind. People can enter the room and experience what happens in someone mind without actually causing any harm."
"You mean if someone has like nightmare problems, all he needs is rest here and someone just goes into the mind room to see how serious it is," Frankie asked.
"And by right settings, the one in the room could be seen or not seen. But he won't get harmed there." explained.
"We should have done that to Kane when he had Gremlin problem," Dani mumbled.
"Well, 's machine worked well too," Elena said.
"Gram and I got that for weeks after Kane." Dani reminded.
"Yeah. Till I used my Star mind healing power on you. Do you know how stressful it was to be scare during the whole operation?" Elena reminded also.
"Has it been tested yet?" Cody asked.
"We made few test-runs ourselves and few times some patients with sleeping problems. It has worked well and the patients have healed from their sleeping problems."
"How about you try, Elena?" Frankie suggested.
"I don't know…" Elena hesitated.
"You don't need to worry about us seeing something personal. By Professional secrecy, the monitors only show your brainwave activity and well being on those who are inside." reassured. "Basically, only those who are inside the room are able to see what's inside the mind."
"Well, in that case…" Elena said and decided to try.
She rests down on the bed which moved into the machine, which started to scan her head.
"Okay, Elena. I need you to relax and close your eyes." suggested professionally.
"Try to take a nap, for example," Dani suggested.
While Elena was trying to rest, Dani signs Cady and Frankie to get inside the room.
The room is empty and dark. You couldn't actually see anything when the door was closed. However, soon the room got active and around them started to appear lovely view of the beautiful garden in the night time. It was like from the fairy tale with lovely pavilion and lake. There were cherry blossom trees from where small petals started to fly off
"I'm not surprised that she like this," Frankie confirms.
"Well, she likes outdoors." Cody reminded.
They walked a while until they spot Elena close to the lake. She was wearing a white summer dress. She walks close to the river. While walking she looks on the bracelet. Cody and Frankie tried to follow without been noticed. While following they started to hear her sing.
They knew she had a good singing voice. Back then when there was a singing contest in Griffin Rock, they all expected her to enter, but she didn't bother. She arrived just middle of it, when Dr. Greene's machine Tone-o- Tuner made everyone to sing, even bots. Luckily, they managed to stop it before it started to cause serious damage. Even if Frankie did win fairly, after the contest she asked Elena to come up and sing too. She sure made everyone's hearts melt.
"Far longer than forever
I hold you in my heart
It's almost like you're here with me
Although we're far apart"
She came to the bridge which would lead the other side where there were lots of trees from where someone started to appear. Kids move close to who comes there. There came someone who looked like a wolf. And he was singing too. Probably in her mind.
"Far longer than forever
As constant as the Star
I close my eyes
and I am where you are"
Kids sure knew Elena likes wolves. But seeing one as a Cybertronian robot was new. Is he really existing or just Elena's imagination? It was hard to say, so they decided to watch more.
"Sure as the dawn brings the sunrise
we have an unshakeable bond"
Elena walks through the bridge to another side.
"destined to last for the lifetime
and beyond."
Once on the other side, Elena turned to her robot form. This also surprised kids. Sure, she has shown up as a robot when Velgroxs came and tried to invade Griffin Rock. It sure surprised everyone. But this is a totally new design.
"Far longer than forever"
"Far longer than forever"
"I swear that I'll be true"
"I swear that I'll be true"
"I made an everlasting vow
to find my way to you"
Elena walked close to the wolf-like mech while he offers his hand for her. Which she accepts and spins her around and closes to his arms.
"Far longer than forever
Like no love ever known
and with your love
I'll never be alone"
When she turns around to face him. She was about to move close to kiss him, but she soon stops and moves away from him.
"Far longer than forever"
She looks at him smiling a bit while she turns back to human with tears in her eyes.
"much stronger than forever"
He moves also a bit further before he vanishes.
"and with your love
I'll never be alone"
Elena looks down on the bracelet before holding it close. Then she sighs before speaking a clear voice.
"I know you're there."
Realizing that they were busted, Cody and Frankie came out from their hideout. Seeing their guilty face, Elena knew she couldn't blame them. They obviously had noticed her acting strange and wanted to find out why. She obviously isn't good to hide her emotions like her father.
"So… what was that all about?" Frankie asked first.
"First of all, does everyone else know?" Elena asked.
"That you look sad and desperate, all rescue team," Cody answered.
"minus, mine family," Frankie added.
Elena sighs and pinches between her eyes. Well, it's better to tell someone else. And Cody and Frankie are good listeners. She was their babysitter when back then before became Cybertronian.
"You have to promise then, not to tell others."
"Not even my dad?" Coby asked worriedly.
"Okay, maybe to him if he asks, but try to make it gently. I'm so far glad my dad handle this calmly. But I fear others won't take it well."
"Why?" Frankie asked.
"Let's just say I, red riding hood fell in love with the big bad wolf."
Kids were first unsure what she meant until they realize it.
"Is he a bad guy?" Frankie asked.
"No!... I mean kinda… but only because he had bad experience…"
"What you mean?" Cody asked.
Elena and sits down to the grass. "It happened when I left the High Council in Cybertron. He was back then studying when it was in the news. However, things started to change a lot. Rules became strict and unfair. He already had a feeling something was up in High council. So, he started to cause rebellion and used Subsonics on it. Sadly, he was arrested and he managed to see the true color of the High Council and they treat us Stars. So, when Prisonship crash-landed to Earth, he escaped. And he decided to take over this planet."
"That's when he became a big bad wolf, right." Frankie guessed.
"Bee and his team never manage to catch him and he even started his own pack. But he wanted to get a chance to talk with me. I wasn't into it, but one time I was captured by him and..."
"Captured? Are you sure you didn't get Stockholm-syndrome?"
"Frankie…"
"That's one reason I don't want talk about this," Elena said and was about get up and leave.
"No, wait. We didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Cody said. Elena sighed again and sits back.
"I wasn't thinking of falling in love with him. I even tried to escape, but he managed to catch me and I always expected worse to happen, but… he always so nice to me. And he even confessed that he never blamed me on what happened in Cybertron...and he said he loved me…" Elena said while tears started to appear in her eyes.
Kids now knew why she was sad. She feared everyone would say bad things about her or that she was crazy.
"So… what happened to him?" Cody asked.
"He got arrested along with other criminals. He will be sent back to prison in Cybertron."
"And the bracelet?" Frankie asked.
"When I was a captured, there were other criminals who wanted payback for getting arrested. I once ended up a fight and I got to hit by big time until he came and stop it. He picked me up to get me to safety. After that incident he made this bracelet to know where I was or what condition I was."
In this, Elena was trying her best not to cry.
"I never had a chance to say him that I loved him back."
In this Cody and Frankie moved close to her and hugged her. She has been through a lot. Elena hugged back while started to cry.
After some time, Cody and Frankie came out and Elena woke up. When Dani asked what happened, Cody and Frankie said that they can tell, because the promise not to.
"Can you at least tell is it serious?" she asked.
They looked on Elena who shows okay fine sign.
"Let's just say it's a sad drama that needs to get over with." Frankie invented.
Dani looked confused while Elena chuckled on that. Even if it was true, it sounded so funny.
Right then, Dani's com-link alarmed.
"Guys, We got something?"
"What's wrong, Blades?"
"Something landed near the coast. Hightide is on his way there now."
" …"
"Having a view of it," she informed. In the screen appeared how Hightide picks something from the ocean that looks like escape-pod. Elena then thought saw something.
"Can you zoom bit?" she asked.
After doing so, Elena recognized it's from Alchemor's Prisonship.
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AN: And here we start it. Who could be in the escape pod? Song from Swan Princess "Far Longer Than forever"