OK! So, I've decided to make a new story! I've always wanted to write a story like this, or something close to what it must have been like for Optimus and Megatron back when Optimus was Orian Pax before the war or near the beginning. I want to focus on the friendship they had. AND DO NOT ACT LIKE YOU DON'T WANT TO EITHER! Anyways, can you please review!

Disclaimer: I. Own. Nothing

"Ugh!" An angry voice screeched. "Why would the High Council send us to this place!"

"Cypress," The girl turned around, long black hair that was pulled back into a high ponytail swishing around her face in the wind. "Do you think this mission has something to do with the beginning war back home?" Cypress narrowed neon green eyes at the younger girl's back before sighing.

"Maybe," Cypress responded. "Though why this information is so important, I do not know." The other girl turned around to face her.

"Let us hope it is not." Cypress nodded in agreement, neon green eyes locking on with bright blue ones.

"So what are we supposed to do again, Azela?" Azela sighed and placed her hands on her hips.

"Were you not listening when the council gave us our orders?" Cypress gave a small shrug.

"At first, yes. Then I just zoned out." Azela closed her eyes and shook her head, short blonde hair flying in different directions.

"We're here to retrieve a file on some sort of… robotic beings…" Cypress' eyebrows scrunched in confusion for a moment before nodding.

"Is that all?" Azela nodded. Cypress smirked. "Sounds like a slice of golden fruit." She stated before walking forward to stand at the ledge of the cliff. The two of them were currently in dimension Era, or the dimension that holds Earth. The two girls were in a rocky canyon near Jasper, Nevada, half expecting a Rakvarian monster to pop out at them.

"Don't you think you should get away from the ledge!" Azela asked in an almost panicked voice. Cypress scoffed.

"Calm down, Azela." She said as she turned and walked towards the other girl. "I think we should get started. Who knows how long we can be in Era."

"On Earth," Azela corrected. Cypress narrowed her eyes.

"Huh?"

"You mean on Earth, not "in Era.""

"Whatever!" Cypress snapped as she kicked at a small rock. "Let us get this over with so we can return to Rakvari." Azela nodded before pulling a small device from the bag at her side, the metal fingerless gloves she was wearing became thinner slightly so she could have a better grip on it.

"What is that?" Cypress questioned has she crossed her arms over her practically bare stomach, the long silver gloves she was wearing nearly freezing her skin, despite the fact that it was spring.

"It's a device that lets us locate magical or supernatural items wherever they might lie." Cypress nodded her head in approval, causing Azela to smile. She's always wanted to have Cypress think good of her. Cypress then looked back over the edge of the tall cliff.

"I see Jasper in the distance," She stated. "I think we should at least go there and check into an inn or something.

"Well here they are called "motels" or "hotels" not inns" Azela corrected once more, not bothering to look up from the Rakvarian device. Cypress closed her eyes and sighed. She loved Azela, she did, but sometimes the younger girl got on her nerves with her smartness. Cypress was actually quite jealous, believe it or not. It was rather annoying knowing that she could never be as smart as Azela was.

"I am guessing it picked up on something." Cypress stated dully as the small device began to beep rapidly. Azela glanced back and forth between the space in front of her and the small device in her hand.

"It's that way," She stated after a moment of silence as she pointed in front of her without looking up. Cypress, not bothering to wait for the fourteen year old behind her, automatically walked forward.

"I- Hey!" Azela exclaimed as she chased after her. "Wait for me!" Cypress laughed.

"What's so… wow…" Azela breathed as she came to a stop next to her best friend.

"I know right?" Cypress said wistfully as Azela pressed a small button on the side of the small Rakvarian device to make it stop beeping. Below them, a short distance of ten yards to be exact, was a small, hidden part of the canyon. Inside it were gems. Huge, blue, and shining gems that glistened in the aftermath of the setting sun. The small part of the canyon was full of them.

"What are they?" Azela asked as she glanced up at her role model. Cypress laughed once more before looking at her.

"Shouldn't you know? I mean you are the bookworm of the two of us." Azela reached into her bag and pulled out a thick book titled Earth.

"I don't know! I've read this book at least a million times, and I have never seen anything about giant blue gems… or crystals… or whatever they are!" Azela began to flip through the pages, eyes darting back and forth in an attempt to find what she was looking for.

"Then why don't we see what they are for ourselves?" Cypress asked a split second before leaping off the ledge and onto the ground below them. Azela's eyes shot up from the book she was holding and held out a hand towards the other girl, as if to keep her from walking forward.

"You do not know what those things are! They could be highly dangerous!" Azela's voice drifted out over the empty canyon. Cypress merely chuckled before placing a hand on her hip and glancing behind her.

"Are you coming or not?" Azela sighed before jumping of the edge of the cliff to follow her friend.

Autobot Base

"Optimus," Ratchet's voice drifted across the rec. room. "I think you should come see this."

"What is it, Ratchet?" The red, blue, and silver mech asked as he stalked over to the smaller one. Ratchet glanced up from the super computer to look at his friend.

"I believe I have found another source of energon, right near here in fact." Ratchet turned back to the computer and pulled up an image of the Earth, a small dot glowing red to indicate the source of energon.

"Three or four miles from here."

"Awww!" A voice whined. Both mechs turned towards the sound of the voice. Miko stood up from her spot on the damaged couch and walked over to the yellow railing. "You guys are leaving! Now? But Bulkhead and Raf just got into a video game tournament!" Ratchet scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Energon is more important than some "video game tournament"." He snapped. "Besides, the longer we sit here, the more time we give decepiticons to take it for themselves."

"Ratchet is right, Miko." Optimus said in his usually calm voice. He turned to his rather young team that was crowded around the TV. "Autobots," The three of them looked up. "Roll out." The three of them sprinted over to stand next to their leader.

"What are we going after this time, Optimus?"

"Energon," Ratchet answered for him. "And by the looks of it, it should not be very hard to retrieve." He stated as he pulled down the lever to activate their ground bridge.

"Let's roll."

Azela and Cypress

"What do think this stuff is?" Cypress asked Azela as she reached forward and yanked out a small piece from a bigger stone. She watched in awe as the gem glittered and glowed in her palm.

"Like I said before, I have no idea." Azela replied as she gave up on the book and put it back into her bag before adjusting the silver bow she had strapped around her shoulders.

"Perhaps we can run it through a scanner or something." Cypress stated as she threw the chunk she held in her hand towards a larger pile.

"Yes, when we get back to Rakvari."Azela said with a nod of her head. "If we are going to do that, then can you please help me find a sample to bring home?" Cypress nodded and began searching without a sound. She pushed stones and boulders aside with her excellent strength as she work her way towards the back of the large pile, Azela following suit. Azela could only stare at her friend's back. The magical wing tattoos standing out on her tan skin. Cypress suddenly stopped in her tracks, causing Azela to run into her before stumbling backwards onto the ground.

"Ouch! Cypress!" She whined as she rubbed the side of her head. "Why did you stop?" Cypress didn't answer her. Instead she reached forward and yanked a small chunk free.

"I don't think this is like the other gems." She stated without turning around.

"What do you mean?" Azela asked as she stood up. "All of these gems are the same." Cypress shook her head, her ponytail swishing back and forth in Azela's face.

"Not this one." She responded as she finally turned around, her hands covering the gem she was holding.

"Huh?" Azela hummed. Cypress looked up at her before removing a hand and showing her the gem that she held.

"Oh…" Azela mumbled as she stared at the gem in Cypress' hand. It was the size of a handle on a sword. But that was not what she was staring in awe at. It was the color. The gem glowed a deep purple and seemed to glow against the darkness that began to devour the space around them.

"That's a different one." Azela said. Cypress rolled her neon green eyes that glowed slightly along with Azela's blue orbs.

"No, really?" Cypress stated sarcastically. "I thought it was exactly the same as the rest!" Azela scoffed.

"Well you don't have to be so mean about it." Cypress rolled her eyes once more before looking back down to study the gem she held in her hand.

"It almost makes me wonder if it's magic."

"I doubt it." Azela said as she pulled out a small pen and notepad and began to write something down. Cypress sighed.

"Please do not tell me that you are documenting this?" Azela glanced up.

"I am, why?"

"Nothing, Bookworm." She said with a small smile as she crossed her arms over her armor-covered breasts. Azela smiled too.

"Ok then, Gladiator." She snapped back as the two of them began to laugh.

"Oh no!" Cypress suddenly screeched.

"What!" Azela exclaimed in a panicked voice. "What happened!"

"I forgot to tell our master that we left!" Azela froze.

"WHAT! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN!" Cypress gritted her teeth and squeezed her eyes shut.

"I know, I know!" She said finally. "Ugh!" She was overly upset and angry with herself. Not telling the master meant trouble, and no pay for the job they did!

"CYPRESS!" Azela screamed. Cypress' eyes snapped open in worry, her angry demeanor diminishing in less than three seconds.

"What is it? Are you okay!" But Azela wasn't looking at her face. She was staring at the small purple gem in her hand.

"Look," Azela said in a raspy voice. Cypress glanced down before giving a small yelp of surprise. Instead of seeing the small gem from before, she saw a purple sword that was lit up in purple flames. Where did it come from? Wait. Cypress focused on it for a minute. It didn't just appear out of nowhere. It was the gem. Cypress smirked and looked back up at Azela's face.

"And you said it wasn't magic."

"But- but how did you-" She was cut off by the sound of several plane engines and a screechy voice.

"I want every last bit of energon extracted from this source, do you understand me?" The voice snapped.

"Yes, Lord Starscream." A group of voices stated in the same tone.

"Starscream! What type of name is that?" Cypress whispered, only to have Azela shush her. The two girls hid deeper in the pile of gems, or energon as the weird-named person stated. Azela drew her bow and arrows as Cypress leveled her new weapon. She glanced back at the younger girl.

"No, you stay here." Cypress whispered.

"Why?" Azela asked, her eyebrows scrunching up in confusion at the sixteen year olds words.

"We don't know what we are up against, just stay here. I promise to call you if I need you." Azela nodded her head in understanding, knowing that her friend meant the best for her. Cypress smiled before closing her eyes and focusing for a moment. Within seconds, the wing tattoos on her back came to life, black angel-like wings spreading from her back. Only they took the shape of a fairy's wings, with one on top and one on the bottom on either side, the meeting point on her back was a bundle of black feathers. The set of wings on the top pointed upwards towards heaven while the set of wings on the bottom pointed towards hell.

Cypress then glanced over her shoulder to smile at Azela before stalking forward back to where they came from.

Outside, Starscream watched as his army began to mine the bright blue energon. It was a work in progress, but he managed to get his legion to follow his orders for the time being. He was no Megatron, but with enough force, he could have the entire Decepiticon race under his control. Starscream held in an evil laugh as he rested his winged back against the side of the canyon.

There was suddenly a loud shout.

"Hey, ugly!" A voice screamed. Starscream blinked in confusion before glancing down near his feet. He blinked in confusion when he saw a small human girl with wings sprouting from her back holding a purple sword that was lit up with purple flames.

"Something tells me that this stuff doesn't belong to you!" Starscream blinked once more before laughing harshly.

"Oh? You little pest, and what exactly will you do to stop me?" In the moonlight he could see the girl smirk. Starscream merely raised his foot so it hovered over her head.

"Say goodbye, insect." With that, he lowered his foot.