Summary: Sequel to More than a Starlight Act: 1. Starlight is back and the trine is reunite one again. They must now find the cause of anything that create the war, the pain of the pretender, the secret of Origin and a way to put an end to this.
AC: Me: I'm back.
Hellbat: Finally.
Me: Sorry for all this but I was hesitant about the future of the story.
Hellbat: What future?
Me: If I'll make a sequel when I finish the third act and my answer is...YES.
Hellbat: Hope you readers are happy.
Me: It changes some element about the story...some event will happen after more than a Starlight and not during the story. One Spoiler: It will happen in a distant future.
Hellbat: Now it's time for you to read.
One solar cycle = one hour
One orbital cycle = one day.
One stellar cycle = one year
Writing like this (Don't know the word in English) = particular attention to the word, they pronounce it more slowly
Italic word = thought
Word = bumblebee speaking
-Comlink. And speakers-
GB= Groundbridge
("Mind communication") or ("Communication outside the flash back")
(Resume of part of the last chapter)
More than a starlight Act II: The cause
Prologue: The return of the star
2 years have passed since the epilogue of the act one or 3 years later from when Starlight exit Tear and Blackswords life.
On the roof of the autobot base
It was Blackswords creation day and like each creation day he wishes Starlight to come back, but each time, it didn't happen. His friend's try to comfort him but each day that pass made him sadder by his friend absence. This time he made that wish and wait...nothing again. He took out his energon cube and was about to drink it when he accidently slip out of his hand and splash all around his face.
"Dammit, not again!" Says Blackswords.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!" Someone was laughing strongly at him. "You haven't change, you're still an idiot." The he laughs at him again. It was a familiar voice from the past, a voice that he misses so much. Blackswords turn around and saw the source of the voice...It was him and only him; Starlight.
"STARLIGHT!" Shout happily Blackswords, but then his face was faking an angry look. "You'll pay for laughing at me." He then took Starlight in his arm and hug him a little too much stronger for Starlight and pain was add to his laugh.
"HAHAHAARGHHAHA, STOP, PLEASE STOP!" Shout painfully and happily Starlight.
Blackswords lets him down and look at him. He then pinches his neck cable and sadly thinking he's only dreaming. After a few second of pinching, he looks at Starlight direction and still saw him here. He wasn't recharging this time. It was all real.
"You're...You're really back." Says happily Blackswords with tear of joy.
"Yes...I'm finally home." Says Starlight with a big smile.
Blackswords took him in his servo and hug him again, but this time gently. Starlight put his helm against his chestplate and they both stay silent for a while, not wanting to break this moment.
"Blackswords...I...need to recharge, I'm exhausted." Says Starlight.
"Of course my friend...of course." Says Blackswords.
They enter into Blackswords room and they recharge together like 3 years ago.
Origin Spaceship: command room
Origin was alone in the command room. He closes his optics when he saw a green light passing at the earth atmosphere.
You've finally return Starlight, Thought Origin, recognising the light. He then smiles.
"So...his training is over...He must have taught you well...Primus is a good teacher after all." Says Origin. It hurts him to say Primus so...impersonally.
Origin then receives a communication from Marchal planet.
"This is Origin here." He says.
"-Origin...Thank Primus, I really need a favor from you.-" Says the other one in the holo communicator.
"Leozack? What do you need from me?" Asks Origin.
"- can't- No WE CAN SUPPORT HIM ANYLONGER! You must take him with you. He drives us crazy.-" Says Leozack.
"Him?" Asks Origin.
"-Yeah him. I can't control him anymore. He needs a big dose of your hard discipline again.-" Demands Leozack.
"*Sigh* I have no choice right. Alright, prepare the spacebridge for him. When he's here...I won't by nice with him. Were in the middle of a recruiting and I won't let him provoke the failure of this mission." Says Origin.
"-They still don't understand what we can offer?-" Asks Leozack surprise.
"I already told you that one of them disappear 3 stellar cycles ago. He's just back now."
"-I see. Alright...Wish you luck.-" Then Leozack turns around and say. "-Took Rampage by force. Origin accepts to take care of him.-"
"-What-Let me go...I...-" Say Rampage.
BANG. BOUM PAF.
"-Attach him and we'll send him to our Sire.-" Says Leozack.
"Leozack."
"-Hum? ORIGIN!-" Shout Leozack by surprise.
"You forgot to close the holo communicator." Says Origin.
"-Oh! Sorry...Bye.-" Then Leozack close it.
"*Sigh* Rampage will be mad when he'll come here." Says Origin a little worry.
4 Solar cycles later
All pretenders of the ship where in the command room except Hellbat and they were waiting impatiently for him.
"Where's Hellbat?" Says angrily Bloody.
"He's late again." Says Metatron.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Shout Hellbat voice.
Hellbat enters in the command room with an angry look. All of the pretenders look at him and begin to laugh at the cause of his rage. Hellbat was completely pink.
"That's not funny. WHO DID THIS TO ME?" Shout Hellbat.
"Me." Says Illusionness.
"WHY?" Shout Hellbat in despair.
"It was time that you receive your own medicine." She says with a smile.
"Sparkling! Calm down. I have vital news for you." Says Origin. They all calm down and listen to him. "One of our comrades on Marchal will join us for our mission."
"Cool...another victim." Whispered Hellbat.
"Who's the new one?" Asks Maynar.
"Well...It's..." Origin was hesitant and the sparkling knew immediately who it was.
"Not him!" Says Bloody.
"He's unstable." Says Metatron.
"He's aggressive like Unicron." Says Hellbat.
"He's insane." Says Lucier.
"He's a femme." Says Maynar.
"Correction...He's a mech." Correct Illusionness.
"Calm-" Tries to calm Origin.
"WHY HE'S HERE? WHY HIM?" They all shout at the same time.
"SILENCE!" Shout Origin. They all calm down...a little.
"Rampage will come here because Leozack can't control him anymore and he's endangering all of my sparkling. I need to give him direct brutal discipline to calm him down and sparkling isn't enough with him." Says Origin.
"He'll certainly endanger the mission." Says Hellbat.
"I know, but I'll be there to control him and I'll warn the autobot of his presence." Says Origin.
"Understood." They all say silently.
"I'm sorry..." Says Origin.
Autobot base: Blackswords quarter
It was the morning and Blackswords have the best recharge since 3 years. His friend is finally back and he's sleeping with his like long ago.
Starlight wake up first and look at his friends. He saw that his protection plate covers more surface of his body as before but he seems to grown bigger. Then Starlight carefully touches the ground and remark that it is still dry.
"What are you doing?" Asks Blackswords who wake up when he saw Starlight touches the ground.
"Checking if you haven't oil yourself idiot." Answers Starlight with a small smile.
"I don't do this anymore." Answers Blackswords with a smile. He let pass his teasing, still too happy to be with him again.
"Can you let me go...You're love is squishing me." Says Starlight.
"Oh!...Sorry." Says Blackswords. He let goes of Starlight.
He looks carefully at him and saw that Starlight indeed grown bigger, his protection plate can't follow his growth leaving him look the same as before...but taller.
"It's time to present you to the rest of the base." Says Blackswords.
"Alright." Says excitedly Starlight.
They go to the control room and they saw that all the autobot, Starscream, Skyfire and Makeshift were there. They were talking to each other's when they saw Blackswords with Starlight. The whole base was silent for a few second before Starscream run to his sparkling and hugs him with joy. The others were smiling also happy to see him again.
"I'm back." Says Starlight. "How long have I been gone...from your perspective?" He then asks mysteriously.
Starscream looks at him and saw he grown more than he should in 3 years. He's taller than he should be.
"What do you mean?" Asks Bumblebee.
"...3 years." Answers Makeshift.
"I see." Says Starlight.
"Why would you ask such question?" Asks Tear. She knew he asks it for a reason.
"...Well..." But Starlight was nervous and couldn't give proper answers for a few second until he answers. "It was one of Primus power, he compresses the time for the rest of the universe with his power and the 3 years you fell was 10 years for me."
"..." They were all silent.
"So Primus has more power than I first thought." Comments Optimus.
"So you're training is over?" Asks Cliffjumper.
"Yes. I finish my training and I can fully control the power. The ways I use it only depend on me now." Says Starlight. Then he adds "It's good to be home."
Starscream finally let him go. They talk for a while about everything that happens between the 3 years. Starlight discovers that he didn't miss lot. Sadly, the war was still continuing against the decepticon, Jack was now at the university to follow his dream, Miko was return from Japan one year ago , after they explains why Miko have to return to Japan, and was preparing her first album with her groups. He also learns that Jack and Miko is now a couple and was hanging out. They relationship was explosive and also stable...which was hard to believe for Starlight. He also learn that Raf is the only one who still come regularly to the autobot base since he still have lot of time to spent, for Bumblebee relief. June was still a nurse to the same hospital but she learns some trick to help Ratchet if he really needs it.
"Lastly." Says proudly Blackswords. "I'm now officially an autobot."
He then shows his autobot insignia.
"Cool." Says Starlight. "But would that be bad with you Sire?" He adds uneasy.
"It has to be done." Says Blackswords sadly. "But I'll stop and save him believe me. If you succeed with your Sire, there's no way I'll fail."
"Understood." Says Starlight.
"It's been a while my friend." Says Makeshift happily to see him again.
"Yeah. Far too long if you ask me...At least, it will be the last time." Says Starlight.
"I'm sure of it."
"I wish to welcome you back home." Says Optimus.
"Thanks." Says Starlight. "Tear...Blackswords...Why are you holding your servos together?...Are you in love?"
They both saw their servos together and they suddenly let it go.
"Well...Where not...at that state yet." Says hesitantly Tear.
"It feels that way...Congratulation." Says Starlight with a smile, clearly teasing them.
"I didn't say yes." Says Tear again.
"..." Blackswords was silent by those words.
"Starlight...My little Starlight...I think it will so be time for me to tell you the whole story of my past...when the humans will be there." Says Starscream.
"Sire...Alright. I'm just happy to be there again...For now." Says Starlight.
"Optimus, we receive a demand of communication from Origin." Says Ratchet.
"Alright." Says Optimus. "I accept to talk with him."
"-Hello there Optimus...It's good to see you again Starlight.-" Says Origin with a smile. "-Anyway...I must talk to you about important news...A new pretender will living with us in my ship and...Well...he's...psychologically unstable.-"
"He's dangerous to us?" Asks Optimus.
"-...Not exactly, dangerous for all who's in his way...and especially the scientists and researchers and his target number one...Shockwave.-" Says Origin.
"Why?" Asks Wheeljack.
"-I never know why...He won't talk to me...Anyway; it's just to warn you about his presence...No one really like him except me...In my own way.-" Adds Origin with a smile.
"Wait! Him...Why him? That..." Says with anger Makeshift.
"-ENOUGH!...Well...See you another solar cycle.-" He then cut of the communications.
"Seems like problems up ahead." Comment Bulkhead.
"Anyway...How was your training?" Asks Blackswords.
"Good...I can't say any more than that." Says Starlight cutting any optics contact.
"No problem." Says Tear. "There so much you miss...Let's take our time to show it to you."
"Great." Says Starlight with a smile.
Makeshift was awfully silent...he knew trouble is up ahead but way bigger than the autobot think.
Origin Spaceship: command room
"Sparkling." Says Origin. "Prepare to welcome your brother."
They all mourn by the anger.
"Can you at least be nice with him?" Says Origin.
"If he's nice with us." Says Hellbat.
The Bridge open and Rampage pass through it. He was bigger than any pretender...except Origin.
"Welcome." Says unnaturally the pretenders except Origin.
He looks at them before saying with a provocative voice:
"Can't believe I'm living here with 2 sparklings." Pointing at Hellbat and Lucier.
"Watch what you're saying." Says Lucier.
"Looks like you're about to cry." He answers.
"Grrrr..." Lucier contain his anger with great strength.
"Enough Rampage." Warns Origin moving closer to Rampage.
"Looks like the sparkling is mad." Say cruelly Rampage.
"ENOUGH WITH YOUR BAD WORD." Shout Hellbat.
"Alright...I haven't forgotten you're...prank." Then Rampage took out his pincer-blade. "Maybe I should of-"
"Come with me." Says with great anger Origin. He took him by his neckcable and took his out of the control room. "I told you...again and again...NEVER THREAT ONE OF YOUR BROTHER!"
"It wasn't a threat." Says Rampage meaning he was about to offline Hellbat.
"..." Origin stays silent which worry Rampage. "You leave me no choice."
Origin took Rampage and throws him in a prison of the ship.
"I really...really...REALLY HATE to do this to you, but you leave me no choice. I won't accept any threat, battle and especially, YOUR INTENTION OF OFFLYING ONE OF MY SPARKLING!" Shout Origin. "Rampage, you better change your attitude because I won't tolerate this. We are in an important mission and I won't accept a failure when we'll recruit new pretenders and being close to the perfect creator."
"..." Rampage was trembling and quiet.
Origin watches him. He knew prison cause him to be quiet but he never say why. Origin is worry about him but it was the only thing he can do without hitting him. "What happen to you on Cybertron?" Wonder Origin.
"Rampage...You have to respect your family...Tomorrow...I'll release you." Says Sadly Origin by his silence.
AC: Me: This is the end of the chapter.
Hellbat: Finally back on the story.
Me: I know...I have a little down for this story but it ends by the beginning of this first chapter.
Hellbat: Don't hesitate to review dear fans. Next chapter shall be: The trine and the love one.
Have fun...Wait...Rampage is a slagging bastard...Why did you make him appear?
Me: I check my first act again and I saw an element I didn't use so I decide Rampage will live that nightmare.
Hellbat: Poor him. What you're sick mind imagine.
Me: Read my prologue part 2 and the answers there.
Hellbat: Alright...True, it's here and you weren't about to exploit it. Anyway have fun.