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"Let them go!" Aireon ran forward, she was caught and she brought to her knees in front of her uncle with a Decepticon blaster to her head. "Let them go."
"Aireon!" Optimus called. "Let her go, Megatron!"
"Drop your weapons and hand over the omega keys, and I'll let your human pets go," Megatron gestured to the cons holding the children.
Aireon looked over her shoulder, "Do it."
"Aireon," Arcee protested.
"Do it."
"He'll let Aireon go too, right?" Smokescreen asked.
"I don't know," Carbon answered.
Aireon turned to Megatron when the Autobots dropped their weapons and began to exchange the keys for the children.
Aireon turned to Megatron, "We has a deal. I kept my end, you better keep up your end," She said.
"Deal?" Bulkhead asked, "What deal?"
Arcee then thought back to how Aireon would disappear and when Megatron appeared on recon missions or in Energon mines. The drones were not to harm Aireon and were to capture her at all costs. The lingering glances Megatron would give her, the way she'd flinch when someone went to put a comforting hand on her shoulder or when she'd pull away quickly in barely considered hugs. And the look Megatron had now, the look he was giving her made Arcee realize what Aireon did.
"Aireon! No!" Arcee shouted. "Aireon, no!"
Megatron motioned for Aireon to be released, Aireon didn't fight, her shoulders slumped and she stood to her feet. Megatron turned around and the Autobots gasped, they went to unfold their weapons but the Cons weapons were turned on Aireon. Megatron held the Dark Energon shard to her chest.
"Aireon!" They called.
She turned around to face them, tears streaming down her face, her eyes met with each one of them. Then she gave them a smile, "Don't worry, I'll always be with you. I did it to keep you guys protected," She said. "I'm sorry," She looks to Bumblebee, she placed a hand on her the area where her sparkling chamber was. The Autobots eyes widened, she was pregnant, and Megatron turned his back on her deal.
She screamed when Megatron's blade sliced through her back, through the arch in her back, right through her tank and sparkling chamber. He ripped it out and the lights in her eyes flickered, her Energon was everywhere. Everything went into slow motion from there, Aireon leaned forward as her optics continued to flicker. As her body was falling to the floor the Decepticons opened fires on the Autobots.
"No!" Arcee screamed.
"Aireon!" Optimus yelled, he ran forward and grabbed his saber.
The pain burning across his chest fueled his attack, he ran forward and used Starscream as a boast. He swung his saber down and then there was a huge explosion.
When the smoke lifted, Optimus lifted his daughter off the ground, and he cradled her body to his chest. Bumblebee raced over to him, making sure Smokescreen had Rafael, before the Decepticons could even figure out what was happening. Carbon called for a groundbridge, Optimus handed Aireon to Bumblebee reluctantly before they all ran through the bridge back to their base.
Megatron was helped to his feet by some drones, he looked around at the destruction. He let out a enraged cry at the destruction of the omega lock and the escape of the Autobots and Aireon.
Aireon lifeless body was held in Bumblebees arms, they all were holding back their grief but she was gone. There was no way to save her, she was gone. Optimus left he room, his voice filled with grief and heaviness. The loss of his daughter and the loss of his surprise grandchild, they were gone. Along with the hope of rebuilding Cybertron.
Hannah couldn't hold back her grief anymore, she let out a cry as she shook violently with grief and Kristen held her cousin as she sobbed loudly. Miko cried as well, so did Jack and Rafael, Ratchet had also left the room. Bulkhead punched the wall, Arcee had curled in a ball on the floor and sobbed, Smokescreen didn't know Aireon long but he knew her from her files. Bumblebee closed Aireons eyes and held her close to classis, and began to cry at the loss of the love of his life and his sparkling.
The burning sensation in his chest was like nothing he ever felt. And the grief and the sorrow of losing a lifelong friend along with a lover. Weighted Bumblebee down, he already lost so much and he just lost the last person that gave him hope. The girl that grew up with him and had helped him become the mech he was.
Aireon was walking to the light she knew you saw at the end of your life, she was Alpha Trion in the silvery white light.
"Aireon Prime."
"Alpha Trion."
The last moments of her life she seen her family being shot at and Optimus had managed to get her sword. But as she hit the ground her eyes found Bumblebee, Arcee and the children before it went black. She didn't want to leave yet, she couldn't leave them all behind like that. She looked at Alpha Trion.
"You have come too early."
That surprised her, she expected him to tell her to take his hand and she'd join the Allspark.
"Please tell me I heard you right," He chuckled.
"I'm afraid it's true. It's not your time, Aireon. It won't be your time for a very, very long time," He said.
"So," She knew her injuries will be severe, "how would I go back? I could die all over again in seconds, my injuries are so severe I could see you again in seconds."
"Oh don't worry about that, you've been healing since I first spoke to you. You'll be healed by the time you wake."
Aireon smiled then she was confused, "Why aren't you taking me now?"
Alpha Trion sighed, "We've seen what will happen to our Autobots if you die. And we can't afford to to lose them, they won't be able to deal with the grief of losing you. Their grief, their faith, their love for you was- is great, you gave them hope at winning the war when you arrived. Or your arrival became known when Optimus was infected. And we seen what will happen if you join them again, and you will have victory."
"So we win the war? How?" She asked, desperately wanting to know so they can end quickly when she wakes.
"I'm afraid I cannot tell you that," He said sheepishly.
Her shoulders slumped, "Would it change the course of our future?"
He nodded, "Greatly."
She sighed, "Why did you put that omega key in Smokescreen? I mean, he's a great soldier but I didn't expect you to put it in the kid."
"I know he's a lot to handle but I seen greatness in him. Like I seen greatness in Orion Pax and Ariel. Great leaders with big, but strong sparks, and very smart. I seen greatness in you as well, Aireon."
She looked at him surprised, "Me? My inheritance was earned by Princess Kaylin."
"Kaylin may have given you her sword, but you were born straight from Primus himself. You, Aireon, you are the Queen, you are the last part of Primus. You were the prophecy of our Last and Darkest Hour."
Aireon gasped and her eyes widened, she looked down to see her armour changing. (Armour identical to the battle armour to that female soldier in TMNT movie. But with similarities to Optimus Prime in season one and two.) Princess Kaylins sword began to change as well, and she looked just like the image in the prophecy. She got taller too, she was between the height of Smokescreen and Ratchet.
"How? I thought I was born as the child of Optimus Prime and Elita-One?" She asked.
"You are but Primus selected you, he chose you and while in your mother's womb. He marked you as our last hope. You are our Nightshade," Aireons red and silver scheme was changing. The colors turned to blue-violet, black and silver.
"This isn't real," Aireon said but grinned at Alpha Trion.
"Oh it so is," He said smiling. "Now, it's time for you go back, my Queen. Go fulfil your destiny."
No one noticed the flash of light, and the fast closing and healing of Aireons back and belly. Her sparkling chamber fully repaired, her armour changed and her scheme changed. Just like where she seen with Alpha Trion, no one seen the shifting on Aireons blade. No one seen Aireon wake.
She placed a hand on her helm and she sat up and swung her legs over the side of the berth. She let out a groan and she looked up. Rafs eyes caught the movement, the hope and happiness in his eyes lighting up his brown eyes. Along with the question.
She stood and smiled, "Hello, Rafael."
Miko and Jack turned to the voice with shock and surprise, "Aireon?!" Miko cried before running down the stairs and hugged her leg.
"Miko, Aireons-" Hannah turned around and she shrieked.
"What is going on?" Ratchet demanded and seen Aireon alive and fully healed. "Optimus!"
Everyone turned to the commotion, they all stared, shocked, surprised and disbelief etched into their features.
"That's not possible," Smokescreen gasped.
"Aireon?" Arcee reaches out and Aireon takes her old friends hand and Arcee throws herself at Aireon squeezing her best friend tight, "Oh my Primus! Your alive!"
"How? This isn't real," Carbon walked over to her.
"It's real," Aireon smiled. She scooped Rafael and Hannah and hugged them gently.
Optimus came out and without hesitation, seeing his daughter, he scooped her up in his arms. Crying and laugh at the same time, they were surprised at his affection but this was his first born. He cradled her to his chest like he did when they were attacked when she just weeks old. Cradled his little girl to his chest and didn't plan to let her go anytime soon.
"Optimus, stop hogging her!" Bulkhead said and it earned laughs from the others and a death glare from his leader. Before Aireon was on the floor, Bulkhead pulled Aireon in a bear hug, so did Carbon and Smokescreen.
Aireon laughed and gave Ratchet a hug, he tensed but then hugged her back and Aireon pulled away and expected to see Bumblebee waiting. But her smile falter and then the screens went off with alarms.
Ratchet gasped before turned to the others, "It's Bumblebee! He's being attacked!"
Megatron's eyes widened in fear and shock hearing the familiar battle cry, he turned just in time to see Aireon and Optimus knock Megatron away from Bumblebee. Optimus used his Star Saber to send Megatron flying, and Aireon stood alert and ready to fight anyone that came to harm her love. She twirled her sword and flipped it back like she was holding a knife as drones approached. She stood in position as Arcee flipped and landed beside her friend with her blaster ready.
Optimus stepped back and they all got ready to fight, Bulkhead, Smokescreen, and Carbon flanking them and helped Bumblebee to his feet. When Megatron got to his feet, Aireon took an unconscious step backwards, standing in front of Bumblebee. Arcee had did the same thing, wanting to be close to her friend to be there to help and protect her.
"Megatron," Optimus growled.
"Optimus," Megatron sneered, his purple eyes found Aireon, "I'll make sure to kill you the next time."
"Don't be so sure," She glared at him.
"You are smart and wise, my niece. Too bad that our deal didn't work out so well," He smirked. "I was expecting you to fight, which intrigues, my niece. How did you survive?"
Everyone had that thought when she suddenly woke up, different but the same Aireon. Aireons eyes narrowed at her uncle, she was not answering that question, he did not need to know.
"That is none of your business. Besides I'm a Prime, I'm my father's daughter, I don't die easily," She said.
Megatron seemed amused and unsurprised of her answer, "That much is so."
Aireon stepped forward, to point where Optimus was flanking her, "So why don't we end this here and now?"
"Aireon!" Optimus said.
"Aireon, don't be foolish. You were just brought back to us, you'll get your revenge on Caleb and your mother. You got Bumblebee, I'm sending a groundbridge," Ratchet said.
"No!" She said, and pulled her sword from her back stealth. She glared at Megatron, "He killed a sibling I barely knew, he killed my mother I only seen a few times in my life. But he will not get away with attacking one of the people I knew my whole life, he took Bees voice box. And that was too much, here and now he will pay for what he did," Her voice threatening and dangerous. They won't be able to stop her now, "No one lays a hand on my Bumblebee!"
And then she was off, Megatron smiled at this, and he went to meet her halfway. She jumped up and brought her sword down, his eyes widened at the blue energy rushing at him. She let out another battle cry, before the energy ribbon hit Megatron square in the chest and sent him flying. She landed in a crouch, she turned to the approaching drones, her sword was knocked away.
Aireon faced Soundwave, she got in position and smirked, "Let's go, faceless."
She noted that Laserbeak was not on his chest, she groaned and knew that it'll be a sneak attack. Pulling a dagger from her back, she spun around and jumped up to meet Laserbeak. She shrieked when she was shocked, as he flew higher into the air but she buried the blade in the top of the flying mind. And then she ripped him in two, she began to fall in the open air, she set her direction and she landed a solid punch in Soundwaves faceless face. She landed on his chest and Aireon flipped forward when Megatron took a swing at her. She did a front flip before twisting and landing on her feet gracefully, she seen her sword behind Megatron.
"Aireon!" Optimus called.
Aireon turned around in time to see Knockout, she ducked from his saw, and flipped her weight onto her arms before swinging her legs up and knocking the doctor flying. She was on her feet and blocking Megatron's next attack, before she rolled and held up her fists.
"You won't be able to take him hand to blade!" Smokescreen said.
She smirked, "Remember Crystal City?"
He was confused then he gasped and then grinned ear to ear, "Absolutely."
"Crystal City?" Bulkhead asked.
"Aireon took on seven Decepticons armed with blades, or shards of the crystals," Smokescreen said.
"I remember that," Carbon said, he was really restless to join the fight. "She came back without a single scratch," Bulkheads jaw dropped.
"I had taught her how to survive an attack with blades, she did better than I thought. Better than anyone we've ever taught," Optimus said.
"I'm not too much into blades but I scored good right along with her. Especially needed with Airachnid," Arcee said.
Aireon shrieked before being sent flying, she rolled before skidding to a stop, Megatron was approaching her fast with his blade ready. The Autobots stepped forward ready, and coiling like springs ready to be released and attack. Aireon got to her feet and wiped the Energon that crept down the side of her mouth. She looked at it, and then her eyes became very menacing.
"Oh shit," Carbon used human profanity, that wasn't good.
Aireon smirked and then she got into position with her sword, "You made a very big mistake." Then she was in the air and was bringing her sword down. She twirled it and then sliced.
Megatron cried out in pain, Aireon ripped her blade out of his knee before karate kicking him in the abdomen. Megatron might have been a worldwide gladiator but Aireon the best hand to hand combat and swordsman in Autobot history. She always knew how to fight, it was like it was programmed into her as a second instinct. She released another energy ribbon, when he was on the ground, his Energon pooling underneath the wound in his side and the the injury to his left leg.
His Energon staining the desert sand/dirt, the Great Warlord of the Decepticons was at the mercy of a child. A legendary child, at the mercy of his great enemies daughter. It was pathetic but Megatron was defenseless and if he tried to fight back now. Aireons energy ribbon would rip into his chest and kill him instantly. And she knew that Megatron would try to plan something, she was keeping her distance but he also knew that the Autobots were closer now and they'd kill him if he made his move.
So he was going to wait until the right time but he'd be too late.
"It was a mistake to go after my father, a mistake destroying Iacon, a mistake corrupting our core. It was a mistake killing Ironhide and Chromia, it was a mistake for ripping Bumblebees voice box," She knew not to get too close cautious of a surprise attack. "Then killing my baby brother, my mother, laying a hand on Arcee. Taking my father, and using him for your twisted uses, and then you dare touching Bumblebee again. I remember the last person who tried killing him, I ripped Barricade apart, limb by limb, down to the fibers of his optics."
She quickly knocked his Dark Star Saber away, Optimus had it, the drones nervously wanting to attack Aireon. Soundwave was down, Knockout wouldn't risk another scratch to his paint job. So basically the Decepticons were almost defeated. Aireon brought her tungsten sharp blade to Megatron's throat.
"You will not feel the pain of this blade, you are lucky that I haven't beheaded you yet. Just know, if you were come back to life, know that you touch boyfriend again. I will rip you apart, slowly," She growled. But she stepped away from him, she turned to her father, "It's your chance, end it now."
Optimus gladly stepped forward, Megatron begged Optimus not to, but when Optimus rises his Star Saber. Megatron knew it was the end, and then it was all over.
Megatron was defeated.
Megatron was dead.
Starscream shouted for his leader but Megatron was beheaded, he was gone. Starscream came after Aireon, Bumblebee went to shot him down but a saw sliced right through Starscream's side. Bumblebee pulled Aireon back and didn't let her go even as Knockout surrendered, along with some drones.
The Nemesis was overrun by the Autobots, most of the drones surrendered but then again most of them were killed or injured for trying to fight back. Rafael had done some research with Hannah and Kristen and she they were groundbridged up to the Nemesis.
"Queen?" Hannah asked. Aireon turned around, "You're a Queen? You're the prophecies Queen, the Queen of Our Darkest Hour?"
The Autobots turned to Aireon and then Smokescreen and Ratchet gasped.
"I remember that, I remember reading about that prophecy, the 'Sparkling chosen within the womb by the end of carriage. Marked with bravery, leadership, joy and love, armed with inherited and ancient sword of power. She'll light our darkest hour with the end of evil with words and the past pain. She will be crowned of bravery, and love, our Queen'," Smokescreen recited. "I read that prophecy over and over again, I never understood it but the description is a spitting image of Aireon."
Knockout was the first to bow followed by the other prisoned Decepticons, and then the Autobots. Aireon stared at them, she knew she was the Queen but she didn't expect them to kneel before her.
"Please, do not kneel to me," Aireon said. "Please," She said then smiled when her friends stood up and hugged her instead.
And by the end, Bumblebee was waiting and Aireons eyes welled up with tears and she wrapped her arms around him. Aireon laughed when Smokescreen and Carbon cat whistled, Bumblebee huffed and glared at them as Aireon laughed.
"Okay, guys, funny," Aireon grabbed Bumblebees hand and lead him out of the command room. "Very funny," Once the door closed behind them, they were quiet and they walked down the halls. Just wandering.
Soon they were in a quarters, they just sat on the separate berths, Aireon sighed before pulling something out from a panel in her chest. Bumblebee looked up, and he bleeped a question.
"Yeah, Ratchet and I finished it, we already checked it out. It works," Aireon held up the voice box. She stood up and Bumblebee laid back on the berth, she hesitated, "You'll tell me if I hurt you, right?"
He squeezed her hand in reassurance before Aireon got to work, Aireon did her best to not hurt Bumblebee and when it installed carefully and correctly. Aireon stepped back and watched as Bumblebee sat up and then said something.
"Aireon," Bumblebee said, and the plates slid from his mouth, and he gave his signature smile.
Aireon cheered and hugged him, "It worked! It actually worked!" Bumblebee spun her around before placing her back on her feet. Placing her hands on his cheek plates, she kissed him sweetly but tenderly.
Bumblebee and Aireon looked down at the sparkling recharging in her berth. She got Bumblebees bright yellow but she got her Aireons bright violet, and she had Bumblebees optics and Aireons optic color. She also had the silver streaks like Bumblebee but she was mostly yellow and violet. She was beautiful and she had just been born a few hours before.
"What are we going to name her?" Bumblebee asked his sparkmate.
Aireon smiled thinking about the human name she took a great liking, "What about Naomi?"
Bumblebee thought about it, "Naomi," the sparkling stirred and her eyes opened. "Naomi Bee-Prime," His daughter let out a baby giggle and squeal.
Arcee and Bulkhead came in with their son in Arcees arms, the sparkling giggled at the sight of his parents friends. Aireon smiled and held the baby as Bumblebee took Naomi from her berth. Arcee gushed over her eyes and the color, she was beautiful. She loved the name, she thought it fit perfectly and she was happy for childhood friends. They had lost their first child to Megatron when he had actually killed Aireon in the process, and two years later.
They had a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Since Aireon was the Queen, she didn't have a throne or a castle, she became the leader of the Autobots after Optimus sacrificed his spark to release the to help create new life. They had rebuilt the omega lock with the Forge of Solus Prime and were able to rebuild Cybertron.
And life was good.
Life was rebuilt.
Life that that happened way before Megatron and Optimus Primes existence.
They didn't regret it that the War happened, it taught them allot. And allowed them to learn and grow. And now instead of surviving, they can just…
Live.