Uzumaki Suiren: The second installment of my Transformers: Prime & Harry Potter crossover. The disclaimer: I don't own Transformers cause if I did then Bumblebee would be able speak by the Third movie and Hotshot, Red Alert, and Leobreaker would have been added into the movies and the new animations artwork wouldn't suck. I do, however own, Bladestrike, and the twins Gesshoku and Nisshoku Mutou aka Lunareclipse and Solareclipse of the Most Noble House of Mutou from Tokyo, Japan. Remember to Read and Review to let me know what you think, but it you don't the twist that I make then stop reading and find something else. Also don't leave a review that's flame or I will find a way to block you. Ja ne.
...My Line...
Gesshoku and Nisshoku Mutou aka Lunareclipse and Solareclipse now live in a bunker with Team Prime that the government had given the team in Jasper, Nevada with Optimus Prime, who is now Bladestrike's mechfriend. The team are now going around trying to collect Cybertronian artifacts before the Decepticons, but when Optimus gets a message from his old mentor Alpha Trion, they turned their sights on collecting the Four Cyber Keys in hopes of restoring Cybertron. But, can they do it before the 'Cons?
Optimus Prime/Original Cybertronian Mech Character(s)
Bumblebee/Original Hybrid Femme Character(s)
Jazz/Prowl
Slow Going Smokescreen/Original Hybrid Femme Character(s)
Mention of Ironhide/Chromia
Mention of Ultra Magnus/Original Human Femme Character(s)
...My Line...
"In hindsight, we accomplished what was required. With Unicron's awakening, extreme measures needed to be taken. Enemies became allies, allies became confidants. And, with the Matrix of Leadership, the planet Earth was saved. Though at immeasurable personal cost When Optimus surrendered the Matrix he'd lost more than the collective wisdom of the Primes. He lost himself."
"That doesn't follow. Optimus knew Megatron!"
Bulkhead nodded, "They were like BFFs!"
"If Optimus did not know his own name, perhaps it is because the title of Prime hasn't yet been granted to him."
Fowler stared up at him in confusion.
"Huh?"
Jack's expression was the same.
"What?"
Miko leaned forward as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Say again?"
"With the power of the Matrix no longer within him, it would stand to reason that Optimus has reverted to his pre-Prime state: the historical archivist, Orion Pax."
June seemed to grasp the concept.
"So, in his mind..."
"He's gettin' hexed," the twins said at the same time.
Fowler motioned up at him finally catching on.
"Are you telling me Prime thinks he is some kind of librarian? AND a Decepticon?!"
...My Line...
Bladestrike nervously fidgeted while he stood on the bridge of the Decepticon Warship as Megatron had forced him to be there.
"Attention Crew," Megatron spoked up. "Our guest is currently in isolation to help ease his transition, but when Orion Pax emerges, he is to be shown every courtesy. And the first to address him as 'Optimus Prime' will have their voice box torn out."
Just then the spider femme walked forward making the monochrome mech to glare.
"Lord Megatron, is wise to allow an Autobot, current or former, full run of the premises?" Airachnid asked.
"Nothing happens aboard this ship without my knowledge," Megatron told her as he looked over his shoulder. "You would do well to remember that, Airachnid." He narrowed his optics. "But, there's no need for concern. Orion does not possess the same fight Optimus is so renowned for."
"Then what use is he to our cause?"
"Rest assured, Orion Pax will indeed earn his stripes," Megatron vented.
"And what of the Elite Guard member?" she asked as she looked over at the young mech.
A few Seekers growled at her as they moved to block her gaze seeing as their protocols were telling them to protect the carrying mech from the spider.
"He would not risk the new spark should he be carrying," Megatron answered. "And judging by the way that the Seekers are acting then there is no doubt that he is." He looked at the monochrome mech, who stared at the Decepticon Seekers in surprise. "They have protocols that activate when around a carrying mech or femme telling them to protect even if it's early into the carrying phase."
Airachnid backed off as she knew about Seeker protocols and didn't want to be offlined. Bladestrike looked around before turning to walk out to find the red and blue mech knowing that he was to keep his mouth shut or risk harm.
...My Line...
"Welcome back to the winning team," Knockout was heard saying as the monochrome mech walked into the medbay.
The Pax looked over at the young mech as the red mech finished with changing the Autobot symbols to the Decepticons ones.
"Bladestrike," Orion vented a sigh of relief at seeing him.
"'Ello Orion," the Elite Guard mech greeted him softly with a smile.
"Alright, your done, Pax," the Decepticon medic told him before turning towards the monochrome mech. "Now you get over here so I can run the scans."
The young mech nodded before walked over to him as Orion stood up from the berth, but remained nearby while Knockout ran his scans.
...My Line...
"Being a Decepticon is a choice, Agent Fowler. One I have a hard time believing Optimus would make at any point in his life."
Bulkhead looked up at him.
"So, if he's riding with the 'Cons.."
"It's because Megatron is working some kind of voodoo," Arcee finished. "Though I take some form of comfort in knowing that Bladestrike is with him."
"I don't," Jazz scoffed. "Not when Bladestrike could be carryin'."
"Jazz is right," Prowl nodded his agreed.
Ratchet turned to face the 'bots.
"Orion Pax may not currently be an Autobot up here," he said as he tapped his helm. "But, I must believe, he will never stop being one in here." He laid his hand over his chassis over his spark while frowning softly. "We must locate him to know for certain."
Fowler held up both his hands, walking closer to the railing.
"Hold up. I have a chip lodged in my behind that let's Uncle Sam know when I stop for donuts. Are you telling me, you can't just track Prime and Bladestrike?"
Ratchet turned back to his computer screens.
"Optimus' and Bladestrike signals have not reappeared since Prime embarked for Earth's core. But, we must get to work finding them if we have any hope of initiating Optimus' contingency plan."
Arcee looked back at Ratchet.
"Contingency plan?"
"What contingency?"
Miko leaned on the railing.
"Is that even a word?"
"The Key card," Jack said as Gesshoku pulled it out of her pocket while they looked at Ratchet. "So what does it do?"
"It grants access to Vector Sigma, the repository of the wisdom of the Primes."
Raf looked at the medical officer.
"Is that some sort of supercomputer?"
"So, we can just download Optimus' memories back into him? Great! Which one is the big V? Over here? Somewhere in back?"
"Vector Sigma is more than a "supercomputer", Jack. It is an ancient source of mystical power. On Cybertron."
...My Line...
Megatron, Orion, and Bladestrike walked onto the bridge of the Warship with the red and blue mech next to the gray mech while the monochrome mech behind them.
"You have been captive of the Autobots and locked in stasis for quite some time, Orion," the Decepticon Leader told him. "Long enough for us to be in exodus on another world."
"Exodus?" Orion asked confused looking at Bladestrike before looking back at Megatron. "Why?"
"Because the Warlord Ratchet's careless actions led to this," Megatron told him as he pressed a button and the screen showed the metal planet.
"Cybertron," the red and blue mech gasped in shock while Bladestrike bowed his helm with his optics shut.
Megatron looked at him trying to read his thoughts with a slight smirk.
...My Line...
"Jackson Darby, Gesshoku Mutou, you two will not be traveling to another planet!"
"I'm in!" Miko said as she popped up next to Jack and Gesshoku.
"You're not going either, Miko," June stated before she turned to the 'bots. "Not when one of you can."
Fowler nodded.
"June's right. Why send the boy and girl to do a bot's job?"
Ratchet stared down at him.
"Because only a Prime can access Vector Sigma, or one chosen by a Prime," he answered. "Optimus gave the key card to Jack and Gesshoku. It is now imprinted with their unique biosignatures."
So," Miko began looking confused as she ran forward. "Jack and Gesshoku are now some sort of honorary Primes?"
"Let's just say Jack and Gesshoku are the only ones capable of returning Optimus to the Autobot we knew," Ratchet answered without really answering.
"But, why would Optimus willfully endanger humans - children?" June asked.
"I'm not a child, mom!"
"Neith'ah am I an' I'm not fully human, June!"
"Maybe Optimus believes there's more to Jack and Gesshoku than meets the eye," Arcee told her with a smirk.
"All of which is moot," Ratchet stated. "The key-card is useless to us without the means of reaching Cybertron, which we at present do not possess."
"Dude," Miko called calmly while she gestured to the ground bridge. "What about that?"
"Miko, the ground bridge barely got them into Earth's Orbit," Raf spoke up next. "Remember?"
"Yeah," she shrugged. "But, Ratchet built it…can't he, like, turbocharge it or something?"
Ratchet began to protest, but than he shut his mouth before he gained a thoughtful look.
...My Line...
"I-I cannot believe Ratchet capable of such horrors."
"Yes," Megatron agreed with him. "And to think the Doctor of Doom's mad quest for power continues." Bladestrike had to bite his glossa to keep quiet as he opened his optics and lift his helm up. "His marauders pursued us to this planet's orbit. We feel it's species are not ready to behold us, but we have resolved to protect this world from the same tragedy which was dealt to our own."
The two mechs watched as Megatron walked for a few steps.
"One question Megatron," Orion said stopping him. "Why are we called Decepticons?"
"Another craven Autobot scare tactic," Megatron answered as he turned to face them. "The name was meant to demonize us. Instead we wear it as a badge of honor, for if speaking the truth is deception then we are gladly guilty." The red and blue mech nodded his helm. "Now please Orion. There will be plenty of time for catching up. You must rest."
The gray mech looked at Bladestrike, who hide slightly behind the other large mech, before turning to walk away as Orion looked at the screen one last time.
"Megatron, I will do my part to stop Ratchet's unspeakable crimes of aggression," Orion called out to him as a fist formed at his side before he placed over his spark while turning to face the Decepticon Warlord. "This I vow...with all my spark."
...My Line...
It's been two days, since Team Prime with Megatron's help had put Unicorn back to stasis, but also since Optimus got amnesia returning to be be Orion Pax. It was at that moment in time that Orion was working on decoding the Iacon database as Bladestrike recharged nearby.
"Orion," Megatron spoke up as he walked in being sure to be as quiet as possible when he noticed the recharging mech. "How fares Project Iacon?"
"I am a bit rusty, I fear," the red and blue mech answered softly. "I've only managed to decode three entries."
"And what do these entries comprise of?"
"They were logged by Autobot Archivists during the war after I entered stasis," Orion answered. "My only knowledge of their content so far is that they are coordinates targeting locations on this very planet." Orion turned to face Megatron as he activated a hologram of Earth. "I surmise that they could indicate hiding hiding places for vessels shuttled from Cybertron for safe keeping."
"Such as historical documents or cultural artifacts?" questioned Megatron as he walked over to the hologram.
"My greatest fear is Weapons of mass Destruction hidden away for later use," Orion informed him.
"All the more reason it is essential that we do everything in our power to keep said vessels from Autobot reach," the Warlord said as he turned to the red and blue mech and rested a servo on Orion's shoulder guard. "We are fortunate to have you on our side, Orion Pax."
He than turned to leave.
"Lord Megatron, I am puzzled by one particular finding," Orion spoke up stopping him. "I have discovered several historical references to Starscream as your Second-in-Command." He than hit a button on the computer and picture of Starscream appeared. "Yet, I have not seen him aboard the ship."
"Sadly, Commander Starscream is dead," Megatron told him before he left.
...My Line...
Gesshoku within a day had decided that Prowl was to be put in charge of Team Prime as she did not want to lead the team knowing that she had no skills in such a thing. The SIC was only to be in charge until they got their Leader along with said SIC's and their TIC's Sparkling back.
"Ratchet!" Agent Fowler called out through the system. "You awake?"
"Agent Fowler," Ratchet called. "Is it Optimus?"
"The cons have-"
"Then I'm busy," Ratchet called, turning back to the ground bridge.
"Agent Fowler," Prowl spoke up as he walked up. "What's the problem?"
"I can't report to you!"
"Actually, Prowl is Second-in-Command of the Autobot Army," Ratchet stated without looking up from the ground bridge control panels. "So, go ahead and report to him.
The older monochrome mech raised an optic ridge.
"Cons," Fowler stated while he let out a sigh. "They're busting into the same military research lab they hit two months ago."
Bee buzzed as the other five bots walked up behind their SIC.
"Another space bridge?" Bulkhead asked looking confused.
"But, for all we know, Optimus is riding with them," Arcee pointed out.
"Roll out!" Prowl ordered.
...My Line...
The 6 Autobots came through the ground bridge into the military base in their alt-modes before transforming into their bipedal modes.
"Drop the power source!" Bulkhead ordered the two cons before them; Breakdown and Knockout.
"Aren't you missing someone?" Knockout grinned while staring them down.
Solareclipse wasted no time in attacking them before shots rain down on the Autobots from above. They look up to see three vehicons falling in front of the two mechs. The Autobots all took aim and opened on them though Arcee took two shots that shot one out of the sky.
"Ready for that bridge!" one of the cons call.
"Arcee!" the black and pink femme yelled. "Tha ground bridge!"
"We'll be sure to tell the big O you said hello," Knockout catcalled before following his partner through the bridge.
Arcee and Solareclipse both transformed into their alt-modes before speeding for the ground bridge where they both jumped through it without even hesitating.
...My Line...
Arcee charged right between the two con while squealing her tires as she races through the halls as Solareclipse drove into Knockout's legs which sent him to the ground. The young Mutou turned the same corner that Arcee, but she quickly transformed into her bipedal mode before allowing her form to become human.
The pink tinted dark haired adult was wearing her hair up in a bun with a beanie over it while she was wearing a firm fitting black leather bodysuit that has thick pink stripes up both sides and was tucked into a pair of mid-thigh length thin 4" heel dark pink leather boots while equipped with a dark gray leather belt with two dark gray leather leg gun stealth and elbow length dark pink gloves to blend into the shadows. Though around her neck was a golden solar eclipse surrounding the Autobot Symbol pendant hanging from a silver chain that her Sister with the help of Ratchet made for her and upon her back was a kanata.
The witch flicked her wrist allowing her wand to fall into her hand before casting a Notice-Me-Not charm on herself before returning to her Cybertron form. Once that was finished with, Solareclipse ran through the halls using her speed that she had in both her alt-mode and her bipedal and it wasn't long till the black and pink femme was able to catch up to the other Autobot femme just in time to see Soundwave activate a ground bridge between himself and Arcee sending her through it before deactivating it. The young Mutou came to a stop when she saw her Prime and her Sister's Guardian come into view without giving herself away.
"I heard a commotion," the Prime told Soundwave, who looked back at him.
Without saying a word, the Decepticon's TIC left them standing there before the Elite Guard followed the amnesic Prime as he walked away unaware of Solareclipse was following them.
...My Line...
Ratchet ran a scanner over Arcee's knee.
"You weren't able to determine the Decepticons' location?" he was rambling. "Or if Optimus was even on board ship!?"
"I…" Arcee started to say before she looked away angrily. "Couldn't confirm."
Bulkhead angrily growled before he turned and pounded his fist down onto something.
"Bulkhead!" Ratchet whined.
"What?" The bot protested "You needed that? Only thing I need is our head honcho back!"
"It's not your fault…" Jack told Arcee softly as the femme staring at her peds.
"If any of us needed rescuing, Optimus would've found a way!" she argued. "I didn't." She than paused. "Though Solareclipse is still on the ship."
Ratchet looked thoughtful.
"She must have used her human form along with her magic to her advantage," he hummed. "That femme is sneaky when she has or wants to be."
"Prowl!" Fowler yelled. "What happened out there!? Reports indicate at least a dozen wounded! The heat's on me to provide some sort of explanation! You guys gotta get your act together, or the pentagon will make me shut down your base!"
"But, where would you go?" Raf questioned.
"Who knows!?" Ratchet shouted angrily. "Maybe they'll ship us to some island or fire us into space. Wouldn't that be a welcome relief!?"
"I don't blame Fowler!" Arcee argued. "Optimus would've evacuated all humans from the area before engaging the cons."
Bumblebee buzzed in what the humans assumed was agreement.
"We don't actually know what Optimus would've done because he's not here!" Bulkhead growled.
"You're pretty good at stating the obvious, Bulk," Arcee stood up while Gesshoku face palmed. "Anything else you'd like to mention that we don't already know?"
"Nothing I can say in front of the children!"
"Hey!" Jack hollered gaining the bots attention. "Aren't we overlooking two positive? Nobody's talking about what the cons got their hands on! And the fact that Solareclipse is on the ship right now as we speak."
"Yes," Ratchet scoffed. "We managed to allow them to finally acquire a power source for their space bridge!"
"Okay, I can understand the one about Solareclipse, but how is the other a positive?" Arcee stated.
Jack grinned.
"We let them finish building their space bridge-"
"Why? So they can bring more zombies from Cybertron?"
"No!" Jack answered. "So we can commandeer it and use it to send me and Gesshoku to Cybertron."
The room was silent as it sunk in.
"Woah," Miko broke the silence. "That's a pretty good idea,"
"Well," Arcee sarcastically scoffed. "If Miko thinks it's a good idea…"
"I agree wit' Jack," Gesshoku also agreed. "An' nobody sayin' it'll be easy."
"You've seized a space bridge before!" Jack pointed out.
"We blew one up!" Bulkhead also stated. "That's a whole lot different than 6 of us seizing and holding one."
Bumblebee buzzed.
"Bee's right," Arcee said, tone softer than before. "We'd have to find the thing first."
"Uh, hello!" Miko rolled her eyes. "If it's a space bridge, isn't it.."
She pointed up.
"The term space refers to its transport range, not it's physical location!" Ratchet shouted angrily. "And we've been monitoring Earth's orbit since the last one-we'd know if it were there!"
"So, the Bridge can be somewhere here on Earth," Jack stated.
"Like trying to find a servo in a scrapyard," Bulkhead growled.
"Than maybe we'd better start looking," Arcee stated.
"But, the fact remains…" Ratchet called out suddenly, fear laced into his voice. "We do not know what the Decepticons have in store for Optimus and Bladestrike, or if they are truly safe from harm."
"Not until Solareclipse contacts us," Raf added.
...My Line...
A pair of cyan eyes watched from the ceiling after using a sticking charm to get up there as her Prime worked on decoding of some kind while Bladestrike refueled not to far away. She than reached up to her ear where a bluetooth that the Ratchet had created that worked on the Autobot com. frequency was.
"Solareclipse ta Base," she spoke into it quietly.
"Solareclipse?" Ratchet asked. "Oh, thank the Allspark. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Ratchet," the hybrid answered. "I 'hought dat I should tell ya an' tha team dat I 'ave a visual on our very own glitchhead Optimus...Orion...oh, whatev'ah tha Pit he is called at dis point in time."
"How is he?" Arcee asked this time though there was a hint of amusement in her voice.
"He's alright," Solareclipse answered. "An' so is Bladestrike." She heard both Jazz and Prowl vent sighs of relief at that. "But, it looks like our glitchhead Prime..." Miko could be heard laughing along with Gesshoku and Ironhide. "Is decodin' someting fer tha 'Cons." She let out a sigh. "An' no I do not know wha' he is decodin'." The pink tinted dark haired witch than rolled her eyes as she noticed Starscream walk into the room. "I 'ave ta git back ta ya guys lat'ah seein' as Starscream has made an appearance. Solareclipse out."
She watched as he stopped and looked at the red and blue mech, who turned around to face him.
"No," she heard the gray mech breathed. "Optimus Prime!"
He than dropped the cubes of energon before he aimed his missiles at the red and blue mech making a look of shock come to Orion's faceplate though he seemed to be moving over towards Bladestrike as if to protect him. The witch felt like face palming when she realized that a Seeker would be able to sense if a femme or mech was with spark and feel the need to protect them.
"Scrap," the young Mutou sighed while face palming. "Jus' wha' I need taday."
"No," Orion spoke. "I mean no harm."
"No?" Starscream asked. "Than why are you here?"
"Research for Lord Megatron," the Prime answered.
"Is this some kind of joke?" the Seeker asked.
"I do not understand," the red and blue mech answered taking the gray mech by surprised. "And why did you call me Optimus Prime?"
"Because why wouldn't I?"
"Because my name is Orion Pax," was the answer the Seeker got. "I am far from being a Prime."
Solareclipse had to bite her tongue to keep from laughing out loud though she did noticed the Decepticon Symbol on his shoulder instead of his Autobot one and that Bladestrike looked just as amused as her. Though she wasn't the only one, who noticed either.
"You reminded me of someone I once knew that's all," Starscream told him.
"You are Starscream?"
"Yes."
"Lord Megatron told me that you have been terminated," Orion stated.
"Lord Megatron says many things only some of which are true," the Seeker stated.
"You do not suggest that our great leader speaks falsehood?" the azure opticed mech asked confused.
This had the smaller gray mech in stitches as he laughed.
"You are truly being kept in the dark aren't you?" he asked once he calmed down.
"You speak in riddles Starscream," Orion stated as he walked up to him. "Please tell me what you know?"
"And in return?"
Just than the door opened to reveal three vehicons, who pointed their weapons at Starscream.
"Starscream, surrender," one of them ordered.
In a cowardly way the gray Seeker ran and hide behind the Prime.
"Hold your fire!" Orion yelled before Starscream transformed and fly out of there.
"Remain in the lab," one of the vehicons ordered as the other two went after Starscream.
"But, I..."
"Lord Megatron's orders," he interrupted.
Once he left and closed the door, Solareclipse watched as her Leader and Prime narrowed his optics in thought and smirked to herself.
"Tank ya, Starscream," she mumbled before blinking surprised. "Where in tha Pit did dat come from?"
...My Line...
Ratchet had finished with his tinkering.
"Rafael, is the test subject ready?"
Raf sat the car down while holding the controller before he than tested the controls before nodding as the blue light came on.
"Check. Long range GPS activated."
Ratchet turned to him.
"I have doubts whether my recalibrations have successfully extended ground bridge range, but there is only one way to find out." He turned pulled the lever down, activating the ground bridge before Raf then drove the car through the bridge, Ratchet watching intently, "Come on.."
The car was almost through when it was zapped, falling to pieces and the ground bridge shutting off making Ratchet sighed, shaking his head.
Raf turned to him, smiling.
"It was just the first try."
Ratchet sighed again.
"No, Rafael, it was pure folly. A misguided act of desperation. It takes eons to master space bridge engineering." He turned back to his computer screens. "And no one is more accomplished than the Decepticons."
Raf looked up at his back.
"You know, there's this thing in gym class where you have to climb a rope all the way to the ceiling. It's really hard and I've never been able to do it. But when I told Bee about it, he believed in me which made me practice a ton. Finally, just a couple of weeks ago, I made it to the top."
Ratchet turned to him confused.
"What does any of this have to do with gym class?!"
Raf frowned, looking away from him.
"I...I was just..." Ratchet sighed and turned back around again making Raf's frown to deepen before he started to walk away. "I'll give you some alone time..."
...My Line..
The witch was about to make a move to speak to the red and blue mech when the door opened and in walked Megatron.
'Oh, great, it's buckethead,' the witch thought with a sigh.
"Orion, I am so sorry for the commotion," he stated as the archivist turned around. "You weren't in anyway harmed were you?"
"No, Lord Megatron," he answered. "But, did you tell me that Starscream was dead?"
"Because he is dead to our cause," Megatron answered. "Starscream was my most trust lieutenant until he turned traitor and joined the Autobots." Nisshoku had to bite her tongue for the second time as well as cover her mouth to keep from yelling bullshit. "Never have I seen such a firm mount act of deceit. He did not say anything troubling to you?"
"No," Orion answered.
"Good," Megatron told him as he turned around. "It would be sound to forget the whole thing and return to your project."
The hybrid watched as the head Con walked out the door.
"As you wish, Milord," Orion told him just before it closed.
She waited until the red and blue mech had turned around to face the computer before she dropped to the floor quietly after releasing the sticking charm and Notice-Me-Not charm before returning to her Cybertronian form. Bladestrike looked over at her in shock, but didn't say anything as she made the sign for him to be quiet.
"I never 'hought dat I would agree wit' Scream'ah, but Megatron has played ya like a fiddle," she spoke up as she crossed her arms over her chest.
With a gasp, the archivist spun around to face the femme though he was weary and suspicious of her.
"Who are you?" he asked her.
He noticed that her build was that of a Cyberninja, so that would explain how she went unnoticed till she spoke up though height reminded him of his old friend Ironhide.
"I am Solareclipse," the black and pink femme answered. "An' I am a Hybrid. Half organic, half Cybertronian."
A gasp of surprise came from Orion at her words.
...My Line...
Bulkhead rumbled through the ground bridge, transforming as it closed behind him.
"No sign of energon spikes," he told Ratchet, who was working at the ground bridge control. "Arcee or Bee find a space bridge?"
"They haven't yet reported back," Ratchet mumbled, not looking up from the screen.
"Ratchet, you alright?" Bulk asked, genuine concern laced in his voice.
"Hmm?" he finally looked up. "Yes. Yeah, let's just get you to the next quadrant."
Just than there was a faint pinging from the main computer system which drawing their attention to it.
"What is it?" Bulkhead asked as Ratchet typed away.
"A high-frequency signal….With an embedded message..." he isolated the source before enlarging it. "For me."
"Optimus?"
"Starscream!" he exclaimed as the con's picture appeared. "'I have obtained information regarding your leader. Bring medical kit, come alone.'"
The two of them than opened up the bridge before heading on through to speak to Starscream.
...My Line...
"Hybrid?" Orion asked confused. "But, Megatron said nothing about that."
"O' course not," Solareclipse told him. "He doesn't want ya ta know dat's why he said nothin'. Told ya nothin' about meh." She shrugged. "O' course, he only knows o' mah Sist'ah, so dat is understandable on why ya weren't told."
"I am sorry, but I do not remember you," the red and blue mech told her.
"Dere is no need ta be sorry," the femme stated as she looked him in the optics. "Yar answers cin all be found 'hough in tha name dat Starscream called ya."
"You mean the name Optimus Prime?" he asked her getting a smile from the femme.
"Yes," was her answer.
Just than the door opened making them to look over at it to which Solareclipse let out a growl when she saw Soundwave standing there.
"Soundwave?" Orion asked confused.
"How'dy, Soundwave," the black and pink femme greeted sarcastically though the black mech just stared at her. "Ya are really one creepy mech. Did ya know dat?" She vented a sigh moving away from the red and blue mech not wanting him to get hurt. "But, o' course, I 'ave seen creepi'ah tings dan ya."
Solareclipse than tackled the silent mech out of the door as they both closed it to keep Orion and Bladestrike from getting in the way. The two of them disentangled from each other and put some space between them.
"Aw, the Cyberninja for the Autobots," an all to familiar voice spoke from behind Soundwave.
"Wha' up, buckethead?" the hybrid witch greeted cheekily.
Megatron moved to stand next to Soundwave as the Autobot femme reached up over her right shoulder to grasp the handle of her kanata.
"Still has lovely as ever I see," was the main 'Con's sarcastic answer.
"I do try," she said cheekily once again. "But, I am afraid dat I cin not stay ta chat anymore as I 'ave places ta go an'..." She smirked at him. "A mech ta report ta..." While still smirking, Solareclipse shrug. "Until weh git OUR PRIME back."
She than whistled before a what looked like a Cyberhawk flew over to her.
"What?" Megatron stared at it in surprise.
Hell, even Soundwave was surprised before a ground bridge opened up behind her.
"I would say it was nice ta see ya, but dan again dat would be lyin'," she told them before running through with the robotic hawk right behind her.
...My Line...
The two 'bots came out of the ground in a forest near a mountain before the femme turned to her Cyberhawk deployer.
"Return home, Cyberfire," she ordered. "Ya 'ave mah tanks." The hawk let out cry before taking to the air and once it was out of sight, Solareclipse opened up her com. link. "Solareclipse ta Base. I need a ground bridge."
"Understood," Ratchet answered her.
She let out a vented sigh before walking through the bridge that opened for her.
...My Line...
The humans and 'bots all turned to the femme as she walked through the bridge and into the base.
"Well?" Ratchet asked at once.
"He's fine," she answered making them all sigh in relief. "Starscream actually came in use taday as he...unknown ta 'im anyways...has Orion Pax doubtin' Megatron's words...even questiontin' 'em an' all I had ta do was use more fuel on tha fire while fanning tha flames. So, ta speak." The Autobot medic nodded his helm while the femme turned towards the two sparkmates. "Bladestrike is also alright, but tis bin confirmed dat he is carryin' tanks ta tha Seekers' Protocols."
"Ya do yar magic heritage proud," the Saboteur said.
"I do try," she told him with a smile.
The white, blue, red, and black mech laughed in amusement.
"But, tanks fer tha info," he told her.
"No problem," she told him before they turned to Ratchet, who brought up coordinates.
"The Decepticon space bridge is located right here," Ratchet stated to the group while enhancing the signal. "Deep within an energon mine."
"Adjacent to a raw fuel supply." Arcee nodded. "Clever. What's our intel?"
Ratchet and Bulkhead looked at each other confusing the others.
"A…reliable source." Ratchet mumbled while looking towards the humans on the catwalk. "So, do we have a consensus?"
"Do we even know if humans or even hybrids can breathe in your atmosphere?" June argued.
"I'll hook Jack and Gesshoku up," Fowler assured her. "Completely state of the art. I still have connections at NASA."
"It's…still too dangerous," she argued again.
"Mom," Jack pleaded walking toward her. "I know this is hard, but Optimus risked his life to save our planet, and he's not even human. We owe it to him."
"An' I cin make mah own choices, June," the lavender tinted dark haired witch added.
"Jack and Gesshoku maybe the only ones, who can do this, June," Arcee told her as she walked forward. "But, I don't want you to think for one moment that I'll allow them to travel unchaperoned."
"An' I'll be goin' wit'," Solareclipse informed. "Gesshoku maybe tha oldest, but she is still mah Sist'ah."
The blue femme nodded her helm at that.
"Not everyone is destined for an ordinary life," Ratchet called. "Optimus Prime was once Orion Pax, after all."
The woman sighed before turning to Jack with tears in her eyes.
"When you were little…" she choked out. "You always wanted to be an astronaut."
...My Line...
"Okay, I can do this," Bladestrike heard Orion mumble from where he was reading. "Optimus Prime." He looked over to see the red and blue mech pull up a picture and almost face palmed. "Optimus Prime, Leader of the Autobot Invaders." Orion looked surprised. "I reminded Starscream of him. And Lord Megatron told me that Ratchet was the Autobot Leader. Someone is not telling me the truth."
"Dat's Ultra Magnus," the monochrome mech spoke up.
This had the red and blue mech jumping a foot in the air before he spun around.
"What?"
Bladestrike walked up to him while looking at the picture.
"Dat mech in tha picture is Ultra Magnus, Commander o' tha Autobot Wreck'ahs," the Elite Guard informed him.
"How..."
"I 'ave meet 'im a few times while attendin' tha Elite Guard Academy," Bladestrike stated as he looked up at the taller mech. "Not only dat, but he is also Solareclipse's an' 'er eld'ah Sist'ah Lunareclipse's Oppiluk."
A look of surprise and shock came to Orion's face.
"I didn't know that it was possible for us to have sparklings with organic life forms," the archivist said.
"Nieth'ah did Ironhide an' I," Bladestrike stated with a small smile. "Until weh meet tha Eclipse twins as they are bein' called."
Orion looked back at the picture with narrowed optics.
...My Line...
"We will ground bridge directly into the energon mine." Ratchet ordered the next second. "And make our way to the space bridge chamber, neutralizing any Decepticon forces we encounter. Once we secure the space bridge, we will send for Jack and Gesshoku. Stealth must be an absolute priority."
"Which is why I am goin' wit'," Solareclipse stated.
Ratchet nodded at this knowing that there was no way to change her mind.
"We will most certainly be outnumbered," He went on. "And if any Decepticon should transmit an alert to the warship…"
"The odds become 400 to one," Bulkhead rumbled.
"Scrambling communications upon entry will certainly provide an edge in this regard."
"Taking the bridge is the easy part." Arcee reminded us. "You 6 need to hold it long enough for Jack, Gesshoku, Solareclipse, and me to get to Cybertron and back."
"Rafael climbed to the top of the rope in gym class, we can do this," Ratchet said as the boy beamed at him.
"What does gym class have to do with anything?" Miko glared. "And if Ratchet gets to go on a commando raid, I'm going too."
"No way, Miko!" the black and pink femme rumbled. "Ya are ta stay here or so Primus, help meh, ya'll find out why dose o' Potter blood were feared an' respected fer our rune abilities as well as our skills in pranks. Cause I will create a rune dat will make sure dat ya DO NOT follow any Autobot on any mission EVER again an' prank ya so bad dat ya'll 'ave ta learn ta sleep wit' one eye open." She leaned down to look the young girl in the eyes. "Do I make mahself clear?"
"Yes," the young human girl grumbled before walking away angrily and with a bit of fear.
"And nurse Darby will stand by in case of emergency." Ratchet stated before they all turned to the ground bridge.
"Kids, time to suite up," Fowler said just before the five bots walked through the bridge.
...My Line...
The bots walked through the ground bridge in a circle with their weapons at the ready.
"Clear," Bulkhead whispered.
"Clear," Arcee agreed.
They all than turned around and charged through the tunnels the next moment. There were three cons manning the bridge which was perfect, so Arcee crawled onto a nearby driller while Bumblebee prepared to charge next. The blue femme than jumped in front of the vehicons before kicking one to the ground while Bumblebee rammed one into the side of the driller and then looking at Arcee approvingly the next minute.
"Command," the remaining con called through a scrambled comm. "This is space bridge control. We are under attack." Solareclipse and Bulkhead both walked up behind him."Command! Do you-"
"Dat's not goin' ta workin'," the black and pink femme sung before Bulkhead slammed his mass into the 'Cons head.
Ratchet, Prowl, and Jazz joined them while the former was grinning like a madman as they all regrouped before turning to the elevator type thing.
"Going down," Bulk sneered making the guard turning to face him.
However before the guard completed the 180, Bulkhead delivered a punch to the face which knocked him down. The 8 'bots all traveled through the hall as it grew darker with a blue tint to the walls growing brighter, however, once they rounded a corner, they ducked behind rocks.
"By the Allspark…" Doc muttered.
The other 7 followed his gaze to a massive metal foundation which ended in a scaled up version of the ground bridge tunnel.
"Thank you Starscream," Arcee muttered making Bulkhead to gawk at her. "Who else could it be?"
Bulkhead and Bumblebee raced over to a driller with Arcee and Jazz close behind them while Ratchet and Prowl very calmly stalked over to the massive metal stand as Solareclipse went human to climb the walls. There was a groaning as the two mechs hauled the piece of machinery into the air, crushing some of the vehicons. The lavender tinted dark haired adult dropped from the ceiling once she reached the plateform changing into her Cybertronian form on the way down and then with Arcee's help took the last two 'Cons as Ratchet walked past them.
"A masterpiece of engineering…" Ratchet muttered approaching the control panel.
"Operational?"
"Fully."
"Perimeter secured," Bulk called from below.
"Now the scary part…"
"I'm shutting down the communication scrambler in order to contact base and maintain communication through the remainder of the mission," Ratchet stated before he commed base.
...My Line...
"Strike team to base," Ratchet's voice sounded over the coms. "Objective secured."
"That's your que," Fowler told the two as he turned them.
Jack and Gesshoku made their way down to stand in front of the ground bridge where they put on their helmets on while Raf and Miko joined them.
"Bringing me back a souvenir," Raf told them.
"So...what happens when you have to go to the bathroom?" Miko asked.
"Safe journey you two," Fowler stated.
"Just...go already," June sighed. "Optimus needs you."
"He'll be safe wit' Arcee, Solareclipse, an' I, June," Gesshoku told her. "I promise."
The two of them stepped away with smiles before they saluted them a salute that Fowler returned while June blew her son a kiss. The two of them than turned away and walked through the portal.
...My Line...
Gesshoku and Jack walking through the ground bridge in space suits.
"Locking on to Cybertron."
"You two ready?" Arcee asked as Solareclipse joined her.
"Let's do this," Jack answered as Gesshoku pulled out the key to look at it.
"I'm leaving the space bridge portal open in order to eliminate any communications lag over the great distance and make it easier for you to locate when you're ready to return." Ratchet stated.
"Easier to locate?" Jack puzzled. "You're not bridging us straight to the big V?"
"Vector Sigma's true location is shrouded in myth and rumor, Jack. It is said that the path of the Primes leads there. We must be confident that Optimus will guide you."
"Don't worry," Arcee called as Ratchet turned his attention back to the controls. "Space bridging is just like ground bridging." Ratchet hit a button before a giant green orb forming inside of the tunnel before them though the wind howled through the rocks around them though the humming did sound more like a shout. "Just a little more intense!"
The bots all watched as the four walked forward and then disappeared through the orb with the familiar sizzle.
...My Line...
It wasn't long till they reached the other side and the three Earth natives could only stared at the destroyed planet; one in awe and the other two in sadness. The four of them walked away from the bridge while Jack was looking around.
"I can't believe it," Jack gashed. "I'm actually on another planet." The twins shared a look with each other. "Arcee this is incredible." He then looked up at her. "Arcee?"
"This isn't how I wanted you three to see my home," she told them.
"I'm...I'm sorry."
"Arcee."
"In the fog of war it's hard to see beyond the next leg of the mission or the next punch in the fight," Arcee said. "We did our best to save Cybertron, but when the fog finally lifted...there wasn't much left to save."
"Arcee, Jack, Solareclipse, Gesshoku?" Ratchet commed cautiously. "Do you copy?"
"Roger," Jack reply. "We're on Cybertron."
"Just keep the sight seeing to a minimum, will ya?"
"Indeed," Ratchet echoed. "We don't know if your journey is five klicks of 5,000."
"Understood," Arcee answered. "We're out,"
The two femmes looked at the human and hybrid as the lavender tinted dark haired adult pulled out the key.
"Okay," she breathed. "Ratchet said that the key card would guide us to it..."
"But, I don't see how," Jack finished as Gesshoku turned to face them only for the key to start to glow.
The cyan eyed witch moved the key around until it glowed and plus brightly in one direction.
"There you go," Arcee said as she and Solareclipse transformed into their alt-modes.
Jack climbed onto the blue femme while Gesshoku got into her Sister before the two femmes took off in the direction the key card pointed them, too.
...My Line...
The rest of the Autobots all stood around as they waited for Arcee, Solareclipse, Gesshoku and Jack to get back.
"This could take a while," Bulkhead stated.
"Space bridge control, do you read me?" an all to familiar voice sounded through the coms. "Space bridge control, this is Breakdown. Your status report is overdue."
"Scrap," Bulkhead muttered before clearing his throat.
"Bulkhead no!" Ratchet stopped him. "He'll recognize your voice."
"I can make it lower," Bulk mumbled in a voice not too different before screeched. "Higher?"
"He would recognize mine as well…" Ratchet muttered.
The two bots turned to Bumblebee, who was glaring at them, before they looked at Prowl and Jazz.
"Don't look at us," the Second-in-Command stated.
"Come in, Space bridge control. Don't make me come down there and dent some engine blocks."
"Some body say something," Fowler's voice echoed through. "Pronto."
"Raf, patch in Agent Fowler."
"You have one nanocycle to respond or-"
"This is Space bridge control," Fowler cut the con off. "Situation normal."
"Normal?" Breakdown asked. "You sure about that?"
"We were just…calibrating the subsystems and we…had a surge. But, it's fine now….How are you?"
Prowl looked up at the ceiling as if to ask Primus why while Jazz face palmed.
"Uh...never, better. I know it's thankless down there…keep up the good work."
"Will do. Control out."
...My Line...
"Why would the Decepticon's archives be so encrypted," the red and blue mech mumbled as he tried to find answers.
Bladestrike watched from where he was once again setting with a cube of energon looking a little bit smug that his mechfriend was finally questioning everything that Megatron told him. And the funny thing was, he had Starscream to thank for that as well as Solareclipse, who just fanned the flames, that the rouge Decepticon started.
'Come on,' the monochrome mech thought. 'Just a little more.' He watched as the picture of Ultra Magnus started to change. 'Hurry it up.'
Orion gasp when the picture showed himself this time.
"How could I possibly be Optimus Prime?" he asked himself.
The Elite Guard sighed as in relief at this.
...My Line...
The two femmes continued to drive down the Cybertron's roads as the older Mutou twin pulled out the key card which glowed brighter still.
"Dat way," Gesshoku told them.
"Towards Koan?" Arcee asked.
"The Decepticon capital?" Jack asked her. "Swell."
The femmes pulled to stop as they looked up at the fortress in front of them.
"We're on foot from here," Arcee told Jack as he got of while Gesshoku stepped out of the jaguar that was her Sister's alt-mode before the two femmes transformed into their bipedal modes. "Don't want the engine noise to attract the wrong kind of attention."
"Cons?" the two asked.
"Vermin," Arcee answered as the two femme had their weapons out looking around.
"Dis way," Gesshoku told them once she had pulled out the key card again.
The four of them started to walk away towards the fortress. The witch hybrid waved the key card around as they walked though she had her wand out.
"We must be close," Jack said as he noticed it glow just slightly brighter.
Solareclipse looked up as they walked beneath a statue of Megatron.
"Megatron sure loves 'imself doesn't he?" she asked.
"You have no idea," Arcee answered with a slight cackle.
It didn't take them long to walked into what looked like a courtyard in front of the fortress, but it was then that ground started to rumble also cracks started to form in front of them as the key card glowed majorly bright. Gesshoku and Jack blinked as they walked up to a tunnel that rosed out of the ground before the door opened in response to the key's presence.
"Vector Sigma's...down here?" Jack asked confused.
"Kaon didn't always belong to the Decepticons," Arcee informed them. "Megatron took it as a Capitol. Apparently without realizing what lay beneath their feet."
However, both Arcee and Solareclipse looked up when tiny pieces of rubble fell from the top to see a giant bug like boy with a red visor looking at them. It than shrieked and jumped at them only for Acree and Solareclipse to jump to the side which got them out of the strange bot's way as it impacted with the ground. The two femmes started to open fire immediately, however, it did see Jack and Gesshoku, but it also saw Arcee's and Solareclipse insignia. The bug freaked out before it leapt at them tackling Arcee and Solareclipse backwards.
"Arcee!" Jack called.
"Imouto-chan!" Gesshoku shouted in worry.
The bug turned towards them where it noticed the glowing key card before rushing at Gesshoku, who raised her wand towards it, however, she didn't need as the two femmes shot at it getting it's attention.
...My Line...
The rest of Team Prime were all gathered around the controls for the Space Bridge.
"We're being attacked by some kind of giant bot-beetle!"
"An Insecticon!" Ratchet growled angrily.
"A what?"
"What are Decepticons doing on Cybertron?" Raf asked.
"A few remained in stasis-sentries-should the...enemy return."
...My Line...
Both Arcee and Solareclipse where putting their ninja like skills to use as they fought the Insecticon.
"Jack!" Arcee called.
"Gesshoku!"
"GO!" the two femme yelled.
"Seriously?"
...My Line...
"Without Arcee and Solareclipse?" June asked. "But, Arcee is their guide!"
"No, Nurse Darby," Ratchet told her. "Arcee is Jack's and Gesshoku's back up along with Solareclipse. The key card is their guide."
...My Line...
"DO IT!" Arcee yelled.
"Listen to her, Jack, Gesshoku," the woman assure her son and the young Mutou after a few moments. "You two have made it this far, Optimus is counting on you both."
"Roger that mom," Jack agreed.
"Ya got it," Gesshoku second.
The two of them than back up into the tunnel which allowed the door to close.
...My Line...
"Orion!" Megatron called out as he walked in. "Have you made progress with Project Iacon?"
"It would seem that I am a bit rustier than I thought," Orion answered as he turned to face him while Bladestrike moved closer to the red and blue mech.
"Wouldn't that have anything to do with your after hours research?" Megatron asked him. "Did I fail to mention that we would be tracking your activates?"
He then pressed a button and what Orion was looking at appeared on the screen.
'Scrap,' the monochrome mech thought.
"Why does history portray me siding with the Autobot aggressors?" Orion asked him. "Why would Starscream call me a Prime? I must know...who am I?"
"You are my clerk," Megatron answered. "Now get back to work and decode that database."
The red and blue mech looked at the computer before shaking his helm.
"No," the amnesic Prime told him. "I would rather erase my findings than make them available to your questionable use."
Bladestrike looked up at him in shock mixed with slight surprise, but over all happy that he was acting like the Autobot Leader that he knew. Orion pressed a button that deleted everything before placing his arm around the smaller mech and started to walk away only to stop when Megatron laughed making him to turn back around in time to see it all return.
"Did you really thank that we wouldn't be tracking and documenting all available i-ado of your variable research?" Megatron asked as Soundwave walked in making them to look over. "One of our sanctuary was activated on Cybertron?"
"You told me that our planet was dead," Orion stated as he looked at him.
"Unfortunately Orion," Bladestrike spoked up making them all to look at him. "Dat's tha only ting dat he told ya dat was true."
"That is besides the point," Megatron informed him. "Guards!" The door opened once again allowing a group of vehicons to walked in. "You will finish Protect Iacon by the time I return..." Megatron held up his weapon. "Or I will carve out your Spark before your very optics."
Bladestrike gripped the red and blue mech's arm in worry.
...My Line...
Both Jack and Gesshoku continued walking through the tunnel though the lavender tinted dark haired girl noticed something was off almost as if they were being followed. After Jack got a weapon, the two of them continued until they have to a door which opened in response to the key card and they walked inside.
"Hey everyone," Jack told everyone. "We're in."
The two of them walked to the center of the platform looking at the space where the key card is to go.
"Tageth'ah?" Gesshoku asked as she looked at Jack.
"Together," he agreed.
The two of them holding the key card bent down and placed it right in the middle before backing up as the key card returned to it's true size and everything started to glow. The floor glowed brighter as it pulled to the other side of the platform upsetting Jack's and Gesshoku's balance as the part with the key raise perpendicular to the rest of the ground. The rest of the platform glowed while floating and moving like gears of a machine with blue lights, however, this had an odd affect on Gesshoku, who bite her tongue to keep from screaming.
"Wow," Jack breathed. "Commencing download…I think."
...My Line...
"Soon, Optimus," Ratchet mumbled.
...My Line...
Just than the young human male jumped when Gesshoku finally screamed when the pain became to much.
"Huh? Guys!"
"What is it Jack?" Ratchet asked.
"Something's wrong with Gesshoku," he answered.
The young witch glowed like the key card and platform, but she could feel that she was charging as she grew to be the same height as Solareclipse in Cybertronian form and everything else became metal. Jack could only watch as the older Mutou changed from her human form to her Cybertronian one with black armor that has lavender accents and cyan biolights.
"What's wrong with her Jack?" Ironhide could be heard asking over the coms.
"She's changing," Jack informed him. "Into her Cybertronian form.
There sharp intake of breaths and a few curses from the bots and humans at base.
...My Line...
"No one said to stop working Pax," a vehicon told the red and blue mech when he stopped typing.
"I believe that Megatron intends to use whatever he find in Protect Iacon to harm the Autobots," Orion stated as he looked at them.
'Orion,' Bladestrike thought as he was being guarded by two vehicons though they were Seekers. 'Please just stop and worry about yourself for once?'
"Please we can warn them..."
The red and blue mech had started to walk up to them by than only to be punch in the gut.
"ORION!" the monochrome mech cried out as he tried to move towards him only to be held back.
He hit the ground only to be kicked down though he looked up at the 'Con online it's weapon and pointed it at him. Orion looked over at the younger and smaller mech, who had coolant tears falling down his face, as he held back by the Seekers.
...My Line...
"This is taking a while…"
"Of course it is," Ratchet mumbled. "We are talking about the collective wisdom of the Primes."
"What about Gesshoku how is she?" Ironhide asked.
"She's fine," Jack answered. "No longer in pain which is good."
Jack looked over at the black and lavender femme to see that her height and build were the same as her Sister's own, but her helm was in the shape of a Valkyrie's helmet. Once the change was complete Gesshoku opened her optics just as a sound that Jack knew to will made them looked over only to freak out when they same a swarm of scraplets headed for them. Cyan optics widen in horror as some of the scraplets headed right for her and it was that horror that had her turning to her human forms that has the spacesuit protecting her from them. The herd that had been going after her changed course and headed right for the key card to which the two of them attacked trying to keep them from the Victor Sigmas.
...My Line...
"What is it Jack.
"Scraplets!"
"What's a scraplet?" June asked worriedly.
"Why did it have to be scraplets?" Bulkhead asked as Bumblebee threw his hands to his head.
"Scrap."
"If they chew through Vector Sigma before it reload the ma..." Ratchet trailed off when a ground bridge roared to life
"So, Vector Sigma is more than legend," Megatron's voice sounded from behind them. "You, Autobots have gone through impressive lengths to recover your leader. Be assured: I shall never underestimate you again." Megatron stomped dangerously close to them. "Now, I assume the ones called Arcee and Solareclipse will be stepping through that portal with a reloaded Matrix of Leadership in servos."
"We hold the space bridge at all costs," Ratchet ordered.
All of the Autobots charged Megatron the next minute, who delivered a single punch to Bulkhead's midsection, which sent the massive bot hurling through the air where he landed just before the space bridge. Ratchet ran forward next while his servos replaced with swords, however, Megatron rendered them completely useless simply by grabbing Ratchet by the helm and shaking him around like a rag doll before tossing him off the metal platform. Bumblebee rained shots upon the mech, who than charged at the young scout, also grabbing him by the helm before throwing him to the ground. Prowl than slid in while firing a shots at him to get his attention off of Bumblebee, but the head 'Con grabbed him and then threw him into a pillar where Jazz rushed to his side in worry.
"You're going down, buckethead," Bulkhead shouted while tackling the much larger mech off of the metal platform and crashing into the rock below.
...My Line...
The two of them continued to hit them with either a crowbar and/or spells, but more just took their places which started to slow down the downloading.
"No, no, no," Jack panicked. "Don't quite now!" Just than they heard what sounded like an engine heading their way making them to turn around. "Arcee?"
"Solareclipse?"
However, it turned out to be the 'Con from before as it headed right before them.
"Back up bug," growled Jack, who held up his weapon, however, when the 'Con noticed the scraplets and started to back up in fear making the two of them to smirk. "Hmmm." He picked up one of the scraplets. "Hey, guys! The main course!"
Jack than through it at the 'Con, who went to run, but was unable to get away as all of them started to eat him and he fall off the platform with the Scraplets following it. The two of them than turned back when they heard what sounded like a shut down and watched as the everything went back to the way it was before Gesshoku ran over to collect the key card. Jack and Gesshoku turned towards the tunnel just as two engines sounded before they noticed Arcee and Solareclipse drive up and than transformed.
"We got the Matrix," Gesshoku told them as she held up the key card.
"Let's roll," Arcee stated.
The two femmes transformed back into their alt-modes and both Jack and Solareclipse climbed in or on before they left quickly.
...My Line...
Bulkhead went flying through the air and he landed near the other 7 downed bots as Megatron stood for a moment glaring at them before he looked over at the bridge and walked towards.
...My Line...
"STOP!" Bladestrike cried out while still being held back as the two 'Cons kept kicking the down red and blue mech.
"You've got to admit that it's a privilege to stomp the former Autobot Leader," one of the vehicon said.
Orion looked up at them than over at the image before looking back only to be punched in the face.
"No," he groaned as he was hit over and over again. "Please stop." He than brought his arms down. "Enough!" To his surprise his servos were replaced with his weapons. "I'm armed?"
The two vehicons looked at each other before attacking him only for him to fire back offlining the two while Bladestrike used that to take out the two Seekers before he rushed over to his mechfriend.
"Orion!" he called out as he fall to his knees next to him.
"Bladestrike?" the red and blue mech asked as he looked at smaller bot.
The monochrome mech smiled at him before to the larger mech's surprise Bladestrike pulled him towards him and kissed him right on his lips AND Orion found himself responding to it.
"Weh need ta go," Bladestrike told him once he pulled away. "Come on."
Orion nodded his helm as the two of them stood up.
...My Line...
The two femmes drove quickly back towards the Space Bridge.
"We're almost there," Jack informed them as the bridge came into view.
"Ratchet, we have the Matrix, we're going through," Arcee said only to come to a halt with Jack getting off while Gesshoku got out of her Sister, who had also came to stop, before they transformed. "Ratchet?" They walked up to the bridge. "Something's wrong."
"We can't not go through, can we?" Jack asked as he looked at her.
"Jack," Gesshoku spoke as she handed him the key card. "Hold dis." She than stepped away before allowing her form to change and the two femmes stared in shock at the black and lavender femme, who stood before them. "Arcee, Solareclipse, we'll 'ave ta go 'hrough ourselves first before Jack." The two nodded before Lunareclipse looked at the human. "Jack, ya'll follow us 'hrough, but remain out o' sight."
"Got it," he agreed.
"If Optimus is dere on tha oth'ah side, dan restore his memories ta him," she went on. "An' make it fast."
Jack nodded his head in agreement before the three femmes ran through the bridge with Jack following not long afterward.
...My Line...
"Come, Arcee, Solareclipse," Megatron plead with nothing. "So that I may end the lineage of the Primes for all time."
However, before she could charge at him a ground bridge opened up.
"I cannot allow that to happen, Megatron," Orion's voice was heard graveness in it as he glared threateningly at the con.
"And why should you care, Orion Pax?" Megatron asked as he turned to the red and blue mech, who had narrowed his optics softly, while Bladestrike went to check on the others. "You are no Prime."
"That may be true…" he rumbled in his deep baritone. "Or yet another deception. But, this much I do know: My sympathies lie with the Autobots; and you are not one of us."
The archivist threw his servos down which turned them into swords though the one on his right hand was broken in half. He charged the 'Con while letting out a ferocious roar making his mate to gasp in shock and worry. However, Megatron was able to deflect his blow while Orion left his side unguarded which allowed the 'Con to deliver a single hard punch to his chest. Orion let out a groan of pain before he fall to the ground as Megatron released him with his helm hung low.
"Your spark may be in the right place, Orion," the Con sneered at him before he served a blow to the back of Orion's helm with his elbow which forced the red and blue mech to fall to the ground where he was resting on his stomach. "But, you have much to learn before you can ever again hope to stand your ground against me-a moment, sadly, which shall never come,"
Orion lifted his helm to look up at Megatron with fear in his optics as the Con lifted his arm above his helm. The ground bridge sizzed than and Arcee's, Solareclipse's, and another femme's much smaller frames somersaulting through. They made connect with Megatron's back, sending him flying over Orion and to the rock below before the space bridge sizzled again and this time Jack's even much smaller form walked straight up to the archivist, who turned his attention to the human. Jack was holding the key card out to Orion.
"Are you...curtain that I am worthy?" he asked the human boy.
"You have no idea," Jack answered as he held it up more allowing a line of neon blue to appeared and connect the two of them.
Arcee grunted in pain only to growl as she was pinned against the rock wall.
"Arcee!" the twins called out.
"How nice of you to join our reunion," Megatron sneered. "Now, if you please, the Matrix…" It was than that the warlord noticed something off making him to turned towards the three near the bridge before Megatron started to charge for Optimus. "No!"
He than raised his sheathed sword high above Optimus' turned helm, however, the Prime turned in time to catch it and the weapon between his two servos.
"Megatron…" he growled as his face mask sheathed instantly while he readjusted his grip on the blade, holding it in one servo as the other closed into a fist and pulled back. "Begone!" He rose from his knees while socking the surprised warlord continuously back before he served an up cut to his chin that sent the con flying backwards and into the rock face behind him as his team moved to his side while Optimus changed into his right servo into a blaster and his left servo into a sword. "Ratchet, how did we arrive here?"
"It's a long story, old friend," Ratchet answered.
"Base to Arcee and Solareclipse," Fowler's voice echoed. "We're reading 10 Autobot life signals plus one down there. Is Prime and Bladestrike with you?"
"And Jack and Lunareclipse," she responded just as Megatron crawled over the metal ledge while growling angrily as the ground bridge opening next to them. "It's ours!"
"Autobots," Optimus ordered as his baritone voice rising above the blaster fire. "Fallback!"
"This time, he's coming with us!" Bulkhead cheered as he followed Arcee and Jack through the bridge with Ratchet racing through shortly there after while Bumblebee and the twins following before Optimus and Bladestrike jumped through.
The Prime sent a few more shots Megatron's way.
...My Line...
Jack and Arcee were the first through the bridge followed by Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, and the twins while the ground bridge immediately closed after Optimus and Bladestrike walked through. The humans intermixed with the Autobots gathered around the entrance to the bridge watching the red and blue mech closely. Raf ran forward, looking at Optimus hopefully.
"Optimus?"
"Hello, Rafael," he greeted as he smiled down at the boy whose face immediately lightened.
"The big guy remembers us!" Miko cheered excitedly, wrapping the boys in a hug.
Optimus turned his right arm over before gazing at the Decepticon symbol that rested there.
"Although it seems there is much I do not remember."
"Optimus," Ratchet called as he approached. "It has truly been our darkest hour. But, know this...from every indication that your spark has never ceased being that of an Autobot."
The Prime looked over at the twins, who grinned at him, as they all gathered around.