It had been very hard on her creators. The Decepticon that killed her was arrested and put in Darkhelm Prison. It was very hard on all of Cybertron since she was the only living heir to the Prime. Optimus Prime was very sad and everyone noticed. His sparkmate spent joors at a time at her grave. No one thought they would recover. Little did everyone on Cybertron know that she was alive. She had only been thrust into stasis lock. Her family were too clouded by sadness to notice. Her spark never left her frame. Now she was reaching towards the land of the online once again.
The optic shutters flew open and the optics onlined a very dim blue. Breize sat up and wondered where she was. A pain was in her helm and weakness was all over. She hopped off the golden bed she was lying on and started for the entrance. Another youngling named Nightlock was coming to pay respects to her best friend at the same time Breize was coming out. Nightlock froze at the sight of her best friend standing in the door, her frame all gray with death and her optics dim. "B-Breize?" she asked cautiously. "Huh? Who are you?" Breize asked. "Nightlock, your best friend, remember?" Nightlock asked. "I just onlined in there. What even happened to me?" Breize asked. "A Decepticon was thought to have killed you." Nightlock answered, so happy she was alive. Breize walked over to her but stumbled as the weakness in her legs took over. Nightlock caught her. "Careful. We better get you to a medic. There's one just around the corner." she said, supporting Breize. They went to the med bay and waited in the waiting room. Everybot in the waiting room stared at Breize, not believing what they were seeing. The Prime's heir lives. The rumor spread around Cybertron until it reached the audio receptors of the Prime himself.
Optimus Prime was sitting in his office, just letting the data pads pile up. He didn't feel like working, not since the joy of his life had died. His chief guard came into his office. "Prime, sir, there is a very interesting rumor you might want to hear." he said. Prime looked up. "What is the rumor, Kup?" Optimus asked. "It seems your youngling lives." Kup said. The Prime was too surprised to act. "Who started this rumor?" he asked, not daring to give his hope up. "It was started in a remote med bay near the crypt. The medic there treated her for a helm wound but no memory is left. The dent left her memory circuit badly damaged. The medic had to replace it." Kup reported. Optimus jumped out of his chair and hurried to his sparkmate. She hadn't left her room since her youngling died. "Elita, I believe we have some great news." Optimus said. She came to him and sat next to him on the sofa. "What is the news?" she asked, energon tears in her optics. "Our little femling lives." he said simply with a smile. She burst into tears and just couldn't believe it. "Breize is alive?!" Elita-1 cried. At the nod from her sparkmate, she squealed. "We have to go collect her!" she exclaimed. They made their way to the remote med bay and entered. Breize and Nightlock were in the back, waiting for somebot to come for them.
"Breize, hold still. I can't get the dent out with you moving her helm around." the medic scolded. "Sorry, sir." she said and sat still. A tiny tremor went through her helm at the relief of having the dent removed. The medic scanned her again. "Has any memory come back?" he asked. "No, all I remember is my name and Nightlock's name." she said. The medic sighed. "It seems your memory circuit is badly damaged. I will have to replace it. I'm going to have to offline you for the procedure. It's necessary so it can be done with little to no pain to you." the medic explained. "K." Breize said as she started to drift off, due to some sedatives in the energon drip. Nightlock sat on the berth next to hers so she could keep an eye on Breize. She still had yet for her creators to find out she was gone.
Kup had gone with Prime and Elita-1 since his own femling was gone. He had a hunch she was with Breize. When they got there, everybot bowed respectfully to them. Optimus went right to the back, where the medic was busy replacing Breize's memory circuit. "Medic, her creators are here." Nightlock said when she saw the Prime. The medic finished rewiring a wire and cleaned his servos off. He turned to the Prime and bowed. "Prime, it is an honor to welcome you to my med bay." he said. "I heard my youngling was here." he said. "Yes, I was just about to finish replacing her memory circuit since the dent to the helm damaged it so badly no memories could be transferred. I'm deeply sorry about that." the medic explained. "So Breize will have no memory of us." he said sadly. "Yes, I'm afraid so. You'll have to be the first one she sees when she onlines again. When this happens to younglings, they think the first mech or femme they see is their creator. I will let you know when she is about to online." the medic said. "Thank you. You don't know how much this means to us. Our femling was the only thing we cared about the most about." Prime said. The medic nodded and Prime brought Nightlock out to the waiting room. Kup hugged her. "Nightlock, don't just run off like that. Just tell us where you are going and we'll come with you. If you wanted to be alone, that's fine. We can respect that. Just tell us so we don't worry as much." he scolded. "I'm sorry, Opi. I was just so distraught over Breize's death that I forgot to tell you and Danni where I was going." Nightlock said. She sat in Kup's lap as they waited for Breize to online again.
The medic took another joor to finish her memory circuit. A few memories resurfaced so she knew who her creators were. The medic didn't know that. He welded her helm up and brought her online. Prime waiting anxiously for her. Her optics flickered on and she saw Optimus first. "Opi!" she cried and jumped into him. "Oh, Breize. We were so worried about you. Please be more careful." Prime said. "I'm sorry, Opi. He seemed like such a nice a mech. I didn't realize he was going to hurt me." she said. "You remember?" Optimus asked. "Somewhat. I remember a mech and then I was on the ground, lying in a pool of energon. That's it." she said, shrugging. Elita couldn't wait any longer and she ran into the med bay. Breize caught sight of her. "Danni?" she asked. Elita took her in her arms and hugged her. "Breize, I'm so glad you're alive!" she cried, energon dripping down her faceplates. Breize wiped the tears away. "Danni, I'm fine know. I just can't really remember anything. It'll be awhile before I remember everything." she said. Elita just shook her head. "That's fine, as long as I have you." she said. They went back to the mansion and Breize was able to have a nice long recharge.
A red streak appeared in the sky. Breize just laughed as she watched through her window the meteor shower. Her Opi was next to her. Elita was in recharge. "Opi, that was cool." she said just as something crashed nearby, shaking the mansion. She squealed as she fell into Optimus's arms. "It's okay. Something crashed outside." he said. They went outside and saw a spaceship smoking in a crater. The door of it opened and, of all things, a trio of younglings came out. Two of them were carrying the third, who was badly damaged. Breize jumped out of her Opi's arms and ran to help them. They got the badly damaged youngling out of the crater. They lied her on the ground next to it. The only mech fell back. "Hot Shot!" the undamaged femme cried. "Hot Shot?" Breize asked. "Sorry, I'm Thunderheart and the other femme is Thundershot. Hot Shot and her are my fellow triplets." Thunderheart said. "Where did you come from?" Optimus asked. "Velocitron. I was told to take my brother and sister and find Cybertron. They can help save my planet. Decepticons exiled from Cybertron have taken over the planet. Please, we need help." she said frantically. Optimus couldn't believe it. "I'll get together a crew of soldiers and help you. We are on Cybertron." he said. "Thank you, mech." Thunderheart said, smiling. She started to stumble and Breize caught her right as she fell. "Hey, you alright?" Breize asked. "Yes, just weak. We haven't had any energon for solar cycles. Our Danni was barely able to get us off planet with what energon she could find. I watched the Decepticons kill her as we took off. That was how Thundershot was injured. She's the only one of us with weapons and fighting skills." Thunderheart said. Breize helped her inside and Optimus took the other two. They took them to the medic they had living there in case they got injured. Hot Shot started to online again as they were set on berths. "Thunderheart? Where are we?" he asked weakly. "You're on Cybertron. You'll be safe here." the medic said. Hot Shot looked at him but only saw the leader of the 'Cons before his optics. He tried to get away but only fell. The medic put him back on the berth. Thunderheart came over to him. "We're safe. You passed out outside. The nice mech and femme we met outside brought us inside so we can rest. Just be glad we were able to reach Cybertron." she said.
Breize waited outside the room and listened to what they were saying. Not able to stand it any longer, she walked in. "Hi, Thunderheart, Hot Shot." she said. Thunderheart looked over at her sister. "Thunderheart, are you worried about Thundershot?" Breize asked. "Yeah, she was badly hurt. She got worse as we flew through space. Hopefully she won't die. If she does, so will I." Thunderheart muttered. "What do you mean?" Breize asked. "We were cursed by Unicron. If one of the femmes dies, so does the other. That's what he said. Now I can't battle. Neither can she. I already feel really weak. It's only a matter of time." she explained. Breize was horrified. "Is there a way to save either of you?" she asked, worried. "Yeah but it can only be done by a Prime or the sparkling of a Prime. I don't know a Prime or one of their sparklings so it can't be done." Thunderheart said sadly. "Hey, you're talking to one. I'm Breize Prime and my Opi is Optimus Prime." Breize said. Thunderheart looked grateful. "Awesome. Do you know the prayer of Primus?" she asked. "Yeah." Breize said. She stood before Thundershot and Thunderheart and they all held servos. She spoke.
Primus, heal those inflicted with this curse.
Unicron has cursed them with a terrible curse.
They must be allowed to die at their own time.
UNTIL ALL ARE ONE!
A bright golden light filled the space around the three of them. Hot Shot had made his way over. Thundershot onlined again and she felt much better. "Thank you, Breize. You saved us." she said, speaking for the first time. Breize only shrugged. "I've been told that it's my destiny to save others. I expected that since I'm the Prime's heir." she said. Thundershot smiled and sat up. "Can you tell me about Velocitron?" Breize asked. Hot Shot nodded.
"It's big and a desert planet. Race tracks cover the entire planet since we're a racing planet. We're not called the Speed Planet for nothing. Override is the champion. Right now, she's in prison since our planet has been taken over. The biggest race of the year is the Speedia 500. It determines the planet's leader sometimes. Other times, it's just to find the planet's fastest racer. She always wins. It's a peaceful planet in all." Hot Shot explained. "Sounds awesome. I love a good race." Breize said, a huge smile on her faceplates. Hot Shot smiled a bit as well.
Several solar cycles later, Thundershot was deemed healthy enough to move around the mansion. Breize showed the three where they would be sleeping. Thunderheart hopped on a berth and fell into recharge almost immediately. Hot Shot only chuckled a bit before going into recharge himself. Thundershot and Breize stayed up talking. "Hey, Thundershot. Do you think there's a way for you to get home since your ship was destroyed?" Breize asked. "I don't know. Probably not. We're stuck here for now. I really miss Danni. Opi had died vorns ago. He was killed in a racing accident." Thundershot said. Her optics went a bit dim and she sighed. She pulled a holocube out of her subspace and on it was the smiling faceplate of a mech. "Is this your Opi?" Breize asked. Thundershot nodded, energon tears starting to drip down her faceplates. Breize hugged her close. "It's okay, Thundershot. I wish I could meet your Danni. She sounds like a really cool femme." she said. The two of them fell into recharge for the lunar cycle.
The next solar cycle, Breize was the first to online. Hot Shot was sitting up, staring off into space. "Hot Shot? Is something wrong?" she asked. He jumped, whacking his helm on the berth above him. "Slag! Don't sneak up on somebot like that!" he growled. "Sorry. I was just wondering if everything is alright." she said. "Yeah, you just scared me a bit. Let's get some energon." he said. She smiled and ran down the hall with him. He grinned and started to run faster. He beat her to the living room. "Man, you're fast." she said between vents. They flopped on the couch and settled with some cubes. "Hot Shot, I'm sorry. I wish you three had a way back to Velocitron." she said.
Optimus was watching them from the hall. The sad tone in Hot Shot's voice moved him. He knew that he had to get the three back to Velocitron somehow. Elita came down the hall just then. "Optimus, are you spying on the two?" she whispered. "Yes, I am thinking about way to get Hot Shot and his sister back to Velocitron." he said, wrapping her in a hug. She smiled. "Well, we could either rebuild their ship or take them on the shuttle." she said. Optimus smiled too. "Perhaps we should rebuild their shuttle so they can come back here again if necessary." he said.
Breize overheard him but didn't tell Hot Shot. "Hey, Hot Shot. I have a question. Would you rather be taken back to Velocitron in your own ship or in our private shuttle?" she asked. "I would rather go back in my ship since it's been handed down through my family unit to the eldest sparkling. That's Thundershot right now. She's the oldest by a few astroseconds." he said. She nodded.
A few breems later, Thunderheart and Thundershot came into the room. Thundershot's optics looked streaked with tears. Breize ran to her. "Thundershot, what's wrong?" she asked, concerned. "The medic came to me a few breems ago and scanned me. He said I have a virus that could offline me if I battle. It's in my combat systems. If I so much as fire a blaster, I'll die." she said. She ran off into a part of the mansion Breize didn't know about. "Thundershot!" she yelled. Thunderheart just looked as her sister disappeared into the dark rooms. Breize felt really bad. She ran after Thundershot even though Optimus was yelling at her not to. She ran into the dark.
Breize came to a hall that branched off in three different directions. Hearing a noise, she went down the left-most branch. The first room was empty, as was the second. The third held a shaking form. She put a servo on the shaking form and came away with energon staining it. She gasped and put both servos on the form. She turned it over and it was an offline youngling. She screamed and turned on the headlights on her chestplates. The form wasn't Thundershot. It was a completely different youngling. They were already dead. A gaping hole was in their tanks. The energon had all coagulated. She wiped some of the energon off the face and a very faint shimmer was in the optics. Blue light came out from the opened spark chamber. It filled the space around her. "Breize Prime. You and Nightlock are in danger. You must destroy the medic in the Prime housing unit. He is a Decepticon in disguise. Destroy him before he destroys Cybertron and Velocitron. The three younglings who came to you from Velocitron are the hope of the planet. They, along with you and Nightlock, will save both planets." Primus said through the dead youngling.
The light disappeared and the youngling suddenly turned into ash. She just stared at the space on the floor where the youngling was. She ran out to find Thundershot. She found her in the room farthest down the hall. "Go away, Breize. I want to be alone." Thundershot said. Breize just sat next to her. "I'll be here for you. Your sister and brother are worried about you." she said. In time, she would reveal the message Primus said to her but not know. "Thundershot, did the medic seem shifty to you?" Breize asked. "A little, but it's not important." she said. "Actually, it is. Listen, when I was searching for you, I found a dead youngling. It was really placed there for me to discover. Primus spoke to me and said some things but also said that the medic is a Decepticon in disguise. We must destroy him." Breize said. Thundershot nodded and they ran back to the main room. Screams came from a room far down the hall towards Breize's creators' room. "Danni! Opi!" Breize yelled and ran toward the screams. Optimus was down and badly damaged in front of the door. "Opi, no!" Breize cried. Thundershot was right behind her. He lifted his helm a bit and looked her in the optics. "Th-Thundershot, protect Breize at all costs." he said as his optics flickered off completely.
Thundershot grabbed Breize but Breize broke out of her grip and knelt next to Optimus. She gritted her denta in anger and kicked the door open. The medic was looking very mean and very different. "Knockout." Breize growled. Knockout turned around and laughed. "So, you really think you can defeat me with a youngling who is convinced she has a virus in her combat systems when there isn't a virus?" he scoffed. Thundershot overheard him and was furious. She morphed her servo into a gun and stormed into the room. Her gun aimed at Knockout. "Ha! You can't shoot straight to save your life." he said, grinning. She screamed and shot one round at him. It hit him in the helm, sparking a lot. He fell to the ground, dead. His armor faded to gray and Thundershot panted through her vents. She turned her gun back into a servo and saw just behind Knockout's frame her brother and sister. Breize ran to Hot Shot and she to Thunderheart. They were both offline and badly damaged. Thundershot put her sister's arm around her neck cables and supported her. Breize did the same with Hot Shot. They went to where they recharged the lunar cycle before and placed them on berths. "Danni!" Breize yelled as she ran out of the room. Thundershot stayed with her siblings.
The mansion was quite now and Breize was starting to worry about Elita. It had been groons since she last saw her Danni. "Thundershot, I have to got out to find Elita. She hasn't been back for several groons." she said. "Go, I'll look after these two and Optimus. I'll do what repairs I can with the medical supplies from my ship." she said, heading outside to get said supplies. Breize started into the city. Luckily, she had some training in gun fighting so in case she ever got into a jam, she could get out of it easily. She hadn't yet had time to morn but that would be done later. Now she had to find her Danni before it was too late. Once she reached the market, everybot had disappeared. Several Autobots were around, protecting the civilians. One spotted. "Breize, you need to get back inside. The Decepticons are marching here right now." they said. "I have to find my Danni!" she yelled. "She was called out to lead the femmes to meet the 'Cons. She'll be fine. We need Optimus right now." they said. "He's hurt. The medic that was living with us was Knockout. He badly damaged Opi and two of the three younglings from Veloictron. He needs Ratchet." she rattled off. "Okay, Breize. Red Alert is the only available medic right now. I'll send him to the mansion. Right now, you need to get back home before-" they said before the nearby building burst into flames. They shielded her from flaming shards and told her to go back home. She ran back and slammed the door shut. "Thundershot, the Decepticons are marching on Iacon. Wait a breem." she said. Suddenly, her optics lit up. "Nightlock!" she yelled. "HELP!" Nightlock shrieked from nearby. The two femlings locked optics and charged towards Nightlock. A 'Con had her pinned between a wall and them. She was very scared and shaking with fear. Breize fired a few rounds at the 'Con. It distracted them long enough for Nightlock to run to Thundershot. They went into the mansion.
Breize destroyed the 'Con and joined the others inside. They were able to finally rest. Nightlock fell into recharge but had fitful dreams. Breize recharged next to her with Thundershot on Nightlock's other side. The door opened and Breize onlined. She saw the Autobot symbol on the mech. "Are you Red Alert?" she asked. "Yes, I was told by a soldier that Optimus is damaged." he said, nodding. She showed him Optimus. Seeing her Opi like this was too much for her and she burst into tears, energon streaming down her faceplates. She shuttered her optics and felt a small, warm arm around her. She saw Nightlock hugging her. "Breize, it's okay. Red Alert can repair anyone. We'll help the two damaged younglings. Optimus needs the medic right now." she said. Breize nodded and they went back to the other room.
Several solar cycles of grieving went by. Elita-1 had died in the battle and Optimus Prime was no more. He had died of his wounds from his skirmish with Knockout. Breize went through a very hard time. Nightlock and her both got their adult frames. Thundershot also did but Hot Shot and Thunderheart's sparks weren't stable enought to transfer into their adult frames yet.
A funeral was held to honor Optimus and Elita-1. Breize was called up to say something. "I miss my creators. They were valiant fighters and never backed down. I only hope that I live up to what they hoped of me. But in truth, I don't feel worthy of being called a Prime. I may be a Prime, but I am not ready." she said. The Autobot Second in Command came up to her. "Breize, you are more worthy than you think. It would be an honor to call you a Prime." he said, bowing. Everybot bowed to her but she objected to that. "Please, no bowing to me. I am not worthy of any of this. I am really just a femme. Optimus Prime was always the rightful Prime and I would never want to replace him. But now that he has offlined and joined the Allspark, someone must. So I humbly accept my fate." she said, standing tall. The sun light shown off of her teal and gold armor. Her optics were a piercing blue. The SIC presented the Matrix to her. She shook her helm. "No, I am not ready for the Matrix. I'm not sure if I'll ever be ready." she said, backing up. "I understand, Prime." the mech said, placing the Matrix back on the pedestal. The funeral ended and she went back to the now empty mansion. She went inside and closed the door. Now everything had changed. She was now Prime and had the mission of getting Velocitron freed placed on her shoulders. She sighed and went to recharge for the lunar cycle.
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Finally done! This was a beast of a story to write. Hope everyone enjoys it. Don't forget to R&R.
