Aurora was now awake, she had wanted to see her mother, but Red Alert had advised her against it. Red Alert had ended up calling Magnus to speak with her, but being the stubborn femme that she was, she had ignored Red Alert's protests and went to see her mother. Magnus had helped her walk to the waiting area outside the operating room where she had seen Optimus.
"Aurora, you are supposed to be resting." Optimus frowned.
"I'm fine, my main concern is mother." She said as Magnus had helped her sit down.
"How is your leg?" Optimus asked.
"It hurts like slag, but I'll manage." she said.
Ratchet had stopped the bleeding and Shadow's side was repaired for now, although her spark rate had suddenly started to drop drastically.
"Ratchet, her spark rate is almost down in the single digits." Firs Aid said.
"I know, increase the voltage." Red Alert did as she was told.
The three medics had tried their best to bring her spark rate back up, but were not able to.
"Will...mom make it?" Aurora asked hesitantly.
Optimus smiled sadly at his little sister. "Don't worry, Ratchet will take good care of her."
Ratchet had called in Red Alert and First Aid to assist him; the three medics had worked hard to stabilize her, but they were not able to. Shadow's spark rate had finally dropped and her spark had given out.
"They're going to be devastated." Red Alert said. Ratchet had sighed, then the three of them had made their way out of the operating room to tell the two siblings the bad news.
"Ratchet…. d…. did she?" Ratchet shook his helm no.
"I am sorry. We tried to save her, but her spark gave out." Ratchet sighed sadly. Aurora and Optimus' face fell as Ratchet had delivered the news. "Would you two like to see her one last time?" Optimus nodded, then he helped his sister into the operating room and over to the berth their mother was on. Aurora lets out a choked sob as she saw her mother's lifeless form. Optimus had tried to comfort his sister, but he himself had tears falling. The two siblings had stayed there for a few cycles. Optimus had asked Magnus to take Aurora which he had done so while he had gone to his quarters to be alone for awhile.
Magnus had brought Aurora to his quarters. He gently laid her down on the berth and was about to get up, but Aurora had stopped him. He looked down at her, sighing he laid down next to her, pulling her close to him, letting her cry as he knew she needed it.
"I am sorry for your loss, Optimus." Elita told her mate who was silent. "I will give you some space." She told him.
"Thank you." Optimus said softly. Elita had walked out of their quarters and she had heard Optimus mourn the loss of his mother. Elita had returned to find Optimus asleep on their berth, she softly laid down beside him, then lightly stroked the side of his face. Her poor mate had been through enough already. First was the loss of Sentinel, then the betrayal of Megatron, and now the loss of Shadow.
Decepticon base
The Decepticons had returned to Darkmount in Koan. Starscream was giving his report to Megatron, although, Megatron was not listening as he had appeared to be deep in thought. Was it really his mother and sister that he saw? Did he really end up offlining them?
The next day...
It was a sad day for Optimus and Aurora, today they were going to bury their mother. All the Autobots had gone down to the tomb where Sentinel was buried as they were going to bury Shadow. Shadow's lifeless frame was slowly placed into the tomb next to Sentinel, Aurora and Optimus were standing off the side. They had received their condolences from the other Autobots that were in attendance. Afterward, the two siblings remained and were now standing next to their parent's tombs. Aurora was crying as Optimus was mourning silently, he felt guilt strike his spark as he looked at his mother's tomb. If only he hadn't sent her and Aurora on that ship none of this would have happened. Optimus clenched his fists, angry at himself and at Megatron.
Aurora had felt her brother's guilt through their sibling bond, she put a servo on his fist. "It's not your fault Optimus."
"But if I hadn't of put you and mother on that ship then she would still be here."
"Optimus, stop blaming yourself. You had no choice, it wasn't safe for us here. The only one to blame is Megatron. He killed father and now he killed mother." Optimus sighed, then remained silent, the two had remained awhile more then headed out. Elita and Prowl had told Optimus to take the day off to which Optimus had declined. He needed a distraction, much to Prowl and Elita's disapproval they had decided to let him do what he wanted. Optimus had gone to his office and began to look over the datapad's on his desk. After hours of working, he had retreated to his and Elita's quarters. Once there, he laid down on the berth next to his mate, offlining his optics and falling into recharge.
"Optimus?" A voice had called out to him, he looked around and tried to find where the voice was coming from. Optimus had seen two figures in the distance approaching him, it was Shadow and Sentinel.
"Mother! Father!" Optimus said in surprise.
Sentinel and Shadow smiled. "You can really tell he is my son as he has my dashing looks."
Shadow rolled her optics at her mate. "Careful your CPU might overwork itself with that big ego of yours, darling."
"I do not have a big ego." Sentinel huffed.
Shadow rolled her optics again. "Oh hush, you." She told her mate who immediately went silent. Optimus chuckled at his father's antics, a smile on his face. Although, it had immediately dropped as he had remembered what had happened the day before and he immediately felt the guilt again.
Shadow walked over to her son then took a hold of his servos, sensing his guilt. "Optimus you know what happened was not your fault, my son. You only had Aurora and I's best interest in mind. Do not blame yourself."
"But…"
"No but's…it was not your fault. Do you understand?" Optimus sighed, then nodded. "Also, do not blame your brother." Optimus had a shocked look on his face. "Megatron didn't know that Aurora and I were on that ship. Even if it was his men that had caused the ship to crash it is still not his fault. Do not be angry with him."
Optimus frowned. "Mom, you know that is something I cannot do."
Shadow sighed. "I know it is hard to forgive your brother after all he's done, but please for me do not be angry with him. I know deep down inside he is still the same loving older brother you and Aurora remember."
"Your mother is right, Megatron just needs some help with trying to bring that side of him back." Sentinel said.
"Are you not mad at him father? After what he did."
Sentinel shook his helm. "I was shocked, but not angry. As I had passed, I had realized your brother's frustration. You all are children and I will never be angry with you. As your mother had taught me to not hold onto grudges." Sentinel said smiling at his mate.
Shadow released Optimus' servos. "Promise us that you will not be angry at your brother and you will help him bring back his old self. "
Optimus frowned once more, but hesitantly nodded. "I promise."
"Now, your father and I need to go. Primus has only granted us a limited time to speak with you." She smiled then hugged Optimus. "We love you Optimus" Shadow said.
"I'm proud of you, take care and watch over your sister." Sentinel said hugging his son.
"Remember the promise Optimus." Shadow said.
"Ready love?" Sentinel asked his mate who nodded. A bright light had appeared and Optimus watched as his parents had disappeared.
"Love? Love?..Optimus?" Elita had called and Optimus suddenly woke up then looked at her. "Are you okay? You were talking your sleep?"
"It was a dream" Optimus mumbled, rubbing his optics.
"What was a dream?" Elita asked, a concerned look on her face.
"I saw my parents." Elita frowned.
"Optimus…."
"I know Elita, but it was so real. My mother had told me that I shouldn't blame myself."
"What...else did she say?"
"She said that I shouldn't be angry with Megatron as well and I should help to bring back his old self. She also told my father that he had a big ego." He chuckled at the last part. Elita gave a small smile hearing her mate chuckle. "Apparently my father is not angry with Megatron too."
"So I presume you will be keeping that promise."
He nodded. "It will be hard, but I will get my brother back."
Elita smiled then kissed his cheek. "You are not alone, I will help."
"I know, my love. I know."
She smiled again. "Now, get some rest. You need it." She told her mate and the two fell asleep.
The next day, Optimus had called Aurora into his office and explained the dream that he had to her.
"So, I'm just supposed to forgive that fragger of a brother and help him?! I don't want to help him! I wish that he was never born!" Aurora shouted. "He can go to the pit for all I care! If you want to help him that fine, but I refuse to!" She yelled storming out of his office. The bots walking in the hallway, moving out of her way.
Later on that day, Aurora sat in Magnus' quarters on the berth, glaring at the datapad in her servos. Magnus had come back from his duties and saw his femme, Optimus had informed him of what had happened earlier.
"There is no reason to glare at that datapad, what did it do to you?" Magnus asked sitting next to her.
"That's not funny, Magnus." Aurora huffed.
Magnus took the datpad out of her servos and gently tugged on her, bringing her close. Aurora sighed, then leaned against him.
"Optimus had informed me of what had happened." He said. "I know you may not like it, but maybe…"
"But maybe what? I should do the same as Optimus and forgive Megatron?" Aurora asked glaring at him.
"No, I was going to say help Optimus. You do not need to forgive Megatron and accept him if you wish not to, but you can help Optimus by helping him bring Megatron back to his old self."
Aurora huffed. "I don't know. I'll think about it." Magnus kissed her the top of her helm.
"Now, I need to sleep as I have to fill in for Ironhide tomorrow with training the Wreckers." Magnus groaned.
Aurora chuckled. "You really do need to rest, please try not to lose your temper again or lock them in the brig again. I think Prowl would have a fit seeing them in there again."
"I'll try, but I make no promises." Aurora smiled, then they laid down and fell asleep snuggled in each other's arms.
Author's note: Oops I forgot to mention that I do NOT own Transformers, I only own Aurora and Shadow. As for the next chapter I will not post it until after Christmas as I will be going out of town and there is no wifi where I will be going. Anyways, I hope you have enjoyed this chapter and leave a review if you would like.
~QueenoftheDecepticons
