Could it be?
Chap. 2
Summary: When Secretary Keller gets a suggestion of an Energon source for their Cybertronian allies, Sam, NEST and the Autobots head to Bey City to know more of the possible Energon source. It seems like fate is never over for two of our heroes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers cause their owned by Hasbro/Takara Tomi. I don't own Beyblade either because if I did I won't make Metal Street Beyblade cause it totally SUCKS (for me anyways.)
"When you go through everything we've gone through the last 8 years, there's only so much that can surprise you anymore." Ray said with an amused tone.
"Like what?" Lennox asked, a little peeved that these… kids … outdone his team and the Autobots.
"Oh like saving the world a couple of times from a couple of megalomaniacs that were hell bent on world domination using the Holy Beasts." Tyson said offhandedly as he stood up from his position while Kai helped stable him.
"Wait just a damn minute. Those were beyblades right? My kids play those things and I'm sure as hell Monique never said that they can practically kick Decepticreep aft!" Epps almost shouted, his normal extreme personality shining through again.
"How old are your kids, soldier?" Rick asked, as he stood near Crusher.
"My eldest is 12." Epps answered, a little more calm as Lennox had his hand on his shoulder to keep him in line.
"So they never got to see the first 4 championships then. It's understandable then that they don't know the real power of beyblades when in the right hands. Have they watched the last 4 then?" Emily wondered out loud.
"No, I don't think so." Epps answered.
"Then there's your answer. I don't think any of you truly know the extent of our true capabilities before our little demo a few minutes ago then." Kenny replied back.
Wheeljack's fins flickered lights, like he was curious. He asked then, "How is it that you could control those, beyblades you call them, it didn't look like there were remotes for you to control them. In fact it was like your voice dictates their actions and with the way it spun it shouldn't have been possible to stay still like that." Wheeljack pointed to one of the still spinning blades which was Hilary's since she noticed some others didn't have half the mind to tell her that they were injured. Hilary looked to him with a small smile and recalled Dramara back to her which jumped to her hand. "That too shouldn't be possible since you didn't have anything on you to remote control it and there is no advanced enough technology that can fit into that small thing for voice command programming."
"That's what I first thought too, Mr. Robot." Hilary said with an amused tone. "Wheeljack, one of the head scientists of the Autobot faction of the Cybertronians." Said Wheeljack, introduced himself to the humans.
"So you call yourselves Cybertronians. Sounds like your sentient after all. To answer your question Wheeljack from one scientist to another, it's something we practice at since young. In all reality there's no true explanation to why Beyblades respond to our commands but still it does. Now let me ask this, are you from an alternate dimension? Another time? Or another planet?" Kenny asked, very interested.
"We are the Autobots from the planet, Cybertron. We have come here to your planet for our enemy, Megatron, one of the mechs that you defeated, the leader of our opposing faction, the Decepticons, crash landed here approximately 2000 years ago. Before him was the Allspark, an ancient but important artifact of our race that had infinite power that Megatron wanted to harness to rule over the whole universe. It has been 5 years since the All Spark had been destroyed in Mission City." Optimus introduced them as a general.
"I am U.S. Defense Secretary John Keller and these gentlemen, the soldiers, are NEST. This is Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps. We have worked with Autobots since Mission City and have worked towards the safety and protection of human kind from the Decepticons who wish to destroy us." Keller introduced the militaries there.
"Wait, how did you know my name?" Sam finally asked Tyson, who smiled, mischief dancing in his eyes.
"Now, now, Sam. Aren't you a little cruel to forget me? I don't usually actually send myself into danger unless I actually know the person I'm saving. If so, I would have only sent Dragoon in." Tyson said full of mischief in his voice. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had to try and keep their mouth plates in check in case they replied the mischievous smile. The other bladers just nodded their heads in agreement. They all knew that simple fact.
"I-I don't understand. I don't know you." Sam stammered as he felt a tickling in the back of his mind that he should know this person.
"Now I'm really hurt that you'd forget me." Tyson just pouted and Kai hugged him from behind, a small smile tugging on his lips. He too remembered who Sam was. Tyson was a talkative person and loves talking about friends of his that Kai never met before. "I'm quite sure you know Tyson, Sam. He talks about you almost all of the time." Kai said, looking straight o Sam's eyes.
Sam felt like his very soul was pierced in that stare. As Sam felt inklings of memories trickle through the sieves of time in his mind.
"Here's a clue then Sam, most people know me by my public and English name, Tyson Granger but to those I deem as friends they also know by one other name, Takao Kinomiya." Tyson said with a small smile as Sam's face lit up with remembrance.
"I- I remember now! You and your family once went to Tranquility and – and you saved me from bullies." Sam stuttered out. Tyson's grin stretched from ear to ear hearing Sam remembering him. Tyson was about to say something when a shout came from behind them from inside the stadiums' blown in glass doors.
"Is everybody alright?" Judy was the first to be out of the building. She ran straight to Max checking him then turning to her team to inspect them as well.
"Good, just a few scratches and if I what I see is right then, you're all also exhausted as well." She said as she surveyed all the teams. Zaggart was the next one to reach the teams pulling up next to Zeo taking out a device that had a cord hanging loose from it in his hands. Opening up a port on the side of Zeo's neck he plugged the device, scanning Zeo for any sort of damage. Once more those who weren't in the know already were stupefied. Ratchet had been too busy checking everyone when the battle was over that he hadn't noticed that Zeo was an android. "Good, all systems are green. Though you're a little fatigued but it's understandable with the sounds we heard from inside the stadium. It must have been quite the battle with the Decepticons if I'm looking at it right." Zaggart said to himself almost off-handedly.
"He is an android, isn't he?" Ratchet asked, almost afraid of the answer. It wasn't possible. Humans didn't possess the advanced enough technology to create such perfect drones.
"Yah mean like those scary artifitiwhatsawhos? Tha' try ta kill humans cuz they dun wanna kiss ass 'nymore?" Mudflap says, couldn't even pronounce artificial intelligent drones.
"Artificial Intelligent, ya doofus!" Skids said to his brother, whacking him on the backside of his head. His optics though, burned with curiosity and understanding, that no one except Tyson saw. He knows the expression more than enough; after all, it takes one to know one.
"I'm sorry; this is my son, Zeo. I lost my real son some years ago and I couldn't bear it that I didn't have Zeo with me. So I created an android in his image. Zeo is the most advanced android in the world that he actually grows with time. It is only with the help of the Holy Beasts that this is even possible." Zaggart said to everyone. Everyone quiet, letting the ones not in the know absorb the information.
"Anymore surprises?" Sam said sarcastically, his mouth once more breaking the mood.
"Why, Sam. There's a heck a lot more surprises where that came from. If you're the guys that Dr. Z wants us to help then yup you can bet your Autobot's whole armor on that!" Tyson said, trying to lighten up the atmosphere, half succeeding as the Autobots and their human allies were still in stupor.
"We'd best get out of here. I've talked with the board and it was a unanimous decision to postpone the tournament to at least 2 weeks." Dr. D. came out of nowhere, telling everyone.
"We'd best get to the old Psykick's training facility then. It's out of the way of the hustle and bustle of the city. No one's going to go that deep into privately owned mountain." Dr. K. said, also suddenly appearing beside Dr. Zaggart's side.
"Please follow us, quickly. The city is going to start investigating. Best get out of the city before that." The Psykicks led the teams into the underground parking lot where there was a bus waiting for all of the beyblading teams and coaster for the adults. Quickly getting everyone on the bus and the Autobots folded back to their Alt modes with their respective human passengers back into them, once more the odd caravan of cars were on their way this time joined by the Bus signed with the name of the BBA and the smaller coaster in front of it. Minutes into driving, they all left the city heading straight to the mountains. It would be a3 hours before they all got to the Psykick training facility that had once been nothing but rubble and stone now redone into a sturdier build.
Everyone settled in, the humans in the tower with their own rooms or bunked with each other and the Autobots underground, in a VERY large basement. "Looks like they were 'xpecting us, Prahm." Ironhide commented how neat the basement was and how the ceiling was high enough that Optimus could jump and down and don't get hit on the head on the ceiling.
"Give us a few hours, please. Most of them are just 20-21 give or take and the youngest are 16. Their fight with the Decepticons took a lot out of them emotionally. They're tired. And we still have to debrief them of what you all need from them." Dr. Zaggart told Secretary Keller while looking at the Autobots every one in a while…
"This is fine with us. We'll take a rest as well. Some of Optimus' men are injured as well." Keller answered Zaggart when he saw Optimus nod his approval.
It was 5 hours later that all the beyblading teams were in the basements having a stare-off with the Autobots and their human allies.
"We know what you need from us and we're willing to give the energy once an Energon translator has been made by your engineers and I'm sure some of our own brainiacs can help with." Tyson said, speaking for all of them.
"Thank you, Tyson. We'd very much appreciate it, if you can." Sam talked for the behalf of his friends and specially his sparkmate. Though there was a curious gleam in the optics of the researchers and the tactician, Prowl.
Hilary saw their inquisitiveness and smiled a small smile. They radiated the same aura she had when she still didn't like Beyblading. "Is there something you want to ask us of?" Hilary asked them, her smile never fading.
"Yes, I'm very curious…. How is it that you were all able to do such things to Cybertronian Armor? There's no metal or any kind of solid substance on Earth that can do that to us."
"True, no ordinary beyblade can as Sergeant Epps stated even his kids have beyblades but they can't do what we can. The body of the blade helps, but we have the best of technology at our disposal to make our blades like they are. We use up more money than even the whole world's military take up to make more effective weapons. It really, really helps that we have the best of the best parts with the best of the best scientists to further improve our blades. But the true power lies in the Holy Beasts that our blades contain." Judy answered Prowl.
"Our blades might look fragile but these are weapons of mass destruction when in the wrong hands. We all know that first hand. I, myself, am not fully human anymore because of a man's dream of using these blades and their Holy Beasts to take over the world. Each one of us can destroy a whole civilization if we wanted to." Tala said, his voice ice cold, as he remembers his dark days in the Abbey.
"We've been hearing you guys talk about these Holy Beasts again and again already. So, what are they?" Mikaela asks, curious herself what they were. At this, it was the beyblading team's turn to turn quiet. They weren't quite sure too trust these strangers to the TRUE power of their Bit Beasts. Tyson had a small smile, sensing his friends' hesitation. Ever since that last battle with Brooklyn that destroyed the whole city, he's changed. Outwardly, everyone knew him as the immature pig that had quite the charm and happy-go-lucky personality. But inside, he sensed things better; he knew better and understood things at a depth no one could quite comprehend.
"That… is quite the uncomfortable question to us Mikaela. There are VERY few people we would tell about this when not in the know already or have witnessed its power; even then we are reluctant if they don't see them. If by your eyes and reaction none of you saw them today. But for the sake of our agreement, we will comply with the information you want from us." Dr. K answered in a dead tone.
"See? What was there to see? Those blades, you call them, were just simply ripping them apart." Graham said as he sat on the sidelines.
The beyblading teams all looked to each other, their eyes filmed over by hesitance, all of them except one. Tyson bent down slightly, steepled his hands in front of him, closing his eyes and had a small smile on him. This went unnoticed by almost everyone there except for Sam. For whatever reason, Sam couldn't take his eyes off of Tyson. The feeling Tyson gave off… it was quite like what he had first felt off of Optimus or the Allspark with a combination to what he feels like with Bumblebee, like spark-siblings. The people Sam had come to consider his family were all scared, too scared really. Things weren't getting any better with the Decepticons and Ratchet was quickly fritzing his processors trying to find a suitable Energon replacement.
"This… this really makes thing worse, my friends. We just… we just can't… I know that what you're asking of us can help keep this planet safe but this is one secret we're not so willing to expose just to about anyone…" Mystel said in quiet voice.
"Even I was once like most of you. I couldn't believe it back then and frankly all I ever saw was pointless games. Until the time I finally saw them was the only way they could speak to me about it. It's too hard to understand and hardly believable until you can see them." Hilary said in a sad tone, not wanting to look at their possibly new friends. Tyson… Tyson just sat the same position, unseen by everyone since he sat upfront closest to the NEST teams.
"Guys… give them a chance. I know it's hard but open your eyes and your hearts and just listen. Listen to them before making the choice for them." Tyson said in a soft tone, earnestly. The others were startled out of their dark thoughts as they heard Tyson's voice speaking up after his long silence of just listening.
"Listen? You mean…?" Kai asked, a little hesitant to know what Tyson was implying.
"Yes. If you're thinking what I'm thinking, then yes. Kai, listen to her. She knows what is right and they can make their own choices if they want to help." Tyson said, opening his eyes and looking back at them, his eyes full of wisdom that was all too seldomly seen but once too often. They all understood where Tyson was coming from but still they were hesitant. But not too hesitant that they didn't hear his advice. Taking out their blades, they put them close to their hearts and closed their eyes to just listen for once and not command their partners. All the NEST soldiers, Autobots and their allies looked on in slight amazement as the bladers were wrapped in auras in an assortment of colors, colors that ranged from black to white. The bladers all gasped almost the same time as their bit beasts gave them their decisions, their eyes flew open, and their irises glowing the same color that their auras was emitting. When the spectacular human light show stopped there was an understanding in the eyes of the bladers.
Their guardians/trainers looked to them expectantly. Ever since they first found out Tyson could communicate with Dragoon, the others slowly learned how to do it as well. None could do it the same level as Tyson yet but they were getting there.
"They told us their decisions and their right. It's them that will be used and it is their decision whether or not to help. They said though that ultimately it is OUR decision that counts." Ray said with assuredness in his voice.
"You… once again, you've surprised us Tyson. Could you please act like this more often? All of us keep forgetting how wise you really are." Max said in an almost teasing tone.
"Now Max, why would I do that? It defeats the purpose of trying to keep you on your toes." Tyson answered back.
"We're ready to explain but you all have to be patient on this. The explanation will take quite a few hours to finish. Please don't interrupt us unless it really is necessary." Ray said. "The Saint Shields are best at explaining this since their people hold the true records concerning the Holy Beasts." Ray added. Dunga, Miriam, and Kevin all looked to Ozuma to be the one to explain.
"There are some things in this world, which is as old as time, older than or maybe as old as your Autobot friends here. One of these things is the Holy Beasts. In true terms, they are what our ancestors worshipped as Gods. Fact refutes the claims but we prove their existence. Though they are termed as Holy Beasts we now call them Bit Beasts as the only way for them to come out now is using Bits that are included into our beyblades." He held up his Flash Leopard showing the picture on the bit. "This is a beyblade that has a Bit Beast." Then from Kenny he held up Frogger. "And that is a normal beyblade that has none. If I'm guessing it right then Epps' children would look more like Kenny's than most of ours that has the images imbedded to our Bits. I know what you're all thinking. "How can a picture make so much of a difference?" But it can and it has. These aren't only prints that you can buy off the walls; no these are imbedded into the metal of the bit itself. But before delving more into the Beasts, I'll have to explain the beyblades that they are used as. These Beyblades truly have been blades. It was in ancient times that our ancestors used these beyblades to win wars long forgotten. Wars that no one wants to acknowledge ever happening." Ozuma stopped to catch his breath, wetting his dried lips.
"There are some who are practically raised or bred to using the Bit Beasts or Beyblades. Such is Ray and the White Tiger X's. Their village pretty much holed itself up in the mountains for hundreds of years, fighting wars for the past Chinese Dynasties and winning it even. They are the White Tiger Village sworn guardians of Drigger and because of that they are all Nekojins." Ozuma had to stop again as they all had confused faces.
"Nekojin? If what we searched of the internet, that term is Japanese. Neko meaning cat and jin being human, what does an animal have to do with humans? Are those humans treated as cats by other humans?" Prowl asked.
"No. You're completely wrong, Mr. Prowl. It's like this look carefully now." Ray said, mischievousness shining in his golden eyes. He and the White Tiger's eyes all contracted, bringing out their sharpened fangs and bringing up very sharp nails. Once again the Autobots and their human allies were left gaping. "We evolved to become more catlike than the rest of humanity thanks to Drigger." There was sound like some static or electricity then surprisingly it was Ratchet that fritzed his processors. It was just by pure luck that First Aid had been on earth for months now and had gone with the team to Japan.
Once First Aid fixed the glitch, Ratchet seemed to be calmer, well if you count him hitting Sideswipe with his wrench after a comment or two.
"Alright let me continue then, There is also the condition the Dark Bladers, Blitzkrieg Boys and Zeo is in. They were MADE to use beyblades and bit beasts. Ever since the discovery of bit beasts about 20 to 30 years ago along with the creation of beyblading as a sport the cogs of fate started moving. It was only about 10 to 15 years ago that bit beasts were incorporated into the blades themselves. Research was made available to those interested and believed in them. One of those were a secret organization called BioVolt, led by Voltaire Hiwatari and his cohort, Boris Balkov, a terrorist of the highest caliber. It was on Tyson's 1st year in the Championships when things heated up and BioVolt stopped from their plans on world domination by use of captured bit beasts. From what we knew what had happened that time, that's when the true power of the Bit Beasts came out of the first time. The finals… They were horrible to watch. Ray almost died that time, Tyson as well. We all have forgiven Tala and the others now though. Things progressed in their second year when they met us and the Psykicks. We wanted to get back all four of the Sacred Beasts: Dragoon, Drigger, Dranzer, and Draciel who all represent the Gods: Seiryuu, Suzaku, Genbu, and Byakko. We lost to them and made them promise to NEVER ever use them for evil." Then Ozuma was stopped as Ray puts his hand on his shoulder. He started to talk.
"I'll take it from here Ozuma. The Psykicks were essentially pawns to a dangerous game to Dr. G and his mad dream of making Cyber clones of the Sacred Beasts. At that time it was Dr. Zaggart that funded him since, like Pinocchio; Zaggart wanted Zeo to be a real boy. Dr. Zaggart constructed a heart for Zeo that had slots to insert my team's bit beasts. Things got awry but in the end we ended up being friends with Zeo, who as you can see now is quite content and the best part is, he's living like a real boy even if only slightly. They managed to tie Cerberus, a quite powerful beast to him instead of having the 4 sacred Beasts." Ray stopped and took a breath. Things were heating up, sooner or later they'd have to tell them what the true power of their bit beasts are.
"Then came the 3rd World Championships. We basically turned our backs on Tyson so that we could compete with him. We don't regret it but it hurts a lot more whenever we think about it. Things were fine, bouts of tears and all that but everything was down to the finals. Kai's team and Tyson's team were the ones competing in the end. Basically, Tyson won. But days later we find out the BBA was bought out and a new Organization was created headed by none other than Boris Balkov, who at that time pretended to be someone else. All of us… we're not some amateurs and all of us certainly are powerful even back then. But none of us even lasted five minutes against BEGA. They are THAT powerful and they were pawns to Boris as well. Giving them, bribing them of what they want he got their loyalty and we got formidable and dangerous enemies. We… lost to them… The world was in danger from Boris. With the power he had with Bega there was nothing that could stop him from total world domination or our annihilation, either way Earth was damned. Tyson fought Brooklyn for the ultimate victory… and Tyson won." Ray finished. He had knowingly left out the more important parts wanting to hear for himself if they're sincere enough to want to know.
"Wait… Something is missing. You guys left out something, something very big. You told us your history but what does that got to do with everything else?" Sam asked them. He felt it from his very spark that they left out something important.
All the Bladers had small smiles on them.
"We've told you. We can't explain it if you've never seen it. But here's a way to. We have records of the more important battles we have had. We'll all get the humans food and we'll watch those with you. The explanation is not even halfway over." Kenny told the Autobots and their allies. Most of them stood up and went and got food that would last them all the hours they would need to watch the tapes.
The battles they watched were the following. For the 1st Worlds, it was the Bladebreakers vs. Majestics, Kai vs. AllStarz and White Tigers, Bladebreakers vs. Kai and finally Bladebreakers vs. Blitzkrieg Boys. The first two games the Autobots and allies didn't see anything but in the 3rd battle they did, but only silhouettes. In the last two they saw real forms, slowly solidifying until the last round of Tyson and Tala that they could fully see the Bit Beasts. Their optics and eyes were wide. 'What were those things? Are those the Bit Beasts?'
They continued to the 2nd World's. Tyson's first battle with Dr. Zaggart's former goons, including his 30 km runs through the whole City… Tyson's friends had a good laugh and Kai looked a little bit too smug. Bladebreakers vs. Saint Shields both times. The Bladebreakers had to wonder who taped that then thought up Kenny. The battles were as follows: Bladebreakers vs. Psykicks; Bladebreakers vs. King and Queen, and Bladebreakers vs. Zeo. The Autobots and their allies were starting to see the strategies employed in the game. They were starting to see the GAME not just the game. The humans were even starting to cheer with the Beybladers as well.
Continuing to the 3rd World's seeing the Bladebreakers go up familiar faces that was until the finals… If it was possible they could all feel the tremors in the video. The stadium almost destroyed which the Autobots and their allies learned was only as strong as the stadium they fought beside just a few hours ago and that was saying something. The Decepticons managed straight hits to the stadium and only managed somewhat small holes and the whole stadium roof was destroyed in a matter of seconds. Of course nothing prepared them for the final battle of the BEGA tournament.
"Not even the battle at Egypt was EVER that intense…" Epps murmured. Most of them were agreeing to that, except one. Sam looked a little bit too stunned, his emotions were everywhere and Optimus could feel it.
"Sam?" Optimus started but it seemed that Sam didn't hear him and it scared Optimus. Trying their mental bond there was only a jumble of emotions and still didn't hear Optimus.
"Ratchet, why is Sam not responding?" Optimus says to his CMO while cradling his sparkmate closer to his chest.
Ratchet started to run his scans on the boy as soon as he heard the concern Optimus' voice held when he called out to him. Everyone else just looked in while on the sidelines. First Aid was also running his own scans on Sam.
"I don't know what is going on Prime. There's completely nothing wrong with him except it's like he's in REM cycle." Ratchet said, his voice laced with concern.
"Sleeping? But he's awake." Mikaela said while she sat on her perch on Bumblebee's shoulders after they heard Optimus call after Sam, same was with Will and Ironhide.
Then Sam blacked out, falling limp in Optimus' hold making him panic. There was a flurry of activity as Ratchet took hold of Sam and put him on the table that was there with them.
The bladers all looked in also confused but Tyson…. Tyson had a dazed look to him that Kai had noticed. Kai started calling out to Tyson as well who also did not respond. Tyson fell limp in his arms and unlike Optimus didn't panic. There were echoes of a familiar voice in his head that he could only classify as his bit beasts' voice telling him it's alright.
Mikaela took her eyes off of Sam and saw just in time for Tyson to fall limp in Kai's arms. She gasps, worrying that something bad was happening. At hearing her gasp they all looked at her confused then followed her line of vision and saw Tyson and Kai as well.
"Give me Tyson, I need to examine him, he might be in the same state as Sam here is." Ratchet said already worrying for a new ally.
"No, give them space. Something special is happening." Brooklyn said with a wide smile on his face. They all turned to him in question. Then Bumblebee's whole frame started shaking, his vocalizers gasping as though out of breath.
"Bumblebee?" Ratchet asked, very afraid of what was happening.
"Ratchet… I feel like I'm forming a new spark sibling bond, a more distant one but STILL." It was only moments after Bumblebee said that, his words still not sinking in to the others, Optimus' also felt what Bumblebee felt as well. He gasped as well taking everyone's attention off of Bumblebee, Sam or Tyson.
"I feel it as well Bumblebee. A familial bond is forming through all five, no, seven of us." Optimus corrected himself rather quickly when he felt the 6th and 7th spark enter the bond quickly. Kai was holding Tyson tighter to him and his breaths come in short puffs and Mikaela was holding onto Bumblebee as though she would fall at any moment. Seconds after that, everything turned to normal and Sam was coherent again.
"What WAS that?"
