TRANSFORMERS
Time of the Twins
Writers Comments:
This story is based off my main Transformers RPG. All characters aside from those created by me are property of their orginal creators etc.
I do NOT own the Transformers, I just enjoy watching it, reading it, an role playing it.
Chapter 2: Of Fathers and Warriors
A few stellar cycles had passed since the day that Tarrot had given the twins away to their respective sides. The war of course had continued to rage, giving with it its lessons of pain, loss, and destruction. The State-City of Tarn was no exception from this. Now being controlled by the Decepticons it was perhaps the safest place however for the Young Princess of the Matrix called Sharra. For what she lacked in size, the child had made up for in spirit, an enthusiasm showing a courage, an eagerness to please her father an those she considered close family around her. The Cybertronian War Academy had been awkward for her, but she had excelled and found support and encouragement in the form of her fathers Seekers. Soundwave, and Shockwave as well helped in teaching her, and encouraging her to continue her education even when things seemed impossible, though shockwave secretly doubted the young girls ability to one day full fill her supposed prophecy.
Of course Megatron demanded nothing but perfection from her, though even at times when she was seemingly not so, she got away with more then perhaps should have been acceptable.
It was late one evening, an the triple moons of cybertron filled the night sky with their warm glow. Sharra giggled a little as Ravage shoved his nose against her chest an pushed her over. "Ravage!" she laughed as he playfully mauled her, "Dad is not gonna be happy if I don't get this finished." She laughed but made no attempt to finish the project she had been working on, instead she continued to play an wrestle with the large feline like mech. A faint red glow showed from the doorway as StarScream entered flanked by Thundercracker and Skywarp. The trio paused as their audio censors picked up the sound of the girls laughter an they would glance in her direction. Thundercracker smirked a bit partially inclining his head. He had a soft spot for the girl. Something about her just completed him. He belived true the story about what she would one day accomplish though at times he wondered as well just how much curruption she would endure before that time, and would she be able to do what was needed when the time came?
StarScream half glanced at his leutinat an snorted turning an walking away purposefuly. Skywarp chuckeld an nudged Thundercracker slightly, who seemed to be taken from his thoughts by the movement glanced to his friend " I'll catch up." With a shrug skywarp left him. Ravage would pause in his mauling to look up an give a slight snarling growl, as Thundercracker aparoached him an his charge.
Sharra would look up, partialy upside down as she had been laying on her back an offered a slight smile to the larger seeker, her blond hair a mess around her young face. " Hey Thundercracker." She would greet him an sit up slowly to watch as screamer an skywarp moved off. Shifting her weight so she could face him without actually having to rise. "Hey ya Sharra." "His optics would brighten slightly as he said her name. Like many of the others he had been there an practically played part in raising her; though he knew Megatron wouldn't admit it, he was more conserned about the girls well being then he pretended. Thundercracker would take a seat an smirk a bit, "Home work still?" She would roll her eyes an nod, "yea its boring, same stuff over an over.."
Thundercracker chuckeled a bit. "Ya know, you'll never realy be a Decepticon unless you can fly." She smirked a bit an would stand an get this slight cocky grin on her face that mimicked starscreams " then I guess I had beter learn huh?" She would turn, an make a dash, leeping off the edge of the balcony an droping out of sight. Thundercracker smirked, an was up less then a nanoclick behind her, a soft metalic sound reached her ears, before she felt herself cought against Thundercrackers right wing strut. She laughed an crouched planting one hand flat aganst the slanted surface a slight spark rippeld form her hand to his wing, and as though someone had switched on a magent she held fast as he shot threw the night air aboard the cybertronian jet.
Above Megatron watched with a disapproving glare for a moment, but said nothing as he listened to Shockwave's report. After a moment of silence Megatron glanced toward Shockwave, whom was watching him almost curiously for a moment. " Megatron.. is everything alright?" Megatrons optics flashed darkly." Of course Shockwave. Continue.."
Sharra and Thundercracker flew for what seemed like an hour or more before she would leep up off his wing, as he transformed an caught her small body in the palm of his hand with a bit of a smirk. Straightening Sharra stared out over the devastation that had been left behind from a battle a few solar cycles prior between decepticon forces an the autobots. She frowned a bit. "Peace threw tyranny..." She murmured softly an bit her bottom lip. " Is this really what this war is coming to Thundercracker?" He said nothing for a moment before he nodded " Yea seems so. You'll change it one day kid."
She sighed a bit an crossed her arms over her chest. A voice from behind them caused Sharra to jump slightly. " It is a necessity for Cybertron own good." Megatron's voice interrupted the pairs thoughts. " Is it father?" She bit her bottom lip a moment as she turned soft blue eyes upon her father for a moment. Reaching out he took her from Thundercrackers hand an cast a glare at the blue seeker. "Leave us." Thundercracker paused then noded n would turn taking flight an leaving them to speak his thrusters leaving behind the roaring echo for which he was named, his turbines booming like thunder.
"You doubt our cause Sharra?" Megatron would watch her a moment carefully. " No Father, never.. I just.."
"Just what Sharra?" His tone changed now that they were alone, softening just slightly though it retained the hardened edge an scratchy familiar notes caused by his vocalizer as he gazed down at the young girl. "I just wonder if this realy is whats best? I mean destroying one another depleting the planets resources in this war, it seems just useless." Megatron would chuckle an move over to a pile of duracrete an alloy an took a seat. "Sacrifice is a necessary evil Sharra." he carefully brushed a strand of her hair back with one finger watching her face an eyes. " A few must perish so that the strong can survive an the planet can be reborn. one day it will all make seance to you." She would nod listening to his words an glanced back out at the distruction."One day Sharra you will understand, one day you will be the leader of the decepticons and it will be you whom will have the balance of the world in your hands. Trust in my words Sharra" She would nod an would move an jump leeping up so she landed on his right shoulder strut an placed a light kiss on his cheek.
**** A Few Steller Cycle's Later****
Sharra stood at the edge of a balcony at the Decepticon HQ, Her blue eyes studied the flickering lights beyond of the city state she called home thoughtfully. Behind her, the crimson watchful optics of Soundwave illuminated the shadows. He thought of the young princess much like a daughter himself, an needed no instruction to know when her mind was weighed heavily with her own thoughts. Silently he would join her, placing a large hand on the shoulder of the small girl. Though none truly understood how, Soundwaves telepathic abilities had always kept him close to the young female. He said nothing, he didn't need to. His very presence was peaceful and reassuring. She would turn her head just slightly an glance back at him. "How much longer do you think this will last Soundwave?"
Soundwave's optics flashed faintly for a moment before he replied, "Until one side or the other decides to end it." His vocalizer hummed faintly when he spoke accenting each word almost warmly. "Father told me he plans for me to one day take the leadership of the Decepticons.." She allowed her words to trail off an glanced back out at the flickering lights, she didn't need to say more, he could read the slight doubt she had in her voice. "And one day, you will. Until then Megatron will pave the way for you." She would frown a bit "are you so sure?" Soundwave gave the barest nod " Affirmative." "Then I suppose all I can do is prepare. Thank you soundwave.." She would smile an glance up at him for a moment, before moving away "I have work to finish then I think I will turn in.. Goodnight." Soundwave would watch her as she left the room then gave a slight shake of his head, his mouth curving into a smile beneath his face plate..
Rather then returning to her room, Sharra moved passed it, an would carefully work her way out of the Decepticon base, though she spotted what she was seeking just outside the gates. Her fathers finest seekers. Carefully she would creep along the shadows as she moved past them careful not to be seen by any unwanted optics.
Skywarp grinned a bit mischievously, as he noticed someone moving near by an elbowed Thundercracker in the side. The blue seeker would glare at his friend a moment "What in the name of Primus was that for?" Skywarp grinned a bit, "Oh no reason, just thought someone should get to bowin down" He would chuckle an nod in the direction the princess had gone. "Seems the Princess is restless." Thundercracker would incline his head a bit in that direction his red optics catching a fleeting glimpse of blond in the shadows as she slipped around the corner. Thundercracker would incline his head glance at Skywarp an then move off after her. Skywarp shook his head, Screamer was gonna have a fit.
As he rounded the corner Thundercracker found himself nearly colliding with a young femme bot. Her red optics made it obvious as to who's side she was on, but something seemed a bit diffrent about her. The femme's optics lit up brightly for a moment in surprise before she stepped back. Thundercracker would smirk, as his gaze swept over her for a moment before returning to her face. " Sorry, I should watch where I am going." She would reply, he chuckled an would tilt his head " Perhaps.. did you see someone come this way?" She would nod, "Indeed. The princess. If your trying to follow her, I can lead you to where shes going." Thundercracker would nod slightly an smirk "Sure.." "Well keep up then" She would call before she lept up, her antigrav unit kicking in as she took flight, Thundercracker would follow closely behind.
After a short distance she would land once she was sure that they would not be interputed an turning she faced him as he landed " Well where is she?" he drawled his optics flahsing abit as a sly grin crossed his face. " your looking at her." She would chuckel softly as she replied to him, an he would just keep that smirk, she couldn't help it once she realized that he was looking her over that a slight hue changed to the metal finish of her face plates as she blushed. "That's not very appropriate TC.." He would laugh, " neither is a princess sneaking out an enticing one of her fathers warriors after her." She would laugh an glance away from him "I supose you have a point."
Meanwhile somewhere else on planet Shanna sighed softly as she stared out at the night, she sat legs folded, with a sketch pad resting in her lap. On it she had sketched what she remembered at one time the planet looked like. She taped the cyberpen against the canvas thoughtfully before finally adding one last big of shading under a building bbefore siting it down an watching the occasional bit of traffic that zipped by. even threw the way, she found this planet intriguing, it was home. She smiled a bit as she felt a cool hard form lay down behind her, as shetan, her mech stallion settled down behind her, carefully she would lean back resting against his side. A groon or so passed bbefore the door hissed open to her room, an quietly Optimus Prime made his way within. His blue optics flashed slightly before they settled on the pair sitting out on the balcony, The mech stallion laying down behind his daughter with her propped against his side, looking a sleep. A slight smirk would cross his lips as his faceplate withdrew an he would move to them.
The Mech stallions head would lift an his ears twitched with a bit of alertness bbefore he noticed prime an flared his vents slightly bbefore relaxing again. Prime would smile, an give the creature a gentle pat, bbefore gently an carefully as he could lifting Shanna, an carrying her to her berth, an gently laying her down an covering her with a soft handwoven blanket that had belonged to Tarrot. As he started to leave her, Shanna would open her eyes an watch him "father?"
Prime paused an turned back to her "Yes little one?"
"Will Cyberton ever recover?"
The question would catch him momentarily off guard. His optics would darken slightly in thought to the question bbefore he would answer carefully seating himself on the edge of the berth an looking down to her. "One day, yes, but not until all are one again an this war is over Shanna." She would nod slightly an slowly sit up. "Do you think it will be any time soon?" Prime would sigh an glance toward the large open doors that lead out onto balcony where she had previously been. "Honestly Shanna, I hope so. Now get some rest, we have work to do first thing." She would nod an lay back as he would leave her, her eyes focusing on the darkened ceiling, bbefore finally sleep took her, her fathers words echoing the back of her mind.. "Till All Are One..."