Chapter 2
He sighed as he watched the planet's surface darken, his own dark green and gray paint job fading with what little hope he had left. "Primus be kind to us... what are we to do?" he asked.
"We have to get off this planet Kup." Another mech said. this one larger and blue and white in colour. "Prime's Message said there was a way of Cybertron, we just have to find it."
"And the other surviving Autobots," Kup sighed. "Jazz's young one is out there somewhere, I'll be damned I see another youngling hurt because of the Decepticons." He added.
It had been a few hours since the Ark left, but still the last surviving bots were making their way to Iacon for safety with Ultra Magnus and the few other remaining warriors.
"Kup! Ultra Magnus, Sirs!" A soldier said. "We have an incoming call from Springer and his team."
"Patch them through," Magnus ordered as the main screen flickered and zapped into life.
/"Ultra Magnus, Grimlock and his team are here, but they're refusing to let our medics see to the child with them."\ Springer said.
The image behind Springer was clear. Grimlock was protectively holding a darkling coloured youngling while his team all in strange new forms stood around him, refusing to budge.
"Let them in Springer, Grimlock won't let anyone near a child so long as they aren't in a protected area." First Aid's voice said as he entered the room. "Grimlock, can you hear me?" He asked.
/"I can."\ The larger mech said.
"Good, bring Luna to the ground floor when you get here, medical bay is the first room on the left." He commanded and Grimlock nodded.
Moments later, Grimlock stepped into a bright room where First Aid and two medical drones were working rapidly on mechs from the field.
"Place Luna on the spare berth, Grimlock," the medical officer requested as he came over, "I know from your comm ahead she's been in cold coolent, so we need to give her a little heated Energon and make sure there's no icing over in her joints." He explained gently pressing a warm Energon cube to Luna's still lips and ever so gently coaxing the young femme back to awareness before he tipped the cube a tiny bit to let her sip the warmth inside it. "There we go..."
"Thanks... First Aid." Luna said once her systems began to reboot.
"Not at all." the young medic smiled. "Now, anywhere feel stiff?" He asked.
"No... Not that I can feel." She said slowly moving all her limbs and appendages, everything moved like it should and everything felt right.
"Good, for now I want you to stay wrapped in that blanket and finish that warm Energon, while I see to these four." First Aid said. "Swoop, you first." He added.
While his team were checked over, Grimlock refused to leave Luna's side, "Are you sure you're alright?" he asked.
"I'm fine..." Luna said. "I know somehow we'll get to where the others are... somehow... we just... need to find a way..." she stated.
Grimlock nodded.
Find a way...
He'd heard that a lot...
But somehow hearing it from Luna meant something...
Slowly, cycles passed and the Autobot and Decepticon forces left on Cybertron continued to fight, the Autobots lead by Ultra Magnus and Decepticons by the ruthless Brother to Megatron, Galvatron.
Luna remained mostly hidden away from Galvatron's forces as he would have no qualms about killing her, and so, even when the battles weren't facing Galvatron, she was kept locked in the base, listening to her friends and fellow Autobots being hurt and sometimes killed over the comms.
It became her drive. The reason that she'd spend hours and often days sat typing rapidly at a console, ignoring the looks she got from others and Ultra Magnus's attempts to give her something other than work to do.
"Why do this Luna?" Kup asked.
"Because unlike everyone else, I actually believe there is a way of this rock." Luna said, "Leaving me locked in the base doesn't mean I don't see the fact none of you are even bothering to search for the way off this planet Optimus mentioned." She added before Ultra Magnus could try and deny that.
"But how can you find what we haven't?" Kup asked.
"By doing what Jazz taught me to do, read between the lines, look for the hints and listen to the reports." She said continuing to type.
Kup sighed and shock his helm, shooing Ultra Magnus out. "Lass, as much as I hate to be the one to tell you this... there is no way off this rock... Optimus knows it, and deep down Jazz knew it too."
"LIAR!" Luna turned on Kup so fast he stumbled out of the younger bots room. "Jazz wouldn't lie to me! So keep your fragged up thoughts to yourself and leave me to work!" and with that Luna's door was shut, locked and then double locked.
Grimlock gently knocked on the door and when it didn't open he typed in the code to open it, ducking into the room with a soft smile as he saw Luna, rapidly typing on her keypad.
"I hear you yelled at Kup today." He said.
"He said there's no way off this rock." Luna said. "Jazz wouldn't lie to me. There is a way out of here and I'm going to find it."
Grimlock put his hand on her shoulder and she stopped typing. "No one is asking you to be the hero," he said.
"No one here has hope in seeing the end of this war anymore..." Luna said, "If we lose hope what's the point?"
Grimlock bowed his helm. "Are you sure that there is away off this planet?" He asked.
"I am." Luna said typing again and this time she showed Grimlock the screen. "These are Ratchet and Optimus's reports about a mech by the name of Omega Supreme. He's alt form is a rocket, big enough to carry all of us, all we need do is find him and reactivate him."
"How?" Grimlock asked.
"That's the part I'm working on." Luna said. "The Pure Energon we used for the Ark... I can modify it to work for us, but it's getting it around that's the problem... if the container isn't strong enough, the Energon will burn through it..."
Grimlock watched as Luna worked and then felt a small smile touch his face plates, Luna was keeping her hope alive by working towards something she believed in...
He silently sat behind her, watching over her as he'd promised Jazz he would do.
Eventually, Luna finished and Grimlock chuckled as she tiredly struggled to get out of her seat, softly he scooped her up and held her to his chest, near his spark, and within a matter of seconds, Luna was sleeping.
"Sweet dreams," Grimlock said softly.
When Luna woke up again, she found herself a little embarrass that Grimlock was holding her like a sparkling, but at the same time she felt safe and warm.
"He hasn't left your side all night." Luna looked up and smiled at Swoop. "He's got a thing for you."
"Remind me to thank him when he wakes up," she said and softly kissed Grimlock's cheek. "Did you get the message I sent out?"
"I did, that's why I'm here. Snarl and Slag say we can get to that place, but we'll need someone to verify it's the right place and the right mech." Swoop said.
Luna nodded and tried to wake Grimlock, which failed as he remained still as stone until Swoop poked his nasal ridge and made him rapidly come on line.
"I know you're not gonna like me for this... but could you get me into Iacon's Tower district?" Luna asked.
"Why?" Grimlock asked. "That place is a ruin and derelict place."
"I believe that is where they hid Omega Supreme's body after his repairs were done and his gave his Energon to help us fuel the Ark and stop the Dark Energon inside him spreading beyond control again." Luna said. "If we can reactivate him with Pure Energon, we can cure the corruption inside him and get off Cybertron."
"But how are you going to carry the Energon?" Grimlock asked.
"Leave that to me." Luna smiled. "So can you get me there?"
Grimlock thought about it, if he did this and everything worked out right they could be on their way to find Jazz, Optimus and the others... if it went wrong and they were attacked by the cons, Luna would be in danger...
"Please Grimlock..." Luna pleaded.
Grimlock sighed.
He was going to regret this...
The Tower district had seen better days.
But then again, so had most of Cybertron...
Luna sighed as Grimlock carried her on his back in his new dino-form as they passed through the area, using a small holo map she'd downloaded from the records and reports to try and find Omega Supreme.
At least... that was the plan...
So far they hadn't found anything but rubble and broken bodies...
"He has to be here somewhere... he has to be..." Luna said looking around and at the scanner in her hand, "it says he's right here..."
"Maybe he's under us?" Swoop offered, "This place is riddled with old disused tunnels, maybe they had to hide him underground?"
"I hate tunnels." Snarl sighed.
"We have to check Snarl." Slag stated, heaving a heavy looking grate up. "Down this way." He said jumping down and then carefully helping Luna down.
"Swoop, stay up here and circle the area, just in case." Grimlock said and Swoop nodded taking off while the others headed underground.
They went down a few more levels before Luna stopped and looked around, to find a collapsed area ahead of them. "Scarp... We have to get through this..."
Snarl and Slag charged at the collapse while Grimlock melted the roof to keep it up.
"That works," Luna said as they moved on slowly and carefully as the building groaned around them.
"Are we close?" Snarl asked as Luna checked the scanner and their location.
"Just a little further ahead, and we should be able to see him." Luna said as Grimlock moved a large slap aside for them.
"Oh wow..." Snarl gasped as he looked into the large open chamber and down at the bottom, slumped against the wall and covered in Dark Energon Crystals and metallic webbing was...
"Omega Supreme, Key to Vector Sigma and Autobot Hero." Luna said, "We have to get down to him."
"Hold tight." Grimlock said lifting Luna up before jumping down into the chamber, making a crater as he landed.
"Thanks Grimlock," Luna said before looking at the body before them, wincing at the painful injuries. "Poor guy..."
"Can we help him?" Slag asked.
"We can, I just have to get up to his spark chamber." Luna said as the Dinobots searched for a safe way up.
Only to be blasted back by the Dark Energon and left with a nasty tingle in their helms.
"Are you guys ok?" She asked.
"Yea... wow that stuff's strong..." Slag said shaking his head.
Luna looked at the spikes and at the small scrap metal around the place, it could be bent and cover her hands, "Hmmm..."
"No way Luna, you aren't going to climb up there." Grimlock said.
"If I don't get to his spark chamber I can't reactivate him." Luna explained. "Please trust me Grimlock, I can do this."
Grimlock was about to refuse, but a sudden screech above them broke his train of thought. "Swoop?!"
"Insecticons!" Swoop cried as he flew into the room, allowing Slag and snarl to BBQ the swarm that was chasing him.
Luna was already climbing up the spikes of Dark Energon, with swift moves, struggling slightly now and then as she worked out her path as the Insecticons began to swarm into the chamber, attacking the Dinobots as they attempted to get at Luna through the Dark Energon spikes.
"Stop her, her!" a voice demanded as Luna found the latches on Omega's chest and began to pry and pull the spikes that covered them off.
"Hurry Luna!" Slag called up shooting down any of the bugs that dared to get too close to her.
"Almost get it." Luna hissed tossing the last spike away and opening the spark cover and smiled as she saw the small sparkle of light inside.
"Interfering brat!" Kickback snarled as he leaped at Luna, only to be shot down by a well aimed blast from above them all.
It gave Luna the time she needed.
Kup and Ultra Magnus looked up as a loud rumbling filled the air, shock and awe filling their optics as they watched none other than Omega Supreme float slowly down and land beside their base, Grimlock and his team stood in the gang way as the ship landed and slowly walked down.
"What happened?"
"Luna's Energon formula worked." Was all Grimlock said before the two older mech saw the limp form in Swoop's arms charred marks on her chest and horrid marks on her face and limbs.
"We need First Aid."
T.B.C
Second chapter and Ohhhhh dear...
Jazz is going to be very, very angry...