"You lie!" I gasped, falling to my knees at the feeling of depression surrounding me, the planet itself like death itself. The mechling shook his head with wide blue optics, stumbling back fearfully as I stared at him with disbelief. Straining to stand, I stumbled out the door and picked up speed as I tried to find the exit, subconciously noting the mechling following me quickly.
"Ma'm! I know where the exit is Ma'm!" the mechling yelled out, skidding to a stop when I turned around quickly to face him.
"Show me." I said firmly, watching as the mechling shakily nodded his head and ran in front of me, looking back every so often to check if I was there. As we turned a corner, I saw a light up ahead at the end of the tunnel, causing me to run faster and jump ahead of the mechling. The closer we got the harder my spark pounded behind my chestplates, my processors going through so many images of what I might see, none of them soothing my spark at all and making me even more afraid. Suddenly I burst through the exit, the light blinding me for a moment as my optics adjusted, making me cover them impatiently as they did so. When they finally adjusted I took a deep breath, then with a sigh I slowly took my hand off my optics, dropping my visor down as it booted up and showed me what lay before me. The sight brought me to my knees, my spark resonating pain as my processors worked double time to make sense of it.
"H...how could this be?!" I gasped out, looking around at everything, my processor unable to understand as my spark cried out in distress. In front of me was the guardian falls, completely dry and lifeless, hundreds of empty bot shells littered on the ground surrounding it. Gasping and stumbling to my feet, I ran into the now deserted battlefield and scanned for life signatures, whimpering when I found nothing but lifeless bodies. Some had their limbs mericlessly torn off leving wires everywhere and a haunting scream adorning their faceplates, others had their sparks ripped out leaving behind a ragged whole in their chestplates, and other had their head ripped off and set next to their body with a horrified look. Shuddering, I glanced around to see numerous shells grusomely killed in many different ways, all lifeless as only a corpse could be. Hearing sniffling behind me, I turned and saw the same mechling kneeled next to two bodies that were holding hands, their signature very fresh even though their sparks were ripped out. Quietly stepping next to him and kneeling at his side, I deduced that these bots were very important to him, my spark resonating sorrow with his.
"Do you know them?" I asked quietly, frowning sadly as he collapsed onto the femmes chest, sobbing sadly.
"Its m...my sire and c...carrier!" he sobbed out, curling closer to the body as he just whimpered quietly, rocking himself as he tried to calm down. Shaking my head sadly, I put my problems asid and rubbed the mechlings back, humming a calming tune quietly to the distraught bot. He calmed somewhat, arching into my touch as his optics opened, glancing at his now deceased carers sadly.
"They deserve a burial for they died a warriors death." I stated quietly, starting to dig a hole and sadly smiling when the mechling joined me, both of us digging a hole big enough quickly. Gingerly picking up the mech, I gently set him down in the whole, putting the femme on top of him softly.
"They died protecting me from Decepticons you know. Right before they sent me in that temple where I found you, they told me to hide and that if they didnt return, to survive to carry on their legacy and that theyll always be there for me in my spark." the little one whispered, making me wince and lay a hand on his shoulder gently, smiling at him sadly when his sorrow optics locked with mine. I decided then and there that I would take this little one under my wing, and though the decision was sudden and therefore foolish, my spark approved and that was all the assurance I needed.
"By the power vested in me Phoenix by my father, I promise you they will be at peace now, for I will protect you as they would have and call you my own if you will have it." I said quietly, starting to push the Cybertronian sand over the bodies, the mechling moving to help silently.
"I would love to not be alone." the little one said, glancing up at me shyly as I smiled down to him softly, considering we were standing now and he only came up to mid-shin on me.
"And you never will be again, as long as I live. Now tell me little one, what is your designation?" I said, crouching down to be optic-to-optic with him, watching as he nervously fiddled with his servos.
"They call me Nitrosilver." he whispered, smiling up at me as I laughed softly and patted his helm.
"A fit name for a mechling as strong as you." I said, standing after I patted his helm one more time, my battle computer coming online as I suddenly realized his carers' deaths were recently which meant the enemy could still be around. I heard the hum of the cannon too late, gasping as the shot fired hit the mechling in the chest, causing him to fly back with a pained cry. That cry was all I needed, my protective circuits snapping online as I turned at the culprit, a low growl rumbling up my chestplates as I locked onto my target. It was a medium build mech, blood red optics with a plasma cannon in his servo, the same plasma cannon that he shot at MY youngling.
"Well well look it this, he brought backup, but a little too late for his carers are already dead and soon he will be too and all by my servos." the mech murmured with a twisted smile, his evil optics watching me as the growl erupted through my clenched dentas, my frame sinking into an attack stance.
"Big mistake." I grolwed out simply, my visor sliding up so he could see my optics glowing as my power came at my call, giving me supersonic speed as I streaked forward and slammed my clawed servos through his chestplates brutally. His faceplates registered his shock, and I smirked evilly at him, then unmercilessly tore his spark out. As he fell to the ground, I streaked to Nitrosilvers side, dropping to my kneeplates as my power left my frame. His little spark was still clinging to life, calling to my own, and my spark answered readily as my chestplates opened. I merged his spark with mine, and a carrier and creation bond was formed immediately, my medical training kicking in right after. Connecting his main tubbing and wires with mine, I gingerly lifted the little one and stood carefully as my visor dropped, my senses on high and all my battle protocols engaged because I needed to leave my chestplates open for my youngling. Swiftly moving through the battlefield and past the forest beyond it, I stumbled upon a city in ruins, recognizing it as Praxia as I saw that all the lifeless shells had doorwings. Shaking my head mournfully, I sent a silent prayer to Primus for all the lost souls, then quickly moved into a housing unit that was somewhat in good shape. Scanning for energy signatures, I found none and moved into the building quickly, running to the top floor and locking myself in a room that was in good condition with no bodies inside. Humming quietly to bring some noise to this silent room, I searched for the energon dispenser, sighing when I saw that there was nothing in it. Glancing around, I found the supplies to make more in a cabinet and I grabbed them, laying them out on the counter as I wondered how I was going to do it with one hand. My bond with the little one stirred to awareness, my little one doing the same shortly after, his blue optics opening to look up at me tiredly. Smiling down at him tenderly, I sent peace and love to him through the bond, recieving love back in return as he shifted closer.
"What are you doing Carrier?" he whispered, glancing at all the things on the counter confusingly, looking up at me as I breathily laughed.
"Im making energon for us little one. Youve gotten hurt so ill need to make medical grade energon for you, along with find some sort of pain reliever for you, and make some normal energon for myself." I explained, pursing my lipplates as I once again debated how to do it one-handed, humming in thought. Habitually scanning the area around me for energy signatures, I nodded very slightly when none showed up, then shifted Nitro a little higher on my arm.
"I though you had to use two hands Carrier." the little mechling said innocently, tilting his helm at the wry grin I shot down at him, rubbing his side gently with one of my digits when he shifted.
"You do but i cannot set you down, you spark is linked to mine so it does not extinguish, my beloved little one." I murmured, slowly working on making his medical grade energon, feeling his optics watch my every move silently. Subconciously scanning the area again, I hummed in satisfaction with the empty results, opening a hatch on the dispensers and setting energon crystals in it before closing it. Mixing a few nutrients with a supplement, I opened a different hatch and poured the green liquidy substance in there, smiling down at Nitro as he watched with fascination as I closed the hatch and started the machine.
"Is that my medicral energon?" he asked innocently, his wide blue optics looking up as I laughed softly.
"Yes, this is your medical energon." I murmured with a smile, holding him closer as he smiled up at me.
A.N: woohoo chapter 2! Special character has been inputed, guess who :P free cookie to the vitorious xD