AN: What's up everybody! Its NerdAlert, coming at you with a brand new chapter! And here's the second instalment of Transformers Blacksteel, I hope y'all enjoy! I don't own transformers.
Chapter Two: The power of a God
Blitzburner was soaring through the sky, keeping an eye out for any abnormalities. When he spotted something flying by the Citadel, it was too small to be a vehicon. "Lazerbeak!" And he flew after the small decepticon, which ducked into the buildings.
Blacksteel and Bumblebee entered the room they could tell this was a sensative Mission, Ironhide and Optimus were overlooking a holo-map of Iacon. They both had looks of concern on their faces, and the room was filled with an unsettling feeling.
Optimus looked up upon their arrival, and greeted them. "Blacksteel and Bumblebee, just the two Autobots I wanted to see." He lead them to the holo-map and said. "As you know, our leader Zeta Prime has been in hiding."
Bumblebee nodded, Blacksteel however. "Yeah no kidding! First Sentinel Prime blast himself off into space Primus knows where looking for the allspark, and then Zeta goes into hiding! I mean no disrespects sir but we need a leader who actually leads us, like you."
Bumblebee put his hand on her shoulder, to calm her down. But Optimus put his hand up, and nodded in Understanding. "I appreciate your faith in me, but I am no Prime. And you must understand that Zeta Prime hides so that Megatron cannot obtain the Matrix of leadership! He is not abandoning us, he is protecting us."
Optimus then took a chip out of the large circular table, and the holo-map disappeared. "But if you really wish to voice your complaints about Zeta Prime, why not do it in person?" Bee and Steels eyes widened with shock, and Optimus handed the disk to bumblebee.
"You two must take this messege to Zeta Prime, if you do not Iacon city will fall." Ironhide lead them to the door, and handed them what looked like a large cyber key. "The coordinates are on the chip, Primus speed to both of you."
Steel took the key, and she glanced at the chip. "Sir, should we inform Blitzburner about this?" Optimus shook his head, and said. "Blitzburner already knows of your mission, but you are to keep the location of Zeta Prime Secret and destroy the data chip once you return."
Understanding both of them nodded, leaving for their Mission. Optimus stared after them for a while, before walking over to the balcony. Ironhide walked up next to him, and the two looked out over the city scape.
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it, Optimus." Ironhide said, and Optimus nodded solemnly. "I know... But if we can get to the vault first, we may just have a chance."
Megatron sat in his large throne impatiently, drumming his fingers on the smooth metal surface. Just then a large hatch opened, and in came four decepticons. Soundwave Megatron's second in command, Shockwave Megatron's third in command, Jetfire the sky captain, and his subordinate Starscream.
"I have called you all her for different reasons, first Soundwave, your report?" Soundwave bowed before his illustrious leader, and spoke. "Our spy in Iacon city has sent a message, the location of Zeta Prime has been divulged to two Autobot scouts by the name of Bumblebee and Blacksteel."
This news pleased Megatron, and he grinned with his sharp metal teeth. "Excellent, Nitrousblade never fails to deliver. And your news Shockwave?" Shockwave bowed to him and looked up, a holo-map appearing from his large red eye like a projector.
The map was of Cybertron, and a large area on the northern hemisphere was highlighted. "We have located the scar, and are ready to send an extraction team." Megatron raised his hand to halt him, and Shockwave stopped speaking.
"That won't be necessary, I shall go myself. And the base shall be within your capable hands, and Soundwave I want those two autobots captured within the hour! Now go, I must speak with my sky captain." Soundwave and Shockwave nodded in Understanding, and bowed once more before leaving.
Megatron then turned his Eerie red gaze to Jetfire, and asked in a calm demeanor. "Jetfire, could you inform me as to why there was a small platoon of flying type Decepticons by the Canyon near Iacon City today?" Jetfire's face became confused, looking at Starscream in an accusatory way.
"I'm not sure I can say? I don't send out platoons without your approval Lord Megatron." He said sternly but respectfully, and Megatron shifted his sights to Starscream. "Is that so? Then perhaps I should ask your Lieutenant!"
Megatron stood up, and walked down the steps towards the two. "Well Starscream? Why did our spy in Iacon city tell us that a scout reported several flying Decepticons, including yourself by the canyon?"
Starscream felt small as the overlord stared down at him, and began to try and defend himself. "My liege, I was only trying to provide reconnaissance. Allow me to explain." But his words were interrupted by Megatron's giant fist, sending him flying into the wall.
He tried to stand, but Megatron stepped on his chest and pushed him down. "No! Allow me to explain! You are in my Army, and as long as my spark still functions you will obey my commands! I respect ambition Starscream, but I do not respect nor tolerate foolishness!"
He raised his foot, allowing Starscream to slink out from underneath. Then slamming his foot down, frightening the lieutenant. "We do not have the forces nor the advantage to take iacon City, which is why we leave it be for now! In this present State I cannot destroy Zeta Prime, but after today that may change."
Starscream stood back up and looked to Jetfire with resentment, but quickly addressed his master's comment. "What do you mean Lord Megatron?" Megatron put his hands behind his back, and walked past the two of them towards the door. "You two will be accompanying me to a location known as the scar."
Jetfire and Starscream followed Megatron up to the flight deck, overlooking the landscapes of the large mechanical planet. "There we shall find the power to win this war."
All three of them turned into Jets and flew off at incredible speed.
Bumblebee and Blacksteel were roaring down the street of Iacon, taking the routes with large buildings and plenty of cover. Blacksteel looked over at Bumblebee, and asked. "Any updates Bee?"
Bumblebee was the one with the coordinates, so she was following him. Bumblebee sifted through the data, and found that it lead to an old energon Warehouse. "Only a kilometer ahead!" Blacksteel then heard a sound, like a third set of wheels.
"Bee heads up, we've got company!" She shouted shifting into her robot form, grabbing two cylinders off her waist. They extended into long black blades, and she stood ready.
Bumblebee screeched to a halt, but remained in vehicle form. "What is it Steel?" He whispered, but she said nothing. Staring at the road behind them, and seeing nothing. She began to lower her blades, when a vehicon blasted around the corner peeling towards them.
Blacksteel stood her ground, and waited for the car to get closer. Just when he was about to hit her, she leaped into the air spinning her blades vertically through the bot. The car split in two, then exploded.
Blacksteel landed, and put her swords away. Then bumblebee shouted. "Scan says there aren't any more, so if you're done showing off let's go!" Blacksteel smirked at him, and put her hands on her hips.
"Oh come on! That was sexy and you know it!" She said teasingly, but Bumblebee just replied with. "Oh yeah! Nothing sexier than girl covered in blood, come on!" And he drove off, and Blacksteel looked down to see she was covered in a glowing blue substance.
"Used energon! Grooooosssss!" She whined, wiping off as much as she could before transforming to try and catch up with Bumblebee. "Bee wait up!" But by the time she caught up, they were already at their destination.
They both transformed and looked up at the old building, not seeing any entrances. "So how do we get in?" Steel asked, and he shrugged. Blacksteel spotted a keypad with an intercom, and pressed it. "Um... Hello? We were sent here by Optimus, can we come in?"
Suddenly the ground beneath them began to sink like an elevator, and a large metal panel closed up the entrance above them. It was very dark and only the glow of their eyes, and markings on their body gave any light.
Then the wall in front of them opened up, and they saw a huge circular room with a large pillar in the middle. Atop that pillar was a cylindrical room, with a huge window panel on the side. The doors on the pillar opened up, revealing another elevator.
The two of them rode it up, and stepped off into the room. And standing there before them, was a large blue bot with red markings and a golden face. His chin extended down, making it look like he had a beard.
"Zeta Prime!" They both said in shock, having never met him he was quite intimidating. "Why have you been sent here?" He spoke in a old raspy voice. "Optimus sent us here to give you a message, Bumblebee tell him the message!" Blacksteel steel said elbowing him.
"I don't know the message! I thought you did!" He said defensively, and Blacksteel looked up at him shocked. "Well he never told me anything! I was right next to you!" Zeta Prime rolled his eyes, patiently waiting for them to finish.
Bumblebee opened a compartment in his chest, and pulled out the cyber key. "Well all he gave me was this cyber key, he didn't tell me what to say." Upon seeing the key, Zeta Prime's Optics widened. He took the key from Bumblebee, and examined it.
"This is the key to the Iacon vault, but Optimus would only send this to me if... He found it!" Bumblebee and Blacksteel shared a look of confusion, and asked. "What's the Iacon vault?"
Zeta Prime held out the key and said. "The Iacon vault is the pathway to the planets core, the very spark of Primus himself! It is said that Primus grants infinite knowledge, enough so that we could win this war with barely any casualties."
Zeta opened his chest and placed the key inside, turning away from them. "Only a Prime can activate the key and open the vault, now all that's left is to retrieve the Omega key! But that doesn't concern you two, the less you know the less danger you'll be in."
Zeta lead them down to the first elevator, and put a hand on their shoulders. "Thanks to you two this war will end soon, tell Optimus once he has the Omega key I'll activate the vault key. May Primus be with you!"
Megatron, Jetfire and Starscream all landed in a Barren Wasteland. All around them there were jagged glowing purple spikes sticking out of the ground, holes and caverns falling deep into the recesses of Cybertron strewn about.
They walked through this forest of death, until they came across a large chasm wreathed in purple flames. "The scar of Unicron." Megatron said with an evil grin on his face, and he reached down and pulled out a blackish purple shard. It was glowing a faint purple, and black lightning coursed around it.
"Dark energon! This is what will give me the edge in this war!" Without warning Megatron stabbed the shard into his abdomen, absorbing the dark energy. Black lightning shot out from his body, and his optics changed from a deep red to a haunting purple with red pupils.
Megatron sunk to his knees, but he was not hurt. He began laughing, clenching his fist and raising them to the sky. Causing several more large spikes to sprout up from the ground, startling Jetfire but intriguing Starscream.
Megatron stood and turned to his subordinates, and said. "This planet will be mine, and now no one can stop me! Not even Zeta Prime!" And then he let out a booming maniacal laugh, and took to the skies.
Blacksteel and Bumblebee were driving back to the Citadel, and they were extremely happy. "Can you believe it? The war could finally be over! We could finally have peace!" Blacksteel said excitedly, and Bumblebee asked.
"What will we do then?" Blacksteel was confused, but he continued to elaborate. "I want this war to end, but what will we do once it does? Have a normal life, get a job? Won't it feel weird to not have to look behind our back all the time?"
She honestly hadn't thought about it, and to be honest she didn't care. As long as they were still together, her, Bee and Blitz. She began to think of a life with her and be together, and how she could finally accept her feelings for him.
But that was cut short when they spotted someone on the road, waiting for them. The both stopped and transformed, drawing their weapons. Before them stood Soundwave, and he made no move to engage. Bumblebee aimed his blasters at him and asked.
"What do you want con!?" Soundwave replied calmly, slowly aproching them without fear. "I am hear to capture both of you, but I am to understand that you will not come quietly." Blacksteel laughed at that. "You're right about that!"
Soundwave stopped about 3 meters away, and said. "That is why I am willing to negotiate the release of a civilian prisoner upon your cooperation, but should you refuse they will be terminated."
Hesitantly Blacksteel and Bumblebee lowered their weapons, and Soundwave nodded in approval. "I knew you would see it my way, follow me." And he changed into a car and drove off, and they both changed form and followed.
AN: And the plot thickens, are you all curious as to what happens? I know I am, and I'm writing it! Don't forget to leave a review, and I'll see ya in the next chapter. Cyber High-Five!