Oracle-Sight:I hope you'll like this chapter I had a hard time writing nothing I wrote pleased me fully and yet I rewrote it several times, maybe it's just me , but I can't seemed to be fully satisfied with anything I write. Hope it'll still be enjoyable non the less.
Chapter 1:
In the crossfire
Skylynx and Darksteel were flying above the desert scouting for signs of the trespassers as they were ordered by Predaking. The trespassers as they called them were two factions of beings who shared some similarities with the Predacons but they were different. Somehow the predacons, felt they knew them, and felt nothing but spite for them. Predaking said it was their genetic memory speaking, they didn't knew how or why, but these beings have wronged their kind, in another time, on another world.
"Pff there's nothing interesting to see...this is so boring...I don't see why 'King wanted us to scout the desert, seriously I'd rather be playing games with Jack" the blue predacon grumbled bored of the mission given by Predaking, he actually enjoyed spending time with the teen, he wasn't a killjoy like Skylynx who didn't knew how to do anything other work and was serious almost all the time.
"Maybe because there are actually beings somewhat like us fighting around the area posing a threat to us? Beside at this time Jack must still be at work" Skylynx replies dryly clearly annoyed by his partner's inability to focus on anything that wasn't "fun", but other the years he had learned to control his nerves, he new that the jovial predacon was this way and there was no changing him. "But I have to agree that there's nothing happening so far"
"Yeah we should head back to our lair, i got a many songs to listen to" Darksteel replied with a cheerful smile.
Skylynx sighed it was beyond him how Darksteel could listen to this annoying loud noise. Skylynx still remembered how they had discovered it while testing their communication systems and accidentally connected to what the humans called the radio. All three of them found themselves stuck listening to this horrible noise humans called Heavy Metal for hours! And much to Skylynx and Predaking's horror Darksteel actually enjoyed it! Well thankfully after a beating from Predaking he learned not to broadcast it in the Predacon lair.
Their Lair, the hidden MECH base where they were brought back to life. Skylynx couldn't help the growl of anger raising from his throat when thinking about those puny insects that had wanted to terminate them, if not for the sacrifice of Jack's father they would have been destroyed. But this was all in the past, now that they had chased the annoying pests from their territory they could focus on thing that were more important, like the revival of their brethren.
Being the one who had the most understanding of human technology and science Skylynx tried to fix what he could of the labs with Jack's help, this and they also tried to figure how the procedure created by Alexander Darby worked, which was really difficult as neither he nor Jack had even the basis to understand the man's work. Though the teen worked hard to acquire the knowledge to understand his father's work.
Jack and June, they were the family of their benefactor. And the reason why even with what happened with MECH Predaking still believed in the future he had imagined with Doctor Darby.
Skylynx still remembered each attempt of kidnapping by MECH, how many times he had seen June holding Jack tightly, frightened by the possibility that one of those men could take her son away to turn him into an experiment that they would discard the moment they no longer needed him, just like they had done with the predacons and kid's father. Thankfully after a few failed attempts that costed them many agents and a second base when the Predacons decided to retaliate. MECH had gave up, or at least it seemed to be so since it has been ten years since they had not tried anything to grab Jack. But the Predacons were not fooled they would stay alert. And Skylynx had learned enough about his King over the years to know that he fully intended to have Silas' head if the occasion presented itself, he could never forget nor forgive what the man had done, a feeling that Skylynx and Darksteel understood fully.
They finally landed in the canyon, where the mouth of a cave was in fact the entry of the base. As they entered their lair they were greeted with the sight of their leader waiting for them.
"So?" Predaking asked hoping that this they would have seen something but the two predacons shook their helms, the king sighed "I really wonder what they are up too...those cybertronians are far too calm...I don't like this."
Predaking had been observing the conflict between the two factions trying to understand why they were here, on his territory. The predacons took notice of them a few years ago and then nothing, one of the two faction had become rather inactive and the other just kept hiding waiting for its enemy to reappear. All of this was happening right under Predaking's nose and he hated it, they were trespassing over his territory, and making it into a battlefield, the king of the predacons couldn't help but let out a growl of frustration.
Predaking was about to say something but he and the other two predacons received a call, it was from Jack. Predaking smiled, it was the hour at which the boy was done with his job so he assumed it was merely the boy wanting to talk to them.
"G-Guys...Help! I need help!"
Predaking's eyes widened he could tell from the tone of the boy's voice that he was frightened "What's happening Jack?" he asked
"G-giants! kind of like you but not really! they are after me!" the teen replied completely panicked.
The three predacons immediately began to growl, a low threatening growl that promised pain and death. those invaders had made the mistake to attack one of them and they would pay for it. Now was the time for them to learn their place and that
They took off toward Jasper not caring how many could see them , they were just too enraged to care. Predaking easily found Jack due to their bound. From the skies he could see that that Jack was there but so was a younger boy, and the cybertronians fought just a few meters away. The yellow and blue ones seemed to be defending the kids, so the predacons' targets were easily chosen. Skylynx and Darksteel transformed back into their robot form and dropped down upon the unsuspecting Decepticons pinning them down and ripping their helms off letting out a beastly roar as they did.
Arcee and Bumblebee watched in awe and shock as death dropped from the sky on their enemies who were met with a gruesome end, and at the claws of Predacons at that, beings that were supposed to have gone extinct.
Raf watched the new "robots" with fascination while Jack just let out a sigh of a relief ,smiling as he actually was starting to feel safe. After the number of attempted kidnapping from MECH the boy had grown confident about the fact that nothing could happen to him when they were around to protect him.
The children turned around hearing a loud noise that sounded like metal hitting the ground behind them. They saw a third vehicon that had most likely been trying to attack the Autobots from behind, but the drone was down, face against the floor completely off-lined and behind him stood Predaking who's right claw coated with the drone's energon.
Predaking did a sign with his head for Jack and his friend to leave,wordlessly telling him he would handle this from now on.
Jack nodded and left with Rafael hoping only that this wouldn't degenerate into a fight as he noticed the arrival of a third transformer.
"Who are you?" Arcee asked being wary of those new comers who had taken out the vehicons so easily.
Predaking towered over the blue femme looking down upon her in a way that spoke volumes on how little he thought of her "The Predacons, and I think it would be more legitimate for me to ask this question. After all you are the one trespassing over our territory" he said with a low threatening growl in his voice.
All three cybertronians were shocked as they received the confirmation of what they thought , they were told predacons had went extinct long ago and yet they were there right in front of them and very much alive. The first to regain his composure was Bulkhead "Hey relax, we are the Autobots. We are not your enemy, the Decepticons are, they are the one trying to invade this world. We are protecting it, we even work with the human government"
Skylynx scoffed " You earned the trust of the humans, so what? what does that prove to us? After all they are fragile and don't have the technology to fight the decepticons on equal grounds. So of course they'd trust the first "nice" aliens offering protection since it would seem like their only chance " he replied shaking his head obviously not trusting the wrecker's words.
Arcee stared at the predacon in disbelief "What are you insinuating?!" she asked feeling clearly insulted by the notion that they could behave like the Decepticons, that bastard beast was insulting their honor and everything they were fighting for, insulting Cliff's sacrifice! "Some of us died to protect this world!"
Skylynx smirked and shook his head "I'm not insinuating anything, I think what I said was crystal clear" he shot back "Beside flash news peoples are very likely die when they fight a war. And yeah protecting this world, and it's energon resources" he added.
"Enough!" Predaking roared not wanting Skylynx to provoke the autobots further "The point is we do not trust you, you are on our world, fighting a war that does not belong there. And we are just in the crossfire, you are endangering us all" he says coldly.
Arcee couldn't bear more of this and shouted at the Predacon "Your world?! You are Cybertronians like us! born on the same planet, Cybertron!"
Predaking seemed not even phased on the surface ,but he was thinking. This name, Cybertron, it triggered a few memories inherited from the two previous Predakings [1]. The first clone and the original one. The first images that came to his mind were the extinction of his own race during what the Cybertronians called the Great Cataclysm. The second group of images were that of a dead world destroyed by war. "Cybertron is dead, and Earth is the only world me and my brothers have known. And your war is not ours..." as he said that the memories of the Predaking who was brought to life by the Decepticons became clearer more precise, he growls feeling hatred and anger burn within his spark " we are not so foolish to make the same mistakes twice! We have helped the Decepticons who used us as guardian for the resources they left on this world. All for what? going extinct again. Cybertron is dead to us , we are Earthlings now, this is our choice" he said
"And how do you intend to survive without energon? Because the reserves on Earth will go dry one day" Arcee replied baffled by what Predaking said, he didn't care about the fate of Cybertron
"We'll find a way to overcome this difficulty , but this is our problem not yours" the predacon leader answered "The only thing that matter at the moment: is that you understand that you are on our territory and that we are not your enemies nor your allies, and it shall remain this way...unless you become a threat" he said transforming and taking off with Skylynx and Darksteel doing the same following him wordlessly.
The autobots were left alone with nothing else to do than head back to the base. Arcee groaned , first Cliff died now the Predacons were back, well the good news was they weren't on the Decepticons' side and maybe would even become their enemies if they that was not already the case, since the 'cons were very likely to want to take over the predacons' "territory".
When the three autobots arrived at the base, Optimus was there waiting for them with Ratchet.
"So what happened?" he asked noticing the dents in Arcee's and Bumblebee's armored plates.
Arcee was the one to answer "Well where should I begin? the fact we had been seen by human civilians or the fact that Predacons are back"
Ratchet's eyes widened hearing that the Predacons were back "Say that again?" he said looking at her with disbelief written over his face.
"Yes this is most surprising...I certainly didn't thought they were going to reappear...they were supposed to have went extinct...again...what happened exactly?" Optimus asked wanting to assess the situation in the best way possible.
"As I told you they are back, they in fact killed the vehicons that were attacking us..." Arcee said optics widening as she realized what she had said "...strange why would they do this...they said they were not our allies and wanted nothing to do with our war...so why helping us"
Optimus seemed just as thoughtful as he tried to understand the situation, it made no sense for them to help "What did they get out of this..."
Bulkhead shrugged "Maybe they wanted to show they were not to be messed with?"
Optimus shook his head "I doubt it...they want to stay out of this war...so why antagonizing the deceptions...there must have been something that forced them to interfere.
While Optimus was thinking Ratchet looked at Arcee "And did you say you blew your cover? do you realize that we won't hear the end of it from agent Fowler if he hear about this..." the old medic replied clearly being annoyed by that they would have to deal with the loud annoying human.
Arcee crossed her arm "That was that kid's fault! if he hadn't been talking to me the vehicons would have left him alone "
"Speaking of the humans, you and Bumblebee will head to Jasper tomorrow and bring them here, they are in danger now that the decepticons might think they are our allies. So we have ensure their protection" Optimus said getting nods from the two autobots "As for the Predacons we won't do anything yet , they are not a threat...for the moment, our priorities are to protect the humans and defeat the Decepticons."
(1) referencing something from the Aligned continuity materials don't know if it's actually canon to the is referenced here is the fact that there has actually been two Predakings who have existed before the current one, the original on Cybertron during its very ancient History, and a second one that was a clone created by Shockwave along with many others to guard the energon and other resources hidden on Earth by the Decepticons.
Oracle-Sight: hope you liked it see you next time.
