AC: The chapter 2 already here.

One solar cycle = one hour

One orbital cycle = one day.

One stellar cycle = one year

Writing like this (Don't know the word in English) = particular attention to the word, they pronounce it more slowly

Italic word = thought

Word = bumblebee speaking

-Comlink. And speakers-

GB= Groundbridge

("Mind communication")

(Resume of part of the last chapter)


Journey of the Eradicon

Chapter 2: The shaman

He was trap. X-102 has been found by Megatron. He tries to escape, but Megatron got him and cut both of his legs. He knows it was useless to escape. He also knows he won't beg for mercy but only a fast execution.

"Please, offline me fast." Beg X-102

"Maybe." Says Megatron with a cruel smile.

Megatron put his blaster at his chesplate, where is spark resided. He is truly afraid of what's coming next.

"-Up"

"Any last word." Says Megatron with cruelty.

"..." But X-1012 was too afraid to say anything.

"You realise that no one can escape me." Says Megatron with his optics of a reaper.

"But-" But he was cut off by his executioner.

"Not -l"

"Prepare to die." Says Megatron. He charges his canon slowly to make X-102 more afraid. It succeeds.

"You're -ng"

Megatron shoots and X-102 shouts in pain.

Why am I still online? He thought. He looks at his chestplate and saw a hole passing through his chest. He receives a fatal shot and his spark is no more...yet...he's online.

"Not suffering enough? Let me...make things worse." Says Megatron.

"-ke up."

Megatron put his pede at X-102 faceplate and began slowly crushing it. All X-102 do is shouting in pain stronger and stronger. When his helm was crush enough he couldn't make any sound but the pain was still there and was worse.

"You're dreaming big metal guy."

Then Megatron finish crushing his helm.

X-102 Open his optics and was looking around in panic. It was all a nightmare. He then calm down and put his helm on the tree again.

"Hello big metal guy." Says a voice.

X-102 looks down and saw a human standing on his tank.

"GAAAAAAAHHH!" Shout in surprise X-102. He was surprise that the human pass his detectors without being notice and more, the human was on his tank, a physical contact that his system fails to detect.

"I'm not that terrifying." Says the human.

The human was wearing strange clothes...compare to those he always saw. He wears a tissue covering all of his body a...tunic and a hood that can hide his face, but his face was visible. His eyes were blue like the ocean when the nemesis was passing over it and he looks at it to admire the beauty...secretly. His face was peach and his hairs were...silver? He never saw any human with this color and the hair doesn't seem to be painted. X-102 thought the human is lucky that it was him who saw him and not another one from his clan. If it was anyone else, they will crush him or just took the human away and tell him to go away. No con knows this, but he was fascinated by the humans. They were small and fragile, but he saw the potential they have in them. They were extremely intelligent and have something more than any decepticon. He still doesn't know what it was, but it caught his attention. They create so much with their tiny and fragile hands and that impress him. He glances at the human for a while and the human finally sat on his tank. The human looks at him and smile.

He does clearly not fear me. If he feared me...he'll run away. I have to be careful; I don't want to know what he can do to me. If he can pass undetected...he can offline me in my recharge. Thought X-102.

"Well...what do you want human?" Asks X-102. Scrap.

"Hahaha. I was only coming to watch you, but I saw that you need help and- Shut. Don't move and not a single word." Says the human cautiously.

"Wh-" Was about to say X-102 but he saw the human doing putting his fingers at his lips. A silent way to say shut.

Then he saw Megatron appearing. He was so close. He knew it was over for him. He can't hide and have no chance of escaping. Megatron pass in front of him and...Keep walking like if he didn't detect him. He then turn around and made optics contact but Megatron appear to be oblivious of his presence. He then walks away and after a while only his pede step was resonating. After a while, not a sound was audible. X-102 vents out a loud sigh of relief.

"Thanks Primus Megatron didn't see me...but how is that possible?" Wonder X-102.

"You are in a spiritual circle that protects us from any perception except audible sound." Answers the human.

X-102 looks around and saw that he was inside a circle with strange symbol that he cannot translate.

"It makes me...invisible." Says X-102. It was something human call...magic.

"Yes...You are safe for now." Says the human. "They won't find you."

"Why...Why do you help me?" Asks X-102.

"The forest calls you here and asks me to help you." Answers the human.

That's...creepy, but he's nice. Thought X-102. Wait...The bridge malfunction...

"How did it call me?" Asks X-102.

"It guides you to the forest." Says the human.

Of course he doesn't know what a bridge is. Stupid me.

"What is your name?" Asks X-102.

"My name...I can't tell anyone what's my name...but you can call me the shaman." Says the human.

"Shaman...Alright." Answers the eradicon a little disappointed.

"And what's your name?" Asks the human.

"...I don't have a name...only a designation: X-102."

The shaman shook his head from the left to the right.

"Hum...Nonono. That won't be good."

"But-" But X-102 was cut.

"What if I give you a name?" Asks the human.

The spark of X-102 beat strongly in his spark chamber. Him...having a name...a real name...he thought it was impossible, but...he wants a name...he want something unique for him.

"Yes...please give me a name." Says the eradicon with excitement.

"Well...hum...Maybe...I know! Steve!" Says the shaman with a smile.

"Steve?...Why Steve?" Asks X-102.

"Because you look like a Steve." Answers the shaman.

"That doesn't make any slagging sense." Says X-102.

"So you want something else?" Asks the human.

"Nono. I like that name. I just wonder why." Says Steve.

"Glad you like it." Says the shaman.

He then stand up and slide from his tank to the ground.

"I have to go, but before...I think you need some of this." Says the shaman.

He gives at Steve some energon.

"Thank you!" Says Steve with happiness.

Since he doesn't have a mouth he opens a section of his throat and a long rope get out of his throat. It connects to the energon and sucks it until it's empty. He then took some more. When he reaches 50% he decides to conserve the rest of the energon stone for later.

"Bye. The closer exit of the forest is to the north. The forest will guide you to the exit. You have to get out of this forest before being able to communicate with any being." Says the shaman.

"Wait!" Shout Steve. Then the human vanish right in front of his optic.

Steve then put his servo in front of his optic and cleans it, wondering if he was hallucinating or if his optic is malfunctioning. He then looks at his energon stone in his servo and knows it was all real.

I have a name. I'm...Yes...I'm Steve. Thought happily Steve.

He decides to continue moving until he reaches the outside of the forest.

He saw that the forest has...change position. He clearly saw a path opens for his size. It worries him and at the same time calms him. The shaman says that the forest want to help him...but when he think about it, why trees want to help him and why this human can do magic...it's impossible and illogical. He then walks inside the forest moving to the exit slowly and surely...He hopes at least.


AC: This is the end of the chapter. The next one will be: To the exit.

I'm happy about all you're review and...Yeah. I choose to give him the name Steve.

I try to find something else but I love that name for an eradicon. The first person who gives that nickname was brilliant. Too bad in the series no episode concentrate on them.