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"Prime, where did you come from?" asked Rodimus.

"I have been around for a long time now. If you ever need me, go to where no one can see me. Just call my name and I will come," said Optimus.

"Understood sir," said Rodimus.

The ghost faded away. Rodimus just stood there transfixed. He went outside for a while. Megatron went outside and joined Rodimus.

"Is something the matter?" asked Megatron.

"I just... it just feels lonely without Optimus here. I know that his ghost is here, but it isn't the same. I just wish that there is a way to bring him back," said Rodimus.

"You now know about his ghost? And I have to agree with you. I do want a way to bring Optimus back to us. He is my brother after all. I allowed greed and jealousy to overrule me. I fought against the one that I cared about most," said Megatron. "I caused him so much pain that it killed him."

"You were also blinded by greed and jealousy. I am sure that you didn't mean to kill him. You cared about Optimus, even if you fought for centuries," said Rodimus.

He went back inside to rest. Megatron transformed and flew to his brother's grave. When he got there, the coffin was open. He went over to the open coffin and looked inside. The body was still there but it looked buffed. There was no sign of anybody around.

Megatron looked back at the body. It looked like Optimus had barely come from the assembly line.

"Optimus, what had happened?" asked Megatron to himself while closing the coffin.

There was silence in the air. Megatron looked back at the coffin.

"Optimus, show yourself! I don't know what to do now. I need you back; I don't want a ghost of you. I want you back for real. Optimus please!" shouted Megatron. There was no response. Megatron continued calling for Optimus. He soon gave up and went to his knees.

"Please don't tell me that someone besides myself, Kup, Rodimus, and Wheelie has seen you. I don't want to lose you forever. I want you to come back to life; to come back to me," said Megatron looking at the ground.

"I know that this your darkest hour Megatron, but I can help you through these hard times," said Optimus.

"I only want you back. I can barely look toward the future, only the past. I can't continue without you to help me," said Megatron looking at the ghost.

"I will always be with you, even if you can't see me," said Optimus helping Megatron up.

"Don't worry brother, I will find a way to bring you back. Already your absence is taking affect in the Autobots. They need you to give them hope and courage. Hot Shot and Jazz are taking the most affect in your absence besides myself and Rodimus," said Megatron.

"I see, but my time to return isn't," said Optimus all the sudden pausing.

He looked down at his hands. Optimus began to fade as if he was turning into space dust. Megatron looked up to ask Optimus what he meant.

"Brother, what is happening to you? Don't leave me," said Megatron grabbing Optimus's shoulders.

"It seems that my time in reality is up. I will return someday in the future," said Optimus. He disappeared shortly after he had said those final words.

"I warn you brother, something terrible will happen to the others," warned Optimus in Megatron's mind.

"What do you mean brother?" asked Megatron. "Optimus, answer me!"

There was no answer. Megatron transformed and went back to Autobot Meeting Hall. He flew into the room that Optimus had been in from the roof, to think about what his twin had said to him.

"What is going to happen brother; in the future for us all?" whispered Megatron to himself.

"Megatron is something troubling you?" asked Rodimus.

"I was just thinking of Optimus. I just want him back. His ghost joined the Allspark, so he will never come back to us," said Megatron.

"I see, you just miss him too much. You are the closest thing to him. He did not like fighting you or your army. I will promise you that I will find a way to bring him back," said Rodimus leaving.

"Agreed Rodimus," said Megatron in sorrow.

At the Allspark, Optimus Prime was talking with his mentor; Alpha Trion.

"Alpha Trion, I have to return to Rodimus and Megatron. They need my help," argued Optimus.

"You know that you cannot return back to them. Once someone has seen you, unless those I have told you of, you must join the Allspark," said Alpha Trion in his ancient voice.

"Yes, I understand that part, but no one else had seen me. I want all of the Autobots to see me. They need to know that I am never gone and that I will remain with them till the end of time," said Optimus. "Please Alpha Trion, Jazz and Hot Shot are taking my death hard."

"Fine, but you have two years to remain among the living, unless you are brought back to life. Now all of the Autobots and Decepticons can see you," said Alpha Trion returning Optimus to the world of the living.

At Autobot Meeting Hall, Jazz was punching the wall in anger, while Hot Shot was at Optimus's grave.

"Why did you have to die Optimus? Why?" asked Jazz to himself as he let out all of his anger.

"Jazz, we understand that you and Hot Shot are taking Optimus' death seriously, but you need to calm down. Rodimus is our leader now. I know that you and Optimus have quite a history together, but we have to move on without him," said Jetfire.

"You don't understand. He was my friend and leader. He was like a brother to me; to Hot Shot. He was the greatest leader and Prime in Autobot history," said Jazz stopping what he was doing. "I knew him ever since he was first created. I promised him that I will do whatever it takes to keep him alive and I've failed. I risked my very life every time he was in danger, but I let him down when he died."

"I do understand. Optimus was my friend and leader too. Every minute, every megacycle I see him in my mind. I want him back too," said Jetfire. "The both of you need to cool off. You're not the only ones that miss him."

"You all know that Hot Shot and I can't continue on without Optimus here," said Jazz.

Hot Shot was by the memorial of his old leader. He kept rereading the quote over and over again.

"Optimus, I see your death in my dreams. I see you in my head every day. I have flashbacks of everything that you did before you died," said Hot Shot with his fists balled up.

He went back to base to see Jazz. When he got in front of the building, he could see his leader's death in a flashback. When it ended, he woke up on one of the emergency tables. First Aid had been checking on his systems report. The medic had a worried look as he looked over it.

"What is his condition First Aid?" asked Jazz sounding worried.

"Not good, his mind is inviting Fear into him. Hot Shot is being taken over by Fear, which allows it to destroy Hot Shot," said First Aid.

"I thought that Fear was only a legend, but how do we save Hot Shot?" asked Jazz.

"Hot Shot needs to quit thinking about Optimus. If he continues, Fear will destroy his Spark," replied First Aid.

Jazz left to go tell Rodimus the news about Hot Shot. Rodimus nodded and put a hand on Jazz's shoulder.

"He will over-power Fear, and he will stop thinking about Optimus," said Rodimus.

"Hold on a sec matey, who is Fear?" asked Bellybon while petting Fishy Whiskers.

"Fear is a shadow. If you are afraid or feel sorrow for a long time since something wrong happened, Fear will go into the body and destroy the Spark," said Rodimus. "Fear is pure evil and he was created by the most evil Transformer there is. His name is Unicron the Chaos Bringer."

Rodimus told Bellybon about Unicron and what he did. Bellybon was amazed by the story. First Aid yelled to Jazz that Hot Shot was awake.

"What happened?" asked Hot Shot looking around.

"We found you on the ground outside. We raced you inside to see if you were dying," said Jazz. "First Aid found- found."

"I found Fear inside of you," said First Aid.

"You mean that Fear, as in the creation of Unicron the Chaos Bringer Fear is inside of me?" asked Hot Shot panicking.

"Hot Shot, you need to calm down. If you don't, Fear will kill you. Also you have to stop thinking about Optimus, or that will only make Fear stronger," explained First Aid trying to calm Hot Shot down.

"I only thought that he was a myth," said Hot Shot calming down.

"No, every myth and legend there is, is real," said Jazz.

"So all I need to do is not to think about Optimus and not to panic. That should easy," said Hot Shot in a calm voice.

"Yes, just do that until you see a figure that looks like you, but is completely black," said First Aid.

"How do you know what Fear looks like?" asked Jazz.

"I have had patients with Fear inside of them, and I have had Fear inside of me twice," said First Aid.

Hot Shot remained calm, but he kept thinking about Optimus. Wheelie tried to take Hot Shot's mind off of Optimus. Soon, Hot Shot was able to not think about his fallen leader, and Fear came out of Hot Shot's chest. First Aid grabbed Fear and put him in a jar.

Fear tried to get out of the jar, but nothing worked. Megatron told Runabout and Runamuck to take the jar and bury it deep within the metal surface of Cybertron.

"Thank the Allspark that's over. I don't know what would happen if Fear went into the bodies of our men," said Rodimus.

"I agree with you Prime. I don't feel like burying more friends," said Megatron. "We lost two friends and almost another."

"That would be devastating to lose more of us," said Rodimus.

Suddenly, a blue light appeared by Hot Shot. It spread across the terrified Transformer.

TO BE CONTINUED . . .

Next book: What is the mysterious light? Will Fear escape the jar? What is the next tragedy? Find out in book four Legends.