Hello everyone! I'm back! Finally... I'm soo sorry about how long it took to get this chapter up. I had school, work, and life in general keeping me busy! Still no excuses! I will try and get the next chapter up as soon as I can, but no promises. Hopefully, I can work out a schedule of when to update over the summer or at least when I graduate.

As usual I don't own Transformers or any of it's characters. Except my own.

Enjoy!

Chapter Four: Leaving Cybertron

The day finally arrived to leave Cybertron, a ship was picked and was currently being loaded up for the long trip. It was a gigantic ship with enough room for the big crew that would be living in it. The sun was rising with its rays hitting every part of the docks where the new ship (which is named The Lost Light) was currently docked. Autobots and Decepticons alike were loading the ship with much needed supplies, such as energon, medical supplies, and any other tools that might be needed. Ultra Magnus was supervising and making sure that nothing suspicious was being brought into the ship, which could happen considering that the Decepticons could come on the journey with the Autobots. Ultra Magnus raised his helm as he heard his name being called, and he turned to see a red and white Autobot running towards him.

"Ultra Magnus!" The Autobot stopped in front of him and put his hands on his knees, breathing hard.

"What's the matter, Red Alert?" Ultra Magnus asked lowering the data pad that he was holding.

"It's Rodimus and Prowl, "Red Alert said after he cooled down enough to speak.

Ultra Magnus started walking not wanting to waste any more time. Prowl and Rodimus did not get along with each other, and the two even being in the same room as each other could never end well. Red Alert immediately followed him and got in front of the Duly Appointed Officer of the Tyrest Accord, leading the way to the front of the ship. Rodimus and Prowl did not like each other, and the two have had some problems in the past. Prowl didn't like how close Rodimus was to the Decepticons, and it didn't help that Megatron was invited to come. Well invited was stretching it because Megatron is only coming along because the Knights of Cybertron were known to be judge, jury, and executioner and, because of his crimes against Cybertron, it was decided that the Knights would be perfect to judge the ex-Warlord. Everyone generally knew that Rodimus does not listen to anyone and hated Prowl. The two made it to the front of the ship to see Rodimus and Prowl screaming at each other. Ultra Magnus ran forward but slowed when he saw Megatron get between the two. Megatron seemed to be saying something to Rodimus and whatever was said seemed to have worked. Ultra Magnus was somewhat relieved to see Rodimus storm away from Prowl. The Duly Appointed Officer of the Tyrest Accord did not if he should be worried that Rodimus is so willing to listen to Megatron or that Rodimus did not punch the TIC of the Autobots. Ultra Magnus stepped in front of Rodimus, "What happened?"

Rodimus stopped and glared at the Officer of the Tyrest Accord, "You going to yell at me, too?"

"No, I just want to know what happened," Ultra Magnus had a feeling that his wasn't going to end well. However, nothing was going to stop him from finding how what went on between Rodimus and Prowl. He noticed Megatron standing a few feet away from them, talking to Barricade. Barricade, like Red Alert, must have thought that it was a good idea to tell someone that Rodimus and Prowl were about to have another argument. Ultra Magnus made a mental noted to himself to write down what he witnessed when he got the chance.

"Look," The young Autobot was clearly irritated, "all I said to Prowl was that he can't stop us from going. I told him that the Senate does not want us here and that no one is being coerced to leave. He just not happy because I'm not Optimus."

Ultra Magnus could understand how Prowl felt, but he, also, knew that the tactician was doing this because he did not like Rodimus. While he might not agree with Rodimus, the young Autobot has a point. The Senate has made it clear what they thought of the Autobots and Decepticons being on Cybertron. It does not help that Optimus has been away for a few years now, and no one knows where he went. The only ones who probably do know have refused to say anything. Ultra Magnus saw Drift driving up to them, and it was clear that he heard what happened because he glanced at Rodimus. Rodimus noticed and shook his head clearly, he did not want to talk about what happened. Ultra Magnus made a note to himself to write down what he witnessed.

"So," Megatron said, "is everything ready for launch?"

After a few hours, the crew started boarding The Lost Light. Red Alert was working the front checking to make sure that everyone boarding had signed up. Ultra Magnus was not allowed any where near the front because he would probably turn all the Decepticons away and make sure that trouble makers were not allowed on board. Ultra Magnus' definition of a trouble maker was someone whose badge was crooked. Thundercracker did not even know that it was possible for someone to be that OCD, but, after getting to know Ultra Magnus, he believed that anything was possible. Thundercracker was walking around the ship trying to get familiar with his surroundings. He was lost in thought thinking about all the things that could happen on this journey and everything that could go wrong with Autobots and Decepticons occupying the same space. Thundercracker stopped at one of the many windows of the ship staring out at Cybertron's surface. Once the ship took off that was it. Everyone on board would probably not see Cybertron for a while, and no one was sure how long the journey would be.

"Thundercracker, there you are!"

Thundercracker turned and saw Jazz and Jet Fire coming towards him. Jazz was a mostly white Autobot with black highlights. He was generally an easy-going 'bot who was once known as the Autobot's second-in-command. Jet Fire was one of the few Autobot fliers and a scientist who used to work with Star Scream before he decided to join the Autobots. He was mostly white with blue and red highlights. Jazz threw his arm around Thundercracker's shoulders, "Who said that you could be here by yourself without any company?'

Thundercracker shook his helm at Jazz's attempt at a joke. He glanced at Jet Fire who shrugged at him. Thundercracker, finally, decided to ignore the question and ask a question of his own instead.

"Is it almost time?"

Jet Fire sighed at the question while Jazz shook his helm. "We should be leaving any minute now," Jazz told Thundercracker. The ex-Decepticon nodded and seemed eager to leave. It's not like Jet Fire could blame him ever since the war ended most Decepticons treated Thundercracker coldly. Thundercracker was one of the first to switch sides when the war was ending mostly because he could no longer stand by and watch planets being destroyed. During the war, the fighting had moved to other planets, and the planet and its inhabitants were being dragged into the conflict. Both the Autobots and Decepticons were responsible for what happened. The fighting was getting so bad that Cybertron was in danger of being inhabitable, and other planets were being torn apart. Optimus had, finally, decided that something had to be done and went before Megatron to negotiate a treaty of some sort. Megatron refused and the situation looked dire. After a few decades more of fighting continued before Megatron finally agreed to not just the treaty but an end to the war altogether. No one knows why he ended it when he did or what happened to him that made him change his mind. There was a trial on Lunar 2, the second moon of Cybertron. It looked like Megatron was going to be executed except that Star Scream gave a speech about the ex-Warlord's crimes. This speech made Megatron declare himself not guilty much to the horror of the newly made Senate, who are comprised of Cybertron's that were not involved in the war. Which is how it was decided that Megatron would be taken on this quest to find the Knights of Cybertron when Rodimus announced his intentions of going.

After a few more hours of loading and The Lost Light was finally ready for launch. Last minute check-ups were preformed, and engineers checked the engines making sure that everything was working properly. Finally, the crew was starting to gather in a large area in the ship where Rodimus wanted to deliver an address before the launch. Jet Stream leaned against one wall of the ship and glanced towards the spot where Rodimus, Drift, and Ultra Magnus are standing whispering about something. Jet Stream tore his gaze from the three and focused his attention to the rest of the crew. It was certainly an interesting crew that was for sure, and one that no one would have believed could exist before this day. Autobots and Decepticons in the same room and not fighting was certainly amazing. Though only a few from both sides were talking to each other. Jet Stream thought it was sad that there was still so much hatred from both sides, and it was not like the Autobots had been entirely innocent in this war. Some of the actions performed by some of the Autobots were just as bad as the Decepticons. Though some things that certain Decepticons had done could never be forgiven. One of them being Shockwave who went missing after the war ended or the DJD, Decepticon Justice Division. Jet Stream shook his helm to rid his thoughts of Shockwave, he did not want to think about the former scientist of the Decepticons. He could still remember when….

"…Stream!"

Jet Stream cycled his optics and turned his helm towards where he heard his name. He saw Tailgate coming towards him his optics full of concern.

"Are you all right?"

Jet Stream stared down at the small Autobot and smiled, "I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Tailgate couldn't hide the doubt in his optics or voice. Jet Stream appreciated the concern, but he did not want to talk about his past. Especially in front of the small blue and white Autobot. Jet Stream wasn't afraid of what Tailgate's reaction would be, but he was afraid of having to go through that again. Even if it would be mentally. He could tell that Tailgate wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Rodimus.

"So….everyone! I want to thank everyone for deciding to come on this journey. Even though we don't know when we'll return. I hope no one is going to regret this!" Ultra Magnus coughed at Rodimus and shot him a look. Rodimus only spared him a slight glance before continuing, "Also, I want to hope that we reach our destination and find Cyberutopia. 'Til all are one!"

Jet Stream smirked when he saw shanix being passed around by most of the Autobots and even some Decepticons in the crowd. He heard Tailgate sniggering at what he was seeing. Rodimus seemed to ignore everyone as he turned to Megatron to say something. When a loud explosion interrupted him.

"What the slag was that?!"

Outside the ship a crowd of Cybertronians gathered to what The Lost Light take off. Many had mixed reactions, some were nervous and prayed to Primus that the crews' journey went well. While others didn't seem to care either way and still some thought that they were cowards for leaving. As the ship's nose pointed towards space and the engines started up, a gasp of horror suddenly rippled through the crowd as a loud BANG resounded, and The Lost Light was gone. The fate of the crew uncertain.

I'm not apologizing for the cliff-hanger. I wanted to move on to different characters. So don't expect to see the crew of The Lost Light for at least another chapter or two. Anyway... friendly criticism is always welcome! See you all next time!