Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers Prime Hasbro does. I do own the idea of the story and OC's.
I had to do some modifications.
Aireon placed a attachable wallet and a smartphone onto the counter and then walked over to the sink. Taking a glass from the drying rack, she filled the glass. She turned around and leaned back against the counter and seen an unknown backpack on the couch. She listened for any more sounds and noises and she heard an unknown voice along with her daughters. She feared the worst, so took up the stairs two at a time, she sild to a stop in front her daughters door.
Aireon jumped slightly when Naomi opened the door.
"I think my mom's home. I'm gon- Oh!" Naomi jumped when she looked ahead to see her mother there.
Aireon looked at her daughter then looked over her shoulder to see a boy standing up from his sitting position on the flooor. She recognized him from somewhere but she couldn't figure out where. Clearly he was a friend and resulted into a possible threat, but she knew they he likely wasn't one.
"Hey, mom," Naomi gave her a smile. "Oh, mom this is Michael, Michael this is my mom, Anna."
Aireon looked at her daughter, she used her human code name, nice, since it was the name on her birth certificate and on her school records. "Hello, Michael, it's nice to meet you," Aireon held out a hand when she stepped into the room.
"Hello, Mrs. Prime," Michael greeted with a smile.
Aireon noted the strange flash in his irises, the blue color disappeared in a flash with a golden color before the blue returned. Something didn't settle right with her about this boy, when he grasped her hand, she winced a bit before he pulled his hand away. Aireon continued to study him as Naomi said something about going to the bathroom. Aireon crossed her arms and scanned the boy head to toe, she was clearly a sixteen/seventeen year old football jock, and Aireon did not like the vibes he produced. Michael gave her a smile before the gold flashed in his eyes again, Aireon turned to the bathroom door opening and Naomi came out.
"So…," She looked between them, "Whats for dinner."
Aireon turned to Michael before turnin back to her daughter, "Well I was going to fix up some leftovers."
Aireon then turned to the stairs where her phone was ringing and vibrating on the island counter. Aireon hurried down the stairs and answered the call before it went to voicemail. Naomi lead Michael down the stairs and Naomi sat on the couch and turned to her mother. Michael listened on Aireons conversation, he hid the strange smirk on his face when he heard that Arcee and Bulkhead had magnified together and Breakdown has the polarity gauntlet. Apparently Arachnid was back as well, Naomi turned to Michael seeing that he swung his backpack onto his shoulders
"I thought you were staying?" She asked as she stood to her feet.
"Aireon, I'm also picking up an unknown signal. I don't know if it's Decepticon or whatever."
"Scrap," Aireon turned to the sound of a Cybertronian swear word.
Her eyes narrowed in on Michael, "I think I found the source."
"Here's goes nothing," Michael reached behind him into his backpack.
Aireon was faster, she pulled a disk out from her back pockets and her sword unfolded into her hand. Naomi ran behind her mother seeing the gun Michael pulled from his back.
"I kinda figured you'd pick up on my little eye truck sooner, Aye," Michaels irises turned into a orangish/golden color and his voice changed.
"Carbon," Aireon growled lowly.
"We met again after sixteen years," His hair changed into a metallic dark grey color.
"Carbon? As in, your cousin, Carbon?" Naomi whimpered.
"Yeah, Megatrons first born," Aireon glared, keeping her eyes on her first cousin.
"To bad we couldn't keep the tradition going as well with your daughter but I'm afraid we're missing another Prime," Aireon then froze, she knew exactly what he was talking about.
Her eyes then narrowed as she prepared for a fight but then Carbon gave her a evil smile, a portel opened behind him.
"I'll catch ya later, cousins," He walked backwards into the portel with a cynical smirk and a half wave.
Aireon and Naomi there, stunned and then Aireon straightens, she looks over at the emblem charm on her wallet. As she looked at it, memories flooded into her mind. The unknown distress call, her parents sudden falling out and the last recon encounter with Megatron. He had slightly fearful and alert, looking around as if waiting for someone.
He was coming.
He was coming back.
"Oh shit," Aireon cursed.
"Bulk! Duck!" Arcee cried.
Like any idiot human, or in Bulkheads case, idiot Cybertronian. He didn't duck, he turned around and stupidly watched the giant aft hammer come down and knock him onto his back. Which resulted almost crushing his girlfriend in the process, since she had been currently stuck to his back. Arcee groaned and tried to get up, she failed.
"Bulkhead, get off!" Arcee groaned, and then glared at Arachnid as she stepped on heft servo.
"Pinned like a bug. Of course, I can't think of one permanent way out of your predicament," She smirked and noted the fear lacing in Arcee's widening optics as she realized she was going to be killed.
"I'll take topside," Breakdown offered.
He raised his arm to bring it down on Bulkhead but their was battle cry and a shockwave of energy knocked him away. (This is where I hear Wonder Woman's theme.) Aireons battle mask sild on and her blue optics narrowed as she raced over to the gauntlet. She hooked it onto her back, Bulkhead and Arcee stood up ready to fight with Aireon flanking them.
"Arachnid," Aireon growled, her voice muffled from her mask.
"Prime!" Arachnid positioned for a fight.
So did Breakdown, "Thought I'd never seen you again, Aireon."
"Well, you'd be surprised. I didn't think Carbon was back either," Aireon stepped forward and stood straighter. Bulkhead and Arcee moves closer to flank their Leaders eldest daughter and commanding officer aside from Optimus. "Leave now, and I'll let you live," Aireon knee that line wasn't going to work so gripped her sword tighter.
The blade began to glow once again, building up another attack.
Arachnid snickered, "You sounds just like your father, child. Step aside and allow the adults to talk," Aireons lips curled at the mention of her being called a 'child'.
"So be it," Aireon stealthed her sword and held up her fists. "Let's see who the child is now?" She challenged.
"Ratchet," Naomi placed her hands on the railing and looked up at the medical officer.
Ratchet looked down at her briefly, "What is it?" He asked.
"Mom told you about Carbon, right?" Ratchet nodded.
"I informed Optimus as soon as I heard," Naomi shook her head.
"No, she didn't tell about something else," Ratchet looked down at her. Caleb and Hannah looked at each other from their spots by Raf and June Darby. "He said something about missing another Prime, mom froze, like actually froze and she played with an emblem from in her wallet."
"What do you mean?" Caleb perked up.
Naomi pulled the emblem from her back jean pockets and held it up to Ratchet, "She said something."
Ratchet froze at the insignia. He knew exactly what Carbon said. He knew exactly why Aireon froze. He knew exactly why the Decepticons went quiet for a while. Why Elita and Optimus fought before she left. He knew why.
He was coming.
"She said: Stratuslock." Ratchet fainted as Caleb and Hannah froze in shock.
Angry at the loss of the weapon, Arachnid charged at Arcee. Fortunately for Arcee, the gauntlet came to life in her hands, she punched Arachnid away from her.
"Opposites do not attract," Arcee mused.
Aireon looked over at her from her comment and nodded to her. The two femmes turned to Bullhead and Breakdowns battle cry's as they went to collide hammers. But where stopped when a magnetic force stopped the collision and pushed the enemy's apart. Breakdown fired a middle at Bullhead, Aireon notes the unneeded sharp intake of air from Arcee. She looked over at her with a puzzled look before turning back to the male enemies. The missile turned from Bulkhead then to Breakdown before going into the sky and exploding.
"We can't touch metal," Breakdown observed, fascinated.
"We're polarized," Bulkhead said.
"Always leave in a high note," Arachnid remarked with a smirk before knocking Prime away and grabbed the gauntlet and took off in her heli mode.
"Bulkhead! The gauntlet!" Aireon cried, then grunted as she went to stand up.
He ran up onto a building and jumped high. He grabbed Arachnid who began swerving around. Breakdown made a run, Bulkhead threw Arachnid at him in mid-air. Breakdown turned just in time as Arachnid crashed into his classis and knocked into an old car park.
"Let's finish this," Bulkhead suggested.
"And risk becoming triplets?" Arcee smirked before doing something that stunned Aireon.
Arcee kissed Bulkheads cheek, Arcee snorted at Aireons expression before the Prime turned to Bulkhead. He gave her a nervous smile before following his girlfriend.
"You and Bumblebee aren't the only couple around," Bulkhead turned to Aireon at that.
He then began laughing, "How did I not see that coming?"
Arcee handed Ratchet the gauntlet who accepted it eagerly.
"Souvenir but," Bulkhead started.
"We don't advise indoor use," Arcee finished.
"Humph," Aireon smirked and Arcee gave her friend a warning glare.
"Ew. They even finish each other's sentences," Miko cringed visibly.
Caleb noted the distant look Aireon had as she stared off into the distance at the back wall. He nudged Hannah's arm and she looked, the two shared a look before Bulkhead spoke up again.
"Miko, check out! New battle scars," Bulkhead said proudly.
"Hey, Arcee!" Jack greet and went to join the group when his mother stopped him.
"Let the adults talk," June said and Aireon came out her funk with a sad, regretful look. "Arcee, I think I owe you an apology."
"You do?" Arcee asked, confused and Aireon was confused, certainly missed something.
"I worry. Especially when I feel like I can't control things… which, with a teenager, is like all the time. Jack and I have always been close since his father left. And I guess it's just that it's changing. I mean, I knew it would someday. But you're not the type of girl I thought Jack would be ditching me for," June apologized.
"I think we've all been a little guilty of staying attached to the way things were," Arcee remarked and put a hand on Aireons shoulder.
"I guess so," Aireon smiled.
Back aboard the Nemesis, Megatron waited for Breakdowns reports in his mission to regain redemption and retrieve the polarity gauntlet. But his report, all disappointed him.
"Breakdown, you dared to return empty handed?!" Megatron exclaimed.
"No, master," Breakdown declined and turned around.
Karson and Kristen gasped.
"Arachnid. It's been some time," Megatron greeted.
"Lord Megatron, what can I say? It's good to be back," She remarked.
"Amatter a fact," They all turned to the voice in the shadows. "It is," Carbon grinned, cynically, his golden eyes whirring as they adjusted to the light.
"Aireon," Aireon inwardly groaned at the tone in her father's voice.
Aireon turned to her father as he came to sit beside her on the rock cliff. "I just needed to think, Hannah said she was taking Naomi to the mall. I just needed to think."
"You just needed space," He said lowly, his baritone voice tumbled through his chest.
She looked at him, and sighed, "Yeah." She brought her legs up to her chest, "Yeah, I just needed some space."
They sat like that in silence for a few moments before Aireon spoke up again. Her optics distance and filled with grief.
"I think about it. Everyday, I think about it," Optimus knew what she was talking about and at the moment he knew he also needed to get something off his chest. "Everyday I think about what I could have done, or would of done if I was able. He needed me, he needed me and I turned my back to save my unit, oh that was a mistake. I still hear it, I still hear his mournful, angry, pained roar, it'll be something I won't ever forget."
Optimus pulled something out of a spot in his classis, "So do I. I also remember it, I remember the day I first seen him after the experiments. I didn't know what to do, what to think, but I know I shouldn't have said it."
"Optimus! Don't!" Elita cried as she tried to help her son to his feet. "He's your son!"
Optimus looked down at the mech and his sparkmate at his feet, energon pooling at their feet. Megatron and Carbon behind them, a bleeding femme and mech at their feet. Megatron began laughing when Elita failed to try to get Stratuslock to his feet. Megatron laughed at his weak, injuries son, he also knew that what the did to him was not his fault but Megatrons. But all he was think was: He's not my son.
"He's not my son!" Optimus roared.
Elita stared up at him, so did Stratuslock his blue flickered, they flickered again and the purple took over the blue. His injuries became simple cuts, he began to stand, his anger and betrayal shining in his eyes.
"Stratuslock!" Aireon cried. "Don't!"
"You're right. I'm not your son!" Stratuslock sneered.
He then began to transform, Aireon pushed her rescue unit back. She yelled for them to retreat as Megatron and Carbon began to attack.
"Aireon!" Stratuslock roared. "Aireon!"
She kept running. She ran from her commander. She ran from her parents. She ran from her brother.
In the distance, she heard his roar and the noise was etched into her mind. She'll never forget it.
"We've all done something that we regret the most. And as much as we'd like to go back and change it. Our past will never turn out the way it has now. Our future would be worse or it be better but either way. We can't rewrite the past."
Optimus took his eldest daughter's word to heart. He knew they were true. And when or if they found Stratuslock. He would tell him everything that he couldn't before. He'd make sure to make it right, once and for all.