I own nothing but Iotons!
Ioton…Queen Adrena's throne room…
Arona groaned as she got her bearings, looking around she nearly cheered out loud…she done it! She was in the core connection, *It's quiet,* she muttered as she gazed around at the lines leading to a golden ball of light, *unlike the last time I was here.*
*That's because I told every spark on the planet about what has happened and what you are doing, my daughter,* said
Queen Adrena as she appeared before her daughter like an apparition.
*Mother,* Arona whispered in surprise, *You're here!*
Raising a brow, *I did say I would help you,* she told her daughter, *Come, I sense we do not have much time.*
Following or floating as the case would be in the core connection, they soon came upon a dark, green line that led to the core, *This is as far as I can go, my child,* Adrena told her as she pointed to the green line, *There is that traitor's line, in order to cut it you must picture a sharp weapon within you're mind.*
*All right,* she said and held out her hand. With a bit of concentration, a sharp ax appeared. As she grasped a hold of it with both hands, she moved closer to the green line. Aiming carefully, she made her first hit; lightning sizzled the air around it and dissipated. Arona noticed the line was barely dented with the first strike. *…This could take a while,* she muttered, as she made another strike.
A several Earth hours later….
Arona stopped and took a moment to take a rest. It had taken her longer than she thought it would, but she was close. Knowing how close she was, she continued whacking the line with her ax. Right before she made the final strike, a voice suddenly filled the air, *You can not defeat me Daughter of Primus. Give up; it is useless. My servant shall destroy you all; As well as that pitiful planet, just as he destroyed Ion and Cybertron.*
Arona narrowed her optics in anger as she realized who was talking to her, *I think not, Unicron! You're servant is finished, and you'll never be freed! And with Primus's help Ion as well as Cybertron will be whole once again!* she defiantly told him, and then made the final strike; a roar of pain could be heard as the line snapped. She didn't know how long it would take for the other end to feel it.
As Arona heard the cheering from the sparks around her, she smiled, *That felt great!*
However, Unicron wasn't finished quite yet, as the connection finally died, he bellowed, *This is not over! Then there was a long pause, and the creature became condescending, *You're a fool.* He then laughed, *There is still a way.* His presence then disappeared.
*My family, friends, as well as my people will stop you if you do, Unicron!* she shouted defiantly into the emptiness, however deep inside, she was wondering what he was speaking of. There was no other way that she was aware of. Frowning, she floated to her mother and asked, *What do you thing he meant?*
Queen Adrena puckered her brow in thought as she contemplated Unicron's final words, *I don't know…whatever it is, it's not anything good! I'll have to give this a good deal of thought!* Then her frown, turned into a smile at Arona as she said, *Well done, my daughter. I am very proud of you.*
*Thank you, mother,* Arona said with tears in her optics, *I have to go.*
*I know,* whispered her mother sadly, *I love you both, so much. I wish I could have raised you and you're brother, but…*
*Life is never fair,* Arona finished wretchedly, *We will find the weapons of our ancestors to free you and everyone on the planet, Roddy believes that they may be on Earth.*
Adrena smiled as she gave her daughter a kiss on one cheek and one on the other, *One for you, and one for you're brother; may Primus and Prima be with you both.*
As Arona disappeared to return to the real world, Queen Adrena sighed sadly and then heard the voices of her people… reassuring her…telling her that they had faith in her children to succeed in their great task. That her children as well as Kup and Mirage have already done so much for others as well as for her and the rest of Ion since their imprisonment in the great ice. *I know,* she told them, *But I can't help thinking that the last time I had seen them, they were merely children…now they are fully grown. Oh, if only I can get my hands on Lighting Shock for just one moment! I would happily rip his spark out!*
The people of Ion shouted they're agreement with their queen, and hoped that Primus would hear they're cries of vengeance, Lighting Shock needed to die! And at this point, they didn't care who would carried out the deed, it just needed to be done in the most painful manner!
Later on Earth…after Shockwave's demise…
Rodimus and Mirage disappeared in a golden flash with Lighting Shock's a.k.a. Shockwave's body, and reappeared on a volcanic planet in the Andromeda Galaxy. *Let's get this over with,* said Rodimus as he raised a hand and concentrated on the body. Suddenly, Lightning Shock's body erupted in flames, as he's body turned to ash…Mirage quickly collected cremated remains, and took them to a nearby lahar.
*My turn,* he said as he made the boiling, muddy water into a funnel that rose several feet into the air, and then poured the ashes into the funnel. *What is that human saying? Ah, yes! Dust to Dust.*
*Good riddance!* commented Rodimus, soon he's communicator beeped, *Rodimus, here.*
*Arona, here.* came the reply from the communicator, as the twins exchanged information on what recently happened, Mirage quietly finished he's task. *So, I don't have to wear those itchy contacts again?* she asked hopefully.
*No, Ro,* her answered, *But, keep them handy…to go on our little treasure hunt, we may have to go organic.*
*Aw, slag!* she grumbled, *I'll be there as soon as I can with Samba. Arona, out.*
There was a moment of silence between the two, finally Mirage asked, *Samba?*
*I don't know,* replied Rodimus, *I suspect it's the name of her latest creation. Mirage, could you...*
*Guard Wheeljack until Kup calms down when he finds out about whatever Samba is,* he interrupted.
*Exactly,* he stated.
*Of course sir, but sir…why did you lie about us being like the Autobots,* Mirage asked.
Rodimus glance at him for a moment as he replied, *I didn't lie; we are like the Autobots…then he smirked darkly, *However, they never did ask me how we are to our enemies.*
Mirage stared at him, then returned the dark smirk, *Indeed, I wonder how they will react when they find out we can be as ruthless as any Decepticon.*
*Well,* Rodimus drawled out, *The Cybertronians and Earthlings had better pray to whatever deity they worship that they do not find out the hard way. C'mon, let's head back! We have to meet Kup and tell him the good news!*
