Sunset Prime
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. My computer was having trouble and wouldn't connect to . But now I'm here! This chapter isn't as long as the last one, but I still hope you like it. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask. OH! And I'm going to begin an entirely new project: Bank of Requests! I will post the information in a completely different series for more details. But for now, enjoy the next chapter of Sunset Prime!
Chapter 7: Redirecting the storm
The Dazzlings came out of the ground bridge to utter chaos. Wind was rushing past them like a race, whipping their hair around as though it was nothing. Bulkhead turned to them, "Miko! I told you to stay at the base!" Bulkhead scolded over the harsh winds.
"Sorry. I couldn't help myself." Miko replied. The teens covered their heads with their arms.
Arcee looked around then spotted a large rock, "You four hide over there! We'll deal with the tornado and the 'cons."
The girls did what they were told and took shelter. They watched as Bulkhead punched a deep path in the ground for the tornado to follow while the others fought the 'cons. There must've been 20, maybe 30 of them, but the Autobots never backed down. Blast after blast, the 'Cons fell, and Bulkhead continued to create a path for the tornado. Sonata was terrified and started to tear up. Aria saw this and tried to comfort her, "Don't worry Sonata, we'll be fine." She reassured her.
Sonata smiled but then felt the wind shift. They turned to see the tornado moving away. "Oh No!" Sonata whined, "What are we gonna do now?"
Adagio thought for a second, "We need something to attract it here." The group looked around trying to find something. Realization hit Adagio. She reached into her hoodie's front pocket and pulled out a broken red gem. Her pendant. She thought if it had any magic remaining, it could direct the tornado to them, causing the tornado to follow in their direction, thus the 'Cons to get damaged and the dark energon would get sucked up as well. She looked over to the others and each of them slowly took out bits of their pendants. After a second, they all nodded and stood up.
They ran out from behind the rock and ran towards the tornado. Miko watched them, "Girls wait!" she shouted, "Get back here!" The Autobots watched the teens run to the natural disaster, but weren't able to do anything due to the 'cons. Even Bulkhead was too busy to stop them.
Once the girls were close enough they stopped and stood tall. They took one last look at their pendants, then to each other. After Adagio nodded, they all took a step backwards, drew their arms back, and threw their pendant shards towards the tornado. Once the shards were sucked up, the tornado became tinted with very few, small red lines. Suddenly the tornado started to come back towards the group.
"Run!" Adagio shouted. The girls turned tail and ran. But with the tornado on their backs, they had to use all of their energy right from the start. Not long after they started running, Aria tripped and fell down.
The tornado was strong and started to drag her towards it. Aria clawed at the ground, trying to find something to hold onto. But just before she was dragged about a foot or two, Sonata grabbed her right arm and Adagio grabbed her left. The two smiled at her and started to pull her away from the tornado. Before they got far, they felt a giant hand grab them and carefully hold them. It was bulkhead. "You three are insane!"
The Dazzlings all smiled and shrugged. Bulkhead ran towards the group and picked Miko up in his other hand. Adagio watched as the Tornado followed their tracks. Suddenly it fell in the path Bulkhead left behind and due to it being so deep, the tornado wasn't able to leave the path and headed straight to the energon.
"Autobots! Fall back!" Optimus called. The bots did what they were told and retreated away from the tornado. The cons however, didn't see it until it dragged them into its force, tearing away at their metal. The Autobots found shelter within a drop off in the ground. Bulkhead held the girls close to him so they wouldn't get hurt. The Dazzlings' hair was getting whipped rapidly by the wind. The tornado approached the dark energon and forced it out of the ground. Once Optimus witnessed this, he placed a servo on his comm-link, "Ratchet! Activate the ground bridge!" he ordered.
Within seconds, the green portal opened up and the Autobots ran through with no hesitations. Unbeknownst to anyone, within the tornado, the dark energon crystals collided with the pendant shards, destroying them in an instant. The magic from the pendants reacted to the energon and reversed their magic properties. The magic itself was broken free and flew as sparkles in the sky towards their owners.
After the Autobots got back to the base, Miko gained a lecture from June, Ratchet, and Bulkhead. The Dazzlings however, were let off the hook considering they were just trying to help Miko, though were taken by surprise when they found out she did this on a regular basis. Sunset's leg finally un-numbed and she could walk on her own again. By the time the tornado had died down, it was getting late, so Optimus insisted the teens stayed at the base for the night. Fowler showed Sunset Shimmer to the elevator which went to the top of the base. She watched him fly off in his helicopter. But instead of going back inside, she decided to stay on top and watch the sun go down. Watching the sky turn many different colors brought back a memory she had long forgotten.
Sunset Shimmer was a young filly at the time and was going to ask her mentor, Princess Celestia, a question. When she got to the princess's room, she witnessed Celestia was lowering the sun in way for the moon. She was crying, but why? Celestia was a Princess, the mare in charge of everything, the mare everyone looked up to. Sunset wondered, 'Why would she cry.' She might not have known the answer, but she knew what everypony needed when they cried. Sunset levitated a tissue out of one of her bags and walked towards the princess. She levitated the tissue to the princess's shoulder. Celestia turned and was taken back when she saw the little filly, her face was littered with concern and tears were forming around the child's eyes. Celestia smiled and accepted the tissue. She wiped her eyes dry and kneeled down to the filly, "Thank you." She hummed. Sunset smiled back and hugged her neck, gaining a hoof to rub her back as the two shared their quiet tears as the sun set over the horizon.
"Sunset Shimmer?" Sunset opened her eyes, did she zone out? She turned to see who said her name and saw Optimus. "Are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm fine." She replied. "Shouldn't you be inside? Someone might see you."
Optimus sat down next to her, taking her for a loop. "Humans are most likely in their homes right now. Besides, once in a while I must clear my processor." He explained.
"Oh…" Sunset mumbled. The two stared at the scenery in complete silence. Sunset wasn't comfortable making eye contact, so she simply stared at the sun.
Optimus turned towards her, "You and your friends are turning out to be quite the additions to tour team." He broke the silence.
"Oh, um… Thank you… sir." She replied unsure.
Optimus noticed the sunset only added to the teen's colors. Her hair actually matched the sky's colors and her eyes glittered with the sun's reflection. "May I ask why you are out here and not with your friends?" He asked.
"I… I just needed some time alone." She muttered.
"I see." Optimus replied. The two went back to silence for a while more, "It's a lovely sight isn't it?"
"Hm?" sunset turned to the Prime.
"The sunset." Optimus referred to. "It is lovely."
"Oh, yeah. It's very nice." She replied.
Optimus looked at her leg, wrapped in bandages, "How is your injury?"
Sunset followed his optics to her leg, "It's a little sore, but I think I'll manage."
Optimus noticed her uncertainty, "I do not wish to cause you discomfort, but I would like to know what has you so upset." He broke the silence.
Sunset looked at him, then back to the scenery. "I… I'm just stressed." She looked down at her hands, "I mean, I'm glad I met Jack and the others, and I'm thrilled to know about you and the Autobots, but now my friends and I are in danger, and I don't know what to make of it. Not to mention I have no idea what happened to Jasper, or the people who lived there."
Optimus looked down at her and offered a servo for her. Sunset saw this, and though hesitant, understood what he wanted and climbed on. Optimus brought her to his optic level, "I understand your worried Sunset, and I know how it feels to not know what is ahead. But I swear that I will do everything in my power to keep you and your friends safe from harm."
Sunset smiled, "Thank you Optimus."
Optimus returned a soft smile and set her down. "And do not worry about your home, the tornado only went through desert area, no humans were injured." He stood up tall, "Come, the others are waiting." Sunset nodded and followed the Prime back inside the base.
Once Sunset got inside, she saw, or rather heard, Miko on her guitar. She was playing some kind of heavy or screech metal as Jack and Raf danced along with it. She heard Ratchet groan, 'Guess he's not a music fan.' She chuckled to herself. The Dazzlings were on the couch simply watching, or at least Adagio was watching. Sonata and Aria were playing the racing video game.
Sunset smiled and walked up to the couch, "Hey girls."
"Hey!" they all replied.
"Where were you?" Adagio asked.
"Oh, just… outside… thinking." She smiled and turned to the TV, "So who's winning?"
Neither Aria nor Sonata answered, but Adagio spoke for them. "So far they're neck-and-neck, but I think Sonata's taking the lead."
Aria knew this very well, and got nervous. So nervous that she unplugged Sonata's controller just as they passed the finish line, causing her to win. "Ha!"
"Hey! That's cheating!" Sonata whined, "I was about to beat you!" she pointed towards Aria.
"No you weren't" Aria teased, moving Sonata's controller away from her face.
"Were so!" Sonata stated, gently slapping Aria's face.
"Were not!" Aria flipped her hand through Sonata's bangs, messing them up. Sonata fixed them then growled and stared angrily at Aria.
Fortunately, Sunset came up from behind the couch and separated them herself. "That's enough girls!" she turned to Aria, "Aria, you shouldn't have cheated like that," then to Sonata, "And Sonata, you can't hit people just because you're angry. Now both of you, apologize."
The two looked at each other, then turned their heads mumbling, "Sorry…"
Sunset smiled, "That's better." She walked over to where June was leaning on the railing watching her son and his friends. "I swear, those two act like children sometimes." She sighed.
June chuckled then turned to the teens on the ground, "Alright kids, I think it's about time you went to sleep."
"Aw come on," Miko whined, "Can't we stay up just a little longer?"
Sunset rolled her eyes as Jack chuckled, "Come on Miko, It's almost ten. We need sleep."
"I agree." Adagio yawned, "It's been a long day."
Miko groaned, but did what she was told and put her guitar down and turned off the amp. Sunset and the Dazzlings walked down the steps to Jack and the others. After saying goodnight to everyone, Sunset followed Jack to a room. It was sized for humans and had one bunk bed plus two normal beds. "You girls can sleep in here." Jack offered.
"Dibs on the top bunk!" Aria shouted, running to the bed.
"Darn it!" Sonata huffed, taking the bottom bunk. She and Aria took their shoes off before snuggling in their temporary beds.
Adagio took a bed near the center of the room, taking her shows off as well, while Sunset watched as Miko, Raf, and June went to another room. "We'll just be next door to you guys." Jack explained. He then turned around, lifting his right hand, "G' night." He said, leaving the girls for the night.
Sunset smiled, "Good night." She replied. She walked over to a bed in the corner. She kicked off her boots, took her jacket off, and drew the blanket back. Once she was under the covers, the lights somehow turned off on their own, but Sunset didn't mind since she didn't need to turn them off herself. Instead, she simply laid down and closed her eyes. Though it did bothered her that she wouldn't be able to send Twilight a letter this time. Oh well, there was always the next night.