Hell broke loose. Strange weather terrorised the humans, and Megatron was nowhere to be found. The last thing we heard from him was a command to open the groundbridge to an unknown location. The only one who knew where was Soundwave, and you know him. Silent type. When I was alone at my quarters, I carefully opened my bond with Optimus, hoping no-one at base would notice. It was the first time in weeks I felt the warm, comforting feeling Optimus gave me. Only this time, he was stressed like hell.
"Optimus?" I sent him. "Are you okay? Do you know what's happening?" I felt a slight bit of relief from his side, but that didn't take away the stress.
"I'm fine," he said, "but I can't stay for a long time. I almost have to go."
"But what's going on?" I asked again.
"You should look in the Decepticon database for a prophecy about Unicron. I have to go now." He hesitated, but then added: "I love you."
Those three words filled me with joy, excitement, but also concern. I sent "I love you too", and the bond closed again. I sat on my berth for a few moments, but then I went to Knockout's lab. He wasn't there, and actually I was glad he wasn't. I typed 'Unicron prophecy', and I immediately found what I was looking for. I read the entire text, but I couldn't believe what was displayed in front of me. I immediately searched 'Unicron' in the database, and read it as well. "By the All Spark…" I whispered. "Only destroyed by the Matrix of Leadership…" I closed every file I had opened and left, thinking about what I had read. On my way out, I bumped into Knockout.
"Oh, Sorry! I- I was just looking for you" I lied. "Would you have any idea where Lord Megatron might be?"
"No, not a clue at all" he said. "Perhaps Soundwave would know, but I don't think he's going to let us know anything."
"Hmm… I'm going to ask him anyway. You never know. See you later!" I said, and before he could respond, I was already gone. When I walked into the control area of the ship, I saw Airachnid talking to Soundwave.
"It seems our leader has abandoned us. I believe we must consider the possibility of a future without Megatron" she said. Knockout and Breakdown arrived as well, as she continued her 'speech'. "Set course for regulon four" she said. But when he didn't react and just looked at her, she said "Got something to say, Soundwave?"
"Perhaps she doesn't, but I do" I said. okay, I despised Megatron, but Airachnid? I just hated her.
"Oh, right, the human…" she mocked. "I control this ship now, so I would pipe down."
"You don't control anything" I said. "Until there would be actual proof that would make Lord Megatron incapable of leading the Decepticons, you are nothing but a replacement for Starscream." This really pissed her off. She ran towards me on her spider legs and tried to stab me with them. I was able to fight off her moves, and hit her in her faceplate. She lost her balance and fell back, right in front of Soundwave's pedes. When she tried to get back up, , Soundwave stepped on her, crushing her, forcing her to surrender. He looked at me (well, ahum, looked) and he nodded. I nodded back and left, Knockout and Breakdown staring at me.
A few hours later, Megatron returned. With a guest. He came to my quarters, alone, of course. "I assume you've already heard of our guest?" he said. I nodded, because I couldn't trust my voice. "I want you to stay away from him" he continued. "Seeing you might trigger something in his mind, remembering things again. Now we don't want that to happen, do we?"
"No, my Lord" I replied, hoping my voice didn't sell me out. Apparently it didn't, because he continued.
"You are allowed to walk through the ship, just not nearby Orion's lab. Is that clear?" I nodded again, deciding not to test my luck again. He walked towards the door, but paused and turned his head. "Oh, and I would like to thank you for reminding Airachnid of her place on my ship earlier."
"Of course, no problem, my Lord" I said, and he left. I can't believe it, Optimus lost his memory… I thought. Optimus had told me about his past, so the name Orion Pax didn't sound new to me. I had been able to tie the strings together, and I had a pretty good idea about what had happened. But if he really lost his memory, we're both dead! I thought. He would figure something out soon, starting to sense trouble. And, as much as it hurt me to admit it, he would not survive a confrontation with Megatron in this condition. And even if he didn't sense trouble… Optimus had been the only one who knew about the act around my memory, the Autobots would never trust me again! "We have to get his memory back" I whispered to myself. I ran towards the medic bay, hoping it would be empty. I walked in, hearing voices coming out of the other side of the medic bay. I hope no-one hears me… I thought as I walked towards a computer. I started writing a message to the Autobots, making sure it was coded so Soundwave wouldn't notice it (hey, in that small amount of time, Raf had taught me a lot). I pressed 'send', and made sure I got out of there unnoticed.
"We got a message" Ratchet said.
"Urgh, what does Starscream want this time?" Bulkhead said.
"It's not from Starscream… It's from the Decepticon warship!" he said. He opened it, and read it out loud. "No need to worry about Optimus, I'll keep him safe. You make sure you find a way to get his memory back. No matter what it takes." They stared at the screen, taken aback by what they had read.
"That little…" Arcee said.
When I got back in my quarters, I started wondering if Optimus and I were still bonded. Now that I gave it a thought, I couldn't stand the feeling of not being bonded to him. So I tried to open the bond, carefully, so that he wouldn't be too shocked. When I felt the warmth of his presence through my body, I felt like the happiest person in the world. And he felt it as well.
"What… What is going on?" his voice sounded.
"Don't worry Orion… I'm a friend." I felt a shock, coming from his side.
"Am- am I bonded to someone? How? Who are you?"
I smiled on the inside, and sent "Calm down Orion, no need to stress. I'll explain everything." And so I did. From what had happened to Cybertron, to team Prime, to how we bonded. We were once interrupted by Starscream. He only fed Orion's doubt in Megatron, so I didn't really mind.
When I was finished explaining everything, he sent: "I don't know what I believe. I am doubting Megatronus' words, but he has been my closest friend for a long time. I just cannot believe all you say is true."
"Then tell me, Orion, why are we bonded?" He was just about to respond, when he suddenly got distracted. 'Megatron' flickered through his mind. Via his thoughts, I could (sort of) follow what they were talking about. So I also sensed when he stood up against Megaton. Fool! I thought. He'll never survive that! But before I knew it, I felt Megatron had left. The slight bit of relief I felt because of that immediately made way for concern when I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. Again, not from my side. 'Stop it, please…' I heard him in my head. I didn't waste any time and I ran to Orion's working area.
"Orion, listen to me very carefully. Search your arms with your senses. You are armed, use those weapons to defend yourself. I'll be with you right away!" I sent him. Every vehicon that told me I couldn't be there I shot, paying them no further attention. When I stormed into Orion's office, I saw he had already shot the two vehicons (and all of the other equipment in the room). "Come on, we have to go" I said. He looked at me, surprised, but took the hand I held out for him. Together, we ran towards the groundbridge, me covering him. He had been my guardian for years, now it was my turn to be his. Arrived at the groundbridge, I saw a dozen vehicons between us and the control panel. I opened fire at them immediately, already taking out four of them. "Go!" I yelled to Orion, and he ran towards the control panel shooting some more vehicons. He typed in some coordinates and opened the groundbridge. "I'll come right after," I said, "just go!" He left, and I fought the five vehicons left. When I finished the last one, I felt a burning pain in my stomach again. I opened the groundbridge, worrying about what Orion had bridged himself into.
When I walked out of the groundbridge, I saw Megatron talking to Orion who was on his knees. When I saw Megatron's blade, I didn't hesitate and ran towards him. I tackled him, forcing him on his back. I saw Ratchet and yelled: "Whatever it is you want to do, do it NOW!" meanwhile, Megatron had stood up, and punched me in my chest. I could barely breathe, and I was forced against the wall. Megatron didn't use words, for the look on his faceplate told me how furious he was. He started chocking me, and I tried to think my way out of his grip. However, my muscles weren't working as they should because of the growing lack of oxygen. Just as I thought I was done, Megatron was pushed to the side, and I fell to the ground. Arcee! I thought. Thank Primus! I forced my head to look up, and a little further, I saw Jack sending something into Orion's opened chest. Orion Pax became Optimus Prime once again, and Megatron was too late to realise it. Optimus confronted Megatron and knocked him down. A groundbridge appeared, and team Prime left. I stumbled towards them, and Optimus ran towards me. He picked me up and we ran to the groundbridge, going home together.
So that's it, my new chapter!. I'm not working on the next one yet (I'm so sorry!), but I'll try to upload soon. Did you like it? I really hope you did, because I've been looking forward to finishing this one soooo much... Anyways... Please review, and thanks for reading! ^^