Chapter Six:
Location: Iacon City, Cybertronian Sector 01
The civilian could feel nothing in his systems, all he could feel was immobile and cold. Was he dead or was he still…?
He heard a strange sound that it kept repeating, over and over, it was a beep. The civilian open his optics and saw bright white, but began to cleared. He sat up, looking around at his surroundings; he was on a bed, inside a repair bay.
Where am I? thought the civilian, getting out of the bed and approached a nearby glass window.
Through the window he saw an entire city; the skyscrapers towering to the skies, vehicles moving back and forth in the air and through the highways. It was if there was no war going on, he recognized this city, from the stories.
"Iacon City,"the civilian, whisper quietly.
"Excuse Me,"spoke a voice.
The civilian immediately turned around and saw a medic.
"Excuse me?"the medical doctor repeating his question,"Are you the civilian that was in Sever City?"
"Yes,"answer the civilian, I must've been found by someone. Maybe that's the reason, but this means…
"Where are you from?"ask the medic doctor, taking out a holopad.
"Um,"guess the civilian, looking down,"Let's just say a long way from this place,"
"Then why did you wound up in the middle of a battlefield,"ask the medic doctor, using a stylus to write in his holopad.
"I had no choice,"says the civilian in a quiet voice,"It was the only way I could reach Iacon,"
"Well you defiantly brought up Ultra Magnus' attention,"scuff the medic,"He told me to tell when you wake up you must to the Cybertronian HQ."
"Yes sir,"answer the civilian.
"I will tell Ultra Magnus, you have waken up,"says the doctor,"There will be a cybertronian who will take you to HQ,"He guided the civilian out of the room.
This is not how I planned it, he thought, I should have just waited the battle out. I thought I could get in and get out without being notice.
He walk through the brightly lit hallways and trace his optics right and left toward each side of the hallway. He knew every there was a cybertronian in a similar room, where he came from, either waiting for death to take them or another chance to fight in another battle. Either way, whether you're a civilian or a soldier, death would catch up to you sooner or later.
He went outside and saw the sky change colors change yellow to orange. As he looked through the streets; he saw transformers walk back and forth the street either in robot or vehicle mode.
Maybe, I should have told the medic my name, thought the civilian, How will the Cybertronians know who I am and-.
"Hey,"spoke a voice.
The civilian look behind and saw a Cybertronian wearing black visors and a face plate. He had a cybertronian symbol on the left side of his face the civilian had never seen before.
"Oh it's you,"said the Cybertronian,"Your wounds heal fast, let's go Ultra Magnus is waiting,"walk toward the Cybertronian HQ.
"Um,"says the civilian,"How did you know I was the one in Sever City?"as he follow the Cybertronian.
"I'm the one who saved you circuits,"says the cybertronian, looking back at the civilian.
"What?"ask the civilian.
"Ultra Magnus isn't really happy, after you jump in the middle of battle,"says the cybertronian,"What were you doing there?"
"I was trying to find one of the service tunnels,"answer the civilian.
"Oh those,"say the cybertronian,"Those can stretch across miles of the desert and the best part is they go pretty deep. So in other words you won't feel a thing when there's a battle going on."as he took out a strange blue crystal.
"Yeah,"says the civilian,"How did you knew that?"
"You're not the only who used to them,"says the Cybertronian, and threw the crystal,"I had to use them as well,"and grab it in midair.
"Yah,"says the civilian,"What for,"
"Let's just for some sleuthing reasons,"answer the cybertronian.
"What,"ask the civilian.
Location: Cybertronian HQ, Iacon City
The path they took was the quickest the civilian had ever taken to the cybertronian HQ entrance.
"Listen,"says the Cybertronian, placing his hand a scanner,"Ultra Magnus will ask you questions, especially this one: why did you came here to Iacon? You have to answer them from your spark okay?"
The civilian nod and the doors opened up into HQ, he saw thousands of cybertronians passing through the hallways. The place had gizmos that he had never seen before he had never been inside a place like this. They went to the higher floors and found themselves in a long hallway.
He saw a beautiful female transformer, she waiting at the end of the hallway, behind her was a pair of large doors. He knew this must be the famous, Ariel, he heard about her so many times, but didn't no she was this beautiful.
"Well, well, well,"says Ariel, who stare at the civilian,"If it isn't the civilian who almost got himself kill and gets saved by him,"and pointed to the cybertronian soldier.
The civilian gulp as Ariel shot him a glance.
"I don't understand, what went through your head,"shrug Ariel,"But anyway,"and opened the doors,"Ultra Magnus wants to see you,"
"Yes ma'am,"says the civilian, and enter the room.
Ariel close the doors behind him and saw darkness all around him, except a light up ahead. A transformer looking through the window that stretched across the wall and had his hands behind his back.
"So you're the one,"says Ultra Magnus, turning around,"Who almost walked to his death,"
The civilian was silent.
"I'm going to ask some questions,"says Ultra Magnus, sitting down by his desk,"And you better not lie, for we have lie detector on, so you better answer them truth,"
Ariel waited outside the room with the cybertronian, patiently wait for the civilian and Ultra Magnus, finish their conversation.
"That was new of you,"says Ariel,"Orion's Blade,"
"New how?"ask Orion's Blade, looking to Ariel.
"To save someone,"Ariel answer,"What did you noticed in this civilian,"
"I was near the site,"says Orion's Blade,"And he didn't seem, the giving up type."
"Oh really,"sigh Ariel.
"Plus, I believed what he said was true,"says Orion's Blade,"He was trying to find tunnels to reach, Iacon city,"
"You mean the old service tunnels,"repeat Ariel,"If I could remember correctly? They were destroy so the decepticons wouldn't use them, to invade Iacon,"
"Do you know why we were fighting in Sever City?" ask Orion's Blade,"In a city, that is now in ruins,"
"I don't know,"answer Ariel.
"The tunnel systems,"says Orion's Blade.
"What,"says Ariel.
"The tunnels in Sever City serve as short cuts to not only Iacon City, but to the other cybertronians cities as well,"explain Orion's Blade.
"You mean we're fighting to protect the cities that connect to Sever City?"ask Ariel.
"Yes,"answer Orion's Blade,"Not only do they connect to our cities, but also to the decepticon control cities,"
"What,"says Ariel,"That means if we use those tunnels we can ambush the decepticon cities. We will be one step closer to ending the war with the decepticons,"
"I've doubt that,"smug Orion's Blade and turn around.
"What do you mean,"ask Arial.
"Megatron is not an idiot,"says Orion's Blade,"And not a quitter."and walk away from Ariel.
"Where are you going?"ask Arial.
"I'm getting out of here,"answer Orion's Blade, waving his hand,"Besides it's almost sunset,"Then left the hallway.
What did he mean by "its almost sunset"? thought Ariel.
Back in the room, the civilian had answered most of Ultra Magnus' questions, now he had to answer the one last question.
"I see you haven't lied to me or else my guards would've been here by now,"says Ultra Magnus,"But I have one last question,"
"Okay,"says the civilian.
"What in your right mind, you went into that battlefield?"ask Ultra Magnus.
"To find the service tunnels."answer the civilian,"To reach Iacon City,"
"Oh,"says Ultra Magnus,"Let me guess to find a safe place?"
"No,"said the civilian,"I had to come to fight,"
"What,"says Ultra Magnus, surprised by the civilian's answer.
"I came here to enlist in the Cybertronian Army,"answer the civilian,"I want to fight as a helpless civilian, but as a Cybertronian soldier,"
"Even, if I let you join the cybertronian cause,"says Ultra Magnus, leaning forward,"You showed me that you're reckless."
"I know what I did,"says the civilian,"And I have no excuse for what I've done,"
"Then answer this question,"says Ultra Magnus,"Why do you want to fight?"
"Because not long ago,"explain the civilian,"The decepticons invade Hyperdrive City and they left no one alive, except me, that's when I felt like I was useless. So I decide that would become my drive to fight; so no one would have to feel what I had felt. I rather die as a cybertronian, than as a civilian that cowards."
Ultra Magnus became silent for a while and then spoke again,"What is your transformer ability?"
"Magnet,"answer the civilian.
"What's your name, cybertronian?"says Ultra Magnus.
The civilian's optic widen, Did Ultra Magnus just called me a cybertronian?
"If you want to prove that you're a cybertronian,"says Ultra Magnus,"Then you better tell me your name or else I'll change my mind,"
"My name is Jazz,"answer the civilian.
A/N: Ladies and gentlemen, may I proudly present Jazz! Heh! This guy plays a real important role throughout this story and by the way what do you think of that name Orion's Blade, pretty catchy huh?