Ac: This is the second part of the chapter. My longest chapter so far. This is a chapter with more action and some battles too. Starscream will soon begin to be more presence in the story. After all, why shouldn't I give to my favorite character his spot line from time to time? When I will be advance enough I will make another story of Transformers prime. This time the decepticon are the good guy and the autobot the bad guy. Do not expect this story appearing after some more chapters of more than a Starlight. I don't lack of inspiration for now. I will soon update my profile, I still haven't done yet (too much preoccupied with the story.). It will explain the other story and will be used as a guideline. Reason: I have enough of Megatron as a bad guy and also Starscream. Why can't they make them as good guy? Well anyways, thanks to fanfiction it is now possible.
Kcrb0202: I'm happy that you like my story so far. It's going to be a big one.
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One solar cycle = one hour
One orbital cycle = one day.
One stellar cycle = one year
Writing like this (Don't know the word in English) = particular attention to the word
Italic word = thought
Word = bumblebee speaking
More than a starlight
Chapter 4: The invited one
Part 2: The mask broke
Morning in the command room
Ratchet reaches the command room to continue the repair. He already takes his energon dose. He then sees Starlight sleeping in this weird position on the groundbridge control. He approaches and sees Starlight sleeping face. It makes him cute. He looked at the damage section and see it's already partially repaired. He knew only Starlight could have done it. No one would dare touch him just to repair the groundbridge, with Starlight in that position. Starlight wake up…see Ratchet…gave him a horror expression.
"Don't worry. You made a good job." Said calmly Ratchet with a gentle smile.
"Are you really Ratchet?" Starlight found strange that he smile.
"Of course I am." He said insulted "I just didn't want you to scream like any sparklings."
"I'm not that young."
"Yes you are. You're just too much mature for your age. Now let me continue the reparation. For now, go take some energon. You really need it."
"Understood. After, can I watch your work or even help you."
Ratchet nod.
Starlight gave him and smile and walk away.
Ratchet thought: Such an innocent sparkling. His actions and though must reflect Starscream past. What did make him turn so wrong?
Time advance and the other want online and rejoin Ratchet in the control room. The exception is Tear and Optimus. They must be talking together.
Ratchet thought: I have a bad feeling about today…Slag. I forgot this. It's Saturday, Miko will be here. Miko presence seems like a horror movie for ratchet.
Nemesis Starscream quarter
Starscream thought: Makeshift takes his time. What could make him take so much time? Well the plan must be working. He's smart, less than me but smart enough to infiltrate them without any problem…
Starscream suddenly thought about his sparkling: Why do you haunt me now? Why did I get the feeling you're alive. It been for some orbital cycles that my spark feels you. It's impossible. Primus never helps me when I try to protect you. He let me down. You can't be alive…my little Starlight. My lovely sparkling…Did I say it loud…thanks Primus no.
Starscream heard an explosion in the prison section. Don't tell me he's escaping. Not now.
"This is Rx-32, the prisoner has escaped. He's going into the communication. Repeated: He's going into the communication room."
"Nothing to worry about. Soundwave is always there." Said Starscream
"I forgot, Soundwave's not there."
"…That imbecile." He said as he go to the communication room.
Nemesis Communication room
Wheeljack was lucky he found no one in the communication room. He opened to comp. to send a message to the autobots. He was about to give the message when:
"You better gave up Wheeljack." Said a voice. Wheeljack turn around.
"It's only you Starscream. Nothing to worry about." Said confidently Wheeljack.
Starscream use his claw and injured Wheeljack chestplate.
"I'm not in my good days Wheeljack. Give up or I destroy you."
Wheeljack became serious. Starscream optics shows anger and pain. Starscream is not in his usual self. Wheeljack take his 2 swords and attack Starscream. Starscream dodge all of his attack and cut a part of Wheeljack left arms. Wheeljack countered with a kick on his faceplate. Starscream hit the wall behind him and was a little confused caused by the impact. Wheeljack open the comp. to the autobot coordinate and said:
"This is the real Wheeljack. The one you see is an imposter."
No time to continue Starscream stand up and is ready to kill. Starscream cut a part of his faceplate and his upper chestplate. Wheeljack, surprised wasn't able to bloke it. He countered by cutting his chestplate deeply enough so a spill of energon get out of Starscream. He kicks on Starscream injured chestplate and he was out of battle by the pain. Starscream let a painful sound as he try to get up. Wheeljack take this opportunity to erase the coordinates of the message and broke the room with his swords. He turned around to finish Starscream when he hears a lot of footstep. He gets out of the room and run to an exit and leaving Starscream barely online.
Autobot control room
The day was far advance. Makeshift has succeeded in gaining the base location. It was hard to obtain it with discretion but it work. Miko was about to prank again Ratchet, but this time a minor prank, when they received a message.
"This is the real Wheeljack. The one you see is an imposter."
They were surprised by the message, except Bulkhead. He has enough doubt to know the message was true. He looked at the importer, weapons out. Makeshift panicked and took the first hostage in his hands.
"Let me go you sparkling of a %?*/" said the hostage voice.
Makeshift look at the source of the voice and saw, Scrap, Starlight.
"Open the groundbridge to those coordinates now!" He said. "Try to resist and I'll kill the sparkling."
"REALISE HIM! IT'S AN ORDER." Blackswords was extremely mad. He took out his swords and was ready to fight. Makeshift have no choice. He reverted to his true form and put his claw in front of Starlight spark chamber. He needs to be completely optimal if he must fight them.
"I said open the groundbridge. I will kill him." He said.
Optimus watch for a moment the situation.
"I SAID RELEASE STARLIGHT!" Said Blackswords. He took a step forward.
"DON'T COME ANY CLOSER." Said Makeshift out loud. His arm pressed a lot on Starlight spark chamber. A song is making when he scratch that section.
"Urgh!" complained Starlight.
"YOU BASTARD." Said Blackswords, but he step back.
"Is the groundbridge coming?" Said Makeshift. He also softens his claw of Starlight spark chamber. "Open it and I'll release him."
"We can't let him out of here!" Said Cliffjumper. "He'll kill him anyway!"
"I promise I won't kill him. Believe me!"
"Even if we let him go. Megatron will know our location and will kill us and Starlight anyway." Said Arcee.
"I…I won't say anything! Just open that slag thing NOW!"
"He's lying! Just like he's pass himself has Wheeljack." Said Bulkhead.
"FIGHT LIKE A REAL WARRIOR COWARD!" Said Miko.
"Please, I know you don't want to hurt him. Just release him. We won't hurt you." Said Tear.
"Optimus, give the order to Ratchet!"
"…We don't need to open the groundbridge."
"WHAT DID YOU SAID OPTIMUS?"
Optimus ignored the question. "You can't hurt him and you can't kill him." He saw Makeshift arm trembling enough to prove him right. "Tear is right. Release him and we won't hurt you."
"I can hurt him!"
"Just try it!" Provoked Starlight.
"Give up decepticon." Jack trust Optimus decision. "You lost the moment you took a hostage."
"Open it I said, OPEN IT!"
Starlight looks at Makeshift and sees his optics. When Makeshift looks at him, he can see a soft look in his optics. Starlight tries to escape his grasp. He knew he won't hurt him, he just knew.
"Stop moving. You should cooperate; you're a pretender like me…" Makeshift just let it slip. It's too late, he say it. He adds. "You are a part of our family."
"My only family is my SIRE STARSCREAM." Shout Starlight. "NOT A MONSTER LIKE YOU."
Those words hurt Makeshift to the bottom of his spark. He lost his concentration. Starlight took this opportunity and escapes from him by transforming himself in human form. Run to a safety distance and then he turns back to his original form.
"PLEASE, COME BACK." Said desperately Makeshift with a sob.
Did he just sob? Thought Starlight.
Blackswords attack Makeshift. He evaded the attack and began to fight. The battle was violent; Blackswords give Makeshift injured after injured. The violence of Blackswords attack forces the autobot to not join this duel. Makeshift manage to push him back on the autobots. He took this opportunity to open the groundbridge, broke the control panel, the bridge cannot be close manually now, and run to the exit. Blackswords block is escape.
"You won't go away." He said. He was about to cut Makeshift arms when a vehicon pass the groundbridge and pass in front of Blackswords. Blackswords incidentally did a mortal wound to the vehicon. A horrible sound came when the swords cut the vehicon body. Blackswords cease to move as he saw the bot falling to the ground. Makeshift took this opportunity to escape.
"Autobots. After him! Said Optimus. They took the groundbridge except Ratchet.
"Can you save him?" Said Blackswords to ratchet.
"It's too late." Answer Ratchet.
"Hey, open your optics." Said Blackswords. The vehicon look at the 3 faceplate looking at him.
"Sparklings!" he said with a great effort.
"Don't speak." Said tear.
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to offline you." Said Blackswords.
"It's…war." He said. His optics began to fade away. The 3 sparkling suddenly hug him. The vehicon was surprised.
"Hurry what's your designation." Said Starlight.
"Rive…rad"
Tear then said: "Riverad, you will so be with the allspark. Remember, all the bots who love you. All of them are with you, by your side now and forever. At the end, we will be together, in the well of allspark. We will not forget you. As a part of our spark will guide you to the well."
"You…know the…last…oat of…Primus. It was…forgotten…by the…war."
"Good bye." Tear then kiss him in his front plate.
"Thank…you." Riverad offline, peace in his spark before it's gone. Not afraid of the afterlife.
The 3 sparklings cried on his offline body. After a while, in front of Ratchet and the 3 humans, Blackswords took the sparkless body and the sparklings go outside. The others follow them. They buried him in the earth, and then they sing a traditional song for the dead bots and return inside. After a while Blackswords said:
"I can't believe I've offline…one of my own kinds."
"It was an accident" Said Starlight. "It's not your fault."
"I OFFLINE him little one. I've done a horrible sin."
"Blackswords…" Tear hug him gently. She comforts him by her presence and her kindness. "He wasn't angry my friend. If it hurt you, it's because you're a big good bots with a big spark."
"Blackswords…What happen was unpredictable, you did the right thing, but his appearance in the battle was an accident. Nobody's mad at you Blackswords." Said Raf.
The 3 humans hug him the best they can…he's big after all.
"Thank you my…friends." Said softy Blackswords.
Outside the nemesis, on the roof
Wheeljack knew he was in big trouble when he reaches the roof. There was nothing he can't do. He must make his last stand here. He waits for the enemy to come. A lot of vehicons rejoin his and shot his with their blasters. Wheeljack dodge all of them and counter by shooting back. He took 3 of them when Megatron rejoin them of the roof. A groundbridge suddenly open behind Wheeljack. He knew it was the autobots…or Makeshift. Was his message coming too late?
"Decepticon, to that bridge now!" Said Megatron.
"Not on my watch!" Said Wheeljack. He tries his best to block all of them. But one passes him and enters the groundbridge. After few second, an injured Makeshift escape from the autobot base, followed by the autobots. The battle intensified more and more. But the autobot where outnumbered. Megatron was also coming closer as he attacks the autobot. Worst, Soundwave, Knock out and Breakdown join the battle. Makeshift was also out of their optics range, in the Nemesis.
"Optimus, we have to escape." Said Bumblebee.
"Autobot, return to base." Said Optimus.
As they escaped, they keep shooting until they reach the groundbridge and return to their base.
Autobot control room
Ratchet saw the autobot pass the portal. When he was sure everyone passes, he cut the source energy of the groundbridge and the portal close up.
"Well that was some big battle." Said Cliffjumper.
"Is everyone all right?" Ask Optimus.
They saw the 3 sparkling who seems to be down, especially Blackswords. He keeps looking at his servos.
"What happened?" Ask Bumblebee
Ratchet explains what happen after Makeshift escaped.
"You know the oat of Primus. I thought it was forgotten. Even Optimus doesn't remember it." Said Arcee.
"We learned it on Cybertron. We haven't seen the war. We disappear at the very beginning of the war. We haven't forgotten…now we cannot forget it. Not when you've forget it. All of you." Said Tear
Nothing can be said to Blackswords for now…His spark's not with them. He can only communicate to his friends. He cannot do it with anyone else.
Later
Blackswords has finally ceased to stay silence. He listens to the autobots who tried to comfort for him. He gladly accepted and he does a small smile.
"I'm sorry Optimus. I let Makeshift escaped. He will found where you are…It's my entire fault." Said Blackswords.
"Do not worry; you've done the best you can to save Starlight… We must be ready for any attack." Said Optimus.
"We don't have to worry about this." Said Starlight. Everyone look at him very doubtfully. "He won't say anything as long as I'm here and…also Tear."
"Why would he say nothing…right…when he holds you as a hostage. Because of the pretender family…or something like that." Said Bumblebee as he understands the explanation and remembering what happen.
"Megatron would still know you're here and he will try to kidnap or kill you to hurt us." Said Cliffjumper. Starlight and Tear gave him a fear look. Blackswords put his hands on their back plate and they calm down.
"Don't worry, were tough, he won't hurt you." Said Bulkhead.
"What about me?" Said Wheeljack. "My ship his destroyed by the decepticon and I'm stuck on this planet until another ship came."
"We will give you an alt. mode and you'll stay here until a ship came…I could be long thought." Said Optimus.
"Why do you need to return in space?" Ask Tear.
"Dreadwing." Said Wheeljack with hate.
"…a decepticon." Said Starlight.
"Yes… When I found him…I'll avenge my lost comrade."
"You can't do that! It's against the oat of Primus. Revenge would never bring good to you spark."
"You don't know Dreadwing!" Said Wheeljack.
"I don't care who Dreadwing is or what he has done." Said Tear with anger in her optics. "He's a cybertronian and you can't go and just offline him."
Starlight and Blackswords nod supportively Tear. Optimus fell proud of her.
"You're too young to understand." Say Wheeljack evading her arguments. The subject ends here. "I gladly accept your invitation Optimus. I just need a room."
"This way" Said Cliffjumper.
Miko bring the 2 other humans with her and they whispered.
"I know what we can do to cheer them." Said Miko.
"What's your idea?" Ask Raf.
"Let's bring them tomorrow or next week in our city."
"Blackswords isn't a pretender and he needs them for now. He's still down." Said Jack.
"Maybe we should wait a week." Suggest Raf.
"Your right…Maybe we can show Blackswords how to play our video games," Said Miko.
"His hands are too big." Said Raf.
"Maybe Ratchet or Starlight can make a control for his size." Said Jack.
"Let's propose it next week for that visit."
Miko go away and rejoin Bulkhead.
"I though she's going to suggest to prank ratchet." Said Raf.
"Me too, Raf…Me too."
Nemesis Medic Room
"It's not very often you fight that way Starscream." Said Knock out as he treat Starscream injured,
"I wasn't in a good mood." He answers. "That blade was less painful than my-…My reason is not of your business."
"I though I've had a great gossip. Sadly, you're so secretive about your past."
"You better work faster because I'm still in that mood." Threated Starscream.
Knock out knew he was serious. He's acting strangely for some orbital cycles and he's more aggressive, even against Megatron, than usual. That's why he's in the medic room more often than before. Knock out remain silent for now.
"Starscream is call in the command room." Said a Vehicon in his com link. "Makeshift will give his report soon."
"Have you finished?"
"Almost…done. Come back later for the most important repairs."
"What?"
"Your paint her commander you paint."
"Slag you." Starscream stood up and go to the command room. My paint job is the last of my worries.
Command room
"There you are Starscream." Said Megatron.
Soundwave and Makeshift are in the room.
"Makeshift… your report." Ask Megatron.
"I fail to obtain the coordinates of their base lord Megatron." Lied Makeshift.
"What!" He said angrily.
"Bulkhead has doubts from the beginning since he knew Wheeljack well. It was impossible to obtain any real coordinates."
"His that all?"
"No Megatron. I found some…interesting new member in their team, even if he doesn't wear their insignia. He's the one who injured me easily."
"Who's that bot?"
"It's not any bot, you know him pretty well…His designation his Blackswords, your sparkling."
Starscream look at Megatron in surprised. Soundwave was…Mute as always but he jumped a little. Megatron was speechless. He didn't even think he was online and he helps the autobot.
"Do not be anger with him Megatron. The autobots doesn't say you were here. He also calls you by Megatronus. So Megatron doesn't mean anything for him. What happened to him was…"
Makeshift tell his story, without talking about the sparklings with him. He tells a story about the solitary Blackswords and how he survived. To resume, a big lie.
"Out of the room now!" Said Megatron. The 3 con obey him.
When he was sure to be alone. He closes his optics. He began to sob. Tears going out of Megatron optics. Tears of joy, about his precious sparkling. He put his servo on his faceplate. It was a very long time since Megatron cried. The last time was when he learned about the Imperion destruction, Blackswords perished with it. He learned it by his assassin. In a public message he spoke with great smile him about his destruction…The accursed Sentinel Prime.
Nemesis corridor
After exiting the 3 con part away. But Makeshift decides to rejoin Starscream.
"Starscream wait" Then Makeshift whispered.
"There's one thing I haven't mention to Megatron. Crucial information."
"Well, I'm waiting for this."
"There were another bot with Blackswords. Blackswords protect him from the danger."
"Who's the bot then?"
"Is your processor functioning? It's clear enough if I said it to you."
"…What's his designation?" Said hesitantly Starscream.
"Starlight."
Starscream was astonishing by this revelation. His little Starlight was alive. Really alive.
"He's with the autobot…It's understandable. He's a good sparkling, I raised him so well and he must hate me now. For what I became, those autobots must say I'm a monster." Said with honest sadness. He knows him so well and fears the autobots speech. His sparkling is smart he can easily make the difference between good and bad.
"He still doesn't know that. The autobots haven't told the true to him too. They don't want him to be sadder. When he learned of the destruction of Cybertron, it hurt him so much."
"I have to go now." Said abruptly Starscream. He suddenly returns to his quarter, sit down on the berth and cry. He just cries. Your alive, I'm so…happy. Primus, you haven't abandoned me. Starlight, my little Starlight. I must found you. I must explain everything to you. You deserve it. You will understand and…forgive me. I…I can't let you be hurt by anyone…not even Megatron.
Makeshift room
In his room Makeshift decided to take the risk. He must tell him about the 2 sparklings now. He took out his LRCM and calls him.
"…Makeshift, his that you?" Said a calm face of a bot.
"Yes master, I have important information to give you."
"You can call me Sire. You're not force to said master." The bot said softly.
"Understood. Mas-…Sire. I've found those we thought where lost. They've survived."
"You mean…"
"Yes the 2 lost pretender are alive. But their still sparkling."
"How is that possible?"
Makeshift told their entire journey, all of it, only the true. Their meeting in the autobot base, the hostage situation, what he told Megatron and Starscream.
"So a non-pretender protects the pretenders."
"Yes, he was ready to kill me just to protect him."
"It's so rare to see someone like this Blackswords."
"Yes M-…Sire."
"How's the autobot treating them?"
"Since Optimus is the leader, I said very well. He's also the sire of Tear… What are your orders Origin?"
"Hahahaha…..Now you call me by my name. Stand in the Nemesis, protect them from Megatron without blowing your cover, unless absolute necessity. I can't afford to lose any sparkling I have." Said softly Origin.
"Under-." Makeshift heard footsteps approaching. "Good-bye Sire."
"Be careful."
He ends the communication as Soundwave enter his room.
"What is my next mission?"
Soundwave said nothing, he point the LRCM.
"Hey, I have a social live too."
Soundwave walk out of the room.
I have to be careful. Soundwave is watching me. But the others pretenders is my first priority. One day the non-pretender will fall under our strength. That is the will of Origin.
AC: It's the end of the chapter 4. I hope you like this story so far. The chapter 5 will also be divided into 2 parts. Yes I'm the king of…nothing. The pretenders are beginning to get more importance in the story. It's very hard to make all of the character participate in the story. 13 characters in the autobot base will be hard but I can pull up something.
The next chapter is: A human day.
This time, you shall discover my sick mind about the effect of dark energon on dead human. Also some element of a video game I played and loved.
P.S: It's not a crossover.
