Chronicle of the Guardian: Chaos Factor

By THE Xenomorph

I own only the character of Vile, Catlina Flores, the Hybrids and the Scions

Star Trek Voyager is © Paramount

Aliens vs Predator is © Fox

All other Property is © their respective owners.

Metal vs Meat

Transformers Prime: Unknown Time and Date

Wherever I had landed it was immediately hostile as the large metallic thing I had landed on plucked me of fit's face and tossed me into a cliff. For a moment I felt my mind slip into darkness, but that changed when I heard a scream. A human scream, maybe?

My eyes popped open and I saw a young girl, maybe in her early teens, running from a large metallic form. Acid burns still sizzling on it's face. I roared, something terrible inside me had snapped and I was done keep it at bay. I scrambled down the side of the cliff and with my speed was scrambling up it's legs and around it's torso in second. It was not happy. It was even less happy that I had slit my palms open and was purposely targeting it's joints.

"STARSCREAM!" It roared in anger, "REMOVE THIS VERMIN!"

Long talons then enveloped me, a second scream came from what ever had picked me up, and then I was flying through the sky. I landed, on my bad shoulder much to my continued annoyance and agony. I managed to pull myself to my feet as I saw the girl get into cover, I smiled. She was safe and that was good.

"Lord Megatron, allow me the destruction of this beast!" I flopped onto my back in time to see "Starscream" point a very large weapon at me.

Then a mighty fist came from behind me and sent him sailing into his boss.

"Whoa, what happened to you?" The big green and metallic face that now took up my view asked. I felt my self being lifted as I blacked out.

"Bleed... acid..." I managed to get out before I was completely out of it.

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Optimus Prime stared at the new organic form that rested on a very thick pane of glass in Ratchet's repair bay. The strange humanoid had appeared just as Miko was running away with Decepticon technology and his interference had allowed her to live and bring the device. Thankfully Bulkhead felt the need to return the favor and rescued the being from Starscream and Megatron, however the being's acidic blood made it difficult to transport and Bulkhead was still being repaired for his good deed. Optimus still smiled at his Bulkheads selflessness.

"Is he awake yet?" Miko asked as she peeked in.

"No, Miko. He is not." Optimus sighed. "Honestly the force Starscream used should have killed him..."

"Instead it just broke open an old injury." Ratchet sighed. "At least as far as I can tell. The majority of the damage seems to be from his self induced damage."

"What do you mean 'self induced'?" Optimus asked.

"He seems to have opened his palms to bleed freely on Megatron while scrambling on him." Ratchet gave a dark chuckle. "Brilliant really, but risky. No guarantee it'd do enough damage."

"I think he was just trying to distract Megs." Bulkhead grumbled as Ratchet applied his finishing touches to Bulkhead's armor.

"Hmm..." Optimus brought his hand to his chin, the usual sign of the Autobot leader entering into a deep thought process.

"Honestly, he should be fine." Ratchet said. "It's this device I'm concerned about." Ratchet held up the slightly damaged device. "It's unique and it's purpose is pretty clear when you scan it."

"What is it?" Miko asked.

"Dimensional Portal Projector. This one seemed to be set to be taking in coordinates at every transition. Likely trying to get home." Ratchet sighed. "I guess I should get it fixed."

"So random freaky guy pops out of a portal. Saves me by hurting himself and he may be lost from his home dimension? That about cover it?" Miko shook her head in confusion.

"That does seem to be the entirety of the scenario, yes." Optimus nodded. "Bulkhead, return Miko home, I shall watch over our new guest.

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Lights were the first thing I saw. Bright ones covering me. Then I was aware of laying on glass. Thick glass if it could support my weight. I pushed myself up and shook my head to clear the blurred vision. Much to my growing lack of surprise I seemed to be in an up-scaled Med-Bay or torture chamber, the devices honestly made it hard to tell.

"You're awake." A deep, slightly comforting voice said. "How do you feel?"

"Like sick-bays are becoming a second home when I pass out." I grumbled as I found my strength hard to gather.

"You should relax." I turned my head to see the form attached to the voice, it was as tall as the first of it's kind that I saw, the one I landed on. This one though seemed less malicious in appearance.

"I will when I get home..." I tried to lift myself off the table, but found myself using it for support.

"You lost a lot of blood." The form picked me up and placed me back on the glass table. "I am Optimus Prime."

For some unknown reason the name sent a shiver down my spine, a feeling I was not used to. I nodded as I tried to keep my confusion less obvious. I don't think to this day it worked.

"I lead my team on Earth to protect it from Megatron and his Decepticon army." The tall robot began to explain. "The human you saved is an ally and friend, Thank you."

"Not a problem, I'm nrak'ytara, it's what I do." I grunted.

"That..." it paused. "Is your species?"

"No, I shook my head." I looked about. "I'm human, mutated, but human. Nrak'ytara means guardian. It's my title, my reason to be."

I see, you protect." It smiled, that I know left me shocked. "Do not be so surprised. Life comes in all forms, my kind are Autonomous Robotic Organisms, Autobots for short."

"Sorry, it shouldn't have shocked me, one of my best friends is a hologram." I sighed.

"No offense was taken." Optimus nodded. "Ratchet, is repairing your dimensional device."

I blinked before I remembered the device. It must have fallen when I slammed into the thing's face.

"Thanks." I took a deep breath. "Any source of water I can jump in?"

It was Optimus' turn to look confused.

"I'm amphibious, being in an aquatic environment can help me recover faster." I explained.

"Of course. I can have a tank made."

I put up a hand. "Appreciated, but no worries."

"It would not be a problem." Optimus said.

"I can recover without it." I sighed. "What time is it?"

"The local time is around 11pm."

I nodded and then got to my feet, a new sense of purpose giving me some strength to stand and function. "Where are we anyway?"

"Jasper Nevada." Optimus said.

"I'm on Earth?" I asked as I remembered what he said earlier.

"Correct." He blinked. "Is that not where you normally are?"

"I live on a Star ship Seventy Light years from Earth. Stranded." I sighed, stress began to overtake me. "What's it like out there?"

"I don't understand, you have seen Earth, correct?" Optimus asked.

"In my reality Humanity nearly wiped itself out with Nuclear weapons and a third world war." I laughed. "We're only alive with a planet cause we got another species attention when a man achieved Faster than light travel."

"I am sorry." Optimus said, sympathy deep in his voice. "My planet befell a similar fate."

"Well the Vulcans helped us fix up our world, but so many things were lost..." I shook my head. "Can your world be fixed?"

He paused, his glowing eyes cast to the ground. "I do not know."

"What year is it here?" I asked, realizing I could be in any place in a given space-time continuum.

"Two-thousand and Ten."

"Wow that's some time in the past." I laughed. "For me at least."

"There is a lake outside." Optimus said. "Would that help your recovery?"

"That's perfect." I nodded.

"It is a short ride, but I can take you there and no humans will see you."

"That a bad thing?" I asked.

"Like us, I believe it is best that you not bee seen by the natives inhabitants." Optimus nodded. I went to argue but it made sense.

He then led me out of the med-bay area and out into the main room. I saw a large red and white autobot working on a bench. My device was his current project.

"Ratchet, I will be taking..." Optimus looked to me.

"Oh..." I shook my head. "Right, call me Vile."

"I will be taking Vile to the lake. Water apparently helps him recover."

Ratchet for his part never looked away from the device. "Right, I'll make sure the others know."

As we made our way to the exit I looked around for a vehicle and then looked to Optimus who simply nodded and then transformed into a ground vehicle. Tom had them in a simulation, an old Earth Hauler Truck.

"Ok that's awesome." I said with a smile as the door opened. I hoped in with the glee of a child, wherever I was was definitely interesting.

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Optimus drove to the small lake near bye, and much to his surprise his passenger had started to become very inquisitive, but not about cybertronians. The mutated human was instead insatiably curious about the humans and world around him.

"I'm apologize I could not take you into town." Optimus said as he stood near the lake.

"No problem..." Vile kept looking around. "I've been on so man worlds in my reality..." He submerged himself mostly into the water and kept his gaze skyward. "... never been on earth."

"Why?" Optimus' own curiosity slightly piqued.

"My parents always said 'Earth is always there.'" Vile grimaced, but then held his clawed hand out in front of him as he kept staring at the stars. "I want to see my stars on my earth."

"A shared sentiment." Optimus smiled.

"You'll find away." Vile smiled as he seemed to relax.

It was at this point Optimus noted the fins and webbing on his new guest,"How intriguing."

"Yeah it's useful, would not suggest letting it happen to humans here though." Optimus noted the dark look in Vile's face.

"This was not a choice..." Optimus began to realize his error. "I should..."

Vile sat straight in the water. "No, don't, I'm not a pleasant sight and my story is even less pleasant, but you're from another world and humanity hasn't reached the stars yet. Which means what made me could still be out there."

"I do not like the idea of human being mutated against their will." Optimus grumbled. "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."

"Then you'll like the truth of the matter even less." Vile shook his head then stood. "I will tell you as I was taught by my teacher and master. I will tell you of the kainde amedha. I will tell you of..." he laughed for a moment "... I will tell you of the xenomorph. In return all I ask is that you keep them away from humans if they're in this reality."

"I shall do so as long as I am capable." Optimus nodded.

Vile seemed to hesitate before making eye contact with Optimus once more. "I trust you on that." For some reason Optimus could feel how important that statement was to the mutated human. He then spent the rest of the night listening to the horror story of Vile's youth and of the joy he found on Voyager. The ride back to the base was quiet as Vile had actually fallen asleep in the first few minutes.