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Chapter Ten
"I want the location of the Allspark and I will have it, once I get the location out of the boy!"
Chris Prowler was troubled, vividly recalling Starscream's words when he was after Jason, Chris' best friend.
"I want the location of the Allspark."
But what on Cybertron is an Allspark? Chris wondered. He knew what the Mini-cons were, what an Energon star was and he just recently learned what a Cyber Key is and now the Allspark, only he still didn't know what the Allspark was. Must be something pretty powerful to make Starscream want to take Jason hostage… Usually the Decepticons wants nothing to do with humans…Maybe I should talk to Optimus about this.
"Something troubling you, Chris?"
"AHH!" Chris screamed, he was convinced that he was alone, but no.
"AHH!" the voice screamed back at him. "Primus, what are you trying to do, give me a spark-attack?"
"Sorry, Dad…You startled me." Chris said as Prowl stepped out of the shadows. Chris thought for a moment and then said: "Hey, Dad, do you know anything about the Allspark?"
"The what?" asked Prowl, frowning in confusion.
"The Allspark." Chris repeated more clearly.
"I… do not know." Prowl admitted. "Perhaps Optimus would know. As a Commander, he is required to know a lot about Cybertronian history."
"Can I go to Optimus' quarter?" asked Chris.
"No." Prowl stated.
"Why not?"
"Because…" Prowl growled. "You're still grounded from that stunt you pulled with giving Jazz the slip and dragging Jason off to his almost-doom!"
"I didn't mean to." Chris said defensively. "I only took him out for a view of the city, how many times do I have to tell you?" and then he muttered: "It's not my fault the Decepticons decided to show up."
"No, but it is your fault that you and Jason were out there without Jazz in the first place!" Prowl said, he had obviously heard Chris' mutterings.
"Dad, come on, I just need to ask Optimus about the Allspark, it's urgent!" Chris begged.
"You can ask him in one month when you're not grounded." Prowl said.
"But Dad—"
"Chris, I don't want to hear another word about it!" Prowl said firmly.
Chris bit back his retort, knowing what would happen if he went too far with his Dad.
Prowl's door slid open and Optimus Prime stepped into the room.
"What's going on in here?" he asked. He had heard them talking from down the hall and thought they were having a row.
"Optimus!" Chris yelled before Prowl could answer. "I need to ask you something."
Optimus looked down at Chris. "What is it, Chris?"
"What is the Allspark?" he asked.
Optimus stared at him blankly. A few minutes went by in silence as Optimus rapped his date bank for the information on the Allspark.
He sighed as he answered: "In all honesty, I do not know, the only data I have concerning the Allspark, is that it is a legendary square object, beyond that, I cannot say anymore."
Chris looked down at the floor, disappointed.
"What has got the Allspark to your attention, Chris?" Optimus asked.
Chris looked up into Optimus' yellow optics. "Starscream mentioned it before you got there, he said that Jason's parents knew about it and he thought Jason knew where it was."
So that's what Starscream meant when he said 'if I can't have the location, no body can.' Optimus thought.
"What happened next?" Optimus asked, wanting every little detail.
"Well Starscream wanted Jason for the whereabouts of the Allspark, he told me to hand him over but I refused and he took out his sword and said Megatron's 'suffer my wrath' phrase, still I refused. And that's where you came in."
Optimus nodded in understanding. "Thank you, Chris. I'll do some research on the Allspark to find out more about it." He then turned his back on Chris and walked out of the room.
Two days later, Vector Prime walked into the computer lab to find Optimus sitting in front of the computer, in the stasis.
Vector Prime moved to look over Optimus' shoulder and saw that he was searching through Google for 'all spark' with all the wrong results.
Vector Prime was surprised that Optimus was looking for it.
He's looking for the Allspark, but why? Vector Prime wondered. Only one way to find out… He sighed and shook Optimus awake.
Optimus' black optics glowed yellow as he came back online.
"Vector Prime…?" He said groggily. "What is it?"
"Optimus," Vector Prime stated seriously. "Why are you searching for the Allspark? Do you desire immortality?"
"What...?" asked Optimus, a little confused. "No, of course not, Vector Prime. I'm just trying to find out what is this Allspark that Starscream is after."
"Well forget about it, the Allsparks are well-hidden and Starscream can look for a thousand years with no success."
Optimus stood up and look Vector Prime in the optics. "Vector Prime, if Jason is in danger because Starscream wants the location of the Allsparks then I refuse to forget about it."
Optimus then process to tell Vector Prime about how Jason was nearly kidnapped again and how Chris nearly lost his young life defending Jason.
"So you see," Optimus pressed on. "I need to find out what this Allspark is and why Starscream wants it and how is Jason connected to it."
Vector Prime looked very graved as he took in everything Optimus had told him.
Finally, he asked: "Who were Jason's biological parents?"
"My sources indicate that they were Michel and Sally Parker." Optimus replied.
Vector Prime gasped. "I know them! I entrusted them with the safety of an Allspark five years ago, before Jason was born. What happened to them?"
"They were murdered recently by the Decepticon space pirates, on a trip to Cybertron." Optimus stated.
Vector Prime looked suddenly miserable as he looked down at the floor. "So Jason is the only one left with the code to the location."
"I've already asked Jason about it, he said he never heard of the Allspark." Optimus told him.
"The code is a Cybertronian symbol imprinted somewhere on his body. His parents passed it off as a birthmark." Vector Prime revealed. "He doesn't have to know about it to possess the code to the location."
"I've never seen such a mark." Optimus said.
"Have you ever seen him without his clothing?"
"No, I let him have his privacy; he always changed his clothes behind that wall I brought for him."
"Well the mark should be located on his upper back," Vector Prime said. "It will reveal the whereabouts of one of the Allsparks that his parents were guarding."
"Allsparks? You mean there are more then one?" asked Optimus, shocked.
"Yes, there are four Allsparks in total, each one of them has a human guardian with similar marks on their bodies that reveals their location."
"You put the humans in danger to guard these Allsparks?"
"Please, Optimus, I thought it was a safe bet. I didn't think the Decepticons would resort to seeking human assistance to find them, seeing how they hate organics life forms."
"I understand Vector Prime, as long as the human willingly took the responsibility to guard the Allsparks, I'm fine with it." Optimus assured him. "But now that these Allsparks are affecting the safety of my son, Jason, I think you better tell me about them, what they do, what are their purposes and who created them."
"Alright, Optimus, I'll tell you." Vector Prime paused for a moment before starting to tell the story. "The Allsparks are four cubes with the ability to give any machine a spark and transform that machine into a Transformer. Apparently there's one on the Jungle Planet, how else could those animal-base Transformers come into existence? There are two different types of Transformers, the Allspark-made Transformers are called Allformers and the Primus creations of Transformers are called just that, Transformers, to be clearer with the terms of the differences, I'll call them the children of Primus."
"How are they different from each other?" asked Optimus.
"A Primus creation of Transformers can change their forms by scanning a vehicle and becoming that vehicle for an alter form. An Allformer may not be so different from the children of Primus but there's only one difference between Primus' children and the Allformers: The Allformers cannot changed what they are, they can't scan a machine or a vehicle and making that their alter form. Whatever robot and vehicle mode they were born with, they will remain permanently unless they transfer their spark into another Transformer's body, usually the sparkless body of those who passed away."
"So, the Allsparks creates Allformers out of vehicles and machine?" Optimus asked.
"Yes, that is one of their qualities," Vector Prime said solemnly.
"You mean it's capable of more then just creating the Allformers?" asked Optimus sounding surprised.
"Yes." Vector Prime stated, inclining his head. "Each Allspark contains a fragment of Primus' spark. If you press the Allspark to your own spark, the spark fragment inside will depart from the cube and combine itself to your own."
"What will happen if the spark inside the cube is combined with your own spark?"
"Well, if you are a child of Primus, you will become immortal and indestructible; nothing in the universe can harm you or damage your body in any way. Along with the immortality and an indestructible body, you'll also have unlimited power, strength and speed, you'll be the most powerful Transformer in the universe aside from Primus and the deceased Unicron."
"So that is why the cube is legendary yet without details of what it do."
"I know you, Optimus, you are not power-hungry, you are the protector of all living things and you are devoted to fighting for universal peace and prosperity. I am confident that I can tell you this without fear of you going after them for personal gain."
"I am touched that you put so much trust in me, Vector Prime, but I feel so unworthy of your trust."
"I decide whether you're worthy or not, Optimus and trust me, you are worthy beyond measure." Vector Prime told him seriously. "Now, there is one or more piece of information concerning the four Allsparks. The Allformers cannot combine their sparks with the fragment of Primus' spark contained within the cubes. If they do, they will meet an unfortunate end."
"What will happen to them?" Optimus asked.
"First they will enter into system overload and go berserk, then their sparks will explode, rendering them into a permanent stasis lock, leaving their body to rot and become of no use, no other spark can possess that body after that."
Optimus looked shocked. The Allsparks were just as dangerous as they are useful!
"Thank— " Optimus was about to say 'thank you for telling this, Vector Prime,' but he was cut off by a loud explosion and the floor shook violently under their feet. "What's going on?"
Suddenly the Decepticon Alert alarm sounded and then there a loud BANG and the alarm died away instantly.
Optimus dashed out the door and into the hall, Vector Prime at his heels. There was a big hole in the ceiling where the Decepticon came in through.
They ran down the hall and Optimus halted in his tracks as he passed his and Jason's quarter. The door had been blasted clear off doorframe and the room beyond was a scene of total devastation. Optimus' berth has been completely overturned and his TV screen had a big hole in it and Jason's side of the room no longer exists!
Thanks goodness Jason wasn't in the room at the time of the Decepticon's rampage, for Jason was spending the night with Chris in Prowl's quarter…
Realization dawned on him as saw a trail of foot-tracks leading out of his quarter and down the hall toward—he wheeled around sprinted out the door.
"It's heading for Prowl's quarter!" he yelled at Vector Prime as he pasted him. Vector Prime hurried along in his wake.
They ran down the hall toward Prowl's quarter. The feeling of panic doubled as Optimus saw that Prowl's door too had been blasted off the doorframe.
Optimus burst into the room with Vector Prime bringing up the rear. A scene of total devastation met their optics. Similar to the mess in Optimus' quarter with additional holes and cracks in the walls.
Optimus scanned the surroundings and gasped when his optics adjusted to the darkness.
Prowl was lying on his back on the floor with a great long slash across his chest, Energon oozing out from the wound thick and fast.
Next he saw Chris lying on the floor in a corner, unconscious with a big bump on his head but otherwise unharmed. And no sign of Jason anywhere.
"PROWL! CHRIS!" Optimus yelled, he moved toward Chris, picking up his limp form in his hand, while Vector Prime covered Prowl's wound with a sheet from Prowl's berth.
Chris slowly opened his eyes. "O-Optimus?" he said faintly.
"Chris, are you alright?" Optimus asked.
"S-Starscream…h-he took him…" Chris said in a feeble voice before slipping back into unconsciousness.
Optimus was mentally surrounded by total blackness, he felt cold, empty and numb with dread of what Starscream might be doing to Jason.
"They both need the med bay, Optimus." Vector Prime stated, recalling Optimus to his senses.
Optimus snapped out of the mental black emptiness.
"You're right, Vector Prime." Optimus said. Looking up, he saw a big hole in the ceiling where Starscream made his escape. "You take them to the med bay, I'll find Starscream." He passed Chris into Vector Prime's hand. "Tell Wing Saber to meet me outside on the rooftop, he's in the med bay right now."
Optimus did not wait for Vector Prime to respond to his order; he jumped up into the hole in the ceiling and out of sight…
Author's Note: I know how some of you hate cliffhangers, but I find that the more exciting and tense the end of a chapter is the more exciting the beginning of the next chapter will be.
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