TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON MY WAY
Chapter 13
Andim's Desperate Hour
"talking"
'thinking'
"Light Spirit Talking"
disclaimer: Don't own TFC or anything else, just Andim, Reika, Talon, and Lupeya. Now break out the tissues, this one's a box-o-drama.
Reika: Last time on Transformers Cybertron: My Way, Andim was kidnapped again, but this time by the head honcho of the monsters called the Dark Ones. Optimus and the autobots had to join forces with a strange beast named Twilia, a velociraptor called Talon, and a wolf known as Lupeya. The rescue operation was a success, but things took a turn for the worse when Optimus discovered Andim was at Death's door. Is there hope for her survival? Or has help come too late? Oh, I really hope it's the first one!
Optimus couldn't believe his optics when he saw the scan results on Andim's current state. He scanned her again to make sure his scanner wasn't on the fritz, same results. He scanned her again, same results. He scanned her a fourth time, dare I say it? Same results. There was no use in denying it, Andim was dying, and there was nothing he could do to save her.
Lupeya lowered her head as her ears fell back, she knew what the look on Optimus' face meant. She knew the girl was still alive, but her chances of surviving were very slim. The wolf thought back to the words Andim had just barely managed to whisper before she blacked out.
Light..... spirit..... forest...... spring...... for a moment, it made no sense, but then it all clicked! Lupeya looked around a bit and realized their location. The wolf's ears perked up,"Don't give up hope yet Optimus, I believe there may still be a chance to save your friend!", she said.
"There is a forest a little ways North of here, if we hurry, we should be able to get there before it's too late", Lupeya explained. Considering that Scourge's Temple was too far away, Andim would probably die before they even got there. And with Optimus' com. link damaged from fighting the Dark Master, there was no other choice. Optimus transformed into his vehicle mode and said,"Lead the way". With that, they took off.
It was a race against time for with each passing second, Andim was slowly fading away. Optimus prayed that Primus would give Andim the strength to hold on until they could get her help. Before too long the small group arrived at what appeared to be a very large stone archway, big enough for Optimus to drive through. Talon and Lupeya suddenly stopped, the autobot commander slowed to a stop as well.
Talon turned to the mech,"The forest is too thick for your vehicle mode, you'll have to continue on foot in your robot mode", the raptor explained. Optimus transformed and thus, continued on, unaware that they were being followed."What is this place anyway? And how is bringing Andim here going to help her?", Optimus couldn't help but ask.
"This place is known as the Sacred Forest, it is a sacred province because the legends speak of an ancient and powerful spirit that protects these lands. It is said that this forest was once a dark and terrible place, where chaos ruled and evil thrived. But then the Light Spirit came and banished the darkness, cleansing the land of evil", Lupeya explained.
Talon took over,"The legends also speak of a cave located in the very heart of the forest. Inside the cave is a spring which is said to house the spirit. The spirit's power flows through the spring water, giving life to plants and healing the sick or wounded"."Which is why we need to hurry and get there before the human is lost forever!", Lupeya said as she picked up the pace.
Optimus ran another scan on the human, only to find that her condition was slowly worsening. But in some way, it was a good thing, it meant Andim was still fighting to stay alive. But it also meant she was slowly losing the battle. Before long, they reached a clearing in the heart of the forest. There were a few stone structures here and there, they were covered in moss and basically looked like ruins of sorts.
The grass was a lush green color and a large gray rock was located at the other end of the clearing. Lupeya and Talon ran ahead towards the rock(it's about 80 ft. tall or so), Optimus following them while being careful to avoid accidentally crushing something. Lupeya began to chant something in a language that the mech could not understand. Within seconds, a large portion of the rock slid away, revealing the entrance to the cave, it was large enough for Optimus to walk through.
A feral screech made itself known as two Dark Raptors darted towards the small group. Talon ran up to the raptors and challenged them, trying to stall for time."Optimus, take the girl and hurry into the cave! Place her in the water as soon as you see the spring, I will stay here and help Talon!", Lupeya said. Optimus gingerly removed Andim from Lupeya's back, as though she were a fragile china doll.
She fell limp in his hands as Lupeya took off to help Talon fight the Dark Raptors. Andim was as cold as ice, her face was void of any color save for her lips, which were changing from their healthy light pink to a deathly pale blue, and her breathing was almost nonexistent. Optimus held the dying girl to his chest, close to his spark, and rushed into the cave. As he ran deeper into the cave, the tunnel became darker and darker.
He was about to turn his lights on, when patterns on the walls, similar to the markings on Talon and Lupeya's bodies began to glow a blue-green color. The glow lit up the tunnel just enough for Optimus to see the path in front of him. It wasn't much longer until the mech reached the spring in the heart of the cave. There was a large light blue crystal glowing on the ceiling, illuminating the entire room.
There were a few large rocks in the water with interesting designs carved into them. The water was running from a small waterfall. Andim let out a weak groan, snapping Optimus back to reality. The mech moved towards the spring, got down on one knee, and placed Andim in the water as gently as he could. The water was very shallow, it didn't go any higher than her ears.
The echo from a feral roar reached the commander's audio receptors, the Dark Raptors had gotten through, Optimus quickly stood up and got into a fighting stance. Within seconds, the two raptors burst into the room and darted towards the autobot. Optimus stood his ground, determined to protect Andim at all costs and unaware that the patterns on the rocks were glowing.
The water began to glow, a golden sphere of light emerged from the spring, the Dark Raptors stopped in their tracks. A body began to form around the sphere, starting from the head to the tail. The creature released a sound similar to the call of a whale, it appeared to be a goat of sorts with a fish-like tail(1). It had conjoined antlers that formed a single loop, the sphere of light was levitating in the center.
The raptors backed away, Optimus turned around, the creature spoke,"DARK ONES, BEGONE FROM MY DOMAIN!". The light from the sphere had become intensely bright, Optimus shielded his optics as the raptors shrieked in pain. The entire cavern was bathed in a golden light. When the light died down, both raptors fell to the ground, one dissolving into black pixels as it died.
The other, however, turned black, shrunk a bit, and black pixels shot off of its body. Now there on the ground, was a velociraptor like Talon, only smaller with different black and white patterns. Optimus turned is attention back to Andim, who was hanging on by a mere thread that could break at any moment now. The creature spoke,"My name is Ordona, I am the light spirit who protects the Sacred Forest. Who are you, and what is your purpose for being here?".
"I'm Optimus Prime, I am here because my friend's life is on the line!", the mech began explaining everything that happened to Andim that resulted in her current state. Ordona was silent for a moment,"I will do what I can to help", he said. Ordona lowered his head near Andim, somehow cut the vines wrapped around her waist, and allowed the scraps of her shirt to fall into the water.
Optimus nearly cringed when he saw the gash running across the human's stomach, even though it was starting to heal because of the water. Small streams of red began to form, leaving Andim's clothes and the cloth she used to cover her wound, and swirled around in the water a bit(2). The red streams soon formed into a single larger stream, which shot up out of the water and moved towards the girl.
The red stream entered Andim's body through the gash, which was becoming increasingly smaller. The wound grew smaller and smaller until it was completely healed, like it was never there to begin with."I have done what I can, but the decision of whether to live or die is hers to make. Though her body may be healed, her mind however, is broken, therefore she needs your help Optimus Prime", Ordona explained.
Optimus gently scooped Andim out of the water and cradled her to his chest,"What do I have to do?", he asked."If she does not wake within three days, than you must restore her mind and release her from her pain. That is where you must give her a reason to want to live", Ordona explained."Restore her mind? How do I do that?", the mech asked."You shall know soon enough Optimus Prime", Ordona answered.
Optimus shielded his optics as the spirit's light brightened once again, not noticing the single marking forming on the silver part of his right arm. It was blue-green and looked kind of like an eye(3). It vanished into his metal as the light began to fade, the spirit along with it. Within seconds, the cave returned to it's normal luminescence.
"She holds much faith in you Optimus, do not let her down", said Ordona's voice. Optimus turned his attention back to the unconscious Andim. Some of the color had returned to her face and her breathing sounded a bit stronger. The mech ran one more scan on the human, her pulse was still very weak, but it was gradually better than before. However, she only had enough blood in her body to keep her alive for a little more than a day or two.
Talon and Lupeya suddenly came running in, well Talon did, Lupeya pretty much limped her way in. Both looked a little beat up, but they'll live."Prime, how is the girl?", Talon asked as Lupeya limped into the water and lay down."She's improved a bit, but she's not out of the woods yet", Optimus replied."Hey Talon", Lupeya called, the raptor looked at her,"What is it?", he asked.
The wolf simply cocked her head in the direction of the unconscious raptor on the other side of the cavern. Talon looked and tentatively walked over to the fallen dinosaur. He sniffed it a little bit, his eyes widened in recognition,"I remember this scent, Arella?", he asked. The smaller raptor's tail began to twitch, it released a small groan as it's eyes slowly opened.
The smaller raptor weakly lifted it's head,"T-Talon? I-is that you, big brother?", it spoke in a young female voice."Arella!", Talon exclaimed as he pulled the female into a velociraptor hug. Arella looked confused,"Brother, what's going on why can't I remember anything?", she asked. Lupeya got out of the water and shook herself off,"Why don't we give them some time alone?", she suggested to the autobot. Optimus nodded and started for the tunnel with Andim in tow, Lupeya not far behind.
Lupeya began to explain,"That raptor, the one called Arella, is actually Talon's little sister. She just suddenly went missing about five years ago, when she was merely a juvenile velociraptor. Talon spent two long years searching for her, but he gave up the search and prayed everyday that Arella was safe, wherever she was. But what I would like to know is how she ended up in the spirit's spring?".
Optimus explained everything that happened from him arriving at the spring to when the light spirit vanished. Lupeya was shocked,"Arella was one of those Dark Raptors!? Now it all makes sense, those Dark Raptors didn't begin to appear until one year after Arella vanished, that explains why we couldn't find her! I'll bet the Dark Master had something to do with Arella's disappearance", the wolf mumbled to herself.
Optimus wasn't too sure of what to think right now, Andim just narrowly avoided death, and it was just so she could protect Lori from the Dark Raptors. The commander was going to have a hard time explaining this one to the kids. When the two reached the end of the tunnel, a voice is heard,"Jetfire, I found them!", it was none other than Twilia. Optimus was relieved, now Andim could get the proper medical attention she needed.
(Reika's POV)
As soon as we returned to autobot H.Q., Red Alert rushed Andim into the E.R. section of the med. bay. She was in a really bad condition, her pulse was weak, she wasn't getting enough oxygen in her system, and she needed a blood transfusion if she was to survive. Problem was that Andim has a very rare blood type, AB, it's a good thing I have the same blood type as her. Red even had to bring Jolt in since he was small enough to help Red stabilize my sister.
After about an hour, Red Alert came out with Jolt, only to break the news that although Andim was stabilized, she had slipped into a coma. I swore my heart skipped a beat upon hearing the news. I couldn't even sense her over our twin telepathy. When Red allowed us to see her, the blood in my veins froze as my heart stopped cold.
I couldn't believe my eyes. Andim was just... she just looked like she was dead. There was an I.V. in her arm, transferring my blood into her, she was hooked up to a wireless heart monitor and a wireless brainwave monitor, and she had been put on a respirator so she could oxygen into her systems. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes, I just couldn't believe that my strong-willed sister was just lying here, helpless and broken.
When it was time to leave, a thought struck me. Andim was always there for me when I needed her, so I chose to stay. No matter what Red Alert said, I won't leave my sister's side until she wakes up. She was always there for me, so now it's my turn to look out for her. But for now all I could do, all anyone could do, was wait and hope that Andim would pull through. I put my hands together and prayed that God wouldn't take away the only sister I'll ever have, allowing my tears to escape from my eyes.
1)The link is, once again, in the profile.
2) Ordona was basically cleansing the blood and purifying it before returning it to Andim's body.
3) on the hind leg of Lupeya, on the arms of Twilia, also on the arm of Talon.
OK, I am so effing tired right now, it's been a really hectic week. I don't feel like doing anything screwy for you amusement right now, and I'm going to bed now.
REVIEW PLEASE!