You all are probably going to offline me in this chapter. I warned you there would be an extra death...well, sadly here it is. (I really hated doing this chapter, but I had to, it explains a lot for TF Prime).
This girl does not own Transformers, (but the OC's are mine bwahaha! The realm of Cybres is mine) but she wishes she did, because, frankly, that'd be awesome!
My Characters-Trans Counterparts Mentioned in this chap.
Dusk Greyman (Skyfyre Ivorra/Prime)- None
Sonicbeam- Soundwave
Starscreecher-Starscream
Archimedes-Que
Sideslash- Sideswipe
Sunblaze- Sunstreakear
Karrick- Bumblebee
Tomosal Ivorra- Optimus Prime
Senarin Ivorra- Sentinel Prime
Chimera- Dino/Mirage
Healer- Ratchet
Richter- Shockwave
Silver Greyman (Silverstar Ivorra)- Arcee (Prime-verse)
Chapter 14
I Feel It Deep Within
Ben POV
Epps kicked open the door and we all rushed out, giving worried looks at the sky as we went.
The Pillars started pulsating.
"It's starting!" Sam yelled, "You see it?"
Explosions ripped into the ground beside us, we all yelled and ran for cover.
"Look out!" Epps shouted, running into a church.
I followed him inside.
That's when I realized it.
It was quiet.
Amber was never this quiet.
"Where are Sam, Carly and Amber?" Epps asked.
Oh no.
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Amber POV
"We'll go this way," Sam said as we edged around a school bus.
I heard a low rumbling noise from the other side of the bus, and the three of us froze.
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Epps POV
"I give you one thing to do," I hissed, "One thing to do, and you drop the ball on that?"
"I ain't signed up for all this!" my old buddy, Eddy, protested, "Got aliens blasting at me, running around, chasing me! I'm duckin' through churches and buildings and all that kind of crap, man! This is a load of bull! I ain't signed up for this, Epps! I'm tryin' to keep it together."
"Aren't we all," Ben muttered, looking out the door.
"Oh no you don't!" I said, grabbing his collar, "You stay right here."
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Amber POV
There was a high pitched whining sound above and behind us. I looked up right as Screamer made his landing.
"What a treat!" he cackled, "You and me alone!"
"Carly!" Sam yelled, as Screamer took a swing at us, "Amber!"
The bus flipped over, making us tumble to the ground.
"Come on!" Sam yelled, yanking Carly and I upwards.
"Run!" I shouted.
We hid behind the downed bus, panting for breath.
"Ok," Sam said, "He's after me, not you two,"
There was an ominous groaning.
"You can't hide boy!" Screamer spat
"Say it don't spray it, Dorito!" I snapped.
"Amber!" Sam shouted.
"What?" I asked, "It's true!"
"Sometimes, I think you're as bad as Dusk," Sam sighed.
"I don't know if I should be insulted or proud," I countered.
Screamer dug his saw into the bus, right as we ran out.
"I just love it when your little insect feet try to run!" he hissed.
I looked down at my feet.
"And Ben says my feet are like a Hobbit's…"
"AMBER!" Sam yelled, dragging me forwards.
"SAM!" Carly shouted.
"RUN!" Sam shouted.
Carly and Sam ducked behind a low wall, I got behind a dumpster…I got myself separated…again. I've got to stick closer to my friends.
"I thought you were working for us, boy?" Screamer hissed at Sam.
He crushed the dumpster with his servo, making me squeak in fear.
I scooted backwards nearly tripping over my backpack…
My backpack! It had those urban battle whatchamacallits in it!
I pulled it off my back and grabbed the first thing I touched.
That climbing thingy Que was talking about. I slid the glove over my hand, watching in fascination as the glove expanded, until it was like a thin armor covering my hand.
I aimed the glove at Screamer and fired the hook.
Maybe it'd hit something valuable…
Like his spark.
It hit his optic.
Close enough.
Remember what I said about Cybertronian optics? Well…apparently they don't like getting hit with a hook either.
Screamer, well, screamed, standing upright all of a sudden and dragging me upwards into the air by my arm. He tried flying off, but it didn't work very well. He musta been reaaallly off balance with that bad eye.
"Amber!" Sam and Carly yelled as Screamer kinda threw me through a window, spilling my bag.
The Boomstick rolled out.
I smirked. Perfect!
I made a wild grab for it, hitting the timer. The Boomstick flared green and started beeping.
"This better work!" I shouted as I leaped out the window and onto Screamer's chassis.
I tried to get the bomb into his other optic, just to make it fair…
It went in his shoulder.
I've got horrible aim *sniff, sniff*.
So I kicked his other optic.
Real. Dang. Hard.
"I can't see!" Screamer wailed, knocking me off his chassis.
I went bungee jumping into Lennox's arms.
"Amber!" he yelled, grabbing me.
"It's on my hand!" I yelled, "Grab the knife!"
"I'm trying!" Lennox snapped.
"Knife!" I screamed, "Knife!"
Screamer got down on all fours, dragging his faceplates on the ground, trying to dislodge the hook. The bomb's beeping got higher pitched.
Uh oh.
"The bomb's gonna blow!" I yelled.
"You human scum!" Screamer howled.
"We got twenty seconds on that bomb!" I cried.
"WHAT BOMB!?" Lennox demanded.
"You see that bomb?" I asked, pointing at it, "Cut the cable! CUT IT!"
"I got it!" Lennox shouted, "How long do we have?"
Screamer yanked us up in the air, making us both yell.
"I'm gonna kick you!" Screamer cackled, swinging his pede upwards.
He barely missed.
He tried flying again. This time, he managed to land on the parking garage's roof.
The beeping was louder.
"CUT!" I screamed.
Lennox brought the knife up swiftly, severing the cord, and we both fell.
"I'm gonna kill…"
BOOM!
Screamer shrieked as his shoulder blew up.
I heard tires squeal and a warm, metal hand grabbed both me and Lennox. There was a clanking noise and suddenly, Lennox and I were sitting on 'Bee's hood.
'Bee drove backwards a bit, right as Screamer's arm fell onto the pavement.
"Well, he's dead," Sam said, looking up from the wall.
I didn't think he was right…Screamer was nowhere to be found…
"I don't see…head," 'Bee said.
"Or body," I said back as Lennox and I got off his hood, "It think he's still out there."
"Best…careful then?"
"Dead right,"
'Bee started up his engine and we all ran out of the area.
"Hey," Sam said, "'Bee's going to run with the rest of the Autobots and meet us at the edge of the river."
"All right," Lennox said, looking at the bridges, "How do we get these bridges down?"
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Ben POV
"Epps," I said, "I hear voices,"
"Decepticon?"
"Human," I said, "Let's check it out."
We all ran towards the bridges where we ran into…
"BEN!" Amber yelled, tackling me, "You're alive!"
"You too!"
"Epps!" Lennox yelled, running up, "I've been looking for you. How you doing?"
"Retirement is wack," he said, rolling his eyes, "Even worse, we can't get across the river to that building…"
"And the 'Bots are upstairs, surrounded," I said.
"Try getting into the bridge control room," Lennox said.
"Uh…Ben?" Amber squeaked, tapping my shoulder.
I looked at her as she pointed to the river.
"Lennox," I said, "We've got allies in the water,"
"Sir," another soldier said, "SEALs are here,"
"Well, it's a good day, boys!" Lennox said, going down to meet the SEALs, "What do you got?"
"Got a 10-man SEAL unit, sir," one of the SEALs said, "tasked with vectoring Tomohawks,"
"How long?" Lennox asked.
"Fifteen," the SEAL replied.
"All right, you're gonna need your 40 Mike-Mikes and frags," Lennox said, "Go full auto."
"The vibrations jack up their circuits," I supplied.
"Snipers," Amber said, "Shoot for the eyes…they really hate getting hit there."
She chuckled, darkly.
"Really hate it,"
"What did you do while I was gone?" I asked her.
She grinned, "That's for me to know and you to…probably never find out."
"The bridge is coming down!" Epps shouted, "Someone's watching over us!"
"Alright!" Lennox shouted, "Let's move!"
That's when I saw something that made me freeze.
"Ben?" Amber asked, "Are you…oh no."
It was a flash of bright lime yellow that caught my eye.
"C'mon!" I shouted as we ran towards the splashes of color.
And that's when I saw them.
Seven Autobot prisoners.
Dino, Jolt, Sunny, Que, Ratchet, 'Bee and 'Sides.
"'Sides?" Amber asked, "But…then where's…?"
"UNHAND ME YOU DECEPTICREEP!" a familiar, alto voice yelled.
"Dusk," I said, right as one of the 'Cons tossed her between 'Bee and 'Sides.
They growled protectively over their little sister and tried to shield her.
Dusk looked up, eyes sad as she looked at her family.
They were in big trouble.
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Dusk POV
A few minutes earlier:
"I don't like this, 'Sides," I said, "Its quiet."
"Too quiet," he agreed as we snuck down the street.
"I would have expected to be at least shot at a few times by now," I said, "Maybe we went away from all the action?"
"I'm starting to think so."
"Maybe we should head back…" I said, turning.
"But the action is all here, Autobot brat," a low, sinister voice growled.
'Sides and I whipped around, facing the 'Con.
"Soundwave," 'Sides said, putting me behind him.
"Any relative of Shockwave's?" I asked.
"Be glad he isn't," 'Sides growled, "Now, 'Wave, are you just gonna talk…or are you going to fight like a mech?"
"Fighting you is under my skill level," Soundwave said, ruby optics glinting savagely.
That did it.
'Sides' pride is seriously jacked up, he doesn't take insults lightly.
So what does he do?
He goes and fights.
"'Sides!" I yelled as he rammed into Soundwave, "No!"
But does he listen?
Of course not.
Soundwave stepped aside and let poor 'Sides make an idiot of himself as he tripped over a car. The 'Con hit 'Sides over the helm, and my guardian went into stasis.
"Let him go, Decepticreep!" I shouted, aiming Taulmaril at Soundwave's spark, "One false move and you're offlined."
He calmly flicked his cannon up to 'Sides' helm.
"Lower your weapon or he dies."
I bowed my head.
I couldn't let 'Sides die for me.
I lowered my bow, letting it fade from my hands.
"You are both my prisoners," Soundwave said, gripping me hard in his servo as he dragged 'Sides alongside him to a clear spot on the pavement.
There were four other 'Bots other than us.
Dino, Jolt, Sunny, Que, Ratch, and 'Bee.
"'Sides," I hissed, "Wake up!"
He onlined, shuttering his optics blearily, "What happened?"
"We're prisoners," I said, right as Soundwave threw him next to 'Bee.
"UNHAND ME YOU DECEPTICREEP!" I shouted, thrashing.
He did…
A little harder than I wanted…
I landed next to 'Bee and 'Sides, who growled darkly at Soundwave.
I looked up, right as the Pillars activated.
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Optimus POV
I had tried to get myself freed from the cables…unfortunately, I think I made it worse.
"Stop your struggling, Optimus!" Leadfoot growled, "You're just making our job harder here!"
I gave a soft growl as one of the cables snapped and cracked near my left optic.
"Hurry!" Roadbuster cried, "They're triggering the pillars!"
A wave of fear blazed through the bond...
From both my daughter…and my son.
Dusk and Bumblebee were in trouble, and I…
I was powerless to save them.
I strained to look up at the Wreckers.
"Please!" I said, "Hurry!"
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Bumblebee POV
I kept watch over my little sister. There was no way I was going to let her get hurt.
The human that hurt my charge, my Sam and his Carly, came up to Soundwave and the other 'Cons that held us hostage.
"Prisoners?" the human asked, "You're keeping prisoners?!"
"Yes," Soundwave replied.
The mech of few words, that one.
"You need to teach them about respect," the human said.
"I don't like this, 'Bee," Dusk said, huddling deeper into my protection.
It was so easy to forget she was still a child, a Prime maybe, but a child.
"This was all business," the human continued, "But now it's personal, do you understand me?"
"I understand," Soundwave said, "No prisoners, only…trophies."
My energon ran cold, Dusk's eyes widened and she shook, 'Sides clenched his servos.
"'Bee," Que said, "I think they're going to kill us,"
"No!" I cried as my captor jostled me.
Dusk cried out, burying her head in 'Sides's armor. Soundwave grabbed Que.
"Your time is up," the 'Con said.
"Wait!" Que begged, "We surrendered! We're your prisoners!"
"Move it!" Soundwave growled.
"Can't we talk this out?" Que begged as Soundwave forced him to stand, "We're all a bunch of good chaps!"
"Dusk," I said softly, "Don't look,"
She hid her head, tears streaming.
Que held up his servos in surrender.
"I mean you no…"
And Soundwave executed him, right in front of us.
The 'Con laughed as he walked around the remains.
"Dear, Primus," I whispered, letting my servos drop from my helm.
"Good bye, Que," 'Sides said, sadly.
"Good bye, my old friend," I clipped out.
The seven of us sat in fear.
Who would be next?
I heard a heavy step behind me.
"You're mine now," Soundwave purred, grabbing my shoulder.
"NO!" Dusk screamed, "Take me instead!"
"Stay out of this!" I cried as Soundwave forced me to my pedes and made me walk through Que's remains.
"Get off me!" I clipped as Soundwave pushed me.
"Turn around," he growled.
That's when I saw them.
Sam, Carly, Ben and Amber.
"We…we gave 'em a hell of a run," I said as the cannon warmed up against my helm.
A high pitched whining sound came from the sky, forcing us all to look up. 'Con warships falling from the sky!
"What the…?"
A part hit Soundwave, knocking him away from me and I took my chance.
I whipped around and hit him with everything I had.
The others broke free and fought back, I saw Ben and Amber run in, and Jolt and Sunny set them out again.
"Back off!" Sunny yelled, "This is no place for you two to be!"
A silver streak shot by my helm, and one of the 'Con guards went down, hard, a silver arrow barely jutting out of its spark chamber.
I looked up at my little sister.
That armor that she had, it had reappeared…but this time, there was what looked suspiciously like a battle mask over her mouth.
"No. One. Touches. My. Big. Brother," Dusk growled, firing off another arrow at a 'Con who snuck up behind 'Sides, "Either of them."
Soundwave came between us, and I knew this wasn't going to end well…
He aimed his cannon at me, and I shot at his legs, making him trip. The 'Con howled and I grabbed him by the chassis and shot him again.
"That was for Que," I growled, "And for all the others."
Surprisingly, the 'Con was still alive, barely.
"'Bee!" Dusk yelled, pointing, "Look!"
One of the 'Cons' warships was crashing, and it went straight into the river.
"Yeesss!" Dusk cried, pumping her fist as the battle mask retracted, leaving her dirty, pale human face exposed.
"Dusk!" Ben and Amber yelled.
Dusk's eyes got huge as she looked at her friends, "What are you…How did…?"
"You're alive," Ben crowed, hugging her, tightly.
She looked at herself.
"Seem to be," she said, "Thanks to 'Bee,"
I smiled to myself.
"Let's move it," Ben said, "Just in case any of those creeps decide to come back."
I looked back at the carnage, all the 'Con shells were accounted for…except for one…
Soundwave was gone.
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Dusk POV
I turned around the corner and froze.
"What do you see?" Amber asked.
"Five 'Cons and Shockwave," I said, "I don't see Shockwave's pet…"
"Oh," Ben smirked, "You don't need to worry 'bout that anymore,"
"Whyyy?" I asked, warily.
"Optimus made a nice modern art statue with it," Amber said grinning.
"Then he blew it up," Ben said.
I let out a bark of laughter as I shook my head.
"Leave it to Dad…" I muttered as 'Bee laughed, hard.
"Uh…" Sunny asked, "What are the humans doing?"
I looked up, watching a bunch of NEST soldiers dive out of the windows and parachute down…
Right at the 'Cons…
"They're helping us out!" I said, right as I heard the soft thud of a sniper's guns fire.
The 'Cons howled and jerked back, clutching their optics, not watching the soldiers sneak up on the ground.
"Well, this ought to be good," I said as I watched them jam Que's Boomsticks into the 'Cons' pedes.
"Turning steel!" one of the soldiers said, running back as the bombs went off, throwing the 'Cons to their knees, and making them easy pickings for the soldiers.
The parachutists came closer from the sky, one of the chutes got caught on Shockwave's faceplate, blinding him. I got a clear view of the parachutist and nearly laughed.
Lennox.
He freed himself and started shooting. I looked up at my companions.
"I think it might be a good time to reveal ourselves," I said.
"Let's do it!" Jolt said.
And we all charged in as Shockwave ran for cover.
"He's on the run!" one of the soldiers cried.
"Autobots, attack!" 'Sides yelled, aiming at the retreating 'Con.
"Mortar that bridge!" Ratchet ordered some newly arriving soldiers.
I looked up at the glowing building where Sentinel stood.
"It's our world now!" Sentinel crowed, "Commence transport!"
I looked up at the sky and saw the intricate, honeycomb designs of Cybertron.
"What have you done?" I asked, not taking my eyes off the sky.
I heard the engine of something coming, something big, something fast…
And something very, very angry.
It was Sam who confirmed it.
"OPTIMUS!" Sam shouted.
"Dad," I said, watching as he streaked downwards from the sky and into the fray of battle.
"Seeker Optimus!" Amber and Ben shouted, "'Cons! Flee! Flee for your lives!"
And they started laughing.
What possessed them to laugh, I'll have no idea.
Seeker Dad+ 'Cons threatening me or 'Bee= May Primus have mercy on their sparks.
I watched as he came straight through the battle field, he didn't even stop! He battled as he came forwards! Jabbing his blade into every 'Con in reach.
Shockwave really didn't have a prayer.
Dad gave a loud roar and literally tore a big hole into Shockwave, grabbed the 'Cons blaster…and shot the Control pillar.
"NO!" Sentinel screeched.
"Get down here, Sentinel!" Optimus ordered.
"Optimus," Sentinel said twirling his blade into position, "You forget your place!"
He leaped off the building and used the blade to slow his descent.
I came up to Optimus, who pushed me back.
"Stay back," he growled, as Sentinel landed on the ground, "Sideswipe! Get her out of here!"
'Sides came over and picked me up.
"No!" I shouted, "Dad!"
"I bring you Cybertron, your home," Sentinel said, "and still you choose humanity,"
"You were the one who taught me freedom is everyone's right," Optimus said, pulling out his sword and an axe, and he charged.
He pinned Sentinel into the building's wall.
"I will retrigger that pillar!" Sentinel snarled.
"Then," Optimus said, jabbing at him, "You'll have to go through me!"
Sentinel kicked Optimus, sending him backwards.
"'Sides!" I cried, "I can't just leave him! He'll be killed!"
"He ordered me not to let you near the fight!"
"Please!" I begged, "Get the others to help!"
'Sides turned to the others 'Bots.
"Well?" he asked.
"Charge the Pillar!" Ratchet shouted.
"If we keep Sentinel away from it," I said, the idea dawning on me, "We'll buy Dad more time!"
"We got Autobots!" Epps shouted.
"Reinforcements!" Sentinel yelled, "Decepticon ships, FIRE AT OPTIMUS!"
"We're taking fire!" a soldier shouted, "I need those Tomahawks now!"
"First wave inbound!" a voice from the radio crackled.
"We've got to cover for Dad!" I yelled.
'Bee charged in, giving a few hits to Sentinel. I aimed my bow and fired, an explosion took Sentinel's shoulder. Sentinel flipped Optimus, and the 'Con warships fired on him.
"Hurry, Dusk!" 'Sides yelled, "Or Sentinel is gonna offline Optimus!"
"I'm coming as fast as I can!" I growled.
'Sides groaned, "Come on slow poke…"
Sentinel fired at 'Bee, who quickly reversed. 'Sides jumped at the traitor, but Sentinel flipped him over. 'Sides hit the ground hard.
And Sentinel rammed his blade right into 'Sides' spark.
My guardian howled.
"NO! 'SIDES!" I screeched, kneeling by his side, "MURDERER!"
Sentinel kept moving.
"Decepticons!" he shouted, "trigger the pillar!"
"Keep going!" 'Sides grunted, "I can't anymore,"
"'Sides, don't leave me," I whispered, holding his servo.
"I don't think I've got a choice in the matter," my guardian said softly, "I'm going to see my creators now,"
"But what about me?" I asked.
"That's the worst part, Firebrand," he groaned, "But rest assured, I'll haunt you for the rest of your long, miserable Halfling life."
"I'm counting on it," I cried, wiping away the Energa tears from my eyes.
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Silver POV
"Oh, Dusk," I whispered, watching the Glass, "Oh Sweetspark I'm so sorry."
Sideslash came up behind me.
"Can't you do something?" he asked, "Can't you…you know, help her out?"
I gripped Prima's Gift.
"I don't know if it'll work this far," I admitted, "But I'm as sure as the Abyss gonna try!"
I felt the Gift warm under my fingers. A blue glow shimmered from the silver metal.
"Help her fight," I muttered, "Give to her the gift of her people,"
The Gift shone blaringly bright and a bolt of crackling blue light blasted into the Guardian's Glass.
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Normal POV
A beam of blue light wove through the city of Chicago. Weaving its way between the buildings and fighters, searching for a Daughter of Prima.
Sam didn't know what to think when he saw the bolt coming towards him, Dusk and Sideswipe.
Dusk wasn't watching, she was crying and stroking Sideswipe's servo.
The bolt angled down, aiming for the Halfling.
"Dusk! LOOK OUT!" Sam cried.
The girl looked up, eyes wide as the bolt barreled towards her. She tried to leap out of the way, but to no avail.
The beam went crackling into her chest, causing her to fall down onto the street.
Silence reigned for a few moments, and then the world exploded into blue color.
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Dusk POV
"I love you, Dusk," a voice said softly, "More than anything,"
I couldn't feel any of my body when I hit the ground.
And then the discomfort came in.
My hands shook, and I felt sick to my stomach.
What was going on?!
Pain rocked through me, my eyesight sharpened and dimmed and sharpened again, my inside twisted, my Spark flared, I screamed in fear and pain.
I felt like my insides were on fire, right after someone had taken them out, laid them on a field and had a soccer team stomp on them with their cleats. There was that…and the fact that I felt out of proportion, like my arms and legs were too big for me.
And then, just as it began…
The pain stopped.
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Sam POV
I watched as the blue glow died. A golden armored Autobot femme lay on the pavement where Dusk once was.
There was no trace of the Dusk.
The 'Bot stirred, blinking her sapphire optics.
"Ow," she muttered.
With Dusk's voice.
"Dusk?" I asked as the golden bot stood.
"Yes, Sam?" she snapped, "Wait, how'd you get to be so teeny? I mean, I know you're small but this is ridicul…"
She looked down at herself for the first time.
"You look great, Firebrand," Sideswipe said with a grimace.
And Dusk freaked out.
"Sweet Primus, what happened!?" she shrieked, "What did you do to me!?"
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Silver POV
"Apparently she's not happy," Sideslash chuckled.
"Aw, shut up," I muttered, "Or do you want me to find Healer and have him weld your rear to the wall again?"
"I'm not that talkative," Sideslash muttered as he looked at his counterpart, "Did I really look that bad off when Whirlwind offed me all those years ago?"
"Hawk said you looked worse," I said, "the 'Run had you shish-kabobbed on its spear."
Sideslash shuddered, holding a hand to his stomach.
"Will she be able to bring him back?" he asked.
"I don't know 'Sides," I said, "I just don't know."
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Dusk POV
I looked at my armor, I saw tiny stars, moons, and suns engraved all over it. As well as light blue flames twisting around my arms and chest.
All in all, a beautiful design.
But you couldn't have given me a single warning…could you Mom?
I knelt down to 'Sides again.
"You're a really pretty femme, Firebrand," he croaked, "Tr-triple changer,"
I'd heard about them from Optimus. It meant I had a ground and air alt.
There was silence punctuated by the sounds of the far off battle.
"Dusk…?" 'Sides breathed.
"Yeah, 'Sides?" I asked.
"I'm scared."
I choked up and cried in his chest, "Me too."
I sniffed and wiped the tears away.
"But I'm sure we'll meet again someday," I said, "And then we'll get to do all that crazy stuff we never got to do,"
"Like playing pin the tail on the Hatchet?" he asked, "Or painting 'Hide pink?"
"Yeah," I said, "I just hope that we'll get 'Hide back the same day we get you, that way we can prank him."
"I'll never forget that stunt you pulled," 'Sides said, "Gluing his doors shut,"
I let out a choked laugh.
"That was fun," I admitted, "Although we did get in trouble. You got welded to the ceiling and I got stuck up on a rafter next to you,"
"I'm going to miss that," 'Sides said.
I felt his Spark stutter.
"Dusk," 'Sides gasped, "I-I…"
"Shhh," I whispered, holding his helm, "I'm here, I've got you."
He gripped my knee hard.
"You were the best guardian a girl could want," I crooned in his audio receptor, "I would never trade you for anything,"
His servo shook and he placed something in mine.
A chipped, dinged piece of his armor.
"So you won't fo-forget me."
I clenched my servo.
"I would never forget you," I whispered.
I heard his Spark cease, and his servo dropped off my knee. I looked him in the face and immediately wished I hadn't.
As his optics faded to grey…
The last thing my guardian saw…
Was my tearstained face staring down at him.
A/N Whatever you do...DON'T KILL ME! It's my way of explaining why 'Sides isn't in TF Prime. And how the 'Cons all got in it. For ex: Soundwave's got a grudge against 'Bee now...because 'Bee almost killed him, they had to reformat him, Screamer and Shockwave. But, Dusk now has the ability to transform. She's still able to revert to human form (by will or if she gets hit, very very hard). That little shard 'Sides gave her becomes a pendant that she never takes off. She'll get her alts in TF: Prime, though I'm thinking about her ground alt being a 'Vette in honor of 'Sides.
Title from Skillet's Monster
Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please R&R! :)
Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)
Máriessë ar mára tecië
Farewell and fair writing
Elhini Prime signing off.