AN: Yes! I managed to write this one quickly then usual. Yeah, so you would know this is about episode "Out of Focus". I decided to left out episode "Sideways" because I didn't got anything to happen there, besides that Steeljaw get new team member and Sideswipe tries blackmail Strongarm for sneaking out. Yeah I got nothing. So, here's this one. Enjoy.
Let's Roll Out!
It was one of those team meetings, when things started to get out of hand. Strongarm and Sideswipe are about to start the fight and Grimlock is out of the topic. Stars and Elena stayed out of that, listening how it will be. In this Bumblebee, tried remember what Optimus use to say; 'The center of the storm is always still and it's easiest to find solution from there' Elena knew those words and knew what they mean. In time of trouble and chaos you must find your focus. Right then Fixit informed about four decepticon signals.
"Looks like team meeting have to wait," said Bumblebee. "Too bad so sad. Okay, Autobots. Let hit the trail."
"Cause Bee wants to bail." joked Sideswipe. In this FlameStar started to laugh, until Elena hit her.
"You heard Team leader," said Elena to Stars. "Time to 'Roll Out' like father use to said."
"Why can't Bee use that?" asked YoungStar.
"Because it's dad's railing-cry." said Elena.
"Won't you come?" asked AquaStar.
"I better stay. I believe I'll fall sleep and visit Star realm soon," said Elena.
"What make you sure?" asked FlameStar.
"I had notice I have been called every next day, so it should happen today."
"Okay." said The Stars before they left with Autobots.
Then Elena started to go back to her trailer and there to her bed, where she rest herself and closed her eyes.
It didn't take much before she was in Star realm. But when she came there she found herself wearing different had white boots and shirt, jeans, black driver gloves and red/white jacket.
"What..."
Elena didn't get to finish when LightStar, BrightStar, PeaceStar and AlphaStar appeared to her.
"You like it?" asked BrightStar.
"You made this?" asked Elena.
"Yes, that and the ones to your Stars." said BrightStar.
"You did? Why?" asked Elena.
"Knowing you, you wish to go help others. And so does your Stars," said PeaceStar.
"These new outfits present the new level of your powers." said LightStar.
"Level? You mean they will grow?" asked Elena.
"In time they will," said AlphaStar. "But right now you need on learn to use your powers just like your Stars had. Follow us."
Elena did like was told. But she couldn't help but notice that something was troubling AlphaStar. She looked bit sad and worried like knowing something to come.
They soon came there, which Elena recognized as the realm of Primes. This then meant that her training is with her father, Optimus Prime. And it would make sense since all the Stars learned their powers because their partners. In this way Elena should learn herself as well.
It didn't take much time before finding Optimus ready for anything and Micronus with him.
"Check out mister though bot. Ready for anything," said Micronus, "But are you ready for anything, Optimus Prime?"
"I am, Micronus," said Optimus. "I have overcome all the challenges you and other Primes had presented me with."
"Dad!"
Optimus turned around and saw Elena running to him.
"Elena? ..."
"Her Stars had learned to use their powers differently just like Bumblebee and his team on using Decepticon hunters," said AlphaStar. "It's now yours turn to learn to use your Decepticon hunter and Elena to use her powers in this task."
"And trust me. The tests we use to train you here, in our realm are nothing compared what you will face, once you are on Earth," said Micronus.
Elena didn't like the sound of that. Sure, news that her father will come is what would make her squeal, but if there's something bigger treat facing Earth and maybe even Cybertron... This means she has to more than ready just like her father.
"So, you keep saying," said Optimus. "Yet you provide few details regarding my mission. Or anything else. This new sword for example..."
"The Prime decepticon hunter is much more than just a sword," said Micronus. "But since you're so inpatient..." he said and raised his hand to summon something. In this Stars float up in sitting position next to Micronus. Right then big round hill came up. "Your test is to clime this hill."
"Surely it cannot be that simply." said Optimus.
"Well, now mention it..." said AlphaStar and raised her hand too to summon something. Front of Elena came some short of a helmet. "During the test, you wear this helm, Elena."
"What it does?" she asked.
"It's too sound and sight proved," said LightStar. "When you wear it, you can't hear or see, maybe not even smell. You relay on to your Star powers as your sense."
"I hope this is just it."
"Actually...No," said BrightStar. Then Micronus raised his hand to summon something else once more and out of the mist appeared a group of humans.
"You brought defenseless humans to the realm of Prime?!" said Optimus.
"An intellect bot, you're definitely not," said Micronus. " And they are not defenseless, Optimus. They have you."
This shocked both Optimus and Elena. They had to do what? Right then something else was coming from the mist it looked like a robot.
"Let start this," said AlphaStar. And right then Elena got a helm into her head. She got bit surprised when she got it quickly on her, but she soon realized that she can't take it off.
"Are you serious?I have to wear this all the time while human lives are at risk," yelled Elena. Optimus looked on Stars.
"I never said we can't hear her." said LightStar.
"The only way she can hear us is by our Star connection." said AlphaStar.
"Micronus, if something happens to the humans, I'll kick you to the Star realm and back! WHOA!" yelled Elena before Optimus picked her up to his shoulder.
Meanwhile, Micronus looked on AlphaStar, while PeaceStar and LightStar shook their head and BrightStar tried to hide her giggles.
"For great Star Supreme she has quiet language." he said to her.
"Wouldn't you act same about your own kind?" asked AlphaStar.
"Fair point." he said.
Optimus ran between humans and robot that was coming at them.
"Bringing innocents to this realm is insane, Micronus." said Optimus.
"You think you never find yourself in insane situations?" said Mirconus. "Better check your expectation mires."
"Dad, something is happening." said Elena.
Optimus looked back on robot, which had stop for some reason. Then it let out four orbs at him, in which he fall and Elena from him. The orbs then rolled to the humans and transformed into some short of minicons ready to aim them. Optimus notice this run to stop them. They started to fire at him, until hit his sword away from him. Then one once aimed at humans but Optimus came between again.
"Stars, I can't help much if I don't see or hear what is going on." said Elena.
"Didn't we told you must use your Star powers to be your senses," said AlphaStar by Star connection. "As Star Supreme, you have more than one element for use."
Inside the helm, Elena closed her own eyes and let the elements take over her senses. She got to see differently. life forms, their heat, their status electricity, everything. Once she gets use to it, she used ice power to block next beam and run to Optimus.
"Elena, look after the humans." he said to her.
"What?! You know I can't hear by this stupid helm!" she yelled through it.
The mini-con was ready to aim again, but this Optimus grab it and pushed down. But when it fire it caused huge pressure that exploded and made Optimus land far from Elena and from humans.
"Dad!" she yelled. When she sensed the robot and his mini-cons were coming for them, Elena took the lead to get humans away from them.
Meanwhile, Optimus notice this and transformed to get quickly to them, while Knock off the robot and it's mini-cons for while and picks his sword back. Then he came back to protect humans. The robot and its minicons started to get up and fire him. He dodges them as he could, but soon realized it won't be enough. He looked while his sword while minicons were coming.
"Micronus, I cannot pass this test while applying this weapon merely as a sword," he said. "Tell what else it can do?"
"Learning to handle new weapon, protection human lives, face off against powerful threat. Sure is a lot to deal with, isn't it Optimus." said Micronus.
"I'll show what you will deal with when this is over!" yelled Elena.
"Didn't you told she can't hear us?" asked Micronus from LightStar. LightStar looked away for she wasn't sure how to answer that.
But right then one of the mini-cons grab on to Optimus' arm and then another one to his other arm. Optimus couldn't get them off from him before the huge robot started to hit him.
"DAD!" yelled Elena. But even if she wanted to help him, she couldn't let humans alone. So, she started to take them away from there. But she didn't notice that one of the mini-cons followed them. Optimus did.
"No!"
In this Optimus started get off from minicons. He realized the minicons were pushing his back each so he can't hit, but he move himself backwards and turn around he gets them off. It worked. Once he get robot out from his way, he notice that minicon was ready to aim. He wouldn't make it if runs there, so he swinged his sword at it. It did killed it, but too late. It already fire and it hit one of the humans that disappeared in bits. Elena felt it and turned around to realize the one human was gone.
"No..." she said and collapsed on the ground. Stars started to get worried about her.
"Elder sister, should...?" asked LightStar from AlphaStar who stopped her while still looked on Elena.
Elena had opened her eyes, but then she notices something. the way energy float on her and Optimus. In the robot and its mini-cons and humans. Then she finally realized; none of this isn't real. They are meant to look real to them. But why? Right, then she looked up to the hill, which was still there. Then finally got it.
She gets up and told the rest of humans. "Follow me." They like she told and she started to run to the hill. But Meantime robot and its mini-cons were recovering again and going after them. Optimus notice this and pick his sword and run to protect them.
"Curse you, Micronus! You must help me. How I unlock sword full potential?" he said. But this time, Micronus didn't reply if not watched. "No test is worth lost of human life, Micronus. Humans are our friends, not our play things." Without still any answer from Micronus or from Stars he looked on Elena and the humans. "Go."
They did like he told them. Elena even picked the smallest one, which was the child, before she started to run.
But meanwhile, the huge robot grab on to Optimus while its mini-cons went after others.
"NO!" yelled Optimus before mini-cons fired and three more humans disappeared into bits. This now left only one human. The child, which Elena was carrying.
Optimus get rid of the robot and went after them, but mini-cons managed to fire him away.
"Father!" yelled Elena and stopped running. Right, then the huge robot came front of her and human child. They were surrounded. Elena knew it was all up to her dad to discover the way to defeat them and pass the test. All she now needed to do is give more time. If this human child gets hit, it's game over.
"Stay with me." she said to the human child, who nodded and took hold of her.
"Micronus, I will not reach the human," said Optimus. "PLEASE! Help me!" he begged.
"Before this test began, you were focusing on your mission on Earth. After the test began, you were focusing battling with the enemy. But Optimus, what was the test?"
That's when Optimus remembered. The hill. He started to clime on it, while Elena was ready to take the blasts of the enemy to protect the human child. On top of the hill, Optimus found instructions to use the sword. He held it still like letting it charter up before he let out on to the robot and it's mini-cons. With just that he managed to defeat them and save Elena and human child.
Right then the helmet came off from her. And she looked up to her father while he removed his mask. Then Elena felt something on her waist and found human child hugging her as thanks before Micronus raised his hand and revealed the human child or none of them weren't real.
"The humans. None of them weren't real. But why?" asked Optimus.
"You needed to believe they were real, so the test could deliver the proper lesson," said Micronus, while Stars went pick Elena to top to them. "Focus will mean everything to mist the storm to come, Optimus. You're gonna be facing all matter of distraction. From trivial to personal, to life threading."
"That will come for you, Elena," said LightStar. "But you will also have to face the limits and find a focus on what you could or can do."
"The center of the storm is always still and it's easiest to find the solution from there." said Optimus.
"Shall we continue your training?"
"Can I first do something..." said Elena, before Stars grab her mouth and hold her down and she tried to get up. They knew she was going to kick him like she told she would.
"Are sure she is the one?" asked Micronus from AlphaStar.
"Her personal element is the powerful one, one by which even universe itself was created," said AlphaStar. "She just has forgotten her true potential after years of sorrow. Which could cost her life."
This news shocked both Optimus and Elena. Was her life in danger?
"Alpha, you seem to know more of the great threat." said Optimus.
"All I can tell you two it's that it is the very reason I left before my time." said AlphaStar in sad voice. Elena wasn't sure how to react on that. Was she referring that AlphaStar would have lived long enough to see her becoming a Star. Just like Alpha Trion lived in times of great war. But what then happened?
"Alpha..."
AlphaStar raised her hand to stop her.
"The time will come for you to know, Elena," she said. "For now on, when you don't have the training you see part of past and glimpse of future, to know more of this upcoming great threat. You need to be strong before it arrives."
"But..." Elena tried to say, before light surround her.
Elena woke up in her trailer. She wasn't sure what to think. The great threat was coming and it somehow was related to in past on times of Primes. She wasn't sure if she tells about it Bumblebee and others. Not now at least. She didn't know all about it. It would best if her dad will explain it to them.
She got up and went outside if others have returned. Somehow she felt things may turn too serious soon.
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AN: Okay, there it was. I'll go now write next one. I hope it will come quickly like this one.
