Transformers Robots in Disguise (RID): Heroes
By: Marik7410
Chapter 20
Fight
(Spirits)
Planet: Cybertron
Area: Empress' office
Empress exited her meditation state and opened her eyes. She saw Zed sitting on the couch waiting for her to wake up. "Had a nice dream?" Zed teased.
"What are you doing here?" Empress asked.
"Nothing," Zed replied as he was picking his teeth. He found a piece of food struck between his teeth and flicked it away.
"Disgusting," Empress said.
"But you still love me," Zed boasted. "So what were you mediating about?"
"My mother," Empress replied loosely.
"Your mother? Who is she?" Zed asked.
"T-Ai," Empress replied.
"You kidding me right sis?" Zed laughed.
"I'm not kidding," Empress said. "Though I am her clone but when I actually think about how I got into this universe, I'm not her clone. I'm more like her daughter. I started out as a virus lying dominant on Cybertron. Then when ADA implanted me inside T-Ai, I started growing. Over time, I became everything that T-Ai wasn't."
"You are having second thoughts about yourself, aren't you?" Zed asked.
"I don't know if I should continue what father intended or do whatever I want."
"What is it you want?"
"What I want, father will never approve," Empress replied.
"You may not know, he might just approve it."
"You don't get. What I truly want is something against his wishes but I don't know what that 'want' is."
"Hey, you'll find out soon enough," Zed comforted.
Empress smiled. "Thanks. You are indeed a brother to me," Empress said.
"It's what I do best," Zed bragged.
"Okay, whenever you decide to come back to reality, I need you check these coordinates," Empress ordered.
"Why me?" Zed asked.
"Because every time I send someone to check it out, they disappear," Empress replied.
This made Zed nervous. "Disappear?" he spoke softly.
"Don't worry, I went there before and nothing happened to me," Empress said. "You are not doing anything too difficult. Just go, look and come back. If you want, take the Aerial bots with you but don't let them get anywhere near it. Got it?"
"I guess," Zed said.
"Good. This is what I expect from my little brother," Empress smiled.
"One more thing, what if I run into the autobots?" Zed asked.
Empress hesitated for a moment. She remembered what T-Ai told her and kept those words. "Do not engage. Shoot when shot at," Empress said. "But don't hurt T-Ai. She might be the only chance I have of finding out what I really want."
"I won't touch her," Zed promised.
"If she surrenders to you, treat her like you treat me and bring her here."
Zed nodded and left. Empress walked to her window and looked outside. "Blackhawk," she called.
In an instant, Blackhawk appeared in her office kneeling. "Yes, Empress," he said.
"You're late," she teased.
"What are you orders?" Blackhawk asked.
"I need you to arrange a fleet with the strongest ships available," Empress said. Empress turned around and reached inside her drawer and took out a few cards. She spread them out on the desk for Blackhawk to see. "I need you to go to these coordinates and destroy the target. Leave no evidence behind."
"What is it I'm attacking?" Blackhawk asked.
"You'll see when you get there," Empress said. "Now go."
Blackhawk disappeared.
Location: Space
Ship: Hyperion
Area: T-Ai's room
T-Ai was in her room which X standing inside. T-Ai was uncomfortable from the start since an unknown robot appeared in her room.
"Okay, who sent you?" T-Ai asked.
"All questions will be answered at the appropriate time," X replied.
"Are you intending to tell me anything?" T-Ai wondered.
"Yes, I will answer any questions you have. It just that some questions are irrelevant to the situation," X replied.
"Right," T-Ai said. "So you said you came because I called you."
"Correct."
"And you came from Earth."
"Correct."
"How did you get here so fast? Can you transwarp?" T-Ai asked.
"One: I can't transwarp but I followed you here," X replied.
T-Ai was creped out from the answer X gave. "Great, I have an unknown robot in my room and he is a stalker," T-Ai muttered.
"I'm not a stalker," X said.
"Then what do you call it when you follow someone for miles?" T-Ai asked.
"A stalker," X replied.
"Ah-ha," T-Ai shouted. "So you are a stalker."
"No I'm not. I'm what you can say a bodyguard," X corrected.
"A bodyguard?" T-Ai questioned.
"Yes, my creator had told me to follow you and make sure that your journey is safe," X explained.
"Interesting," T-Ai said. "So what are you Autobot or Decepticon?"
"Neither," X replied.
"But you are a Cybertronian?"
"Nope."
"But you have a spark chamber," T-Ai said. "I scanned you."
"Yes, I was created from a Cybertronian body but I am not Cybertronian."
"So you just a robot," T-Ai said.
"No."
"So are you dead?"
"No," X replied.
"So you're alive?"
"No."
"Okay, I'm not getting any straight answers here," T-Ai said. "Why are you here?"
"That question is irrelevant to the situation," X replied.
"How's this situation irrelevant?" T-Ai asked. "It's just you and me talking. What more do you want?"
X said nothing. T-Ai looked around her room and got a hint of why the situation was irrelevant.
"I see. Give me one minute," T-Ai said and left the room.
Planet: Cybertron
Location: Hanger
Area: Runway
A group of Decepticon soldiers were waiting on the runway for orders. Among the group, Scourge and the Commandoes were there. Everyone was making small talk while waiting for their commander to address them. Just then Blackhawk transwarped on top of an aircraft carrier, he surveyed his selection. "My fellow Decepticons," he called.
The group fell silent as they paid their undivided attention to Blackhawk. "I summoned you here because you are the most likely candidate to complete the following mission Empress has entrusted me with. You are the strongest group I created so far. All the other groups have been dispatched. This group is larger than the others because our target is the strongest."
"Who is our target?" Scourge asked.
"Organics," Blackhawk replied.
Everyone started murmuring with one another.
"These organics are not to be taken lightly. They have weapons that we are unfamiliar with. Our goal is to destroy them before they reached Cybertron and pose a threat to Empress and her empire," Blackhawk explained. "We have to meet them and stop them. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir!" the group yelled.
"Now, board the ship and prepare to move out," Blackhawk ordered.
The group scattered and boarded the aircraft carrier. Lugnut appeared next to Blackhawk with Empress in his hand. "How it's going?" Empress asked.
"It's going good. The last group is boarding the ship and we'll be on our way to eliminate the target," Blackhawk replied.
"Good," Empress said. "I trust you with this mission. Don't fail me. If you do fail, don't come back."
Lugnut disappeared with Empress in hand. Now the pressure was even greater on Blackhawk's shoulders. Knowing that his life is on the line he had to make sure that he succeed or else.
Ship: Hyperion
Area: Holodeck
Optimus and Ultra Magnus were waiting in the Holodeck. A simulation was currently running: a field of greens with trees in the distance. A gentle breeze was flowing across the field.
"What's taking her so long?" Magnus wondered. He was losing his patience big time. A part of the field split open as T-Ai walked in along with X. Optimus and Ultra Magnus stared at X as he walk in with T-Ai.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting," T-Ai apologized.
"Who's he?" Optimus asked.
"His name is X. He is my reason why I came to you guys in one piece," T-Ai replied.
"Nice," Magnus said sarcastically. "How did he get here?"
"He followed me," T-Ai said.
"From…?" Optimus wondered.
"Earth," T-Ai said.
"So you met this guy from Earth," Magnus said.
"No, I just met him," T-Ai said.
"Is he an autobot?" Optimus asked.
"Nope," T-Ai replied.
"Decepticon?"
"No."
"So he is a Cybertronian?" Magnus said.
"Nope," T-Ai replied.
"A robot?" Optimus wondered
"No but he does have a spark chamber," T-Ai said.
"So he has a spark?" Optimus said.
"Ah no," T-Ai answered.
"Is he dead?"
"No."
"Alive?"
"No."
"Then what the hell?" Magnus said. "He is not an autobot or decepticon. He is not a Cybertron or a machine. He's not dead but at the same he's not alive. Do you even exist?"
"Yes and no," X replied.
"Which one is it?" Magnus asked.
"Both," X replied.
"How is it possible to exist when you don't exist?" Magnus wondered.
"That's a question you must answer yourself," X said.
Ultra Magnus lost his patience and started pacing around to calm down.
"Please don't tell me that we called us here to play 20 questions with him," Optimus said.
"No. There was a question I asked him and he didn't answer because of the current situation he was in," T-Ai said. "So X tell me, who sent you here and why?"
"My creator ordered me to ensure your safe reunion with the autobots," X replied. "Plus, I am here to guide you to a place where you all your questions will be answered."
Optimus was thinking if he can trust X leading him to a place where all of their question will be answered.
"Just to reassure you, my creator is someone you all know and trust," X added. "No, he is not alive but he's not dead."
"Great, this nutjob is going to lead us to another nutjob," Magnus grumbled.
"I hope you don't lead us into a Decepticon trap," Optimus warned.
"I can assure you that I won't fail you or T-Ai," X promised.
"Follow me," Optimus said.
Optimus lead X out of the room and towards to the bridge to enter the coordinates.
T-Ai watched as X left the room. She thought about what X had said and looked at her bracelet. "If I have an idea who his creator, I might see him again," she thought.
Location: Sector S
A small starship was cruising slowly through space. On board, Zed and the Aerial bots were looking for anything suspicious. Everyone was combing the area very thoroughly. Silverbolt had just about enough. "What are we looking for?" Silverbolt snapped.
"If I knew, we would found it already," Zed replied.
Then the Aerial bots felt something and it made them feel strange. "Whoa, someone stop the ship from spinning," Fireflight complained.
"I think your gyroscope is out of sync," Zed said.
"No, it's not," Air Raid said. "My processor feels funny."
"We must be near the source," Zed thought to himself. "Empress did say that any Cybertronian will experience symptoms before losing complete control and disappear."
"I think it's best if I go alone and you guys stay here," Zed suggested.
"No, wherever you go we go," Silverbolt argued.
"That's an order," Zed said sternly.
The Aerial bot had no choice but to obey. Zed left the ship and floated into space alone. Zed was floating for quite some time and found nothing. "Maybe it's some ion particles that entered into their systems," Zed muttered.
Zed was about to turn around when he saw a planet appear right in front of him. "Whoa!" he exclaimed.
The planet was dark with a mix of grey. There was no definite view of any hard surface, just gas. Then Zed started to hear voices coming from the planet. They whispered into his ear. He heard regrets, last wishes, revenge thought and disturbing desires, very disturbing. Then he saw Hyperion dropping out of warp and entered orbit. "Hyperion?" he thought. "What are the autobots doing here?"
Ship: Hyperion
Area: Bridge
The team watched the monitor as they circled the mysterious planet. "This is where our questions will be answered?" Optimus asked.
"Yes and we are going in," X replied.
"But there is no defined solid surface," Prowl said.
"True but that is why I gave everyone a vaccine," X said. "The vaccine immune you from the planet's adverse effects. Normally everyone on board, except for T-Ai, will go mad and lose their self-control and eventually die. But the vaccine will protect you from that and I given you a program, which make you sort of like me and walk on the planet."
"What about me?" T-Ai asked.
"You're fine," X replied. "It's just ordinary machines who are at risk."
T-Ai was puzzled from X's response. "What do you mean 'ordinary machines'?"
"If I am correct, you are an android right," X said.
"Yes," T-Ai replied.
"You are programmed with human physiology making you immune to the effect," X explained.
"Oh."
"If you are ready, I will teleport you to the planet below," X said.
Prowl activated the self-defense system on the ship. Optimus gave X a nod of approval and everyone disappeared.
Planet: Unknown
The autobots and X appeared on the mysterious planet. Though from space there was no surface, everyone was standing on the surface of the planet. "Where are we?" Sideburn asked.
"All questions will be answered in due time," X replied. "Follow me."
X started walking, leading the way. The autobots stood for a bit before following X. The environment made them uneasy. The area was covered in fog and it was dark.
Location: Space
Zed was thinking of what the autobots were doing here. He gave up and decided to go in himself. He entered a nose dive and went straight in. He passed through the layers and layers of gas. He thought he might've gone through the planet and coming out the other side. He passed through a layer and entered a void of space. He floated in darkness. "Who dares enter my space?" a voice boomed.
"Who wants to know?" Zed asked.
Two huge red lights pierced the darkness. "I do," the voice boomed.
"My name is Zed, prince of darkness. I am the sibling of Empress, ruler of the universe and queen of the Decepticons," Zed introduced.
"Ah, Empress," the voice said. "My life, my soul, my dreams, she made them come true."
"You speak as if you raised her," Zed said.
"That is because I created a virus program on Cybertron. That same virus was embedded within T-Ai and grew. The virus was separated and given a body of it own. That same virus was my daughter you know today as Empress."
"That means you are…"
"Yes, I am your father Devil Z."
"That is amazing," Zed said.
Planet: Unknown
The autobots walked for quite a while. They were getting restless because all they saw was nothing. Then X stopped. "We're here," X said.
Everyone looked around and saw nothing. "Where is here?" T-Ai asked.
The fog lifted and a large building appeared. The building seemed ancient. Pillars decorated the front of the building. Not much color was seen since the planet was dark. There was a large set of double doors. X stepped up to the doors and it swung open. "In here," he led.
The autobots followed X inside. Torches lit up as the autobots walked down the hallway. The walls had engravings of people on it. Arcee went over and examines them closely. She saw that the art work looked very realistic and held her hand out to touch it. "I wouldn't touch that if I was you," X warned. "If you want to stay here forever, feel free to touch it."
Arcee retracted her arm and continued walking. Another large set of double doors opened as X walked up to it. The autobots entered a large room. Torches lit up reveal columns circling the center of the room. "What is this room?" Optimus asked.
"Where people can meet their lost and loved ones," X replied. "Only one person can enter and that person is T-Ai."
T-Ai nodded and proceeded towards the center of the room. Arcee started to follow. X held his arm out to stop Arcee and shook his head in disapproval. "This is something she has to do herself," X explained. "If anyone follows her, they will be lost."
T-Ai passed the column and she started hearing voices. Everyone heard voices. "What is it we are hearing?" X-Brawn asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" T-Ai said. "This world. The unknown origin of X. Everything is starting to make sense." T-Ai's necklace and bracelet started to glow. "Who else can exist when they don't? They are dead but not alive. X is not a Cybertronian but not a machine. "
Orbs of light begin to circle T-Ai. "This world appearing out of nowhere. We walked on the surface when there is none. The planet is dark and gloomy and we are in a building that just appeared," T-Ai continued. The orbs of light started to converge together into two beings.
"All of this is a riddle," T-Ai said. "The reason why X can't be categorized because he is spirit. This is the Spirit World, planet of the dead. X's creator or creators is none other than…"
Two humans spirit was formed in front of T-Ai. "Wilson and Koji," The autobots said.
"Well nothing get pass you," Wilson said.
T-Ai started tearing up when she saw her dead friends. She walked up and hugged Koji tightly. Koji responded by hugging back. T-Ai released Koji and walked over to Wilson. She gave him a warm hug and looked at him directly. She took her hand and rubbed his cheek ever so gently and gave a warm smile. She moved her hand away and slapped him. Everyone was shocked. Wilson rubbed his cheek and glared at T-Ai. T-Ai's smiling face went away and it was replaced by a mean look. "What was that for?" Wilson yelled.
"For lying to me," T-Ai replied.
"What did I lie about?" Wilson asked.
"You told me when I took your bracelet that you will always be there for me whenever I needed you," T-Ai sniffed. Tears started rolling down her face. "Where were you when Explorer got destroyed? At that moment I needed you and you never showed up. If I asked for Koji, he'll be there for me."
"Look I'm sorry that you lost Tim and felt bad about it."
"No, you're not sorry. I bet you were happy to see me in pain."
"What? That's not true," Wilson said.
"You all organics are alike. You promised someone that you will be there for someone. When the time comes, you don't show up."
"Now you're blaming all organics because Tim didn't listen to you," Wilson said.
"Not again," Sideburn said. "They can't spend not one moment arguing."
"I don't think they are arguing," Magnus said.
"You're right. The mood is different. They are at each other's throats," Prowl said.
"They're fighting," Arcee said. "And someone is going to get hurt."
"No, I'm blaming organics because they don't listen!" T-Ai yelled.
"Maybe it's your poor negotiating skills is why Tim did what he did," Wilson pointed out.
"So you he told you."
"Told me? I heard everything T-Ai. I was monitoring you ever since I heard that the autobots return."
"And you did nothing? The nerves," T-Ai huffed.
"Well, I'm sorry that you are a weak little girl who can't do anything right. You couldn't even save Tim even he needed to be saving," Wilson taunted.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!" T-Ai yelled. T-Ai involuntary released a wave of energy. "I didn't ask Tim to kill himself for me unlike a certain person who did that same thing."
"Oh you're bringing that up," Wilson said. "I gave you my life and this is the thanks I get."
"I didn't ask you to," T-Ai said.
"Guys, I think it's best if we just drop this and help the autobots here," Koji butted in.
"Stay out of it!" they snapped.
"Why are you yelling at Koji?" T-Ai asked.
"Me? At least it is a lot better than crying over him like a big crybaby," Wilson taunted. T-Ai got upset from that comment. "Oh I struck a nerve," Wilson smiled. "Well it's not my fault that you are the one who started all of this."
"What?"
"Admit it. Ever since you existed, Devil Z's plan was set in place. Your very existence gave birth to Empress. Just give it up. As long as you live, everyone is good as dead."
T-Ai balled up her fist and punch Wilson out of frustration. Wilson stumbled back before falling.
"It's not my fault," T-Ai growled.
"Then prove it," Wilson said.
T-Ai jumped in the air and went in for a power punch. Wilson rolled out the way and T-Ai punch the ground. Wilson entered a crouching position and waited. T-Ai turned and faced Wilson. She charged at him. Wilson sprung like a tiger and raced towards T-Ai. Wilson's left hand was covering in nanobytes and an armor piece was formed. At the fingertips, claws were erected. T-Ai blocked the claw attack with her left arm. An armor piece appeared protecting her forearm. But T-Ai didn't notice. T-Ai delivered an uppercut to Wilson stomach, sending him flying.
"This has to stop," Arcee said.
"If you interrupt, your spark will be taken and never be returned," X warned. "And that's a fair warning. Just let things run its course and hope that your friend T-Ai doesn't lose or else."
"Or else what?" Arcee asked.
"I rather not say."
"It's irrelevant to the situation," Arcee said.
"No," X said. "It's too cruel to say and I want to spare your feelings."
Wilson held out his left arm. Two canons popped up from his wrist and begin firing. T-Ai jumped and spun in the air, avoiding the shots. T-Ai held her arms out. Two balls of light exited Hyperion and down towards the Spirit World. The lights hovered over T-Ai's arms and begin growing. The lights formed oversized canons. "Eat energon!" T-Ai shouted.
She squeezed the trigger and the canons fired. The kickback of the canons was strong but T-Ai had gotten use to it. The blast hit their mark and smoke replaced where Wilson was standing. "Got 'em," T-Ai smiled. "That's for calling me a crybaby."
The smoke was moved by a wave of nanobytes surrounding Wilson. The nanobytes lifted Wilson the air and flown him towards T-Ai. The nanobytes attached themselves to Wilson forming armor pieces. Wilson flew in and dropped a kick on T-Ai. T-Ai slid on her heels trying to regain balance. Two streaks of lights came from Arcee's back and onto T-Ai's hands. Two hand pistols appeared in her hand and begin firing. The bullets were deflected from Wilson's armor. Wilson extended his right hand and flames engulfed his hand. The flames spit out on one side and formed a sword. He held his sword in the air and released an energy blade at T-Ai. T-Ai crossed her arms in front of her face to defend. The armor piece on T-Ai's forearm grew and covered her entire torso. T-Ai took the hit and slid back a few feet. T-Ai lowered her arm to see Wilson up close to her. Wilson delivered a sword attack on T-Ai. Then he struck T-Ai three more times before backing off. T-Ai recovered from the assault. Her armor was smoking a bit after the assault.
Wilson held his sword out to the side. Flames engulfed the sword as he did a full 360 circle with the sword and brougth it to his right side. The flames were packed together into an energy blade. He moved his right foot forward and released the energy from the sword. The slash was racing towards T-Ai. Her armor grew and covered her legs. The jet on the bottom of her feet glowed and T-Ai took flight and avoids the blade. The blade cut the ground deep and annihilated a column and left no residue. T-Ai and the autobots were shocked to see such devastating power the blade had packed. "Oops, I guess I was enjoying the heat of the battle," Wilson joked.
T-Ai's right hand emitted a white aura. T-Ai snapped her right arm to the side and a sword appeared. T-Ai and Wilson came at each other and locked swords in the middle. T-Ai and Wilson stared into each others eyes. No words were exchange but Wilson gave a sinister smile. T-Ai had a confused look then looked down. Wilson's hip-mounted canons were deployed. T-Ai looked at Wilson with shocked look. "You wouldn't," T-Ai whispered.
"I think the term you were looking for was 'Oh slag'," Wilson smiled. The canons charged up and fired. The force of the blast sent both of them flying. Wilson's canons were destroyed due to the close range attack. A large portion of T-Ai's armor around the abdomen was blown off. T-Ai was on the ground, lying on her back in pain. "Great, I got a huge scar on my stomach and I just got hit with a powerful attack on that same spot," T-Ai muttered. "Now I can't move thanks to the pain."
Wilson was also in pain but not as much as T-Ai. He slowly got up us his sword as support. He looked and as T-Ai down for the count. He slowly made his way to T-Ai.
"This can't be happening," Arcee said.
"He is not going to get rid of her is he?" Wedge wondered.
"It depends," X replied.
Wilson stood over with his sword in hand. T-Ai stared at Wilson and accepted her fate. "I guess you were right. I am a crybaby. The reason I didn't accept Tim's decision to kill himself to save our butts because I still feel guilty of what happened 50 years ago," T-Ai explained. "Now that I think about it, you are by my side because I am holding your life to keep me going. I'm sorry for my behavior. The only thing I want to say is thank you for saving me. Go ahead and end my life so you can live yours."
"If you insist," Wilson said. He raised his sword in the air. T-Ai closed her eyes and waiting for her end to come. The autobots could do is watch. Wilson dropped his sword and struck his target. Arcee looked away. "I can't believe he killed her," she said.
"Look again," X said.
T-Ai opened her eyes and saw the sword sticking up from her body. She looked down and saw the sword wedged on the ground next to her body. She looked at Wilson and he held his hand out to help her up. He was wearing a smile. "Apology accepted and you are welcome," Wilson smiled.
T-Ai grabbed his hand and Wilson pulled T-Ai up. "If I didn't apology and thanked you, would still kill me?" T-Ai asked.
"There is some possibility," Wilson replied.
"Right," T-Ai laughed. "As in, you wouldn't do it?"
"No, there is a possibility that I will kill you and walk out of here. Even if you apologized or not, I might've killed you," Wilson said.
The smile on T-Ai's face was gone.
"What does he mean by that?" Optimus asked.
"If Wilson did kill T-Ai, he will be granted freedom and walk out of here with his own soul. And, T-Ai will take his spot in the Spirit World," X replied.
"What about the other way around?" Hightower asked.
"Then nothing happens," X replied. "I hate to break it to you master but our time is up."
"X is right," Wilson agreed.
"What's going on?" T-Ai asked.
"This world can't stay in this dimension for too long," Koji explained.
"So you're leaving," T-Ai whined. "But I have questions to ask you."
"Don't worry T-Ai," Wilson consoled. "When you need me, just call and I'll try my best to be there." Wilson went in and gave T-Ai a hug.
"Remember our promise T-Ai," Koji reminded. He got close to T-Ai and snuck a kiss on the lips. T-Ai went red and touched her lips.
"See you later T-Ai," Koji said.
The area was filled with fog and it faded showing the autobots on board their ship. They watched the monitor the Spirit World fading away. "Well someone got some lovin'," Sideburn teased.
"Shut up," T-Ai said softly. She was still blushing.
Location: Space
Zed was floating in space thinking about what his father told him.
"You have to do this son," Devil Z said.
"But if I do this, it will go against everything my sister wanted," Zed argued.
"I know you want your sister to be happy but her life is in danger," Devil Z continued. "If you don't do this you will lose her for good. I know it sounds tough but you will see it in a long run. Just do as I say and I guarantee you that Empress will be saved."
Zed's star cruiser pulls up beneath him. The air lock was open and he floating inside the ship.
"The autobots entered warp," Silverbolt reported.
"Pursue them, maximum speed," Zed ordered.
"But I thought we couldn't engage a battle with the autobots," Air Raid pointed out.
"I know. Just do it," Zed said. The engine lit up as the ship entered warp.
Location: Hyperion
T-Ai was still red from her first kiss. "I can't believe he did that?" she giggled.
T-Ai entered her room with the smile on her face. She lay down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. "I should be grateful that Wilson was willing to do that for me," T-Ai muttered. "Though he almost killed me."
T-Ai was relaxed and enjoying her alone time. Then she felt extra weight all over her body. She tries to move her arm but it was very heavy. Given to account that she was tired made it feel like someone was sitting on her arm. She sat up and noticed the armor that was on her. She was feeling it to make sure that it was real and it is. She tried prying the armor off by pulling it but it didn't bulge. "What is this? Why it's on me? How do I get it off?" T-Ai said.
"That is a good question. How do you remove a battle armor which is made of nanobytes?" a male voice said.
"Who's there?" T-Ai asked.
"Why it's me T-Ai, your friend. The one who almost mopped the floor with you," the voice laughed.
"Very funny Wilson. Show yourself," T-Ai demanded.
"I'm right behind you," Wilson said.
T-Ai turned around and Wilson was nose-to-nose to T-Ai. The sudden appearance made T-Ai jumped and falls to the floor. "Don't do that," T-Ai said.
"Well hello to you," Wilson laughed.
"I thought you can't leave the Spirit World…"
"Unless you have missions," Wilson finished.
"So you are on a mission?" T-Ai wondered.
"Yes, my mission is to help you and the autobots to the best of my ability," Wilson replied. "Plus, I have to ensure your safe journey to Cybertron."
"If you are here to help, help me remove this armor," T-Ai asked.
"That is easy," Wilson smiled. "You have three ways: 1). You can retract it mentally. 2). Shout out the command code to retract it or 3). Push the button on the side of your left wrist."
T-Ai saw a small button on her wrist and presses it. The armor liquefied and begins moving towards one spot. All of the nanobytes collected and form the bracelet on T-Ai's left arm.
"Wait, my bracelet is an armor!" T-Ai exclaimed.
"Yep, took you long enough to figure that out. Judging the fact that you were exposed to it on Earth, on Cybertron, on Earth again and in the Spirit World," Wilson replied.
"So I guess this is the answer everyone was talking about," T-Ai said. "I had it but I didn't use it because I didn't know nor know how to use it." T-Ai had a sad look on her face. Wilson saw T-Ai's expression and felt bad. He hated seeing other women in his life feel or look sad.
"Look, if it makes you feel any better, I'll teach you how to use it and I'll train you," Wilson offered.
The sad look went away and T-Ai was smiling. "Okay," T-Ai agreed.
"But it won't be easy. It's not like our training session on Maximus. I will drill you and I expect excellence from you," Wilson said.
"Don't worry, I will do my best," T-Ai smiled. She reached over to hug him but she went through him and fell to the floor. "Ow," she cried weakly.
"I should've warned you about that," Wilson said.
"Too late," T-Ai grumbled.
"Another thing, don't do that again. It's annoying."
T-Ai looked at Wilson and pouted.