Hi everyone thanks for the Reviews Gadgetcid for your excitement, Almadynis Rayne for the nice words about continueing this and remembering, doglover11 thank so much for your care and concern, Malkah5967 thanks for you interest, (it took me a long time to think of how to get this one sorted), Citadel thank you for reminding me that Jazz hadn't been in this one yet, (Ill go back and add him in the important scenes later), Syd glad you like it. This chappy dedicated to Citadel for making me realize I'd just started sticking Jazz in!
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I woke up a half hour later but kept my spark and bonds calm as I listened to their finalized plan. My father was summing up the battle procedure. I had to keep quiet while mom and dad were distracted so I could hear the whole thing. They might make me leave if I have another fit, for my own good of course but it was now my adult memories and abilities were coming in handy while I forced my feelings to still and function. I hated being like this but not more than not knowing what had been talked about while I was out. My parents were so much if not overprotective. I heard my dad start, "The crew for the Xanthium will be Wheel jack, Ironhide, Ratchet, Steel and I. We will fill the ship with all the spare parts, ammunition, firepower, and Sentinel with pillars. I don't think she will let me within 10 miles of the traitor without her." There was a round of chuckles knowing how protective to my pod I was as they were of me. "While we descend from the moon and prepare for landing and returning home, there is another company of Autobots is coming in without any Decepticons company. So Prowl send Jazz and Wheeljack since, we won't need his technical knowledge till we get back, to go and gather them and inform them on the details on the problem at hand. We will be back approximately a few earth hours after you and our new friends are. From the transmissions on Teletran-1 the group landing s Windcharger, Percepter, Inferno, and Brawn. At the joy of hearing we would have more Autobots I had to keep it like almost ice to my parents so they wouldn't feel my excitement.
My father went on, "I'm afraid we do not have the option of abstain from waking of Sentinel. Surrounded by the fire power we possess together I feel we can force him to the brig. There whether he wants to or not we will have the five pillars and perhaps the matrix of leadership will keep him sequestered with its power while I guard. I am not sure if Steel will be able to stay with me during this extraction of information from Sentinel for our side to be able to operate the pillars. I will keep the pillars except the control pillar a secret till we obtain the codes from Sentinel."
"What will we do with him once he is in the brig? He just stays there? What if we get Decepticons coming to get him. He could just make another control pillar Prime!" My father sighed.
"I believe with the contingent we have and the fact we are taking all the reinforcements away from them even if they get the space bridge they will have no help to call on. And we know of their plan and where they will strike can minimize damage and casualties if they decided to follow the known plan. We will also discover evidence for the humans. I feel that You Sam, Mikaela, Will, and Epps will be able to get proof from the human agencies and find this Gould who is so intrinsic to their plan.
"You know my dad always told me, 'if you wanna know someone or why somethin's going on follow the money' There is always a paper trail even on computer these days."
"Excellent suggestion Mikaela, if you could spearhead that angle while we are in space that would be very helpful." Prime said while she nodded.
"And after you get back big guy we can get some passes printed out to make us look NASA and investigate Wang like Steel said since those are the only names she remembers," Sam offered. Optimus nodded.
"That sounds like a very good idea," but he know by the time they got back most of the humans would be killed and Wang might be there last chance to get anything.
"So if Decepticons interference or jail break we book it for Chicago before he can tell earth to send us of world," Will asked.
"Yes, Will and we will send a message first that he escaped our custody and what he is planning to do to do with the people of the world and the proof if any that you find. Alright Autobots this meeting is done you have your orders." The Autobots that were gathered nodded their assent and then the blast doors opened with a loud bang and it scared me out of my trance I'd put myself into trying to hear the plan. "Oh Steel you are wake my apologies little one are you well now?"
"Ya Daddy, scared big BAM" I yelled in the comm and he winced. "Oops..."
"It's alright my spark let us go get some Energon and play with your brothers."
"Bu Daddy plan!"
"Oh yes, Wheeljack is coming to create an impact of a asteroid to crush the reinforcements. We will transport all of the firearms, ammunitions, parts for repair, and Sentinel." I scowled at the last thing. He could feel my disapproval and fear in my bond. "Fear not beloved spark, we have not yet decided what to with the traitor." He'd lied to me flat out lied to me, but like earlier like HE was I buried the betrayal and anger. I sent my love to him that while hurting was genuine and pure. That never changed. Letting my adult memories being so active in my babybot/little girl stronger programming was very taxing.
Among the bots while I played with Sunny and Sides there were stories going around about the bots coming in. Windcharger was impulsive but had a powerful electromagnet that he could do tricks with but it made a powerful weapon too I recognized him vaguely. The funniest part him using it usually ended up with him needing medical attention because he was so he didn't concentrate on the power surge. Inferno was gladly accepted to be coming I remembered him pretty well and with stories of his bravery and a little bit gungho when it came to fighting fires or Cons. Percepter, now him i recalled sharply, was as smart or smarter than Wheeljack no one could tell because Wheeljack had so many outlandish ideas and made most of them work but once a week we'd get an explosion. Percepter was a bot that changed into a microscope and he was very scientifically minded and was dedication and calm nature somewhat was the calming of Wheeljack's eccentricities. Brawn while he was known for being strong and a lot of the others spoke about this I got the feeling they were not telling everything like I distinctly remember was an asshole.
After playing with my brothers a while that dulled the sting of my father's lie but He still kept the secret from me even after we had met with Merring to decide when to go. The back and forth made for a good tennis match with my still angry father at their withholding of information related to us. Kinda felt a little hypocritical but for very different reasons. He wants to do nothing but protect me. But the humans just want power. I remember lying to my children when they were young, little white lies that were more for their protection than anything else. This still lessened the blow from my daddy but didn't cover the sting of his words. By the time the meeting with Merring was done and me trying to keep the adult memories in control I was basically exhausted. Mommy, Daddy, and I retired early. It must have been about 7 pm. We all fit on the berth that was our home away from home now. I was sure they were going to regroup at a hide away closer to Chicago to mitigate any problems as it pertained to the plan.
Keeping the adult memories up to hide my fear and betrayal, I sat still like I had before quieting my spark by dulling the bond rather than slipping into recharge with them. But between my daddy's sparkling hold and his spark there was still that little gap I could still reach though and touch the Matrix. It had been a shock and absolute revulsion at its call to service so one could have the power of Primus and the Allspark at ones call including the new Matrix's Powers. Very softly in my CPU I prayed to Primus knowing he was also the God I had always known, "Primus please... I need to get tied to the Matrix like my dad. Please don't hurt me through it. I'm ready to commit all I am to you so you can work through me. I'm done hiding from you. From other mechs and femmes no but not from you. You let me have this chance just because it binds to me doesn't means it controls me like my daddy. I'm going to reach for it now Primus," and I did. I pushed my still small hand through the crack and gripped the matrix hear his spark. Willing this time, the Matrix brightened even more so than when it woke him up from near death and it woke him and my mommy. My daddy opened his spark chamber and sparkling hold but He couldn't dislodge the matrix or me. The fear from my parent was palpable one moment then the next I am dumped into a sandy scene where the sun is in front of a fan again. I knew this area. It was the 13 primes
I looked up and the 12 Primes came to me, "A here is the gift." Prima said to me as he picked me up, the Prime made by God himself. These details and that he was head of all the 13 Primes was supplied to me by Allspark info in the Matrix. I stared at the Supreme and first of the transformers and the Primes. The other began to crowd in around me and I admired each one.
"Woah" my babybot/little girl programming suddenly took over. My adult memories were even quiet now.
Prima chuckled. "oh little one You've brought much light to the current Prime's life as well as your knowledge of the future."
Prima passed me to the next Prime, Vector Prime the protector of space and time who could space bridge at will. "Our Primus has brought much in a small package." The Prime rubbed my back and passed me to the next.
"Even on of my combiner bots would engulf you sparkling," laughed Nexus Prime with a soft smile running a finger over my helm.
"Through time and space She's come to us" Logos Prime said seriously taking me from Nexus and putting me against their spark. Logos then handed me to the next Prime Micronus Prime.
"She had done so much for morale and increasing bots to do the right thing in the name of their prime and their next eyes because they want her to learn the good and righteous path. I knew they would listen to you if you had the bravery to act." He spoke with a light soft tone followed by a full hand rub over my helm and back. He handed me to the Leige Maximo Prime.
Once in the hand of Leige Prime I wanted out I squirmed and made a horribly tacky face toward the Prime that just dripped with disdain. "So you see a mechs worth and have no arterial motives to your spark or CPU. She has no gall in her. The makings of a good Prime as I seek reparations from my manipulative choices. You have nothing to worry from me small one." He went to pet my head and I snapped my denta at him.
I was plucked from his hand by another large Prime, although this time I felt a femme Spark nudge against mine like the others had. She felt hard and soft at the same time. "I built your body sparkling and sent it into the cosmos as Primus directed. You will be strong and firm in your stance." It was Solus Prime the master builder. I smiled at her as she held me close for inspection. She returned it. "And do not fear from Leige Prime, He has learned from his past and tries to use his ability of suggestion for good now."
I growled at him again and he suddenly was laughing even as Solus handed me to Onyx Prime a beautiful Prime that looked like a Phoenix and must be the main influence of other timelines and universes. Her beak opens and speaks, "You are corrected dearest. This universe has some of my influence as you well know in the future." And then she gave me a full double hand hug against her spark full on contact. It felt like Optimus spark only so much stronger. My own spark was almost knocked out of alignment with his protective love. "I will be watching out for you as we all will most precious one." That was when I was
switched to Alchemist Prime.
"Hello small one I can see how you have changed the future for your pod. You will be keeping many more with you than had gone to the well of sparks before Primus' gift. Just do not find yourself guilty of those who cannot be saved it is all ready written even with your involvement. All things must die however you will reign long and well my child. I apologies for not being able to bring the cybertronium you need to you or transmute what I have. This is something that must test not your mettle but others, however you will be strong little one never doubt."
The next Prime just pulled me from the other Primes hand seemingly anxious to get their turn. "Ah you are quite the gift," Amalgamous Prime told me with a smile. He had an odd make up of his body but he was kind and also the first to have transformed. "Your alt form shall be great as well as being able to use the Matrix of leadership to make energon to a greater degree than you Father Prime." He seemed kind to as an almost slimy tentacle was wrapped around me. When I looked up I saw the Prime who had spoken to Daddy I that other movie. SHE WAS A PRIME. Holy shit!
I squirmed cried and then bit a chunk out of her green tentacle spitting out the nasty tasting thing that prompted her to drop me. Someone caught me and when I looked up I KNEW it was Alpha Trion from the cartoons or movie or from whatever I had watched he was unmistakable. He had a sense of humor and was laughing at the situation as he caught me but Quintes Prime was cursing at me as she called me every name in the Transformer book I looked back at her from Alpha Trion's hand, "You! You! Bad Prime! No talk Daddy! NO! NO! No!" I screeched at her. Alpha Trion sighed while Quintes Prime seemed to recollect her dignity.
"So fierce and protective of you pod my gift. The name of prime has fallen in on disreputable mechs and you shall uphold the name as your father. I have all his endeavors in my archives for the ages. I will have yours too precious one. You know of the future with the Prime your spark absolutely rejects. Keep your spark strong and your body. And follow you bot instincts but do not distrust your lessons you learned in another life and time. You have all of our blessings save Quintes for obvious reasons. However she must bequeath her blessing once she talks to Optimus." I nodded and gave her a dark look. "You now know our sparks gift. It is time to return to your parents." And with that I felt his reality slowly fade out and back into my body that seemed to just fade back in.
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I couldn't feel my bonds suddenly and I whirled and clicked kicking my legs and thrashing my arms feeling left alone. I began to cry loudly beginning to mount to my power but all the sudden my mommy and daddy's sparks slammed into mine and my cries were abruptly cut off and my flailing stopped. I could feel them and I reached out to the bonds to sink into the with them and touch their sparks and as I suspected they were both there as I laid on something soft. Another two clicks because my neural nets were fuzzy. I realized there was yelling going on as my audio units finally started to register input. There was a keening on one side of me and to the other the babybot hum but accepting love that was awash with devastation and a small glimmer of hope. "STEEL! Sparkling! Please! Sweetspark. My spark!" It dawned on me I could answer.
"Da...daddy? ma..." I spoke hesitantly and still a little confused.
"Oh my Primus... Thank you! My poor poor sparkling. I love you!" My mommy gushed
"My sparkling. My Steel." My daddy whispered into my audio unit with his arms wrapped around me.
"mommy? No cry" It was then she laughed through her tears and my daddy did too. But there was still 'Oh thanks Primus' and 'My Sweetspark' being murmured. "Daddy is fuzzy."
"It's ok my sparkling it will pass soon," he squeezed me.
"Why scared?"
"My Steel, we almost lost you my precious spark. When you touched the Matrix this time your intentions were read this time as a permanent connection to you and will work when you want it to." My daddy told me and I could feel relief love and a little bit of anxiousness.
"Sokay daddy want." That was not what they were expecting I could feel both mommy's and daddy's surprise.
"Steel are you sure my spark? Last time..." my mom started.
The things around me were becoming more focused in my CPU. "No wanted. Daddy plan bad. No bad bot. I say."
"My spark, you laid claim to the Matrix of leadership so I couldn't use it without permission to wake up Sentinel." I nodded. "Primus! I knew I couldn't keep that fact from you. I just wanted you to protected," He lamented. "I'm so sorry I lied to you Sweetspark."
"Forgv daddy...love you daddy and mommy. I so tired."
"My Steel your spark was at a third capacity all the sudden when you touched the matrix. It flared and then your spark guttered so low it took our sparks and Ratchets drip of medications to keep you here." I nodded.
"Thank Ratch," I go a soft rub of my helm. I also noticed a drip put in my circulatory system. The drip took pain, spark pressure and motor pump specs to a lower point to slow down my body to adjust to my sparks power. It happened that he didn't pull it out because my spark needed to rebuild itself in the presents of my parents.
"I know your tired beloved just rest. Your allowed to sleep." My mommy told me softly petting my arm.
"ok. Met Primes. I bite Quintes. Baaaaad Prime." I didn't see it but my dad and mom's optics widened. I had slipped back into sleep.
"By Primus she bit one of the 13 original Primes," Optimus shook his head. "I feel this bodes not to good for us in the future."
"It doesn't matter as long as she is back, Plus she probably had a good reason. You know
our daughter." Both Optimus and Elita smiled
"Steel Mettle, apply named My Prime. It appears she bit an original of the 13 Primes probably knowing what they were going to do. It matters not she will be here when it happens. She will be on the drip till the morning Optimus. Her spark is still settling."
"Thank you Ratchet." the medic nodded in response.
"I can't believe she beat you at your own game though and took her link to the matrix of leadership and Primus so that she could nullify you trying to bring sentinel online or at least not without her acquiescence. Although I wish she had told someone what she was going to do because as a pitting sparkling it could have terminated her spark," he huffed.
Primus, this femme is so much hope and so far ahead of us in the future. Her instinct to protect is almost as large as mine."
"Prime she at a young age has already lost probably as much as you have my friend. She just is doing everything in her power even as a small sparkling to make sure we all stay safe. What a beautiful spark." Ratchet pet my helm one more time.
"What will we do with her Optimus?" Elita said goodnaturedly with still a little worry.
"Love her my mate, Just love her." They both smiled.