Assigned Guardians:
Elita-One: Val, Celestia, and Damien
Moonracer: Gem, Cornelia, Sofia, and Destiny
Cliffjumper: Aggie, Andrew, and Mike
Skyquake: Kendall, Leonidas, and Jay
Chromia: Stefano, Giovanna, Quinn, and Alex
"And that's how we ended up being saved from Mortem's crazy island." Quinn finished the story to Jack and Rain. Both teens stared at her in shock as they all sat around the ground with their giant commands. Destiny was sitting on Moonracer's lap, eyes narrowed towards Jack as she has yet to trust him.
"Woah…you guys been through so much." Jack said in shock.
"Yeah…but we're able to pull through." Aggie said with a smile.
Jack smiles back at her. "Yeah, we all can." He said before looking towards the experimented teens. "But I never knew you all were taken from your homes and…and were tortured."
"It is true that we have suffered throughout our childhood." Leonidas said calmly as he glanced over to Jack. "And now, we are free from our prison."
"Well, I'm glad you all are free from your prisons." Jack said kindly.
"Yes…and we enjoy it." Leonidas said with a nod of respect.
"Speaking of freedom…we still have time to explore the island." Gem said.
Val bounced off the floor happily. "Yeah! And we can show you ALL of our friends!" She said happily.
Jack and Rain looked at each other and smiled, agreeing to have a tour. "Sure, we like that." Jack said, looking at Val.
"Okay then, let the tour begin!" Val said happily.
For the whole day, Jack and Rain had a tour around the island filled with Predacons. The kids showed them the best areas and how energons are collected within the caves or caverns. Jack was amazed how Ratchet couldn't find an island filled with unlimited supplies of Energons. This can fix their Energon shortage. He and Rain learn that Yunna is a Techno-Organic as she told them that she was experimented by MECH a year ago and was almost made as a weapon of war. Jack and Rain were shocked by this and felt pity towards her. Then they met the twin super soldiers, Stefano and Giovanna, and their clones. Jack was shocked to see so many clones of them, he was feeling like this was one of the Star Wars series he saw about the clone soldiers. Stefano and Giovanna were actually nice once they got to know them. Like the other experimented teens, they too suffered by their uncle's experimentation and were made as super soldiers that will fight in wars or battles. They treated Jack and Rain with respect before departing off to start training with the clones. They soon went back to Mercury, who greeted them kindly, as they headed inside and towards the control room. But before they did, they saw Dark standing at the entrance, waiting for them.
"Hey, ya'll. Been waitin' for ya." Dark said with a grin.
"Is there something you need, Dark-san?" Leonidas questions the demonic guardian.
"Well, let's just say I have a surprise for Jackie boy." Dark replied with a grin.
"…I don't like this." Jack mutters out.
"Us too." Aggie whispers back to Jack with worry.
"It's not a bad surprise. It's actually a good one." Dark said with a grin.
Unsure what she meant until Mercury opens the door, revealing some people that Jack recognizes through Wolf Blade's memories. Spider-Man, Zosia and the Corvus Twins. And one of them was a familiar face that made Jack's eyes widen in shock. With them was none other than his mother, June Darby. She was alright, not a single injury was on her. She looked fine and healthy. And she appears to be wearing a beautiful blue half sleeve sheath dress and white heels. June's hair was tied to a side ponytail. June turned around and gasped to see her son well and all right.
"Jack?" She whispers out her son's name in shock and happiness. Tears were slowly forming in her eyes as Jack slowly made his way to her as tears were also forming in his eyes.
"Mom…" He whispers out, choking her name with relief and happiness. He started slowly making his way to her before he sprinted towards his mother. "Mom!" He exclaims in pure joy.
Jack reaches his mom and the two share an embrace. June was crying tears of joy while Jack was relieved that his mom was okay. The group were watching them from afar, Aggie was crying a bit to see both mother and son reunited. Everyone, minus Destiny, were glad that these two are reunited. Both June and Jack let go of the hug while they looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
"Mom, you're okay!" Jack finally spoke, his voice filled with relief and joy.
June smiles at her son. "Yes, Jack, I'm okay. I was being taken care of by Zosia and her family." She said as she smiles towards the African woman, who smiles back.
Jack follows her gaze and makes a grateful look. "Thank you, for taking care of my mom." He said to Zosia.
"You are very welcome, Jackson." Zosia said to him kindly as she stood beside June. "She is very helpful and kind with my children."
"But…how did you know where I was?" Jack asked Zosia.
"Dear child, I am friends with the Predacons." Zosia answers calmly as she bows her head towards Saphira, who bows back in return.
"You are?" Jack was shocked by this information. "Does anyone else know about your existence?"
"Some, yes, but we'll tell you later." Quinn assured Jack. June looked at the new people in the room and was surprised to see kids that were the same age as Raf.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Jack spoke as he looked at his new friends. "Mom, say hello to the residence."
"Hi! I'm Val, and this is Celestia, my dragon!" Val holds up Celestia, who is greeted with a happy chirp and a wag of her tail.
"Hey there, I'm Quinn and this is my sister Aggie." Quin introduces while Aggie smiles and waves to June, who returns her kind gesture.
"I'm Gem and these are Kendall and Damien." Gem made the introduction.
"Hello." Kendall greeted with respect.
Damien, on the other hand, didn't greet her as he was still baffled about June marrying to a Monstrum. "Did you really make out with a Monstrum?" He asked her suddenly.
June was confused by this. "What?"
Gem quickly elbows Damien at his stomach to correct his words. "OW!" Damien yelps in pain as he realizes what he just said and quickly changes the subject. "Er…I mean…Hi, I'm Damien."
Jack sighs as he shakes his head. He knew eventually that Damien would ask that to his mom. The others introduce themselves except for Destiny, she just simply stares at June with a blank expression. Rain comes next to Jack while Kuroi lands on Jack's shoulder.
"Mom, I would like you to meet Rain and Kuroi, they helped me on my journey to find out the truth about myself." He said with a smile.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Darby." Rain greeted as she bowed to her, followed by Kuroi.
June smiles at Rain. "Same as well, thank you for taking care of Jack."
"Actually, he's been the one taking care of me." Rain corrected as she smiles at her.
Before June could ask, Dark steps in and stops the conversation. "Okay, since we're done with the whole introduction thing, let's get ready for your move." She said towards the Darbys.
"Our…move?" Jack asked in confusion.
"Yup, I contacted Fury, he and some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are gonna relocate you and your mom to another city with new identities." Dark explained to Jack.
Both Jack and June were shocked to hear this information. "What?" June spoke in shock and surprise.
"June, you must understand." Zosia began with concern in her eyes. "There are still Equal Salvation members out there that are still loyal to their master and wish to finish his legacy. It's best that you and your son stay in another city, far away from the people that want to capture you again."
"But…our friends?" Jack asked with concern.
"I'm sorry, Jack, but if you want them to be safe, it's best that you and your mom don't contact them for now." Xenthos said to the teen.
"Yeah, if any of the surviving Equal Salvation members found out about you being alive, they would do anything to get their revenge." Keizer added to his brother's explanation.
Jack stayed silent, feeling worried about his friends back home in Jasper. He wanted to tell that he and his mom are okay, that he found a way to control his wolf side. But thinking back when the Master Salvation kidnapped him and his mom. If they return, Miko and Raf would get captured by them along with their families. Part of him was assuring him that the Autobots can save and protect them. But what if the Autobots couldn't find them or worse. Jack couldn't think of the consequences. He still gets nightmares from his encounter with them. He doesn't want his friends to suffer. And he needs to keep his mom safe after what happened to her. But Jack made the difficult decision. Sighing, Jack looks over to Dark and looks down.
"It's for the best…" Jack whispers out as he looks at his mom. "For the both of us."
June looks at her son with worry and concern about his decision. All though, she worries that there could be more of those Equal Salvation members. All she wanted was to live a peaceful life with her son without anyone harming them. June nodded her head in agreement as Jack turned towards Dark with a serious look in his eyes.
"So, where are we being relocated?" He asked Dark.
Dark smirks at him. "Smart choice, Darby." She said to him before handing Jack and June two files. "Fury has given you both new identities, different names and backstories." Jack and June took their files from Dark and opened them to reveal their new identities. Jack's name was still the same but instead of Jackson Darby, it was Jack Blackstone. And June's new name was Juliet Blackstone. "From now on, your names are now Jack Blackstone and Juliet Blackstone. Both of you guys used to live in a simple town in Arizona before 'Juliet' aka June got a nurse job at a hospital in a city." Dark explained to them.
"What city are they going to?" Val asked her demonic guardian.
Dark smirks at Val and answers. "Sunny City."
"Sunny City?!" The kids (minus Kendall), Jack, Mike, Sofia, and Alex exclaimed in shock.
"I'm sorry, but what is Sunny City?" Kendall asked in confusion.
"A city filled with awesomeness!" Damien exclaimed with a grin.
"…Still not getting it." Kendall said in confusion.
"Sunny City is known to be the best tourist spot with the best beaches, resorts, rides, restaurants, you name it." Alex listed out.
"And it is known to be a hotspot for future celebrities." Quinn added.
"Future celebrities?" Jack asked curiously.
"You see, Jack, Sunny City have different schools there, best schools in fact, but the most popular school is Sunny High." Sofia explained to him.
"What's so special about Sunny High?" Rain asked curiously.
"Sunny High is known to be a performing arts high school." Sofia continued her explanation. "It's a school that shows talents in performing arts."
"How do you know these things?" Jay asked his girlfriend.
"One of my cousins was a graduate student there, she told me about Sunny High." Sofia said to Jay.
"Was it like studying there?" Yunna asked Sofia curiously.
"Well, it's like your regular high school, students there are required to take core classes such as English, math, science, and social studies. As well as an athletics program with various types of sports teams. But the primary focus of that school is on the arts." Sofia explained about Sunny High.
"Focuses on arts?" Jack asked.
Sofia nodded her head. "Yes, arts like singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, acting, writing, and more."
"Wow, that school sounds big." Jack said in shock and amazement.
"It is and my cousin told me that every year, Sunny High has this big showcase called 'The Performance Jamboree'."
"The what the what now?" Dark asked in confusion.
"The Performance Jamboree is where students perform their talents. The school invited agents, directors, producers, and other talent spotters to see them perform. There, they'll pick the lucky students that will receive musical records, or acting jobs. And it is extremely important for them as well as the school since they have a reputation to uphold as the number one talented school." Sofia said to everyone.
"Wow…that school seems intense. Glad I'm not attending that school, right?" Jack asked Dark, who was biting her lips a bit. "…Dark?"
"Yyyeeeaaahhh…see, here's the thin'…you're actually going to attend Sunny High." Dark confessed with a grin.
"Wait, what?!" Jack exclaims in shock. "You signed me up to Sunny High?!"
"Yup, and you have to audition first before attending that school." Dark added casually.
"Audition?!" Jay exclaimed again.
"Why does he need to audition?" Andrew asked. "Doesn't he need to take an exam to be accepted?"
"Well, not in Sunny High, the requirements in the acceptance are good grades and auditioning." Sofia listed out. "My cousin was a bright student and talented dancer. That's how she got into Sunny High."
"But I don't want to go there. I don't have talent." Jack said to Dark. "Can't I go to another school, one where there's no auditioning?"
"Sorry, Jack, but Xenthos and Keizer have a niece that attends Sunny High. And you and your mom are gonna pose as her 'relatives'." Dark said about the plan.
"Her…relatives?" June asks in confusion.
"Yes, June, you see. Our niece is different from the kids that Zosia adopted." Xenthos explained to Jack and June. "You'll be living with her since her house has extra rooms for you guys to live in."
"And she studies at Sunny High and knows around the city." Keizer added. "She can protect you and your mom from danger."
"Matte…" Leonidas cuts off the Corvus twins. "What kind of powers does your niece have?"
"It's complicated, but the time is not right." Xenthos answered as if he was trying to avoid the question.
Leonidas wanted to intervene but was stopped when Yunna placed a hand on his shoulder, causing the Yashida heir to stop at his trach, as his betrothed shook her head, indicating that he shouldn't ask further. Leonidas sighs but agrees, he'll get his answers eventually.
"Hello? Are you all forgetting that I don't have talent?!" Jake pointed out.
Dark placed a hand on Jack's shoulder. "We're well aware, Darby, but don't you worry. 'Cause I have already assigned some tutors for you."
Spider-Man looked at Dark in confusion. "Tutors? How did you get Jack tutors?" He asked.
Dark grin grew as she guided Jack towards Mike and Jay. "Here are your tutors, Mike and Jay."
"Wait, what?" The three spoke unison, both shocked and surprised by what she said.
"That's right, boys. You are assigned to be Jack's tutor in music, so he can audition at Sunny High. Whether you like it or not Jack, that school is the only school that you will be attending considering Xenthos and Keizer have a niece that can help save your sorry ass from danger. End of discussion."
Jack groans at her. "There's no way I can survive that school, let alone with Xenthos and Keizer's niece."
"I'll attend Sunny High with you, Jack." Rain said to him.
Jack looks at Rain in surprise. "You will?"
"Yes, we Galatrias are known to be great singers." Rain said with a smile.
Dark hums a bit. "Sounds reasonable enough. Does your niece have extra room in her house?" She asked the Corvus twins.
"Yes, her house is big. She has plenty of rooms to spare." Xenthos answered to Dark.
"Well then, it seems that Sunny High will have new students coming in." Dark said before turning towards Jack, Mike, and Jay. "You guys better start practicing, the auditioning is next week."
"Next week?! How can I master playing an instrument before next week?!" Jack exclaimed in shock.
"That sounds like a you problem. Now, excuse me, me and Spidey here are off patrolling to find out if there's any more members of Equal Salvations with Xenthos and Keizer." Dark explained to them.
"And where we will stay for the night?" June asked Dark.
"Well, our lovely park operations manager of Jurassic World has a nice hotel room for you three to stay until we ship you off to Sunny City." Dark answered with a grin.
"How did you convince Claire to…" Alex was cut off when she notices Dark grin widened even more. "N-Never mind…"
"Seems that everything's in order. We'll come back with some requirements for your move. Happy practicing." Dark said before turning to Spider-Man. "Let's move, Spidey."
Spider-Man shrugged and looked over to Jack. "Good luck on your audition." And with that, Spider-Man, Dark, and the Corvus Twins left to the open groundbridge that Mercury opened up for them, leaving the rest of the group behind.
Jack releases a sigh of frustration before he and the others find themselves outside of Mercury, and in a grassy field of the island. June stayed behind with the femme bots and Zosia as they will help out with the moving preparation. Jay brought his guitar with him since he and Mike were going to help train Jack with the instrument.
"Of all the schools that Dark had to enroll me, it has to be the one with an audition?!" Jack exclaims in anger.
"Jack, calm down, you can do this." Alex assured.
"Easy for you to say, you guys are a famous band that have talent!" Jack pointed out in frustration as he buried his hands with his face.
"…To be fair, he has a point." Cliff said, earning a light elbow from Chromia. "What?"
"Don't worry, Jack, we'll help you with your audition." Mike said, placing an assuring hand on Jack's shoulder. "And besides, we know how to write songs and maybe you can too."
Jack looks up from his hands. "You think so?"
"Of course." Soren's voice came from a distance. They turned around and Rain gasped to see a fellow Galatria with him were Irelia and two Xenomorphs known as Woodland and Grid.
"Soren!" Rain exclaims in pure joy as she got up and ran over to him. The two Galatrias hugged each other. "It's good to see you, old friend!" She said happily as they let go.
"Same as well, Rain. I'm happy that you are alright." Soren said with a smile.
"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Jack." Rain gestured to Jack. "He's the one who saved me from imprisonment."
Soren looked at Jack and smiled at him kindly. "It's an honor to meet the rescuer of Rain." He said gratefully before bowing at Jack.
Jack rubbed his neck sheepishly. "Well, she's the one who helped me a lot on my journey."
Soren chuckles a bit. "I see."
Jack then notices Soren carrying a cage in his hand. "What's that?"
Soren looked at the cage and answered. "Ah, I was told to bring Rocco here to the island." He removes the cloth that was covering the cage, revealing a ferret inside.
"Aww…he's kind of cute." Jack said with a smile.
The ferret named Rocco glared at him. "Who ya callin' cute, buster?"
"Woah!" Jack exclaims in shock as he backs up a bit. "It talks?!"
"Eeyup." Damien answered as he and the others went over to a surprise Jack. "Long story short, Rocco was originally a wizard named Rocco Smitchetz, he tried to take over the planet by turning all humans into animals, but was defeated by Zosia, who turned him into a ferret."
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"…Okay then…but why is he in a cage?" Jack asked.
"I bought him from a store for twenty bucks." Damien answered casually.
"What kind of store sells a talking ferret?" Jack asked. Damien was about to answer but Jack cut him off. "Never mind."
"Anyways, since you met Rocco and Soren, this is Irelia and the Xenomorphs Woodland and Grid." Quinn introduced.
Irelia smiles, showing her razor-sharp teeth as she waves at him while Woodland and Grid hissed lightly. Jack looks at Irelia curiously as he notices her hybrid Xeno form. "Is she a hybrid like you guys?" He asked, referring to Leonidas and the others.
"Yes, but she's from a different scientist." Leonidas answered before turning away. "Come, we need to prepare for your audition."
"Audition? Audition for what?" Rocco asked as they started walking.
"Jack's going to enroll at Sunny High and he needs to practice if he wants to get in." Aggie answered with a nod.
"So, where are we going?" Jack asked, following the group.
"To the music dome!" Val said cheerfully as she carried Celestia.
"Music dome?" Jack questions the group.
"It's a place where the D-Squad practiced their music." Andrew answered as they followed a path. "The acoustics there are very good, it can echo throughout the island."
"Really?" Jack asked in surprise.
"Yeah! The Predacons love to hear them sing." Damien said, jogging besides Jack. "Their music makes them feel energetic and happy."
"Huh, so the saying of music can calm a savage beast, is true." Jack said in surprise.
"They're not savage! They're friendly!" Val corrected, defending her Predacon friends.
The group chuckled at Val's funny attitude while Destiny simply grunts in response. They reached a dome with a big opening, it was smaller than the dome where Predacons were resting. It has many colorful crystals on the walls and ground. Jack and Rain were amazed to see inside the Music Dome that even Kuroi flies around the inside of the dome, cawing in amazement at the shiny crystals. Then Jack and Rain noticed musical instruments in the center of the dome, they were all organized and neatly placed.
"So, you guys practiced here?" Jack asked curiously.
"Yes, we prepare ourselves for concerts and charity events." Jay answered as he handed Jack a guitar. "Here, use my guitar, I'll teach you how to use it."
Jack was hesitant but took the guitar carefully. "Thanks…Jay."
"De nada, amigo." Jay answered with a nod. "Now, your first lesson is to hold the guitar and then the basic strumming."
"Okay…seems easy enough." Jack said almost hesitantly.
"Easy? Wait till you have to write a song." Mike jokes as he readies his musical keyboard.
"Song?" Jack asked in confusion.
"Yes, in Sunny High, you have to make your own original song." Sofia answered, testing her bass guitar.
"Wait, what? Seriously?" Jack was shocked to hear this. "I don't know the first thing about writing a song!"
Rocco, who was out of his cage and was sitting on top of the table, scoffed. "It's simple, kid, watch how the master does it." He bragged.
Jack and Rain looked at the group with confused expressions on their faces. They responded with a shrug, not sure how to respond. But when they turned back to Rocco, he was holding a mini guitar, much to their surprise, as he began playing a tune.
It's fun to run
It's fun to play
It's fun to make things out of clay.
It's fun to fill your car with gas
It's fun to break things made of glass!
The group stared at Rocco with a mixed expression. Leonidas and Jay face palmed at Rocco's ridiculous song while the others were staring at the ferret with disturbance and confusion. Jack doesn't want to know how Rocco was able to play a guitar with his paws. He was both fascinated and yet disturbed at the same time. Especially the song.
But broken glass can cut your hand
And then you'll bleed across the land!
And then we're-
"He is not singing that!" Sofia cuts him off, stopping him from his terrible singing, before she releases a sigh. "Okay, let's think, what is the most popular type of music?"
"Jazz music?" Quinn suggested.
"Punk Rock?" Mike added.
"Broken glass~" Rocco sang.
"Shut up, Rocco." Everyone, minus Val, Celestia, the two Galatrias, and Destiny, said to the ferret sternly.
"Anyone else?" Jack asked the group with a hopeful expression.
"…Oh! How about pop?" Aggie suggested. "Pop music is a good type of music for you."
Jack looks at Aggie with a curious expression. "You think so?"
"Yeah! And maybe you and Rain can do a duet." Quinn added, agreeing with her sister's idea.
Jack blushed a bit as he glanced over to Rain, who smiled at him, as if she agreed with the idea. "Are you up to it?" He asked her curiously.
Rain giggles a bit. "Yeah, let's do it." She agrees with him.
"Great! Now, let's think of a good song before lunch." Damien said with a grin. Suddenly, Rocco started singing again.
Oh, broken glass is not a food
so don't you listen to some dude!
Who says put cheese
On broken glass and make a sandwich
Out of broken glass!
"What is wrong with you?!" Alex exclaims at the ferret, who stops playing. "Jack and Rain are not singing a song, about broken glass!"
"It's catchy!" Rocco defended.
"It's bad!" The teens said to the Rocco as they started arguing with the ferret, who was telling them his song was better. But they were not aware that the Corvus Twins came back as they brought someone with them. The mysterious girl was walking out of Mercury and through the field, causing the Predacons to look at her curiously while some moved away to give her path as they sensed something powerful towards her. She walked out of the dome where the Predacons were before going to the music dome whereupon she saw the group arguing with a ferret.
"Rocco, we're not letting Jack and Rain sing a song about broken glass!" Alex said sternly to the ferret.
"Then sing about being together." Came an unknown female voice. They turned around towards the entrance and saw a teenage girl with raven black hair along with dark purple streaks, matching her eyes. She wore an emo like attire. She gave them all blank looks under her eyes. Leonidas readied his katana while Destiny and the Xenomorphs hissed at the stranger.
"Who are you? And how did you get here?" Leonidas questioned in a demanding tone.
The girl didn't respond to them until Xenthos and Keizer came after her from behind. "Woah! Stand down! She's with us." Keizer said in assurance.
"Mr. Xenthos? Mr. Keizer? Who is this?" Val asked the adults curiously as she stared at the mysterious girl.
Both Xenthos and Keizer looked at each other and gestured to the girl. "Everyone, say hello to Tempest Blackstone, our niece and Jack's 'cousin'."
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"WHAT!?"
Due to the great acoustics, their voice was heard from miles away, startling and surprising the Predacons and residents on Isola Della Vita. Wondering what all commotion was about. Luckily, the group calmed down and stared at the girl named Tempest, who simply stared at them blankly. Both Xenthos and Keizer laughed nervously at their reaction before Keizer placed a hand on his 'niece's' shoulder.
"Yeah, that's kind of the reaction we might usually get if we told everyone our niece." Keizer said in a joking tone.
Tempest gently swats her uncle's hand off her shoulder. "Putting that aside, I'm guessing you're my cousin?" She asked towards Jack.
Jack was surprised by this but responded with a nod. "Yeah…I kinda am…why are you here?"
"My uncles called me saying that you needed help getting ready for the auditioning at Sunny High." Tempest answered blankly. "And I tell you this, Sunny High has fierce competition, only the best can go in the school."
"So I've heard…" Jack mutters out with a worry groan.
Meanwhile, Val stared at Tempest with wide and curious eyes. She could feel Tempest's strong aura that surrounds her and has a similar energy like Xenthos and Keizer, as well as another entity that she knew and met before. Without thinking, Val went over to Tempest with Celestia in her arms. The others didn't have time to react to stop her as she came face to face with Tempest. The emotionless girl raises a brow at the little girl and her pet dragon, who blinked at her curiously. Tempest, Val, and Celestia stared at each other for a while, creating a somewhat cold atmosphere. Until Val breaks it by saying something that shocks everyone.
"You have Dark Energon in you." She said towards Tempest. This caught everyone's attention, especially Tempest.
"She…does?" Elita-One hesitated as she eyed on Tempest. "How?"
Xenthos sighs and shakes his head. "I was hoping that you didn't figure it out." He said calmly as he looked at the group. "You see, there was a reason why Tempest is our niece."
"Care to explain?" Leonidas asked, narrowing his eyes at Tempest.
Both Corvus twins looked at each other and nodded before facing the group. Xenthos began the explanation. You see, years ago, Tempest's father, Dr. Theo Blackstone, found a Dark Energon shard on field research with some scientist. They studied the strange shard, in hopes to create a new type of energy source. However, it backfired, since his wife, Jade Blackstone, was having trouble with her pregnancy. Fearing for his wife's life and child, he somehow liquefied the Dark Energon and uses it as some sort of antidote for his wife's pregnancy. It somehow worked, his wife was stabled, and her pregnancy was going smoothly. Until tragedy struck when there was a massive earthquake at San Francisco where both Theo and Jade were residing to have their baby, but both parents died in the earthquake, leaving Tempest the sole survivor. She was found by Xenthos and Keizer when they sensed her Dark Energon within her, indicating that she might have inherited the power of Unicron like them and was born a Techno-Organic. They convince the doctors and social services that they are Theo's cousins from out of town. Truth be told that they are not, but with some magic, they got full custody of Tempest. They treated Tempest as their niece, making sure that she feels comfortable and happy. Although there was a problem. Tempest can't feel emotions. She wasn't born with any emotions, she couldn't cry, throw tantrums, or get angry. Xenthos said due to the Dark Energon side effects that Tempest can't show any signs of emotions.
"So…Tempest has Dark Energon in her?" Elita-One asked suspiciously.
"She does, me and Keizer trained her since her early childhood, helping her control the Dark Energon." Xenthos explained with a sigh. "We made sure that she has a good life and a happy childhood."
"Happy childhood? Uncle X, you and Uncle K scared half my classmates in the fifth grade." Tempest pointed out to him.
"Hey! They were making fun of you because you couldn't smile." Keizer defended while clenching his fist. "They got what they deserve!" He growled lowly.
Mike looks at Xenthos and Keizer. "Why did you scare her classmates?"
"Well, she was being made fun of for not showing any emotions. Due to the Dark Energon, Tempest can't show or feel emotions. We have to make sure that the teachers think that Tempest has Moebius Syndrome and Alexithymia." Xenthos explained to them.
"…Eh?" Damien asked in confusion.
"Moebius Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that prevents anyone to show facial expression while Alexithymia doesn't show any emotions." Sofia explained. "I read about them in Medical Class last week."
"Yeah, but it didn't save me from the constant teasing of my classmates but they learned the hard way not to mess with me." Tempest said in a dangerous tone.
Damien gulps a bit. "W-What do you mean?"
"Truth be told, Tempest may inherit a very powerful curse." Keizer said.
"Curse? What curse? You didn't say anything about a curse?!" Rocco said in fear. Like all magical beings, curse magic can be extremely dangerous, especially for those who wield or cast upon.
"Yes, Tempest has a curse that can bring people around her bad luck." Xenthos explained about Tempest's curse. "For example, if you mistreated her, the curse would activate by itself and cause the poor individual to have bad luck."
"Yup, getting hit by a car, falling down the stairs, getting sick on special occasions, and so on." Keizer listed out possible bad luck.
"Those sound-like accidents to me." Cornelia said to the Corvus Twins.
They nodded. "Yes, because of this, no one believes that Tempest has caused them." Xenthos continues further. "And it's a good thing too 'cause it would be hard to explain things to the teachers and authorities."
Tempest scoffed. "Tell that to my classmates." She mutters out.
"Is she always like this?" Cliff asked the two male Techno-Organics.
"Yes, but she has great talent in music. She got into Sunny High by flying colors as she performed in both singing and dancing." Xenthos said to them proudly.
"And I have a feeling that you brought your niece here so she can help Jack and Rain in their performance." Kendall said, looking at Tempest curiously. "Correct?"
"Got that right. I know how to help them get in if they let me." Tempest said to Jack and Rain.
The two teens looked at each other and then to Tempest as they were about to speak until Rocco suddenly asked her this. "Uh, no offense, Tempest, but what do you know about singing a song?" He asked, sounding a bit challenging.
Tempest turned to him with a blank stare, causing the ferret to shrink in fear with a gulp. Everyone, minus Destiny and the Corvus Twins, tense at Tempest, thinking she might cause a curse. But instead, she did something that shocked all of them.
I got a heart full of rhythm that beats with no pain
I got a head full of melody stuck in my brain
But the best part of being a singer at all is
Singing to the world my songs
I said, singing to the world my songs!
Tempest sings a beautiful song that echoes through the music dome. Everyone heard it, including the ones inside of Mercury. It sounded beautiful and warm. The group, minus Destiny, was shocked to hear Tempest's voice. They never knew how a great singer she is! Rocco made a jaw drop as he stared at Tempest with wide and shocked eyes. Val and Celestia applaud at Tempest's singing, finding it beautiful and amazing at the same time. And this convinces everyone that Tempest is the right person to help Jack and Rian.
"Okay, so…when will you help them?" Aggie asked Tempest.
"Now, I can help them write a song before the audition." Tempest answered blankly.
"Alright, so what's the song me and Rain are going to sing?" Jack asked Tempest. Before Tempest could respond, Rocco-with a guitar in his paws and a harmonica mounted in a metal "harp rack".
How 'bout a song
About broken glass?
I'll help you write it after class
There is no song that can surpass this song
We sing 'bout broken glass!
"Harmonica solo!" Rocco suddenly exclaimed and started playing the harmonica. The group stared at him with confusion and annoyance-mostly the D-Squad, Gem, Tempest, and Leonidas. They will never understand why Rocco wants Jack and Rain to sing a song about broken glass.
"No, they're not singing that song." Tempest said, eyes glowing a bit. This causes Rocco to stop singing and shrink in fear. She turns to Jack and Rain with a calm look under her eyes. "Come on, I'll show you how to write a song."
Jack and Rain understood that Tempest wants to help them, even though she doesn't show it, she is willingly to help them out. They both nodded their heads in agreement as Jack said to her in a calm tone. "Alright, Tempest, let's do this."
"How long will it continue to Rain?" Miko mutters out, looking at the pouring rain outside.
It's been raining in Jasper for weeks now. Raf never told Miko or the others about his encounter with Crusoe the Thunderbird. He didn't want to expose his magical friend to the others since something tells him that he shouldn't have. Although since it's been raining in Jasper, indicates that Crusoe was still out there. Raf hopes that Crusoe was okay and that he isn't causing any trouble. So far, the rain was able to solve the water crises on Jasper. The students were inside of the classroom, it was their free period, and they were allowed to relax until class was over or when the rain would stop pouring.
Xander, who was sitting next to her and was reading a book about history, simply answered to her. "It will end soon, Miko, be patient."
Miko groans as she slumps on her desk, arms folded. "This is sooo booorrriiiinnnngggg!" She whines.
Xander ignores her before glancing towards Raf. The young boy was very quiet, barely speaking. He's often doing some work on his laptop and doing some advanced studying. However, Raf seems to be distracted and would often stare out through space. Xander puts his book down and looks at Raf. "Are you alright, Rafael?" He asked the young genius.
Raf snaps out of his trance and looks at Xander in surprise as he quickly focuses on him. "Y-Yeah. Sorry, just studying up for Ms. Lynn's test. Hehehe…" Raf laughs weakly while clearing his throat.
Xander raises a brow at him. "That's not the case, isn't it?"
Raf looks down with a nervous look in his eyes. "W-Well, kind of…I found a…eagle a few weeks ago. And…I'm worried that the rain might cause problems on his flight." Raf said hesitantly. Hoping that Xander believes his little white lie. Much to his relief, Xander simply nodded his head before resuming back to his book. Raf sighs, feeling the weight of worry slowly slips away but was cut off when Xander asked.
"Where did you find this eagle?" Xander asked.
Raf gulps, he was hoping that Xander didn't ask that. He didn't want him to know more about Crusoe. But he has to think of an excuse and fast. "At the canyons! I was with my friend from the science fiction club and saw the eagle. And…you know, observed it." He lies towards Xander. Raf could feel cold sweat on his forehead as Xander stared at him blankly, as if he were studying whether or not he was lying. Xander stared at him for a few seconds before nodding his head.
"All right then." He said calmly, Raf could feel his spine shivered a bit as he felt a cold chill from Xander's voice. Suddenly, the power went out and everyone in the room, minus Xander, yelped in surprise. They all began wondering what just happened.
"What's going on?" Raf asked, worriedness and fear came in his eyes. "What happened to the power?"
Then Mr. Carnahan came into the room with a flashlight in hand. "Is everyone alright?" He asked in concern. The students responded with yes and yeah. The history teacher sighs in relief. "There has been a leakage at the fuse box and the school's out of power. You all have to go home now, the rain is gonna cause a flood."
With that announcement, everyone grabbed their things and headed out while Mr. Carnahan instructed them to go in an orderly fashion. Some students were able to leave the school by taking the bus while some got in their car to drive. There were students who were being picked up by their parents. Miko and Raf knew that their Autobot guardians couldn't pick them up. They went out to another country to find a lost relic. Raf's parents can't pick him up because they were busy as well as his older siblings. And Miko has a feeling that her host parents don't know that school was canceled early.
"Do you two need a ride?" Xander suddenly asked, appearing behind them with an umbrella in hand. Both Miko and Raf yelped in fright to see Xander behind them. They will never understand how he does it.
"Jeez! Xan, don't sneak up on us like that!" Miko panted out, clenching her heart.
"…My apologies, but it seems that the two of you need a ride home." Xander said calmly.
"Actually, yeah, that would be great." Raf said with a smile of appreciation.
Xander nodded before opening his umbrella, sharing it with Miko and Raf, before taking them to the school parking lot and saw a black ford mustang. Xander took out a key fob and pressed the button that automatically unlocks the car's doors. Raf sits in front while Miko is at the back. Xander drives his car to their home's location. Raf and Miko instructed Xander where they live as he easily drops them off at their homes. He took Miko home first, the wild girl thanked him before running to her host parents' house with no umbrella. Xander would've lended Miko his umbrella but she didn't ask. Xander then takes Raf home before the rain gets heavy.
"Thanks for the ride, Xander." Raf said to the teen.
Xander nodded before handing him an umbrella. "Take this, you can return it back tomorrow after school." He said to the young genius.
Raf was surprised by this. "Are you sure? Don't you need it?" He asked him.
"No worries, you need more than I do." Xander said calmly.
Hesitant, Raf takes the umbrella while thanking Xander for it before getting out of the car and using the umbrella to shield himself from the rain. Xander watched as Raf headed home and got inside before he started driving away to his home. But he and Raf didn't notice the mysterious teen with yellow eyes was watching from afar, hidden within the shadow of a house as he smiles slyly towards Raf's house. As if he was planning something.
Later that night, Raf was studying for the test in Ms. Lynn's class. His parents were busy working at home while his siblings were advanced studying to their dream schools. Raf was studying hard in the hopes that he could go to Sunny City. He heard that it was a fun place there, many rides, shops, attractions, and more. Raf wanted to have a fun time there with Miko and Jack but…plans changed. He hopes Xander could come, it might help him cope with Jack's disappearance. As Raf continues studying, he wasn't aware that his window was slowly opening. He snapped out from his focus when he felt the coldness of the rain's wind coming through his window. This made Raf confused, he could've sworn he closed the window. He got out of his study desk and went to his window. He was about to close it, however; Raf failed to notice the teen with yellow eyes was right behind him, smirking widely at the distracted boy.
"Rafael, it's time for bed." Raf's mom's voice was heard from the door of his room. She opened it and saw her youngest son was already in bed, sleeping soundly. Seeing this, Raf's mom smiles at her sleeping son before closing the door to give him some privacy. However, she failed to notice that Raf wasn't in bed, but instead, it was an illusion. The real Raf was outside, bound and gagged by the teen with yellow eyes. He smirks at his work as he looks down at Raf in his arms. He was holding him tightly with his hand covering his mouth. Raf was muffling out words as he tried to call for help. But couldn't be heard.
"You're going to be very useful for me, mate." He said in an English accent. Raf struggles to break free from his hold, but the teen suddenly jumps high to the sky, making Raf release a scream, only to be muffled by his captor's hand. The captor jumps from building to building, not bothered by the rain, as he takes Raf towards the desert and the canyons. The mysterious teen lands on top of a high canyon as the rain pours down on them before placing Raf on the ground. Raf grunts as his bottom hits the hard ground. He quickly scrambles away from the teen and fearfully looks at him. They were both high above a pillar, the rain stopped pouring but it was still dark. Raf was afraid to move considering that he's 1,000 meters high on top of a pillar and knows that if he tries to move, he'll fall.
"Wh-what do you want from me?" Raf stuttered out in fear, looking at the mysterious teen from head to toe.
"D'awww…don't be afraid, mate." The male teen said with a smirk. "I'm not going to hurt you."
"Yo-you're not?" Raf stuttered, not sure if he should believe him or not.
The teen walks over to Raf and bends down, facing him with a shit-eating smile. "Quite the contrary, my dear fellow. I'm actually using you as bait for someone." He said casually.
"Wh-Who? And…and who are you?!" Raf exclaimed suddenly.
"Funny you should ask that, my name is-" Before the mysterious teen could answer, a sharp blade came out of nowhere, missing the teen's cheek by an inch as it strikes on the ground. The male turns to the blade with a smirk and turns to the source. "Huh, quicker than expected. How you been, Xanny?" The male spoke in a teasing tone.
Raf was confused as he turned around and gasped as he saw a familiar face. Standing at the other side of the pillar was Xander. He was glaring at the mysterious male with burning eyes. Raf was confused. How did Xander get here? And how did he get up here so fast?
"What are you doing here, Trickster?" Xander spat the name with hatred.
The teen named Trickster simply smirks. "Just enjoying that fact about your sudden freedom, Xanny." He said casually, getting up and walking over to him. "It quite suits you. Being amongst humans…heh…you kind of 'fit in' with them, just like the Galatrias."
"Fit in? Galatrias? What is he talking about?" Raf mutters out, looking at the two males in confusion and fear.
Xander glares at Trickster. "They treat me as their kin, accepting my origin unlike the Monstrums." He growled, his teeth were sharp as blades, scaring the young boy in the process. "Why are you here? And why did you take Rafael?"
Trickster chuckles darkly as his yellow eyes start to glow in the dark. "Well, Xanny, truth be told, I want to see if you still got enough fighting within you from all those years of being imprisoned. And…to see if these humans didn't make you soft just like the…GALATRIAS!" Trickster suddenly releases a gust of dark wind from his hand, sending Raf flying off the pillar and falling to his doom.
Raf screams when he was suddenly pushed off the pillar. His life flashing before his eyes as he saw the ground getting closer. But before he could meet his fate, Xander appeared from a flash and quickly grabbed Raf from the waist. Raf yelped as Xander held him close before his eyes changed into draconic before a spark of lightning surrounded him. They impact on the ground with a flash of lightning with a cloud of dust surrounding them. Trickster looks up from the pillar with a smirk on his face as he witnesses the event. Raf had his eyes closed, his hands over his head, but soon slowly realized that he wasn't in immense doom. Opening his eyes, Raf notices that he wasn't on the ground but in a scaly hand of a giant being. Raf turned around slowly and gasped to see the being in front of him. It was a draconic being, he was the same size as the Autobots, but scarier and was wearing some sort of armor. But what's more shocking is that he has a scar on his right eye, making him realize who he is.
"Xa…Xander?" Raf whispers out the name of his friend. The draconic being glanced his blood red eyes at him, scaring Raf a bit, but seeing his eyes. Raf fear was soon replaced by astonishment at the sight of Xander's giant, beastly form. But his thought was cut off when he and Xander heard Trickster's chuckle. They both looked up ahead to see Trickster was now on the ground, walking to them. His cold chuckle was soon changed into a hysterical laugh, as if he heard a very funny joke.
"Oh my, it seems that this little human means something to you…no matter…you may have the power, but…" Trickster said, smirking as he brushed the bangs off his eyes with his hand before his eyes flashed brightly. A swirl of energy surrounded him before turning into a giant humanoid fox, wearing light chest armor and wrist crossbow on his right. Trickster's fox face made a wide grin, showing his sharp teeth, before pointing his weapon towards Xander and Raf. "Do you still have the skills?"
Xander glares at him dangerously before using his free claw-hand to summon a giant black sword with red tip on the blade. Raf stared at it with wide eyes before Xander pointed his sword towards Trickster. The giant humanoid fox smirks at Xander, knowing that he isn't going to back down without a fight, and neither will he.
"Let's play, shall we?" Trickster grins towards Xander.
I am so, so sorry for the long wait. I was busy with my final's projects. My final test is next week, and I am studying hard in hopes to pass the exams. And I'm losing some self esteem in writing since there are some readers who write bad comments about my stories Anyways, here are some infos about this chapter.
Dark is not going to be Spider-Man's girlfriend, I already made her a lover. (So please don't bother about it)
Jack and Rain are a couple.
Tempest Blackstone was my original character from my preview story called "Two Worlds, One Family" but I deleted it because I was angry at someone who broke the rules. Her voice character is Dove Cameron. I will change her origin story soon.
Xander is a dragon Monstrum but also a half Galatria.
Trickster is a fox Monstrum, a playful-yet cocky one who likes to pull tricks, pranks, and illusions. His voice character is Zayn Malik.
To my guest's name Tuesday, I'm still debating whether or not that Destiny should have a boyfriend.
The songs are from here: "The Best Part" (interlude) by Meghan Trainor and "Broken Glass" by Matt Bennett (who played Robbie Shapiro from Victorious)
Corvus Twins Xenthos and Keizer belongs to Drago Nathaniel Storm (fanfiction)/dragonstorm676 (DeviantArt).
The Thunderbird name Crusoe was Blooms18's idea.
Are we good? I'll try and finish it up as soon as I can.
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