Chapter Eight
Fowler glanced at June, and the two kids, they were sound asleep. He noticed Claire was asleep too; Optimus had covered her up leaving her close to him.
Fowler walked up closer toward Optimus, so he could talk to him about what was going on. Optimus glanced over at Fowler, and nodded to his friend.
"I am happy for you, Optimus," Fowler replied.
"Thank you, Agent Fowler," he said.
"You okay, Prime?" Fowler asked.
Optimus' optics dimmed, and then brightened.
"I-I wasn't before, I was injured badly, and my confidence was not very high either," he remarked.
Fowler gave him a questionable look; he didn't understand why his confidence would be knocked down for?
"Prime, why would you of all Autobots be feeling that way?" Fowler asked.
Optimus sighed then.
"I had to destroy the Omega lock; it destroyed our chances of ever rebuilding Cybertron. Well, we thought it did, but now there is a chance we can still revive our home planet. Thanks to Claire's brothers, she is also the reason my confidence soared. I was scared she would not want me, but she does wish to be with me." Optimus said.
He paused, and then spoke once more.
"I had to give up so much, because of this war. All I ever wanted was to find my old friend Megatron back, we were once close as brothers, but I guess it was never meant to be." Optimus replied. "I-I just wished so hard, that someday he would change, that is all I ever wanted." Optimus replied.
Fowler had never seen this side of Optimus Prime before; he had seen many sides of the bot, but just not this side before.
"Maybe someday he might come to his senses, Prime; but at least you have found a female to share things with now," Fowler replied with a smile.
Optimus glanced at Claire sleeping soundly, and his smile appeared once more. A sweet loving expression crossed over the prime's face, while he watched her. He let his finger move gently over her body, he caressed her face; while his smile broadened.
"She pleases me; she gave me back my fight. Do you have any idea, Agent Fowler, how badly I lost my confidence?" he asked.
Fowler glanced at Claire, and then back up at Optimus.
"No, tell me," he answered.
"I wanted to step down as leader and prime, I felt like I did nothing right after; that I let everyone down," Optimus said softly.
Fowler saw tears rolling down the prime's face; this was a side he never ever saw before. Optimus wiped the tears away, and then glanced at Fowler smiled sadly.
"As leader and prime, I never showed my emotions too much; I was always stoic and emotionless," he said turning to look at Claire once more.
"That is, until I met Claire; she taught me it was okay to show my feelings. I-I had cut my own servo off, because I was trying to fool Megatron, I knew he would go into the base. I was severely injured though, when a part of the equipment sharpened part impaled itself in my side." He explained.
"Prime, you know some human males of my species think it isn't manly to cry, but sometimes it's good to let things out." Fowler said as Optimus smiled at him.
"Sometimes it takes a real man to allow their true emotions to come out." Fowler said.
"Thank you, Agent Fowler," Optimus said.
"Anytime prime, anytime," Fowler said as suddenly something shot at the Jack Hammer.
"Someone is shooting at us, hold on I am going to land this thing and keep the ship hidden. While I take care of whoever is firing at us, you need to watch over the others for me while I handle this." Optimus said as he landed the Jack Hammer.
Optimus grabbed his Star Saber, and left the ship his senses on high alert. He looked around, and turned hearing a sound. He dodged just in time, as Predaking's tail came swinging around ready to impale itself in Optimus. Optimus landed on his side, but was on his pedes again, sending his own attack at the giant dragon.
Predaking's optics lit up, and focused as lasers shot out of the optics. Optimus repelled the lasers easily, but being so focused on Predaking he didn't see that Airachnaid sneaking up. She shot webbing around his legs, causing him to lose his balance. He collapsed onto the ground in serious trouble, as Predaking approached swinging his tail dangerously close to Optimus.
"Open him up, Predaking," ordered Airachnaid as the beast snarled and got ready to slice open Optimus.
When suddenly, gunfire erupted all around Airachnaid; making her hiss and snarl. She transformed taking to the sky, when a suddenly streaking through the air was Starscream firing at Airachnaid. Optimus was too busy trying to keep himself online, and away from Predaking.
Predaking's claws stabbed into Optimus' hand, causing energon to come out.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" ordered a very familiar voice.
Shocked, Optimus glanced up to find Megatron standing there with his dark Star Saber in hand; he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Megatron had protected him, but why?