Chapter Ten
(On the Nemesis)
Megatron had the humans find quarters, that they wished to share. Claire shared quarters with Optimus, and the boys; while Fowler and June also shared the room until proper ones could be made.
Megatron and Optimus were talking in the main room on the ship; while Optimus showed him the files the kids had drawn. Optimus explained about how the children got the knowledge in the first place.
"This is amazing, Optimus; we can have our home rebuilt and your humans can live there with us as well." Megatron replied.
Optimus smiled sadly, he wanted Claire to be like him so badly.
"We will find a way, dear friend," Megatron said as he put a clawed hand on Optimus' shoulder armor.
Optimus smiled sadly then, he wanted Claire so badly someone to call his own. He didn't care she was human, but he wanted to be able to sparkmerge with her. Sparkmerges were a special bond shared between sparkmates. He wanted to badly to the point his own spark begged for it. Megatron walked over to where he had something special stashed away, he smirked being leader had its perks. He reached for something, and then walked back toward Optimus.
"I had held onto this for an important time, I believe this is such a time." He said handing Optimus something.
Optimus opened his hand, while Megatron placed a piece of the Allspark onto his friend's hand.
"A piece of the Allspark," Optimus stated.
"Yes, I was saving it for an important situation; I deem it that time now for you and your human. I am sure between Knockout and Ratchet, and using your nanites the human could be made into a Cybertronian." Megatron said with a fanged smile.
Optimus didn't know just what to say to Megatron; he was shocked at the turn around in his old friend. The only thing he could think of was just to pull Megatron in an embrace.
"Thank you, dear friend, thank you," Optimus replied as they embraced tightly.
"This means more to me, then you will ever hope to know." Optimus said.
"Tell her Optimus, let her know….." Megatron started to say, until Soundwave walked up with Fowler on his shoulder.
"Agent Fowler, What is wrong?" Optimus asked as Fowler held up his walkie talkie.
"Those dragons are wrecking havoc everywhere, and General Bryce is blaming all Cybertronians and myself. Prime, they have a shoot to kill order on all Cybertronians, and an arrest order for me and all humans with Cybertronians. Looks like we have to stay with you, as long as you don't mind?" Fowler said.
"I was planning on it, Agent Fowler, I had a feeling this might happen after Megatron explained everything to me." Optimus said.
"Prime, there is more, Soundwave has been scanning things, he showed me the wreckage of the families who have been hit first." Agent Fowler said sadly. "It's not good…." Was all he said.
Optimus understood the children lost their families.
"We have to find my team and the children, it is our top priority." Optimus said as Soundwave showed several blinking areas.
"He has located several of your team, Optimus; we will make better time if we ground bridge to each place." Megatron said.
"Very well, let's go quickly." Optimus replied.
(Where Bumblebee and Raf are)
Bumblebee was in recharge, Raf was awake but in tears, he knew something was wrong deep down in his heart he knew it.
Bumblebee jolted online, his charge was crying a lot lately. He wasn't sure what to do to make him feel better; he beeped suddenly trying to make Raf feel better.
"I will be okay, Bee," Raf fibbed trying to make Bee feel better.
The two were suddenly startled when a ground bridge flared to life, and out of the ground bridge walked Optimus Prime and Megatron, together?
Bumblebee not sure of what was happening charged toward his leader. He transformed his gun charged, and pointed at Megatron beeping urgently.
"Bumblebee put your weapons down, he is with me, and he is not a danger. We have ended the war, how Shockwave, Airachnaid, Predaking and his clones are loose and we have another problem as well to deal with." Optimus said as Raf continued to cry.
"I already know, they are gone my family I feel it in my heart already," Raf cried.
Optimus approached his scout and his charge, Bumblebee out his gun away and put Raf in Optimus' palm.
"I am so sorry, Raf," Optimus whispered as the distraught boy just cried harder.
"Optimus, we must hurry," Megatron said firmly.
Optimus nodded, as Bumblebee was handed back his charge; and he finally followed his leader and Megatron back into the ground bridge.
The next two they found were Smokescreen and Ratchet, somehow the doc bot and rookie found one another.
Ratchet was not sure what to make of seeing Optimus with Megatron; but when Optimus explained everything to Ratchet the prospect of their home planet being spared once more was just too overwhelming for the medic. So he followed them back to ground bridge, once back on the Nemesis they were told everything about the military and the children's families. They were told about Claire and her brothers, and shown the files the kids had made, Ratchet to say the least was shocked about everything.
Megatron had given Smokescreen back his signature weapon, and the weapon Bumblebee had.
"Wow, so the war is really over now," Smokescreen replied.
"For us yes," Megatron said. "But we still must destroy the ones responsible for the chaos now," Optimus said as Ratchet, Smokescreen and Bee shook servos with the rest of the Decepticons as a sign of trust.
Knockout and Ratchet got to work with coming up with ideas for changing Claire after things settled down.
Raf helped Starscream figure out where the shadowzone was, so he could free Skyquake of his zombie state; and then be brought back online after.
"It is the least I can do for Dreadwing; it will be a dawn of a new age. They both need to be a part of it; I am just sorry I did not do this a long time ago." Starscream said.
Raf just smiled at Starscream, and then pointed to the area on his map.
"That's it," he said.
"Are you sure, Starscream?" Raf asked.
"Yes, it is the place," Starscream replied.
"Okay, let's go," Raf said as Starscream nodded.
The Nemesis had several ground bridges go at the same time, Optimus and Ratchet went to get Arcee and Jack, Smokescreen and Bee went to Bulkhead and Miko; while Starscream and Raf went to get Skyquake.
Starscream and Raf actually had better luck right off the bat. Starscream stunned zombie Skyquake and then removed the dark energon shard.
"Okay, now he is just offlined Skyquake without being zombie Skyquake. Let's call for a ground bridge, and the Vehicons to carry him back to the Nemesis." Starscream said transforming when the ground bridge appeared.
(Where Arcee and Jack were)
Arcee was in fierce combat with Airachnaid, while Jack was trapped in webbing held above ground while a clone of Predaking watched narrowing its eyes and snarling.
When suddenly out of the ground bridge came a furious Optimus and Ratchet; Optimus flipped into the air sending a nasty attack from his Star Saber to the clone.
Optimus destroyed the clone, while he and Ratchet watched Arcee finally do what she wanted to do to her enemy for so long.
"This is for Tailgate, and this is for hurting Jack and June, and this is just because….." Arcee hissed as she terminated her foe once and for all.
Arcee walked up to Optimus, Ratchet had freed Jack of the webbing. Optimus explained to Arcee the war was over, Megatron had completely changed. She was leery at first, but after she saw for her own two optics; the changes in the warlord she accepted it.
She was told about the families of the other children, about Claire and her brothers, and the fact her charge and his mother could live on Cybertron too. She was so happy, but also sad for Raf and Miko's families.
She turned to her leader and dear friend, she smiled; she was happy he found someone. He deserved to be happy.
Arcee found she liked Claire, she held a warrior's heart; and she understood why Optimus cared about her.
It wasn't long before the others were found as well, Miko and Bulkhead were onboard the Nemesis; and when Miko learned what happened to her family she all but passed out from stress and pain of losing her family.
Arcee learned that Starscream had Cliffjumper's remains together, and that he would be brought back online as well. She had thought many things about Starscream, changing and trying to make amends wasn't one of them.
She walked up toward Starscream, who stood by his window overlooking the stars. She coughed, and he jumped looking at her as she approached him.
"Thank you for what you did, Starscream," she replied extending her servo to him.
He nodded, and accepted it.
"It is the least I can do, and I am sorry for any pain I caused you, Arcee,"
She nodded.
"We will start fresh now, as friends," she said shocking Starscream who was glad to finally put things in the past and start over.
Optimus walked into his quarters, Claire was watching the night sky. She turned to see Optimus walking toward her, he sat in a chair holding out his hand for her to climb on.
"Claire, if you had the chance to be like me, would you want to be changed?" he asked.
She moved closer to his face, her hands caressing him making him purr, and rumble in his engines.
"Yes," was all she said as Optimus' fans kicked on, while tears flowed down his face. "Yes, I want to be with you forever, Optimus," she whispered as she kissed his lips, making him purr louder.
"Awwwwwww, look Eddy they look so happy, our sister is in love with an alien, how cool is that!" Stewy said.
"I think that blue bot is hot," Eddy said.
"EDDY….!" Claire exclaimed shocked.
"What, just saying, Claire," Eddy chuckled.
Stewy climbed up onto Optimus.
"Hey Optimus, Will Claire and you have any kids, how do you guys make kids anyway?" Stewy asked as Optimus and Claire both became flustered.
"Dear..?" she said to Optimus.
Optimus gently put Claire and Stewy down on the floor; and then he rose to his feet, and hurried toward the door.
"I believe Megatron is calling for me, I shall return in a bit my dear…."He said banging into the door on his way out. "Excuse me….."
"Coward….." she giggled.
"Indeed," he chuckled.
Claire merely smirked, she was starting to have strong feelings for Optimus Prime; and she didn't care who knew it.