Sam stared at the two coffins being lowered into the ground, he couldn't hold it together. He sank to the ground in despair, the ground still damp from the rain the day before. The Autobots had arranged it so no one outside of NEST and the Autobots could go to the funeral. Sam's changes with his appearance, the fact he cried energon; no one else would understand.
Sam suddenly yelled out in anger and pain, Optimus and the others were by his side. This time it was Optimus, who he went too, the others allowed their leader to walk away trying to comfort their boy.
Optimus' holoform flickered off, as his door opened and Sam climbed in. "I can't believe their gone, Optimus." Sam whispered.
Silence, was followed by a sigh from the radio speakers. "This is my fault, Samuel; if I hadn't sent you away…." Optimus started to say until Sam stopped him.
"This is not your fault, Optimus; so stop blaming yourself." Sam said. "I don't blame you; I never blamed you for any of it. You're my hero; you've always been my hero." Sam whispered, as Optimus' robot holoform crackled to life.
The look in Optimus' optics was one of sadness, but also love and respect. He pulled the boy into his servos, leaning the boy's head onto his shoulder. Optimus' spark pulsed in chaos, as he held the boy tightly.
"I love you, Samuel; we will take care of you, you will never leave our side again. You have my word of honor, boy…." Optimus said.
"Do you remember the first time you saw my parents?" Sam asked, as Optimus smiled inwardly at the first time the Autobots saw Sam's parents.
(Flashback begins)
The Autobots tried to hide, as Sam's parents came into the boy's bedroom.
"Quick Hide…" Optimus ordered.
"Hide, where are we supposed to hide?" Jazz asked.
"You're supposed to knock first…" Sam mumbled.
"We knocked…" the mother said.
"No, you didn't, you were screaming at me." Sam said.
"No, we weren't, you're so defensive... Were you…. You know masturbating?" Judy asked as Sam and his father looked incredulous at Judy.
"Was I masturbating...? No of course not!" Sam remarked.
"Judy, that's a father and son thing not for a mother to be asking her son."
"You don't have to call it that, if it embarrasses you; you can call it Sam's happy time or my special alone time." Judy remarked making Sam's face flare red big time.
"Judy, stop!" Ron replied firmly.
"I'm sorry I had a lot to drink, and it's a weird night." Judy said.
(End of flash back)
Optimus couldn't help but chuckle at the memory, which popped into his memory banks. Sam glanced up at Optimus; he knew automatically what made him laugh.
"Sam's happy time….?" Sam asked.
"Sam's happy time…" Optimus said with a smirk.
"I like when she threatened to beat the crap out of one of Sector 7's men; she had a baseball bat." Sam said through tears.
Silence…
"When I first went to college, when I was in my dorm she came in someone gave her brownies; that had pot in them. She was so stoned; she got a lot of laughs from people. I had to do a lot of apologizing to people." Sam said sniffing back tears.
Silence….
"You have her courage Sam; she was a fierce protector for her sparkling. She and your father will always burn brightly right in here." Optimus replied resting his hand over Sam's heart. "Megatron might have taken them physically from you, but no one can take your memories of them. You Sam made your parent units very proud of you; they loved you." Optimus said, as he caressed Sam's face.
Sam pulled Optimus closer for a hug, as Optimus himself ended up getting misty eyed as well. Mostly because he had prayed his brother would change, he wanted the end of this slagging war; but now Megatron crossed the line murdering their boy's parental units.
There watching the funeral in human holoform was Starscream and his trine. The three walked up to Colonel Lennox, but Skywarp did the talking.
"Excuse me, but…." Skywarp tried to say.
"This is a private funeral, who are you?" Lennox demanded.
"I thought we saw our friend here, we wanted to pay our respects to him." Skywarp asked.
"Who is your friend?" Epps asked.
"Clark Wilson is he alright?" the fake human asked, as Lennox seemed to think it was alright to only give partial information.
"His parents were killed in an automobile accident; he hasn't been taking it very well at all." Lennox replied, as Skywarp looked up his gaze resting on all the vehicle forms he knew to be the Autobots.
"Did you learn what type of vehicle hit them?" he asked.
"Yeah, some sort of fire truck…" Epps answered as Skywarp, Thundercracker and Starscream's eyes widened in horror realizing exactly who it was that behind it.
"Please tell Sam we are sorry, and will….."
"Sam….?" Epps and Lennox demanded suddenly.
The three holoforms fizzled out, and everyone realized they were Decepticons.
"It's Cons..!" Epps yelled, as they turned to see three jets roaring into the air.
"Ironhide get Optimus…" Lennox ordered.
"That made no sense if they were the ones behind the murders why acted like they didn't know anything?" Sideswipe asked.
Optimus came back in his holoform, because Sam had cried himself to sleep in his cab.
"We got a visit from the seekers, but they didn't use their typical arrogant or self-centered actions. It was strange, Optimus." Prowl replied. "How is Samuel?" Prowl asked.
"He cried himself to sleep in my cab; we were talking about his parental units." Optimus replied.
"It's not fair, he doesn't deserve this." Bumblebee whispered harshly with his real voice.
"Guys, those seekers knew who killed Sam's parents, did you see the look on their faces." Lennox replied.
"What are you saying?" Ironhide asked as his conversation with Sam kept swirling in the back of his processors.
"I'm saying they were looking for information, if the Decepticons were behind what happened; why come here at all?" Lennox asked.
(In Optimus Vehicle mode – Sam's mind)
Sam was brought before one of the ancient primes; he had a sad expression on his face.
"Samuel James Witwicky, I am so sorry about your parental units; I called for you because there is terrible danger on the horizon. Sentinel Prime is the one responsible for your parental unit's deaths; he wanted to kill you as well. Sentinel wishes the destruction of both his sons; he wants to breed a new race of Cybertronians. He wishes to enslave the old and bring in the new, and he wants to bring in a new Cybertron here on Earth. He wishes to enslave the human race." The prime said.
"Who are you?" Sam asked.
"My name is Prima, Samuel; Sentinel is building a new army and this new army also is also being led by two others along with Sentinel." Prima said.
"Who….?" Sam asked.
"Starcrusher and BlackMaze, they are Unicron's sons and they are deadly." Prima explained.
"I was shown things about Sentinel Prime; those things I am seeing are they things I can stop or are they written in stone?" Sam asked.
Prima smiled then, as someone else arrived into the conversation.
"Nothing is written in stone, Samuel; you are the light for my children and in the future, you too shall be one of my newer children. You will be the hope for Cybertron, you are the living Allspark; and you also hold the sparks to all my children. The Autobots all love you. Your union with each and every one of them strengthens each Bot, but take heed Sentinel Primes knows of you; when he learns who and what you are. He will try to destroy you; you will be given more powers as time progresses. Optimus must know soon about him and Megatron's father, you must tell him, Samuel." Primus said.
Sam nodded.
"Alright, I will do it now." Sam replied as he brought back to his reality.
(Sam wakes up)
Sam woke up, tapping Optimus' dashboard.
"Optimus, we have to talk I have to tell you something, it's very important." Sam said.
Optimus was startled, but listened to Sam.
"Okay Sam, what's wrong?" Optimus asked.
"I know who killed my parents; I've been getting visions part of my new powers. That same person is planning to murder Ironhide in cold blood; as well as you and Megatron." Sam replied.
Silence…..
"Who Sam….?" Optimus asked.
"You and Megatron's father… Sentinel Prime…" Sam answered as Optimus' spark sank, as his systems were floored by that simple answer.
He and Megatron's father…?
(Decepticon base)
Starscream and his trine arrived at the Decepticon base, their leader was pacing the floor waiting for them to get back. Starscream bowed, when he walked into the throne room.
"Lord Megatron, the human known as Clark Wilson is indeed Samuel James Witwicky. We also have another problem; your father terminated the boy's parental units; which will cause us to get the blame." Starscream replied, as Megatron snarled.
"Did you communicate with Optimus or his troops, or worse yet those humans?" Megatron asked.
"The human soldiers known as Lennox and Epps, master…." Starscream explained, as Megatron snarled and rose to his foot pads.
Megatron didn't want this not anymore; he was tired of the war. He was tired of hating his brother, it solved nothing. All he had ever wanted was to co rule with his brother like he had before. He understood they didn't see optic to optic on things, but Optimus was his younger brother; and he was still his responsibility. He didn't want to end up like their father. Primus, he just didn't he was harsh, bitter, cold and more sinister than Megatron ever was. Slag it, because of the fallen, he had murdered his younger brother. All because of the fallen, he hated the human race almost as much as his father did.
"Where is my father?" Megatron demanded.
"He is out in the back at the firing range, my Lord." Starscream replied.
Megatron got up, and headed outside to speak with his father.
(Where Sentinel is)
Sentinel sensed more than heard his older son approach him, he snarled slightly at his older son approached.
"What is it?" Sentinel demanded.
Megatron narrowed his optics, he didn't like the Witwicky fleshling, but knowing his brother like he did; this would not go unpunished.
"Why did you kill the parental units of that fleshling, I was blamed for your actions, father." Megatron snarled.
Sentinel snarled with annoyance.
"I do not have to answer to you, Megatron; that insect is a threat; which must be taken out. I will have a new army, and these pathetic humans will be enslaved. Anyone who tries to stand in my way will either be enslaved or offlined." Sentinel hissed.
"What did you do, father?" Megatron demanded.
"It's none of your concern, Megatron…." Sentinel snapped.
Megatron snarled.
"This solves nothing, I am tired of this war, father; you turned brother against brother! You and the fallen made me think my brother was to blame for the war; when in fact it was both of you who started it. Optimus might have released the Allspark; but you were pushing the buttons. You made him think it was his fault all these years, and why you knew how the guilt was killing him?" Megatron snapped, as Sentinel sent a fist into his older son's face.
Megatron reared back, and growled at his father.
"That will be quite enough of that Megatron; you will not address me in that manner." Sentinel ordered.
"No father you're wrong, I will address you however I wish too; I am done with this – Decepticons we are leaving." Megatron growled.
"If you turn your back on me, Megatron you will live to regret crossing me." Sentinel said.
Megatron stopped his red optics narrowing.
"Optimus may be weak, but he never truly betrayed me like I had originally thought he did. He wanted me back, and I was too blind to see what you had done; until it was too late." Megatron snapped as Sentinel glared at his older son.
"You are a disappointment; I was use to Optimus disappointing me; but you I expected more from." Sentinel remarked.
"Then get used to it now, FATHER." Megatron snarled as he and the other Decepticons took off leaving Sentinel alone and very angry.
Two shadows descended from the shadows, Sentinel sensed them and turned toward them.
"We had hoped your older son would be by our side, Sentinel; if he teams with Optimus we shall have problems."
Sentinel snarled.
"You're the sons of a god, why are you concerned?" Sentinel demanded.
"You underestimate the human Samuel James Witwicky, he is the Autobots strength; and his own life force is strong, Sentinel Prime."
Sentinel once more was silent as he pondered this, if this were true and if the sons of Unicron were concerned; then he should be as well.
"Very well, then we find a way to destroy this boy." Sentinel snarled.
The two other bots narrowed their optics, but nodded just the same.
(Autobot base)
Sam was sitting on Optimus' shoulder armor; he knew he had to tell Optimus the rest. He sighed and tapped Optimus' armor.
"Yes Sam, what is it?" Optimus asked.
"Optimus, there are two others they are Unicron's sons…" Sam said as Optimus froze at the mention of Unicron's name.
"What…. Unicron's sons…?"
Fear coiled around Optimus' spark at that being's name, the destroyer of worlds had pit spawned sons, this was not good…. not good at all.
(Autobot base several hours later)
The other Autobots were in a meeting, while Ratchet was treating Sam. The boy was lost, it was apparent in the way he stared off into space. Sam's mind was filled with such thoughts and images, he had no idea who Unicron was or who his sons were. However if the very name instilled fear in Optimus, then Sam had every reason to be afraid.
Sam glanced at Ratchet wanting to know who Unicron was, and why Optimus was so afraid when his name was mentioned.
"Ratchet, who is Unicron, and why was Optimus so afraid; when he heard that name…?" Sam asked.
Ratchet sighed heavily.
"He is a monster, he has been vanquished. But he is still powerful, and if he has two sons who are carrying on his terror, we will all be in grieve danger. Unicron is a planet and he is a God. Like your planet has God and Satan Primus is our God and Unicron is our Satan." Ratchet explained.
Sam glanced away; he shivered not liking the idea; that an evil God had spawned two sons with God like powers.
(Sam's POV)
I glanced back at Ratchet, my head hurt my family was in danger. My Autobots all of them were in danger; but I could do something to protect them. They were mine all of them. They were my family; they were my responsibility to protect. I knew they were giant alien robots, and yes, they could protect themselves but I loved them.
"I will not let them hurt you guys." I said with such conviction in his tone.
"What?" Ratchet asked.
"I will protect you, I love you guys." I said.
Ratchet smiled down at the boy, whom he knew his leader loved with all his spark.
(A little while later)
Sam walked around the base, he saw Prowl talking with Optimus and a smile crossed his lips. He was crazy about the bots all of them, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were watching Sam.
"Sam…. Are you alright?" Sideswipe asked.
Sam turned to see Sideswipe and Sunstreaker watching him, he smiled at them. Then he turned his attention back to the flamed boss bot, he felt his spark race as he watched him.
"Yeah, I am just watching Optimus…" Sam said as Sideswipe glanced up at his leader.
"Ohhh, you care him, don't you?" Sideswipe asked as Sam didn't miss a beat with his reply.
"I care about all of you, but…... but Optimus is like a father to me always was I know he is a giant alien robot but I just don't care." Sam said as Optimus glanced over at him and smiled.
(With Optimus and Prowl)
Optimus suddenly received a private commlink from Megatron, this at first was rather curious to Optimus. He wasn't sure what to make of his brother's request to meet with him, but he and Prowl decided to check it out. They transformed, and headed out to meet with Megatron.
Optimus and Prowl arrived at the location; they saw Megatron was with Starscream waiting for them. Optimus and Prowl transformed, walking up to the warlord and his second in command.
Optimus looked into his brother's optics, he saw something different in those optics not the old Megatron mind you. But he saw something else, something which made him have hope once more; even if it were only slight.
"I had nothing to do with those flesh creatures' offlining, Prime." Megatron remarked.
"I know, we learned who it was already." Optimus said softly as Megatron watched him strangely.
Silence…..
"Apparently there is more to this as well, Starcrusher and BlackMaze are also involved with this." Optimus explained.
"Unicron's sons….?" Starscream asked.
"Affirmative…." Optimus answered.
"How do you know this?" Megatron asked.
Silence…..
"Clark….. Sam has been in contact with the first Primes, they have told him what is going on." Prowl said.
"So, the boy really is special after all…?" Megatron whispered.
Optimus tilted his head, looking at Megatron thoughtfully.
"I believe I did tell you that once or twice, Megatron." Optimus replied.
Megatron glanced at his brother, and then toward Prowl.
(Megatron's POV)
My soldiers would think me weak, if they knew what I was thinking slag it all. But what chance does Optimus stand-alone against Unicron's sons; I must team up with him. If I were honest with myself, we had once been unstoppable as a team. We could be once more, if he would only listen to reason.
"What are you thinking, Megatron?" he asked me.
What was I thinking, what was wrong with me? I had been blinded all this time; our father turned us against one another, that is true. However would Optimus be able to forgive me and join forces? I had brutally slain him several years ago, I had felt him tremble in agony, and watched the light leave him.
He watched me incongruously, those optics of his looking slightly saddened by my silence.
(Flashback begins)
It was my chance now to strike against him; he was distracted it was now or never. I came out of the shadows grabbing him tightly not letting go until he was destroyed for my master.
I rammed my blade into his back, right on through his chest plates trapping him. Yes Optimus, try to escape now… not this time I can assure you. Blowing his spark out was next; he stayed online enough to warn that boy to run. We will find him, yes we will find him.
(Flashback ends)
I hadn't realized anyone was talking to me, I realized Starscream was talking to me; as well as Optimus.
"Master….?" Starscream replied.
"Megatron, what is wrong?" Optimus asked me.
Dare I say it, would he even accept it? Would my Decepticons understand, and would Optimus' troops and the fleshlings; who roam this planet? Would they accept a truce, could they?
Optimus watched his brother, it seemed to Optimus; that Megatron was fighting an inner battle with himself. He was thinking of something, but what he wasn't sure; because he looked conflicted to Optimus.
"Megatron….?" Optimus said, as Megatron merely glanced up.
(Optimus' POV)
I stared at my older brother slightly confused, Megatron never looked this dare I say confused or just plain conflicted. I was used to seeing him lash out, or even belittle me, or anything to hurt me. He wasn't, he just stood there watching me. I could see, but I didn't want to hope. I had hoped before things could change, and that just led to me being stabbed in the back.
"Optimus…" Megatron started to say.
I glanced over at him, my spark raced wildly in its chamber. Here it comes, his fusion canon will start to warm, and I will have dodge his assault. I braced myself, and waited for the unenviable actions that will follow.
"I do not wish to become father, I do not he turned us against one another. We were rulers of our planet together. But now, look at us fighting picking each other off, we are doing exactly what father wants us to do." Megatron finally told me.
That felt like a punch to my stomach, or a blast to my spark. Why? What possible reason could father have to gain by destroying his own race and species? Then it hit me all at once, and sheer thought of it sent my circuits into a wild frenzy.
"He wants to breed a new race of Cybertronians…" I whispered too horrified for anything else.
"He said he wanted the boy destroyed, but now I am not so sure, Optimus." Megatron said.
"Sam is the Allspark. I am sure he is supposed to bring Cybertron back, but if Sentinel gets to him first; he will corrupt him and that I cannot allow. The boy is pure, and he belongs to us; if I must I will destroy Sentinel." I said with a snarl.
"Not alone you won't, let us end our war first. Then we team up our forces together, and show father who the true Cybertronians are." Megatron suggested extending his servo out to me.
I glanced at his outstretched servo, he wanted peace with me? Could it finally be could it be I am finally getting my brother back; after years of countless battle? I extend my servo to him; taking his clawed hand into my hand.
The second that I do, he yanks me forward with enough force; that our metal bodies hit making sparks fly. His other servo gently runs over my back, he must be remembering what he did to me, because he tenderly is running his clawed fingers over my back struts.
I glance up seeing his face hidden by the cowl; I move the cowl gently away. I see the damage for myself. The damage that I had caused him, when we battled in Egypt; I touch his face with a slight shy touch.
"I am sorry for that…" I say, wondering if that could ever be enough for what I did to him.
Megatron paused, for what seemed like an eternity.
"What you did was nothing compared to what I did to you." was all he said.
I make a sad keening sound, while his hand lightly; but quietly travels over my back still.
"I offlined you, my only brother." He replied holding me tighter.
I try not to break down; I really do mostly because of Prowl. Prowl is my second in command in command, but he is also takes things a bit more differently than my other mechs.
But it finally breaks, and I can no longer hold it in; my vision blurs from the energon misting in my optics. I finally am getting my brother back, all my hope I had finally comes full circle.
(Normal POV)
It was fair to say everyone was shocked, when Optimus and Prowl arrived with Megatron and Starscream in tow. The NEST troops, as well as trigger happy Ironhide were on guard the entire second they arrived.
"What are they doing here, Prime?" Ironhide demanded.
"We have come for a truce to all of this, it is pointless our father is the cause of all this. We just wish it to end, so we can start over." Megatron replied. "I do not wish to be like our father…"
Megatron was suddenly distracted by the human, who had once been his mortal enemy. Sam was walking out of the Autobot hanger, and the second his eyes found Megatron's blazing red optics a curious thing happened.
Megatron couldn't take his optics off of Sam; Starscream too was taken a little off guard by the boy. Megatron found his spark racing, as did Starscream both mechs walked slowly toward Sam. Who froze in panic, when he saw them approaching him.
"No, no, no, no, get back!" Sam yelled.
Megatron froze, and smiled.
"The war is over boy, we are trying to establish our places within my brother's team now. We are mending things now; can you not see that?" Megatron asked, as his optics turned a hint of purple.
"What's the matter with your optics?" Sam asked.
"He is a little anxious….." Starscream answered to be helpful.
"Anxious about what, sudden impact….?" Sam remarked in a snarky tone.
Megatron held out his clawed hand toward Sam.
"What….?" Sam asked.
"I wish to hold you…" Megatron said simply.
"What, yeah like that will happen…" Sam barked.
"Come on boy, come to me." Megatron replied.
Sam started to laugh, and not in a jolly way more like a stunned mocking laugh.
"Come to you…? Yeah right that'll happen like never…" Sam snapped.
:::… It will take time Megatron; do not forget you tried to kill him…::: Optimus said through private commlink.
:::…. I am not going to hurt him, in fact I would like to be friends with him….:::::
"I can hear you, Megatron…" Sam mumbled.
Megatron brought his servo back up frowning, he turned toward Optimus.
"I shall bring my men here, if this is alright with the insects." Megatron said.
"Megatron, they are not insects they are sentient beings treat them as such." Optimus remarked.
"Very well, Optimus; I still wish to finally have the boy's friendship he pleases me." Megatron said as he looked at Sam once more.
(Megatron's POV)
This boy was once my enemy and now, I am thinking these thoughts with him. I do not understand these feelings. I must be malfunctioning. Argggg, I am going mad that's what it is; I am infected with a dreaded virus. I can picture my processors dribbling out and rolling around on the ground, and Starscream saying 'Master your processors are rolling around on the floor shall I go get them for you?'
I made a sour sound and muse to myself wouldn't that be a sight for sore optics Starscream chasing around the ground after my processors have dribbled out of my body from some craze virus. I chuckle to myself at this weird and puzzling thought not realizing that eyes and optics are now on me.
I find myself being stared at by Optimus and his men, the humans known as NEST and even the boy along with Starscream.
"Megatron, are you alright?" Optimus asked me.
I look up at my younger brother, my baby brother the one I should have been protecting all along. The one father almost tore away from me, I had almost lost everything because of the fallen and father.
But no more, no I have my baby brother back; I moved so quick I startled Optimus. I grabbed him and imprisoned him in my servos in a tight hug. He held me too, Primus it felt good.
"I am sorry; please forgive me for what I have done to you." I said.
I just stand there holding Optimus, I can't believe at first how he accepted me; I was so evil to him in the past.
"Thank you for forgiving me." I say.
"I was afraid I had completely lost you, when you had killed me I thought there was no hope left." I heard him say his voice processors filled with static.
I needed to be alone with Optimus, we both needed to bond once more away from the humans. They would not understand the time we needed alone, they would frown on it.
:::….. I believe a spark cleansing is in order, brother…::::
Optimus looked right into my optics, and nodded.
"We will be back; we have something that needs to be attended too." Optimus said.
"Do you need me, Prime?" Ironhide asked.
"No, the war is over between us, our only enemies lay in Sentinel Prime and Unicron's sons Stargazer and BlackMaze." Optimus said.
The human known as Lennox walked up to Optimus and myself, my brother nodded for Lennox to speak.
"Optimus, we have to let the president, General Morshower, Charlotte Mearing, John Keller and the others about the peace treaty." Lennox replied.
"Very well, let me know if my presence is needed before Megatron and I attend to our personal business." Optimus said.
We waited while he contacted the other humans, and apparently after much persuasion we were granted permission onto the base. So, I had Starscream get the others while Optimus and I went off alone together bond together once more.
Apparently Starscream felt the need to bring the Witwicky boy with him, so he could prove to him he wasn't going to go squish in our presence. Starscream can be so meddlesome at times, but he does mean well.