Chapter 5
Finally, the year came full circle.
Sam walked out of his home for the last time wearing a dull gold T-shirt, a silver jacket half-way zipped over that, jeans, and sneakers. Across his back was a black knap-sack filled with some clothes, Blitz safely in capsule form in his pocket. His hair, for some reason, hadn't grown at all and had begun to get metallic silver highlights over the past year, but he thought it looked cool so he didn't put up a big fuss about it. Primus met him right outside his door, silver optics gazing sadly at his favorite human.
"Well, this is it. I've taught you all I can with the time I've been given." Primus said.
"And I appreciate every second of it, even though you were a slave driver." Sam joked, hugging the holoform tightly.
"Trust your instincts; they'll never lead you wrong. And try to have some fun little one, as well as try to stay out of trouble." The deity said, poking the other in the shoulder.
"Well…two out of three isn't that bad." Sam said, smirking. "After all, I'm an alien bad-news magnet. So where is the Matrix?"
"Here it is now."
The human smiled when he saw the Matrix appear, glowing brighter than ever before. It circled around him almost happily.
"It has almost been pining for you. Now, since the bond between you two is completed, the Matrix can enter you without damage to you."
"Uh…what?" Was the intelligent reply.
Primus just chuckled.
"You want to carry it around in your hands for the rest of your life? This way, it'll always be near you and you'll be able to call it with a thought. Think of it as being in your chest plates if that makes it easier."
"Oh, alright." Sam said.
As soon as it got the affirmative, the Matrix flew at Sam's chest, fading right into it.
"That felt a little weird."
"I bet it did. Now, the Matrix will return you after I explain something. As you know, this place exists in a different time and place altogether. The flow of time here is much different compared to other places."
"Okay…so that means more than almost two years have passed for my home dimension." Sam deduced. "How much passed."
"Almost twenty years Sam." Primus answered, a sad look in his optics. "And much has changed. I would be unable to explain it to you, this is something you must see for yourself."
"Gee, great way to make me excited to return home Primus." Sam grinned, trying to cheer the other up. "I'm sure it'll work out alright."
"I hope you are right little one. It is time for you to return home, remember, I will be keeping an optic on you." Primus said.
Sam only had time to nod before a pillar of light appeared around him. Primus watched as Sam was taken back home.
"I hope Sam can do this…otherwise his world will be destroyed."