TFA: Youngling

Ch.6~ It's Over, isn't it?

I raced over the young Prime who was quick to hand Stargazer to me and block a strike from Megatron. I turned and headed back toward the ship, Bulkhead was engaging Lugnut and Bumblebee was with Blitzwig. Entering the ship, I saw Ratchet race over to us, he quickly scanned Stargazer. She seemed to be in pain, he sighed and quickly reached behind her helm and she went limp.

"What was that?" I questioned.

"Her systems were glitching, she'll wake up in a bit, needed to give her system a reboot." He answered, I nodded at the older medic.

"I should head back out to help Prime," I stated setting Stargazer down against the wall.

"I'll watch her." Ratchet answered, I nodded and left the ship.

I will stop Megatron.

(Stargazer's POV)

I onlined, Ratchet must have reset my systems, I remember reading about that. Ratchet told me back home that's what had to be done to Sire when his glitch was really bad. Once my system stabilized, I turned to see Sari and the Professor looking on me concerned.

"I'm okay," I stated, leaning forward I smiled at them.

"You best leave the fighting to the others, young lady." Professor lectured; I shook my helm getting back to my pedes.

"I need to help them," I argued, I went to turn but I felt myself being lifted up.

"Not so fast bratling." Ratchet stated as I tried to squirm free. "Leave this to the others."

"They can't even dent me!" I argued, kicking a bit. "Let me go!"

"No way in the pit am I letting you rush back out there." He huffed, still holding me up. "Stay here."

"I can handle those Cons, I'm not a sparkling!"

"You're a youngling, not much better brat."

"I can fight."

"Can and should are two different things brat." He huffed and I felt my pedes hit the ground. "Stay here, you hear me?"

"No." I huffed, I felt him pull me back up.

"Then I ain't setting you down." He stated, and I crossed my servos over my chassis.

"You can't hold me like this forever."

"And you can't throw yourself at Cons just cause you have thicker plating."

"I also know how to fight and I have a battle computer."

"You're a youngling."

"So!"

"Did you give your caretakers this much trouble?"

"It's different."

"How?!"

"I can make a difference here! I can't do anything to Megatron back home but here, here I can do something!"

"You're a youngling!"

"He's gonna take everything away again… Please I can't sit back and watch him do that again… I can handle myself, please Rache, let me help…"

I felt him lower me to my pedes and I pushed up my visor to wipe the tears from my optics. Once I was done, I turned to see him with a servo to his forehelm looking deep in thought. He let out a loud sigh and crossed his servo over his chassis. He was going to tell me no, of course he was.

"Fine, but only because I know nothing short of an energon canon can hurt you." He stated, I felt a smile grow on my faceplate. "Don't make me regret this brat!"

"I won't, I promise." I chimed.

I went to leave the ship but I heard a noise and I saw Optimus burst through the door. I dodged him and saw Megatron stride into the ship, I snarled. I need to do something before he gets to the All Spark, I doubt him having that would be good.

"Ready for round three little one?" he quizzed.

I raced at him and slide under his swing and through his legs. Kicking off the wall I threw myself onto his backstruts and activated my blaster. Pointing it to his backstruts I fired a shot which sent him forward. Holding tightly, I adjusted myself, I missed his spark. I felt something on my pede and I was thrown.

I hit the wall and collapsed to the floor, getting back up I saw his facial expression had changed. So far, he had a cocky sneer, now I could see his rage showing through him. No, I can't be scared, I have to move. I saw something at my side grabbing it I raced at him again.

I slammed the item into him I saw sparks, I looked it was the thing Prowl used. Pulling it out I sliced at him, he stumbled back, I pushed forward shoving it into his knee joint. He collapsed forward I jumped back but I felt him grab my servo, his grip was tight.

He pulled me toward him and slammed his helm into mine, I cringed, that hurt more than I thought. I yanked my servo free and slapped his helm away. Dropping I kicked him in the jaw sending him stumbling back. This was not the Megatron I was scared of; he could barely make me feel pain. I can win.

Activating my blaster again I aimed it at him, he smirks and I glared harder. He opened his servo and I saw Professor Sumdac was in his servo. He carefully wrapped his servo around the man, one squeeze and he would kill the Professor I lowered my blaster. He smirked, rising to his pede he looked down at me smugly.

"That's the problem with you Autobots, you could win, but you won't, will you? Not when this organic would die? Pathetic." He mocked, I snarled at him.

"You can't hide behind the Professor forever." I hissed, he chuckled.

"Only until I get the All Spark." He stated, I saw him walk further into the ship.

I stalked behind him, he chuckled, he won't get away with this. I won't let him, as soon as the Professor is safe, I'll kill him. He entered a larger room and tossed a tarp off this generator-looking thing. Was this the All Spark? It was so small; he pressed something and revealed this ball of energy.

I watched as he raised it up to his chassis and parted his chestplates. I watched as he placed it in his spark chamber, I need to do something. His wounds healed instantly and he began to laugh, I strode toward him. This has to end, if he wins here, he will destroy everything. I have to do something.

"Want the human?" he mocked; he tossed the Professor and I launched myself to catch him.

Catching the man, I set him down, I saw something fly past my vision. He caught Optimus' axe and chuckled darkly before tossing in back to the sender. I got up and race at him, he went to punch me but I threw my body out of the way and grabbed his servo throwing him over me. Letting go of the servo I activated my blaster and aimed it at the mech as he lay there cackling.

"I like you." He stated, turning his gaze to me a wide grin on his faceplate.

I saw the axe fly at him again, this time he batted it away and pushed himself up. I saw Optimus rush in but he was quickly thrown aside by the large mech. If I want to do this, I have to hit his spark, it may explode though… It's the only option.

"Megatron!" I screamed, he turned to me grinning widely. "Let's dance."

He flew at me I couldn't even react as he threw me into the wall, I felt the metal bend behind me. I barely reacted in time to catch the fist that headed for my helm. Pushing back with all my strength made him take a few steps back. Peeling myself from the wall I ran at him, he went to grab me but I was able to sidestep and knee his servo before activated my blaster and shooting him in the chassis.

I saw his chestplates burst open and then I was enveloped by a blind light. I felt something pull me away and I only watched as Megatron flew away slowly being encompassed by the light. Then it flared and I felt a wave of energy throw me down. I did it, I hit the All Spark. I won!

(Optimus' POV)

I pulled Stargazer away from Megatron with my grapple, then I saw Megatron fly off. In mere astro-seconds he was engulfed in light before exploding. I fell back from the shockwave; Stargazer must have hit the All Spark. I can't believe what had just witnessed.

Stargazer had not only fought off but won against Megatron the Lord of the Decepticons. I was in awe, she was still a youngling, barely out of sparklinghood yet she had defeated the terror of the galaxy. When she had offered to help, I had agreed with Prowl on his judgement. She was young, too young… Yet, here she was…

"He's gone…" Stargazer stated, I looked to see her sitting up, tears falling from below her visor.

She basked in the moment a bit more before she seemed to realize something and shot to her pedes. She raced past me, I quickly tried to catch up with her. She was running through the ship madly finally she was outside and I saw her scan the area.

"Powler! Bee! Bulky!" she cried; she was worried about the others.

She must have heard something as she tore off, here I was exhausted yet she was running like she was still in the heat of the moment. I felt a servo on my backstruts, I turned to see Ratchet there. He had a hard-to-read expression, somewhere between pride, relief and something else.

"That brat." He commented, "She is something else…"

"She really is," I added.

(Stargazer's POV)

I raced down the hillside where I saw Prowl sitting, he was sparking and clearly hurt. Jumping over a small bush I stumbled to a stop before him, he looked at me concerned. I wish I knew what to do, things were so different here. I felt the tears build up again, I can't do anything…

Wait, I quickly pulled the key from my subspace and thrust it toward him. He reached over and guided my servo I watched as a port opened and the key plugged in. Soon I saw him heal before me, I smiled tears falling down my cheeks. He was better… Thank Primus…

"You're okay…" I muttered; I fell to my kneeplates. "Thank Primus it's over…"

"Are you hurt?" he quizzed leaning toward me cupping my cheekplate.

"I'm okay," I replied pressing my helm into his servo. "Everything is gonna be okay."

"Don't worry me like that!" he yelled, I flinched at his tone. "You could have been hurt..."

"He couldn't have hurt me if he tried." I soothed, he pulled me into his chest.

"You're only a youngling!" he lectured; this was just like… "I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to you!"

"I-I'm sorry…" I apologized, I made him worry…

"Don't ever do something like that again…" he pleaded, I nodded as he held me tighter.

"I'm sorry…"

"Don't scare me like that…"

I buried my faceplate into his chestplates, he was worried about me just like Rache was back then. It was just like back then, no, this was different. I was fine, all of them had been hurt. Yet. Why do I still feel like I did something bad? I felt myself begin to sob, he rubbed a servo up and down my backstruts.

"It's all okay, I've got you." He hushed.

Why am I always being a burden?

(Later)

I sat on ships medberth and Ratchet looked me over, I worried everyone, at least the key had been able to heal the others. But Sari's Dad was missing, it made no sense. I had put him down, he should have run away, right? I felt Ratchet grab my chinplate and turn my helm left to right.

"Seems I was right, not even a dent on you." He stated and he pulled back. "Stargazer, why didn't you tell us you have glitch?"

"A glitch? I don't, at least I don't think I do? I mean Sire had one…" I replied, he nodded as I looked at him confused.

"So, you've never had what happened before Prowl brought you to the ship happen before?" he quizzed, I nodded.

"Yeah, but that was just my doorwing sensors. Something must have hit them funny. It's the reason I don't have mine anymore, they were too sensitive so they were removed." I explained, motioned me to turn and I did.

I felt him poke around, one made me wince, did I hurt them again? Or maybe I just hit them funny when I was thrown into the cliffside. Still, it seemed odd, they never gave me a problem back at base. Ratchet mentioned a glitch, did I have one like Sire?

"When were they removed?" he quizzed.

"I was maybe a decacycle old," I answered, I heard him grumble curses. "Is something wrong with them?"

"Sit still I need to make a patch, there are openings that lead directly where your internal sensors are. Which probably triggered the glitch you had earlier." He ranted, a glitch, is that what a glitch felt like?

"So that's a glitch…" I muttered, "that must be hard on him…"

"On who?" Ratchet grumbled as he began to work on me.

"My Sire, everyone told me he had a really bad glitch, his processor would get overloaded and he'd crash… Carrier told me it happened a lot, especially during the war… He'd work so hard on planning battles and missions that he'd crash…" I explained, had Sire known he was going to die when he pushed Carrier away that day.

"Sounds like you inherited it, kid." He replied, I wonder if they knew I'd get the same glitch? "You're thinking too hard."

"I just… Sometimes I wonder what they'd think… Stupid I know, they're gone…" I muttered, I felt him rub my helm roughly.

"You are definitely not stupid, reckless yes, but not stupid." Ratchet grumbled, I chuckled. "I'm sure they're watching over you."

"I really hope so…" I mumbled.