Chapter 7
"Optimus, sir...she called him Galvatrash!"
Silently, Optimus Prime rolled his optics. Wheeljack had brought both Brina and Neil to him, and they had been since turned over to Red Alert. And now he had decided to take the liberty of expressing his displeasure at the fact Brina had spoken ill of the former Decepticon leader.
"Calm down, Wheeljack. I don't think Brina would call anyone that, especially someone she's never met. Now go and report for duty, understand?"
"Yes, sir."
Now in the quiet serenity of his office, Optimus sat down to think. There was only one Transformer who ever added 'trash' to the end of Galvatron's name. She was the only one to ever say that.
"Firestorm."
Back downstairs, Red Alert hooked up scanners and sensors to Brina first. He had been mildly surprised when she referred to him as 'Redster' when she walked in. And she had a smirk that reminded him of Firestorm. Neil looked almost familiar as well, in some inconceivable way.
"There's no need to be afraid, kids. None of this is designed to hurt," the medic said reassuringly, beginning the scans. What he saw startled him.
It was as if she were harboring two hearts!
Red Alert tapped his comm unit.
"Optimus, this is Red Alert. You should come down here and check this out stat."
Prime was almost floored.
"Are you sure, Red Alert!"
"As sure as I can be from the initial scans. I'm running more detailed readings now."
The computer beeped.
"Here we go," the medic said, pulling the readings and examining them.
"No doubt about it, Optimus. Brina MacPhearson, by some miracle, has two minds and two hearts. And here's the kicker. One of them is an Autobot spark."
"So the story is true," called Neil triumphantly.
When he was examined, it was found that Neil also harbored a spark. However, this one seemed to be different from Brina's.
"Galvatron?"
"No. But I get the feeling it is one of the ones we lost in the battle with Unicron. This would explain why these children know what they know."
Optimus absorbed this information.
"So is there any way to reclaim the sparks from the children, Red Alert?"
"None that I can see yet, sir. But now that we know, I can work on a solution to this problem. In the meantime, I might suggest we double our efforts to finish the new bodies for Galvatron and Starscream. We should also try to find Galvatron's spark as well."
"I'll go," said Neil from his slab.
"No, Neil. It's far too dangerous. Besides, Red Alert needs you here to find a way to reclaim the spark you harbor," said Optimus almost at once.
"I have an idea. Optimus, let Neil go back and look for Galvatron's spark. I think he would be able to find it a lot better than any of us could. I could stay here on Cybertron and help Red Alert," Brina said.
Optimus considered this carefully. It was probably the best course of action.
"Very well then, Brina. You'll remain here to assist Red Alert. Neil, you'll go with Jetfire and Hotshot back to Earth to find Galvatron's spark."
"Optimus, sir...she called him Galvatrash!"
Silently, Optimus Prime rolled his optics. Wheeljack had brought both Brina and Neil to him, and they had been since turned over to Red Alert. And now he had decided to take the liberty of expressing his displeasure at the fact Brina had spoken ill of the former Decepticon leader.
"Calm down, Wheeljack. I don't think Brina would call anyone that, especially someone she's never met. Now go and report for duty, understand?"
"Yes, sir."
Now in the quiet serenity of his office, Optimus sat down to think. There was only one Transformer who ever added 'trash' to the end of Galvatron's name. She was the only one to ever say that.
"Firestorm."
Back downstairs, Red Alert hooked up scanners and sensors to Brina first. He had been mildly surprised when she referred to him as 'Redster' when she walked in. And she had a smirk that reminded him of Firestorm. Neil looked almost familiar as well, in some inconceivable way.
"There's no need to be afraid, kids. None of this is designed to hurt," the medic said reassuringly, beginning the scans. What he saw startled him.
It was as if she were harboring two hearts!
Red Alert tapped his comm unit.
"Optimus, this is Red Alert. You should come down here and check this out stat."
Prime was almost floored.
"Are you sure, Red Alert!"
"As sure as I can be from the initial scans. I'm running more detailed readings now."
The computer beeped.
"Here we go," the medic said, pulling the readings and examining them.
"No doubt about it, Optimus. Brina MacPhearson, by some miracle, has two minds and two hearts. And here's the kicker. One of them is an Autobot spark."
"So the story is true," called Neil triumphantly.
When he was examined, it was found that Neil also harbored a spark. However, this one seemed to be different from Brina's.
"Galvatron?"
"No. But I get the feeling it is one of the ones we lost in the battle with Unicron. This would explain why these children know what they know."
Optimus absorbed this information.
"So is there any way to reclaim the sparks from the children, Red Alert?"
"None that I can see yet, sir. But now that we know, I can work on a solution to this problem. In the meantime, I might suggest we double our efforts to finish the new bodies for Galvatron and Starscream. We should also try to find Galvatron's spark as well."
"I'll go," said Neil from his slab.
"No, Neil. It's far too dangerous. Besides, Red Alert needs you here to find a way to reclaim the spark you harbor," said Optimus almost at once.
"I have an idea. Optimus, let Neil go back and look for Galvatron's spark. I think he would be able to find it a lot better than any of us could. I could stay here on Cybertron and help Red Alert," Brina said.
Optimus considered this carefully. It was probably the best course of action.
"Very well then, Brina. You'll remain here to assist Red Alert. Neil, you'll go with Jetfire and Hotshot back to Earth to find Galvatron's spark."
