Chapter 8 – Faded Memories: Part 3
Predacon…I don't care what you say. Silverbolt is not dead. He is still alive. He is still within your Spark, whether you want to believe it or not. I know it… After all, why did you hesitate to kill me, when you could've done so quickly and effortlessly?
It's proof enough for me... Silverbolt... He's like my brother. We might not have grown up together, but we shared a powerful bond. We were always there for each other; we could always depend on each other. Friendship like that, especially during a time of war, is rare. And if I don't try, I'll never bring him back. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't at least try my best.
That is why I am calling you out like this. I'm not doing it because of stubbornness; I'm not doing it out of spite. I'm doing it…
For the sake of my best friend.
I will face you, Predacon, and I will succeed. Silverbolt will come back to us… Come back to me. And I will have him back.
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Ratchet… You stubborn bastard. You don't understand it, do you? Silverbolt is gone, history. When Master Unicron reformatted me, your Autobot friend died. He is nothing more than a thing of the past, and he is nothing more than a shadow of my old self.
And yet, his memories haunt me…They constantly show me the life that used to be mine. But I don't want it! I don't want any of it! All they do is bring me confusion and pain... Just the mere thought of those memories is enough to make me stop and catch my breath... But I will stop the suffering you're causing me. I will stop this problem at it's source…You…
That is why I am coming to you like this. I'm not doing it for bloodlust; I'm not doing it for the hell of it. I'm doing it…
For the sake of myself.
I will face you, Ratchet, and I will succeed. Silverbolt is dead, and soon, you will be along with him.
North America, Lake Superior
Ratchet slowly drove on the road surrounding the massive Lake Superior. His mind was plagued by thoughts of Silverbolt and Predacon. For the longest time, he searched for his fallen comrade. And now, at the peak of the Cybertronian Civil War, he had finally found him. He was with the God of Chaos, Unicron. And Unicron was currently orbiting the Earth. Thus, all Ratchet had to do was bide his time until Predacon would show himself again.
Fortunately, he wouldn't have to wait long.
He slowly came to a stop, and shifted into his robot mode. Ratchet looked up at the sound of rotary engines, and found Predacon's airborne beast mode glaring down at him. The beast remained in the air for a moment, before shifting into his mech form. He landed hard on the ground, causing it to shake slightly.
"Ratchet." Predacon greeted with a frown.
"Silverbolt." The aged Autobot replied.
The two lone mechs glared at each other, with the sun slowly setting over the snowy mountains in the background.