Okay; I just had to do it. Song-fic-ish chappie. Lyrics by Brendan Graham; song by Russell Watson.
Override toy: Aren't you going to introduce our new friend?
Oh yeah! Everyone, meet our newest addition; Crosswise? WTS? They call him Smokescreen half the time in the show! Can't they make up their slaggin minds! The only thing I know you are is the monster hunter. Let's just call you that to avoid confusion. Okay?
Crosswise (Monster Hunter) toy: Hey! Zat iz not nice! You zaren't bezing fair to za Hasbro people. Sees Thunder Blast You! Aims weapon at her
Thunder Blast toy: Aims weapon at him You're the bastard who trapped me in that cave for thirty years!
You two stop fighting right now or I'll make you fall in love!
Both: WHAT!
Wind Razor toy: Uht oh…
Red Alert toy: Uhm…
Hotshot toy: She's kidding.
Optimus Prime toy: Lemme out!
Override: Just get on with the fic.
Not who you think I am
Ariel's Destiny
Ariel Pax folded on the med-table; she wanted to be herself, not Destiny. But there was nothing she could viably do; she was past the point of no return as far as upgrading was concerned. Worst of all, Red Alert wasn't breathing a word to her about what he thought was wrong. Not to mention that now the entire base knew about her freak accident as a sparkling; and it wouldn't be long before word reached Elita-1 and Orion Pax II. She couldn't help but want to cry.
Alexis walked in, carrying a radio under her arm, "Hey Ariel; I thought some music might do you good."
"Thanks Alexis but I don't think-"
"Just listen to this song I have on CD for you. It's called "You raise me up." Alexis put the CD in the player and adjusted the volume so it would be loud enough for her to here.
When I am down and,
Oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then,
I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up,
So I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up,
To walk on stormy seas;
I am strong,
When I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up,
To more than I can be.
You raise me up,
So I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up,
To walk on stormy seas;
I am strong,
When I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up,
To more than I can be.
There is no life oh no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes,
I think I glimpse eternity.
You raise me up!
Alexis looked at Ariel, wondering if she would respond at all to the song. Ariel finally nodded and smiled down on her, "Thanks Alexis; I guess I'm just scared. I mean… I'll be an entirely different person when I upgrade… I've seen bot's with single sparks lose it when they upgrade, become so different… and I'm going to merge with Destiny… I definitely won't be me anymore."
"Don't be like that Ariel; you will be you; no matter what happens."
Red Alert entered silently, glancing at Alexis, he whispered, "Alexis, would you mind? I need to speak with Ariel a moment."
"Did you finally figure out why I'm upgrading?" Ariel piped hopefully
"No… But I do have a few theories…" he trailed off; looking on silently.
"Do you mind Alexis? We kinda do have to talk."
"Not at all." Alexis scurried out, hoping Ariel was alright.
As soon as she was gone; Ariel turned again to Red Alert, "Well Reddy? What do you think it is?"
"There are four major possibilities; one is because your injury was finished repairing and because your body was held under pressure so it-"
"Reddy." She interrupted tartly, "I love you and all Reddy, but I want the short version."
"Built up energy wanting to upgrade finally get its chance. You do the math. It's the most likely and arguably best situation. Another possibility is a virus that can affect the up-grading systems. It could also be a side effect from the transformation to human; though that would be peculiar, since Hotshot and I would also have been effected."
"And the last?"
"Um… The last was… unimportant…"
"Reddy…"
"Alright, but just know that I doubt this one due to it's unlikelihood in femmes in general; let alone at your body age."
She raised an optic-ridge in suspicion, this was something big, "Reddy Alert, what is it?"
"Well- eh… Femmes with your body-age could potentially spark, however the spark would only be able to develop to a point; then the body would need to upgrade so the spark would be alright…"
Her optics were wide, her jaw to the floor, "Reddy do you really think that that is a possibility?"
"It… it is possible… Ariel I-"
She didn't let him finish, she was far too upset to let him go on. "Red; I don't want to bring a sparkling into this war…"
"I know Ariel I know… I don't either… but there's nothing we can do about it now. We just have to wait and see…" She grabbed his arm, clutching it like she was both afraid and in pain. He patted her arm, cradling her slightly. "Are you alright Arie?" He whispered fondly; knowing full well she wasn't well.
"I know… I don't want to upgrade but…Oh Red…"
"Sh-sh… sh…I know Arie, and I'm going try to find out for sure what's wrong so I can possibly stop your upgrade. I love you so much; so I want to help you."
"Red… when I blend with Destiny… will you still love me?"
"Ariel- you could change everything about you; you could become a Decepticon even, and I would still love you. As long as it's still you, on the inside at least, I'll still love you. If someone entirely new took over your body however-"
"Red! I love you soooooooo much! Thank you." She chuckled slightly, nuzzling his chest. "Red? Could you go tell Optimus that I'm fine? Just let me upgrade. I'll… Destiny and I'll… We'll be fine." He nodded and headed for the door, stopping to flip around a shimmering piece of metal on the wall used to see into an injured Autobot if the need ever arose.
As soon as he was gone Destiny's face appeared on the reflective surface, "Ariel: I never meant us to merge if you weren't ready, my stunt probably didn't help your situation-"
Ariel waved her hand dismissively and smiled, hugging herself slightly, "It would've happened eventually anyway. Don't worry about it. So long as I'm with sound mind, and know my family's alright."
"Ariel; there's something I never told you about being a servant of Primus…"
Ariel looked up to the reflection, optic-ridge raised. "What exactly did you forget to mention? You wouldn't know much about any new rules."
"I forgot to tell you that; if Primus asks you to go to him, you will go. If he asks you to stay with him and the other servants you will stay. If he assigns you to a mission you must fulfill it. If he gives you an order you must obey it. If he forbids you from doing something, you shall not do it."
"What's your point?"
"He will want you, us, to train with him and the servants, to learn how to use the power he has granted with control. And if you are truly with spark, chances are it will be a servant aswell. You'd be the first servant to have a sparkling so it would be unsure if…"
"Destiny… I-I… You know that I can't leave Red and Optimus. I can't abandon Orion Pax II and Elita-1…" The pair sat silently for a long moment, Ariel shaking her head.
"Ariel Pax… I understand that if… no… when we are ordered to go to him and train it will be hard, for both of us, but we won't have a choice. I'm sorry, but there is nothing more I could possibly do. Nothing we could possibly do." Ariel started to shake from holding back the liquid in her optics. Destiny was cringing in pain, shaking her head to try to clear it, "It's too late to stop the transformation. Please stop fighting it before you make the transformation more painful for both of us."
"No… Reddy… Demority…"
"Ariel… please… stop… you're going to hurt yourself."
"I'm going to lose myself to us. I'm going to… in a sense… die because of Primus' decision to save me…"
"Ariel, we are merely going to become one single spark, we shall still have both personas, both sets of memory."
"Okay. Okay… I-I'll just let it come."
To be continued…
Ah… done… one; two chapters tops left to go.
Red Alert: Oh Primus…
Monster Hunter: Zat iz one sad story. Zofar.
Dude… what exactly is your accent anyway? Russian? German? I know it's not French. The only one who is dumb enough to have a French accent, Frenchie, or Mudflap as his "real" name is. He's just Frenchie.
Override: Anyway, review please!
Thunder Blast: Lem'me at that slaggin sonova-
Optimus: Shut up! Lem'me ou-ut!
