I give up, the more chapter views I get, the fewer reviews, so all well. I've got testing for the next few weeks, so I won't be doing much on sites. But, whatever, enjoy!
Shadows of Them
Pax
Destiny Prime's head was swimming, her mind struggling to remember where she was. She didn't dare turn on her optics until she knew where she was, she felt a hand on her face, a familiar one, "Reddy?" she whispered, flickering her optics on, Red Alert's arms around her.
"Good to see you're back online. How do you feel?" he whispered.
"Like I was crushed my Megatron." Everything came back to her all at once, and she started looking around frantically, "Where is it? Is it okay? Reddy?"
"Sh-sh… calm down Arie, it's okay, it should come online soon love." He gently stroked her cheek, nuzzling her to calm her, he then smiled and whispered, "It's a she by the way, what do you want to name her?"
Destiny moved over so she could see the tiny, Minicons-sized, mostly black, purple and red sparkling with a yellow visor and blue fiber-optics 'hairs' forming a short hairline with two long almost braded bunches down it's back, she had a small blue cross on her forehead. The little one's optics glowed through the visor, she was almost ready to come online. Destiny reached out and touched the little one's grey face, then picked it up and held her close.
Red Alert couldn't help but smile at the sight, hugging Destiny and the sparkling close, "Well love?"
She looked to the ground, she then leaned her head back to look at Red Alert, "I want you to name her."
He looked at the little one, brushing her face and whispering, "She looks so peaceful… hum… Pax. What do you think of Pax, Love?"
She leaned back and kissed him briefly, cradling the sparkling, "It's a good name, if not very creative." She teased. She again looked back at the sparkling, it was beginning to struggle, trying to come online, "Come online Pax, cone online baby…"
Optimus Prime gaped at his bondmate, the femme who had been his bondmate for millions of years; she was actually asking him to abandon the Autobots, to abandon his friends, comrades and the cause. "Elita, you can't be serious."
Elita-1 looked up into his optics and shook her head, "I am Paxie; I'm dead serious. The council probably won't let you leave anyway… if you stay by your own free will-"
"Elita… You know I can't do that. Elita- are you even aware of the Black Hole threatening to destroy everything? I have to stop it, and so does my team."
She shook her head, "Family always takes a backseat to war doesn't it?"
He looked at her, baffled, "Elita, that isn't-"
"I know you don't think so, but that's always been your attitude- that the cause needed you more than we did. We know you love us anyway… things would just be easier for you and your team if you told he council that you wanted to be here on your own…"
He shook his head, "Elita, if I walk away from the Black Hole, then it would come back to haunt all of us- I can't let that happen. I have to stop it and Megatron so that you don't have to worry."
She was silent a moment, hanging her head, clutching his arm, "Even if it means us losing you?"
Optimus looked at her, and finally whispered, "That won't happen."
"But it already did. I'm not stupid, I felt it every time your spark almost went out, or when it did. I love you- I can't stand to lose you again, not one more time."
He rested his head-crest on hers, and choked out, "I love you too, and I promise that won't happen."
"Don't make promises you can't keep Paxie."
Aquarius Prime's voice reached them through the back hall, "Elita! Elita! They're back! Come quick!"
Elita grabbed his hand and pulled him along after her, "Hurry up- don't you want to see Destiny and Red Alert?"
When they entered the main room, Arial Alert(Ace) and Code Red(Cody) were waiting by the door, still arguing whether or not the new sparkling would be a femme or mech (with Chaser referring). Vector Prime was speaking with the other servants of Primus, whilst Scattershot, Landmine, Hotshot, Jetfire, Turbine, Orion Pax 2, Override, Blurr, and DeathScythe were talking quietly off on their own, while the kids and Minicons were talking to a few Minicons that lived on the planet.
The entrance opened, and the first person they saw was Red Alert, he was steadying Destiny Prime, and she was carrying a tiny Cybertronian. She looked at Optimus and smiled, "Hi Demority."
"Mommy! Daddy!" Cody and Ace shouted, running to them, "Whatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisit?" The twins shouted.
"Sh! She just fell asleep! She needs to recharge more than you did when you were her age."
"So… it's a she?" Ace asked smugly.
Red Alert chuckled, "Don't get cocky sweetheart."
Hotshot moved toward them, "Red- what in the name of Primus is wrong with you? Why didn't you tell us!"
Destiny handed the sparkling to Red Alert and looked to the Autobots, "It's my fault- I shouldn't have yanked him back and forth through the warp. It took a while for me to convince the council he wasn't going to tell you guys, and even then they didn't exactly trust him."
Elita moved toward them, and looked at Red Alert, "You're actually letting her walk around?" She teased, and before he could answer said, "So what's her name?" motioning to the tiny Cybertronian.
Destiny smiled, "Pax- and don't say a thing to me about the name- Reddy was the one who named her."
Elita chuckled, "Of course the scientist would come up with a name that… well, lacking in creativity." Red Alert shook his head, and handed Pax to Elita cautiously, as if afraid she would break if she left his or Destiny's arms.
She snickered tenderly, "I felt the same way when Orion and Destiny were young. Believe me Red, I won't let anything happen to little Pax."
Everyone seemed to be talking at once, Orion, Turbine, and DeathScythe were bantering on about how cute she was, even Jetfire mumbled about the cuteness of Pax. Destiny looked at Optimus, and moved over to talk to him, "Demority?"
Optimus put a hand on her shoulder, and whispered, "I missed you Ariel Pax."
"I missed you too Optimus. I wish I could've told you we were alive but-"
"It's alright. I understand."
Red Alert touched Destiny's arm, "You and Pax should go to recharge Love. I don't think it'll be good for her to be online with this many people around yet." He murmured.
She nodded, and looked at Optimus briefly, then moving over and taking Pax back into her arms. She walked toward the guardian quarters, murmuring softly to the sparkling.
"Is she…?" Jetfire asked Red Alert carefully.
"She'll be alright- her internal systems are still unstable, but other than that…"
"Daddy! Ace hit me!" Cody yelled, running up to Red Alert.
Ace followed, "Liar! Daddy! He's lying!"
Red Alert seemed at a loss, Elita spoke up, "I think it's time for you to put them to recharge too." She motioned to the bickering sparklings.
DeathScythe nodded in agreement, "You should go to bed too Chaser."
Chaser's green optics welled beneath his clear visor, "But I'm not tired!" he whined.
DeathScythe shook her head and picked him up, "Come on Blurr, good-night everyone."
"Mom! Putmedownputmedownputmedown!" He shouted, crying and kicking. Blurr followed shortly after, waving goodnight to the others. Red Alert shooed Ace and Cody down the hall too, not even acknowledging the other's existence.
"Did you see that? It was like he doesn't even-" Hotshot began, but Elita waved her hand dismissively.
"Everyone who comes here from being in the war changes- especially when they find what they loved ones they thought were dead." She explained quietly.
Turbine shook her head, "Not everyone changes that much…"
Elita looked to Orion, a small smile on her face, "And some change more."
The door opened, and a tall silver, white and gold femme entered. Her visor was soft blue, and her face was stern. "Where's Destiny Prime." It was clearly an order, not a suggestion.
Elita stepped up, "She is in recharge, where she should be. She needs rest not a conversation with a council member Starr Prime."
"She asked me to find her as soon as-"
"Did you not here me Starr? Destiny needs rest, as does Pax!" Elita snapped with a half-mocking stuck-up tone.
Starr looked over to Aquarius Prime, but then said, "I may be of higher rank than her, but I'm trying to help her! She asked me to find help for these bamboozles that followed her and her bondmate through the portal! And I don't know what your foolish Autobot codes are- but Servants of Primus keep their promises!"
Elita gaped a moment, not quite sure what to say. But then Destiny was in the doorway, whispering, "Well Starr? What did he say?"
Starr nodded, "He's willing to hear your case. He may even go further with it."
"Right, I'll go now." Her footing slipped, and Destiny fell to her knees.
"No you won't." Red Alert was behind her, pulling her back to her feet, mumbling, "I don't know how you even got out here in the first place…"
"I'm fine Reddy, don't be silly."
"Don't pull that." He growled, he then turned to Starr, "She's not going anywhere tonight. Understand?"
Starr nodded, "He'll wait until tomorrow morning."
"He is not that patient Starr. I'll go now-"
"You will not Arie." Red Alert mumbled.
Hotshot blinked, looking around, seeing others just as confused and somewhat frightened alike him. Turbine was looking at Jetfire with amazement, a small smile on her face, when no one was looking she tapped his shoulder, then tapped her right wrist to his, a spark going between them, and she looked at him questioningly, and he nodded, grabbing her hand in his. A smile broke out beneath his mask- she remembered.
"Pax hum?" Starr asked. "The name suits her- she is going to be a good Servant of Primus one day, she's going to keep the soon to come peace."
"What do you mean?" Destiny growled.
"Everything is written in the stars Destiny- everything that has ever been, or ever will be, you just need to know how to read them." She again looked to the Primes, then said, "Jiuk zsav shaul ri su go radjan di kiasi."
"Su radjan di kiasi." Destiny answered.
"Are you sure you want to go this soon?"
"As sure as I'm a creator of three." Destiny responded tartly. She looked over her shoulder at Red Alert, "I can make it back to our quarters- and I'll stop in and say goodnight to them, can you help Elita and the others show them to the temporary quarters?"
Red Alert shook his head, "No- I'll go with you- goodnight friends." He left with Destiny.
"I'll be back at first sunrise." Starr muttered, walking out the door.
Elita was silent a moment, she then gestured down another hall, "Come this way- there are plenty of rooms- you kids and Minicons alright with sleeping in the Minicons quarters?" They nodded, and everyone followed Elita and the Primes down the hall, Orion going out the door saying he needed to go someplace.
Turbine and Jetfire hung back and when the others were halfway down the hall Turbine pulled Jetfire in the opposite direction, "Jetfire- are we…?"
He nodded, "It took a lot of control for me not to tell you- I just wanted you to remember our bond first. I love you- you know that?" She nodded, and then pulled his arm, "Huh?"
"You are my bondmate correct?" He nodded, "So then come with me."
"Where?"
She smiled, still tugging him, "To my quarters- maybe yours too soon enough." She opened the door to her quarters, and then pushed him in playfully.
Elita pointed to the rooms the group would stay in, "You can decide amongst yourselves who recharges where- Spitfire!" She called, a green Minicon left a room promptly, chattering questioningly, "Show those humans and Minicons to the Minicon quarters. Alright?"
Optimus looked at the Minicon, "Spitfire? Destiny's partner?"
Elita nodded, shooing the tiny robots and humans in the right direction, she turned to leave, but Optimus stopped her, grabbing her arm, "What?"
"I want to talk to you."
Elita glanced at the Autobots and shook her head, "Fine- but not here. Come with me." She took him down the hall and around a corner. She looked at him when they were around the corner, smiling, "Well? What is it?" She leaned back on the wall, hands behind her head.
Optimus looked away from her face, the seductive position she was in making him nervous and agitated, "Elita- please! I want to be serious!"
"I know Paxie, I just… well… you know how long it's been just like I do…" She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I know, but please… You need to understand-"
"I do- you're team needs you for now, but we can wait here for you- on Tolerace, until all are one." She rested her head on his, nuzzling him, "You can be such a pain in the aft, or the gentlest mech in the universe. I love you Optimus Prime- and I want to spend the night with you tonight, just like we did when the war itself was just a challenge- that we knew we could overcome together."
Optimus smiled, "And everyone says I make long speeches."
"You do hon, now come on."
Done, happy? Anyway, RnR please-Now I have my last HW assignment to complete. YESSSSS!