Author's note: So I'm not sure what exactly woke up the Autobots from their stasis pods since I don't know the whole storyline to TFA, so I just had it that it just ends up happening ^^' plus this is an AU story, so...XD
Chapter summary: The Autobots awaken after being in stasis for fifty years, where were they? And was Sigma still alive?
"Hello" Normal talk.
"Hello" Talking through the bond.
"Hello" Com-link/Private Com-link.
"Hello" Thoughts.
None of the Autobots were exactly sure what had brought them out of their stasis, but all they knew was that they started to wake up inside the stasis pods and they opened.
Ome slowly stepped out and groaned, her joints were stiff.
"My joints are stiff" Bumblebee complained.
"Where are we anyway?" Bulkhead asked.
Ome's thoughts jumped straight to her Sire as her processor caught up with her, remembering the Nemesis and her Sire's order to go in the stasis pods for protection, the lights inside the ship were off. She shook off her stiffness before she ran over to the nearest console, she flew up onto the seat "Sire! Sire can you hear me?" she asked as she patted the console.
"He must have activated his own stasis after he crashed in…wherever here is" Ratchet replied as he finally got his bearings.
"Can he wake up from it?" Ome asked.
"He can but he might be a little groggy" Ratchet replied.
Ome looked back to the console "Sire…?" she said and patted the console again.
There was a soft groan as the lights slowly started to turn on "Ome…?" was Omega's groggy response.
Ome breathed a sigh of relief and smiled "You're ok" she said.
"Mm-hm…I'm ok" Omega replied, his speech was a little slurred from grogginess and was slowly getting his bearings.
"Omega do you remember what happened?" Optimus asked, but was patient as he waited for an answer from the Guardian.
"Yes…I fired on the Nemesis, no idea where it crashed" Omega replied "my…my engine blew out, crashed here"
Ratchet nodded "Alright, I'll see if I can repair it" he assured.
"So how long were we actually in stasis for?" Bumblebee asked.
"If our joints were stiff it must have been quite some time" Ratchet replied.
"I'll check" Omega said, starting to sound more with it as he got his bearings, and checked his internal chronometer as that had been one of the vital systems that hadn't turned off when he activated his own stasis "oh…"
Ome frowned a little "That doesn't sound like a good 'oh'" she replied.
"Well…according to my internal chronometer, we have been in stasis for fifty years" Omega said.
"Fifty years?!" Bumblebee exclaimed.
"It didn't feel that long" Bulkhead added as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"It won't do when you're in stasis" Ratchet replied "to us it would feel like no time passed at all"
"Wait, Sire Ratchet said that your injuries from the Battle of Iacon would take a year to heal right? If we've been in stasis for fifty years, then you should be able to transform without any pain" Ome said.
"That's…a good point actually" Ratchet added "but I'll need to fix your engine that blew out on you Omega before you decide to transform"
"Alright" Omega replied.
"Any ideas where we are?" Prowl asked as he looked out the window "from what I can see, this planet looks organic"
Ome had a look as well "Whoa, it's so green" she added.
"According to my navigation system, we are on a planet known as Earth" Omega replied "but we may have a little problem"
"When don't we?" Bumblebee muttered.
"What's the problem?" Optimus asked.
"This planet has advanced organic life on it" Omega replied.
"You mean bipedal creatures?" Prowl asked.
"Exactly, they are called humans from what I can gather online" Omega replied "surprisingly they are around Ome's size or taller, but none reach an average Cybertronian height"
"I don't know whether to be glad or not" Ome joked.
"Are there any of these 'humans' around?" Optimus asked.
"Not on this island no" Omega replied.
"Alright, Ratchet you go and fix Omega's engine, Omega once that engine is fixed you can try and transform" Optimus said "the rest of us are going to head out to look around the area"
"Sounds good to me" Bumblebee replied with a smile.
Ome was about to get off the seat she was sitting on, but she paused as her thoughts jumped to someone else "Uncle Sigma" she whispered, was her Uncle still on Cybertron? Had he changed? Was he even still alive?
Omega heard his daughter's whisper as he thought about his younger brother "Optimus, Ome will catch up with you, she and I need to talk about something" he said, it was partially the truth but no one on their team knew of the family bond they had with Sigma.
Optimus nodded "Alright" he replied before looking to Bumblebee, Prowl and Bulkhead "let's go team" he walked out of the bridge.
"Let's check this place out!" Bumblebee said as he pumped a fist in the air before following Optimus.
Bulkhead and Prowl followed after him.
"I'll be in the engine room if you need me" Ratchet said before he walked out.
Now that it was just Ome on the bridge, she and her Sire turned their attention to the bond.
On Cybertron
So much had changed in fifty years, Cybertron was looking in better condition after the wars, Cybertronians could walk the streets with ease, the horror of the wars no more than a distant memory.
Sigma was sat outside as he looked at the starry sky, he was fifty years older now and had mellowed out a little, but he hadn't lost his talkative personality. He hadn't heard from his older brother or niece since they crashed, all he knew was that they were in stasis, that had been the only thing that kept him hoping that one day he would hear from them, he came out of his thoughts when he felt it, the strong presence of his older brother and the smaller presence of his niece, he put a hand to his chest thinking that he was dreaming it, but that thought flew out of his processor when he heard their voices for the first time in fifty years "Omega? Ome? Is that really you?" he asked through the bond.
"Uncle you're ok!" was Ome's happy and relieved response.
"We're alright brother" Omega added, sounding relieved.
Sigma couldn't help but choke on a sob from relief and happiness "Thank Primus...I knew you'd both be alright" he replied.
"Yeah we're ok Uncle" Ome replied with a smile.
"We're sorry that we were in stasis for so long" Omega apologised.
"Don't be, I'm just happy you're both alright after you crashed" Sigma assured "how do you both feel?"
"I feel ok, my joints were stiff initially but I'm good now" Ome replied.
"I was groggy when I first came out of stasis, took me a bit to get my bearings, Ratchet is fixing the engine that blew out and all being well I'll be able to transform without any pain" Omega added.
Sigma grinned a little "That's great to hear" he replied.
"Yeah, you sound a little different Uncle" Ome observed.
Sigma laughed a little "Well I am fifty years older, probably mellowed out a little, but I've not lost my charming personality" he replied.
"Charming, is that what you're calling it?" Omega teased.
"At least I got it" Sigma teased back, recieving a nudge from his older brother which made him laugh, he had missed this so much.
Ome giggled.
"So...where did you crash?" Sigma asked after he had got his amusement under control.
"On a planet called Earth, it's in the Milky-Way galaxy" Ome replied "we had to divert away from Cybertron since we knew the Nemesis would follow us"
"I didn't want to risk it" Omega added.
Sigma nodded "I can understand that" he replied "um...what about the AllSpark? Do you still have it?"
"Uh...we're not sure" was Ome's sheepish response.
"I think it's been either taken or it fell out of me during the crash landing" Omega added.
"Well I haven't seen any Decepticons since the Battle of Iacon, so I doubt they have it" Sigma replied.
"That gives us some reassurance" Omega replied "we will have to see if we can find it"
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find it" Sigma assured "listen I'll let 'Magnus know you're all alright"
"Will you come to Earth?" Ome asked.
"I'll have to see what 'Magnus says" Sigma replied "but he might want to give you a chance to get to know the planet first"
"I can see what you mean" Omega replied "either way, if ever you want to come, you're welcome to"
Sigma smiled and nodded "I'll definitely make sure to come once you're settled" he said "anyway, I'll let you two get on with getting to know Earth...I'm happy you're alright"
"We're happy you're alright as well Sigma" Omega replied "how are things on Cybertron?"
"Better, a lot has changed but I think you'll like it if you visit Cybertron" Sigma replied with a smile "Cybertronians are more at ease and have no worries"
"Reminds me of the Golden Age" was Omega's fond response, clearly having a sense of nostalgia.
"Yeah, tell you what, you two come visit when you can and I'll show you" Sigma replied with a smile.
"We'll be sure to do that" Omega replied.
"Talk to you soon Uncle" Ome added and smiled.
"Take care" Sigma replied with a smile before he got to his feet, he walked to the Elite Guard HQ with a spring in his step, feeling the happiest in fifty years.