Ugh, my brain hurts. To much has been going on this week so I don't have much to say. Sorry.
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Sam rested with his back against a palm tree. The sun was shining brightly and there were just enough clouds drifting around to keep him from getting too hot. He sighed happily and looked over to the large dark metal figure of the Fallen. He couldn't tell for sure but the large Decepticon looked like he was enjoying the nice day. Like him the Fallen also was resting with his back against a palm tree, or in his case several palm trees. His optics were off and the metal plates on the side of his head where clicking together gently.
Also if he looked hard enough Sam was sure that he could see a small smile on his face. Sam chuckled to himself as he once again had to remind himself who this was. He was finding it harder and harder to see the evil Decepticon leader. Every time he looked at him he saw more of the ancient Prime that he once was. One who simple wanted to save his people at all cost.
"What do you find humorous child?" The raspy voice of the Fallen asked.
Stuttering for a moment Sam managed to clear his throat and speak clearly. "Nothing... It's just; you don't seem so evil anymore."
"Child, evil depends on your point of view." The Fallen said. "What one being sees as evil another sees as good, and the opposite is the same. I was only 'evil' in the optics of those who thought differently then myself."
"...So why where you the only Prime who thought that way?" Sam asked.
A deep chuckle came from the Fallen and he looked down at Sam. "I am sure that I wasn't. The others were simply cowards and would not dare go against what the others deemed appropriate."
Sam nodded his head and thought over what he had been told. He figured that what the Fallen said was true, even if he didn't agree with how he had gone about doing things. Sam paused for a moment to scratch at his neck, just above the metal collar. Was it him or was the collar getting hotter than normal? Clearing his throat he tried to come up with something to take his mind off the burning.
"So... what was your name back then?" He asked. "Jetfire said that you where only called The Fallen after you turned from the other Primes."
Sam trialed off and silence fell over the island for a while. With the shifting and slight grinding of gears the Fallen rose to his full height. "We must return." He said. "There is much to do and not long to do it in."
Sam sighed but nodded his head. He must have gone too far, he didn't mind to much though. He had enough to think about for now. Standing up, he didn't even pay attention to the symbols that he had absently drawn in the sand. He began to walk over to the Fallen's offered hand but stopped just before climbing on.
"Child, we must go!" The Fallen said sternly.
Sam however barley heard him over the pounding of blood in his ears. His breathing began to pick up and he clutched the area over his heart as a sharp pain shot through it. The burning at his neck was getting stronger and his heart was beating faster than it ever had before.
"Child?" The Fallen asked a small note of fear and concern in his voice.
Sam's other hand moved to press against his temple as pain began to make its way from his heart up his neck and into his head. "S... something's... not... not right..." He stuttered out breathlessly.
He tried to look up at the Fallen but his head wouldn't move. His vision was starting to go black and his legs where shaking beyond his control. Opening his mouth he tried to say something but nothing came out, finally with a small jerk his legs fell out from under him and his body fell to the sand floor.
"SAM!" The Fallen yelled moving so he was standing over the boy.
He watched him for a moment waiting to see if he would get back up but the boy staid still. Growling in anger he wrapped his hand around the boy's body and lifted him up to his chest. He didn't even wait to charge his warp drive fully, a large destructive pulse moved over the island causing almost all of the trees to burst into flames as he vanished from the island. A moment later a second destructive burst ran through the throne room in the Decepticon base as the Fallen appeared out of thin air. The walls of the room bent outward slightly and several of the computers and other systems that where there exploded in a shower of sparks.
It was lucky that no other Decepticon was present in the room at the time. The Fallen didn't waste any time, he burst out of the doors and made his way as fast as he could to the medical bay. He ignored all the warning signs flashing over his optics telling him that he was losing a lot of power. The only thought that was running through his mind was that he had to get Sam help and fast. He didn't wait for the doors to open on their own, with another pulse of power he warped past the doors and into the med bay. The wave back lash from the warp didn't do much damage but it left black burn marks on the floor.
The sudden appearance of the Fallen made Hook jump and almost fall over in his shock. The Fallen didn't give him time to give his normal greeting he laid Sam on the table and shoved Hook closer to him.
"Fix him!" He demanded.
Hook stuttered for a moment before looking over Sam. His optics narrowed as he scanned the boy's body.
"My lord, what happened to him?" Hook asked.
The Fallen didn't waste time telling him, he sent him a data burst showing everything that had happened. The new information did little to help Hook figure out what was wrong, but he couldn't tell the Fallen that.
"Well, what is wrong with him!" The Fallen demanded.
Hook didn't answer right away; he really didn't want to tell the leader that he had no idea what was wrong.
"My lord... I am not sure..." He said. "I have never seen readings like this."
A deep growl came from the Fallen and he clenched his fists hard. He was forcing himself from striking the medic, for the boy's sake. "What. Do. You. Know?" He asked slowly.
Hook thought for a moment going over everything again. "Well... his body is giving off a massive amount of radiation. It seems to be focused in three separate points." He pointed at each spot as he said them. "The boy's heart, the collar on his neck and his head."
The Fallen looked over the boy and ran his own scan; it was true, massive amounts of radiation were pouring out of the boy's body from those three spots. He understood why it might be present in his head since that is where the knowledge from the AllSpark was, but he couldn't figure out why it was coming from his collar and his heart.
"Can you remove the collar?" He asked.
There was silence for a few moments as Hook tried gently to remove the black metal from Sam's neck. But when he pulled away from his the collar was still there.
"It will not come off." He said. "I don't know why, but the signal for it is not working. It also cannot be broken or cut through."
The Fallen growled angrily at Hook and the plates on his head clicked together harshly. The medic's face plates took on a look of worry and he started to think of something that he could tell the leader in order to keep him calm for a little while.
"We... we should let him rest for a while." Hook said. "I will run some more tests and find out what is causing all this."
The Fallen didn't answer he simply turned and left the room his silence speaking louder than words. He was sure that he knew the cause of the boy's problem. He sent a message to Megatron telling him to meet him in the throne room. His apprentice was already there by the time he got there. He didn't say anything at first, he grunted as he slowly lowered himself into his chair. He let out a long slow wave of air from his tanks and off lined his optics.
"Megatron..." He said slowly.
The large silver/grey mech came closer and lowered himself to one knee. He didn't miss how tired his master's voice was. "Yes my master?"
The Fallen sent Megatron a quick data burst with the symbols that Sam had made in the sand. Megatron didn't need to be told what to do with them, he quickly moved over to where the computer screen came from the wall and he entered the new line of symbols into it. The new symbols appeared next to the old ones and they quickly rearranged themselves into the proper order. There were a few that Megatron knew but it was the language of the Primes which had been before his time.
"We are closer to achieving a new source of energon." Megatron said. He shut off the screen and turned to look back at his master. "Where is the boy?"
"The child is with Hook." The Fallen said.
Megatron's optics went wide and he hurried to his master's side. "Is he well?" He asked trying to keep the concern from his voice.
"I fear that the power of the AllSaprk is becoming too much for his feeble body to contain." He said. "It is begging to force its way from his body."
Megatron was quiet for a moment not sure of what to say or do. He knew that he should only care about losing the power and knowledge of the AllSpark. But he couldn't help but be afraid that the boy would be lost.
"What should we do?" He asked.
The Fallen sighed, he could feel his body starting to slip into recharge and there was nothing that he could do to stop it. "I... do not know..." The room fell quiet as neither one said anything. It wasn't long before The Fallen fell into recharge and Megatron left to go see the boy.
Again not much to say... Sorry I am just not very talkative right now.
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