Chapter 2 Goodbyes

AUTHORS NOTES: Hello everyone! Thank you for coming back for Chapter 2. I wanted to introduce myself. I've always wanted to publish a story here being inspired by all the amazing authors here. When I read that Hollywood wouldn't be making a stand alone of Optimus because "he is a robot of few words" I was inspired to finally do it. If we fans can create these stories, they can too. So I thought what if you can create one story line to connect it all and fix the holes. Please review and let me know what you think.

Preparations were under way at Solus Prime's house as she awaited the hour her sparkling would emerge. New sparks were presented at the Well of Sparks where they would chose a form and officially be welcomed to Cybertron. Her mate ran down a list of names for their sparkling. Sunburst, Solrious, Midknight, and Optima.

"Are these names good? What kind of names does a Prime need?" Her mate asked her, worried that he wasn't worthy of naming his child.

"Those are great names" She soothed. " Our child will be just like any other child." She laughed at the incredulous look he shot her way. "Okay," she begrudgingly admitted as she took a seat next to her mate. " Just like any other child, expect he will have to be guarded, will have an impeccable education, will have a special gift, and will be a leader among his peers. But otherwise just like any child."

"Oh Solus, I hope I don't mess this up," he groaned and leaned on her shoulder.

"You can't," She simply replied, " I'm a Prime and I won't let you."

Then her chest began to glow. It was time. They stood up excited and nervous. Solus wished her siblings had returned already. They were taking an awfully long time this harvest. Maybe the planet is just very far. The couple made their way to the door with hushed whispers and turned off their lights. They jumped when loud and demanding hands knocked on their door.

Solus drew her knife, a deadly little thing she had forged, as her mate went ahead and grasped the handle. They took one last look at each other before focusing on the door and bracing themselves. As Prime and as one that was sparked they knew it was a possibility some mecha would get it into their minds to harm them. Her mate took a deep breath and opened the door a crack. He was easily pushed aside as a mech pushed the door open further and entered the house.

Solus whipped her hand back but her blade was already flying. Alpha Trion ducked and the blade landed outside.

"Alpha!" Solus hissed, "What would Prima say if I killed you?!"

Alpha rushed forward and grabbed her wrist. Her chest glowing just a little brighter than before.

" Solus, listen and listen carefully."

Solus felt her spark fill with dread. Her nephew had never spoken to her that way, his optics stern but betraying his fear. "Prima isn't coming back. No one is coming back. Megatronous he turned against our family. And Prima, we are in danger, your sparkling is in danger. We have to go and we have to go now."

"Alpha, the Sparkling"

"I know, the Covenant has given me the location of the Allspark. Your sparkling will be ok. But we have to move." He walked into the hallway the nervous couple behind him. He opened a broom closet and raised his hands to his spark. "Primus, grant us leadway."

The ground shook and Solus watched as her floor crumbled by the power of her father, creator Primus, and tunnels were revealed. They would be walking into Cybertron itself! Her mate looked at them and felt inadequate. The Primes would be safe guided by their creator. The Primes that has gone ahead of them to the Allspark, had lucked out because they had been on Earth. Alpha Trion had already done so much for them, he would be able to keep his family safe, he on the other hand, would only get in the way.

"Go on ahead" He said quietly locking the door.

"What? No!" Solus said turning away from her nephew, " No, you need to come with us, my brother he will kill us! I lost my whole family today! I can't, I won't lose you either!"

"Solus," her mate rushed forward and cupped her face in his hands. " Sweetspark, I need you to go, go with Alpha, go where Primus tells you to go. Get off this slag forsaken planet if you need to. But stay alive, stay safe, and protect our sparkling."

"No," Solus whimpered. Her optics wide, beseeching, and searching her mates face.

" Darling, if Alpha, no Alpha is right. Megatronous is on his way. The first place he will look for you is here. I will stay here and keep him busy so that you two can have more time. You didn't lose your whole family. We are all here in this small room. We are about to welcome a new member! Please go, let me do my duty as our family's protector."

Coolant dripped from the couples optics as they kissed their last kiss and hands slipped away one last time. Alpha Trion knew what the Covenant read; " The last embrace given-so it was! Primus given!" and a bitterness toward his grandfather filled his spark. And so as Aunt and Nephew turned into the tunnels the floor sealed and only the light of their optics, sparks, and spark to be lit their path forward.