Chapter 3 Optimus Prime

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They walked the tunnels in silence. The only sounds echoing were their steps and the coolant that steadily fell from Solus's optics.

"He will die."

Alpha closed his optics. It wasn't a question. It was a statement, confidently spoken. And in his bitter spark Alpha knew it was true. Her mate would die in a face off with Megatronous. Beings created to destroy Unicron would make short work of a citizen and one who killed his fellows.

" Let's get you to the Allspark, Aunt." He replied.

Silence.

"You have the Covenant."

Alpha Trion continued his quick pace. Megatronous was near.

" You could have warned us."

Alpha Trion sighed. He knew that this would come. The truth was that the Covenant was more like a record of Cybertron. He took pleasure in recording Cybertron's society in its sacred pages. Solus's own creation, the Quill at his aid. But the Covenant had a dark side to it. It told him the future to a certain he tired to reader further into the future he came against an unexpected block. The future was written in different tongues. The handwriting was what bothered him the most. The handwriting was his.

There was a point when the writing changed and Alpha Trion wondered if that was the sign that he had joined the Allspark.

" You know that I couldn't have predicted.."

"But you surely read of a future without Primes!"

"I'm sorry about your mate, Solus."

Solus opened her mouth but instead choked out a sob. It wasn't her nephew's fault. As Primes that's all they knew. How to survive. How to hold back tears and hold their heads tall. There wasn't anyone to blame. Megatronous how could he do this? How could her beloved brother be after them? The Primes, they had to stick together, they only had each other to shoulder the burden.

"I'm sorry," She whispered. Alpha Trion wrapped his arm around his aunt's shoulders and they continued their journey into Cybertron. Solus brought her hands to spark, where the other smaller spark dancing in impatience to come into the world. "Oh little spark, I wish I could shield you against your heritage, your very name." Solus thought quietly sending a burst of love toward her little spark.

Suddenly Solus was washed over in a field of love and she looked up wondering how strong Alpha's field could be when she realized it wasn't Alpha; the Allspark was up ahead. Alpha Trion removed his arm from Solus shoulders and stepped back to give her room.

Solus felt the gentle tug and coax from the Allspark for her to open her chest plates. She knew she had to, and that it would be alright but yet she felt terror at having to separate herself from her little spark. All sparks that had dimmed went to live here in the glory of Primus and now she had to let the cube pull her spark to be welcomed to the world. Suddenly Prima was there, and Vector, and Nexus. They all were, blue spirits sparkling in their own brilliant light.

They smiled at her and circled around as Solus finally let go off her little spark. Solus found that instead of feeling a disconnect she felt as if her conscious just stretched reaching out further. The Prime ohhed and ahhed as the new spark was caressed by tendrils of energy reaching out from the Allspark and a shape began to take form.

A beautiful, precious mech was set gently into her arms. Solus gasped. He couldn't be hers, could he? Bright cerulean optics looked up at her full of curiosity and innocence. His little blue head ending in delicate finials just like hers, looked around at all his smiling uncles and cousins. His frame a mix of red and blue just like her mate.

"That's fine looking mech. Strong just like you." Prima said leaning over her shoulder and smiling at the mech who laughed and reached up towards him.

" What his name?" asked Onyx. Name? Solus thought back to how just a few hours ago she was sitting with her mate discussing names. Seemed like a lifetime ago. She looked up at her brothers, 11 lifetimes ago. What was it that he had said? Optima? No that wouldn't do they had a little mech. She smiled as the made her mind up.

"Optimus. Optimus Prime."

"All hail!" Her brothers and nephew chanted. And one by one her brothers took their leave. Having met their newest family member and with horror in her spark Solus watched them all disappear into the Allspark. She realized that Alpha and Optimus were the only males left. They inherited the "throne". And she held her spark closer to her chest.

Destiny rarely comes at the moment of our choosing.