The first thing I saw was a rusty orange sky. Distant sounds were faint like a figure far away in a heatwave.
Where am I? I thought.
The sounds became clear.
Explosions.
Shouting.
Screaming.
Fire.
Terror.
I sat up abruptly and looked around.
I was on Cybertron.
War raging all around me in a rusted environment.
A Decepticon ran towards me and I ducked out of the way of his path.
I looked at my hands. I was human again.
An Autobot stepped on me.
I tickling sensation revirberated in me. I passed right through the bot's leg.
"What slag is going on?!" I shouted hoping someone would hear me.
"They cannot see, hear, or touch you because you are not really here", a voice answered.
I whirled around to see a tall, silver bot with a blue glowing undertone. He was taller than Optimus and Megatron combined.
"Who are you?" I shouted up to him.
"No need to shout", he said, "I can hear you just fine."
"Oh, sorry", I said.
His voice held a similar chilling sensation as Optimus but not as deep.
"I brought you here to inform you that my enemy, Unicorn, is returning", he said.
"Your enemy?" I asked.
He nodded.
It clicked. I was in the presence of Primus.
Mother. Fragging. PRIMUS.
"Primus?!?!"
I saw him wince when I shouted.
"Sorry", I said shyly, "again."
"It is quite alright", said Primus, "I understand the shock."
My head pounded with anxiety. If meeting random people was hard enough, you couldn't imagine what it's like meeting Primus.
"So why did you bring me here?" I asked.
"You have watched the entire show, correct?"
"Yes."
"Than you know that Unicron returns, and Optimus Prime stops him with the Matrix of Leadership. But in reality, one Prime is not enough."
"So you need another Prime", I said.
"Correct", he said.
"What does that have to do with me?" I asked.
"I have watched you closely", he said as he waved his left servo. A glowing mist seeped out of his plating and formed a square in the air, then images appeared. They were my memories.
"I have seen your triumphs and your hardships."
The images shifted into an image with me riding a horse while holding up a blue ribbon, then went to me crying while hugging an old grey horse. I teared up at that memory. It was the first time I won first place but after that I learned that my favorite lesson horse was being put to sleep.
"I have seen your passion for Cybertron grow over the years", he continued.
The memories went to me organizing action figures and crying in front of the TV while hugging a pillow with Bumblebee's face on it.
"I've seen how selfless you can be."
It went to me offering goldfish to a skinny stray dog.
"You have all the traits to make a good Prime."
My world went still. I opened my mouth but nothing came out.
Is he saying that I'm becoming a Prime? I thought.
"It is your choice to make. Become a Prime and defeat Unicron or you can go back to your old life and it will be like this never happened."
"I-I-I don't know."
"I will give you time if you need it, but keep in mind that time will not be on our side in the future", he said as the mist seeped back under his plating.
"I'd like more time", I said, "please."
"Very well."
My vision went white and the sounds of the war evaporated.
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A light moving back and forth across my vision brought my senses to life. I blinked a few times and groaned.
"That's it", Ratchet said, "follow the light. She's waking up."
"Get that light outta my face, Ratch", I said groggily, "ya blinding me."
He clicked it off and sat me up.
"Vitals steady", said Ratchet.
I rubbed my helm and groaned.
"You alright, kid?" Bulkhead asked.
"I think", I responded.
"You were unconscious for a while", Ratchet said, "I don't know what caused you to suddenly black out."
"How long?" I asked.
"A week", he said.
"WHAT?!"
"Calm down", he said, "I'm not finished. You muttered some strange stuff every now and then."
"What kind of stuff?" I asked.
"Well, one time you said 'I'm becoming a Prime'", Ratchet said.
"That would be logical", I said, "since, uh... I kinda met Primus."
Everyone froze.
"What do you mean, Katie?" Optimus asked.
"I don't know if it was just a dream or if it was for real, but he said that Unicron would return and I would have to become a Prime to help you stop him."
"Unicron?" Bumblebee said, "As in that evil being that Primus banished?"
"That doesn't sound good", Jack said from above.
"No, it does not", said Optimus.
Ratchet finished his scan and let me off the table.
Whatever I had to do to save Earth, if I decided to, it would be something that determined who I was. And I was not prepared.