"Could you tell us what those things are?" Dion asked.
"Still none of your business." Orion replied.
Dion shrugged helplessly. "I'm gonna keep trying."
Orion rolled his optics.
"Why are they so important Orion?" Ariel asked.
Orion looked at her. "That's none of your business either."
Ariel sighed. "So...what are you trying to do with it? Are you gonna open it?"
"Open it?" Orion asked. "Why would ask that?"
"Well, when I was carrying it, I felt something shaking and and moving inside." Ariel explained.
Orion looked at the cube in his servos. Something inside? Yamek never told him anything about something inside of any of the tools. Orion shook it. He could faintly feel something shaking within, but how was he gonna get it out.
Orion turned the cube around. There was a small yellow rectangular prism sticking out. Orion placed two fingers on it. He twisted it, then pushed it in. There were sounds of gears turning and disconnecting. When the cube began to vibrate Orion dropped it in surprise.
The cube began to unfold and open. It revealed a small black sphere. The sphere rolled away from the cube pieces. It rolled all the way over to Chromia's pedes. When it hit her, the sphere gently jumped back and unfolded into a small creature with many legs and large, bright blue optics.
"Ooohh! He is so cute!" Chromia exclaimed.
"It's a bug." Dion commented.
"An adorable wittle buggy!" Chromia continued as she picked up the small creature. "What is it Orion?"
Orion stared at the new creature with confusion. The creature in Chromia's servos chirped happily. The creature raised it's head and looked at Orion. Then growled.
"What? Orion what'd you do?" Chromia asked.
"Nothing! I'm the one who released the little bugger!" Orion replied.
The creature jumped from Chromia's servos and scurried over to Orion's pedes. It continued to growl. It bit on Orion's pede. Orion jumped back.
"Little pest!" Orion exclaimed. The creature jumped again before chirping.
"What is it?" Dion asked.
Orion looked at the small creature as it blinked at him. Then a crazy thought came to him.
"That thing just might be the tool's...guardian." Orion announced.
"Guardian? No way. He is way too small and cute to be considered a guardian of anything!" Chromia exclaimed. "He needs a name!"
"What? Why does he need a name? Naming something suggests that you're forming an emotional connection to whatever you're naming! And why would you want to form an emotional connection with that thing?" Orion ranted.
The creature chirped then jumped back onto Chromia's servos. "Because we set him free. And he's cute. And I wanna keep him."
Orion rolled his optics.
"Chirper? No. Tiny? Nah. Umm..." Chromia muttered.
"Foneques." Ariel suggested.
"What?" Chromia asked.
"Foneques. I heard the word during one of my parents off world business trips. On another world, in their ancient language, foneques literally means 'strong small one'. The alien called me by that title." Ariel explained.
"Hmm. Foneques. Or how about Fon for short?" Chromia suggested.
"Okay then. Now that that's settled—" Orion began.
"I need Energon." Dion interrupted.
"Oh. Well, I can go down to the Energon stores and—" Ariel began.
"It's okay Ariel! We know where the stores are! We'll go get the Energon!" Chromia exclaimed as she grabbed her brother and ran out of the room.
"Okay! But don't get caught!" Ariel called. "Those two."
Ariel turned to Orion and smiled. Orion felt his faceplates get warmer.
"So where are you from Orion?" Ariel asked.
"Me? Uh, off world." Orion replied.
Ariel nodded. "What happened to you Orion?"
"What? Why do you ask?" Orion asked.
"It's the whole sensitive feely thing. I 'feel' your uneasiness. C'mon tell me. I wanna be able to help you." Ariel replied.
Orion shook his head. "No one can help me. It's a solo mission I'm on. It's my burden and mine alone."
Ariel sighed. "Forgive me. I'm just a little desperate to help someone I guess."
"Why?" Orion asked.
Ariel passed her servo over her optics. "My parents are...overprotective. I was born with this optic malfunction and in turn they made sure to keep me safe from pretty much everything. They never even let me leave the walls of this house without someone to accompany me anymore."
"But...Chromia and Dion told me that you were walking alone when they first met you." Orion spoke.
"I said that my parents never let me leave the house without someone to accompany me. I never said that I stayed with that company." Ariel replied. "Anyways, all I'm trying to say is that I enjoy helping others because my parents never let me help myself. Especially when it comes to Chromia and Dion. Helping them cause trouble under my parents noses. I guess it gives me a little taste of the life I'll never have."
As Ariel finished speaking that last word her head shot up in surprise.
"What is it Ariel?" Orion asked.
"Something. Big." Ariel replied softly. The two younglings continued to sit in their spots for a moment longer before Ariel gasped, grabbed Orion's hand and pulled him out of the way of the giant thing that came crashing through Ariel's wall.
"Woah!" Ariel exclaimed.
Orion looked up at the thing that just came ramming into Ariel's room. His optics widened in shock. It had a large, rounded, purple shell. It was tall, bulky, and had a mace for a left servo. It's large, menacing green orbs for eyes glared at Orion.
"Orion. What's in my room?" Ariel demanded shakily.
Orion didn't answer. He had hoped to never again lay optics on one. His entire frame was shaking as the massive being slowly made its way over to Orion.
"A Sharkticon." Orion muttered. The beast was now standing right over Orion.
"Optronix." It rasped.
Orion shook his helm. "No. No that's not my name."
The Sharkticon opened its massive jaw, revealing its many rows of teeth. Orion whimpered in terror as several security mechs came running into the room.
"Holy scrap!" One exclaimed.
"Lady Ariel! Please come here! We are going to get you outta here!" Another shouted.
Ariel ignored them. "Orion. Come with me."
She reached out her servo to Orion but the Sharkticon swatted her tiny frame away. She landed with a soft thump in front of the security mechs.
"Lady Ariel are you alright?" One guard asked.
Ariel groaned and a guard picked her up. "Let's get you out."
"Where is the tool?" The Sharkticon demanded, not moving away from Orion.
"I-I don't know." Orion stammered.
"I believe you do." The Sharkticon replied as it raised its clawed servo at him.
"No. No I don't. Please." Orion stammered as he stepped back.
"Pleading mercy? How far the mighty have fallen." The Sharkticon commented as the servo reached closer to Orion.
It has been too long! Sorry!
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