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The three younglings were walking through the abandoned subway track back to Kaon.
"This is so exciting!" Ariel exclaimed for the umpteenth time. "I'm actually away from my house without a guard on my back! I'm fragging free!"
Chromia smiled and put her arm around Ariel. Her other arm held Foneques who was happily chirping. "Yup! We actually get to go on an actual adventure with you! It's all so awesome!"
Orion and Dion smiled at the two young femmes.
"Hey Ariel." Dion called. "I've been meaning to ask. What's in that bag on your back?"
Ariel smiled some more before getting down on her knees and removing the bag from her back. She opened it. A blue light that could be seen from within the bag.
"Energon." Orion spoke.
"Yup. A couple cubes and some credits. Plus..." Ariel pulled out a small recording device from her bag.
"What? A camera? What do you need a camera for Ariel? No offence, but you're blind." Orion commented.
Ariel turned to Orion. "Well, I know it may seem crazy but...I believe that one day I'll have optics that can see. I don't know how or when, but it'll happen one day! I'm bringing this camera so I can record our adventures. That way, when I have sight, I'll be able to see what we did."
Orion looked at Ariel. She was hoping for something that was pretty much impossible.
"Excuse me, but...how is it that you have so much hope?" Orion asked.
"Well, without hope, how would we get through the tough times? If no one had hope we all would have died out a long time ago. We all live because we have the hope that there's a brighter path beyond the long dark alley. Wouldn't you agree Orion? After all, isn't that why you're on this adventure?" Ariel replied.
Hope? He had hope? When he thought about it Orion found that Ariel was right. He had hope that he could find all the tools and save Cybertron.
"Yeah. I suppose you're right." Orion spoke softly.
Ariel smiled. Oh how she was so much like her.
"C'mon, let's hurry up and get to Kaon!" Chromia said.
"Hey Orion! Has your little doohickey located the next tool or whatever?" Dion asked.
Orion shrugged and took out the tracker. It was still blinking blue, which meant that it was still locating the next tool. Just as he was about to put it away, it's small alarm rang.
"Oh. Looks like it has." Orion said.
"The tracker says we have to go to Polyhex." Dion confirmed as he handed the tracker back to Orion.
"Where's that?" Orion asked.
"Quite the ways away from Kaon that's for sure." Chromia replied. "We can take you there but walking will take a while."
"What about Public Groundbridges? Don't those exist?" Ariel suggested.
"There're none in Kaon. Mostly because no one in Kaon can really afford to use one." Dion explained.
"So, walking it is then. How long do you think it'll take?" Orion asked.
Chromia thought for a moment. "About...two weeks?"
"Two weeks? Are you kidding? And then we're gonna have to look for the thing and who knows how long that'll take! Grr!" Orion ranted.
"Calm down Orion! Crying about it won't do anything! It's not like any of us can fly! If we could, then it would take almost half the time. Maybe even less." Chromia said.
Foneques jumped up and down from Chromia's shoulder.
"Hmm? What's wrong Fon?" She asked.
Foneques chirped at Chromia. Chromia shook her helm.
"I'm sorry. I don't understand Fon." Chromia spoke.
Dion sighed. "Let's just get outta here and we'll worry about getting to Polyhex then."
Orion huffed angrily and nodded.
The four younglings resurfaced from the subtracks and the blazing sun hit their faceplates.
"So we're in Kaon now?" Ariel asked.
"Yeah." Chromia replied.
Ariel smiled and crouched down to search her bag once again. She brought out her camera. It looked like she broke it in two and attached it to the upper portion of her audio receptor. It made her look as though she had some sort of hearing aid.
"What is that for?" Orion asked.
"Well, if we're gonna be fighting more things like that monster that attacked my house, I can't exactly fight and hold the camera." Ariel explained.
"Huh, I guess that makes sense." Dion replied.
Orion furrowed his optic ridges in thought. Chromia noticed this.
"What's the matter Orion?" Chromia asked.
Orion shook his helm. "Nothing it's just that...the Sharkticon, the thing that attacked Ariel's parents estate, it spoke."
Dion shrugged. "So? Lots of things talk."
"Uh huh. You would know." Ariel commented. Dion turned to her and grunted.
"Well, it's just that Sharkticons in general just aren't very intelligent. They can't even form proper sentences. They were constructed for the sole purpose of killing. Having brains would sort of come in the way of that." Orion explained.
"Then how come this one did?" Chromia wondered.
"The only way I've ever seen a Sharkticon speak like that is if their neural net was connected with someone else and they were speaking, or relaying a message through them." Orion continued.
"Who do you think the Sharkticon is relaying the message for?" Chromia asked.
"I don't know, but whoever it is must want the tools as well." Orion replied. "And we can't let them have them."
"Hmm. Say, how do you know all this Orion?" Dion asked. "Why are we looking for these tools?"
Orion shook his helm. "That's still none of your business."
Dion shrugged. "Like I said, I'm gonna keep trying."
"Listen. We gotta concentrate on getting to this Polyhex place." Orion said.
That's when Fon chirped and jumped from Chromia's shoulder and ran in front of them. He chirped again before transforming into his giant beetle form. He easily towered over the four younglings.
"What is it Fon?" Chromia asked.
The now enlarged beetle chirped and parted his shell from his body. On the insides of his now spread shell were what looked like thrusters. The inside of his torso was hollow and large enough to fit the four younglings and perhaps more.
"Fon! Are you saying that you can fly?" Chromia exclaimed.
Foneques chirped happily and showed off his thruster wings in action. They powered up, glowed blue, and Foneques lifted himself from the ground.
"Well. How about that huh? The bug can fly!" Dion shouted.
"Wow! I didn't expect that!" Orion commented before smiling. "C'mon guys!"
Orion, Chromia and Dion all climbed up and sat down inside of Foneques. All except for Ariel.
"C'mon up Ariel!" Chromia said.
Ariel took a step back and shook her helm. "No. I don't know guys. I'm more of a grounder than a flyer. In fact, I hate flying in general. I can't see up in the air."
Chromia and Dion looked at each other before turning back to Ariel.
"But Ariel. You've been flying before. We know you've been on ships and space shuttles before. Why're you getting cold pedes now?" Dion asked.
"Well, okay, maybe it's not flying in general. It's feeling the wind and air blowing on my faceplates. That just gives me this everlasting feeling of, of...I don't have the words for it! It just makes me worry that I could fall if the wind blows too hard or something. Not to mention that it could be a bumpy ride. Enclosed space shuttles and ships are steadier and more stable." Ariel explained.
"Well you don't have to worry Ariel. I'm sure that Fon won't let any of us fall, and we'll be right beside you the whole time." Chromia assured her.
Ariel sighed. "Okay. But can you guys help me up? I don't think I can see the footholds very well."
"Sure. Here Ariel I'll extend my staff." Dion offered.
"Thanks Dion." Ariel replied and she extended her arms.
Dion leaned over the edge of Foneques. He pulled out his staff and extended it towards Ariel. It ended up hitting her dead centre in the forehead.
"Ow!" She complained.
"Sorry! I forgot!" Dion exclaimed.
They eventually got Ariel onto their new mode of transportation and Foneques took off.
"Yes. They still have the tool and are going after the next one." The four younglings pursuer spoke into her comm. link.
[Good. Follow them but do not make yourself known just yet. Get your optics on the tool before engaging.]
"Yes, I know the plan. Although I do believe I may require assistance if I am to take the tools from them forcefully." She replied.
[Ill send you troops then]
"That is unnecessary. I know exactly who I'll need." She continued.
[Oh?]
"It looks like I'm going to have to bring the Elite back together."
Hey would you look at that! This story isn't dead! Yeah, sorry it took so long. I just needed to get all my ideas together(and rewatch A:TLA I needed to get those inspirational juices flowing again).
So hopefully this will go better. Let me know what you all think! Comment and review!