PrincessFirestar: Thanks and that's okay! As long as you enjoyed it. I'm also you liked my little bit with Orion Pax. He doesn't know how to fight yet after all. ;)
"Yeah. I realize I haven't been fair to you guys. You deserve to know what's going on." Orion continued. He could see that Dion was trying to contain his excitement.
Orion put his servos together. Explaining his situation. Where was he gonna start? Well, might as well start from the beginning.
"Do you guys know who the Quintessons are?" Orion asked.
The other three younglings nodded.
"They ruled over Cybertron for a while after the Age of the Primes right?" Ariel spoke.
Orion nodded. "Cybertron was new and its citizens were young. They were quickly enslaved and the Quintessons turned Cybertron into a massive factory."
"So what happened to the Quintessons?" Dion asked.
"They were defeated by an ancient order of mystical warriors known as the Knights of Cybertron. The Knights drove the Quintessons out and banished them to the farthest corner of the Galaxy on their home planet of Quintessa." Orion explained. "The Knights then left Cybertron and its people to their own devices. Thus, the Knights went into solitude and soon became simple, nomadic warriors watching over the Quintessons."
"So, what happened? To the Knights? The Quintessons?" Chromia asked.
Orion's shoulders slumped. "The Quintessons escaped and went after the Knights because they were the only ones who were ever able to defeat. The Knights were unprepared to say the least. The Quintessons' forces overran them. Fortunately, the Knights had previously planned for this situation and had formed a contingency plan."
"Which was?" Dion asked.
"The tools. When put together, the tools can be used to open a portal to a dimension underlying our own. The Knights liked to call it a Shadowzone. They had sent the tools off to Cybertron with no particular destination and left them here until they were needed." Orion answered.
"Wait. Orion, you said that you should have had a millennia to find the tools. Does that mean that all of his happened over a thousand years ago?" Chromia asked.
Orion nodded.
"Then why haven't the Quintessons come here and take over Cybertron again yet?" She asked.
Orion looked down at his pedes. "The Knights used their own sparks to trap the Quintessons in a sphere where time is frozen. They, they gave their lives to give me the time I needed to find all the tools so I can lock the Quintessons away for good."
Ariel tapped her chin. "Wait. Is the thing that attacked my house a Quintesson? What was it? A Sharkticon?"
"Well, the Quintessons created the Sharkticons so I guess you could consider them to be. The Sharkticons were built as mindless beasts to serve as the Quintessons guard dogs." Orion replied.
"Uh, didn't you also say that there is probably an intelligent, third party that spoke through the Sharkticon?" Dion asked.
Orion nodded.
"But, I thought you said that the Quintessons were time-locked. Why are they here to speak through a Sharkticon?" Dion wondered.
Orion thought for a moment. "It's probably because the Knights were focused on trapping the Quintessons themselves. They're the masterminds. They're the main threat. The others are just their minions who got caught in the time-lock. Now, it would seem that that oversight is gonna end up costing us in the long run, because the underlings are breaking free and are coming here. If they're after the tools as well, then that means that they're trying to stop us from gaining the ability to trap their masters."
"Um, Orion." Chromia spoke.
"Yes?" Orion replied.
"Well, I was just wondering. Are you a Knight of Cybertron?" She wondered.
Orion sighed. "Believe me, I wish I was, but I'm not. The Knights just sort of...took me in when I was lost and alone."
"Well then. What were you before that then?" Ariel asked.
Orion's helm turned towards Ariel abruptly before turning away.
"I was nothing more than a machine before I met the Knights." Orion answered quietly.
"So, why did the Knights choose you to search for the tools then?" Dion asked.
"Well, I was the only one who bothered to learn how to use the tracker...and I don't know how to do the whole time-sphere-spark thing." Orion replied.
Orion looked at the other younglings. "And that's about it. Listen guys. The Quintessons and their underlings alike all operate without emotion. They experience little to no pain and feel no remorse or compassion. Their minds are computers. They won't hesitate to kill or torture anyone they have to in order to achieve their goals. I've witnessed their ruthlessness firsthand, believe me. That's why it's so important for me to locate the tools as soon as possible before they can spread that ruthlessness across the galaxy...but that's also why I'd understand if you three don't want to come with me. Travelling to search for the tools with the Quintesson minions out there is gonna be dangerous. I've been selfish in not telling you guys before. I don't know how I'd live with myself if anyone else died because of my selfishness...and fear."
Orion closed his optics and readied himself for a violent reaction. Instead, he felt a gentle servo touch his shoulder.
Orion turned his helm to see Dion smiling at him.
"What the Pit are you talking about? That just gives us more reason to tag along!" Dion exclaimed.
"Yeah! This is our home too Orion! If we can do something to save it then by Primus we're gonna do it!" Ariel added.
Orion turned to Chromia who was still lying down on the medical berth.
"Chromia? What about you?" Orion asked nervously.
Chromia smiled at him. "Of course! Once I'm given the okay from the doc bot we're heading right back out there!"
Orion smiled. "You guys. I-I don't know what to say. Thank you. Really."
Dion put his arm around Orion. "Hey! That's what friends are for right? Friends help friends save the world from impending doom!"
Orion smiled at the other younglings.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Chromia demanded as she lifted herself off of the berth.
"Ah! Chromia! The doc said that you have to rest!" Dion exclaimed.
"Nah, I feel fine!" Chromia replied as she took one step forward and promptly collapsed onto the ground.
"Or...not." She groaned.
"I guess we're gonna be in this town for a while." Dion said. "Well, I'm going off to find myself some sweetened Energon. Who's coming with me?"
So, that was the explanation. Please tell me what you think of this premise, I would love to know!
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