Okay sorry that this chapter is short. The chapter in the original book didn't have as much stuff happen in it as the other chapters. But I hope you enjoy! One more chapter after this and hopefully it'll be done by tomorrow....New Year's Eve. Then my goal is complete and Mistress Megatron won't have my head. Again please enjoy!

Chapter 4

The Last of the Spirits

Suddenly before Megatron stood a phantom, of all Megatron's years he had never seen anything like this spirit which stood before him at this time. As it walked towards him Megatron got down on one knee. The spirit was wrapped up in a robe and Megatron could not see its face.

"Am I standing in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?" asked Megatron fearfully.

The spirit did not answer but nodded to Megatron. Megatron did not like this at all…the spirit reminded him of the figure humans called Death on planet Earth. Speaking of the human customs he then realized there is a book on Earth called A Christmas Carol…he was so shocked to discover the story was true. He was in Scrooge's position. "You are about to show me shadows of the things that not have happened, but will happen in the time before us," Megatron pursued. "Is that so spirit?"

And again he received no answer, but a nod with the head. The spirit started walking off and Megatron quickly got on his feet and went to follow the spirit. "Ghost of the Future. I fear you more than any specter I have seen. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with thankful of the heart. Will you not speak?"

The spirit didn't reply again but just pointed ahead. "Lead on!" said Megatron, "Lead on! The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Lead on, Spirit!"

The two walked to the city and people were everywhere wearing black and talking. "No," said a great Cybertronian with a huge chin…it looked like Sentential, "I don't know much about it, either way. I only know is He's dead."

"When did he?" inquired another.

"Last night, I believe."

"Why, what does the matter with him," spoke a third, "I thought he'd never die."

"Primus knows." Spoke Sentential.

"What's going to happen to the planet? Are we able to go back to the way things were before the war?"

"I heard that the great Optimus Prime was going to take us back to the days where we didn't have to worry about anything." Spoke the third person.

"The great Optimus Prime? He has been Megatron's prisoner for the last hundred of years. What makes you think he'll become great again?"

"Well, the funeral was very cheap…like the con was…cheap and he had all this money to spend, "for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to it. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer?"

"I don't mind going if a lunch is provided." Said another Cybertronian, Megatron was looking around the place…it was all dark and gloomy. He wondered who the poor fellow who as being treated this way. Megatron knew these Transformers very well. He stood there watching the transformers and then the Decepticons and Autobots got up from their seats and walked off. Megatron knew who they were…the great transformers who helped keep the planet straight, but of course it didn't seem to be working.

Megatron looked out into the city where there were Cybertronians walking everywhere and then suddenly he saw humans. They were walking in the middle of Cybertron. Then he saw the Autobots….Optimus Prime was walking behind them with a long face. He suddenly felt like something bad happened. He looked up at the spirit and said, "Please tell me it isn't true what I'm thinking. Please spirit!"

The spirit's optics suddenly brightened with blood red and then dimmed to where he could not see them any more. Transformers and humans alike were all walking down the same street. This definitely wasn't good. He would go by other transformers and try to see what everyone was talking about. Suddenly the spirit step forward and whispered, "You wanted to conquer the planet and you have…you see what everyone saw while you did this…though in the future it will be a better place."

"You speak now spirit? Why now and not earlier?" Megatron asked coming up to the spirit.

The hood finally flew off and there stood the most feared creature on the face of Cybertron. The Fallen…one of the 13 transformers created by Primus himself, he had chosen to join up with Unicron…but he had died in the many wars afterwards and now here he was….the hardener of death.

"I will not follow you spirit…"

"If you wish not to change your life then go ahead and leave…but you will be faced with me in the near future." His optics brightened and then he smiled a crooked smile. "Of course I would enjoy seeing you again….though it was you and Optimus who killed me so revenge is in order."

"How do I know you won't turn against me if my back is to you?" Megatron asked the spirit.

"I cannot harm anyone in this form…for I am here to teach you a lesson. Now let's move forward."

"Spirit…how did you escape the fait with chains?"

The Fallen looked at Megatron and smiled, "This what I am doing is not fun and games…I can't go around killing people as I wish…I've tried, but I only got punished and sent down to a lower level of life. As all those who did bad deeds I was punished the worse…I was given back my job and now I walk around endlessly waiting for someone to die and then I can end their life."

Megatron just looked at The Fallen and then at everyone else around him. Then he heard the humans start whispering amongst themselves. "So it's true he's gone?"

"That's what Optimus said…and you know Optimus never would lie to us as big as this….plus we're allowed on the planet again." Spoke another.

Megatron felt his spark sink…he knew what that meant…but then he wasn't sure what it meant…he was in between. He didn't know what to do…so instead he followed the kids with the Fallen right behind him.

"Yeah…Optimus said that we can come on Cybertron now…but sadly I think we made it here too late."

"No….don't tell me…" whispered one

"We'll find out when we get there."

Megatron stood straight up and followed them to the Primes house. Oh no…not that, thought Megatron. He turned to the spirit and exclaimed, "Please don't tell me Bumblebee died! Please spirit!"

"You brought this upon yourself. You never cared for Optimus Prime. You kept him your prisoner and paid him small amount and he couldn't help him…You took all Ratchet's gear away from him so he couldn't help the sparkling even if he wanted to." Megatron looked up at The Fallen, "You caused this Megatron!"

"NO!" yelled Megatron he ran inside before Optimus had gotten home. He found Optigana by a fire place crying. Her sparklings gathered around her.

"Are you alright mother?"

"Yes, I just have something caught in my eye."

Suddenly Optimus came in, followed by his human companions. "Optigana…"

"Optimus—

"You should really go up and see it where Bumblebee lays…it's so peacefully, he would have loved it." Optimus suddenly felt his optics well up and he quickly turned away.

"We will all go visit Bumblebee as a family."

The humans walked forth and looked up at the femme, "We're sorry Mrs. Prime…Bumblebee was a good friend to us…if only Megatron hadn't done what he did to him—

The human started crying at that point and couldn't finish his sentence. Optigana bent down to him and picked him up in her hand and cradled her like she did once with Bumblebee when he was just a tiny sparkling. The other humans gathered around the rest of the family.

Megatron looked in a corner and saw a crutch without an owner. "What have I done?"

"You did what you thought was best."

"NO! I did it out of greed and for it Bumblebee had to pay for it with his life. Spirit…please tell me I can alter the future…this isn't set." Megatron pleaded.

The Fallen looked at Megatron and didn't speak. "I know you speak Fallen! Now speak to me!"

When The Fallen didn't reply again Megatron yelled at the spirit, "Answer me!"

"Hold your temper. We may have to bring in different spirits for that."

Megatron's optics grew big and he took a deep breath. "Please tell me that his is not set…but it can be altered."

"Yes, that is if you can change before the time comes…how do you know this isn't a dream?"

"Well if it wasn't a dream I would be in chains right now and you wouldn't be following me around." Megatron replied. The Fallen looked at Megatron and then at the transformers and humans in the room. "I will make sure Bumblebee doesn't die. I will become a better Cybertronian! I swear it! I will."

"You can't now we still have another stop before my time is up." The spirit whispered. Megatron looked at him and then at the beings in the room. He bent down to the little girl and stroked her back. She quickly turned around and looked at Megatron…though she couldn't see him she smiled.

"What's the matter Alexis?" asked the boy.

"I think Bumblebee was just saying goodbye…I felt him touch me."

Megatron felt another wave of grieve. He looked at the spirit and said, "I'm supposed to be invisible….they're not supposed to see or hear me."

"What about feeling?" asked The Fallen.

Megatron stopped there. He looked at The Fallen and said, "If we are just shadows and all this stuff are shadows then they shouldn't feel me."

"But yet, regular transformers and humans don't get touched by ghosts all the time."

The two left the house and walked the streets…it was a dreary Christmas night. No one was out and happy…mist was everywhere and fog…it was more like 'All Hallows Eve'. The spirit slowly walked through the city until they came to a cemetery and one grave was not covered.

"Please spirit…whatever this is…you know I'll change." Megatron whimpered.

"Oh this is amazing…the mighty Megatron cowering."

"Please spirit…believe me."

"Look upon the grave."

Megatron took a deep breath and uncovered the grave. When he saw 'MEGATRON' written upon the grave his optics filled with tears. "Again I promise you I will change! I will change!"

The spirit disappeared the he was alone. Chimes were ringing through the air and he knew what he had to do. He was going to change and change everyone's lives he knew or will meet…he was going to change everything he had done. He was going to have the planet restored…

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