Last Survivor: Chapter 1
Ok. I think I got all the errors in these 2 chapters, but if anyone finds anymore, please let me know. If anyone who is good at drawing transformers from the Prime TV series would be willing to draw some OC's for me that would be awesome 'cause even though I'm good at art, I can't draw transformers.
So here's the disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Transformers. I just play with them. I only own my OC's.
Units of time:
See Prelude
Seeker genders/family members:
See Prelude
Communication:
:: comm. link ::
- Bondmates/sparkmates
~: creator/creation bond :~
: sibling bond :
Thoughts/memories/flashbacks/dreams
[symbiot/symbiot carrier]
Seeker Cant
= Cybertronian language =
A small Cybertronian ship travelled through space at a quick pace. Judging up its size, it couldn't hold more than a dozen occupants. It belonged to an Autobot triplechanger named Bladestream. A Seeker youngling, who was almost through with the weaning stage, was in the bridge of the ship manning the radars and autopilot system. The Seeker was royal blue in color with red and gold stripes on the edges of his armor and down the middle of his wings. He had animal symbiots with him. Technoburst was to become a symbiot carrier when he became of age, but animals could choose to bond with him as his symbiots.
The first was a Cyberwolf. His name was Midnight. His armor was pitch black and his optics were yellow. The Seeker, Technoburst, found the Cyberwolf he it was a runt in the woods. The young Seeker was very young at the time, and his spark went out to the abandoned pup. Technoburst raised the pup and the pup bonded to the Seeker. The Cyberwolf could transform into a shield that wraps around the sparkchamber of a bot, becoming an almost indestructible barrier against anything that could do the bot harm.
The second was a hawk named Sundancer. Her armor was orange and gold. Her optics were yellow. Technoburst rescued her from some debris she got tangled in while she was chasing a glitchmouse. He nursed her back to health and in return, she bonded to him and could transform into a weapon. Sundancer transformed into a small sword that looked like the legendary Star Saber of the Primes in the Iacon Hall of Records. As a sword, she could harvest energy from the suns and behave just like the Star Saber.
The third was a pit crawler named Quickstrike. Now pit crawlers look a lot like organic cobras. The creatures were thought to have been corrupted by Unicron, having sickly purple optics and very potent, dark purple venom that could offline a mech the size of Megatron in kliks. They often preyed upon sparklings and small younglings. Pit crawlers were feared even more so than Insecticons. But Quickstrike was different, having white optics and thick clear venom that had could heal bots. The venom could also be used as a sedative if necessary. Quickstrike saved Technoburst and his split-spark twin from a Decepticon by getting in between the twins and the 'Con and sedating said 'Con, allowing the twins to escape. Quickstrike chose to bond with Technoburst that solar cycle. Quickstrike could also change the color and texture of his scales to match his surroundings. This feat came in handy for spying and surveillance.
Technoburst was watching the radar for energon, when his split-spark twin brother, Hard Wire, entered the small room and greeted Midnight.
= Where have you been? = Technoburst asked.
= Checking the energon level in the volt. =
Technoburst looked at his twin. Hard Wire had his colors, just inverted. = It don't take that long to check energon levels. What were you doing? =
= I was … I was … uh, teasing the femmes! = Hard Wire said, placing his servos behind his back, wings fluttering playfully.
Technoburst waved him off with a sigh. = Get back to piloting this thing before you get in trouble with Bladestream. So what was the energon level? =
= Not good. We're below 25%. If Bladestream didn't consume so much, we might be able to go longer without hunting for any. =
= Yes, but you forget, he fuels for all of us. Not just himself. Neither we nor the femmes are weaned yet. =
= Oh, right. =
[Master, ]
Technoburst looked down at the pit crawler on the computer console.
[I have detected a metal asteroid belt a few parsecs northeast of our coordinates. There is a strong energon spike there.]
Technoburst's faceplates scrunched up in confusion. = Metal asteroid belt? =
= What is it, brother? =
= Quickstrike says that he's found an energon spike. In the middle of a … metal asteroid belt. =
= Send the scan over to this console. I'll check it out, just give me a klik. =
Technoburst sent the scans over to Hard Wire's console. As he worked, Technoburst scratched Midnight's chin strut. Shock came through the twin bond, causing him to look up.
= Hard Wire? What is it? =
= That isn't a metal asteroid belt. That's a ship graveyard. =
= Cybertronian? =
= Can't tell. There aren't any signatures to trace. =
= Get Bladestream. =
With a nod, Hard Wire contacted Bladestream and told him what had been found. Bladestream came to the bridge within a klik.
= What is it, mechs? =
= Quickstrike found what looks to be a ship graveyard. Whatever it is, there's energon in it. =
= Hmm. Bring us closer, Hard Wire. I want to see this anomaly clearer. =
= Yes, sir! =
Hard Wire typed in a series of commands into the computer and steered the ship toward the graveyard.
After a couple joor, the ship got close enough to see the ship graveyard without instruments. Watch they saw was what had once been a battlefield. There were Decepticon ships everywhere. Decepticons littered the place like space junk. Escape pods had been blown open like some type of large organic fruit. But what was in the pods was very disturbing. Most of the pods contained younglings, sparklings, and their creators. All of them, neutral Seekers. There were many Seekers that were neutral. At the heart of the graveyard, was a large ship, much larger than anything Bladestream had ever seen. It was even bigger than the Ark. There was a symbol on the ship. It looked like the Vosian insignia, except there was a Predicon surrounding the insignia. As he looked around at the offline neutrals, he noticed that every one of they had the same symbol on their right wing. Even the younglings had it.
Bladestream remembered this insignia. It belonged to the Seekers of Vos's lost islands. A group of islands in which Predicons and Seekers live together in peace. When the Predicons went extinct, the islands was still home to the Predicons at least up to Cybertron's Golden Age. The islands were mostly myth in part because anyone who tried to find them, from ancient times to this very day, would disappear after travelling a certain distance. Never to be seen or heard from again. According to the legend, the island culture was heavily influenced by the Predicons. Their art, folklore, and music had some reference to the beasts. It was said that Megatron went looking for the islands, but no-bot knows if he succeeded or not. Until now. Not even the younglings were spared his quest for the allegiance of all Seekers.
Hard Wire gasped. = Is that what I think it is?! =
= Yes, Hard Wire. That ship belonged to the Lost Islands of Vos. And it looks as they chose not to join Megatron. =
Technoburst looked at a passing escape pod with sorrow filled optic. = Not even the little ones were spared. Do you think there are any survivors, Bladestream? =
= Only one way to find out. =
After leaving Midnight to watch the femmelings back at the ship, the twins and Bladestream went into the ship to see if they could find survivors. The ship was very unstable. Most of the halls were littered with bodies. The team grew more and more discouraged as they got closer to the bridge. Upon arrival, the team literally had to step over bodies to get to the main console, only to find that the info they wanted was at the center of the ship. In the security room.
The security room doors were heavily encrypted and required Quickstrike joor of work to break through. Once through, they began to go through the video footage and any records on the Seekers. Turns out that this very ship carried the royal family, or Cauldron. Megatron had spies sent to the island and successfully infiltrated the guards who protected the royal cauldron. When the spies were found, they were all terminated and the Emperor, Sunstorm, and his mates evacuated all the islands. Within an orn, the islands were deserted, with a message left for Optimus Prime. Apparently the leadership secretly was loyal to the Autobots, but as a people were neutral to protect the inhabitants. And that decision not only cost him his spark, but the sparks of his trine, his cauldron, and all who were aboard the ship. Bladestream looked at the cameras that were online. Not one bot was even faintly online. His spark fell heavily to the bottom of its chamber.
= Not one survived. = He said, gravely.
= Well, there is one. =
Bladestream and Hard Wire turned toward Technoburst. He pulled up an image of a young femme Seeker. She was not much smaller than Starscream and was a little bulkier. Her armor was a deep turquoise like the clearest sky on most organic worlds the team had seen. Ivory colored strips outlined her armor with pale and royal blue stripes wove in and out of the ivory strips like vines. Her crest and audios were ivory with royal blue as ascents. Her cockpit way navy in color and her optic color was sapphire blue. Her protoform was a light silver. On her helm was a hand crafted, beaded helm-piece made of pale green and light blue beads that was attached above her audios and dipped gently to the center of her forehelm. Her stance displayed a quiet confidence, servos at her sides.
= Designation: Wing Saber. 7th youngling of the Emperor and heiress to the throne. Eldest of her sibling trine. The other two members in the trine are split-spark femmes. Quiet by nature, tended to seek seclusion. Was very close to her carrier and younger brothers. Very creative, was an artist. Was known for her paintings and crystal sculptures. Has mild empathic abilities. Betrothed to a mech named Silverbolt.
= The security footage says that the two were assigned to get all carriers, younglings, and sparklings to the long distance escape pods. When Decepticons began to cut through the door, Silverbolt pushed Wing Saber into the last pod and ejected it into space. He offlined trying to keep the 'Cons from finding her too soon. According to the tracking system, all pods were destroyed. Save one. The one housing Wing Saber. =
= Does it say where the pod is? = Bladestream asked hopefully.
= Not exactly. The pod is too far away to get a clear signal, but I can tell the general area it is and that the pod is still online and occupied. =
= Bladestream, do you think we should try to get to the pod before the 'Cons do? Megatron might try to use her to get to the rest of her people. = Technoburst asked.
= That may be for the best. Let us first gather energon from the storage volts as the Seekers will no longer need it. Then you two get the ship ready to leave. I'll brief the femmelings on what has occurred. We will find the last survivor, before Megatron does. =
That's the first chapter. Please let me know what you think and if ya'll find any errors or inconsistencies, please let me know. I also need some good names for one of my femme characters. i thought of name for one, but not the other. The un-named femme is a medic-in-training.
