AN- Okay here's part two. This is only part two of like four, so be prepared. :)
Bee-Roxs98- Yes I did say i was having two of the OCs. You haven't missed anything i just haven't put Ausmay in yet. She comes in in the near future. :) And thanks for the review!
Optyisthebest- I hope this was fast enough! :P Thanks for the review.
Chapter 14 Part 2-
I landed hard on my back on the hot sand. I let out a groan of pain and rolled on to my side, trying to stand up. Once I had managed that, I looked around to see where the others had fallen. Sam, Mikaela, Bee, and the twins were far off to my left. Kristy and Drifter and landed neatly next to Jetfire, thought neatly might not be the best word to describe it. Optimus was almost right next to me. That positions we landed in must be completely random for Optimus had been the furthest away from me. Not that I could really complain about it. The closer he was the better I felt. I walked over to him to make sure he and everyone else was okay.
"Optimus, are you alright?" His optics snapped right to me.
"I am fine. I trust you are okay as well?"
"Of course." I said. He stood up and the two of us walked over to the closest group, Drifter, Kristy, and Jetfire. It was clear even from where we stood the small group was having a heated argument. Odds are about how we had very little warning. The rest joined us as we paraded over.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT! Of all the stupid, glitched up, fragging things you go and do!" Drifter was none too pleased. It appeared that Christina had injured her hand on a rock during the rough landing.
"I gave you ample warning, femme." He said no more to her, but turned toward Optimus and me. "You two have quite the challenge ahead of you. The road won't be easy, but the only way for you both to survive is of you work together. Don't let disagreements get the better of what you have."
Neither of us had anything to say after that. We simply stood to the side and listened vaguely to the others. Sometimes we would glance at each other, but we always looked away right away. It was hard after such a warning. I started paying more attention to what was going on with the plans, but I could feel Prime's optics on me constantly. The plan was formed that we would head off to find the tomb of the Primes while Jetfire tried to distract the cons from finding us. How we were to accomplish that was beyond me, but hey, we'd figure something out. Jetfire took off and left the rest of us to get a move on. I decided to ride with Drifter and Kristy this time. I could almost sense Optimus's disappointment at my choice.
The drive was hard on everyone. Sand got into the Autobot's gears and other cracks in their armor. We humans were exhausted; it'd been too long since we got a good night sleep. I tried my hardest to stay awake but the strain was too much. So as we drove along these dirt, Egyptian roads, my mind slipped and I dreamed.
I was standing out on a bluff alone. The sky was not its normal blue or even any color I had seen before. Its brilliance took my breath away. I turned my head this way and that trying to find out where I was. Nothing looked remotely familiar. The cliffs and glowing landscape shone before my eyes. But its brilliance was then blocked from my view. In front of me stood six large mechs, their bulk protecting me from the blinding glow.
"Who are you?" I had no choice but to ask the cliché question. Something about them seemed both strange and familiar. The sensation one gets when they meet a friend's relative, for example. Not the same but similar none the less.
"We are the original Primes, Annalina. We are here to inform you of things which will soon come into play. I am Prima. Behind me are Beta, Nova, Solus, Vector, and Nexus. Soon you shall help in the battle against our former member, Megatronus." Prima's voice was calm and soothing like a river.
"Wait, you're Optimus' ancestors." That explained why they seemed so familiar.
"Yes we are. Now there are somethings you must know. First off, only Optimus will be able to defeat the Fallen. He will need support if he is to do this. Secondly, we must inform you of your own past." Vector spoke to me this time.
"Okay… Whoa, what was that about my past?"
"You were created for a purpose Annalina. We were regretful to do such a thing but it was necessary. We aided in your creation, as your parents were only meant to have one child. Do not worry as you are still completely human, simply one made for a certain purpose. You are to act as Optimus' confidante. He will need someone like you in the trials he will soon have to face. Without you, he may well collapse and fail. We cannot allow that to happen."
"I have a set purpose." I said it slowly to make sure I had heard them correctly. It seemed so far out there, my mind had trouble wrapping itself around the concept.
"Yes."
"Okay then. Now I know why you did what you did, so please excuse the mess that is to follow. WHAT THE HELL makes you think that a person can be so manipulated and still follow through with your oh so special plans. The GALL of it baffles me." They said nothing in response to my angry words. I appreciated the fact that they knew I was simply venting. Even I recognized the fact that, predestined slag or not, I was going to be there for my Optimus as long as he would have me, and sometimes when he won't.
"Young one," Beta Prime addressed me. "We understand your frustration. I above the others, though, truly recognize your commitment to our last descendent. Go back to them and fulfill your destiny." She whispered one last thing to me before stepping back.
A light brighter than the background of the dream world flashed around me.
I was disoriented for a minute, but then I remembered everything that had just happened and what I had learned. Kristy was shaking me; her hands gripped my arms tightly. I opened my eyes to a place I was unfamiliar with. We must have stopped at some pyramid or another. Everyone was transformed around us except Optimus. He was holding me in his holo's arms while I was being shaken. I still couldn't hear everything that was being said. Their forms were still a bit fuzzy as well. Slowly everything was coming into focus. I could hear Kristy and Optimus clearly.
"Come on, Anna! Wake up!" That was definitely Kristy.
"Christina, please don't shake her like that. We don't know what happened to her. Please wake up Anna, please." His desperate pleading shook me to the core.
"Christina Abello, stop shaking me." My voice sounded foreign to my own ears. It was hoarse and cracked with use. I heard Prime sigh in relief behind me.
"Shit girl, it's about time. You had us all worried. What the hell happened to you?" There was an awkward silence after she spoke. Everyone wanted to know what happened to me.
"I visited the Primes. They told me a few things to help us out." Optimus and the other autobots froze at the mention.
"You spoke to the Primes?" Drifter's voice was quiet. They all seemed in awe, and I couldn't blame them. After meeting them it was hard to see how you couldn't be amazed.
"Yes."
The commotion began after that. I sat myself up even further, still in Optimus' arms, and told them the important things that I had learned. That included the whispered bit from Beta about Orion's belt and how it was an arrow pointing right to the matrix. After I had explained everything we started off for the matrix. Optimus didn't even give me a choice as he lifted me up and placed me on his passenger seat. The door shut and his holoform fizzled out. Our progress was behind that of the others; we were at the end of the train of cars.
Optimus was playing soft classical music, just low enough that I could hear it without straining my ears. The air was thick with the silence that I yearned to break, but couldn't find the words to do so. Optimus didn't have the same problem.
"This is what I was talking about. That is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to avoid for you." The deep baritone voice I had come to know and love sounded through the radio.
"Optimus there are some things you don't understand. I had to do this; it was necessary. I was meant to be there for you." How was I to make him understand that?
"It's still hard to watch you. It should be me going through everything." Oh so that's what was bothering him.
"Don't worry Optimus. There shall be plenty of stuff for you to go through. And just like you've been there for me, I'll be there for you." I smiled at the radio. It was finally starting to look like things would work out.
