Rain in the Middle of Nowhere

Chapter Five: The Past

Fiorla: In this chapter, it's based on a strange dream that Aria will have, about her mysterious past, and will reveal a secret that has existed for over ten million years! It also shows how the Transformers were created… but what does Aria's ancestors have to do with this event?

Berry: OOOOOOoooo…. this sounds like a very exciting chapter to me! Can we start already?

Fiorla: Maybe we should, before you start to freak out. I hate it when you start…

Berry:Canwestartpleaseprettypleasewithacherryontop?Ireallywannastartreadingrightaway socanwepleasestarttoreadrightnowpleasepleaseplease?

Fiorla: …babbling… -. -' I'm sorry, did anyone get what she just said?

Miku: Not a clue.

Zoris: Am I supposed to know?

Fiorla: Guys! You always spend your time with her; you should understand her by now! No matter how strange her language is…she's so weird sometimes… X.x

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers, or anything that originally belonged to Hasbro. I only own Aria and the plot.

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While Ratchet was struggling to explaining their situation to Optimus over the Com Link, Aria was falling deeper and deeper into the void of emptiness, where only her memories disturbed her sleep. Visions of her parent's dead bodies blared through her mind as she reached that painful moment, making her sweat and thrash at anything that touched her unconscious body. Why did she continue to morn them when she knew as clear as day they wouldn't want her to? She tried to push away the memory with all her power, and surprisingly, it backed off. But it remained inside her thoughts, like a bad weed you couldn't get rid of. Oh how she wished she could just forget that memory, it was so painful…

Suddenly, something passed her spirit that didn't look familiar to the wandering soul. It looked like a small black box with some sort of unknown and alien writing. It seemed to glow in the dark with a blue aura, beckoning her to touch it. She was unsure of this item she had never seen it before, yet it was inside of her mind, like it…just appeared without her knowing. So curious about what this object was, she reached out with one hand, and grasped it with outstretched fingers. The metal was cool and worn at, scratches rubbing against her palm. But it was the perfect size, it fit right in her palm as if it belonged there. Aria suddenly had the urge to hold it close, secure it, and protect such a beautiful thing from her revenged memories.

Aria…

Aria glanced up, and looked around, a bit startled by the odd voice. Then scowled, angered that someone was inside of her thoughts right now, at this moment. 'But if they are…doesn't that mean they can hear me right now?' she thought with dread.

Yes… it responded, still sounding as if it were a whisper, nothing more. But Aria could tell whoever was speaking was old, for there was a slight growl in it. Almost like a grandpa telling a bedtime story.

A bit nervous now, she asked, 'Who are you…where are you?'

I'm right here…

'Yeah, what a big help that is…of coarse I know that!' she thought, feeling weak at how clueless she was right now. Then she remembered that the person could hear her! 'I mean…what I'm saying is, can you show yourself? I don't like knowing someone is in my mind if I can't see them.'

I'm right here…in your hand…

Aria stared at the black cube in her hand, not believing a word the…cube had just said. 'Cubes don't talk.' She thought, a frown deepening on her face.

I'm no ordinary cube…I'm the Allspark…

'Allspark?' Aria cocked her head, still clueless.

I am a servant of the mighty god Primus, the creator of Transformers…I create, plan, and destroy all Transformers at his will…and only his…

'You CREATE Transformers?'

Yes…

'…what is a being like yourself doing inside my head?' She slowly let go of the cube, watching in awe as it floated up to her eye level.

My original body has been destroyed…and I'm taking refuge inside of yours…

'But wouldn't that kill me?' Aria looked around at her memories, but they continued to swirl around like lost little fish, looking as normal as ever.

Your body already contained immense power…I simply merged with it, becoming one with your body…

"Your part of me?!" Aria yelled out loud, the thought of this…this THING being apart of her was very disturbing, could it control her?

Yes…but I will not use your body as a puppet unless under the most serious circumstances…

'Such as?'

Both of us dying…or me being found out…

'Ah, so you don't want to lose another body, eh?' Her eyebrows raised the tiniest bit, in interest and amusement.

…I do not find that amusing…

'I do.' She giggled,

I have such a long way before understanding you humans…

'Yes you do.'

Especially why I was killed by one of them.

'Hm…' After thinking to herself, she repeated what the Allspark had said, and shifted her body, facing the cube. 'Wait, what?'

I came from a different dimension, that doesn't have anyone suitable for me in it…

'A different dimension? That's a long way from home, isn't it?'

Not really…I never have a home…I was only created to serve my master…

After a few minutes in silence, Aria was trying to figure out what to do with this Allspark, when a statement it had said suddenly decided to emerge. Confused at it, she asked, 'What did you mean by "Your body already contained immense power"?'

For a minute, the Allspark didn't reply, and just when Aria was getting worried that it was ignoring her, it responded, Do you really want to know?

'Yes. If there's another thing inside me, I'd really like to know.'

This 'thing' is your body, Aria… You were born with it…passed on from your parents and ancestors…

'What? But then…how did I…we, get it in the first place?' Aria wanted some answers, since this secret was kept from her since she was born.

…If you want answers, look deep within your memories…all of you ancestors have the vision, and you do too…

With that, it began to fade into nothing, startling Aria as she suddenly felt a rush of energy entering her body, and with a startled gasp, she said, 'Wait! Where are you going?'

I'm going to rest within your body…the pain will shortly go away…don't worry, we can still converse if you wish to do so… and it was gone.

She stood still for a second, feeling the shock slowly disappear into an annoying throb she could barley feel. Once it had calmed, she looked around, wondering what this strange memory could possibly hold, and where to start looking. 'He said look deep within my memories, so maybe I should go farther and look for anything strange.'

So she began to float in the direction she believed would take her into memories she had never seen before, for it was dark in that section, no light could penetrate the black veil except for the glow her presence gave off. Here, there were fewer memories, most of them were from the days when she was just a toddler, and the farther she went, the younger she grew, and more lost memories danced around her in slow, rhythmic swirls. Just when she thought she had seen the last of the lost memories fly by, Aria spotted one last vision, staying in one place, just sitting there, like a lonely child who nobody wanted to play with. As she approached, she only saw light for a minute, before the face of her mother slowly came into focus.

"Mom!" if Aria had ground beneath her feet, she would have stumbled backwards and stared at her mother's beautiful blue eyes, smiling back at her. But instead, Aria reached towards the memory, but just when she was about to touch it, pulled back. She truly missed her mom, with all her heart…but she couldn't touch such a fragile memory, not without feeling the guilt. 'That must be the first moment I saw her…' Feeling lost, she traveled around that memory, looking mournfully back at the still vision, but it had gone blank. 'Mom, if only you knew how much I miss you right now…'she sighed, and began to search the darkness for any stray light, any sign of the vision the Allspark had spoken of. It was difficult to see in this pitch black though, with the only light coming from her.

Suddenly, her eyes picked up a very faint light way back of her memories, so far she doubted it was even part of her mind. But the closer she got, the brighter the golden rays grew, until she had to cover her blue eyes with her hands to avoid becoming blind. As if the memory, or "vision" as the Allspark said, had recognized Aria, the light dimmed to a more comfortable level, allowing her to see into the light. Nothing appeared, but the memory floated closer to her, slowly though, like it was a wild horse meeting it's first human, unsure of what to think. But it eventually it came in range with her hand, and beckoned her to touch it. A little unsure, Aria reached out with tentative fingers, and came in contact with the memory. Nothing happened for a moment, when a bright flash of light overtook her vision, blinding her for what seemed forever. But then, a voice called out to her, a voice so soft, it seemed as light as a feather. Yet strong and deep, like a god.

Curious as to who was making this voice, she slowly opened her eyes. When they came to focus on the world around her, she gasped in awe, struck senseless of words, and her mind drew to a blank. The place she was in was filled with the night sky, stars littering across the heavens like fish in the ocean, only more beautiful and graceful then anything on this Earth. Before her, were a man and woman, both dressed strangely and…in a way, futuristic. The male had a red and orange suit on, while the female had a blue and purple suit on. But both were very similar in hair color, a dirty brown, and eyes. To her astonishment, both of them had the same eyes as her parents had, and that of her own, a deep, sparkling blue that seemed to glow in the darkness around them. The next person, or thing, was what caught her attention though, and never did she think, in all of her life, did she hope to see something as large as it was. It stood in the sky, looking like a god with blank white optics and a silver body with what seemed to be an empty city on it. 'Who is this guy? WHAT is he?'

"Nemesio Autoris, and Amani Autoris…" The being said, his voice almost identical to the other she had heard in her head, only much deeper and more powerful. 'Whoever he is, I'm betting he's a god…'

"I suspect you are Primus the titan, am I correct?" The male spoke, the sound of his voice not even cracking under the gaze of the mighty creature before him.

'Primus!'

The giant, or as she had just discovered, Primus, nodded his head, and replied, "I am in need of your help."

This time the woman spoke, her eyes flashing in respect, before saying, "Why would you need our help? We're just humans, and you're…well, a god."

'Yep, that answers it; he's definitely a god.' Aria thought silently as the event took place before her.

"You two are not just any humans. Out of all those I've searched, across the galaxy, you are the only ones who seemed suitable for my needs." Primus's towering figure glanced at the stars, before returning his gaze back to the two humans below him.

Nemesio and Amani glanced at each other, both had a look of surprise and shook at what he had just said. And, as Aria watched, Primus continued. "Your hearts are pure and your bodies are genuine, perfect for my needs. That is, if you so wish to help me."

"Of coarse we'll help you, but we want to know what you need us for." Nemesio stepped forward, trying to at least look proud and undaunted by Primus's intimidating presence, but she could see the panic in his eyes.

"I'm creating a race of robotic organisms to protect the universe from my brother's wrath, but they are incomplete and in need of four objects: eyes, mind, heart and most of all, a soul."

"So you want our eyes?"

"Yes, and a mind, heart and soul."

"What do we get in return?"

Primus didn't hesitate to answer, and said, "You have their protection, and will be blessed with powers that no one but you can control."

Nemesio sighed, and glanced at the ground in thought, unsure of what to think at this moment. As for Amani, she asked, "What will these powers be?"

"To control robotic objects, to create robotic organisms from objects around you, and as you humans call it, psychic powers."

Aria watched as the two humans before her looked at each other, nodded their heads, before gazing back up at Primus. "We'll do it." They both said in confidence.

Primus nodded his head, and closed his eyes. A light surrounded both Nemesio and Amani, surprising them both into a gasp, and Aria could see no more of them for the light were too intense for her eyes to bear. So she covered them with her arms to shield them from rays that could've came from a nova, it wouldn't have made any difference. A hiss echoed through the night as Primus absorbed their DNA, analyzing, and only taking a portion of what he needed, let the light die down to reveal unconscious humans. Aria opened her eyes once she noticed the area was once again dark, and lowered her arms to stare at the still forms of Nemesio and Amani. There seemed to be no difference, their chests were elevating in their usual process of up and down, assuring her that they were still alive. Primus, however, looked much different. Instead of the dull gray he had once been, his skin, or cover, was now littered with bright colorful dots, going from a deep red to a light purple, and his eyes…his eyes were the same color as Nemesio's and Amani's had been!

'So that's where the Autobots got their optics! That's why I have the same color's as them!' but the question soon came to mind, were these humans her ancestors? 'They look much too futuristic to be from the past…'

Her train of thoughts were brought to an end when Primus raised a hand that could've engulfed the whole United States in darkness, and brought it just above the clouds, a comfortable distance between the gigantic hand and the Earth itself. From the center, a small orb of light came into view, and it floated down from the heavens and in front of the sleeping humans. It hummed with energy, and often crackled now and then with small bursts of light. Aria watched in awe as the orb split in two, and slowly embedded itself into the chests of Nemesio and Amani, the humming died down as the bodies began to glow in blue before returning to their normal color.

Above, Primus whispered in as quiet as a god's voice could get, "I thank you for your generous and kind gifts, but I must leave you here in this time line. I will erase all of your memories and you can start life as one of the humans in this time line. Your family can only mate with one of your own or else the human being mated will die in contact to such a strong energy force. You must take note to this, and that is all you need to worry for."

Aria watched with wide eyes as the god slowly turned away from Earth and grew smaller by the minute as he began to disappear into outer space. But before he left, he looked back, and said, "I wonder what I shall name the new race…perhaps…Autobots would be a suitable title…"

With that, the memory began to fade from her vision, and she was left with the darkness of her lost memories. The two humans, who she now knew were her ancestors, became nothing but particles that created a new memory before her. New memories didn't belong in this section of her mind, so naturally it began to flit away into the brighter, friendlier section of her thoughts. Aria, seeing no other easier way to get back, grabbed the tail of it, or what looked like a tail, and held on while the born memory did the work for her. It was traveling at a fast speed, but it was clear that they weren't getting back to the more peaceful and cheerful memories, so Aria began to ponder on what she had just seen.

So that's why strange things have been happening to her, that's what the strange feeling of someone watching her in the train station had been, and that's why all of this turmoil was happening! She was the ultimate power surge, and she is the last of the Autoris family, therefore, held all of the power passed down from generation to generation by her family! The thought blew her away, that the creator of the Transformers had actually chosen HER ancestors! 'Wait, how do I know he created them…ah, who cares? I've got other things to think about, such as mastering my powers!'

As she reminded herself of the powers, she could control robots, whether that included the Autobots alike she wasn't sure. She could create Transformers from objects around her, like a cell phone, and had psychic abilities. But why didn't her parents tell her about this? Aria's mood dampened as she remembered her deceased parents, and the sadness overwhelmed her weak state of mind. ' "You can always trust us with secrets." Yeah right. You didn't even tell me about something as big as this…' She thought grimly.

Sighing, she shook her head, even though she didn't need to do that, and concluded that her parents thought she wasn't ready for the task. After all, there wasn't much a ten year old could bear…

So, without further ado, she let go of the memory once they reached the pleasant blue glow of her mind, and watched the memory dance away like a giddy child, ready to take it's place among the other memories. 'It's been stuck in the back of my head for ten years, no wonder it's seems so happy.' She smiled, and felt as though it was time to return to the real world, closed her eyes, and began to fall back into a deep slumber, where she would eventually wake up to the real world to face the consequences.

But outside, the world can be very cruel and merciless, as she is about to find out…

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Fiorla: Sorry for the long wait people, but it's finally DONE[falls over in exhaustion.

Berry: T.T It wasn't that tiring, was it?

Fiorla[gives berry a glare No, it wasn't. I'm just being overdramatic.

Berry: DRAMA QUEEN!!! o

Fiorla: DON'T MAKE ME HIT YOU WITH MY IMAGINARY FRUITCAKE!!

Miku: Ouch…

Berry: Don't hit me with the imaginary fruitcake! Those things are hard! ; ;

Fiorla: Anyways…

Berry[Pointing a sign that says "SO DRAMA QUEEN!" at her head

Fiorla: …Quit torturing me! Now you're gonna get it[begins to throw fruit cakes at the retreating Berry

Berry: AHHHHH!!! Oh God save me!!!

Fiorla: Before this gets out of hand and turns into an all out food fight, lets end this chapter so that I can continue to throw things at Berry. You don't know how fun it is! Why don't you take a shot? w