This chapter is based on the Transformers episode Dark Awakening, owned by Hasbro. So I'm writing my story around that episode.

To solve the Alyx picture problem, I've put it on find it on the site go to browse, choose 'fanart' – 'digital art' – 'drawings – 'movies/tv'
Click on 'newest' and there she is among others: the girl with the fiery hair and the ki-blast between her hands.


Or try the link in my bio. (past it in your browser) Why didn't I think of this sooner...?


To reply Neypuslover's question about bringing back Optimus:
I'm not bringing him back, Hasbro brought him back in the series, season 4. Or actually it was a Quintesson.


While Rodimus was out on a mission with Ultra Magnus, Kup, Arcee, Spike and Daniel, Springer took me to Cybertron.

He wasn't gonna shoot me or anything like that. I just hadn't really gotten to know the Transformers home world yet. So he took me there kinda to make up for shooting me some time ago.

I thought the planet was most amazing. I'd never seen a mechanical world before I ever set foot on Cybertron. It was very complex with metal planes as well as deep canyons and lot's and lot's of levels where one could look down almost to the heart of the planet.

Springer flew me around in his helicopter mode wherever I wanted to go.

"Did you know Cybertron has a vast collection of fauna?" Springer asked me as he as he showed me around in the Maze, a sort of training ground with lot's of narrow corridors and training exercises.

"Really? I didn't know that… what kind of fauna?"

"Well, we got ant-droids, bolt-bats, cyber-ducks, dynametal ducks, electro-toads, glitch-mice, retro-rats, titanium moose-bots, turbo-foxes, zap-mice, robotopossums…" he named lot's of animals I'd never heard of.

"You're not making these up, are you?" I said as I raised one of my eyebrows.

"Seriously, the ant-droids can be real pests when you don't store your energon goodies secure, ask Rodimus, they seem to have it in for him," he laughed. "And you don't want retro-rats eating away at your circuitry either."

"Say, can I ask something else… It may sound a bit silly, but…" I looked down one of the very deep canyons with lots and lots of levels. "Is this planet alive?"

"That doesn't sound silly at all, cause it actually is," Springer replied. "Can you sense him?"

"Yes, clearly, his spark stands out among all others."

"You're sensing Primus, the creator of the Transformers. His body is the planet Cybertron, and the mega-computer Vector Sigma serves as his internal mainframe."

I was all ears as he told me about their creator. It totally amazed me.

"He has gifted a portion of his life force within the Matrix, which determines the leader of the Autobots. The spark of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his life force, the Allspark."

"Even the sparks of the Decepticons?" I wondered out loud.

"Yes, even their sparks."

"That's amazing… I had no idea."

Springer landed at the entrance of Autobase. "Would you like to see our history files? They're mighty interesting as well."

On our way in we were almost overrun by Blurr as he came dashing our way.

"Yourenevergonnabelievewhathappened!" he called out to us.

"Nevernevernevernever!"

He was so excited that he spoke even faster than usual.

"Okay, relax, buddy," Springer tried to calm him down but whatever he tried didn't work. "What's all the fuss about?"

"It'sOptimusOptimusOPTIMUS!! He'sreturnedreturnedreturned!!"

Somewhat stunned we gazed at him and at eachother.

"Wellwellwell?! Whatareyoustandingaroundfor! Comeoncomeoncomeon!! Let'sgogreethim!" He raced on again, towards the exit where we had just come in.

Springer was just about to follow him but I grabbed his arm.

"It must be a prank, I cannot sense his spark," I told him.

"Let's have a look anyway. If it is someone's prank I'm gonna bash in some brains," he said and transformed to his car mode. "Wanna ride along?"

I got in and before I even closed his door he took off.

Outside we followed Blurr to a group of Autobots, gathering around. "Blurr doesn't get excited over nothing, you know. If it really is Prime I want to be one of the first to welcome him back."

He transformed and I took my organic metal larger self to fit in better and to keep from being squashed by the excited Autobots. We found a way through to the source of all the commotion, and to our great surprise it WAS Optimus Prime.

"See, he's really back!" Springer said cheerfully.

I frowned. "But I can't sense him…" That was most strange, cause we always had a very close bond. It worried me.

"Maybe his spark is still weak from coming back from the death you know…" Springer came up with.

Everybody stalked their talking when Optimus gestured he was about to speak.

"Rodimus, Kup, Ultra Magnus and Arcee. They all gave their lives so that I might return to Cybertron," he started.

My breath got stuck in my throat. Rodimus and the others dead?! I tried to look into his mind to find out what had happened, but I only got confusing bits and pieces.

"Daniel …. And Spike?" I heard Perceptor ask.

"The Quintessons left no survivors," Prime said with a sigh and it actually sounded like their loss tore him up inside.

Hearing about the death of his friends Grimlock began stamping on the metal Cybertronian ground. "Quintessons! Me Grimlock thump Quintessons flat into ground!" He let out an angry growl that the Autobots felt deep in their circuitry. I felt it trembling through me organic metal bones.

"We will mobilize all our forces and move against the Quintessons!" Prime said, ready to lead the battle.

"Those five faced tentacles slime are gonna pay for this good!" Springer growled and with clenched fists he said softly, but devoted: "I mean it, Arcee."

I looked up to him. "Something is wrong here," I told him.

"The Quintessons destroying our friends, that's what's wrong here!"

"Springer, listen to me!" I placed myself right in front of him and looked him in the eyes with a most serious look. "When I look at an Autobot – or even a Decepticon – I don't just see you with my eyes, I can sense your sparks with my mind. I know what's in your mind within seconds. I'm not getting anything off him!"

As I looked over my shoulder at Optimus he looked me straight in the eyes.

"Well, he did just return from the dead," Springer said. "Come on, he'll be happy to see you." He gave me a nudge in Prime's direction. "I'll be right behind you."

I walked up to him and looked into his empty eyes. Even when I stood right in front of him, they looked empty. The only thing I could sense on him was the Matrix of Leadership.

"Remember this young lady?" Springer introduced me. "She lives among us now."

Prime seemed to dig deep into his memories… he grabbed his head when his memories were contradictory. He looked at me and held out his hand. "A…lyx…"

For a moment I saw a glance in his eyes that I recognized and my heart jumped with joy. Could it be him after all?

But than I saw it fade away.

"Why do you keep an Azori'jin among us?!" he said with harshness in his voice. "She's a danger to us all!"

Completely shocked I gazed up a him. "W..What??"

The other Autobots were shocked as well and I heard mumbling like 'I new all along…' and 'If Prime says so… she must be a threat'.

I turned to Springer to see the look on his face was as stunned as mine. Just as I wanted to look back at Optimus I felt a smack of something hard on my head and everything around me turned black. The voices around me faded away. I knew I fell to the ground but I never felt my body touch the metal ground.