Man... I had to rewrite this like 12 times... Still, I think it's only mediocre...
Should get better in a couple of weeks when I'm once again fully staffed... Training noobs brain dead me...
Well, let me know wht you think :)
And to Maiden of the elements - thanks for your reviews, I'll bring in the dinobots later on, just for you :)
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Twenty Three stood in silence on Tripticon's shoulder, as he walked in the general direction of the decepticon base.
This pain… the Allspark's voice flowed through her head. Is nothing to what I have felt… I once too cared for my creations, but they all are such petty things. They only care for themselves… I was to be their God, and they turned around to try to use me… I soon stopped feeling for them when they died… I had forgotten how much it hurt…
Oh, Mother… she thought back, despairing. They aren't dead, are they? This dread I feel… They're both gone, aren't they?
Not necessarily, her mother crooned, trying to comfort her offspring. The only creation she found herself able to truly care for. But it is very likely.
She felt bitter tears roll down her face, wishing she could tear out her own heart, rather than feel this pain.
Blackout… Barricade… Hang in there…
What the slag is that thing? Thundercracker radioed his wingmate. Him and Skywarp were on patrol, while the others were helping with repairs in the base.
Look, it's Twenty Three! Skywarp exclaimed.
But is she better? I don't want to get shot out of the sky… Thundercracker sounded dubious.
I'll go check it out, Skywarp volunteered. I can always warp out of there.
Be careful…
Although their conversation had been on a private line, both Twenty Three and the Allspark had heard it.
The young humanoid was a little confused at that, while she waved her new friend down.
The Allspark briefly explained they were most likely even more closely merged because of the events leading up to the creation of Tripticon.
"Twenty Three?" Skywarp called. "You alright?"
She nodded, and called back "How are the others?"
Thank Primus, Skywarps voice rang clear in her head. "They're in the repair bay." Better not tell her just how bad they are.
Twenty Three sank to her knees. Was she reading his mind? She wasn't trying to… But were they that bad? They were dying…. And it was all her fault.
"Can you teleport me there?" she begged him.
"I… suppose so. But not your big friend here. You'll have some explaining to do about this, too," he warned her, hovering at her side and opening his cockpit.
"I… know," she sighed, sitting in his pilot seat.
Before she knew it, they were landing outside the base.
She could hear Barricade's voice groaning in pain within her head.
"Cade… I'm coming!" she called, shouting a quick thank you to Skywarp as she sped off towards the medbay.
She rammed the door open with her shoulder, un unknown force pulling her towards her friend so strongly she didn't even notice Frenzy running and shouting after her.
"Cade, I'm here," she spoke both out loud and straight into his mind. "I'll fix you, I promise…"
She leapt up to the operation table and shoved Ratchet roughly aside, with strength the med-bot did not expect. Staring at the wounds she had inflicted, she was overcome with shock, guilt, and compassion. She placed her hands upon his chest, next to where the gaping hole began, and once again felt the energy of the Allspark flow through her.
Twenty Three's quiet determination overshadowed the Allspark's fear, as they both realized she was using her mother's power by herself and without permission. At the moment, Barricade's welfare was ranked higher than respect for her mother.
She did not remove her hands until Barricade was completely healed, which took a surprisingly short amount of time.
"Twenty Three…" he rasped, his voice quiet. I thought I was a goner… his thoughts were much more audible.
"Where's Blackout?" she asked him grimly, already suspecting the answer.
Oh shit… Barricade glanced to the corner of the room, where Blackout's corpse was dumped in a pile of twisted metal.
"Black…out…" she stood stiffly, feeling tears well in her eyes.
Only then did she notice Astrotrain in the corner, helping himself to an energon cube. She glared at him, and stalked over angrily.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" she spat, not realizing she now had an audience of the entire decepticon forces, sans Tripticon and Thundercracker.
"What?" he asked her haughtily. "Lugging scrap like that around is hard work. I need to reenergize."
She raised her vectors up in anger, ready to take him down.
"You're just sitting around, while one of OUR warriors lies dumped in a corner? Do you not have a respectful bolt in that body?"
"What the hell are you talking about, piss ant? You're the one that killed him," he slurred, making the others wince. That was one bad move.
"Yes I killed him," she cried in despair. "But that won't stop me from killing one more!"
She let out a despairing wail, as she unleashed her vectors on him, tearing him painfully, limb from limb. He shrieked in pain, trying to fight back, but was now little more than a torso and head, lying in a pool of energon. He stared into her eyes, optics filled with terror, attempting to plead for his life, but no words would come.
"You insulted my Frenzy… You insulted me… You insulted Soundwave… And now you insult Blackout's memory… Everything you are is an insult, and I feel no regret in erasing you from this world, oh mistaken creation of mine," her eyes were cold as she delivered the final blow, tearing his spark straight out of his body.
For a moment, she forgot who exactly she was… Twenty Three or Allspark… There seemed little difference.
She stepped sullenly over one of Astrotrain's legs, and reached out towards Blackout's body. She lifted it slowly with her vectors, and channeled her healing powers into the carcass. Although it wouldn't bring his life back, it would leave his body in a respectable state.
Once finished, she curled up next to her friend and cried softly, completely ignoring her audience. All that mattered to her was to let Blackout's spirit know she was sorry.
Barricade moved closer to them, now he was in able condition, and sat next to the distraught female silently letting her know he was there for support. Frenzy soon followed suit, and curled up in her lap, wanting to be close to her. He had been terrified for her, but here she was: not entirely alright, but okay.
Megatron shooed the remaining bots out, and took his seat on the other side of Blackout.
He was concerned about what she had said.
'I feel no regret in erasing you from the world, oh creation of mine…'
He had warned her not to lose herself to the Allspark, but did either of them even realize it was happening? He sighed. There was little he could do. Suddenly, he remembered a name his daughter had spoken not five minutes before: Soundwave.
If anyone could help his daughter, it would be the one decepticon with good enough hearing to distinguish brain waves… They may even find a way to fix this problem…
He'd have to take it up with Frenzy when he could pry him away. Perhaps send a message to Cybertron.
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Dumdumdum... I love Soundwave swoons
Look forward to some family scenes ;D
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