THE LOST CHILDREN OF CYBERTRON
Chapter 27: Moloka'i Nui A Hina
Titan could not wait to hit the ocean again as he was being flown by Goliath who had him in his storage compartment. The ichthyosaur was more then happy to finally be able to go home. He hated the desert it was dry and it has no water to swim in. In a way the ocean was a desert but at least you can live there.
As the last of the mountains gave way to flatlands, wetlands and finally the sea the twins turned their wings and dove downwards.
"Where are we going?" asked Sam as he sat in his seat.
"We are dropping off Titan since he was bitching the whole way that he wanted to go back to the sea." Said Marie as Goliath headed downwards.
"Alright Titan we are here and you are swimming home," Goliath said over the inter comm.
"About time!" Titan said as Sam, Mikaela, Marie and Miles felt the shuttle suddenly lift as if a heavy weight was gone from it and the sound of 'Whoopee!" could be heard followed by a splash.
By then Goliath had risen in the air again and was back in the clouds. Sam looked out from the window that he was seated at and saw something small splashing behind them.
He could make out a dorsal fin as Titan broke the surface.
"What the hell is that?" he asked
"That would be Titan," Goliath replied as the sea monster leaped out of the sea again.
Sam, Mikaela and Miles looked out the window to see Titan. Goliath turned a bit to give them a better view.
"Whoa?!" they said as they saw the sea monster leaping from the sea again.
At this time both the twins wanted to play so Radon and Rodan dove down towards the waves. Titan raced them on as he leaped over their wings. He was so happy to be back in the ocean he leaped higher then he ever leaped before.
Rodan and Radon dove into the ocean to the shock of all on Goliath and Starscream.
The two then sped down through the waves and leaped out of the sea again with a laughing Titan. The ichthyosaur used his dolphin like body to snag him a shark to play with.
The shark did not like this at all and tried to get away only to be eaten by a killer whale that was passing by. The whale then swam beside Titan as if lost friends. Titan began to play with him as he leaped from the sea.
The three fliers then turned southwest and flew onwards towards the afternoon sun.
As they flew Sam, Mikaela and Miles were busy talking.
"I wonder what Hawaii is going to be like?" asked Mikaela
"Sand, surf, girls in bikinis and hula dancers!" Mile said as he tried to do the hula.
The rumble from around them told them that Goliath was laughing along with Marie.
"Things are not what they seem in Hawaii," said Marie.
"Why you say that?" said Miles his bubble burst from his daydream.
"Sorry but Hawaii is not all about tourists and hula dancers. The place we are going does not like it if you use the hula in terms of tourist," said Goliath
"Really?" Mikaela asked
"Yes, to the people of Molokai where we are going it is a sacred art of their ancestors passed down from generation to generation." Said Marie.
"Cool more of the traditional things and not what we saw on T.V. then," Mikaela said excited.
"Yep, grandma Obun would be happy to meet you," Goliath said
---MEANWHILE---
"It has been a while hasn't it Radon?" asked Alex as she rode in Radon's cockpit.
"Yeah it has been a long time," Radon replied as she cut her engines and soared on the wind.
Rodan followed suit but Starscream kept his engines going.
"Uncle Star cut your engines or else they will short!" said Rodan over the comm.
"Why?" asked Starscream,
"We are about to enter the Jet Stream these winds can tear even fighter jets apart if you don't know how to fly them." Replied Radon
Starscream cut his engines but he began to fall.
"Extend your wings a bit more uncle and feel the wind and rotate your back rudders to them to keep you in the air." Radon instructed and Starscream did as he was asked to do.
It was a struggle when the winds finally hit and he had to really concentrate on following the twins to get it right.
"Fly higher Starscream so you won't suffer the full blast!" yelled Goliath as he soared above him.
Starscream rose till the winds finally died down a bit.
As they traveled the long distance Sam and Mikaela stripped of their winter clothes and stood both in tropical clothing. Sam was wearing a tank top while Mikaela wore a tube top with shirt jean shorts. Sam had on a pair of surf shorts while Miles looked more in place with his khaki clothes.
It became apparent how far the trip was even with five Cybertronians flying it was still a long distance.
---SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA---
Seabreeze was enjoying the sights and smells of the ocean as she cruised along the ocean's surface. The oceans of Planet Earth were unlike any other planet she has been to. It was teaming with life and even when traveling at the speed she was currently going something seems to tag along with her not to kill her but just to ride with her.
She was content to just let it ride along with her. Strange as the creature is she would always look it up on the World Wide Web. She was one of the few Autobots with water capabilities and she was currently enjoying the fun she was having over the ocean.
It was also at this time that something swam up to her.
It was rather large and sleek unlike the dolphins and occasional killer whales that she had met. This one was different and she currently looked up the creature.
That is strange…it says on the World Wide Web that this creature is supposed to be extinct. She thought as she watched the creature leap from the water and seemed to glide under her bow wave.
She let the creature keep up with her after all that is what the creature did anyways even when she approached top speed of 220 mph.
The creature slashed its tail like a shark but maintained speed like a dolphin. Its body was sure as pit sleek like one as it kept up with the bow wave of her alt form. It was when it flipped over that she caught sight of a faint symbol under its belly. It was a patch of white over faded white but she could barely make out the Decepticon symbol there.
So it is one of the Predicon cons that have followed me she thought and before she could talk to it the creature disappeared beneath the waves never to return.
Seabreeze at least was smart enough to film the whole thing for entertainment now however she is going to have to report this to Optimus.
---UNDER THE WATER---
Titan no noticing that the speedboat above him was actually a transformer as he swam back into the depths his scanners checking out the local wildlife as he dove deeper. He was very excited to see the ocean top and bottom again as he checked all the wildlife. He played with dolphins and swam with whales while chasing sharks and playing with sea weed. All the while staying on course towards Hawaii for he knew that if he did not show up on time grandma Obun would give him an earful.
---IN THE SKY---
Radon watched as Rodan and Kekoa did a number of aerial maneuvers to show off to Starscream but the F-22 mech was not impressed or didn't appear to be. Alex on the other hand was scoffed by this.
"Show offs!" she said over the comm. to the other plane.
"What can't have a little fun?" said Kekoa laughing as he and Rodan did another stunt.
"Yeah well we are about four hundred miles from Hawaii so keep it low," said Alex as she read the GPS right.
"Four hundred miles more my engines are starting to get tired," Starscream said as he neared Radon.
Radon knew he was lying he just wanted to turn his engines back on after that fateful encounter with the winds of the jet stream. They were forced to glide the rest of the trip since having to rely on the winds to stay airborne was enough for the twins and Goliath, but Starscream not used to the way the oceanic winds ride was struggling to stay aloft.
"We should be leaving the jet stream in about 20 minutes Uncle Starscream," Radon replied over the comm.
As promised twenty minutes passed and Starscream was able to turn on his engines again while following the twins. Goliath remained at the same altitude since he also has more then one passenger. The space shuttle merely gave a faint warning.
"Hey guys I think the welcome wagon is here," he said and just as he said it four F-16's flew past them.
"Hey guys!" Rodan yelled as he gave chase.
"Identify yourself," was what was said on the comm.
Radon had to laugh at the uptight and stiff attitude of one of their Air Force friends.
"This is Raptor number 72366 designation Radon," was the reply
"This is Strike Eagle number 76326 designation Rodan," was her brother's response.
"This is shuttle number 4654284 designation Goliath and we brought a friend," was the reply from the shuttle.
"Resignations check out welcome back kids," was the laughter they heard from the lead jet.
Starscream, Radon could tell was feeling very uncomfortable at the sight of many jets.
"Don't worry 'Uncle Star they won't hurt you they are our friends," Radon said flying beside him.
Alex wanted to laugh at the other Raptor but kept her eye out on the sky. As she saw the hornets she knew that they are safe since Linda probably knew about them coming home and that they were bringing guests.
"Hey Nathan wassup with you," said Kekoa over the comm.
"Nothing much Hitachi we were just asked by the big boss lady to escort you to O'ahu to register your pals," he said.
"Register?" Starscream asked
"Yeah so that way you have the same protection of law that the kids have," replied Nathan as he steered next to the other F-22
"Protection?" Starscream asked
"From the United States government they can't touch the kids because the law that was passed in Washington years ago also passed into international law too," the other pilot said and Starscream relaxed.
"So I don't have to worry about having people try to catch me to use me as some sort of experiment?" he asked
"Yep,"
"The others have already gone through it already so there is only you left," with that Nathan turned,
"Why don't you give your guests the tour and then we will meet you back at Hickem so that way they can enjoy the islands," with that the Hornets flew back towards the isolated base.
Starscream was floored, "They know about us?" he asked
"Everyone in Hawaii knows about the sparklings well the locals do the tourists are clueless," said Alex laughing.
"So I guess they are prepared for any Cybertronian assaults then," Starscream said.
"Yep after many drills with the kids and war games they are used to the Transformers," Kekoa replied as he was upside down in Rodan's cockpit.
"Quit showing off you two," Radon chastised her twin.
"Shut up," Rodan said
"Make me!" Radon shouted back.
"Oh no," Alex said and Rodan charged Radon and the raptor did a stoop as she dropped.
The Strike Eagle tried to get at the Raptor but Radon knew a few maneuvers that her brother did not. She hid herself in the cloud cover and rose higher on silent wings.
"What are you up to Radon?" Alex asked nervously
"Watch this," Radon said and rose above her brother. Her scanners watched as the Eagle raced under her and she struck. Doing a roll and blasting her engines at full speed Radon did a nearly impossible maneuver and cut her engines just before she came within range of Rodan's scanners.
---STARSCREAM---
Starscream watched the twins with amusement as they chased each other in the clouds.
"Do they always do this when flying?" he asked Goliath
"Yeah but it is all a game to see who can out fly the other," Goliath replied.
"Who usually wins?" Starscream replied
"Depends on the game and the tactic but most of the time Radon wins and it is not because of her plane model," Goliath replied
True to his word Starscream checked and sure enough Radon dove right into her brother who had to barrel roll at the last minute. The twins chased each other a lot and he felt sorry for the humans in their cockpits.
---BACK TO THE TWINS---
"Radon, Rodan will you guys stop! I feel really sick right now," Alex complained.
Even with the gravity controls in Radon all the dizzy maneuvers that the twins did made her nauseous.
"Too late," said Kekoa as Rodan flew beside his sister.
"I've already puked in the cockpit," he said
"Good thing I did not eat anything," Alex said to her cousin.
Kekoa from the looks of it was still green as they neared the islands. When they could barely see the tip of Mauna Kea the Sparklings gave a squeal of excitement.
"I can see Mauna Kea! Hey look it's Mauna Kea!" yelled Radon and her twin did the same speeding up his engines.
---IN GOLIATH---
Goliath was excited and his shuddered causing Sam, Mikaela and Miles to wake.
"Wha…?" Miles said
"We are here," said Marie laughing at the three mainlanders.
All three looked towards the windows. The could barely make out the peak of a mountain breaking through the clouds and shining with white snow against the golden rays of the setting sun.
"Whoa I did not know Hawaii has snow," Miles said
"There are only two places that snows in Hawaii, Haleakala on the island of Maui and here at the tallest mountain in the world Mauna Kea on the big island," Marie said and they stared at the observatories at the top.
Goliath turned slightly downwards and dove gently through the clouds. As the clouds parted they showed rich tropical forests which everyone was delighted to see. As he flew over the volcano they could see steam rising from the vents.
As they sunk lower they could see houses here and there and the cities that inhabit the islands.
"You are now seeing Hilo the wettest city in the nation," Goliath said excitedly as they spotted the Hilo bay and further onwards towards the west.
As they past over the vast forest and through the plains they could see the distant desert beyond on the other side of the mountains and the trio gasped as they saw the forest suddenly gave way to desert and plains.
As Goliath headed north he explained about Kona and the fact that the city was on the exact opposite side of Hilo. As they headed north they passed over the rest of the islands with the aerial tour before Goliath turned again and headed directly towards the island that was their destination.
As they neared it they saw that it was one of the smaller islands. The vast sea cliffs hung like heavy green curtains as Goliath made his approach.
The trio saw the huge doors that opened from the cliff shifting inwards avoiding the trees as Goliath easily slipped through and landed gracefully upon the ground without his engines.
Next was Rodan who slipped past him and landed, then came Radon, and then finally Starscream.
When they completed their landing the doors behind them closed and the floor lowered. Shocked Sam, Mikaela and Miles watched as the floor rotated and finally stopped at the bottom. Slowly getting out they saw that the base was huge.
"Damn and I thought the Autobot base was huge," Sam said as they walked away from Goliath allowing him to transform.
The other sparklings ran past them leaving the colossal ones there. Right beside the take off port was a large pool of water and with a mighty leap Titan transformed and yelled his delight.
He quickly ran for the washracks and he was followed by Goliath.
That left Radon, Starscream and the humans.
"Well this is our home let me give you guys a tour while Radon gets Starscream registered," Kekoa said and they followed the Asian boy into the headquarters.
---AUTOBOT HEADQUARTERS---
"As you can see Optimus this one is definitely a Decepticon. I've already ran that report with Shockwave, but there is no one with that beast mode among his group so we can assume that it is one of those strange bots," Seaspray said to the Autobot leader.
Optimus watched the video again and sure enough the images of Titan leaping out of the sea sure got him good. When he turned over before disappearing he saw where Seaspray zoomed in and was shocked to see the very faint Decepticon insignia on his underbelly.
"Have you heard from Bumblebee yet?" Optimus asked.
"No sir he is not answering his comm. as if he was out of range," Seaspray replied
"Well I know for a fact that Sam and Mikaela are with their friends on a vacation so they won't be back for a while, but that does not explain Bumblebee's absence for he failed to report in," Optimus said.
"Well I could do some scouting of where he was last located?" said Seaspray.
"Don't bother I've already assigned Hound to that task what I want from you is with some help to capture that Decepticon for questioning," he said
"Does Shockwave know about this?" asked Seaspray
"I've already informed him of the situation and he is sending someone to help me catch this one." Said Seaspray
"As long as this alliance lasts we can only hope to defeat Unicron before he destroys this planet," Optimus said.
"Then were shall we stand?" asked Seaspray and a map of the Pacific Ocean came into view.
"I think about here where you encountered our friend," Optimus said pointing to a part of the ocean just off of California.
"And what if the others retaliate?" Seaspray asked
"Let me and Shockwave deal with them," was the reply.
---PAKELE RESIDENCE---
Now to say that Starscream was stunned was a vast understatement. He was shocked beyond his CPU
Here he was in the very ship that he watched escape from Cybertron millions of years prior. As he walked around the hallways he remembered helping the Femmes and their sparkmates build this ship to help them protect their young for when Megatron came to claim them. As he walked the now deserted hallways and found that both humans and Transformers live in harmony with one another in the ship.
It was also at that spot that a very familiar scorpion made his presence known.
"SCORPONOK YOU HAVE BEEN IN MY ROOM AGAIN!" this time it was another girl as she raced after the scorpion who held in his mandibles what appears to be a wrench.
"Get back here!" the girl yelled as she raced after the metallic scorpion.
"Hold on a second Uncle Star," said Radon as she put her two clawed fingers to her mouth parts and let out a long whistle.
Scorponok stopped and ran in the direction that Radon called and stopped in front of the jet. Wagging his tail he dropped the wrench and gave them a look like a lost dog.
Picking him up Radon looked at him before huffing, "You need a bath! Have you been in the garbage again?" she asked and the scorpion gave a chirr and purred in excited contentment at Radon for being back.
"Scorponok!" said the girl as she came around the corner and spotted him in Radon's arms.
"Radon! Thank God you're here that sorry case of a mutt got into the garbage again and was in my room!" she yelled
"Don't worry Lori Scorponok here is going to get a much needed bath," Radon said and with that Scorponok's tail began to wag again.
"Um Radon why is his tail doing that?" Starscream asked
"Oh that he had some modifications when we repaired him and well we increased his intelligence. Unfortunately he has the intelligence of a dog and so decided to act like one," she said petting the scorpion as he chirred in happiness.
"Damn Scorponok you really need a bath!" Radon said putting him down and the scorpion drone ran around till he came up to Starscream.
"I am not touching you till you get a bath," he said and the scorpion leaped onto him and rubbed his head at Starscream who only looked disgusted.
"Alright Scorponok you can join me in a bath," said Titan who looked far happier as he picked up the drone and headed towards the washracks.
Scorponok was more then happy to have someone carry him again and made a purring noise.
As the two walked away Starscream turned to Radon.
"So where will I be staying?" he asked
"Oh lets see…Hey Lori where will the guests be staying?" she asked looking down at the human.
The human Lori looked up at Radon with a smile.
"They will be staying on the South side near the control room where the guests normally go," said Lori.
"Ok then," Radon said then thought about it.
"Hey that is near our rooms," said Skeeter making himself known on Radon's shoulder.
"How long have you been there?" she asked
"The whole time," he said smiling at her with his tiny red optics.
"Oh alright now lets show Uncle Star where his room is," Radon said
"Hey I want to come along too," Lori said and Radon picked her up and placed her on her other shoulder.
The made their way to the guest area and showed Starscream where his room is.
When he entered his room was like that of the other base spacious enough for him to be comfortable. As he set down on the recharge berth he noticed that the place may appear aged but it still had a home feel to it perfect for the femmes and sparklings to live in.
Speaking of femmes and sparklings,
"Is this what you had for me Moonshadow?" Starscream said as he looked towards the door.
"Is this my final gift from you?" he said again.
---LATER THAT EVENING---
"Um what are you two doing?" asked Bumblebee as he entered the training room.
Both Sonic and Stitch are together just finishing a practice round in the training room when the Autobot entered.
"We are just practicing for a bit before grandma gets home or else we are going to get it from her," Sonic said.
"Grandma? I've not seen any elderly people here except for Kamaka," Bumblebee replied.
"Dad did say that she went to Honolulu to see Aunty Linda about something," said Stitch as he went over the email that she sent him.
"So what are you doing now?" Bumblebee asked
The two looked at each other before smirking, "Wanna dance?" they asked.
---THE LIVING ROOM---
At the moment Barricade was busy with Frenzy reading information on Moloka'i and the other Hawaiian islands even about the law pertaining to Cybertronians.
Hmm Moloka'i Nui A Hina meaning Moloka'i Beloved Child of Hina, or Moloka'i Pule O'o meaning Moloka'i of Powerful Prayer so many names for such an island. Yet I can't help but feel a sense of power here and I guess sanctuary from the war. I guess it has something to do with the atmosphere here with both sides working in harmony with each other.
His thoughts trailed over to Frenzy as his partner was reading also. He also looked over to where Scrappy and Titan with a now clean Scorponok was busy refueling with an energon cube. Music was blaring over the radio in the corner with a human boy named Kyouji busy doing something which from what Barricade could have guessed was homework.
He kept muttering to himself about wanting to shoot the teacher when Frenzy started laughing.
"What?" Barricade said looking at Frenzy.
"Found something interesting," he said cackling
"What?"
"PORN!" He said and started laughing like a madman.
The kids looked up from their meal and stared at them strangely.
"Um Uncle Frenzy did you just read 'Jokes or Us'?" asked Kyouji
"Moloka'i Nui A Hina!" he declared holding up his Mocha Momma."
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