DISCLAIMER: SAME AS BEFORE
A/n: I have a new theme song for the Deceptibots it is called, 'I Will Start a Revolution,' by Aimee Allen and 'I Want to Be A Hero,' by Bill Wray.
I just saw the new Jackie Chan/Jet Li movie and loved it. So it gave me the inspiration to figure out how to prepare for the Dragon Dance chapter which is coming up but right at the moment this chapter is just the events leading up to that day. That is why it is called 'Initiation' just the events leading up to that day. Don't worry more action along the way.
THE LOST CHILDREN OF CYBERTRON
Chapter 37: Initiation
It was a week after and Sam already grew anxious. He and Kekoa had been at the farm with Miles and Mikaela for the past few days taking care of the animals and helping out around the house. Alex was busy going back and forth between home and the farm to get ready for the initiation event. Already family members had been notified from around the globe that there will be new members to the clan, and fresh new blood to be taught by the last great grandmaster of the Kudasaki clan.
It was also at this time that Optimus Prime and Shockwave approached the slayer of Megatron.
It started out relatively normal with Sam and Mikaela going to school and hanging out with Miles, Kekoa and Alex. While they were doing this Mikaela and Sam still managed to go out on several dates which Miles often teased them about. Alex playfully would slap his arm and the boy would give a playful glare at them. Kekoa only smirked at the two as he polished something in his hand.
It was then that his head shot up along with Alex and Sam having picked up on the sudden rigidness of his friend turned towards where both of them were staring.
Only to see a familiar Peter built Rig truck parked just across the street.
"Um I guess we have some explaining to do," Sam said turning to Kekoa.
"Go ahead dude they can't hurt you in anyway," he said
Sam waited till school got out before he walked over to the Semi truck. As he got in the truck rolled away but not before being followed by a Nissan GT-R.
Kekoa followed Sam while Artemis and Zenith took Alex and the others home. As he followed and realized that Sam was under no harm he turned his car around and went home.
--MEANWHILE--
Sam was quite nervous as Optimus pulled into the Autobot base of operations having driven all the way home in silence. When they entered the headquarters Sam was surprised to see a lot more heads then he remembered. There were some females with the mechs and humans busy walking this way and that trying to get things done.
As Sam rode on Optimus's shoulder he became aware of all the strange mechs and femmes looking at him strangely.
"Um Optimus?" he said and Optimus turned is optics to Sam and realized the boy's predicament.
"Don't worry Sam they are just curious as to who the 'Slayer of Megatron,' is," Optimus chuckled as they entered his office.
There was a femme sitting there along with surprisingly enough a dark purple mech with a single glowing red optic. Sam assumed that was Shockwave the acting leader of the Decepticons. As he was carried towards them Shockwave turned and looked down at Sam.
"Is he 'The Slayer of Megatron?" asked Shockwave
"Yes, he is this is Sam Witwicky," Optimus replied introducing Sam.
Sam became unnerved when Shockwave's single optic focused on him. He felt himself being scanned again, but unlike when Ratchet scanned him Shockwave's was more of a file input scan like how he'd seen many Autobots perform on newbies. When it was over Sam stared nervously at the Decepticon not knowing what to expect; but what came out of Shockwave's vocal processor was something that Sam caught by surprise.
"Slayer of Megatron we are in your debt," he said and Sam stared at him shocked.
"Excuse me!" Sam said
"You did us a great honor of freeing Megatron's spark from the evil that Galvatron inflicted upon him. We are forever in your debt." With this Shockwave bowed low to Sam in a respectful manner.
"Why would you say that I thought you wanted revenge?" Sam asked
"No, not those who knew what had happened to our lord. Starscream at the time was the only one who knew, and when Galvatron revealed himself I knew that he had possessed his spark for an awfully long time. If he were online now he would have told you the same thing. For amongst Decepticons we would rather face death then become slaves to that which we can't fight," Shockwave said
"Well all I knew of Megatron was that he was one BFBG (Big Fucken Bad Guy) and that I had to protect the Allspark." Sam said and showed Shockwave something that he had never shown anyone else.
He turned his hands over and there imprinted on his hands were burn marks from the Allspark.
"Ah so the Allspark has marked you," he said
"Don't tell me I am the new Allspark?" Sam joked
"No you are not the Allspark your organic body and our metallic ones can't hold the power that the Allspark had. You were merely its keeper as your family has done for three generations. When you used the Allspark to purify and free Megatron's spark from his prison it merely marked you as its keeper. The power is gone but with that mark every Transformer in the universe will recognize you as the Allspark's protector." Shockwave replied.
"Um ok," Sam said
"The Allspark was a piece of Primus our god part of three. There was the Allspark the life giver, the computer known as Vector Sigma which forms the bodies in the past and the Matrix of Leadership which holds the wisdom that Primus has passed down through the Autobot leaders." Shockwave explained
"I am the last Prime and I hold the matrix in my possession," Optimus said opening his chest plates to reveal the pulsing light of the matrix.
"Wait I remember the old lady saying something about the three pieces of Primus; the Allspark, The Matrix and, Vector Sigma!" Sam said
"This 'old lady' was well informed about us," said the femme.
"Well she is very old by human standards nearly a century old." Sam replied to the comment.
"How old exactly?" asked Optimus
"I think 91 years to be exact," Sam replied
"Pit! She is really old!" explained the femme.
"Um Optimus who are these people?" Sam asked and Optimus sighed having forgotten to introduce Sam to them.
"Samuel Witwicky this is the acting leader of the Decepticons his designation is Shockwave, and this Femme right here is my Sparkmate and commander of the Femme forces; her designation is Elita One." Optimus said and Sam nodded in greeting to Elita who smiled warmly at him.
"Only the Slayer of Megatron could earn my respect besides my closest officers and sparkmate," she replied to him.
"Cool! Hey I will be gone in a month's time for Chinese New Year," he said
"Chinese New Year?" asked Shockwave
"I remember that event! I looked it up when I was trying to find an Alternate Form. It is when the eastern culture of China celebrates the New Year because they go by the lunar cycle instead of the Solar one that the rest of the planet goes by," Elita one said excitedly.
"Yeah well that is when the initiation starts for the new family members back in Hawaii." Sam replied
"Are you talking about that old lady?" she asked
"Yeah the guys are going and I forgot! This is for you Optimus," he said and handed Optimus a data chip.
It was rather big by Sam's standards, but small to be like an SD drive for the Transformers. He then inserted it into the port on the side of his computer and with that a holographic image of Obun showed.
"Greetings Optimus Prime and Shockwave as you are well aware I have a few of your soldiers in my mists." She said smiling her nearly toothless smile.
"As you might know by now we celebrate the Chinese New Year next month and of course you are invited to watch. At this time the soldiers that I have started to train in the Earth Style Martial Arts. I wanted them to be prepared for when the Unicronians do arrive, and to do so would mean to take them from you. When they return they will not be as you remember them; they will be reborn. The reason why I sent this with young Sam Witwicky is because even though he did not know how to fight he has the will to do so. He has the faith and confidence that he shared along with his fear to plunge the Allspark the second piece of Primus's spark into Megatron setting his spark free at last to join the matrix.
Yet the High Lord Protector is unsettled and I can sense it. He is not able to rest until Unicron is destroyed once and for all, and Cybertron returned to its former glory. The planet may be dead, but that does not stop you from creating your new home here. As you are well aware the Deceptibots are the original occupants even if they have not been instigated into bodies yet. But from what I can tell you this day the initiation of the new members of our family will begin on February 07, 2008 at sundown is the main even which you've all been invited." She said calmly
As the projection changed to one of the Hawaiian Islands and it zoomed in on the largest of the islands where an active volcano is currently erupting. Right there it then zoomed in on the largest of the mountains there and its snow covered peak.
"This is Mauna Kea Observatory it is here that your fellows will be initiated into our family. No longer will they be Autobot and Decepticon, but warriors sworn to defend our world from Unicron and the dangers that he poses. From then on they are no longer bound to your laws but to ours. They will be reborn all their sins cleansed, and their lives renewed into the finest warriors that Earth has ever needed. It was their choice to come to me not the other way around. As for you dead lieutenant he is alive and we asked him the same question. He in turn gave his choice and as such will also abide by our laws.
"Now if you so wish to see them again these are the coordinates and the time they will be there. If you so kind as to bring your officials there then that would be appreciated," with that the message went blank and they stared at it for a while.
Sam watched the reaction that Optimus and Shockwave gave one that was clearly unexpected.
"Where is this 'Mauna Kea?'" he asked
"It is the largest peak in the Hawaiian islands," replied Elita as she showed a map of the island chain and the points that Obun indicated.
"It is an inactive volcano where an observatory is located just at the peak of the mountain. It is here that the event is scheduled to take place." She said as she typed in a few keys.
Sam watched as they got the coordinates for the mountain and scheduled a transport to get them there. Namely another Autobot and Decepticon for the journey.
"Oh if I were you I would make sure that the transports are fully fueled before you get there," Sam said
"Why?" asked Shockwave
"Because there is a wind shear just north to the islands; about four hundred miles north east that will screw up your engines since you have to cross it to get there," Sam replied
"I guess you had to cross this on your way to the islands?" asked Optimus
"Yep," was the reply.
"Wow so if they do pass this 'initiation' what will happen again?" asked Shockwave
"They will become part of the Deceptibots from what I understand," Sam replied
"Why would Starscream give up his duties as the Decepticon lord to join the ranks of children?" Shockwave said
"Well from what I get the training they went through, and what they can do has really put a stopper to the Unicronian scouts," Sam replied as he sat down cross-legged on Optimus's hand.
"So Starscream is seeking this power to stop them? That explains him but what about the others?" asked Elita
"Well there is a balance that has to be kept or so I've heard. As long as there is an equal or nearly equal amount on both sides then the sides are balanced," Sam said trying to remember what Kekoa told him about the Deceptibot customs.
"So at this 'Chinese New Year' or 'Lunar New Year,' is when the event is taking place?" said Elita catching on
"Yep," was the reply.
"And what about you? It seems as if you gained a tan," she said jokingly as she poked his fleshing gently with one finger.
"Yeah well all that hot tropical sun does that to you," he said smiling up at her and as Optimus began to walk out the door Sam turned to her again.
"Oh and Bumblebee says hi!" he said as Optimus opened the door and took Sam towards the break room where some other mechs wanted to say hi.
--REC ROOM--
When Optimus Prime entered the Rec Room everyone was busy taking in their energon, and Sam was placed in the human section of the room. As he was deposited on the ledge Optimus turned and headed back to his office to do more planning.
The Rec Room itself was massive to accommodate a good hundred mechs or so and there was a ledge made for the human occupants of the building. It was here that Sam got to see Will Lennox and his partner in crime Robert Epps.
"Hey guys!" Sam said rushing up to them.
"Hey big guy nice tan," Will greeted. In his lap was his daughter Annabelle whom Sam figured was here because of Will.
"How's Sarah?" Sam asked as he got something to eat.
"She's doing fine in fact she is over there talking to some of the female Transformers," he said pointing.
Sam turned his head and sure enough saw Will's wife Sarah talking to a light blue colored Femme, and from the sounds of it in a very deep discussion about something.
Ironhide walked in then and spotting Sam offered a greeting before coming in to retrieve Will and Epps for duty. As he watched them leave he felt lonely in this room full of military personnel. It was then that the door opened and Miles walked in followed by a smaller mech that Sam had recognized from Mission City. Along with another smaller mech this one resembling a cat.
"Hey dude!" Miles said as he sat down.
"Wassup!" Sam said biting down on his sandwich.
"Well since you introduced me to these guys I still find it cool to cruise in this place," Miles said
"Yeah sure drove me and Furball up the wall," said the other bot the one that resembles a Mountain Dew machine.
"Yeah Dewy why don't you say hello," said the smaller bot this one Sam knew changed into an Xbox 360.
The two bots named Dew and Gamer were Allspark born mechs from Mission City and the second bunch of sparklings activated on Earth. After hearing about their fellow Allspark born living with the Deceptibots both mechs cheered at the concept. Their brother had a chance at a new life without the danger of being destroyed because he was an experiment.
"So Dew and I heard that you were in Hawaii?" said Gamer as he looked up at the two of them.
"Yeah in fact we saw that little brother of yours and he is doing great," Miles replied stroking Gamer softly across the neck.
The mech purred in contentment as he enjoyed his contact with humans.
Ever since Mission City the Autobots have collected a fair amount of the creations of the Allspark before the U.S. government destroyed them all. Among them was Dew and Gamer along with a few others that were created that day. They had gotten most of them before the military got their hands on the rest and destroyed them. The survivors were brought here and since they are recently born like Scrappy they were treated with care. So far to Sam; Dew and Gamer were his favorites.
Dew managed to pop a soda for them both seeing as Miles was looking for something to drink. Sam took the Gatorade and Miles took the can of Mountain Dew from Dew. The four engaged in conversation till Optimus returned to take the boys home.
The ride was noisy to say the least as first Miles then Sam was released to go home. As Sam walked over the path of his front lawn Mojo greeted him as he came racing out the door.
"Hey boy!" Sam said as he held the dog who was clearly shivering due to the winter cold. As he gotten in his mother greeted him along with his dad.
"Sam the presents you got for us are fabulous don't you think Ron," she said showing off her dress that Sam had asked Alex to help find for her. His dad smiled as he showed off his new fishing pole and net along with a fake fish that Sam had found in a shop.
"I didn't buy them mom; Alex's mom made the dress," Sam said which was true he asked Azalea to make a dress for his mom.
"Oh she is fabulous maybe I can ask her to make some more for a few friends." His mom said
"Um, that would be up to her," Sam replied as he went up to his room.
"Hey Sam these candies are great and the tea I sure as hell benefit from it," Ron said showing off his other presents.
Sam smiled a warm smile at his parents before walking up to his room with Mojo in his hands. As he walked up there he looked at the familiar room that he had grown up in for so long, and sat down on his bed. Taking his shoes off he walked over to his shower and gotten cleaned up. When he was done he slipped into his sleeping clothes and curled into his blankets to a nice blissful sleep.
--HITACHI FARM--
While Sam slept someone else was not. Kekoa stood on the roof of his house practicing his movements while his cousin Alex slept for she was too tired to practice tonight, and will be for the next couple of weeks. As the soft movements of the Tai Chi style filled Kekoa under the light of a quarter moons he played with his bow staff. Turning his head he saw that he was not alone on that part. Radon was practicing out on the airfield, but hers was to prepare for the day of judgment.
He stopped from his own practice to watch Radon as she did the movements of the dragon since she is the dragon in the dance. Each movement was flawless as she danced and Kekoa could see her aura form a dragon as beautiful as the paintings of Chinese dragons with wings dancing in the moonlight. He could see the light green as the creature moved as if Radon moved a beauty that could not be matched. Kekoa smiled as he watched this and knew that when the time of judgment comes that they all would be ready.
--MOLOKA'I--
Starscream could not sleep as he stood on the cold observatory the garden of Hawaiian plants greeted him as he danced. The song played in his mind as he executed his moves. The platform luckily was made to withhold the weight of a Cybertronian as he used his robot form to execute the moves that he practiced for, for the past few weeks. As he moved his circuits danced under the moon and he felt the energy build around him as he leaped with a grace that he did not know he had. Moving as one with the moon and the clouds that moved around him Starscream felt as if he was in heaven dancing for the gods.
Practicing his drops and rolls he lifted himself up and continued the movement waiting for the day where he could execute those moves in unison with Jazz his partner. Speaking of partners Jazz exhausted himself while practicing that afternoon while Starscream was doing chores. When the saboteur was done Starscream had taken over practicing in the moonlight. It was only two weeks away since Obun moved it back and already he could see the changes happening to him and his fellows.
Starscream looked down to see his armor cracked in many ways due to the abuse that he had suffered from Galvatron, and the war start to resurface on his armor again. The weight of exhaustion beating against him. Jazz felt it too along with Bumblebee, Barricade and Frenzy. He could feel himself start to change as if he was dying again. The others felt it too and according to the old woman it was part of the process. The sins that they had committed for the past few million years starting to take their toll on him and the others. It would be at its peak when the time came. The children being that they are just that: children never had to feel that way for they are already part of the family.
Starscream and the others on the other hand have faced those sins, and many more in the many millennia of his long life. Along with the others he had many sins to face and he knows that judgment will be harsh.
As he practiced the moves again and again he felt the weight of his burdens pressing down on him and yet he still practiced. He remembers what Kekoa said when he explained it to them.
"You will burn in a blaze of fire and be reborn again as one of us!"
Now Starscream remembered reading the human bible once out of boredom, and was surprised to see many phrases talking about a thing called, 'Baptism by Fire,' it seems as if these people take it seriously.
He then stopped and stared at the moon for a bit thinking about the events that led to this. A soft smile graced his metal plates he would not trade this for the world.
As he slowly started to make his way into the base Starscream could not wait till the day where he was 'Baptized' into the Pakele family.
--OUT IN SPACE--
"This is preposterous!" yelled Sideways as he slammed his fists into the table.
"How can the sweeps fail! First the low level scouts then the Sweeps! We sent everything we got to find a weakness and all we got was pieces of our soldiers back!" he threw his frustrations at the wall along with the table.
Galvatron sat there on his throne observing Sideways ranting on and on about how the best scouts he had were easily killed by these 'Deceptibots,'.
"I do not like this at all Sideways," Galvatron said his voice cold and calculating.
"My lord surely we can find a weakness to these fools! Our lord grows angry that we can't weaken them in time for him to consume the planet," Sideways exclaimed.
"I know that my friend our lord grows hungrier the closer we get to the planet. We have to find a weakness," he said as he watched the videos that he had of the event by tapping into the human's satellite feed.
As he tapped in he noticed something odd about the way they moved as he zoomed in to certain locations. A smirk appeared on his face plates as he observed Sideways.
"It seems as if our friends have revealed to us their locations according to this," he said and the hologram he showed of the event let Sideways smirk as well.
"Shall I attack the structures my lord?" he asked
"No, they might be heavily guarded from what I can tell of this place," with that he zoomed in on the Hawaii structure and the Hitachi farm on two separate holograms.
"But the human's defenses are weak my lord," Sideways said
"No, if I learned something about these humans they are highly intelligent for a bunch of organics. No they are smart enough to engineer something that can withstand even a Cybertronian's assault. I bet it is nearly impossible to penetrate even with your abilities Sideways." Galvatron said as he leaned back on his throne.
"How will we attack them my lord after all the Sweeps were our best option?" Sideways replied
"I have another idea," he said
"What is it my lord?" asked Sideways.
"Send for Alpha One I have a use for his psychic abilities," Galvatron said
"As you wish my lord," with that Sideways walked out of the structure to contact the traitor of a group of robotic minions known as the Quintessasons.
TBC
HA! Threw a cliff hanger at ya! What is Galvatron up to? What does he want with out heroes? Find out in the exciting new chapter of 'The Lost Children of Cybertron,'