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A/n: Ok this has moved up to the just bazaar I try to stay away from it all. But after reading Lendaras's stuff on his character. Well I could not help it. I had to do it this once. The temptation was just too great. Don't worry you will find out after this chapter that my characters are not marry sues. And Obun is in fact not a Marry Sue but a very old character that had a lot of time to become who she is.
This is my way of building character. The reason why I am writing this is because I had an email that blasted me about Mary Sue. Well I warned you in the beginning that I suck at character development. As for all those who like my story hey thanks a lot I really appreciate it.
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THE LOST CHILDREN OF CYBERTRON
Chapter 39: Dragon Dance, Sacred Rite of Passage
SIX DAYS TILL INITIATION
Well everything went well in the few weeks that Sam, Mikaela and Miles returned home from Molokai. They hardly see Alex anymore other then in school. Kekoa often stayed with them to hang out after all between his side job that he has with helping the cops, street racing, and hanging out they got to know the Hawaiian better.
The reason why Alex had been gone for so long was to help prepare for the event when the time came. And as the moon drew to a close in the sky and the month of February amongst them at last; the seventh day of the second month of the year was nearly upon them. Already it is the first, and in just seven days from now the huge event is to take place.
Already she and the other Deceptibots had checked the location of the site. The observatories were a little ways from the sacred rites grounds and Obun wanted to keep it that way. As she walked around she made sure to place several sacred artifacts that were created around the grounds to bless it from harm. She used the Hawaiian representations of Pele and the snow goddess ruler of the mountains. Hina goddess of the winds, Namaka goddess of the sea, Hi'iaka goddess of the storms and of the forest, and last but not least Lono god of growing things and god of the earth. She then placed the Christian symbols around the circle along with several Buddhist and Shinto artifacts and said a silent prayer to all the spirits that were around.
"Oh Great Ancestors I ask of you this day," she cited in Japanese
"Please bless the chosen few that come to us to take the sacred rite of passage." She said and with that she could feel the flow of the mountain as it responded to her call.
"When the moon vanishes again will the great spirits of the past come from the Umbra to witness the birth of new warriors," she said as white tendrils began to gather around her and then around the grounds.
"From the ancient ways of thinking our people have protected this world from the dangers that harm it," as she said these words the light of the sun show red with the vog as the high winds of Mauna Kea began to flow around Obun's old form.
"I as the last of my clan have called before I ask of you now in this land of sunrise and sunset.
Where the house of the sun resides to the North and the Moon to the South.
Great Goddess Amaterasu,
Great Lord in Heaven Jesus,
Great Protector Kane;
Lords high above all of the same yet all of different names.
Hear my prayer bless this ground in which I stand!
And may the ancestors of the past bless those who is to take the sacred rite be blessed by the powers of the four guardians.
Genbu the Turtle with the head of a snake as his tail, master of water I ask of you to bless this ground in your element to purify it of all darkness.
Byakko of the West with the body of a Tiger; master of Thunder and Earth. I ask of you to chase away the demons that wish to do harm with your claws and fangs made of metal.
Seiryuu of the East with the body of a dragon; master of Wood and Wind. I ask you to blow away the ashes of the dark ones and the sins that they come with. Protect this land with your power and longevity.
Suzaku of the South with the body of a phoenix master of Fire I ask you to burn all those you seek as unworthy of your power." With this Obun began to wheeze as a coughing fit took her but she went on when it subsided.
"I ask you great gods and guardians to bless this ground in my prayer to you.
Bless the rite of passage for your chosen.
Bless it for when they walk the path they will be reborn cleansed of their sins.
Cleansed of the hatred and darkness that plagues them.
Heal their sorrow and make them born anew.
Make them powerful and pure to help protect our world.
Help us in our hour of need great lords and bless this ground for the time of the New Year is upon us.
The rat will bless us with its cunning ways.
Please help us,"
As if her prayers were answered a strong wind passed through Obun as she turned towards the South and she could make out the faint light of the erupting volcano Maunaloa.
As the great mountains spewed forth lava as if Madam Pele herself was answering the call.
Obun turned towards the east to see a great thunderstorm just off the shore spewing forth rain towards the city of Hilo.
To the North the oceans crashed and to the west the mountain known as Hualalai rumbled a bit in slight earth quake.
Mauna Kea being in the center stood proud as the sun sunk lower into the sky.
Obun could faintly see the last crescent moon rising in the east.
She bowed humbly as she gathered her items and traced a circle with her cane.
She slowly placed stones around in a large circle as the earth began to move and a dais rose from the ground. With it she placed several stones around and then as the center rose she then placed a statue of a dragon in the center.
That dragon and then a phoenix stood between them. She then traced the ground with her staff again in to the familiar Yin Yang symbol and within the insignia's of both Autobot and Decepticon.
As if to answer her prayer a bolt of lighting struck the ground and it too turned into a glowing form before settling showing the painted earth. There was the painted symbol of the Autobots and Decepticons in the Yin Yang. Bowing low Obun left her offering to the goddess of the mountain in respect. She then walked away towards the parking lot her energy spent.
As she neared her rented vehicle Kamaka gently guided her to the passenger's seat while Azalea and Keoki took them back down the mountain towards the hotel that they were staying at.
--AT THE SAME TIME--
Alex was working on finishing the last of the decorations and the weapons that the warriors would need when it came time to fight. She could not help but feel that something was going to happen the day the event was to take place.
Already the relatives from around the globe are gathering along with the leaders of the world nations and the Cybertronian factions.
The Decepticons since it is their lord that would be taking part in this event. Alex was working hard to accomplish this as she finished her latest weapon.
It was a sword something that her uncle in Japan taught her and Kekoa how to do. As she pounded the metal more her brow was covered in sweat as the red hot metal was pounded into shape.
As she finished the making of her blade which actually was not for her, but for Starscream she heaved the heavy artifact away from her. She had folded the Cybertronian alloy a total of 26,000 times far stronger then any sword known.
She smiled as she saw the sword and she used her skills to cool it down in the icy cold water that she had made for it. As it cooled the cold steel glint that it showed was something that Alex smiled about.
This sword that she made could cut through anything and is far stronger then any sword made ever. She then used water to cool it down more and when it was ready she breathed into it to dry it off and then placed it onto the halter to let the moon's light bless it.
"Maybe I should ask Lori tomorrow to carve some dragons onto the blade," she said to herself as she walked out of the room to take a shower and head back to the Hitachi farm.
When she emerged she smiled as she gotten dressed and entered the coordinates to the warp gate. When she returned to the Hitachi farm already it was early in the morning. By her bad luck it was already the early morning.
Walking towards the house and then to her bed Alex curled up under the covers and slept the rest of the night away.
--FIVE DAYS TILL INITIATION--
--TRANQUILITY HIGH--
Miles watched Alex as she struggled to stay awake in class. She managed to pay attention though as the teacher asked her questions thinking that she had fallen asleep and not heard a single thing.
As the day went on even Sam and Mikaela noticed that Alex was really tired and did not sleep properly. Since she could remember what the teacher was saying even in her sleep they did not worry about her getting into trouble in class. Outside it was another matter…
She was snoring in a tree when Trent and his goons came near by spotting Alex in the tree, and the dreaded radio they stayed well clear of the items and Alex. Sam found it amusing as he stared at the other girl in the group. She was really sleeping when Kekoa walked up to them.
"Damn I did not realize that she worked that hard," Kekoa said as he noticed his cousin in a tree.
"Yeah she has been like this for the past two days!" Mikaela said really worried for her friend.
"Well from what I've heard Grandma made her forge some weapons for the guys when they are finished with the initiation. That is if they pass," said Kekoa as he leaned against the tree and crossed his arms in a typical bad boy style.
"Weapons? As in ninja stuff?" asked Miles.
"Something like that I am not sure what Grandma had in mind though," Kekoa replied as he stared at the sky and heard the bell ring signaling the beginning of class.
"Yeah I am sure of that," Alex said as she leaped from the tree to land on the ground.
Walking towards the group she grabbed her bag and headed in to her last class with Mikaela.
As the last of the day went and Alex walked towards Zenith who was parked in the parking lot Mikaela ran up to her.
"Hey wait up!" she said as Alex stopped and turned to her.
"Wassup?" she said smiling though her eyes had bags under them.
"Try to get some sleep ok?" she said and Alex nodded before she disappeared into the car.
As Zenith drove away leaving Kekoa with Artemis and the bike gave an impatient but in audible rumble. Kekoa walked over after smirking at it and Artemis roared to life.
The Motorcycle then began to blare its radio by playing some annoying rap song as she screeched her tires and zoomed down the street.
But not before smoking Trent and his goons first.
Trent's face was one of anger as he gotten into his hummer to give chase.
Looking over his shoulder Kekoa had to laugh at Trent as the guy pursued him and Artemis. The motorcycle only laughed at the thrill and sped up. She was going far to fast for even the police to notice. Trent on the other hand was not so fast and when the sirens of the police started to catch up to him he was forced to pull over.
Kekoa and Artemis laughed at him while Kekoa gave Trent the bird.
As Artemis zoomed away to the outskirts of Tranquility she laughed as they headed towards home. All the while blasting the theme to 'Denver; the Last Dinosaur,' while Kekoa tried to stay on as he laughed all the way home.
--HITACHI RESIDENCE--
When they returned home Kekoa took off his helmet and went towards the house to get a much needed shower. As he entered the shower he relaxed under the steaming hot water.
As his sore muscles relaxed he cleaned himself up and headed outside for a much needed practice time with his homework. As he opened his text books to begin his homework he could hear Alex sound asleep upstairs.
"Is Alex going to be alright?" asked Skeeter as he walked up to Kekoa and Kekoa stroked behind his head.
"Yeah she will be fine she just needs sleep right now," he said and Skeeter looked down at his homework.
It was Pre Calculus and as Kekoa studied; Sonic sat on the bed in his alt form playing some soft instrumental music to help with the mood. Stitch was busy with Radon checking for security breaches and anymore attempts to penetrate the base.
As Kekoa finished one assignment and switched to the other he could only hope that the initiation goes well. As he continued to work on his assignment his mind began to drift towards the events that are to take place in less then six days. Looking out his window the sun began to set on the horizon in the west. Kekoa looked out in wonder at the events that are going to take place.
--FOUR DAYS TILL INITIATION--
--PAKELE RESIDENCE--
Barricade sat down petting Scorponok as the drone happily lay on his lap in recharge. He spent the day relaxing while playing with the scorpion since the rest of the family is out preparing for the big event. As he watched the bot sleep off his latest meal which was several cubes of energon since he ran himself dry again clearing away debris and cleaning out the impurities in the dirt; Poor Scorponok was tired from the long day.
As Barricade slowly but painfully petted the Scorpion he began to think about what this all meant.
All he knew was that his body along with the bodies of all the others looks like scrap.
Was this some sort of test?
Or trick?
He did not know as he continued to pet Scorponok knowing that the drone missed his master Blackout.
As much as he missed the other 'Cons things turned out for the better. Who knew what they would have done if they found out that sparklings were still alive?
As the thought about it the early afternoon sun began to sink in the horizon towards the west. He looked at his now rusted and corroded hand that petted Scorponok.
Already the hand was hard to move as he slowly and painfully lifted it up to look at it. Already circuits had begun to rust even more as his tired body was feeling its actual age.
I feel like an old rust bucket then my actual age I think it was nearly equivalent to 20 in human years Barricade thought.
As he sat there he finally saw Scorponok stir as he lifted his head and his optics came online. The scorpion twisted his head to turn towards the entrance. As Barricade turned his head he spotted Bumblebee not too far away and the Autobot headed towards him.
He too looked like he was going to fall apart at any moment. They literally had to duck tape his legs back together and he lost his voice again. It was as if all the injuries that he had obtained during the war all the sins the committed were coming back to haunt him.
His mind was filled with doubts as Bumblebee sat slowly next to him.
"What do you want now 'Bee?" Barricade asked
"Nothing just to get some fresh air. You know it is hard to breathe and do an air intake now eh," he said sitting down next to his former rival.
"Yeah," replied Barricade as Scorponok skittered towards Bumblebee.
The Autobot scout scooped him up and stroked him gently allowing the Scorpion to purr with contentment. They sat there watching the sun slowly sink towards the western horizon neither one speaking a single word to each other.
"You know," Bumblebee began
"What?" Barricade replied
"All this happening to us must be a way for Primus to test us out," he said
"Oh really? How did you figure that?" asked Barricade
"Well think about it, from what we heard you guys were tricked into fighting this war just as we were." Bumblebee replied
"And?" Barricade shot back
"And out of everyone that Primus picks it had to be you, me, Starscream, Jazz and Frenzy to face the entire Unicronian army with nothing but sparklings at our side. What are the chances of us winning?" Bumblebee asked
"Unknown but we at least would stand a chance," Barricade said
"Even if we had to pair up with our worst enemies," Bumblebee asked
"Yep," he said and they both sat in silence as the sun sunk closer to the horizon.
--THREE DAYS TILL INITIATION--
--PAKELE RESIDENCE--
Lori walked down the halls into the medbay where Alex had finished the weapons. As she noticed the sword she smiled as she got out her laser carver that she sometimes used when doing intricate work and began to work on the sword.
For the hilt that was built for it Lori carved the figure of a dragon into it. When that was done she saw it gleam with a green light like a hidden fire built in.
She then began to carve in kanji the words, 'By Dragon's fire will all be made whole again,' and then she moved on to the next weapon a staff and carved a phoenix down the length. She then made another phrase, 'By phoenix's fire will all be reborn,' in kanji. As she moved from weapon to weapon she made sure to keep the theme the same. Then she moved on to the light sabers that her grandmother insisted on Alex designing for them.
When she was done carving the decorations onto the shafts she walked away satisfied that her work is done. As she walked away Lori could only pray to the gods above that the five chosen would pass the test.
--TWO DAYS TILL INITIATION--
--AUTOBOT HEADQUARTERS--
As the week drifted past and the day of the Chinese New Year looms closer and closer on the horizon. As the moon neared its end to begin a new cycle and a new year the Autobots grew increasingly nervous as their men prepared to see for themselves what is happening. Already communications arrays have been set up to broadcast the event to both bases since after doing a few flybys by the Aerial bots that confirmed that the place was too small for all Cybertronians to see that Optimus concluded that the only logical place would be at the base where they can watch.
As for himself and Shockwave along with a few other members of their chain of command they are going to the mountain to see for themselves the event that has the Pakele family excited. They watched as the satellites finished their broadcasting checks.
When it was completed and everything set was when the leaders would make their way over to the place of sacred refuge to begin the ceremony.
--MEANWHILE--
"Is everything set?" said Sideways and the Unicronian soldiers nodded.
"Good then everything should be set and ready to go." Said Sideways to his minions.
The Unicronians all got ready as a few battle cruisers made it to the solar system while Unicron was still three days away from Earth. As the ship drew closer to the planet already they picked up the vast arrays of communication that this planet has. As he watched as pods launched towards the planet. A grin plastered on his face.
--ONE DAY BEFORE INITIATION--
--PAKELE RESIDENCE--
Already they were feeling apprehensive as the sun began to set for the day before the initiation, and already the group came out of Barricade's room after saying a quick prayer to Primus for hope.
As they entered the warp gate to the first location which was a place called the Big Island and an area known as Kohala. It was at the northern tip of the largest of the Hawaiian Islands and already they gathered at the place of meeting. After exiting the warp gate they stood in front of a large point facing northwards.
A human stood in front of them dressed in white and he was surrounded by a couple of other humans as the Cybertronians slowly but painfully hunched over to them. Already the priests began to say prayers on their heads as they poured oil onto their helms which carried the faint smell of olives.
As the process lasted a good ten minutes before they pulled away.
When they did Obun stepped forward, "Now the first task is to begin and that is fasting. You are not to refuel for 24 earth hours that is from sunset now to sunset tomorrow. Already your systems are feeling the effects so begins the first test," she said and they nodded slowly as sparks flew from Bumblebee's neck.
As the night drew on hours after the sun sets already the preparations are well under way as the Pakele family made ready the arena for the final event. On this day Sam, Mikaela, and Miles had been invited and are already spending the night there due to a special release from the state of Hawaii. Secretary Keller was there along with Maggie and Glen to record the event. All three gave their greetings to Mikaela and Sam.
There of course was the world leaders and the President himself to consider. With the Cybertronians present there was not a chance that anyone was going to assassinate any leader while the event was taking place.
Not that any one dared.
The one thing that any terrorist organization knew from experience was not to mess with Obun's family so they made a compromise.
Stay out of her territory and she stays out of their business.
Well even then they were invited to the event in recognition for what they are…leaders.
Surely everyone that began to arrive knew the rules for the event. If they did not they were posted at the entrance to the road that lead to the mountain. It was written in all languages and flashed in such including Cybertronian.
--INITIATION DAY--
--HILO, HAWAI'I --
The chosen gathered when the sun started to rise along the shores of Hilo bay. Already the residence gathered to see such a spectacle happen that has never happened before in nearly a hundred years.
A native Hawaiian Priest or Kahuna began chanting prayers to the five who remained in a horse stance posture while he flung a Ti or large flat paddle shaped leaf. He chanted prayers as he stood in his traditional native clothing. He called forth the heavens to bless them as he turned towards the direction of Mauna Kea who was covered in clouds.
At the same time this was taking place Rodan and Radon also began their preparations as they stood at the ring awaiting the final event.
As they continued to meditate seeking their spirit guides the others were busy around them preparing food, setting up tents, and preparing for the big event.
As a tradition the state governor herself was there helping to set things up.
As the day's heat begins to warm the land many had seen the events and began to celebrate the Chinese New Year with big parades around the streets after the blessing and the Lion Dance which blesses the business with good luck in this coming year.
As the sun approaches noon they soon entered the city of Kailua Kona where they were once again blessed by a Buddhist priest. Then they gathered again near the time of the big event.
As the sun neared the western horizon they had gone south to the very southern tip near a fresh lava flow. There a Shinto priest said the final blessing on the new warriors and so they began their journey towards the center of the island to Mauna Kea.
As the sun began to set on the horizon the two hour drive to Mauna Kea's peak was all worth it. The people who gathered some looked in distain other with respect. They were all separated from country and organization. Since this is such a big even due to the recent release of the Unicronian army's videos everyone came to show their respects.
As it shows nations who hated each other glared daggers while terrorist organizations only glared at the competition. All in all they were awaiting the arrival of the dancers and Obun herself.
--MEANWHILE--
The pods containing the soldiers began their decent upon the planet awaiting the day they will taste energon again.
--MAUNA KEA--
Optimus Prime and Shockwave stood side by side with each other. Observing the platform that was raised so that they could see the whole of the event they looked at each other and met each other's optics.
"I hope this event is going to be good?" they could hear another official on the Decepticon side said and Shockwave turned to see Rumble; Frenzy's twin sitting on Soundwave's shoulder. The communication's officer was busy working on the equipment to make sure the broadcast still worked.
As they looked down they could see the first of the combatants come up and it was Bumblebee followed by Barricade. They were followed by Frenzy and Optimus had to squint at the tiny little one that was beside Frenzy. They were then followed by Jazz and then Starscream's bulk came barely making it over the hill and being guided by some Deceptibots.
As they made their way over to the platform Optimus could see that they are badly damaged.
He nearly blown a gasket at the site of Bumblebee, and was shocked at seeing Jazz again still looking like he was going to split back in half any minute.
Kekoa walked out dressed in a Chinese battle outfit with twin dragons encircling him from top to bottom. Optimus recognized him as the one who attacked the base not to long ago for the sparkling Titan.
Speaking of Titan he could make out the sparkling on the side with the rest of his fellows. As he stood there his attention was on the very large ring that circled the area with a yin yang symbol with the Autobot as the Yin and the Decepticon as the Yang.
As the first of the chosen ones walked up it was the tiny mech that Optimus has never seen before. He was so tiny that he had to zoom in to see him properly.
When he did see he was surprised to see that it looked like one of the new bots that the Allspark created before it was destroyed.
He watched as the tiny bot made a motion on one of its spindly legs. That motion was followed by slow but delicate movements as it made its way over to the Autobot side of the Yin Yang.
As he watched another small figure joined him that of Frenzy.
Frenzy slowly walked up with one leg in front of the other. As he walked up to the smaller creature he began to move his arms in a delicate pattern each as if he were performing a dance. They then moved to the center of the ring where they both bowed to each other before a cock noise sounded.
It was then that drums began to beat like those of a human heart beat. Optimus could feel it in his spark every beat that was being played on the drums. A group of the humans began to dance as they held up a figure made of silk and wood on poles in the shape of strange colorful serpents.
The first was a reddish color the other a bluish color and they appear to dance around the circle doing various tricks. As the drums played the Pakele family each began to light the torches as the sun sunk lower into the sky and begun the end of the setting period.
Frenzy's movements were jerky since all the damage he sustained on his body as he moved into place. When he was in position he was stunned by the site of Bumblebee and Barricade moving together. As they moved they too sparked and clanked with rusted or damaged metal. Both bodies were nearly falling apart as one of Bumblebee's wing panels was ready to fall off along with Barricade's arm. Bumblebee's legs were held together by tape which made even Ratchet cringe.
As the two finally gotten into position they also saw to the surprise of Shockwave and the few Decepticons that came from High Command their lord Starscream standing there in all his damaged glory. They danced also into positions where they stood in a circle facing each other as the light changed the land into a golden hue.
Where the sun had set in the land below the mountain was still bathed in the last of its light. As they stood there facing each other the dancers stopped and cleared the way yet they continue to chant a single name, Ryu (ree-you) the drums began to play another round.
Optimus scouted around as they suddenly stopped. He and the others watched as the dancers raised their legs up with arms held high in a sort of balancing position.
They stayed like that for a while Optimus turned his optics towards the darkening sky and it was then that he saw it. A small golden shine from the fiery red in the sky. As he watched the audience fell silent the light seemed to have fallen into two pieces and disappear to the north and to the south of the mountain. As they waited the group held their positions up high they did not move. Until…..
Two gigantic beings shot forth from both sides and circled the audience with such winds that even Jetfire and Skyfire had a hard time keeping still as the creatures screeched their rage. The wind grew stronger and stronger as people prepared to flee.
It was then that Optimus watched as the ones in the circle started to move in unison to the beat of a silent drum. As they started to move slowly and surely the creatures that were unseen by optic or eye began to dance with them. Rusted and without recharge the group began to move.
It shocked Optimus as they started to move. They moved as one pair by pair together as the lights and the creature's roars filled the skies. They danced with them and in turn the creatures seemed to dance with them. They moved as one moving with such power even with their frailty. One leg seemed to fall off of Bumblebee and he stumbled just as the other one came off.
Starscream faired no better as he too fell followed by Jazz falling in half and then Barricade and finally Frenzy with his head falling off. The tiny one burned and fell to the ground as if its spark is extinguished.
The ash that remained was all that everyone could see.
Optimus wanted to protest but noticed that the humans remained silent as the green creature came swooping in. It was like a winged serpent as it landed folding its wings. As it landed it gave a soft growl as it inspected the remains. Burnt circuits reigned everywhere and the Cybertronians were confused by this.
The creature bent down low examining the remains shedding a few tears as it gave a roar out to the heavens above. Spreading its wings as the last of the setting sun passed into the night Mauna Kea remained cold and foreboding yet beautiful at the same time.
--MEANWHILE--
In cities throughout the world various ships began to make their appearance. As they approach one man looked up just in time to see the shadow cast its dark foreboding presence across the city. Just as it did it released a hell of a lot of monsters.
--AUTOBOT HEADQUARTERS--
"Sir! Massive devastation in over 3,000 locations across the planet!" yelled Rattrap as he typed in the coordinates.
Prowl scowled at this as he went on the P.A. "THIS IS PROWL ALL UNITS PREPARE FOR BATTLE!" he announced.
As soon as he said it all the Autobots onboard ran to their battle stations and they were quickly joined by the Decepticons from their base.
--MEANWHILE--
The Destruction was massive to say the least as buildings blew up in smoke and people running in fear. The Unicronians did not waste anytime laying down the new law as they fought for their conquest easily destroying the humans that resisted.
--MAUNA KEA HAWAII
Obun heard the news loud and clear and she was not pleased. Behind her were Kekoa, Alex, Kyouji, Lori and of course their families. The frown on her face was clearly dark and foreboding as she turned to them and the Deceptibots that stood around the television.
"We have to protect Honolulu and help out as best we could. There is a ship that is heading in that direction. I want all Deceptibots ready for action now!" she said and everyone scrambled but Kekoa remained.
"What about the twins?" he asked pointing to the dragon above.
"They have to remain until the ritual is done." Obun replied
Nodding Kekoa ran off to join the others. As he ran Goliath picked him up as well as the others and leaped into the air transforming in mid leap and blasted off towards Honolulu. Some of the Autobots and Decepticons that became the transports also transformed and awaited passengers. Optimus and Shockwave as well as the world leaders chose to remain.
"Our countries need us but we must remain here for this event. Even though we are needed elsewhere we will remain," said the Vice Minister of Japan.
The other leaders agreed and so Soundwave set up an emergency broadcast so that way they can communicate with their countries. Blaster in the meantime was directing Autobot and Decepticon frequencies for battle tactics.
--IN THE MEANTIME--
Goliath flew towards the city of Honolulu along with several others. On his right was Astrotrain of the Decepticons followed by Octane and Blitzwing all three of them at the moment held the forms of Air Force transport carriers. At his rear was another Decepticon called Lug Nut. On Goliath's left was Autobots Jetfire, Skyfire, Silverbolt and Firefight along with Several human transports that just recently joined them.
As they flew towards the city of Honolulu the stars were being covered by thick clouds as if a storm was coming. The transports were carrying several other transformers as well the ground forces that accompanied the leaders here. As they flew onwards the city's lights loomed in the distance between several clouds. They could already see the ship in the reflection from the city lights as they neared. Already smoke was beginning to show as several lasers were being fired upon the ground.
"We have to help!" said Jetfire as he tried to zoom on ahead but Goliath was in front of him.
"We know this city better then you do so trust me if you go faster you will only end up crashing." Goliath replied
"Trust him Jet he knows what he is doing," replied Skyfire.
Goliath then pushed forward as he charged along with the others. Cutting his engines he glided in just as a group of Unicronians began to fire back.
"Man this is just like Independence day!" Yelled Sonic as Goliath dodged another blast of fire from a fighter.
The others scattered as well, "Alright guys you know what to do," said Goliath as he opened up his bottom compartment towards the road and Zenith and Artemis roared out with Kekoa on Artemis and Lori, Alex and Kyouji on Zenith.
Several people already ran screaming while there was some bodies. Rolling down the windows Kyouji and Lori began to open fire with automated weapons on the Unicronian to get its attention.
Kekoa in the meantime grabbed a pair of swords from behind him and leaped into the air. Artemis began to transform while Sonic and Stitch leaped from the back pack.
Goliath flew around and headed towards the Alawai Canal and opened up his bottom again releasing Titan. The Ichthyosaur landed with a splash and with dorsal fin and tail going he began his assault on the nearest Unicronian. Leaping out of the water he transformed and slashed into its body with his claws.
Jetfire and the rest of the transports opened up and the land troops spilled out. Once out Jetfire resumed his original form that of a space shuttle as well but his one came with weapons. Skyfire resumed his original form as well ( I can't think right now of any large jets for Skyfire) but the others resumed their forms as well.
Opening fire they began to attack the Unicronians and some ushered some humans to safety.
Sonic and Skeeter stayed by Kekoa as they slashed into several of the smaller troops. They then aimed for the insignia and found that it did not work this time.
"Ah shit they brought in the heavy troopers!" yelled Stitch,
"No shit Sherlock!" yelled Kekoa as he slashed with his swords into another Unicronian this one went down.
"As long as we don't use any energy weapons we are good," said Artemis as she slid on the ground and delivered a powerful kick into the groin plates of one soldier at the same time sending him flying into a nearby building.
--MAUNA KEA--
While all this was going on Soundwave watched on the monitor with the others. Shockwave and Optimus side by side watched as their troops began to fall from the heavy fire.
Human jets scrambled in the air along with ground troops and civilians. Many of which grabbed weapons and fired back to protect their city. Troops formed in the city to protect the citizens while Transformers of all sorts that came along also fought alongside them. It was a hard battle and Optimus Prime watched it all along with the world leaders. Already monitors and holograms from all over the world are showing troops of all sorts fighting their own battles.
Soundwave and Blaster were trying to keep track of all the action as the night wore on. Monitors were reading off the hook as communications rang throughout the monitors of news broadcasts and so forth.
Linda was there as well since she could not make it due to a meeting of great importance. They camera zoomed in on the governor of Hawaii with a machine gun in hand firing on some Unicronian soldiers.
Obun watched as well with Kamaka by her side. The other members of the Pakele family were off to battle leaving the old couple behind. Darkness was the only thing the Unicronians favor and looking up Obun could see Radon in her spirit form forever guarding the remains of the chosen ones. They were still smoking in the flames of the altar.
--HONOLULU--
Alex met up with Kekoa and together the cousins ran through the streets of what was once Waikiki as the burning buildings began to seize the ground I a hot burning bath in hell. Bodies already littered the streets both humans and Unicronians as they kept up.
"We have to find a weakness of some sort," Alex called to her cousin Kyouji as they searched for shelter. Finding one they entered underground in an old parking lot.
"I know we have to find one but where?" asked Alex as she looked towards the sky.
"There is too much smoke!" Lori said holding up her sword.
Kyouji moved his hand and the smoke cleared enough for everyone to breathe.
"How much longer till dawn?" asked Kekoa.
"About three more hours then Radon and Rodan will join us," replied Stitch who joined them along with a slightly damaged Sonic.
"Damn these guys just don't give up," complained Artemis as she entered the shelter as well.
Zenith was not too far behind but he was hauling a damaged Titan and Zenith did not look better for wear himself. He supported several dents and some claw marks on his armor even some damage on his left leg.
Alex immediately went into medical mode as she tried to repair Titan first.
"Well what do we do now?" asked Sonic.
It was then that Stitch went still and transformed into his computer mode.
"What is it?" asked Lori
"Incoming," said Stitch as a signal came through from Goliath.
"Hey guys I think I found a way to kill this thing," he said
"How?" asked the others
"Remember independence day?" he said
"Yeah what of it?" asked the others
"Well their main weapon was fired when they first attacked. So if we aim for that the resulting explosion would be enough to send it back as a bye, bye gift to Unicron," he said
"Cool so we have to destroy the main weapon first?" said Kekoa
"Yeah the only problem is bringing down that shield," Goliath replied
"Well I sure as hell can't hack this network since it is built like Fort Knox!" Stitch replied
"That is not possible the network must be more advanced then anything we could have made," said Kyouji.
"Unless we can have a hacker that knows this shit inside and out," said Kekoa an idea forming in his head.
"Stitch patch me through to grandma I have an idea,"
--MAUNA KEA--
Radon circled the flames and continued to pour fire into it once in a while keeping the fire up. The ashes that was once metal was astonishing enough for Optimus as he watched the creature.
"Optimus you should hear this," said Shockwave as he came out form the temporary communications tent.
Optimus followed Shockwave the cold bitter wind made his joints freeze and grind as he walked in. Already the world leaders were gathered around the form the Soundwave held.
"…And if we managed to get a virus somehow into their shielding systems we can disable their defenses and take them out," said Kekoa finishing the transmission.
"Very well I will find the hacker you will busy yourself with protecting the city to the best of your ability." Obun said and Kekoa nodded before the hologram faded.
"What was that all about?" asked Optimus
"Well Kekoa just filled us in with something useful. It seems that if we managed to plant a virus in their defense network just like what the Decepticons did nearly a year ago. Then we can break down their defense network and get them off my planet," Obun said the others nodding.
"I know just the humans and bots for the job," said Optimus and Keller at the same time.
"How long is it till dawn?" asked someone else,
"An hour away," said another man as he turned towards the faint light in the sky towards the east.
"Call back the Deceptibots they have to be here for this," Obun ordered and Soundwave relayed the signal.
--HONOLULU--
Goliath landed just outside the landing area awaiting their departure from the shelter. The others quickly scrambled to him as he transformed once again and then took off towards the south.
As they neared Mauna Kea they could see that the sun had started to make its rise in the east. Goliath blasted his thrusters before he made a swift landing and everyone got out. When he transformed again he ran to where everyone was gathered.
The ring that was aflame during the night had now died and Radon who was still in her glowing dragon form flapped her wings and gave a mighty screech as she flew towards the Northwest. As she did another voice filled the void a song that penetrated even the darkest of sparks.
Its fiery wings beat with the movement of the wind and drums as the drummers returned to play their song. The bird came to a landing on the dais the fire had long since died out leaving nothing but smoking ruins and ash. High above they could see the dragon hovering. The bird then walked up to each and every one of the bodies. It began to flap its wings till the light of the sun reflected off its shining feathers.
Both beings began to rise higher and higher into the sky their calls to each other could be heard by all who hear them. As they flapped their wings and picked up the wind they then dove right at the pile and the energy that came from them when they collided was enough to shock even the Cybertronians present into watching. They watched as they emerged from the pile as balls of energy and when each and every spark emerged the rest of their bodies crumbled to ash.
Optimus watched as the two entities circled each other and the sparks that glowed above the dais. As the sun rose higher so did their combined song. It was then that the creatures both collided onto each and everyone as the ash blew into the air. In a blinding flash of light the creatures disappeared and emerged a group of giant organic animals at first.
The first spark took on the shape of a dog no wait he remembers seeing it as a wolf. It howled into the sky at the sun. The next he saw was an animal that Optimus recognizes as a mongoose. The creature looked around at another similar animal a ferret. That was followed by a snake and last but not least a falcon. The faint images formed around them till finally they formed back into the form that they originally was.
Bumblebee was back in his 2009 camero as well as Barricade in his Saleen form. Frenzy was back into his original form but he was far more jumpy then he was and Jazz was back to being a solstice. Scrappy was a happy bouncing cell phone that leaped around with glee shouting, "I PASS, I AM TRULY A DECEPTIBOT NOW I PASS!" he shouted.
The only one who was silent was Starscream who looked at his hand and the claws on it.
Obun walked up to them a smile on her face, "You pass the trial of fire and redemption. Now the real training begins but first we must brief you on what has happened within the past 24 hours since your…departure," she said.
TBC