a/n: anyways I am now hyper even though I am tired as hell and can't sleep due to watching the last episode of Avatar the last Airbender. I am also making a video on it for my Youtube page.
THE LOST CHILDREN OF CYBERTRON
Chapter 47: The Warriors of Cybertron
Now that things have been set in motion Galvatron stood smug in his throne room. The latest reports proven good until someone had to report on the condition of a certain seeker. He killed the fool instantly but his rage did not cool in the least. Sideways watched as Galvatron took on his true form that of a dark individual. Gone were the silver of Megatron and now harbor the dark violet to nearly black armor of Galvatron. His arms grew even more massive with it lengthening to accommodate the new weaponry.
As he grew his size became nearly too much for the room and he began to shrink back to his normal size all the while shifting till at last he was fully transformed. Midnight blue armor replaced silver while the alternative form has been changed as well. This one looked more sinister as demon-like wings protruded from his back. He sighed as he tested out his true form.
"That feels so much better," he said as he turned towards his second.
"Now tell me Sideways how is progress on Earth doing?" he said
Sideways smirked as he gave the report, "We are almost finished with what remains of the Cybertronians and those wretched Earthlings. Soon they will be gone and we will have this planet as a sacrifice to our lord," Sideways said with glee.
"Indeed our lord will be feasting once we rid ourselves of the Matrix of Leadership the last reminisces of Primus and we can finally bring the universe to our unchallenged rule," Galvatron said.
It was then that a scout returned battered for wear and the two turned to him.
"What by Unicron happened to you?" Sideways demanded
"My lords Starscream returns," he said and both got up.
"How is that possible Starscream is dead," demanded Galvatron
"He is not my lord Starscream lives and he has changed so," said the scout
Now Galvatron turned from happy to angry and Sideways backed away a little.
That pitspawn good for nothing glitch will ruin everything! Galvatron thought as he turned to Sideways.
"With Starscream's return for sure the Decepticons will rally with the Autobots instead of contentions and simple alliances. Now there will be no more contention if that brat takes the throne. Get me an assassin and have him kill Starscream immediately," he demanded of his second.
"Why is Starscream so important to kill other then uniting the Decepticons?" asked Sideways
"Because Starscream is the rightful heir to the throne and because of that he is the one who can finally end the food that our master craves," said Galvatron
"You see Unicron feeds on hate, anger, and pain, he craves it and relishes it with all his might and it fuels him immensely. Our master sucks such feelings from the sparks of transformers everywhere until there is nothing left then he feeds on the planet's resources to fuel his body." Galvatron explained
"Hatred, anger, and pain to fuel the spark, resources to fuel the body, that is why he takes his time to feed." Said Sideways
"I see, the master needs to be fed more and now that the two factions have finally truly united the master's spark is feeling starved," he said
"Yes, that is the reason why we kill without mercy to strive on hatred alone is enough to give us a reason our master lives," said Galvatron and Sideways smiled.
"ALL HAIL UNICRON!"
--AUTOBOT BASE--
"So that is Prowl's kid eh?" said a red mech as he stared at the blue mech in the dojo.
"Yes that is Prowl's sparkling my dear 'Sides," said a yellow mech.
"Um how do you get a kid that I heard can kill a Unicronian faster then we can say, 'Slag'?" asked 'Sides
"I don't know," replied his brother the yellow Autobot named Sunstreaker.
What was funny about these two twins was that they were always after Prowl and looking at the blue form of Zenith sitting on the ground with his legs crossed was something that no mech could ever pull if they were regular mechs.
Zenith on the other hand was well aware of the conversation going on outside his bedroom door and chose to ignore it as he meditated with a pair of incense sticks gently smoking away. As he meditated the two outside wanted to do something to Zenith.
Zenith could hear their plan very well and smiled to himself. Getting up he doused the flames to his incense burners before walking out of his room. As he walked out he saw the two twins wonder inside his room to snoop around. Blending in with the shadows Zenith crept back into the room. Now he was being observed by Prowl who happens to go looking for the twins. Upon seeing the son he did not know he had he was curious as to what his son was up to.
Getting his processors worked up Prowl watched as his son Zenith stealthily snuck back into his room and silently watched.
Zenith walked further in hidden in shadow. He walked up to the two while Sunstreaker was going through his things.
"He does not have much does he?" said Sideswipe the red twin.
"Nope from the looks of it this kid does not have any means other then the basics. I mean come on! Prowl his more things then this kid," said Sunstreaker.
It was then that the unexpected happened a gust of wind came out of nowhere and something smelly and wet splattered all over them.
"AUK!"
"MY PAINT JOB!"
That was enough to send the room ablaze with fire as if someone tried to steal something as the candles in the room lit up and a ball of water came right at them sending them out of the room and onto the floor…
Right at Prowl's feet
"SUNSTREAKER! SIDESWIPE! GET YOUR AFTER BURNERS TO YOUR POSTS NOW!" Prowl shouted at them and the two twins squeaked as they raced to get to their posts.
Zenith poked his head out of his room and giggled. Prowl could only form a small smile and a shake to his head at the appearance of Sunstreaker. He gets that from his former sparkmate. As far as he knew it took the tactician three days to fully process the fact that he has a son. Jadestar perished before she could say anything to him by the hands of a few Decepticons.
Now that he knew about this one taking it out on the twins perhaps it is time to teach those two a lesson with the next generation.
"I see you are having fun," Prowl said to Zenith and the sparkling laughed at him.
"Yes, it was rather entertaining that is what they get for ruining my meditation," Zenith replied softly to Prowl.
Prowl could only watch as the sparkling returned to his room and with a wave of his hand lit the candles again to resume his meditation.
--REC ROOM--
"So Prowl what do you think of your son?" asked Jazz as he sipped his drink.
As far as the two been Prowl was awfully quite lately and Jazz could see why after all the mech did die and then was brought back from death by humans. He was a bit bummed by the issue but after some talking at least his best friend forgave him for leaving him in the dust. Prowl just gave him a look as the two enjoyed catching up.
"He is a bit strange but I guess that is from his mother's side of the family. Jadestar was a bit odd at times but he is well disciplined I give him credit for that if not a bit shy. Saw what he did to the twins I guess he gets that from me." Prowl replied
"It would seem so but Zenith is a good kid he normally keeps to himself unlike the seeker twins." Jazz said with a smile.
"Oh don't remind me," Prowl said
"How so?" asked Jazz with a smile
"Those two! They nearly tore the base apart when they got into mischief with Sunstreaker and Sideswipe." Prowl replied
"How so?" replied Jazz laughing
"Well I guess they wanted to do a Jet Judo on those twins and found out the hard way that those two seekers are more of a match for them," said Prowl remembering Ratchet's rants about fixing the twins yet again.
"That was the first time a pair of seekers could overcome a pair of Lambo's in their 'Jet Judo'." At this the two began to laugh.
"Well Zenith did win a bet for that one," said Jazz remembering that scene.
"I did not know that boy could gamble?" Prowl said
"Only with his own kind," said Jazz
"Who was the loser?" asked Prowl as he drank from his Energon cube that he had gotten.
"Oh that was the funny part. He won against Mirage and Tracks," said Jazz.
"Those two!" now Prowl was surprised for everyone on the Autobot team knew of Mirage and Tracks records for gambling. They never lost but this was the first time they did. For that Prowl did something he rarely did he began to laugh. Jazz smiled through his visor to hear him laugh. As Prowl laughed harder and then he could not control himself he shorted his processor again and fell to the floor with a big smile on his face.
Shaking his head yet again Jazz took Prowl under the arms and led him towards the med bay to reboot and to hear Ratchet's complaint.
--WAR ROOM--
Starscream downloaded the data from what he had learned of Unicron over the many millennia he had been alive. As he looked at the blue prints of the giant behemoth Soundwave entered the room a cup of Energon in his hand and he was in turn followed by blaster. After Starscream's return and his announcement that the war for the Allspark is over between the two races both communications officers shared a common interest in earth music. At the moment of entry the two stopped what they were doing to regard the new Lord with interest. Having already proved himself in battle the other Decepticons had already crowned the former Air Commander the new Decepticon lord or the High Lord Protector.
"What interests has Lord Starscream found?" Blaster asked.
"Quite a bit," he said
"Shall I call a debriefing?" asked Blaster
"Call one in two solar cycles it gives me time to collect my thoughts," Starscream said as the two left the room to resume their conversations elsewhere.
It was then that the door opened again and at first Starscream saw nothing until he looked down. There was Miles and Kekoa with the cell phones Scrappy and Skeeter.
"What brings you guys in here?" asked Starscream
"We was just going to look for some…whoa what is that?" asked Miles
"Unicron," Starscream replied when he offered his hand to lift them to the table next to the hologram projector.
"Reminds me of the Death Star," said Kekoa
"Death Star?" asked Starscream
"Star Wars you should watch Uncle Star good movie," said Scrappy
"Yeah what are you going to do run down Unicron's trench Scrap?" replied Skeeter
Starscream could only stare before he started laughing like a mad bot. The four of them looked at him as if he lost it. Starscream started to laugh like never before.
"Um are you alright uncle star?" asked Skeeter
"Yes I am fine and Yes I have seen Star Wars all three old movies and you four have just given me a grand idea that would mean that Earth can stand a chance," Starscream said
"So what does that make us?" asked Miles
"Geniuses,"
--SOMETIME LATER--
"So 'Screamer what is this big meeting you want us to participate in?" asked Thundercracker as Starscream nearly skipped to the war room.
When they entered everyone was present and Starscream walked towards the main area of the war room. Clearing his vocal processors he managed to address the crowd.
"As you all know Unicron is just a space jump away from this planet behind the moon. He made sure that we have to go through his army waiting in orbit before we do a counter assault," Starscream said smugly.
"And why are you telling us this?" asked Ironhide.
"Because the answer to get past them is simple," Starscream said and zoomed in on a larger ship the largest in the fleet.
"This is the Oblivion, flag ship of Galvatron." The ship zoomed in till it is the only thing on the hologram.
The humans sat in their chair in the upper balcony so they can get a good view of the area.
"This ship produced a shield which encompasses Unicron. Since Unicorn's spark feeds on the hatred of our kind and is dependent on it his spark can't sustain not only his body but his systems. He needs to constantly feed in order to maintain the energy in his spark. That is where the Oblivion comes in. The Oblivion is designed to be a highly defensive ship with the shield surrounding the ship which is the Ship's main defense. The shield then goes from the Oblivion to Unicron providing him with extra protection since his spark is too weak to sustain his own until he feeds."
A hand was raised and Starscream turned to a human who sat at the top.
"So Unicron can't sustain his shield how is it that he gets the energy to move through space?" asked the human
"It is simple Unicron feeds on the resources that he gains from other planets that he devours and most of the time it is from dead planets. My sources tell me that after the departure of the Nemesis and a few other ships what came of it was that the last Cybertronians escaped just in time. It was then that Unicron devoured our homeworld." With that the gasps that escaped the vocals of everyone present was enough for Starscream to continue.
"By feeding on Cybertron Unicron managed to gain enough energy to throw up his own shield but unfortunately the journey to Earth cost him greatly in resources. Earth is on the other side of the known universe from Cybertron. By traveling the distance to Earth he depleted the meager resources that Cybertron had left. We had used our energy for our war against each other so that is a good thing," he said earning a few laughs amongst the humans.
"Well from what I hear Unicron is only biding his time before he went after us," said an Autobot this time
"Yes that is true because of his weaken state he is using his army to weaken us so he can finish us himself but we need to…" Starscream stopped and with a nod from his head Kekoa disappeared into the darkness.
The silence was deafening until…
Something fell from the rafters and a single drone fell coming into pieces as it fell and Kekoa did a perfect spinning flip before landing on his feet like a cat. Another drone fell and Starscream looked up to see Scorponok skittering down from the rafters as well to join his new master. The scorpion was well pleased with himself for it. Scanning the room one more time he pointed his fingers as Kekoa ran into another room and a scream was heard as a mech fell to his death. Standing there was Kekoa a laser scalpel in his hand as he turned towards the audience.
"Thank you Kekoa and Scorponok now that we no longer have any more spies what I was saying is that while Unicron is in a weakened state he is unable to devour the planet without any prior recharge and that is where the ship comes in. The Oblivion is designed to provide Unicorn with a secondary defense should the monstrosity need in such as this case. Of course you have other ships at the ready when needing. This would not be the case if a small unit was the sneak in," he said smirking.
"We need to commandeer a ship of Unicronian origin with current pass codes allowing a small group of about fifteen to enter the ship." He said
"Why fifteen?" asked Prowl who took a seat near the Autobot commanders
"The ship is so large that it would take fifteen members in groups of five that means three groups of five to enter the ship and disable the shield. One the shield, one the engine and one the reactor. Once we get rid of the ship then Unicron will be forced to defend himself that is where the main fleet will come in."
The hologram changed again to show Unicron and the whole fleet.
"The main fleet works in ways of a hive mind using the Oblivion as a source of control. When you break that Unicron for the time being will be helpless until he activates his emergency shield generator. But that is not his only defense." Starscream said and the image shifted to Unicron.
"Unicron has turbo laser cannons all across his hull protecting his surface from any large scale attacks. His weakness however comes from the fact that he never anticipates the smaller craft."
Again the hologram shifts to that of the fleet.
"While the group busies itself with trying to take that shield down there will be a large scale assault on the main battle fleet. The aerial forces will then commence a strike to the rest of the fleet while it is in disorientation. This will force a good portion of the ground forces to become disoriented allowing our forces on the ground to attack. This is where you humans have the advantage. Being smaller the Unicronians don't know what hit them. Galvatron may have underestimated you because of your size but I will use it to our advantage. As the story of David and Goliath goes one stone is all that it took to bring down the giant." He said
"But who will go towards the monstrosity when the shield is down?" asked Keller
"That is up to me I will have to face Unicron. I will lead a small group into the superstructure of Unicron since I am the only one who can do it. I know the layout because I downloaded it one day when I was doing one of my plots." Starscream said smugly
"A small unit will be able to penetrate the outer defenses and right up his aft…" he tried not to fall over laughing when several faces looked at him funny.
"I mean there is a service duct located near where his head is situated the hole itself has no defense but inside Unicron's body is full of them so that unit has to be careful. This Unit will compose of a few of the best fliers for no result that it will get very tight in there," he said
"Well why do we have to fly in there?" asked Powerglide.
"That is simple for Unicron's main reactor and processor is located at the same location that his spark chamber is."
The hologram of Unicron went to an X-RAY version of him showing him where the tunnel leads.
"Unicron will be at a weakened state but don't let that fool you for he is a techno organic transformer similar to the Maximals and the Predicons. The difference being is that he has no organic form other then his planet mode. His inner defenses on the other hand are like those of the beast-bots; to battle any invader that scurries inside of him namely us." Starscream replied.
"So let me get this straight you want us to go into Unicron and blow him from within?" asked another flier
"Yes, that is the only way to get him is to blow him from within. When we do that we can destroy him from the inside out. The only way to destroy his spark however is through the three artifacts as you all know," was the reply.
The silence in the room was deafening as Starscream stood there smug as everyone took it in.
"I say that sounds sound but who will go in?" asked Bluestreak of the Autobots.
"That will be up to myself and Prime…"
--SOMETIME LATER--
Starscream stood tall as he watched the battle preparations underway he and Optimus stood side by side.
"So who do you have in mind for the aerial crew?" Optimus asked
"I was thinking of my brother Thundercracker since he is the most logical choice amongst the Decepticons and perhaps that guy Jetfire for the Autobots." He said
"Jetfire has proven he can handle a tough situation though he is a bit hotheaded for the job don't you think?" Optimus asked
"No I don't think so we need a hothead for this situation." Starscream replied as he watched the humans add Cybertronian technology to their fighter craft and Cybertronians loading themselves up for battle. He watched as the Deceptibots too were getting their weapons systems activated for the first time but not their battle computers.
--MEDICAL AREA--
Ratchet, Red Alert, First Aid and the Constructicons were baffled by the lack of a battle computer within the Deceptibots CPU's Alex stood beside them on Ratchet's shoulder observing as well.
"I thought all Cybertronians had such programming?" asked Alex
"In this case I think Nanobite removed it so that way it would not be activated at all," he said observing Goliath.
Skyfire was there beside his son a soft smile on his face.
"Between you and me Skyfire seems happy for his son," he said
"Everyone here seems proud of their child these days," Starscream replied looking at his own twins.
"I am lucky that my Elita was still alive," Optimus said
"Yes and now if you would excuse me I have much to prepare," said Starscream as he stood up and walked out.
--BUMBLEBEE'S QUARTERS--
Now the Autobot scout was all for action but to be assigned to the group that is going to penetrate the Oblivion and to take out the shield generator was something he had not had in mind. True he was going with Kekoa and Kyouji along with Figg and a few other humans who proved to be able to fit in most places Bumblebee still had his doubts as he looked at the shrine on the wall. It was one dedicated to Primus their god and Bumblebee prayed now more then ever as he held his hands together in the classic prayer look.
The assignments have been given Bumblebee was to lead the team that would go into the Oblivion while Thundercracker leads the assault on the same ship to distract them. On his team would be Skywarp, Bumblebee, Figg, Kekoa, and Skeeter while other teams consist of at least one Autobot and one Decepticon and at least one Deceptibot since they have already proven able to fight better then anyone else. They also had to include some humans into the circle due to their smaller size and organic composure they can fit into other spaces where the bots could not. As he sat down and meditated he could already feel the power of his ancestors with him as Bumblebee reapplied the paint on his head with the Autobot symbol as well as apply the glyphs of his guardian and guide the mongoose.
As he sat there he could feel the power of Autobots that have been lost before as if they are willing to aid him. As the only son of Optimus Prime and Elita One Bumblebee was more then willing to fight for the future of his species.
--BARRICADE'S QUARTERS--
Barricade and Frenzy watched as the Deceptibots prepared for battle he was on ground planet side and is to help the humans fight on the ground against the ground troops. As he sat there and pondered he looked at himself in the mirror his face looks normal but he could feel the aura around him that has changed since coming here. The could feel the presence of the wolf his guide with him at all times. He felt different and better then ever before. As if he a warrior of Cybertron could ever admit that to anyone. As he sat there pondering more he could feel the power of the wolf and the freedom that it gave him when he was in his alt mode.
As he sat there he decided on something that was going to prove a huge difference to everyone else. He took out his weapons and examined the ones given to him by Obun and the Deceptibots. There was the sai's that had served him better then anything else. He also liked those weapons best besides his gyro blades. They proved to be a good defensive weapon. Next was a strange cylinder shaped thing that he does not know what it is. From what it is it appears to be some sort of double sided blaster. Barricade decided to use that as some sort of back up weapon next to his own cannon. As he stared at the stars from his viewer it was blocked by the view of Unicron hanging over the earth and his optics became clouded by anger at that monstrosity.
This planet is not a bad place to live after all. I thought all the mud in my gears would be a nuisance but that proved to be me being vain. After meeting those sparklings I came to the conclusion that this place isn't so bad after all. Perhaps if we are lucky we can start anew here, I really don't want to leave if that was the given choice. As that happened Barricade yawned something he picked up from the humans. Looking at his charge he walked over to his recharge berth and laid down in it. As he shut down and set up his defrag systems for the night he could not help but feel as if this would be the last time he fought.
--FRENZY--
Now that Frenzy returned to his family unit he was feeling kind of alienated. His siblings and his creator give him lots of attention, but the feeling that he was no longer apart of them seemed to get to his processors. He looked down at his shuriken in his clawed hands and let them fly towards the target. As he stood there practicing he could not help but feel that this will be the last time that he will ever see his family again. He would be part of the group that would be going on the Oblivion the same ones that would be hacking into the ship and shutting down the main defenses. As he sat there he could not get the right state of mind or processor. Watching the others prepare the snake wanted nothing more then to be with his unit until the very end.
--DAYBREAK--
As everyone assembled across the main entrance to the Autobot Headquarters both Autobot and Decepticon alike along with their human companions the units stood ready. The shuttle that would take them to the Oblivion would be the one of the many scout ships. Next to it are the ones who would be going into the ship to disable it. The first unit consists of Bumblebee, Kekoa, Figg, Skywarp, Kyouji and Skeeter. The black and purple seeker looked rather nervous as well as Figg. The other groups consist of Jazz, Shrapnel, Sonic, and two other rangers, and group three consists of Stitch, Cliffjumper, Rumble and another group of Rangers. They stood ready out of everyone and at attention when Optimus Prime and Starscream walked into view.
Optimus looked like he was ready to lead the ground forces to their destinies. Human and Cybertronian alike were ready to fight to the end for their new home.
He stood tall as he addressed the crowd.
"My warriors of Cybertron a new day is upon us. A day that we thought we would never see. It is a day that we as both Autobot and Decepticon can finally work together in peace after eons of fighting and separation. Today is the day we can justly say that we are truly one in mind, body and spark. Humans are the reason why we are now together a young species that has warred upon itself for generations and yet have come together on this planet far from our home. If Cybertron is truly gone into the maw of the Unmaker then we shall greet the future with a new dawn. This planet being called many names has given us new hope. This world known as Gaia, Terra, Helen, Great Mother and last of all Earth has been home to this young species while we have waged war. And now look at them after years of fighting each other over different thing not unlike our own we are all united under a single cause. That cause is to protect this world our new world and their home from the evil that originated far before our race was born. Because of our differences we are the reason why they have awakened. Our hatred for each other has caused them to awaken and in doing so they have ravaged the galaxy far longer then I can count. But I do know this we will live to survive another day. And from this day forth we will remember what has transpired nearly a year ago when the destiny of one young human changed the face of history and the world forever. Now lets stand together and hope today that Primus and the humans deities will bless us this day as we fight for the future of our new world and the future of the galaxy as we know it."
TBC