So I'm not doing review responses so :P Here it is! The final chapter!...or is it? Enjoy! This took me three hours to type :/
I'm just a step away
I'm just a breath away
Losin' my faith today
(Fallin' off the edge today)
**Techna's POV**
I took a step back in fear. I knew this day would come, but I didn't think it would be so soon. Today will be the final battle, the one to settle the scores. Today was the day I'd give my life to save everyone else's. Fear crept its way into my spark and I was starting to fear what the Autobots might think of me once I'm gone. Will they think of me as a hero, or will I be considered a coward? My faith in them is starting to slip away. Every second that they talk about what to do is another blow to my spark. A servo touched my shoulder and I turned to see Uncle Optimus frowning in worry.
"Are you alright, Techna?" he asked. Am I alright? Am I alright? My intakes almost hitch at the thoughts going through my mind! How can I be okay? I put on a fake smile to fool everyone around me. I don't want them to worry about me, even though they had every right to.
"Let's just get this over with." I sighed heavily. My life couldn't get much worse, could it? The computer beeped one last time before we prepared to leave. Today I will face down my Creator! It's funny how I say that confidently, but in my spark I wish to be a youngling again. I want to go back and make sure this war never happened. But I guess Primus has a funny way of working things. Does he even realize that I'm about to fall off the edge today? That I'm about to give my spark to those who don't like me? I'm about to give my spark to those I love, even if they don't love me back. My spark clenched at the thought of love and I glanced over at Starscream.
"Jack, Miko, Rafael, and Agent Fowler please remain here. If we do not return, remain hidden and pray that your planet will be spared." Optimus informed gravely. Wow, what a pep talk bossbot. The humans won't have to worry about their planet if everything goes as planned. "Autobots, roll out!"
I am just a man
Not superhuman
(I'm not superhuman)
Someone save me from the hate
Everywhere around me I could see hatred. I personally could see no faction, not an Autobot or Decepticon in sight. All I see is a group of Cybertronians filled with hate and anger fighting one another to the death. My spark sunk at the sight of Creator fighting his twin brother. Starscream was fighting Knockout at the time as well. Every blow I saw hurt me in some way. I'm hidden behind rocks wishing I could stop the madness. To stop the hate. I lowered my optics as another mech was offlined. It was a drone, but I knew it felt the pain of being shot. Every single Autobot and Decepticon has a designation. But no one seems to care about the vehicons, who play a large part in the war as well. I want to save them from the pain, but I'm just a femme, not a superhero. Primus, someone please stop the hatred before my spark shatters!
It's just another war
Just another family torn (Falling from my faith today)
Just a step from the edge
Just another day in the world we live
I watched as the twins fought Soundwave's cassettes. I looked over at Uncle Optimus and Creator as well. I thought of my Carrier in the other dimension. We are a torn family. We were separated by fragging hatred and it's not fair to the twins! They grew up knowing pain and misery, never truly knowing the love and care of a Carrier, nor the protectiveness or proudness of a Creator. The love my family once had is now burned, burned to the ground! It was destroyed along with Cybertron and those who gave their lives in this war! My mind has been made up. I will stop this war, even if it kills me. I don't want one family more to go through what I have. My thoughts drifted to the youngling StarRacer. Optimus and Elita had sent her away as a sparkling to protect her from Megatron. That war had severed a family as well. I sighed heavily, at least theirs is back together aside from Megatron. I looked back up at the scene in front of me and realized that this was basically a normal day for everyone. Wake up, drink energon, fight each other, go to recharge. Over and over again this has been going on! Well today I will end this, today will be the last day anyone here steps pede on a battlefield. Everyone will see the wrongness of this war or so help me, I will tie each and every bot out there down in a room and force them to make peace! I sighed once more. But it won't be that simple, it never is isn't it? No, someone must always be the hero and give their lives for someone else to ensure the peace.
I need a hero to save me now
I need a hero (save me now)
I need a hero to save my life
A hero'll save me (just in time)
Maybe…maybe someone will show up and stop them in another way? Maybe I don't have to give up my life for this. Oh who am I kidding? No one seems willing to be the hero in this story. I'm the only one foolish enough to even consider it. I realize now that I've always needed a hero in my life. I took care of my brothers and Starscream. I did my best to be their hero. But what about me? I certainly could've used a hero on more than one occasion but it never came. But…that's not true. Starscream's protected me for years from Shockwave and Creator, before he became a tyrant, really did care about the twins and me. He had even comforted me when I broke down last night. But the hero will not arrive today, for I must be the one to save others, not the other way around. Curse this war…curse it to the Pits! My hero will not come today, for now, I am against the world. I will offline for those I care about and yet…will anyone remember or miss me?
I've gotta fight today
To live another day
Speakin' my mind today
(My voice will be heard today)
**Megatron's POV**
Here I am, fighting my own twin brother. I've done this hundreds –no thousands! –of times yet it feel like we're back on Cybertron, arguing as sparklings. What am I saying? I am Megatron! Leader of the Decepticons and I will conquer this planet and rule every Cybertronian and creature residing on it! And no one, not even Optimus Prime, will take that away from me! I will fight and I will live! His moves…why do they seem so much faster than before? I was once able to fight him without getting a scratch and now I'm covered in fresh battle wounds. My strength must not fail me if I am to win this war and lead the Decepticons to victory! My processor, it says one thing, but my spark…it's confused. It still recognizes Optimus as my brother yet I seek to destroy him. Liar, you do not wish to hurt him! My processor is now arguing with itself! If this continues I will glitch in the middle of the battle! I must focus on the task at hand. Creator and Carrier, they had always approved of Orion Pax. They always listened to him but would they pay me any mind? No! They'd shower my brother with their love but neglected to even give me energon! A sudden realization came to me, that's exactly how I treated my own creations. I favored Techna and abused the twins, leaving Techna to care for them like how…Orion did for me. I'm making the same mistakes our sparkparents had but now, it's too late to fix anything. There can be no peace until one of us lies dead in a pool of their own energon. That will not be me, I am done being the weaker link! I will be VICTORIOUS!
I've gotta make a stand
But I am just a man
(I'm not superhuman)
My voice will be heard today
**Techna's POV**
It's time, I have to make my stand now! The battle is growing hotter by the second and soon it will be too late to stop them! I must do this! I gotta make my stand! I stood from my crouch but immediately went back down. Who am I kidding? I'm acting like a super-femme again. That's not what I am. I'm just an ex-Decepticon, daughter of the warlord who's sworn to kill all Autobots. My optics narrowed as one of the Autobots got punched hard and a Decepticon was killed. But they have to listen to me… my voice will be heard. I will stop this war and make my stand! Who cares if I'm only a femme? Sometimes, the only one who can do anything right is the femme.
It's just another war
Just another family torn
(My voice will be heard today)
It's just another kill
The countdown begins to destroy ourselves
**StarRacer's dimension, 3rd POV**
Firestrike walked into the Aerialbot base after leaving the main Autobot base. She saw several of her soldiers talking nonchalantly, not even noticing that their leader was distressed. Firestrike knew that it'd only be a matter of time before Techna would give her spark to end the war in the other dimension. She decided against telling either team about the plan, in fear of what they might think. Besides, that would only hurt StarRacer considering the youngling loved Techna like a sister. An alarm went off and everyone in the room jumped. Firestrike's optics narrowed as she saw their own ground bridge open and glow white.
"Aerialbots, hold fire unless I say so." Firestrike commanded with a raised servo. The bots stood in defensive positions, but Firestrike knew who would come through the portal. She didn't tell the others only because they didn't know that she was from a different dimension. Her optics narrowed even more when Prima had yet to come through. Firestrike grabbed a datapad and quickly wrote something on it before handing it to her SIC. "Windchaser, you're the leader now. I'm sorry that I can't explain everything now, but you have to get this to Optimus Prime immediately. You may read it, but it's extremely important that he gets this datapad!"
"B-But Firestrike! What are you doing?" Windchaser stammered. Firestrike put a servo on his shoulder with a small smile. They'd understand soon enough. She ran through the ground bridge without any more hesitation. (A/N if you want to see Team Prime's reaction to the datapad and what's in it you're gonna have to read Autobot StarRacer's next chapter for Beyond Your Imagination! Hehe)
I need a hero to save my life
I need a hero just in time
Save me just in time
Save me just in time
Jack, Raf, Miko, and Agent Fowler nearly held their breath after the Autobots had left. They all knew that this battle will settle the war once and for all. The seconds ticked by slowly and each minute seemed like an hour. Miko suggested a video game to distract them, but not even she was truly in the mood for fun. At least, not with the Autobots in extreme danger. The three of them jumped when the ground bridge opened by itself. It was not glowing a green/blue however, it was the bright white that they knew belonged to one coming from another dimension. In ran a red seeker with emerald optics that were filled with worry.
"Is this the dimension Techna belongs to?" the femme asked quickly. The humans nodded hesitantly. "Where are they?"
"Fighting the final battle. Why? Who are you?" Agent Fowler asked. The femme turned to him with blazing optics.
"My designation's Firestrike. I'm Techna's Carrier and Megatron's sparkmate." Firestrike stated while straightening even more. The humans stared at her in shock. "Now, where's this battle?"
"It's not far from our current location. We could take you there!" Miko chirped. Firestrike didn't say anything, only grabbed the humans and transformed around them. She flew out of the base, hoping she had enough time to change the events of the future.
Who's gonna fight for what's right
Who's gonna help us survive
We're in the fight of our lives
(And we're not ready to die)
**Techna's POV**
I clambered out of my hiding spot and stood high on the rock formation overlooking the battle. I jumped, spinning and flipping in the air, and transformed before I hit the ground below. I flew straight for where Creator and Uncle Optimus were fighting and transformed right between them. I caught both of their servos as they tried to punch each other. Suddenly the battlefield turned silent except for several gasps. I looked at Creator then at Uncle Optimus, my optics blazing with anger. They both looked shocked by my actions but I didn't care. It was time to end this once and for all! Curse this fragging war.
"That is ENOUGH!" I roared. Creator and OP backed off slightly at my fierceness. "What I see here today is not a war, but a bunch of whining sparklings who are arguing over who gets the last energon treat! Well I'm sick of it! There is no such thing as an Autobot or Decepticon! Only two groups of Cybertronians who can't settle their differences peacefully! Well you know what? That's about to end RIGHT NOW! Everyone drop you weapons! If I see a single one out I will personally send you to be one with the All Spark! Got it?" Everyone hesitated but they eventually did as I ordered.
"Techna, what's going on?" Starscream asked fearfully. His voice was quiet and I could tell that I'd hurt him. My wings tensed and I turned to him with apologetic optics. I really didn't want him to see this side of me, but it had to be done.
"You all think you're fighting for what's right, you think you're gonna help our race survive. But war is not the way to settle things. Today, yesterday, on earth, on Cybertron, we've been fighting for our lives, never truly ready to die. But this will not go on, this will end here and now." I growled, trying to be less hostile.
Who's gonna fight for the weak
Who's gonna make 'em believe
I've got a hero (I've got a hero)
Livin' in me
"Oh yeah? Then who will fight for what's right if we don't?" Sideswipe and Sunstreaker snapped. I heard the Decepticons growl, believing that they were right and the Autobots deserved to die. I shot the twins a glare and they immediately backed off. I sighed and looked down in fear and sadness, knowing that this will be my last stand.
"There is a hero living amongst us, you guys. But not one you'd expect." I stated. My optics snapped up and I stared at the two teams. "I'm the one who must stop this, no matter what the cost. The hero we all need, she's living in me. I'm the one to end the war. But the cost of being a hero is not free, I must give my spark."
I'm gonna fight for what's right
Today I'm speaking my mind
And if it kills me tonight
(I will be ready to die)
A hero's not afraid to give his life
A hero's gonna save me just in time
**Normal POV**
Everyone watched in shock as a bright green light engulfed Techna, then spread to them. Techna's optics were closed but she was not blinded to everything. The energy surrounding her was from her own spark, only to be used to show scenes from the past. Megatron, Optimus, and the small twins understood the scenes, the memories belonged to them.
The first one was of Orion Pax taking a cube of energon to a mistreated Megatronus. Their sparkparents had abandoned him for Orion. Megatronus now depended on his twin for survival. The twins now realized that Megatron had turned into his own sparkparents. Megatron came upon the same realization and turned to look at his sons in disbelief.
The second one was when Firestrike had first disappeared. The twins were still sparklings and didn't understand the situation. Techna, however, was distraught and didn't know how to deal with the loss of her Carrier. Megatronus was in despair but he pushed away his own pain to comfort his younglings, all three of them. Orion would also give as much support as he could, but they were a torn family. Megatron's optics watered at the memory, the feelings of betrayal had torn apart his spark.
That's when Firestrike flew up and transformed, the humans landing in a servo. Everyone stared in shock, even as the memories continued around them. Firestrike put down the humans gently and stared at her daughter in fear. Megatron couldn't believe it, his sparkmate was alive and standing right there in front of him. He suddenly felt like a major slagger for all he'd done and realized that his brother never did mean any harm. Megatron was only afraid of being hurt again. The twins, now on Starscream's shoulders, looked at her then back at their Creator.
"Who's the femme?" Brains asked Starscream. The silver seeker smirked sadly and put them on the ground and knelt next to them. He glanced back at Techna, who seemed to be growing weaker and weaker.
"She, younglings, is your Carrier. That's Firestrike." Starscream said gently. The twins stared at her with wide optics. "Go be with her, you deserve to meet her." He watched with a smile as the twins went to go see their Carrier for the first time since they were sparklings. His spark warmed at the sight of Firestrike hugging the twins happily.
I need a hero
Who's gonna fight for what's right
Who's gonna help us survive
I need a hero
Who's gonna fight for the weak
Who's gonna make 'em believe
I need a hero
I need a hero
**Techna's POV**
I heard Starscream talking to the twins and smiled. They finally get to have a Carrier who loves them unconditionally. I could feel my spark slowly burning out and soon I'd collapse without one. I did it, I was everyone's hero. But the question still remains: will anyone be mine? I heard my name being called out by Carrier, telling me to stop. I gasped as the energy suddenly stopped and my spark stopped. I couldn't help but smile as darkness engulfed me. I knew now what was happening. It was too late for my hero, no one will save me. But you know what? I'm…fine…with…that. My…thoughts…and…spark…are…slowing…goodbye…Starscream.
A hero's gonna save me just in time
The end(?)
Thank you Autobot-Blurr 221 for beta reading! (or...a version of it anyways XD)
Yes you read this right folks! Techna gave her spark to end this war!
The song used was Hero by Skillet
I do not own that song or Transformers, only the OC's and plot idea.
But don't stop reading this story now, for I have one more trick up my sleeve!
Until next time, readers.
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