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"I know only the answer to your first two questions, Naruto" said the being. "This is an Interstellar star-ship, used to carry me and my kind across the galaxy. We call it, the Ark. And as for who I am…My name, is Optimus Prime."
"Optimus Prime?" said Naruto. "What kind of name is that? It's not like any name I've ever heard before." Optimus looked down at the smaller being.
"It's a Cybertronian Designation, which is our equivalent of a name" replied Optimus. "Based on your name, I would say you are not truly Cybertronian, or do not know of your heritage, Naruto." Looking at his hands, Naruto clenched them into fists.
"I'm not one of those Cyber…whatever you said" he replied quietly, barely loud enough to register on Optimus' audio receptors. "I am, or at least I was, human. I stepped on some weird piece of metal, and it absorbed into my body. It turned me into this."
"A piece of metal, that had the power to turn an organic life-form into a Cybertronian…" said Optimus, putting his hand to his face, stroking his metal chin. It was said more to himself than Naruto. "There is only one thing I know that would have such power, but I need to be sure" he said, taking the strange object that had brought him to life, and walking over to one of the other giant beings. Cybertronians, Naruto remembered him saying.
Taking it, he raised his hand and slammed the object into the chest of the other, stabbing it in. Another spark, like the one that brought the other to life, shot out and flowed over the metal body of the other as his optics lit up. Like Optimus, he put his hand to his head and shook himself, once more as though he had just woken from a long sleep.
"Optimus?" he said, standing. "What happened? Why are we awake?" Naruto looked at him, and noticed the contrast between the newly awakened Cybertronian and Optimus. This new one was much more covered by his armor, little to no internal circuits showing through. He had wheels, which were visible up by his shoulders. On his chest, he had some sort of metal grating. His feet were by far the closet to actual boots that Naruto had seen yet, and his legs were compact in their armor.
His head was slightly wider than it was tall, and he had a protrusion that looked like a slightly larger nose than Naruto or Optimus had, and had bright blue optics. His entire body was a yellowish-green color, with a few red streaks on his arms and shoulders.
"Ratchet, my old friend" said Optimus, placing his hand on the newly-identified Ratchet's shoulder. "I need you to run a full diagnostic on my new friend here." Looking down to Naruto, Ratchet raised what Naruto guessed was the equivalent of an eyebrow.
"Friend?" he said, surprised. "He looks like a Decepticon to me" replied Ratchet, crouching down to get a better look at Naruto. "In fact, aside from his optics, he's the spitting image of Megatron." Naruto just quirked an eyebrow of his own, not recognizing what they were talking about.
"Trust me Ratchet" said Optimus, getting in close. "While he appears Decepticon in structure, he was a human, according to him."
"Explain" said Ratchet.
"He says a shard of metal absorbed into his body and did this to him. You and I know there is only one thing that can do something like this" said Optimus, making Ratchet take a step back and take another look at Naruto.
"The Allspark?" he said, incredulously. "Impossible. It was destroyed, Optimus."
"Indeed" said Optimus. "But it split into fragments. We found one, but never realized there was another that Sam had brought home. Is it so inconceivable, that there was yet another fragment that went undetected?" Ratchet just put his hand to his chin, as though in thought.
"Fair enough" he said, shrugging with a sigh. "Though with his size, a full diagnostic may be difficult. But I guess if I could work with Arcee, I can work with him too."
"We should wake the others" said Optimus, indicating the others in the room. Ratchet nodded, and moved over toward a yellow and black colored giant, while Optimus found one that was a more silvery color, before stabbing the strange object into its chest, bringing the giant to life, before throwing the item to Ratchet, who did the same to the yellow one, both standing up at the same time.
"Naruto, I'd like you to meet two of my soldiers" said Optimus, placing his hand on the silver one's shoulder, the giant saluting upon being addressed. "This is Autobot, designation Sideswipe."
"How's it going, Small Fry?" asked Sideswipe, crouching to meet him face to face. There wasn't much about Sideswipe that stood out, except the blades on his arms, and the fact that his feet were actually wheels. He was streamlined, as though made for speed.
"And this, is Bumblebee" said Ratchet, indicating the yellow and black one with a motion of his head. Not the biggest, Naruto noticed. He was probably made for light combat and scouting, but not major fighting.
"It's…-sure to…ou" said Bumblebee, making Ratchet sigh.
"I never did get those vocal processors fixed" he said, his hand reconfiguring into some sort of cylinder. A blast of red light shot out of it into Bumblebee's neck, making the smaller Cybertronian start coughing.
"I hate that" said Bumblebee, rubbing his neck.
"But it works" said Ratchet, flatly, making Optimus chuckle, before turning serious again.
"Autobots, to the Medical bay" he said, before he began to shift and reconfigure, his entire body shifting lower to the ground. The wheels connected with the ground, and pushed him up slightly, and he became a mass of moving, clanking metal. His metal armor and circuits began moving and reconnecting, until he was no longer recognizable. He kept shifting and reconfiguring until his armor began to reconnect with itself in new places, seamlessly. Once he was finished, with a few metal pieces sliding and snapping into place, he had turned into what looked like a large, wheeled vehicle. The only way you could tell it was him was the red and blue coloring with flames.
Looking at the others, they all performed similar actions. Seeing a panel open on Bumblebee's new form, almost like a door, he noticed what looked like a padded bench inside.
"It looks like you're riding with Bumblebee" said Optimus, as he began to move forward with Ratchet and Sideswipe right behind him. "Roll out." Unsure of what to do, Naruto tentatively entered Bumblebee, before the side-panel door slammed shut, and Bumblebee began to follow the others. Traveling into one of the pitch-black corridors, Naruto could see nothing, before each of the Cybertronians, or Autobots, as Optimus had called them, switched on some sort of exterior lights, illuminating the darkness.
The twists and turns made Naruto wonder just how large the ship actually was. There were more rooms than he could count, by the time they had made it to their destination. Rather than allowing him to get out, Bumblebee began transforming before even stopping, his form breaking up and reconfiguring, causing Naruto to be flung from his position, into the open, only for Bumblebee to finish his transformation, whirl around and catch him in mid-air. He spun and placed Naruto gently on the ground.
"Please do not do that again" said Naruto. "You gave me a heart attack…or an attack on whatever it is I have for a heart now."
"That would technically be a spark, but we won't quite know until after the diagnostic" said Ratchet, his lights illuminating the dark around them as he looked around. "Unfortunately, we can't have a diagnostic without a power source."
"Well" said Naruto. "I got some lights to flip on when I touched the wall before…" Walking up near the wall, Naruto rapped it with his knuckle, causing electric current to run from his hand into the wall, activating every light and piece of equipment inside the medical bay.
"Perhaps he truly has absorbed the Allspark…" muttered Ratchet, walking up to some sort of podium, and entering a series of commands, causing the floor reconfigure into a rather large examination table beneath Naruto, almost making him lose his balance, even with his enhance feet and legs.
As the table finished rising, Naruto sat down, and looked around. From the elevated position, he looked around, seeing quite a few other Autobots, lying on tables in various states, ranging from just slightly damaged, to missing parts, to one that was ripped into two pieces, and one that was falling apart from rust and decay.
"Who are they?" he asked Ratchet, who continued to work at the panel, as a light lowered down to Naruto, and the table itself moved closer to Ratchet.
"They are Autobots, like us" said Optimus, sadly. "And they were friends. Some, like us, are just sleeping. But others fell in battle. Unfortunately, they had been damaged beyond repair. Not even the Matrix can bring them back from the states they are in." As he said this, he once more pulled out the strange object which had brought the larger beings back to life.
"But…" said Ratchet. "If you truly do contain the power of the Allspark, which at this time, I am quite sure you do…we may be able to bring them back. We'll find out more as we continue on." Naruto nodded, and laid down on his back, Ratchet coming forward.
Naruto had been a bit nervous, but hadn't even thought about what would happen during the examination. Ratchet poked and prodded him, sending electric shocks through his form. It wasn't unpleasant, merely unnerving. Ratchet even opened him up once or twice, removing his metal skin-armor and peering inside him. His metal helmet was removed, revealing the advanced circuitry within, electricity arching around the cybertronic brain.
Every so often, he would hear Ratchet make 'hmmm' noises, and comment on how 'interesting' Naruto was, and he was beginning to get restless. Finally, Ratchet finished what he was doing, and placed everything of Naruto's back where it belonged, and went back to his podium, looking over his results.
"It's incredible" said the doc-bot. "His components mimic human function, yet his entire body is somehow Cybertronian. His entire being gives off the same energy signature as the Allspark. He's literally become a living, walking embodiment of the Cube itself. Without a doubt, this boy is the Allspark."
As the others stared at him in amazement, Naruto just looked back confused. "I don't get it" he said. "Is that a good thing?"
"The Allspark is what gave our race the power to live and thrive. It is the heart of everything we are, and is what created our entire planet" said Optimus, stepping forward. "If you truly are the living incarnation of the Allspark, then at least to my optics, you are in essence, a God."
"Naruto" said Ratchet. "He's right. In fact, his words are almost an understatement. With the Allspark granting you its power, you are indeed, nothing less than a God of a Cybertronian."
Naruto walked to the edge of the table, and leapt off, landing of the floor with a loud clunking sound. As he hit, a burst of power blasted through him into the floor, surging over the entire room, dropping the other tables to the floor. Flowing into the inactive Autobots, the others all watched amazed as all injuries were healed, the one that had been ripped in two reconnected, and the rusted, decayed giant instantly had begun to restore itself, doing so in a matter of minutes. The Autobots slowly began to get up shakily, groaning, as their optics lit up.
"Amazing" said Optimus. "However, as happy as it makes me seeing them all back online, it should be our top priority to help you control the Cube's power."
"Optimus, Sir" said the one that had been a rust pile, not moments before. He was large and bulky, and painted all black. Heavily armored, he had two large objects attached to each arm. "It's Sentinel. He's betrayed us!"
"Easy, Ironhide. You've been out of commission for a long time" said Ratchet, looking him over, admiring the repair work the Allspark power had done.
"He's been out of it for a while?" asked another of the revived Autobots, another streamlined bot, like Sideswipe. He was the one that had been in two pieces. "I didn't even know Sentinel Prime came back. What happened? Did we take the Allspark?"
"It's alright, Jazz" replied Optimus. "I'll explain to everyone what has happened. Quite a few of you have been either deactivated, or in Stasis lock. It's time to finally explain all that has happened."
And so, beginning with what happened after Jazz's 'death', to being reawakened by Naruto. The newly awakened Autobots were a bit disbelieving of the story. Upon spotting him for the first time, Ironhide had nearly incinerated him with his cannons, assuming from his Decepticon design, that he was actually one of them. It took a while, but Ironhide eventually began to disregard the fact that Naruto had taken up a form so reminiscent of Megatron.
Eventually, once everything was taken care of with the Autobots, Naruto began explaining how the world had changed. He told them what he knew about the Hidden Village system, about Shinobi, and about how the world they lived in now was pretty much a world of war and blood. A few of the Autobots were a bit disgusted, finding the system to be something the Decepticons would have come up with.
Optimus had similar thoughts, but believed that they did not have the right to judge the humans. They themselves had been caught in a deadly, brutal war for centuries. And while the humans did sometimes fight wars, they seemed to prefer times of peace rather than battle.
"I think a scouting mission is in order" said the Autobot leader. "I feel we need more information before making any decisions regarding our future actions. Any volunteers?"
"I'll go" said Naruto, stepping forward. "I've always wanted to see what the rest of the world looks like."
Nodding, Optimus turned back to his team of Autobots. "Anyone else?"
"I'll go" said a more feminine voice. Rolling up from behind the group, came of all things a purplish-pink colored Autobot, only slightly bigger than Naruto himself. Obviously a female, she had a cannon on her right arm. She wasn't nearly as heavily armored as the other Autobots, showing off her circuits and gears. In place of legs, she had more of a tail which supported her upper body, with two connected wheels acting as makeshift feet.
"Alright" said Optimus. "Naruto and Arcee, you two will be our scouts. Relay everything you find out back to the ship. We'll get it back online."
"Yes, Sir" replied Arcee, nodding. Before they could move out, Naruto stopped her.
"Maybe, if this is a scouting mission, you need colors that won't attract as much attention as that" he said. "I'm not one to talk, I used to wear orange, but still. It'd be better if you choose some darker colors.
Arcee crossed her arms and cocked an eyebrow, but nodded. Reaching up with her left arm, the female Autobot depressed a panel in her head right at the point a normal human's temple would be. Her normal color seemed to absorb into her metal armor, before a dark black seeped out, taking its place. Her wheels separated, as did her tail-like lower limb. Her armor around her body began reconfiguring, lowering to the ground. Unlike his own transformation, as well as Optimus' and the other Autobots, most of her armor was already in the general form she transformed into, which was a two-wheeled, sleek vehicle, made for one or two people.
"You remember the way outside?" asked Arcee. "Or do you need a lift?" Naruto just rubbed the back of his metal head sheepishly.
"I do not remember the way out at all" he said, chuckling, while Bumblebee shook his head, and Ironhide and Sideswipe shared a good laugh.
"Well, then get on" said Arcee, her rear wheel spinning before stopping. Naruto looked a bit hesitant, but threw his leg over the lady Autobot. Not a second later, she took off at high speeds into the darkness, her single light illuminating their path.
Vaguely realizing that they passed through the room where Optimus, Sideswipe, Ratchet, and Bumblebee had been in stasis lock. Entering the other corridors, they soon began to see the light of outdoors growing closer and brighter. Picking up more speed in the straight hallway, Arcee rocketed out of the ship, zooming into the air. As she began to go down, Naruto leapt off, willing himself into his other form, blasting into the sky. As Arcee transformed back into her more humanoid form, Naruto looped around, flying back to earth and transforming just as he hit the ground.
"Well, it seems you've already got a hang of your alt-mode" said Arcee. "Now then…you know at least a bit about this place. What direction should we head?"
"Well" said Naruto, thinking. "My home of the leaf village is south-east of here, I believe…So anywhere but that direction."
"Right…" said Arcee. "You wanna narrow the choices down a bit? We may be scouting, but I don't wanna wander around aimlessly."
"How about north then?" suggested Naruto. "Simple, easy to find, and away from the Leaf."
"Got it" said the female Cybertronian, turning toward the proper direction. "Take to the air, fly low and slow, and keep in contact."
"How do I do that?" asked Naruto. Arcee merely palmed her face.
"Have you ever used a radio, or communication device?" she asked, getting a nod in response. "It's the same basic principle" she said. "You can broadcast what you say over a signal, which I can pick up and hear you, and vice-versa. All you need to do is speak, and I'll hear."
"How do I broadcast it?" asked Naruto, eagerly.
"It's all a matter of will" replied Arcee. "It's controlled by your mind and your willpower."
"Alright" said Naruto. "Well, I'll fly a bit higher than the trees, and you take the ground."
"Right" said Arcee, transforming. "And remember... Constant communication."
"Got it" said Naruto, transforming into his form of a miniature Cybertronian jet, and taking off into the air.
Chapter end.
Well, I hope all of you are enjoying this story. I also received a review on the first chapter, wondering about the 'Vault of Unpublished/Unfinished stories' that I mentioned. Basically, aside from the stories on the site already, and the currently-being-written chapters, my Jump drive is full of story ideas that never really made it to . They are, but not limited too
Naruto/Transformers Animated. (A NarutoxSari pairing. The idea was to publish all three of my Movie-verse story, TFA story, and Armada story, and then pull something akin to a shattered dimensions story arc.)
Naruto/Kiki's Delivery Service. (I had the plot for this one, but had very little time to work. Basically, Naruto arrives in town about a month before Kiki, and unlike most of my stories, becomes a homeless street performer, that takes an interest in the young witch.)
Naruto/Ben 10. (Started in Alien Force, but filled with flashbacks. Lots of romance and love triangles, as in this story Naruto was something akin to Gwen's first boyfriend, so he and Kevin butt heads quite a bit)
Naruto/The Mask. (The Darkest story I will probably ever write. While I don't describe anything, I actually did put in Naruto, under the Mask's power, ended up raping someone. Won't say who, I wouldn't want to spoil anything for if I ever do publish.
In the category of currently-being-written chapters, we have:
Project Maelstrom
Ninja in the Galaxy Far Far away (No, I haven't forgotten about this one)
Evils of the Past
Uzumaki X
Kitsune
The Best Laid Plans
Going Digital
Shadow of Vader: Revamped
and Naruto of the Talismans. I should have them coming out shortly.
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