Hey everyone. Got some inspiration to continue both of my TF stories after checking out the show Transformers Prime. It's actually not bad, and it made me realize my TF stories needed some attention. Hope you all enjoy.
On a different note, I cut out most of the scouting mission Arcee and Naruto went on. Usually these missions are great for character or pairing development...but not this early in the story. Things will come, but you'll just need to wait
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor do I own Transformers
"The Earth really has changed, hasn't it?" Naruto could hear the voice of his scouting partner as though she were speaking right next to him, regardless of the fact he was currently about 100 meters in the air.
"I wouldn't know," he replied. "I've never seen any of these big cities you've been taking about. This stuff is all I know."
"Well, all I know is that the sooner we get our information back to base, the better. We should be in transmitting range shortly, provided the others got the communications array online," replied the female Autobot, Arcee, who was on ground level, speeding through the forest, avoiding the trees with relative ease.
"Great," said Naruto. "Maybe once we get back, I can see if Ratchet has the full results of my diagnostic yet..." He trailed off as his scanners picked up some movement below. It wasn't Arcee, and it was too big to be some type of animal. How he knew that, he still had no idea, but at that point in time, he figured his instincts would be the best thing to guide him.
"Hold it," he announced. "We've got people down there, just south of your position. They could be civilian or they could be shinobi. Either way, it could be a problem."
"Well, let's check it out," replied Arcee, cutting her engine and transforming, so as to not make as much noise and attract attention. "Meet me down here, try to refrain from being seen." Mentally nodding, as it was impossible to do so in his vehicle mode. Easily spotting Arcee's position, Naruto landed as gently as he could, before transforming back into his humanoid form. Standing next to Arcee, the bot noticed something peculiar.
"Did you...grow?" she asked, causing Naruto to take a look at himself. While before he had been far smaller than even the female Autobot, able to ride on her while in her alt-mode. But indeed, now he stood to only a head smaller than herself, his body seemingly having grown during the short duration of their scouting mission.
"I'm made of metal," said Naruto, incredulous as he looked at himself. "How the hell do I grow?" Arcee shook her head.
"Technically, you're living metal," she replied, turning toward the reason they stopped. "That and the fact you're basically a living Allspark and the idea of you growing isn't all that inconceivable."
"Great," said Naruto. "At least before I could hide myself with a cloak. Now I doubt even a henge would work. Granted, I'm not sure it would work anyway, given I'm not even sure if I can still use Chakra like this." Arcee, unfamiliar with either of those terms, merely tuned him out. Her optics finally caught sight of where their sensors were pointing them, only to find movement had ceased.
"You'd better come take a look at this," she said, catching Naruto's attention and he too looked into the clearing. His optics widened at the sight, taking it all in with disgust. The green grass in the small clearing was stained with blood. By the looks of it, the blood of a Kusa shinobi team, based on the headband he saw on one of the bodies. He had to catch himself on a tree, nearly collapsing at the sight of them. Had his body been capable of the gag reflex, he would have probably vomited.
"What do you make of this?" asked Arcee. If she was shocked by any of the blood and bodies, she didn't show it. Arcee had seen combat and war. She knew what to expect out of battle. And so, she wasn't quite as affected as her partner. Naruto shook his head, as if the images would go away before steadying himself and speaking.
"Based on the forehead protectors, and the ages of the bodies, I'd say we've run into a Kusa genin team, out on a mission away from their village," he said, and Arcee nodded. She was still unfamiliar with the terms, but knew the gist of what he was saying. It was at that point, her own sensors picked up something.
"Hold it, we've got a live one here," she announced, leaning down to look at the unconscious body of a young Kunoichi. She had red hair with an unusual hairstyle. Her hair was short, pointy, and unkempt on the right side, while it was long, pin-straight and combed on her left side. She had brown glasses, and wore a brown outfit, stained with blood. On her head, she wore the standard forehead protector of a Kusa nin. She groaned and grit her teeth, but didn't wake.
"What should we do?" asked Naruto, having absolutely no idea of protocol, either shinobi or Autobot, for this kind of situation.
"We call for help," said Arcee. "And hope someone can hear us. Optimus sir, do you read me?" Both could hear nothing but static for a moment before the voice of the Autobot commander sounded in their audio receptors as though he was standing beside them.
"Loud and clear, Arcee," he announced. "What's your status?"
"About ten miles North of the Arc, Sir," responded Arcee. "We were on our way back from scouting the northern area, but ran into what looks like a battleground. There are three dead humans, and one who is unconscious, but still in bad shape. I don't think myself or Naruto are capable of transporting her in her current state, but she needs medical attention as soon as possible."
"Arcee, this is Ratchet," sounded the voice over the com-link. "I've got a lock on your location and I'm on my way. We'll bring her back to the ship and see what we can do for her until we can get her to a human medic."
"Understood," replied Arcee. "We'll be waiting for you." As she ended the conversation, she turned her attention to the girl. While neither she nor Ratchet could claim to know everything about humans, but working with NEST had given them at least some basic knowledge of medical care for earth's dominant species.
"Ugghh," the girl groaned, beginning to come to, though not exactly fully lucid. "Lord...Orochimaru...I haven't done anything wrong," With those few words, she was out again, leaving both Naruto and Arcee confused. Deciding to look into it later, Arcee worked at making the young red-head a bit more comfortable, while Naruto was shocked to find her wounds already healing, if what his sensors and optics were telling him was true.
Hearing what seemed to be siren's blaring, both turned their attention to the forest around them, before a large portion was incinerated by an energon blast, courtesy of Ratchet, who stepped into the clearing. "Sorry I'm late," he said. "But had to clear the road a bit." Acting quickly, he transformed into his alt mode, the back opening.
"Get in," he said, and Naruto knew it wasn't a request. He and Arcee carefully moved the Kusa girl into the back of the medic-bot, before transforming herself so she could travel alongside him. Naruto shut the doors and he too transformed into his alt mode, launching into the sky.
The three made good time back to the ship. They quickly got the young lady back into the medical bay, where Naruto helped make the genin comfortable as Ratchet began looking her over. His equipment was able to give a basic read-out of the girl. Unfortunately, she was pretty banged up, with several severe wounds. Her body managed to already begin the healing process, but as it stood, Ratchet was incapable of doing anything for a human. It would be up to her to pull through, while the Autobots made sure she didn't fall into death's embrace.
"What is it?" snapped the shadowed figure, their face shrouded in shadow as they sat in their throne-like chair.
"We've finally found them," replied the other figure, bowing before the one on the throne. "After searching for so long, they've finally revealed themselves." The figure on the thrown smirked.
"You're sure?" he asked. "They've come out into the open?"
"Indeed," replied his subordinate.
"Excellent," replied the shadowy figure, standing from his seat in order to look up at the star-filled sky outside. "Finally, we will destroy the Autobots once and for all."
"Yes, Lord Starscream," replied the second figure, also standing.
"Inform the troops. We set course for the planet earth as soon as possible. Make sure Soundwave prepares a secure landing site. We do not wish to be detected by the Autobots too soon."
"As you command," replied the other Decepticon. "Hail Starscream." Without another word, the Decepticon soldier left to carry out his commander's orders, leaving Starscream to his own devices. The Decepticon commander had been in charge of the remaining rag-tag group of Cybertronian soldiers since the final destruction of their lord and master, Megatron at the hands of Optimus Prime. However, after their defeat, it became apparent that they couldn't defeat the Autobots, who were always prepared to take them down. He himself had been severely injured in the final battle, and had to retreat, in serious need of repairs.
Now however, the Autobots were ill prepared. After the millenia that had passed that they had been hidden from them, Starscream was sure they wouldn't expect an attack now. It was a long-shot, but he couldn't afford to hesitate. The Decepticons needed to know who the leader was, and any hesitation on his part could lead to dissension in his ranks. That was something he would not allow.
And now there was the matter of the humans. They had grown in power since the Decepticon army had last visited the planet, amassing several strange abilities, if Soundwave's reports were accurate. The only Decepticon to stay behind, Soundwave's position as a spy satellite was invaluable to the Cybertronian faction, and the bot was constantly transmitting info on the planet and its inhabitants. It was the only thing that kept Starscream from scrapping him as an example to the others. Even in his death, Soundwave was fiercely loyal to Megatron, and suck divided loyalties, especially between the living and the dead should not have been tolerated. But once the Autobots had been destroyed, Soundwave's usefulness would cease, and he could just destroy him.
"And it shall be known throughout the ages that I was the one who extinguished the spark of Optimus Prime, once and for all," he thought. "I will succeed where Megatron failed. I will rid the universe of the remaining Autobots and unite all Cybertronians under my rule. I will lead the remaining members of the race into a glorious age of conquest, the likes of which Megatron could never imagine."
Back on earth, things weren't looking very good for the red-haired Kunoichi, who was quickly fading, even with her strange healing factor, not unlike Naruto's own had been. The internal damage dealt to her by her assailants was too great.
"It's no good," said Ratchet. "I don't have the necessary knowledge or equipment to deal with a human, and we wouldn't have enough time to transport her to a hospital. I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do, barring a miracle."
"There has to be something we can do," growled out Naruto, clenching his metal fists. "Something we haven't considered." He never noticed the electricity arcing over his fingers as he spoke
"We've done everything we can for her," announced Arcee. But before she could say any more on the subject, Naruto cut her off.
"We obviously haven't done enough!" he shouted. "There was so much death, we can't just let her become part of it!" He slammed his fist down on the medical table, and all hell broke loose as the charge he had subconsciously brought forth released itself into the equipment. Sparks flew as monitors exploded, following the path of the discharged Allspark energy. As the charge made contact with the red-head, her eyes shot open as she screamed, her hair shooting out in all directions. Her heart-rate skyrocketed before the monitor exploded in Ratchet's face, but the medic-bot was more concerned with the change happening with the girl.
Her skin began to take on a metallic sheen and faded to a gray color, Cybertronian markings etching into the now obvious armor plates. Her hair frizzled even more before somehow turning into a mass of black wires, which seemed to act as a replacement. As her clothing fried off, they could all see her now Cybertronian body pulse and quiver, as though testing itself, before a bright light, clearly a Cybertronian Spark ignited behind her chest plates. The only thing that remained were her human eyes, which quickly enough became a black metal, her pupils and irises receding into them as a brand new pair of red optics, mimicking what was once the color of her hair, shone brightly. The now fully techno-organic teen let out what sounded like a sigh, and dropped back to the table. Nobody said anything, until Ratchet broke the silence.
"By the Allspark..." No other words were needed. Checking the last online monitor connected to her, Ratchet found her entire makeup identical to his earlier findings from Naruto. Not only that, but the transformation had actually reversed all damage inflicted on the girl. By Cybertronian standards, Ratchet had to give the girl a clean bill of health.
"Where am I?" The Doc-bot's attention was drawn to the once-human girl as she shakily pushed herself into a sitting position on the table. Looking around, the genin turned Techno-organism tried to back away from them.
"What the hell are you?" she asked, falling from the medical table with a metallic clang. Sitting up, she saw her hands and arms and screamed. "WHAT THE HELL AM I!"
"Easy young lady," said Ratchet, holding up his hands to show he meant no harm. "You've had a very trying, possibly very traumatic experience. Just calm down, and we'll explain everything." The genin didn't listen, however, instead beginning to rant to herself at high speeds, her new vocal processor trying to fully calibrate.
"I knew it," she said. "I knew one day I'd wind up as one of his experiments. But why now? I was totally loyal, I followed through the plan perfectly. My team was all set up to enter the exams and he chooses now to send a sound team after us. What did I do? How could he do this to me? What did he do to me, what is going on? I didn't deserve this, but oooh, he just had to use me in his experiments, my powers were too uniquetopassonandnowI'mstuckasametalFREAKSHOW!" The genin was snapped out of her rant by Arcee, who smacked the girl's now-metal face.
"Calm down," she said. "We just got you back from the dead, we don't need you blowing a circuit."
"Dead?" said the girl, now at least somewhat calmer, though she still was visibly frightened by Naruto and the Autobots. "I was dead?"
"Close to it," said Ratchet, crossing his arms in front of him. "In fact, you were just about to die, had Naruto here not accidentally caused you to transform into your current state."
"So, I'm now stuck like this, but it wasn't one of his experiments. Great, that means he just wanted me dead," replied the girl. "And after all the hard work for him, all the time and effort, all the loyalty I showed him, he decided to kill me." She paused, taking in the rest of what the Autobots were telling her. "Wait, so you guys saved me...by accidentally turning me into this?"
"Indeed," replied Ratchet, looking over at Naruto for a contribution to the conversation, but the techno-organic ninja could do nothing but stare at his hands and back at the young lady. Turning back to her, Ratchet looked at her. Based on the simplicity of her design, she was obviously lacking an alt-mode, and had 'proto-form' practically written all over her, unlike Naruto, who had attained Megatron's design and alt-mode as the Decepticon leader had been the last to interact with the Allspark.
Her armor was gray and not exactly very protective were she to go into actual battle. The wires that flowed from her head mimicked human hair, and her face still retained many of its human-like features. Her optics glowed a light red. Her body still retained its feminine curves and her chest plates even formed something akin to a decently-sized bust. Her arms were long and slender, ending with two highly dextrous-looking hands with likewise long and slender fingers. Her legs were also slender and armored similarly to her arms, and ended in two feet that narrowed and ended in a point, much like what one would expect to see of a designer boot.
"Well...thanks, I guess," said Karin, still a bit unnerved by the Cybertronians, as well as her own transformation.
"Your welcome," said Naruto, rubbing the back of his head as Ratchet activated the ship's com-link.
"Optimus," he said. "I suggest you get to the medical bay as soon as possible. You're going to want to see this." Naruto was about to say something, but somehow felt a strange sensation, as though his mind had somehow disconnected from his body. The others in the room faded from view, and he found himself staring at stars all around him. Below, he could see the Earth, looking like little more than a tiny, multicolored sphere.
"Greetings, Multorum Prime," boomed a voice, and he turned to see a massive cube, marked with similar designs as him, a giant figure of light standing on top as though it were some form of podium.
"Who are you?" asked Naruto. "What did you call me?"
The moment my essence absorbed into you, you ceased to be your human self. To me, and others, forever more, you are Multorum Prime...The First of Many." At these words, something in Naruto's mind clicked.
"The first of many?" he asked. "Is that why I was able to change that Kusa genin?" It was then an even bigger realization hit Naruto. "You said I absorbed your Essence...Are you the Allspark?"
"The Allspark is my Essence," replied the figure of light. "I am called, Primus."
Chapter end
A tad short, but hey, it got the job done. Please not Naruto will not be paired with Karin, as you probably guessed the 'red-haired genin' was. The pairing is still strictly Naruto/Arcee. I need Karin in the story for my own purposes, which you will find out at a later date.
Also, when it comes to Karin, I honestly don't remember if she has her own natural healing factor or not, but for the purposes of my story, she does, you can deal or you can leave, but don't complain.
Hooray, I officially graduate High-school tomorrow. I am so glad to be done, and it means I can spend a lot more time writing. Anyway, hope you enjoyed, hope the title makes more sense now, and I hope to update more stories soon.
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