Star Wars
The Dark Lord of Earth
In the aftermath of Unicron's awakening, dark times fell upon the Autobots. After forming an alliance with the Decepticon leader, Megatron, Optimus and the Autobots journeyed deep in to the thrall of Unicron to put the god back into stasis.
However, they could not have done it without the legendary Matrix of Leadership. After emptying its contents into Unicron's spark, Optimus Prime had reverted back as Orion Pax, with no knowledge of who he was when he was a Prime.
But Hope was not lost, bestowed with the key to Vector Sigma, Jack Darby travels to the robotic world of Cybertron to download the memories of the Autobot leader, if there is any hope of restoring him...
"Arcee, I have the Matrix" said Jack, holding up the Key card.
The blue Autobot smiled before transforming into a motorcycle. "Hop on" she said. Once he got on, she drove off and headed back to the Spacebridge. Jack couldn't help but smile. They actually succeeded in there mission and were one step closer in saving Optimus. He frowned. "I should be happy, so why do I have bad feeling about this?" He wondered. He was shaken from his thoughts as Arcee came to a sudden stop. He got off, allowing Arcee to transform. They walked toward the Spacebridge and Arcee said "Ratchet, we have the matrix".
Static
They stopped and both looked at each other with worried looks. "Ratchet?" She repeated, but received more static. "I don't like this" Jack commented.
"Same here"
"So do we go through or not?"
Arcee stayed silent before responding "Count to fifteen once I go, then cross over". She then ran through the Spacebridge.
Five Minutes Ago
Megatron had went to site of the Spacebridge after finding out someone had commandeered it. He was then greeted by the Autobot's. "If they chew through Vector Sigma before the download finishes-" Ratchet started.
"So Vector Sigma is more than legend" a cold, deep, raspy voice said. The Autobot's turned around and saw there worst enemy. Megatron.
"You Autobots have gone through impressive lengths to recover your leader" Megatron snarled. "Be assured, I shall never underestimate you again!".
The Decepticon leader analyzed his foes and noticed one missing from the group. "So, I take it Arcee will be the one to step out of the portal with reloaded Matrix of Leadership in hand?"
It wasn't a question.
"We hold the Spacebridge at all costs!" Ratchet ordered. The Autobot's brought out there blaster's and fired at the warmonger. Megatron charged at them and knocked Bulkhead off the platform. He punted Bumblebee into a pilar, grabbed Ratchet by his helm and through him to the ground. He brought out his sword, ready to end the medic, only to be tackled to the ground.
"You're going down buckethead!" Bulkhead growled.
Unfortunately for any of them, it didn't take Megatron long to put them unconscious. Once he finished, Megatron walked forward and stopped in front of the Spacebridge. He grinned evilly and said "Come Arcee, so that I may end the lineage of the Prime's for all time".
"I cannot allow that to happen Megatron"
Megatron turned around and saw Orion Pax step out of a Groundbridge. The ex-gladiator merely raised a brow, wondering how he even got here. "And why should you care Orion Pax? You are no Prime" asked Megatron.
"That maybe true or yet another deception, but this much I do know my sympathies lie with the Autobots and you are not one of us" said Orion, his hands transform into swords.
He charged at Megatron with all his might. He brought down his sword, but Megatron blocked it and punched him in his torso. Orion collapsed from the sudden strike. "Your spark may be in the right place Orion" said Megatron. "But you have much to learn before you can hope to ever again stand your ground against me. A moment sadly, which shall never come"
Just he was about to end his most hated enemy, Arcee came from the Spacebridge and tackled him off the platform. Orion slowly stood back up and heard tiny footsteps. He looked down and saw Jack holding up the Key card. "Are you...certain I am worthy?" Orion asked timidly.
"You have no idea" said Jack, as he held up the key card. Orion's chestplate opened up, revealing the empty Matrix of Leadership, and a beam was sent into it from the Key card.
Megatron held Arcee against a wall. "How nice of you to join our little reunion. Now if you please the matrix!" He demanded. However from the corner of his optic he saw the unthinkable.
A human pest was restoring his greatest enemy!
He dropped the two-wheeler and began to run towards them. He aimed his fusion cannon and fired. Jack had saw the last of the beam go into the Matrix when he saw a flash of purple. It exploded near him, damaging his suit and sending him through the Spacebridge.
Megatron brought his sword up for the kill, only for it to be grabbed by two hands. Orion looked at him and said "Megatron" as his battle mask appeared.
Optimus Prime was back.
"Be gone" he said, punching Megatron across the floor and threw him off the platform. The Autobots regrouped with there leader. "Ratchet, how did we get here?" Optimus asked, slightly confused.
"Long story, old friend" said Ratchet. He then said into the comm channel "Rafael, we require a Groundbridge".
Megatron got back on the platform. He was furious! But he then remembered that he shot a human. An evil grin appeared on his faceplate as a plan formed in his processor. He aimed his fusion cannon at an Engeron fuel line that was fueling the Spacebridge and fired.
It made contact but it didn't explode. It just corrupted the Energon inside with Dark Energon. The Spacebridge started to go haywire. A Groundbridge appeared behind Megatron and began to walk into it. However, he stopped. "At least I killed one of you" he said before he left.
The Autobots looked confused, when Arcee noticed someone missing. "Where's Jack?" She asked. They heard a moan and looked back at the unstable Spacebridge. To their horror, they saw Jack's bloody form, crawling with one arm. His suit was burnt and the glass on his helmet were severely cracked.
"JACK!" Arcee shouted.
That's when the Spacebridge set streams of lightning that hit the ceiling and started to suck everything into it. A Groundbridge appeared next to the Autobots and Bulkhead shouted "WE'VE GOTTA GO!".
Jack's vision started to darken and the last thing he saw was Arcee being forced into the Groundbridge shouting his name. His body was pulled into the Spacebridge and then...
...nothing.
On an Imperial Star Destroyer, a being in a red outfit with spikes on his shoulder, a mask, and a hood felt disturbance in the force. This was Darth Marr, one of the Dark Council members of the Sith Empire. He never felt anything like it. It was as if the force itself was singing!
"My lord" an imperial officer said.
"What is it, Captain?" He said, pulled from his thoughts.
"We have detected an anomoly and a life form in the sector".
Underneath his mask, Marr's brows furrowed. "This must be the disturbance I felt" he thought. "Bring it aboard immiediaty!" He ordered.
Fifteen minutes later, Darth Marr entered the medbay, where his medical staff were working on keeping there new patient alive. "What is his condition?" He asked.
"He has received four broken ribs, a punctured lung, broke both his legs, third degree burns on his left side of his body, severe internal bleeding, a cracked spine, and a chunk of his right arm is blown off" said the Doctor. "It is mind-boggling that he's even alive right now".
"Just make sure you keep him alive"
Darth Marr turned around and left.
Darkness. That's all Jack saw. There was pain. So much pain. The agony of it was so much, he couldn't scream. But he felt different. He felt strong. Powerful.
"Lord Marr, he's regaining consciousness"
"Keep him restrained"
"Yes sir"
Jack's eyes snapped open and screamed in pain. He tried to move but he found himself strapped on a metal table. What's worse is that he saw his right arm and discovered why he could barely feel it. His skin was grafted in a metal arm. A prosthetic!
That's when he realized he wasn't alone. He saw a man in strange red armor and mask with a hood over his head. "W-ho...ar-E...Y-you...?" His voice was incredibly strained and hoarse.
Marr was silent. He was to caught up in his thoughts about the boy that he forgot to answer. "I am Darth Marr, Dark lord of the Sith" he said. "What is yours?"
Jack slowly opened his mouth and said "Jack...". That's as far as he got to say before he fell unconscious. Marr was astonished at the boy's resilience. The punishment his body suffered would make most Sith Lords crippled, and yet he was still alive. He was also strong in the force, that he was unintentionally using it to heal. This boy was a survivor. He could make...
...the perfect apprentice.
"Jack, you and I will do many great things for the empire"
Author Note: Jack takes the place of the Sith Warrior