I started the journey into OP's memories... and I tried to put into this some pairings... read!
Chapter seven: the memories - step one
Once alone, Jack began to walk back and forth, with nervous steps. His mind was in turmoil: what does Alpha Trion meant with his prophetic words? How could he, a teenager, be the one that would lead to peace on his planet? He was just a boy...
His heart was still full of grief for Optimus' loss. But at the same time, in his deep, a certain amount of restlessness and anticipation stirred his soul.
The old chief archivist of the Hall of Records had just informed that he wuold have done a trip. In the memories, in the life, of Orion Pax.
The young human had always wanted to learn more about the Autobot leader. But Optimus had always been a very private mech. The little he knew about the past of the young archivist of Iacon, it was been told by the good doctor. And Jack was convinced that there was much, much more to discover about the shy but determined Pax.
In his heart, he thought to know better Optimus, it was tantamount to keep a piece of the big red and blue mech with him ... in his mind, in his heart ... forever.
Once again, Jack's eyes began to burn and tears went down on his face. He sat down on the floor, legs crossed, he leaned his head on his hands and, as he had done shortly before the brink of the Well of the AllSpark, he began to pray ... and to wait.
The continuous and regulate beep of the monitor was the only noise you could hear in the new med bay. Each of the presents was concerned with their own thoughts.
Ratchet was working frantically on the keyboard, trying to make sense of what was happening to the young man.
June was sitting at Jack's feet. Agent Fowler was holding her close and stroked her hair. Since the destruction of the outpost Omega One, the two humans were very close, intimate.
Miko, however, was sitting right next to the young. She held Jack's hand close to her chest, just above heart. The Japanese girl had always thought of Jack as a brother, as he thought of Raf as a little brother. But the look that she and Jack had exchanged just before crossing the ground bridge, down meant a much deeper feeling. Miko knew to love takes courage. And in this she had been cowardly.
But see his friend in those conditions, made her realize that every moment is precious and she swore to herself that, as soon as the raven boy had awakened, she would have revealed her deepest feelings.
The others were all in the same room. Pending.
Jack waited and prayed, prayed and waited, for some time. He couldn't know how long had passed since his arrival in this metaphysical place, but he seemed like an eternity. Then a sudden roar made him leap to his feet. He looked around, startled. Then he looked up and saw a bright light coming towards him. It was so intense that Jack had to close eyes and protect them with both hands.
The first moments were fast and frantic. It was like watching a movie, but with the speed quadrupled, the figures were always out of focus, the voices muffled and confused. In a few minutes, he lived what could be perhaps centuries of a life lived by someone else. The boy watched, but had no way of interacting with the surrounding environment. And he couldn't fully understand what was happening. Then the time seemed to slow, almost to a stop altogether. Again the light enveloped him, a light so strong and bright, forcing Jack to keep your eyes closed for longer than necessary.
When he was able to open them again, the time had begun to run normally. He looked around and had the feeling of being in a place unknown to him, but at the same time familiar. An environment of which he felt to be an part of living. The memories of the past life were still fresh in his mind.
"Cybertron ..." he whispered to himself. He couldn't be wrong.
Jack was in a metal world. The buildings were huge and shining. He recognized the two moons on the horizon were the same that were seen from the window of the new Autobot base.
But it was very different from Cybertron who had visited the first time with Arcee. The sun was high in the sky and the city was teeming with life. Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of metal to be populated the streets. Some of them were in their robot form. Conversing with each other, exchanged greetings or simply passed through to the sidewalks. Others were in their alt-mode and sped fast over what looked like a highway.
The scenario that Jack had in front of him was magnificent.
He was so taken by the spectacle before his eyes, that he didn't notice that one of those robotic beings was approaching. Jack was so small the big mech didn't notice him. Jack instinctively raised both arms as if he had to protect himself before being crushed. He knew it was a futile attempt. The foot of the mech would have reduced him a pulp. But this didn't happen: the foot of the mech went down the human and just nothing happened.
"Wow ... I'm kind of a ghost! " grinned the boy, fingering his body to make sure he was still in one piece.
Then a strong sense of loss pervaded the young.
"Thin Jack ..." he tried to focus on "What would Optimus do?".
He looked around for clues. A large and impressive building caught his eye. It looked old and reminded him of an old library that had once visited during a school trip. He came up with a fast pace and stopped before the huge door. But he didn't need to open it: he thought to enter the building and there he found himself inside.
The entrance was large and bright. Jack went further into the building more and more. He walked a long, high corridor. On both sides there were what looked like the doors. Then came in a huge room. On every wall there were rows and rows of datapad. That place looked like an archive ... a moment, that place WAS an archive.
"Oh my God ... The Hall of Records."
Jack's heartbeat began to speed up and the screen seemed crazy. Then silence again.
"Ratchet!" shouted in unison Miko and June, almost desperate. Both were taken to their feet and looked at the doctor with anxiety and concern about Jack's condition.
"I don't understand ... there is nothing wrong with him ... " murmured the white and red mech, still wildly pressing the keys on the computer.
Jack couldn't believe that within the famous archive of Iacon. This was where it all began. It was here that the young and inexperienced Orion Pax had become one of the greatest leaders of Cyberton. The boy didn't notice a familiar figure that was approaching.
"There you are ... youngling! " the deep voice of Alpha Trion shook Jack from his thoughts.
In the beginning, the human thought that the old mech lay referring to him. But then he noticed that the eyes of the chief archivist wasn't facing down, he was not addressed to Jack. Alpha Trion was addressing to a mech with a familiar color scheme.
That being robotic was tall, with a slender body. The upper part of his body was red, while the legs were gray and blue. The helmet, all blue, ended with two small antennas. His eyes were cerulean and compassionate.
"Do you need me ... teacher ? "asked the mech, smiling and posing on a table the data pad he was holding in his hand.
That voice, Jack knew that voice. And he had already crossed that look. It was the look blurred in the memories of that trip until now so confused, that now instead appeared sharp and clear.
In Jack's mind the puzzle was being built, piece by piece. The birth from Well, the designation as data clerk, the training archiving, the first entrance to the Hall of Records, the first meeting with Alpha Trion, the late nights in the stacks of datapads and the exits with strange mechs and femmes ... in those few minutes, Jack had relived the first part of Optimus' life, when he was Orion Pax. The boy smiled. Then he turned back to the two mechs.
He saw Alpha Trion smiled "No, my student" said, shaking his head, the old mech "It 's just that today I didn't seen you yet and I was wondering where you were" he finished, placing both hands on the hips and assuming an annoyed mock.
The young mech smiled back "I was in the old part of the archive to do research" he said.
"And, about what... if I may ask" the chief archivist raised an eyebrow curiously.
"About Cybertron's history, you know, the thirteen original Primes and how they defeated the lord of chaos, Unicron... " said shyly the younger archivist.
"Always in search of knowledge, my young student!" said with a hint of pride Alpha Trion.
"You know ... I'm curious" replied in a small voice the young mech, taking hold of the datapads that he had placed on the table.
Alpha Trion went to his student and put his arm around his shoulders. Then they walked toward the long corridor.
Jack tried to listen to the conclusion of their conversation as the two walked away.
"Your curiosity will put you in trouble sooner or later ... Orion Pax!" said the older bot.
They were the last words Jack heard, before being enveloped back by a blinding light.
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