AN: The thing with The Birds is a little true. When my class was reading that story there where a lot of birds surrounding my English class. One flew into the window causing the class and my English teacher to jump, due to it being almost timed perfect with an event in the story.
I don't own Transformers Prime or The Bird I make no money writing this.
Rome talking and the langue of the dead
"Mr. Darby…. Mr. Darby," a male voice sounded. Jack looked out the windows there was a mass of crows sitting on telephone wires. They all seemed to be staring at the school, at him.
"Huh, sorry," he said turning his attention back to his teacher.
"Now that I have you full attention. Can you please read where we left off in The Birds?" That's ironic, Jack thought as he looked at the short story and began to read.
Rome sat on the wires, looking at the young prince. He was looking at them, he had gotten a murder together to watch him. The prince, turned toward his schoolwork once again as the mentor had instructed. This prince did look like the old king, rest his soul, and Map. Rome looked on the papers, Jackson was the young prince's name. With a cry Rome, saw the motor vehicle Prince Jackson controlled was going on it's own. Then appeared a rider, a female rider. Rome had seen when the motor vehicles where created, they could not control themselves, they too needed the living.
Watch the prince, my brothers. I get commander Map, Rome cawed. With that Rome flapped and took to the sky.
The bell rung, Jack walked into the hallway, muddled with other students. The nightmare was back, of course he didn't tell Arcee that he had been having that nightmare since his father left. That was around seven maybe eight years ago, but he had not had it in months if not over a year. Now it was coming back with a vengeance, he never had it more than once a month if that. Three times in one week, was he getting some sort of omen. Backtracking after passing his next class, Jack looked out the window. The crows were now sitting on that line as well, were they following him?
Jack shook his head that was crazy talk. But he still watched them, in time school ended. He looked around, Arcee wasn't there. He sighed and flipped open his phone, to already find a message. 'We will watch over you, our prince.', then there was the caw of the crows over head. He looked up to see, a murder of crows looking at him. His eyes widened, was The Birds happening. No that was just a crazy short story, and it happened in England not in Jasper.
Jack stood there another good minute looking at the crows, then started to walk away from the school.
Then there was beeping of a car beside him, "Hey Jack. Arcee had a scouting mission, 'Bee and I will give you a lift." a boy said though an open window of the car.
"'Kay Raf," Jack replied softly. Bumblebee opened his door and Jack hopped in the passenger seat. Once inside away from the staring crows, Jack felt some what relived. "Hey Raf, have you ever felt like someone or something was watching you?"
"No, at least none that I can remember. Why?"
"Just wondering, maybe I'm just being paranoid." Raf looked at the older teen, to say he looked up to Jack would be a bit of an understatement. He was someone you would strive to be, Jack was a leader in his own regards. Raf frowned, if something bothered Jack, it would have to be big.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"No offence Raf, but I don't think you'd understand it. I don't understand what has been going on with this gut feeling ok."
"Ok Jack," Raf knew better then to pry. Jack would talk to someone when he got a better feeling of what ever it was. It was a quite ride the rest of the way to the base. Upon entering the base, one could almost taste the tense atmosphere.
"What happened," Jack voiced the question everyone had.
"Hush, I need to concentrate." Ratchet snapped not looking at the three young men that had entered. All three tried to see what was going on. Ratchet was hunched over some open panels in the floor, the panels that held the controls to the ground bridge. Optimus, Arcee, and Bulkhead were not present, they were stuck wherever they were.
"Bumblebee I think I got it, activate the ground bridge." Bumblebee did as told, pulling the leaver. The ground bridge sputtered to life and the crashing of the Autobot's heavy footfall were heard.
"That was getting pretty close Ratch' what happened," Bulkhead said.
"I don't understand what happened, it worked perfectly before you left. Perhaps there was a small blockage of energon that need jostled."
The other autobots nodded in agreement, earth steel was not the best thing for energon to be transported in. Energon was corrosive to a point, that was why it was so dangerous to human kind.
"I see Miko isn't here… detention?" Bulkhead questioned the two boys. Both nodded, Bulkhead shook his head and transformed to go and get his charge.
"So what did happen?" Ratchet questioned looking over Optimus and Arcee.
"It was a large un-mined deposit, and I can see why. It is near by a very active volcano, it would be come very volatile if mining attempts were made." With that everyone was downtrodden, un-mined energon was a rare thing.
"Jack feeling better," Arcee asked innocently. Everyone looked at the teenage boy.
"You are not feeling well Jackson? Perhaps it would be best for you to go home," Optimus said in a concerned voice.
"No I'm sick, I just am at a misunderstanding. I have been having a weird dream, well it's more of a nightmare. I haven't had it for a year, but now I had it multiply times just this week." Arcee's optics widened, both Optimus and Ratchet frowned. Raf and Bumblebee looked with curiosity and concern.
"Do you feel that your mind might be trying to tell you something?"
"For the longest time no, not at all. But after today I don't know any more."
"What happened today, that would cause you to think otherwise?"
"Well, in the dream a voice shouts 'Run my king! The battle field of the dead, is no place for your live soul!'. when I was in school, there a was murder…" Everyone but Raf's eyes went wide, Jack saw this and quickly spoke to explain " Murder of crows, a group of crows, seeming to observe me."
His explanation did little to ease them, "These crows, have they ever been there before?"
"Not in numbers like today, but that was not the weirdest part. I got a text message after school, before Raf and Bumblebee picked me up. It said 'We will watch over you, our prince.'."
"I don't know what to tell you Jack, by what it sounds like. We can not help you… personal. We will keep our optics and audios open for any unusual… bird activity," Optimus said slowly. Jack could tell, although he was concerned for the teen, he was utterly confused.
"Three day weekend! Oh yeah, sleepover!" A girls voice yelled. Ratchet looked and frowned at the girl who had just shouted. "Well maybe not literally, but I brought an Ouija board."
"No thanks Miko, don't you think the dead have better thing to do than answer your silly questions?"
"What!?" all the autobots voiced, the teens looked at all the autobots around them.
"Jack, it's just a silly game. There is no way there are spirits going to answer questions, you push the thing around the board yourself. Besides I ain't afraid of no ghost."
Jack and Raf rolled their eyes, as Miko set up the game. "I am not going to play, I've had my "weirding" out for the day."
"Suit yourself, Jack."
Rome swooped down, landing on the knight shoulder. He looked at his mistress, from a strong commander of armies to a frail shadow of a living person. White and frail as paper, no color was on her flesh since her heart did not beat. She had temporarily given her vision to be the fleshy shadow that the mortals could see without fear.
"I knew you would come soon my friend. What news of the king?"
Young boy, no older than you at your funeral. I fear he is with some demon sort. His motorcycle, I believe they are called, drove itself away. Then appeared a woman driver, also young prince then observed us in his schooling time.
Map frowned, how could this happen? Their only hope was possibly allied with their mortal enemies. "Perhaps it is not of a demon sort, I came to this spot. I got a strong impression, a battle was fought in this desert. Not human blood was shed here, but blood of large men made of metal. Their essence is both long lasting, but mortal they are like humans.
"Strong emotions swirl around here Rome, they wish to go to their home. This sand and ground hold them here. They too must have the king, he must free them to their own afterworld."
Then what shall we do, mistress. We can not force the prince to do anything. Is there one among the metal men that could assist, if they are promised their culture's afterworld?
"I know not Rome, they speak a tongue that I am incapable to understand. I, in this form can not see or even try to speak with them. Please Rome lead me to the town where the king resides."
Rome cawed, and flapped around his mistress. The feathers brushed receding flesh as Map lifted the band from over her eyes. She was blind in one eye in life, her sight was of great value to her. But for the king she would give of her very soul pieces.
There was a neigh of a horse heard in the distance, then the footfalls of hooves. Map looked as the skeleton horse ran to her side. Patting what little patches of flesh remanded, the knight climbed on. Grabbing the thin leather reigns, the now mounted knight proceed to follow Rome to the small town of Jasper.
"Jack, why wouldn't you play that Ouija game with Miko? It seemed completely harmless?" Arcee asked curiosity laced her voice.
"That game was the one thing my father detested. After he left, my mom still wouldn't let me play with anything that had to do with the dead or demons. I think it was better that way, I mean the idea is stupid. How can those who have died predict your future? It just doesn't make any sense, they are gone and can not come back for real right?"
"Yeah I guess Jack, Was there really a murder of crows watching you?"
"There was a lot, and they seemed to follow me class to class. They always sat on the telephone wire closes to the school."
"Have you ever told your mother of this dream?"
"When I was younger, she told me not to worry about it. That no matter what the knight would protect me. I think she knows more about it, I haven't said anything since I was eleven. I'll talk to her tonight or tomorrow about it. Good night Arcee."
"Good night Jack, I will be here if it happens again."
"Kay thanks 'Cee," With that Jack proceeded to his room. He looked out the window, only a few crows this time. Maybe he could get though the night without the nightmare. Laying down he swore he could hear the clopping of horses hooves down the street.
Sleep well my king. My dear half-brother Jackson Darby, Map hissed as she pivoted the skeleton horse to the cemetery for their own resting time.
Well I hope this is good, I will try to make an update day. Perhaps Mondays or Tuesdays, I will try to make all the chapters this long or a little bit longer. Please review, they are very encouraging!