I sit on my berth in my room waiting for dad, knowing I'm in trouble big time for disobeying dad's order. Sighing, I swing my legs back and forth as I realize that what dad said was true. 'how can I fight when I don't even know how to turn my servos into weapons' I thought to myself as I look at the ground. "Saphire" I turn my helm towards the door as I heard my name and I see dad not looking to pleased right than. "Yes, dad?" I ask as he comes in and kneels in front of me so we are optic to optic. "Saphire Moon, what you did was greatly foolish, and not to mention you also disobeyed me by following us to the battle. You have not been trained at all. You put yourself at risk of either being captured or killed and I cannot bear either. I lost Elita and I will not lose you again, Saphire." Dad tells me. "I'm sorry, daddy. I wanted to help fight the Decepticons and that didn't work out because I don't even know how to turn my servos into weapons." I reply back looking at ground.
"Look at me, my youngling." dad says. I look up at him and I see fear and sadness in his optics. "From now on until further notice, you will stay on base at all times except when you go with one of us to scout which will also be part of your training. Also, you will train each day with one of us for three hours and after that you will be with Ratchet for the remainder of the day to learn not just our language, but also our history. Further more, on the weekends, you will be with me learning how to be a leader." I hear dad say as he stands up. "Saphire, it would be best if you headed to the training room with Arcee to start your training." Dad says as he starts walking out of my room. I quickly jump off my berth and run to him and stop in front of him and I look up at him. "Yes, dearling?" he says with curious tone in his voice. "I am sorry for disobeying you dad." I say as I hug him. "You are forgiven." dad replies as he hugs back. "Now get to the training room." "Yes, daddy." I reply as I walk to the training room.
Main area
"Arcee" Optimus calls her name as he walks into the main room. "Yes, Optimus?" Arcee asks. "I would like you to start Saphire's training now." "why me?" "because I feel that she would learn better from you right now compared to the others. Not mention she has arm daggers like you." Optimus tells her. "sure thing,Optimus." Arcee replies back as she heads to the training room also. "Ratchet" Optimus says as he turns to look at his friend. "Yes?" Ratchet replies. "after Saphire is done with her training in three hours, you will teach her our language and our history too." "But, Optimus.." "Ratchet, Saphire is one of us and must learn our language and history in the event that Megatron tries to capture as I fear he will try to do just because she is my sparkling." Optimus says to Ratchet. "you're correct on that, Optimus and I shall teach her." Ratchet says to him as he turns back to his computers.
Turning around to face Bulkhead and Bumblebee, "Bumblebee, tomorrow will be your turn to train Saphire." -awesome- Bumblebee says as he fist punched the air. "Bulkhead, your turn will be the day after" "cool" Bulkhead replies. "Optimus, I have detected an Autobot signal approaching Earth's atmosphere." Ratchet says. "who is it?" Optimus replies. "Autobot, what is your name?" Ratchet said. "This is Wheeljack here." the autobot replies. "Jackie?!" Bulkhead says in surprise. "Bulk, that you?" Wheeljack says. "Yep the one and only" Bulk replies back. "I have heard of this Wheeljack. Bulkhead, are you positive that this is Wheeljack?" Optimus asks him. "yep, I'd know Jackie anywhere and that is Jackie." Bulkhead responds to Optimus' question. "We will send you the coordinates" Optimus replies as the transmission is ended.
In the training room
"Arcee, how do I turn my servos into weapons?" I ask her. "It's actually easier than it looks, Saphire." she replies. " 'Cee, again how do I do that?" I say in frustration. "think of your servos turning into blasters." 'Cee says to me. "okay if you say so." I reply. 'think of my servos turning into blasters' I think to myself repeatedly. Just than I hear a noise and I open my optics and look at my servos, "I did it, 'Cee" I say excitedly. "now turn them back into your servos and activate your arm daggers." 'Cee says. I did just as she told me. "awesome. This is so fraggin' cool." I say. "Saphire, where did you hear that word?" "what word? This word "frag'?" "yes that word, Saphire. Now where did you hear?" "umm...Bulkhead?" I say cautiously. Sighing, Arcee shakes her head, "do you even know what that word means?" "no. what does it mean?" "ask Ratchet. He'll tell you." "okay."
After my three hour training with Arcee was done, I walked to the main area and saw that it was only Ratchet there. "Saphire, here is a data pad with our language on it. You will hear each word and afterward, you are to repeat it and memorize it to your processor." Ratchet says to me as I take the data pad from him and sit on the floor with my back against the wall. "sure, Ratchet. By the way where is everyone else besides you, me and Arcee?" I ask. "They have gone a mission to scout for Energon." Ratchet replies. "all right." I reply. "now get to your studying, Moon" he says to me. "okay, Ratch" I say to him as I look down at the pad and start memorizing each word. "Ratchet, open a ground bridge. We have found a Energon mine untouched." I hear oppi say as I continue to study the Cybertronian language even as Ratchet opens the ground bridge for them to come through.
"Moon, I think it's best if you took a break and help bring the Energon into base and the storage room." I hear Ratchet say as I focus on my data pad. "sure thing, Ratchet" I reply as I set the pad down and go over to oppi and help Arcee unload the Energon and carry it to the storage room. Soon, all the raw Energon was stored away and I go back to studying cybertronian. "Saphire" I hear dad call my name. "yes oppi?" I reply as I look up at him from where I was sitting and seeing that he was a little shocked that I called him the cybertronian word for dad. Looking down at me, "it's been a little bit over three hours and you need your recharge." oppi says. "but, oppi.." "Saphire, you are still a youngling and therefore you must go and recharge at an appropriate time." "fine, oppi." I say as I get up and start heading to my room. "Moon, the data pad please" Ratchet says as he steps in front of me with his servo out.
"frag" I whisper as I hand the data pad to him. "where did you hear that word, Moon?" Ratchet asks me as I try to walk around him just to have him block me. "Bulkhead. And what does it mean?" I ask Ratchet as I look at him. Sighing, "it seems that Bulkhead's going to need to be talked to about language and you don't need to know what that word means right now, Moon." Ratchet tells me as he steps away from the door. "now, go get some recharge, Moon." Ratchet says to me as I walk away from the medbay. "sure thing." I reply back as I headed to my room, thinking that I was going to find out one way or another. Once I am in my room I lay down on my berth and I fall into recharge.
In the medbay: Optimus' view
"Optimus, when are you going to tell her adopted mom is dead and that the Decepticons were the ones who killed her?" Ratchet tells me as he looks at the computer. "I don't know, Ratchet. I know she needs to know, but she's like Elita and I'm afraid that if I tell her, she'll want to come with us next time we fight the Decepticons and I cannot risk that. Not when she's hasn't had enough training, Ratchet." I reply back to my old friend. "Optimus, we all know that every Decepticon except for Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, and Knock Out are lousy shots. It may hurt for her to go along with you when you go to fight the 'Cons s long as she knows that she can only shoot Vehicons and no others. But Saphire still needs to know, Optimus. And if you don't tell her, I will." Ratchet tells me as he turns to face me. Sighing, "I'll tell her, just not right now." I reply. "Optimus..." he starts saying but than I see him looking at the door.
I turn and see my sparkling standing right there. Looking at me, "tell me what, oppi?" she asks me as she walks into the medbay and stands directly in front of me. "Agent Fowler informed me this morning that Decepticons killed your adoptive mother today." I tell her as I see her optics widen and starts leaking tears. I pull her close to me and hug her, letting her cry. Soon, I feel that she's slipped into recharge and I pick her and carry her to her room and lay her on her berth. I gently kiss her forehelm before I leave her room. "She had to find out at some point, Optimus." Ratchet tells me. "I know, Ratchet. I fear that the next time we go into battle against the Decepticons, Saphire will want to come with." I reply back. "Saphire is growing. She has one more upgrade to go through, than she'll no longer be a youngling and hopefully by than, she has trained enough to fight the 'Cons." "I know, Ratchet. I just don't want my sparkling to do what the rest of us do." "Optimus, you can't shield or keep her from fighting the Decepticons. Saphire is your daughter and if something were to happen to you, she would be called upon to lead the Autobots not only because it would be expected of her to do so, but also because she is the daughter of a Prime, Optimus." "I know that and so does Megatron. He already had my daughter in his servos once, and I fear that he will try to do so again to get to me. He saw how it hurt me when he killed Elita in cold energon and than to further pain me, he had Soundwave place her in a pod. I just don't want to lose my daughter again, Ratchet." I tell him. "Optimus, we all had our losses and Saphire won't be ready for battle until she has had her last upgrade which won't be for another six Earth months. Take comfort in knowing that she won't leave base unless it's to scout as part of her training. I worry too, Optimus, just like you are worrying about her future." Ratchet says to me. "I'm going to get some recharge, Ratchet." I say as I head to my room.