Broken Reunion

"And down there is where our Science hall is." The multi-coloured mech gestured, the small squad of bots following behind. "Just a warning…i-it's best if you don't go in there if I'm in there." Wheeljack rubbed the back of his helm.

"This we are knowing well." Both brothers moaned in sequence.

Phoenix took much interest to her surroundings. Even more so now that she was free from her stasis cuffs.

Bulkhead and the twins had a more board opinion; all this was far too familiar with them. Numerous times the twins have been up and down and all around the Elite building not bothered by the towering architecture and fine crafted statues.

Pausing, a digit suddenly held up to his audio sensor, he listened silently. Wheeljack stood in place for a good few klicks before turning his attention back to the small group. "Heh, sorry about this but there seems to be a small problem in Lab G5. You all just stick around here and I'll be right back." A quick salute and the scientist rushed to the nearest clear elevator, disappearing.

"Um, I guess it's just us now huh guys?" Bulkhead smiled.

"Indeeds. What should we be doing while waits?" Jetstorm looked to his twin, slouched with arms crossed as they continued down the great hall. "Seeking something else?...Brother?"

"I not knowing." Jetfire shrugged. "What you think Phoe-…Phoenix?"

The trio of mechs looked every which way; there was no sign of the femme.

Too engrossed and eveloped into her surroundings to hear the constant calling of her name; she wondered further and further into the dark hallway.

Coming over the last of the doors; she brushed it with her servo against it; it was the most detailed out of all of them.

Small symbols were engraved along the border, while the main image was unseen due to the lack of lighting.

It must have had to contain something greatly important, she probably shouldn't peek but with curiosity at its full potential; she gently nudged the door open. What was wrong with a little peak?

Optics peered over the edge of the door, "Hello?...Anyone in here?" No one answered but the sound of her own echo. The room was almost completely dark if not for the strange pedestals that glowed a dim and eerie blue light.

They lined against the walls that narrowed; traveling further and further into the room; in between each was a rectangular figure. Phoenix carefully made way over to the closest one, tracing a servo over what felt like fine detail, and a line, around its edges that seemed to trace all around. Almost like to fit a lid. Was this some sort of treasure keep?

Optics squinting as they slowly began to adjust to the darkness; small details became clearer to her among the rectangular metallic statue. 'Strange' she thought. 'Almost look like-'In sudden realization, her pedes almost tripped over each other as she backed away hastily from the stone carvings, venting heavily. From looking around the room it was not hard to tell that she was surrounded by them, each designed like the first. Metallic crypts.

Searching for the entrance became more of a challenge then she thought, 'OH mech, I've really scraped myself now.' She drifted too far into the room and though her optics were slightly adjusted; the femme could not see through the pitch black hallway. Shivers drew up her spinal strut. 'Alright, just calm down. I'm sure I can find my way out of here. Maybe there's another door at the back? Past all these….deceased.' Gulping; she walked passed more of the silent tombs, slowly maneuveringand the chills in her backstruts eventually fading. Even her nerves allowed her to glance at the passing grave's name plates and the statues behind them; starring down at the femme or was made into heroic or bold pose. Though the tombs she had grown used to; the blank stares of the statures kept her on edge. 'Just a little further," she nudged herself 'Just a little more further and I should be home free.'

"Finally!" In a sparkbeat she jogged to a bright blue light emerging from around a corner; but as she stepped into the light her frame suddenly stopped in place.

It was no doorway but a dead end, an end with the actual frame of a black and gold trimmed mech lying in peace along a flat surface, electrified candles all around him, emitting the blue glow that lit that section of the room.

"Oh…sweet….Primus." she muttered, begging her legs to allow her to move. It was bad enough that she had to see the corpse of Ultra Magnus form right in front her, but it did not mean she wanted to face another one.

Dispite her her shock and mental hysteria; Phoenix's curiosity always found a way to come first. Carefully she stepped forward to the grey faded frame and looked to its name plate.

PROWL
Family and Friend
Hero To All

Prowl….why did that name sound familiar? In fact…the mech himself looked familiar. "It…no..it couldn't be." She shook her helm. "It was just a flicker of light, an illusion but…here it is. The figure…the figure I saw the day I stayed with the autobots. You're…" she didn't know how her servo suddenly had a will of its own; but slowly it reached for him, palm resting on his cold chestplate. A blank expression crossed her face and her processor blank from any and all awareness. It was like a thick fog blocked her inner thoughts and all expressions. An unknown merging. Taking over her very being. Phoenix only stood in place while servo started to glow upon the shell's chest; a ghostly blue orb appeared above her servo, rising till it came to the height of her optics. But the femme took no notice; still deep within her trance. The sparkless shell rose; hovering only a few inches from the table and Phoenix's servo glowing a faint blue light, never leaving from its place.

A Shimmering silver ring, faint as to the brightness of her servo; gracefully rotated around her shoulder downward. Halfway down her arm; the floating sphere dissolved, merging itself with the ring until it completely vanished into Prowl's frame.

Phoenix shuttered her optics as the clouded feeling swept away. "Wh…what just? Ngh." She clutched her pounding helm, stumbling over her pedes backwards. Only now did her frame react to its sudden lack of energy. Grunting in slight pain; Phoenix used the nearest pillar to assist herself up. "Gahhh," she winced "What the frag did I just…..do."

The frame of Prowl was still hovering before the astonished bird femme, enveloped in a gold glow.

"Can we please get out of here now?" a deep voice came from the shadows "This place freaks me out."

"Realxing," said another "I sure this last place on floor we not have…looked." All of Jetstorm and company turned the corner only to stop in their tracks, jaws dropped and optics wide.

"P-Phoenix…." Jetfire stuttered, not taking his optics away from Prowl's frame. "W-what you do?"

Phoenix never even realized that the trio had arrived, her optics too were occupied. "I…I don't know." She grapsed and backed away quickly; as the shimmering frame was suddenly enveloped by the yellow glow, brightening itself until the bots had to block there optics.

"Is safe?" asked Jetstorm, his visor still blocked.

Phoenix dared first; slowly separating her arms and opening a single optic cautiously. First glance was enough for her to lower both arms. The mech was still there but standing…on his own. His black and gold samurai armour shined like he was never offlined at all. She didn't know what to say. What could you say? The only other time she had seen the risen dead was with Starscream and remembering that…she hoped she didn't make the same mistake twice. It must have been a klick or two stare blankey at the stranger. When his visor flashed her way a small gasp escaped her lip components but nothing else as a small smile slipped the corner of his mouth. "Y-y-you're.."

"PROWL!" Bulkhead charged forward smiling with open arms; the ground shook beneath the other's pedes. "You're alive!" It's great to have ya back!" he scooped up the ninja bot in one fell swoop, squeezing tightly.

"Gracckk! N-nice to be back….B-Bulkhead." The smaller mech gasped, waiting until the wrecker dropped him carefully, wiping the dust off his chest. "Indeed," he smiled "it is good to be back."

"h-how," Jetfire turned to the femme, astonished "how you doing that?"

"I…..I….." she looked down at her servos, gasping when overcast shadowed them, suddenly looking up into Prowl's visor. She couldn't help but feel captivated by it.

"I have to thank you for bringing me back." He shook her servo. Her jaw still frozen, uncertain what to say. 'I owe you my spark."

A very heated flush overtook her cheekplates. "Uh….n-no problem. It was my pleasure. Um," she rubbed the back of her neck nervously. "Welcome back to the land of the living."

"Thank you. I knew you could do it Eternia…..or do you prefer Phoenix?"

"Do…excuse me? How did you know my name? Well, names?"

"Oh, we've meet before, as you already know." he chuckled "You were going to say so yourself that my spirit was indeed in the room when you went to stasis."

"Wait…You were still there the whole time?!" Bulkhead exclaimed.

"I knew it! I knew I wasn't seeing things!And….in my dream too..."

He nodded, his smile fading "Yes, as my spirit can go anywhere, it did not limit itself to even into dreams. I saw the vision of your past home" his helm lowered.

"I remember."

"I am sorry"

"For what? It already has come and gone." The purple femme shrugged, "what's done is done." She smiled sadly.

The room was eerily quiet for a good moment, both Phoenix and Prowl never looking away from each other. "Ahem," the blue jet stepped in, "Not to be breaking, but trial we must be going to. Plus room too creepy getting."

"The trial!" Phoenix clasped her helm, "I'm going to be late!"

"Trail?" Prowl cocked his helm to the panicking femme.

"It's a long story." Bulkhead patted the samurai bot's back as gently as his large servos could. "I'll catch you up later, but Storms right. We gotta get out of here!"

"Following me! Fire shall light way!" The orange jet's servo was engulfed in a burning ball of flame, running down the long crypt hall, with the others trailing behind. Past the graves and proud standing statues they flew out of the engraved door and back down the great hall, with Wheeljack leaving and making way from the lab. "Hey guys, where," the twins did not seem to have heard him as they ran by. "Where are you going? The trials WHOA!" he quickly stepped out of the way before Bulkhead could flatten him with Phoenix and Prowl right behind him; all gathering into the elevator. "PROWL?!" the scientist cried as the doors closed and disappeared to the next floor.

"There late." Botanica frowned 'Not a good sign."

"Patience." Alpha Trion assured her, his servo on her shoulder, "They may have only gotten caught up in their tour. No need to fret." He took his place at the head of the room.

The femme crossed her arms; still unimpressed. "If you remember, that is exactly what Sargent kup said about her cycles ago and we all remember what happened after that."

None of the councilmen replied or simply turned away as if they did not hear her. Alpha Trion looked down to her sadly, not to help but feel a little disappointed, but he could not blame her for how she felt, or any of them for that fact. He knew how some of them really felt about the winged femme. Though it was hard to tell if it was from their faith in second chances, their trust in him….or just fear. The hearing of rushing pedesteps turned helms, the doors automatically opened allowing the small group of bots in; stopping in an instant.

"Sorry." Phoenix panted "Were late. We…well I, had a bit…of a delay."

"I hope your explanation is valid." Botanica replied coldly.

"W-wellllll."

"I believe I can answer that." The samurai stepped forward, causing almost every jaw to drop without the room. Not a word was nor could be said.

"This…." The elder mech stuttered "This is not possible! H…how."

"It is a long story explination but I promise I will explain when you are done this trial."

"I….alright then." The red mech nodded "But do tell me this one thing; how in Cybertron did you manage to come back to us from the Well of All sparks? "

Prowl's mouth opened to speak but Phoenix pushed forward with servo in the air. "That um…might have been my doing sir." Her cheekplates blushed. "I swear it was an accident..or uh..at least I think it was."

"See?" the femme above scowled "THIS is what we cannot allow nor risk! We do not know of what she is actually capable of other then-"

"That is enough!" every bot turned to Alpha Trion, his voice echoing about the room "Botanica, I respect the reasons of your anger but this is not the time to use your grudges to decide your vote."

The femme only looked at him blankly, saying nothing as she turned away.

Phoenix glanced up at the teal coloured femme. Why did she despise her so much? What was it that she did that was so bad?

"Eternia," her attention shot back to the mech. "I do not know how you managed to pull this miracle off but, I have to ask that you tell no one of this ability of yours."

She nodded.

"That goes for everyone in this room. If this were to be spread to everyone, the way of natural behaviour will be drastically thrown out of balance. Not to mention," he voice darkened "What would happen if Decepticons heard of this. Not only would your life be in danger Eternia but so will everyone's here on Cybertron."

Silent nods were made all around.

"Now, back to the matter at hand." He stood tall and straight amplifying off his authority. "Eternia; we have thought and discussed long and hard about this decision and at last we have come to a final conclusion."

Phoenix gulped silently; spark pounding wildly against her chest plate.

"It is in both good and bad news; depending on your viewing. The positive; that you may travel to and around Cybertron as you wish. With no hassle or assumptions by others."

"And," she paused, "The 'other' news'?"

"According to law Votanis 1 Section 3A" Perceptor blankly stated. "For the personal safety and severe concern for the civilians of the planet Cybertron; no organic being of any kind or species shall be tolerated nor have any contact with Cybertronians."

Never have so many words hurt so much. "So….What does that mean for me?"

Alpha Trion looked down sympathetically "Though you are only part organic we can only make so many exceptions to this law. If we were to ignore it completely the citizens may start to question our ability to severe proper justice and soon unpleasant events will follow. Please do not judge us for this Eternia, but it is law and must be kept for the example for others. But due to this I am afraid we cannot allow you to be a true autobot here on Cybertron."

Phoenix was silent, her servo over the empty space in her chest plate, starring firmly to the ground. "I do not see anything wrong with that sir but this does seem a little unfair."

"I see." He cocked an optic ridge. "Do explain how you feel unjust my dear."

"Well….if anything I think this whole thing is not just based on law but because of whatever I did in the past. Which apparently I am the only one who knows nothing about."

"Surprising." Botanica held her arms behind her back, her expression impossible to read. "Considering how you were the cause of one of the biggest explosions in history."

"Explosion!? What explosion?" from behind; she could feel the shocked stares of the twins and Bulkhead piercing into her back. There was no response, only sympathetic or blank stares shared among the council members.

"Wheeljack has mentioned that you said you wished to seek the bot named Kup correct?" The red mech asked bluntly.

"Y…yes." The bird femme nodded, hiding her slight irritancies for the change in subject.

"If you were to seek any information of your past…he is the one you will want to talk to. Like your 'father' he was a great soldier during the The Great War and is now a well-respected veteran."

"My father?" She gasped.

"Well, at least one of them is." Said the red and black twin casually. He did not look toward Phoenix like she was not even there at all. "Headshot is nothing now but a traito-"

"Silence!" Alpha Trion raised a servo at the mech who weakly stammered back like a sparkling who just yelled at by his parent. The elder mech looked down quickly at Phoenix, his worries being true. Panic and shock had frozen over her face.

"W-what? What do you mean he's…"she didn't know either to cry or scream at the top of her vocals.

"Councillors," Prowl stepped forward, "This femme needs explanation. I mean no offence; but the more you explain the more questions are being asked." He calmly placed a servo on the confused femme's shoulder. "She needs answers. As I think the rest of us."

She stared at him blankly; feeling that servo. Even though she had only just met the mech he was being unbelievably kind; she couldn't help but feel touched.

"As I have said before," the broad voice of Alpha Trion caught her from her trance. We only know so much about you until present Eternia. If it is your real past that you wish to know; Kup is the only bot I know who knows the full truth of your origin. Speak to him and if you still feel unjust from our decision; you are more than welcome to come back for another trial."

Phoenix nodded "Thank you. I will. And where can I find this Kup?"

"I shall tell you momentarily. First; I shall call this meeting to a close until further notice."

The small group watched silently as the councillors turned their backs to them and once again disappeared through the large doors.

Sighing, she stepped down off the pedestal, her optics never leaving the ground. The groups of mech's around her had nor could think of anything to say. The first optics she looked up to were Prowl's; his expression hard to read. "I..um….thanks for that." The corner of her mouth curling into a smile.

"I do owe you remember?" he returned the gesture, "this wasn't much but I hope it helped in some way."

"Heheh trust me. You did more for me then you think."

"Daww look at you two getting along haha." Bulkhead chuckled. Prowl gave an unamused look while Phoenix blushed and giggled back. Jetfire joined as did Jetstorm but slowly his smile faded. "So…what..do you think they mean by you're the cause of an explosion?"

"I…I don't know. I'm not sure I really want to know but….if I want to find how any of this makes sense at all, I guess…"

"No worries." Jetstorm smiled "I sure you have no doings of any disasters."

The femme smiled "That's a nice thought Jetstorm," she patted his arm "But there's only one way to know for sure. Do any of you know this Kup?"

"Well not personally," the green giant scratched his helm "But Optimus has mentioned him a couple of times. In fact he's the one who gave him his name."

"Sentinel Prime's too!" Jetfire exclaimed.

"He is a very well-known veteran." Prowl tucked his arms behind his back. "Most know him for the constant stories he has to tell about his days back in the Great war."

She sighed "Well hopefully one of those stories he remembers is about me and my…Family…my father."

The samurai scratched his helm 'Yes, 'father'. Apart from Sari and earth customs; I don't think I've ever heard of anyone using the word here on Cybertron."

"It is indeed a term we do not use casually Prowl." Gasps escaped the grouped; surprised by Alpha Trion sudden apprence. He stood straight and authoritative, starring straight at Phoenix with a firm yet eased glare. "Do not take it the wrong way when I say you are a very unique bot Eternia. And also, believe that Headshot was indeed as heroic and respected ad his friend Kup."

"Then why is he claimed a traitor?"

The elder mech sighed "That, is something for him to explain. Now,as for his location."

"Yes?" she gazed up at him with hopefulness in her optics.

"The last I heard he is at Iacon's Medical Centre visiting a recovering solider. Rodimus. Most likely you will find him there."

"Iacon Medical Centre. Right. Got it." She nodded

"Do take care Eternia and remember what I said if you still feel unjust."

"I will and thank you for everything." She held out her servo.

"Good luck." He calmly took it; shacking firmly and when he was done, with a turn of his pede; he left into the hall. "Oh and Prowl," he looked back over his shoulder. "Welcome back. You have done a great deal for both our planets. We are all grateful to you. Your team will be glad you have returned." He smiled before disappearing behind the open doors.

"That's something I'd like to hear about." Phoenix smiled.

"Perhaps I will tell you," Prowl kept his watch to the empty doorway. "But of course another time."

Down the elevator they went and through the lobby; past Cliffjumper's desk. Phoenix made sure to hide at Bulkhead's side to avoid being seen by the red mini-bot. She looked back cautiously, seeing him take no notice but only to the data work in front of him. She sighed in relief and made way for the doors.

"So, to the Med-centre we go?" Jetstorm asked smiling.

She gave him a gracious smile, "Sorry Jetstorm but…this is something I need to do on my own." She was not at all surprised by the shocked stares she received.

"What? But Phoenix you don't even know where it is!" Bulkhead stated.

"Don't worry I managed to snag a map on the way down. Huh. Very different to the one I've seen on earth." She poked a digit at the datapad. Scrolling and enlarging areas. "Well, here we all are all I have to do is follow the roads that lead to the centre." She happily tapped.

"Are you sure?" asked Jetfire "Tiz long walk from here. Plus could dangerous be."

"Brother right," said Jetstorm "Never knowing what bots being around."

Phoenix only kept smiling and shaking her helm. "Nope. Sorry but I want to find my way on my own." Even though the thought made her silently shake in fear. But choosing to be stubborn she ignored it. The purple femme was determined to do this. When Prowl stood up for her back there; over and over in her mind she realized that she could not rely on others forever. If she wanted to prove it to herself; this would be the perfect chance.

"If…that is what you wish." Prowl muttered "But, keep your commlink on and contact us as soon as you get there or if you're in any danger." He flicked a digit in her face.

"Alright, alright can do." She chuckled, moving the digit away from her faceplate. "Besides I'm sure Optimus, Bumblebee and the others would love to see that your …well you know…living."

"True." The black mech smirked. "Good luck Phoenix and remember, comm as soon as you get there. We want to hear everything when you get back."

"I will." Tapping the tablet she made her way into the city streets. Feeling the mech's gaze behind her fade away.

'Okay,' she thought 'It's a bit more ways than I thought.' The crowds of passing bots made it quite difficult to manuver through, but at least they were too busy rushing by to notice her wings. Whenever the street became less crowded she hid in the nearest allyway, making sure her appendages were hidden by shadow. Even if the council said she was free to roam, there was still the feeling of uncertainty. As far as Phoenix knew no bot knew about her or would even be comfortable around a bot with wings or no vehicle mode.

Oh Primus! What would happen if she had to transform?! How would the others react to a giant fire bird suddenly appearing in the streets?! 'Try not to think of it.' She shook her helm. 'Best thing to do is to just keep out of everyone's way.' Further and deeper into the city, miles from where she must have started. Looking over the map and up to the street sign the femme became confused. "Wait, this should be this street not- Oh primus I must have made a wrong turn!" Lost. Not the one thing the femme wanted to be right now.

Constantly tapping, searching and enlarging the map scrolled everywhere in every which way. "Scrap." Giving up on the map, it was time for plan B. Ask the locals. But how to without causing a panic? "Ok, just stick to the shadows." Sticking her helm out of the ally, looking up and down the somewhat deserted street; she scanned for anyone close enough to ask.

Humming to himself the corvette walked down the street peacefully looking pas tall the small shops and passer-by's. His red faceplate gleaming, pretending not to notice the admiring glares from bots as he walked by them.

"Oh good," she thought "Finally someone on this side of the street." Cautiously she waited within the shadow of the passage until the mech crossed her way. "Um, excuse me?" she asked quietly.

"Hmm? Yes? How may I help-" The polished mech cut off as he turned, seeing nothing but shadow. "You?" he cocked an optic ridge suspiciously.

"I'm trying to find my way to the Iacon medical centre and I'm kind of lost." She held the map out to him. "Do you mind putting me in the right direction?"

Hesitating he took the pad and quickly glanced it over, with a quick glance back at her every so often "Well my dear it appears you took a wrong turn on Factor Crescent. You'll need to go back and take the left when you get there."

"Oh," Phoenix graciously took back the datapad "Alright, thank you very much Mr?"

"Tracks, and you?"

"Um just a passer-by nothing more." She nervously giggled "I-I'll just go now. Thanks agai-"

"Now hold on their darling. Why don't I just show you? Reshapes we could get to know each other better hmm? He leaned closer, flashing a flirty smile. "If you're injured in any way I must help."

Cheekplates heating up, Phoenix scrambled for a getaway excuse. "I-I-I. No thanks! That's really not necessary! I'm not exactly someone you would want to know. Sooo like I said; thanks for the directions!" With no second thoughts in mind she ran down the opposite direction of the ally leaving the confused Tracks behind.

"Pardon?" he stood bewildered. "Wait a klick! Don't you at least want my comm number?" he started down, chasing soon after. "Ugh, filthy alleyways." He mumbled, wiping what little grim he had on his armour. Looking around; he eventually spotted the familiar shape, but something was off….where those wings?!

Phoenix took no notice to the flustered corvette behind her, still scanning the map until a shrill pierced her audio sensors.

"AAAAAHHHHH! D-D-Decepticon!" the panicking mech pointed.

" Aaaannnd there it is." She sighed. "Look I'm not a con!"

'Freak!" he screeched before running back down the alley.

"Well," she shrugged to the few remaining bots that turned in her direction. "That could have gone better."

The surrounding bots said nothing but starred, quietly shuffling away. She pretended not to notice and continued on her way down the corrected directions. From there she didn't seem to care who saw her, apart from a few double glances from those who passed by; no one really seemed troubled by the femme's appearance. "Well, this isn't too bad know." Her mind wandered. "So just around and down Boltwood Que and ah! Finally." She looked up triumphantly at the towering white and grey building. "Alright truth," she sighed " Here I come."

"I'm sorry, who are you looking for?" the nurse bot eyed her suspiciously from behind her desk.

"Rodimus. I believe there's a mech who visits with him quite recently who I desperately need to talk to."

"Hmmm." The medical femme wheeled a short distance in her chair to a file cabnet and shifted her digits through the multipule datapads. "Ah yes." She slipped one out, reading it over. "Rodimus Prime, in intensive care for cosmic rust."

"Cosmic rust? Oh dear." She cringed, though she had no idea what that was. "What floor can I find him?"

"Why are you asking about the visitor and not the patient?" the nurse looked over the opposing femme.

"Oh, but I do want to see Rodimus. I want to wish him well while I'm here, well that and this is the only place I know to find either of them."

'Too honest!" her mind screeched.

"Mmhmm." She gave an unsatisfied glare. "May I see your identification please?"

"My…what sorry?"

"Your identification…if you don't have it on you we can always scan your emblem for authorization." She placed the file on the counter, servo on hip.

"I…" Phoenix servo covered the empty space in her chest plate, looking down sadly. "I'm afraid I don't have it with me at the moment."

"Then I'm sorry hun," the nurse snapped the file back up off the counter, slamming back into the cabinet drawer. "I'm afraid we cannot allow you in to see either of them. If you'd like you may wait in the waiting room for the one you're looking for by all means." She gestured to a square of empty seats.

Phoenix vented deeply, calming her growing irritance toward the nurse. "Fine. Thank you." Twitching a smile, Phoenix sat in the cold plated seat with legs crossed.

"Some magazines there if ya want." Phoenix wasn't sure if she was stating or taunting. "Chances are you'll be here awhile, knowing that mech." She wheeled away to another section of the front desk.

"Oh, I'm not planning on waiting for long." The purple femme smirked. "Right," she whispered "what was that number?"

A flashback in her processer took her back to when Phoenix looked down realizing she had no I.D, she noticed the upside down numbers beside the word that looked like 'mooR."

Back into reality, gazing around the room at passing medics, patients and civilians; she leaped from her seat silently past the head desk nurse while she looked away. Clear around the corner; a group of visitors and medics walked by and into an open elevator. Taking the chance she squeezed her way in. "Excuse me." Tapping the shoulder of a nearby docbot. "What floor would 304 be on?" she smiled.

"That would be the 7th." He smiled back pushing the button.

"Thank you."

The teal coloured mech grumbled, smashing the bottom the vid player's remote in the palm of her servo. "Slaggin' piece of scrap." He cursed between his denta, chewing down hard on a cy-gar.

"Calm down Kup, that thing hasn't worked for ages." The red mech adjusted himself in his berth.

"Hmp! You would think when staying in this dump for a period of time they would at least check if the fragging things worked!" he tossed the remote on the berthside table and sat back in his chair, arms crossed and mumbling.

"It doesn't matter any way the Doc says I'm outta here in 5 megacycles time."

"Pah! Doctors these days. Now back in my day they were…" the door creaked open. "who's there?"

"Um sorry but…are one of you Kup by any chance?" Phoenix asked nervously through the doorway.

For once the veteran was speechless, slowly rising from his seat, "E…..E…."

"Is that?" Rodimus stuttered "It….it can't be."

"Can't be…what?" she looked over the frozen pair worryingly.

"E…Eternia?" Kup walked over to her slowly. Was he dreaming? "Is…is that really you?" she smiled calmly as he reached out and cupped her faceplate. "But how…you…. you were…."

"Yes. Though, most call me Phoenix now." The feel of the gentle servo was embarrassing; like suddenly the memories retuned at last.

"It's…been a long time kid." H-how did you…."

"It's a long story." She sighed. "I was hoping you could…possibly explain a few things to me."

"Well as you can see," he coughed, standing straight "Mr. Hotshot here isn't going anywhere so ya got plenty of time to explain your half of the story." He patted the chair next to him as he sat.

"Hey!" the red mech smirked sarcastically.

"Now," he leaned back in his seat. "Start talk'in hun. How did you get here?"

It was a good thing they were already sitting down or she could have sworn they would have toppled over as she carried on. On and on she went into the beginning when she 'awoke', remembering nothing, the ones she met. To the trial, the discovery of her old home, Ultra Magnus and how she managed to find them. When Phoenix had finished she sat back promptly in her chair, awaiting their response. It took perhaps a click or two before either came around. Rodimus was frozen, starring down into his sheets. "Ultra Magnus…is….offline? For good?"

She nodded briefly "I…I'm sorry. There was nothing I could do."

"I-I know it's just….I can't believe he's actually gone."

Kup placed a servo on his shoulder, rubbing it. "Neither can I kid. Neither can I. Ya need a moment?"

"No" the youger mech waved him off "I'll be fine let's…just change the subject."

"Alright kid….take your time."

Phoenix glanced sadly. She didn't mean to break so harding news on them.

"Eternia," she jumped at the mention of her name. "We do not blame you and it would be best if you didn't blame yourself either. Nothing could have been done."

Phoenix did not look away from the mech's optics, feeling them looking straight through her.

"Eternia I…I am sorry you had to go through all that just to get here." Rodimus murmured. She couldn't find the spark to tell them that she could have healed him…saved him, but he had refused. Would that even make the news less painful? She doubt it.

"Now missy," his blurt broke her focus, "What's this I hear of you taking on a con!?" Kup raised his fists smirking "Now that's my femme! By yourself even! Ha! If that's not proof that you got Headshot's spunk I don't know what does!"

"Speaking of him…" the femme replied softly.

"Ah right." The veteran pinched his cy-gar between his digits, rubbing his helm with his free servo. "So…. you really don't remember anything huh?"

She nodded sadly. Phoenix glanced back to Rodimus; still staring blankly to the ground. Primus what was there to say? Just how close was he to Ultra Magnus? Either way a wave of guilt still haunted over her.

Kup sighed, pinching the base of his olfactory sensor. "Are you sure you want to remember all of it? Every thought that maybe it's better if you did-"

"Please." She quickly looked back and leaned forward, begging, resting a servo over his own. "I did'nt come all this way for nothing. You are my only real chance of discovering and remembering who I really am. And why have all these thing been happening."

He looked straight into her optics firmly, "Ok kid, I'll tell ya but I won't lie; most of it ain't pretty."

"I don't care. I'm ready. I've seen what has become of my home and my mother Eclipse. Now I want to know the rest. I need to know how did this all start?"

The veteran leaned back in his chair, popping the cy-gar back between his denta. 'Alright….I'll tell you."

She shifted in her seat anxiously.

"Ya see back in the day, when The great war was….."

To Be Continued…..

Hope you all enjoyed this latest update! Ok...so I'd just like to point out that I DID NOT like how they took Prowl off the show! SO pissed! So..surprise! He's back babeh! TAKE THAT CN!
Anywhozitz, I hope this made you excited for the the big reveal chapter coming soon!