CHAPTER ELEVEN

Untying The Knot

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Optimus Prime's P.O.V:

I knelt over Emma's weak and injured-beyond-repair form, knowing that it was too late, and that no amount of medical healing could save her now.

I didn't look up when Bumblebee and Starscream appeared, and they ran over to us.

"What happened?" Bumblebee asked, at the same time Starscream wanted to know: "Where's Megatron? Where's The Fallen?"

They both sank to their knees beside their spark-mate, and each took one of her hands. Her green optics were unfocused.

"Emma battled against both Megatron and The Fallen," I answered Bumblebee, and then added to Starscream: "Both of them are dead."

"And Em..?" Bumblebee let the question trail off, as he looked at his spark-mate.

"She isn't going to make it." I said gravely.

"No!" Starscream yelled. "She has to make it! She can't die!"

"Starscream, we have all lost something precious to us today," I said in a heavy voice, feeling like my spark couldn't get anymore broken. "These are the things that scar our sparks, and leave us with nothing…"

"Too right they leave us with nothing!" Starscream shouted. "Honey Bee is dead! If Em goes…I'll have no one!"

"What about Stream Fire?" Bumblebee muttered, holding up one of Emma's hands to his face. "Oh Em, please…I can't live my life without you…"

Emma suddenly spoke then, as raw energon trailed from her mouth. "Yes you can, Bee-Bee," Her voice strengthened a little bit, as her eyes grew out of focus even more. "And you will – all this time, I've been so selfish. My daughters are the most important thing, they must be kept alive…they are the All-Spark twins. You two…must raise them for me…"

"Em…" Starscream whispered.

"Be strong, Screamer, my Star," Emma said firmly. "You too, Bee-Bee. I love you two so much…more then you will ever know…" She closed her optics. "But…it's time to let go…it's time for me to go…at least I got to see you both…one last time…take care of everyone for me…take care of Honey Bee and Shooting Star…be sure they grow up right, and that Blitzwing and the Jet-Twins treat them right…Optimus, take care of Bianca and Prisma for me…someone make sure that Zikya and Wheeljack raise Prometheus right…make sure that Kelsi takes her vitamins…and that she and Ironhide end up together…and that she stops playing matchmaker…oh, she never will. Make sure Stream Fire and Barricade end up together too…Screamer, take care of your sister, keep her out of trouble…Bee-Bee…take care of Wasp for me…please, watch out for him and Moondancer…please, just do all the things…I never got to do…"

"Emma…" Bumblebee and Starscream said in one voice.

"Princess…" I whispered.

"I love you all…my family…" Her voice faded. "Goodbye…"

And her body shattered into a million points of light, as the rain stopped and sunlight broke through the clouds.