Please note that these characters belong to their original creators as do any songs used in this fiction, not me, this is just my take on what might happen enjoy and let me know what you think.

also i am still trying to fix any mistakes that i might have missed in past chapters (i.e spelling, grammar and so on)

Lighting clashed once more as the storm over head worsened, the rain started to fall so hard that none of them could see beyond a small area around them. It was a if the world had shrunk to the point where it only contained them and the creature they were fighting. A huge hand reached to the damaged optic unit and as the others watched the thing rubbed at it until if fell to the ground lifeless and broken. The hole that the optic left was soon covered with a new growth of components that served no purpose or function. The creature steadied it's self and let out a roar that cut at their sparks like a knife driven home by Megatron himself. Sam, Bumblebee and Apache were brought to their knees by the sound and as Sam tried to get his body under control he noticed that Unseen was having the same kind of problem as them. The small Decepticon doubled over as his optics flashed a deeper blue this time and as he faced the monster that his friend had become they glowed brighter. Once the roar ended the optics of Unseen returned to their normal color with some effort and for a moment the young Prime thought that they might stay blue. The massive thing turned to it's lost meal with something that could have been mistaken for a ravenous simile.

This time it leapt through the air not wanting to miss the chance to finish what it had started but this time Unseen knew what he was doing and he managed to dodge the thing even though his body was starting to feel heavy like those of the Autobots. Over head lighting illuminated the sky while muzzle flashes lit the ground below in an almost mirrored fashion. Time and again the creature made a grab for the small bot but he was either two quick or was protected but the Autobots who took whatever shot they got at the large creature. But none of it was having any effect other than making the creature more vicious and angry. "we're not doing anything to it" said Sam as he tried to keep his body moving through what ever was causing him to slow down. "but it's doing something to us" said Apache as he fell to the floor barely able to move his limbs or weapons. The thing spotted the downed flyer and tried to make a run for him only to be stopped when Unseen made a deep slice on it's back with his left arm blade. The creature cried out once again and as the small Decepticon felt a pang of guilt he lingered to long. The mass grew over the wound and consumed his blade before reaching for his arm. Unseen had only seconds before he would be consumed as well so he blew the connection to his blade clean off and jumped clear of the growing mass. The broken metal was consumed quickly and a huge mound formed over the remains of the blade but the small Decepticon was not clear yet. Moving on their own the long tentacle like cables that dragged behind the creature whipped out grabbing at Unseen as he tried to get clear. One wrapped it's self around his leg and he fell to the ground hard as his jump to safety was interrupted in mid air. The light armor on the Decepticon's small frame screeched across the ground as the other tentacle like cable reached towards him. The creature turned as the small bot was pulled towards it's gaping maw. Unseen struggled harder and harder as he was bound tighter by the cables, now so close to the creature he found his strength fading as the twisted face loomed over him once again.

It moved through the darkness like liquid fire and the trapped Decepticon watched as the burning whip sliced through one of the cables that held him. Sam struck out again this time aiming for the other cable only to have the creature pull Unseen right into the line of fire. The whip sword began cutting it's way towards the chest and barely protected spark chamber of Unseen and as the nano seconds passed Sam willed the power out of his weapon turning it into just razor sharp metal. It seemed to take an eternity for the whip sword to stop cutting through the cable that bound the small Decepticon's body but finally it halted it's progress. Sam retracted his weapon and in the second or two that he had before the creature counter attacked he searched the small bot for any sign of life. The thing roared and lurched away from the small bot in pain as the cable broke apart leaving a thick trail of purple liquid. Though he was finding it increasingly difficult to move Sam grabbed up the small Decepticon and carried him away from the creature to the waiting Bumblebee who helped him strip the mass of metal from Unseen's body. The small bot lurched and twisted as his body started to respond once again and to the relief of the young Prime he looked unharmed. As the last of the cable fell away both Sam and Bee noticed that the Decepticon logo that once sat prominently on Unseen's chest was now gone scorched off by the young Primes whip sword.

Unseen touched the scared metal and for a moment his whole body seemed to relax as if a huge weight had been taken from him. But the moment was interrupted when another howl split the air signaling another attack from the creature. The long cables thrashed around spraying more of the liquid over the ground before they were consumed by more uncontrolled growth of metal. The creature cried out again as it charged and Sam, Bumblebee and Unseen were forced to break apart in different directions to avoid the grasping hands of their attacker. The thing fell to the ground having missed it's pray and struggled to get it's massive foot beneath is twisted body. The feeling that had gripped them was starting to lessen and as the creature flopped around on the muddy ground knocking over trees. As the force from the creature lessened Apache found that he was able to move once again and with an effort rivaling that of the thing he was fighting the aerial Autobot managed to get him self off the hard wet road that he had been laying on. The flyer found it difficult to stand and even harder to mover without tipping one way or another but he managed to get himself to a small ditch where Simmons was taking cover in deepening water. With a final stumble Apache fell over near the former S7 agent who was trying not to get shot or drowned. "you ok over there" said Simmons as he squinted through the rain towards the downed flyer. "I'm still finding it hard to keep my self on my feet mr simmons and my vision is blurry it think that this thing is disrupting my energon flow some how" said Apache as he struggled to move his head.

The creature finally managed to right it's self but it's opponents had not been idle while it was struggling. "did you see how long it took for those cables to repair?" said Sam as he huddled with the others. "I saw it" said Unseen as he kept his guns trained on the thing that his friend had become. Bumblebee tilted his head as he looked the staggering mass over, "then you thinking we hit him as hard as we can as often as we can to drain him to the point of collapse" said the scout. "that's it" replied the young Prime as he readied his p-guns for rapid fire. The creature turned and reared back before slamming it's fists into the ground once more. This time the shock wave did not knock it's targets of their feet and with a cry of rage and pain the creature rushed forward straight into a volley of fire that stopped it's advance cold. It looked as if all the lighting of the storm was being unleashed in just one small area as the three bots tried to do as much damage as possible. Each shot connected hard leaving a crater that was consumed by new twisted structures seconds later. As the fire went on the time it took for new material to cover the damage increased. But the new structures that replaced the old were less and less like those before them as they now had lost all shape and function. Finally they stopped shooting as the creature stumbled backwards on it's massive arms the one foot giving little in the way of balance any more.

For a time the cries that had filled the air ceased as the thing fell to the soaking ground unmoving the light in it's optics dimming as if a spark was failing. Unseen stepped forward his body shaking slightly as he walked through the curtain of rain the fell between him the the twisted form of his friend. The body twitched as he took a step forward then fell still as Sam and Bee trained their weapons on the huge form. They waited watching for the longest time as the creature remained still and motionless while the only sound coming from it was the rain hitting the metal of it's deformed body. Again Unseen took a step forward this time the body did not move so another followed and another until he was standing over the seemingly lifeless form sprawled out on the soaking ground. The rain that hit the face of Unseen welled around his optics before falling to the ground like tears that he could no longer shed for his fallen friend. The small Decepticon moved forward and slowly reached out towards the still motionless body before him, the optics dimmed even more as the creature looked like it was fading from this world. Unseen retracted his weapons as he placed hand on the wet metal of the creatures face. The small Decepticon readied himself to say some final words to his friend when a scraping noise filled the air. An instant later the creature sprang forward one massive arm knocking Unseen to the floor. The sudden movement surprised both Sam and Bee who like Unseen had though that this was all over.

A quick grasp of it's hand had Unseen once again in the creatures power as it sought to ease it's hunger. This time however the force that had almost paralyzed all around it was weakened to the point where the small Decepticon could still move in the powerful grasp that held him. As the warped mouth opened once again Unseen struggled against the twisted fingers that held him and with a lucky blow he managed to get his right arm free. In desperation the small bot stabbed out driving the blade into the center of the creatures chest causing it to howl in pain. For a moment both Sam and Bee were to stunned to act, the seemingly dead creature had some how come back to life and was now holding Unseen in it's huge left hand once again. The young Prime and his bonded both searched for a clean shot but neither could get a lock as the thing was thrashing around from side to side as the small Decepticon in it's grasp struggled to get free. Then a howl of pain rang out as they saw that Unseen had managed to drive his remaining arm blade into the creatures chest. The small bot tried to pull his blade out but it was stuck fast and to his horror a repeat of before was unfolding in slow motion before his eyes. Though it's power was drained the corrupt growth that had made this thing so hard to damage was still going on and now that there was a new source of energy on which to feed it was reaching out towards the small Decepticon.

The mass crept up the blade and was just inches from his hand when a bright red light from behind lit up the scene before him. Unseen watched as the light grew brighter and closer then passed right by him as a sword burning red-hot plunged straight into the spot where a human heart should have been. The blade passed through the mass of metal and malformed circuits like they were thin air and as the small Decepticon watched the tip of the sword connected with something deep with in the creatures chest. Of all the sounds that had come before the sudden silence that stilled the air was worse than anything ever. The whole form shuddered for a moment and both Sam and Unseen watched as more of the ever growing mass started to creep up Sam's sword. The young Prime focused all the power he could into the blade causing it to burn hotter and hotter until it became white hot and the mass that was trying to consume it was burned away faster than it could grow. With one final surge Sam pushed the sword deeper and in the final seconds the creature let out a death cry as energy unlike anything it had encountered before began to shatter it's body. With an effort far greater than before the young Prime pulled his sword free from the huge form. The power had started a chain reaction that was quickly spreading through out the things body, in some places the growth was accelerating like never before while in others it's body was falling apart as the mass died off.

The reaction spread and the mass that held Unseen in place started to break apart. Sam started to pull at the small Decepticon hoping to free him before something bad happened. As the young Prime pulled harder and harder he felt another pair of hands join his own as Bumblebee began pulling along with him. Finally they were both able to free Unseen from the body as currents of purple and blue energy started to collide on it's surface. The three fell backwards as sparks started to fly from the creature's body and as they got to their feet one last source of energy joined the show. A bolt from the darkness struck the hole left by Sam's sword causing a new source of energy to join the mix. A field formed around the creature as more lighting was drawn down from the clouds towards it's form. The field grew and grew until for a moment it collapsed and the thing was standing perfectly still on it's single massive foot. Then an explosion of power unlike anything ever seen before ripped forth from the creature like a shock wave from a nuclear explosion knocking the three bots to the floor. It passed through everything in it's path as it moved outward in a perfect sphere through both air and earth. The three watched as the shock wave traveled on out across the distant horizon and up through the storm. The massive form of the creature fell to the floor and this time they all knew it was over as the feeling that had griped at them was now truly gone. Unseen rushed towards his friend and placed his hands on the warped chest around the hole left by Sam's sword.

"zack, zack are you still there" cried Unseen as he shook the body hard. The young Prime got up to move toward him only to notice a sudden movement from one of the huge limbs. The optics in the face flickered to life and turned to Unseen with a gentleness that had not been there before. As Sam and Bee rushed forward they saw that the optics were now a gentle blue like the sky on a calm day. The mouth tried to move but no sound came out and the optics seemed to loose their focus for a second as the body twitched. Then an image faint and almost transparent appeared on the massive chest, it was Zack though he looked like a ghost. The image looked up at Unseen with blue eyes and said "I'm not here for long buddy but I want you to know that I don't hurt any more, you all set me free". The small Decepticon reached out to touch his friend but found that his hand passed right through him as the ghost said "I can't give you much to say thank you but I plan to give you something and I want to thank you to sam prime". Sam stepped forward as the ghostly image continued "the others are calling me now so I want to ask you to look after al he's all alone now". The young Prime just nodded silently as the image turned to Unseen again "it's time al, I'll see you again some day but until then I want you to have this to remember me and the peace you gave me". With those words the image faded as if swallowed by white clouds and a small spark of light jumped out of the wound left by Sam's sword an into Unseen's spark chamber. The young Prime spun the small Decepticon round only to find that he was not facing a the red optics of Decepticon but the blue of an Autobot and the point where the light had touched was now engraved with the symbol of the Autobots. Finally the optics in Zack's deformed body died as it grew cold and as they watched the mass fell to pieces and the pieces turned to dust on the ground.