Pachysam: thank you for the compliment! Ultra Magnus knows, but Rodimus Prime, and Alpha Trion do not as of yet, but that might change, I haven't decided yet.
Mulan 2: Thank you for the lovely ideas, they are nice, and help. Kup will figure into this, just not quiet yet. The quotes, as always, are awesome!
Colonel Trunk: Are you voting that Sari be protoformed as an Autobot? I like the idea of something like that… They probably would have something to honor such people.
General Tusk: I like your ideas. Some of them made me laugh. The Autobot council doesn't know about (I think) Blackarachnia, Wasp/Waspinator and the Dinobots.
Liz: I agree with the red eyes thing. About where she comes from. I aint telling.
Darkshinraknight: True, true.
Deathtilupart: Thanks! And thanks for all of the help too!
Baby Bumble Bee: I will and I have, see.
Father Century: I hadn't thought of that. Maybe.
Master Phant: Thank you and I might…
Melody Night: Maybe… That would go a long way in explaining things…
Dr-mai/mai-lover: Uh… What? ^-^ that's sweet. Err… I guess
MyNameIsJag: It would indeed. Maybe…
Mr. Pan: Nice ideas.
Captian Fumbo: She is. She might be.
Professor Darwin: Nice idea/ quote.
Professor Starkay: Thank you for the facts, they are nice to know.
Battle Marshal Tauros: Nice!
Happyfish: Maybe
Lieutenant Mango: Remain yes, born as, well that's the question.
Sari woke up with a pounding headache. /Owww…/ she mentally grumbled /Why is there a porcupine in my head? / She forced open one optic and closed it again, groaning to herself. /I am in Metroplex's infirmary and I am going to be in soo much trouble when they find out that I am awake. /
"Yes," Wrench growled, "You are Sari. What were you thinking?! Fortress Maximus was nearly offline for many Deca cycles! And you just up and decide to heal him without back up, why Sari?!"
"Because Metroplex wanted me to find him… What is their relationship by the way? And how did you hear my thoughts?" Sari replied groggily.
"You are a telepath? Why didn't you tell at least Perceptor or Wheel Jack?" Wrench spluttered then calmed down a little. "I forgot that you do not know what being a telepath means… this complicates things… Just rest Sari, you lost a lot of energy, you have been out for a couple hours. You are going to go into spy school. Perhaps they can teach you how to go UNNOTICED when you are out of the Metroplex."
"Hey! I resent that! But I can go unnoticed if I want to. I don't mean to attract attention, I really don't." Sari protested crossly.
Wrench was about to answer when his communicator beeped and his faceplates tightened. "I have to go to a counsel meeting. Stay put. I think I will bring those two unusual friends of yours so that you do." Wrench left the room, and Steven and Meralon came in.
"Hi Sari, how are you doing?" Steven and Meralon asked together.
"Like there is a Porcupine rampaging around my head, shooting off spikes." Sari elegantly responded. Both of her friends winced. They did have some knowledge of Earth, so they could imagine what she was feeling.
"So… Has anyone told you what being a telepath means?" Steven asked.
"No, no one asks." Sari responded, "Do you know?"
" I haven't a clue. Do you have any idea Meralon?" Steven murmured.
"I haven't any idea. What is the significance of October 31st in human culture?" Meralon asked curiously.
"Why do you ask?" Sari asked.
"Well I heard about it being some sort of thing that humans did, and as we are all connected to humans in one way or another I was curious about what it means." Meralon explained.
Sari cackled and started, her voice lowered and said "Well…"
Everyone was on edge. Optimus had noticed that humans were a little weirder on full moons (1) and Sari had explained that Halloween was on a full moon, coupled with the facts that Sari had a mischievous look in her eyes and that this "Halloween" happened to be on the day of a full moon, they were being superstitious, but due to increased Decepticon activity, Ultra Magnus being captured and the fact that Captain Fanzone got more and more grouchy as the day neared, they still were watchful.
"Humans are certainly one of the more quirky beings I have had the pleasure to meet." Yuketron remarked. "They are as much dependent on their moon as their Star. Their star provides them with a valuable nutrient, and indirectly provides their plants food. Their moon keeps their world in balance, so that it does not move like it's neighbor Mars. Their moon also moves their oceans."
Bumblebee and Prowl came in for their report on the patrol shift at that moment and reported what happened. It was quiet and nothing had (thankfully) happened, and nothing was out of place.
Just after Prowl and Bumblebee finished their report, they got a call from Ultra Magnus. He informed them of where he was and distinguishing landmarks that he could see. Recognizing the land marks the group immediately drove to that location.
When they got there, they saw a Decepticon Battleship. Prowl snuck into the ship and disabled the alarms. Curiously, he could find no Decepticon energy signatures, but there were several Autobot ones. To Prowl's shock, he saw the Magnus Hammer in the control room, and his optics flashed. Reporting his findings to Optimus and Yuketron and the mission success, he immediately went to the holding area and quickly freed the Autobots, helped by Jazz, while Ratchet scanned them for viruses and battle damage.
After the explanation, Meralon's and Steven's optics sparkled mischievously "This happens every year on Earth?" Meralon asked delightedly.
"For one night, yes." Sari answered happily.
"I think we should bring Halloween to Cybertron, this will be soo much fun!" Steven grinned.
"I agree, but remember we have to keep this on the down low, no one has to suspect what we are planning until it is too late. Deal guys?" Sari murmured.
"Deal." Meralon and Steven responded together, with that they started planning a series of pranks the likes of which never seen before on Cybertron.
"We should bring energon treats for our classmates too for Halloween." Sari murmured speculatively after their brainstorming session. "Also, who will be the targets for our pranks? I all ready have one person in mind for a target."
"Hmmm… So many choices." Steven mused, optics glittering with mischief.
"I can't think of anyone right now, but I'll tell you if I come up with anyone." Meralon responded thoughtfully. "Who do you want to target?"
Bravirin, that jerks. He so deserves it." Sari scowled.
Before wither of her friends could ask what the counsel bot had done to earn her ire, Wrench came back in. He ran a diagnostic scan over Sari and pronounced, "You can leave, but prepare yourselves the three of you. You are going to Spy School."
The three students got to the unassuming building without incident. "Thanks for the lift Castor." Sari, Meralon and Steven thanked quietly.
"You are welcome, my brother teaches at this school." Castor responded, then left.
The casual comment didn't bother either Steven or Meralon, but it did bother Sari. She remembered what a bot had said to her after she had helped the elite guard capture a loose Decepticon. "I will see you soon. You will be a student of mine." A chill went down her spine and she wondered frantically /What do I do? I hope that he doesn't remember who I am, or if he does that I don't have his class! I wonder what he'll do if I am one of his students? I'm just glad that he doesn't know any of my powers, except that I can open energy barriers, well my key can, but he doesn't know that. /
While Sari fretted, Steven and Meralon dragged her inside the building. The three of them looked around the foyer, and their first look at the spy school revealed it to be very… normal looking. It was almost boring looking and it seemed to give off a feeling of non threatening and boringness. So boring that most would not look too closely at their surroundings. That first feeling they got, put all three on alert and they looked around more closely. Their surreptitious inspection revealed cameras hidden in different locations watching their every move, the lack of windows, and the lighting such that they could not tell, without going into shadows, if there were any other doors. Sensors on high alert they flashed their optics everywhere and noted that something seemed, almost gas like, towards them from all directions. Sari moved to the door they had gone through, only to find it locked. Not panicking, she pushed her key into the lock, while Meralon and Steven who had also noticed the gas covered her if there was any sudden attack. Once out side they noticed that it was entirely too still, and too quiet. Sari and Steven's wings engaged and they hovered a few feet off the ground, ready to flee, while Meralon checked to see if his speed boosters were fully charged, which they were.
They heard a click from one direction, and only one of them looked warily at the almost certainly a diversion while the other two kept their optics roving around the entire square. A soft voice laughed from Meralon's right and his optics darted to that location and a visible, if momentary, tremor spread along his back. "Now that was some fast thinking. Most recruits don't notice the cameras, and if they do, the gas gets them. You three are quite something, but how did you disable the lock Hmm? It is very advanced, all the locks in this place are, they get updated almost at the same time as they do at the Metroplex… Come now, speak I will not hurt you."
"Like Pit you won't." Sari spat suddenly. "I detect fifteen signatures surrounding this area. Whether they are Autobot or Decepticon I don't know, but you intend to take us prisoner. Well I think you won't."
"Oh, and how do you intend to stop us? We have much more training than you and our numbers are five times the number of you three. You probably can't fight us all." The voice responded smugly, with a touch of arrogance.
"Who ever said anything about fighting you?" Sari retorted, then sent out a sharp mental scream that knocked out all of their opponents. A second later she glowered at eh cameras that she saw. "Oh and by the way, your peepers won't work." Meralon sent out an EMP blast wave that knocked out anything electronic that wasn't friendly to him or his comrades in a fifty square foot radius.
Watching this, Mirage spoke to the other teachers, and the principle. "I told you not to underestimate those three. The femme I have seen once briefly in battle, and she lives in the Metroplex. That I have told you before. The other two are close to her and thus are not to be trifled with. Do you now believe them worthy to be trained here?"
"I should have known you were correct in your assumptions Mirage. You do always seem to be right about these sorts of things. Though why we couldn't get any of the three of theirs stats is a mystery. Two have seemingly been lost and the third is highly classified. I wonder what else they are capable of." Rumbled the principle.
After a explanation of why they had just been put through that exercise, they were given a course schedule and a guide. Her name was Panthira.(2)she seemed to be much like Meralon in her movements.
"Have you heard of a planet called Earth Panthira?" Sari asked curiously.
"How do you know that name?" Panthira asked, astonished.
"I lived there for most of my life. Meralon has a mode similar to a tiger and Steven has a similar mode to mine." Sari responded quietly as the finished coding and decoding class.
There next class was energy signature manipulation. It was a difficult and challenging class, but they did manage to make their signatures read neutral for a few minutes, which was apparently quite a feat. Most of the class anyways. Sari and Steven seemed to be able to switch their signatures between the three with ease. Neither could explain why, but the teacher did not press as he seemed to realize something. Their next two classes dealt with stealth and physical fitness, which the three friends plus their new friend Panthira was moderately good at.
When the final bell rang for the end of school Sari wondered who was going to pick her up today, and watched as everyone was gradually picked up by their caretakers. Panthira was still there, as were Steven and Meralon. Panthira trotted over and asked, "Are your Caretakers fighting too?"
"Yes." Meralon and Steven answered, but Sari remained silent.
"I don't know who my creators are. I don't know whether I was protoformed an Autobot, Decepticon, or Neutral." Sari admitted after curious looks were her was.
"Does anyone take care of you?" Panthira asked.
"Yeah, but they can get really busy." Sari replied.
"Where do you life?" Panthira queried.
Sari stiffened slightly, and considered what to say. Then deciding to take a chance and trust the fellow femme she stated. "The Metroplex."
"…" Panthira responded in shock. She was surprised that Steven and Meralon did not react, but merely shrugged when she sent the pair a questioning glance.
Panthira was taken away eventually by a staff member and Sari and her two remaining friends were taken to the Metroplex by Mirage, who seemed just as startled that no one had picked her up. However, when they go there, it was very clear why.
Ok folks. Same question, what do you want Sari to be protoformed as?
What I mean by that is not which side she'll chose, but what she was born as.
Autobot: 5 votes
Nuetral/half and half: 3 votes
Decepticon: 2 votes
It is proven that we (as a whole) act more strangely on days and nights of the full moon.
Panthira isn't mine I'm borrowing her from Deathtilupart. Steven is too.
What pranks do you wan tin the Halloween special? It will be apart of this story, but there won't be any school. (even Autobot kids get days off from school)
