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"YOU MEAN TO TELL ME WE WENT TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH AND STOPPED UNICRON FOR NOTHING?" Bulkhead roared. Solus didn't even flinch at the outburst, but Nexus and Ravage sure did. Solus was used to his fits of anger whenever something bad happens. She crossed her arms and frowned as everyone looked either pissed off, frightened, or confused. "This doesn't make any sense! How did the Matrix not destroy him? Why didn't you tell us before so we could've offlined him right?"
"Well for one it'd give away my real identity. Besides, it would've taken too long and the Earth would be destroyed! The Star Saber is needed to destroy him permanently. I figured you would've figured out he's still alive since he did come to me in a dream with The Fallen." Solus shot back. Bulkhead growled but otherwise didn't retort. Jack explained to the humans who didn't know a lot about Unicron about what happened in the center of the Earth and about Optimus' amnesia. The twins and Mirage crossed their arms and gave Solus a hard look.
"Speaking of The Fallen, why didn't you ever tell us that the Thirteen aren't really related?" Mirage asked. Nexus, Ravage, and Solus froze at the several surprised looks directed at them. Silverspark and Starscream rolled their optics, already knowing this, but smiled sheepishly when the looks went to them as well. Solus looked at her "brothers" nervously who didn't look very pleased.
"Well no one really asked and there was never really a reason to. Besides, most of them are like brothers to me, especially Ravage, Nexus, and Alpha Trion." Solus answered with a shrug. She didn't see why it was such a big deal that they weren't technically related. The twins opened their mouths to retort but they couldn't come up with anything so just pouted. Silverspark rolled her optics and smirked. Starscream realized that there was a slight tension in the air so he decided to change the subject and turned to his sister.
"So you were actually scared that I would get offlined by Megatron, weren't you?" Starscream teased. Silverspark's cooling fans turned on and she was slightly embarrassed. She originally hated Starscream so much that she wanted to kill him in the past, but now she was scared of Megatwit hurting him. Starscream look pretty amused at that moment, smirking like he won the argument.
"Says the idiot who nearly ripped off Megatwit's helm when he…" Silverspark trailed off and shook her helm at the terrifying memory. Starscream let out a low growl, recalling the sight he found when he went into Silverspark's room earlier that day. Solus raised an optic ridge and stared at them in confusion. What did Megatron do? Did he succeed in forcing Silverspark to bond with him and she was ashamed to admit it?
"Silv's, what did Megatron do?" Mirage growled angrily. His azure optics flashed dangerously at her outburst. Starscream found this interesting, but he and Silverspark explained what happened back in New Kaon. Fowler at the end, while everyone began asking questions, got a call from someone and left the room. When he came back he didn't look as stressed as before, even a little relaxed. They looked at him, hoping for some sort of good news.
"Miko and Raf's parents have been contacted. Miko, your host parents believe you're with your real parents, who will be brought here. Raf, your family will be here tomorrow as well." Fowler informed with a straight face. The young humans looked relieved, thankful that they could finally tell them the truth about what's been going on. "They will arrive shortly before the media tomorrow. I'm sorry that your secret's out guys."
"The real apology goes to the Rescue Bots, we kinda showed up out of nowhere looking for a place to keep the humans safe and ended up staying and revealing their secret. Sorry guys." Smokescreen added as he turned to said mechs. The Rescue Bots were surprised by the sudden apology. Kade scoffed but winced when he saw the glare suddenly given to him by Miko. He still couldn't believe she slapped him. Chief Burns shrugged with a smile.
"If you guys didn't have anywhere to go then you'd be easy target for the Decepticons. If you guys were killed, then the war would be over and the Decepticons would win. The least we can do for you for protecting Earth is to give you some place to stay." Chief stated. Heatwave nodded in agreement with a smirk. He had no complaints about learning from the Autobots and possibly becoming one of them. Everyone else seemed to agree which was a huge relief for the Autobots.
**The next day**
Everyone was nervous and on edge. If they screwed up this interview, which happened to be live, then they'd get in some serious trouble with the government and the general populace. The humans were going to stick up for their alien friends, no matter what. Soundwave had his visor down, in case the Decepticons decided to watch, and Starscream was now sporting an Autobot insignia. He shifted nervously, wondering how everyone would react to an ex-Decepticon. Smokescreen finally gave the order to transform into their alt modes because right after they did, Agent Fowler and the families of Miko and Raf walked in.
"Mr. and Mrs. Nakadai, Mr. and Mrs. Esquivel, I'd like to introduce to you the Autobots and Rescue Bots. Bulkhead, Bumblebee, you first." Fowler announced as said mechs transformed. Miko and Raf came out from hiding and stood sheepishly by their guardians. The others transformed as well, slightly amused by the shocked faces on the humans' families. Well when the initial shock was over the parents began scolding Miko and Raf for scaring them like that and for getting involved with evil robots. Raf's parents were speaking in Spanish and every now and then he'd cringe. Bee soon asked what they were saying and he looked up at his guardian sheepishly.
"You don't wanna know, Bee. Uh mom, dad, we can explain. There's been a huge misunderstanding when it comes to these guys! Only the Decepticons are bad!" Raf explained. Everyone soon dove into the story of who the Autobots were, why they came here, and how the children met them. Even the Rescue Bots explained their original mission on Earth. The parents, even though they now knew what was going on, were infuriated.
"That's it, you're returning to Japan right now Miko!" Mr. Nakadai growled as he grabbed his daughter's arm. Her eyes widened and she pulled away and ran behind Bulkhead. The former Wrecker sighed and moved out of the way. He knew that when it came to authority, Miko's parents had more over her than he did. "Come on Miko! It's not safe with these…these creatures! We're going home now!"
"Miko I know it's hard, but you gotta go home. You'll be safer in Japan than with us. The cons will leave you alone if you do." Bulkhead reprimanded the young girl softly as he knelt down. Miko was shocked at what he said. It was the Unicron thing all over again. The same thing was happening with Raf and his family, but they were going back to Nevada in a city called Tranquility (A/N hehe movie reference, couldn't help it). Bee and Bulkhead were sad to see their charges go but they knew it was for the best. Miko got pissed and ran over and hid behind Jack and Fowler, surprising both of them.
"At least let us help speak to the news media about the Autobots! We're gonna help support our guardians and friends no matter what!" Miko demanded. They finally relented and allowed them to stay only for the interview. They left soon afterwards to look around the island, knowing they wouldn't be much help during the interview. Miko and Raf were still upset at the fact that they couldn't stay, but hid it well when the news reporters came. The Autobots and Rescue Bots were once again in their alt forms, ready to transform when given the signal. Finally they heard Fowler's voice from one of the tunnels.
"Not all of the robots are evil, I can assure you of that. Because some are protecting Earth right now, and you're about to meet them. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to the Autobots and Rescue Bots." Fowler announced. Miko and Raf were sitting on the hoods of their guardians and Jack was leaning against Solus. They backed away enough so the Autobots and Rescue Bots could transform. Once they did, everyone was shocked. Smokescreen knelt down, Optimus taught him how to explain the situation, and smiled welcomingly at the humans.
"My name is Smokescreen, I'm a future Prime and the new leader of the Autobots. We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron. So in short we're giant alien robots who are protecting Earth from the Decepticons. They're the ones who took over Jasper, Nevada and we're currently in a war against them. Optimus Prime, my mentor, was the Autobot leader before me so he should have the honors of explaining why we're in war." Smokescreen introduced. The cameraman looked ready to faint from the giant being in front of him.
"Megatron, my twin brother, was not always the tyrant who leads the Decepticons. He wanted to change Cybertron for the better, as did I. But our ways of going at it were different and I was granted the title of Prime while he was mocked. Thus the war began and destroyed Cybertron. Now it's a race to find energon, the fuel and life source of all Cybertronians, and try to survive. After our base was destroyed the Rescue Bots and Burns family graciously took us in and gave us someplace to stay, for which I am very thankful for." Optimus explained. He then looked at Jack and nodded. The raven haired teen stepped forward with a smile.
"I'm Jack Darby, I'm actually from Jasper. I guess I get the honor of introducing the others. This is Solus Prime, my partner and guardian. Nexus Prime and Ravage Prime, her brothers. Bulkhead and Bumblebee, Miko and Raf's guardians. The twins, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. The red bot over there is Mirage. That's Soundwave, Solus' fiancée." Jack stopped when he heard Solus groan. He smirked and shook his head. "Yeah I'm gonna get an earful for announcing that to everyone. That's Silverspark Prime and her older brother Starscream, they're Solus, Nexus, and Ravage's nephew and niece. And that's Ratchet, the medic."
"Before you go any further, these are the Miko Nakadai and Rafael Esquivel that disappeared?" the news reporter asked. Jack explained that they didn't disappear, they were merely being protected by the Autobots because they were directly threatened. Everyone took that explanation so the reporter continued. "One more question, I hear you use the title 'Prime' many times. Are those who have the title related or does it mean something else?"
"I can answer that. Nexus, Ravage, and I are three of what's known as the Thirteen Original Primes, the first Cybertronians ever created. 'Prime' comes from the name 'Primus', our deity if you will. It is a title given to one who shows they are loyal, pure at spark, and trustworthy. On Cybertron one isn't born into greatness, rather one must earn it. It was a little different with the Thirteen but you get the idea. Those granted the title of 'Prime' are also given the Matrix of Leadership: the collective wisdom of the Primes. We do have one fallen brother, Megatronus Prime. Before you say anything, we're technically not related so they aren't really my brothers. He's known as The Fallen and Soundwave happens to be his descendant." Solus explained. "But before we dive any more into this, I believe the Rescue Bots should be introduced. Heatwave, if you will."
"When we landed on Earth we were assigned by Optimus to live with the Burns family here on Griffin Rock and learn how to work with humans. We aren't exactly soldiers but we're currently being trained. Like Solus said, I'm Heatwave and my partner's Kade. I'm the leader of the Rescue Bots. This is Chase, Chief's partner, Blades, Dani's partner, and Boulder, Graham's partner. Cody is our communications guy." Heatwave explained.
"But we cannot take all the credit for keeping Earth safe. Jack, Miko, and Raf have shown great strength and bravery and have helped us many times. Be it sneaking out on a mission *cough*Miko*cough* or helping Ratchet fixing a bug on the computer or even Jack ending up going to Cybertron to get bossbot his memories back, they're also heroes." Bulkhead added. The human children smiled sheepishly, but it grew awkward when the reporters wanted to hear the full story on how Jack went to Cybertron.
"Uh, maybe we should now tell them about Soundwave and Starscream being ex-Decepticons and how to tell the difference between the two factions. Please?" Jack asked. Soundwave and Starscream facepalmed as suddenly the attention was drawn to them. Jack groaned and realized that he'd screwed up. "But that was only because Soundwave was betrayed by Solus a long time before the war and made the mistake of joining Megatron and Starscream was brainwashed by Megatron. They're good guys, don't worry."
"Alright ten minutes for questions and that's it! We're very busy trying to figure out how to end the war and we need to get back to work." Dani announced. After everyone left Miko and Raf's families came back. The Autobots felt a little depressed to see their young friends go, especially Bee and Bulkhead. Before Miko got into the car she ran back to Jack, kissed him quickly on the lips, and ran back. Jack's face turned beat red and the sadness multiplied. Bee was having a hard time watching Raf getting ready to leave.
"Slaggit they shouldn't have to go!" a new voice cried. Everyone froze and turned to Bee who was holding his throat in shock. His optics were wide and he couldn't believe what just happened, what he did. Raf grinned widely after hearing his friend speak for the first time in who knows how many years. "I can…talk? But how? When? Ratchet did you fix my vocalizer? Did you finally figure out exactly what's wrong?"
"Yes Bumblebee, I did. When I was working on trying to save your T-Cog I finally found out what needed to be done to your vocalizer. It's been fixed for a long time, just needed time for the healing to kick in." Ratchet answered with a victorious grin. Bee wrapped the older mech in a hug and thanked him a million times. Raf hugged his guardian one more time before turning to leave. His parents were confused, but somewhat understood what was going on.
"Raf, promise me you'll stay safe." Bee asked. Raf nodded as he got into the car. The Autobots, Rescue Bots, and the few remaining humans watched as they drove away. Silverspark wiped away the tears that threatened her optics. She'd grown to love the human children so it was also hard for her to see them go. Jack left the room, trying to hide the tears streaming down his face. He couldn't believe the last time he might ever see Miko again, she kisses him. Solus narrowed her optics and stared at the floor.
"Autobots we are few, but we are strong. We must continue to fight for our human friends, even as now we do not have them all with us. We will see Miko and Raf again someday, and I have a feeling that it will be someday soon. But until then we must not let this cloud our judgment, we must continue to fight and make sure that no one has to be afraid to sleep at night." Solus announced as she slowly looked around the room at the solemn faces. "Besides, they have something useful as a gift from the Thirteen."
"At least they'll know when there's a con nearby…" Nexus added sadly.
Miko and Raf are no longer with the bots but Bee can speak! :)
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