Autobot Shadowstalker: Yeah, I tend to be cruel to my characters haha
It was a couple weeks after the wedding and the cyberninjas were revealed. The rest of the cyberninjas were tracked down and had their memories returned to them. A few were wary of joining the Autobots but finally agreed to the arrangement. But the most memorable reunion was when Nightshade turned out to be alive since the process of everyone being reincarnated had already begun. His reaction to Winterstreak and Crimsonbreak being sparkmates…well they had all been in human form when Jack decided to steal a kiss from Miko. Lapis, Nightshade's human name, smirked victoriously.
"Finally you two are dating! I've been trying to get you two together forever! Thank Primus you actually manned up, Wints!" he exclaimed. Jack glared at him while Miko, Nicki, and Raf just snickered at them. Miko leaned against Jack and smirked. Lapis studied them for a minute, curious as to why Jack hadn't told him to shut up yet. The more he tried to figure it out the more confused he got. Jack rolled his eyes and wrapped an arm around Miko.
"'Shade, we're not just dating. Crim's my sparkmate." Jack answered. Lapis' eyes widened and his jaw dropped to the floor. He stuttered random things, unable to finish his words. Solus, who was nearby, rolled her optics and went to talk to Soundwave. A few cyberninjas were already talking to him about what they missed while they didn't have their memories. Everyone heard a thump and saw that Lapis had fallen over. "C'mon Nightshade, stop being so overdramatic."
"I cannot believe that you waited until after I 'died' to ask her out, let alone become sparkmates! I feel offended." Lapis shot back as he stood up. He waved his arms around, being even more overdramatic. Miko rolled her eyes and went to talk to Bulkhead. Jack was then forced to answer all of Lapis' questions. It got awkward for him to say the least. "So how did you end up together? I've been trying for years and kept failing."
"It was easy actually, I locked them in a closet together and refused to let them out until he admitted his feelings." Raf answered from his spot next to Bee. The yellow scout burst into laughter at the thought of them getting locked up together. Lapis grumbled under his breath about being tempted to do that. Jack rolled his eyes at the amused expressions on everyone's faces. Raf grinned slightly. "Oh come on, Jack. You know it was worth it!"
"You forgot that we were in there and didn't let us out even after he asked me out! Do you know how awkward it was for my dad to catch me locked in the closet with him? I thought he was gonna kill us!" Miko exclaimed. That got everyone in the room laughing uncontrollably. Lapis fell out of his chair he was laughing so hard. Miko's face was beat red and she looked away in embarrassment. Raf looked over at the door and saw someone walking in. His eyes widened in worry, especially when the others continued to talk about embarrassing moments from Cybertron.
"Uh Miko, speaking of parents." Raf hissed. Everyone looked over and saw Miko's parents staring in shock. They'd heard everything that was said and just discovered that she was the reincarnation of an alien. Miko's face paled and her eyes widened in shock. She realized that she wasn't getting out of this mess so she told her parents the truth about what she was and even turned back into her cyberninja form along with the others. Apparently her parents were about to leave Griffin Rock and only wanted to say goodbye. They weren't too thrilled to hear that their only daughter was a cyberninja. When they left Crimsonbreak was surprised that they actually took that easier than the fact that she was hanging out with a bunch of alien robots.
"Well that went better than expected, at least they didn't try to kill Winterstreak when they found out that you two were in a way married." Nightshade snickered. Crimsonbreak and Winterstreak glared at him and huffed in frustration. An alarm on the computer went off and everyone jumped in surprise. They were all soon surrounding the monitor and what they found shook them to the core, especially those from Jasper.
"The Decepticons found the evacuated people from Jasper. They're going after them!" Crimsonbreak growled angrily. Winterstreak looked pretty pissed off as well. He looked at Fernblaze and Yellowbeam who were glaring at the screen. A plan was slowly working his way through his mind about how to solve their little problem. However, Smokescreen beat him to it and made a small "aha!"
"I believe it's high time that Jack, Miko, Nicki, and Raf make a return to their old town. Undercover of course so no one would find out your identity." Smokescreen suggested. Everyone soon caught on and the cyberninjas turned human with a smirk. They discussed what to do and how to keep them safe. Solus, Bulkhead, and Bee were the Autobots chosen to return with them and Lapis bugged Jack until he let him go too, so Fernblaze was left in charge of the cyberninjas for the time being. Miko hopped into Bulkhead, Raf and Lapis went in Bee, and Jack got on Solus as the ground bridge whirred to life.
"Jack, please stay safe." June pleaded worriedly. Jack hesitated putting on his helmet. Quickly he walked over to her, gave her a hug and promised to be careful, then left. Miko and Bulkhead were rocking out to one of her favorite songs as they drove through a quickly made city where the citizens of Jasper were currently living. There was a house on the edge of the city that was large enough for the cyberninjas to live in for the time being. When they set up where they were sleeping (Lapis on the couch, Jack and Raf shared the master room, and Miko got her own small room) they met in the small living room with the Autobots' holoforms.
"I think we should walk around and get information on what's been happening ever since we left while the bots can go on patrol and keep an optic out for cons." Raf suggested. The others agreed and soon went on their way. The four humans decided to stick together in the case of an emergency or a con attack. Wherever they went people were staring at them in suspicion or fear. Lapis frowned but didn't comment on it. That is, until a certain human decided to make himself known.
"Hey loser Darby!" Vince yelled from behind the group. Jack stopped and let out a low growl as they slowly turned around to see the bully and his goons approaching. Lapis scowled, catching on that this kid was obviously a jerk to his friends. Miko and Raf narrowed their eyes while Jack just remained calm. Vince got up in the teens face with an angry look. "So did you bring those alien freaks here? Are they gonna take this place over like they did to Jasper?"
"If you would've paid attention to the news then you would know that the Autobots protect Earth and humanity. Well either you weren't paying attention or your brain is too tiny to understand exactly what's going on, and I have the sinking feeling that it could go either way." Jack shot back coolly. Lapis snorted in amusement and smirked at the glares he received. "I suggest getting out of my face before I do something I might regret."
"Like I would be scared of you, as far as I can tell your little robot freaks aren't here to save you." He growled. That got Miko pissed off. She mumbled under her breath, trying to keep herself from snapping. Jack narrowed his eyes dangerously but said nothing. Lapis called Vince something that will not be repeated, causing the attention to be drawn to him. Vince, before Lapis could realize what was happening, punched Lapis in the face hard. He stumbled back and grabbed his bleeding nose. Miko then snapped and stormed up to him.
"How dare you hurt him! The Autobots have been protecting us for years and we've been helping them for almost a year! You ever touch anyone again and I'll-" Miko started but Jack covered her mouth with his hand gently. He gave her a knowing look, praying that she'd be able to calm down enough to the point where she wouldn't kill Vince. When Jack removed his hand Miko scowled but didn't say anything. Raf was helping Lapis with his nose, which was clearly broken. "I guess we're leaving now. You're not worth our time."
"Oh you're not going anywhere you little (insert bad word, sorry I don't curse)." Vince snapped. Jack had started to walk away but when he heard what Vince said he spun around with a dangerous growl. He kneed him in the gut and shoved him into his goons. The group of bullies soon ran away, regretting picking on them. Raf took Lapis into an isolated alleyway and used his powers to heal his broken nose. Miko and Jack stood nearby to make sure no one discovered them.
"I'm sorry I snapped, Jack. I should've kept my emotions in check." Miko murmured sadly as she rubbed her arm. Jack sighed and wrapped an arm around her. People walking by gave them strange looks but he didn't care. She hid her face in his shoulder and began to tremble. Jack hugged her in a desperate attempt to comfort her. "I don't want to become a monster, Jack. I don't want to be like the others. I want to prove him wrong."
"You're not going to turn into a monster, Miko. You ARE different and you DID prove him wrong. You are nothing like what people expected you to be. You and I both know Vince deserved whatever you were about to do, I just didn't want our cover blown. Don't you ever think you deserve what happened to those before you." Jack whispered. Lapis and Raf came out of the alley and saw the couple hugging.
"Come on guys, get a room!" Lapis laughed. Jack and Miko jumped and separated awkwardly. That's when Lapis and Raf noticed that Miko's eyes were a little red from crying. They pestered her about what was wrong but she shrugged it off as nothing even though they all knew it wasn't. They continued walking around, catching up with a few friends they hadn't seen in a while. Jack's phone went off and he answered it.
"Solus what's going on…wait Prima's what…okay, okay I'm on my way." Jack huffed as he hung up frustratingly. When he saw the questioning looks from the others he checked to make sure no one was listening and lowered his voice. "Prima is calling all of the members of the Thirteen together for an important meeting. This hasn't happened in millennia so I have no choice but to go. I'm going to meet up with Solus then go to the Pocket Dimension to meet with my brothers. Crimsonbreak, you're in command until my return. Till all are one."
"Till all are one. Be careful, Jack." Miko answered quietly. Jack ran off to find Solus while the others decided to return to their temporary home since the sun was setting. The peaceful setting was soon destroyed when an energon blast sounded about an hour after the Thirteen left. The city was soon filled with screams as the three cyberninjas in disguise ran out of the house and to their guardians waiting on the street. "Guys you need to transform now! Decepticons are attacking."
"Thank you captain obvious!" Lapis shot back. Miko smacked the back of his head as they approached the Autobots currently in bipedal form. They all began to run towards the Decepticons but froze when they saw a con holding a human hostage. The human happened to be Miko's host mom. She groaned and facepalmed in frustration. The cons seemed to be targeting her loved ones lately. She looked to Raf and Lapis who were waiting for orders. "Well, are we gonna help fight or not?"
"Not yet, no one knows about us and we should keep it that way for as long as possible. Main priority is getting these humans to safety. Got it?" Miko commanded. They nodded in confirmation and started to clear the area as fast as they could. Bee managed to save the human and get her to safety. Eventually the Decepticons fled when the others came through a ground bridge. Miko was officially concerned. "This doesn't make any sense. Megatron knows he could've done more damage than this easily. Why would they chicken out so easily?"
"Because you are too dense to realize this was a trap." A voice snapped. Everyone turned to see The Fallen holding Jack in a tight grip.
The end of this story is slowly creeping closer but we still have a ways to go!
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