Chapter 23

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Optimus Prime stood still in stunned silence at his daughter. His processors were in overdrive, his vocals were practically frozen, and circuits, and well he didn't know how he did not blow one when Gabby told him who the new Autobot was.

One thing he did know for sure, that he thought she was the most beautiful femme he ever set eyes upon, and despite all their troubles he and Gabby did a fine job.

Ratchet was now examining her. He had regained his sight. In fact, all the Autobots and soldiers had recovered including Deserae who now eyed Orianna with amazement, and had thanked her profusely for healing her and bringing her back.

Orianna sat with amusement as Ratchet examined her, and Optimus knew she was planning something, but he couldn't quite figure it out yet. He worried about that, and he knew that Gabby sensed it as well. She seemed to be anxious about something and caught in her own thoughts.

Gabby. What could he say? She looked like she had never been pregnant, and that Orianna had taken some of her strength. She said she still had some pressure from her surgery, but otherwise felt no pain. Everything with her was back to normal, and her brown eyes glinted with pride over her new daughter.

She now sat on his shoulder as all Autobots were still in robot mode. He was so happy to see her healthy again.

"Thirty years old, and I have a teenager. The neighbors are going to talk," Gabby grinned through her joke.

Optimus chuckled. That was his Gabby.

He overheard Sideswipe say he was in love with Orianna or something. Gabby quickly shot him down, before Optimus could warn him. Optimus could only shake his head. The rest of the Autobots could only look on as the first ever robotic organism was born of the Earth and Cybertron. The twins had already tried their practical jokes with her, but Orianna outsmarted them and made their tires deflate.

He wondered where Thunderwing was, and could only hope that maybe he was gone from Earth for good, but he knew that not to be true.

For now he looked on as Ratchet and Deserae examined his daughter.

"I am completely flabbergasted," Ratchet said to Orianna.

She smiled at him. "That is the way it should be."

"Your human part is completely, well, human. You can eat human food, and sustain through that. Yet, you can transform into a vehicle like us, and do not need any sustenance required by humans in robotic mode. You possess human blood, but it is partly energon. You also have healing powers, that one is obvious. How in the universe would that originate?"

Gabby wanted to know as well, but accepted the fact that they may never know what the plan was for their daughter. Her engineering mind took over, but she did not want her daughter subjected to that by her own hand.

"I originated within my mother, by the plan of Primus," Orianna suddenly said.

Optimus smiled slightly. But why? There had been many sparklings over the years, but none like his daughter.

Ratchet scoffed a little, and Deserae shook her head in amazement.

"Orianna, where do your healing powers come from?" Ratchet asked.

"My spark. I have the power to heal or destroy."

"Are you a Prime as we thought?"

Orianna thought for a moment looking to her parents for reassurance. Gabby nodded her head, and Optimus had to agree with his mate. They were all curious.

"Since Earth is the Autobots home now, I was created to sustain and create life throughout the universe not just here I must say. A more organic kind of life is what Primus is looking for where things can grow and thrive and not be destroyed by the evil powers of the Decepticons. My mother was chosen because of her not only mating with my father, but she could sustain me until I was born with strength that another human may not be able to handle otherwise."

Gabby gasped a little, and Optimus could only stand and watch.

So, she was a new generation, but a far more powerful one. Gabby had met Primus so it was no surprise she was chosen all along to carry the new sparkling. Optimus knew one thing, he did not fall in love with Gabby because she was chosen by Primus, but because of whom she was. He knew she was thinking the same thing. It was just another step for both of them in the course of their time together.

"So, can I do this with my human mate?" Ratchet asked curiously.

Optimus could tell Gabby was getting a little annoyed by Ratchet's interrogations, but still said nothing just yet.

Orianna shrugged, and said, "If that is what Primus chooses. I am the first because my father is a Prime, but to answer your question, no, I am not a Prime I am a healer. I chose that destiny for myself, why, because my mother was able to heal two of Autobots, and I wanted to follow that. I have no use for leadership."

"I am just a little different in my abilities," she said smiling.

Gabby smiled and agreed.

"Why were you able to grow so fast? I see your annoyance Gabby. This is the last question. I promise," Ratchet said sensing Gabrielle's anxiety over the questioning.

"Thank you Ratchet."

Mother bear protecting her cub, Optimus thought. Well, her already huge cub, he laughed to himself.

Orianna smiled, and Optimus caught that her smile was a little sad. "That was my destiny."

Ratchet in all his infinite scientific wisdom knew he would not get a better answer.

Gabby laughed lightly at Ratchet's response.

Orianna suddenly looked up to the sky, and said, "I will need to see my parents alone now."

Optimus was confused by this sudden admission, and Gabby sighed. Somehow he knew that Gabby knew that was coming, but she hadn't had the chance to tell him.

Ratchet and the others were surprised by the admission, but did not say another word.

"Please honor her request," Optimus said just as confused, but did what his daughter asked.

Gabby watched sadly as both Optimus and Orianna changed to holoform.

She wished she could have warned Optimus sooner, but they never got around to it.

Optimus walked up to Gabby and eyed her with confusion, and surprise. Gabby could only look down at the ground. This would be so hard on both of them. They fought so hard for this child, but Orianna had things she needed to do.

Gabby was already in mourning. Orianna had told her everything while she was still in the womb.

Orianna stood before them and had a glow about her that Gabby could not describe.

"What is this about?" Optimus demanded.

Orianna looked to her father. "Father, my destiny will be taking me beyond Earth for now."

Optimus's mouth dropped in shock, and he said, "What I do not understand."

"There are so many places that I need to be. Unicron has destroyed so much, and he will be coming to Earth soon. I am going to try to do my best to heal these worlds before I return."

Optimus began to shake his head in denial and grief. He finally had what he always wanted, and now she was leaving!

He looked to Gabby who began to sob quietly. She had known all along, and she had tried to tell him, but Thunderwing had gotten in the way. He cursed Thunderwing to hell.

"No, no. I will not, no, I cannot let you do this. Unicron is powerful, even for you," he said desperately.

Orianna smirked, and looked to her mother. "Do not cry, mother. I will return."

That made Gabby cry even more. Optimus began to feel his holoform eyes get wet.

He could not accept this. No, why is Primus doing this?

"No, I will not let you go. I forbid it with all my being. I will not let this happen. You are my sparkling, and I…don't…No!"

Optimus began to shake in fear, and remorse.

Orianna looked on to her parents, and knew this would be hard on both of them.

"I am not going to battle Unicron. You are correct, I cannot defeat him myself, but I must undo what he has done."

"No, no. I will not allow this."

Optimus Prime was shaking with rage so bad he could barely contain his spark, which glowed and shook through his chest.

Finally, he felt a gentle hand on his shoulder. He turned to his sobbing mate who stood with all her strength, and with acceptance.

"You have to let her go, Optimus," Gabby said.

"Gabby, I…..I can't believe that you would agree to this," Optimus said incredulous at his human mate.

"I'm not, but I cannot change was she is destined to be," Gabby said sadly. "She had told me before Thunderwing interfered."

Suddenly, Orianna ran into her mother's arms, and they both cried together for a long time.

"Just promise me one thing," Gabby said through tears.

Orianna smiled at her mother, and asked, "What is that?"

"That you will return to me safe. Oh, and you'll be back in my lifetime. I am human, and I am mortal. You do understand that right?"

Orianna nodded and took her mother in her arms reassuring her over and over she would return.

"I will never accept this, but I cannot stop what is meant to be," Gabby said.

Orianna looked up the sky and said, "Thunderwing will be trying to attack again, but I will take care of him."

Optimus could only nod in his grief and shock over what just transpired. He knew Gabby was just as bad as him, though she knew sooner.

Orianna suddenly came into his holoform arms, and he held her there until he could no longer.

Gabby and Optimus held each other as their daughter took off into space, and both cried as they could see a white explosion off in the distance. Gabby leaned into his shoulder, as she could watch no longer.

Thunderwing was now destroyed, but the grief over their daughter's departure overwhelmed their thoughts.

Orianna looked back to her parents one more time. She had her own grief at leaving them, but knew she had things that she needed to fulfill.

I will return, I promise! She thought.

She found Thunderwing pretty easily. She charged her gun. She hated using it to destroy, but with all he did to her mother and her father, it was not hard to shoot to kill.

Thunderwing was hell bent on revenge. He would destroy the sparkling once and for all. He had sent on the information to Unicron who practically dancing with glee over her powers.

He didn't care what Unicron thought he wanted her gone. He would pay the price later.

He headed towards Earth again, and stopped cold when the white light came into being.

The shuttle craft appeared through the clouds.

"Thunderwing! I've come because you need me," she said through the link.

Thunderwing turned and started into outer space, he knew he could not defeat her now.

"Ahhh, Orianna!" He yelled back.

"You need to learn Thunderwing that I cannot be defeated by you. I am here to send you back to the cosmos," she said lowly.

Thunderwing knew when the shot hit him it was over.

Everything went dark.

There is still more to come. The next chapter will finish up everything. I should have that done by the end of the week.