Alpha Omega
"Optimus what is Alpha Trion saying?" Ratchet asked.
Though he didn't answer he was still in a trance like state, we could only watch and wait, so the mech i was speaking to before was alpha Trion? For sure? ... Arh man i bet i sounded like a right douche.
"So what's he..." i started, breaking the unsettling silence that was lingering.
"Will you be quiet!" Ratchet whipped me silent in a second.
"But i..." i started again.
"Ellen" Arcee also scolded me.
Now was a series of trying to shut me up as i could only speak three words until a series of 'shh-shing' 'shut ups' and 'be quiets' cut me off, "just let...let...yeah but...no you don't...if you just...let...give me...let me...let me...you're not...give me a..." i stuttered.
Then dad knelt to the floor as he let his sword droop, Ratchet ran to his side, "easy Optimus" he said as he helped dad stand up.
"So, did alpha Trion ask about me?" Smokescreen asked before being shoved to the side by bulkhead.
"What was the message?" bulkhead asked.
"It is paramount that we recover the final four iacon relics, the omega keys." Dad informed us.
"Keys?" Arcee said.
"To what?" Ratchet asked.
"To the regeneration of our home planet" he said.
My eyes widened, "W-What?" i breathed out, "y-you mean..."
"What?!" Ratchet cut in, "are you absolutely sure?" he said in awe.
Dad nodded, Ratchet laughed, "i don't believe it!" he cheered.
"Neither do i." i said under my breath, "s-so this is like 'revive the planet going back to your own world' kind of regeneration?" i said to anyone in the room.
"It'll be as i remembered it." Ratchet said throwing off my question, "Beautiful."
"Yeah..." i said.
"Pack your gear, we're going back to cybertron!" bulkhead announced.
"I still can't believe we can go back" bumblebee said.
Ratchet laughed cheerfully, "Well believe it now bumblebee, civilization at last."
"But i just got here." Smokescreen said.
"Remember oil baths?" Arcee imagining herself bathing in one. "First thing I'm going to do planet side is soak for an entire solar cycle." She said fantasying again.
I shut my ears off at this point as i scoffed lightly, and spun harshly towards the stairs I walked up the stairs as i watched dad decoding again, i wondered when cybertron was revived would...when...dad and the others return to their planet...would that be bearable? Could we visit? How do we contact each other? "I want you to stay." I said under my breath though it was involuntary, a selfish thought built up in my mind and it had to be let out, and dad looked my way briefly before smokescreen caught his attention instead.
"Er Optimus, key open doors can they really revive an entire planet?" he asked.
Dad turned away from the screen as he faced him, "While i am unfamiliar with the laws of omega keys Alpha Trion knew many secrets and the ancients possess technology that has long been lost what we consider, modern science." Dad said. "Whatever their function, this much is certain, we cannot restore cybertron without all four omega keys in our possession."
"Which means we can't afford to lose a single one to megatron." Arcee said.
"Four sets of co-ordinates from alpha Trion remain encrypted, it is logical to conclude that each correspond to the location of one of the omega keys. I must not waver until i decode them all. The future of our home world depends on it." He said.
I slightly sunk he seemed, different...determined but, driven. Which i guess you can't blame him, i mean a solution for breathing life back into your home is something to push yourself towards. But there are subtle hints of something...off about him, his expression and tone is hard enough to look past but there is a tiny difference, something hidden i can feel it...but i can't reach it, he has locked me out, damn it! Why are you hiding this?!
I looked at him as he got back to decoding, i stared at him for the longest while, usually he would at least briefly look at me when i did this, but not this time there was no sign of a sentient being he was locked on that screen, and i had fallen farther, first i lost him during the whole unicron thing, now i'm going to lose him again? I don't want to sound selfish but...it's hard not to. I can't lose him.
I slowly turned away as i made my way other to ratchet, he was also locked on a task, making a sort of holster or display thingy, i again gave him a long stare but he neither glanced at me, not even a second thought, what's going on?! I mean i know there excited about this but at least don't instantly forget that I'm still here...don't forget me so easily, please...
I lightly perked up as ratchet lifted his head, "you shall require a more practical means of carrying such a blade" ratchet said aiming that in Dads direction, needless to say i don't think i need to mention how i reacted.
I then listened in to the conversation the others were having, "i feel funny saying this, but, I'm not sure i wanna go back." Arcee said.
"Who knew we'd ever get used t our new home." Bulkhead said, i perked up again; i must be the most naive person in the world to do so easily seeing how i was let down seconds before.
"I don't think I'd be able to leave raf." Bee said, i perked up slightly more i'm glad they remembered there charges. I bared a slight grin as they hadn't completely indulged themselves in this.
"Yeah i don't think I'd ever want to leave miko." Bulkhead said his tone now sounding uncertain.
"We've made friends here, family." Arcee said.
"We can always...text them." Ratchet said, if Ratchet ever had a quotation it would be that the needs for cybertron outweigh the need for humans, I'm hurt...Ratchet didn't like us from the start but then further down the line has grown accustomed to us, even more so with Raf but now he's gone straight back to square one, the same attitude he had before, be excited about cybertron yes, but at least show some regret that you'll be leaving us.
"Besides we've been fighting for so long i don't know if i can do anything else." Bulkhead said, true it is weird for a soldier to get used to civilization again.
"You can go back into construction. The power of the ancients may breathe life back into cybertron's core but our war ravaged cities will surely require re-building" Ratchet said continuing to work on the rack for the star saber.
"I wouldn't make any travel plans just yet." Arcee said. "We still have to locate these omega keys and acquire them before the cons do."
"H-yeah like that'll be a problem." Smokescreen said with a slight laugh. "Optimus has the star saber now, Megatrons end is in sight."
I sat on the couch as i felt as though i shouldn't be here, or maybe because I'm not contributing I'm feeling this, no doubt from here on out its going to be a non-stop situation, like the iacon relics scenario...i should help, it'll take my mind off... other things anyway.
So i stood up from the couch as i walked down the stairs past the socializing autobots, there driven leader and totally oblivious field medic and went down the hallway, until these keys are found i will not return to my human body, i just want to get these things then everyone can get back to being normal, yeah just keep thinking that.
I walked into the hallway as 'starlight' i bared no expression, nor did anyone notice me, I'll help find these keys, might as well, i can't change the inevitable but i will cut myself from our social status and focus on those keys...m-maybe then they will s-stay?
"Autobots i have decoded the first set of final co-ordinates divide into teams in the event i am able to decode another before the first team returns." Dad said still not taking notice of me.
And less than a second later smokescreen announces, "I'm on team one who's with me?"
"I'll go." Arcee announced.
"Me too." I said flatly.
Finally this was what got Dad's attention, "you cannot go." He stated.
"I can." I stated flatly again as i moved past Arcee and Smokescreen and headed toward the open groundbridge. If I'm not stern, I'd just be depressed. I transformed as i excelled through the portal.
I transformed on the other side as i whipped my head around, Smokescreen got himself in front as he bore his weapons for any potential threat."First ones here." He said.
"No locator beacon, which means the relics still buried, right about" she started moving the tracker in a general direction, "...there." she confirmed.
"Let's get going then." He said as i went in the direction of the tracker, i speed walked ahead of them, making smokescreen jog up to catch up with me. "Hey slow down will ya." He said.
"We have to be swift if we want to get the omega key before the decepticons." I said my tone throughout is now only flat.
"y-yeah but this sand is seeping into my Armour the faster we go." He said shaking his legs like a cat exposed to water.
"So you choose avoiding discomfort then you do the revitalizing of your planet?" i questioned.
"n-no b-but..." he started.
"Have we done something to offend you?" Arcee then spoke up, i continued to walk.
"Why? Do you think you have?" i asked somewhat bitterly.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked giving me a look that says 'stranger'.
"What's wrong with me?" i scoffed under my breath, i looked at them, their faces were full of confusion and concern, "we are wasting time." I said continuing forward, smokescreen was by my side again as he stared at me, i looked at him as he gave me a grin,
"are you worried we're gonna leave ya?" he lighted teased, though with the mood i'm in i took it as mocking, i stopped dead in my tracks and as an act of sudden aggression i took a swing into his face, he staggered back slightly as Arcee took a grab for my hand.
She looked at me sternly her expression was the same as mine, "it doesn't matter how much smokescreen offends you, we never strike our comrades, our fellow autobots, in an act of aggression." She stated as i pulled my hand out of her grip.
"I am not your comrade, nor am i an Autobot." I then stopped as i realized the time i had wasted, "look, can we just continue." I said holding my head as if i had a headache.
Arcee looked me up and down, "yes, but this whole cybertron business, we're all uncertain whether to go back or not, like i said earlier we've made friends and family, this isn't a decision we'll be making lightly."
"Uncertain..." i said to myself.
"It's just the things we need to consider." She started as we started walking again, "cybertron still needs rebuilding, we can't ignore that, but we can't ignore earth either...we just...we just need to think about this." She said still following the tracker, its continuous beeping drove deep into my audio receptors.
"But if you had a choice." I then said more lively, "if cybertron was fully restored and liveable...where would you go?" i asked.
"Please, don't put me on the spot like this." She said as she looked at the tracker, "the omega keys in there." She said as we looked ahead of us, an ancient looking tomb still fascinating to look upon nonetheless but its entrance was a little too short in height, great something else to duck under.
I moved past Arcee as she stepped out of the way of my path, i jogged into the tomb leaving the both of them behind,
"Uh, Arcee?" was the last thing i heard smokescreen say as i headed inside. That weird blue look emanated from my optics again as it was so dark, i continued forward, mainly hieroglyphs, many people in rows looking as though they were in worship as well as their gods, such as Ra and Horus, surrounded the walls.
I got so ahead of myself that i had come to a cross road, of course it couldn't be a simple as a straight line, so i had no choice but to wait for Arcee and Smokescreen, as i puffed and lent a hand on my hip, and it wasn't long till another glow of optics came my way, "are you going to try to be more patient now?" Arcee asked.
I merely tilted my head upwards in silence; she patted me on the shoulder reassuringly as smokescreen went in front of me. "Huh nice of the humans to pile all these rocks on top of our relic huh?" smokescreen jested.
We then came across a hieroglyph with two figures raising there hands to a glowing artifact, "pretty much spells things out doesn't it." Smokescreen commented.
"Come on help me move this." Arcee said pushing herself against the wall. We in turn helped out as it slowly moved out of the way. And there lay the key, brown, rusty looking. Something doesn't feel right, do these keys go into something? Like a door? Or do you put it into the planet itself? Why would Alpha Trion tell him about the keys but not where they go? Unless...unless he has.
As soon as Smokescreen took the key i quickly headed back out, none of this feels right, my bond with dad is suddenly feeling so distant, as is my attitude, "the ancient humans must've thought the omega key was a gift from the gods." I heard smokescreen say from behind.
"And in a sense, they weren't wrong." Arcee said.
"and only in a 'sense" i added as i finally got outside and my vision returned to normal, not as great as it sounds as on the outside we were greeted with the sight of megatron, "the relic, now." He demanded, standing there as if he had been waiting for a while.
"Three against one, we can take him." Smokescreen said confidently.
Megatron then unveiled a glowing purple sword, it hummed but it was a very disturbing hum.
"Ratchet groundbridge now!" Arcee demanded.
Megatron spun himself round with the sword as a purple wave was sent flying our way. You couldn't dodge it as we placed our arms in front of us in a protective manner, a series of 'urgh!' sounds were made as we were thrown across the desert, good grief what just happened?! I was on my front, but i heard blaster fire, i heaved myself up on my knees as i looked to my side Arcee was firing at megatron, i couldn't see smokescreen, i looked around, where's the key? But then a purple wave came over me as it was slightly blurred. And rose towards a pyramid. "Why do the decepticons always get the good shit?!"
"Smokescreen!" Arcee yelled as she looked in the direction of that purple wave.
"Huh? Smokescreen?" i said looking at her then i started squinting at the pyramid, there's nothing there...t-there's nothing there...s-smokescreen, I then stood up as i extended my own blasters, i looked to Arcee who was weary like a zombie she lost all sense of will, i frowned as to what she was thinking she can't mourn smokescreen while she's still on the battle field! Megatron was approaching her, Arcee do something! Move! He picked up the omega key as she was now at his mercy, "Arcee what are you doing?!" i called to her.
"What manner of treasure did iacon send us this time?" he asked as he pointed the tip of the blade under Arcee's chin.
"Arcee snap out of it!" i cried again as i ran to her side.
"I would slice you in two right now, but i need you to deliver a message, tell Optimus prime that if he wants this relic he must come and claim it himself." He said throwing the key like a dagger into the sand.
Arcee still looked like a weary child, "Arcee?" i said to her as i caught up to her.
"It seems the autobots are slowly growing in number." Megatron commented with a slight sound of curiosity in his tone. A groundbridge opened up behind us, i put an arm around Arcee, she was so dead in expression, "come on Arcee, we can't grieve here." She was not responding so i shook her, "Arcee!"
"What is your name? Answer me!" Megatron then asked me.
I whipped my head to him It was strange he didn't recognize my tone, maybe it was the slight robotic sound to it or maybe because we have rarely had conversation but he didn't recognize me. Though i didn't answer merely tried to snap Arcee from her zombie state as i turned my back to him guiding her to the groundbridge, "you dare turn your back on me?" megatron snarled.
"Do you dare to turn your back on me?" i said back to him as he growled, needless to say i had overstepped my boundaries, what was i thinking?! Megatron took a grab for my arm as he tugged me that much so i swear my arm was going to drop off.
Arcee was still in a state of grief but her eyes widened as she took in the situation, and because of that she must have not realised what she was about to say, "Ellen!" she cried holding out a hand desperately.
Megatron furrowed his brow as he looked at me, still with his clawed hand on my arm as i whacked it away, "don't touch me!" i hissed.
He then closed his optics as he started cackling, "How desperate." He said as he then began to think.
Arcee got back into a normal state as she armed herself again, "you put the slightest dent on her and I'll blow your processor off!"
"I highly doubt that." He mocked as he casually started thinking again, "give him the message, if he doesn't come..." he then looked at me, "well i'm sure you can figure it out for yourself." He said as he got out his plasma cannon and directed it my way.
Arcee's optics flashed with horror but had that look of bitterness as she ran through the groundbridge, as she disappeared I pushed Megatrons arm in the direction of his face out of spite megatron growled as he put a clawed hand around my throat, i choked slightly re-calling a time starscream had done the same thing, "you may be a different form, but i can still easily dispose of you." He said beginning to choke me harder. I tried to fight against it, pushing his hand from my throat with both my hands, but he merely looked amused at my attempt of strength, "tell me, do you know the purpose of this...relic?" he asked casually as though he were my host.
I remained silent mainly because it was really hard to suppress a sarcastic comment.
Due to my silence his mouth twitched slightly as he then got out his sword again and he stuck it into my shoulder without warning it was a light attack and he retracted just as fast, but it broke into my Armour and my metallic skin it was scary how easily he could do that much damage with a slight poke of the sword, "argh!" i winced as i held my shoulder i looked at my hand as energon stained it, "is this the only option you take to get your own way." I hissed through my teeth as i continued t hold my shoulder.
"No, there is termination." He scoffed as he picked up the omega key again and dragged me towards the direction of the pyramid.
I looked him over as i noticed his arm, like a purple shine to it, and majestic, but it was a horrific sight on megatron "who's is that?" i asked slightly disgusted.
"An arm of a prime." He confirmed not even looking at me.
I twitched my mouth slightly though i wasn't surprised, "And Ratchet said you weren't no ghoul, he was giving you more credit then you deserve, now let me guess, you used that so you could wield the forge of Solas prime and make this...evil sword that sounds like a malicious version of the star saber." I theorized.
"Sounds like..." he scoffed, "but yes, it is exactly that except you missed one detail, this was made from dark energon, therefore i saw it fitting to name it the dark star saber." He said.
"Dark star saber? Seriously?" i thought to myself.
It was really tempting to give him a whack in the face it really was, and at that point i could, i even clenched my fist. "Don't even try to attempt; i can snap you in two, either way." He said as he then threw the omega key overhead like a javelin and it landed about thirty meters ahead.
"If you say so." I added.
"I do not care for humor and yours wares very thin." He then looked at his blade as a sudden thought came to mind as he suddenly lifted the sword overhead about to bring it down on me, "my sword is dry." He said. I slightly grew stunned, well i wasn't expecting him to be so blunt, well i should've actually but this just felt 'insane' of him, well even more crazy then he normally is.
Then a slight green glow appeared in front. Very slight, as a figure appeared from it, walking slowly towards our position as megatron walked towards him, no question that it was dad, "i want you to see this." Megatron hissed at me.
I stood still, i didn't really want to be caught in a clash of lightsaber's "claim your prize Optimus, if you can." Megatron mocked at him.
Dads optics wandered at megatons side, his arm, "by the allspark megatron, what have you done?!" he said horrified.
"This?" megatron said casually looking at his arm. "I find it affords me certain advantages such as the use of the forge of solas prime." He then unveiled his sword. "My first creation fashioned by the very blood of unicron i call it the dark star saber. Slayer of primes if you will." He said as he wasted no time in charging towards dad with his sword firmly in hand.
Dad too unveiled his star saber, megatron threw a wave of purple as dad jumped over it and continued towards megatron, and he in turn spun and threw a blue wave towards him. Megatron threw his sword upon it as he cut the wave in two causing a huge crack in the surface, again he threw another wave of purple towards dad who cut it in two also, mere second later megatron threw another wave as dad ran on top of an ancient wall, which acted as a shield for the wave to pass through destroying it completely.
He then threw himself in the air as he brought down his sword onto megatron clashing his sword with his, a huge aura of purple and blue surrounded the two briefly because of this, and did so again every time there swords met, another blow was made with each sword as they both held that lock longer causing a slight tremor as the aura of purple and blue grew, a loud humming sound came from it and i couldn't make out the conversation megatron was making and he then threw a hand around dads neck as the aura had stopped and he had been pinned to another ancient wall.
Judging from dads head movement he in turn was talking to megatron as he abruptly threw his sword at him making him propel backwards onto his back, megatron recovered quickly as he threw another wave of purple at dad who barrel rolled out of its fury.
Again their swords clashed,
Upwards,
Downwards,
Then megatron managed to strike dad down by the shoulder, it must've caused damage as dad acknowledged it, again Megatron spoke something else as they hit swords again and with the second blow megatron sent dad on his front, megatron raised his sword as dad quickly recovered and clashed his sword again and in an instant and shocking for that matter, the glowing blue that emanated from the star saber was instantly gone as it fell like glass to the final blow.
I noticed the shards turned black like ash and disappeared altogether, dad fell to his knees as, the hilt and a small fraction of the sword was all that existed.
My optics widened as megatron lay his sword on dads shoulder close to his neck, "i hope i can at least make him stumble." i thought as i was about to run towards megatron.
But a slight tap on the shoulder got me on edge as i whipped my head around, "hey." Was the casual voice of smokescreen!
"smo..." i started as he stopped me and motioned towards megatron.
"...with your head besides my new trophy." We heard megatron say as we closed in on there position.
"Oh you mean this?" smokescreen said revealing the key, "finders keepers." He jested.
I think the both of them were too stunned but dad not so much as he used this time to uppercut megatron and then still using the now broken star saber in a struggle to keep megatron immobilized. Smokescreen charged towards the both of them, "smokescreen fall back!" dad ordered as a wave was accidentally released from the dark star saber, just missing smokescreen as he dived to the floor.
Dad then managed to force megatron to the floor as he continued to keep him pinned. But inevitably megatron punched him in the face as he fell back but dad quickly recovered before he hit the floor and found his feet.
Megatron threw another wave at dad, too soon for him to dodge but smokescreen put his back to dad as he and smokescreen both went through the wave...
"Ratchet, groundbridge!" dad said, i ran to the both of them as he said that.
"No!" megatron announced.
"Missed us." Smokescreen teased.
A groundbridge was finally sent as we made our way for it, dad in front, then me and then smokescreen with a pursuing megatron not far behind. And that same humming came from behind as we ran through the groundbridge.
On the other side dad stood there as i came up closely from behind, ratchet led him to the side as dad motioned for me to follow, i frowned at him suspiciously, but i went over to him anyway as a stunned conversation was going on behind about smokescreen being alive.
i sighed as i rolled my optics and stood beside him, "what?" i asked flatly.
He placed his hand under my chin as his optics traveled over my face, "are you...alright? Megatron did not harm you in anyway?" he asked, trying to examine my whole form, i was still in a pretty down mood but his concern forced my face to soften but i was still on my guard.
"i-i'm fine..." I said hiding my shoulder as it started trickling energon again.
"I saw your shoulder so don't bother attempting to hide it." Ratchet butted in physically examining Dads arm.
Dad then attempted to try and see it for himself as i pushed him away, "don't..." i uttered, shifting away from him.
He tilted his head in concern, "what is..." he started.
"Again?" Ratchet then said in smokescreens direction as he scanned dads arm, something about smokescreen borrowing stuff again, hey don't get me wrong I'm generally relived he's alive but i don't really want to hear the details, i just folded my arms and walked over to the computer screen as i looked upon the encryption.
"You need that examined. in fact Ratchet should have examined you first." Dad said following me, and he placed both his hand on my shoulder from behind, i don't need comfort, and i showed this as i spun around.
"You know what? I don't need examining, or a sword, or your comfort, or this...form! i wanted to help you end this war between your race, and now...well...it just looks like I'm just getting the short end of the stick again!" i yelled as i pushed past him, and made my way down the hallway, i touched a finger under my optics as i felt a slight leak escape them...energon tears...something i didn't really want to experience.
A/N i don't like Ellen like this :( but hopefully her feelings will improve? or perhaps get worse?
she's already past breaking point :/
if there was a better name for the 'dark star saber' (lol) what would you call it? :)
at the request of AlphaTrion3145 i put in the 'why do decepticons always get the good shit?' line, i hope this pleases you ;D
anyway i hope this chapter is alright and i didn't make Ellen too much of a douche (because that wasn't my intention :S)