Dang! The thirteenth and final chapter of Rise of the TechnaFury!

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Hey guys, if you don't know by now, the poll is officially closed, I hoped you voted.

Results of the poll are down below, if you're wondering XD

Anyway, I do not own any HTTYD elements I may use in this story, nor do I own Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters. But I do own Talus, and I also own the natural Predacon evolution idea.

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GirlWhoLovesAnime: Oh did you now? XD That's a maybe on being equal, and Ratchet was a little to excited to work on the saddle *Shudders*. Maybe Ratchet and Shockwave will work together in time, I dunno. *Talus comes in and snatches cookies* Thank you! *She runs away* *Me* Talus! No!

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Now onto the show folks!

Take Care Now, Bye Bye Then!

Chapter Thirteen: The Mighty Talus...Keeps Her Rider!

The Nemesis Labs: Four Rotor Cycles (Weeks) Later

Smokescreen sighed through his intakes, he rubbed the back of his helm with his right servo as he stared down at the large object on the table that he was currently leaning against.

It was a new right artificial tailfin created by Shockwave, it was a light teal blue in color and that was it, just a tailfin, nothing else.

He remembered what brought him to this point, scared to give Talus this great gift.

The Nemesis Labs: Four Solar Cycles ago

Well they had found Shockwave on that mission and Optimus had convinced Shockwave to come and work with the others so that Predaking would have more brethren.

After many declines, Shockwave finally agreed, on one condition. He would have to be allowed to study Talus, as she was something he did not have any knowledge about, and he completely wanted to find out about her and her species, like he did with Predaking.

Talus declined at first, well that's putting it very lightly, she did not want to be studied, but after some convincing and begging from Predaking, she reluctantly agreed, only if her safety was guaranteed.

Which in fact, it was, and Shockwaved moved from his hidden lab, to his old Nemesis Lab.

Over the course of next four rotor cycles, Shockwave had proven that he would not harm Talus on purpose, especially with Predaking breathing down his circuits.

Shockwave found out a few things about Talus that they didn't know before, like the fact her spark casing had actually twice as thick as Predaking's, Shockwave found out it was a necessary evolution for Talus to go into her 'Alpha mode', or else her spark would have eaten through her own casing and chassis.

Shockwave also found out that Talus' optics were made up of four parts, each part had it's own part for her to see as great as she could, especially her optical pupil joint, which she was able to flex these joints at will or with emotional states.

Talus didn't mind the poking and prodding, as long as Shockwave stayed away from her left tailfin.

After much convincing to Talus, Shockwave analyzed what made up her left tailfin, Shockwave was a special kind of gentle that nobody had ever seen before.

And Shockwave came to the conclusion that the TechnaFuries as a species were not only close cousins/relatives to the original Predacons, but they may have also been partial fore-sires to the Seekers!

Talus didn't believe this one bit, but since it was just a theory, she didn't worry about it too much.

Once Shockwave was done with his experiments on Talus, he kept his promise and started to clone more Predacons for Predaking.

Predaking was almost like a giddy sparkling at this, so he ordered Skylinx, Darksteel, and Ripclaw to go and scour the terrain for more of their ancient ancestor's bones.

They found a few bones thankfully, and Shockwave got started on the cloning procedures.

Talus and Smokescreen flew around a lot more often, learning the new saddle until they had it perfected.

Meanwhile, new refugees had been coming to land on Cybertron, the best examples were that Optimus' mate Elita One had come back, Talus had never seen Optimus so happy.

And the other was when a Autobot mech landed named Jazz landed on Cybertron, Arcee was ecstatic, she and the mech turned out to be great friends and they hadn't seen each other for over 800 stellar cycles (Years).

Knockout and Bulkhead had been getting along a bit, Knockout even taught Bulkhead how to use his sacred buffer, Knockout hasn't been happier, but Talus could tell that Knockout still missed Breakdown heavily.

Shockwave and Ratchet also got Soundwave out of the Shadowzone, poor mech almost went crazy, but Ratchet and Knockout patched him up, and now he helps with our communications.

Starscream was in heavy stasis, Talus didn't think he would wake up.

Shockwave had called Smokescreen into his lab and showed him the new artificial tailfin he had made for Talus, it was even lighter and stronger than the tailfin they were using that Ratchet had made.

But the biggest thing, there was no saddle, or lines that went with it.

When asked about it, Shockwave just replied with "Talus is a TechnaFury, for it is illogical for such a creature of speed to have a rider. It slows her down, so it is logical to make the assumption that she would want to fly as fast as she can. Therefore Smokescreen, I have made Talus this tailfin, for I have calculated that she will go as fast as physically possible for her species. Please give this to her when you have the time"

That brings us to today.

The Nemesis' Labs: Present Day

Smokescreen sighed through his intakes yet again, everyone he had asked this about, they all said to give the tailfin to Talus.

Smokescreen was conflicted, he loved flying with Talus, it was amazing...but what if he was just a burden to her? What if he was slowing her down?

He didn't want that, but he also wanted to stay as Talus' rider.

Smokescreen jumped when he felt a large servo gently land on his shoulder joint, he turned around quickly to see a worried looking Optimus.

Optimus then asked "Smokescreen, what bothers you?"

Smokescreen looked at his leader before he sighed once again and he said conflicted "Optimus, I-I don't know what to do"

Optimus raised a brow ridge before Smokescreen gave an exasperated sigh and he moved out of the way so Optimus could see the new tailfin.

Optimus looked at the tailfin with curious optics before he asked gently "Smokescreen, what does this tailfin do exactly?"

Smokescreen walked over and he said "Watch", before he grabbed the small lever running parallel to the actual tailfin and he gently pulled it, and the tailfin opened at the exact same time as the lever was pulled.

Optimus nodded and he heard Smokescreen say "This tailfin will let her Talus fly on her own...without me"

Optimus looked at Smokescreen's faceplate before he asked "You find this troubling?"

Smokescreen sighed sadly before he said "Optimus I-I don't want to be away from her, I want to fly with her across the sky...but the other Predacons can come and fly as they please, Talus can't. It's not fair"

Optimus thought for a klik before he said "Smokescreen, I understand your plight. But for I cannot make that decision for you. My advice, do what you feel is right in your spark, and stay with that decision, mindful of the cost to you, as well as Talus"

Smokescreen looked down before Optimus gently patted his shoulder armor with a servo and said "Good luck Smokescreen", with that, Optimus walked out of the lab.

Smokescreen looked at the doors as they shut and he sighed, he looked at the tailfin with worried optics.

Smokescreen took a deep breath in with his intakes before he grabbed the tailfin and he walked out of the lab.

The Energon River:

Talus was in her natural TechnaFury form, and she gave a snarl as she walked back and forth along the riverbank, Smokescreen was supposed to be here fifteen cycles (Minutes) ago.

Her audio sensors immediately rose to become fully erect when she heard "Hey Talus! Come here will ya!"

Talus gave a grumble as she quickly ran over, Smokescreen smiled as he saw his best friend run up to him.

Smokescreen smiled softly as Talus sniffed the bundle in his servos, and she snarled, it smelled like Shockwave.

Smokescreen's optics widened before he said quickly "Hey, it's okay Talus, this is a gift from Shockwave, it's nothing bad I promise"

Talus gently glared at him before she gave a small needy growl, she wanted to fly!

Smokescreen smiled before he said "Okay, just let me get this on you"

Talus's helm followed after Smokescreen as he knelt down by her tail and she folded out her left tailfin before she felt Smokescreen strap whatever it was on her tail tip and armor.

Smokescreen smiled softly as he muttered "Yeah, you are going to love this"

Talus felt something touch her left tailfin and she growled softly, she felt Smokescreen tap her armor and she lifted her tail structure up and she looked at the object, it was smelling weird.

Talus snarled, she didn't like it!

She roared as she tried to shake it off, she gave a roar as she whipped her tail every which way as she tried to whip if off.

Smokescreen's optics widened before he exclaimed "No, no, no! Talus! Stop! Please wait! Talus! Please!"

Smokescreen dodged her tail structure as it whipped by his helm.

Talus planted her servos and pedes before she whipped her tail structure one last time and spread her left tailfin as wide as she could.

Talus froze as she saw what the thing did.

It was an artificial tailfin! But this one...opened with her other tailfin, and it was just as wide as her real tailfin.

Talus looked at it, and she gently spread and closed her left tailfin and her optical pupils became slits as she saw that the artificial tailfin did the same as her real tailfin!

Talus then realized...she could fly on her own, Shockwave made this tailfin so she could fly on her own...and Smokescreen delivered it to her, this gift...her best friend.

Talus turned her helm towards Smokescreen whom was smiling softly, and he said "There you go. Got it?"

Talus looked at Smokescreen with wide, amazed optics, but she didn't move other than that.

Smokescreen frowned a bit before he asked "Talus?", he slowly moved over to touch her muzzle. Talus jumped back, her main wings, stabilizer fins, and tailfin opened wide, the artificial right tailfin did the same.

With a roar, Talus took off into the sky with shocking speed, and soon she was out of sight.

"RRRRROOOOOWWWWWLLLLL!"

Smokescreen's entire structure froze as he stared where Talus had been on the sky just a klik ago.

Smokescreen's Quarters: Four Solar Cycles Later

Smokescreen sighed as he laid in his berth, it was lonely, very lonely without Talus here with him.

He gently turned his structure to where he was laying on his side and he closed his optics, trying to get some recharge.

Smokescreen's optics snapped open when he swore he heard a TechnaFury grumble and a short time later he heard a large slam on the Upper Hull.

A smile broke into Smokescreen's, before he jumped out of his berth while exclaiming "Talus!"

The Upper Hull: Ten Kliks Later

Smokescreen's alt. form drove through the opening doors of the Upper Hull before his tires drove over some old Energon, he slipped and tumbled while transforming before he slammed onto his back armor.

"Owww, okay that hurt"

"...Smokescreen?"

Smokescreen looked up to see Optimus looking down at him and Optimus asked "Are you alright Smokescreen"

Optimus extended a servo and Smokescreen grabbed it and Optimus hauled Smokescreen back up to his pedes.

"Oh uh, hey Optimus", Smokescreen said with a wince.

Optimus looked at Smokescreen before Smokescreen asked with high hopes "Optimus, did you see Talus? I swear I heard her"

Optimus frowned a bit before he answered "I'm afraid not Smokescreen, I think you heard myself. Ratchet had recently repaired my jet turbines and I have just tested them to make sure they are functional"

Smokescreen's structure seemed to deflate before he said in disappointment "Oh okay"

Smokescreen turned to walk back to his quarters before Optimus put a servo on his shoulder joint and Optimus said "Hold on Smokescreen, something is on your processor and I would like to know what it is"

Smokescreen turned to his leader before he said "Well...it's been four solar cycles Optimus, four! And I thought...Talus would have been back by now"

Optimus nodded his own helm before he said "Well she might be with the other Predacons, looking for their ancestor's bones"

Smokescreen sighed before he said "I guess, I wish I could be that peppy thinking Optimus"

Optimus blinked his optics before he said "Smokescreen, please listen, I know what it is like, to miss someone you love every solar cycle. But what do we do when they are not here, for we celebrate their memory and cherish it."

Smokescreen then said "But Optimus, Talus isn't dead, she...she left me"

Optimus nodded softly "She may have, she may not have. The point is that you and Talus have a strong bond, and I think that will bring her back, just be patient Smokescreen"

Smokescreen nodded his helm, and without a word, he walked away.

The Energon River: Two Cycles Later

Smokescreen sat down by the river, looking into the sunset. He was very depressed, he didn't realize how much he needed Talus until now, Optimus was right, they had a bond.

Smokescreen sighed before he felt a puff of warm air on the back of his neck cables, he blinked and he just scratched them with a servo.

He felt another puff of air and he sighed angrily and he exclaimed "Ripclaw, I'm not in the mood, so knock it off!"

He felt another puff of air and he whipped around to yell at what he thought was 'Ripclaw', only to have his entire structure freeze and his optics widen.

Talus the TechnaFury was standing right there with a smile on her faceplate.

Smokescreen smiled wide and ran towards her while exclaiming happily "Talus! Hey!"

Talus ran up to him as well and his servos clamped shut around her neck armor as he hugged her tightly.

Talus gave a purr as she used her right servo to hug him back, she had missed him as well.

Smokescreen blinked before he pushed her away and he pointed a digit at her and scolded playfully "Bad Predacon! Very bad Predacon! You scared me to the pit! Don't ever stay away that long again...and what is in your mouth?!"

Talus gave a purr and she gently opened her mouth plates to drop the form she had in her mouth. It was a small bone, it looked like a claw tip...attached to a string!

Smokescreen blinked his optics before he opened his right chassis plate and he felt around, he couldn't find it! His TechnaFury claw tip that Alpha Trion had given him was gone!

But...it was right in front of him, Talus...had found it.

Talus gave a grumble before she transformed into her alt. femme form, before she said "I noticed it slipped out of your chassis when we were trying to fly the first saddle. I marked where it was in my head, and well...I wanted to surprise you"

Smokescreen gently picked it up and he put it around his neck cables, before he quickly hugged Talus again.

"That's where you've been...Talus thank you, you are amazing"

Talus smiled softly before she said "Your welcome Smokescreen, just don't lose it again, turns out it fell into a crack, so I had to dig it out"

Smokescreen smiled and said "Thank you again Talus"

Talus smiled and said "No problem bud"

Smokescreen's Quarters: A Solar Cycle Later

Smokescreen gave a yawn through his intakes before he rose from his berth, he blinked his optics when he didn't find Talus on the floor where she usually recharged.

Smokescreen heard a slam on the Upper Hull and he smirked before he quickly transformed and drove out of his quarters.

Not even ten kliks later, he transformed and he said "I'm coming Talus!"

He walked over to where she usually was and he said "Okay Talus, come on down, I was just..."

He paused when he saw that Talus was sitting in her TechnaFury form, but the weird thing was that she brought out her old saddle, lines, and artificial tailfin that Ratchet had made.

Smokescreen smiled softly before he said "Talus, why did you bring this stuff out for? You know you don't need it"

He gently pushed the saddle away with his left pede, Smokescreen then said "Come one Tal, let's get going"

He was about to get on her neck armor, when she gently walked away, she circled around and she lat down by the saddle again with a purr.

Smokescreen cocked his helm and he walked over to her and tried again, when she did the same thing he said "Would you quit fooling around Talus, you have your new tailfin now"

Talus just sat down by it again with a small smirk on her faceplate, Smokescreen saw this and asked softly "Talus?"

Talus looked down before she turned her helm towards her tailtip, the right tailfin looking back at her.

Talus gently spread her left tailfin open and the artificial right tailfin did the same movements, Talus gave a small grumble before she looked at Smokescreen with a small smile.

Talus stood on her servos and pedes before she lifted her tail structure and she slammed the artificial tailfin hard onto the metal Cybertronian Nemesis' Upper Hull.

Smokescreen's optics widened before he exclaimed "Talus! Stop! What are you doing?!"

Talus slammed her tail two more times before she flung off the now useless tailfin over the end of the Nemesis, she looked at Smokescreen, whom looked like he was questioning her sanity.

Talus gave a purr before she gently grabbed the saddle in her denta-less jaws and she gently dragged over the saddle in front of Smokescreen.

Smokescreen's optics widened as he realized what she chose.

With a small growl, Talus gently tapped a paw onto the saddle and looked at Smokescreen expectantly.

The look of questioning and shock on Smokescreen's faceplate, slowly turned to a happy smile.

One Cycle Later

Talus and Smokescreen glided high on the Cybertronian sky, Talus gave a grumble as Smokescreen smiled and gently pet Talus neck armor.

(Smokescreen's Narration):

"The war on Cybertron lasted for more than 10,000 Stellar Cycles.

It clung on with both servos, and it didn't let go.

And the only real comforts against the fear.

Are those you keep close to your spark.

One of those, is my best friend, a mighty TechnaFury named Talus.

With her help, the war finally ended."

Smokescreen smiled before he asked over the wind "Talus you ready?"

Talus gave a grumble before she nodded her large helm.

Smokescreen turned off his Polarity belt and he quickly took his pedes out of the pedals, he then crouched on the saddle for a second before he dived off of Talus back.

Talus made sure to dive as he fell and soon they were helm to helm.

Talus turned her body to where she was chassis to chassis with Smokescreen.

Talus and Smokescreen looked at each other and Talus gave a denta-less smile which made Smokescreen laugh softly.

Talus and Smokescreen fell with their optic lids shut as they enjoyed the air whizzing past their armor.

"Turns out, that was the best year of my life.

That year I gave my best friend a pretty great gift, her flight."

Talus turned to where her back armor was to Smokescreen, he quickly got back on the saddle, turned on the polarity belt, and put his pedes onto the pedals.

This caused the right artificial tailfin to open up wide again.

Smokescreen smiled and he yelled "Yeeee! Hawwww!"

Talus' main wings, stabilizer fins, and left tailfin snapped open and acted like a parachute, but Talus dived with her wings still opened wide.

This caused white streaks to appear on the ends of her main wings and she gave a bellowing roar as dust flew up as rider and TechnaFury barely touched the ground.

"She gave me an even better one.

The last mighty Predicous-Technalogicus-Furious had chosen me to be her rider.

And I am loving every second of it"

"RRRRRRRROOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLL!"

Well this is the last official chapter of Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, The Rise of the TechnaFury.

I hope you guys enjoyed it, but don't worry, I will be making an epilogue after this chapter.

And as promised, the poll results are in!

Drum roll please!

*Drum roll*

Coming in at third place is the one and only Skylinx! By having 30% or 3 votes of the total votes, and only by alphabetical order.

Coming in at second place is Darksteel! By having 30& of 3 votes of the total votes, and by once again alphabetical order!

Finally, coming in at number one is the Rookie everyone loves, the one and only Smokescreen! By having...60% or 9 of the total votes!

So it is decided by you guys, that Talus and Smokescreen shall eventually be mates.

I hope you guys enjoyed this story as much as I had writing it!

And as I always say!

Take Care Now, Bye Bye Then!