Lego owns Bionicle, the names Ketongu and Jaller, and Lesovikk, Hasbro owns Transformers and the name Xanthium, and Galem owns Tali, Ava, Amber, Iris, Alyan, Diego, Adhira, Valera, and Kasar.
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Chapter 24: Travel
Back with Green and the others, Amber sat back with a sigh as she sadly gazed over her unconscious aunt. She had just finished applying bandages to her wounds that now she almost looked like a half wrapped mummy. Amber chuckled a bit to herself, remembered her dad mentioning that Adhira hated the Mummy series with a passion.
Slash sat sadly besides the female Toa of Ice, still regretful that he hadn't done something earlier. Sure, Adhira had tried her best to assure him that he had done what he could, but as a Prime he should've been better prepared to fight. That, and much less fearful of KillShot. Though he was among the most dangerous of Makutacons, the life of a Bionicle or Transformer should've been a bigger priority to him than his own life had been. Now, because of him, Diego could lose a mother, and Prowl would've lost the chance to ever reunite with his wife.
Slash blinked rapidly once that second name had entered his thought processor. 'Prowl'! Slash thought. 'Optimus Prime's second in command and Diego's dad'! His look turned confused. 'Why didn't Adhira contact him the second she came home'? Sure, Adhira had tried to keep herself busy, helping out the Toabots straighten up their base as much as she could, but surely she would've had SOME time to get into contact with him. Unless...'
Slash looked to Amber with a worried expression as he asked: "Has she ever told you if Prowl is still... online"?
"Twice." Amber replied with a nod. "But she doesn't know his whereabouts. She hasn't been able to contact him since she got back."
Slash let out a sigh of relief, happy that Diego still had his dad. "Oh". Slash replied, then gazing sadly down at Adhira. Though the thought of his dad still being alive was slightly reassuring, Diego had still just gotten his mother back a few days ago. If she would be taken that soon, he knew he would be to blame for not stopping her when he had the chance.
"Why do you ask?" Amber tilted her head at him, noticing his mournful gaze at Adhira.
Slash sighed sadly, turning his head towards her with an even sadder expression. "Because I can't imagine living alone like that. "Well I CAN, in a sense , but... Imagine what kind of toll it puts on Diego. Next to Xanthiums betrayal, this is going to seriously hurt him".
Amber felt the tears welling in her eyes as she thought of her cousin. "You're right. Diego just got her back and now he might lose her for good. He'll be Liark-broken when he sees her like this."
Pow was leaning against the wall nearby and he spotted Amber silently crying next to Slash over Adhira. As he saw the tears fall, he felt the break in his heartlight grow wider. She was clearly both worried and afraid for Adhira's well being, as well as Diego's, and it was very understandable. All of her friends were family to her, and Adhira literally WAS family. If Adhira was lost to them, it wouldn't just hurt Diego or Prowl. It would also hurt the woman he loved for a very long time.
Pow walked quickly to Amber, then leaning down next to her and pulling her into a soft hug as he whispered to her: "Hey, we're not going to lose her. Don't you worry".
Ops's optics widened then as a thought occurred to him. He looked down at Adhira's unconscious body, curiosity filling his thought processor. He had already healed Tali using the method of spark-healing, though that might have been lucky since this method was usually only used between Cybertronians. 'Then again, if it worked with one Bionicle, I don't see why it shouldn't work with her'. Even if it wouldn't, which he was starting to doubt that it wouldn't, he had to try something and no way was he going to sit around and do nothing when he knew he could do something.
Ops walked over quickly, leaning down next to Adhira's unconscious body and opening up the spark chamber in his chest as he said: "Quick, one of you place her hand on my spark".
Amber jumped in surprise when he opened his chest plates. "Ops, what are you doing?"
"Just trust me". Ops replied quickly "Take one of her hands and put it on my spark. I've done this with Tali, I know it works".
Tali nodded in agreement when Amber glanced her way. She remembered when Ops had used his spark energy to heal her and she prayed it would work to save Adhira too. Seeing Tali's expression, Amber felt more at ease. "I'll do it." She said, gently picking up one of Adhira's limp hands.
As Ops waited patiently, Green gazed over at them curiously. He had heard about the concept of spark-healing, and the concept was interesting to him, but he had never seen it be performed. Though it seemed strange that Ops would want to test it on a Bionicle as it seemed logical that it would only heal Cybertronians. Then again, Green had never had interest in the medical field so he wouldn't judge, and if it worked he wouldn't question it.
Pow raised an eyebrow however. "You're sure about this? I-"
Ops nodded and interrupted: "Yes guys, I'm sure".
Wordlessly, Amber rested Adhira's hand on Ops' spark and prayed quietly that this would work.
The very second Adhira's hand had touched it, a blue, liquid like energy spread from his spark, and onto her hand. Green, Pow, and Amber all watched in amazement as the liquid-like, blue energy continued to spread, reaching and healing every single wound with a bright flash. A few seconds later, the liquid pulled slowly away from each wound, revealing clean patches of min, before retreating completely back into his spark.
Slowly, Adhira opened her eyes as she pulled back her hand by her own strength.
"Aunt Adhira?" Amber's voice quivered with emotions, catching Adhira's attention.
"Hey, Amber." The Guardian Vo Toa smiled warmly at her niece and braced herself as Amber flung herself at her in a joyful hug which Adhira returned with a chuckle.
Ops closed his spark chamber, smiling warm-heartedly at their happiness, as did everyone else in the ship. Greens was a smile of relief, happy that Ops's theory had managed to heal Adhira and possibly save her from death. They had had enough people die already, and three betrayals, and because of that, a lot of people were hurting emotionally. They couldn't afford to lose anyone else. Pow smiled happily as well, resting a hand on Amber's shoulder as if to tell her: 'I told you so'.
Remembering their audience in the room, Amber turned to Ops while touching hand to Pow's. "Thank you, Ops." Adhira smiled at the young Autobot and nodded her thanks as well.
Ops smiled back at them. "Hey, she's like my sister in law. I'm a little ashamed I didn't think of it earlier".
"Don't blame yourself, Ops." She tilted her head to the side in confusion. "But I am curious as to why you referred to me as your sister-in-law." Last she had checked, Prowl's brothers were Bluestreak and Smokescreen. And Valera was married to Nuju so...
"Prowl and I were like brothers". Ops responded. "My dad, Optimus Prime, always told us so as we spent time together. So since he's like my brother, you are like family".
Adhira's eyes widened at the mention of her adoptive father, Optimus Prime. Scenes of the little blue and red sparkling flooded her mind. How could she have forgotten him?! Her heart burned with a tang of regret for not noticing earlier, but she decided that no was not the time to reveal just how related they were. "I should've known you were Prime's son. You're so much like him." Her smile turned apologetic. "My apologies for not recognizing you earlier. You were but a sparkling last I saw you.
Ops blinked in surprise. "You saw me when I was a sparkling"?
"Yes, I did. Your parents were two of my dearest and closest friends. I even served under your father during the Great War. Valera and I both did." It pained Adhira to lie to him like that but her words were the closest she could get to the truth without revealing anything more.
"Cool"! Ops exclaimed with a bright smile, impressed that she had served under his dad prior to them meeting. He had always found it cool to meet someone who had served under his dad before his retirement. He waited a moment to regain his composure before adding: "Ahem, so... Did Prowl say anything about me while you two were together? Or do you ever get to see him"? Being his adopted brother, surely Prowl must've said something about him.
"Other than Diego, you were his favorite subject." Adhira chuckled, remembering all the times Prowl would talk none stop about Ops and how much he had grown and progressed in his training. "But I haven't been able to see him since I got back. In fact, I doubt he is aware I've come home."
Ops had a bit of a disappointed look. "Well, I guess that means I'm not the only one who misses him".
Sure, he could call him anytime he wanted, but visiting was a different story. Regardless of how much he truly loved his brother, he was always busy. One second he was on a mission, the next he was assigned a chore, the next he was doing scheduled drills, and the next he was on a date with Tali. Though that last one he wouldn't complain about. The fact that the two were states away didn't exactly help either. Though Ops was not exactly in the same situation as Adhira, Prowl was still family to him, and thus he missed him very much.
Adhira smiled sadly at Ops' disappointed look when a thought came to her. "I could ask Jazz, though I'm sure Valera would have a better chance of getting in contact with him than I would."
Ops's mood brightened visibly when she said that. "Really? You could"?
"Yes." Adhira grinned brightly. "Valera was his second so she would know how to reach him after all this time." She kept up her smile while the memories filled her head about their own exile and how Valera had managed to keep in touch with Jazz to learn of the changes in their world and how things were going without them.
Ops smiled brightly then, wrapping Adhira in a tight hug as he replied: "Thank you".
"You're welcome," she smiled as she hugged him back before pulling back and winking at him, "brother in law"., which earned a smile from Ops.
Green smiled once more, happy for Ops. Though he was not a soldier, he knew how lonely it could be when one was on a job that needed constant attention. He used to be one of two employees at his zoo after all and that was not an easy feat. He almost never got a chance to talk to his brother or friend, or ask out that same friend. If it weren't for his involvement with the Toabots, that might not have gotten better, and he would never have learned the true meaning or values of forgiveness. For Ops to have the chance to reunite with his adopted brother, no way could Green not be happy.
"I love it when people try to bring a lighter setting to the fact they're in a life or death situation". Z commented then. Though he and Slash had wanted to fly to the base with passengers earlier, everyone had immediately flocked into the ship, and there was no way that either of them were going to fly alone when they all practically needed each other right now.
Pow narrowed his eyes in the ex-cons direction. "Z.."
Z simply gazed at the Toa of Stone. "No, I'm not even kidding. I'm a maniac, but that doesn't make me sparkless".
Green looked over at them, a look of mock surprise on his Pakari as he jokingly said: "YOU of all people have a SPARK"?
Z rolled his optics. "Shut up".
Adhira threw her head back, laughing at this as Tali giggled with her. Amber chuckled and rolled her eyes at Z before turning her attention back to her aunt. She froze when she noticed something was missing. "Aunt Adhira?" She asked slowly. "Where is your necklace?"
Adhira blinked at Amber in confusion. "My necklace?"
Amber nodded. "Yes, I remember that you and Mom had matching necklaces. I just noticed you're not wearing yours."
Adhira was quiet for a few moments as she thought over what her niece was talking about before she spotted Valera's medallion around Amber's neck. "Oh, my medallion." She murmured softly as the memories came back to her.
Pow raised an eyebrow. "What medallion"?
"Valera and I were given unique medallions when we part of the family." She glanced at Amber. "They weren't matching per say. The pendants were shaped beautifully and had differences but the most noticeable difference were the gems and the engravings on the back. Valeria's was a red Lava gem and had the word, "Duty", while mine was a blue Water crystal and had the word, "Unity". No matter where we went, we always carried them around with us".
"Huh". Ops replied before looking to the side in thought.
'Unity and Duty'. Ops thought. Two of the old virtues the Bionicle race used to use. In a sense, they still used them, but they were now accompanied by other virtues from The Lord. Such as Love, Forgiveness, Self-Control, and Compassion. 'If only the Makutacons could bring themselves to have those kinds of virtues'. Ops thought. If that were the case, there wouldn't even be a war, nor a grudge to start it over. 'If only we could all have Mercy towards each other and forgive one another for their mistakes'. Opt thought. Maybe one day they would. Maybe one day, if they kept praying for the Makutacons, so that they would one day remove the blindfolds of hatred and anger and work with the Toabots to preserve a peace because of Jesus's sacrifice. But for now, they had to get back to base as fast as they possibly could.
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Biomarvel740: The spark healing thing is actually from another FanFiction by Starscreamsbuddy titled: Face the Reality (It's not finished but it's pretty interesting), and Nuju is owned by Lego.
Galem: cool. 😎
Biomarvel740: (chuckles at the emoji) You wrote pretty well btw.
Galem: I did?
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