Hello everyone I know it has been a very long truly sorry. Life has been hectic and busy in so many ways. This chapter has been more or less done it was just waiting for a finale edit from me, though I know there will most likely still be a few mistakes I will still miss. Either way I hope you all like what is to come. Enjoy.
Chapter 19
Amber's pov
I could swear I was dreaming but it felt so real.
I was above what looked to be the Arctic or Antarctica because of the frozen waist land below me. Up ahead of me there was what looked like a giant ice sculpture of some kind over a tall cliff. Drawing closer to it I felt my body shift in some odd way before landing on my feet. Walking the rest of the way to the huge piece of ice I began to see bits of color from deep inside it, golds and bonze being the main colors
'Did I just find something fron the bronze era?' I thought to myself while reaching out and touching the ice.
I could feel life inside the ice, but it was in pain that was not due to the cold around it. Running my hand over the surface of the ice I failed to notice the small glow that eminated from it. Than I pulled my hand back, made a fist and punched the ice hard. The ice chiped but there was no other damaged to it till after another couple of blows and a large crack began to form.
Then there was a burst of light right above my head and the sound of something powering up came from inside the ice. Taking a step back I saw that the sorce of light was a spark chamber. Backing up more I looked the ice over in greater detail, all the while more cracks apeared. Suddenly the ice bursted outward revealing what I knew from pictures the bots had shown me to be the dragon predacon. I felt a sliver of fear as it reared back letting lose a screaching roar before it fell to all fours and its burning gaze fell on me. I stood still while the beast slowly approached me, its gaze boring into my own.
"Easy there, easy." I muttered to it holding my hands open and in a none threatening maner. Then I was sitting up in my bed, Casper next to me looking at me with a sleepy gaze.
End of pov
A day had passed since the whole confrontation with Amber's Aunt who swore that she would tell Karl about the Autobots and that Amber was ok. The day had passed uneventfully, Miko, Raf and Jack had naps while Amber helped Ratchet with getting some work done. Most of the bots were busy with their own tasks when Fowler informed them about the two sightings of Decepticon activity across the globe. Optimus was sending the Wreckers to Scotland, while he, Smokescreen and Bee went to an oil feild outside El Paso but then frowned when Ultra Megnus picked up the forge of Solus Prime. 'Your just going to let him take it?!' She asked him through the bond.
Hearing her alarmed thought Optimus frowned at Amber, seeing the scowl on her face that was clrealy one of disapproval. 'Is there a reason not to let him?' he asked her with a raised eye ridge. Amber stopped to actually think about it and wasn't entirely sure to why she was being so possessive of the relic of her past life. 'Perhaps it is Solus that does not wish it.' Optums offered.
'Your probably right.' she agreed.
It was maybe half an hour after they had all left and Miko had "gone to get them sodas" when some thing happened. Amber was half dozing on the couch watching Jack and Raf play a game on the old tv when she started to see shadowy shapes. Large shadows slowly moving around the hanger, much like the bots do. Following one of them she could swear for a second that she saw a flek of metal in it when it passed Ratchet's workstation. Frowning Amber squinted to get a better look at this odd shadow that stood taller then the Autobot medic. The shadow must have felt her gaze because its head turned and a moment later a Cybertronian face was uncovered in the shadows and spoke to her. "Come to Cybertron sister. We are waiting for your return." He said befor he and the rest of the shadows disapeared
Casper yelped in surprise when Amber suddenly stood up from the couch and quickly headed towards the hanger door. Ratchet of course heard Casper's yelp and he had turned to look at the dog in annoyence but frowned when he saw Amber's face. "Amber are you alright?"
She shook her head but continued to walk towards the door not saying a word to any of them. Jack and Raf ran down after her and Jack tried to reach out to stop her but a sheild apeared around Amber stopping him. "Don't stop me. My brothers are calling."
Matt just then was walking into the hanger with a snacks for the kids and to check on Amber, worried about his goddaughter's health, when he spotted her. He was not expecting her to be standing near the door, looking at her friends oddly with an energy sheild around her "Amber what's wrong?" he asked running up to her.
Amber turned to look at him, her eyes glowing bright gold- amber, blue vains spearding across her skin. "Everything will be ok Uncle." With that said Amber transformed for the first time.
She grew in size, her flesh turned to metal and soon a tall Cybertronian femme stood in her place. She was as tall as Optimus but her build was leaner, her helm framed by a gold head piece that flared on either side of her face plating. Cables fell like hair came from under her helm, and cybertronian glyphs were on the cables. Her colors were simple silver with black trin with hits of reds in her armor that were revealed when she moved. She stood there, looking her hands over in awe hearing Ratchet, Jack and Raf slowly approaching.
"Amber?" Ractchet asked in awe. She turned and looked at him, her golden amber optics meeting his, rasing an eye ridge at his surprised face. "Solus Prime!"
She shook her head before speacking in a voice that sounded like Amber but was also so different. "I am Solus and Amber but at the same time I am neither of them. I am Astari Prime." with that she turned and walked out of the hanger before braking into a run. Then she suddenly jumped and transformed again, this new form a large Cybertonian jet. Many of the soldiers and Rachet were blown back by the force of her thrustes as she burst into the sky and was soon out of sight.
Matt helped Jack to get Raf back to his feet before he turned to Ratchet. "What just happened?!"
Ratchet didn't answer right away, he was too busy staring at the piece of sky that the new Prime had taken off. "I am not entirely sure."
-o0o-
Cybertron- An Hour Later
Coming out of her new Superluminal Space-Drive Astari flew directily towards the ruins of the once great city of Helex that was just outside the Sea of Rust. Transforming she landed on her feet just outside one of the cities oldest buildings. Walking inside Astari was not surprised to see four tall mechs waiting for her. They did not notice her arrivel because they were to busy arguing with each other. "Alpha we have been waiting here for nearly a deca cycle. Our sister has been dead for millenium. She is not just going to apear out of no where." one mech stated to Alpah Trion from where he was leaning against a nearby wall.
"Prima, just be patient a bit longer, she will be here." Said another from where he sat on a ruined bench. His form kept shifting, some times a little or a lot but it amazed her that the bench didn't brake under the strain of his endless transforming. Next to him seated on another bench was a mech that could make Bulkhead look small his frame was so large.
Then Prima sighed and shot both of them a tired look. "I don't care what the Covenant said Solus is not-"
"Actually I'm right here." Astari said gaining their attention. The 4 turned and looked at her, their jaws dropping in awe as she approched them.
Alpha Trion smiled at her, looking her new form over. "Sister, it warms my spark to see you here with us once again. I am sad that not all of us can be here to greet you."
"I do not remember everything yet but I must know Alpha, Prima, Alchemist and Amalgamous what happened after Megatronus ended my life?" Astari asked worried for her brothers from her first life. She saw them exchange sad looks but before they could say anthing a rip in space time appeared. Vector Prime carefully stepped out, looking not all that surprised that she was there.
"I am afraid that we all faild ourselves, our father and you that day dear sister. You and 13 were the best of all of us but once you were gone we turned on each other. Lege Maximo was killed, Onyx was gravily injured and Megartonus blamed himself for much of what happened." Vector said sadly.
"Like yourself, Maximo, Onyx, Micronus and 13 returned to our father but 13 returned to life as one of the new lives that our father created. From what Alpha has said he once again took up the mantle of Prime when the war began." Alchamist said, surprising Astari who was suddenly flodded with Solus's memories, passifically that of 13. It was in that moment she rememeber 13's name, the very name that had been wiped from all Cybertronian records. That it was the same name of the mech she looked up to as a father figure in her life as Amber.
Optimus was and always had been the 13th Prime.
Prima brought her out of her thoughts when he clasped her on her shoulder, smiling at her. "Follow us. We have something to show you."
Leading the way to the basement of the old building Amalgamous made a key out of one of his servos. This key opened a secret passage that led even further down to what Astari soon learned was her tomb. "When you died, your body liquified and seeped into the ground, leaving nothing behind, save your forge and creation lathe. We used the forge to help the first new Cybertrionian's to build civilization. The Lathe however we left here in your tomb for safe keeping." Alpha explained opening it and they entered. On the walls were numerous mosaics that depicted Solus, her many deeds and acomplishments in her past life. At the center on a piller was the Lathe, under a glass globe that was covered in a thick layer of dust.
Walking up to it Astari went to remove the glass dome but Alchamist and Amalgamous stopped her and removed it themselves. Thanking them she placed her hands on it and focused her energy into the relic, feeling it shift. It slowly attached its self to her right arm, but in that moment she had another vision, two actually. The first she was standing on a cliff or was it a bluff? Ultra Meganus's ship was nearby but Starscream (who was wearing the Apex armor) and a group of Decepticon seakers standing around it. They were talking among themselves but she could not hear what they were saying, however near a boulder she saw a frantic Miko looking ready to run for the ship. The second vision then hit her and it was horrifing to witness.
Coming out of her visions she found the worried looks of her 5 brothers who were not too sure what had just happened. She quickly reminded them about the Light of Primus and its ablities while returned the Scythe to Alamangus and actived the lethe. She searched its memory banks for the information she needed. Prima spoke up once she was done. "It would seem that you are need at our brother's side but first you must-"
"Already ahead of you but I will needed your help my brothers." Astari said showing them what she had found and shared her plan with them. They were more then happy to agree and quickly they got to work.
-o0o-
Miko couldn't believe all that had happened that day and all because she had asked Wheeljack if she could go on the mission. Like with Bulkhead Miko hide inside his chest cavity that he had because of his vehical form she went unnoticed until she got jard around when he start fighting the con miners. At least she didn't throw up on his floor mats before he let her out. "Forgot you were in there kid" Wheeljack said helping her out of his chest and down to a rock. Of course Ultra Megnus did not approve one bit that she was there but in the end he excepted that Miko was joining them on the mission.
Procceeding into the cave Magnus could hear Miko's endless chatter, wishing that she would be silent but then wondering how different things would be if Amber was on this mission. He had been told that she was skilled soldier and being a reincarnated Prime was an added bonus. However ever since he was introduced to her he could sence that she did not trust him. When he inquired with Optimus about why that may be Prime had assured him that he should just give her time to get to know him. It also had not escaped his notice the way Amber had reacted to him taking the forge.
Megnus suddenlly found his thoughts intrupted by a strange sound which they soon learned was the arrivel of the Predicon. They headed down the tunnel quickly in their vehical modes, unfortunitly reaching a dead end. They were able to trap the beast in the tunnel because it barily fitting in. Now stuck the three wreakers sent Miko up to the surface, which she did by climbing a rock wall. Thankfully the hole she climbed out of was near Ultra Megnuse's ship, which was where Starscream and his seakers were currently.
Hidding behind a boulder out of sight Miko grew frustarted with Starscream's endless pradiling and bosting about how "his" pet Predacon was most likely finishing off the bots. When Starscream took off the Apex armor and put it on a large bolder near the ship, but he didn't move away from the ship. "Come on,come on." she muttered ready to get in the ship and contact base for help. Suddenly there was an explosion that shook the entire bluff.
"Owe, that will do some damage." Starscream muttered from the cliff's edge, having gone to investigate the explosion. That was all the opening Miko needed to run to the ship but just before she could reach the platform, Starscream's foot slamed down infront of her, cutting her off. "Miko was it?" he asked gleefully.
"Scrap." Miko muttered backing away.
"Oh I'm sorry where you trying to reach the ship, to call for help?" the tall,skinny mech asked well pushing the close button of the controles to the lift the platform. It started to rise and Miko made her move. She ran forward and after evading Starscream and the seekers she was able to climb onto the lift. Starscream growled at her, slaming his fists on the left, making it stop with a groan and swiped at the girl again. This time she jumped right over his arm and right onto the activation button to the Apex armor. Starscream and his seekers could only watch as the armor formed around Miko and she stood ready for a fight.
"What's the matter Screamy, can't pick on someone your own size?" she asked him with a smerk. They backed up a bit while Miko slowly advanced on them but their shook soon turned to surprise when a small round metal object, the Predacon bone, dropped from the sky and landed at the seeker's feet.
"What do you know, it does fetch." Starscream said in wonder as the Predacon landed on the ship and glared down at Miko, who looked up at the beast in fear.
"Scrap!" MIko said again before she turned and began to run but the Predacon was much faster, soon catching her, knocking her to the ground. It attacked her over and over again trying to get to the screaming girl in the indistructible armor.
"Yes, make a wreck of her, as you no dought did the Wreckers." Starscream ordered with glee, the Predacon bone held between two of his thin fingers. He was so wrapped up in what he believed was the death of a lowly human child that he didn't hear the sounds of high energy thrusters at first. It was one of his seekers that first noticed and looking around he didn't see what was the cause of it till he looked up. "Commander, incoming."
Fearing it to be Optimus Prime Starscream looked up but grew confused by the strange Cybertrionian jet that was silver and red in color before she transformed and landed near the attacking Predacon. Hearing her arrival the beast stopped attacking Miko to look up at her, a hiss escaping it but then it stopped to look at her in confusion. Astari stood from the crouch she had landed in and sent a glare to Starscream before she looked at the Predacon. The two stared at each other for a few moments, the beast seeming confused, well her gaze soffened some.
The moment was interrupted by a sputtering and clearly scared Starscream. ""S-S-Souls Prime?!"
Astari shot him a look that was laced with anger and malice."Yes and no." She said well slowly walking towards the Predacon and Miko. The best slowly backing off the girl and let Astari help Miko to her feet. "I am Astari Prime and you will hand over that bone before you and your seekers leave this place."
Starscream just stood there and stared at her open mouthed, the seekers next to him trembling while looking between their commander and the newly arrived Prime. All of the cons jumped when suddenlly Starscream's comm beeped. (("Starscream, status report.")) Megatron growled.
Miko and Astari couldn't hold their laughs at bay as they watched Starscream struggle to answer. "M-m-my lord, th-th-ere has been-"
Megatron seemed to grow impatient with his second in command's sputtering because he growled. (("I don't care for delays or have you risk losing a precious commodity. Have the Predacon return to the ship with the bone immediately.")) with that Megatron end the conversation.
Taking his eyes off the now smiling lady Prime Starscream looked at the Predacon, a little confused by how it was looking at her, and a bit annoyed about his new task. "Asuming I can course the brainless brute into- gha!" the shout of alarm was due to the Predacon suddenly turning to glare at him, an angry growl leaving it.
"I don't think he likes how you speack to him Scream." Astari told him taking joy from what she was watching. She and Miko stood there and watched the Predacon knock Starscream to the ground and growl at him before snatching up the bone and took off into the sky.
"What? You never obay my command!" Starscream shouted up at the retreating beast in frustration.
"It seems he knows whos really in charge Screamy." Miko said, her and Astari getting ready to fight the seekers. Looking back at the girl and Lady Prime an idea formed in his helm and he began to smile. "Capture the Lady Prime and bring her to our master. He will be intrigued by this turn of events."
"Yeah I'd hate to tell you Starscream but even before I was given this form, you didn't stand a chance against me. Oh and Miko is not to be taken lightly either. I bet she will be more then a match for your seekers well I get a bit of pay back. Or did you forget that you backhanded me into a wall."
Starscream stared at the femme shocked, figuring out in that moment who she was. "Amber Bishop?! But how?"
"Again, yes and no." was all she said before charging at him, much faster then any femme her size should be able to move. She reached him in seconds, punching him in the face plating, sending him flying back. He hit the landing strut of Ultra Megnus's ship, the ship shaking a bit due to the force. He was dazed some, which gave Astari time to grab him and throw him far from the ship. Starscreem was able to land on his high heed feet, stummbled a bit but staying up right. He looked at Astari, who was running at him again, this time reacting quicly enough to jump out of the way, opening fire on her.
A sheild appeared around her, before the missles hit, which she knew was the Light's doing, charging at Starscream again not giving him another opportunity to attack. She punched and kicked the decepticon commander till she grabbed hold of him and threw him hard into some of the large rocks that were nearby. Turning to check on Miko Astari smiled seeing the othere girl holding her own against the remaining seekers. She then heard movement behind them and smiled when she saw who it was climbing over the edge of the cliff.
Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack and Bulkhead looked at the scene before them, their gaze locked on Miko who was easily fighting the seekers. "Miko?" Bulkhead said in surprise but then he and the others spotted Astari who was looking at the Autobot commander hard.
"Idetify yourself femme." Ultra Megnus ordered not likeing how the femme was looking at him. Astari didn't answer him, instead holding out her left hand, emiters activating on her hand and wrist. They were all taken back when the Forge flew off the commander's back and right into her left hand. Now armed Astari turned back to the cowering Starscream who had been able to regroup with his seekers.
"Ready for round two?" Astari asked with a grin.
Looking at Astari, Miko and the Wrecker's Starscream called a retreat, fleeing the area as quickly as they could. With the threat of the cons gone, Astari placed the forge on her back, it disappearing into her subspace before she turned and looked at the Wreckers. "Well you 3 mechs look like you had fun fighting the Predacon. Sorry Miko and I couldn't secure the bone for you."
"Wait how do you know the kid's name?" Wheeljack asked her confused before turning to Miko. "Have you met this femme before?"
"Dude we all have. Shes Amber but in a sick new Cybertronian form." MIko explained excited. "You should have seen the look of fear and surprise on the con's face when she suddnely showed up."
Looking at Astari closely, beginning to realise the she looked a lot like the pictures of Solus Prime but there was some suttle differences, Ultra Megnus wanted answers. "How is this possible? Explain yourself soldier."
Hearing the demanding tone from Ultra Magnus and him calling her a soldier casued Astari to glare at him before she turned and walked away. "I'll explain back at base once the everyone is back at base. Till then see you." She snapped over her shoulder before taking a running start and transforming back into her jet mode. Bulkhead and Wheeljack had to steady Miko as she was blown back from the thrusters blast.
"I think you upset her commander." Wheeljack said with a snere.
-o0o-
Ratchet was pacing back and forth, waiting for Optimus to return and inform him of what had happned to his daughter. He worried not only how their leader was going to react but the rest of the team once they heard what had happened. Fowler had not been a great help since she had left the base so abruptly. He had come charging into the hanger, demanding to know who it was that had blasted out of the base and why no one had told him about the unknown bot. Even with Jack, Raf and Matt testifying of Amber's transformation into the femme, Fowler didn't believe them. The special agent was a fuming mess in his office trying to calm all the base officers.
Suddenly there was a woshing sound and a loud thud before Astari walked into the base, seeming in a bit of a hurry and if Ratchet was seeing things correctly unsteady on her feet. "Amb- Astari, are you alright?" he asked approaching her but she pushed pass him to his work station. Then she started to typing quickly, and refusing to answer him. It took Ratchet a few moments of watching her to realize what it was Astari was doing. "Your imputting co-ordinates, why?"
"Need energon."
Ratchet suddenly became greatly concerned, starting to scan her and realised that she was in fact- Astari suddenly collapsed making the old medic catch her. "Arcee, I need you in the hanger now!" he ordered over the comm, knowing that the other femme was still on base. Arcee came running in to the hanger and stopped in surprise at the sight of the tall femme that Ratchet was struggling to carry to the medical berth. Arcee ran over and helped to get Astari on the berth. "Ratchet is that-"
"Its Amber in her Cybertroian form and I now understand why she had been weak at times." Ratchet said going for an empty energon contaner. "She desperately needs an energon infusion and you and I both need to give to her." It took Ratchet a few moments to get enough energon from both of them to start the infusion for the new femme. It was a few worrisom moments of frantic working on Ratchet's part getting the line set up and a monitor hooked to her systems, which was intrupted by Wheeljack's sudden request to be bridged back to base.
Arcee was at the controls when the wrecker walked into base which made him frown while looking around the base for Ratchet. His optic's grew wide when he saw Ratchet franiticly working on Astari. "What happened to her?"
"Energon deplstion." was all Ratchet said not looking up from his task.
"Do you need any energon from me?" Wheeljack asked ready to be of help.
"I have already taken some from Arcee and myself but I will let you know if I need more." Satisfied with the old medic's reponce Wheeljack turned to leave. Arcee fell into step with him. "So Wheeljack what happened? Where are the others?"
"Having a swell time taking the long way home in Ultra Megnus's boat I'm sure. Miko included." He informed her just wanting to have some alone time to brood in peace.
"I wondred what was taking her so long with those sodas" Raf said having heared the conversation. Wheeljack was to going to get some alone time when Fowler walked in a dn informed them that he had recived information of con activity causing Wheeljack to leave with Arcee. That left Raf to man the ground bridge when Optimus's team returned with most of the Predacon bone, sadly Shockwave had procured enough of it to get CNA to clone the former beast. Optimus looked for his old friend and was shocked to see him working on an unknow femme.
"Ratchet who is this?" Optimus asked walking over.
"This would be your daughter in her new Cybertronian form, which she suddenly transformed into a few short hours ago." Ratchet went into greater detail about Amber's sudden transformation and what he knew of what she had so far done. Optimus stared at his daughter, taking in her features, noting how much her new form looked much like the old one in her former life. Of course he had seen many of the ancient texts that had depicted the 13, having thought that the only Femme prime beautiful back then. Now as he looked over her reincarnation, his own adopted daughter he realsied that she was indeed beautiful and it worried him. There had not been many femmes even before the war and during the war many of the few had been lost. Now here was Amber, turned into one of their own he wasn't sure what to think of what Primus had in plan for her. "How is she?" he asked his old friend.
"From what my scans have told me it seems that the power of the forge, Scythe, Matrex, Light and what she gathered from the Star Saber has made her half human and half Cybertronian. A tech organic if you will and her Cybertronian part has been barily surviving since then. As she has not been consuming energon her body has been trying to conserve what energy she does have." Ratchet explained well getting ready to take a large amout of energon from Optimus.
"Her sudden loss of energy and contant need for rest." Optimus figured out.
Ratchet nodded, beginning to take energon. "She will need many energon infustions, which very much exceeds our current supply but it would seem that she has fixed our current energon shortage problem. She imput co-ordinates before passing out again and I believe upon innvestigating these site we will discover energon deposits."
"I will send Bumblebee and Smokescreen out right away and check the sights." Optimus said letting Ratchet take what he needed and once the medic was done Optimus sent them out before taking up a vigil next to his daughter. He was still there when Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead and Miko returned and he heard a first hand account of Astair's involvement in their mission from Miko. He did find it all amazing, but became curious once Miko shared with them how the Predacon acted towards her.
It was then that Astari began to sture, her fingers slightly moving at first then her optics onlining while a groan left her. "Man I feel like a mountain was droped on me." she said slowly sitting up, not looking at any of them.
"I can't imagine how you would feel that way but other then that how are you feeling?" Ratchet asked carefully, running a scan, happy to see that her vitals had greatly improved.
Astari slowly rotated her neck and shoulders, seeming to focuse on the way her body felt as it moved. "Still a bit tired but the energon you've given me so far has greatly improved my systems. I didn't realise till now how hard it was to move or to stay awake. How in the world did I make it to Cybertron with so little energy?"
Both Optimus and Ratchet looked at her in surprise. "You went to Cybertron?" Ratchet asked confused, Astari nodded before she craked her neck a couple of times. "How?"
Astari smiled at Ratchet and her dad. "Boys do I have the story to share with you."
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Megatron stood on the Nemeses's bridge, at a loss for words after hearing not only Starscream's acount of what had happened at the bluffs but his seekers as well. Not only had Starscream allowed the small human child to take the Apex armor but a new Prime had been revealed. Starcream's discription of the new Lady Prime sounded much like Solus from what he knew after reading records from the Iecon Hall of records after his forces had captured it. It may seem odd that he Megatron would be interested in any type of reading but he had always secretly enjoyed it. It had been one of the reasons why he had valued his old frindship with Orian. It would also make since that Amber Bishop would be made a new Prime after the events that had happened back on Cybertron.
Up till Starscream had informed him that the girl now was a Cybertronian Megatron had begun to suspect that she had parished from her injuries. Now to know that she was not only alive but a danger to his plans he knew that he must be cautious of her and quickly discover what she was truily capable of. "Knockout, what was the name of the project that Silas had told you about but the Autobot's had stopped you from discovering at the old MECH base?"
The medic looked at him confused but answered. "It was Project Chimera my lord but why do you ask?"
"I want you to question him further about it, learn all you can and discover why our new Prime is so afraid of it being unleashed."
A/N: Well there you go, another chapter done and Ii hope to have the next one done and osted soon. Till then like always please leave a review, as it is always a big help.