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DARKNESS RISING: kiki56
Chapter 4
At base the next morning
Bloom walked out into the main room, stretching and saw her bike sitting beside the computer. "Can I go for a ride today? It is Saturday ya know" said Bloom looking up at her dad. "Alright, but ask ratchet how to use your holo-form. If you get into trouble, contact us on the comm-link." Said Optimus and Bloom glowed while transferring her mind into the empty bot. She transformed, shook out her arms, and smiled. "I'll need to do some weapons training when I get back" said Bloom. Optimus put his hands on his hips and stood infront of her. "Because you have a cybertronian suit, I believe it's time that I gave you a Cybertronian designation." Said Optimus while Bloom stood in front of him. "I already have mine picked out. I want mine to be "Blitzwing" what do think?" asked Bloom. He shook his head, and smirked behind his battle mask. "I believe it should be Starlight. I used to call you that when you were younger" said Optimus and Starlight smiled. Starlight watched her dad turn and walk away. "So, what's on the agenda doc bot?" asked Starlight standing next to the bot. "I'm going to analyze the goo that Arcee found yesterday, go downstairs and practice your weapons. I need peace and quiet" said Ratchet, and Starlight walked away. "Grumpy old bot" said Starlight and a wrench hit the back of her helm. "Ha! I can actually throw them at you now!" said Ratchet excited. "Whatever" said Starlight and walked to the auto-bot sized elevator and went to the shooting range.
Jacks' house
Arcee revved her engines while Jack poked his head in the garage. "Sh, are crazy you'll wake up my mom" said Jack. "Grab your helmet, its go time" said Arcee turning the front wheel towards him. "Aw, it's Saturday" said Jack. "You can watch cartoons at base with bumble-bee" said Arcee. "Cartoons, I'm sixteen" said Jack closing the door. "And leave a note for your mom, she worries" said Arcee.
Nemesis
"I don't think you'll have to worry about further Auto-bot interference master. Not with Optimus prime gone" said Star-scream in the room with the dark-energon. "And what evidence do you possess of this fact?" asked Megatron circling the chamber with the dark energon crystal. "I destroyed the mines, as you instructed" "Optimus is not so easily destroyed. We have millennia worth of battles behind us to prove it." Said Megatron. "Maybe you should take a break my lord; I worry that too much contact with the dark energon might allow its properties to adversely affect you" said Star-scream. "Oh perhaps Star-Scream, I have not permitted myself contact ENOUGH!" said Megatron pulling a shard from the crystal. "Wait, lord Megatron! Not your spark chamber! You do not what it will do" said Star-Scream a little worried. He put the crystal in his chest, and started growling while ole screamer stepped back in fear while Megatron's optics turned from red to purple
Autobot base
Ratchet looked at the goo he found on Arcee through a massive microscope, and the data from the microscope showed on screen. "The base elements of this goo are like nothing I've ever encountered. (Looks at screen) must be extremely concentrated for it to have affected Arcee so rapidly." Said Ratchet and saw Starlight walk in. "hey doc-bot" said Starlight. He waved and went back to work. "unfortunately complete results are slow coming (takes out tongs and picks up a piece of glass from the microscope with the sample on it) without the use of proper diagnostic tools thank you very much bulk-head" said Ratchet and Starlight saw a drop land on the piece of broken equipment. She shrugged and walked to the punching bag in the corner. She landed a few blows, and saw something move out of the corner of her optics. She ignored it, and proceeded punching the bag.
At a stop sign
Jack and Arcee stopped at an intersection and Arcee revved her engines. "Tighten your grip Jack" said Arcee and she sped off while popping a wheelie. "Hey! What's with you Arcee?" asked Jack looking down at the motorcycle under him. "Thought you'd actually enjoy the ride without getting shot at" she said while you could tell she smiling. "Oh bring it!" said Jack leaning into her vehicle form. They sped off towards base while Jack smiled the whole way.
On a rock face
Bulkhead sat in his vehicle form and had Miko inside. "Ready, set…." "Miko, I'm supposed to be protecting you" Bulk said with worry in his voice from the radio. "Bulkhead, I'm strapped tight inside of ten tons of metal muscle. I'm protected" Miko said from the passenger side. He revved his engine and drove down the cliff face. "Wahoo!" yelled Miko excited.
With Bumble-bee in the desert
Bumble-bee sat parked, and was racing with Raf on a game that was displayed on a screen. Raf looked like he was winning but Bee knocked him off the road. "Ah!" he yelled. –Oh yeah, I won! - "that's not fair Bee. You've been driving a lot longer than I have" said Raf as Bee celebrated.
Base
Ratchet walked to his micro-scope and sighed. "Thank goodness for peace and quiet. House quests can be such a bother" said Ratchet. Starlight looked up from her data-pad and glared at him. "Obviously you didn't realize I was here." Said Starlight. Ratchet smiled and shook his head with a sigh. "Besides you, I can actually tolerate you" said Ratchet, and Starlight smiled and went back to her data-pad. He heard metal from behind him clang on the floor and looked around. Starlight looked around concerned and held up her servos in defense. "I didn't do it this time I swear" said Starlight and ratchet turned back to his work. Metal tapping was heard and he whipped around at glared at her through his optics holding a wrench. "I will throw this at you if you don't stop" said Ratchet and Starlight stood up with her arm blasters activated. They were double barreled just like Optimus' are, and had them charged. "It wasn't me ya grouch" said Starlight and looked around. They both saw a spider like machine with a small cannon on its head run up at ratchet... "By the all spark" he said dodging the small creature. The spider landed on the computer and Starlight hesitated to fire because she could seriously damage the computer with one shot. It jumped back on him, she fired a shot, scared the small robot and the medic when it grazed his shoulder and almost knocked the spider off the above railing. Ratchet picked up a pipe, and started swinging at it. "Ya know you have a pair of swords and guns in your arsenal right?" asked Starlight proceeding to watch the bot hack away at the creature. It jumped back on the computer, went to the micro-scope, and snapped the head off of it. "I NEEDED THAT!" ratchet yelled and Starlight tried not to laugh. She watched Ratchet back up against the ground bridge controls, and when it attacked, she fired the same time her dad did, and both of the shots hit the spider. It fell to the floor, and struggled to get back up. Optimus squished it with his massive foot, and Starlight smiled at him. "Alright, go boss bot" said Starlight. "And stay broken" said Ratchet pointing at it. "I wonder what could have caused such a reaction" said Starlight walking over with a servo on her chin. Optimus looked up, and saw the worry in her optics. "Don't say it; I already know what you're going to say." Said Starlight, and she saw the confused expression on Ratchet's face. "I have a grave suspicion. Dark energon" said Optimus and Starlight shuddered. "I told you not to say it. I still have nightmares about it" said Starlight and thought back to the day she found a shard.
Flash back 7 years
Bloom was 9 years old, and she was playing in the local park with Arcee and Bumble-bee watching her, and when she walked away to see something in the grass. She had walked over to it, and when she picked it up, she heard this voice in her head that said to destroy the Autobots. She didn't do what the voice said because she loved the auto-bots. She tried to let go of it, but it wouldn't let her. It started shocking her, and she screamed bloody murder. Arcee and Bumble-bee ran over in holo-form and Arcee pried the dark substance out of the little girl's hand. "Bee. Call Ratchet. And tell him that Bloom's hurt" said Arcee, and she picked the little girl up bridal style, and felt the girl twitch in her arms.
When they got back to base, Optimus and Ratchet stood at the computer while Bulkhead stood next to the ground-bridge. "Optimus, we got a problem" said Arcee and the two mechs looked at her as she pulled Bloom out of Bumble-bee and laid her gently on Ratchet's hand. "Arcee, what happened?" asked Optimus and Bumble-bee transformed. "She was playing in the park where we could see her until she wandered off, and when we noticed she was gone, she started screaming. We went to find her, and when we did, she was holding this." Said Arcee holding the crystal out and Optimus put it in a container. "I fear that our young charge has found a small shard of Dark energon" said Optimus and Ratchet hurried the small girl into sick-bay.
End flashback
Starlight snapped out of her flash-back when Optimus shook her shoulder blades. "Starlight Are you alright?" asked Optimus with a worried look in his optics. "Yeah, I'll be fine. I think I'm gonna go get some rest" said Starlight and she went to her room.
Nemesis
Megatron (a.k.a senor bucket head) growled as the decepticon symbol on his chest glowed an evil purple color. "Uh lord Megatron?" asked Star-scream a little apprehensive of interrupting him. "It's as if the very blood of unicron the destroyer flows through my veins. As if I hear his very thoughts. (Grabs a small shard) I know what I must do" said Megatron walking to the door. "And what can I do to assist you master?" asked star-scream. "Quit groveling, and await my command." Said Megatron. He went to the top of the ship, and transformed into his jet mode and flew away.
Command room-Nemesis
Sound wave, a large blue bot with a computer screen on his face, walked up behind the SIC (second in command) Star-Scream was too busy glaring at the retreating form of his master's alt-mode to notice. He turned around and shrieked in fright. "Sound wave! I fear when our master reached for the stars, he came down with a touch of space madness. Lord Megatron has not been of sound judgment since his return. (Turns to the bot) increase global surveillance." Said Star-scream and Sound wave played a recording. "Quit groveling, and await my command" "I'm not deaf, but if Optimus Prime lives, I believe it is in Lord Megatron's best interest that we ensure his enemies destruction." Star-scream said with his long claws in a fist
Auto-bot base
The remains of what was left of the spider bot after Optimus crushed it was put in a cylindrical container, and he closed the lid. "If the residue Arcee found on cliff-jumper brought your broken equipment back to life, it would stand to reason that the very same substance brought cliff-jumper, back from the dead." Said Optimus.
"That would account for Cliff-Jumper's signal inexplicably coming back online, but DARK ENERGON? It's so scarce it's to be virtually non-existent. What would it be doing on earth?" asked Ratchet in confusion.
"It was transported, by Megatron" Said Optimus. "For what purpose?" asked Ratchet, and Optimus looked solemn. "To conquer this planet, by raising an army of the undead" Said Optimus. It had been 10 minutes after Dragon-heart had left, that she came back as Bloom holding a book. "I thought you were resting?" asked ratchet as he watched the girl walk to the loft platform and sit on the couch. "I'm not tired" said Bloom and smiled. "well Megatron will have to bring quite a few toaster ovens, I mean where on this planet is he going to find that many cybertronian dead?" asked Ratchet and Bloom stood up and looked at him. "What did I miss?" asked Bloom holding her cube. "Get in your armor" said Optimus and she nodded while Ratchet held her in his servo and lowered her to the ground. She stepped off his servo and pushed a button on her cube. The metal of the cube shifted and expanded into a full blown Cybertronian suit of armor. The helm was just like Optimus with the points on the side, and the battle mask, the torso was a modified version of his because she didn't have a semi-truck as an alt-mode, her legs were much like Arcee's and the wing designs on her back were more curved and had flames on them. She stood next to her dad, and he smiled. Bloom's robot form was smaller than her dad and was just a tad bit taller than Arcee's Robot form. "Why am I in my armor after I just got out of it?" asked Starlight putting her hands on her hips. "Because I need you and Ratchet to come with me" said Optimus and they heard engines. They all turned towards the entrance and saw Arcee, Bumble-bee, and Bulk-head pull up and let their charges climb out/off of them. "Lovely, more humans" said Starlight rolling her optics. "Whoa, that was awesome Arcee" said Jack as she transformed. "Can we go again?" asked Raf climbing out of the passenger seat, "sweet!" Miko said climbing out of Bulk-head. Bulkhead transformed, and felt a block in his chest plates. He moved them, and pulled out a black case. "Whoops must have left that in the back seat." Miko said while he handed her the instrument. The children saw Arcee charging her gun, and they saw who she was pointing at. "Arcee, what's your issue?" asked jack. "We have an intruder" said Arcee, and Jack looked at the new bot. "well I'm sure she's friendly" said Jack and Arcee glared at her. "Arcee, lower your weapon. This is not an intruder, she is Starlight, you may also know her as Bloom" said Optimus and all the bots just stared at her in shock. Starlight walked infront of the bots, and Arcee stood infront of her. "Nice paint job. Figured that's what Ratchet's been working on all this time." Said Arcee and Bumble-bee walked up to her. He took her hand, and looked it over. –Nice job ratchet, it's so detailed- he beeped and Starlight smiled. "You never cease to amaze us doc" said Bulk-head walking up. "Thank you, it's about time I got recognized for my scientific achievements." Said Ratchet and Star-light laughed. "I think we've created a monster" Starlight said and Optimus walked up to her. "Auto-bots, prepare to…." He stopped and Arcee looked at him. "Roll out?" asked Arcee and Optimus shook his helm. "Remain here. Ratchet, Starlight you will come with me. Arcee we will be out of communications range for some time, so I'm putting you in charge" said Optimus. "Optimus, with all due respect, playing body guard is one thing, but baby sitting's another" Arcee said looking up at her leader. "Plus, Ratchet hasn't been in the field since the war, and she's just starting to understand Cybertronian armor, and battle systems. How long has she been a warrior? A day, two?" asked Arcee and Ratchet looked up. "My pistons may be rusty but my hearing's as sharp as ever." Said ratchet from the computer. Arcee turned back to the femm infront of her, and saw her glaring. "I'm only going cause he thinks I'm ready." Said Starlight and Optimus put a hand on her shoulder. "For the moment it is only reconnaissance." Said Optimus. "Then why do I hear an edge in your voice?" asked Arcee with her arms crossed. "Are you serious? He's always like that" said Starlight and she smiled up at her dad. "Arcee much has changed in the last 24 hours. And we all need to adapt, Ratchet; bridge us out" said Optimus and Ratchet activated the ground bridge. They transformed and drove through the ground-bridge. Starlight's vehicle form was a 2011-Ducati-848EVOd-small with a red, and blue flamed design.
The ground-bridge closed, and Jack turned to Arcee. "So, what's on the activities list chief?" asked Jack. "I'm going on patrol" Arcee said walking to the entrance. "But Optimus said for us to stay" Bulkhead said and Arcee stopped beside him. "When you're in charge you can call the shots. Bee with me" said Arcee. –Aw man- he beeped and walked over to her. "Bulk-head, you're in charge" said Arcee and they transformed and drove away. Bulkhead looked at the kids, "so, what's on the activities list?" he asked with a shrug of his shoulders.
OKAY GUYS, I HAD TO REPOST THIS BECAUSE I HAD TO CHANGE BLOOM'S CYBERTRONIAN DESIGNATION. SOONER OR LATER, I WILL COMPILE A LIST OF CYBERTRONIAN TERMS, AND PHRASES AND PUT IT ON THE SITE. LOOK FOR TERMS, AND DEFINITIONS, TRANSFORMERS STYLE!
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