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The next day came and Ratchet proceeded to give Ultra Magnus his new 'hand.' They all waited in apprehension as Ratchet finished, 'I've done everything I can considering the limitations of my equipment, and less than ideal spare parts. It remains uncertain if Ultra Magnus's new appendage will be fit for battle…thought it should prove functional after the requisite amount of therapy.' Ratchet concluded solemnly to Optimus.
'That is all we can hope for, old friend.' Optimus said trying to reassure him. Jemina smiled from her spot next to Optimus the nodded towards Ultra Magnus as he began waking up.
'You doing ok?' Arcee asked Wheeljack.
He curled his fists, 'I'm still two-fisted.'
'So's Magnus.' Arcee said as Ratchet began tending to Magnus again, helping him come out of the induced power down.
Smokescreen turned to face them, 'Wait and see, the claw's gonna become his signature-you know, like the way you own that voice box Ratchet slapped in your throat!'
:How do I own it?! Do you realize the communication barriers I have to deal with! I hate this thing and would much rather have my voice box back! I could care less about it being a signature!:
'I mean, you know, everyone understands you fine! Why would you even consider getting it fixed now, am I right?'
:Watch it rooky before you get my servo in your filters.: Bee stalked off.
Jemina walked over to Smokescreen, 'Not the best choice of words.'
Bee beeped a few more select items and Miko turned to Raf, 'Whoa, what'd he say?'
'Bee's kind of still attached to the sound of his own voice-his original one.' Raf explained.
Bulkhead tried to lighted the mood, 'Hey, look at the bright and shiny side, Commander Magnus and 'Jackie single-handedly put the kibosh on Project Predacon.'
Optimus walked over to the group, 'Though at least one beast that we know of remains-the one who has demonstrated the ability to transform.'
Fowler suddenly ran in, 'Prime! We have trouble brewing. The 'cons staged a smash-and-grab at the Los Alamos nuclear plant late last night, and made off with twenty tons of control rods.'
Optimus frowned, 'What are the Decepticons looking to build?'
Jemina gasped slightly as she realized just what was happening, so soon? No one noticed her change in demeanor before she masked it up again. They dispersed again and Jemina set to doing a few chores. She began to lift a crate to move it to the storage room when it was abruptly lifted from her arms and she saw Optimus holding it, 'I could have gotten it.'
He smiled coly, 'Yes, but then I couldn't have helped you.'
She smirked and grabbed another crate before they both left to take them to storage. They walked for a minute before Optimus asked, 'You seemed to recognize something while Fowler was speaking earlier.'
She took a second to answer before, 'It just surprised to that they needed twenty tons of nuclear control rods is all.'
Optimus set the crate down before he took Jemina's from her and looked at her with a slightly confused expression, 'I know there's more to it than that, I can feel it. And this isn't the first time its happened.'
'It's just, Deja-vu. Hanging around you guys enough will do that to a person some times.' She turned to leave the room when he lightly grabbed her shoulder.
'You and I both know that it isn't 'just a few times.' Don't think I haven't noticed how you look at certain times when a crisis is about to happen, or how you tend to know things before they happen.' He didn't say it in a condemning way, but sounded more concerned and worried than anything else.
She stood there with a faraway look in her optics, 'Sometimes I do know things.'
Optimus turned her so they could face each other, 'Is there something preventing you from telling me?'
'Only that I'm afraid that if anything were to happen differently, they could be worse.'
Opitmus nodded and they walked out, Jemina struggling with herself over whether to tell Optimus or not. When they entered the main room Fowler came in over the coms again, '*Prime! It's 'cons again. In progress this time.*'
Ratchet typed into the computer, 'Coordinates received agent Fowler.'
Ratchet activated the ground bridge and Ultra Magnus started to walk forward, 'Let's roll.'
'Yip-yip!' Ratchet yelled, 'Your ability to roll remains predicated upon further exploration of your manual dexterity.'
Magnus looked at his claw and tried to close it, succeeding but slowly. Opitmus walked over, 'I'm afraid that Ratchet's authority supersedes my own in medical matters.'
Ultra Magnus sighed, 'Understood.'
They turned and left through the ground bridge, arriving to almost instant fire. The Autobots took up formation behind Opitmus and Jemina transformed to cover them from the air. She was soon under fire from Laserbeak and had to swerve to avoid getting hit. The Vehicons were close enough to the bridge that when Soundwave opened it, it was a quick step through. She turned and transformed before hitting Laserbeak with an electrical bolt which disabled it and send crashing down. Another engine started getting closer, turning she saw it was Soundwave. A slight panic began filling her chest as she transformed and flew in the direction of the 'bots, Soundwave following.
Optimus began firing at Soundwave, the others also adding fire, when he was hit by several shots and crashed into some powerlines. 'Whoa,' Smokescreen breathed.
Jemina was about to transform when Laserbeak passed close by. She stared firing at him but he quickly pulled into the clouds and shot away. Flying back down she landed a fair distance from the group but heard Optimus, 'Ratchet, reopen the ground bridge but ensure that the humans are kept at a safe distance, for we will be returning with a Decepticon prisoner.'
Bulkhead and Wheeljack carried Soundwave though the bridge and the others followed. They deposited him on one of Ratchet's medical berths before they bound him to it. Soundwave started to stir again soon after, pulling at the restraints. Ratchet check the shielding and thought aloud, 'Because we had the foresight the shield our new base our captive will be unable to transmit his coordinates to the Decepticon warship.'
Opitmus added, 'Nor will they, in turn, be able to pinpoint his location.'
'Guess we have all the time in the world to make Mr. Personality tell us everything he knows.' Wheeljack said with a slight smile.
Jemina watched them from the back of the room where the humans also watched. Jack leaned against the railing, 'The 'cons surveillance chief must know a lot, right?'
'But Soundwave doesn't speak, does he?' Miko asked.
Jemina shrugged, 'If he does no one's heard him do it in a long time.'
Raf whispered, 'I'm not sure he even has a face.'
Jayce shuddered, 'He's creepy.'
Optimus stepped forward and stated interrogating Soundwave, 'Why is Megatron stealing human technology? What is he attempting to build?'
Soundwave played back Optimus' exact question, however slightly warped, '*Why is Megatron stealing human technology? What is he attempting to build?*'
'Whoa, Optimus Prime the remix.' Miko stated the obvious.
Optimus sighed and took a step back as something set Bulkhead off as one of his servos became a mace, 'Oh yeah? Why don't I wipe that smiled right off his face.'
'Soundwave, we have treated you fairly. For the sake if the natives of this planet, tell us what Megatron is attempting to build, before we are forced to rely upon less civil methods of interrogation.' Optimus said, sounding slightly tired.
There was no answer for a minute before a high-pitched and very loud alarm like sound shook the base. Jemina immediately covered her audio receptors before she hit Soundwave with a subsonic wave, cutting off the noise. Ratchet growled, 'Scrap this! Soundwave is no ordinary Cybertronian, inside or out, so I would strongly suggest opening him up so we can have a first-hand look at the information recorded on his drives.'
Soundwave's visor suddenly lit up as words, numbers, codes and other items began quickly disappearing from the screen, 'Uh-oh.' Arcee said.
Bulkhead smiled, 'All right, he's downloading data.'
'No,' Ratchet scowled, 'Soundwave is erasing data.'
His screen then went black and he spoke before his helm fell to the table, 'Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.'
'Is he…?' Bulkhead asked.
Ratchet ran a quick scan, 'His vital signs remain functional. It seems he has simply severed all communications, by crashing his own drives.'
Miko looked at Jemina who just observed everything with an emotionless face, 'So why aren't you over there with them?'
'It looks like to me there are enough 'bots there already.' She said blatantly.
Jayce looked at her before saying quietly, 'You're worried about something.'
She looked down at him with a slight smile, 'I think I have every right to be.'
They began to disperse and the kids went home, the 'bot not wanting them to stay the night at the base with Soundwave here. Jemina had just walked out of Jayce's room when she saw Optimus. She switched forms and he asked, 'How are you handling this?'
She shrugged, 'I'll be fine, I just don't like having him so close to my brother.'
'Is that why you stood near the children earlier?'
She nodded, 'Yeah, I wouldn't mind so much if it was just me, but I don't want him getting hurt.'
Optimus nodded, 'I understand.'
The next day the base was quiet, having Soundwave there set everyone on an uncertain edge. Fowler commed in, '*Prime! These recent 'con heists have General Bryce breathing down my neck. So I have to go to the barbecue today for another grilling.*'
Opitmus nodded as he looked at Soundwave slightly, 'Understood agent Fowler. And, rest assured, should our prisoner return online, we will resume our interrogation.'
'*Sounds like a plan. I'll get back to base as soon as possible.*'
Jemina walked into the room with Jayce on her shoulder. Walking over to Optimus she handed him a cube. He looked at her questioningly before she answered, 'I know it's been over two days since you last refueled.'
He blushed slightly and took the cube and they left the room, leaving Jayce with Bee who decided to take him outside so they could race. They walked down the hallways and he asked, 'You, wouldn't happen to know what Megatron is building?'
She closed her optics before answering, 'I-I'm not sure.'
'But you have an idea.' She didn't answer and he stopped, 'Jemina, please.'
She held her arms close as she debated, she was mentally berating herself for not having paid more attention to the last few episodes more as it was now nothing but a foggy memory, only the large facts sticking but not remembering the smaller details or how exactly it led up to everything. 'I'm sorry, but I don't.'
Optimus nodded and they made their way back to the main room. The rest of the day passed quietly until Fowler commed in, '*I'm on my way to the base but I just got word. The 'cons busted into the Solaris Particle Collider Project at the South Pole.*'
'Autobots.' Optimus called out.
Ultra Magnus stepped forward and Ratchet yelled, 'Wha-yip, yip!'
'Doc, the commander's ready.' Wheeljack defended.
Ratchet sighed, 'Fine, fine…'
'Bulkhead, Smokescreen, remain here with Ratchet to guard our prisoner. Everyone else, transform and roll out.' Opitmus ordered.
Ratchet activated the bridge and they left. Arriving at the artic they transformed, finding a hole blasted in the side of one of the domed buildings. They walked a few steps before he stopped and halted the others. Jemina heard Ratchet over Optimus' com link, '*Optimus, I know this hardly seems the time-but it may aid you in your task.*'
Optimus' face mask retracted, 'Go ahead.'
'*I believe that Megatron may be attempting to rebuild the Omega Lock. Do we let him?*'
Jemina saw Opitmus' expression of shock before he frowned, 'No, for you know as well as I that Megatron will use a reconstructed Lock to cyberform both Cybertron and Earth. And that is one abuse of power that we cannot allow.'
Ratchet sighed, '*Understood.*'
They started forward again when a fluttering sound caught Jemina's attention. She turned and saw something she had completely forgotten about, 'Scrap.'
It shrieked a second later and caught the other's attention. It fired and Ultra Magnus yelled, 'Down!'
They all dodged, Jemina creating a shield around her and Opitmus and he started firing at the Predacon. The others readied their weapons until Optimus ordered, 'The Decepticons must not be allowed to secure their target. I will engage the Predacon.'
The others just looked at him for a second before Magnus said, 'You heard your leader, forge ahead.'
Jemina bent the light and moved a few yards away from Opitmus and only had to wait a few seconds before it circled back around. He began firing at it until it shot at him. He dodged but the Predacon was hot on his heels. Jemina fired at it, hitting it in a few more vulnerable joints, it stopped its attack on Opitmus and charged her. She quickly transformed but made sure to stay slow enough that the Predacon wouldn't just give up. She passed over head and Optimus began firing at the Predacon before she pulled a tight turn and loosed a missile at it, sending it into the glacier and ice concaving in. But it did nothing more than to buy them a second of time.
It charged and swiped at Jemina but she managed to jump out of the way, instead hitting Optimus-not full force but certainly enough to send him sprawling into the nearby building. The Predacon transformed and landed meters away from Jemina. He stalked towards her and Opitmus who was picking himself up, 'It took a cataclysm to extinguish Cybertron's original Predacon inhabitants. You never stood a chance against me Prime, and neither do any of the other Autobots. In fact, the time has come for your extinction.'
He charged up his blaster when Jemina hit him with a subsonic wave then Optimus tackled him while he was momentarily stunned. Optimus beat him back several paces, 'Stand down Predacon.'
'I am Predaking and I will never bow to your kind!' He growled. He hit Optimus then turned to fire at Jemina when he suddenly stopped then left.
She watched him leave but turned to Opitmus who was almost unconscious from the hit. She brushed the ice debris off of him before helping him stand. He staggered a few steps and she braced him when wing beats caught their attention and the Predacon disappeared through the bridge with the Collider Project. Optimus looked down in defeat before they moved to join the others. 'Ratchet, we require immediate transport back to base.' Arcee commed in but no one answered. Jemina's face fell more once she realized what happened at the base, 'Ratchet, do you read?'
'*Arcee…?*' Bulkhead asked.
Arcee sounded relived, 'Bulkhead? Is everything alright? Where's Ratchet?'
'*He's…he's gone.*' Bulkhead started to panic.
'*Opening a ground bridge now.*' Smokescreen said as a bridge opened.
They walked through and Optimus looked around before asking, 'What happened?'
Smokescreen answered first, 'Laserbeak found us and made surprise attack.'
'He freed Soundwave, but he knocked us out after that, I don't know what happened next.' Bulkhead cut in.
Optimus looked grave, 'It would seem that Megatron has use for him.'
'How do we know he's not just a hostage?' Arcee asked.
'Since when has that been Megatron's style?' Wheeljack asked.
Jemina looked around and saw a scrap of metal on the floor. Walking over she picked it up, recognizing it instantly, 'Smokescreen, did you manage to hit Laserbeak by any chance?'
'Grazed him, why?'
She handed the piece to him and he looked at it with a smirk before handing it to Arcee, 'Looks like I did peel some paint off Laserbeak. But if I were a better shot, Ratchet would still be here.' He finished, berating himself.
Ultra Magnus walked over to try and encourage him, 'Chin up soldier. We've combed the entire floor. For the moment, that remains our only clue.'
'Nothing in the ground bridge log. If they bridge Ratchet out of here, they used theirs, not ours.' Bulkhead said.
Arcee asked, 'Why take Ratchet prisoner but leave these two behind?'
'If Megatron intends to hold our medic hostage, I find it curious that he's made no demands.' Ultra Magnus answered.
Optimus put in after some thought, 'It would stand to reason that Ratchet must possess something the Decepticons want.'
'Well, whatever the 'cons are after, Ratchet won't give it up. Right?' Bulkhead asked.
'I do not believe it would be of his own free will.' Optimus interjected.
Jemina just watched, how wrong they are. Wheeljack started monitoring frequencies the best he could while the others tried to work out a rescue plan. Fowler currently on the phone trying to get them any extra help he could, 'Listen, I need 24/7 satellite monitoring. Eyes on the skies and ears to the ground!'
Wheeljack flipped through the computers recent content and found the synthetic Energon formula Ratchet had been attempting to rectify, 'Maybe Buckethead's after the techno-babble.'
Arcee and Smokescreen walked over and she asked, 'The Synth-En formula?'
'Why would the 'cons need the artificial stuff if they already control most of this planet's Energon reserves?' Smokescreen asked.
Bulkhead answered, 'Greed, what else?'
Jemina looked down at the floor from where she momentarily sat, trying to get her many thoughts in order so she could think straight, and Opitmus answered, 'If Megatron is truly rebuilding the Omega Lock, as Ratchet surmised, synthetic Energon might be a necessary component.'
Fowler spoke up, 'I hate to be the one to bring lightning to a thunderstorm, but there's one thing we're all ignoring. If the 'cons found Ratchet here, they know the location of this base.'
That struck a chord, all of them looking worried. Jemina looked up, 'Do they know the exact coordinates or just the general location?'
Wheeljack asked, 'What difference does it make?'
'Because if they only know the general location and only have something like an image of the base then we might be able to confuse them by making a decoy.' She answered.
Ultra Magnus smiled slightly, 'Brilliant, where will the decoy be though?'
Fowler answered, 'I think the mess hall would cause the least amount of damage.'
'Got any paint?' Jemina asked.
She and Optimus walked outside to quickly repaint the decoy and their base before returning inside. Fowler turned from the screens having ended another call, 'All aerial search patterns are coming up empty.'
'No com-link chatter either.' Arcee called from the computers.
'And no ground activity.' Wheeljack added, 'It's a little too quiet out there.'
Jemina hummed softly, 'The quiet before the storm.'
'Since the Decepticons no longer seek Predacon bones or Earth technology, there is no activity to track.' Optimus explained.
Bulkhead nodded, 'So until Megatron makes a move, we're in a holding pattern.'
Ultra Magnus looked at his clawed servo, 'Ratchet didn't think the new hand he built for me was god enough. But I'll tell you what truly isn't good enough: giving up. We have no choice but to play this old school, split into teams, for maximum coverage.'
The computers then started beeping and alerts flashed up everywhere, 'We have incoming.' Fowler yelled, 'A whole fleet's worth.' The blips moved away, 'Air cover's holding, for the moment.'
They watched as the computers followed a missile that struck the decoy and the ground shook. They walked out to the smoldering wreck that was the mess hall. Smokescreen said happily, 'The mess hall sure is a mess.'
'We are fortunate that Decepticons can be fooled by a simple paint job.' Ultra Magnus added. The fire crews started putting out the fire and the fresh paint began to drip revealing it as hanger F, Jemina presumed that men food but wasn't sure.
The kids arrived shortly after and Wheeljack and Smokescreen relayed the recent events, 'So the kid clipped the business end of Laserbeak's transponder.' Wheeljack finished.
'That explosion was terrifying!' Jayce shouted, his hair still fuzzy and PJ's on, having fallen out of bed and ran out seconds after Starscream 'destroyed' the base.
'Dude! At least you were here for it.' Miko protested.
Jayce just sat there with a frown and pouted. Arcee walked over, 'You're not such a bad shot after all.'
Raf typed into his computer which was gathering data on the fragment that had been clipped of Laserbeak. Fowler walked up to him, 'We thought you might be the best on to provide an analysis, in Ratchet's absence.'
'It's trying to communicate with the warship.' Raf answered.
Miko asked, 'How do you know?'
'It's telling us.' Raf said simply.
Jemina looked over his shoulder as Jayce began falling asleep again and his head fell on her shoulder momentarily before it shot up again as he fought off the lingering effects of sleep. Jack said a second later, 'Uh, Raf, that's Cybertronian code.'
Jemina just looked at him, 'So…the problem is what?'
'Well not all of us are half alien.' Miko shot off then, 'Wait, first Raf understands Bumblebee, now he reads Cybertronian? Are we sure he's not some kind of alien?'
Raf answered while he continued going over the data, 'I've been learning for a while, in between stuff when, Ratchet had time to teach me.'
Jemina put a comforting hand on his shoulder as Jack said, 'Hey, Raf, we'll bring him back.'
'If it's the last thing we do.' Miko added.
Fowler interrupted, 'If it's talking to its momma, can we triangulate the signal?'
'To a shielded warship?' Ultra Magnus half asked.
Fowler frowned, 'Can't Jemina just boost its signal?'
She scoffed, 'That much? You can forget it, I haven't even got a clue how strong it would have to be before it broke the shield, if ever.'
Arcee said absentmindedly, 'If the transponder was still attached to Laserbeak we could follow it.'
'Maybe we should give it wings.' Wheeljack smiled.
Raf nodded, 'We can use spare parts from the machine shop.'
'Then let's do it,' Wheeljack said, 'For the doc.'
Wheeljack and Raf left to get parts and Jayce left to change and get breakfast. When they returned Raf, Wheeljack and Jayce set about to creating something that would fly the transponder to wherever it was trying to send its message to. However Jayce wasn't doing much more than handing Raf the tools he needed, 'The frequency modulator keeps shorting out!' Raf cried.
Wheeljack set down the engine he had been working on, 'Easy champ. Let me try uncrossing some wires.'
Bulkhead watched from a distance as Smokescreen said in slight fascination, 'Now there's something you don't see every day.'
'Jackie wasn't always a loner you know.' Bulkhead informed, 'Being a Wrecker was all about the team.'
Jemina watched as Miko tried to lift a part and caused something to crash and break, 'Yip-ip-ip-ip!' Raf shouted, 'Miko! I needed that!'
Miko said indignantly, 'I was just trying to tighten up that thingamajig.'
Raf held up his hand and waved Miko aside, 'Pffff! Please!'
Jemina hung her head, 'We've ruined him, poor Raf, so young.'
Jack wandered over to Fowler, 'Agent Fowler, everything all right?'
'Just preoccupied. Thinking about the close calls we humans have had with the 'con lately. Smacked down by Soundwave, practically hunted but Knockout and Shockwave.'
Jemina looked up at him and mouther, sorry. He smiled and went on, 'The uncomfortable reality is, the 'bots might not always be here. And even if they are, they can't be everywhere at once, as we've learned.' He looked at the Apex Armor which rested on the tale Jemina was leaning against, 'This armor is the only thing that stood between Miko and that Predacon. The reason she came back without a scratch. Cyber-tech like that could be just what we need to give our agents on the front lines a fighting chance. Agents like, maybe you someday.'
'What?!' Jack asked in pure shock.
Fowler continued, 'You'll be of age soon, and you're prime material son. Your mom thought you might be a good fit, seeing as you've been wishy-washy about future plans.'
'Wait, you've been talking to my mom, about me?' Jack asked.
Jemina snickered, 'Well, you'll already have more experience than most people do lifetime, Jack.'
'Oh yeah, being shot at by 'cons is a whole lot of fun. What makes you think I want that for a job?'
The machine Wheeljack and Raf had been working on started up and took flight, it flew alright for a second before it started going a bit haywire and went straight for Jack and Fowler. Jemina knocked it away before it hit them as Fowler yelled, 'Custard's mustache!'
It leveled out and flew straighter after that but was a still a bit wobbly, 'Sorry agent Fowler.'
'I think I need to change my star-spangled shorts.'
Jemina scrunched her face and frowned when Raf went on, 'I'm still fine-tuning Chip's remote.'
'Chip?' Arcee asked. Jemina smiled, if only Raf knew the meaning of that name in a different Transformers series.
Smokescreen asked, 'So we're gonna let this doohickey fly back to 'con central…'
'And lead us right to Ratchet.' Jack finished smiling.
Raf and Wheeljack continued to work out the kinks and were done within a few hours. They all stood outside the base, waiting to launch it. Fowler crossed his arms, 'You sure we don't need to install a GPS on our scout here?'
Wheeljack answered, 'Too risky. Both sides are getting' real good at rootin' out that kind of trick.'
'Besides, we don't need a tracker.' Smokescreen said smiling.
'Jemina can do it.' Raf finished.
Fowler frowned, 'I still think a tracker would be a better idea.'
Miko frowned slightly in thought, 'But won't they 'con see you coming?'
'Not until its too late.' Bulkhead answered.
'As long as I keep my signal hidden I should be fine. I'm actually more worried about them noticing Chip here first.' Jemina replied.
Opitmus turned to her, 'We will be prepared for immediate action should you need it.'
She smiled, 'I hope I won't.'
Smokescreen added, 'Good luck.'
'Be safe.' Arcee added.
:Be careful please.:
Optimus put his hand on her shoulder before addressing everyone, 'Whatever the outcome, know that Ratchet would be most proud of your contribution.'
Raf smiled and Wheeljack bent down, 'Come-on kid, let's light this thing.'
He nodded and activated it. Chip shot into the air and Jemina transformed and followed it. She flew for what felt like, and probably was, several hours. She watched as the sky went from pitch black to light purple and pink, it didn't help that Chip was so slow either. Opitmus suddenly broke in, '*How are you doing Jemina?*'
'I'm alright. Nothing has happened yet and I don't see anything.'
Jack asked, '*What happens when the 'cons ID Laserbeak's signal?*'
'*We're counting on Jemina making visual contact with the warship before its radar can detect Chip.*'
She responded, 'I don't know how easy that will be. I've been flying in the clouds for the last several hours.'
'*Jemina will be fine.*' Wheeljack said over the com.
'*It's not Jemina I'm worried about right now.*' Arcee added.
The chatter ended for a while and the dawn gave way to gray clouds, Chip heading directly for them, 'Great.' She said dully, following it in. It quickly became too dark to see properly so she had to rely upon her instrument to guide her. Within minutes of her entering the clouds flashes started filling the sky, she silently groaned as she followed Chip. Her instrument started beeping a second later and several blips showed up from her twelve. She sighed, 'Can't say I wasn't expecting this.'
Starscream came out of the clouds and fired a missile at Jemina who was easily able to dodge it before circling around and shouting, 'Blast that Autobot into oblivion!'
The mass majority of the blips moved to recon-verge on top of her so she shot away from her immediate position only to have them open fire. 'Finish her!' Starscream shouted, 'If I can't find the source of that signal before it finds the warship, Megatron will have our heads.'
She turned and began firing back, hitting two of them that were in a close group, before she transformed and opened fire upon the rest. She deflected most of their shots or absorbed their energy then threw an ultrasonic wave that cause their instrument to glitch and make them loose control, resulting in them hitting and taking each other out.
Jemina transformed again after the Vehicons were handled and found Starscream losing his other missile at Chip. She hurriedly threw an energy shield around it, Starscream yelled in frustration before turning and firing at Jemina. She raised a shield around herself then bent the light. 'That won't hide you Autobot!'
Jemina yelled at him a nanosecond before she dropped the light and began firing at him, 'It's a good thing I'm not trying to hide then.'
She clipped his wing and he shouted something about reinforcements, not three seconds later a ground bridge opened and several flyers came through. She had to dodge their shots quickly before she circled around to protect Chip, only to find a Vehicon already firing at it. By that point it was too late and it exploded. She growled and fired another ultrasonic wave at the cluster of Vehicons, it affecting them the same way it did the others. She shot off for Starscream and the couple Vehicons remaining when Starscream shouted panicked, 'I need a ground bridge! Now!'
One opened up and he and the others disappeared through it quickly. A com was opened a second later, '*Jemina, are you alright? We saw several Decepticons nearby.*'
She sighed, 'I'm fine, though they destroyed Chip. I'm going to start surveying the surrounding area.'
Miko asked, '*What makes you think the ship is there?*'
'It was just the way Starscream sounded.' She answered before the coms went quiet.
Another half hour passed and she still hadn't located the ship. A voice suddenly broke her from her thoughts, '*Autobot base. This is Ratchet. Can anyone hear me?*'
'Ratchet?' Jemina asked relieved.
Opitmus then came in, sounding very thankful, '*Loud and clear old friend.*'
Jemina could hear cheering in the base before Ratchet hurriedly continued, '*Listen to me, Megatron has managed to rebuild the Omega Lock onboard his warship. I've deactivated the Decepticon shielding system. You should be able to get a fix on my coordinates.*' Jemina could hear distant blaster fire, '*Opitmus, you must hurry. Megatron is preparing to cyberform Earth. As we speak.*'
The gun fire got closer and the com was abandoned, '*Ratchet?*' Optimus asked but got no answer, '*Autobot, lock on to those coordinates, we will meet you there Jemina.*'
She shot off for the ship's coordinates, not caring about her speed. She arrived within a few minutes and was immediately greeted by enemy fire. Ratchet came in over the coms, '*The Omega Lock's control station is located on the lower deck. I am making my way there now.*'
'I see it, I'll meet you there.' Jemina said as she shot off again for the protrusion under the ship.
Opitmus came in, '*Copy Ratchet. We will rendezvous at the objective. Ultra Magnus, you and the Wreckers storm the bridge while I lead stealth team to secure the Omega Lock. Jemina, do what you can to prevent the Decepticons from targeting the device if we are delayed.*'
Jemina replied, 'Got it.'
'*If we fail to secure the Omega Lock before its ready to deploy, do we destroy it?*' Arcee asked.
'*I do not intend to squander a second chance to restore Cybertron.*' Opitmus said simply.
Jemina flew for the Omega Lock while weaving between the shots fired from the ship. She then picked up a familiar energy signature and saw Megatron swinging the Dark Star Saber at her, she banked hard right to avoid the wave and Megatron fell slightly below her before he transformed. She flew in a loose circle around the Omega Lock to get her bearings straight when Magnus came in, '*Ultra Magnus to all units: we will be delayed. Soundwave pulled one of his relocation tricks.*'
She flew in and landed on the Omega Lock, looking up and waiting for it to open, knowing there was nothing she could do until she could see the controls. She didn't have to wait long as it began opening moments later. As soon as she could see she fired at Shockwave, startling him and causing him to stumble away from the controls. She only got off a few shots before Megatron flew in to tackle her. She jumped at the last second and activated the thrusters which gave her just enough speed to miss Megatron's attack. He growled as he landed, 'Shockwave, commence Omega Lock firing sequence.'
'No!' Jemina shouted as he moved to activate it. She flew up far more quickly than she realized and tackled Shockwave away from the controls. A hum of energy came from all around her as she realized that the Lock was gathering its energy but not yet firing. He got up and attempted to reach the controls, only to be sent reeling back from an ultrasonic wave.
Jemina stood defensively in front of them as Shockwave stood again but heard something landing heavily not too far away. Turning she saw Megatron stalk forward, 'I made a grave mistake not terminating you as a human, but I shall not hesitate to do so now.'
He charged her and she raised a shield and sidestepping which threw Megatron towards a wall. He pulled out the Dark Star Saber and lashed out at her with it. Reacting on instincts she activated her own blades and created an x over her helm, barely stopping the attack. He pressed down harder and she grunted under the weight but managed to mover her blades sideways enough to cause Megatron's sword to slip down on a guided path and imbed itself in the floor. He roared in fury at her and almost instantaneously punched her in the chassis, sending her sprawling towards the hole in the floor. She reached up to catch herself before she fell but missed and activated her thrusters before she hit the framework of the Omega Lock.
Megatron turned quickly to retrieve his Saber, 'Shockwave, Prepare to fire the-'
He was abruptly cut off when Opitmus barged in and tackled him and both fell down, landing on the Omega Lock. They exchanged a few blows before the ship moved and made them all loose their footing a bit as it shifted at an awkward angle. Jemina recuperated first and began firing at Megatron, aiming for his hands to try and make him let go of the Dark Star Saber. Someone yelled from the platform above, 'Optimus, catch!'
Right after that Ratchet shouted, 'Smokescreen!' She heard a shot and metal on metal.
She didn't pay attention to hard as Megatron then threw Optimus in a collision course with her. Quickly she raised another shield, 'Optimus?'
'I'm fine.' He answered quickly before standing and charging Megatron again.
Ratchet said over the com so he wouldn't have to yell, '*Optimus, you must use the Star Saber to destroy the Omega Lock. It is the only way to save Earth!*'
Megatron growled and went to hit Optimus again when Jemina hit him with both an ultrasonic wave and electrical bolt. He hit one of the support pillars as Bee beeped :Opitmus!:
He jumped to give it to Optimus as Megatron stood and gasped, 'The star Saber.' He raised his cannon and fired as Optimus jumped and wrestled it down. Jemina managed to move two of the shots just enough so they would graze him but the first one still hit him in the spark, disrupting his jump path and sending him straight for the cybermatter. Everyone, at least all the Autobots, were shocked and horrified as he fell, Jemina being the only one that didn't seem affected. And she truly wasn't, she saw him fall straight into the cybermatter so knew he'd be alright, though she still felt guilty for him getting hurt.
She leased several more shots at Megatron as Opitmus yelled in rage, frustration, and fear, 'No!' He beat Megatron several steps back until he hit one of the pillars and Jemina saw what was fixated into its side.
'Optimus, the Dark Star Saber!' But shouted it too late as Megatron turned and swung it Opitmus. Jemina raised a shield and managed to keep him from going over the edge.
Megatron stood and charged Jemina. Startled she hit him with a sonic wave but only managed to send him back a few steps as he drove the Dark Star Saber into the ground before he ripped it out again and hit her. She collided with the pillar and he grabbed her and activated one of his blades to keep her pinned while the Dark Star Saber rested against her chest.
Optimus picked himself up and his widened at the sight as Megatron grinned and Jemina squirmed, trying to break his grasp but his Saber keeping her in place, 'Release her Megatron, this fight is between you and I.'
'No, she obviously is important to you and thus can be used against you.'
'Every life is valuable to me.' Optimus countered, trying not to show his fear.
Megatron snarled at her, 'Prepare to join the scout in the Allspark.'
Jemina drew in an intake and clenched her optics shut as she released an ultrasonic pulse with a shield, effectively knocking Megatron back several yards. She stumbled away towards Optimus as Megatron snarled and raised the Dark Star Saber only to have someone shout at him, 'Megatron!'
He turned and was immediately impaled by a fully restored Bumblebee. Megatron stood there for a half second in pure shock before he tried raising the Dark Star Saber, only for him to go weak and loose grip of it and it plunged towards the Earth and its ocean. He teetered and fell to a knee as Bee spoke, 'You took my voice. You will never rob anyone of anything ever again.'
He gasped in short intakes as his optics flickered a few times and Starscream shouted, sounding utterly terrified, 'Lord Megatron, no!'
His optics went dark and his body seemed to grow darker too and he fell off the Saber and towards the ocean as well, lifeless. Jemina saw a small burning streak as he fell and couldn't help but feel the smallest amounts of sorrow as he fell but quickly focused on Optimus and Bee. Starscream shouted before Shockwave held him back, 'I will avenge you master!'
'Starscream, do not be a fool.' Shockwave reprimanded as he drug him out of the room.
'Curse you and your logic!' Starscream shouted back.
Optimus and Bee climbed back up the platform as Jemina rapidly flew up. Ratchet looked at Bee in shock but in delight, 'Bumblebee.'
'Your voice.' Arcee added with a smile.
'My voice, what do you-? My voice.' Bee shouted suddenly realizing before running to hug Ratchet, 'Ratchet, I have my pipes back!'
Ratchet laughed, 'Heh, yes, yes, we noticed.
'The cybermatter.' Bee thought aloud.
Ratchet nodded, 'It is the only possible explanation.'
Optimus turned to Ratchet with a smile, 'It would seem the old field medic made good after all.' He turned and opened the com, 'Optimus Prime to all units: Megatron is no more. Wreckers, a job well done securing the bridge.'
Ultra Magnus corrected, '*It wasn't us sir. The credit belongs to the humans.*'
Ratchet looked at the Omega Lock, 'The Omega Lock is under our control. I propose that we put it to good use.'
Opitmus nodded, 'Agreed old friend. Ultra Magnus, set course for Cybertron.'
Bee walked to the side a bit, 'Hey Raf, Jayce, if you can tear yourselves away from Raf's laptop for two seconds, bridge yourselves up here so we can get to Cybertron already.'
Fowler came in, '*Wait, who's that?*'
'*Bee?*' Jayce asked a second latter sounding ecstatic, '*Raf, hurry up and open a bridge!*'
They bridged onto the bridge of the warship and they went through a space bridge to Cybertron. As they headed towards Cybertron Optimus turned to Jemina, 'Thank you.'
'You're welcome, though I should be thanking you too.'
'Let's just call it even.' She nodded and smiled as they came into Cybertron's atmosphere.
Ratchet turned to Optimus, 'Optimus, I was never able to learn Shockwave's side of the cybermatter equation. This may be all we ever have, and Cybertron is a much larger planet than Earth.'
Opitmus looked at the holographic globe before answering Ratchet, 'Then we must launch the cybermatter at Cybertron's very core.'
'Into the heart of Primus himself?' Ratchet asked in disbelief.
'Yes. We can rebuild the rest of the planet, but restoring our planets heart requires the Omega Lock's skill and wisdom that the Ancients put into it.'
Ratchet nodded as they made a course for the core. A minute later Wheeljack called down, 'Commander, we've arrived, at the Well of Allsparks.'
They lined the Lock up and Ratchet activated it. It gathered its energy for a second and Jemina felt the energy pulsate through her like it had before as it fired. It took a good minute before its energy was depleted and its remaining energy followed into the Well. Several seconds later the planet began to glow a bluish color and it seemed more alive to Jemina then any other time she had been before, despite it still in ruins.
She, Optimus and Ratchet then joined the others on the bridge and she saw Knockout on the floor unconscious. 'Thank you Miko.'
Miko nodded, grinning broadly, but Optimus and Ratchet looked at her in utterly confusion and she mentally smacked herself. Their attention was quickly drawn away however by the shadow crossing the rising sun and the faint roar of the Predacon soaring away, 'The Predacon.' Ultra Magnus sighed.
Ratchet opened a ground bridge and they left through it to return to the base. They said very little when they got back, all of them heading for their berth rooms or grabbing some Energon then heading to the berth rooms. The kids all crashing on whatever furniture they could find. Jemina and Optimus entered their berth room and Jemina laid tiredly down on the berth, Optimus soon after. She was about into recharge when Optimus asked, 'Is that what you meant by the ending was not worth changing?'
'Hu? When did I say that?' She asked startled.
'When I had the Cybonic plague, you said that the ending was not worth changing, you always knew that the Omega Lock would be restored.'
She pressed her lips together and nodded, 'Yes, I did, and I also knew we would win.'
He smiled and nodded, 'Thank you Jemina, but how may I ask that you knew?'
Oh gosh, this was it, should she tell him? Did it even matter anymore? Instantly the image of Unicron possessing Megatron came to mind, so she said cryptically, 'Let's, just say that in my birth dimension, we are not foreign to Cybertronians.'
Optimus was surprised by this to say the least, 'Are you saying you knew some of them?'
She laughed, 'Not in that sense, but we are not foreign to the idea.' She quickly fell into recharge after that before Optimus could ask any further questions.
The next day was somber, the 'bots found it hard to leave the planet they had learned to call home and the family they had made. Jemina had it hardest of all though. Jayce held on to her as Optimus spoke, 'Thought our home world is once again capable of supporting life, we have much rebuilding to do. Alas, we will miss our home away from home, and the family we've made here.'
Raf asked, slightly worried, 'If 'cons are still out there, won't Earth be on their radar?'
'Raf, if you ever need me, need us, for any reason, we're just a space bridge away.' Bee said reassuringly.
'Besides, we'll be in good hands with you, Jack, Miko, and Jayce-once he gets older, continuing to continuing to serve Unit-E. In a semi-official capacity.' Fowler said with a smile.
Miko chirped, 'Whoa, we are agents?'
'Consultants,' June corrected, 'Until you're of age.'
That made Jayce's eyes sparkle for a second before they fell again. Ratchet walked forward, 'I trust that Unit-E doesn't have any rules forbidding the enlistment of rusty old Autobot consultants?'
'Ratchet, you of all-' Arcee began before he cut her off.
'Yip-yip-yip! I know where I am needed.'
The others began saying their goodbyes. Jayce and Raf stood next to each other as Bee came over, 'Raf, Jayce.' He wasn't able to continue as Jayce started to well up.
Raf smiled sadly, 'I know Bee. You don't need to say anything.'
'I never did.' Be smiled then turned to Jayce, 'I'll make sure to com, don't worry.'
He nodded as Jemina walked up and he ran over, 'You shouldn't go Jem!'
She knelt down next to him as he hugged her, not letting go, 'I do need to. They need me there to help rebuild, besides, someone needs to keep Optimus out of trouble.' He laughed slightly at that. 'I'll make sure I visit, besides, I can only imagine how Ratchet will be here on his own without another 'bot to talk to.'
He frowned, 'You still can't go.'
She laughed, 'I got to Jayce, you'll take care of Aja won't you?' He nodded, 'Good, cause she'll be begging for attention. And if Ratchet screams like a feme again 'cause he thinks she's a Scraplet, make sure you get it on camera.'
After another minute she managed to get him to let go. He stood on the platform next to the other kids as Jemina switched her forms and walked over to Optimus. 'Until we meet again old friend.' Optimus said, saying goodbye.
He and Ratchet shook hands and they turned towards the space bridge, he and Jemina looking back at the group gathered and smiled before they disappeared through the bridge.
So, the series has officially ended, i had to fight tears. i will hopefully get the Predacons Rising up shortly and then, that shall be all for this story until the sequel. Frack guys, i can't believe i just finished the series, there is something wrong with this, this just isn't right. Oh well, leave your thoughts in a review ;)