S

  Everyone is in shock.

  Ratchet was getting help from Arcee. His arm was sprained.

  I heal myself, the singe mark in my suit leaving behind a large hole.

  I didn't care.

  Everyone was in shock.

  "Did the Empress do this too?" Smokescreen asks, looking very angry.

  I nod.

  He paces angrily, arms crossed.

  I see Anti go over to the human area. He picks up her flower crown.

  He looks on the inner rim.

  I stampede up the steps, realizing what he was doing.

  He pulls out a hair and puts it in his hand.

  He closes his eyes, veins pulsing on the side of his head.

  Anti

  I promised mama I would save her.

  And that's just what I was going to do.

S

  Her hair glowed white, straightening.

  It lifted a few inches into the air, pointing upwards.

  It spun slowly for a moment, then stopped dead, pointing NW and slanted at a 45° angle. 

  Anti looks at me.

  We found her.

  Bumblebee, Smokescreen, Arcee and Bulkhead watched.

  Nightshade tilted his head a little.

  Anti's body changed.

  He grew till he was about Moon's height, his hair going into a fringe, the top of his head going neon green.

  He looked about 25.

  One eye glowed green while the other went completely black.

  His skin went paler, his clothes changing to a black t-shirt, torn black skinny jeans, and black sneakers.

  His body glitched and fritzed, a spear in his hand.

  His gliders grew to his height, then feathers finally growing.

  When it was finished, neon green wings replaced his gliders.

  He earned them.  If only his mother could see him now.

  He took off with one powerful wingbeat, phasing through the cieling.

  Her hair was still suspended in the air, pointing in the same direction.

  I called soldiers, we got geared up, following him.

  Anti

I

feel my body transform.

  I feel a spear in my hand.

  I see where her hair was pointing me, phasing through the walls to get there.

  I feel my body glitch and distort.

  I keep my spear point behind me, going as fast as I could.

  I heard reinforcements behind me in less than five minutes.

  I saw the ship.  It felt as if I was traveling for hours.

  I growl in anger, shooting forward even faster. 

  The ship had a forcefield around it, but it was weakened greatly.

  I dive into it, feet first, shattering the forcefield like cracked glass.

  I feel the others follow, landing hard beside me.  I even see parts of the forcefield shatter further, some pieces landing on the deck.

  I look over my shoulder.  At least fifty.

  I grow to Bee's size, and the others follow my example.

  "Keep your comm links open. If you find her, tell us." I say, storming the ship.

  I keep the point behind me as I run.

  I charge through the open door, my spear ready.

  A drone was there.

  I stab them with my spear, going straight through them.

  I slip my spear out as they fall back.

  They were near a console, about to send a messgae to the rest of the troops.

  I put my hand on the console, deleting the message, hacking the ship just by my touch.

  I pull up a map and send it to everyone.

  The room the caught my attention was the room her and I were stuck in before she got me out of here.

  I run down the halls, killing any drones that got in my way.

  I got to the room. Nothing except the blood she spat out before.

  I snarl, pulling up the map in my hand.

  The medbay looked promising.

  I dash down the halls as fast as I could. The quicker I could get there the better.

  I see the red bot through the window, buffing the doors on his arms.

  Mom told me he was going to help us. Let's see how cooperative he was.

  I open the door, grab his shoulder, spin him around, pinning him to the wall.  I point the spear at his face.

  My right eye twitched.

  "Where.  Is.  She." I snarl, feeling my fangs grow.

  He put his hands up, dropping his buffer in fear.  "I don't know!"

  He was telling the truth.

  I let him go, running to look down more halls.

  I see a flash of gold run down the hallway.

  Empress.  She will pay for what she did to my mother.

  I bolt after her, then I hear thumping footsteps.

  Optimus.

  I ditch Empress, going after him instead.

  He had a team to lead. He had a family to go back to.

  I can go back for Empress later.

  I finally locate where his steps were coming from.  He was just walking down the halls, as if nothing was wrong.

  I step in front on him, hiding my spear. I wanted to seem friendly.  "Optimus." I say, and he looks down at me, confused.

  "Why do people keep calling me by that name?  My name is Orion Pax." He says, one side of his helmet still red.

  I grow to his size.

  I feel my power rise in me.

  "No, Optimus.  You are no longer Orion." I say, feeling the memories flow out of me.

  I could only give him the memories that I was in.

  I hoped it was enough.

  A little red on his helmet receded back to blue.

  "Anti?" He asked.

  I nod. "We need to find Mom. Do you know where she is?"

  He nods. "Follow me."

  I call the others to meet me.

  They all come, crowding around us.  Some were scouting, making sure no one knew we were here.

  We storm into Shockwave's lab, finding Mom in a suspension tank beside him.

  She was chained by her ankle, arms and legs connected with several wires.  Her wings were hidden, her hair short and brown.

  She didn't have the baby yet.

  Shockwave didn't know we were in the room with him. For now.

  I make the signal to stay silent.  Optimus was right next to me.

  I jump to the side as he charges Shockwave.

  Optimus rips him from the console, distracting him.

  Some soldiers help Optimus, trying to keep him pinned against the wall.

  I put my hand on the keys, making the liquids drain.

  A few soldiers smash the glass, but some kept widening it so it would be easier to go in and out.

  I shrink back to normal size.

  We had to be careful not to get any shards of glass on her.

  I went in, cutting the chain attatched to her ankle with a sword a soldier let me borrow.

  A few more go in with me, gently taking out the wires in her arms, cleaning up the glass to make a clear path.

  Me and one other soldier lifts her up, others grabbing her ankles to lift her out.

  She was still wet with the liquids, her clothes sticking to her body.  This made her a little slippery, but it was nothing we couldn't handle.

  After getting her out safely, I put one of her arms around my neck, one other soldier putting her other arm behind his neck.

  We carefully drag her behind us, the rest of the soldiers attacking Shockwave.

  "Come on. We've got her." I say, the soldiers busy with Shockwave constantly weaving in and out, distracting him.

  Optimus finally knocks him out, and we leave.

  Optimus transforms, following us out.

  I kept pulling up the map to find our way out.

  We finally get to the flight deck, where we made our escape.

  We made sure we had everyone.

  No casualties. No injuries besides a stubbed toe.

  We were set to go.

  The rest of them go back to normal size, doing yet a second rollcall.

  Optimus transformed into his mech form, being carried by several angels, gliding towards the ground.

  The other soldiers jumped off the edge, leaving only me with mom.

  I drop my spear on the deck, using my now free arm behind her knees.

  I wince. This was how she held my birth mother while she carried her to the burial.

  The past is behind me now.

  I jump off the deck as she weakly grabs my shirt.

  I soar to the ground, landing as gently as I could.  Mom already went through so much already.

  Most of which I had witnessed first hand.

  Ratchet opens a portal, and we all go through.

  Nightshade sees her.  He instantly charges over, sniffing her.

  He nuzzles into her chest, whining like he was crying.

  I look at everyone's face. They are all relieved. Even the humans looked better.

  I look around. S isn't here.

  I search in the sea of soldiers, and I find him.

  He was actually the same height as the rest of us.

  He sees her in my arms.

  He runs to me, taking her from me.

  Nightshade protested at this, moving with her.

  My shirt is weighed down with the goop she was in.

  S hugs me with his Sets as she is in his arms.

  He walks through a portal he made, the others and Nightshade following.

  He really loved her. And that was enough for me.  You could just see it how he held her.

  S was taking her to the hospital.  The others were going home to their families.

  I nod to a relieved-looking Optimus, following after them.

  It was just about that time for her to go into labour.