Evolution

Past weeks were calm. In that time Elena had buried BrightStar's next to her twin PeaceStar and she and Optimus sealed FallStar somewhere on Earth, where no one could get. And they haven't told its location to anyone, not even to agent Fowler after he gave few options of the place. There was no Decepticon activity because of the dead of FallStar. Obviously, Megatron decided to hold mourning time, which will take three weeks. During that time to not take any risk that someone (aka Starscream) wouldn't respect mourning traditions, All members of Team Prime were turned into humans for those three weeks. On time Optimus decided to take advantage of the small calm time and married Arcee since they were humans and all. The wedding was held in Griffin Rock, where there was Rescue team and was well protected from Decepticons. After those three weeks, Elena turned Team Prime back to their usual selves.

Right now Optimus and Elena were flying across the skies, looking for any Decepticon activity. Nothing so far.

"Is something wrong?" asked Optimus from Elena. He had noticed her being mostly quiet. Usually, she would ask anything about the mission or other things that have bothered her.

"Nothing..." she said. "It's been quiet since FallStar was defeated. But I still need to get the last element of BrightStar."

"Getting the Star elements isn't necessary for you to become Star Supreme." reminded Optimus.

"But I want to get them back," said Elena. "When I was at Star tower, the statues of Predacons missed one of their eyes. What if effects on my future Stars and their powers."

Optimus didn't reply to that. Knowing Elena, when she found something, she wanted to complete it. And maybe she is right. Maybe the finding them would affect her future Stars.

After hours of flying, they came back to base.

"We are Back!" said Elena like someone would say 'Hi, honey I'm home!'.

In this everyone went greet them, while Optimus informed, that there's hasn't been any activity, which could mean Megatron might have all he needs for his Predacon army. But that's when he noticed that something was off with Ultra Magnus. Elena notices this.

"You don't think it's because I told that I would thorn off his tail-pipe and..." asked Elena in low voice. Optimus shook his head. For what he felt it's something he needs to ask. Knowing this Elena went to Ratchet.

"I have done my homework," she said and gave him data-pad. Since it's more than clear that she is Star Supreme, she had started to study some Cybertronian science, so she could learn to create synthetic energon.

"And how much you know?" asked Ratchet.

"I'm sadly at the same level like you," said Elena. "It's like it requires something to balance it."

"I see..." he said before he went looking on the formula on the screen. In this Elena left him be and went to BurnStar, who was looking after the items of elements. Since they have all, except one, it's best to keep them secured.

After some time, Optimus went talk to Ultra Magnus with Elena, since she felt she still may need to apologize what she said.

"Ultra Magnus," said Optimus. "Something has been troubling you."

"Is this because what I said about..." asked Elena.

"No, milady. It's that..." said Ultra Magnus. "I fear my command style may be having a negative effect on unit morale."

Elena sighed for that. She didn't want to have a bad connection with the commander, since he is her father's trusted commander, although she may do it what she had said if he gets the topic up again.

"Your service is most welcome, my old friend," said Optimus. "But this is not Elite-guard."

"Things had changed since the war of Cybertron," said Ultra Magnus.

"And we must adapt to that change," said Optimus, before looked on the team. "The members of Team Prime are not cogs and machine. They have grown to be something greater than an army. They had become..."

Right, then Ratchet got a signal of exposed energon. Since theirs are low, they must go check it at once.

"Elena, you better stay here," said Optimus.

"I know," she said. "Since it's more than clear that I'm Star Supreme and who knows what cons may plan for me or they might use me against all of you. Just be careful, you all."

Everyone smiled for that. As usual, she is worried all of them.

After some time, Optimus made a call for the Groundbridge. While Ratchet activated it, Elena asked if it was clear for even her to come. It was, so she passed through with BurnStar. In another side, they saw Optimus, Arcee, and Bumblebee with three full cargo of energon.

"Where are others?" asked Elena.

"They went check the mine," said Arcee.

"Oh finally some fuel," said BurnStar. "At least it will be enough for medical needs."

"Something isn't right," said Elena.

"What? For having this much energon?" asked BurnStar.

"Which isn't packed up like they usually would do. Or that it's here outside not on the mount," said Elena. "I don't want sound too negative, but I feel they had left this on purpose. To get us to come here."

Hearing this, made a lot of sense.

"Then it's best for us to get least these to the base," said Optimus.

BurnStar help pulled first cargo through the Groundbridge. After she went Arcee and Bumblebee followed her. Elena went sit on Optimus' shoulder before Bulkhead and Smokescreen came back. Right, then the earth shook a bit.

"Wow, what was that?" asked Smokescreen. Optimus and Elena looked on there.

"Dad, that sounded like..."

"Explosion inside the cave." finished Optimus.

"What?" asked Smokescreen.

"It must be WheelJack and Ultra Magnus," said Bulkhead.

"Bulkhead, you and Smokescreen return to base," ordered Optimus. "And take Elena with you."

"Wait? What?!" said Elena before Optimus gave her to Bulkhead.

"You heard the Prime. Let's go," said Bulkhead, before he and Smokescreen went through the bridge. But inside the bridge, Elena get herself off from Bulkhead and returned to the place, before it closed.

"I so gonna hear from this," she said before she went inside the cave.

It was dark, but luckily she could see. It appears as Star she can shine a bit in dark places. Maybe she needs to learn control it, so she could shut it when it's needed. She kept running until she finds Optimus, who had just found others. Wheeljack was weak after being pushed into the wall and Ultra Magnus had lost his hand. the stranger who had fought with them, pick the forge and break it into two.

"No..." said Elena. "The forge of Solus Prime..." Even if the forge had lost its power, For Elena it looked too dear. Like a family heirloom, which passes to generation to another. But now it was destroyed. The stranger was ready now to finish Ultra Magnus before Optimus hit from behind.

Elena ran to Ultra Magnus. Near him was the head of the forge. Elena was breaking from inside seeing it like this.

"I'm sorry, my..."

"Save your strength," she said, while tears started to appear in her eyes. But just when few tears fell into the forge, she heard something.

"Take it..."

Elena looked on the forge. Did it just speak? But then she felt something. There was something inside the forge. She didn't have time to discover it, because right then Optimus, picked Ultra Magnus and WheelJack.

"Elena!" he ordered. In this Elena nodded and pick the head of the forge with her, before they all took flight.

They soon get out from the cave, but the stranger followed them to outside and revealed to be the Predaking. Seeing this Elena stop and looked in shock. Was it Predaking? Since when it could transform? She couldn't think any more questions before she felt Groundbridge appearing from behind in the sky. She and Optimus fly to it and it got closed just in time.

Back in the base, Ratchet tried to fix Magnus's hand, but it was clearly out of use.

"Ratchet, will take good care of you," said Optimus to him.

"Magnus fought like a wrecker," said WheelJack.

"Optimus, when we spoke earlier...What could be greater than an army?" asked Ultra Magnus.

"A human concept, one I learned since coming to Earth," said Optimus. In this Elena, who had sat on his shoulder moved a bit closer to him, before he looked on others. "A family."

In this everyone went to Ultra Magnus to confirm that. The family looks after one another, no matter what.

Later that night while Ratchet let Ultra Magnus rest a bit, Elena was trying to study the head of the forge. She was certain there was something inside. But that means she needed to crack it open. She tried with her elements and it took some time before she cracks it open. Inside there was small glowing stone, which she picked up. She holds it up trying to see if there was something in it, but it turns out to be just glowing stone.

"Elena, What are you holding?" asked BurnStar.

"I don't know. It was inside the forge," she said.

"May I?" asked BurnStar. In this Elena gave the stone to her. BurnStar looks it while.

"This looks like star disk," she said.

"A what?" asked Elena.

"You know, you humans use to have disks, that you showed pictures though disk by disk. This is kind of similar,"

"Okay, but where I find projector?" asked Elena.

"Elena, Star disks, don't work that way. Elder sister usually used them with the Music box," said BurnStar.

"Music box?!" asked Elena. It didn't take long before both went to the hangar where Elena sleep, but also Optimus and Arcee, who woke up when Elena and BurnStar started to go through her stuff.

"What's going on?" asked Arcee who started to wake up with Optimus on the noises.

"Talk later!" said Elena, while kept going through her stuff, until she finds the music box.

Then Elena put the music box on the ground and sat next to it. She first tried to see where she should put the stone. While so, Optimus and Arcee came near to see what she was going to do.

"You need to open it," said BurnStar.

"Oh Okay," said Elena and opened the music box. When she opened it, it started to play a sweet song, but unlike ordinary music boxes, in Star music box you could actually hear someone singing the song and it went like this:

Just a little tiny life,
'greatest power deep in inside
I will watch you when you sleep
carrying comfort that we need
I'll always be with you
walk the path next to you
because you will be the one
Who now on reborn

"What's that song?" asked Elena.

"I don't know," said BurnStar. "Our elder sister listened to that song sometimes, but when we others tried to listen, we fell asleep."

"Probably something that Only Star Supreme is allowed to understand," said Optimus.

Right, then Elena finds the spot where the stone needs to put. Once she placed it there, it reflected words in the air. It was written in Cybertronian. But luckily Elena has learned to read it.

"'The tears of despair gives more suffering and The tears of memory gives hope.'" read Elena.

"What that's supposed to mean?" asked BurnStar.

"I think it's something I must figure out," said Elena. "If this was found in Forge of Solus Prime and according to history Solus was one AlphaStar's dearest Primes, This has to mean something since she hidden it in her forge."

"It could have something to do how Omega lock reacted with your tears," said Arcee.

In this Elena stayed thinking, but it was stopped when Optimus lift her up.

"Before you start to think any further, I believe is best you to rest, so you could carry on," said Optimus. Well, he kinda had point since many things had happened past few hours.

"Okay," said Elena. In this, they all went to recharge or sleep


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