One Shall Rise, One Shall Fall Part 1

It has already passed few hours after Ratchet and Optimus showed Bulkhead and Arcee the ancient doom prophecy of Cybertron. Arcee was passing in the hallway when she heard voices from the Optimus' quarters. Luckily the door was bitten open, so she went to look what was going on. It turns out to be SweetStar talking with Optimus and she looked bit serious. She never gets that serious unless it is a deadly serious situation. Then SweetStar stopped talking since she already sensed that someone was behind the door. Optimus realized it too and look in that direction. Once he saw Arcee he sighs for relief.

"It's alright, SweetStar. I told her about Elena."

"Oh?" said SweetStar. Optimus didn't reply to that if not went to open the door to let Arcee in before he closed the door.

"What's going on? Something about Elena?" asked Arcee.

"That. And the ancient doom prophecy," said SweetStar. Okay, it is deadly serious.

"How bad we're talking about?" asked Arcee.

"Oh, Arcee," said SweetStar while shook her head. "You should know that when it comes prophecies like this, we Stars know how to pass through it."

"So, you know something for this one?" asked Arcee.

"Yep!" said SweetStar and shows something from her arm-pad. It was the same prophecy, but it holds more lines. The last lines.

"What does it say?" asked Arcee, since it was written in an old way.

"'To bring hope and light. New Star is born, when innocent sacrifices for the loved one. The light shines through the darkness to bring the lost one back home'." translated Optimus.

"New Star? You think, that it could be..."

"I know so," said SweetStar. "So, far Elena has been... well like she would say 30% of it. But these past months had shown that she has progressed to become real full Star. She can't stand dark energon, she gets feelings of something to come and her temper reflects around her. Sure, there are other things too, but I need to study much more."

"So, she is revolving become new Star."

"When innocent sacrifices for the loved one. I think it also means her."

"In which part?"

"Well, she hasn't done anything bad. She hasn't killed anyone, not steal anything and she was upset with you all when it came to synthetic energon. She is innocent."

"Then who's the loved one?"

"I don't know."

"SWEET...!"

"Hey, I didn't write this. Alpha Star did. You know the first Star." said SweetStar.

"Even so..." said Optimus. "If these last lines of prophecy talk about her, nothing shouldn't happen to her."

"Until she decides to sacrifice herself to someone she loves," said SweetStar. "Speaking of her, you haven't told her yet, haven't you?" Optimus looks away. "You haven't. A big, Autobot leader, who has defeated many enemies and saved the world, hasn't told one little girl, that..."

"Sweet!" said Arcee meaning her to stop.

"Right. sorry..." said SweetStar, before her arm-pad informed that Elena was going to dance again. "I'll be going now..." she said and left the quarters.

In that, Arcee and Optimus were in his room. Optimus move to his desk, sat there and pick up the audio file with was written. 'To Elena.' Then he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"She will love it," said Arcee while looked at him. "It's what she has wished for."

Arcee had told about what Elena was feeling when she was sleeping in her quarters one time. To be honest, hearing, that Elena wished to call Optimus as a father, was a sign from heaven.

"I have thought to give this to her on the anniversary of her operation," said Optimus. Since the anniversary of Elena's operation was a couple of days away. The day, when she stopped been Elena Rodriquez and became cyborg Elena Star.

"It would make her day," said Arcee, while moving her hand in his arm. Then he grabs her hand to move her to his lap and started kissing her. She kissed back while resting her hands on his chest. Since some time now, they have told they loved one another. They haven't told anyone yet. Well, to be honest, only ones who knew about them were Silver (SweetStar), Elena and Ratchet. Ratchet wasn't bothering them much. Elena,...if she ever finds them making out she would scream 'Oh my gosh!'. Silver...who knows what she would do.

Their intense make-out session didn't last long.

"I have to go," said Arcee while looked at him.

"I know," said Optimus before he kissed her forehead for goodnight. After it, she left his quarters and he went to recharge as well.



The few days have passed quickly. To keep things positive, everyone was thinking the anniversary of Elena's operation/rebirth. Silver even went to get present for her. But she hasn't shown what it was. Even Bulkhead and Bumblebee were curious. Kids also started to think what they could do for Elena. Miko was already suggesting a party, but that wouldn't work out since either Elena or Optimus weren't up for parties. So, they still needed to think about something else for Elena.

Right now Kids were going through the internet and removed pictures of Bumblebee because someone gets the picture of him and replaced it with Kitty picture. Ratchet actually laughed on that. That was new for them.

"Optimus, you wanna see something funny?" asked Jack.

"No.," said simply Optimus, while looking up into the computer.

"Unless, its new song from Enrique, I would see it," said Elena, while she was in Star Computer.

"Don't take it personally," said Arcee. "Primes were built that way."

"We have never seen Optimus laugh, cry or lose his cool," said Bulkhead.

"While Optimus surely keeps his emotions in check. I've known him far longer than any of you have. And he was different before he was made a Prime." said Ratchet.

"Optimus wasn't always a Prime?" asked Raf.

"On Cybertron, one isn't born into greatness. It must be rather earned," said Ratchet.

"We got that too on certain things," said Elena.

"So different how? We're talking Party-animal?" asked Miko.

"No, no Optimus was more like ...Jack," said Ratchet.

"What?" asked Jack. "I'm nothing like..."

Right, then they got a call from agent Fowler who tells that they had several robberies, which they thought would be M.E.C.H until they got the picture from the security camera of Soundwave. Then he gave a list of other things that were stolen. By from the list, Ratchet said that it looked like Decepticons were going to build new space bridge if they only find a proper power source. After Agent Fowler's call, Elena started to feel weird. She started to hear voices. whispers to be exact. But it seems to cause her headache. And it didn't stay unnoticed.

"Elena, everything okay?" asked Jack.

"I'm fine," she said. "I... probably have worked too much in Star Computer."

"Go get some rest," said Optimus.

"Okay," she said and start walking away. But the way, she walked away, that didn't seem to be an ordinary headache or tiredness. But no one knew what it could be.



Right before sunrise, Elena was twitching and turning in her bed. Then she opened her eyes. But by the look of her eyes, it could almost think she was going to sleepwalk. She got up from her bed and dressed up, but not in her casual outfit, if not in her white dress. She didn't go through her usual way from human-size halls if not passed through Optimus quarters. Without any notice, she went out to the hallway and from there to the command center. There she went near the ground bridge. But for some reason, it came open by itself like by the wind or something else. Without hesitation, she went through it to its location, which to the graves of her father and PeaceStar.

She stood right there front of them when she was receiving a message to her mind.

"Elena..." heard a voice. Elena knew who that was.

"Peace?" Then Elena could actually see PeaceStar front of her. But she looked different. it was like she was wearing a dress.

"Elena, listen. There's no time to lose..."



Meantime, Autobots had a message from agent Fowler from another Decepticon attack. Optimus once again remind Agent Fowler he wouldn't allow any human conflict, so the place was evacuated. Then they left there, to stop Cons, in meet Megatron. Also, find out Megatron hurt Raf by his blast which went on Bumblebee. Bumblebee and Arcee went back to base to get him save, while Optimus and Bulkhead sneaked into Warship. But none of them knew where Elena was.



"What going on?" asked Elena in her thoughts.

"Long time ago, was written doom prophecy, which foretold about rising evil to come from your planet."

"What? What kind of evil?"

"I fear it's something only AlphaStar knew," said PeaceStar.

"AlphaStar?"

"She was the first Star that walked on planet Cybertron. Because of her, we received another name as 'Children of Primus'."

"Was she?" asked Elena.

"It could say so. When she arrived, she was nothing but pure energy. A Spark. Primus find her and kept her safe from Unicron, the Destroyer. After it, he gave her protoform."

"Unicron?"

"Before you ask, no, He anything but a white horse with a horn on its head."

"Duh. Corn. Cron. There's a difference." said Elena. PeaceStar chuckled on that.

"Looks like you have learned a lot." she said, "You're more than ready."

"For what?"

"To become fully a Star."

"Fully? You mean there's more?"

"By past few months, you have learned some powers of Stars. There's still a lot to learn. But you're more than ready to call one."

"Even as Childer of Primus?" asked Elena sadly. PeaceStar gently looks at her. She knew why she was sad. She picks gently her chin up to look into her eyes.

"In one way," said PeaceStar. "Since 'Daughter of Prime' is equally same."

"Pri...How you..."

"I may be dead physically," said PeaceStar. "But I'm living through my star elements, until the arrival of next Star supreme. And I have heard your wishes and thoughts. You wish to call Optimus as your father."

Elena looked away, while blushed. She hasn't admitted it yet. and she still fears, it could distract the entire team and she doesn't want that. Ever since Peace died she made a promise to herself not to let Team Prime down. PeaceStar chuckled again and she looks her again.

"There's no wrong to care for someone," said PeaceStar. "Primes maybe build to hold up their emotions, but that doesn't mean they won't care or love. What I learned in your planet is that when it comes to difficult times, you humans stood up, because people you care or most importantly for love."

"Isn't that bit deep to you too?" asked Elena.

"Maybe." giggled PeaceStar. "But I'm Star. And I have seen many things during my lifetime. Ever since I heard you saying those word yourself."

And to show Elena what she meant the memory of the time when Elena was still blind half arm and leg and took hold Optimus and said 'I love you guys.'

"On that moment, I saw the glimpse of future," said PeaceStar.

"You did? about what?" asked Elena.

"I saw you. As a Star, but not just any Star."

"What you mean?" asked Elena. But right then PeaceStar was fading from her thoughts. "What going on?"

"I don't have much time," said PeaceStar. "Elena you must go to this location and fulfill your destiny," she said and showed a view of the volcano that's about to explode.

"What I'll do there?" asked Elena.

"You will soon know," said PeaceStar before she completely vanished. "Good luck, Elena Star Prime"

Then Elena came back to reality front of the grave of her father and PeaceStar. She was bit confused what PeaceStar said, but right behind her opened the bridge. She wasn't sure where it will take her, but for some reason, she knew she has to go through it.



Meanwhile, in the base, everyone was all worried about Raf. June came to there to help him, while Bumblebee was all worried. He wished to go after Megatron, but Arcee told it won't help. Ratchet was feeling shame for not learning anything about humans, but now it's a good time to know what to do. SweetStar tried to keep Raf on life. She has learned some human medical and even if she wasn't sure what was going on, she knew some of it. She has notice Elena been gone, but for some reason, she hasn't told that to anyone. Because something tells her that she is alright and fulfilling her destiny.

During that time Optimus came to the conclusion that there's no chance that Autobots and Decepticons will stop the war. They are repeating the history. There's no change for that. In this, he decided to go and finish Megatron and followed him to the place to the volcano. And there they started the battle.



Without more any hesitation, Elena went through and found herself there, where PeaceStar told her to go. Near the volcano, that's about to explode.

"Okay. Now what?" she asked herself.

Soon she heard fighting from somewhere near. She followed the noises to find Optimus and Megatron fighting. And from somewhere reason, she started to see to the past.

About two big giant fighting. One seems to be a good one and one evil. And somewhere she found someone who was nothing but pure energy crying to someone.

"Primus!"

Primus? Is this... girl AlphaStar. Soon it looked like Primus was losing and this other giant Unicron was about to finish him until AlphaStar came between them to take the hit. And then there was nothing but pure light.

After seen it Elena stood confused what was all that until she notices that volcano has started to erupt. Megatron somehow seemed more powerful. He even broke Optimus' sword and stab it in his shoulder.

"OPTIMUS!" she yelled, but she was far from them, so she started to run.

She runs fast as she could without caring the flying rocks. She soon realized the rocks were Dark energon because she started to feel weak. But she didn't care she kept running to Optimus.

Megatron was about to make a final strike before Elena came between them.

"No!" she yelled while the blade was about to touch her hand.

And soon the entire place was covered in light.

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