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'Sibling bond'

Previously on Tfp....

'Tch and when did she start to become our second mother.' Jack declared through the bond.

'Jack she's just performing her role as both our guardian. At least, she is getting along with us, right.' I countered with a smile, I could tell Jack too see's it and nods.

After setting the table, we both stopped what we were both doing and felt ourselves getting another vision and blacked out. In our vision, we saw....MEGATRON, injecting the same crystal where he brought CliffJumper back for the dead. His body started glowing and his optic started to turn purple as he roared in pain as the crystal emerged into his spark. And, the vision started changing as we both saw Ratchet getting attacked a miniature robot until Optimus ended its life, Ratchet asked Optimus what was the cause of it and responded.

"I have a grave suspicion Ratchet. Dark Energy."

In the middle of nowhere (Jack POV)

Me and Josh were already on our way to base even though it's Saturday, but it beats doing nothing besides sleeping all day. Arcee stopped at next to a stop sign and Josh sibling linked me.

'Jack shouldn't we be worried about what we just saw and what might happen if we have another vision.' 

'Let's not think about it Josh. And besides you and I both saw Optimus having it under control.' I remarked.

'Yes but still....." Before Josh could say what he wanted to say, Arcee revved her engine to get our attention.

"Tighten you grip, you two." she alleged  jerking forward speeding, making me hang on to Jack for dear life and not fall off.

"He..Hey! What's with you, Arcee ?!" chuckled Jack, looking over to me only to see me smiling like a lunatic with wide eyes, as Arcee lowered her front tire back on the road.

"Thought you two might actually enjoy the ride if both of you weren't getting shot at." Arcee stated. And whatever she said called both me and Jacks interest.

"Oh ho, bring it!" Jack answered and with that Arcee speeded with super incredible speed that could out match any motorcycle. I gave a whoop and Jack started to laugh the whole way then both of us were grinning. But then I and even Jack started to get lightheaded and were receiving another vision.

Both Jack and Josh's Vision

There stood Megatron, staring at a large container of that purple crystals which have learned it to be 'Dark Energon'  and with him was the screecher, StarScream. 

"It's as if the blood of Unicron the Destroyer flows through my veins! As if I hear his very thoughts. I now know what I must do." Megatron bellowed.

"And what can I do to assist you, Master?" StarScream asked while bowing.

"Quit groveling. And wait my command." Megatron said final until he transformed and flew somewhere until our vision changed towards the Autobot hideout with Ratchet and Optimus talking. And Optimus storing  the offline mini-robot.

"If the residue Arcee found on Cliffjumper brought your broken equipment to life, it would stand to reason that the very same substance brought Cliffjumper back from the dead." Optimus implored.

"That would account for his life signal inexplicably coming back online, but Dark Energon? It's so scarce seems to be virtually non-existent. What would it be doing on Earth?" Ratchet asked.

 "It was transported. By Megatron." Optimus replied.

"For what purpose?" questioned Ratchet.

"To conquer this planet, by raising an army of the undead."answered Optimus, making Ratchet flabbergast.

"Well, Megatron would need to break quite a few toaster ovens. I mean, where on this world would he find that many cybertronian dead?"  The vision changed until we saw both Optimus and Ratchet, leaving an open ground bridge into an unknown canyon and walking towards their destination until Ratchet decided to speak.

"Optimus, what do we hope to find here? " questioned Ratchet.

"The site of the largest cybertronian battlefield on this galaxy." Optimus replied, making Ratchet scoff in disbelief.

"On Earth? You must be joking!" 

"Do you recall the period late in the war, when both sides began hiding their energon spoils off-world? " asked Optimus, facing towards him.

"Of course, that's the reason energon deposits exist on planets such as this one."

 "It is also the reason battles came to be waged on planets such as this one. And I fear Megatron's memory is as long as history." Optimus said gravely with a slight scowl on his face.

Back to reality (Jack POV)

After the vision ended, we already  see up ahead that we were nearing the base. I felt Joshes anxiety for some reason. I didn't see anything through the vision that would show any hints that something bad is going to happen. But, besides, the point for both us learning some recalled history of our culture was a littles way helpful to us. I was quite shocked to here that few of are race had came here and other planets just to hid their reserved goods and battle over it. 

'Jack.' sibling-bonded Josh.

'Yeah?'

'Um....never mind.'

'Ok.' Jack knew his twin was planning something and it wasn't good, but he had to agree with Joshes decisions. He to can tell something bad and somewhat adventurous is going to happen.

In the Omega One Outpost Missile Silo (3rd POV)

"Well, Megatron would need to break quite a few toaster ovens. I mean, where on this world would he find that many cybertronian dead?" 

Before Optimus could answer back, the sound of revving engines were heard as that guardians and their charges entered the center of the silo, whooping. Bulkhead looked uncomfortable until he removed a guitar case from his chest area making him groan.

"Sorry. Must've left it in the back seat."informed Miko, retrieving her guitar. The thunderous sounds of Optimus Primes footsteps were heard by the children as Optimus announced.

"Autobots," he began, "prepare to ...." before he could finish he remembered that the human children would be by themselves.

"Rollout?" Arcee answered, not even trying to sound so hopeful.

"Remain here. Ratchet you'll come with me",he informed, "Arcee, we'll be outside communications range for some time, so I'm putting you in charge." 

"Dude, your the biggest, you should be the boss." complained Miko, while Bulkhead looked down to her and said.

"He never picks me." As Optimus was getting ready to leave Arcee came up to him.

"Optimus, with all due respect, playing bodyguard is one thing; babysitting's another." she complained.

'Seriously.' Jack thought until Josh grabbed his arm and dragged him to the empty area, not listening to the rest of the bots and Arcee's complaints.

"Besides, Ratchet hasn't been in the fields since the war." she finished.

"My pistons maybe rusty, but my hearing is sharp as ever!" Ratchet said in a half growl, yelled voice. 

"For the moment it's only reconnaissance." Optimus admitted.

"Then why do I hear an edge in your voice ?" Arcee asked, not believing in the Primes words.

"Arcee, much has changed in the last 24 hours, and we all need to adapt. Ratchet! Bridge us out!" Optimus said, while both he and Ratchet entered and disappeared into the ground bridge.

Jack POV

"OK, so uh, what's on the activities list ?" I asked only to get her rolling her optics at me with irritation.

"I'm going on patrol." she said, turning her back ready to leave. I scowled.

'What is that femmes problem! I know she lost her partner and is probably trying to get use to me and Josh but this is ridiculous. No...not ridiculous but IMMATURELY TEENAGER AND I COULD TELL THAT SHES IN HER MID-TWENTIES IN HUMAN YEARS!' I yelled in my head and only to hear both her and Bumblebee leaving the base with only us and the olive green bot named Bulkhead.

"So, uh,  what's on the activities list ?" he re-quoted what I said. Until Miko decided turn up and adjust the speakers for whatever she's doing while me, Raf and Bulkhead cover our ear/audio receptors.

'She did  bring a guitar case? Oh no....please tell me she's...." I thought until she's answered.

"How about band practice?" she announced.

'Scrap she said it. I mean do play instruments and all but in front of people, heck there was no chance I'm going to perform especially with whatever type of loud music she listens too. Too much...RAW POWER. '

"But we are not a band." countered Raf, with his hands still on his ears.

"Why so antisocial? Come on, Raf, do you play anything?" she asked.

"Umm keyboard?" he answered awkwardly while bring his laptop up.

"Laptops and samples, good! Jack?"

'Oh slag! Calm down Jack. Just make something up and doesn't sound stupid."

"I, sometimes mess around on the harmonica." I said calmly on the outside but the side...not so much. 'Where the hell did I get harmonica from!!!!' What stopped me from thinking was Miko coming up to me and I backed up a little.

"Do I look like I do country? Just cover yourself in fake blood and jump around screaming." she said, leaving confused. 'Ok. Not what I have in mind.'

"Bulkhead! Percussion! We'll go for a big industrial sound. DIY, we are a band! You just need to learn the songs. This one's a ballad, 'My fist, your face'. " And with that Miko started playing very loud, screeching metal and I thought my ear drums were going to pop soon until the sound of the proximity sensor going off. 

'Oh great.' I thought sarcastically.

"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!!" exclaimed Bulkhead and Miko stopped playing. Thank God.

"Come on! You can't handle raw power?"she responded.

"Proximity sensor. Quick, hide!" Bulkhead implored and we hid behind the big bot. Not really the best hiding spot but....

'KKRECTTTTTING...' 

'What the..oh no Miko's guitar, We're going to get caught.' Before I could do anything, the elevator door opened and out came the agent with a frown on his face.

"Prime!" he shouted.

"Agent Fowler. Uh. He's not here. Nobody's here. Except me, of course." Bulkhead spoke, trying to not step on us.

"Wh-, where did he go? Wait, don't tell me, He's out pankacking a mini-mall! Now, I don't know what language you 'Bots speak on your planet, but Prime promised he would handle the Decepticons, and blowing a crater in the middle of Nebraska is not what the word 'handle' means to me!" shouted Fowler. Meanwhile, me and Raf were trying to keep Miko from being found out while she was pulling on her guitar from flying but only made as much noise and letting the agent know were here.

"So, you tell prime.....," he started after hearing the noise and looking down to see the speaker and Raf's laptop, "Since when are you, 'Bots, electric ?" he asked suspiciously.

'Scrap.' I thought and figured that there is no way of this, so I did the most stupidest thing ever... I walked out there and exposed myself and the others followed my lead. 

"Hey! How are you doing?" I said. 'Here comes the fire.' I thought.

"Contact with civilians! Team Prime has really gone off rules this time. Wait, don't tell me! You are running a day-care center?" Agent Fowler complaint.

'And I'm about 2 seconds away to cock your head with Miko's guitar.' I thought to myself, clearly the agent is getting on my nerves for some unknown reason.

"UUUUMMMMOOOOKKKKKAAAAAYYYY." Bulkhead mumbled, not sure what to say not that I blame the poor guy, even I don't know what to say. Well here goes nothing.

"We're interns." I announced quickly, catching the Raf's attention to add to that.

 "Student interns." he said.

"And..a..uh.. Earning extra credits in..." I continued.

"Autoshop!" "Robotics!" me and Miko responded. Agent Fowler was unamused by our excuse.

"OK Let's move! I'm taking all three of you into federal custody. For your own protection." Before the agent could get to us, Bulkhead stomped his foot right in front so he wouldn't get to us.

"We are protecting them." he bellowed. 

"Is that so? Well, maybe you can explain that to my superiors at the Pentagon!" He responded as he headed towards the phone, about to call the Pentagon.

 "Don't use that phone! It's - Out of order." he said, as he crushed the phone dialers with just his finger. I let a small smirk of amusement appear and disappear before anyone come see.

 "This isn't over, Bigfoot, not by a long shot!" he claimed as he went back up the stairs and into the elevator. Bulkhead sighed, probably feeling disappointed in himself about the whole ordeal.

"Hey Big Guy. Don't get down on yourself, you did everything you could and what matters is that we're still here." I responded. Bulkhead looked at me with surprise in his eyes and nodded. I smiled a bit and walked up to where that others are and thought about something no one has noticed yet.

'I just hope Josh is doing a better job than me. I'm surprised no one asked or notice yet.'

3rd POV

At an unknown canyon ridge, both Optimus and Ratchet and walking towards their destination until Ratchet decided to speak.

"Optimus, what do we hope to find here? " questioned Ratchet.

"The site of the largest cybertronian battlefield on this galaxy." Optimus replied, making Ratchet scoff in disbelief.

"On Earth? You must be joking!"

"Do you recall the period late in the war, when both sides began hiding their energon spoils off-world? " asked Optimus, facing towards him.

"Of course, that's the reason energon deposits exist on planets such as this one."

"It is also the reason battles came to be waged on planets such as this one. And I fear Megatron's memory is as long as history." Optimus said gravely with a slight scowl on his face. And little did they know, they were being followed by an unknown bot, trailing after them.

Bulkhead POV

The proximity sensor went off as I headed towards the main computer to see who it was.

"My ears!" whined the little human who they called Raf. 

"It's an S. O. S. From Fowler." I responded as I was trying to figure out how to work the main computer the call ended.

"Did you trace it?" Raf asked.

"Location scan in incomplete. Oh, well." I responded.

 "Oh, well? Seriously!" The older human, Jack, said.

 "Fowler's a jerk!" I fired back.

 " Yes, I'm with you there. In fact, I was ready hit him in the head with Miko's guitar," he mumbled that last part, which I couldn't hear, "but thats not the point, whether you like the guy or not the Decepticons may have it!" he responded back.

"And Agent Fowler knows your location Our location!" Raf said, meekly.

" And did we not just witnessed how fast Fowler backs down from a 'Bot; The 'Cons will totally make him squeal!" Miko added.

"But we lost the transmission. Fowler could be anywhere." I stated.

"Maybe I can near it down," Raf responded, as he took out his laptop and went to work, "About five years ago the Government started microchipping their agents. You know, like owners do with pets." We all looked at him with both awe and confusion.

"What? I saw it on TV. Anyway, if I can hack into the Fed's mainframe maybe I can pinpoint Fowler's coordinates."

"You know how to hack? But you're like two years old!" Miko exasperated a little.

'He looks a little older to be at a young sparkling age.' I thought.

"Twelve. And a quarter." he responded  with a small smirk on his face. And, I thought I saw a tiny smirk from Jack but went away. I know I shouldn't be thinking this but something about Jack is really mysterious and I'm having a gut feeling that he's hiding something from all of us. But I could be wrong.

'Why do I feel like I'm forgetting someone?' I thought.

"Latitude 39. 5, Longitude 116. 9." Raf announced. I fired up the ground bridge and headed towards it.

"OK, wait here." I declared.

"Ow, don't break up the band!" Miko whined. Before I could head towards the location, I just remembered that I was suppose to be in charge of them. I should give Jack my post since he is the oldest of the humans and seemed to look responsible enough.

"Uh Jack, you're in charge!" I responded back and ran into the groundbridge.

'I just hope Jack doesn't have any resentment for me for doing this ?'

Jack POV

'Bulkhead must think I resent him for this. Well, the truth is I don't, not that I blame the big guy but with Arcee dumping him to be in charge when she knew that he couldn't since its a new thing for him and he's never done it before now that is something I would resent too.'

"Guess we three have run out the place." I commented until I looked to where Miko used to be but there was nothing.

" Miko?" no answer.

 "Miko?" again no answer. 

'Scrap.' 

Bulkhead POV

I ran out into the open while the groundbridge closed behind me.

"Fowler?," I called out, only to see some Vechicons and hid from them. I looked even closer to the Deception Warship, "The whole Decepticon ship- bang." I moved to another rock a hid from a passing patrol Vechicon, without being seen.

"Alright! What's the plan?" said a voice, which I turned my head only to see Miko hiding over to a little rock.

"Miko! " I whispered-yelled at her and made a 'be quiet' gesture but she was spotted by a Vechicon, aiming their blaster at her.

"Unwise." I hear her say.

"Miko, get down!" I yelled at her and she did only for the Vechicon to shoot at her until I pushed him away and went into a fierce battle with it.

 "Hold him still!" I hear Miko say as she slammed a rock on the Vechicons head only for it bounce off, not injuring it. So I ever so gently grabbed her and slid her to an opening away from me and Vechicon.

"Miko, look away!" I shouted at her as I struggle against the Vechicon.

"But...." she complaint before I cutted her off.

"Turn your head away!" I shouted again only to slam my servo into the Vechicons sparkchamber and ripped out some of its wiring with it, making sparks fly out and hearing Miko saying something in awe as the Vechicon fell, offline.

'Great now how am I going to explain this to Arcee ?' I thought.

Arcee POV (Somewhere in Nevada)

Me and Bee were still scouting the area until my comm link went off and I answered it.

:Arcee, Bumblebee, do you read?: called Bulkhead.

"Loud and clear, Bulkhead." I answered.

 :I have a situation.: 

 "Bulkhead, they're children Humans, just do whatever." Before anything else, me and bee turned our wheels and stopped.

"Your where?! She's where??!!" I shouted.

Jack POV

 "What should we do?," Raf asked, "Bulkhead may have not even realized she'd followed him." he said, worriedly. I had to agree with him, Miko didn't know what me, Josh and Raf have been through when we first encountered the bot and cons.

"Miko hasn't seen the 'Cons in action like we have. She has no idea." I may not look like it but I too am worried for Miko and when we get her back I'm going to put a leash on her, the first chance I get."

"Those are the coordinates. Their destination is still locked in." Raf announced as he readied the ground bridge. I sighed and was about to leave until I remembered that someone had to stay on the monitor, but the only one here was me and Raf.

" Um, You're in charge!" I said to Raf and walked up to the groundbridge.

"In charge of who?" Raf contended and had already launched the groundbridge on. I was entering the tunnel while now by my side was Raf.

'Well I couldn't leave him here alone.' I thought and both nodded that we were ready and the bridged started up as we transported to our destination, without even knowing that Arcee is calling base. 

Somewhere in Jasper (Location: Nemesis) 

Both me and Raf jumped out of the groundbridge, I was looking out on our surroundings while Raf was trying to collect himself and I swore I heard Miko's voice saying.

"Why don't those guys hang with their own 'Bots? This is our one-on-one time." If I had my way, I find where she's hiding and smack the backside of her head, telling her how ridiculous it was for her to run into the groundbridge, in a F******* WAR ZONE!!!, when she clearly knows that she wasn't suppose to.

 "WOAHHH! Are your bones vibrating?" Raf asked, before I could say anything me and Raf stared a very large ship. Ok maybe large isn't the right word, I meant HUMONGOUS.

"You there!" a voice shouted, only to be three Vechicons, charging their guns ready to fire.

"Scrap!" Me, Miko and Bulkhead said at the same time.

3rd POV (Where Optimus and Ratchet are now)

Both Optimus and Ratchet have reached their destination of the graveyard where their fallen ancestors have rested, in piles.

"For the first time in my life, Optimus I had hoped that you were wrong." Ratchet murmured. The sound of jet flown above them and transformed into Megatron now standing on one of the spiked columns. 

"Optimus! Been well? I see you brought your trusty watchdog. I was certain he be convalescing in a scrap yard by now." Megatron bellowed.

"Why don't you invite him down here for a chat?" Ratchet answered with combining his fist and hand together.

"I know why you're here, Megatron." Optimus replied.

 "Hardly a surprise, Optimus. After all, you and I have been at this a long time. And your time has come to an end! " Megatron said, as he took out a shard of dark energon and directed it down, only for a surge of power hitting underneath ground, dissolving. Until large cracks formed the earth, shocking both Ratchet and Optimus while Megatron started glowing purple.

"Rise, my army!" he bellowed a and with that a corpse came out of the ground, sealing out purple mist.

"By the Allspark!" Ratchet whispered in horror and Optimus's looked with disgust and horror of his own while watching more corpses rising out of the ground, groaning and snarling like beasts.

"Behold the power of Dark Energon!" roared Megatron as a whole army of the undead charged at them.

To be continued.......

Alright mech and femmes I have officially finished the chapter. Yay me. I'm still busy with stuff so again updating is slow but I make time. So thank you for your support and patience and the next chapter will be out soon. Bye.