Chapter 10
"So, how many Omega Keys do we have?", I ask Sapphire as we walked over to Ratchet.
"We've got one Omega Key. Megatron has one. Smokescreen and Bulkhead are about to leave to find the third one", Ratchet answers me.
"Okay. Can I go with?", I ask. Optimus glances at me as he continues to decode the Iacon database.
"Yes. We have enough bots staying here so we will not need you here at base", Optimus says.
"Yes!", I exclaim as I jump up.
Smokescreen glances at me and chuckles. I just smile as I wait for Bulkhead.
"Let's go", Bulk says.
"Bulkhead, aren't you forgetting something?", I say with a grin.
"I am so dumb!", Bulkhead says.
"No, you're not. You're just forgetful but eventually you realize what you forgot", I say.
He goes and grabs the tracker from Arcee and we head off.
I hear beeping and I immediately growl. I transform into my beast mode and listen harder.
"Luna, what do you hear?", Bulk asks.
I whip around and stare at the hill from where footsteps were coming from.
Bulkhead listens and turns to where a con I didn't know showed up.
"Dreadwing", Bulkhead says.
"Bulkhead. Who's the Predacon and where did you find her?", he asks.
I transform. "I'm your worst nightmare. And he didn't find me. I found him", I growl.
"She can transform. Interesting", he says.
The beeping I heard earlier intensified and I immediately transform and grab Bulkhead with my mouth and put him on my back. Smokescreen saw what I did and climbed onto my back.
"Your Predacon is smart. And she hears well. Hope you guys get out in time. Not!", Dreadwing says with an evil smile.
I fly up and get out of the blast range and land. Bulk and Smoke get off my back and I transform.
"Smokescreen, Luna. Go find the key!", Bulkhead says.
I nod and transform. Smoke grabs the tracker from Bulkhead and climbs on my back.
I fly up and he directs me to where the key is. I land and he pulls away the rocks while I watch for enemies. I hear Smokescreen mutter something but then I also hear wind rush past. It hits Smokescreen on the back of the head making him drop the key before passing out. I wait for the speedy thing to go by before pouncing on it.
"How'd you catch me?! I was using red energon to get to the relic!", Starscream shouts as the red energon wears off.
I growl as I wait for Bulkhead to get here.
"Wait. You're a Predacon. Where'd the Autobots get a Predacon!?", he shouts.
I let out a growl that was supposed to be a laugh. I transform before grabbing Starscream by the neck.
"Hello, Starscream", I say with a grin.
"Why do I recognize that voice but don't recognize you?", Starscream says.
"Probably because when Megatron kidnapped me, you heard my voice a lot. I mean, you were there when I traded myself to save Optimus from your leader", I say without thinking.
"M-moon Princess? I was told you were dead!", he says in shock.
"Not dead. And my name isn't Moon Princess anymore. It's Blood Moon", I growl.
"How did you become like this?", he asks.
"How do you think?! When I went with Arcee and Jack to get the Matrix, an insecticon knocked me out. I'm guessing it knocked Arcee out too because when I woke up, Shockwave was telling me that I would be good for his experiment!", I snapped.
"Shockwave lives?!", Starscream asks his face filled with fear.
"Oh yeah. And trust me, when he finds you, you better run. Now, if you give me that key, maybe I'll protect you from him. Maybe. Maybe not", I growl.
"Take it, take it!", he screams as he pushes the key towards me.
"Thanks, Screamer", I say as I let him go after I take the key. He runs off and Smokescreen woke up just as Bulkhead got here.
"Something jumped me. I lost the key", Smokescreen said sadly.
"It wasn't something. It was someone. Starscream. We're lucky he's afraid of Predacon's", I say as I hold up the key.
"You got Screamer to give you the key? Willingly?", Bulk asks.
"Yep. He pretty much shouted at me to take it. I also may or may not have mentioned Shockwave. Scream, obviously, was afraid of Shockwave", I say with a grin.
Bulk shakes his head as he calls for a bridge.
Smokescreen was muttering something as we went through. I went to go put the key with the other one.
I smile and head back to the main room to see Smokescreen heading out. The atmosphere in the room was tense.
"Next time Optimus says to stop, you should listen", Ratchet says.
"Galaxy, go after him. He'll be willing to talk to you", I whisper to her. She looks at me confused but listens.
"I'll go get him", Bulkhead says.
"No. He needs time to think", Optimus says with a glance at me. I think he saw me tell Galaxy to go talk to him.
Optimus goes back to decoding the final entry. After a few minutes, it was finally decoded.
"Autobots, the final relic coordinates have been decoded", Optimus says.
"Has it?", Ratchet says as it takes a shape.
"Maybe its a picture of the key?", Bulkhead suggests.
I didn't listen to the rest as it shows a picture of Smokescreen. A bad feeling settled onto me as Optimus tried to comm Smokescreen. Nothing.
Galaxy! I sent her after Smokescreen! I turn to Star and she saw the worry in my eyes.
"I sent Galaxy after him", I say.
Her eyes immediately widen and Estra and Star run out of the base with me on their tail.
We transform immediately and fly up. I see a groundbridge in the distance and I immediately fly toward. I'm the biggest of my sister's so I can fly faster.
I see Smokescreen and Galaxy being dragged into the bridge and I roar out.
"Smokescreen!", Optimus yells.
Star darts through the ground bridge after them and the bridge closes.
'Star!', I shout in our mental bond.
'Star, are you okay', Estra asks via mental bond.
'I'm fine. Get the other's back to base. I'll get Smokescreen and Galaxy out of here', Star says.
I sigh and land, transforming.
"Star says to head back to base. She's attempting to rescue Smokescreen and Galaxy", I say with my head down
I feel a hand on my shoulder.
"Star is strong. She'll make it through", Optimus says.
I look up before sighing. "I know. I just worry for my family. I know she's hiding something big. I can feel it through our bond."
"She is hiding something. I don't know what it is. Galaxy knows what it is. I have a feeling that they might not come back to us", Estra adds.
I share a glance with Estra because we both know that we're going to be split from the oldest and youngest of our sisters.
"What do you mean?", Sapphire asks.
"I have a feeling that whatever they're hiding will make them join the Decepticons", Estra and I say at the same time. There was a heavy feeling on our sparks.
"Are you sure?", Optimus asks gently.
"No. It's just a feeling. There may be a slim chance of them not joining", I say.
"Then we must hope that they will not join the Decepticons", Optimus says.
We all head back to base while we wait. We didn't have to wait for long.
"Hey, Ratchet can I get a ground bridge?", Smokescreen asks.
Ratchet tries to pinpoint his coordinates but soon realized that Smokescreen is in freefall.
"Bridge me close to his coordinates and I'll catch him", I say.
Ratchet nods and opens a ground bridge and I bolt through transforming before flying to below Smokescreen.
I catch him and start flying with Smokescreen. I soon see the bridge I came through try going in but I get blasted away from it.
I roar and buck Smokescreen through the bridge before turning to Megatron.
I fly down to the ground waiting for Megatron to land in front of me.
He does so and looks at me.
"So, you must be Blood Moon. I've heard a lot about you from your sister's Star and Galaxy Chaser. It's too bad they're traitors to your cause", he says with smirk.
I growl before transforming.
"You're also a traitor! You were a brother to Optimus and you were a brother to me! What happened?! I miss my brother, Megatronus! What changed from that mech who wanted to change everything for the good of it?! What happened to my brother?", I say holding back tears at the end.
"I don't even know who you are!", Megatron snapped but the look in his made it clear that he wasn't sure.
"Oh really? You don't remember me? The femme who was Orion Pax's and Megatronus's best friend? My name was Moon Princess before Shockwave got a hold of me. And now I have to deal with the fact that the mech I considered a brother is gone and I have to deal with my new form! It's not easy you know!", I say tears threatening me even more.
"L-luna? What did Shockwave do to you?", Megatron had a sad look in his eyes.
"Why don't you ask him when he finds a way to get here?", I growl before comming Ratchet. "I need a bridge."
A bridge opens behind me and I stalk through it, anger and sadness vibrating off of me.
"Luna, are you-", Optimus starts asking me before I cut him off.
"Don't talk to me!", I growl before seeing his worried face. "Sorry. I just need time to think. I'll be up top."
I go up to the roof where I see Arcee talking to the pile of rocks where Cliffjumper's horn was buried.
"Miss him?", I ask quietly.
"Yeah. I miss him. I wish I could have him back here with me", Arcee says.
"I understand that. I've never had a partner before but I know what it's like to have someone you care about die."
"What do you mean?", Arcee asks.
I sit by the edge and Arcee sits next to me.
"I knew Megatron before the war. He was so different from how he is now. That part of him died when the war started. I considered him a brother and I know Optimus did as well. The brother I cared about is gone, now all that's the left is a warlord", I sigh before looking at the pile of rocks.
"That's rough. Before Cliffjumper was my partner, his brother Tailgate was my partner. I remember when I first met him when he rescued me from Arachnid, all I could think about was how similar he and Tailgate looked", Arcee says with a sigh.
"You loved Cliffjumper didn't you?", I ask.
"Yeah... how'd you know?", she asks.
"You talk in your sleep", I say with a smile. "I could also tell because you were so upset when he died. And most wouldn't still go their partner's grave site nearly two years later."
Arcee looked shocked before she chuckled slightly. "You notice a lot of things."
"It's my specialty. I know what to look for when I think someone likes someone else. I also think you like someone else now", I say as I elbow her in the side.
"Oh, shut up", she says as she blushes.
"Aww. You do. Is it Wheeljack?", I ask.
"How'd you guess?", she asks.
"It was obvious. You should ask him to be your partner! Or... I could find out if he likes you...", I say with a grin.
"Don't! I mean, how about neither?", she says.
I laugh and stand up, helping Arcee up as well.
"Time to go downstairs", I say with a sigh.
We head into base and I look around to see everyone crowding around one computer.
I take one look at the computer before growling. They were talking to Megatron.
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