The Parting Glass
'Avalon. Galvatron has raised the dead Predacons! You need to wake and help your comrades!' Prima urged making my optics snap open. My matrix pulsed powerfully to try and protect me from some unseen energy.
"Oh no." I jumped from my berth and scooped up my kids before running to the main room. "Guys!"
"Avalon, you should be resting." Ironhide looked at me.
"No when Galvatron has raised an army of Predacon Zombies!" fear flowed through my energon lines as I looked at my sleeping children.
"What do we do?" Sideswipe asked.
"Has anyone made contact with Optimus?" I asked looking at the team.
"Nothing." Bee replied.
"Damn it." I cursed. I spotted June and Fowler off to the side. "June, could you babysit again?"
"Of course. You're needed out there, to lead the team." she took Arreis and Orion and headed off her rooms.
"We'll need to get onto the Nemesis. This ship is designed for transport. Not combat." I said. "Jack, Raf, Fowler. Stay here and protect June and the sparklings. Miko, we're down two Wreckers. So you're going with us."
"All right!" the femme cheered. We all grabbed what weapons we could from my armory and then bridged onto the Nemesis. Bulkhead flew the ship while Bee and I worked on a battle strategy.
"How did you learn battle strategy?" the Knight asked.
"My first Autobot guardian was the Optimus Prime back home." I replied as Fowler came up.
"Prime, what's the plan?" he looked over the English translation. I went to reply but...
"Autobots, surrender this ship!" Starscream ordered behind us. I saw the Vehicons and Knockout there next to the seeker.
"We're kinda busy saving the planet. Here, have a snack." I transformed my servo into one of the cannons I took from my ship and shot a couple of the drones. They backed off and the team opened fire. "Also that's not the immobilizer."
"What?!" the seeker looked scared now.
"Nighty night. Bitch." I charged and punched the seeker in the jaw, knocking him out. I turned to the red grounder. "Wanna taste of my fist?"
"N-no thank you." he backed away in surrender. "I just want to join the winning team."
"Lock up this wussy and then you can join the team." I kicked Screamer's head a little too hard before turning to the bridge.
"Are we there yet?" Smokescreen asked.
"Right on time. And so is Unicron." Bee replied. I drew my relics and headed for the weapons controls.
"Let's see if these beastie Zombies like the taste of Ions." I started firing while bulkhead flew the ship. The zombies flew into the air and I started shooting them down. "Like fish in a barrel."
"Your saying are weird." Ironhide noted. "I like that."
Grimlock looked like he want out there, but I assured him, he would get his fill of combat soon.
"Ah! Zombie con!" Knockout screamed running away from the window as Bee and Arcee jumped to attack if it broke in. Until fire started taking out the zombies.
"Is it Optimus?" Arcee asked. My face lit up in hope.
"Predaking." Bulkhead replied.
"That's still good." I noted
"Predacon allies. Good call Bee. To think that Optimus almost passed the Matrix down to me!" Smokescreen smiled. Bee and I froze, since I had given the weapons control to the twins.
"Wait, what?!" the Knight and I looked at him.
"Nuh uh. I would not have let you lead." I crossed my arms.
"Yeah I said it. Right place, right time. Wrong bot." Smokescreen looked at us.
Before I could say anything further, the Nemesis was hit and going down. The warship crash landed on the ground and slid towards the Well of the Allspark. We were lucky it stopped just a few meters away from the edge.
"Everyone alright?" I asked when we gained our bearings. I received groans in response, that of which I accepted and we all ventured outside. The zombie army got closer as Predaking and his two mechs landed behind us. "Good, I'm going to hover over the Allspark. You all hold them back. Grimlock, like our favorite song. LIGHT 'EM UP!"
"What are you going to do?" Bulkhead asked as the Dinobot leader and Knight roared.
"The Primax Blade is still the Sun Saber. Just in another form. I'm going to be using the Matrix of Leadership." I took off towards the gaping hole in the ground and activated my heel thrusters to get me in the air.
The four bestial mechs spat fire at the zombies, but became over run and that left me. Clenching the Primax Blade tightly, I let the power from my Matrix flow into the relic and light it up golden. When the Zombies reached me, I spun the relic in my servos like a helicopter does its blades and golden light shot out. But due to there being so many, a bunch still got past me. I didn't stop and the amount of zombies continued to fall, till Unicron shot me out of the sky. That hurt like a son of a bitch. I laid on the far side of the Well groaning in pain until it went away and I fell rejuvenated. With this new found energy, I got back up and flew to the center of the Well and pointed one blade towards the center of the planet. With a roar, I unleashed a beam of golden light into the dark depths of the planet. Screeches came from the zombie Predacons as they were destroyed and returned to eternal peace. Ultra Magnus' ship came soaring to the scene, meaning that must have been Wheeljack and my MIA mate.
"It's about damn time you all got here!" I said into the comm.
.::We had to go pick up something::. Wheeljack replied.
"I know the Allspark when I feel it. Its what got me accidentally caught up in the war in the first place." I smirked returning to the others. Optimus came out and tackled Galvatron, who threw a spear at the smaller ship. I left the others behind as I raced to the crash site. Bulkhead and Arcee not far behind.
"Jackie!" Bulkhead shouted when we stopped at the wreckage. I picked up the Allspark container and saw Optimus fighting Unicron.
"Tell Optimus that I'll get the Allspark to safety." I flew into the air and hovered over the Well. Unicron saw and went to fire at me, but Bee held him back with the polarity gauntlet. "It won't be safe in this canister."
I opened my chestplates and the energy from my Matrix swapped out with the Allspark. A heavy energized feeling flooded my systems as my Matrix became the new Allspark.
"Optimus, forgive me." a lone tear rolled down my faceplate. Galvatron broke free from the gauntlet and transformed, flying after me. "But first, time for a game of hot potato."
"Avalon!" Optimus shouted. I tossed him the Allspark and dodged a shot from Galvatron.
"You think this childish game will prevent me from achieving my task?" the mech snarled going after Optimus.
"I know it will. Because that's the Matrix of Leadership now." I whispered taking out the Cosmic-Rust gun and shooting at the demon. I saw Optimus absorb the Matrixial energy, thinking it was the Allspark, before getting shot down.
The team was worried and ready to attack. I landed next to Optimus and helped him sit up, faking fear of losing Cybertron. Galvatron opened the canister and discovered it empty of both Allspark energy and Matrixial energy.
"What?" he gasped. The canister began to absorb Unicron, leaving Galvatron as Megatron. Megatron fell to the ground passed out and Optimus held the canister.
"As a being comprised of pure energy, Unicron's anti-spark was vulnerable to this reliquary of the Primes." Optimus explained.
"But if he's in there, where's..." Smokescreen was cut off by a shout.
"Praise the Allspark!" Screamer shouted as Megatron rose to his peds. Taking this distraction as my chance, I began to walk towards the Well of the Allspark. As soon as I reached the edge, someone grabbed my arm.
"Avalon. Something is bothering you." Optimus turned me to face him.
"You all are wondering what happened to the Allspark." I looked at the gathered team. They nodded slowly.
"What are you talking about?" Ratchet looked up at me.
"In order to protect the Allspark and ensure Unicron's defeat..." I trailed off.
Of all the money that e'er I had
I've spent it in good company
And all the harm that e'er I've done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
"It was necessary for me to switch energies." I said.
"Into where?" Bee asked. I looked down at my chassis.
"My Matrix of Leadership. Meaning my own spark cannot be split from all the others within me." I tried to fight the tears as I held my arms out for my children. June passed them to me and I hugged them close.
"Are you telling us that you, Avalon Prime, are one with the Allspark?" Ratchet asked as I buried my faceplates among my two kids.
"That's what you say when someone kicks the..." Smokescreen tried to lighten the mood. I didn't reply as I kissed each sparkling's helm.
"To not return the Allspark to the Well would be to prevent future generations from existing on Cybertron." Optimus realized. I looked up at him with watery optics and handed him his daughter and our son.
"I'm so sorry. But it had to be done. I was dying anyways." I lowered my head. "I have to finish my mission."
"Avalon, I didn't come here to the battlefield to save a life. Only to lose one I care about." Ratchet looked hurt.
"You'll be a great Grandpa." I rubbed my arms.
"Ratchet's restored planets. He'll find a way to save you." Bulkhead said.
"We can turn to Vector Sigma. Just like we did with Optimus." Arcee sounded almost pleading. I shook my helm and reached into my spark chamber, removing a slender red shard.
"This belongs to you..." I handed the shard to Optimus. He had a pained expression as he opened his chestplates and the shard returned to it's place after my shard returned to my spark.
Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They are sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They would wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call
Good night and joy be with you all
"Because I have to give up my Matrix and without it, I die anyways. It's no use. With what I did, it marks the end of Primes from my Dimension. As I was the last. Only Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Grimlock remain from Home." I removed all the relics from my home dimension and placed then in the bipedal Dinobot's servos. "Just know, you all have acted worthy of having the title where I am from. Though the Primes didn't start out as a Prime with a Matrix, it became law that who so ever had the Matrix and was worthy, would be a Prime."
"Momma?" Arreis looked at me with teary optics.
"I'm so sorry my angel warrior. But Mommy has to go bye, bye." I placed a kiss on her helm then I looked up at Optimus before giving him a long passionate kiss. When it ended I walked towards the Well before looking back. "I only ask that you tell my children my story and to keep fighting the noblest of fights."
"MOMMY!" Arreis screamed writhing in her father's hold as I removed the Matrix of Leadership from my chest. Golden light enveloped me as I was returned to being one hundred percent human. I could feel my spark slowing and the atmosphere getting to me.
"Above all, do not lament my absence." I dropped the Matrix of Leadership into the Well and saw my body start to fade away into pure light. "For I know in my spark that this is not the end. But a new beginning."
Hundreds of sparks flew out of the Well as my face was the last to fade away.
"Simply put. A new Transformation." I finished as I disappeared completely.
Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They are sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They would wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call
Good night and joy be with you all
In the Allspark, I saw my old friends standing there with smiled. As I approached them, we all ended up in the field we had my Twenty-fifth birthday in.
"Welcome home." Solus greeted me.
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