The old darkmount, sire had told me about it.

My legs felt ready to fall off or blow a few wires when I finally reached it, same as my spark and how heavy and pain filled it felt.

Sire was dead. Megatron was dead. Starscream and Shockwave abandoned me. Predaking betrayed me, and took one of the things I loved.

Climbing up the flights of stairs since any levetational transport was broken, I made my way to the top of the massive tower.

I passed several dead Decepticon shells, where I would stop and dip my head before continuing up, and up, and up.

At the top of the stairs, the closed door creaked open a mere inch before shutting down. With a grunt I hook my claws in the small small space and shove, the door opening a few feet before getting completely stuck from rust.

Luckily the room was just enough for me to squeeze through. Not with a few places, my hips and head, getting stuck before I was able to yank myself out, falling onto my stomach, the large gash across my stomach and chest that used to be dried over slightly breaking open again.

I groaned, my teeth flashing with a small flicker of electricity before disappearing, getting up onto my hind legs and looking around.

It was open except for a large computer that was currently turned off, a throne, and pillars holding up a ceiling. Silently, except for the ticking of my metal paws on the ground, I walked over to the computer. The controls had a fair layer of dust over it, but I could still smell the scent of the cons who had used it.

Inhaling deeply, the filter in my nostrils making oxygen, I sniffed the keyboard, letting my ears droop in sorrow. I could get old scents of Sire off the control panel.

Letting my mind wander in grief, I immediately got the sound of speaking.

With a horrified look I quickly leaped at one of the pillars holding up the ceiling, and climbed up it. Near the top it spiraled out, where I curled up while looking at the door that had small streaks of blue across it from the wound on my torso.

" -o many stairs, I don't think im gonna make it. " " get up smokescreen, the door is literally right there. " " looks like something had passed through. " " Starscream? " "no, smaller than a vehicon even."

The door flew open as a wrecking ball smashed it down, before transforming into a cannon which pointed everywhere before the large green autobot stepped out and waved a servo. " clear. "

The rest of the Autobots, minus Prime and the medic, stepped out. A blue and gold one running out an looking around. " woah! " he exclaimed, a mischievous smile on his faceplate.

Arcee frowned, " don't get any ideas smokescreen, I'm watching you. " Smokescreen waved a servo.

" stick to the task at hand, guys. " I refrained a snarl, he killed Megatron.

Arcee and Bee worked at the computer while Bulkhead and Smokescreen looked around with their blasters out, just in case Screamer came around.

Smokescreen, the gold and blue bot, was standing below my pillar, casually leaning against it.

I lean out a little, thankful my dark metal and fur keeping me camouflaged, and looked at Smokescreen skeptically. How is he even able to fight with such an Ego?

I scramble back when a sharp part of metal from the pillar digs into my already tender wound, letting a few blueish red drops fall.

Smokescreen's sharp optics caught the drops as they fell onto the metal ground. He hummed before leaning down to closer look at the colors splatters.

Realizing is was energon he looked up, his optics searching before focusing on the way the light was reflecting off a round dark surface. The surface lit up to a light blue screen where frantic Cybertronion symbols popped up. fear, pain, panic, and promise flickered across.

Right as he was about to speak, Bulkhead spoke first.

" hey, something's coming. " he pointed into the distance.

I strained to see as well, but could see the object behind the large computer screens.

" Predaking? " I hiss quietly at the name.

" no, going way too fast. "

I heard the sound of transforming before the ominous silver, purple, and brown figure landed on the tower. My pulse pounded in my ears, drowning out other noises. How is he alive?

I wished to jump down hug his pede, but refrained so.

" tis I, unicron! " my eyes widened under my cracked visor. Megatrons body raised its arms and purple crystals formed over his forearms, making the shape of cannons.

Unicron and the Autobots traded fire. I quickly turn and jump down the pillar, my claws slowing my descend before i landed on my rump with a squeak.

Running on all fours I ran to the Megatron imposter. Stopping in front of him and making an ear breaking sound emit from my form, making the 'bots and Unicron cover their audio receptors.

I shut it off before furiously snarling, symbols flashing across my visor and shifting continuously as Unicron glared at me.

How dare you!

" it's Echo! " Arcee said in a whisper yell.

" she's distracting him! Let's go!"

" pest. " he spat, it sounded like Megatron, but I reminded myself this was not Megatron. I snarl, more symbols popping on my visor.
You dare use my masters body for your own doing!?

" Megatron is no more, except for his mind. " Unicron drawled with a smirk. I snarled baring my teeth, electricity flickering across in between them.

Unicron growled before stomping a large pede right where I had been standing before i jumped back, lunging back at him. Clinging to the silver pede and in a swift motion jumping to the crystallized arm and biting into the elbow joint, sending electric bolts up his arm making him snarl in rage.

He grabbed around my middle, squeezing tightly and throwing my body into the ground. I immediately got up and snarled.

" you shall pay for your actions! " he ground out, his arm forming into a hook-like claw.

I snarl before playing an audio i had taken when Megatron had brought me with him to defeat Unicron in the first place.

" Megatron, is controlled by NO ONE! " Unicron went to lunge forwards, but fell to his knees his optics brightening for a short second. " Echo, run. " that was not Unicron who spoke, but who I needed to come back.

I mewl,Ears flattening against my head before I turn to flee but a rough kick to my face. There was the sound of shattering glass and ripping wires, I could feet cold air hit against a part of my face that had never felt it. sending my body towards the edge of the towers floor, my lower body hanging off the edge. My now exposed eye widened then shut as a trickle of blood ran down into it, making it sting.

Below I could hear the talking of the Autobots as they made their escape.

Forgetting about my disability, my wings transform out from my back as I try to get my lower half back on high ground. But only one side pushes me up, the other just hitting thin air. The left wing was perfectly intact, red and black organic and metal feathers shining. But the right wing was just a skeleton, any feathers or metal still intact covered in scorch marks.

" you are not of use to me, pest. " the loud stomping of, now Unicrons, pedes drew me from my attempts to get back up.

" may as well end your pathetic life. " I look up into the glowing purple optics. My exposed eye wide in horror and fear. Blood from the slash across it running into my eyes and mixing with the tears running down my cheek.

Megatron cried out as Unicron used his body to kick the small techno-organic simbiot off the edge of the platform. Unicron forcing him to watch as Echos body slammed into the side of the building as she fell, her wails for help and him echoing off the metal building until she disappeared through the dark fog that surrounded the bottom. Megatrons optics closed as he grimaced at the loud clang and crack that sounded off as his small friend collided with the ground.

Megatron braced himself for the pain to come for interfering with Unicron. But none came. He breathed heavily, hand shaking as it clasped into a fist, before dropping back to his side in defeat. Echo was gone, nothing was going to bring her back.

" take this as a warning, Megatron. " Unicron rumbled before going after the Autobots.

~~~~sexy pov change, HA ITS NOT OVER YET~~~~

" why is Echo letting us escape? " I growl out as I back away from the smelting pit.

" she's trying to get to Megatron, you remember how she insisted on going with him to defeat Unicron the first time. " Bulkhead stated.

" she's protected Raf before. " Bee said as he pondered the question.

" well, that's all we need don't we? " I state sarcastically. Echo had helped me before, with MECHS optimus version. She had protected me after I freed her from captivity.

Walking to the edge I look up, spying the top platform where Unicrons distant talking could be heard, along with recordings and snarls from the little simbiot.

She looked down, the long drop making her take a step back away from the edge. No one could survive a fall like that. Looking back at my group and watch as Smokescreen makes random faces at the smelting pit. I sigh and roll my eyes.

A shriek made her turn, along with Bumblebee, towards the platform above where Echoes body clung to the side. her wings sprung from her back, trying to get herself back up. But one wing was completely destroyed, blown to bits and charred.

I turned to Bee, " call for a bridge n- "

There was a smashing sound as a blur of purple and red fell from the platform above, tumbling before disappearing below the platform the Autobots were on.

" No! " Bee shouted before running to the edge, along with Arcee to watch the simbiot slam into the side of the tower. Wailing for help before she disappeared into the dark fog below, swirling as her body fell through.

Arcee covered her mouth with a servo as a loud clang and crack echoed out.

" Ratchet, we need a bridge. "

~~~HAHAHAH still not done!~~~

~after Unicron is defeated, again~

Megatron transformed and took off. Towards a final destination he wanted to be on Cybertron before he left for good.

As the sun started setting on the horizon, the large tower appeared, seeming more ominous.

The fog had cleared, but only by a little, as Megatron landed near the base if the tower. Here he had last seen Echo before the fog had seemed to swallow her up, then had obscured his view of her final moment. 

His sharp optics scanned through the fog, picking up energon readings from way below the ground and just a few yards in front of him.

Megatron breathed in deeply before slowly stepping towards the small energon reading he had picked up. Soon he could see the feint outline of what just looked like a pile of metal, before edges defined and he could semi-see clearly the body of his small friend.

The once warlord fell to his knees beside the mangled form, gently reaching out a servo to touch one of her fur covered ears.

Echo had landed on her back, then seemed to have rolled onto her side. Her used-to-be intact wing was bent in half, the organic feathers shredded or missing while her broken one had snapped off at the shoulder because of its structure.

The exoskeleton spine had snapped in the middle and had been driven into her body, dried energon coating her fur in that area. one arm had a few dents in it while the other was ripped open. Both her legs were being held together by her indoskeleton and wires while the metal plates were ripped. Her tail has intact, minus a few dents and scratches.

Echo's head was lolled to the side at an awkward angle, her neck had snapped on impact. her broken visor was completely black, usually would have a seeming dark glow to it. Her jaw was slack, and energon slowly trickled from her mouth.

Megatron carefully slid a large servo under the simbiots chest, while his other servo wrapped behind her legs and around her waist, and picked up the small body. Having to restrain himself from sobbing out from how malleable her body was. He had held her many times before back on earth when she was alive and healthy. she never had felt this limp, this destroyed.

" I-i'm so, so sorry. " Megatron almost choked on his words as he rested the limp body against his forearm. her exposed eye was open, the red and purple eye glazed over. She almost seemed to be looking off into the distance, watching as the sun set slowly over the horizon. But death had its tricks

Megatron hung his helm in grief and shame, this was his fault. If he hadn't fused dark energon with his spark, Unicron would never had been able to control him. Unicron wouldn't have been able to use him to kill the last of the only Cybertronion's he truly cared for. But if he hadn't, earth would've been destroyed, along with every Cybertronion on that planet.

Megatron's digits carefully rearranged Echos body into a more comfortable position. Moving her broken arm into a normal shape, along with her neck and legs. He was too scared to fix her back, not wanting to damage her body more.

" I'm sorry, Soundwave. " Megatron murmured, carefully rubbing a digit behind Echos ear.

" I broke your promise."

HOly crap that was giving me feels and that never happens! I realise this is the second one shot i've done for Echo and her story, but it's because she's just my favourite oc of mine.

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