Previously on Project Aurora

Aurora had found secret where the uncanny twins lived that they are not aware of. After feeling panic and fear through her bonds, Aurora finds Raf being infused with energon leading to Raf generate energon, a new appearance, and hidden abilities yet to be discovered. Aurora then gets Optimus to safety. Later on, Aurora finds herself and Optimus as of targets of Unicron. Megatron shows up, saves Optimus, Aurora, and declares a truce, until Unicron was dealt with.

Present

"Ah, you're looking much better than the last time I saw you, little one. I like the new look. You remind me of the tiny one ... Aurora, was it? Humans are resilient." Aurora awoke to hearing Megatron. Aurora's eyes shot open.

"Kuya Raf!" Aurora shouted. On pure instinct, she bridged Raf into Optimus's cab. Once he was there, she hugged him tightly. "Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, Aurora. But are you okay? You were here while Optimus was in a battle."

"I'm fine, but I have to go with them to finish things with Unicron. I need you to keep a secret for a while. Don't tell anyone except Team Primus." Aurora receives a nod, and continues, "Primus needs me to stay with Optimus. He feared that Optimus wouldn't survive. I am to stay with Optimus to make sure he does," she whispered.

"I see. I hope you will be alright," Raf says while ignoring Miko's yelling.

"I'll be fine. My end was already set, so I won't die on this mission," Aurora paused for a moment. "Can you keep something for me? It's really important that you hold it since it could hurt the other two on our team, and Team Prime would probably break it."

"Sure, Aurora. What is it?"

Aurora takes a moment to reach into her jacket pocket, pulls out a necklace made out of pure white energon with a heart shaped locket, and puts it on Raf.

"This is very important to me. Since you are like me, you will find out what it does. Kuya Raf, keep it very close to you. Never leave it behind. I'm sure it will help you on your future missions, okay."

"Alright, Aurora. I'll keep it close, so don't worry," Raf said, but was a bit confused about the last part.

"Thanks, Kuya Raf. I'll send you back to the others." Aurora sent him back to the others, and started to listen to the bots conversation. She heard that Optimus gave Jack the key to the ground bridge power supply, and he was to safeguard it until Optimus returns.

When she was sure he wasn't near anyone, Aurora spoke up.

"That was the key to Vector Sigma, wasn't it?"

"Aurora!?"

"I'm coming with you. If I don't, I would endanger everyone on base. So, you gave it to Jack?"

"Indeed. I trust Jack with the key. He reminds me of me, before I was a Prime. How, may I ask, did you know of the key?"

"I sensed it. As Unicron already said, I am the incarnation of Primus. I sensed the energy and the memories of it came to me. That's why I know what might happen near the end of our battle with Unicron."

"So, you know?"

"I don't know. I see possibilities, not the actual outcome."

"Will any of us be offlined?"

"No, we a make it out alive. What becomes of us after, is unclear. We needn't worry. It is time that we focus on the task at hand." Optimus walks to the Bridge and forces Megatron through, then the rest follow after.

"Into, the belly of the beast," Aurora said.

"More like the beast's innards," Bulkhead said.

"So," Arcee started. "How long till Unicron knows were here?"

"Make no mistake," Megatron says glancing at Team Prime. "He already does." Megatron started to move forward with the others following behind him. Aurora bridges out of Optimus, and flies next to Arcee.

"Aurora, what- why-"

"If I stayed with the others, Unicron would have found me, the base, and attack without mercy, Ate 'Cee. I would have endangered everyone there. I can't help, but fear for their safety over mine," Aurora explains, only telling half the truth.

"Arcee, Aurora's right. Unicron could sense both of us in the end. We're safe nowhere on Earth," Optimus stated.

"Ah, Aurora. It's nice to see you again. What a surprise it was to find out that a mere human is the incarnation of Primus," Megatron said.

"Lord Megatron, with all due respect, you have no right to address me by my name or designation. I am merely Light to you," Aurora said.

"And pray tell why is that?" Megatron asked.

"Only those closest to me, may call me by my name. They are the ones to give it to me, and therefore, I do not see you fit to use it."

"Why you little-" Aurora interrupted Megatron.

"You do not realize this, but I am showing you the utmost respect by addressing you as Lord Megatron. Although the other Autobots may not hold any respect for you, I do," Aurora said, surprising everyone present. "You knew the end of this planet has come, so you put your greed and goals aside to take out a common enemy. Therefore, you have earned my respect. Even if temporary, it shows you have high standards and a code that is in some way, honorable. So I must thank you for this temporary truce."

As they moved, no one said a word, too stunned by Aurora's word. After a few minutes, Megatron broke the dead silence.

"Thank you ... for your kind words, Light. I'm actually surprised you would show me such kindness, seeing as you reside with the Autobots."

Aurora chuckled a little. "Even though I reside with the Autobot, who are like family to me, doesn't change who I am, and how I act. Some may call me foolish for being an optimist, but I will acknowledge good deeds when they arise. Even if they hold little to no selflessness, I believe it is right to show any creation kindness and praise they deserve."

"I see. So is this your nature or the influence of Primus?" Megatron asked.

"It's in my nature. Primus has never influenced me to do anything regarding my actions.  I have faith you will hold your end of the truce. I have faith in a lot of things, because I know no other way."

"Why is that? Didn't your human creators ever teach you any other way than to have unwarranted faith in others?"

"Funny you would ask. In Cybertronian term, I lost my creators, as a sparkling. I was ... put through hell, and escaped. I had to trust someone, and I put that trust in, believe it or not, Soundwave."

"You trusted Soundwave!?" everyone asked. Aurora chuckled at everyone's reaction.

"Believe it or not, I still do. I met him first since leaving my prison, he showed me no hostility, and he knows how to handle sparklings from experience."

"Soundwave has experience with sparklings?" Bumblebee asked.

"Yes, he does, scout," Megatron said. "He-" Megatron grips his helm and falls on one knee.

"Lord Megatron!" Aurora was going to help him, but Arcee held her back. After a few moment pass, he gets back up.

"Unicron grows ever stronger," he said, taking a glance at Optimus, before moving forward,though the Autobots stay behind.

"How do we know that Unicron isn't using Megatron to lead us into a trap?" Arcee asked.

"We do not," Optimus says moving forward. Arcee pulls out her blasters.

"But I have faith Lord Megatron would not be used as a puppet, Aurora said as she flew after Optimus. Arcee sighed, before following after them.

Time Skip

The small squad continued walking, until they made it to a large cavern where Unicron's spark beat was louder.

"Unicron's spark is near," Megatron said.

Arcee walked a bit ahead, then turned to Megatron. "After you."

"Ate! Don't be rude!" Aurora scolds.

"It's fine, Light. I have been their enemy for far too long, so their actions are fine," Megatron said as he took the lead once more. The group moved forward, until Bulkhead lightly gripped his helm and stopped.

"Bulk, are you okay?" Bumblebee asked. Aurora flew over to him quickly.

"Fine, Bee. Just a little wossy," Bulkhead replied.

"The dark energon, it's starting to affect him," Arcee said.

"I think I have a remedy for it," Aurora said as she produced energon, though it had a high concentration of light energon in it. She gave it to everyone, except Megatron.

"Wow! That helped a lot! Thanks, Aurora," Bulkhead said.

"It doesn't even feel like we are surrounded by dark energon," Arcee said.

"Why didn't you give me any?" Megatron asked.

"I'm afraid it would hurt you, since the energon I gave them counters dark energon. I wouldn't risk such an event," Aurora confessed.

Before Megatron said anything, his insignia glowed, and looked at us. "He's preparing to expel us."

With that, these screeching bots came flying at them. The team pulled out their blasters.

"What are those things?" Bulkhead asked.

"As we are within Unicron's body, it stands to reason that they are some sort of antibody," Optimus said.

Everyone got into position and started firing at the incoming antibots, while Aurora floated behind them. They shot quite a few out of the air. The antibots started shooting once they were in range.

Everyone braced themselves to get shot, but when they never came they took a look. Aurora was in front of them glowing dark purple, holding her hand up, stopping the shots. She then, pulled her hands back before thrusting them forward to retune the fire, taking out most of the antibots.

Though there was still more, and Aurora pulled back as the others started to attack the rest. Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Arcee distanced themselves from Megatron and Optimus. Both groups showed amazing fighting skills and teamwork as the fought side-by-side. Though they made a slight mistake for splitting up.

"Help!" Aurora cried as two antibots caught her.

"Aurora!" Team Prime yelled.

Megatron quickly took action, transforming, and flying after her, but was attack by a large swarm of antibots that were waiting for him. Aurora saw that she was getting farther from the battle. Panic seized her spark, and on instinct, she screamed at the top of her lungs.

She screamed bloody murder, causing the rest of the anitbots to short out and fall out of the air, offline. With no more, antibots to stop him, Megatron quickly made his way to Aurora.

Aurora stopped screaming hearing Megatron flying over to her. She flew over, and hugged his alt. mode. Megatron made his way back to the others and handed her off to Optimus.

"Aurora, are you-"

"There are more, coming! We need to move," Aurora said, cutting off Optimus. Aurora was proven right, and everyone started running forward.

At Base

"Where did you get that?" Ratchet asked Jack.

Jack looks at the chip in his hand and showed Ratchet. "Optimus," he replied. "I honestly don't understand why he gave me the key to the ground bridge power supply."

"Jack, there is no key to the ground bridge,"Ratchet informed.

"But then, what is this?" Jack asked.

Ratchet took a closer look. "That is the key to Vector Sigma."

"The what?"

"You are holding one of Cybertron's most important relics."

"I shouldn't have this," Jack said as he held up the key to Ratchet.

"Optimus has entrusted it to you, Jack."

"But that doesn't make any sense. Why?"

"Because-" Ratchet was interrupted.

"Optimus doesn't plan on coming back," Raf said. The two looked at Raf to see a heart shape shining through his shirt. "And neither does Aurora," Raf added as tears descended his face.

"What do you mean, Raf? What is that under your shirt?" Ratchet asked slowly.

Raf pulled out the locket, and Ratchet gasped. "I didn't know what it was at first, but know I know that this is the key to Aurora's spark."