Optimus prime's P.O.V

It had been many years since the beginning of the great war, and almost seven of those years have been with a young recruit that we call nova-star.

She was only six years of age when bumblebee and I stumbled upon her while on a scouting mission. Now she is thirteen years of age, and she is, quite literally, one of the best auto-bots there is.

However, the decepticons have chased us almost non-stop for the past two weeks. Everyone has questioned how they have been able to find us wherever we hide. Everyone, that is, except for Nova. That is the only thing i have found strange about this pursuit, that nova, the one auto-bot that i treat as a daughter, has not once questioned how the lives of her true family have been in danger. We had taken cover in an abandoned decepticon base, with magatron himself right behind us, still pursuing, when nova finally spoke up, and after two whole weeks of saying nothing.

"optimus..." she said softly

We all turned to look at her, most of us with expressions of concern on our faces.

"...i-i know how they k-keep finding us."

she looked as if she was about to break down and start sobbing. that is when she turned to face us.

" They keep finding us because of ME!" she said in a loud voice.

We all had looks of horror stuck to us. How? How was it because of her that they kept finding our location? Was she trustworthy at all to begin with?

"You all know how i was originally a biological experiment made by megatron, right?" she asked

We all nodded

"Well... while I was being developed, Megatron, h-he had a tracking device implanted into my helm. It only activated two weeks ago, when they had begun to track us down."

My spark sank in my chest. Why had she not told us this? If we knew about this before, we could have prevented this. Ironhide, bumblebee, and ratchet looked at her with confused expressions. Jazz, with a surprised look. And I had a hurt look on my face, though I had not realized it at the time. She was broken, and we both knew it.

"Is there a way to shut it off?" Bumblebee said, interrupting my thoughts.

"There is, but it comes with a price" Nova said, witch made me begin to worry.

"You have two options. You can either kill me now, and let Megatron find my body, or you can... Erase my memories, making me forget who I am, where I came from, and... Who my true family was"

Her last words made my spark sink so deep, that it felt like i, myself, was falling into a dark pit if despair. We all knew that we did not want her to die, so there was no other option, but to erase her. I did not wish to accept it, but I had no other choice. I decided that she could here a few words from me before she had to go.

"Nova, i want you to listen to me, and i want you to listen to me very carefully, alright?" i told her as she finally broke down into tears.

"...alright." she quietly whispered, to the point where she was almost inaudible

"Do not fall. No matter what you go through, stand your ground, and don't fall, especially if it means that he will take control."

As i said those final words to her, i pulled her close to me, and shut her off, erasing her. Just as i pulled the switch, she whispered to me. 

"I'm sorry i have to leave you behind, sire."

When she spoke to me, i was ready to break as she did. I kept my grief to myself. The remaining auto-bots would not see physically how broken i had now become. When ratchet told us we were clear, we made a run for the closest functioning ship, and boarded it, departing from cybertron. I transformed nova to the form of the native species that was part oh her physical structure, and put her into an escape pod, and sent her to the planet where her native form comes from, earth. Before i let her depart from my sight, i spoke to her dormant body, hoping she could hear me in her restful state.

"Nova..." i said in an inaudible whisper.

"...shine bright among the stars, for i will come back to you...before you can fade"

With those final words, i sent her to earth, so she could start a whole new life. I deeply hoped that , one day, we would meet again, and she would somehow remember me. Just thinking about her made me back up against the wall and begin to cry, for the first time in my life. The pain that I was feeling was so agonizing,it made me wish to scream. For the first time in my life, I felt as if i were alone. I felt as if without nova, i had nothing. That i was nothing. It felt as if i did not exist anymore.

It hurt me so much, that i was mentally screaming in agony.

??? P.O.V

I woke up in the middle of the woods, alone and scared to death. I heard a fire nearby and went to investigate. When i got to the source of the sound, i saw a campsite with a small family of three. A beautiful young woman, her hansom husband, and their son, who looked as hansom as his father. When i took a step forward, i accidentally stepped on a stick, where it snapped and the family heard me. The son stood up and came toward me. He looked to be about my age, maybe a few months older. I stumbled and fell back in fright as he approached me. He held up his arms to me, trying to reassure me.

"Hey, hey. it's okay. don't be afraid." he said calmly

I stayed where i was, letting him come to me. I almost felt like i could trust him. When he got close to me, he knelt down to where i was on the ground. His eyes were a luring light brown, i couldn't look away from. I was judging him, seeing if i could trust him.

"you lost or something" He said to me, softly

"I...i think so" I said in a slightly shaky voice. I was scared, what would you expect.

"what's your name" He asked

That's when i was about to break.

"I-i don't know. i can't remember" i said, about to cry

when i looked up at him, his expression changed from shocked to sweet and sorry. he came closer and pulled me into a hug. that's when i actually broke. when i did, his parents began to come over slowly.

"how about we call you...Violet." he said with a smile.

He explained who they were, and where i was. I quickly relaxed, and they welcomed me as a new member of their family. Three months later, they adopted me, and made the day they found me my birthday. After that, i always trusted my family, especially my twin brother, Sam. I don't know who my family was, but i know now who my family is.

Author's note: this is my first published story, so please don't judge it to rashly. thanks

Kathryn out.

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