The Power Within - Transformers Prime (2)

Chapter Eleven

  "Almost."

  "You have improved greatly, Amanda." My gaze went past Ratchet to where Optimus was walked towards us. I hadn't even heard him come in.

  "Thanks, Optimus." I gave him a smile, which he returned.

  "Would you like to attempt to recover my memories now or do you need more practice?"

  I bit my lip. "I don't know if this is the best idea though. I don't want to mess up and-"

  "I trust you, Amanda." He said sincerely and I took a deep breath.

  "Alright." I walked to the edge of the platform. "Come here."

  Optimus moved forward, bending over a bit so that I could reach his head. Once I did, my hands sparked silver as I closed my eyes and pictured what I wanted to see.

  Show me when Orion Pax first emerged.

  "Where are we, Megatronus?"

  Megatron looked startled, but quickly recovered, offering Optimus a hand. "Don't you remember, old friend?"

  "Optimus!" Bulkhead ran into view, along with Arcee and Bumblebee, all with their guns trained on Megatron. "Are you okay?"

  But Optimus just looked at Megatron. "Why did he call me that? Who are they?"

  "What did you do to him?" Arcee growled, catching on to what happened.

  Megatron stepped back. "Our mortal enemies! We're outnumbered." A ground bridge appeared behind them. "Go! I'll cover you!"

  "Optimus, Amanda, we have an emergency!"

  I gasped, pulling back as my connection shattered. Stumbling back, I tried to regain my footing and senses. Optimus too looked reeled, but he was having a better time hiding it than I was. Bulkhead stood next to him, being the culprit to who broke my focus. Optimus gave me a concerned look, which I waved away as I brought myself back to the present, before turning to the wrecker.

  "Bulkhead, what is wrong?" He asked. Bulkhead's gaze went to the lab.

  "It's Bumblebee."

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  Jack, Miko, Raf, and Arcee arrived at the base, joining us where we were all crowded in the lab, Bumblebee laying back on the cot as Ratchet scanned him over.

  "You can fix Bee, can't you?" Raf asked, slight fear in his tone as he walked right up to the cot.

  "Bumblebee was hit pretty hard," Ratchet assessed. "The stun may have fried his T-Cog."

  Miko made a face. "Is that like a T-bone?"

  "Not exactly." Arcee replied. "It's the organ that allows us to scan vehicles and transform."

  "By the Allspark." Ratchet muttered. "Bumblebee's T-Cog isn't damaged... it's missing."

  What?

  "But the Decepticons transform too." Jack said. "Why would they steal it?"

  He's right. It didn't make any sense, unless....

  "Megatron may be known to raise zombies, but he's no ghoul." Ratchet agreed.

  "If Megatron wasn't behind this," Raf started. "Then who was?"

  The answer made me clench my jaw. "The ones who aren't Cybertronian but are obsessed with Autobots and Decepticons, obsessed enough to steal Breakdown's eye and try to gut Arcee when they got the chance. MECH was behind this."