Disclaimers
in Chapters 1-20
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WAR
AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 11
AUTOBOT, CAPTURED!
Megatron
returned and said, " we have to capture an Autobot - to make them all
surrender to us. "
"Which
one, Megatron? " asked Thrust.
"Jazz.
Set a trap for him. "
Jazz was
at Iacon. He transformed from his robot mode into his vehicle mode and went for
a drive. He just missed the trap that the Decepticons had set for him.
"
Curse that creep! Decepticons, after him! " ordered Megatron.
Starscream
and Skywarp went after Jazz. They flew in front of him.
Starscream
said, " this is the end of the road, Autobot,
surrender
... "
Skywarp
flew above Starscream.
"Never!
No way jose! " shouted Jazz as he transformed into robot mode and blasted
Skywarp who fell onto the ground. Jazz transformed back into his vehicle mode
and sped away.
Starscream
helped Skywarp up and they both flew after him.
Devastator
was standing in front of Jazz. Jazz skidded,
reversed
and turned around. Starscream was standing there.
"Give
up, Jazz ... "
"Never,
Decepticon!"
He drove
under Starscream.
"That
creep ... I'll ..."
"Lets
go " said Devastator quickly.
They all
flew after Jazz. He drove into a dead end. He
transformed
into his robot mode. Starscream and Skywarp flew down and grabbed Jazz's arms.
"Try
to escape now, Jazz ... " said Skywarp slyly.
Jazz
tried but couldn't. Inwardly, he was frightened. Devastator grabbed him in his
hand. Jazz tried to escape from Devastator's grasp, but couldn't. Devastator's grip
became a little tighter. Devastator could see that Jazz was frightened. He
smiled evilly.
"Not
showing off now, are you, Jazz ... It's no use trying to escape -- There is no
escape --"
Devastator
took him back to Decepticon headquarters and threw him in front of Megatron.
"
Good work! Now the Autobots'll have t' surrender to us or Jazz will be
destroyed. Put him in the prison cell."
Devastator
threw Jazz into a prison cell. Jazz was hurt. He slowly stood up.
"The
Autobots'll never surrender to a scumoid like you,
Megatron
..."
"SILENCE!
" yelled Megatron. " They'll surrender or we'll
destroy
you ..."
"No
they won't " protested Jazz.
"Enough!
" roared Megatron, blasting him three times. "Soon all the Autobots
will be ours and they will all be terminated --"
He
laughed.
Megatron
radioed the Autobots on his computer and said,
"Surrender
to us or never see Jazz again ..."
He
televised Jazz tied up with energon bands in the prison cell. He was trying to
struggle free.
"Jazz
...!" exclaimed Optimus softly. " We have to
surrender
... "
Megatron
laughed evilly. He switched off the transmission.
"We
have to get 'im back," said Cliffjumper.
"Yeah,
but any ideas as to how?" asked Windcharger. "They'll detect us on
radar."
"We're
doomed I know it ... We have to surrender ..." sighed Huffer
pessimistically.
"Nuts
to that ... " said Ironhide.
"Yeah
there's got to be another way " I said thinking.
"Okay,
what? " asked Prowl.
"Come
on, we have to try " said Bumblebee.
"I've
got an idea " said Optimus.
"What
is it, Prime? " asked Gears.
"We'll
fly to Decepticon headquarters. Hound, you make holograms of Decepticons on us,
so they'll think we're Decepticons. Lets just hope that works. It might save
Jazz's life."
"Right
on!" said Elita One smiling.
They all arrived
at Decepticon headquarters.
Optimus
said, " Beachcomber, you sneak inside and see if there
are any
Decepticons."
"All's
clear, Prime."
"Move
in."
Hound
made holograms of Decepticons on the Autobots. It worked. When they reached
Jazz's cell, they ran in and quickly untied him. Jazz could not understand why
the Decepticons were freeing him. The holograms disappeared.
"Oh
it's you guys!" he exclaimed happily. "Thanks!"
"That's
fine, Jazz," said Optimus, his optical sensors smiling. "Let's get
outta here."
The
Autobots hurried outside with Jazz and flew back to
Iacon.
Shortly
after, Megatron discovered that the Autobots had rescued Jazz.
"Those
accursed Autobots ...!" he cursed furiously. "We have to devise a
better plot next time."
"Next
time! Hah! If I'd been the leader of the Decepticons all the Autobots
would've been terminated by now and ..."
"And
nothing, Starscream! " snapped Megatron. " If you'd been the leader
we would have nothing!"
"And
what do we have with you?"
"Silence
" said Megatron angrily, slapping Starscream hard
across
his face. "We attack the Autobots at once."
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 12
THE
"Look,
Decepticons!" exclaimed Ironhide.
"Prepare
for battle " commanded Optimus Prime.
Thrust
blasted Wheeljack and Prowl said, "okay, Thrust, now you've got me to deal
with."
"And
that will be a pleasure."
Thrust
blasted Prowl and was going to blast him again. Prowl was helpless.
Moonracer
blasted Thrust. "Actually, the pleasure was all mine," she said,
helping helped Prowl up.
"Ohh
thanks ..." Prowl was quite relieved.
"It's
okay, " replied Moonracer smiling.
Starscream
flew above the Autobots and tried to drop his cluster bombs on them.
"You
blew it, Starscream, but I won't " assured Skywarp as he fired his
heat-seeking missiles Optimus, who ducked then blasted them with his laser
rifle.
"Try
again, Skywarp."
Devastator
blasted Bumblebee. Omega Supreme blasted the large Decepticon. Omega gently
picked up Bumblebee and gave him to Ratchet.
Omega
Supreme turned to Devastator and said, "Pick on someone your own size,
like me -- "
"Okay,
pizza face!" teased Devastator, standing up.
"Sarcasm
not appreciated," said Omega coldly, starting to fight with him.
In the
end Omega defeated Devastator. The Autobots won the battle and the Decepticons
retreated.
"Now
there's a sight I never get tired of ..." laughed Jazz.
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 13
THUNDERCRACKER'S VISIT
Later on,
Thundercracker secretly came to Iacon.
"Hi,
Thundercracker!" I said happily.
"Hi,"
he said smiling.
Thundercracker
took his Decepticon insignia adhesives off. Underneath were his true Autobot
ones.
We all
had a great time.
Megatron
couldn't find Thundercracker anywhere. He had to use a scanner to find out
where he was. He saw Thundercracker at
Autobot
headquarters. Luckily for Thundercracker and us, he was lying on the ground and
Megatron thought that the Autobots had shot and captured him.
Thundercracker
spent a long time with us, but finally had to
return to
Decepticon headquarters. He re-administered his Decepticon insignia adhesives.
"Bye,
Thunder, we'll miss you ..." said Beachcomber sadly.
"And
I'll miss you all too " said Thundercracker, transforming into his F-15
jet mode.
He flew away.
"I
wish Thundercracker could be with us more often ..." said Beachcomber.
"We
wish that too, Beachcomber, " said Optimus gently.
Thundercracker
was thinking the same thing. He returned to
Decepticon
headquarters.
Megatron
said, "Thundercracker you escaped from Iacon."
Thundercracker
almost gasped.
"I
saw you with my scanner. I was going to send someone to rescue you, but I see,
that wasn't necessary. It must've been hard to escape from Iacon with their new
security mechanism."
"Yes,
yes it was, Megatron. Especially with Omega Supreme chasing you."
"Excellent.
I'm impressed, Thundercracker."
Thundercracker
smiled. Later he secretly destroyed the scanner in case Megatron discovered he
was an Autobot.
Another
day, Thundercracker went to Iacon and a long while later, returned to
Decepticon headquarters.
"Where
on Cybertron have you been?" asked Megatron.
"Where
have I been ... Oh just out flying again. Haven't y'
got that
scanner anymore? Y' could have found me with that..."
"
The scanner? Oh. Someone destroyed it ... "
"Oh
did they? Who was it? ..."
" Uh
I don't know " answered Megatron. " But when I find out who, they'll
answer to the full power of my fusion cannon --"
Thundercracker
said nothing.
"Next
time, you go flying, Thundercracker, " said Megatron, "tell me when
and where you are going because I can't find you without the scanner and I'm
not gonna come out looking for you. " Also go 'n' spy on the Autobots and
tell me all their plans. "
"Okay
I will ..." answered Thundercracker, hiding his smile.
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 14
SURPRISE ATTACK
A few
days later ...
We were
out driving on Cybertron.
"
This sure is relaxing " commented Hound.
"
Rest while you can " said Optimus in a relaxed voice.
Out of nowhere,
The Decepticons swooped down.
Megatron
commanded, "... Decepticons, attack ..."
The
Autobots skidded and transformed.
Thrust
blasted Bumblebee, and Ironhide said angrily, "no one does that t' my
little buddy."
He
blasted Thrust. Megatron blasted at Bumblebee.
Optimus
teased, "pick on someone your own size."
Megatron
turned around. Optimus blasted him. Megatron slowly stood and blasted at
Optimus but was blasted by Alpha Trion.
Starscream
wanted to take over and said boastfully, " I am the new leader of the
Decepticons, Decepticons attack ..."
Optimus
blasted Starscream.
"Decepticons,
retreat ..." commanded Starscream hurriedly.
They all
retreated except for Megatron and Soundwave who were
left
lying on the ground.
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 15
NEW LEADER?
Shortly
afterwards, Megatron and Soundwave stood up.
"
Starscream will pay for this ... "
Soundwave
helped Megatron up and they flew back to Decepticon headquarters together.
At
Decepticon headquarters, Starscream boasted, " I am the new leader of the
Decepticons ... "
Megatron
arrived.
"New
leader, Starscream? ..."
Starscream
spun around and gasped.
"Megatron!
But I thought you were ..."
"You'll
pay for this ... "
"No
... Please ... I ..."
Megatron blasted
Starscream, then picked him up and threw him in a room diagonally below him. A
large glass window came up in front of Megatron. He looked through it down at
Starscream and waited for him to regain consciousness.
Starscream
slowly crawled onto his knees and said, " oh where
am I ...
What happened ...? "
He stood
up, looked up and saw Megatron.
"
Huh ... Megatron? ... What? ...uh ..." he stammered.
"
Say your prayers, Starscream ... "
Megatron
pressed a button for the walls in the room to close in on Starscream.
" No
- please don't, Megatron ..." begged Starscream. "I thought you were
dead ... Please I don't want to die ... Megatron ... I'll do anything ..."
He fell
onto his knees, still begging Megatron not to destroy
him.
" Megatron ... Please don't destroy me ... Oh please ... I'll never do it
again ..."
"That'll
be the day."
The walls
were closing in on him. Still on his knees, he looked up at Megatron and said
in a soft gentle voice, "please forgive me ..."
Looking
down at Starscream, Megatron could see that he was terrified.
"How
pathetic ... I'll let you go ... This time but never again...
"
He
pressed a button for the walls to stop. They were nearly
crushing
Starscream.
"
Thank you, Megatron ..." breathed Starscream, relieved.
The walls
returned to their original places. Megatron let
Starscream
out of the room.
I am
merciless, thought Megatron, but a Decepticon leader must also be practical.
There are more Autobots than Decepticons. If I destroy any Decepticons, the
situation will be worse, but one day, Starscream may push me too far ...
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 16
BUMBLEBEE AND BEACHCOMBER
A few
days later, Bumblebee and Beachcomber were out driving.
"I hope
the Decepticons don't attack us. I hate fighting."
"I
don't think they will, Beachcomber. " assured Bumblebee.
"--
Well think again -- " snarled Megatron, who was following them.
Beachcomber
gasped and skidded. Bumblebee transformed into his
robot mode.
Soundwave grabbed him.
"Hey!
Lemme go!" yelled Bumblebee, trying to escape. "Beachcomber! Get
help!"
"Silence!"
commanded Soundwave.
Beachcomber
raced away.
"After
him!" yelled Megatron.
He and
Thrust flew in front of Beachcomber, who skidded and transformed into his robot
mode. Megatron tried to blast him. Beachcomber blasted Megatron in self
defence, then transformed and drove under Thrust's legs.
"You
little ..." cursed Thrust and flew after Beachcomber.
Thrust
caught up to him and started to fire at him, but
Beachcomber
blasted him.
He
escaped to Iacon. When he arrived he sped straight to Optimus.
Beachcomber
transformed and said hurriedly, " Optimus! Optimus! The Decepticons ...
"
"Whoa
... Slow down, Beachcomber ... Now what's the problem?"
Beachcomber
started again slowly, "Prime, Bumblebees been captured by the Decepticons,
but I managed to escape from them... It was terrible ... "
Optimus
comforted his frightened friend.
"We
have to rescue Bumblebee," said Jazz, concerned for his little friend.
"But
how? " asked Wheeljack. "The Decepticons've created a new security
mechanism. We can't get through."
"We
have to ask Thundercracker to do it," said Optimus.
He
radioed him.
"It'll
be risky, but I'll do it, Prime," promised Thundercracker.
"Thanks,
pal. Be careful."
"It's
okay. I will."
They
switched off their communicators.
Thundercracker
went into Bumblebee's cell and opened the computerised lock on the door.
"Oh,
Thundercracker! Thanks! " exclaimed Bumblebee jumping up with relief
happily.
"It's
okay, little buddy, " said Thundercracker, pleased to help.
He took
Bumblebee to Iacon, making sure his little friend arrived home safely.
"Thanks,
Thundercracker, " said Optimus thankfully.
"Anytime
... " he said smiling.
"Thundercracker,
" said Optimus Prime, " if you ever need any help, don't hesitate to
ask."
Thundercracker
smiled.
"Thank
you, Optimus Prime."
He then
returned to Decepticon headquarters.
Needless
to say The Decepticon Leader was not pleased at the Autobot's escape.
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 17
FAILSAFE
Megatron
went to get some energon cubes. Starscream took over, ordering everyone about.
He ordered, Fastbreak, Fury, Firefox, Slapshot and Spitfire, the Destructicons,
to do work for him, but they didn't want to.
"Do
it now!" Starscream ordered.
"No.
Why should we?" said Fastbreak.
Fastbreak,
together with Slapshot, Spitfire, Fury and Firefox, form a huge Transformer,
Failsafe about as large as Devastator or Omega Supreme.
"I
am your leader, obey me! " yelled Starscream.
"Megatron's
our leader," protested Spitfire.
"When
Megatron isn't here I am in charge. Do as I command."
"We
don't have to take this from him," said Firefox quietly to the others.
"I'm
sick of 'im bossin' us around," complained Slapshot.
"Should
we ...? " asked Fury.
"Yeah,
lets teach him a lesson ..." said Fastbreak evilly and they formed
Failsafe.
Starscream
looked at them in amazement. They only formed Failsafe in battles occasionally.
Starscream
just stood there, trembling. Failsafe walked towards him and grabbed him.
Starscream struggled.
"This'll
teach y' who's in charge."
He
tightened his grip on Starscream.
"...
Failsafe ... Please stop ... you're ... you're hurting me... "
"Am
I? Oh really. Good --"
He
tightened his grip. Starscream gasped and tried to struggle free. Failsafe
continued to tighten his grip.
"Please
... Failsafe ... stop hurting me ... You don't have obey me ... Please let me
go ..."
The more
Starscream begged Failsafe to stop the tighter his grip became. Starscream
started short circuiting and bleeding.
Failsafe
was crushing him to death.
Starscream
said with tears in his optical sensors, "Please, Failsafe ... "
Failsafe
looked at Starscream.
"Ahh
... stop your pathetic whining ..."
He threw
Starscream hard onto the ground, then disengaged into the five smaller
Destructicons.
"Huh,
they'd never do that to Megatron ..." muttered Starscream weakly.
In pain,
he walked slowly into the headquarters as Megatron returned with the energon
cubes.
"What
happened to you?"
"Don't
ask."
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 18
BEACHCOMBER'S SECRET SPOT
Millions
of years ago there was a city called
Beachcomber
and Omega Supreme had rebuilt
There's a
was little cyber stream there. It's sparkling white and trickles down from the
top of the City.
"Oh
... It's so beautiful here all alone ... No fighting ... no war ..."
Beachcomber
loved to be alone by himself a lot of the time. He thought about things,
At Iacon,
they were wondering where Beachcomber was.
Optimus
asked, concerned, " where's Beachcomber? "
"Oh
you know him - he likes t' be alone. Who knows ...? He's probably somewhere
where it's peaceful and quiet " replied Windcharger.
"I
hope he's safe," said Optimus with concern.
Beachcomber
didn't notice the time ticking by.
All of a
sudden he realised and gasped.
"Oh
no! My friends'll be worried about me ..."
He
transformed in to his beach buggy vehicle mode, returned
through
the beam, then drove into Iacon and transformed into his robot mode.
"Where
were you?" asked Optimus, concern in his voice.
"Oh
nowhere ..." replied Beachcomber.
Optimus
smiled. He knew about
Beachcomber
didn't really want the Autobots to know about his secret spot, although they
were all his friends he just wanted to be alone sometimes.
"Be
careful of the Decepticons, Beachcomber," warned Optimus, sitting down,
concerned for his little friend.
"I
will, Prime," Beachcomber promised.
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 19
" ACTIVATE HYPERJETS -- "
A few days
later, we all went on a space cruise away from
Cybertron.
Thundercracker secretly came along with us.
"All
systems go," said Jazz.
"Ignition,
and lift off " commanded Optimus.
We flew
through the vastness of outer space.
"It's
great t' get away from it all," said Beachcomber calmly.
"Sure
is quiet out here," said Hound.
"Rest
while you can," said Optimus, happily relaxing.
We flew
past many planets. The
Back on
Cybertron, Megatron saw that we had gone.
"Where
are they?..." he snarled angrily. "And Where's Thundercracker?"
"Probably
out flying - you know him ..." replied Skywarp.
"That
darn fool! Always not around when I want him! Never mind. We will find The Ark
and destroy all the Autobots -- "
The
Decepticons boarded their space cruiser.
"Blast
off ..." commanded Megatron.
Their
space cruiser blasted away from Cybertron. Shortly after they left, they caught
up with us. Optimus Prime tried to lose them.
On the
Decepticon space cruiser, Megatron commanded, " prepare the particle
beam."
"As
you command, Megatron, " replied Soundwave.
"Five
seconds and all the Autobots will be destroyed " said
Fastbreak.
" 5 ... 4... 3 ... "
Meanwhile,
on The Ark, Optimus ordered, " quickly, switch to secret hyperjets."
Cliffjumper
said, " roger switching to hyper-active. "
"2
... 1 ... Zero -- "
"Go"
commanded Optimus. The
"What
happened?! Where are they?!" exclaimed Megatron furiously.
"I
don't know Megatron! They must have hyperjets on that
thing!"
exclaimed Fastbreak in disbelief.
"Shut
up and find them."
"A
... Affirmative, Megatron ... "
"Congratulations
Autobots we lost them" said Optimus.
" It
was fun while it lasted" sighed Beachcomber.
Optimus
looked at him. "My thoughts exactly, he said sadly.
We
returned to Cybertron.
"Megatron!
They've gone back t' Cybertron!" exclaimed
Fastbreak.
Megatron
angrily flew the Decepticon space cruiser back. "Next time, Autobots
..." he cursed quietly.
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WAR AND PEACE ON CYBERTRON
CHAPTER 20
BEACHCOMBER'S LESSON
Optimus
Prime sat down. I sat on his lap and put my head against his body. Beachcomber
lay on the floor by Optimus' feet. He put his hand on Optimus' foot. Optimus
looked down at him and smiled gently. Beachcomber smiled back at him. Optimus
softly rubbed his head. I jumped off Optimus and hugged Beachcomber and then
jumped back onto Optimus, I nearly slipped, but Optimus gently caught me. I
hugged his finger. Beachcomber is quite small. Optimus picked him up.
Beachcomber knelt on Optimus' lap. We talked together.
Later,
Beachcomber was sitting in a small chair, his head leaning gently on his hand.
He said
softly, sadly, "... it's not fair ..."
Optimus
was near him.
"What's
not fair, Beachcomber?" he asked gently.
Beachcomber
jerked. Optimus gently lifted him up and sat down
with him
on his lap.
"What's
the problem? "
"The
Decepticons ..." began Beachcomber looking down.
"Yes?"
"Oh
all the fighting ... it ... it seems that everywhere you go there's fighting
..."
A tear
rolled down Beachcomber's cheek.
"Beachcomber,
None of us like fighting, but we have to, to protect ourselves and more
importantly, the Universe." Optimus felt sorry for him.
"I
know, Optimus, but I wish it would all stop."
" So
do I, Beachcomber, so do I. We're all doing our best to end this war and to
strive for peace. "
Beachcomber
nodded. "I know."
Optimus
gently rubbed his friend's head. Beachcomber jumped off Optimus' lap.
"
Bumblebee, Arcee, let's go out f'r a drive " said Beachcomber, seeing them
standing around.
"
Sure, Beachcomber, " said Arcee, transforming into her pink convertible
Cadillac mode.
Bumblebee
transformed too. Beachcomber drove outside. Arcee and Bumblebee followed him.
"I
have a feeling that the Decepticons won't attack us," said Beachcomber
with confidence.
"If
they do, I'll fix em good," assured Arcee.
Beachcomber
smiled.
They had
been driving for some time when they stopped to have a rest. They all
transformed into their robot modes and walked on for a while.
Bumblebee
said, " it's great out here, so peaceful and relaxing."
Beachcomber
smiled.
"Come
on lets start driving again. "
They all transformed
into their vehicle modes and drove away.
Arcee and
Bumblebee drove ahead of Beachcomber, but he could
still see
them. Beachcomber looked up. He saw a light glowing on top of a high ledge. The
light fell down.
"Bumblebee!
Arcee! lookout!" he yelled.
They
stopped. The light fell onto them. There was a blinding
explosion.
Beachcomber transformed instantaneously and ran to
them.
They were in their robot modes. He tried to pick up Bumblebee, but when he
touched him he was thrown backwards. He tried to pick up Arcee, but the same
happened.
Beachcomber
frantically radioed Iacon.
"
Come in Optimus Prime. Do you read me? "
"
Affirmative, Beachcomber. I read you. What's the matter? "
He
hurriedly told Optimus what happened.
"Acknowledged,
Beachcomber. We're on our way. "
Quickly
they flew to Beachcomber. Optimus went to Bumblebee, but when he touched him,
he too was thrown backwards. Beachcomber started to cry. Ironhide comforted
him.
Alpha
Trion suggested, " this might help. "
He put
some of the liquid acetonium onto Arcee and Bumblebee.
Optimus
gently picked up Arcee and Chromia picked up Bumblebee.
We drove
back to Iacon. I was crying. I just hoped they wouldn't die.
When we
arrived, Optimus laid Arcee gently on a bed. Chromia laid Bumblebee down next to
her.
"
Ratchet, Wheeljack, Hoist, start repairing them right away"
commanded
Optimus with concern.
"
Hmmm, this won't be easy, Prime ... " said Ratchet, examining them.
Optimus
turned to Beachcomber.
"Tell
us exactly what happened."
" They
... they were driving ahead of me. I ... I looked up and saw some light on a
high ledge. It ... it started to fall. I warned them and they stopped. The
light fell onto them. There was a bright explosion and ... "
Beachcomber
started to cry. Optimus comforted him.
"It's
not your fault, Beachcomber."
"It
is ..." he wailed.
Tears
were streaming down his cheeks.
"It's
my fault. It's all my fault. If I hadn't gone out driving none of this would've
happened. It's my fault ... "
Beachcomber
cried loudly and buried his head into Optimus. I felt sorry for him. It wasn't
his fault at all.
I went to
Beachcomber and consoled him, " Beachcomber, you didn't know it was gonna
happen. It's not y'r fault. "
"But
if I hadn't've gone out with them this wouldn't've
happened."
"You
didn't know it was gonna happen. You can't predict the future."
Optimus
gently wiped away his tears. Beachcomber climbed down off Optimus' lap and went
to Hoist, Ratchet and Wheeljack.
"How
are they?" he asked worriedly.
"Not
good I'm afraid. They're showing no improvement ... Beachcomber, we know you're
upset. We all are, but it's not your fault. You didn't know it was going to
happen " comforted
Ratchet.
"
It's my fault, Ratchet. It's all my fault ..."
Beachcomber
went to me. He knelt down.
"It's
my fault if they die! ..." he cried.
Optimus
looked at him.
"Calm
down, Beachcomber. It's not."
"It
is ..." insisted Beachcomber crying.
Optimus
felt sorry for him. He sat down and gently rubbed his head. Beachcomber stood
up and transformed.
"I
can't stay here. If they die it's all my fault and I don't want anyone else to
die because of me ..."
He drove
out of Iacon.
"Beachcomber,
come back!" yelled Optimus concerned.
I ran
after him. I could still see him.
"Beachcomber!"
I cried.
I tried to
catch up with him, but I couldn't. He was much faster than I was. I fell onto
my knees.
"Come
back ... Please ..."
"I
have to go back to her ..." said Beachcomber softly.
He drove
back to me.
"
Ohh, Beachcomber ..." I said with relief, putting my arms over his hood. I
jumped inside his beach buggy mode.
"Please
don't leave us, we'll miss you."
Beachcomber
drove into Cybertron.
"Where
are we going?"
"Somewhere
..." he replied.
He drove
deeper and deeper into Cybertron. He finally stopped. I jumped out of him.
Beachcomber drove towards a pool of liquid. It was acid.
"BEACHCOMBER!
NO!! ..." I screamed.
He was
going to kill himself.
I ran in
front of him. He was very close to the acid. I tried to push him away. It was
no use. He was bigger and stronger than I was. I kept on trying.
"
Get out of the way ... " said Beachcomber.
I didn't
move. I still tried to push him away. I pushed as hard I could. We were getting
closer and closer to the acid but I wouldn't stop pushing him. No matter how
hard I pushed, it wasn't doing any good. My foot slid into the acid. I howled.
The pain was unbearable, acid was eating into my foot.
"
Get out of the way, Carly! ... " yelled Beachcomber
frantically.
"
No! " I screamed.
I closed
my eyes. The acid was killing me, but I had to save Beachcomber. My foot slid
deeper into the acid. I screamed and screamed. Beachcomber was crying. He
quickly transformed and helped me out of the acid and put some sheet metal
around my leg.
"You
tried to save me, Carly. Why?"
"Because
I love you, Beachcomber."
He smiled
gently and kissed me.
"I
... I love you too, Carly."
I cried
with happiness and dried my tears.
"Your
leg is hurt all because of me. Arcee and Bumblebee are
dying all
because of me ..."
"When
you went driving, Beachcomber, you didn't know it was gonna happen did
you?" I said.
"No,"
he replied.
"Well
you wouldn't've gone out driving with them if you did
know it
was gonna happen. So it's not your fault."
"Oh
... Carly, what about you, y' risked your life to save me. Your leg, it
..."
"I had
to save you," I replied looking into his cobalt optical sensors.
"Please
forgive me ... " begged Beachcomber on his knees.
"I
already have."
Beachcomber
placed his arms around me.
"Thank
you ..." he said, a tear rolling down his cheek.
He drove
me back to Iacon. My leg was still in a great deal of pain, but I was glad
Beachcomber was safe.
"
Beachcomber! Bumblebee and Arcee are going to be all right!" said Optimus
Prime, excitedly.
Beachcomber
hurriedly transformed into his robot mode.
"Ohhh
..." he said with relief.
He hugged
Optimus. Optimus looked at me.
"Carly,
what happened to your leg?" he asked very concerned.
"She
risked her life to save me, Prime ..." said Beachcomber. "I'm so
sorry ... "
He looked
up at him and told the story. Optimus knelt down.
"Thank
you, Carly."
"It's
okay ... I ... I had to ..."
"
I'm sorry I caused so much trouble," said Beachcomber sadly.
Optimus
Prime gently rubbed his head.
"We
all make mistakes, Beachcomber, go and see Arcee and Bumblebee. "
Beachcomber
knelt down and kissed me. I kissed him gently back. Ratchet came in.
"Sorry,
am I interrupting anything?! "
"No,
Ratchet ... " I said laughing.
Optimus
gently picked me up and put my wounded leg in some acetonium liquid, which
healed it quickly.
Beachcomber,
Bumblebee and Arcee are much improved," informed Ratchet.
Beachcomber
ran to them. Ratchet lifted him up and put him on the bed in the middle of
them. Arcee and Bumblebee smiled at him.
"I'm
sorry ..." he said softly, looking down.
"It's
not your fault, Beachcomber, " said Arcee gently.
Bumblebee
hugged him.
"No,
I guess it isn't," confirmed Beachcomber, with the truth.
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