Sam was reading a tab, "You guys really met a lot of people before."
Bumblebee nodded, "Yes, we helped them because honestly speaking, it was one of our own past members that caused problems in the first place."
Sam looked at the profile, "Antillans sure are an interesting group."
Bumblebee, "They are, despite being dragged into a war between Cybertronian factions they still survived and rebuild their civilization in KTH - 12907."
Vivian, "I am back."
Sam, "Hey Vivi, what's the new update?"
Vivian, "We will stop in KTH - 12907, I want to check it out. Have a look around the place."
Alexis, "I will not lie boss, I am very curious about a new planet too. Some of the plants have caught my eye."
Chad, "Mm. Especially this plant that looks like a garlic but is orange in colour."
Mo, "It does look delicious."
Sam, "You are right."
Hot Rod, "No!"
Vivian, "I did not say anything."
Hot Rod, "My answer is no, Vivi. You are not putting unknown items in your mouth."
Vivian, "But it is garlic."
Hot Rod, "We do not know that."
Vivian whined, "But Hot Rod... Garlic, it is orange garlic."
Sam, "We can test them against our own garlic and decide if they are garlic or some other condiment instead."
Bumblebee snorted, "If humans can eat this then I suppose Earth can expect a new trade route in the future. Not to forget, most Antillans grow this for decoration, they do not eat it."
Sam, "Well, it does look fancy. Just look at that rich orange colour."
Alexis, "But if it really is garlic then, maybe other food alternatives exists too. We do not have to worry about running out if we can find alternatives in this new planet."
Chad nodded, "Agreed!"
Mo, "We should definitely check and test the fruits and vegetables on this planet."
Sam, "Tha Allspark agrees, they are very curious about this too."
Mo, "I heard rumours saying the Allspark enjoys eating food through you. Is that true?"
Sam nodded and he started to talk about the type of foods that the Allspark enjoyed over the years and how they had favourites across the many countries. The soldiers were amused by some of the choices and how the Allspark seemed to take the chance to order something different foor breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday. Sam did not mind, he had more than enough money saved over the years of accounting work at the castle and acting as a mediator between powerful giants. Since his kids did not require the same things that humans did there was a lot of money saved up that the Allspark used. Sam did not mind since he was able to try out food from all over the planet, some tasted better than others. He won't lie, he had multiple favourites among the dishes and multiple dislikes that he will not order again. Bumblebee had watched in facinated amusement as the Allspark took over Sam multiple times to just order food for them if no one invited him to lunch. It was slightly disturbing, sightly manic and very much hilarious, something that no one would have believed if he did not record it.
Dragonius grunted, "They are very relaxed for this being a very importan and dangerous mission. It brings back memories."
Optimus looked amused, "You mentioned they reminded you of Merlin and his group."
Dragonius, "They do, a little too much. If I did not know any better I would say they returned to us in this lifetime."
Elita murmured, "Reincarnation, humans write a lot of stories about that."
Dragonius, "Hmm... Indeed, I would not be surprised if that is what happened. Unlike us, humans go through multiple generations in one century itself."
Optimus, "Yes, that is true."
Elita, "Incoming call... It is Windblade, the Cityspeaker of Caminus."
Optimus, "Truly?"
Elita, "That is what the ID says."
Dragonius, "Linklock, put the call on the big screen."
Jazz perked up as he quietly watched the screen, 'Windblade, my oldest sparkling. I do not care what others say, you are my femmeling.'
Windblade appeared looking older than the last time her parental unit had seen her, -My sincere greetings to the Knights of Cybertron.-
Dragonius, "Dragonius Prime of he Knights of Cybertron greet you in return."
Windblade perked up, -A Prime? Truly?-
Dragonius, "There are four of us though one is not here right now."
Optimus smiled, "Optimus leader of the Autobots greet you Cityspeaker Windblade."
Windblade grinned, -Optimus, it is wonderful to hear your voice again. It has been so long since I heard any of your speeches.-
Elita chuckled, "Elita Prime, newly crowned Prime and Leader of the Assault Squad."
Windblade was quiet for a few seconnds, -Elita PRime? As in Elita One now a Prime?-
Elita, "Indeed!"
Windblade, -Goodness, a lot of things happened when I was away it seems. Elita, my old friend congratulations on becoming a Prime. You have to tell me how that happened once we meet in person, of course. May I know who the fourth Prime is?-
Dragonius nodded, "I do not see why not."
Elita sighed, "It is Megatron, he has fancied himself as Galvatron Prime now."
Windblade, -Wonders never cease, no wonder the Seekers we ran into were acting smug.-
Optimus looked concerned, "They did not cause trouble, did they?"
Windblade, -No, they were just unbearably arrogant but they seemed to be under the orders of not attacking us.-
Optimus, "I see, that is good then. My brother is actually adhering to the agreement we had."
Windblade, -Agreement? You reached an agreement? That is good news. Maybe, we can leave this long war behind after all. May I have a copy?-
Optimus, "I do not see why not. I will have Jazz and Prowl send it over."
Windblade beamed, -Much appreciated, Prime. I have much to report as well.-
Elita chuckled, "We can imagine. How about you send a detailed report through Jazz and Prowl and give us a summary."
Windblade then launched into a summary starting from the time she left Cybertron with Strongarm and ran into one of the Titans of Cybertron. His name was Cosmos and his job was to travel through the Universe to check on other fellow Titans. If the Primes were surprised by it, they did not show it though they looked like they had mmany questions. Windblade though continued and informed them about their journey to the first Jungle planet they saw and how they were stuck in the middle of a civil war. Windblade did not want them to end up like they had and worked tirelessly to mak things work. Unfortunately, Jungle planet was facing the danger of extinction because of a blackhole that had formed very close to the planet and hey had to evacuate everyone. They found a second planet and now were in the middle of rebuilding everything from scratch. Jazz and Prowl who were collecting and placing all the reports from the past few years together could only listen exasperated.
Jazz, 'An here ah thought Bumblebee and Sam wer a handful.'
Prowl shook his head, 'Definitely our sparklings.'
Bumblebee appeared wiith his charge, "Windblade? It is really you."
Windblade perked up, -Bee, you look different. Bigger and stronger. Oh! Hello there!-
Bumblebee puffed up, "I got upgraded to being a Knight. This is my charge, Samuel Witwicky."
Sam, "Greetings Windblade, it is finally great to put a face to the wonderful sibling Bumblebee brags about."
Windblade, -You brag about me? Awww.-
Bumblebee, "If I don't who will? Ah! I should probably warn you. Sam here, he is a favourite of the Allspark and the Matrix."
Windblade, -Matrix? Wait, the Allspark? Seriously? What happened?-
Sam, "Long story, Miss Windblade. In summary, the Allspark was very curious about human things and the Matrix was curious about what caught the Allspark's attention."
Windblade, -Wait, the Allspark has a conscience? Is that what you are saying?-
Bumblebee, "Yup, that is exactly what we are saying."
Windblade, -Huh! And here Strongarm was complaining about me having a crazy life.-
Strongarm from the back, -You do! Them having a crazy life does not substract yours.-
Windblade gave a slight laugh as she gave a salute and disconnected from the rest. Jazz and Prowl would talk to her at a later date with their younger ones in tow. A few cycles after their talk with Windblade, they landed on planet; KTH - 12907 that Bumblebee had been teaching them about. Sam and Vivian looked the most curious and ready to run around while the security stayed close theough the curiosity in their eyes was obvious. Bumblebee kept an optic on them while Optimus gave the customary greeting to the new Antillan leader who went by the name Kaa'rozen. Kaa'rozen, had a neutral expression on his face or at least it looked neutral to Sam which in his opinion was better then blatant hostility. They were planning on staying a few days or cycles to re - fuel before moving on towards Cybertron. Alexis looked around and noticed the curious plant and animal life that she wanted to check. Mo looked like she wanted to grab her bottles and start collecting samples. Chad on the other hand simply looked around and made mental list of everything he saw.
Bumblebee, "Whatever you are thinking, my answer is no."
Alexis, "You did not even hear what we had to say."
Bumblebee, "Your faces said it all, so no."
Mo, "Awww boo! We are on a brand new planet."
Bumblebee, "Yes, and I know you always eat first then think later."
Chad, "No, we don't, most of the time."
Bumblebee, "Uh huh!"
Sam, "Bee, I promise we will be fine."
Bumblebee, "Just stay close, just because we are on an impasse with the Decepticons, it does not mean there aren't other groups who cause trouble."
Vivian, "That is understandable."
Hot Rod muttered, "Too bad Cliffjumper chose to stay back."
Bumblebee, "We can deal."
Hot Rod nodded and then turned to where Optimus and the leader seemed to have finished their talk and was now introducing the rest. Hot Rod noticed their charges were planning something and became wary again, so much for resting. The next few days were spent watcing over the humans which the Antillans found very amusing. As far as they knew Cybertronians mostly stuck to themselves and avoided getting involved with organic life. Yet, here they were running after organic beings like, they were their cubs. Kaa'rozen even asked what was so important about the very obviously young organics and Optimus confessed to having activated their sparkling codes. To say the alien was shocked was an understatement and slowly asked if they had kidnapped the cubs. Optimus assured her the humans were full adults and consented to travelling with them to Cybertron. Kaa'rozen eyed them with slight suspicion but decided to talk to the humans directly and find out for herself.
Bumblebee, "Leader Kaa'rozen, my greetings."
Kaa'rozen, "Knight Bumblebee, I did not say it earlier but congratulations on becoming a Knight of Cybertron."
Bumblebee, "Thank you, Leader Kaa'rozen."
Sam, 'Oh, they know each other.'
Kaa'rozen, "My greetings to you humans again. I hope your stay has been comfortable."
Sam smiled, "We have no complaints. We do have vested interested in your plants."
Vivian beamed, "If possible, we would love to open a trade between planet KTH - 12907 and planet Earth."
Kaa'rozen blinked, "You really call your home planet, Earth?"
Mo, "Yup, it is a good reminder to never be too arrogant and easy to remember while at it."
Kaa'rozen, 'Interesting beings!'
Chad, "Earth will trade with equivalent value, of course. Food for food, culture for culture and so on and so forth."
Kaa'rozen, "Would this be Earth's first foray into the Universal market?"
Alexis, "Yes ma'am, we have been exchanging knowledge with the Cybertronians but now would be a good chance to enter the larger market."
Kaa'rozen nodded, "Very well, we can schedule a meeting ewith your planet's leaders to announce the introduction and... Am I to expect the Cybertronians will be acting as Guardians in this venture?"
Sam looked amused at that, "Only towards the humans who they consider as one of their own sparklings. I can assure you most humans prefer independence."
Kaa'rozen nodded and the group settled more comfortably as the Antillan leader questioned the history between humans and the Cybertronians. Sam gave a brief summary similar to the movie summaries about the meetings and the big important events that happened. It was also being made public knowledge so anyone going online would know about it. The group had discussed this among themselves and decided to stick with the general knowledge the world government was releasing. Kaa'rozen watched the group of young beings as they discussed how they found multiple food plants that were similar to the ones in their home planet. The Antillan leader noticed the exasperated expression on the Cybertronian soldiers's faces which she found amusing. As far as she could remember, the Cybertronians never truly mingled with organics, though there were stories where it said they were close to their ancestors. The current generation however did not enjoy such relations but perhaps in the future it is possible.
The next few days was spent with the humans contacting Earth to introduce the Antillan leader to the world leaders. The introduction to a larger market had many companies excited just as Sam had thought. Earth was interested in opening a market on Mars now that the Decepticons had left it empty. The red planet could become the market zone between humans and the rest of the Universe. While the two sides were talking Sam and his group were on a more private line talking to their family members and friends. According to Miles, he and Mikaela had received positive news about Mikaela being pregnant and would be expecting a baby by summer next year. Sam congratulated them and promised to visit during the first break he gets from work on Cybertron. Mikaela smiled and said he was always welcome to visit them whenever he returned home. Raph on the other hand announced he had been voted as the human leader to lead the human community that was settling down on Mars.
Miles, -That is news to me too.-
Mikaela, -Boss Raph!-
Raph, -Please don't call me that.-
Sam, "Still that is really cool Raph. I bet Cliffjumper was proud."
Cliffjumper, -I am very proud.-
Raph blushed, -Thank you but honestly speaking, I am very nervous about this. Leading a healing group was one thing. Leading a community as a whole is a completely different stage.-
Sam, "Once I return we should have a huge party. Both to celebrate my new nibbling and Raph becoming an awesome leader."
Mikaela beamed, -We definitely will.-
Miles looked at Sam meaningfully, -So, you better come back alive and in one piece, got it?-
Sam, "Yes dad, I will do as you say."
Raph laughed, -You are the new mom and dad of our group.-
Miles snorted, -Listen to your dad or I will sicc mom on you.-
The four of them burst out laughing and talked some more where Sam told them about the shenanigans they got upto. Especially when it came to testing and trying out the different fruits and plants that were growing on the planet. There were these plants that smelled and looked like garlic but were orange and green in colour and the orange tasted sweet while the green one tasted spicy. That got their interest and asked about other foods and the talks carried on in that manner with the group figuring out which plants were eatable and almost giving their Cybertronian friends spark attacks. Raph reminded them of the fugu and mushroom incidents a few years back and how it took months to convince them it was safe to consume. The medic bots were still against it but they were not as vocal like Ratchet who was a mother hen with a wrench and a terrifyingly good aim. A few days after the re - fuel and food collection was done they left the planet and headed on to their destination.
Optimus, "Bumblebee a word."
Bumblebee, "Sure! What is the matter?"
Optimus looked at the datapad then showed it to the Knight, "We will be leaving the safe zone and entering the area with scraplets and Sharkticons."
Bumblebee, "Yes, we are. Do you want me to go ahead and deal with them?"
Optimus, "Yes and I want you to take Blavkracer with you. He has been taking his scouting lessons very seriously and I think this will be a good start."
Bumblebee, "You want me to show him the ropes."
Optimus nodded, "You are a Knight now, so scouting missions is somethng you will get less and less now. Not because of skills but because you have more responsibilities then before."
Bumblebee glowered but singhed, "Yes, I understand what you are trying to say. I will do it, Prime. Do not worry, I will show Blavkracer my secret tricks and strategies. I will not leave my younger sibling high and dry."
Optimus, "Thank you, Bumblebee. You will be leaving in a few cycles. Be prepared!"
Bumblebee, "Alright!"
The yellow and black Knight left the command centre and saw his charge was helping Ratchet in the medical wing with Chad guarding. Mo was probably somewhere reading more files while Alexis was no doubt tailing Vivian who was not at the medic bay. Bumblebee knocked to get their attention and explained what Optimus had requested of him getting a look of intrigue from Sam. The Knight hoped his charge did not get the idea of following him and quietly asked Ratchet to keep a close eye on Sam. Ratchet grunted saying it would not be a problem for him to keep Sam busy in the med bay, especially with the twins going stir crazy and getting into trouble multiple times. Bumblebee winced on hearing that, while the twin terrors had avoided the human area, other places were not so lucky. Bumblebee just prayed he did not return to see his charge getting corrupted by the twins. Primus know, they got other humans into trouble back on Earth by talking them into playing pranks.
Blavkracer "Bee."
Bumblebee, "Blavkracer, shall we?"
Blavkracer, "Let's go!"
Bumblebee transformed and set out, -Do you have the updated map?-
Blavkracer, -Yes, also yes, I got the location of the hot points we can use to distract the Sharkticons from the ship.-
Bumblebee beamed with pride, -Nice! Let's pave a way for the ship.-
Blavkracer rumbled his engines and the two of them entered the Sharticon area where hungry and unruly bio - mechanical beasts roamed. These beings were originally created by the Quintessons who used their feral nature against Cybertronians to strike fear and keep control over them. Bumblebee moved across the desolate, well almost desolate area with Blavkracer planting the box like equipment that could trick the Sharkticons into following a false trail away from the ship. Bumblebee did not want any of these creatures near his charges and especially near the young sparklings. His young charge had divided his time the last few cycles between studying and translating Cybertronian languaes into human languages, helping Ratchet in the medbay and watching over the sparklings. The other humans had followed suit, Vivian would study the staff then join Sam to play with the sparklings and finally end it studying the written language Sam translated. The guards spent most of their time guarding the two and studying the language that Sam translated for them.
As soldiers only meant to guard Sam and Vivian they were only expecting to follow the two and then return. However, Sam had decided that would not do and practically forced them to start studying the language instead. Alexis, Mo and Chad were amused by the demand to study and honestly speaking they did not mind. Their families were South Korean, Nigerian and Japanese; therefore studying hard was second nature to them. Bumblebee really hoped he could guard them against the dark side of the rest of the Universe. The yellow Knight knew he would not be able protect them forever and the soldiers have seen how dark the world could be already. Blavkracer pinged him to signal he was done with his side of the plan and was ready to set the plan into motion. Bumblebee and Blavkracer went to the outskirts and activated the box which sent out a transmission that got the Sharkticons into a frenzy and they headed to the areas where the signal was coming from
Blavkracer, -They are leaving the area, Bee.-
Bumblebee, -Yes, let's call the ship and inform them.-
Blavkracer, -I cannot believe it worked.-
Bumblebee, -Yeah, Wheeljack really pulled through for us.-
Blavkracer, -I am going to become a good Scout, just watch.-
Bumblebee rumbled, -Blacklight as the saboteur and Blavkracer as the Scout. You two will be quiet the team together.-
Blavkracer raced beside him, -You think so?-
Bumblebee, -I know so. Come in, Convoy. Bumblebee here.-
Dragonius, -Dragonius Prime here, report.-
Bumblebee, -Bumblebee and Blavkracer reporting in.-
Blavkracer, -The path has been cleared. It is safe for the ship to travel.-
Dragonius, -Heard loud and clear. Return to the Convoy, we will be leaving this Sharkticon infected area in a few minutes.-
Bumblebee, -Understood.-
Sam was observing the travel through his datapad, 'So, those are Sharkticons. They are more interesting than what I remember.'
Allspark, 'They were created through me.'
Sam, 'Oh? Do you feel bad for them?'
Allspark, 'Not really? I mean they are full grown adults with a mating cycle and capable of having young ones without my help.'
Sam, 'Good! They are not helpless nor are they endangered.'
Allspark, 'Yes, as long as they are not endangered I suppose.'
Sam, 'They will be fine. I recall they survive no matter which universe it is.'
Allspark, 'Thank you, Sam.'
Sam, 'There is no need for thanks between us. We are family now.'
Allspark, 'I know, but still some things always need to be said or at least once in a while.'
Chad, "Sir... "
Sam, 'Hmm?"
Chad eyed him, "Your eyes were glowing."
Sam, "Ah! The Allspark wanted to watch."
Mo was eyeing him too, "Those shark like beings? What for?"
Sam grinned, "Cybertron had wildlife living on it before and they were part of it."
Alexis blinked, "Seriously?"
Chad, "So... Are they Cybertronian sharks?"
Sam, "Close! But unlike Earth sharks they do not need water and can survive on anything."
Vivian looked at the large glass window to the desolate area, "So, we got alien sharks then?"
Sam, "Yep! The Allspark like that term by the way. Alien sharks!"
Chad snorted, "Figures they would."
Hot Rod entered the room after knocking, "Bumblebee is back... What are you upto?"
Vivian smiled, "Whatever do you mean Hot Rod? We were just studying the Cybertronian language that Sam translated."
Hot Rod, "You look like you want to pat something dangerous. The last time you had that expression was when you saw a mountain wolf enter the NEST zone up North."
Vivian, "Oh? Oh! No wolves here."
Chad, "There are alien sharks tough."
Mo nodded, "They do look adorable."
Allspark snorted, 'Well, at least someone adores them. I say, their creation was worth it.'
Sam smiled, "Yeah! Just the alien sharks."
Hot Rod, "Alien sharks? You mean the Sharkticons?"
Mo, "Yup boss, I know there are many humans who would love to just have one as part of their family back home."
Alexis nodded looking contemplative, "There are a lot of shark fans among humans."
Hot Rod, 'Oh Primus! I should have known this would happen.'
Sam, "Do you think we could take a Sharkticon with us?"
Bumblebee who had returned at that moment froze, 'WTF?'
Hot Rod turned, "You are finally here I see."
Bumblebee, "I left for just a few hours!"
Alexis, "Boss Bee, let's take an alien shark with us."
Bumblebee pointed at them, "No!", then at Vivian, "No!", then at Sam, "Absolutely not, forget it, Sam."
Sam, 'I did not say anthing yet."
Bumblebee, "It was pretty obvious what you were about to say."
Hot Rod, -Jazz, Prowl, Red Alert.-
Red Alert, -Here, what is the matter?-
Prowl, -You called all three of us?-
Jazz, -This should be interesting.-
Hot Rod, -Add Sharkticons to the list of creatures humans are not allowed to get close to.-
Jazz, -Please tel me dey did not bring a Sharkticon on board.-
Hot Rod, -Not yet but I would not put it past them in the future.-
Red Alert, -I will warn everyone including Soundwave.-
Prowl, -Soundwave too?-
Red Alert, -When it comes to human shenanigans we have reached an agreement.-
Jazz, -Wonder of wonders.-
Dragonius who was listening in on the chat looked at the two Primes, "You got your servos full with them."
Optimus looked amused, "Sam has always adored animals. He always helps at the farm and spends a lot of his time with the horses, cats, dogs and any other animal that lives there."
Elita, "It is, I will not deny a very peaceful way to live. Unfortunately, it is not a choice that is available for us to follow on Cybertron."
Optimus looked contemplative, "We will probably spend most of our lives rebuilding Cybertron economy and population."
Elita, "Too many of us has passed away for the planet to be back in a stable manner."
Optimus sighed, "Unfortunately, that might be the case for us. Then again it was our generation that caused the war that destabilized Cybertron. It makes sense we spend out time fixing our past mistakes."
Elita grouched, "I am dragging the Decepticons to help us in this."