Yeah, too lazy to talk so I'll jump right to the disclaimer. Disclaimer: Yes, because I have enough money and technology to create an epic ass show like Transformers Prime- PSSHHHH!
Cypress watched, rather annoyed, as Azela and Arcee started up a conversation. Rafael and the others were currently being picked up from school by Bumblebee and Bulkhead and Jack's mother, who tended to come by often Cypress had been told, was still at work and would arrive around six that afternoon. She crossed her legs, tall boots creating a rustling sound as they brushed against one another, and tried to focus on the news. It wasn't as if she was jealous, oh no, she had no reason to be jealous. Just because Arcee seemed friendly and nice, the total, 100 percent opposite of Cypress, didn't mean she was going to prefer her company over Cypress's… did it? Cypress held in the need to sigh loudly and turned her attention towards Optimus and Ratchet who were chatting quietly in the corner. She didn't bother to strain her ears, her hearing having been more advanced than an average human, and began to listen in to their conversation without removing her eyes from the flashing screen in front of her face.
"Are you positive, old friend?" Optimus questioned quietly and Cypress wished she could see his expression.
"Yes I'm positive!" Rachet retorted with small wisps of anger in his aged voice. "There's something off about that child, I'm quite sure of it!"Cypress could feel his gaze fall on her and she resisted the urge to spin around and stare him down. He reminded her of Skyla when Cypress would accidentally walk in on her and Azela's "private" conversations. Just when Optimus was about to reply, he was cut off by loud rock music (Cypress had to stop herself from nodding her head with the loud beats of the drums) and cars honking.
"WAH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH YEAHHH!" Miko sang, no, screamed the lyrics of the loud song as the green truck pulled into the silo. Cypress finally allowed herself to turn around, TV forgotten, and watched in amusement as Miko slammed her arms and legs against Bulkhead's dash board. Cypress glanced over at Azela and saw a slightly disturbed look wash over her face along with Arcee. She rolled her eyes as the music shut off and the children (because they were in fact children compared to the real age of the two Rakvarians) climbed out of each car. The two bots transformed and Optimus, Arcee, Azela and Ratchet greeted them kindly, Cypress merely stood quiet.
"Man, you guys are so lucky!" Miko started off right away as she clobbered up the metal stairs to their small makeshift living area. Her pink and black ponytails swished back and forth as she jogged to them. "You don't have to deal with school or anything! No annoying homework and no annoying teachers to put you down!" The Asian girl shook her head roughly in jealousy as she planted her backside into the worn out sofa. Raf and Jack soon joined her and threw their heavy bags off to the side. Cypress mustered up a smile, even though she felt like flying back to their snuggly little hotel room and being alone.
"Yes well, there is no need for us to enroll in school considering how we would graduate very soon." Azela replied from her place of leaning against the yellow railing. Ratchet glanced over at her, and Cypress couldn't help but just notice the kind look in his eyes. She fought the urge to get up and yell at him.
"Yes, that may be true, but it would be good for you to get a good education." Cypress rolled her eyes, unable to stop herself, and promptly received a slight glare from the medic. However, before she could say anything, Miko cut in.
"What happened to your arm?!" She nearly shouted. Everyone within the large room swung their heads to look at her and suddenly, more than ever, she wanted to crawl under a rock and stay there.
"Nothing, just a bad tumble down a flight of stairs." Miko narrowed her eyes, not quite believing her story, and opened her mouth to reply when suddenly alarms went off, and the large computer screen flashed green. Bulkhead, who was standing behind Miko, rushed over to their leader and Cybertronian doctor. Arcee and Bumblebee were right at his heels.
"Decepticons?" Was the first thing out of Arcee's mouth.
"It would appear as such." Ratchet replied as he strolled over to the controls for the ground bridge. "Most likely trying to conquer an energon mine," the aged bot typed in the coordinates before yanking down the metal lever.
"Roll out," Optimus commanded, as always, as he turned towards his small team. The young robots did as they were told and Cypress couldn't help but hope she got a job like that one day back in Rakvari. She would simply love having such control over others below her. She stood up and walked to the top of the stairs, Miko getting up to follow, only to receive a harsh yet knowing glare from Ratchet that promptly made her sit back down. Jack, Azela and Rafael paid no mind to them and instead set their gazes upon the TV screen which was now playing a movie from a few years ago.
"Optimus," Ratchet stated, stopping the Autobot leader in his tracks. "Please, do try to come back with little injuries… our energon supplies are quickly depleting and I feel that we may not have enough to go around." Optimus gave a curt nod before snapping his battle mask into place.
"We will try our best." He then spun on his heels as Ratchet turned away from him to stare at the computer screen. Cypress glanced at him before tip toeing down the steps. No one would notice that she was gone.
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The sounds of metal clashing and engines whirring filled the cavern as Cypress jumped from the opposite end of the ground bridge. She grunted as her feet hit the ground and the portal closed behind her. She looked around and nearly screamed and jumped out of her skin as a large metal crate smashed into the ground a few feet away. In front of her were more crates that effectively blocked the way so she couldn't see anything. Loud yelling could be heard from the other side and Cypress could easily guess that there was fighting going on. The Rakvarian ran forward and peeked her head around a stack of crates to see what was going on. What she saw made her hand fly to the purple crystal in her pocket.
The large beings were committing mass murder in front of her face. Cybertronians swung and shot at their own kind as they tried to claim the cavern full of… Cypress quickly glanced around and for the first time realized that the entire cavern was full of those large crystals- energon (Cypress had to constantly remind herself that the large glowing things were not in fact crystals), each of them giving off a non-natural glow that lit up the dark cave.
She frowned as another bot fell. What was the point of all this fighting? Should the two sides not be working together, if only to salvage the remaining beings of their race? Cypress yanked the purple crystal from her pocket and swiftly allowed it to change into a flaming double-headed ax, one side being larger than the other, and unveiled her double wings, the bottom tips brushing against the dusty floor.
Cypress glanced around in an attempt to find an exit so she could get away from all of the fighting. She narrowed her eyes and trailed them over the ledges of the upper levels, hoping to see another chamber. Instead, she saw a transparent tube that glowed bright orange; it led straight up and out of the top of the cavern. She grinned in satisfaction and, with a small grunt because she was still in slight pain, pushed off the ground with a large flap of her four wings. Cypress flew straight up instead of forward to avoid getting caught in the crossfire of the two teams.
Optimus and the others did not notice her as she switched angles and flew above their heads. Cypress nearly smacked herself. Of course they weren't going to noticed her! They were in a quarking battle for Almighty's sake!
Cypress shook her head to clear her thoughts and focused on reaching the orange tube. She yelped and swerved off to the side when a stray shot came close to killing her.
She reached the tube in a matter of seconds. Once inside, Cypress went with its natural flow and shifted to fly straight up and out of the death-filled cavern. She squinted against the sun, pausing for a moment in mid-flight to adjust her eye sight and to see where on Earth she was going. Once her eyes became accustomed to the harsh sun rays, she looked up. Above her head was a large ship, pointed at the edges and a very menacing look to it.
… Exactly the type of place Cypress liked to be in.
The girl grinned and continued flying upwards.
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Azela frowned as she realized that a very important person in her life was missing. The blonde turned towards the others, a saddened look spread out on her face.
"Has anyone seen Cypress?" She questioned. The other three teenagers merely gave her a blank stare. Her frown grew bigger. She would have tried to use the bond that they shared, but Azela could not feel the other end, meaning that Cypress was out of a three mile range. She swung her head and marched over to Ratchet, who was busy typing away at the super computer in the center of the room.
"Ratchet," Azela spoke up politely, "Have you seen my friend." Rachet smiled down at her for a moment.
"No, the last time I saw her was before the ground bridge was…" The aged bot trailed off, a look of realization spreading over his faceplates. He suddenly groaned.
"The last thing this team needed was another Miko!" He exclaimed suddenly, spinning on his heels to press a button on the large keyboard.
"Optimus," Ratchet stated sternly. Azela felt Miko walk up behind her. "It seems as though Cypress had managed to follow you. Do you see any sign of her?" There was a buzz of static on the other line that was quickly followed by the sound of shooting lasers and a baritone voice.
"Negative," Optimus replied with a slight huff that was nearly unnoticeable. "I do not see the human child."
"Wow," Miko whistled, placing her hands on her hips and leaning backwards. "And I thought I was good at sneaking past people!"
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Cypress peered around a metal corner to glance down an empty corridor. The atmosphere of the entire ship was sullen and dark. Yet, Cypress creepily enjoyed the morose feeling of the oversized vessel. It reminded her of the training area underneath the gladiator arena back home.
The Rakvarian grunted as she made a break down the hallway, her feet going as fast as they could. She had no idea where she was going, but she was smart enough to know that if she was caught she would most likely be executed.
Cypress darted down another hallway to her left and came to s stop in front of a large door in the shape of a hexagon. She breathed heavily, placing her hands on her knees to catch her breath. She stood up in huff and stared at the door in front of her, wondering whether or not she should go into the net room or not.
Deciding that she had no better option, Cypress stepped forward and watching in awe as the door rolled away. The girl walked into the next room, listening to the door fall back into place behind her.
There was a loud gasp, and Cypress took a minute to realize it came from her. In front of her, only a few mere yards away, was a gigantic metal body lying out on an examination table. There was several thick tubes attached to separate parts of its chest, but that wasn't what Cypress was focused on. Her attention was focused on the gaping hole in the middle of the body's chest. She flinched slightly and raised a tan hand to her own chest, as if she too had a hole there.
Suddenly, the axe in her hand began to glow and burn horribly. Cypress gasped, dropping the handle of the weapon and watching as it reverted back into a small stone. Without hesitation, she swaggered forward and swiped the gem from the floor and began o walk towards the handicapped hunk of metal. She gave a powerful flap of her wings and flew forward. She landed with a grunt just before the hole.
Cypress's mind felt fuzzy. What was she doing? And why did the gem in her hand start glowing? She raised a hand to her forehead in an attempt to sooth the growing ache that she felt.
Suddenly, she wasn't in control of her body and her eyes flashed purple.
Put it in... A voice hissed in the back of her mind. Cypress glanced down at the gaping hole in the middle of the metal chest and obeyed.
OMGOMGOMG! I'M SOOOO SORRY! I totally forgot to update this Dx! Next up is a revived Megatron! YEE HAAWWW!