TFAV Drab 01: Visionary Dreams

Transformers AlterVerse Drabble 01: Visionary Dreams

(Note: This Drabble Story takes place at the same time as TF AlterVerse Voices)

“Even when darkness has descended across the reaches of space, there is still a glimmer of hope for the first light of morning to arrive. That is why we fight.” – Seraphim Elder saying, from the Sacred Archives of Arcadia Crystal City.

The Well of Allsparks_
4 Months later_

(4 months after TF bandwidth and Broad Battle aka the incident in Shanghai)

  Even as an advanced species, Seraphims dream like all other sentient races of the universe. Although most of them regarded dreams as mere fragments of imagination created by the mind itself, but known only to a few, dreams could reveal a little of the past or a foreshadowing of the inevitable future that was bond to come. Of these few, one knows that an imminent escalation was coming, but it was only sooner or later for that matter...and he hoped he could save whatever he could save before it’s too late.

  He wasn’t here, he wasn’t there, and he wasn’t anywhere…that was a fact. All Victor Keys knows was that he was in a place where white was a dominant colour. Everywhere he looked, white was what he saw. Occasionally, he would catch a glimpse of what seemed like a string of cybertronian symbols, all rearranging themselves to form complex patterns or circling like so many streams of water. He reached out touch the symbols, and they curled around his hand, as if they were responding to his touch…or more like his will. However, a single unique symbol jumped out and floated in front of him for a short moment, and then it shot off into the stream of cybertronian symbols again. It seems as though the symbol was checking him for his identity, kind of like a security checkpoint.
  All of a sudden, the streams of cybertronian symbols rearranged themselves as they form two horizontal lines, as if waiting for someone else to arrive. In the far distance, a particular cybertronian symbol, the one that Ratchet told him that represented the Dynasty of Primes, opened up in a flash of light and discharged an entity into the dream of the said human.
  This particular entity was huge, as he towered over Victor. He was built like a titan, except that its features and details resemble Optimus Prime in several ways. To give an example, the face and construction resembles Optimus Prime when he has unsheathed his battle mask. However, the body was a different story as it seems as though this entity has an extensive battle mode armour permanently fixed onto his body, or rather THAT was his body itself. To top it all, he has thousands of cybertronian symbols that covered his entire body from head to toe, and hundreds more than flew around him like protons and electrons around a nucleus.
  “He looks like a holy angel, except very transformer-ish” thought Victor as he watched the being of light approached him. He felt oddly calm as he moved closer, but why is that so? Who was this being and why did it make him feel contented instead of afraid? Any other person would be freaked out by this entity, but somehow he was unafraid of it.
  The angel-like transformer kneeled down and he shape shifted, becoming the size of a standard human within seconds, but still quite large nevertheless. “Victor Keys of the Seraphims. Beings of the Allspark, I need your help desperately.” The being of light spoke, and it sound as though thunder and deep brass drums were mixed together. The cybertronian symbols around him stopped short of their rotations and floated around him now.
  Victor Keys was startled. This particular being saw through him in an instant. Always being inquisitive, he asked the cybertronian entity carefully, “Who are you? And how do you know about the Seraphims?”
  The cybertronian entity moved closer, until its face was only a fraction from Victor’s face. “My name is Primus, the creator of the Allspark and the creator of the Transformers. I see and hear all. I must speak to you now with great haste.” He replied as he reached out towards Victor, the cybertronian symbols moving about his hand.
  Victor was visibly shocked at the reply. Primus, to the transformers, was a living god that they worship as much as any human would to their own religion. Any living transformer would have dreamed to be able to see Primus, and yet he was the one who was talking to Primus here and now. He kept his voice as calm as possible, “Primus! I hear Prime and the other bots talk about you like you are like a god to them. If I can see you now, it must be I am dreaming.”
  The entity known as Primus retracted his hand, and pointed to the allspark charged keycard that Victor has around his neck, which glows with the allspark’s power like a beacon. “No, Victor, this is not a dream, your mind is in another universe talking with me now because of the influence of your keycard. I am in a universe which we cybertronians call the Well of the Allsparks. It is a resting place for the transformers who have passed into the void. This place is like a heaven or after zone in your world terms. I have come to you for help desperately. Please help me before it’s too late.” He gestured with one of his symbols, which opened up into the world of Cybertron, war ravaged and left to die by the cybertronians.
  Victor thought about it with his hand on his chin, before asking, “Before it’s too late? Is something bad coming? Because there were a lot of bad incidents happening lately.” He thought back to the incidents in Shanghai he read and the fractionised world that was Earth now. It would resemble a battlefield should escalation be set into motion.
  Primus’s face was expressionless, but his tone of voice changed to what seemed like urgency. He replied carefully and slowly, “The Fallen and his minions; they are trying to rise again. They are coming to take back Cybertron and Earth for themselves. You must cooperate with the others I have marked with other cybertronian symbols in order to stop them from achieving their master plan.”
  The last sentence clicked into Victor’s mind, like a key into a lock, and he replied urgently, “The fallen? Wait…Prime told me about this legend long ago. No, IT CAN’T BE THEM!” He nearly shouted out the last few words in alarm.
  Primus remained unmoved, and he looked like an exact copy of a statue of concentration for all Victor knows. He answered, “Yes them. The Fallen is calling out to the one that took the allspark so that Nova’s machine can be reactivated.”
  Victor remembered what Optimus Prime told him about in the past, there were many Primes in the history of Cybertron, but there were a few Primes who were more than contented with destruction rather than construction and preservation of life. The ironic part about this was that Nova Prime, a Prime what was chosen as the third Prime, was a scientist and yet he was created dangerous machinery. He created a machine that few cybertronians know, and buried it in an unnamed planet to avoid others using it as a weapon of mass destruction. However, as fate would allow it, he buried it on Earth, or more specifically, in Egypt. Victor never figured out why such a selfless Prime would build a weapon that could cause unfathomable damage to the universe?
  He replied, “Nova Prime’s machine? Prime told me that, that thing is called The Inter-Dimensional Transport Module, that giant machine they found in Egypt?” In response, Primus nodded and opened another cybertronian symbol, showing the machine’s top view in Egypt. Apparently the humans were still unearthing it, with a large detachment of Egyptian military troopers guarding them round the clock. The machine proved to be very resilient, and none of the human’s weaponry could even scratch its metallic surface. It stood upright and solid, as one would expect from a construction by an advanced race such as the cybertronians.
  Primus’s response after seeing the picture was instantaneous, “Yes, that is the machine I speak of. Nova Prime, the third Prime, placed it here hoping that the earth could bury it so no one could use it again. But his plan has failed as humans discovered it by accident.” He gestured, and the image shifted its time frame, switching back to the distant past, showing the humans constructing the pyramids over the machine.
  Victor read the image with interest, and then he answered, “Yes the Egyptians of the past built a pyramid over it. They worshiped it like some sort of god artifact, according to historians...” Primus closed the cybertronian symbol showing Nova Prime’s machine and said, “Yes, they worshiped that dreadful thing and The Fallen when they discovered Nova Prime’s machine. When Nova sealed it away in Egypt, the humans remained unaware of it and prayed that their God Ra would rise again to take back the Mediterranean.” So human history actually intersects with the cybertronians after all, as they have encounters in the past! Victor thought in his mind when he heard Primus’s words.
  “Human archeologists have been so far unsuccessful in removing it. It seems rooted into the rock. Are you saying that it can be reactivated after all these years?!” Victor asked credulously, despite the fact that he has witnessed far longer happenings than this. Truth be told, Seraphims live for very long periods of time, and they observe happenings around them and record whatever necessary.
  Primus nodded his large head at Victor, and replied, “Yes, if the portal generated by Nova Prime’s machine opens then all hope is lost. If the Fallen come back my brother Unicron will awaken from his sleep and destroy Cybertron and any other planet he sees fit to destroy. They will then drown whatever light left in the universe in darkness.”
  Evidently shocked, Victor decided to ask for more information, information he could use to help the Autobots. “And all this machine needs is the Allspark to be operational again?” Primus answered “Yes. And if the Fallen manage to break Alpha Prime’s code on the machine it will be transformed into the largest weapon in the entire universe.”
  “I have only heard rumors about it, what is it exactly?” Victor asked again, deciding that this was the best choice available to him to gather as much information as possible, since the adversary was the Fallen and his minions. The huge form of Primus opened up yet another cybertronian symbol while saying, “It is a machine that was created as a way to obtain more energon for the cybertronians. In short, it’s a sun killer. It will drain the energy of the any sun in its vicinity to harvest energon. The Primes created this machine to help the cybertronians, but there are some who wants to use it for their own twisted purposes. If this machine is activated, your planet WILL die due to the lack of a sun.” The opened picture shows the machine absorbing the power of a sun to create energon in an apocalyptic yet dazzling show of unparalleled cosmic power.
  Victor tried to maintain his calm composure, but it does not seem to be working, “But I thought Cybertron was where energon exists. Why must this machine be made to destroy the suns of other planets? There must be enough energon on Cybertron alone.”
  Upon hearing Victor’s reply, Primus shook his giant head, saying, “No, energon, like all non-renewable resources, can and will eventually run out. The transformers race is dying out even as we speak due to their Great War across the universe. That machine was to be used only in emergencies and as of recently it has escalated into one. But if the Allspark is found it can be used to transport the machine to another world where life wouldn’t be lost from the death of a sun…”
  “…and save both the humans and the Transformers.” Victor finished. Primus nodded his head in reply, clearly satisfied and continued, “Yes, you must to find the one with the Allspark. I cannot contact the one that has taken it. The Fallen have prevented me from doing so. I can’t even give you a name to go by as each attempt at communication is seized. The Fallen and his minions will not stop until the Allspark is in their hands. Please, Victor Keys, find the one with the Allspark. Find it before its too late.” It was not an order, it was only a request from the god of the Transfomers.
  Victor placed a hand on his chest, saying, “But why me Primus? Why not someone else?” The deep voice of Primus rumbled again, saying, “You have a special link to everything and everyone involved. Above all, you are a Seraphim. I have faith in you.” He reached out his hand and touched Victor’s face gently, like a father to a son. “Is there any way I can find the girl that took it?” Victor asked quickly, as time was running out as the image of Primus grew fainter with each passing second. “Look for the one with the oldest Cybertronian symbol.” Primus said as he retracted his hand and began to turn away.
  Victor rushed to catch up with Primus as he grew fainter and fainter, “WAIT! WHAT CYBERTRONIAN!?” Primus turned and answered, “The one with the oldest symbols marked on her skin. That will be the key. Consult Prime and he will help you. Farewell, Victor Keys of the Seraphims.” Then with a bright flash of light, the cybertronian entity vanished, leaving Victor in the sea of white, with a few crucial answers and yet many more questions.

0536 Hours_
11 November_
Year 2010 A.D._
United States of America_
Outskirts of Washington D.C._
Victor Key’s Personal Residence_
4 Months later_

  Victor Keys woke up in a sweat from the visionary dream, and wrapped his arms around his knees as he thought about the words Primus has given him, while he felt the allspark charged keycard on his chest glowing a little like a small flashlight. He palmed his face with one hand, and felt a peculiar marking other then the scars left by Arkeville’s was indented in his cheek. Immediately, he rushed to the mirror and checked his face, which the result startled him. Without a shadow of a doubt, it was a Cybertronian symbol on his face, one that even he could not even recognise. He was definitely marked by Primus as one of the “chosen” few.
  A strange light from the bedside window alerted Victor and he walked over to it. He took a look outside and saw Cybertronian symbols littered all over the sky. They were flashing in and out as if it were some aurora borealis, and seeing those symbols in the sky made Victor feel worried somehow. There was something amiss in this, but he could not quite put his finger on it. Immediately, he swiveled the automated telescope in his room skywards and used the camera function to snap photographs of the Cybertronian sky phenomenon. Victor could not shake the hunch that these photos would become of need in the far future. Within minutes a stash of photographs were uploaded into his personal laptop from the automated telescope and Victor sent it to his personal AI Serina at KeysTech Corporation for in-depth analysis.
  Within minutes he was dressed up and ready to go, only with the exception of his iconic smile on his face that was always seen everyday. Sebastian Calgar, the Keys family bodyguard and Butler, was polishing the paintings of the Keys Family when he saw Victor Keys strode out from his quarters, clad in his personal KeysTech Coporation uniform with a serious look on his face. “How can I be of service, sir? …oh.” He asked politely before noticing the Cybertronian symbol on Victor’s cheek. “Calgar, call Zoë and ask her to meet me at Autobot City at Colorado with Stargazer. I need to talk to Prime about something as I feel that I am not the only one tagged by a cybertronian symbol.” Victor said with the usual air of authority in his voice. “Yes sir, right away sir.” Calgar replied with a straight face and then walked speedily to the telephone to make the appropriate calls.
  Victor walked down the staircase quickly, completely disregarding the breakfast on the table. Reaching the main hall, he picked up the Autobot communicator given to him by Wheeljack since his last visit to Autobot City resting on the table. Without another second of hesitation, he flipped open the lid and pressed a code of numbers that correspond to one particular Autobot. It was the Autobot Sixchanger that was assigned to be his partner and protector, and he was presently flying across the Pacific Ocean. It was the Autobot named Advocator.
  “Sir? I have an important piece of news for you.” Calgar said as he approached Victor who was closing the lid of the Autobot communicator after dialing the appointed code. “Yes? What happened to Zoë?” Victor asked curiously as he looked carefully at his faithful bodyguard.

“It’s Zoë…she has been tagged with a Cybertronian symbol too.”

Zoë’s personal residence_
5 Minutes later_

  The Autobot known as Stargazer could not believe what his own optics were seeing. His biological scanner came up clean when he scanned Zoë for any biological or Cybertronian-related illnesses, but no matter how he looked, she does not look healthy in his sights. Right now his holomatter avatar, in the form of a medical officer, was carrying Zoë to be put inside the cockpit of his F-26 fighter mode. She had made a call through an Autobot communicator (identical to Victor’s) to him, saying that she was tagged with a Cybertronian symbol, and then when Stargazer arrived, he found her near unconscious and also, very sick.
  Primus be told, he was also at his processor’s end, and he was presently waiting for Advocator’s arrival so that the latter could deliver Victor Keys, Zoë’s companion to take a look at her. He has received a pulsewave a few nano-kliks from Advocator that Victor Keys was also tagged, and now he was presently speaking with Perceptor through his personal holographic communicator.
  “Perceptor, it seems that Victor Keys and Zoë have been reported to have been tagged with Cybertronian symbols on their bodies. I am presently at Zoë’s residence, and her condition’s not good. I am currently awaiting Advocator so that we can escort them both to Autobot City.” Stargazer said as he watched his holomatter avatar carried the near unconscious form of Zoë towards him.
  “Message acknowledged. Have them sent to Autobot City as fast as possible. Victor Keys has requested a private meeting with Prime, and Optimus is somehow worried by the fact that many humans were reported to have Cybertronian marks on their bodies. It has been reported that Sari, Maggie, Glen, Simmons, Sam, Mikaela, Lennox, Epps and ever single Sector 7 Agent who had been in contact with the allspark was approached by the same ancient Cybertronian in their dreams. Their accounts were all coinciding with the exact conversation and even they too woke up with marks on their bodies. Not to mention that their biological bodies seemed to be suffering from some kind of illness even I could not identify.” Perceptor’s voice was calm, but it was slightly cracking around the edges. When Perceptor was puzzled, things aren’t looking good.
  Stargazer swallowed and replied, “Are they all being sent to Autobot City with their respective Autobot partners?” “Yes, most of them are already here. We are now awaiting the rest, as well as Victor Keys and Zoë.” Perceptor answered before someone off screen handed him a few holographic tablets to read, presumably Wheeljack. There was also a bustling of activity behind them, as the Protectobots and the Aerialbots were attending to the large number of sick humans in Autobot City.
  “We would be arriving a short while later. Stargazer out.” Stargazer said as he saw Advocator’s assault and defense fighter jet form appearing from the distance and landing in front of him. His cockpit opened and Victor dropped out, landing on his feet softly and immediately running towards Zoë.
  “Stargazer, what’s wrong with Zoë? She’s near unconscious, and her face is also tagged with a Cybertronian Symbol like me!” Victor said as he held Zoë in his arms while looking at Stargazer in the optic. “I am very sorry for this, Victor. My expertise is not enough to identify the type of illness. We have to get her to Perceptor and Ratchet. Somehow she’s more affected than you are. You seemed pretty healthy to me, even though you are also marked with a cybertronian symbol.” Stargazer said as he knelt down and scanned Victor Keys, while Advocator was communicating with other Autobot forces around the world.
  “Don’t worry about me. We will proceed directly to Autobot City immediately. Zoë is in need of medical help, and I would need to speak to Optimus Prime about the dream. I have.” Victor Keys said quickly to the nodding head of Stargazer. “I believe that is the best cause of action. Perceptor and Wheeljack are waiting for you and Zoë to arrive there. Let’s go.” Advocator replied before transforming into his Jet fighter mode and allowing the two humans to enter, and then he was off into the sky in a cloud of dust. Stargazer followed suit, and with their thrusters roaring, they sped towards Autobot City located in Colorado.

(In TF The Calm before the Storm, the Autobots have a new base at Colorado. Please refer to that story for more details.)

Aboard Advocator’s Assault and Defense Cybertronian Jet Mode_
Over American Airspace_
20 Minutes later_

  Advocator’s cockpit was surprisingly cavernous as it was designed to hold another transformer, so there was more than enough room for two humans. Despite the fact that Victor Keys was a doctor, he could not get his feelings right as he could not identify what kind of illness has affected her. Victor held Zoë in his arms, gently stroking the long blonde hair she has while trying to make her as comfortable as possible. Touching her cheek, he saw the same Cybertronian symbol that was on his face mirrored on hers. Knowing that Primus also visited Zoë in her dreams, this gave him another shock to add to his list of shocking incidents that day.
  “Advocator, mind I ask, who else was also tagged with Cybertronian symbols?” Victor Keys asked Advocator, who promptly replied, “According to the intelligence list I received, there were more than a few hundred people who were discovered with the Cybertronian symbols on their bodies, and not to mention the symbols in the sky too. They were all being taken to Autobot City by the other assigned Autobots even as we speak.” A holographic screen opened up and then the various names of the people affected were listed quickly, together with their profile pictures and biological statistics. Skimming through the list, Victor could identify many of the people who have come in contact with the Allspark, which included various scientists and multiple civilians. It seems as though the Allspark’s effects were far more wide spread than expected. It seems as though people around the world were tagged.
  “So there were so many people being tagged with Cybertronian symbols…I wasn’t exepcting that.” Victor said to himself, but Advocator replied, “It seems too weird to have so many people falling sick at once, and all those people have one thing in common: they all have come in contact with the Allspark.” “That’s quite a coincidence, and then they also have the same dream…” Victor muttered, while placing a finger on his temple, trying to get his brilliant mind to work out an answer.
  “Victor? I don’t feel so good…” came a small voice at his arms, and Victor immediately turned his attention back to Zoë, who was affected by the Allspark’s effects. “Just hang on a little longer Zoë. I will get Perceptor to take a look at you when we reached Autobot City. Just relax for now, I will be right here.” Victor said as he hugged her tightly while caressing her soft flowing hair. He felt something wet on his finger, and saw a single tear rolling down her cheek to where the Cybertronian symbol was. He reached up and wiped that tear off, while drawing her closer to him.
  After a while, the large breathtaking view of Autobot City loomed in the distance, and it was bustling with activity like a road on rush hour. “Victor and Zoë, we are nearing Autobot City and are now preparing to land. A medical team is on standby on landing pad 23. Perceptor and Perceptor will be there.” Advocator replied through the communication link on board and Victor nodded his head in reply.

Autobot City Command Hub (ACCH)_
United States of America_
State of Colorado_
10 Minutes later_
  
  The medical bays of Autobot City were filled to the brim, as there are literally hundreds of humans, who have been affected by the Allspark’s energies, and each was tagged with a Cybertronian symbol of varying design. The Protectobots were hard at work, trying to ease the sickness the various humans were suffering from, but it was difficult when you have to tend to each patient one by one. And there were more tagged people coming in through the various Autobot Strike Teams sent out to bring them to Autobot City. There were also a large number of Autobots sent out on missions with the NEST and government operations to prevent any Decepticon intrusions.
  Wheeljack and Jetfire were trying to find any trace of data from the records that correspond to this phenomenon that they were seeing, but so far those searches were at best coming along slowly. They have turned the archives upside down and rightside up and yet no useful information except for phrases for the Covenant of Primus turned up. They were puzzled with this result, and Jetfire immediately ran out with the report to Optimus Prime and his team of sub-commanders.
  The medical team aboard the Righteous Justice under Skyfire were researching and creating an antidote to help the humans relieve their sickness, which was also slow going due as they have very little information to work on. Although one thing was clear: The sicknesses they have detected on the humans were very similar to the common flu, but there were a large number of people who were more serious in their own conditions than other patients. As Skyfire looked at the records of the hundreds of tagged people on his holographic tablet, he felt that the Autobots need a solution, and they need it quickly to solve this problem plaguing the humans.

Medical Bay A-12_
3 Minutes later_

  Ratchet was examining the recorded results while Perceptor was reviewing the biological statistics on Zoë’s medical records. The robotic drones in the medical bay have their sensors and medical equipments extended and were carefully checking her from head to toe, inside and outside, and a myriad of other ways human medical technology was unable to perform. In addition, Ratchet has given Zoë a sedative to help her sleep while he conducted his scan. Victor Keys, who was seated beside Ratchet’s arm, asked urgently, “So how were the results from the full-body scan?”
  Ratchet took a closer look at the computer screen and replied, “Physically and mentally she’s in a good state of heath. But the sickness seemed to have affected her more than other patients I have seen before. Did she come in contact with the Allspark directly?” Victor looked at Ratchet and said, “Nope, Zoë has not come into contact with the Allspark directly, but she could be affected indirectly because of this.” He held up the Allspark-charged Keycard that was resting on his chest.
   Perceptor placed a finger on his chin and said, “Indirect exposure…she must have touched it before right?” Victor thought about it for a few moments before replying, “Yes, I remembered once she touched the keycard and it gave a flash of light when it rested in her hand. It was as though the Allspark sensed a connection or something.” Ratchet looked at Zoë again from his control center and answered, “The Allspark has many ways of creating races and destroying them. Judging from what you have said, she could be affected by the Allspark because of that incident. Indirect exposure to the Allspark’s charged objects like your keycard could be the reason why she was also tagged with a Cybertronian symbol.” He said as he moved the medical probe for a closer look on Zoë’s cheek.
  “So Zoë is going to be fine? Is she alright now?” Victor asked, with concern clearly in his voice. “Technically, yes, but we need to observe her condition. You can see her in a short while after we have checked her thoroughly.” Ratchet said as he recalled the medical drones and brought another scanner over to check on Zoë. “Just be careful with your Allspark-charged Keycard…it was one of the most powerful cybertronian artifacts now, seconded by Sari’s Key. Keep it safe…as one day we may need to draw upon its power to save our race.” Perceptor added in courteously but firmly, while examining the glowing Keycard on Victor’s chest.
  Ratchet looked at Victor’s worried face and asked, “I don’t understand though, why aren’t you affected like her?” Victor rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, saying, “Well, perhaps the Allspark’s effects vary from human to human. I have seen some people in the medical bay also not very much affected.”
  The medical bay’s door slid open soundlessly, and everyone in the room turned to see Optimus Prime entered, followed by Jazz and Bumblebee, as well as Sam and Mikaela with Sari and Issac Sumdac. Ratchet and Perceptor saluted Prime respectfully while Victor politely exchanged greetings with his fellow friends.
  “Ratchet, how was Zoë?” Optimus asked while looking at the scanners which were moving around Zoë in the medical capsule. “Prime, Zoë’s currently fine; she just needs lots of rest and attention.” Ratchet said before reaching out his hand to give Victor some sleeping pills created by him. “Tell Zoë to take these with a glass of water and she would have a good sleep.” Victor thanked him before turning to hug Sari and engage in a conversation with Sam, Mikaela and Issac Sumdac.
  Ratchet and Perceptor then returned back to their work, intent on knowing how the Allspark has affected the humans so drastically with its energies.

Autobot City Botanic Gardens_
1 Hour 20 Minutes later_

  The Botanic Gardens of Autobot City was a beautiful place to behold; it was a place where the plant life flourished, grown and tended by Beachcomber and the nature loving mini-cons. This was the place Victor decided to have a private meeting with Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots.
  “Victor? I received a message from Jazz saying that you would like an audience with me. What’s troubling your mind?” Optimus Prime said as he leaned down to look at Victor. “Optimus, can you read this Cybertronian letter on my face? Zoë and I share the same symbol. And my dreams…I saw Primus in my dreams…he’s asking me for help.” Victor said as he held the glowing Cybertronian Keycard in his hand.
  Optimus Prime took a good look at the Cybertronian symbol on Victor’s face and replied, “By the Allspark, Victor you have the exact same symbol as the Dynasty of Primes…it means that you have been specifically chosen by Primus…Did Primus come and visit you in your dreams?”  He said as he looked at Victor’s face cautiously again to avoid misreading.
  After a long and grueling talk in which Victor provided Optimus with a condensed version of what actually happened in the visionary dream he has, Optimus listened carefully to every word and continued to listen without interrupting Victor’s flow of words. “…and Primus said that if I have to find the girl who has taken the Allspark, he wants me to look for the one with the oldest Cybertronian symbol…and lastly he asked me to consult you for help.” He finished.
  Optimus leaned back from the appalling talk he has received from the brilliant bio-engineer, and he suddenly took a double-take and asked Victor again, “Did Primus just called you ‘A Seraphim’?”  “Yes he did…and he said that I have a special link to everyone and everything involved.” Victor answered slowly, while looking at Optimus’s face for any answers.
  Slowly, Optimus Prime let out a sigh and said, “Victor, let me tell you an event that happened before the Great War started…your personality reminded me of a particular Seraphim I have met in the past…he was one that I greatly respected…and this was what happened…”

Medical Bay A-12_
15 Minutes later_

  “May I ask you Zoë, how do you describe the word “love”? In plain simple English please.” The transformer known as Stargazer asked curiously while he looked at Zoë who had woken on the examining table.
  Zoë, clothed in her silver-white nightgown, pushed herself up from the table and said, “Well, Stargazer, it was something that you feel when you like somebody very much. For us humans, when we love someone else, we normally became what we call a couple.” Zoë took out a picture of her and Victor together from her pocket and handed it to Stargazer, who looked at it with great interest. Beside him, Ratchet and Perceptor were discussing the ways of curing the effects the Allspark that has affected the humans.
  “I see…I am new to Earth, and thus I am not sure of your human relationships. It sounds pretty interesting to hear it from a human’s perspective. Can you describe how you both got together?” Stargazer asked trustingly as he arched an optic high. Zoë chuckled humourously, and replied, “Sure, I can tell you all about it.”

Autobot City Botanic Gardens_
At the same time_

  “…We lost contact with the Seraphims cycles later…and because of the urgency and the subsequent battles of the Great War…I never saw him again…nor any Seraphim for the matter…” Optimus Prime said as he placed his hand on the trunk of a tree that as large as he was while recounting the events. For the first time in Victor’s life, he saw regret in Prime’s optics, it looked as though the Cybertronian was close to crying. Even the greatest leader of the Autobots has his own flaws.
  “If Primus named you as a Seraphim, then he could have christened you as a saviour. It means that even though you are a human, you are capable of achieving great things…like a Seraphim. Look for the one with the oldest Cybertronian symbol…find the Allspark…thwart the Fallen’s plans…save the Earth and prevent Unicorn from coming to be…and above all, Primus has personally come to ask you for help…you have been given a grave task indeed.” Optimus Prime added as he placed his hand on his chin while thinking carefully about the clues within Primus’s words.
  “Optimus, so am I going to search for the one with the Allspark myself?” Victor asked quietly, while looking at the thinking form of Optimus Prime. The Prime shook his head and replied almost instantaneously, “No, I am assigning Advocator and Stargazer for this task. You and Zoë will accompany them. With your outstanding skills in solving puzzles and Zoë’s exceptional computer talents, I am sure you will be able to cooperate with two of my best sub-commanders easily. If you discover anything that is important, please do notify me immediately…as we are looking at a mass level extinction of the human race should Nova Prime’s machine in Egypt activate and wipe out your planet’s sun.” Victor nodded his head in acknowledgment and thanked Prime for his help. Optimus also informed him that he would also help search for the girl who has taken the Allspark with his own Autobot troopers.
  “Prime, may I ask, what was the name of the Seraphim you speak of?” Victor asked, unknowingly pressing the latest Prime for answers. Optimus Prime turned and looked at Victor, saying a single sentence, “Divine Celestial Dagonair…High Prince of the Seraphims.” The look on Victor’s face was enough for Prime to know something was wrong. “What wrong? Does it ring a brain cell to you?” Optimus gazed at Victor with a curious look. “No, never heard of him…his name sounds mystical.” He recovered quickly before replying, and Optimus gave a light chuckle while saying, “I thought so.”
  A continuous beeping sound was heard and Optimus opened up his wrist communication unit. “Optimus Prime here. The humans have been assembled? Good. I will be right there.” He spoke quickly to the communication unit before gesturing to Victor to follow him to the meeting room.

Meeting Room A-1_
10 Minutes later_

  “Why am I being visited by a cybertronian in my dreams?”

  “Hey, what’s happening to all of us? What’s with all these weird symbols?”

  “I am so going to take you to court for this, you Autobots junk heaps!”

  “I am still having Headaches; can anyone get me an aspirin?”

  “I said I want answers, and I said I want them NOW!”

  “Ratchet! I need medical officer Ratchet’s help here!”

  The many voices of the various angry humans rang throughout the entire meeting room, while the many Autobots were trying to hold them at bay until Optimus Prime arrives. It was certainly not helping as hundreds; perhaps thousands of individual voices were heard demanding for answers, answers that they want at once.
  Even behind the closed metal doors, Optimus Prime himself was as tense as a warrior that was about to be sprung into battle. Truthfully, he was saddened by the fact that Earth was becoming dark and fractionised like Cybertron. He has received news that many countries were building up their own individual armies to oppose the transformers, the USSR has launched missiles that have struck into Chicago, Nightbeat was missing in action and the US president was captured, and to make matters worse, his best companion, Ironhide was dead when he requires some advice at the moment.
  In addition, the Autobots were put on high alert and Strike Teams were put on high alert and were now being redeployed around the globe with the newly armed and armoured NEST operative squads commanded by Lennox and Epps. They are now armed with the latest Accelerator armour and pulse railgun rifles, which just rolled out of the military industries of KeysTech Corporation, courtesy of Victor Keys. This time they would be provided an edge in capturing Decepticons with their latest Mobile Suites and Armoured 4X4 Modified GMC pickup trucks. Many Autobots were sent along with them to other countries to tackle the Decepticon threat, but it was problematic at best. Somehow Optimus could not shake the feeling that this was the start of something far bigger and something that will threaten both the cybertronians and the humans.
  Optimus took a deep breath before finally opening the metal doors and strode into the meeting room, overlooking the thousands of humans that occupied it. For now, he would have to keep himself together and assume his role as an effective leader. Immediately upon Optimus’s appearance, everyone became silent and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Behind him, the important members of the Autobot human Alliance team and their respective Autobots companions followed in closely. Sari was still complaining about seeing a cybertronian in her dreams warning her about the disastrous events that were fore coming, but a few words from her father and she was quiet again.
  Optimus raised both his hands as if to take in all the humans, and he said loudly, “I know all of you are demanding to know what has happened, and I assure you that the Autobot medical groups were trying to find out what has exactly happened. From the results I have got from Ratchet, it seems that you have all be affected by the Allspark’s energies, and hence you have those cybertronian marks and flu like symptoms. Fortunately, I am happy to announce that this incident is only temporary, and the marks will disappear in due time. In actual fact, all of you were in a state of good health, except for the marks that the Allspark has put on your bodies. You may all return to your residences and should there be any problems, our medical teams would be happy to help.”
  Upon hearing Optimus’s explainations, the humans ceased their grumbling and began to file out of the meeting room, heading for the hangar bays where the respective Autobot transports will take them back to their own countries and homes. Gesturing to the Autobot human Alliance team, Optimus requested them to head to the Command Center for a debriefing.

Autobot City Command Center_
10 Minutes Later_

  “Kup, what does all these symbols mean?” Bumblebee asked as he held Sari in his hands while Kup gently held Sari’s arm to see the symbol. Being one of the oldest Autobot still on active duty, Kup was a both seasoned warrior and an intellectual scholar. He examined the symbol carefully, before saying, “It seems that the Autobot human Alliance team’s individual symbols, when read, distinguishes them of the Autobot fraction…although the ones on the four individuals,” he pointed at Sam, Mikaela, Victor Keys and Zoë, “They have the mark of Primus, the god of transformers…which means they were chosen as Primus’s children, or rather, his favoured ones. Those marked by him personally would have a dangerous task to do.” The four specially marked humans exchanged puzzled looks with each other.
  “Kup, Primus was like he was fore warning us of the Fallen and his minions, as well as planet globber unicorn…we are running out of time. We need action!” Sam said as he walked forward towards Kup. “Patience, Sam. Fate rarely calls upon us at the moment of our choosing.” Optimus said as he stood up from his command chair, while the optics of the other Autobots followed him as he walked across the room, deep in thought with his own optics looking at the horizon outside Autobot City.
  “Wait, won’t that mean the humans were also created by the Allspark as well?” Jazz cut in, evidently surprised at the revelation. Kup looked at Jazz and nodded, “That is a distinct possibility. The Allspark could have shaped the evolution of this planet’s inhabitants when it arrived at Earth. Now it is beginning to divide Earth into fractions…like Cybertron…” This does not fill the humans with confidence, they all exhibited shocked or worried looks. Seeing their fearful faces, Kup hastily answered, “Those are only my theories. We have to see what happens next before deciding the next cause of action.” while looking at them quizzically.
  Optimus turned from the transparent panels and looked at all the Autobot human Alliance members saying, “Darkness is descending across this planet, and something big that threatens both our races would be coming soon. I can feel it in my spark. Our main priority now is to seek out the girl who has taken the Allspark, and perhaps that would give us another clue in which we could use to guide our actions. There are people in your government that believed that we have brought vengeance on Earth, and not many of them trust us either. They either want us to leave this planet, or are taking steps to ensure that we would be permanently disabled should we step out of our boundaries…but now; you are all the help we have left. We need your help to assist us to find the Allspark, and thwart the Fallen’s plan. This way both our races and your world would be saved.” Nods of agreement came from the humans present.
  “It would be best if they returned home to have a rest, as they have several tasks to do when they return. You may all leave, and your respective Autobot companion would bring you home safely. Should there be any problems or anything that would be of any useful help to us, please do inform us immediately.” Ultra Magnus, Optimus second-in-command, said and all the humans and their Autobot companions left the command center within minutes.
  An awkward moment of silence descended across the nearly empty command center after the humans left. Optimus Prime continued to think about the identical symbols on Sam, Mikaela, Victor and Zoë, while Ultra Magnus turned back to monitor the events of the Great War happening across the universe.

Zoë’s personal residence_
20 Minutes later_

  Victor Keys and Zoë sat on her bed, while Victor hugged her gently while stroking her soft elegant hair. “Victor, I have something that Primus told me in my dream to tell you…” Zoë looked up at his face while pulling him closer. “And what is it?” Victor’s blue eyes stared into her own green ones, as if looking for the answers there.
  “He said that you would be the saviour that would bring salvation to both the cybertronians and the humans…because you have a special link with everyone and everything…” Zoë said while she held onto him. “But I am filled with despair somehow, as if you are going to leave me forever…”
  Victor slowly caressed her warm form, and replied, “Primus has told me that I would save the cybertronians and the humans, and I will fulfill that task he assigned me. But I promise you…I will protect you with my life, and I would return to you when everything was over.” He reached up and wiped Zoë’s eyes, which were tearing up slowly.
  Zoë smiled faintly, and replied, “If you can save us once, from Arkeville’s machinations, you can save us again from this new war that was bound to come.” Victor held her face in his hands, and replied, “Zoë my love, this I vow.” before kissing her fully on the lips, and she gratefully accepted it.
  There was nobody else in the room except for the both of them. Truly it was a memorable day for both of them as they held each other. Their kiss got longer and deeper, but they didn’t care as they both enjoyed that particular moment.

  What they didn’t know was Advocator and Stargazer were chuckling outside at the photo they have snapped at the exact moment when Victor and Zoë kissed.

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