3; Separating of Paths
By Phoenixfire90, with help from Dark Primus.
Chapter 1, Marching.
(From Phoenixfire's point of view)
Cybertron, location unknown, date; a year before More Than Meets The Eye Part 1.
Iacon, once a safe place for us Autobots, now it's burning.
Megatron drove us out of our once proud city not long after Optimus took Draco and I in.
Now, we march, fighting the Decepticons as we go from city to city, town to town.
Every city we pick up more support for our cause, but every day more civilians, mechs, females, Sparklings, get killed by those dirty cons.
It's hell here, yeah, hell without heat.
But we rescue civilians as well, ones like Hound, Mirage and Bluestreak.
Don't know anything about Hound.
We rescued Mirage from Kalis city, as far as I know he's a turbo-fox hunter, part of the upper-classes.
Though I don't trust him, I can't, but I don't think I'm alone.
Bluestreak, I rescued him from the prison I was in, he's talker, you could just talk to him for hours, I always talked to him when he seemed down and we got along well.
He's told me countless times about his family, his home and I listened without question, I can say I feel sorry for him.
But no matter our pasts, no matter who we are, we brothers (and sisters) in arms now.
But since you last saw me I've changed, I've became the leader of a small Autobot subgroup, The Creed of the Phoenix and the Dragon, the members are, Whitefire, Blackfire, Rakatan, Havana and, of course my brother.
Oh, yes these were the Decepticon rejects, but after I freed them, they joined up with me.
Mum and Dad, nothing's changed.
Bumblebee, well nothing has changed. He's still young, we're still partners and he still rides my back.
But before we had to leave Iacon, he built me boasters for under my wings, along with a saddle and peddles to control the boast.
They worked and I'm using them now.
But my time travelling powers are still not working (no thanks to the Doctor) and Ratchet said they will probably never work again.
"Are you alright?" Bee asked me from my back, I nodded my head as a response.
I looked down to see Optimus... My father and mother together.
They often walked together, hand in hand.
Draco's ahead, seeing if any cons block our path.
He'll come back if there's any.
He's also changed, you wouldn't believe this but he's found love, the lucky girl?
Oh it's Havana, how do I know? Well, he wouldn't tell me, but I saw them kissing each other.
Mother looked up and shouted, "Any Decepticons dear?"
I shook my head.
She looked at Optimus with her friendly optics.
Then, in the distance there was a white line, it got closer and closer.
It was Draco, riding him was Havana, I stopped in midair, when he got closer he stopped too and said. "Decepticons in the old Space Port."
I sounded my war cry and flew ahead along with Draco.
My troops on the ground ran ahead of the others and followed me.
The Autobots transformed and followed, but at a slower rate.
Meanwhile, over at the space port.
(From Megatron's point of view)
Hmmmmmm. This is a nice space port, good for building my new space-ship.
All I need to power it is The Heart of Cybertron, and then I'll find new resources of Energon and then I'LL RULE THE GALAXY!!!!!
And there's nothing the Autofools can do about it.
"So Lord Megatron, what are we going to do with 'marvellous' building?" Starscream asked in his usual voice.
I told him my whole plan, his response was, "That sounds 'brilliant' Lord Megatron."
"Father," I turned around to see Katrina, my dear daughter, "An Autobot air strike has been spotted 2 miles away, heading this way and Phoenixfire is leading it."
Ah, Phoenixfire, now that's one Autobot who just doesn't quit or die, she's been a thorn in my backside for too long now!
"Very good Katrina, tell your brother, Snapdragon to keep an optic on them. If they get within a mile, kill them." I replied.
"Yes my lord." She said.
"Please don't call me that, I'm your father never forget that."
She turned away from me, but turned her head to me, her crimson optics met mine.
"But I am cloned off of Optimus's daughter; doesn't that mean I'm his child?" She asked.
"NO!!! You and Snapdragon have got the DNA of your mother, Slipstream and I. You just look and have the same powers as her."
Just then Slipstream came in.
"Your father's right, but one day your father will kill that Autofool Leader and his children." She said.
"But I WANT TO KILL PHOENIXFIRE AND DRACO, ME, ME, ME!!!!"
"Alright!!! Just shut up and do what you’re told!!" I yelled.
She bowed and started to walk off.
Just then a bang was heard, then I heard my troops shouting, "FIRE!!!! FIRE IN THE EAST WING!! SOMEBODY GET SOME WATER!!!!!"
Then, "FIRE IN WEST WING NOW!!!!!"
Phoenixfire...
"Well, just don't stand there, Thundercracker, you lead a group to put out the fire!!!" I yelled.
"Sir yes sir!!"
"Katrina, get your brother and take that birdie out of the air!"
"Father yes father!!" She yelled.
"Don't call me that when I give you an order!!"
Starscream and I ran outside to see the Autobot army quickly heading towards us.
Back with the Autobots.
(From Phoenixfire's point of view)
I had started the attack with a fire blast.
Optimus gave the order to charge.
Just then I got hit by a second fire blast, it was my arch-emery Katrina.
I've been fighting her for 2,000 years (I know, long time).
Our rivalship is just like our fathers, we hate each other.
Bumblebee shot her in the wing as I landed back on the ground and transformed into phoenix robot mode.
I could see Optimus, Elita and Prowl fighting at the front, while my troops went with the shock trooper tactic.
Bee and I went over to my parents and I said, "Ok, we've got every Decepticon in that old Space port, including the head con himself. I've already smoked them out, sir."
Father turn to Prowl and asked for his advice, his reply was, "Well, if I were you sir, I'd drive them away from the Space port, use the building ourselves."
My mother nodded her head and father gave the order to over-run the place.
I again transformed into phoenix mode, Bee hopped back on my back and I took off.
This battle didn't last long as many of the young Decepticons (and that was quite a lot) that saw me, ran off scared to death, fearing for their lives.
Megatron sounded the retreat, I could see him from up here, the look on his face was anything but happy, he took off along with Starscream, Katrina (waving from side-to-side because off the hole in her left wing) and Snapdragon.
When they were gone, we entered the Space port.
There was a huge dock where a shuttle once stood, all round were bedrooms for travellers, a command room, a medic office and repair wards.
"Perfect..." Optimus muttered.