Running up that hill! (Optimus Prime Fanfic)

Chapter 15

3rd POV

"And it was written in the covenant of primus that when the 47 spheres align, A perpetual conflict will culminate upon a world forged from chaos, and the weak shall perish in the shadow of a rising darkness." Optimus read to the Autobots. "No skies raining fire?" Softspark asked. "Goes without saying. It is a doom prophecy, after all." Ratchet said. 

"I said it's a load of hooey." Bulkhead sneered. "I'd always assumed that the ancients were referring to our home planet, but being that Cybertron has been dark for eons. . ."

"And considering what has befallen this planet since Megatron's arrival here. . ." Optimus trailed off. "Whoa, Whoa, whoa. We've know about these superstitions for ages and never gave them a second thought."

"Why all the ominous rumblings now?" Arcee asked. "Because the planetary alignment which the prophecy refers is nearly upon us. And it would seem its end point. . . is earth." Optimus explained. 

"Uh. . . Crazy coincidence, heh, R-Right?" Bulkhead asked. "How long are we talking?" Softspark asked. "A few days at the most."

"However unsettling this revelation may be, I am more concerned about those who might believe the prophecy refers to them alone." Optimus said. 

Softspark was sitting next to where Optimus was. Her stomach was swelling a little. He wanted to keep an eye on her and the sparkling. Ratchet then laughed. Softspark smiled. "Ratchet actually laughed?" Miko asked. "Uh. . ."

Jack chuckled. "Hey, Optimus, Do you want to see something funny?" Jack asked. "No." Optimus answered. They frowned. "Don't take it personally. He's like that. I've never seen him laugh." Softspark said. Optimus gave her a look. She smiled at him. 

He rolled his optics. 

"PRIME! Those techites my department's been tracking -- on account of the stealth tactics until moments ago when a security feed at the Pennington ebbs particle collider captured this." It was Soundwave. 

"Raf can swap that out for a funny cat for you." Miko suggested. "The 'Con without a face made off with cutting-edge phase conductor. Her's a punch list of everything else we've confirmed stolen to date." Fowler said. 

"Plasma injector, neutron shield, tesseract? There's only one thing missing if they are intending to build a space bridge." Softspark said. 

Softspark was out for a drive. ::Softspark, the team may require backup. They are three clicks north from your current position, just off the highway.:: Ratchet told her over the comm-unit. 

"Okay." She then sped forward. 

She then heard blaster fire. 

A lot of it fired then one hit her. She instantly felt a whole bunch of pain. 

Softspark got to the place and she was limping. "Optimus?" 

He turned and widened his optics. He saw her holding her stomach. Bulkhead then caught her as she fell. "Softspark. . ." Arcee got over to her. 

She was passed out. "She's breathing. . . barely."

"Looks like I swatted a bee and squashed a bug." 

Bee whirled angrily. He went for him but Bulkhead held him back. "Ratchet, bridge us back." Optimus ordered. 

"Arcee, escort Bee and Softspark back!"

Ratchet widened his eyes when he saw Softspark. "What happened?!"

"Megatron!" Arcee said. 

"Quickly, into my labatory."

He scanned her and saw the Dark Energon was affecting her just like it would affect a human. 

"The Energon's effecting her like it would with a human." Ratchet said. Jack called his mom. Suddenly Softspark then jolted awake. Ratchet grabbed a bucket and she threw up. 

Bee then got mad. ::I'M GOING TO KILL MEGATRON!:: He snarled as he punched the wall. Everyone flinched. "BEE! LISTEN! You think I don't know how it feels to watch a partner. . . harmed? Revenge won't help Softspark or her sparkling right now. You need to keep your emotions in check."

Bee looked at her and saw Ratchet holding her hand. She was very sick. Bee then sat next to her. 

"Ratchet, how is Softspark?" Optimus asked over the comm-unit. "It is too soon to know."

"He's in good hands." Optimus said. "Her body's reacting like a human would. She's not in my hands. Curse my Cybertrionian pride. We've accepted these humans into our lives, yet I've bothered to learn so little of their science or medicine."

"Pull yourself together, old friend. Softspark needs you." Optimus said. "And I have grown to need her."

Ratchet scanned Softspark then realized. "How could I have not seen this before?"

"What?"

"Alex has been infected with Dark Energon." Ratchet said. 

Everyone gasped. "If Dark energon is devouring Alex from the inside out, we must expel it and fast, the only way I know possible. I NEED ENERGON!" 

"Wait. You said Energon was devasting to her." Nurse Darby said. "Under normal circumstances, quite. But I am relying upon the dark matter currently invading her body and the sparkling inside her." 

"I NEED HER OVER HERE!" Ratchet yelled when he got energon from Bluestrike. Bee put her inside. 

The energon transferred to Softspark's body. 

Bee looked at her. She looked. "Bee?"

::Softspark. You're okay!:: He whispered. She smiled. Miko hugged Softspark's arm. 

Softspark was starting to sit up. "Bulkhead, you let Optimus face MEGATRON ALONE?!" Arcee snarled. "I didn't have a choice."

"It could be a trap. We need to get a fix on his location." Ratchet said. Softspark looked up. 

"I'm locked onto Optimus' signal. Wait. How is this possible?" Ratchet asked. "What? What is it?" Arcee asked. "WE NEED TO GET OPTIMUS OUT THERE NOW!" Ratchet yelled. Softspark panicked.