"With the best of us gone...."
"Only hope remains."
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Smokescreen's Pov.
I grunted as I dragged the forge through the wall and into the cavern, I had brought Optimus too. "Optimus! I got the forge; you can use it to patch yourself up." I said as I knelt down beside him and motioned to the forge just behind me. "That..is not why...I had you retrieve the relic." he said weakly as he slowly turned his head to look at me. I instantly grew confused at his words "What?! I-I don't understand.." I said as I shook my head before looking back to the weakened prime as he continued "The power of the forge...is not unlimited...it's power has already begun to drain..." he said as he gritted his teeth and his optics closed as he spoke through his pain.
"So it's running low? Who cares? All we need is enough juice to get you back into fighting shape." I said not understanding why Optimus was not wanting to use the forge to fix himself, but I wasn't kept waiting long as he continued. "Whatever power remains....must be used to...rebuild the Omega Lock...to restore cybertron.." He said as he looked back to me, I stared at him as I listened to his words. "But that would mean..." I couldn't bring myself to say the words but Optimus continued "The fate of our kind is more vital....then that of any one us...including me.." he said as he confirmed my thoughts and closed his optics as he let his had fall back against the stone wall.
I stared at him in shock an disbelief at his words and looked down as I shook my head. This couldn't be happening, we couldn't lose Optimus, he was far too important to lose especially now. Team prime needed him, earth needed him. "Optimus, the forge is a relic of the primes. We can't use it to restore Cybertron, not without a prime, not without you." I said as I put my hand on his shoulder, the Autobots would be lost without him, I'd be lost without him. He was the only one who would take me seriously and would treat me as a valued member of this team. "There will be...a new prime..." was all he said, I looked back to him as he looked over to me weakly. I frowned gently but shook my head as I stood up "You can worry about that after we get you patched up and we take down Megatron." I said as I turned to grab the forge but I instantly stopped as Optimus grabbed my arm.
I looked to his hand that gripped me weakly before looking down to him as he spoke. "The time for a new leader....is upon us...in my spark..I believe that leader stands before me right now..." he said as he looked at me, I froze at his words my optics going wide in shock as I back away and shook my head and paced in front of him. "I-I can't do this- I mean sure who wouldn't want to be a prime but I'm really not ready for that kind of responsibility." I said truthfully as I walked back to his side and knelt down on one knee. Optimus sighed heavily as he looked to me "Smokescreen....the choice is neither yours or mine to make...when it is time...the Matrix of Leadership will present itself only to one who's spark is worthy......" he said as I sat beside him. I held my head as I tried to process his words.
"But Optimus I'm not worthy, not like you....I can't be the next prime." I said as I looked down and my doors on my back lowered as I finished. Everything was silent between us a moment before I felt a hand on my shoulder I looked up to Optimus as he spoke. "Fate rarely calls upon us....at the moment of our choosing.." he spoke calmly even thought his pain, I said nothing as he continued "You remind me of myself.....before this war..." He said as his hand fell back at his side. I blinked slightly in surprise as he said this, but he went on "I know it will be hard.....after all, I went through it myself....I didn't know how to be a leader...." his head tiled up as if he was looking off into the distance "But I learned, in time....Wisdom cannot be simply granted....it must be earned...." I watched as he looked back to me.
"You will learn, just as I had.....I believe in you....now.....you must believe i-in y-yourself.." he said as he gave a weak smile, a reassuring smile that was rarely seen for the prime. I couldn't find words as I just replayed his words but I couldn't say anything as I noticed his smile fade as he looked off past me. "W-Who stands before me?...." I gave a confused looked as I turned and saw no one "What? Optimus, its me. Smokescreen?" he didn't answer me as he just zoned out, I grew scared as I watched his optics flicker and him growing limp. "Optimus, no!" I said as I grabbed his arm but I could do nothing as his optics flickered off and his head fell to the side. "No...." I said in dread as I stared at the primes lifeless body. I had no time to think as Optimus' chest opened and revealed the matrix within him. I instantly stepped back as I stared at the glowing relic as it floated up into the air.
I didn't get a chance to react as my chest opened on it's own and the matrix connected to me spark. I gasped as everything became bright as the matrix's light filled the cavern. After what felt like hours I fell back to the ground with a groan and slowly sat up. I went to hold my head but stopped as I noticed my body had changed. For one, my I was taller as I stood myself up. I looked to my chest as I placed a hand over it "I'm a prime...... " I looked over to Optimus's body, I slowly came over an knelt down as I gently closed his chest out of respect as I looked to him.
"I won't let you down Optimus....I promise.." I said as I held his hand in mine and rested it back at his side. I turned as I grabbed the forge and noticed that I was stronger as I was able to lift it an hook it onto my back. "Alright Megatron." I said as I hit the faze shifter and took off through the wall, once outside I instantly transformed and sped off and headed straight towards Darkmount.
"I'm coming for you." I growled as I used maxim overdrive.
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