Crystal's BackStory

Chapter 9

Crystal thought it would be easy with Megatron, but indeed, it was the exact opposite. Today she was to go with Starscream on a recon mission, told to kill any Autobots on site. Crystal was nervous, this was her first mission, and Megatron spent the time with her to train her further. There were times where he needed the medics because of her outbursts, and he explained to her his concern that fighting the Autobots, especially Optimus, would make her more prone to outbursts. Like Starscream's grumpy moods.

"I hope you know there won't be any funny business Crystal," Starscream grumbled, he and her never got along too well, but she did stand up for him several times against Megatron, so they had a mutual understanding.

"I know. As long as you don't run off screaming." Crystal giggled, which was followed by the Vehicons laughter.

"Oh shut up!" Starscream shrieked and turned away like a pouting sparkling. Crystal suddenly got angry because the vehicons were still laughing.

"Shut up! All of you or I'll scrap every last one of you, and say it was the Autobots." Crystal growled, her eyes glowing a harsh blue. Starscream huffed at her.

"Let's go." He transformed into his jet mode, along with Crystal and everyone else. Crystal couldn't help but gasp in utter shock. She'd not seen outside of Kaon, she was witnessing the destruction of her once beautiful planet for the first time in a while.

"Oh, Primus...." She said out loud, loud enough for Starscream to hear, "It's... Horrible..."

"Yes... The Planet will not survive the war, we can tell from the glow from the core of the planet." Starscream said in a softer tone than usual, feeling sympathy for his comrade. That's when Crystal suddenly dropped from the sky and started a nose dive for her home, or where it was.

It was completely destroyed, glass and metal everywhere. She then looked up at the flying team, "I'll catch up later!" She shouted. Starscream just continued on to do his mission, he knew she wouldn't be far behind. Crystal turned her attention back to the rubble and approached a huddled up, scared sparkling.

"P-Please... Decepticon... don't kill me..." The Sparkling uttered, sending a complete shock through Crystal.

"I won't hurt you, I promise. Where's your Carrier? Or Sire?"

"Decepticons killed them both in front of me... They didn't know I was under all the rubble." Crystal couldn't help but thank Primus she found the little sparkling and not an Insecticon. 

"Come on. I'll take you to the Autobot base." Crystal offered her arms to the little Sparkling, smaller than a normal sized Sparkling would be, 'She wouldn't survive a day out here all alone. I have to get her to the Autobots.'

"Okay..." The sparkling nodded and crawling into Crystal's arms, suddenly feeling very comfortable and safe. Crystal started on her walk to try to find the Autobot base, or a tunnel they used to get to and from. In the meantime, to keep the sparkling occupied, she asked her various questions.

"So, what's your name?"

"Neca." 

"What a sweet name. What was your Carrier's name?"

"Nosecone."

"Sire?"

"Sidearm." 

"Where did they live?"

"Crystal City." 

"How ironic."

"What?"

"My name's Crystal." Crystal walked down into the tunnels and found signs pointing towards the Autobot base. She followed them through, although staying on high alert.

"Oh wow! You're really beautiful you know that right?"

"Aw. Thanks."

"I wanna be just like you! You're so brave to be doing this!" Neca said in admiration. Crystal's expression got dark, and she shook her helm.

"No. You don't." She saw the Autobot door just ahead, "I'm against one of my best friends... Only to be with one who destroys the planet I love."

"Oh..." Neca pouted and looked over at the door as it opened to let them in, "Is this...?"

"Your new home. Somewhere safe." Crystal readjusted the bot, to hide her Decepticon Symbol as she made her way through the halls, unnoticed by the bunch of Autobots walking around. She ran to the nearest Med-bay, and whaddya know, it's just her lucky day. It was Ratchet's med-bay, "Ratchet?" She whispered urgently, making him turn around in a scurry.

"Crystal?!" He shouted, "What are you doing here? Aren't you with the Decepticons?!"

"Ratchet please..." Crystal turned around and shut the med-bay door, "This is important." She motioned to the sparkling in her arms.

"Oh.. Is she..?"

"Injured? No. She's an orphan. I found her at the ruins of an old house. The Decepticons would kill her on site if they saw her, so I brought her here..."

"You know you could be killed, right?" Ratchet watched as Crystal put down the sparkling, who stayed close to her.

"It was worth it." Crystal smiled down at the frightened sparkling, "You're in good hands, Neca. This is Ratchet, I'm going to leave before any Autobots come in here to find me."

"Wait!" Neca shouted, stopping Crystal from turning away completely, "Take this." Neca put a locket into Crystal's hand, "So you can always remember me." Crystal looked at the Locket with wide eyes, she didn't do much, but she clearly did for this little femme, "Goodbye." Neca waved to Crystal as she left, Crystal took the path she did before transforming and flying to catch up to Starscream who was waiting patiently for her outside Kaon.

"I stayed just out of sight for you, where have you been?!"

"Following an Autobot Tunnel, Came up empty."

"Oh. Smart." Starscream smirked before transforming and they both flew up to Megatron's throne area. He peered at Crystal as she walked up to him.

"You seem a little too happy for one of our usual recon missions, Crystal..." He graveled, his beedy red eyes piercing through her supple blue ones.

"Just a successful Mission for my Lord Megatron." Crystal bowed almost comically, but earnestly.

"Alright. You're dismissed." Megatron looked away as Crystal got up and left. She opened a compartment in her arm to reveal the locket, she opened it to find a family picture of Neca clearly with her family. It made her spark shatter just thinking about her witnessing her parents deaths. So she then proceeded to start to order the vehicons secretly under Megatron's helm.

"Listen guys. Unless you want scrapped, if a family isn't part of either side of the war you do nothing to them."

"But why?" One Vehicon asked.

"Because, you never know if they'd wanna join the Decepticons or not in the end."

"Oh right, you make a lotta sense." The Vehicons shrugged in unison, "Anything you command, Third commander Crystal." Crystal started laughing before heading on her way.