Starscream the Opal

chapter 5

"How strange. It seems your body really isn't a body at all but light!" Shockwave said as he looked at Opal through an X-ray. "I know that. My physical form allows me to travel and do other things." She said looking at Megatron with a smile. Megatron chuckled and looked at her Opal again. "So that's you? This gem?" "Yeah that's all me. I'm an Opal, on my homeworld Opals are the rarest of gems." She said and looked around at the cave they were in, there were large boxes that were in need of unpacking, other than that the place was empty. Shockwave was about to chip off a piece of her gem when she slapped his tools out of his hands. "Do you want to kill me!? Never chip a gem!" She hissed and Shockwave backed away seeing her gem glow to a near blinding brightness. She lowered her arms and took deep breaths calming herself. "Apologies Shockwave. It's just. ......we're very fragile even though we are a type of rock." She said and her gem dulled yet still had a shine to it. She walked over to the mouth of the cave and gasped in horror. "No.......it's a kindergarten." The rock walls were high and covered in holes that were shaped like different kinds of gems. Opal looked up at the sky seeing the Nemesis hover above them, decorating the walls and the ground were giant broken down needles. Megatron followed her out and raised a brow. "Are you alright Opal? ........what is this place?" He asked seeing the strange area. "This is the kindergarten. ....." Opal whispered with fear walking to a specific hole. The hole was shaped like her original form. "This is where i was born." She whispered and petted the edges of the hole. "Are......you ok?" Megatron asked and she flinched. "No I'm not. Yellow Diamond wasn't my Diamond. She just took me in." "Then who was your Diamond?" Megatron didn't know much about Opal or her way of life but he wanted to be there for her. She got up and grabbed his hand, before he knew it he was on her back and was being raced across the surface. "Where are we going?" Megatron asked but his words never reached her ears. After an hour of running she finally stopped in front of a cave. "We're here. This was her home." She said and walked inside with Megatron right behind. He looked in awe at the carvings in the wall. He heard Opal speak as she translated the drawings. "Six thousand years ago Pink Diamond found this planet, it had all the resources she needed to make her gem colony. After a houndred years of progress a gem named Rose Quartz noticed that this planet was dying and believed that it was wrong what the Diamonds were doing. So with the help of a handful of gems she formed an army, the 'crystal gems', the war lasted for five thousand years. Many gems were shattered in that war, only a small handful was left of the crystal gems after they drove our people away." She said and starred at a large broken pink throne at the back of the cave. Large tears flowed down her face but she couldn't remember why she wanted so badly to leave here. "What happened to this Pink Diamond?" Megatron asked as he stood by her side. He grabbed her as her legs fell beneath her. "S-she was my D-d-diamond. My.....how you say......creator. She was.......shattered!" She sobbed and buried her face into his side and he petted her back gently trying to calm her down. He looked around seeing nothing left of the place but the broken throne and the carvings. He picked up Opal and took her away as he opened his com link. ::Shockwave we aren't staying here. You can conduct your experiments here but Opal is too upset to stay.:: ::what happened my Liege?:: ::I'll explain later. Right now i need to get Opal's mind off of something.:: Megatron cut off the feed. He called Soundwave for a ground bridge and took Opal away from the kindergarten to a nearby beach. "Now isn't this nice? A quiet place with an outstanding view." He said and she sniffed. "It is quite nice. Hmmmm especially with your hand on my wing, that feels nice." She purred as he blushed, he didn't realize that his hand was on her sensitive wings but she didn't snap at him.

The two sat on the beach for hours as the sun set and the moon rose. Megatron sighed and for a while he forgot about all his problems. He held Opal close to himself and felt her gentle breathing as she slept. She filled his curves perfectly so there was no need to press her into himself. He heard a voice come from his com. ::Lord Megatron we are ready to bridge you back, are you ready to return?:: ::Yes Soundwave. Opal has fallen asleep so I'll put her to bed.:: ::Alright then Megatron.:: Just as Soundwave said this a ground bridge opened in front of them. Megatron picked up Opal and carried her through the ground bridge and took her to her room. "Sleep well my Opal. I shall see you in the morning." He said as he tucked her in and left the room with a big smile on his face. The vehicons looked at him in confusion, why was Megatron their ruthless master acting so chipper like the old days? He ignored them and went to his throne. Arachnid entered the room as he sat down with a curious look on her face. "Lord Megatron. Care to explain why you gave me a cube ment for the newcomer? It wasn't poisoned was it?" She asked in a slight flirtatious way. Megatron sighed as Arachnid pulled him out of his good mood. "Opal wasn't hungry and you were nearby so you ended up with the cube." He said with a growl. She shrugged. "Alright then, it's just very unlike you to give people anything." She said with a giggle but stopped when she heard his growl. "Arachnid I'm just helping her feel welcome. She isn't exactly...... normal." He said and thought about that word for a moment. What exactly did it mean in Opal's case? Well he didn't really know her enough yet and they were completely different species. He noticed that Arachnid was starring at him. "You are dismissed, unless you want something?" "No my Liege, that will be all." She said and left the room. She smiled and walked past Opal's room. Who are you Opal? What are you doing here? She thought and walked to her own room.