The Sapphire Dragon (Transformers Prime)

Back Home Part 1

"We must find the Predacon relic before Megatron does. Bumblebee. Bulkhead. You will go on the scouting mission for the relic. I will be coming with you incase Predaking appears." Optimus's voice boomed through the base.
Elena watched as her Auto-Bot friends discussed through their tactics and missions. She felt like a small kid as she stared up at them. Even though she was much older. Much more.
None of her friends will ever know of her being a dragon. Her kind were hated for being a dangerous breed of creatures. If just one dragon was angered. An entire civilization of humans would be gone.
Running her fingers through her long hair. Wishing the day of exposing what she was would never come.
"You okay, Elena? You've been spacing out a lot." Miko's voice surprised Elena. She spun around to look at one of her comrades. Or as human call friends. "Just been thinking." Elena said. She gives Miko a smile before turning back around.
"Elena, we need you're help on this mission." Optimus's voice came to Elena's ears. She looks up at the Auto-Bot leader. "How come?" she asked confused. Inside she was happy to go out on the field with her friends but she was confused why. "Where the artifact is inside an ancient castle and we won't be able to search inside. With your experience we can find it much quicker." Optimus explained. Elena had once told them that her relatives lived in a castle in Scotland. Being given it by their ancestors. But the truth was it was her own castle. Her friend Nessie took care of it.
"Sure, okay." Elena said with an excited smile.
Bulkhead held out his hand for Elena to step onto. She steps in his servo and then he sets her down. Before transforming into his vehicle mode. He opens the door for her and Elena stepped inside.
The groundbridge opened up and Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Optimus rolled out. Elena was perfectly calm as she went through. For a second her eyes changed to a bright emerald before changing back to blue. A rush of air blasted Elena as they passed through the center. It made her heart race for a second before it calmed down.
The other side of the bridge was the beautiful landscape of Scotland. Elena felt like she was home when she saw the lands. Bulkhead stops and opens the door for Elena.
Stepping out of him, Elena stretches out her back. Feeling the scale glazed bones pop an extra hard crack. She looks at her three comrades and saw them begin to walk. Looking ahead of her. Elena saw the sister castle of hers.
Castle Clawrake.
"Castle Clawrake? You didn't say the castle was the sister castle of my relative's castle?" Elena said with some astonishment. She remembered the year the castle was built. The man who was the owner was a complete jackass. She wanted to run the man's cane up his ass.
"You know the ones who live there?" Optimus asks but it sounded like a statement. "Kind of. I met them awhile ago. They are barely ever in the castle." Elena replied. She takes a deep breath and began to trudge up the large hill toward the castle. The wind picked up and she could smell the air. Something was off. It was something in the castle that set her off. But she wouldn't say anything.
"You all should guard the perimeter. If the bone is in the castle then the Decepticons must have located it as well." Elena said in a commanding tone. Her friends nodded and transformed into their vehicle mode and drove off in different directions.
Elena walked up to the large castle. The strange aura grew larger and larger the closer she got. It ticked herself off. Slowly, her young teenage age changed from fifteen to late twenties.
As she walked up the stone steps of the castle. Her muscles were tensing up once she got to the large doors. Power was radiating inside the castle. If only Elena knew what.
She bangs her fist hard against the door instead of using the iron knockers. The sound of her knocks echoed. Elena could hear footsteps walking toward the door. Quickly backing away, she waits for whoever opens the door.
The doors open up and expose a nice looking woman in a maid Scottish maid outfit. She wore a white dress with a green apron. The edges of the sleeves were brown. Her grey hair was tied up in a bun. It made her look like a kind woman.
"May I help you, lass?" the maid asks. "Yes, my name is Elena Cordallí. I'm the castle next door from you." Elena spoke kindly. She smiles at the maid when recognition was in her eyes. "Ah yes, my master has spoken of the Cordallí clan." she said. "Yes, and I need to speak with your master. May I come in?"
"Yes. Yes. Come in. My name is Maggie by the way so you won't forget." the maid said as she opened the door wider for Elena. "Well it's nice to meet you, Maggie."
"Maggie! How is at the door?" shouted a strong male voice. Elena winced at the level. It reminded her of the Vikings back then. She looked up toward the second floor balcony. Noticing a young man who looked to be in his early thirties. Elena could smell the Clawrake blood in his veins. "Mr. Clawrake I presume? My name is Elena Cordallí, you're neighboring castle." she said with a smile.
Mr. Clawrake just looked at Elena as he walked down the wooden steps down toward her. She could see he walked with a limp. His cane was made of jewels and scale like material. It was handmade from the the original Clawrake, made from dragon scales. The mere sight of it made her frown.
"To why must I have the honor of meeting the never before seen Elena Cordallí?" Mr. Clawrake asks as he takes Elena's hand and gives it a kiss. Her hand was covered with the glove but she could still feel his lips. "I just came to ask of something. Something of importance." Elena answered. "What is it?" he asked with some suspicion. Not that she could blame him. "My friends are in need of an artifact they believe you possess, and they need it desperately." Elena began to explain.
Mr. Clawrake listened closely to her words. Not interrupting in anyway. "We are in search of a bone that has a metal like structure. Have you ever come across something like that?" Elena asks. Hoping to hurry up the search before Decepticons may come. But boy was she wrong.