Starscream and Alexis Part 6

Kiaudica

Sitting on a deserted beach, a young woman sat, watching her friends swim. Beside them were their mechanical friends. She didn’t want to join her friends, as she wanted to get a tan. As she lied down on her blanket with not a worry, she felt very relaxed. Not even the Decepticons worried her since there was no enemy. It was peaceful for the Autobots.

Suddenly a shadow appeared over Alexis. Alexis opened her eyes to see who the intruder was and to her surprise it was a female Transformer the same height as she was. Alexis quickly sat up and was about to ask who the Transformer was.

“You know who I am,” she said. “But I should let you know that you are dreaming Alexis. Though this is a nice dream of the Autobots.”

“How do you know my name?” Alexis questioned.

“I know everything about you as you know a bit about me.”

Alexis looked more closely at the woman robot. The features on her looked a lot like what Starscream had described to her. “Kiaudica?”

The female bot nodded. “Yes.”

“But how can that be? Starscream said you died three million years ago.”

“I did but my spark survived.”

“How can you be human height?”

“Your dream allowed me to any size I wanted. And I chose human size. I have much to explain to you.”

“But how can you be here?”

“After my death, I wondered around Cybertron. Then finally I suddenly felt drawn to leave Cybertron and headed to a distant planet. It took a long to time to travel there. After arriving on the planet, I learned that it was called Earth and soon enough realized that the Mini-Cons were also here.

“Fourteen years ago, I started to go weak and I had to do something. I found myself at a hospital and saw a newborn baby. Since time was running out for me, I entered her body and has lived in her since, which is you.

“I had no idea that I would see Starscream again. I still love him. But my love for him is nothing like yours. I may know what you know but I can assure you my feelings for Starscream doesn’t affect in how you feel about him.”

Alexis sat down on the sand and looked at her friends. She was in shock. As she watched her dream friends, they began to disappear and she found herself in a field with white mist all around. She was no longer sitting but was standing in her usual outfit. Alexis looked at herself, confused.

“Since I live in your mind, I can change the scenery and I thought this would be more appropriate.”

“Why is this happening?”

“When I first met you, I felt some sort of power emitting off of you. And I knew that someday in the future, you would meet the Autobots.

“Unfortunately my spark living in your body is now starting to change you. I didn’t expect that to happen right now. I figured it would happen around the time you would die but now that it has, it was time for me to reveal myself.”

Alexis looked up at the Transformer. “What is going to happen to me?”

“You are turning into a Transformer. I don’t know why yet but I do know that Red Alert has now detected me. You must stop him from trying to separate my spark from you. It will kill both you and me. I’m hoping that I can help to keep you human as well as being a Transformer.” Kiaudica started to fade away.

“Wait! Don’t go!” Alexis shouted.

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Red Alert was working on a way to get the spark out of Alexis when he heard Alexis yell out in her sleep. Her scream startled him. He stopped what he was doing and went over to Alexis as she suddenly bolted up with a gasp.

“Alexis!” Red Alert blurted.

Alexis quickly looked around, as she waited for her heart to stop racing. She placed her hand over her heart trying not to panic. She didn’t want to believe her dream but after feeling her heart race, she knew her dream was real. Kiaudica was real and living within her.

She looked over at Red Alert and seen the concern registering on his face. “Red Alert,” she whispered. When her heart was back to its normal rhythm, she continued. “You mustn’t take the spark out.”

“What?” he questioned. “Why? How do you know what I’m doing?”

Alexis took a deep breath. “A female Transformer is living in my mind and if you detach the spark from me, her and I will die.”

“So I was right. How do you know this?”

“She was in my dream and for some reason I believe her.”

“Optimus should hear this.” Red Alert moved away and called for Optimus to the medical bay.

When Optimus arrived, Red Alert told him what Alexis said. Optimus then went over to Alexis. “Who is this female Transformer?”

“Kiaudica.”

“Kiaudica?” Red Alert questioned. “But how can that be? She died a long time ago.”

“Three million years ago. But her spark survived. She traveled to Earth and integrated herself into me.”

“How could she do that?” Optimus asked. He looked at Alexis and decided to believe what she was saying. “Did she say what was happening to you?”

Alexis’s voice saddened as she spoke. “She said I’m turning into a Transformer.”

Both Red Alert and Optimus gasped.

“I need to go for a walk.” Alexis stood up and jumped down from the table and left. She had to find Starscream and tell him this new information. Most often there were two places where one could find the jet, his quarters and on top of the mountain. But she looked in both places and he wasn’t in either one. She started to look for Swindle and found him in Mini-Con training room.

“Do you know where Starscream is?”

-Yes- He looked at her and knew that she wanted to speak to him. -Follow me- Swindle, with Alexis in tow, left the training room and proceeded to the far end of the base.

“Where are we going?”

-Starscream has found a hideout down below. He goes there when he doesn’t want to be bothered. I’m the only one who knows this spot-

He pushed a button, which opened a secret door. They walked down a dark, long corridor then reached a stairwell. Alexis couldn’t even see how far the stairs went. After a few minutes of walking down the stairs, they finally reached the bottom where there was a door.

They entered the door to a huge room that was dimly lit. Well it wasn’t a room; it was actually an opened tavern under the ship. Alexis guessed that the door was actually one of many hatches on the ship that led out. In the center of the room, Starscream was doing some sword techniques.

As soon as Alexis entered the room, he noticed her presence. He stopped and looked towards her. “What are you doing here?” he asked a little too gruffly.

“I needed to speak with you,” Alexis said. She turned to the Mini-Con. “I don’t mean to be rude but could I be alone with him.”

Swindle nodded and left.

“You need to know something. I understand that you want to keep Kiaudica a secret. I have to tell you something about her.”

“What do you need to tell me that I don’t already know?”

Alexis walked over to Starscream as he sat down. “After I passed out from the pain in my ribs, I had a dream. In that dream, I saw Kiaudica.”

“How’s that possible?”

“Apparently she didn’t die completely. Her spark survived and she traveled to Earth and embedded herself into me when I was born. Starscream I’m trying to tell you that Kiaudica is alive inside me.”

Starscream stared at her for several seconds in shock.

“She also told me that her spark is turning me into a Transformer.” Alexis looked as if she was going to go to tears again. “If that happens I will never see my mother or father again.” A single tear slid down her cheek.

“You’re serious?” he asked with concern.

“Yes. She can hear everything I can. I now sense her thoughts. She misses you.”

“Why is she living in you?”

“Her spark was starting to die. And the only way for her to survive was to embed herself into a human. She knew that someday during my lifetime the Decepticons and Autobots would come to Earth in search of the Mini-Cons. But she did not expect to, well indirectly, see you.”

Starscream was stunned. He couldn’t believe that Kiaudica was still alive and that she knew that one-day the war would start back up again with the Mini-Cons. Now he wasn’t sure what to think about his feelings for the girl. He knew he was in love with her but how could he tell her.

“Where are we?” she asked trying to change the subject.

“Below the base. Probably when the Mini-Con cargo ship crashed the heat from the ship melted the ground which left this crevice.”

“This is hard to comprehend. All I know is that I’m scared. I really don’t want to become a Transformer but it’s happening.”

Starscream snapped his fingers. “Now I remember. Kiaudica had a special power that no other Transformer had. Megatron tried to harness that power and when she resisted, he killed her.”

“What power was that?”

“The power to turn into another being. To us Transformers it’s not unheard of. After her death a few other Autobots found that power.”

“How did it work?”

“There’s planet that has a pool of water that can transform anyone and anything to what ever they want to be. Kiaudica was once on that planet and she was able to bring back enough water to transform her. If we could get a hold of some of that water you would be able to be human or Transformer anytime you wish. However there is a catch. One is only transformed for so long.”

“And it would work on me?” Alexis sounded a little excited.

“Yes because the people who have the water pool of transformation are humanoid.”

“But the question remains,” Alexis’s voice saddened again. “How to get it.”

“That I don’t know. Well I better get you back up on the main levels of the base before everyone gets worried again.”

Starscream stood, taking Alexis into his hand and walked back to the upper part of the base. When they were back in the main area, Starscream stopped at the lounge and was about to leave Alexis with the boys when Optimus was heard on the com-link.

“All personal, report to the command center at once.”

“Wow that sounds serious,” Carlos said.

Alexis remained quiet.

“Since Optimus has asked for everyone, why don’t I give you boys a lift as well,” Starscream offered.

“Sure,” Billy said.

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When everyone was in the command room, Optimus began. “As you all know Alexis was injured today and then a little while ago she collapsed. Well we found out why.

“Alexis somehow has a female Transformer spark embedded within her and if it’s removed, Alexis will die.”

“Unbelievable,” Blurr said. “When did this happen?”

“When Alexis was first born,” said Red Alert.

“Anyone know who the Transformer is?” Jetfire asked.

“Kiaudica.” Optimus turned to the vice commander.

“Kiaudica!” Jetfire exclaimed. “But she has been dead for three million years.”

“Her spark survived Megatron’s wrath. And she traveled to Earth.”

“Wasn’t she the one who discovered the pool of transformation and used it to sneak into Decepticon headquarters,” Hotshot asked.

“She’s the one. That day she had put a major blow to the Decepticons. And she was only a rookie,” Scavenger said. “She was young. Younger than you Sideswipe. But she had talent. It was amazing how well she worked and was devoted to the Autobots.”

“Were you around then?” Rad asked Starscream.

“I was also a young bot at the time, though older than her. I had even crossed paths with her a few times.” Which was the truth but not all.

“What is going to happen to Alexis?” Billy asked.

“She’s turning into a Transformer,” Red Alert stated. “And there’s no way to stop it.”

Everyone gasped.

“Oh Alexis.” Rad turned to his friend as she sat in Starscream’s hand.

She couldn’t handle it anymore as a few tears slipped out. She tried to stop them but they kept coming until finally she started to sob.

Rad grasped Alexis’s shoulders and pulled her to him as she cried. Starscream felt disturbed by Rad’s reaction. He did not like the idea of Alexis being comforted by her human friend. But he knew that he couldn’t do anything, well not yet anyway. In a way he felt ok about Rad holding her but he wished that it was him and not Rad.