The Monster of Kaon (Transformers Si): Chapter 74

Cybertron.

A planet that had been dead for thousands of years, yet was brought back to life only a few months ago, was teeming with activity as various bots from both factions worked on completing the tasks assigned to them before the Omega Lock would be fired.

As for said relic that would charge Primus with enough energy to recreate all the extinct life on Cybertron, it was currently fixed to the underside of a Decepticon Worldsweeper, waiting for the go-ahead on Maximus’s part.

Speaking of the bot who made all of this possible, he was currently in quite a conversation.

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“You know, I thought you would just merge his spark back into yourself, not repurpose him like this.”

Primus simply chuckled at my words as he reshaped Starscream’s undying spark, stripping it of his memories and then shunting it through a dimensional breach, throwing it towards another universe altogether.

I cannot help the suspicion that rose within my mind by this action.

Is it possible that the Immortal Starscream that I remember from various cartoons was actually this very spark? Did my actions unintentionally create those versions of Starscream?

I felt a tap on my faceplate, making me look towards Primus, who had taken his humanoid form again, albeit one matching my current height.

“Don’t think too much about it. As I said before, there are a lot of things about this universe and many other universes that you do not know about.”

I simply nodded at those words.

Back then, when we first met and talked, Primus told me about how he and his brother were ‘Singularities’. As in, beings that were a singular existence across the Multiverse, even if they use many different names and forms specific to each universe.

In essence, for every universe out there that has Primus and Unicron in any shape or form, they all share the same memories and identity spread across space, time, and dimensions. And in some universes where Cybertron and our species do not exist, they take on different names and appearances.

But no matter what form or name they take, their nature never changes.

It is a secret that apparently very few beings in all of existence across the multiverse know about.

It was also this fact that I learned that gave me the idea for my final goal after I am done reviving Cybertron and helping establish a new government.

Primus must have sensed my thoughts as I felt pity and hope from him as he turned towards me.

“Are you sure you want this? You have done so much for your people, do you not want to remain here and see what they become in the future?”

I shook my head at those words.

“No. I have lived and seen so much that I cannot bring myself to hope for the best anymore. I do not want to taint the memory of my friends and family more than it has already been tainted by this point. Because I know that no one remains the same as time passes.”

I felt a wry smile form on my face as I continued speaking, making Primus’s look of pity become deeper.

“Besides, I promised Codexa long ago that I would take her on a trip across the universe. Maybe now that I no longer have any responsibilities, I can take her with me and fulfill that promise I made to her long ago.”

I opened my chestplate, showing my spark and T-Cog, along with Codexa’s empty spark core that Megatronus retrieved long ago, just after Sentinel’s initial execution.

That kid, he must have been desperate to feel some connection to his only family after everything fell apart with the start of the civil war. So he went out in search of my Spark-mate’s body in the chamber of the Immersants.

He had carried her spark core with him all these years, hoping that he could find a way to bring back her spark in some way, not knowing that it was impossible to bring back a spark that had already become one with Primus unless the spark in question never reached Primus after their death.

“I see. In that case, do you still wish for the modified blueprints of the Dimensional Bridge?’

“I do.”

Primus simply nodded and touched my crest with his finger, transferring the knowledge needed to modify a Space Bridge into becoming a multiversal gate and a few additional data packs that made the path forward much clearer.

This was the deal that we made. I would bring the Omega Keys to re-energize Primus, and in exchange, he would give me the blueprints for the Dimensional Bridge and a way for me to upgrade my body further according to my desires.

“When are you planning to leave?”

“Once I am done modifying the Ancient Space Bridge and anchoring it above Luna-1, I will leave.”

“What about the young one who has been following you?”

I gave him a confused look at those words.

“Windblade? But she is coming with me, though? And so is Megatronus.”

“I speak about Airachnid.”

My mood fell instantly at that name.

“What about her?”

“Do you not intend to give her the choice?”

“....No.”

“Hm. You haven’t forgiven her yet.”

“Forgive? I haven’t forgiven anyone for everything they did.”

Primus patted my shoulder as we continued watching everything happening on Cybertron right now.

“I am not saying to let go of the past. But try to see the fact that she is no longer what she used to be.”

I understood what Primus was trying to say. But I still refused.

“No.”

“...Hm. Very well. When are you going to upgrade yourself?”

“After we are done reviving Cybertron’s living creatures.”

“And do you plan to keep that Dimensional Bridge open for your people to use?”

I simply nodded at his question.

The original plan was to use the Dimensional Bridge and then lock it down from the other side so that none of the idiots that I call family would get the bright idea of following me through and leave behind everything just to be with me.

However, Shockwave dissuaded me from taking that path with the logic that Cybertron could benefit a lot from gaining access to any exotic information or technology I might stumble upon out there.

Putting that aside, I also did not wish to leave behind all of my loved ones forever like that. Sure, I might not want to be a part of Cybertron’s future, preferring to have my race’s future be decided by the future generations, but that does not mean I will abandon my home for which I fought for eons on end like that.

Primus nodded at my response before speaking words that stunned me.

“In that case, take the relics of the Primes that you have found so far with you.”

“...Why? Do you not want them to stay on Cybertron? So that those who are worthy of them can wield them?”

Primus shook his head at those words.

“While it would be beneficial to have them on Cybertron, I do not want them to fall into the wrong hands.”

He stared at me as I felt his melancholy.

“Just like you said previously, the Age of Primes is over. So it is better for those relics of the past to disappear into the multiverse, out of the reach of the generation that comes after reviving the planet. And what better person to safeguard them than the one who was chosen by my dearest children to wield them?”

“What about the relics that Emissary has with him?”

Primus grinned at my question.

“Don’t worry about those. Chela is already en route to speak with him and take them back. Once she has them, she will throw them all into the well of sparks where I will turn them back into their primary components, destroying them for good.”

“...You’ve thought this through, huh?”

“Indeed.”

We remained silent, watching everything happening on the surface of the planet, each lost in our own thoughts.

The end of my journey approaches, and it is nearly time for me to fulfill my final promise to my beloved.