Aura's P.O.V.

"Mirage.... I-I--I can't believe your alive!" I practically squealed as I knelt down and hugged him. I haven't seen this guy for years, maybe eons! But what was he doing here? On Velocitron? "It's good to see you too dear sister." replied Mirage as he carefully hugged me back, still suffering from his injuries. "Oh I just love a family reunion." said Ransack. "Hey don't ruin the moment!" Eve stated. "I'll let you two family members catch up on old times before settling the deal." said Ransack.

I looked up confused at his statement as he and Shockwave began to lead the room, while the guards moved in on the three of us. "Hold it." I said. Ransack turned around and gave a signal to the guards to stop. He walked back to the edge of the platform and looked down at the Cybertronian Princess. "I won't even listen to this deal of yours, unless you allow my brother medical attention." I declared. "No doctors, no deal." Ransack thought about this for a moment. Thinking of the good and the bad in his mind. "Ransack now is not the time to--" said Shockwave. "Not now!" Interrupted Ransack. That was something you didn't see everyday. Someone, and by someone I mean a Decepticon, telling Shockwave to shut up.

"Burn...." muttered Eve. "Very well. I will allow him to receive medical attention in order for this to proceed." said Ransack. I placed Mirages arm around my neck and helped him up to his feet. The guards showed me the way to the medical bay while Eve quickly followed behind, not wanting to stay in the training room longer then she had to.

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Avis's P.O.V.

Me and Dusksmite were in a private shuttle heading towards Velocitron. "Remind me again what the plan is?" I asked through the com-link. "It's simple. You and Dusksmite will sneak past the Velocitronian air and space border, once your in Dusksmite can do a fly by around its capital." explained Bumblebee.

"And your curtain Aura and Eve are being held captive there?" asked Dusksmite. "I'm positive. That's Ransacks home turf. He would want to keep Aura as close as possible, so this is where they'd be." replied Bumblebee.

Avis pressed a few buttons. "All set!"

"Excellent. Good luck you two." said Bumblebee. "Just give me or Eylon a call if there's any trouble."

"Got it." The ship lifted and sped off, Avis transforming into a femme looking similar to Ransack, only reversed colouring and build. "Say hello to Avalon."

"Hello Avalon." said Dusksmite. I laughed at the remark and refocused on the empty vastness of space. "Your a jokester are you?" I asked. "A little." he replied.

"Nice to see that. Makes me wonder exactly how serious your sire can be." She joked.

"Predaking told me I got that trait from my mother. I never really did get a chance to meet her." said Dusksmite. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." I replied. "How did the two if them meet?" "They were both experiments of Shockwave. He never really did mention her name." he answered.

"I heard about a femme that was half human once, but that's just me." "Interesting." replied Dusksmite. "I've never heard of such thing."

"I have." I told him. "It's how Elyon and I began. Human, well. Partially human. We had-... We have dark energon in our veins. It gives us our powers."

"Dark energon? Isn't that the anti-spark?" asked Dusksmite.

"Yeah. It is." I nodded. "Quite a story behind us."

"I'd like to hear it sometime." replied Dusksmite. I smiled at the Predacon as the ships navigation systems went off. "We're approaching th space border." As the ship flew towards it, holographic signs floated near it, displaying the different pay tolls, that whole deal.

I took a deep breath in as Velocitron appeared before us. 'Primis, please help me say the right thing!' I prayed. The ship pulled up to one of the stations where a security guard was located. She took a deep breath in as the guard walked up. She showed fake ID Elyon had pieced together for her, showing her designation, age, etcetera. 

"Thank you ma'am. Enjoy your stay." said the guard. As the ship drove just a few inches forward, the guard stepped out again. "Hold on! Is that Predacon with you?" asked the guard.

"Bumblebee, you said Velocitronians didn't know wnything about us." whispered Dusksmite through the com-link under his breath. "Predacons in general he knows about. But he doesn't know about you at all. That's our advantage." 

"Are you going to participate in the Predacon Games? I'm afraid that's the only way we can let him in miss." said the guard. "Yes of course." I quickly lied. I hated to drag him into this, but if there was any way of finding Eve...

"Perfect. My apologies for the inconvenience." said the guard. He handed me the data-pad and I filled out the form. As the guard stepped back in to get the final layout I looked over at Dusksmite who was giving me a small death glare. I mouth the word 'sorry' as the guard came back and I handed him the data-pad.

As soon as we were let through, I exploded. Not literally, just my world-famous apology explosion. "I'm sooo sorry for that Dusksmite! I-I mean I know you're probably not up for this- okay scratch that, you're NOT up for this but I had no idea about any of this! I guess I'm still a little unaccustomed to Cybertron and stuff. I mean back home I doubt anything like this exists! Okay scratch that I KNOW nothing like this exists..." "Calm down Avis, there is nothing to apologize about. Of course I'm may be filled with some anger and raged, but relax. I don't get mad like my father." replied Dusksmite with a chuckle. "I know you had no choice but to go through with this for your daughter and Aura. I'm willing to participate for their sake."

"Oh, whew." I relaxed, then realized something. "Eve isn't my daughter. She's my niece. Elyon and Knockout are her parents." I sighed a little bit.

"I see." replied Dusksmite. "Thank you for the clarification." "Bumblebee, we're in."

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Wildstriker's P.O.V.

"Yo Bulkhead! You up yet?" I yelled as I knocked on Bulkheads door. Me and Swoop were standing outside of Bulkheads house at the construction district in Iacon.

We had to wait for a while, but eventually Bulkhead emerged from behind the door, taking us in with surprise. "Swoop, Wildstrike. What is it?"

"Hey Bulkhead. Do you have time to talk?" I asked. "It's about Aura." "Sure, come on in." replied Bulkhead.

We entered, and he lead us to an area we could all sit down. "So, what is it about Aura want to talk about?" he asked.

"The wreckers led a stealth operation on Velocitron back in the war right?" I asked. "Yeah, at Velocitronian command center." answered Bulkhead. "Could you tell us what happened? DO you remember any of the buildings and such?" asked Swoop. "Just so we can get an idea on where Ransack might be keeping her and Eve." "Wait, they got Knockouts kid too?" asked Bulkhead. "Long story. Can you help?" I asked.

He barely paused to think before he nodded. "Sure."

"So what can you tell us?" I asked. "Long before Ultra Magnus took command of the Wreckers, we were all sent to Velocitron to meet up with Override, who was the ruler of Velocitron at the time. Ransack was her second in command. There had been recent Decepticon attacks so Override requested us to come help." explained Bulkhead. "But we weren't the only ones who went along. There was also Mirage II. Well I guess I should address him as Prince Mirage II. He was Aura's older brother, and at the time after Zeta Primes death was next in line for the throne. He thought if we could form an alliance with Velocitron we would be one step closer to ending the war."

"But it didn't end like that," I said quietly. "Mirage II... I haven't heard of him in vorns."

"You mean he could be..... Offline?" asked Swoop. "I'm afraid so." replied Bulkhead. "So what happened?" I asked. "Me and Jackie were out on a night patrol with some of Overrides followers when the security alarm went off." explained Bulkhead. "Somehow the Decepticons knew we were here and found a way inside."

I exchanged a look with Swoop and turned back to Bulkhead. "And then?" I prompted.

"It was a full scale assault. We discovered that the Decepticons were here for Mirage. Their plan was to eliminate all members of the Cybertronian Royal Family in order for Megatron to take the throne. One by one. First Zeta Prime was gone, and then Mirage was next." said Bulkhead.

"So they would've succeeded in wiping out the royal line, if it hadn't been for Aura being around," Swoop realised.

"True. But at the time, Aura was back on Cybertron and Megatrons plan to wipe out the royal blood line was more than complicated to piece together." said Bulkhead. "What do you mean Bulk'?" I asked.

"The way I saw it, there was two different ways. One, eliminating the entire royal family that way Megatron could just waltz right in and take over. Second, all he would have to do is kill Zeta and Mirage but leave Aura still kicking." explained. "But why would he do that?" asked Swoop. "Wait! I think I got it!" I exclaimed.

"If Megatron kept her alive, that meant that he knew that in order to rule Cybertron, she needed a king. And guess who tried to play that role?" I explained.

I groaned at the mere thought. "To think that might have happened," I whispered, imagining life on Cybertron if the events Bulkhead described unfolded.

"So, what happened with Mirage?" I asked. "Mirage was up in the main room, where it was hit the most by the 'Cons. He and Override were the only lines of defence. By the time me and Jackie got up there, the entire place was beginning to collapse...... But Mirage....." said Bulkhead.

"You mean... He's...." started Swoop.

"He sacrificed himself to save us and Override. After we were taken care of and healed, we all searched the entire site for him. But there was no signs of his body." finished Bulkhead.

"That's terrible," I said quietly. "Aura would've been devestated. Not just her father, but her brother, too."

"She was. The loss of her family was a hard blow," Bulkhead said. "Jackie and I were the ones who had to deliver the news, since we had seen the event ourselves."

"How'd she take it?" asked Swoop. "Pretty bad. I sear upon the Allspark I've never seen Aura like that ever before in my life." answered Bulkhead.

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Aura's P.O.V.

Aura sat by her brothers side who was lying in a medic bed. The nurses were doing everything they can to fix Mirages injuries while the guards kept a close optic on them maing sure nothing unexpected happened. "There, all done." said one of the nurses. Mirage sat up from the berth as the nurses stepped away. "He is healed. Now please come with us." said one of the guards. "It is time to negeociate." "No, he needs rest. I'm not talking to Ransack or anyone else until my brother is fully healed." I replied. The two guards stepped in to try and make a move but surprisingly, the three nurses stepped inbetween us. "She is right. You want his majesties plan to proceed a sucess yes?" asked one of the nurses. "Then let the mech rest." insisted the other nurse. 

The two guards nodded in reply as one of them pointed to Eve. "You! It's time to go back to your cell." ordered the guard. Eve glanced at Aura with soft and sad otptics. 

'Go. We'll all be fine.'

I gave her an assuring nod as I thought of that statement, delivering it to her mind. She nodded then proceeded to exit the room, following the guards back to her cell. I was left alone with my brother and the nurses. "Why did you--" 

"We are not servants of Ransack." interupted one of the nurses. "We are Overrides followers." stated the other nurse. "Wait, if your Overrides followers what are you doing working for Ransack?" I asked. "We were forced to." spoke up the final nurse who was at a computer. She had a white and neon green paint job,  plus had cat curved like optics. "That's Arsenal. Don't mind her, she's not that quite chatty. Ever since the incident and all." said one of the nurses. "Shut it Rampage." muttered Arsenal. Rampage had a black and green colour scheme with her features being that of a wolf. "Now is that anyway to talk to your mother?" replied Rampage. 

"Anyways, mother and daughter problems aside, what do you mean incident?" I asked. "Aura, do you remember the assault at Velocitron command?" asked Mirage II in reply. I didn't want to remember that night. The night when Bulkhead, Wheeljack, and the rest of the Wreakers came back from Velocitron. Mirage was suppose to sigh a peace treaty with Override that day, but it never happened. And what was worse, Mirage never came back home. 

"Y-yes. I remeber t-that day." I nearly choked. "When the Wreakers couldn't find us, it wasn't their fault. Me and Override were pulled out of the wreakage before the others could begin looking for us. I helpessly watched as Ransack emerged and fired a shot at Override, killing her in cold energon. I couldn't do anything to stop him. He took me as his prisoner, as well as many of Overrides followers." explained Mirage. "Us being one of them." pointed out Arsenal. "Arsenal doesn't really like to talk about that event. As do we all. It was a dark time for Velocitronians." said Rampage.

"When Ransack took me and the others prisonors, he used that as a motive for the Wreakers to think I was dead. I virus that spread all over Cybertron and you." said Mirage. "Mirage was a partner with Override, he was going to help bring peace to our planet. Now that Override is gone, we secretly follow Mirages lead." explained Rampage. "When all of this is over, I will lead the Velocitronians in a rebellion against Ransack and bring back the peace this planet deserves." stated Mirage. "So tell me dear sister, why are you here?"

"Ransack wants to become King of Cybertron. In order to do that, he kidnapped me and is keeping me locked up here until the marriage law comes into affect-- Wait! We're on Velocitron?!" I asked. "Um, yeah. Isn't it obvious?" asked Arsenal. "Arsenal show some respect. The Princess is clearly stressed about all of this." replied Rampage. "Aura I promise you we'll get out of here. I promise you I won't let Aura touch you again, and we'll go back home and be a family again." said Mirage. I didn't know what to say at this point. I find out I'm being held on Velocitron, Ransack killed Override, and now my brother is alive! I gave my brother a huge, not letting him go.

"I missed you brother." I whispered, tears streaming down my optics. He hugged me back and kissed me on the forehead. "I missed you too dear sister."