Chapter 38-Fate’s Treachery
The only word the two sisters could mutter at the same time…
“Incredible,” Princess Celestia and Princess Luna said at once, their voices trailing off even at the sight of them all. Once their chariots touched the ground, once the guards of each respected leader bowed at their hooves, once they felt Ponyville’s dirt for themselves, that’s when they knew they weren’t seeing things.
Discord was actually telling the truth for once.
From memory, the two sisters recognized the Autobots as Jazz, Cliffjumper, Jetfire, Ironhide, and Bumblebee all standing together in a large group right in front of Princess Twilight’s castle. They also noticed Princess Twilight herself along with all of her friends sitting by the hills next to the Autobots. Optimus was with them, Discord as well.
Princess Twilight seemed to notice the two sisters’ approach rather quickly. She ran up to Celestia, giving her a hug. The solar goddess smiled warmly, looking down at her young unicorn pupil. She blinked, noticing the wings on Princess Twilight’s back. It was so fast. Sometimes she still needed to remind herself that Twilight was a princess now and not just a unicorn from Canterlot. Time sure does fly.
“I’m so glad you could make it on such short notice, Princess Celestia,” Twilight said to her as if she was out of breath. The rest of her friends came by her side, looking up at the princess rather expectantly.
Celestia gave a motherly chuckle with her response. “I’m so glad that Discord told the truth for once,” she said, looking over to see Discord playing darts with a clone of himself. He looked at her, a shocked expression on his face as he tossed the dart that his clone right in the pupil.
As Twilight walked over to give Luna a hug, Celestia brought her eyes over to rest on the five new Autobots in her presence. They all looked like Optimus before Rarity got her hooves on him. Rust and scratch marks painted their bodies while their Autobot symbols flashed red on and off. She caught them staring at her as well, their gazes either intrigued or uninterested.
Despite this, Celestia took a step forward, stopping herself when she noticed the area was strangely deserted. It was a little past noon and a not a pony was in sight.
“Twilight,” Princess Celestia called, catching the attention of the smaller Alicorn. “Do you mind telling me why Ponyville’s citizens aren’t around?”
Instead of Twilight answering, she watched as Rainbow Dash landed right in front of her with speeds the shocked the princess of the sun. The cyan Pegasus chuckled, wiping the rainbow mane out of her eye.
“Yeah, well, funny story,” Rainbow began, causing Celestia’s eyebrow to rise in suspicion. She could already tell Celestia wasn’t going to find it funny. “Um…we kinda didn’t want anypony to know anymore Transformers were in Ponyville until you got here. So…” she stopped there, sweat trailing down her forehead.
“So…what?” Luna asked, appearing by her sister’s side.
Celestia placed her hoof on Luna’s shoulder, taking another step towards Rainbow Dash. She said to her, “I’m very glad that none of you told the ponies in this town that new Autobots had been discovered until I arrived, but how did you all manage to bring them into Ponyville without one of the Royal Guard seeing them?”
“Oh, that’s where the true magic comes in, princess,” Discord chuckled, teleporting next to Celestia and Luna. He whispered, “I enchanted all the eyes of Ponyville’s citizens. They’re as blind as bats.”
Hearing this, both sisters turned back to look at a mare and a stallion bump into each other, their eyes as wide open as can be. Other ponies continuously walked into building sides or other ponies. Celestia sent a cold stare towards Discord.
“I don’t think that was rather necessary, Discord. We’re going to have to reveal these Autobots to the ponyfolk as well as we did Optimus,” the solar goddess told him, earning a huff from the draconequus.
“None of you are any fun anymore!” Discord whined, a defeated tone escaping his lips. He teleported onto a large chair while reading a magazine. He sat there silently for several minutes, quietly listening to the conversation.
With Discord choosing to remain silent (thankfully), that left Princess Celestia and Princess Luna to meet the new arrivals. With the other mares by their side including Princess Twilight, Celestia could hear them talking about several blurry statements. She had lost her focus on them after a few more steps, her gaze locked with the Autobots.
She studied them. Her ancient eyes observing not just the outside of the appearance, but their inside as well. What she saw was a dark presence she had only felt once before. Back in Sweet Apple Acres’ barn when they were supposedly to meet with Optimus Prime, she felt the same darkness she was feeling now. They all had a tale to be told. How they awakened, what they first saw, and if they remember anything…anything at all. That’s what she feared the most.
Stopping about ten feet in front of the one called Jazz, Princess Celestia instantly noticed the other four coming to his side, their giant shadows cascading over the princess. However, she appeared to shine in the darkness, which surprised each and every one of them. And unlike the white one, the smaller blue one seemed to morph with the darkness of their combined shadows, as if it was her element to be one with the dark.
With all their blue eyes focused on her, Princess Celestia cleared her throat, offered the friendliest smile she could ever give, and spoke clearly and heavenly.
“Greetings. My name is Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria and bringer of the morning sun.”
“And my name is Princess Luna, co-ruler of Equestria and bringer of the late night moon,” Luna added in, giving her older sister a little smile.
Jetfire’s eyes went wide. He pointed one of his fingers towards Celestia. “Hey…Discord told us about you. I thought your name was supposed to be Sunbutt?”
Celestia could hear Discord struggling to contain his laughter from above. She simply shook her head, giving an amused smile. “I assure you, my name is Celestia.”
The five Autobots all nodded, but shared some equally confused looks with one another. Cliffjumper crossed his arms, Ironhide following his actions. Princess Twilight as well as the other five mares all listened in carefully for what Celestia had to say. Pinkie couldn’t keep still from the excitement and Applejack had to slam a hoof onto her tail, keeping her planted to the ground.
“From the tall tale I was told by Discord not too long ago yesterday, I assumed he was simply lying like he normally does,” Celestia continued, waiting to hear if Discord had anything to say. He only mumbled something she couldn’t hear, presumably a sarcastic remark.
“But…I am glad to be wrong,” Celestia said, her voice as smooth as velvet. “It is truly an honor to be in the presence of the heroes of Equestria, and before you say anything,” she quickly added, noticing Jazz holding up his finger to stop her. Jazz lowered his hand as Celestia continued, “I must ask you all one thing: Do you have any recollection of who you might be or where you came from?”
It might seem like an odd question. But it wasn’t, at least not to the Autobots.
Jetfire shrugged, his arms crossing over each other. “We don’t even know our names,” he sadly muttered. The others seemed to share his sad tone, their heads dropping to stare at the dirt.
Celestia’s fears were true all along. They shared the same fate as Optimus Prime. This meant that not only would they have to deal with trying to find a cure more vigorously now more than ever, but Twilight and her friends would have to help them discover who they were. Decepticons were now a high-level threat to the world, and they had six Autobots who didn’t even know their true identities.
Princess Celestia knew that she couldn’t keep these Autobots in the dark just like she did with Optimus. The truth was overwhelming to the Prime, but he seemed to have embraced it rather easily. Perhaps they can just as well…
With her thoughts cleared, Princess Celestia nodded in understanding, staring up at each Autobot with calming eyes. They didn’t know how or why, but they felt safer when she stared at them that way. It was as if her gaze held the protection they’ve needed since the day they opened their eyes and got shot at.
“I am truly sorry to hear that, Jetfire,” Princess Celestia said to him, catching the Autobot by surprise. Not only did she address him, but she addressed him by his presumed name. He had a name now, and it felt…right.
She continued, “But what you all need to know now is that this town right here,” she stomped her hoof into the dirt, “will shelter and house you from the horrors of the outside world. Whatever evil that attacked each and every one of you will not enter this town while my guards are here. We will protect you, accept you, and welcome you until your memories shall return, and even then we will never turn you away. With that, I give you my solemn oath.”
The princess bowed before each of them, Luna doing the same.
“It has been a true honor,” Princess Celestia said before turning around and walking away. Princess Luna followed, leaving the five Autobots shocked, confused, but strangely feeling…good. They didn’t by all means trust every word she said, but she seemed to be genuinely concerned for them and their safety.
That’s why they didn’t leave.
After turning away from the Autobots, Princess Celestia stopped in front of the young princess. Said Alicorn Twilight Sparkle stared at her mentor confused, her mouth open but no words flowing past her lips. Luckily, Applejack took a step forward, saving Twilight of trying to explain when she seemed to have lost her voice.
She seemed to take the words right out of Twilight’s mouth when she asked, “Um…princess, don’t ya wanna tell the Autobots the truth jus’ like ya did with Optimus?”
“Actually,” Celestia answered, looking down at the purple Alicorn, “I was hoping Twilight would do that for me, as well as her friends.”
Twilight’s eyes grew wide, but instead of losing her voice she captured it and used it.
“Wait, me?” she asked, placing a hoof on her own chest. “You want me to tell them the whole entire truth? Where they came from, what their names are, their history, and everything else?”
Celestia nodded, but Luna answered her by saying, “We have a lot of work to do in Canterlot for the time being. And while we continue to search for the right spell to heal each and every Autobot, we would assume it would be right to let them know straight away.”
She sighed, looking over to Optimus Prime chatting with Discord.
“We do not wish to make the same mistake again,” Princess Luna muttered.
Twilight finally understood the meaning in Luna’s words. She nodded with a determined smile, the rest of her friends joining her. Celestia smiled as well, resting a soft hoof on her sister’s shoulder.
“Well, we best be off,” Celestia sighed, earning a nod from Luna. As the lunar goddess quietly walked by the six ponies, Celestia leaned down to them, catching their attention as she whispered, “Oh, and don’t forget to tell Discord to give the ponies of this town their sight back. They might as well be seeing their own heroes before their eyes.”
“We will, princess. You won’t have to worry about a thing,” Twilight told her. Princess Celestia gave each one of them a warm smile, wrapping her giant wings around the group of six and hugging them.
“Good luck, my little ponies,” Celestia whispered to them as a mother would.
As her wings shrunk back to her sides, Princess Celestia left the six baking in the afternoon sun. She followed her younger sister back to the chariots. Speaking of Luna, the princess was already waiting in her own dark chariot, a yawn making its way past her mouth.
“Can thou go any slower?” Luna teased, earning a sly grin from Celestia.
“We’ll see,” Celestia replied, sitting down in her own righteously beautiful chariot. The Pegasi in golden and blue armor quickly returned to their stations. Securing the harnesses, each stallion gave a loud snort, flapping their wings and kicking off the ground.
Princess Twilight and her five friends watched as the two rulers of Equestria disappeared in the afternoon sunshine. Twilight wondered if when they got back to Canterlot they would go straight to the Archives and get right back to searching. Or maybe they would deal with the search for the Crystal Heart. She really didn’t know which one was more important.
But she did remember Celestia’s words, her orders given to Twilight.
Taking in a deep breath and relaxing herself, Twilight let her wings stretch outwards, making her appear more regal just Like Celestia would do. She turned around, only for her wings to snap shut when the five Autobots were suddenly crowded around her. Fluttershy shrieked in surprise.
Ironhide stared directly at Twilight, causing her to shudder under his gaze.
“Now,” he began, “what were you and Princess Celestia talking about? The truth?” The other four Autobots nodded in agreement, none of their stares loosening on the Princess of Friendship.
Twilight bit her lip and turned her head back towards her friends. They all nodded to her, giving her warm smiles of encouragement to go on. She closed her eyes and let loose a heavy breath. When she opened her eyes, they were just as hard, if not harder than each of the Autobots’. It was the stare only a leader could have.
However, that stare didn’t last long when Jazz spread his arms out and practically yelled, “Well? We’re waiting!”
Twilight looked at the ground nervously. After forcing her eyes up and forward, she stared at each Autobot silently. Their unamused expressions could only tell her one thing: Hurry up or we’ll leave. Maybe Celestia should’ve told them herself after all.
“Alright…” Twilight began, her voice falling away, “do you guys just want the truth now or should we wait a little later until you’re more…comfortable.”
“Now!” each Autobot, including Bumblebee, shouted in unison right away.
Twilight mentally slapped herself for acting so stupid. She nodded in understanding, clearing her throat loud enough for each Autobot to hear. With whatever memory she could gather from Celestia’s speech yesterday, Twilight began the long explanation of the Transformer’s history.
“So…I guess it all began years ago on the distant planet of Cybertron-”
“Wow. I’m already bored,” Cliffjumper yawned.
All of Twilight’s friends face hoofed and groaned as perfectly as a chorus would. Princess Twilight was busy trying to hide her blush. A blind stallion behind the entire group walked right into the lake behind Twilight’s castle. Discord couldn’t help him because he was laughing so hard.
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And so does Twilight
The Ponies and Autobots return to Ponyville unnoticed by the population, thanks to a blindness spell by Discord. (
Discord... was that really necessary? I mean what if somepony has an accident for Celestia's sake!)
Given the Princess's word for their safety, the Autobots seem to be slowly warming up. Let's hope they will listen to Twilight's version of their history before they start getting impatient and bored as Cliffjumer is.
Can't wait for Drift.
Now it's Twilight's turn to tell the history of Cybertron...though it might be harder than it looks. LOL!
Soon Autobots, with all in due time, soon.
Things are getting interestin... I grow impatient...
Just kidding.
Once again, Celestia is being lazy is and making Twicorn pick up her slack.
If everyone in Ponyville is blind, then how come nopony is running around screaming, "I'M BLIND"?
Since all the Autobots have been attacked, will there stories give insight on who attacked them?(Does the AAA have their logo painted on their tanks?)
What are their plans for Grimlock or are they just going to forget him for now?
Apparently Discord finds a stallion killing himself to be hilarious(That's some fucked up shit.
)
Can we be specific on which conflict you're referring to?
5280179 A: give Twicorn a break.
B: who said that guy was dead?
5280820
A: That comment was more about Celestia than Twicorn.
B: I said killing himself not killed himself, so there's a chance someone saved him.(hopefully.)
5281624 still, why is everyone a hater towards Princess Twilight? And what's with this Trollestia nonsense?
5281662
Everyone has their reasons why they don't like Twicorn. As for Trollestia that's just having a little bit of fun at her.
5281732 why do you not like her?
5281898
That's going to take a long time and I don't want to go through all that(pisses me off.) If this was a multiple choice question, I'd go with all the above.
5281917 ok give me one.
5282021 I don;t think people have a problem with her having wings i think they just have a problem with her being a princess because people don't like change even though repeating the same thing gets boring.
And JD don't let criticism convince you to change your story/plan and write what you want to write.
Although I do feel like a good suggestion should be to show Ratchet getting killed by the alliance or Lockdown or at least some details on what happened to the other Autobots.
And If Crosshairs ever appeared in the story i feel like a good way to fit him in is for Crosshairs to be an explorer and former Autobot (he would rejoin in the end) and Crosshairs crash lands his ship on Equestria with Crosshairs meeting up with Drift before they find the Autobots also Drift and Crosshairs would be the most combat ready Autobots (with the others having no memory).
Crosshairs would still be a jerkass.
Plus we lack Green Autobots or well any Autobot that's not red or white (not including Bee)
5277910 HA!
5280179 Well, the AAA do have their logos on every piece of machinery they own, but I'm pretty sure the Autobots wouldn't remember them in the state they're in currently.
Grimlock is basically unstable now. He's like a predator that'll defend his territory. In the future, they'll try to go after him, but for now they have five friendly Autobots that need assistance. As for the conflict, it's going to be the main conflict of the story: Decepticons and the Alliance. I'll touch up on how the partnership is handling between Noctune and Shockwave.
5282118 I appreciate all forms of constructive criticism. It'll help me make my story better knowing what people want to see changed.
5282129 All the other Autobots, the ones Shockwave deemed unworthy, were sucked dry of Energon and had their bodies thrown in the scrapheap. And I really don't think I'll be able to fit Crosshairs in the story. Drift was hard work enough.
At least show one Autobot been hunted by the AAA or Lockdown please?
5282543 Yup i understand but I'm just stating what i had wished happened (just like Prowl)
I just can't see a happy ending with everyone else dead.
Well i guess i should watch what i wish for because i did wish for some Autobot deaths.
5283219 Well, then I'd be just straight up copying AOE, and I don't want to trail too far down that path.
5283692 Ok
Or could you show the dead bodies been melted down for scrap metal
5284248 Ok an Autobot being hunted down would make sense in the story but melting them down does not match with the story so far.
Why would they melt them down the Alliance is not Ksi?
5286000 Maybe shockwave could use their dead bodies to rebuild the Decepticon forces.
Also will Lockdown have a army of mercenaries ,steel jaws and a giant magnet ship aswell?
5286372 Pay no mind to the battles you've won.
It'll take a lot more than words and muscles.
Open your heart and hands my son.
Or you'll never make it over the river.
5286372 He'll have a ship.... Yeah...
5286965 "Come to me Optimus Prime."
I have an idea. Why don't you introduce the Seacons?
5294727 He gave up to damands but yes Lockdown was originally not supposed to make an appearance
Ha! Classic Discord.