When All Lights Go Out I (TFP)

Chapter 20

"Fascinating..." Megatron's face had a smile growing as he listened. Azura was shocked to hear that she was created as a parasite so many years ago, and she had no idea. "Could these sparklings survive at all?"

"If they are separated by the carrier on time and placed within a separate gestational chamber, yes they can," Shockwave explained in an affirmative tone. "The self destruct will only occur within a Cybertronian. When they are not attached to one, the self destruct will be null and void, making it possible for the sparkling to grow and become a Cybertronian."

"Hmm..." Megatron was rubbed his chin thoughtfully as he listened to the con. He was thinking deeply on this machine, and he seemed to like it. "Would the spark even grow normally, even with how it is made?"

"I am afraid any sparkling born from this method will be weaker and smaller than average compared to any habloid sparks created in a normal manner," Shockwave explained again, seemingly having an answer for every question Megatron was asking. "In my opinion, the sparkling may even die after the birth because it will be too weak to function."

Megatron was still deep in thought and Azura couldn't help but realize what he was thinking. And this would be the reason why she herself existed. Not because Optimus was in the line of fire, but because it was aimed at him. "I wonder if that would be true if a habloid spark was created within Optimus."

Shockwave was silent for a moment as he thought about the idea and looked at the screen. "The spark would still be weaker. But this machine might affect the Matrix to an extent, meaning that the sparkling could receive a portion of its power and making it able to survive."

"A Prime sparkling would be something we could have within our ranks," Megatron said in a joyful tone. "Oh, the pain that Optimus would have to go through as he is forced to fight his own sparkling. But we are going to need a special pod if we are to bring his sparkling here. One that will speed grow the sparkling to adulthood, skipping the entire sparkling phase and birthing a mighty warrior for our ranks."

"I see...am I understanding that we will only use this machine until Optimus himself ends up with sparkling?" The scientist questioned curiously and Megatron nodded affirmatively. "I still have many test tubes in my laboratory that can be altered for the means we need. However, you should understand, Lord Megatron, this may not necessarily be successful. Optimus is still at risk of perishing from this spark."

"That might be true. But it will also not be in his nature to destroy something small and innocent that was created by such means." The decepticon leader laughed in enjoyment, sending shivers down Azura's spine. "This is going to be a most wonderful plan! Crushing Optimus's spark will never be so satisfying. Physically and emotionally."

The scene faded and Azura was left feeling rage. This was the reason why she was born. Megatron wanted Optimus to have a sparkling so he could kidnap that sparkling, force the growth of the sparkling, train it and have it fight against Optimus. She couldn't believe what she had heard, she was seething. And yet, it took only a few minutes before she actually let out some tears. It also hurt. She was created to, not only be a parasitic spark, but also with the purpose of hurting Optimus down to the very core of his being.

"That's the reason I was created...selfishness," Azura said as she backed away from the pond and turned to face Alpha Trion. "I...I knew...that when Optimus and Ratchet told me how I was created, and their assumption of the fact Megatron wanted to kidnap me, the decepticons had realized I had survived. But I had no idea it was planned."

"Unfortunately, the decepticons became rather twisted in their ideals," Alpha Trion said in a sad tone. "And as much as Megatron is evil today, he had good intentions a long time ago." She gave the bot a surprised expression. "I am sure you are familiar with discrimination among humans." She nodded. "It was also the case on Cybertron. Megatron saw there was unfairness and he wanted change, demanded it and demanded he wanted to be a Prime. But he was interested in going about it in a violent way, which was something we did not want. But Optimus had also seen the same thing, and had a different approach. Those two were close friends at the time because of it."