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Chapter 26 - Ch 26. Old Memories.

In the void of space, filled with giant asteroids and stars. A large ship is there, speeding.

A male Transformer, sitting on a chair and enjoying the space view while eating a snack.

While he was enjoying his meal, suddenly another female transformer came to meet him.

"How long is our journey?" the woman asked.

"Be patient a little. We have to save fuel," replied the man there.

Then the woman decided to sit on the chair right next to the man.

"He's not there anyway. There's no point in going there," the woman said. Her eyes kept looking down because of the sadness in her heart.

"You're wrong. We're going there for revenge. Don't you love Cylob anymore, Signy?" asked the man next to the woman.

It turns out that the woman's name is Signy, who was present in the first volume.

"...Of course I love him very much. How could I forget him!" Signy said firmly.

Signy held her left arm and made her mind remember the past with Cylob.

....

Together on the planet Destinus, playing kites together as children.

"Cylob, what are you doing?" asked little Signy.

Cylob kissed Signy's cheek, making her face red and embarrassed.

"I hope when we grow up we can be together forever!" said Cylob.

....

"But.... Voidecay..." Signy was confused by her own feelings.

So the guy next to Signy is named Voidecay. The guy Mirage, Brown and Arcee always mentioned before.

"Don't worry. I also did it because someone asked me to," said Voidecay.

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(Cybertron - Decepticons HQ)

....

To the current Autobots. The Autobots are currently preparing a plan to unite the Decepticons.

They were all at the Autobots headquarters. They were sitting in a special room, there were Boltquick, Starscream, Shockwave, Soundwave, Thundercracker, and some of the remaining Decepticons.

The remaining Decepticons were seen to have red eyes besides the five above.

"I wish to continue the will, Megatron. I hope you agree to that!" Optimus said.

"Open!" Starscream slammed the table.

"I told you, Prime. The Decepticons are in my hands now, we don't need your help." said Starscream.

The other Decepticons also appear to support Starscream.

"Listen carefully everyone. Okay, fine, Starscream leads the Decepticons, but... I want us to make peace with each other." Optimus held out his hand to Starscream.

"We don't need your help." Starscream was still stubborn.

"We need Autobots, Boltquick. Are you sure you can lead the Decepticons?" Boltquick said.

"Yes!" replied Starscream.

Optimus sighed, "Starscream... fine. But I need you to agree to end this war. I'm afraid you're not mature enough to lead the Decepticons."

Starscream pondered for a moment to think about it. What Optimus said was also true. He then remembered how he was thrown into the Decepticons, despite having the title of commander.

But Starscream's fist remained clenched tightly in his will and decision.

"Leave the Decepticons to me. The war may be over, but... my hatred for you will not change," said Starscream.

Ultra Magnus then grabbed Optimus' shoulder. "Optimus, everything takes time."

"Okay... can we stay for a few days? Our base is in chaos, I'll bring some others to stay here!" Optimus said.

"You could, but this place wouldn't be comfortable for you," Starscream said, glaring at Optimus.

Optimus still responded professionally. "Alright, let's end this conversation." 

Optimus and several other Autobots then decided to leave with Optimus.

But then Optimus paused for a moment, turning to Starscream.

"I will guide you to become a leader, Starscream."

"I told you I—"

Optimus immediately interrupted, "Trust me... you need it," Optimus said before he left.

Starscream in there was silent and pondered for a moment. He had long dreamed of becoming a Lord like Megatron, he wanted to be better than Megatron. He muttered in his heart.

....

Optimus is out there talking for a while with Ultra Magnus and the others.

"Ironhide and Magnus, I want you to go and tell the Autobots to come here," Optimus said.

"Alright!" Ironhide replied.

"Don't I have any assignments?" asked Elita-1.

"You try talking to some of the other Decepticons. We need to strengthen our relationship with them," Optimus said.

"Okay, I'll try it," said Elita-1.

Then they all left and went with their respective tasks.

....

Back there, Soundwave and Thundercracker were watching the Autobots.

"Honestly... Elita-1 looks really beautiful. She's cuter than Miss Justice." Thundercracker said.

"Never mind, she belongs to someone else!" said Soundwave.

"There's nothing wrong with admiring, right?" Thundercracker replied.

"... They are pests, don't forget how they treated us before... They were impoverished, and they party there." said Soundwave.

"That was then, Soundwave. I'm sure things are different now," Thundercracker replied.

"I will never believe it!" Soundwave then turned and left Thundercracker.

....

Elita-1 walks around the Decepticons HQ. Now that they are free to look around,

It was so flattering to see the various arrangements and how neat every corner of the Decepticons' headquarters was.

Elita-1 stopped by a room that was also her destination, after asking around and getting information about Justice's room.

Unintentionally Elita-1 bumped into Optimus again. Optimus wanted to go to Megatron's room, and Elita-1 to Justice's room. Because their rooms were across from each other.

"Elita, you came here too?" Optimus asked.

"I was thinking of seeing Justice's room. Even though I don't really know her, I hope that when I see his room, I can get to know her better," Elita-1 answered.

"I want to go into Megatron's room too... I never knew what he was like back then," Optimus said.

"Okay then, I'll go in first. See you," said Elita as she opened Justice's room.

"Okay, don't break anything, okay?" Optimus opened Megatron's room.

....

Justice's room was beautifully decorated. Twinkling lights adorned the walls. 

"Wow!" Elita-1 was amazed by the beauty of Justice's room.

"Justice is also Bumblebee's age, it's natural that she decorates her room like this," whispered Elita-1.

Looking at the collection in the glass-covered cabinet, there are several dolls, badges, and various other collections.

There was still a cassette in the audio player, although it wasn't turned on. Elita-1 removed the cassette and glanced at it. It turned out to be a music album from its creator, Soundwave, and his collaboration with Justice.

Elita-1 then put on and listened to the audio from the cassette. A calm music began to be heard. Justice's voice began to sing, a melodious voice that surprised Elita-1 greatly.

Justice's singing tone and voice are so piercing. F#5 natural minor, with a bpm of 107, and with a simple piano accompaniment.

B5(1/8) D5(1/4) D5(1/2) 0(1/8)

(You used to stand there)

B5(1/8) D5(1/4) C#5(1/2) 0(1/8)

(I've always been hated)

C#5(1/8) B5(1/4) A5(1/8) C#5(1/1) 

B5(1/2)

(But i here for you... u...)

D5(1/8) E5(1/4) F#5(1/2) 0(1/8)

(How long will we...)

D5(1/8) F#5(1/4) E5(1/2) 0(1/8)

(fight each other)

E5(1/8) D5(1/4) C#5(1/8) E5(1/1) 

D5(1/2)

(But, I here for you... u...)

B5(1/8) D5(1/4) D5(1/2) 0(1/8)

(At least i know)

B5(1/8) D5(1/4) C#5(1/2) 0(1/8)

(You let me here)

C#5(1/8) B5(1/4) A5(1/8) C#5(1/1) 

B5(1/2)

(For you... u...)

....

From the lyrics and melody of Justice's song, Elita-1 came to know how Justice struggled in the Decepticons' headquarters.

She was hated, cursed and received violence from Megatron. But she remained there, for them.

Elita-1 felt it, it was so painful. Holding her heart that felt like it stopped beating when she heard the music. 

Unable to bear it, Elita-1 immediately stopped the music.

"Justice... ... So you were like this back then, huh," Elita-1 said.

Next to it, he found a fairly thick book, with a green cover made of leather. The book was titled Book of Light.

Without further ado, Elita-1 immediately opened the book, and sure enough, the book was Justice's diary, filled with various notes and photos of herself.

The home page looks normal, but there's always a sentence. "Today Megatron beat me up again for a trivial matter!"

Justice even took a picture of his injury and his expression. She seemed cool about it.

Keep turning each page, until finally Elita-1 saw a blood splatter on her book with the writing. "I'm tired of living like this, is there no way to die without hurting myself?"

Elita-1 was shocked by another portrait, the knife stuck in Justice's palm.

"Oh, Primus. Justice is going crazy!"

But it doesn't end there, now there is a memory card on the next page. With the words, "This is the CCTV of my life, almost has all the moments."

"Gluk!" Elita-1 just swallowed her saliva. She knew this was going to be scary.

But she was already incited by the curiosity in his heart, making her brave, having to watch and listen in order to know Justice.

"Alright... Justice, I need your help to help me, continue your task!" said Elita-1.

Utilizing floating screen gadget technology on her arm and plugging in the memory card.

Elita-1 then watched it. All the recap videos of how Justice was always hated by the Decepticons and Megatron who always did violence to her.

Until the last minute of the video, when Justice treats Megatron's wounds. At that time Justice hugs Megatron from behind, but it was the first time Megatron didn't scold her.

The following days, Megatron and she began to get better and there was no more violence between the two of them. Until then she was kidnapped by the Decepticons.

....

In Megatron's room, Optimus was also surprised by the condition of his room which was very messy.

"So you're still as messy as ever," Optimus said.

Optimus then tidied up Megatron's room, starting from his blanket, everything down to the scattered trash.

After finishing tidying everything up, Optimus then sat on Megatron's bed.

Optimus looked at the picture frame, there Megatron and Optimus were showing off their medals. But the picture frame was destroyed. Also, Optimus' face was torn off there.

"It's hard to fight those feelings, isn't it, Megatron... If I had believed in you from the start, you would still be here now," Optimus said.

....

(Cybertron - Autobots HQ)

Currently some of the Autobots are preparing to wait for Ironhide to pick them up. But not all of them can go, the rest must stay.

"Wow, you guys look really excited to go!" said Cliffjumper.

"You guys aren't coming?" Bumblebee asked.

"Yeah... Hotrod and Bulk don't seem interested in going there," Cliffjumper said.

"I see, must be a bad experience," Wheeljack said.

"Are the three of us the only ones coming?" Sideswipe asked.

"No, there are 10 people... maybe the other members," Wheeljack said.

"Come on, Cliff. Come with us. What would we do without you?" Bumblebee coaxed Cliffjumper.

"No. I like it here!" Cliffjumper replied.

"Huhh... yes!" said Bumblebee.

....

What a coincidence, because now Ironhide and Ultra Magnus have arrived at the Autobots headquarters. They immediately asked those who wanted to join to gather immediately.

"Alright, those who want to join come see me immediately!" said Ultra Magnus.

Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Sideswipe, and the others immediately stood before Ultra Magnus and Ironhide.

"Is it only ten people?" Ironhide asked.

"Alright, get ready, we'll be leaving in 15 minutes," Ultra Magnus said.

He then walked away inside. "I'm going to eat first, I'm hungry."

They are getting ready to leave for the Decepticons' base. Their purpose this time is only to reconcile and prove to the Decepticons that the Autobots can be trusted.

Because Starscream who is currently leading was also once an Autobot. But because they are also Autobots who were betrayed. So they have blue eyes, but they don't trust the Autobots.

....

To be continued....

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