Transformers: Prime: The New Beginning

Chapter 14: A Month of Training

Orion Eclipse flew up towards Cybertron's atmosphere as he continued to fly in his jet mode. The wind in his face felt good and the young Cybertronian's mind was racing with excitement and Eclipse thought that if he could just fly farther and farther away from this alien planet, then he would find his way back to Earth and return home to Idaho. Orion thought for certain that he would escape from his Autobot captors and reunite with his human friend, but then he heard police sirens blaring behind him.

"Stop right where you are!" a male voice shouted. "You're under arrest for speeding!"

"Oh, great." Orion Eclipse said to himself. He was in trouble now. Now the young bot had been into trouble with the human authorities before, but he never thought that he would get into trouble with Cybertron's police force.

"Come quietly now and identify yourself," a Cybertronian police officer said.

Orion Eclipse sighed for he realized that he'd been caught trying to escape from Cybertron before he surrendered himself to the police without resisting arrest. Orion didn't want to go behind bars again, but the Autobot authorities had to put him in their custody until Ultra Magnus and his Autobots would come over to collect him and teach the stubborn Decepticon amnesiac a lesson.

Hours passed and Orion clicked his tongue to mimic a clock when a robot officer scolded him to keep quiet much to his frustration. When Ultra Magnus came with Ironhide and Jetfire, they asked the police as well as Strongarm about Orion Eclipse and they brought them over to his cell where they were not surprised to see the young bot pouting.

"There you are, Orion!" Ultra Magnus said to the young bot, opening the doors to his cell before entering with Ironhide and Jetfire behind him.

"Hello, Ultra Magnus." Orion Eclipse mumbled with a grumpy look on his face.

"So, I take it you passed your test in learning to fly like a jet?" Ultra Magnus said, his voice sounded strict in disappointment. "What were you thinking?! Pulling a dangerous stunt like that!?" he exclaimed.

"Magnus," Ironhide began, but Ultra shot a serious look at him to keep quiet while he scolds the young Decepticon amnesiac for breaking the rules.

"Orion Eclipse, you nearly ran over Ratchet at a high speed while you were flying in your jet mode." Ultra Magnus told Orion, "You almost gave him a spark attack! And before that, not only did you refuse to listen to your Ex-Decepticon mentor, Jetfire when he asked you not to fly too fast, but you caused a stir at Iacon City and then you tried to fly off into space!" he scolded.

"Am I in trouble for all of that?!" Orion Eclipse asked, shocked and confused.

"YES!!" Ultra Magnus yelled before he calmed himself down as he sighed, "Look, Orion. I understand that you're an amnesiac and that you're young, confused, inexperienced and that Optimus said that you're not a true Decepticon, but you need to follow the rules and obey the laws of this planet," he said.

"I'm sorry," Orion Eclipse apologized to the Autobot leader. "I just wanted to go home to Earth where I belong. I don't care if I was born on Cybertron and I don't care if I'm a Decepticon or not! I shouldn't be here!" he cried before he told Ultra Magnus, "And besides, you may look like Optimus Prime, but you'll NEVER be as good as him!"

"Sir, may I speak to him?" Ironhide asked Ultra Magnus. The Autobot leader looked at him and he nodded before he allowed the old, red Cybertronian to console with Orion. "Kid, I know you're really upset and I know that you're homesick.....but you really shouldn't be talking to our leader like that. The last bot who had told him that he isn't like Optimus....was the mech who wanted to destroy both Earth and Cybertron."

"Oh, so now you're comparing me to Doomsayer?! Is that the way you Autobots saw me when we first met?!" Orion asked, accusingly.

"No, Orion! I was referring to Megatron!..... Look, young mech; We just had a word with the police and they said they'll let you be in our custody so that we Autobots can help you learn from your mistakes so that you don't have to be locked up in Iacon prison." Ironhide explained. "I'm very sorry for the way we treated you back on Earth when we first met. Believe me, I didn't expect or even wanted Ratchet and Hot Rod to attack you when you've done nothing wrong when you and your human friend found the Sword of Primus and Optimus Prime made it quite clear that you're innocent and that you're special. And coming from a Decepticon-bustin' mech, that's saying a lot!"