A Mute Friendship

This Is Not Who You Are

(A/N: I felt like updating today... Also, I got carried away and wrote a lot more than I thought I had left in me! So the two endings will come after this. Enjoy!! And I also I thank all of my followers that have been so faithful in the time it has taken me to complete this story. There are 2 more chapters after this, both endings. A good, and a bittersweet. Enjoy.)

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Ethan, also known as 3TH4N, had kept in contact with the Autobots and handed out what information he could, all with the purpose of hopefully rescuing his son from the influence of the Decepticons.

Tegan had been kept by Megatron or Soundwave's side, and had done well in retrieving relics for the warlord, now, two megacycles later, Tegan stood before Megatron after having just watched the warlord put an end to Predaking, the Predacon clone.

"It isn't every day you get to see a species go extinct all over again." Starscream stated, the three Decepticons turning when the door behind them opened, Knockout walking in with the Dark Star Saber. "One mega weapon c-... Where's tall, dark and scaly?"

Before anyone could respond, blaster fire reached their audios and Megatron growled lowly, ordering for a report, a vehicon answering over the comm. ::My Lord, the ship is under attack::.

"How is that possible?" Starscream demanded, looking back and forth between Megatron and the other two, Megatron thinking for a brief moment before responding. "The medic lives." He hissed, referring to Ratchet, who had been captured earlier in the megacycle to have his servo at aiding Shockwave and Knockout in their study of the synthetic energon. "Starscream. Bring reinforcements to the bridge. Paradox. Seek out and destroy the medic." Megatron ordered, Tegan giving a short nod before turning, skating down the hall on his wheels, searching for Ratchet.

Tegan sped around a corner in time to see Ratchet vanishing into the room where Shockwave was keeping the cylinders full of synthetic energon to power the Omega Lock, the slim black and green mech shooting through the door behind Ratchet, braking when he saw a fight already going on between the medic and Shockwave.

"I've got him." Tegan hissed to the scientist, skating around the one opticked behemoth to smash into the older mech at top speed, sending them both crashing across the room as Shockwave typed in the codes for the firing sequence and began the Omega Lock setup, the bay doors slowly spiraling open.

"You don't know what you're doing." Ratchet's voice ground into Tegan's audio and he snarled, standing over the medic with his blaster pointed at him. "I know exactly what I'm doing." He responded coldly, a bitter tone to his voice.

Ratchet shook his helm. "No. You know only what Megatron wants you to know!" The orange and white mech responded hotly, glaring up at the younger.

Opening his intake to respond, Tegan was distracted by the sound of blasterfire behind him, turning his helm to watch Shockwave duck away from Optimus Prime as the autobot leader fired on him. Pain flared through his body when the medic's digits were suddenly in the seams of his chassis, pinching a wire that caused his frame to convulse, allowing the autobot to throw him off.

Snarling in dazed pain, Tegan growled and went to jump at the medic again when the ship suddenly jolted, sending all four within the bay tumbling, Tegan hitting his helm and letting out a curse.

Unbeknownst to them, Soundwave had left the bridge, for what reason no one knew, and 3TH4N had taken control, attempting to steer the Nemesis away from Earth.

Shockwave had started the firing sequence, and Tegan stood upright, looking over at another set of doors where Smokescreen had appeared, optics narrowing when he saw that the blue and yellow mech had the Star Saber in his grasp. "Optimus, catch!" Smokescreen called, Ratchet calling a warning as Shockwave fired a blast at the young elite guards mech, sending him flying, star saber clattering to the ground.

Several pairs of optics locked onto it and everyone began to fight over the chance of retrieving it, Tegan skating around the others, smashing into Bumblebee just as the scout picked it up, sending the sword over the edge to clatter below them, nearly falling into the cybermatter.

Tegan stood up, looking down at where the sword lay and swore, spinning around and kicking the black and yellow Autobot in the helm to send him staggering, the black and green Decepticon presenting his blades as he prepared a fatal strike. A familiar voice cut through Tegan's anger, green optics immediately shifting back to bright red, the mech standing frozen for several moments before slowly turning. "Grandmother...?" He asked in a choked tone, the elderly human standing in Wheeljack's servo, the wrecker standing before a closing groundbridge.

Silence fell over the area as all optics were locked on the old human and the Decepticon that had quickly become renowned for his violence and temper.

"Tegan... Please stop." Mary begged in a pleading voice, blue eyes looking up at the Cybertronian that she had been told was her grandson. "Stop this... This isn't the boy I raised."

Tegan clenched his denta, digits curling into fists as 3TH4N appeared nearby, watching the exchange with hopeful optics. "You... Why will I stop when you are the one that lied to me? When you never told me that I was one of them? That you were the reason I didn't have a father in my life??" The dual-colored Decepticon demanded, voice cracking.

"I was wrong, Tegan... I should've-" Mary was cut off by Megatron, who had continued to grapple with Optimus Prime even though the others had ceased fighting. "Paradox! Obey me,  and take your vengeance! This world has always treated you like a drone, never given you anything worth keeping." The warlord snarled out, Tegan glancing at him... Megatron and Soundwave had given him what he had always wanted: sight, hearing, a voice... 

"Tegan, listen to me, you must-"

Shockwave had recovered from the initial shock, and the omega lock suddenly exploded in a white light as the firing sequence was completed, the cybermatter beginning to empty itself onto the helpless planet below.

Running to the edge of the dock, Cybertronians, both Decepticon and Autobot alike, stared down at the world, blue light flashing as the cybermatter made contact with the Earth's surface.

3TH4N recovered first, turning and grabbing Tegan's arm. "Orion! You must stop this! This is madness! Those are your people! You're mother's people!" He cried, Tegan standing and staring down in horror, 3TH4N trying one more time to get through to him. "Orion... Miko is down there!"

Tegan tensed up at that and turned, staring into the Vehicon's faceplates, his grandmother joining in. "Tegan, you must save them. Please, Tegan." Mary pleaded with him, Tegan feeling conflicting emotion fill him. "Tegan, you must listen to me, Mega-"

Megatron was suddenly there, grabbing 3TH4N by the helm and tossing him aside, the Vehicon connecting with a nearby wall with a sickening crunch! as the warlord turned and took a swipe at Mary.

In that moment, several things happened. Tegan watched as Wheeljack attempted to keep his grandmother away from Megatron's wrathful attack, trying to avoid the warlord's claws that were aimed at the human, and Tegan could've sworn he heard millions of voices on Earth screaming.