Transformers: Prime: The New Beginning

Chapter 12: Beginner's Luck

"I think you should go back to sleep, now." Bumblebee suggested. "Wait, aren't you going to explain more about Altair Comet and Elita One?" Orion Eclipse said. "I'm sorry, but we can't know for sure if they're still online." Bumblebee replied.

"Online?" Orion Eclipse asked, confused. "That's our way of saying that a Cybertronian is alive. If their spark has been extinguished and they're offline, that means they're dead." Bumblebee explained. "Oh. Well, I think I feel more comfortable going back to sleep, now." Orion Eclipse said. "So when do I get to go back to Earth?" he asked.

"I'll ask Ultra Magnus about that. But for now, we need to find out more about you to help you regain your lost memories." Bumblebee said. "Okay, Bee. Goodnight." Orion Eclipse replied.

"Goodnight, Orion." Bumblebee said before leaving the young bot's room.

Once the Autobot lieutenant closed the door, Orion goes back to sleep before he starts thinking of the name, Altair Comet, before he decides to wait until he can ask more about Optimus Prime's daughter and his conjunx-endura. The next day, Orion Eclipse was still fast asleep in his room and this time he had no nightmares, no dreams, and no visions of his forgotten past. Instead, the young Cybertronian had a nice rest for once in his lifetime. Orion was feeling comfortable in his sleep when someone knocked on his door, waking him up and startling him.

"Wake up, sleepyhead." It was Hot Rod.

Orion Eclipse groaned in a tired tone of voice. "Can I have just one more minute, please?" he said. "Aw, come on, Big O. Ironhide wants to teach you how to be a Cybertronian like us," Hot Rod insisted.

Orion chuckled before he got up from his berth. "Okay, okay, Hothead. I'm coming out," he said. "My name is Hot Rod." the young Autobot corrected. "And the name is Orion Eclipse, you firecracker." Orion teased.

"Haha, very funny," said Hot Rod.

Orion Eclipse walked out of his quarters before he followed Hot Rod outside of the Autobots base to find Ironhide so that Orion would begin his first lesson of training such as learning how to get a vehicle mode, how to fight to protect himself and others, and how to talk and act like a Cybertronian. Ironhide smiles at Orion Eclipse and Hot Rod before he greets them.

"Good morning, young mechs," Ironhide said. "Hello, Ironhide." Hot Rod greeted. "Hi." Orion Eclipse said shyly. "Did you sleep well, Orion?" Ironhide asked.

"Um, yeah. I think so. I've got a few questions and I was hoping you would answer them." Orion told the old Autobot. "All of your questions will be answered. But for now, let us begin your first level of training," said Ironhide. Orion Eclipse and Hot Rod followed Ironhide to the Training Grounds where they're about to begin the first step of being a Cybertronian with Orion as the apprentice and Ironhide his teacher and Hot Rod his assistant. "Okay. Now, today I'm going to teach you how to fight." Ironhide began.

"I don't wanna hurt anyone," Orion said. "Come on, kid. Do you remember how Hot Rod punched you in the head? Well, now's your chance to hit him hard for what he did." Ironhide insisted.

"What?! But—but we just made amends, didn't we?" Hot Rod asked in total surprise. "Yes, but if you're going to go up against the Decepticons, the first thing you wanna learn is to engage in a real fight," Ironhide told the young Autobot.

"I don't know about this. I've never fought anyone before." Orion Eclipse said.

"Come on, Eclipse. Do you remember how angry you were when you woke up inside a large prison cell? With your fusion cannon missing and that you were wearing stasis cuffs?" Hot Rod reminded the Decepticon loner.

Orion began to feel his Energon boiling with anger as he remembered the things that Hot Rod did like attacking him in front of his human friend, Anthony Carter, accusing him of crimes he never committed, and treating him like dirt. Orion began to clench his fists before he yelled in anger as Hot Rod is ready to feel the same pain he caused Orion. But, instead of hitting the young Autobot...Orion Eclipse punched a hole through a wall, much to the Autobots' surprise.