Journey\u2019s log. Mobius date: April 1, 2017. Stardate: 1622185.96. After the events of last night, I started asking around for magic folk and, to my surprise, the lady who defended Elise from Blackarachnia was the one I should have asked for in the first place. She\u2019s called Sira and she\u2019s the Grand High Witch of Mobius. She lives in the Northern Edge of the city I was in last night and\u2026what I saw wasn\u2019t what I expected. Let me explain, the Grand High Witch of Cybertron, a title reserved for the most powerful Witch, usually lived in a remote cave. Sira, on the other hand? Opulent mansion. I arrived at the gate and pressed the call button. A human woman\u2019s face filled the screen. She wore a blue pixie cut and was in some sort of maid\u2019s uniform. \u201cMay I help you?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, this is gonna sound weird,\u201d I stammered, \u201cbut I\u2019m an alien robot looking for the Grand High Witch, Sira, and I was\u2026told\u2026she lived\u2026here\u2026\u201d My voice trailed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh! Orion Pax, correct?\u201d quizzed the maid. My holo-form\u2019s optics went wide. \u201cLady Sira\u2019s expecting you. One minute. Parvus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Shrinking Spell?! What for?!\u201d I yelped as I shrunk down to the size of a Mini-con.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLady Sira prefers to talk to young ones at the same level,\u201d explained the maid. \u201cPlease meet me at the front door.\u201d She ended the call and opened the gate. I transformed into my now human height and headed to the door. It opened to reveal the maid. I initially thought it was just a maid outfit, but it seemed to be a blend of maid outfit and ballgown. \u201cLady Sira is in her garden,\u201d she reported. \u201cThis way, please.\u201d She led me through the mansion and out the back door into a rose garden maze. \u201cNow, how did she arrange the path to the center this time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI beg your pardon, Ms.\u2026\u201d I floundered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, how rude,\u201d the maid admonished. \u201cI\u2019m Natalie, Sira\u2019s wife.\u201d I arched my eyebrow, again, I may add. I\u2019ve been doing it ever since I came up to the gate. \u201cOh, we make it work,\u201d assured Natalie. \u201cBeing the maid has been a hobby while being an eccentric billionaire became a hobby for Sira.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, why call her Lady Sira?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s become a pet name,\u201d Natalie explained as she led me through the maze. We hit a dead-end. \u201cNo easy path this time, eh?\u201d she mused. \u201cLady Sira loves to change the path to the center after a week. She does with her eyes closed. Wants to test her brain so she can get to her favorite spot in the center. Odd though, considering she\u2019s of the Red Order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Mages of one Order can use spells from another,\u201d I muttered, trying to go along with it. \u201cIt\u2019s just slightly more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrue, I\u2019ve used water spells from time to time,\u201d replied Natalie as we went down another path. \u201cAnd I\u2019m a witch of the Purple Order!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight,\u201d I gulped. Soon, we found the center. Sira was sitting at a table with two chairs, looking upwards. Natalie cleared her throat. Sira turned to see us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, young Pax,\u201d she greeted. \u201cThat will be all, Sweet Natalie.\u201d Natalie curtsied and left. Sira gave me a small smile. \u201cLovely girl,\u201d she sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u2026sure she makes\u2026a fine wife for you\u2026\u201d I replied, still thrown off by Sira\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs something wrong?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis\u2026isn\u2019t what I expected from the Grand High Witch of Mobius,\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our planet\u2019s 41st century,\u201d remarked Sira. \u201cDid you expect the Grand High Witch to live in a cave, cackling over a cauldron of green goo?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, it\u2019s what Cybertron\u2019s Grand High Witch does!\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You\u2019re joking, I hope,\u201d mumbled Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m not,\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight then,\u201d sighed Sira. \u201cI need to speak with Slapdash when the Universal Council of Witches meets again.\u201d She then shook her head. \u201cIn any case, please, sit. Tell me your woes.\u201d Finally! Some groundwork! I sat down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy magic just stopped working a while ago,\u201d I explained. \u201cEverything I enchanted…stopped, for lack of a better term. I can\u2019t access the wisdom of the 1st 13 Primes and the spells in my repertoire won\u2019t even sparkle. Heck, my weapons aren\u2019t even working!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUh HUH,\u201d replied Sira. \u201cLet me see them, wisdom vessel and weapons.\u201d I took out the Matrix and my weapons and laid them on the table. Sira then picked up the Matrix and looked it over, making several \u201chms\u201d along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, it was how I\u2026\u201d I started to explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuiet, please,\u201d instructed Sira, \u201cI\u2019m talking to Solus Prime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d I yelped. \u201cI didn\u2019t tell you about the\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI said, quiet!\u201d hissed Sira. She then picked up the gun. \u201cWas he always this bad?\u201d she asked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you gonna talk to\u2026?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cButton it!\u201d snapped Sira. She then looked at my axe. \u201cLost cause, huh?\u201d she asked it. \u201cOne minute, let me confirm that.\u201d She took out six six-sided dice and one ten-sided die. She shook them in her hands and then released them. They landed on low numbers. \u201cOh dear,\u201d she moaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShush!\u201d hissed Sira. She then grabbed my chin and turned my head. \u201cYep, just as I thought.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUm,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan\u2019t go five minutes without flapping your lips, can you?\u201d remarked Sira. She released my chin. \u201cBut, that\u2019s all right. It\u2019s a classic symptom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSymptom of what?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat the problem is,\u201d explained Sira. \u201cI\u2019ve seen this kind of thing before, in the history books. Your implements could as well. Did you know the gun was called Pacemaker and the axe was called Blade Dancer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2026well, no,\u201d I floundered. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because you haven\u2019t unlocked their full potential yet,\u201d answered Sira. \u201cGood thing, too, in this instance. If you had, and this happened, you\u2019d have been too far gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMeaning?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe problem isn\u2019t with your magic, the problem is with you,\u201d replied Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t follow,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, then, simple words for a simple bot!\u201d sighed Sira. \u201cYou\u2019re! Turning! Evil!\u201d \u2026WHAT?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bot that attacked the Autobot base was back in his ship. He looked a bit tired. \u201cI couldn\u2019t get him to use his magic!\u201d he snarled. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t\u2026! Chill out. Now\u2019s not the time for a rampage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood mantra,\u201d replied a woman\u2019s voice in a permanent growl. \u201cWelcome back, Grimlock.\u201d A Femme red, grey, and gold with a blue face and Velociraptor bits stepped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks, Slash,\u201d bid the bot, Grimlock. \u201cHow long was I gone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAbout 48 days now,\u201d answered Slash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c48 days from the ship?\u201d chuckled Grimlock. \u201cWow, that Energon field you made only started sparking when I saw the ship a minute ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am already making adjustments,\u201d reported Slash. \u201cWere you able to get the young Prime angry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, just annoyed,\u201d sighed Grimlock. \u201cApparently, he\u2019s got a lot on his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrimlock? Is that you?\u201d asked a voice. Another bot came it. It was in a color scheme like Grimlock and Slash\u2019s and had Pteranodon parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSwoop, good to see you,\u201d greeted Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, good, I can tell you what I found,\u201d cheered Swoop. \u201cI discovered footage of Optimus going toe to toe against a certain Cyclops that gave us our current alt-modes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShockwave\u2019s alive?!\u201d snarled Grimlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes,\u201d replied Swoop, \u201chowever, she was beaten, truly beaten.\u201d Grimlock smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA kid tangled with Shockwave and beat her?\u201d he chuckled. \u201cInteresting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPerhaps we should avoid this one,\u201d suggested Slash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, no, we shouldn\u2019t,\u201d argued Grimlock. \u201cIf this kid can take on the strongest and smartest Decepticon, it is IMPERATIVE we get his weapons up to full power. Besides, they\u2019re the last two we need.\u201d He looked at the wall of weapons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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