Journey\u2019s log. Supplemental. Sira had just dropped the mother of absurdities on me! \u201cTurning\u2026evil?\u201d I repeated. \u201c\u2026No, I\u2019m not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou most certainly are!\u201d replied Sira. \u201cI\u2019ve seen this happen numerous times. You\u2019re arrogant, power-hungry, and so deluded, you can\u2019t even see it! You don\u2019t value another\u2019s opinions and your selfishness and ego are getting to a point where you won\u2019t see anyone but yourself, not even your loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is absurd!\u201d I snapped as I got up. \u201cYou\u2019re probably not even a real Witch! This whole thing must have been\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSILENCE!\u201d roared Sira as she got up. She did the whole scary Gandalf convincing Bilbo to give up the Ring thing as the area went dark. \u201cIt is NOT wise to argue with a Mage of any Order, for we have little patience and a LOT of power!\u201d she continued in a booming voice. She then took a deep breath and the area went back to its old lighting. \u201cAnd it\u2019s power that\u2019s the issue here,\u201d she sighed in her usual voice. \u201cMagic IS a power, but so many people view it as a path to gaining MORE power! Domination over others! Massacre and murder! Just being wicked in general! Magic, on the other hand, is a fickle thing. It CAN\u2019T be used in that manner. Hell, it doesn\u2019t WANT to!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t want to? What do you mean?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMagic is alive, in a sense,\u201d explained Sira. \u201cMages ranging from a simple Parlor Magician to ones of our caliber have existed since the dawn of the universe. Tell me, how many history books on Cybertron alone did you crack open and discover that the Great Evil Wing, the Black Steeled Wizard of Ultimate Badness, had made the world his dominion, or some such nonsense like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2026er\u2026I guess I\u2026haven\u2019t\u2026thought about it\u2026\u201d I stammered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because you\u2019ve been focused on YOUR problems!\u201d answered Sira. \u201cMagic is a living thing tied to a mage\u2019s essence, their very soul! It wants to be used to defend, to help, to heal. It flat-out refuses to be used to actively or passively hurt someone! The soul, the very thing that powers magic, knows the difference between right and wrong, even if the mind is too clouded to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat didn\u2019t seem to stop Aaron earlier in his life!\u201d I argued. Sira sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy former student was old when Mobian society was young,\u201d she replied. I was surprised to hear she taught Aaron magic, but thought it best not to go on that tangent. Sira wasn\u2019t in any mood for it. \u201cHis power was beyond anything any mage has seen before or since. My point is this: it\u2019s extremely rare for someone to break the rules like that. The accounts I\u2019ve heard on that subject, I could count them on one finger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, what about curses?! Dark magic?!\u201d I snapped. \u201cPrimus shield me from lying, my weapons were forged in a terrible ritual!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen something like that happens,\u201d explained Sira, \u201cthe people performing it are granted magic from another world that could allow them to break the rules like that. A dark, demonic world that can\u2019t exist in our plane of reality. A god or demon makes a bargain with some poor sap, conveniently \u2018forgetting\u2019 about mentioning a price until it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, what, you\u2019re telling me that my connection to magic went kaput,\u201d I quizzed, \u201cbecause my Spark knew I became a bad guy?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo,\u201d answered Sira. \u201cIt hadn\u2019t happened yet. Someone decided to speed up the process before it got that far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho?\u201d I asked. Sira then waved her hand over my weapons and the Matrix. \u201cYou mean, the Primes, Pacemaker, and Blade Dancer did this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re worried about you, worried about what you might become,\u201d sighed Sira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am not turning evil!\u201d I insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, really?!\u201d argued Sira. \u201cHow many times did you use your power selfishly?!\u201d I was about to say never, then a memory played out. It was when we found Fwuffy on the Ark<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOptimus, I really must protest keeping the Poozit with us!\u201d \u2013 Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho\u2019s Prime?\u201d \u2013 Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow many times did you lash out at and threaten unreasonably?!\u201d asked Sira. Another memory played. It was before I spoke with Aaron last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThose things? I thought they were for public use, so I took the prototype for a joyride. I always wondered why Commander Tower said I\u2019ve ruined it for you guys. I guess they\u2019re under lock and key now.\u201d \u2013 Vector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTHEY\u2019RE WHAT?! VECTOR, I COULD TURN YOU INTO A SUIT\u2026!\u201d \u2013 Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrion!\u201d \u2013 Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow many times did you put your problems above others?!\u201d inquired Sira. My last conversation with Aaron played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat else could you want from me?! You\u2019ve taken my freedom, my magic, my sanity, my beard trimming schedule, and my usual hygienic routine!\u201d \u2013 Aaron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, life\u2019s tough all over. I need some information.\u201d \u2013 Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd how many times did you assume that your solutions were the right ones?! That your answers were the only ones?!\u201d hissed Sira. The conversation the day before my departure played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKiddo, I really think you should\u2026!\u201d \u2013 Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIronhide, I get that you\u2019re worried about me, but this needs to be done. Someone, somewhere on this planet, can help me fix my magic and I need to find that someone before things get really bad.\u201d \u2013 Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo you ignore another\u2019s suffering?!\u201d quizzed Sira. My last bout with Blackarachnia last night played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll they do is talk and talk and talk and never get anything done!\u201d \u2013 Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, the Council DID get things done!\u201d \u2013 Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid the image the Chrono-knife showed us last time mean nothing?!\u201d \u2013 Blackarachnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOr are you just off in your own little world when people are trying to get you to listen for five damned minutes?!\u201d snapped Sira. My christening of the ship then played out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, but the reason people voted for Watchful<\/em> was because they didn\u2019t want to call it a name like the space colony.\u201d \u2013 Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, but, it\u2019s not their ship now, is it?!\u201d \u2013 Me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur actions and thoughts shape who we are,\u201d finished Sira. \u201cBelieve me when I say, yours are NOT shaping up to that of a hero. I suggest you stay here and reexamine your Spark, because you are going to need to help yourself.\u201d She then turned into red mist like Amy does and flew to the main mansion, disappearing over the rose hedge maze. I sat alone, contemplating her words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAmy, you must understand, this is a lot to take in,\u201d muttered Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Master Trema,\u201d insisted Amy, \u201cbut this isn\u2019t up for debate! The Holo-Droid\u2019s lost it! It nearly killed Bumblebee! It\u2019s contacting Cybertron a lot to request military hardware!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut my access to the base was revoked!\u201d reminded Trema. \u201cNo way is the Holo-Droid going to let me pass!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cConsidering we\u2019re trying to bring it down,\u201d remarked Amy, \u201cI don\u2019t think its opinion of you matters.\u201d Trema considered. She then sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVery well, I will help,\u201d she sighed. \u201cBut, after that, it\u2019s up to Orion whether or not I can visit.\u201d There was a knock on her door. \u201cHide yourself, I\u2019m expecting someone,\u201d urged Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAbscondam,\u201d chanted Amy. She then turned invisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMutatio Figura,\u201d Trema cast as she went from her natural Nebulan state to her Mobian disguise. The knock returned. \u201cEnter,\u201d rumbled Trema. A female Warrior-hog came in, baring her teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have come for my son\u2019s Honor Knife!\u201d she barked. \u201cHand it over, or I will take it from you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow that you are here, and I have confirmation that your son has paid his debt,\u201d whispered Trema as she held the knife she took from the caf\u00e9, \u201cI have no further need of it.\u201d She handed the knife over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026You rob my son of his honor just to get my attention?!\u201d snarled the Warrior-hog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou cannot take away what someone does not have,\u201d hissed Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you saying my son is without honor?\u201d asked the Warrior-hog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am saying your son is a coward and a liar!\u201d replied Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd what of his mother?!\u201d called the Warrior-hog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat remains to be seen,\u201d remarked Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Tell me, rabbit,\u201d instructed the Warrior-hog, \u201cwhat have I done to earn your disrespect?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe misdeeds I have heard from my colleagues speak for themselves!\u201d snarled Trema. \u201cAttacking a Scorpion Model! Detaining and searching vehicles without warning or provocation! And you, executing one of your men when he refused to destroy a G.U.N. convoy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhatever we have done,\u201d insisted the Warrior-hog, \u201cis in the name of security and safety for our honor!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou must think me a fool to make your lies so clear!\u201d snapped Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI do not wish to quarrel with one who speaks and acts like a warrior!\u201d replied the Warrior-hog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeither do I!\u201d answered Trema. \u201cI am sure your species DO have honor and a proud tradition, but I must know why you act this way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are acting the way we do,\u201d explained the Warrior-hog, \u201cbecause we have been hunted in the past and refuse to be so weak in the future. 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