Predicaments
The storm
While Ratchet is driving in Cass county, Missouri, something horrible goes wrong, he turns into a human! Winter is hitting Missouri and Kansas hard and Ratchet seeks shelter from a girl his age, 18. The girl helps him and gives him a little more. What is it that the girl gives him? How is this going to turn out for Ratchet? I am Sirius and this is what happens. This story is mine but I only own the girl and her pets.
Ratchet was driving in Cass county, Missouri, when he felt a twinge. He stopped for a moment and was suddenly transformed into a human! "What in Primus' sake?!" Ratchet questioned as he looked at himself.
It was winter and Cass and a few other counties were getting hounded with ice and snow. Ratchet shivered. It wasn't natural to walk up to someone's door and knock so it took him a few times to go to the door.
Ratchet knocked and a girl his age, 18, answered the door. Ratchet didn't get a good look at her because she gasped, "My! What in heaven's sake are you doing in that blizzard?! Come in, come in!" Ratchet stepped inside and took his shoes off. The girl disappeared for a moment and came back with 3 towels and a few blankets.
"If you don't dry up you will surely ice up." The girl stated and wrapped 1 towel and 2 blankets around his body lovingly, as if he were her brother. The girl led Ratchet to a sofa and they sat down after spreading a towel out. The girl started to dry Ratchet's hair and soon pulled away. The girl walked out of the room with the towel for a moment and came back without it a few seconds later.
"What were you doing out there?" the girl asked and Ratchet replied, "My car went into a ditch and I hopped out for a few seconds and it was stolen." "You poor thing." The girl purred as she walked towards Ratchet and he couldn't take his gaze off her. "Is there anyone you can call?" the girl questioned as she sat by Ratchet.
"My friends in Jasper, that's my home town. I don't think they would be able to get here though." Ratchet replied. "Then you will stay here. I won't send you back out there to freeze." The girl nodded and ran her fingers through Ratchet's hair as she stood up. She walked out and came back with a phone. "Just call and give your friends a heads up." The girl giggled as she smiled at Ratchet.
Ratchet punched in Optimus' comm. link system contact as the girl suggested, "I'll get you some of my home-made stew." Ratchet nodded as Optimus answered.
"Optimus, it's me, Ratchet."
:::… Where are you old friend? Your tracking beacon went out and we couldn't comm. you…:::
Ratchet looked to see the girl in the kitchen, looking as if she wasn't listening. "I somehow transformed into a human."
:::… A human?…:::
"Yes."
:::… Where are you?…:::
"Cass county, Missouri. A girl's taking care of me."
Ratchet heard laughing on the other end of the line and sighed. "You put it on base call, didn't you?"
Ratchet heard more laughing. "It took me forever to get here guys, don't send a bridge or try to drive up."
:::… Will do love doctor!…::: Miko choked out as she laughed and Ratchet hung up. Ratchet growled at Miko's behavior. The girl walked in with a tray and sat it on the table. "I do believe we never introduced ourselves. I'm Sirius." "Ratchet." Ratchet replied. "Exactly where are we?" Ratchet asked and took a bite of his stew.
"5 miles east of the Kansas, Missouri state line. Little town called Westline, at least I live in between it and Drexel." Ratchet nodded, too busy getting the flavor out of every bite of stew he took. Sirius smiled when she saw pleasure on Ratchet's face. "There is more on the stove when you are done if you want more." She supplied and walked away. Sirius came back a few minutes later with 3 balls of yarn and scissors.
Ratchet was confused when she took the ends of the yarn and wrapped it around her fingers. "What are you doing?" Ratchet questioned. Sirius turned her head up with a smile forming on her lips, "Finger knitting." Ratchet finished his stew and put the bowl in the sink. He walked back to see Sirius done finger knitting and a strand of something lying where she had sat.
Ratchet didn't see Sirius anywhere and sat down on the couch. Ratchet wrapped the blankets around himself and lay down. Ratchet closed his eyes and thought about everyone in Jasper. Sirius walked in and saw Ratchet's eyes closed and walked over to him. Sirius picked up a pillow from the other couch and walked back over to Ratchet.
Ratchet's eyes shot open when he felt something lift his head up. He looked up and saw Sirius lifting his head up and placing a pillow under it. Sirius gently sat hiss head on the pillow and sat down on the other couch. Ratchet looked at her. She got up and walked out and Ratchet sat up and followed with the blankets around him.
Sirius glanced back and saw Ratchet following her and thought, 'I thought you were asleep?' She walked into a room and Ratchet knocked on the wall beside the doorway. "Come in, Ratchet." Sirius rolled her eyes. Ratchet came in and Sirius motioned for him to sit on the couch-to-bed couch. Ratchet sat down and Sirius asked as she took her jewelry off, "What is it, Ratchet?"
Ratchet felt a little uncomfortable as he watched Sirius take off her jewelry. "Ratchet?" Sirius questioned and turned to him and finished taking her jewelry off. Ratchet shook his head and looked at her. "Are you home sick?" Sirius questioned and Ratchet's gaze followed her as she sat next to him. "I don't know." Ratchet said as he shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair.
"Your life is a confusing mass of problems right now, right?" Sirius said and looked at Ratchet. "I… I guess." Was Ratchet's curt reply. They sat there in silence until Sirius' eyes started to flutter. Sirius started to feel weak and almost fell off the couch. Ratchet caught her and her eyes grew heavy. "Are you alright?" Ratchet asked and Sirius grasped his arm and the couch, her nails digging deep.
Sirius fell back on the couch and her fingers on her right hand started to twitch. "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Easy now, easy. What's happening?" Ratchet soothed, not paying mind to the nails digging into his arm. Sirius reached to the night stand and grabbed her inhaler and spacer. Ratchet recognized them because Raf had asthma. Ratchet got it ready for Sirius. Sirius took the medicine and her grip on Ratchet relaxed.
Sirius started to cry from the overwhelming occurrence and Ratchet brought her in his arms and rocked back and forward. Sirius cried into his chest and Ratchet looked down at her. "Are you alright?" Ratchet asked as Sirius pulled away after a little bit and Sirius said, "Just shaken up. I've never had that powerful of an asthma attack. Thank you for helping me."
Ratchet nodded. Sirius started to feel uncomfortable as she looked in Ratchet's eyes. Ratchet stared into hers. Ratchet got up and started to walk out when Sirius grabbed his arm. Ratchet thought Sirius was having another asthma attack and quickly turned to her. He shouted as he was pulled onto the now bed.
Sirius ran her fingers through Ratchet's hair as he lay on top of her and she purred, "I think you're cute, Ratchet." Ratchet looked at her surprised as his face reddened. Sirius giggled. Ratchet searched her eyes to see if she was lying, but soon found she wasn't. Sirius slowly wrapped her arms around Ratchet's neck as she looked in his eyes and smiled.
Ratchet slowly moved his head down to Sirius' and gently kissed her lips. Ratchet soon found himself loving what was happening. Ratchet kissed her deeper and Sirius purred. Ratchet pulled away after a little bit and saw Sirius in a daze. Sirius shook her head and smiled up at Ratchet. Ratchet sat up and pulled Sirius in his lap. Sirius moaned as Ratchet's hands roamed her body. Ratchet smiled and moved down lower on Sirius' body.
"Siwas." A squeaky and tiny voice said and Ratchet and Sirius gasped and Sirius pulled out of Ratchet's arms and went to the door. Ratchet watched her and saw a young little girl, about 2 or 3, with a stuffed bear in her hand and a blanket in the other.
Sirius picked the little girl up and said, "Why aren't you in bed, Astraya?" "I had bad dweam." The little girl named Astraya said. Sirius walked over to Ratchet and sat down and said, "Astraya, this is Ratchet. He's going to stay here for a while." Astraya looked at Ratchet and reached out to him. Astraya climbed out of Sirius' arms and into Ratchet's lap and hugged him.
Ratchet looked at the little girl in surprise and she looked up to him. "Watchet." The little one said and Ratchet heard Sirius giggle. The little girl almost fell and Ratchet quickly and gently grabbed her and she giggled and held onto his hand, apparently not aware that she was in danger only a few seconds ago.
Sirius carefully took Astraya and stood up. Ratchet followed her as Sirius walked down the halls with the small child almost asleep in her arms, covered up and bear in hand. A door slammed shut up ahead and Sirius sighed. Sirius reached up and grabbed a key from the door frame top and unlocked the door.
Ratchet stood in the door way when he saw 2 more little girls, looking the same age as the first, sitting in a bunk bed, with three beds, laughing. "Artemis, Moon. Get in bed." "Yes Siwas." The 2 said and one climbed off the bottom bed of the bunk bed and up the latter to the second bed. Sirius sat Astraya on the top bed and covered her up.
"Moon, Artemis. This is Ratchet. He's staying here for a while." Sirius said and the 2 girls that had locked the door said, "Hewo Watchet." Ratchet smiled and said, "Hello young ones." "Time for bed you three. Good night." Sirius said and the girls said at the same time, "Night Siwas!"
Sirius shook her head and made sure to grab the key before she walked out the door behind Ratchet. "SIWAS!" a young boy's voice came from down the hall and Sirius and Ratchet watched as a boy came around the corner being chased by 2 others. "Canis Major and Canis Minor! That is enough." Sirius said sternly and the three boys stopped as the one that was being chased hid behind Sirius.
"Now what is going on?" Sirius demanded the answer. "They won't stop chasing me." the little one behind Sirius said and pointed to Canis Major and Canis Minor. Sirius picked up the little one and said to the Caniss, "Stop chasing Constellation or you won't have any dessert for a week." "We're sowwy Constewation, Siwas."
Sirius nodded and herded the 2 to another room with Constellation in her arms and asleep. Ratchet followed and Sirius once again explained how Ratchet was going to stay there for a while. "Hewo Watchet." They chirped and he smiled and nodded. Sirius sat Constellation on the top bed and Canis Minor on the second one as Canis Major got on the bottom one.
"Night!" the 2 Caniss chirped and Sirius shook her head and smiled and walked out with Ratchet behind her. A boy Sirius' and Ratchet's age came running down the hall with a bat and about hit Ratchet. Sirius grabbed the bat and aimed it at the boy. "Friend." She said and the boy bit his bottom lip nervously. "I heard Constellation scream. I came as fast as I could." He said quickly and Sirius sighed.
"The Caniss were just chasing him again." Sirius rolled her eyes as she looked to Ratchet and said, "This is my twin, Orion. The boys you just saw were our little brothers, they're triplets and 2 and ½ years old. The girls are 3 and ½ years old and triplets as well as our little sisters. We were all born on the same day, but different years."
Ratchet nodded and eyed Orion suspiciously. "Where's your mother and father?" Ratchet asked and Sirius stepped in front of him with the bat aimed at Orion again. "Don't." Sirius warned and started to walk forward and swinging the bat back and forward a little at Orion as he backed up with his hands in the air. The twinge in Orion's eyes disappeared and Sirius put the bat down to her side.
"Our parents… didn't survive the fire that happened when we lived in Kansas. The boys were just born, ½ of a year old. Girls were 1 and ½ years old. Orion always gets mad when someone asks." Sirius said and Ratchet said, "I'm sorry." "Yeah right." Orion muttered and Sirius slapped him in the back of the head.
"Ratchet's staying with us so get used to him. I hear one bad compliment about him escape your trap and you'll lose feeling somewhere for a while." Sirius growled and Orion nodded and walked off, almost running. "How did he get my bat anyways?" Sirius asked herself as she swung it around a little bit and watched it. Sirius through the bat up a little bit in the air and caught it.
Sirius motioned for Ratchet to follow her with the bat and gave him some necessities and said, "Until we can get you some things." Ratchet nodded. As soon as he was done with his business (more than just that) Sirius led him to the room next to hers and said, "This will be yours." Ratchet nodded and Sirius walked off to her room. The storm was still raging on when they both fell asleep.