They cut her skin with a knife. It didn't bleed. It simply molded itself back into shape. The cut her hand off, and moved into another room. Again, no blood. Her hand simply broke into blobs, flying back to her. Her hand reshaped itself. They stab her straight through the heart. It was simply pushed out, her body repaired itself.
"She's invincible", one man said. He wrote down the data on a sheet before handing it to his boss.
"Incredible. Send her to the others. It seems as if it has different effects on the girls", the boss responded. The girl was taken back to a room where four girls stayed.
One girl was a mermaid. When she chose, her legs became a single tail, and the scales changed color by mood. Her hair and eyes would change from black and brown, to blue. She had complete control of water. She gained a blue scaled top (which looked like a bikini, which almost all girls gain) when in her mermaid form.
One girl was in control of fire. When she chose, her hair became fire. Her brown eyes would turn blue. She gained a fire skirt, and fire top. She was fire.
The last girl, when she chose, could control plants. On her head, flowers would bloom in her hair. When she was happy, they would bloom. When she was upset, they would lose their bright colors. Her eyes would turn blue as well. She gained a grass and flower skirt and top.
The mermaid rushed forward, wrapping her arms around the invincible girl. "Are you alright?"
"Yes. They proved it. I'm invincible! Tired, but invincible", she replied. The mermaid carefully lifted her and placed her on a nearby couch.
In a hallway, another one of these girls walked. She was a robot though. She started out as a human girl. She stopped as she heard voices, at first thinking they were talking about her.
"What should we do about the robot?" Arnold Rights asked. He was the one who did the main surgery that would give them their unique powers.
"He may be the very thing keeping them alive. We could terminate him. Of course we would have to wait and see if the shard from him is strong enough to survive with out him. Until we decide, he is being kept comatose", came the reply from one of the scientists. He had poked and prodded at her, causing her to be uncomfortable and pained. His name was Eric Goad.
"If he proves useful, then we will keep him alive. No one is to wake him. We work with females only. If the females can live without him then we have no choice but terminate him", the boss answered.
"Currently, he is being used as a battery. The girls are never taking enough to kill him, but they do weaken him. They draw energy from him. The shard in each of them does take a toll. He is pain free as long as he is in our controlled coma", another scientist named Chris Walker explained.
"This conversation will continue after more research", the boss finally decided. The robot girl took off quietly, making her way through the hallway towards the other four girls.
As soon as she entered, she stood furiously cycling air through her intakes. "There's a guy here", she finally said. As soon as the words left her vocalizer, she realized how idiotic that sounded.
"Of course there's a guy here. I mean, there are lots of guys here", the girl who could control fire replied.
"No. I mean there's a guy they captured here", she reworded. They all paided even more attention. They knew that couldn't be good. They had no choice about what happened to them. The poor people who were captured, each one was made into a freak.
"Do you know why? How did you find this information?" the mermaid asked. She was the leader. Each of the girls respected her as the one who they would take orders from if things happened.
"I heard them talking in one of their meetings. We need to save him. They said they're gonna kill him! I recorded the conversation if you need to hear it", she offered. The mermaid nodded, and the other girls listened to the recording. At the end, the mermaid looked at the robot with sad eyes.
"I do not know what you expect us to do. We can't help him. We do not have enough information about him to know he is friendly", she softly stated. Energon tears fought their way to the surface.
"Tear Drop, please. Flame. Blossom. Infinity. He shouldn't be forced to die, just because he's male! It's not because he's a robot. Honestly! I can't know that someone's going to die because of gender! They're men. That's why they work with girls! You heard what was said. We're hurting him! We can at least keep him from being killed by the men who hurt us. If we're using him as a battery, image what he would feel when we suck energy from him, as he is killed by those who captured him. I'm sure there's someone who cares about him out there some where. He should be free", she cried. Tear Drop turned to the other three.
"I see your point. Stay here. I will find out more", Tear said. She stood, and approached the door. She became water, and slipped under the door. She travelled along the walls, a simple river of water. No one saw her, since they didn't know what to look for. She found an opening to enter the meeting, when the boss pushed the door open. She mentally grinned, transferring her being to the water cooler in the room. She dried the water she had been before, just to make sure they wouldn't see it. She could basicly possess any body of water.
In the middle of the room, a long table with several chairs occupied the space. At the head of the table the boss sat. He was a thin tall man, with graying hair. His overall apperance was that of a cruel man. He was never in the room when testing was being done. He was only seen in meetings, or when he spoke to the girls briefly. He talked to them with respect, even though he held none for them. Several scientist sat around the rest of the table. Each one male, including Eric, Arnold, and Chris.
Tear nearly growled at the sight of Arnold. He had tortured her before. Chris had come to her rescue. She honestly knew he wouldn't help them, so she knew to keep away from him. She looked over the pictures on the table. A map. She memorized the map in seconds. A picture of the robot. She smiled at him. He looked peaceful. She paid attention when the other men started to talk.
"While he can be use for a battery for every one of the girls, it seems like they can survive without him. The shards in them need each other. They would instantly be weakened without his piece. Their shards still need his power to remain this strong. They would simply need to work on their abilities if he was out of the picture", Chris explained, proving Tear's thoughts. He didn't care for any of them.
"I say we terminate him. If we don't, we're just wasting energy. The girls could over throw us. We want them to live, but he is of no use. I think we should get it over with, and kill him while we can", Arnold spat.
"We have successfully created a new breed on super humans. He can't take many more taken from that orb. He is getting weaker with each one we create. We are also lucky that we found a friendly robot. The girls absorbed some of his personality. He has poisioned them in a sense. They became more like him after the surgery. If we tried even one more girl, the orb inside him would collapse. That would kill the last girl created from him, and the robot. That orb seems to be his life force", Eric stated.
"Our experiments are complete then. Terminate him. At five this evening", the boss ordered. Tear held back a gasp. She had all the information she needed. They had to save him. She regained her water form outside the doors, and made her way back to the door. She sat down in a chair across from the other four girls.
"Well?" Flame asked.
"She's right. He is set to be terminated tonight", Tear replied.
"What do we do? We should save him right?" Infinity inquired. Tear nodded.
"We need the help of the other girls to free him. Let's go", Tear ordered. The five girls left their room, avoiding areas with camaras, sneaking towards another room. "Flame, please melt the lock." Flame did as she was told, and used her powers, gaining you fire mode, and melted the lock. She didn't bother going back to normal. "My friends, we need your help. The scientists are going to kill an innocent. There is too much to explain at the moment. We need to go now, if he is to be saved."
There were five more girls. One could control metal. She gained a blue metal skirt and top when using her powers. Her eyes also became a lighter blue.
One could control humans. She gained a pink skirt and top (thankfully it wasn't made of flesh). She couldn't read thoughts though.
One could become entirely invisible. Only the other girls, and the robot, could see her. She also alone, could walk through walls, and float.
One could read someone's mind. She didn't gain an outfit like the rest, but her hair became white, and so did her eyes. She could also could see people's past by touching them.
And the last girl, could control and contact animals. She gained a fur skirt outfit.
"Of course Tear Drop. We'll help", answered the girl who could control metal. Each girl didn't age, the were each faster than a human, and also stronger.
"Steel, Puppet, Phantom, Vision, Kat. Thank you. We will need everyone to save him", Tear smiled. She entered the room, and explained what they were trying to do. When each girl was clear on the plan, they set off towards the room they knew the robot was being kept in. "Phantom, would you be willing to check if there are any guards in the room please?"
"Will do Tear Drop", Phantom became see through, and walked into the room. She checked, and saw no guards. There were no camaras in here either. The boss didn't want anyone to know what was going on here. She went through the door again, and stood before her friends. "No guards or camaras. It's 4:00 now, so we should hurry", she told them. Tear nodded, and Flame melted the lock for a second time.
"Ya know I could just unlock it right, Flame?" Steel asked. Flame just shrugged. Tear kicked the door down. The others ran past her inside, as Tear walked up behind them.
"He's HUGE!" Puppet marvelled. In front of them, layed the robot.
"I'll get his hands free, while you guys wake him up", Steel said. They nodded, and the female robot went to work on the machine attached to male robot. She scanned the files, and figured out what they were doing.
"Blossom, pull that out of his arm. That's what is keeping him in their version of a coma. He'll come online if that's out", she pointed towards a tube that was inserted inside the gaint robot. I was pumping a purple liquid into his body. Blossom nodded, and climbed his arm. When she was at the top, she grem a plant around her wrist, then wrapped it around the tube.
"Kat, Vision, Infinity, I need you three to grap onto the vine and pull. I can't do it alone", Blossom explained. The three nodded, then grapped the vine when she threw it to them. She wrapped her arms around the tube, and together, they removed the tube from his arm. "It's done, Robo".
"Good. The computer says he's coming online now." Robo smiled, as she walked over to the other robot.
"Got one unlocked", Steel stated. Suddenly, the giant robot shifted. Nearly knocking Blossom and Steel off. Both girls carefully got down as the robot moved again. He brought his hand up to the side of his helm.
He awoke with every parts of his body feeling like it was burning. His spark didn't feel right. It suddenly dawned on him. He felt violated. He groaned, but instead of hearing his voice, he heard his gears grinding. He did a systems check, and found they had removed his vocalizer. He tipped his head back. He felt the others move around. Wait what? He jerked his head up, to find himself staring at the ten girls. He felt his spark inside them. He tried to move more, but realized that his right hand and legs were currently bound to the table. He would of growled, but instead focused on the girls who were staring at him.
"Hello. Can you talk?" the one who seemed to be in charge asked him. He shook his head yes, then no.
"What's that supposed to mean?" the girls with flaming hair asked. The first girl ignored her.
"You can talk, but not right now?" she asked. He nodded. He reached across, and tried pulling on the bond on his wrist. He couldn't do it, since he was badly damaged. "Hey, we can get you free. Save your strength." He nodded, and Steel walked over and tried to get him free. Flame looked up at the giant robot, and saw he just wanted to get free.
"Let me", she finally said. She lightly pushed Steel so she wouldn't burn Steel's foot. She melted the lock, and when it melted away, the robot snatched his hand away, holding it to his chest with his optics closed. "What's wrong?"
Blossom got closer, then answered, "You melted part of his metal too".
"It was an accident", Flame cried out.
"Of course it was. Here, bring your hand closer", Tear instructed. The robot did just that, and Tear cooled the metal. He smiled gently, before reaching for the bond on his ankle. He ripped the first one off, since he had both of his hands free, then pulled the second one off. He slowly moved to get up, but being bound to a table for months made him stiff. "Well girls, here is our chance. Do we leave with him? Or do stay?" The other girls looked at each other.
"I say we go. I don't know about the rest of you, but being a guinea pig doesn't like something I want to do. He could help us. I would love it if we stay together", Flame replied. Each one of the girls nodded.
"Can we come with you?" Robo asked. The robot nodded. He lowered his hand from them. They climbed on, and he broke a hole through the wall, and took of running.
He ran for at least a half an hour, before setting them down, and sitting back against a tree. Robo looked him over. She noticed he had the same paint job she did. She saw his throat was leaking, most likely from where his vocalizer was removed. The many cuts on his body leaked his precious fluids. She heard his intakes trying to cycle air through his body. "Do you have some where to go? Others to look after you?" Robo asked. He looked out in front of him for a while, before he nodded. His movements slow. "Are you able to contact them?" His systems made a high pitched screech, before he shook his head no. "Can we contact them?" He nodded. "If you write the numbers on the ground, we'll call them. You're to hurt to try to get to them yourself." He slowy wrote the numbers, and she call them.
::Hello? Who is this: came a male voice. It was a rough voice.
::My name's Robo. Or at least that's my name for now. I have one of your friends here. He's hurt badly. He's missing his voice box, and he's leaking like crazy. Please, come soon: Robo
::Is it possible you found Optimus? By the way, name's Ironhide: male
::Nice to meet you Ironhide: Robo
"Well?" Flame asked. Robo turned towards the giant robot.
"Is your name Optimus?" she asked. He turned towards her with dim optics, before falling unconscious. She ran towards him.
"Robo, there isn't much we can do for him", Phantom tried.
"I can fix the external injuries. I can't fix anything inside of him. I don't know enough about him to do that", Steel offered. When Robo nodded, Steel stepped forward and gained her metal form. She fixed several gashes in his armour, then stepped back. "That's all I can fix."
"Good job", Tear praised. Steel smiled, and gave Robo a quick hug.
"Maybe you can change you name from Robo, to something you want it to be. Maybe... Like his?" Steel joked. Robo narrowed her optics.
"It's just of my design, isn't it? Just because we have the same paint isn't it?" Robo asked sarcasticly. Steel grinned. Steel let go of her and walked over to Vision.
"You're worried. I can read you remember?" Vision asked.
"Did we just save him, for him to die any ways?" Steel voiced her opinion. Each girl had grown attached to him. They each could feel him in their slice of his spark. Also, for the first time in a long time, they could trust a man. Even if to them, he was a giant robot. They had no idea what a spark is, or that was what was added to them. They had no idea who this robot really was.
"Steel, I'm sure he will be okay", Vision tried to calm her friend. Each of the ten girls were worried though.
::Come in: another male voice called through her comm-link. Robo turned away from Puppet to answer.
::I can hear you: Robo
::Is this the girl that called about finding one of our friends?: the male asked.
::Yes. My name is Robo:
::I'm Ratchet. I'm a medic. I need to know, since this is through a comm-link, are you an Autobot? Or a Decepticon?:
::What's an Autobot or Decepticon?: Robo
::That answers my question. How is Optimus?: Ratchet
::I'm not sure if that's his name or not. He's hurt. His voice box is missing. He can't comm you guys either. He's covered in cuts, but my friend tried to help him. He needs your help: Robo
::We're on our way: Ratchet
Robo nearly jumped three feet into the air, when she felt a hand lay on her shoulder. She turned around, and without thinking, slapped the person. The was when a bystander nearly jumped Robo. "Hey! What where you aim Robot. Slapping an innocent isn't a good thing to do", Flame snapped. Tear stood there rubbing her cheek where Robo struck her.
"Flame", Tear warned. Flame took a step back. All girls nearly jumped out of their skin when a metallic screech sounded through the air. Each girl stopped what the were doing, and turned towards the giant. "Are you alright?" He shook his head no, when started to cough. He raised to servo to his mouth plates. He turned away, and purged his tanks. Robo turned away. She knew how painful that was.
As soon as he finished, he readjusted to bring his knee joints to his chest plates. Energon tears fell from his optics. He couldn't say anything, and was having trouble telling them what was going on. It hurt him a lot. They hadn't been able to recover his vocalizer either, which meant he could be with out a voice for a long time. Maybe even the rest of his life time.
Flame approached him, using her powers to get up to his height, and carefully sat beside his head. She took her human mode, and stroked the side of his head. She felt his sadness. They all could feel it in the slice of his spark. It wasn't strong, but it was there. They all knew what he was feeling. Flame lightly said, "We'll get through this. I promise. Your friends are on their way. We want to help you. We'll learn." He turned to look at her, and smiled. She smiled back, before jumping down to the ground. She grinned widely, when she felt vehicles coming towards them.
This is the result of getting up WAY to early, and trying to stay awake part way through the day. I'm sorry, there are ten girls in total, so even I get confused. The girls control the following things:
Tear Drop - water, leader
Flame - fire
Blossom - plants
Infinity - invincible
Robo (name will be changed later in the story) - robot
Steel - metal
Kat - animals
Puppet - humans
Phantom - ghost type powers
Vision - reads people
Please review. This story is random, and slightly confusing. I hope I can make this more clear later in the story. The girls currently have no idea what's fully going on, so that's what I'm TRYING to show. It may not work exactly like that. Anyways, thanks for reading, AlexisOptimus