I'm baaaaack! I know that it has been a very long time since I've posted anything new or updated the stories that I still do have up here but I swear I haven't left! Real life and my art have really taken up a lot of my time and I feel that it's time to return to my roots and revamp myself. So with that I am here to tell you that I am rewriting a lot of my stories to fit my new writing style and uploading the new stories I've been creating. And the first is this wonderful little thing of different one shots between the canon Transformers characters and my ocs Lightningray and Powerdrain. So here we go!
Synopsis: Getting caught in an unexpected thunderstorm Lightningray has share a cave with Knock Out, who just happens to be caught in the rain as well, and have to wait out the storm in a rather interesting compromise.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Transformers series, just my oc Lightningray.
The weather had called for a good chance for rain that day but who knew that it would be calling for much more than what it meant. While she was out on a solo patrol Lightningray kept looking up to the sky every so often just to make sure that the weather wasn't getting too bad for her to cut things short and head back to base. After a short while the rain began to lightly fall, the drops pinging off her chassis and sounding like it was making music.
Since arriving on the planet and joining up with Team Prime she found the weather to be quite extraordinary especially with the rain since it was much more tolerable to be out in than the acid rain back on Cybertron. She didn't know how or why but she loved to take a drive through the light storms that popped up every now and again, taking in the smell that came with and watching the part of her namesake streak across the sky. There was just something about it that made her feel completely at ease and full of content.
As she continued her patrol how rain steadily began to fall harder and harder, quickly making the predicted amount a complete lie. Once it became a bit of a problem for her to see she commed the base and asked, "Hey Ratchet, can I get a bridge backed to base? The weather out here getting really bad and I can hardly see what's in front of me."
"I'm afraid not, Lightningray," Ratchet answered. "The storm is interfering with our systems and I don't want to risk trying to bridge you back and it malfunctions. You're just going to have to sit tight and wait for the storm to pass."
Huffing out a sigh at that Light looked around and seeing a large split mesa near where she was she figured that there was a cave somewhere inside she could hide in and wait things out. Comming Ratchet back she agreed, "Alright. I think I found a place that I can take refuge in for the time being and wait this out. I'll com you back once it lets up to let you know that I'm on my way back."
Getting the confirmation from the medic Light made her way to the mesa, driving through the split and looking around for an opening in the rock that she could fit in and watch the rain come down. Almost reaching the middle she saw a large opening in the left and by the size of it she was sure that it was a cave that was big enough for her to fit in. However there was another bot, coming in the opposite direction, who had his optic on it as well.
When his latest race got cancelled due to the weather getting too bad Knock Out was in a sore mood as he drove along the road, looking for something to do to get his mind off of things and not get bored. However when the rain became a pouring torrent he knew that he was going to have to get out of it before it was too late. Managing to see the split mesa in the flash of a lightning bolt he quickly went off-road and entered, navigating through the swerves without trying to get his impeccable paint job scratched in search of a cave or a crevice to hide in and wait out the storm. Reaching the middle of the split he saw the large opening in the wall to his right and letting out a satisfied grunt he was just about to drive in when suddenly a driver-less motorcycle about to head in as well made him brake before he collided with it. Backing up a few inches he knew right away that he was face to face with one of the Autobots, recognizing her from her powder blue and white paint job, and letting out a curious hum he said, "Well, well, isn't this something. I never took you as one of a risk-taker to be out in this kind of weather, Autobot."
"Ugh, Knock Out," Light groaned in aggravation, transforming at the same time and crossing her arms. "I just had to run into you out of all things out here. And for your information I got stuck out here, probably like you did as well. Let me guess, out for another race or to cause trouble, like always?"
Transforming himself Knock Out let out a little mischevious laugh and stepping closer he answered, "Just like a ninjabot to always know what other bots are doing."
"More like you're the only Decepticon I know that likes to race," Light countered, deciding to stand her ground against him. "And the only one besides a stupid Vehicon and Breakdown that has a vehicle mode. I was pretty sure that it was pretty much obvious but you must have forgotten with how little you concentrate on what's going on around and how much you concentrate on trying not to scratch your paint job."
Scowling just a bit Knock Out stepped closer and holding up a servo menacingly with his digits flexed out as if ready to strike her he growled, "You know, I can easily ruin that paint job of yours if I concentrated hard enough." Then giving a chilling smirk he added, "Would be a shame if I had to, though. I've always admired that color scheme on you. Especially with that golden pin striping."
Absolutely shocked and disturbed by that Light took a shaky step backwards and glaring at him with her bright blue gaze she seethed, "If you dare touch me I'll make sure you feel the sting of my fury."
At that moment a huge crack of thunder sounded above them and a lightning bolt shot down from the blackened sky striking the ground right next to Light, making her scream in sudden surprise at how close it was and accidentally backed up into the mech, letting out a few deep vents to try to calm herself down while not realizing what she had done.
Seeing how close the bolt had come to them Knock Out's optics had widened a bit then feeling the femme back up into him he barely registered it as he suggested in a stuttering voice, "M-maybe we sh-should get into the c-cave before we g-get electrocuted?"
"Sounds good to me," Light agreed, still shaking in fear as she realized that she was right next to him, quickly pushing off of him and ducked into the opening, seeing that it was roomy enough for the two of them with a little more space so that they didn't have to be so close to each other. Watching her push off of him and head in once she realized that she had backed up into him Knock Out let an amused chuckle and followed her in, thankful to finally be out of the rain. Seeing the Autobot huddled against the right side of the cave, apparently trying to warm herself up from the chill of the rain, he pulled a smirk on his faceplate and started to walk over to her but seeing the death glare she was giving him he backed off and headed to the other side of the cave, shivering a bit himself.
Once she had gotten into the cave and out of the rain Light had forgotten how bad it had been pouring and feeling the temperature shift she quickly started shivering at how cold she was. Quickly heading to the right side she hugged her arms to her chassis and rubbed them to try to warm herself back up. Noticing Knock Out come in and immediately start walking towards her she gave him one of her most powerful deathly glares that sent him to the other side of the cave. As she was watching him out of the corner of her optic she managed to notice him shivering as well, a bit surprised that he was able to feel anything except contempt for the Autobots and anybot who managed to damage his finish in the slightest way. Though as she watched him she couldn't help but glance over his frame finding it hard to not admire.
Of course, she had to admit that she had been awed by that frame for a long while now. Pretty much ever since the first time they got into a fight during a battle she was completely mesmerized by the handsome Aston Martin alt form he had, as well as his red paint job and pin striping decals that went with it. And who wouldn't melt at the sound of his mesmerizing voice every time he spoke. But at the same time his vain and snobbish personality was more than enough to make her want to completely obliterate him by how much it irritated her. So she could say that she was in a bit of a moral conflict about having to be in this situation with the only mech she couldn't stand to be around yet at the same time she couldn't deny that she was going mad about him.
Hoping that he wouldn't see her taking a longer glance than usual she quickly glanced away, making her helm move just a tad bit and giving away what she was doing for that brief moment of time. Managing to see that Knock Out smirked, figuring out what she was doing, he moved himself so that he leaning his back against his side of the cave and crossing his arms he casually commented, "Now I see that you are a bit of a risk-taker after all. Especially now with how I see you see me."
Mentally cringing at hearing that, and at how he was able to see her glancing at him, Light glared at him and letting out a frustrated growl she snapped as she moved away from her side and to the opening to watch the rain come down, "So what? As far as I know you say that to all the femmes to make them instantly fall all over you. Well it's not going to work on me! So deal with it!"
Leaning near the opening and watching the torrent drive down against the earth Light had to fight the major need to just go over and clobber him to release her built up anger about all of this.
As if it sensed how frustrated and angry she was a large flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating her frame as well as the chrome pieces that accentuated her frame. Watching that happen Knock Out felt taken back by what she had said, though he was expecting that sort of reaction from what he saw of her glance. But when he saw her lit up by the strike of lightning that made her seem like she was glowing and how her chrome accents gleamed in the bright flash of light he felt his spark skip a beat at that.
The storm picking up a bit a gust of wind blew through the mesa, a bit of it blowing into the mouth of the cave and onto Light, sending another chill through her that made her
shiver again this time a bit harder than before. Getting somewhat concerned at that point Knock Out leaned off of the wall and slowly approaching her he suggested, "Maybe you should move further back in. You still might be water-logged from the rain and being in contact with the wind might not be a such a good idea."
Looking back at him as he approached out of the corner of her optic Light murmured, "And what makes you think that, hmm?"
Giving her a clever smirk Knock Out reminded her, "If you recall I am a trained medic, after all, so I'm bound to to know a thing or two about these sorts of things." Holding a servo to her he added, "And I'm pretty sure that you don't want to have to back to your base and have to answer to Ratchet about why you're, to pardon the term, under the weather. You and I both know that facing his wrath about something as trivial as that is just not worth it."
Looking at his outstretched servo for a moment then up to his faceplate Light looked back to the raging storm outside as she thought about what he said and she had to admit it made complete sense. If she had gotten sick from this Ratchet would have her helm to Cybertron and back and wouldn't let her hear the end of it. Letting out a sharp sigh of resignation she turned around do to face the mech and staring at him for a few moments she replied, "...Fine. But I swear you trying anything funny," stressing the word anything with a strong hint of malice to her voice while she pointed at him, "And I promise you I'll make sure that you regret it."
"Medic's honor," Knock Out promised with a somewhat devilish smile, crossing a digit over his chest where his spark chamber would be.
Quickly getting suspicious about that smile Light was completely unsure about doing this and biting her lower lip a bit she hesitantly placed her servo in his, wishing with all of her spark that she just didn't get tricked. Seeing how suspicious and hesitant she was Knock Out couldn't help but chuckle a bit at that as he gently grasped her servo and led her to the back of the cave. Once he was near the wall he turned in a swift motion he had her up in his arms and sitting down against it, gently setting Light in his lap so that she was sitting with her right side against him, her stabilizing servos sitting to the right side of his, and her helm just resting in the crook of his neck.
Completely thrown by Knock Out suddenly picking her up in his arms a huge blush appeared in Light's cheeks, tinging them a deep blue, then as he set her down in her lap she nearly screeched, "Knock Out! What did I just say-"
"Shh," Knock Out soothed giving her a calming smile while wrapping his left arm around her shoulders and the other around her waist, pulling her close to him as possible. "Like I said, medic's honor. If there's one thing that you can trust it's that. Whether it's an Autobot or a Decepticon a medic is the only one you can trust with your very spark to make sure that they can save it before it's too late."
Looking at him with a wide-optic stare Light was surprised by what he said, completely thrown by the calming smile he gave her and practically melting at the soothing sound of his voice. Completely amazed by what he said she suddenly flinched when she felt his arms wrap around her and pull her closer, quickly feeling the heat from his chassis seep into hers and start to warm her up a bit. Feeling her blush deepen as she looked down at his grip on her then up at his faceplate she tried to find something to say to him and after being lost in the daze for a few minutes she snapped out of it and replied, "I...I guess you're right. They are the only ones that you can really trust if your life depended on it to save it...from being lost forever."
Happy that she had agreed with him Knock Out adjusted his grip, sliding his left arm down to wrap around her waist from behind and reaching up with his right servo to gently stroke her cheek he told her, "I couldn't have said it better myself."
Flinching ever so slightly when she saw Knock Out's servo appear in the corner of her optic, her suspicion still holding strong, Light relaxed as she felt the smooth metal of his digits caress her cheek and let out a small sigh of comfort from it. Feeling the rest of her frame relax from that and sink into Knock Out's chassis she made herself a bit more comfortable and doing so she heard his spark beat in his chest plate, the rhythm slow and steady that quickly began to lull her in a deepening sense of peace and comfort. Hesitantly reaching up she gently placed a servo above it and feeling the continuous steady beat she never imagined that a Decepticon like him, especially with that big of an ego, would have such a steady beat that was so calm, so steady, so...gentle. It honestly scared her a bit to see this side of the mech that she never thought that he had and now that she was she was scared to realize that she wanted to see more of it.
Slowly resting her head against the side of his neck she was on she realized that she was feeling much warmer than she was before and looking up at him with a grateful gaze she softly said to him as she found herself slipping into a peaceful recharge, "Thank you...for doing this..."
Leaning his helm down with a light smile as he watched her slip off into her recharge Knock Out replied as he gently tightened his hold on her, "You're welcome..."
A couple of breems had passed and by then most of the storm had passed leaving only a light drizzle in its place and the moon shining bright in the sky. Having been lulled into a recharge himself by the sound of the driving rain against the stone of the mesa Knock Out slowly woke up and blinking his optics a few times he looked out, seeing that the most of the storm was over he figured that it was high time to return to the Nemesis before he got himself in trouble for being out too long. Looking down at the recharging femme in his arms he hated to wake her up but he knew that she needed to return as well before she got in trouble with the Prime. Shaking her shoulder plate ever so gently he said with a warm smile, "Oh Lightningray, it's time to wake up."
Slowly stirring from her peaceful recharge Light opened her optics and blinking a few times she looked up at Knock Out with a sleepy look for a few moments, wondering if she was dreaming or not. Then when she remembered what had happened her optics shot wide open and she quickly got to her pedes, dusting herself off at the same time and feeling slightly mortified that she had fallen into a recharge in Knock Out's arms of all things. Looking out and seeing that rain had slowed considerably she was relieved that she could get out there and put as much distance as possible between her and the mech. Watching her with a smirk Knock Out got up himself and said as he walked past her and out of the cave, "At least the rain's easier to drive in so it shouldn't be too much trouble for us to go our separate ways. Unless...you want to stay for a little while longer..."
"Ugh, no thank you," Light said, walking out and pushing past him into the drizzle. "I'd rather be stuck in the Sea of Rust than spend another micro-second with you."
"Oh, I'm not so sure about that," Knock Out mused with a light snicker while slowly walking up behind her. "You seemed pretty content to recharge in my arms all night to me."
Just as she was about to make another witty remark she hesitated when he said that and quickly started to feel an embarrassed blush coming into her cheeks. Her optics darting around a bit she stuttered out, "Th-that was just to help me w-warm m-myself back up. I c-couldn't help going into recharge by it. You're j-just...taking it out of context."
Seeing and hearing how she reacted Knock Out's light snicker grew a bit louder and knew just what to do next. Stepping up beside her he quickly slipped his arm around her waist, pulled her close, and planted a kiss on her flustered cheek before she had a chance to realize what he was doing. Quickly thrown by Knock Out's actions Light let out a squeak of surprise as she felt the mech's arm wrapped around her waist once again and his dermas pressed against her cheek. Completely not expecting that it left her in a state of frozen shock trying to figure out why he did that in the first place.
Keeping his dermas on her cheek for a few moments longer Knock Out pulled his helm back and smirking victoriously he whispered in her audio receptor, "We should get caught in the rain again sometime. I have to admit that it was rather...relaxing spending that time with you. After all...there's no bot I rather be with than a gorgeous femme like you. And maybe next time we can take things up a few notches if it goes that far. So until next time my little shimmer of Light."
Blushing like mad at that point Light couldn't believe what she just heard and turning her helm to look at him with a shocked look she nearly felt like her spark burst when he gave her another quick kiss, this time stealing it from her dermas before he pulled away and gave her two-digit salute before transforming into his alt mode and driving down the way he came.
Unable to hold herself up Light fell back to the ground in an absolute daze as she slowly began to realize what Knock Out just told her. When it finally hit her that, in his own way, he confessed what he felt about her she groaned and held her helm in her servos, muttering, "Oh sweet Solus Prime, how did I end up in this?"
She knew that if she told any of the other bots back at base what had happened they would either wouldn't believe her or seriously tear her a new one for cavorting with the enemy. Looking up at the light of the moon she realized that she had no choice but to keep this a complete secret
and tell no one for as long as lived. Unless Knock Out blabbed about it to the wrong bot (aka Starscream in her opinion) and that bot decided to use that against her. Then of course everything would fall apart from there and it would just be a never ending nightmare to deal with. Letting out a defeated sigh she slowly got to her pedes and muttered, "Primus, I sure could use some help right about now." Dusting herself off she knew that it was time to get home she reached up and commed, "Ratchet, this is Lightningray. The storm's over and I'm ready to come back to base."
"Copy that," Ratchet answered, preparing the ground bridge. "I have your location and the bridge should be ready for you in just a few moments. Hopefully that storm wasn't too much trouble for you to find a place to wait it out in."
Pushing the lever and activating the ground bridge Light watched it appear on her end and letting out a sigh she answered as she walked through it, "Oh no, it didn't give me any trouble at all. I managed to find a cave in a split mesa to hide in and I took a...stasis nap to pass the time until it finally past over."
Appearing in the base as a couple of the other bots came up to greet her she could only hope by then that the next time that there was a prediction for rain when she was going on patrol she wasn't going to take it lightly. For all she knew she could be caught in another storm and stuck with the one bot...that she couldn't help but admit that she was desperately falling for.
And there you have it! Next up will be one between the TFA version of Light and TFA Megatron. So until then I'll catch you next time!