EmeraldMoonGreen, who owns Shadow and Eclipse, asked for this one. Here you go, Amiga! Enjoy! :)
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Protective Mechs You Can Trust
Chapter 1: The New Femme
Red Alert was watching the monitors when he noticed something come up on them. It was a signal and it was quite strong. Thinking perhaps the computer was acting up or that he had misread it, he double-checked and checked once more, but the readings were the same. He turned in his chair and found Optimus and Megatron nearby. "Optimus," he said, getting the red-and-blue mech's attention. "There's an odd signal on the monitor and it's very strong."
Optimus came up to examine the monitor and was surprised at the strength of the odd signal. "That is very strong," he said.
Megatron looked concerned. "Is the computer acting up?" He asked, wondering how a signal could be that strong.
"I wondered that too and checked it twice," Red Alert said, doing another check with the two mechs watching. "The signal is very strong, but why?"
"What are the coordinates?" Optimus asked.
"It's a few miles from here," the paranoid mech answered. "A rouge 'Con setting up a trap?"
"No," Megatron said. "None of the Decepticons have signals that strong."
Soundwave came in and looked at it. "That is too strong to be a rouge 'Con," he agreed. "Perhaps an Autobot?"
"None that I am aware of," Optimus replied to the gentle suggestion.
Ultra Magnus and Ratchet came in, having heard the commotion. "Well, we're not going to get answers unless we go look," Magnus said, his directness making them straighten as they knew he was right.
Ratchet grabbed his medical tools and subspaced them, ready as Red Alert entered the coordinates into the Groundbridge and the five mechs headed into it, not seeing a little femme sneaking around behind them and entering the Groundbridge too.
They exited into a thick forest, at first seeing nothing out of the ordinary, but then noticing two glowing amber orbs staring at them from behind some rocks. Soundwave checked his sensors and nodded. "Whoever that is, they're the source of the signal," he said to the others.
Ultra Magnus took a step closer, his hammer in one hand as he tried to appear non-threatening.
The moment he did so though, a lithe form jumped out and landed in front of the rocks, weapons online fast. To the mechs' shock, it was a femme and her weapons were a Tazer-like weapon in her left hand and a decent-sized blaster in her right hand and she had both weapons pointed at the five mechs in warning. "Well, looks like that explains the strength of the signal we saw," Megatron said. "She specializes in electric-type weapons."
Her appearance was also making them tense as she looked fierce with her eyes glaring at them and scars all over her armor, the worst scar being one that started at her right hip and going across to just below where her collarbone would be. This made them all wonder what kind of fights she had been in to warrant such scars.
A squeal startled them and they turned to find Eclipse running toward the femme as fast as she could. "Mama!" She cried out, surprising the five mechs as she attacked the new femme in a hug, clinging to her while squealing and purring happily.
The femme disarmed herself and hugged Eclipse back just as tight. "Little moon," she said, her voice soft as she began checking the small one for injuries. "Are you hurt?"
"No, Mama," she said, tears gathering in her eyes and she continued clinging to her.
Ratchet's eyes widened as he recognized the femme. "Shadow," he said, getting her attention as he approaches, weapons offline.
The femme's eyes widened and she immediately smiled. "Ratchet," she greeted warmly, going up to him and hugging him. "It's been too long."
"Yes, it has," he said, hugging her back. "Are you alright?"
"For the most part, yes," she said, gently pulling back, still holding her daughter in her arms.
Ratchet smiled. "Shadow, these mechs are friends of mine and part of the team," he said, turning to gesture to them. "Ultra Magnus, leader of the Wreckers."
The blue mech nodded in greeting. "Welcome to Earth," he said in a friendly voice.
"Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots."
Optimus nodded as well. "I'm pleased to meet you, Shadow," he said with a warm smile.
"Megatron, former leader of the Decepticons."
"Hello," Megatron said with a polite nod.
"And Soundwave, also a former 'Con."
"Greetings," Soundwave said politely.
Shadow grew tense during the introductions and held Eclipse close. "You let filthy 'Cons into your base?" She asked, her voice bordering on dangerous.
"We are now at peace with them, though we still deal with a few rouges," Ratchet soothed. "The war has finally ended."
That came as a surprise to Shadow, who stuck close to Ratchet as they headed back for the base. Arriving there, Shadow let Ratchet give her a checkup while Eclipse bounded around the base, happy to have her mother back. She skipped down the hall happily and almost crashed into Bumblebee, who chuckled and stopped just in time so that she wouldn't get hurt. "You're very bubbly right now," he said with a smile.
"Bumblebee, guess what!?" She said excitedly.
He chuckled again. "What?" He asked, amused at her antics.
Eclipse could hardly keep still. "My mama's finally here!" She exclaimed happily.
"Really?" Bumblebee asked, surprised but glad to hear the news too. "That's wonderful, Eclipse."
Squealing happily, she jumped into his arms and he chuckled, hugging her gently.
Shadow was given a clean bill of health and she met the others on the base, but was still tense and when she saw Bumblebee hugging Eclipse, her reaction was one no one expected.
Hissing angrily, she snatched Eclipse away from Bumblebee, startling them all. "None of you are going to touch my baby," she snapped at them before walking away to her new quarters, taking Eclipse with her.
They were all shocked by her statement and sensed there was something off about it and they turned to Ratchet, who sighed and looked upset, but motioned them all into the command room where they could all listen to him without Shadow overhearing them. "Please don't judge Shadow," he said. "She's...very protective of her daughter."
"Ratchet, no offense, but she acted like Bumblebee was going to hurt Eclipse," Soundwave said.
"She sounded a bit fearful too through her anger," Megatron said.
"Maybe she's just a little paranoid and wants her daughter to be safe," Red Alert said.
"You're all not far from wrong," Ratchet said, getting their attentions back to him and he took a deep breath. "Shadow...did not get Eclipse willingly."
Shock filled them all. "Ratchet, you mean...her mate badly abused her, just as he badly abused Eclipse?" Optimus asked.
Horror filled them all. They remembered that Eclipse had told them bits and pieces about her past and Ratchet had revealed a little bit too and to now hear that the young one's mother was abused the same way made them all sick to their stomachs. "Ratchet, did Shadow fear...that we would abuse Eclipse too?" Predaking asked softly.
The medic sadly nodded. "She doesn't trust others, besides myself," he said softly.
Every mech had a few tears in their eyes as they hurt for the young mother and swore to themselves that they would show Shadow that she was safe and none of them would harm her or Eclipse in any way.
But they also had a feeling, from what Ratchet had told them, that that would be easier said than done.
Will Shadow see that she can trust the Autobots and former 'Cons? Read on. :)
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