Yay! Chapter two, so yeah, i'm not going to post a new chapter like every day but i will do my best to get you guys the next chapters ASAP.
Grabbing my blow torch, putting my gloves on, and setting my shaded on top of my head, I moved over to the bots injury on his right side. When I closely inspected the wound, it was a broken pipe that was spewing the liquid all over the grass and out of his system. The pipe was only split so it only needed to be heated up and molded back into place and melted to fit the other end of the pipe but it would hurt the bot extremely bad and he was already in enough pain as it is. Shaking my head, I put the glasses over my eyes and started the torch. His body tensed up and prepared for what needed to be done and I frowned at that. Working as fast as I ever had, I heated the pipe until the entire thing was glowing red and orange and started to bend it back into place. The bot grunted loudly and I knew that he couldn't take much more as I finished bending the pipe and I molding it back together. Double checking the pipe and making sure that it was set, I grabbed the ice water bucket and poured the contents onto the pipe. He sighed in relief as steam arose from his body and the pipe soon turned back to its original gray color.
I looked at the bots face and saw that he was still recovering from the patch job with his eyes closed tightly together and teeth gritted together as he was breathing harshly. Looking at the other injury on his upper left arm, I saw that it wasn't as extent as the injury on his side so letting the bot rest a bit, I moved to repair his other injuries. The majority of those wounds consisted of sharp objects in his systems, disconnected wires, and small cuts on pipes that held the weird fluid and needed a little welding. Though the pipes need welding, they weren't enough to cause the bot more pain and so the treatment went smoothly.
When the minor injuries were treated, the only injury was on his arm and that one was going to require a lot of welding. The injury was just like the other injury but the pipe was still intact, only that the pipe had a large cut almost separating the pipe into two pieces. The entire pipe would need to be heated up and I would need to blend another piece of metal with the pipe. Looking around for metal, I grabbed the metal bucket that once held the ice water and noticed that the bucket would work. Cutting the bucket into large pieces with the welder, I measured roughly how much metal I would need an placed the hot metal into the other bucket to cool down.
Before I started, I walked over to the bots face and stroked its cheek again.
" I'm gonna have to weld again big guy. I'll be quick." I told him but he gave me no response this time and I was starting to worry. Quickly, I heated the metal pipe and scrap metal and blending them both together but the bot still managed to scream out in pain. It wasn't a pretty weld but at least it stopped the liquid from escaping from his body. Grabbing the undamaged bucket, I poured the water on the pipe and the pipe cooled down.
His injuries were taken care of and I removed the shades,gloves, and set the torch aside with the rest of my tools. Moving towards the bots' head, I continued to stroke his cheek and noticed that just about every part of his body was covered in dirt and forest foliage from his battle with the other four Decepticons. Taking out my cell-phone I called the house and told Suzy and Cooper to bring another bucket of water, rags, and a sponge. They agreed and said that they were on their way. Hanging up, continued to stroke the bots' cheek and continued to tell him that everything would be alright. His eyes and mouth were still closed but it was more like he was sleeping and that his breathing had slowed down and remained at a calm pace. He was getting better and for that, I was glad that I was able to help this bot be able to live another day.
Soon Suzy and Cooper came back with the supplies and went back to the house. Grabbing the sponge and rag, I dipped them into to bucket, I started to wash him. Wow, that sounded so wrong, giving a man-like creature a wash but I guess you could call it giving a car a wash seeing how most Transformers were vehicles. Wiping away all the junk and foliage from his body, I noticed that the bot had blue flames on top of red on his legs but his arms had red flames on top of blue. Being mindful about his wounds, I got in between most of the small spaces in between his armor with the rag. I finished with his chest and was about to start his neck is when I looked up and my eyes widened to the size of golf balls for I had a pair of amazing blue eyes staring back at me. Unknown to me, he was watching my every movement that I was wiping the gunk away.
I set the sponge and rag back into the bucket; without taking my eyes off his eyes and then moved about to his head as those eyes followed my still. No words were exchanged as we both seemed to be studying the other. If someone was to take a look into those eyes, it was like it was being in a trance. It seemed that those eye bore right into me, into my soul and could read me like a book.
After sometime, I finally got out of the trance from his eyes and talked to him.
"Hey big guy, how do you feel" I asked in concern with a small smile on my face. He continues to watch me with those eyes for a few moments before coming back to reality. He grunted and tried to speak but he was struggling to do so.
" Take it easy, you had sustained a few heavy injuries and I could only do so much in your repairs" I told him as I placed both my hands on his cheek in order to calm him down. He calmed down and relaxed a bit.
" Thank you for repairing me." he said in a strained voice as he turned his head in my direction after a few minutes of us just sitting their, me still stroking his cheek. I smiled at him.
" Its the least I could do since you and your team saved us from the Decepticons." I told him and he smiles at me.
" What is your name, if you don't mind me asking 'cause I don't thing I can keep callin' ya big guy all the time." I smile and he chuckles at my question as his eyes seem to light up more.
"My name is Optimus Prime."
My eyes widened knowing that I just saved the leader of the Autobots and the bot who led his team to save our lives so many times.
"Nice to meet you Optimus Prime. I'm Mindi Mallard." I told him, putting on the best smile I could as I told him my original name, not my fake last name but my real last name before the incident. He seemed to notice that my attitude change after I told him my name but before he could ask why, four figures emerged from the bushes. Grabbing my gun from its holster, I aimed at one of the figures but as soon as the gun came out, the figures came closer and an annoyed sigh escaped my mouth and the gun went back into the holster.
"What are you guys doing here? I told you all to stay in the house!" I yelled at the four, frustrated beyond belief.
"It wasn't our fault! Chipper ran out of the house for you 'cause he said he was scared. We chased after him but the little turd it fast!" Cooper stated back as chipper ran to me and hugged my waist again. Sighing, I sat down on my legs and brought chipper so that he was sitting in my lap and I signally the others to come closer.
"Guys, I want you to meet someone. This is Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots." I told them as their eyes widened just like what happened to my own. Chuckling at their response, I turned to Optimus.
" Optimus, this is my family. Suzy," I told him pointing to the 14 year old girl with the dark brown, mid-back length hair and with the purple glasses."Catlin," pointing to the 14 year old girl who had the shoulder length, dark brown hair and pink side bangs." Cooper," pointing to the 13 year old boy who had light brown, shaggy hair that was half way down his forehead but slightly spiked in the front hair."and this little guy is Edward but everyone calls him Chipper." I finish grabbing Chipper around the waist making him giggle a bit. He was 7 years old and had dirty blond hair that was like Coopers but not spiked. Optimus smiled at them as they all give him a quick "hi" before going silent except Chipper. Optimus' eyes lie on Chipper as he smiles.
"Hello little one." Optimus told Chipper as Chipper looked at Optimus and waved his hand saying "Hi" really fast before burying his head back into my chest along with his hand as Optimus chuckled as I sighed shaking my head.
"Mr. Optimus sir, what happened to you." Catlin referred to his injuries.
Optimus told us about how he was on recon and was heading back to meet up with his comrades but was ambushed by five Decepticons. He offlined one 'con but the others were stronger then the first. He sent out a SOS to his Autobots but their comm. Links where being blocked and that he held out as long as he could before he couldn't handle it and collapsed. I told him how I have an heat signature cloaking device and when he collapsed, I turned it on that that soon the 'cons where gone.
"Thank you for everything Mindi." Optimus said to me has he nodded his head to me in gratitude. I smiled and nodded back as Optimus turned his head to its original position, closed his eyes and sighed.
"Alright, time for you guys to go home and go to bed this time" I told the little ones, lifting Chipper off my lap and into Suzy's awaiting arms.
"I'm gonna stay with Optimus tonight." I said as they started to leave.
"Be careful." Suzy told with concern.
" Hey, its my job to tell you that and to watch out after you guys." I tell her as she rolls her eyes." Goodnight you guys." I finish as I hear a them say "Goodnight" before disappearing behind the bushes.
I turned to Optimus and sat down next to his head but I noticed that his head was still dirty and that I forgot to wash it. Grabbing the rag and dipping it into the water bucket and bringing the bucket closer to Optimus, I stroke his cheek again.
"Hey Optimus, I'm gonna wipe away the gunk from your neck and head real fast, O.K." I said as his eyes opened again and he nodded. He lifted his head up a bit and when I started to remove the dirt, he seemed to relax a bit at my efforts to remove to gunk.
"You have quite a kind family, Mindi" Optimus stated as I finished his neck and move to his jaw line and the left side of his face. I sighed.
" They've been through a lot in the past few months. Cooper and Catlin are my cousins while Suzy and Chipper are my actual siblings, but I've taken all of them into custody and made sure that they were safe." I stated as I moved to clean his right cheek and into all the tight spaces. His eyes seemed confused at my statement.
"What happened to your creators ?" he asked as I finished his cheek and moved to his antenna. He lightly gasped, but then closed his eyes and I could have swore that I could hear him purr. I stared at him in surprise but I guessed that they were sensitive and that this wasn't causing him pain. Remembering his question, I sighed again remembering that dreadful day.
"Our family was killed at a family get-together in an explosion caused by a Decepticon." I told him bluntly.
He stopped purring and opens his eyes wide; turning his head in my direction. I shut my eyes tightly together as I stop wiping his head as I force myself not to cry. Shaking it off, I continue to wipe the top of his head and started to make my way down the right side of his head. Optimus' eye sadden and his face saddens.
"I'm terrible sorry for your lost Mindi." He told my with a sad voice and regret.
"Stop looking like that, there was nothing you could had done. No one could had for no one expected it. It happened in Orlando, Florida about five months ago." I told him as I started to clean Optimus' other antenna and Optimus started to purr again but kept his eyes on me.
"I was informed that everyone belonging to that family had perished in the explosion." Optimus told me. Shaking my head I answered him.
"That's what everyone believed. The bodies were so damaged that there was hardly anything left to salvage and identify. That's why I moved the kids up here. I didn't want anyone to recognize us and take the kids to an orphanage and have us be separated from each other. We are all we have left and I would rip anyone to shreds before I let anyone take them away from me." I told him in a threatening voice at the end to put emphasis on my statement. I would do anything to keep us together. I moved to Optimus' cheek as I hear his systems start to shut down. Looking at his eyes, I see they are dimming in the form of him trying to stay awake. Soon I finished cleaning him and I threw the rag over my shoulder, bumped the dirty water next to a tree, threw the rag into the bucket, and I rubbed Optimus' head, trying to relax him.
" Go to sleep Optimus, you need rest if you are going to heal" I told him but he seemed to be unable to sleep. Taking out my Ipod from my back pocket, I turned on some of my instrumental music that was slow and peaceful. Soon Optimus was out of it and I was slowly right behind him. I swear I was going to collapses, I was so exhausted after working hard and over-time all week, getting little sleep with the little ones having nightmares about what happened and staying up with them up night, and now repairing Optimus and cleaning him for over three and a half hours. Settling myself against Optimus' head and his uninjured right arm, I soon found myself in a mush needed rest.
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