A/N: Second chapter! just to let my readers know, I will be on a very erratic posting schedule now. I am busy, and will post when ever possible. I thank everyone who has read and commented on this~
Skylar woke up to the sound of music. She wasn't able to move, however, but a song she recognized echoed in her audio receptors. My Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was playing, and she realized that it was coming from her.
"Ratchet, what did you do?" Skyfire asked, hovering over her like an anxious father. The medic sighed, moving over her still body. She felt a twinge, and something slid into place over her offlined optics. There was a gasp, and she felt Ratchet moving around her spark cavity.
"I never knew either of you to have a visor." Ratchet said, and he turned to Skyfire. He shrugged, and with a slick sound, a visor slid over his optics. She could tell this by the 'image' that showed up on her visor. All of her scanners could give her a basic black and white picture of what she was 'looking' at. She was still unable to turn her head, though. The visor slid back into its locked position, and Ratchet turned back towards her. He looked at her face, quiet. Skyfire walked to the other side of her berth, touching her lightly. She arched her back slightly, able to move again.
"Skyfire, what did you do?" Ratchet asked, and Skylar looked at Ratchet, moving her body to sit up. She smiled, her faceplates moving slightly. She 'looked' around the med bay, her attention caught by the ping of the med bay doors. Prowl was standing there next to a overly happy Jazz.
" You two are okay!" Skylar said, and she hopped off the bed. Ratchet protested, but she was too quick, her scanners telling her where the medic was. She ducked and weaved, laughing the whole time. Ratchet stopped pursuing her, turning to Skyfire. He shrugged, holding in his laughter.
"Starscream." Was the only thing he said, and then he started to laugh. Skylar took advantage of the medic's loss of attention as she ran out the doors past the two who walked in. She ran down the halls, her hand trailing behind her, laughing all the way. She stopped, aware of the doors. A short mech raced behind her, trying to get to stop. She turned to him, her amber visor reflecting the light. She 'watched' as he screeched to a stop beside her.
"You can't go out, femme! Medical officer Ratchet wants you back at Med bay!" he said, and she sighed, her engines revving. She moved towards the door, placing a hand on the metal. She turned back to the mech, shuffling her shoulders. She really wanted to fly.
"It's Red Alert, right?" she asked, and the mech nodded, moving restlessly. Skylar remembered this mech. He was the one in charge of security, and he was totally paranoid.
" Can't I go out for a few breems? Ill be back in Ratchet's med bay before you can say Cybertron." Skylar said, and her wings twitched. She could feel Skyfire and Starscream both. It was odd. And they both seemed to want to fly, for she hadn't of hand this urge before she thought of those connected to her. The mech nodded, tapping a panel beside him. Skylar nodded at him, smiling. She moved forward, tensing her legs as she felt the first breeze of the wind.
"I'll leave the door open, but only for 5 breems!" Red Alert said, but she had turned off her audio receptors subconsciously. That mech was annoying. She raised her arms a little, letting the breeze move over the sensitive sensors integrated into her armor. This was going to take some getting used to. She transformed, hovering slightly above the surface. She heard someone gasp, and she used tow of her boosters to turn around. She was now facing the opening to the base, and she saw that Red Alert was in the middle of a paused conversation with Optimus Prime. She switched on her audio receptors, aware that the conversation was probably about her.
"Optimus! Don't worry, I'll go with her. She was with her mother for a while, after all." Skyfire said, and he moved forward, transforming in one smooth motion. Skyfire waited, her engines thrumming with power. She was a tiny bit smaller than Skyfire, but her build was that of a cross between a fighter jet and a shuttle for firepower, agility, engine power and storage space. She waited for Skyfire to fly off first, and he seemed to take to the sky as she moved closer to Optimus, her scanners searching. He watched her cautiously, and she flipped over backwards, racing through the air. She heard a chuckle, and she turned to see Skyfire beside her. She opened a private channel with him, aware that Optimus and Red Alert were still at the entrance of the base.
[Skyfire, why are you lying to them?] She asked the white shuttle beside her. Skyfire only took off, his engines whining.
[They can't know the truth, Skylar.] Skyfire said, and he moved slower than her, letting the wind push him around. Skylar rode the breeze as well, enjoying the breeze. It didn't occur to her that there were humans outside the base until she heard shouts from below.
"What are those?" said one, a girl. She reminded Skylar of herself, only with blonde hair instead of black, and she wasn't blind. There was a guy walking towards her, but from his body posture, he wasn't friendly. Skylar lowered altitude, curious.
[ What intrigues you so, Skylar?] Skyfire asked, and Skyfire lowered altitude as well. Skylar continued to drop, flying lazy circles around the area. The girl was watching them with envy in her eyes.
[Do you see the boy behind her?] Skylar asked, and she could feel Skyfire's scanners activate. She waited as he looked for the other human.
[Yes.] he said, and she sighed, lowering her circles even more. She was right above the tree line now, and she was watching the girl. Suddenly the boy sprung form his hiding place, a dagger flashing white on her scanners. She dipped, watching as he struck out at the girl, cutting her on her thigh. She screamed, and the boy laughed evilly.
[Something bad's happening. I can't just watch!] Skylar said, and with that, she hovered above the tiny clearing, opening her hatch. Suddenly, everything erupted into chaos. The boy ran off, screaming as she closed her hatch on the girl. The human started to slid around, thrashing and flinging blood on the inside of her bay.
~Hush, girl! Stop screaming!~ Skylar said, and she pulled up form the clearing, knocking over trees from her exhaust. Skyfire was in the middle of a firefight with other planes, and these she scanned quickly.
[Skywarp, there is another shuttle here! Wait, that's not a shuttle…] said a voice she recognized. She ducked, flinging her passenger around even more as she raced between the cross fire. Skylar was moving on instinct, letting her programming take over her motor controls as she focused on the girl. Who was still screaming and bleeding everywhere.
