I will try to update this story as well as my others as soon as possible. Right now, I'm trying to keep up with the increased homework load. I just started grade 9, so I have a lot more homework then I'm used to. Any ways, on with the show!
Ironhide, Ratchet, and Bumblebee pulled up, and transformed. "Optimus", Ironhide said relieved. They took a step forwards, and each girl took one back. Optimus saw this, and lifted himself to stand slowly. He stood in front of the girls, raising his hand for his men to stop. Ironhide froze in his tracks. "What's wrong, Optimus?"
"Us", Tear began. She stepped forward despite being terrified, "He knows we're afraid. Please, don't come close to us." Optimus nodded slowly. Ironhide raised his hands to show he would stay where he was. Ratchet nodded. Bumblebee stepped back. Optimus' frame began to tremble. He was forced to step forwards. Ironhide rushed forward to stop him from falling. The girls stepped back once more. Ironhide held Optimus, as Ratchet started to work.
"I can help", Steel offered lightly. All eyes and optics turned to her. "I can help you fix the metal. I can make metal from nothing, so I think you could use my powers. In exchange for information on your friend. The one missing his voice."
"Deal!" Ratchet exclaimed. Steel cautiously walked over to Optimus. She lovingly placed her hand on his leg.
"Tell me what to do. If you'd be willing, the rest of the girls could ask questions", she moved wires when he pointed.
"Who is he?" Tear asked from beside Optimus.
Ironhide nodded, and began, "His name's Optimus Prime. Our leader", he earned suprised looks, "We're Autobots. From Cybertron. We trash Decepticons. He likes to say freedom is the right of all sentient beings, or something like that. We all fight for freedom, and peace. He's the one that keeps us up. He's also been missing for 15 years."
"15 years?" the girls cried. Even the calm Tear was suprised.
"I was the first one captured. I have been under testing for around 10 years. Most likely more", Tear marvelled.
"We didn't stop lookin, but when we got close, they up and moved", Ratchet sighed. Several girls nodded at that. "We've struggled with out him. Even some of the Autobots who love to fight between themselves had to lend a hand. We were starting to lose hope, then your friend called us."
"Who did I call again?" Robo asked, and Ironhide raised a servo. When Optimus shifted, Ironhide pulled him in closer.
"Who are you?" Kat asked pointing briefly at the small yellow one. There was a click, then a recorded sound. The voice that spoke was a rich baritone.
"Bumblebee".
"Wow. You have a deeper voice than I would've expected", Flame mumbled. Static sounded for a second then small clips filled the air.
"That ain't... my... voice", he replied. The voices were each different. They were small pieces of larger sentences.
"Why don't you talk like the other two?" Puppet asked.
"Megatron. He's the one that leads the evil side. Bee's vocalizer was ripped out by Megatron", Ratchet replied. The words sunk into their heads. Bumblebee and Optimus were both missing the same part. The one that allowed them to talk. If Bumblebee was missing his vocalizer, wouldn't that mean Optimus would be in the same boat?
"What is Optimus like? We haven't really gotten to spend much time with him. And, with him not able to talk, we haven't been able to hear how he'd respond to things", Robo asked. A click then more clips.
"He's... brave... strong... kind, and caring", Bumblebee answered.
"Stubborn. Once he descides what he wants to do, there's no stopping him", Ratchet added.
"It's hard to describe him. You'd need to get to know him to know what he's like", Ironhide concluded. Tear nodded. Ratchet moved away from Optimus and Steel.
"He's repaired enough to stop losing Energon other than from where is vocalizer would be. Thank you Miss, for your assistance. I think we all still have a lot to discuss. Right now, we should get back to base", Ratchet stated. The girls nodded. Optimus was still in pain, as you could tell when he slowly pushed away from Ironhide, bringing himself to a standing position. Ironhide stood beside Optimus, just in case. Ratchet watched as Optimus moved. He nodded to him, and the leader slowly transformed.
"Now we just have to figure out who should go with Optimus", Flame said. The others nodded.
"Puppet and I can go with someone else", Phantom offered.
"Vision and Robo should go with Optimus. How many people can you carry?" Tear asked.
"Bumblebee can carry up to four, I can carry up to six, and Ironhide can carry two", Ratchet answered.
"Puppet and Phantom, you two can go with Ironhide. Kat, Blossom, Infinity, and Flame, you four can go with Bumblebee. Steel, you and I can go with Ratchet. Are you alright with that?" Tear asked looking up at the three Autobots. She recieved a nod from each before they transformed. The girls each got into the Autobot Tear told them to carefully. She settled into the seat closing her eyes.
"You're heart rate is elevated. Are you alright?" Ratchet asked. Steel looked at Tear.
"I have been beaten by men for the past ten years. They abused me. I have since lost my trust for men. I fear any male", she sadly replied. Steel reached across the seat and held her friend's hand. "Each of us have lost that trust. We are truely afraid of you all."
"You have my word. We will not hurt you. Optimus would never let anything happen to you. You seem to trust him", Ratchet responded.
"I feel connected to him. I think we all do. He has not done anything to us, even when he had the chance",she answered. Steel gave her hand a squeeze.
"There is a lot to explain to you all. Once we get back to our base, we'll explain more to you", that was the last thing said between them until they got back to base. It was clear that Tear didn't really want to continue the conversation.
They arrived at base not long after. During the trip, Vision had picked up on clues, and had Robo drive Optimus for a while. That way he could rest. The girls got out, and the Autobots transformed. The rest of the Autobots and a few men stood waiting for them. As soon as Optimus finished transforming, the girls moved towards him. Two of the men walked forwards. When the first got to first, Puppet screamed. The two men recoiled. Optimus immediatly picked them up.
"Lennox, Epps. They've been abused for years. By men. They are terrified of us. I suggest letting them get used to us first", Ratchet explained. Will and Epps both stepped back. "If you all don't mind, I need to get Optimus to Med bay." Ironhide had Optimus wrap his arm around his shoulder. He supported Optimus' weight as they walked to Med bay. Ratchet watched to see how Optimus was doing. He motioned for Will and Epps to follow. They soon entered Med bay, where Optimus slowly laid down, allowing the girls to get off his hand onto the berth.
"Welcome back Optimus", Will greeted.
"Yeah. Welcome home", Epps seconded. Optimus nodded, smiling lightly. A few minutes passed in silence. Will and Epps waited for the reply that never came.
"What's wrong Optimus?" Will finally asked. Optimus looked away. Ratchet moved forwards, and removed the patch job on Optimus' neck. Everyone else stepped back. "Whoa! What did they do to you?"
"The savages removed his vocalizer. He can't contact others via comm-link either", Ratchet replied. Will shook his head.
"They were going to kill him", Kat stated quietly. Even Optimus looked suprised and upset.
"What?" Epps asked.
"He was set to be killed at five. Robo found that out, and we set out to save him", Kat finished. She moved closer to Optimus.
"I can't believe it. 15 years of searching, and we almost lost him today. Thank you. All of you, for saving him", Will said. He would of shook their hands, but remembered to keep his distance. Tear nodded. Each girl smiled. Flame however, moved closer to Optimus. She started stroked the metal that made us his arm. She moved away when Ratchet moved to repair Optimus. They were quiet until Ratchet finally stepped back, and began washing his tools.
"Can we please know more of what's going on? Ironhide said you'd be able to explain", Puppet asked looking at Ratchet. He nodded, then started to speak.
"Alright girls. We Autobots have something called a spark. Inside our chests. Our spark is us. If the spark is destroyed, the Autobot or Decepticon is killed. You all have something in common. His spark", Ratchet pointed to Optimus. "That's what gave you those powers. His spark had a different effect on your bodies. It gave you each a different power. The problem is, you need to get your power from something. Each one of you feed off of his energy. Which explains why he was so weak. Your powers can be used to protect you, but you need to practise. That way you won't end up killing Optimus in the process."
"By the way, what are you're powers?" Will asked. Flame grinned. She stepped forward, and gained her fire form.
"You want to see each of our powers? Then hold still", Flame replied. She set the pen in his pocket on fire. He watched the fire with wide eyes. "I'm fire." She put the fire out, and the pen was perfectly fine.
"Flame, please do not do that to people. They really do not enjoy having fire that close to their bodies", Tear warned. She stepped to the side, since her power was harder to show. Puppet stepped forward.
"For the next trick, I'll need a volunteer", she joked. She gained her power mode. Epps raised his hands. The next thing they knew, he was in the air. He started to panic, then he was put down. "I can control people that way. I can't mess with their free will though."
"I can read minds, and pasts. I'm skilled when it come to reading people", Vision explained.
"Even Autobots?" Ratchet asked.
"Yes. I can try it on you if you'd like", she offered. Ratchet nodded, and her hair starting changing white from the center. Her eyes from the center lost their colour, turning them completely white. "You don't believe this is true. You believe this is a load of slag, whatever that means. You'd of liked it better had Optimus been spared by those humans. If he was, then you wouldn't have to deal with the stresses of taking care of Optimus. You also believe he may end up collapsing because of us draining him. Am I right?" He nodded with a near blank stare. "I can tell your past by touching you. Who else wants to let me try?"
"Why don't you do Optimus?" Will suggested.
"Don't be suprised if we both have a headache from this", she warned them before touching Optimus. She eyes seemed to read a page, before shrieking in suprise. Her hand was immediatly withdrawn and she stumbled backwards. She landed on her behind. She scrambled back to her feet, dodging people as she ran to sit in the corner. Tear was immediatly running after Vision.
"Okay... That doesn't usually happen. I'm sorry about that", Flame responded.
"How about the rest of us show you our powers, then we'll check on Vision", Phantom suggested. Everyone else nodded. Optimus slowly got himself up and walked after the other two girls. "Blossom?"
"I'll show you", she replied. Gaining her plant form, colourful flowers bloomed. She made one appear before Ironhide, Ratchet, Will, and Epps. Each reached out and grabbed the one that was in front of them. She smiled when she recieved a nod from them each.
"I can make metal from nothing, as the Autobots here know", Steel stated, making a metal diamond appear in mid air. To prove her point, she moved it close to Will, then to Epps. They smiled.
"That'll be handy for saving money", Will commented. Steel shrugged and Infinity stepped forward.
"Does anyone have a gun or knife on them?" she asked. Will raised his gun into view, and Epps showed both. Ironhide and Ratchet transformed their arms into guns. "Alright. One of you, please shoot me."
"Are you crazy? Optimus would have our afts for shooting a human!" Ratchet yelled. Ironhide nodded raising his hands.
"Sorry kiddo, but we don't fire on others unless you're a Decepticon", Epps added, and Will placed his weapon on the ground.
"Then pretend I'm a Decepticon. Please. I promise, nothing bad will happen", she encouraged. Slowly, Ironhide lowered one hand, and aimed. "Go ahead. I promise, nothing bad will happen." Ironhide finally pulled the trigger. The blast went right through her stomach and part of her chest. She smiled. Her skin remolded itself and repaired the damaged area. She turned to Ratchet, then to Will and Epps. Each were shocked out of their minds/processors. "Told you, nothing would happen." Then, it was Phantom who made a move to show her powers next. She walked over to the berth.
"I'll show you, but you need to watch, or you'll miss it", she said. She then turned invisible and walked through the medical berth. She became visible on the other side. "Tada", she joked.
"Robo is more like you Autobots. I can't show you my powers since I would need an animal. And Tear went after Vision. I wonder what happened", Kat mused.