DMK: Umm….glad I got such a good response for a silly fangirl fic…. ^^;; ah well, if you know me, OR you know who my three favorite Autobots are, you'd understand who she'll start to crush on.
Kay: I'M NOT CRUSHING ON ANYBODY! ////*
DMK: Don't mind her, she's just in denial….I personally think its cute, ya know the whole 'bridging the species gap' and all…
Kay: AAAAAAARRRRRGH! DON'T MAKE ME GO TALIBAN ON YOUR @$$!!!
DMK: Oo;; umm…I think…I'll just start the story….as I don't want Kay to do that….
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Chapter Two
Kay ran for her life, banking hard down one corridor after another, desperately trying to avoid the alarms that kept ringing in her ears. She expected squadrons of heavily armed commandoes to burst out of one of the large doors at any moment, only to mow her down with semi-automatic rifles, but nothing happened. Then again, she wasn't complaining.
Meanwhile, Scavenger looked about the hall where the first alarm was triggered. Setting his jaw, he converted his optic sensors to another setting. Now, glowing a reddish orange, they noticed the wispy trail of carbon dioxide, left behind by a living being, namely, the intruder.
"Aha. I've got you now."
With that, he set off, following the neon green trail of carbon.
"Oh good lord when will it end?!" Kay shouted to herself as she ducked behind a small nook, just wide enough to squeeze herself into. The alarms were now distant, background noises compared to her loud breathing and the thumping of her heart in her ears.
That was, until she heard footsteps. Big ones.
Taking in a sharp breath, she fell quiet, stifling her heavy breathing and exhaling heavily through her nose instead. Gulping, she listened to the footsteps grow louder, and closer. From her narrow view, she saw a giant foot land only yards away.
And stop.
'Please don't look down, please don't look down...' The practically fearless and looney young woman prayed in her head. She nearly shouted when she saw the foot shift, turning to face in her general direction.
That's when a hand as big as a couch reached into her crevice. Forcing her body back as far into that nook as she could go, Kay kicked uselessly as the hand closed mere inches away from her body. The hand then withdrew, and she saw the giant….whatever it was kneel down. Shadowed by the dim light, all Kay saw were two, bright eyes staring straight at her.
"Oh Primus don't make me dig…" He muttered, reaching in a second time. However, this time, he managed to wrap his fingers around Kay's body.
Shouting a string of curses, she was pulled from her hiding place and lifted into the air. Her arms were pressed hard to her side, and her feet dangled uselessly below. "DANGIT PUT ME DOWN WHATEVER YOU ARE!" She struggled some more before realizing nothing was going on.
The shadowed form sighed, his bright yellow eyes seeming weary. "If I put you down, will you stay here?"
"Yeah yeah yeah, just get me down! I hate heights!"
"Fine…" Slowly, Kay was lowered to the ground, and the giant fingers released their grip. "Now will you-" That was it. Making a mad dash, she tore out from between the thing's legs, and scrambled to get away from it.
"HEY! GET BACK HERE!" Kay ignored the booming voice, and continued running full-force.
'Why does this always happen to me?!' She cried in her head, running flat out for the next good hiding place.
"Why does this always happen to me?!" Scavenger growled as he got to his feet, watching the blur that was the intruder as she made a break for safety. Walking calmly after her, he followed her to one of the giant catwalks, overlooking the docking bay for the half-assembled Axalon ship. He had her cornered.
As Kay burst into a lighted room, she skidded to a stop at a short guardrail. Breathless, she looked at a white, slender space ship that looked to be in the middle of being assembled. 'What…the HELL is this place?!' Snapping the woman out of her thoughts, her supposed stalker came into full view.
Gasping, Kay stared at the nearly thirty-foot tall…robot? Looking again, she looked over the being's features, noticing his almost human-like face, had it not been for the targeting laser mounted above where his left ear would be, or the helmet-like armor framing his soot-gray face.
He stepped forward, and Kay's eyes flashed with fear. Looking frantically, she saw no escape.
"Please, don't run. I'm not going to hurt you," He said, holding his giant hands out in a peaceful manner.
Leaning up against the rail, her hands resting on them, she watched him, watch her, as her breaths became less heavy, and she started to calm. Even if she DID want to run, she was spent.
"W…what are you…?" From her running, she practically had no voice. "…who are you…?"
Taking in a breath, the mech sighed. "I'm sorry, but introductions will have to wait. The fact is you've managed to get into our base here on Earth."
"Wait….you're…..not the only one?"
"Yes."
"And…you're
not going to kill me?"
"Yes."
"But…I just followed my cousin in here…"
Scavenger stared. "Your cousin?"
"Yeah!" Kay confirmed, starting to loosen up slightly. "Short, blonde hair down to her waist, brown eyes…"
"You mean Caitlin?"
"That's the one," She said, nodding. "You know her?"
"Yes," He said back, easing up a bit. "She's a good friend to my colleagues and I."
"Oh…Well, I'm sorry I gave you trouble."
"It's alright…Though I need to take you to the control room…"
Kay looked a bit panicked. "I'm not gonna get locked up, am I?"
"No, not at all. It's just to check in with the others."
"Oh….well let's go then," She said as she started to walk, her confidence back up where it belonged. After passing the mech, she heard a strange sound of metal grinding on metal, and spun around. In his place was a hulking bulldozer. Kay blinked. "Um… okay…"
"Relax, it's just me," came his voice from within the vehicle. "This is why we're all called Transformers."
"Gee, I never would've guessed," she retorted dryly, walking over to him. "Uh, mind if I…?"
"Climb aboard. It'll be faster."
Grinning a little bit, she grabbed onto a nearby hydraulic pipe, lifted herself up, stepped onto his tank-like tread and then clambered into his cab. Moments later, they rolled out of the ship bay and headed to the command center. "Thanks, uh…"
"You can call me Scavenger."
"Well, nice to meet you, Scavey." He grunted, getting Kay to blink. "…What?"
"It seems you and your cousin aren't much different…She enjoys calling me that as well."
The woman laughed. "It's not as bad as it could be, you know! You should lighten up." It was then that Scavenger turned abruptly, nearly tossing Kay out of his cab. "Gah!" She grabbed onto the first thing possible, which happened to be a slender pipe. The transformed Transformer stopped, and started laughing.
She blinked again, and looked down at the small dashboard-like array before her, then noticed her hand. Taking it off, Scavenger managed to settle himself down. "What the heck was so funny?"
"I…don't know…just don't do that again." His voice was gruff once more and he seemed a bit agitated.
Kay's evil streak shone through, and she grinned evilly. "You mean…do this?" Quickly, she grabbed onto the small coolant pipe, drumming her fingers on it lightly, and, instantly, Scavenger broke out into laughter. "You know you want to laugh!"
He couldn't stop himself, as much as he wanted, so he did the next best thing: he Transformed. Kay landed unceremoniously on her back, as the tall mechanoid looked down at her with disdain, getting her to cringe slightly and look guilty. He cleared his throat. "Ahem. Now, if you're done…"
Almost without guilt, she folded her arms behind her back and gave him an impish grin. "Okay. Let's go."
But Scavenger was wise. He saw her gears turning, and reached down to pick her up. "We're going this way."
"HEY! I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU I HATE HEIGHTS!!!"
"Then don't look down," He retorted coolly. "And stop struggling. You might hurt yourself."
Growling, she crossed her arms and glared straight ahead. "Sir yes sir…" Followed by a string of muttered insults.
"You KNOW I can hear that."
Kay shut her mouth instantly, and grumbled as he walked along. This just wasn't her day…
TBC
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DMK: Alright, thanks for all the reviews! ^_^ I'm in the midst of the post-moving stress, AND I have yet to find the power cords to my computer screen and my tower, so no access at home for the time being…. T___T It'll only be from school, when my focus is non-existent…..so this is going to flow VERY poorly. (as shown above….) Okay, my rant aside, R&R!