Faith

Chapter Two: A New Home

Skywarp had been able to easily get back to his quarters with the human. Now she lay on his recharge berth, under close watch by Thundercracker. "Slag, what do I build her cage with?" Skywarp scrambled around in the seeker's closet. "Didn't Starscream save some empty energon cube casings for some 'big plan' of his?" Thundercracker inquired. "Yeah, he did!" Skywarp began to search in Starscream's closet until he found what he was looking for. He went over to their desk and sat all the cubes on it.

He used his small wrist laser to melt the cube's sides and place them together. Thundercracker watched intently, occasionally giving advice. "FINISHED!!!" Skywarp proudly held up his creation. It was large enough to fit his hand in, so he knew that his human wouldn't be cramped. He had made it four cubes high and three cubes tall. "Looks good, Warp." Skywarp smiled. "Time to put her in!!!"

Skywarp took the human in his hands gently. He opened the lid he had made in his cage and placed her on the floor of it. "She looks happy, huh TC?" Thundercracker sighed. "She's covered in dirt and asleep. It looks pathetic." Skywarp shook his head. "I think I'll play with it for a while…" Thundercracker sighed once more and sat back down on his recharge berth. "Whatever." Skywarp tapped on his enclosure, "WAKE UP, FEMME!!!"

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Karissa woke with a start. She sat up and looked around. Then she saw that giant metal monster. She screamed. The monster made a clicking noise and reached down into her cell. Her immediate reaction was to run. Karissa got to her feet clumsily and began to run. The metal hand grasped for her, coming closer and closer. She panted and ran faster. She turned her head to stare over her shoulder for a moment and hit the wall. "Crap…" The hand grasped her frail body. She closed her eyes and choked back sobs as she was lifted out of the cage. It made peculiar whirring and clicking sounds as it lifted her to its face. It seemed to ask her something, so she responded by shrugging.

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"Skywarp, you need to set your language to ENGLISH to talk to it." Skywarp grinned at his friend. "Thanks, buddy!"

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"Hello, human!" Karissa covered her ears at the thing's booming voice. She gained enough courage to ask it something. "You speak English?" The thing sighed with annoyance. "No duh."

"Why am I here?" Karissa asked. The other robot joined this one. "You are meant to be his pet." Karissa's mind flooded with alarm. "WHAT!!!??? I CAN'T BE A PET!" The robot holding her hissed. "Shut up!!! Anyway, you make the perfect pet…"

"Now, I am your new owner. Call me Skywarp…or Master King!" The other robot slugged Skywarp on his back. "Shut up." He turned to Karissa. "I'm Thundercracker. I suppose you'll meet Starscream later."

Karissa just stared at them with awe. Their optics were blood red and seemed to drill a hole in her soul. There were so… big and terrifying. How did she get pulled into this mess? Why did she get pulled into this mess?

"Now, to name it." Skywarp stated. Karissa hung her head. She hated being referred to as an it.

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"How about Fluffy, TC?" Thundercracker and the human both stared at him. "Hmmm, how about…. Miss Bicklesworth?" "Excuse me, Master?" The tiny human inquired Skywarp. "What?" The human shook with obvious fear. "M..my name is K..Karissa." It whispered. "Speak up, fleshling." She rose her voice. "MY NAME IS KARISSA!" Skywarp thought for a moment. "Yes, I suppose. I feel as if the name fits you, human." His new pet just nodded.

Skywarp was about to put his pet back when she said something. "Master, I…I do not know if I can survive like this. I need many things…" Skywarp lifted her to his face. "WHAT THINGS???" Karissa's voice shook. "Well…."

Karissa told him every little thing she needed: Clothing, food, Bath supplies, a tub for bathing, a bed, her personal items, hair supplies, privacy…..and much, much more. Skywarp stared at her. "That sure is a lot of stuff for you…" He lowered her down into her cage. "Sleep well."

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Karissa did not know how she would sleep, the floor was so hard and the temperature was freezing. Then, she remembered an old lullaby her mother used to sing to her. She began to sing in her soft voice, lulling herself into a deep sleep.

Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping,
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night

Angels watching, e'er around thee,
All through the night
Midnight slumber close surround thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night

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Skywarp and Thundercracker had heard her and were awestricken. The human had a beautiful voice. "Well, TC, let's go!" "Where?" "To get the stuff it needs!" Thundercracker followed his comrade down to the launching pad. "This is going to get out of hand, Warp." Skywarp just nodded and replied, "Nuh uh!"

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Transformers or the song, All Through the Night.

PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skywarp: Why do the authors always ask for reviews?

Starscream: Because they are inferior.

AutobotGirl6: Shut up, Starscream, or I'll tell the REAL reason why you got that Megatron beatdown in chapter one.

Starscream: You wouldn't....

AutobotGirl6: Like I said, REVIEW!!! *whispers to Skywarp*

Skywarp:Now I understand why you wouldn't talk to me in chapter one!!!

Starscream: Both of you are total idiots...