Chapter 3: Science Fiction becomes Science Fact
Barricade was mad at himself. He lost her, only now she was like his drug and he was beside himself on what to do. He couldn't believe the pesky Autobot had escaped with her. He had taken his optics off of her for only a few seconds and when Barricade looked back she was in him. It angered him thinking back on it. He knew how the girl felt inside him and didn't want anyone else to feel that. She was his and he was hers. With that last thought passing non-chalant through his processors he began to drive in the direction he lost them. He would find her and get her back. He needed her. A shiver went through his body as he thought of his need for the girl. Good thing Starscream had not checked in with him recently. Starscream would defiantly notice a difference in his loyal seeker. With all night ahead of him Barricade revved his engine and began scanning the area for the unique code that was almost invisible. It was her code and due to her small size it was barely detectible, however Barricade wasn't just any seeker. He was the prized seeker of the Decepticons. As he drove down the highway and traces became fewer, her soon found that her code, although small and almost covered by all the others was there and he began to track her down. The more he focused on the code the denser it seemed. Surpassing the speed limit Barricade barreled towards his mission. She was his.
Lexa woke up the next morning feeling strange. In 48 short hours her life had turned upside down, but things suddenly seemed clearer. As she sat up and looked around the room she was sleeping in she saw Bee resting outside her window. With a smile she stood and walked over to her window opening it quietly. She took in a breath and looked as the sun began to rise over the horizon. It had been a long time since she had seen the sun rising. She tended to work late shifts so early mornings were not something that she was used to. She thought about waking up Bumblebee before she just began walking around, but decided against it, leaving a note on her window instead. She slipped on her shoes quietly and slid through her window making as little noise as possible. She hated to wake anyone up when they could be resting instead.
She walked aimlessly for a while then noticing the familiar road she made up her mind. She was walking to the tree she had been near when watching the sunset the night before with Bee. By the time she arrived the sun was well into the sky but she didn't mind. She sat near its roots and stared out at the open space. It was quiet except for the sawing of the crickets and the whistles of the early morning birds, but it was relaxing. Realization dawned upon the fact that she had not been this relaxed in a long time. She wasn't quite sure why, but she was really happy. She felt things were suddenly looking up and although her life had been far from horrible, she was now truly happy.
"They allow you to roam around unsupervised?" a familiar male voice spoke next to Lexa and she jumped looking up at him.
"I thought you weren't allowed around here," she said patting the ground next to her. His human form sat down next to her and looked out over the base.
"I'm not," he said and she looked over at him as he looked at her, "but they had something I wanted." His hand trailed up to her cheek and she rolled her head into it unconsciously.
"Barricade?" she began looking up at him with large trusting greenish-brown eyes.
"Hmm?" he hummed his attention solely on her.
"Are you as dangerous as they said?" she asked. He didn't notice until he sighed how easy it was for him to be in his human form. Maybe this girl was making everything easier for him.
"I can be," he said deciding to be honest with her.
"Can be…?" she said quietly looking away thinking.
"I fight for what I believe is mine. My rights, my belief, my property," he said. You… The thought invaded his processor and he growled. She looked over at him and cocked her head to the side backing away slightly.
'Barricade this is Starscream report,' the vile voice of the Decepticon came over Barricade's comm link.
"Barricade why…" she paused as he held up a finger to her looking off in a distant manner. He slowly dematerialized and she saw his true form not too far behind the tree. He suddenly appeared in front of her and pulled her up to stand in front of him. Barely standing Barricade started pulling her towards his car and he threw her into the passenger's seat.
"Ouch," she said the gasped as the seat belt snaked around her and held her in too tightly.
"Barricade, you're hurting me!" she gasped having a hard time breathing from the constricting chest belt. His grip on her loosened as he sped off.
"Cade, stop," she said holding onto the seat below her tightly. His holoform appeared in the driver's seat and looked at her.
"You can't stay here," he said watching her with great interest.
"Why," she asked looking out the window as the scenery passed by at an alarming rate.
"They cannot protect you," he said leaning over to her, "And you are far too important to be left in such lacking hands. I won't lose you, they already have." He was almost whispering to her like he was trying to woo her, and he continued, "They won't be able to find you once you're lost. I know your signature unlike any of them. No matter where you go, not matter how far I will be able to find you… Don't you see you'll be so much safer with me."
"Cade," she said fear in her eyes, "You're scaring me…" He growled at that, his holoform disappeared and his speed increased. Suddenly a large robot appeared in front of them and Barricade hit the brakes.
"Barricade, let the girl go!" the robot spoke and Lexa knew immediately it was Bee.
"She's mine!" he yelled back staying in his car form.
"Barricade, stop," she whispered gently touching the dashboard in front of her. He growled, but it wasn't menacing… It was more like a moan. His holoform appeared next to her and he touched her wrist. She looked over at him and let him hold her wrist. Suddenly his hand felt like fire on her skin and she screamed trying to pull away from him. He leaned over her and kissed her neck before moving up to her ear to speak.
"Proof," he said in such a tone that gave her shivers, "that no matter where you are or who you are with… You are mine…" He left go of her wrist and opened the door allowing her to leave. She felt herself pulled from the car and into comfortable arms and watched as Barricade drove off. Slowly the pain returned to her wrist and she looked down at it. With a hiss of pain she saw a mark small but there none the less. It was the Decepticon symbol (that was what she assumed at least, it was much like the Autobots, but pointier) and under it read in two lines:
"…To punish,
And enslave…"
"Bee," she whispered scared.
"What is it Lexa?" he asked turning her to face him. She was still looking down at her wrist but her head was blocking his view of it.
"Is this what I think it is?" she asked looking up to his face and showing him her wrist. His spark felt like it was on fire. It was different than when she touched him. It was a fire that was kindled by hatred and jealousy.
"That's the mark of a Decepticon," he growled touching her wrist gingerly.
"I was afraid of that," she said looking down at it sadly.
"Does it hurt?" he asked watching her happiness fade.
"Only a little," she said still looking down. He lifted his hand to her chin and lifted her face up to look at his.
"It wasn't your fault," he said calmly although he felt like chasing down the Decepticon and mutilating him.
"But if I hadn't gone out for a walk on my own…" she said her voice wavering.
"Don't," he said pulling her into a hug, "Mistakes are necessary to learn. We'll take you to Ratchet and see what he can do to fix it. Just because you have the mark of the Decepticons doesn't mean we'll hate you. I know you don't want it."
"Bee?" she said and he backed up slightly to look at her.
"Yeah?" he asked and she smiled a sad smile.
"Thank you," she said and rested her head on his chest. He backed away slightly and she looked up at him quizzically. He touched her cheek gently looking over her face. He leaned down and kissed her forehead the moved down slightly to kiss her nose. He moved down once again hovering over her lips and paused. What if she doesn't want me to be kissing her… Human's only do this if they care for one another… She can't possibly care for a robot like that… His internal processor whizzed away wondering if she would want to be kissed, but stopped as she leaned up to meet his lips. He knew it was possible for his spark to explode, but wondered if it would do it for a human femme. Not that it was ever a good thing for a spark to explode, but he'd rather it did it for something pleasurable than something miserable like a virus. She pulled away from the kiss her cheeks scarlet and a smile on her face.
"C'mon," he said his holoform smiling while leading her to the car, "Let's see if Ratchet can get rid of that thing!" She noticed he was a lot happier from even seconds earlier and wondered why she had such an effect on the Bot. She would ask him later though, she was just happy that the scowl was no longer on his face.
Barricade watched from afar; his hatred for the Autobots growing as she kissed their less mature seeker. He was immature and had probably never pleased a femme in his life. He would get her back, not immediately, because the plan had changed, but she would be his and his alone. He would kill all the Autobots to get to her if necessary. However, Barricade knew there was one Autobot that he would kill regardless; the yellow Camaro that apparently had taken a great interest in the girl too, Bumblebee.
Alexandra Raine was his, whether anyone else liked it or not and she would see that he was the only one that would be hers and deserve that role…
A/N: Thank you for waiting, I'm sorry it took so long to get to you. I greatly appreciate you guys and your comments. I hope you enjoyed this one and if you see problems or flaws in my story, Please let me know. I write quickly and go over these several times, but I tend to miss things as I read. Also I know this is looking like its more of a Bee/OC story, it's because I like to keep you guessing. Honestly though, Barricade needs a girl who can be a total BA when she needs to be and Lexa isn't there at this point.
Super thanks to xRatchetXNightsaberx, ultimateanime12, franks-not-dead, Midnight Eternial, CharlotteAnnRae and NeonGhost8 for reviewing!
Comp 1 is gearing up and we're starting to get into the three-four page papers with soon to be longer ones... Work is getting busier with the holidays right around the corner, apparently I'm coaching a high school bowling team again and my design 2 class is taking up a lot of time, so if I see that its gonna be a bit before the next chapter I will let everyone know.
Constructive critism is always welcomed.
Again, I hope you enjoyed and until next I see you again, have happy days. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers or the Bayverse in which I write this fanfiction. It is a fanfiction meaning I am a fan who is writing this. Only Lexa is mine.
Now to bed so I can wake up early in the morning for work... yeah, sure. .;;;
