Waves IV
By the time Optimus got Alexia back in the med bay, she was fast asleep in his warm hand. Ratchet noticed this and let a small smile creep across his face. Taking the sleeping female from his leaders hands, he carefully laid her back down on the bed and started to scan her again.
After a few moments of silence the yellow Autobot sighed and rubbed his bright blue optics tiredly.
"She is in recharge right now and her vitals are stable," he said turning to the red and blue mech beside him. Optimus nodded in understanding.
"Call me when she wakes," he said as he turned and left Ratchet to tend to his patient.
The next time Alexia woke she found that she was back in the room she had first woken up in. The only difference was that his time she wasn't alone. A giant yellow robot was sitting at a computer typing away not more then fifty feet from her. A she sat up a sudden spell of dizziness washed over her. Wincing, she closed her eyes and rested her head in her hands as she waited fro the bout to pass.
Ratchet's sensors instantly informed him when Alexia was starting to wake up. As promised, he called Optimus over their com-link and told him that the dark haired woman was waking up. The red and blue mech told him that he would be down in a few minutes. Ratchet turned and saw that Alexia was holding her head in her hands and had her eyes closed. Scanning her he found that she was experiencing a dizzy spell.
"I suggest that if you plan on going on another escapade in the base, take someone with you," he said softly, a teasing tone in his voice.
Alexia forced her green eyes to open themselves and found the yellow mech standing in front of her. Tilting her head back so she could see more of him, she jumped slightly when the door to the bay hissed open. Drawing her attention to the door, her eyes widened slightly when she saw the familiar red and blue mech walk in.
As he approached the black haired teen he was glad to find that she wasn't panicking as much. Optimus looked at Kory and smiled slightly.
"How is she?" He asked the medic in their native tongue.
"Her internal temperature and pressure are normal," Ratchet replied as he looked at the data pad in his hand. There was a pause between the two mechs.
"Ratchet?" Optimus said. The medic rubbed his optics tiredly.
"Sir she's a loose canon and that worries me," he replied looking at his leader. "I know she means no harm to us but she needs to learn to control it."
"I understand your concern old friend, I really do, but first we need to earn her trust and explain the entire situation to her," the red and blue mech replied calmly. This earned him a simple nod from the CMO. Then the medic thought of something.
"Sir, what about her father?" He asked softly. Optimus frowned.
"I contacted Capitan Lennox and informed him of the situation. It has been taken care of," he replied in a saddened tone.
Alexia, during this entire conversation, was extremely confused and amazed at the sounds that were coming from the two mechs. She was surprised when the yellow robot turned and left her along with the larger one. Optimus looked down at her and smiled slightly again. The black haired teen blushed slightly and looked at her hands with interest. Just as the leader of the Autobots was about to say something, she spoke.
"What's happening to me?" Alexia asked hesitantly. The red and blue mech in front of her pulled up a chair and wondered where to begin. Optimus looked down at her and locked his optics with her green eyes.
Before he could even start he felt something, or someone, shove its way into his central processor. The force was ancient. It was the All Spark, and with it was Alexia.
Wha-What's happening?! The young woman thought panicking. Optimus heard her thoughts and mentally reached out to her through the connection.
It's alright Alexia,he said calmly. If my assumption is correct, you will know soon enough.No sooner had he said that, visions of a huge metal city filled her mind.
Cybertron, Alexia thought. Somehow she seemed to know exactly where she was and what was going on around her. Suddenly the scenery around her changed to that of one of destruction and death.
War, she thought. War destroyed your world.
Yes, Optimus said sadly. Just as she was starting to understand everything, she found herself standing amidst the rubble of Mission City.
It was destroyed, she thought, 'it' being the All Spark. There was a pause.
Apparently not all of it, the Autobot leader mused. You've seen everything that you need to know. Now there are some things that I need to know. Alexia felt her legs give out as Optimus eased his powerful mind into hers. His mind so much stronger then hers, she felt so powerless, so weak.
Why? Why me? She asked no one as tears leaked from her eyes.
Shhhhh, the baritone voice of the mech soothed as he shifted through her memories. All will be revealed in time. He then came across a memory of her about five years ago. That was when Alexia had gotten the pacemaker for her heart.
O-Opti…mus…, Alexia faded off as the connection suddenly died.
The Autobot's optics snapped back online only to find Alexia unconscious in a growing pool of her own blood.
"RATCHET!" Optimus yelled as he tried to staunch the young woman's bleeding nose.
Muffled voices pulled Alexia from the darkness that had surrounded her. Opening her green eyes tiredly she found that she was in some sort of hospital. She tried to sit herself up but everything seemed to take so much effort. Just as sleep started to take her again, the door to her room opened.
It was the man's unrealistically blue eyes that got her attention. It was also that that had helped her come to her next conclusion.
"Ratch…Ratchet?" Alexia asked in a raspy voice. The stranger smiled and nodded as he moved so he was beside her. The medic then helped sit her up and then poured her a glass of water, which she took and drank eagerly.
"I can't stay long," he said as he sat down beside her. "My holo-form can only last up to a maximum of 45 minutes away from my body."
"Where are we?" Alexia asked as she looked around the windowless.
"You are in a military hospital not far from our base," Ratchet explained.
"Is Optimus ok?" The black hared teen asked, afraid that she may have somehow hurt the mech.
"Optimus is fine, he just needed a little rest," he said as he scanned Alexia's limp figure. "I will admit, though, that you gave him quite a scare going off line like that."
"Sorry," Alexia said reflexively.
"There's no need for you to apologize," he said as he got to his feet and changed out the IV bag that she was attached to. "You will learn soon enough how to control your new powers. Until then, you are to get plenty of rest."
"But-" Alexia protested as she tried to sit up the rest of the way. This simply earned her a wave of dizziness. Moaning slightly as her head pounded she felt herself lean to one side heavily. Ratchet caught her and carefully laid her back down.
"No buts. Sleep Alexia," he whispered as he ran a hand through her short black hair. About five minutes later he scanned the young woman and found that she was sound asleep. So stubborn, he thought as a soft smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. Just like Jazz was.
