Chapter 4-The Awakening

Jack's POV

It had been two days since I had woken up, I was still healing but the pain was now manageable. With the help of Lolita I have really started to understand what kind of scrap we've landed in, even though I have yet to see it, the outside world is not a hospitable place it used to be.

Currently, I sat in the Lab with Lolita as she checked up on the others.

"How are they?" I asked, not pausing in her work she answered.

"Miko Nakadai is becoming more healed each hour, soon she will emerge as well. Arcee and Knockout will soon come out of it too, with you're aid and information about them you gave me, they will heal faster." There was a bead of silence.

"And Raf?" She paused, and turn to look at me. Her face strained as if it were trying to understand an emotion.

"He….is not improving. In fact, he is declining even further. The Chamber….it isn't healing him faster then his death spiral. I am….sorry, Jackson. But he will not live in the end."

I looked down at me wrapped up legs, I knew it was a possibility. She had told me earlier of his poor condition, but to actually hear it, it was heartbreaking.

"How long?" I asked the unwanted question.

Almost sighing, she said. "Give or take, at most a week and at least three days."

Silence, dead silence.

"H-He can't die….he's too young…" Tears spilled over, I couldn't stop it as the thought of someone I knew and who was so young dying.

A metallic hand reached out and grasped my shoulder.

"Jackson, I know this is hard. Death as I have witnessed is not easy for Humans, especially for youths such as yourself, but I have a solution." I looked up to her, seeing her determined expression I knew she was serious.

"How?" She stood taking me up with her and walked over to the computer pulling schematics up.

"Will need to scavenge some parts and a intact or mostly intact Synth body." I looked at her confused. "I plan on downloading his mind into another vessel thus saving him from death."

I looked at the AI in pure shock.

"You can do that?" She nodded.

"While myself I have not done the feet there are rumors and legends of others accomplishing such a goal. I believe with what I can glean from this it should be as easy as flipping a switch once we have all the components needed, of course."

"Ok, so where do we find this stuff, in the back somewhere?" She vented.

"No, Jackson. We must go outside the Vault, these parts can only be found in the Commonwealth." I deflated.

"The way you described it, won't it be dangerous?" She chuckled.

"It's always dangerous, no matter where you are or where you think is safe. Heck, this secret lab could be discovered by one of the Dwellers on the other side and we could all be killed." I stared at her with wide eyes.

"So we really have to do this?" I asked, not liking the coming answer.

"Yes, in order to save Raf from the worst fate, we must."

"Alone?"

She smiled, "Not alone, the others are going to wake up in a hour. I just started the Waking Protocol, it won't be long now. Now, Jackson, let's get you into some proper gear."

No One's POV

The second to awaken was Arcee, the first being Jack. She activated her optics, the dim optics becoming bright beacons of blue light. She saw she was in a lab of shorts but made not for Cybertronians but Humans. The dim light of the room highlighting the old yet new tech in the room.

She tried to move but saw she was suspended on chains from the ceiling. She struggled to get out of them before the magnetized chains powered down and she fell to the ground unexpectedly.

"What in the name of Cybertron is going on?" She asked herself before turning to see still knocked out, Knockout.

To her right were three pods, one opened, and the other two containing Miko and Raf. But her partner was not to be found, but before she could properly get up the small door to the room opened and two figures stepped through.

One was a metallic women, her frame looked old and mismatched and the only thing similar was the blue and white color. Her white eyes staring happily at her. Next to her was a armor clad man, with a gas mask on and cloak wrapped around his head, his armor was old but simple and on his wrist was a over-sized watch of some kind. He wore baggy pants and had combat boots, around his arm was a band with three syringes of some kind.

"Ah, told you it would take a hour, Jackson." The female robot said to her armor clad companion.

Arcee stared at him, "Jack? Is that you?"

He nodded, "Yeah, like the new suit, Lolita set me up with it."

Before she could answer, the magnetized chains holding up Knockout powered down and he crumpled to the ground, he groaned in pain and Arcee quickly aimed her blasters at him, Lolita looked on in awe.

"Ah, my helm…" His red optics powered on, he looked around in surprise and shock, until he was face to face with Arcee's blaster.

He screamed and jumped back in surprise.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I-I-I…." He stuttered and shuddered in fear.

"Put it away, Arcee." Jack stated, she looked at him with wide optics.

"Jack! How could-I mean, why?!" She almost looked like she was just betrayed.

He sighed and looked to Knockout, "No fighting, if you destroy this place you will kill us all, and the innocent people on the other side of this wall who live peaceful lives."

His head turned to both Autobot and Decepticon, finally, Arcee sighed and the blaster disappeared. Knockout's tension left him, but he was still wary and stayed in the corner.

"What the hell?" Miko's voice rang out as she stepped out of the Chamber, she was confused and wary of the sole Decepticon.

Lolita vented, "Let me fill you in."