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Twelve Nights Before Christmas

By Nova Myth

Chapter Four: On The Fourth Night of Christmas

The morning was blistering cold and snow fell down in sheets in the darkened dawn. The roads were deserted save for one brave vehicle. Anyone one who saw the police cruiser as it traveled its way up the roads from a motel room or temporary shelter might pity the officer who was stuck patrolling. How wrong they were. There was no driver, only two passengers asleep tucked under a thick coat and sleeping blanket. A steady breeze of warm air from the vents fought off the cold from seeping into the cabin. Sensors combed the road better than any night-vision or radar could possibly comprehend. The mastery of the road even in these dangerous conditions was second to only those of his kind.

They were nearing their destination but Barricade could not help but feel unease. For millions of years, more than he could compute the Autobotshad been his enemies. Now under a shaky truce he was an alley; All for the human asleep in his passenger seat. He knew from Mia other Autobots had landed not long after he had left her in the care of their care. He did not want to go to their base; he did not want to be anywhere near those fragging Autobots.

But Mia… dear Mia; How could he refuse her? He found he could not, and it drove him into a fritz. He had tried, oh how had tried, to leave her. To forget her, wait for word or signal from other Decepticons. But he could not, he could not forget her smile, forget her warmth, forget her trust. For months he strayed away from her, desperate to cut ties he driven to the farthest corners of the country as he could and back again without raising any suspicions. In the end he had unknowing driven himself back to the outskirts of her town. He given in, no longer able to bare the pain, and made a decision. He would stay; he would never leave her again.

"Mia… wake up." Barricade remolded his seat as much as he could to nudge her gently as he began to slow down and turn onto another road. "Mia, we're nearing the gate." He received an unhappy grumble as she rubbed her face in the light glow from the dashboard. She cracked her eyes open, blinking several times, before yawning while struggling to sit up from the position she had somehow managed to wedge herself into with the seatbelt on.

Frenzy unsteadily crawled out from under the blanket on Mia's lap. His head and a second optic had partially re-grown but his circuitry was still fried. His balance shaky and he was nearly mute, only able to communicate with uneasy movements or bleeps. He was so helpless; he couldn't communicate with Barricade in any language, even their native one, or over their internal com-link. He could not transformer to neither hide nor defend himself in any way. The Autobots were not aware that he was alive, or that their allies had kept him hidden all this time.

Barricade slowly approached the entrance gate to the human base through the growing layer of snow. He switched on his flashing lights to signal his presence better as he neared the guard house. His unexpected arrival would take several minutes to reach Optimus Prime so he parked at the gate and set to wait.

Optimus Prime entered the command center his attention directed to the screen that showed flashing lights of a barely outlined form through the pelting snow. He looked to Ratchet who had been on duty. "He's been sitting there without a move. The base commander is awaiting orders."

Optimus Prime stared at the screen for several moments before addressing the commander via com-link from Teletraan One. "Open the gates and escort them, they're going to need the road plowed for them to get to the entrance." After conformation from the base commander Teletraan One ended the link.

"Prowl."

"Yes, Sir?"

"I need you to get Fionaand meet me in the main entrance with her Barricade has arrived to the base. Send the Ironhide on duty to monitor Teletraan One. Have Jazz keep everyone else in the recreation room and away from the main entrance."

"Yes, Sir. On my way, Sir."

"Ratchet, come with me. I know you will want to check Mia to see how her injuries have healed."

The gates finally opened after nearly fifteen minutes of waiting. Two plow trucks were their escorts to the main entrance to the Ark. Barricade followed behind them at a good distance. He kept his flashing lights on so they would not lose sight of him in the snow from their mirrors. The path they created left a very high bank of snow against the main doors that toppled inside once the doors began to open. A good ten inch bank several yards wide still blocked the entrance. Barricade rumbled and then gunned his engine, startling Mia. "Hold tight."

"Barricade! Frenzy's suppose to be the crazy one, not you!" All Mia got in reply as they smashed into the low bump of snow was a harsh evil laugh. They sloshed across the snow and slid across the floor once his ties hit the metal floor. He slammed his brakes; bring them to a wide arch sliding a wide arch before finally coming to a stop.

"It made you wide awake, didn't it?" He opened his door for her and he rumbled in amusement at her fussing.

Mia cursed him under her breath as she unbuckled her seatbelt and gathered Frenzy in the sleeping blanket. Fiona went to Barricade's trunk, which he so kindly popped open so she could get Mia's suitcase out. They both stepped back so Barricade could transform. Mia breathed deeply before turning and facing a very irate Optimus Prime, whose gaze was solely on Frenzy in her arms. Optimus Prime turned to Barricade who stood behind Mia and face Prime with a steady gaze.

"I formally defect from the Decepticon ranks. I am not an Autobot and request full alliance. Frenzy shares a symbiotic relationship with me, and therefore defects with me."

Prime only rumbled, his gaze locked with Barricades, deep in thought for several moments. "Ratchet, I believe you now have two patients to tend two. Barricade I will to you speak in private, come." Prime walked past Barricade down the hallway with Barricade following. Prowl followed Barricade with Fiona in his hand, knowing Prime would want a word with her as well for keeping Frenzy a secret for so long.

Ratchet turned, walked to Mia, and kneeled down. He held out his hand, "Come, let's get you two the medical bay." Mia sat down in his hand, holding Frenzy tightly to her chest, even though the small mech made clicks she had come to know were a sign of his annoyance. Ratchet picked up her forgotten suitcase and stood up, making his way toward his medical bay.

"Jazz."

"Yo, Rach?"

"Send Wheeljack, Mikeala, and Maggie to the Med Bay please. I need their assistance."

"I understand the girls, but Wheeljack?"

"Prime will explain everything once he is done talking to Barricade."

"Okay, Doc, keep your secrets, sending em'."

"Ratchet out."

Ratchet heaved a sigh from his vents. Both Maggie and Mikeala had run into Frenzy before, and were likely not going to react well to his request. Frenzy was most likely going protest the idea of the female who had decapitated him with an electric hand saw working on him.

In his office Prime stared at Barricade, who in return stared at him.

"You omitted you knew Frenzy was alive when you came to us seeking a truce."

"He wanted nothing to do with the truce, it was between me and you, Prime."

He received a thoughtful rumble, and silence filled the room again for several moments, the tension like a physical weight.

"And you believe Frenzy will defect that easily, when he would have nothing of a truce? And for me to believe it?"

"This entire time he has been hidden he has been in the care of humans. He tolerates those who were his caretakers. I have not been able to communicate with him in words or though a com-link but he's made his opinion quiet clear. We are not joining the Autobots, we are too different."

"You will obey all previous rules laid down originally in the truce?"

"Yes, Cybertron is gone, forever a waste land without the Allspark. We understand this, and accept it."

Prime stood silent, weighing all these things in his mind. He knew that a mysterious bond nearly equal to that of a spark-bond existed between Mia and Barricade. Frenzy was another matter. While he shared a symbiotic relationship with Barricade, Prime feared that should Soundwave come to Earth it would matter for nothing. Soundwave was his creator and could easily sway any standing Barricade had with Frenzy.

"I accept you alliance with the Autobots Barricade. However, Frenzy will not have the same liberties you might have. Until otherwise proven he is restricted to quarters unless with your or Mia. I will instruct Ratchet to keep his internal communications off-line when he is healed. You understand why, I have no doubt."

Barricade could not help but allow a snarl to mar his face. He nodded his understanding, there was no need to speak of it. Prime showed him out of his office, greeting Prowl who stood waiting at the door. Fiona sat in Prowls hand with her arms and legs crossed ignoring everything around her.

"Fiona, please join me in my office, I need to have a word with you." Optimus held out his hand level to Prowl's and waited. Fiona breathed deeply and released out an equally deep breath of annoyance before opening her eyes. She stood and stepped into Optimus' hand before sitting down again. "Please show Barricade the way to the medical bay, Prowl." Dismissing them both Optimus walked back into his office and the door sealed behind him.

In the recreation room the tension was palpable. Annabelle could feel it coming off from everyone in the room and it made her fidgety. Shadao was pacing and whining, moving from human to human and mech to mech in agitation.

"I don't like it. Why did Ratchet have Wheeljack take Maggie and Mikeala? Something ain't right." Glen had not personally met Barricade but Frenzy was more than enough for him in person from the pass encounter in Hoover Dam. "You don't think he hurt her, do you?"

"Settle down, Glen. She's fine." Lennox was sitting by Sam and Bumblebee with his wife. Annabelle had at the moment latched herself to her father and was not about to let go.

"Come on man, that's a Decepticon we're talkin about!"

"Glen Whitmann, you will hush up right now! Do you hear me young man?" Sarah Lennox's firm matriarch had everyone focus their attention on her and were glad they were not on the receiving end. "After what Mia's been through, really. Enough."

Mia sat in the medical bay next to Frenzy who was sitting up as much as he could without falling over. Ratchet had already scanned her before setting to the task of diagnosing Frenzy and the best course of action to healing him.

"Mia, you muscles are coming along nicely, but I caution you to not over do it. You bones have mended well. Frenzy however…" Turning his attention to the small mech who did his best to hold his head and stare at Ratchet, "How you are alive is a miracle in every sense of the word. By all rights you should be dead. How you have healed this far is at all is amazing. You need assistance of re-growth, circuitry work, and proper attention to you frame but that's about it."

At that moment Wheeljack entered the Medical Bay with Mikeala and Maggie in his hands. Frenzy fell to his side when he tried to turn at their entrance, his resounding clang to the metal table had all attention on him. Maggie and Mikeala exclaimed loudly at seeing him alive and operating.

"Enough, both of you!" Ratchet bellowed at them, effectively shutting them up. "Yes, it is apparent that Barricade, Mia, Fiona, and the rest of their group forgot to mention something important. However, he is in need of medical attention. I need your assistance to heal him in a timely manner. He is here with Barricade to enter into an alliance. He has been in the care of Fiona and Mia's friends and has not harmed any humans."

Maggie gave a un-lady like snort. "He hasn't harmed any human because obviously he is helpless."

Before Mia could respond and protest or Ratchet could counter her harshly a resounding gun fire filled the medical bay. Frenzy apparently was not entirely helpless. He had fired his gun at the wall and was clicking away in garbled tones angrily as his gun folded back into his arm. The Ark's alarms sounded off and echoed across the ship.

"Frenzy!" Mia slapped the table surface next to him. Frenzy flung his arm out at her in an annoyance and toppled over, garbled sounds of frustration and anguish echoed from him.

"What the hell is going on Ratchet!"

"Ratchet, report!"

"Everything is under control, Sir. Frenzy was just releasing his frustration. It will not happen again."

"Frenzy!?"

"Ironhide, disable the alarms."

"But Optimus-"

"That is an order, Ironhide."

"Enough! If you are not going to help me, say so now." While he was addressing both Mikeala and Maggie his attention was hotly on Maggie.

Mikeala stared at Frenzy and at Mia who was trying to help him sit up. Even disoriented as he was, she knew that if Frenzy wanted to he could seriously hurt Mia or even simply bruise her. He did neither, however. He protested, loudly, but nothing more.

"I'll help." She said quietly. "I don't exactly like it, but I'll help."

Maggie shot Mikeala a look but huffed, "Fine."

"Good." Ratchet turn to Frenzy who was not all happy about the turn of events. "We'll do this in phases. First, once you're in status I will fix your processor's circuitry and secure your head for accelerated healing with Maggie's and Mikeala's help."

Ratchet was not able to continued as Frenzy violently protested, lashing out in every direction in an attempt to stand, effectively hitting Mia in her shoulder in his distress. It was at that moment Barricade and Prowl entered the room. Barricade was already rushing the table as soon as the door had opened. "Frenzy!" He separated the two, as Frenzy continued to distress. "What did you do, medic!"

"I have not done anything, he fritzed when I informed him I would need to put him into stasis to begin the repairs and that Maggie and Mikeala will be assisting me."

Barricade vented hot air in his frustration. "Frenzy, enough! Do you want remain invalid?" Frenzy sulked and twittered nonsense but no longer struggled. Barricade took Mia into his hand and backed up. Wheeljack took Maggie and Mikeala and placed them on the table. Ratchet delicately handled Frenzy and he went into status. Barricade exited the medical bay with Mia in his hand and Prowl following after them.

"Fiona Dawn, I am sure you understand just how angry I am at the moment."

Fiona sat on Primes desk, maintaining her indifference and stubborn stature. "I had made a promise, Prime. There was no threat to you or your people. I had to find a middle ground."

Prime sat back in his chair, releasing deep vents of air and pinching the bridge of his face. "You really do carry similar burdens to my own, don't you?"

"You have no idea."

"And I have the feeling I will never really know, will I?"

Fiona smiled. "Maybe someday, when all is said and done. I truly was not expecting them to bring Frenzy."

"They could have brought him under the truce to gain assistance."

"While Frenzy cannot talk or communicate to Barricade by their internal com-link he made his opinion on the matter very clear."

Prime chuckled for a moment before turning serious again. "What do you feel of all this Fiona, of this requested Alliance? The truth, no more omitting the facts."

Fiona sat, staring off at the wall, lost in thought. "I don't know. Barricade is real, Frenzy… As he is now it is hard to say. We were never able to communicate to him very well. His movements were so shaky that even slowly typing on a keyboard was difficult for him and his frustration kept us from making any real progress. If we could perhaps find something for him to do, so he's not so bored, that he has a purpose…" Fiona trailed off, sighing deeply. "There is hope that much I can tell. This request for peace is genuine."

"I suspected as much. Frenzy has restricted movement in the Ark and around the base. Once he is fully repaired… we will see."

"Let me guess, you made it so he has to be with either Barricade or Mia." Fiona received a nod. "And I bet you're going to have more men on duty to say the least than before while they are here." Another hesitant nod. Fiona cracked up laughing, at Prime's confused look she continued. "Mia and the others were trying to baby him before, and she sure as hell is going to now that she can't let him out of her sight. I think Frenzy actually likes it, he just won't admit it."

Primes rumbling laugh faintly echoed out of his office and down the hall. Bee and Jazz's sensitive audio sensors could pick up the distinct laugh while none of the others could. They looked at each other briefly, cocking their heads in confusion. "Do you have any suspicions as to how Frenzy is alive? By accounts of Keller, Maggie, Glen, and Simmons he should be dead."

"The grounds of Hoover Dam was where the Allspark was kept, and where Frenzy was injured. I think along the ground of something similar residual energy might be the reason. Not enough to heal him completely, but enough to heal him to the point he was no longer fatally wounded."

Prime sat for a moment, deep in though. "It is a possibility. Come let's go debrief everyone before something happens."

Prime held out his hand and Fiona climbed on, sitting on his palm. They made their way toward the recreation room, Ironhide joining them shortly and not at all happy.

Mia sat quietly in Barricades hand, trying to ignore her hunger. Barricade however was well aware of the fact she has not eaten for fourteen hours. Prowl was leading them to the recreation room and Barricade had no doubt there would be something for the humans there. When the doors opened and they walked through the tension in the room was high. He knew the twins were part of the arrivals and they glared long and hard.

"Yo, miss me sweet thang?" Jazz was ever the ice breaker said grinning at Mia.

Barricade growled low, a vibration leaving his chest. Mia only giggled and waved off the silver bot. "Harmless egoistic flirt."

Jazz laughed openly, "Girl knows me too well."

Barricade stepped forward and made his way to the obvious human kitchen area, pointedly ignoring all others in the room. Shadao followed him, weaving with ease between his steps without a chance of being stepped on. She took the stairs quickly and made it to the platform level just as Barricade was setting down Mia. Mia found herself pushed to the floor and a huge nose in her face, sniffing and rubbing against her face and neck.

"Shadao! No, stop!" Shadao ignored the pleas and giggles and laughter from Mia edged her on. Mia shrieked as Shadao gave her one long lick before bouncing off her, pouncing around her happily. Sarah Lennox appeared at the platform's stairs, smiling as she walked to Mia on the ground.

"I'm sure you're hungry. You had to have been on the road for quite a few hours." She offered her hand and Mia accepted the help up.

"Ah, maybe something simple, like a sandwich?" A rumble of disapproval came from Barricade, Mia's shoulders hunched in response and she glared at him. "I'm not that hungry."

At that moment Optimus walked into the room with Fiona in his hand and Ironhide trailing in after him. Everyone turned their attention their attention to him as he walked over to the kitchen platform and Fiona hopped from his hand. He turned regarding his comrades and stepped away from the platform and stood where all could see him. Opening a com-link to Ratchet and Wheeljack so they would be included in hearing what he had to say Prime began.

"As you all know Barricade has had a truce with the Autobots since brining Mia to our care. Today he arrived with Mia and an extra passenger, seeking an Alliance. That extra passenger was a badly injured and barely functional Frenzy."

Sam and Glen were verbally shocked by this news, the only humans present minus Mia who had encountered Frenzy. "You mean that little spastic thing is a live?! But he cut off his own head! How can he be alive?"

Prime held up his hand for all to be quiet before continuing. "We are not certain, but possibility residual energy left by the Allspark may have healed him enough so his wounds were not fatal. He is here seeking alliance with us under Barricade. He was unable to communicate or maintain his own balance without assistance when he arrived. Ratchet is working on him as I speak and will be joining us shortly. Barricade has shown his trustworthiness in his own way. Frenzy however will be monitored. He will be under supervision at all times and can only leave the rooms designated for him with one or both ofBarricade and Mia. He is restricted to only common areas and halls. Shifts will be posted within the next few hours on monitoring him. Anyone who antagonizes him will find themselves in the brig for the remainder of the week, am I clear?" Prime's gaze was squarely on the twins before observing the others. "You may return to as you were before being called to the recreation room." With that Optimus walked out of the recreation room, heading for his office again to schedule another talk with Keller. Jazz followed shortly to take a shift in the Command Center.

"Man, this bites." Glen slumped where he was sitting, seeing Frenzy again was not something he wanted to happen, period.

Sam sat quietly, staring at Barricade who kept his attention on Mia. He was no fool, Barricade was as dangerous as he was the day he attacked Sam. But… calmer and more restrained. In a few ways, he wasn't that much different than Bee. As if sensing his thoughts Bee's hand touched Sam's back, running his fingers down Sam's spine in a soothing touch. Sam turned his attention to his guardian, best friend, and so much more. All of the Autobots knew they were a connected trio, him, Mikeala, and Bee. He believed Fiona knew as well as Mia for sure. Will had his suspicions, he saw it in the man's eyes, but nothing was ever said or asked. The other humans, well, he doubted any of them had a clue just how close they were to each other.

At that moment his thoughts were interrupted as Ratchet came in carrying Maggie and Wheeljack carrying Mikeala. Streaking past their legs was a silver flash that made a bee-line for Barricade. Frenzy attempted to climb up Barricade's leg but while he was able to run his movements were still shaky and he lost his footing halfway. Barricade caught him and brought him to his shoulder. Unfortunately Frenzy had other ideas and jumped down and onto the kitchen platform. Shadao snarled, her hair on her back rose, and she stood in a defensive stance in front of Mia and Sarah at the sudden movement. Frenzy shrieked in surprise and spewed out angry sounds that had no meaning before running around the table, leaping onto it and then leaping at Mia. He attached himself with three of his hands to her while she stumbled from his weight and momentum. He shook his fist at Shadao, most likely cursing the dog for not recognizing him and berating her intelligence.

"Easy Frenzy, settle down." Mia attempted to clam him, grabbing his fist and pulling it down. "Behave and I'll let you have some of my coffee." Frenzy stopped his tirade at the word coffee and began to excitedly nod his head. Sarah Lennox stared at Frenzy as if he had three heads and twelve eyes. Coffee?

Ratchet too stood in amazement and approached the kitchen platform as Mia disentangled Frenzy from her body, calmed Shadao and set to making herself and Frenzy a cup of coffee. Pouring a small amount of coffee, a few drops of liquid condense sugar, and a teaspoon of creamer into a mug for Frenzy she stirred it all before handing it to him with a straw. Ratchet began to scan Frenzy in rapid session as Frenzy greedily took in the supply.

"Weird." Sam couldn't help but say aloud from his perch on Bumblebee's shoulder with Mikeala after Wheeljack had handed her to Bee.

"I wonder what would happen if we gave the bugger eggnog, think he'd croak?" Sideswipe whispered to his twin. Sunstreaker could careless and glared at his twin.

"I don't know about you but I'm hungry. Sarah, how about spaghetti for lunch?" Fiona tried to draw attention off Frenzy and get things back into a norm.

"Spaghetti sounds good to me." The two women set about pulling out pots and pans to boil water for the spaghetti and cook all the extras like meat balls and meat sauce.

"Mia, I know there is someone in the entrance you didn't get a chance to greet." Fiona smiled as Mia blinked from sipping her coffee.

"Lee Jones?" Fiona nodded and Mia grinned. "Call us when lunch is ready." Mia walked to Barricade who held out his hand. She climbed into it as Frenzy scampered up as well, bouncing around now that he had the freedom to do so. Mia held onto his back to be sure he didn't fall again. Barricade headed for the door to the main entrance hallway and Prowl followed them.

Ratchet set Maggie down in the kitchen area and left to go back to him medical bay with Wheeljack. As Sarah and Fiona worked the tension grew between the two women and Maggie couldn't for the life of her move from her spot by the breakfast bar.

"So."

"Hm?"

"Why did you keep Frenzy, a Decepticon, a secret?"

"I made a promise. I kept it. There was no threat to anyone. He was helpless as a human baby for a long time."

"And when he wasn't helpless anymore? How could he not be a threat?"

Fiona paused and turned to stare the other woman in the eye. "We didn't think he'd live; Barricade didn't think he'd live. If he was gonna die I wasn't going to rob him of what time he had left." She turned away and went back to mixing in herbs into to the meat.

As quietly as the two had spoken all the Autobots in the room had heard it loud and clear. Everyone turned to go about their business, Ironhide getting wrangled into allowing Annabelle to draw from his lap while watching even more Christmas movies.

Mia was gentle lowered to the ground near Lee Jones stall. Lee Jones neighed loudly at her familiar face and anxious to greet. Mia went into his stall with a brush to spend some quality time with her old friend. Barricade stood back, content to watch her.

"You are defecting."

"I am."

"She is human."

Barricade did not answer for several moments. If it was any other mech but Prowl, except for a few of their race, he would have taken offense at them insulting Mia. But Prowl was a being of logic, and was not looking at just the fact of different species. But more, such life spans.

"I know."

Prowl did not understand how Barricade would claim to be as he was, but was content to leave him be. The three stood in silence while Mia brushed Lee Jones. They returned shortly to the recreation room for lunch. The meal was much more sedated than usual but the tension was slowly melting. Prowl showed Barricade, Frenzy, and Mia to their quarters and they remained inside for the rest of the afternoon. The snow storm was still going strong and Fiona and Sarah decided they would have to wait another day before they could go out to stock for food stuff.

Dinner rolled around and what much more lively than lunch since Frenzy was now able to run around. Within minutes of arriving attached to Mia again and observing her cutting up various vegetables he took over when she went to get a knife, effectively cutting two bell peppers without any seeds on the slits to be used and two onions in thirty seconds. Fiona and Mia stood stock still staring at him in amazement. The cuts were so expertly done with no direction from either of them. Sarah, Will, Mikeala, and Sam at the breakfast bar had been talking over possible colleges were equally as shocked.

"Bored enough to make yourself useful, Frenzy?" Mia received a sharp nod. "How much were you paying attention when Leo was cooking at the ranch…" Frenzy shot off in a blur of moment, setting a pan to heat on the stove and the two women got out of the way quickly. He fried the rice, mixed it with spice and ingredients before setting it to cook. Frenzy was anything but quiet as he worked but soon chicken was grilling on the stove top.

"Well I'll be damned. Looks like Frenzy has another talent besides hacking."

Fiona made the flour tortillas and Mia made the guacamole. Frenzy chopped lettuce and tomatoes as the chicken grilled. By this time all the humans had gathered at the breakfast bar with a few mechs watching behind them at the edge of the platform. Fiona and Mia carried the dishes to the table with proud smiles as Barricade carried Frenzy to the wash racks with Bumblebee leading the way.

The chicken was tender and juicy, the rice seasoned and soft. Dinner made by the ex-Decpticon was of restaurant quality. Sam summed it up just right. "Now if only we could get him employed as a head chef; that would keep him out of trouble." Mikeala could not resist from pinching and tweaking his ear.

"Getting practice in discipline are we Mikeala? You expecting any little ones?" Mia made an excellent aim and hit with a spoon fling of guacamole at Sideswipes face. The stunned mech wasn't prepared for Mikeala turning around and flinging sour cream on the other side of his face. Mia and Mikeala leaned over the table and hit their fists together before sitting back down as though nothing had happened.

"One thing you got to learn Sideswipe, girls don't fight fair." Sam yelped as he received a nasty pinch to butt and a steady glare from Mikeala, although she did have a small smirk on the side of her lips.

Dinner concluded quickly and Mia left for her rooms with Barricade and Frenzy as soon as they returned. Wheeljack was on guard duty for the night and followed them. Sam and Glen hooked up the PlayStation played latest Halo game with Will as observer. Ironhide took Annabelle to play in her room while the remaining girls shop talked on the other side of the room from the boys. And as every night slowly they all drifted to their rooms for the night.

TBC

I want to thank bloodshifter, PandylBas, Fire From Above, and Thing with No Talent, Elita One, and Stesuna the Dragon for their reviews! That was one long chapter, over 5,000 words! I am still fighting to get back on track, a few things happened in my life that caused delay but that should end in the next day or so. I'll be typing like crazy soon, I want to get this done!

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