"Shh, it's okay Sean."
"Sideswipe..." He groaned. "Sides..."
"It's Acirah, your okay Sean, I got you."
"Sunstreaker." He mumbled.
"A-alright, Sunstreaker... I'm right here okay? I won't leave you."
"H-How do I know that?"
"I promise..."
"Sunny...?"
"How d-do I know your not lying?" He panted.
"Sunny?"
"I-I swear upon the Allspark."
He felt her hands running through his hair soothingly, her voice wrapping around him like a safety blanket. He was with someone safe... no danger... he needed sleep... sleep...
"SUNSTREAKER!"
Sunstreaker jolted from his recharge, sitting up in his berth to see Sideswipe frowning at him. "What?" He asked gruffly.
"You were having a nightmare..."
"I'm fine."
"You were dreaming about her."
"Shut up Sides."
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"Your working her to hard Ironhide!"
"She's fine."
"No, She's not! I just did a complete scan during her check up, I can see the damage your causing her from over the past few months with your harsh training an-"
"She's a criminal!" Ironhide growled, taking a menacing step towards the Autobot Medic.
Ratchet huffed, his servo trembling in anger. This week was the soldiers physical exams and Ratchet had just finished Acirah's exam. Her body was littered in bruises from her close combat training with Ironhides holoform. Why she hadn't said a word about the training was beyond him but Ironhide knew better.
"We don't know that!" Ratchet defended, he grew to care a lot about the human femme, and he didn't really get a long well with most of the annoying humans. Despite her possible bad past and despite her 'distance' from everyone that seemed to melt with the persistence of Sideswipe and when she was with him for 'punishments'. He was growing more and more worried about this little femme that seemed to worm her way into his spark.
"Oh please." Ironhide growled. He could clearly see the guilt in her eye's to know it was all true. She deserved to be punished.
"Ironhide we do not harm the human-"
"You'd be surprised what they can live through." He grumbled darkly.
"IRONHIDE!"
He flinched at Ratchets tone.
"I'm disappointed in you." Ratchet growled. "Your starting to sound like your old self." With that Ratchet whirled around and stormed out of the room, leaving the fuming weapons specialist to turn and leave as well.
"-uises."
He paused, quickly using Ratchets trinket to turn into his human alt. Sneaking along the wall he heard the voices of Leah, Sid, Sean and Acirah.
"Let me see." Sean demanded.
Acirah scowled, cheeks turning red ever so slightly. "I'm not stripping."
"Come on, we're worried." Leah frowned.
"You might be... and MAYBE Sid but you?" She narrowed her eyes at Sean who gave no response.
"Acirah come on."
"Alright fine!" Acirah scowled, removing her helmet and face mask that she always wore.
They stared as she brushed some of her hair out of the way.
"What?" She glared.
"Sweet." Leah smirked.
"Y-your hair." Sid sputtered.
"What about it?" Acirah scowled.
Sean was silent as he stared, his eye's narrowed in a hard look. She was beautiful for a human, not that he would admit that out loud, and as the light hit her hair it made it look like glowing fire. His gaze then traveled to the bruises marring her skin and almost growled, What was Ironhide exactly DOING to his squish-... To the human? He felt anger grip at him, and possessiveness before stomping the feeling down a long with Sideswipes curiosity to the feelings he had gotten through the twin bond.
"Oh my..."
"Shit Cirah, what are they doing to you?"
"Its nothing." Acirah quickly said, bringing her shirt down quickly.
"This? This is not nothing."
"Sean?"
He was fuming mad and the more he stared at the bruises the more angry and confused he felt, as if some sort of deep primal part of him was itching to come out and punish whoever dared touch his-
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His what exactly? He hated humans! Why was this one any different? Why did he even care at all? Sideswipe knew but wouldn't tell him anything, he said he'd figure it out eventually on his own and Sunstreaker didn't like it one bit, hated that Sideswipe wouldn't help him out. The more Sunstreaker spent around this human the more odd emotions he felt and the more possessive.
But WHY was he possessive of ONE insignificant human? Why did his spark twinge in pain every time she was hurt, sad, even when he insulted her he felt guilty for thinking such thoughts. Just WHAT was this femme doing to him?
Snarling in anger from his mental battle and the sight of her bruises, Sean stormed out of the room with Sid, opting to have a little talk with Optimus. Leah quickly excused herself as well, leaving Acirah alone and frustrated. She then turned to leave when she spotted Ron walking out of a doorway, eyes narrowed in on her and each step echoing as he approached.
She felt an odd emotion as he came forth, nervous, scared, apprehensive.
"R-Ron?" Acirah took a nervous step backwards at the gleam in his eye's.
"..."
"C-Commander?"
He took a step forward and each step he took forward she would take back until she was trapped against the wall, heart pounding when his arms caged her in.
"I know your game." He growled, leaning closer as a dangerous glint flashed.
"Game?" She breathed. "I don-"
"Do not play stupid!" He punched the wall next to her causing her to shriek and shrink back as if he was about to punch her. "I don't know what your hiding." He snarled. "But I WILL find out!"
"B-but I'm not hiding anything." She murmured.
"HA." He backed up a bit, watching her intently. "You better watch yourself Byrne. There are more things worse then what those enemies had done to you in captivity."
Acirah shivered when he left, the fear had been rolling off her in waves and she felt her eye's prickle with un-shed tears. Why did this have to happen to her...?
"Mrs Byrne?"
She whirled around, having had walked off a bit to leave when the voice startled her, and held her hands to her chest. Her eye's wide as if frightened some one was about to jump her.
Dr Chett stood before her with a puzzled look. "Are you quite alright?"
"Y-Y-Yes." Her voice cracked. "I-I'm fine." She cleared her throat. "Just u-uhm... memories." She fibbed. He didn't need to know about Commander Hides intimidation of her lately... No one did really.
"Hmm..." He observed her more, knowing she was lying. "If you say so..." He decided not to press, after all they needed her to reveal what ever secret she was hiding and if they pushed her to much she would not reveal anything willingly. Optimus had specifically ordered for everyone to try to gain her trust, after all it was easier to get the truth from someone if the person they were talking to was a trustworthy person. He felt a little bad for lieing to the human, but they had to know what secret's she held.
Not to mention, he was rather worried about her as a mentor would worry about his protegee.
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"Whats going on?"
"Did you hear?"
"No, what?"
"There's a new recruit coming."
"A new recruit? Boy or girl?
"Boy. I hear he's a scrawny thing, How he got into NEST is beyond me."
"He's some sort of Scientist isn't he?"
"I've heard of him..."
"Yeah me to."
"Think He'll last?"
"No way."
"ATTENTION!"
The soldiers stiffened, looking up to see Ron scowling at them as a helicopter sounded in the distance, getting closer.
"We're getting a new recruit today! Orian will give him to one of the groups to work with, I expect you all be on your best behavior-"
"Who do you think the newbie is?" Leah whispered to her partner.
"No idea." Acirah muttered, glancing at the approaching helicopter. It came closer before gently landing behind Ron, the whirring and gears getting lower and lower as the engine slowly shut down.
"May I introduce our newest member." William Lennox started as a thin man with glasses stepped out, giving a charming smile. "Johnathan Crane."
"No." Acirah felt her eye's wide as her heart leaped, anyone but him...
"Hello." The man greeted as his icy blue eyes scanned the soldiers before fixating on her. A vicious smile took over his expression. "Acirah."
"Crane."
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For those fans out there who are like ERMAGERD Johnathan Crane?! Yes, I kidnapped him from Batman for a while and added him to my story, no I does not own him. And He may be a little out of character, may not. There will be a few people joining in possibly form other Universes and such. MAYBE though. Just Maybe. NO super heroes with super powers, I wants it to be as realistic as I can get it to be. Theres only one exception to that rule but you'll see later. SO! I hope you enjoyed my chapter. PLEASE no flames, I'm not entirley good with Things that Soldiers do. Im pretty Sheltered and not very knowledgeable about these things.