Prime Blood: Jolt in Time Chapter 7

Warning: sex in this chapter

Cybertron: Iacon Space Bridge Receiving Room

It is so silent, you could hear a firing pin hit the floor. Rosa turns to Jolt and smiles. She touches her forehead right between the eyes, "Message received, Jolt."

Jolt, still in awe, just nods. Kegan looks between Jolt and Rosa, "This is who you sent the message to?"

Jolt still stunned, "Ah uh."

Kegan laughs, "I can't believe it worked!" Kegan also realizes quickly, she met Rosa Pax's mother. But how? Who was her father? Rosa Pax laughs at Kegan's reaction. Every one else in the room are still stunned. Rodimus steps forward. He reaches a hand out to take Rosa's. Like a gentleman assisting a lady over a step. She accepts his hand and steps over the space bridge perimeter.

She looks over this orange and red 'bot in front of her. A beaming smile comes over her face, "Rod?"

He swallows hard knowing what he has to tell her next. No one has heard from Rosa in well over hundred and fifty years. The situation is dicey. Clearly some don't trust her. But as leader, it is his decision how much information he must reveal. But this must be made clear for many reasons. He know it may hurt her.

He squeezes her hand, "It's Rodimus…. Prime …now."

She squeezes his hand back accepting the meaning, "Oh." She clearly sees he didn't want to be the barer of news of her father. She can feel everyone is waiting for her reaction. Instead she turns to Ultra Magnus and holds out the canvas bag. "Ultra Magnus, good to see you again. You might want to secure this in a brig quickly. I don't know how long the ropes will hold Ravage and Razorbeak."

Ultra Magnus accepts the bag with a nod. "Good to see you, too, Rosa Pax." He turns and with his guards, to secure the prisoners.

Rodimus drops his hand, "I think we need to talk privately."

Arcee steps forward quickly, "Sir, no disrespect, but, you should not be alone with… with unconfirmed loyalties."

Rodimus scowls at her. Rosa laughs and bows her head to Arcee, "Yes, of course."

Arcee points her finger up at Rosa, "Don't try to be my friend. I'm not Skates!"

Rosa steps back from Arcee's anger. Rosa looks between Jolt, Rodimus and the others around the room. She can see things are not what she expected. Rodimus gives the orders: "Jolt, Springer, get these pieces clear of the space bridge. Secure them in the back portable cargo bay. Inferno I want you and Red Alert guarding it. Do not hesitate to blow them loose, if need be." Jolt looks shocked. Rodimus explains his orders, "I'm sorry Jolt. But your shell is mixed with Soundwave's and his counter parts. I wouldn't put it past him to booby trap them. I can't risk the base. I'm not comfortable having him here at all." Jolt nods in agreement with his commander.

"We still have more units out there trying to return home. Kegan, take the space bridge off line until the pieces are clear. I don't want anyone else landing on these, and I don't want to loose them either." Kegan nods.

"Hound, Arcee, war room for debriefing." Rodimus holds an arm out to show Rosa where the war room is.

Iacon War Room

Rosa enters the room first. She sees the large table that is actually a touch screen war table. Then she looks around at the marble memorial wall.

She swallows hard when she sees her mother's name. Her brother's. Then she sees her father's name. She forgets the others in the room and goes to it. She touches the names reverently. She touches Ratchet and Ironhide's names as well.

Rodimus starts, "I'm sorry, Rosa."

She turns back to him and smiles, "Rod, I mean Rodimus, look… I'm not a child anymore. It's been a long time since I accepted my family shield." She touches the center of her forehead where the Autobot seal was place by her father. "I know you haven't heard from me since I left."

Arcee steps forward, "Left? Try stole."

Rosa leans over the table to go eye to eye with Arcee, "I will not defend myself to you."

Arcee points to Rodimus, "What about Prime? Or have you come to assume that title?"

Rodimus was curious himself if that was why she was here. Rosa stands up straight. She looks at each Autobot in turn. They are all asking her that question by the gaze on their face.

Rosa faces Rodimus directly. "No." Then she lowers her head in respect to his title.

Arcee sneers, "I don't believe you."

Rodimus turns to Arcee, "Stand down, Arcee."

"Sir you can't-" Rodimus silences her with a single look. Arcee steps back.

Rodimus turns back to Rosa, "Where have you been since you left Earth?"

Rosa asks most respectfully, "Sir, may I be at ease?" She makes it clear she will accept Rodimus as Prime. He nods. Rosa sits down at the table. She touches it and accesses a map of the solar system. She touches a planet. Then she touches a moon. Then she touches an asteroid circling the moon.

Hound leans in. He pulls it up and sees how horrid the place was. "How could you stay there for such a long time? What happened to Sherman?"

Rosa drops her head. She peals back the shield on her forehead. She with drawls a small piece of metal. It looks like a piece of Sherman's armor. Rosa unfolds it. She slides it across the table to Arcee, "I will leave you to analyze the information. Hound, could you take me to some Energon. I need to go offline for awhile."

Rodimus looks at her curiously, "What is it?"

"I knew the time was coming soon. I had to stay on alert for the signal. I'm about ready to collapse. Please, I don't care if you secure me in a brig." She turns to Arcee, "Or stake me to a post outside. Just let me go offline for a few solar cycles."

Rodimus turns to Hound, "Take her to Jolt's quarters. He isn't using them right now. Stand guard." Hound nods.

Rosa stands up. As she passes Rodimus, she puts a hand on his arm, "I'm glad father choose you."

"He didn't. The Matrix did."

Rosa smiles and pats his arm, "And obviously, standing this close to you, it never would have chosen me."

Rodimus puts a hand on hers, "Or at least not yet."

"I pray to God it never chooses me," She smiles at him referring back to her human faith. But then her eyes turn green and roll back as her knees buckle. Rodimus quickly catches her in his arms. Being larger than Hound, he can lift her off her feet. He carries her down to the med bay.

"Come on Rosa, we just got you back. You can't leave us again." He whispers in her ear. Then he begins to run.

Iacon Brig:

The next thing Soundwave knows, he is being dragged through a space bridge. When he arrives at the other end, he is dumped into Iacon's brig. Part of him is relieved to see another of his somewhat like kind. But he certainly isn't happy with it being an Autobot. They make him and the animals as comfortable as possible. The food at least was more tolerable.

The next day Jolt comes to the brig. With two armed guards, Jolt takes Soundwave, handcuffed, outside.

Jolt asks him, "Are you alright?" Soundwave just looks up at the sky and shrugs. Jolt tries again. "Can you talk?"

"Yes," Soundwave simply answers.

Jolt knows that they are in some what similar circumstances. He is doing his best to be a host and not an executioner. Even though the thought has crossed his mind quite a few times. "Do you need anything?"

Soundwave turns to him with a single look, raising his shackled hands, Are you serious?

Jolt can't help but smile slightly. "Look, we are trying to get both you and I back to ourselves."

"I have a feeling this isn't the first time you Autobots have dealt with this? True?" Soundwave waits for an answer.

Instead, it is Jolt's turn to shoot him a look, You know I won't answer that.

Soundwave turns away from him. "How long will this take?"

"Ah well, we have run into a problem."

Soundwave is clearly not happy, "And I'm supposed to trust my body in your hands?" Jolt doesn't respond. "Why can't I put myself back together?"

"You aren't exactly on the top of our trust list."

"You should have left me alone." Soundwave actually sounds disappointed that he has been brought back. But it doesn't sound like the body separating is his problem. Even being a 'Con of few words, this still sounds like something else.

"Soundwave, how are you feeling?"

"Look it Autobot, kill me or return me, but please just leave me alone. Don't try to be my friend."

Jolt growls with a fist to Soundwave's nose, "Oh trust me, I'm not your friend. But I would like to know, what you did while you were on Earth. What have you screwed up in the time line?"

Soundwave actually laughs. "You are asking me? I want to know what in Primus you did. What have you done to me? Because this sure isn't anything we have dealt with. But we have heard rumors about Autobot humans. So what have you done? Is this your new interrogation technique? If so, bring it on. Let's get this done and over with."

Jolt taps the silver shield on Soundwave's right shoulder, "That looks painful." Jolt raises his own sleeve to show he has a black line. Both he and Soundwave know that the clock has been set back for Jolt. Soundwave's is still running down. "How about the others?" Still Soundwave holds his stoic face. So Jolt turns on his heal and begins to stride away.

"Wait," Soundwave calls softly. Jolt stops. "The animals seem to be doing fine. But the rest of us are feeling an internal heat build up and aching joints."

Jolt calls over his shoulder, "I'll see what I can do." Soundwave just nods his head.

Within the hour, Jolt personally hits Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzie with a booster shot of the virus. It also had a sedative mixed into it. The dreams Soundwave had that night brought a rare smile to his face. But they weren't dreams. It was his memory.

A rare spring rain comes down on his Indian shelter. His mini cons are sound asleep. Soundwave turns at the sound of Ravage and the cougar slipping inside. He doesn't admonish his pet. Ravage and the cougar curl up together in the corner. Soundwave turns his attention to the mumbling form on the pallet near his own. Star Dreamer is getting dripped on from a leak in the roof. Soundwave doesn't ponder for long what to do.

Ever so quietly he gets up. Kneeling beside her, he easily lifts her into his arms and brings her to his own thickly padded pallet. Still it was only meant for one, so he lays on his side, while letting her lay on her back. But she turns on her side as soon as he lays down, slipping a hand across his chest and over his shoulder. Soundwave takes a deep breath feeling her body press closer to his. A feminine leg slips between his own thighs causing his belly to grow hot with a new sensation. Her chin tilts up and she whispers, "Master of the Waves…" Her fingers tingling up the nape of his neck, into his thick hair, pulling his lips down to hers. This time he knows what to expect, he thinks. But with press of her chest against his, and his hand still cupped around her curved hip, he finds all new sensations driving this human body. "I'm all yours," he hears her whisper. Submission. She has finally submitted to him. But submitted to what?

It's her hand that slips down his chest, across his hip, releasing his last covering. With a tug, it is laying on the floor. Fire erupts from his loins. A new soft sound rolls out of his throat. Ravage lifts his head, but drops it quickly when the cougar tugs his ear with her teeth. Soundwave understands quickly what is going on. Mating. Star presses her body against him, pressing him back into the bedding. Then she rises up to straddle his hips, pulling her dress over her head. Soundwave wants to be revolted, but the sensations emanating from this body, override his brain. He has no desire to stop his hands and body from exploring this female. His female. She has given herself to him. He rises up, to join her sitting up so his taste sensors can investigate. Her skin is so soft beneath his finger tips. His own skin tingles excitedly at her own investigation of his body.

Soundwave shoots up out of the dream gasping for breath. What did those retched Autobots put into that medicine? He tries to make that question the truth.

But as he looks over at Ravage, who also has a mournful look on his muzzle, Soundwave knows deep within his spark the real truth. But now he has to live with this reality. His eyes meet Ravage's. Ravage hops up on the bunk beside him, laying his head down sadly on his master's lap. Soundwave buries his fingers into Ravage's fur behind the ears. Then he leans over, "Not a word of this to the others."

Ravage turns his muzzle to his master, and nuzzles his cheek in agreement. Then lays his head back down. Soundwave also lays back, tucking one hand behind his head, continuing to massage Ravage, but his mind wanders back to Star Dreamer. Will she be alright? Will he be alright without her touch? He actually prays to the All Spark that when he is returned to his true form, that he retains his memories with Star Dreamer.

Everglades Past:

With the wild departure of their god, the village is stunned. Some want to stone Star Dreamer for chasing him off. But others see her at the ocean shore with the cougar crying her heart out. In the weeks that followed, it became clear that the cougar was expecting. Within a few more weeks, Star Dreamer figures out, she too is with child. That ends the town wanting to stone her. When her son arrives, she has been lucky, he looks like his mother. Even the eyes. She has been very lucky.

The cougar has five kittens. Two that look just like their father. The other three just like their mother. The two black ones had to flee as soon as weaned. Their red eyes made them targets. Star Dreamer never did see them again. Her son she holds tight and teaches him that even the stars are no limit to his possibilities.