/Authors note: I am posting this chapter early this week because I am celebrating being done with my college finals for the week.
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Angel pulled out her cellphone to check the time. That is when she saw six text messages and two missed calls from her cousins , aunt and uncle. Then she looked at the clock , it showed to be twelve o'clock in the morning- midnight , her curfew was at ten o'clock at night.
"Aw, man I was so focused on the database, I did not realize the time. Aunt Amore and Uncle Max are going to be so worried. " Angel told Ratchet as she turned to him.
"Don't worry, you can recharge here and tomorrow morning I can bring you back home, alright? " Ratchet asked his charge.
Angel though over the idea and replied to her guardian.
"Alright, sounds good. " she agreed to head to the couch to lie down, yawning and drifting into a peaceful dream.
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Come morning Angel awoke to the sounds and lights of the ground bridge powering down. She stretched and looked around her surroundings. She saw Ratchet on the console monitoring the team's sparkbeats.
"Morning Ray."Angel said as she walked to the scaffold. "Where is the everyone?" she asked.
"Morning Angel, the team went on a Recon mission. They should be back .." Ratchet started to explain.
The ground bridge came to life interrupting Ratchet mid-sentence. The first to step out was Bumblebee following him was Arcee then Bulk, Smokescreen, Wheeljack then finally Optimus.
"Now. " Ratchet replied to his charge. "Ratchet, we have everything covered and there are no 'Con sightings , how about you bring Angel home. " Prime suggested.
"Alright."Ratchet replied.
"Ready to go, Angel?" he asked his charge as he noticed her worried expression.
"Ready." Angel replied.
Ratchet transformed into his alt-mode and opened the drivers side door. Angel hopped in and they took off.
/Four hours later /
Angel and Ray arrived home. Angel got out and was instantly tackled by her cousins all asking the same question. "Where were you?"
Then Angel got up and saw her aunt running towards her.
"Angel ,sweetie there you are . Where have you been? We have been worried sick!" Aunt Amore exclaimed hugging her only niece ever so tight.
"Can't breath!" Angel choked out.
"Oh , so sorry sweetie." Aunt Amore released her niece relieved to have her back. Angel saw her uncle walk towards the family clan.
"You forgot to tell them didn't you Uncle Max? " Angel asked looking in directly into her uncle's eyes.
"Hehe , must have slipped my mind." Uncle Max chuckled nervously.
"Aunt Amore, I am fine, really, just took me on a tour of the hospital and I was so fascinated by everything that the tour lasted longer than it felt. When I checked my phone for the time the clock showed it to be midnight. So allowed me to spend the night in the hospital and brought me back this morning. Angel lied.
"Sorry if I worried you." Angel apologized.
Uncle Max walked to Dr Chet and told him, "Thank you Dr. Chet for bringing back our Angel." Uncle Max told Ratchets holoform.
"My pleasure ,Mr. Wing " Dr. Chet repiled.
The two medics shook hands.
"See you next weekend then Angel ?" Dr. Chet asked.
"See you then." Angel replied waving goodbye.
Dr. Chet walked to his alt mode, drove off circled around the neighborhood and drove back to his parking spot among the Wings' driveway.
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When the weekend rolled around Angel was ready to volunteer at the hospital. "I am off to volunteer ." Angel told her aunt.
"Did you pack everything in case you need it ?" her aunt asked.
"It is all in here." Angel replied, patting her duffel bag. Inside the duffel bag its contents were: a sleeping bag , pillow , lunch ,dinner, as well as a change of clothes.
"All right then, have a good time. " Aunt Amore replied.
Dr. Chet just stepped out of his alt -mode and was coming to the door when he noticed Angel was already waiting on the front porch steps.
"I was just about to come get you." Dr. Chet told Angel as she walked to his altmode.
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Once Ratchet and Angel arrived at the base they started getting everything gathered for the Synth-En project that Angel was going to work on. Ratchet showed her the ratios to test on the test engines.
"Ratchet , come in Ratchet." one of the monitors spoke via comm unit scaring Ratchet out of his concentration. Ratchet walked over and answered the comm. "Yes Optimus what is it? " Ratchet asked.
" During our recon mission we found a fellow autobot, he is in bad shape. We need your medical expertise old friend. " Optimus told the medic.
"Alright , I am on my way." Ratchet replied. He turned towards the Synth-En formula and his charge.
"Will you be able handle the Synth-En Formula Angel?" Ratchet asked his charge.
" Yes Ray,I will record all the results of each test I do , now go the team needs you. " Angel replied pointing to the ground bridge. "Be safe." angel mumbles quietly as she was getting ready to start the first test.
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Ratchet walked through the ground bridge and saw his team surrounding something or someone. When Ratchet got close enough he saw his twin brother with a huge gash of energon going from his helm to his cheek diagonally barely missing his optics. Ratchet knelt down and opened his medical kit.
" Hey Ratch," *cough,cough* Patchett said as he sat up with caution.
"Patch , what did you do this time?" , the CMO scolded his twin.
"Funny you should ask bro, I was following one of the many dark energon signals that l picked up and it lead me to the mothership . I fought off Megatronus and that is how I got this" he explained pointing to the gash that his twin was currently welding close.
"Patch, why must you be so rough? " Ratchet asked his brother.
"I am the fighter between the two of us. I understand the language of battle tactics while you understand the language of medicine." Patchett replied to his twin.
"There, the gash is all fixed. Although I must warn you it will leave a mark." CMO warned his brother.
"Last I heard from you ,you were working on something called 'Synthetic Energon or Synth-En ' right? " Patch wondered.
"Yeah , I am." Ratchet replied. Then his helm shot up "Syth-En! - Angel, we got to go now!" Ratchet yelled at his team gathering all his material as quick as the wind.
"Ratchet , do you have a femme back at base working on Syth-En ? "his brother asked.
"Yeah Patchy , she already cracked the Iacon database. I do not want the base to be engulfed in flames by the time we get there." Ratchet replied
"This is going to get interesting" Patchett said aloud as he walked with the team through the groundbridge.
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Once Ratchet , his brother and Team Prime entered the base they all looked around and saw that the base was as they left it. That is when everyone noticed Angel writing something on notebook paper.
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Authors note: Hope you all have enjoyed Decode and Synthen part 3.
TBC...