J: This shall be another shortie since it's just a continuation of the same moment in the last chapter. Again I was very pleased with the reception I got, I received more reviews and more watchers, AND to add to that buzz my new buddy Ironaft30 has so sacrificed a portion of his time to recreate the cover art for this fanfic :3 It is so awesome my jaw hit the floor before I even maximized it! The link to see it is on my profile, and I will shortly be adding a coloured version of it :3
THANKS TO: Ultimateanime12 (if anyone did like Agent Stone and Steep I would ask them to reread the chapters featuring them and ask them again xD) supergirlprime (That was my intention and I am pleased I have accomplished it :3) LynxbyLynx (Was not expecting a Decepticon fan to approve of this, not that I'm complaining. And yes, there will definitely be more Decepticon involvement in the future.) psyconinja7 (xD By age 8 Roxie stopped being surprised when bad things happened to her, especially after her science experiment caused the school to close down, but the others kids loved her for it lol.) Ironaft30 (Sorry, but Megs is out of range to get that kind of intersteller connection to that particular branch of ebay xD And as Scalpel told Megatron each bot has their own specific parts for their audio receptors.) Sgt. Scruffy (And I look forward to any future reviews, your screen name makes me smile when I see it above a review xD)
DISCLAIMER: ME NO OWNEE TRANSFORMERS! ROXIE BELONGS TO ME!
Chapter Six – The Story of Roxanne Part 2
When Roxanne had encountered Ratchet she had been totally comfortable because it was just him and Sarah was there with her. With three of the strange beings surrounding her with no one else Roxanne was feeling a little uncomfortable. Keeping her eyes on her hands Roxanne tried to ignore the varying stares that were on her, Ironhide's intense soul-reading stare was rather difficult to ignore.
As she did before talking to Sarah and Will she took a deep breathe and timidly asked," Where would you like me to start?"
"Wherever you think is a good start." This came from the beautiful woman that had come in with the two men. Looking up to meet her eyes Roxanne was entranced by their vibrant hue of blue, when those eyes flickered out of sight for a split second she remembered what exactly the beautiful woman was.
Nibbling on her lower lip Roxanne went through all her thoughts and decided the very beginning was best." Alright, well I knew you overheard me talking to Sarah and Will, so you heard about the faction that my dad worked for?" They nodded. " That faction was called Sector Seven. Because my dad was raising me mostly by himself he didn't want to leave me with a babysitter, so he would often sneak me into work with him. Part of my Dad's job was studying a certain subject. They called him NBE1." Holoforms, being the personification of the Autobots, showed the emotions of their owners. The expression of surprise and mild shock didn't go unnoticed by Roxanne. She had both explained her father's death and her knowing of their existence. Chromia and Ratchet's surprise changed to sympathy, Ironhide regained his scowl, only it seemed to radiate his hatred towards the topic of discussion.
"From your encounter with Megatron you learned of our existence, but how is it you knew we were the same as him?" Ratchet asked this after the silence had started to bother him.
Roxanne couldn't help but slightly smile," You may be the same species as him but you're no where near the same. Megatron's frequency is much more scratchy and disturbing than any of yours." She sighed at the looks of utter confusion her audience made at her explanation.
"Right, you have no idea what I'm talking about with frequencies Okay, let me put it this way. Just as everyone's voices are different, every one of your electronic frequencies is different, non of you sound anything like Earth electronics, but you each give off a different tone and feel to your frequencies. I believe it has to do with your sparks."
"How do you know of our spark?" Chromia was getting more and more baffled by Roxanne every time she opened her mouth.
"Megatron told me." Her answer was so simple in her mind, yet to the Autobots it still didn't make any sense.
"I doubt Megatron would tell you anything, and he couldn't have when he was being kept as a popsicle." Ironhide was slowly losing his patience, almost nothing the girl was saying was making sense anymore.
"Megatron didn't tell me, Megatron's spark told me. And before you ask I have no idea how his spark told me, I just listened when I was near him and I heard things. Some of them were simple, other times they were weird in a scary way. For example, his spark told me his name, what a spark is, and why he crashed into Earth. His spark also told me that Megatron wants to wear a crown and purple robe when he becomes absolute ruler of the universe. And that he wants the triplet femmes for a harem. That last one didn't make any sense to me until I got older, I'm pretty sure I shuddered for two minutes." At the mention of the triplets Ratchet and Ironhide looked over at Chromia to see she was about ready to go hunt down the disgusting mech just to rip his spark out.
Catching onto the look Roxanne inwardly cringed," Anyways...You three sound much nicer in comparison to Megatron." That did the trick of pulling the fuming woman away from thoughts of mutilating Megatron.
"How long have you known I wasn't a normal human vehicle?" Ironhide had wanted to ask more about Roxanne hearing things from Megatron but his other question would prevent the local forest from becoming Chromia's temporary training yard.
Crossing her arms with a wince to injured arm she answered thoughtfully," Let's see...I had my suspicions when I first met Sarah and Will. My hearing mufflers can block out most of your frequency but because you guys are nothing but electronics you're sound is much stronger than average electronics so some of it still gets through. That day I thought it was just because my batteries were low. When I came back to babysit and I still heard it I decided to just leave you alone since you were probably meant to be a secret. I had fun riding with you yesterday by the way Chromia. I was worried you wouldn't be easy to manoeuvre with you having your own mind and everything. I might have had better luck avoiding my accident this morning if it had still been you though." Chromia smiled at the excitement that had come into Roxanne's eyes when remembering the chase yesterday.
"I doubt that Roxanne, I let you have complete control and your driving was quite impressive." The praise was received well as Roxanne blushed with a smile. It was one thing to be told you were a good driver by a friend, it was a completely different thing when you heard it from the alien that you had actually driven.
Just as before silence was brought to the room when there came a knock on the door, it opened enough for Annabelle to put her head into the room and ask timidly," Uncle Ratchet, can I see Glitch now?"
"Yes, how inconsiderate of us to not let you see her earlier. We should be heading back to the base now anyways. It was a pleasure to meet you Roxanne, even if it was under ill circumstances." Ratchet's holoform didn't show it but the old medic always got a thrill in his spark when Annabelle called him 'Uncle Ratchet.'
As Annabelle went into the room and three adults moved to leave Roxanne asked," I will see you and Chromia again, won't I Ratchet?"
Chromia raised an eyebrow at Ratchet who had probably not been expecting the question. Turning back to the teen who was now holding Annabelle he replied," That decision lies with our leader Optimus Prime, I cannot guarantee anything but it is a possibility." Roxanne nodded to show she understood and watched Chromia and Ratchet continue downstairs, Ironhide chose to just disappear entirely causing Roxanne to blink several times.
"Are you okay Glitch?" Annabelle's question drew Roxanne's attention back down to the little bundle of joy that had come to check up on her.
"I'm okay, but a nice big hug would make me even better." She laughed when Annabelle squeezed her ribs in a hug that actually caused her to have a hard time breathing.
Releasing her Annabelle sat back and asked the question that had sent her running upstairs to begin with," Mommy says that you're sleeping over until you're all better, is that true?" Annabelle's eyes couldn't possibly grow any bigger with hope than they automatically did when she asked.
"Yes, I am going to be sleeping over, I don't know for how long though." Roxanne made sure to add on the uncertain time so Annabelle knew that it might only be for the weekend.
"Can I sleep with you tonight? We can eat marshmallows and tell stories! Pretty please with a cherry on top?" With each word Annabelle clung onto Roxanne's good arm tighter and tighter.
'If I said no she would probably just sneak in after everyone else goes to bed. I swear I'm going to adopt her as my little sister one day, she's too damned cute!' Ruffling Annabelle's hair Roxanne laughed," Sure, but you eat marshmallows when you go camping." Annabelle didn't seem to either hear or care about the marshmallow statement since she gave Roxanne another rib crushing hug then went running back downstairs to tell her parents that Glitch had said yes to letting her sleep with her.
Lowering herself down onto the pillows Roxanne studied the bland white ceiling while thinking, 'Maybe I should have told Ratchet, Chromia and Ironhide that other bit of information?...Nah, I doubt it matters.' All of the mornings she had not slept in began to catch up with her, in a matter of seconds Roxanne fell into a deep dreamless sleep that her body had needed for years.
Downstairs Sarah was cleaning up after Annabelle's snack and Will was on the phone with his boss explaining the reason for his absence. Annabelle came barrelling down to the kitchen looking for all the world like she'd gotten five garbage bags filled with candy on Halloween (again.) Since her Daddy was on the phone Annabelle went straight to her Mom to excitedly whisper," Glitch said I can sleep with her tonight Mommy! Can I use my sleeping bag like I did when I slept over at Julie's?"
"I don't know, what if Roxie wants to cuddle with you?" Sarah meant it to be a joke but Annabelle took the question seriously. When she couldn't make up her mind Annabelle took off back upstairs only to come back down instantly.
"Mommy Glitch is taking a nap, and she's snoring." Annabelle laughed when Sarah coughed on her tea she'd just taken a sip of. Will finished his phone call just in time to catch that as well, not sure if Annabelle was telling the truth he quietly tiptoed upstairs and listened through a tiny crack in the door. Just as Annabelle said he heard very small snorts and snores.
Biting back his laughs he went to confirm his daughter's claim.
Outside Ironhide, Chromia and Ratchet stood in a circle discussing the information.
'Optimus will need to be informed of Roxanne's history.' Ratchet.
'You are not telling him about Megatron's delusions.' Chromia
'No, that information is insignificant. Roxanne's ability to hear us by our sparks is what he will find most interesting.' Ratchet.
'Ugh. I just imagined what both sets of twins would do for fun with a human like her.' Ironhide.
'...The games of Hide n Seek would be endless. I don't think she should ever meet them.' Chromia.
'That will be inevitable with her staying with the Lennox' until she recovers. Annabelle invited all the Autobots to her birthday next week.' Ratchet.
'Well until then no other bots are to come near here, I already expect that human femme to cause trouble without the others coming to meet her the first chance they get.' Ironhide.
'Right, those government officials. Hopefully Will can pull strings that will cease their pursuit.' Chromia.
'Do not worry, I can chase away those pesky humans before they even get close to the house.' Ironhide accompanied by the whine of his cannons.
'I doubt that will be necessary Ironhide. Sarah seemed absolute in her declaration of protection.'. Ratchet
'Optimus to Ratchet and Chromia. You are to report back to base for transport back to Diego Garcia.' Optimus.
'Yes,sir.' Ratchet and Chromia.
'Keep me updated on Roxanne's condition Ironhide, I want a report once every day until the party. I have a few wrenches back in my med bay with your name on it if I don't hear anything.' Ratchet before changing to his alt mode and speeding off.
'One of these days I'm going to hide or destroy all of those wrenches.' Ironhide.
'Sunstreaker and Sideswipe already attempted that remember? Ratchet just threw everything else at them instead.' Chromia
'Just a thought.' Ironhide.
'So, when do you want to pay up on that date you owe me?' Chromia.
'Um...You can decide those details.' Ironhide.
'Very well, you'll hear from me before long. I would also like a report every once in a while on Roxanne, I like her and think we could be friends. See you 'Hide.' Chromia along with a wink then going off after Ratchet.
Ironhide watched the femme until he had to resort to tracking her signal. With a sigh he changed down to his alt mode and went back to the garage for a good recharge. That day had just been too much for his old battle worn processor to handle in one dose.
