A/N: Been awhile since I updated but here we are, hope you enjoy this chapter and by the end you'll know whats coming up for the next few chapters. *Insert Evil Laughter*
Chapter 8
Lily's POV
It had been two days since the confrontation on the Base Top and things had simmered down, Bee and Jack had apologized to my two daughters and both were severing out there punishments. I had a day off today and decided to spend it with Hudson and the Bots.
But as soon as I got here, he headed off somewhere with Arcee and I wasn't inclined to follow. Today was my lazy day and I was going to enjoy it, Ratchet was currently locked in his Med Bay and the other two were nowhere to be seen which left Optimus the only one other than myself in the room.
It looked like he was reading something on something I'd call an equivalent to a Ipad, but alien. So I didn't bother him, rather I simple flipped through the channels on the TV looking for something to watch.
"Mrs. Fair?" A familiar deep voice called out, I turned my head to the Prime who was walking towards me.
"Something I can help you with Prime?" I said with a curious look.
"There is something that has been bothering me, two days ago, when you were defending your children, you said that they had witnessed you almost die. I was worried about that and I was wondering what it was?" Even though he was a large bot he almost seemed timid and small.
I smiled and positioned myself more comfortable on the couch to face him.
"It's a story I don't like to recount but if it will ease your mind of worry or curiosity or both then I shall tell you." He went onto a knee to more face to face with me, giving me a small nod.
I sighed and began to recount those days.
Flashback….No One's POV
She had been experiencing abnormal pains and flow during her monthly cycles for sometime and it was starting to concern the mother of three. It had started merely a month ago but ever since then it had only worsened.
So, like a responsible mother and adult she went to the doctor and news was not good.
A growth, left by the last birth of her daughter had been growing inside her for 13 years and was causing the abnormal symptoms. In order for her to live a normal life she had to go through a Hysterectomy.
After being on the waiting list for several months the day finally came. The surgery went off without a hitch, and she was soon home with her family.
But, it was not to be.
She noticed a pain that came for under her knee and no matter what she or her eldest daughter did made it stop. Then one night, while her Mother was visiting, it happened.
"You kids keeping the house tidy for your Mother?" The Grandmother of the three asked with a smile, the two eldest who were downstairs with her smiled back.
"Yeah, the least we can do for her." Raven replied, Raven was a few years younger, her hair a natural dirty blond.
"That's good, how about you Hudson?" She asked the young man who was more closed off those days.
"Yeah, I'm helping too." He said with the tiniest hint of enthusiasm.
Suddenly the three heard rapid footsteps down the stairs and they turned to see Vesper with a frantic look on her face.
"Grandma, there's something wrong with Mom, she can't breathe." The Grandmother took up the stairs, she was a younger Grandmother then most so moving fast wasn't hard on her.
Both Raven and Hudson stood for a second in shock before the eldest ran upstairs, but Raven couldn't budge, fear gripped the young girls heart as she sank to the couch staring off into space.
It turned out that the pain Lily had felt in her leg wasn't from muscle pain but from a blood clot forming in her veins. Once it had completely or almost completely closed the blood rushed to her lungs.
She was literally drowning in her own blood.
Lily was rushed to the hospital where they were able to stabilize her, the Doctors were fascinated by the amount of damage she could take, she believed her undying will and determination is what dragged across the line between life and death.
After the whole ordeal Lily's leg was forever damaged with it swelling if she uses it to much or little. And when the Doctors looked at her scans of her lungs they were surprised that she recovered so quickly, or that she even survived.
Her case was a miracle in action.
But she knew why she stayed alive, through all those trials and tribulations.
End of Flashback…..Lily's POV
"I stayed alive because I needed too, my children weren't ready to be alone in the world yet and I wouldn't leave them like that. Doctors have told me time and time again that I shouldn't be alive, for many different reasons and the reason I keep going is because I know they need me, now so more then ever." I finished my story, I opened my eyes having realized that I had closed them, when I don't know.
But when I looked up at Optimus all I saw written in his face and eyes was amazement and what looked like adoration. I looked down feeling my face heat up like if I was teenager again, ha, I wish.
"It seems that even though you are in a broken body, your mind, heart and spirit never cease. No matter what happens." He finally said, I looked at him with small smile and surprisingly he smiled back. "That is something to admire, and something I will take away from this tale. To never cease in the face of adversity, to never falter because you are broken. Because there is someone that always needs you."
"So true, so very true."
Hudson's POV
As soon as I got to Base I headed off with Arcee to watch her training, as I watched I gave her little tips here and there, even though I knew nothing about fighting myself I could see were she became sloppy in her movements. I had characterized her style as a fluid, graceful style of fighting and where it wasn't was where she needed to improve.
"You know Hudson, I could teach you to fight." Arcee said as she performed a back flip onto a dummy before punching it and pushing off of it.
I looked dumbfounded at her, "Me? Fighting? I don't know, I mean it looks awesome in video games and movies but I don't think I could do it."
"Well, why not?" She asked, almost prodding as she moved onto the next dummy.
"I don't know, I mean I am not athletic whatsoever and I was never into that….." I trailed off as my thoughts wandered.
She stopped momentarily, "Just because you're not athletic or in shape doesn't mean you can't do it. And fighting isn't always about starting a fight, sometimes it can be for defense."
She then leapt onto a box near me and sat cross legged, the box I sat on was slightly higher than hers so she had brought herself eye level.
"Tell me," She asked. "What does my fighting style entail?"
I gave it thought for a moment before answering.
"Yours is a fluid fighting style, you're light on your feet and you use quick small attacks to disorient you're enemies making it easier to take them out. But I don't see the point in this, why should I care about you're style when I'm not as agile or strong as you?"
"Hudson, you are right. My technique is quick and light fighting but the reason I do it is because I'm not that strong." I stared at her confused before she went on. "I'm a Femme, most Femme's aren't very strong, we are built for agility and fast movements, there are some outliers in there but this remains the same across the board."
"Okay, point?" She laughed.
"Hudson, just because you aren't strong nor agile doesn't mean anything, but you're something else. And you can always improve over time in those areas, to me and this is just an assumption but I think you're more of runner then a person that lifts, right?"
I nodded, in school I did better in the running parts of Track and Field then other things.
"See, that's you're angle and that's were will start. Overtime will incorporate other things like agility and strength, maybe even weapons but don't tell your Mom." She winked at me and gave small chuckle.
"Alright, all fair points. I guess everyone has to start somewhere at the bottom before the reach the top." She smiled and for some reason it looked good on her. I noticed she didn't smile a lot like I do.
"Right then, how about we start now with the basics. First, you're stance." She lightly grabbed me and set me down of the floor before we both took the center of the room to begin training.
One week had passed now since that day me and Arcee agreed to training. I had made little progress but she assured me that things would catch on, eventually. Today I was training with Arcee yet again, still on some of the basics but now moving forward to some more advanced stuff.
I had taken a break when she went off to get Jack from school as he now could finally come back to the Base. Raven was already there and had been watching/drawing while I trained.
"You know, you smile more around Arcee." She said offhandedly while she was sketching something out in her book.
I turned on my heel, I could feel the heat rising to my face as embarrassment took hold.
"What?! No I don't!" I denied, my voice horribly high pitched.
She looked up with a smug look on her face before giggling and returning to her drawing.
"Totally, and that blush means absolutely nothing." Sarcasm dripped from like ooze, I waved her off before going for my water again.
My thoughts wandered to Arcee in that moment, cruel universe, but as I thought about it I did notice that Arcee seemed almost down whenever we weren't training together. I had heard from the grapevine that she had recently lost her partner and guess that was the big kicker.
But, what was so special about me that made her 'happier' in a sense? I mean, I can be as cold as her if not more. It made no logical sense, but then again the universe tended not to make sense to me and my sisters dismay.
Soon enough she returned from picking up Jack and went on from where we left off.
Raven's POV
As I drew two characters of my own creation fighting, I noticed that Arcee and Hudson were at it again. I smiled as I could see Hudson enjoying himself, for once. But then I noticed someone standing in the doorway.
I was close to the door sitting on a raised platform and I looked down to see Jack standing there.
I looked back at the two then back at him, I noticed his eyes were following something and after a bit of back and forth between the three I could see his cold blue eyes staring at my Brother.
A pang of utter suspicion hit my heart and head at the same time.
He radiated anger and resentment, towards Hudson. I narrowed my eyes, it seemed Jack still had problems with my siblings and I. But this time, directed to my Brother, I could see hints of jealousy in his eyes and I knew another event like that of more than a week ago occuring was going to happen, again.
But, this time I or the other Autobots wouldn't have to intervene as it seemed the Universe had her own twisted sense of humor. It had a plan that was set into motion for those three the moment high above our heads unknown to us at the time, a visitor was coming, one that would change everything.
And her name was, Airachnid.
