Rebecca and the Autobots Chapter 8
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Thanks to everyone who reviewed and so forth! I am so happy that my story is so popular. :D This chapter shows a few more of Rebecca's weaknesses. I do NOT want her to seem like a mary-sue OC. It may be a little dark in some people's opinions. Please enjoy!
?, Rebecca's POV
The sky was a blaze with bright flashes of lightning. The thunder boomed across the empty plains with fury. The wind whipped at my hair and clothing. The rain stung my face and soaked my shivering body. I looked up to see the Autobots on their knees while Decepticons had guns pointed at the Bots sparks. I cried out,
"NO! LEAVE THEM ALONE!"
Megatron shifted his gaze towards me.
"Well, Ratchet's little pet has an attitude," he sneered.
"LEAVE THEM ALONE….. please," I lost the power in my voice at the end of the sentence.
"Hmmmm," he said as he stroked his chin in a mocking thinking pose. "No. Decepticons, FIRE!"
I watched as the Bots were killed one by one. First Arcee, BumbleBee, BulkHead, Optimus, and finally Ratchet. I fell to my knees as the light faded from his optics. I tried to tear myself away, but I was stuck.
I sat up quickly in my bed. It took me a second to realized that I was in the Autobot base. It was all a nightmare. A horrifyingly realistic nightmare to be exact. I peeled the sweat soaked sheets off of me and went to the restroom. I let the hot water flow over my body and rinse the remains of the mare away. I changed and went out. The time said 3:18 am. I sighed, knowing I wouldn't be falling asleep for a while. I started walking around the base, just wandering from room to room. I finally got tired and sat down leaning against the wall.
"What are you doing?" I heard Arcee ask.
My eyes snapped up to look at the femme standing before me.
"I-I couldn't sleep," I said.
She raised an optic ridge at my stutter.
"Nightmare?" she asked, but it sounded more like a statement.
I nodded weakly.
"Want to talk about it?"
"You all…. You all died. Megatron ordered it. He killed you all in front of me. I begged him to stop, but he didn't."
I felt a tear slide down my cheek. Someone draped their arm around my shoulder and squeezed it comfortingly. I looked up to Arcee's holoform sitting next to me.
"It's okay. We are all fine. I can tell you with one hundred percent certainty that we are alive and well," she spoke softly into my ear.
A strange sound filled the room. It sounded like some sort of singing. I soon recognized the slightly familiar clicks and chirps of Cybertronian. Arcee was singing to me. I felt my eyelids drop as the song made me sleepy. I yawned and laid my head down in her lap as she stroked my hair. I soon dropped off into a dreamless sleep.
Arcee's POV
I didn't have the spark to tell her that I had a similar dream myself. Except, I was killed and I saw her looking at us with sadness in her eyes. It broke my spark to see a youngling like that. I carefully lifted her into my arms and carried her back to her room. I tucked her in and left as quietly as when I found her. I walked down the hall and bumped into Optimus on the way to my room.
"Arcee, why are you up so early?"
"I had a nightmare as the humans put it. When I was walking around, I found Rebecca in the hallway. She said that she had a bad dream as well so I comforted her and just put her back in bed," I explained.
"Are you okay?"
I sighed.
"Not really. Her and mine dreams were the same, just different points of view. All of us bots died and she watched. It was sparkwrenching."
Optimus knelt down so he could be closer to my height. What he did next really surprised me. He pulled me into a warm hug.
"Thanks prime."
I went back to my room to get some more recharge. I quickly drifted off.
Autobot Base, Ratchet's POV
Around 8:30, Rebecca came inside the medbay.
"Why are you up so early?" I questioned, my optic ridge going up.
"Today I have to get a check up. I thought that I might as well get it now."
I walked over to where my charge stood and put my servo on the ground. I quickly deposited her onto the closest medical berth.
"Stay still," I commanded as I scanned her.
I was done in no time thanks to the Cybertronian technology. She sat on my shoulder. A sudden alarm sounded. Decepticons.
"Optimus, Decepticons alert."
"Ratchet, I want you to come with us. Arcee, you are on groundbridge duty."
Everyone followed Optimus' orders and I ran into the groundbridge. Without remembering Rebecca was still on my shoulder.
?, Rebecca's POV
I punched the side of Ratchets helm as hard as I could. I still wasn't able to get his attention. I was about to yell, until I felt myself get picked up. I looked up to see that I was in StarScream's hand. Scrap.
"Well, it must be Ratchet's pet," he said.
"What is it with calling me his pet," I muttered to myself.
"What was that, squishy?"
"I said, what is it with calling me his pet? I don't see the point in it."
"Maybe," he smirked, "You shouldn't be allowed to see anymore."
He pointed one sharp digit up and the last thing I saw was his finger swiping across my eyes, then pain and darkness.
…..
I opened my eyes, but I heard a strange whirling and click as my pupils adjusted to the light. I heard a voice say,
"Follow the light with your eyes Rebecca."
I complied to the strange far off voice.
"Good. Good. The optics are responding perfectly."
I soon recognized it as Ratchet's voice.
"Ratch-Ratchet? Where am I? Is StarScream gone?"
"It is me young one. You are back at base and Screamer is gone. Don't worry, you're safe."
I looked up at him.
"Why do I feel so ….. Different? My vision seems different."
"The damage that StarScream dealt was….. Extensive. I had to replace your eyes with Cybertronian optics. That was the only way I could save your vision. Human technology is too far behind."
"I'm a techno-organic?" I squeaked.
"Yes," came his simple reply.
He handed me a small mirror so I could see. My eyes- now optics- are shaped similarly to BreakDown's. They are bright green. I laughed and my optics changed color to a light blue.
"Why do they change color? Your optics don't change color."
"It is a side effect. When optics are replaced and there is new software, they change color to show emotion. Red is hate, green is normal, blue is amusement, pink is love, orange is embarrassment, purple is tired, and black is pain."
"Wow," I murmured as I gently touched my replaced eyes.
I am still able to blink like normal which surprised me, until I remembered that the Bots and Cons optics can blink as well.
"Can I leave the medbay?"
"Yes, but be careful. Don't strain your eyes."
I nodded and left the medical room. I went to change my clothes since my shirt is now soaked with blood. I took another shower but kept the water away from my face. I changed into some jeans and a graphic shirt that had the green lantern symbol in the middle of my chest. I went barefoot since I was going to be hanging around my little house. I practiced some more piano and decided to make a special lunch. I looked around and finally decided on salmon patties with fresh asparagus on the side. It was done in no time and was delicious. BumbleBee came in to see how I was doing.
"Hey Bee! Where the kids?"
-Hey Ree! The kids r on a school trip for a week and a half.-
"Oh. Want to hang out with me? I'm kind of lonely."
-Sure.-
"How about we watch a movie? I brought the rest of my dvds."
-Wht movie do you want to watch?-
"How about….. A Lord of the Rings extended edition marathon?"
Bee's reply was to pump a fist in the air. I laughed and put the first film in. We had to stay up all night and part off the next day to watch all of them, but it was so worth it. I drowsily climbed up to my room and collapsed into the warmth of my bed. I drifted off in no time at all.
Later that same day, Ratchet's POV
I waited all day for Rebecca to come for her check up. I really needed to be checking her optics every couple of hours. Something could go very wrong without me even knowing it. I waited until I couldn't stand it any more. I walked to her room to find her fast asleep. My scans told me that she is exhausted. I remembered that BumbleBee also needed to get checked over, so I went off to find him. He was deep in recharge on his berth. I shook his small frame to get him up.
"Hey Ratch," he beeped.
"Come on," I said gruffly. "I need to check you over."
"Including my voice box?"
I sighed. "Yes. Come on. I'll be as gentle as I can be."
Bee buzzed sadly, but jumped down anyway. We made our way to the medical bay and I pointed to the closest berth. I did the basic scans, checedk his spark and casing, and checked his processor for glitches.
"All good here. Lift your helm up so I can look."
Bee complied and looked up at the ceiling. I scanned and gently prodded the scared wires. He coughed a few times and let out a pained beep.
"Sorry. It looks as good as it's going to get. Now, tell me why you and Rebecca are exhausted?"
"We watched movies all day and night yesterday. We finished a few hours ago and went to get some recharge."
"Get along you little glitch mouse. Bring Rebecca back here."
Bee ran off for his mission. He returned a short time later carrying my now half-awake charge. I scanned her and gave her an eyesight exam. She passed with no difficulty. I looked back at her to find her now asleep and curled up on the berth. I covered her with a blanket and kissed the top of her head. Her lips curled up into a small smile. I smiled back.
Rebecca's POV
I woke up in the med bay on one of the berths. I looked around for Ratchet. He was nowhere to be seen. I climbed down the ladder and walked out of the doors. I walked all over the base, but couldn't find a single spark.
"Hello? Anyone there?" I called out.
No reply came back.
I made my way outside the base and found myself to be in the same field as when I had my nightmare before. Everything played out exactly how it happened the first time, except for one thing. I watched as Megatron walked over to me. He pulled up his cannon and pointed it at me. I heard the loud whirling and the boom of a shot. Silence reigned throughout my head.
…
I sat up while breathing heavily. I looked up to see Ratchet gazing at me with concern.
"I had a nightmare," I explained simply.
He nodded slowly.
"Want to talk?"
"Not really."
He nodded again. It felt like déjà vu to me.
I left the bay after receiving permission. I spent the rest of the day doing absolutely nothing.
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