Poignant Reunions
"I don't remember the way you filled my world with laughter, or how I changed forever after. As I look back it's sad to see my memory is failing me." -Linda Eder
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The clock stroke noon as Blair typed in the last information she'd need on a new order. Blair smiled as her customer over the phone thanked her. She had spent the last few minutes figuring out everything she need from her customer from location to pick up a car and what needed to be done. She had found out that it needed engine repair and some new tires and its seats repaired. Apparently her cat had gotten into the car one day when she had left the window rolled down.
"No thank you Mrs. Turner. My sister or I will be there by ten tomorrw."
Blair shuffled around in her pen container and finally she picked out what she was looking for. Quickly taking out a pen that acturally worked and a note pad that she all ready had out and scribbled down a mental note.
"Yes ma'am. I'll see you then," putting the pen down
Blair put down the phone and started growling picking up the other three pens on her desk and started tossing them into a near by trashcan. "Darn cheap pens" she growled chunking the last one. After watching the last one bounce off the edge of the trashcan and some how making it into the can. Blair picked up the large headphones and put them on her head and turned the music back on and the volume up.
Content and finally regaining her posure from her argument with the pens she started filling out information on the computer seating infront of her.
Blair jumped a few feet when the view of her sister scared her; coming out of no where.
Taking the headphones off and sighed as he heart beat went back to normal. Just as she opened her mouth Rachael interrupted "Blair we've got guests!"
Taking another breath "Well you didn't have to scared the crap out of me!"
"Blair, it's Colby and he's got some friends with him"
Blair looked up at the serious look on her sisters face knowing there was something else thaat Rachael was trying to say without acturally saying it. She nodded her head in understanding. Blair reached over and clicked on her file saving it and then turned off her computer. She heard her sister leave her office and tell their guest's that she'd be with them in a moment. Getting up she walked out the door closeing it behind her and looked over toward the garage door. Standing and waiting was Colby but two other kids at his side. One was a young girl that had black hair going down her back with a thin black and red suit. The other looked the youngest and looked alot like Colby.
"Hey Colby!" she greeted with a smile "Who's your friends?"
Colby smiled and turned to his partners "This is my little brother Bud and are friend Lori"
Lori smiled placing her hands behind her back "Hello. Colby has told some intereasting things about you and your sister"
"Hope it was all good," stated Rachael laughing
Blair looked around and noticed that the small bonde was missing. Turning around she saw the kid drooling over a car that had just finished up the day before. "This things is hot!" half his body into the cars dirver door window. They could see him smiling threw the window shield.
Blair laughed "You like 'Vets hu?"
Leaning back out "Ya betcha" holding up a thumb
Blair looked back over to where Lori and Colby were standing. Something caught her eyes just outside of the large open garage door. Parked on the side of the street two uncannily small vehicles set park; a small green race car and a blue 4x4. The three kids noticed her and glanced at each other.
"Ms. Blair"
"Please just Blair," snapping her gaze back down at the kids
"Blair" the two sisters watched as a confused nervious look crossed Colby's face as he rubed the back of his neck as if he wasn't sure of something. Lori looked over at him then back at Blair and Rachael a serious look on her face.
Taking a deep breath "Have you ever heard of the Transformers?"
Blair starred at her for a moment "No I haven't" she had her suspicions but it was the truth
"Do you know what your truck is or maybe whom is the right word?" asked Colby
Now they had the two sisters attention "We know your truck is a Transformer, and a Autobot to be exact, he's called Artemis." stated Bud matter-factly walking back up beside Lori
Lori frowned and put her hand on Buds head "Jumping the gun are we" twisting his black cap around on his head. Bud started to chuckling realizing what he had done. Blair and Rachael glanced over at the other a brow raised.
Blair looked back serious now "And if that is the truth?"
Colby took a step forward a serious expression of his own now "We need to go somewhere isolated from other people."
"And where would you prepose that be?" stated Rachael crossing her arms over her chest
Suddnely the sound of an engine slowing down caught the small groups attention as a large white truck came to a stop by the two smaller vehicles. The timing couldn't have been better in a word.
Seeing that the truck wasn't going to turn in since it was staying idle beside the race car and blue truck. Rachael sighed "Don't worry Artemis eveything is about to be answered!" she called form the garage 'I hope' she finished to herself.
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Blair and Rachael road for some time inside Artemis seating quietly. Blair sat in the dirvers side seat trying to look like she was the one driving when in truth she wasn't. Her sister sat at her side, her elbow in the door handhold and her palm of her hand holding up her head as she looked out the window watching the scenery pass by in a rushing blur..
Lori was riding in the 4x4 in front of them leading the small convoy. She had told them that the little truck was acturally a race of Transformer called a 'mini-con' that went by, Reverb. Bud was behind them bringing up the rear inside another mini-con called, Sixspeed. Even though they hand't seen them in their robot modes they believed the kids.
Rachael looked up as a small shadow past them on the ground getting her attention. Following them overhead was Colby inside the helicopter Artemis said he had seen before but hadn't caught his name. Colby identified the gray and red copter as Jolt.
The three kids had explained some things about what had been secretly going on that the world didn't know about . . . well at least not yet. The war with the Autobot's fighting the Decepticons, the planets, devices called the Cyber Keys, the Planet Keys, and the Omega lock. They had also said that the rest would be explained later.
The three had listened to everything but weren't quit sure they believed or even understood everything. Then again they were riding inside an alien disguised as an International truck. What wasn't to believe? Rachael leaned forward and turned the radio on to stop the irritating queit.
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Some more time past before Blair, Rachael, and Artemis realized where they were being taken. On each side of them was a large rock face. At the top was soft tan Earth yet durable and much harder than it looked. At the base was grayish rock. Even though the three were beinging to think this was a bad idea they needed to know answers to a lot of questions for Artemis most of all.
A few more minutes of driving they finally came to a stop right in front of the rock face. Artemis opened his doors so his passengers could get out then he transformed himself. Colby, Lori, Bud, and their mini-con companions looked up in awe at the young machine. He was smaller then any Transformer they had ever seen but was taller than a mini-con. But most of all he looked alot like Optimus Prime minus all the white paint.
Frowning Rachael crossed her arms over her chest and looked at the kids and the mini-cons "All right" she began "you drugged us all the way out here. What now?"
A tap on he shoulder caught her attention. Blair had tapped her shoulder to get her to turn around. Rachael looked up at the large rock face as it started to open up left to right like a door. Inside was a metal path was with lights on both sides and lights on the top glowing brightly.
Racheal smiled nervously "Guess someone's excepting us," she said shrugging looking over at her sister who rolled her eyes
"Follow us," said Bud taking the lead into the metal cave. Artemis let the others go in first and then went in himself; his human companions walking on either side of him.
As they walk down the hallways and noticed that it seemed to be getting larger. Occasionally passing doors that had strange letters on it that none of them understood except the three mini-cons. Artemis got this notion that he had seen them before just didn't understand them. Some of the letters Blair, Rachael, and even Colby recongnized from working on their Transformers friends. The two young women recongnized some from working on Artemis but just like him didn't know their meanings.
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The Autobot's that where all ready inside the control room turned their attention to the opening door. The room was large beyond masseurs. The new comers looked on in awe at the control room. Artemis looked across the room until his gaze fell on the towering mechs standing and waiting. He realized that some of them had strange looks on their faceplates like they where also in awe themselves.
Colby was the first to speak up" Optimus sir we brought them." stating the obvious
"Thank you kids, mini-cons."
The three watched the said bot nodded his head. Blair and Racheal glanced at each other comprhending how similar the bot called 'Optimus' and their Art were. Artemis admittedly realized who some of them were. The fire engine, Optimus Prime, and the tank style, Scattershot.
"Are you the ones that Art saw during the earthquake incident?" asked Rachael
"I believe your referring to Scattershot are computer expert . . ." gesturing to the said bot who nodded his head ". . .and myself. I'm Optimus Prime leader of the Autobot's" putting his left hand on his glass chest plate. He then turned to his companions "Introduce your selves to are guest's."
The first to introduce him self was a hunter green cargo plain with an Australian accent. "Jetfire, second-in-command of the Autobot army." nodding his head
The next was an old style type flyer that seamed to transform into some sort of airship "I am Vector Prime keeper of space and time," he stated matter a factly
After a few minutes the three 'guests' were introduced to the present team. Prime also told them that their team was imcomplete and that the rest was on a planet that went by Velocitron or the Speed Planet. The bot's on the planet was their medic, Red Alert, local speed demon Hotshot. Both of whom where trying to locate the key to the said planet.
Rachael looked over at her sister and smiled "Sound's like I'd be at home there," a light chuckle in her voice
Blair smiled "Yea, me to."
"Blair Livington and my sister Rachael" both nodding "Now, from all that I've gathered you know Artemis" getting to the point. Jetfire looked up at his commander who seamed to hesitate to answer.
Prime nodded "Your correct"
Vector Prime took a small step forward and looked between the two humans and the white truck bot. "We'd like to know how you came across Artemis"
Prime looked over at the older mech them back at the others "Yes we would"
Blair started "My sister and I where out by the lake enjoying a day off when we heard the sound of something crashing nerby."
"Natrually we went to investigate and found him," looking up at Artemis who looked down "Inside a crater that he made on impact," Rachael ended "We took him back to are place and repaired him." she finished
The bots in the room were a little awe struck at that. Vector Prime nodded his head and smiled impressed at the two human women "Its simply amazing how you did so."
Jetfire looked over the changes the two women had done to Artemis's frame. It wasn't structural just a nice repaint. Even though he was mostly white his hands, boots, midsection, faceplate, and parts of his 'belt' were blue. His thighs, the bands just above his elbow joints, and helment were maroon. His optics were just the same as he last remembered them; one gold and the other baby blue.
"Why'd you repaint him?" asked Landmine for Jetfire
Artemis looked down at himself and smiled back up at them. "I like the color white I guess" laughing "No Blair and Rachael didn't have enough red or blue at the time so they used white to cover up the work they did on my frame and such." looking down at the two "And after a while I just started liking the color." that smile still on his face
Prime looked down at him and thought that white did suit him.
"So Optimus Prime sir how did Artemis end up here from Cybertron? That is your home planet correct?"
Jetfire nodded "Right"
Optimus looked down a sadded look on his face. He knew this part was going to come up one way or another. 'Mines well get this over with' he thought not noticing the worried looks he was getting.
"Are home city was attacked by are enemies, the Decepticons." he began with his words kind of slow "Some how Megatron, their leader, found a way inside. Artemis tried to get to the main control room to call for help, which he succeeded but it was futile in the end. Megatron threw him though a dimension gate before I had the chance to save him." he paused for a second like he was looking for more words. "I arrived to late" Prime's voice was filled with regret and self loathing
Blair looked up at her friend who was staring at the leader with a look of saddness and confusion which usually insn't a very good combination. 'He truly doesn't remember any of it' she thought.
Closing his optics and shaking his head as if he was trying to clear his head, he ended up lowering it. "I don't remember nor do I understand" he paused "Well I do understand but don't at the same time." his voice shaky
The Autobot's fell silent realizing their theory was true, he didn't. They watched Optimus walk up to Art and knelled down in front of the young mech and put his arms on his shoulders so he could be at least remotely optic level with him.
"Artemis the reason you where their . . .the reason why Megatron went after you was to get to me." That same tone in his voice
Art looked into the leaders gold optics with complete puzzlement in his own. Prime lowered his head for a moment then looked back up. Jetfire realize he was holding his breath why he didn't know "I'm your creator Art. Here on Earth its called a father." his voice just above a whisper
Blair and Rachael eyes widened and their mouths gaped open in disbelief so did Artemis. Jetfire finally let the holding oxygen in his chest. Some of the other Autobot's seemed to do the same.
"What Optimus said Art is ture mate," said Jetfire coming up beside his commander
Coming out of his shock Artemis looked back down away from Prime, his optics getting foggy "You . . .you didn't give up looking for me did you?"
Prime gasped "Primus no Art. I would never. Even though the thruth is we never knew where you where unitl Colby mentioned seeing you even though he didn't know it was you."
Artemis looked down no one really knowing what he could be thinking. Blair and Rachael walked up to him on eather side and put a caring hand on each of the side of his legs.
Looking back up "What do I do now? I still don't remember and I want to."
Optimus frowned a little at that comment the grabbed at his spark. He knew this was going to be hard; but this is depressing for him. "I don't know. Are medic is on Velocitron" frowing some more
They all looked at the little bot and felt bad for him. He was confused and didn't know weather it was the thruth or not. So much that he didn't understand. Prime knew it would take a while before he had his son back, but from here forward it was going to get complicated. He would have to manage to keep him away from Megatron finding out that he was alive. He wasn't going to lose his son a second time.
Standing up he had a serious look on his faceplate "I promise will get your memory back Artemis." a determined look on his face "One way or another."
Art looked up at the towering leader who claimed to be his father. He had seen the resemblance between them both he knew he could trust him. Art smiled and nodded his head his optics no longer foggy. "Thank you."
They where all filled with new found hope and glad to have a new torch to light the hope up.
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A/N:
Yeah I finally finished it. Sorry for it taking so long I've been seriously busy and suffering from the dreaded writers block. Don't know if its gone yet or not.
Sorry if this chapter kinda sucks. I need a favor, if any body has any ideas as to what should happen next please throw them at me.
'Vet is a nick name for Corvette if you didn't know
Hope you enjoyed Please Review and thanks for all that have so far.
Tranformers Cybertron belong to HasTak
except Blair, Rachael, Artemis(Art) and the plot
