Metal on the Mind 10
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I stared uneasily at the stoically cold mech. He wasn't a fan of my twin and me nor did we like him very much. Nervously I shifted from pede to pede.
"What exactly do you want Prowl?" I asked.
"I want to know why you have had an illogical change of heart." Prowl began to pace back and forth in his room while his door-wings hitched upwards, "You stood by me in the Medbay, you saved Prowl from the explosion, you seem unstable, you're obviously in torment about something or things, and now you're nervous?! What is going on?!" the mech shouted.
I took a step back. The SiC usually didn't show emotion. It was creepy when he did. I shuddered my intakes as a sigh of resignation. I'd tell Prowl what happened and such then maybe he'd let me out of his 'office'…the multitude of pictures of him and Jazz were starting to get to me.
"I…I, my charge…someone made me realize some things…I…I thought I'd try something different. Is that so bad?" I asked hesitantly. I really didn't know how to word these things.
"So what you're trying to say is that someone made you see how others view you: as a horrible, vain, prude, egoist. And you don't want to go down that path. You want to be known as something greater than that." Prowl said.
"I guess so…You could put it that way." I murmured.
"Your plan sounds even shallower." Prowl said.
"How is it shallow that I want to be a better person?"
"Sunstreaker, I don't believe you can change overnight." Prowl began his rant.
"And neither do I," I interrupted angrily, "This type of thing takes time. I talked with my charge and I was…err, forced to talk with Smokescreen. I have a longer ways to go than Red Alert and he's the worst of it. Now I don't see the harm in trying, maybe you do, but right now I'm going to try because…" I trailed off.
"Because of what?" Prowl inquired.
I knew what I wanted to say but I was afraid to say it…I, I knew it was unlikely but I knew there was a chance. I wouldn't have been doing this if it weren't for him.
"Sunstreaker, just WHAT are you afraid of?!" Prowl snapped.
"Prowl, you're smart right?" I asked tensely.
"Well, yes I suppose so?" Prowl replied awkwardly, caught off by my question.
"You could tell me the chances of things…correct?"
"Yes Sunstreaker but what does this have to do with-" I cut him off.
"Prowl, I've lost everyone else. What are the chances that I could lose my brother?" I paused as Prowl fell silent. "I've lost everyone; if I lose Sideswipe I have no-one. You don't know how bad that is. My brother and I used to be separated for at least twenty orns at a time in the gladiator rings and I can't do that again. If Sideswipe isn't around I need someone who will be. I can't lose Sideswipe and I can't be alone. I need to try…I just got to."
"Sunstreaker you will not lose your brother, I don't need a battle computer to tell me that." Prowl said, his door wings twitched in agitation.
"What makes you so sure." I snarled as my usual self showed.
"I have watched you grow with your brother since day one." Prowl began with his signature monotone. "I have monitored what you have done since I first received word you nearly came out ahead of the entry tests for becoming Autobots. You have amazed me." he paused. "I've seen you go through the worst of things and still end up crawling back to each other before beating the slag out of each other to say I'm sorry."
I raised an optic ridge in mutual surprise. It wasn't every day you received a compliment or two from Unicron's spy…
No wait, that's Soundwave. Prowl is The Rulebook-Mech from the Pit…
No that's Ultra Magnus…
…Right, Prowl's just…just…what was Prowl?
I began to tune out Prowl, by habit of course, and ask Sideswipe.
*Hey Sides?*
*What is it?*
*What did we used to call Prowl?*
*Unicron's Spy.*
*No, that's Soundwave remember?*
*Right…oh yeah, The Rulebook-Mech from the Pit!*
*That's Ultra Magnus.*
*…Oh, right…hang on, let me comm. Smokescreen.*
*Hurry up, Prowl's almost finished his monotone speech.*
*Alright, Sheesh, I'm going, I'm going.*
*…*
*…*
*…*
*He said it was 'Worshipper of Brig and Numbers'.*
*Sounds a bit off but it'll do.*
*Where are you at anyway?*
*In Prowl's room.*
I felt confusion then a horrified terror leap across the bond. I yelped out loud when I realized what he meant.
"What's going on Sunstreaker?" Prowl asked.
"Uh, Sideswipe asked where I was and when I told him he took it the wrong way." I replied quickly.
"What way?"
"The wrong way Prowl." I added emphasis to wrong. Prowl's optic twitched.
"Please correct him before I strangle him." Prowl said calmly as his optic continued to twitch.
"No need to ask." I assured.
*Not that way you perverted slagger!*
*Why are you in there?* Sideswipe flowed relief through our twin bond.
*Sometimes I just, I just…Ugh.* I rubbed my olfactory sensor. *He doesn't have an office so his room is his office.*
*…Did you get the pass code?* He asked hopefully.
*Of course.*
*I love you Sunny.* He flowed happiness through the bond.
*Yeah, yeah, whatever.* I smiled.
"Is everything sorted out?" Prowl asked.
"Of course." I nodded.
"Then you may leave Sunstreaker." Prowl turned and began to work on a datapad at his desk.
As I reached the doorway I stood and smirked with my back turned to Prowl. Glancing at his photos the moment was just too sweet to resist. Trying to retain a calm demeanor I spoke up.
"Hey Prowl?" I asked.
"Yes Sunstreaker?" he replied looking up.
"When are you finally going to admit to Jazz that you love him?" I smiled as I waited for the unmistakable sounds of Prowl glitching.
"I was thinking Christmas would be a good day." I heard the smirk in his voice.
With an undignified yelp I fell on the ground in a processor crash. Frag you Prowl, Frag you.
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After regaining my wits I had headed to the common room. Once I entered I heard Miko laugh. She called my name and flagged me over. She proceeded to tell me what Harmonia and Sideswipe had done since I had left three days ago.
Apparently they had chewed out everyone, Harmonia the more aggressive of the two. When Arcee and Wheeljack began to scoff, Sideswipe took Wheeljack down and Harmonia managed to get Arcee down on her knees before everyone recovered and restrained them. Harmonia was confined to the brig for the first time and had happily conversed with Wildrider for the time.
It didn't end there. It seemed as though Harmonia had caused Wild' to leak some information about Lilyburst and Rapturerun. With a little help from Sideswipe, who nobody bothered to lock up because Ratchet and Ultra Magnus had disengaged all of the electrical and security measures in the brig, save for a disappointed Wildrider's cell, the con, human, and Autobot managed to cause Rapturerun to have a processor crash and Lilyburst somehow managed to find herself tied up to the flying target dummy on the ceiling covered in crude graffiti in Cybertronian writing so the kids couldn't read it. However Wheeljack had leaked to Miko what it had said and she didn't hesitate to tell me that little fact.
By the time she finished the adventurous escapade I was unceremoniously rolling on the ground with laughter. I said goodbye to the girl as she had skipped detention and would be suspended if she did not return. Bulkhead had warned her that if she was caught with another suspension that Optimus would make her leave the base for a week so the girl went with a groan but complied otherwise.
I was smiling as I left the common room and went to find Sideswipe who offered to let me come with him on a drive. To which I accepted to. W cruised down the roads for a while, nervous for potholes that would damage the low undercarriage.
"Sunny, are you feeling better?" Sideswipe asked.
"Yes, I am." I replied.
"I'm happy for you; it's not every day that you get to have an epiphany like that." Sideswipe shifted his tread-path.
"Yeah I guess so."
"Hey, we have to merge tonight you know." he reminded me.
"Oh right, I forgot all about that." I muttered.
"C'mon Sunny, this'll help you relax a bit. It always does."
"I suppose so." I revved my engine.
A message appeared on my internal HUD. A message from base saying we were being sent a ground-bridge back to base. We were having another meeting apparently.
"Let's go Sunny." Sideswipe chuckled as the swirling green, teal, and blue portal appeared.
"Don't call me Sunny." I said instinctively as we raced through the bridge.
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"Everyone please be silent." Optimus raised his hands for quiet. "We have found an appropriate base of operations." He announced.
Everyone broke into quiet murmurs and hushed whispers of excitement. I was intrigued as well but tried not to attract attention seeing as how the last meeting I attended went.
"Our new base was found by Fowler, for the past few weeks, with the guidance of: Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Bulkhead, Wheeljack, and Blurr, we were able to accommodate the area." Optimus continued.
"JusT TELl Us WhAT it Is aLReadY." Bumblebee beeped.
"Ah'r new base o' operations iz a mountain base!" Jazz called out.
The base exploded with sound as everyone became a flurry of excitement.
"A mountain base, seriously?!"
"THaT'S AMazINg!"
"It's-actually-even-better-in-person!"
"It's 'bout time we gotta new base."
"Everyone please calm down! Thank you Jazz for that lovely revelation!" Optimus growled. "We begin moving our things through the ground-bridge by the end of the week. If I were you I'd begin packing as soon as possible."
"Meeting adjourned." Prowl announced as everyone dispersed.
I walked alongside Sideswipe who had his servos tucked behind his helm. "Can you believe it Sunny? We'll be living inside an actual mountain." Sideswipe giggled giddily.
"It is pretty cool." I admitted. "Wait, how are we supposed to transport Wildrider?" I mused aloud.
"Das a good question Sunstreaker." Jazz commented as he passed us in the corridor. "Ah'll ask Optimus about it."
"He's always just there." Sideswipe murmured.
"Yes, I realized that." I replied.
"Well, we'd best get started with packing." Sideswipe smiled and stretched his back struts.
"Good idea Sideswipe." I watched him walk on with a wide smile. "Good idea."
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Miko giggled as she told everyone the news about the base. Harmonia smiled widely. She knew that mountain and grinned as she glanced at the papers sticking out of the top of her backpack. The title was 'Girl in the Sunset'. So far it went:
'Girl in the Sunset'
My sweet young child
You are who graces the earth
Living inside the sun
With ease of the gods
Thou who has no worries of the humans below
Sort out your thoughts in the world's afterglow
Without a care in the world you watch us from above.
Grace us with great ease of mind
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