Chapter 10

Project Twin

Darla raced out and hitched a ride with the other Optimus, and he looked at her as she seemed to be thinking hard. "Is everything alright, Darla?" he questioned, leaning forward. Darla looked at him and stated, "Me and Ratchet, even if I do become his forever, it'll never work." the only person she truly trusted with her love secret was this Optimus, she had known him for 10 months, since first contact.

"You will never have a family." Optimus concluded, and Darla nodded. "That's why I'm gonna make this for him." She explained, and Optimus looked at it in shock and amazement. "You are really doing this?" he questioned and Darla nodded, "It'll be perfect for him." "You're, going to..." "Shh." she stated as they came into the barn. Darla smiled at Ratchet and he smiled back.

"I've got work to do, no one is allowed in." she announced as she shut herself in the lab. She sighed as she looked at her drawing of the Cybertronian and nodded, "This is gonna work sis, I know it."

Ratchet knocked on the door and asked, "Darla, can I come in?" "No." Darla shivered a bit at the sound of his voice and continued to work, looking up at how much was done. 3 days, that's how long she had been working, without sleep, without human contact, Cybertronian contact even. "Ratchet, don't take it the wrong way." she stated, and Ratchet huffed slightly.

"Okay." he stated softly, almost a whisper, "Okay." he walked off and Darla looked out after him. Her grease stained face went back into the room and the door shut and locked again. She finished a big of work and sighed, just a little more until she was done.

Darla smiled, and took the needle out of her arm. Injecting it into the blue orb, she smiled as she looked up and it looked back. "Hello Darla Ann Brown, I am your spark twin, Annabella Tina Brown." Darla smiled up at the Cybertronian as it gave her part of her spark.

"You take care of Ratchet, kay sis?" she questioned, and Annabella nodded, "Of course Sister, he is my love after all." Darla couldn't be any happier as she let Annabella look through the data banks to find her car. She scanned a Jaguar XJ 220 Coupe. She smiled as her twin activated her replica-to-Darla holoform. They walked out and the teams stared.

"Everyone, this is my spark twin, Annabella Tina Brown." "Spark twin?" Ratchet questioned as he grabbed Darla's hands. "You know that even if we're together forever, we'll never have a family." Ratchet looked down and squeezed her hands tighter. "That's why I created my spark twin." she announced, and out came the Jaguar.

It transformed and she smiled, "Hi, I'm Annabella, Darla's spark twin. She has part of my spark and I have her blood. We are one and the same, with separate bodies." Ratchet looked back to Darla. "She's a Cybertronian. 100%. She's for you to love, even when I always will." She kissed Ratchet gently, "But, humans are to be with humans and Cybertronians with Cybertronians, I know that now."

"And I will always love you." Ratchet whispered, kissing her back, "And you are right." He smiled, "And I will still be loving you, even if it is your spark twin." Darla smiled and hugged him, and he hugged back. He transformed once they let go and Annabella stepped forward with a small thud. Her servo digits twined with his and she smiled.

Darla sighed and smiled. "How did you do it?" "I poured my memory into hers. Then she was here." "You built her?" "Yea." Darla looked over at the two new love birds and smiled. "As long as Ratchet's happy." Darla sighed as she contacted Michael and asked, "Hey, can we meet at the park asap?"

The teams sat there and talked to their counterparts or Darla or Annabella and such. "Wow!" Michael stared at Darla and Annabella and they waved. "This is my twin, Annabella." Darla introduced everyone. "This is her boyfriend, Ratchet." He too waved and Ratchet smiled softly over at Darla. He mouthed something no one could understand but Darla and she smiled.

Darla tucked a lock out hair out of her face and smiled softly. "This is where you help me." she muttered through the bond and Annabella smiled. "Darla's a genius. She's helped me so much." "What do you mean?" "Oh, she's had to wire the ceiling, she's made multi-dimensional and multi-location travelling devises, pretty much anything you could think of."

Darla smiled weakly. "Heck, she's the best technological genius I know!" Darla blushed a bit more and smiled. "Yea, sure." "You are!" Darla sighed and shook her head, "Over exaggeration." she forced through the bond. "You have to come see!" Annabella announced and Darla stared. "Come on!" she raced off and Darla raced after her with a look of terror. "Annabella, don't you do it!" She screeched, and Annabella giggled.

The kids followed, fairly curious. They hitched rides as Darla growled lowly and jumped into the semi. She grumbled lowly as Optimus jumped in and drove off. Darla huffed as she slumped in the seat and he chuckled. "What you did for Ratchet, thank you." "Your old friend used to love me, he still does. I still love him, but we're gonna have our true love too."

Optimus smiled as his counterpart drove next to him and Darla looked and slumped as she saw Michael. "You panicking?" "Yea, how'd you know?" "Lucky guess, what about?" "The guy I like is coming to my house. The one I want to spend my life with." Optimus let out a laugh and Darla stared at him before grumbling.

"I believe Ratchet told Annabella to do that." Darla huffed and sunk lower. She raced down the hall and slammed the door, blocking it with her whole self. "Never." she hissed lowly. Wheelie transformed as Brains did after they nodded to each other. Brains transformed and everyone watched as Wheelie sped forward and threw Brains under the door. While Darla was distracted the Optimuss lifted her up and carried her from the door, allowing Brains to open it. "Come on Darla, activate the groundbridge." "WHAT?! NO!" She screeched at him.

"Come on, you're the only one who knows this baby." Darla snarled and stomped past him. Flipping a few switches, she activated the ground bridge and put in coordinates. She kicked Brains through and he yelped. He came running back in and clung to her leg, shouting, "DECEPTICONS!"

Darla's eyes went wide as she looked at the Autobots. "Autobots," Darla raced out and came back in with her model of 'Bee and revved her engine, wheels spinning and leaving a mark, "ROLL OUT!" Darla was through first and her video feed kicked on. Brains scrambled forward and watched with everyone else there.

"Autobots, transform!" everyone transformed and Darla flipped a switch, enabling her car to transform. "Optimus," she motioned to the cartoon version, "Everyone back at my house, they have found out about you." "That is alright." Darla turned when there was blaster fire and dodged it.

Annabella raced forward and smashed her fist into his jaw, forcing up. It's neck snapped and she growled lowly. "Darla, are you okay?" "I'm fine Annabella, promise." Darla ground out and held her head. She snarled and raced forward, blasting down Decepticons as she went.

The teams followed and proceeded to take down the rest. Darla growled as she was hit with a blaster and it surged through the model and into her. Her eyes flashed blue and her chest glowed a bright blue before settling down. "Darla!" Ratchet shouted and raced up to her, looking into the cockpit. "Fine, I got part of her spark remember? I can handle it."

Ratchet nodded and they raced off. Darla covered him as they took down drone after drone. Darla snarled as she looked around. "I think it's just drones, they probably sent them for energon, then came here." Darla declared and Ratchet the Hummer nodded, "Probably, it seems most likely. Your world?" he questioned as he looked at Arcee.

"Yea." she replied, servo on her hip. "Your story?" "Drones were created by a man from our world, by supposed transformia, our life metal of which it was called by that new name." Optimus announced, stepping forward, "If it wasn't for Darla, Ratchet wouldn't be alive."

"Hey, you're the one who contacted me 10 months ago." "That was not my fault, you were the one who had that homemade communications system." Darla huffed and rolled her eyes. "Brains, open the bridge, we're coming through."

Brains opened a bridge and Darla ducked as she stepped in. She transformed and sped off, walking in after a minute. She tucked that lock of hair back behind her ear again and smiled softly. "Hey." The Autobots smiled as they stood behind her in their true forms and Annabella shared a smile with Darla to each other.