Miko -
Miko, Jack, and Raf piled though the groundbrige portal. As soon as they got to the other side, they wobbled on there feet. "I think I'm going to hurl again..." Miko held her stomach as she wondered over to a chair and slumped down in it. She held a hand to her head trying to stop the spinning. Finally after a few moments she began to feel better. She looked around, Agent Fowler was here and Jack and Raf where standing next to him by the railings watching Ratchet at the main monitor.
[How do we beat a whole planet of the undead?] Bulkheads worried exclamation came over the broadcasting comlink. Miko looked up wide eyed, so the bots had failed?...
The monitors suddenly beeped showing a large picture the space bridge and small purple figures slowly nearing the portal on the screen. Ratchet suddenly yelled, "Optimus! I'm registering a rapidly expanding mass in their space vortex, one with a peculiar energy signature."
[Dark energon!] Optimus exclaimed, [Ratchet, we must destroy the space bridge! There's enough live energon coursing though it to achieve detonation, but we lack the firepower to ignite it!]
Ratchet shook his head in despair, "If I knew how the space bridge was engineered, I might find a technical way of accomplishing that feat."
"Um," Raf suddenly interrupted, "Would schematics help?" he said pulling out the usb and holding it out to Ratchet.
Miko's eyes widened when she saw Ratchet actually smile before turning serious once more, "Optimus, I must say" He began, "The space bridge is our sole hope of ever returning to Cybertron. Are you certain its destruction is the only option?"
Miko bit her lip wondering what they would do, if they destroyed the spacebridge the bots would be stuck on earth.. If they didn't earth would be destroyed.
Optimus' reply came over the link sounding torn in two, [I am afraid so]
Ratchet was quiet before a determined glint shined in his eye, "Then by all means, let us light our darkest hour."
Miko's eyes widened and she saw the other humans where just as surprised as she was. The bots where choosing to save Earth! Optimus voice rang out giving everyone hope [Autobots, take your positions and follow Ratchet's lead!... While I make my stand.]
Ratchet carefully took the usb between two fingers from Raf and held it above his arm. They watched as a small section of Ratchets armor moved aside and he inserted the usb into his arm. He held out his arm to the monitor and a wire came out of his wrist and liked up to the computer. Data began to download into the program giving detail to the space bridge.
Everyone was tense as they watched, the Earth showing that it would soon be surrounded with undead Cybertronians if the bots didn't hurry. "Those things are getting closer," Agent Fowler said worriedly, "That's bad right?" Miko scowled over at Fowler with an unamused expression on her face.
"Arcee," Ratchet spoke up, "Pay close attention." He began giving the bots directions as to where to go when they got to a certain point he said, "Now follow the line from the flow regulator to the energon pump. There should be a valve." [I see it] Arcee replied. "Good" Ratchet responded, "To turn all that power against itself, all you need to do is reverse the current" He stated seriously. [Current reversed] Arcee replied.
"Yes!" Fowler exclaimed from beside Miko, making her jump in surprise. Jack glared at him and Raf took a step back away from him warily. Fowler looked sheepish as he nervously asked, "Right?" Raf nodded uncomfortably and went back to watching the monitors.
Ratchet rushed over to the groundbrige controls and pulled the lever, "Optimus, the ground bridge is ready and waiting!"
[Autobots, jump!] They heard Optimus exclaim. Everyone looked at the ground bridge worriedly, waiting for the bots. Nothing happened as the seconds dragged on making everyone tense. "Do you think they're..." Raf began to ask, fear evident in his eyes.
Ratchet held up his arm looking at his wrist, "For life signals...One very faint." The three teens looked back at the portal with scared expressions, each worried about their own guardian. Miko bit her lip at the seconds slowly ticked by, what was taking them so long?!
Suddenly the groundbridge made a sound and Optimus came though. He looked at everyone with a grave expression on his face before moving out of the way. Miko looked on in hope, searching the portal, suddenly it swirled and Bulkhead walked though settling the pit of dread she had in her stomach. As quickly as she could she ran down the steps yelling his name in relief, "Bulkhead!" He bent down and offered her his giant hand which she hugged not wanting to ever let go. He looked down at her with a tired smile.
Jack and Raf walked down the steps, following after Miko. They all turned when they herd the goundbrige again, Bumblebee ran though caring a limp Arcee in his arms. He knelt down as Jack ran over to them with a distressed look. Miko let go of Bulkhead and slowly walked up behind Jack. She gently set her hand on his shoulder trying to give him comfort and reassurance while Raf held his hand. Ratchet walked up behind the three them saying to himself, "We lost one this week. By the allspark, don't let it be two"
Jack walked forward and placed his hand on Arcee's who's was hanging down low enough from him to touch. Slowly her eyes opened and Jack whispered with a broken voice, "Arcee.."
"Jack, really?" She tried to smile, "There are other motorcycles in the world..." He smiled softly back, "But your my first."
Ratchet turned to Optimus with a worried expression on his face, "And Megatron?" He asked.
Optimus glanced away, a hardened look in his optics. "Not even he could have survived ground zero," He said in a unemotional tone. Ratchet searched his eyes a few seconds, looking for the pain he knew Optimus was going though. He sighed before patting patted Optimus' shoulder and turned away. He walked over to Bumblebee and held out his arms. Gently, he took the smaller femme before walking over to his temporary medical bay on the other side of the room.
Jack was about to follow when Optimus stopped him, he looked up at Optimus with surprise. "Jack, Miko, Raf" Optimus called out to each of them, getting there attention. Raf and Miko quickly walked over beside Jack wondering what was up. Optimus bent down and offered them his hand, palm up. They looked at it in surprise before carefully getting on...Well the two boys did, Miko instantly jumped on his palm without a second thought.
When they where settled, Optimus carefully lifted them up and walked over to a corner of the base so they wouldn't be disturbed. He raised them to eye level before speaking, "Younglings, I want to thank you for your help today," He began. "Knowing that you may be vary well be in danger, you decided to help us even at the risk that you may have been harmed."
Jack rubbed the back of his head shyly, his cheeks slightly flushing from the praise, "No need to thank us Optimus, we just did what we thought was right."
Miko beamed up at him, "Yeah Optimus, you guys have done the same for us! It was the least we could have done for you guys!" Raf nodded in agreement.
Optimus blinked, a worm expression appeared on his face along with a small smile, "Even so, I want to thank three for your help. Although it saddens me that you three got drug into our war without a choice in the matter, you three still chose to help us even though it wasn't your battle to fight. Without your help today, it is most likely that Megatron would have probably succeeded in his mission."
They all looked at each other before turning to Optimus with shy smiles, "Y-your welcome." Jack stammered shyly.
Optimus chuckled, his eyes glanced behind them and an amused glint flashed in his eyes. "I believe that your guardians probably want to make sure that you all unharmed." He rumbled in amusement. They turned around and saw Bumblebee standing not to far away, shifting from one foot to another. Bulkhead was trying to occupy himself but kept on glancing up in there direction. Arcee, now looking better, was sitting up on the medical berth looking over at the three worriedly. Jack, Raf, and Miko smiled at there guardians as they found themselves being slowly lowered back to the ground.
They quickly hoped off, each racing over to they're own bot. Bulkhead bent down at Miko approach. When she was close enough, he nudged her gently with the back of one of his fingers, "Your all in one peace, right?" he asked, a small smile showing.
She looked up at him with a grin, "Yup, I'm all here! And look, a souvenir!" She pulled out her cellphone and showed him the picture she had taken.
Bulkheads eyes widened to the size of saucers. He leaned in closer with an astonished look on his face, "That's Soundwave! How the scrap did you get away with that?!"
Miko giggled then shrugged, "Don't know, He just took off after cutting the hard line. Why? Dese he not photograph well?" She asked amusingly.
Bulkhead's shook his head, he looked like he was torn in two with both worry and relief. Obviously being over protective, she thought feeling a bit flattered that he cared about her safety so much. Suddenly, his hand turned over and he carefully scooped her up in his palm. A grin spread across her face and feeling of delight shoot though her as she settled herself down in a seated position.
"One of the hardest," Bulkhead finally rumbled in reply as raised her up to eye level, "He's Megatron's third in command, a communications officer if I remember correctly. He rarely leaves the Nemeses, so not many bots know what he looks like. Other than that, not much is know about him, just that he never talks, and that he was once a gladiator in the arena like Megatron."
She looked at him sharply, "Megs was a gladiator?!" She asked felling surprised. "That's - That's pretty cool...But really? Soundwave was one too? He doesn't look it."
Bulkhead chuckled, "Yeah he doesn't look the part. But trust me, I've herd he's one tough opponent. Your lucky you even got that picture."
Miko shook her head with a smile on her face, "I'll make sure not to lose it then." Her attention turned to Jack and Arcee who where walking by. An idea popped in her mind, "Hay Jack, Arcee!" She called out "Come over here for a second. You and Bumblebee too, Raf!"
Raf stopped talking to Bumblebee from on his shoulder. They glanced at each other questionably before Raf shrugged and Bumblebee walked over. Arcee walked over and Jack jogged up. He looked up at her with a confused expression, "What's up Miko?"
She leaned over, looking down at Jack. Instantly Bulkheads hand came up in case she fell, "Careful," He told her. She ignored him, knowing that Bulkhead wouldn't let her get hurt, "Jack, catch!" Jacks caught the cellphone she threw down to him. "Lets all take a picture together! You know, to remember the moment and all. This was our first official mission us three went on together so we have to take a photo!"
Arcee gave her a pointed look, "Are you sure that's a good idea?" She questioned, "What if someone sees the pictures?"
Miko let out an exasperated huff, "No ones going to see them Arcee. My phone has a security password that only I know. It'll be fine."
Jack looked up at Arcee who looked back at him and shrugged. "Sure why not," Jack said. He went to set up the camera far enough away that the bots would be in the frame. Bumblebee stood by Bulkhead so that Raf was on the shoulder closest to her. Arcee, being the shortest, stood in front with her hands on her hips. When everything was set up Jack set the timer and ran over in front of Arcee. They all smiled before her cellphone flashed. Jack looked at the picture with a smile before running over to them. Bulkhead bent down and carefully took the cellphone back from Jack. He held it up to Miko for her to take. Snatching it up, she looked at the picture, "Nice" She grinned happily.
"Bulkhead, Arcee, Bumblebee" Optimus suddenly called from across the room, "Agent Fowler would like to speak to us five about a personal matter before he goes." Ratchet and Optimus where standing next to Agent Fowler who was standing on the human sized balcony.
Everyone looked at each other before Arcee and Bumblebee wondered off. Bulkhead gave Miko a small smile, "Going down?" She sighed in disappointment, sliding onto his hand. He lowered her to the ground next to Jack and Raf so she could jump off. "So what do you want to do?" she asked the two boys now that they where left to themselves.
Raf fiddled with his glasses, "Well I brought my video game system so we could go set that up...But the bots are talking over next to the tv so I guess that's not an option." Jack shrugged, looking board.
Miko looked around the room, "...How about Hide and seek?"
"Um Miko, I think were all a little to old for that," Jack said with a slightly exasperated look.
She rolled her eyes, "I know that, but just look at this place." She gestured around at the gigantic room, "You have to admit that it would be fun." Raf's eyes lit up, "It is tempting." He replied. Jack looked back and forth between the two who where giving him puppy dog eyes. After a moment Jack sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Ok, ok we'll play hind and seek...As long as I'm not it first."
Raf grinned, "Not it!" He yelled and took off running.
"Hay!" Miko yelled after him halfheartedly. Jack grinned before also taking off. Huffing she was left to turned around and begin counting, "One! Two! Three!" she began. By the time she reached thirty the boys where long gone and well hidden. Feeling a bit of excitement, she ran over near some storage containers and looked around them...Nothing. She ran past the temporary medical bay, not even looking, the two wouldn't mess around with Ratchets equipment. The hallway stood out to her the most, maybe they went in another room then?
One of the storage rooms would be a good place to hide, she thought. Darting into the nearest storage room she took a look around. Boxes, both Cybertronian sized and human sized laid stroon around the floor here and their; some on shelves, some not. The smaller boxes that had been left on the floor where covered in tarps. Curious she walked over to one and pulled the sheet off. A cloud of dust kicked up everywhere making her cough and hack for a few seconds. "Ugh, not doing that again," She wiped at her eyes. Lifting the lid off, she saw that the box was filled old tools, paper, paint, and junk. "Well that's boring," she sighed.
She was about to leave when a breeze suddenly blew past her. Confused as to why there would be a breeze in the first place, she turned around looking for the source. She followed the gentle air current to one of the walls. The draft seemed to be coming from behind a few of the large crates. If she tried there would be just enough room for her to squeeze between to see what was back there.
"Ouch!" A suddenly clang from the doorway made her jump. She could hear the sound of sneakers as what she assumed from the voice was Raf running away. She took off after him back into the hallway.
When she left the room, she was surprised to find the hallway empty! Her eyes darted around, he had to be around here somewhere though...Slowly, she crept down the hall listing for any hint as to where the younger boy went. A clunking noise made her whip around. One of the giant doors had been left open a crack, just wide enough for someone small to get though. Grinning mischievously, she snuck over. When she looked in she saw that it was the official medical bay that the bots had been trying clear the junk out of. Bulkhead had warned them not to go in there because the room wasn't fished and there where lots of things laying around.
She quietly peeked around the doorframe hoping that Raf or Jack hadn't gone in. The room was a mess! Another noise came from one of the large cabinets that was slightly open, just wide enough for one of them to crawl though. Trying not to make any noise she snuck over.
Scrambling inside, she found large boxes and strange tools in the cabinet. The darkness hid her well but she could barely make out a small white tennis shoe sticking out from one of the boxes. She walked up to it and jerked the box open. Raf screamed in fright and he looked at her with wide eyes. She couldn't help it, she fell over laughing onto her hands and knees. "Miko!" Raf screeched, "Don't do that to me!" He said holding a hand to his chest.
Once she got her self back together she giggled, "Sorry Raf, but I found you."
The boy rubbed at his wide eyes, "And I thought I had gotten away safely."
"Herd a noise, so I came to investigate" She replied as she helped him to his feet. "Why did you decided to hide in this room?"
"Um, what room is that?" He questioned.
"This is the medical bay that the bots are still setting up." She told him as she led the way out.
His eyes widened in surprise, "I didn't realize it was the medical bay when I ran in here. I just herd you running after me so I ducked in the nearest open doorway."
"Hay, I wont tell if you wont," She smirked. Raf shook his head at her in amusement.
They both jumped out of the cabinet and looked around at the dimly lit space. The floor was covered with odds and ends that they would have to watch out for, some of them being sharp.
"...Well lets just get out of here and go find Jack. You can help me look," She said. He nodded so they went to the hallway, "You go that way I'll go this way." She pointed down opposite ends of the hall, "Text me if you find him." He nodded and they split up.
She looked in several more rooms unsuccessfully. After awhile she cheeked her phone but Raf hadn't found Jack either. Soon, she found herself becoming board and wandering back to the main part of the base. As she was looking around for Jack, she noticed that she could here some of what the bots where saying. She half listened to they're conversation but froze in her tracks when she herd her 'real' name mentioned. Her eyes widened, she ran into the room and over to the stairs to hid underneath of so she could listen to what they where saying. Fear pulled her heart as she listened. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore.
Bulkhead -
As soon as the kids had wondered away the bots turned to Agent Fowler, "So what did you want to talk about?" Bulkhead asked the small mech.
Fowler held several folders under his arm and walked over to the human size table. He laid everything out so they could see, "I'll try to make this as quick as possible... When I found out that you guys would be taking care of the kids, I decided it would be a good idea to check they're background profiles. Mostly I just found the normal stuff floating around. Jack is working at a burger joint, his mom is the only parent taking care of him since his father died, and he's doing well in school... Raf's a smart kid, obviously above average, he has a large family and they all moved here from Mexico and are doing well...Then I got to Miko's." He slowed.
Adjusting his tie, he nervously be said in all seriousness, "I found out that there's no such person existing under the name 'Miko Nakadai'..."
"What?!" Bulkhead exclaimed not believing it, "That cant be right! Why would Miko give us a false name?"
"Well, at first I thought it may be a nickname but then something clicked when I turned on the radio today." He gestured to one of the files, "I had some of my guys dig around and it turned out my suspicion was correct. You see, there use to be a young girl named Youko Nakadai a few years back. She played the piano and quickly became famous, like world class famous, by the age of eight. Her parents toured the countries with her as she preformed, making lots of cash and becoming famous themselves.
Everything looked good for the kid and seemed to be going smoothly until she hit the golden age of thirteen; that's when the trouble started. She was traveling to Osaka for one of her concerts when her car got hit by lightning and crashed... The car was totaled but Youko was fine. A few months after the accident her parents suddenly noticed a difference in her... They stated that when she got up one morning, she acted like a completely different person."
Ratchet narrowed his optics suspiciously; a concerned look also showing on his face, "Specify what you mean by 'a different person'"
"I mean like Mr. Jackal becoming Mr. Hide," Fowler answered in his usual confusing way, "The file said that Yuko didn't know who anyone was, not even her own parents. Her actions and behavior turned completely upside down from what they use to be... At first the doctors thought it may have been split personality or maybe even memory loss."
"Split personality?" Arcee questioned.
"Its where someone acts like a different person than who they really are, switching back and forth from between the two." Flower explained, "The difference here though is that Yuko is remaining as Miko and there's no sign of her former self.
Apparently the old part of herself was gone, poof, like it had never even been there... She lost her all memories of people and places she's traveled to... She didn't even know who she was when she woke up that morning... Her parents have been sending her to therapy and doctors appointments trying to figure out happened but have gotten little results."
He dug around in one of the folders and pulled out a picture that had been blown up to a bigger size. "Here! See this?" He held it up to them, "This is Miko before the accident." All the bots leaned in for a closer look. There optics widening in shock at what they saw.
Bulkhead shuttered his optics several times not believing what he was seeing. The photo showed a girl that could only be the small femme they knew, except she was a few years younger. She had a modern day hairstyle, long black hair pined up in the back with a fancy jeweled hairpin. She didn't have any pink hair or short pigtails like she did now. Her cloths where bleak and plain looking. She was wearing a burgundy western style dress that Bulkhead knew that she would never wear. His spark felt like it froze when he saw the expression on the girls face. She wasn't smiling; she had a blank look on her face and her optics looked dulled to the point that one would think they where almost lifeless.
"N-no way! That cant be Miko!" Bulkhead choked as he took a step back. He couldn't believe it! But it was right there, he knew it in his spark that that was indeed the same girl yet at the same time she wasn't. Miko always smiled, she always had an upbeat attitude, and had a knack for getting into trouble. What had happened to change her so much? Apparently it was for the better but why wouldn't she tell him about this? It felt like Megatron himself had reached in pulled out his spark. His emotions felt so... so jumbled up... so hurt. He thought that where more than just guardian and charge; hadn't they become good friends?... He liked Miko just as she was. He didn't know who this Miko, no Youko, he corrected himself person was. He didn't want her to be anyone else...
"This dose indeed appear to be a drastic change from the youngling we all know," Optimus stated, "Is there no idea as to what could have caused this?"
"No clue Prime, but you can bet your britches I'll be looking into this." Fowler stated with a huff. "The girl we all know sure had us all fooled though. Would never have imagined that the girl in pigtails with a guitar could be a world round famous piano player."
"But what are we suppose to do?!" Bulkhead asked, "I mean, Miko is really suppose to be Yuko, right? But Miko is the one we all know and love." Ratchet gave him a pointed look, "Well most of us..."
Agent Fowler opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by an angered voice, "You don't have to do anything!" Miko said stepping out from behind the stairs, "Its not up to any of you guys and I don't want to be fixed in the first place!"
They all stared at the small femme they had all just been talking about with wide optics. She had a heart wrenching look on her face, like she had just been betrayed. He could see the tears that threatened to fall in the corner of her optics. His spark felt like it was torn in two at the sight of her expression. No one knew how much she had herd but apparently it was enough to upset her...
Miko -
She felt so upset and mad, everyone always thought that they had to fix her as soon as discovered her real personality. "I thought you guys might have understood when I told you all but looks like I was wrong! You all just went ahead and made the same conclusion as everyone else when you found out!" She looked at each one of them with distain, tears threatened to fall but she held them back. They all looked at her uncomfortably and some of them shifted on they're feet.
"Now hold on just a klick, as a medical officer its my job to-" Ratchet began but she cut him off. "No!" She snarled making the medic quickly take a step back in surprise, "I've been to doctors, therapist, and the whole what not with everyone trying to change me back to someone I never even knew; yet they never give me a chance to say how I feel about what I'm going though! No one wanted me after I changed! My parents sent my away and my friends all abandoned me! How would you like it if someone told you that you weren't real one day and tried to get rid of you?!" She shouted at Ratchet angrily.
Ratchet sputtered before opening his mouth to retort but Bulkhead placed a hand on his shoulder stopping him. Bulkhead took a few steps toward her but stopped in his tracks when he saw her tense. Slowly he knelt down on one knee in front of her, "Miko, no one wants to get rid of you... We're all just concerned about what happened. As your guardian and friend I would never let any bot or human force you to be someone your not, cross my spark." She looked up at him with misty eyes wondering if he really meant it. She wrapped her arms around herself and tried to stop herself from trembling.
Optimus walked up beside Bulkhead and placed a hand on the green bots shoulder giving him a small smile, "And I would never think of allowing any of my bots to try to change who anyone was..." His smile disappeared and his eyes turned to Miko who shifted nervously, "I apologies for what you may have herd Miko. It was not our intent to upset you. As Bulkhead said, we are all just concerned about your situation. None of us want harm to befall you whether it be physically or mentally. Maybe if you tell us your side of the story it will help us better understand what your going through," He offered.
Miko bit her lip, trying to keep the tears back. Her eyes darted to each of them, nervously, trying to figure out what they where all thinking. A bit of anger still lingered in her hear but when her eyes fell on Bulkhead it quickly disappeared. He was giving her a pleading look; slowly he reached out and offered her his open hand, "Please Miko?"
At that the dam inside of her broke lose; the tears began to poor down her face as she begun to cry loudly. She felt so embarrassed standing there sobbing her heart out in front of everyone like a little kid! She rubbed at her eyes trying to stop but the tears kept flowing. For peats sakes get yourself together girl, she thought. Something large suddenly scooped her off her feet and she was left blinking up in surprise at her blurry guardian from all her tears, "Bulkhead?" He gave her a reassuring smile and got to his feet. He held her close and she couldn't help herself; she latched onto one of his fingers and berried herself against it. She let out all her emotions from over the years as she sobbed. All hurt, all pain that she had been though felt like it was slowly being washed away. She felt something gently touch her and slowly began rubbing her back up and down. She leaned back into Bulkheads finger, taking comfort. Eventually her tears came to a stop and she was left looking up at Bulkhead who had a gentle expression on his face.
"Felling better?" He asked her. Slowly she nodded, "Thanks Bulkhead" She said quietly. He smiled and replied, "No problem... Do you think your up to explain some things?" She hesitated so he continued, "You don't have to right now if you don't want. You can tell us when your ready."
She looked around at the other bots who had moved away a bit. Taking a deep breath she looked back up at Bulkhead, "I'll tell you... But can I sit on your shoulder so I can see everyone?"
He hesitated before raising his hand up, "Just don't fall." He held perfectly still as she hoped off and sat down next to his helm making herself comfortable.
When she turned to everyone they where staring at her, making her she shifted around nervously, "Where should I begin?" she asked quietly.
"How about why exactly you hid this from all of us? Or don't you trust us?" Arcee said pointedly with a glare and a servo on her hip.
Miko flinched and Bulkhead shot Arcee a warning look. "Arcee" Optimus warned but Miko interrupted "No, she's right... I didn't trust you guys." Arcee had a I knew it all along look while Bulkhead looked hurt and Bumblebees expression fell and he had a sorrowful look. Optimus, Ratchet, and Agent Fowler where keeping they're expressions natural.
Quickly she continued, "But you have to understand where I'm coming from... I just..." She sighed, "I didn't want to be hurt like all the other times my so called friends found out." She inhaled deeply and continued, "When I realize that maybe you guys really might actually care I was to afraid of what you would might think... I thought you all might want though me out... And I thought that Bulkhead wouldn't want to be my guardian anymore..." They all looked at her with wide eyes.
Ratchet suddenly scoffed, "Youngling if any of us really didn't want you here, we wouldn't have allowed you to stay when you first came to the base."
"What Ratchet means," Optimus interjected, "Is that we all care for you younglings in some way. Throwing you out would never even once cross our processors." Bumblebee let out a few agreeing beeps.
Agent Fowler suddenly spoke up, "As long as I've known these bots, there's no way they would turn you out like that. You three teens have made a lasting impression on them that I doubt will be easily broken. God have pity on any human or bot who would try to get in they're way."
Her eyes widened and she looked at each of them in surprise. When her and Arcee's eyes met Arcee shifted uncomfortably. Finally Arcee sighed, "As much as I hate to admit it... I have to agree with everyone else on this one."
Tears welled up in the corner of her eyes, "You guys are going to make me start crying again." She chuckled while trying to wipe away the tears. Bulkheads hand came up and pressed her gently against his neck in a hugging manner before he let go.
"Why would you think we would throw you out or that I wouldn't want to be your guardian anymore?" Bulkhead asked her.
Her heart fell at the answer to Bulkheads question. Not being able to meet anyone's eyes, she looked down at her hands nervously. Finally she sighed, "To answer that question I'll have to tell you what happened after I woke up as 'Miko'... Its a long story and not vary pretty but its what I went though..."
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Notes -
Aw man I cant believe how long this chapter turned out. We almost got to Miko's story too! (Sighs) But it was making the chapter to long so I had to cut it in half. I try not to go over 6,000 words or so. Anyway the next par IS Miko's about past and her side of the story. So don't hate me for doing this to you all. Believe me Ratchet is getting on me enough as it is (Gets hit with a wrench "Your taking forever! Just wright the story already!") Amway... Go vote on my poll... Please?
Bloopers -
Bulkhead chuckled, "Yeah he doesn't look the part. But trust me, I've herd he's one tough opponent. Your lucky you even got that picture."
Miko shook her head with a smile on her face, "I'll make sure not to lose it then." Her attention turned to Jack and Arcee who where walking by. An idea popped in her mind, "Hay Jack, Arcee!" She called out "Come over here for a second. You and Bumblebee too, Raf!"
Raf stopped talking to Bumblebee from on his shoulder. They glanced at each other questionably before Raf shrugged and Bumblebee walked over. Arcee walked over and Jack jogged up. He looked up at her with a confused expression, "What's up Miko?"
She leaned over, looking down at Jack. Instantly Bulkheads hand came up in case she fell, "Careful," He told her. She ignored him, knowing that Bulkhead wouldn't let her get hurt, "Jack, catch!" Jacks reached out to catch the cellphone but it slipped though his fingers. The little pink thing shattered into a million pieces on the floor making everyone freeze.
"Noooooo! My cellphone! Jack how could you?!" Miko cried, tears streaming down her face as she stared down at her precious baby.
"Me?! Your the one who through it!" Jack stated in disbelief.
Bulkhead looked over at her with disappointment, "Didn't you just say that you where going to take care of that picture?..."