Oh my God. I didn't realize I left this story hanging until just now when I was going through crap. I am SO sorry! I'm not sure if I can get the feel right but I'm going to try. Again I am so sorry for forgetting and just walking away! *Smacks forehead on table* Stupid!
Disclaimer: I don't own crap! Except for Sonya.
I'd had never been so intimidated until in a room full of giant robots. Thankfully the fact that these were the good guys was slightly comforting. After listening to Sam describe all of them I suppose I should have been at least a little used to them but actually getting to see Optimus Prime up close was absolutely amazing.
Ratchet had taken us into his Med Bay and doing tons of scans on us, all of which tickled, before finally turning us over to the rest of the Autobots. Thankfully the worst I'd ended up was a little malnutrition, a little bit of nerve damage from being shocked, and a slight concussion from getting hit in the head. He had told us both that we were lucky just to be alive after living with the Decepticons for even that small amount of time. Had we been there much longer it was highly likely that we would've been killed.
The first to rush me were the two 'mini twins' Skids and Mudflap who were very energetic. I didn't like the way they talked, but that was mostly only because of all the swearing. Don't get me wrong, I can swear along with the best of them, but they took it a little too far. Next came Bumblebee, who introduced himself by looking at me and then blasting a bit of 'Wild Thing' and then stooped down so his bright blue optics were level with mine. "Nice to meet you too big guy." I said as I set my hand on what I assumed would be his forehead. He did a little chirp and then turned and picked up Sam and Michaela. Much as I hated to say it, she really was drop dead gorgeous.
A loud thump next to me caught my attention. Another bot had stepped up and was inspecting me. It was Ironhide, who by now I had come to finally understand why Sam called him the gun psycho. The dude was seriously covered with some kind of weapon. He also came down to my level and pointed at me. "Sam told me that you told off Megatron when he was about to kill you. Is that true?" I unintentionally made a bit of a grimace and my back muscles tightened just thinking back on all the things that could have gone wrong. "Yeah, that wasn't exactly the smartest thing I've ever done. But he really was being an asshole so…" He interrupted by laughing and I relaxed a little bit. "Good job kid! It takes a lot of bolts to stand up to Megatron, especially on the edge of death."
A revving sound made us both look behind us. There stood Sideswipe who looked a bit like a little boy waiting in line, switching his weight back and forth to each leg like a grounded pendulum. Ironhide waved him over, gave one last little head nod to me, and walked off after Bee. I walked right up next to his leg and looked up. "Damn you're big. Mind giving me a lift?" He took a moment to think it over before he brought his hand down for me to get on. Very slowly he brought me up to his face level. "I just wanted to say that I'm really thankful for you and the others for coming and saving us. And I'm sorry that I was making trouble for the Decepticons. If I hadn't then-"He started laughing so hard that his entire frame started to shake, including the hand he was holding me in. I clenched onto one of his digits and prayed that he didn't drop me. It wouldn't do to die this far into the game.
He realized my terror and quieted himself. "Are you kidding me? I'd say giving the Decepticons a little hell was a good thing. They're used to having humans be afraid of them, so messing with their egos is good for them." He said and I could swear to you that this robot was honest to goodness smiling at me. Of course he didn't have teeth or anything, but that was a smile if I ever saw one. He sobered and then looked my dead on. "Just do a favor would you?" I tilted my head and cocked my right eyebrow. What could I possibly do for a giant alien robot? "Whatever you do, try to stay out of the way of those guys. I know it's not as easy for humans to get away, but now that they know about you they're going to target you too." I opened my mouth to deny that allegation, but I stopped. He was right. I honestly wasn't important to these guys' war, but I'd pissed Megatron off, who everyone had told me was the biggest baddie of them all. And I knew for a fact I'd made his shit list. I said nothing but just gave him a nod. He relaxed and put me down. "Now, let's get you home. Prime said I'm giving you a ride to the air port where you're parents are waiting."
Oh my God, my parents! I couldn't wait to see them. But I still stopped my train of thought as I watched the giant silver robot turn into a beautiful Stingray. I'd seen the style of car before, but he really did rock it. "I gotta tell you Sideswipe. You really know how to pick a car." The engine purred as I sat down in the driver's seat. It felt weird considering I didn't need to drive, but it probably would look even weirder if there was no one driving the car.
Having been back now with my family for a few months now since my liberation, I felt a little…let down. I'd gotten used to having the abnormal around me and now that the only thing abnormal was my family, I was kind of bored. Better than being stuck in a room for a week, but at least that was an adventure of sorts. A scary adventure, but an adventure all the same. I still saw Sideswipe every once in a while. He would come by to check up on me, as well as hide after pulling a prank on Ratchet. I'd come to know that he enjoyed playing with the medic. It still surprised me at times just how human he seemed when he was around. He would tell me stories about the goings on at the base and occasionally I'd help him plan a new trick to play. I know that would make someone's life a little harder back at the base, but this was the only way I was still connected. These brief meetings were the only thing keeping me going too. Because after you give me a taste of something strange and wonderful, how can you not expect me to come back begging for more?
So now that it's done, please tell me what you thought of it. I know this is pretty short and leaves an open ending, but I'll leave it up to reviewer's opinions if I'll pursue another story for this.