A Week Later
Tyrell stared out the window at the dam below, Barricade had snuck him out of the med-bay. Between Ratchet's and his mother bedside manners he was going crazy just lying there. He was almost healed completely except for his left leg. The nanites had yet to repair it and Ratchet had insisted that he put it into a cast. Amazingly between Barricade and himself they had found a pair of crutches in the base.
He felt Dials snuggle down deeper in his pants pocket. The little mech hadn't left his side since he woke up. It was still weird to think that he was responsible for a Cybertronian, Ratchet had told him that if he needed any help that the Autobots were there. He was very thank-full for that, with the stunt Dials pulled on Bee and Sam he was sure that the little bot would prove to be a handful when he got older. The door of the room suddenly swung open.
"Surprising to see you out and about" Ty turned around to find Will looking at him.
"Ya, I wanted to see the sky again."
"Understandable with what you went though. I take it that Ratchet doesn't know you're here" said Will smirking.
Tyrell grimaced, "Not exactly, Barricade kinda snuck me out. If it was up to Ratchet it would be a month before I set a foot outside, and my mother is totally backing him up"
Will raised a hand to his head where he was supporting a cut from Mrs. Witwicky. "Your braver then I am kid, your mother scares the shit out of me. Look at what she did with her purse."
Tyrell laughed, "You should be glad that she didn't have her bat with her, you wouldn't have escaped with just a cut." Will eyes widened a little at the news but didn't say anything else. Tyrell finally noticed what Will was wearing, it was his dress uniform, he raised an eyebrow, Will smiled.
"Going home in a few hours, the Autobot Weapon Specialist is taking me. The little silver Pontiac Solstice is taking Epps home.
Tyrell nodded, "So the squads breaking up"
Will shook his head, his grin going wider. "Nope, Keller is trying to form a team of humans with the Autobots, if that happens our squad will be recruited since we have the most experience."
"Speaking of the squad, how's Fig?"
"He's doing good, fit to be tied that he missed the battle. In a few months he'll be able to come back if he wants."
A bellow could be heard through the base, Will turned to Tyrell. "I think Ratchet's discovered your absence."
"Ya, that's my que, exit stage left, bye Will" said Tyrell as he turned and began to sped off to find a hiding place.
"See-ya Tyrell, I defiantly wouldn't want to be you."
Tyrell pecked pout the door before heading down the hallway that was large enough for almost all the Autobots to go down, aiming for the door at the end of it that would take him to human hallways. He almost made it when Bee came around the corner with Sam and Mikaela on his shoulder.
"Tyrell what are you doing out of the med-bay" asked Bee, who's voice was still on the rapsy side, as he came to a halt right in front of Tyrell, who had to crane his neck to see his face.
"Hiding from Ratchet, and my mother"he heard Sam laugh from high above him. Bee lowered his hand and Ty easied himself onto it, "Might I enquire how you managed to escape Rachet on crutches. You are not exactly quiet on those things."
"Cade, I managed to convince him to help me out, he left me awhile ago, I don't know what he's doing" said Ty, as Bee began to walk. "You not going to give me back to Ratchet are you Bee?"
Bee looked down at him but before he could answer someone else did.
"He better not, I risked my life sneaking you out of there"
Cade appeared next to Bee smirking. Sam and Mikaela jumped at the sudden appearance of the ex-con turned Autobot. It was strange to see Cade with blue optics instead of his blood red ones, his Decepticon symbol had also been replaced with the Autobots. He held out a hand towards Bee expectantly, Bee rolled his optics and gently transferred Tyrell over.
"I swear Barricade, I'm going to put bells on you, your to dang quiet for being a gigantic robot" remarked Sam glaring at the 'bot.
"You can try Ladiesman 217, but I'm afraid you aren't that crafty." He replied smirking, Tyrell turned to look at Sam.
"Ladiesman 217?"
"Ya, it is his ebay account name" laughed Mikaela. Tyrell began to laugh with her as Sam narrowed his eyes at 'Cade.
"Your never going to let me live that down are you?
"Not anytime soon" chuckled Barricade. Tyrell looked up at him.
"So what did you go do that was so important?"
Cade's optics grew sad "I was saying my last good-byes to Frenzy."
Tyrell gently patted the hand beneath him, during the long hours in the Med-Bay Cade had told him many things about himself, including his partner Frenzy who he admitted he saw as a little brother. When Cade found out the news of Frenzy's fate, he had let a tear escape him and only Tyrell saw it. He absolutely refused to hand over the body over to the government to be dumped into the ocean. He wouldn't tell anyone what he did with the body, not even Tyrell.
Bee put a hand on his friend's shoulder give him a gently squeeze. Cade placed his other hand over Bee's squeezing it back. The both had lost dear friends because of the war, it was a comfort to know that there friendship had survived. They continued to walk in silence, not caring where they were going until a sudden tapping noise of metal striking metal, from behind them had both 'Bee and 'Cade stopping mid-step, the tapping continued, a chill ran up the 'bots spines. Bee reached up and took Sam and Mikaela down from his shoulder in to his hands, Cade cupped his hand around Tyrell before they both turned slowly around. There standing in the middle of the hallway stood Ratchet, tapping the head of his wrench into the palm of his hand.
"Hi Ratchet" Bee said hesitantly while opening a comm link with Barricade. :What are we going to do? I not supposed to be walking around, and Tyrell's supposed to be in the Med-Bay. We are so fragged!"
"Hello Bee, Barricade, Sam, Mikaela" answered Ratchet still tapping his wrench, not yet catching sight of Tyrell in Barricades cupped hands. It seemed that the longer Ratchet stood there unmoving, he got larger, the hallway behind him getting darker, throwing omnibus shadows around the yellow mech.
:Bee, prepare to transform and get the slag out of here:
Tyrell choose that moment to peak over Cade's hand at the medic. He instantly regretted it when Ratchet's stare landed on him. Ratchets optics looked like the depths of the ocean, crushing you with their weight.
Ratchet stopped tapping the wrench as he glared at Tyrell. "Would one of you explain to me why you have my patient, and why Bee is up walking around?" he questioned as he began to take steps towards the group.
"Haha, Ratchet, funny story" mentioned Cade taking a small step backwards.
Ratchet paused in his advance giving them a look, "Really, I would love to hear it Barricade."
"Well you see…" :Now Bumblebee:
Quick as they could Barricade and Bumblebee transformed around the humans, burning rubber as they escaped.
"Barricade you bring him back, he's not fully recovered" yelled Ratchet as he ran to catch the two. But he lost them as they wove through the corridors, eventually exiting the dam in the same place where Sector Seven had taken Bee through. It was only then that Bee and Cade allowed the humans inside of them to get out, remaining in there alt-forms.
"That's was awesome" exclaimed Tyrell laughing as he crutched his way over to Sam and Mikaela.
"I beg to differ" said Mikaela looking a tad bit green.
"Come on Mikaela, you got to admit that that was cool" said Sam, he looked back at the entrance to the dam "Is Ratchet always that scary?"
All eyes and optics turned to look at Bumblebee for answers. "Only when you leave the Med-Bay without his permission, or do something against his medical orders. He usually reserves that particular glare with both sets of Twins."
"Twins?" questioned Sam, with a confused look on his face.
"There the Cybertronian version of identical twins, the older set Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, the younger Skids and Mudflap. Sides and Sunny have left claw marks on the floor from being dragged to the Med-Bay. Ratchet is one of the few Mechs that the Twin's fear. He's deadly with the wrench he had in his hand" explained Bumblebee. "Skids and Mudflap are in the Med-Bay all the time, they fight with each other continuously. The only way to deal with them is to pick them up and bash their heads together."
"They sound like quite the characters" murmured Tyrell as he sat down on Bee's hood along with Sam and Mikaela.
"Just think hillbilly's, and you pretty much know what to except when they get here" commented Barricade.
"Hillbillies? Seriously" Mikaela said "Like cant read, bucktooth, with big deformed ears"
"Yup, complete with a prized gold tooth and accent" chuckled Barricade.
"How long until they get here" asked Sam looking worried.
"Don't know, Optimus is hoping to send out a transmission to alert fellow Autobots were we are. I just hope that it takes both sets of Twins awhile to get here so Earth can prepare for them" answered Bee.
"How many Autobots do you think are out there?" asked Tyrell gazing up into the sky, like he was expecting some to come down that minute.
"Before the war, a few million, know we would be lucky if 100 showed up" stated Bee with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Gosh, your war was really bad" said Sam, stating the obvious.
"I think it just got two more casualties" said Mikaela looking back at the entrance. They all turned to look at where she was. Standing there was Ironhide and Optimus. Optimus looked at the ensemble group looking at them with disappointment in his optics. Ironhide was glaring at Barricade, unlike the other mechs who had come to except Barricade, he didn't. It was when Ironhide shifted his weight did they see Judy Witwicky sitting in a smug looking Ratchet's hand.
"Tyrell Witwicky, you get back in that Med-Bay this instant, or I will get off this hand and come over there.
Tyrell quickly slid off Bee's hood, making his way back to Barricade.
"Sorry Tyrell" said Sam, trying to hide his grin, Mikaela jabbed her elbow into his side.
"You too Samuel" stated Ratchet.
"What" squawked Sam, "There's nothing wrong with me"
"We don't know that, I want to run more tests to see if holding the All-Spark affected you in anyway."
"Ratchet it did nothing, talk to Tyrell, he's the one who clutched his head when the cube let out that burst of energy."
All eyes and optics snapped to Tyrell who glared at Sam. "Way to throw me under the bus Sam" He shrugged mouthing sorry. Tyrell knew that Sam hated doctor check-ups but why did he have to turn on him. He opened his mouth to tell Ratchet what happened when he got a feeling in his gut to not say anything. Tyrell thought fast "A piece of debris hit me in the head, that's the only reason I grabbed it. It was like a piece of concrete to the side of my head. That's the whole reason, I swear. "He knew he should have told Ratchet the truth, but he didn't want to admit he was heard a voice and saw images when the blue wave of energy touched him. It made him think of hid great-great grandfather and how they locked him away for the same things.
The medic seemed to except this answer, but Tyrell could see the glint in his optics which Tyrell had learned meant that he was going to run a lot of scans over him just to be sure.
"Regardless, both of you in the Med-bay now" snapped Ratchet, "Bumblebee, Barricade come also, I need to check your legs Bee, and Barricade you will have some dents that will be needing repair."
It didn't escape anyone's notice of the threat Ratchet implied. Both bots turned and looked at Optimus with pleading optics. The leader chuckled "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. Barricade you knew that Ratchet hadn't cleared Tyrell, so he wasn't allowed out of the Med-Bay, but you snuck him out anyway. Bumblebee you also knew that you weren't supposed to be walking around so much, your legs are not fully healed. Ratchets is just trying to protect you and Tyrell from further harm, Understood?
They both nodded, Tyrell was feeling a little guilty of having Barricade sneak him out.
"That reminds me Prime, sir, I would like to ask your permission to become Tyrell's Guardian" said Barricade.
"If he so chooses" said Optimus, all eyes went again to Tyrell who had yet to enter Barricade's cab.
He smiled looking at Barricade, "Thought you already was."
Barricade chuckled as Tyrell sat down, he was glad that Tyrell had accepted him. He slipped the seat belt around his charge, vowing to himself that he would always keep Tyrell safe. Tyrell relaxed as they drove to the Med-Bay because he knew that in that moment they were in the eye of the storm, once they reached the far side all hell would break lose, and it did.
*Clang* "You do not take my patients out of my Med-Bay" *Clang* "without my permission" *Clang*
"Ratchet" *Clang* "He's been in here a week, the only thing the nanites have yet to heal is his left leg" *Clang*
Tyrell, Sam, and Bee watched in their positions next to Judy, who was guarding them from escaping, as Ratchet chased Barricade around a table, watching as Ratchet threw his collection of wrenches at Cade as Cade tried to keep the table between them so Ratchet couldn't just start pounding on him. This way he managed to escape a few well aimed wrenches.
Sam leaned over to Tyrell to whisper something in his ear. "I'm guessing that they don't have a Hippocratic Oath on Cybertron."
Barricade managed to hear the little comment and looked at them mouthing no. Unfortunately Ratchet seized the Mustang's moment of distraction to finally get his hands on Barricade.
"Come on Ratchet can't we talk?" An evil grin from Ratchet was all the answers Barricade got before the wrench came down very hard on his helm a few times. Barricade was dizzy by the time Ratchet was done.
"Now stay there until I'm done checking the other three hooligans, so I can repair the dents" commanded Ratchet pointing his wrench in Barricade's face.
All three cringed when Ratchet turned to look at them.
"On the table Bee" Bee didn't argue, he sat down on the table keeping still as Ratchet checked his legs. Ratchet found everything in working order.
"Your repairs seem to be working well. I still want you to go easy though, no sparring with Ironhide for at least a month."
"A month" whined Bee, who shut-up immediately as Ratchet's fingers began to twitch towards his wrench. Bee held up his hands. "Okay, okay, no sparring with Hide for a month, Scouts honor."
A ping on his comm informed him that Barricade was trying to contact him.
:What Cade:
:Hey don't get snappy with me, I just would like to point out he never said we couldn't spar together: Bee looked over Ratchet's shoulder at the Bot who was smirking at him. :Come on it will be like old times:
Bee coughed to cover his snort. :So in other words I will be standing victories over you, as you try to get up:
:We'll see about that, I wasn't in the right state of mind that last match. If I had been I would have gotten the glasses that night:
"Alright Bee your finished" said Ratchet as he used a sheet to wipe his hands. "Your turn Sam."
Sam looked around like he was about to make a dash for the door when Judy came up behind him and slapped him upside the head. "Mom" he yelped.
"Don't you Mom me mister, I know what you were thinking, your are not leaving until Dr. Ratchet has checked you out."
"Thank-you Mrs. Witwicky" said Ratchet smiling softly at the woman.
"Please call me Judy, Dr. Ratchet."
"Alright Judy," Ratchet said as he turned to look at Sam.
"This will only take a few moments Sam" Sam just grumbled standing still as Ratchet began his scans. It took about ten minutes before it was done, Sam personally thought that Ratchet had dragged it out on purpose. "My scans show everything is normal Sam, your free to go."
"Told you I was fine." That earned him another slap. "What was that for?" he asked as he stepped away from his mother.
"I taught you better than that, be respectful."
Tyrell put a hand over his mouth to cover his laughter. Sam looked so betrayed. His laughter soon quieted when Ratchet looked at him, he sighed, it was his turn. He limped over until he was in front of the medic, balancing on his crutches. He had a sneaky suspicion that Ratchet was running the same scans he had just ran on Sam.
"It seems like the nanites have finished and gone offline, your left leg is entirely healed. If you wait one more moment I will remove the cast."
"Then can he leave" piped up Barricade in the background.
Everyone turned to look at Ratchet, Tyrell gave him the best puppy eye expression he could. Ratchet looked at the pleading eyes around him and gave in. "Yes, after I remove his cast he will be free to go."
"Thanks Ratchet" said Tyrell as he sat down, watching as Ratchet's hand transformed into a set of tools, one of them a tiny saw. With more precision than a human doctor could, Ratchet cut the cast off. Tyrell looked down at his leg and hesitantly tried to wiggle his toes, they wiggled. He smiled as he gently stood up putting weight down on hit, and began to walk around. If anyone told him two weeks ago that he would have had both legs broken and a week later be able to walk again with no limp he would have said they were crazy.
Judy was so happy to see her eldest son walking again, she couldn't help the tears that began to stream down he face as she walked up and gave her son a hug. "I never thought such miracles could happen." She turned and looked at Barricade, the whole reason her son was still alive, the reason that he could walk. "Thank-you Barricade, I doubt any of this would have been possible if it wasn't for you."
Barricade was for the first time in his entire life that he was thanked. It made him feel good inside. "Your welcome Mrs. Witwicky."
She smiled and turned to look at both her boys. "It seems like I'm not needed in here anymore, I better go check on your father."
"See you later mom" they both yelled, she waved before she excited the room. Moments later Mikaela walks in.
"So you guys cleared yet?"
"Almost Ratchet's still got to repair Barricade's dents" answered Sam. Mikaela nods, climbing up the steps to the table they were on. She watched closely as Ratchet began his repairs. It didn't escape his notice that Mikaela watched every single move he made, he stopped his repairs to offer his hand.
"Would you like a closer look as I finish."
"I would love too."
Ratchet set her on his shoulder and began to explain everything he did as he went about. Mikaela took all this in, asking questions here and there. Within no time Ratchet was done.
"Mikaela would you be willing to learn more about Cybertronian anatomy? I could use an assistant with small hands"
Mikaela looked at him shocked, "Yes, I would like that."
Ratchet smiled at the shocked girl. "As soon as we have a permanent base we will begin your lessons."
"Thanks Ratchet, I won't let you down."
"I'm sure I won't be disappointed, now all of you out of my Med-Bay" he said, making shooing motions with his hands. Bee and Barricade took their charges and left the Med-Bay.
Ratchet watched the five walk away turning his attention back to the scans he took of Tyrell. He had picked up a faint energy signal in his brain, very faint. It had went undetected in most of his scans except one. He could tell what it was or if it was harmful. Other than just being there, it didn't seem to be affecting Tyrell. He decided not to mention it to Tyrell, it didn't seem to be harming him, and Ratchet speculated it was a remaining nanite's signal that had yet to go offline. He would keep an eye on it just in case.
With Tyrell finally cleared from the Med-Bay, the Witwicky's decided it was time to go home to Tranquility. The Autobot's decided to escort them home and stay there until the government found a place for them to set up base. Before leaving the base all were forced to sign nondisclosure agreements from the government. Tyrell still wondered how long it would take before Sam told Miles about the Autobots.
Tyrell said good bye to his squad, knowing that it wasn't going to be the last time that they all saw each other. They all had been approached by Keller and had signed on to be the first soldiers to work with the Autobots, a group that was to be called NEST, whose goal was to keep the world safe from any remaining Decepticons on the planet. Judy was not very happy that Tyrell had signed onto another tour of duty after almost being killed. But after a lot of talking and promising on Barricade's part of how he would keep him safe, she consented. She knew that it was Tyrell's choice in the end even if she didn't agree with it.
She was happy about Dials though. Ever since she had found out that Tyrell was his Guardian and was going to take of him she had went into Grandparent mode, spoiling the little sparkling, treating it as she would one of her own grandkids. Sam found this hilarious until he was informed that he was going to an active babysitter if he didn't shut-up. All the bots loved the little sparkling, it had been awhile since they had seen a child of their species. All promised to help Tyrell if Dials began to get to much of a handful.
With the end of the fighting for know, Tyrell was content to relax at home for the moment; it was the first time in months that he didn't have to be afraid of a sudden attack by the enemy. Barricade was also happy to relax; he ended up changing his alt-form to a 2008 Ford Mustang with silver flames up the side of it, to fit in better. A police cruiser parked in the driveway would have raised a few eyebrows in the Witwicky's neighborhood .
A couple of days later Tyrell found himself at Look Out Point lying on Cade's hood with Dials on his chest, with all the Autobots. Sam and Mikaela were making out on Bumblebee's hood as Optimus looked to the sky sending out a transmission to the stars.
With the Allspark gone we cannot return life to our planet. And fate has yielded its reward, a new world to call home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight but watching over them in secret. Waiting, protecting. I have witnessed their capacity for courage. And though we are worlds apart like us, there's more to them then meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars. We are here, We are waiting.
No one noticed the streak of light in the sky that was Starscream as he flew out of earth's atmosphere into space. You might think you have won Autobots but this war has only begun.
The End, or is it?
Well that is the end of this story, I hoped everyone enjoyed this story, it was my first attempt at a Transformer story, I hope I did well. Thank-you everyone for reading it, keep an eye out for the sequel. Though it might take a while, I cannot decide if I want Tyrell to go with Sam and them in the second one, or stay with Lennox and the soldiers Please review to let me know what you thought of it!
I also just realized that I have been referring to Jazz as a Porsche all this time, opps, my bad. Sorry for that.
I might also make a little one shot of how Sam meet the Autobots, and Barricade attacking him from Barricade's point of view, so keep an eye out for that also.