I'm back everyone. So many ideas, not enough time to write them all.
Oh well, let's not waste time. Onward and upward (teehee go Astro Boy)
I twisted the tap in the shower and gasped as the cold water ran over me. Quickly I turned on the hot water and slowly the temperature became more bearable.
Near where the Autobots were staying there was a holiday house which had no residents at this moment in time. It was still only around three in the morning so we had assumed that no one would be showing up for a while. I hadn't felt comfortable breaking into someone's house but Abbie had insisted it would make me feel better and Ratchet had said that he couldn't treat my burns until I was clean so I had eventually agreed because I hadn't particularly liked being covered in soot.
I stood stock still, allowing the water to run over me, watching blankly as it went from black to grey to clear as the soot and ash from the fire was cleaned away. I wished I could make my grief run out down the drain as well. I wished I could watch it run out with all the soot and ash never to return. I winced as the burns on my arms and back stung as they came in contact with the water but the sting soon faded away. I ran shampoo into my hands and rubbed it into my hair, cleaning away the dirt and grim.
Once I was vaguely clean I angled my face so it was directly under the water and closed my eyes. The warmth made me feel more relaxed and seemed to sooth the grief that was still firing around inside my brain.
Reluctantly I shut the water off and stepped out of the shower cubicle onto the fluffy bath mat. I pulled one of the towels off the rack and wrapped it around myself before turning to the mirror. I blinked in shock as I took in my reflection.
There were large dark smudges underneath the red rimmed eyes. The eyes themselves were no longer glowing as strongly and had faded down to a dull blue. My face was pale with exhaustion which only made the dark smudges stand out more.
"Ally, you finished?" Abbie tapped on the door softly "I found some clothes for you. There out here on the bed" I waited until her footsteps had faded before I slipped out of the bathroom.
There was a set of loose grey jeans and a pale blue shirt on the unmade bed as well as a black hoody. Not giving myself time to feel guilty about stealing I slipped into the clothes. The jeans were slightly on the large side but I pulled my belt off my ruined cargos and that fixed that problem. I pulled the hoody over my head and knocked down the hood.
Once I was dressed I gathered up my discarded clothes and headed down the hall to the living room. Abbie was lying on the couch with her eyes closed but she leapt to her feet when I came in.
"How you feeling?" She asked gently.
I shrugged "My mum's dead and I lost my home. I guess I've been better" I had no more tears left to cry and I was so tired that all I really wanted was to lie down and sleep for the next one hundred years.
Abbie was silent for a few seconds before she gestured to the clothes in my hands. "There's a wheelie bin out the back"
I moved to take them out when she stopped me "You sit down, I'll do it" To tired to object I flopped onto the couch as she took my destroyed clothes out. She was tired to. I could see it in the way she moved, in the way her eyes had lost their sparkle.
As I waited for her to come back I plucked aimlessly at my shirt hem before gathering a bunch of my still wet hair into a half ponytail and tying it back.
I was just in the process of trying to find a clock when Abbie screamed. I sprinted out to the back ignoring my bare feet.
The Decepticons can't have found us already I thought wildly as I raced over to my friend.
"What's wrong?" I asked, still searching for a giant robot. But there weren't any. In fact the only other people in the area were five burly guys. Abbie was staring at them in terror. It was only then that I saw that one was holding a knife and another one had a gun.
"It's just another chick man" The one with the gun said "Let's get on with this"
"On with what?" I asked, lacing my voice with steel and narrowing my eyes. I clenched my fists and squared my shoulders to make myself look tougher.
"Oh, the little girls gonna hit me" One of the jerks pretended to be scared and the others laughed. Abbie was hyperventilating, scrunching her shirt into a ball.
"Get out of here, before I lose my temper" I growled. Abbie backed up a little with a frightened squeak as one of them took a step forward.
"Whatcha gonna do baby cakes? Pull my hair?" He smirked as the others laughed "You see, this here is our house and you are trespassing on our land"
I raised my eyebrows "Why do I find that so hard to believe?" My eyes flickered towards the crowbars and other equipment that they were carrying. I focused and managed to start pulling information out of his brain.
In the information was his name, the names of the other members of his gang, where he lived and what he was doing.
"I have to admit it's a nice house Dylan, but to tell you the truth there is really nothing of value in there" Dylan blinked and looked very confused. His grip on his knife tightened and Abbie squealed.
"How do you know my name?" He asked suspiciously.
"Same way as I know the names of your little goons over there" I shrugged and grinned cheekily even though inside I was panicking. Where were the Autobots? Weren't they supposed to be protecting us? It dawned on me that they probably didn't even know we were in danger.
"You better leave before I call the police" I snapped and crossed my arms over my chest. If I could face giant robots and survive a burning building I could certainly handle a bunch of idiotic jerks.
Dylan seemed to process what I was saying before he lunged at me. Acting on instinct I twirled out of his way. He lunged again and I ducked again.
"Get the other chick" He motioned towards Abbie who yelped and grabbed a stick off the floor. She held it up menacingly.
"Come one step closer and I'll whack you" She cried. The cronies merely laughed and stepped out to take her. Abbie swung the stick hard against one of the jerks legs. He yelled out a bunch of swear words before falling sideways clutching his knee.
"Told you so" Abbie pointed the stick at the others "Don't make me hurt you"
Deciding she could take care of herself I returned my attention to my own fight. I balled up a fist and swung it at Dylan. It caught him fully in the jaw making his head snap to the side. I waited fists ready for him to move again.
"I have to admit, you're strong" Dylan spat blood at the floor and whipped his mouth. He held up the knife "But I'm armed"
Time seemed to stand still as he raised the blade and swung it at me. I flung my hands up in front of me in defense even though I knew they would provide none.
Any second now there would be a sharp pain from where he stabbed me. Any second now my blood would wet the grass. I turned my face away so I wouldn't have to watch, when Dylan gave a shout of surprise.
I looked back expecting to see him dangling from the claws of a robot but he was just standing there staring at me. His arms were still extended mid stab, the knife still clutched in his fingers, but instead of being sharp and lethal there was no point. In fact the blade appeared to have been broken in two.
"Now that is about one hundred times cooler than being able to read minds" Abbie was saying.
"What is?" I asked, confused. What was so amazing? A small shimmer just in front of my eyes caught my attention and I realized that I was standing inside a giant bubble.
"Holy Cow" I yelled. On closer scrutiny I saw the small, Cybertronian symbols flashing across the surface. The shield seemed to be being generated from my outstretched hands which were glowing strongly.
"Okay, that is cool" I admitted. Dylan was still standing there gawking like an idiot so I waved at him with a glowing hand "Who says I'm not armed"
Dylan's face lost all of its color and then he turned on his heel and ran. The other goons who had been surrounding Abbie watched their leader flee, exchanged glances and ran to. The one who had been whacked by Abbie rolled to his feet and limped after them, leaving his crowbar on the grass.
We waited until they had fully gone from sight before we dared to breathe again. Abbie was looking at her stick as if deciding what to do with it. Eventually she shrugged and threw it aside.
"How many super powers do you have?" Abbie asked in amazement coming to stand next to me. She bumped into my shield and stopped. Blue energy rippled out from where she had struck it "You can lower the shield now, you know"
I dropped the shield and stared blankly at the glowing in my hands which was slowly fading. Abbie had raised a good question. How many powers did I have?
"I don't know how many super powers I have" I said locking eyes with Abbie "but what I do know, is that I need to learn how to use them" I looked back at the house and wriggled my cold toes
Abbie noticed and gave me an apologetic smile "They don't have any shoes your size I'm afraid"
"Doesn't matter. We had better shut up the house before one of the neighbors becomes suspicious. I'm pretty sure we would have woken up someone with that fight" I scanned the windows of the other houses which, thankfully, were still dark.
Abbie agreed with me and we were both about to enter the house when Abbie's head jerked up.
"What is it?" I asked tensely.
"Police car" She listened again "And it's getting closer"
Ooohh, what's going to happen next?
Okay yeah awful I know *searches for hiding spot*. I may not be able to update until Monday so just hang tight everyone.
Now to quote Arnold Shwartzneger 'I'll be back'