Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry for not updating sooner! My dad took my laptop and as it is, I'm not even supposed to be on it right now :/ eh, oh well. If it means getting the next chapter up, then I can deal with it being gone a couple more days if my dad finds out. Also, I'm not able to reply to any reviews for the last chapter, so I'll try and answer those in the next one.
Everybody say 'Thank You' to TransFanFreak101 for being my beta :)
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"Are we there yet?"
"No."
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"How 'bout now?"
"Primus! For the last time femme! No, we are not there yet!" Ironhide shouted at me in frustration. (We were on the plane to the new base in Diego Garcia and I asked like, every five minutes.)
"I was just askin'. Sheesh." I pouted as I slouched over to where Sideswipe's holoform was playing with Salem.
"Sideswipe!" I picked up Salem so I wouldn't accidentally hurt him before falling onto my back, into his lap. "I'm booorredd!" I complained as I put Salem onto my chest and let him crawl around.
"Well, why are you bored?" he asked as he continued to play with Salem.
"Because there is nothing to do."
Sideswipe stopped playing and lightly rested an elbow on my stomach, he rested his chin on said arm. He was quite for a few seconds before he grinned and started attacking me. He grabs my sides right under my rib cage and starts tickling the only place I'm actually ticklish. I burst out laughing and feebly tried to bat the offending hands away. All the while trying to stay still so I wouldn't accidentally hurt Salem or knock him off of where he was laying on my chest.
It wasn't working out to well... Will actually had to come over and take him from me.
"Stop it...! Stop... it...!" I wheezed out as I laughed. I curled up and held my sides to try and make him stop. But to no avail. He continued his assault till I was literally crying from laughing so hard.
After a few minutes, he stopped, allowing me to catch my breath. I panted and giggled a little even after he stopped.
"There. Are you bored anymore?" He asked.
I looked up at him and grinned while wiping the rest of my tears away. I nodded and stifled a yawn, but failed.
Sideswipe smiled warmly down at me, "Get some recharge, Little Flower. I'll wake you when we get there."
I smiled up at him and curled myself into a loose ball right there on his lap. I yawned one last time before shifting a little to get more comfortable and then drifted off to sleep.
I woke up sometime later to find myself no longer in the plane, but in a semi-dark room. (The Twins learned to leave a small light on for me since I tend to get up in the middle of the night sometimes.) I yawned and stretched. I looked around to find myself on Sideswipe's warm chest plates and one of his hands over me as sort of a living blanket. I smiled and lied back down. Closing my eyes, I started drifting off again when a stray thought hit me like a brick wall.
Where was Salem?
I sat up quickly and looked around with worry. I looked to Sideswipe's head to wake him up but stopped and grinned at what I saw.
Right there on his left shuttered optic, was Salem. Curled up without a care in the world as to where he was sleeping.
I wiggled out from Sideswipe's hand and carefully made my way to Salem. But to get to him, I had to crawl to Sideswipe's shoulder and climb down so I was now standing on the berth next to his head (I could have climbed onto his face, but I didn't want to be rude and accidentally wake him up). From there, I had to stretch as far as I could so I could grab Salem. It took a little work, but after a few failed attempts, I found him and carefully brought him down. I put his small purring frame in the crook of my arm before curling myself up next to Sideswipe's warm neck cables. I drifted off once again to the sound of Salem purring quietly with content.
A few hours later, I woke up to Sideswipe moving. I groaned and scooted closer to him.
Sideswipe shifted away from me and sat up."Hey, Little Flower. Time to get up." He nudged me with a finger.
"I don' wanna."
"Well then I guess you can't go to camp." Sunstreaker said from somewhere behind me. That's all it took to get me up. I snapped my eyes open and stood up.
"Whoa." I put a hand to my head and stretched an arm out as my sight turned black and I started getting dizzy. "Stood up to fast." After a few seconds it went away and I looked up at Sunstreaker. "That was mean."
Sunstreaker rolled his optics, "Just get ready so I can get this done and over with."
Sideswipe reached down and lightly picked me, putting me onto the floor in front of a small human sized door. "They made a small room for you in our room when they found out you were living with us. So now you don't have to go halfway across the base to use the human washracks and you get a room all to yourself." Sideswipe explained as I peeked into the new smaller room.
It was a decent sized room, although it was still bigger than anything I've ever had before. It was more like a medium sized apartment. As soon as I opened the door, I was in what looked like a living room. About ten feet away from the right wall was a couch and on the wall was a large flatscreen T.V. At the left wall in the corner nearest the door was a medium sized personal kitchen. In the far left corner was Salem playing with some new toys. Walk through the living room and you come across a hallway. In the hallway were two doors. The one on the right led to my new room and the one on the left led to the bathroom.
Sideswipe's holoform appeared next to me. "So what do you think?"
"Uhm. Well... I've never had a place like this all to myself before."
Sideswipe shrugged, "Well, you can share it with us."
"I could... but first I have to take a shower and get ready to go to camp." I turned to my suitcases that I found in my new room and got some clothes out along with all the other necessities needed.
After I was done getting ready and playing around with Salem for a little, I gave him to Mikaela for her to look out for him while I was away at camp. The Twins and I walked over to a separate hanger to where we met up with Arcee, Chromia, Elita-One, Jazz, and Jolt. We walked inside to see Wheeljack and Ratchet messing around with what looked like a giant computer that was connected to a large round thing that reminded me of the Stargate from well, the movie Stargate except bigger and more complex.
"Wa-ho! What is that?" I felt my eyes widen as I looked at the thing in front of me.
"It's called a ground bridge," Wheeljack explained, his headfins flashing as he talked. "It's a smaller, weaker version of a Space Bridge. The ground bridge will send us through time and space and let us be able to get from one place to another without needing to spend time and resources if we get called to a Decepticon sighting."
I pointed at the thing in front of me. "If that's smaller than a Space Bridge, then I don't even want to know how big a Space Bridge is." It was like twice the size of Optimus, and he was huge!
"Half your planet could fit through a Space Bridge." If it was possible, my eyes just got as big as dinner plates. "A Space Bridge is a way for us to be able to travel from one galaxy to another in much less time than it would take to travel at normal speeds. A ground bridge is similar. Except smaller and only works on your planet. If we try to go past Earth, then there is a high probability that it would end up exploding from the strain and taking out roughly the size of China of the surrounding area." Wheeljack explained.
"Eh?" I squeaked. Knowing I lived next to something that could blow up like that was only just a little unnerving.
Note sarcasm.
Ratchet pulled out one of his trusty wrenches and slammed it into the back of Wheeljack's head with a loud Clang! "Shut up, Wheeljack! You're going to make her glitch."
Too late. I'm already getting a picture in my head of us, part of India, and whatever else is near us going bye-bye. The ocean then filling in the space where land once was, making it look like there was never anything there.
I snapped out of my thoughts, "Has it been tested?"
Ratchet turned to me and I felt a scan run through me. I frowned and tried to hold still at the weird feeling. "Of course. We wouldn't send you through unless it was." He said before turning to the others who were going with me. "She is healthy and in perfect condition and I want her to return that way. If she gets so much as a scratch on her, you all will be feeling my wrench. Got that?" Ratchet threatened the mechs and femmes who were towering above me.
Sideswipe knelt down next to me and gently grabbed me. He lifted me up to his face plates and pouted, "Who do you think we are, Ratchet? We would never let anything happen to our Charge." I smiled and hugged him.
Ratchet glared before grunting, "Just bring her back unharmed."
Sideswipe grinned and put me down. Everyone except Ratchet and Wheeljack (and obviously me) transformed. I climbed into Sideswipe's alt-mode and watched as Wheeljack tapped a few buttons and the Groundbridge powered up with swirling green-blue light (more blue than green) with tinges of silver and pink. Everyone activated their holoforms and drove toward it. In a flash of blue-green and a tingling later, we were through. We were on a back road that was hardly used a few minutes my church.
"That... was... AWESOME!"I yelled. "We just went halfway around the world in the blink of an eye!"
Sideswipe laughed. "Yeah, now imagine going through a Space Bridge."
I thought about it as we pulled up to the church. "It would be epic." I said while getting out. "Maybe I could go on one if you guys ever get the chance to go back up."
Sideswipe opened his mouth to reply but got interrupted.
"Moonlight!" I turned to see Bliss running up to me.
"Frag!" I call out right as she glomps me. "Oof!" We both fall to the ground with me underneath and taking the brunt of the fall. "Ow..." I gasped as Bliss grinned and got up off of me. Sideswipe came into my view, also grinning. "What?"
"You said frag."
I thought for a second. "Yeah so? What's your point?"
Sunstreaker came over at that moment and helped me up. "You all right?"
I nodded. Sideswipe came up and put an arm over my shoulder, still grinning. "Hey, Sunny, I think we're rubbing off on her."
"Don't call me that."
Bliss stepped up and gave me a hug while Sunstreaker glared at his brother. I walked inside and Thistle (still C.C., just a different nickname) came up and hugged me.
"Waz up, Mooney?" She asked, breaking the hug.
"Please don't call me that." I asked yet again. Let's just say, now I know how Sunstreaker feels when Sideswipe calls him 'Sunny'.
"Whatever... Mooney." She teased before making her way over Arcee (they became quick friends). I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"Slim Jim!" I called as soon as I saw him (still Slim Shady, I just like to change his name to Slim Jim sometimes). I ran over to him and jumped onto his back, glomping him.
"What the?!" Slim Shady shouted as soon as I landed. Sliding off, I grinned and hugged him and Skater. Something I love about these two is that they're like the brothers I never had. I can tell these two anything and not get uncomfortable or awkward. They also come to me when it comes to things in their lives and we never tell anyone else the things we tell each other. We know how to keep each others secrets.
The only thing I can't tell them is that my new friends are really giant alien robots from space.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker pulled me to the side, away from everyone else. "You want to tell them don't you," Sunstreaker whispered. I looked at him and hesitated before nodding.
"Um... Yeah, I tell them everything and they tell me everything and we never tell anyone our secrets. They're like the brothers I never had and I'm like their sister they never had. I just feel really bad about having to lie to them. But… I won't tell them if you don't want me to."
He nodded, but stayed quiet, staring at Skater and Slim Shady.
"You're still willing to keep us a secret?" Sideswipe spoke up.
I put on a hurt look. "Of course. I made a promise and I intend to keep it." They fell silent, most likely thinking about what I said.
"Hey Lily. You bring some new friends?" Trevor asked, walking up. (He was a new youth leader and he filled in Red's old job. Man I miss Red...)
"Ya, that's Eletta over there in the pink," -I pointed at Elita-One.- "Over there is Chloe," -I motioned to Chromia. "And over there is Jolt." (I'm not really sure why, but Elita and Chromia decided to take human names. I mean I understand Elita, but Chromia could get away with her name. The guys on the hand decided to be lazy and stick with their original names. Arcee could get away with her name, so she stayed with hers.)
"Sweet, you're just bringing in people from all over the place." he smiled down at me.
I smiled back. I really wish I could tell him that they're actually aliens.
"Do you know if Max is coming?" I hadn't seen him when we arrived, but he could just be out back.
"He called yesterday and said he wouldn't be able to make it, sorry."
I slumped over and sighed dramatically. "Dang it! Now how am I supposed to torture him?"
"I don't know. But there is always next week," he shrugged. "Alright, I have to go get everyone ready. See you later."
I smiled, "alright."
Just then, Trevor clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. He then proceeded to tell us what was going to be happening. We were to load up in the bus and from there we would be driving to camp. We were going to follow him as he drove the bus. Once at the camp, he would give us more information on what we were to do next. Once he was done, I managed to convince Sideswipe to let me drive his alt-mode and to let me also have Bliss and Thistle ride with me. He was reluctant at first, but in the end complied. I also asked if I could tell them about the comms so we could talk to everyone else and Jazz was totally fine with it as long as that's all they knew. My excuse? It was something that got installed so that they can keep better tabs on me.
So Sideswipe walked over to Sunstreaker's alt-mode and pretended to be a 'passenger'. Bliss got the tight space that made up the back seat since she was the smallest and Thistle got the front seat. While I got to 'drive'. (Really all I did was hold the steering wheel and keep a foot on the pedal to make it look like I was the one driving when in reality Sideswipe was really the one who was driving.)
"Wow. Lamborghini's have really nice interior." Thistle commented as she looked around.
"And really soft seats." Bliss added.
"Glad to know you like it." Sideswipe said over his radio.
I grinned and glanced at the dash before looking back at the road. "And I get to drive one whenever I want to."
"No you don't."
"Sideswipe. Yes I do."
"No you don't."
"Ya-huh."
"Nu-uh."
"Ya-huh."
"Nu-uh." (Now imagine us doing that for about ten minutes.)
"Will you two shut up!" Sunstreaker cut in.
"Ah shut up, Sunshine." Sideswipe told him.
"Don't call me that!" I grinned evilly and opened my mouth. "And don't you dare Lily!"
"Too late~." I sang. I took a deep breath and started singing way off key, "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when the skies are grey, you'll never know dear~-"
"I hate you." He interrupted. I only laughed hysterically.
"No you don't. You love me and you know it... Sunny?"
"He uh... he shut off his comm." Sideswipe informed me.
"Tell him he's a party pooper."
"Hey Sideswipe," Bliss spoke up. "How are you still able to talk to us if Sunstreaker turned off his comm and you're riding with him?"
"Umm. I'm using what you would call a…cellular device." He said in a joking tone. I snorted.
"Okay, well can you hang up? Kinda want to talk in private."
There was silence before he spoke up, "Fine, but make it quick." With that, Sideswipe 'hung up' by make a clicking sound through his speakers.
I told them it was off and Thistle turned to me, "Alright, Lily. We want the truth and we want it now. Do you or do you not like Sunstreaker or Sideswipe?" she asked.
I jerked the wheel at the unexpected question. Sideswipe moved with the wheel. I'm not sure if he moved because of me, or because he wasn't expecting the question either. "Uh-Wha'-They-I-You" I stammered. How the heck am I supposed to answer that? 'Specially with Sideswipe right here? "What kind of question is that?"
Bliss was staring at me with that 'Answer the question already' look. "It's a simple question. Yes or no. Do you or do you not like them?"
I stayed quiet and glanced at the dashboard. I wiggled in my seat in the uncomfortable silence. "I -uh- I don't feel very comfortable answering that." I glanced at the dash again. Sideswipe tightened my seatbelt ever so slightly in a silent hug. I relaxed and smiled a little.
"Does that mean you like them?" Thistle asked.
I looked at her and glared. "No, that means I'm not comfortable answering it and I don't want to say because I honestly don't know." And that was the truth. I mean sure they were cute (both bi-pedal and holoform), but did I really like them more than friends? It's never really crossed my mind till now. "Can we switch the topic?" I sighed.
My friends were quite before Bliss spoke up. "Fine," she huffed as she crossed her arms and leaned back.
So we rode the rest of the way to camp in silence, only the music from Sideswipe's radio was there to break the silence. We arrived at the camp two hours later. We found our cabins and went our separate ways, boys in two and girls in another two. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker weren't too happy to find out that they had to sleep in a separate cabin from me. Once we were situated, we went to the church and got the rules (my favorite was 'No Purple') and got separated into four teams. Arcee, Sideswipe and I were on the red team (we got to have Red for our team leader, which is just awesome). Jazz and Chromia were on the white team. Elita-One and Jolt were on the blue team while poor Sunstreaker was stuck all alone on the... pink team.
Poor Sunny...
After we got our teams, we got to explore the camp. It's a pretty nice place, and pretty too. We were surrounded be large hills with cabins spread out throughout the camp for different churches. The lake was huge for a Missouri lake and pretty too. The camp was actually a part of Lakes of the Ozarks and leading to the lake was a small river with a bridge for cars and campers to cross. There was a cave that we could go spelunking in. At dinner, we went to the hall and got to some yummy sugary food that I missed because of the Hatchet. There was also a snack shack that I can totally see myself taking advantage of.
Ah the sugar.
After dinner, we went back to the church and got a small service before having to go to bed.
The next morning was terrible. I had to get up at eight in the morning. Urg! I am not a morning person. There was one advantage to waking up early though. I got to spend time with Sides and Sunny watching the sun come up over the lake. It was really pretty the way the sun sparkled on the water and reflected the light with the pink, orange and yellow hues. We sat in a comfortable silence and looked out over the lake, listening to the waves lap at the shore and where we were sitting at the docks.
Have I mentioned that it's really pretty here?
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please?"
"No."
"Pretty please with energon on top?"
"No."
"Just get in the water, Sunflower!" Sideswipe called from below us in the water.
Right now, we were having a small break where we can have some fun and go around and mingle with others. Sideswipe and I were trying to get Sunstreaker into the lake, but we weren't having much luck. Sunstreaker and I were standing on the docks while Sideswipe was below us, treading water.
Sunstreaker turned to glare at his brother. "Don't call me th- Ay!" he shouted as I pushed him in. I laughed evilly as he came up, spitting out water. He kicked over to the dock and pulled himself up. "You are going to pay for that, femme." He growled, looking down at me. I only grinned up at him as he glared at me. He moved behind me and pushed me. As he pushed me, I reached out and grabbed his arm, making him fall with me.
Something I've never actually told anyone before, but I just love the way things sound under water. Things are muffled and it's quite. And pretty too. It's like a whole new world just waiting to be explored. Like for instance, I love the way my hair floats around me. I love to see fish in their natural habitats. I love to see that big ol' turtle down near the bottom of the lake swimming along and nibbling the plants that grow down there. But unfortunately I can't hold my breath for very long or else I would stay down here forever.
I turned to where Sunstreaker was beside me and saw a rare smile on his lips (while it was small, it was still a smile). I grinned and propelled myself to the surface near Sideswipe, who was laughing. I giggled and splashed him. Sunstreaker came up just then, also getting a face full of water. They started splashing me back. I laughed and looked up at the dock to where everyone else was just as Slim Shady and Skater landed right behind me with a huge splash.
They surfaced and grinned. "Need some help there?" Skater asked and before I could reply, they both started splashing Sunny and Sides. They shouted in protest and said something about ruining the fun, but continued their attack.
So we spent like another five minutes of splashing (well, Sideswipe did more splashing than Sunstreaker did), then we just swam around, floated, sat on the docks and talked about nothing in particular.
After the break, we met up with our teams and got to know each other. Sideswipe of course got on with everyone he met right away. Arcee was hesitant while I was me and didn't talk to anyone unless they talked to me. Sideswipe played a game he learned from "How I met Your Mother." He played the 'Hey, have you met Lily?' game and then walks away to talk to someone else. I got pretty irritated at him for that. And once this is all over, I'm gonna have to see how everyone else got along with their teams. Especially Mr. Anti-Social.
After we got to know our teams, we had our evening service and then dinner. Then we had a little more free time before we had to go to bed.
Right before bed, Jazz and Elita-One pulled me to the side where we wouldn't have any fears of being over heard.
"Lily? Sunstreaker and Sideswipe told us your family unit bond about Shady and Skater." Elita spoke first.
I frowned at the unfamiliar term, "Family unit bond?"
"A bond 'tween friends who are more family than friends," Jazz explained. I made an understanding face and let them continue.
"I have already talked to Optimus and Prowl about this, but we have to make sure. Do you think we can trust them with our secret?"
I hope I got the ground bridge explanation right, if not than oh well.
I need some help from you all. I can't come up with any good games to do in camp so if you could leave a review or PM me with something, that would be awesome and greatly appreciated :)
Oh, and before I forget. Tragedy will strike soon... I just can't say how soon... I gotsta keep ya interested, no?
Thank you to everyone who favorite/followed my story :) I can't really be specific on who, cause my email is being stupid and won't let me access it and find out who like ma story. Sorry. I'll try and add you guys in in the next chapter if I remember.
