The command center packed to the rafters with 'bots in their natural forms. Towering over them all, Optimus Prime turned to glanced at the black Ironhide, who had his arms folded over his chassis. Will sitting on his shoulder, looking ruffled and tired. Optimus eyed the commander of the base, he needed to recharge.
"How is the boy?" Optimus addressed Ratchet. Who glanced up sharply. "Well considering I had to disinfect over three thirds of his back to keep the rest of his wounds from getting infected and being thirty pounds underweight, from the unknown venom and tears in his bloodstream." That announcement had the more easy going 'bot bristling, his cannons whirring softly.
"Calm down Bee." As the yellow scout whirred softly, banishing his cannons. Patting the giant metal cheek, Sam murmured "I know how you feel Bee." Bee whined softly, gently laying one finger on Sam's back. Guardian and his charge looked at each other. Sitting on Bee's other shoulder, Mikaela rubbed her eyes sleepily.
"Oh bloody hell." All heads turned towards Elena, who looked as if she would faint. If not for being astride Prowl's shoulder, the mech glanced worriedly at her. Elena flushed at the scrutiny. "Sorry, but those rumors I heard from my cousin, they are right."
"What rumors?" Prime noted how she shifted on Prowl's shoulder, before sighed deeply. "In his second year, students were being petrified, no one knew what was causing it. That was when we learned he is a Parseltongue." "Sorry, he's a what?" Looking up at to see who interrupted her, Elena saw Will blush at all eyes on him. Elena smirked at the normally easy going commander blush.
"Parseltongue, he can talk to snakes. Only descendants of Salazar Slytherin can speak the tongue. When Voldemort attempted to kill him, I guess he passed the trait over to Harry.
"Somehow at the end of the year, Harry and his two friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger found out what was petrifying students. A snake, a Basilisk that can kill with one look. The only girl Weasley was taken into the chamber of the Basilisk. When Harry and Weasley went to rescue her with that nut job Gilderoy Lockhart. Who tried to obliviate the pair with Weasley's broken wand which backfired on him.
"Somehow in the avalanche they were split up. Harry had to continue on without any help. He found the girl Weasley, the Horcrux of Tom Riddle possessing the girl. He summoned the basilisk to kill Harry. Harry with the help of Fawkes, the sorting hat and Godric Gryffindor's sword, Harry killed the basilisk. He was only twelve at the time."
"Fawkes? The Sorting Hat, Godric Gryffindor's sword?" Elena sighed at the interruption this time from Prime. "Alright a brief history lesson. Fawkes is the school's Phoenix, not Dumbledore's. He is a rare bird that can teleport in a flame of fire and can heal with his tears. That is the tears in Harry's blood stream.
"The sorting hat is what exactly like it sounds like. It's a hat that sorts the first years into houses based on traits of the four founders who built the school. Rowena Ravenclaw, brilliant wizards and witches normally get sorted into that house. Helga Hufflepuff, for loyal and the strongly determined wizards and witches.
"Salazar Slytherin, for the fiercely ambitious and cunning. I don't believe the hype that all dark wizards can be sorted in there. My cousin is in Slytherin and he is anything but a dark wizard.
"Godric Gryffindor, where the brave and overly reckless get sorted. Though there has been several dark wizards from that house. Harry is in that house, a headstrong Gryff, with Slytherin tendencies. Now back to the story.
"But the basilisk, in it's dieing throws, pierced his arm with a fang, pumping the venom into his bloodstream. Harry would have died if not for Fawkes. Which a Phoenix. He cried to the wound. Phoenix tears have extreme healing nature. I guess that the venom and tears mixed with him blood, and essentially gave him extremely venomous blood and healing tears. I'd say if someone came in contact with his blood, they would die slowly, and if came in contact with his tears, he'd heal them."
Silenced reigned through out the command center as everyone pictured the battle. Judging by the pale look on Epps face, the green tinge to Will's, they weren't picturing anything pretty. Elena rummaged into her pack, digging out a book on snakes. Moving to the correct page, she passed it along. Epps yelped "holy shit! You mean he killed that when he was only twelve?" Elena nodded. Will hissed "he's a brave little shit for taking on a snake that big."
Minutes passed, no one speaking. Until Ironhide finally broke the silence. "When he gets better, I am going to train him." Tension easing with that statement. Prime noted the Raptor twins. Mopbucket and Dustpan. Mopbucket blinked several times, turned towards his twin. Dustpan met his eyes. Blue eyes met red eyes.
One autobot, the other an ex-Decepticon. Both brothers, a highly volatile mix of raw energy and the brilliance to match. When in a devious mood, the brothers could give Sunstreaker and Sideswipe a run for their money. Both extremely loyal to one another.
"What is on your mind?" Prime asked the pair. As they turned towards him. Dustpan stepped forward, bowed his head. "We can feel a guardian bond with him, the both of us." Prime blinked at that, even twins rarely had the same charge. Ironhide groaned at that, causing Will to laugh. Poking Will in the side with a finger, Ironhide grunted "you'll be dealing with them as well."
Will face-palmed at that. Prime chuckled. As Dusty and Mop turned towards him, Prime smiled. "When he gets better, and once we explain everything to him, I'll let him know about the guardian bond." Both nodded, settled back down on their pede.
As the base settled down for the night, Will found himself unable to sleep. Padding from his room, walking down the hall. Reaching the hanger, he poked Ironhide's door. Causing him to grumble softly but the door swung open. Climbing in, Lying down on the seats. As 'Hide's sleepy voice came through the speakers "I've got my scanners on him, if anything happens, I'll know it." Will smiled sleepily, fell fast asleep in the warm seats. This is not a rare occurrence, Will found it much easier to sleep when around Hide. Ironhide didn't mind, as long as he let the 'bot know. Ironhide chuckled softly as the human soldier fell fast asleep.
Awaking with a start, Harry glanced about the room. Sweat pouring off his face, he began peeling the covers off of him. Placing his bare feet on cool tile, he shuddered. Getting off the bed, he walked over to the door. Walking out, he moved along. Everyone is still asleep, maybe now he can..
"Can't sleep sweet-spark?" Harry spun, colliding with the massive form of Ironhide. As the man scooped him, Harry squirmed in the man's grip. Moving along, Ironhide walked towards the black topkick. Noting Will is asleep in the seats. Harry squirmed in Ironhide's grip, causing him to shift his grip more securely. Harry scowled at the big man. Who just chuckled softly and he rubbed his spine gently.