Okay here's the update I've meant to post. I got a review from panthergirl and she reminded me to do this so, thank you.
Hope you enjoy this CHPTR, the song I use here is 'The Reason' by Hoobastank and sadly I do not own it. :(
I'm not all to fond of this CHPTR but I think it will do for now and I'm just going to tell you all this now. when this CHPTR ends you are all going to be in for a shock and some might be mad at me.
Okay, I'll stop my babbling. On with the story.
Ratchet's P.O.V:
There was something I couldn't understand; maybe it was just me but maybe it wasn't. Juliana has been acting really strange; she's been keeping her distance from us by either staying locked up in her room or by going over to the other children's houses. It seems as though she's hiding something from us but I just can't figure out what it is.
Today as I'm driving Juliana to school, her normal talkative self just seemed to disappear as she only gazed out at the passing houses and buildings; her face looks like she's in a deep conversation with herself.
Coming to a stop as the light turned red, I decided to ask Juliana if she was alright. "Juliana." I spoke in a tone that I noticed I only used when I was near Juliana but she took no notice of my call. "Juliana!" I raised my voice louder than I had thought I had as I watched Juliana jump up in surprise.
"Yes Ratchet, what is it?" Juliana's voice sounded as though she hadn't been getting a lot of sleep and the bags under her eyes was a telltale sign that she wasn't.
"Is something the matter? You haven't said a word this morning and you look ready to fall into recharge right now." I said in a concerning tone; whether it was my medical programing kicking in or my care for Juliana I could figure out.
"I haven't been sleep to well is all Ratchet. I have a lot on my mind and I guess it's affecting me more than I thought." Juliana yawned loudly and rubbed her eyes lightly.
"What is so troubling that it is keep you from recharge?" I asked and Juliana only turned her head to look out the window again. "Juliana you can tell me; I'm sure it's not that bad." I spoke out as the light turned green and I drove off slowly.
"It's just that… Ratchet have you found out yet what caused the energon to turn gray yet?" if I was able to I would have raised an optic brow. Juliana was failing to fall into recharge because she was still concerned about the energon?
"Sadly no I haven't. From what the scans I have done it shows that the energon is perfectly normal. There's no virus or foreign body in it so whatever is causing this is doing this singly cube by cube." I answered and this caused Juliana's already pale face to turned a tint lighter.
"Juliana, as long as the other cubes do not become of the same state we will all be alright. You shouldn't worry so much about this; it's causing you to look unwell." I took notice at how the worry was causing Juliana to look sick. Her pale skin, her glazed over eyes, and the strands of her hair that were out had less of their normal shine to it.
"I'm sorry Ratchet. But I can't stop worrying; if this continues it could harm you all and I don't want to see that happen. You all mean too much to me." Juliana looked away from the window and held a soft smile on her face.
"And that is the same reason why I don't want you to worry about this so much. I care about you, Juliana, and you worrying about this is making you unwell and I do not like to see you like this." Once I noticed what I had said I was wishing I could slap myself.
Juliana stayed quiet for a moment with a blank expression before she smiled and leaned back on the seat. "Thanks Ratchet." as she closed her eyes, I couldn't help but smile inwardly. Sending a warm sensation into Juliana's seat, I watched as her breathing soon became slow and steady; she had fallen into recharge.
Taking a turn away from the school, I turned the radio to a station Juliana had said helped her relax and recharge better. As the musical instruments played out in a smooth slow melody I recognized the music as one Juliana loved to listen to. She had called it 'Love Death Birth' and said it was by a human named Carter Burwell. ( GSSB: Lovely piece of music. I suggest listening to it if you enjoy the slow melodies )
As the melody carried on, I phoned the school saying how Juliana was going to be absent for today and I continued to drive around town to allow Juliana some time to rest.
I knew Optimus wouldn't enjoy that I kept Juliana out of school but I could always tell him in medical terms how Juliana needed to rest and how it was best for her to stay at the base for the day.
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Juliana's P.O.V:
I was so grateful that Ratchet had allowed me to stay home today and rest. Mister had been shouting at for the last couple nights and because of that it caused me to get no sleep.
Sitting down on the couch, I watched as Ratchet worked on the computers; completely unaware that I had woken up. As I watched him work, Mister's voice rang in my ears again and I frowned at the thought of having to explain to him that I was never going back to the energon room.
/"Juliana, you must listen to me. If you keep this up you'll have yourself in Ratchet's med-bay. Your body is falling ill because you haven't had your energy replenished. At this rate you will-"/ "Shut up!" I whispered/shouted at Mister; luckily Ratchet wasn't paying attention or he might think I was going mad.
"No matter what you say Mister, no matter what happens, I will not go back." I said in a stern voice. "I've done enough damage already; I am not going to cause-" "Juliana, how long have you been awake?"
Snapping my head to the sound of the voice, I saw that Ratchet was looking at me. He didn't seem to notice that I was talking to no one so I just played it off as though I just woke up. "Not too long. Thanks for letting me stay Ratchet home Ratchet. I really needed the sleep."
Ratchet nodded and it came to me that I didn't know how long I was sleeping. "Hey Ratchet, what time is it?" I asked and Ratchet turned to the clock on the computer. "4:30. Why?"
Bolting up from the couch I raced down the steps with dread in my eyes. "Miko and the guys are expecting me at her place in the next fifteen minutes! If I'm not there soon Miko will have my head."
As I reached the end of the steps Ratchet had a smile on his face and he shook it lightly. "I'll get you there in no time Juliana; I don't really think Miko will get on you for being a few minutes late." This time it was my turn to shake my head, "Miko's really into the project she has us doing. If we mess it up for her she'll never forgive me."
As Ratchet transformed and allowed me to climb, I brushed my fingers through my hair to try at least make it look like I brushed it. "And what exactly is this project Miko has planned?" Ratchet asked but I paused before I answered.
"Nothing to worry about Ratchet; we'll be over with it tonight." As the thought of what was going to happen tonight ran through my head, I couldn't help but become afraid. How I allowed Miko to talk me into this was still a bother to me.
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Ratchet's P.O.V:
As I worked at the computers, I couldn't help but wonder what the project was that the children were working on. Especially Miko; her working on a project sounded a little off.
As I continued to work Optimus and the others came in and each looked around the room for something. "Where's Julie Ratchet?" Bulkhead asked. "Juliana went over to Miko's to work on a project that she and the others are working on. They said that they wouldn't be done until real late so she's staying the night at Miko's."
Everyone looked saddened when I told that Juliana wouldn't be here for the night and so did I but as a call came in on the computers it pulled me out of the sad thought.
"It's Nurse Darby." I said as I answered it and we all heard June over the other end while talking to someone. "Hello Nurse Darby, what is it?" I asked and it brought June in from her other conversation on the other end.
"Hello Ratchet, I was just calling to see if you guys on your way to the school yet?" I gave off a puzzled look to the computer screen; why did June think we were coming to the school at such a late hour. "I'm sorry June, but I am not following you. Did you expect us for something?"
The other end was silent for a moment until another voice broke it in the background, "She didn't tell them?! I want Bulkhead to be here to see this! Wait until I get my hands on her after the show!" It was Miko and from her shouting we could tell she was not pleased about something.
"Show? What did Miko mean June; what show?" Bulkhead asked before the rest of could. "There's this musical talent show or whatever it's called tonight and Miko, Jack, Raf, and Juliana are in it. We all thought Juliana told you about it."
We all looked at each other with puzzling looks. "I'm afraid June, Juliana never informed us of this event." Optimus spoke out and you could hear the sigh from June on the other end. "Well the show doesn't start for another twenty minutes so if you all want to come, it's an outside show."
I didn't know about the rest of the team but I already knew my answer. "I'll start the ground bridge up and I'll meet you there Nurse Darby." Everyone looked at me with a surprised look but I just shrugged it off.
"You can count me in June; I don't want to think about what Miko would do to me knowing that I missed this." Bulkhead stated with a chuckle.
"You can rest assure June that rest team shall be there." Optimus said with a smile on his face.
"Great, see you soon. You guys can park in the lot since that's where the show is." As June ended the call, we all turned to Optimus. "Why do you think Juliana didn't tell us of this Optimus?" Arcee asked; she looked kind of hurt that Juliana hadn't told her.
"She might have simply forgotten Arcee; with recent events she could simple have forgot about it." Optimus stated and I had to agree with his thought. "Well, let's not waste any more time. Let's go and get some good parking spots for the show." Bulkhead said as he walked over to the ground bridge.
As I started up the ground bridge, I set it a couple of blocks away from the school so no one would see us. As we all transformed, Optimus and I were the last to travel through the bridge as it closed behind us with a hiss.
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Optimus' P.O.V:
As we came to the other end of the ground bridge, we were surprised to see that not a single vehicle was out and most of the shops were closed. "Must be a big show if the whole town of Jasper is going." Arcee stated as we drove off for the school.
Once we made it to the school, we found that most of the parking spots were taken by other humans who were sitting on them. "Oh great, how are we going to get to see the show now?" Bulkhead said but looking over to my left I saw a familiar human standing a few feet away.
"Optimus, come over this way. I saved you all some spots." June shouted and led the way with us following. "Thanks June for save us some spots." Bulkhead thanked June and she just waved her hand.
"It was nothing. Over there; second row on the left next to my car." As we took the five empty spaces next to June's, we all finally got a good look at the stage.
It was a good sized, big enough for Arcee and Bumblebee to stand on and it looked strong enough to hold Bulkhead. There were these large purple/red curtains that had many white musical notes in them along with the theatrical faces.
"How much longer until the show starts June?" Arcee asked as her holoform quickly disappeared. "Not too much longer. There are a couple of groups before them since there third to last."
"Nurse Darby, how did you find out about this event? Did Jack tell you?" Ratchet asked and this had been pondering my processor as well. "Yeah, Jack told me about it a week ago. I was kind of surprised that Juliana didn't tell you guys. Miko told me that she was planning on to, I guess she forgot."
"That is what we thought of as well. But it no longer matters." June nodded and she as well took a spot on her car.
After a while the curtains moved away to show the head of the. School, Mr. Powers.
"Welcome all of Jasper to the school's annual music talent show." As the large crowd of people cheered and shouted, Mr. Powers raised his hand into the air and the rest of the curtains moved away. "Without further ado, please welcome our schools talented young children."
Behind the curtain sat a large group of children with many different musical instruments. As the children began to play, I could only wonder what Juliana and the others had in store.
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Ratchet's P.O.V:
As the groups of children played their piece, every one of us waited with eagerness for the group we were waiting for.
As the latest group gave their ending bow, Mr. Powers applauded with the rest of the humans as he walked onto the stage. "Next up, we have a new band called 'Cyber Robot Defenders'" just at hearing the name of the band told me who was coming up next.
As the humans clapped for the group to come out, I was kind of surprised at how the lights on the staged darkened and how you could just barely see what was going happening on the stage.
Suddenly three colored lights of violet, red, and green shot down from the top of the stage and showed three familiar faces. Miko had her guitar in hand, Jack was behind a large set of drums, and Rafael was in front of a musical keyboard.
Just as I was wondering where Juliana was, Miko and Rafael began to play a melody that I had once listened to with Juliana. As the melody continued on for a few more klicks, Jack started out slow on his drums and all their instruments melded together.
Once all three of them were playing together another light turned on, a dark blue, and in the center of the light stood some I hardly recognized.
Juliana stood there in a long blue dress that had sparkle stars in it and with the blue light she was bathed in it made them shimmer wildly. She had a blue cloth covering her arm cast and she had on her bracelet on the other arm. But what was more surprising was the fact that Juliana's hair was out and it had a matching star headband.
"I'm not a perfect person"
Juliana began to sing while Miko, Jack, and Rafael played on. Her voice soft you could hear the feeling in it.
"There's many things I wish I didn't do.
But I continue learning,
I never meant to do those things to you
And I just have to say before I go,
That I just want you to know,"
As Juliana's voice rose up, Jack, Miko, and Raf put more power into their playing and the Melody gained the attention of the audience and of mine.
"I've found a reason for me,
To change who I used to be,
A reason to start over new,"
Juliana's voice was flowing so smoothly with the song and to sum it up in an earth term, Juliana's voice was as sweet as honey.
"And the reason is you."
Taking a moment to pause, Juliana pushed a lock of her lovely blue hair out of her face and put on a brave smile.
"I'm sorry that I hurt you,
It's something I must live with everyday,
And all the pain I put you through,
I wish that I could take it all away,
And be the one who catches all your tears,
That's why I need you to hear…
I've found a reason for me,
To change who I used to be,
A reason to start over new,
And the reason is YOU."
As Jack's drumming quickened, Miko's guitar blasted out, and Rafael pressed down on the keys with a wide smile on his face. Juliana looked ready to fall over from fright but she placed that brave look on her once again and I could have sworn I saw a gleam in her eyes.
"And the reason is You,
And the reason is You,
And the reason is YOU."
As Juliana's voice went soft, she turned her head towards us and she looked completely shocked and if not terrified to see us. June waved at her and the others wildly but Juliana didn't return it. The look on Juliana's face showed that if she was able to she most likely would have ran and hid but as the song continued on, so did she.
"I'm not a perfect person,
I never meant to do those things to you,
And so I have to say before I go,
That I just want you to know,
I've found a reason for me,
To change who I used to be,
A reason to start over new,
And the reason is you!
I've found a reason to show,
A side of me you didn't know,
A reason for all that I do,
And the reason is you…"
As Jack, Miko, and Rafael slowly stopped playing their instruments, they all turned to Juliana who was now completely red in the face. As the people hollered and cheered for Juliana, I watched as she slowly waved to them but kept her gaze far from us.
"I don't thinks she sees us." Arcee spoke. As I was about to tell that she did already see us, Bulkhead, Arcee, and even Optimus Honked their horns and revved their engines.
Looking over to where the sounds were coming from, Juliana's face seemed to turn even redder as she saw that it was us.
As the colorful lights turned off and were replaced with the normal lights, Mr. Powers walked over to the children and placed a hand on Juliana's shoulder. "Let's give another round of applauses for 'Cyber Robot Defenders'!"
As the cheers became louder, Mr. Powers led the children off the stage with his hand still around Juliana. But something looked off; Juliana now looked like she was about to become ill. Her face was no longer red but was a shade between gray and white and her eyes had a slight red hue to them.
"Come on let's go see the kids. I want to tell the how well they did." Bulkhead shouted as he and the others started to drive off.
"You coming Ratchet?" snapping out of my thoughts, I saw that Bumblebee was waiting for me with Optimus. "Yes, let's go." As I followed behind them I couldn't help but feel like something wasn't right.
As we finally made it to the back of the school, I saw Miko, Jack, Rafael, and June waiting for us. As we drove up, I noticed that Juliana was nowhere in sight. "Nurse Darby, where is Juliana?" I asked. "Julie walked off with Mr. Powers a few seconds ago. He said that he needed to speak with her. Wait here, I'll go get her!" Miko shouted and handed Jack her guitar.
As Miko ran off to look for Juliana, I waited for their return while the others talked. After a few klicks I began to wonder what was taking Juliana and Miko so long but when I saw Miko come running towards us I inwardly smiled. But that smile disappeared when I saw that Juliana wasn't with her.
"Optimus! Ratchet! Everybody! We got a problem!" as Miko finally made it back to us, she nearly collapsed to the ground with her heavy breathing. "Miko, what's the matter?" Bulkhead asked, allowing Miko to lean on him as she tried to catch her breath.
"Juliana… she's been… She's…" "Spit it out already Miko! Where is Juliana?" I spoke to the young girl but her answer was far from what I was expecting.
"Juliana's been arrested. The police just took her to the Police Station"
WHAT?! Juliana, arrested? How could I do such a thing? … wait a minute, I just did such a thing.
Review please' I want to see what you think is going to happen next and what you liked/disliked about this. :-D