Chapter 13: never meant to be
Optimus woke up in a much brighter room. He looked around. He was lying on the couch, blue and soft. A pillow propped up his head. He groaned and raised his arm to his forehead. The part of his glove closest to his sleeves was coated in red. Optimus looked over his body and clothes. He had bandages over his right elbow, his left wrist, his right ankle and he realized once was wrapped around his forehead.
He abruptly sat up. A sudden pain rushed up. He groaned loudly. Then he suddenly realized he was in someone's home. He threw off the covers over him. His head surged with pain. He placed both hands on his head. He groaned low and loudly. He heard footsteps. He stood up quickly, looking around for something preferably his ax.
"you shouldn't get up so quickly. Sit back down," someone ordered.
Dizzy already, Optimus collapsed onto the couch. He leaned his head back. he groaned, quietly. He looked to the doorway, where the voice had originated. His head hurt, his ears burned, his eyes blurred, his breathing was heavy but even with all that it he could still believe who it was at the door.
"Liz?" whispered Optimus.
"You're really beaten up aren't you, Blue?" she chuckled.
"What hit me?" Optimus groaned.
"I was simply hiking when I found you. You were at the bottom of like the hill. How'd you get out there?" Liz smiled.
"I…I…was captured…I escaped…" Optimus was having trouble thinking.
"I think you hit your head real hard. I was afraid to call the hospital and I don't how to contact your friendly guardian…" Liz explained.
"So where am I?" questioned Optimus.
"In my house. Well my lodge really. If you want I can take you to the city. I mean I bet your friends are looking for you," Liz hummed.
"Yeah…" Optimus mumbled, slowly getting up.
"You really challenged Meltdown. You and your friends," Liz whispered.
"Yeah. I guess you could say we're a team like that," Optimus answered.
"you…you all are like…superheroes or something. Like the Autobots," Liz chuckled.
"Sure…" Optimus sighed, thinking about who he really was.
"Well, I'll get my keys and I'll give you that lift," blushed Liz, walking off.
"I'm not human…I'm not human…gotta keep reminding myself…" whispered Optimus.
Optimus looked down at his hands. He broke through those ropes with easy. If he was really Optimus Prime not his human form of Ryan Alexander Pax he could break through those ropes the same. Then he thought about the all spark fragments and all that has happened. The all spark started this. It was helping slowly, he thought. It gave him his Autobot strength.
"Hey, Blue, come on!" shouted Liz.
"Yeah…yeah," Optimus stuttered, slowly making his way toward her voice.
"By the way…here," Liz offered, appearing in the doorway again swinging his ax.
"My ax!" Optimus gasped.
"Where'd you get this? It's so much like…" Liz hummed.
"Optimus Prime's?" Optimus offered.
"Yeah…" Liz nodded, handing him the ax.
"Can you…you help me a little. Right now I'm really dizzy," chuckled Optimus.
"sure…Hey, Blue?" Liz whispered.
"What?" Optimus answered, leaning slightly on Liz as they walked off.
"You're the first friend I made here. I've been here three months and I've never really known anyone…" Liz whispered.
Optimus looked to Liz. A tear dripped down her check. Optimus smiled lightly. He pattered her on the back. She looked up at him. She looked into his eyes. They glimmered brighter then every. She couldn't help but smile. She blushed with a chuckle and looked away.
"You've got beautiful eyes," she blushed.
"Um…" Optimus blushed.
"Come on," she huffed, "Let's get to town."
They headed off for the car. Optimus finally figured out the feeling he's had. He was upset that he had. He felt even worse knowing she had the same tingling feeling. It was something he's not sure he felt purely in robot form. He's worried that it all will change if she ever found out. The tingling felt so right. Love felt so right.