Ahhhhh…I'm tired from today. Picnic, amusement park, chasing figments of my imagination around the place, the usual. And I'll be responding to reviews…if I remember.
Quakeshot: Congratulations, Shift. Looks like you and I are in the same boat.
Shift: What? –Looks blankly at Qs-
Qs: -whisperwhisper-
Shift: Ooooooh. I get it. Doesn't sound too bad, I guess…Ratchet and meeeee…but isn't there an age difference?
Me: Noooo. Quit trying to find loopholes to squirm out of! –grin-
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Chapter 14: Alls Well That Ends Well?
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'Cade looked around. The two Autobots were there, but where was Turret?
"Frenzy, there's no sign of Turret. Anything on the security cameras?"
"Yeah, 'Cccade. She's in-"but Frenzy voice was drowned out by a thin wailing. Since Bee was pretty much dead to the world, and the white sparkling wasn't waking up anytime soon, the black and white mech decided to investigate.
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"Turret?" The femme stopped wailing. "'Cade?" she squeaked, excited. Poking her head around a corner, she saw him looking around in a worried manner. "'CADE!" She pounced on his leg, clicking with happiness.
"Quiet, you poor excuse for a blender! We might get caught!" he said, frowning. It was hard to keep a straight face around Turret. He had missed her special brand of annoyingness.
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"Barricade to Starscream. I've got Turret. Prepare to end combat.
"Very well, Barricade. Just hurry up!
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"Decepticons, retreat!"
Quakeshot couldn't believe what she was hearing. "WHAT?!" she snarled, turning on the Seeker. "What about Shift? We can't just leave her at the Autobot's mercy!"
The Seeker spat back, "Well, we can and we will. Now I said, retreat!" Quakeshot followed, looking murderous.
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"Beeeeeeeeee. Get up, Bee." The yellow spy's optics came online. He was staring into Floodlight's blue green optics. "What happened, Floodlight?" he asked, still sleepy.
"Can't find Turret."
"What?"
Gently lifting the sparkling off of him, he looked around. Checking the security cameras, there was indeed no sign of the Decepticon femme.
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Turret was recharging in Barricade's arms as he stood with his assembled comrades. Starscream was explaining something to them all…something about reconstructing Megatron, but he was a bit busy making sure Turret didn't wake up during the Seeker's ramblings.. After Starscream was done with his lecture, 'Cade decided to crash on the recharge couch and Turret curled up on his chest armor. As Starscream passed the pair, he learned one of the greatest lessons you could possibly learn from a sparkling.
They're a lot cuter when their asleep.
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Meanwhile, Floodlight was winning over Ironhide and Sunstreaker. The little mech was a lot like Bee when he was younger, so he could have only brought back good memories. He was a perfect little sparkling compared to Turret. Simply curling in a ball in Ironhide's grip was enough to bring back waves of nostalgia for every mech in the vicinity.
"Wonder how an Autobot sparkling got mixed with those Deceptispawn?" said Ratchet aloud, as he gave the little sparkling a check-up. "Perhaps he was captured after coming online." Suggested Ironhide, shaking his head. "Sounds like something the Decepticons would do." Optimus held the white sparkling steady as Ratchet continued the little guy's exam. "But why wouldn't they convert into one of them?" asked the red and blue mech, as Floodlight clicked and squeaked with curiousity. He had no real idea what they were talking about.
Sideswipe was healing quickly. It hadn't been too serious, but Ratchet was confining him to the Med Bay for a few days. That was just fine with Sunny and Ratchet.
Ratchet wasn't going to be alone with the red twin. Floodlight was sleeping in there too.
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The Next Day…
"ARGH!"
Voltgear and GH had adopted a student and were teaching her the ways of the Pranksters.
"Great job, Turret. We'll make a prankster out of you yet! But now we must learn the most important skill a prankster needs to have." The cheeky purple mech said, grinning and looking over his shoulder.
"What's that, VG?" asked the green and brown youngling.
GH responded quickly, "The ability to run away. Quick, Cyros is coming!" Yells from the ice blue mech could be heard, and they were getting closer. "YOU IDIOTS! HOW DARE YOU COLOR ME YELLOW!?"
Both mechs took off, with Turret giggling on GH's shoulders.
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"Bee!" "That's right. Good job!" Bee said to the white sparkling.
Floodlight was still quite young, so he wasn't used to talking much. But he managed to learn some of the Autobot's names. Practice made perfect, after all.
"Op…ti…mis…" he seemed frustrated with any word three syllables and up. So, he tried a different approach. "Prime!"
But he still didn't seem happy. "What's wrong, Flood?" asked the yellow spy.
"…Miss Quakeshot." He said glumly.
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So? Is the saying 'alls well that ends well' true? I wouldn't know, the story's not over yet. XD I expect 1 or 2 more chappies to appear soon.
Now for reviews! YAY! 8D But only for chapter 13, mind. And Quakeshot shall assist me should I fall asleep or something. It's my first time, people!
Theshadowcat: Yes, ah do need sleep. –zzzzzzzz-
Qs: Ugh. Since the fleshy has fallen asleep, I will do the reviews for now.
Stesuna the Dragon: Yes, we would make a kickaft couple, but I will be too busy blasting Autobots to kingdom come to have a 'real' relationship with my rival. Nice try though.
Cman710: I am sure the fleshy known as Rice will appreciate the fact you like her story. I will read you 'fan fictions' when I am not busy.
Blood shifter: I assume you are talking about Sunstreaker. Rice informed me that, yes, Ratchet DID stop that sparkless brute from harming my friend any farther then he felt was necessary. Thank you for the concern.
Maccus lover: I have not heard the song, nor has Rice. I shall ask Frenzy, the little twerp. He may know. But if not, I'll find it myself. For now, I shall take your word for it.
Optimusxelitia4ever: Yes, our relationship is indeed a 'no-go'. But, I'm sure Shift will like Ratchet…for reasons beyond me. They could use GH and Voltgear as target practice. That would be nice.
Me: zzzzzzzzzsnort…wha? It's over?! Aw, man. Well, that's all for this week, folks. See you next week with the final chappies and the sequel to this story. See you then! –falls asleep-