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Transformers Prime: Miami
Chapter 14: Heaven can wait
Verity was mildly disappointed to say the least. " WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN ANOTHER DAY OR TWO!" She yelled.
Optimus could feel her disappointment," I am sorry Verity although Ratchet and Perecptor have come up with a way to switch you and Miko, I feel it needs further testing ."
Verity gripped the railing tighter and tighter."You have two the Cybertron's sharpest minds with you and you don't have faith in them!"
"it is not a question of faith Verity, more it is I want there to be no doubt that you and Miko will come out of this procedure unharmed. I will not condone the loss of any human life." Prime said stopping Verity's argument in its tracks.
Verity clinched her jaw ans shook her head, once the big guy had an idea in his head it was happening regardless she had been with the Autobots long enough to know some fights you have a to make a tactful retreat.
"Hey Mik-er Verity," Bulkhead began" If you want we can go sand dunning after I get dome with some diagnostics! " He offered hoping to ease her tension.
Verity held her hand to her forehead, the headaches were getting worse, she didn't say anything as to not cause any delays. She usually just pressed on through them.
"N-no i'm ok, I just need some air..."she said as she went topside
Prime turned to Ratchet, "what progress do you have ?"
"I think I have isolated the components I'll need to replicate the transference, The Problem I'm having that Perceptor is working in calibrated the Spark Extractor. If any of the calibrations are the slightest off, I fear we may lose one or both of the human's Souls Matrix's forever. I don't like using the Spark Exractor in this capacity but I fear it may be our only course. But ever more urgent is this."
ratchet pulled up a cranial scan on the terminal of both Miko and Verity."this was taken two days ago, as you can tell normal activities in the frontal lobe and the occipital lobe this was scan taken this morning, " He brought up another image ,This time Optimus saw the pics were drastically different "
"Note the is some significant deterioration in the to minds, I can't it explain it but it appears as if their minds are showing signs of decline. We have to switch them back quickly or I fear we will lose them regardless ."
"Continue work on the extractions device Ratchet "Optimus ordered " I will contact Elita one, maybe their can offer some insight to buy us a little more time."
Mirage cruised the beach line of North Beach. The sun was out among a sea of blue sky. Families were out enjoying the sand and the waters of Miami beach. He would usually be out on patrol but this day he sought his squad leader. It was a couple days after the attacks on Saturday nights, and the loss of human life still weighed heavily on her. He found her parked along the edges of the beach line. Taking the spot next to her he saw she was using her Holomatter avatar. She was standing a few feet ahead of him. She was dressed in soft white Capri pants A white tank top she wore underneath a soft pink over-shirt. She had light brown curly hair and soft brown eyes, with striking features. Elita -One picked this image from a news article about an actress named Sigourney Weaver.
Mirage also activated his holomatter avatar. Only his was a little more subtle and more adaptable to the locale of Miami. He chose that of a 50 year old man with black hair peppered with bits of gray, he hard dark brown eyes with a handsome chiseled chin with a five o clock shadow, He was once told by April that his avatar reminded her of the actor Bruce Campbell.. He wore white shorts with a blue shirt underneath a loud red and green Hawaiian shirt. .
He joined her as they watched the ocean, they could feel the wind blow through them, and the sun bask on them. Mirage could enjoy this easy but Elita on the other hand had a troubled look on her face.
"How you holding up Boss Lady?" He asked.
"I've been so busy with reports to Optimus and Agent Greene, Gathered and sorting clues for Verity, and monitoring the triangle for any sign of Shockwave, that this is the first opportunity ive had to take some time for myself. " She said quietly " Sky Lynx gave me a piece of advice when I was first ordered to this planet, He said Elita "don't forget to stop and smell the roses!" It took me a while to realize what he meant was to take opportunities to stop and remind yourself why we do what we do, why we fight. They have such a short lifespan, so brief time on this rock, and they enjoy it to the fullest. "
Mirage knew what Elita was doing, and it wasn't an act of pity or weakness. It was what any good Autobot did on their time here when they had just finished facing death. It was important to know that only way you can deal with death, is to surround yourself with life.
"It wasn't your fault Elita, Some humans have it in their nature to destroy themselves, the ones that died, died fighting." he said. "We made sure the ones escaping got out alive. "
"Still I can't condone the loss of one human life." She said shuffling her feet through the course sand.
"Is that you or is that Optimus talking? Mirage asked " He's a Prime, we're not. We're wired different, We see the same belief but we choose to approach them different that he does. Elita, I've known you since Cybertron fell, You've sacrificed more than any bot can be asked too. One thing I can honestly say and admire you for is you haven't lost your heart, your compassion. Some bots fight for honor, Some fight for survival or glory. But you fight because you believe it's your duty to protect the innocent. No one will ever take that from you."
Elita took it in quiet contemplation, Then her thought shifted to Green Light who was being fixed from the attack on her,Whoever accessed her system paralyzed her legs and tried to plant several computer bugs in her, Perceptor got them out and restored her sight and movement. But it left Green Light severely frazzled. She had been in power down mode for almost three days now.
She turned to Mirage " When this mess is over remind me to make you an Energon Mojioto! " She said " For now, we have work to do. I'm really interested to meet this third group of Autobots and Decepticons. "
Verity needed some air, escaping to the top of the missile silo she saw she was in time to catch the Nevada sunset. Sitting down on top of the mesa, she looked out to the edge of the horizon. As much as Optimus's decision infuriated her she had to respect it. In the time she knew Optimus , he had proved nothing less to be a great leader for the Autobots, and he only had the safety and well concern for all humanity. She tried to calm herself as she felt another migraine come on.
"You now we have a rug up here just so you don't have to sit on the dusty rock surface" Jack said as he laid out a green and blue and tan rug on the ground. He took a seat on it and waved for Verity to sit next to him. Verity scooted over as they took in the sunset .
"Look, Ratchet and Perceptor will get you switched back in no time, Optimus just wants to make sure you'll both be safe.." He said finally
"Yeah I can see that, it's just , it's just..." She grimaced as the last wave of pain hit her head. " ever since I've been in Miko's body, I can feel bits of her still here. "She said pointing at her head.
"I'm not sure I follow..." Jack inquired.
"I can feel some parts of Miko's personality trying to break through, see her memories, her thoughts. I've tried to bury myself in my police work to ignore it, but it keeps getting stronger." Verity said as she started draw circles in the dust with her finger.
"I don't know what it means but I know you have to keep remaing you!" jack insisted as he thought of what the real Miko was going through.
"I can't tell you how bad I've had to suppress the urge to run off impulsively through the ground bridge or gorge myself with junk food. "
"She is very ….spirited." jack chuckled.
"And then there's every time I look at you , " Verity said " I can feel what she feels about you..."
Jack paused, as he wondered if this would be an issue, he had remained close to Verity if anything to make sure nothing happened to Miko's body and to make sure Verity had no issues.
"we have been getting closer," jack admitted " Being involved with the Autobots in their fight with the Decepticons, we have some harrowing times together."
"Trust me, you don't want to wait on this, I had someone like you once, His name was Hunter. We teetered back and forth on how we felt for each other. But we were too late, " She said here eyes watering a little " He was on a transport that Decepticons shot down over the Rocky Mountains, He...died and we never told each other how we felt for each other."
Jack held her hand, and she squeezed back. They looked into each others eyes, and Verity couldn't hold back the instincts that were screaming in her head, she leaned over and kissed him softly and then more intently, Jack was hesitant at first and then kissed back, Verity's tongue flickered in his mouth and found his to play with.
Jack stopped "Woah, I uh um wow...i'm i'm sorry!" he apologized.
"No it's ok, This is that part of Miko that is left in her, I'm willing to submit to it , if it means you realize what she means to you. " She said as she kissed him again. This time more intently. The Verity side of her was trying and failing to stop it but take the heart and feelings of a 15 year old and clash them with the experience of a 35 year old woman, and the results were explosive.
Verity lifted his shirt off and she did the same to her removing her shirt and bra in one lift, They laid back on the rug as Jack kissed her over her neck and her chest, Verity kissed the nape of his neck . Jack's instinct were a fire and he kissed her deeply, his hands exploring all over her . Finally they reached down her pants and under her panties. Verity then seized his hand before he went any further.
'Woah there Tiger! "verity said " Im not willing to go that far, that part isn't my decision to make. " She said breathing hard trying to get a hold of her emotions. "It wouldn't be fair to Miko if I left her body with an extra "gift" ,Knowing that girl she would mistake a Birth control pill for a Tic Tac!"
Jack fell back and blew out a breath. He knew she was right. Still kissing Miko like that was very nice ,even if it wasn't Miko home. Verity leaned on one elbow and smiled at him, he could tell he was flustered.
"Look, This is only once in a lifetime with me, so I'm not willing to do that, but I am willing to do this," she said as she kissed him lightly down his neck and chest as her hand reached for his belt buckle."
Yuri Makarov downed another glass of Vodka, it wasn't even past midnight and he had three empty bottles, Today wasn't a good day for him . April was there when the Russian Consulate informed him officially that they had no official record of him. Nothing, every image ,every picture, ever record of him serving in the Soviet army were erased, cut out of time. All in the name of preserving the glory of the Soviet Union. Sure he screamed, the threw papers and books and had-to be restrained by consulate security. Yuri couldn't fathom how he a hero of the Soviet union and a member of the order of Lenin had turned their back on him.
There was no one could even be found as family member s to claim him , He had been told that Kataya Lojenko ,His one time girlfriend had died in a hospital in Moscow in 2003
] He sat at their lounge table in the base He popped open a bottle and drank half of the vodka down ,slamming the bottle down, he laid his head on the table softly The frustrations and confusion mounted inside of him and showed no sign of letup.
He got up amd laid back in the sofa looking at Mirage " You see me? I am a man without a country! I-I get to !form my OWN country ! It will be the united state of Yuri! Da!"
"You my friend need to lay off the sauce..." Mirage said as he made sure he didn't get violent, April had to report in for work earlier in the afternoon, and asked Mirage to watch over him.
Yuri had a arm over his eyes, " There was once a time I thought I was apart of something bigger than myself.. That I did something that mattered, Now all of it is for not."
Mirage leaned closer over the platform and poked him gently " You my friend need to refocused, Your not the only one who has lost something, We lost our home world to war, I lost my family and estate to war, now we are here, trying to make a difference."
"Is there a point to this Comrade Mirage..." He asked sarcasticly
" The point is we have lost, the question is , are you going to stay down? Or get back up? I can't tell you what you think you have in store for you, you have to make that call for yourself. You can stay there and drink yourself into a hole, or get up and make a difference!"
"Hey I need a little help here!' Sunstreaker said as he carried Miko in his hands. Her eyes were shut tightly and her body convulsed slightly, blood started to leak from her nose.
"What happened? " Elita one said coming in from the next room.
'I don't know! , she was helping me monitor my diagnostics and then she collapsed and started doing the funky Pertol-Chicken!. He placed her on the couch, Opposite of Yuri.
"Where's April?" Elita asked immediately
;At work let me buzz her " Mirage said making the call.
At Jackson memorial, April was busy in clinicals, "She was scribbling down a prescription when her phone went off,
"Ok give this cough syrup to Juanita twice a day to until the cough stops, you can get her dressed and go!" she smiled as she stepped out. "At work now Mirage make it quick..."
"Miko collapsed, and Perceptor is in Nevada!" Mirage said "Can we bridge you out here?"
" I've taken too much time already, I'm on the verge of a discipline board."April said "Can you bring her here?"
"We could, but wouldn't that raise a few flags given it's Verity's body?,and she's a Miami cop? Mirage asked.
April put her hand over her cell phone and silently mouth "Shit" She thought quickly.
"Ok, Put Yuri on comms!..." She ordered
Yuri called out " Da April?"
"Look I can't get out there , your going to need to be my eyes and ears, ok?"
Yuri shook his head, the vodka still hadn't wore off yet " Uhh I don't know April..."
"YURI!" She snapped " I know you've had a bad day , but you need to focus, we have to help Verity and Miko!
"But I..."
"Yuri! poluchitʹ vashu golovu iz zadnitsy!" She yelled 'Get your head out of your ass in Russian to him
Yuri took a few deep breaths "I am ready April " he said as he leaned over verity.
It took a little time but April was able to talk Yuri in getting Miko stabilized, She guided him to make sure she was breathing and even to administer a shot of a Anti-Convlusant to stop the episodes of her shaking like a leaf. It was evident to Elita one, that they had to make the switch now. She called Team Prime and made arrangements to take Miko to Nevada through the ground bridge.
It was decided that Susntreaker would take over ground bridge duties while Miko was brought by Elita one , Mirage and Yuri. As soon as April got off work she was to ground bridge from the Hospital to Jasper.
Yuri loaded up Miko in Elita one ,and in a span of a ground bridge they were in Japser. The first one to greet them was Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
Bee whislted and beeped a greeting "Welcome Elita One and Mirage, Perceptor and Ratchet are in ratchet's laboratory. Yuri carried Miko in his arms as they were led away.
"That was...interesting. "Jack smiled as he leaned in to steal another kiss. Verity stopped him immediately.
"You don;t want to kiss me right now, jack, Not if you want "something" back..." She said as she chuckled, Jack was about to make another comment when a wave of pain seized Verity. This time is was strong enough to force her to her knees.
"Verity! verity! what's wrong!" Jack said as he picked her up and raced to the elevator.
"Miko! Miko!" Bulkhead yelled as he joined them as they exited the elevator, the sight of her limp body was almost too much to bear.
Inside Ratchet's laboratory was what he and Perceptor had been working on for the past few days, It was two chairs attached to a machine that was attached to the Spark extractor. Perceptor was busy calibrating instruments as Ratchet picked up Verity's body and placed her in the chair.
"Yuri is it? I will need your help attached these diodes to her!" Ratchet said to the Russian. "Jack! ",He called out As Jack carried the limp body of Verity , Ratchet motioned for him to place her in the chair.
"She was fine one second and then she collapsed the next!, What's happening Ratchet!" Jack asked place her gently in the chair
"It would appear their sub-Conscious remained , while they switched and it's causing a reaction , We have to act quickly or I fear they will not last the hour!" Ratchet said priming his instruments.
Nearly everyone was gathered by ratchet's laboratory, there was no time for happy hellos as now was the time the machine had to work , tests to no tests.
Verity was strapped in as Jack helped attached the diodes to her head and chest. Verity and Miko were both diagonal to each other as they laid in the metal chairs.
"How will this device work?" Jack asked holding Miko's hand.
"Simply put Jackson , We have modified the Spark Extractor to remove their soul matrixes, it's then we will have less than 30 seconds to pull them back to their own body. To do that we will be sending a tiny pulse of Veregon Energy to their system."
"What's Veregon Energy?" Raf asked
"Veregon energy is made by refining Energon energy into a state of it's basic raw material, Perceptor has the theory that on a basic level the human soul Martix and an Autobot's spark share the same base elements of energy. The Veregon energy will attract them. It will be a matter of redirecting the current to the appropriate body.
With the machine primed and ready to go, Perceptor activated it as the Spark Extractor hummed and then came to life, everyone was gathered back for their own safety as the two Autobot Doctors worked in unison.
"First stage primed releasing Spark Extractor clamps" Perceptor said as the Extractor turned from a purple to a light golden glow.
"Firing now!" Ratchet said as he shot a bolt from the Spark Extractor at Miko and Verity, Both their bodies jolted as the beam hit them. Slowly coming from their body what could only be described as a "White light" Shaped like Verity arose out of Miko's body, soon the same happened to Verity as Miko rose out.
"Is that what the human soul loos like?" Raf asked in amazement.
"Soul matrix's extracted, starting the Veregon pulses. " Perceptor said as the time on the computer read 30 seconds, it was the time they had to coaxed the right soul back into the right body.
From above both Miko and Verity floated in the air, from below they could see their own bodies laying motionless,It was an odd feeling, but a feeling of complete peace and comfort, looking at other they didnt speak but could somehow sense what the other was thinking,
"This is really cool, " Miko said looking at Verity.
"It is but I think they are calling you back..." Verity said as Ratchet fired Veregon pulse after Veregon pulse , It seemed to be pulling Miko back .
"Can;t I stay out here just a little longer?" Miko asked
"No , I'm afraid not.." Verity said "Jack needs you."
Miko smiled as she floated back down and was absorbed back into her own body.
"Miko is showing normal brain wave activity! " Ratchet said with an aura of glee in his voice.
"Ratchet I'm not reaching Verity!' Perceptor said as the Veregon pulses were not pulling her back "I'm losing her!"
Then in the Autobot base the green portal of the ground bridge came to life and from it came Prowl, he drove in and stopped as April got out with her medical bag , He transformed as they joined the crowd.
"What's going! What's happening to Verity!" He said as he was restrained by Mirage " Hold on Prowl! Let Perceptor and Ratchet work!"
Ratchet saw April from afar "Dr. Sullivan, we're done with Miko , you can examine her now!"
April nodded as she grabbed her medical bag and took Jack by the hand " c'mon, you can help me."
Verity for the first time in her life felt complete and utter peace, She felt as if she were ready for a long nap, She saw her body, could hear the frantic shouts ,but didn't care. She slowly lost the urge to fight and allowed herself to float up toward the huge light above her.
The closer she got to he light , the better she felt. Then from the light a shape emerged, It took form as verity quickly recognized it. He had a young face with short reddish brown hair and clear brown eyes.
'Hunter!" She whispered
Hunter smiled as he held her hands, " Hey Carlo...You don't have a lot of time, but I think you know what I'm going to say..."
"I-i don't want to go back..." She said with her eyes filling tears.
"You have to, " He said as he took her in a warm embrace. " It's not your time."
Verity could feel him, sense him
" I never got a chance to tell you..."She said but was cut off
"You don't have too, "He said " I know.. I've always known. I always felt the same...
Then as if he pushed her back verity could feel herself falling, and then.
"Verity! Verity! Stay with me!" She could hear April shout as she felt her shirt open and the shock paddles being lifted from her. She could make out that April was looking over her ." Ratchet ! Her vitals are going back to normal! She's breathing!"
"I'm reading normal brain waves from her. We did it..." Ratchet said
Then a collective shout came from the watching members, all except Optimus who was smiling softly.
Miko opened her eyes to see Jack standing by her running his fingers through her hair. "j-jack...'She said softly..
"Hey. I- um we almost you..." He smiled.
After a pause, she punched in the arm, "you big dork!"
She looked up to see Bulkhead from afar.
"Bulkhead! " She shouted as she got up to run to him
"Miko! your back, your really back!" he smiled
She ran to him and hugged his hand " I really really want to hit a monster truck rally, and eat some doughnuts..."
Verity sat up and tried to close her shirt, it and her bra had been cut open by April so she could use her shock paddles. "You owe me a new shirt and a bra, Sullivan!" she said trying to close up over her exposed chest. She winced as it felt like the Miami Dolphins each took their turn punching her in the chest.
"Your welcome Detective Carlo..." April sang, as Yuri joined them.
"I mean the shirt was Egyptian silk from Don Fredericos of London!, and the Bra was Victoria's Secret!" She complained.
Both Yuri and April looked at each other as Yuri took off his plaid flannel shirt and April removed her bra and pulled it out through her sleeve and handed it to the Detective.
"Friends who will give you the shirt and bra ,off their backs!, Niiiiiiice!
Team Elita got ready to make their leave of Autobot base one, Miko took the opportunity to have a word with Detective Carlo, Who was busy taking something black and metallic out of her backpack and and placing it in her coast pocket.
"um hey, I just want to say i'm sorry..." Miko said
Verity smiled at the kid, "it was an accident I know, and hey I guess I needed a few days off from work..."
"ummmm not about that..." she said as she began to tell her about the three week suspension that was facing Verity when she got back, Apparently Miko failed to observe proper firing range safety procedures and ended up shooting Verity's Watch Captain in the foot!
"You what! You little-" She said her eyes filled with rage.
"Your just serving a three week suspension, but your still on the illegal weapons case..."Prowl said, possibly saving Miko's life.
Verity seethed and then thought about her and Jack on the roof earlier, she stopped suddenly and smiled " You know what? It's ok! We're square! "She smiled
" Bye Jack!" she waved
Jack waived nervously as Arcee stared at him curiously.
Team Prime saw Team Elita leave as Miko got into Bulkhead ,'Cmon Bulk! I need to grab some burgers!" she said as she began to smack her lips over and over.
"Are you ok Miko?" Bulk asked
"Yeah it's just this weird salty aftertaste in my mouth..."
A/N: Ok this storyline is wrapped up! I can get on to the next part as when that is done I can bring in the final member of Team Elita. As I said this chapter was a little risque, I apologize if I offended anyone but wanted to give y'all a "love tap" to see if your still here!
NEXT TIME : Team Elita gets further into the case, as they discover the true purpose of this new "third faction" . These "Renegades" Will prove to be a challenge for Team Elita as they release a deadly new drug on the streets, and claim their stake on Miami. Action abound as it culminates into a shocking ending no one will see!