Chapter XXV

Jaeda wanted to stay on the floor. She felt better there, like nothing could really hurt her. Or maybe it was the Mini-cons' presence that made her feel safe. She felt one touch her arm.

"That was amazing how you stood up to Wasp like that!" it said. By the sound of his voice, Jaeda felt her mouth curl up a bit in a tiny smile. "Consider yourself a member of the Autobots already!"

"Careful, Jolt," another said. "She's got 'Brainwave' written all over her."

"Ah, mute it, Reverb," said Jolt. "I'm just trying to make her happy."

"Happy? While on the darkest spaceship of all time? Keep dreaming, Jolt," said a different voice.

"Six-Speed's right," said Reverb. "The Nemesis isn't supposed to be a happy place."

"Quit being downers!" Jolt nearly shouted. "It was worth a try, though."

"And it was a successful try," said Jaeda, getting through the conversation. She lifted herself up, still on her legs, to see Jolt's eyes; a bright blue. "Thanks."

She could tell he was smiling just by the change in his eyes.

"No problem!" he replied. Jaeda smiled. She liked how he stayed positive in a place such as this.

"Um," she looked to Reverb, at least she thought it was. "How did you know that I met Brainwave?"

"His energy is all over you, or my scanners must be broken," he said. "What I'd like to know is how you met him." Jaeda started telling the story of how she wanted to go on the field trip to the museum, and when she heard the two girls talking about the "new attraction". She told how she was called up to test if Brainwave was no joke and they way he had looked at her when he saw her up close. (Jolt and a couple of other Mini-cons let out some "aww's") Then it came to her birthday and she decided to stop there. But the Mini-cons told her to keep going.

"Come on, it's getting good!" said Sparkplug, who Jaeda learned as Optimus Prime's Mini-con.

"Yeah! If you're going to stop, it's going to be at the point of when you came here!" Hotwire agreed; Jazz's Mini-con.

Jaeda laughed at how they were desperate to hear a story like this. She didn't think it was that good herself. She thought it sounded cheesy coming from a human. But she gave in and told them about when they woke up late on the mountain and nearly gave her dad a heart attack (a couple of laughs sounded there). Then it came to the virus that wasn't tracked down.

"Actually," said Jolt, "That was Starscream, the jet guy. He's the one who planted the virus."

"Oh," said Jaeda. "Well, remind me to make a plan to get revenge on him then." She continued; the way she became sick, Wasp hiding out in her backyard, and then she went into full detail on Megatron's interrogation.

"Wow, lots of crazy stuff, huh?" said Jolt. Reverb yawned.

"Well, I'm going to stasis," he said, walking towards a corner. "I guess that was the bedtime story for tonight. 'Night guys."

Everyone else greed with Reverb and found their own comfortable place to sleep. Jolt stayed next to Jaeda, but then she said-

"Do you mind if I stay with you for tonight?" Jolt looked at her.

"Uh, not at all!" he hesitated.

"Well, I can sleep by myself, if you want. You sound kind of nervous."

"Truth be told? You're just so beautiful, and since you belong to Brainwave, I thought you didn't want to."

"You think I'm pretty? All the popular girls at my school don't think so. That's why I'm not popular," Jaeda said sadly.

"Let me tell you something; there's a difference between hot and beautiful, okay?" Jolt said, in his perk-up tone. Jaeda gave him a hug.

"Thanks," she said. Jolt hugged her back.

"We better go to sleep," he said. "Can you get up?"

"Do you know how many times Wasp has put me under that spell of his? At least, uh…six or seven, so I'm a bit drowsy."

"I'll carry you," he said, putting his left arm under her knees and his right arm on her back. Jaeda swung her arms around his neck, afraid to fall down. "Don't worry, I won't drop you." He carried her over to the side of the wall in the back of the cell. He laid down, keeping Jaeda on his chest. He took a couple of deep breaths.

Jaeda felt his body heat up. She touched his chest to be sure she wasn't going crazy, again.

"Heating system," Jolt explained. "I figured you needed it."

"Thank you, again," said Jaeda, and put her head on his chest. She fell asleep faster and more easily than she ever had before.

Good night, Jaeda.

xXx

Author's Note: Aww! 3 In'it cute?! I first thought to myslef that maybe Jolt would be a lying about Jaeda needing the heating system, because we all know what happens when a TF overheats from seeing a female they like, right? But then I thought 'Eh, skip it. Jolt's just being a good friend' and that's all he's being, okay?