School has started and my free time has seemed to disappear. I will try my best to update every weekend, but please be patient! School is a priority for me, especially for being in high school *sighs*
I was SO pumped to write this chapter! You all pretty much know what will happen to Lilly, but now that it's actually happening, everything is so much more exciting! And I know you guys want more fluff, I promise, LOTS and LOTS are coming in future chapters! There's a little bit in this chapter, but it's not a lot :P
NOTE: Nina2814 brought this up, and I'm sorry to all of you who haven't been able to understand what "charge" means, since both Bumblebee and Jolt use it. According to other fanfictions I have read, a charge is pretty much the human a Transformer is guarding. So Bee is called Lilly's guardian, and Lilly is called Bumblebee's charge! Thank you for asking Nina2814, for anyone that has confusion about anything in my story, let me know!
Thank you for everyone who reviewed! I seriously love you all and am thankful to be able to see what you think about my story! Keep up being amazing people!
Panda Bear Lover 317: You seem to read my mind ;) Nice job guessing, I will definitely work on his character!
Daughter of Ironman06: All that matters is that Bee is alive? Right? xD You'll see what will happen to her in this chapter!
Answerthecall: Thank you very much! :D
A-Mais-Pura-Preguica-do-mundo: Firewarp is definitely not one of the smartest Cybertronians out there... Sorry about the cliffie, but they make stories so entertaining (at least for me, lol!) I am so happy that you loved it, I hope you love this chapter as well! :)
SunnySidesFemme: You changed your username! :0 I like it! I am beyond happy that you are loving my story! People like you motivate me to finish chapters so I can post them and not leave you guys hanging xD And you will see if Bee goes crazy or not *wink wink* Thank you SO much for all of your support, and I love all the ideas you give me. THANK YOU! 3
saiyan angel blue: You'll see if your guesses are correct in this chapter! And yes, I feel like OCs need to have something bad happen to them to make stories more intense and interesting xD
Nina2814: Make sure you read above to see what charge means! Sorry that wasn't clarified during the story! :/
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, only the characters I have created.
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Chapter 23: Life Changes
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Lilly felt her body drifting through darkness, almost as if she was an astronaut in space. Once again she was alone, and unable to move, desperately trying to make out any objects nearby.
"Hello?" she called, her voice echoing. Something hard, yet comforting slipped underneath her body, and she felt herself lifted to a great height by an unknown force. The movement stopped, and she held her breath, waiting for the being to speak.
"It is I, my child," a voice boomed. Lilly's lips curled into a smile. It was the first time in days she had felt truly safe.
It was him.
"I-It's really you?" she seemed to stutter, at a loss of words.
"I know you must be confused, Elizabeth Roth, but all shall be revealed in due time," he said gently, and a pair of bright blue optics opened, illuminating a giant, metal face. Lilly felt herself floating away, and she halted once again, gasping as the whole body of Primus was lit by a mysterious light.
The Cybertronian god had to be at least seventy feet tall, if not more. His armor was a deep, navy blue, detailed with bright, silver paint. Having strong form, broad shoulders, and holding some sort of a staff, Primus would seem intimidating, for his body screamed power. He seemed to be wearing armor like a knight, and held a shield-looking object in his other servo. His face gazed softly at Lilly, and it reminded the girl of Optimus: full of wisdom, kindness, and command.
"Wow," Lilly whispered. Primus smiled, bringing Lilly closer to him once again with a wave of his staff.
"My child, it is time for you to recognize your true potential." Lilly didn't respond for a few seconds, feeling confused.
"My true potential?" she repeated.
"Yes. Your powers will awaken, and your real form shall emerge from the darkness, where it has been hidden your entire life," he said calmly. Lilly didn't understand what he was talking about.
"I-I'm sorry, but I don't understand. I mean, there has been metal growing on my stomach! Can you please explain that, or do I have to wait for 'the time to come'?" she asked, sounding slightly annoyed. Primus sighed, and waved his staff once again. A screen appeared out of thin air, and on it displayed a small sparkling, its cerulean blue metal matching the metal that had been growing on Lilly.
"This may come as a shock to you, but I will explain in more detail. You, my child, were not born a human." Lilly's mouth fell open, not believing what she heard. She wasn't a human? Unable to speak, Primus decided to continue.
"You are a Cybertronian, Elizabeth. You were born from the Allspark, as I had created you. I chose you to be the one that would save Earth from destruction, although that would not be for a long time. You are my reincarnation, and possess most of my powers," he said gently, and the sparkling began to cry. "That was you," he pointed his staff to the sparkling. Lilly reached out to touch the screen, and the small femme stopped crying, making clicking sounds as she reached her small servo to touch Lilly's hand.
"You were a curious one, indeed. Never got a chance to be 'adopted' in human terms, as I had to send you instantly to Earth as a human. I knew you would become a strong femme, and always choose to protect others rather than yourself. I have seen through your actions that I was correct then. So, I sent you to your current home, Earth, and created you as a human infant," he said, and the sparkling morphed into a human baby, with bright blue eyes and soft brown fuzz on her small head. Lilly recognized it as herself from picture frames in her house.
"So…" she said, realizing why she had never looked remotely similar to her parents. "I was adopted?"
"Yes," Primus answered, and the screen showed her so called "mother" and "father" holding the infant, cradling the baby girl before gently placing her into a crib.
"Why didn't they tell me?" Lilly demanded, feeling a sense of hurt and betrayal. How come they lied to her all those years?
"They were going to tell you soon, but they were afraid of how you would react. Perhaps you would feel hurt and angry that they hadn't told you as a child," Primus replied, and Lilly tried to clench her fists, although it was no use.
"So, I'm not real?" she asked.
"You are real, my child, although you are not truly a real human being. You are a Cybertronian. You always have been, and always will be," he said softly. The screen blurred before showing a new image, one of a femme that reminded Lilly a lot of the sparkling she had just seen.
"This is what you will look like, when you reawaken," Primus said, and Lilly couldn't begin to comprehend it. The femme had a curvy body, with strong arms and legs. A thin sheet of metal wrapped around most of her waist, dangling down to her feet. There was an open slit down the middle, dividing the skirt in half, and it was attached to her waist by some sort of metal belt. Her bright, blue optics stared at Lilly, and they seemed to be a different shade than the Autobots– deeper, like the ocean. Her face seemed slightly more human than most Cybertronian faces, with a small nose and thin lip plates.
"This is… me?" Lilly asked for clarification, and Primus nodded.
"You will have powers like no other," he said, and a large cannon emerged from the femme's right arm, the same color as her metal. It glowed to life, and Primus pointed to the cannon. "You can shoot beams from the Allspark, killing almost anything with one or two hits. Although, you can lower the intensity, let's say if you were training with your fellow Autobots." Lilly nodded, trying her best to remember all of the information.
The cannon transformed back into a regular arm, and instead, a large jetpack appeared on the femme's back. "This, is your jetpack," Primus said. The femme began to hover, and Lilly gazed in amazement. She landed onto invisible ground, and Lilly continued to watch herself, almost hypnotized by the grace she possessed while flying.
"The last thing," Primus said, waving his staff. "Is that you can transform to a human once again." Lilly gasped as the femme began to shift into a human that looked exactly like herself. "No need for a holoform, well, most of the time," Primus said.
"Will… Will the Autobots accept me?" Lilly asked, feeling slightly nervous. How would they deal with this unexpected change?
"That, you will find out, my child," Primus answered, and the screen disappeared. "You are about to embark on your destiny. Use your powers to lead you to The Orb of Darkness, and destroy it once and for all."
"But how do I do that?" Lilly asked.
"It will happen, I will assure you. You will know when the time has come. Now go, and change the world." Before Lilly could reply, Primus swung his staff in three circles, and Lilly felt her vision begin to darken. Her body felt as if it was growing, and it was heavier, but before she could fully realize what was happening, she slipped into unconsciousness once more.
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Bumblebee pumped energon into his engines, allowing him to break 130 miles per hour. Five minutes ago they had crossed the border of Kansas, and were now heading to a rural area full of farmland. Bumblebee would have been enjoying the sights of many beautiful wheat and corn fields, but his processor was busy and distracted. He knew he was acting arrogantly, and was ashamed of it, although he could not help his actions. His charge was in danger once again, and if the Decepticons killed her… He couldn't live with himself. Not without Lilly.
A silver sports car pulled up in the lane next to Bumblebee, honking its horn to grab the Camaro's attention. Bumblebee looked to his right, recognizing the Corvette Stingray concept as one of his fellow Autobots, Sideswipe.
:Bee, we'll get to her: Sideswipe commed, worriedly glancing at the youngling beside him.
:We will, but will she be alive? Will she be okay?: Bumblebee said, revving his engine in anger.
:We are almost there, and you can kill all the 'Cons you want: Sideswipe teased over the comm link.
:Fragging right I will. Ya know Sides, you saw what happened back there, right?:
:I sure did, that weird thing that happened with Lilly? I mean a human saved your life, Bee. How did she do that?:
If Bumblebee could shrug, he would. :No idea, but I feel like she is hiding something from us. I don't know what, but she's is the kind of human who won't share things if she thinks it will negatively affect others: The yellow mech silently promised that he would do anything to return the favor of saving his life to Lilly. He owed it to her.
Sideswipe paused, receiving a call from Lennox. "What's up?" Sideswipe said.
"I need you to take it down a notch. We are nearing the destination, so take the next exit," Lennox ordered over the phone.
"On it, Major," Sideswipe replied before slowing his speed to 85 miles per hour.
:Bee, can you slow down? Lennox says we are getting off at the next exit: The Camaro ahead of him braked, falling back to a speed slightly faster than his. They took the next exit, and waited for directions from the rest of the rescue team. Thirty minutes ago they had been notified that Firewarp had landed somewhere near an abandoned warehouse, similar to the one in Colorado.
A few minutes later Optimus and the others got off of the highway, halting near the two sports cars. Lennox rolled down the window of the military truck, sticking his head out so he could look at the rest of his team.
"Follow me," he said, and they continued down a straight road. After a short while, Lennox led the group off of the main road, bringing them onto a dirt road that stretched further than the eye could see. There was an old sign that had faded letters, but they could make out "Wilson Paper Company est. 1958" on the wooden surface.
They began down the dirt road, proceeding with caution as there could be Decepticons nearby or any kind of traps. Nearing the building, Lennox stopped the vehicle and signaled for the others to do the same.
"Okay," he said, stepping out of the truck. "This building is much smaller, and we are picking up a lot less energon signatures than in Colorado. My team and I will cover from the outside, while Optimus, Ironhide, Bee, and Sideswipe will infiltrate the inside. We are picking up Megatron's signal from the back of the warehouse, so Optimus and Ironhide will distract him while Bee and Sideswipe go inside to find Lilly and get her out of there. Got it?"
Everyone replied "yes", and Lennox gave a small smile. "Let's make sure they pay, alright? For everything they have done to Lilly." The majority nodded, and the Autobots transformed, shifting their arms into various weapons. Lennox patted Bumblebee's pede, and said quietly, "She is going to be okay."
"We can only hope," Bumblebee replied, his voice dark and low. Anger coursed through his systems, and he took a step forwards, charging his cannons. "Let's move!" he shouted.
Bumblebee and Sideswipe quickly ran to the building, the doors already open. Two drones were walking down a hallway, and turned to face the oncoming Autobots. The mechs took the drones out with ease, and continued down the hallway. Turning the corner, they spotted Firewarp at the end of it, mumbling to himself.
"...have I done? Primus, help me!" Firewarp muttered, walking back and forth. He froze when he spotted the two Autobots, slowly backing up.
"Firewarp!" Bumblebee yelled, charging at the smaller Decepticon. Firewarp whimpered, but didn't fight back as the yellow mech tackled him to the ground.
"Please, no! I regret it! Please!" Firewarp pleaded, and Bumblebee held his cannon to the Seeker's chassis.
"Regret what, Deceptiscum?" he growled, his voice laced with deadly venom.
"I shouldn't have! The human femme, it was a mistake, s-she doesn't deserve it!" Bumblebee raised an optic ridge, and Sideswipe wheeled over, holding his sword to Firewarp's neck plates.
"What doesn't she deserve?" Sideswipe questioned. Firewarp turned his optics towards the silver mech.
"They are g-going to kill her! Dissect her like an animal!" the Decepticon stuttered, eyeing the Autobots warily. "But, it's too late, I left the room a few minutes ago, and they were just about to begin the surgery!"
Bumblebee snarled, confusion consuming him. Firewarp seemed to be telling the truth, but it could be a trick. Was it true, had they already killed Lilly?
"Where is she!?" he demanded, forcing his cannon into the mech's chassis harder. Firewarp didn't reply, his body shaking in fear. "You have ten seconds before I blast you apart," Bumblebee threatening, his door wings quivering with anger.
"T-two hallways down! There are Decepticon guards, you must be careful!" Firewarp shouted, and Bumblebee shoved him out of the way.
"Come on," he said to Sideswipe, sprinting down a hallway. The hint about the guards had been the reason why Bumblebee trusted Firewarp, although he did not know why. Perhaps it was because the Decepticon was concerned about their well-being and success in the mission. Why had Firewarp chosen to help the Autobots? Bumblebee thought to himself, shaking his helm. He was the one who captured Lilly in the first place!
A scream tore through the building, and two mechs froze. It sounded so familiar, and they both knew just whom it belonged to.
"Lilly!" Bumblebee shouted, following the path of the scream. "I'm coming!" Just as he spoke those words, a Decepticon came from an adjacent hallway, tackling Bumblebee to the ground. It jumped on top of him, and went to stab him, but Bumblebee rolled over, kicking the Decepticon's legs from underneath him. It fell to the ground, and Bumblebee shot his cannon at the helm of the enemy, although it blocked it with its arm.
Sideswipe stabbed his sword into the torso of the attacker, energon leaking profusely from the wound he created. It hissed in pain, and Bumblebee punched the helm of the Decepticon, causing bits of metal to fly off. The yellow mech charged his cannon, and put his knee against the chassis of his enemy, before shooting it. It tore open its spark cage, and the Decepticon screamed in pain, before it was soon silenced with one more stab from Sideswipe in the spark.
The two Autobots stood up, panting slightly. Bumblebee wiped the energon off of his armor, glancing at Sideswipe.
"She's close," he said quietly, and they continued down the hallway before turning the corner. Firewarp had been right, two enormous Decepticon guards were standing in front of the doors where the screaming was coming from. Bumblebee clenched his denta, and commed Sideswipe.
:Try to make this quick: Sideswipe nodded, and they both swiftly charged at the Decepticons. The guards looked at them in surprise, before transforming their servos into large, spiked, metal clubs.
Bumblebee shot at one of them to distract it, and dodged the bullets as the Decepticon returned fire. He failed to realize that the mech was preparing to swing his club, and before he could react, Bumblebee was thrown into a wall, hissing in pain as the spikes dug into his metal. Energon began to leak slowly from his cuts, and he stood up, snarling angrily.
He fired repeatedly at the guard's legs, and the Decepticon collapsed to the ground, howling in pain as part of his protoform was exposed. Bumblebee jumped on top of the guard and used his body weight to prevent the guard from throwing the Autobot off of him. Bumblebee grabbed its neck, squeezing tightly, and ignored the pleading look of the Decepticon beneath him. Lilly was like his fuel, he was fighting for her. Revenge for what they had done to his charge was the only thought in his processor, and he squeezed the Decepticon's neck tighter, once again ignoring the screams of pain coming from it. He held his cannon to its helm, and before the guard could beg for mercy, fired it forcefully through the metal. Its body lied still, and Bumblebee grinned triumphantly, watching as Sideswipe brought down the second guard.
They pushed open the door to the room, and the screams were immediately silenced. Bumblebee glanced to a nearby human-sized table, but Lilly wasn't on it. Had they… already killed her?
"Lilly?" he called, walking towards the table. He peered underneath it and to the side, but she wasn't there.
"Uh," Sideswipe muttered, poking the yellow mech on the back. Bumblebee turned around to face his comrade, his optic ridge raised as if asking "What?". Sideswipe pointed to the opposite corner of the room, and Bumblebee followed his gaze, his energon turning into ice as his optics fell on… A femme.
She was staring at the Autobots with wide optics, her body shaking violently. Bumblebee had never seen her before, yet she felt so familiar.
"B-Bee?" she asked hesitantly, never taking her optics off of the yellow mech. Bumblebee was speechless. The voice belonged to Lilly.
She glanced at Sideswipe, and frowned. "I-It's me, Lilly. I k-know you're wondering how I am like this, I can explain, b-but can we get out of here?" she stuttered. The two mechs looked at each other, completely dumbfounded. How did a human turn into a Cybertronian?
Bumblebee walked towards the blue femme. Her optics made contact with his, and something inside of him stirred. Ignoring the feeling, he stopped in front of her huddled form, and smiled.
"If you are Lilly, what is your favorite food?" he asked. Her optics searched his faceplates, and a grin spread across her own.
"Pizza is by far the best, although it changes between that and chicken," she replied honestly. Bumblebee's smile widened, his optics softly flickering over the femme in front of him.
It was Lilly.
"I'm so glad you're okay," he whispered. She was safe, and that was all that mattered to him. Her dark blue optics gazed at Bumblebee happily, and he reached down, wrapping his servo around hers. She gripped it tightly, and he pulled her to a standing position, where she began wobbling.
"W-w-woah," she said, biting her lip plates as she attempted to maintain her balance. Bumblebee held her servo while the other held her steady at the waist, and finally, she stopped wobbling. Lilly looked up, giving a small smile. "Thanks," she whispered, and Bumblebee continued to stare at her softly. More questions than he could count filled his processor, but he knew it was not the best time to ask.
Sideswipe wheeled over, smiling at Lilly. "Kid, you've really changed," he said, fiddling with his swords.
"I have a lot to tell you," she muttered, and glanced at the door. "Can we, um, leave?" she asked.
The floor shook, and gunshots echoed through the hallways into the room. Lilly tensed, gripping Bumblebee's servo with both of hers. The two mechs looked at the doorway, snarling in a protective way towards the femme near them.
"Come on," Sideswipe said, wheeling to the door. Bumblebee looked back to Lilly.
"Can you walk?" he asked gently. Lilly picked up one of her pedes, and put it forwards, wobbling. She put out another one, but couldn't keep her balance, and was about to fall to the floor before Bumblebee scooped her up bridal-style in his arms. "I'll take that as a no," he said, flashing a smirk to the femme.
"Sorry, it's not my fault I just turned into one of you guys!" she said, blushing slightly. Bumblebee adjusted his grip on Lilly, before following Sideswipe out of the room. She was a lot heavier than, well, a human, but he could still carry her with ease. She was light for a Cybertronian, given she was a femme and only around thirteen feet tall.
They ran down the hallway past the offlined guards, and followed the path to the entrance to the warehouse. Firewarp was in the same spot he had left them, and he looked up at the sound of pedes against the floor. Bumblebee stopped near the Seeker, giving him a small smile. "Thanks, Firewarp," he said, and Lilly looked at him with a confused and angry expression across her faceplates.
"Thanks?" she repeated, sounding hurt. He was the fragging 'Con that captured her!
"He told me where they were keeping you," Bumblebee replied. Firewarp was staring at Lilly, his optic ridge raised in wonder.
"Uh, who's the femme? Where's the human?" he asked.
"I had, well, a little transformation," Lilly said, and Firewarp shook his helm in confusion.
"We need to get going," Sideswipe interrupted, wheeling towards the exit of the building. Bumblebee followed him, Lilly holding onto his neck tightly.
Firewarp watched the two mechs and femme disappear around a corner, fiddling with his servos. Megatron will kill me if he finds out I helped the Autobots! he thought nervously. If he made the decision to flee and never come back, would the Autobots allow him to join them? Or would be remain a neutral? He had already helped them, so it would be suicidal to stay with the Decepticons. Firewarp vented air through his systems, moving his wings anxiously. He took off down the hall, praying that he wouldn't run into any of his used-to-be comrades.
Bumblebee and Sideswipe ran outside, heading towards Lennox and his team. Bumblebee placed Lilly onto the ground, helping her stand. Lennox got out of his vehicle, holding his gun tightly. Around ten soldiers followed, standing near the Major.
"Who is that?" Lennox asked, and pointed to Lilly.
"I'm Lilly, and it's a long story," she replied, and the surrounding soldiers' eyes widened in sync. Lennox shook his head.
"I swear, what this war does to some people," he joked, and Lilly chuckled.
"I know, it's not everyday a human becomes a Transformer," she said, holding onto Bumblebee's arm for balance. The group paused as the sound of airplanes appeared out of nowhere, and watched as Starscream, Megatron, and a few other Decepticons flew from the base. Sideswipe and Bumblebee had their cannons at ready, their optics narrowed at the fleeing Decepticons as they disappeared into the clouds.
Optimus and Ironhide came from behind the building, looking quite beaten up. Countless numbers of dents and scrapes were among their metal armor, and they were both leaking energon in several different places.
"Fragging 'Cons," Ironhide murmured as he neared the group. He was holding onto his arm, attempting to prevent a wound from leaking. He glanced towards the group, and noticed a femme standing near Bumblebee that he had never seen before. "Who're you?" he asked gruffly, and Optimus gazed at her calmly, curiosity in his optics.
"You know me already," she replied, and both Ironhide and Optimus were taken aback.
"L-Lilly?" they both asked at the same time, and she nodded.
"Ding ding ding! We have two winners!" she said playfully. The expression on their faceplates made her burst into laughter, causing her to lose her balance once more. She swayed on her pedes, but Bumblebee took her servos in his own, pulling her close to prevent her from falling. She looked up to find Bumblebee's optics trained on her own, and smiled brightly, giving his servos a comforting squeeze.
"But how? Last time I saw you, you were just a squishy!" Ironhide said.
"Primus did me a little favor. I will tell all of you when we get home, but can we please leave?" she asked, clearly becoming impatient.
"How are we going to get you home when you don't have an alt form?" Lennox asked from the ground. A small smile crossed Lilly's lip plates.
"You see, Primus gave me the ability to do this," she said. Closing her optics, she concentrated on her body, giving a sigh of relief as she felt it beginning to work. Gasps sounded all around her as her body began to change, and soon Lilly as a human was standing in front of them. She grinned at them, and shook her arms and legs.
"Woo! This is a lot easier than being a twenty foot robot!" she shouted, running in circles.
"What in the pit just happened?" Sideswipe said, and Lilly stopped moving.
"I am the reincarnation of Primus, so I can transform back into a human. I just have a spark, and I think I have normal blood rather than energon," she answered, looking upwards towards the Autobots. "Kind of like how I was before I had my little transformation a few weeks ago."
"Aw, I wish I could do that. Being a reincarnation of Primus? I can't fragging wait to see the rest of your powers!" Sideswipe said excitedly.
"Let's get going so we can debrief Lilly on what exactly has happened to her," Optimus suggested. "I am still rather extremely confused," he said, smiling at the femme.
"I agree, let's get her out of here," Bumblebee muttered, transforming into the familiar black and yellow Camaro. Lilly hopped into his passenger seat, fastening her seat belt.
"You know, I think I like you as a femme," Bumblebee said through the radio. "I won't have to carry you around everywhere like I'm your slave."
"Hey!" Lilly said, kicking the dashboard. "I never ask to be picked up, you're always the one who lowers your hand to the ground in the first place!"
"Ow!" Bumblebee complained, his laugh echoing around the cabin. "I'm just teasing. It doesn't bother me at all."
"Good," Lilly replied, leaning into the seat. Her eyelids drooped tiredly, and she felt the seat lower for her to rest easier. "Thanks, Bee," she muttered, closing her eyes. Within seconds, she was sound asleep, and was unaware of the holoform that appeared next to her.
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Yay, she is FINALLY a Cybertronian! I wasn't that creative of her powers and stuff, but she's pretty cool to me. I hope you can picture what she looks like, maybe like a Cybertronian goddess (she's really pretty for a femme!) ;)
You guys really want more fluff, so it would be awesome if you could leave a review giving me some fluff ideas, especially since Lilly is no longer really a human! I'm not an expert on how Transformers express feelings for each other, maybe you guys know some ways... Or nah xD
What do you think will happen next chapter, or in future chapters? Any plot predictions? Please leave a review, my amazing readers! I hope you all wonderful day/night!
– SapphireSpark