" Well it's about time that young one answered my calls." growled Ironhide, sitting down the pavement. He wasn't too happy that Bumblebee didn't return any of his com-calls. He wasn't one to be worrisome, but he did have concern for teammates, especially a young one such as Bumblebee. " I can assume you got the news, Optimus."
" Mikaela and Sam were found." said Optimus " That's quite a relief. If Bumblebee hadn't returned sooner, I would have gone to look for him. We can't afford to lose three friends, especially now."
" However, the other news..."
Optimus eased himself down to sit next to his old friend. " Yes...I know. It was inevitable, but they will be taking Megatron."
" Taking him where?" asked a female voice, causing the two mechs to look down.
" Ms. Madson,.." answered Optimus
" Please, I told you already, call me Maggie!" she said
" I'm sorry, Maggie. How is Megatron doing?"
" He was asleep. I didn't get to so much as look at him." she sighed " You said they were taking Matt somewhere?"
" They want to take Megatron and detain him at Hoover Dam."
" Oh great..." she groaned " I completely forgot about that."
" I also fear of the Allspark's wishes for Megatron to stay near Sam." explained Optimus " Just because it's not present, doesn't mean it can't still interact here on Earth."
" I thought the Allspark was destroyed? How would it know it's wish was granted?"
" It's physical form was destroyed, but the Allspark itself cannot be. It just changes."
" Ever wonder what it changed into?"
" Whatever it is, it's probably somewhere else causing all sorts of problems." said Ironhide gruffly " It did a great job here."
" I wouldn't say it caused too many problems. It did do one thing right...." smiled Maggie
Ironhide caught the reference " You mean Megatron's infatuation with you? I wouldn't be too happy about something like that."
" Because you're not a woman."
" Thank Primus I'm not."
" Ironhide? A femme?" called a voice. It was Ratchet " I shudder to think."
" Hey!" growled Ironhide
Ratchet payed him little mind, and turned to his leader. " I got the news about Sector Seven on a retrieval mission for Megatron. I have to say, I seriously disagree with their poor choice. Megatron is in no condition to be moved elsewhere. If his transformation kicks up, the humans will definitely be in over their heads."
" I agree, Ratchet. Which is why I'm going with them to hopefully speak to Keller. Megatron was held in Hoover Dam against his will, and I doubt he will want to return to that place again."
"I'm going too. if you can't talk some sense into him, then I will!" said Maggie
" Maggie, this isn't..."
" Don't! I'm grateful you're looking out for my safety, but you're not helping. I've known Keller a lot longer than you have, and no offense, but, it's best if we speak human to human. Keller has a decent respect for you, but you drudging along, despite your good intentions, will only make him jumpy. If we're going to get another chance from him, we need to do it right."
" What do you propose we do?" asked Ratchet
" We wait til the kids come back, and with hope, they'll back us up."
" I certainly hope so." said Optimus, looking at the sky, and the slowly changing weather. ' Looks like a storm is coming...'
Frenzy had just skidded down a steep slope face first into the dirt. He hadn't been on this planet for four days, and already he hated it. Organic matter was everywhere. Dirt was threatening to get into his internal circuitry, and curious animals were following him around. He looked up at the sky, and saw that this region of the planet was about to receive precipitation soon. And not a single sign of shelter in sight. Wonderful, just wonderful. What he'd give to be in the city. Sure he'd be at risk of being seen by humans, but at least he'd be protected from moisture. How he hated, moisture. It was the bane of his species, since rust could form, and without proper solvents, they'd have to replace entire parts, or be transferred into a new body entirly.
" I'd be safe and dry in that hotel or inside Barricade, if I hadn't helped that human." he thought. But then she would have surely been killed by Barricade, though in retrospect, Blackout would have still been alive. At least the few remaining members of his species would have one more to count among the living. Right now, there was more Autobots alive, than Decepticons. That troubled him a bit. Were they losing? Was he on the wrong side?
" No! I should not doubt my leader, he is alive, and he's waiting for help!" Frenzy pressed on, this time faster than his previous pace. He often huddled down or half hid in fox burrows to escape the view of black helicopters still searching for him. This was only a taste of the danger he might face once he infiltrates the human base. He was used to it though. It was part of the job. He continued following the coordinates to where Megatron lay in wait. But then once he got to him, what then? How would they escape? It all depended on how damaged Megatron was, or even if he was online at all.
" .....!" he suddenly hid in the loose sand, hoping the organic material would conceal his alien figure. A black helicopter flew by, but not in a scouting formation, but as transport. Wasn't that the black copter that Mi-ka-la's boyfriend was on? Then that meant...
" She's at the same human base?" he thought worriedly. " Well then...I guess Megatron is still going to get his wish and have her."
......
....
...
" Noooo!" he panicked. That can't be! What kind of sick sense of humor do the fates have?! He still felt betrayed by the human girl, and was silently fuming over it....but not enough to wish Megatron's wrath on her! He made himself run faster, but soon slowed down. No use overheating out here. But still...
" I got to get her out of there. Megatron will vaporize this base and her right along with it." His thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of a sonic boom, followed by the familiar sound of one of his kind transforming. He peered over a rock, seeing not one, but two jets before him, but as they shifted, and changed, they revealed their alien nature. Frenzy's optics widened, and his loyal programing willed him to go to his Second in Command. But something didn't sit right with him. He waited, and watched behind a large spiky organic plant.
" How could you lose the signal?! You incompetent fool! Why do I even bother using that outdated energy scanner of yours?." shouted the large, brown mech, pulling the dark one by the wing to the ground.
" It's not my fault, the signal is weak. Which could mean he's dying for all we know. Let's leave him to the humans to find, that's a fate far worse than death."
Starscream kicked the other mech roughly, and leaned into him, red like embers " Megatron's death is to be mine! We will wait for another signal, and then we will attack. Is that understood, Thundercracker?"
" Yes, sir...forgive me." he said, lowering his head before his cousin
Frenzy was watching this from afar, furious. " He wants to kill Megatron? Over my dead servos!" he growled. Starscream suddenly looked towards Frenzy's direction, making the little mech duck back under cover. Starscream smirked, then turn towards Thundercracker.
" Let us go, we'll continue to scout the area."
" But we have no signal to follow on." said Thundercracker
" Don't worry, I think we might have come across some help." said Starscream. Watching the little mech scamper towards the direction of the base.
The sound of soft drops of water woke up Mikaela, as she lay on her boyfriend's shoulder, his hand draped softly on her back. At first, she thought she was still flying inside Blackout, with Frenzy sleeping on her back. But no, she was here with Sam. It was like a wonderful dream, and she smiled as she looked up.
" Sam?"
Sam looked down at his sleeping girlfriend. " Kayla, you okay?"
" I'm fine, I just...wanted to make sure you're really here." she said, tightening her grip on his shirt. She wanted to assure herself, this wasn't a dream. She was really with her boyfriend. Safe in his arms.
" I am, don't worry. I'm not going anywhere." he comforted her " I'm never going to leave you alone again."
' You're mine,
and we belong, together.
Yes, we belong together.
For eternity.'
Played Bumblebee. Mikaela smiled sleepily " Kind of an oldie there, huh?"
" Oldie but a goodie." responded Bumblebee " It's good to hear you're feeling better."
" A bit. I'm still..."
Same smiled " I know. Just rest, we're going to the base, and you can get something to eat."
:" What's going to happen to Blackout?" she asked suddenly
" Him? He's probably going to be melted down, or frozen or something by Sector Seven." said Sam
" No..they can't." she whispered, before raising her voice " Sam, they can't do that. He rescued me from Barricade."
" What?"
" He and Frenzy, they helped me escape, so they could take me to the base." she explained
" But they're Decepticons, they're the bad guys right? Are you sure they weren't just saying that to trick you?"
" They helped me, they didn't want to hurt me. Please Sam, tell them to give him a proper burial, he deserves that!"
" Whoa, whoa...girly, are you sure you're not shock or something?" asked Leo " Calm down."
" You think I'm lying?"
Sam held her back " Kayla, calm down. Look, maybe you..."
" Stockholm Syndrome." spoke the agent, who was, until now, silent.
" What?" asked Leo
" I've seen it before. A hostage ends up sympathizing with her kidnapper, or falls in love with him, one or the two. I know the signs."
" I am not crazy!" shouted Mikaela " They were nice to me! If they wanted to kill me, they had a whole day and a half to do it!"
" Could be that they were keeping you alive, to use you as bait. Barricade's intention was the same, no doubt they want their leader back, and will use Sam's closest friends to make the trade."
" They were going to drop me off! Sam wasn't even in the picture."
" You think so, only because you didn't read between the lines. It's okay, you're young and naive, at least you learned and lived." said Simmons.
" Frenzy and Blackout are heroes! I don't care what you say! They may have been Decepticons, but they didn't act like it. And so help me, you will give him a proper ceramony. His body won't be taken apart piece by piece by creeps like you!" she shouted
" Mikaela, calm down." said Sam " I hate the guy too, but we don't need anymore trouble."
" You wound me." smiled Simmons sarcastically " It's not up to me who decides that, young lady. It's Optimus. He gave his okay for us to study the Decepticons, then bury them in the Laurinthian Abyss for eternity. No doubt the same will happen to him."
" Blackout isn't your plaything, and I'll talk to Optimus!"
" We'll see, we'll see." smirked Simmons
" Kayla, are you sure they really didn't do anything?" asked Sam
" No. I owe them my life, Sam."
" You know, I knew Blackout and Frenzy back on Cybertron before the war. They were devious mechs at times, but they never did any real harm to others. It was Megatron that was a major influence on their change in character. So I don't find it all that hard to believe that they were civil toward her. Remember, the real enemies of Decepticons are Autobots, not necessarily humans."
" You see?" she smirked to the agent
" As I said before, we'll see." groaned Simmons
The black helicopters were already landing in the airspace provided for them, while Bumblebee drove through the gates, Simmons flashed his badge, and were allowed through to the base. He parked and allowed his human passengers to get out. Sam held Mikaela for support, as her leg was still injured. Rain began to fall, as the occupants moved swiftly inside a building, while Bumblebee was escorted into a hanger wing, which also held Optimus and Ironhide.
" Are the other Autobots here?" asked Sam, brushing stray drops from his jacket.
" There's more robots here?" asked Leo " Sweeet!"
Mikaela looked at the guy who was with them in Bumblebee. She never got his name or who he was. " Hey, by the way...who are you?" asked Mikaela
Leo flashed a smile at the girl, thrilled the girl had finally noticed him. " I'm whoever you want me to be, baby."
Sam waved him away " This is Leo, a guy who actually proved that it is possible to annoy the hell out of a Sector Seven agent."
" Don't remind me." said Simmons " The sooner I get away from this kid, the better."
" Knowledge is power, bro." he smiled, and felt a rustling under his clothes, as he looked down his sleeve. " Decibel, my little girl, there you are! Have a nice nap?"
" Oh my god! What...who is that?" asked Mikeala smiling and looking at the tiny little robot. She was suddenly hit with deja-vu. " Wait..Sam, isn't that your phone?"
" Used to be." he shrugged, attempting to leave it as that. Simmons wasn't going to let it go again.
" You never explained that to me, kid. How did that happen? You didn't go find another Allspark did you?" asked Simmons
" Pfft, You wish. I don't know how that happened. It just did. One minute it was my old, cheapo cell phone, thanks to my Dad, the next, a highly advanced robot."
" It's so cute." she said, as she watched it's tiny bright blue eyes study her from afar both hesitantly and curiously. It ducked inside Leo's shirt quickly as the sound of thunder was heard.
Sam looked out the window in front of him. " Sounds pretty bad out there."
" I agree." said a female voice coming down the hallway.
" Maggie!" exclaimed Sam and Mikaela.
" It's so good to see you!" she hugged the two kids and looked at Mikaela " My god, I was worried sick. We all were worried sick! I can't believe they found you. I'm glad you're safe."
" I'm glad to be alive." said Mikaela
" Long time no see." said the agent. Maggie frowned at the sight of him. He was the one here to take the one she loved away. " Being a man who gets straight to business. I believe NBE-1 is here?"
" Megatron." corrected Maggie " And before you take him away, I want to talk to you about..."
" Save it, lady. I can't take him now, anyways, the storm is getting pretty nasty out there. The copters won't fly in that. But that isn't going to stop me from talking to the guy. So if you don't mind, care to escort me there?"
" Not until you speak with Optimus." she said Firmly
" I have my orders, madame." he said, just as firmly
" And I have friends in high...very high places." she retorted smugly. Simmons huffed.
" Fine. Fine, I'll talk to the big guy. But that isn't going to change anything. If you want to stop me, free to, but think of your job."
" How dare you threaten me with my job! I could do the same to you!" she said
" Yeah, I'm sure about that."
" Bumblebee, I know that were concerned about Sam and Mikeala, but wandering off on you own isn't a wise thing to do. Something could have happened to you." said Optimus
" I found them, didn't I?" said Bumblebee.
" That's the not the point! The point is that Optimus and I were worried about you! Not only is Barricade still on the loose, but Scoropnoc as well. They could have cornered you, and killed you! Don't think just because you're young they'll spa..." shouted Ironhide
" Don't treat me like a sparkling!" shouted Bumblebee " I've trained under you, you've taught me how to take foes bigger than me."
" Yes, but only one on one. If they corner you, you don't stand a chance! Learn to act like a mech for Primus' sakes! Use that processor of yours before going head on into a situation you're not prepared for!"
" Ironhide..." said Optimus " Bumblebee was aware of the danger, right?"
" I knew that I would expect to fight Barricade."
" This is exactly what I was talking about. What if Barricade wasn't alone? What then? He has a lot to learn, Optimus. And while he's been fighting alongside us for some time, he's still young." explained Ironhide " He doesn't have the experience we have had in battle."
" Then how did you get experience?" asked Bumblebee
" From...." Ironhide started "...*sigh*"
" Making mistakes?" finished Bumblebee happily
" He's got you there, Ironhide." chuckled Optimus
" Alright, so you do know what you're doing. But even still...next time you want to play the solo hero, let us know ahead of time? Even the toughest mechs, need backup as well. That's a tip from me as a warrior. Remember it well, alright?"
" I will." smiled Bumblebee " Thanks Ironhide."
Ironhide's com-link flashed, and he " It's Ratchet, he wants to know if any one of us can help him with moving a few things from the medical wing."
" In the rain? What for?" asked Bumblebee
" Something for Megapain. He wants to modify the wing to accommodate him, in case he starts to transform back." explained Ironhide
" Bumblebee, can you assist him?" asked Optimus. The yellow mech nodded, and went towards the medical wing, leaving the two mechs alone once more.
" Don't take this the wrong way, Ironhide, but I believe you're got a soft spot."
" What? No way! I'm just looking out for him. He needs someone to show him the ropes, correct him when he's wrong, and keep in line."
" He does, and you do a great job at that. You're almost like...a father to him."
" But, I always that he saw you as that?"
" No. He told me himself before we came to this planet, that despite your aggressiveness and strict protocol, he looks up to you. You're a role model for him, in what kind of soilder he wishes he could be someday."
" ....I don't want him looking up to me. I've made too many mistakes in my youth. I don't want the same for the kid."
" But he won't, if you're there to prevent that, right? To avoid the mistakes you made."
" Well when you put it that way." pondered Ironhide " Guess it's not so bad. But still, even if you tell me this, I ain't going easy on his punishment for disobeying me this afternoon."
" I think he wouldn't expect anything less from you." chuckled Optimus
" Rise and shine, sleeping beauty." said a voice beyond the door before coming in. Lennox had walked in, a white tray in hand, while flicking on the light switch to brighten the dim lit room. Seeing the room as it was now, with just a bed, a table, and a small sink and toliet in a closet-like space, it was rather cramped. The Army wasn't known for hotel quality rooms, but at least it was secure. That was top priority, considering the 'guest' that was staying in it. Megatron growled when the lights affected his still sleepy eyes, and put his pillow over his head.
" Feeling better?" asked Will. Megatron cursed the solider in his own language. Lennox didn't need a translation to know that wasn't a friendly reply.
William wet his lips nervously. " Look uh...We kind of got off to a bad start, so, introductions? I'm..."
" You're an Autobot ally, that's all I need to know." he snapped
" ...Captain William....Lennox..yea never mind" he finished " I forget who I'm talking to."
Megatron looked at the food the solider was carrying in his hand. " I assume that plate of organic matter is for me?"
" Breakfast." corrected Will. " Or rather Lunch..brunch. Anyways, get up, I got some good news, Maggie is here." he smiled. That would probably make this former Decepticon happy.
" I know, she came in earlier today." he replied as a matter of factly
" Huh?" This surprised him. "You were up during that time? How come you didn't say anything?"
" I wasn't in the mood."
" I can see that." he said, putting his kiey card on the small table " A shame, she was really hoping to talk to you. I thought you liked her?"
" I don't like her!" he growled
" ....Sure you don't." he smiled, and placed the tray of breakfast items on the bedside table. " Here, eat something. You're grouchy because you haven't had food in awhile."
Megatron sat up, still a bit tired. It was odd for him. While he was fully awake, his mind, and his body were sluggish. Was it the effects of the drugs Ratchet shot into him, or was it because he wasn't used to a human body enough? He rubbed his eyes, and then his head, trying to recall the hazy dreams he had awhile back. His eyes looked up to the solider who was busy making something in the makeshift bathroom, it looked like a glass of orange liquid. He looked back at the tray that was brought in. The smells emitting off it were appealing to his senses. Scratching his neck, he yawned, and began smelling a small bowl of off-white liquidifed food with little lumps in it. He took a handful, and began to try to eat it. It kept dripping on to him, and it was hot. Definitely not pizza. He missed his pizza. Meanwhile, William had come back from the bathroom with a glass of orange juice, and watched in awe at the former Decepticon leader trying to eat his breakfast.
" What are you staring at?" asked Megatron.
Lennox snorted. " I've never seen anyone eat oatmeal with their hands before...besides my daughter, but she's only a baby."
" Is that wrong?" he asked, annoyed
" No, but it makes eating it difficult, here, use a spoon." Will handed him the utensil. Megatron dipped it in the bowl, only to have the oatmeal slide off. He gave Will a glare. This didn't help eating it at all.
" You have it upside down. Use the spoon like a shovel and dig into the food." explained William, hoping that a mechnical terms might make it easier for him to understand. Megatron did as he was told, and placed a spoonful in his mouth and swallowed.
" Well? How is it?"
" It's pleasing to the senses."
" That's...good." nodded Will.
" Tastes..."
" You don't like it?"
" No...it tastes different than pizza."
Will laughed " Of course it tastes different. Oatmeal is sweeter."
Sweet...er? Is that what they called it? Interesting. He continued sampling the different foods on the tray, but eventually went back to the oatmeal. He made a mental note that this was a potential favorite food. He never thought he'd actually like to ingest organic energy voluntarily, but having a new found sense of taste, made it enjoyable. No wonder humans consumed so much, the various smells and textures were worthy of repeating. William pulled up a chair, and sat down, picked up a semi-round reddish thing, sniffed it, then put it back. Megatron was getting annoyed. Why was he still here? It was obvious that he was waiting for something. For him to finish eating?
" You what to ask me something." said Megatron. Not as a question, but as a fact. He read Will's body language quite well.
" Yea, I do."
" And that would be?"
" I'm curious." he smiled
Megatron swallowed the last bit of the oatmeal. " That's not good."
" Hey!" Will snapped
" It's true isn't it?" he said, and cautiously nibbled on the strange red object. Turned out it was also sweet-er, at least he thought it was called that.
" Well, I'm curious about you. How did you become a human?"
" That's not the question you want to ask." he said, working on the apple steadily. Another favorite on his list.
Will was impressed." You're a great mind reader. It's true, I'm more curious about you and Maggie."
" What about her and I? Do you find it strange that she loves me despite what I've done in the past? Or because she will continue to love me, even when I change back?"
Will winced. So he heard that. He heard Maggie and his' entire conversation from earlier on.
" And what about you? Will you love her when you return to your true form? Or will you squash her like a bug?"
Megatron's eyes glowed red as he turned to look at him. How dare he think he'd do such a thing to her. " That none of your business, fleshling. Whether I love her or not afterwards, does not concern you!"
" It does concern me! I'm a friend of her's!" shouted Will
" If that is true, then you should know when to back off!" He snarled
"No! Because I don't want a beast like you, hurting her!" retorted Will
" I will do no such thing! You think I'd hurt someone I supposedly love on purpose?!"
" You tell me! I don't know how your twisted brain works. But if Mission City was any indication, with you flicking humans left and right like fleas!"
" That has nothing to do with her!" growled Megatron " As far as that's concerned, she didn't even exist to me until I met her later on."
" It has plenty to do with her! You killed over 20 people in that incident, you nearly wipped out your own race, and then to top that off you destroyed the Allspark and..."
" That wasn't my fault! That was one of your own whelps! If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have come back as a disgusting human, and we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place!"
" That kid saved a bunch of lives doing what he did. He's a hero." retorted Will
" He's an idoit! Doing what he did, he destroyed one of the main sources of life for my species. He doomed us to a slow and painful extinction at the expense of your race's survival."
" And that comes full circle. You don't care about humans, and yet you somehow 'fell in love' with one? How on earth did that even happen? The thing between you and her. it doesn't sit well for me. I won't stand if anything happened to her because of you. I know you're in the process of changing back, and I'll be damned, you won't be going back the same crap you pulled a few days ago!"
" And what if I do?"
" I won't hesitate to kill you."
" And if I don't?"
" Then...I don't know."
" Exactly, you don't know. So leave it be."
" Well you don't know either!"
" I know I that I don't know. But there's nothing that can be done about it."
" Except to wait for the inevitable."
.......
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" The inevitable. Seems to be getting closer, and for some reason, I'm both anticipating and dreading it. I don't know what to do. About Maggie. I can't keep her, not when I can feel this change stirring under my skin. Something is taking over, and pretty soon...I won't be me anymore. At least, not the man she fell in love with." he said solemnly " I'm such a fool. To think our relationship could last. But then I blame the Allspark for not clarifying how long I had as a human. I assumed it was long term."
It did seem pretty hopeless. At first, Will thought it was a superficial attraction on their part. He admitted, while young for his tastes, Ms. Madson was quite beautiful, but that only complimented her intelligence and resourceful nature. Any man, human or not, would fall for her allure. Though, he failed to see what she saw in Megatron. He was brutally intelligent as well, and had been a general of his own army...but appearance-wise? He features were handsome, but too harsh and proud. Not mention his age. But there was a quirk to him. While he exhibited the aura of a leader, he was laughably naive in his own way. Prehaps, Maggie found that part to be attractive.
" But you don't know for certain you won't love her, right? When you go back?" said William " Since we don't actually know...you know?"
" Nothing is certain. But I'm simply stating the most obvious that could happen."
" Okay, but say that it didn't. Say, that I didn't have to kill you, because you're still are in love with her and..."
" And...and what? You forget, I'll be a Cybertronian again. You honestly can picture a young woman being caressed by a being of that stature? These arms I have now, are nothing compared to the claws and blades that will grace my old form, once the process is completed. In a single flick of the digit, I could end her life. Don't you see? I can never hold her again! I would be a monster in her eyes. Even if still felt that love for her...would she?"
" So what are you going to do?"
He threw away the remaining apple core, and looked at Will tiredly. " I have to end it."
" You're giving up? Just like that?"
" Primus! What else can I do?! Our love, all this, it's impossible!"
" Not really. She still loves you, and I think, she still will, even if you go back. You heard her, right? When she came in here?"
"I don't want her to be in love with me!" He roared through a constrained throat. "It hurts too much!"
William kicked back, and turned his attention to the ceiling. " I'm married, just for the record. I got a wife and kid back home, waiting for me to come back...hopefully in one piece. I'm always away from home, and in dangerous places. Sometimes, it's hard to think that one day, I may not come back at all. Do you think I don't know that kind of pain? I know it hurts. I know how impossible and painful this must seem, but you can't go on evading Maggie. Things have a way of working out, even if it's for the time being. I think perhaps you are deliberately blinding yourself to some of the possibilities before you."
"What possibilities!?" he snapped, more harshly than he intended.
" The possibilities of taking advantage of the time you have right now? You're human, right now, right?"
" I am, but in a few days or even hours I..."
" I'm talking in this frame of time. You're human right now, yes?" he faced at the older man directly.
" Yes...?"
The two stared at each other in silence.
" You don't get?" asked Will
" What nonsense are you babbling about!? The topic was about Maggie, not about the miserable species I've become!"
" I don't know if you're short sighted or just dense...no shut up and listen to me. Humans, us, have only so much time to live in this world. Some of us can plot and plan out our lives to the exact. Taking in every angle and aspect of their lives, but that means nothing...if they haven't lived it."
" I don't understand."
" What I mean is, you're talking about what will happen, instead of what is now."
" I still don't understand."
"Ahh..." he sighed in frustration, "And that's what gets me so angry! Your kind, have all the time in the world to think about what you want to do, and then all the time to do it. 'Time' basically has no meaning to you. You're practically immortal, save for your pointless wars."
Megatron opened his mouth to protest, but Lennox stopped him. " The point I'm trying to make is. Take advantage of what you have. You're human, you have Maggie, you love each other. Don't worry about what will happen when you return to your true form. Cross that bridge when you get there. Instead, focus on the here and now. Make memories with her, leave something behind. If not for you, then for her. That way if you do go back to 'Kill all humans' she won't be completly miserable...okay, maybe she will, but..you have to understand. My wife and I, we have about 50 years left to make our lives count, because we only get one shot. We don't have the luxery of time like you, what we do now, will be what's left of us when we're gone."
" But that's incredibly unpredictable."
" That's what being human means." smiled William
Megatron sighed. " ...Perhaps I have been over worrying. Maybe I should speak to Maggie this time around."
" That's the spirit!" Lennox slapped Megatron's shoulder, making him glare at the solider. " Uh...sorry. Ahem, Wasted too much time here already. Tell you what, I'll try to get Maggie to come by again."
Megatron sat up " Wait! I didn't mean I wanted to talk to her now!"
" Not now, but later. It won't kill you. Now that I know you're genuine about this, I want to help you two out. I've been where you are, so don't deny the gesture. In human culture, it's considered an insult."
" Really?" he asked, intrigued
Will snorted and smiled " Nah, just messing with you. I'll be back later."
The door closed, and the already familiar electrical lock sounded from beyond it. Megatron lay back on the mattress with a heavy sigh, reorganizing his thoughts and what had transpired a few minutes ago, He hated to admit that the human solider was right. He was over thinking things way too much, and forgetting about what little time he had left as a human man.
' Planning things out in the long term, and waiting eons to actually get it done. A definite Cybertronian trait.'
It made him wonder how much his race had really accomplished in their seemingly limitless lifespans. They had advanced technology, they were at the peak of their civilization, then war broke out, and their source of life robbed from them, leaving their home world a barren and dead rock. Then the chase for the possession of the Allspark, which lead to it's destruction and finally to his own problems now. And what did they have to show for it in the end? Where did their ideals lead them to? To the destruction of their world, to the deaths of millions of their kind, and an almost non-stop war...and for what? For the first time since the war began, Megatron questioned what exactly was he fighting for? How did it even start?
He remembered, vaguely. Cybertron, and Optimus coming in to tell him of the recent excavation of an ancient ruin, then an alien race attacking them. He remembered being injured, ordering the tablet that was found by Optimus, to be put in his chambers for safety, he got mortally injured, went to his room, and then...What happened? Why was his memory a blank from there?
' My disciple..."
He clutched his head suddenly. What was that? What was that voice? A chill ran through him, as he fiercely fought to remember it. Wasn't it in a dream?
'No, that can't be, I'm awake.' he thought. Unless...that voice was actually...real?
Frenzy had the base in his sights. Getting through the desert was tricky, but now infiltrating the human base was...not going to be a picnic.
" Megatron must be in there..but there are so many humans."
His blue optics spied a dump truck unloading large cylinder containers, into a larger garbage unit. After they emptied, they were loaded onto a platform and taken into the base again in groups of five. Maybe he could hitch a ride inside those bins?
" Hmm...that could work." He quickly slipped past two humans, and carefully crawled into one of the containers and covered the lid. It smelled horrible, but he endured it, so long as it got him into the base. He'd have a better chance at night, but with Megatron in the same place as his Mi-ka-la was, he decided to risk it.
' Ow! Watch it, you flabby meatsack!' he mentally cursed as the container he was in was roughly thrown on the back of the platform, and hit the other ones. The truck started up, and rolled back into the base once more. He was in! Yes! Just a little longer, and he'd be...the container he was in, fell on it's side sharply. Frenzy groaned.
' The things I go through,'
The truck stopped a few times, taking one container out at a time. Frenzy had to time it just right before they got to his. He'd have to slip out before they put a trash bag inside the container. He slid out before they stopped, tucked behind one of the bins, then carefully dropped to the ground via the tailgate. He quickly looked around to make sure no one saw him. He watched the truck leave, and the slowly, but not quietly, he scrabbled into an open air hanger, only to see a very familiar bright green mech, talking to a female human.
" I have the burner you requested, Ratchet. Will that be all?"
" Thank you, and yes, this will do." he replied
" Oh no!!" the little mech mentally screamed " Not the crazy Autobot medic! What is that afthead doing here?! This is bad, this is bad!" He would have tried to threaten and intimidate Ratchet, if he wasn't the size of a small media player. No, letting the mech know he was here would only spell trouble. He had to wait, or better yet..infiltrate. He quickly warped into the shape of a small CD boom box, and turned on a random radio station. This got the attention of the mech.
" Ugh, noisy contraption."
" Who put this here?" asked the assistant, who was unloading what Ratchet had asked of them. " Did you want music while you worked?"
" No, I prefer it was gone. I need to concentrate on this."
" What is it?"
" Remember I mentioned that I could stall Megatron's transformation back? If this experiment works, I could stop the process entirely."
" Wow. That's pretty neat. That could save us a great deal of trouble."
" Transformation?" thought Frenzy " What the slag did they do to him?"
" I'll take this to the lounge. Catch you later, Ratchet!"
" You as well, Marissa."
It hadn't been nearly 20 minutes in, that the three teen were left out of the intense conversation between Maggie and Simmons, who stated it was between adults, ushered into sitting room by military personnel, and locked in to make sure they stay in there. Needless to say, they were not happy campers. The room was small, it smelled like cornchips, but at least it had comfy chairs. Mikaela flipped through year old Popular Mechanics magazines, which at least interested her. Sam was trying to get some signal on his phone to talk to Bumblebee, but no luck so far, and Leo was busy flipping through five basic TV channels on a little monitor on the corner of the ceiling.
" Isn't there vending machines here?" asked Leo " I'd kill for a soda about now."
" Kill? Kill what, a flea?" said Sam
" I'd kill a robot for a soda."
" Not if the robot killed you with a soda."
" What?"
" The Allspark, turned a vending machine into a crazy killer soda monster." said Sam " Happened when I dropped it and it went berserk."
" I guess just because the Allspark is omnipotent, doesn't mean it's intelligent." said Mikaela
" Your guess is an good as mine."
" Wait a sec, this Allspark thing...it can bring to life any machine? Like what you did with the cell phone?" asked Leo
" I'm telling you, that wasn't me! My phone just came to life!"
" Your phone, and your mouse on the computer, dude. I'd say the first time is an accident, but the second time...something's up."
" Well...I do have something I never told you. You see..." Sam rolled up his sleeve, and showed the strange marking had gotten from the Allspark sliver.
" That is some sweet looking ink there, man."
Mikaela was more shocked than impressed " Sam, what happened to you?"
" I had a dream that some voice was talking to me, and then I woke up and touched a sliver of the Allspark and it sort of melted into my hand." he said, only to notice something had changed in the marking. It wasn't one glyph, but three now. The two new gylphs were snaking up his arm. That wasn't there before...oh no..
" It melted into your hand? And, was this before or after the phone and mouse coming to life?" asked Leo
" Before. But..it doesn't mean anything right? I mean...it's not...like that."
Both teens stayed quiet, til Mikaela spoke " Sam...I don't know if...no..I think the Allspark might have done something to you. And if that's true, maybe it gave you some of it's power. Why else would it talk to you in your dreams?"
" But that's not possible."
" What if it is? I mean...Megatron becoming human was like...impossible, but it made it happen. He's a human now, so, who's to say it couldn't give you the ability to bring machines to life?"
" But how would that help me in the slightest?" asked Sam " It's not useful to me at all."
" How would turning Megatron human help him? I think, and maybe I'm stretching this a bit far but...maybe the Allspark is trying to teach you two a lesson?" said Mikaela
" But I didn't do anything! It was Megatron! He was exterminate-annihilate-destroy! And I running for my life to save that stupid Allspark in the first place!"
" But didn't you shove that stupid Allspark into Megatron, destroying them both?" asked Mikaela
" Yea?"
" Uhhh, dude....I wouldn't be the happiest kid on the block if someone came and shoved me into someone's chest, and died." said Leo
" What are you saying?"
" That the Allspark is imparting some it's sick and twisted irony on you?" said Mikaela
Sam face-palmed " .....Oh that's wonderful."
"Hey, look at the bright!" Beamed Leo
" What bright side?" he groaned
" You can establish an entire army of tiny robots to do your bidding. You'd never have to work a day in your life. You can call them Minicons!"
" Leo..shut up."
Frenzy didn't know what a lounge was, but so far he wasn't enjoying it. He needed to find and hopefully rescue Megatron from the clutches of the human hive. But how? There was only one window, and one door. He couldn't sneak past the humans without being seen. He looked around himself. There was food, coffee makers, chairs and...a computer! Lucky day! He managed to sneak a bit closer to the electrical device, and then hastily plugged himself in. With this, he'd be able to cause a distraction. He logged past the ID codes, and firewalls, and made his way to a site that would definitely gain the humans attention.
" Who was on the computer last?" asked one guy, sitting down to log into the computer, and access the internet.
Suddenly, the hapless the man was eye-raped by an image of two naked humans, one male and one female, appeared on the screen making noises loud enough to wake the dead. Some of the soldiers bolted out of their chairs to see what the hell caused the site to appear on a government issue machine, while several others tried to slowly make their way to the other side of the room, or turn up the TV to ignore the commotion.
" Shut it off, man! Shut it off!" yelled some of the men.
" I'm trying! It's got spyware or something, the pop-ups keep coming!" yelled another man, then finally yanked the cord from the machine, and it shut off. By then, Frenzy had already made his way to the exit.
" Stupid primitive beings and their 'porn'. They're so predictable." snickered Frenzy, and quickly bolted out of the room and down the hallway. The signal was getting stronger, but the danger of being seen was far from over.
The conversation that the teens were rudely invited to, took place in the same hanger at Optimus, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Ironhide were staying it. The rain had become harder since then, and could be heard on the metal roof of the large space. However, it didn't drown out the intense discussion talking place within it. Maggie was sitting on a chair close to Optimus, while Simmons made it a point to not sit anywhere near Bumblebee, aka The Lubricator. He didn't want a repeat of that any time soon. Captain Lennox had yet to show up, but even without him there, the only two humans in the hanger were already on fire.
" And in the first place, he was never suppost to here! He was staying with me, until you guys showed up and made a mess of things!" shouted Maggie
" Only because his buddy kidnapped a civilian!"
" That was a mistake! He had nothing to do with that!"
" And how would you know? He could have contacted other Decepticons into coming into the area."
" Because he and I were..." Maggie carefully chose her words well " ...having a discussion, which got out of hand, and he left the apartment."
" And from that point, he was under my watch, until I dropped him off at his niece's house to cool down." explained Ratchet
" Exactly, so how in the world could he contact anyone during that frame of time? All I can say is, it was coincidence that a Decepticon was in the area, somehow found out who he was. But because the Autobots didn't want to hand him over, they took Mikela instead."
" In my profession lady, there is no such thing as coincidence. This was a set-up, plain and simple. He had his accomplice kidnap and hold the girl as a hostage, knowing full well, either her boyfriend or one of the men here....would trade the girl over him. It would be a win-win situation for their side, since a human life is worth dirt in their eyes, and wouldn't be a shame if she was killed if the Autobots failed to hand over Megatron."
" Let me stop you there. I was at the scene when Barricade took Mikaela away. Megatron was told to hide, but instead faced Barricade, who, until the last moment, didn't know Megatron was human. Megatron calmed the Decepticon down, explained what happened, but when it came time for Megatron to go with Barricade, he was stopped, and thus, took Mikaela away with him, to force us to hand over their leader. This wasn't set up, it was a chance encounter that rapidly became sour." explained Ratchet
" Okay, say that was true." said Simmons, facing Optimus " So why didn't your men hand over Megatron peacefully?"
" Because, if we had, Megatron's transformation would have excellerated, especially in the presence of other Decepticons. If that happened, I would fear another Mission City incident. We could not take the risk."
" Oh so, now you're saying...you rather keep Megatron under your watchful eye, but let the Decepticons tear apart an innocent girl for the hell of it?"
" Mikela being kidnapped was a mistake!" shouted Bumblebee " How dare you accuse us of not caring for the humans we're watching over!!"
" As emotional as the young mech is, he speaks the truth. Mikaela was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Any human would have fell victim to the same thing. Decepticons have no concern for the beings of this planet like we do. They see them as vermin, while we see your race as equals to our own. Megatron was the main target, but the plan fell through for Barricade, so he switched tactics." said Optimus
" And besides, the girl is safe and sound here on the base. A little worn, but still safe." said Bumblebee
" That doesn't change the fact, the Megatron is much too dangerous to be living where he was. He's not only putting the people who know him, at risk, but everyone in the city. What next? Another 9/11 incident just because another Decepticon wants their leader? Sorry, but no. He will come with us to Hoover Dam, we'll set up a nice little padded room far below the earth, so he won't be a danger anymore."
" And if he changes back? What then? He'll just try to escape!" said Maggie
" Not unless we freeze him again."
" You have no right!!" She cried
" See this?" said Simmons waving his badge " This gives me the right to do whatever I damn well please. And for good reason this time. Once this storm lets up, he's going, whether you like it or not."
" Optimus! "
" Maggie, he does have a point."
" No! What are you saying? I thought you with me on this?"
" As much as it seems unfair, Simmons has made aware the danger that Megatron could pose both concious and uncociously. Maggie, we as Autobots uphold a standard that we must live by. We unavoidably brought our enemies to your planet, and it's our duty to see that no harm comes to your people because of our mistake. Until the Decepticons are brought to justice, Megatron must be hidden away, for his safety, and yours."
" That doesn't make it right."
" It doesn't. But until I can speak to Keller personally, we will have to deal with 'this bump on the road'. I know how much he means to you, and I will do all I can to change the outcome of this."
" I appreciate that, Optimus."
" I'm baaack! Miss me?"
" Hardly." he repiled gruffly, then looked at the door again. " You said you were bringing Maggie."
" I was, but she got caught up on a discussion that I didn't really want to be involved in. Not my fault though, Simmons was there, aka Mr. Pain-in-the-ass. I just wanted to make sure you're all ready to talk to her once she gets out of there."
" I don't think it's a good idea I do."
" You don't have much time. Once the storm clears, you're going to be shipped out of here and straight to Hoover Dam. Unless Optimus does a miracle and gets you to stay here. But I'm having my doubts, he's getting beat out there."
" Well, there's something new." smirked Megatron, before his face fell " I can't speak to Maggie. After what happened before, I don't entirely trust her, and I don't trust myself being around her alone, as well."
" What happened? You two had a fight?"
"She intitied, from my guess, the process of trying to forcefully reproduce with me some nights ago, which I aborted by triggering some negative emotional response from her."
" Whoa! Whoa! She tried to rape you?!" shouted Will. Wow, Maggie was sure full of surprises.
" Rape?"
" Nevermind...okay..I can see where you two are level-wise. How far did she get?"
" She was at the part of stripping me naked."
" And?"
" That's as far she went."
" So you two were not doing the nasty?"
" I...don't believe so."
" Oh, then your still a virgin." he smiled
" I'm not familiar with any of the vocabulary you've used so far."
" Ah, cultural quip. it means, you didn't go all the way with her, it was just some heavy petting. Which is a good sign. She likes you enough to hop into bed with...you." Will stopped, as he saw that he successfully confused the poor older man. " Never mind."
" Before you left earlier today, I wanted to ask....I want to show her, that I love her. But does that mean I have to reproduce with her? If it does, then that could be a problem."
" You don't have to have sex with her. That's just only one way to show her, but eventually, she's going to want to, and you might be curious enough to try it."
" I don't believe I will ever want to." huffed Megatron
" Never say never. It's hard for a man to not resist a woman like that. It's kind of hardwired into our species."
" So I've seen." he groaned
Will smirked " Don't tell me whatever she was doing, wasn't pleasurable to you."
Megatron turned away shamefully. It was a painful truth, but he did enjoy it. He wanted to blame it on underestimating how strong human instinct was compared to his stable and cold logic. But how could he explain the pleasure he was feeling? He couldn't deny that part, and the curiosity that he was trying to stifle, was coming through once more. " I know what sex entails. It's not the process that concerns me, it's...the results."
" Results?"
" I don't want children. At least, not human children."
There a slight pause in the conversation as William snorted, pinched the bridged of nose, but soon after began to chuckle loudly. This annoyed Megatron quite a bit. Was he mocking him? How childish. This was the reason why he hated humans so much, they were never serious about anything. Life was one big tickle of joy to them half the time. Now wonder they never evolved past their organic state. But at least their technology held some promise in the future. After all, most of their electronic devices were reverse engineered from him.
" I don't find any humor in this!" he growled
" You're worried about getting her pregnant?!" he continued to laugh " I'm surprised you even know how that's done."
" I don't want to father human offspring! It's...its' shameful! And how can I face my army again, if they found out I had illegitimate children with an organic?!"
" That you were busy with...alien relations? Maybe understanding the enemy a bit more?" he joked
" You're trying my patience."
" Sorry. I understand. You're worry is a common one, but you know...there's a way to prevent that from happening, without sacrificing the fun."
" What do you mean?"
" I shouldn't do this but...can you come with me? Just down the hallway, no one is gonna see you."
" Why should I?"
" You want to show Maggie your undying love, right? Well, I'm gonna help you, just trust me."
" ....Why are you helping me, when just a few moments ago I was the reason of your anger?"
" Because, I can see you're..not as bad a guy as I thought you were. There's some facets of your personality that reflect some civility."
" Really?"
" And some humor. Sorry to say, but you can be really hilarious without meaning to be."
" Oh joy." he groaned
" Come on." Said Will. "We need to get some stuff down at the medical wing, and with everything going on, I doubt anyone is going to bat an eyelash at you."
Distant thunder was soon heard, as the captain looked up instictivly. " Storm's getting worse, that works on our favor." He noticed Megatron's bare chest and tossed him his coat.
" Here, put this on. You'll poke an eye out."
" What?"
" Nevermind. It's not important."
Frenzy was already in the medical wing of the base, and the signal was only getting stronger. " I'm almost there my lord! Hang on!" he cheered, and made a quick duck behind a potted plant as a nurse came through the hallway. He counted. Only one hallway to go before he could get to Megatron. Even if he was the only Decepticon there to help him, at least there was a chance. After all, he helped Megatron escape Hoover Dam by melting him from his prison. This should be easy. He turned a corner, and quickly ducked down once more, as he saw two human men walk down the hallway. Frenzy was puzzled that his sensors were going crazy. They were saying that Megatron was exactly right there on that spot.
' Must be a malfunction.' he thought, watching the humans pass him by. One of the men, with dark hair, and an aggravated expression caught his attention.
" You haven't answered my question, fleshling. Where are you taking me?"
' Fleshling?' thought Frenzy. Strange, humans don't call themselves that...do they? He thought it was a odd.
" I'll tell you when we get there." said the blond smiled, pulling along the other man. For a split second, a reddish eye looked to the corner where Frenzy was hiding. The human turned his head to the hallway, but Frenzy was already hidden. The human man turned back to the other.
" What's wrong?"
" Thought I sensed something."
He wasn't the only one sensing something. Frenzy's sensors were also on high alert.
"My sensors are telling me Megatron is right here. But there's only two humans. What's going on?" he thought. He was concerned and frustrated. He was so close to finding his leader, and now he was having problems with his energy scanner? What a time for that to happen. Frenzy, slipped carefully across the hallway to the door that his signal was pointing to before the 'malfunction'. He saw the keypad panel right above him. But he was too short. 'Slag...' He remembered the potted plant across the door, and tried to scoot it closer....or rather he would have...
" You.." said a voice behind him.
Frenzy's slowly turned to in the direction of said voice, optics widened, spark beating rapidly. He was spotted! His mode was set to attack, he'd tear that human's eyes out, and his blades flicked out automatically in response. It was either fight or flight, and he was prepared to do both, " Sorry my lord...looks like there's a slight delay to your rescue."
"...Frenzy?" asked the man
His blades dropped. " He knows me? How?" he panicked and hissed at the man. But the man showed no fear whatsoever. What was this?
William kept his distance, but Megatron stood his ground in front of the tiny mech, which looked like he was on the verge of defense and confusion.
" Soundwave's child." spoke Megatron is a language not heard before on Earth " What are doing here?"
Frenzy's spark nearly stopped. There was no way a human could know his father. No way in the pit it could happen. His sensors were practically screaming through his CPU, telling him that his leader was right there. But his optics dared not to believe it. It was a human there, not his leader.
" Frenzy." said the human again " Answer me. What are you doing here?"
He didn't want to believe it. He couldn't. There was no way. But the eyes...those deep red eyes, holding an authority that he knew so well before. The aura the man was emmiting was so familar. Why didn't he kill this human? Why was he hesitating? And he wished to Primus his sensors would stop lying to him. That human wasn't his leader. He wouldn't believe it, he couldn't, never, ever...but..
" You infuriating little mech! When I ask a question, I expect to be answered! Now anwser me!" roared the human
His blades flicked out again as he flinched. There was no mistaking that energy now. This man, was indeed...as hard as it was to process...his leader. He looked up at the human once more. Studied his face. It wasn't a human that was...no..his leader...became human?
" ...M...Megatron?" he asked fearfully
Megatron nodded tiredly. " Yes. It's me."
Author's Notes:
Cliffhanger!!
Yes, I haven't forgotten my cliffies. *evil laugh* And I owe a huge apology to my loyal readers. Sorry for the delay, I had a major test to take at school as part of the 'Exit exam' thing the schools are doing now. You can actually skip a grade if you pass. I don't know if I did but...I'm waiting on pins and needles. Anyways. Hope you liked this chapter, I'm trying to return to some of the humor that was present in the first chapters of this story, and not so much emo-ing and stuff. Big, big...very big credit goes to Sylentnyte for encouraging me to get this done and posted. She wrote parts 2 and 6 for this chapter. I know she's busy with her work, and her busy life, so I thank her so much for her contribution! Any little bit helps. You rock, girl!
As for the story, it seems...wait..how many of you guys are reading this before you're reading the chapter? Hmm? Let me see a show of hands. Ah ha! I knew it! Some of you are reading these notes beforehand. For shame! No no, I'm kidding. I'm okay with it. XDD But still, I was a bit shocked that I read some comments that people are reading the notes before reading the chapter. I've never heard of that, but I suppose if it makes you enjoy the story more, who am I to complain? Ah then...where was I? Oh yes, the story. Seems the Megatron isn't the only one who is getting taught a lesson by the Allspark, eh? Now Sam is it's victim. But hey at least they have something in common now, right? And who was surprised it's Captain Lennox who's doing the honors of teaching Megatron the 'facts of life'? Somehow I don't know if that a good thing or a bad thing. Considering he's quite a jokester when he wants to be. God knows how he's going to explain birth control, but I'm sure the results are going to be hilarious. At least for him and us, right?
Oh and Frenzy finally finds his leader! It's an aww moment, with some humor. Surprise Frenz' your master is a squishy! XD I'm sure the initial shock will wear off...hopefully. But on the bright side, he doesn't have to worry too much about Megatron harming Mikaela, since, you know...they're related by paper. *gigglesnort* And then there's the dreaded Simmons. Okay, so he's not that bad, but he's still trying to take the two lovebirds away from each other. But keep in mind, he ain't the villain. He's just playing a butthead for now. The one of the main villains is going to make his appearance pretty soon. *cough*Starscream*cough* and much, much later is...well..I'll let you guess that on your own. Remember, this story is bridging the two movies. I won't say who, if you can't guess. ^_~
Q & A:
Mark- Ah, just wait and see. ;) Things are just getting started!
Meirelle- Hehehe XDD...that's going to open up a whooole new world for him. And the person (or rather people) are going to have a field day telling him all about it.
Katy-cakes:
I try, I honestly try to get a feel for how aliens view humans through their eyes. Just as we're fasenated/grossed/confused by them, I'm sure they feel the same way about us. Also, I always thought Mikaela was portrayed as too shallow of a character in the movies. She's got an interesting background, being a female mechanic somewhat with a rep as a juvenile delinquent. Which is one of the reasons why I juxtaposed her with the Decepticons. Unlike Sam, she would be able to relate to them better. Most of the 'Cons she meets are somewhat misunderstood, rather than wholly evil. She knows where they're coming from.
Lecidre:
Thank you so much for your comments and encouragement! 3 I'm glad you're enjoying the story.
Aww, I feel the same way about Blackout's death too. It was quite a shame. He didn't seem like such a monster once Kayla sort of befriended him in the end. Even though it was too late to do so. And now she didn't just lose him, but Frenzy too. Even though she didn't really know she was his 'pet' (only in his mind), she at least considered him to be a friend. But don't worry, he will be coming back. We haven't seen the last of him, and he makes quite an impact on one scene with Sam soon.
Hehehe that was sweet to write. I've itching to write more M&M moments. I really miss them, and I want to see them get together soon (as well as between the sheets). I'm wondering about their relationship myself. It seems so hopeless huh? But love finds a way, only time will tell. And you're right about the creepy eyes being the Fallen. His old master is resurfacing...so that's also going to be a wrench in their relationship too. Optimus giving his brother "The Talk"? Hahaha. I was thinking of doing that, but Optimus has even less information on human reproduction than Ratchet. XD I'd bet Megs would know more than him.
And for everyone else, I have happy news...Blackout is coming back.
That is all. ^_~