This is a very short chapter, but I really don't have any muse at the moment.

I hope you guys enjoy this one.

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Chapter 26

(End of Hurt)

Elita held her daughter close, watching as Ratchet worked tirelessly to bring Bulkhead back online. The mech was in deep stasis; he had been shot in the back after being exposed to a poisonous energon called Tox-en. Those two factors caused most of his internal systems to shut down.

Silver Star cried as she looked at the wrecker. Miko, however, was in worse shape.

The Japanese girl had vanished with Wheeljack some time ago and had now returned; Wheeljack was wounded and Miko looked beyond sad, more depressed. It made Silver Star want to help her in some way.

(Out of the Past)

Bulkhead woke up and Miko never left his side. She pushed him to exercise and get him back to his fighting self again. The girl pushed him more and more and it was hard on the green wrecker.

The Japanese girl finally got tired of it all and went up to the base roof, followed by Arcee.

"Bulk…" the little techno-organic femme came up to him, placing a tiny servo on his much larger one. "You doin' ok?"

"I'm fine, kid. Thanks for asking."

She clambered onto his knee and snuggled up to his chassis to make him feel better. "Bulk… can you tell me a sto'y? You were a w'ecker… you mus' have some goo' sto'ies."

"I do have some good stories…" he smiled gently at her, "Let's see… do you want to hear one about your original Sire, Skids?"

"Yea!"

"Ok then…"

Optimus, Elita, and I were out at Nova Cronum. The Decepticons had taken a home of orphaned younglings prisoner; the three of us were to infiltrate their stronghold and rescue the younglings.

The Decepticon, Cyclonus, was the enemy commander present. He was a tough one and he also had the, dangerous, Combaticons on his side. It was up to the three of us to defeat them and the Combaticons combined into the Bruticus.

We made our way into the stronghold and snuck through, trying to find the younglings. Optimus and I were to find Cyclonus and Bruticus; while we fought them, Elita would get the young ones to safety.

As we came into the main room, we saw that we weren't alone. Cyclonus and Bruticus were about to start interrogating an Autobot scientist and medic by the names of Preceptor and Red Alert. Cyclonus was threatening to offline the younglings if they didn't give him the information he wanted.

Just as we were about to attack, a voice called out. "I wouldn't make threats you can't keep!"

"The young ones are safe," another voice joined the first, "and away from the strafe!"

Elita, Skids, and a red mech called Blaster came running in, shooting at the two Decepticons. Optimus and I jumped out of hiding to help.

"Blaster! Take Bruticus down!"

The red mech's servos became sonic devices. "Look out! It's the halter of disaster, the Master Blaster!" The sonic cannons pushed the large combiner back.

"Heads up, Cyclone-butt!" Skids tackled the Decepticon and pinned him down. He looked up at Optimus and me and smiled. "I'm glad you're here boss-bot. Your sparkmate showed up just as Blaster and I were evacuating the younglings."

"What's your designation, soldier?"

"Skids… former Iacon vault guard. Optimus, it's an honor to assist you."

"Likewise, friend."

"So, my Sire was funny?"

"Oh yea!" the Mech gave a weak smile and tickled the sparkling with his digit. "Him and Blaster… quite a pair those two made."

The child giggled and looked up at him. "Who B'aster?"

"Blaster was your Sire's best friend. Those two could get in no end of trouble. Sadly, Skids and Blaster were separated before he came here. Maybe one day, you will meet him."

"I wan' to…"

"So, what are you two up to?" Elita came over to them, smiling.

Silver Star jumped down from Bulkhead's knee and clung to her carrier's pedde. "He tol' me story 'bout Skids!"

"Really?"

The mech shrugged. "She asked for a story and I told her the one where we first met Skids." He poked her abdomen, making the little one giggle.

"I'm glad and I'm also glad to see you're healing so quickly, Bulkhead."

"Well," he smiled, "I've got two really good 'doctors' helping me out." His optics glanced down to the sparkling and the moved to the Japanese girl who was entering the room.

"Hey… I'm back…" Miko went to her guardian. "Bulk… I…"

"It's ok, Miko. I promise, I won't ever leave you…"

The Japanese girl hugged her guardian's servo as Silver Star and her carrier looked on with a joy.

This was a short chapter, but I thought I needed to tell some more about Skids.

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Psalm 66:5

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