New chappie! Now it's time for Crossfire! Most of Crossfire will be Wendy going to court and then they'll leave to go find out about the Insecticon Starscream talked about. The next three chapters will be a bit emotional for Wendy dealing with past experiences and having vivid nightmares. She's lucky she has loving parents to comfort her.
Today is a big day! Today is the birthday of Outcasts adn Autobots! YAY! I'm so excited that it's a year old today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUTCASTS AND AUTOBOTS! I decided to post today instead of yesterday because it's a big day for Outcasts and Autobots and I kinda wanna get the message out there to everyone. I'm so happy and I hope you all like this chapter. Onto the story!
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Wendy POV
I was being dragged backwards by my hair and it hurt. What did I ever do to deserve this? I screamed and was thrown at the wall. I hit the wall and slid to the floor. I wiped away the blood from my arms and looked up at Daddy. Why wouldn't he stop hurting me?
"Daddy, please stop! It hurts." I whimpered as he grabbed me roughly by my bad arm and yanked me up. "Ow! Please, Daddy stop!"
"Shut up! You're the reason why everything fell apart!" Daddy yelled and slapped me. I cried as his hand kept hitting me. What did I do wrong? He stopped for a moment and threw me back on the floor. I curled up into a ball and cried as he kicked me. I didn't want to be here. I wanted Prim and Mama back and Abuelita so they can take me away from here. "Get up."
"I...can't." I said and he yanked me up. I tried to regain my balance, but he slapped me again.
"I said get up!" Daddy yelled and I could smell the beer in his breath. I whimpered and obeyed so I wouldn't get hurt. Then Daddy grabbed my arm again and led me over to the chair. I hated the chair.
"Please, not the chair, Daddy!" I said and tried to pull away from him. His grip tightened and I cried out in pain.
"Sit down!" Daddy yelled and I fell back in the chair. He got the rope and tied me to the chair. "This is for your own good." Daddy got the stick that had blood on it from my past beatings and he started to hit me. I cried out in pain as the stick hit me and tears hit the floor.
"Wendy!" someone shouted and I looked around. No one was there other than Daddy and he was still beating me. "Wendy, wake up!"
"Help me!" I screamed and Daddy hit me in the mouth. I could taste my blood and he hit me again. My eyes were getting heavy and I cried a little more until I felt my world getting fuzzy.
"Please, wake up! Open your eyes!" someone said and I opened my eyes. Mama and Dad were in their holoforms and sitting by me with worried expressions.
"I had another nightmare, didn't I?" I asked and they nodded. They both hugged me and I hugged them back. "Silas was hurting me again."
"Shh, it was just a dream." Mama said as she stroked my hair. It's been 2 days since Vince attacked me and I've been having nightmares every time I dozed off. "None of it was real." I finally broke down into tears and they both tried to calm me down.
"It's alright, my child." Dad said as he wiped away my tears. "Silas will not hurt you. Not while I still stand." I leaned in for the warmth radiating off them and I noticed Lilly sitting in Mama's arms. She was in her human holoform and she was studying over me, like as if she was trying to figure out what was wrong with me. Lilly lifted her arm up to my face and helped wipe away a tear. I hugged her and I tried not to cry.
Prim was just like that when she knew something was wrong. Once when she visited me after Abuelita had to go to a doctors appointment and she noticed my bruises. I tried my hardest to make it look like I accidentally fell down the stairs, but she figured it out. I cried on her shoulder and we both comforted each other as we started to cry.
"I don't think I can go back to sleep." I said and hugged them one more time.
"I'm sorry, sweetspark. But we have to get ready for that...court, was it?" Mama asked as she looked at Dad. He nodded and he gave my hand a reassuring squeeze. I was so scared. I haven't been in court since I was 10. And that was when Abuelita got custody of Prim and I got paired with Silas. But it was my fault...
"Wendy?" Dad said and I snapped back into reality. "We will be here for you until this is all over. I promise that we will do everything we can to make this right."
"Thank you, Daddy. I love you." I said and hugged him. "But what if something goes wrong? What if they lock me up instead?" They both pulled me into a hug as I cried. I don't want to make another mistake. I can't live with myself if I do something that will end up going wrong in the future.
"No, that will never happen to you." Dad said as he hugged me tighter.
"What that boy did to you was wrong and I will not let him get away with him almost violating you." Mama said and Prim gave my hand a squeeze. "No low-life human will get away with hurting my daughter." I cried for a few moments so I could get it all out of my systems. After I got done crying, we all got ready for today.
Vince told the police that I was trying to have sex with him in the car while trying to get him to do drugs and then said that I ambushed him with the Outcasts. Of all of the lies, this was the most unbelievable. And the worst part was that just about everyone believed him. I knew the trial was gonna be hard. Vince's dad was the cheif of police and he usually let's Vince get away with whatever he does. Not only that, but Brianna also has a rich father and he will do anything to keep her out of jail. And I'm afraid of having them both team up with others to do something to the Outcasts.
But that wasn't including the rest of the town. Many of the people at school are freaked out and they actually stopped saying shit for a moment. They're choosing sides on who to believe. Some of them are choosing me while the other half of the school are choosing Vince and Brianna. The rich people agree with Brianna and Vince and so do some of the adults who are friends with the police. Only a few police officers agree with Brianna and Vince because of thier boss and Brianna's dad would probably pay them to keep their mouths shut. Vince's dad wanted to lock me in prison without trial all because he thought he didn't need any proof of what his son told him. Thank god I had witnesses and the Autobots.
"Wendy are you ok?" Kathy asked as she sat beside of me in the kitchen. She was gonna go to school with Michael, Anna, Jack, Miko and Raf because they weren't there when the Autobots were rescuing me from Vince. The other two had to come along with us and testify against Vince.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said and hugged her when she had her arms out. "Just a little nervous. I don't want to make a mistake."
"You won't make a mistake, Wendy." Kathy said and patted me on the back as we hugged. "Vince and Brianna won't get away with this and I'll be rooting for you. And the kids at school won't get away with saying shit, either." We got done hugging and Kathy helped me brush off the cat hair from my shirt. Since I was going to court, I dressed a little more formal so I don't look like an Outcast. I had no idea what would happen if I wore something that looked too Outcast.
Some of the other Autobots were staying behind to keep track of the energon spikes and Decepticon activity. Mama, Dad, Ratchet, Bumblebee and Ironhide were going to court with me as moral support and as witnesses. They all programmed their holoforms to have on decent clothing and Ironhide hated his 'monkey suit' as he called it. I had to laugh at him and he wore a frown as Elita giggled at him also. I rode with Dad to the town hall and tried my hardest not to sweat. Now was the time of truth. I fiddled with my skirt as we pulled up to the town hall. Lots of people were gathering there at the doors and I knew they were here to watch me fail at this.
"Wendy, there is no reason to be afraid." Dad said as he took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "I promise you that we will win this trial. That boy will be sent to prison for his actions and he will never touch you again. And that girl will be in prison as well for being his partner in this crime."
"Thank you, Daddy. I love you." I said and hugged him. He gave me a warm hug back and I didn't want to leave his comforting presence. But we pulled apart and went outside. The other Autobots, William and Zach were already outside and waiting for us. We all walked up to the steps and people eyed us like we were aliens from another planet. No pun intended. I could hear them whispering, no doubt saying lies and accusing us of other things. Mama walked beside of me in a protective way and I grabbed onto her and Dad's hands. I held my head high, showing the people around us that, no matter what they say, I won't be tormented by them.
I seen Vince come out of the nearby bathroom and he glared at me with such hate. He had a cut on his upper eye and another one on his lip. He had a few bruises around his eyes and his left eye had a busted blood vessel. William and Zach got Vince good. I'll have to thank them later whenever I get the chance. All of the confidence I had vanished for a split second and I felt like the helpless girl I was in the car that day. I didn't let my facial expression drop, but I know I cracked my facade for barely a second.
Mama and Dad looked at where I was staring and they glared at Vince. They both squeezed my hands and I squeezed them back. I gave them a gentle pull as we headed into the courtroom. They followed, but I could tell that they wanted to go back and kick Vince's sorry ass. If we weren't in a place with cops, then I would let them attack him. Brianna was already in a seat in the courtroom and she gave me a glare. I ignored her more easily than Vince. She didn't really hurt me even though she did help attack me when I was kidnapped. Brianna backed off her glare when she noticed my Dad and she shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Before we could sit down anywhere, two officers came up to me.
"Wenzday, you need to come with us, sweetheart." one of the officers said as he stood by me.
"Where will she be going?" Dad asked as he stood in between me and the officers. I grabbed onto his hand and he gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"She just needs to be questioned, sir. After she gets done with questioning, we'll bring her back in here." the other officer said. This officer was a woman and she seemed much nicer than the other cop. I could tell by the look in her eyes. I guess Dad could see it because he gave my hand a last squeeze before letting go and getting out of the way. "Come on, darling. I promise you'll be back to them in no time."
I looked back at Dad and he nodded and Mama had to let my hand go. I walked with the officers out of the room and into the hallway until we reached another room. They both walked me inside and I sat down in one of the chairs. I hated the smirk on the guy cops' face. It made me feel less safe than I already was. The lady cop was much more nicer. She rolled her eyes at the other guy and sat down on the side of the table.
"We heard from Vince and he said that you set him up for a beating with your friends. We want to hear your side of the story." she said and I nodded. The other cop rolled his eyes and looked bored.
"My Dad's friend was supposed to pick me up from school and he was late because he was working. My friend, Nick, was waiting with me until he left for his band practice and then Brianna came out of school. She started telling me that she wanted Nick to be her boyfriend and that I was taking him away from her. I don't like Nick that way and I tried telling her that, but she wouldn't listen. Then I noticed Vince coming up in his car and Brianna attacked me." I explained. The woman nodded and the guy looked like he didn't believe me.
"That's a load of bullshit." The guy said.
"Quiet, Corey." the woman said and Corey rolled his eyes and gave me a glare. "Go on."
"I tried to fight them off, but they knocked me out with some drug on a rag. I woke up in the back of Vince's car tied up and blindfolded. I overheard them say that they were going to pay their friends to be quiet and Brianna was gonna pay Vince by having sex with him. Vince dropped Brianna off somewhere and then I guess we were around the edge of town. When he cut me loose, I tried to run and he caught me. I fought back to defend myself, but he got me in the car and drugged me again. Then he tried to rape me. I think my parents and friends got there in time and saved me." I finished and the woman nodded again. Corey shook his head and smirked.
"She's lying, Miranda. Vince would never do such a thing." Corey said and walked over to the table. He gave me a menacing glare and I tried not to shrink back in terror. "JUst tell us the truth, sweetheart."
"Knock it off, Corey." Miranda said and slapped his shoulder. "She's just a kid and I believe her." Thank god someone in the cops believes me.
"Kid or not, I know for a fact that Vince wouldn't rape a girl. He's a nice boy." Corey argued and crossed his arms again.
"Ignore him." Miranda said and looked back at me. "Did Vince rape you?"
"That was the closest I've ever come to it." I said. I really didn't want to tell them about my biological father and how he raped me back in my dimension. "I don't ever want to go through that again."
"Ok, that's all we have and you have an attorney here to help you." Miranda said and a woman who looked like Miranda walked in. "Wenzday, this is your attorney and my cousin, Karen." I shook hands with the woman and she gave me a warm smile. Better than all of the stares I've been getting.
"Um, can you guys please call me Wendy?" I asked and they both nodded. "Some people get confused about how to say my name right."
"Ok, Wendy. I'm gonna ask you some questions and then I'll tell you what you're gonna do." Karen said and I nodded. "Have you ever been to court before?"
"Yes, when I was younger." I said as Corey and Miranda walked out.
"Ok, so do you need to go over what we have to do?" Karen asked and I nodded. We went over everything that I had to do and what she was gonna do so I don't end up in jail. I remember what I had to do when I was little in court, but I was told to say something. This time, I get to speak for my own and I hope I won't make any mistakes. Pretty soon, Karen had everything ready and we both headed out of the room. I walked over to the lone table that was mine and Karen's. We waited until the judge came out and stood as someone said to rise for the judge.
"I'm nervous." I said to Karen and she gave me a reassuring smile.
"I promise that I'll get you out of this." she said and I nodded.
As the hour went by, Vince was called up to the stand and he told his lies. All the while, he had that smug look on his face. I wanted to go over and slap the look off his face. I held my tongue so I didn't get called into contempt court. I just watched as his attorney played along with him and I could tell he was with Vince whether or not he was right. How was I ever gonna win this trial?
"Miss Estrada?" the judge said and I snapped back into reality. People were watching me and I felt sick. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes." I said and nodded my head. Why was I feeling like I did when I was 11? I wasn't hiding it one bit and I had to hide it. I straightened up in my chair and I made myself swallow back the sick feeling. But it was still there and it felt like it was haunting me.
"Miss Estrada, it's your turn to take the stand." the judge said and I got up. Vince and I passed and I swear he gave me a malicious smirk. I ignored it on the outside and shivered on the inside. He frightened me, but I will not show it.
"Wenzday." Vince's attorney said as he stood up and walked over. "You are here because you say that Vincent DiColo tried to rape you and Brianna Hutchens helped him by giving him your exact location. Is that correct?"
"Yes." I said and tried to swallow down the nervousness in my voice.
"We have evidence from the school security cameras of you attacking Vince. Vince says that you were attacking him because he never gave you ten dollars that he owed you for lunch money last week." the attorney said. "Do you deny this?"
"Yes, Brianna tried to attack me first once I noticed Vince pull up in his car. I defended myself from them both the best I could, but Brianna put a cloth on my nose and mouth. Whatever it was made me dizzy and I was unconscious." I said and I seen the attorney roll his eyes. "I woke up with a headache and I was tied up in a car with a blindfold on. I overheard Brianna tell Vince that she told her friends she was at a sleepover with them, Vince said the same thing about his friends. She was going to meet back up with Vince later that night to give him his payment."
"What was that payment, Wenzday?" the judge asked.
"She was going to pay him by having sex with him. He said he had condoms." I said.
"That's a load of crap!" Vince said and stood up. "I never said anything like that!"
"Sit down, Mr. DiColo." the judge said and Vince glared at me as he did. I stared at him with no emotion. That was the best way to show the enemy that he doesn't scare me or have an effect on me. "You may continue, Miss Estrada."
(This is where she gets a little descriptive and a bit M-rated, so skip over this little part if you don't think you can handle it.)
"I guess Vince dropped Brianna off at her house and then he drove to the woods outside of Jasper. I defended myself the best I could and ran away. I called my family and I only told them where I was before Vince attacked me again. He dragged me back into the car after we struggled and tried to drug me." I said and felt the memory come back to me. "I tried to get him off of me, but he was too strong. Vince managed to drug me and he took of my shirt and pulled my pants down. I was getting dizzy by that point and I guess he had a condom because I heard a rip. Then I heard my parent's voices and I passed out after."
(I think this is the end of the M-rated. I may or may not have any more M-rated if you read on, just be careful if I did leave an M-rated un-noticed.)
"So that's everything you have to say about that night?" the attorney asked and I nodded.
"Yes." I said.
"Police have searched Vince's car and we have found no evidence of condoms, the cloth, or drug." the attorney said with a knowing smirk on his face.
"We have some evidence that shows that Vince had been attacked by you and your friends when you called them to your location about 20 yards outside of Jasper. As you can see by the bruises and cuts on his face." the attorney said and motioned a hand to Vince. "Do you deny any of this?"
"Yes. The only reason why Vince had taken us outside of Jasper was to rape me. I called my family in time and my friends had to get Vince off of me. I was drugged and I couldn't tell what else was going on after Vince was pulled off of me." I finished. "Then I woke up in the hospital."
"Thank you, Miss Estrada." the judge said and I nodded.
"Miss Estrada, you said that you were possibly drugged, correct?" Vince's attorney questioned. "Well, how can we know that you just imagined it? Vince said that you drugged yourself and tried to do him."
"Objection, your honor!" Karen said. "We have evidence that the drug bottle was never opened but once for only one drug use. And there was no drug in the syringe when we found it. Plus, Vince's fingerprints were on the syringe as well as the bag of condoms found. There was also a receipt on the floorboard of the car for all of it." Vince looked scared as shit and I smiled inside. Maybe I will win this.
"Your honor, Wenzday has not shown any signs of sexual assault when she was in the hospital. She could have been taking off her clothes when her friends started the attack." Vince's attorney said and I really wanted to scoff or something. This was all a load of bullshit and it seemed that everyone else wasn't believing him either. Vince's dad looked pissed off and he gave me a hard glare. I ignored it the best I could and kept a straight face with no emotion.
"Objection! Your honor, Wenzday's family was there to help pull Vince off of her and they clearly stated that he was on top of her trying to take off her clothes." Karen said.
"Then how do you explain Vince with his bruises?" his attorney asked and gestured to Vince. "He had to get them from someone other than Wenzday. William Martin and Michael Plike were there beating up Vince along with Wenzday until her family broke up the fight."
"That's a lie!" William shouted and I let out a small gasp at his outrage. "Wendy was violated by Vince and he's lying!"
"Sit down!" the judge said and used the gavel. William was pushed back down by Michael and I looked at him. He gave me a look of sympathy and defense. I gave him a pleading look that meant stay out of this until he was called to say something. This is my battle.
"I defended myself as much as I could from Vince until I couldn't anymore." I said and everyone went silent. "I do remember my family being there, but I couldn't see what was happening to Vince when I was pulled out of the car."
"Mr. Martin, do you deny that you and your friend were attacking Vince?" the other attorney said.
"We were defending ourselves when he tried to attack us." William said and I could tell by the sound of his voice that he was not happy about the lies that were said about us all.
"It's true. We had to keep Vince from trying to get to Wendy when her parents got her out of the car." Michael said. "Just ask Sadie and Orion!" Sadie was Mama's holoform name and Dad obviously had his past name for his holoform.
"Is this true?" the judge asked Mama and Dad.
"Yes it's true." Mama said from her seat. "That child tried to hurt my daughter."
"We made sure that Vince did not touch her the rest of that night." Dad said and the tone of his voice scared me a little. I think it scared Vince a little, too.
"See, your honor? We have witnesses to show that Wenzday was being assulted by Vince and that her friends were defending themselves." Karen said and I started to feel sick.
"And I have a witness of my own, your honor." the other attorney said and gestured to Brianna. "Miss Brianna here says that she was nowhere near the school when Vince had kidnapped Wenzday."
"Objection! We have security footage of Brianna at the front door of the school talking to Wenzday before she was attacked." Karen said and they played a silent video of Brianna talking to me and then the video stopped soon after she walked up to me. By that point, I couldn't be seen on the video and neither was she, but I could tell that this wasn't going to end well for either of us.
"I see." the judge said and I felt nervous and sick again. "Miss Estrada, are you alright?" I felt like my stomach was doing backflips and it felt hot in here. I shook my head and Karen put her hand to my forehead.
"She's feeling warm." Karen said and I pointed my gaze to the floor.
"We'll take a ten minute recess." the judge said and pounded the gavel. Everyone stood and I got out of the stand and ran to the bathroom. Once I got in a stall, I hacked up my breakfast from this morning. After I emptied my stomach of its contents, I laid my head back on the stall. I felt a little better. I guess the stress caught up to me and everything from when I woke up this morning got me sick. I stayed there for a few seconds before someone entered the bathroom.
"Wendy, are you alright?" Mama asked as she stood outside of the stall.
"Yeah." I said and cleared my throat. Now my mouth had a bad taste in it. I flushed the toilet and walked out of the stall, feeling weak. I hugged Mama and she gave me a comforting hug back. "I'm scared."
"Don't worry. You won't be punished for something that scrap head has done to you." Mama said and stroked through my hair. I let go of her and felt weak from the lack of food in my stomach. We walked back outside where the others were waiting close to the bathroom door.
"You ok?" William asked and I nodded. He hugged me and I hugged him back. "I didn't mean to burst out like that, but I couldn't help it. None of what they were saying was true."
"I know. But you can't burst out like that anymore." I said and looked up at him. "No matter what lies they tell you, don't say anything."
"Who knew it was so hard to not say anything?" Michael said as he held my hand. "I really want to tear that bastard limb from limb."
"You and me both." William said and I gave Michael a hug. After that, I went to Dad and Ratchet. I gave them each a hug and felt my stomach rumble.
"Are there any vending machines in this place?" I asked. "I kinda met up with breakfast a few minutes ago."
"I think they were near the other hall over there." Micahel said as he pointed to the hall. "Maybe to the left? I dunno, but they had some there around that area."
"Here." William said and handed me a dollar. "If that's not enough, then come back and I'll hand you more."
"Thanks." I said and took the money. "I'll be back." I walked over to where Michael said he saw the vending machines. Everyone around me was giving me stares. I did my best to ignore them, but the one I couldn't ignore was Vince's dad. He gave me a hard glare that made shivers go down my spine. I avoided eye contact with him and walked on to the machines. I noticed a few people there and Brianna just got a granola bar. She noticed me and glared.
"Well if it isn't the slut." she said and I ignored her.
"Hey, shut up. You and Vince are the reason why she's in this mess." someone said in my defense. Brianna galred at her. "We all know that you and Vince are the guilty ones here."
"Shut up!" Brianna said and walked away.
"Don't worry, I believe you." the girl said and I smiled.
"Thank you." I said and smiled. The girl got a candy bar and turned back to me.
"I hope you win this trial." she said and shook my hand. "Those bastards need to go to jail."
"Thank you and I hope they do go to jail." I said and she walked away. I looked in the vending machine and saw my kind of protein bars in there. I was lucky that I had enough money to get it and I hoped it was enough to hold me off till lunch. I watched as the protein bar fell to the bottom and I bent down to get it. I grabbed the protein bar and did my best not to get it stuck while getting it out. I successfully got it out and stood back up. I noticed something in the reflection of the glass in the vending machine. I gasped once I was who it was. Before I could run, Vince grabbed me and pinned me to the wall.
"Where do you think you're going?" Vince asked as he pressed against me. I tried to get him off, but he was too strong and I didn't have enough strength to defend myself. And what was worse was that no one was around to help me. "Do you honestly think you'll win this trial?"
"Get off me!" I said and still struggled against him. I was about to scream when Vince put a hand over my mouth, keeping any noise muffled.
"No one will hear you! And no one can see what's going on." Vince said as he used one hand to hold both of my hands over my head and used the other to keep my mouth shut. Vince started to use his hips to grind against mine and I kept trying to wiggle out of his grasp. Vince started to block my sight, but I seen a hint of red behind him and then he was gone. I dropped to the floor and heard Vince squawk in fear.
"Stay away from her!" I heard a familiar voice say and I looked up to see Ratchet holding Vince. Vince tried to punch him, but Ratchet ducked and sucker punched Vince in the jaw. Vince went down and Ratchet helped me up. "Are you alright?"
"I'm...f-fine." I say in a shaky voice. My wrists and mouth hurt a little from where Vince held them so hard. Someone came to look at what happened and they brought along the cops that were standing in the back at the beginning of the trial.
"What's going on?" one of the officers asked as they observed the scene.
"Vince tried attacking Wendy again." Ratchet said and held my hand. "I have proof if you check the security cameras." I looked to where Ratchet was pointing at and he was right. There was a camera pointed at us and it looked like it was recording. I felt some relief wash over me and then heard Vince curse under his breath.
"You're coming with us for a while, Vince." one of the cops said.
"No! You can't! They're lying! My dad will get me out!" Vince said as the cops grabbed his arms and started dragging him back. "But that older guy hit me! I claim abuse of a minor!" That the cops stopped for.
"He threw the first punch." Ratchet stated. "Just watch the security footage."
"It's true! Vince threw the first punch." I said with a weak voice. And with that, the cops dragged away a defeated Vince, who gave me a glare. I stayed hidden mostly behind Ratchet until they were gone.
"Wendy, are you ok? Did that scrap head do anything to you?" Ratchet asked as he put a hand on mine.
"No, I'm fine." I say with a stronger voice. I still felt like crap and I felt like I would fall over any second. Ratchet put his hand on my forehead like Karen done and frowned.
"You don't feel fine." Ratchet said and felt the rest of my face. "Maybe you should go sit down. Come on." Ratchet put an arm around me and led me back to the court room. I felt cold and I was having the cold sweats. I sat back down in the seat beside of Karen and Ratchet pat my shoulder before sitting down. The others gave me a look of worry and I avoided my gazes from them.
"You lying little rat!" a voice shouted and I turned to see Vince's dad headed towards me with an angry look on his face. I gulped and shrunk inmy chair. I saw Dad get up along with the others to make him stop from coming any closer to me. Another cop had come forward in case a fight were to happen. "You're still trying to get my son put in jail with your lies!"
"Do not try to go any further." Dad said in a menacing tone that made me shrink more in my chair. "You will not lay a hand on my daughter or accuse her of such things."
"She's trying to put my son in jail for crimes he didn't do." Mr. DiColo said as he tried to look more menacing than Dad. Dad was a little more taller than Mr. DiColo and had a little more muscle than him, so Mr. DiColo looked like a shrimp compared to Dad. It was kinda funny, but I couldn't laugh because I felt like I was gonna puke again.
"Settle down, settle down!" the judge said as he sat down. "I seen the security footage where Vince had attacked Wenzday again by the vending machines. For now, Vince will be staying in a cell for a few days until trial next week." The judge pounded the gavel and Vince's dad started cursing as he walked out of the court room. I slumped back in my seat from exhaustion and the stress.
"Well, at least the jury has a few more days to decide the verdict." Michael said as he stood by the table.
"Wendy, are you alright?" Dad asked and I shook my head. Now that the trial ended, I felt like I would fall any second.
"C'mon, sweetie. We're going back home." Mama said and helped me up. She held my hand and Dad held my other hand as we walked out of the court room. Ratchet was walking behind me in case I fell because I seriously felt like it. We reached outside and the first thing that I saw was a bright flash. Cameras. The press.
"Let's go." Mama said as she and Dad grabbed my arms and quickly ushered me along to get away from the questions and bright flashes. We made it to their vehicle forms and we got the hell out of there. But I guess we went too fast because I felt horrible. I guess I couldn't take the stress of court. I couldn't when I was younger and I still can't.
"Are you alright?" Ratchet asked as we drove. I decided to sit with him just in case I was to be sick. Speaking of which, my stomach did calm down just a little. I nodded and stayed silent. Deep down inside, I wanted to break down into tears and cry for hours. It felt like everything went wrong today. When Vince cornered me by the vending machines, I had a few memories come back to me and I shook them out of my head the best I could. "You don't look alright. Tell me what is wrong."
I did nothing but shake my head. Ratchet didn't say anything else, but he had a concerned look on his face. The rest of the drive back to base was silent and I held back my tears that were threatening to fall. The memories that kept coming back into my head were awful. I remember Abuelita crying when I made the decision to stay with my dad. I remember when Prim and I were taken away from each other and the image of my dad giving me a fake smile when all that he really showed in his eyes was hate...
"Wendy?" Ratchet's voice pulled me back into reality. I noticed that we were back at base and the Outcasts were there. I guess that trial took longer than I thought. I guess I zoned out on a few things and it took them a few hours to say everything and see whatever evidence they needed. No wonder why it felt like everything went by in a blurr.
"Wendy, are you ok?" Kathy asked as she walked over to Ratchet's door. I got out and walked to her. She gave me a comforting smile and hugged me. I hugged her back and then walked away down the hall. They probably know that I'm close to an emotional breakdown or know that something's wrong because I heard them call my name and I closed the small door that was made for me to Mama and Dad's room.
No one was in here, not even Lilly taking a nap. Using the ladders that were made for me to get around some places, I climbed up to the desk where my bed was located and flopped down on it. I finally broke out into tears and kept crying. Everything went wrong today. I was supposed to make sure Vince would be put in jail for sexually assulting me and out of every other girls' hair for good. But I guess fate decided to ruin it for me and kick my ass. Then there was a knock at the door.
"Wendy, please don't shut us out." Kathy said from the other side of the door. "You know we don't give up easy."
"Yeah, come out with your hands up!" Michael said in a country boy accent. "Ow! I'm just trying to cheer her up."
"Please, can we come in?" Anna's voice said. "If you don't answer, we're breaking the door down and barging in." I stayed silent and let out a few sniffles. There was a moment of silence before the door opened.
"We warned you." Kathy said as they all walked in.
"Go away." I said and threw one of my pillows at them. I heard the pillow hit the ground but they were noisy coming up to the ladder.
"We're not leaving until you're happy again." William said and heard the ladder making noise as someone started climbing up. I got up and went over to the wall. I noticed that there was a bookshelf a little taller than the desks and there was an air vent by it. I climbed a few datapads that were on the desk and pulled myself up on the bookshelf. I kicked in the air vent cover and climbed in as I heard them call my name. I ran along inside and made a few turns before finally sitting against the wall of the air vent. I cried and heard my cries echo a little in the air vents.
"Wendy!" Zach's voice said from around the area I came from. I ignored him and let my tears fall. I heard the Outcasts as they made noise and heard Michael says something about eating tacos after this. Then I heard an echoing slap and I guessed he got slapped again. "I found her!" Zach made his way over to me and then the others followed him.
"Why try to run? You know we're gonna find you anyway." Kathy said as she sat down at my side. They all cuddled around me and I cried again. I know running won't help and they know it. I have great friends that will help comfort me. I let them pet my hair and they helped calm me down a little.
"Are you stressed about the trial? Or what they said Vince did to you?" Michael asked and I nodded. "Don't worry. We'll be seeing his ass in jail soon."
"But that's the problem. His dad is the Chief of Police here. He can get Vince out or let him out early." I said. "I just don't want to make a mistake again. Not like last time."
"Wendy, you were 10 and that monster told you to choose him." Kathy said and handed me a tissue from her pocket. "You were young and had no idea."
"But I don't want that to happen again. I'm old enough to know what I say and here anything can be changed to look like I'm guilty." I said. "And they probably won't believe me because I'm an actress."
"They have enough proof at court to show that Vince was wrong." William said. "No matter what Vince says, you are right and he's going down."
"And even if he doesn't get put in jail, I'll kick his ass if he goes anywhere near any of you girls." Zach said and cradled me against him. "You don't have to worry."
"But what if someone ends up hurt because he does go to jail? Or what if someone still ends up getting hurt if he doesn't go to jail?" I asked. "And Brianna, she can get her dad to do anything she wants to. What do I do now?" I cried into Zach's shirt and he carefully stroked my hair.
"I know you can win this trial. And we all know how to get you out of these breakdowns." Anna said and they all leaned in close.
Bridge of Light
Just when you think
Hope is lost,
And giving up
Is all you got,
And blue turns black,
Your confidence is cracked,
There seems no turning back from here
Sometimes there isn't an obvious explanation
Why the holiest hearts can feel the strongest palpitations
That's when you can build a bridge of light,
That's what turns the wrong so right
That's when you can't give up the fight
That's when love turns night time into day,
That's when loneliness goes away,
That's why you gotta be strong tonight,
Only love can build us a bridge of light
When your feet are made of stone
And you're convinced that you're all alone
Look at the stars instead of the dark
You'll find your heart shines like the sun
Let's not let our anger get us lost
And the need to be right comes with way too high a cost
That's when love can build a bridge of light
That's what turns the wrong so right
That's when you know it's worth the fight
That's when love turns night time into day
That's when loneliness goes away,
That's why you gotta be strong tonight
'Cause only love can build us a bridge of light
Deep breath, take it on the chin
But don't forget to let the love back in
That's when love can build a bridge of light
That's what turns the wrong so right
That's when you can't give up the fight
And that's when love turns night time into day,
That's when loneliness goes away
That's why you gotta be strong tonight
'Cause only love can build us a bridge of light
Only love can build us a bridge of light...
Of light...
Of light...
I stopped crying by then and hugged everyone of them.
"Thank you, guys." I said and made sure that my tears were gone.
"Your welcome." Anna said and she hugged me. "Everyone has to let their emotions out sometime. And ususally singing helps get it out."
"I don't know about you, but it's kinda hot in here." Zach said as he waved a hand in the air. "Let's get out of here. I really don't want to stay in here when the vent eventually cut on."
"Yeah, otherwise we'd be mince meat." William said as we all got up. "You know, the-"
"Don't you dare start with the educational crap." Kathy said as she did her best to put her hand on his mouth. We continued our way back the way we came from. Michael and Zach nearly went the wrong way out of the air vents. We exited the air vent in Mama and Dad's room. We did our best to put the air vent cover back on right as Dad came in the room.
"May a have a few minutes alone with Wendy?" Dad asked and the Outcasts went down the ladder and out the small door. "Wendy, we all heard everything in the air vents. You have nothing to fear." Well...shit.
"You did?" I asked and Dad nodded. He carefully picked me up and put me against his chest. I snuggled to him and felt his spark beat. "Was everyone in there?"
"Yes. but you have nothing to worry, Wendy. I promise that you will get through this trial and I will do everything in my power to keep you here with me." Dad said and I gave him a smile.
"Thank you, Daddy." I said and I stayed snuggled up to him.
Ratchet's POV
I saved Wendy from that glitch head skinjob at the trial and I knew she wasn't fine on the ride back to base. I heard everything through the air vents. I don't know what the name of the song that they were singing, but it was beautiful. I never heard this song before. And the way their voices echoed through the base made the song sound like it was inside of my processor.
"That song was pretty." Elita said and hugged Fireheart. I had to patch her up after she had a run in with Breakdown and Airachnid. She only got a scratch from where she had gotten scratched by Airachnid. "Is your arm ok?"
"Yeah, it hurts only a little." Fireheart said.
"I still can't believe that you took on Airachnid." Ironhide said. "And that you saved Breakdown."
"Well...she had him cornered and he said he owed me one once I saved him." Fireheart said. "I couldn't let her kill him because he was supposed to kill her first." Fireheart told us all the story of how she had an encounter with Airachnid and Breakdown. She got there with Icestorm when Breakdown was getting bested by Airachnid.
When Breakdown cornered Airachnid, she set him up in a trap and tried to kill him. Icestorm had used his ice powers to freeze Airachnid and Fireheart used her fire powers to knock her leg clean off. She attacked Airachnid and almost defeated her when Airachnid fought back and scratched her. By then Breakdown joined in and they both made Airachnid run off.
"At least Breakdown helped you defeat Airachnid." Miko said. "I still don't see how he owes you one. He's a Decepticon."
"Some bots may be good on the inside even if they are on the good side." Rafael said and I scoffed. That will never happen. Once a Con, always a Con. But I sighed and got back to work. I had to get this Primus forsaken paperwork done before nightfall. Even though I was working, I still had Wendy on my mind. I just hope she is alright.
And then I get a message from Starscream. Again...
Chappie end! I know it seems a bit rushed, but I had to finish this in time for today! Once again, I can't believe that Outcasts and Autobots is a year old today! Leave whatever comments about the birthday in the reviews please!
And yes, I made Breakdown live! He's too soft on the inside to die and I have big plans for him later in the story. Anyway, the next chapter will be Nemesis Prime and Wendy will be seeing double soon.
I'm sure you all have heard of that song from Happy Feet 2 and it's a beauitful song. My friends and I did another version of that song and put it up on YouTube, but something happened to Michael's account that had it erased. I really wanted to put the link on here so you guys can see it, but we can't. We never had any time this month to do it again, but we're hoping to again sometime in the future.
Please read and review and no flames please!