So, I've got three holoforms to share!
First up is Silvershot's holoform. Ignore the bunny costume and focus more on the face:
h t t p : / / w w w . z e r o c h a n . n e t / 3 4 1 3
Next is Jazz's holoform. Yes, I DID just base his holoform off of Aburame Shino.
h t t p : / / l - i s 4 l o v e . d e v i a n t a r t . c o m / a r t / A b u r a m e - S h i n o - W a l l p a p e r - 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 5 ? q = & q o = C h a p t e r
And last up is Optimus, even though I didn't describe his looks in this chapter. I based him off of Reeve from FF VII.
h t t p : / / f i n a l f a n t a s y . w i k i a . c o m / i n d e x . p h p ? t i t l e = R e e v e _ T u e s t i & i m a g e = R e e v e _ - 2 6 _ C a i t _ S i t h -
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Anyway thanks to:
aerilynblack - thanks for the review!
GaarasMyBoyzz - wow I really liked that story up until the third part. It got a little too much for me. I know what you mean about having too much stuff going on in one story. I'm seriously going to try to keep Arianna a human (except for the spark) until the very end.
warriorkat21 - lol I can totally see Ironhide doing that. =)
shippolove844 - I put his holoform in this one!
BumbleBee's Angel - thanks for the review.
DarkdemonRaYven - thanks for the review.
Bee4Me - Hah! I put a bit of Honey Bee in there for you. It's by Blake Shelton and its actually one of my favorite songs.
Zayren Heart - lol thanks for the review.
Tomboy96 - Aww, that means a lot. Thanks for the review.
crusherccme - I know right. Now he can actually cause some mischief around the base =P
Snow246 - thanks for the review.
AMETHST PRIME - No problem, no worries. Thanks for the review.
freeprincess - I had to put in a little humor =D
Jinxed just in Time - here's the next chapter.
fallenfaeangel - aww thanks for the nice compliments and the review!
Wicken25 - Oh geeze, an interface moment? I'm not too good with any scenes like that, but I shall try my best? Now...it'll be kind of difficult since they're a Cybertronian and human sized couple...so I might do something with his holoform first and then they can move on to his regular body.
unknowingly'inlove - I know, he's adorable!
Lunar Mist - haha he can actually hold a lot of things now.
FORD B - haha he's a PSP now.
a Wiccan - I'm glad you find it so funny. Thanks for the review.
Ninja Star Light - thanks for the review.
thablueGRRL - thanks for the review.
Transformersprincess - Hm...I dunno. Perhaps the older twins? lol
psychicgirl32 - I'm glad you've stuck with me this far.
rachelcaitlyn - lol I know. Don't we all wish we were Arianna?
MegaAnime Fangirl - thanks for the review!
Chapter Thirty Seven
A Bit of Defense
The next couple of weeks were busy. Everyone was running around, doing their work. Ironhide had taken Lennox home and would call her every other day to check up on her. She didn't mind – in fact, she thought it was sweet. Ratchet had been teaching her a bit about Cybertronian physiology and biology and that was interesting to learn. In fact, she had a lot more to learn.
Jazz had been inquiring more about human music. Instead of just downloading it from the internet, he questioned most of the humans around the dam about their favorite music. He had taken to playing one song – Honey Bee by Blake Shelton – when Arianna and Bumblebee were having their moments in public. Arianna didn't mind. She thought it was cute.
Silvershot was with her every day. She had so much fun teaching him how to walk – although most of the time he liked to be carried in her arms - and she found a new alt mode for him. Now that he was bigger, he couldn't take on the form of the small Nokia phone. Now, he was the form of a PSP. Sam and Mikaela had returned to their homes. They had worked it out that Bumblebee would commute to them during the week and return to the base on the weekends. This was why they had so many PDA moments.
It almost tore at their sparks to be apart, but until Starscream was found she could not risk leaving the base. If he somehow hurt or killed her…they had no idea where the energy of the Allspark would go. They didn't even have any shards left over from the Allspark's original form.
Optimus watched over everything with a sharp eye. He took care of his comrades and he kept a sharper eye on the red haired girl. She was under his jurisdiction and he was going to make sure she was safe. The great Autobot leader could not relax until he was sure that Starscream had been defeated.
It was then that an idea came to him. They could teach her how to defend herself and, with her Allspark powers – they could be used in reverse in order to protect herself – she would be able to fight against Cybertronians. It would be a last resort, but at least she would be able to protect herself. He would have to ask Jazz to start teaching her and, perhaps, little Silvershot could learn a thing or two.
He would have to talk to them about that. For now, he had a date with Ratchet to have his holoform installed. To his knowledge, everyone else had one already. They just haven't used it yet.
He watched out of the corner of his optic as little Silvershot activated his holoform for the first time. Arianna watched with a sad expression, but she sent short data bursts to Bumblebee so he could see everything unfold.
Arianna sat with Silvershot standing in front of her. Ratchet and Jazz stood behind them, also in their holoforms. Ratchet was using the familiar blond doctor holoform he had. Jazz's newly constructed holoform was intresting to say the least. He stood as tall as Arianna and was a thin build, but he had power in his muscles. He had pale skin, which was a little unusual, and his hair was in a massive curly fro at the top of his head. At least it wasn't excessively massive. He wore a small headband to keep it under control. He wore black shades to cover his bright electric blue eyes and wore a black tank top, black jeans – with a few chains hanging from his pockets – and black boots. He also wore a thin grey long sleeved thigh length jacket to complete the outfit. Optimus had a feeling that he wore dark clothing because he was so used to blending into the shadows.
Both Jazz and Ratchet stood protectively over Arianna as she coaxed Silvershot to activate his holoform for the first time. He had his face scrunched in concentration before sitting down cross legged and shuttering his optics. Finally, with a small pop, a young boy appeared. He had bright grey eyes and greenish brown hair. A red headband kept his hair out of his face. A bright smile appeared on his face as he looked down at the small brown shorts and the red tee shirt. He wore small black sneakers with Velcro to keep them closed.
"That's my youngling!" Arianna exclaimed with a wide smile as Jazz raised his arms, cheering. Ratchet scanned the youngling as Silvershot dismissed his holoform, flopping back with a sigh.
"Aww, is my baby boy tired?" she questioned, tweaking Silvershot's barely existing nose. Ratchet looked up and locked optics with the great leader. He nodded and Optimus knew it was time to meet him in the Medical Bay.
While Optimus was heading towards the Medical Bay, he sent a short message to Jazz.
Jazz, I have decided that Arianna and little Silvershot must learn some self defense. As Ironhide is not here – and I am not sure he would be the most suitable choice, I am giving you this mission. He rumbled as he approached the Medical Bay. Even he twitched as he stood outside the massive doors. Ratchet may be the best medic Cybertron has to offer, but he was still scared of the mech at times.
Gotcha, boss bot. I'll show 'em some moves before ol 'Hide comes back. Maybe we can surprise 'im. The saboteur chuckled. Optimus nodded to himself, a small smile spreading across his facial plates.
Good, but be gentle. They are not as strong as normal Cybertronians. Treat them as the younglings they are. And with that Ratchet met him at the hanger doors. Optimus suppressed a shudder as he watched Ratchet's lip components spread into a smirk.
What had he gotten himself into?
Arianna stared up at the silver Saboteur as he settled his body down. Then, she flicked her gaze over to his holoform. At first, she thought it was a little strange, but then she just shrugged. It suited him, but she thought that he would have chosen someone with darker skin so he could blend in with his surroundings. But, then again, his paint job was silver. Perhaps Jazz was just weird?
"Alright, boss bot wants me to teach ya how to fight." Jazz said, lowering his shades from his bright blue eyes. "Well, more like how to defend yourselves. We'll get inta the more complicated moves when Silvershot grows some more." He said, nodding to himself.
"Okay…stay here, dearspark." She said and her youngling nodded his head, curling up to watch his mother and Jazz go through the basics of defense. If he could not practice it yet, he could always store it away for when his body gets bigger and stronger.
Throughout the afternoon Jazz was teaching her basic defensive moves and she was trying to enhance them with her Allspark energy. If she could heal and meld the metal together, she could take a leaf out of Scar's book from FullMetal Alchemist. She could disintegrate the metal and cut at their sensitive wiring.
Jazz taught her how to block a shot and she enforced that by strengthening her skin with the Allspark energy. He taught her how to dodge and roll and she used the Allspark energy to help absorb the blow. It was effective, but it was extremely tiring. The red haired girl could feel Bumblebee's appreciation for Jazz's teachings, but she could feel his extreme disappointment that he didn't get to teach her himself.
She smiled and, during one of her few breaks, stroked their bond. She could feel his purring through the bond. He smiled through the bond and she could tell that he was hiding something from her. She poked him and nudged him, but he wouldn't tell her what his secret was. She pouted and they hugged each other through the bond before Bumblebee told her to go back to training.
She and Jazz then had a mock fight. She put use to all of the training she received, but was confused when a pair of arms snuck up behind her. She flailed, smacking the person in the face, and whirled around as Jazz started to laugh hysterically. The red haired girl's eyes widened when she saw Bumblebee's holoform. He staggered back and dismissed the holoform while Arianna stammered apologies. Silvershot was laughing along with Jazz.
"Oh, Bee! I'm sorry!" she exclaimed, rushing forward to place a hand on his leg. The yellow and black mech shook his head before bending down and plucking the red haired girl off the ground. She lifted her hands to frame as much of Bumblebee's face as she could and he nuzzled into her grasp. Their sparks reached out towards one another and their feelings intertwined as they sighed, enjoying being back in each other's grasp.
You be my soft and sweet, I'll be your strong and steady. You be my glass of wine, I'll be your shot of whiskey. You be my sunny day, I'll be your shade tree. You be my honeysuckle, I'll be your honey bee. You be my Louisiana, I'll be your Mississippi. You be my Little Loretta, I'll be your Conway Twitty. You be my sugar baby, I'll be your sweet iced tea. You be my honeysuckle, I'll be your honey bee. Arianna buried her face into Bumblebee's chassis as she tried to hold in her laughter.
"Jazz!" she exclaimed, turning to face the bot. He had since dismissed his holoform in favor of leaning against the wall in his true body.
"Hey, it wasn't me this time, Lil' Lady." He said, bringing up his hands.
"It was me." Optimus' great rumbling voice said from the entryway. Ratchet appeared suddenly behind the Autobot Leader.
"Not now, Prime. We need to test out your holoform." He said and he took the great leader by the arm and dragged him back to the Medical Bay.
"Huh. I've never seen Optimus this…playful before." The red haired girl said with wide eyes. She and the others glanced at each other before they burst out in a heap of laughter.