Chapter Thirty-Eight:
Alexis burst into the Medbay without thought and looked around trying to take a log of what was going on around her.
"ALEXIS BEHIND YOU!"
Alexis snapped around to look at what might be behind her only to quickly duck the fist coming towards her head. In return she put both hands on the ground using it as leverage and kicked the man in the knees causing him to collapse, knocking his head against the edge of the still open door knocking him unconscious.
She then turned back to see what exactly was going on only to see Serenity fighting with another man herself as he held her off the floor by her waist. There were three others approaching Alexis.
"Where's Ratchet?" Alexis questioned stepping back bracing herself for a fight, her armor taking over.
"Your Medic is currently otherwise preoccupied." Someone else said and Alexis turned to see who else was in her Medbay.
Anderson stood a smirk on his face. Beside him Anderson held Jasper by his arm, and Jasper was harshly panting and looking like he was in severe pain. Alexis's growl became deeper at this something in her snapping at the inference of a threat to Jasper.
"Let him go." Alexis growled and Anderson smirked.
"Come and get him."
Just as Alexis shifted her footing preparing to attack someone else came out of the back towards where Anderson stood. Alexis recognized her.
"Michaela?"
Butterfly roughly slammed her ped down on the helm of a Decepticon effectively pinning it to the ground before she took aim and shot killing it.
"Pathetic." Butterfly muttered gruffly before standing up and looking around at everyone else.
Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were currently tearing another small Con apart and Optimus was helping Ironside to his feet. Mudflap and Skids were pulling each other up and Bumblebee had just shot another Con.
"This is odd." Butterfly said thinking out loud crossing her arms. Optimus had obviously heard her and turned his attention to her, along with Ironside.
"What is odd?" Optimus questioned curiously.
"This was nothing but little weaklings." Butterfly said kicking the Con beside her to make her point before turning her gaze back to him. "This was far too easy."
"What're you thinking Butterfly?" Ironhide questioned recognizing the look on her face.
"I think this was a-"
Butterfly was cut off by Bumblebee suddenly transforming down to his alt and taking off back to base as quick as his tires would take him. Sunstreaker hesitated only a second after Bumblebee before he transformed down as well taking off after Bumblebee, Sideswipe less than a second behind him.
"A diversion!" Butterfly said and almost instantly she transformed down followed by Optimus and Ironhide.
Butterfly skid to a stop in front of the Medbay behind Bumblebee, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. She quickly formed a holo and almost ran inside to see what was going on, Optimus and Ironside following quickly behind her.
Her eyes widened in shock as she took in the, well there really was no other words for it, it was complete carnage. Blood was splattered across the floor, along with a few random body parts, and there were four very, very dead human males laying on the floor. There was also an oddly alarming amount of Energon smeared across the floor and drips of it leading out the doorway.
She then turned trying to find where everyone else was only to spot Serenity holding Alexis's hair back as she purged her stomach into a bucket. Bumblebee sat on his heels next to her a hand on her back tracing small patterns obviously talking to her through their bond. Jasper stood awkwardly off to the side watching Alexis with clear worry marrying his features.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker stood next to Jasper and Butterfly could even see the worry on Sunstreaker's face as he watched Alexis.
Alexis herself was covered in both blood and Energon and when Butterfly was able to put together who had caused the carnage, her jaw dropped. Alexis had literally obliterated the threat.
"Where's Ratchet?" Alexis questioned finally questioned her voice rough.
"He's okay," Serenity said softly. "He onlined a few moments ago. Michaela got him good but he said there was no true damage. C'mon you need to get cleaned up."
"I got it." Bumblebee said before scooping Alexis up and walking out of the Medbay past where Butterfly stood.
"What happened?" Butterfly questioned after he was gone.
Serenity turned her attention to Butterfly, Optimus and Ironside. "Anderson showed up and tried to take Jasper. It was like something in her snapped. She took out all four men without any hesitation and then turned on Anderson. She ripped his arm off, and then turned on Michaela-"
"Wait, Michaela?" Optimus questioned cutting Serenity off.
"Yes, Michaela."
All three turned to see who else was talking as they walked into the area. It was a very frazzled looking Ratchet. He walked in gaze instantly flickering over Jasper looking for damage before he noticed the mess across the area.
"So that's how information has been getting out." Optimus mused an eyebrow raised his jaw set.
"I'll be damned." Butterfly said with a sigh tilting her head and crossing her arms. "Lex wasn't hurt was she?"
"No," Serenity shook her head. "I don't think there was a scratch on her. It's more of a psychological trauma, but in reality if it hadn't affected her in that way then there would be cause to really worry."
"I just can't really wrap my head around Alexis doing this much damage." Butterfly said after a moment again surveying the area. "This is just, complete obliteration."
"It happens when someone threatens a twin." Sunstreaker finally spoke and everyone turned to he and Sideswipe. "No matter who the mech is, if a twin is threatened, seriously threatened, this happens."
"But isn't Anderson her twin as well?" Butterfly questioned after a beat.
"Anderson was the threat to the twin she's linked with." Sunstreaker provided a moment. "Her spark and Jasper's spark are in unison, unlike she and Anderson. She had to protect what she knows as the other half of her half of her spark. She didn't have a choice; it's the same thing that happens when a Sparkmate is threatened. It is really very difficult to properly explain."
"I have heard of other twins doing the same." Butterfly said with a nod. "Taking out full regiments on their own. I've never actually seen it though,"
"It's just a gut instinct." Sideswipe said crossing his arms. "Not really something you can control and you can't stop until the threat is gone."
"It was like she didn't have any manner of control," Jasper spoke for the first time. "Because afterwards it was like she couldn't comprehend what happened for a few moment until she saw the damage. She basically blacked out. This Michaela woman was lucky to get herself and Anderson out of here alive, if she had hesitated if only for a moment Lex would have killed them both, or at least Michaela."
"Learning something new around here every day." Ironhide spoke crossing his arms.
"Well, either way," Butterfly shrugged with a sigh. "Ratchet, where would you care for me to start cleaning?"
Ratchet blinked and looked at Butterfly for a moment before looking back at the room.
"Well looks like just choose a place."
"Here, I'll help," Serenity offered.
"As will we," Optimus said and Ironhide nodded.
"I will return momentarily." Sideswipe said before his holo disappeared.
Butterfly looked at Sunstreaker with an eyebrow raised in question. Sunstreaker shrugged in a noncommittal way and turned his attention to helping clean the area with the others.
Alexis let out a deep breath as she leaned her palms against the cold tile of the shower refusing to look down and watch the blood and Energon swirl together down the drain. The hot water relaxed her somewhat before she leaned forward placing her forehead against her hands on the tile closing her eyes.
When she did glimpses of what had happened flashed before her eyes and she opened them with a startled gasp and then took a deep breath trying to keep the nausea she instantly felt down. Alexis stood there for a moment or two more before reaching over and turning off the water.
She stood still for a few moments even after the water had drained and a chill settled in over her body instead. Alexis then turned and pulled a towel off the counter to quickly dry off.
She heard Bumblebee talking to someone then the door closed before she stepped out. Bumblebee almost instantly turned his attention to her before rising whatever it was into her line of thought. It was a small metal container.
"Sideswipe brought this over for you, mentioned it might help," Bumblebee said before turning his attention to her fully, worry crossing his face. "Are you alright?"
"I don't know." Alexis admitted finally and crossed her arms avoiding his gaze. "I honestly don't know Bee. I just- I don't even know what actually happened!" her breath hitched. "I just massacred four men three times my size without any hesitation… I'm a healer! A medic! And I just-!"
Alexis cut herself off with a sob.
Bumblebee hesitated for only a moment before walking over to her and pulling her into his arms allowing her to cry. He didn't say anything; afraid of how she might react if she ever found out what she had done was actually normal, and would more than likely happen again when Jasper was threatened.
She didn't need to know that right now. Right now she just needed time, time to understand and accept what she had done, time to process, time away from everyone else.
"C'mon, Starling, you need some recharge." Bumblebee said after a moment and she nodded following him without hesitation into their room.
She curled up with Bumblebee lying to where she could listen to his sparkbeat. Her tears finally dried up to leave her feeling slightly hollow and for the first time since she had changed, she was afraid of what she had become.
Okay I know this is a really short chapter and I apologize! Please read, enjoy and review!