Chapter fifty:
Jasper tilted his head to the side before turning his gaze to where Butterfly had just downed another Con with a resounding snap of her servos severing a spinal line.
"Something's wrong," Jasper alerted her as soon as he could gain her attention without it being a fatal move for the femme. "Something's wrong with Lex,"
"Where is she?" Butterfly ask calm but short.
"Heading for Starfire," Someone else answered gruffly and Butterfly looked over to spot Sunstreaker and Sideswipe.
"She's angry." Jasper informed them rubbing at his chest a little where there was a little sparkpain. "Something happened, something bad happened, she feels too emotional."
"Well then, guess we need to move." Butterfly said tilting her head in an unspoken order to Sideswipe and Sunstreaker who both nodded. "She's going to need some help."
Butterfly moved scooping Jasper up into her palm before transforming down and following closely behind the twins who lead the way to where Jasper assumed Alexis was.
Soon enough Starfire came into view along with a small figure that had gone flying across the space only to be caught by a quick on his peds Sunstreaker. There was a shock of yellow, as Jasper spotted Bumblebee then silver as Sideswipe joined him.
Butterfly unceremoniously tilted Jasper out and onto his feet then transformed up and lunged at Starfire taking the two of them down with an earth-shaking boom. It was then that Jasper noticed a few smaller Cons approaching the fight to help Starfire and took a shot at one of their optics.
Sunstreaker then caught his attention as the mech had actually picked one of the bots up and slammed him down into the ground a sword easily almost cutting him in two. Jasper then looked around before he spotted Alexis back up on her feet and heading towards Starfire.
Just as he noticed his twin there was another bot that had just lunged to grab the small human and he turned to fire at him as a distraction. Then before he could shoot, a shock of silver collided with the mech when Sideswipe was there to shove his shoulder into the Con's chest plate protecting her from him.
Bumblebee was then there to scoop Alexis up and give her a little toss towards Starfire who was now back on her feet standing over Butterfly.
"So you are the one who took my place?" Starfire was saying to Butterfly so focused on the femme that she didn't notice Alexis land among her shoulder plating. Butterfly did though watching her closely seeming to be waiting for something. "Starlight's best friend? Just as useless as she was, aren't you?"
Jasper hesitated unsure what Alexis was planning, or what she as telling Butterfly who was rapt with attention even if she didn't respond to Starfire's teasing. He shifted unsure whether to try and help Alexis or turn to help the others when Alexis moved suddenly burying her servo into Starfire's shoulder plates.
Butterfly, keep her focused. Alexis commed the other femme as she grabbed piece of armor and hefted herself up into the shoulder joint.
I can try, Butterfly responded as Starfire started to talk to her.
Alexis knew she only had one shot at making this plan of hers work and if she messed up she could be killed. She needed to find the right spot, the correct place to jack into Starfire and open her chest plate for Butterfly to have her shot.
Taking a deep breath Alexis moved, shoving her servo down where she was hoping desperately that the jack was that she needed and hacking in. There was a momentary screech from both Alexis and Starfire before Starfire's chest plate snapped open revealing her spark to Butterfly.
"Now Butterfly!" Bumblebee's voice broke through the shock the commander felt being faced with an actual open spark chamber.
It didn't take more than another second for Butterfly to shoot straight at the spark and there was a bright flash of light and an inhuman scream as Starfire fell to her knees. For safe measure Butterfly sat up taking another well aimed shot and Starfire's frame fell backwards dislodging Alexis and sending her toppling a few feet away.
There was an unsettling silence for a good minute before Jasper moved being brought out of his shock first. He bolted towards where Alexis had landed to check on her only to find her propped up on her elbows laughing.
Jasper hesitated at this before a bright grin broke out on his face and he stepped up offering her a hand up. She took it and he pulled her up and on her feet before they looked around at where the others were.
Sideswipe had taken down the con that was after Alexis and turned to offer Bumblebee a hand up. Sunstreaker was pulling a laughing Butterfly up and onto her own peds with a small hidden smile on his own face.
"You little pit spawn!" this roar broke everyone's concentration and turned to see Megatron headed towards them.
He had obviously felt the break in he and Starfire's bond when Butterfly had shot at her spark, and was now advancing on Alexis cannon drawn.
Before he could get to them though there was a flash of blue and green as Twitch and Pitch slammed into him. Twitch had slammed himself into Megatron's right side, whereas Pitch had lunged from the left at the cannon just as Megatron had fired. This caused the shot to miss Alexis and Jasper but to hit a pile of rubble just above their heads causing it to collapse over them.
"ALEXIS!"
Carly let out another scathing scream of pain and squeezed Emily's hand so tightly she was afraid it might break. Emily grimaced but didn't say anything else looking at First Aid.
They had moved Carly to the space they had set up as a temporary Medbay and now she was half sitting half lying on a bed feet up screaming as they had no pain medications to help.
"Where's Lex?" Carly questioned through a sob. "She should be here!"
"She'll be here as soon as she can Carly." Emily stated still unsure as First Aid glanced up at her. "Just a little longer."
"'Aid will you be able to do this is she doesn't make it?" Sam questioned sitting on Carly's other side hand in his rubbing what he hopped were soothing circles on the back of her hand.
First Aid hesitated obviously unsure, but then nodded not trusting his voice at the moment, before turning to try and com Alexis again. He was met with static silence from her end which worried him even more, and when Emily caught sight of his face her jaw tightened reading his face better than he would have hoped.
"She'll be back soon." Emily stated firmly, even if she didn't entirely believe it, and turned back to Carly. "She'll be here to deliver her niece or nephew, just you watch."
Alexis groaned shifting and feeling a piece of rubble fall from her back. She blinked before she realized what had happened and moved quickly shoving the rubble from herself and bringing herself up and out of the pile.
There was a small second before someone else moved a large piece of rubble from her and plucked her up and out of the rocks. She then heard the steady familiar sound of Bumblebee's sparkbeat and she sighed for just a second before jerking up instantly worried about Jasper.
I'm fine. Jasper commed her after a second and she relaxed again as Bumblebee opened his palm to allow her to look around.
At Optimus's feet was a deactivated looking Megatron, along with a very worried looking Twitch and Pitch. Butterfly's holo was standing with a very bloody and bruised Jasper holding him up on his feet and Sideswipe and Sunstreaker stood off to her left. Adrenaline and Gunpowder had just stepped up beside Optimus looking a little worse for wear but all in one piece.
Gunpowder even smiled a little waving at her as Ironhide stepped up beside her and placed a servo on her shoulder.
Lex! Please come in Lex!
Alexis blinked a little startled at the urgency in First Aid's voice before turning her attention to answering the com.
First Aid, Alexis commed. What's wrong?
Oh thank Primus finally! First Aids voice was full of relief. Lex, Carly, she's gone into labor.
What? Alexis commed suddenly on alert again. When?
I've been trying to reach you for nearly an hour, are you alright? For a while all I was receiving was static.
Yeah, I'm fine. Alexis brushed off the concern and looked up at Bumblebee. I'll be there as soon as I can be.
Just, please hurry… First Aid's voice sounded strained. I have no idea what I'm doing here,
Promise I will.
"Carly's gone into labor," Alexis explained to Bumblebee. "We have to go."
"We will meet you back there," Optimus spoke. "We will insure the area is clear and follow behind you. Jasper, go with them, you look in need of repairs."
Jasper nodded not seeming to have enough energy to argue following Butterfly's tug for movement towards where Bumblebee had just shifted down into his alt. She gently set Jasper down in the passenger side seat before smiling at Alexis a little and disappearing when Bumblebee shut the door.
Alexis turned her attention to Jasper momentarily when Bumblebee took off back towards base without hesitation when both passengers were safe.
"Ah'm fine, Lex." Jasper answered the unasked question shifting with a little grunt and relaxing further into Bumblebee's seats. "A little sore, but will be fine."
"You're sure?" Alexis questioned not truly sure if she should take him at his word.
"Yep." Jasper confirmed then closed his eyes to end the conversation.
Alexis let him turning back to the front windshield to watch what they passed as Jasper started to snore beside her.
Ratchet?
Yes?
Is Sy okay? Alexis questioned cautiously but needing to know an answer.
She should be fine. Ratchet confirmed for her. I have her with me headed back to base. She will require more medical care for the leg, but your quick thinking caused the best possible outcome. I commend you.
Thanks, Alexis commed in response absently.
She will forgive you, Alexis.
Maybe. Alexis agreed after a second. But regardless, we will meet you at the base. Carly has gone into labor, we are headed back to help First Aid.
Copy that. See you there, Glitchling.
10-4.
She smiled at this running an absent hand across Bumblebee's steering wheel and gaining a small quiet chirp in response. She sighed relaxing back into Bumblebee's seats then happy in knowing they had come out on the better end this time.
The drive back was quicker than Alexis realized and soon enough she was stepping out of Bumblebee and being pulled down a hallway where screams were coming from loud enough to shatter glass.
"Thank Primus you're here!" First Aid sighed and sagged in relief when Alexis was drug in the door by Emily.
"Alexis!" Carly screamed out seeing her there.
"Took your time didn't you?" Sam questioned also looking quite relieved when he saw her.
"Alexis! I need to push!" Carly whined and Alexis instantly snapped her attention to what was going on and taking First Aid's place between Carly's legs.
"Well, let's get this show on the road. Carly, push!"
Alexis realized when Carly had told them she needed to push that they weren't too far from meeting her newest family member and she was right, less than thirty minutes later Alexis was lying a screaming little girl in Sam's arms.
After seeing that the baby was alright Carly had promptly passed out cold on the bed. First Aid helped Alexis clean everything up so that when Carly woke she would be a little more comfortable before Alexis turned to Sam.
"So Sam, what's her name?"
"If it was a girl Carly wanted to call her Oriana,"
"Oriana," Alexis nodded with a smile. "Pretty,"
"Means dawn," Sam laughed a little then looked up at Alexis. "Fitting she would be born just at dawn."
"Witwicky's do have a notion for the dramatic," Alexis said with a grin herself and looked down at the now sleeping baby in Sam's arms.
Alexis knew just then by looking at that sweet calm face that everything was alright. Starfire was gone, Megatron was gone, and the others had survived. She had her family all in one piece and this war was over, it was finally all over.
"Well, Oriana Witwicky, welcome to the new world."
Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, I apologize making you wait for this last chapter, but I hope you enjoyed this story and Lex's adventures! Please read and review! It might bring forth a epilogue!
