Warning – Past mentions of abuse nothing is in detail...

Chapter 18 - Epilogue

Weeks had passed since Katie was rescued from the clutches of Cemetery Wind, and Katie had thanked Megatron and the others. She and Optimus had gone off on their own, and Katie was quiet for a while. He used his human holoform and his hand slipped into hers, while they walked into a wooded area. They stopped walking and he sat down against a tree and she laid between his legs against his chest while he held her.

"It's was horrible," she whispered as tears hit her.

"I am so sorry they did that to you," Optimus said as she shook her head and turned to face him.

"It... It wasn't the first time someone forced themselves on me, I was dating someone in high school and the person forced themselves on me. It took me a long time to recover, Optimus, and now it was so many times. I... they said you wouldn't want me now because of what they had been planning on doing, and I will understand if you don't want me now. I will still continue to protect you, I just want you to know I do love you no matter what you decide to do," she whispered as he felt tears in his holoform's eyes suddenly his holoform had fizzled out and Katie broke then as she sobbed thinking he left because she wasn't wanted but the next thing she knew was his true form had picked her up.

He nuzzled his face against her, while coolant ran down his face. Her hands shook as she touched his faceplates.

"You still want me regardless of what happened to me?" she asked in tears.

"I was forced you saw for yourself in your visions, and they took my interfacing cord while it is true Ratchet can create a new unit. It still will be different and not what I was created with, but I will deal with it. We shall deal with our handicaps together as... bonded mates." Optimus said as he pulled out a ring.

Katie looked at the ring, it was nothing like she had ever seen before. It was beautiful. It had a changing stone in the middle it went from blue to pink and purple then back to blue. The metal changed as well making the ring change to different designs. She beamed and was clearly overjoyed with the ring.

"This is my gift to you as I know humans give a ring to get bonded to their mates," he said.

"How do your people bond?" she asked.

"With exchanging a piece of our sparks, which tie us together eternally when one dies the other follows. Our love travels to the Well of Allsparks together," Optimus replied to her.

She lifted her face toward his after he slipped the read on her finger.

"I want that I want to be like you," she said softly as his spark hammered like a raging inferno as her meaning hit him like a lightning bolt.

She wanted to be just like them, and it was music to his audios.

His spark was so touched, they had to find a way to turn them both. Optimus turned his helm toward the bickering between Cora and Ratchet, as well as his brother who had gotten into the act then.

Xxxxxxxx

Cora noticed Ratchet's servo was dented and realized she should heal it, but decided to tease him a bit.

"I seriously can't ever leave you alone without you getting hurt," Cora muttered, using her healing powers once more.

"Oh shush," Ratchet grumbled.

"Hmmm... let's think, nope I'm good," said Cora cheekily.

Megatron walked up toward the two.

"Heard you're hitting on my medic," Megatron remarked as Optimus smirked at the situation.

"Huh?" Cora answered.

"He is technically my mate, though I would be willing to share with you if all were mutually onboard with that idea," Megatron said as Ratchet grinned.

"She'd never be able to handle us both her head would explode," Ratchet replied in a snarky way.

"WHAT? I get you both, really?" Cora asked as she giggled wildly then.

"Perhaps," Ratchet remarked as his optics went toward Megatron who grinned.

"You will always do well Kate," Optimus complimented. "I will always be in your debt," he replied as he kissed her

"Please, it was nothing," said Kate. "Just as long as I have you, I'm fine." She whispered.

Optimus activated his holoform, grabbing onto Kate's shoulders gently. He leaned forward, gently pressing a kiss to her. Fireworks exploded between the two. Optimus pulled back, slightly concerned that she would be scared because of what had happened to her, but Kate merely pulled him back into another kiss with more passion.

She was not afraid not of her Optimus Prime. Oh no, not ever would she fear him, she was falling in love with him even though she had tried to deny it, in the beginning, he had become so important to her that nothing else seemed to matter except for her sister.

Her sister, oh Lordy she was pushing it as she heard her overzealous little sister's words.

"So, I get to belong to both of you how totally hot do I get to ride you two like bikers?" Cora asked, looking up first at Ratchet then toward Megatron

Optimus froze, looking at Cora like she had two heads.

"Challenging already?" Ratchet asked, mimicking Cora's sassy pose.

"Speak for yourself medic, I like her sassy attitude finally someone who can keep up with us," Megatron remarked.

It was odd how they both had the same pose and didn't realize it.

"What? No. Pfft, why would I be doing that? That's crazy," said Cora changing her tune suddenly. "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Don't start acting innocent with us femme," Ratchet warned.

"Your sister is crazy," Optimus commented, looking at Kate who was in his hand.

"That she is my little Prime," said Kate, looking over at him.

"'Little'? There is nothing little about me," said Optimus. "And I can prove that to you."

"Please do," said Kate, smirking up at him suggestively. "I know little sis says the same thing to Ratchet and now with Megatron and they will say that as well. I wonder if they will notice what is growing between them."

"They will in time," said Optimus. "They are not like us, my dear."

"Nope, but it is highly amusing to watch," said Kate as she got a rather naughty idea. "Why don't you show me exactly what you are capable of, Optimus, I know I am dying to see," Kate replied as she pressed her lips against his in a passionate kiss.

She wasn't ashamed, she wasn't scared, nor was she disgusted with herself. Optimus made her felt special and loved, and her past was like his it was in the past.

It was gone.

"Bite me, you two," Cora said, glaring at them. "If you ain't careful, I can hand your afts to you. You know you ain't gonna win, in the end, you two."

"We will see about that my sassy femme," said Megatron, bending down to get close.

"You'll be eating those words." Ratchet remarked.

"Whatever," Cora said, turning slightly. "I know your weaknesses you two. Don't tempt me."

Until she was snatched up by Ratchet and taken away with him and Megatron while the others laughed.

Optimus' holoform picked up Kate in his servos and carried her to his vehicle form placing her inside of his cab.

True love had struck, and they had been hit hard by it something they all deserved.

Xxxxxxxxx

Meanwhile at an abandoned warehouse on the other side of town, a purple and black smokey essence swirled around forming the bodies of Attinger, Savoy, and Joyce who were confused not understanding what was going on.

"We were dead, what the hell just happened and where the hell are we?" Attinger demanded.

They realized they were at Attinger's office somehow, but how they had no clue. Savoy and Joyce sat in Attinger's office as he eyed the two, this situation had become out of control and he was losing his patience very quickly now.

"We're alive now, how?" Attinger asked.

"You both listen to me very carefully, I am tired of the BS I have investors that want results. I bragged about being able to have Optimus Prime delivered in one piece so not only could we have our way with him, but the investors could have their experiments done to him as well. Then these two girls show up with incredible powers and Lockdown says the one is a protector of some sort, and we allowed ourselves to be beaten by these creatures will not anymore. Do you hear me not anymore? Lockdown gave me enough of that stop to make her swallow for months so you listen to me Savoy, I want them back here, is that clear?" Joyce yelled. "Time is money, gentlemen and I do not intend to lose anymore, do I make myself clear?"

"You were dead Joyce, we all were how the hell are we supposed to do anything now?" Savoy demanded.

"Half my men are dead and I was dead, how am I supposed to..." Savoy started to say.

"Perhaps I can help, gentlemen," a female voice replied as the three men turned to find an exotic looking woman standing in the doorway with bright purple eyes strange jewelry on her fingers with her another female and male.

"Who the hell are you?" Savoy demanded.

"I am the one who brought you back to life, and the one who will help you capture the guardian/Protector and her healer sister along with Optimus Prime and his medic and the others," she answered.

"You still didn't answer my question," Savoy said.

She tilted her head.

"My name is Quintessa, This is Al-Badur and my sister The Judge," she replied.

"This protector of Prime's killed like half of my men though we did have fun with her, what makes you think you can handle her?" Savoy demanded.

"Because I have the blood of Unicron coursing through me, you do not I will not fail in my task she will be brought in alive," Quintessa replied.

"And what do you want in exchange?" Attinger asked.

She smiled.

"When you are done with the Prime he is to be left alive and given to me, my master has plans of him," was all she said.

"Fine, come in and take a seat," Attinger said as she smiled and nodded as the three of them walked in and closed the door behind them.

The three men sat listening to the woman named Quintessa, and they were impressed with what she was saying.

"What about what Lockdown gave me to make her lose her powers, can't we use that on her again?" Joyce asked.

"You used it twice she will know you can use it against her again, besides I can subdue her a most painful way," she replied in a sinister voice.

"You don't plan on killing her, right? I need her alive not dead if we are going to harness those powers of hers," Joyce said. "Although I keep failing with harnessing her powers, there has to be a way to do it,"

"No, I do not plan on killing her nor her sister, however, the protector still needs enough of a jolt of pain to keep her subdued enough so you can take her that is your plan, correct?" Quintessa questioned.

"Yes, it is," Joyce answered.

"What's your stake in this, why do you need him alive?" Attinger asked as she glanced his way.

"My master wants him tortured and his processors picked apart, he wants his past brought out in the open for all to see," she explained.

"His past?" Joyce asked. "Oh, you're referring to what Lockdown mentioned to us about the rape from his people,"

"Yes," Quintessa answered.

"What's his past got to do with anything?" Savoy questioned.

"The Council wants him beyond mentally crippled for you see if he is mentally crippled he won't be able to fight us," Quintessa explained.

"Alright, to the future," Attinger said as he handed everyone a drink.

"To the future," everyone said.

Quintessa smiled and added.

"To the fall of Optimus Prime," she added.

Xxxxxx

The End

A/N – Sequel in future not sure when though, wherever inspiration for it hits me lol