I need some good advice NOW!
Duo couldn't see what good THAT had brought him. Oh, yeah, now he knew; nothing! Going to Andrea had proven to be nothing but a dead end. He had no idea what to do now. Write? How could that help him to write down his feelings? Ok, write! Why not? He marched back to his quarters and sat down in front of the computer. Why stop there? Why not send it to Red Alert so he would know that there was someone out there who cared very deeply for him? He would of course not write whom the letter was from, but then maybe by sending his love this letter he could find out how the other one would react and maybe, just maybe he would feel the same way. Duo started typing with, metaphorically speaking, his heart in his throat.
He didn't dare tell Red Alert that the letter would be from him. never, but he felt that the other Autobot deserved to know.
***
Andrea leaned back in her chair, rubbing her stiff neck. What Duo had proposed had crossed her mind more than once, but she couldn't do something like that without first consulting the grand slam. there were something wrong with that expression, wasn't it? That was what she had left from hanging out with Eject too long.
She stretched her long arms towards the ceiling while she tried to stifle a yawn. God, how complicated everything had to be. She felt really sorry for Duo because she recognized herself in that poor Autobot. She too had once felt that she didn't belong anywhere and that there were something different and very wrong with her, but thanks to her friends she had managed to get past that now and grow up.
For Duo, however, it was different. He wouldn't be ok until they in fact gave him another body with only one gender. Talk about being in touch with your feminine side. Andrea snorted out in fits of laughter before she gave herself a reprimand. After all it was not a laughing matter this.
Oh, God how she hated that everyone came to her! She hated the whole idea of giving orders instead of receiving them, but that was the one catch with being on Cybertron. Optimus Prime's will. this was entirely HIS fault. HE had placed her in command of the Amsheans while they were here. His right. BAH!
She got to her feet and left her quarters. It was about time she sought comfort with the one being that fully understood her. Too bad he was out cold.
***
"Shit, shit, shit, shit!"
"I told you this would happen. Now, could you please stop PACING?"
Rodimus Prime turned to the doctor.
"It's making me nervous."
"I didn't expect them back so soon. this is so totally going down the drain! She is bound to find out and when she does I'm in soooo big trouble."
"I hate to say; I told you so."
"Then don't!"
"If the rumors I've heard are correct then I'm in grater trouble than I first thought." Rodimus looked at Ratchet. "Is she really as bad as they say?"
It really amused the doctor that Rodimus fear was genuine and it was time for the good doctor to grow horns. "Let me say it like this; among her friends on Earth her nickname as wolf was Shadowstalker. this because she lurked in the shadows, biding her time, waiting till the prey got in reach and then she attacked. What I'm trying to say is that you won't know what hit you till it's over. The reason why she usually had the shape of a wolf because in magic the wolf is the protector. She will do anything in her powers to protect those she love."
"I've heard rumors about this. Hey, why should I have to stand up for what I did to her? It's none of her business how I chose to help those who serve under me!"
"Yeah, right," said the doctor with a huge smirk on his face. "She lead her friend out on the battlefield against the Decepticons because she thought Prime and the others couldn't handle themselves. They were kids. and they managed to help chase the Decepticons away."
"Are you sure? Red Alert?"
Ratchet felt a little annoyed that Rodimus hadn't been listening to what he had said. "Yes, I overheard a conversation between Hound and Jazz. You don't need to worry, they won't spread it around."
"No, no, they won't. You'll see to that it don't!"
"If that's what you want." Ratchet left, glad to be out of there. Rodimus had spun himself a nice little web this time. This was bound to end in a fight between Andrea and Rodimus. Hopefully she wouldn't hurt him. too much.
***
Duo stared at the computer screen. He had just sent the message to Red Alert and regretted it so badly that if he were human he would have hanged himself because of the shame. What if he managed to trace it back to him? What if he then told everybody about it? If he did they would laugh at him again, make jokes behind his back, beat him up and maybe next time kill him. Suddenly he felt more scared than he had ever been. scared and alone.
***
Hound tapped his index finger on the table in front of him when Ratchet entered.
"Not quite samba, but I think I like it."
"What do you want?" Hound looked up at him the same way a lethally wounded deer would look up at the hunter.
"Rodimus is getting scared of your precious loved one." An evil grin spread across the doctor's face. "It would be fun if she should learn about this by a third party, say. you."
"Forget it!" Hound shook his head. "No matter what makes you so angry with Rodimus I seriously don't think she's going to beat him up. She will at best go to Prime with it, but she will understand that Rodimus acted in best intention. Forgive and forget, that's kind of become her life motto."
"No fun?"
"If her beating up Rodimus is your idea of fun you should seriously consider getting yourself new hobbies."
"What are you moping about?"
"Duo made me realize my own situation."
"Something is bound to be done about that Transformer before he brings us all down!" Ratchet turned to leave.
"Oh, by the way. she knows."
***
Red Alert stared at the computer screen, not knowing what to do. If he had been human or Amshean or what ever he would have blushed. Someone had been pouring out her guts to him, so to speak.
Was this a prank? A trick? Some way for the enemy to lure him out in the open because of his curiosity and then strike him down, leave him wounded and alone in the middle of nowhere or was this letter in fact genuine?
He had never received anything like this before. He couldn't imagine anyone ever having such feelings for him before, at least not openly.
"Every time I see you every part of my body springs to life. Your smile, your optics, your genius. I love you with every part of my being?"
Great, the loudest Autobot ever to tread on Cybertron HAD to enter and read this. Why, Primus, why?
"Who are you sending that to?" asked Blaster.
"No one, I have received it."
Blaster sniggered. "You? Well, throw a hungry dog a bone and tell me who it's from."
"I don't know, there weren't any sender listed."
"Genius? You? She has a twisted sense of reality, that's for sure. You have to stay away from this one, Red, I think she might be dangerous."
"Are you sure?"
"No, you dumb ass, she is probably just what you need. Unless."
"Unless what?"
"Unless it's Duo. Maybe he is trying to lure you out in the open so he can give you a terrible FRIGHT!" Blaster broke completely down in fits of laughter as the other Autobot nearly leaped three feet in the air.
"That was NOT funny. And by the way that thought has crossed my mind too."
"Duo? He couldn't hurt anyone."
"I'm putting a trace on that message, I'm going to find out where it comes from, believe me."
"What's the fun in that?"
***
Optimus Prime was on his way to Ratchet to ask about the condition of Duo when he heard Andrea's voice emit from First Aid's Med Bay. He knew perfectly well what she was doing in there, it seemed like it was more and more often she sought comfort in him.
He stopped and peered into the room.
Andrea sat on the table next to the still form of Ironhide. "What am I going to do?" she leaned back against the tall Autobot.
"Is there a problem?"
Andrea nearly leaped into the air since she didn't expect anyone to answer. When she saw that Optimus was standing there she was having mixed feelings of anger and relief. "Can you not do that? Sneak up on people like that. are you trying to give me a heart attack or something?"
"No, I was merely wondering what's troubling you."
"It's this Autobot, Duo, I don't know what to do with him. there are so many things that can go wrong when."
Optimus entered. "Why don't you tell me evrything from the start?"
Duo couldn't see what good THAT had brought him. Oh, yeah, now he knew; nothing! Going to Andrea had proven to be nothing but a dead end. He had no idea what to do now. Write? How could that help him to write down his feelings? Ok, write! Why not? He marched back to his quarters and sat down in front of the computer. Why stop there? Why not send it to Red Alert so he would know that there was someone out there who cared very deeply for him? He would of course not write whom the letter was from, but then maybe by sending his love this letter he could find out how the other one would react and maybe, just maybe he would feel the same way. Duo started typing with, metaphorically speaking, his heart in his throat.
He didn't dare tell Red Alert that the letter would be from him. never, but he felt that the other Autobot deserved to know.
***
Andrea leaned back in her chair, rubbing her stiff neck. What Duo had proposed had crossed her mind more than once, but she couldn't do something like that without first consulting the grand slam. there were something wrong with that expression, wasn't it? That was what she had left from hanging out with Eject too long.
She stretched her long arms towards the ceiling while she tried to stifle a yawn. God, how complicated everything had to be. She felt really sorry for Duo because she recognized herself in that poor Autobot. She too had once felt that she didn't belong anywhere and that there were something different and very wrong with her, but thanks to her friends she had managed to get past that now and grow up.
For Duo, however, it was different. He wouldn't be ok until they in fact gave him another body with only one gender. Talk about being in touch with your feminine side. Andrea snorted out in fits of laughter before she gave herself a reprimand. After all it was not a laughing matter this.
Oh, God how she hated that everyone came to her! She hated the whole idea of giving orders instead of receiving them, but that was the one catch with being on Cybertron. Optimus Prime's will. this was entirely HIS fault. HE had placed her in command of the Amsheans while they were here. His right. BAH!
She got to her feet and left her quarters. It was about time she sought comfort with the one being that fully understood her. Too bad he was out cold.
***
"Shit, shit, shit, shit!"
"I told you this would happen. Now, could you please stop PACING?"
Rodimus Prime turned to the doctor.
"It's making me nervous."
"I didn't expect them back so soon. this is so totally going down the drain! She is bound to find out and when she does I'm in soooo big trouble."
"I hate to say; I told you so."
"Then don't!"
"If the rumors I've heard are correct then I'm in grater trouble than I first thought." Rodimus looked at Ratchet. "Is she really as bad as they say?"
It really amused the doctor that Rodimus fear was genuine and it was time for the good doctor to grow horns. "Let me say it like this; among her friends on Earth her nickname as wolf was Shadowstalker. this because she lurked in the shadows, biding her time, waiting till the prey got in reach and then she attacked. What I'm trying to say is that you won't know what hit you till it's over. The reason why she usually had the shape of a wolf because in magic the wolf is the protector. She will do anything in her powers to protect those she love."
"I've heard rumors about this. Hey, why should I have to stand up for what I did to her? It's none of her business how I chose to help those who serve under me!"
"Yeah, right," said the doctor with a huge smirk on his face. "She lead her friend out on the battlefield against the Decepticons because she thought Prime and the others couldn't handle themselves. They were kids. and they managed to help chase the Decepticons away."
"Are you sure? Red Alert?"
Ratchet felt a little annoyed that Rodimus hadn't been listening to what he had said. "Yes, I overheard a conversation between Hound and Jazz. You don't need to worry, they won't spread it around."
"No, no, they won't. You'll see to that it don't!"
"If that's what you want." Ratchet left, glad to be out of there. Rodimus had spun himself a nice little web this time. This was bound to end in a fight between Andrea and Rodimus. Hopefully she wouldn't hurt him. too much.
***
Duo stared at the computer screen. He had just sent the message to Red Alert and regretted it so badly that if he were human he would have hanged himself because of the shame. What if he managed to trace it back to him? What if he then told everybody about it? If he did they would laugh at him again, make jokes behind his back, beat him up and maybe next time kill him. Suddenly he felt more scared than he had ever been. scared and alone.
***
Hound tapped his index finger on the table in front of him when Ratchet entered.
"Not quite samba, but I think I like it."
"What do you want?" Hound looked up at him the same way a lethally wounded deer would look up at the hunter.
"Rodimus is getting scared of your precious loved one." An evil grin spread across the doctor's face. "It would be fun if she should learn about this by a third party, say. you."
"Forget it!" Hound shook his head. "No matter what makes you so angry with Rodimus I seriously don't think she's going to beat him up. She will at best go to Prime with it, but she will understand that Rodimus acted in best intention. Forgive and forget, that's kind of become her life motto."
"No fun?"
"If her beating up Rodimus is your idea of fun you should seriously consider getting yourself new hobbies."
"What are you moping about?"
"Duo made me realize my own situation."
"Something is bound to be done about that Transformer before he brings us all down!" Ratchet turned to leave.
"Oh, by the way. she knows."
***
Red Alert stared at the computer screen, not knowing what to do. If he had been human or Amshean or what ever he would have blushed. Someone had been pouring out her guts to him, so to speak.
Was this a prank? A trick? Some way for the enemy to lure him out in the open because of his curiosity and then strike him down, leave him wounded and alone in the middle of nowhere or was this letter in fact genuine?
He had never received anything like this before. He couldn't imagine anyone ever having such feelings for him before, at least not openly.
"Every time I see you every part of my body springs to life. Your smile, your optics, your genius. I love you with every part of my being?"
Great, the loudest Autobot ever to tread on Cybertron HAD to enter and read this. Why, Primus, why?
"Who are you sending that to?" asked Blaster.
"No one, I have received it."
Blaster sniggered. "You? Well, throw a hungry dog a bone and tell me who it's from."
"I don't know, there weren't any sender listed."
"Genius? You? She has a twisted sense of reality, that's for sure. You have to stay away from this one, Red, I think she might be dangerous."
"Are you sure?"
"No, you dumb ass, she is probably just what you need. Unless."
"Unless what?"
"Unless it's Duo. Maybe he is trying to lure you out in the open so he can give you a terrible FRIGHT!" Blaster broke completely down in fits of laughter as the other Autobot nearly leaped three feet in the air.
"That was NOT funny. And by the way that thought has crossed my mind too."
"Duo? He couldn't hurt anyone."
"I'm putting a trace on that message, I'm going to find out where it comes from, believe me."
"What's the fun in that?"
***
Optimus Prime was on his way to Ratchet to ask about the condition of Duo when he heard Andrea's voice emit from First Aid's Med Bay. He knew perfectly well what she was doing in there, it seemed like it was more and more often she sought comfort in him.
He stopped and peered into the room.
Andrea sat on the table next to the still form of Ironhide. "What am I going to do?" she leaned back against the tall Autobot.
"Is there a problem?"
Andrea nearly leaped into the air since she didn't expect anyone to answer. When she saw that Optimus was standing there she was having mixed feelings of anger and relief. "Can you not do that? Sneak up on people like that. are you trying to give me a heart attack or something?"
"No, I was merely wondering what's troubling you."
"It's this Autobot, Duo, I don't know what to do with him. there are so many things that can go wrong when."
Optimus entered. "Why don't you tell me evrything from the start?"