Panic attack
*** Ok, the title is a little out of place, but you'll understand what I mean. ***
"So, what are you planning to do?"
Andrea looked up at Prime. "Honestly I have no idea what so ever. I want to help Duo. In fact I'm desperate to help Duo, but I have no idea how I can."
"I'm sure you already have a plan, knowing you it is also well thought out and all you need is to put it in action. Am I correct?"
She shrugged. "Well, there are a thing or two I could do to help Duo, but I don't want to be using manpower that is sorely needed in order to build up your beautiful city. Once beautiful city," she added under her breath.
"What about Rodimus? He has created quite a ruckus, hasn't he?"
"He's under your command, not mine."
"Technically you outrank him."
Andrea barked a short nervous laugh. "I do not want to punish your second in command. These rumors have to stop, I am not some kind of monster as Ratchet and Blaster claims."
"Tailgate also thinks you are a monster."
"For other reasons, I'm sure," she muttered. "Look what I am going to do is to sit down with Rodimus like to civilized adults and talk about it."
"Forgive and forget?"
"Right. why is all this. huh. why do I HAVE to do something to him? Why do I have to be angry with him? Why do I have to do anything with him? Just because everybody expects it?"
"You are famous for you temper."
"I'm an adult now, Optimus, an adult. I can't go around and throw tantrums anymore; I have to be a little more tactical. And I will not punish Rodimus in any way. However I will exclude him from what I am about to do. If I ever get your permission to do so," she added.
"You don't need my permission, you need Duo's permission. And however you are about to attack this please make Wheeljack help you."
"Ok." She turned to leave and was almost out the door when she was nearly run down by Red Alert. "What in the.?"
"Sir." He marched straight over to Prime. "I believe someone is after me. I received this letter a few hours ago and I haven't been able to track it. I think we should sound the alarm, it could be the enemy who's trying to lure me out in the open so that they can capture me and torture me till I tell them everything."
"Or it could be a lovesick Autobot," muttered Andrea so low that Red Alert didn't hear her.
"What possible valuable information could they get out of you?"
Red Alert stared at Prime like one or two of his bolts weren't tightened enough. "I have a lot of valuable information about the security around here."
"Red Alert.?"
"Not now," he told her.
"Red Alert.?"
He just waved his hand behind his back to make her shut up.
"RED ALERT!!!"
He spun around.
"Now that I have your complete and full attention," she said in a silky soft tone of voice. "Nobody is trying to lure you about of here to do neither one thing or the other. There is a perfectly good explanation when it comes to that letter. One who cares very deeply for you gave it to you. I'm afraid I can't tell you who it is, but you have absolutely nothing to worry about."
Red Alert turned to Prime. "They could be in on this, you know, the Amsheans. They maybe wants to attack us and take over the planet and. and. and."
"Could you PLEASE stop with the conspiracy theories?" Andrea sighed. "You'll deal with this," she told Prime before she strode off.
"Is she entitled to do so? Give you orders?"
"Not really, she merely did it because she was afraid she would be forced to rip your head off because of your stupidity."
***
Duo sat by the side of the road, just staring at the dinosaurs Andrea had brought with her. Those tall, fierce creatures that seemed like they were ready to rip you apart any moment. They had never done anything to harm him though, nobody else could get anywhere near them but Duo and some of the Amsheans.
He liked the dinos; they were the only creatures that accepted him for what he was. However he did not like the dinobots, they were foul, vicious creatures that made fun of him any chance they got, especially Andrea's favorite, Grimlock.
How could anyone like such a creature? He was mean, ugly and stupid!
Duo sighed. Now what was he going to do? He was madly in love with someone he could never have. Not in this body anyway. Then a thought struck him with the same force as a brick wall; what if Andrea went and told all this to anyone, say Prime? What if this ever leaked out? Why did he tell Hound? Could he be trusted? Could Andrea be trusted? What if anyone found out? What if he was banned from Cybertron if such a thing should happen? What if.? What if.?
"Duo?"
The large metal Brachiosaurus in front of him raised her massive head as she heard her mistress' voice.
Duo turned around. "Andrea.?"
She sat down next to him with a smile. "I have talked to Prime and we have decided that unless anyone comes up with a better idea we are going to give you a new body."
"Stop teasing me."
The Brachiosaurus walked over to them and lowered her giant head down to level with her tiny mistress who patted the robot on the muzzle.
"How could. Can she feel that?"
"All of the dinosaurs have hundreds of tiny sensors placed around their bodies and they are all just as affectionate although they were created on Earth, using Earth materials, they can in fact feel genuine love and affection. Just as you do, only a little differently. They can also communicate with one another and with me."
"How were they created? I mean how did you manage to make such a large creature and keep it hidden, not to mention eight of them?"
She smiled at him. "Well, the T-Rex, the Ceratosaurus, the Triceratops, her and the Pterodactyl were created by my mother, only improved by me. The only thing I know is that she created them after she had stayed on Cybertron to study Transformers. All in all I think it's safe to say that they are based on your technology. But enough about them, what about you? Are you ready for the ultimate transformation as they say on Earth when you are merely going to the hairdresser?"
"So you meant it?"
"Of course, I won't joke about a thing like that."
"You told Prime?"
"I had to, he's my friend and your superior officer. When it comes to decisions like that I have to consult him. Don't worry, your secret is safe with him." She thought for a while. "By the way; did you send a love letter to Red Alert?"
"Was that wrong of me?"
"No," she whispered. "But you should have waited. He thinks another war is about to break out or something." She started to laugh.
In the distance they could hear a metallic roar.
"One of the kids is in trouble."
"Not as much as you are, but we are going to fix that very soon. We have already come up with something that is going to make you more useful, as you said yourself you wanted to be. I can show you-"
"No, I want it to be a surprise."
"You're tougher than I thought."
"What ever it is I am sure it beats this. Besides, I would trust you with my life. Hey, come to think of it I do!"
*** Ok, the title is a little out of place, but you'll understand what I mean. ***
"So, what are you planning to do?"
Andrea looked up at Prime. "Honestly I have no idea what so ever. I want to help Duo. In fact I'm desperate to help Duo, but I have no idea how I can."
"I'm sure you already have a plan, knowing you it is also well thought out and all you need is to put it in action. Am I correct?"
She shrugged. "Well, there are a thing or two I could do to help Duo, but I don't want to be using manpower that is sorely needed in order to build up your beautiful city. Once beautiful city," she added under her breath.
"What about Rodimus? He has created quite a ruckus, hasn't he?"
"He's under your command, not mine."
"Technically you outrank him."
Andrea barked a short nervous laugh. "I do not want to punish your second in command. These rumors have to stop, I am not some kind of monster as Ratchet and Blaster claims."
"Tailgate also thinks you are a monster."
"For other reasons, I'm sure," she muttered. "Look what I am going to do is to sit down with Rodimus like to civilized adults and talk about it."
"Forgive and forget?"
"Right. why is all this. huh. why do I HAVE to do something to him? Why do I have to be angry with him? Why do I have to do anything with him? Just because everybody expects it?"
"You are famous for you temper."
"I'm an adult now, Optimus, an adult. I can't go around and throw tantrums anymore; I have to be a little more tactical. And I will not punish Rodimus in any way. However I will exclude him from what I am about to do. If I ever get your permission to do so," she added.
"You don't need my permission, you need Duo's permission. And however you are about to attack this please make Wheeljack help you."
"Ok." She turned to leave and was almost out the door when she was nearly run down by Red Alert. "What in the.?"
"Sir." He marched straight over to Prime. "I believe someone is after me. I received this letter a few hours ago and I haven't been able to track it. I think we should sound the alarm, it could be the enemy who's trying to lure me out in the open so that they can capture me and torture me till I tell them everything."
"Or it could be a lovesick Autobot," muttered Andrea so low that Red Alert didn't hear her.
"What possible valuable information could they get out of you?"
Red Alert stared at Prime like one or two of his bolts weren't tightened enough. "I have a lot of valuable information about the security around here."
"Red Alert.?"
"Not now," he told her.
"Red Alert.?"
He just waved his hand behind his back to make her shut up.
"RED ALERT!!!"
He spun around.
"Now that I have your complete and full attention," she said in a silky soft tone of voice. "Nobody is trying to lure you about of here to do neither one thing or the other. There is a perfectly good explanation when it comes to that letter. One who cares very deeply for you gave it to you. I'm afraid I can't tell you who it is, but you have absolutely nothing to worry about."
Red Alert turned to Prime. "They could be in on this, you know, the Amsheans. They maybe wants to attack us and take over the planet and. and. and."
"Could you PLEASE stop with the conspiracy theories?" Andrea sighed. "You'll deal with this," she told Prime before she strode off.
"Is she entitled to do so? Give you orders?"
"Not really, she merely did it because she was afraid she would be forced to rip your head off because of your stupidity."
***
Duo sat by the side of the road, just staring at the dinosaurs Andrea had brought with her. Those tall, fierce creatures that seemed like they were ready to rip you apart any moment. They had never done anything to harm him though, nobody else could get anywhere near them but Duo and some of the Amsheans.
He liked the dinos; they were the only creatures that accepted him for what he was. However he did not like the dinobots, they were foul, vicious creatures that made fun of him any chance they got, especially Andrea's favorite, Grimlock.
How could anyone like such a creature? He was mean, ugly and stupid!
Duo sighed. Now what was he going to do? He was madly in love with someone he could never have. Not in this body anyway. Then a thought struck him with the same force as a brick wall; what if Andrea went and told all this to anyone, say Prime? What if this ever leaked out? Why did he tell Hound? Could he be trusted? Could Andrea be trusted? What if anyone found out? What if he was banned from Cybertron if such a thing should happen? What if.? What if.?
"Duo?"
The large metal Brachiosaurus in front of him raised her massive head as she heard her mistress' voice.
Duo turned around. "Andrea.?"
She sat down next to him with a smile. "I have talked to Prime and we have decided that unless anyone comes up with a better idea we are going to give you a new body."
"Stop teasing me."
The Brachiosaurus walked over to them and lowered her giant head down to level with her tiny mistress who patted the robot on the muzzle.
"How could. Can she feel that?"
"All of the dinosaurs have hundreds of tiny sensors placed around their bodies and they are all just as affectionate although they were created on Earth, using Earth materials, they can in fact feel genuine love and affection. Just as you do, only a little differently. They can also communicate with one another and with me."
"How were they created? I mean how did you manage to make such a large creature and keep it hidden, not to mention eight of them?"
She smiled at him. "Well, the T-Rex, the Ceratosaurus, the Triceratops, her and the Pterodactyl were created by my mother, only improved by me. The only thing I know is that she created them after she had stayed on Cybertron to study Transformers. All in all I think it's safe to say that they are based on your technology. But enough about them, what about you? Are you ready for the ultimate transformation as they say on Earth when you are merely going to the hairdresser?"
"So you meant it?"
"Of course, I won't joke about a thing like that."
"You told Prime?"
"I had to, he's my friend and your superior officer. When it comes to decisions like that I have to consult him. Don't worry, your secret is safe with him." She thought for a while. "By the way; did you send a love letter to Red Alert?"
"Was that wrong of me?"
"No," she whispered. "But you should have waited. He thinks another war is about to break out or something." She started to laugh.
In the distance they could hear a metallic roar.
"One of the kids is in trouble."
"Not as much as you are, but we are going to fix that very soon. We have already come up with something that is going to make you more useful, as you said yourself you wanted to be. I can show you-"
"No, I want it to be a surprise."
"You're tougher than I thought."
"What ever it is I am sure it beats this. Besides, I would trust you with my life. Hey, come to think of it I do!"