12 – Staying the night
Light.
Shining.
Am I dead?
No
Slowly, her optics came online…
She was next to Starscream. His body, already damaged from the cannon blasts, was even more so. Alternate sparks of electricity shot around his wounds, but she could tell he was alive.
Slowly, she sat up. Her leg was injured, as was her back. Still, she managed to.
She looked over at Starscream and lifted his torso up in to rest in her arms. She held him close … wanting him to wake soon.
His optics slowly came online…
He found himself being hugged by Alexis, his head over her shoulder. The pain, which he had ignored inside of Unicron, was now back to full measure. He found himself grasping a surprised Alexis tighter. She felt him shake slightly and knew he was in pain.
Footsteps made Alexis turn around slightly. She had only just noticed that she had somehow got back to earth and were on the ground. It was Thundercracker and Skywarp.
"Hey who're you?" TC asked, as he arrived
"It doesn't matter. You've got to look after Starscream." She motioned to the now unconscious bot in her arms.
"Holy slag!" Skywarp shouted, "What in the world happened?!"
"We got attacked." Alexis said and attempted to stand up, her injured leg shock but she managed it. TC quickly helped her and Skywarp picked up his brother.
"Tell me who you are!" TC said to Alexis as they walked over to the other bots.
"Alexis." TC opened his mouth in surprise when Alexis continued, "I transformed via a space rock to put it bluntly."
TC closed his mouth and said, "Right-o. That's freaky, but you do look a lot like her."
Alexis had a bit of trouble walking, but she managed it still. The other bots started at the sight of her, but TC filled them in. Rad and Carlos were most surprised. They had stayed in Astrotrain the whole time and they told her they had picked her and Starscream up from space, but they had somehow teleported out via a green light. Alexis knew her stone had been at work again. But why it had teleported them out was a mystery to her, but she didn't feel up to solving it at the moment.
Once all the questions were answered about the events that had happened, Optimus took the injured back to the Autobot base and had Red Alert fix them up. It was during this time that Alexis stayed in one of the rooms.
She couldn't believe how things had turned out for her and Starscream. Here she was, a transformer sitting inside the Autobot base with many others outside her room. She really thought Starscream wouldn't accept her as a friend early on when they first met. But she had been proven wrong then.
She thought that she could never love him and expect love in return.
But she had been proven wrong again.
She smiled. If Starscream had been as confused as her, then she knew he must've given in as well. Or was she misjudging his character? No. Somehow she knew.
***
Starscream awoke to find everything dark. It must've been nighttime or something.
He sat up stiffly. His body had been repaired in the time he had been out. Man oh man did he feel good!
It was a long time before his head had been this clear. So he was in love with someone, big deal. He didn't care about it anymore. All he cared about was how good this new emotion felt. Somehow, he would only display this kind of affection to Alexis. He would allow no one else to open him up this way again. It was confusing enough this time.
In a way, he had experienced emotions like this before. Except that was purely out of family bond. This … this was different. And it felt good.
Slowly, he stood up and made his way to the rooms. He knew Alexis would be somewhere here. He caught the sound of breathing and knew it was she, as Transformers don't breathe.
He opened the door.
She was lying in the middle of the recharge pad in the room. She must've transformed back during the night. He just wanted to see if she was all right when he noticed something; she was shivering.
'She's freezing to death!' Starscream thought and pulled out the space rock as he did. If anything, he didn't want her to die from the cold, even if she was tougher than your average female.
He glowed green and transformed, using the momentum of it to land on the recharge pad. Normally, he would've had that annoying voice in his head asking why he would do this; but it didn't come.
He walked up beside her and lay down, pulling her close as he did so. She stopped shivering soon after.
***
Funny, she thought, I feel warmer…
***
He felt somewhat content. He too found himself drifting off against his will…
***
Sunlight compelled him to wake up.
Thankfully, Alexis was still asleep in his arms. He didn't want her to know he had 'stayed the night.'
Quickly and quietly as possible, he placed Alexis down and ran to the edge of the recharge pad, transforming and walking swiftly out the door.
Alexis woke in time to see the tip of his wing disappear. She smiled. How sweet…
Light.
Shining.
Am I dead?
No
Slowly, her optics came online…
She was next to Starscream. His body, already damaged from the cannon blasts, was even more so. Alternate sparks of electricity shot around his wounds, but she could tell he was alive.
Slowly, she sat up. Her leg was injured, as was her back. Still, she managed to.
She looked over at Starscream and lifted his torso up in to rest in her arms. She held him close … wanting him to wake soon.
His optics slowly came online…
He found himself being hugged by Alexis, his head over her shoulder. The pain, which he had ignored inside of Unicron, was now back to full measure. He found himself grasping a surprised Alexis tighter. She felt him shake slightly and knew he was in pain.
Footsteps made Alexis turn around slightly. She had only just noticed that she had somehow got back to earth and were on the ground. It was Thundercracker and Skywarp.
"Hey who're you?" TC asked, as he arrived
"It doesn't matter. You've got to look after Starscream." She motioned to the now unconscious bot in her arms.
"Holy slag!" Skywarp shouted, "What in the world happened?!"
"We got attacked." Alexis said and attempted to stand up, her injured leg shock but she managed it. TC quickly helped her and Skywarp picked up his brother.
"Tell me who you are!" TC said to Alexis as they walked over to the other bots.
"Alexis." TC opened his mouth in surprise when Alexis continued, "I transformed via a space rock to put it bluntly."
TC closed his mouth and said, "Right-o. That's freaky, but you do look a lot like her."
Alexis had a bit of trouble walking, but she managed it still. The other bots started at the sight of her, but TC filled them in. Rad and Carlos were most surprised. They had stayed in Astrotrain the whole time and they told her they had picked her and Starscream up from space, but they had somehow teleported out via a green light. Alexis knew her stone had been at work again. But why it had teleported them out was a mystery to her, but she didn't feel up to solving it at the moment.
Once all the questions were answered about the events that had happened, Optimus took the injured back to the Autobot base and had Red Alert fix them up. It was during this time that Alexis stayed in one of the rooms.
She couldn't believe how things had turned out for her and Starscream. Here she was, a transformer sitting inside the Autobot base with many others outside her room. She really thought Starscream wouldn't accept her as a friend early on when they first met. But she had been proven wrong then.
She thought that she could never love him and expect love in return.
But she had been proven wrong again.
She smiled. If Starscream had been as confused as her, then she knew he must've given in as well. Or was she misjudging his character? No. Somehow she knew.
***
Starscream awoke to find everything dark. It must've been nighttime or something.
He sat up stiffly. His body had been repaired in the time he had been out. Man oh man did he feel good!
It was a long time before his head had been this clear. So he was in love with someone, big deal. He didn't care about it anymore. All he cared about was how good this new emotion felt. Somehow, he would only display this kind of affection to Alexis. He would allow no one else to open him up this way again. It was confusing enough this time.
In a way, he had experienced emotions like this before. Except that was purely out of family bond. This … this was different. And it felt good.
Slowly, he stood up and made his way to the rooms. He knew Alexis would be somewhere here. He caught the sound of breathing and knew it was she, as Transformers don't breathe.
He opened the door.
She was lying in the middle of the recharge pad in the room. She must've transformed back during the night. He just wanted to see if she was all right when he noticed something; she was shivering.
'She's freezing to death!' Starscream thought and pulled out the space rock as he did. If anything, he didn't want her to die from the cold, even if she was tougher than your average female.
He glowed green and transformed, using the momentum of it to land on the recharge pad. Normally, he would've had that annoying voice in his head asking why he would do this; but it didn't come.
He walked up beside her and lay down, pulling her close as he did so. She stopped shivering soon after.
***
Funny, she thought, I feel warmer…
***
He felt somewhat content. He too found himself drifting off against his will…
***
Sunlight compelled him to wake up.
Thankfully, Alexis was still asleep in his arms. He didn't want her to know he had 'stayed the night.'
Quickly and quietly as possible, he placed Alexis down and ran to the edge of the recharge pad, transforming and walking swiftly out the door.
Alexis woke in time to see the tip of his wing disappear. She smiled. How sweet…