Yaaaay! I got all my school work done tonight. ^__________^ thanx sooooo
much for all the nice reviews ^_______^ (an Code Red 73, plz don't hold it
against me. I didn't know ^ ^* I just used that word as a general terms,
just like 'you guys' doesn't mean just boys....)
anywhoo, that cleared up, yes you guys, if you haven't guess it by now (I mean, sheesh, why do you think I named this story 'Jet Blast'???) all along I was planning that Emrial and Jet Fire would have this special friendship. He's just such a likeable guy, (if you don't get on his bad side, like poor Starscream ^___^) and, well just hold on, the ultimate plot of the story shall soon be unfolding. Not this chapter, but in the future. As Chopper would say "Soon, soon we shall discover..." ^____^ I leave you with that little teaser. Now, on with it!
Chapter 31
Alone in the Dark
"Huh?" Emrial's eyes fluttered open as she sat straight up in bed. She looked around her. Except for one blindingly bright light in the corner of the room, all was dark, too dark.
"Red Alert?" Emrial shivered. Something didn't feel right. She flung her covers off as she made her way to the edge of the bed. She didn't know why she was moving. It hurt so much to do so, but something compelled her to keep going.
She shakily stood up and jumped off the table. She enjoyed her hair whipping around her face as she awaited the appearance of her wings. As she neared the ground it began to dawn on her that her wings weren't coming out, and now she was falling from a high height. She closed her eyes for impact.
She panicked as she felt her feet hit the cold floor for they we're crumbling beneath her. How she wished she had a parachute! She tumbled to the floor and rolled a bit before coming to stop.
Emrial waited a few seconds before moving. She slid herself over to the wall. Embracing it with her arms she was able to feebly stand. She looked around her. She didn't she her boots, so she decided to just go in her stocking feet.
Emrial pushed against the wall as she made her way down one of the many dark hallways at the base. "Where is everyone?" She asked herself. "How long have I been asleep? I told them to wake me up when they returned."
"Optimus?" She rounded a corner in hallway. "Jet Fire? Hot Shot? Blurr?!" She called out desperately. "Where is everybody?"
Fear began to rise in her heart. She heard her heartbeats echo through the air like a constant hammer as she slid her feet along the smooth floor. Her breath began to quicken when she realized that she was in total darkness and had no clue where she was. "Anyone?" She cried.
She felt her way to a corner and slumped down against the wall. She drew her knees up to chin. "Where is everyone?" She shook with fear as perspiration began to form on her shadowed brow.
She felt cold and clammy and dumbly scared. Emrial sucked air in through her nostrils in torrents, trying to calm her rising fears. She couldn't contain it! She burst out crying, burying her head in her knees. She cried until she was no longer aware that she wasn't awake.
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"You kids should know better!"
"We're sorry, Optimus."
"You put the mini cons in danger!"
"It was Rad's idea!" Four pairs of small hands pointed at the young teen.
"Rad?"
The boy lowered his gaze. "I'm sorry."
"Just don't do it again." The Autobot leader sighed.
"Hey, why is so dark out here?" Hoist, formerly known as Smokescreen, opened the door that lead away from the warp room.
"We must be having a power malfunction." Red Alert moved to a panel in the warp room.
"Well?" Jet Fire crossed his arms and drummed his fingers impatiently.
"Confirmed. Grid shows power malfunctions in lighting in three-fourths of the base. Only emergency lights are operative." Red turned to face his comrades.
"Great!" Blurr rolled his optics sarcastically.
"It doesn't really matter to us. We don't use light anyways, Blurr. We use optic scanners." Hot Shot informed the grumbling bot.
"I knew that!" Blurr began to leave.
Hot Shot sighed. "I'll lead the kids to the door, Optimus." He transformed into a sleek sports car and Rad, Alexis, Carlos, Billy and Fred climbed in.
"What caused the malfunction?" Optimus asked as the smoke from Hot Shot's exhaust cleared.
"It appears to be a loose wire, as to which wire, that might take a while." Red Alert's shoulders slumped with despair.
"Are the lights in the med-bay operational?" The Autobot's Air commander questioned.
"Only emergency ones." Red sighed.
"So, what about Emrial? Should we go find her? She might be spooked to wake up in perpetual darkness."
"Oh my bleep, you're right!" The situation dawned on Red Alert. "You guys go find her, I'll search for the lighting problem." He instructed.
"Yes sah!" Jet Fire saluted with over dramatic emphasis.
"Blurr, come in." Optimus called over their built in communicators.
"Yeah?" A metallic voice responded.
"We need you to help find Emrial."
"Great. More missing organics."
"Blurr!" All present Autobots groaned at once.
"All right! All right! I'll see if she's in my vicinity." The bot gave up.
Optimus sighed. "I thought he had changed."
Scavenger smirked. "With some bots it's hard to tell. Blurr feels that he has a tough guy rep to keep up."
"Well, I hope he shapes up soon." The leader walked out into the dark hallway.
"Optimus?"
"Yeah Hot Shot?"
"I've got the East side of the base."
"I claim South!" Blurr's voice interrupted their conversation.
"I'll take the West." Scavenger manually slid open the doors and exited the room.
"I've got the North end." Jet Fire reported.
Optimus sighed. "Okay, I'll take the central part."
"Good luck, all."
Blurr grumbled as he clomped down the pitch-black hallways. "Great! Stupid organics!" He kicked at the wall. "Ow! Stupid walls!" He hopped around holding his foot.
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what will the next chapter bring? Review and tune in to find out! ^______^
anywhoo, that cleared up, yes you guys, if you haven't guess it by now (I mean, sheesh, why do you think I named this story 'Jet Blast'???) all along I was planning that Emrial and Jet Fire would have this special friendship. He's just such a likeable guy, (if you don't get on his bad side, like poor Starscream ^___^) and, well just hold on, the ultimate plot of the story shall soon be unfolding. Not this chapter, but in the future. As Chopper would say "Soon, soon we shall discover..." ^____^ I leave you with that little teaser. Now, on with it!
Chapter 31
Alone in the Dark
"Huh?" Emrial's eyes fluttered open as she sat straight up in bed. She looked around her. Except for one blindingly bright light in the corner of the room, all was dark, too dark.
"Red Alert?" Emrial shivered. Something didn't feel right. She flung her covers off as she made her way to the edge of the bed. She didn't know why she was moving. It hurt so much to do so, but something compelled her to keep going.
She shakily stood up and jumped off the table. She enjoyed her hair whipping around her face as she awaited the appearance of her wings. As she neared the ground it began to dawn on her that her wings weren't coming out, and now she was falling from a high height. She closed her eyes for impact.
She panicked as she felt her feet hit the cold floor for they we're crumbling beneath her. How she wished she had a parachute! She tumbled to the floor and rolled a bit before coming to stop.
Emrial waited a few seconds before moving. She slid herself over to the wall. Embracing it with her arms she was able to feebly stand. She looked around her. She didn't she her boots, so she decided to just go in her stocking feet.
Emrial pushed against the wall as she made her way down one of the many dark hallways at the base. "Where is everyone?" She asked herself. "How long have I been asleep? I told them to wake me up when they returned."
"Optimus?" She rounded a corner in hallway. "Jet Fire? Hot Shot? Blurr?!" She called out desperately. "Where is everybody?"
Fear began to rise in her heart. She heard her heartbeats echo through the air like a constant hammer as she slid her feet along the smooth floor. Her breath began to quicken when she realized that she was in total darkness and had no clue where she was. "Anyone?" She cried.
She felt her way to a corner and slumped down against the wall. She drew her knees up to chin. "Where is everyone?" She shook with fear as perspiration began to form on her shadowed brow.
She felt cold and clammy and dumbly scared. Emrial sucked air in through her nostrils in torrents, trying to calm her rising fears. She couldn't contain it! She burst out crying, burying her head in her knees. She cried until she was no longer aware that she wasn't awake.
--
"You kids should know better!"
"We're sorry, Optimus."
"You put the mini cons in danger!"
"It was Rad's idea!" Four pairs of small hands pointed at the young teen.
"Rad?"
The boy lowered his gaze. "I'm sorry."
"Just don't do it again." The Autobot leader sighed.
"Hey, why is so dark out here?" Hoist, formerly known as Smokescreen, opened the door that lead away from the warp room.
"We must be having a power malfunction." Red Alert moved to a panel in the warp room.
"Well?" Jet Fire crossed his arms and drummed his fingers impatiently.
"Confirmed. Grid shows power malfunctions in lighting in three-fourths of the base. Only emergency lights are operative." Red turned to face his comrades.
"Great!" Blurr rolled his optics sarcastically.
"It doesn't really matter to us. We don't use light anyways, Blurr. We use optic scanners." Hot Shot informed the grumbling bot.
"I knew that!" Blurr began to leave.
Hot Shot sighed. "I'll lead the kids to the door, Optimus." He transformed into a sleek sports car and Rad, Alexis, Carlos, Billy and Fred climbed in.
"What caused the malfunction?" Optimus asked as the smoke from Hot Shot's exhaust cleared.
"It appears to be a loose wire, as to which wire, that might take a while." Red Alert's shoulders slumped with despair.
"Are the lights in the med-bay operational?" The Autobot's Air commander questioned.
"Only emergency ones." Red sighed.
"So, what about Emrial? Should we go find her? She might be spooked to wake up in perpetual darkness."
"Oh my bleep, you're right!" The situation dawned on Red Alert. "You guys go find her, I'll search for the lighting problem." He instructed.
"Yes sah!" Jet Fire saluted with over dramatic emphasis.
"Blurr, come in." Optimus called over their built in communicators.
"Yeah?" A metallic voice responded.
"We need you to help find Emrial."
"Great. More missing organics."
"Blurr!" All present Autobots groaned at once.
"All right! All right! I'll see if she's in my vicinity." The bot gave up.
Optimus sighed. "I thought he had changed."
Scavenger smirked. "With some bots it's hard to tell. Blurr feels that he has a tough guy rep to keep up."
"Well, I hope he shapes up soon." The leader walked out into the dark hallway.
"Optimus?"
"Yeah Hot Shot?"
"I've got the East side of the base."
"I claim South!" Blurr's voice interrupted their conversation.
"I'll take the West." Scavenger manually slid open the doors and exited the room.
"I've got the North end." Jet Fire reported.
Optimus sighed. "Okay, I'll take the central part."
"Good luck, all."
Blurr grumbled as he clomped down the pitch-black hallways. "Great! Stupid organics!" He kicked at the wall. "Ow! Stupid walls!" He hopped around holding his foot.
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what will the next chapter bring? Review and tune in to find out! ^______^