Unbroken: Part 2

The whole caravan made it back to the ark in one piece; though there were more than a few complaints about Prime and Wheeljack showing off for their new girls. I have to admit that it was nice to be getting back, even though I had no idea what was in store for me.

To put it mildly, it was the proverbial Hero's or in my case I guess, Heroine's welcome. I slid down out of Optimus' cab and the second my feet touched the floor I was swept up again and surrounded by clapping cheering autobots as none other than Ironhide displayed me for all of them to see. Then the comments and questions about why I had run off got started, and I honestly did my best to try and answer them. Though I get the impression most of them where made more out of teasing than out of any real anger.

Just about everyone at that Ark was taking time to personally come over and tell me how much they wanted to thank me for what I had done. Still others told me that if I ever needed anything at all in my whole life, all I ever had to do was ask them. I was still in a mild state of shock and was wondering just what I had done to make them act this way to me. As far as I was concerned I already had everything that I could possibly want. It was just beyond me why all of them were going so nuts over all of this.

A few seconds later when Optimus walked into the room it all started over again. Ironhide handed me over to him and the cheering clapping and everything got loud for the second time. That's when it finally dawned on me; it finally hit me why they were so excited about it. Each and every one of them cared about him in some way.

To me I had just saved a good man, and had wound up in an incredible love because of it. To all of them, I had saved a person that was the focal point of their race. It was a whole lot to grasp. I took another look at the group around me and literally was awe struck. I had literally saved their hope, their love of life. I couldn't bring my self to imagine what all of these people who where now around me, celebrating and laughing and happy. I couldn't bring my self to imagine what it would have been like if no one had saved him. How much they all would have been hurt if he had died.

To say that it came as a bit of a shock was an understatement. The implications of it finally settled home into my brain and I suddenly started to shake as I sat there in his hand and every one else celebrated. I think he must have noticed the moment that it happened to me because Optimus started doing his best to get to the rooms and get me settled in. Still it took nearly an hour to get there. Thankfully I had managed to calm my self down some by then. Still when we got to the rooms I have to admit I was a little bit shaken.

"Angel?" He sat me down on what I was guessing was his desk and then bent over to get a look at me. "Angel what's the matter?"

I swallowed and pointed, "All of them, Optimus I had no idea how much you meant, how important you were! IF... If I hadn't..."

"I see." I could tell he was smiling at me again, "There isn't any if Angel. You know as well as I do that there wasn't any other way you would have reacted. As for me, how "important" I am to them. Well I suppose so but..."

"There isn't any but Op. It's a matter of fact."
"I see..."He sat down on the desk beside me and some how a few seconds later he was the same size as me, or human sized rather.

"Do I even want to know?"

"Oh we have all kinds of fun toys." He grinned and reached up to unsnap his mask, "Let me ask you something, what is it Angel, that you think you saved when you saved me."

"A good man," I looked at him.

"Then that's all you saved," He pulled me into his arms, "Who I am doesn't really matter. What I am is what's important."

"I can understand that."
"Good," He pulled me a bit closer to him and leaned down to me.

Just as I was about to kiss him, the door to his office slid open and a VERY embarrassed RedAlert stood there and looked down at us.

"YES?" I demanded.

"Uhh.... It's about ... Miss Angel's...." He was at a loss for words.

"Let me guess," Optimus sighed and returned to his normal size, "Security clearance?"

"Umm... yes sir."

"And it can't wait?" Prime asked him as I glared holes in Redalert's armor.

"I suppose it can sir, I was just... I mean since she's your... she needs..."

"Yes I'm well aware of that fact Redalert. Also however I do think it would be possible for you to wait until she's a bit more used to her new surroundings until you bombard her with the lectures, okay?"

"Yes Sir," With that he proceeded to scuttle out and leave me there glaring after him.

"Well, I can see he's going to be fun." I crossed my arms and sulked a bit.

"Well you will get used to him eventually, but you're right he can be more than a little bit... tense."

"I don't classify that as tense, I'M Tense, HE was neurotic!"

"That's what ratchet keeps on telling me." Optimus made a face and then reached down to pick up his mask that had resumed its full size along with him. "Well the party is still in full swing. Want to go back?"

I grinned at him, "Sure, Now that I've proceeded to make an ass out of my self."

"You didn't make an ass out of your self Angel." He winked at me, "You want to see people do that just wait a while and that will happen."

So we headed back out to the festivities. How Do I describe an autobot party?
Think frat party on a scale of "Jurassic Park" and you've got an autobot party. Honestly all they needed was the Keg and some togas and they would have had the complete get up going. I don't know what struck me as the strangest of all the things I saw that night. But the two at the top of the list were, cranky old Ratchet leading the party and seeing him do the funnel thing.

That apparently is a tradition no matter what planet you're from when a bunch of inebriated males get together. The second one had something to do with the Lambo twins and Limbo, but I'm still not sure what it all entailed. Still it was fun and after all of the seriousness I had seen in this base and every where else I had been with them, it was nice to see that they all had a fun side too.

Wheeljack had a lot of fun too, and proved that I was right about the pranks starting the moment we got back. There was a loud screech involved from the tipsy medic and he proceeded to materialize on one of the tables. What it was that had poor Ratchet so freaked out I still don't know? I did hear something about an anaconda, but that could have meant anything. To be perfectly honest I really don't want to know.

I have to admit, it was a great deal of fun, it was something I'm never going to forget and something that, considering my new status, I'm sure I'll probably see again sometime.

There were things however I didn't see. One of which was several of the guys standing around behind my self and Optimus watching us as we sat at our table and just enjoyed our selves.

"You were serious Jazz!" Bumblebee told him.

"See?" The porche pointed out.

"I didn't ever think I would see it my self," Prowl commented. "But it's happened."

"That girl," Ironhide chimed in, "She's some kind of gift from primus."

"That's what her name means," Bluestreak told him, "Messenger from heaven."

"I didn't think I'd ever live to see it." Huffer gapped.

"I don't think any of us ever thought we'd see it Huff'. How could we have known that someone like that would be the one to come along?" This was Skids

"We couldn't have, but I'm glad she did." Now it was back to Jazz again. "It's been four million years since any of us have seen him smile. If she could come along and do that then she really is a gift."

"The kind of gift that can bring him back to life." 'Hide agreed, "Something that he's deserved for a very long time."