Unbroken: Part 3
The next few days after the party were spent getting us as settled in to the Ark as it was possible for two humans to get. To my great delight I managed to fine my notebooks that I had with me when all of this had began. I had thought that they had been destroyed when I was first attacked, but I did dimly recall Jazz telling me that he'd or some one had managed to save them and that they were in my room. There for I had my writing stuff and could keep my self occupied.
Still I was to find out that keeping one's self occupied while living in the Ark is a lot harder than it looks. For one thing I was now the CO's significant other. This meant that there were procedures, at least a certain security chief thought there were, that I needed to be made aware of. So I had been up for about an hour and was just getting settled down in the lounge to get some work done when Red Alert proceeded to appear and pounce.
"AHH There you are!" He looked way to enthusiastic for my own good.
I swallowed and shut my note books and laptop, "What can I do for you Red?"
"Well Madame, as I'm sure you are aware you are officially Primes Life mate."
"Gee I hope its official," I grinned at him in a way that I purposefully intended to be disturbing.
He proceeded to blush and then some how managed to regain his composure, "Ahem," He coughed, "This being the point there are certain security matters that I must make known to you. There for if you would be so kind as to accompany me to my office I will proceed to provide you with all the information you require."
"Is this really necessary?" I sighed.
"If you wish to continue sharing quarters with Optimus than I assure you that it is."
That one sank in and I proceeded to glare up at him, "You mean to tell me that unless I go with you and listen to what ever it is you're going to tell me your going to kick me out of MY husband's room?"
He looked at my narrowed eyes and swallowed then shored him self up and nodded, "That is exactly what I intend to do Madame."
"Your kidding?" more narrowed eyes, "you have the authority to do that?"
"Yes Mam!" he seemed way too happy about being able to do that.
"S'cuse me for a moment will you?"
I picked up my laptop and headed up to the main room where I knew a certain red and blue commander would be. Apparently he had seen this coming and was there waiting for me, several others clustered around him doing their best to not break out laughing.
"Optimus?"
"I heard Angel," he grinned, "He's just trying to follow procedure."
"Uh huh..." I nodded, "And I suppose your going to tell me that all of you have had to sit through this at some point or another?"
"Yes, we have."
"And you'd really let him toss me out of the room if I didn't?"
"No, of course not, but if you don't you're going to have to hear him whine for Primus only knows how long."
"I see, let me guess..." I purposefully kept my voice as even as I possibly could, "He's one of those types that will sound an alarm if the toilet paper is under instead of over?"
With that Ironhide who had been standing behind Optimus made a strange snorting noise and had to excuse him self. Ratchet and most of the others that were there weren't that far behind. Optimus was doing his level best to not break down and maintain his Leader's demeanor.
"That's about it," he nodded.
"Fine," I finally gave in. "Call him up here and I will go sit through it."
"Thank you," He nodded and turned back to the communications board.
A bit later said neurotic security officer appeared and I was herded off to begin getting my security clearance.
Two hours later I was on the verge of dozing off and He was just beginning to get into all of the details. I found my self wondering if this is what the autobots did to torment Decepticon prisoners when they ever had them, because I was to the point where I no longer had to be driven insane. I could have walked from that point. Still I guess I can't fault poor Red for just doing his job. So I steeled my self and got ready for what ever else he had to point in my direction.
There was lots more too, everything from pass code clearance, to evacuation procedures in case of another attack. Some of it might have actually come in handy but I don't think so. Most of it was a great deal of techno jargon that made about as much sense to me as the instructions for my last stereo. But I did my best to try and meet the expectations that this guy had of me. I didn't fall asleep as badly as I wanted to. I didn't make any faces at him as he turned and wrote on the transformer equivalent of a dry erase board. I reigned in my desperate urge to shoot him in the back of his head with spit wads and finally managed to convince my self that I really didn't need to use that bath room that bad, really I didn't.
Finally he pronounced me cleared and told me that I was now official and that I was allowed to check out. I bit my lower lip and told him thanks for all of the information and then headed out. I waited for his door to shut and then broke into a dead run, zipping past a very surprised Prime in the process. A while later when I reappeared he was waiting for me.
"What took so long?" He asked.
"I was hoping you could tell me." I sagged back against the wall, "Dose he do that to EVERY ONE!?"
"No I think you got special treatment because of you, Ahem Status."
I Groaned and slid down the wall, "Oh lucky me."
"Well look on the bright side." He knelt down next to me.
"And what's that pray tell?"
That grin came back, "You don't have to do it again for another year."
I opened my mouth to say some thing but I couldn't come up with any thing appropriately nasty. That was when I heard the fussing coming from the corridor that I had just left.
"Now what?" I asked.
"Let's go see," Optimus nodded to the corridor with his head.
I dragged my self up and followed him. What we found when we got there was a very Irate Alyssa in the process of having it out with Red Alert. It was apparently, in his opinion time for her to get the treatment.
"Now see here Miss Alyssa," He motioned to me, "Madam Angel took her security clearance with out any complaining at all. She showed demeanor and dedication that is fitting of some one in her position. I would have expected some thing similar from the potential Life mate of our chief engineer!"
"IF you think I'm going to waste my after noon listening to what you did to her you have another thing coming!" Alyssa growled at him.
Red Alert promptly turned on a poor Wheeljack and began to make demands of him.
"Wheeljack, if you cannot stress to her how important it is to have this clearance then I am afraid that Miss Alyssa will no longer be allowed to stay in your area of the ark."
She chimed in before the beleaguered technician could get anything out, "ARE you threatening me!?"
"There is no threats involved Miss Alyssa. It is simply a matter of fact."
I couldn't help but start laughing at it all. I had been cooped up for nearly four hours listening to him and I had not one bit of sympathy for her.
"What's so funny?" She demanded.
"Not a thing," I grinned back.
"You gonna help me get out of this or not?" She asked.
"Hey don't look at me girlfriend; I just got DONE with it."
"Oh lord, you mean I have to?"
Optimus nodded to her, "I'm afraid so Alyssa."
She glared up at him and then looked at Red Alert, "FINE, but I DO Plan on getting even for this you realize?"
"Oh I'm so scared," Red snarked, "Now come along, the sooner you get this over with the sooner we will both be done."
I watched her march off and just had to crack up.
"I suppose we could have stopped him," Wheeljack sighed. "I mean she didn't really need that much clearance."
"Hey I had to do it; SHE has to do it to."
"You're awful," Wheeljack told me.
"I know," I grinned. Then I turned to Optimus, "Mind showing me the commissary? I don't know about you love, but I'm starved."
"Of course," He reached over and grabbed Wheeljack, "Come on you have at least two hours to kill."
"Or longer," I added.
There was a complete look of horror in Wheeljack's eyes that just seemed funny to me. It was after all just a lecture.
"Oh lighten up Jack," I grinned, "Look on the bright side!"
"And that would be?"
Optimus grinned and finished for me, full well knowing where my thoughts were going.
"You and Alyssa have your first victim all picked out for you."