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Minicon languageChapter 3
"What!", Optimus yelled, his concern for the new boy was quickly dwarfed by his concern for Koji.
"It's a product of the backlash from the time portal. He's acting like himself from fifteen years into the future".
Koji started to walk toward the future boy. He knelt by the other boy and placed his hand on the boy's forehead. To everyone's surprise he immediately stopped convulsing and settled down. Koji smiled and continued to look fondly at the boy. When he finally looked up his gaze settled on the Minicon. "I wondered where he got that BMX from" he said shaking his head slightly. "Where are they", it was a demand not a question. The Minicon beeped. At Koji's nod it launched into a long stream of beeps. At the end of the monologue Koji nodded again.
He looked down at the boy with a wistful smile. He said something to the boy in language none of them understood. He then looked to Optimus. "Please take good care him for me", it was impossible to miss the pleading in his voice.
Then the strange glow vanished from his eyes. Blinking rapidly, Koji shook his head. He looked around at his friends and then at his hand on the other boy's forehead. Surprisingly he didn't remove it.
"I think you should call my father now" he said in a voice similar but not the same as the one he used while overshadowed.
Dr. Onishi hurried down the hall that led to the Autobot infirmary. All T-Ai had told him was that some strange boy had appeared and Koji was acting strangely. The latter was what had brought him here running. Thoughts of his son were the only thing that had made him survive his captivity with the Predacons. If he made it through that hell just to lose his son-
"Dr. Onishi this way" T-Ai said appearing next to him at the infirmary door.
"Koji-" he started.
"Over there" she said pointing. He set off quickly in the direction she pointed. When he reached them he found his son sitting next to a small robot while holding the hand of a blonde haired boy who appeared to be unconscious.
"He won't let go", he said in a voice his father had never heard him use before.
"That's just a side effect of the overshadowing" T-Ai said when she saw the man's face. She knew that he loved hisson more than anything else and she would do her best to relieve his fears.
"Overshadowing?" he said trying and failing to keep the panic out of his voice. T-Ai winced knowing she had just made it worse. She tried to explain. "The backlash from the time portal that brought the other boy caused Koji to be overshadowed".
"Is he still being overshadowed?" he asked voice still shaking but not as worried. He, and just about everyone in the base except Koji and T-Ai, had realized that the two were in love. If she wasn't having a break down over this there was no need for him to.
"No" she said simply.
"Who or what was over shadowing him?" he asked fearing that the Predacons had found away to get back at the Autobots through his son.
"Koji or at least Koji at twenty-eight" she said hoping that it had not been as confusing as she thought. Dr. Onishi's response crushed that hope. "How- wha—uhhh explain please". The hologram prepared to explain.
"This kid—''
"Rad" Koji said
"Huh?" Dr. Onishi and T-Ai said in unison.
"His name is Rad", he said again.
"How do you know his name Koji? He never said it" T-Ai asked softly.
"The Minicon said it", he said staring at his hand, which was just laying in the boy's--- no Rad's tightly clenched hand. That explained Koji's first words.
"Koji even we don't understand the Minicon's language. How do you understand what the Minicon said" T-Ai asked concern for the boy she loved growing.
"The Minicon's name is Highwire".
They didn't ask how he knew this time. Turning to T-Ai Dr. Onishi asked "Are there any test to make sure that there isn't any permanent damage?".
"I'll see".
"Red Alert--"
"Nothing has changed in the past five minutes Alexis. We still have no idea what happened", Red Alert told the girl getting slightly annoyed at the girl's constant questioning. He tried to be understanding because he knew the girl cared deeply for Rad but there was a limit to what he could take.
Optimus seeing a confrontation coming decided to step in. "Alexis why don't you go run a scan on the mainframe and make sure Sideways isn't up to his old tricks again" he said to the distraught girl. She nodded and hurried off.
"Optimus you do know that this was only a hardware malfunction" the medic asked his leader.
Looking at the retreating back of the girl he said "Yes, but this gives her something to do until we can give her some answers".
A beeping sound came from the front of the base. "Carlos must be here" Hot Shot said. Sensing Hot Shot's need to do something Optimus told him "Why don't you go let him in".
"Sure" was all the young Bot said as he headed for the main entrance. He was trying to stay calm but he felt like freaking out like Alexis. Maybe with Carlos here he could find something to keep him busy.
"Hey Carlos---" Hot Shot stopped short. The man and woman standing in front of him were the last two people he had expected.
"Hot Shot we need to talk to Optimus" the man said taking the woman next to him's hand.
"Koji? ...T-Ai?"
