Chapter 2
Far Too Long
Artemis POV
I groaned as I onlined my optics and glanced around as I did so. I definitely wasn't within my ipod anymore, and wasn't in the ship of Claw, which was both good. I slowly sit up and held my stomach. The lights were dimmed and near what could only be a control panel was a blue and red mech as well as a white and orange mech. I got up and crouched behind a low wall and activated my blaster quietly just in case. As I did this I held my stomach to make sure the welds didn't get undone. I let out a sigh and I heard ped steps coming towards me. I got up and i swung my foot at him and he caught it. I looked up and I recognized the bot. "Orion?" my voice was frail and I stepped back and deactivated my blaster as he nodded slowly.
"Artemis, you know it's Optimus now," he said in a whisper as if he didn't want anyone to know who he was. I nodded and saluted him.
"Yes of course sir, but, where am I? What are you doing here? Who patched me up?" I asked as I looked up at him and at my patched up wound. I removed my arm from my wound and talked a little with my hands.
Ratchet walked over and cleared his throat to get me from babbling. I smiled and I ran over and wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. He let out a sigh of relief as he wrapped his arms around me. "It has been far too long Artemis," he said softly as he held me close. I had grown up with both Optimus and Ratchet. Ratchet was always like a close friend to me. Optimus on the other hand had always been a small crush of mine but that changed. Anyways that is besides the point. I slowly stepped back and smiled at him. "Now tell us what happened to you and then we'll tell you our story," he says softly. I nod and step back and sit on the medical berth. Optimus sat beside me with a welcoming smile.
I took a very deep breath and vented, "Okay, as you both know due to certain events I had to bond with Claw and he is very cruel and strict. Even Megatron and Unicron are kinder than him. But anyways that is besides the point, I was finally getting sick of the whole thing, the abuse, him breaking me, making me feel less, so I grabbed my bayard and an energy pistol. I made it to a pod but he grabbed me and reopened one of my wounds. Luckily I got away and Starscream shot me down and now I'm here," I explain. As I talked to them I saw something wrong with Optimus as he was regretting something more and more than someone should. I let out a small vent and I got up and slowly made my way over towards Optimus. "What is on your mind?" I asked softly as we made optic contact. Optimus just shook his head and got up and walked away.
"A lot is flowing back into his mind since he saw you," Ratchet explained to me slowly. I couldn't help but le tout a sigh as I watched Optimus walk away and over to a monitor. I sighed and sit back down and glance over my shoulder at Ratchet. "You have changed since the last time I saw you, you got your gladiator crest," he says softly as he moves over and sits beside me."You should get some rest Artemis," he says softly as he touches my hand softly. I nod slowly and I lay down on the berth. He gets up and slowly dims the lights and covers me up a little bit. I closed my optics.
"If only I could rewrite history to make sure you didn't get hurt," Ratchet mumbled I heard him slightly say this. I lay on my back and look up at the ceiling. I slowly close my optics and think.