What is this? A new chapter!? I know… it's been a while. Writers block sucks, but I think I may have finally gotten past it this time.
Enjoy!
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Savannah sighed as she walked towards the main hangar where the Autobots—except for Arcee, who volunteered to stay on monitor duty—had gathered per the request of Bumblebee and Sam. The original team for N.E.S.T. had been gathered as well, and all that was left was for Savannah to arrive and tell the others why they were there. For some reason though, she hadn't been told that she was supposed to be making a speech until only five minutes ago.
She was going to have a very long, very informative discussion with Sam after this was over. And he knew it too; her tone and exact wording had told him that. Savannah arrived at the door and paused to take a deep breath. She hated giving speeches with a passion… especially impromptu speeches. With a sigh of resignation, the woman walked into the main hangar with her chin up, her back straight and a smile on her face.
"Hey guys." She stated as she walked past the group that held Sam, Carly, Will, and Epps. Her brow furrowed when she noticed another young woman in the group that she had never seen or heard about. She had dark hair and bright eyes.
"Oh! Savannah, this is Mikaela Banes… she's one of the best mechanics on base." Will stated with a smile, though he seemed to be making a point of ignoring the discomfort that Sam and Carly had around Mikaela.
Savannah recognized the name and made a mental note to talk to the younger woman.
"I'm Savannah Price, the new Autobot Liaison." Savannah shook Mikaela's hand. "It is a pleasure to meet you Ms. Banes."
"It's good to see that someone is finally taking care of these guys right." Mikaela grinned in return. "And that someone who was never part of any of the battles actually cares about them."
"Well… you are partially correct about that. I do care about what happens to these guys." Savannah gave a partial smile. "However, I was there for one of the battles that they participated in. Though I didn't do any fighting, I saw them do their best to protect us humans. That's why I became the liaison, because they deserve more than what the past liaisons gave them."
Mikaela stared at Savannah; the slight sad undertone in the older woman's voice was painfully obvious. The others shared a look and then gave her a questioning look.
"I suppose it's time for me to give an impromptu speech… thank you for that by the way." Savannah gave Sam a pointed look. "I'll see you guys after we get this thing started."
And she made her way to the raised area with a microphone stand and a boom box sitting just off to the side. She couldn't help but grin in the music player's direction before tapping the microphone to make sure it was working.
"Alright then guys, I apologize for any grammar mistakes or stuttering I do ahead of time. I wasn't informed that I was going to make a speech until literally ten minutes ago." She smiled at the grins and then threw Epps a thumbs-up when he shouted for her to just crack a few jokes. "Okay, so this is a party to thank all of you for what you guys have done for our planet and this species. If it wasn't for your dedication and loyalty we would probably be slaves or something like that. So, from me—and the two who set up this party—thank you, all of you, for being there in our darkest hour to show us the way."
Silence rang for several seconds before applause started and Savannah gave a relieved sigh when the entire group seemed to be okay with her lack of planning.
"And now, without further procrastination, I turn this thing over to our newest arrival, communications expert, and DJ, Blaster!" She applauded and stepped back as the boom box transformed, seemed to grow in size, and took over the sound system.
"Well, ladies and gents, let's get this party started!" The mech crowed, and the music started up with a volume that Savannah wasn't sure was legal.
That's when Savannah took notice that Ratchet had only just stepped into the main hangar with a grin on his faceplates. The sight of the grin alone was enough for the human woman to become cautious, but the glance behind him made her begin thinking that danger was coming. It wasn't until Ratchet gave a short nod to Optimus—she would never admit that her eyes had strayed to the tall mech a couple of times during her speech—that she realized that there was something going on that the others hadn't been told about.
"Hey Bumblebee." Savannah called as the young mech walked by. "Did you tell Ratchet and Optimus about this party?"
Bumblebee shook his head quickly, but glanced over at the two mechs in question. He froze when he saw the grin on Ratchet's faceplates and the matching expression on Optimus' face. Now both the yellow mech and the Autobot liaison were slightly fearful.
"Now you guys didn't start a party without us did you?!" A cheerful voice that Savannah didn't recognize laughed as a sliver mech sauntered into the hangar. He was followed by an exasperated, much larger black mech.
Everything in the hangar froze, even the music cut off as recognition filtered around the room. Savannah jumped when Bumblebee let out a half-choked whoop of joy and tackled the black mech to the ground while Sideswipe seemed to materialize beside the silver one before tackling him to the ground.
"Ironhide!" Will shouted as the black mech pushed Bumblebee off of him with a laugh and stood up. "My god mech; Do you know how good it is to see you?!"
"It's good to be back Lennox." Ironhide stooped down and offered Will his hand to climb into. "How's Annabel doing?"
"She's going to be better now that 'Uncle 'hide' is back!" Will laughed.
"Good to hear." Ironhide laughed gruffly.\
"Sideswipe! I need up mech!" The smaller silver mech laughed as the frontliner sat on top of him.
"Nope, you're not getting up until you explain what in the frag you were thinking Jazz." Sideswipe snorted with a smirk. "Taking on old megs like you did, old timer."
"Sideswipe, let him up." Ratchet growled from where he stood beside Optimus.
"Awww, but Ratchet…"
"Now youngling." Ratchet subspaced a wrench and waved it threateningly.
"Yes sir." Sideswipe sulked, but stood up and even gave Jazz a helping hand. "It's good to have you back mech."
"You have no idea how good it is to be back Sides." Jazz grinned. "Hope you're ready for some recon missions, I've had nothing to do but plan and learn since 'hatchet brought me out of medical stasis a week ago."
"A week ago?!" Sam shouted and then shot Ratchet a dirty look. "Why didn't you tell us?!"
"Because I had only finished his repairs and finished building Ironhide a new frame a week ago. Then I had to make sure that they were healed enough to move. Jazz still needs to take it easy on his repairs." Ratchet rolled his optics. "It's thanks to Savannah that I even had the supplies I needed."
Now all eyes and optics were on the black haired woman who stared back at them with a slightly shocked expression.
"You mean that the other liaisons weren't letting you have the supplies needed to repair your comrades?" She half-whispered.
"You are correct." Ratchet confirmed with a nod.
"Ohhhh, their careers are over as soon as this party is done." Savannah scowled. "I'll make sure of it. Those fools won't be able to get a job at a McDonalds when I'm done with them."
"Savannah…" Optimus sighed. "I'm sure they have already been taken care of by those higher in rank than you."
"Or by us." Sideswipe tossed in.
Only to be rewarded with a round of 'shut up now or face my wrath' looks from Ratchet, Optimus, Prowl, and Sunstreaker.
"Fine." Savannah sniffed. "But if they ever even THINK about sticking their noses anywhere near anything that has to do with you guys I am going to make sure they regret breathing."
"I like this girl." Jazz laughed. "I'm Jazz, TIC and saboteur extraordinaire."
"I'm Savannah Price." She smiled up at him. "Fourth, and final, Autobot liaison. It's good to know that you and Ironhide are repaired and functional again."
"Hey Prime…" Ironhide stated from where he had been watching the conversation quietly.
"Yes Ironhide?" The mech being addressed gave his weapons specialist his full attention.
"She stays." The black mech deadpanned, and then became confused when a round of laughter greeted his statement.
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Yay! Their back! And yes, I had to throw Mikaela in there. She's going to be part of my fic, and I absolutely had to have Ironhide and Jazz back. I just can't have a fic without Jazz… and Ironhide is going to be a good part of the future plot. XD
If you read it, please review it! I absolutely love constructive criticism by the way guys! As long as there aren't any flames I don't mind. Be warned though, any flames will be used to make movie fallen a flaming mech like he should have been!
Until all are one,
Chistarpax