Hey all you good people who like my story. Sorry my updating has been kind of messed up the past few weeks. I honestly have no reason for it. I hope that you all can forgive me. *Puppy dog eyes*
So in an attempt to earn you're forgiveness I give to you this shiny new chapter.
Slowly drifting out of his ill induced sleep, it took Sam a few minutes to notice that there were a few things wrong. The first was that the hard surface he had found himself on during the last few times he had woken up was gone. It was replaced with a much softer, although still hard, warm surface. He also found that as he moved the thing he was on seemed to move with him. After that he found that he was extremely warm, but not the sick kind of warm. It was warmth that wrapped around his whole body and made him feel happy.
He knew that that kind of feeling couldn't come from a blanket. The last thing he noticed before opening his eyes was that there was a fresh and gentle breeze blowing. It carried the smell of salt water and trees. Opening his eyes, Sam managed to push himself into a sitting position. He rubbed at his eyes trying to clear them of the fog that had covered them. Blinking to get the spots out he gasped in shock as his eyes finally adjusted and he was able to see where he was.
His eyes locked on the vast expanse of gleaming blue water that went on until it melted with the pure blue sky. The wind picked up carrying with it fine dust partials that forced Sam to look down at the fine sand covered ground. It shone brightly as it baked in the burning sun that hung directly above him.
"Wha... what the?" Sam asked himself. "Where am I?"
Slowly Sam pushed himself onto his feet. They held him but not without a lot of shaking, he did feel better than he had been but he still had the faint sick feeling that told him he wasn't completely better yet. Stumbling forward Sam turned around and was greeted by a line of thin palm trees that where bending slightly as the wind blew through them.
"What is going on?" He wondered out loud. "Am I dead or something?"
A deep chuckle broke the quiet and Sam quickly turned to try and find the source. Unfortunately the shifting sand along with his put off balance sent him falling back to the ground with a grunt and a groan.
"You are not dead boy."
Sam's eyes widened as the voice registered in his mind.
"Megatron!?" He asked surprised.
A great rumbling started just past the line of trees and Sam watched as the towering form of Megatron came rising out from behind them. His silver/grey armor shone brightly in the sun and it made him look slightly less frightening.
"Wha... what is going on?" Sam asked looking up at the menacing face. "Where am I?"
"On a small patch of dirt in the middle of one of your planets large bodies of water." Megatron answered.
Sam looked around confusion plane on his face.
"Why am I here?" He asked.
He had a small moment of panic as the thought of being left alone on the island crossed his mind.
"Because you where extremely ill." Megatron answered. "After 72 hours with no improvement it was suggested that Humans need sunlight in order to stay healthy. My master and I have been bringing you up from the base to spend at least two hours in the light for the past few days."
Sam took in the new information but it only served to confuse him more.
"Why?" He asked.
Now it was Megatron's turn to look confused.
"Why did you go through all the trouble of making me better instead of just letting me die?" He asked.
Megatron stayed quiet for a while. Then after a few minutes he stepped over the trees and Sam pushed himself back through the sand with his hands and feet. He was surprised when Megatron stopped his advance and sat down on the ground. His back rested against the trees which were apparently a lot stronger then they looked. Sam stayed where he was looking up at Megatron with round eyes.
"To our great amazement, both the Fallen and myself have become... accustomed to your presence." Megatron said slowly.
Sam liked to think that he was pretty good at being able to tell when someone was lying to him. But at Megatron's words he had a slight doubt in that ability. He knew that there was no way that what Megatron had said could be even remotely true, and yet... the look on the silver face plates showed no falseness.
"Accustom to my presence?" Sam asked.
Megatron nodded his head. He didn't trust himself to talk at the moment less he let slip that both he and the Fallen where more attached to the boy then either would admit out loud.
"So... how long have we been here?" Sam asked trying to fill the strange silence that had fallen between them.
"Almost four Earth hours." Megatron answered. "This is the first time you have been fully conscious since you fell ill."
"How... how long have I been sick?" Sam asked.
"One of your weeks." Megatron told him.
'Wow! A whole week.' Sam thought.
He couldn't remember the last time he had been sick for so long.
'Probably because Mom always did everything she could to make sure I got better as fast as possible.' He thought.
Sam went ridged instantly at the thought of his mother. He had been doing all he could to keep himself from thinking of her and everyone else he had been missing since being kid napped. The sudden memory of his mother tucking him tightly into his bed and making sure that he had anything that he wanted flashed before his eyes and he could feel the tears start to gather. He rubbed at his eyes angrily knowing that he shouldn't be acting like that even with everything that has happened.
'I am grown up enough that I don't need to act like this.' He chided himself.
Sam sniffled a few times as he tried to get his emotions under control. It took several minutes but he was finally able to calm down. When he looked up he saw Megatron staring down at him with a look of both confusion and slight concern.
"So what happens now?" Sam asked trying to get the mech's attention off himself.
Megatron's head jumped up almost as if his mind had been somewhere else.
"It is time to return to the base." He said standing up.
Sam followed his example and stood up. He looked around trying to find something that would lead to the base housed under the waves but didn't see anything. He was just about to comment on this fact when the familiar sound of transforming reached his ears. Sam looked back at Megatron and saw his large tank form sitting in front of him. A few plates of metal shifted at the top showing a cabin big enough for at least two people to sit comfortably inside.
"Get in." Megatron's voice rumbled from the cabin.
Sam looked on in wide eyed disbelief at what was happening. He never would have imagined that Megatron would willingly invite him into his alt form. At least without the idea to transform and crush him as soon as he got inside. Stumbling forward Sam looked for a way to climb up onto the large tank.
"Climb the wheel." Megatron instructed him.
Sam gulped before grabbing onto the rubber of the large wheel in front of him. He remembered that he had climbed one of those fake rock wall things at an amusement park once. He had done pretty well getting almost to the top before he lost his grip and fell so this shouldn't be too hard. Using the ridges that where there he set his right foot on top of one and pushed up from the ground. Moving his other foot to a higher ridge he moved his hands to another section gripping tightly.
He built a good rhythm and soon found himself at the metal ledge above the wheel. He pulled himself onto it and took a moment to catch his breath. Once his breathing was normal he got to his feet and carefully made his way across the spiked surface to where the indent of the cabin was. Lowering himself into the cabin he was surprised to find a comfortable looking seat inside. Sitting down in the chair he couldn't help the groan that came out as it formed to his body.
'I guess they all do that.' He thought as he remembered all of the times Bumblebee's seat had done the same.
The sound of the plates shifting started and Sam watched as the hole he had entered through closed up sealing him inside. It was strange even though the plates where solid from the outside, now that he was inside he found that he could see right through them. The whole world took on a sharper look. With a sudden lurch Megatron started to drive forward getting closer to the blue water.
Sam was about to ask if he planned on driving across the ocean floor to get to the base but a second more powerful lurch stopped his question. He watched through the see through metal as Megatron raced quickly on top of the water before angling up and shooting into the sky. Sam grabbed hold of anything he could and tried hard to hold back the un-manly scream that wanted to force its way out.
They continued to fly for several minutes until there were no visible signs of land. Sam finally was able to breathe somewhat normally and loosened his grip on the pieces of metal that he had grabbed.
"Can you... please warn me before you do something like that?" Sam asked.
A deep chuckle came from all around him which did little to make Sam feel good.
"Very well." Megatron said. "Consider this you're warning."
Sam's brain was barely able to make sense of what Megatron had said before his whole world was literally flipped upside down.
"Nononononono!" Sam yelled as he saw the dark blue water getting closer and closer to them.
His grip on the metal tightened to the point his knuckles where pure white. In the back of his mind he could feel several things wrapping around his waist and chest keeping him pressed back against the seat. Sam let out one last loud yell before Megatron slammed into the waves of the ocean and started sinking fast. Out of reflex of seeing the large amount of water surrounding him Sam held his breath and shut his eyes tightly trying not to think about drowning. It was only when a hard vibration shook him that he opened his eyes.
Slowly letting out his breath Sam glared at the control panel that sat in front of him.
"That was not funny." He said crossly.
The only reply was a deep chuckle from Megatron as they continued to sink lower into the water. Sam tried to look out through the double sided metal plates but the light from the sun couldn't reach that far down. Sam sat back in the seat and rubbed at his temples trying to ease the pain that was forming in his head. He wasn't sure how long they had been moving downward but it wasn't long before he started to drift off to sleep. His body not yet over its illness felt heavy and his eyes burned. His breathing slowed and his body went limp in the warm cabin.
When Megatron finally reached the base built at the bottom of the ocean floor he entered the air locked room where the ocean water could be drained out and would then let him inside. Once he was in the base he shifted the plates to expose the cabin where Sam lay sleeping. Sending a message to Hook, Megatron didn't have to wait long before the medic arrived to take the boy out of his cabin which let him transform.
"He has improved greatly." Hook said before Megatron could ask. "But he still needs rest and warmth."
Megatron nodded and picked the boy out of Hook's hand. He started to make his way to the Fallen's throne room so he could give the boy to his master and then leave for his privet room for some much needed recharge.
TaaDaa! A new chapter, I hope that you all liked it. It was fun to write.
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