Ok wow this chapter is like crazy over due isn't it? I am so sorry for taking so long with this. Work has been crazy the past few weeks. I have had to work like 12 days in a row with no day off so my creative flow was all dried up. But I had the day off today and got a crazy amount of sleep and was able to finally finish the chapter.
I hope that you all like it and that it was worth the long wait. Now then enjoy.
Sam groaned as the fog that had been covering his mind began to lift. He didn't know how long he had been out but he felt like he had been asleep for a long time. His eyes felt heavy but he forced them open slightly. He was able to see a small beam of light shining down on him and he groaned as the light hurt his eyes. Shutting his eyes again he turned his head slightly so that the light wasn't shining directly on his face. Again he began to open his eyes; he was glad that this time no irritation came from it. He blinked a few times letting the room he was in come into focus. It didn't take him long to realize that he was in the section of the med bay meant for humans.
With a grunt he pushed himself up into a sitting position letting his back rest against the head board of the bed. He closed his eyes for a moment as a small wave of pain went through his body.
"Bed sores... not fun" He mumbled as the pain faded.
He opened his eyes again and looked around trying to see if there was anyone else in the room. He sighed when he saw that he was alone. Throwing the covers off himself he swung his legs over the edge and pushed himself out of the bed. He wobbled on his feet for a moment before getting his balance back. Slowly he began to make his way out of the human section of the med bay and into the larger section meant for the Autobots. As he walked he tried to remember what had happened to put him in the med bay but his mind came up blank.
'Ratchet will know what happened.' He thought to himself.
The doors that separated the human section from the Autobot section swung open as Sam got closer to them and then closed behind him once he was through. Looking around the very large room Sam was surprised to see that Ratchet wasn't there. He scratched his head wondering where the medic was.
"Maybe he is in the Rec. Room." He said to himself.
When the Autobots where not patrolling or doing there other duties they normally would relax in the Rec. Room. In truth it was actually a series of hangers connected together so that there was plenty of room for all of them. The base was being added to constantly to make room for the all the Autobots that were coming. There had been four new arrivals in the past month alone and more were on their way.
Leaving the med bay Sam made his way through the hallways making his way slowly to the outside of the large building. He had to stop for a moment and lean against the wall to catch his breath.
'Man... whatever happened must have taken a lot out of me.' He thought.
Once his breath was back he pushed off from the wall and continued on to the exit. Again the door opened as he got closer to it and he stepped out into the day light. He sighed as the sun warmed him up and he couldn't help the smile that came to his face. As he walked between the many buildings that made up the base he noticed how quiet and calm everything was. He found it odd that there wasn't more going on but didn't really mind. He passed a few soldiers who looked like they were just enjoying their day, they where currently involved in a heated game of basketball. Sam watched them for a moment before moving on.
He continued walking for a while glad for the clouds in the sky that provided him some shade and the steady breeze that kept him cool. He could feel a small sense of peace wash over him which was a welcome change to the normal brooding that had been his main mood for the longest time. His mood was brightened even more when he heard the loud roar of an engine from behind him. He didn't need to turn around to know who it was.
His smile grew as he felt the warm bumper of the car press up against the back of his legs.
"Hey Bee." He said finally turning around.
The yellow Camaro gleamed in the bright sun light and seemed to be bouncing with delight. A wave of music and voices came from the cabins speakers. The sound told him basically how happy the Autobot was to see him. There was a small click and the driver's side door opened inviting Sam inside. Not wasting a moment Sam jumped into the car and the door shut tightly behind him. Bumblebee revved his engine and peeled off scaring the few soldiers that where around.
Sam laughed happily as the adrenalin rushed through his body from the speed. Bumblebee drove as fast as he responsibly could maneuvering around the buildings and people with ease. The two of them kept on going until Bumblebee finally hit his breaks hard filling the air with the sound of screeching tires. Sam jerked hard in his seat and laughed even though the seat belt had pressed hard into his shoulder.
"Oh god that smells horrible." Sam laughed as the smell of burnt rubber filled his nose.
The car shook with Bumblebee's laughter and he opened the door for Sam to get out. With the smile still on his face Sam stepped out of the cabin and saw that Bumblebee had brought him right to the buildings that where the Rec. Room. Taking a few steps back Sam made sure to give Bumblebee enough room for him to transform. He watched as the shining Camero broke apart and reformed its self into Bumblebee's robot form. With Bumblebee now in his robot form Sam could see just how happy the bot was. The door wings on his back where raised high and moving quickly.
Sam was surprised that Bumblebee hadn't started to fly with how fast they were going.
"What has you all excited Bee?" He asked.
The yellow scout appeared to be too excited to form any actual words. He tried to use his radio to speak but everything that came out was just a jumbled mess of music sounds and odd phrases. Sam shook his head and laughed as a low moan came from Bumblebee.
"It's ok Bee." Sam said. "I am sure I will find out here soon."
The yellow scout seemed to cheer up a little. He picked Sam up and the two of them went into the Rec. Room where a number of other 'bots where. For the most part Sam didn't pay attention to the 'bots that where in the room. He focused on finding Ratchet so he could find out just what had happened. After a moment of not seeing the medic in the building he looked up at Bumblebee.
"Hey Bee... do you know where Ratchet is? I need to talk to him."
The scout looked down at Sam for a moment his head tilted to the side as he thought about the boy's question. After a moment he nodded his head and moved further into the building. With Sam still in his hands, Bumblebee made his way through the crowd of Autobots until he got to the large door that lead to one of the other buildings connected to the Rec. Room. While the first building was used mainly for the 'bots to sit and talk with each other, the second building was filled with items that the Autobots could entertain themselves with. There were several large wall mounted televisions each hooked up for pretty much every channel on the planet. Another set of televisions hooked up to altered gaming consoles so the 'bots could play.
In each corner of the room were large dispensers built into the walls that held the glowing blue cubes of energon that every Cybertronian needed to live. Sam still wasn't sure how they had managed to refine the glowing liquid from the Earth's natural elements but he wouldn't complain about it. Bumblebee made his way through this room as well and left through another door that lead to the third building of the Rec. Room. Unlike the first two buildings, this one had very few 'bots in it. The building had been made so that no sound from the first two buildings could make it through the walls. This meant that the room was deathly quiet.
There were massive shelves filled with thin black pads that where set all around the walls. Sam had never been into this building before but he knew at once what it was.
'A library.' He thought to himself.
He looked around the walls at all the black pads. He had seen many Autobots walking around with pads just like these. He remembered Optimus telling him that they where data pads. The Autobots would use them for reports and things like that. Sam figured that the ones in here where the Cybertronian version off books. Set around the room where large chairs meant for the the Autobots to sit in while they read, Sam saw only three mechs using the chairs.
The first two he didn't know, he figured they must be new to the planet. But the third mech was the one he had been looking for.
"Ratchet." He said softly knowing that the medic would hear him.
True enough the off yellow mech raised his head from the pad he was reading and nodded his head at the two of them. With a soft grunt Ratchet got up from his chair and placed his pad back on the shelf before making his way over to Sam and Bumblebee.
"Hello Samuel." Ratchet greeted in an equally quiet tone. "I am glad to see you are awake. You had many worried for a while."
"I am sorry Ratchet... I didn't mean to worry anyone." Sam told him.
He could feel Bumblebee's large thumb rub up and down his back trying to sooth him.
"There is no need for apologies Sam. You could not control what happened." Ratchet said.
Sam felt a little uneasy at the medic's words. Usually Ratchet would throw a fit if someone got hurt no matter if it was their fault or not. Clearing his throat Sam looked up at Ratchet and asked;
"What did happen?"
The medic was silent for a moment before gesturing to the door. "Maybe this is better discussed somewhere else."
Slowly Sam agreed. He figured that if Ratchet wanted to talk in privet it probably had something to do with the AllSpark power. The three of them left the quiet room and made their way back through the other two before exiting back outside. The moment they were outside Ratchet held out his hand to Bumblebee.
"Bumblebee... this is a matter that I think is best kept between Samuel and I for right now." Ratchet told him.
Bumblebee let out a moan and his optics got wide. Sam felt sorry for Bumblebee, he hated talking about things like this without his friend.
"Don't worry Bee..." He said patting the large finger that was wrapped around him. "Once I wrap my head around whatever this is you know that I will tell you."
Bumblebee nodded his head but still let out a sad whine when he handed Sam to Ratchet. The sound even made Ratchet pause for a moment.
"Bumblebee... I believe that Ironhide still needs some help getting thing ready for when the Ark gets here. Perhaps you can help him." Ratchet said.
Some of Bumblebee's happiness came back to him and he nodded his head. He ran a finger over Sam's head once before walking off. With a heavy sigh Ratchet turned and began to walk further into the base.
"What is the Ark?" Sam asked trying to fill the silence that settled between the two of them.
"It's our main ship." Ratchet told him. "When we left Cybertron it was the ship that many if not most of our friends and loved ones boarded."
"And it's coming here?" Sam asked happy that the Autobots where finding all their friends.
"Yes it is." Ratchet said a small smile on his face. "It just entered the solar system this morning."
"Wow... So that must be why Bee was so happy when he found me this morning." Sam mused.
"Most likely... the news of the Ark's arrival has brought joy to many of us here." Ratchet said.
Silence fell between the two of them again as Ratchet entered one of the large buildings that the Autobots had built. Sam had heard about this building but had never really been in it. Bumblebee had told him that this was the main building for the base. It housed their super computer Telitran 1 along with offices for many of the 'bots to get there work done in.
"What are we doing in here?" Sam asked as he saw both Autobot's and humans walking around getting work done.
"We are here to talk with Optimus." Ratchet said. "He needs to be kept up to date on everything that happens on the base and more so with you."
Sam could feel the blood pump through his body faster at the thought of the Prime. He had no idea why talking with Optimus always made him light headed and fuzzy. But more than that there was this growing warmth in him that got bigger every time he was near the Prime.
"Samuel... are you alright?" Ratchet asked as he stepped into an elevator.
"Um... yeah..." Sam said clearing his throat. "W-why do you ask?"
There was a low hum and Sam felt his body tingle.
'Great...' He thought. 'One of Ratchet's scans.'
"Your body temperature has increased, along with blood flow and your heart rate... Also your pheromone levels..."
"Can we not talk about my pheromones please?" Sam cut him off.
He could feel his face burning with embarrassment. He was reminded of his first meeting with Ratchet. He had said the same thing only adding that he thought Sam wanted to mate with Mikaela. Back then he had been right, but this time Sam wasn't sure why he was feeling the way he was.
"Samuel..." Ratchet sighed out as the elevator rose up. "You are in a very delicate situation right now. The power you hold within you is beyond anything that any human has ever seen or even comprehended. Even in the glory days of Cybertron we didn't know the full potential of the AllSpark."
"What does that have to do with my pheromones?" Sam asked sulkily his good mood now ruined.
"That power is now inside you Sam... As such it can be very dangerous if you are not in balance with yourself." Ratchet told him. "Any odd change in your body can affect the power making it vastly uncontrollable."
"I know that..." Sam said. "you told me when we first found out about this."
"Do you also remember me telling you that anything odd should be reported to me or Optimus?" Ratchet asked.
Sam got quiet and kept his eyes down. He should have known that would come up soon. He always told Ratchet and Optimus if something physical happened but whenever they asked about his emotions and things like that he always told them he was fine, which was a downright lie.
"The power is tied to your emotions Sam... as proof by your inability to use them as of late." Ratchet said softly.
"What do you want me to say then?" Sam asked. He could feel his eyes burning, tears threatening to fall. "You already know what Mikaela did to me. Do you want me to tell you just how it feels to have my heart ripped out?"
"No... but I want you to tell me why you feel the way you do when you are around Optimus." Ratchet said.
Sam's head snapped up his eyes wide, the tears holding just at the edge of his eyes.
"W-what?" He asked. "What do you mean?"
"Samuel... I am not a cold medic like many claim I am. I have seen my fair share of love in a vast array of living beings. I know what it looks like when two beings care for each other more than anything." Ratchet said.
"I... I don't understand..." Sam said speaking the truth.
Ratchet sighed and shook his head. "Sam..."
Ratchet was cut off by the elevator opening. The moment it did Optimus was standing on the other side. If he was surprised to see the two of them he hid it well. His optics did go a little wide when he saw the look on Sam's face.
"Sam... are you alright?" He asked concern clear in his voice.
Sam cleared his throat and nodded wiping the un-fallen tears from his eyes. "Y-yeah... I'm fine."
Silence fell between the three of them which was very uncomfortable.
"Was there somewhere you have to be Optimus?" Ratchet asked.
The Prime stood up straighter and shook his head. "No, it can wait."
He stepped to the side and gestured for Ratchet to leave the elevator. Optimus lead the medic and boy down a hallway and to a large room made as his office. The Prime walked into the room and sat behind the large desk. Sam had never been in Optimus' office before. It felt a lot like being called to the principal's office. He half expected to see a large golden tag on the front of the desk that had Optimus' name on it. Ratchet carefully sat Sam down on the top of the desk before sitting down in the large chair opposite the Prime.
"Sam would like to know what happened the other day." Ratchet told Optimus.
The Prime looked at Ratchet confused for a moment.
"I assume there is another reason why you came here." Optimus said. "You could easily have told him what had happened."
"Yes I could, but I did not want to have another episode like last time" Ratchet said. "Had you not have been there then there is no telling how far it would have gone."
"I see." Optimus said leaning back in his chair.
"Will someone tell me what happened?" Sam asked.
"Like I told you in the elevator Sam, the power in you is very dangerous and very difficult to control." Ratchet said.
"The other day when you came to the med bay about your health... you did lose control of the power." Optimus said keeping his optics on Sam.
"What?" Sam asked scared. "Did anyone get hurt?"
"No... they didn't." Ratchet said. His voice was tight as he remembered the massive wave of power that had slammed into him. "Luckily Optimus was able to calm you before anything happened."
Sam looked up at Optimus and for a moment his eyes unfocused. In his head he saw an image playing like from an old television.
He could feel himself laying in Optimus' hand, looking up at the blue face of the Prime through blurry eyes.
"O...Optimus?"
He heard himself say.
"It's alright Sam. I am here. I will always be here."
Sam felt the warmth and comfort wash over him again as the memory faded and he saw Optimus' face again.
"Oh god..." He said.
"It's alright Sam." Optimus told him. "It was not your fault."
"But what if it happens again?" He asked. "What if I lose control and someone gets hurt... or worse?"
"It won't happen." Optimus said firmly. "I won't let it happen. I will protect you."
"But who will protect you?" Sam asked. "Ratchet said this power was like nothing anyone had ever seen before. That not even you guys knew what it could do. If I lose control what is to stop me from hurting you?"
"Yourself" Ratchet said calmly.
Both Optimus and Sam looked at Ratchet confused.
"Sam... When you lost control a massive wave of power burst out of you and hit me directly." Ratchet said. "Optimus was standing right next to you and he wasn't affected at all."
Sam looked at Ratchet and then at Optimus more confused than before. "I... I don't understand."
"I agree with Sam." Optimus said.
Ratchet sighed harshly and stood up. "As the humans would say you two are extremely stubborn! Both of you cannot see what is going on here when everyone else can see it as plain as the sun in the sky."
"Ratchet..." Optimus said using his commanding tone but even that did not stop the medic.
"No Prime... I have had enough of being careful about this. The two of you need to stop denying what there is between you two." Ratchet said.
Sam had no idea what to say to any of this. His breathing was hard and he could feel the sweat on his palms. His mouth felt dry which kept him from speaking up. He could even feel the new spark in his chest pulsing quickly.
"Both of you need to admit your feelings to each other now so that you can move on." Ratchet finished harshly. He wouldn't realize until later that he may have been to harsh.
Sam looked up with wide shocked eyes at Ratchet. His mouth opened and closed a few times as he tried to think of something to say, behind him Optimus was doing the same thing. For the first time in a long time words had failed him. He slowly lowered his optics to look at Sam. At the same time Sam turn his head to look at Optimus. Their eyes/optics locked on each other for a moment.
Sam could feel his spark pulsing fast and the blood pounding in his ears. He wished that the ground would open up and pull him down. While he knew it wouldn't he did have one way of getting out of the situation. He just prayed that it would work. Reaching deep inside himself he grabbed hold of the AllSpark power and pulled it out hard. He let it fill his body with its heat using his mind to try and focus it.
"Sam..." Optimus said his optics wide with fear.
"I'm sorry..." Sam said.
Sucking in a breath Sam closed his eyes tightly and pushed the power out hard. The air rippled with heat and a large flash filled the space he had been in. There was a slight electric buzz before Sam vanished from the top of Optimus' desk leaving the two mechs standing in shocked silence.
Well I hope that everyone liked this chapter. Once I was back to normal it was a lot of fun to write. Now I just hope that I can get all my other stuff up soon.
Anyway remember to review and let me know what you think. It has been a while since my ego has been stroked and it needs the stimulation... wow that sounded really dirty didn't it?
Anyway, Review. I got to go now.