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Puppies

TWO WEEKS LATER, SUITES, MID-OCTOBER

I wake up to Star tapping me on the arm. We've only been back for half an hour, and I was sound asleep. She's got a light blue cast on her left arm, courtesy of yet another kaiju. We had been out with Cherno Alpha, and he started chasing the RABIT when he got knocked into the water. Gipsy came to our rescue, but not before Star's arm was snapped in two. Thankfully, with my instant healing, I was fine from the same kind of injury that destroyed Raleigh's arm when Yancy was killed. "Mommy?"

I sit up and look at her. "What is it, little one?"

"Graham's at it 'gain."

I roll my eyes and sit up. "Go back to bed, Sweetspark, I'll handle it."

"You're sure he's okay?"

I nod. "You know what's going on with him."

"'Cause of the drift."

I nod before leading her to her bed. Once she's tucked back in, I grab my robe and head to the bathroom to check on Graham. "Graham?"

"I'll be okay."

"I know. It's just a little nausea. Star woke me up. Anything I can do?"

"No."

"All right." I sigh heavily. "But if you fall asleep in there again, Ratch may just throw something at me." I open the door. "It's all right. It's just me." I close it before stepping over to him. "We're just worried, Graham. We have a right to be."

"I know." Graham sighs. "But you don't need to hover. I'll be okay."

I shrug. "What can I say? I'm worse than Blades when it comes to worrying." I sigh softly. "You ready to get back to bed?"

He nods. "I can get there on my own."

"I know." I sigh. "You know I'm better about letting you do things on your own than anyone in your family."

"Even Boulder's gotten to where he won't let me do anything on my own."

I help him up before following him back to our bedroom. "How's Star?"

I sigh. "She's got a cast on that arm, but she's all right. I'm the one still shaking from that near-death experience."

"But you survived."

I nod. "For a reason. They need me here."

"Did you get her into that private girls' school?"

I nod. "I finally heard back. She's starting next week." I sigh. "She was supposed to start today, but I'm calling her off this week to rest after that attack." I sigh. "Now, we need to get back to sleep, Graham. Even if she's not going to school until next week, we still have to get her used to early mornings."


FOUR HOURS LATER, SUITES

I change my clothes before helping Star into a white long sleeved T-shirt with a red, white, and blue striped star graphic, red jeans, a white hooded coat-vest with a red and dark blue star print, white socks, and light blue twinkle toes with stars on the sides. After she's dressed, I help her into a sling similar to the one Herc had after Leatherback and Otachi, then lead her to the cafeteria.


CAFETERIA, 6:00 AM, MONDAY

"Hey, Star!"

"Arm is okay?"

She smiles. "I'm all right, Cherno."

"Sorry I chase RABIT."

She hugs the gentle giant. "Don't worry. I'll be okay. Mommy's a healer."

I sigh. "I don't use it unless I have to, Sweetspark, and I need it to revive the bots right now. My power's not endless, you know."

"Can't you jus' drink energon like Gran'pa Ratchet?"

I kneel to her. "You know I can't, Sweetspark. It's dangerous to me in this form, just like it is to Mako or Graham."

"Bu—"

"Ratchet won't let me try in my other forms. He's afraid of losing me. I need a full day for my energon levels to recharge before I can heal the others."

"But—"

"You have rapid healing too, Sweetspark—all the jaeger teens do—I don't need to use my power on you six. The cast is for your cover, when you start school."

She pouts. "It still keeps me here."

I nod. "I know it's lonely when they're gone, but you'll be all right." I sigh softly. "Besides, Coyote's off missions until they finish building his new reactor. I know you like listening to his stories." I smirk. "Even though you've gotten most, if not all, through the drift from Mako."

She nods, looking up at me sadly. "Like Onibaba."

I nod. "Like Onibaba." I sigh softly. "You'll be all right, Sweetspark."

She sighs. "I know, Mommy."

I look up when Optimus walks over to us. "Prime?"

"Mommy? What—" She looks up. "Optimus?"

"Yes, Sir?" I look up to see the worried look in his optics. "Optimus, what's wrong?"

"I am afraid we have a problem, and we will need your skills to solve it." He sighs audibly. "Prowl has a mission for you, as well."

I nod, and stand before shifting into my Cybertronian form, then reach down and set Star on my shoulder. "Right behind you."

"Is the femmeling not supposed to start school today?"

I sigh. "She was, until that kaiju last night hurt her. I'm fine—still freaked out, but fine—thanks to my healing abilities. Star will heal quickly, in about a week, according to my research and Ratchet, so I've chosen to keep her out until it does, but the cast stays on for the full six weeks for her cover as a normal kid."

"I understand." We step into the meeting room, which Prowl has started using as an office during the day.

I nod a greeting, my doorwings doing the same subconsciously. "Prowl."

He does the same. "Starlight."

"What's the problem?"

He pulls an image up on the screen. "We have picked up radio signals from several of KSI's robot drones near this island. We need someone to check into it and locate who they are planning to attack. If they are expected to be in danger for an extended period of time, I will ask you to bring them here for their safety."

I nod before looking up to Optimus. "And the problem?"

He motions to the hall. I nod and hand Star to Prowl before following him. Once there, Optimus lets his professional façade fade. "I am afraid Ratchet—"

I hold up a hand. "I know what you're talking about." I look down before closing my eyes, and block the bond I share with my guardian before looking back up to him. "I know, about him and Red. I know, Optimus." I sigh softly. "I'll have to make another stop at the Laurentian Abyss, because I wasn't able to get as many frames as I would have liked when we stopped the last time."

"I will ask Hercules for a jet and personel."

I nod. "Thank you, Optimus. I will handle that as well." I sigh softly. "And I'll need to teleport to Washington D.C. to fulfill a promise I made to Ironhide two weeks ago."

"I understand. Ironhide has filled me in. I am glad you are using your abilities to help others, rather than yourself."

"Thanks, Optimus." I turn back to the door. "I need to get Star and get ready to leave."

The prime simply nods.


ADVENTURE BAY

We land on the island Optimus and Prowl had pointed out to me. I climb off the jet in my Cybertronian form before setting her on my shoulder. "Mommy?" I look down to the small girl. "What are we doing?"

"We're checking out a Decepticon signal."

She looks around before smiling. I know for a fact that she loves the same rescue cartoons as I do. "In Adventure Bay?"

I nod before crouching to her. "It's the sad truth, Star, but they're not going to stop attacking now that we're in their sights."

"But I thought they were from KSI, not Cons."

I sigh heavily. "They are, but they programed Galvatron using Megatron's memories. Galvatron is Megatron, Star."

"Oh." She looks up to me. "So they're still cons, then."

I nod. "Yep." I turn toward the signal that I'm able to pick up through my doorwings—a trick I had learned from Prowl after I revived Jazz last week. "So now we have to rescue whoever is in danger, and get to the rest of our errands for Optimus." I transform and start for the signal.


LOOKOUT

"Damn."

"What's wrong, Mommy?"

"Puppies."

"Why is that bad?"

I sigh. "They're not bad, Sweetspark. They're what KSI's Cons are after. Charlie doesn't like dogs that much."

"Paw Patrol."

I nod before stepping forward, shifting down to human form as I do, and setting Star on her feet. "Well, let's get this over with." I walk over to the human child running around with the dogs. "I'm Sheyenne Merritt, with the Army Rangers."

The boy sets the ball he was holding down before turning to me. "What's wrong?" He sighs. "Oh, I'm Zach Ryder."

I sigh. "We're picking up a signal from an enemy alien robot."

"Enemy?"

I sigh before crouching to him. "I am part Cybertronian. The alien on this island is so as well, but it was cloned by a group called KSI. They made the robot using Megatron's—our enemy's—memories, making it a danger to you all. The alien seems to be hunting you and your team of pups, so we have to take you to our base in Hong Kong. We have a C-17 waiting in the airfield, and I can take you there in my vehicle mode if you have no way to get there."

"We have our own vehicles." He sighs. "Are you sure this is our only option?"

I nod. "My jaeger partner is preparing a suite for you and your pups back at the Shatterdome as we speak."

"I'll tell the pups to get ready." He sighs. "Marshall hates to fly."

I nod. "I know. My daughter and I love watching your show." I smile slightly. "My daughter is actually a jaeger. Star Warrior."

"Cool."

"How do you handle it?"

I look down to the six puppies that have just materalized at my ankles. "Handle what, Rocky?"

"Going out into the water?"

Star giggles. "It's not that bad, Rocky. The monsters we face are scary, though."

I lay a hand on her shoulder before kneeling to the puppies. "Cherno Alpha is afraid of water, too. Striker Eureka hates heights. Crimson Typhoon is afraid of spiders. We're all afraid of something, Star."

"Like Gipsy and Fire? Or Heatwave and snakes? Or Kade and Gremlins?"

I nod. "And Blades with heights." I smile. "And Prowl with thunderstorms… Ratchet with heights…"

"Like Blades?"

I nod. "And Red Alert was paranoid—afraid of anything that seemed to be a threat at the time."

"You used to be to, Mommy. I know from the drift."

I smirk. "Still am, Little One. I just have something more important to care for now."

The boy returns with an armload of bags. "We can get ourselves to the plane. Could you—"

"More than willing to help." I shift into my Cybertronian form before transforming and opening the trunk. "Go ahead." I open the passenger door. "Star, get in. Let's roll."


C-17

The boy takes the suitcases out of the trunk as Star climbs out.

"I really hate flying."

I nod. "You're not alone, Marshall. Blades and I do too—so does Graham."

"Really?"

I nod. Really."

"Mommy?"

I turn to the little girl with a Cocapoo curled up in her lap. "What's wrong, Sweetspark?"

"Where are we going?"

I sigh heavily. "The Laurentian Abyss. The plane's gonna land on an island, and you need to be ready to shift, because we need to get Red."

"O—okay."

"What's wrong with her?"

"Same thing that's wrong with me. She's just too young to know how to school her emotions." I sigh. "We've got to go underwater to get a dead Cybertronian, so I can revive him. Ever since Ratch was killed, I've hated seeing their kind dead. He's back now, because of my powers, but it's still emotionally devastating to us."

"'Specially with Gran'pa."

"Huh?"

I turn to the German Shepherd. "Ratch and I have a guardian bond, making him my Dad. She calls me her Mommy, so it follows that she'd call Ratchet her Grandpa."

"An' Gran'pa's bond-mate is gone."

I nod. "Red died several years ago. A Cybertronian can only last so long without that bond. Dad's near the end, and I can't lose him again, so we're reviving Red."

"But—"

"Cybertronian biology, Zach. It's hard to explain." I look at the back as the plane lands. "Star, get ready."


After she shifts to her jaeger form, she and I go under, and quickly return with Red Alert's frame. We drag the frame, as well as a few others, into the plane before I shift forms again. Little do I realize that my doorwings are still on my back.

"Next stop, Washington D.C."

"Mommy?" Star points to my back. "You forgot something."

"What?" I look back to find my doorwings. "Damn." I shift forms, smiling the whole time. "Gips will love that. Not sure I will yet, but she definitely will."


WASHINGTON D.C.

The Lennox Family and Sam meet us at the air force base. "Good. You're here. Go on inside, Sam. Bee's waiting back at the Shatterdome."

"Shatterdome?"

I nod. "I'm a Ranger, remember?"

"Optimus called. Said Ironhide was back."

I nod. "And he's been for two weeks, either moping or shooting anything that moves."

"I can see him doing that."

I turn to Sarah. "Nice to meet you, Sarah. I'm Sheyenne."

"You're one of them."

I nod before looking back at the doorwings I had decided I liked having even in my human form. "Techno-organic. Praxian frame." I wiggle the doorwings.

Annabelle runs inside and squeals.

"Annie!"

"Bella!"

I shake my head before running after the frightened parents. "It's just a buncha dogs, you two!"

"It's a—what?"

"A buncha dogs—six, to be exact—and my jaeger-turned-daughter, who's about Annie's age."

"Oh."

"What?"

"Shey's a Ranger. She started out under me, then moved to being under Herc Hansen when my NEST team was disbanded when they started Cemetery Wind."

"Star Warrior is my jaeger. They became human, and five came back to life. Star is here because of Que. She's younger than the others—only eight—more than likely because she hasn't been around for as long."

Sarah nods in understanding before sitting on the side of the plane. "And she's still going out with you guys?"

I sigh before nodding. "The jaeger teens—and Star—have rapid healing, and can't be affected by Kaiju Blue like normal humans. Mako and I still go out with her—inside her, that is—because there's a cover."

"So they're like superheroes."

I nod to the Major. "Yes. The teens are in school right now, and I've got Star in a private girls school, but I'm not sending her until next week because of that slaggin' kaiju last night. It tried to rip off her arm."

"Like Gipsy."

I nod. "Gips and Raleigh are both just fine now, though, and Star will be too. It's just going to take a while."

Will looks over to the gunmetal gray body in the middle of the jet. "Why's Red Alert coming?"

"Ratchet's bond mate."

"Ratchet's dead."

"Not anymore." I cross my arms. "He never was."

"But I heard—"

"I kept his spark alive beside my own for four years, Major. His frame was off-line, but his spark—his soul—his very being, was still alive, within me. we repaired his frame and brought him back on-line four weeks ago. That's why I had you guard his frame."

"And he needs Red Alert."

I nod before turning away from the adults to focus on the two little girls, who have just noticed each other.

"Hi, I'm Annie."

Star seems kind of shy, and chooses to play with Rubble instead of looking at Annabelle. "I'm Star."

'God, I hope the Aspergers didn't get to her through the drift.'

"Your Mommy works with my Daddy."

"She's tol' me stories of Major Lennox and 'Hide. He's cool."

"He was my guardian, and Daddy's partner, before he died."

"But I know him. He's not dead anymore."

"Hide's alive?"

I walk over to join the two and nod. "He asked me a few weeks ago to have you and your parents brought to the Shatterdome to stay near him."

"Think Daddy can get a jaeger too?"

I sigh. "Sweetheart, there aren't any left, and they're not making anymore." I look over to Star. "Star was built from the old jaegers in Oblivion Bay, and they don't have enough surviving wreckage to make another."

"I'm made of old jaegers!?"

"Thought you'd get that in the drift, Sweetspark."

"I did, but I didn't want to believe it… those were just like me…"

"Sweetspark, they never even had a conciousness."

"What?"

"They were never alive. Gipsy was the first, during her fight with Knifehead, and Coyote was the closest after her. No one else was. The others didn't survive long enough to become anywhere close to sentient."

"Oh…" She looks up to me. "Does Gipsy see them instead of me, or Cherno?"

I shake my head. "The second we walked in the training room together, and they saw you, you weren't pieces of Romeo Blue and Irish Brawler, you were simply Star Warrior, daughter to the last Star Healer, and equivalent to a Cybertronian Princess."

"Does Aunt Mako see them?"

I shake my head. "You're my little Princess, Sweetspark." I smile. "Just like Gips is still Gips, no matter how much she had to replace when repairing her."


SHATTERDOME

"You can go to the media room, Star, and take Annie with you, but come to me if you hear the alarms go off."

"Yes, Mommy." She grabs Annabelle's hand and drags her to the media room as I turn to Will and Sarah, then Zach. "Let's go. I'll show you all to your rooms, then I'll have to get to Red's body in the Med Bay."


SUITES

"All right, here's your room, Will. The Becket's are next door with Mako and Gipsy." I turn to Zach and the puppies. "And you're all in here. We'll get your dog houses in shortly, but the beds should fit into them when we do."

"I like it."

"Can you show us around?"

I nod. "After I bring Red back, we can all go."

"What about the pups and I? What will we all do?"

I turn to Ryder. "Zach, they'll have to be split up. I can send you with Chase, who will be with Charlie. Marshall, you're with Heatwave and Kade. Zuma, you and Skye are with Blades. Rocky, Rubble, there's not really a team you'll fit into, so try to jump in where you can."