Like i promised, a quicker chapter although shorter but oh well. Enjoy!
Shout Outs!:
NovaShifter15
I know, it was so weird but so right!
Cashagon
Haha, yeah, that was kinda on purpose :)
Found him via animated but he's the real Longarm, no need to confuse thing more with Shockwave.
Ratchet looked down the hallway towards Jayce's room where he last saw Optimus and Aliena disappear to. Raf leaned happily on the rail talking to Bee, the other kids with their respected guardians, catching up. Bulkhead walked over with Miko on his shoulder who kept glancing behind them at Galvatron who silently sat in a corner reading a data pad. "Where'd the head honchos go Ratchet?"
"I saw them head towards Jayce's room some time ago."
Miko pouted, "Would they come out already? I wanted to pull an all-nighter like we used to!"
Bulkhead looked at her quizzically, "You never made it past two AM."
"Eh." She shrugged.
Raf pushed up his glasses, "Jayce is probably showing Jemina everything he's draw since she left. He made that book to show her remember?"
Arcee smiled, "Hm, it wouldn't surprise me if she'd just hiding from Cybertronians in general."
Jack frowned playfully, "Come on Arcee, it can't be that bad."
The bots went very quiet at that before Ratchet said, "She did say she had a vile for me. I'd like to get that sooner rather than later."
Miko piped up, "I'll go get her doc!"
"Miko-" Ratchet warned.
"Hold on!" Jack warned, running after her.
"Oh dear." Raf sighed.
Miko was halfway down the hallway by the time Jack caught up. "Hold on Miko! Jayce probably wants some time alone with them-"
Miko waved him off, "He's had four hours! Now he needs to share, I never knew how much I'd miss the two of them."
Jack rolled his eyes, "You just miss going on flights with Jemina."
Miko grinned, "That too!"
Jack groaned as Miko kept going until they reached Jayce's room, she happily opened the door only to stop abruptly. Jack frowned, "What is it?"
"They're so cute!" Miko cried in a hushed whisper.
Jack poked his head in and saw Jemina and Optimus' holoform laying on Jayce's bed with Jayce snuggled securely between them, Optimus arm around the two of them. The three of them obviously asleep. Jack quietly pulled Miko back and closed the door—the usually hyper girl not resisting at all, only pausing for half a second to take a picture..
Miko giggled as she walked into the hanger and ran over to Arcee, "You gotta see this!"
Arcee blinked and looked over at Miko, confused at her unusual behavior. Since when did she run to her to show her something? However, with one glance at the picture her optics widened slightly in amusement and grinned. She waved Ratchet over who beamed as he looked at the picture, optics shining with a light that would be hard to dim for a while.
The other bots and humans gathered around the photo for several minutes, grinning and talking. Galvatron looked up from his data pad, slightly annoyed at all the commotion over a simple image. What could be that interesting? Curiosity got his better and he stood with a heavy intake, walking over to the group.
Everyone felt his presence immediately and stiffened, Raf holding his breath with a slight squeak and gripping Jack's hand. Galvatron ignored them and proceeded to look down at Miko's phone. He blinked at the image in shock, several emotions and thoughts running through him at once. One of his first thoughts was how uncomfortable it must be to recharge in a holoform before he felt some slight annoyance for no reason only for it to change just as fast to fondness at his brother for finally getting with someone—even though he already knew he had, having visual proof made him smirk and feel slightly victorious. Took the archivist long enough.
Apparently the smirk came out with a small grunt that sounded oddly like a chuckle. The bots turned and looked at him with guarded and surprised faced, which also looked slightly horrified while the humans just looked horrified. No one knowing what to make of the situation.
The smirk instantly fell into a look of annoyance, "What?"
Bee was the first to find his voice, "You, just laughed-"
"At a picture." Bulkhead finished.
Galvatron gave them a pointed look, "I happen to find Optimus' position slightly amusing." He said simply before leaving for a berthroom.
*O*O*O*O*O*
Jemina woke up to her brother pouncing on her, "Wake up! It's morning and I'm hungry!"
She smiled and ruffled his hair a bit before standing. She instantly noticed Optimus' holoform's absence but didn't think much about it as she picked her way through the room and into the main room where the others were already gathered. Jayce ran over to Bee, greeting him happily while chomping down on an egg burrito. Jemina saw Optimus and quickly climbed up to his shoulder leaning against his shoulder pad happily.
She sat there for several minutes before little dirt pockets caught her attention. She started picking at the dirt, making it fall loose, only to fine more tiny pockets. After five minute she finally asked, "How long has it been since you've had a good wash?"
There was a long pause before he answered, "I washed only yesterday, but it has been some time since I've been able to have a detailed wash."
Jemina smirked, "Well then, I think it's time." She turned to Ratchet, "Got any soap?"
"It's in the storage room." He answered with a slight smile.
Jemina jumped down, landing in her Cybertronian, and grabbed Optimus' servo—gently pulling him towards the washrooms.
They made a quick stop to grab the soap before she switched her forms and grabbed a soft rag. "So, you gonna stay like that or do wanna be in truck form?"
Optimus smiled and picked her up, "It will be easier to reach most places in bipedal form."
She nodded and hosed his shoulder and upper right arm before taking the rag and lightly scrubbing and reaching in to get the hard to reach joints and pistons. Optimus sighed contently and she smiled, someone likes getting washed. As she continued to hose, scrub and clean out more and more dirt, she began to wonder just how much more could possibly be hiding.
It was a good three hours later before she was happy with the results and deemed his wash finished. She climbed down and put the supplies away, "Ok Optimus, I think you're good. Did I miss anything?"
There was nothing but silence.
Jemina frowned and looked up at him only to laugh quietly. While she had been washing him, he had apparently fallen into recharge. His helm laid at an angle to his shoulder pad and his optics were dark. Silently she shook her head before walking out.
She entered the main room and walked up to Ratchet handing him a vile.
He took it and looked at it carefully, face almost glowing with happiness. "Now I might be able to finally figure out Shockwave's half of the formula."
She smiled, "Yeah, it'd sure make the reconstruction part go faster."
Ratchet nodded, happiness instantly fading, "Yes, if only we could've stopped them sooner. But at least now I can start making some progress."
"Didn't you get the synthetic Energon figured out?"
"Yes, though I'm still working on perfecting it. The formula I used in the lock is, adequate but there is room for improvement."
She nodded and left him, opting for the couch where Miko and Raf were racing—Raf winning but barely. She smirked, "You're getting good Miko."
Miko grinned, "We've got a lot of time on our hands now that Cybertron's restored and you've all left."
Jemina smiled sadly before she turned to Raf, "Let me race her."
Raf handed her the controller and smiled at Miko, "You're done now."
Miko glared at Jemina, "No using your powers."
"Why not?" Jemina asked, pouting playfully.
"Because then I don't have a chance!" Miko cried glaring at her.
Jemina smirked at the screen, "You already don't."
Miko frowned as she turned to the TV and cried out in shock and annoyance as the as the light turned green to start the race. "YOU! CHEATER!" Miko instantly grabbed the controller but a fare ways behind Jemina. "You turned down the volume!"
Jayce smirked and Raf shook his head while Jack laughed, "All is fair in love and war…and this game is war."
Jemina smirked at Miko, "See, even Jack agrees."
Miko grinned evilly, "Then he'll agree to this!" She drove her shoulder into Jemina's arm, jostling the controller and thus the car. Jemina retaliated by lightly kicking Miko in the shin, making her cry out then kick her in the ankle.
"Since when did this game get so physical?!" Jemina asked as she fought to keep her car in the lead.
"It's always been physical, that's a part of its charm!" Miko cried, taking another shot at Jemina's legs.
Jemina yelp and her eyes glowed, a second later Miko's car swerved violently and Jemina cried out in triumph.
Miko scowled at the TV, "NO POWERS!"
Raf's eyes widened behind his glasses, "Come on Jemina, break her winning streak!"
"HEY! Traitor, you're supposed to root for me!"
Jayce smirked and launched himself at Jemina, tickling her hips and arms. "JAYCE! 'Nock it off!"
Jayce laughed and Miko grinned, "That's better!"
"Oh yeah?" Jack asked before thrusting his hands into Miko's sides.
"JACK!"
Both cars swerved dangerously and nearly crashed into one another. Miko swerved her car to keep it from crashing into the wall and hit Jemina's from behind, pushing her's ahead just enough to win.
"Yes!" She cried.
"No fair! I demand a rematch!" Miko yelled, "NO powers this time!"
Jemina smiled and handed the controller back to Raf, "Nah, I'll quite while I'm ahead."
"Not fair! Rematch! I demand a rematch!"
Jemina smiled and cuddled with her brother, watching Raf start the game.
The base was silent for the next couple of hours until they received a transmission from Cybertron. Ratchet answered it, concern written all over his face when Ultra Magnus and the three council members appeared. "Ultra Magnus, is something wrong?"
Ultra Magnus opened his mouth to answer but Longarm beat him to it. "Something is most certainly wrong. Shockwave has just attacked, with a Predacon."
Jemina looked up from her position on the couch, eyes full of concern. "What happened?"
Ultra Magnus looked at her with pained optics, "The Aerialbots were on patrol when they attacked. It was an ambush. Silverbolt was severely wounded and Skydive received some wounds. Air Raid managed to pull them into an underground cavern that was too small for the Predacon and is keeping Shockwave at bay for the moment…but it is also too small to open a Ground Bridge in."
Galvatron walked up to the screen, a scowl evident, "Why have you not sent them reinforcements?"
Ultra Magnus answered calmly, but it was obvious in his optics that he was not internally calm, "Not many of the returned Cybertronians are warriors and the few that are cannot get close to the Predacon, even when they gang up on him…he is of Predaking's breed."
There were a few gasps or sharp intakes as that news set in and Jemina pieced together the reason for the call. "You don't know how to contact Predaking."
Ultra Magnus nodded, "Affirmative, and to our knowledge he is nowhere near the ambush sight."
She sighed and smiled sadly at Jayce, "Looks like vaca is cut short."
Optimus frowned, "Ratchet, open the Space Bridge."
And cut! So i'll leave ya there for a bit while i write the next chapter for WWCWN for y'all since i wanted it placed in this area of time. ;) see ya then!
