Rhodey set her bag down at the table and went to go get a tray of food. She had been upset at Starscream, but she didn't stay mad, she understood that he was curious. She wished he could have just been more careful and that the boy who saw him didn't pay any mind to the fact that he was alive.
As she stood in line, she had a feeling someone was watching her, which didn't feel good. She glanced back and saw the boy from her math class and he was looking at her. She snapped her head forward. Is he the one that saw Starscream? She got her food and went to sit down. She began to feel extremely nervous when the boy headed towards her table.
"Do you mind if I sit with you?" he asked
Why? "Sure" she said
"My name's Blake. What's yours?"
"I'm Rhodey" What do you want?
Hmm "Nice name"
They both began to eat in silence, Rhodey glancing up every once in a while. She couldn't help but feel suspicious about this boy and wasn't sure if she could trust him. Better keep an eye on him she thought to herself.
Meanwhile in Rhodey's backpack, Starscream was still beating on himself about his mistake. The fact that the same boy was sitting with Rhodey was not helping. He knew the real reason why the boy was here, but did Rhodey know that he was the one? He needed to tell her somehow. He silently unzipped her bag and climbed out just enough for him to see Rhodey.
"Rhodey" he whispered
She looked down and nearly choked on her food. "What are you doing? Get back in the bag" she whispered back, leaning down so that Blake didn't see her mouth move.
"I know, but I just wanted to let you know that's him" he pointed to Blake
"He is? I hope he doesn't try anything. Now get back in the bag!"
"I'm going, I'm going"
What they didn't realize is that Blake had seen him yet again. He smiled. Bingo.
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Rhodey had returned home a few minutes ago and had gone straight to her room, with Starscream in her arms. He knew that she was going to tell everyone else and he hadn't been looking forward to it.
"What?!"
"What were you thinking?"
"Why did you even come out in the first place?"
"You were supposed to stay in the bag"
"Figures" Megatron said
"Okay guys, calm down. It was a little mistake"
"'A little mistake'? Are you nuts?! This is a disaster!" Hotshot yelled in panic
"Hotshot, calm down. All of you just relax. Look, he may not even care much. He sat with me, but he never mentioned what he saw or rather who he saw." Everyone looked at Starscream.
"How many times do I have to say I'm SORRY!! Primus! Get off my back!"
"Okay, just drop it! We'll figure this out later. I don't have school tomorrow because of the hurricane. We need to think about what we're gonna do when it hits, where everyone's gonna sleep, and how to get through it all together. The power will more than likely go out and the reporters said that twisters may hit. We need to be prepared."
Everyone agreed. Rhodey began to tell them what could happen and what they might need to do if a twister hits. They all came up with plans and discussed how they would help out if the storm did any major damage to the house. They were all nervous and afraid of the possible outcome of the storm, but they had to stay strong if they had any hope of making it through.
They had spent the rest of the day planning for and talking about the hurricane. The sun had already gone down. Rhodey yawned.
"Alright guys. We're gonna need some good sleep. Time for bed."
She climbed into bed and got underneath the covers. She felt the others climb on and rest themselves in the same spots they had slept in when they had first slept with her. She put her hand on Blurr who was on her chest and held Hotshot close to her head. She was as afraid as they were, but felt comforted with them at her side. They fell asleep, thoughts still lingering in their minds, but glad they at least have each other.
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It sounded like little pellets hitting the window. Rhodey opened her eyes and heard rain against her window. It was soft. But not for long she thought. Hotshot woke up as well and looked at the window when he heard the rain.
"So it's started already? It doesn't sound so bad." He said
"Yeah, it never sounds bad in the beginning, but it will get worse as the day goes on."
Everyone else began to stir and rise from sleep. Rhodey got up once they were all awake and walked to the window, watching as the rain came down. Her window had been the only one her parents hadn't bothered to board. It didn't surprise her though and she was also a little glad. She would rather have her window blow in than have to sit in the dark the entire time, especially when the power went out. She looked back to her bed. Her friends were sitting and watching the window too. She walked back over to them and sat on the floor by the bed.
The transformers climbed down the bed and either sat on her shoulders, her lap, in her arms, or on the floor and began to talk to ease some of the tension. Hotshot sat on Rhodey's left shoulder, leaning himself against her head and Blurr on her right. They all spoke quietly for awhile, huddled against each other, as the winds began to pick up and rain began to fall harder. Rhodey decided to turn on the news. Her stomach lurched and her heart jumped when the weather alarm blared on the moment she switched to the weather channel. The alarm usually meant something bad was going to happen, but she felt relieved when it reported good news:
The tornado warning has been canceled. The tornado watch will remain until 10 a.m.
She sighed, her heartbeat slowing down. Good. The warning was canceled and after 10 a.m. the threat would be over. Right now it was 8: 30, but she was going to believe that they would make it through. Once the tornado threat was over, there wouldn't be anything to worry about. They wouldn't have much of a good sleep tonight because of the wind, but otherwise they would be alright.
They kept the TV on the weather channel, listening for any updates on the hurricane. Once again the alarm sounded and there was yet another tornado warning for her area and she hoped and prayed that it would go away like the first one. She looked at her clock and couldn't believe how slow the time was going. Only 8: 55?! It feels like it's been longer.
She kept her eyes on her TV, waiting for the warning to be canceled, thankfully it was. The time passed and eventually it was 10 o' clock. Rhodey felt better knowing that the twisters were gone.
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Later in the evening, the electricity had finally given out and the sun was low in the sky, making Rhodey's room dark. She had a flashlight next to her for when the sun was completely gone. It had gotten hot in the house and she had decided to open her window just a bit, fresh air venting into the room, making it more bearable. She was grateful her parents had not cared to board her window, otherwise she would be suffering from the heat just as they were. She and her friends talked with each other until the sun went down and then they climbed into bed and went to sleep.
The eye of the hurricane was supposed to make landfall overnight and the hurricane itself would be over in the morning. It hadn't been so bad, a few tornado warnings here and there only to be canceled and the wind had been strong, but it was bearable. They all fell asleep, unaware of the shift in the winds in the next city.
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She was running as fast as she could as the dark object came after her. Everything in its path was destroyed instantly and she was afraid, her heart racing. She heard her friends calling for her. She looked and saw Hotshot and the others calling out to her, trapped and suddenly they were gone, the dark monster destroying them.
"Hotshot!!" she yelled, but they were gone
She looked back to the dark object and saw debris flying in its wake. Suddenly a shard of glass from a broken window appeared out of the dark monster and came flying toward her, aimed at her heart. It kept coming and she couldn't move. She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing herself for impact.
"Rhodey!!"
"Rhodey! Wake up!"
Rhodey's eyes snapped open. "NO!!" she yelled, bolting up. She looked around in panic and saw she was still in her room. She sighed. She looked up and saw Hotshot and the others looking at her worriedly.
"Are you okay? You were crying in your sleep" Hotshot asked
"I'm fine, it was just-"
Rhodey suddenly heard a crash and thunder following. She heard an eerie noise and immediately jumped out of bed, the transformers sleeping on her falling onto the sheets. She ran to the window and was going to open it when she heard another sound and this time something told her to get away. Fast. Just as she threw herself to the floor, putting her hands behind her neck, the window exploded in with tremendous force, throwing shards everywhere.
Rhodey got up and looked out the window. What she saw made her heart stop. Her nightmare was right in front of her. A dark cloud spinning with lightning that seemed to swirl inside it. She found she couldn't move, only stare. The twister began to close in…
Okay, I know you guys wanna kill me for the slow updating and I apologize, but like I said, I have a job and I write my chapters as I work, but I'll try to update faster. Another reason for slow updating is that I get lazy sometimes and I have to force myself to complete a chapter. I need to start going to sleep earlier. ;
Anyways, here's chapter nine! Enjoy!
