Well how goes it everybody? ;) things are sure starting to heat up aren't they? Get ready I have a feeling this chapter maybe the longest one yet! Now let's catch up with Optimus and Thorn shall we?
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~Optimus POV~
"Ok Mister Optimus Prime", the girl said putting her hands on her hips, clearly not feeling like idle chit chat and just wanted to get this all over with. "Let's talk".
Frankly I was astonished, I had figured she would have been in too much of a panic to listen but I had calculated the same thing with Sam ,and yet he listened and was calm about all of, as if he had talked with transformers before. These human creatures sure do astonish me the more I interact with them and see a wider spectrum of their behaviors and reactions.
"Well first, before we go into anything I would like to know your name, it is proper to know whom you are speaking with.", I said so that I'd have something to call her by then just her gender, it may not be taken very well and was rude regardless. She stood there tapping her foot with a questionable look on her face I got a better look at her. She had long brown hair, really long hair it went down to her very knees I had never seen human hair so long. I did a external scan and was able to determine her exact height she was 5'7 exactly. I could tell that the girl didn't eat much as she should for she was very thin too thin. She wore a torn black tee shirt and torn blue jeans both covered in dirt, she also had a black jean jacket with the collar turn up. Most likely the only reason she wore it was to hide her right arm. She looked like she hadn't properly bathed in years, this girl; all those girls had been through so much since finding the All Spark fragments. After a few minute she looked at me with those violet eyes and sighed.
"My name is Thorn", she said then continued. "Now tell me who are you? What is your story?", she asked.
I sighed and rubbed my helm as I looked at Thorn and nodded, "You may want to sit down it is a long story", I suggestion but Thorn just quirked her eyebrow and stood without moving. An obvious sign that she was stubborn this was going to be harder then I presumed. "It all started on my home planet Cybertron", I first stated, everything, all that had happened, had started there on Cybertron, and now it had spread to earth. Then I continued, explaining all that I could. About the war, the Decepticons, the All Spark, how we came to be here, about the battles here on earth, about Sam and Mikaela and their parts in the war. Everything that had happened on this planet. I had expected for her to ask to get confused or to not believe anything I was saying. But this girl Thorn just looked at me listening intently the whole time not interrupting or asking any questions.
"I believe, Thorn that somehow you found a piece of the All Spark some way, but you have to tell me how you came across an All Spark piece. If you would please Thorn it is gravely important", I told her as I crouched so that I was looking at her face to face.
She quirked her eyebrow at me, then sighed as she turned her back to me and answered. "I did find an All Spark piece, by the way you described it I don't know what else to call it. I helped with teh Mission City clean up for volunteer work there I found a strange stone with symbols on it, your All Spark fragment. I then grabbed onto a strange piece of metal and that's when both the metal and Spark fragment sank into my skin transforming my arm into this...." she explained and pulled off her jacket. From her shoulder all the way to her finger tips her arm had changed into what looked like pure silver. Optimus looked at it closely and recognized the metal right away, now with a closer look what they had first thought was correct, it was Cybertronian metal.
"Listen Thorn your arm isn't made out of any ordinary metal," I told her making her tilt her head in confusion. And so I continue, "When I first saw you, I followed you. That is how and why we are here. You said your arm could transform correct?". I knew it was correct, but I had been picking up on human mannerisms. And it was common to ask something you knew the answer to, I could not find the logic in doing so, but it appeared to be effective enough.
She looked taken aback as she took a step backward I thought for a second she was going to panic but she took a deep breath and kept her composure. "Yes", she answered although a little shakily, showing a slight change in demeanor. "My arm can transform so far it can turn into weapons and tools. I haven't tested it that much it takes a lot of concentration just to keep it stable. If I lose my focus my arm will transform into weapons and tools I have never even seen and it takes so much to turn it back."
I thought about this for awhile and sighed to hear that the All Spark was able to mutate humans that touched it, it sent off a feeling on concern and worry through my internals. If these girls had been able to find these fragments, who knows just how many humans might have found them also. And then had something similar to what happened with Thorn, happen to them. There was no telling just how many were being affected, this war was like poison. The longer this went on, there was no telling just what this war would do the fragile race that inhabited this planet.
"Optimus Prime", she then said as making me turn my attention back to her. "Since you have great knowledge of this All Spark and its effects do you have the ability to change us back to normal?", she asked me with a look that I could only describe as hope.
I couldn't help but feel a wave of relief be rushed over me, somehow this girl Thorn had decided to trust me. "I have to be honest with you Thorn we may not be able to find a cure or be able to reverse the effects, in fact there is a good chance that we might make things worse. I will not force you to go through with this if you do not wish to".
Thorn looked at me her eyes narrowed as she tapped her foot with a look of annoyance and irritation. "Worse?", she finally said. "Yeah in case you haven't noticed it can't really get any worse. We are living on the streets having to steal to get by, we call an abondoned shed in the middle of a junkyard home. I don't really know how else it could get worse. The only thing that would ever make it worse for us is if we were seperated or if we died. I have one request when you try to reverse the effects use me, I got the worst of it the other girls can hide their powers and control them. I don't want them to have to suffer, they can have a choice. I...I really don't have a choice."
"Well Thorn that decesision is one they will have to make themselves", I said. "I understand your request and trust me when I say we'll do what we can, but we will not force them into anything everything is there decesion and you must respect it as well."
She looked at me and nodded, "You are right, well Optimus I trust you and I believe you can help us", she said walking past me at first I was going to stop her but she then glanced at me and quirked an eyebrow putting her hands in her pockets. "Oi you coming? I recomend you turn back into a truck unless you like people to scream and faint around you", she said as she turned her back towards me without a second glance and continued to walk.
I sighed and rubbed my helm, "Just when I believe this race and the war on this planet couldn't get anymore complicated and troublesome. Then these turn of events adds a whole new chapter to this neverending war story." In a matter of seconds I transformed into my alt mode and followed it didn't take me long to catch up with the girl, I then parked right next to her and opened the door to the drivers seat. "Need a lift?", I asked.
She stopped and stared at me giving me a look I could only describe as speculation, she then shrugged and eased herself inside slamming the door shut. I then revved my engine as we headed our way to the junkyard.
~Laura's POV~
I was pissed off actually wait no I was more then pissed I was furious, these soliders kept staring intensly at us. I swear they didn't blink I just wanted to slap them they were like those british soldiers in red with the funny hats that never ever moved. "God this is driving me crazy! When are they gonna say what the fuckin hell they want with us?!", I cried looking at Kels and Tara. They were glaring at the soldiers and nodded at my statement in full agreement. All of a sudden a loud horn honked from behind us it was so loud all three of us jumped as we saw the big blue truck come through the entrance.
The soldiers stood at attention as it drove its way inside and they made a pathway so that it could drive 5 ft away to where we were sitting. The three of us then simultaneously stood up and waited. The door to the drivers seat opened at first I couldn't believe it, I thought for sure the truck was gonna transform or something I figured it must be the commanding officer or something.
Even though I could only heal I still wasn't bad of a fighter, anyone who knew me also knew that I had a great left hook. I looked to my left and right seeing Varsity transforming into her armor and Kelsea's hands glowing orange signalling her super strength in full activation. We all were thinking the same thing and ready to fight. We saw a pair of feet land on the ground and were ready to jump on whoever this person was.
"Geez isn't this a warm welcome", a familiar and sarcastic voice said from behind the door. We then eased up and smiled as Thorn came out from behind and slammed the door shut.
"Thorn!", the three of us cried in unison as we ran up to her and embraced her tightly. "OH my gosh we were so worried", I said.
"I can't believe they got you thought for sure they'd get away", Tara said.
"Did they hurt you? Threaten to torture you or threaten us?", Kelsea asked.
"Umm guys", I could hear Thorn say through a shallow breath. "Your kinda crushing my lungs so....". We immediately let go and sighed apologetically at her. "No one hurt me or threatened me, I am ok." She said to us making us simultaneously sigh in relief. "Did they hurt you?", she then asked making me tense up I looked at Tara and Kels and they did the same.
"Umm well I did run into a car door", Tara said but then quickly added. "But it was my fault I didn't watch where I was going", she explained.
"One of the cars transformed into a giant alien robot and I fainted", I confessed and blushed.
"I got a trigger friendly alien robot mad at me, so I had to surrender or else I'd probably have died", Kelsea said and sighed.
"Otherwise we are fine", I added and laughed. Thorn quirked her eyebrow at us and laughed, trying to supress giggles but failing.
"The funny thing is I am not surprised", she told us between giggles she then sighed and then looked at us seriously. "Ok girls looks like we are all here so pack your things", she then walked over to the blue truck and leaned against the hood. "We are going to go with these soliders to who knows where", she announced looking absolutely serious.
I couldn't help but be speechless I could only feel my jaw drop there was only one word that could be said at a time like this. Luckily I wasn't the only one as Tara, Kelsea, and I said the exact same thing. "HUH?!", there were no other words to say other then that. For I had seriously thought she had lost her mind that or she was brainwashed either way one thing was certain we were all doomed.
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OK guys that concludes the chapter ahh Cliffhangers gotta love them right? Don't worry I'll work on chapter 6 soon and I will not let writers block get to me this time! Well hoped you like this chapter look forward to what happens next in "If Only It Was Over". Also here's a little tiny hint/spoiler for ya just to keep you interested some old friends will make an appearence. Who? Well like I said you'll find out next time! See ya!