CHAPTER 6: "LOVE WILL FIND A WAY"
Wildfire arrived to the base, Ultra Magnus Jr. was flying behind them and during their way back to the autobot's base nobody said a single word.
Wildfire placed Eriel on the floor:-"Let's go to see your parents, they are very sad!"- Without asking anything, he took Eriel's hand and walked her to her father's office.
Eriel opened the door and saw her mother crying on his father's arms:-"Mamma! Papa! I'm here!"- She said without walk into the room. Elita immediately ran to her and kissed her:-"My baby girl! I'm so happy to see you again!"- Eriel half smiled, she was feeling guilty…it wasn't her intention to make them feel in that way.
-"My little princess is good to see you're okay!"- Optimus said as he embraced them.
Eriel hugged them back:-"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you!"- She said as tears started to fall from her optics. –"It's all my fault! My brother is hurt and all is because of me!"- She sadly said. Optimus put his big hand on her helmet:-"It's not your fault baby! Things happen and we can't do a thing!"- The autobot commander told his daughter trying to comfort her.
Eriel nodded and then she let her parents go:-"I will go to see my brother! Can I?"- She asked with that childish voice that her parents loved to hear.
-"Of course you can! He would be very happy to see you!"- Optimus finally told her. She smiled at them one last time and then she walked out of the room.
Optimus Prime saw her walked away then looked to Wildfire's direction:-"Thank you so much commander! I knew that you would bring her safe!"- The autobot commander said as took Wildfire's hand.
Wildfire nodded:-"No thanks necessary, it's my job sir!"- The seeker politely answered.
Optimus' mask face showed a smile:-"Wildfire…I owe you my daughter's life…from now on I want you to protect her, I want you to stay with her as long as you can!"- Optimus begged
The handsome blue eyed commander nodded:-"Yes sir! I will!"-
-"Please talk to me as if I was your father! I would be really happy if my daughter marry you!"- Optimus said.
Wildfire's cheeks turned red:-"I will Next time!"- He answered as serious as always…
Eriel arrived to R-Bay and knocked on the door:-"Can I come in?"- She shyly asked.
Ratchet ran to the door:-"I'm so glad to see you again!"- Ratchet said hugging her tenderly.
Eriel was taken aback for that reaction; she never expected such a welcome…especially from Ratchet.
-"Thank you! I'm glad to see you too Ducky!"- She answered, Ratchet slowly let her go:-"There are two 'bots that are really worried for you!"- Then Eriel walked in and walked to her brother's bed:-"Optimus…I'm here big bro'!"- She softly kissed his hand. Optimus Jr. slowly opened his optics:-"Eri! You are okay!"- He held her hand on tight:-"I'm very happy to see you again!"- Optimus optics were full of tears and it made Eriel cry too.-"I'm so sorry Optimus! I promise you that I will be more careful from now!"- She kissed her big brother's forehead and he just smiled. She stayed by his side caressing his forehead 'till he fell asleep again.
-"It seems that you really love your big brother!"- Ratchet told her. She had her optics fixed on her brother:-"I really do...he's my ray of sunshine!"-She finally looked up and stared at the doctor:-"Where's my Puppy friend?"- Ratchet chuckled:-"He's in the next door room!"- Then she stood up and walked to Ratchet:-"Thank you for everything!"- She kissed him, she really meant those words; he was the mech who she had loved for more than 10 eons…Ratchet hugged her:-"You're welcome!"-
Then he saw her walked to Hound's room. She slowly opened the door:-"Puppy! How do you feel?"- She said almost whispering.
Hound jumped off the bed:-"Eriel you're back!"- He ran to her and hugged her with his free hand:-"I was really worried about you!"- He told her, she rested her head on Hound's chest:-"Yes I'm back! And this time I will stay!"- She whispered :-"I will stay with you!"- Hound smiled…he was really happy to have her on his arms, to smell that flower's perfume and saw those beautiful blue optics one more time…
-*Decepticons Northern Base*-
Megaton, Skywarp and Thundercracker were in front of Galvatron's desk:-"So will you repeat me what exactly happened?"- Galvatron demanded. Skywarp and Thundercracker were shaking:-"You see sir…!"-Thundercracker tried to say.
-"Megatron and I took her to a solitary place to kill her, but she used her sword and attacked us!"- Sky warp continued. Megatron gave a step forward:-"And then she started to run sending her coordinates to her friends and they came to rescue her!"- He pointed out. He fixed his red-scarlet optics on his father's ones…they stayed like that for a long time.
-"Well then as a commander you have to plan our next step Megatron…you have to find out how to kill her or how to break the autobot's defenses!"- Galvatron said almost daring his son.
Megatron shrugged:-"I won't dad! 'Cause I'm not a commander yet! It's your job!"- He told his father showing no fear on his optics. Skywarp and Thundercracker were very surprised for that.
Galvatron smiled:-"Okay then! I wasn't expecting such an answer but it's okay son! I see you're becoming someone just like me!"- Galvatron stared at Megatron and then he stood up:-"You can go back to your normal duties, now if you excuse me…I have things to do!"- He turned and walked out of his office.
Skywarp let out a laugh:-"He has things to do with your step-mom right?"- Thundercracker and Megatron laughed too.
-"That was really close!" Thundercracker said.
Megatron sighed:-"I don't know what to do! My father wants her dead…this stupid war won't lead us to anything good!"- He fixed his optics on his father's desk:-"I have to see her one more time!"-
Thundercracker and Skywarp looked at each other:-"Are you insane? We barely escaped this time!"-Thundercracker said.
-"It's very dangerous for you both!"- Skywarp added. Megatron shook his head:-"I know! But I have to see her! Call me crazy if you want! But I really need to see her again!"- Megatron whispered.
Skywarp smiled:-"As far as I know, she takes classes with Jazz and Starsounder…so we can go there and then you can talk to her again!"-
Thundercracker shook his head:-"I think you want to go there too!"- Megatron was in silence 'till an idea came to his head:-"Okay we'll go! I will ask Soundwave to make some disguises for us!"- Megatron finally turned to meet his friends. –"We will go tomorrow by the evening!"- He said then he put his arms around Skywarp's and Thundercracker's necks. –"We better move on, 'cause we have a lot of things to do!"- Megatron told them.
-"You got it buddy!"- Skywarp told him, they looked so happy:-"Why do I have the feeling that I am the only one who has nothing to do there"- The blue and white seeker asked.
-"C'mon little brother! I bet you're dying to see Elita-1 again!"- Skywarp joked…Thundercracker's cheeks turned red:-"What do you mean Sky?"- He yelled. Megatron and Skywarp just laughed at him, they slowly walked out of the office too…what they didn't know was that someone was watching them…
By the next day Eriel woke up early in the morning, she took sometime to think about what had happened the day before…slowly got off the bed and started to change her clothes…she saw Elektra's clothes on her closet and decided to wear them one more time:-"This is like a dream! I still can't believe it!"- She smiled to herself and then she walked to the door and opened it:-"Good Morning Eriel!"- It was Wildfire who was waiting for her:-"Good Morning Wildfire!"- She said without hide the surprise for finding him on her doorstep.
-"Your father asked me to look after you all day-long!"- He told her as he noticed her surprise.
Eriel smiled:-"Okay…but don't you have other assignments as aerial commander?"- She asked as she started to walk to the kitchen.
Wildfire shook his head:-"Your father asked me to come just to protect you!"- He turned to her trying to make optic contact.
She just smiled:-"Okay then!"- She slowly took Wildfire's hand:-"That way I'll be closer to you!"- She smiled and then she walked him to the kitchen:-"Good morning Nanny 'Mia!"- Chromia served the food and she was very surprised to see her as happy as she was the day before:-"I see that you are as happy as you normally are! I thought that you would be sad!"- Eriel shook her head:-"Nope! I don't need to cry for past things, besides if I do that my parents and friends would be very worried and I don't want that!"- She said smiling at her.
Chromia smiled back:-"I'm glad to see that you have a strong will!"-
Wildfire was in silence 'till he finally said:-"Will you let go my hand? I can't eat like this!"- His cheeks were red and Eriel's were red too:-"I'm so sorry Wildfire!"- She let his hand go; then they had their breakfast.
When they finished she stood up:-"I'm going to see my brother and Hound!"- She said. Wildfire just nodded and followed her:-"Good morning big brother!"- She said taking place next to him. Optimus Jr. smiled:-"Good morning little flower!"- He was eating; she smiled when she saw that it was hard for him to do it:-"Let me help you!"- She took the cup and started to feed him. I t was really weird for her to see him without his mask face. She cleaned up his mouth:-"There you go bro!"- She said.
Optimus smiled:-"Thank you little sister!"- She stood up to left the tray on the table, but Wildfire took it for her:-"I will take this to the kitchen."- He finally let a smile came out from his mouth. Eriel nodded and smiled back, she watched him left the R-Bay:-"Why is he with you all the time?"- Optimus Jr. asked.
Eriel Shrugged:-"Well dad wants him to "protect me" he's my bodyguard!"- She answered her optics had a strange glow and her brother noticed that:-"What's wrong with you?"- He asked her, she quickly shook her:-"Nothing, it's just that this whole war thing kind of makes me sad!"- She said looking away.
Optimus Jr. stared at her:-"By the way…why are you wearing that?"- He curiously asked. She shrugged again:-"Well they are comfortable and my weapons perfectly fit on it!"- She smiled trying to hide the true reason… and it was because they smelt just like Megatron. Optimus knew that she was hiding something, she didn't know how to lie, but this time he would let it pass by.
Then Wildfire knocked on the door and walked in:-"Optimus, a nurse told me that she would come in a while more to change your bandages"- Optimus smiled:-"Really?"-
Eriel giggled:-"We better go, so that you can be alone with Liker Running!"- She stood up and walked to Wildfire:-"Let's go to see Hound!"-She took Wildfire's hand again, he said nothing but inside he was shaking, he wasn't the kind of mech who spent a lot of time dating and all that stuff and having her by his side all the time and taking his hand was a whole new adventure.
They walked into Hound's room:-"Hello Puppy!"- She said as she sat down on the bed, Hound was with Liker Running who was changing his bandages:-"How are you angel baby?"- He asked and then he groaned as Liker Running hurt him:-"I'm sorry but you're moving and you don't let me do my job!"- She replied.
Eriel giggled:-"Don't kill my best friend sister in law!"- She joked, then she heard Hound groan again:-"How do you say that Eriel?"- She nervously asked. Eriel giggled again:-"Hey! No need to hide it! You're my brother's happiness!"- She told her.
Liker Running stared at her:-"Thank you; I will keep it in mind!"- She sincerely smiled and Eriel smiled back.
-"You're done!"-Liker Running told Hound as she packed her medical stuff, Eriel stared at her with curiosity, she was wondering if she was feeling the same for her brother, but she didn't dare to ask…
After that Liker Running left the room, Eriel jumped into Hound's arms:-"Puppy!"- She kissed him:-"As I see you won't be able to come to my ballet classes!"- She sadly said.
Hound caressed her helmet with his free hand:-"Hey don't get sad! It will be only for a few days!"- She nodded.
Wildfire coughed:-"I will go with you!"- Hound and Eriel looked back at him.
Eriel tenderly smiled and Hound stared at him in disbelief:-"Will you really go?"- The green scout asked.
Wildfire nodded:-"It's part of my job!"- He said forcing a smile.
Hound sighed:-"Well then you're in charge from now on! Please do take care of her!"-
Wildfire looked away and then looked back at him:-"Do not worry about that! As I said before is part of my job!"- The black and orange seeker answered.
Eriel looked up trying to make optic contact with him:-"Are you always that serious? Don't you ever smile?"- She asked him, her optics were full of curiosity and innocence.
Wildfire couldn't help but laugh at that question:-"Well I do, but not during my duty..!"- He answered as he placed one of his hands over his helmet.
Eriel stood up and walked to him:-"Well get use to smile! I like to see you smile!"- She said as she winked her optic. Wildfire just nodded and smiled back.
Hound laughed at Wildfire's expression:-"Get use to that! She always gets what she wants!"-
Wildfire smiled back:-"I can see that!"- He let out a sigh, realizing that his life would change quite a lot because of her.
By the evening Eriel was ready to go to her class, she was just waiting for Wildfire, before he knocked on her door she was already on the doorstep:-"Let's go, today I've got a lot of energy and I need to get rid of it!"- She said as she walked in front of him singing and walking on her pumps, Wildfire smiled again she was like a little girl but not a spoiled one, she was a kind and tender one, her naivety captivate him.
While they were walking 3 strange robots were following them, they were walking right behind them. Wildfire noticed that but he said nothing, he thought it was just a mere coincidence, but just in case he kept his laser gun close to his hand.
Eriel didn't notice anything; she kept on walking and singing one of her favorite songs:-"So here we are Wildfire, come on in!"- She said as she walked into the room; there they found a lot of femmes practicing and an older fembot giving them instructions.
Eriel took Wildfire's hand:-"So you sit in here and wait until I finish 'kay? If you get bored you can go out and take walk!"- She told him as she let his hand go.
Wildfire followed her instructions and took place on the bench, he didn't was there, just staring at her and listening to the music they played.
Outside Skywarp and Thundercracker were staring trough the window:-"Are you sure that black seeker didn't recognize us?"- Thundercracker asked.
Megatron shrugged:-"I hope he didn't, now he should find a way to caught her attention and bring her to the outside"- He said without looking back to his soldiers, his optics were fixed on that beautiful angel, he loved to see her dancing, it was like an illusion…
Skywarp placed a hand on his chin and then he said:-"Just wait for her to notice you and then tell her to come to the outside!"- the purple seeker said.
-"And what are we going to do with him?"- Thundercracker said as he made a signal to show them where Wildfire was waiting for her.
-"She'll be smart enough to distract him and get out there!"- Skywarp answered.
-"It sounds like a good a plan!"- Megatron answered finally looking back to the two seekers.
Megatron was wearing a black and red Armor, Skywarp was wearing a black and blue armor and Tc was wearing an orange and black armor, the three of them looked like some kind of school boys all wearing almost the same colors, again they hid their decepticon insignias down the paint job, Soundwave had worked really hard on those paint jobs.
Megatron seemed to remember something and smiled to himself.
After a few minutes they noticed that the ballet dancers were taking a break, Eriel walked to the bench were Wildfire was sitting on:-"You bored?"- She asked him.
Wildfire shook his head:-"No, I am actually enjoying it!"- He said fixing his optics on her.
Eriel smiled back at him:-"Well then you have to an hour left to enjoy this!"- She giggled as she turned away to get back to her class.
In that moment she saw a mech waving her his hand from the outside, she tilted her head in confusion but there was something in that mech that reminded her of something or someone.
For a moment she seemed to out of the world, she saw him waving his hand to her again. Then she felt a rolling thunder to her finger tips, she recognized those red scarlet optics; she tried to hide her surprise in front of Wildfire, she naturally turned to him:-"I 'll be back in a few minutes okay? Fembots privacy!"- She told him winking her optic again. Wildfire said nothing but blushed.
Then she quickly walk out the classroom, she ran to Megatron's arms:-"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you!"- She said as she rested her head on Megatron's breastplate.
He placed his hand over her helmet:-"That was the point silly! If I came just like a d-con I wouldn't be able to come here!"- He said smiling.
Thundercracker was standing in a corner, he was really nervous looking from one side to another hoping that nobody would see them.
Sky warp for his part was looking through the window, he really wished to talk to Starsounder but Jazz was in there too, how he wished to hold her just one more time; he always told to himself it would be enough…
-"One day my I'll be able to be with you again my muse!"- Skywarp softly said.
-"I promise you that I will come to see you everyday okay?"- He said holding the young autobot close to him.
She softly nodded:-"But we have to be careful or this can get really ugly!"- He continued.
In that moment she felt tears falling down her optics, she couldn't say anything 'cause she knew he was right…if someone discovered them it they both would surely die.
He felt her tears falling down her face:-"Do not cry my angel! I just can assure you that our love will find a way!"- He tenderly said kissing her forehead and holding her again.
She leaned on his arms:-"You are right, love will find a way!"-She said forcing a smile.