Okay Chapter three. Again I will say this... if you don't like the overpowering OCness get over it. And please review.. We would like feedback.
C h a p t e r - T h r e e
Jay raced through the streets that led to El's home worry filling her body. Felicia had played the broadcast for the small group and Jay had quickly bolted toward El in hopes to get there before she turned completely. Jay reached El's mansion of a house and jumped onto the demolished balcony and through the sliding door only to let out a gasp at the scene before her. "El! What the hell did you do to your wall?" she then looked below the large hole to the crushed television, "And your TV?"
El shook upon the floor, her hands clutched over her ears as though the sound was still playing, "...evil...humming noise..." she whispered, her words strained as her eyes were firmly shut, "...had to...destroy..."
"You didn't have to kill the TV though," Jay murmured and walked toward El, kneeling next to her as she placed a hand on the cold metal that covered El's body.
El then opened one eye at the touch of Jay's hand, "I couldn't see any other logical solution at the time..." she muttered, her body tense.
"It's called an 'Off' button. Works wonders El," Jay said as she smiled at El.
"...Well I'd like to see you think straight with that sound going through your head..." El then muttered, and took a breath before sitting up, though it took a moment before she had released her hands from her head and instead placed them upon the carpet of the floor.
"Well... be it at that. I wouldn't have thrown it against the wall I would have just blown it up," Jay murmured as she crossed her legs in front of her rest her elbow on her knee and rested her chin in her hand.
El rubbed the side of her head, in attempt to still get any remaining remnants of the sound from her hand, "Besides...I couldn't of made that big of a mess..." she muttered and leaned over to take a look at the destruction she had caused. She blinked, not expecting to see the falling rubble of her wall upon the wrecked machine, being to shattered to the extent it almost did not look a television anymore, "I did that?"
"Yeah, unless we're both imagining things. That extra boost of Mecha strength packs quite a bit of a punch," Jay muttered as she closed her eyes and resumed her human self, finally knowing how to do such a task.
El watched this, her eyes shifting over the armor, as it formed back to human flesh and clothing. She then looked down to herself and held up a hand to look to it, the black metal shimmering. She then laughed gently as she looked to the rest of her body, "...Wow," she muttered softly, giggling, "Not only am I a...a 'Mecha', but a Mecha based after a friggin ipod."
Jay laughed and watched El. "You missed an awesome fight though," she murmured as she closed her eyes exhaustion filling her once more.
"Seems like it. I saw the whole thing on TV before that stupid broadcast came on. Figures everyone'd be gone when it happened," El sighed and ran a hand through her short hair, the strands similar to silk as they trailed through her fingers.
"But the fun part wasn't the fight, it was the fact my work blew up," Jay murmured letting out a small sigh. "I'll never hear the end of that from my boss."
"Now, that part I missed..." El responded, now raising her eyebrows, "So, you work exploded...? I may find this odd, but how is that 'fun'?"
"I got to meet the guy I was supposed to be mentoring. Actually... I didn't just meet him I kinda saved his ass from burning," Jay murmured grinning slightly. "And he was really cute too."
El laughed along Jay's lines, "And I suppose you regret not going to work today, now, right?"
"Sorta. Now he only knows me as 'Jasmine, the Mecha who saved his life' and not 'Jay, his mentor'," Jay murmured sighing slightly. "But, then again, they will be two different people all the time. Claudia made it clear that I can't tell anyone what I am."
"Then... just introduce yourself as Jay, the person," El responded coolly as she now scooted herself back upon her bed, her legs folded underneath her.
"Yeah, I know. But it would be damn near impossible to be with him. The whole forbidden thing," Jay murmured leaned back against El's bed. "Stupid rules... And he's really cute too."
"You are giving up too easily. There's always a loophole, you just need to figure out where to look," El explained, taking another look at her arm, analyzing the metal and tilting her head as she did so, "...how's this work again...? Visually, right?" she muttered, more to herself as she stared at the armor along her arm, and within moments the mechanics and wires engraved along her body folded back and revealed the usual human flesh and clothing about her figure. She grinned, satisfied with her work.
"Fast learner too, huh?" Jay murmured smiling at El. "And the only loophole would be for him to figure it out for him, and what are the chances of that?"
"All guys are smarter then we, females, give them credit for," El responded coolly, leaning over the bed, to look at Jay, though, as she did so, she caught sight of a dazzling green. She arched an eyebrow and brought her fingers around a decent clump of her hair that had fallen in front of her face. The entire left portion of her bangs and the hair that framed about her left cheek had gone a bright emerald.
"Michael's also not a teenage boy. He's actually an adult," Jay said as she laughed at El's response to the new color in her hair.
"All the more reason to let him learn these secrets on his own," El muttered, taking her mind away from the new dye of her hair, as she now leaned over a bit more over Jay, while she still sat upon her bed.
Jay smiled and let out an exhausted sigh as she closed her eyes once more. "Man... that fight took more out of me than I thought."
El laughed gently upon this and curled herself on the bed now, looking at her hand, rather fascinated with it as she now formed into a cannon and back again, getting used to the strange feel of her flesh turning to metal and vice versa, "I'd figure...It was your first battle."
"Plus that Ivana that attacked decided to blast me nearly head on, wasn't any help to the fact. Luckily Felicia has a wonderful little power and can heal," Jay said letting out a small yawn.
"I must've missed that part. The last part I saw was you throwing some sort of blast at that Mecha - Ivana, apparently," El replied, peering over the edge of her bed to Jay.
"Yeah. And I found out that I have some cool little ability to duplicate other Mechas weapons," Jay said grinning, "It's really cool actually.
El smiled at this and now jumped off her bed to kneel beside Jay, "Then try mine," she responded, rather curious to see this ability. She held her arm out in front of Jay and allowed to form into a cannon. El smiled upon this, being able to catch on to the transformation thing relatively quickly.
"Do I have to? I'm sleepy," groaned Jay as she let out another yawn.
El laughed partially and pulled back her arm, forming it back into a human limb, "As long as you show me sometime," she responded, smiling still.
"I will, believe me you'll see it sooner or later. Now that you're a Mecha Jacob's eager to get you on the battlefield just so he can save your ass," Jay murmured another yawn escaping her lips.
El looked to the side of Jacob's name, glowering at the shattered television, "Even if I am on this team now apparently, do I have to acknowledge Jacob's existence...?"
"Nope, because I'm not going to. Even though... I really have no choice but to hear him," Jay said with a sigh. "Even as we speak all I hear is what Jacob's thinking. I wish things would be like they were yesterday. I couldn't hear him then..."
"But he can hear your thoughts too right?" El questioned, leaned against her bed as she sat upon the carpet with her legs crossed, "Why don't you send him a message to go fall off cliff or something?"
"Like he'll listen. You know how Jacob is," Jay said with a sigh as she let out another yawn.
"Sadly, yes, I do...But it'd still make me feel better if it was said," El sighed now, rubbing her eye, though, she then lifted her head as the familiar sound of an engine was pronounced through the air.
"Sounds like Bumblebee's back, and on that note I'm going to bed," Jay murmured standing up and stretching out.
El laughed gently upon this and stood as well, "Better hurry before you - well, 'we' - are called on duty again."
Jay let out a small groan as El said this. "Don't jinx me, El. I would hate to have to hurt you."
El smiled uneasily at this and managed an apologetic expression, "Sorry, I - "
"El," Bumblebee's voice suddenly came through El's open window. He stood, like he had done earlier that day, in his robotic form.
At this, El groaned and approached the window, "Bumble! Why do you keep doing this in broad daylight? What if someone sees you?"
"We don't have time for this. Optimus has called an emergency meeting between the Alphas and us. He has asked me to tell you to contact the rest of your team and meet us in the football stadium from last night," Bumblebee explained only to receive a groan from Jay.
"EL! You jinxed me," she muttered in a pout.
El looked back to Jay and smiled uneasily, and attempted to change the subject of 'jinx', "...Er...Jay? Do you mind sending the message to Jacob...?"
"He already knows. This twin telepathy thing does have its pluses," Jay said with a frustrated yawn.
El smiled lightly upon this, "I still think you should tell him to jump off a cliff," she responded and now opened the door to reveal her destroyed balcony. At this sight, she groaned, "Now on top of this ruin, I have to somehow come up with a way to explain the hole in the wall and the wrecked TV to my parents..."
"Plus you need to tell them eventually why there's a strange girl sleeping in the spare room," Jay added smiling at El.
El laughed gently, "Compared to this," she motioned toward her balcony, "That'll be easy..." she then sighed and stood at the edge of the balcony. She took a breath as her body then embedded itself with sleek black armor. Looking to Bumblebee, she said coolly, "Bumble, you can tell Optimus that we'll be there soon."
Jay groaned as she watched Bumblebee nod and vanish from the window. "Why does no one ever want me to sleep?" she asked as she, too, covered herself in her shimmering pink armor.
"Because you're just lucky, Jasmine," Jacob's voice suddenly spoke as he now landed upon the balcony, Claudia and Felicia at his side. Each was adorned in their own armor, glimmering the illumination of the dimming sun.
Jay cringed as she heard her brother say her name. "Jacob, I swear call me Jasmine one more time and I will rip your head off."
Jacob merely grinned and said simply as he now stood at Jay's side, "Good luck with that."
"Jacob," Claudia's voice rang firmly, "For once, can you listen to her? As much as I'd like to see you dead, it's not going to do much for the fate of humanity if we have one less team member."
"No but it would do a lot for my sanity if he was dead," Jay murmured as she glared at her brother. She then cleared her throat and looked to Claudia. "So you now get to meet our giant robot friends, but why they want to constantly deprive me of sleep I don't know."
Along her lines, Claudia had laughed gently, "I suppose none of us will know, but we should leave before this 'Optimus Prime' gets impatient. You know where the meeting place is, I believe. If this is the case, please...lead the way," she then looked to El and smiled, "Both of you. Consider this our welcoming to the team, El."
El looked back at Claudia and smiled, her hair (now somehow pitch black again) swaying against her cheeks. Her vision then shifted to Jay as she reached the very tip of the ruined balcony, "You heard her Jay. C'mon."
"Gotcha," Jay murmured and walked next to El. "Well, I suppose we should hurry, before my poor semi has a conniption fit."
El laughed gently upon this and, as she remembered how it was done before, she jumped from the edge of the balcony and along the emerald blades of grass. She grinned out she somehow managed to land on her feet, "...I'll never get tired of this..." she muttered, laughing gently as she now hurried off within the failing sunlight as she had seen the rest of the members of her team had done just earlier that day.
Jay laughed as well and lunged from the balcony following behind El, as her brother and the others followed suit and trailed behind the two girls.
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The football field sat silently in the same ruins as they had been left. The rubble scattered in the same place. The rigid surface of each individual fragment, bent and crooked at its edges as the low light was shattered at its touch, exactly how they were remained. Optimus stood waiting in the center of the field, Bumblebee diagonally placed behind him. Though, in addition to them were two more large robots. One was a twenty-four ft tall golden and scarlet machine, the metal that trailed upon his body was a conversion of a Search and Rescue Hummer H2 vehicle; like Optimus and Bumblebee, the metal had been snapped and bent to fit his immense frame. To the other side, was an even larger robot, reaching twenty-six feet. The surface of the metal was a variety of grays and blacks; the surface and frame of the metal revealing he had transformed from a GMC Topkick pickup truck. He too waited, though was much less patience then Optimus, for the Alphas to arrive.
Jay stepped onto the field glancing at the robots that stood before her. "Wow... just what we need, more impatient robot cars..." she murmured her voice hollowed from the exhaustion that filled her.
At her side, the remainder of the team had approached. Claudia took the lead in front of them. Their stances were positioned in a point, Claudia at its tip, closest to Optimus. She bowed now, her expression serious, "The Autobots I presume," she began before lifting her head up to look at them more clearly, "I am Claudia, leader of the Alphas,"(she looked to Felicia, who bowed as well), "Felicia, our medical officer" (now she looked to Jacob, who offered a cocky grin as per usual), "Jacob, second in command" (she shifted her vision from Jay to El), "And, of course, you are already acquainted with Jay and El."
Optimus nodded at Claudia and followed her lead introducing each member of the team. "I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots," (He looked to the gold and scarlet robot beside him.) "Ratchet, our medical officer," (then he looked to the other robot at his side) "Ironhide, weapons specialist," (he finally looked to Bumblebee) "And Bumblebee, El's and now to some extent Jay's, guardian."
"Charmed," Claudia said simply, craning her head up a bit to take a decent look at each individual robot, somehow amused, and a smile crawled onto her lips for a moment then vanished, "I've been told you called a meeting. If it is regarding the Omegas, we already have our share of decent information, however, over the past few months, Felicia has been monitoring a distinct signal of more beings plotting against Earth, aside from the Omegas. Beings that, I have come to believe, are related to your race."
"Decepticons," Optimus said simply as he knelt down to Claudia's level. "That is why I called this meeting. These two forces have joined together to take over Earth. Omegas to purify it of humans. Decepticons to take revenge for destroying their only chance of rebuilding themselves."
"If this is true, then what do you suggest would be the best way of proceeding?" Claudia responded, inquiringly. It was odd to see her in such a serious stance of leadership, holding no fear or regret as she stood so close to the cold blue and crimson metal that was layered along Optimus's frame.
"That we, too, join together. Standing alone we are both greatly outnumbered. But together we will have greater numbers, yet not as many as our foes but still enough to stand a chance," Optimus explained.
Claudia nodded to this, and thought over his words before responding, "I suppose that is our only decent decision...The Omegas will be using technology that will be unfamiliar to us once fighting along side these Decepticons, and vice versa I presume. We can help one another with this. So, simply put. I'll take you up on your offer of a 'team-up'."
Optimus nodded and stood to his full height. "We have also concluded that each of the Omegas will be paired with a Decepticons, so they are never alone while in battle. I propose we do the same," he said and looked to Ratchet and Ironhide, "Bumblebee and I are already in charge of El and Jay, and seeing as the boy there" (he pointed to Jacob) "is Jay's brother I will assume responsibility for him as well."
Claudia had nodded her head in agreement, "Yes, I suppose that would be necessary," she paused and now looked to Felicia then back to Optimus, "And if I may suggest that Felicia be with Ratchet? Both are medical officers and it only seems fitting that they are paired that way."
"Then you will be placed with Ironhide. If that is okay with you," Optimus said looking from the two polar opposites that will be placed together.
Claudia looked from Optimus, now, to Ironhide. She raised her eyebrows at the second largest machine in the group. She held an expression of uncertainty, but then nodded as she straightened her frame, "Very well, if it is for the sake of Earth."
Optimus smiled slightly and looked at to everyone - Mecha and Autobot alike - and nodded. "Then it is settled, we must now all work together as best we can to protect this world."
Jay smiled as best she could in her zombie-like state. "So does this mean the meeting's over and I can go to sleep?"
Upon this note, Claudia had laughed gently and looked to Jay with a grin, "Yes, Jay. Go on and head to bed," she responded rather lightly, in comparison to her once serious tone she had just moments.
Jay yawned and stumbled forward as sleep took over her. "Alright, goodnight," she murmured and fell forward onto Jacob who was conveniently standing in front her of, all consciousness gone from her.
Jacob's eyelids blinked upon his sister as she had done this. He caught her simply in his arms and looked to Claudia with a small glower, "You just had tell her 'yes'."
"How was I supposed to know she'd pass out right here?" Claudia retorted quickly in her own defense.
El sighed at this, and looked to Bumblebee, "Hey, Bumble, you think you can take Jay and I back to my home?" she retorted, smiling lightly as her body formed back into a human.
Bumblebee nodded and transformed into the gold and black Camaro - doors opened.
Jacob held his sister and looked to El. "I guess I'll come too so I can help get Jay in the house because she weighs a ton," he murmured jokingly.
In her sleep Jay lifted her hand and slapped Jacob roughly across his face. "Shut up, Jacob..." she murmured and then settled back down, snuggling against his chest as her human self slowly began to resurface.
At this, El was silent, only scowling gently at Jacob before she groaned softly. She twirled her body to begin to walk toward Bumblebee, arms crossed, "Just get in..." she murmured, her body tense, as the reappeared green strands of hair brushed against her skin.
Jacob nodded and glared at his sister. "Even in her sleep she still manages to get her way and hurt me," he murmured and followed El, letting out a small sigh as he, too, resumed his human self.
Claudia then returned human (Felicia doing the same). She looked up to the rest of the Autobots, though, her vision trailed to her new partner, Ironhide, "We should be off then. I'll tell you the coordinates of our base," she said simply, now putting a hand through her long flowing black hair.
Ironhide nodded in silence, clearly just as 'thrilled' about this partnership as Claudia, and formed into the vehicle that Claudia would be stuck with for the time being.
Claudia the muttered softly to herself, too low and too far away for her new partner to here, "...This is going to one long drive..." she muttered as she now approached the large black truck that was positioned before her, with obvious disliking.
Felicia followed her leader's actions, though, instead went to Ratchet. She looked up to him from her tiny height, having to crane her neck quite a bit to look at the vast robot. She bowed and said gently, "Felicia - pleased to be working with you, Ratchet."
Ratchet smiled and kneeled down closer to Felicia's height. "It's my pleasure, Felicia," he said gently. "Shall we be going as well?"
"Yes, please," Felicia retorted politely, now returning his smile as she leaned back up to her usual stature as her short brown hair ran against her cheeks.
Ratchet nodded and transformed into the gold and scarlet Hummer, which seemed far from what Felicia would normally be seen riding in, and swung his door open.
Felicia, however, did not complain to the severe contrast to her usual style, and merely smiled kindly and got into the hummer, taking her spot in the seat within.
Claudia was already set inside her new truck, however, she had scooted herself in the passenger's seat in the corner. She stared out the window and groaned, getting a difficult vibe from Ironhide.
Optimus had formed back into a truck, and began revving his engine in a sign for the rest of the Autobots to begin their engines as well.
El was in a hush as she entered her golden Camaro. She sat within the leather driver's seat and brought her knees to her chest to allow Bumblebee complete control of driving. However, she was still in a tensed silence as she sat within the car.
Jacob soon joined El in the car, his sister sleeping peacefully against him as he stared out the windshield. "El..." he murmured but the trailed off unsure of what he was going to say.
El ignored him, as the doors were now shut tight with a small slam. The engine revved now and the vibrations trailed through the seats. El, as though Jacob were not there, then spoke to Bumblebee simply, "Bumble, can you please make it a fast trip home...?"
"El, you can't just ignore me forever," Jacob said softly as Bumblebee began to drive from the stadium.
The vision she held upon through the window did not cease as El began softly in response, "Just because I'm on this team, it does not mean I've forgiven you."
"I know that, but I'd like it if you'd talk to me, at least a little," Jacob said as her moved his vision from the road to his sleeping sister.
"...Don't hold you're breath..." El muttered firmly as she leaned her head against the window beside her and glowered at the world just outside the vehicle that passed swiftly away.
Jacob stayed silent for a few moments before her looked to El and smiled. "Look, if I would have known you would have treated me like this, I never would have left you. I just didn't want to hurt you, but I guess I did anyway, huh?"
El then trailed her vision ahead of her, though her vision was blurred as she now looked to the moving steering wheel before her, as her cheeks were now flushed, "...Just shut the fuck up and go rot in a ditch, Mr. Second in command..."
Jacob sighed heavily and groaned as he leaned his head back against the seat. "If that's what'll make you happy, El."
El then rubbed her tear stained eyes, as her body was still tense. She shifted her body a bit closer against the window beside her, curling her body in a tighter ball as her hand now touched the icy window beside her. There was a moment's silence of only gentle breathing, though, this time El was the one to speak. Her words were shaken and strained, cracking every few syllables that were pronounced, "...I was up for weeks after you left. A decent night's sleep was a thing of the past, back then..." she took a breath and pressed her cheek gently against Bumblebee's chilled window, "My parents had already died from who knows what, and then you had come along. And just when you're within reach you go away. Because I was... 'human'. That's the excuse you gave me, then you friggin vanish off the face of the Earth...But, what pisses me off is that when you finally come back and you figure out that I'm not just human, you try to make things right. Ja...Jac...", she paused and took a breath, not being able to say his name, "Would you even have come back if I was still just human...?"
"El, the only reason I left was so I wouldn't hurt you. Mechas are so much stronger than regular humans. I could have seriously hurt you," Jacob said his voice soft as we watched El. "But now you're a Mecha too, and I don't have to worry about you having a frail human body anymore. Please just bear with me. I'm trying to get used to all this again. Before I was a Mecha I was a wonderful brother but I had to get away from Jay so I wouldn't hurt her either. And then I heard about the fire and it didn't cross my mind that they could save her like they did me. And now I just want to fix things with you two. To try and get things as close to normal as I can."
El lifted her head a bit and looked to the endless road just beyond the window, "...Were you to explain things like that...It might've been simpler. But...when you told me it was over...I asked you why," she took a breath and quickly wiped away a few more welling tears in the corner of her eyes, "You only said one thing...'Because you're only human'...It was like I wasn't good enough, like...I could never be good enough."
"I was just trying not to make it harder then it already was. I thought if I made things simple like that, then it would be easier to get over," Jacob paused and looked to Jay as he brushed a strand of hair from her face. "But I guess not."
"It would've been difficult, either way..." El muttered softly, but then sighed, wishing desperately to drop the subject, though, she then realized that Bumblebee had been there the entire time, listening. She watched the moving steering wheel again and muttered gently to her car, "Sorry you have to be stuck in the middle of all this, Bumble. You give us a ride home and all you get in return is depressing teenage love stories..."
Jacob laughed slightly and leaned back in his seat slightly. "So, one question and then we can drop the subject for as long as you want."
El sighed and finally decided to look to Jacob, her cheeks were flushed, as the edges around her eyes were wet with small tears. She looked to him from under her long lashes, "...what?"
"Am I forgiven at least enough for you to acknowledge my existence?" Jacob asked as he smiled meekly at El.
El sighed and leaned back against her seat, "...Only enough for me to notice you again...but that's all," she muttered softly as she looked to the ceiling of the car.
"And that's all I'm asking for," Jacob said his smile growing slightly. "And now I will gladly shut up and go rot in a ditch like you asked."
At this thought, El was silent, but, for the first time since the drive began, an entertained smile fell lightly on her lips, though, as fast as it came, it had vanished once again.
The rest of the ride was silent and it wasn't long before Bumblebee stopped in front of El's home and quieted his engine.
With a relieved sigh, El escaped the tense atmosphere of the vehicle, shutting the door behind her. She smiled at the sweet touch of the chilled air against her skin, and walked in front of the car and toward her home, not waiting for Jacob nor Jay, only wishing to return to her warm room in a hush.
Jacob got from the car, his sister clutched in his arms. He walked to the front of the car and paused watching El, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.
Bumblebee was silent for a moment, however, in a quick instant he had revved his engine and nudged his frame forward and against Jacob, though, holding himself back to make sure Jay would not get hurt in the process.
Jacob blinked and stumbled forward slightly, as he turned to look back to Bumblebee. "Alright, I can take a hint. I'll behave. Don't need her car pissed at me as well as her, Jay, and the rest of my team," he murmured and followed El, letting out a heavy sigh.
El peeked into her house, glancing around carefully. With a sigh of relief, she realized her parents were not home just yet. She stepped in now, the heat of the house not fazing her, as she could only feel a gentle cool caressing her skin. She left the door open for Jacob, not looking back as she continued her way to her room. She found her space just as she had left it; with the screen to her ruined balcony wide open. El groaned at the sight and collapsed onto her bed, beginning to concoct ways of explaining to her family.
Jacob, after guessing which room Jay would be staying in, peaked into El's room. "So you're going to have fun explaining this, unless you can fix it all before they see it."
El grumbled a small unknown word of incoherence into her pillow, and lifted her head up partially, glaring at the hole she had created in the wall, "...How will I ever be able to fix this" she muttered and lied her head upon the pillow again, "...I can barely handle a hammer, much less fix any of this..."
"Maybe you should ask someone to fix it," Jacob said leaning against the doorframe, watching El.
"...Who in their right mind would fix it on my low budget..?" El inquired, as she now put her arms around her pillow and held it tightly to her frame as she let out a small yawn.
"Who said you had pay them? I'm sure if you ask a friend to help they wouldn't ask for payment," Jacob muttered looking to the ceiling as he let out a small sigh.
El lifted her head partially to look back at Jacob, though she still kept the gentle pillow close against her body, "...Are you implying something?"
Jacob looked back to El and smiled at her. "Nope, not at all. Really I'm just thinking out loud."
El let out a lightly irritated sigh, bringing her body back down to the welcoming blankets of her bed. She curled up into a small ball, still holding tightly along this white pillow. The material pressed gently against her cheek as her eyes now closed, she responded softly, "...Just shut up, while you're ahead..."
"Alright, but you should head to bed. You have school in the morning right?" Jacob asked as he stood up straight, still smiling at El.
El only nodded, her eyes still shut, as she was already practically asleep in the sense. The caress of the pillow against her body, the silk like hair resting on her cheeks and trailing to her lush pink lips. It was difficult to believe, in such a stature, that she had once been angry.
"Well, Night then, El," Jacob murmured and walked toward the balcony.
A small response would have been proclaimed from El's lips, was she not already sleeping peacefully, with only the pillow in her arms to keep her company in her dreams.
Jacob looked back to El and smiled weakly. "El, I promise I'll make it up to you and Jay, even if it kills me. I would hate to leave with you two still mad at me," he murmured and vanished into the darkness.
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That night was surprisingly peaceful. The serenity of the moonlight shining gloriously through the window; its illumination draped along the floor. The cool night air did not sting like it once had, the nights when there were still a sign of human sanity left along the lines of the house. Still, the darkness spread on, brightening at its corridors as the moon surrendered to the radiance of the sun, peeking up over the horizon and, in conclusion, against El's sleeping expression. She winced at the touch, pulling her pillow to her face and tightening her body, though, as the sun ceased to descend, El brought eyes over the pillow and squinted them open. The chocolate and caramel swirl within her eyes trailed with loathing to the sun that shattered into a million pieces onto the perfect balcony. That's when she lifted her head a bit more and lowered her pillow. A perfect balcony. This is what was seen before her vision. No rubble. No ruins. As though it had never been destroyed. Bewildered, she now looked to her dresser, there too sat her television, no longer shredded and destroyed. Now to the wall. It too was in perfect condition. It was as if, nothing had occurred. El blinked. Had it been a dream? She quickly looked to her arm and formed it into a cannon. She sighed in relief. No. Not a dream. She then formed it back into her arm. Her eyes trailed along the room now, curiously, though, just at the edge of her bed, she found Jacob. He was sitting up partially upon the floor, his head propped against the bed; his hand clutched loosely around a hammer, while beside his body were a pile of screws and other building necessities. El became confused again, never once expecting that what he had been 'implying' the previous night had been this. She got off her bed and stood, dropping her pillow behind her. She walked to the balcony, and hesitated before stepping along its white and polished surface. El took a breath and walked upon it. After a moment, she smiled, her expression clearly brightened as she clutched the balcony about her fingers as she looked to the early sunrise.
Jacob stirred slightly as the light hit him drawing him from his peaceful sleep. After a few moments he opened his white eyes and looked to the balcony to see El. "You like it?" he asked, a small yawn passing his lips, as he stood still clearly exhausted.
El was silent for a moment, unsure what words to choose, though, she began while she looked back to him (cheeks flushed), "How...how did you manage to get all this done?"
"A lot of hard work and little sleep. And connections to top quality building supplies," Jacob muttered letting out another yawn.
There was then a smile that sparked upon her lips as El turned to face Jacob completely. She held her hands against the railing behind her, leaning her body against it as the rays of the sun ran passed her cheeks, "Thank you," she said simply and a small chortle had fell from her lips, "For saving my ass..."
"No problem. It wouldn't be right for you to get in trouble for something I did," Jacob said smiling at El, as he seemed to wake up a little more.
"The balcony, yes, but I was responsible for the chaos in my room," El then explained, as she straightened her body and watched Jacob, "You didn't have to fix those, too."
"That was because I'm a nice guy," Jacob said smiling his normal cocky grin.
El then sighed at this and brushed away a few askew pieces of hair from her face, "Don't get too arrogant. You'll screw up the moment..."
Jacob laughed slightly and wiped the cocky grin from his face and smiled sincerely at El. "Alright, fine I'll keep the arrogance to a minimal."
"Good," stated El, firmly as she now strolled from the balcony and back into her room, "So...you were here all night?" she inquired, a small note of uneasiness at this fact.
"Yeah, but don't worry my eyes stayed focused on my work. Promise," Jacob said leaning against the wall next to the balcony.
At this El sighed, a motion of relief in her posture, "Again - good," she muttered as she was now at her closet to pull out her clothes, her eyes darting from her clock, and back to Jacob, "Now get out. I have to get ready for school."
"Alright, I better go and wake my sister up before she's late for work. Even though her work burned down they still need her to train that human that was checking her out that day," Jacob said crinkling his nose at the thought.
"Don't be hard on him," El then responded, turning her body once more to face Jacob. She lifted her chin to observe him, and her expression was hard as she continued, "He is 'only human'."
"And she is my sister, you have to remember that," Jacob said grinning slightly. "So I have to be protective, don't I?"
El rolled her eyes at this, "You're so hypocritical, sometimes..." she muttered and sighed, setting her clothes upon her bed and straightened the material, "The way that man looks at Jay, is the same way you used to look at me."
"Yeah, yeah, you're just saying that. You've never even seen the guy," Jacob said as he walked toward the door. "Oh and in case you haven't noticed: I still look at you that way," he said looking to El over his shoulder.
El did not look back, her throat dry for the moment, for she could not find the perfect words to suffice. She sighed and leaned over her bed a bit, simply staring at the cloth, muttering gently, "Just leave, Jacob..."
Jacob laughed and walked over to El gently giving her a friendly kiss on the cheek. "Alright, I'm gone, El," he said and left with another word.
Once he had left, El sat upon her bed and brought her folded clothes into her hand, clutching upon them and covered her face. She muttered into the pillow, gasping for breath as her lips quivered, "...Why, dammit? Why do you have to keep pulling me back...?"
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That day of school was not one that varied from any other. The bell rang in its usual melodic tone, singing against the stone of the walls and echoing through the lime green lockers. Each teacher gave their ordinary work; project for history, reading for English, and so on and so forth. This would continue till the end of the day, when the bell struck three and the sound rang and vibrated through each room. All this lead to the days 'glorious' climax: Abigail. El, today, had only bared it in hush. Despite her aching urge to use her new strength to fight, she held her body back, finding it unfair in the circumstances. Nonetheless, the scraping against the cement as she slammed to the ground was somehow less painful then usual. Only a gentle numbness fell around her lip as the sun's afternoon light reached her face. Like a survivor of war, she stood and grabbed her belongings, allowing Abigail and her posse to leave with excited laughter. El rubbed her eye with one hand, and brought her finger to her chin as she felt a warm liquid fall down her chin. She felt no tone of surprise as she found the usual scarlet that danced about her lip and chin, only continuing to Bumblebee who sat in silence near the sidewalk. With silence, she took her place within the car and slinked into the leather seat with hush.
"Why didn't you fight back?" Asked a voice from the passenger side of the car. Jay sat leaned back in her seat her feet propped against the dashboard.
El lifted her head up at her voice; she was confused for the moment, not expecting Jay to be sprawled out in her Camaro. She put a hand through her hair and looked out the window in front of her, attempting to wipe away her blood with her other hand, "...Oh. Jay...I didn't know Bumble was picking you up," she muttered, avoiding her question.
"I didn't either. He just showed up and told me to get in," Jay said looking out the side window of the car her eyes focused on Abigail. "And I'm glad he did pick me up..."
"You shouldn't worry," El began softly as she now brought her knees up to her chest, in order to not interfere with Bumblebee's driving, "It's been going on since freshman year. Just my afternoon ritual, I guess you would say."
"You shouldn't take it, El. And trust me you don't do anything about it I will," Jay said looking to El, concerned.
El sighed and looked to Jay with a light smile as she cleaned away the remainder of the blood about her lip, "It's fine, I promise and don't you think that it'd be a little unfair to go against a human in our condition?"
"I won't hurt her. Just threaten," Jay said smiling slightly, "It would a little too unfair to hurt her. Unless she hits you again."
At this, El fell uneasy, "Please just let it be, Jay. I've dealt with this since the beginning of high school. I can deal with it for just two more years..." she pleaded, pouting gently.
"El, I'm not just going to let you be pushed around like that. You shouldn't have to take it from her. And I'm not going to let you take it," Jay said sternly.
El sighed and leaned her head against the window, "It's not necessary, Jay...really."
"Gabriella, it certainly is so necessary, so don't tell me it's not," Jay said as she watched El her eyes focused. "And either you get her off your case or let me get her off your case."
El slumped back farther into her seat and bit her lip softly before speaking again, "Here, they think I'm sort of joke, y'know. I've told you before that I am considered the 'school nerd'. They take that title to the extreme at this school and Abigail simply finds it appropriate to poke fun at me because of what people consider me," she then explained as she set her finger along the steering wheel and gentle trailed her finger about the material.
"But that doesn't give her the right to hurt you. I remember the last person who poked fun at me like that, ended up with a few broken bones," Jay said shrugging slightly. "Of course I was also a loner so I had to stand up for myself. But you don't, you have me to help you out and I damn well plan on doing that."
"You...really are settled on this, huh?" El muttered and she laughed gently upon this matter, as she now put a finger to her lip to make sure it had ceased bleeding.
"Of course. We don't need another me, who doesn't know how to accept an offer for help," Jay said smiling at El.
Surprisingly, El smiled in return, "...You really are like an older sister. Thank you, Jay," she muttered gently and now looked to the radio of the car and spoke again, "And what about you, Bumble...? You have seen pathetic little me get beaten up every day after school for who knows how long now..."
"It would be nice to see you walk out of school without having to look behind you," Bumblebee said as he tuned his radio.
"So then it's settled. I'll be your bodyguard from now until that bitch leaves you alone," Jay said grinned.
El smiled lightly, "...You're so hopeless..." she muttered and laughed gently, "But please don't make too much of a fuss over this."
"Oh I won't if she doesn't," Jay said her grin still covering her lips.
"If that's the case, we'll have an entire crime scene by the end of the week," El responded and a small moan escaped her lips.
"I won't kill her, I promise," Jay muttered looking out the window at the passing scenery.
El sighed, "Just because you won't kill, does not mean you still won't brutally beat her..." she stated as she now raised her eyebrows as she looked to Jay.
"Okay enough of my plans to 'harm' your bully. Let's change the subject now," Jay said grinning still.
El looked at her strangely, "...To what?"
"I don't know, just something," Jay muttered looking to the ceiling of the Camaro.
El thought for a moment in silence, though, she then lifted her head again and smiled, "What about Michael?"
"What about him?" Jay asked looking to El smiling innocently.
"I mean...you saw him at work today, did you not?" El then inquired, leaning over a bit to Jay to examine her face thoroughly.
"Of course, I'm kinda forced to see him. I am his mentor," Jay said laughing slightly.
"Well...how did it go?" El urged, suddenly a bit more excited upon this matter.
"What do you mean? It was just another day at work," Jay said grinning slightly.
El made an expression of anxiousness at this point, her lower lip pushed out partially, "That tells me nothing. My ordinary day is getting beat up. You, on the other hand, must have something much more interesting that happens."
"All it really consisted of was me teaching him how to drive one of the big trucks, and then us talking about random stuff," Jay mutter but then she added quietly, almost inaudible, "And Optimus having to keep me from wrecking..."
Suddenly Bumblebee had revved his engine in a tone of laughter; El smirked at this and was silent as she stifled a small giggle, "...I'm guessing you were too busy staring into Michael's eyes to pay attention to the road?"
Jay glared at the dashboard of the car and kicked it hard, but not hard enough to damage it. "Shut up, Bee," she muttered looking out the window. "And it's not my fault he's got gorgeous, to die for eyes."
"Do you even remember what you talked about?" El then urged, in a way to silence her own motion of chortles.
"Well... Sorta kinda, not really," Jay said poking her fingers together meekly.
"But I bet you can remember the color of his eyes, right?" El then teased, her smile broadening a bit.
"Well, yeah. I promise if you ever get to see those eyes, you won't forget them either," Jay said grinning slightly. "And it doesn't help that he's gorgeous himself. So his looks work with his eyes."
El shook her head, smile placed along her lips still, "...But of course you would notice this, rather then if there was a stop sign on the road or not...Thank god for Optimus being able to drive for himself."
"Oh shut up, El," Jay murmured slouching in her seat messing with a bit of the fishnet that covered her legs.
"So, how tall is he anyway?" El then grinned, "Six foot? Blonde? Give me some visuals, here."
"He's about six foot two. Long blonde hair that almost reaches his shoulders. The most irresistible sea green eyes." (Jay stopped and let out a dreamy sigh.) "He's slender, yet still muscular," Jay said as she stared out the window of the Camaro.
"Uh huh...So, basically a god in human form?" El then laughed gently as she rested her cheek against Bumblebee's window.
"I didn't say that..." Jay muttered meekly a slight hint of pink crossing her cheeks.
"But you were thinking that," El then noted, and she smiled again, lifting her head and looking to Jay with the sweet innocence only a younger sister could send.
"I was not," Jay said looking to El, grinning slightly. "But so far, he's pretty damn close."
"But of course," El then shrugged, trailing her finger down the chilled window of the vehicle, "Isn't that how it always is?"
"I guess, but I've been a loner for so long, this is kinda new for me," Jay said shrugging slightly. "I mean I'm not saying I'm in love with him or anything. Just a small crush."
El laughed gently, her voice similar to small chimes during a windy day, "That's what I mean. Puppy love. You think they're friggin near perfect," she smiled, reminiscing.
Jay looked to El and shook her head. "You know I'm kinda stuck listening to his random thoughts. I could do a little probing," she said smirking slightly.
El lifted her head again, and looked to Jay oddly, "Probing...?" she inquired, uncertain.
"You know if he's really just pulling your leg with all this over the top hang on your every move thing," Jay said rolling her eyes. "I've never seen my brother act that way. It's sickening."
"His thoughts can't be that bad, but I'm sure you've figure out he's fixed my balcony and all that other chaos in my room," El suddenly noted as she leaned back against the seat and set her finger upon the moving steering wheel before her, "That was actually, surprisingly, nice...."
"And sickening," Jay pointed out sighing slightly. "But he's actually being true, for now. It's sweet I suppose."
"It's sort of scary though," El laughed gently, "The way he's acting...It's freaking me out a bit. Not what I'd expect from the guy who had left over a year ago."
"Well, his reasons were justified. Sorta like those vampire stories. Can't be around the one the love for fear of hurting them, but things turn out right in the end for the most part," Jay said laughing slightly.
El laughed lightly, "Don't go sappy on me, Jay," she playfully teased.
Jay laughed again and shook her head. "Me? Sappy? El, you honestly don't know me very well."
"Oh, contraire...that vampire metaphor was really sappy," El quickly defended, though, she smiled still.
"It was not, I was merely stating a point," Jay said smiling meekly. "But if you really want sappy I could tell you want runs through Jacob's head when he thinks of you."
El cringed at the thought and ran one of her hands through her hair, "...I'd rather you not..."
"Then don't call me sappy," Jay said smiling. She let out a small yawn. "Ugh, I need to catch up on my sleep, so as soon as we get home I'm going to bed."
A small chuckle was emitted from El's lips once again, "I swear...you're like a friggin cat with all this sleep of yours."
"Meow," Jay said holding her hand up to mimic a cat. "Even a kitten needs beauty sleep."
El raised an eyebrow at her action, "You're absolutely hopeless," she sighed and shook her head.
Jay laughed and smiled at El. "Yeah I know. But that's just me, so get over it," she said grinning. "And you young lady need to go in a start your homework right away."
"Oh shuddup," El responded, eyeing Jay, but then sighed, "I am going to be up forever tonight...Stupid trig."
Jay simply laughed and looked to the large mansion in front of them. She opened her door and began to get out. "Ask Jacob, he's smart, he'll help," Jay said rolling her eyes and crinkling her nose.
El followed with a sigh exhaled from her pink lips, "...Must I?" she began, but noted the odd expression placed along Jays' face, and merely cocked her head as her hair shifted against her cheeks.
"No, but you may want to find a way to get him away. I keep forgetting about this Twin Telepathy thing..." Jay muttered and yawned.
El processed this information and moaned, "...Great. Just what I need on top of you going to cause a horror scene tomorrow at school..."
"Just kick him really hard where it hurts if he bugs you," Jay said smirking as she located the open window to her room and backed up a little and ran slightly, as she lunged toward her window and vanished into it.
El's shoulders slumped down as her bag slid from her shoulder and to the ground, still clutching at its handle. She sighed now as her hair swayed back and forth against her face, muttering gently into the air, "Tomorrow...is going to be one hell of a long day..."
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As per usual, the next day at school was simply a matter of de ja vu'. Each daily task of classes had repeated themselves with only a few minor changes upon the schedule. With these unchanging instances, the ordinary bore was presented fully through the corridors of Eliot High. El was no exception to this term. She found herself sitting in a hush as she doodled small pictures of her Camaro. The bell rang loudly, stinging her eardrums as she lifted her head to the sudden triumph of sound. She sighed: the end of the day. El stood, taking her precious time to obtain her belongings. Shoving the bag of her shoulder she took a slow pace to the exit of the building. Fellow students shoved past her, in a hurry to get home on such a day. Eventually, El had reached the front of the school, entering into the outside air. She felt only a numb chill against her skin as the wind swirled against her cheeks. Looking up, El's stomach sank as she saw her golden Camaro waiting patiently and watching just at the edge of the sidewalk. The Camaro, no doubt, symbolizing that Jay was here just as well. Her grip tightened around the strap of her bag, as she now glanced around the area. No sign of Abigail yet. Perhaps she would get lucky this day. This was, sadly, not the case.
A hand was pressed firmly against the back of El's head pulling her back toward the simpering figure of Abigail. "Did you think you could leave without my permission?" she asked her hand tightening on the back of El's head.
El cringed at the touch, her hand tightening about her bag's strap once more. She did not move her body, only wince faintly as she muttered, "Abbie, can we please not do this today...? Any other day is fine, but today..." she trailed off, her eyes shifting to Bumblebee.
"Why's today so special? And what right to do have to reschedule my fun?" Abigail asked and she roughly shoved El forward onto the ground.
At the sudden press against the ground, El's belongings fell askew across the cement. She wiped her chin as she sat up along the cement, "I'm more concerned about your life," she muttered, close to a whisper as she picked herself from the ground.
"My life? What could you possibly gain by being concerned about me?" Abigail asked grabbing El's hair and pulled El closer to her. "I mean, I'll still beat your ass, even if you are concerned."
El cringed at the pull along her skull, her body shuddering a bit. She squinted her eyes and glowered upon Abigail, "Don't say I never warned you..."
Abigail rolled her eyes and shoved El away. She casually walked around to face her, and she lifted her perfectly manicured hand to strike El with it, yet something held her arm back.
"I believe you've done enough to El," muttered Jay as she appeared behind Abigail and clutched roughly onto her wrist.
Abigail raised an eyebrow upon this, and stared at where her wrist was held, she shoved her arm back in an attempt to release it, though, she glowered upon Jay, "What the fuck is it with this school and being infested by a bunch of freaks?"
Jay ignored this comment and clutched onto Abigail's wrist tighter. "Now, on request of my dear friend, El, I will not kill you. But I swear you ever touch like that again and I will not hesitate to rip this arm from its socket," she said with a warm smile on her face as she laughed lightly at Abigail.
Abigail winced at the touch, however, before she could state any form of insult (like she had so clearly planned), Jaden had appeared at her side. He stood looking just as godly as he usually would in the illumination of the day. He placed an arm firmly around her waist and placed his other hand where Jay held her wrist, "Did you make another enemy, Abbie?" he laughed lightly and kissed her cheek, "You have to learn how to not be such a tease, sometimes."
Jay pulled her hand back and rolled her eyes. "You should warn your little toy here, not to mess with my sister anymore," Jay said looking to Jaden her eyes set in a glare. "And I just dare her to lay another finger on her," she said her voice smooth and professional as she stepped next to El, placing her hand on her shoulder.
El was timid at Jay's side, however Abigail offered a scowl; the corner of her lip twitching partially. Jaden restrained her properly, however, his ears caught the sound of a sudden whirring of a machine. He ignored it for the time being, as Abigail began to speak. Her words were strained and firm, "You pathetic little bi--"
She had cut herself off as the sound of helicopter was heard from above, she cringed at the sudden noise as she looked up to see a large UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, flying dangerously close to the school grounds. El watched this as well, a horrid feeling sinking in her stomach as she watched it. She leaned over and whispered to Jay beside her, "...Jay. I don't think that's just a helicopter."
"Yeah, I know. He's been following Bee since he picked me up," Jay muttered looking to the helicopter that drew even closer to the ground.
"...But, if it is one of them..." El muttered, taking a breath as she now witnessed the machine land in a hush just at the front of the school, "That means we'll have to fight it..." she then looked to Abigail and then to Jaden, cringing at the thought.
"C'mon it's not that bad, maybe they'll leave you alone afterwards. It's time to show everyone at this pathetic school what Gabriella Dellon is really made of," Jay said grinning.
"Honestly, I prefer 'Witwicky'," El then corrected, smiling lightly, "But...." she then looked to helicopter and cringed as the metal bent and shaped itself. There were sudden screams from student as they raced to their cars. The atmosphere suddenly tensed as students had raced to their own vehicles or school buses, as the helicopter began to stand. It towered at an immense twenty-eight feet, its black metal shining and his scarlet eyes darting over the area until it pinpointed itself upon Jay.
At this point, Bumblebee was already up on his feet, his left arm forming into an energy cannon and firing shots to the newly entered machine. This action did not help the fact of the stressed students fleeing for their precious lives. Jaden and Abigail had stood and stared, mouth agape as their eyes had widened at the sight before them.
Jay rolled her eyes and pushed past Jaden and Abigail. "If you two value your lives, then I suggest you run," she said and looked back to El. "C'mon. Jacob and the others are on their way so they can help. Jacob said for us to help Bee in whatever way we can," she said and casually walked toward the giant robots that had begun to spar, metal and flares beginning to fly.
El was uncertain for a moment but then sighed, running a hand through her short hair. She looked to Abigail and Jaden, smiling, as she formed clearly into her Mecha form, "I'd listen to her, if I were you," she said simply, but then darted forward, as a black metal mask fell over her eyes and her arm formed into a cannon.
Jay smirked at the two teens that still cowered. "You aren't gonna bug her much now, huh?" she asked with a smirk as she followed El's lead and transformed into her almost nonexistent armor, her mask covering her mouth and nose.
El had not turned back to see the surely shocked expressions along her fellow classmates' face, instead, she began focusing on what would be her first battle. She cringed for a moment, just at the foot of the large robots (though, Bumblebee was considerable smaller then the other); however, she shook off the intimidating fear and began to dart about, shooting a series of blasts to the 'helicopter'.
Jay followed El and formed her hand into a cannon. "El, don't just shoot idly, look for a weak spot and take advantage of it," Jay said and aimed of a place just under the robots head and fired.
"I'm new at this, all right?" El pouted, but did as she was told, aiming her cannon toward the large machine, being careful not to interfere with Bumblebee. She muttered quietly to herself, "Weak spot...weak spot...Where the heck is it?" she narrowed her eyes and stared up to it and shot to an area of exposed wire just at the side of its head.
The giant robot stumbled slightly holding the spot where El had shot. He glared at the tiny Mecha before him and formed his arm into a rather large cannon and fired it at El.
El blinked for a moment and stood, her feet planted to the ground. Her lower lip shook, as she stared up to the immense blast aimed toward her. The size of the flare itself intimidated her, and she took a gulp down her dry throat, "...oh shit."
A figure soon lunged at El and shoved her out of the way, tackling her to the ground in the process. "Damn it! What is it with you girls and just standing around?" Jacob asked in an irritated tone as he hovered over El, pinning her to the ground after tackling her.
El blinked, her cheeks suddenly flushed at the sight of Jacob just above her, "I..." she began, but had started again, "It's not my fault! Did you see the size of that thing?! Now get off me!"
"Geez, I save you life and I get yelled at," Jacob muttered and stood holding his hand out to help El up. "Just don't do it again. In battle there's no time for you to be afraid, besides I'm here so there's no reason for you to be scared."
El let out a sigh and wiped away the dirt at the side of her cheek from when she had collided to the ground. She paused for a moment, but took his hand, "Just help us finish this helicopter-thing off..."
"Sure, sure," Jacob muttered and looked to the giant robot letting out a small laugh. "I think my sister's a monkey," he muttered and watched as Jay climbed up to the robot's head to get a better shot at the place on his neck. Jacob grinned as he subconsciously still clutched El's hand.
El had shaken her head, smiling lightly, "C'mon," she stated, as she now tugged at his hand (not letting go just yet). She aimed her cannon once more at the robot, now making sure to not hit Jay as well. Narrowing her eyes at the same place she had shot previously, she fired another round of blasts to its head.
Jay glanced down and hopped out of the way just as the blasts hit the giant robot. "Not so tough now, huh, Mr. Helicopter thing," she said smirking, but she gasped when he lifted his cannon to his shoulder where Jay was standing and began to charge it. "Oh shit..." she murmured and lunged out of the way just in time to miss the mass of the blast, yet she didn't make it out unscathed. Along her back a long large gash formed as the beam brushed her skin. "Ow, ow, ow..."
"Shit," Jacob then declared as he had watched this, and with a sigh, he released El's hand to jerk forward and begin to assist his sister. Both his arms had formed into cannons and he quickly began to shoot at the metal beast that towered above. The blasts of energy were joined by another form of scarlet light. Claudia stood just at the side of the robot, one arm up and aiming carefully.
Jay winced and jumped from her perch on the robots shoulder, landing gracefully on the ground. She looked to El and grinned, "Don't ever taunt giant robots," she muttered and took a spot to fire at the giant robot from afar.
Jacob looked at his sister and rolled his eyes. "I could have told you that, Jasmine."
El shook her head, smiling uneasily; though, she then aimed for the robot again. She narrowed her eyes, "...Who they heck is this guy, anyway?" she muttered to herself, before shooting once again at the immense robot. This time, however, it was not a matter of energy, but instead sound waves that were produced from the barrel of her cannon. They rippled against the frame of the robot with a high-pitched humming sound. For a moment, it did not seem to cause much affect, though, El then winced partially as words and thoughts flooded her head. It had literally been seconds once she recoiled her cannon back, however, her head throbbed severely and she had attempted to regain her breath as she stumbled back. She quickly formed her arm back into a human limb as she whispered to herself, raising her eyebrows, "...So, that's who you are. Vortex."
Jacob blinked and darted to El's side, his hands as human limbs once more as she grabbed her shoulders to steady her. "How did you figure that out?" he asked as he looked back to the giant robot that Claudia, Jay, and Bumblebee continued to attack.
El looked from Vortex and back to Jacob, putting a hand to her head as it continued to ache, "I'm...not really sure. I just aimed and fired, then, I know everything about him. His past, his thoughts - his entire life. He's Ivana's guardian. When you took her, he was very, er...angry. Now he's trying to find her again. Vortex recognized Jay as being partially responsible for taking Ivana away, and he figures he can find out where she is by forcing it out of Jay...but he's...really pissed off."
"Figures," Jacob muttered and looked to Jay. "Way to go, sis. You pissed off the giant robot!" he yelled and sighed.
Jay blinked and looked to Jacob arching an eyebrow. 'Excuse me? Um... you were the one who carried her away after Feli knocked her out," she said wincing once more as she twisted around.
"We'll deal with this later!" Claudia suddenly declared and looked to Felicia who was positioned at the side, monitoring the battle and studying Vortex's movements for some sort of pattern, "Fe`! Take care of Jay and El did you manage to find his weak spot?"
While Felicia had quickly bolted to Jay's side and set her hand along the wound (wincing as she did so), El had turned her hand once more into a cannon and aimed at Vortex's head, just in between his scarlet eyes, and fired large emerald energy blasts, "There."
Jacob sighed and stood beside El, holding up his cannon and aimed for where El had just shot. "Y'know, I think you're doing better than Jasmine did on her first battle. No scrapes on that pretty little body of yours yet," he murmured as her fired and blast toward Vortex.
At his words, El's cheeks flashed a violent pink, however, she glowered at the spot where she was firing, "Just shuddup and fight..."
Jacob just laughed and wrapped an arm around El's waist, glancing behind him as he continued to fire at Vortex.
El quivered at the touch, though, at this point, she had given up merely continuing to shoot beams of light upon Vortex, though, she paused in her actions as she looked up to Bumblebee. She shouted up to him as she pulled back her cannon, "Bumble! Take a shot at his metal skull!"
Bumblebee nodded and held up his arm forming it back into a cannon. He aimed for Vortex's head and fired.
The immense blast collided against Vortex's metal; the light illuminating off his frame. Within moments he had stumbled back, a decent mass taken from one side of his head and down his neck and shoulder. He was a hunched over now, his hand clutched over his face as his bright red eyes shone through his spread fingers. It had taken a moment, however, Vortex slumped upon his knees as he somehow managed to form back in a helicopter. As his engines sputtered and whirred, he then retreated into the air, but with obvious difficulty. Vortex hovered for a moment, losing and gaining height as he strained to keep his frame within the air. With one large start of his engines, he flew off into the air before he could come any closer to death.
Jay blinked and stared after the helicopter. "You coward!" she yelled and rolled her eyes and turned to look at Jacob and El. "Jacob, let go of her..."
At her words, El had been drawn back into reality to realize the truth of Jay's words. She stared at where Jacob held her and grimaced.
Jacob merely grinned arrogantly, and as he looked back to Jay, releasing his arm from El, but trailing it to the small of her back instead.
"What...What was that for, anyway?" El then questioned, shoving herself away from Jacob and beside Jay instead.
"You had an audience, and I had to let them know you were off limits," Jacob said glaring over his shoulder.
"Jacob, you're impossible, you know that right?" Jay asked as she shook her head.
At this, Jacob had ignored her, however, El had released out a heavy sigh as she once more came to discover the students gathered around the front of the school, staring in awe. She looked over to the road now, noticing the familiar semi truck, GMC, and hummer just at its edge. She could not blame them for not trying to get any more attention that had already been presented. El, then, looked up to Bumblebee with a pout, "Bumble...Can you please get us out of here, before the newscast shows up?"
Bumblebee nodded and silently returned to his Camaro state, doors opened. He revved his engine urging El and Jay to hurry.
Jay sighed and looked around at the awestruck humans. "Guess, our cover's blown a little, huh?" she muttered and walked quickly over to Bumblebee.
El nodded faintly as she now climbed into the drivers seat, "Just a bit...The rest of high school's going to be hell now..."
"Maybe not, you never know. You could have newfound fame now," Jay said but blinked as Jacob walked over to the car. "What do you want?"
Jacob leaned against the Camaro, his eyes darting to the area just across the street, clouded by cars just at the edge of the sidewalk, "We had a big audience today," he began, before looking to El and back to Jay, grinning, "And El forgot to say goodbye."
"Jacob, you make it sound like she's never going to see you again..." Jay muttered and rolled her eyes looking out over the crowd of people that still watched the group.
"You never know," Jacob said simply, and shrugged, though, he still smiled, however, this was interrupted as Bumblebee jerked forward, his engine revving. Jacob stumbled forward a bit, but had regained his composure and glowered at the car.
Jay laughed slightly and looked to El. "Just say goodbye to the loser so we can go," she said and looked back out the window her white eyes still scanning the crowd.
El made a small moan, but she leaned out of the window and said, with no effort of enthusiasm, "Bye, Jacob."
Jacob grinned and leaned down and gently brushed his lips against El's. "Bye El," he muttered and scampered away before either Jay or Bumblebee could kill him.
The moment he had had left, El's cheeks had burned a deep pink as she slumped down in her seat. She placed her hands over her lips as her eyes widened a bit, as she was in a complete hush. Apart from this incident, the cars scrambled on by along the black pavement; a blur against the trees that sat innocently on the opposite side of the road. Leaned against the tree, Michael was positioned. His hand clutched onto the bark as he watched the edge of the road. His eyes, sparkling just as beautifully as they always would, were set perfectly along Jay.