Chapter 4-
I was flabbergasted. I said, "Ok, excuse my French, but what the hell is going on here?" My mother said, "Vivien, my dear now that is no way for a lady to speak!" I had had enough. I stood up and said, "Mother, I need to tell you something. I'm not mummies little angel, and I'm not daddy's little girl. I'm not perfect, and I ain't no lady at times. I'm crazy, but I also know my limits. I don't pay attention to the proper English, but I know when I do need to. Mom, I'm not who you think I am…and I'm tired of living a double life!" After I finished my speech, I ran up to my room. I slammed the door, locked it, and laid down on my bed, like I did when I was 13, after who I thought was my father beat the living daylight outta me. I sighed, and felt childish.
I didn't dare get up; I wanted to wallow in self pity. That always seemed to be the best thing to do in these situations. I must have laid there for about 5 minutes before someone came knocking on my door. I said, "Go away!" I had the covers up above my whole body, shielding myself from the outside world. I heard a familiar voice say, "Vi, open up…it's Mags and Jazz, Bee left like 3 minutes ago." I huffed and said, "Whatever…unlock the door and come in." I heard Maggie unlock the door using the key that's above my door resting in the door frame. I heard Maggie open the door and I heard her and Jazz came in. Maggie was the first to reach the bed. She said, "Oh my…Vi…are you ok?"
I shot up and looked her in the eyes. My make up was running from all the crying I had just endured, and I'm sure I looked like hell. I inferred that because Jazz stepped back a step, and Maggie winced back. I said, "Maggie, think about it! I just found out that my dad, who abused me in anyway imaginable, isn't my real father! My real father is an alien robot, and I had no knowledge of this until today! Oh, need I mention that I'm wearing a power so powerful that it can destroy planets, thanks to my idiot of an uncle! Do you HONESTLY think that I'm ok??" Maggie shook her head and I collapsed on the floor.
I would have thought that Maggie would have been the one to reach me first, but it was Jazz. I heard his holo-form voice say, "VI! Are you alright?" He lifted me up by my back, my head falling back. I didn't have the strength to hold it up. I felt his hand lift it up, so I was looking at him. He said, "Are you ok?" I said, "I…I don't know, Jazz…" I trailed off, getting dizzy. I then said, "Oh, no, Mags, grab me a bucket, and hurry!" She gave me a bucket, lined with a Target bag, and I threw up, Jazz holding my hair back. He said, "We need to get you to Ratchet, and fast." He stood up, holding me bridal style. Maggie opened the door, and we made our way downstairs.
My mom must have left, because she wasn't in the living room. Uncle Will, Ironhide, and Optimus Prime were having a conversation when we walked in. Uncle Will shot up and said, "Oh my God! Vivien!" He rushed over to me and Jazz, and he said, "What happen?" I said, "I don't really know…I was crying, then I yelled at Maggie, sorry about that by the way," she nodded her head, and I knew she forgave me, I continued by saying, "and I got really dizzy, then I threw up." Optimus stood up and came over to me. He looked very concerned…like a father would. I smiled at the whole group, and said, mocking Uncle Will, "You should see a doctor," I used my regular voice, "Oh, no, Uncle Will, I'm fine and dandy," I used my mocking voice again, but this time it was "Maggie" and I said, "No, Vi, you really should go."
Ironhide cut me off by saying, "Ok, we get it. Jazz, take her and her fleshling friend back to base…we'll meet you there." Jazz nodded, but looked at Optimus. Optimus said, "Ironhide is right, go, we'll meet you there." Jazz looked at Maggie, and we left, Maggie opening both the door to the front door and the door to the Solstice. Jazz sat me in the passenger seat, and buckled the seat belt. He closed the door, but I heard him say to Maggie, "Go with Optimus, I don't know if I can get you in there." She said, jokingly, "Are you calling me fat?"
He shook his head, and then disappeared; we then backed out of the driveway, riding down the road. We were silent, except for the quiet hum of the radio. I fell fast asleep, not wanting to stay conscious.
Around 45 minutes later, we arrived at what must have been base. I looked around as I got out of Jazz, it was an old factory in the middle of the woods, good place for an alien robot headquarter. I saw that Optimus and Ironhide were already there. Maggie came out to me and said, "Oh thank God you are here, I've been hanging out with the most obnoxious set of twins I've ever met!" I said, "Yeah, I'm alright, thanks for asking." She said, "Sorry, come on, Prime told me to take you to Ratchet." I nodded and said, "Looks like you've got the full tour, huh?" She said, "Yeah, unfortunately."
We made our way to Ratchet's office, and that's when I saw him. Jazz was standing there, huge and a robot. He must have been 13 feet tall. I said, "Uhm, excuse me, big fella's, I'm down here." I saw another huge robot, around 15 feet tall, and he must have been Ratchet. He said, "Oh, hello, you must be Vivien…I'm Ratchet, the medical officer around here." I said, "Oh hey, yeah, you're that dude that's gunna be takin' care of me, huh?" He nodded and said, "Yes, now have you experienced any vertigo or nausea?" I thought back to that episode to that show…what was it, oh yes, JONAS, well, one of them had said that same thing, so I quoted the line that followed that, saying, "No, I just got really dizzy and threw up."
I saw Ratchet's annoyance in his optics, and I said, "Sorry, I couldn't resist. Yeah, I have, about 45 minutes ago." He said, "Ah, well, then, hop up on this, uh…Jazz, lift her up on the table." Did I mention I'm not one for heights? The table was about 10 feet tall, suitable for a robot, but not so much for a human. Mags said, "Oh, uh, Jazz, before you do, be careful, she's scared of heights." He nodded his huge head and held his enormous hand out for me, and I, slowly, walked on, then I sat down. His mechanical voice said, "Don't worry, Vi, I've got you, don't worry."
I trusted Jazz; kinda have to, don't I? He lifted me up, and set his hand down on the table, and I got up and walked off. I looked up to Ratchet, and said, "Well, I'm on your humongous table, what now, Chief?" He smirked, at least I think he did, and said, "See, Jazz, I wish people would have more respect for me every now and then." I said, "Ya know, after this, I probably won't, right?" He said, "Of course, lay down." I cautiously did as I was told, and he scanned me.
After an hour, he said, "Well, I believe it was your stress level. You certainly have had a lot to take in, huh, Vivien?" I said, "Yeah, you know?" He said, "Of course I do, Optimus told us when he arrived. He's in his office, he told me to take you there when we were done." He put his hand out, and said, "All aboard." I walked onto his hand, and said, "Can I just sit in your hand? I don't do heights." He said, "Of course you may, Vivien." I said, "Ratch, call me Vi, like everyone else." He nodded and walked out the huge door.
He walked down the hallway, stopping at the third door we reached, and knocked on it, using his other metal hand. Optimus opened the door, and said, "Ah, Ratchet, hello, how are you, Vivien?" I said, "I'm fine, thanks. You wanted to see me," I stood up and saluted when I said, "Sir?" He laughed and said, "Yes, here," he transformed into his alt form, and I heard him say, "get in when Ratchet puts you down." Ratchet put me down and I got into the 16-wheeler.
Optimus drove off, and said, "Hello, I need to talk to you, about your Cybertronian side." I said, "This is going to be alooooong drive, isn't it?" I heard him giggle said, "Yes, that's why I changed, this will be more comfortable for you, and not my desk." I said, "I just laid down for about an hour on Ratchet's I think I'm used to it, Dad." He halted to a stop and said, "What did you call me?" I got out, and ran. We were close to the door, and I went outside. Dad was not a nice subject for me…what was I doing?